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MAY 2015 • IYAR / SIVAN 5775
B.L.T. Sunday, May 3: 9:30 a.m. Monthly Bagels, Lox & Tefillin Minyan Come for the praying and stay for the food! Following breakfast, there will be a rugelach making workshop led by Irv Ginsburg.
Men’s Club Shabbat Saturday, May 9: 9:45 a.m. Join as members of the B’nai Zion Men’s Club lead our congrega$on in prayer. A Kiddush luncheon sponsored by B’nai Zion Men’s Club will follow services.
Women About Women May 12, 6:30 PM at Allied Eye “Naomi & Ruth, Creating Ties of Sisterhood.” Create your own silk scarf! $20 for a bandana/$22 for a scarf
CHATTANOOGA
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B’nai Zion Congregation 114 McBrien Road Chattanooga TN 37411 423.894.8900 Fax: 423.894.8902 shul@bzcongregation.com Rabbi Susan Tendler rabbi@bzcongregation.com Director of Congregational Learning Jason Cathcart jason@bzcongregation.com President Steven Sherman BZPRES@comcast.net
423. 316.9712 Vice Presidents Dr. Bill Hillner Jordan Parker Fern Shire Treasurer Scott Israel Secretary Susan Leininger Board Members Dr. Robin Balser Isaac Barukh Murray Berger David Binder Irene Cohen Rob Cowan David Fairchild Isidore Frumin Dr. Norman Galen Sherry Gilbert Jerry Kleinstub Joe Kodsi Matt Kodsi Lauren Lebovitz Bea Lurie Helen Pregulman Rachel Privett Jackie Rosenfeld Marty Scheinberg Phyllis Schwarz Ruth Votava Eliza Lebovitz (youth rep.)
B’nai Zion Voice is published 11 times a year by B’nai Zion Congregation, 114 McBrien Road, Chattanooga, TN 37411. Submission Deadline: the 8th of the month preceding publication: shul@bzcongregation.com Editorial Committee: David Fairchild, Editor Deborah Wint Susan Matzkin Lester Votava
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Message from Our President by Steven Sherman
The Cost of Doing Business The synagogue, like any institution, needs to be properly maintained. Recently, we have put in place a maintenance program for the HVAC system and repaired/replaced equipment, we have replaced the old thermostats with new programmable ones (saving on energy costs), we conducted an energy audit with EPB, installed new security lights in the parking lot, had the carpets and chairs professionally cleaned, and cleaned out the back storage room by the kitchen, These are just a few of the maintenance issues that have been recently addressed. This brings me to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. While I was perusing the April 5, 2015 Sunday edition I came across an article in the back of the business section entitled: “The opportunity of not managing strategically.” The article was written by Allen Hovious, President of LBMC Planning Services, located in Tennessee. Mr. Hovious wrote that when he is contacted about advising a company on their profitability and operations one of the first questions he asks is: “Does your roof leak?” I was intrigued and read on. Mr. Hovious explained that: “If your roof leaks, you give the appearance of not caring for your two most important assets: Your people and your machinery. People can slip and hurt themselves. Water damage can rust your machinery.” I thought about this statement and how it applies to B’nai Zion. The next time you visit the synagogue take a few minutes and look at the outside walls. You will see the cracks that are exposing our building to the outside elements and causing continued damage to our facility. The problem has persisted for many years and has not yet been properly addressed. The other week Rabbi Tendler brought me behind the curtain on the stage in the social hall. There she pointed out the crumbling cement blocks and pieces of cement
which had fallen onto the rear of the stage. This is just one example of the several that exist. The cracks are exposing the building to the outside elements which increases our utility bills, damages our texts and Torahs from the humidity, and lets in rodents and other pests, not to mention the potential safety hazard of the problem. We know from a previous study conducted several years ago that the problem is structural; the foundation needs better footings or underpinnings. Some of the questions that have been raised are: Does the congregation want to pay for another engineering study to determine if the situation causing the cracking of the walls has stopped or not? If the situation has not stabilized, what needs to be done to rectify the problem(s) and repair the damage? How do we fund the fix and the repairs? A decision was made to include the future of the building in our Strategic Plan. In the coming weeks there will be a Strategic Planning Meeting to address the building. If you have thoughts, ideas, suggestions, or comments on how you as a member believe this problem can best be remedied, please contact me, Jordan Parker or Robert Siskin with your recommendations. Mr. Horvis wrote: “Maintenance was an investment that did not occur properly” in the quilling factory where he was employed. “And although the problem was fixed, it could have been avoided and the company would have been that much further ahead,” financially. As a congregation we can no longer avoid taking some action without the building being further damaged resulting in an even greater increase in the costs to repair it. We need to decide as a congregation how best to proceed and in the final analysis if the costs involved exceed our means as a congregation. Our building is leaking, and more than your thumbs are needed to help plug the dike.
Message from Our Rabbi by Rabbi Susan Tendler
Change is never easy; we will always have gratitude To everything, there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. -Ecclesiastes 3 (and the Byrds) Each and every one of our festivals comes to remind us of both the bitter and the sweet. On each we celebrate and we remember. We bring family together and we mourn those no longer present. We mark another year gone by. We measure our growth and consider our future, our path and our direction. On Purim we read the Book of Esther and strive to emerge from our shell. On Passover, we read Shir HaShirim (the Song of Songs) and find the audacity to move forward with hope and anticipation. Come around to Shavuot, we take the time to mark our growth as Ruth reminds us of our harvest, our commitment, and our core values-- God, family, and Israel. As we tu rn then to S u kko t, Ko hele t (Ecclesiastes) boldly reminds us that nothing new is under the sun as well as there is a time for everything. Our growth as a synagogue reflects this tension… our growth both wonderful and exciting is also bittersweet. As we transform in so many beautiful and smart ways, we know that change is never easy. At our last board meeting, the board decided to move away from a paper bulletin and to find ways to announce our going-ons and milestones in perhaps more effective and alternative avenues. While the BZ Voice is only a small part of what Deborah Wint does, this decision also means saying goodbye to DW. Most of you know even more than I, DW’s love and dedication to BZ over the past 15 years. She taught herself H eb rew, cares deeply for our
community and is nothing short of professional. Brilliant, creative, purposeful, thoughtful, timely, reliable, a talented writer with a wonderful sense of humor and a good eye, made Deborah such a gem for our synagogue and our community. She brought national attention our way, twice receiving a Solomon Schechter award of excellence—twice for our website in 2000 and 2002, and once for our bulletin in 2004. And yet, Deborah does so much more for the synagogue of which few of us are even aware from the yarzeit lists and letters to the High Holiday mailing, the yizkor books, organizing Interfaith Shabbat from the inside, weekly acknowledgements of individuals’ milestones. Even these responsibilities only touch the surface of what she has and does accomplish. So many of you have fond memories that make you smile, that shaped you in some way and uplifted you at some point. Lester says that no matter what happened, he can always count on her for a pleasant, upbeat attitude. Jason remembers with affection a particular “Deborahism” -the huge wine goblet planted on her desk that she would sip water from each day perhaps bringing even more attention to the two camels that sat in a place of honor on her desk that Susan Leininger remembers with a smile. Please help us honor DW for her years of dedication and dynamism. By sending us your memories (office@bzcongregation.com) and pictures of Deborah. We will be collecting your fond recollections and creating a book of tribute to present to her. Thank you Deborah for all you have done, all you have given.
One of the famous camels
Must we always say goodbye?
Solomon Schechter Award Fun Times
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Message from Our Director of Congregational Learning by Jason Cathcart
Another BSI Year Flies by! Our school year at BSI this year has flown by, as usual. It has been a whirlwind of Jewish learning, fun in the classroom and memories for all. We had some wonderful new moments in our school year this year and I would like to mention some of them here as I thank a few people. Thank you to our teaching staff: Seth Balser, David Fairchild, Noa Hadad, Rachel Sadowitz , Rebecca Sadowitz and Rabbi Tendler. I couldn’t ask for a more hard working and caring group of educators. Each teacher helped to bring a creative twist into the educational program that make us all so proud. Thank you for you dedication. Rob Cowan and our Education committee has done an excellent job of advocating for the youth of our congregation. This group of people cares deeply about what and how our children are learning at B’nai Zion. Thank you for all that you do. Thank you to our B'nai Zion office team: Deborah Wint, Marcia Menuskin, Susan Matzkin, Susan Leininger, Mable Willingham, Lester Votava. From the lights to the heat, the computers to the food, the head to the heart: this is a dedicated group of individuals that make up a fantastic team. I am fortunate to work with you all and I truly appreciate your help. Our final thank you goes out to our students. Without you, Beit Sefer Ivri would not be possible. I am proud of all the learning you have done this year and look forward to seeing you grow as members of the Jewish people. I’m looking forward to seeing all our students, parents and extended BSI family on May 13th for our End of the Year Dinner and Program. It will be filled with food and fun!
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Please RSVP by May 11: jason@bzcongregation.com or 894-8900 x103
Last CJCRS of the school year May 3 CJCRS meets at B’nai Zion from 9:30am to 12pm.
Hebrew word of the month: The Beit Sefer Ivri (BSI) blog has up to date information about different youth related learning opportunities. There you can find all the information about BSI, a current calendar of our school activities, schedules of classes, the weekly question of the week, resources for upcoming holidays, Youth group information, Ashrei Society page, Kiddush Society page, online resources and a few other surprises. If you’d like to be added to our weekly BSI email, please contact Jason.
Adult Education Lunch & Learn Thursday, May 14 & 28 Noon @ BZ Join us for invigorating conversations with Rabbi Tendler. RSVP to the BZ office with your lunch preference (tuna or egg salad). Cost is $5. Questions about Adult education? Contact Jason Cathcart at Jason@bzcongregation.com.
What would you like to learn? If you have ideas or thoughts about adult education, please share them with either Jason (Jason@bzcongregation.com) or the rabbi (rabbi@bzcongregation.com) We will begin our calendaring process for the 2015/2016 year soon.
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You are invited to attend The B’nai Zion Sisterhood Phantom Donor Tea
Our Toast to Israel
When When you are thirsty
Where
Happy 67th Birthday!
In a comfortable chair
Why To support Sisterhood
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Pay To: B’nai Zion Sisterhood Send to: Phantom Tea, c/o Ruth Votava 714 Hurricane Creek Road Chattanooga, TN 37421
BZ Family A special thank you to Sylvia Wygoda who generously presented us with an authentic badge from the Holocaust along with a Holocaust themed tzedakah pushkie. Both are on display in our display case. Sylvia, the daughter of a survivor and a you might say a survivor herself, inspired us with her gratitude, story and her father's story, reminding each of us of the importance of of both memory and action. Mazel Tov to Rebecca Parker who was honored with the "Torah of Light" Award at the Women's League for Conservative Judaism's 2015 Southern Region Conference in April. A special thank you to Jay and Mary Susman as well as Jerry Kleinstub for their generosity in regards to Purim and to Barbara Oxenhandler who wrote our Rocky Horror Purim Parody. Many, many thanks! Many thanks to all who volunteered in coordination with the Mens' Club, helping to kasher the kitchen and prepare us for Passover. To Susan Matzkin, Amy Snetman and Fern Shire who helped set tables for seder! And, you would not believe it if you saw it, but 2 weeks ago, as part of Good Deeds Day, Carolyn & Steven Sherman, Marcie Mott, Joy Gendreau, and Beth Lowe helped transform our back storage room. A special thank you to all who helped make Passover seder so lively and wonderful! First and foremost to Mable Willingham and her staff, and to Jason Cathcart who did a phenomenal job helping plan as well as for the kids' program (helped by Rachel Sadowitz), David Eichenthal, Joe Kodsi, Jessica Kodsi, Barbara Paper, Michael and Vic Hanan, and of course Ross Sadoff and all who graciously participated! Mazel tov to our B’nai Zion 2015 High School graduates! Katie Rose is the daughter of David and Patricia Rose and the granddaughter of the late Mildred Rose and Alfred Rose (both deceased) and Ruth and Ollen Huff (deceased). Older siblings are Alexandra, 28, and Jordan, 27. Katie has been very active in a variety of high school clubs including Youth in Government; Model United Nations; Baylor Swim Club; Signal Mountain Swim Club; Beta Club; Leo Club; and Recycling Club. She was also named one of Distinguished Young Women of Signal Mountain 2014. Katie’s favorite subjects are Mathematics and Chemistry. Awards and recognitions include National Honor Society, History Award, and Tennessee State Swimming and Diving Championship Qualifier. She has been a competitive swimmer for eight years. Outside of school Katie enjoys thrifting and hiking. She has been a lifeguard for two years and Signal Mountain Green Giants Swim Team Coach for 3 years. She has also been a madrichim at CJCRS for 3 years. Katie plans to attend UTK and to major in Speech and Language Pathology. Eliza Lebovitz, daughter of Michael and Lauren Lebovitz, and granddaughter of Betty and Charles Lebovitz and Amelia and Owen Allen, will graduate from GPS in the spring. Eliza has two siblings, Baras, age 20, and Murray, 15. At GPS she is a member of Key Club and GyPSys, a school spirit club. Her favorite subjects are science and math. Eliza was a Schusterman Fellow at the AIPAC High School Summit and is involved in varsity tennis. She is an active member of United Synagogue Youth (USY), AIPAC, Girls Inc., and is Ein Gedi Sub-Regional President. Her favorite activities are volunteering, hanging out with friends and family, and traveling. Eliza will attend American University in Washington DC. She plans to major in International Studies. As a congregation, we extend condolence to Bob Brook and family in the loss of his mother, Ruth Brooks, z’l .
Anniversaries 5/18 David and Shanna Speal 5/24 Norman and Peggy Hofferman 5/24 Robert and Beth Lowe 5/24 Jordan and Rebecca Parker 5/24 Joel and Gail Susman 5/25 Tal and Erin Cohen 5/30 Kevin and Cassandra Rose
Birthdays 5/3 Bea Lurie 5/5 Dr. Todd Levin 5/5 Rhonda Stowe 5/7 Dr. Stanley Dressler 5/7 Robert Snetman 5/8 Phyllis Schwarz 5/9 Marvin Berke 5/10 Robert Goldberg 5/10 Jay Menuskin 5/10 Gitta Stein 5/12 Sadie Cowan 5/12 Pris Siskin 5/14 Bessie Collins 5/15 Ronnie Berke 5/15 William Wise 5/16 Katherine Rose 5/18 Joel Susman 5/19 Arthur Lebovitz 5/19 Rick Marcus 5/20 Dr. Martin Simms 5/24 Brent Sirota 5/26 Marion Shuman 5/28 Michael Spector 5/30 Eliza Lebovitz 5/30 Barry Parker 5/31 Eva Binder 5/31 Ross Binder 5/31 Charles Smith, Jr.
1st place - Rob Lowe 2nd place - Tal Cohen 3rd place - Jim Shire BZ Voice
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Contributions IN MEMORY In Memory of Barbara Bohn Tina Blackburn (R) Forrestine Blackburn & Eloise Bates Norman & Peggy Hofferman David & Susan Leininger Teddi Mendel In Memory of Bill White Judy Richelson & Family In Memory of Gerald Levine Lynn & Colman Hochman In Memory of Lt. Leonard Green Michael Bonder Pris & Robert Siskin Lester & Ruth Votava In Memory of Milton Silver, Father of Beth Lowe Dr. Reuben & Dot Dubrow In Memory of Ray Davidson, Father of Rabbi Josef Davidson Pris & Robert Siskin In Memory of Ray Morganstern Judy Richelson & Family In Memory of Ruth Brook, Mother of Bob Brook Rose & Harvey Cooper (E ) Dot & Reuben Dubrow Shelton Goldblatt Family Sherry Phillips Isaacman Charles & Betty Lebovitz Teddi Mendel Barry Parker & Flossie Weill ( H) Eric & Barbara Snyder Gail & Joel Susman Sanford & Elaine Winer In Memory of the Mother of Ted Feintuch Lynn & Colman Hochman In Memory of the Uncle of David Fairchild Pris & Robert Siskin In Memory of Zelig Frumin, Brother of Izzie Frumin Dot & Reuben Dubrow
MAZEL TOV Jason Cathcart Mazel Tov on your 40th Birthday Robin, Seth, Jake, Sam Balser (H) Jay & Marcia Menuskin
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SPECIAL FUNDS [B] Babysitting [CE] Louis & Rose Chawkin Ed. Fund [Ed] Education [E] Enhancement [H] Hanan Family Scholarship [K] Kiddush [KE] Kitchen Equipment [R] Rabbi's Discretionary You can make billable contributions to B’nai Zion using our online submission form at www.bnaizioncongregation.com Of course, you can still email contributions to shul@bzcongregation.com. Or call 894.8900
Jason Cathcart In Honor of earning your Masters Degree in Jewish Ed. From JTI Pris & Robert Siskin Trent & Channing Center In honor of your daughter's Bat Mitzvah Lynn & Colman Hochman JoAnn & Maish Richelson Happy Anniversary & Birthdays Mollye Norman
SPEEDY RECOVERY Colman Hochman Norman & Peggy Hofferman Charlotte Jacobson Pris & Robert Siskin Phyllis Schwarz, Rick & Lon Jay Menuskin Pris & Robert Siskin JoAnn Richelson Shelton Goldblatt Family
THANK YOU/ IN YOUR HONOR Shelton Goldblatt Many Thanks Dr. Reuben & Dot Dubrow Alan & Alison Lebovitz Thank you to the best host family ever!! Joey Greenstein
Jay & Marcia Menuskin In Appreciation of all you have done Charlotte & Marla Jacobson Steven & Carolyn Sherman Thank you for hosting our daughter,Julie. She had a wonderful time Julie Klein & Family Steven & Carolyn Sherman In Honor Randee & Mike Black Rabbi Susan Tendler In Your Honor Leslie Levine (R)
ETZ HAYIM/SIDDUR Jay & Marcia Menuskin Wishing you all the best, good health and good times, and in gratitude for your friendship and many, many years of support of BZ Helen Pregulman In Memoryof Garrison Siskin Helen Pregulman
YARZEIT DONATIONS Rose T. Balk Susan & David Leininger Bessie Baras Charles & Betty Lebovitz Liwana Wise Boulware Boulware Family (H) Ida Brandman Colman & Lynn Hochman Max Contor Sam Baras Esther Dressler Dr. Stanley & Gail Dressler Sam Goldberg Ruth & Lester Votava (R) Allen "Buddy" Jacobson Yuppie & Harold Shavin (H) Molly (Hannah) Kopkin Ted & Ethel Kopkin Joshua Daniel Leininger Susan & David Leininger Morris Margolis Dr. Jim & Fern Shire
Contributions, continued Miriam Morris Elizabeth Monson (KE) Fred R. Morris, Jr. Elizabeth Monson (KE) Sara Polsky Sharon Polsky Abraham & Byrna Schwartz Howard Schwartz Eva Shavin Yuppie & Harold Shavin (H) Joel & Gail Susman Garrison Siskin Anita Levine Joan Lenét Solomon Rebecca Solomon &Jake Quilliams Mariam Goodstein Stein Marcia & Jay Menuskin Gussie Shavin Susman Yuppie & Harold Shavin (H) Joel & Gail Susman
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD! Please join us for the B’nai Zion Annual Meeting
Sunday, June 14 10:00 AM
Thank you so much to all of Jay and Marcia’s family, friends and community that made Kiddush Luncheon possible on April 18, 2015. Amelia and Owen Allen Dr Bruce and Merle Backer Murray and Ada Berger Michael Bonder Jason and Vicki Cathcart Terri Cathcart Dr. Reuben and Dot Dubrow Izzie Frumin Robert and Faith Goldberg, Joy Gendreau Shelton Goldblatt David and Sherin Gottlieb, E. Rosenthal Michael and Jan Hanan Victor Hanan Colman and Lynn Hochman Scott and Laura Israel Charlotte Jacobson Alan & Paula Jarman Howard and Myrna Kaplan Jerry and Judy Kleinstub Joe and Marilee Kodsi
Alan and Alison Lebovitz David and Susan Leininger Rick and Bonnie Marcus Dennis and Susan Matzkin Barbara Oxenhandler Jordan and Rebecca Parker Barry Parker & Flossie Weill Helen Pregulman Miriam Richelson Roy and Jackie Rosenfeld Alan and Harriet Ruderman Rachel Sadowitz Phyllis Schwarz, Lon Jacobs, Rick Jacobs Steven and Carolyn Sherman Dr. Jim and Fern Shire Robert and Pris Siskin Norman and Sylvia Slovis Joel and Gail Susman Rabbi Susan Tendler and Ross Sadoff Ruth and Lester Votava Sanford and Elaine Winer
Thank you Marcia & Jay Menuskin for a lifetime of dedication to B’nai Zion and the Chattanooga Jewish community. May you go from strength to strength! BZ Voice
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Have You Planted Seeds for the Future? A legacy gift will ensure that the seeds you sow will benefit the community you love.
Consider making B'nai Zion part of your planned giving. Contact office@bzcongregation.com
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Yahrzeit List *Memorialized on our memorial plaques.
Commemorate a loved one or occasion with a leaf for our Tree of Life . For more information, Contact shul@bzcongregation.com IYAR/MAY 12 1 Matilda B. Bloch* 12 1 Ruth Bloomfield 12 1 Nathan Goldberg 12 1 Mary Brandman Hecklin* 12 1 Karl Lampart 12 1 Annie Abelson Levin* 12 1 Jerome Ludsky* 13 2 Sam Herman Goldblatt* 13 2 Harry Radin* 13 2 Sadie Fradel Siskin* 14 3 Boruch Block* 14 3 Sara Rae Gordon* 14 3 Mary Roseman Hodes* 14 3 Esther Lander 14 3 Abe Sam Lebovitz* 14 3 Henry Rothman* 14 3 Samuel P. Schwartz* 14 3 A. Mose Siskin* 14 3 Meyer Siskin* 14 3 Lillie Kaplan Weitzner* 15 4 James Z. (Jimmy) Flaster* 15 4 Dave Kohn 15 4 Alvin Schultz 16 5 David Kopkin* 16 5 Louis Lovins 16 5 Sarah Okin* 16 5 Yehudis Pearlman* 17 6 Morris Abramson* 17 6 Morris Belz 17 6 Joe Dubrof 17 6 Nathan Nonin* 17 6 Anna Klein Perlberg* 17 6 Helen Toner Schneider 18 7 Sam E. Beilenson 18 7 Rosa Deitch* 18 7 Hilda Vera Goldsmith 18 7 Kathy Muira 18 7 Jacob Orlinsky* 18 7 Sonia Kohn Sherrill 19 8 Vera MacBaisey 19 8 Perle Rocker* 19 8 Ann Freeman Shavin* 19 8 Toby Thelma Silverman* 20 9 Norman Dresner 20 9 Rachel Edelstein* 20 9 Benjamin Silverman* 20 9 Fannie C. Witt 21 10 Ethel Gordon Alper* 21 10 Bobby Klein
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B’NAI ZION SYNAGOGUE Minyan Schedule—May 2015 WEEK 1
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*Ida Bell *Marla Bell *Shelton *Goldblatt *Howard *Schwartz *Marion Shuman *A/M Hodes *Alvin Hodes *Claire Binder *Zach Beker *R/F Goldberg *D/B Binder *R/P Siskin
*M/J Hanan *Rachel Privett *B/M Backer *Barb Oxenhandler *J/J Schneider *Marion Shuman
*G/J Kleinstub *Gayle Shavin *J/G Susman *J/F Shire *Debbie Alper
*Sylvia Wygoda *S/L Norman
*O/A Allen *A/A Lebovitz *Sylvia Saloshin *Sheryl Hill
Jerry Bohn J/V Cathcart Michael Bonder Ivan Deitch Meryl Stark
C/L Hochman S/G Dressler N/S Slovis M/A Kodsi Victor Hanan Michael Dzik Jackie Kirzner C/J Rhodes T/E Cohen Anita Levine Phyllis Schwartz David Navas Rick Jacobs
Scott Israel M/J Scheinberg G/A Boulware M/A Berger Marcie Mott D/S Leininger R/B Marcus D/S Gilbert D/P Israel C/L Hochman P/H McFadden W/S Hillner
*WEEK 4
Rochelle Prigoff H/Y Shavin L/I Cohen Paul Stahl H/D Trotz Mitchell Wilson G/M Lander Martin Fanburg K/C Rose Meryl Stark D/S Matzkin Rachel Sadowitz R/J Cowan R/B Lowe M/L Lebovitz
WEEK 5
Wed, May 20
Fri, May 22
Wed, May 27
Fri, May 29
*M/S Shapiro
*Gayle Shavin *J/G Susman *Jackie Kirzner *Louise Spector
*J/M Kodsi *N/P Hofferman *R/D Dubrow
*Gayle Shavin *J/G Susman *S/E Winer *Anne Richelson *M/J Richelson *Judy Richelson
Marshall Center J/M Menuskin D/B Eichenthal I/M Goldberg R/D Streiter D/S Speal Kenan Speal T/T Trivers I/L Barukh K/J Spiegel H/Y Gropper E/H Brody B/C Wise M/L Spector Sadie Morgan Jason Shuman
J/R Parker Rochelle Prigoff T/T Trivers Mary Spector E/V Epstein I/L Barukh Sheila Breitbart J/D Alper D/J Sachsman G/C Fine Charlotte Jacobson R/C Palermo M/K Berke Ronnie Berke A/M Berke Niki Goff Bill Cordell
C/B Lebovitz L/R Votava S/C Sherman Miriam Richelson Alan Richelson A/L Reingold N/P Hofferman L/J Mack B/C Sirota R/A Snetman David Fairchild Rachel Zoldessy T/R Levin
Helen Pregulman M/A Berger Gayle Shavin J/F Dzik B Parker/F Weill B/R Brook P/R Stowe Harvey Weiss Isidore Frumin Elizabeth Monson R/J Rosenfeld John Lewis Irv Ginsburg A/P Jarman
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B/S Schulman A/H Ruderman S/D Jaffe Mary Spector G/S Sear D/S Speal Kenan Speal L/G Cohen M/S Simms N/W Galen
*denotes yahrzeit observed *the Minyan Schedule is currently being completed by Laura Israel. If you have any special requests for scheduling, please notify her at lauraisrael@live.com
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