Congregation B'nai Israel 6525 Sylvania Avenue Sylvania, OH 43560 (419) 517-8400 cbitoledo.org
A Congregation Affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
152 Years
of Consecrated Service to God, Torah & Israel
October, 2018 : Tishrei - Cheshvan 5779
Jewish Lives, Jewish Learning: CBI Adult Education “OUR ETHICAL & MORAL LEGACIES” Ethical Will Writing Workshop Rabbi Stephanie Aaron, visiting rabbi and expert ethical will facilitator Also Contributing: Rabbi Alan Sokobin, J.D., Stephen Rothschild, Esq. & David Weinberg, PhD
Sunday, October 7, 2018 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Dedicated to the memory of the Honorable Judge David Katz z”l and Joan Katz z”l
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: $10 for CBI members $12 for Non-members CATERED BRUNCH INCLUDED: Brunch begins at 10 a.m. sharp (Gluten-free options provided)
(See Page 7 for more info)
Notes from the Cantor Women Power I am writing this article between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Ten Days of Awe, during the height of our spiritual calendar. It is just a few days before my dear mother Miriam’s incredible 96th birthday. I just got off the phone with her and despite a recent setback (she fell and broke her right arm and was hospitalized for weeks) she made it to shul on both days and nights of Rosh Hashanah and plans to fast and attend on Yom Kippur. She belongs to an Orthodox synagogue where women sit in the balcony which is up two flights of stairs in an older building where there is no elevator. She climbed the stairs with no problem to take her regular balcony seat front and center. Mother is a true, literal survivor. She survived four years of hell – the Warsaw Ghetto followed by four Concentration Camps! Yet she emerged as one of the most positive people I have ever met. A true shining light! Although my dear, late father receives most of the credit for my career, I am so deeply indebted to her for what she has meant to me, to our family, and to her community of Cape Town, South Africa. This brings to mind the central role women play in our lives, both personally and nationally. In my article in last month’s CBI bulletin, I wrote about Ruth Bader Ginsburg as one of our national heroes who has done so much for women’s rights. She is one of three women now serving as Supreme Court justices, one third of the total. Women continue to make strides in many areas. As many as 77 women may run in almost all of the 36 states with a governor’s race in the upcoming election. Rabbanit Hadas Fruchter Fruchter,, 28, recently ordained as an Orthodox rabbi rabbi,, is planning to open her own Orthodox synagogue in Philadelphia next year. She has received seed money from "Start Up Shul", an organization that promotes gender-inclusive Orthodox synagogues, and a one year fellowship from Hillel’s Office of Innovation. She was ordained through the Orthodox Yeshivat Maharat, which to date has ordained 21 women. (I was impressed that our local Toledo Blade saw fit to feature this story on the front page of its Religion section of August 4th, 2018). For the first time in Israel a woman, Shira ben-Eli, was recently appointed judicial assistant in a rabbinic court, one of the court’s most senior positions. This follows an almost two-year lawsuit calling for gender equality in Israel’s rabbinical courts. As a result, the requirement that judicial assistants have rabbinic ordination was dropped. For the first time, the Israeli Air Force recently appointed a 34 year old female pilot as commander of a flight squadron squadron.. (Her name cannot be published for security reasons). Although women flew fighter planes during Israel’s 1948 War of Independence and the 1956 Sinai War, thereafter they were removed from all combat positions. This past summer, Israel recorded a record number of women recruits (1,000) into combat positions as Israel’s military continues to increase their roles. During the past five years the number of Israel’s female combat soldiers has almost quintupled. Across the world in Australia, an Aboriginal Jewish professor has been appointed deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney. Lisa Jackson Pulver is the first known Aborigine to receive a PhD in medicine at the U of Sydney. Having undergone a two year Orthodox Jewish conversion process, she is now a member of Sydney’s Orthodox Great Synagogue. In France, Holocaust survivor Simone Veil who passed away a year ago aged 89, one of France’s most revered politicians and a fighter for women’s rights, received the rare honor of being buried at the Pantheon where French heroes are interred. She is only the fourth woman so honored, though 72 men are interred there. Amongst her many achievements as health minister, is leading the fight to legalize abortion. The law is known in France as “Loi Veil.” Back home, the pivotal role of our wonderful women in the life of CBI is most recently demonstrated by our glorious year-long 150th anniversary celebrations celebrations,, chaired by Fagie Benstein, Cathy Sperling and Sharon Stein. Our service assistant for Yom Kippur was the accomplished Rabbi Dr. Joan Friedman from Akron, OH, author and professor at Wooster College. Two upcoming opportunities for inspiration are once again produced by our women. On Sunday October 7th, "Our Ethical & Moral Legacies" Will Writing Workshop Workshop,, will feature my old friend and colleague, expert facilitator Rabbi Stephanie Aaron from Arizona. This important program is chaired by Fagie Benstein. The Women’s Weekend retreat on October 19-21 will feature special guest Julie Wohl, author, artist and Family Education Specialist. Many thanks to the planning planning committee: Miriam Beckerman, Cathy Sperling, Sharon Stein, Sandy Traugott and Judy Weinberg. These programs extend the exalted spirit of our High Holy Days into the new year. Don’t miss them; they will soon sell out. Hearty yasher koach/kudos to the wonderful women of CBI who are making all these programs happen! My dear father-in-law Jerry Lacker often says, he wishes more women would be elected to public office. He believes they would be more honest and more likely to serve the best interests of those they serve, having not been corrupted by the long history of male power in the world. The past national election in the USA almost saw a woman elected to the highest office in our Nation. Israel has done it, England has done it twice, and many countries have done it. Who knows? If a woman is elected President of the USA, might the world be a better place? There are so many “neshei chayil – women of valor.” I know that. I am the son of one, the father of one, and married to one.” L’shana tova – make it a great year!
Hazzan Ivor Lichterman 2
President's Message From Solemnity to Joy We all just experienced the Days of Awe, the High Holidays. Leading up to Rosh Hashanah we focused on introspection and the seriousness and solemnity of the holiday. Immediately after the High Holidays we are thrust into Sukkot, one of the three pilgrimage festivals that deal with miracles. In Devarim, 16:14, it says: “And you will rejoice in your festivals, and you will be only happy”. Why should we be so happy? After all, the sukkah is meant to remind us that throughout our history we have so often been forced to wander from place to place, often living in fear. We wandered in the desert for forty years after leaving Egypt. We wandered from country to country for almost 2000 years following the exile after the Second Temple. We were expelled from Spain and Portugal. We were forced to live in ghettos and we wandered in absolute fear during the Holocaust years. In a way, the sukkah is a metaphor for our collective experience over our history. So often we have had to live in temporary huts and dwellings. So often we had to live with fear and insecurity. So, why do we rejoice and feel festive and happy during the festival of Sukkot? Whereas the miracle of Pesach is that God brought us out of Egypt freeing us from the hands of slavery and forced labor and forty years later gave us our own homeland. The miracle of Shavuot is that God revealed himself at Mount Sinai to the entire nation of his people and bestowed upon us the Torah. But during Sukkot we are reminded of God’s love and caring for all of his people. Just as we are surrounded by the walls of the sukkah, God has always been there for us in hard times surrounding us to help sooth us from our hardships. He was there to provide and protect us over the forty year journey in the Sinai and He, to this day, is with us. Just as a baby feels secure and comforted by a warm blanket provided by its loving mother, we too should feel comforted about the certainty that God is always with us in good times and bad. Sukkot is a time for families to be together away from the grind of daily life and the toils and time constraints that go with work and a busy family life. In the sukkah we enjoy good meals, conversation with family and friends, and the comfort of knowing that it is a mitzvah in what we are doing. In Vayikra 23: 42-43, the Torah says: “Live in a sukkah for seven days. All native born Israelis are to live in the sukkah so that your descendants will know that I had the Israelites live in the sukkah when I brought them out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God”. Israel and Israelis are the epitome of why we should rejoice, be festive and happy during Sukkot. Israelis have lived in subliminal constant fear since its nationhood in 1948. They are surrounded more or less by hostile neighbors. There are over 100,000 missiles aimed at them just over the border in Lebanon and Iran has long range ballistic missiles that can hit Israel at any time. This is good reason for any sane person to have fear and insecurity. In spite of this, even secular Israeli Jews have faith in God; perhaps not in a religious sense, but certainly faith in the future, faith in life, faith in hope and an unconscious faith that God will always be there to protect them. Israel is always listed as one of the top ten countries where the citizens are the happiest and most content. Israel is a perfect example of a nation that lives with fear and insecurity but its citizens still rejoice in the beauty of life; a life filled with contentment and joy. This juxtaposition of two polar opposites is most ironic but nevertheless quite true. Just as the sukkah reminds us of our “wandering Jew” past, it is also a place where we feel secure and can rejoice. Our faith in God is the ultimate answer to fear and insecurity.
L'shana Tova, Bennett (Buz) Romanoff
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Congregational News October Special Birthdays
New Members
Carolyn Zanville-Lemieux
October 8th
Scott Rothstein
October 10th
PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBER JoAnn Day
Camille Alloy
October 17th
Richard Sack
Larry Kripke
October 20th
Gregory Karasik
Sheila Post
October 25th
Andrew Rothschild Zachary Rothschild
October Special Anniversaries Kelly Ann & Sam Zyndorf
October 1st
30 years
Sandra & Richard Sack
October 2nd
35 years
Vicki & Andy Mahler
October 17th
20 years
Ann & Hy Kisin
October 18th
15 years
Lil & Dave Perlman
October 28th
35 years
Elijah Bowden & Family
Mazel Tov • Debbie & Bert Spangenthal on the birth of their grandson, Max. • Allen & Hindea Markowicz on the birth of their grandson, Philip.
Condolences
A Special Yasher Koach
OUR SYNAGOGUE FAMILY MOURNS THE LOSS OF:
A Special Yasher Koach and Thank You to: Jeff Bauer Adam Davis Eli Kaufman Quinn Murphy Stephen Rothschild Haley Smith
Fagie Benstein Jeremy Davis Hannah Kramer Buz Romanoff Jerry Russell Madison Smitt
VIOLA MILLER Mother of Nora (Dr. Eli Abramson) Romanoff, grandmother of Joel (Linda) Beren.
Paul Causman Tom Helberg Josh Miller Howard Rosenbaum Jacob Slutsky David Zack
ELLA SPANGENTHAL Mother of Bert (Debbie) Spangenthal, grandmother of Jason (Amy) and Megan (Stacie Tassos) Spangenthal.
Soloists: David Friedes Rachel Intrater
Lila Goldman Cheryl Rothschild
MARCIA FRIEDMAN Mother of Mark Friedman.
And to the many volunteers who have added so much to our High Holiday services.
May you be comforted amongst all who mourn in Zion.
The CBI office will be CLOSED on the following days:
HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE 2018 : 5779
Monday, October 1, 2018 Shemini Atzeret Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Simchat Torah
Shemini Atzeret
Toledo Jewish Cemeteries HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
Monday, October 1 Morning Service Mincha/Maariv Candlelighting
9:30 a.m. 5:45 p.m. 7:57 p.m.
Beth Shalom, Oregon • Eagle Point, Rossford
Simchat Torah
Mon. Oct. 1 Tues. Oct. 2
Tuesday, October 2 Morning Service Mincha/Maariv
9:30 a.m. 5:45 p.m.
Shemini Atzeret Simchat Torah
Closed Closed
Regular hours are: Sunday through Thursday 6:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Closed at 4 p.m. Friday for Sabbath Eve Closed Saturday for Shabbat 4
Congregational News 5779 Kol Nidre Appeal Donors as of September 20, 2018 Eli Abramson & Nora Romanoff
Galina & Val Kagan
Howard & Ann Rosenberg
Ken & Dolores Alexander
Cary & Michelle Kart
Paul & Rona Rothschild
David & Michelle Bader
Erwin Katz
Rich & Rene Rusgo
Jeff & Anne Bauer
Ian & Christina Katz
Corey Russell
Miriam Beckerman
Jack & Angela Katz
Jerry & Arlene Russell
Eli & Fagie Benstein
Jan Katz
Merv & Marlene Russell
Gary & Nancy Beren
Nancy Katz
Jim & Kathy Sack
Joel & Linda Beren
Randy Katz
Andrew & Lynette Sattler
Bonnie Berland
Steve & Susan Kaufman
Richard Schroeder
Neriel & Eva Bernblum
Zale & Shirley Kohler
Dave & Bobbye Shall
Jonathan & Jeanette Bernstein
Chad & Alison Kripke
Devorah Shulamit
Ken & Chris Brochin
Matt & Jill Kripke
Rabbi Alan Sokobin
Paul Causman
Larry & Joan Kripke
Bert & Debbie Spangenthal
Allen & Rita Cohen
Bobby & Sharon Kripke
Dan Steinberg
Leah Connor
Lee & Gail Kwait
Buz & Doris Steinberg
Nate & Nancy Danziger
Daniel & Holley LaPlante
Linda Steinberg
Greg & Hope Davis
Carole Lash
Kim Strole
Joann Day
Adam Levine
Jim & Bonnie Swartz
Gary & Andrea Delman
Kevin Liber
Helen Michaels & Michael Tamor
Arthur and Mary Dorf
Hazzan Ivor & Jan Lacker-Lichterman
Chuck & Sandy Traugott
Dena Eber
Kathryn Linver
Tom & Patti Tuschman
Charlene Edelman
Jack & Diana Lipszyc
Gary & Andrea Urie
Norm Eisen
Andy & Vicki Mahler
Anastazja Wajskol
Ellen Federman
Fred & Ruth Mahler
David & Judy Weinberg
Joseph Federman
Norman Malkin
Chuck & Fran Weinblatt
Steven Federman
Michael & Gabrielle Mallin
Mark Wexler & Barb-Frankel Wexler
Marcia Friedman z�l & Mark Friedman
Selma Master
Mike & Rita White
Bill & Luann Garber
Rhoda Miller
Leon & Ellie Williams
Shirley Gerber
Alan Mintz & Cynthia Palmer-Mintz
Sue Wilson
Marc & Susan Glasser
Harry & Leeta Nistel
Felice Wolff
Steve & Nancy Goldberg
Sheila & Stan Odesky
David & Dena Zack
Adrienne Goldberg
Dave & Lil Perlman
Greg & Irina Zaurov
Lawrence & Cheryl Goldberg
Jim & Diane Perlman
Rick & Nancy Zerner
Stu & Jo-Jo Goldberg
David & Debbie Perlmutter
David & Meira Zucker
Lynne Goodman
Michael & Darlene Portnoy
Mark & Gretchen Zyndorf
Marvyn and Beverly Greenberg
Nina Ridgely
Sam & Kelly Zyndorf
Mark & Denise Greenblatt
Buzz & Hedva Romanoff
Sol & Naomi Zyndorf
Blair Grubb
Howard & Karen Rosenbaum
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Events The he CBI & Etz Chayim hayim Annual Rummage Sale Drop off at Etz Chayim
Sale Dates at Etz Chayim
Sunday, October 28, 2018 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday, October 29, 2018 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 4, 2018 Monday, November 5, 2018 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
We need volunteers! Please contact Ellen Federman
419-534-2925
2018-2019 CBI Jewish Film Series Sunday, October 14, 2018 Parents & Children Ages 0-5
2:30 p.m.
CBI'S TOT SHABBAT PROGRAM
doors open at 2:00 p.m.
This service is designed for parents with children up to 5 years of age
"Longing"
Saturday, October 13, 2018 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
c. 2017, Nominated for 13 Israeli Academy Awards including Best Film, and Audience Award and Best Script prizewinner at the Jerusalem Film Festival.
Kiddush lunch will follow. Let us know if you plan to attend. Call the office at 419-517-8400 or email kbrody@cbitoledo.org
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
PLEASE LET US KNOW…...
Yahrzeit Notices
If you or someone you know is in the hospital or would appreciate a visit at home from the Hazzan, please call the office at 419-517-8400.
If you are not currently receiving a yahrzeit notice for a friend or relative and would like one sent annually, please call the office. We will need the English date and time of death.
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Commemoration of the 80 80th th Anniversary of Kristallnacht
SUPPORT CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL through smile.amazon.com
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018 4:00 p.m. Temple Shomer Emunim
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Featuring World Renowned Composer Samuel Adler’s Cantata “Stars in the Dust” Conducted by Emily Freeman Brown 6
Events
Jewish Lives, Jewish Learning: CBI Adult Education Series Join us for our stimulating snack and learn programs. NO CHARGE (except where indicated). Everyone welcome.
“OUR ETHICAL & MORAL LEGACIES” Rabbi Stephanie Aaron, visiting rabbi and expert ethical will facilitator
Also Contributing: Rabbi Alan Sokobin, J.D., Stephen Rothschild, Esq. & David Weinberg, PhD
Sunday, October 7, 2018 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Dedicated to the memory of the Honorable Judge David Katz z”l and Joan Katz z”l
What is an Ethical Will? An ethical will (Hebrew; Tzava’ah) is a document designed to pass Jewish ethical and moral values from one generation to the next. Rabbi Aaron will provide the tools, guidance and instructions so that every participant can write his/her own personal ethical will.
Is an Ethical Will only an end of life document?
An ethical will can be created in any number of formats and at any time. A few examples: • A letter written by a mother to her sons and daughters to be read after they are married • A written account by grandparents to their young grandchildren • A series of "pearls of wisdom" chronicled and passed down from a father to his son
CATERED BRUNCH INCLUDED: Brunch begins at 10 a.m. sharp (Gluten-free options provided)
$10 for CBI members $12 for Non-members RESERVATIONS REQUIRED Open to everyone. If you have any questions, please call the CBI office 419-517-8400.
CBI Adult Education Series:
ISRAEL'S BEGINNINGS: A Very Personal View presented by Rabbi Alan Sokobin, J.D.
Sunday, October 28, 2018 10:30 a.m. NO CHARGE. Everyone welcome.
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Rabbi Alan Sokobin
Events
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CBI Adult Education Series Jewish Community Event ANNUAL GLOBAL DAY OF JEWISH LEARNING
"The Untold Story of the Exile of Jews from Arab Countries" Skype Limud and lecture from London, England presented by Ms. Lyn Julius, author of "Uprooted"
Sunday, November 11, 2018 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Program location TBD based on number of attendees. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED Open to everyone. To RSVP, please contact Fagie Benstein at fagie@jewishtoledo.org or call the Federation offices
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David S. Stone Religious School David S. Stone Religious School (RS) Calendar - Fall 2018
Notes from our Principal The school year is well under way and all of the students at David S. Stone Religious School are involved in many exciting learning opportunities.
October 3
Wednesday
7
Sunday
10 14
Wednesday Sunday
17 21 24 28
Wednesday Sunday Wednesday Sunday
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Wednesday
RS 4:30-6:00 • USY Fall Boards 10/4-10/7 RS 9:30-12:00 • Adult Ed: Ethical Wills Program 10:00 am - 1:00 pm RS 4:30-6:00 RS 9:30-12:00 • Rel Schl Bless the Pets Program 11:30 am -12:00 pm
Everyone enjoyed our Sukkot/Simchat Torah celebration on September 30th with our special guests from Israel. We are looking forward to more events with our chaverim from the “Israel at Your Doorstep” program. Coming up on Sunday, October 14th, we are thrilled to have our “Bless the Pets” program. This exciting event will take place at the end of Religious School, from 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., on the back patio of Congregation B’nai Israel. We are asking only Religious School families to bring their pets for this fun program.
RS 4:30-6:00 RS 9:30-12:00 RS 4:30-6:00 RS 9:30-12:00 • Adult Ed: Rabbi Sokobin 10:30 am RS 4:30-6:00
Our 8-10th grade classes will have the opportunity to attend Rabbi Sokobin’s CBI Adult Education Series lecture for part of the morning on October 28th. The topic is “Israel’s BeginningsA Very Personal View”. This informative lecture begins at 10:30 a.m. and we encourage our Religious School parents to attend along with our students.
November 4 7 11
Sunday Wednesday Sunday
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Wednesday
18 21 25 28
Sunday Wednesday Sunday Wednesday
We continue to strengthen our relationships with our friends in the Western Galilee through partnership activities throughout the year. Our students will be working collaboratively with our friends in Israel to learn about each other and build relationships for years to come.
RS 9:30-12:00 RS 4:30-6:00 RS 9:30-12:00 • Chloe Rothschild, Speaker for Gliding Stars 9:30 - 10:00 am RS 4:30-6:00 • Fall Kinnus 11/16-11/18 11/18 RS 9:30-12:00 NO RS - Thanksgiving Break NO RS - Thanksgiving Break RS 4:30-6:00
Kim Brody - Principal, David S. Stone Religious School
David S. Stone Religious School R continues at NO COST to Families
December 2
Sunday
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Wednesday Sunday
12 16 19 23
Wednesday Sunday Wednesday Sunday
RS 9:30-12:00 • Chanukah 12/3-12/10 • 1st Candle: Evening of 12/2 RS 4:30-6:00 RS 9:30-12:00 • Chanukah Program & Brunch 11:30 am • 8th Candle: Evening of 12/9 RS 4:30-6:00 RS 9:30-12:00 RS 4:30-6:00 NO RS - Winter Break
Jan. 2
Wednesday
NO RS - Winter Break
We are happy to continue offering tuition-free religious education to all students of the David S. Stone Religious School This is made possible through the generosity of an anonymous donor who has established a fund at the Toledo Jewish Community Foundation to pay for tuition. We expect to continue providing religious school at no cost to Congregation B'nai Israel and Congregation Etz Chayim students.
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David S. Stone Religious School
Our Religious School kids show their creativity with Rosh Hashanah cards and crafts to share with family and friends
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Youth Education & News Our B'nai Mitzvah Students Make Beautiful Cards for Children Exposed to Trauma
The Healing Art kit project gave our b'nai mitzvah religious school students the opportunity to contribute to a global initiative that helps kids who have been exposed to extreme trauma, like terrorism in Israel. The kits are a PhD designed tool to provide art therapy to children who have just experienced traumatic events. The art therapy provide may help prevent Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, otherwise know as PTSD. The notes are typically written from Americans, to the Israeli children who will ultimately receive them. These notes are intended to be messages of sympathy and support. The students in our B’nai Mitzvah class were happy to be able to participate in such a meaningful program.
BITUSY & KADIMA • Grades 6 - 12
BITUSY Lounge Night
2018-2019 Kadima Board
"Going to the Dogs"
Baylee Mallin - President Danielle Mallin - VP, Communication Andy Davis - VP, Religious Education Eva LaPlante - VP, SATO
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. All USY and Kadima kids are encouraged to attend!
New Kadima Officers from L to R: (top) Andy Davis, Danni Mallin, Eva LaPlante, Baylee Mallin and USY Vice President, Ella Richards
2018 Fall Boards/Freshman Kinnus Fall Kinnus International Convention
2019
October 4-7 November 16-18 December 23-27
Cleveland, OH Lexington, KY Orlando, FL
Kadima Kinnus Specialty Kinnus Regional Convention
Convention dates and details are subject to change. Any adjustments will be communicated as soon as they are made.
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February 1-3 February 21-24 April 11-14
Columbus, OH Cincinnati, OH Chardon, OH
October Yahrzeits
Yizkor Booklet 2018-2019 : 5779 Among the list of beloved congregants that have passed during this past year, dear member Linda Penkower, z"l was mistakenly omitted. We apologize for the error. 12
Contributions Minimum/Mitzvah Contributions are $10.00 Please note: More generous contributions will be indicated in the following ways: * denotes B’nai Mitzvah ** denotes Chai *** denotes Silver **** denotes Double Chai
$13.00 $18.00 $25.00 $36.00
A box denotes Gold
$50.00
A bold box denotes Diamond
$100.00
A triple box denotes Platinum $180.00+
All contributions listed are before Sept. 16, 2018
Building Beautification Fund IN MEMORY OF: Jonathan & Jeannette Bernstein**
Elsie Liber
Camp Ramah Fund IN MEMORY OF: Ella Spangenthal Elsie Liber Marcia Friedman
Kathryn Linver
Elsie Liber
Barry & Cheryl Himmel**
Viola Miller
Barry & Cheryl Himmel* YAHRZEIT:
George Lewis
Kathryn Linver*
Ruth Berkowitz
Kathryn Linver**
Cantor's Discretionary Fund IN HONOR OF: Howard & Karen Rosenbaum, Special Anniversary Gary & Nancy Beren**** IN APPRECIATION: Torah Honor
Selma Master
Cantor Lichterman Ian & Christina Katz
Cantor's Disc. Fund (cont.) YAHRZEIT: Sue Wilson**
Lester Bogart Ruth Boros
Phyllis Shoched
IN HONOR OF: Howard & Karen Rosenbaum, Special Anniversary Leon & Ellie Williams**** IN MEMORY OF: Elsie Liber Eugene Borochin
David & Debbie Perlmutter*
Adrienne Silverman David & Debbie Perlmutter
YAHRZEIT: Lannie & Roanne Katzman
Hiddur/Kiddush Fund IN HONOR OF: Jacob Slutsky Bar Mitzvah Bud & Barbara McGrew Special Anniversary Arnie & Marlene Remer Howard & Ann Rosenberg Special Honor Sue Wilson**
GOOD HEALTH WISHES: Jeff Sherman, Speedy Recovery Gary & Nancy Beren**
Howard & Karen Rosenbaum, Special Anniversary Jeff & Anne Bauer
Elsie Liber
Viola Miller
Debbie & Bert Spangenthal, Birth of Grandson Bill & Carol Richman
Arlene Brookenthal Gary & Nancy Beren***
IN APPRECIATION: Eli & Fagie Benstein Ellen Federman**
Gary & Nancy Beren
IN MEMORY OF: Brad Greenberg Arnie & Marlene Remer
Dr. Henry Silverman YAHRZEIT: Robert Schreiber, Beloved Grandfather and Great Grandfather Gary & Andrea Urie & Family** Joseph Kanter, Beloved Father, Grandfather & Great Grandfather Gary & Andrea Urie & Family** Edward T. Ross Sarah Schulman Bonnie Ross**
Viola Miller
IN MEMORY OF: Jerry & Arlene Russell
Elsie Liber
Bill Touran and Robert & Jan Jester
Sylvia Steinberg
YAHRZEIT: YAHRZEIT: Michelle & Cary Kart
Cal & Art Katz Sanctuary Fund IN MEMORY OF: Sheldon Cohen Bernice Katz Steve & Susan Kaufman*** Viola Miller
Bernice Katz Jan Katz** Rick & Nancy Zerner**
Elsie Liber
Kandee Storm Steve & Susan Kaufman*** Rick & Nancy Zerner ****
Harry Gometz Fund Eva Soldinger
Ella Spangenthal
Bill & Carol Richman
Elsie Liber
Gary & Marilyn Reinstein Shirley Tochtermann Arnie & Marlene Remer* Steve & Cathy Sperling** Howard & Ann Rosenberg*** Michael & Janet Victorson**** Mike & Linda Shiff** 13
$500.00 $65.00 $100.00 $100.00 $1000.00
Hiddur/Kiddush Fund (cont.)
Harris/Williams Fund
Cantor Lichterman Jim Cihak
IN MEMORY OF: Gary & Nancy Beren Jerry & Arlene Russell* Chuck & Sharon Schwartz**
Memorial Plaque Shabbat Prayer Book Etz Hayim Bible Tree of Life Leaf Tree of Life Stone
Sherwin & Naomi Kripke Fund GOOD HEALTH WISHES: Jeff Sherman, Speedy Recovery Larry & Joanie Kripke** IN MEMORY OF: Chuck & Fran Weinblatt and Evey Auslander Al & Michele Blumberg* Lee & Gail Kwait** Robert & Sharon Kripke**
Elsie Liber
Elsie Liber
Dick & Alix Greenblatt
Dr. Henry Silverman Robert & Sharon Kripke ** Viola Miller
Eleanor Golding Jim & Bonnie Swartz** Larry & Joanie Kripke** Rhoda Miller** Dick & Alix Greenblatt***
Hannah Shopneck Goldie Munster
YAHRZEIT: Jill Moreau** Jim & Bonnie Swartz**
Library Fund Gussie Kezur
YAHRZEIT: Esther Kezur & Family
Lily E. Baron Fund Elsie Liber
IN MEMORY OF: Janet Rogolsky
Contributions Lily E. Baron Fund (cont.) Viola Miller
IN MEMORY OF: Janet Rogolsky*
Religious School Fund Elsie Liber
Viola Miller
IN MEMORY OF: Sue Richards Beryl & Sharon Ravin Kayla Manheim Lee & Gail Kwait Bert & Debbie Spangenthal* Richard & Phyllis Bernstein*
YAHRZEIT: Sherrie Zaft, Beloved Mother Caren Zaft**
Tribute Fund (cont.)
Tribute Fund (cont.)
IN HONOR OF:
IN MEMORY OF:
Lee & Gail Kwait, Special Anniversary Eli & Fagie Benstein**
Elsie Liber
Rick Salem
Howard & Karen Rosenbaum, Special Anniversary Sue Wilson*
Viola Miller
Gordon & Judy Hirsch Kayla Manheim Mayer & Dee Wainstein** Zale & Shirley Kohler Jerry Feldstein & Corrine Adler Joe Greenberg & Sandy Romanoff* Steve & Nancy Shall** Sandy Sloan** Larry & Terry Robbins** Steve & Brandy Miller*** Allan & Ilene Miller*** Jay & Mindy Romanoff*** Fred & Joann Okun*** Judge Jack & Sarah Puffenberger*** Susan Hirsch*** Steve & Elaine Edelstein**** Ralph & Ruth Delman**** Robert Greenfield & Rebecca Landau**** Thomas & Patti Tuschman****
Sheila & Scott Rothstein, Birth of Granddaughter Sheldon & Wendy Goldstein**** IN APPRECIATION: Torah Honor
Zale & Shirley Kohler IN MEMORY OF:
Ella Spangenthal
Eli Abramson & Nora Romanoff
Charles Fotsch
Gary & Andrea Delman****
Fred Grunberg
Linda Steinberg***
Tom Wisniewski
Caren Zaft**
Elsie Liber
Eli Abramson & Nora Romanoff Joan Zsigrai Gordon & Judy Hirsch Judy Perlman & Family Marcia Friedman z’l and Mark Friedman Rick & Marla Osgood Rollie & Albie Romanoff Chuck & Sandy Traugott Joe Greenberg & Sandy Romanoff Brad & Jan Dolgin** Caren Zaft** Eli & Fagie Benstein** Linda Liber** Steve & Nancy Shall** Ralph & Ruth Delman** Sobol Family** Helene Krasney*** Cliff & Lori Berman and Edna Rosen*** Robert & Jean Ravin*** Scott & Carol Schwab**** Mary Schmertz**** Scott & Cindy Liber**** Steve & Linda Selman**** Steve & Suzie Doblin**** Sheldon & WendyGoldstein****
Michael Lenenberg Rene' Levy** Michael Rabb, Beloved Grandfather David & Lori Friedes
Safety & Security Fund YAHRZEIT: Esther Katzman Lannie & Roanne Katzman***
Sam Schwartz Minyan Fund IN HONOR OF: Howard & Karen Rosenbaum, Special Anniversary Dick & Alix Greenblatt Jerry & Arlene Russell Bill & Carol Richman Renee Jacobson Merv & Marlene Russell Toby Brenner Kandee Storm* Gary & Marilyn Reinstein** Susan Bobowick** Allan & Ilene Miller*** Mike & Linda Shiff*** Gail Cooper****
Abe & Dorothy Steinberg SKIP Fund Elsie Liber
IN MEMORY OF: Rhoda Miller**
YAHRZEIT: Lois Steinberg Kremer Lyn Kremer & Jeff, Bonnie, Danielle & Lilana Kremer**
Summer Youth Fund IN HONOR OF: Howard & Karen Rosenbaum, Special Anniversary Judy Gersz Elsie Liber
IN MEMORY OF: Judy Gersz Dave & Leslie Risley***
Tribute Fund IN HONOR OF: Bobby & Lisa Axonovitz, Special Anniversary Eli Abramson & Nora Romanoff
Viola Miller
Elsie Liber
Andrew & Donna Kasle
Elsie Liber
Jeff & Judy Cohen
Elsie Liber
Jim & Perri Clarkson
Elsie Liber
Steve & Mickey Swigart
Elsie Liber
Pat Levey
Elsie Liber
John & Tracey Zimmers
Elsie Liber
Jon & Niki Frankel
Elsie Liber
Kenneth Hartsel 14
Viola Miller
Friends at Fifth Third Private Bank
Viola Miller
Margie Horowitz
Marcia Friedman
Hank & Cheryl Silverman
YAHRZEIT: Jennie Wittenberg Arlene Brookenthal Samuel Levin
Michael Levin*
Morris and Esther Goldberg Bill & Dorothy Goldberg Martin Bracker Zale Reinstein
Marilyn Reinstein
Leon Karasik
Gregory Karasik
Allan Chabler
Ellen Chabler & Family
Rose & David Scheer Marvin & Kathy Scheer
Youth Activities Fund Viola Miller Elsie Liber
IN MEMORY OF: Harry & Leeta Nistel** Dale & Sharon Schiff** Arvin & Jan Perlman
Wasserstrom Chapel Fund YAHRZEIT: Ritajane Wasserstrom Adele Wasserstrom
Calendar
CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL STAFF
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Ivor Lichterman
Hazzan ilichterman@cbitoledo.org
Howard Rosenbaum
Minyan Leader
Kim Brody
Religious School Principal kbrody@cbitoledo.org
Chuck Traugott
Synagogue Administrator ctraugott@cbitoledo.org
Rhoda Miller
Community Outreach Coordinator rmiller@cbitoledo.org
Gabrielle Mallin
Communications Coordinator gmallin@cbitoledo.org
Megan Miller
Youth Director meganbrookemiller@gmail.com
Sam Richards
USY President
President Vice President of Administration Vice President of Ritual Affairs Vice President of Youth Activities Secretary Treasurer Past President
Bennett Romanoff Ian Katz Jerry Russell Mindy Slutsky Fran Weinblatt Robert Kripke Howard Rosenberg
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Miriam Beckerman Jack Katz Eric Lauber Judy Scheinbach
Greg Davis Lannie Katzman Helen Michaels Cathy Sperling
Stuart Goldberg Holley LaPlante Carol Richman
HONORARY TRUSTEES Phyllis Diamond 15
Howard Rosenbaum
CBI Gift Shop OPEN Sundays 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. or Call Roanne Katzman for appt. 419.882.2111
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Havdallah Set
Daily Services Schedule Mon.-Friday 7:00 a.m., 5:45 p.m. Saturday 9:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. *Sunday Minyan 9:30 a.m. *When Religious School is in Session
CBI and Etz Chayim Joint Tashlich Service held at the JCC Lake on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018
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