Temple Topics - July-August 2024

Shabbat Services & Daily Minyan All services and classes can be accessed directly from the weekly e-blast to members (no login necessary) or by following the links on our website (login required).

Special Shabbat Programs and Events

Shabbat – Friday Kabbalat Shabbat

5:45 PM

Shabbat – Saturday Shacharit, Torah & Musaf Services Children’s Playroom Mazel Tots & Shabbat Club Mincha Service

9:30 AM 9:30 AM 11:00 AM 12:15 PM

or 20 min. after services, whichever is later

Havdallah

ZOOM ONLY, SEE CHART BELOW

There are no regular services, in person, on Saturday evenings.

Candle & Havdallah Times; plus Havdallah Service Time Shabbat

Friday Candle

July 5-6 July 12-13 July 19-20 July 26-27 Aug 2-3 Aug 9-10 Aug 16-17 Aug 23-24 Aug 30-31

8:11 PM 8:08 PM 8:03 PM 7:57 PM 7:49 PM 7:40 PM 7:30 PM 7:20 PM 7:09 PM

Saturday Havdallah Service 9:08 PM 9:05 PM 9:00 PM 8:54 PM 8:46 PM 8:37 PM 8:27 PM 8:16 PM 8:05 PM

9:30 PM 9:25 PM 9:20 PM 9:15 PM 9:05 PM 8:55 PM 8:45 PM 8:35 PM 8:25 PM

July Sat 6 9:30 AM Birthday Shabbat Fri 19 5:30 PM Shabbat Potluck Sat 27 3:00 PM Shabbat Playgroup at the Park

August Sat 3 9:30 AM Birthday Shabbat Fri 16 5:30 PM Shabbat Potluck Sat 24 3:00 PM Shabbat Playgroup at the Park

Summer Shabbat Morning Speaker Series

SATURDAYS SERVICES BEGIN 9:30 AM Our rabbis taught: Who is wise? One who learns from all people, as it is said: From all those who taught me I gained understanding (Psalms 119:99). Again this summer we will learn Torah from our Beth El members as part of our Shabbat morning services.

Daily Minyan Shacharit (morning service)

Sun Mon–Fri

8:45 AM 7:00 AM

Sun–Thu

5:30 PM

NOTE: Tues, July 4 at 9:00 AM Mon, Sept. 2 at 9:00 AM

Ma’ariv (evening service)

See below for schedule changes for Tisha B’Av.

Observing Together - Summer The Three Weeks An annual mourning period recalling the breach of Jerusalem’s walls and the ultimate destruction of the Temple. It begins with Shiva Asar B’Tammuz, the Fast of the 17th of Tammuz. This is a “minor” fast (sunrise to sunset). It ends with Tisha B’Av, the Fast of the 9th of Av. It is a “major” fast, beginning at sundown the night before. This date is also linked to many tragedies in our history, including the Bar Kochba revolt against the Romans and the expulsion of Jews from Spain.

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Shiva Asar B’Tammuz TUESDAY, JULY 23 Regular daily service times Tisha B’Av MONDAY, AUGUST 12

8:00 PM Community Service, with reading of Eichah, Book of Lamentations

AT THE EMANUEL SYNAGOGUE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13 7:00 AM

Shacharit Service

5:30 PM

Evening Minyan

(neither tallit nor tefillin worn at this service) 1:30 PM Community Mincha Service (please bring your tefillin) AT BETH EL TEMPLE

Beth El Temple  West Hartford, CT  www.bethelwesthartford.org  860.233.9696

Upcoming Events & Programs Summer Picnic, with entertainment

TUESDAY, JULY 16

11:30 AM

Meetup: Concert at Elizabeth Park

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17

6:30 PM

Meetup: Hamlet at Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festival

TUESDAY, JULY 31

7:30 PM

Outing to the Hartford Yard Goats

SUNDAY, JULY 28

12:00 PM

Red Cross Blood Drive

SUNDAY, AUGUST 4

8:30 AM

Beth El Softball

1:10 PM

Chai Society

Men’s Club

Lunch/ Socializing Game Time

Walk Around the Reservoir

SUNDAY MORNINGS, APRIL 28 – EARLY FALL 9:30 – 11:30 AM

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS

LOCATION: CIGNA (in Bloomfield off Simsbury Rd.) CAPTAINS: Alan Cetel, 860-232-9515, acjctc@aol.com, Jacob Kovel, 860-651-9366, eaglewars@aol.com

9:15 AM

LOCATION: Reservoir on Route 44, Albany Ave; meet in parking lot CONTACT: Stu Bernstein, 860-232-2012, scbernste@aol.com

Adult Classes Talmud Study Bible & Breakfast

WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS

10:15 – 11:15 AM 8:00 – 9:00 AM

WEEKLY WEEKLY

Recognizing Volunteers An Evening of Special Music to Honor Cantor Joseph Ness Event Co-Chairs Jeanne Kleinman Judy Rosenthal

Catering Ellen Blumberg

Concert Committee Richard Lieberfarb, Elisa Wagner, co-chairs Diane Dolin Deborah Rosenfeld Joshua Rosenfeld Reserved Seating David Rosenthal

Sponsor Dinner Stuart Bernstein Melissa Weinstock Financial Comm.

Stuart Bernstein David Rosenthal Guest Concierge Jerry Leshem Daniel Kleinman

Ushers Registration Sharon Levine-Shein, Marci Alter, chair Meryl Danitz, Steve Aronson co-chairs Carolyn Bernstein David Diamond Judy Borus Sheila Diamond Scott Dolin Marsha Fisher Sharon Efron Loren Gelber Abbey Kreinik Jeremy Kempner Diane Lieberfarb Michelle Kunzman Janel MacDermott Andrew Schoolnik Lonni Schulz Phil Schulz

Children’s Reading Partners Program Laura Girsky Michelle Kunzman Nancy Rosen Natalie Segal

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Supporting Beth El We deeply appreciate the following Thoughtful Contributions.

There are two ways to make a donation:

This list reflects contributions received and processed through

Go to the Beth El website:

Beautification Fund in Memory of

Cantor’s Music Fund in Appreciation of

Please be sure to include:

Theodore Fox, husband of Sheila – Michele & Dane Kostin

Cantor Ness – Janet Gorski, Robin Lazinsk & family, Carol Starr, Joshua Starr, Jessica Starr Praskin, the Wachtel & Chessan families, Johanna & Brian Zelman

May 21, 2024. For the next edition of Temple Topics, contributions need to be received in the office by July 23, 2024.

Camp Ramah Fund in Honor of 85th birthday of Marshall Rulnick – Barbara & Robert Green Birth of Henry Jack Munch, grandson of Nancy & Rabbi Jim Rosen – Judy & Dan Kulakofsky

Chai Society Fund in Honor of Mark Schmidek, for sharing your father’s story with our community – Barbara & Robert Green 85th birthday of Marshall Rulnick – Roz Rachlin

Education Fund in Honor of Bar mitzvah of Benjamin Feingold, son of Rebecca & Andrew; Dr. Eliyahu Krigel, for all that you do to bring our community together – Barbara & Robert Green

in Memory of Carol Robbin, mother of EJ Greenspan – Barbara & Robert Green Shirley Wachtel, mother of Stuart – Michele & Dane Kostin

Rabbi Zerin’s Discretionary Fund in Appreciation of Rabbi Zerin – Janet Gorski, Lois Koteen, Carol Starr, Joshua Starr, Jessica Starr Praskin, Marge & Ricky Swaye, the Wachtel & Chessan families

in Honor of Naming of granddaughter, Brooke Paige Rubin – Julie & Robert Malkin

for the Yahrzeit of Toby Hoffman, mother – Herb Hoffman

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in Honor of 85th birthday of Marshall Rulnick – Carolyn & Stuart Bernstein

in Memory of Robert Jacobson, brother of Gale Shapiro – Linda & Henry Cohn

for the Yahrzeit of Toby Hoffman, mother – Herb Hoffman

Rabbi Rosen’s Discretionary Fund in Appreciation of Rabbi Rosen – Janet Gorski, Jessica, Todd & River Hotes, Tamara Kagan Levine, Marge & Ricky Swaye, Carol Starr, Joshua Starr, Jessica Starr Praskin

in Honor of Birth of Henry Jack Munch, grandson of Nancy & Rabbi Jim Rosen – Phyllis Hoffman & family Birth of Anabel Trudie Shaw, granddaughter of Susan & Alan Solinsky, great-granddaughter of Mindelle Seltzer – Sheila & Howard Mark

in Memory of Irwin Kabakoff – Deborah Kabakoff Marian Friedland – Bonnie & Jay Roston

for the Yahrzeit of Esther Asheroff, mother; Sandra Gail Bernstein, sister-in-law; Lisa Chernow, niece – Carolyn & Stuart Bernstein Toby Hoffman, mother – Herb Hoffman Shirley & Sidney Rafalowsky, parents; Abe Cutler, grandfather – Liz & Steve Rafalowsky Alvin Satz, father – Linda & Bruce Stanger

www.bethelwesthartford. org/giving Mail it in  the name of the fund

 whom you wish to honor/

remember and your relationship to the person  their address for an acknowledgment card  your address/phone/email Print clearly – or submit the information typed.

Every dollar contributed can and does make a difference and will be acknowledged.

The minimum donation for each listing is $10.

Unrestricted funds support the timely needs of Beth El Temple.

Restricted funds benefit specific purposes and objectives. For a complete list of funds and any specific designations, please visit our website.

Friends of Ari Santiago Building Accessibility Fund in Honor of 95th birthday of Howard Mark – Renee Janow, Carol & Bob Tellar

Taste Of Shabbat in Memory of Chuck Koteen, husband of Lois – Jane & Gary Rubin

for the Yahrzeit of Mildred & Woodrow Weissman, parents; Leonard Rubin, father; Sidney Golfin, step-father – Jane & Gary Rubin

Beth El Temple  West Hartford, CT  www.bethelwesthartford.org  860.233.9696

in Memory of Chuck Koteen, husband of Lois – Susan & Robert Gold, Shera & David Golder, Debbie & Steve Kleinman, Beth & Dan Papermaster, Deborah & Richard Polivy Abraham Bernstein, husband of Estelle; Ellie Jainchill, mother of Carol Starr; Carol Mae Friedman, mother of Anne Stein – Michele & Dane Kostin Hermine Fisher, mother of Warren – Leigh Newman & Gary Starr Phyllis Roffer, mother of Dr. Joel Roffer – Gail & Ray Weinstein Carol Robbin, mother of EJ Greenspan; Irwin Kabakoff, father of Seth; Hermine Fisher, mother of Warren – Shera & David Golder

for the Yahrzeit of Ruth Steinberg, mother – Cheryl Altman Robert Beckenstein, husband & father; Martha Blitzer, mother & grandmother; Henry Beckenstein, father-in-law & grandfather – Roz-Lynn & Julie Beckenstein Pauline Illions, mother – Barbara & David Brown Claire Cetel, mother – Alan Cetel Helene Cremer, sister-in-law; Haley Cremer, niece – Reeva Cremer Fishel Liberman – Pat Cronin Sarah Silverstein, mother – Korine Ferraro Carol & Arnold Rubman, parents; Ethel Gold, mother; Anna Galbovy, Holocaust remembrance – Susan & Robert Gold Gladys L. Franzman, mother; Stephen B. Alderman, brother-in-law – Barbara & Enrollment Code is 2FBA715D2L6L8 Robert Green Dr. Richard Hotes, husband; Jean Hotez – Andrea Hotes Temple Fund Joseph L. Robbins, father – Karen Katz in Ap preciation of Dr. Eliyahu Krigel – Jessica, Todd & River Maurine & Rabbi Stanley Kessler, parents; Nathalie Wertheimer, aunt – Abigail Hotes Kessler-Hanna in Honor of Beatrice Weinberg Goldberg, mother; Birth of Eli Arych Sowalsky, grandson of Rabbi Nathan Weinberg, grandfather – Dora & Rabbi Howard Sowalsky – Shera Miriam Lappen & David Golder William Levine, father – Peter Levine Birth of Claire Juliet Miller, granddaughter Helen Lindenberg, mother; Kurt Simon, of Janet & Joel; engagement of Daniel father – Andrea & Robert Lindenberg Miller, son of Janet & Joel – Miriam William Malkoff, father – Lynn & Joel Lappen Malkoff 85th birthday of Marshall Rulnick – Susan Harry Kleinberg, father – Maura Orenstein & Scott Seder Nemirow

Mollie Pollack – Eileen & Elliott Pollack Zara Kraznow Leavitt, grandmother; Martin Willick, uncle – Deborah R. Rosenfeld Bertha Raucher, grandmother – Cyral Sheldon Dr. David Krieg Sirota – Theodora Sirota Julius Benjamin Sussman, grandfather – J. Bruce Sussman Julius Wachtel, father; Moses Wachtel, cousin; Pinkas Stein, Holocaust remembrance – Sue & Stuart Wachtel Rachel Weisinger, mother; Mary Lange, aunt – Lenore & Philip Weisinger Max Weisman, father – Joel Weisman Esther & Bernard Groman, parents – Shirley Zelman Dorothy & F. Murray Zweig, parents; Jack Fundiller; Ranne & Martin Fleischmann – Doreen Fundiller-Zweig & Elliot Zweig

Joseph Springut Security Fund for the Yahrzeit of Evelyn & Harold Moglove, parents; Helen Springut, mother-in-law – Honey Sue Springut

Tsedakah/Chesed Fund in Ap preciation of Tsedakah/Chesed at Beth El Temple – Michael Butler

Naomi & Michael Cohen Endowment Fund in Appreciation of Naomi Cohen – Lea & Bernie Selig

in Honor of Birthday of wife, Naomi – Michael Cohen

Sharon & Bob Efron Family Fund in Appreciation of Sharon & Bob Efron – Lois Koteen

Anna Heineman Memorial Fund in Appreciation of Francine Stier – Lois Koteen

for the Yahrzeit of Fanny Anshel, grandmother – Francine Stier (continues)

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Supporting Beth El, cont.

Koteen Family Fund in Memory of Chuck Koteen, husband of Lois – Marci & Jonathan Alter, Carolyn & Stuart Bernstein, Judy Borus, Leslie Brooks, Barbara & David Brown, Sally & Harris Chorney, Debra & Lewis Cohen, Naomi & Michael Cohen, Linda & Henry Cohn, Meryl & Mitchell Danitz, Gail & Barry Deutsch, Sheila & David Diamond, Hollis Dorman, Sharon & Bob Efron, Emmy & Steve Fast, Korine & Ron Ferraro, Gayle & Edwin Fierer, Marian Figlio, Joan & Dan Fine, Bella & Judd Fink, Jeanne & Don Forbes-Clark, Kim & Matt Ganslaw, Loren & Joel Gelber, Susan Gluck, Caryl & Leonard Goldberg, Amy & Jim Goldman, Sharon Gorlick, Ruth Ann & Harley Graime, Barbara & Robert Green, Zadelle & Arthur Krasow Greenblatt, Lisa Levin & Tom Greenebaum, Debbie & Richard Gutcheon, Becky Zappone & the Harper Whitfield Team, Cheryl & John Hinze, Carol Johnson, Robert Kagan, Eva & Michael Kaplan, Leah Katz, Jason Kleinman, Sharon & Neil Kochen, Gina & Dennis Koppel, Michele & Dane Kostin, Abbey Kreinik, Elaine & Harry Lane, Elaine & Jerry Leshem, Carolyn Levine, Tamara Kagan Levine, Peter Levine, Bonnie & Paul Lewis, Diane & Richard Lieberfarb, Sharon Thomason & Andrew Magin, Lynn & Joel Malkoff, Sheila & Howard Mark, Deborah & Peter Mehlman, Lori & Doug Meyerson, Jan & Harold Moskowitz, Mina & Barry Nemirow, Denise & Richard Order, Michele & Alan Parker, Joanne & Saul Pasternack, Jackie & Marvin Pilo, Bradley, Foster & Sargent, Inc, Joanne & Arthur Rome, Carol Rosen, Deborah & Glen Rosenfeld, Judy & David Rosenthal, Gloria & Mark Rubin, Barbara & Ira Samberg, Susan & Jesse Samuels, Robin & Rafi Santiago, Susan & Michael Schenker, Janet & Steve Selden, Lea & Bernie Selig, Laurie & Marshall Shakun, Ronit Shoham, Stacey & Eric Shore, Amy Lynn Silverman, Leslie & Bruce Silvers, Pamela Simon, Ruth & Gilbert Small, Helene & Felix Springer, Honey Sue Springut, Leigh Newman & Gary Starr, Paula Steinberg, Jonathan Sterling, Marge & Ricky Swaye, Michelle Kunzman & Steven Szafman, Dorine & Marty Toyen, Stacey vonRichthofen, Sue & Stuart Wachtel, Carolyn & Jeff Weiser, Jennifer & Steve Wolfberg, Julie & Mark Wolman, Hilary Freedman & Howard Zern

Eleanor Weinberg Jainchill Family Fund in Memory of

CT Mohel Ron Buckman, MD

www.CTMohel.com Brit Milah  Simchat Bat

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Ellie Jainchill, mother of Carol Starr – Mary Crary

Sandra L. Kravet Woman of Valor Endowment Fund in Appreciation of The Kravet Family – Edith Denes, Marge Swaye & Janel Swaye MacDermott

in Honor of Edith Denes, Marge Swaye & Janel MacDermott, the first recipients of the Sandra L. Kravet Woman of Valor Award – the Carillo family, Barbara & Robert Green

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Beth El Temple  West Hartford, CT  www.bethelwesthartford.org  860.233.9696

General Unrestricted Endowment Fund in Honor of

Ruth & Harry Kleinman Endowment Fund in Appreciation of

Edith Denes, Marge Swaye & Janel MacDermott, the first recipients of the Myra & Bill Kleinman – Lois Koteen Sandra L. Kravet Woman of Valor Award Kreinik Family Endowment Fund – Judy Borus in Appreciation of Judy & Joel Weisman – Kim & Scott Abbey Kreinik – Lois Koteen, Lea & Bernie Margolis Selig

in Memory of

Jay Cudrin, husband of Harriet – Judy Borus Hermine Fisher, mother of Warren – Lois Koteen, Abbey Kreinik, Carolyn & Jeff Weiser

for the Yahrzeit of Harry Eisner, father – Sue & Mat Saidel Estelle Kleinman – Debbie & Steve Kleinman Barry Kursman, father – Pam & Barry Gordon Diana Davidovici Florescu, mother – Alexandra Flowers

Friends Fund for Members in Need in Appreciation of Judy & David Rosenthal – Lois Koteen

in Honor of

for the Yahrzeit of Belle & Arthur Miller, parents – Abbey Miller Kreinik

Marc S. Levine & Tamara Kagan Levine Family Endowment Fund in Memory of Richard Bernstein, husband of Sonia, father of Lori Meyerson – Tamara Kagan Levine

Judie & Coleman Levy Family Fund in Honor of Special birthday of Coleman Levy – Donna & Howie Weiss

Diane & Richard Lieberfarb Endowment Fund in Honor of

75th birthday of Alys Krichavsky – Sandra Marriage of Adam Reiser, son of Lori & Lance, and Christina Canaletich; & Arnold Chase, Joyce & Richard engagement of Ariel Reiser, daughter of Leibert, Susan & Michael Schenker, Lori & Lance, and Chris Davis; Matthew Joan & Paul Shapiro, Patti & Howard Borus, son of Judy, receiving his PhD in Weiner Sociology & Social Work; bar mitzvah of Edith Denes, Marge Swaye & Janel Brandon Weissman – Diane & Richard MacDermott, the first recipients of the Lieberfarb Sandra L. Kravet Woman of Valor Award Wishing a Complete Return to – Patti & Howard Weiner

in Memory of

Good Health to

Chuck Koteen, husband of Lois – Joyce & Richard Leibert, Lorraine & Farrel Vogelhut, Patti & Howard Weiner

Resnick Family Fund in Appreciation of

for the Yahrzeit of Eugene Jonah Goodman, father – Russell Goodman

Golder Family Fund in Memory of Phyllis Roffer, mother of Dr. Joel Roffer – Alison & Alan Gittleman

Leah Goldschmidt Katz Endowment Fund for the Yahrzeit of Eugen Herz, grandfather – Leah Katz

Marshall & Sandra Rulnick Endowment Fund in Honor of 85 birthday of Marshall Rulnick – Meryl & Mitchell Danitz, Susan & Paul Goldberg, Merle & David Harris, Renana & Ron Kadden, Susan & Allen Kallor, Bobby & David Klau, Abbey Kreinik, Avra Novarr, Judy & David Rosenthal, Aaron, Alisa, Jake & Lily Rulnick, Judith Satlof, Susan & Michael Schenker, Marci & Gregg Shipman, Elaine & Howard Smith, Lorraine & Farrel Vogelhut, Judy & Joel Weisman th

BETH EL TEMPLE CRAFT GALLERY

Richard Lieberfarb – Judy Borus

HOURS: no set hours during the summer APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE: Shelley Barker, 860-232-6468; Jill Jones, 860-922-7300

Michael & Susan Schenker Endowment Fund in Memory of Hermine Fisher, mother of Warren – Susan & Michael Schenker

for the Yahrzeit of Sylvia Greenbaum Novarr, mother; Harriet Novarr, sister – Susan & Michael Schenker

Laurie & Marshall Shakun Family Fund in Memory of

Harry Plaut, brother of Laurie Shakun – Judy Borus, Abbey Kreinik, Joanne & Saul Pasternack Judy & Frank Resnick – Denise & Richard Order Mort Shechtman Men’s Club Fund

Rosen Family Kehillah Kedosha Fund in Appreciation of

Rabbi Rosen – Lois Koteen, the Wachtel & Chessan families

Santiago Family Fund for the Yahrzeit of Jean A. Mark, mother, grandmother – Mark & Santiago families

Clara & Mickey Sowalsky Gabbai Rishon Endowment Fund in Appreciation of Rabbi Howard Sowalsky – Rabbi Ilana Garber & Adam Berkowitz, Todd, Jessica & River Hotes, Lois Koteen, Janet Gorski

in Honor of

for the Yahrzeit of Henry Melnick, father – Martin Melnick

Rose & Charles Silverman Fund for the Yahrzeit of Eugene M. Kagan, father – Tamara Kagan Levine

Carol W. Starr Family Endowment Fund in Honor of Dani Rosen, son of Nancy & Rabbi Jim, in his “new home” – Bernice Matty

in Memory of Ellie Jainchill, mother of Carol Starr – Doreen Dunza, Jean & Michael Festa, Bernice Matty Keith Lapuk, son of Lee – Bernice Matty

Sussman Families Fund

Birth of Eli Aryeh Sowalsky, grandson of for the Yahrzeit of Dora & Rabbi Howard Sowalsky – Jan Harriet Andorsky, mother; Dorothy Glassman & Joel Sowalsky, Lynn & Berkowitz, aunt; Abraham Leichman, Joel Malkoff grandfather – Lisa & Bruce Sussman

for the Yahrzeit of Toby Hoffman, mother – Herb Hoffman Clara & Mickey Sowalsky, parents – Jan Glassman & Joel Sowalsky

I. Milton Widem Adult Education Fund for the Yahrzeit of Selma Widem, mother – Susan Widem

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Life Cycles Welcome to New Members Amanda & Arron Katzman, with Molly and Nathan Sallie Land, with Henriette and Arthur

B’nei Mitzvah Celebrations

Mazel Tov! and Appreciation for Sponsoring Shabbat Kiddush Feingold Family in honor of Benjamin’s Bar Mitzvah Fish Family in honor of Ryan’s Bar Mitzvah Grossman Family in honor of Gabriella’s Bat Mitzvah Patt Family in honor of Micah’s bar mitzvah USY in celebration of the New England region convention

Jacob child of Rebecca Riba-Wolman & Jay Wolman of West Hartford, sibling of Liviana, grandchild of Netta & Ben Riba from Thiells, NY, and Toby & Irwin z’’l Wolman from Oceanside, NY, will be a rising 8th grader at Sedgwick Middle School. Jacob will be participating in a nature cleanup project.

Congratulations Rebecca Lewis & Michael Stoll and Bonnie & Paul Lewis on birth of daughter/granddaughter Maya Hannah Stoll Of Blessed Memory Howard Berke Laurence Cole, father of Anna Huttner Jean Shuch Federman, mother of Brian Federman Robert Jacobson, brother of Gale Shapiro Warren Kaufman, father of Joshua Kaufman Brian Roffer, son of Rhona & Joel Roffer June Rosen William Wetsman, father of David Wetsman

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Jacob Shepherd Wolman

August 17, 2024

Emily Weiner

August 31, 2024

Emily, child of Rachel LeventhalWeiner & David Weiner of West Hartford, sibling of Sadie, grandchild of Barbara Burd, Harris Leventhal, and Sally & James Weiner will be an 8th grader at King Philip Middle School. Emily is raising money to support the Travis Fund at the Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine to help families afford emergency veterinary care for their pets.

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