Todah! - Contributions July 1 - September 30 / 25 Sivan - 27 Elul 5784

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Every gift to Park Avenue Synagogue is greatly appreciated. These gifts help us continue to provide worship, learning, and community engagement opportunities to over 2,000 member families and our larger online community. We provide many ways to make a gift so that you may give in a way that best suits your personal needs.

BEIT TEFILLAH, A HOUSE OF PRAYER

Park Avenue Synagogue seeks to inspire you toward living a passion-filled Jewish life through the rhythms of the Jewish year. We are committed to making the old new and the new sacred.

CLERGY DISCRETIONARY & WELFARE FUND

Anonymous (9)

Raneet & Joseph Barr

Susan Bender

Donald Bernstein & Jo Ellen Finkel

Gayle & Stephen Bernstein

Nancy & Howard Brown

Pauline Burns

Eileen Davidson

Rebecca & Eric Feuerstein

Richard & Dorene Friedman

Warren Friedman

Andrew & Nina Gaspar

Lynda Heller

June & David Hoexter

Helen Judlowe

Carey Karmel

Allyn & Bonnie Kluger

Lori Komisar

Sandra Lerner

Dr. Harry & Caryn Lever

Andrea Baumann Lustig & Ivan Lustig

Jennifer Weis Monsky & John Monsky

Ronnie & David Parker

Dr. & Mrs. Henry Pelzman

Jill Rosenberg

Natalie Rosenbloom

Anita Rubin

Ethel Rubinstein & Elias Feuer

Jane Salmon & Jerry Gliklich

Robert Savlov

Marvin Schreiber

The Shaer Family

Michele Wolkoff

Mark Yurkofsky

Marlene Zausner

PRAYER BOOK FUND

Anonymous in memory of Malka Chudnovsky

Martin & Joyce Oestreich, Andrea & Mark Cohen, Audrey & Michael Laufer, Cori & Howard Berk, and Kathy & Charlie in honor of Arthur & Ronnie Kirsch’s 50th Anniversary

Ronnie & David Parker in honor of David’s birthday

Ronnie & David Parker in honor of Ronnie’s birthday

Ronnie & David Parker in memory of Ronnie’s mother, Peggy Weiss

Ronnie & David Parker in memory of David’s mother, Beatrice D. Parker

Carol & Kenny Rubin in honor of Ronnie & Arthur Kirsch’s 50th Anniversary

PASSOVER WELFARE FUND

Phyllis & Franklin Bocian

Judith & Mark Drucker

Andrea Hirsch

BEIT MIDRASH, A HOUSE OF STUDY

Park Avenue Synagogue is anchored in tradition yet committed to innovation. This mission is expressed in our dedication to educating all our members from toddlers to centenarians!

COLLEGE CONNECTIONS FUND

Kathy & David Cook

Mark & Sue Neugebauer

CONGREGATIONAL SCHOOL FUND

Anonymous

James Caruso

Ellen & Joel Goldwasser in honor of Remi & Perry Maurer-Hollaender

Dena & Mark Hirsch in memory of Michael Gunsberg

PENN FAMILY ECC FUND

Stacy Bookman & Dan Zuk

Barbara Silverstein

Jostens Inc.

JEWISH CAMPING FUND

ADULT ENGAGEMENT FUND

Anonymous in memory of David Holtzman

Anonymous in honor of Ellen Alt

Debra & Stuart Abramovitz in memory of David Holtzman

Sheri & Clifford Bleustein

Darcy Dalton

Karen & Barry Frankel

Natalie & Gary Freiburger in memory of Rosalie Zwick

Ralph & Daniela Horn

Sharon Jablon

Joan Maisel Leiman in memory of her father, John Maisel

Barbara & Jeff Lerch in honor of Rabbi Zauzmer

Dr. Susan Metter

Rita Unger Moser & Nathan Moser in memory of Nathan’s mother, Belle Moser Joshua Schoen

Michele & Jerry Silber in memory of their friend, Jane Rosenblum

Michele & Jerry Silber in memory of Michele’s grandmother, Fannie May

Susan Smirnoff & Kirk Zachary in honor of Karen & Barry Frankel

Susan Smirnoff & Kirk Zachary in honor of Debra & Stuart Abramovitz

Susan Smirnoff in honor of Rosalyn Scheidlinger

Chris Smith & Linda Yarden in memory of Chris’ father, Michael Smith

Robin Taubin in memory of her mother, Arlene Livingston

Roberta & Arnold Ursaner in memory of Roberta’s mother, Pauline Smith

Ruth Lebovitz in memory of her mother, Florence Lebovitz

The Shimshak Family in memory of Bernard Shimshak

LIBRARY FUND

Sarah Gelber

Michele & Jerry Silber in memory of Aunt Eva Weisbrout

SHAPIRO AUDIO ARCHIVE FUND

Ethan Gologor in memory of his mother, Esther Gologor

YOUNG FAMILY EDUCATION FUND

Anonymous in honor of Arthur & Ronnie Kirsch

Addie Lerner & Alex Katz

Carol Schulweis in memory of her mother, Anita Morgenroth

YOUTH AND TEEN ENGAGEMENT FUND

Penny Abrams, PhD

Rebecca Raphael & Eric Feuerstein in memory of Michael Gunsberg

To make a donation to PAS, please visit pasyn.org/MakeAGift.

BEIT KNESSET, A HOUSE OF COMMUNITY

Park Avenue Synagogue is a vibrant community, committed to celebrating together, comforting one another, and doing mitzvot together.

Anonymous in honor of Mrs. Judith Schrager

Anonymous in memory of Barney White

Anonymous in memory of Dora White

Susan & Richard Arluck in memory of Fannie Eisinger

Susan & Richard Arluck in memory of Louis Eisinger

Constance Breslin in memory of her father, Eli Lane

Anne Corwin in honor of Nan & Howard Rubin

Darcy Dalton in honor of Nadine Habousha Cohen

Darcy Dalton in honor of Howard & Shereen Rutman

Lori & Mark Fife in memory of Lori’s father, Henry Rutman

Lori & Mark Fife in memory of Lori’s mother, Sherry Rutman

Sarah Gelber

BIKUR CHOLIM FUND

Anonymous (4)

Anonymous in memory of Philip Brenner

Anonymous in memory of Bob Steingut

Jordana & Michael Bales in memory of Jordana’s grandfather, David Baden

Andrea Hirsch in memory of her father, Kermit Hirsch

David Pollock in honor of Cheryl Fishbein

Ingrid Pruss in memory of Rabbi Y. Bensinger

Erica & Eric Schwartz in memory of Shirlee Rich Neustadter

Gerardo Schwarz in memory of Enrique Schwarz

Frances Stewart in memory of her mother, Ilse Hahn

FOOD PANTRY AND SOCIAL ACTION FUND

Anonymous (2)

Anonymous in memory of Joel Harvey Barish

Anonymous in memory of their father, Frans Benedick

Anonymous in memory of Alex Forman

Anonymous in memory of Bernard Forman

Anonymous in memory of Edith Forman

Anonymous in memory of Sheldon Forman

Anonymous in memory of Jack Goldberg

Anonymous in memory of Rose S. Greenburg

Anonymous in memory of William L. Greenburg

Anonymous in memory of Aharon Klieman

Anonymous in memory of Anna Pilistine

Anonymous in memory of Eric Portman

Iris Goodgold in memory of her mother, Sally Goodgold

Nadine Habousha Cohen

Deborah & Robert Hollander in honor of Rabbi Zauzmer

Joan & Martin Levenson in memory of Joan’s mother, Mildred L. Finkel

Joan & Martin Levenson in memory of Joan’s father, Nathan Levine

Paul & Joyce Levine in memory of the Yahrzeits of Martin & Goldie Levine

Sharon Oberman

Sharon Katz Pearlman & Ken Pearlman in memory of Rabbi David Lincoln

Carol Goldstein & Robert Raskin in memory of David Holtzman

Michele & Jerry Silber in memory of Jerry’s grandmother, Rose Silber

Michele & Jerry Silber in memory of Jerry’s father, Philip Silber

Michele & Jerry Silber in memory of Gussie Goldberg

Michele, Jerry & EJ Silber in memory of Chloe Silber

Esther & Joel Silver

Robin Stevens Vogel & Louis Vogel in honor of Alex Vogel’s birthday

James Williams & Susan Williams

Jean & Michael Zinn in honor of the birth of Sadie Wilson

MUSIC FUND

Anonymous

Anonymous in honor of the wedding of Jesse Epstein & Emily Bogdan

Anonymous in honor of Cantors Azi Schwartz & Mira Davis

Anonymous in memory of Jerome Rabinowitz

Anonymous in memory of Jeffrey Weiss

Carole & Arnold Bailis in memory of Katherine Ross

Susan Brunell

Michael Chernick in memory of Seth Chernick

Lisa & Larry Cohen in honor of Azi Schwartz

Lisa & Larry Cohen in honor of David Enlow

Wendy Gavis-Lainjo in memory of Helen L. Gavis (nee Schraeter)

Judy & Billy Greenblatt in memory of Shirlee Rich Neustadter

Ruth Fuchs Hallett

Barbara Hersh & Henry Campbell

Deborah & Robert Hollander

Yan Huang (Yochanan)

Barbara Julius in memory of her mother, Sadie Karshmer Julius

Carey Adina Karmel in honor of Anabelle Sherrill Kleinberg

Carey Karmel

Linda Klempner

Eileen Landau

Eva & Michael Leavitt in memory of Eva’s mother, Lillian Mittelman

Michael & Eva Leavitt in memory of Michael’s father, Milton Leavitt

Barbara & Jeff Lerch in honor of gratitude for all good things

Barbara & Jeff Lerch in honor of the joy of experiencing Shabbat services in person

Melvyn Miller in memory of Donald Bail

Stephanie L. Rakofsky in memory of Karen Levin Chwick

Burt Ray in honor of David Enlow & Azi Schwartz

Harriet Rice in memory of her father, Dr. Louis H. Nahum

Sheri & Jimmy Rosenfeld in honor of Shirlee Neustader

Janet Samuels in memory of her father, Morris Weisberg

EJ Silber in memory of their friend, Joshua Kuszel

Melissa & Sheldon Silberman

Julie & Jordan Solomon

Karen Spector

Gail Weinberg

Marcia Weinstein in honor of Cantor Azi Schwartz

Marshall Wise in honor of Cantor Azi Schwartz

Jean Miller & Michael Zinn

TIKKUN OLAM FUND

Anonymous

Anonymous in memory of Jill Stacy Harris

Anonymous in memory of David Holzman

Anonymous in honor of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Kirsch

Anonymous in memory of their sister, Patti Brenner Pellegrini

Anonymous in memory of their beloved parents

Dr. Barbara Baum

Darcy Dalton in honor of Allen Paisner

Patti & Wayne Fuchs in memory of Sylvia Tischler Hiat

Gail Furman in memory of David Holtzman

Debbie & Jeff Geller in honor of Jimmy Rosenfeld

Dena & Mark Hirsch in memory of Fred Kashan

Ann Lyons in memory of her father, Julius Moskowitz

The Schwartz -Cooley Family in memory of Ellen’s father, Albert Schwartz

Michele Silber in memory of her aunt, Evelyn Lefkowitz

The Talya Family

Dr. Marilyn Tobias in memory of her father, Henry Tobias

Roberta & Arnold Ursaner

Jodi Yellen & Family in memory of David Krieger

GENERAL FUND

Anonymous (16)

Anonymous in memory of Peter L. Berger

Anonymous in honor of Amy & Bob Bressman

Anonymous in memory of Shirley Feldman

Anonymous in memory of Michael Gunsberg

Anonymous (3) in memory of David Holtzman

Anonymous in memory of Leonard D. Kallman

Anonymous in honor of Ronnie & Arthur Kirsch’s anniversary

Anonymous in memory of Laura Lindeberg

Anonymous in honor of Jeff & Heller Moses

Anonymous in memory of Shirlee Rich Neustadter

Anonymous in memory of Martha Oberlander

Anonymous in memory Alice Turobiner

Anonymous in memory of Seymour Unterberg

Anonymous in memory of Abraham & Esther Wolotsky

Anonymous in honor of livestreaming

Anonymous in memory of my parents

Mort Abramson in honor of Livestreaming

Judith & Les Agisim

Irena & Albert Appel in memory of Albert’s father, Morris Appel

Francine Asher Holtzman in memory of David Mendoza

Jacqueline Awerman

Heather & Felix Baker in memory of Harrison Goldin

Babette & Robert Balis in memory of Babette’s mother, Julia Hoexter

JoAnn & Robert Bendetson

Dale & Max Berger

Stephanie & Warren Berger

Josephine Berger-Nadler

Sandra Bernstein in memory of Beverly Ritz

Nina Blemmer in memory of her grandmother, Sarah Glaantz

Barbara & Elliott Block in honor of livestreaming

Marilyn Bodner in memory of her father, Philip Shapiro

Anita Bollt in honor of livestreaming

Louise Braverman in memory of her sister, Vicki Alpert

Catherine & David Rothman Brous

Marc Bushell & Karen Bushell

Katherine & Jeffrey Chavkin in memory of Katherine’s mother, Janet Showe

David Chudnovsky in memory of Volf & Malka

Keith Codron

Bonnie & Jerry Cohen

Jonathan & Jennifer Cohen in memory of Samuel Cohen

Leslie & Mitchell Cohen in memory of Mitchell’s mother, Syma Cohen

Kathy & David Cook in honor of Kathleen’s birthday

Kathy Chazen

Susie & Arnold Davidov

Laura Denick & Kat McGlynn in memory of Bryan Limon’s grandmother & mother

Phyllis & Bernard Feinberg in memory of Bernard’s mother, Libby Feinberg

Carol & John Finley

Annette Fisher in memory of her father, Meilech Manoach

Julia Fishman in honor of her birthday

Lois Fried

Erica & David Friedman in memory of Michael L. Gunsberg, beloved father of Melissa Raskin

Eleanor Frommer in honor of Annette Sherman

Lila Frost

Beverly & Merrill Gassman

Terri & Stephen Geifman

Lauren Schor Geller & Marty Geller

Iona Ginsburg in memory of her father, Abraham Eugene Horowitz

Evelyn & Harry Goldfeier in honor of Ronnie & Arthur Kirsch’s 50th Anniversary

Philip & Abbey Goldstein in memory of their parents

Sally Goldstein

Beverly Greditor in honor of Ronnie & Arthur Kirsch’s 50th Anniversary

Muriel Haber in honor of livestreaming

Racheline G. Habousha in honor of Meryl Wiener & Barry Bryer

The Hanover Family in honor of Elliot Cosgrove

Yael Tzur Happ & Benjamin Happ

Pamela & Michael Issen

Beth Jacobs & Keith Gottesdiener in memory of Joseph Jacobs

Joel Jastromb

Jill & Ian Joffe

Stacey & Jeff Keller in memory of Howard Joseph Shurdut

Lisa & Martin Kohn in memory of Martin’s brother, Dr. Edward Kohn

Lisa & Martin Kohn in memory of Martin’s mother, Irene Kohn

Natasha & Richard Krupp

Philippe Laub in memory of Philippe’s wife, Julie Laub

Jennifer Litwak in honor of all that PAS does

Miriam London in memory of Miriam’s husband, Burton London

Sivia Loria in memory of her daughter, Nancy Samson Cohen

Sivia Loria in memory of her father, Samuel Warshauer

Ethel Magidson in memory of Sylvia & David Magidson

Patricia Marchewka

Mendelle Milston in memory of his father, Max Noble

Mendelle Milston in memory of his mother, Boscea

Robin & David Mitchell in memory of David’s mom, Florence Mitchell

Nicole Mutchnik

David Neuberger & Carol Neuberger

Nancy & Morris Offit in memory of their son, Daniel W. Offit

Morris Orden in memory of his grandfather, Morris King

Morris Orden in memory of his wife, Patricia Orden

Erin Ostrow

Jolie Bain Pillsbury in memory of Jeanne Rose Bain

Myra & Brian Pollack in memory of Brian’s sister, Doris Roberts

Arlene Rae & Charles Corby

Tara & Ken Rosenblum in memory of Ken’s mother, Rhoda Rosenblum

Anna & Leo Rosner

Sheldon & Corinne

Shereen & Howard Rutman in memory of Howard’s father, Henry Rutman

Shereen & Howard Rutman in memory of Howard’s mother, Sherry Rutman

Sylvan & Joan Schefler in memory of David Mendoza

Susan Schwartz & Howard Muchnick in memory of Howard’s mother, Sophie Muchnick

Susan Schwartz & Howard Muchnick in memory of Susan’s mother, Leila Schwartz

Florence Seligman in memory of her mother-in-law, Sophie Seligman

Sheryl & Michael Setzen in honor of Noah Ben-Dor becoming a Bar Mitzvah

Marilyn Simons

Deborah Sklar in honor of Brian & Myra Pollack

JoAnn & David Small

Stephanie Snyder in honor of livestreaming

Alan Solomon, M.D. in memory of his sister, Diane Solomon Kempler

Seymour Spiegel & Helen Spiegel in honor of livestreaming

Deena Swidler

Tamar

Michael S. Teitelbaum

Peter Till & Debra Till in honor of Ronnie & Arthur Kirsch’s wedding anniversary

Helene Torker in memory of her father, Morris Goldberg

Susan & Israel Unrad in honor of livestreaming & the Clergy

Nancy Weil in memory of Charlot Karesh

Tammy & Steven Weinfeld in memory of David Holtzman

Roslyn Weinrauch in honor of Rabbi Zuckerman’s son & his courageous service to the State of Israel

Arlene Weiss in memory of her husband, Joseph Weiss

Katherine Wells in memory of Jay Goldin

Jodi Green Werner & Craig Werner

Thea Wieseltier & Family in memory of Thea’s mother, Stella Wieseltier

Eva & Simion Zinreich

Roberta Zuckerman

DONATE ONLINE

Visit www.pasyn.org/MakeAGift

DONATE BY MAIL

Please mail your check to: Director of Development, Park Avenue Synagogue, 50 East 87th Street, New York, NY 10128. Make checks payable to Park Avenue Synagogue, and please designate a fund on your check.

DONATE VIA STOCK OR WIRE TRANSFER

Please contact the Development Office at development@pasyn.org.

MATCHING GIFTS

Many companies offer matching gift programs that will match gifts to Park Avenue Synagogue made by their employees and their spouses. Please check with your HR department to see if you can take advantage of this program.

For more information about all the ways to give to PAS, please contact Development at development@pasyn.org.

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