MILESTONES BAR/BAT MITZVAHS: BETH TFILOH בית תפלה
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BETH TFILOH CONGREGATION CLERGY Rabbi Chai Posner Chazzan Avraham Albrecht Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg, Rabbi-in-Residence
Ethan Benderson
איתן
Dana Fleisher
דאנא
Son of Ilona and Joseph Benderson
Daughter of Jodi & Colin Fleisher
May 28, 2022
March 19, 2022 Dana attends 7th grade at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School. She is the sister of Eran ’21 and Maytal ’23, and the granddaughter of Tony and Gloria Fleisher, and Selwyn and Ruth Bloch. Her hobbies are sports and singing. For her mitzvah project she made key chains to help raise money for Bike for Chai. Dana babysits regularly at Beth Tfiloh shul and participates in the school’s monthly Yachad program.
Ethan attends 7th grade at Severna Park Middle School. He is the brother of Lia Benderson, the grandson of Larisa and Leonid Leytman, and Carol Benderson-Lighter and Stuart Lighter, and the late Albert Benderson. His hobbies are tennis, ping pong, and spending time with his family and friends. Ethan will be volunteering at the animal shelter for his Mitzvah project. He has also donated his own money to charity and has studied different prayers and engaged in prayer on a regular basis.
Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev Rabbi Chaim Wecker, Ritual Director
STAFF & LEADERSHIP Dan Silien, Director of Shul Operations Eve Kresin Steinberg, Executive Director Talia Jordan, Director of Programming & Engagement Cherie Brownstein, Centennial Experience Director Chana Slavaticki, Director, Mercaz Center for Jewish Life & Learning Sam Bloom, Director, Beth Tfiloh Camps Gary Eidelman, President Neil Sweren, Board Chair
BETH TFILOH DAHAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL Switchboard: 410-486-1905 Dr. Zipora Schorr, Director of Education Laurie Kott, Director of Admission
Madison Shayna Hoff / מרים שינא Daughter of Michael & Tracy Hoff May 14, 2022 Madison attends the 7th grade at the Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School. She is the sister of Ashton ’30, the granddaughter of Myra Hoff and the late Dr. Brian Hoff, and Gerry Sober and the late Terre Sober. Her hobbies include baking challahs and distributing them to friends and the homeless in Baltimore.
BIRTHS: To Lisa ’04 and Jared Levitt on the birth of a baby boy. Mazal tov to brother Ian ’35 and Ryleigh ’37, and to grandparents Debi and Mark Holzman, and Shirley and Harold Levitt, and great-grandfather Irvin Fishbein. To Stephanie Riederman ’06 and Moshe Dlott on the birth of their daughter, Talia Faith Dlott; and to big siblings Hannah and Gabriel, and grandparents Helene and Robert Riederman. To Becky ’02 and Daniel Freedman on the birth of their son, Nathaniel Dobs, and to big siblings Annabel, Theo ’33 and Vivien ’34, and grandparents, Adrian Dobs and Marty Auster.
Allison Magat, Chief Administrative Officer Joan Feldman, Director of Strategic Initiatives Becky Brenner, President, Board of Trustees
CONGREGATION AND SCHOOL Mandi Miller, Director of Institutional Advancement
IN THIS ISSUE
Mark Kaiser, Director of Facilities, Security and Technology
Milestones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Seydee Doradea, Events Director
Staying on a Spiritual High, by Rabbi Chai Posner . . . . . . . . 4
BULLETIN
Purim in Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Rina Schiff, Director of Marketing and Communications
School Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Paul Miller, Art Director
The Operative Word. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Erin Smith, Marketing Coordinator Julie Wolff, Content Marketing Specialist
Spotlight 2022. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Meredith Hill, Digital Marketing Associate
Philanthropy and Giving. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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BETH TFILOH BULLETIN
APRIL-MAY 2022 A IYAR-SIVAN 5782
