Celebrating the Joy of Judaism, Embracing all Jews.
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Celebrating Israel both here and there
SENIOR TRIP: BT Seniors at the Kotel in Jerusalem.
SHAVUOT at BT TIKUN LEIL SHAVUOT Saturday night, June 11
Classes & Shavuot Dairy Meal
1ST DAY SHAVUOT Sunday, June 12
OUR SCHOOL-WIDE YOM HA’ATZMA’UT CELEBRATION featured parades, carnivals, Israeli-style races, daglanut (Israeli flag dance) and games.. Happy 68th birthday, Israel!
Installation of Officers Lunch and Panel Discussion
2ND DAY SHAVUOT Monday, June 13
Yizkor Service Congregational Kiddush See complete schedule on p. 10
“ISRAEL 68” YOM HA’ATZMA’UT CELEBRATION A moving tribute to Israel’s fallen soldiers segued into an exuberant celebration of Israel’s 68th birthday at BT’s Yom HaAtzma’ut festival! Thank you to the 450 guests who celebrated with Israeli food, wine, dancing and BDS-busting shopping and 350 pounds of the largest Israeli flag cake, provided by Pariser’s Bakery. I N S I D E > Calendar 2 | B’Nei Mitzvah 3 | Sisterhood 4 | Brotherhood 4 | School 8 | Development 12 | Contributions 13 | Good and Welfare 14
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W-F Shacharit W-Th Mincha W-Th PM Class W-Th Maariv
Sun Shacharit M-F Shacharit S-Th Mincha S-Th PM Class S-Th Maariv
T-F Shacharit T-Th Mincha T-Th PM Class T-Th Maariv
Sun Shacharit M-F Shacharit S-Th Mincha S-Th PM Class S-Th Maariv
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Shacharit 8:45/9:15 am Yizkor 10:00 am Mincha 8:15 pm Class 8:30 pm Maariv 9:15 pm
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Lower School Production
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BT in the AM Preview
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recited each weekday morning 10 minutes prior to Shacharit prayers.
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Last Day of School: Half-Day Dismissal
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Shavuot Lunch
Shacharit Mincha Class Maariv
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Religious Services Board of Directors
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Downtown Lunch and Learn SPOTLIGHT 2016
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Tisch Mincha Kabbalat Shabbat 6:45 pm PS Pre-Shabbat Dinner Hazzan’s Tisch
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Shabbat Afternoon Playdate
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Bar Mitzvah: Ari Burman
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SATURDAY
8:45 am 9:15 am 7:05 pm 7:55 pm 8:25 pm 9:15 pm 9:19 pm
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SHELACH Shacharit The Minyan PM Class Mincha Seudah Maariv Shabbat Ends
8:45 am 9:15 am 7:05 pm 7:55 pm 8:25 pm 9:15 pm 9:19 pm
BEHA’ALOTCHA Shacharit 8:45 am The Minyan 9:15 am PM Class 7:10 pm Mincha 8:00 pm Seudah 8:30 pm Maariv 9:20 pm Shabbat Ends 9:20 pm
NASO Shacharit The Minyan PM Class Mincha Seudah Maariv Shabbat Ends
BAMIDBAR Shacharit The Minyan Teen Minyan Mincha Class Maariv
8:45 am 9:15 am 9:32 am 7:00 pm 7:50 pm 8:20 pm 9:10 pm 9:12 pm
Shabbat Services BECHUKOTAI Shacharit The Minyan Teen Minyan PM Class Mincha Seudah Maariv Shabbat Ends
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Mazel Tov B'nei Mitzvah vumn hbc cuy kzn Ari Burman van kthrt
Son of Mila and Eli Burman Sat., June 18, 2016
Ari attends Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School and is the brother of Tali, Sarit, and Yoni Burman. He is the grandson of Rosa Burman and the late David Burman, and Yeva Miropolskaya and Vulf Miropolskiy His hobbies include soccer and cooking. For his Mitzvah Project, Ari is raising money and supporting the One Israel Fund which helps save lives in Israel.
SHABBAT & HOLIDAY HOSPITALITY Beth Tfiloh is our home for Shabbat and Yom Tov services. Opening your home or being a guest in someone’s home for a Shabbat or Yom Tov meal is a way to make and strengthen relationships between fellow congregants. Please consider Sharing Shabbat with members of our Beth Tfiloh community for the holidays or Shabbat all year round. Please contact Holly Venick, at hvenick@btfiloh.org if you would like to be a part of this ongoing program to meet and share a special meal with other Beth Tfiloh members. This program is brought to you by the Synagogue Life Committee and Share Shabbat chairs Bess Gilden and Sonia Maltinsky.
Visit the BT website! Sermons - Calendar - BT Staff Directory Bulletins- Good & WelfarePhotos, Audio & Video - Flyers - News Online Registration - Online Tribute Gifts (Donations) . . . AND MORE!!
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BT Cares PRE-PASSOVER FOOD DRIVE BT Cares volunteers collected more than 10 bins of food during the Pre-Passover Food Drive—enough to fill an entire delivery truck! All food donations were delivered to GEDCO's CARES program, which serves more than 1,500 families. Thank you to everyone who contributed food donations and to the BT High School students who helped load the truck!
Ryan R. '19, Guy M. '19, Harris G. '19, and Justin T. '19 help load the “CARES” truck with Beth Tfiloh’s food donations for GEDCO
The Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School
Performing Arts Studio: Summer 2016 Studio Sessions: July 25-August 12, 2016 • 9:30 am-4:00 pm
2016 Production - The Little Mermaid, Jr. Performances: August 15 and 16 • 7:00 pm (free admission) Rosen Arts Center/Mintzes Theatre Two Studios Offered •Junior Studio for ages 8–9 •Senior Studio for ages 10–14
Beth Tfiloh Performing Arts Studio is a three-week program designed to enrich the performing arts student in all areas of theatrical production, both onstage and behind the scenes. The program culminates in two full performances of the musical The Little Mermaid, Jr. with full costumes, set pieces, props, lights, and sound. Daily morning workshops include improv, movement, vocal, acting, and makeup, taught by studio staff as well as guest artist instructors. Students will also be involved in set and prop construction and the technical end of the production.
Staff •Artistic Director: Diane M. Smith, 410-413-2436, dsmith@btfiloh.org •Junior Camp Director: Brian Singer, 410-413-2523, bsinger@btfiloh.org •Co-Camp Directors: Noah Ferentz ‘12 and Nicole Smith •Musical Director: Sherry Benedek ‘06 Fees •Junior Camp: $650 •Senior Camp: $750 Get complete details and register online: www.bethtfiloh.com/ performingartsstudio
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Sisterhood News
Brotherhood News
Year-End Dinner & FEATURED GIFT SHOP ITEM Installation of Officers: Artistic Works Tuesday, June 14 at 6 pm. Of Modern Join us as we give a hearty Art, Multithank you to our Consortium colored Shabbat of Presidents for guiding candlesticks, and leading Sisterhood handcrafted with (AGAIN) for the last two mixed metals and years. We are also thrilled to fused glass by Gary Rosenthal. install Marlene Friedenberg The Shabbat and her slate of officers as candlesticks are they begin the next chapter 6.5”. in our Sisterhood’s history. $30 per person (payable to Sisterhood) / RSVP to Sonia Maltinsky, 1 Gristmill Court #404, 21208, 410-484SISTERHOOD GIFT SHOP 4648, savi118@comcast.net Mazel tov and yasher koach to Loryn Lesser who was awarded the Golda Meir Award from Israel Bonds and to Sylvia Sklar for representing Sisterhood by receiving the Builder of Unity Award from the Federation of Jewish Women’s Organizations. Programming: Our new Programming Chairs, Ellen Karp and Cheryl King, will be busy over the summer planning some new and exciting programs and meetings for us. If you have any ideas for speakers or programs, please contact them with your ideas.
Phone: 410-413-2227 www.bethtfiloh.com/giftshop
Hours:
BT BROTHERHOOD AT BALTIMORE STATION: As part of their ongoing community service activities, several BT Brotherhood members and their wives volunteered at The Baltimore Station, serving dinner to residents.
Sun: 10 am-1 pm Mon-Thurs: 1-4 pm
Mitzvah Cards Brenda Boches Marcia Miller
410-585-1045 410-580-2039
Special Mitzvah Cards Charlene Schimberg
410-413-2217
Chesed Committee Roselyn Kalb
410-486-3456
Friday evening, June 3 Synagogue Lobby
NOW IN THE RYND ROOM!
Enter the royal court of our beloved Hazzan Avi Albrecht! Immerse yourself in the spiritual glow of Hazzan Albrecht’s pre-Shabbat Tisch as he shares his love and profound insights into his Torah, interwoven with joyous singing, camaraderie, food and drink, all shared with your Beth Tfiloh family. There is no better way to begin Shabbat than at our Hazzan’s Tisch!
• Hazzan’s Tisch - 5:45 pm • Mincha - 6:30 pm • Kabbalat Shabbat - 6:45 pm
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School News Morah Ingrid receives CJE Novice Teacher Award Congratulations to PreSchool 3's teacher Morah Ingrid Strand on receiving the The Macks Center for Jewish Education Novice Teacher Award, which honors an educator with exceptional promise, who demonstrates dedication to children and a combination of mastery over content knowledge and their classroom.
BT wins 1st and 2nd place in National Bible Contest Mazal tov to Caleb G. ‘21 on winning first place and to Ryan J. ‘21 on winning second place in the The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Chidon HaTanach (National Bible Contest). They competed along with 150 of their peers in grades 6-11 at the competition in New York. Beth Tfiloh had the largest student delegation in the country and we are extremely proud of the time and effort our students invested in studying Torah to prepare for this challenging competition.
Kol hakavod to all our BT Middle School participants: Top row, l-r: Selena S. ‘20, Leah M. ‘20, Steven H. ‘20, Zachary P. ‘20, Jamie D. ‘21, Ben M. ‘20, Caleb G. ‘21, Ethan M. ‘21, Leah G. ‘21, Abbey S. ‘20, Eden S. ‘20, Ella W. ‘20. Front row, l-r: Coby Z. ‘20, Yossi Z. ‘20, Andrew B. ‘20, Sam S. ‘20, Tobbi C. ‘21, Rachel H. ‘21, Ryan J. ‘21, Matan J. ‘21. Special thanks to Rabbi Elie Levi and Rabbi Mordechai Abrahams for spearheading and leading this effort.
PreSchool awarded new state accreditation To ensure the highest standards for early childhood educational programs, the State of Maryland Department of Education developed a more rigorous preschool accreditation process. Three years ago, BT embarked upon this accreditation process, which involved BT parent volunteers, staff and administration to evaluate each classroom and teacher individually and the school as a whole. Our Reggio Emilio-inspired play-based early childhood education was highly regarded by the accreditation team, prompting one accreditation team member remark that she was so impressed by one of the Beth Tfiloh classrooms she was brought
to tears! We are proud to announce that BT PreSchool is now an MSDE accredited program, in addition to its already existing AIMS accreditation. Congratulations to Morah Melissa and the entire BT PreSchool staff on this momentous accomplishment!
Mrs. Zipora Schorr and Mrs. Melissa Lebowitz.
Morah Ingrid Strand
Mazal tov to all our BT teachers who were recognized at CJE's award ceremony on Monday night: Terry Alpert (4's), Rivka Bresler (4th grade general and Judaic studies), Alicia Broth '90 (3's), Rivka Heisler (2's), Kayla Rubin (2's), Brenda Schuman (3's), Charna Stein (2nd grade Judaic studies), Cindy Stein (2's), Elana Vogel (High School Hebrew language) and Florence Ziffer (1st grade Judaic studies).
Amadeus brings home 3 theatre awards The Baltimore Theatre Awards recognized BT students for their incredible sets and props from the High School's fall production of Amadeus. Congratulations! • Best Scenic Design of a Play: Avishai W. ‘17 • Best Set Construction of a Play: 10th, 11th and 12th grade stage craft classes • Best Props in a Play: Ashley C. ‘18, Debbie I. ‘18 and Josh S. ‘19
BT earned Baltimore Theatre Awards for Amadeus.
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School News Chanan Weissman ‘01 appointed Jewish liaison to the White House The following is excerpted from an article published in the Washington Jewish Week.
BT alumnus Chanan Weissman has been appointed as the new White House liaison to the American Jewish community. COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG: Making bricks from sand, learning how to set a table properly, and learning how to fetch water to fight fires as part of a bucket brigade -fifth graders learned these skills first-hand during their visit to Colonial Williamsburg, wrapping up their studies of the American Colonial period.
SPRING CONVOCATION: The BT School family sent our seniors off to the Natanzon/ Taylor Senior Trip to Poland and Israel with song, prayer, blessings, parting gifts and best wishes for a life-changing journey. Tzeitchem l'shalom u'bo'achem l'shalom! Go in peace and return in peace!
Chanan previously served as the spokesperson for the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; the Bahrain desk officer in the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs; the Yemen and Kuwait Action Officer on the Joint Staff/J5 in the Department of Defense; and as a junior speechwriter and strategic communications advisor in the front office of the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. He earned his master’s degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and his bachelor’s degree in journalism in government and politics from the University of Maryland College Park. In a prepared statement, Weissman said he looked forward to working with Jewish community and lay leaders across the country in the coming months. “It’s a personal and professional honor of a lifetime to serve a President I so deeply admire and to work with a community I so intimately and proudly identify with,” he said.
FROM ASHES TO REBIRTH: The BT Senior class recited the memorial prayer at Auschwitz as part of their Senior Seminar in Poland and Israel.
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The hallmark of being the White House’s Jewish liaison is uniting people of all political and religious backgrounds, said Steve Rabinowitz who heads a Washington, D.C., public relations firm and worked for the Clinton White House. This includes organizing celebrations, such as the two annual White House Chanukah parties and reaching out to Jewish communities about White House functions of interest.
Chanan Weissman ‘01, above, at the State Department, and below, in his BT yearbook.
Chanan’s civic activism dates back to his childhood, said Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School Director of Education Zipora Schorr. Schorr said that Weissman was heavily involved in student government at the Baltimore school and always put others first. “He did a lot of community service,” she said. “He volunteered constantly. He was involved because his family was involved.” Weissman received a Merit Award for Study in Israel along with a faculty award for character and academics at his Beth Tfiloh graduation ceremony in 2001. In addition to being a BT alumnus, Chanan is a current BT school parent and the husband of BT Lower School Counselor, Elana Weissman.
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School News
ROBOTICS: While BT seniors Ben R. ‘17 and Nina F. ‘16 took first place in the IEEE 2016 Baltimore Robot Challenge's 2-Legged Robot Overall category, our first graders were busy with solving intensive mathematical computations, learning about algorithms, and translating their coding skills from ScratchJr to Google's Blockly, to program Lower School robots Poe and Dash to recite the Mah Nishtanah.
A strong spring athletics season boasts track, golf, and lacrosse teams competing in division championships The Varsity Track and Field team had an outstanding season. Five different runners medaled at the “B” Conference Championships, and seven qualified to compete at the “A” Conference Championships! The Varsity Golf team had one of the best seasons in program history. Finishing with a 5-1 record, the team triumphed in the Semifinals against Jemicy School and advanced to the Conference Championship Match against Friends School. With several underclassmen playing prominent roles, the future for the golf team is bright! The Boys Varsity Lacrosse team followed up back-to-back championship game appearances with a fantastic regular season, finishing in 3rd place with a 6-2 record and a phenomenal goals record of 175 scored against just 66 allowed. BT defeated Jemicy in the Quarterfinals 14-2 and defeated two time defending champions Indian Creek in the Semifinals in an exciting overtime game to proceed to the division championship on the Hopkins Homewood field. The Girls Varsity Lacrosse team had
BT’s Big 10 Swimmer Congratulations to Nolan P. ‘16 who signed his “Letter of Commitment” to swim with the Division 1 Hoosiers of Indiana University–Bloomington. Nolan swam on BT's Varsity swim team all four years of High School. Shares BT Director of Education, Mrs. Zipora Schorr, “The night before signing, Nolan emailed me asking if he ccould borrow a BT logo banner so that he could sign under the BT name, and give BT credit for his success, in gratitude for our support and encouragement. I was extremely touched by his request.” The Boys Varsity Baseball team had a very competitive season in the MIAA “C” Conference, finishing in 3rd place with a 6-8 league record.
a really exciting season with several close games. The team finished in 1st place in their Division with an 8-5 record, highlighted by a pair of high scoring wins down the stretch to clinch 1st place: 17-15 at home vs. Oldfields and 16-13 on the road against Key. In the playoffs, Chapelgate managed to stop the Warriors in the Quarterfinals, but everyone is looking forward to another great season next year. The Boys JV and Varsity Tennis teams had excellent seasons. The JV team worked through great adversity and played a tough schedule but finally won a league match against St. Mary’s by the score of 4-1! The Varsity won a pair of league matches to earn a playoff spot but fell in the Quarterfinals. Both teams are currently competing in their league individual tournaments hoping to bring home some Singles and Doubles titles.
The Girls Varsity Softball team worked hard and earned a win against Oldfields! The girls had a great time and are aiming for more wins next season. The Boys Middle School Baseball team finished strong with a 13-6 win over Friends School to close out the season. Excellent pitching and timely hitting paved the way for the exciting win. In Girls Middle School Softball, the team won its final pair of games, topping local rivals Park School and Krieger Schechter by scores of 15-13 and 8-7 respectively. The Boys Middle School Lacrosse team had a challenging year but worked very hard and saw some good young players emerge. The Girls Middle School Lacrosse team finished with a fantastic 4-2 record, highlighted by wins over local rivals Krieger Schechter, Park, and Friends! 7
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MAZEL TOV TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CLAS Meital Abraham • Abigail Baker • Jenna Balk • Uri Balsam • Hannah Berman • Samantha Bernstein • Gavriel Blaxberg • Shiya Bluestein • Molly Bookoff • Shayna Brookman • Kate Buckner • Noah Caplan • Rachel Caplan • Hannah Cohn • Brooke Dorman • Kara Eppel • Lior Fagan • Michael Fein • Harley Feldman • Isabel Feller-Kopman • Nina First • Loretta Fleming • Angela
Frank • Micaela Franks • Allison Friedman • Jeremy Friedman • Lea Glazer • Daniel Goldman • Rebecca Goldman • Melanie Gorelik • Sydney Hamburg • Hannah Harrow • Danielle Herman • Justin Hoffman • Hallie Hurwitz • Natan Isack • Felicia Kalb • Jasmine Kerbel • Sara Klein • Jared Krieger • Sydney Kwatinetz • Hannah Lerner • Joshua Lewis • Julius Lubman • Batsheva
OUR SENIORS HAVE RECEIVED ACCEPTANCES FR American University • Arizona State University • Community College of Baltimore County • University of Baltimore • Binghamton University • Boston University • Brandeis University • Brown University • University of California, Berkeley • University of California, Davis (Engineering) • University of California, Los Angeles (School of Eng. & App. Sciences) • University of California, San Diego • University of California, Santa Barbara (College of Engineering) • Case Western Reserve University • College of Charleston • Columbia University • University of Connecticut • Cornell University • University of Delaware • University
of Denver • Dickinson College • Drexel University • Elizabethtown College • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach • Florida Atlantic University • Florida Institute of Technology • University of Florida • Franklin and Marshall College • George Mason University • The George Washington University • Georgia Institute of Technology • Gettysburg College • Goucher College • University of Hartford • Hofstra University • Hood College • Indiana University at Bloomington • Ithaca College (School of Communications) • James Madison University • University of Kentucky • Lehigh University •
OUR SENIORS HAVE RECEIVED ACCEPTANCES FROM THE FOLLOWING YESHIVOT, SEMINARIES & ISRAEL PROGRAMS Bar Ilan • Machon Maayan • Mechina • Midreshet Emunah v’Omanut • Midreshet haRova • Midreshet Lindenbaum • Midreshet Moriah • Midreshet Torah VaAvodah • Midreshet Torat Chesed • Nativ •
Nishmat • Reishit Yerushalayim • Tiferet • Yeshivat Aish Gesher • Yehsivat Eretz Hatzvi • Yehsivat Lev HaTorah • Yeshivat Orayta • Yeshivat Torah vaAvodah • Young Judea
Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School PreSchool through High School. Learning together. For life.
Tfiloh Dahan Graduates!
ASS OF 2016 - OUR 27th GRADUATING CLASS! Marks • Bethany Miller • Joshua Miller • Michael Millstein • Audrey Monroe • Dov Morgenstern • Sigalle Moskowitz • Tyler Mostow • Nolan Plant • Roey Paz-Priel • Yair Pincever • Nicholas Pummill • Alexander Rabin • Daniella Rakhamimov • Noah Rapoport • Rachel Robin • Benjamin Rock • Noa Rossberg • Andrew Schwartz • Dori Schwartz • Zachary Seidel • Jeremy
Shapiro • Yocheved Sharaby • Arianna Sharfman • Margaret Shochet • Melanie Sidle • Emma Silverman • Yehoshua Soskil • Amanda Spector • Aaron Stein • Hillel Stutman • Ian Subin • Samantha Subin • Yitzi Teichman • Aura Teles • Kelsey Traub • Justin Welfeld
ROM THE FOLLOWING COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Loyola University Maryland • Lycoming College • University of Mary Washington • University of Maryland, Baltimore County • University of Maryland, College Park • Marymount University • University of Massachusetts, Amherst • McDaniel College • University of Miami • University of Michigan • Millersville University of Pennsylvania • Muhlenberg College • New York University • North Carolina State University • Pennsylvania State University - All Campuses • University of Pennsylvania • University of Pittsburgh • Rider University • Rutgers University-New Brunswick • Salisbury University • University of South
Carolina • University of South Florida, Tampa • St. John’s University Queens Campus • St. Mary’s College of Maryland • State University of New York at Albany • Stevenson University • Susquehanna University • Syracuse University • The University of Tampa • Temple University • The Ohio State University • Towson University • Tulane University • Vanderbilt University • University of Virginia • Washington University in St. Louis • University of Washington • University of Wisconsin, Madison • Yeshiva University (Stern College for Women) • York College of Pennsylvania
OUR SENIORS HAVE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING AWARDS & HONORS National Merit Scholarship Commended Students (7) • AP Scholar with Distinction (6) • AP Scholar with Honor (14) • AP Scholar (11) • Mock Trial State Finalists • Baltimore Theatre Awards • State
Merit Scholastic Award • Daughters of the American Revolution Citizenship Award • Sons of the American Revolution Citizenship Award • MIAA and IAAM Division All-Stars
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Expand Your Mind & Open Your Soul:
Choosing to be “Chosen”: Becoming a Jew C elebrate Shavuot with Rabbis Mitchell Wohlberg, Chai Posner, and Jonathan Gross, and your Beth Tfiloh friends. Bring your entire family for an inspiring Yom Tov celebration of the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Join us for one meal or one class or celebrate the entire Chag with us!
TIKUN LEIL SHAVUOT - Saturday Evening, June 11, 2016 7:15 pm
Introduction by Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg
7:45 pm
Mincha
8:15 pm
“Making the Choice: The Difficult Decision to Becoming a Jew” Evening Panel Discussion moderated by Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg.
9:00 pm
Maariv
9:30 pm
A delicious Shavuot Dairy Meal (Reservations required)
10:45 pm
Rabbi Chai Posner: Where You Go, I Will Go: An Eyewitness Account from Ruth and Naomi
Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg
12 am until... Late Night Session in the High School Library with Rabbi Jonathan Gross: Chaya Siri: Can Robots Become Jewish? Our traditional Shavuot all-night Jewish learning will continue with classes until sunrise with Beth Tfiloh High School faculty members.
Rabbi Chai Posner
Rabbi Benyamin Moss: Magic, Miracles, and Mysteries Rabbi Mordechai Soskil: Ghost Stories in Gemarah Ask the Rabbi Panel Discussion with Rabbi Moss, Rabbi Soskil and Mr. Haggai Lavie. 5:00 am
Shacharit in the High School Beit Midrash followed by breakfast in the Crane Multi-Purpose Room Rabbi Jonathan Gross
FIRST DAY OF SHAVUOT - Sunday, June 12, 2016 12:30 pm
Shavuot Lunch (Reservations Required) Panel discussion: “Navigating a New Path: Beginning Our Journey as Jews” moderated by Rabbi Chai Posner. Separate children’s programing.
SECOND DAY OF SHAVUOT - Monday, June 13, 2016 Enjoy the Installation of Officers’ Congregational Kiddush Lunch immediately following services. Then join the Posner family for an afternoon of fun in the sun, small group learning sessions and cold treats on the Upper Field behind their home (bring a blanket). REGISTER for the Shavuot Seudah Dinner and Lunch at www.bethtfiloh.com/register
410.413.2321 • www.BethTfiloh.com/mercaz Celebrating the Joy of Judaism, Embracing All Jews
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Sponsored by: The Mercaz Dahan Center for Jewish Life and Learning Co-Chairs: Shelley Kaye and Anne Pfeffer
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BT Professional Network: Corporate Leader Beth Kaplan on the Value of Your Reputation “Tov shem m’shemen tov” - A good name is better than a good oil. Kohelet, 7:1.
are, whatever you are doing at the time, be THERE!
That is just one of the valuable lessons that 50 BT School parents, alumni and Congregation members learned from American corporate leader Beth Kaplan as she reflected on her career trajectory and what it has taught her at the Beth Tfiloh Professional Network (BTPN) breakfast on May 9th. In addition to being a parent of two BT alumni and a Congregation member herself, Beth is a seasoned executive who has served in senior management for large corporations such as Procter & Gamble, Bath & Body Works, and GNC Live Well, as well as in senior management and investor roles at fast growing companies such as Rent The Runway.
As a manager, she believes in setting clear, established metrics for the employees she supervises. Because of that, her colleagues describe her has tough but fair, the hardest working person, and smart. (She describes herself as competitive, driven and smart).
To grow your own career, Beth emphasized the need to find a mentor, and, like Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, to “be in the pool every day.” And while you need to constantly work harder, you still need to carve time out for yourself – for Beth that means family and competitive ballroom dancing. While work-life balance is clearly a challenge, especially for working mothers, Beth stated that wherever you
Looking back on her career, Beth said the most important thing she’s done is The recent BT Professional Network program featured a helping get Rent the Runway fascinating presentation by BT member, Beth Kaplan. off the ground, supporting an all-female run tech company in the maleThe BTPN sponsors bi-monthly dominated tech environment. And while breakfast meetings throughout the she once believed that men and women year with a variety of outstanding speakers in a wide range of should compete on an even playing field, professions. Beth Tfiloh also has today her thinking has “evolved” – given a growing LinkedIn group, which the choice between a qualified male is open to anyone affiliated with or female candidate, hiring managers our congregation or school. This should choose the female, helping active networking group has been others to “visualize” women in the top instrumental in connecting members professional spots, making it the norm of the BT family to one another and instead of the exception. Committed to helping to cultivate new business BT, Israel and the Jewish world, Beth opportunities. Stay tuned for future Kaplan is a true role model for so many. networking opportunities!
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JUNE 2016 A IYAR-SIVAN 5776
Development News Making BT Extraordinary: The Venick Family’s Extra-Curricular Activity Fund Many Beth Tfiloh families say that BT is like a second home for them. For Holly and Steve Venick, who live just a few doors away from BT, it’s almost literally true. “If we are not in the home we sleep in, we are all at BT, whether it’s for school, work, synagogue, camp, sports, theater, community service, etc.” “My family and I have been members of Beth Tfiloh for many years,” comments Steve, who is president of Fram Monument and chairs both the Jewish Cemetery Association and United Hebrew Cemetery in his few nonBT moments. “I grew up at BT and even attended their Hebrew School and camp. Some of the teachers I had in Hebrew School are now teaching Judaics to our children in BT’s day school, which is amazing to see.” He and Holly joined the Congregation as a couple in 2007, and added a new Venick generation to the BT family when their oldest child, Jordyn ‘23, enrolled in BT PreSchool at age two. “BT is a perfect fit for our lifestyle and how we raise our children,” shares Holly. “We love the diversity of a Jewish community school, but the consistency of the love of Judaism and learning. Our nieces and nephew all attended BT’s day school from PreSchool through High School and it was a natural progression for us to want the same for our children.” The Venicks’ BT involvement extends far beyond being Congregation members, and School and Camp parents. A previous synagogue board and marketing committee member, Steve currently serves as the Brotherhood board’s 1st Vice President. “I enjoy the comradery the Brotherhood brings to the synagogue as well as helping raise funds to sponsor important programming in the school and shul.” Holly’s BT volunteer career encompasses positions on the Lower School and Grandparents Day committees, chairing the Parent Association’s Mishloach Manot for many years, as well as the BT Block Party and other events. She took her 12
BT involvement to a new level, joining the Congregation staff as the Director of Synagogue Life in 2013. “I enjoy engaging congregants through my role; I am so happy and proud to have served as a lay leader and now as staff at this institution,” she notes. The Venick children have inherited their parents’ love of all things BT. “BT is the best!” exclaims Jordyn. “My friends are here, my amazing teachers are here…the fun is here!” Hunter ‘25 agrees. “I can’t wait to go to BT every day! On weekdays for school, on Shabbat for Kid Cong so I can win the Dynamic Davening Donut for being a great davener, and on Sunday for sports.” And Marley ‘29 adds, “I love to see my friends and teachers every day!”
“I feel very lucky to be able to go on field trips and participate in extra curricular activities and am glad our family fund will help other BT kids do the same.” Jordyn Venick ‘23 The Venick family knows that a true BT experience extends beyond participating in shul services on Shabbat and holidays, learning both Judaics and general studies together as a community at school or spending summer days having adventures at BT camps. They want all BT kids to have the same immersive experience year-round that Jordyn, Hunter and Marley enjoy –like theater, soccer and basketball—but they know that for some families, that presents a real financial challenge. And that’s where the Venicks stepped in, creating the Venick Family ExtraCurricular Activity Fund. “My father taught me at a young age that the more you give, the more you get back,” explains Steve. “We had heard of BT children who wanted to participate in sports, field trips, the High School spring formal, or other special activities that couldn’t because tuition was the main priority for those families—extra-
curriculars were above and beyond their means.” Holly adds, “We talked to our kids about all the activities they get to do, and that there are some kids who don’t get to enjoy all those extras. We discussed as a family what we could do to help and decided to create this fund. We wanted our children to see how much of an impact we can have on others and learn by our example, while also feeling that they are making a difference since this is a family fund.” The Venick children have taken this lesson in chessed to heart. “I’m proud my family can help other BT kids do more activities so they can be happy,” expresses Hunter. Jordyn, whose overwhelmingly successful Bat Mitzvah project, Kind Mind sensory kits for Alzheimer’s patients, was recently featured in the Baltimore Jewish Times, adds, “I’m happy that my family can do a great mitzvah and help other families in need. I feel very lucky to be able to go on field trips and participate in extra curricular activities and am glad our family fund will help other BT kids to do the same.” If you would like to contribute to the Venick Family Extra-Curricular Activity Fund, please contact Itael Toibman at 410-413-2233, itoibman@ btfiloh.org, or donate online at bethtfiloh.com/donate. As Steve notes, “Donations to this fund are always welcome and will be put to good use!”
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JUNE 2016 A IYAR-SIVAN 5776
We gratefully acknowledge the following contributions to our Congregation & School ROSALIE AND RICHARD ALTER SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Honor of: Loryn Lesser, on receiving the Golda Meir Israel Bonds Award, by Rosalie and Richard Alter In Memory of: Alice Rosenbush, by Rosalie and Richard Alter and family
RAY NACHLAS BECKER SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Honor of: David Liebman, on his special birthday, by Walter Becker and Jacqueline Becker Donna and Albert Polovoy, on their special birthdays, by Walter Becker and Jacqueline Becker
BETH JACOB HEBREW SCHOOL AT BETH TFILOH In Honor of: Jackie Klein, on her granddaughter becoming a Bat Mitzvah, by Zelma Aiken Donna and Albert Polovoy, on their special birthdays, by Zelma Aiken, Elaine Blum and Leo Sloan, Flora and Irv Friedman, Anita and Stanley Langbaum, Sonya Setren In Memory of: Alice Rosenbush, by Zelma Aiken
BETH TFILOH DAHAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL In Honor of: Irene and Robert Russel, on their grandson, Noah Brenner, becoming a Bar Mitzvah, by Marcia and Alvin Sachs In Memory of: Andrew Billig, by Elayne and Buzz Berg Beloved sister of Hilda Levin, by Kathy and Doug Shepard Henry Pollak, by Amy and David Stampfer and family
BETH TFILOH DAHAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Honor of: Cherie and Jeb Brownstein, on Ari and Melissa’s marriage, by Susan and Scott Yurow Natalie and Jay Chason, on Max’s graduation, by Susan, Paul, Melissa and Julie Harans Jeannie and Edward Ginsberg, on the birth of their grandson, by Susan and Scott Yurow Ann Sue and Leonard Grossman, on their grandson, Matthew, becoming a Bar Mitzvah, by Lois and Ben Sigman David Liebman, on his special 80th birthday, by Irv Hyatt, Molly and Eugene Lipman, Jackie Mazer Zhanna and Alex Maydanich, on their son, Ethan, becoming a Bar Mitzvah, by Robynn and Joel Segall Elden Schneider, in appreciation of his ongoing support for the BT Mock Trial Team and his advice and encouragement during his first year coaching the team, by Jules Szanton
In Memory of:
GENERAL FUND
Al Arking, by Dena and Gary Leibowitz Andy Billig, by Ilene and Dennis Brave, Beverly and Bernard Siegel Beloved sister of Debbie Caplan, by Susan and Scott Yurow Judy Herman, by Layne, Danielle, and Steven Herman Florence Litt, by Wilma and Paul Alpert, Vilma Michelson, Judy and Marty Mintz, Aaron Zuckerberg Henry Pollak, by Allison and Aaron Magat and family, Sherry and Josh Mauer and family Alice Rosenbush, by Linda Barron, Susan and Scott Yurow Sol Schwartz, by the nurses at BWMC, Jill and Steve Bers, Natalie and Jay Chason and family, Laura and James Downes, Sally and Bob Goodman, Constance Harris, Karen and Barry James, Ellen and Paul Saval Edan Shapiro, by Allison Leve Steinmetz and family Lucille Simon, by Mindy and Jud Lipowitz, the Sobol Family, Susan and Scott Yurow Jacqueline Spigel, by Susan and Scott Yurow Hanna Taub, by the Gheiler Family, Susan and Scott Yurow Shirley Wolock, by Jill, Gary, Sara, Josh and Eric Eidelman, Susan and Paul Harans
In Honor of:
BECKY AND JOSH BRENNER FUND In Honor of: Irene and Robert Russel, on their grandson, Noah Brenner, becoming a Bar Mitzvah, by Dianne and Victor Salama
BROTHERHOOD S. HAROLD COHEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Memory of:
The Beth Tfiloh Clergy, in appreciation for their help in preparing Noah, for his Bar Mitzvah, by Becky and Joshua Brenner Rabbi Jonathan and Miriam Gross, on their sister, Shlyma Shamberg’s wedding, by the Venick Family Linda and Steven Hurwitz, on the birth of their grandson, by Reba and Arnold Cohen Myrna Hurwitz, on the birth of her great grandson, by Reba and Arnold Cohen Stan Lustman, in appreciation for their help in preparing Noah, for his Bar Mitzvah, by Becky and Joshua Brenner Donna and Albert Polovoy, on their special birthdays, by Rae and Sid Bazensky Rosemary and Thomas Pozefsky, on their marriage, by Michael Pozefsky Beverly and Gerald Rashbaum, on their 65th anniversary, by Jo and Malcolm Robbins Lois and Ben Sigman, on their grandsons, Nathaniel and Jonah becoming B’nai Mitzvah, by Cecilia and Stanley Schocket In Memory of: Andrew L. Billig, by Elaine and Daniel Liebfeld Esther Lenett, by Rachel and Mordechai Diamond Henry M. Pollack, by Jill, Gary, Sara, Josh and Eric Eidelman, Nina and Gary Wand
SONIA AND STANLEY GOLDBERG ADOPT-A-CHILD FUND In Honor of: Mr. and Mrs. Steven Manekin, on their son, Brandon’s engagement, by Dawn and Glenn Goldberg
Miriam “Mimi” Cohen, by Levin & Gann, P.A.
ALAN J. KARLIN CHATAN TORAH HONOR FUND
DIAMOND FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Honor of:
In Honor of: Elaine and Marc Lowen, on the engagement of their grandson, Ezra Pleeter to Shaindy Berger, by Dr. Liebe Diamond. Lori and Sam Pleeter, on the engagement of their son, Ezra Pleeter, to Shaindy Berger, by Dr. Liebe Diamond. Speedy Recovery to: Sandy Dobres, by Dr. Liebe Diamond
PAUL DAVID ELLIN HOLOCAUST FUND In Memory of: Irene Ellin, by Linda and Lloyd Eisenberg, Lois Neumann and Betty and Harvey Niblett
JEROME AND RHEDA FADER CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Honor of: Judith and Steven Fader, on the marriage of their daughter, Dori to Matthew Teitelbaum, by Cheryl and Richard Kress In Memory of: Aaron S. Young, by Rheda Fader
June Karlin, on her birthday, by Norman La Cholter
SOPHIE AND WILLIAM MAZER SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Memory of: To commemorate the first yahrzeit of Willie Mazer, by Susan Goldberg
THE MERCAZ DAHAN CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE AND LEARNING In Honor of: Rosemary and Tom Posefsky, on their marriage, by Paula Harris
RALPH MEYERSTEIN HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FUND In Honor of: Ruthie and David Carliner, on the birth of their granddaughter, by Israela and Michael Meyerstein Sandy and Sheldon Dobres, on the birth of their granddaughter, Willa Sloane Dobres, by Israela and Michael Meyerstein
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BETH TFILOH BULLETIN Judi and Steven Fader, on the marriage of their daughter, Dorie Fader to Matthew Teitelbaum, by Israela and Michael Meyerstein Linda and Steve Hurwitz, on the birth of their grandson, by Israela and Michael Meyerstein Marian Jackson and Jeffrey Chinsky, on the marriage of their son, Joshua Chinsky to Marla Shor, by Israela and Michael Meyerstein Ilene and Steve Mackler on the birth of their grandson, by Israela and Michael Meyerstein In Memory of: Lucille Alter, by Israela and Michael Meyerstein Eddie Attman, by Israela and Michael Meyerstein Etta Garber, by Israela and Michael Meyerstein Doris Rombro, by Israela and Michael Meyerstein
NATANZON & TAYLOR FAMILY ISRAEL/ POLAND TRIP FUND In Honor of: Mira and Nissim Dahan on the bris and baby-naming of their new grandson and granddaughter, by Tova and Rony Natanzon Myra and Bill Fox, on their grandson, Jacob Wolf, becoming a Bar Mitzvah, by Tova and Rony Natanzon
ANN NEUMANN-LIBOV SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Memory of: Andrew Billig, by Mort Libov Sam Penn, by Mort Libov Alice Rosenbush, by Mort Libov
JUNE 2016 A IYAR-SIVAN 5776 ELLYN AND STEPHEN POLAKOFF SENIOR TRIP SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Honor of: Amie Sue and Paul Nochumowitz, on the birth of their grandson, Hank Nochumowitz, by Ellyn and Stephen Polakoff Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Posner, on the birth of their grandson, Zev, by Ellyn and Stephen Polakoff In Memory of: Phillip Diamond, by Ellyn and Stephen Polakoff Beloved sister of Hilda Levin, by Ellyn and Stephen Polakoff Samuel Penn, by Ellyn and Stephen Polakoff Aaron Young by Ellyn and Stephen Polakoff
PRAYER BOOK FUND In Memory of: Andrew Billig, by Marci and Stephen Rosenbaum
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND In Honor of: Marc Okun, on his 60th birthday, by Barbara and Jerome Ginsberg Rosemary and Thomas Pozefsky, on their marriage, by William Pozefsky Beverly and Gerald Rashbaum, on their 65th anniversary, by Reta Davis Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg, in appreciation of his kindness, by Rina Janet Speedy Recovery to: Howard Cohen, by Janet and Gilbert Feinberg In Memory of:
STANLEY Z. PENN MEMORIAL LECTURE FUND
Gina Ary, by Linda and Eric Cohen
In Honor of:
In Honor of:
Michele Lax and Barry Garber, on the marriage of their daughter, Ariel, by Ruthie and David Carliner In Memory of: Andrew Billig, by Ruthie and David Carliner, Helene Penn Dorf
YAD B’YAD FUND Eppie Herman, on her special birthday, by Wendy Farley Frances Kessler, on Mother’s Day, by Michael, Molly, and Lani Kessler
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In Memory of: Al Arking, by Deborah Rapoport Andrew Billig, by Deborah Rapoport Florence Litt, by Emily, Scott, Ryan and Shayna Levin Hanna Taub, by Deborah Rapoport
LINDA AND SEYMOUR YAFFE SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND In Memory of: Alice Rosenbush by Linda Yaffe
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We extend a Mazel Tov to the following members: To Cantor Avi and Ahuva Albrecht on the birth of their granddaughter, Paz Hila Albrecht, daughter of Shai and Eli Albrecht To Irwin Azman on the marriage of his son, Darren Todd Azman, son of Phyllis Brown, to Rachel Melissa Cymerman, daughter of Diane and Jerome Cymerman; and to the grandmother, Elizabeth Azman. To Loryn Lesser on receiving the Israel Bonds Golda Meir Award To Susan and Howard Sirkis on the birth of their granddaughter, Madison Berkeley Dorich, daughter of Shelby and Jason Dorich To Rachel Steinberg Warschawski on her election as President of the Pearlstone Center
Speedy Recovery vnka vtupr We wish the following members a speedy and complete recovery: To Dorothy Donner
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We extend our heartfelt condolences to the following members:
Memorial Plaques have been purchased in memory of the following:
To Lynn Davidov on the loss of her mother, and our member, Alice Rosenbush To the family of our member, Irene Ellin To Harry Kessler on the loss of his mother, Cecile Kessler To Selvin Passen on the loss of his sister, Florence Litt To Andrew Pollak on the loss of his father, Henry Pollak. To Naomi Samet and Dena Gorbaty on the loss of their father, Leon Gutman To Howard Spigel, on the loss of his mother, Jacqueline Spigel
Jerome Nathan Goldberg Lillian B. Switzenbaum Goldberg Samuel A. Morton Goldberg Malcolm P. Katzen Doris Rombro
Shabbat Kiddush Sponsors We gratefully appreciate the generosity of the following individuals for their sponsorship of the weekly Shabbat morning Kiddush: APRIL 16 - Zhanna and Alex Maydanich in honor of their son, Ethan Maydanich, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. MAY 7 - the Nelson Neuman Family Kiddush Fund and the Congregation in honor of Blue & White Shabbat May 14 – the Nelson Neuman Family Kiddush Fund
Seudah Shelishit Sponsors We gratefully appreciate the generosity of the following sponsors of the weekly Shabbat afternoon Seudah Shelishit: APRIL 16 - Betty Reichenberg and family to commemorate the yahrzeit of Martin and Mollie Mazer, beloved parents and grandparents; and by Irwin Richman and family, in loving memory of his beloved mother, Shirley Richman and his beloved father, Samuel Richman. MAY 7 - Margie and Lowell Herman; Seth Herman and Cara Herman to commemorate the yahrzet of Benjamin Herman, beloved father and grandfather; and by Negin and Ronnie Hariri to commemorate the yahrzeit of Ronnie’s beloved father, Khalil Hariri.
Simcha Plaques Simcha Plaques have been purchased in honor of the following: Noah Ilan Brenner, becoming a Bar Mitzvah, by his family Beverly & Gerald Rashbaum, on their 65th anniversary, by Phyllis & Leonard Attman, Annette & Joseph Cooper, Myra & Burt Gold, Selma & Melvin Kitt, Helene & Bert Levine, Marilyn & Jack Pechter
Yahrzeit Contributions Bernard Aiken, by Zelma Aiken Clarence Amdur, by Marlene Amdur Ferguson Samuel Auerhan, by Edward Auerhan Rena Bass, by Sandra and Maurice Bass Max Berman, by Shirley Rosenzweig Irving Bierer, by David Naftaly Dorothy Brown, by Stanley Brown Hyman Buckner, by Amy Cavalier Isaac Cohen, by Viviane Cohen Simon Cohn, by Judith Zerwitz Henry Dickman, by Elinda Hendin Helen Ehrlich, by Keith Ehrlich Kate Eisner, by Allen Eisner Meyer Erkes, by Shirley Miller Shifra Feldman, by Mira A. Fradlin, Isaac A. Ratner Fannie Finkelstein, by Jack Finkelstein William Finkelstein, by Cicely Finkelstein Antonina Fishman, by Harvey Kasner Morton Getz, by Alan Getz Dorothy Glazer, by Roslynn Goldberg William Seth Glazer, by Marc Leavey Morton Frank Goetz, by Gilbert Goetz Abraham Aaron Goodwich, by Kenneth Goodwich Sylvia R. Goodwich, by Kenneth Goodwich Al Gross, by Esther Gross Morris Grossman, by Sylvia Tulkoff Philip M. Grossman, by Marlene Friedenberg Arthur Guttman, by Laurence Guttman Helen Haas, by Maureen Davidov
Joseph Harris, by Elaine Katz Aaron Hendleman, by Herbert Gendason Malka Hershkovitz, by Avi Hershkovitz Isidore Hettleman, by Jerome Hettleman Samuel Z. Hoffman, by Kenneth Golberg Gloria J. Horwitz, by Norris Horwitz Manuel Jaschik, by Marcia Leavey Shirley Kowitz, by Ervin Kowitz Irving Kroll, by Geoffrey Kroll Sara Kurtz, by Evelyn Gross Sarah Lander, by Susan Schechman Rabbi Aaron Landis, by Rena Rank Martin Leikach, by Ann Leikach Abraham Lichter, by Samuel Lichter Esther Bertha Lichter, by Beverly Gersh Florence Liss, by Steven Gilden Ellen B. Lott, by Carrie Olschansky Harry K. Lott, by Edward Lott Irving Lowen, by Marc Lowen I. William Lustbader, by Evelyn Lustbader Meta Mainzer, by Irene Sherman Lottie Mark, by Barbara Gandel Karoline Mayer, by Lutz Alexander Prager Samuel Mayer, by Lutz Alexander Prager Max Meyerowitz, by Barbara Aarons A. Leonard Mogol, by Ellen Cohen Edith Monfried, by Allan Monfried Esther Mourad, by Magda Saina David Mussey, by Solomon Mussey Rose Nachlas, by Walter Becker Benjamin Louis Patz, by Ted Chernak Leonard Paymer, by Michael Paymer Fannie Pomerantz, by Evelyn Gross Nathan Pomerantz, by Evelyn Gross Samuel Rank, by Elliot Rank Fannye G. Robbins, by Solomon Robbins David Rozenel, by Samuel Rozenel Morris Rudolph, by Janet Kotelchuck Roy Sager, by Mindy Dickler Julius Sander, by Jerry Sander Lena Schlachman, by Sidney Schlachman Selina Schoenfeld, by Howard Schoenfeld Gertrude Siegel, by Nancy Rombro Rebecca M. Silbert, by Suzanne Fox Anne Spector, by Libby Wolff Henry Louis Taylor, by Victor Taylor Harry Tulkoff, by Sylvia Tulkoff Gurston Turner, by Joel Turner Louis Julius Weitz, by Sue Paymer Max Wiener, by Lance Martin Mark Ira Wilder, by Natalie Wilder Charles Wolfe, by Charles Geshekter, Ruth Geshekter Millward Bessie Yankelov, by Edith Yankelov Michael Yankelov, by Edith Yankelov Goldye Eggnatz Yudin, by Henne Rapkin
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BETH TFILOH CONGREGATION Roz & Marvin H. Weiner Family Campus 3300 Old Court Road / Baltimore, MD 21208
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BETH TFILOH Synagogue Office 410-486-1900 Fax 410-653-0603 Schedule of Services Dial 6, 2 Information Hotline 410-413-2345 mail@btfiloh.org • www.BethTfiloh.com
Beth Tfiloh Congregation
Celebrating the Joy of Judaism Embracing all Jews
Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg, 410-413-2215 Hazzan Avraham Albrecht, 410-413-2212 Rabbi Chai Posner, 410-413-2219 Rabbi Jonathan Gross, 410-413-2213 Rabbi Chaim Wecker, Ritual Director 410-413-2218 Lowell Herman, President Fran Pruce, Board Chair Tom Moran, Chief Operating Officer Don Weinapple, VP, Finance 410-413-2291 Eve Kresin Steinberg, Executive Director 410-413-2251
Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School
Thank you so much to our generous sponsors and everyone who made SPOTLIGHT 2016 such an incredible success! beth tfilo h dahan community school p r es en ts
SPOTLIGHT 2016 CELEBRATES ISRAEL
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Zipora Schorr, Director of Education, 410-413-2305 Allison Magat, President, Board of Trustees Deborah Rapoport, HS Interim Principal, 410-413-2235 Rabbi Yehuda Oratz, MS Principal, 410-413-2407 Nina Wand, LS Principal, 410-413-2508 Melissa Lebowitz, PreSchool Director, 410-413-2303 Brian Singer, Hebrew School Coordinator, 410-413-2523 Laurie Kott, Director of Admission, 410-413-2308 Harriet Rosen, School Administrator, 410-413-2310 Joan Feldman, Director of Communications, 410-413-2312 Mandi Miller, Development Director, 410-413-2399 Michelle Cherry, Director of Alumni Relations, 410-413-2336
Beth Tfiloh Youth Center Cherie Brownstein, Youth Director 410-413-2220
MERCAZ DAHAN CENTER
FOR JEWISH LIFE AND LEARNING
Sandy Vogel, Director , 410-413-2306 Shelley Kaye and Anne Pfeffer, Co-Chairs
Beth Tfiloh Camps
410-517-3451
David Schimmel, Director Michael Sachs, Chair
Synagogue Life Committee Holly Venick, Director of Synagogue Life, 410-413-2244 Calla Samuels, Chair
Beth Tfiloh Cemetery Wendy Farley, Cemetery Coordinator, 410-413-2241 Morris Segall, Chair
Parent Association
410-413-2314
Vered Taylor, President
Brotherhood
410-413-2238
Richard Goldsmith, President
Sisterhood
410-413-2239
Consortium of Past Presidents Evelyn Gross & Shirley Miller, Gift Shop
Chesed Committee
Irv Hyatt, Chair Roselyn Kalb, Sisterhood Chair
Bulletin
Joan Feldman, Director of Communications, 410-413-2312 Rina Goloskov, Asst Dir. of Communications, 410-413-2369 Lori Bernstein, Graphic Designer, 410-413-2216 Charlene Schimberg, Communications Assoc., 410-413-2217