December 2018 • Vol. 101, No. 5 KISLEV ~ TEVET 5779 WWW.BETHELNR.ORG
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MARJORIE AND MARK SEIDENFELD TO BE HONORED AT ANNUAL GALA, SATURDAY, MARCH 9th Jodi & Rob Scheinfeld, Ellen & Rick Barlis to Receive Awards
Shabbat luncheons, Mishpacha (now J-Life), and Mark Seidenfeld grew up in Kew Gardens, all their other involvements at shul, Mark and New York, attending the Solomon Schechter School of Queens and spending summers at Camp Ramah Marjorie and their children developed strong bonds in the Berkshires. His parents, survivors of the of friendship with many families at Beth El, which Holocaust who married and immigrated to America has become their second home. All three children after the war, infused their home with strong Zionist attended the Solomon Schechter School, as well ties and a deep sense of pride in their Jewish as Beth El Religious School and Day Camp, and heritage. Marjorie Kaplan grew up in Providence, followed in Mark’s footsteps at Camp Ramah in Rhode Island, attending the Providence Hebrew the Berkshires. Mark has served as a Trustee, Vice President, Day School. Marjorie always jokes that she grew Executive Vice President, and now President of up “confused” because her mother’s background Beth El; co-chair of the Rabbi Search Committee was Orthodox and they belonged to an Orthodox that brought Rabbi Schuck to our community; as shul, while her father was a devoted Agnostic. But the family was deeply connected to Judaism, Israel, Mark & Marjorie Seidenfeld well as the Israel Affairs Committee, and serves and community. Marjorie was an active NCSY member and studied on the Human Resources Committee. He chaired Synagogue 2000, abroad her Junior year of college at Hebrew University of Jerusalem the Focus Committee, co-chaired Ramah Shabbat, the Centennial (leaving only a few weeks before Mark arrived for his Junior year at Celebration, and was one of the founding co-chairs of what has Hebrew University). Although they missed each other in Jerusalem, become the Annual Beth El Kallah. He has also served on the the stars aligned and while Mark was in law school at Boston Assistant Rabbi Search, Nominating, Gala, and High Holiday Honors University and Marjorie in medical school at Mt. Sinai, they each met Committees. Mark served on the Ramah Berkshires Advisory Council, their “basherte” by chance at a concert in Central Park in 1986, and American Jewish Committee Board of Trustees and the Executive married in 1989. Mark started his career as an associate at Proskauer Committee of New Rochelle UJA Campaign. Marjorie was co-chair Rose, spent several years as Counsel at Simon & Schuster, and is of the Beth El Membership Committee and has served on the Nursery currently Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Scholastic School and Religious School Boards, Family Fun Day, Couples Club Inc., the children’s publisher and media company, where he has and Bar/Bat Mitzvah Committee at Beth El. She has also served on worked for over twenty-three years. After training in Pediatrics and the Executive Board of the PTA at the Solomon Schechter School then in Adolescent Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, of Westchester, and is currently the Corresponding Secretary for the Marjorie practiced at the Mt. Sinai Adolescent Health Center, and Executive Board of the Inter-Religious Council of New Rochelle. has now been the Medical Director of Barnard College Primary Care Marjorie and Mark are humbled to be the honorees at this year’s Gala, and thrilled to share the evening with President’s Ne’emanim Health Services for over fourteen years. Mark and Marjorie settled in New Rochelle in 1992 and, after Service Award recipients Jodi and Rob Scheinfeld, and Lapid Award the arrival of twins Michael and Talia, joined Beth El Synagogue recipients Ellen and Rick Barlis. They are deeply thankful to Beth El Center in 1997. The family welcomed their son Jonah to the family for its powerful sense of community and for providing such a warm in 2002. Through Torah for Tots, Junior Congregation, the weekly focus of Jewish life for them and their children.
CELEBRATE CHANUKAH AT THE...
Beth El Comedy Night
Walk ins welcome • $45 at the door Open bar and dessert Proceeds benefit Teen Engagement program
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 Doors Open at 8:00 p.m. | Show Begins 9:00 p.m.
Charitable Giving............................. page 2 Character Breakfast.......................... page 3 S.M.A.R.T. Events...........................pages 12 Early Bird Pricepage until November 30: $40/person Prototype Bootcamp. ......................... 2 Learning Opportunities................pages 6, 7 Camp............................................... page 12
After November 30: $45/person | Walk Ins are Welcome