INSIDE THIS ISSUE Service and Candle Lighting ................... 2 President’s Message.................................. 3 Cantor’s Notes.......................................... 4 Distinguished Speaker.............................. 5 CBS Highlights ....................................... 6-7 Shabbat at CBS .......................................... 8 Social Action .............................................. 9 Hineynu ..................................................... 10 Events at CBS........................................... 11 Youth/B’nai Mitzvah ......................... 12-13 School ........................................................ 14 Library........................................................ 15 CBS U/Adult Ed/HAZAK ...................... 16 JUF/Distinguished Speaker .................... 17 Sisterhood........................................... 18-19 Men’s Club .......................................... 20-21 Birthdays/Anniversaries ................... 22-23 See What’s Happening .......................... 24 Milestones ................................................. 25 Yahrzeits ............................................. 25-27 Donations ........................................... 28-29 Ads ........................................................ 30-31 Diversity Shabbat .................................... 32 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................ Matt Rissien 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 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 MELMAN’S MINUTES I am sitting beneath the sun in the Jerusalem sky. This holy city represents so much to all of us and to have spent the last week with 18 members of Beth Shalom’s Men’s Club has not only been a remarkable trip, but a true privilege. Our group, made up of both first-time visitors to Israel and those of us who have been here numerous times, has shared experiences that will remain with us for the rest of our lives. We have come as members of the CBS family to learn, explore, delve deep into the issues facing Israel and our people and grapple with many of the tensions that exist for the modern State of Israel as well as the Jewish people. Leading a trip is far different than simply being a tourist. And, as a rabbi, helping to lead congregants through our most sacred places allows me to see things through other people’s eyes. To watch a first-time visitor see the Kotel, the beach in Tel Aviv, the places of the mystics in Tzfat, or even take their first bite of an Israeli falafel or shwarma is tremendous. It truly brings a smile to my face. And to watch return visitors reconnect with Israel, perhaps in new ways, is inspiring. Israel is a complex place. When talking about the very sensitive issues that face the country you will often hear, “It’s difficult” – and it is. There are no easy answers to solve many of Israel’s complex problems. As we have watched the tensions along the Gaza border escalate, or talked about the words of the Chief Rabbi, who offered controversial words after the horrible events at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, or explored the economic issues that face many Israelis, we have gained a much better understanding of our Jewish homeland. One of the many things I reminded the group is that we, as Jews, have just as much right to call Israel home as those who live there. In fact, I once had a spirited conversation with Tzipi Livni about the fact that I didn’t feel, as a Diaspora Jew, I had the right to criticize the government of Israel. She told me that it was my duty as a Jew, no matter where I lived to speak up when I saw something that I did not agree with. There is definitely part of me that has changed my thinking, especially as it relates to Israel/Diaspora relations and in particular the relationship with the non-Orthodox streams of our religion. This, and so much more, have all been part of our Israel experience this time around. An important piece I have tried to instill in our group is that we are more than tourists. In the Cardo (in the Jewish Quarter) I shared with them the poem Tourists, by Yehuda Amichai and reminded them that we are all part of Israel’s story. Visits of condolence is all we get from them. They squat at the Holocaust Memorial, They put on grave faces at the Wailing Wall And they laugh behind heavy curtains In their hotels. They have their pictures taken Together with our famous dead At Rachel’s Tomb and Herzl’s Tomb And on Ammunition Hill. They weep over our sweet boys And lust after our tough girls And hang up their underwear To dry quickly In cool, blue bathrooms.
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Once I sat on the steps by a gate at David’s Tower, I placed my two heavy baskets at my side. A group of tourists was standing around their guide and I became their target marker. “You see that man with the baskets? Just right of his head there’s an arch from the Roman period. Just right of his head.” “But he’s moving, he’s moving!” I said to myself: redemption will come only if their guide tells them, “You see that arch from the Roman period? It’s not important: but next to it, left and down a bit, there sits a man who’s bought fruit and vegetables for his family.”
SERVICE AND CANDLE LIGHTING Saturday – December 1 Shabbat Service Circle Time Shabbat Torah for Tots (babysitting) Shabba-Teen Service Mincha
9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 10:30 AM 12:45 PM
Friday Evening – December 7 (Candles 4:01 PM) Shabbat Service 6:00 PM ShabbaTONE/HEARTalk 6:00 PM Saturday – December 8 Shabbat Service Mechina Circle Time Shabbat Torah for Tots (babysitting) Junior Congregation Mincha
9:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 12:45 PM
Friday Evening – December 14 (Candles 4:02 PM) Shabbat Service 6:00 PM Saturday – December 15 Shabbat Service Learner’s Minyan Circle Time Shabbat Torah for Tots (babysitting) Study Minyan Mincha
9:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 10:30 AM 12:45 PM
Friday Evening – December 21 (Candles 4:04 PM) Shabbat Service 6:00 PM Saturday – December 22 Shabbat Service Circle Time Shabbat Torah for Tots (babysitting) Mincha
9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 12:45 PM
Friday Evening – December 28 (Candles 4:09 PM) Shabbat Service 6:00 PM Saturday – December 29 Shabbat Service Circle Time Shabbat Torah for Tots (babysitting) Mincha
9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 12:45 PM
Saturday – January 5 Shabbat Service Circle Time Shabbat Torah for Tots (babysitting) Mincha
9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 12:45 PM
Friday Evening – January 11 (Candles 4:22 PM) Shabbat Service 6:00 PM Saturday – January 12 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 – January 18 (Candles 4:30 PM) Diversity Shabbat Service 6:00 PM Saturday – January 19 Diversity Shabbat Service Spirit of Shabbat Circle Time Shabbat Torah for Tots (babysitting) Mincha
9:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 12:45 PM
Friday Evening – January 25 (Candles 4:39 PM) Shabbat Service 6:00 PM ShabbaTONE lead by CHUSY 6:00 PM Saturday – January 26 Shabbat Service Circle Time Shabbat Torah for Tots (babysitting) Junior Congregation Shabbat Yoga Mincha
9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 11:00 AM 12:45 PM
Minyan Monday - Friday Sunday - Thursday Evening Sunday Morning
6:45 AM 7:45 PM 8:45 AM
Christmas Eve, Mon, December 24 Christmas Day, Tues, December 25 New Year’s Eve, Mon, December 31 New Year’s Day, Tues, January 1
8:45 AM 8:45 AM 8:45 AM 8:45 AM
Friday Evening – January 4 (Candles 4:15 PM) Shabbat Service 6:00 PM
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FROM THE CONGREGATION PRESIDENT Debbie Solomon
As a group of men from our Men's Club head off to Israel with Rabbi Melman this month, I'm of course jealous, but also very excited. Anytime we can bring more people to Israel and experience all that she has to offer, it’s an amazing thing.
I say this knowing that I have only gone to Israel once in my life when I was 12. I too, went with our very own Congregation, as well as a few friends. I still remember the Galilee girls, as Rabbi Wolkin called us, giggling together! Riding on a camel with my best friend, insisting on eating falafel in Jerusalem even though I didn't feel well, and learning about my heritage. I am grateful for the Ta’am Yisrael program and the fact that I was able to send both of my children to Israel in 8th grade. They both desire to go back to Israel and my daughter even takes Hebrew in High School. As we approach Thanksgiving, and not too far after Chanukah, we are reminded of times to be thankful for what we have, who we are, and how we have persevered, both as Jews and as Americans. I am thankful for Israel and what this tiny parcel has not only brought to Jews, but to the greater world in terms of farming, technology and so much more. I know my goal is to do what I can to get back to Israel. I hope to see all of you there soon!
Join with us at CBS for a HEALING SERVICE A service for anyone who is seeking a place for sanctuary Sunday, December 23 & January 27 @ 7:00 PM
JOIN US IN WELCOMING THESE NEW MEMBERS OF CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM Courtney and Daniel Bednyak Lauren and Henry Estes Lauren and Adam Koenig Amy and Dan Miller Abby and Andrew Seruya Lynn Stollberg Sharyn and Mark Trachtenberg Eileen and Steven Van Abby & David Wolff
No need to RSVP, just walk through the open doors and open yourself up to the possibilities of healing.
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CANTOR’S NOTES Cantor Stoehr
MUDITA
I came across this word and concept only recently. I was discussing some of the projects in which I am engaged and my friend said, “Do you get paid for that”? About several of the projects I replied, “No, I just like doing these things. I feel good when I get to help in this way, so I guess it’s kind of self-serving. I guess that’s a struggle between Yetzer HaTov and Yetzer HaRah, the Good (altruistic) Inclination and Evil (selfish) Inclination which lies within each of us.” Mudita is a word from Sanskrit that has no counterpart in English. It connotes joy in the good fortune of others. It is a significant part of the philosophy of Buddhism. According to Wikipedia, the site suggests that in “defining mudita, we might consider its opposites. One of those is jealousy. Another is schadenfreude, a word frequently borrowed from German that means taking pleasure in the misfortune of others.” As CBS has joined Refugee One in helping some of the recent new immigrants to the US, specifically Chicago, I believe this principle applies. Mudita is found in the doing of Gemilut Chesed, acts of loving-kindness. It can also be found in our work with the Food Pantry and JUF Uptown Café and many others aspects of life in which CBS members and those in our Mitzvah Committee engage each and every day. “While compassion is, or should be, the inspiration for it, unselfish joy should be its boon companion .… When active compassion and unselfish joy go together, it will be less likely that works of service turn into dead routine performed indifferently. Indifference, listlessness, boredom are said to be the 'distant enemies' of mudita. They can be vanquished by an alliance of compassion and unselfish joy… Nowadays, moral exhortations fall increasingly on deaf ears, whether they are motivated theologically or otherwise…. Hence modern youth will increasingly feel that such "moralizings" are not their concern… In this troubled world of ours, there are plenty of opportunities for thoughts and deeds of compassion; but there seem to be all too few for sharing in others' joy. Hence it is necessary for us to create new opportunities for unselfish joy, by the active practice of loving-kindness and compassion in deeds, words, and thought.” Nyanaponika Thera As we enjoy December and January and the various Holidays and Season of Good Cheer and Hope for a fresh start, I hope you will give thought to this concept of Mudita (or in our native language, Gemilut Chesed). We are told the cities of Sodom and Gemorrah were destroyed due to sinat chinam, baseless hatred, and God decided there was no hope for the city. In the same vein it is suggested that the destruction of the Holy Temple of Jerusalem was allowed to be destroyed because society had fallen into the same trap of behavior. Civility had been lost. As we move forward in this new year I hope we will give thought to our own country, city and neighborhoods and try to do all we can to rid hatred within our lives, using our own personal influences to try and bring an attitude of ahavat chinam, loving others freely without judgement, to the fore. 4
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Come and enjoy a special ShabbaTONE, lead by a band made up of USYers from all over the CHUSY Region! Followed, of course, by an Oneg of tasty treats!
January 25, 2019 6:00 PM CBS THE AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO
THOU SHALT INNOVATE Featuring
AVI JORISCH
Author, Thou Shalt Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the World
Thursday, January 10, 2019 7:00 P.M. Leadership Reception* *Open to AIPAC Club Members that contribute a minimum of $1,800 to AIPAC’s 2019 Annual Campaign. 8:00 P.M. Community Program This program is free and open to the community
Congregation Beth Shalom, 3433 Walters Ave., Northbrook, IL Please register at www.aipac.org/CBS For questions, contact Brittany Cohen at 312-253-896 or bcohen@aipac.org Space is limited—Dietary laws observed
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SHABBAT AT CBS SPEND YOUR SHABBAT MORNINGS AT BETH SHALOM!
Junior Congregation Service with Cantor Raquel Open to 3rd - 6th Grade Students Saturday: December 8th January 12th, 26th February 9th, 23rd 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Students Will Have Opportunities To Lead Prayers and Read From The Torah Prizes for Frequent Attendance!
Please join us as the Religious School celebrates Shabbat
Friday, February 1st
led by 4th grade Religious School students
Study Minyan: This minyan delves into the Torah with one of our rabbis on one Shabbat of each month. 10:30 am - 12/15 & 2/16 Spirit of Shabbat: Join Cantor Raquel on alternate months for an alternative prayer experience. 9:30 am - 10:30 am - 1/19 & 3/16 Learners Service: This service/class meets with Cantor Raquel one shabbat every other month to enable those who have difficulty following the service to practice at a slower pace. 9:30 - 10:30 am - 12/15 & 2/16 Shabbat Yoga: A gentle, relaxing yoga session with Jewish spiritual concepts. 11:00 am - 1/26 & 2/23 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!
Friday, December 7 & 21 January 18 11:00 – 11:45 AM
6:00 p.m. - Shabbat Dinner 6:45 p.m. - Services
(with a separate service for families with children birth through first grade)
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Then you can twist your own challah and take it home to bake it, filling your house with the warm and delicious smells of Shabbat!
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SOCIAL ACTION
DONATIONS CALL TO ACTION
December 11 & January 15 - Prepare a portion of the meal for the homeless at PADS January 1-31 - Celebrate Tu B’Shevat! Support the Jewish National Fund and our CBS School Please save the following for future collections: new travel-sized toiletries, flower vases, Habitat for Humanity Homewares, new school supplies. Thanks to everyone who helped at our Mitzvah Day in November. We created dog toys for local animal shelters, blankets for children at Luries Children’s Hospital, snack bags for the Northfield Food Pantry and holiday decorations for the homeless. If you are interested in helping with any of the above Social Action projects, please contact Sara Weinstein at SocialActionVP@BethShalomNB.org.
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LIBRARY HINEYNU UPDATE
The Beth Shalom community continues to recognize the importance of building a strong and viable endowment. We have had many generous pledges since our culminating event in June. We want to take this opportunity to recognize and thank these new participants: Friends Barbara Bessinger David Dragon Sandra & Bruce Goldstein Yvonne & Neal Gomberg Maida Hoffman Debra Dann Kay Zelda Korol Linda & Norman Lieber Lois & Earl Nudelman Joyce Persky Richard Price Sandra Rosen Eileen & Ira Rosenbaum Cynthia & Bruce Shankman Supporters Norma Rosen Builders Francine & David Dundore Hilary & Aaron Malina Mindy & Frank Star Pioneers Marcia & Henry Rabinowitz Thanks, as well, to the following families for applying their pledges to a naming opportunity: i
The Laven Family - Shabbat Celebrations Fund
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If you are interested in contributing to the Hineynu Endowment or learning more about additional naming opportunities, please contact us at Hineynu.campaign@bethshalomnb.org. Lily and Brad
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EVENTS AT CBS
Chagigat HaGan
Kindergarten Celebration Sunday, January 27th 11 a.m. in the Sanctuary Please join us as we welcome our youngest students into our school community.
Congregation Beth Shalom’s BOOK CHATS Presents Momento Park by Mark Sarvas Wednesday, February 6, 2019 7:30 p.m. Congregation Beth Shalom – 3433 Walters Avenue - Northbrook
Momento 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. Momento 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, Momento Park. Contact Linda Gold at lindangold@comcast.net or call 847/509-1978 to reserve your seats. DECEMBER 2018/JANUARY 2019 • VOLUME 67 ISSUE 37
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YOUTH/B’NAI MITZVAH Matt Rissien
Happy (Secular) New Year! I’d like to give a mid-year update on how things have been going for the Youth Department at CBS! In December, 12 of our USY’ers will attend USY’s International Convention in Orlando, Florida. We have one of the largest chapter delegations attending, and it will be a great experience enjoying the warm weather and trips to Disney and Universal!
Our synagogue is also fortunate to be hosting CHUSY region’s Midwinter Convention, January 25 -27 . Please check your e-mails in December for more information on hosting teens in your homes. The entire congregation is invited to participate in Friday night’s ShabbaTONEd-Down service, led by Cantor Stoehr and many of our USY teens. th
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We are also thrilled to be sending a large delegation of terrific Kadima kids to our Kadima Konvention in the Wisconsin Dells this month. We’ve been fortunate to have great attendance at all our middle school programs, and we look forward to sharing many more programs in 2019! Lastly, we are teaming up with the Men’s Club for a Chanukah Bash on Sunday, December 2nd (see info on next page). This program will be one you don’t want to miss!! It’s going to be a great time with lots of arts and crafts and Chanukah foods! Thank you everyone for such a great first half of the year, and we can’t wait to celebrate even more programs with you in 2019!
MAZEL TOV TO OUR B’NAI MITZVAH
DAVID YBARRA Son of George Jr. & Stacy Ybarra Brother of Jonathan Ybarra Grandson of Stephen and Holly Fox, George Ybarra Sr. and Petra Baca
DEAR EVAN HANSEN Raffle Win Two FRONT ROW Dress Circle Tickets for the Saturday, March 2nd performance at 8:00 pm @ The Oriental Theater. $10 - one ticket/$25 - three tickets Purchase at CBS office or on MyCBS. Winner will be notified December 31st.
ILAN GUMAN Son of Lila Elman & Sebastian Guman Brother of Alex, Max and Rachel Guman Grandson of Natalio Guman, Estela Granovsky Guman, Clelia Stein, Jose Elman
ETHAN STEPEN Son of Karen & Jeffrey Stepen Brother of Joshua Stepen Grandson of Stewart & Mitzie Herman, Joe & Muriel Stepen
Tickets for CBS USY’ers Tickets for March 2nd Performance on sale for USY’ers! Limited Seats Available (first come, first served) $100 for Paid CBS USY Members Includes Dinner, Bus & Ticket Sign Up at:
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Stacy Ybarra
Our students have been working very hard on their Hebrew. We are having a mid-year ceremony to celebrate their achievements! Third through fifth grades will have their ceremony on Tuesday, December 18th from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Our sixth and seventh grades will have their ceremony on Tuesday, December 18th from 7:45 to 8:15 p.m.
Moving Traditions We are one of the first to launch a new Moving Traditions program for sixth and seventh graders and their families. Our synagogue has been chosen to partner with Moving Traditions (www.movingtraditions.org) to pioneer a new and exciting approach to b’nai mitzvah that connects Jewish wisdom to the interpersonal and social elements of this coming-of-age ritual. This is our second year adding Moving Traditions’ family education and pre-teen sessions to our b’nai mitzvah preparation. Through games, activities and discussion, the Moving Traditions sessions—created by rabbis and social workers—will help parents and pre-teens explore what it means to be a guest and a host, how to navigate peer pressure, social media, and the experience of being the center of attention, as well as other social-emotional challenges and joys associated with the b’nai mitzvah process. Our sixth and seventh graders will participate in several sessions just for them during the normal Religious School classes. In addition, we will invite our sixth grade parents to join our clergy and teachers on: Tuesday, January 8th from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. and Tuesday, April 30th from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. “Pre-teens today are confronted with tremendous academic and social pressures at an earlier age, magnified by the prism of social media,” says Deborah Meyer, Moving Traditions’ Founder and CEO. “Our new program for sixth and seventh graders and their families lays a critical foundation for healthy family communication as children enter the teen years. We’re very excited to partner with 30 synagogues across the country to launch our new b’nai mitzvah program.”
OFFICE CLOSINGS (Closed all day unless noted)
CBS Connections Thursday, December 20, 2018 & Monday, January 28, 2019 6:30 pm
DECEMBER Tuesday, December 25th Monday, December 31st JANUARY Tuesday, January 1st Happy Holidays to All!
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professional life. Network, meet new people, share your story. Business to Business Opportunities with other CBS Members. E-mail Michael Garlin, CBS Executive Director at mgarlin@bethshalomnb.org and let him know if you will be attending.
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LIBRARY “CHECK OUT” YOUR MARIAN RENEE SALTZBERG LRC/ IRVING RUBENSTEIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY Authors, Authors, Authors: Lesléa Newman, writer of more than 30 books for children and teens that have won multiple awards, will talk to the older students on January 15 about her book Hachiko Waits, winner of more than 15 writing awards. Copies of this book can be checked out of the library. In the spring we will host a special program with children’s author Barb Rosenstock author of the book The Littlest Mountain for the younger grades. Special thanks to the Eastern European Torah Project for sponsoring these exciting upcoming events.
Some new arrivals: · The Collector’s Apprentice by B.A. Shapiro · Death in Shangri-La (A Dotan Naor Thriller) by Yiglal Zur · Gateway to the Moon by Mary Morris · Strangers in Budapest by Jessica Keener
Tracy Safron Suggests: Husbands and Other Sharp Objects: A Novel by Marilyn Simon Rothstein is the hilarious story of Marcy Hammer and her life in transition. Marcy has lived a “careful” life in Connecticut for more than thirty years. She was married to the same man, living in the same house and even using the same brands of detergent, deodorant and toilet paper since leaving her parents’ home. Marcy is now separated from Harvey and she has no plans to reconcile with him. Harvey fathered a child with another woman and that is the catalyst for their impending divorce. Marcy’s mother has recently passed away, and her three adult children are ensconced in their own lives. On the bright side, she has two very good friends, an interesting job, and a wonderful new man in her life. Marcy has no idea her daughter Amanda is dating anyone and suddenly Amanda is engaged. The family becomes absorbed with wedding tumult. Adding to the mayhem Amanda longs to see her parents back together. Harvey wants that too. Can he win Marcy over? Marcy is a strong and thoughtful woman and her experiences are relatable and endearing. Rothstein’s novel is comical and also thought provoking. This is a story about family, friendship and life’s ups and downs. Laughter pulls the reader in but it’s Rothstein’s amazing characters and plot that make Husbands and Other Sharp Objects difficult to put down. Go to bethshalomnb.org/tracy-safron-suggests for a complete list of Tracy Safron Suggestions.
Books that Celebrate the Festival of Lights: Way too many Latkes: A Hanukkah in Chelm by Linda Glaser (E 247.5 GLA) When Faigel cannot find her latke recipe her husband asks the rabbi, whose advice leads them to make way too many latkes, in this Hanukkah story about the foolish people of Chelm. Little Red Ruthie: A Hanukkah Tale by Gloria Koster (E 247.5 KOS) Heading through the forest to her Bubbe Basha's house to make latkes (potato pancakes) on the first night of Hanukkah, Little Red Ruthie encounters a hungry wolf. Includes a recipe for latkes. Judah Maccabee goes to the Doctor by Ann D. Koffsky (E 247.5 KOF) More than anything, Judah wants to be a good big brother to his baby sister, Hannah. He even uses his new Maccabee shield to protect her from danger. On the last day of Hanukkah, during a visit to the doctor, Judah refuses to have his shot. Surely his shield can protect him from germs, too!
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SISTERHOOD Leatte Gelfeld
Thank you to everyone that came out and supported our Holiday Boutique as a shopper or a volunteer! It was incredibly successful and this would not have been possible without the months of hard work by our chairwomen. Audrey LeCavalier, Karyn Liss, Joyce Rabinowitz, Robyn Rosengard and Jackie Zelkowitz, once again you did an amazing job on this event.
Every year, Sisterhood packs and distributes Chanukah bags to the children in our Religious School and less fortunate children in the community. Thank you to Jill Hartzman for coordinating this great project. We will not be having a December meeting because there are other great synagogue programs we would love for you to attend. December and January are slower for Sisterhood with the exception of our CBS Knits group but we will be kicking off February with the return of our Sisterhood Shabbat Friday Night Dinner and Service on Friday, February 1st. We encourage you to come for both but if the timing does not work, come for one or the other! I wish you and your families a very Happy Chanukah and a Happy New Year!
The Louis Gurvitz Memorial Sisterhood Judaica Shop The Shop Around the Corner Support your CBS community by shopping with us! Earn Todah Rabah Dollars for future purchases!
REGULAR SHOP HOURS
Monday through Friday 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Monday through Thursday 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Sunday Ͳ 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
Jan Blum Memorial Game Day Mah Jongg, Canasta, and Bridge
Sunday, February 24, 2018 Ravinia Green Country Club
10:45 - 11:30 am Registration and Brunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm Games Cost: $50 per person Register by February 7th to guarantee your seat
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MEN’S CLUB Dan Sher
I am writing this article while packing for our Men’s Club trip to Israel and by the time you read this I will be back from the trip – and I’m sure it will be an amazing time! I would like to publicly thank Rabbi Melman for everything he did to make this trip possible. Before I was even Men’s Club President I went to Rabbi Melman and told him I really wanted to make this happen and we did it. Rabbi Melman put together an amazing itinerary that was interesting to people no matter how many times you have been to Israel. We brought nineteen people to Israel including three men who had never been to Israel before. Feel free to stop me and ask me about the trip or if you are planning a trip and want some ideas reach out as well.
This being the combined December/January article starts what we call “our busy season” at Congregation Beth Shalom. On Sunday, December 2nd we are doing two different Chanukah Bashes – a fun breakfast program from Birth-Pre-K in the morning during Religious School and an afternoon program after Religious School for K-5th grade. Come kickoff Chanukah with us! In January, our first breakfast on January 13 will feature the Anti-Defamation League’s Regional Director of the Greater Chicago/Upper Midwest area, Lonnie Nasatir. Lonnie joined us several years ago for an engaging discussion and, with everything going on in America, we thought it would be a good time to bring him back for this important discussion. The following Sunday, January 20, as part of Diversity Weekend at Congregation Beth Shalom, we have invited Imam Hazim Fazlic from The Islamic Cultural Center of Greater Chicago to join us and talk about how we can all come together. January 27th ends the month with our annual JUF Brunch featuring Distinguished Speaker Yochi Dreazen. We will be having such great speakers in January – please come join us at these or any of our programs. MAH JONGG CARD APPLICATION It is once again time to order new Mah Jongg cards for 2019-2020. If you have ordered before and a name or address from your last year’s list has changed during the past year, PLEASE note that when filling out the application. Applications and money MUST be received by JANUARY 15, 2019. Thank you, in advance, for making this ongoing project such a success. Name_______________________________________ Address _____________________________________ City,State,Zip__________________________________ #__________Standard Cards @ $8.00 $_____________ #__________Large Print Cards @ $9.00 $____________ Total Amount Enclosed $______________ Send the application and list of clearly printed names and addresses along with your check, made out to Congregation Beth Shalom Sisterhood to: Judy Greenman 3304 Lake Knoll Drive Northbrook, IL 60062 20
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BIRTHDAYS Happy Birthday - January Judith Sandler Elyse Stern Laura Horwitch Deborah Solomon Lisa Wall Robin Wolf Marylyn Bogan-Minkoff Phyllis Mason Robin Neidich Irene Kletzel Maxine Levy Barbara Simkin Michelle Slosky Randi Starkston Barbara Wald Barbara Long Frannie Goldwin Ellen Kaplan Sarah Marks Sharon Shifrin Tracy Yedlin Michelle Rottman Gloria Sperber Hillary Cohen Eileen Van Lauren Gottlieb Laurel Letwat Merrill Medansky Susan Brown Harlie Ezgur
Happy Birthday to the Women of the Congregation from CBS Sisterhood! Gloria Rosenbaum 1 Andrea Shainberg 1 Christine Stolberg 1 Dawn Ferencz 3 Barbara Petasnick 3 Linda Petchenik 3 Lauren Estes 4 Alisa Vass 5 Sara Weinstein 5 Joy Berks 6 Gail Fink 6 Marcy Manning 6 Sonja Gebel 7 Betsy Weisbach 7 Amanda Yale 7 Delores Zemsky 7 Adrienne Bauer 8 Renee Hammer 8 Janet Krain 8 Janice Miller 8 Abby Rogne 8 Bernice Rose 8 Beth Sher 8 Abby Strauss 8 Naomi Weiss 8 Roberta Friedman 9 Dafna Gordon 10 Blair Klein 10
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Bonnie Kramer Susan Verson Lisa Block Susan Herman Ruth Kaplan Sharon Krakowsky Julie Hafner Betty Primer Heather Weinstein Donna Sabin Ceil Zook Stacy Dubin Leesa Friedlander Lisa Adler Jodi Dubofsky Lisa Oblonsky Lynn Charous Adele Gorenstein Marcy Zirlin Lila Elman Rebecca Oliveira Joanna Kaplan Brenda Stone Marlene Goldberg Sharon Schwartz Rachel Silverman
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Happy Birthday - February Happy Birthday to the Women of the Congregation from CBS Sisterhood! Marnie Baer 1 Rose Blair 1 Ann Barren 2 Marlene Beck 2 Evelyn Lurie 2 Fern Ellison 3 Faye Feinstein 3 Rita Hirsh 3 Nessa Holzman 3 Barbara Render 3 Juli Shapiro 3 Anne Solar 3 Yvonne Gomberg 4 Morgan Sklar 4 Helene Berns 5 Beth Fenton 5 Lisa Alter Krule 6 Barbara Newman 6 Abby Seruya 6 Cheryl Shapiro 6 Susan Glazer 7 Mitzie Herman 7 Rhona Chick 8 Gayle Hirsch 8 Cece Shapiro 8 22
Linda Eisenberg Jackie Isaacson Beth Nussbaum Bette Rosen Marsha Schwartz Eileen Woodhouse Hope Schwartz Alyce Stanton Melinda Dunn Stephanie Schneider Betty Sobelman Leslie Babetch Karen Hoffman Judy Hoke Ginger Malin Lauren Bauer Gladys Greenberg Randee Blair Lee Meyers Carol Weintraub Becky Becker Susan Jesselson Clara Boron Susan Nissen Shirley Roskin Faye Ziegler Robin Dissen
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ANNIVERSARIES Happy Anniversary - January! Steven and Beryl Feinberg Howard and Sandra Leon George and Stacy Ybarra Aric and Dara Shlifka Larry and Ellen Grossman Michael and Edna Schrank Jeffrey and Karen Stepen Scott and Leslie Rogoff Stuart and Alisa Vass 5 yrs Noah and Becky Becker 5 yrs Alex and Susan Freund Sean and Aly Wallis Daniel and Danielle Weiss Thomas and Heidi Malkin Fred and Fran Hakimian Daniel and Karen Bellows 15 yrs Scott and Marcia Cotler Larry and Stefanie Zelen James and Judy Hoke Norman and Eki Greenberg Ed and Carol Kaplan Ian and Lauren Rothenberg
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Happy Anniversary - February! Joseph and Ellen Mittelman David and Andrea Reich David and Beverly Sugar 45 yrs Alan and Eileen Samlan Jack and Goldie Miller William and Rosalyn Harris Marvin and Cece Shapiro 65 yrs Marvin and Norine Margolis Andy and Michelle Lebovitz Neil and Robyn Rosengard Scott and Susan Glazer Edward and Judith Rowe Jay and Lori Heller Burton and Janet Krain Michael and Linda Foster 20 yrs Jay and Lissa Silver 20 yrs Murray and Stephanie Keene Jeffrey and Lara Katz Stephen and Sheryl Rose 45 yrs Peter and Ellen Segal
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MILESTONES MILESTONES WE PRAY THAT THESE FAMILIES WILL BUILD STRONG JEWISH HOMES AND CONTRIBUTE BLESSINGS TO THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL AND TO ALL HUMANITY: Jeanette Schusteff is happy to announce the birth of her great granddaughter, Joanna Helen Plucinski Irit & Jack Jacobson are happy to announce the birth of their granddaughter, Gal Bega Dr. Roberta & Brian Miller are happy to announce the birth of their grandson, Yair Shlomo Miller Betsy & Ted Weisbach are happy to announce the birth of their grandson, Sterling Hudson Hochman Evelyn & Steve Lurie are happy to announce the birth of their grandson, Dovid Schmuel Lurie Dr. Ira & Laurie B. Davis are happy to announce the birth of their granddaughter, Addison Bella Davis Dr. Lee & Bonnie Malmed are happy to announce the birth of their great granddaughter, Emma James Jacobson Robin & Cliff Wolf are happy to announce the birth of their granddaughter, Emma James Jacobson Marlene Silverman is happy to announce the birth of her great granddaughter, Noa Shayna Silverman Dr. Andy & Mona Berman are happy to announce the birth of their grandson, Brody Austin Berman Sheryl & Frank Weissman are happy to announce the birth of their grandchildren, Jacob Elwood & Violette Rose Schmidt Linda Hurwitz is happy to announce the marriage of her daughter, Sara, to Danny Sternfield
The Congregation Extends Its Sympathy To: Lois Michaels on the passing of her husband, Joel L. Michaels Jeremy Hafner on the passing of his father, Arthur W. Hafner, PhD Cece Shapiro on the passing of her sister, Millie Ross Raleigh Sawyer on the passing of her father, Stuart Kaufman Dr. Susan Shapiro on the passing of her brother, Andrew David Schusteff Death of Esteemed Members: Joel L. Michaels
BIMA FLOWER FUND: In memory of my cherished mother, Betty Mintz, on the occasion of her yahrzeit. Fran Brookstein In honor of the upcoming marriage of our son Michael Drayer and Becca Levine. Abe & Sue Drayer In appreciation for all the good wishes for my recovery Alan Birkner 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.
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YAHRZEITS December 1-7 Chester Barnow Ralph Bell Samuel Butcher Sara Ceder Arthur Goldman Stephen L Goldsher Florence Martha Markovich Bernard J. Marks Alan Woodhouse Eleanor Ellison Nathan Finn Sophie Twersky Fridkin Roy J Golson Sol Greenberg Elie Louzon Sydney Maxman Jack Miller Helen Newman Leo Silverman Pearly Simon Stanley Slaw Eva Tepper Alvin Barasch Harry Brusso Louis Edelstein Anne Gallender William Isaacson Joseph Kaiserman Rochelle Kanter Reva Kaplan Louise Maslov Marcia Faye Maslov Arthur C. Meyers Irwin Rose Rose Saitlin Dorothy Shainberg Anna Vishny Leah Zagorsky Harry Bergman
Sybil Bessinger Stuart David Cohen Sophie Doran Joseph Gantman Bernice Harris Patricia Koenig Rose Schwartz Anna Arnold Adeline Bregar Marvin Fohrman Leonard Goldberg Sylvia Gordon Sylvia Herman Jacob Kaplan Sol Kreisman Joseph Marks Ida Rifkin Leo N Rivkin Sara Roter Mildred Schuster Dr. Lawrence Stone Leon Weisbrod Harvey Zuckerman Judith Brandwein Jean Chason Myrtle Cole Ruth Dolansky Marcus Simon Glantz Sam Glantz Ruth Harris Melinda Carole Kahn Louis Kunin Jack Linderman Lionel Marcus Morris Novitsky Sadie Paul Dolores Rubin Aaron Schulman Anna Weinberg Max Werth Diane Wulfsohn Madelyn Bentkover
Robert J Bessinger Arthur Cohen Evelyn Eisenberg Fischer Mildred Fraelick David Freidin Adorea S. Goodman Raymond Kosova Harry Orelove Sheldon A. Shapiro Amy Singer Sam Sneider December 8-14 Sadelle Baron Molly Benjamin Dora Chapman Lillis Fisher Lester Horwitz Esther Katzman Burton Lloyd Marks Yetti Meerbaum Millie Miller Marsha Engerman Nadler Jack Rosenberg Albert Schuster Harriet Soifer Jeffrey Berkowitz Helen Cooper Samuel Davidov Joseph Goldman
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YAHRZEITS Lloyd Hunt Dr. Irving Krain Bernard Louis Kramer Bessie Steinberg Nettler Burton Patzik Elsie Richard Allen Weiner Robert Weiss Paul Ziegler Beatrice Ackerman Samuel Brody Bernard Greenman Sylvia Kamm Hyman Kopolavics Neal Litow Colette M. Lopata Betty Lorig Phillip Metrick Phillip Meyer Morrison Edith Polvy Irving Shenfeld Lisa Shiffers Martin Weiss Ron Berman Tillie Copilove Dorothy Gurtz Anna Hoffman Helene Hoffman Beatrice Lewis Herman Magged Gloria Maneloveg Sylvia Mitchnick Emanuel Padnos Rosette Pestine Sarah Shatz Edwin Stone Ben Wenetzky Milton S. Wolken Rose Blumenfeld Joseph Burnstein Sonia Dunn Isadore Greenberg Dr. Susan Greenstein Wilbert Klass Katherine Kresin Sanford Lieber Rochelle C. Miller Annette Mozin Yitzchok Perlmutter Sylvia Seidler Frances Singer Sarah Slan Minnie Stein Laura Zelkowitz Freda Alter Leo Bersofsky Ceal Blum Allan R. Burke Louis R. Cohen William Factor Harry Feuer Jerry Hoffman Samuel Kriesman William Naft Magda Schloss Frank Schneider Steven Snyder Richard Bergman Tammie Bernstein Sam Birkner Nate Coven Shirley Cowan Estelle Drucker Sam Ellison Abraham Gertzfeld Howard Goldstein Miriam Gomberg
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Lynne Grant Sol Halperin Jack Lasinsky Abraham Levko Abraham Manelis Evalyn Rosenstein Samuel Weiss December 15-21 Lillian Arnowitz Gloria Berenson Sue Boiko Florence Brindell Judy Coven Theodore Fisch Bertha Flignor Renee Gold Esther Korach Bertha Libauer George Apfelbaum Bella Beer Irving Fagot Anna Gebel Martha Gebel Joseph Gelfeld Allen Goldberg Estelle Hodes Janice Horwitz Ruth Lampert Esther Lerner Max Modneck Sylvia Polakow Eve Schwartz Asher Stein Robert Wershkoff Rosa Bender Sheri Lynn Benham Jerry Berg Baruch Berman Jennie Cranow Leonard Eisenberg Charlotte Field Joe Field William Gurvitz Miriam Israel Harry Kurtz Lottie Magged Florence Dolly Nudelman Meyer Render Walter Rose Robert Ross Edward Sanders Vivian Schwartz Ronald Simon Sarah Gitel Simon Elaine Zelkowitz Sydney Alpert Maurice Appelbaum Samuel Bentkover David Berger Sherman Faber Marsie Finerman Fanny Freimark Rachel Fridkin Sophie Grossman Gerald Horwitz Dorothy Katz Harry Klein Minnie Perry Bernard Satinover Jeanne Schneider Ludwig Weil Nettie Wisse Max Becker Eva Bovilsky Florence K. Brenner Charles Dann
Elaine Gentner Carole Hartzman Lewis Jaffe Victor Lazar Beatrice Rohde Harriet Rosen Stephen Rothblatt Nancy Strauss David Weinstein Dr Samuel D Werch Bernice Barnett Irv Donn Emily Ann Dorfman Marvin Fox Stanley Franklin Harvey R. Gold Ruth Gold Simon Good Minnie Rose Graff Esther Kassab Percy Lev George Mayster Lillian S Rivkin Larry M Rosengard Harriet Sear Mary Tuteur Bella Winokur Harold Blitstein Sherwin Freidin Esther Halpern Henry Kristal Max Malin Sol Nadler Pearl Sak Aaron Stolberg December 22-28 Philly Baer Sadie Bass Robert Camp Gerald "Jerry" Cole Jacob Dubofsky Frieda Goldman Steven J Gross Shirley Johnson Harry Kahn Harriet Mandel Isador Primer Francine A. Schwartz Shandel Taksin Jacob Wadler Harry Brown Maurice Klein Flora Miller Bella Newman Natalie Peiser Melvin Ross Moshe Yashar Irwin Bizar Miriam Elbaum Lila Friedman Samuel Glotzer Barbara Goldman Celia Goldstein Doris Kahn David Maltz Leonard Nattenheimer Patricia Newman Ralph Novak Robert Oppman Henry Stern Frank Weiss Jerome Yale Hilda Abrahams Rose Shechtman Greenberg Ryan B Hall Sanford Hirsch
Arthur J Lindenberg Clara Medvin Marshall M. Miller Adel Samuelson Ronald Schultz Jerry Shaftal Miriam Shay Jack L. Simon Jerome N. Weiland Beatrice Berkowsky Florence Eisenberg Simon Chick Handler Charles Krugel Louis S Lerner Francesca Miller Ira S. Nathan Carolyn Osher Paul Roberts Vera Rosen Arthur Shapiro William Shay Samuel Takiff Shirley Warshawsky Sidney Zelkowitz Albert Ashman Lester Berliner Rose Blitstein Anna Cohen Alan W. Davis Bertha Dubinsky Jennie Dubofsky Maryam Fatoorachi Sally Forcht Marilyn Gerstein Marlene Gurtz Irving Jacobson Gerald Resnick Alan Rovin Adeline Shulman Jean Stoltz Anna Zilberstein Mitchell Baer Fritz Freimark Natalie Glickman Miriam Goodman Max Handzel Fay Herbstman Anita Kuzan Sheldon Rosen Lillian Schnitzler Hyman Schwartz Pearl Schwartz Ruth Schwartz Sylvia Travis Sally Wallis December 29-January 4, 2019 Nathan Bender Maurice Bucksbaum Paul A Cohen Sara Cohn Julius Goldstein Marsha Mary Gomberg David Halevy George Leviton Ida Lichtenstein Max Maslov Larry Pogofsky Toby Schakner Jordan Siedband Hyman Taub Sadie Teven Tillie Ashman Alfred Feiger Gertrude Grad Arthur Grossman
Hannah Halperin Lori Anne Hammer Bella Katz Mollie Millman Dashe Pinsky-Warshavsky Annie Rosenberg Charles Rosenmutter Lawrence Shapiro Annette Stevens Jack David Baer Pearl Block Howard Cohan Leo Glassner Nancy Jajkowski Margot Kass Ernest Landesman Gussie Lasko Sarah Marcovitch George Sandler Harry Sweet William Weingart Fred Fleischer Morris Friedman Harry Futterman Elsie Gail Fradel Lason Edward Roth Ann Tannenbaum Lisa Joy Wagner Sarah Weinstein Sylvia Greenman Franklin Hirsch Lori Skora Kaufman Jack Kessler Louis Knopoff Roslyn Singer Esther Smithson Sam Swislow Louna Younes Joseph Bloom Florence Collender Helen A. Elliott Harry Forman Steven Gichner Howard N. Ginsburg Abraham Kassab Herman Korach Lillian Millman Bernice Politinsky Louis Rifkin Louis J Schultz Jack Shaykin Shirley Sigal Roese Stern Edna Weil oyce Winokur Julius "Jules" Binder Alexis Genin Selim Habib Milton Hochman Leon Krzetowski Selig Lesnoy Ismael Levy Rose Michaels Jack Musick Rabbi Bernard Mussman Lawrence Schwade Jacob "Jack" Sear Anna Siegel Martin Silverman Leonard Teven Sidy Weiss
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YAHRZEITS January 5-11 Heime Berkowitz Gertrude Blitstein Abraham Edward Bober Edward Breger Isadore Brozosky Lester Chudacoff Alvin Goldstein Norman Graff Frances Jablo Lillian Saks Berel Sales Dora Samson Marvin Eugene Schatzman Sara Siver Morton J. Smith Idelle Weisbrod Helen Bernstein Eugene Dechter Hyman M. Gorsky Louis Grief Kamal Hakimian Walter Koehler Seymour Milstein Benjamin Weinstein Tobia Weinstein Rita Zorndorf Lawrence Cohen LeRoy Dunn Cherie Ersler Sally Goldstick David J Goldwasser Larry Grossman Joseph "Joey" Harris Leslie Korman Sylvia Lasinsky Tillie Orkin Agatha Plotkin Linda Porec Israel Leib Sidler Rose Singer Claire Zelkowitz Weber Hymen Appel Nathan Barr Harriet Berger Lillian Brown Leonard C. Cohen Tybie Diamond Harry Erdos David Ira Fisher Herman Geller Muriel Glassenberg Daniel Golbus Carol Greenberg David Greenfeld Jacob Kaplan Jerome Kaplan Carol Greenberg Katzowsky Shirley Laskin Howard M. Lessin Dorothy Meisel Bernard Mink Aghajan Mokhtarian Eleanor Moss Betty Palmer Beryl Root Esther Rosenstein Sam F. Rowe Rose Shechtman Seymor Shyette Sarah Sweet Herman Weinstein Harvey Ellis Berebitsky Syra Cohn Francis Garlin Dorothy Isaacson Philip Meltzer Faye Menzer
Henry J. Newman Rose Pinchouck Florence Redman Irene Schneider Rose Shane Lena Shapiro Clarence Spitzer Joan Starkston Frieda Tecktiel David Telpner Corrine Wolff Jerome B. Wulfsohn Mollie Zelkowitz Sam Abrams Jeanette Donn Harold Golden Ruth Milstein Philip Schoeneman Harold Tecktiel Sylvia Billowitz Arlene Bizar Steven Doroff Edith Goobler David Goodman Harry Heftman Abraham Kaplan Wolf Laznowski Bessie Modneck Martin Prager Joseph Jo Jo Solomon Edna Speaker Izak Taksin Fred Wertheimer
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January 12-18 Louis Cohen Irving Cowan Fred F. Drucker Sam Goldman Ethel Israel Arnold Levy Pauline Rosenthal Fay Steinberg Irwin Cohen Herman D. Friedman Jacqueline Jacki Futterman Edward Nudelman Guy Sachar George Slan Ruben Spivak Sam Wolfson Michael Bosse Hillard Crost Max Gotteiner Harry M. Greenberg Stuart Letwat Ida Rabin Eleanor Roth Julius Sklair Richard Sloan Oscar Wasserman Ruth Baker George Blum Reuben Brookstone Sue Chunowitz Bruno Fischer Shirley Jacob Jerome Natenberg June Sabin James L. Schwartz Mollie Spector Regina Herz Twersky Sophie Wadler Albert Weinstein Lillian Berenson Harold Jacobs Jody Kerschner Lily Marcus
Sam Marcus Nat H. Rappin Louis Sherman Samuel Spears Shya Hencel Barnard L Lieberman Abraham Marks Lillian Nahin Helen Newman Dr. Harold Randell Sam Sandler Sylvia Smilow Penny Weinstein Jacob Zilberstein Marion Abrahams Irene Baron Philip Goldberg Dr. Irving Hornstein Donald Jacobs Rae Jacobson Stenka Jaffe Morris B Kozin Ethel Kurtz Jules Milten Irving Pickard Harry Projansky Leo Ross Alvin Burton Rubens Milton S. Schwartz Jerry Sherman Mitchell Yale Smith Irving Weintraub Frederick Weiss Sara Zuckerman January 19-25 Leila Alpert Bessie Bertash Burt Chotiner Anne Friedman Ida Gaines Jack Goldstick Anne Hirsch Harry Hoffman Steven Charles Hoffman Harold Horwitz Herbert Isaacson Minnie Linkow Shirley Reis Lipson Evelyn Pielet Sidney Rosen Harry Rosenberg Celia Rubenstein Joseph Abraham Schatz Marcia Joy Shapiro Rochelle Weil Harold Wilner Steven Wishnoff Theodore Bovilsky Gutman "Gus" Cranow Mary Feldman Sam Gebel Sally Kirshenbaum Beatrice Libman Peggy Sonenfeld Jerrold Teven Morris Block Luba Chabner Fannie Edelstein Ben Gold Hyman Iglarsh Sarah Kessie Susan Levine Arnold Morgan Morris Chub Petasnick Alfred Rosenberg Judy Gold Rozner Lillian Rubin
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Estelle Schaffner Edith Kasper Sommer Arnold Weiner Paul Wolkin Joseph Arbetter Sandra Cymerman Charles Z. Glick Freeda Hofeld Mary Kasper Arnold Kravitz Risa Lambert David Melman Harry Orkin Ruth Projansky Marion Rosenstein Barbara Shulman David Tenenblatt Sonny Ander Isaac Feinstein Esther Fialkow Helen Gold David Jaffe Hyman Kawer Renee Manelis Ruth Markman Maxine Nelson Isaac Stucker Harold Treger Milton Weiss Ethel Wenig Lewis G. Zagel Joel Arnold Arlene Bell Claire Benson Ceil Edelstein Ethel Gill Tillie Goldman Sherry Harris Adam London Morris Neiditch Alexander Pontecore Miriam Samborn Harold Sawyer Jack Schakner Ben Stollberg Meyer Teinowitz William Joseph Wasserman Philip Billowitz Estelle Gloss Harold H. Harrison Isadore Kavka Edith Rose Kramer Isaac Levine Anne Lyons Rolnick Molly Sanchick Rebecca R. Sheade Hannah Shenfeld Bernice Taub Eric Craig Timoner Max Zisook January 26-31 Anne Blum Lois Dolnick Harry Figenholtz Isadore Fox Sy Gordon Joseph Hartenstein Susan E. Nekritz Helen Pell Morris Selin Dolores A. Slan Ruth Werth Charlotte Wiseman Sonia Chabner Francine Elrod Marvin Fink Erna Hirsch
Ronald Klein Alexander Louis Kramer Abraham H Lichtenstein EmeĂŠ Myers Michael Rabin Tillie Waller Resnick Ruth Schatzman Irving Shapiro Ellen Shyette Steiner Sally Taub Stephen Weiss Benjamin Wellner Philip Bichowsky Lillian Crandus Samuel Epstein Sam Lopata Edgar N Rosen Samuel Skidelsky Morris Stern Sidney Walowitz Eli Winn Herb Alpert Paul Bernsen Richard Caitung Frieda Camp Dr. Harold Epstein Lorraine Fischman Albert Goodwin Joseph Kay Lillian Kerschner Beatrice Klass Esther Korol Ann Lampert Jack Mangoubi Dorothy Melamed Belle Lasky Moller Meyer Nitzkin Vivian E. Rice Ted Y. Samotny Julius Schloss Phillip Shaffer Albert Sperber Shlomo Szlamkowicz Ida Ann Telpner Oscar Wolfson Sam Basofin Leon Bregman Joseph Gabel Charlotte Roslyn Glazer Miriam Sara Goldstein Rose Goldstein Kaufman Al Hoffman Sara Kaplan Theodore Leviton Herman Miller Herman Porter Sylvia Richardson Keni Root Samuel Rosenblum Rae Saitelbach Zvi Shafir Sarah Tucker Benjamin Chabner Taudee Cohen Max Fisch Philip Glicksman Ruth Kanter Dennis Neal Kessler William B Pick Harriet Schupack Meyer Shechtman Debra Wasserman Benjamin Wrobel
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DONATIONS THE CONGREGATION GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS: Bernard Grad Chesed Fund Jack and Irit Jacobson For the Birth of your granddaughter, Gal Bega - all our best! Larry and Fern Roseman Brian and Roberta Miller For the Birth of your grandson, Yair Shlomo Miller - all our best! Larry and Fern Roseman Lee and Bonnie Malmed For the Birth of your great granddaughter, Emma James Jacobson Larry and Fern Roseman David Dragon In Honor of your family simcha, with our love - Larry and Fern Roseman For the Yahrzeits of Lillian Berman, Morris Snitovsky, Joseph Snitovsky - Lorraine Horwitz For the Yahrzeit of my father, Aleck Frank Joan Wolff Jeremy Hafner In Memory of Arthur W. Hafner Daphne and Daniel Frank Lois Michaels In Memory of your husband, Joel Michaels - Michael and Judy Brostoff, Marilyn Marinello, Sam and Charlene Wexler Michelle Michaels In Memory of Your beloved father, Joel Michaels - Jeremy and Gerri Persin and Family, Jorie Griesemer, Jennifer and Bruce Goldstone Ann Muskal and Family In Memory of your beloved brother, Joel Michaels - Claire and Bill Harriet Schab In Honor of Joel Michaels - Elizabeth Stec Larry and Fern Roseman In Memory of Joel Michaels - Rita and Jud Edidin The Family of Marcia Baim In Memory of Marcia Baim - Barbara Levine In Memory of Stephen Levy - Maxine and Alison Levy Burt Patzik Scholarship Fund For the Yahrzeit of Joseph Shapiro - Sharon Kreiter For the Yahrzeit of Pauline Kreiter - Sharon Kreiter Rabbi Sander and Isabel Mussman In Honor of your grandson, Zachary's marriage - Leonard and Phyllis Mason The Alvin Meyers Family In Memory of your wife, Lorraine - Leonard and Phyllis Mason
Cantor Steven Stoehr In Honor of the beautiful ceremony for Elliot and Carol's wedding - Donna and David Rosenbaum In Memory of and In Honor of Cantor Stoehr's Pittsburgh Family and Friends - Barry Rubin and Deborah Elbaum Michael Balter In Honor of your return to good health - Joel and Judy Greenman Lois Michaels and Family In Memory of Joel Michaels - so sorry for your loss. - Joel and Judy Greenman, Brad Graner Ann Muskal and Family In Memory of your brother, Joel Michaels - Marsha and Yale Brody Cory Yutkin and Family In Memory of Michael Yutkin - so sorry for your loss - The Greenman Family Sy and Karen Zilberstein In Memory of your son-in-law, Michael Yutkin - Joel and Judy Greenman Francine Shapiro Scholarship Fund In Memory of Philip Freed, Ruth Freed - Hedy Margolin Gold Family Sabbath Fund Lee and Bonnie Malmed For the Birth of your great granddaughter, Emma James Jacobson Henry and Marcia Rabinowitz Jerry and Barbara Petasnick In Honor of your 60th Wedding Anniversary - Jack and Caron Knopoff Lois Michaels and Family In Memory of your husband, father and grandfather, Joel Michaels - Maureen Glassberg, Arlene and David Bergman, Jackie Cohen, Michael and Andi Srulovitz, Wendy and Rich Einhorn, Henry and Marcia Rabinowitz Larry and Fern Roseman In Memory of your beloved friend, Joel Michaels - Henry and Marcia Rabinowitz In Memory of Richard Bergman on the occasion of his 20th Yahrzeit - Karen Bergman The Hafner Family In Memory of your father, Arthur Hafner - Carol and Ronnie Jesselson Just Because! - Sy and Karen Zilberstein
Harvey R. Gold Building Endowment Fund Marlene and Bruce Saltzberg For the Birth of your grandson, Field James Cohen - Laurie and Joel Shapiro For the Yahrzeit of my beloved aunt, Ruth Greenberg - Carol Abrahams Arlene Gitles-Hammerman In Honor of your Cantor Stoehr's Good and Welfare Fund daughter, Marcy's engagement - Arlene Saretsky Bruce and Marlene Saltzberg For the Birth of your Rabbi Sander and Isabel Mussman In Honor of your grandson, Field James Cohen - Debbie and Michael grandson's marriage - Arlene Saretsky Kay Eric and Elyssa Siegel In Memory of Pepi - Scott and For the Yahrzeit of Mary Render - Barbara Render Leslie Rogoff For the Yahrzeits of my brother, Earl B. Just Because! - Lee and Laura Shulman Slavitt, my father, Harold Slavitt, my mother, HUGS - Ritual programming for families with Rose Slavitt - Marlene Slavitt special needs For the Yahrzeits of my mother, Ether Lutz, Cantor Steven Stoehr In Appreciation of the and my husband, Alan Woodhouse - Eileen beautiful and meaningful program that you led Woodhouse at the Torah Fund event - CBS Sisterhood Cantor Steven Stoehr In Appreciation of saying Michelle Michaels In Memory of Joel L. Michaels Kaddish while I was gone - Matty Shechtman Mary Beth Olson Cantor Steven Stoehr In Appreciation of the comfort we felt when you spoke at Shabbat Helene Hoffman Memorial Concert Fund services - Mark and Sharon Telpner Bob and Marsha Schwartz In Honor of Carly's Bat Cantor Steven Stoehr In Appreciation of you Mitzvah - Arnie and Janet Hoffman taking care of us during the High Holidays Janet Jacobson In Honor of your Birthday - Marv when we had nowhere else to go - Michael and and Cindy Topel Rebecca Segal Lois Michaels In Memory of your husband, Joel Cantor Steven Stoehr In Appreciation of your Michaels - Arnie and Janet Hoffman prayers and support during a difficult time Larry and Fern Roseman In Memory of your dear Marshall and Linda Kayman friend, Joel Michaels - Arnie and Janet Hoffman
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Janna Sugar Memorial Israel Scholarship Fund Jill Olefsky For a Speedy Recovery - Marti Sinton Michael Balter For a Speedy Recovery - Marti Sinton Gary and Debbie Lindon For the Birth of Holden Jeffrey Bosken - Frank and Sheryl Weissman Ben and Wendy Roth For the Birth of your granddaughter, Janie Rae - Rosalie Roth Bruce and Marlene Saltzberg For the Birth of your grandson, Field James Cohen - David and Bev Sugar Naomi Spector In Honor of the B'nai Mitzvah of your grandsons, Ari and Gabriel Klein - David and Bev Sugar Rachelle Rosenfeld In Honor of your grandson, Eliyahu Yehuda Lieb Musat's upcoming Bar Mitzvah - David and Bev Sugar and Family Rachelle Rosenfeld In Memory of your mother, Lillian Kahn - Rosalie Roth Frank and Sheryl Weissman For the Birth of your twin grandchildren, Violette Rose and Jacob Elwood - Rosalie Roth Lester Kurnick Youth Fund Jack and Irit Jacobson For the Birth of your granddaughter, Gal - Lester and Debbie Rosen Lee and Bonnie Malmed For the Birth of your great granddaughter, Emma James Jacobson Sheila Derman The Malin Family In Honor of Asher's Bar Mitzvah - Gail Trubow Alan H. Medansky Memorial Nativ Scholarship Fund Lois Michaels In Memory of Joel - we are very sorry for the loss of your wonderful husband. Joel will be missed. - Ray and Arlene Handler Men's Club Youth Scholarship Fund Michael Greenberg For a Speedy Recovery Maxine and David Jerry and Estelle Agrest In Honor of your 70th Wedding Anniversary - Sonja Gebel Paul Wald Yahrzeit Fund For the Yahrzeit of Adeline Mendelson - Steve and Mardel Katz For the Yahrzeits of Arthur Goldberg, May Zlatkin - Rose Goldberg For the Yahrzeit of Ben Friend - Debbie Friend For the Yahrzeit of Bernice Shaffner - Robert and Beryl Block For the Yahrzeit of Dinah Lazar - Ron and Ronna Heftman For the Yahrzeit of Elliott A. Berman - Janet Jacobson For the Yahrzeit of Ely Pestine - Gail Pestine For the Yahrzeit of Hannah Kessler - Betty Ashman For the Yahrzeit of Harold Burland - Dennis and Dayle Teven For the Yahrzeit of Helen Gellis - Norman and Arlene Segal For the Yahrzeit of Herman Salky - Mitchell and Evelyn Meltzer For the Yahrzeits of Howard Hoffman, Lois Krugman - Sharon Hoffman For the Yahrzeit of Jacqueline Rafalson - Barbara Lasky and Family For the Yahrzeit of Lazar Stone - Lionel and Reva Gomberg For the Yahrzeit of Lennard Becker - Helene Becker
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Michael Balter For a Speedy Recovery and continued good health now and forever! - Frank and Sheryl Weissman Jerry and Barbara Petasnick In Honor of your 60th Anniversary - Sandy and Irwin Frishman, Iris and Ira Lerner and Marti Sinton Jerry and Barbara Petasnick In Honor of your 60th Anniversary - Lisa, Evan, Sloan, Tatum and Chase Oblonsky For the purchase of a Chumash In Memory of Henry "Hank" Render - Barbara Render Rabbi Averbach's Good and Welfare Fund Lee and Bonnie Malmed For the Birth of your great granddaughter, Emma James Jacobson Mark and Sharon Telpner For the Yahrzeits of Helen Cooper, Leo Cooper, Sarah Shatz - Elliot and Renee Roth For the Yahrzeit of my beloved brother, Milton Lesnoy - Herb Lesnoy and Loly Farnos For the Yahrzeits of my brother, Earl B. Slavitt, my father, Harold Slavitt, my mother, Rose Slavitt - Marlene Slavitt Rabbi Ari Averbach In Appreciation of saying Kaddish while I was gone - Matty Shechtman Rabbi Ari Averbach In Appreciation of the comfort we felt when you spoke at Shabbat services - Mark and Sharon Telpner Rabbi Ari Averbach In Appreciation of you remembering our birthdays - thank you! - Mark and Sharon Telpner Rabbi Ari Averbach In Appreciation of your prayers and support during a difficult time Marshall and Linda Kayman
Rabbi Melman's Good and Welfare Fund For a Speedy Recovery Mackenzie Mottlowitz Myra Zells Michael Balter For a Speedy Recovery and a return to health - Ed and Carol Kaplan Brian and Roberta Miller For the Birth of your grandson, Yair Shlomo - Selwyn and Janice Marcus For the Yahrzeits of my brother, Earl B. Slavitt, my father, Harold Slavitt, my mother, Rose Slavitt - Marlene Slavitt Rabbi Aaron Melman In Appreciation of blessing me for my 75th Birthday - Diana Lee Rothbart Rabbi Aaron Melman In Appreciation of saying Kaddish while I was gone - Matty Shechtman Rabbi Aaron Melman In Appreciation of the comfort we felt when you spoke at Shabbat services - Mark and Sharon Telpner Rabbi Aaron Melman In Appreciation of your prayers and support during a difficult time Marshall and Linda Kayman Mimi Spickard In Honor of 30 years in practice Jeff and Barbara Lerch In Honor of Molly Becker's Bat Mitzvah - Tracey and David Becker Lois Michaels In Memory of your husband, Joel Michaels - Marlene Kahn and Burt Mendelson, Ed and Carol Kaplan, Mike and Harriet Kaplan, Evonne and Myron Newman, Abby and Ross Tanzer, Harlene and Richard Sperling Michelle Michaels and Family In Memory of Joel L. Michaels - Joshua Vincent Mr. and Mrs. Mort Stillman In Memory of Joel Michaels - Don Stillman In Memory of Muriel Lash - Steven Lash In Memory of the people who lost their lives at the Pittsburgh synagogue - Frank and Maxine Bloom Ed and Carol Kaplan In Honor of the new Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship at IIT - Frank and Maxine Bloom Maxine Levy In Memory of your husband, Stephen Levy - Steve Ourdarski, Michael and Lynette Toussaint
Schwartz / Saltzberg Library Fund Bruce and Marlene Saltzberg For the Birth of your grandson, Field James Cohen - Lower Electric David and Sheryl Schwartz In Honor of Allyson's marriage - Mazel Tov! - The Liss Family Schwartz Call- in Fund Brian and Roberta Miller For the Birth of Yair Shlomo Miller - Eva and Daniel Sideman Brian and Roberta Miller In Appreciation of all your support and help with my father's Dedication - Chuck and Suzanne Minkus Shabbat Fund Michael Balter For a Speedy Recovery - Norm and Darlene Padnos In Memory of our loved ones - Lionel and Reva Gomberg Sisterhood Eyshet Chayil Fund Ira and Laurie B. Davis For the Birth of your granddaughter, Addison - Mike and Edna Schrank Brian and Roberta Miller For the Birth of your grandson, Yair - Mike and Edna Schrank Lee and Bonnie Malmed For the Birth of your great granddaughter, Emma James Jacobson Michael and Carol Schnitzler Sophie Binstein Tzedekah Fund For the Yahrzeit of Leah Saruk - Seymour and Beverly Binstein For the Yahrzeit of Simon Brown - Ken and Edie Smithson In Appreciation of CBS Refugee Family efforts - Ben and Jennifer Dolin
Steven Teitelbaum Ramah Scholarship Fund Harvey and Bobbi Teitelbaum In Honor of your 66th Anniversary, with love - Merle, Larry, Sam, Lauren, Josh, Becca, Danny, Carly, Marley and Tanner Robin Eisenberg In Honor of your Birthday - With love from the Cowins and the Ordowers Roberta Teitelbaum In Honor of your Birthday, with love - Merle, Larry, Sam, Lauren, Josh, Becca, Danny, Carly, Marly and Tanner Becca Scheidler and Joshua Cowin In Honor of your engagement - Harvey and Bobbi Teitelbaum Merle Cowin In Honor of your son, Joshua's Rosner Building Fund Jerry and Barbara Petasnick In Honor of your 60th engagement to Becca Scheidler - Harvey and Bobbi Teitelbaum Anniversary - The Nudelman, Chapman and Fine The Family of Donald Kirk In Memory of Donald Families Kirk - Harvey and Bobbi Teitelbaum Mr. and Mrs Mort Stillman In Memory of Joel Jonathan Kind In Memory of Phyllis Kind - The Michaels - Daniel Schiffer Eric Gichner and Family In Memory of your father, Cowin Family Lois Michaels and Family In Memory of your David Gichner - The Oblonsky Family Alon Panovka In Memory of your father, Gerry - beloved husband, father, grandfather, Joel Michaels - Sheri Katz, Joel Mullin, and Family Laurie Rosner, Fern Slotky Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lovey and Family In Memory Debbie Wilneff and Family In Memory of your of your mother, grandmother, great husband, father and grandfather, Laurence grandmother and friend, Elaine Robechek Wilneff - Laurie Rosner and Family, Fern Slotky The Goldberg Family In Memory of your mother Harvey and Bobbi Teitelbaum and grandmother, Dort Finder - Fern Slotky Ruth and Robert Wershkoff Minyan Breakfast
Rubenstein Library Fund Bruce and Marlene Saltzberg For the Birth of your gorgeous grandson, Field James Cohen Mitchell, Karyn, Jordan, Cameron, Janathan and Mara Liss Adelle Carnen In Honor of your 90th Birthday with my best wishes and love - Gail Pestine Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Zemsky In Honor of your continued support of the SKIP program - Faye Tatel Maxine Levy In Memory of Stephen Levy - Gail and Michael Fink In Memory of my father, Morris Schaffner - Neil and Judi Steinberg
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Fund Lois Michaels In Memory of your husband, Joel Michaels - Barbara Scott
Rabbi Carl and Judy Wolkin Innovations in Education Fund Cary and Carol Weintraub In Memory of Pepi Scott and Leslie Rogoff Maxine Levy and Family We are so sorry for your loss of your husband, father and grandfather, Stephen Levy - Arthur, Judith and Nancy Abt Jeremy and Julie Hafner In Memory of your father, Arthur W. Hafner - Steven and Robin Bright
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