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SAVE THE DATE! Please join the Westchester Jewish community at these Westchester Jewish Council events!

Wednesday, March 15, 2017 – 7:30pm Annual Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Awards

Held at the Temple Israel Center of White Plains This annual event, which represents the true meaning of community service, honors volunteers chosen from among the Westchester Jewish Council’s member organizations. The event is free and open to all.

Monday, April 24, 2017 – 12:00pm Annual Westchester-wide Holocaust Commemoration

Westchester County’s Garden of Remembrance in White Plains on Martine Avenue produced in partnership with the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center.

Sunday, June, 4, 2017 Join us at the Celebrate Israel Parade

The Westchester Jewish Council is once again coordinating the Westchester-wide marching delegation.

All synagogues and organizations joining us will be able to march with their delegations and banners.

Sunday August 20, 2017 Annual Westchester Jewish Music and Arts Festival

Held at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla. Presented by The Westchester Jewish Council, The Westchester Klezmer Program, and Kol Hazzanim (The Cantors of Westchester) in cooperation with Westchester County Parks. The festival is part of the annual summer ethnic heritage festivals series.

For more information go to www.wjcouncil.org or call us at 914-328-7001

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Westchester Jewish Council Executive Committee

President..............................................................Paul B. Warhit

President Elect/VP....................................................Lisa Roberts

Vice Presidents............................................................ Marc Klee

Jeffrey Kohn

Treasurer............................................................ Michael Karnes

Associate Treasurer....................................................Keith Reich

Secretary.................................................................. Joyce Claar

Associate Secretary.................................................. David Ruzow

At Large............................................................ Irwin S. Davison

Helene Schonbrun

Debra Abrahams Weiner

Board of Directors Jeremy A. Abramson Mona Abramson David A. Alpert Liat Altman Ron Arsham Harold Aspis Susan Taxin Baer Ellen Jancko-Baken Peter Baum Michelle Beinhacker Betsy Bernstein Gerry Cohen Steve Cony Richard Elkind David Eppinger

Karen Firestone Larry Frankel Sheila Friedland Sharon Gorman Rabbi David Holtz Millie Jasper Jeff Kapelus Gary Katz Michael Katz Arlene Kleinberg Cantor Hayley Kobilinsky Stuart Kolbert Elizabeth Lampert Erica Leventhal Harry Mamaysky

Marti Michael David Miller Michael Mittelman Jessica Morgenthal Mitchell Ostrove Barry Richman Marilyn Kneller-Rimsky Julie Rockowitz Hon. Martin Rogowsky Judith Stern Rosen Ellen Plum Rosenberg Harriet Schleifer Helene Schonbrun William H. Schrag Carolyn Schrier

Honorary Directors Andrew Benerofe Froma Benerofe Hon. Eliot Engel Donald Fleishaker Robert Friedland Hon. Nita Lowey Abigail Mandel

Yael Schulman Roman Shuf Jennifer Sokol Sheila Spicehandler Mark Teich Gary Trachten Diane Werner Pam Wexler Steven L. Young Nancy Zaro Harriett Zeller Jack Zitomer

Past Presidents Ronald E. Burton Irwin S. Davison Hon. Sam Eisenberg (z”l) Hon. Samuel G. Fredman Donald Landis (z”l) Lester J. Millman Clarice Pressner Saul Singer Samuel Stein (z”l) Debra Abrahams Weiner Rabbi Amiel Wohl

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Executive Director................................. Elliot Forchheimer Assistant Executive Director......................... Pam Goldstein Program Director......................................... Donna Bartell Marketing Director....................................... Lisa Itzkowitz Financial Administrator.............................. Margo Lampert Westchester Community Shlicha...............Oshra Rosenberg Connectory Director........................................... Joi Baum

THE WESTCHESTER JEWISH COUNCIL

The Westchester Jewish Council (formerly the Westchester Jewish Conference) is the central communicating, coordinating, convening advisory and resource body for the county’s Jewish community, representing over 150 Jewish organizations and serving 150,000 Jews. As Westchester’s Jewish community relations organization, the Council unites Westchester Jewry with the State of Israel, fosters communication among Jewish organizations and cultivates and strengthens relations with other ethnic groups, elected officials and the community at large. The Council encourages participation in Jewish life and supports and develops initiatives and programs that meet existing and emerging Jewish communal needs.

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President Paul B. Warhit President Elect/VP Lisa Roberts Vice Presidents Marc Klee Jeffrey Kohn Treasurer Michael Karnes Associate Treasurer Keith Reich Secretary Joyce Claar Associate Secretary David Ruzow At Large Irwin S. Davison Helene Schonbrun Debra Abrahams Weiner

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The Jewish Community Relations Council of Westchester

Board of Directors

Jeremy Abramson Mona Abramson David A. Alpert Liat Altman Ron Arsham Harold Aspis Susan Taxin Baer Ellen Jancko-Baken Peter Baum Michelle Beinhacker Betsy Bernstein Gerry Cohen Steve Cony Richard Elkind David Eppinger Karen Firestone Larry Frankel Sheila Friedland Sharon Gorman Rabbi David Holtz Millie Jasper Jeff Kapelus Gary Katz Michael Katz Arlene Kleinberg Cantor Hayley Kobilinsky Stuart Kolbert Elizabeth Lampert Erica Leventhal Harry Mamaysky Marti Michael David Miller Michael Mittelman Jessica Morgenthal Mitchell Ostrove Barry Richman Marilyn Kneller-Rimsky Julie Rockowitz Hon. Martin Rogowsky Judith Stern Rosen Ellen Plum Rosenberg Harriet Schleifer Helene Schonbrun William H. Schrag Carolyn Schrier Yael Schulman Roman Shuf Jennifer Sokol Sheila Spicehandler Mark Teich Gary Trachten Diane Werner Pam Wexler Steven L. Young Nancy Zaro Harriett Zeller Jack Zitomer

Past Presidents

Ronald E. Burton Irwin S. Davison Hon. Sam Eisenberg (z”l) Hon. Samuel G. Fredman Donald Landis (z”l) Lester J. Millman Clarice Pressner Saul Singer Samuel Stein (z”l) Debra Abrahams Weiner Rabbi Amiel Wohl

Honorary Directors

Andrew Benerofe Froma Benerofe Hon. Eliot Engel Donald Fleishaker Robert Friedland Hon. Nita Lowey Abigail Mandel

Executive Director Elliot Forchheimer

Assistant Executive Director Pam Goldstein

701 Westchester Avenue • Suite 203E • White Plains, NY 10604-3002 Phone: 914.328.7001 • Fax: 914.761.6309 • E-mail: info@wjcouncil.org • www.wjcouncil.org

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President Paul B. Warhit President Elect/VP Lisa Roberts Vice Presidents Marc Klee Jeffrey Kohn Treasurer Michael Karnes Associate Treasurer Keith Reich Secretary Joyce Claar Associate Secretary David Ruzow At Large Irwin S. Davison Helene Schonbrun Debra Abrahams Weiner

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The Jewish Community Relations Council of Westchester

Board of Directors

Jeremy Abramson Mona Abramson David A. Alpert Liat Altman Ron Arsham Harold Aspis Susan Taxin Baer Ellen Jancko-Baken Peter Baum Michelle Beinhacker Betsy Bernstein Gerry Cohen Steve Cony Richard Elkind David Eppinger Karen Firestone Larry Frankel Sheila Friedland Sharon Gorman Rabbi David Holtz Millie Jasper Jeff Kapelus Gary Katz Michael Katz Arlene Kleinberg Cantor Hayley Kobilinsky Stuart Kolbert Elizabeth Lampert Erica Leventhal Harry Mamaysky Marti Michael David Miller Michael Mittelman Jessica Morgenthal Mitchell Ostrove Barry Richman Marilyn Kneller-Rimsky Julie Rockowitz Hon. Martin Rogowsky Judith Stern Rosen Ellen Plum Rosenberg Harriet Schleifer Helene Schonbrun William H. Schrag Carolyn Schrier Yael Schulman Roman Shuf Jennifer Sokol Sheila Spicehandler Mark Teich Gary Trachten Diane Werner Pam Wexler Steven L. Young Nancy Zaro Harriett Zeller Jack Zitomer

Past Presidents

Ronald E. Burton Irwin S. Davison Hon. Sam Eisenberg (z”l) Hon. Samuel G. Fredman Donald Landis (z”l) Lester J. Millman Clarice Pressner Saul Singer Samuel Stein (z”l) Debra Abrahams Weiner Rabbi Amiel Wohl

Honorary Directors

Andrew Benerofe Froma Benerofe Hon. Eliot Engel Donald Fleishaker Robert Friedland Hon. Nita Lowey Abigail Mandel

Executive Director Elliot Forchheimer

Assistant Executive Director Pam Goldstein

701 Westchester Avenue • Suite 203E • White Plains, NY 10604-3002 Phone: 914.328.7001 • Fax: 914.761.6309 • E-mail: info@wjcouncil.org • www.wjcouncil.org

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Paul Warhit is a loyal son of Westchester. He was born in Yonkers, where his parents, Nathan and Diane, lived until the family moved to Eastchester. Paul had his bar mitzvah at Mid-Chester Jewish Center in Yonkers and graduated from Eastchester High School. Paul left Westchester to attend Boston University, but after graduation returned to New York to join his brother Barry and their father in managing the family business, Devonshire Tire and Auto Centers. Paul worked in the family business for 25 years until selling it in 2010. Paul met Ilissa Rubin in 1986 at a Jewish singles dance and married her on July 4, 1988. Paul and Ilissa lived in Riverdale before moving to New Rochelle in 1990.

Paul’s active involvement in Jewish communal life began in 1996 when Ilissa and he joined Temple Israel of New Rochelle. Paul was recruited to reinvigorate the Brotherhood of Temple Israel. One thing led to another and in 2005, Paul was asked to become president of the synagogue. After serving as synagogue president for four years, Paul joined the Board of the American Jewish Historical Society (part of the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan) and was elected its president in 2011. At the same time, Paul was recruited to join the Boards of the New Rochelle Public Library Foundation and the Jewish Deaf Resource Center (JDRC).

Paul served as president of the Library Foundation from 2012 to 2014 and as treasurer of JDRC from 2011 to 2014. Paul is a board member of the Giving Circle of Lower Westchester and also volunteers with Lighthouse for the Blind.

It is no surprise that Paul’s talents and leadership skills came to the attention of the Westchester Jewish Council, where he served on the Board and as an officer before he was elected President in 2013.

Paul and Ilissa are very proud of their children, Josh, Alyson and Natalie. Josh graduated from the University of Rochester, and made Aliyah in 2012. Josh was drafted into the IDF in 2012 and, together with his comrades in combat unit Nachal 931, served bravely in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge. Josh currently works for StandWithUs, an Israel advocacy group, and lives in Brooklyn. Alyson graduated from New Rochelle High School (where she was salutatorian), and Cornell University and is currently finishing her last year at Harvard Law School. When she graduates from law school, Alyson will become an associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, a New York law firm. Natalie is a sophomore at Muhlenberg College, where she majors in Environmental Sustainability and Theater and is passionate about protecting animals and safeguarding the environment.

In his free time, Paul is an avid reader and a sports enthusiast who visits major league baseball parks around the country with Josh, serves as a Westchester high school baseball umpire, and plays baseball, tennis and golf.

WJC is delighted to honor Paul, who gives so much of his time and talent to WJC and other worthy causes in Westchester and beyond.

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Jeff Kohn’s first visit to Westchester was in January 1981, during

his senior year at Cornell, when he drove through a snowstorm from his family’s home in Stony Brook to pick up his girlfriend Martha at her home in Scarsdale. In the pre- GPS and Google maps era, Jeff got lost finding Martha’s home. He drove down the wrong road, got stuck on a snowy driveway, and needed the help of strangers to dig out. He finally found his way to Martha’s home where, dripping in sweat and dirty from the shoveling, he met his future in-laws for the first time. Three and half years later, Jeff and Martha were married at Westchester Reform Temple.

Jeff and Martha are parents of two compassionate and kind children, Brian (26), a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and Alexandra (22), a graduate of Bryn Mawr College. Jeff and Martha live in Chappaqua and are active members of the Jewish community at Temple Shaaray Tefila where Jeff served as President and as a Board member and Martha has been active in temple life including as a co-chairperson of the Caring Community committee.

Jeff’s Jewish journey started in the early 1960s when his parents were founding members of a synagogue in Queens. When the family moved to Stony Brook, they became active members of Temple Isaiah, where his father held leadership positions and his mother worked in the religious school for many years. From his parents and family, Jeff was introduced to the importance of Jewish education, values, and celebrations, and learned about his family’s history in Eastern Europe and during World War II. Jeff is fortunate to have his family history preserved by his great- grandmother’s brother, a writer and artist, who wrote hundreds of pages about the family history in the region that eventually became the Czech Republic before he lost his life during the Holocaust. In 2006, Jeff and Martha, guided by these writings, travelled with members of their extended family to the Czech Republic to explore their family history. Jeff has spoken and written about his experiences.

Jeff, a labor and employment lawyer, is the Managing Partner of O’Melveny & Myers LLP’s New York office. Jeff counts his 32-year affiliation with O’Melveny, an international law firm, as one of his proudest achievements. He represents companies in the airline, entertainment, sports, pharmaceutical, and media industries, among others. In 2011, Jeff received his firm’s Warren Christopher Values Award in recognition of individuals who epitomize the values that guide the firm. He currently chairs the firm’s Values Award Committee and works on the firm’s scholarship program, which provides college scholarships to deserving students from five New York City public high schools.

Jeff is deeply involved in education, including serving on Advisory Boards at NYU Law School, Cornell University’s School of Industrial & Labor Relations, and the George Washington University Law School, from which he graduated in 1984 and received the school’s Distinguished Alumni Award. He represents and serves on the boards of non-profit organizations, including the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership (an organization started by the actor Hugh O’Brien which has provided leadership training to 400,000 high school students since its founding in the 1960s).

Jeff loves photography, baseball, reading history, and cycling. He and other riders from Shaaray Tefila have cycled through Israel on three trips where they have raised money for organizations like Rambam Hospital and a school that supports a local immigrant population in Tel Aviv.

Jeff continues his Jewish journey in many ways, including proudly serving as an officer of the Westchester Jewish Council.

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Gala Entertainment

• • • • Rockmitzvah

Rockmitzvah is the only entertainment entity in the New York metropolitan area, or perhaps the entire country, whose sole purpose is to integrate the bar/bat mitzvah child, their friends, and family, into the actual performance during their simcha.

The child is a star for a day, and friends and family members participate musically in a unique event which simply complements the tradition and meaning of this momentous day in the life of a Jewish family. And because every family is different, and every child is unique, every Rockmitzvah is a custom fit.

Rockmitzvah presents your Bar/Bat Mitzvah child as the Star of the Show!

Your child will rock out with the band. Friends and relatives can sing or join the band using instruments that we provide.

Every Rockmitzvah event is customized to provide your party with the perfect balance of musical entertainment. Rock, Pop, R&B and traditional Jewish music along with any other musical requests.

For more information go to www.rockmitzvah.com or call 914-419-3610.

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Westchester Jewish Council Gala Tribute Committee

Liz and Adam Barnett

Barry L. Mishkin

Rabbi Stacy and Andrew Bergman

Jo Ann and Stephan Month

Tracey and Mark Bilski

Nicole and Rabbi Jason Nevarez

Nina Luban and Scott Bonci

MJ and Anthony Newman

Richard Buggee

Rabbi Beth Nichols

Sharon and David Djaha

Ann and Roger Nitkin

Christina Selin and Jeff Endervelt

Karen and Eric Nodiff

Ilana and Joseph Englander

Elisheva and Rabbi Yossi Oratz

Martine and Stanley Fleishman

Linda and Nick Palumbo

Wendy and Tom Gardner

Barbara Stewart and Warren Schloat

Vicki and Howie Gelbtuch

Leah and Cantor Randall Schloss

Ellen Weiss and Ken Gerstein

Jeff Schweon

Amy Weber and Sheldon Goldfarb

Hildy and Marc Sheinbaum

Cindy and Rabbi David Greenberg

Nomi and Ben Smilchensky

Susan and Dan Groner

Marilynn and Marshall Steinman

Shana and Rabbi Avi Hoffman

Harriet and Marc Suvall

CarlLa Horton

Stephanie Garry and Art Tatge

Marji and David Karlin

Susan and Mitchell Tarnopal

Amy Bass and Evan Klupt

Limor and Rabbi Scott Weiner

Heidi and Hugh Lewis

Liz and Jim Weingast

Bonnie and Jerry Loewenstein

David Weinstein

Judy Fensterman and Gerry Malkin

Laura and Steve Wexler

Sally and Steven Meisner

Christine and Bert Wolff

Haina Just-Michael and Bernie Michael

Inessa Murdakhayeva and Vlad Yelizarov

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Paul Warhit An extraordinary leader, but an even more extraordinary father and husband!!!!!

Congratulations on this well-deserved honor.

We Love you!!!!!

Ilissa, Josh, Alyson, Natalie and Lexi

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Dad /Jeff It is with great pride that we congratulate you on being honored.

We admire your kindness, compassion, desire to help others and your commitment to Westchester Jewish Council.

You inspire us every day to work hard for what we are passionate about and to give back to the community. Mazel Tov!​ With Love,

Alex, Brian and Martha

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Mazel Tov to

Paul and Jeff Rosele and Dan Frishwasser

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Kol Hakavod To the honorees and the Westchester Jewish Council for all the good works they have done and are doing.

Joan and Sam Ginsburg

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Mazal Tov and Yasher Koach to our friends and leaders

Paul Warhit & Jeff Kohn on this much deserved honor!

Thank you for all that you do for the Jewish Community and for the Westchester Jewish Council.

Warmest Wishes,

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Congratulations,

Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn Thank you for your leadership.

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So happy to be able to honor

Paul Warhit, our MVP And Jeff Kohn, our Silver Slugger who always go to bat on behalf of the greater Westchester Jewish community!

Yasher Koach

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With heartfelt appreciation to

Paul Warhit for your four years of dedicated service as President of the Westchester Jewish Council.

You have patiently and thoughtfully guided us to new heights and left big shoes to fill.

And to

Jeff Kohn, whose insights and guidance always provide a thoughtful voice around the table.

The Westchester Jewish Council and community are fortunate and grateful for your commitment and leadership.

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MAZEL TOV

Paul and Jeff On this amazing honor.

You are an inspiration to us all.

The Weissman Crew

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Dear Paul and Jeff Rabbi Elazar Said: “Greater are the ones who cause others to give of themselves and do good than the ones who give of themselves and do good” Simply put, the two of you are poster boys for doing all of the above.

The Burtons, and we daresay, the entire Westchester Jewish community, are the better for it.

It’s all good ~

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To Paul and Jeff, Your wisdom and humor make Council meetings productive and fun  Your dedication makes good things happen for the Jewish people  THANK YOU!

Joyce and Fred Claar

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Mazel Tov To Two Great Guys From their admirers

Hon. Samuel G. Fredman And his progeny Susan Leon & Andy Fredman, Judy & Steve Rieger, Michel & Neil Fredman

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Enriching our Jewish Community Through LGBTQ Inclusion

Our sincerest gratitude to all the honorees, for your dedication to the Westchester Jewish community.

Bina Raskin, Director

Board of Directors Catherine Bell, Joel Davidson, Mark Klee, Abby Reiken, Pat Rind, Jill Schreibman, Diane Werner

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“And what does the Lord require of you, but to do justly, to love Chesed and to walk humbly with your G-d.”

Congratulations and thank you to our good friends,

Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn For your many years of model service and outstanding communal leadership.

With special thanks to Harold, Ron, Deb, Nancy, Elliot, Donna, Pam, Lisa, Margo and the entire Gala Committee for ensuring tonight’s home run!

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Mazel Tov!

and thanks so very much to the

ALL STAR HONOREES:

Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn and to the

Westchester Jewish Council for their inspiring leadership and excellence in service to our Jewish community.

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Mazel Tov to

Paul & Jeff with gratitude and admiration for their unstinting and exemplary service to WJC and the wider community.

Harold and Sharon Aspis

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In honor of

Paul Warhit & Jeff Kohn and the important work of the Westchester Jewish Council.

Thank you for all you do for our community!

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Calvary End-of-Life Care for the Jewish Community For more than a century, Calvary has provided the best end-of-life care for people of all faith traditions, including strictly observant members of the Jewish Community. Our amenities include: daily spiritual care from three rabbis in full accordance with Halakha; a self-service kosher pantry stocked regularly with Glatt Kosher and cholov yisrael products from Chesed 24/7 and Satmar Bikur Cholim; Shabbos Lounge; and observance of Shabbos and all major holidays. We’re even part of the Albert Einstein/Pelham Parkway eruv.

To learn more about Calvary Hospital’s ongoing commitment to the Jewish Community, visit www.calvaryhospital.org or call 718-518-2000.

1740 Eastchester Road, Bronx NY 10461 • (718) 518-2300 • www.calvaryhospital.org Brooklyn Satellite at NYU Lutheran • Calvary@Home (Home Care/Hospice) The Dawn Greene Hospice at Mary Manning Walsh Home in Manhattan (Calvary@Home programs are Medicare-certified and contract with most major insurances)

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Carmel Academy

Excellence With A Soul The Board of Trustees, Faculty and Staff at Carmel Academy extend a hearty Mazal Tov to the Westchester Jewish Council on the occasion of your 41st Anniversary Gala. Kol HaKavod to honorees Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn. May you continue to go from strength to strength in all your endeavors.

A private school for children of all Jewish affiliations serving students from Transitional Kindergarten through 8th grade.

270 Lake Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830 • (203) 863-9663 • www.carmelacademy.com

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Mazel Tov to

Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn on your honor and to WJC for all of the work you do on behalf of Westchester’s Jewish community.

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Best wishes to the

Westchester Jewish Council On your th 41 Anniversary

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Congratulations to the honorees

Paul Warhit Jeff Kohn

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CONGRESSMAN

ELIOT ENGEL 16th Congressional District Paid for by Engel for Congress

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Mazel Tov to

Paul Warhit & Jeff Kohn on this well-deserved honor.

We admire and appreciate your contributions to our community.

It is a pleasure to work with you and WJC in true partnership.

All the best

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(At long last, something all of Westchester Jewry can agree on…)

OFFICIAL STATEMENT To all persons to whom these presents may come greeting!

Be it known that

Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn Have accordingly been admitted as honorees on the Westchester Jewish Council’s 41st anniversary with all the rights, privileges and immunities thereunto appertaining With the deepest of thanks and admiration for your past, present and future dedication to the Westchester Jewish Council and our entire Jewish community.

Elliot and Joan Forchheimer (Ilana and Jacob) Paul – As our esteemed president, your leadership, marked with vision, determination, and the dream of a vibrant Jewish future both here and in Israel, has inspired us all.

Jeff – As our distinguished vice president, your leadership, marked by wisdom, generosity and attention to detail, has strengthened the Council and community

Thank you both for your friendship and menschlichkeit

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CONGRATULATIONS TO Paul and Jeff and to the

Westchester Jewish Council For their ongoing good work on behalf of the Westchester Jewish community

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MAZAL TOV Paul Warhit & Jeff Kohn Keep hitting home runs!

Sheila and Bob Friedland

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Congratulations to

Jeff Kohn and Paul Warhit Thank you for your tireless efforts on behalf of the Jewish Community.

Your dedication inspires us all.

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Mazel Tov to

Paul Warhit & Jeff Kohn on this special honor.

Thanks to Elliot Forcheimer for all the wonderful work of Westchester Jewish Council.

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Congratulations to

Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn on this honor!

Thank you for all you do for the Jewish community in Westchester.

Yasher Koach,

Tara Slone-Goldstein and Wayne Goldstein

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Mazel Tov to

Paul Warhit & Jeff Kohn And a special shout out to Elliot Forchheimer!

Cindy and Ben Golub

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We salute the

Westchester Jewish Council for the important work it does on behalf of our community.

Congratulations to

Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn Emily and Eugene Grant

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Mazel Tov

Paul and Jeff It’s champions like you that make Westchester Jewish Council a winning team!

Harriet Kaplow

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Mazel Tov

Paul and Jeff on this well-deserved honor!

PAUL - You are truly the MVP of our WJC team.

As President of the Westchester Jewish Council you continually lead us to Jewish involvement victory with your leadership and good humor!

JEFF - We can always depend on you to knock it out of the park. You guidance is invaluable to the team.

Thank you for your passion and commitment to the Jewish Community.

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“Israel shall blossom and bloom always” because of all the hard work and tireless efforts you, Jeff, and the Westchester Jewish Council have done and will continue to do.

Congratulations Dad

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Dear Uncle Jeff/Jeff, A hearty Mazel Tov to you for being recognized and honored for the work you do with the Westchester Jewish Council.

We are so proud of you for all your hard work and your contributions to the Council’s significant impact on the Jewish community.

Love,

Susan, Lauren and Jasiah

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Jeff We are so proud of you for being honored by the

Westchester Jewish Council, to whom you have devoted your time and energy!

Your in-laws:

Loraine, Margaret and Nathaniel

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To Paul………, always quick, brief, and to the point, great leader, congratulations.

To Jeff……… questions that always need answers, valuable Board member, congratulations.

Arlene and Stuart Kolbert

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In recognition of the unique role WJC has played in uniting Westchester’s Jewish community for the past 41 years!

Todah Rabah,

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CONGRATULATIONS TO

Paul and Jeff

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Nita and Stephen Lowey salute

Westchester Jewish Council

as you celebrate your 41st Anniversary Gala and Congratulate your honorees,

Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn on their dedicated service to our community.

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Dear Paul and Jeff, Congratulations on this well-deserved honor!

Your dedication and generosity to the Westchester Jewish community are inspirational.

Kelly and Harry Mamaysky

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Haina, Bernie, Rose, Akiva, Sara & Shuli Salute

Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn We are forever grateful to you for all you do!

Thank you for your leadership and your guidance throughout our community!

And Thank you Westchester Jewish Council staff and volunteers for all!!!... you do!

(Hello Ilissa, Josh, Ally, Nico, Natalie & Lexi)

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Mazal Tov

to our fabulous honorees

Jeff and Paul Thanks for your dedication and leadership

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Mazel Tov to Paul and Jeff Serving the community for 16 years

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WITH GREAT ADMIRATION,

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Congratulations to our

2 ALL-STARS

Paul and Jeff We are grateful for your dedication and commitment to the Westchester Jewish Community and beyond.

Thanks for leading our WJC team to victory!!!

Hon. Martin and Tobi Rogowsky Home Run WJC 41st Anniversary Home Run • 88

Mazal Tov

Paul You’re an inspiration to us all.

With lots of love and pride,

Mom Dan & Simone Emily & Dan Jessica & Gary and your many nieces and nephews (including the four-legged ones) Home Run WJC 41st Anniversary Home Run • 89

Hearty Mazal Tov to

Paul and Jeff and to Westchester Jewish Council on your extraordinary work Paul – you’ve been a fantastic partner with UJA-Federation Best Wishes to All

Jill and Richard Spitz

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We appreciate your leadership and the important contributions you and the WJC staff and board have made in building a stronger Jewish community here in Westchester.

Congratulations to our WJC honorees

Paul and Jeff Harriet and Marc Suvall

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“One who searches for good, seeks favor [with God]...the righteous will flourish” - Proverbs 11:27-28

Mazel Tov

Paul Warhit Thank you for all you do for our Congregation and the Jewish Community: it’s all good!

Scott B. Weiner, Senior Rabbi Beth Nichols, Rabbi Randall M. Schloss, Cantor Amiel Wohl, Rabbi Emeritus Helene Reps, Cantor Emerita Elizabeth Weingast, President & The Board of Trustees

Temple Israel of New Rochelle

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Temple Shaaray Tefila of Northern Westchester Is proud to salute Our All-Star and Past President

Jeff Kohn It is not the place that brings honor to the person, rather it is the person who brings honor to the place Talmud, B.A. Taanit 21

Thank you for honoring our congregation and our community with your leadership.

Rabbi David Greenberg Sheldon Goldfarb President

Rabbi Jason Nevarez Rabbi Stacy Bergman Dale Glasser Executive Director

And the Board, Staff, and Members of Temple Shaaray Tefila

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We salute our dear friend,

Elliot Forchheimer for his outstanding stewardship of this exceptional organization and his extraordinary contribution to Westchester’s Jewish community.

The Walker Family

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Paul Congratulations on all your efforts on behalf of the Jewish community.

You make us proud.

Barry, Ellen, Margot & Ben Warhit

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“Greater are the ones who cause others to give of themselves and do good than the ones who give of themselves and do good” ~ Rabbi Elazar

Paul and Jeff You have both been inspirational and motivational in your selfless leadership and communal dedication.

The Westchester Jewish Council is once again so fortunate to have such deserving leadership.

You honor us by allowing us to honor you.

May the Jewish Community and the Westchester Jewish Council continue to go from strength to strength.

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Mazel Tov

Paul and Jeff Thank you for all you do for our Westchester Jewish community.

Ellen and Scott Baken WJC 41st Anniversary Triple • 97

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Congratulations to

Jeff and Paul on this well-deserved honor.

Your dedication and passion inspire us every day.

From,

Michelle and Stephen Beinhacker WJC 41st Anniversary Triple • 98

All runs!

All hits!

No errors!

Congratulations Paul and Jeff!

Betsy Bernstein & Keith Satter

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Mazal Tov,

Paul & Jeff Gail A. Binderman Mazel Tov to

Paul Warhit & Jeff Kohn and... ... thank you to Westchester Jewish Council for all you do to make Jewish life in Westchester so meaningful!

Rabbis Howard and Jennifer Goldsmith and

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With deepest respect to our honorees,

Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn Ellen and Moshe Gelboim and Family

Congratulations

Jeff A much deserved honor!

We at GW Law consider ourselves quite fortunate to have you as a leader in our community.

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The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center is proud to partner with the Westchester Jewish Council for the Annual Countywide Yom Hashoah Commemoration and congratulates honorees

Paul Warhit &Jeff Kohn on this well-deserved honor

Valerie M. O’Keeffe, Chair Millie Jasper, Executive Director

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CONGRATULATES

Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn!

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Congratulations to

Paul & Jeff

For a well-deserved honor!

Joni and Paul Jablansky WJC 41st Anniversary Triple • 104

Paul, you really are Westchester’s Most Valuable Player!

You hold the Westchester team together with your calm, patience and wise leadership.

Thank you for your friendship – both professional and personal.

Warmly, Karen Kolodny and your friends at the JCC of Mid-Westchester

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Paul and Jeff For all your tireless efforts on behalf of the Westchester Jewish Council and the entire Jewish Community

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As the Talmud states: “Who is occupied with the needs of the community is as though they occupy themselves with Torah”

Fondly,

Michael Karnes and Jane Rubin

Gary and Leslye Katz join the Westchester Jewish Council in honoring

Paul and Jeff For their leadership in the Westchester Jewish community WJC 41st Anniversary Triple • 106

Yasher Koach to two outstanding Honorees who have given so much of themselves to the Westchester Jewish community and the Council.

Mazel Tov to President Paul Warhit Vice President Jeff Kohn And to the WJC Directors and Staff

Barbara & Marc Klee

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Y’asher Koach to our Honorees Paul - Thank you for your dedication to the Westchester Jewish Council.

It has been a privilege to serve under your leadership and I enjoyed learning from you.

You inspire us all with your ability to lead with humility, confidence, friendliness and humor while working to make the Westchester Jewish Council the best it can be.

Jeff - It is a pleasure to work with you on the WJC Board, and we appreciate all the time and effort you give to make our Jewish community stronger.

Mazel Tov to you both!

Elizabeth and David Lampert Congratulations to Our Honorees

Paul Warhit & Jeff Kohn for your tireless efforts on behalf of the Westchester Jewish Council.

May you continue to be a source of strength for the community.

Mazel Tov!

Joanne Landau and Fred Schwalb WJC 41st Anniversary Triple • 108

Congratulations to our friend

Paul Warhit for this well-deserved honor

Ruth and Sid Lapidus

Congratulations to

Paul & Jeff

For their devotion to the Jewish community and for this well-deserved honor

Amy & Frank Linde WJC 41st Anniversary Triple • 109

Mazel Tov to

Paul and Jeff From,

Barry Lovell and Ellen Reinheimer Congratulations to

Paul Warhit & Jeff Kohn Two MVPs who always hit home runs!

With admiration and appreciation

Lee Lowell WJC 41st Anniversary Triple • 110

“We cannot live only for ourselves.

A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men (and women).” ~Herman Melville

I am honored to be a part of the “thousand fibers” of the Westchester Jewish Council and all its myriad good works.

With congratulations to tonight’s honorees,

Marti Michael

Mazal Tov,

Paul & Jeff The Mittelman Family

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Mazel Tov

Jeff on this Well-Deserved honor

Steve, JoAnn, Zack and Ellie Month

Paul and Jeff,

Your leadership, commitment, respect and passion has and will surely continue to inspire me and our community to make a difference.

Thank you for all you do so humbly.

I am honored to be a part of the WJC community and grateful for the warm welcome I’ve received as a new board member. I look forward to ever more meaningful, important and joyful work with Elliot, Lisa, the amazing WJC staff and dedicated leadership.

Congratulations on this well-deserved honor and celebration.

Jessica Morgenthal WJC 41st Anniversary Triple • 112

Dear Paul and Jeff, Congratulations and Mazal Tov! “Who is honored? He who honors the created beings...” ~ (Pirkei Avot (ethics of the fathers), 4:1) There is no doubt that you deserve this honor for all you are doing for the people in the Westchester Jewish community and for the community in general. We are blessed to have such incredible people like you who contribute their time and energy towards building a vibrant community life.

With much appreciation,

Oshra Rosenberg

Westchester Community Shlicha.

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Congratulations

Jeff Kohn & President Paul Warhit!

Thank you for all you do!

Best,

Yael Schulman & Shlomi Peretz

Mazal Tov! Your dedication and commitment to the Council and the Jewish community of Westchester are making a big difference.

Congratulations on your well-deserved honor.

Kol HaKavod!

Roman and Rachel Shuf WJC 41st Anniversary Triple • 114

THANK YOU!

Saul Singer WJC 41st Anniversary Triple • 115

Kol Hakavod to Westchester Jewish Council’s outstanding

All Stars, Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn!

Thank you both for your deep and abiding commitment to our Jewish community. We are very grateful!

Jen and Bart Sokol Thank you, Jeff Kohn, for your leadership, mentoring, and friendship.

Congratulations from Mary Stahl and your O’Melveny family

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Mazel Tov

to our friends at the Westchester Jewish Council For yet another incredible year of leadership and vision.

Special Mazal Tov to this year’s All Star Honorees:

Paul Warhit Jeff Kohn StandWithUs stands with you!

Congratulations to

Jeff Kohn A great guy – our good friend A man for all seasons!

Marilynn and Marshall Steinman WJC 41st Anniversary Triple • 117

The ideal position player, an athlete who excels at hitting for average, hitting for power, baserunning skills and speed, throwing ability, and fielding abilities.

If you possess all of these qualities you are known in baseball as a 5-Tool Player.

In the history of the game, there are only a handful of players that can legitimately be considered to be big league 5-Tool Players.

Paul & Jeff You are the 5-Tool Players of the Westchester Jewish Council.

You do it all! Mazel Tov!

Pam, Donna, Lisa, Margo and Oshra WJC 41st Anniversary Triple • 118

“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” ~Tommy Lasorda

Mazal Tov

Paul Warhit & Jeff Kohn

Thank you both for your sheer determination and extraordinary efforts to make a difference on behalf of our Westchester community and beyond!

We are blessed with your visionary and inspiring leadership!

May you go from strength to strength and continue to hit it out of the park!

With warmth and appreciation,

Pam and Bruce Wexler

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Mazel Tov!

Paul and Jeff Thank you for your dedication to our community.

Christine and Bert Wolff

Mazal Tov to

Paul & Jeff Todah Rabah for all that you do for the Council and our Community

Steven and Debbie Young WJC 41st Anniversary Triple • 120

Jeff and Paul, Thank you for your years of dedication and hard work on behalf of the Jewish community and for your commitment to Tikkun Olam.

Jack and Karyn Zitomer I have always considered

Paul

the catcher

of The Temple Israel squad:

Mazel Tov

Paul &Jeff

sees the whole field, sends the right signals and protects the plate. A savvy team player on and off the field.

on this well-deserved honor

Cap, love to you and the family.

Amy & Jeremy Abramson

Mitchell &Michele Abrams

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Mazal Tov

Paul Warhit &Jeff Kohn on a well-deserved honor.

Much gratitude to you for your outstanding work.

Mona &David Abramson

Mazel Tov

Paul Thanks for all you do!

Judith and Jack Adler

MAZEL TOV TO

Jeff Kohn Yasher Coach to Paul Warhit for a well-deserved honor.

We are truly grateful for your leadership

Daniel and Liat Altman

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Jeff, Congratulations on being one of

this year’s Gala honorees. We appreciate everything you do for WJC and for the entire Westchester Jewish community.

Paul, we can’t thank you enough for

the hard work and tremendous leadership you displayed as our President over the past several years. You have taken the WJC to new heights and have done so with humor, grace, and intelligence.

Congratulations for receiving this honor.

It is richly deserved.

A well-deserved honor for

Paul and Jeff For your tireless efforts for the Jewish community!

With love and admiration

Joy and Avi Avidan

Ron & Marilyn Arsham Thank you:

Paul for all your home runs as our inspirational leader and

MAZEL TOV from

Jeff

Liz and Adam Barnett

for coaching our board in working for Westchester’s Jewish community.

Sue and John Baer WJC 41st Anniversary Double • 123

Mazel Tov and Yashar Koach to the honorees and the

Westchester Jewish Council For all you do for the community.

May you go from strength to strength.

Tris and Sam Berger

To Paul & Jeff For your inspiration, dedication, and menschlichkeit.

Rabbi Les Bronstein and Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller Bet Am Shalom Synagogue White Plains NY

Mazel Tov to

Mazel Tov

Jeff Kohn

Paul and Jeff

on this Well-Deserved Honor

Thank you for all you do for our Westchester community.

Brad & Randi Butwin

Emily and Richard Cohen

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Mazel Tov to

Mazel Tov to

Paul Warhit

Paul and Jeff!

Jeff Kohn

Todah rabbah to WJC for all of the wonderful work you do!

and

on this well-deserved honor.

Thank you to Elliot and the Westchester Jewish Council for all you do to strengthen our community!

Your friends at Congregation B’nai Yisrael of Armonk

Louise and Bobby Cohen Mazel Tov to In appreciation of

Paul Warhit

Paul Warhit

Jeff Kohn

and all he does for the Westchester Jewish Community.

Congregation Kneses Tifereth Israel

Carole Daman

and

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MAZEL TOV TO OUR HONOREES

Paul Warhit and

Jeff Kohn Who have committed themselves to the WESTCHESTER JEWISH COUNCIL and have made a difference in our community

Congratulations

Paul Thank you for all you do for our community.

Derek and Jamie Deutsch

Ilene and Irwin S. Davison MAZEL TOV TO THE HONOREES

Paul Warhit and

Jeff Kohn And many thanks to all the members and staff of

WESTCHESTER JEWISH COUNCIL

Thanks for hitting

it out of the park

Paul and Jeff Your service to the WJC is one for the record books. You certainly have helped us round the bases and delivered home runs.

for your commitment to the unity of our community.

Here’s to many more innings of service to WJC

Best wishes,

Love ‘n Knishes

Tova and Barry Effron

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David & Pamela Eppinger

Congratulations to tonight’s honorees

Paul Warhit &Jeff Kohn Our community is stronger and better because of all you do on behalf of the Westchester Jewish Council

Mazel Tov!

Karen and David Everett

Congratulations to our dear friend

Jeff on being honored by WJC! Can’t think of anyone who deserves it more.

Love

Judy Fensterman and Gerry Malkin

Thanks

Paul & Jeff For all you have done in the past and for all you will continue to do in the future on behalf of the Westchester County Jewish community.

Your collective strength, dedication and compassion serve as an inspiration to us all.

Karen and Howie Firestone WJC 41st Anniversary Double • 127

Mazel Tov to our Honorees

Paul & Jeff Donald J. Fleishaker

Many congratulations to

Jeff Kohn

To the Kohn family:

and

May your house always be too small to hold all of your friends.

Well-deserved!

Vicki, Howie, Jamie and Dara Gelbtuch

Paul Warhit Wendy and Tom Gardner

Congratulations

Paul and Jeff Thank you for your contributions to the Westchester Jewish community.

Appreciatively,

Stuart and Lisa Ginsberg

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We join in honoring

Jeff Kohn for his many accomplishments professionally and his work for the community.

Andrea & Marty Glenn

Mazel Tov

Jeff on an honor well-deserved.

Amy Weber and Sheldon Goldfarb

TO

Paul Warhit &Jeff Kohn

Congratulations

Yasher Koach on the wonderful and deserving honor.

Paul and Jeff

You both hit it out of the park.

Mazel Tov

Ronnie and Nancy Gurman

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Dianne & Brian Heaps

Congratulations

Paul and Jeff On this well-deserved honor

Marvin and Dorian Israelow

Mazel Tov to tonight’s MVPs

Mazal Tov from your friends at the

Paul Warhit &Jeff Kohn Thank you for all you do to strengthen our community.

Lisa and David Itzkowitz

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Jewish Community Center of Harrison

Mazel Tov To “Train a child in the way he [should] go; and, even when old, he will not swerve from it.” ~ Proverbs 22:6

Thank you for supporting our next generation of leaders!

Mazel Tov to our good friends

Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn J-Teen Leadership Co-Presidents: Jordyn Glantz and Aaron Hersch J-Teen Leadership Circle VPs: Ethan Afran, Ethan Halpern, Aviva Hurvitz, Hannah Malter Executive Director: Guy Felixbrodt

Paul and Jeff YOU BOTH HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK! Paul, thanks for being a great “team captain” of the WJC board!

Phyllis and Jeff Kapelus

Ronnie Siegel, Aviva Perlman, Margo Lampert www.jteenleadership.org

Congratulations to our friend

Paul Warhit You hit another home run!

Jennifer and Matthew Kates

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We are proud to support the work of the Westchester Jewish Council and congratulate this year’s honorees.

Gary and Diane Katz

Mazel Tov!

Paul & Jeff Thank you for all you do!

Lynn Buckvar Keltz and Marty Keltz

We would like to thank

Congratulations to the

Westchester Jewish Council and all the good work that you do!

Elaine Kirsch and David Nirenberg

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Paul Warhit for his strong commitment to the Jewish communities of Westchester as well as his love and commitment to Jewish communities in Israel and around the world.

Paul sets a great example of Jewish leadership, and we have the utmost respect and admiration for all that he does.

Mark and Lisa Kleinman

Congratulations to

Paul Warhit a great leader and friend to the Jewish community.

Andrew S. Kligerman

Kol Hazzanim, comprised of cantors throughout Westchester of every denomination, congratulates the Westchester Jewish Council on another year of its important work!

We continue to be grateful for your support, and look forward to making music together in the future.

Kol Hazzanim wishes congratulations to honorees

Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn!

Congratulations

Jeff Kohn on this great honor.

Thank you for your continued dedication, commitment and service to Judaism.

Hugh & Heidi Lewis

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Congratulations

Paul on a well-deserved honor.

Carol and Peter Lilienthal

“Who occupies himself with the needs of the community is as though he occupies himself with Torah.” ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Berakhot

Mazal Tov to

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HONOREES.

Bonnie and Russell Mannis

Congratulations to our dear friend

Paul We are so appreciative of all you do!

Love from all

The Meiners Ellen, Lee, Jake and Ben

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Jeff and to our friend

Paul

who brightens every room he enters.

Debby & Steve Markowitz Lisa & Paul Greenberg Nancy & Frank Levin

Mazel Tov

Paul and Jeff Betty Berenson and David Menashi

Thank you for your diligent work to help strengthen the Jewish community of Westchester

Kol Ha’Kavod

Irina and Dennis Monasebian

MAZEL TOV TO THE HONOREES.

Beth and Gabe Nechamkin

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Dear Team Warhit,

We took a vote on what to write.

1st Choice: Mazal Tov Paul.

2nd Choice: You deserve it Paul.

3rd Choice: You keep us motivated Paul.

4th Choice: Thanks for everything Paul.

Joseph, Tim, Caitlin, Felipe, Renaldo, Andy, Tarem, Cesar “I’ve never worked this hard.

I’ve never felt this good.” ~ Anonymous

Congratulations Jeff!

AN HONOR WELL-DESERVED!

Ann and Roger

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We are delighted to honor our dear friend

Paul Warhit May you continue to be a source of strength to the Jewish community

Karen and Eric Nodiff

Paul You inspire us with your leadership and your ability to connect to each and every Jew. May Hashem grant you continued success in having such a positive impact on the community and everyone whose lives you touch!

Warmly,

Rabbi Yossi and Elisheva Oratz and the JRE

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Mazel Tov to our MVPs

Paul and Jeff Well-deserved

Carole & Mitch

Paul Warhit

In Honor of

Jeff Kohn

Paul Warhit &Jeff Kohn

and

hit two more outta the park!

With appreciation,

Myra Saul and Howard Pinn

Rabbi Shimon would say: There are three crowns-the crown of Torah, the crown of priesthood and the crown of sovereignty-but the crown of good name surmounts them all…

Our Congratulations to

Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn

Elise and Barry Richman WJC 41st Anniversary Double • 138

Karen and Joseph Rafalowicz

Yasher Koach

Paul & Jeff Our Westchester Community is Blessed to have you!

May you go from Strength to Strength!

Marilyn Kneller-Rimsky and Neil T. Rimsky

Mazal Tov To

Paul Warhit &Jeff Kohn

Mazel Tov

on their well-deserved honors.

Yasher Koach and thank you for your dedication and commitment to the Westchester Jewish Council and the community.

to a great friend, a tremendous colleague, and a true mensch on this well-deserved recognition.

Beverly and Michael Rosenbaum

Carol and Jonathan Rosenberg

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Paul and Jeff

and all of Westchester Jewish Council For Your Service to Our Community May You Go From Strength to Strength!

With Fond Appreciation, The Board, Staff, and Clergy of Scarsdale Synagogue Temples Tremont and Emanu-El www.sstte.org • 914-725-5175

Thank you,

Paul Warhit &Jeff Kohn For your past and continuing dedication to serving Westchester Jewry.

Mazel Tov on your well-deserved recognition.

Helene and David Schonbrun

Congratulations & Best Wishes

Jeff!!

May you continue to be a source of illumination to the Jewish community!

Hildy, Marc, Noah & Perri Sheinbaum WJC 41st Anniversary Double • 140

Mazel Tov to

Paul and Jeff for your tireless work on behalf of the Westchester Jewish Community.

Carolyn and Adam Schrier

Teamwork makes the dream work.

We honor our friend

Paul Warhit for his devotion to the team and his countless hours of being up at bat.

Mindy and Rich Stark

Mazel Tov to

Elliot and his amazing Westchester Jewish Council Team.

With our Love and our deep Appreciation for all that you do to support the Westchester Jewish Community.

Judy and Jack Stern WJC 41st Anniversary Double • 141

Dr. Michael and Leesa Suzman are proud to help honor

Paul Warhit for his many contributions to our community!

“Congrats to our dear friend”

Congratulations to

Jeff Kohn

Paul Warhit &Jeff Kohn

Jeff & Karen Tanenbaum

Mark D. Teich

on this well-deserved honor

Celebrating the Westchester Jewish Council from

Temple Israel of Northern Westchester

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Honoring

Jeff and Martha for all they do.

Mazel Tov Lionel, Sidel and David Weinstein

Mazal Tov to Westchester Jewish Council Thank you for the crucial role you so expertly play on behalf of our community.

Betsy Woolf

Woolf College Consulting

Cliff Wolf

AJC Westchester/Fairfield

Congratulations THE YOUNG ISRAEL OF WHITE PLAINS WISHES TO EXTEND A HEARTFELT YASHER KOACH To WJC on their 41st Anniversary Gala

MAZAL TOV TO

Paul Warhit and Jeff Kohn

Paul & Jeff A well-deserved honor for two individuals who make a difference.

For your Distinguished Service to the Westchester Community

Thank you for all you do!

YOUNG ISRAEL OF WHITE PLAINS

Harriet Zeller

Shmuel Greenberg, RABBI Sim Shapiro, PRESIDENT Fran Nuchims, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

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Additional Support Provided By Susan Ackerman Christine and James Ackert Marilyn and Neil Altabet Caroline and Richard Alter American Jewish Historical Society Ina and Wilbert Aronow Arlette Baker Edward Baklor Shari and Amos Balaish Patricia and Robert Barbera Amy Bass and Evan Klupt Greta and Jeffrey Berenbaum Marjorie Bliss Nina Luban and Scott Bonci Lisa Borowitz Casandra and Hon. Benjamin Boykin Brae Burn Country Club Hon. Noam Bramson Patty and Tom Bruno Dena and Arthur Caione Beth and Donald Capelin Linda Capozzola Louise and Roger Challop Joanne and Barry Citrin Jeffrey Cohen Stefani and Gerry Cohen Judith Darsky Mia and Adam Egelberg Christina Selin and Jeffrey Endervelt Valerie Etra Beth Feldman Meira and Tom Fleish Friends of New Rochelle Public Library Monica and Andrew Gaines Ross Galin Peggy Garfunkel Thomas Geoffino May and Michael Goldberg Joan and Hank Goldsmith Karen and Richard Grayson

Linda Pozomke and Richard Elkind Mindy Greenwald Paula and Leo Prusak Susan and Daniel Groner Donna and Andrew Rabin Helene and William Handelman Sara Richman and Lewis Goldman Lori and Joel Hecker Mark Robertson Rhoda and Lloyd Hirsch Ellen Plum Rosenberg and Robert Rosenberg Neil Holbert Randye Zerman and Mark Rosing Barbara and David Horowitz Elana and Peter Rosthschild Sandy and Gerry Hyman Anat and Steve Rubin Alexandra and David Kahn Nanette and Warren Sacks Barbara Kantor Stephen Sanoj Susan Katz and Seth Truwit Stuart Sarnoff Jocelyn and Adam Kenner Beth Rosen and Lloyd Schloss Alisa and Ted Kesten Cantor Randall Schloss Shirley Kipnis Jen and Dan Schorr Jodi and Howard Klein Chantal and Perry Kolber Lisa Simotas Schwartz and Jonathan Schwartz Eli and Iva Kornreich Barbara and Stan Selbst Michael Kramer Phyllis and Mark Shainker Betsy Landis Leah and Eric Sills Ana and Jim Lasser Roni and Jeff Silver Beth and Arthur Lev Nomi and Ben Smilchensky Gloria and William Lewit Susan and Adam Sobel Bonnie and Jerry Loewenstein Diane and Jeff Solomon Deborah and Damon Maher Stephanie Spiegel Arkady Mamaysky Barbara Stewart Rabbi Chaim Marder Madeline and Jeffrey Stier Deborah Rubin and Richard Marx Sarene Shanus and Harold Treiber Bella and Phil Maxfield Marcia Nackenson and Bruce Turkle Melissa and Ken Mazer Karen and Harry Waizer Sally and Steven Meisner Jean Weber Bonnie and Michael Mendel Herbert Weiner Nancy and David Michaels Limor and Rabbi Scott Weiner Rabbi Shira Milgorm Liz and Jim Weingast Rabbi Jonathan and Jordana Morganstern Robert Weintraub Janet and Warren Newcorn Susan and Mitchell Weisman Joanne and Scott Ornstein Anne and Andrew Wiesel Hon. Amy Paulin Alice Tenney and Budd Wiesenberg Lauren and Todd Pekats Musa Yenni Judith and Donald Pinals Nicola and Denis Ziman Jacalyn Bitterman and Daniel Pomerantz

“Who is wise? One who learns from every person. Who is strong?

One who subdues one’s evil inclination. Who is rich? One who is happy with one’s lot.

Who is to be honored? One who honors others. ~Pirket Avot

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WESTCHESTER JEWISH COUNCIL

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Proudly invites you as we honor the Jewish community’s outstanding volunteers at the

22ND ANNUAL JULIAN Y. BERNSTEIN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS CEREMONY With Special Recognition of UJA-Federation of NY on its Centennial Anniversary Presented to Eric Goldstein – Chief Executive Officer

Wednesday, March 15, 2017 17 Adar 5777 • 7:30 pm Temple Israel Center of White Plains

280 Old Mamaroneck Road, White Plains, NY 10605 AIPAC ................................................................................ Robin Samot American Friends of Soroka ...................................................Judy Grant BBYO Westchester Region .......................................... Emma Abramson Bet Torah ........................................................................... Joanna Segal Congregation B’nai Yisrael ............................................. Charles Shapiro Hebrew Institute of White Plains ............................Deborah Weinberger Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center...................Betty Knoop JCCA .....................................................................Alexandra Rosenberg JCY-Westchester Community Partners .............................. Chuck Lesnick Jewish Community Center of Harrison .....................................Carla Ifrah Metropolitan Jewish Health System (MJHS)....................Ruth Loebmann The New Jewish Home - Sarah Neuman .........................Carla Fiorentino Sinai Free Synagogue ........................................................... Tania Weiss Temple Beth Abraham ........................................................Gayle Aaron Temple Israel Center of White Plains .................................Sandra Costin Temple Israel of New Rochelle .......................................... Sari Bedevian Westchester Jewish Community Services ........................ Shirley Shwiel Westchester Jewish Council ......................................... Mona Abramson Westchester Klezmer Program ............................................... Jerald Seti

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Todah Rabah Thank you Our Gala Chairs

Debra Abrahams Weiner Harold Aspis Ron Burton William H. Schrag Nancy Zaro UJA – Federation of NY for year-round financial support Darren Peister for his donation of photographic services Eric Dittelman for his mind boggling performance The clergy, staff and lay leadership of Congregation Kol Ami for hosting Foremost Catering for our delicious dinner Roger Denhoff and the team at Beehive Press for everything printed Gary Wartells of Skyview Liquor for wine and spirits House of Flowers for the beautiful floral arrangements

You, our donors for your support of the Gala and the Westchester Jewish Council

Thank you from the Westchester Jewish Council

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The Jewish Community Relations Council of Westchester, est. 1975

Member Organizations and Synagogues (as of February 2017) Academy for Jewish Religion ACHI - American Communities Helping Israel AIPAC AJC Westchester/Fairfield Alexander Muss High School in Israel American Friends of IDC American Friends of Magen David Adom American Friends of Reuth American Friends of Soroka Medical Center American Friends of The Hebrew University American Jewish Joint Distribtution Committee American Jewish World Service Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Areyvut Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA) BBYO Westchester Region Bet Am Shalom Synagogue Bet Torah Beth El Synagogue Center Bi-Cultural Day School Birthright Israel Blue Card (The) B’nai B’rith MetroNorth Region Bronx Jewish Community Council, Inc. Camp Zeke Carmel Academy Chabad Center for Jewish Life of the Rivertowns Chabad of Bedford Chabad of Briarcliff Manor and Ossining Chabad of Larchmont and Mamaroneck Chavurat Tikvah-Rye Children’s Jewish Education Group Community Alliance for Jewish-Affiliated Cemeteries (CAJAC) Community Synagogue of Rye Congregation Anshe Sholom Congregation B’nai Yisrael Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester - Rye Congregation Kneses Tifereth Israel (KTI) Congregation Kol Ami Congregation M’vakshe Derekh Congregation Shir Shalom of Westchester and Fairfield Counties Congregation Sons of Israel-Briarcliff Congregation Sons of Israel-Yonkers Congregation Sulam Yaakov-Larchmont Council of Jewish Émigré Community Org (COJECO) Dorot First Hebrew Congregation Fleetwood Synagogue Friends of Israel Defense Forces Friends of Israel Scouts, Inc. -Tzofim Friends of Yemin Orde Greenburgh Hebrew Center Hadassah - Westchester Region Hazon Hebrew Congregation of Somers

Hebrew Free Burial Hebrew Free Loan Society Hebrew Institute of White Plains HIAS Hillel International Hillels of Westchester Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center Israel Bonds (Development Corporation for Israel) Israel Cancer Research Fund J Street Westchester JCCA JCY-Westchester Community Partners Jerusalem U Jewish Board, The Jewish Broadcasting Service Jewish Community Center of Harrison Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester Jewish Community Center on the Hudson, Harold and Elaine Shames Jewish Community Council of Mt. Vernon Jewish Deaf Hard of Hearing Resource Center Jewish Education Project Jewish National Fund of Westchester & Southern CT Jewish Renaissance Experience Jewish Theological Seminary Jewish War Veterans or the USA/Westchester Jewish Women’s Foundation of NY J-Teen Leadership Justice Brandeis Westchester Law Society Kehillat Chaverim Kol Hazzanim Kol Rinah Larchmont Temple Lincoln Park Jewish Center Magen David Sephardic Synagogue Masorti Foundation of Conservative Judaism Mishkan Ha’am Mohegan Park Jewish Center Moishe House Mosaic of Westchester Mount Kisco Hebrew Congregation Moving Traditions NCSY New Israel Fund New Jewish Home, The - Sarah Neuman New Rochelle Jewish Coalition New York Medical College Northeast Jewish Center OneTable Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies Pelham Jewish Center PJ Library Plaza Jewish Community Chapel Pleasantville Community Synagogue Pound Ridge Jewish Community Chavurah

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Project Kesher Rabbi Max Maccoby Foundation Reconstructionist Rabbinical College RiverSpring Health featuring the Hebrew Home at Riverdale Rosh Pinah Chavurah of the Rivertowns Scarsdale Synagogue Temples-Tremont & Emanu-El Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Shaarei Tikvah Sinai Free Synagogue Solomon Schechter School of Westchester Sprout Westchester StandWithUs Stein Yeshiva of Lincoln Park Tel Aviv Foundation Temple Beth Abraham Temple Beth Am Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester Temple Beth Elohim Temple Beth Shalom-Hastings Temple Beth Shalom-Mahopac Temple Israel Center of White Plains Temple Israel of New Rochelle Temple Israel of Northern Westchester Temple Shaaray Tefila of Westchester Temple Sholom Greenwich Tzahal Shalom of Northern Westchester UJA-Federation of New York/Westchester Region Union for Reform Judaism United Hebrew of New Rochelle United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism - METNY Westchester Association of Hebrew Schools (WAHS) Westchester Board of Rabbis Westchester Community for Humanistic Judaism Westchester Day School Westchester Hebrew High School Westchester Jewish Center Westchester Jewish Community Services Westchester Klezmer Program Westchester Reform Temple Westchester Torah Academy Westchester/Fairfield Association of Temple Educators (WATE) Woodlands Community Temple Workmen’s Circle Yorktown Jewish Center Young Israel of Harrison Young Israel of New Rochelle Young Israel of Scarsdale Young Israel of White Plains Young Judea Zicklin Hospice Residence & Block Residence of MJHS Zionist Organization of America