IN THIS ISSUE: IN MEMORIAM: RABBI JONATHAN STEIN, z ”l TU B’SHVAT: KEEP INDIANAPOLIS BEAUTIFUL SPOTLIGHT ON ISRAEL
In Memoriam
In Honor and Memory of Rabbi Jonathan Stein, z”l
By Rabbi Brett Krichiver
One might think that honoring a rabbi who served our congregation over thirty years ago would be difficult, especially considering that his tenure and mine did not overlap. One might think that a rabbi who loved and cared for his congregants as much as Rabbi Stein did, would have needed all his energies to love and care for those in his current congregation, his beloved Congregation Shaaray Tefila in New York, and Congregation Beth Israel in San Diego where he remained active during retirement.
But we are not honoring just any rabbi this year. Rabbi Jon Stein served the Jewish people and our congregation for far longer than the twenty years during which he lived in Indianapolis in the 70s and 80s. He maintained strong relationships with many Hoosiers, stayed in touch with many of you, and served as a powerful mentor for me as my family and I arrived here fifteen years ago.
Rabbi Stein became an important figure in our city and in the State of Indiana. He grew Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation in reputation and respect, and made many of the interfaith and civic commitments we are determined to keep strong today. He was outspoken in his love of Torah and the Jewish people, and promoted Jewish values in everything he did.
There are many younger rabbis across the country who consider Jon Stein to be “their rabbi” – for he was the embodiment of the “rabbi’s rabbi.” Rabbi Stein served as President of the CCAR, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, and even edited the CCAR journal for six years.
He taught generations of rabbis at Hebrew Union College (New York), the Reform movement’s seminary, and countless others through his mentorship and thoughtful advice.
In an age in which role models are hard to come by, Rabbi Stein was that gleaming light on the hill which drew so many to him, and helped him create strong community wherever he went. I still recall lessons learned from him on the various occasions he came back to visit our community to honor someone or to celebrate our accomplishments he was here to help us commemorate our 165th anniversary several years ago, during which he hand delivered several significant mementos of his time at IHC and handed them to me.
It is difficult to encapsulate in words what Rabbi Jon Stein has meant both to me and to our congregation. I am grateful to my friend and congregant Greg Silver for the poem he has written in Jon’s honor, which is included in this volume. The next time you are here, whether to appreciate a Family Shabbat service, hear a powerful sermon from one of our clergy, or take an adult education class to engage with the issues of the day, join me in offering a prayer of thanks to Rabbi Stein for his legacy of strength, compassion, and knowledge. We send our strength and love to his wife Susan and his daughters Rachel and Jessica, and to Jon’s entire family. And may he rest in peace.
Zichrono Livracha
(z”l – may his memory be for blessing)
KEEP INDIANAPOLIS BEAUTIFUL TU B ’ SHEVAT AND
By Sarah Brubaker
Tu B'Shevat is now a holiday, but originally was a marker of the 15th day of Shevat, which coincides with the time the almond trees first began to leaf in Israel Jeremy Kranowitz, president of the nonprofit Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, uses the knowledge gained from working with numerous Jewish institutions in his current work. "A lot of these Jewish holidays revolve around agricultural cycles and an understanding of how to use the land when it is most fertile, and how to let it rest when it needs a rest," Jeremy explained During this rest period of cold weather in Indianapolis, KIB plans the work for the months ahead. s snowy outside, it's cold outside, so it's a weird time to be thinking about trees for most people, but at KIB we're thinking about trees already because it takes a lot of planning to plant 3,000 in neighborhoods around the city," Jeremy explained. "We plant around 2,800 to 3,500 trees in Indianapolis, but the overall tree canopy in the county has been slowly declining despite that. It would be worse if we weren't doing , but it's hard to keep up."
The KIB volunteer calendar for January and February may be sparse, but Jeremy emphasized that spring will come. "It will be warm. The trees will leaf, and they will provide fruits and nuts for us," Jeremy noted. "So maybe [Tu B'Shevat] is just a nice little reminder that it's coming."
IMPACT ON INDY
IN 2024 KIB:
Planted 2,803 trees
Watered 320,000+ trees
Removed 844,225 pounds of litter
Empowered 1,345 blocks
Engaged 65 youth
Nurtured 41 acres of restored habitat
LEARN MORE AT KIBI.ORG
Connecting Faith and Environmental Action
Jeremy highlights the importance of community engagement and collaboration with other faiths to achieve common goals. "One of the things that I do love that IHC does is think about not only emphasizing the importance of Jewish wisdom and Jewish holidays, and this idea around Tikkun Olam and 'repair the world,' but also aligning with other faiths that have a similar moral obligation to do the same," he said. "To find ways to partner and collaborate is important because that's when we get things done when we find the common ground."
Under the banner of Tikkun Olam, members of the IHC have come together to plant trees, and work on green spaces in Indianapolis with KIB "Another thing that we do at KIB is we will take vacant, abandoned, or underused properties and turn them into vibrant community green spaces. There is an Islamic center on the east side and there was a group, that included Rabbi Chernow-Reader, who had the exciting role of spreading gravel for a gravel path," Jeremy explained. "So it was hard, it was hot and just miserable But the idea that there was a group of Jewish volunteers helping the Islamic center improve this lot next to their place of worship was nice."
Another way to connect faith and action is with a "reverse tashlich." As you start the new year, you cast crumbs or other things into the water to wipe the last year away and start fresh, Jeremy expressed. "This rabbi that I have gotten to know over the years and love, looks like everybody's Florida grandpa he's tan, he's got a forest of white chest hair and a gold chain," Jeremy recounted. "So, he started this thing called the 'reverse tashlich and instead of throwing things into the water, you clean them out."
KIB does several waterway cleanups throughout the year with options from working at the edge of the water to wearing waders and cleaning from in the water "My most recent activity with KIB was a reverse tashlich during the high holy days. We met at Holliday Park to clean trash from the river and surrounding trails," Mary conveyed. "I appreciated that this activity was connected to a spiritual practice and again, gave me a tangible way to express my faith."
Interfaith Cooperation and Tree Planting
"Creation care" is universal to most faith and spiritual traditions. The October invasion of Israel in 2023 precipitated a call to action for Jeremy, so he put together an interfaith tree planting "The idea of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Baptists all holding hands and planting trees together, is powerful," he said. The event took place in November and the cold ground posed some unforeseen challenges.
"On paper, this worked well, but it didn't work so well in practice I have these dozen faith leaders and not just Abrahamic faiths, but also a Hindu leader and others with one ceremonial shovel at the beginning. The ground was hard, and the guy from the Church of Latter Day Saints was enthusiastic, and he just went for it. His shovel bounced off the ground and hit the Imam hard enough that the Imam had to get a couple of stitches." Despite sounding like a bad joke an Imam, a rabbi, and a priest come together to plant trees Jeremy found something powerful and spiritual about all these different people coming together with a single goal.
KIB PROGRAMS
KIBI.ORG/PROGRAMS
CLEAN NEIGHBORHOODS
From Adopt-A-Block to cleaning public spaces together, and from cleaning busy roads to waterways, KIB fights the dirt and grime of Indianapolis.
TREES AND NATIVE HABITATS
Project Greenspace, habitat restoration, and community forestry are transforming Indy into a thriving space that adds beauty and clean air.
CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
Urban naturalists, youth tree teams, and tree tenders all engage in caring for trees while maintaining green infrastructure.
sustainable," Greg said. Planting trees to combat climate change is the best thing I still do in my neighborhood now as the block captain."
Continuing the mission and supporting inclusive measures to further environmental action may seem daunting, but can be simple in reality "I think finding common ground with others is important," Jeremy expressed. "All the major faith traditions have something to say about caring for the world around us. So we should find that in folks who are not Jewish and celebrate that connection."
IHC Adamah Initiative member Andrew Arenson agrees that volunteering with KIB is the best way to create and celebrate connections.
"I volunteered with KIB as part of an IHC group because I thought it would be fun to spend time with other Adamah members and that I'd feel accomplished for doing something valuable and I was right on both counts!", Andrew said. "And that's what I'd tell someone to encourage them to join in we'll have fun doing something important."
SMALL ACTIONS CAN HAVE A BIG IMPACT
I really just want to to get across that small actions can help It is the hottest year on record, and L.A. is in flames what can I do? How do I combat this large crisis? Is there anything that I can really do?
The answer is absolutely! Collectively, if we all did a little bit all the time, then that will make the world a better place. I think that some of the things that we are doing as individuals like planting a tree is not going to solve climate change, but it beats doom scrolling on a Saturday morning. And, if we get out there and do a small amount of good, it can really make a difference in the long run
Jeremy Kranowitz
UPCOMING EVENTS
DATES TO KNOW
TU B’SHEVAT
DUE MARCH1,2025
IHC is currently accepting scholarship applications to help fund your child(ren)'s summer at GUCI or Israel experience These scholarships are made possible by IHC Sisterhood and Brotherhood, and our Kol Hamachaneh Fund
Visit bit.ly/2025-camp-israel-scholarships to apply!
Sundays, Mar. 9 & 16 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. It’s ‘Tashen Time and Sisterhood Bakers will be in the kitchen baking our delicious treats! All orders help Sisterhood cover our commitments to fund our Jewish Learning Program, Youth Groups, ECC, Camp Scholarships and so much more.
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IHC HIKING CIRCLE
Sunday, Feb. 9 | 1 p.m. at Butler University
The IHC Hiking Circle will meet on Sunday, February 9 on the Butler University Campus. We will meet at 1 p.m. at Hinkle Fieldhouse (510 W 49th St). We will walk two to three miles down through the campus on paved walkways. We look forward to a leisurely outing with friends old and new. Everyone is welcome.
UPCOMING EVENTS
DATES TO KNOW
Shabbat Shirah: Celebrating 50 Years of Women in the Cantorate
Saturday, Feb. 8
2025 marks a watershed moment for the Jewish This year we mark the 50th anniversary of the ordination of Cantor Barbara Ostfeld, the first woman to be ordained as a cantor This is a milestone not only for our friend and colleague,
but a momentous occasion for all of us. Let us take time to honor and mark this anniversary with songs, prayer, stories, and more. IHC would not be the same without our own incredible, female cantors: Cantor Aviva Marer and Cantor Emerita Janice L Roger We celebrate Shabbat Shirah on Saturday, Feb 8 along with an adult b’not mitzvah for five women!
Tzedek Movie Screening
The IHC Tzedek Committee has worked diligently to put together a special Social Justice Shabbat, followed by a screening of “Food, Insecure” and a panel discussion. Please join us for a viewing of the brand new documentary Food, Insecure a follow up to the Emmy
Friday, March 28, 6:15 p.m. Following Shabbat Service nominated The Working Hungry. 700,000 people in Indiana struggle every day with hunger, and most of these families are working families. Learn why and hear from three families facing this reality, then discuss what work we can do to truly end hunger.
For more information or to register, visit bit.ly/IHC FoodInsecure film.
Check out our calendar for more information about events:
Adult Adult Purim Purim
Friday, March 14, Following Services
Join us after services for our Purim shpiel. This year’s theme is “Wicked.” You don’t have to be a kid to enjoy Purim!
Sunday, March 16, 10:45 a.m.
Join IHC JLP at our annual Purim carnival for games, snacks, and fun for everyone! Come in costume, play with friends, and win prizes!
IHC's JLP Purim carnival is one of our largest fundraisers for our informal youth education
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The recent event Shards with Cantor Evan Kent was more than a performance connecting the pieces of his history to his journey to Israel it also highlighted his deep connections with the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation. Our artist-in-residence answered a few questions about his work with IHC and the importance of storytelling.
Question: What are you looking forward to most with your collaboration here?
Answer: What's amazing is that there's just an incredible amount of history I mean, I have known [Cantor Marer] since 2008, and I have known [Rabbi Krichiver] since his first year in Israel, when he was a rabbinical student, and the intersection of lives is incredible. We've all moved on, and we've all grown, and we've all sort of come to different places. And in some ways that sort of fits in with the weekend, which is all about storytelling, and how we share both our individual lives and also our communal and historical lives
Q: What is your approach to Torah study for the weekend?
A: Since it's the Torah study, we're looking at the book of Exodus, which is called Sh’mot in Hebrew, and we're going to look at sort of the importance of names. I use an Israeli poem that says that each of us has a name, and I think especially in light of October 7th that it's not just about 1,400 people being killed and 100 hostages, but everybody has a name Everybody is someone's son, someone's daughter, someone's father As a storyteller, I like to look at what we call critical event theory.
It's sort of asking what is the event in your life the event for a character in the Bible or Torah is the event that sort of acts as a fulcrum of changes direction And we see that this week in the Torah portion on Yitro Yitro, who is not Jewish is Moses' Moses a new way of governing our Western systems of jurisprudence at the questions end up on the path that we're on? here? How do we walk this path
Q: Do you have a goal for working with the children at the Jewish Learning Program?
A: I'm going to be doing some storytelling and bring out a whole menagerie of puppets with me We'll be looking at storytelling, but a lot of the questions I get from adults and children are about what it is like to live in Israel right now. I have feet in both countries, but I've been in Israel for 13 years now. I get asked what's it like to live in a country that is extensively at war. I always say we sort of are living in abnormally normal times and we operate in two levels. It's we're a country where, for example, I'll go out to dinner and I'll be enjoying a great meal, but then there are hostages sitting in a tunnel somewhere and I don't know if they're eating at all So, this is where we are operating It's a very sort of strange reality
MAZEL TOV!
Adult B’not Mitzvah
Mazel Tov to our Adult B’not Mitzvah students who will each celebrate reading from the Torah and becoming an adult bat mitzvah on Saturday, February 8, during our Shabbat morning service.
Jaclyn Grahl I have lived in Indianapolis since 2016, after previously residing in Chicago and Washington, D.C. I currently serve as Chief of Staff for Emergent Group, a design-build firm in Indy. My family are members of IHC, where my daughter, Audrey Simonds, became a bat mitzvah last April I love spending time outdoors in all kinds of weather, exploring trails, attending theater, and immersing myself in learning about the stories that shape people's lives.
Katherine Beisel — I work at Community North as a surgical nurse. I'm married to my husband, Jason. We have 3 children, James (15), Olivia (11) and Sara (7). I love to garden, swim, read, travel and be with my family.
Lori Hirsch — I retire at the end of February, but will have plenty to keep me busy between watching my granddaughter twice a week, learning Hebrew, continuing to volunteer at IHC, and taking care of my home.
Jennifer Kelly — I’ve worked for IU Health on the administrative side for the last 17 years. I’m in the middle of my sixth year as JLP 1st grade teacher I love to read and online shop, and have three rescue cats that enjoy keeping me busy.
Marti Wein — I am originally from Florida I moved back to Indy in March 2023, but had a small stint in Bloomington, IN in 2018-2020. I work at Butler University as the Assistant Director of Housing, where I mainly do HR work. I love to go to concerts when I can, play video/board games and cuddle up with my six-year-old dog, Harley (lab/terrier mix). My one bucket list item to go to all 50 states and the capital
ADULT EDUCATION
2025 CLASS SCHEDULE
Creative and vibrant Jewish education develops a strong and positive Jewish identity. Check out the upcoming schedule to enrich your life.
ISRAEL FOR THE WISE
Tuesdays, Feb 11, Mar 18, Apr 8 | 7 p m
Join Aviya, Indianapolis Community Shaliach (Emissary), for this fascinating class exploring a number of facets of Israeli life and culture. You are welcome to attend as many sessions as you would like. IHC Members: Complimentary, Guests: $18 per session or $54 for the course
INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM
Wednesdays, Feb 19, 26, Mar 5 - 26 6:30 – 8:30 p m
Join the rabbis as they take you through an exploration of Judaism This class is designed for those on a journey toward Judaism and those who need a refresher course and is offered at no charge This class is offered in-person, only IHC members may register for this class for personal enrichment Taught by IHC’s Rabbis Krichiver, Chernow-Reader, & Shapiro and Beth Shalom’s Rabbi Kerber. Email Bethmh@ichindy.org for more information and to register.
KIDS TODAY
Feb. 23 | 10 – 11 a.m.
Meet with the Indiana Youth Group to help the community with their needs. Mar. 9 | 10 – 11 a.m. Yoga session with temple member
Anastasia Renfro
Raising children in the world today can be stressful, so we will support each other and our children as they grow. Coordinated by Rabbi Chernow-Reader. IHC Members: Complimentary, Guests: $18 per session
STORIES OF JEWISH MUSIC
Mar 6 & 27, Apr 3 7 – 8 p m
Using the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s curated curriculum, Cantor Marer will offer four lessons on various topics in Jewish music ranging from basic history, Jewish jazz, Yiddish influences, and Leonard Bernstein No prior musical knowledge is needed IHC Members: Complimentary, Guests: $54 “In conversation with” The Berlin Diaries by Andrea Stolowitz Tuesdays, Feb. 18, & 25 | 7 – 8 p.m. at Phoenix Theatre
Join Rabbi Krichiver and members of the cast and crew from the upcoming world premiere of The Berlin Diaries at the Phoenix Theater. In this complex, contemporary drama about the search for home, fragmented heritage, and Jewish diaspora, two performers oscillate between characters and locations at the border of reality and memory and the intersection of national history and private lives. IHC Members: Complimentary, Guests: $36
IHC CIRCLES
VOLUNTEERING NEXT OPPORTUNITY
: Saturday, February 22, 10 a m Gleaners Learn more at ihcindy.org/calendar.
IHC Volunteers: Why period packing
Ga’Avah - games night
Interfaith Baby Group
Could there be a better time than packing period supplies for the IHC Volunteering Circle with Project Period? Maybe, but we don't want to know about it Together, we packed 325 packages of period supplies We have done diaper packing in the past, and we've also done Narcan packing. This month, we were going to do Narcan packing, but the Narcan people were unresponsive. I remembered that another
member had told me about Project Period We needed a place quickly, so I called them up, and they came through like dynamite! Many thanks to Angie with Project Period for making it happen They brought the supplies to IHC so we could pack them and then took the packages away to distribute. I'm so glad that it was something that we were able to pick up quickly and get into action.
Jack, age 7, spent the time putting stickers on the packets He came to specifically to volunteer and was just splendid Working on food insecurity and hygiene supply insecurity is really in keeping with IHC's mission and the mission of the Tzedek Social Justice group. Period supplies can be an insecurity that people often can't afford.
Pauline Spiegel
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PARENT — BABY GROUP
January saw the start of a new Community Parent-Baby group! Little ones and their parents joined together for a morning of giggles, new friends and a Q & A session with local pediatrician and IHC member, Dr Gary Halberstadt It was a great beginning to a community coming together with IHC, Beth-El Zedeck, the JCC, PJ Library, and HHAI.
NEXT OPPORTUNITY: Sunday, February 16, 10 a.m. JCC Campus Register at bit.ly/parentbabyfeb.
NEXT OPPORTUNITY: A Time to Speak Up ... A Time to Love
Tuesday, February 18, 6 p.m. Learn more at ihcindy.org/calendar
It was all fun and games for Ga’Avah! We had a fantastic time at Command Coffee, tapping into our competitive sides and sharing some of our favorite games. It was such a fun way to cultivate queer Jewish joy, build community, and find some levity amidst difficult times
GA’AVAH
SPOTLIGHT ON ISRAEL IsraelinHer OwnWords
BY KATHRYN SINGLETARY
After the tragedy of October 7th and the resulting antisemitic aftermath against Israel, the United States, and our own local community, I wanted to give back I attended the march in DC and tried to give a few dollars here and there. But, I still felt a pit in my stomach and that I needed to do more. I still worried about Israel and my Israeli friends that I met through Birthright Israel who were being deployed. I felt bad being at work and reading news from a safe space with other Jews around the world being in peril. I found an email from the Onward program from Birthright Israel offering a two-week volunteer opportunity in Israel for the Fall of 2024. This was the opportunity that I needed I filled out paperwork packed my bags and was off to Israel in mid-September When I landed in Tel-Aviv there were memorials set-up for the hostages at the airport You also saw signs directing you to the mamad en-route to baggage claim a stark contrast to the Indianapolis airport and a reminder of the heavy burden Israelis face daily.
When I started my volunteer program, I was nervous...but we were united in the common mission of helping.
I was fortunate to spend time before and after my volunteer trip with my Israeli friends I can tell you there is no greater joy than to be friends with an Israeli family Their generosity was parallel to none, and they always made sure I was taken care of. It was interesting to see how despite differences between religious observation and political affiliation that family still gathered for shabbat dinner together. When I started my volunteer program, I was nervous about getting acclimated Our group had individuals ranging from nineteen to early 40s and were from five different continents It truly was amazing to be around so many different Jewish people from around the world We were united in the common mission of helping
During our volunteer time we spent three different days partnering with food bank organizations like Kerati Bechol Lev, two days of agricultural work with Leket, a day helping clean donated home goods for displaced families in the north, and helping kibbutzim in the Gaza envelope. Volunteering at Kibbutz Nir Am our group helped to restore The Green Pub which was a well-known music venue and gathering place for the community
We also visited Kibbutz Karmia to help clean and prepare the cemetery for October 7th memorial services. It was especially somber seeing the graves of those killed during the attacks and knowing that there were spots reserved for bodies kidnapped to Gaza
We visited the Nova massacre site and memorial When I arrived, I was expecting the area to be dark and full of raw emotion There was an odd sense of calm mixed with deep sadness The area itself is pulchritudinous, and one could understand why a festival would be held there despite its proximity to Gaza. Each family of the victims and hostages had decorated a beautiful memorial to their loved one that allowed you to understand the magnitude of the tragedy. While traveling around the Gaza envelope one also got glimpses of Gaza itself. Power plants that looked like those in Israel, were operating just as they do in Israel
Buildings were standing just as tall and built with the same materials as those in Israel. I did not see smoke and rubble. Perhaps news footage from the area is only portraying a small portion of Gaza and not the total reality
My feelings about the Palestinian people are often at a paradox One part feels for any innocent person touched by violence I wonder about the damage done by decades of indoctrination and brain washing that begins at birth How long would it take to break this cycle? I also think of the vast empire Gaza could have built if aid money had not been taken by Hamas leaders and used for infrastructure instead of tunnels. The Gold Meir quote rings true: “Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us.” Hamas knew what they were doing on October 7th and what the result would be It is unfortunate that Israel and the Palestinian civilians are suffering because of it
When it was my time return to Indianapolis, it was hard to leave. I felt safe in Israel. It was a wonderful feeling to be in an area where everyone is Jewish, which is not frequent in Indiana Israel was designed to keep it’s citizens safe I did have to go to the mamad and hear the iron dome in action I also understood that when going with a group or visiting family in Israel that safety is the first concern I would encourage anyone to travel to Israel Be flexible in your travel plans and know changes are for your best interest. Israelis appreciate those who visit and support their country. I have made friends for life that seem like family every trip I take.
TEMPLE DONATIONS
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THESE DONATIONS MADE DECEMBER 01 – 31, 3024
ADULT EDUCATION FUNDS
BRAUNSTEIN/BELLE ADULT EDUCATION
Anonymous
CONFIRMATION PROJECTS FUNDS
NATHAN LEVIN YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP
Memory of Judy Pattinger
Marcy & Ethan Pattinger
YOUTH PROJECTS FUNDS
SPITZBERG FAMILY YOUTH FUND FOR ISRAEL
Daniel H. Spitzberg
Honor of Elon Yuckman & Caitlin Follman
Marcy & Ethan Pattinger
DR. MORRIS STONER RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Honor of Jeff Cohen
Marcy & Ethan Pattinger
ARTHUR J. AND HELEN R. BARRETT FUND
Memory of Audrey Larman
Ronald Netzorg
IHC FOUNDATION FUNDS
FAY BICCARD GLICK FUND
Memory of Ann Lieber
Paula Barrett
FOUNDATION GENERAL FUND
Antonio Zavattini
Memory of Rabbi Jonathan Stein
Jeff & Lynn Abrams
DISCRETIONARY FUNDS
SENIOR RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY
Mary Gorden
Honor of Rabbi Brett Krichiver
Anonymous
Memory of Donna Krichiver
Dianna & Aaron Balanoff & family
Amy & Dwayne Isaacs
Roberta Wurzman
Memory of Rabbi Jonathan Stein
Patti Hester
ASSOCIATE RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY
Honor of Rabbi Jordana ChernowReader Anonymous
CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY
Honor of Cantor Aviva Marer
Anonymous
Memory of Robert Adolph
Eric Adolph & Teresa Beam
RABBI/DIRECTOR OF LIFELONG LEARNING DISCRETIONARY
Honor of Rabbi Roxanne Shapiro Anonymous
Memory of Joseph Wilson
Carol Bogar
TEMPLE GENERAL FUND
TEMPLE GENERAL FUND
Louise & Stuart Abramson
Jeff & Mary Lynne Finn
Beth Huffman
Debra Wagner
Robin & Rick Weiss
Memory of Rabbi Jonathan Stein
Steven Burnstein
Dan & Katy Cantor
Amy & Dwayne Isaacs
Elaine Klineman
Memory of Jimmy Glanzman
Fred Tishler
Memory of Donald Segal
Blair Karsch
Memory of Muriel Bluestein
Blair Karsch
Memory of Robert Silbert
Jan & Jerry Gershman
Memory of Julius Loeser
Judy Levy
Memory of Betty Glazier
Joyce Rose-Weisberger
Memory of David Lewis
Janice Lewis
THE CANTOR JANICE L. ROGER
MUSIC AND CULTURAL ARTS FUND
Pat & Joel Lisker
Memory of Robert Silbert
Janie Star
OUTDOOR BEAUTIFICATION/ HARVEY GADDIE FUND
Memory of Rabbi Jonathan Stein
Bobby Rubenstein & Jeff Rubenstein & Family
YAHRZEIT MEMORIAL FUND
Memory of Barnett Roseff
Hilly Roseff
Memory of Robert Netzorg
Ronald Netzorg & Linda Klezmer
CEMETERY OPERATIONS FUND
Memory of Philip Welber
Barbara Asher
SOCIAL JUSTICE
CARING COMMUNITY
Memory of John Sanders
Carly Traynor
Memory of Hal Broxmeyer
Beth Broxmeyer
GENERAL HUNGER PROGRAM
Memory of Rabbi Jonathan Stein
Alix Litwack
SHELLEY SHANE SOCIAL ACTION
Carol Weiss
INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY
PROJECT/NETWORK (FAMILY PROMISE)
Memory of Robert Lawrence
Marion Wolen
FEBRUARY 1
Archie Aronstam
Martha Back
Ellen Soler Banks
Ann Butler
Charles Fitzgerald
Kate Friedman
Meyer Goldblatt
Gerald Leonards
Bertha Lieberman
Leon Mordoh
Sigurd Rosenfield
Dean Sablosky
Leonard Silverman
Ann Slivka
FEBRUARY 2
Michael Bratnick
Frances Coraz
Kathryn Crossen
Fred Golden
Sol Grant
Sophie Katz
Meta Kleiman
Max Kligerman
Ida Redman
Bella Eskenazi Rosinus
Marilyn Jane Samuels
Shirlee Adele Binzer
Schuchman
Harriet Selig
Aline Traugott
Edward L. Weiss
Gladys Winter
FEBRUARY 3
Melvin J Adams, Sr
Margaret Ancel
Gilbert Chavkin
Jerome Dintenfass
Claire Dworkin
Frank Goldsmith
William "Billy" Herman
Darrel Isaacs
Jody Kerschner
Mildred Klineman
Dorothy Leve Miceli
Albert Rothbaum
Aaron Rubin
Bertha Shampansky
Carolyn Bamberger
Solomon
Daniel Joseph Tisius
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February Yahrzeits
FEBRUARY 4
Theresa "Terry" Bricker
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Frida Kantin
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Lindsey Michelle Pearson
Jack Shady
Tudor Van Hampton
FEBRUARY 5
Marilyn Chernoff
David Efroymson
Raymond Garmel
Alexander Hardie
Dana Karsch Wagner
Rosalind Kramer
Abraham Pomeranz
Irving Silver
Jane Strashun Rothbaum
Harold Louis Weil
FEBRUARY 6
Anne Alliss
Morris Bernstein
Beth L Brown
Andy Calderon
Ann Dorman Greenstein
Harry Karsch
Bernard Lefko
Elsie Mazzarella
Harry Peale
Eve Perlstein
Robert Romer
Alana Catherine Spitzberg
Elliot Sussman
FEBRUARY 7
Helen Chalfie
Leonard Farber
Irwin Gittleman
Fannie Popp Gray
Opal Lucille Hill
William Julian
Stanley Talesnick
FEBRUARY 8
Abe Borin
Hedwig Breisacher
Isadore Kalishman
Florence Kunian Schoff
Harry Laptook
FEBRUARY 9
Carolyn Berman
James Efroymson
Margot Hene
William Keck
Wilma Leventhal
FEBRUARY 10
Harold Cohen
Pearl Goldberg
Joseph Schulman
Arline Schwartz Signer
David P. Tisius
Joachim Traugott
Joseph Weiner
FEBRUARY 11
Marian Goldsmith
Moredechai Greenberg
Rubin Karsh
Regina Krieger
Rose Klein Platt
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Albert Schwartz
Leonard Sirota
Molly Welber
FEBRUARY 12
Sandy Ambery
Gladys Bennett
Warren Brown, Jr
John Burnsworth
Murray Butler
Jacob Efroymson
Michael Lee Gradison
Reuben Herman
Leonard Larman
Geneva Lawrence
Morris J. Levy
Morton Lipkowitz
Anna Lucas
Cyrl Moss
Robert Rosenberg
Paul Solomon
Irving Yaross
FEBRUARY 13
Louise Bellman
Nathan Edward Hellman
Alan S Klein
Lenora Lebin
Barbara Longo
Daniel Joseph Lyons Jr.
Lottie Schwartz
Paul Sirkus
FEBRUARY 14
Esther Byron
Mathilda Calderon
Jessie Davis
Vera Falender
David Benjamin Fisch
Leo Ginsburg
Paul R Goldstein
Esther Greenman
Doris Haimson
Jeanette Schwartz Jaffe
Alan Krasnoff
Jo Elaine Brodsky Lewis
Steve Rosenbaum
Rose Scheffler
Hugo Siegal
Howard Solomon
Maude Solomon
Louis Wolf, Sr.
Rosalie Wormser
FEBRUARY 15
Louise Brimer
Kenneth Goldblatt
Henrietta Henry
Betty Krumsieg
Hortense Falender Lasky
Fannie Osipowitz
Dora Shorr
Abe Tavel
FEBRUARY 16
Naomi Buckler
Mose Freiberg
Fay Biccard Glick
Kenny Goldblatt
Sarah Henry
Maurice Hurwitz
Carrie Jaffe
Jean Lieberman
Anna Marie Miceli
Naomi Perlstein
Fanny Ress
Robert Voightmann
May Their Memory Be for Blessing ...
FEBRUARY 17
Charles Brinkley
Rose Goodman
Morris Harry Graff
Martin Grossman
Arlene Heimansohn
Samuel Kaplan
Sam Lefkovitz
Nathaniel Lenchner
Leslie Mears
Esther Abraham Nahmias
Lloyd Owen Reed
Walter Wolf, Sr.
FEBRUARY 18
Jack Beiman
Joseph Cohen
Abraham Epstein
Audrey Grossman
Francine "Fran" Hurwitz
Irene Kagan
Frank Lahr
Sydney Morris
Natalie Paul
Fanny Rappaport
Berthold Rothholz
Stuart Tobias
Belle Wilker
FEBRUARY 19
Marvin Arffa
Molly Gotthelf
Dorothy Harrison
Leon B. Himelstein
J William Julian
Efraim Kantin
Jacob Platt
Julia Roseff
Karen Rosentraub
Phillip Sachs
Eric Taylor
Jane Ann Teixler
Louis Traugott
Faunya Weiss
FEBRUARY 20
Emma P Frankel
Rita Jane Gradison
Sylvia Hillman
Saul Koby
Oscar Marder
Alice Jane Rice Miller
Donald Moorin
Sylvia Morris
Lester A Pfeffer
Michael Weiss
FEBRUARY 21
David Schuff Arden
Steven Joel Block
Daniel Chomyn
Bertha Goldfarb
Marian D. Kochman
Dolores Ann Rety
Lewis Irwin Rothbard
Joseph H Schneider
Tosia Jakubs Schwartzbaum
Bertha Seipp
Paulette Weinfield
FEBRUARY 22
Reuel Bennett
David Bloom
Maureen Bronicki
Thomas A Gould
Harry David Greenberg
Vicki Griffin
Anne Harry
Andrew Katz
William Lockman
Fay Schechter
Paul Stark
Goldijean Turow
FEBRUARY 23
Linda Pettit
Alan I Rubenstein
Donna Schuchman Broder
Linda Shapiro
Harold Weiss
Shirley Zeinfeld
FEBRUARY 24
Rolfe Floyd III
Suzanne Debra Friedman
Sidney Goldfarb
Gertrude Kaplan
Sophie Katz
Catherine Kupke
Howard Linker
Morris Marer
Gladys Cohen Nisenbaum
Karen Platt
Arthur Schwartz
Morris Simon
Douglas Richard Weiss
Lillian Zabronsky
FEBRUARY 25
Adele Alpert
Rose Arnow
Bertha Bauer
Elsie Blitz
Irwin Cooperman
Nathan Harris
Eric Herman
Jerome "Jake" Jacobson
S Carroll Kahn
Edna Fried Pardo
Madeleine Frank Polayes
Harry J. Roger
Jill Rose
Lila Rosentraub
Eva Segal
Joan Wurzman
Beth Wynn
FEBRUARY 26
Mary S Cohen
Moie Cook
Evelyn Feldman
Ida Fielder
Selma Jacobs
Jay Kramer
Minnie Leve
Joseph Rothbard
Beatrice Shepard
Ethel Weil
Gertrude Wolf
FEBRUARY 27
Edward Bartick
Charlotte Epstein
Mollie Moskowitz
Jules Rheaume
Nancy Steele
David Vaprin
FEBRUARY 28
Semen Beyzerov
Leo Blonder
Arthur "Pebe" Borinstein
Leo Fang
Lorna Harbaugh
Herbert Heiman
Simon Kochman
Myron Manders
Ida Schwartz Rheins
*as of 02/04/25
MarchYahrzeits
MARCH 1
Sadie Halpern
Helen Kaplan
Irving Kleinman
Norton A Lazarus
Amelia Lewis
Jeanette May
Dave Miller
Leon Oancea
Harold Platt
Herbert Schiller
Marvin Silberman
Sidney Weisberger
Alice Weisberger
Sidney Weisberger
Morton Wolman
Michael Zeckel
MARCH 2
James "Jim" Ackerman
Menne Fruehman
Sigmund Guggenheim
Robert Healey
Fred Sanders
Stephen R Schrader
Donald Silver
Norman Vogel
MARCH 3
Jerry Aronstam
Sylvia Block
Pauline Broock
Gettie Cohen
Sona Finkel Fogle
Lex Haimson
Mary Hurwitz
Belle Jaffe
Eugene Loeb
Herbert Lowenstein
Samuel Rose
MARCH 4
Freda Dumes
David Weiss
Lillian Weiss
MARCH 5
Harriet Asher
Jack Dansker
Charles B Feibleman
Cele Goldstein
Robert E Klein
Joseph Kramer
Nathan Lipkin
Anna Lisker Nelson
Henry Stein
Ellen Wormser
MARCH 6
Anne P Drevno
Lena Koby
Abraham Kubersky
Herman Logan
Benjamin Popp
Adele Weil
MARCH 7
Larry Berns
William Borman
Irene Breisacher
Irving Joel Freeman
Luther Gaskin
Samuel Geller
Morris Karmen
Ludwig Katz
Jacob "Jack" Liebman
David Lurie
Bert Roth
MARCH 8
Miled R Blumberg
Jeffrey Robert Cowan
Jacqueline Kirsh
Leah Kroot
Rick McCann
Nathaniel H Provisor
Irene Schwartz
Bernard B. Sirota
MARCH 9
Elyse Adams
Rose Alt
Abraham Gordon Cohen
Morris Kay
Julius P Michael
Fay Micon
Ida Oakley
Edwin S. Roger
Meyer Staff
Ene Stern
Hannah Esther Usherenko
MARCH 10
Esther Belle
Lisa Boyer
Rose Csillag
David Dansker
Auey Gerson
Le Mar Goodman
Jordan H Leibman
Annabelle Miller
Rose Moskovitz
Louis Rumple
William Schnur
Sylvia Orloff Spiegal
Gerald Tasch
Oscar Tavel
MARCH 11
Nathan Bartfield
Donald Brightman
Donald Craig
Harold Effron
Miriam Gellman
Georgene "Genie" Glazer
Grace Hellman
Ronald "Ron" Popp
Irvin C. Spasser
Sanford Wieder
MARCH 12
Rebecca Batt
Philip Fichman
Faye Josephson
Max Lorber
Seymour Monat
Eugene Moskovitz
Beverly Peale
Irving Rodenberg, Jr
Allan "Al" Segal
Ida Skwire
Rosa Magaly Suriel
Adolph M Teixler
MARCH 13
Mary Berry
Harris Block
Harry Brodey
Maybelle Cohen
Ann Frisch
Marcia Anne Klapper
Libby Penn
Sillik Polayes
Robert Sklan
Annette Wides
MARCH 14
Warren Ackerman
Melvin Atlass
Vera Card
Evelyn Claymon
Dena Cohen
Gordon Cohn
Raymond Heffron
Jenny Karsch Kenis
Rudolph Klapper
Adeline Pactor
Todd Pearson
Lila Perlstein
Lillian Yolles
MARCH 15
Stephen A Backer
Rachel Domont
Nancy Feldman
David E. Hamburger
Rose Herman
Ruth Lippman Moss
Rosa Rosenberg
Dorothy Schulman
Wilhelm Stern
Leaya Moishe Yampolskeye
MARCH 16
Rose Ancel
Louis Arkush
Herbert Backer
Grace Christensen
Marvin Gold
Sylvia Herman
Lillian Sarah Kubersky
Myer Lazarus
Ruth Lieberman
William Medias
Norma Moss
John Potts
Walton Sicanoff
May Their Memory Be for Blessing ...
MARCH 17
Charles Edward Breeden
Millie Cohen
Yevgeny Dolgin
Meyer Efroymson
Helen Cohen Goldman
Dean A Gossett
Harry Olshewitz
Ben Ratner
Irvin "Irv" Rheins
Thelma Sands
Marion Shaw
Burton Signer
Julian Weil
MARCH 18
Rose Ancel
Morton Gellman
Lillian Goldstein
Max Litt
Donna Lucas
Jacqueline Harper Phillips
Louis Rosenberg
Louis Trockman
Anna Wolf
Martin Yale
MARCH 19
Sarah Eskenazi
Bessie Leopold
Marilyn Roger
Stanley Shapiro
Serene Wittles
MARCH 20
Frieda Eichenberg
Adolf Kerber
Alvin Lerman
Lazar Levy
Robert McCann
Shirley Rose Morgan
Howard Rubenstein
Max Schwartz
Ida E Stiefler
Louis Stillerman
Emanuel Ungar
George Wise
MARCH 21
Leon Fisch
Abe Grossman
Sadie Mann
Sol Reis Shmookler
Marjorie Skwire
George Ungar
MARCH 22
Samuel Apter
Jeanne Booth
Elsie Fried Karsch
Inez Herz
Joseph A Klein
Zelma Mintz
Shirley Mossler
Philip Perlstein
Benjamin Provisor
Rudolph Selig
Anita Silver
MARCH 23
Albert Alliss
John M Borinstein
Hattie Breman
Jerry Epstein
Lawrence Feldman
Jeanette D. Fisch
Ruth Fisch
Marilyn Glick
Joan Kahn
Roberta Karmel
Charles S Poppe
Mae Smith
MARCH 24
Frances Abels
Earl Bradford
Irina Aneevna Dolgina
Esther Eisenberg
Jacob Feuerlicht
Annette Kalishman
Fred Levin
Rose Lippman Levinsohn
Phyllis Singer
David Smith
MARCH 25
Bayne Sarfaty Benjamin
Dorothy Gorshel
Jeanette Greenberger
Nadine Haury
Marge Jacobs
Harvey Katz
Ben Koby
Harry Kushnarov
Alan Louis Lieberman
Rollin Parker
Barry Ressler
Ellyn Signer
Abe Winter
Jeffrey Seth Yolles
MARCH 26
Molly Cohen
David Lee Epstein
Sandy Frey
Rose G Goldberg
Helen Himelstein
Antionette Libster
Dora Loganofsky
Ann Lowenkron
Michel Mirowski
Aaron Rabb
Max Seidman
Ida Weinstock
Marjorie Wolman
Betty Yosha
MARCH 27
Adel Bank
Al Braun
Harry Glanzman
Gail Goldstein
Francis Lurvey Hackett
Hannah G Julian
Florence Elizabeth Kouts
Abe Levenstein
Edward Pearlman
Robert Pickrell
Ralph Rosenbaum
Evelyn Sarah Sabetay
Sherman Weinstein
MARCH 28
Robert Benjamin
Rudolph Domont
Fryderyka Oesterreicher
Ethel Rappaport
MARCH 29
Harry Eisenstein
Mary Fink
Morris Goodman
Nathan Kort
Louis Rothchild
Eva Selig
Max Strashun
Jeanne Stuckgold
MARCH 30
Florence Cooper
Frances Kasper Edenberg
Arnold Feinberg
Robert Milton Finn
Aaron Ginsberg
Harold Kaplan
Marilyn Karsch
Edith Kopfstein
Louis Leitz
Eli Lieberman
Stanley Weiss
Tekla Wolf
MARCH 31
John Adams
Allan Arkush
Morris Arnow
Walter Blumenthal
Greta Wolff Cahn
Delmas Cromer
Dorothy Duncanson
Joseph Fox
Elaine Halberstadt
Dolly Herman
Frank Hoffman
Edward Karsch
Henry M. Marks
Anna Medias
Marilyn Roth
Rose Shankman
Louis Talesnick
Isaac Zurkovsky
*as of 02/04/25
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