TEMPLE
BETH
TZEDEK
621 Getzville Road • Buffalo, NY 14226 • (716) 838-3232
January 2015
Tevet ~ Shevat 5775
Rescheduled USY Fall Kallah a Smashing Success!
The Buffalo Gilgool chapter of United Synagogue Youth
recently planned and prepared to host the regional Fall Kallah, not
once, but twice! The convention had originally been scheduled for
the weekend prior to Thanksgiving, but was postponed and
rescheduled at the last minute. The massive snowstorm that our
area experienced closed the thruway for days, and prevented the
attendees from being able to be safely transported to Buffalo. Fall
Kallah took place instead from December 5-7 2014, at Temple
Beth Tzedek, as well as at the JCC.
Our shul hosted 59 high school students in grades 9-12, who
traveled from Albany, Utica, Binghamton, Syracuse, and Rochester
plus our own 15 Buffalo attendees. In addition, Sandra Goldmeer,
USY regional director, and several staff members helped lead the
weekend and chaperoned the event. USY’ers assisted with leading
services on Friday evening and on Shabbat morning. They joined
the congregation for the Kiddush/lunch, and everyone in attendance kvelled from watching them participate in leading a ruach
session at the conclusion of the Kiddush. The energy and enthusiasm the teenagers exhibited was truly inspiring.
The weekend for the USY’ers consisted of celebrating Shabbat
together at our synagogue. They arrived on Friday afternoon and
did not leave the building until after Shabbat on Saturday night.
They ate, prayed, ate, participated in ice breaker activities, ate,
engaged in study sessions, and ate again. After Shabbat had ended
on Saturday night, participants were transported to their host
homes to get settled, and then attended the Saturday night
program, held for the first time at the JCC. Students participated
in a gym and swim night, complete with a highly spirited and
competitive dodge ball challenge, and a dance to conclude the
evening. The JCC generously again hosted the convention on
Sunday morning for the conclusion of the weekend to help accommodate for previously scheduled activities at TBT. We are
extremely grateful to Rick Zakalik and to Julie Kingsley of the JCC
for their amazing hospitality and collaboration on this convention.
We faced numerous challenges due to the last-minute
postponement of this huge event, and I cannot thank enough Lisa
Wallenfels, Ellen Lippa, Lori Morrison, Joseph Enis, Kim Jones,
and Rabbi Netter and Cantor Spindler for all of the crucial help
and support they provided. We would also like to thank Jonathan
Dandes and the Catering Committee, and Jason and his nephew
Zack for everything that they did to help make sure that everyone
was well fed, and fed, and fed again and again! The help and
assistance provided by Pat and Jack was invaluable as well. They
both commented that this group of teens was the most respectful,
polite, and neat group that they have seen. This convention is a
huge undertaking and without all of these incredible people, it
would never have come together as successfully as it did. Thank
you all for your tireless dedication and hard, hard work!!
We had a large
number of amazing
volunteers as wellIna
and
Herb
Scheer, Marcia and
Len Saran, Steve and
Erin Lippa, Linda
and Larry Boxer,
David Brownstein,
Carol Davis, Fern
and Steve Bernstein,
Sue
Wolfson,
Rebecca
Simons,
and Harvey Sanders, Peter and Jessica Grubea, and Barb Chazan
all helped to serve meals, drive, chaperone, and keep things
running smoothly. Housing was crucial and was provided by the
Blum, Lippa, Wallenfels Kramer, Enis, Rosen, Simons/Fogel, and
Kostiner families, and Brittany Morrison, and Rob as well as Rabbi
Netter. We cannot thank you all enough for your time and efforts
on behalf of our USY’ers!
I have to especially thank our four amazing and dedicated
advisors: Ayelet Harel, Sarah Morrison, Brittany Morrison and
Ilana Saffier! Even in the midst of their own finals, they all
selflessly gave of their time, and energy, and they all took shifts to
make sure we were able to properly staff the entire weekend. We
all owe you a huge debt of gratitude and want you to know how
much we appreciate everything that you did to ensure the success
of the weekend. We are so lucky to have you all serving as role
models for our kids! Sandra let us know that in the entire region, there is not
another congregation or rabbi that is more supportive of their kids
than we are. She said that she wishes that there were other rabbis
that would follow the lead that Rabbi Netter has set to offer
support of all kinds to their youth, and to make them the priority
that we have. What a wonderful thing to hear!
USY is open to any Jewish teenagers in grades 8-12, regardless
of synagogue membership. Please contact us at [email protected] or
follow us on Facebook to obtain further information on upcoming
programs and events. We would love to welcome you to join us!
Leah Blum
Youth/Education Committee Co-Chair
Welcome new members: Michael Halberstam and
Kate Brown and their children, Anna and Max.
From the . . .
Cholent
Israel sits at the intersection of
three continents: Africa, Europe and
Asia.
The precipitous drop in
elevation from the hills of Jerusalem
to the Dead Sea, the lowest place on
earth, is caused by what is known as
the Syro-African rift.
Two
continents collide at this very point.
The other day we got up early in the morning to
go to Agam Baruch, a man-made lake by Kfar Baruch in
the heart of the Jezreel Valley in the north of Israel to
watch an ornithologist tag and measure and weigh a
number of birds. Some of the birds began their journey
in Europe; some in Asia; many in northern Russia. They
were on their way south for the winter. Over 150
different species of birds pass through Israel each year as
they traverse the planet. We counted over 65 flamingos
wading in the shallow water of the lake. The mud at the
bottom of the water is the perfect abode for small crabs,
which provide a feast for the flamingos and the cranes
and the other birds that eat shellfish. The birds are
tagged, of course, so that ornithologists in the other parts
of the world can catalogue and measure and weigh the
same bird. The migration patterns of birds can be
charted and behaviors can be anticipated.
It is no wonder that much of human history
unfolded in this land. It is not just birds who find this
geological treasure attractive. It has had a magnetic pull
on Canaanites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks,
Romans, Byzantines, Muslims, Crusaders, Ottomans
and European Colonialists. All the while, there has been
a Jewish connection to this land that has stretched from
the time of Abraham to the present day. And every year,
150 species of birds pass through on their way south in
the winter, and pass through on their way north in the
spring. The birds are a marvelous reminder that, as a
wise man once quipped, the more things change, the
more they stay the same.
The government of Israel is in crisis, of sorts.
Well, truth be told, it is a crisis in their own eyes. To
most Israelis the behavior of the cabinet ministers is an
embarrassment; it reminds them of children arguing on
a playground. Many Israelis vow to sit this election out.
Everyone agrees that Netanyahu is finished as Prime
Minister, and most agree that there is no one to replace
him.
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POT
Meanwhile, Hanukkah lights flicker in many
windows; Roladin produces their signature sufganiyot including flavors such as Irish Coffee, Pistachio, Red
Forest, White Chocolate and others; people go to work;
take their children to the fabulous playgrounds provided
by municipalities; the sun is shining, and the birds of
Europe and Asia are passing through the country on
their perpetual search for food. Life goes on, no matter
which party wins. Ayn hadash tahat hashamash, there is
nothing new under the sun, said Kohelet. Not
surprisingly, neither the birds nor the citizenry are
paying much attention to Israeli politics. It is a
marvelous winter in Israel. Wish you were here.
See you in shul.
Perry Netter, Rabbi
CHANGE IN SERVICE TIME
Traditional Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv
services on January 23
are at 7:30 pm instead of the normal 6:00 pm
service time
BOYZ’
IN
THE
HOOD
(BROTHERHOOD)
Every now and then, every organization needs to regroup
and re-examine itself, its accomplishments and its progress, to
make sure it’s meeting its goals and the needs of its constituents.
For TBT Brotherhood, that time is now.
Brotherhood has been a core part of Temple Beth Tzedek
and its predecessor shuls for decades, but the role of Jewish
men in society and shul has changed over time, and so have
the interests of our members.
Activities that we once engaged in with significant participation
are no longer drawing attendance, especially among the
younger population we want to draw. Men are busier than ever
before. We are more involved with our families, and with our
kids. We are engaged in other activities. And our roles at shul
have changed, while our need for the synagogue as our social
outlet has also diminished.
So Brotherhood must reboot as well. Introducing the new
and improved Brotherhood, with a reinvigorated focus simply
on bringing Jewish men together as friends. We’re still part of
Temple Beth Tzedek, and the Federation of Jewish Men’s
Clubs. But our membership will be open to all Jewish men in
the area, regardless of synagogue affiliation. And we’ll develop
a whole new menu of programming that fits the needs of
today’s Jewish men – both younger and older, and everyone in
between.
We want to create a successful and active group of Jewish
guys engaged in a variety of activities. It’s up to us to decide
what we want to do, how we want to do it, and how often.
Now I want to ask for your interest, your help and your
participation in trying something new. A group of us already
met, together with friends from Toronto and Rochester, to talk
about new ideas, like bowling, games nights, a book club,
shooting pool, watching a game at a bar, or similar kinds of
things. Nothing too complicated, nothing too strenuous – just
a way for us guys to get together socially, but also as Jews.
We’ll start by meeting up next month at Amherst Pizza
and Ale House, at 55 Crosspoint Parkway in Getzville, to
watch the NFL divisional playoffs on Sunday, Jan. 11, at 4
p.m. More details to come.
Let’s get a conversation going, and let’s make something
happen. Above all, let’s have fun. Call or email me to be part
of something new.
Jonathan Epstein
(716)430-5838
[email protected]
MAZEL TOV!
Marcia
& Alan Goldstein
on the birth of
their granddaughter,
Dana Ruth Schwartz
Tina
& David Ribakove
on the
Bar Mitzvah
of their son
Joshua Ribakove
January 31
Hear the Shofar!
The Shofar, Temple Beth Tzedek’s monthly
newsletter, is our source for information about current
issues, happenings and events in our active TBT
community. We rely on it in order to be well informed
and remain connected. In addition to the traditional
paper and ink printed as well as the environmentally
friendly on-line versions of our monthly newsletter, the
Temple Beth Tzedek Inclusion Committee continues to
make available audio-recordings of The Shofar, for any
member upon request.
For the month of November, Rachel Anderson, chair
of the TBT Social Action Committee coordinated
students of the 6th and 7th grades (Fern Bernstein’s classes)
of The Gesher School recording and delivering The
Shofar. Many thanks to all who participated—Todah
Rabah!
Please let us know if you too would like to participate
in making audio-recordings of the TBT newsletter—it’s
fun and no previous experience is required. New
volunteers of all ages are always welcome and your
participation would be appreciated.
Also, we are in need of additional recording
equipment and recording expertise. If you have the
equipment or expertise to offer so that our recordings
could be accomplished more efficiently and perhaps with
a better sound quality, please let us know.
You should contact the TBT office (716-838-3232)
or Sharla Bleichfeld (716-688-5296) at your earliest
convenience to volunteer to make recordings or to request
a recording of the The Shofar for yourself or for someone
that you feel would want one. That way, more people
could Hear The Shofar….
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GESHER
Shanah Tovah!
Sisterhood is alive and well. Our rummage sale was so
successful that we are still making sales!
For many years we have partnered with City Mission and
Cornerstone Manor. When our sale is finished, they come and
remove all the remaining items and they are given (not sold) to
needy people. This has been one of
Sisterhood's tzedaka projects for
many years.
We co-sponsored, with Social Action, a December brunch
meeting lead by Dr. Lisa Benson. It was very informative and
well attended. On Sunday, January 25th at 10 AM, our own
Judy Brownstein will present a program on famous Jews in the
film industry. This program is sponsored by the Adult Education Committee. Judy's programs are always interesting, so
mark your calendar for the event.
On Saturday, February 21, Sisterhood will be conducting
Shabbat services. Many of our ladies will be participating, and
a special kiddush, sponsored by Sisterhood, will follow
services. Our keynote speaker will be Michael Smith, Director
of City Mission.
On Tuesday evening March 24th, Edith Fine will present
a book review on An Officer and a Spy. The evening will begin
with a dinner at 6:30 PM following minyan.
On April 26th & 27 (Sunday & Monday), International
Northeast Region will hold a spring conference at Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas in DeWitt, New York. Information to follow.
The famous Mother's & Others dinner and program is
scheduled for Wednesday, May 6th, sponsored by the Past
President's group. Everyone is welcome.
Many thanks to our Torah Fund Committee for all their
work. If you are not a benefactor, we encourage everyone to
buy Torah Fund cards. All funds from the sale of cards goes to
educate our rabbis and cantors. While Bobbie Vishner is
recovering from surgery, please call me at 818- 8637 for cards.
Please remember to patronize our wonderful Gift Shop.
We always give private appointments whenever needed.
See you in Shul!
Carolyn Kershanbaum
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I hope you all had a relaxing winter break.
First, I want to express my gratitude to all involved in
the planning and running of the Outstretched Arm
Chanukah program. It seems to just get better each year!!
Second, I want to share with you a good lesson that I
learned at the program from a senior temple member
who was volunteering to help. I was standing by the wall
with the memorial lights when she approached me,
pointed at the wall and said: these are my parents and,
proceeded to kiss another plaque saying, and this is my
husband. She then said that there is no room for her, and
to lighten the moment I told her that she has to stay
around forever.
Personally, I have no family members’ names on this
wall. I often thought of it as depressing, and even
wondered about its necessity. That day, I learned a good
lesson about looking at this wall from someone else’s
perspective. And, it was not depressing! It was warm,
loving and encouraging. Watching this lady touch her
family members’ names, and in a way, being comforted
that she one day will be next to them was a moment I will
carry with me and a lesson I will not forget. And the
lesson is that one should never assume, never cast judgment and always be open to those rare opportunities of
inner growth.
At Gesher School we welcome our new teacher,
Maya Langberg for grade 5 as we wish much success to
Alyssa Strang. Alyssa has joined us this year and enriched
our students as she worked with Fern Bernstein.
Please mark your calendar for our annual wine tasting
Havdalah on January 24th. This year, the event will be a
collaboration with Kadimah School and is open to the
greater Buffalo Jewish community.
As always, please continue to be such great supporters of your children and our young congregants as we
continue on this journey of growth and learning.
L’Shalom
Einav Symons
SOCIAL ACTION
Social Action is committed to carrying out deeds of
loving kindness and tikkun olam as we are taught in our
Holy Scripture and in accordance with our Mission Statement
On Sunday morning, December 7, Lisa Benson MD,
presented “The Body Mind Connection” a fascinating talk
exploring the Mind Body connection as it pertains to the
experiences of pain, anxiety and activities of daily life through
her knowledge of both Eastern and Western medical practice.
Dr. Benson shared some breathing and relaxation exercises
with the audience, and recommended several books on the
subject. We had a very nice turnout for the program,
dedicated to the memory of Dr. Linda Brodsky who did so
much for equality for women in the field of medicine during
her lifetime. A donation to her memorial fund will be made
on behalf of each of our speakers in this series. A delicious
brunch was prepared for us by Jason, our in-house catering
staff.
You could buy one and donate it to the Friends of the Night
People. Then you’d be doing a double mitzvah. To date we
have made and sold 30 hats.
If you like what you have been reading from Social Action in
the past several years, perhaps you would like to join us. We
are a dynamic group of compassionate, innovative, caring
individuals who make a difference in so many people’s lives.
Everyone is welcome. Don’t be shy. We’d love for you to join
us. No one is turned away. Our next meeting is Thursday,
January 15th at 1:30 pm.
Rachel Anderson
Social Action Chair
Please mark your calendars for Sunday, February 1st
when Dr. Irwin Gelman, lead genetics researcher at Roswell
Park will present a talk on “The Genetics of Breast Cancer.”
This cutting edge area of medicine will no doubt be of interest
to many, as few people have not been touched in some way by
this devastating disease.
Sunday, January 4th at 7 PM brings us the next Ezrat
Nashim program. There will be a Torah study session on our
matriarch, Rachel, presented by Grace Bluestein of Congregation Shir Shalom. Following this, we have invited Charles
LeFevre, Director of Family Promise here in Buffalo. Mr.
LeFevre has recently relocated to the Buffalo area to take up
this prestigious position. Family Promise is a national
nonprofit agency that caters to homeless families and provides
assistance to keep the family units together. Many agencies
are forced to separate family units -- keeping mothers and
daughters in one area and fathers and sons in another, adding
to the many inconveniencies and depravations that they are
already enduring. Come and hear about the wonderful work
that this organization does, and the many volunteer opportunities available.
Social Action is continuing its project to benefit
widows and orphans in Israel. We are crocheting winter and
spring hats in the latest trendy fashion, “Slouchy Beanies.”
You will be doing a mitzvah if you purchase or order one.
Our hats are priced at just $15.00. Now isn’t that a great
bargain? The breakdown of this is $5.00 for materials and
$10.00 donation to the Chasdei Naomi Organization.
Please check out their website at: http://www.chasdeinaomi.org to see the many wonderful services they provide
for widows and orphans. To see the many styles take a look at
our poster elaborating the different patterns and fill out an
order form for as many as you would like. You will find the
order form in the office. Don’t have anyone to give a hat to –
David Burstein, O.D.
• Comprehensive eye exams
• Specially trained in treating eye disease
• Contact lens specialist
• Fashion eyewear
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SIMCHA SHABBAT
(A celebration each month of birthdays and anniversaries
in our Temple Beth Tzedek family)
We thank the following people for contributing
to the Simcha Shabbat kiddush:
ANNIVERSARIES
Susan & Alan Forrest
Donna & Fred Hirsh
Marcy & Dan Lenard*
Ina & Herb Scheer
Marilyn & Irv Sultz
Allan & Myra Werbow*
BIRTHDAYS
Helen Ablove
Tova Ablove
Helen Bergman*
Evie Berman
Sheila Bernstein
Judith Epstein
Stuart Fischman
Janet Gunner
Rick Jacobson
Tillie Lazerson
Dan Lenard
Marcy Lenard*
Harvey Lichtblau
Shirley Magil
Jerry Markzon
Susan McLanahan*
Daniel Pincus
Rachel Pincus
Elinda Reich
Harvey Sanders*
Special Simcha
Lisa Benson & Lee Guterman
Torah Mantle Dedication
USY Kallah
*indicates a milestone year
For more information or to be a participant,
please contact
Linda Boxer (284-1534 or [email protected])
or Kim Jones in the Temple office (838-3232, ext. 100).
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CONDOLENCES
Edward Cohen
Brother of Ellen Lettman
Edith Froehlich
Mother of Carol Froehlich
Mother of William Froehlich
Mother of John Froehlich
Dvorah Joseph
Wife of Donald Joseph
Mother of David Joseph
Mother of Judy D’Andrea
Mother of Ruth Ma’ayan
Sister of David Sperling
Arthur Kinbar
Father of Frances Olmsted
Father of Marcia Goldstein
Adele Kusselow
Mother of Charles Kusselow
Mother of Lynn Kriss
Allen Lebowitz
Father of Wendy Pressman
Brother of Marcia Burstein
Sylvia Rodman
Mother of Mark Rodman
Mother of Robert Rodman
Rosella (Rose) Sabshin
Sister of Sylvia Weiss
Sister of Ann Fierstein
Mother of Steven J. Sabshin
Mother of Barbara Pawlik
Ida Schaer
Mother of Miriam Schaer
Mother of Jonathan Schaer
Mother of David Cohen
Mother of Susan Cohen
Sister of Cantor Gerald DeBruin
Sister of Hyman DeBruin
Barbara Strauss
Mother of Larry Strauss
Mother of Sandra Strauss
Sister of Sheldon Rifkin
Benny Wiseman
Father of Steven Wiseman
Father of Howard Wiseman
Father of Ruth Spivack
Brother of Fran Bogom
Franklin Zeplowitz
Husband of Piera Zeplowitz
Father of David Zeplowitz
Father of Lynn Zeplowitz
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WE ACKNOWLEDGE WITH THANKS THE FOLLOWING
TEMPLE BETH TZEDEK CONTRIBUTIONS
Charles and Molly Amsterdam Memorial Fund
In Honor of:
Myra Horowitz' Speedy Recovery
Glenn Pincus & Janet Gunner
Irwin Davis Memorial Fund
In Memory of:
Mindy Gewurz Ludwig
Lisa & George Wallenfels and Family
Speedy Recovery of
Arnold Markowitz
Janet Gunner & Glenn Pincus
Arthur Kinbar
Lisa & George Wallenfels and Family
Eric & Judy Davis
David Burstein
Robert and David Belinson Scholarship Fund
In Memory of:
Jackie (Kassirer) Kinsley
Helen Belinson
Building Fund
In Memory of:
Robert Case
Aaron & Wendy Weisbrot
Edith & Joel Cohen Memorial Fund
In Memory of:
Gloria Atlas
Shirlee Gluckstein
Dvorah Joseph
Laurence & Linda Boxer
Lisa & George Wallenfels and Family
Allen Lebowitz
Lisa & George Wallenfels and Family
Benny Wiseman
David Burstein
Dvorah Joseph
Len & Rita Weiss
Irwin Davis Memorial Fund
In Observance of the Yahrzeit of:
Lillian Blaustein
Neil Safeer
Sylvia & Louis Cooper Fund
In Honor of:
Benny Wiseman
Harold & Rose Gandel
Education Fund
In Honor of:
Mel Brothman Being Named Chatan Torah
Barbara & Irwin Ginsberg
Irwin Davis Memorial Fund
In Honor of:
Lisa Davidson Becoming a Bat Mitzvah
David Burstein
Alan & Marcia Goldstein
Lisa Davidson
Becoming a Bat Mitzvah
Armand & Lori Morrison
Carol Davis Being Named
Kallah B'reishit
Laurence & Linda Boxer
Barbara & Irwin Ginsberg
Shirlee Gluckstein
Good Recovery of
Myra Horowitz
Esther Trachtman
Myra Horowitz'
Speedy Recovery
Alan & Marcia Goldstein
Carol Davis
Get Well for Don Joseph
Laurence & Linda Boxer
Chris Stromberg
Becoming a Bat Mitzvah
Alan & Marcia Goldstein
David Burstein
Full Recovery of Myra Werbow
Esther Trachtman
Carol Davis
Dvorah Joseph
Ed & Carin Case
Marianne & Norman Goldstein
Fern & Steve Bernstein
Fran Kurtz
Tinka, Jeffrey & Rachel Lendner
Sandra & Bernie Weinstein
Irving & Ruth Merlin
Gertrude Weissman
Andy & Pam Gewurz
Frank Zeplowitz
Irving & Ruth Merlin
Floral Fund
In Honor of:
Speedy Recovery of
Myra Werbow
Gert Schwab
Floral Fund
In Memory of:
Seymour Steinhart
Linda & Joel Paull
Millie Ziller
Harvey & Nancy Schiller's
65th Anniversary
Irving & Ruth Merlin
Chris Stromberg
Becoming a Bat Mitzvah
Armand & Lori Morrison
Speedy & Complete Recovery of Myra Werbow
Elaine & Mel Brothman
Education Fund
In Memory of:
Mindy Gewurz Ludwig
Ed & Carin Case
Aaron & Wendy Weisbrot
Lilli Silbiger
Brian Rothschild & Laurie Silbiger
Arthur Kinbar
Ed & Carin Case
Armand & Lori Morrison
Ed & Evelyn Drozen
Lilli Silbiger
Brian Rothschild & Laurie Silbiger
Linda & Joel Paull
Jerry Frank Memorial Garden Fund
In Honor of:
Get Well for Myra Werbow`
Larry & Shirley Magil
Jerry Frank Memorial Garden Fund
In Memory of:
Frank Zeplowitz
Larry & Shirley Magil
Sandi Ida Miesik Glickstein Kesher Fund
In Honor of:
In Appreciation of Pam Cohen
Jan Presser and Doris & Irv Sellers
Lisa Davidson
Becoming a Bat Mitzvah
Barbara & Michael Sitrin
Tunis & Manny Families
Leon & Cindy Komm
Speedy Recovery of Don Joseph
Ilene Levine
Jan Presser
Appreciation of Support & Consolation Meal
from Kesher for Family of Dvorah Joseph
Ruthie Joseph Ma'ayan
In Appreciation of Outretched Arm
Volunteers for Sukkot
Bruce & Sharla Bleichfeld
In Appreciation
Sandy Perlmuter
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WE ACKNOWLEDGE WITH THANKS THE FOLLOWING
TEMPLE BETH TZEDEK CONTRIBUTIONS
Wishing Ilene Levine a Good Trip
Michael & Selma Berger
Speedy Recovery of David Mandel
Eileen & Jerry Markzon
Appreciation of the Lovely Kiddush
in the Netter Sukkah
Barbara & Michael Sitrin
Doris Sellers'
Complete & Speedy Recovery
Phyllis Sigel
Speedy Recovery of Harry Sperer
Jan Presser
Chris Stromberg
Becoming a Bat Mitzvah
Tunis & Manny Families
Leon & Cindy Komm
In Appreciation of
Lisa Wallenfels
Bruce & Sharla Bleichfeld
Recovery of Myra Werbow
Barbara & Michael Sitrin
Jan Presser
Sandi Ida Miesik Glickstein Kesher Fund
In Memory of:
Arthur Kinbar
Ilene Levine
Barbara & Michael Sitrin
Jan Presser
Lynne & Alan Birnholz
Dvorah Joseph
Bruce & Sharla Bleichfeld
Marlene & Lawrence Joseph
Jan Presser
Janet Gunner & Glenn Pincus
Murray Gunner
Ruth, Judy, Andrea & David Joseph
Dr. Norman & Mrs. Marcia Weiss
Morton & Natalie Abramson
Betty Bronstein
Bruce & Sharla Bleichfeld
Rabbi Netter for an
Inspiring and Uplifting High Holiday Season
Glenn Pincus & Janet Gunner
Dr. Harry Sperer's 106th Birthday
Marilyn Shuman
Pulpit Fund
In Memory of:
Arthur Kinbar
Gert Schwab
Lisa Benson & Lee Guterman
Dvorah Joseph
Louis Levinsky
Louise & Irving Mink
Irving & Ruth Merlin
Chana Hazet
Janet Gunner & Glenn Pincus
Camp Ramah Scholarship Fund
In Honor of:
Myra Horowitz' Speedy Recovery
Herb & Ina Scheer
Speedy Recovery of Jeremy Trumble
Herb & Ina Scheer
Elinda & Ed Reich
Speedy Recovery of Myra Werbow
Ed & Elinda Reich
Herb & Ina Scheer
Camp Ramah Scholarship Fund
In Memory of:
Dvorah Joseph
Elinda & Ed Reich
Phyllis Sigel
Susan Block & Terri Goldberg
Frank Zeplowitz
Sheila Trossman
Bruce S. Rein Memorial Fund
In Memory of:
Dvorah Joseph
Edna Kielar
Goldyne Mesch
Barbara & Michael Sitrin
In Observance of the Yahrzeit of
Sidney Jacobs
Lenore Rein
Benny Wiseman
Helen Ablove
Synagogue Renovation Fund
In Honor of:
In Appreciation of Dave Essrow's Kindness
Harold Ressel
Kassirer Family Minyan Room Fund
In Honor of:
Lisa Davidson
Becoming a Bat Mitzvah
Shirlee Gluckstein
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Martin Sanders Memorial Fund
In Honor of:
Jordan Richheimer Becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Ina Sanders
Martin Sanders Memorial Fund
In Memory of:
Arthur Kinbar
Ina Sanders
Benny Wiseman
Ina Sanders
Marlene J. Simms Memorial Fund
In Memory of:
Dvorah Joseph
Arlene & Bob Lubin
Nathan and Dorothy Simon Israel Scholarship
Fund
In Honor of:
Speedy Recovery of Keva Richman
Warren Simon & Cydell Pechter
Pearl and Nathan Sterman Memorial Fund
In Honor of:
Joe Sterman's Birthday
James Sterman & Gina Rose Sterman
Temple Fund
In Honor of:
Mel Brothman Being Named Chatan Torah
Laurence & Linda Boxer
Evelyn Cohen's
90th Birthday
Beatrice Wohlfeld,
Carin & Mark Wohlfeld,
Heidi & Michael Wohlfeld
Lisa Davidson
Becoming a Bat Mitzvah
Janet Gunner & Glenn Pincus
In Appreciation of
the Religious Committee
The Fogel Family
In Appreciation of
Spending Rosh Hashannah
With Our Matriarch, Helen Bergman
Arnold & Rand Bergman
and Davra & Brad Posner
In Appreciation
Zalman & Lois Garten
Bob Saffer's Special Birthday
Mr. & Mrs. Sol Glina
Synagogue Renovation Fund
In Memory of:
Benny Wiseman
Cookie & Larry Levin
Alex Shuman
Becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Bob & Bea Saffer
WE ACKNOWLEDGE
WITH THANKS
THE FOLLOWING
TEMPLE BETH TZEDEK
CONTRIBUTIONS
Dvorah Joseph
John & Sally Sherman
In Observance of the Yahrzeits of
Frank & Regina Markowitz
Deborah & Scott Shiffner
Cantor Edward Cohen
Arthur & Susan Davis
Edith Froehlich
Tillie Lazerson
Laurence & Linda Boxer
Helen Ablove
Lenore Marx
Muriel Narotsky
Norman Sidell
Charlotte Mador
Joshua Rudin
Martin & Shelly Kerker
Ben Wiseman
The Bronsky
& Rosenblatt Families
Shirley & Cyrus Trossman Museum Fund
In Observance of the Yahrzeit of:
Rose Gabin
Tinka Lendner
Marty Trossman
Tinka Lendner
The Werbow Family Fund
In Honor of:
Edith Fine
Retiring from Chevra Kodesha
Alan & Charlotte Gendler
Rummage Sale Workers
Alan & Charlotte Gendler
Grandchildren of Fred & Mona Lewis
Alan & Charlotte Gendler
Leonard & Marcia Saran's New Home
Alan & Charlotte Gendler
Refuach Sh'eimah of Myra Werbow
Donald & Erma Bader
Myra Werbow's Recovery
Alan & Charlotte Gendler
Ilene Scheib
Cindy & Shelley Hirsch and Family
Eileen & Arnold Markowitz
Michael & Nancy Bloom
Jeremy Werbow
Becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Eileen & Arnold Markowitz
Janet Gunner & Glenn Pincus
Ruth Norman
Alan & Susan Forrest
Myra & Allan Werbow's
50th Anniversary
Ellen & Steve Lippa
Rusty & Joe Zackheim
I
na & Herb Scheer
TEMPLE BETH TZEDEK YAHRZEITS
Contributions are gratefully acknowledged for the following:
Louis Ablove
Fannie Abramson
Jay Murray Albert
Charles Amsterdam
Rae Ash
Lena Bell
Sevastyan Benekhis
Hilda Bleichfeld
Jennie Bookbinder
Helen Boxer
Jack Boxer
Moshe Brothman
Morris Brown
Meyer Cantor
Louis Chertoff
William Chertoff
Anne Cohen
Hyman Cohen
Faija Coller
Aelreda Dashkoff
Lillian Ditkoff
Vladimir Dmitriev
Dr. Louis Doren
Ruth Dubin
Shloma Dula
Gail Eisen
Vera Ellis
Jerome Elman
Feige Farkash
Hyman Feiner
Edward Fogan
Jacob Freedman
Simon Friedland
Frank Gallin
Harold Geller
Frank Gellman
Louis Gerst
Eva Goldman
Abraham Goldstein
Leah Goldstein
Meyer Gordon
Minnie Goun
Sam Goun
Avi Sarah Greenberg
Mildred Grelick
Rose Gross
Mowry Hacker
Jack Platt
Betty Hirschberg
Benjamin Plotkin
Jack Horowitz
Morris Jacobson
Busya Polak
Dorothy Kaplan
Mary Polakoff
Mendel Kaplanski
Minnie Polakoff
Minnie Katz
Edith Potosky
Rose Klein
Fannie Potosky
Raquel Kubiak
Leo Rabin
Emily Kurland
Dr. A. Harry Ravins
Sol Laventhal
Joseph Reingold
Richard Lazerson
Irene Ribakove
Alexander Leavy
Rae Robins
Irwin Levine
Lillian Robinson
Kenneth Levine
Lillian Mardell Rohlman
Sidney Levine
Albert Rose
Estelle Levite
Samuel Rosenthal
Samuel Levite
Bessie Scheer
Nathan Levy
Herman Schwab
Rosalind Levy
Leah Schwartz
Gertrude Lewis
Paul Schwartz
Ellis Lichtblau
Joan Seeman
Alan Lieberman
Walter Semerau
Jack Lipman
Rafaeli Shamai
Anna Lippa
Maxim Shtein
Sylvia Lipsitz
Sarah Singer
Harriet MacDougall
Rheda Sirkin
Sheldon Macoff
William Sisselman
George Mann
Isadore Sniderman
Frank Markowitz
Joseph Snitzer
David Maslekoff
Selma Speier
Gertrude “Goldie” Meltzer
Anna
Steinberg
Louis Mendelsohn
Sara Thier
Dora Miesik
Gilda
Tunis
Max Mingal
Wiliam
Wallach
Howard Mitofsky
Herbert Wallen
Johanna Moses
Leon Wallens
Ida Narotsky
Rena Wallens
Bernard Nemirov
Esther Weinberg
Harry Newmark
Bella Williams
Sam Nisberg
Miriam Winter
Isaac Mehana
Sarah Wolffe
Morton Mendelsohn
Dr.
Stanley
Wohlfeld
Shulum Miesik
Abraham Wortman
Henry Nemirov
Benjamin Yost
Max Newman
Dr.
Maurice
Zackheim
Helene Oshlag
Marion Zamek
Sophie Pitterman
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Mailing Address
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Sunday Shaharit Service 8:30 am
Weekday Shaharit Service 7:30 am
Friday Evening Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv Service 6 pm
Saturday Shabbat Service 9 am
Daily Ma'ariv Sunday through Friday 6 pm
Saturday Minha followed by S’eudah Shlisheet, Ma’ariv & Havdalah
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Board consists of: Lisa Davidson, Barbara Sitrin, Joe and Rusty
Zackheim, and Joseph Enis.
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January 10 – 4:30 pm
January 17 – 4:45 pm
January 24 – 4:45 pm
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4
13 Tevet
5
14 Tevet
no Gesher
Talmud Class
9:30 am
Ezrat Nashim
7 pm
1120 Tevet
Talmud Class
9:30 am
Gesher in Session
Scholarship Program
11 am
Weinberg Mincha
3:30 pm
18
27 Tevet
Confirmation trip
to NY City
no Gesher
25
5 Shevat
TUESDAY
21 Tevet
Investment Committee
7:30 pm
19
28 Tevet
Confirmation trip
to NY City
26
6 Shevat
Gesher in session
Jews and Jewish Themes
in American Films program
10 am
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THURSDAY
1
10 Tevet
OFFICE CLOSED
6
15 Tevet
Rabbi’s Class
10 am
Gesher in session
Ritual Committee
7:30 pm
12
WEDNESDAY
13
22 Tevet
Rabbi’s Class
10 am
Gesher in session
Board of Trustees Meeting
7:30 pm
20
29 Tevet
Rabbi’s Class
10 am
Gesher in session
27
7 Shevat
Rabbi’s Class
10 am
Gesher in Session
Officers meeting
7 pm
7
16 Tevet
Talmud Class
1:30 pm
14
23 Tevet
Weinberg Program
1:30 pm
AIPAC event
7 pm
211 Shevat
Noon
Lunch & Learn
Talmud Class
1:30 pm
28
8 Shevat
Talmud Class
1:30 pm
House Committee
7:30 pm
8
17 Tevet
Refa’enu Service
7:30 pm
Finance Committee
7:30 pm
15
24 Tevet
Social Action Committee
1:30 pm
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Parents meeting
7:30 pm
22 2 Shevat
Youth
Education Committee
7:30 pm
29
9 Shevat
FRIDAY
2
11 Tevet
Jr. Congregation
10:30 am
Candle Lighting 4:34 pm
9
18 Tevet
Young Jewish
Professionals Dinner
Candle Lighting 4:40 pm
16
25 Tevet
Candle Lighting 4:49 pm
23
3 Shevat
Young Families service
5:30 pm
Congregational Dinner 6 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services
7:30 pm
Candle Lighting 4:57 pm
30
10 Shevat
Candle Lighting 5:06 pm
SATURDAY
3
12 Tevet
End of Shabbat 5:41 pm
10
19 Tevet
Jr. Congregation
10:30 am
End of Shabbat 5:47 pm
17
26 Tevet
Jr. Congregation
10:30 am
Tot Shabbat
10:45
End of Shabbat 5:55 pm
24
4 Shevat
Simcha Shabbat Kiddush
Jr. Congregation 10;30 am
Gesher Havdalah Service
& Wine Tasting 7 pm
End of Shabbat 6:03 pm
31
11 Shevat
Bar Mitzvah of
Joshua Ribakove
End of Shabbat 6:11 pm