Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester The Ladder March/April 2023

WISHING YOU A VERY...

ADDAMS FAMILY PURIM

March 3-6 Purim Celebrations Page 4

March 12-26 Passover Events Page 6

April Series with Scholar-in-Residence

Rabbi Norman Cohen, Ph.D. Page 7

April 28 Israel Independence Day Celebration Page 10

And Jacob dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to the heavens...

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TEMPLE STAFF

JONATHAN JAFFE

Senior Rabbi

MAURA H. LINZER Rabbi-Educator

ELIZABETH STERNLIEB Cantor

GENNIFER KELLY Executive Director

RABBI NORMAN COHEN, Ph.D. Scholar-in-Residence

HOPE BLAUNER Early Childhood Director

RHONDA REGAN President

RABBI’S MESSAGE

Why We Travel With Our Teens

Here at Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester, the winter months often find our teen community embarking on educational journeys, accompanied by our clergy and staff. At the end of January, our 10th grade confirmation students traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Religious Action Center of the Reform Movement’s L’Taken Social Justice Conference, in which they joined 450 teens from throughout North America in learning about social activism, preparing and then delivering policy speeches to our congressional representatives and their staffs. Early February found our 11th and 12th graders heading West for a four-day Jewish exploration of Los Angeles, including the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance, the Beit Teshuvah Drug and Alcohol Addiction Center, Shabbat services at Ikar, and even havdalah outside of Disneyland. In March, it will be our 8th and 9th graders’ turn, spending a day and night in New York City engaged in educational and volunteerism activities, and of course, going out for dinner and a show.

Given our busy teen calendar, one might wonder why we spend so much time and resources engaging our post-B’nei Mitzvah community in this way. The simple answer is that we seek to invest in our teens by planting the seeds of positive Jewish memories and experiences. As one of my mentors once explained to me, years from now, our students will most likely not remember what they learned during their average day of Hebrew school. But that same student will always remember that time they volunteered at the Jewish Home for the Aged in New York City, spoke to their Congressperson in Washington, D.C., or spent the morning planting a garden next to the Watts Towers in Los Angeles (as seen below). These interactive opportunities lay the foundation for a positive Jewish identity which may be accessed and built further upon in later years. To that end, we view each trip as a sacred opportunity to strengthen our students’ confidence, connection and engagement with their Judaism. I am thankful to serve a congregation which supports such an investment.

One evening, our Los Angeles trip stopped for dinner around the Santa Monica Pier. Stepping away from the group, I was joined for dinner by two recent college graduates who themselves had earlier partaken in our teen program and trips. They spoke of their fond memories of our shared experiences and how grateful they felt to have participated in them. In turn, I reflected on how lucky I was to have twenty-something students who were excited to go out for dinner with their rabbi. I truly believe that this is how we build the Jewish future - by planting these moments of meaningful experience one at a time, from which fully formed Jewish individuals might emerge. As the Book of Deuteronomy is quoted in the Veahavta section of the prayer book:

“Take to heart these instructions with which I charge you this day. Impress them upon your children. Recite them both when you stay at home and when you are far away.”

(Deuteronomy 6:6-7)

So may it be with our own children.

L’Shalom, Rabbi Jaffe

11th & 12th Grade Jewish Los Angeles Trip

10th Grade Religious Action Center Trip

Disneyland

Meeting with Beth El graduates Eli Thaler and Ashley Wachtfogel

Paramount Studio Tour

Urban Gardening in Watts

Stop at the White House

Visiting the Supreme Court

CELEBRATE PURIM

Family Purim Shabbat

Friday, March 3

5:30 pm Tot Shabbat

6:00 pm Family Purim Shabbat Dinner

RSVP for dinner on our website: bethelnw.org/event/Purim/Dinner2023

7:15 pm Family Purim Shabbat Worship Service

Our Purim family service will be in the Social Hall this year. Join us for Purim music, revelry and to hear the megillah being read. First join us for a festive dinner at 6:00 pm. Our service will then start at 7:15 pm featuring our intergenerational choirs and special guest musicians as we sing favorite Purim and Shabbat songs together. A festive oneg following services will feature plenty of hamantaschen of different varieties.

School Purim Celebrations

Sunday, March 5

9:00-9:30 am Religious School Purim Tefilah

9:30-11:00 am ECC Purim Carnival in the Social Hall

11:00 am-12:30 pm RS Purim Carnival in the Social Hall

Purchase Unlimited Carnival Bracelets on our website: bethelnw.org/event/RS/PurimCarnival2023

Adult Education

Sunday, March 5

10:00-11:00 am Megillah Study and chanting with Rabbi Jaffe

Register for this event on our website: bethelnw.org/event/Megillah2023

Purim Adult Night Out

Monday, March 6

8:30 pm Purim Costume Party with Live Music at Exit 4 in Mt. Kisco

Get in the Purim spirit with an Adult Costume Party out on the town! Join members of Beth El, Bet Torah, and Shaaray Tefila for a kid-free evening of dressing up and drinking at Exit 4 in Mt. Kisco, from 8:30 to 11:00 pm. Enjoy live music, a cash bar, and a costume contest! Parking lot is a two minute walk from the party.

Register for this event: bethelnw.org/event/Purim/Party2023

MISHLOACH MANOT

Mishloach Manot Thank You

Thank you for participating in this year’s Mishloach Manot Purim Fundraiser. Your participation will help support the incredible work of our Religious School, which serves approximately 450 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. We also want to show our appreciation for the generous support of our sponsors:

Platinum Level: Bruce H. Goldberg Law Firm, P.C., The Brandoff Family, Taylored Menus, Art by Laurie, Tazza Café, Heavenly Hot Rods LLC., Mitchell M. Zeren, Chiropractor, LIFE TIME Chappaqua

Gold Level: Max Braun and Sons, Thirty Ink Media & Marketing, The Hillary’s Homes Team at Compass, Chappaqua Village Market, Hair Hive Salon & Dry Bar, Le Jardin Du Roi, The Bagel Emporium of Chappaqua, Drug Mart of Millwood

Silver Level: The King’s Scribe, Dodd’s Wine & Spirits, DeCicco & Sons Millwood

Friends: Scattered Books, Pizza Station, Taco Street, Stop & Shop Mt Kisco, BJ’s of Yorktown Heights

A special thanks goes to Co-Chair Laurie Levine for her custom artwork with our gift bags. We also want to thank the incredible Religious School Committee volunteers who helped us fundraise, pack, distribute, and deliver the Mishloach Manot Purim Bags. A special mention of gratitude is made to our RS Committee Co-Chairs, Melissa Bahr and Lindsay Finkler, for their support, and to Rabbi Linzer, Heather Satin, Gennifer Kelly, Jaclyn Dubray, Carmen Stevens, Leslie Aufieri-Schneiderman, and Jason Stringer for all of their assistance.

With much appreciation towards all, Sandra Stein, Laurie Levine, & Meryl Lefkowitz, Co-Chairs, Purim Fundraiser

BETH EL TAKES MANHATTAN SERIES

New York Historical Society’s “I’ll Have What She’s Having” Exhibit on Jewish Delis

Sunday, March 19

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Registration now open! Limited spaces available through March 10 deadline.

Exhibit tour with lunch to follow at nearby deli.

Join us at the New York Historical Society for a tour of “I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli that examines how Jewish immigrants, mostly from Central and Eastern Europe, imported and adapted traditions to create a uniquely American restaurant and reveals how Jewish delicatessens became a cornerstone of American food culture. The exhibition explores the food of immigration, the heyday of the deli in the interwar period, delis and Broadway, stories of Holocaust survivors and war refugees who worked in delis, the shifting and shrinking landscapes of delis across the country, and delis in popular culture.

More information and registration can be found on our website: bethelnw.org/event/Deli2023

CELEBRATE PASSOVER

Classic Passover Candy Fundraiser

Last day to order is March 12

Save yourself time and a trip to the supermarket by ordering your Passover candy through us! Macaroons for your grandkids. Fruit-Slices for your college student. Lollycones for lunch boxes. Chocolate matzah for you! Items ship anywhere OR pick up your sweets at the temple.

Order by March 12 and as an added bonus, 40% of sales will benefit TBE’s Religious School programs.

Full details on our website: bethelnw.org/passover-candy

How to Lead an Interactive Seder with Rabbi Jaffe

Sunday, March 26 at 9:15 am

The Passover Seder was initially envisioned as a lively evening of questions, discussion and story-telling. Join Rabbi Jaffe in discussing techniques to pique the interest and curiosity of participants of all ages. No previous knowledge necessary. Whether this is your first time hosting a seder or you are seeking to freshen your tried and true seder, please join us!

Register on our website: bethelnw.org/event/Passover/Interactive-Seder

Matzah Bake with Rabbi Jaffe

Sunday, March 26 at 1:00 pm

Make your own matzah for your Passover seder! Join Rabbi Jaffe in learning how to make kosher for Passover Matzah, mixing and baking within 18 minutes. Then bring the matzah to your Passover seder and wow your guests.

Space is limited, please sign up on our website: bethelnw.org/event/MatzahBake

Tikkun Olam Adult Community Service Project: Making Soup & Sandwiches for the Needy ECC Challah Bake

ADULT EDUCATION

What Does Judaism Say About? Exploring Jewish Views on Contemporary Issues with Rabbi Jaffe and Rabbinic Intern Madeleine Fortney

Given the myriad of issues confronting us today, it can be helpful to access Jewish sources to see how our sages dealt with such matters. Even the most specific modern issue can find precedence in Jewish history. And so we will dig into the heart of the matter on such crucial issues as gender, sex, abortion, gun control, and narcotics. Session with be taught jointly by Rabbi Jaffe and Rabbinic Intern Madeleine Fortney, with five sessions on Sunday mornings and two others on Shabbat afternoons, with breakfast or lunch offered. Please join us for all or any one of these lightning rod issues.

Register for each class on our website: www.bethelnw.org/AE/JudaismSay

Dates and topics:

What Does Judaism Say About Gun Control and Ethical Warfare? with Rabbi Jaffe

Sunday, March 19 at 9:15 am (with breakfast)

What Does Judaism Say About Gambling and Pornography? with Rabbinic Intern Madeleine Fortney

Saturday, April 22 at 12:00 pm (with lunch)

This series has been made possible by the Resnick Family Fund for Adult Jewish Studies.

Narrative Midrash: Pirkei d’Rabbi Eliezer: The Power and Relevance of Rabbinic Stores for our Lives with Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Norman Cohen, Ph.D.

The rabbinic recreation of biblical stories, referred to as Narrative Midrash, has been the most widely read, published and popular rabbinic texts over the centuries. In focusing on the powerful stories about the lives of biblical characters, these interpretive texts touched their readers deeply as human beings searching for meaning in their lives.

Come along on our interpretive journey as we immerse ourselves in Abraham’s conflicts regarding his son Ishmael, Jonah’s struggles with God’s commands and Rabbi Eliezer’s difficult relationship with his wealthy father and his brothers. Let us see how the power of their experiences can help us on our own personal journeys.

Register for each class on our website: www.bethelnw.org/adult-ed

Dates and topics:

Session 1: Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus: Family Dynamics and their Insights for our Lives

Tuesday evening, April 4, 7:30-9:00 pm

Session 2: The History of Jonah, the Prophet

Sunday, April 16, 12:00-1:30 pm

Session 3: The Story of Abraham and Ishmael

Sunday, April 23, 12:00-1:30 pm

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Religious School Year Ahead

By Melissa Bahr, TBE Member and

Religious School Parent

The Religious School and the Religious School Committee got off to a great start in 2023. We held a First Friday Shabbat Dinner with level participation for our Third Grade Students in January, and for our Fourth Grade students in February. Our Fourth Graders were excited to receive their personalized prayer books, which they’ll use at their B’nei Mitzvah in a few short years. Both dinners were extremely well attended by our families, and it’s been so much fun to all be together for dinner and seeing the kids up on the bima together. Our Religious School Committee just launched this year’s Purim Mishloach Manot Fundraiser, which helps congregants fulfill the mitzvah of wishing one another a “Happy Purim.” We really love how this helps connect members of our congregation to one another in celebration AND raises money for programs and supplies for our Religious School. We hope even more members participate this year than ever have before!

As we had hoped, this year has been all about in-person programs for our members of all ages. The Youth Activities Committee has hosted many after school activities for our students. The latest was an Art Program led by congregant Melissa Levine for our Kindergarten and First Grade students. We’re currently planning a Mom’s Night Out for March 14th at Hacienda La Paloma in Mount Kisco. We’re excited to get together for wine, nibbles and even a fun raffle! And the clergy has been able to lead many Adult and Parent Education Programs. Parents of Kindergartners, Second Graders and Sixth Graders have all been invited to participate in Parent Ed while their children attended school in December and January. In February, we will have Fifth Grade Parent Ed on the 9th, and Fourth Grade Family Ed on the 14th. And on February 11th, Rabbinic Intern Madeleine Fortney will be leading the next conversation in the on-going series “Exploring Jewish Views on Contemporary Issues.” This discussion will focus on Gender and Sex.

The students participated in many exciting programs to enrich their curriculum. Our youngest learners, kitanim-first grade, had a special Tu B’shevat concert, as we welcomed guest musician Carla Friend to perform. Our second graders had a visit by an archaeologist to discuss the difference between artifacts and fossils, and what it teaches is about the Jewish communities in which they lived. Our third graders have been hard at work on creating their L’dor V’dor plays, and our fourth graders welcomed a sofer, a Torah scribe, to learn about the process of writing a Torah scroll. Our fifth graders wrapped up their Am Yisrael program with a fashion show, where they dressed up their teachers to represent different ethnic groups in Israel. Our 6th graders’ unit on keeping kosher culminated with a visit from a mashgiach and a scavenger hunt at ShopRite. Our seventh graders kicked-off their Holocaust gallery walk program, a three week long series featuring the Holocaust stories of Beth El members. Our eight and ninth graders enjoyed a night of hibachi, while our older students embarked on their overnight trips to the Religious Action Center in DC and a trip to Jewish LA.

Finally, we’d like to congratulate Heather Satin for being accepted into the Israel Education Fellowship in partnership with The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. We’re excited to hear about all she is learning about Israel and global Judaism.

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

Shabbat Shalom

By Hope Blauner, TBE ECC Director & Emily Kreiner, Assistant Director

Fridays mark the end of the school week at the ECC, and each Friday our school comes together to celebrate Shabbat. During this special time our school is transformed, and an energy radiates throughout the building. Children walk into the classroom and are greeted by a bubbly “Shabbat Shalom!” from their teachers, and they eagerly ask which parents are coming in to share a book and celebrate the Shabbat child. Shabbat bags hang from the hooks outside the classroom, filled with artwork from the week and fresh challahs that go home with some children. Friday energy feels different in our community.

Soon after arrival in the classrooms each group of children lines up to gather in the sanctuary. We are so fortunate to be able to celebrate together in this beautiful space after so much time apart during COVID. Throughout the hallways you see children carrying their instruments – guitars, shakers, tambourines – eager to be part of the Shabbat Band. Classes of children and their teachers wave to each other as they file into the Sanctuary and go to their spots on the floor or the pews. Parents join their children and sit together, ready to share this special time with their children and friends.

As soon as the school is gathered together the music begins. Rabbi Jaffe, Rabbi Linzer and Cantor Sternlieb take turns leading the community in song from the bimah, with the Shabbat Band front and center, playing along. Favorite songs like Bim Bom and There’s a Dinosaur are sung every week, and other songs are on rotation. Holidays are discussed, and stories are told. The energy settles as the prayers over the candles, wine and challah are recited and you can feel the appreciation of being together. We leave the sanctuary class by class, singing Shalom Chaverim, goodbye to our friends.

Back in the classrooms children enjoy a special snack of challah and grape juice, and wooden candlesticks and flowers decorate the tables. Snack feels different on Shabbat, as the week comes to a close. Children empty their tzedakah from the week into their classroom collection, the jingle of coins getting louder as the jar moves around the circle. Every few weeks the class takes a walk to the ECC office to add their class tzedakah to the big container of coins that the preschool has collected. This year the money will be donated to the Cottage School, and our children begin to learn about mitzvahs, and how to help others in the community.

Shabbat allows us a chance to slow down, to reflect on the week, to spend time as a community, and to feel grateful for one another. We look forward to seeing you in the sanctuary celebrating with your child and their classmates this year!

Attention TBE Teens

Looking for an amazing job this summer?

If you’re 18 or older and have experience working with children, become a camp counselor at the Early Childhood Center.

To set up an interview, please contact Hope Blauner, Director at hblauner@bethelnw.org.

TBE ECC HIGHLIGHTS

March 3 Tot Shabbat at 5:30 pm

5 Purim Carnival for ECC Families 9:30-11:00 am

17 Staff Development Day-School Closed

27-28 Picture Day

April 3-7 Spring Recess-School Closed

21 Parent/Teacher Conferences-School Closed

SPECIAL SHABBAT SERVICES

Shabbat Worship Service with Speaker Kayla Ship, Vice President and Program Director of Keshet Tours

Friday, March 17 at 7:15 pm

We are excited to welcome the Vice President and Program Director of Keshet tours, Kayla Ship, to provide a first-person account of the political controversy currently taking place in Israel regarding the judicial reform proposed by the newly elected government. As Israel has witnessed massive protests and emotional debates over this issue, we look forward to Kayla’s insight as both an educator and Israeli political activist. Please join us!

Yom Ha’atzma’ut Shabbat

Friday, April 28

5:00 pm Shabbat Dinner for 7th Grade Families

6:00 pm Congregational Yom Ha’atzma’ut Dinner

RSVP for dinner on our website: bethelnw.org/event/YH2023

7:15 pm Shabbat Worship Service with 7th Grade Participation

8:15pm Israel Themed Oneg

TIKKUN OLAM

Caring Committee 2023 Book Drive

This year’s Caring Committee Book Drive is in support of the Ossining Children’s Center and Ossining Open Door

These are the kinds of books we ask to be donated:

• Children’s Picture Books, hard or soft cover (Pre-K through 2nd Grade)

• Middle Grade Chapter Books and Young Adult Books (ages 12-18)

• Series Books such as Henry and Mudge; Harry Potter; Goosebumps; Thomas the Train; Twilight series, Dragon books; Clue books; Cam Jansen; Amelia Bedelia; Mike Lupica Sports books; Beverly Cleary books; Wimpy Kid; Christopher Sports books; Capt. Underpants; Junie B. Jones; Ivy and Bean; Clifford the Dog; Judy Mood

Please Note: No Adult Books should be donated.

Please bring your books to the temple where boxes will be located for donations from April 17-23 in the main lobby.

WE CAN ONLY ACCEPT NEW OR GENTLY READ BOOKS!

The Caring Committee and volunteers will be sorting and packing the books April 25-27. Come join us and be a part of this exciting annual project!

Any questions? Please contact one of the Caring Committee Co-Chairs listed below:

Penny Hamlet (914) 953-9029 Rachel Rosin (914) 523-9784

JOYS & SORROWS

RECENT GIFTS

December 10, 2022 – February 10, 2023

Cantor’s Discretionary Fund

David & Sharon Abrams in memory of William F. Abrams

Samantha and Jordan Cohen in honor of Charlotte Cohen for her Brit bat

Seth & Michelle Kruglak in honor of Jake Kruglak’s Bar Mitzvah

Caring Community Fund

Jonathan & Maxine Ferencz in memory of Ronald Feldman

Michael & Judith Gewitz in memory of Zelma Lipshutz

Clergy’s Discretionary Fund

Valerie Berman in memory of Julian Juster

Scott & Elissa Drassinower in memory of Lois Mann

Joan Saslow in memory of Edward Klagsbrun

Flower Fund

Robert & Nadia Bernstein in memory of David Colin

Alan Gerstein in memory of Irwin Gerstein and Myrna Pitman

Jeffrey & Debra Geller in memory of Loretta Geller

Arlen & Kathryn Goldberg in memory of Mandel J. Kramer

Arlen & Kathryn Goldberg in memory of Sylvia Goldberg

Richard & Lucille Goldsmith in memory of Lisa Grubel

Kevin & Michele Gregson in memory of Jack Wohl

Stan & Penny Hamlet in memory of Hilda Friedlander

Jordan Isaacson in honor of Phil Isaacson

David & Michelle Katz in memory of Theodore Stuzin

Brian & Erika Marshall in memory of Sidney Marshall

Benjamin & Rachel Rosin in memory of Alexander Treitelman

Richard & Dianne Spitalny in memory of Sam Press

Richard & Dianne Spitalny in memory of William Spitalny

Craig & Diane Thaler in memory of Harriet Heller

Edward Wilders Jr & Rachel Wilders in memory of Lawrence Gruberg

Steve & Carol Wolk in memory of Gerald Walter Thurer

Israel Action Special Fund

Marshall & Nancy Schiff in memory of Florence Schiff Goldstein

Adrienne Shiloff in memory of Bertha Schwartz

Lee and Richard Laster Special Fund

Sandra Klein in memory of Arthur Klein

Rabbi Educator Discretionary Fund

Seth & Michelle Kruglak in honor of Jake Kruglak’s

Bar Mitzvah

YAHRZEITS

March 1-4

Elaine Abrams Nehemiah

Frances Bloom

Harvey Golubock

Gabriele Grunebaum

Dyke Kolbert

Rita Lerman

Carole Levine Rogers

Morton Pechman

Morris Robin

Wallye Rosenbluth

Lea Elizabeth Spielman

Pearl Tenzer

Abraham Vielie

Ruth Winner

Daniel Wolchok

Sarah Bloom Wortman

March 5-11

Gertrude Adelsberg

Florence Benzer

Sarah Bloom

Dolly Brickman

Rochelle Cirin

Anna Figowsky

Joel Friedman

Lottie Gordon

Andrea Halperin

Seymour Herrick

Sheila Horowitz

Max Jaffe

Barbara Johnson

Beatrice Katcher

Ruth Kaufman

Ralph Kemler

Muriel Kessler

Linda Kimelman

Anna Levine

Rhoda Levy

Selma Lipman

Richard H. Nadel

Barbara Ocko

Jacki Pearlman

Ned Rose

Greta Rosenblum

Milton Rubin

Sondra Wagshul

Robert Yablans

March 12-18

Roberta Abrams

Nancy Masry Alani

Harold Altman

Anita Bachenheimer

Abraham Badler

Herbert Bernstein

Oscar Brenman

Bertha Breslau Harrison

Harry I. Davis

Harry Elkin

Jerry Figowsky

Rose Ginsburg

Nataline Gruenfeld

Helen Horowitz

Ruth (Rifka) Katz

Gertrude Katz

Conrad Lifschen

Ethel Missenblatt

Sandra Portnoy

Mildred Resnick

Stella Kohn Saslow

David Scolnick

Dora Shapiro

Robert Tauber

Joseph Wirth

Joseph Wolff

Beverly Zymet

March 19-25

Fred Becker

Samuel Stanley Besen

Phyllis Biren

Elaine Bleetstein

Charlotte Brotz

Dorothy Cole

Hilde Collins

Herbert J. Davis

Joan Epstein

Mordeci Friedel

Eunice Fullam

Sidney Gersten

Leon Glassgold

Joseph Goldfarb

Dorothy Isaac

Howard Lerner

James S. Lewis

Walter Mintz

Leonard Nadel

Mona Paster

Robert Ross

Lillian Ruzow

Ethel Schmeltz

Henrietta Treitelman

Benjamin Weiss

March 26-April 1

Samuel Ackerman

Howard Agatston

Ethel R. Baron

Monroe W. Bleetstein

Mildred Byck

Irving Cohen

Howard Cohen

Benjamin Ehrlich

Joan Ferencz

Allan Finkel

Charles Fried

Fannie Ginsburg

Abraham Girshek

Ernest Gleit

Gertrude Goldsmith

Florenie Hydecker

Herbert Herbie Katz

Rachel Klein

Bernard Leff

Ruth Litwak

Minnie Marron

Nancy Narva

Betty Rosenberg

Dora Rosenzweig

JOYS & SORROWS

March 26-April 1 (Continued)

Julius Schachter

Felix Schnur

Samuel Schwartz

Janet Shields

Samuel Shrager

Harold Sitver

Carole Smiley

Alan Young

April 2-8

Murray Ackerman

Susan Baier

Michael Beck

Barbara Blaustein

Helen Borchard

Joel David “Kip” Borisky

Mikki Davis Schneider

Max Findling

George Fullam

Toni Axler Ginsberg

Sheldon Goldstein

Florence Greenwald

Gerard Kessler

Samuel J. Kimmel

Howard Litvack

Sylvia Pastor

Joseph Perloff

Boris Rosenzweig

Robert Saltzman

Joseph Schagrin

Marie Spevack

Annette Stiglitz

Diane Thurer

Bernard Vexler

Hannah Wolff

James Yussim

Sidney Zenker

April 9-15

Doris Ackerman

Muriel Adler

Mary Benjamin

Jewell Ruth Brody

Myrna Clyman

Suzanna Cohen

Julian Antonio Duran Sr.

Arlene Eisner

Ralph Gefsky

Sandra Gleit

Rose Goldman

Sydelle (Syd) Gottlieb Ornstein

Igal Itzhaky

Milena Jelinek

Gertrude Kaplan

Pearl Lavender

Geraldine Lazarus

Sandra Levine

Rose Levitt

Mildred Linzer

Irving Pastor

Milton Perloff

Frida Schnellenberg

Jakob Schnellenberg

Thomas Schreiber

Evie Schwartz

Norma Ruby Sorrel

Martin Stern

Richard Tumpowsky

April 16-22

Lucille Altman

Doug Barden

Michael Bass

Harold Bernstein

Oscar Buchman

Warren Bunshaft

Judy Cooper

Morris Dobkin

Martin Fass

Barbara Feibus

Stanley Gottesfeld

Erich Grunebaum

Walter Hamlet

Samuel Liber

Martin Manasse

Stanley Mendelowitz

Ida Dee Moore

Alexander Pollak

Betty Rifkin

Sidney Rosenbaum

Clare Rush

Jeffrey Salant

Meyer Siegel

Natalie Smith

Henry Smith

Abraham Spitalny

Hilde Stern

Milton Zimmerman

April 23-29

Etta Brotz

Ronald Finger

Harry Fisher

Bernard Fishman

Abraham Glazer

Heather Handler

Kurt Jacobson

Lillian Kaufman

Sydelle Kesselman

Sarah Kimmel

Morris C. Klein

Sam Lefkowitz

Lillian Lessler

Nathan Levine

Adam Litwak

Dorothea Ochser

Harold Paster

Morris Raskin

Daniel Raylesberg

Louis Routman

Benjamin Saslow

Irving Sisman

Miriam Spitalny

Louis Tulbowitz

Murray Waksman

George Wilders

April 30

Lorraine Berger

Berry (Dov) Pearlman

Senior Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Richard & Betsey Corbin in honor of the Wedding of Sami & Ryan

Sandra Klein in memory of Arthur Klein

Seth & Michelle Kruglak in honor of Jake Kruglak’s Bar Mitzvah

Perry Levine in memory of Mildred Frisch

Marshall & Nancy Schiff in memory of Julian Juster

Brach & Hedy Simpson in honor of our Granddaughter

Harper Rose Schuck Baby Naming

Tali and Josh Strom in honor of Yael Frenkel-Jaffe

Tikkun Olam/Social Justice Fund

Michele Gershwin in memory of Joan Scott

Tributes

Jeffrey & Barbara Becker in memory of Ray Glickman

Lauren Nauser in honor of Leslie Hinderstein’s 60th Birthday

Roger Klepper in memory of Carol Wasserman Klepper

Joan Kolbert in memory of Arthur Axelrod

Joan Kolbert in memory of Mildred Axelrod

Douglas & Judith Phillips in memory of Arthur Meyers

Douglas & Judith Phillips in memory of Ida Meyers

Douglas & Judith Phillips in memory of Malvina Phillips

Douglas & Judith Phillips in memory of Raymond Phillips

Richard & Dianne Spitalny – wishing Melissa Baten a Speedy Recovery

Youth Program Fund

Steven Ross & Francine Falk-Ross in memory of Richard Falk

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Heartfelt Condolences to

Judy Fuhrer

on the death of her mother, Sherrie Schwartz

Brad Jacobs

on the death of his father, Barry Jacobs

Michael Mann

on the death of his mother, Lois Mann

Gloria Narvaez-Newman on the death of her father, Angel R. Narvaez

Jill Urban

on the death of her mother, Joan Scott

TEMPLE DIRECTORY

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TELEPHONE EXTENSIONS

1311 Senior Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe

1121 Rabbi-Educator Maura H. Linzer

1316 Cantor Elizabeth Sternlieb

1321 Gennifer Kelly, Executive Director

1221 Hope Blauner, Early Childhood Center Director

1222 Emily Kreiner, ECC Assistant Director

1220 Cari Lynch, Administration Assistant to ECC Director

1323 Jaclyn Trustman-Dubray, Administrative & Life-Cycle Coordinator

1320 Leslie Aufieri-Schneiderman, Communications Director

1312 Carmen Stevens, Development Coordinator

1325 Jason Stringer, Building Operations Manager

1122 Heather Satin, Religious School Assistant Principal

1110 Joni Gehebe-Kellogg, Youth Coordinator

1300 Life-Cycle Emergency

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WE ARE AN INCLUSIVE CONGREGATION

Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester appreciates the rich diversity of the Jewish community and invites all who seek a connection to Jewish life to join us. We encourage participation of interfaith couples and families as well as people of all backgrounds, ages, financial means, sexual orientations and gender identities. We welcome children and adults with disabilities and their families. We strive to ensure that our programs and facilities are accessible to all and to accommodate special needs.

The synagogue is a kehilah kedoshah — a sacred community. Like a sukkah, it is constructed of many different branches woven together: the married and the unmarried, single parents, grandparents, non-Jewish spouses and those of all sexual orientations. The broader the sukkah’s reach, the more tightly its branches are woven, the stronger it stands. So too the synagogue: the greater the variety of people welcomed within it, the closer they feel to one another, the stronger the temple stands.

Senior Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe jjaffe@bethelnw.org

Rabbi-Educator Maura H. Linzer mlinzer@bethelnw.org

Cantor Elizabeth Sternlieb esternlieb@bethelnw.org

Executive Director Gennifer Kelly

executivedirector@bethelnw.org

Director of Early Hope Blauner

Childhood Center hblauner@bethelnw.org

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS

Rhonda Regan President

Marc Fried Executive Vice President

Lisa Crandall Vice President

Meryl Lefkowitz Vice President

Sarah Lieb Vice President

Jennifer Pariser Vice President

Kelly Aidekman Treasurer

Pam Klein Secretary

TRUSTEES

Term Expires 2023

Larry Block

Alyssa Garnick Lerner

Pam Goldfarb

Norma Klein

Art Saltzman

Stephanie Saltzman

Debbie Samberg

Term Expires 2024

Evan Cohen

Gary Munowitz

Stacey Pfeffer

Melissa Singer

Stacey Stambleck

Diane Thaler

Term Expires 2025

Vanessa Baker

Gregg Diller

Janet Levy

Jill Liebman

Amy Robin Immediate Past President

Past Presidents, Honorary Members of the Board

Steve Adler

Richard Albert

Lisa Davis

Melvin Ehrlich

Ernest M. Grunebaum

Barry Meisel

Gloria Meisel

William Pollak

David Ruzow