INSIDE THIS ISSUE CBS Annual Meeting ................................ 2 President’s Message.................................. 3 Pesach Service Schedule.......................... 4 Ugandan Jewish Community .................. 5 Q&A/CBS Staff........................................... 6 CBS de Mayo.............................................. 7 Shabbat at CBS .......................................... 8 B’nai Mitzvah/HUGS Seder ..................... 9 Religious School ...................................... 10 Social Action ............................................ 11 CBS U/Adult Ed/HAZAK/CBS High.12-13 Sisterhood........................................... 14-15 Men’s Club ................................................ 16 Yom HaShoah Commemoration ........ 17 Keruv ......................................................... 18 ShabbaTONE ........................................... 19 Service and Candle Lightiing ................ 20 Birthdays/Anniversaries ......................... 21 Yahrzeits ................................................... 22 Milestones ................................................. 23 Donations ........................................... 24-25 Ads ........................................................ 26-27 President’s Brunch .................................. 28 Rabbi ................................................... Aaron Melman Cantor ..................................................Steven Stoehr Assistant Rabbi ..................................... Ari Averbach Executive Director ............................ Michael Garlin Director of Jewish Life & Learning ................................................. Leann Blue Director of Education .......................... Stacy Ybarra Ritual Director ............. Cantor Raquel P. Gershon Director of Youth & Young Family Engagement ……… Eric Golberg Controller ......................................... Susan Karlinsky President .........................................Debbie Solomon Sisterhood President..........................Leatte Gelfeld Men’s Club President ................................. Dan Sher USY President .............................. Rebecca Jacobson
Rabbi Emeritus .......................................Carl Wolkin Executive Director Emeritus .................................... Harvey Gold, FSA z’l Director of Education Emeritus ............... Rabbi Sander J. Mussman, RJE z’l SHALOM INFO Shalom is published monthly by Congregation Beth Shalom, 3433 Walters, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-3298 for the exclusive use of its members and staff. All material contained herein is the property of Congregation Beth Shalom.
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RABBI AVERBACH’S REVELATIONS My least favorite part of the seder is the Four Sons/Children. I try to skip this part every year, but I am overruled by those who want to discuss them again. One of my issues is that I want to bring in new readings, new perspectives, but I feel obligated to still finish on time. That means we have to find some of the chaff and separate it out so that the brisket doesn’t get cold. The Four Children falls into that category (as does the Frog Song, but I lose on that one as well). Another reason is that I dislike the idea of labeling people. I don’t want others to label me, and I feel we limit the potentiality of others once we slap on a broad statement about who they are based on one question they ask. It does not help that three of the four iconic children get negative labels (wicked, simple, not understanding enough to even formulate a question). Only one (the wise child) is seen positively. I like that we are pushing education and inquisitiveness, but I feel the tension build in the room as siblings look for each other across the maze of tables, pointing to each other at the designation they believe the other deserves, either feeling confident or dejected if they are not themselves embodying the sole positive trait. And perhaps, if I am not the wise child in my family, or the wise one at this seder, then I am not worthy of my religion. If everyone points to me as the wicked or simple child, I might as well not be here... ...and maybe I just carry around too much childhood baggage? What is unique about Pesach is that we spend so much time preparing. No other holiday gets this level of attention. I know that some of you have already done your shopping, and others have already finished cooking by this point, weeks ahead of time. Beyond that, we clean, we scour, we wash and buff and polish and scrub. We make sure that our table looks different and our food tastes different. But do we make sure that we are different? Do we take the time and energy to prepare ourselves for these moments? More than Yom Kippur, which has us standing in shul most of the day, Pesach leaves us hanging in the balance. We hold two opposing truths at once: we are enslaved; we are free. Which way are we heading on that journey? Who are we bringing along with us? Do we feel the weight of this moment? Beyond the branding of being the wise or wicked child, we must confront our own multiplicity. We are each a combination of the four children, as is everyone else. No one should be seen as merely one. This is one of the slaveries to which we are shackled, yearning to break free. Only by freeing others – of labels, of baggage, of loneliness – will they be seen. And then you will be found. Rabbi Averbach
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION The Annual Meeting of the Congregation will be held on Monday, May 20, 2019 beginning with Minyan at 7:45 p.m. and immediately followed by the meeting. The Agenda is as follows:
1. Committee Reports 2. Presentation and Vote on the 2019-2020 Slate of Officers and Board of Trustee Members 3. Presentation and Vote on the 2019-2020 Budget Nominating Committee’s Slated Officers & Board of Trustees for Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2019 OFFICERS: President VP Fundraising VP House VP Membership VP Programming VP Ritual VP School VP Social Action VP Youth Administrative Secretary Accounts Receivable Secretary Financial Secretary Treasurer Immediate Past President *New nominee for this position
Tanya Solomon* Raymond Rokni* Laura Shulman Randy Samborn* Ellen Grossman* Howard Freidin Alan Zelkowitz* Sara Weinstein Dan Sher* Teri Robins* Cheryl Braude Marjorie Maxwell* Jim Donenberg Deborah Solomon
BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Judy Balter Debbie Bell Fred Blitt* Ifaat Bosse Harold Dembo Rick Dissen Ari Footlik* Rabbi Jonathan Greenberg Suzy Hakimian Myra Holman Susan Lampert* Arlen Lasinsky Sandee Levin Diana Lewis Karyn Liss Bret Maxwell*
Wes Nissen Jill Olefsky Norman Padnos Fern Roseman Jill Roter Seth Schrank Brad Shaps Beth Sher Bill Shulman Dr. Lee Shulman Howard Sigal Dr. Bob Spector Steve Warshawsky Dr. Steven Zaacks Harry Zoberman
*New nominee to the Board of Trustees Respectfully submitted by the 2019 Nominating Committee: Ifaat Bosse Leatte Gelfeld – Sisterhood President Suzy Hakimian Myra Holman Jill Olefsky Glen Roter
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Seth Schrank Dan Sher- Men’s Club President Deborah Solomon-President Tanya Solomon Larry Grossman – Chair and Immediate Past President
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FROM THE CONGREGATION PRESIDENT Debbie Solomon
My joining the Board of Trustees occurred after serving on the Keruv committee about 14 years ago. One of my earliest and most memorable Board experiences was having someone reference my father in a meeting citing his “dancing bear” philosophy. The “dancing bear” was that enticement to come to an event at the synagogue. For instance, having a Shabbat dinner before services usually increases attendance at services. It made me realize just a smidgen of the work that my parents had done before me, and I began reflecting on what I like to do that appeals to people.
My favorite “dancing bear” is not my own idea, but one that has been passed down for years and that is the joy of my Saturday morning. I get to hand out candy on the Bimah. As simple as it is, we all see them come running in and onto the Bimah for Adon Olam, and they are always a welcome sight. They are all my new buddies and I will miss my morning hugs and greetings from them when my service on the Bimah is completed at the end of June. Whether it’s the Bar/Bat Mitzvah child’s cousins or siblings, Rabbi Averbach’s kids, Hannah Melman, Mira Schrank, or the Laven boys, just to name a few. I love their draw to the Bimah for this ritual. Many then also participate in Kiddush and handwashing prior to the Hamotzi. The challah is torn in pieces and enjoyed by all. But truly, it begins with the candy as the enticement, the “dancing bear,” but it’s truly about the Judaism. We pray, we celebrate, and then we break bread together. Now it’s off to the kids table at the Kiddush! Come and join me with your little ones on the Bimah. It’s a place of warmth, welcoming, sweets, and love.
Transform a life, and your own Congregation Beth Shalom Spring Blood Drive Sunday, April 28th 8:00 am - 1:00 pm To schedule an appointment, visit vitalant.org; select make an appointment; login; scroll down the page to search by group code NB05. Contact Steve Elisco at swelisco@eliscodesign.com for more information. Participating donors will receive a coupon for a free pint of Culver’s Frozen Custard.
Congregation Beth Shalom’s BOOK CHATS Presents Memento Park by Mark Sarvas Tuesday, April 9, 2019 (rescheduled from February 6) 7:30 p.m. Congregation Beth Shalom 3433 Walters Avenue - Northbrook Memento Park begins with an unexpected call to Matt Santos, a middle-aged, moderately successful actor, who learns that a multi-million dollar painting, “Budapest Street Scene” by Hungarian artist, Ervin Kalman, may have been looted from his family during WWII. To recover it he must repair his relationship with his father, unearth his family history and restore his connection to Judaism. Memento Park is about the Hungarian Jewish experience, and is common to any immigrant family where history is the thing everyone is trying to forget but lives on in the present. Come join us and bring a friend to chat about the 2018 One Book/One Community selection, Memento Park. Contact Linda Gold at lindangold@comcast.net or call 847/509-1978 to reserve your seats.
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PESACH PESACH SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Friday, April 19 ± 1st Night of Pesach (Candlelighting 7:19 PM) Morning Minyan with Siyum for First Born Sons 6:45 AM You can eat chametz until 10:35 AM You can sell and burn chametz until 11:43 AM Mincha/Ma’ariv ± To Welcome the Festival 6:00 PM Saturday, April 20 ± 1st Day of Pesach and Shabbat (Candlelighting 8:20 PM) Festival Service 9:30 AM Mincha 12:45 PM Sunday, April 21 ± 2nd Day of Pesach Festival Service 9:30 AM Evening Minyan 7:45 PM Monday, April 22 ± 3rd Day of Pesach Morning Minyan 6:45 AM Evening Minyan 7:45 PM Tuesday, April 23 ± 4th Day of Pesach Morning Minyan 6:45 AM Evening Minyan 7:45 PM Wednesday, April 24 ± 5th Day of Pesach Morning Minyan 6:45 AM Evening Minyan 7:45 PM Thursday, April 25 ± 6th Day of Pesach (Candlelighting 7:26 PM) Morning Minyan 6:45 AM Mincha/Service to Welcome the Festival 6:30 PM Friday, April 26 ± 7th Day of Pesach (Candlelighting 7:27 PM) Festival Service 9:30 AM Mincha and Shabbat/Festival Ma’ariv 6:00 PM Saturday, April 27 ± 8th Day of Pesach and Shabbat Shabbat/Festival Service with Yizkor and HEARTalk 9:30 AM Mincha/Ma’ariv 12:45 PM PLEASE DO NOT EAT CHAMETZ BEFORE 8:30 PM ON SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2019
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Q&A WITH CBS STAFF Q&A WITH BETH SHALOM STAFF MEMBER CANTOR RAQUEL P. GERSHON, CBS RITUAL DIRECTOR Q: What year did you start working at CBS? A: I started in July, 2016 as the Ritual Director. Q: What do you like most about working at CBS? A: I like the many wonderful people I’ve met here, but I especially love my B’nai Mitzvah students and enjoy guiding them and their families through the B’nai Mitzvah process. Another highlight has been participating in Healing services, Spirit of Shabbat services, and revamping Junior Congregation. Q: What’s one thing that you want people to know about you? A: Two things – a) I am happy to accept Shabbat dinner invitations and b) I’ve lived in 10 different cities and 3 different countries. Don’t ask me where “home” is! Q: What’s your favorite memory/moment from working at CBS? A: I really enjoy singing with Cantor Stoehr for ShabbaTONE services. A huge highlight was performing my original song at the Helene Hoffman Memorial Concert last year at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts. Q: What would you do if you won the lottery? A: LOL! If I won the lottery I would travel, visiting family and friends all across the globe. I’d record all of my unrecorded songs (and write more) and I’d buy a bungalow on the beach in Netanya, where I could sit and play my guitar and watch the sunset over the Mediterranean every day. Q: Where is your favorite vacation destination? A: Israel, Barcelona or anywhere warm! Q: What is your favorite Jewish holiday and why? A: My favorite Jewish holiday is Pesach, because it’s the only one I spend with family and because I love the food! Also, my family has the best Seders – they go until midnight or 1:00 am and we sing 90% of it. Q: What is the best part of your job? A: Watching my students (kids AND adults) read Torah for the first time successfully. I kvell like a proud parent! Q: What is your favorite childhood memory? A: Singing in multi-part harmony with my dad and siblings on long road trips across the USA. We still sing a lot when we are all together, which is not often enough. Q: If you could have a superpower, what would it be? A: Healing the sick!
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Welcome to Our New Director of Youth and Young Family Engagement, Eric Golberg.
If you are at CBS, please stop by and say “hi” to Eric, he is excited to meet all of our Beth Shalom members. If you would like to speak with Eric about Youth or Young Family Programming, you can reach him at 847-498-4100 x25 or by email at EGolberg@BethShalomNB.org. Look for Eric’s first bulletin article in the May issue of the CBS Bulletin.
CBS Connections Monday, April 29th 6:30 pm
Whether you’re a business owner, a hard-working employee, or in transition, CBS Connections can help you gain new strengths, meet new people, and be better at whatever you do. RSVP to Michael Garlin at MGarlin@BethShalomNB.org
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SHABBAT AT CBS Shabbat Morning Service: 9:30 am
Junior Congregation Service with Cantor Raquel Open to 3rd - 6th Grade Students
Saturday: April 13th & 27th May 11 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Students Will Have Opportunities To Lead Prayers and Read From The Torah Prizes for Frequent Attendance!
Study Minyan: This minyan delves into the Torah with one of our rabbis on one Shabbat of each month. 10:30 am - 4/20, 5/18 Shabba-Teen: A Shabbat experience just for teens in 9th-12th Grade. 10:30 am - 5/4 Spirit of Shabbat: Join Cantor Raquel for an alternative prayer experience. 9:30 am - 4/20, 5/18, 6/15 Shabbat Yoga: A gentle, relaxing yoga session with Jewish spiritual concepts. Dress comfortably and bring your own mat. 11:00 am - 6/22 At the conclusion of services we all join together as one community for a Kiddush lunch in the social hall, followed by Birkat Hamazon. Our Mincha (afternoon) service takes place approximately 45 minutes after the start of the Kiddush lunch.
Families with children up to Pre-K, join us for challah making, stories, and songs! Please join us as the Religious School celebrates Shabbat Friday, April 12th Kindergarten/Gan - 2nd/Bet Grade
April 5th May 3rd & May 17th 11:00 – 11:45 AM
6:00 p.m. - Shabbat Dinner 6:45 p.m. - Services
(there will only be one Shabbat B’Yachad service)
Dinner: $12 per adult; Kids Eat Free After 1/28 the cost is $15 per adult RSVP for dinner through your MyCBS account or www.tinyurl.com/shabbatbyachad There is no charge to attend the service only
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You can twist your own challah and take it home to bake, filling your house with the warm and delicious smells of Shabbat!
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B’NAI MITZVAH SAMANTHA SINGER Daughter of Sheri & Eric Singer Sister of Ella Singer Granddaughter of Estelle & David Karp, Susan Katz, Bob & Judy Singer
JASON MALINA Son of Aaron & Hilary Malina Brother of Noah Malina Grandson of Sam & Paulette Malina, Bill & Marilyn Keroff
NOAH MALINA Son of Aaron & Hilary Malina Brother of Jason Malina Grandson of Sam & Paulette Malina, Bill & Marilyn Keroff MAZEL TOV TO OUR B’NAI MITZVAH
Programming for Jewish families with special needs
JOIN US FOR A DIP-LICIOUS CHOCOLATE SEDER
H.U.G.S.
Invites you to share in a fun and delicious Passover DESSERT Seder during which we’ll sing our favorite songs and tell wonderful stories. A creative new way to learn about Passover, share a fun afternoon of family time and make some new friends. (A Traditional Passover Meal will not be served.)
SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2019 2:00 – 3:30PM At Congregation Beth Shalom 3433 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL 60062, 847-498-4100 Free of charge and open to one and all! Co-Hosted by Congregation Or Shalom RSVPs by APRIL 5TH to ecastellano@bethshalomnb.org APRIL 2019 • VOLUME 70 ISSUE 40
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Purim Carnival The Purim Carnival, on Sunday, March 17th, was very well attended. A huge thank you to CBS School Board Members Debbie Kamensky and Robyn Rosengard for planning the carnival. The Religious School would like to thank the teachers, madrichim and School Board for volunteering. We would also like to thank Men’s Club for serving the food! Stacy Ybarra
Siddur Ceremony Friday, March 8th was a special Shabbat for our 3rd Grade class. In honor of their formal beginning of Hebrew and Prayer education, the students led Friday night services. The evening began with a beautiful Shabbat dinner with a menu created by the students. During the service, our 3rd Grade led the Barchu and the Shema. They were presented with certificates and their own, personal copies of Siddur Sim Shalom. After Rabbi Averbach blessed the students under a Tallit, he spoke to them about his hope that they would use their siddurs often and with kavannah. To commemorate the evening, the students created their own prayers which were displayed in the foyer and on the tables.
Plan Ahead and Save Money! Religious School Registration for next school year begins this month. Look for emails and flyers with specifics on fees. Our Extra Early Registration Prices are only good th through April 30 ! Registration is on the CBS website. For a paper registration form, please email Stacy Ybarra at sybarra@bethshalomnb.org. Class times will stay the same for next year: Kindergarten through 2nd Grade will meet
Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
3rd through 5th Grades will meet
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Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Tuesdays from 4 to 6 p.m.
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Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Tuesdays from 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
6th and7th Grades will meet 8th Grade will meet
Tuesdays from 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Hiring teens! The Religious School is looking to hire youth entering 8th through 12th grades in the fall to work in the school as madrichim. All madrichim will be required to be enrolled in a Jewish day school or in the 8th Grade or CBS High Program. Contact Stacy Ybarra at sybarra@bethshalomnb.org for an application and to set up an interview.
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SOCIAL ACTION CALL TO ACTION
Join us for some or all of Good Deeds Day, Sunday, April 7th from 10:00 am - 12:00 noon. Homewares Drive for Habitat for Humanity on April 7th. More information to follow. Beth Shalom will be feeding the homeless at a church in Buffalo Grove on April 9th. Consider providing a portion of the meal. Contact me at slo155@aol.com for more info. Social Action will be joining with Sisterhood in collecting new and gently used bras for area homeless shelters. The second blood drive of the year will be April 28th from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm at CBS. . See page 3 for more information. Please save the following for future collections: new school supplies, cell phones and chargers, eye glasses and pop tabs for Ronald McDonald Houses. Note: JUF will also have opportunities for Good Deeds Day on April 7th. Participants will volunteer at one of 15+ agencies in the city and suburbs. More info is available at JUF.org We’d love to hear from you. What kinds of Social Action projects are you interested in helping with? Please contact Sara Weinstein at SocialActionVP@BethShalomNB.org.
Good Deeds Day is for EVERYONE! i Bring your family, bring a friend or neighbor or come by yourself! i We encourage Religious School Families to come before or after school! Religious School Students - Bring your Tzedakah Cans filled with coins and donate to a charity or two during Good Deeds Day! Stop by for a few minutes or stay the whole time - just be a part of Good Deeds Day! i
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Activities Include: Making Blessing Bags for Ronald McDonald House at Lurie Children's Hospital, Writing Letters and Making Cards for Lone Soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces, Constructing Toys for Dogs at the Heartland Animal Shelter and more…
The JUF TOV Volunteer Network will be hosting projects throughout the day at non-profits across Chicagoland including open houses in Buffalo Grove and Northbrook. Go to https://www.juf.og/tov/good-deeds-day.aspx for information and to register. Contact: Sara Weinstein, Social Action Chair at SocialActionVP@BethShalomNB.org
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SISTERHOOD Sisterhood completed its nominations for the board for next year and we are excited with the additions we have to the board as well as the returning board members who work so hard to get everything I know everyone is done! We will be voting on the proposed slate at our just as excited as I am that Spring is here. I am sure you April 2nd meeting so please join us. are busy getting ready for Believe it or not, our Pesach. If you haven’t signed Culminating, Installation and up for the Pesach program Valued Volunteer Dinner is on April 3rd, there is still room. Sisterhood will be just around the corner on baking for the Pesach KidMay 14th. By now, you dushim and if you have time should have received your to help, we would really ap- invitation. Please join us to honor and celebrate our preciate it. You can reach wonderful women of out to Beth Sher at beth@sher.com and she will Sisterhood. fit you in. Leatte Leatte Gelfeld
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Donate! We are collecting new and gently used bras all year long at Sisterhood events, meetings, and programs or in the Social Action cabinet by the coat room. Women and girls should never have to compromise on dignity. These bras will go to homeless shelters and areas of need throughout the Chicago area. I Support The Girls and Women’s League for Conservative Judaism (Mathilde’s Mentionables) has formed a Social Action partnership. Any questions, please contact Edna Schrank eschrank@comcast.net
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SISTERHOOD Sisterhood Slate 2019 - 2020 Nominating Committee - Robyn Rosengard, Jackie Zelkowitz, Hilary Braun, Jill Roter, Susan Rosenthal, Marjorie Maxwell, Suzy Hakimian Leatte Gelfeld - President Beth Sher - Sisterhood Nominating Chairwoman President Executive/House VP Education VP Membership VP Program VP Ways and Means VP Financial Secretary Treasurer Parliamentarian
Robyn Rosengard Jackie Zelkowitz Robin Bright Jody Sigal Frannie Goldwin Darlene Padnos Debbie Stern Lorna Cohen Leatte Gelfeld
Education Adult Education Programming Chanukah Bags CJE SeniorLife Mitzvot Committee Sisterhood Shabbat Social Action Torah Fund
Suzanne Minkus/Sheri Smason Jill Hartzman Joanna Kaplan Fern Roseman Susan Rosenthal/Denise Eisenberg Sarah Budweg Laurie B. Davis
House Kugel Pesach Kiddushim Serving Coordinator
Claudy Thompson Hilary Braun Leslie Rogoff
Membership Membership Recorder Shalom Baskets Volunteer Coordinator
Cece Lasinsky Amy Solar Jill Roter
Program Author Events Coordinator Communications Coordinator Event Décor Family Programming Knitting Group
Debbie Bell Edna Schrank Lori Shapiro/Meryl Weis Amy LeVine Maureen Gold
Ways and Means Anniversary/Leagrams Boutique Chairwomen Judaica Shop Managers Judaica Shop Bookkeeper Mah Jongg Tournament New Year’s Greetings Raffles Simcha Shop
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Board Members At Large: Ifaat Bosse Sonja Gebel Linda Gold Rita Janowitz Barbara Libauer Cindy Marder Lisa Rosengard Ami Speigel Julie Warshawsky
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MEN’S CLUB
MEN’S CLUB 2019-2020 SLATE OFFICERS PRESIDENT Steven Elisco VICE PRESIDENTS EXECUTIVE WAYS & MEANS Lawrence LeVine PROGRAM PROGRAM – RITUAL Andrew Wagner MEMBERSHIP Bob Goldwin HOUSE Neil Rosengard HOUSE SPECIAL EVENTS Don Pike TREASURER Frank Star RECORDING SECRETARY Steve Bosse CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Mike Gilford FINANCIAL SECRETARY Howard Freidin PARLIAMENTARIAN Dan Sher
Rafi Arbel Neil Blustein Scott Bosley* Barry Brusso Larry Dechter
Ari Jaffe Jaeson Kaplan Rich Kurnick Allen Lefkovitz Howard Minkoff
PAST PRESIDENTS Ira Berk z"l Harold Schy z"l Daniel Lichtman z"l Howard Michaels George Platt
Abe Drayer
Norman Padnos
Martin Kahn z"l
Jerry Edelman Neil Fialkow Steven Flack*
Randy Samborn Michael Schnitzler Howard Sigal
Harry Zale z"l Alan Redman Robert Lipschultz
Adam Gelfeld
David Solomon
Eugene Chodash z"l
Chuck Gitles
Gary Solomon
Joseph Kitzes z"l
Elliot Goldman
Mark Solomon*
Alan Morgan
Jim Hamilton Norm Iglarsh Howard Jacob
Robert Spector David Weil
Robert Marder Melvyn Cohen Steven Lessman
*New Board Member
Glen Roter Marc Weinstein Arlen Lasinsky Dr. Michael Greenberg Jim Donenberg Kevin Braude Bradley Shaps Harvey Redfern Ray Rokni & Larry Grossman Scott Rogoff Dan Sher z"l Of Blessed Memory
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YOM HASHOAH
USY & Friends seeing Dear Evan Hansen
8th Grade Students on Ta’am Yisrael
Rebecca Jacobson, CBS USY Chapter President (front row - 3rd from right), named by JUF as an 18 Under18 Honoree
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KERUV Bob Spector
Shalom Chaverim,
What a wonderful time of the year- spring has finally arrived and Passover is just around the corner. Passover is a holiday that so poignantly reminds us of how our faith in God and ourselves can overcome attempts at the oppression and destruction of our people. Unfortunately, we cannot nor should we take our religious freedom for granted. My daughters, Rachel and Rebecca, are reminded of this on their college campus every Fall (they both attend Ohio State University). The BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment, Sanction of Israel) has been a presence on many college campuses such as OSU for several years. Rachel called me last Fall because for the fourth consecutive year (it was defeated the three previous years) the BDS organization at OSU once again was trying to pass an anti-Israel resolution within the student community. Her frustration was that they wouldn’t stop and feared that if they hammered away enough the student community would support a resolution that based on the rhetoric was not only anti-Israel but also anti-Semitic. The nuance of the fine line between politics and racism is for another discussion. She and Rebecca were worried because they love OSU but how could they feel good about being part of a community that would support hate and judgment because of their religious and cultural beliefs? Are they not entitled to be part of a community that will accept them for who they are and what they believe? The good news is that the student government resoundingly defeated the BDS resolution (85% no 15% yes) and therefore the resolution was not brought before the entire student community for a vote. They both felt affirmed and supported by their student government, but this harsh reminder that there are those who hate because of what they believe and not who they are as individuals has influenced their evolving view of the world outside of their insular life experience they grew up with in Glenview. While their college experience is quite poignant (on many levels), one may ask what does this story have to do with Keruv and our interfaith marriage initiative? It does because we tend to judge ourselves and our own more critically than we do outsiders. We expect more of ourselves as a Jewish community which in and of itself can be a good thing. However, on issues that can challenge the fabric of our beliefs such as interfaith marriage we have a history of rushing to judgment. It is especially critical in today’s political climate that we are as tolerant of ourselves as a community as we expect of others to be toward us and our fellow Jews. In my 25 years at Beth Shalom I have seen us grow and evolve into a much more accepting community toward those who have not traditionally been welcomed into a Conservative synagogue. Every year, thousands of Jews are making relationship decisions that potentially challenge the strength of our Jewish community. So why Keruv? If they cannot turn to their own for guidance, support, engagement and acceptance, then to whom can they turn? As always, I welcome your constructive comments and feedback. I can be reached at cbskeruv@gmail.com.
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SERVICE TIMES Candle Lighting and Service Times Friday Evening – April 5 (Candles 7:03 PM) Shabbat Service 6:00 PM Saturday – April 6 Shabbat Service Circle Time Shabbat Torah for Tots (babysitting) Mincha
9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 12:45 PM
Friday Evening – April 12 (Candles 7:11 PM) Shabbat Service 6:00 PM Shabbat B’Yachad: 6:00 PM Led by Gan, Aleph and Bet (Kindergarten-2nd Grades) Saturday – April 13 Shabbat Service Circle Time Shabbat Torah for Tots (babysitting) Junior Congregation Mincha
9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 12:45 PM
Friday Evening – April 19 (Candles 7:19 PM) – Erev Pesach (Please see the Pesach Schedule of Services for more detail.) Morning Minyan with Siyum for First-Born Sons 6:45 AM Mincha/Ma’ariv – To Welcome the Festival
6:00 PM
Saturday, April 20 – 1st Day of Pesach & Shabbat (Candles 8:20 PM) Festival Service & Shabbat 9:30 AM Spirit of Shabbat 9:30 AM Circle Time Shabbat 10:00 AM Torah for Tots (babysitting) 10:30 AM Study Minyan 10:30 AM Mincha 12:45 PM
Saturday, April 27 – 8th Day of Pesach and Shabbat Shabbat/Festival Service with Yizkor 9:30 AM HEARTalk (during Shabbat/Festival Service) 9:30 AM Mechina 9:30 AM Circle Time Shabbat 10:00 AM Torah for Tots (babysitting) 10:30 AM Junior Congregation 10:45 AM Mincha/Ma’ariv 12:45 PM
Daily Minyan Monday - Friday Mornings Sunday - Thursday Evening s Sunday Mornings & Legal Holidays
6:45 AM 7:45 PM 8:45 AM
Sunday, April 25 – 2nd Day of Pesach: No regular Morning Minyan, Festival Service at 9:30 AM Thursday, April 25 – 6th Day of Pesach: No Regular Evening Minyan, Mincha/Service to Welcome the Festival at 6:30 PM Friday, April 26 – 7th Day of Pesach: No regular Morning Minyan, Festival Service at 9:30 AM
Friday, April 26 – 7th Day of Pesach (Candles 7:27 PM) Festival Service 9:30 AM Mincha and Shabbat/ Festival Ma’ariv 6:00 PM
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BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES Happy Birthday - May Happy Birthday to the Women of the Congregation from CBS Sisterhood! Ilene Fischman 1 Carolyn Golden 1 Ilisa Gruber 1 Amy LeVine 1 Sheryl Schneider 1 Ilene Shapiro 1 Amy Taub 1 Marcy Grant Projansky 2 Michele Rosenmutter 2 Susan Shapiro 2 Anne Spector 2 Lorraine Horwitz 3 Karen Kaufman 3 Beverly Sugar 3 Joan Kawer 4 Dara Shlifka 4 Elaine Zeidman 4 Hilary Braun 5 Amy Gottstein 5 Lori Khanuk 5 Alla Turetskaya 5 Joyce Younes 5 Lauren Cohen 6 Susan Freund 6 Barbara Scott 6 Janet Miller 7
Jackie Gichner Betty Hencel Tema Rosenblum Jill Roter Laura Shulman Barbara Levine Bonnie Dannen Kelly Glauberman Anne Goldman Gitie Jaffe Lisa Meczyk Lois Slovy Sheila Benjamin Rachel Besser Susan Kagen Podell Barri Werth Susan Lampert Sandra Levin Elaine Powell Frances Greenman Janis Harris Eve Mermel Amelia Wolfson Debbie Wulfsohn Samantha Kimball Wendy Fromm Jami Mende Ina Rosenthal Beverly Silverman
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Abby Wolff Marsha Diamond Eva Gurin Myra Holman Gloria Marcowitz Lisa Schwartz Barbara Winn Leslie Abramson Rebekah Almeleh Judith Balter Susan Capitel Judy Kamensky Marisa Mandrea Irene Rogers Tami Rokni Maria Catezone Julie Warshawsky Joyce Hammer Jean Kosova Nancy Rabinowitz Sheryl Schwartz Marlene Silverman Charlotte Graff Michele Lutz Melissa Lyons Joan Siegan Judy Wolkin Debra Elisco Denise Longoria
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Stacey Sandler Lori Shapiro Sandy Wilner Marianne Bankier Shari Malman Tracey Becker Alisa Steinberg Allison Gordon Sylvia Pekay Paige Gitles Harriette Kurtz Muriel Marks Margie Shapiro Adrienne Weiss Karen Fine Helene Lachman Mara Silverman
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Would you like to send a birthday or anniversary greeting to a CBS member? Send your donations ($.75) prior to the 20th of the month to: Leatte Gelfeld, 741 Sarah, Northbrook, IL 60062 or LeatteG@gmail.com
Happy Anniversary - May Steve and Sandy Falkin Jonathan and Tracy Williams Peter and Susan Brown Morry and Cindy Glicksman Daniel and Courtney Bednyak David and Rachel Silverman Harris and Samantha Diamond 10 yrs Gabriel and Rebecca Oliveira Samuel and Kimberly Grief 15 yrs Justin and Eleanor Castellano 10 yrs Harold and Anita Gordon Ira and Beth Fenton Lewis and Gayle Hirsch Lewis and Linda Cohen 45 yrs William and Linda Hunt 35 yrs Anthony and Julie Pick Jeffrey and Jennifer Amsel Glenn and Cindy Schwartz Harold and Judith Bregman Betty and Dennis Hencel Darren and Jami Mende Joel and Marilyn Fish Jonathan and Jessica Aaron 10 yrs Larry and Debra Cohen Stewart and Mitzie Herman Adam and Rhandi Weinstock 10 yrs Larry and Mellie Wolfson 55 yrs Harold and Lisa Dembo Jay and Robyn Glaubinger
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David and Ami Handler Michael and Carol Nadler Andrew and Elizabeth Neiberg 5 yrs Teddy and Samantha Roth 5 yrs Daniel and Jennifer Schneider 5 yrs Seth and Pamela Sherman Aaron and Sharon Taksin 50 yrs Scott and Joni Wald Jason and Emily Widen Henry and Lauren Estes Jonathan and Denise Handler Steven and Becky Charous 30 yrs Jerry and Maureen Edelman Mitchell and Fern King Aaron and Hilary Malina Ron and Missy Rabinowitz Skip and Michele Rosenmutter Bruce K. and Juli Shapiro 30 yrs Robert and Sharon Krakowsky Allan and Anne Spector David and Simone Toubes Michael and Barbara Zaransky Scott and Susan Field Craig and Amy Golden 20 yrs Michael and Myra Holman 20 yrs Selwyn and Janice Marcus Aaron and Elisa Melman 20 yrs Daniel and Barbara Remish Allen and Joan Schoeneman
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Max and Melany Shaftal Scott and Beth Steinberg 15 yrs Mitchell and Abra Zaveduk 20 yrs Michael and Paula Fohrman Howard and Elaine Michaels Alan and Janet Sear Russell and Lori Shapiro
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Office Closings Friday, April 26th Pesach
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YAHRZEITS April 1-5 Joaquin Jose Farnos Sylvia Footlik Mae Gershon Lenard Levy Dr. Helayne Merkin Jack Zelkowitz Agnes Berman Leonard Genender Alvin Lawrence Gitlitz Melvin Heller Paul Mermel Mary Stoken Bessie Knopoff Harry Miller Goldie Belenke Avraham Ben-Dov Leon Doppelt William Elfman Judy Kirsch Reva Messer Anita Fagot Seymour Holleb Edith Horwitz Martin Kahn Irving Kramer Ida Singer April 6-12 Nehama Chudacoff Joseph Friedman Leon Handelsman Bernice Kessler Iva Lerner Louis Rosen Anne Barron Schwartz Shirley Netter Selmanovitz Rosalyn Wilson Badonna Berliner Alfred Blum Shirley Dick Elaine S Kahn Sarah Lazare Joseph Leavitt Lena Levine Albert Manesberg Lillian Rosenfeld Adolph Singer Dr. Oscar Sugar Harriet Wedner Shirley Zelkowitz Harry L Zimmerman David Flanzer Anna Freedman Thelma Goldsmith Rose Goodman Molly Leon Joan Orlov Lois Barbara Reisman Arnold Rothstein Harold Shapiro Mac Turner Faye Weil Michael Baer Jerome "Jerry" Block Esther Bobroff Eleanor Kramer Rose Krefetz Belle Lee Carol Tucker Reginato
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Abraham Rich Rose Saltzberg George Saltzman Edyth Sandler Ida Topel Rebecca Weiss Nathan Ander Rebecca Salter Arnold Tillie Friedman June Handler Paul Kauffman Anne Kurnick Ruth Ritt Rose Rothleder Charles Sitnick Lena Steinberg Dena Leah Weberman Zelda Zagel Michelle Butman Brenda Friedman Albert Geiderman Albert Handelman Norma Olesker Anne Schuster Jane Small Harry Stoehr Esther Stone Jane Weingart Sam Yusim Shirley Brozosky Shirley Cohen Joseph Greenberg Rivian H Greenberg Sherwin Jacobson Alex Lerman Esther Lerner Irene Minkoff Francis Perrin Sharon Polisky Raymond Schwab Mayer Zandberg April 13-19 Benjamin Berks David Fisher Bertha Perlik Elsie Polay Vilma Sadowsky Louise Sherman Joseph Solar Bernard Tannenbaum David Givertz Geraldine Grant Jerome J Regal Norman Satinover Leonid Shkolnik Jack Solomon Bessie Tepper Howard Warshawsky Jenny Epstein Dorothy Faigen Louis Fischer Joyce Goldberg Rose Jaffe Martin Kanter Florence Morris Philip Novak Larry Richardson Minnie Ross Judith Schwartz
Rose Smolensky Fannie Braverman Hortense Bregman Carl Elvove Phillip Gagerman Jacob Glikman Beverly Goldstick Rose Kanter Charlotte Padnos Albert Pell Marsha Skinner Leonard Stein Judith Tecktiel Maurice "Maurie" Albin Rose Collender Mollie Forman Moses Kupferberg Sidney Sitnick Louis Teven Eugene Usow Bernard Weingart Fred Wilensky Seme Auslander Dena Cotler Shayndel Hencel Linda Oppman Jacobson Jerry Kaplan Svetlana Latash Rose Newman Theresa Bloomfield Pulner Dr. Malcolm Schwartz Louis A. Schwartz Martha Shellist Newton Steinberg Faye Wrobel Gilbert Agrest Philip Beckerman Abraham Al Blitstein Edward Brodsky Morris Dubin Eve Handler Rose Kay Jack Kerschner Ida Kramer Patricia Markel Marion Markovitz Edwin "Eddie" Rose Robert Shapiro Melvyn Smilow Cecil Taplin Rose Teinowitz April 20-26 Figel Highea Africk Roslyn Drizner Rose Elbom Sidney Field Ida Gorsky Mildred Grabiner Leon Kazan Louis Mackin Milton Mintz Frances Pinsky Alfred Carl Rogers Harry Rothenberg Jacob Shapiro Adolph Twersky Harry Weinberg Leo Zelkowitz Ronald Barany
Dr. Zygmunt Buchsbaum Ira Paul Diamond Stella Greenberg Gerald Jerry Gurtz Harry Levin Sara Moldofsky Frances Rieger Dr. Barry L Vishny Gwen Weiner Mildred Winick Norman Boron Irene Burnstine Bernard Grad Karen Gruen Rose Halap Riva Jaffe Judith Fingeret Krug Jeanette Lowenthal Barry Allan Morrison Doris Mandel Moskowitz Philip Stern Joyce Straus Rose Aberman George R. Baxter Bernard Friedman Mae Garden Arlene Hofer Bertha Kaiserman Sarah Kopolavics Sally Lerner Gussie Michaels Lorange Samuel Mendelevitz Leone B. Milten Shirley Rodin Julius Sacks Gordon Bob Shneider Irwin Teven Lillian Chizever Adrianne Chunowitz Joseph Elbom Max Gentner Rose Greenberg Joseph Henson Rachel Landesman William Miller Tillie Primer Solomon Slotky Stephanie Rhonda "Taffy" Steinberg Donald Jack Weintraub Jean Barrington David Bernard Bogan Gerry Diamond Leo Krasny Meyer Redman Hymen A. Samuelson Milton M. Shaffner Gertrude Alpern Marvin Asher Abe Belstock Maurice Berkelhamer Louis Braverman Samuel Elster Hymen Factor Sidney Leibowitz Irving Schwartz Robert Sonenfeld
April 27-30 Harry Aberman William Amsel Hannah Arnold Marvin Ehrlich Anna Glotzer Ruth Goldsand Reba Hartzman Helen Lefkowitz Jennie Marcowitz Barre Marder Cary Jay Melnick Milton Pekay Anna Sexner Joel Stone Betty Lou Strange Herbert Zelkowitz Louis Victor Batler Philip Beckerman Edith Birnbach Joan Canel Harry Cope Osher Karlinsky Shirley Krasner Percy Mason Abe Poncher Javaher Rahmanim Ruth Sahlins Jerome Shneider Sarah Silver Wilma Marcia Klein Weinberg Phyllis Worsek Florence Zelkowitz Lillian Edelman Joseph Garber Sheila Kaufman Charlotte Kramer Philip Meisel Phyllis Podolsky Harriet Morrison Richmond David Rosenblatt Narcissa Rosenthal Edna Rothstein David Yale Shapiro Leon Silverman Bernard Sneider Herb Weil Alfred Behrstock Rosette Louzon Cardone Stan Flower Louis Geller Sherwin Glazer Anna Gohenberg Leo Gold Sidney Grinker Gladys Heller Madeline Kaufman Rose Klepper Sidney Schneider Howard Soboroff Ernest Stern
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MILESTONES WE PRAY THAT THESE FAMILIES WILL BUILD STRONG JEWISH HOMES AND CONTRIBUTE BLESSINGS TO THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL AND TO ALL HUMANITY: Peter & Samantha Kimball are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Hadley Sawyer Kimball Mona & Neal Weiss are happy to announce the birth of their granddaughter, Hadley Sawyer Kimball Evelyn Kalter is happy to announce the birth of her great granddaughter, Hadley Sawyer Kimball Sherry & Hy Weiss are happy to announce the birth of their great grandson Eli Aaron Feiger Dr. Norman & Arlene Segal are happy to announce the birth of their grandson, Mason Brody Zahn
The Congregation Extends Its Sympathy To: Carol Kaplan on the passing of her brother-in-law, Barry Lee Gordon Dr. Irving Fuld on the passing of his father, Erich Fuld Delores Zemsky on the passing of her husband, Eugene Zemsky Holly Forman on the passing of her father, Paul Epstein Norma Rosen on the passing of her sister-in-law, Blanche Blumenthal Samuel Levin on the passing of his sister, Esther Bolon Sallie Blackman on the passing of her husband, Irving L. Blackman Jeff Blackman on the passing of his father, Irving L. Blackman Shirley Patzik Samuels on the passing of her brother, Arnie Yusim Sharon Cohen on the passing of her husband, Julian “Jules” Cohen Michele Lutz on the passing of her father, Howard Sorgen Mitchell Liss on the passing of his father, Warren Alan Liss Dan Levin on the passing of his mother, Leona Levin Michael Pekay on the passing of his mother, Sylvia Pekay Joel Pekay on the passing of his grandmother, Sylvia Pekay Laura Horwitch on the passing of her grandmother, Sylvia Pekay
MAY THEIR MEMORY BE FOR A BLESSING If you wish to honor the memory of a dear one, a most fitting, traditional and dignified remembrance is through a Memorial Plaque. Each memorial plaque, bearing the name and yahrzeit date, is mounted on the tablet in the Beit Midrash. It is lit on the Shabbat of the week of the yahrzeit, on the day of the yahrzeit and on the four festivals during the year when Yizkor is recited. Call Maria Catezone (847-498-4100) for information or to order a plaque.
In memory of RUTH WERTH and MAX WERTH by Allan and Alana Werth In memory of SUSAN LEVINE by The Levine Family
BIMA FLOWER FUND:
Thank you to everyone for your good wishes for my birthday. I really appreciate your kindness. Davida Arnold To our Beth Shalom Family, my children and I appreciate your many kindnesses at this sad time in our lives. Anne, Amy, David & Sharon Solar Death of Esteemed Members: Eugene Zemsky Irving L. Blackman Julian “Jules” Cohen Sylvia Pekay
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DONATIONS THE CONGREGATION GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS:
Mort Skidelsky In Honor of your 80th Birthday Joel and Judy Greenman Joel Greenman In Honor of your birthday - Jack and Caron Knopoff Rabbi Melman's Good and Welfare Fund Mitchell and Karyn Liss and Family In Memory of the Barbara Dickler For continued good health passing of your beloved father and grandfather Michael and Judy Balter Kim and Perry Shwachman and Family, Michael and Judy Ron and Marla Zelikow For the Birth of Nathan Balter Ross Hakimi - Jay and Carol Simon and Family Michele and Lance Lutz and Family In Memory of the Cary and Alene Wintroub For the Birth of your passing of your beloved father and grandfather, granddaughter, Evie Zoe Stoller - Dennis and Dayle Howard Sorgen - Kim and Perry Shwachman and Teven Family Jerry and Judy Shapiro For the Birth of your Art and Ethel Obrand In Memory of your brother, grandson, Henry Isaac - Scott and Debbie Tucker Harvey Cohn - Linda and Maureen Gold, Joel and Judy In Appreciation of the Mishebeirach said - Rita Greenman Janowitz Jeff Blackman In Memory of your father, Irving Jerry and Adrienne Bauer In Honor of Sasha's Blackman - Mona and Andrew Berman, Tammy and Bat Mitzvah - Mazel Tov! - Ray and Arlene Handler Howard Goberstein Martin Marshak In Honor of a healthy and happy Joel and Judy Greenman In Memory of your retirement - Jeff and Barbara Lerch nephew, Michael Ganz, with our love - Larry and Jeff and Hillary Cohen In Honor of the Bat Mitzvah Fern Roseman of your daughter, Sasha Cohen - Renee and Jerry Cohen Bernard Grad Chesed Fund Jerry and Adrienne Bauer In Honor of the Bat Larry Levin Here's to cousins with new knees! Mitzvah of your granddaughter, Sasha Cohen Larry and Fern Roseman Renee and Jerry Cohen Fern Roseman In Appreciation of your help with Jerry Lehrfeld In Honor of your 80th Birthday the Shiva preparation - Marcia Doniger Inessa Belova and Nikolay Chepurder Delores Zemsky In Memory of your husband, Stuart Borg In Honor of your 88th Birthday on Gene Zemsky - we are so sorry for your loss Passover - Nancy and Mitchell Feldman Larry and Fern Roseman Bobby and Beryl Block In Honor of your daughter, The family of Eugene Zemsky In Memory of Gene Alexis' engagement to Dave Doneson - Marshall Zemsky, a kind, warm man and role model for and Sharon Shifrin many. May his memory be for a blessing Ray Handler In Honor of your retirement - Renee Barbara Byk Lieberman and Jerry Cohen Mort Skidelsky In Honor of your 80th Birthday Art and Ethel Obrand In Memory of your brother, Sonja Gebel, Larry and Fern Roseman Harvey Cohn - Ray and Arlene Handler Jerry Agrest In Honor of your 91st Birthday Ed and Carol Kaplan In Memory of your dear Mazel Tov - Larry and Fern Roseman brother-in-law, Barry Gordon - Shari and Allan Luck In Memory of our father, Ernest Jacob - Abe and Jerry and Sandy Yusim In Memory of your father, Sue Drayer Arnie Yusim - Jim and Judy Hoke Art and Ethel Obrand In Memory of your brother, Delores Zemsky In Memory of your husband, Harvey Cohn - Larry and Fern Roseman Gene Zemsky - Ed and Carol Kaplan Sharon Cohen and Family In Memory of your Burt Patzik Scholarship Fund husband, father and grandfather, Jules Cohen Judy and Mark Schwartz For the Birth of your Ed and Carol Kaplan, Harvey and Sheila Medvin, A. Jerald granddaughter - Leonard and Phyllis Mason and Bonnie Rothenberg Shirley Samuels In Memory of your brother, Arnie Michael and Carol Schnitzler Just Because! - Jeff and Yusim - Karen and Gene Goldberg, Barbara Lerch Leonard and Phyllis Mason, Bernie and Linda Petchenik Anne Solar In Memory of your husband, Eugene Rabbi Averbach's Good and Welfare Fund Solar - Sharon Yusim Jerry and Adrienne Bauer In Honor of your Pauline and Howard Morrison In Memory of your granddaughter, Sasha Hailey Cohen's Bat sister, Elaine Margules - Leonard and Phyllis Mason Mitzvah - Mark and Sharon Telpner Steven and Caryn Cohen In Memory of Jules Francine Shapiro Scholarship Fund Cohen - Ilene Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hass For the Birth of your new Ed and Carol Kaplan In Memory of your brother-in granddaughter, Mia - Margie Shapiro -law, Barry Lee Gordon - Ilene Epstein, Ray and Arlene Handler Gold Family Sabbath Fund Judy Greenberg and Family In Memory of your Neal and Mona Weiss For the Birth of your father, Gene Zemsky - Ray and Arlene Handler granddaughter, Hadley Sawyer Kimball - Michael Delores Zemsky In Memory of your husband, and Carol Schnitzler Gene Zemsky - Ray and Arlene Handler In Appreciation of the Mishebeirach said - Jan Sabin Cantor Stoehr's Good and Welfare Fund Delores Zemsky In Memory of Gene Zemsky Cantor Steven Stoehr In Appreciation of the lunch Laura and Ron Schoeneman you are hosting in Florida - Gerald and Irene Rogers Jeff and Sheryl Blackman and Family In Memory of Jenny and Dan Schneider For the Birth of Brayden your father and grandfather, Irving Blackman Parker Schneider - Nancy and Bruce Chudacoff Mitchell and Fern King, Ron and Laura Schoeneman Perry and Amy Weinstein In Honor of Zachary and Samantha's wedding - Michael and Judy Balter HUGS - Ritual programming for families with Ron and Laura Schoeneman In Honor of the special needs engagement of Stefanie and Casey - Scott and For the Yahrzeit of Jacob Cohen - Burt Bentkover Debbie Tucker
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For the Yahrzeit of Stuart Bentkover - Burt Bentkover In Honor of my Birthday - Burt Bentkover Laura Horwitch In Memory of your grandmother Elliot and Sharon Goldman Helene Hoffman Memorial Concert Fund Arnie Hoffman In Honor of receiving the Kavod Award - Bob and Cindy Marder, Ray and Arlene Handler Laurel Letwat For a Speedy Recovery - Arnie and Janet Hoffman Ben Zaveduk For a Speedy Recovery and complete - Arnie and Janet Hoffman Perry and Amy Weinstein In Honor of the marriage of Zach and Samantha - Arnie and Janet Hoffman Marilyn Rakowsky In Honor of the marriage of your granddaughter, Samantha, to Zach Weinstein - Arnie and Janet Hoffman Joel Greenman In Honor of your 80th Birthday Arnie and Janet Hoffman Shirley Samuels In Memory of your brother, Arnie Yusim - Arnie and Janet Hoffman Ed and Carol Kaplan In Memory of your brother-in -law, Barry Lee Gordon - Arnie and Janet Hoffman Sam Levin In Memory of your sister, Esther Bolon - Arnie and Janet Hoffman Janna Sugar Memorial Israel Scholarship Fund Jerry and Adrienne Bauer In Honor of Sasha's Bat Mitzvah - Sheryl Weissman Jeff and Judy Graff In Honor of your grandson's Bar Mitzvah - Jerry and Adrienne Bauer Family of Arnie Yusim In Memory of Arnie Yusim Jerry and Adrienne Bauer The Tatel Family In Memory of Faye Tatel - Rosalie Roth Sharon Cohen In Memory of Jules Cohen - Barbara and Joe Wolke Carol Kaplan In Memory of your brother-in-law, Barry Gordon - Sheryl Weissman Mitch and Karyn Liss In Memory of your father, Warren Liss - Sheryl Weissman, Alan and Eileen Samlan, Denise and Jonathan Handler Jerome J. Kaplan Memorial Adult Program Scholarship Fund Perry and Amy Weinstein In Honor of Zachary and Samantha's Wedding - Debbie and Bruce Bell Jane Gordon and Family In Memory of Barry Gordon - Barbara Schwartz Kessler Memorial ShabbaTONE Fund Lynn Kosner and Family In Memory of your mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Lila - Shirley Kessler Lester Kurnick Youth Fund In Appreciation of Congregation Beth Shalom Mitchell and Karyn Liss Mr. and Mrs. Carey Cooper In Honor of Nate and Ariel's marriage - Dennis and Dayle Teven Hillary and Jeff Cohen In Honor of Sasha's Bat Mitzvah - Randy and Sandy Barr, Harvey and Linda Lezak Irwin and Sandra Frishman In Honor of your 60th Wedding Anniversary - Ira and Iris Lerner Leonard and Phyllis Mason In Honor of your granddaughter, Rachel's engagement - Ira and Iris Lerner Stewart and Mitzie Herman In Honor of your grandson, Ethan's Bar Mitzvah - Chuck and Suzanne Minkus
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DONATIONS MILESTONES Irv and Shirley Fuld and Family In Memory of Erich Fuld - Jay and Sara Olshansky Sallie Blackman In Memory of your husband, Irving Blackman - Marvin and Cece Shapiro Jeff and Sheryl Blackman In Memory of Irving Blackman - Sandy and Marty Sundel Mr. and Mrs. Paul Loeb and Family In Memory of your beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather, Herb - Dennis and Dayle Teven Shirley Samuels In Memory of your brother, Arnie Yusim - Karen and Gene Goldberg Jerry and Sandy Yusim In Memory of your father, Arnie Yusim - Michael and Deby Eisenberg Sharon Cohen In Memory of your husband, Jules Cohen - Ira and Iris Lerner Men's Club Youth Scholarship Fund Hy and Sherry Weiss For the Birth of your great grandchild - Fred Fisher Howard Jacob In Honor of Being named Man of the Year - Josh and Shosh Jacob, Bob and Cindy Marder Michael Greenberg In Honor of publishing your first book - Sharon and Harris Goldenberg Shirley Samuels In Memory of Arnie Yusim - Fred Fisher Holly Forman In Memory of your father - Scott, Leslie, Marissa and Sophie Rogoff Rafi and Jen Arbel In Memory of your father, Donald Roth - Scott and Leslie Rogoff Paul Wald Yahrzeit Fund For the Yahrzeit of Ann Genender - Gita Greenwald For the Yahrzeit of Anna Pasmanter - Barbara Render For the Yahrzeit of Barbara Robins - Jared and Teri Robins For the Yahrzeit of Barney Block - Faye and Steven Krasner For the Yahrzeit of Bunny Braude - Cheryl and Kevin Braude For the Yahrzeit of Ken Braude - Cheryl and Kevin Braude For the Yahrzeit of Chava Rabinowitz - Azriel Rabinowitz For the Yahrzeit of Esther Simon - Stuart and Phyllis Simon For the Yahrzeit of Flo Brookstein - Fran Brookstein For the Yahrzeit of Hattie Fox - Carl H. Fox For the Yahrzeits of Jack Kessler, Joe Ashman Betty Ashman For the Yahrzeit of Marshall Safron - Tracy and Jeffrey Safron For the Yahrzeit of Rachel Block - Faye and Steven Krasner For the Yahrzeit of my father, Morris Cohen Larry Cohen For the Yahrzeit of my mother, Ethel Grinker Joan Berke For the Yahrzeit of my mother, Faye Krasny Barbara Levine For the Yahrzeit of my wife, Carole Beth Marcus - Shel Marcus For the Yahrzeit of my wife, Reine Bujor Borg Stuart Borg In Memory of Marshall Goldberg - The Estate of Marshall Goldberg In Memory of Sam Spector - Denise and Jonathan Handler In Memory of my father, David Marder - Bob Marder
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Sharon Cohen and Family In Memory of Jules Cohen - Sande and Mike Laskov Rosner Building Fund Belle Jurkowitz and Family In Memory of your mother, Irene Dorfman - Fern Slotky Art Farber and Family In Memory of your wife and mother, Carol - Fern Slotky, Danny and Lana Zakon Rubenstein Library Fund For the Yahrzeit of Bernard Leviton - Harlene Dunitz Howard Jacob In Honor of being named Men's Club Man of the Year - Ed Maslov Carol and Ed Kaplan In Memory of your brotherin-law, Barry Lee Gordon - Debbie and Gary Sylvan Sam Tatel and Family In Memory of Faye Tatel Esther Klatz Shirley Samuels In Memory of your brother, Arnie Yusim - Naomi Weiss Delores Zemsky In Memory of your husband, Gene Zemsky - Sam and Becca Tatel Fred Tatel In Memory of your wife, Faye Tatel McGrew Family, The Leonard Mason Family Schwartz / Saltzberg Library Fund Mitchell and Karyn Liss and Family In Memory of your father and grandfather, Warren Liss - Ron and Laura Schoeneman, Barbara Scott, Scott and Debbie Tucker Dina and Yona Lunken In Memory of your father, Warren Liss - Scott and Debbie Tucker Schwartz Call-in Fund Art and Ethel Obrand In Memory of your brother, Harvey Cohn - Mark and Barbara Gelfeld Shabbat Fund Maury and Diana Lewis For the Birth of your grandson, Ezra Zachary - Alan and Bettina Birkner, Linda and Maureen Gold In Appreciation - Mitchell and Karyn Liss In Honor of Ray's retirement - Ray and Arlene Handler Michael Riddle In Memory of Don Riddle - Julie and David Goldstein Sheryl Weissman In Memory of Frank Weissman - Perry and Candace Meyers James Lawrence In Memory of Jackson “Jack” Lawrence - Julie and David Goldstein Jeff and Sheryl Blackman and Family In Memory of your beloved father and grandfather - Kim and Perry Shwachman and Family Mitchell Liss and Family In Memory of your loving father and grandfather, Warren Liss - Melissa Spellman Sisterhood Eyshet Chayil Fund Mitchell Padnos and Sherri Bernstein In Honor of your engagement - Barbara Levine Norm and Darlene Padnos In Honor of your son, Mitchell's engagement to Sherri Bernstein Barbara Levine Sophie Binstein Tzedekah Fund For the Yahrzeit of Anne Greenfield - Seymour and Beverly Binstein Barbara Dorfman and Family In Memory of your beloved brother, Howard Graff - Sonja Gebel Steven Teitelbaum Ramah Scholarship Fund Cary and Alene Wintroub For the Birth of your granddaughter, Evie Stoller - Robin and Lee Eisenberg
Neal and Mona Weiss For the Birth of your granddaughter, Hadley - Marcy, Rick and Family Penny B Lamm For the Birth of your granddaughter, Kylie - Marcy, Rick and Family Ron and Marla Zelikow For the Birth of your grandson, Nathan - Marcy, Rick and Family Julie Simon Happy Birthday! - Harvey and Bobbi Teitelbaum Arnie Hoffman Mazel Tov - Elliot and Sharon Goldman Marilyn Rakowsky In Honor of your granddaughter's marriage - Elliot and Sharon Goldman Mike Belsky In Honor of your special Birthday Harvey and Bobbi Teitelbaum Shirley Samuels In Memory of your brother, Arnie Yusim - Elliot and Sharon Goldman Carol Kaplan In Memory of your brother-in-law, Barry Gordon - Elliot and Sharon Goldman Sallie Blackman In Memory of your husband, Irving Blackman - Evelyn Kalter Jeff and Sheryl Blackman and Family In Memory of your father and grandfather, Irving Blackman Evelyn Kalter, Neal and Mona Weiss Mitch and Karyn Liss and Family In Memory of your father and grandfather, Warren Liss - Neal and Mona Weiss and Family, Marcy, Rick and Family Helene and Alan Bloomberg In Memory of your sister and sister-in-law - Jack and Irit Jacobson and Family Ruth and Robert Wershkoff Minyan Breakfast Fund Mitchell and Karyn Liss In Memory of your father, Warren Liss - Mitch and Gladys Greenberg Rabbi Carl and Judy Wolkin Innovations in Education Fund Leila Weiss For a Speedy Recovery - Edie Korman Richard Strauss In Memory of Jackee Ames Bernie and Linda Petchenik Sharon Cohen In Memory of your husband, Jules Cohen - Edie Korman, Mitzie and Stewart Herman Delores Zemsky and Family In Memory of your husband, father and grandfather, Gene - Leon and Irene Blitt Berk Family In Memory of your mother and grandmother - Edie Korman Zaransky Family Ticktin Jewish Community Memorial Fund Delores Zemsky In Memory of Eugene Zemsky Barbara and Michael Zaransky Zemsky SKIP Fund Jack Carter In Honor of your Bar Mitzvah - Naomi and Mike Silverman Mitchell and Karyn Liss and Family In Memory of your father. I know how much you loved him. May his memory be for a blessing. - Barbara Byk Lieberman Delores Zemsky and Family In Memory of your beloved husband, father and grandfather, Gene Zemsky - Sheryl and Jeff Blackman, George and Rosalie Goldberg, The Hoffen Family, Alana and Allan Werth, Elyse and Laurence Stern, Steve and Iris Podolsky Judy and Sam Greenberg and Family In Memory of your father, Gene Zemsky - Jan and Barry Cain Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sadoff and Family In Memory of your mother and grandmother - Alan and Eileen Samlan
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