BETTER THAN BROADWAY
Bulletin October 2013 Tishrei-Cheshvan 5774 Vol. 63, No. 1 Established 1858
Please join us for an exciting theatrical experience benefiting Congregation Beth Israel and featuring the extraordinary talents of Cantor Mark Saltzman, Michael Allen Harrison, Bryan Hunt, Michele Mariana, and special guest Harold Pollin.
at Pure Space, 1315 NW Overton, in the Pearl 6:00 pm Pre-event reception for Sponsors and Patron ticket holders 7:30 pm Doors open for general seating 8:00 pm Curtain
Pricing $250 Patron Supporters $ 90 General Admission (before October 7) $110 G eneral Admission (after October 7) Please RSVP by October 11 with payment to Tracy at 503-222-1069, tracy@bethisrael-pdx.org, or order your tickets online at www.bethisrael-pdx.org/ BetterThanBroadway October 2013
B’nei Mitzvah
Adult Education
Sophie Adler will become Bat Mitzvah on October 5, 2013. She is the daughter of Michael Adler and Molly Newcomer and the younger sister of Jacob. Sophie attends Laurelhurst School in NE Portland. She has selected to work with Grant Youth Basketball for her Mitzvah Project. GYB provides kids in NE Portland with opportunities to develop basketball skills in a “sportsmanship first” environment. Over a four-week period, Sophie organized and coached basketball clinics for 3rd and 4th grade girls at her school. She wants to pass along her love of basketball and empower other young girls to play team sports. Sophie donated all clinic fees to the Grant Youth Basketball scholarship fund so more kids can participate in the GYB summer league: www.grantyouthbasketball.org/home.php
Mallory Rachel Gradow Mallory Gradow will become Bat Mitzvah on October 12, 2013. She is the daughter of Steven and Michelle Gradow and granddaughter of Bev and Stan Eastern and Jeffrey Gradow. Mallory attends Lakeridge Junior High School in Lake Oswego. She has been an active fundraiser - along with leading one of the youngest fundraising teams - for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She is doing this in honor of her grandfather, “Papa” Stan Eastern, who has Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. Together with friends, Mallory has held bake sales and other fundraisings events throughout the area and will participate in the Light the Night Walk the week after her Bat Mitzvah to raise awareness for this cause: www.lightthenight.org/oswim
Matthew George Campbell Matthew Campbell will become Bar Mitzvah on October 19, 2013. He is the son of Dan and Deborah Campbell and younger brother of Robert. Matthew is a 7th grader at Lake Oswego Junior High. Not one to be content with a single Mitzvah Project, Matthew has poured himself into a variety of activities that make a difference in his community, including helping to set up and break down at the Lake Oswego Farmers’ Market; assisting in Meals on Wheels deliveries, complete with a cheery smile; mentoring first-time campers, giving them confidence and security while away from home for the summer; and helping friends learn to swim on the lake. In addition, he has become more aware of his surroundings, opening his eyes to small everyday mitzvot, such as opening doors or picking up for others, or even cooking for his family at home. He loves what he’s experiencing throughout this never-ending process of growth and learning.
Ella Krys Menashe Ella Menashe will become Bat Mitzvah on October 26, 2013. She is the daughter of Jack and Madeleine Menashe and the granddaughter of both the Honorable and Mrs. Sheldon J. Krys of Maryland and CBI members Liz and Ruben Menashe. Ella attends Oregon Episcopal School in SW Portland. She is working with the Street Light Shelter for her Mitzvah Project. A part of Janus Youth Programs, the Street Light
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Shelter helps homeless youths ages 13-20 move off the streets and transition into life after street life. Ella’s ongoing work for the shelter is aimed at raising awareness about the hungry and homeless kids in our city. This past year she has helped make food to serve 30-40 and has delivered it throughout the city. To learn more about Street Light Shelter, visit the Janus Youth Programs website: www.janusyouth.org/programs/homeless-youth
Harrison Lazarus Glickman Laz Glickman will become Bar Mitzvah on November 2, 2013 at Temple Beth Tivkah in Bend, OR. He is the son of Marshall and Lisa Glickman and grandson of Harry and Joanne Glickman. Laz attends Cascades Academy of Central Oregon and is working with Partners in Care and Clare Bridge of Central Oregon for his Mitzvah Project. Both organizations provide a home-like environment for people facing monumental challenges. Clare Bridge specifically focuses on dementia and Alzheimer’s patients who need special care in order to lead more productive lives. Partners in Care is a hospice, serving people’s discomfort in the final days of their lives, as well as providing support for the families of their residents. A talented musician who has appeared in concert with Michael Allen Harrison, Laz believes that music is a worldwide language and a powerful and meaningful way to communicate. He visits the agency locations weekly and plays piano for the residents, their families and staff. His goal is to give comfort and some joy to people who might otherwise feel depressed or hopeless.
Adult Education Presents: Shtetl Life In Europe Sunday, October 6, 10:00 AM Pollin Chapel Speaker: Professor Natan Meir
Photo: Paulina Olsen
Sophie Marie Adler
Professor Natan Meir is the Lorry I. Lokey Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies at Portland State University. His research interest is modern Jewish history, focusing on the social and cultural history of East European Jewry in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. His discussion will “set the stage” for understanding the real world that inspired Fiddler on the Roof.
Portland Center Stage’s Fiddler on the Roof Sunday, October 13, 2:00 PM Portland Center Stage Speakers: Rabbi Michael Cahana and Professor Natan Meir Complementing Professor Meir’s lecture and following up on this year’s Adult Education theme, CBI has reserved a block of 40 tickets to Portland Center Stage’s upcoming performance of Fiddler on the Roof. We have great seats in the center of the theater for the Sunday, October 13th 2:00 PM matinée. Rabbi Cahana and Professor Meir will be giving a pre-show talk beginning at 1:00 PM. Please call Tracy in the CBI office to reserve your seats. Your payment is your reservation. If you already have tickets, please consider switching your tickets to join our group. This can be done only by contacting the PSC box office at (503) 445-3700.
Congregation Beth Israel
Our Leadership The Mighty Members of the Brotherhood By Sydney A. Baer, Executive Director I take great pride in being an honorary member of the Mighty Members of the Brotherhood, but I have noticed of late that I can no longer say “the mighty men,” because we have lots of ladies working side by side on the projects of the mighty Brotherhood. Historically, CBI has had strong Brotherhoods, but then things started to wane when some of our more senior leaders decided it was time to pass the baton. Brotherhood hibernated for a few years, looking for a few good men to reorganize! It wasn’t long before Roger Cone, missing the camaraderie and traditions of the CBI Brotherhood, invited his friends to join in the revitalization of our Brotherhood. Thank you to James Anchell, Scott Schaffer, and Bob Winthrop and your boards for continuing to build our Brotherhood. Now the Brotherhood is the place to be with their inclusive, meaningful, and much-needed contributions of love and labor to the projects and programs for CBI. Do watch the Bulletin; they just raised our Sukkah, and they have many social and good works planned in the months to come! Historically, the Brotherhood has provided us with our ushering corps during High Holy Days. We are so appreciative of our long time ushering corps – many have their 40, 50, and 60 year pins; Alan Rosenfeld might be the longest time usher, as this is most likely his 60th year ushering! Thank you to Mel Birge and your wonderful team of ushers for taking back this long tradition of the Brotherhood. But I would be remiss if I didn’t thank Kevin Hoover and Karen Kranz for being our High Holy Day Ushering Captains and Co-chairs for the past 12+ years, while the Brotherhood took a break from this important and meaningful project. Kevin and Karen saw the void and assumed the responsibility for recruiting, organizing, and training our large usher corps. They worked through many summers, recruiting and connecting with our members to insure that we had safe and smooth entry and seating for our High Holy Day services. They loved being our greeters, they knew who liked to sit where, they knew who needed what, and they made our congregants feel welcome, special, and well taken care of. It is with the greatest appreciation that we say thank you to Kevin and Karen, as they have retired from this labor of love. Thank you for this mitzvah and creating the opportunity for our congregants to give back to our congregation through being a part of your team. I would be equally remiss if I didn’t give a shout out to the amazing “sisters” of our WRJ/BI Sisterhood, led by Linda Harrison-Fintzy and their board, 100 years strong and the winners of many national awards. They will be honored at this year’s URJ Biennial in San Diego for their informative Child Trafficking programming. They too are our most cherished partners, and I love the collaborations between the “brothers” and the “sisters.” The Sisterhood also loves creating outings to bring everyone together. Watch the bulletin for their diverse and remarkable programs. Engage, connect, and make a difference; the “brothers” and the “sisters” invite you to join them!
Calendar Madness – or “Happy Leap Month Year” By Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana Well, that was a blur! Not only are the High Holidays behind us (and it was glorious to share that time with you), but so are all the Fall holidays of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. And it’s just October! How many times have we heard “the Holidays are so EARLY this year”? I am supposed to answer, “No, they always occur at exactly the same time – on the Hebrew calendar.” But really – yes, they were REALLY EARLY this year! In fact, they have not been this early since 1899! And if you recall, last Passover was also outrageously early – March 25th. The last time that happened was, again, 1899. 1899: the same year, I’ve read, that the paperclip and Bayer aspirin were patented. It’s interesting to think of our Jewish ancestors looking at this new-fangled invention – the paperclip – and wondering why Rosh Hashanah was so early! This exact circumstance (the calendar, not the paperclip) is discussed in the Talmud (Sanhedrin 13b). There are long and complicated answers for why it works out this way. I’ll spare you. The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is a modified lunar one. Strictly Lunar calendars, like the Muslim one, become swiftly out of sync with the Solar calendar, so that holidays can occur at any season of the year. The Jewish calendar is modified with the goal of keeping Passover in the Spring (and subsequently Sukkot in the Fall). This modification is done in a 19 year cycle by adding an entire MONTH onto the calendar (Adar II) in years 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17 and 19. We are in the 17th year of the cycle. This year is unique in those leap years because of other vagaries in the counting, which won’t occur again until the year 2089. I look forward to celebrating that with you – in 76 years! Oh, and having Thanksgiving on the First Day of Hannukkah has never happened since President Lincoln established the Holiday (Thanksgiving, not Hannukkah) in 1863. And it will either never happen again, or not until the year 79,811. I’ll get back to you then. Our two calendars will be back in sync with the addition of the new month Adar II on March 2, 2014. This will push Passover back to the more manageable April 15 (seder is the night of April 14). So do your taxes early this year. I go through this exercise in Calendar Madness to remind us that our Jewish calendar is full and rich and complex. Holidays and Holy Days are found throughout the year. They are opportunities to connect with your synagogue and with your Jewish traditions. “Early” or “late” or “on time” – they are the rhythm of Jewish life. Each has its own unique meaning and custom. Make 5774 your year to engage year round!
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Upcoming Events
Our Leadership
URJ North American Biennial
Sprucing up the Grounds
Wednesday, December 11-Sunday, December 15, 2013 San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA
by Stuart Chestler President, CBI Board of Trustees
General registration is open for the Union for Reform Judaism’s 2013 72nd North American Biennial, the largest Jewish gathering in North America, taking place Dec. 11-15, 2013, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Priority registration for members of URJmember congregations has been open since late July. The URJ Biennial will bring together 5,000 Jewish lay leaders and professionals, youth, congregants, and clergy to learn, pray, share ideas, and make decisions about the future of Jewish life. For the first time ever, the Biennial is open to those outside the Reform Movement. Early Bird pricing is available through October 18. Visit urjbiennial.zerista.com to register.
I want to again give recognition to the incredibly generous gift that has made our current building repair program possible. Some of you may remember our congregant John Neustadter. He passed away about ten years ago and in his will he left Congregation Beth Israel over one million dollars, which we received in 2010. His legacy gift has had a huge impact, allowing us to pay off all our debts from the repair of this building’s roof a few years back, and to then look forward to addressing current needs. We are most appreciative of this generous gift. It continues to be a great honor for me to serve as your President. I encourage all of you to increase your participation and deepen your connection to the life of our synagogue and community.
Jewish Book Month
CBI presents Better Than Broadway, a fundraiser and intimate evening of entertainment on Saturday, October 19th. This will be another extraordinary evening. Thank you Cantor Cahana for sharing your friends with us again this year. Thank you also to our sponsors, event committee, and attendees for your generous support for CBI.
Friday, November 1, 6:00 PM Pollin Chapel Speakers: Audelia DeCosta and David Molko Portland Jewish Book Month’s book choice for 2013 is Philip Roth’s Nemesis. The novella’s storyline looks at the influx of polio in New Jersey in 1944. It follows the main character, Bucky, the families in his neighborhood, and many others as they deal with the horror of getting polio. How they cope with this and react to the forces of circumstance is the central idea of the book. Roth’s tale leads the readers to question what would happen if they, or someone they loved, was struck with a debilitating disease or faced death. On November 1, 2013 Congregation Beth Israel will have a discussion of these issues during the Friday night service. Audelia DeCosta, social worker at Meridian Park Hospital, and David Molko, Senior Outreach Clinician with Jewish Family Services will present “Resilience: Challenging Illness and Moving to a Place of Hope.” Using the book as a jumping off place, we will hear how we can cope with the circumstances we are sometimes faced with. The public is invited to attend. There will be a pre-neg at 5:15.
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You may have noticed some repair work being done lately around our campus. One of the responsibilities we all share as members of Congregation Beth Israel is to ensure that this historic sanctuary and the rest of our campus is well maintained and passed on to future generations. In February, the Board of Trustees approved a program to spend several hundred thousand dollars to address a variety of essential but deferred maintenance and repair issues for our buildings. Our Building and Grounds Committee, led by Jack Menashe and Henry Kunowski, has worked diligently to move these projects forward. This summer we began with the repair of some of our magnificent stained glass windows. These windows were failing and in danger of falling. They were removed, cleaned and rebuilt. They look great, but more importantly; we know that they will be there for years to come.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I wish you all a happy and healthy New Year. Stuart Chestler
CBI Book Group Sunday, October 6, 9:00 AM Herbert & Shirley Semler Board Room Please join our book group each month for a morning of pleasant literary discussion. There is no need to sign up. October’s selection is: When They Come For Us We’ll Be Gone: The Epic Struggle to Save Soviet Jewry by Gal Beckerman November’s Selection is: A Pigeon And A Boy (A Novel) by Meir Shalev
Congregation Beth Israel
Developing CBI
L’Dor V’Dor From Generation to Generation
Let’s Discuss Dollar$ and Sense by Jenat Levison Feldman Development Director Conventional wisdom is that you don’t talk publicly about dollars and sex. Well I say – to heck with that. I want us to talk about dollars and sense! What does it take to keep the synagogue we love running? To have the exceptional programming, education, and clergy - all of which touch our lives every day? It takes lots of dollars and sense! For Fiscal Year 2013-14, our Development Committee has been asked to raise $200,000 to support our operating budget. Some of the specific places the money we will be raising helps support: • A LL aspects of worship: from Shabbat on the Plaza to music at Holiday services; from Healing Havdallah to our meditation group; and of course for special Holiday celebrations like our annual Martin Luther King, Jr service and celebration and our legendary annual Purim Schpiel.
tribute funds, allocations from our endowment funds, our fundraising events and many of you reaching a little deeper into your pockets with our Every Family Initiative Campaign to get us to a balanced budget. Thanks for the dollars, thanks for the sense! We are most appreciative of the many who give generously, above our sustaining level, so that we may continue to say that finances are never a barrier to being a part of our community, allowing those unable to contribute at our sustaining level to feel good about contributing their fair share for our operation’s budget. Our engaged Board and professional staff continue to focus on engaging every member of our community in the best way that works for them. Together we are committed to helping keep our congregants connected through innovative programming, continuing to offer programs and services that meet the needs of our diverse membership, and continually striving to offer support, comfort, and ritual of the highest quality for every member. Our clergy and staff are available 24/7. We know that nurturing Jewish lives and creating Jewish memories does not just happen weekdays between 9 and 5. As we invite you to join in supporting OUR Temple to the best of your capacity, we strive to make our friendraising and fundraising events FUN.
Just to name a few…...
And speaking of fun and fundraising and dollars and sense, please join me when our talented Cantor Cahana takes the stage on Saturday, October 19th for an amazing Better Than Broadway evening of entertainment, featuring the extraordinary talents of Cantor Mark Saltzman, Michael Allen Harrison, Bryan Hunt, Michele Mariana, and special guest Harold Pollin. Call the office (503) 222-1069 or register online at www.bethisrael-pdx.com/betterthanbroadway. A table is waiting for you…
While we have shared that budgets have been tight for many years, with many cuts along the way to maintain a balanced budget, it has been a while since we have really shared the facts about dues, which we prefer to call our congregants’ annual giving contributions. For the past 10+ years, our annual giving contributions have only covered approximately 60% of our operations with cuts to our budget, fees,
Our congregation is fortunate to have our members committed to helping CBI nurture Jewish lives and create Jewish memories. Congregation Beth Israel belongs to all of us and therefore we all share in this responsibility. Join the fun; join with us at our fundraiser. Speaking frankly, thank YOU for continuing to support our community with your dollar$ and sense!
• L ’dor v’dor - religious school tuition only covers 50% of the true cost of educating our next generation • Repair and maintenance of our historic campus • M embership Services, our website, bulletin and other communication tools
L’Dor V’Dor From Generation to Generation Mazel Tov to
Condolences to
Gary Gilbert and Ann Gilbert on the birth of their grandson, Finn Henry Silver, born July 21, 2013. Finn’s parents are Emily and Ross Silver of Bend, OR. Finn joins big brother Ronan (age 2).
Gerry Jackson and Linda Fintzy and families on the death of their cousin, Davene Cohen, on August 14.
CBI Board Member Joanne Van Ness Menashe on her recent appointment to the position of Executive Director of OAJC. Jen and Howard Feldman on the birth of their first grandson, Sebastian Etan Moskovitz Feldman, on August 20. Proud parents are Leigh Feldman and Sara Moskovitz. Irvin and Sabrina Stein on the birth of their second son, Levi Fred Stein, born on August 21, 2013. Levi joins big brother Ari (age 4). May they grow in wisdom and be a source of strength to their families and all humankind.
Dr. Jaime Kean and family on the death of her mother, Edna Kean, on August 15 in Iowa City, IA. Ardis Kowitt on the death of her husband and Eliot Meier on the death of his uncle, Sanford Kowitt, on August 16. Jeanne Newmark on the death of her husband; Janice, Jerome, and Miles Newmark and families on the death of their father; and David Abrams and Stuart Abrams and families on the death of their uncle, Herbert Newmark, on August 25. Paul and Alice Meyer and family on the death of his brother, Roger Meyer, on September 3.
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Education
Brotherhood
Every Act of Kindness Counts by Ben Sandler, Education Director
As I rode my bike over the Burnside Bridge at 8:30 AM on the way to our “back to school” faculty and madrichim day, my mind was filled with the excitement of our teachers meeting each other for the first time as a group. I was thinking about certain teachers meeting for the first time, the possibility and probability of great collaboration occurring over the year, and of the fun on the journey ahead working with kids and families. The agenda I had planned was far bigger than we would have time to do that day, but I had still prepared one activity after another in wanting to model for teachers that they always want to have way more planned than you will have time for, and to be ready for anything that might come up including extra time during the day. I began to coast down the west side of the bridge and came upon what would be the first of many homeless folks picking themselves off the hard sidewalks to begin another day of just trying to survive on the streets of Portland. I saw bedrolls being bungeed to bicycles, dogs being fed scraps, one man was screaming at a lamppost as a woman staggered through the crosswalk on a red light with car horns blaring at her as she stumbled to make the curb. Twenty blocks up I had coffee and pastries and safety and love, and a room full of good hearted people preparing diligently to help kids feel good about being Jewish and make the world a better place. I decided not to begin our gathering with all that I had prepared, but rather I asked our teachers and madrichim to tell me what they felt was unique to teaching specifically in Jewish Education. The responses were diverse and profound. I’m honored to be part of such a caring and soulful community that is so committed to teaching the ethics and history of our people and so committed to tikkun olam, repairing our world. I know that our food collection, tzedakah, and advocacy work is not going to get every homeless in Portland person the care and safety they need, but our teachers will rise to our Jewish obligation to not desist from trying and to model and emphasize making the world a better place as a core Jewish value. In The Mitzvah Project Book by Liz Suneby and Diane Heiman, the authors explore the many reasons to help others and how that is a Jewish value. Helping others makes you appreciate all that you have, taking action makes you believe in yourself, that you have the spirit to make things better. You feel hopeful that your time, effort, and energy will make a change for the better, and that your grandmother might even call you a mensch! Our students learn that any action they do with love is a good deed and that every action counts. A major strand of our curriculum in the Religious School is g’milut hasidim, acts of love and kindness. Let’s continue to support all the Mitzvah projects presented to us this year by our bar and bat mitzvah students and to support our classroom teachers and students in creating tzedakah projects and partnerships with food and human service agencies. In this way, our goals of having kids feel good about being Jewish and of repairing our world will continue to blossom. L’shalom, Ben
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Jews with Hammers and Drills On Tuesday, September 10th, seventeen healthy and happy men showed up to erect the CBI Sukkah. There were no injuries (although some people became “balance challenged” during construction). Unfortunately, the Sukkah seems very sturdy - it won’t blow down if there’s a strong wind - so we have some very talented carpenters on our team. Check out the photographic evidence of our construction.
A few upcoming events: October 27 We’ll be having the Ask/Stump the Rabbis event at the synagogue at 10:00 AM. November 16 The Brotherhood members will be helping out with the Education Department’s “Barn Dance.” November 24 We will be having the ever-popular “Latkes and Vodkas” event. For other news or items of interest, please check out the Brotherhood website: www.bethisrael-pdx.org/community/brotherhood
Birthright Israel Birthright Israel is a FREE 10 day trip to Israel for young adults between the ages of 18-26. Trips leave in the Winter, Spring, and Summer. The winter trip dates are tentatively scheduled for December 22-January 2. If you are interested in going on either of the three trips please email juliawaldinger@gmail.com to add your name to the list. This trip is sponsored by URJ. For more information, visit www.gokesher.org
Congregation Beth Israel
Sisterhood
Chanukah Fair!
5th Annual Sisterhood-Sponsored Tot Shabbat
Sunday, November 3
Saturday, November 2, 9:30 AM Pollin Chapel
Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 3rd to attend the first WRJ/ Beth Israel Sisterhood Chanukah Fair! Mingle with over 50 vendors, featuring both Judaic and secular items. One stop shopping - purchase gifts for all occasions for everyone on your gift list! Bring your family, friends and neighbors. Purchase a vendor table now. Tables will be sold for $50.00 each and 10% of your gross profits will be donated back to Sisterhood to help support the religious school programs. All items sold must be new. Reserve your vendor table now. Contact Daureen Morris at figgymorris@comcast.net for a vendor application.
Are You the Parent of a College Student or a US-Based Member of the Military? The Sisterhood College Communications Committee is updating our mailing list of CBI members who are current college students or US-based members of the military. We send two packages a year, usually at Chanukah and Purim, to keep in touch with our kids, let them know we’re thinking of them, and to wish them well while they’re away at school or the military. We send the Jewish Mother’s version of a care package, with packets of soup and cocoa, dreidels and gelt, or hamentashen and groggers. We include a student directory, a note from Rabbi Cahana, and anything else we think might interest/benefit them. We also slip in a Starbucks or iTunes gift card when possible. Parents of college students or children in the military (USbased), please contact Kathleen Doctor by November 1, at KathleenDoctor@me.com, with the following:
Please join us on Saturday, November 2nd at 9:30 a.m. in the Pollin Chapel for a service with Kim Palumbis, aimed at our youngest members. Following the service, Sisterhood will have an age-appropriate craft project for little ones and parents, as well as snacks for everyone.
Sisterhood Open House: Pink Martinis for Breast Friends Thursday, October 10, 7:00–9:00 PM Miller Room, Sherman Education Center Join us for a very special Beth Israel Sisterhood open house. Our guest speaker is Becky Olson of Breast Friends, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for female cancer patients. Becky is an award winning speaker, co-founder of Breast Friends, and a three time cancer survivor. “Her upbeat and contagious optimism is inspiring to everyone.” She’ll be speaking about “H.O.P.E.: Helping Others Provide Empathy.”
Becky Olson
Every woman in America will be touched by breast or other women’s cancers in her lifetime. One in eight women will be diagnosed, and the other seven will know her. Breast Friends’ goal is to reach the seven in order to help the one. We are requesting a $5.00 donation to support the programs at Breast Friends.
In addition, this is also your opportunity to sample what Sisterhood has to offer. Learn about our programs for the coming year. Committee chairs will be delighted to meet with you and suggest ways for you to be involved. The Sisterhood Gift Shop will be offering a one-night only discount of 20% off most merchandise and giving out great door prizes! Enjoy cheese, desserts, and pink cocktails (bar staffed by members of our mighty Brotherhood!).
• N ame of student or military member • Email address • College attending • Address • Year in school • Permission to include name and email in student directory • Any dietary restrictions This is a free service made possible by funds directly budgeted by our Sisterhood, member donors, and the Urman Family College Communication Fund. The next time you plan to give a tribute, please consider the Urman Family College Communication Fund.
WRJ/BIS is a group of dynamic women at all ages and stages of life who come together for fun and friendship, spiritual growth and learning, and service and support of our synagogue and community. All that is missing is YOU. All women are invited. Bring a friend and join us. Please let Shelly Levy know that you will be attending: 973-715-3234 or shellyhlevy@gmail.com.
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Social Action
Very Thoughtful People
With the new year comes new opportunities to become involved with the Social Action Committee. We just concluded our annual High Holiday Food Drive. Recognizing the benefit of providing funding to our recipient organizations, Lift Urban Portland and the Sunshine Pantry, we provided our congregants with the opportunity to make cash donations, as well as food donations. We would appreciate your giving us an opinion as to whether you want to continue to have this option. Implementing the vision of Solomon and Andrew Olshin, the Social Action Committee ran three successful SoupSac programs. The Committee also continued its support of the NW Tower and Annex as part of the Lift Urban Portland Adopt-a-Highrise Program. With your generous contributions and the shopping expertise of Joanie Rosenbaum, we expanded the back to school supply drive for the children of the NW Tower Annex to purchase the items on the children’s class lists. Lynn Tobias, Sarah Epstein, and Joanie Rosenbaum are working with Urban Gleaners seeking new food donors. Committee members provided a Christmas Eve dinner and gifts for the residents of Stepping Stones and their children. Daphna Stadig and Kate Royston organized the Pots and Pans for Purim for the Community Warehouse. With the support of the Religious School, the Committee also provided gift bags for the guests at the Trinity Episcopal Church Easter dinner. We ended the program year with a well-attended Mitzvah Day, led by James Anchell, Janet Morgan, Mary Scalone and Julia Waldinger. Sherry Fishman coordinated activities as our representative to the JFGP Community Relations Committee. Members of the Committee agreed to form a team for the Village Support Network.
Altar Flowers and Oneg Shabbat In Memory of Herbert Tobias Mitzi and Bob Tobias Katie Davis Bessie Krane Sandy Kowitt Sue and Joel Krane In Honor of Bunny Edelson (Recovery) Robert and Rita Philip
Amy R. Goldsmith Library In Memory of Cecile Gibstein The Abrams Family Jay Leon Wright Claire and Zanley Galton
Brotherhood Scholarship Fund In Memory of Stanton L. Abrams The Abrams Family
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Cemetery Beautification
In Memory of Sandy Kowitt David Lipman and Peggy Wiederhorn Floyd Black & Family Herb Newmark David Lipman and Peggy Wiederhorn Rena and Cheryl Tonkin Herb Black Robert and Rita Philip Edward Tonkin Rena and Cheryl Tonkin & David and Daniel Lerner Gina Levi Joy Alkalay Harriet Lomsky Geri and Jerry Matin Jane Ritchie Floyd Black Berthold Neuberger Patricia Neuberger Mort Bonime The Family of Mort Bonime William Philip Francis Cappel Robert and Rita Philip
The Allocations Subcommittee chaired by Lynn Tobias voted to provide contributions to: Janus Youth Programs in honor of Beth Israel Sisterhood’s receipt of the Gold Or Ami “Light of My People” Award, the Israel Religious Action Center’s Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism - Women of the Wall, the Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin, Camp Rosenbaum, Jewish Family and Child Service, Community Warehouse, Lift Urban Portland for its annual Christmas Dinner and food programs (including $2,000 as the first contribution to the newly named Eve and Alan Rosenfeld Food Fund), the Meals on Wheels People, the Village Support Network, Sisters of the Road Cafe, Urban Gleaners, and programs for the residents of the NW Tower and Annex. As we continue last year’s programming, we are also: • Forming a team to make desserts once a month for Potluck in the Park. • Expanding our work with NW Tower, including a Wednesday afternoon tutoring/story time. • Conducting research on how to address local needs and expand our advocacy to alleviate hunger. Our work would not be possible without the expert guidance from Rabbi Joseph, Rabbi Cahana, Cantor Cahana, and Sydney Baer and the unstinting support from Jemi Mansfield, Tracy Alifanz, Jim Baldwin, Vicki Greif, Dara Docherty, and Craig Paton and his team. We welcome your involvement in our activities and ideas for new projects that are meaningful to you. Please contact us at sac@ bethisrael-pdx.org if you would like more information. Please check our page at www.bethisrael-pdx.org for meeting dates and activities.
Please join us at our next Social Action Committee meeting on Wednesday, October 9 at 7:00 PM in Goodman Hall.
Ed Tonkin Ron Tonkin Asa Arnsberg Larry Arnsberg & Susan Diamond
Rabbi Cahana Discretionary In Memory of Sanford (Sandy) Kowitt Ardis Kowitt & Family Herb, Leslie, and Daniel Black Edna Kean Jaime Kean Herbert Newmark Sally and Debbie Mink Elaine J. Savinar David and Liz Lippoff Hugo Lewinsohn Pete and Cynthia Lewinsohn Anne R. Stricker Sally and Debbie Mink Constance (Connie) Lipman Derek and Lydia Lipman David Turtledove David Meyer Marvin Lippoff David and Liz Lippoff
Congregation Beth Israel
In Appreciation Peggy Bird Irvin and Sabrina Stein
Cantor Cahana Discretionary In Memory of Aaron Lertzman Alan and Lynn Lertzman In Appreciation The Overbeck Family Irvin and Sabrina Stein
Rabbi Joseph Discretionary In Honor of Jen and Howard Feldman (Son’s marriage) Sydney and Bill Baer Diane and David Rosencrantz Jen and Howard Feldman (Grandson’s birth) Sydney and Bill Baer Rabbi Rachel Joseph Sandi and Rick Popowitz In Appreciation The Overbeck Family Irvin and Sabrina Stein
Very Thoughtful People Cantor Schiff Discretionary In Appreciation The Overbeck Family
In Honor of Jack Goldstein (Consecration) Stuart and Susan Shleifer
General Administrative
Social Action (General)
In Memory of Sanford Kowitt George and Frances Lehleitner Verlin Campbell Edward and Mary Vranizan John Shipley Joe Schnitzer Sylvia Nemer Davidson Herbert Newmark Eric and Tiffany Rosenfeld George S. Bingham J. H. Steed Mary Ann Yerigan Ida Raskin Betty J. Raskin Bessie Kaplan Glickman Harry and Joanne Glickman Walter Goodman Douglas and Lila Goodman General Contribution Given By Edythe Steinbock
Hal Ruthizer Cultural Arts In Memory of Dora Gelwasser Sylvia and Arthur Kaplan
Holiday Childcare
In Honor of Chaya Rose Feinstein Peltz (Birth) Robert and Leslie Peltz
Landau Chapel
In Memory of Herbert Newmark Stan and Joyce Loeb
Oseran Family Lecture
In Memory of Rachel Leveton Marilyn Goldman Mary Goldman Rich and Sue Garber & Family
Preschool
In Memory of Davene Vines-Cohen Morrie and Gerry Jackson Golda Manes Michael S. Swett In Honor of Sondra and Gordon Pearlman (50th Anniversary) Patricia Layton Nemer General Contribution Given By Paul Schmidt
Ruth Semler Youth Activities In Memory of Irene Gilbert Joan and Louis Soriano Jennie Pollin Harold Pollin Herbert Newmark Stuart and Susan Shleifer
In Memory of Daniel Kirk Leonard, Yvonne, and Ben Gionet Gerald H. Solomon Dick Solomon Sanford Kowitt Henry and Nancy Oseran Herb Newmark Ray and Dorothy Packouz Donna and Richard Brownstein Jim and Ilene Davidson Ernest Bonyhadi and Shirley Gittelsohn Gerald and Evelyn Leshgold Theodore Kleinrock Leslie and Robert Peltz George Dubin Anita and David August
Food
In Memory of Jerry and Sam Hammel Susy, Marci, and Katrina Hammel Sandy Kowitt Davia and Ted Rubenstein Beverly and Marty Zell Elaine Savinar Jerry and Evelyn Leshgold Marilyn Forse Stephen Press and Laura Lane Herb Newmark Beverly and Marty Zell & Family Bunny Edelson George Bodner Nancy and Henry Oseran Rosemarie Rosenfeld Davia and Ted Rubenstein Susan Gerson Renée and Irwin Holzman Philip and Dorothy Reiter Lois Schnitzer Susan Davis Morton Allen E. Lichtgarn Stan and Joyce Loeb Ray Veltman Marcia Colton, Risa Colton-Feldman and Louis Feldman, & Jacob and Noah Feldman Daniel Gassner Ruth Gassner BettyLou Margulis Jerome Margulis David and Dolorosa Margulis Jette Neuberger Patricia Neuberger Lillian Feingold Claudia Fenton Lee and Frank Berne Marvin Morris Oziel Donna O. Brownstein Rose Freidenrich Jane Flaxman Roger Meyer Renée and Irwin Holzman In Honor of Alan Rosenfeld (90th Birthday) Diane and David Rosencrantz Dick Davis (Recovery) Rena and Cheryl Tonkin
Lynn and Jeff Wolfstone (Son’s marriage) Davia and Ted Rubenstein Rose Rustin Harley and Ulla Sachs Herman Rosenblum Raissa Tarlow Sharon Tarlow Dr. Harry Semler James Spivak General Contribution Given By Harriet Schatz Linda Ostomel
I Have A Dream
In Memory of Daniel Meekcoms Leonard, Yvonne, and Ben Gionet Dr. Robert May Dr. William and Beverly Galen Lillie Feuerstein Howard and Tamra Feuerstein Herb Newmark Eleanore Rubinstein Sidney W. Schlesinger Owen and Lynn Blank
NW Tower School Supplies In Memory of David Turtledove Paul and Alice Meyer
Stained Glass Windows Project In Memory of Nancy Rosenberg Alan and Lana Miller
Temple Improvement
In Memory of Nathan Feldman Elizabeth and Ruben J. Menashe Ida Shleifer Susan and Stuart Shleifer Norm D. Savinar Elaine J. Savinar In Appreciation Craig Paton, Andy Coles, and Drew Christensen (For work at Shabbat on the Plaza) Lynn Bonner
Temple Restoration In Memory of Nancy Rosenberg Jeffrey Lachman
Urman Family College Communication In Memory of Elizabeth Silverstein Jack Urman Marvin and Lois Urman
Estelle Director Sholkoff Jewish Educators Scholarship In Memory of Karensue Sholkoff Dobrow Richard Dobrow, Shasa Dobrow, and Rachel Dobrow Stone
October 2013
Heims Family Youth Activities Endowment General Contribution Given By Peter and Marjorie Albin
May Georges Study in Israel Scholarship In Memory of Herbert Newmark Dr. William and Beverly Galen Diane and David Rosencrantz
Nettie Director Library Book Endowment In Memory of Nettie Director Bruce Director Herbert Newmark Barbara and Howard M. Cohn Dr. Herman Korey Stuart and Nikki Director Nettie Director Stuart and Nikki Director Neal and Lisa Rosen In Honor of Howard and Jen Feldman (Becoming grandparents) Bill Baer (75th Birthday) Stuart and Nikki Director
WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Funds
Bikkur Holim - Hope in Life In Honor of Barbara Caplan (Recovery) Elizabeth and Ruben J. Menashe
Prayer Book
In Memory of Elias Lichtgarn Stan and Joyce Loeb Harry Shafer Lois Schnitzer Herb Newmark Mollie S. Levin & Ellen L. and Marty Jacobs Dr. Herman Korey Stuart and Nikki Director Edwin Cohen Ilaine Cohen, Stacie Jolly, and Stuart Cohen
Service to the Blind
In Memory of Dorothy Wheatley Marcia Colton, Risa Colton-Feldman and Louis Feldman, & Jacob and Noah Feldman
Sisterhood Programming, Leadership & Enrichment In Memory of Fred Buell Michael Tannenbaum
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In Remembrance October 4 & 5 Asa I. Arnsberg Bernhard S. Backman Louis Baer Richard H. Berman Maurice B. Blanc Lou Blank Mortimer Bonime Joseph Boyarsky Charlotte Brooks Fred Buell Rose Byer Anna Chusid Morris Chusid Renee Cohen Karensue Dobrow Lillian Feingold Leah Finger Leonard Fink Robert Fischback Rose Freidenrich Abe G. Gilbert Bessie Kaplan Glickman Elana Bess Gold Pauline Gold Lester Goldschmidt Walter Goodman Lenora Gordon Sarah Hahn Louis Halpern Marvin Helf Sylvia Javors Samuel Joseph Hannah Kohen Rabbi Joshua Kohen Harry L. Lansberg Mollie Leopold Gina Levi Elias “Al” Lichtgarn Max Loewenson Betty Lou Margulis Marshall Mazer Daniel H. Miller Moses Muscovitz Jette Neuberger Charlotte Ostomel Fred Polsky Katrina Pongracz Alvin Popick
CBI Team
Senior Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana rabbicahana@bethisrael-pdx.org Senior Cantor Ida Rae Cahana cantorcahana@bethisrael-pdx.org Assistant Rabbi Rachel L. Joseph rabbijoseph@bethisrael-pdx.org Rabbi Emeritus Emanuel Rose, D.H.L., D.D. rabbirose@bethisrael-pdx.org Cantor Emerita Judith Blanc Schiff cantor@bethisrael-pdx.org
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Irving Popick George Rickles Jane Ritchie Ralph Rubenstein Rose Rubenstein Melvin Jerome Schoenwald Bob Schwartz Tom S. Shulevitz S. Elizabeth Silverstein Irving Stein Faye Steres Louis Strauss Jack Urman Ray Veltman Esther Weiner Sande Weintraub Myrtle Marsha Wexler Williams Jay Leon Wright Leslie Burnett Wright William H. Zavin
Fritzi H. Reineman Jesse J. Rich Manfred Rosenthal James M. Rothschild Paula Ulla Schlesinger Joe Schnitzer Mary Schoenfeld Robert Schulberg Harry Schwartz Laurence Selling Pearl F. Shifman Max A. Shifrin Ida Shleifer Lula Lou Smertenko Dorothy Wheatley Mary Ann Yerigan Rose Zavin October 18 & 19 Irvin L. Baron Kate Braunstein David Bronheim Ralph Orville Cullers Rachel De Leeuw David H. Fertig Rose Fertig Daniel Gassner Dora Gelwasser Irene Gilbert Julius A. Graber Besse Hexter Dave G. Holtzman Hanita Jacobi Leopold Kahn Theodore Kleinrock Neil Kohn Rosalie Leb Marvin Lippoff Dora E. Markus Ellen Seller Meier Harvey Miller Megan Morris Rose Pannaman William Philip Michael Roffe Bessie Rosenbaum Norman D. Savinar Herbert M. Schwab Jean Kerr Schwartz
October 11 & 12 Stanton L. Abrams Julia Barde Olga W. Baruh Shirley Bergman Irene Bessette M. Monte Bettman Theodor Blumenthal Alice Carr Richard Daniels Katie Davis George Dubin Madeline Feldman Jay Gittelsohn Fred Kirk Herman G. Korey Jerome “Corky” Kornberg Reuben D. Kramer Rosalie Krone Rachael Leveton Jon Levin Ruth Liebreich Arnold Maizels Robert Mills Gordon V. Nagel Berthold Neuberger Ida Raskin
Education Department Education Director Ben Sandler, M. Ed. ben@bethisrael-pdx.org Early Childhood Education Director Deborah Kaplan deborah@bethisrael-pdx.org Education Administrator Mor Kenane mor@bethisrael-pdx.org Member Services Executive Director Sydney A. Baer sydney@bethisrael-pdx.org
Henriette R. Senders Andor Soltesz Fannie Sonnenfeld Dean R. Stoloff Herbert N. Tobias October 25 & 26 Frances Albert Laura Avakyan Bernadine Barde Brenner Francis Cappel Frederick Cezer Edwin Cohen Nettie Director David Elconin Lillie Feuerstein Sydney Mitchell Finegold Florence Frisch Cecile Gibstein David E. Gold Bernard Goldhammer David Goldstein Betty Hunt Bessie L. Krane Ben Lachman Ben M. Leshgold Hugo Lewinsohn Solomon Lieppman Constance Lipman Harriet Lomsky Harry Lowengart Lois G. Maizels Golda Manes Jerome Margulis Fay Menashe Fannie Mesher Sol Jack Meyer Carol Spero Newman Jonathan Uhry Newman Goldie Stern Oster Jennie Pollin Alex Pomerantz Mary Sarah Rose Herman R. Rosenblum Hannah Rubenstein Dr. Howard Schatz Adelaide Selling Sadie F. Shemanski Gerald H. Solomon
Judith Stillman Anne R. Stricker Raissa Tarlow David Turtledove Hilda S. Weinstein Fannie Wexler Carolyn S. Wolfe Ruth Kauffman Wolff Eileen Zugman November 1 & 2 Abe Bercovitz William R. Boone E. D. Cohen Thelma Ruth Crabb Raoul De Leeuw Carolyn Diener Ronald Edelman Claudia V. Fenton Eileen Fenton Ophelia Foster Sam Freedman Marilyn Goldman Jane E. Green Julius L. Greene John Grossman Budick Kahana Irving Klein Ina Kreifels Paula Lauterstein Martin Lehmann Silvan Lidovitch Estelle Mayer Ruth McBride Devora Mittleman Sadee Muzikant Anna Renee Nagel Samuel S. Parker Morris Platt Nancy Rosenberg Sidney Schlesinger Gretchen N. Seethoff Dr. Harry Semler Harry Shafer Rose Shevach Barbara Singer Edward Tonkin Edward E. Weinstein Henrietta Wolfstein
Development Director Jen Feldman jen@bethisrael-pdx.org
Office Administrator Tracy Alifanz tracy@bethisrael-pdx.org
Art of Catering 503-231-8185 Larry Grimes
Congregational Affairs Director Jemi Kostiner Mansfield jemi@bethisrael-pdx.org
Facilities Manager Craig Paton craig@bethisrael-pdx.org
Food in Bloom 503-223-6819 Catherine Hernandez
Finance Director Jim Baldwin, CPA jim@bethisrael-pdx.org
Facilities Staff Andy Coles Drew Christensen
Century Catering 503-849-2605 Allen Levin
Accounting Assistant Vicki Greif vicki@bethisrael-pdx.org
Catering Panel
Devil’s Food Catering 503-233-9288 Charles Stilwell
Project Coordinator Dara Docherty dara@bethisrael-pdx.org
Congregation Beth Israel
Alfresco Catering by Sheraton 503-335-2858 Shellie Postlewait
Culinary Artistry 503-232-4675 Jenn Louis
October 2013 SUNDAY
Tishrei-Cheshvan 5774 MONDAY
TUESDAY 1 Tishrei 27
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
2 Tishrei 28
3 Tishrei 29
4 Tishrei 30
5 Cheshvan 1
Midrasha 5:30 PM SEC
IHP 4:30 PM SEC
Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR
Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR
Alef Bet Class with Cantor Schiff 6:00 PM LB
WRJ/BIS Board Meeting 6:30 PM SBR
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC
Tot Shabbat Service 9:30 AM PC
JND Shabbat Service 7:30 PM PC
Shabbat Service: Bat Mitzvah of Sophie Adler 10:30 AM Temple
8 Cheshvan 4
9 Cheshvan 5
10 Cheshvan 6
11 Cheshvan 7
12 Cheshvan 8
Meditation Group 7:30 PM SC
Knit-a-Mitzvah 10:00 AM SBR
Adult Education Committee 8:30 AM SBR
No Preschool
Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR
Religious School/ B’nei Mitzvah 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Education and Youth Committee 11:45 AM SBR
Executive Committee 12:00 PM SBR
Adult Education: Shtetl Life in Europe 10:00 AM PC
Midrasha 5:30 PM SEC
Administration Offices & Clergy Education Department & Preschool Fax Machine WRJ/BI Sisterhood Judaica Gift Shop Beth Israel Cemetery 426 SW Taylors Ferry Road 6 Cheshvan 2
7 Cheshvan 3
Book Group 9:00 AM SBR
503-222-1069 503-222-2037 503-274-1400 503-222-1069 503-222-1069
Alef Bet Class with Cantor Schiff 6:00 PM LB
Kol Echad Choir Rehearsal 11:30 AM BTB
IHP 4:30 PM SEC
Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR Shir Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC
Shabbat Service: Bat Mitzvah of Mallory Gradow 10:30 AM Temple
Sisterhood Membership Open House 6:30 PM MR
Social Action Meeting 7:00 PM GH
13 Cheshvan 9
14 Cheshvan 10
15
Cheshvan 11
No Sunday Programming
16 Cheshvan 12
17 Cheshvan 13
18 Cheshvan 14
19 Cheshvan 15
Midrasha 5:30 PM SEC
IHP 4:30 PM SEC
Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR
Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR
Alef Bet Class with Cantor Schiff 6:00 PM LB
Board of Trustees Meeting 6:15 PM SBR
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC
Shabbat Service: Bar Mitzvah of Matthew Campbell 10:30 AM Temple
Better than Broadway 7:30 PM Pure Space
20 Cheshvan 16
21 Cheshvan 17
Religious School/ B’nei Mitzvah 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM
22 Cheshvan 18
23 Cheshvan 19
24 Cheshvan 20
25 Cheshvan 21
26 Cheshvan 22
Meditation Group 7:30 PM SC
Midrasha 5:30 PM SEC
IHP 4:30 PM SEC
Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR
Torah Study 9:00 am SBR
Alef Bet Class with Cantor Schiff 6:00 PM LB
Intro to Judaism 7:00 PM PC
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC
Shabbat Service: Bat Mitzvah of Ella Menashe 10:30 AM Temple
30 Cheshvan 26
31 Cheshvan 27
1 Cheshvan 28
2 Cheshvan 29
Midrasha 5:30 PM SEC
No IHP Classes
Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR
Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC
Tot Shabbat Service Sponsored by Sisterhood 9:30 AM PC
ECE Shabbat Sunday Celebration 10:30 AM Room 3 Kol Echad Choir Rehearsal 11:30 AM BTB
27 Cheshvan 23 Religious School/ B’nei Mitzvah 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM Ask/Stump the Rabbis 10:00 AM MR
28 Cheshvan 24
29 Cheshvan 25
Alef Bet Class with Cantor Schiff 6:00 PM LB
Kol Echad Choir Rehearsal 11:30 AM BTB
Jewish Book Month Speaker: David Molko JND Shabbat Service 7:30 PM PC
Shabbat Service 10:30 AM PC
Location Key HH = Harris Hall BA = Blumauer Auditorium GH = Goodman Hall LB = Library LF = Lipman Foyer MR = Miller Room PC = Pollin Chapel SBR = Shirley & Herbert Semler Board Room SC = Shemanski Chapel SEC = Sherman Education Center SFC = Schnitzer Family Center
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Jonathan Barg Deborah Caldwell Eric Friedenwald-Fishman Ali Garfinkle Linda Georges Sharon Meieran Joanne Van Ness Menashe Mark Peterman Marney Pike Ron Silver Arthur Steinhorn Jane Vereschagin
Ned Duhnkrack VP/President Elect Ilene Davidson Vice President Elizabeth Domagalski Vice President Brad Tonkin Vice President Ted Nelson Secretary John Epstein Treasurer
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FAMILY BARN DANCE Saturday, November 16
Live Old Time Music Band and "Dance Caller" All dances will be taught during the party! All Ages Big Fun! All proceeds benefit Beth Israel’s Education programs Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism since 1879
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