March 2018 bulletin

MARCH 2018 • Vol. 100, No. 8 ADAR ~ NISAN 5778 WWW.BETHELNR.ORG

Beth El Gala Gazette

No Fake News, No Alternative Facts, Just The Headlines Beth El’s 64th Annual Gala Is Sunday March 18th, at 5:00 pm Here Are the Latest Headlines . . .

Donald J. Fleishaker

There’s no Donald like our Donald. Beth El is lucky to have a “Donald” that everyone loves.

Please join us to honor Donald Fleishaker for his lifetime of support of our community and Israel.

Ø Who wouldn’t want to honor a great couple like Lori and Steven Schwartz for all they do at Beth El? They are this year’s President’s Ne’emanim Award recipients. Ø The future of our community lies with the younger generation. Join us as we present the first Lapid Award to Robyn and Daniel Yairi for their outstanding support and involvement in our synagogue. Ø Two words: “hot dogs.” There will be an amazing buffet, including all of your favorites. Come on time, “Fress” for two straight hours, take a one-hour break, and then go back for dessert. What could be more in keeping with our Jewish tradition? Ø Although you may feel a tinge of guilt for eating so much, the Gala will provide you with an opportunity for Jewish aerobics—also known as the Hora. Ø We still need your support! Buy your tickets, ads, and raffles. Encourage all of your friends and neighbors to participate. Please donate to our Silent Auction. Ø Don’t wait for the last minute. These tickets could be hotter than “Hamilton”!!!

Steven & Lori Schwartz

Daniel & Robyn Yairi

Although these headlines were designed to make you smile, the real message is, “We want everyone to join us to celebrate together on Sunday, March 18th.” It will be a wonderful evening spent with friends. Whether or not you can attend, please buy an ad. The best way to pay tribute to our honorees is for this year’s Gala breaks all records. Visit www.bethelnr.org/gala2018 or call Linda at 914-2352700, ext. 246, to place your ad, buy a raffle, and/or make your reservations.

program organized by the Grape Exchange

Join us for a short presentation about wine, sample some of the offerings, and then place your order!

20% OFF Bottles and Cases! Wine pick up at Beth El. Spiritual Practices This Spring......... page 2 Kallah: The Beth El Retreat.............. page 5 Passover Items................................... page 3 Wolloch Haggadah in Museum......... page 8

FREE... but must RSVP to: bethelnr.org/passoverwine or call 914-235-2700, ext. 223

SMART Programming..................... page 12 Nursery School News...................... page 13

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PESAH 2018 / ‫תשע"ז‬ Pesah Services Friday, March 30: Erev Pesah

Minyan and Siyyum Behorim Early Mincha and Maariv Candle Lighting for those not in synagogue

Shabbat HaGadol (“The Big Shabbat” before Passover) Services begin at 9:00 AM

Thursday, March 29 •

Bedikat Hametz ‫ בדיקת חמץ‬-: (Checking for Hametz) After dark hide ten pieces of hametz (crackers or small pieces of bread) around the house. Using a candle or flash light to light the way, find the hametz and brush it into a paper bag using a feather and wooden spoon. Set aside for the next day. See the front of your Haggadah for readings.

Friday, March 30 •

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6:59 PM

First Seder!! There are various customs regarding starting the seder and having it be “at night:” Some begin at sunset, some wait for night (8:00 PM), and others wait for three stars.

Saturday, March 24 •

6:55 AM 6:00 PM

Fast of the First Born (‫)תענית בכורים‬ Shaharit (Morning) Services at 6:55 AM. Immediately following services there will be a siyyum behorim. (While first-borns are obligated to fast the day before Pesah, they may eat if they attend a celebration marking the completion of study of a tractate of Talmud).

If you are fasting, the fast begins at dawn, 5:19 AM. Light breakfast served after Shiur.

Mehirat Hametz-‫( מכירת חמץ‬Selling Leaven) Please complete your proxy giving Rabbi Schuck the authority to sell your hametz. Bring it to the shul, fax it by 9:30 AM, or give your proxy to Cantor Aqua before or after the minyan.

Make a contribution to our synagogue’s Maot Hittim Fund (“Wheat Money”) to help the needy celebrate Pesah.

Please make your check payable to Beth El Synagogue Center and write Maot Hittim on the memo line.

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Remove last Hametz from your house, car, office, etc. Eat last Hametz by 10:20 AM.

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Bi’ur hametz- ‫בעור חמץ‬- Burn collected hametz by 11:51 AM (no blessing; Reading at front of Haggadah) 3

Saturday, March 31: First Day Pesah Shaharit Early Mincha / Maariv: Candle Lighting and Second Seder after: (Begin counting the Omer)

9:00 AM 6:00 PM 8:12 PM

Sunday, April 1: Second Day Pesah

Shaharit Mincha / Shiur/ Maariv Yom Tov Ends / Havdalah

Thursday, April 5

Early Mincha / Maariv Candle Lighting

9:00 AM 7:10 PM 8:02 PM 6:30 PM 7:06 PM

Friday, April 6: Seventh Day Pesah

Shaharit Candle Lighting Mincha / Maariv

9:00 AM 7:07 PM 7:10 PM

Saturday, April 7:

Shabbat Pesah, Eighth Day Shaharit Yizkor Mincha / Shiur/ Maariv Candle Lighting/Havdalah

9:00 AM 7:10 PM after 8:08 PM

Rabbi Schuck will arrange a post-Pesah hametz “buy-back” on Saturday, April 7th, at 9:00 PM. Do not use or unpack your hametz before that time (he will tweet when it is bought back: @DavidAriSchuck)

RABBI’S MESSAGE Dear Friends, As a child, I remember not eating bread for the week of Passover, even though we were not very strict about kashrut during the rest of the year. I loved that week (despite the brown bags soaked with gefilte fish juice)! I felt a very strong pride in being Rabbi David Schuck Jewish, and people were curious about the strange crackers that I brought to school every day. It was really exciting to have my Jewish identity at the center of attention in a school where very few Jews studied.

One of my Jewish classmates argued that I was a hypocrite for keeping Passover when I didn’t keep kosher during the rest of the year. I remember wondering why he cared so much about my family’s private decisions. But we have strong feelings around food because it is deeply personal, and therefore, we react passionately to issues regarding kashrut. As a rabbi, I celebrate a family’s decision to keep Passover even though they do not keep kosher during the rest of the year. I believe it has religious and spiritual value.

For those of us mystified by our own practice of suddenly worrying about kashrut during this holiday, I would like to reframe this decision to abstain from eating hametz (leavened bread) as a spiritual practice. In our tradition, hametz symbolizes our ego and the way in which it influences us to make selfish decisions that may be hurtful to others. Yeast is the agent that causes bread to puff up, to rise. When we swear off hametz during Passover we are humbling ourselves; we purge ourselves of our personal “puffed-up-ness.”

During the year, we are very successful doctors, teachers, scholars,

parents, bankers and so on, but for the week of Passover, we all eat the same bread of the poor. When we search our homes for hametz the night before Passover, we are really searching our souls for the sparks of arrogance and self-righteousness that we cultivate during the year.

On the morning of the first seder, just a few hours before Passover begins, we burn the hametz that we find in our homes. We recite a formula as we throw our bread into the fire. “All hametz in my possession, whether I have seen it or not and whether I have removed it or not, shall be nullified and be ownerless as the dust of the earth.” At this moment, we should focus on nullifying the crumbs of arrogance and cynicism that we find within our hearts, thus elevating the ritual to a spiritual practice. The process of cleaning out our homes can be transformed into a process of self-reflection.

So this year, try the following practice. On the night before the first seder, do the symbolic search for hametz. Scatter ten crumbs throughout the house and hunt for them with a wooden spoon, a feather, and a candle (or flashlight), as is traditionally done. While you walk through your home, make a list of all the hametz that is buried under the layers of kind smiles and sweet clichés that you show the world. Think of ten ways that you behave arrogantly, with sanctimony or judgment, and write them down. In the morning, burn the list with the pieces of bread, and commit to working hard to be more open, to make fewer assumptions, and to cultivate humility.

I don’t know about you, but I have a lot of cleaning to do…

Chag Kasher V’Sameach Have a joyous and kosher Passover!

Rabbi David A. Schuck

The Westchester Jewish Council invites you to take part in our county-wide celebration to mark Israel’s 70th anniversary.

Westchester Celebrates Israel@70 will take place on Sunday, April 15, 2018, at the Schechter Westchester in Hartsdale from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The event will be a community effort. We are welcoming participation by our 160 schools, synagogues, and member organizations that represent the 150,000 Jewish residents of our county.

The celebration is expected to be the biggest Jewish event in Westchester in recent years, with attendance in the thousands.

APRIL 15, 2018 | 12:00-5:00pm Not only will we be celebrating Israel’s milestone birthday, but we will be paying tribute to great achievements of our young at Schechter Westchester, Hartsdale Jewish homeland. The festival will take place rain or shine, and will have activitiesHosted for all ages. There will be a variety of exhibits, Rain or Shine! | Free admission for children speakers, interactive workshops, performances, children’s activities,Special and,Guest of course, good food.

This is a perfect opportunity for Miss Israel 2013 • Grand Israeli Shuk • Israeli and Kosher Food Trucks and Snacks Israeli Air Force Drone Pilot Demo • Israeli Beat Box Performance • Live Music and Dancing all of us to rejoice and show pride in the Jewish state.

Cooking with Israeli Celebrity Chef, Gil Hovav • Virtual Hike Through Israel on “Shvil Yisrael”

Children’s Activities • Bouncy House • Children’s Performance: “Ella’s Trip to Israel” We will ensure rich, fun, and entertaining programming for all agesToddler in a and secure environment. The festival is co-sponsored by a number of Westchester Jewish Council member organizations, with lead sponsorship by the UJA-Federation of NY.

Visit www.westchesterisraelat70.com/ for more information on the event, to learn about volunteer opportunities and to register.

Thank you to our Sponsors. List in formation.

Pre-event registration is $10 per adult (no charge for children).

Diamond Sponsor

For more information about how you can volunteer to support Israel@70 contact Bruce Gold, Beth El Israel Affairs Committee, at bruces.gold@gmail.com.

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Lisa and Michael Leffell Family Foundation

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For a full list of activities and tickets visit:

westchesterisraelat70.com

Please contact Westchester Jewish Council, 914-328-7001 or info@wjcouncil.org for more information.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Mi’Dor L’Dor—From Generation to Generation. February 4th was not only the day of the Super Bowl, it was also the day of my mother’s yahrzeit and the morning of the World-Wide Wrap.

On this day, the Conservative Movement world wide highlights the importance of putting on tefillin and encourages everyone to participate in this meaningful mitzvah. I have to admit, I came to services in a melancholy mood, thinking of my mom. And, when groups of students joined us and needed help to put on their tefillin, I was momentarily frustrated by the distraction and the need to help them rather than being able to focus on remembering my mom. But as I showed a young girl how to wrap the tefillin around her arm and place them on her head, I thought to myself what better way to remember my mom’s life, her love of children, and imparting Jewish practices to the next generation? I realized that what began as a source of frustration, became a source of great warmth and the most fitting way for me to commemorate my mom’s yahrzeit.

We are continuing on our Journey, our strategic visioning initiative. The Visioning Team continues to explore new ideas and best practices in synagogues, as well as in other organizations that have encountered challenges and transformed to remain vibrant and meaningful to current members and customers. We held our first two “Listening Forums.” These gatherings were open to all and explored issues that attendees themselves identified as the important issues we need to address. One Forum covered general issues and the other one focused on interfaith families. Future Listening Forums will focus on other demographics and issues and will be important open meetings to help identify our members’ concerns and hopes for the future. We

want everyone to have the opportunity for their voice to be heard. Through Journey, we are working together to create a vibrant synagogue community where we can all find meaning for ourselves and for future generations.

At this year’s Gala, we are introducing Mark Seidenfeld a new award, the Lapid Award. This award highlights the importance we place on the next generation.

It recognizes young members who have already shown great commitment to Beth El. We are excited that Robyn and Dani Yairi will be the first recipients. In just a short time, Robyn and Dani have engaged deeply in the life of our shul and are carrying the torch—the Lapid—to ensure a wonderful future for our children and the generations of Beth El members to come.

The Gala is on Sunday, March 18th, beginning at 5:00 pm. It is our annual celebration of our community and an opportunity to honor special individuals who have worked hard to foster and support our Kehillah Kedoshah, our sacred community. Show your support for our honoree, award recipients, and Beth El by purchasing an ad or raffle (or buy both!) and make your reservation to join us for a wonderful, fun celebration of who we are, what we have accomplished, and the incredible future we will continue to build together for future generations so that the blessings of Beth El can be treasured MiDor L’Dor. See you in shul, Mark

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Planned activities for all ages!

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Contemplative Service, with Rabbi Zach Sitkin Saturday, March 17th • 10:45 am

Service

How can we pay better attention to living our lives with intention? Make time for yourself at our Contemplative Service, which is designed to slow the pace of our lives in order to listen to what emerges from the silence. We will set aside time for mindfulness meditation, contemplative study, singing, and prayer, and focus our attention on opening our hearts and minds. Everyone is welcome; dress as you would like, and bring an open mind! Please arrive a few minutes early to minimize interruptions. After the service, you are welcome to continue to sit quietly in the Wiener Lounge or join the rest of the congregation for the sermon and remainder of the Shabbat morning service. Please join us for the kiddush luncheon at 12:00 noon.

Our Journey Continues

ISRAELI DANCING

Tuesday, April 10th, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Listening Forum for “Traditionalists” (Note: this is an opportunity to hear the voices of those in our community who identify themselves as traditional in their Jewish practice or who prefer communal halachic (legal) practices that they would call traditional.)

Learn old and new dances with Cantor Uri Aqua SUNDAYS,

10:00

Thursday, April 12th, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Listening Forum for Parents of Children (any age) living at home. We want to hear from all parents, i.e. Nursery School, School-Aged Children, College Students, doesn’t matter the age, we want to hear from you and your thoughts, dreams.

am

– 11:00

am

$10 per class at Beth El Synagogue Center Interested? E-mail uaqua@bethelnr.org.

Wear comfy clothes & sneakers.

OPEN BEIT MIDRASH 7:30 pm: Nosh • 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Learning Thursday, March 8th Tuesday, March 13th Thursday, *March 22nd

* Our scholar will be Rabbi Danny Nevins

Join us for a communal Jewish learning experience!

Rabbis David Schuck, Zach Sitkin, and Ethan Linden will offer concurrent discussions of approximately an hour. The evening begins with a L'chaim and a nosh.

For more information or to sponsor an evening of study ($500 per night), visit www.bethelnr.org/openbeit or contact Rabbi Sitkin at zsitkin@bethelnr.org.

This program is subsidized by The Rabbi Melvin & Lenore Sirner Fund and the Sylvia and Harry Halpern Lecture Fund.

Have fun with Yiddish!

FRIDAYS, 1:00 pm at beth el Questions? Contact Bea Freedman, 914-337-8645.

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SPECIAL NEEDS SEDER

LEARNERS’ SERVICE

Wednesday Evening, March 14th 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Shabbat, March 24th 9:45 am - 10:45 am with Rabbi Zach Sitkin

For many years, the special needs residents of local group homes have been guests of our synagogue at a very unique Lower Westchester Special Needs Seder. It is sponsored by the Havorah Program of Westchester Jewish Community Services and our own Sylvia and Robert Scher Chesed Community.

If you would like to volunteer, contact Seder co-chairs Ellen Gelboim, esgelboim@gmail.com, or Sandy Gruenberg, gamson36@gmail.com. We need people to prepare prior to the Seder, as well as during the event and at the conclusion.

If you are unable to participate physically, financial donations are always needed. Checks should be made payable to the Sylvia and Robert Scher Chesed Community and mailed to Sandy Gruenberg at Beth El Synagogue Center.

For more information, visit bethelnr.org/specialneedsseder.

Note: We are collecting Passover foods to be sent to the group homes. When you shop for your Passover foods, please buy something extra for those in need! Matzah, candies, crackers, desserts, and other non-perishable foods are all welcome. Just bring them to the office to be stored.

Thank you!

Our community is diverse; people have varying degrees of knowledge about Jewish text, tradition, worship, and access to Hebrew vocabulary. Since Jewish prayer assumes a certain amount of background exposure and knowledge, this service is intended to create an access point into prayer for those who may feel lost and/or alienated from our typical prayer services. The Learners’ Service is an introductory exploration of the prayer service. Each prayer will be studied in depth and read in English to gain a basic understanding of its meaning and intent. We will discuss the basic physical mechanics of each prayer when necessary. It is our hope that over time, everyone in our community will be able to enter the sanctuary with confidence and feel at home.

Annual Minyan Breakfast Sunday, March 18th

MEMORY MINYAN

Morning minyan at 8:00 am followed by breakfast in the Wiener Lounge

We will honor long-time Beth El member and Minyanaire BERNARD KATZ

for his constant support of the minyan for more than thirty years

SUNDAY, MARCH 25th 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

At the breakfast, you can re-connect with old friends, enjoy bagels and spreads, and hear Rabbi Schuck and Cantor Aqua talk about the minyan. We will present siddurim to members who finished reciting Kadish for their loved one.

Now we are bringing the concept of The Memory Minyan to Beth El Synagogue Center, creating a navigable, warm prayer and social experience. Enjoy being with friends!

There is no charge for this event.

R.S.V.P. to bethelnr.org/memorym, or jrockowitz@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 256.

We invite you to volunteer to help with our minyan to ensure its continuity. If you can come once a week or even several times a month, you would be a great support. If you are able to commit to coming to minyan on a specific day each week, or on certain days in the next few months, either morning or evening, contact Cantor Uri Aqua at uaqua@bethelnr.org. We would appreciate it if you would let him know which day and time would work best for you. Thank you.

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Wolloch Holocaust Haggadah in the Kanner Kurzon Museum Saturday, March 31st, through Sunday, May 6th many other private and public collections.

Scribe and artist Rabbi Yonah Weinrib did the calligraphy and micrography in the manuscript. He has painted spirituality and expressions of Godliness, as well as illuminated many Jewish texts that are available on several websites, and has traveled the country speaking about his work and his outlook on portraying Judaism through the visual arts. His late father was an Auschwitz survivor, but he was also a person with a great zest for life in spite of his experience.

The Haggadah (known as The Pesach Haggadah in Memory of the Holocaust) was originally published as an oversized, limited bound edition of 290 copies to benefit the International Society of Yad Vashem. A copy was donated to Beth El and remains in the synagogue’s possession.

Each hand-printed portfolio consists of twelve full-page prints signed and numbered by artist David Wander. The publisher was Herbert Friedman’s Art Gallery in Haifa. David Wander prepared the plates and oversaw the printing of his artwork at the Burson Graphic Center in Jerusalem. Translations of the Haggadah were later printed in English and German in hard covered book form to be used at family s’darim.

Framed copies of a selection of the artwork will be shown in the museum. There will be a reception on Sunday, April 8th, 2:00 pm-4:30 pm, to which all are invited. Family members and artist David Wander will be present to discuss the various pieces. Brief descriptions of the various pieces will be available for the exhibit during its run. Refreshments will be served.

You can visit this exhibit whenever the synagogue is open. If the room locked, please get the key from the Beth El office.

In 1981, Beth El members Helene and Zygfryd (z’’l) Wolloch (both Holocaust survivors) commissioned a Passover Haggadah (published in 1984) in memory of their parents, who perished in the Holocaust. The Wollochs met in Vienna after the war, but arrived separately in New York in early 1947.

They reunited and married in November 1947 and lived in New York City. Around 1957, they moved to New Rochelle and joined Beth El Synagogue Center.

Their children Norbert, Richard, Michael, and Daniel grew up in New Rochelle and in Scarsdale, and continue to be active participants and daveners within the Beth El community. They now present this exhibit in honor of their mother, who remains a member, their father (Zygfryd, who died in 2003), their grandparents, and the Six Million souls extinguished in the Holocaust.

The original manuscript was illuminated by professional artist David Wander, the son of Helene (Wander) Wolloch’s first cousin.

He made fifty-six hand drawn silkscreens and photolithographic images that bridge the traditional Passover story with the events of the Holocaust. Examples are the juxtaposition of the Star of David against the yellow stars that the Nazis required Jews to wear, the Red Sea swarming with drowning Egyptians and swastikas, and the ten plagues illustrated with a burning smokestack at a concentration camp. David Wander teaches at SAR. He has had his work in many solo and group exhibits in the United States and Israel. His work has been widely collected, including at the Museum of Modern Art, Harvard’s Library, the Duke University Rare Book and Special Collections Library, the Jewish Museum, the Israel Museum, Yad Vashem, Yale University Library, the United States’s Presidents’ Library, and the United States State Department Collection, among

Niemetz in Museum until March 25th

Men’s Club

The late Gregory Niemetz (19001978) was born in Kiev to a wealthy family and grew up in Riga, which was then part of Russia. He had begun to study medicine when the Russia Revolution started in 1917. He fled Russia and sailed to Varna, Bulgaria. There, he met his wife, started a family, and worked in the Banca Italiana as the head of customer relations until being dismissed from the bank due to his religion. Following the war, Gregory emigrated to Israel. He eventually settled in Kfar Ata (now Kiryat Ata) and became a night watchman in a bonded warehouse. About 1956, a Customs policeman at the warehouse showed him some paintings which he had done.

Gregory said, “I didn’t like them. I could do better, and started painting to show him.” He became a self-taught naive painter, mainly oils on board or Masonite. He painted animals, people, landscapes, seascapes and nudes. He even painted his own grave with mourners “because no one else will.” He did not use models. He mostly painted from memory or imagination. He was not only financially successful, but also donated paintings for Israel’s war effort and to the Ilan-Israel Foundation for Handicapped Children. He died in Israel in 1978.

On Sunday, February 4th, the Men’s Club proudly sponsored the World-Wide Wrap. Here are some photos from that morning.

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KERUV* KORNER

*“Keruv” = to bring close, to draw near

Night was a vivid reminder that our community encompasses varied and numerous ages and stages. The opportunity to make Beth El a home away from home for ourselves and our families, in ways that are uniquely meaningful to each of us, with, perhaps, some years more involved and some years less so, is an opportunity for which I am grateful, an opportunity that should always be there for anyone who seeks to engage Jewishly with our community. Ensuring that opportunity is available equally for all is precisely Keruv’s mission.

Nina Luban Elise Richman Keruv Committee Co-chairs

Last month my sister and I attended Trivia Night, a very enjoyable and, by the looks of it,successful Religious School fund raiser. Kudos to the Religious School parents and staff who developed, planned, and implemented the event. As scores of volunteer and professional Beth El event planners know, the more smooth, seamless, lighthearted, and trouble-free an event is, the harder planners have planned.

Here’s what was weird, though. In a roomful of about seventyfive folks, I recognized eight. By actual count, only eight. It did not occur to me until several minutes in, “Of course! These are mainly Religious School parents and their friends.” With a son about to graduate from college, my social interaction with the current generation of Religious School parents is minimal; hence the “unfamiliar” faces.

This makes perfect sense. I’ve moved, along with my cohort of Religious School parents, into different forms of engagement with Beth El. And when I think about my next chapter—retirement from fulltime work—I also think about my next Beth El chapter: more involvement with Sisterhood, SMART, Israeli Dancing (finally!), and the host of other opportunities for physical, mental, and spiritual growth identified in these thirty+ Bulletin pages each month.

It’s nice, this feeling of continuity built on a Jewish foundation of law, good deeds and kindness.

What does all of this have to do with Keruv? Just this—Trivia

Did you know . . .

Keruv maintains a growing shelf of Beth El library books and resources addressing special needs, intermarriage, LGBTQ, and “inclusion” generally.

You are welcome to peruse at any time!

If the library door is locked, please ask office to have it opened. (And please note: Keruv is always interested in related book recommendations!)

NEW DATE . . .

What Keeps Your Rabbi Up at Night?

SHABBAT APRIL 21st following Kiddush lunch

Keruv, Sisterhood, & Men’s Club Present

LET’S TALK ABOUT IT!

HOT TOPICS IN CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM

Monday, March 12th • 7:30

pm

Join us to discuss the relationships between our children and their partners who are not Jewish. Share your story or learn from others. All are welcome.

PLURALISM AND COMMUNITY

Facilitated by Shari Baum, L.M.S.W. WJCS Coordinator of Partners in Caring

at the home of Barbara and Bob Cohen

PRIDE SHABBAT, JUNE 23rd Beth El Synagogue Center has designated Saturday, June 23rd, as Pride Shabbat. We hope to invite a guest speaker who will address Jewish LGBTQ issues. We welcome interested teens to have a Torah Aliyah or participate in whatever way they feel comfortable.

29 Cherry Lawn Blvd., New Rochelle, NY 10804 R.S.V.P. to Elise Schepp at LCmoocow@aol.com Questions? Contact Nina Luban at nina.luban@gmail.com or Elise K. Richman at elisekrichman@gmail.com

Also, we again hope to march with the Beth El banner with Keshet at the Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24th, and invite members of the teen community join us.

Generously funded by UJA-Federation of New York Sponsored by the Keruv Committee 9

Sisterhood Fund Raiser Friday, March 9th at Lord & Taylor, Eastchester

THURSDAY, APRIL 26th

Purchase a $5 ticket which will serve as your savings pass. You will receive 25% off most purchases storewide; 15% on cosmetics and fragrances.

FOR THE HOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES

Contact Linda Resnick at cosa48@yahoo.com or the Beth El front office to purchase your ticket.

Gala Dinner Dance

Save the Date . . .

is pleased to honor

Thursday, May 24th

Rabbi David A. Schuck

for

and

Sisterhood’s Spring Gala

Beth El Synagogue Center

honoring

Questions? Contact Carole Troum at ctroum@hope-cs.org or 914-636-4010.

Barbara Horowitz

Join Sisterhood and New Rochelle Hadassah MONDAY, MARCH 19th for the movie

“The Band’s Visit”

This acclaimed Israeli film looks at the misadventures of an Egyptian police band stranded in a remote Israeli border town.

The film is the basis for the current Broadway sold-out show.

87 minutes • English subtitles at the Eastchester Public Library Dessert at 12:30 pm • Program at 1:00 pm Assistance will be provided with parking.

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Sisterhood Scene Are you a member of our team?

Sisterhood likes to think of itself as a team. This team is made up of our executive board, our general board, our honorary board and all of our dues paying members. We work together to create events, programs, and projects that benefit all the members of Beth El as well as members of the New Rochelle community.

Not everyone is able to attend every program we schedule. Not everyone is able to come to Beth El early in the day to cook for the Hope Kitchen. Not everyone has the time to attend either or both of our book groups.

But, you can still be a member of this team.

There are many levels of commitment and participation. We don’t expect every woman at Beth El to give 100% of her time to Sisterhood, but we would like to see 100% of the woman belong to Sisterhood.

When my family joined Beth El twentyfive years ago I had a teen-aged son living at home, I was employed in a full time job, and was also taking classes to get a professional certificate. I paid my Sisterhood dues and was considered to be a “book member.” I didn’t have time to attend meetings or serve

on committees. I did know that if I paid my Sisterhood dues I was helping support projects that would benefit every member of the congregation. Over the years when I was just a “book member,” my dues were part of the funds that were used to computerize the library, improve the sound system, help with computer programs for the synagogue, provide scholarships for youth programs, provide funds to send our youth group members and advisors to New Orleans after hurricane Katrina, and allow us to make the annual $10,000 contribution Sisterhood gives the synagogue. I, personally, was not able to fund any one of these projects myself but together with the women of Sisterhood I was a part of a team that did wonderful things for Beth El. You too can be part of our team. If you haven’t paid your $50 annual dues, and would like to join us, please send your dues to Beth El Sisterhood and on the memo line write “dues.” Sisterhood needs the full support of every member of this congregation in order to continue to deliver the programs we have and projects we fund that benefit Beth El. I look forward to seeing you at Beth El. Risë Stern

Upcoming Dates Family History of Fear: A Memoir,

by Agata Tuszynska March 15th, 8:00 pm All the Rivers,

by Dorit Rabinyan July 12th, 7:30 pm

Ongoing Programs

C A R D R O O M, 12:45 pm weekly: Canasta,Mondays; Mah Jongg, Tuesdays.

WALKING CLUB every Monday, 9:30 am.

All are welcome!

Contact Arlene Salman at aesalman@aol. com, 914-235-2485.

“BAGELS & BOOKS” BOOK CLUB Monday,March 26th • 9:30

am

The Things We Cherished,

by Pam Jenoff Want to read ahead?

On Monday, April 30th we will discus Killing of a King, by Dan Ephron.

Questions? Contact Arlene Salman at aesalman@aol.com or 914-235-2485

Register at bethelnr.org/vashti, or call Alise, 914-235-2700, ext. 223.

Save the date . . .

April 22nd for our Sisterhood Brunch to support Torah Fund

Under 18, $18 11

JOIN THE SMART* PEOPLE

* SMART = Senior, Mature Adult, Retired Together Programs

Wednesday Mornings 10:30 am - 11:30 am At Beth El • Schedule subject to change • No R.S.V.P. • No fee.

Save the date...

Thursday, May 24th

The SMART Group will take a trip to the New York Botanical Garden (leaving Beth El at 10:00 am). We will view the Georgia O’Keeffe exhibition, and then have a picnic lunch. Details to follow.

First Wednesday of the month

MARCH 7: BALANCE, with Tim from North End Fitness; followed by celebration of March birthdays!

Second Wednesday of the month

MARCH 14: CHAIR YOGA, with Nan

Third Wednesday of the month

MARCH 21: GOLDEN ZUMBA, with Laura Followed by Current Events, 11:30 am, with Shari Baum, M.S.W.

Fourth Wednesday of the month

MARCH 28: CHAIR YOGA, with Nan NOTE: There will be no exercise on Wednesday, April 4, due to the Passover holiday. Exercise resumes on Wednesday, April 11.

For information or to R.S.V.P. on any SMART activity, contact Julie Rockowitz at jrockowitz@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 256.

NEW! Art Program Comes to Beth El! Have you always wanted to learn to paint? Here is your chance to release your “inner Rembrandt!” We will be offering an 8-week painting class on Tuesday mornings, beginning in April (watch for dates). We are excited to help adults develop and explore their own creativity.

Tuesdays, March 6, 13, and 20 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Enjoy Africa-themed snacks

Beth El Synagogue Center has been awarded a generous grant

by Lifetime Arts to implement a Creative Aging program, supported by the Westchester Community Foundation.

The project offers professionallyled arts education programs.

Enrollment is limited. Contact Julie Rockowitz, 914-235-2700, ext. 256, to reserve your spot.

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NURSERY SCHOOL with large wooden blocks. Matching the picture of a fresh fruit to the dried fruit needed a lot of “concentration” and focus as the cards were turned over. Cheerios were strung on pipe cleaners (many were eaten too) to make new bird feeders and parsley seeds were for planted in small peat pot with the hope they’ll be ready or Pesach.

A birthday celebration must have special treats and this one had a few very colorful ones. Orange dried apricots and mangoes, green dried kiwi, brown dates and raisins, and yellow dried apples.

Tu BiShevat is an important holiday for today’s children. As our awareness of the environment becomes more essential to the future of the human race, Tu BiShevat takes on more of a global importance. It is not just about spring, trees, and rebirth in Israel; it is about respecting, appreciating and taking care of nature. Any activities we can do to foster these values transmit the true meaning of Tu BiShevat to our children.

Celebrating Tu BiShevat as a school has given the children a deep sense of the “Kedushah/ sacredness” of trees. We believe that if the trees could talk, this would certainly be exactly the kind of celebration they would request.

Ronnie Becher, Director

Tu BiShevat literally means the fifteenth day of the month of Shevat and usually falls in January or February. It may be winter for us, but it is the end of the rainy season in Israel and the time when sap has started rising in the trees. In the Nursery School we celebrate Tu BiShevat as the “birthday of the trees.”

This year we transformed the Youth Lounge into a “Tu BiShevat Expo.” Children’s natural sense of amazement, wonder, and joy of discovery was evident as they entered the room and began to explore the variety of activities that awaited them. All activities focused on, or used materials directly connected to, the earth and trees. Children independently explored and self-selected what they wanted to engage in.

Soil was the basis for a number of activities as they scooped, patted, and poured from one vessel to another. There were no limits to the sensory experiences nor to the mess. Children used leaves, greenery, pine cones, and flowers on overhead projectors and light tables to experiment with light and shadows. They used a variety of wooden loose parts to build on a mirrored base and built structures

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From the Director of Teen Engagement HAVDALAH

Youth Community Update

Thank you to everyone who helped make our Dave & Busters Pre-Purim Meet Up, Purimpalooza, and Special Megillah readings successful! We couldn’t have done it without you! We are also very grateful to all of the congregants who participated in our Matanot Le’Evyonim—Annual Purim Campaign. Through your contributions, we have been able to make generous donations to Masorti (the Conservative Movement in Israel) and Mazon (the Jewish Response to Hunger). The funds also support the coming year’s Youth Community programming.

We have really enjoyed our grade level Shabbatot. On each of these Friday nights, Deborah Sacks Mintz has led us in a spirited, engaging Tefillah experience. This is followed by a delicious and social dinner in which parents and children get to know one another in meaningful ways. This month Kindergarten and 1st grade families will get to share in this experience. On Friday, April 13, USY (8th12th graders) will enjoy the program, and on May 4, Kadima (6th & 7th graders) will have the experience. We hope you’ll join us! If you missed your child’s grade and want to come to a different grade level, simply reach out to Jen or Bekkah!

What comes to mind when you think of Havdalah? Do you think of a moment in time? A melody? A person, or a place?

When I think of Havdalah, there are so many moments! I think of swaying back and forth with people who mean so much to me, singing the tune of Havdalah, and breathing in the moment that the fire hits our hands and lights up our eyes. Moments like those feel bigger than the space created, and whether at Beth El, camp, a USY event or anything between, there is something about these moments that I find really can stick with a person for a long time.

This is what I imagined in January when I volunteered with Taglit-Birthright: Israel to take forty 22- to 26-year-old young professionals to Israel, many of whom were experiencing Israel for the first time. We were in the rare position of Havdalah occurring while we were at the Kotel, the Western Wall, and I thought throughout the trip about how to make this moment meaningful.

After spending time at the Kotel, we made our way up to an open landing, overlooking the Western Wall. We made a circle in that open space, we shared a word about what we were feeling in that moment, bringing us together to move into Havdalah. After many “Repeat after me’s,” the group began to know the tune to Havdalah and was able to hum the “nai-nai-nai” between each prayer. As we moved into the last prayer of Havdalah, the “nai-nai-nais” were in unison, and the group felt as one, young men and women singing together right outside the area of the Western Wall. In that moment, looking into the flame from the candle, I felt I would remember this moment, but wondered if this moment would have as much meaning to them in the future as it had for me.

A few days later, after the trip had ended, I was able to meet some of the participants in Tel Aviv. I arrived later than most and as I approached a table of 15 of these 40 people who, a week earlier were strangers, they began singing the tune “nai-nai-nai” over and over again, holding each other’s shoulders, welcoming me back into the group. Each time someone new arrived, they did this! It became a sign of connection for these individuals to be able to recognize how sacred their time was together. In that moment, I was reminded about the power of experience—that we create moments which, on their own can carry enough strength and meaning to at times make a bigger impact than we may expect.

I don’t know if these young professionals will ever be in a place of doing Havdalah again. I don’t know if they will come back to Israel, if they will stay friends, where their lives will take them. I do know, however, that they will forever recognize that Havdalah tune, and that it will always take them back to their experience in Israel, in Jerusalem, at the Kotel, in a head space of self exploration and communal growth that is hard to recreate.

What comes to mind when you think of Havdalah? Do you think of a moment in time? A melody,a person, or a place? Whatever experience you are thinking of, close your eyes, think of the flame of the Havdalah candle, and reflect on that moment. Sometimes we move so fast, it is hard to hold on to those islands in time.

As it gets closer to the holidays of Purim and Pesach, and the year continues to fly by, I urge you to hold onto those moments!

I look forward to creating special moments with so many of you now and in the future.

Bekkah Gold, Director of Teen Engagement

Religious School Update

We have been incredibly fortunate this year to have the opportunity to learn with our Musician-in-Residence, Eliana Light.

Eliana has led a special Hanukkah-themed music and Tefillah and last month’s high energy movement Tefillah. This month, Eliana will lead a special program for our oldest learners themed around God. In April, she will conclude her last visit with a rocking concert, including some of the tunes from her hit CD, Eliana Sings About Jewish Things, available on iTunes and streaming on PJ Library Radio. We highly recommend you check it out!

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March Youth Community Highlights

March Religious School Highlights Thursday, March 1 Sunday, March 4 Sunday, March 11 Sunday, March 25

Tuesday, March 27Sunday, April 8

Saturday, March 3 Friday, March 9

BE Mitzvah Experience Kindergarten & 1st Grade Shabbat Service and Dinner Wednesday, March 14 Special Needs Seder, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Sunday, March 18 Rosh Hodesh Parent Learning, with Rabbi Sitkin, 9:15 am - 10:00 am

Ruach (K-2nd grade), 11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Chaverim (3rd-5th grade), 12:00 pm - 1:15pm

No Religious School Eliana Light, Musician in Residence; Extended Kehillah time and special “Exploring God” program, Vav & Gesher No Kehillah Special Pesach Program with Main Stages (Gan-Bet meet Moses, 10:00 am-11:00 am; Gimel-Gesher Pesach Game Show 11:00 am-12:00 pm)

Watch your e-mail for information about other upcoming Youth Events!

Closed for Pesach Vacation

The College-Age Committee is packing for Passover Wednesday, March 21st 7:30 pm After we pack, we will have a discussion led by Rabbi Schuck Please join us!

Save the Date . . .

Thursday, April 12th for Westchester’s County-Wide Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration

12:00 pm -1:00 pm Garden of Remembrance 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains Watch for details!

Hosted by The Holocaust and Human Rights Educational Center and the Westchester Jewish Council

Beth El Synagogue Center is proud to once again join with AJC Westchester/Fairfield for the seventeenth annual Westchester Celebrates Jewish Film at the Jacob Burns Film Center, in Pleasantville. The Festival takes place from Tuesday, March 13th, to Thursday, March 29th. This two-week festival is the largest annual Jewish event in Westchester. It brings not only the best new Jewish films to Westchester every spring, but also offers an extraordinary array of top-notch speakers and other programming. This event enhances the quality of American Jewish life by deepening ties among American Jews, Israelis, and Jewish communities, large and small, around the world.

With forty-one engaging, thought-provoking, and entertaining films, our Festival this year is stronger and more diverse than ever.

We expect that most films will sell out quickly, as in past years.

We hope you will take advantage of this unique Westchester community-wide Jewish event.

Visit www.burnsfilmcenter.org/series/Westchester-jewish-filmfestival-2018/, or call 914-810-6916 to order tickets. The first film is Itzhak, about extraordinary artist and man Itzhak Perlman. See you at the movies!

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MARCH 2018 MONDAY

SUNDAY 1324 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10804-2190 914-235-2700 • www.bethelnr.org

Beth El offers Hebrew Ulpan classes for all levels every Monday and Wednesday.

Beginner: 6:30 ��; Intermediate 7:30 ��; Advanced 8:30 ��.

Try a class!

A Conservative synagogue affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Rabbi .................................... David A. Schuck Associate Cantor ...............................Uri Aqua Assistant Rabbi.........................Zachary Sitkin Rabbi Emeritus ......................Melvin N. Sirner Cantor Emeritus............... Lawrence Avery, z”l Hazzan Emeritus ....................Farid Dardashti Executive Director ..................Erica Leventhal Controller .................................... Olivier Vogel Camp Dir./Seniors Coord........Julie Rockowitz Nursery School Director ......... Ronnie Becher Dir. of Marketing & Comm. ....... Jon Chattman Dir. of Programming....................... Abby Wise Dir. of Teen Engagement ............Bekkah Gold Dir. of Youth & Family Engagement ...Jen Vegh Sp. Projects Dir. /Asst.to Clergy ......L. Newman Maintenance Director ............... Milton Sinclair OFFICERS President ...............................Mark Seidenfeld Executive Vice President....Sandra Gruenberg Vice President ...........................Daniel Burton Vice President ......Lauren Freeman-Bosworth Vice President .................Geralynn C. Reifer Treasurer ...............................Joseph Wygoda Financial Secretary ................. Barbara Cohen Recording Secretary ..................Jayne Peister AFFILIATES Sisterhood President ......................Risë Stern Men’s Club Co-Presidents .... Steven L. Young Religious Sch. Parent Org. ........... Ellen Barlis, Sharon Brown, Rachel Casanova, Marci Marcus Nursery Sch. Parent Org. ............ Laura Berlin Julie Berman BULLETIN EDITOR ................Linda Newman

Daily Minyan Beth El maintains morning and evening services every day of the year. Contact Associate Cantor Uri Aqua, 914-235-2700, ext. 222.

* Minyan times listed on this

calendar page and elsewhere in The Bulletin are accurate as of the date of printing.

Please visit the Beth El website www.bethelnr.org/calendar for the most up-to-date information.

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TUESDAY

Please visit the Beth El Synagogue Center website, WWW.BETHELNR.ORG for the most current information on meetings and events.

To send us a message, e-mail info@bethelnr.org.

Visit us on facebook at facebook.com/BethElSynagogueCenter

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AIPAC Conference (Washington D.C.)

AIPAC Conference (Washington D.C.)

Zumba 9:30 AM Israeli Dancing 10:00 AM Teen Workshop 11:00 AM

Walking Club 9:30 AM Canasta 12:45 PM

Chess Club 11:00 AM

Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 PM

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19 ADAR

Nursery School Closed AIPAC Conference (Washington D.C.) Jewish Education Project Spring Day of Learning 7:00 AM

SMART Mainstream (WCC) Course 10:30 AM Mah Jongg 12:45 PM Sisterhood Vashti’s Banquet 6:30 PM Nursery School Board Meeting 7:30 PM

Mincha/Maariv 5:40��

Mincha/Maariv 5:40��

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24 ADAR

Zumba 9:30 AM Israeli Dancing 10:00 AM Chess Club 11:00 AM Teen Workshop 11:00 AM

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Mincha/Maariv 5:40��

25 ADAR

Walking Club 9:30 AM Canasta 12:45 PM

Shacharit 7:00��

26 ADAR

SMART Mainstream (WCC) Course 10:30 AM Mah Jongg 12:45 PM

Teen Leadership Board Meeting 6:00 PM

Journey: Beth El 101 General Topics 7:00 PM

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Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 PM Keruv Let’s Talk About It 7:30 PM (OFF-SITE)

Open Beit Midrash 7:30 PM Israel Affairs Committee Meeting 7:30 PM

Mincha/Maariv 6:40��

Mincha/Maariv 6:40��

Mincha/Maariv 6:40��

Daylight Savings Time Starts— Move clock forward 1 hour at 2:00 AM

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Minyan Breakfast 8:00 AM Rosh Hodesh Parent Learning 9:15 AM Zumba 9:30 AM Israeli Dancing 10:00 AM Chess Club 11:00 AM Teen Workshop 11:00 AM Ruach 11:00 AM Chaverim 12:00 PM Cub Scouts 1:00 PM Shevet Achim 4:30 PM Annual Gala 5:00 PM

Mincha/Maariv 6:50��

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Shacharit 8:00�� Journey: Beth El 101 9:30 AM Zumba 9:30 AM Israeli Dancing 10:00 AM Teen Workshop 11:00 AM Chess Club 11:00 AM Memory Minyan 2:00 PM Artist’s Reception 2:00 PM

Mincha/Maariv 7:00��

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Walking Club 9:30 AM

SMART Mainstream (WCC) Course 10:30 AM

Joint Sisterhood and Hadassah 12:30 PM (OFF-SITE) Canasta 12:45 PM

Mah Jongg 12:45 PM Sisterhood Board Mtg. 6:30 PM

Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 PM

Mincha/Maariv 6:50��

SPRING BEGINS

Mincha/Maariv 6:50��

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Sisterhood Bagels and Books 9:30 AM Walking Club 11:30 AM

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11 NISAN

Religious School Closed

Canasta 12:45 PM

SMART Mainstream (WCC) Course 10:30 AM Mah Jongg 12:45 PM

Teen Leadership Board Meeting 6:00 PM Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 PM

Journey: Conservative Movement Discussion 7:00 PM

Mincha/Maariv 7:00��

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FRIDAY

THURSDAY 1

14 ADAR

Shacharit 6:30�� (with Megillah reading)

Nursery School Purim Carnival Limmud: Talmud from the Inside Out, with Rabbi David Hojda 10:00 AM Parashat Hashavua, with Jack 1:30 PM Religious Sch. Megillah & Seudah 4:00 PM Journey: Storytelling Evening 6:00 PM Rosh Hodesh: It’s A Girl Thing 6:00 PM

Mincha/Maariv 5:30��

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20 ADAR

Nursery School Half Day 3s & 4s

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21 ADAR

5:29 PM

Yiddish Vinkl 1:00 PM Scout Shabbat 6:30 PM

Mincha/Maariv 5:30��

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METNY Kadima Kinnus

Parashat Hashavua, with Jack 1:30 PM

Yiddish Vinkl 1:00 PM

Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 PM Officers Meeting 7:30 PM Youth Services Meeting 8:00 PM

Cub Scouts 6:00 PM Religious Sch/Kadima Rock Club 6:30 PM Open Beit Midrash 7:30 PM Julian Y. Bernstein Awards 7:30 PM (OFF-SITE)

Spiritual Singing Shabbat 6:00 PM Kindergarten and 1st Grade Family Shabbat Dinner 6:00 PM Teen Shabbat Dinner 6:30 PM

Mincha/Maariv 5:40��

Mincha/Maariv 5:40��

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Future Tense, with Rabbi Karp 10:00 AM

Limmud: Talmud with Rabbi Hojda 10:00 AM

Get SMART Get Fit 10:30 AM

Parashat Hashavua, with Jack 1:30 PM

Special Needs Seder 5:30 PM Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 PM Sisterhood Nominating Committee 7:30 PM Board of Trustees 8:00 PM

Religious School Educator Mtg 6:00 PM

Mincha/Maariv 6:40��

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Future Tense, with Rabbi Karp 10:00 AM Get SMART Get Fit 10:30 AM SMART Current Events with Shari Baum 11:30 AM Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 PM College-Age Committee Packing 7:30 PM

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Get SMART Get Fit 10:30 AM

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Limmud: Talmud from the Inside Out, with Rabbi David Hojda 10:00 AM Parashat Hashavua with Jack 1:30 PM Cub Scouts 6:00 PM

6:45 PM

Yiddish Vinkl 1:00 PM

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Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 PM Singing as a Spiritual Practice 7:30 PM

Mincha/Maariv 7:00��

SEARCH FOR CHAMETZ

7 NISAN

VAYAKHELBirthday Shabbat PEKUDE Welcome Chai House Shabbat Service 9:00 AM Niggun Halev 9:00 AM Shabbat SPACE 9:30 AM Pre-Service Oneg 10:15 AM Youth Services 10:45 AM Shabbat Tween Lounge 12:00 PM Daf Shevui 12:30 PM Mincha/Maariv 5:40�� SHABBAT MEVARCHIM/ PARASHA PARAH

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Shabbat ends 7:46 PM

Shabbat Service 9:00 AM Shabbat SPACE 9:30 AM Pre-Serv Oneg 10:15 AM Youth Services 10:45 AM Contemplative Svc w Rabbi Sitkin 10:45 AM Shabbat Tween Lounge 12:00 PM Daf Shevui 12:30 PM

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8 NISAN

Shabbat ends 7:53 PM

TZAV

6:52 PM

Cafe Shabbat 5:30 PM

Bar Mitzvah Tal Aizenberg Shabbat Service 9:00 AM Shabbat SPACE 9:30 AM Learners’ Service 9:45 AM Pre-Serv Oneg 10:15 AM Shabbat Discussion Group 10:15 AM Youth Services 10:45 AM Shabbat Tween Lounge 12:00 PM Daf Shevui 12:30 PM

Mincha/Maariv 6:50��

SHABBAT HAGADOL

14 NISAN

Shacharit 6:55�� and Siyyum Nursery School Closed Religious School Closed

Yiddish Vinkl 1:00 PM

Early Mincha/Maariv 6:00�� FIRST SEDER EREV PASSOVER

23 ADAR

Shabbat ends 6:38 PM

ROSH HODESH/ SHABBAT HACHODESH

Yiddish Vinkl 1:00 PM

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13 NISAN

Bat Mitzvah Anna Barlis Shabbat Service 9:00 AM BE Mitzvah Experience 9:00 AM Shabbat SPACE 9:30 AM Pre-Service Oneg 10:15 AM Shabbat Discussion Group 10:15 AM Youth Services 10:45 AM Shabbat Tween Lounge 12:00 PM Daf Shevui 12:30 PM

VAYIKRA

Open Beit Midrash (Scholar) 7:30 PM

Parashat Hashavua with Jack 1:30 PM

Mincha/Maariv 7:00��

29 ADAR

Mincha/Maariv 6:40��

Mincha/Maariv 6:50��

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5:37 PM

Passover Wine Tasting Event and Sale 7:00 PM Wine & Cheese Evening Book Club 8:00 PM Ritual Committee Meeting 8:00 PM

Mincha/Maariv 6:40��

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Shabbat ends 6:30 PM

Mincha/Maariv 5:30��

Limmud: Talmud from the Inside Out, with Rabbi David Hojda 10:00 AM

Future Tense, with Rabbi Karp 10:00 AM Get SMART Get Fit 10:30 AM NS Parent/ Teacher Conferences 12:00 PM

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Shabbat ends 8:12 PM

PASSOVER 6:59 PM

Shabbat Service 9:00 AM Shabbat SPACE 9:30 AM Pre-Serv Oneg 10:15 AM Youth Services 10:45 AM Shabbat Tween Lounge 12:00 PM Daf Shevui 12:30 PM

Mincha /Maariv 6:00 ��

PASSOVER/ SECOND SEDER

YAHRZEIT OBSERVANCES

NEWSMAKERS

The yahrzeit of the following deceased persons permanently inscribed on our Memorial Walls are observed on these dates:

Mazal tov to: Harriet and David Rudnick on the birth of grandson Jacob Lev, and to parents Shoshana and Ari Jaffess; Bernie Katz on the birth of great-grandson Jack Morris Arakanchi, and to parents Michelle and Joey Arakanchi, grandparents Laurie (Katz) and Victor Ben Amo, and great-grand aunt and uncle Gillian and Ken Katz; Julia Keltz and Zach Seiden on the birth of daughter Zoe Raquel Seiden, and to grandparents Beth Breakstone and Ted Keltz, and aunts and uncles Andrew Keltz and Kent Haina, Lynn and Marty Keltz and Elise and Barry Richman.

March Irving Sobel 1 Rose Wolfson 1 Dr. Henry Agnuss 2 Sarah Patchen 2 Gussie Raber 2 Max Wiener 2 Max Wygod 2 Beatrice L. Braunstein 3 Philip Kasakove 3 Ross Gottlieb 4 Mae Lowenbraun 4 Jennie Somerstein 4 Martin W. Teichman 4 Barry Berger 5 Mollie Diesenhof 5 Marc Fried 5 Edward Goodman 5 Abraham Burstein 6 David Fusfeld 6 Bessie Glick 6 Henry B. Glick 6 Rabbi David I. Golovensky 6 Miriam Katowitz 6 Gail Goldstein Kenvin 6 Stanley Root 6 Joseph G. Teichman 6 Benjamin Greenstein 7 Charles Kurzon 7 Reuben Miller 7 Philipp G. Nussbaum 7 Miriam Rimsky 7 William L. Strauss II 7 Rose Wagner 7 Charles Epstein 8 Dora Gerber 8 Charles Librett 8 Harry Lowenbraun 8 Sam Stieglitz 8 Isaac Werbelosky 8 Fritzi Abrams 9 Joel Halpern 9 Rose Kramer 9 Solomon Wofsy 9 Nathan Florowitz 10 Jules Guggenheim 10 Joseph Hoffer 10 Walter Klee 10 Beverly Robinson Mansfield 10 Dr. Matthew Statsinger 10 Gilbert Kahn 11 Helen Scheer 11 Philip Weintraub 11

A Warm Beth El Mazal Tov to One and All!!

Share your milestone events with us!

If you experience a milestone or a loss in your family, contact Linda at LNewman@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 246.

Kiddush The Kiddush of March 3rd will be sponsored by Ellen and Rick Barlis in honor of the bat mitzvah of their daughter Anna Barlis.

The Kiddush of March 17th will be sponsored by Janis DiMartini, Pearl Sullivan, and Nora Klion-Wolloch in honor of their special birthday celebrations.

The Kiddush of March 24th will be sponsored by Karine Kleinhaus and Salo Aizenberg in honor of the bar mitzvah of their son, Tal Aizenberg.

Beth El seeks Kiddush sponsors!

If interested, contact Alise Liquorie at aliquorie@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 223.

CONDOLENCES

We record with sorrow the losses suffered by our members and friends and extend to them our deepest sympathies.

Condolences to: Stephanie Ginsberg on the loss of her father-in-law, Emanuel Ginsberg; Judy Schmeidler on the loss of her brother Bruce Kahn; Edward Heffner on the loss of his mother-in-law, Arline Reiss; Sherry Brown on the loss of her mother, Rita Hoffman; Arlene Kamer on the loss of her niece Nancy Cohen; Sanford Batkin on the loss of his daughter Helen Batkin Younger.

YAHRZEIT OBSERVANCES, continued from right Irving Goldstein Herman Grad Joseph Kramer Aaron Rappaport Emilie Schmeidler Laura Goldman Irving L. Greene Lawrence Leben

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Doris E. Singer Rita Streger Pinchas Zakai Simon W. Farber Isaac Fately Alice W. Nussbaum Joan D. Sachs Henri Schmeidler

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Vivian R. Fink Anna B. Levene Norma Schneiderman Celia Newman Sushner Jerome Louis Ginsberg Eugene Kellner Samuel V. Price Isidore Rubenfeld Bunny Schaffer Harry Halpern Sarah Kaufman Nathan Landin Esther Liebe Gertrude Ratner Nathan Theeman Sidney Druskin Eva Goldfarb Gertrude Teichman Benjamin Kalen Frances Klein Julia Lefkowitz Morris Rosenblatt Julius Shulman Saleh Masri Dr. Arthur D. Sobey Morris Ferstenberg Tessie Katz Dorothy Klingsberg Burton L. Merdinger Irving S. Rapaport Beckie Krumholtz Evalin Lesser Ida Liebman Samuel Singer Joseph Tecklin Abraham Wissoker Sonia Nova Jacob S. Stillman Theresa V. Joseph Herman Karpel Selma Mintz Pauline Kelner Abraham Kovent Gertrude Morris Judith Sacks Dorothy Shanok Isaac Bloom Joseph Guber Abraham Strauss Antoinette Loinger Herman Mandel George Patchen

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CONTRIBUTIONS SYLVIA AND ROBERT SCHER CHESED COMMUNITY FUND

GENERAL FUND IN HONOR OF:

Vicki and Nate Fisher on the bar mitzvah of their grandson, from Kathy Kafer and Jeff IN HONOR OF: The engagement Danny Graf, grandson of Bettina Swarz.

The birth of Nittai Shlomo, grandson of Nora Graf and son of Roberta and Jeffery Graf, to Klion-Wolloch and Richard Wolloch, son of Alyssa Cooper, from Barbara and Bob Cohen.

IN MEMORY OF: Deena and Eliran Mesika, and great-grandson of Lenore and Rabbi Melvin Sirner on the Louis Lapides, beloved husband and father, from Helene Wolloch, from Ellen and Moshe Gelboim. engagement of their son Ari to Rachel Hollander, Elise and Bob Schepp, Ellen and George Batavick, The birth of Tzachi Horowitz, grandson of Barbara from Elise and Barry Richman. and David Horowitz, son of Maria and Michael Dava Yavetz and David Lacher on the birth of Horowitz, from Ellen and Moshe Gelboim. a granddaughter, from Barbara and Bob Cohen.

The birth of Benjamin Samuel Fenster, grandson Nora Klion-Wolloch on the birth of a grandson, of Debbie and Steven Young, son of Gavi Young from Elise and Bob Schepp, and Shari and Marvin Fenster and Rabbi Jason Fenster, from Ellen and Chinitz.

Moshe Gelboim.

Mark Silver on his Julian Bernstein Distinguished The birth of Ezra, grandson of Cantor Uri and Judy Service Award, from Geralynn and David Reifer.

Aqua, from Ellen and Moshe Gelboim.

Marvin Chinitz, from Lynn and Jeffery Lowin.

The marriage of Andrea Fleishaker, daughter of Sheryl and Aaron Fleishaker and granddaughter Liz and Alan Legatt on the birth of their grandson, of Donald J. Fleishaker, from Ellen and Moshe from Shari and Marvin Chinitz, and Barbara and Bob Cohen.

Gelboim.

The marriage of Brian Hollander, son of Ellen and Gwen and Gary Salmo on the engagement of their Jack Hollander, from Ellen and Moshe Gelboim. daughter, from Elise and Bob Schepp, and Shari and Marvin Chinitz.

The birth of a great-grandson to Dorothy and Herb Debbie and Steven Young on the birth of a Fox, from Ellen and Moshe Gelboim. grandson, from Barbara and Bob Cohen, and The birth of a grandson to Harriet and Marc Margo Lampert.

Suvall, from Ellen and Moshe Gelboim.

Debbie and Steve Fuchs on the marriage of their daughter Randi, from Shari and Marvin Chinitz.

IN MEMORY OF: Bea Walfish, beloved wife of Abe Walfish, from Naomi Raber on the birth of a great-granddaughter, from Shari and Marvin Chinitz.

Ellen and Moshe Gelboim.

Ellen and Jack Hollander on the marriage of their son Brian, from Shari and Marvin Chinitz.

Harriet and Marc Suvall on the birth of their grandson, from Shari and Marvin Chinitz.

Laurie and Eric Roth on the birth of their grandson, from Shari and Marvin Chinitz.

Barbara and David Horowitz on the birth of their grandson, from Kathy Kafer and Jeff Swarz.

Lauren Berger and Jay Rehr on the birth of their granddaughter, from Kathy Kafer and Jeff Swarz.

Many heartfelt thanks to my Beth El family for your comforting expressions of sympathy on the loss my brother Bruce Kahn.

Judy Schmeidler

THE ENDOWMENT FUND IN HONOR OF: Marc Klee on the anniversary of his bar mitzvah, from Julie Rockowitz.

DOROTHY FLEISHAKER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND IN HONOR OF:

Ann and Steven Gilson, Loretta Stamler, Susan and James Ledley, Elissa and Sydney Geier-Box, and Linda and Warren Lesser.

Laurie Finder, beloved sister of Barbara Finder, from Barbara and Bob Cohen.

Beatrice Walfish, beloved wife of Abe Walfish, from Barbara and Bob Cohen.

William Gordon, beloved brother of Sondra Goldenberg, from Sandy and Burt Polishook.

Betty Grad-Gross, beloved mother of Michael Grad and Hilary Goldberg, from Anita Garfinkle.

Bruce Kahn, beloved brother of Judy Schmeidler, from Shari and Marvin Chinitz, Roni and Michale Schiffres, Marjorie and Mark Seidenfeld, Barbara and Bob Cohen, and Rochelle Chaiken.

Tola and Leon Messing, our loving parents, from Micki and Gary Joseph.

YAHRZEIT/YIZKOR DONATIONS

Harriet Abrahami, The Bilik Family, Sandra Bloch, Diana Cohen Chadnoff, Rosanna Eisenberg, Nathan Eisler, Ruth Esses, Marc Fein, Beatrice Freedman, Annette Fogelman, Deborah Frankel, Deborah Gerstein, Eugenie Gingold, Linda Grabel, Malcolm Graff, Sheila Giller Grossman, Sandy Gruenberg, Marilyn Handler, Vona Herz, Marcia Kahn, Cindy and Ken Klein, Barbara Kotler, Janet Jakoby, Barbara Lerman, Leonora Loewentheil, Deborah Olstein, Laura Penn, Richard Robbins, Wendy Rosenberg, Huguette Rosenthal, Marjorie Schlosberg, Howard Schwartz, The Shanohk Family, Lloyd Sherman, Marsha and Warren Sherman, Steven and Shirin Stein, Bernard Sunshine, George Tecklin, The Troyetsky Family.

TEEN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN HONOR OF: Lenore and Rabbi Melvin Sirner on the engagement of their son Ari to Rachel Hollander, from Barbara Finder and Jack Renick.

IN MEMORY OF:

Wendy Troodler, beloved wife of Barney Troodler, Donald J. Fleishaker on his 2018 Beth El Gala from Erica and Larry Epstein. honor, from Janet Yoskowitz.

YOUTH ACTIVITIES FUND IN HONOR OF:

Debbie and Steven Young on the birth of their grandson, from Geralynn and David Reifer.

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To make a donation in memory of a loved one, contact Alise Liquorie at ALiquorie@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 223.

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Harriet and Marc Suvall in honor of the birth of Debbie and Steven Young’s grandchild; Stan Arkow and Cindy Aaronson in honor of the engagement of their son David Arkow to Andrea Eisinberg; Leslie and Stephen Jaffe in memory of the beloved sister of Stan Schneider; Barnett Troodler in honor of Bob Schepp for his friendship and support in time of need, and in honor of Marc Klee for generosity and support in time of need; Steven Cohen and Jacqueline Spiegel in honor of Rabbi Schuck for officiating their son Jeremy’s bar mitzvah; Robert and Leila Strassler in honor of Lenny Schwartz’s special birthday; Noel and Leah Edelson in memory of Harry Edelson on his yahrzeit; Susan and Michael Meisler; Jeffrey and Victoria Bloom in memory of Itamar Ben Gal; Richard and Hillary Grad Goldberg; Claire Gerstein, in memory of her grandmother Rebecca Jackson; Marvin and Shari Chinitz in honor of the engagement of Ari Sirner; Carol Lapides, in honor of Rabbi Schuck for the beautiful service for her beloved husband, Louis; Phyllis Cole in memory of Bruce Kahn, beloved brother of Judy Schmeidler; Micki and Gary Joseph in memory of Bruce Kahn, beloved brother of Judy Schmeidler

ANDREW SHAPIRO MEMORIAL FUND IN HONOR OF:

SISTERHOOD MITZVAH FUND IN HONOR OF: Liz and Alan Legatt on the birth of their grandson Jarron, from Joyce and Michael Wechsler, and Vicki and Nate Fisher.

The birth of our twin grandsons Adam Philip and Daniel Stephen, from Linda and Joseph Resnick.

Linda and Joseph Resnick on the birth of twin grandsons Daniel Stephen and Adam Philip, from Carol and Paul Freedman, Janet Yoskowitz, and Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Bob Schepp for his Pink Hat Project, from Nadine and Robert Jacobson, Liz Legatt, Janet Yoskowitz, Tracy Kwarta, Julie Rockowitz, Ellen and Jack Hollander, and Jennifer Flannigan.

Nora Klion-Wolloch on the birth of her grandson Nittai, from Joyce and Michael Wechsler, Janet Yoskowitz, and Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Ellen and Jack Hollander on the marriage of their son Brian to Jessica Pappas, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Norma Wasserman on her special birthday, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Dorothy and Herb Fox on the birth of a greatgrandson, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Debbie and Steve Young on the birth of their grandson Benjamin, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

My sister Judy Shapiro in celebration of her Rabbi Melvin and Lenore Sirner on the birthday and recovery, from Donna Ullman. engagement of their son Ari to Rachel Hollander, from Vicki and Nate Fisher, and Sandy and Jack IN MEMORY OF: Gruenberg.

Bruce Kahn, beloved brother of Judy Schmeidler, Gwen and Gary Salmo on the engagement of their from Lisa and Rob Patchen. daughter Mia to Nick Romanov, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

CORRECTION FROM FEBRUARY RECOVERY OF: Judy Shapiro, wishing you a full and speedy recovery, from the New Year’s Club.

SPECIAL NEEDS FUND IN HONOR OF:

Barbara and David Horowitz on the birth of their grandson Tzachi, from Vicki and Nate Fisher, and Sandy and Jack Gruenberg.

Judy and Ed Schwartz on the marriage of their daughter, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Leni and Fred Wiener on the birth of their granddaughter, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Debbie and Steven Young on the birth of their Jackie and Avi Einzig on the birth of their grandson, from Lori and Steve Schwartz. grandson Hayden, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

IN MEMORY OF: Linda and Sol Haber on the birth of their Edith Rockow Marlin, my beloved mother, on her granddaughter, from Vicki and Nate Fisher. yahrzeit, from Elizabeth Legatt.

Harriet and Marc Suvall on the birth of their Bruce Kahn, beloved brother of Judy Schmeidler, grandson Asher, from Vicki and Nate Fisher. from Dana Rottman, Idette and David Pfeffer, and Caryl Fuchs on the marriage of her granddaughter Erica and Larry Epstein.

Randi to Brett Asnas, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

ELEANOR G. BAUMWALD PRAYERBOOK FUND

Harriet and David Rudnick on the birth of their grandson Jacob, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

IN MEMORY OF:

Naomi Raber on the birth of her greatgrandaughter, from Janet Yoskowitz.

Debbie and Steven Fuchs on the marriage of their daughter Randi to Brett Asnas, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Donna and Abe Bartell for their many good deeds at Beth El, from Sharon Schoenholtz and Larry and Matthew Hanau.

Judy and Cantor Uri Aqua on the birth of their grandson Ezra, from Sandy and Jack Gruenberg.

Aaron and Sheryl Fleishaker on the marriage of their daughter Andrea, from Sandy and Jack Gruenberg.

Sandy and David Langsam on the birth of their grandson and on their safe return home, from Sandy and Jack Gruenberg.

IN MEMORY OF: Bea Walfish, beloved wife of Abe Walfish, from Joyce and Michael Wechsler, and Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Lou Lapides, beloved husband of Carol Lapides, from Joyce and Michael Wechsler, and Vicki and Nate Fisher.

William Gordon, beloved brother of Sondra Goldenberg, from Carol and Paul Freedman.

Betty Grad Gross, beloved mother of Hillary Goldberg, from Norma Wasserman, and Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Mazal Mizrahi, beloved sister of Avi Shahar, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Laurie Finder, beloved sister of Barbara Finder, from Vicki and Nate Fisher, and Sandy and Jack Gruenberg.

Bruce Kahn, beloved brother of Judy, Schmeidler, from Joan and Jonah Atlas, Joyce and Michael Wechsler, Marcia and Hy Pryluck, and Carol and Paul Freedman, Sharon Schoenholtz and Larry and Matthew Hanau, and Janet Yoskowitz.

Isadore Singer, beloved father of Elisa Singer, from Vicki and Nate Fisher, and Sandy and Jack Gruenberg.

Joel Levy, beloved father of Evan Levy, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Paula Epstein, beloved sister of Carl Goldenberg, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Wendy Troodler, beloved wife of Barney Troodler, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Lou Lapides, beloved brother of Ruth Price, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Richard Simon, beloved son of Barbara Simon, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

William Gordon, beloved brother of Sondra Goldenberg, from Louise and Jay Silverman.

Clara Richmond, beloved mother of the Richmond family, from Vicki and Nate Fisher.

Laurie Finder, beloved sister of Barbara Finder, from Erica and Larry Epstein.

Emily Bromberg’s mother, from Sandy and Jack Gruenberg.

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THE JEREMY SCHIENFELD FUND

GALA 2018 DONATION

IN HONOR OF:

IN HONOR OF:

The Kiddush Committee for making our simcha special, from Barbara and Marc Klee.

Donald Fleishaker, 2018 Gala honoree, from Ilene and Irwin S. Davison; and Jerry Coe and Dolli Holland.

Debbie and Steve Fuchs on the marriage of their daughter Randi Fuchs to Brett Asnas, from Joy and Steve Rotker.

Gala honoree Donald J. Fleishaker, President’s Ne’emanim Service Award recipients Lori and Steven Schwartz, and Lapid Award recipients Robyn and Daniel Yairi, from Joyce and Michael Wechesler, and Allan and Marilyn Glick.

Debbie and Steven Young on the birth of their grandson, from Robin and Mitchell Kaphan.

Lori and Steven Schwartz, President’s Ne’emanim Service Award Recipients, from The Stefansky family.

Nora Klion-Wolloch on the birth of her grandson, from Robin and Mitchell Kaphan.

Robyn and Daniel Yairi, Lapid Award recipients, from Hilary and Glen Smith, Drs. Arthur and Judith Copeland; and Doris Patt Smith and Theodore Smith.

Bob Schepp with thanks for the pink hat, from Robin and Mitchell Kaphan.

Barbara and David Horowitz on the birth of their grandson, from Robin and Mitchell Kaphan.

SISTERHOOD’S BAUM JUDAICA GIFT SHOP

IN MEMORY OF: Irving Chinitz, my beloved father, on his yahrzeit, from Lynn and Steven Gruenstein.

Philip Rosenberg, beloved father, on his yahrzeit, from Joy and Steve Rotker.

Let the Beth El Baum Judaica Gift Shop fulfill your Judaic dreams! Come by to see our new merchandise.

Alan Rosenberg, beloved husband of Wendy Rosenberg, from Joy and Steve Rotker.

Need something for Passover? Shop here first!

Wendy Troodler, beloved wife of Barney Troodler, from Robin and Mitchell Kaphan.

Open by appointment.

MEN’S CLUB DONATION

E-MAIL GIFTSHOP@BETHELNR.ORG

IN HONOR OF: Marc Klee on his Julian Bernstein Distinguished Service Award, from Geralynn and David Reifer.

or call

• Carole Graham, 914-576-6617 • Ellen Hollander, 914-632-4658 • Erica Epstein, 914-633-3161

IN MEMORY OF: My husband, Dr. Ed Scharfman, and in recognition of the Men’s Club, from Rochelle Chaiken.

Beth El Celebrates March Birthdays Beth El Synagogue Center would like to extend a “Happy Birthday!” to its members with a birthday in the month of March. If you have a March birthday, we hope that you will join us for

Kiddush lunch on Shabbat, March 10th. If you have a March birthday, but your name does not appear on the list, we are sorry for the omission and ask that you e-mail the synagogue at info@bethelnr.org so that we

Lauren Afran Stan Arkow Adam Barrett Jesse Bartell Stephen Bartell Hannah Bases Sanford Batkin Paul Bernstein Andrew Bosworth Joan Brown Enrique Casanova Sherri Cohen Yehuda Cohen Sari Dweck Noel Edelson Erica Epstein

Robert Jacobson Ethel Kaplowitz Alan Kellman Shlomo Kessel Jason Klee Nora Klion-Wolloch Jennifer Klonsky Joshua Kurlander Rubin Kuszel Ian Leaderman Seth Leibowitz Jay Lerman Elliot Lesser Susan Lesser Gilbert Levine Elizabeth Levine

Jordan Esrig Michael Felberg Richard Feuerstein Susan Field Steven Fuchs Bruce Gold David Gordon Lita Gottesman Florence Graff Daniel Groner Peter Gross Ellen Gross Beth Halperin Zoe Heller Mark Hirsh Barbara Horowitz

Lance Levine Michael Malina Serge Malka Lisa Mandelker Leonard Mark Andrew Messinger Miriam Morris George Newfield Jason Newman Lillian Newman Dianne Newman Selma Parker David Pfeffer Greg Portnoy Margery Reisfeld Jonathan Rieber 21

can update our records. Please contact us if you do not wish to have your name appear on our birthday list. (The list reflects our adult members and post-bar/bat mitzvah children up to the age of 21.)

Jamie Rothenberg Evelyn Rothenberg Samuel Schiller Melanie Selber Joel Siegel Susan Silberberg Robert Sofer Ira Solomon Deborah Solymar Jeffrey Stahl Rachelle Stern Steven Stern Burton Stern Pearl Sullivan Marianne Sussman Harriet Suvall

Andrew Tannen Paul Townsend Mitchell Troyetsky Charlotte Watt Zwi Weinberg Kira Weiss Leni Wiener Sophia Wolk Arthur Wolk Ivor Wolk Allan Wolkoff Steven Young Lester Zimmerman

Happy

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