Kulanu February/March 2025

IN THIS ISSUE: IN MEMORIAM: RABBI JONATHAN STEIN, z”l TU B’SHVAT: KEEP INDIANAPOLIS BEAUTIFUL SPOTLIGHT ON ISRAEL

FEB - MAR 2025 / SHEVAT - ADAR — 5785

CONTENTS

In Memoriam: Rabbi Jonathan Stein, z”l...........3 Tu B’Shevat: Keeping Indianapolis Beautiful...4 Upcoming Shabbatot and Events........................9 IHC Youth.....................................................................12 Cantor Evan Kent Recap.......................................14 Mazel Tov.....................................................................16 Adult Ed 2025 Classes............................................18 IHC Circles..................................................................20 Spotlight on Israel...................................................22 Yahrzeit List...............................................................26

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INDIANAPOLIS HEBREW CONGREGATION

Legacy of Rabbi Jonathan Stein, z”l November 22, 2024 Our friend has died.

Our friend is in heaven Our friend is in the red fiery sky that night Our friend is in the stars then at dusk Our friend is in our memory forever Our friend is in our hearts forever Our friend is in our good deeds forever Our friend has the Crown of a Good Name Our friend’s spirit lives on in us At our temples, our charities At our actions and at all seasons ...

For Goodness and Justice by us all.

— Greg Silver

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)

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TU B’SHEVAT AND

KEEP INDIANAPOLIS BEAUTIFUL

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.

"It'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 that, 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."

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Members of IHC participate in a tree planting at the Islamic Center with KIB.

Planting for Future Generations Beginning in March, there will be opportunities to start planting trees, with KIB providing all the tools, including tools for those with accessibility challenges as well as opportunities for youth and children. IHC Adamah Initiative member Mary Rose Simons has nothing but praise for a "wonderful experience with positive, organized activities that left me feeling like I have had the honor of participating in something meaningful and mighty." Mary added: "I volunteer with KIB because it is a very tangible way to respect and care for the Earth. I want to be proud of the choices I made in my life so that future generations can enjoy the same benefits I have."

A key aspect of the mission for Keep Indianapolis Beautiful is to plant trees in neighborhoods that desperately need them. "Eagle Creek might be close to your home, but that area has some of the highest tree density in the county at about 66% coverage. But, there are parts of the county that have five or 6% coverage. And so you might not live there, you might not travel there often, but that's the part of the city that needs the planting and the help," Jeremy stressed. "Traveling to Costa Rica to have a one-day Habitat for Humanity workday is lovely, but you're not giving back in the place where you live, right?"

I VOLUNTEER WITH KIB BECAUSE IT IS A VERY TANGIBLE WAY TO CARE FOR THE EARTH.” — Mary Rose Simons

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.

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Connecting Faith and Environmental Action Collective action is crucial in addressing environmental issues and when working together, community service can be rewarding. IHC member Greg Silver continues to support the cause after having served as a former KIB board member and vice chair. "I volunteer for KIB for my personal development and to make Indianapolis more 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 SHABBATOT FEBRUARY

Friday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m.

Tot Shabbat — Tu B’Shevat Sign up at bit.ly/totshabb at_tubshvat Come join us for Tot Shabbat on February 7th at 5:30pm! There will be short, kid-friendly services with a fun activity following. This month's theme is Tu B'Shevat! We're asking you to sign up so we can get a general sense of numbers for our craft and snacks.

Friday, Feb. 21 at 6:15 p.m.

Repro Shabbat followed by a Community Dinner Register for dinner at bit.ly/community dinner_feb21 Repro Shabbat is an annual Shabbat celebration that honors the Jewish value of reproductive freedom. It takes place annually on Parshat Mishpatim, which contains the verses commonly referenced as the foundation of Judaism’s approach to reproductive health, rights, and justice.

MARCH

Friday, Mar. 7 at 6 p.m.

Friday, Mar. 14 at 6:15 p.m.

Family Shabbat Adult Purim Shpiel following Sign up at bit.ly/familyshabbat_mar7 services This service is perfect for our families with elementary-aged children and will take place in the Chapel. There will be pizza, snacks, and board game for all in the YAC after 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!

Friday, Mar. 28 at 6:15 p.m.

Social Justice Shabbat 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.

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UPCOMING EVENTS DATES TO KNOW

TU B’SHEVAT

APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 1, 2025

This way

TO SUMMER CAMP

SCHOLARSHIPS

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!

SISTERHOOD HAMANTASHEN DRIVE-THRU PICK-UP 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

Tzedek Movie Screening

Friday, March 28, 6:15 p.m.

Following Shabbat Service

Shabbat Shirah: Celebrating 50 Years of Women in the Cantorate

Saturday, Feb. 8 2025 marks a watershed moment for the Jewish people. 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!

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 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.

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IHC YOUTH

— Leah Matthys, Youth Engagement Coordinator

Rishonim had a great time ice skating! Even our youth group members who had never been before were able to get out on the ice with help from their experienced friends.

We were all tired after two hours of skating, but we had so much fun!

February is a busy month for IHC youth!

IFTY will be hitting the slopes and snow tubing, JIFTY will be rock climbing, Rishonim is having a movie night, and Small Chai will be having a relaxing yoga session. We are all getting excited for the biggest event of the year – the Purim Carnival in March!

IFTY Snow Tubing!

This event is open to students in grades 8-12.

Sunday, February 16 from 1 - 3 pm

KOTEEWI RUN

11800 Koteewi Drive Noblesville, IN Contact Leahm@ihcindy.org or Gabi and Maliya with any questions!

Wear your warmest clothes, race down the slopes, and hang out with your IHC friends!

RSVP BY FEB 13

Adult

Purim

JLP Purim Carnival

SHpiel

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!

Wristband Game access Free

JLP Students

$10

Non-members

More information to come in regard to purchasing tickets.

Sponsor a booth IHC's JLP Purim carnival is one of our largest fundraisers for our informal youth education programs. Sponsorships are one way you can support us in this fundraiser and help us reach our goal! Your generous donations allow us to continue providing dynamic, engaging, and enriching programs to our youth.

Large game name poster

bit.ly/purim_booth_sponsor

Small game name poster

$54

$36

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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. Or what is the event for a character in the Bible or Torah? What is the event that sort of acts as a fulcrum, that sort of changes direction?

And we see that this week in the Torah portion on Yitro.

Yitro, who is not Jewish, but is Moses' father-in-law, tells Moses a new way of governing. I think it sets up our Western systems of jurisprudence. This looks at the questions: How do we end up on the path that we're on? How do we get 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.

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MAZEL TOV! B’nai Mitzvah

Isaac Galan is excited to become a bar mitzvah on February 15, 2025. He is a seventh-grade student at Westfield Middle School.

Isaac is currently on the Math Counts and Academic Bowl teams at his school. He enjoys solving Rubik's Cubes, playing outside with his siblings, and playing his trombone. His parents are Holly and Alan Galan. Isaac has three siblings, Isa, Asher and Finley.

Finley Galan is excited to become a bat mitzvah on February 15, 2025. She is a seventh-grade student at Westfield Middle School.

Finley is on the gymnastics team at Wright's 360 Movement Academy. She also enjoys art, theater, choir and her three cats.

Her parents are Holly and Alan Galan. Finley has three siblings, Isa, Asher and Isaac.

Vote for the Early Childhood Center

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We are excited and humbled to announce How to Vote: that IHC ECC was nominated for Best Child Go to "Choose a Category" and Care/Pre-School by the Current’s Best of click on the arrow next to Suburban North Indy’s inaugural contest! The "services." distribution range of the magazine is North Select "Childcare/Preschool" tab Indy, Carmel, Fishers & Geist, Noblesville, and there you will see Indianapolis North Indy, Westfield and Zionsville. We hope Hebrew Congregation. that you will take the time to vote. The voting Click "Submit a Ballot" and use window is through February 11, with winners your email to receive a verification being announced on March 18. You can vote code. Once you enter the code, once a day with a valid email. you can submit your ballot.

Welcome New Members

The Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation would like to welcome new members Elizabeth Friedland, Shari Grinnell, Elliot and Barbara Feltman, and Rachel and Robert Lamson.

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.

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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.

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ADULT EDUCATION 2025 CLASS SCHEDULE

HIDDUR MITZVAH — ESTHER + VASHTI’S PAINT AND POUR Register by Feb. 14!

Sunday, Mar. 2 3 – 5 p.m.

Join in the Purim spirit and use the technique of paint pouring to learn the story of Esther or Vashti come to life. No artistic talent is necessary – we will be guided through the process. IHC Members: $22 for supplies. Guests: $36 (plus $22 for supplies) — Spaces are limited. Please register by February 14 to receive location and more information.

SAY WHAT???: READING REFORM RESPONSA Apr. 16, 23, & 30 7 – 8 p.m.

Join Rabbi Shapiro as we traverse through Reform Jewish Responsa dealing with a number of hot topics in Reform congregations. Responsa are created when Jews have questions and seek an “official” response.

Come and explore the super normal and the wildly crazy questions and the responses.

IHC Members: Complimentary, Guests: $36

PRAYERS AND PRIORITIES: THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES Tuesday, Mar. 11, 7 – 8 p.m., at IHC Sunday, Mar. 23, Time TBD, at Northminster Presbyterian Church Join us for conversations between Pastor Brian Shivers (Senior Pastor at Northminster Presbyterian Church) and Rabbi Jordana Chernow-Reader on religion today, the challenges faced by different religious traditions, and their hopes for the future. All are welcome.

GUIDING THE PERPLEXED IN THE MODERN AGE Apr. 29, May 6, & 13 7 – 8 p.m.

No other Jewish philosopher had an impact on the Jewish world like Nachman Krochmal, and yet his legacy goes largely unknown. In fact, he only ever wrote half a book! In this course, we will explore Krochmal’s ideas and see how they have undoubtedly shaped our own. Prepare to be inspired.

IHC Members: Complimentary, Guests: $36

Check out our weekly eblasts, ihcindy.org, and/or our social media pages for updates and additions to educational and holiday offerings during the year.

Register for classes with our IHC Administrative Assistant, Beth MeadeHession, at BethMH@ihcindy.org or 317-255-6647.

Unless noted otherwise, classes are hybrid — offered in person and on Zoom. Zoom links will be sent to those who register.

Please share with us whether you plan to attend in person or on Zoom.

Classes are included with your IHC membership, though material/ticket fees may apply for certain classes.

If you are not yet an IHC member, see each listing for the guest fee.

IHC CIRCLES YTINUMMOC RUOY DNIF

VOLUNTEERING

NEXT OPPORTUNITY: Saturday, February 22, 10 a.m. — Gleaners Learn more at ihcindy.org/calendar.

Could there be a better time member had told me about than packing period supplies Project Period. We needed a place quickly, so I called them for the IHC Volunteering Circle with Project Period? Maybe, but up, and they came through like IHCweVolunteers: don't want to Why know period about it. packing dynamite! Many thanks to Angie Together, we packed 325 with Project Period for making packages- games of periodnight supplies. it happen.

Ga’Avah We have done diaper packing They brought the supplies in the past, and we've also done to IHC so we could pack them Interfaith Baby Group Narcan packing.

This month, we and then took the packages away were going to do Narcan packing, to distribute. I'm so glad that it but the Narcan people were was something that we were able unresponsive. to pick up quickly and get I remembered that another into action.

START A

NEW CIRCLE!

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

Have an idea for a circle?

email jordanacr@ihcindy.org to get started.

IHC CIRCLES 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.

GA’AVAH NEXT OPPORTUNITY: A Time to Speak Up ... A Time to Love Tuesday, February 18, 6 p.m.

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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.

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SPOTLIGHT ON ISRAEL Israel in Her Own Words

BY KATHRYN SINGLETARY After the tragedy of October I was fortunate to spend 7th and the resulting antisemitic time before and after my aftermath against Israel, the volunteer trip with my Israeli United States, and our own local friends. I can tell you there is community, I wanted to give no greater joy than to be back. I attended the march in DC friends with an Israeli family. and tried to give a few dollars Their generosity was parallel here and there. But, I still felt a to none, and they always made pit in my stomach and that I sure I was taken care of. It was needed to do more. I still worried interesting to see how despite about Israel and my Israeli differences between religious friends that I met through observation and political Birthright Israel who were being affiliation that family still deployed. I felt bad being at work gathered for shabbat and reading news from a safe dinner together. space with other Jews around When I started my volunteer the world being in peril. program, I was nervous about I found an email from the getting acclimated. Our group Onward program from Birthright had individuals ranging from Israel offering a two-week nineteen to early 40s and were volunteer opportunity in Israel from five different continents. for the Fall of 2024. This was the It truly was amazing to be opportunity that I needed. around so many different I filled out paperwork packed Jewish people from around the my bags and was off to Israel world. We were united in the in mid-September. common mission of helping.

When I landed in Tel-Aviv there During our volunteer time were memorials set-up for the we spent three different days hostages at the airport. You also partnering with food bank saw signs directing you to the organizations like Kerati Bechol mamad en-route to baggage Lev, two days of agricultural claim — a stark contrast to the work with Leket, a day helping Indianapolis airport — and a clean donated home goods for reminder of the heavy burden displaced families in the north, Israelis face daily. and helping kibbutzim in the Gaza envelope. Volunteering at Kibbutz Nir Am our group When I started my volunteer helped to restore The Green program, I was nervous...but Pub which was a well-known music venue and gathering we were united in the common place for the community. mission of helping.

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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.

View of Gaza

WELCOME New Staff

Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation is thrilled to add our new Member Support Coordinator, Kimberly Andrysiak, and our new Communications Specialist, Sarah Brubaker, to our already amazing staff.

Kimberly Andrysiak

Kimberly’s main responsibilities will include supporting clergy, coordinating member engagement programs, and organizing the process of the b’nai mitzvah programs in addition to other events throughout the year.

Originally from, “The Region”, as it is fondly known, in Valparaiso, IN, Kimberly holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Butler University.

Prior to this position, Kimberly worked as an Events and Out Reach Manager at Notre Dame University in South Bend, IN., where she met her husband, Kevin, and eventually found her way back to Indianapolis after he was transferred.

During the last several years Kimberly has held the position of Director of Catering and Events at Indiana University Purdue University Indiana, where she managed a staff of 10 and executed events from intimate dinners to galas for 600. Most recently she worked for the state government as the Assistant Director of Marketing and Events.

Kimberly, her husband and their 17-year-old son, Dominic, currently reside in Fishers, IN, where they are quite active in the community and enjoy almost any and all athletic events.

Sarah’s main responsibilities are planning and coordinating marketing and social media strategies. This will include the weekly communications, the Kulanu magazine, website content, and digital or printed promotional materials.

Originally from northeast Texas, Sarah holds a degree in journalism from Texas Christian University. She worked as a graphic designer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Dallas Morning News for a combined total of nine years, where she enjoyed informing the community about local news and entertainment.

Afterward, Sarah and her husband, Jeff, moved to Birmingham, UK, for a few years. While there, she worked as a graphic designer for the University of Birmingham. There she developed broader marketing skills and focused on branding, signage, and various projects to promote ongoing research and courses.

Most recently, Sarah moved from Rochester, NY, where she served as the communications director at Asbury First United Methodist Church.

In this role, she supported a very active congregation by managing branding, marketing, live streaming, and a significant capital campaign, which led to the establishment of the Community Outreach Center in a fullyaccessible building.

Now, Sarah calls Indianapolis home and enjoys the cold weather and snow.

She loves visiting museums, exploring new places, and taking countless photographs. She is also the mother of an adorable and mischievous two-year-old, Eirene, who has a passion for reading books.

Sarah Brubaker

TEMPLE DONATIONS WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THESE DONATIONS MADE DECEMBER 01 – 31, 3024

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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

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February Yahrzeits 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 Elsie Wakefield

FEBRUARY 4 Theresa "Terry" Bricker Julius Hersh Frida Kantin Eva Kolten Frieda Kolten Ida Levy Rachael Sarfaty Mishoulam 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 Ruthie Rifkin 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 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

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

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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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INDIANAPOLIS HEBREW CONGREGATION 6501 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46260 IHCINDY.ORG | 317-255-6647 Non-profit Organization US Postage PAID Indianapolis, IN Permit No. 819

CLERGY SENIOR RABBI Brett Krichiver CANTOR Aviva Marer ASSOCIATE RABBI Jordana Chernow-Reader CANTOR EMERITA Janice L. Roger

EDUCATION DIRECTOR OF LIFELONG LEARNING Rabbi Roxanne Shapiro EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER DIRECTOR Jodi Kaseff YOUTH ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR Leah Matthys

STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Peter Smithhisler ACCOUNTING MANAGER Adrienne Aronson-White MEMBER SUPPORT COORDINATOR Kimberly Andrysiak COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST Sarah Brubaker ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS Beth Meade-Hession Kendra Steele MAINTENANCE Gary Davis Joyce Patterson SECURITY Willard Mosley Shawn Boone Hawaii Lee Stephfon Seymour

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PRESIDENT Sarah Freeman VICE PRESIDENTS Lorraine Ball Eric Simons TREASURER Benjamin Abraham SECRETARY Jennifer Vigran Immediate Past President Mitchell Katz Sisterhood President Elyse Chuvales

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