The Ladder - May/June 2023

CELEBRATING A DECADE

WITH RABBI LINZER

May 5 Service Honoring Rabbi Linzer and Religious School Teachers Page 3

May 7 Farm-to-Table Celebration Honoring Rabbi Linzer Page 3

May 26 Confirmation Shabbat Page 7

Summer Highlights Calendar Page 9

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

220 SOUTH BEDFORD ROAD CHAPPAQUA, NY 10514

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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

Whither Leviticus?

The months of late winter and early spring bring us to the book of Leviticus, from which the Torah is read at this time of the year. Among the most ancient parts of the Torah’s canon, Leviticus focuses on the sacrificial cult of the tabernacle and the role of the priests who preside over it. The book also provides a glimpse into the diagnoses and rituals offered in response to various maladies. Thus generations of Bar and Bat Mitzvah students have been assigned to write their commentaries on details of skin disease, seminal emissions and various forms of fungi. At a certain point, we might ask the question, why do we continue to read such an archaic text?

Early leaders of the Reform movement certainly concurred. At the height of classical Reform Judaism, many synagogues opted to remove the book of Leviticus from the cycle of Torah readings. Instead, the prophetic calls for justice and righteousness found in the books of Jeremiah and Isaiah were emphasized. But over time, even the most extreme reformers returned to this much maligned text. Here at Temple Beth El, we give Leviticus no less of a spotlight than any other book of the Torah. Why? I’d like to offer a few reasons.

First, by definition, wisdom literature is made up of those texts that confront and prompt us towards further examination. We don’t read the Torah because it is easy or easily digestible. We do so because it often perplexes and often vexes us. Our commentators go to great lengths to make the text relatable, sometimes contorting themselves to make their point. So too do we benefit from struggling with a text that challenges our notion of holiness and how one relates to God.

Second, as foreign as it might seem, the book of Leviticus offers the foundation and underpinnings for much of the Judaism we celebrate today. As sacrifice eventually gave way to prayer, this new form of worship maintained the structure and function of its sacrificial forbearer. One cannot fully understand the nuances of Jewish prayer without Leviticus’ depiction of relating to God. The same can be said for rituals of kashrut and holiday observance. Leviticus might not look like the Judaism we practice today, but without it, we would not have inherited the vibrant rituals which we utilize.

Third, while it may seem foreign to us, Leviticus represents a remarkable step forward from ancient views of illness, in which the patient was often seen as demonically possessed or cursed. Leviticus takes the brave step of separating the patient from any sense of guilt or unworthiness. Instead, Leviticus sees the patient as the victim of random misfortune and offers clear and transparent rituals to allow for the individual to fully reenter society.

Finally, Judaism has thrived for centuries by holding on to all texts and viewpoints, even when representing the minority opinion. We learn from this that something can be learned from every person and every experience, and that we dishonor this inheritance by deleting those elements that seem distasteful in any given age. The Torah is full of seemingly disdainful elements, including slavery, genocide and bigotry. But none of us can understand who we are without knowing from where we have come. And so even the most foreign elements of the Torah bring us closer to understanding the full story of our people.

And so in these months of April and May, may we be encouraged to challenge ourselves with this most ancient, perplexing and challenging of texts. And should you feel lost, know that yet another generation of B’nei Mitzvah students are being called to the bimah, one week at a time, to shed light on their textual inheritance. If they can do it, so can we!

Happy reading, Rabbi Jaffe

RABBI LINZER’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Religious School Spring Update

By Amanda Garfinkle, TBE Member and Religious School Parent

Spring has sprung and our Religious School students and families have been abuzz with activities this season, especially around the observation of the Purim and Pesach holidays. It was wonderful to see our community come together for so many chances to celebrate the holidays, whether it was the Purim Carnival, Shabbat services, or the in-school Seders. Religious School Moms also got in on the festivities, gathering as a community on March 28th for our annual Mom’s Night Out event at Hacienda la Paloma.

Our two spring school fundraisers were wildly successful and this year’s annual Mishloach Manot Fundraiser was actually the most successful one to date - raising ever important funding for our school. Participation was at 26%, the highest rate yet, and over $29,000 was raised, almost double the amount raised last year. It was so exciting to see all the hard work put in by our parent volunteers make this goal a reality and we are so grateful to the efforts of Sandra Stein, Laurie Levine and Meryl Lefkowitz.

In early March, the 8th and 9th graders participated in an overnight weekend trip to the city and truly got a taste of the Big Apple, in every sense of the word. Foodie destinations ranged from outings to Shake Shack to the Hard Rock Cafe. Students attended a Big East Game at MSG. On Sunday, the group joined a Jewish Williamsburg Tour, which focused both on Hasidic life and touched on the Hipster world, which is now a bona fide part of Williamsburg culture. Some stops included Keap Street Synagogue, the first synagogue in Brooklyn; Lee Avenue, and the Hasidic commercial center. Before returning to Westchester, the tour ended on a truly delicious note, with a Brooklyn Sandwich Tour. Needless to say, the students returned with a new appreciation for Jewish life in the city and boroughs, as well as full stomachs!

On Sunday, March 19th, the 2nd graders had the opportunity to experience Jewish archaeological history at the Jewish Museum in New York City. They were given a private tour and learned about the mosaic designs that retold the story of our past as well as an archaeological dig simulation. Students were also able to sketch artifacts that they learned about and compared oil lamps from different time periods: how the design and quality changed over time, which their tour guide compared to the development of technology. The children made mosaic pieces and had a great time learning with their religious school friends. 2nd graders have spent a lot of time studying the artifacts in different synagogues around the world and this was an exciting and meaningful correlation to their second grade curriculum.

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

This March, we were excited to welcome back Greg Nemec, the art teacher at Pleasantville High School, for a new unit on Marc Chagall. The 5th grade students learned about Marc Chagall and then spent two days designing landscapes in the style of his artwork. The unit culminated in a field trip to Union Church in Pocantico Hills: “Stained-glass windows by European masters, commissioned by the Rockefeller family, adorn this unassuming country church. Henri Matisse’s last commissioned work, the Rose Window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall create a dramatic combination of light and color, art and spirituality. Step inside and be inspired.”

Last but certainly not least, the Religious School Seders took place the last week of March, coordinated by parent and teen volunteers. The Kitanim-3rd grade students enjoyed a candy seder, while the older students participated in a model seder, which was a great opportunity for them to review the format of the seder alongside their peers.

Exploring your Family’s Jewish Identity and Interfaith Parenting

Friday, May 5 at 9:15 am with Facilitators Rabbi Jaffe and Ellen Weisberg, WJCS Social Worker

Please join us for a discussion about deepening your family’s connection to your Jewish identity. Interfaith couples, parents who became Jewish through conversion, or parents who are interested in expanding on Jewish values for their family are welcome to join our dialogue. We will talk about celebrating multi-faith traditions, fostering family rituals and integrating Jewish values as we raise our children, through a developmental lens with a focus on resilience and empathy.

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

The Year in Review

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

It’s hard to believe the school year is almost over at the ECC. The end of the year brings warmer weather, blooming flowers, longer days and a sense of reflection. This school year brought normalcy back to children’s and family’s lives as parents were welcomed into the building to drop off and pick up their children, masking was eliminated, and shabbat was celebrated weekly as a community. We asked the experts themselves, the ECC children, for their highlights of the year.

What is your favorite work time or center time activity?

Children in the 2’s: playing with the babies, building with magna-tiles, using pencils, playing with playdough, painting at the easel

Children in the 3’s: playing in the kitchen, building with blocks and magna-tiles, making art

Children in the 4’s: coloring, painting at the easel, building with blocks

What is your favorite classroom job?

Children in the 3’s: line leader, calendar helper

Children in the 4’s: line leader, on-call

What is your favorite part of outdoor play?

Children in the 2’s: riding the trikes and playing in the big playground

Children in the 3’s: playing in the big playground, going down the slide, digging in the sandbox

Children in the 4’s: playing in the mud kitchen, riding trikes, going down the slide in the big playground, swinging on the tire swing with my friends

What do you like to play during indoor recess?

Children in the 2’s: riding trikes in the social hall

Children in the 3’s: riding trikes in the social hall, jumping on the Jungle Jumparoo in the indoor playroom

Children in the 4’s: riding on the trikes in the social hall, jumping on the Jungle Jumparoo in the indoor playroom

What is your favorite snack?

Children in the 2’s: goldfish, cheese, crackers

Children in the 3’s: veggie sticks, cucumbers, wheat thins, blueberries

Children in the 4’s: goldfish, wheat thins

What did you like best about art with Gabby?

Children in the 2’s: hearing her play the kalimba

Children in the 3’s: using clay, making shape prints, using painting tools like sponges

Children in the 4’s: painting with rollers and scrapers, using clay

Which song do you like best?

Children in the 2’s: Build a House

Children in the 3’s: the frog song, Shalom Chaverim

Children in the 4’s: Bim Bom, Smelly in the Belly Gefilte Fish

Which enrichments did you like best?

Children in the 2’s: staying for lunch

Children in the 3’s: cooking, yoga

Children in the 4’s: art studio

What do you love most about Shabbat?

Children in the 2’s: challah

Children in the 3’s: challah

Children in the 4’s: singing songs, drinking “wine” and eating challah

We wish you a wonderful summer, thank you for an incredible year at the ECC!

Religious School Appreciation Shabbat Service

Friday, May 5 at 7:30 pm

Don’t miss our annual Teacher Appreciation Shabbat, with a special tribute to honor Rabbi Maura Linzer! Join us as we thank our Religious School teachers and Madrichim (teen teachers) for all of their hard work this year.

Shabbat Service with Board Installation

Friday, June 2 at 7:15 pm

Our congregation is honored to welcome our newest board members to their positions and to express our gratitude to those taking on leadership roles. We will also thank those stepping off the board for their years of service.

Congratulating our new and renewing officers: Marc Fried

Stephanie Saltzman

Kelly Aidekman

Lisa Crandall

Meryl Lefkowitz

Sarah Lieb

Jennifer Pariser

Amanda Garfinkle

Debbie Rebell Moss

Welcome to the Board of Trustees: Alice Kraus

Laura Milano

Continuing service on the board for a new term: Larry Block

Pam Goldfarb

Norma Klein

Shabbat Service with Confirmation

Friday, May 26 at 7:15 pm

Congratulations to our Confirmands:

Olivia Berk

Jonah Glass

Milo Gold

Harper Margolies

Grayden Merkow

Nick Natale

Zach Paschkes

Lucas Saland

Jack Saletan

Hayden Stambleck

Jessica Stern

Jared Stuart

Jonah Wein

Pam Klein

Debbie Samberg

Thank you for those board members whose term is ending:

Alyssa Garnick Lerner

Art Saltzman

Most thanks to Rhonda Regan for her years of service as Board President. Rhonda will now serve as Immediate Past President.

ADULT EDUCATION

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.

Tuesday, May 2, 7:30-9:00 pm

Topic: The Story of Abraham and Ishmael

Join us on the final session of this 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.

Please register on website: www.bethelnw.org/adult-ed

Tacos and Torah with Rabbi Jaffe

Monday, June 5 at 6:00 pm

The Taco Project, 465 Bedford Road, Pleasantville

We hope to mix our love of learning and eating with a new limited series, Tacos and Torah, to be held at The Taco Project in Pleasantville. Order your tacos, chips and margarita. Then join Rabbi Jaffe and your Beth El neighbors in an informal discussion on Jewish text. All ages welcome. Salud!

TIKKUN OLAM

Get Involved in our Efforts to Settle a Refugee Family in Westchester

We are looking for folks to work in tandem with leadership from First Congregational Church towards helping us to resettle a Ukrainian refugee family in our area. With many thanks to Reset Westchester and Norma Mann Klein, we have the expertise and infrastructure in place. We group will coordinate efforts to help the family get housing, furnishings, food, healthcare, education for the kids, language studies for the adults, jobs, transportation, in other words, everything one needs to live in the USA. If you are interested in learning more about this deeply meaningful opportunity, please email Dick Goldsmith DGoldsmith@horah.com

ISRAEL TRIP

Winter Break Congregational Trip to Cuba

with Rabbi Jaffe

Dec 25, 2023 – January 1, 2024

After an eight year absence, our congregation is returning to Cuba this December. Join us as we make our way from Havana to Trinidad, Cienfuegos and beyond, taking in the cultural highlights, natural beauty and visiting with members of the Jewish community. We will also bring donated goods to the Jewish community of Havana, which serves as a distribution point for medical and education supplies. As travel to Cuba is currently limited to religious groups, we look forward to taking advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity to visit the Cuban people and the beautiful island they call home.

Full details and booking information can be found on this website: bethelnw.org/cuba

SUMMER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

JOYS & SORROWS

RECENT GIFTS

February 11 – March 31, 2023

Betty & Jack Bader Adult Education Fund

Elaine Goldstein in memory of Cliff Ray

Sylvia Waksman in memory of Cliff Ray

Cantor’s Discretionary Fund

David & Sharon Abrams in memory of William F.

Abrams

Jordan & Samantha Cohen in honor of Charlotte

Cohen’s Brit Bat

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

Evana & Zachary Levine in honor of Hallie’s naming ceremony

Marshall & Nancy Schiff in memory of Barbara Juster

Andrew & Lisa Shaiken in honor of Korie & Elexa’s B’Not Mitzvah

Caring Community Fund

Jeffrey & Barbara Becker in memory of Fred Becker

Michael & Judith Gewitz in memory of Zelma Lipshutz

Steven & Alice Greenwald in memory of Barbara

Wallach Juster

Stan & Penny Hamlet in memory of Nasha Hamlet and Walter Hamlet

Benjamin & Rachel Rosin in memory of Henrietta

Treitelman

Scott & Melissa Singer in memory of Phyllis Biren

Clergy’s Congregants in Need

Richard & Lucille Goldsmith in memory of Gertrude

Goldsmith

Clergy’s Discretionary Fund

Edward & Valerie Berman in memory of Barbara

Wallach Juster

Edward & Valerie Berman in memory of Julian Juster

Scott & Elissa Drassinower in memory of Lois Mann

Joan Kolbert in memory of Dyke Kolbert

Joan Saslow in memory of Edward Klagsbrun

Early Childhood Center Fund

Jordan & Samantha Cohen in memory of Gertrude

Katz

Ellis & Rae Zimmer Fund For Children In Need

Paul & Beth Woolf in memory of Barbara Wallach

Juster

Flower Fund

Charles & Robin Elkin in memory of Gertrude Elkin

Charles & Robin Elkin in memory of Harry Elkin

Jeffrey & Debra Geller in memory of Loretta Geller

Jeffrey & Debra Geller in memory of Dora Shapiro

YAHRZEITS

May 1-6

Barbara Breakstone

Muriel Denmark

Bert Elson

Evelyn Frisch

Henry Gerard

Selma Glassgold

Bella Goldfischer

Linda Haberman

Robert Haberman

Beatrice Hertz

Sally Israel Massarsky

Robert Katz

Florence Klein

David Mayer

Irving Rosanes

Sidney Rothenberg

Norman Rubenstein

Charles Sol Rubin

Sidney Sauerhaft

Abraham Schmeltz

Nathan Schneps

Margot Sisman

Moses Sternlieb

Noah Trustman

Sylvia Waldman

May 7-13

Edna Clayman

Jacob Vosk Falbaum

Leonard Franklin

Emanuel Ginsburg

Larry Gordon

Rita Gruberg

Marilyn Kabalkin

Irving Mann

Irvin Munowitz

Rabbi Aaron Panken

Barbara Ann Pryba

Rose Reisner

Isabelle Russo

Thomas K. Saltzman

Stephen Schecter

Edith Schwartz

Frieda Schwartz

William Schwartz

Ernest Shabes

Richard Shulman

Theodora A. Smith

George Stabler

Robin Stein

Becky Tucker

Bernard Weiler

David L. Wolfson

Alexander Zamshnick

May 14-20

Harvey Ades

Stanley Breslow

Rose Cohen

Dolores Ferencz

Ignatz Ferencz

Regina Ferencz

Sandy Fishman

Ethel Harris

Israel Jerome Harris

Lee Kaliner

Ruth Kesselman

Howard Kolbert

Milton Mann

Wilma Saberski Mendelowitz

Edward Meyer

Marvin Nachlis

Burton Pariser

Joanne Plotkin

Edith Robin

Morton Rosenthal

Arthur Rosin

Jacob M. Seiler

Fawn Joy Shaw

Shumel Solomon

Dora Spitalny

Bernard Stein

Helen Weigle

Sondra White

May 21-27

Thomas Aczel

Gregory Altman

Stanley Axelrod

Rosalie Beck

Frederika Borchard

Alvin Brensilver

Herbert Cohn

Alvin Corwin

Jack Dorman

Bella Elbaum

Belle Ferentz

Isaac Fuchs

Myron Greenberg

Henry Grubel

Robert Held

Elissa Sandra Herst

Donald Honig

Everett Kabalkin

Selma Kesselman

Fanny Levison

Jay Schlackman

Milton Schubin

David Spielman

Martha Storch Jacob

Rose A. Tauber

Ely Cutler Wagshul

Jack Wildstrom

Marianne Wildstrom

JOYS & SORROWS

May 28-June 3

Adell Agatston

Irving H. Biren

Clara Brauner

Gerald Cohen

Morton Crandall

Marty Friedman

Sally Katz

Irwin Katz

Helene Mayer

Lewis Reff

Bernard Rickles

Eleanor Rickles

Jules Rosenberg

Vera Rosenzweig

Mel Rothstein

Adolf Schneider

Martha Schwartz

Esther Singer

Fanny Vielie

Pauline Gi Weinstein

June 4-10

Ruth Braslow

Gertrude Cohen

Harry Crespin

Rose Crespin

Samuel Crespin

Lynn Cromer

I. Leo Fishbein

Julius Fleischman

Susan Friedman-Pearsall

José (Pepe) García del Valle

Morris Goldfischer

Ben Kozierok

Rose Kraus

Richard Krauss

Helene Laufer

Louise R. Levine

Jules Levitt

Hank Loewenstein

Patricia Loveland

Shirley Manchoorian

Abe Narvaez

Helen Rose

Herberta Schacher

Gerald Schwartz

Mildred Scolnick

Henry Simpson

Blanche Sitver

Bernece Sturzer

Steven Zuckerman

Tracy Zuckerman

June 11-17

Adolph Auerbacher

Leopold Beckwith

Joel Clayman

Angelina Crespin

Tillie Dick

Golda Fisher

Edward Fliegel

Jeffrey Frankel

Leroy E. Gaines

Robert Hale

Miriam Herschkowitz

Harold Jayson

Stanley Klausner

Ellen Lewy

Deedy Lipshutz

Harriet Messinger

Alan Mirken

Raymond Phillips

Arnold Rosenbluth

Renee Ruzow

Fred Schneider

Harry Smiley

Alex Sussman

Philip Wortman

June 18-24

Belle Adler

Sara Borisky Kobacker

Marjorie Cole

Harry Daub

Zoltan Ferencz

Elizabeth Fishbein

Sue Goldberg

Charles Green

Nathan Haberman

Ira Hyams

Pearl Isacoff-Galin

Gloria Koss Koller

Miriam Kurtz

Sandra Lee Levy Brachfeld

Florence Lifschen

Stanley Raider

Hyman Rosenzweig

Joyce Schachter

Jerome Sorrel

Andrew Stiglitz

Marian Trustman

Laura Wiley

Rae Zimmer

June 25-30

Maria Clark

Sandra Goodkin

Frances Greenebaum

Julie Greener

Sheryl Iskovitz

Gladys Katz

Dov Koller

Morris Kramer

Norman Lerman

Mollie Mackles

Fred Meyerson

Beth Pekarne

Susan Shapiro

Rose Singer

Gerald Wlody

Flower Fund (Continued)

Alan Gerstein in memory of Irwin Gerstein and Myrna Pitman

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

Jordan Isaacson in memory of Phil Isaacson

David & Michelle Katz in memory of Herbert Katz

Beatrice Hallac in memory of Jimmy Hallac

Stan & Penny Hamlet in memory of Hilda Friedlander

Stan & Penny Hamlet in memory of Bernard Leff

David & Michelle Katz in memory of Theodore Stuzin

Robyn Lane in memory of Abraham Joseph Badler

David & Laurie Levine in memory of Rhoda Levine

Robert & Nadia Bernstein in memory of David Colin

Art Pearsall in memory of George Fullam

Benjamin & Rachel Rosin in memory of Alexander Treitelman

Joan Saslow in memory of Dr. Stella Kohn Saslow

Bruce Smiley & Mara Cohen in memory of Howard Cohen

Richard & Dianne Spitalny in memory of Mark Press

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 Diane Thurer

Steve & Carol Wolk in memory of Gerald Walter Thurer

Gregory Altman Music & Arts Fund

Theodore & Eleanor Altman in memory of David Altman

Israel Action Special Fund

Adrienne Shiloff in memory of Michael Grunebaum

Adrienne Shiloff in memory of Helen Horowitz

Marshall & Nancy Schiff in memory of Florence Schiff Goldstein

Lee and Richard Laster Special Fund

Jeffrey & Barbara Becker

Alan & Julie Gerstein

Philip & Ann Glazer

Sandra Klein in memory of Arthur Klein

Randal & Amy Knox

Michael & Bettina Prober

Scott & Melissa Singer in memory of Bertha Breslau Harrison

Douglas & Robyn Troob

Alan & Barbara Wolfert

JOYS & SORROWS

Lifelong Learning Scholarship Fund

Michael & Judith Gewitz in memory of Barbara Juster

Rabbi Educator Discretionary Fund

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

Andrew & Lisa Shaiken in honor of Korie & Elexa’s B’Not Mitzvah

Senior Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

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

Andrew & Lisa Shaiken in honor of Korie & Elexa’s B’Not Mitzvah

Josh & Tali Strom in honor of Yael Frenkel-Jaffe

Tikkun Olam/Social Justice Fund

Steven & Elaine Dreyer in memory of Barbara Wallach Juster

Michele Gershwin in memory of Joan Scott

Tributes

Steve and Robin Beinhorn in memory of Barbara Juster

Arthur & Nancy Feibus in memory of Eleanor Besen

Kamran & Ellen Hakim in memory of Isaac Hakim

Roger & Wendy Klepper in memory of Carol Wasserman Klepper

Joan Kolbert in memory of Arthur Axelrod

Joan Kolbert in memory of Mildred Axelrod

Joel & Carol Miller in memory of Ernest Michael Grunebaum

Douglas & Judith Phillips in memory of Arthur Meyers

Richard & Gloria Raskin in memory of Mike Grunebaum

Tributes (Continued)

Richard & Dianne Spitalny in honor of Melissa Baten

Sylvia Waksman in memory of Mike Greenbaum

Sylvia Waksman in memory of Gloria Kalina

Sylvia Waksman in memory of Lena Lefkowitz

Yom Hashoah Fund

Jonathan & Maxine Ferencz in memory of Michael Grunebaum

Rebecca Friedel in memory of Mordeci Friedel

Youth Program Fund

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

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Heartfelt Condolences to

Valerie Berman & Nancy Schiff on the death of their mother, Barbara Wallach Juster

Stephen Besen on the death of his mother, Eleanor Besen

Brian Graff on the death of his father, Jerry Graff

Marjorie Grunebaum & Family on the death of long time member and Past President, Ernest “Mike” Grunebaum

The Zerin Family on the death of Rabbi Ed Zerin, who served as Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester’s Rabbi from 1967-1968

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION

Monday, May 22 at 7:30 pm on Zoom

Please visit bethelnw.org/event/AnnualMeeting2023 to view the following and to register for the Zoom meeting:

• The meeting agenda

• Minutes of June 2022’s meeting

• Amended By-Laws

• The slate of new officers and trustees and their biographies

• Committee reports

TEMPLE DIRECTORY

220 SOUTH BEDFORD RD 914.238.3928 T CHAPPAQUA, NY 10514 914.238.4030 F

WWW.BETHELNW.ORG TEMPLE@BETHELNW.ORG

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER 914.238.5735

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL 914.238.5641

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

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

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

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.

Pam Klein Secretary

Gregg Diller

Janet Levy

Jill Liebman

Alyssa White

Amy Robin Immediate Past President

Past Presidents, Honorary Members of the Board

Steve Adler

Richard Albert

Lisa Davis

Melvin Ehrlich

Barry Meisel

Gloria Meisel

William Pollak

David Ruzow