Meet Paula Markovitz
Temple’s new Executive Director
Welcome Corps Update
The latest on our HIAS newcomer + a new sponsorship in-progress!!
What’s New with the Capital Campaign?
Learn more and get a sneak peek of Seattle’s planned interior updates.
MLK
Celebrate the life and legacy of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with our friends at First African Methodist Episcopal Church
SHABBAT SERVICES
Friday, January 17
SERVICES AT FAME
Sunday, January 19
MLK DAY MARCH
Monday, January 20
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Daniel A. Weiner, Senior Rabbi
Brett C. Weisman, Associate Rabbi
Paula Markovitz, Executive Director
OFFICERS
Alison Handlin, President
Michael Ehrenberg, Treasurer & President-Elect
Rachel Stoner, Secretary
Jerry Dunietz, Vice President
Sarah Quint, Vice President
Steve Schwartz, Vice President
Aaron Alhadeff, Immediate Past President
STAFF
Merav Canaan, Director of Operations
Jessie Cunningham, Director of Jennifer Rosen Meade Preschool
Stacey Frishman Delcau, Director of Education
Zinka Galusic, Director of Finance
Leah Levy, Director of Engagement for Families with Young Children
Barb Maduell, Senior Director of Capital Campaign & Major Gifts
Hallie Santo, Director of Advancement
Rabbi Kate Speizer, Director of Adult Engagement
Nathalie Austin, Membership Manager
Katy Bourne, Executive Assistant
Cornell Ferrell, Program & Events Manager
Daniel Fyffe, Cemetery Caretaker
Abigail Gallin, Development Database Coordinator
Jennifer Gould, Staff Accountant
Vincent Greene, Facilities Lead
Evan Klinger, Bridge Family Religion School Administrator
Talya Kurland, Marketing Manager
Rachel Martin, B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator
Josh Niehaus, Artist-in-Residence
Ruth Oskolkoff, Office Manager
Jennifer Phillips, Executive Assistant to the Clergy
Leisha Piha, Assistant Director of Jennifer Rosen Meade Preschool
Meredith Silverman, Assistant Director of Education
Emma Silverstein, Development Manager
Eian Snyder, Youth Engagement Coordinator
Jessie Stott, Assistant Director, Hebrew & Teen Programming
Demetrius Washington, Facilities Lead
Eli Winer, Facilities Lead
Ilana Zariski, Communications & Marketing Coordinator
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Sand Cats with Morah Devony making an apple volcano (a great STEM activity)!
Upcoming Events
SPECIAL EVENTS & SERVICES
Veterans Day / Kristallnacht Shabbat
Friday, November 8 | 6:00 PM | Seattle campus
This Shabbat, join us in community as we honor our veterans and commemorate the Night of Broken Glass, Kristallnacht.
Fall Forest Restoration
Saturday, November 9 | 1:00 PM | Angle Lake Park
Join our Temple community in our quarterly Forest Restoration event at the Angle Lake Park Nature Trail. Spend time outside and make a difference! We will remove invasive species and spread mulch to help the native plants thrive. No experience is necessary and great fun for all ages! Register at seatac.greencitypartnerships.org/event/110
A Taste of Rock Shabbat with Special Guest Speaker Rabbi Rosove
Friday, November 15 | 6:00 PM | Seattle campus
Join us for “A Taste of Rock Shabbat,” with special guest speaker Rabbi John Rosove, author of From the West to EastA Memoir of a Liberal American Rabbi. Books will be available for purchase and signing after services.
An Evening with Dr. Tal Becker
Thursday, December 5 | 7:00 PM | Seattle campus
Join us for an evening with Dr. Tal Becker. Becker is a Vice President and Senior Faculty of the Kogod Research Center at Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, where he leads educational initiatives on Israel and the Jewish world.
Celebrate Chanukah with Temple
December 10-27
Celebrate the Festival of Lights with the Temple community. Join us for a Sisterhood Chanukah art event on December 10, our Chanukah Party on December 14, a special Chanukah Shabbat on December 27, and a Chanukah Havdalah with Nefesh L’Nefesh on December 28. Visit our website for more information. The holiday of Chanukah is Wednesday, December 25 through Thursday, January 2.
Please check eTidings or our website for the most up-to-date event information.
MLK Weekend with FAME
January 17-20
Join Temple and our friends at FAME for our annual weekend-long celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
RECURRING EVENTS
Friday Night Lights: A Family and Friends Shabbat Looking for the perfect way to spend Shabbat with the kids at Temple? Friday Night Lights includes dinner, Shabbat songs, and even a few fun surprises. See page 13 to learn more.
Upcoming dates: November 1, December 6
Nefesh L’Nefesh Spousal Support Group - Zoom
Every 3rd Tuesday of the month, at 10:30 AM, join our online Nefesh L’Nefesh Spousal Support Group. Nefesh L’Nefesh is for anyone who has a family member or friend living with Alzheimer’s or other dementia.
Upcoming dates: November 19, December 17, January 21
Shabbat Oasis - OmCulture (Seattle)
Join the Tribe and Temple Beth Am for Shabbat Oasis, an all-encompassing Shabbat experience for adults in their 20s and 30s. See you at the Oasis!
Upcoming dates: January 24
Shalom Sprouts Sundays | See page 13
Sisterhood this Winter | See page 9
Wrestling with the Moment Process and learn about relevant topics in small discussion groups. Come with an open mind! Join us on the Seattle campus on November 2 & 9 as we discuss America Before and After the Election (respectively), at 10:45 AM.
Greetings from Our Executive Director
By Paula Markovitz
I am deeply honored and grateful to step into the role of Executive Director at Temple. The warm welcome I have received from the Board, staff, Temple members, and community partners has been truly heartwarming and inspiring. Your kindness and support have made this transition incredibly smooth and joyful.
As we embark on this new chapter together, I am filled with excitement about the year ahead. Not only will we get to watch the transformation of our historic Seattle campus into a beautifully welcoming new space, but we also have a wonderful array of programs and initiatives planned that I believe will enrich our community and strengthen our bonds. From spiritual services and educational opportunities to social events and community outreach, there is so much to look forward to.
I am committed to working closely with all of you to ensure our synagogue continues to be a place of worship, learning, and meaningful connection for generations to come. Your input and participation are invaluable, and I encourage you to share your ideas and feedback with me as we move forward together.
Please allow me to thank you in advance for your patience with me as I learn all of your names and match those names with faces. I’d also like to extend an especially big thank you to those of you who have anticipated my memory lapses and introduced
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yourselves each time we’ve met! It may take me a while, but we’ll get there. And remember, if you see me wandering the halls looking lost (which has happened a few times), feel free to point me in the right direction—or just join me for a coffee!
Thank you once again for your warm welcome and for entrusting me with this important role. I look forward to a year of growth, joy, and shared accomplishments.
With gratitude and anticipation,
Letter from Our Board President
By Alison Handlin
ALISON HANDLIN TDHS BOARD PRESIDENT
Fall at Temple is always a time of gathering, from the start of the High Holy Day season to the return of our Religion School students and our annual new member consecration at Simchat
Torah. This year was especially meaningful for me: we commemorated the one-year anniversary of October 7th, supported our partners at the Washington State Jewish Historical Society by hosting the Confronting Hate Together exhibit, and held our last High Holy Day services in Seattle before our campus renovation begins this winter. In times of joy and sorrow alike, our community is our greatest strength.
As winter approaches, there will be even more opportunities for us to come together as a Temple family. In the coming months, we’ll welcome several guest speakers, including Shalom Hartman Institute’s Tal Becker; we’ll celebrate Chanukah together in a multitude of ways; and we’ll strengthen our bonds with our friends at FAME Church over MLK Weekend.
Temple is serving more people with more programs than ever before, and that can be a challenge as our operating costs continue to increase. I am immensely grateful to the many Temple members who have already supported Temple with a gift to the Annual Campaign. If you have not yet made a gift and would like to learn more, you can find more information in this issue of Tidings on page 20.
Fall on the Board also begins the process of nominations. As I start to think about nearing the end of my presidency, I’m more committed than ever to ensuring that our leadership is strong as we look to the future. Our Board is well-represented by trustees who are part of multi-generational families, as well as trustees who are first-generation and planting roots here. The strength of our Board is a mirror of the strength of our congregation.
As always, it is an honor to serve such a strong and committed community. I look forward to seeing you this fall and winter!
Warmly,
Q: Which renowned civil rights activist did Temple host in 1961? (answer on page 13)
Rabbi’s Corner : Thriving in Limbo
By Daniel A. Weiner, Senior Rabbi
I’m writing this column in the days after Yom Kippur, as the air chills considerably, the leaves turn multiple shades of orange, and the Presidential Election is a mere three weeks away. It is a time of transition and one fraught with fears and deep concern for the fate of our country. By the time you read this, I pray that we will know who will serve our nation in leadership over the next four years, and that there will be no violence and little drama accompanying the passage of the presidency.
But in the broader, seasonal sense, fall implicitly conveys a sense of change and uncertainty. Particularly for our agrarian ancestors, gathering in that final harvest and storing enough resources for the winter was literally a matter of life and death. And so, in classic, Jewish fashion, urgent and visceral human need was elevated with sanctity and greater purpose.
The Festival of Sukkot celebrates both the final harvest and the accompanying pilgrimage to the Temple for offerings and the historic moment in our sacred epic when our people had to put their faith in God to protect their most elemental needs. The temporary and transient sukkah is a symbol of both the fragility of existence and the hopes that God will provide. The holiday thus integrates both a sense of anxiety and possibility, helping to equip us with the inspiration and resilience to face and journey through life’s inevitable uncertainties.
Beyond our prayers for the stability of our nation, there is much to celebrate within our Temple family in these coming months in between. Despite the ironic impression that many have that things settle down considerably after the High Holidays, we are ramping up with our usual array of programs, life cycles, community gatherings, and other opportunities to connect. A number of our new staff members have now experienced the holidays for the first time and are diving into the
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frenetic pace of “normal” Temple life. And of course, our imminent Capital Remodel commencing in February will dramatically transform our Seattle facility to better serve our current Temple family into the next generation and beyond.
It is traditional to read the Book of Ecclesiastes/Sefer Quohelet during Sukkot. The rabbis were uncomfortable with its tone of Hellenistic skepticism and concession to life’s vagaries. But they understood that it embraced uncertainty as much as it offered solace to contend with it. After the author (traditionally King Solomon) lists all of the unique and regal experiences he lived through and dismisses the things we often associate with success as so much “vanity,” the final passage offers an inspiring coda. After affirming that it is good to find pleasure and happiness in God’s creation, we learn that the ultimate lens through which we should see our lives is that we should, “Be in awe of God and follow the commandments.”
On one level, that might seem an obvious and rote Jewish answer to everything. But on a deeper level, it reminds us to live by our core and most deeply held ideals as the prism through which we chart our course through life’s journey. If we do, then we can truly not only live in limbo but also thrive in limbo.
Our Evolving Team
We would like to introduce you to more new(er) hires! Here are some friendly faces you’ll be seeing around Temple this winter.
NAOMI SCHAPIRO
JRM TEACHER
Hi, my name is Naomi Schapiro and I am so excited to be working at JRM! I am from Bellingham, grew up at Congregation Beth Israel, and got a journalism degree from WWU. I have always loved working with kids, and after a year of working at a boutique PR firm, I decided to get my Master’s in Teaching. I have been substitute teaching in Bellingham since I graduated in January, and just recently moved to Bellevue this month. In my free time, I love exploring new coffee shops and restaurants (especially now that I live in a new city!), going for walks, and reading lots of books. Looking forward to getting to know all of the JRM families and getting to teach in a Jewish setting!
DANIEL FYFFE
Cemetery Caretaker
My name is Daniel, and I’m the new Cemetery Caretaker. I am excited about the opportunity to make the cemetery grounds shine. I started working in the funeral industry in 2023 at Cedar Lawns Memorial Park. I started working in 1992 and have worn many hats. My most notable careers have been in culinary arts and construction. I spent 15 years cooking in iconic restaurants such as the Metropolitan Grill and will always love to cook. For 12 years, I worked for Olympian precast, and you can find concrete that I mixed throughout the region. I earned a degree in Environmental Science from Western Washington University. I love native plants and hope to incorporate them into our landscaping at the cemetery. When I’m not working, I enjoy playing the bass guitar and reading novels or poetry. You can often find me in parks, public libraries, and around the ship canal.
Begins January 30, 2025
Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 PM Hybrid Class | Seattle Campus
A Very Warm Welcome!
Welcome to our newest Temple members, who have joined from July 16-October 15, 2024
Addie Bjornson
Andrea and Alex Gamoran, Nathan and Jacob
Bryan and Sara Cohen, Eloise, Lucy, and Miles
Carly Burns and Kevin Cook, Ethan and Emmy
Corey and Destiny Mason, Noa, London, and Lucca
David and Melanie Kosloff, Madeleine, Ryan, and Julia
David Leon and Jen Loebsack, Kai
Franklin and Karla Horwitz
Harrison Olswang and Erica Coppel, Odin and Miles
Jaimie and Steven Sigesmund, Payton and Cameron
Jared Mayers and Anna Cristina Garza-Mayers, Roselena, Benjamin, and Joshua
Jessica Wald and Mitchell Alhadeff, Sidney and Asher
Joel and Angiolina Gamoran, Jonah and Benji
Jordan Berger
Mark and Judith Stein
Martin Kearns
Marty and Molly Fisher
Mia and Justin O’Neill, Ivy and Rowan
Michael Kovsky
Paula Markovitz
Rebecca Miller, Sloane
Sara Ratliff, Nora and Eli
Sarah and Aristo Orochena, Oliver
Sarah and Michael Soung, Mira and Josie
Sarah Cohn
Shy and Lisa Cohen, Adam, Rachel, and David
Stephen Hurwitz and Kathleen Sullivan, Graham and Julian
Valerie Kearns
Warren Dabney and Ann Mestrovich, Alina and Miriam
Torah Study
Saturdays | 9:30 AM
In-person or on Zoom
Check weekly eTidings for in-person location
Begin your Shabbat morning with a thought-provoking discussion about the week’s Torah portion and its implications on our lives. For those looking to say the Mi Shebeirach (prayer for healing) and/or the Mourner’s Kaddish for a loved one, names will be read immediately following Torah Study. Everyone is welcome, and no prior experience is necessary.
Honorable Menschions
Tikkun Olam Fund Grows Thanks to Rebecca Miller
Many thanks to Rebecca Miller for her incredible work raising money for Temple at Microsoft in October.
From Rebecca:
“Between my daughter starting kindergarten this year and the events of October 7th forever changing me, I recently joined TDHS. As a Microsoft employee, we have an incredible company match charity program for fulltime employees. Every October is Microsoft’s GIVE month, and this year, I organized my office’s month-long Bake Sale with the proceeds going to TDHS’ Tikkun Olam Fund. As of October 15, we’ve already raised over $1,500 (Microsoft matches 1:1 each dollar donated, which is an incredible benefit).”
Sukkot Success
Thank you to the following Temple members who joined us in building the sukkot in Seattle and Bellevue: Reuben and Josh Donion, Henry Honig, Lee Meyers, Marvin Meyers, Marc Ovetz, Alexis Rubenstein, Luke Walton, and Mike Wiviott. A special shoutout and thank you to Cornell Ferrell and Eli Winer from Temple’s Facilities Team for making it all possible!
SPONSORSHIPS AT TEMPLE
Did you know that many of our “preneg” events are sponsored by individuals?
Temple offers opportunities for individuals, businesses, and other groups to sponsor a wide variety of events and services. A huge thank you to the individuals and families who have already sponsored programs this year!
There are also opportunities to sponsor larger events such as our annual Chanukah Party, Purim Festival, and our Community Seder. Opportunities range from sponsoring food or an activity to underwriting the entirety of the event. We encourage both individuals and groups or businesses to reach out about these options.
If you or your businesses are interested in sponsorship at Temple, please contact Emma Silverstein, Development Manager, at esilverstein@tdhs-nw.org or (206) 492-5260
Rebecca Miller
Looking to stay connected with Temple? Check out our “affinity groups,” Connections @ Temple! If you’re interested in starting a new hobby, exploring your identity, or finding support, we’re here to help connect you. Scan the QR code to learn more.
CHOSEN MEEPLE
Drop by and join us for board games at the Seattle campus on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month! Learn some new games and get to know other Temple members in a fun and relaxed environment. All are welcome! Visit Temple’s website for upcoming dates.
MICROSOFT AFFINITY GROUP
Our mission is to foster connections among colleagues, both professionally and socially, while also embracing our shared values and interests. Join us for networking opportunities, community-building activities, familyfriendly fun, and charitable initiatives to benefit Temple.
If you’re interested in shaping our group’s journey and contributing to a worthy cause, please email rickcohen401@gmail.com.
THE TRIBE
The Tribe invites all Seattle Jews in their 20’s and 30’s to connect, celebrate, and learn together. We encourage young Jewish adults to cultivate a deeper sense of their Jewish self and to join us in re-imagining congregational life in a changing world.
Save the Date for Shabbat Oasis: January 24
Contact Rabbi Brett Weisman at bweisman@tdhs-nw.org to learn more.
TEMPLE SISTERHOOD
Join Sisterhood for these and other fun events throughout the fall! Check your email and eTidings for details.
Sunday Mahjong during Religion School and *NEW* crafting group on the same dates as Mah Jong in Bellevue.
Chanukah art event on December 10
Bi-monthly Book Club
November 14 - The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer January 9 - Game of Queens by India Edghil
Join the new Sisterhood WhatsApp group to learn about pop-up gatherings and keep up to date on Sisterhood events. Go to tinyurl.com/3anuepmv to join the WRJ TDHS Sisterhood in WhatsApp.
Have questions or want to get involved with Sisterhood? Contact us at sisterhood@tdhs-nw.org
What Temple has been up to this past fall!
Members of the Tribe work on a collective art project at Refresh:5785. Shana tova from Refresh:5785!
Marcia Wiviott and Marcy Cohen represent Sisterhood at Connections @ Temple Shabbat on September 6th.
A new school year started at JRM. Daphne (Hedgie) and Max (Red Fox) play with baby dolls in the Red Fox room.
BFRS students competed in the Maccabiah (color war) Games !
Rabbi Weisman and special guest speaker Natalie Marcus (Fauda and HaYehudim Baim) at the Tribe’s Singles and Wingles event.
Making new connections and strengthening current ones at our Connections @ Temple Shabbat Dinner.
DANIEL MORAN
Daniel Mac Moran became a bar mitzvah on October 26, 2024. Daniel is the oldest child of Jared and Traci Moran. He has two younger siblings, Molly and Henry. Born in Alaska, the military has taken Daniel and his family across the country several times. He is currently a 7th grader at Harrison Preparatory School near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, where he and his family live. Daniel enjoys playing sports, spending time with his friends, volunteering within his community, being a role model for his siblings, and spending summers at Camp Kalsman. He looks forward to taking the first steps into adult Jewish life.
JAKOB KARLINSKY
Jakob Karlinsky will become a bar mitzvah on December 7, 2024. Jakob is the son of Dennis & Jennifer Karlinsky and the brother of Dashel Karlinsky. He is the grandson of Jean & David Karlinsky and Larry & Estell Korelc. Jakob is an 8th grader at Islander Middle School. He enjoys baseball, traveling, and making others laugh. For his mitzvah project, Jakob is supporting the Pepper Foundation.
OLIVER AUTEN
Oliver Auten will become a bar mitzvah on November 9, 2024. Oliver is the son of Jason & Lindsay Auten and the brother of Eli Auten. He is the grandson of Stephanie Auten, Neil Auten, and Irene & Martin Goldsmith. He is a 7th grader at Chinook Middle School. Oliver enjoys playing lacrosse, gaming, traveling, and spending time with friends and family. For his mitzvah project, Oliver has hand-decorated challah covers for the elderly Jewish community to be included in High Holy Days bags through the Jewish Family Service of Seattle.
ELLA ARCHER
Ella Archer will become a bat mitzvah on January 25, 2025. Ella is the daughter of Anthony Archer & Mindy Levine-Archer and the sister of Mia Archer. She is the granddaughter of David Levine, Marilyn Levine (z’’l), Phyllis Archer, and Richard Archer (z’’l). Ella is a 7th grader at Islander Middle School. She enjoys lacrosse and plays goalie. For her mitzvah project, Ella is raising money for Israel Lacrosse.
Families with Young Children at Temple
By Leah Levy, Director of Engagement for Families with Young Children
Here’s a glimpse into some of the exciting programs coming up for Temple families with little ones. Visit the website for full details and registration information.
SHALOM SPROUTS SUNDAYS
A monthly Sunday morning family program designed specifically for Jewish toddler(s) and their grown-up(s), where every gathering is an enriching experience filled with joy, learning, and community. Little ones and their grown-ups embark on a journey of discovery through Jewish songs, stories, and playful activities. Perfect for kids ages 3-5. Led by the amazing Denise Weinstein.
Upcoming dates: November 3, December 8, January 12
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: A FAMILY AND FRIENDS SHABBAT
Looking for the perfect way to spend Shabbat with the kids at Temple? Friday Night Lights includes dinner, Shabbat songs, and even a few fun surprises. Join Rabbi Brett Weisman and Josh Niehaus, along with more musical guests as we sing, dance, and celebrate together. Perfect for kids of all ages, especially toddlers through elementary age. Come to make new friends and reconnect with familiar faces. Parents, grandparents, and special friends are all welcome.
Upcoming dates: December 6 in Seattle
A: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ringing in the Jewish New Year –and New School Year – at JRM
By Jessie Cunningham, Director of Jennifer Rosen Meade Preschool
Jennifer Rosen Meade Preschool got off to a great start in September! Teachers switched rooms and set up classrooms the week of August 12-16. Children moved up to their new rooms starting on August 19th and we welcomed back our part-time friends on September 3rd. Since then, our students have been adjusting to new routines, making friends with new students, and of course, learning!
The last few weeks’ curriculum has focused on Rosh Hashanah – the Jewish New Year. There was apple stamping, apple, honey, and pomegranate tasting, shofar blowing, and apple volcanos (STEM). The Sand Cats decorated their own shofars and then made New Year’s cards for loved ones in the shape of pomegranates. We even got to see the Torah receive a fresh white mantle for the New Year during Tot Shabbat!
Speaking of Tot Shabbat, each Friday, we gather as a community to sing songs, light candles, and experience ritual practice. The children are learning songs and they all have their favorites. Once a month, we welcome guests, and I know that is super special for the children who have family join us. We recently had a “goodbye” Shabbat for our teachers Laura and Robin, who have both left JRM for volunteer opportunities abroad. Rabbi Weiner opened the Torah cabinet and said the Traveler’s Prayer for them – it was very special.
The start of school always brings new staff and this fall was no exception! We have welcomed the following teachers in the last couple of weeks: Shalyska, Naomi, Jacob, and Madison, and we still need to hire one or two more. With new staff comes the need for team-building and learning best practices, so we will focus our next couple of monthly staff meetings on these things. Overall, it has been a busy fall at JRM Preschool!
Top: Students from the Leopards Class doing a process art project. Above: Red Foxes play and dance in the social hall.
BFRS Kicks-off The Year With Maccabiah Games
By the Education Team
The Bridge Family Religion School year kicked off on Sunday, September 22nd with Maccabiah (color war) Games! With so many new and returning families, we believe it is essential to help both our kids and parents feel connected and a part of our larger BFRS and TDHS community, and we love kicking the year off with fun family programming!
In cooperation with Camp Kalsman, our students and parents were split into red, green, blue, and purple teams to compete in community building games such as four-way capture the flag, one-armed paper chain competitions, freeze dance, meet your teacher match game, and many more fun activities. Madrichim (high school teaching assistants) led the activities while teachers were grade-level captains.
“My son was feeling a little nervous to start Sunday School and after the games all he could talk about was meeting his teacher, and how fun Temple is!”
We ended the morning with a Maccabathon where everyone participated in a team relay race and the GREEN TEAM wound up as the winner! And the highlight for many was when our four team captains got “pied” in the face with whipped cream.
First-year BFRS teacher Tracy Mayclin (2nd gradeSeattle) shared: “There was so much energy from the students, families, teachers, and madrichim! Meeting outside of the classroom with games to play gave us a chance to build community and create excitement for the school year.”
Erin Haber, parent of an incoming kindergartner, shared: “We loved getting to participate in the Maccabiah games! My son was feeling a little nervous to start Sunday School and after the games all he could talk about was meeting his teacher, and how fun Temple is!”
With a great beginning to our programming year, we look forward to all that is to come!
Welcome Corps Update on Marling, our Resettled HIAS Newcomer
By Betsy Cohen
Now in the US for over six months, Marling is flourishing. Her initial job proved to be unreliable in terms of hours, so she accepted a position in our very own JRM Preschool kitchen, in charge of meals and snacks for the children, in addition to other supportive tasks. JRM’s director, Jessie Cunningham, reports on how Marling is doing:
“The kitchen has never been cleaner or more organized than it is now. She is learning our routines and getting to know teachers and children. We are mastering ways of communicating together. She is friendly and dependable. She has started experimenting with baking snacks for the kids using a protein-rich baking mix.”
Marling’s perspective is similarly sunny. She loves how kind everyone is, loves the children, and appreciates having the ability to take initiative in the kitchen as she gets more confident. It’s a win-win for everyone and we are lucky to have her.
Right now, Marling is focused on efforts to reunify with her eight-year-old son, who is currently with her parents in Nicaragua. The process is proving uniquely complex, but the Welcome Circle is pursuing all possible avenues to try to help.
New Sponsorship in the Works
If you attended Friday night services on November 17, 2023, you met 28-year-old Bushra Naeemi, an Afghan refugee, who spoke about her experience fleeing the Taliban and stressed the importance of
helping legal refugees get settled in a community. Bushra is currently working for Jewish Family and Community Services in Tampa, Florida, helping Afghan refugees adjust to life in the United States. She is a sweet and impressive young woman, and an asset to her new country.
As the Welcome Corps program now allows applicants to identify specific refugees to sponsor, our committee was so charmed by Bushra that we decided to try to sponsor the remainder of her family to come to the US. They are currently trapped in Pakistan. Under the terms of the Welcome Corps, if and when the family is approved, they will initially come to Seattle, so we thought it would be helpful to give the congregation a brief introduction to Bushra and her family.
At Temple last November, Bushra spoke of the first time she met American soldiers handing out candy on the streets of Kabul. She was around six years old at the time and had recently hit an age where she was suddenly required to dress differently and act differently than boys, after years of playing outside freely with her younger brother. The sudden restrictions greatly upset her, and when she met the American soldiers, she remembers understanding, even at that young age, that there was hope that things could change for her. Sure enough, as the years passed, Bushra was able to graduate college and get a job, and she felt that every year, things were getting incrementally better. Until they weren’t, as we all know.
When Kabul fell, all American University students got an email from the school instructing them to destroy every piece of evidence that they had attended the university, which the Taliban described as a place “where wolves were trained in sheepskin clothes” against Islam. Bushra got very lucky and was able
to leave Afghanistan relatively quickly, initially to a refugee camp in Poland, then eventually to America, where she lived for six months with a former Temple member and her husband in DC, before getting a job as a data analyst with Pfizer in Tampa, Florida. As mentioned previously, she now works with Jewish Family and Community Services of Greater Tampa. Bushra loves America and all things American. She has learned how to drive, bought herself a car, and has finally felt free to learn to love cooking, after spending all her life in Afghanistan refusing to learn to cook so that she wouldn’t be sought after as a bride before she was ready.
Bushra has other siblings who have escaped to the US or Canada, but eight members of her family were not able to escape as easily. As the Taliban increased the pressure on them, they fled to the only country they could enter, which was Pakistan. Life for Afghan refugees in Pakistan is not easy. The government does not allow Afghans to work, nor is there any form of welfare to help them eat, resulting in a pretty dire existence. The family is in a small apartment that has been raided by the police, who steal anything of value that they can find, and threaten to deport the family back to Afghanistan.
A brief introduction to these family members:
Bushra’s father and mother not only ensured that all their children, whether male or female, received a college education, but also paid for at least one of their daughters-in-law to get a university degree. For around 20 years prior to the fall of Kabul, Mr. Naeemi was working for a de-mining NGO that worked on removing mines planted by the Taliban. The organization was largely funded by the UN and the US State Department, which made him a target when the Taliban took over.
Bushra’s sister, Masooma, is a civil engineer who was working for the City of Kabul prior to the Taliban takeover and has four children, ages four to 11. As an educated, employed woman, she received threats from the Taliban with respect to herself and her daughters.
Bushra’s younger brother, Sameer, who had recently graduated from American University at the time Kabul fell, is a target by virtue of that association.
Note: All members of a Welcome Corps sponsor group have to be US citizens or green card holders. The two family members in the US, Bushra and her oldest brother, are unable to sponsor them because they do not yet have green cards (the process takes years). That brother was an employee at the US Embassy when Kabul fell and now works in the accounting department at Amazon in Northern Virginia.
The Naeemi family are strongly pro-Western and believe in civil society and the rule of law. They are educated and will make productive American citizens, just like Bushra and her brother are in the process of becoming, and we are hopeful that they will get approved soon to come here. We will keep you updated as things progress.
For more information, or to volunteer to help, please contact tdhswelcomecircle@gmail.com.
Bushra Naeemi speaking at Temple in November 2023
A Community of Care, Support & Hope
Nefesh L'Nefesh is a new group at Temple supporting families navigating cognitive and memory challenges. Nefesh L’Nefesh is open to everyone in the Seattle Jewish Community regardless of Temple affiliation.
Scan the QR code or visit templedehirschsinai.org to learn more
For general questions or to join our confidential mailing list, please contact Jennifer Phillips at jphillips@tdhs-nw.org.
BFRS PARENT
Schmooze
Sundays during Religion School at 10:00 AM on both campuses
Bringing kids to Religion School on Sunday morning? Stick around to connect with fellow congregants. Bagels and coffee will be served!
Feel free to let Rabbi Speizer know to expect you, at kspeizer@tdhs-nw.org, or (206) 693-3046 to talk/text.
Support Temple’s 5785 Annual Campaign –Because We’re Family
By Emma Silverstein, Development Manager
Temple has big plans for the coming year. As we continue to navigate the conflict in Israel and the implications of rising antisemitism, we are committed to providing a safe space, both physically and spiritually, for our community to come together. With the significant growth we’ve experienced in both membership and school enrollments this fall, we look forward to expanding our programs – providing more social opportunities for young adults and families, hosting more distinguished speakers, and fostering a stronger, more vibrant community through our Connections @ Temple program.
Your support of our Annual Campaign is crucial during this period of transformation, as it enables us to offer free programming to all and allows more members to join our congregation regardless of means. If you have already donated to our 5785 Annual Campaign, thank you.
We encourage you to choose to support a fund that speaks to your personal values:
THE HIGH HOLY DAYS FUND provides Temple with maximum flexibility, engages caring clergy and staff to provide innovative, in-person, and virtual worship and education for all ages, and helps pay for the costs of technology and enhanced security during a period of growing antisemitism. The fund also makes it possible to continue the tradition of welcoming everyone, regardless of their circumstances.
THE JENNIFER ROSEN MEADE PRESCHOOL FUND offers young families starting their Jewish journeys access to the highest-quality early childhood education and childcare in the region.
Thank you to this year’s matchmakers:
The Alhadeff Family
The Bridge Family
The Loeb Family
Laurie Minsk and Jerry Dunietz
Donna Richman and Mike Ehrenberg
Karen and Gary Schwartz
If you are part of our valued Jennifer Rosen Meade Preschool community, we invite you to participate in our Chai Five Campaign, a special fundraising campaign for JRM families to donate to preschool programs throughout the month of November.
If you work for one of the many local employers who match donations, you can double the impact of your gift if you choose the Jennifer Rosen Meade Preschool Fund. Ask your HR team for more information.
For more information or questions about the Annual Campaign, please reach out to me directly at (206) 492-5260 or esilverstein@tdhs-nw.org.
Scan QR to give!
Help us close out the 5785 Annual Campaign with a gift on December 3rd – Tzedakah Tuesday!
Capital Campaign Update
It’s already been a busy fall as our community prepares to bring Temple’s Seattle campus vision to life in 2025! Here are some headlines:
We are excited for construction to start and anticipate getting approval from the City of Seattle to begin work in February. Construction will last approximately a year, during which time Temple’s administrative offices and the school building will remain open. We will miss one High Holy Days season and we will announce an alternate location for High Holy Days services in 2025.
We are on track to raise $20 million by the end of this calendar year, toward the stretch goal of $22.5 million approved by the congregation last June.
We are finalizing a short-term bridge loan that will allow us to move forward while we continue to fundraise and to repay the loan with pledges and gifts as they are paid over time.
After sharing information about the new plaza in the August Tidings, we are excited to share in this issue some images of our foyer and Alhadeff Sanctuary transformation. We can’t wait for Temple to welcome members and the greater community into beautiful, flexible, and inclusive new spaces that will serve generations to come.
With gratitude,
Aaron Alhadeff, Campaign Co-Chair aalhadeff@elttaes.com
Laurie Minsk, Campaign Co-Chair lminsk@msn.com
Don Loeb, Honorary Campaign Chair
For more information or to make a gift, please contact:
Barb Maduell, Senior Director of Capital Campaign and Major Gifts bmaduell@tdhs-nw.org
The Foyer
An inviting place to gather, not just to pass through
What’s new:
• Main entrance security vestibule with protective glass doors
• Sanctuary portal to demarcate entry into our sacred space
• Comfortable, easily moveable couches, tables, and chairs
• Modern men’s, women’s, and all-gender restrooms
• New catering kitchen and ample storage behind the foyer
• Audiovisual upgrades to enhance educational and social programs
All images shown are conceptual renderings. Final design and finishes may vary.
The Alhadeff Sanctuary
Redefining majesty to serve new ways of worship
What’s new:
• Repairs and acoustic improvements to our iconic dome
• Flattened floor with comfortable, flexible seating in the front, and new fixed seating in the back
• Moveable panels dividing the front half of the sanctuary from the back half, and custom lighting armature, both to create a sense of scale for smaller gatherings
• AV upgrades to enhance in-person and virtual experiences
• Accessibility lift to the Bimah
Capital Campaign Honor Roll
as of Oct 16, 2024
Temple acknowledges and thanks the following members and community friends whose early commitments to the capital campaign have brought our vision to renew the Seattle campus closer to a reality. An alphabetical list will continue to be published in future editions of Tidings. Toward the completion of the campaign, donors will be listed by giving level, unless they prefer otherwise.
Temple is profoundly grateful to The Loeb Family for their visionary investment in Temple’s future.
Bob and Gail Alexander
The Alhadeff Family
Marleen and Kenny
Emily and Aaron
Alison and Aislinn
Andrea
The Isaac Alhadeff Foundation Apple, Inc.
Barbara Barokas in memory of William Schatz (z”l)
Alan and Joyce Bender
Linda Berkman
Michael and Leslie Bernstein
Bruce Bobman and Karen Tacher-Bobman
Martin Brashem
The Bridge Family
Bob and Bobbi Bridge
Ed and Pam Bridge
Jon and Bobbe Bridge
Ted and Marilyn Weiss Bridge
Lisa and Gilad Berenstein
Marc Bridge and Julia Bonnheim
Larry and Sue Broder
Jay and Rebecca Buxbaum
Earl and Cindy Caditz
Harry Caraco
Stephanie Carmel and David Oder
Joseph and Gayle Carrol
Andrew, Beth, and Elena Carrol
Jennifer Carrol
The Cohen Family
Laurie Warshal Cohen and Michael Cohen
Bryan Cohen and Elizabeth Strober
Alex Cohen
Jeff and Betsy Cohen
Rick and Marcy Cohen
The Cohn Family in memory of Sandra and Irv Cohn (z”l)
Laurie and Patrick Sarabia
Barbara and Michael Cohn
Joy and Robert Cohn
Karen and Marc Ovetz
Barbara Daniels
Steve and Gina Dichter
Frederic and Harriette Dorkin
Richard and Stacey Eastern and Family
Mike Ehrenberg and Donna Richman
Don and Linda Elman
Larry Engel and Kate Batuello
Nancy and Paul Etsekson
David and Lynne Feinberg
Garrett and Jessica Fenton
Charlie and Cindy Galante
Raymond and Jeannette Galante
Mario and Elizabeth Goertzel
Joan Goldblatt
Evan and Zoe Goldring
Jay and Meredith Goldstein
The Gorlick Family Foundation in memory of Herman and Diane Gorlick
Steve and Jody Bellar
Madeline Bellar
Leanne and Seth Gordon
Rand Bellar and Ilene Darahovski
Jim and Gloria Gottesman in honor of Laurie Warshal Cohen
Jack and Alison Handlin
Carolyn and Dan Hathaway
Michael and Kelly Hershey in memory of Paul Caraco (z”l)
Lisa and Lewis Horowitz
Cindy and Brian Jaffe
Bruce and Tina Kahn
Wendy and Dr. Gary Kaplan
The Keller/Sulman Families
Nick and Michele Keller and family
Stuart and Barbara Sulman and family
James and Leatrice Keller and family
Mike and Shari Koppel
Brian and Marilyn Kremen
Georges Krinker
Joan Lerner (z”l)
Dan and Holly Levin
Bryan and Carol Leyton
Karen Mayers Liebman and Henry Liebman
The Loeb Family
Dick and Frankie
Don and JoEllen
Steve and Dianne
Chuck and Barbara Maduell
Gail Mautner and Mario Shaunette
Rich and Leah Medway
Marvin and Rebecca Meyers
Laurie Minsk and Jerry Dunietz
Kit and Sally Narodick
Theodore Nelson and Herry Changardi
Neale Obedin
Pete Parsons
Stanley and Valerie Piha
Jay and Debra Platt
Charlene Polyansky
Herb and Lucy Pruzan
Steve Pruzan and Janet Abrams
The Quint Family
Nancy and Brian
David and Sarah Quint Goldhammer & family
Megan Quint and Kevin Lind
Vicki Robbins and Rocky Silverman
Leslie Rosen
Jack and Ana Rosen
Jeanie and Bill Rosen
Jon and Patricia Rosen
Judy and Kermit Rosen
Mimi Rosen and Nathan Goldberg
The Rita and Herbert Rosen Family Foundation
Stan and Michele Rosen
The Ross Family
Judy and Nate (z’’l) Ross
Bobbi Chamberlin and Don Shifrin and family
Neil Ross and Lisbeth Davis
Brian and Stephanie Rubens
Grant and Alexis Rubenstein
Hallie Santo
Herman (z”l) and Faye Sarkowsky
Barbara Schatz
Jeff and Julie Schoenfeld
Gary and Karen Schwartz
Steve and Pam Schwartz
Eddie and Connie Sherman
Earl and Eva Shulman
Ann Singer in honor of Max Alhadeff
David Skinner and Catherine Eaton
Bradley and Lynne Smith
Ronnie Spiegel
David and Marcie Stone
Brian and Rachel Stoner
The Lewis/Stratiner Families:
Janice & Steve Lewis
Cindy & Gary Stratiner
Marcie & Andy Lewis & family
Scott Lewis & Family
Maya & Matthew Stratiner & Family
Marisa & Koltin Stratiner & Family
Kyle Stratiner
Mel and Leena Sturman
Helen Rosen Stusser
Jeff and Sandy Teper
Dawn and Chris Thomas
Rodney and Nina Waldbaum
Diane and Dennis Warshal
Rabbi Daniel and Cindy Weiner
Denise and Neil Weinstein
Madeline and Noah
Stuart and Lee Weinstein
Bill and Judy Weisfield As with any human endeavor, errors sometimes occur. Please accept our sincere apology for any names which have been incorrectly spelled or accidentally omitted.
Thank You
Temple De Hirsch Sinai thanks the following donors for their leadership support of $5,000 or more:
The Alhadeff Family Charitable Fund to the High Holy Days Fund
Michael Ehrenberg and Donna Richman to the High Holy Days Fund
Loeb Family Charitable Foundation to the High Holy Days Fund
Sidney Pinch Fund at Seattle Foundation to the General Fund
For privacy purposes, discretionary fund contributions of any size are listed below.
BENJAMIN ZUKOR CHILDREN’S LIBRARY FUND
In Honor of Eli Hodas
Leo Rubenstein
Naomi Turri
Gloria Wolf
Jacob Zelman
Rabbi Daniel and Cindy Weiner
BRIDGE FAMILY RELIGION
SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Memory of
Rodney Blumenstein
Janet Gray and Brad Rind
Esther Duitch
Ellen Laschansky
Mike Moore
Robin Negrin
Ed “Sonny” Schacher
Michael and Elaine Moshcatel
Arthur and Dorothy Weisfield
Terry and Marilyn Wade
BUILDING MAINTENANCE FUND
In Honor of Lisa Horowitz
Steve, Pam, Emilie, and Sofia Schwartz
FLASH CAMP SCHOLARSHIP
Donation
Jared Easton
In Memory of Bernard Zeldow
Carole Pearle
GALANTE STUDENT
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Memory of David Tarica
Raymond and Jeannette Galante
GENERAL FUND
Donation
Anonymous (2)
Diana BarnesM
Russell Carnahan
Harriette and Fred Dorkin
Michael Ehrenberg and Donna Richman
Luesa HealyM
Catlin Penchant
Alice and Don PorterM
Joan Robinson
Maria RyanM
Nina SandersM
Ashley SmithM
Robert and Jaqueline Tacher
Adina Thea
Carl Wigen and Erika Zemby
In Memory of
Rodney Blumenstein
Stacey and Richard Eastern
Maxine Hirsch
Gary and Sylvia Pearlman
Lois Mayers
Dianne and Dick Arensberg
Michael and Marianne Ross
Michael Mendelsohn
Claude and Michelle Nesis
Ed Schacher
Dianne and Dick Arensberg
Stuart and Lee Weinstein
Edward “Sonny” Schacher
Stanley and Michele Rosen
Bernard Zeldow
Terry Lerner Brashem
HARRIET MEYERS ELEVATOR FUND
In Memory of Alan Soble
Marvin and Rebecca Meyers
Bernard Zeldow
Terry and Mark Brashem
HIGH HOLY DAYS FUND
Donation
Jonathan Britell
Mike Ehrenberg and Donna Richman
David and Lynne Feinberg
Janet Gray and Brad Rind
Brian Green
Jody Green
Aaron Levine and Susan Lin
Haidee Neiman
David and Emma Silverstein
Greta Ward
In Honor of Andi Alhadeff
Karen Weisman
JACK D. AND MYRNA ISRAEL SENIOR SOUTH TRAVEL FUND
Yahrzeit of Michael Bensussen
Samuel A. Russ
Gayle and Joe Carrol and Family
JENNIFER ROSEN MEADE PRESCHOOL FUND
In Honor of Kai Clarke
Teo Clarke
Rabbi Daniel and Cindy Weiner
Gabe and Maya
Deb, Marc, Elana, and Gabi Kadish
Sophie Gerson
Rabbi Daniel and Cindy Weiner
Robert A. Gordon
Steven and Hedy Barrat
Jonah Rubin
Damien LeFevre Shelley
Rabbi Daniel and Cindy Weiner
In Memory of Maxine K. Hirsch
Elizabeth and Mario Goertzel
Yahrzeit of Abe Myers
Annette Fisher
Merrie Alice Myers
Annette Fisher and Family
Sophia Russ
Gayle and Joe Carrol and Family
KENNY WALDBAUM
MEMORIAL AWARD FUND
In Honor of Cindy and Gary Stratiner
Jan and Steve Lewis
In Memory of Martin Levy
Martin Lotzkar
Susan Waldbaum
Yahrzeit of Julie Posner
Debbie Posner Muscatel and Family
Fred Rogers
Eleanor Rogers
Bernard Stratiner
Zara Tarshis
Cindy and Gary Stratiner
MARTY BRIDGE
CAMPERSHIP FUND
In Honor of Marcia and Michael Wiviott
Cindy and Gary Stratiner
Yahrzeit of Stanley D. Golub
Carol and Andy Harris and Family
MEMORIAL BOOK FUND
Donation
Robert and Debbie Bensussen
Shelley Bensussen
Linda Berkman
Rochelle Blumenthal
Martin Brashem
Theodore and Marilyn Bridge
Mark and Susan Cohn
Claire Creim
Kristi Feder
Spencer Feldman
Lisa Frank
Melvin and Nanette Freeman
Jon and Marlene Fuson
Lowell and Leslie Geller
Brett Goldfarb
Janet Gray and Bradley Rind
Gary and Peri Greenberg
Steven and Reyna Gustav
Andrew and Carol Harris
Sylvia Hayden
Joan Hirshberg
Peter Jackson
Marc and Karen Kaufman
Emmi Kearns
Mark Levine and John Keppeler
Raymond and Nataly Kluger
Ellen Laschansky
Stephen and Deborah Lawson
Jan and Steve Lewis
Bryan and Carol Leyton
Allen and Betty Anne McCall
Trish Mizrahi and Eugene LaPorte
Leona Naon
Neale Obedin
Herb and Lucy Pruzan
Vivian Rosenwald
David and Eileen Rubenstein
Norman and Elizabeth Sandler
Cathy Sarkowsky
Esther Schoenfeld
Michael E. Schwab
Beverly Sears
Ed and Fran Spring
Barbara Sternoff
David and Marcie Stone
Yelena Volik and Regina Linetskaya
Susan Waldbaum
Ardee Warshal
Michael and Marcia Wiviott
Marianne Wolff
Fred and Jeanne Wolfstone
In Memory of Francine Nahon
Susan and Lawrence Broder
MERIELLE EASTERN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD FUND
In Memory of Rodney Blumenstein
Trish Mizrahi and Gene LaPorte
Michael Mendelsohn
Albert DeJaen and Evelyn Blatt
Yahrzeit of Merielle Eastern
Trish Mizrahi and Eugene LaPorte
PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP FUND
Donation
Sponsorship of Camp Kalsman
Shabbat
Mario and Elizabeth Goertzel
Sponsorship of Tribe Event
Georges Krinker
Sponsorship of Shabbat Onegs
Donna Richman and Mike Ehrenberg
PRUZAN-ABRAMS CAMP KALSMAN FUND
Yahrzeit of Gertrude Freidman
Eleanor Rogers
RABBI KATE SPEIZER DISCRETIONARY FUND
In Appreciation of Rabbi Kate Speizer
Charles Gautier and Bruce Moss
Adina Thea
In Honor of Rabbi Kate Speizer
Lani Cohen
RABBI DANIEL WEINER DISCRETIONARY FUND
In Appreciation of Rabbi Daniel Weiner
Bruce and Joanne Glant
Mark and Laura Nudelman
Barbara Schatz
Daniel and Susan Steinborn
In Honor of Leslie Geller
Michael and Marcia Wiviott
Leslie and Lowell Geller
Cindy and Gary Stratiner
Michael and Marcia Wiviott
In Memory of
Ira Alexander
Bob and Gail Alexander
Luba Alexander
Bob and Gail Alexander, Spencer, Lewis and Nathan
Harry Bessner
Harriette and Fred Dorkin
Esther Duitch
Mark and Jane Orenstein
Lois Mayers
Steve and Pamela Schwartz
Michael Mendelsohn
Sam and Sharon Eastern
Mike Mendelsohn
Richard and Stacey Eastern
Larry and Roslyn Piha
Alan Soble
Lowell and Leslie Geller
RABBI BRETT WEISMAN DISCRETIONARY FUND
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Brett Weisman
Carol Neiman
Cindy and Gary Stratiner
In Honor of
Ayla Rose Stratiner
Cindy and Gary Stratiner
Josie Leah Stratiner
Cindy and Gary Stratiner
Matthew and Maya Stratiner
Zara Naomi Stratiner
Cindy and Gary Stratiner
Koltin and Marisa Stratiner
In Support of
Wrestling with the Moment
Programming
David and Emma Silverstein
SAMUEL GOLDFARB MUSIC FUND
In Memory of Ed Schacher
Ronni Wolfe
Yahrzeit of Alvin Goldfarb
Jacqueline Goldfarb
The Family of Alvin Goldfarb
SIEGAL TIKKUN OLAM FUND
In Honor of Linda Brandeis
Beverly Pinto
In Memory of Ray Freidman
Emmi Kearns
STANLEY AND VALERIE
PIHA YOUNG LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FUND
In Memory of Michael Jay Mendelson
Valerie and Stan Piha
WILLIAM AND EDITH WARSHAL FUND FOR SACRED JOURNEYS
In Memory of Ruth Gassner
Diane and Dennis Warshal
Yahrzeit of Daniel Gassner
Dennis and Diane Warshal
YAHRZEIT AND REMEMBRANCE FUND
In Memory of Maxine Hirsch
Barbara and Jack Schwartz
Jessie Kalmans Kachmar
Carla Ginnis
Michael Jay Mendelsohn
Jerry and Pam Calvo
Edward Schacher
Shirley Bernstein
Susan Tarica
Serena Tarica
Yahrzeit of Lester Asher
Nina Asher
Bernice Barrat
Pam and Bob Gordon and Family
Arthur H. Boden
Allan and Tamar Boden
Howard J. Breslin
Kathie Breslin and Gary Signs
Chickie Buckner
Fill Buckner
Hy Corday
Bryan and Carol Leyton
Hazel Clair Loewy Dwoskin
Marc Bouvia
Dorothy Dwoskin
Paul Dwoskin
June Forman
Frank and Rachel Forman
Benjamin M. Flaks
Marvin Flaks
Martin Brashem
Salvatore Givre
Lynn and Roslyn Tooley
Keith Goldfarb
Lori Goldfarb and Robert Malin
Michael Barry Harvitz
Sheryl Harvitz
Joseph Hirshberg
Laurie Koehler
Richard Jacobs
The Calvo Family
Mary Johnson
Karen B. Vasudev
Paul Kaplan
Scott and Lynn Hanfling
John and Paula Loewy
Frances Keller
Helen Keller
Jim and Lee Keller
Edith De Levie
Lillian Arnstein
Marilyn Carl
Gary Levine
Irving Levine
Sally Levine
Mark Levine and John Keppeler
Alex Liberman
Mary Mulnick
Freda Esther Loeb
Richard and Francine Loeb
Carolyn Masin
Marilyn and Brian Kremen
Bob and Cindy Masin
Meyer Newberger
Alan M. Freyd
Sally Poll
Rosalind B. Poll
Samuel Posner
Ira and Susan Kadish
Barbara Summer
Frank Raphael
Jenifer Naimy and Robert
Raphael
Eda Rind
Brad Rind and Janet Gray
Al (Abe) Ritt
Laurie Rosen-Ritt and Steven Ritt
Helen G. Rosen
William Rosen
Carol Neiman
Laurie Rosen-Ritt and Steven Ritt
Bobby Rosenthal
Jack and Debbie Calderon
Barbara Anne Rosenwald
Dick Rosenwald
Gilbert Rosenwald
James and Vivian Rosenwald
Walter E. Schoenfeld
Esther Schoenfeld
Walter Schoenfeld
The Schoenfeld-Ottinger
Family
Jane Sarmiento Schwab
Lisa D. Schwab
Michael E. Schwab
Gertrude Schwarz
Herbert and Christina Schwarz
Ruth Shulman
Francine Loeb
Herbert J. Shifton
Lynn and Roslyn Tooley
Elizabeth J. Staadecker
Phreda Staadecker
Bonnie and James Brazil
Dorothy Starin
Debbie and Rob Bensussen
Zara Tarshis
Jan and Steve Lewis
Karen Rae Trimmer
Brian and Stephanie Rubens
As with any human endeavor, errors sometimes occur. Please accept our sincere apology for any names which have been incorrectly spelled or accidentally omitted.
Special thanks to the donors who are supporting Temple through a monthly or quarterly recurring gift; these donors are denoted with an M next to their name.
Please note that gifts that are given for a yahrzeit, in appreciation, in memory or in honor are listed alphabetically by the honoree’s last name. All other gifts are listed alphabetically by the donor’s last name.
Zichronam Livracha
PERPETUAL YAHRZEITS
NOV 1 & 2
Abraham Barkey
Margit Baruch
Hugo Block
Sadie Brashem
Herman Dannenhirsch
Rose Eloise Dias
David L. Dover
Meyer Ehrlich
Joan Etsekson
Hilda Fabricant
Jeffrey Paul Gorlick
Harriet Lebowitz Herer
Stuart M. Hirsch
Bertha Holcenberg
Kaden Mazaltov Israel
Carl Galland Koch
Robert Lurie
Max Manhoff
Jeannette Joelsohn Moser
Myra Schwartz Olds
Louis Orloff
Grace Oseran
Samuel S. Parker
John M. Rottenstein
Herman Sarkowsky
Mary M. Sasanoff
Esther “Bobbe” Schwartz
Giselle Seligman
Inez Slutzker
Mac S. Sprincin
Fannie Stratiner
Stanley Tipp
Alice L Warrren
Arnold James Wolff
NOV 8 & 9
Morris J. Alhadeff
Frank H. Arndt
Lois K. Barde
Edgar Bing
Sidney Brawer
Rose Bresky
Eugene T. Brown
Samuel Caplan
Sarah Cheiffetz
Herbert S. Clayman
Ethel Bessie Clein
June Belle Cohn
Rolaine Vines Copeland
Dorothy Ellen Davidner
Amelia Davis
Esther Diesenhaus
Samuel Richard Finkel
Charles Flash
Bob A. Friedman
Ida S. Friedman
Bonham Galland
Hannah S. Grunbaum
Frank J. Hirshberg
Genevieve Hurwitz
Marian Krantz
Sam LeBid
Rabbi Raphael Levine
Sadie S. Levy
Adolph B. “Al” Loeb
Lt. Edward Nussbaum Jr.
Lee Sherman Oseran
Grace M. Pruzan
Joyce Elaine Radow
Kermit Rosen
Rita B. Rosengarten
Theodore Rosengarten
Morris Simkins
Stanford Owen Smith
Rosanne Sondheim
Walter R. Stone
Celia Stusser
Rebecca Suckerman
Rachel Tacher
Henry Edward Wolf
Vicki L. Wolfstone
Harriet S. Zien
Rubin Zuck
NOV 15 & 16
Samuel L. Abrams
Jeffrey M Berkman
JoAnn Bess
Samuel Butterklee
Donald B. Chelin
Bertha Convisar
Ellis H. Corets
Cecilia Dannenhirsch
Sally Hersh Dickerman
Jacob Dover
Muriel Lillian Fisher
Jennie Flaks
Samuel Freeman
Esther Borish Friedman
Gertrude Garfinkle
Celia Gorfinkle
Robert J. Gustav
Mollie Rubin Hoke
Dr. Joseph Segal
Hortense Kleinberg
Sol Lachman
Helen R. Langner
Louis Lazoff
Ernestine Levinson
Harry Lewis
Evelyn Marshin
Abe Poll
Lawrence Porad
Dr. Joseph Segal
Leo Seidenverg
John Shifton
David Morris Sidell
Arthur Siegal
Sophia Sternoff
Nathan Stroum
Diane Novick Suckerman
Wilhelmine Tarica
Bessie Warschaw
Ann Farber Ziegman
NOV 22 & 23
Dave P. Almeleh
Sara Mossafir Berro
Julius Blumenthal
Louis Blumenthal
Celia Brenner
Samuel Chelin
Alfred Cordova
Sigmund Davis
William Dorkin
Jay Joseph Friedman
Regina Givre
Mollie Goldberg
Rebecca Gottstein
Adelaide Grunbaum
Jacob R. Hiller
Leona Himelhoch
Donald H. Hochberg
Sarah R. Hoffman
Frances L. Howe
Philip Howe
Sherwin S. Kremen
Jay Kyte
Edith Wiviott Lazoff
Harry Lembersky
Herman K. Lembersky
Joan Tall Greene Lerner
David Levinson
Esther Susan Levinson
Oscar Levinson
Daniel Fraser Lewis
Helen Lipian
Jack Lipian
Kim Lipian
Susan Lipian
Minnie Rall Loewy
George Morris Lonn
Barney Jay Mason
Sigmund Mehl
Anna V. Miller
Herman Offenhenden
Boris Polyakovsky
Robert A. “Bob” Rogers
Louis Schoenfeld
Alex Shulman
Cecile Sigel
Elizabeth W. Stusser
Leslie Stusser
Bernice Tarlie
Marilyn Rogers Wax
Nat Weinstein
Ruth Zukor
NOV 29 & 30
Doris Kessler Alhadeff
Esther Altose
Isabelle Aronson
Richard J. Aronson
Roberta E. Bender
Hanna Blumenfeld
Rose Kahn Brazy
Barbara Brown
Dawne J. Carrol
Sidney Z. Copeland
Edward G. Dobrin
Freda Ehrlich
Rabbi Edward Ellenbogen
Ida Kaminoff Ezra
David Freidman
Joseph Gillman
Fannie M. Gladstein
Abe J. Goldman
Johanna Grunbaum
Jessie Rottenstein Hiller
Sarah (Mrs. Hyman) Hoffman
David A. Howe
Harry A. Karl
Phyllis Kates
Howard Kaufman
Solomon Levinson
Natalie Malin
Benjamin H. Mayers
Rebecca Band McWhorter
Rose Meyers
Harold Offer
Milton E. Overbeck
Ruth Mary Pearl
Zelma Caston Piha
Bernard L. Porad
Bud H Robinson
Lewis A. Sadick
Martin N. Sandler
Samuel L. Shore
Lillian Sigel
Samuel H Tarica, M.D.
Eric Vasen
Louis Wagner
Alan Waldbaum
William Warshal
Lydia Weinberg
Max Zeeve
DEC 6 & 7
Isidore Abravanel
Emma Alexander
Nessim D. Alhadeff
Anna Levinson Arensberg
Herman Aronin
Adam M. Beloff
Jacob Berkman
Sanford M. Bernbaum Sr.
Fanchon R. Bernstein
Hyman Blatt
Herman Blumenthal
Pearl Brosseau
M. Louis Brown
Lena Clayman
Abner Cohan
Velma Dorfman Cohn
James “Jim” Creim
Julius Deutsch
Samuel Feinson
Myron H. Freyd
Samuel Friedlander
Samuel Glant
Jeannette Brown Goldblatt
Sidney M. Golub
Edna Gordon
Hyman Greenfield
Harold Himelhoch
Harry Horwitz
Ethel Stemmer Jacoby
Ludwig Klein
Barney A. Konick
Margareth Laschansky
Frida Levai
Bertha Levy
Gertrude H. Lindsey
Geri D. Lindsley
Samuel Matin
Bertha Z. Mosler
Jack Naon
Joseph H. Newberger
Miriam Nudelman
Rita Kantor Pearlmutter
Jean Sadis
Joseph Sadis
Jennie Sarlat
Bruce M. Schwartz
Fanny Segelbaum
Ethel Seidenverg
Abe Slutzker
Carrie Steinhauer
Abraham Tarshis
Harris Waxman
Max Weinstein
Nathaniel Wendrow
Irwin Wolff
Alex Zeeve
Harold Zukor
DEC 13 & 14
Louis M. Arnold
Sally L. Asher
Mary Kosher Brown
Jeffrey Butler
George R. Canter
Louis E. Ehrlich
Barbara Ann Fink
Sam Flash
Mabel C. Garfinkel
Edith Golub
Laura Ann Gordon
Bertram M. Greenbaum
Alan Groonis
George W. Grunbaum
Carleton Gerald Herer
Eva Light Horwitz
David L Joelsohn
Phillip H. Klenman
Enid Knobler
Arthur M. Kulman
Annette Kutoff
Herbert Levin
Samuel Lewis Levinson
Sidney Margolis
Allan Reid Mayer
Sue Mondschein
Jack Pruzan
Louis Rothstein
Flora Saltiel
Josephine R. Saul
Marcy Backer Schwartz
Samuel Selesnick
Marian Ruth Sidney
Paul Siegal
Helene Waldbaum Sprincin
Lucille Almeleh Spring
Michael Wagner
Fayga Bazelon Wienir
DEC 20 & 21
Jauntie Amira
Victor S. Amira
Jacob H. Arensberg
Dr. Paul Barnass
Raymond L. Benezra
Effie K. Bernbaum
Moris Bloch
Howard M. Cohn
Alexander Crohn
Ted Dale
Leah Ehrlich
E. Lea Fisher
Michael Goldfarb
Abraham Greenbaum
Abe Jacobs
Marjorie Kadaner
Shirley F. Knopf
Jane B. Laurie
Martha Lef
Alice B. Lembersky
Hazel K. Loewy
Edward O. Lutz
Wolf Michelson
Arthur Morgenstern
David W. Pearl
Sylvia B. Pearl
Leah C. Raphael
Solomon Rogers
Florence G. Schoenfeld
Theodore Schoenfeld
Dr. Philipp Schonwald
Rubin Schwab
Belle Seligman
Corinne J. Shaftel
Abraham S. Sherman
Bonnie G. Shifton
Eugene Simon
Phoebe W. Sprincin
Leo H. Steinhauer
Jack B. Tacher
Edward C. Tatt
Jerold A. Tipp
Stanley B. Tobin
Clara Wagschal
Samuel Weil
Abraham Weinstein
Joseph R. Weinstein
Rose Wiviott
DEC 27 & 28
Minnie Arnstein
Stanley M. Barnett
Seth Bender
Henry Berliner
Alan A. Bobin
Rachael Brenner
Philip R. Bunning
Avraham Charhon
Sidney De Levie
Bette Burnett Degginger
Fred Eisler
Ann R. Frank
Jerome Freiberg
Shauna E. Gamoran
Ricki Starin Greenborg
Morris Halpern
Joseph Herman
Clara Hersh
Dr. Herbert David Hochfeld
David Hudesman
Phoebe B. Johnston
Gertrude Krasnoff
Eileen H. Kremen
Jay W. Krom
Samuel J. Laufer
Pauline Lichenstein
Marcus Meyers
Harry R. Miller
Dorothy Franco Muscatel
Jacob Nathan
Bernard L. Reiter
Ruth Wolfson Robinson
Eileen Lewis Sadick
Stanley J. Shaftel
Fredrica B. Shartin
Evelyn Shifton
Sherry Sidney
Jacob Simon
Gunther W. Sondland
Paula Steiner
Edythe R. Weinstein
Clifford Winkler
Dorothy Brown Winkler
JAN 3 & 4
Rose Backer
David Bass
Celeste Bassan
Edwin S. Berkman
Alfred A. Brashem
Albert I. Caraco
Lorraine Cordova
Raymond M. Cowen
Hertha Crohn
Rachel Dover
Louis Friedlander
Elise R. Friedman
Mary Friedman
Jules Yale Glant
Anne R. Goldberg
Joseph Gottstein
Maurice A. Green
Victor H. Heller
Simon Hurwitz
Steven Kagle
Lt. Norman Kossis
Rebecca Kracower
Max LeBid
Eva May Leichty
Louisa Levy
Jacob Lighter
Maurice Lipson
Frances Loschbin
Samuel Marcus
Carol Meisels
Simmie Mosler
Israel Pasternack
Kenneth H. Pearl
Martin Pick
Meyer Rabinovich
Stuart R. Reichart
Jules Rosenbaum
Lee Rotman
Phyllis Jane Senescu
Louis Singerman
Bertha Sommer
Victor Staadecker
Peter Saul Tarshis
Lawrence Weiss
JAN 10 & 11
Henry M. Alexander
Samuel Beaubaire
Selma Bloch
Harold Broder
Bud J. Burnett
Bernard Coleman
Helen B. Dale
Edythe Lowney Deitch
David Ira Dorkin
Wally Etsekson
Benjamin Fabrikant
Lawrence J Fisher
Estelle R. Freed
Mollie J. Freiberg
Morris Fuson
Alice Sarah Gerber
Roman I. Ginzberg
Ben Glazer
Rae Glazer
Jack Goldsmith
Jess Greenborg
David Grinstein
Patricia Y. Hadley
Mary Hamlin
Simon Hamlin
Pauline Handlin
Harry Y. Hochberg
Samuel J. Israel
Fannie Keller
Nathan Koenigsberg
Ida Lavansky
Ravella Levine
Samuel Levitt
Audrey Lewis
Milton Mermelstein
William Meyers
Eva B. Rogers
Lillian Rosenberg
Milton C. Seelig
Harry Segelbaum
Natalie Mandell Smith
Leslie ‘Pat’ E. Stusser
Jacob Teitelbaum
Hildred E. Titus
Lillian LeBid Winters
JAN 17 & 18
Dora Abravanel
Fred Adler
Mary Aronson
Myer Aronson
Irene Feinstein Arron
Arthur Berliner
Simon Burnett
Reggie Porad Butsch
Samuel Calvo
Ronald T Chess
Isaac David Cohen
Larry Dolgoff
Edwin J. Friedman
Frieda Glant
Gertrude M Glant
Samuel Glazer
Sylvia Goldfarb
Sarah Green
Ben Guterson
Adelaide R. Gutmann
Arthur I. Hanfling
Joseph Herman
Minnie Hochfeld
Mrs. Hermon A. Kaufman
George Keiter
Leo M. Koenigsberg
Ida Kosher
Isaac Kracower
Samuel N. Laurie
Ellis Levin
Louis Levy
Sophie Marcusson
Jacob Michaels
Elkan C. Offer
Pearl Palmer
Melvyn D Poll
Meyer V. Rosenberg
Alan David Sidel
Greta Tatt
Cheryl Diane Taylor
Molly B. Wahlstrom
Kenneth Waldbaum
Lorna Youdene
Albert A. N. Youngman
Michael H. Zelikovsky
JAN 24 & 25
David S. Abrams
Isaac N. “Ike” Alhadeff
Abe Aronson
Theodore E. Barde
Ruth Beloff
Isabelle Bernstein
Jennie Blatt
Sarah Bloch
Dorothy Wolens Block
Margaret Block
Marilyn J. Boden
Anna Goodman Davis
Eva Deutsch
Gertrude Drucker
Samuel Ehrenberg
David R. Franco
Ida Friedlander
Betty Gilman
Freda Goldberg
Shirley Goldstein
June Gottstein
Isadore E. Greenberg
Hannah L Greendorfer
Arthur Herschman
Richard Kahn
Lillian Kava
Louis Lavinthal
Corinne M. Leavitt
Barbara A. Levy
Samuel R. Levy
Natalia Mehl
Jack Meyers
Betty Parker
Helen L. Prince
Mary O. Rapaport
Rosalie Lorber Revesz
Kurt Ries
Marion B. Rosen
Bluma Russ
Harry J. Schatz
Donna Schwab
Ann Sidel
Morris Sigel
Ronald Simon
Ethel Singer
Elias M. Solomon
Augusta Stemmer
Ruth Warshal
JAN 31 & FEB 1
Ethel L. Adler
Joyle Adler
Ruth J. Arndt
Anna Bader
Adam P. Block
Rie Bloomfield
David Brenner
Syril Brownfeld
Lillian Belle Caditz
Joseph S. Caplan
Myer Cohen
Simi B. Cohen
Moses Druxman
Goldie Feinberg
Dorothea Feltman
David E. Gilman
Lt. M. S. “Buddy” Goldberg
Rebecca Goldberg
Harold Greenberg
Gussie Harris
Maurice Jaffe
Sylvia L. Lembersky
Fern Rosenfeld Meltzer
Harold J. Miller
Fannie Mondschein
Anne L. Nieder
Harry Nieder
Louis E. Nudelman
Ann Miller Preblod
Martin B. Rind
Sara Mesher Rosen
Mary Rosenkrantz
Jerry Rosenthal
Stuart F. Rosenwald
Ben Rothenberg
Ben Saltman
Irving Sarkowsky
Max Saul
Pearl J. Shulman
Henry S. Silver
Joel B. Staadecker
Sam Stein
John Stusser
Dave Taylor
Dora Taylor
Ida Rosen Toff
Jacob Wacher
Joseph Wasser
Sidney Wax
Harry Weinberg
Ethel S. Wendrow
Terry A. Wienir
FEB 7 & 8
Pincus D. Almeleh
Vicki Piha Ashberg
Kathryn A. Benaroya
George S. Berkman
Mathilda G. Berkman
Anna Brashem
Ivan N. Breetwor
Fran Calderon
Dora Ray Cohen
Louis Dulien
Shirley Ehrenberg
Rose Fuson
Steven M. Goldblatt
Lillie Goldsmith
H. Mitchell Gould
Irving Green
Marian Greenberg
Irene Hamlin
Linda Hudesman
Ernest B. Jackson
Richard Kane
Herman Keisler
Abe H. Kollack
Mildred Babe Kollack
Zara Kollack
Ida E. Kronfield
Isadore Lachman
Herbert Lane
Alfred M. Levin
Louis Lichenstein
Edith Margolis
Lowell Reed Matin
Sally M. Olswang
Sam Frank Parker
Harry Pearl
Morris Poll
James Kaufman Printz
Arthur Rumizen
Milton Henry Seligman
Alfred Shyman
Minnie Siegal
Jennie G. Stern
Leopold M. Stern
Laurence Tarshis
Dr. William L. Topp
Sarah L. Wachtel
Jonathan R Warren
FEB 14 & 15
Matilda Barkey
Max Berliner
Joseph L. Brown
Reba Cahn
Paul Isaac Caraco
Dr. Norman W. Clein
Betty Lindau Cohen
Isabelle Genss Cohn
Selma Cohn
Phillip A. Cole
Lilyan Corday
Ida Crohn
Pearl A. Daniels
Dave Davis
Edward Dunietz
Ernest Ellenbogen
Alice I. Enfield
John M. Friedlander
Caroline Kline Galland
Betty D Goldberg
Dr. Julius C. Goldner
Chaim Gorbulove
Hon. Morris N. Gould
Ida Haas
Richard Hochfeld
Sadje Ann Kaplan
Bernard W. Langner
Nathan Leivy
Joan Leshgold
Sadie Lighter
Isadore Loschbin
Florence Rogers Mendelsohn
Rebecca R. Mesher
Minnie B. Meyer
Joseph Meyers
Meyer Meyers
Aaron C. Miller
Mandel Minsk
Gloria Newman
Solomon Joseph Peha
Kenneth J. Schwartz
Lewis Silverstone
Dr. Harry Samuel Tarica
William O. Tatcher
Jackie Kahn Vhugen
John Wildenthal
George E. Wolfe
Hyman H. Wolfstone
Outreach to Members at Times of Loss, Bereavement, and Mourning
Sacred Journeys volunteers reach out to the Temple community:
• With a condolence call when there is a death in the family.
• With a follow-up call a few months after the family death.
At the time of the first anniversary of the death:
• Send a yahrzeit candle in the mail, send a personal note, and make a phone call to family members.
We sponsor Kever Avot, the annual Cemetery Memorial Service.
Please let us know if you would like to join us as a volunteer: contact Jennifer Phillips at jphillips@tdhs-nw.org or (206) 693-3047.
Sacred Journeys is supported by the William and Edith Warshal Fund for Sacred Journeys, and by donations from Temple members.
In Memoriam
JULY 1 -SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Jason Bishop. Beloved spouse of the late Elaine Pollard Bishop, father of Sarah Bishop & Alex Chew, and Rachel Bishop & Anthony Keen, grandfather of two, and brother of John & Marcie Bishop.
Rodney Marc Blumenstein. Beloved spouse of Jami Blumenstein, father of Grant Blumenstein, Ryan Blumenstein, and Julia Blumenstein, son of Rachael Blumenstein (z”l) & Kenneth Blumenstein (z”l), and brother of Brooke Asher (z”l), and son-in-law of Carolyn Schwartz and Herb Schwartz (z”l) & stepson-in-law of Judith Schwartz.
Esther Duitch. Beloved mother of Jeremy & Hayley Duitch and Zach & Jessica Duitch, and grandmother of four.
Joyce Floryne Gartenberg. Beloved spouse of the late Richard K. Gartenberg, mother of David & Jo Gartenberg, Jill Corson & Richard Zager, Jane & John Harris, Gary (z”l) & Holly Gartenberg, grandmother of 10, great-grandmother of five, and sister of Dr. Gerald (z”l) & Audrey Perselay.
Michael Jay Mendelsohn. Beloved spouse of Michael Jay Mendelsohn, spouse of Karen Mendelsohn, father of Jana & Aaron Horton, Brian & Lynne Mendelsohn, and Kevin & Stephanie Mendelsohn, and grandfather of eight.
Edward Schacher. Beloved spouse of Annette Schacher, father of Jack & Megumi Schacher, and Roslyn Schacher (z”l), grandfather of two, and great-grandfather of three.
Dr. Bernard Zeldow. Beloved spouse of Joyce Zeldow, father of Elise & Kai Wessels, David Zeldow, and Frederic Zeldow & Karen Simon, grandfather of four, and great-grandfather of two.
Temple’s Main Office
We can get you in touch with the right person! (206) 323-8486, info@tdhs-nw.org
Adult Education
Rabbi Kate Speizer, Director of Adult Engagement (206) 693-3046, kspeizer@tdhs-nw.org
Billing & Statements
Jennifer Gould, Staff Accountant (206) 693-3371, jgould@tdhs-nw.org
B’nai Mitzvah
Rachel Martin, B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator (425) 818-5927, rmartin@tdhs-nw.org
Bridge Family Religion School
Stacey Frishman Delcau, Director of Education (425) 559-2576, sdelcau@tdhs-nw.org
Brotherhood (Men of Reform Judaism)
Lee Meyers, Brotherhood Co-President tdhsbrotherhood@gmail.com
Caring Community
Liz Spiezle, Lead Volunteer (425) 785-7234, liz@agelight.com
Cemetery (206) 693-3369, cemetary@tdhs-nw.org
Death Notifications, Yahrzeits, Sacred Journeys
Jennifer Phillips, Executive Assistant to the Clergy (206) 693-3047, jphillips@tdhs-nw.org
Donations & Tributes
Emma Silverstein, Development Manager (206) 492-5260, esilverstein@tdhs-nw.org
Jennifer Rosen Meade School
Jessie Cunningham, Director of Jennifer Rosen
Meade Preschool (425) 559-2572, jcunningham@tdhs-nw.org
Membership
Nathalie Austin, Membership Manager (206) 258-4215, naustin@tdhs-nw.org
Sisterhood (Women of Reform Judaism) sisterhood@tdhs-nw.org Facebook.com/SisterhoodOfTDHS
The Tribe (20s & 30s)
Rabbi Brett Weisman, Associate Rabbi (206) 531-2192, bweisman@tdhs-nw.org
Youth Groups
Jessie Stott, Assistant Director, Hebrew & Teen Programming (425) 559-2569, jstott@tdhs-nw.org
VISION Temple De Hirsch Sinai leads the community in Reform Jewish thought and practice, enriching the lives of our members and our community as we explore our Jewish possibilities together.
MISSION Temple De Hirsch Sinai serves a large, diverse, multi-campus Reform Jewish congregation in the greater Seattle area and provides leadership in promoting Jewish ethical and moral concepts. We uphold the traditional values of our historic congregation and strive to create a progressive and contemporary Jewish environment providing worship, education, lifecycle events, community building, and community service opportunities to all of our members.
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