My first document

August 2023 Av/ Elul 5783

YOUR DONATION OR LEGACY GIFT WILL HELP FUND OUR FUTURE! The Next 100 Years Campaign has currently raised over three million dollars that will allow Temple Israel to continue to maintain our beautiful facility and continue services and programming for our community.

If you are interested in supporting the campaign, or getting more information, please call the Temple office.

IN THIS ISSUE

IN FEBRUARY 2024 WE CELEBRATE 100 YEARS JOIN US AS WE COUNTDOWN TO

Temple Israel's 100th Anniversay Celebration SEE UPCOMING EVENTS ON PAGE 11

President's Message RPC

Sisterhood B'nai Mitzvah / Kesher A Voice from Istrael Community Programs RH Family Celebration Summer Shabbat Services 100 Years Celebration SCIC / Anniversaries Yahrzeits Sustaining Members Contributions Kol Yisra'el Sponsors

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AUGUST SHABBAT SERVICES

PJ LIBRARY SUMMER TOT SHABBAT AT THE POOL

Friday, August 4 6:00 pm Family Shabbat in the Park (Wardlow Park) Saturday, August 5 8:45 am Torah Study at El Dorado Nature Center 10:00 am Shabbat Midbar Hike and Meditation 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service / Bat Mitzvah of Reilly Reyes

Friday, August 25 at 5:00 pm at the Alpert JCC With Rabbi Fox Followed by a FREE dinner!

Friday, August 11 5:30 pm Shabbabaque (Alpert JCC) Saturday, August 12 8:45 am Torah Study 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service / Bar Mitzvah Shaiah Vavak Friday, August 18 7:00 pm Got Shabbat? Service Saturday, August 19 8:45 am Torah Study 11:00 am Senior Shabbat and Luncheon (at the Temple)

Tot Shabbat is a fun, informal, child-centered Shabbat Service, designed especially for children, their loved ones. Through songs, prayers, stories, and Torah time, children love this Service!

Friday, August 25 5:00 pm PJ Library Summer Tot Shabbat (at Alpert JCC pool) 6:00 pm Shabbat Evening Serivce

Please RSVP to Michelle at mdt@tilb.org

Saturday, August 26 8:45 am Torah Study 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah of Zachary Hammer

Get Well Wishes Rochelle Anderson Odette Armour Laura Bleiberg Colleen Carver Miriam Elisheva Joel Epstein Linda Fox Benjamin Gastes Darrin Hammer

Margo Hoffer Dorothy Kaye Larry Kosmin Art Levine Chuck Leff Deborah Mozer Harriet Reed Sheri Sinaga Michelle Vadon

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2023 - 2024

Kol Yisra’el is a monthly newsletter published August - June

by Temple Israel (a member of the Union for Reform Judaism).

The deadline for submission of all material for the newsletter is the 10th of the preceding month prior to publication.

Jerry Levy Justin Perlman President VP Resource Development Karen Ben-Shmuel Kate Sachnoff VP Education VP Social Action Kathy Krieda Scott Sterling VP Membership Secretary Ron Artstein Lea Gerber VP Ritual Practices Treasurer Mark Dressner Past President

PROFESSIONAL STAFF Rabbi Scott Fox • Cantor Kelly Cooper • Cantor Emeritus Marvin Finnley Eric J. Shatzkin, Exec. Director • Sharon Amster Brown, Director of Ed. Kara Liu, Youth Director • David York, Accompanist

Our Mission Statement Guided by Reform Jewish values, our mission is to engage in a journey of prayer, learning, and community that inspires us to transform ourselves and the world.

Renee Florsheim, Jared Goldin, Jonathan Gotz, Jill Fisher Granek, Steven Gratch, Lisa Hill, David Jacobson, Paul Levitt, Lysa Saltzman, Sheri Sinaga, Sheryl Stahl, Ed Zwieback Mark Sharzer, Foundation President 2

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE CHANGE

Cooper became our Cantor. Though our building was closed, we stayed connected with Zoom and remained a strong, vibrant congregation. Yet, with the pandemic still fresh in our minds, some congregants have remained reluctant, perhaps even more comfortable remaining remote. Now, as we head into the late summer and towards the High Holy Days, we are reminded of Teshuva, literally ‘to return.’ I believe that as we leave the pandemic in the rear-view mirror, it is time for us to return to our Temple and to in-person engagement. When asked, many of congregants said that it is our “community” that makes Temple Israel such a special place, and being together is what makes us a strong community. This year we will have ample opportunities to celebrate together. There will be special “centennial celebration’ programs (page 11) that you will not want to miss, so be sure to add these dates to your calendar and join us in person.

By Jerry Levy, Temple President

“-plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose “– the more things change, the more they stay the same….

As I take the reins of leadership from Mark Dressner, I am incredibly privileged to become Temple Israel’s President when we are entering our 100th anniversary year. I am starting my term at a time when Temple Israel is a thriving Reform congregation, and for that, I am grateful to Mark, our staff and clergy, our Board members and to all those past and present lay leaders who helped us get to this point.

It is truly an honor to serve as your President and to give back to an organization that has meant so much to me and my family.

During the next two years, I hope to get to know many more of you, and I welcome your questions and comments and will try to answer your emails (president@tilb.org) in a timely manner.

For my first column as President, I want you to get to know a bit more about me and my family. I grew up in Prairie Village, Kansas where my family belonged to Temple B’nai Yehuda, the largest Reform congregation in KC. I studied at the University of Kansas and KU Medical School. I came to Long Beach to complete my residency in Internal Medicine and subspeciality in Rheumatology. Joanne and I met here and were married at Temple Beth El in San Pedro in 1984. We joined Temple Israel in 1991. Both of our children attended Torah Center and went through the B’nai Mitzvah and Confirmation programs. Gabrielle currently lives in Washington DC and works for Climate Nexus, which provides strategic communications services on climate change, energy, and water issues. Benjamin lives in San Francisco and is a graphic and digital designer for the University of the Pacific, Dugoni School of Dentistry. Joanne is a retired Speech-Language Pathologist. She participated in the Adult B’nai Mitzvah program in 2012 and along with her classmates celebrated her Bat Mitzvah during the first service in our newly renovated sanctuary. Energized by this experience, Joanne joined the Board where she served as VP of Ritual Practices and VP of Membership. In 2019, Joanne finished her 7 years on the Board, and I began mine. I have just completed a two-year term as Treasurer. Currently, I am semi-retired from Kaiser Permanente and working as a Partner Emeritus at several Kaiser facilities. I enjoy woodworking, golf, working in the garden with Joanne, and since the pandemic, cooking and baking challah.

Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher, is quoted as saying "change is the only constant in life." Let us fully embrace our centennial year for everything it has to offer, stability and tradition along with the ‘changes’ as we enter our second century.

IS TEMPLE ISRAEL IN YOUR WILL OR ESTATE PLAN? If you have included Temple Israel or the Temple Israel Foundation in your will or estate plan, we want to know. We want to recognize and thank you for your generosity now, and include you as a supporter of our Next 100 Years Campaign!

If we are included, please call the Temple Office and speak with Eric Shatzkin, Executive Director, or email Eric at ejs@tilb.org Thank you so much for your support!

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PROGRAM & SERVICE

Each new president is presented with challenges and sets goals. I am in the enviable position of beginning my presidency at a time of stability in terms of our clergy and staff, our financial picture, and our membership numbers. Therefore, my challenge is to ensure continuity. We also look to the future with a new strategic plan under the guidance of Rick Burney. I am especially focused on increasing in-person participation at Temple events, finding ways to remove barriers for those who may have challenges participating, improving all aspects of our communication, and upgrading the member accessibility of the Temple website.

Saturday, September 9 7:30 pm Refreshments 8:00 pm Art Program with Eve Lunt 9:00 pm Service Please join us Saturday night for our Selichot program. Selichot gives us a chance to reflect on the past year. It is a time to consider and reconsider the choices we have made, and what we would like to change in the upcoming year.

With time comes change, and change is inevitable. Over the past four years, Rabbi Fox joined our congregation and Kelly 3

RITUAL PRACTICES COMMITTEE MESSAGE RITUAL PRACTICES MESSAGE

By Ron Artstein, VP Ritual Practices

This week we read the Torah portion Eikev, where the seven species of the land of Israel are enumerated: wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates (Deuteronomy 8:8).

These species have had special ritual significance in Jewish history, since at least the time of the Second Temple: only the seven species were brought as first harvests to the Temple (Mishnah Bikkurim 1:3). A practice which persists to this day is reciting a special blessing after eating from these species (Mishnah Berakhot 6:8).

Get ready for the High Holy Days in September!

HIGH HOLY DAYS SERVICES Erev Rosh HaShanah: Friday, September 15 7:30 pm Teen Service 7:30 pm Service Rosh HaShanah: Saturday, September 16 10:00 am Service Tashlich: At The Beach at Belmont Pier (Ocean at 39th Place) 3:30 pm Saturday, September 16

All of the seven species can be found growing in Long Beach.

We grow grapes in our backyard and pomegranates (decorative) in our front yard; we also used to have two fig trees, which were removed because they weren’t producing edible fruit. There’s an olive tree on our block and date palms in the neighborhood. All of this is not accidental: California has a Mediterranean climate just like Israel, and all of these species were brought here by the Spanish. And not only the fruit: I remember being excited to spot a stone olive press on a visit to Mission San Buenaventura, just like the ones you see in archeological sites in Israel.

Kol Nidre: Sunday, September 24 7:30 pm Service Yom Kippur: Monday, September 25 9:00 am Service 12:30 pm Yom Kippur Forums (In Person and Zoom) 2:00 pm Family Service 4:00 -7:00 pm Afternoon, Yizkor, N’ilah Services Havdalah - following N’ilah (approx. 7:00 pm)

Being out in nature here often feels like a little taste of Israel.

This spring we went hiking in Weir Canyon in Orange County, and the scenery was just like in Israel, with blooming fields of black mustard, Mediterranean barley, and milk thistle – all of which are considered invasive in California – as well as the native lupine (a similar plant is native to Israel) and the prickly pear, which while native to Mexico, has been so naturalized in Israel that it gave rise to the nickname Sabra for native Israelis.

And in July, at the end of the monthly Shabbat walk, we sat in a circle outside the El Dorado Nature Center and Rabbi Fox asked each person to describe how they were feeling in one word; I chose “breathing”, because the hot, dusty smell of pine needles felt like a whiff of my hometown, Jerusalem.

CHILDREN’S SERVICES AND PROGRAMS Rosh HaShanah: Sunday, September 17 Bandshell at Recreation Park

10:00 am – 1:00 pm Rosh HaShanah

Family Celebration in the Park Yom Kippur: Monday, September 25 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Grades K-3 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Grades 4-6

Of course, California is no substitute for actually visiting Israel.

The congregational trip which takes place next year, led by Rabbi Fox and Cantor Cooper, will include rafting or kayaking in the upper Jordan River, and hiking in the Banias Nature Reserve.

Until then, I suggest we think of Israel when we’re out in nature, walking around Long Beach, or just enjoying fruit. And maybe recite a blessing.

Yom Kippur Family Service 2:00 pm (at Temple Israel)

LULAV & ETROG SETS $50 STANDARD SET $80 SUPERIOR SET Order by Wednesday, September 5 Email Charmaine clw@tilb.org

Please share your thoughts with me on this or other issues at VPRitualPractices@tilb.org

The seven species in a series of Israeli stamps from 5719–5720 (1958–1959), designed by Zvi Narkiss. Source: Wikimedia Commons (wheat, barley, grape, fig, pomegranate, olive, date).

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SISTERHOOD TIS MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION EVENT

2023 - 2024 Membership

APRIL 23, 2023

ANNUAL SISTERHOOD MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES Please help us continue to support Temple Israel by becoming a new member or renewing your membership.

Thank you!

SISTERHOOD TORAH CIRCLE Sarah ~ $36 Rebecca ~ $54 Leah ~ $100 Rachel ~ $180

Make checks payable to Temple Israel Sisterhood Membership Renewal New Membership LAST Name: ___________________________ FIRST Name: __________________________ Address: _______________________________ _______________________________________ Phone:_________________________________ Email _________________________________ Mail check to:

THE SISTERHOOD GIFT SHOP The Gift Shop will be open by appointment only.

Contact Elyse at (562) 429-8626 5

Robin Lilien 3291 Druid Lane Los Alamitos, CA 90720

AUGUST B'NAI MITZVAH / TEEN (KESHER) My name is Zachary, I'm an only child that lives here in Long Beach. I was born and raised here, and I attend Long Beach Newcomb Academy. My parents are Bernadette and Darrin.

My name is Reilly Reyes and my Bat Mitzvah is on August 5, 2023. I am looking forward to celebrating this special day with my family and friends. In my free time, I enjoy participating in a variety of sports. My current favorites are volleyball and tennis. For my Mitzvah Project, I volunteered at the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (spcaLA), located in Long Beach REILLY REYES and the Lovejoy Foundation in August 5, 2023 Inglewood. I chose this project because I wanted to help animals in need. In July 2020, we adopted a dog (Bixby) from the Lovejoy Foundation, and I realized I wanted to help shelter dogs find forever homes. While working at the spcaLA, I helped with laundry, sorting donations, cleaning kennels, and my favorite activity - training and walking the dogs. It was a long process to work through the different levels of certification at the spcaLA, but I am happy with my accomplishment. Most recently, I started a special project to create pet portraits, which are given to adopters of dogs and cats who have been at spcaLA for a while.

Please consider donating to spcala.com or lovejoyfoundation. org, or providing a much needed home to a shelter animal.

My Mitzvah Project was creating cards for hospitalized children.

I worked with a national organization called Cards for Hospitalized Kids to create and deliver cards to children who ZACHARY HAMMER were sick or injured. It was a very August 26, 2023 rewarding experience and I'm glad that I was able to make a difference in the lives of these children and to give back to the community.

I am a very creative person, and I enjoy a variety of hobbies. I love to read, and I am always looking for new books to explore. I also enjoy playing video games, and tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons with my friends. This past year I was also enrolled in a drama class and the band at my school.

ANDI BOARD INSTALLATION

Shaiah Olim Vavak will be called to the Torah for his Bar Mitzvah on August 12, 2023.

Creative, caring, brilliant and dedicated are a few words that describe this young man. Shaiah is an Honor Roll student at Oak Middle School who also enjoys acting in their Drama program.

In his free time he loves reading, building legos, and video games.

Shaiah is always ready to help or SHAIAH VAVAK play with the littler kids when they August 12, 2023 need an older role model. He’s generally quiet but when he shows you his heart, you see he’s one of the most caring 13 year olds on the planet. Helping others has always been important to Shaiah, so when it came time for his Mitzvah Project he decided to go door to door and collect canned food for the O.C. Rescue Mission.

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A VOICE FROM ISRAEL KOL M'YISRAEL / A VOICE FROM ISRAEL

By Jeremy Rosen

Friday is a busy day. Weekdays are reserved for working, exercising, seeing friends and resting, so Fridays are the errands day. Waking up a bit later than usual, I need to take stock of all the goods running low in the pantry. It might seem silly to wait until just one day to do all the errands, but as I have complained about before, the best stores are only open during the middle of the day. As I exit my house, walking down the alley, shopping list folded neatly next to my wallet, the sun always beats down a bit harder than usual. By the time my eyes adjust to the glare, I reach the main street. Already the tiny sidewalks are filled with locals also getting their errands out of the way or tourists who just need to get out of the way. Ascending the hill to the market, five times already I had to step into the street to bypass someone too slow or turn down a Chabbadnik offering me tefillin. This obstacle course leaves the sweat already starting to bead on my forehead.

Passing under the corrugated steel roof leaves, I enter the market.

Passing by stalls, the vendors shout about boxes of this fruit or that for ten or twenty shekels. A game begins, between finding the best deals and falling for the vendors tricks. That good price might only be for half a kilo, and it’s important to check beyond the beautiful fruit specimens at the top of the box. Slowly, I make my way down the lane, crossing off items from the list or discovering some new produce in season to get excited about.

Bags are weighed, shekels are exchanged. The change is shoved crumpled into my pockets alongside the deteriorating paper of the list. In the middle of a negotiation, never be surprised at the need to pause for a second and say hi to a passing friend. I duck into my favorite stores, where the shopkeeper has my favorite brand hidden away for me or finally has the specialty item I searched for weeks for back in stock. Eventually, I can feel my shoulders sagging under the accumulated weight of the bags and make my final stop. At the flower stand I choose the bouquet to send just the right message for the week to the man waiting at home.

TEMPLE ISRAEL & TEMPLE MENORAH DISCOVER ISRAEL TOGETHER

Led by Rabbi Fox and Cantor Cooper JUNE 19-30, 2024

By the time I reach home, the sweat is pouring down my face, bouncing off my nose, and I am struggling to keep my glasses from falling off, barely being able to lift my hand, full of the shoppings, to readjust them. I enter the house and let everything tumble onto the kitchen floor in explosive relief. Slowly I open bag after bag. The dry goods are placed in the pantry, the meats secured in the fridge, and the produce washed in the sink.

Grabbing a cold glass of water, I pass the baton to the chef in the family.

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TEMPLE ISRAEL'S HONOREE

A Celebration of Jewish Heritage and 75 Years of Israel

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Early Bird Tickets — Prices go up Aug 19!

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General Admission Drink Wristband

15 Wine Tasting + 3 Drink Tickets, admission sold separately 5 Youth (2 - 18) Children under 2 are free Purchase tickets at alpertjcc.org/israelfest

Co-sponsored by

In partnership with Beach Hillel, Hebrew Academy, Shul by the Shore, and JNF-USA Weinberg Jewish Long Beach Campus • One Sommer Way • 3801 E. Willow St. Long Beach, CA 90815

WEEKLY JJL PROGRAMS NEW TESTAMENT STUDY FROM A JEWISH POINT OF VIEW

MUSSAR STUDY GROUP Every Other Wednesday at 9:45 am August 2, 16 & 30 (Zoom Only)

Mondays at 9:45 am (Zoom Only) Facilitator: Jo Ann Schneider Farris

Facilitator: Trish Goldin

Jews and Christians read the same stories differently. Explore and discuss the New Testament from a Jewish perspective and learn more about the Jewish roots of Christianity.

Currentlystudying Paul's Letters.

Mussar is a system of introspective practices that can help you identify and break through the obstacles to your inherent holiness, using methods that are easy to integrate into daily life. With 26 traits each of which takes center stage for a week of contemplation and exercises, in order to develop and refine that quality in yourself.

Our study group meets every other Wednesday morning to work on one or more Mussar soul traits. Co

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WELCOME THE NEW YEAR AT TEMPLE ISRAEL’S

ROSH HASHANAH

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 ~ 10:00 A.M. Family-friendly Rosh HaShanah Service Led by Rabbi Fox, Cantor Cooper, and Sharon Amster Brown

BANDSHELL AT RECREATION PARK 4900 East 7th Street

JOIN OUR TZEDAKAH WALK!

Follow the Giant Apple on a walk - raising funds for charities.

Music • Crafts • Apples & Honey and Much More!

YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS ONE OF A KIND CELEBRATION! COST: NO CHARGE TO ATTEND - RSVP REQUESTED SUGGESTED DONATION $20 PER FAMILY

INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING?

Contact Charmaine if you would like to help!

(562) 434-0996 • clw@tilb.org

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CELEBRATE SHABBAT WITH US OVER THE SUMMER

Got Shabbat?

Service

FAMILY SHABBAT IN THE PARK

Generously sponsored by Rob & Debbie Feldman

Friday, August 4 at 6:00 pm at Wardlow Park (3457 Stanbridge Ave)

Friday, August 18 at 7:00 pm

Join us as we light candles, share kiddush and challah and joyfully welcome Shabbat together at Wardlow Park. Bring your own dinner, drinks, chairs and blankets.

Join us for this jazz-infused musical Service led by Kendra Cogert and the Shabbatones

Senior Shabbat and Luncheon

Shabbat Midbar

at El Dorado Nature Center

Saturday, August 19 at 11:00 am this month at Temple Israel

Saturday, August 5

Led by Temple Israel Clergy followed by Luncheon and Entertainment

Meeting at the grass area picnic tables at the rear of the parking lot

Torah Study at 8:45 am

Entertainment funded by TI’s Sarah & Wolli Kaelter Sabbath Fellowship Fund

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Celebrate Temple Israel's

100 Year Anniversary with these upcoming events Join us as we spend this year celebrating our 100th Anniversary with special programs throughout the year Family Concert with Singer-Songwriter Craig Parks Sunday, February 11

Pilger Scholar-in-Resdience Weekend October 27-29

High Tea & Temple Israel Stories Sunday, March 3

Cantor's Concert Saturday, November 4

Lapid-Shapiro Scholar-in-Residence Cantor Jonathan Friedman History of Temple Israel Book Release April 26-29

100 Years of Hanukkah Lights Friday, December 8 Guest Speaker, Natasha Feldman (Chef and TV Personality) Thursday, January 18

Temple Israel Gala Journey Back to 1924 Saturday, May 11

ANNIVERSAY WEEKEND CELEBRATION Shabbat Services with Singer Songwriter, Julie Silver Friday, February 9 100th Anniversary Party Saturday, February 10

An Evening at Joe Jost's 100 Years of Long Beach Fun Thursday, June 6

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1 Jared & Trish Goldin - 39 years Elan Goldmann & Alyssa Cohen - 13 years Corey & Kerran Lakin - 13 years Bram Weinkselbaum & Stephanie Pogorelsky - 9 years 2 Richard & Linda Burney - 42 years Clifford Corman & Deborah Fabricant - 29 years Steve Brenton & Martine Korach - 25 years Stephen Williams & Elonna Ratman - 8 years 3 David & Marcia Senteno - 26 years Mark & Elizabeth Sharzer - 38 years 5 Craig Kain & Kevin O'Grady - 22 years 6 Richard & Darlene Martin - 65 years Ryan & Johanna Andrews - 10 years 7 Richard & Amy Lipeles - 46 years 9 Joshua & Amy Axel - 20 years Alejandro & Amber Mendoza - 15 years 10 Matthew & Stephanie Winkler - 10 years 11 Daniel & Debi Felsenthal - 38 years 12 John & Joy Fisher - 44 years 13 Jerry Prell & Karen Calechman - 17 years Craig Yirush & Jessica Stern - 12 years 15 Steve & Nancy Levy - 25 years Wayne Slavitt & Joanne Ratner - 41 years Amit & Alana Weinberg - 13 years Greg & Ami Guy - 20 years 16 Bradley & Carrie Levinson - 14 years Alan & Stephanie Pullman - 25 years 17 Alain & Tari Hirsch - 20 years Ilan & Nathalie Soussan - 16 years 20 Robert & Jeannie Alban - 56 years 21 David & Sharlee Bergman - 29 years Jonathan & Cindy Gotz - 40 years David & Julie Hamer - 9 years Raymon & Netta Roberts - 52 years 23 Gary & Lindsey Fields - 43 years 24 Scott Fox & Dori Chandler - 9 years 25 Bryon & Shlomit Jackson - 21 years 27 Baltazar & Melissa Osorio - 35 years Louis & Norma Schumow - 63 years 28 Sheldon & Sara-Ann Scherwin - 52 years Matthew Knightly & Kate Burlingham - 19 years 29 Daniel & Felicia Gilboa - 30 years 31 Stuart & Lauren Friedman - 26 years Harvey & Dana Harmatz - 21 years

INTERFAITH GREETINGS

What is the SCIC and What Does It Stand For?

By Roni Love, member of the South Coast Interfaith Council

Temple Israel’s membership has grown in many ways since I first began writing interfaith articles for Kol Yisra’el and many of you many not realize the relationship we have with the South Coast Interfaith Council (SCIC). In that vein, I would like to share some background.

The SCIC is the oldest and largest interfaith council in Southern California, serving 35 cities in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

In 1953, the council was first established as an ecumenical council – meaning that it was an organization comprised of only churches representing the various denominations of the Christian faith. But in 2004, with a historical vote made by the community, the council changed from ecumenical to interfaith.

Today we have over 150 faith community members and 1700 individual members and are governed by our 21- member Board of Directors who represent the diversity of faiths and cultures in Southern California, committed to:

y Promoting mutual understanding, appreciation and respect among the region’s diverse religions and cultures

y Providing opportunities for conversation, partnership, education, hospitality and celebration among our members

y Respecting each other’s religious observances and, where appropriate, sharing together in common prayer

y Pursuing common goals that build unity among people of faith in the communities we serve

y Providing moral leadership on mutually agreed-upon issues y Providing and advocating for poor, hungry, homeless and other marginalized people

y Fostering peace and justice, compassion, kindness, openness and trust

y Encouraging those we serve to embrace these values If you would like to check out our August 13 Interfaith Café on Zoom, please call our number below to register. We hope you’ll join us for this and many more interfaith events.

To learn more, see SCIC on Facebook, visit our webpage, or contact us at office@scinterfaith.org, (562) 983-1665 and 525 E. 7th Street, Suite A202, Long Beach, CA 90813.

Shalom, salaam, her ping, shanti, paz, peace…

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“Zecher Tzadik Livracha”

The memory of the righteous are a blessing August 2 -8 Myer L. Alpert * Mr. George August Harvey Balakofsky Arthur Barab Alfred Berliner * Albert Berman Medill Bienenfeld Pearl K. Black * Rose Blumberg * Louis Dennis Carbo * Dr. Sidney Collender * Leonard Dauer Sylvia Edwards Adolf Einhorn Lester Elbert * Minnie Dorothy Feldheym Samuel Finander * Amy Gannon Finkle Irving Frank Harvey Fried Lillian Gold Kathryn Goldberg * Joseph Grobert * Pauli Gutschwager * Leroy Hyde Lillian Jacobs Ida Jones Andi Joustra Ed Kaftal Leon Kreida * Anna Krieger * Bernard Landes Harriet Lang Joann Lasker Stanley Leibner Muriel Lipeles Diane Martin Addie Newman Ricki O'Leary Seymour Pizer * Claus Reinisch Arthur Rettig Barney Rosenstein * Betty Safier Herb Scharf Eli Simon Schneider * Ivy Shapiro Harriet Slomann * Michael Sreiberg Edith Stone * Wolf Tepper Marvin Weiss Ronald Joe West * Kurt Wimer Wallace Wright August 9-15 Esther Albert

Abraham Ball * Aaron Bell Marshall Berman * Mr. Myron Blumberg * Ira Edward Draper * Joyce Foster Jack Martin Freed * Dr. Paul Hillinger Fritz Howe Nathan Kadner Walter Koppel * Edward Lampel * Elsie Levine Toni Levyn Daniel H. Litchman * Robert J Meehan * Jacob Meltzer * Charles Mintz Max Schneider * Elizabeth Carol Schwartz Morris Shapiro Leo Shultz * Benjamin Sindel * Aleen Julia Snyder Lorraine Valt Donna Jean Wall Max A. Zahler *

Nathan Meltzer * Ruth Goodman Miller * Natalie Miller Anna Nadler Philip Raykoff Kenneth Rosenfeld Ben Rotman Teddy Rouse Philip L. Shohen * Marvin Sokol Renee Adrienne Solomon Samuel Trattner * Lois Warshaw Louis Weil * Harold Zoubul August 23-29 George Beckhoff * Jack Begler David Blumberg Laurie Cole Bill Coleman Dr. Selma Cooperman Harry Corman Harlan Dobrofsky Leonard Epstein Mark Faigen Burt Feldman * Leon Feldman Steven Mark Feldman * Glenn Gotz Leo Greenberg * W. Robert Hagerman Alyce Honigman Janet Kenner Mary Krinsky * Karen Kurbatzky Bruce Meltzer * Bella Milkes * Ruth Mitnick Esther "Nursie" Palludan David Raslevich Marion Noe Rayor * Eric Romain Samuel Rothstein Edward Saslow * Valerie Schneider * Herbert Shapiro Sam Sherman * Winnifred Sugar

August 16 -22 Tex Avchen Barry M. Black * Richard Bleich Harry Blumberg Henry Claire * Annie Senzel Cohen * Leonard Cohen David Collender * Eve Dobkin * Abraham Eiser George Emlein * Jerry Ezrin Frances Faverman Shelly Broidy Fineberg David Jay Flitt Yetta Freundlich Elsie Friedman Frank Garabedian Harold Gotz * Charles Hale Walter Hirschland * Shirley Kamler Marty Karasick Shirley Kavanau * R. Joseph Kincaid Daniel Leb * Beverly Lee Levy Minnie Levy Ellen Levy Rita Lewis *

Leah Weinkselbaum Alex Wool Bill E Workman Etta H. Zatlin * Helen Zelnick August 30 - Sept. 5 Mary Adelson * Esther Aron * Henrietta Berlin Millard Bleier Joseph Bort Max Brill James Brindze * Betty Brown * Sidney Bukoff Fanny Sindel Chapoff * Jack Cooperman Jennie S. Dachman * Jerome Dachman * Sarah Damon Marlene Fields * Leah Fudim Rae Gale Irving Geldin Sid Gomez Susan Grant Sol Jampolsky * Jay Kogan Anne Lainhart Hilda Levine * Louis Levy Miriam Levy Shirley Locke Joyce Neal Mary Alice Norman Helen Pepose David Posalski * Sumner Prell Hilario Ramos Ellis Smolowitz * Celia Bunin Statfeld Dr. Charles Phillip Stillman * Diane Stotland Repkin William Sunshine Anna Trattner * Rafael Urcis Sophie Wright Bertha Ella Wright

* These names are permanently inscribed on our memorial wall and will be read in perpetuity.

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WE RECOGNIZE THE GENEROSITY OF OUR SUSTAINING MEMBERS Donald Fike Gary Roels-Leoncio Carl & Elise Hartman John & Joy Fisher Darren & Amy Rosenberg Alain & Tari Hirsch Terry & Elizabeth Fiskin Lawrence Rosenthal & Gerald & Jennifer Hirsch Katharine Sachnoff Richard & Arlene Freeman Jonathan & Lynne Kass Sunny Rothstein Harvey & Roberta Friedman Linda Keiles & Leslie Ciletti Marlene Sanchez Stuart & Lauren Friedman Seth & Vicki Kogan Randy & Robin Schafer Daniel & Felicia Gilboa Alan & Kathy Kreida Jeffrey Schimsky & Kendra Miller Jeremy & Allison Glatstein Daniel & Katherine Lasker Harold Seifer Jared & Trish Goldin RABBI'S CIRCLE Judith Leff David & Marcia Senteno Seth & Amy Goldman Richard and Amy Lipeles Steven & Cindy Meltzer Bill & Kristina Shafton Elan Goldmann & Alyssa Cohen Howard & Karen Ort Leon Neumann & Janice Wood Adam & Sharlene Siegel Rachel Gordon Reginald & Jennifer Reyes Alain Silverston Jonathan & Cindy Gotz TEMPLE DOME Elaine Ridder Daniel & Rebecca Siskin David & Julie Hamer Ron Artstein & Nancy Hall David & Judith Ross Mark & Amber Sokolowski Judith Hardaker Beverly August David & Sadie Sacks Robyn Solovei Rebecca Hicks Mark Beizer & Jeff & Andrea Salisbury Rick & Nealy Solymar Cathe Hagerman-Beizer Nathan & Lisa Hill Todd & Vicki Scherwin Shelly Spiegel-Coleman John & Marcie Blumberg Arline Hillinger Mark & Elizabeth Sharzer Sheryl Stahl & Jane Withrow-Stahl Elaine Davis Daniel & Nicole Honigman Leon & Barbara Shoag Jan & Norma Stein Joe & Laurie Dempsey Marc & Erica Isaacman Sheri Sinaga Timothy & Karen Strelitz Mark Dressner & Matthew Davis Sandra Yavitz James & Barbara Kahn David Sweeney & Amy Koplovsky Dustin & Maryellen Jackson Craig Kain & Kevin O'Grady Barry & Rita Zamost Amit & Alana Weinberg Steven & Pamela Keiles Robert & Ronni Kaplan Marvin Zamost & Linda Haley Howard & Ava Weiss Michael & Cheryl Laven Rudy & Christina Kimmerling Libby Wilson David & Irene Leib Joel & Ronna Kizner MENORAH CIRCLE Scott Wimer & Chris Miller Gerald & Joanne Levy Steve Brenton & Martine Korach Bruce & Susie Amster Barbara Wolfe Alan & Robin Lilien Ann Lentzner Joshua & Amy Axel Myron Wollin & Cynthia Gordon Howard & Dove Mayo Gordon & Judith Lentzner Bruce & Michelle Baral Susan Stuhlbarg Arthur & Diane Levine Eliezer & Karen Ben-Shmuel Glenn & Stacey Levine Bob & Wendi Bender DOUBLE CHAI Meir & Melodee Levy David & Sharlee Bergman Anonymous Thomas & Gail Levy Michele Berro Laurie Arroyo Corey Lieber & Vanessa Kitzis Thomas & Jacqueline Besley Michael & Suzanne Brodsly Art Lim & Dawn Haldane Denis & Judy Blumenthal Alan & Rosecarrie Brooks James & Nancy Linden Jim & Peggy Brady Richard & Linda Burney Aaron & Kimberly London Joel & Edie Brodsky Michael Tate & Ruth Cooperman Melissa & Craige Burke Roni Love Clifford Corman & Harry & Eva Lowenstein John Burkholder & Deborah Fabricant Barbara Pollack Alan Lowenthal & Rob & Kris Damon Deborah Malumed Neil & Laura Chasin Hank & Joyce Feldman Joshua & Erika Lowenthal Khara Cloutier Joanne Feldman Gary & Lisa Marschall Gabriel & Zynette Cohen Gary & Lindsey Fields Carol Masters Francine De France Renee Florsheim Marc & Diane Merrick Burt & Judith Dubowy Scott & Jennifer Fudal Barry & Donna Mitnick Asher & Heather Edwards Dennis & Lea Gerber Aaron Morris & Andrea Karabenick Ethan & Elizabeth Epstein Cliff & Laurie Gerstman Ross & Dena Moskowitz Howard & Nancy Epstein Steve & Michelle Gordon David & Carla Palmer Rob & Debbie Feldman Adolfo Guzman-Lopez & Daryl & Sandy Phillips Daniel & Debi Felsenthal Lysa Saltzman Ellen Polsky Glenn & Chana Ham-Rosebrock Debbie Ferdman LIFE MEMBERS Julie Alban Reva Alban Jack & Binnie Berro Jean Feldman Ronald & Sylvia Hartman David Tillman & Karen Zoller

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TEMPLE ISRAEL FUNDS Tzedakah is a central mitzvah of Judaism. It humanizes both the giver and the recipient.

It acknowledges an important occasion, honors a person for a job well done, or pays tribute in sympathy.

MUSIC FUNDS

TEMPLE ISRAEL FUND General Fund For the support of on going congregational activities

DISCRETIONARY FUNDS Rabbi Scott Fox Tzedakah projects at the Rabbi’s discretion

ANDI Programs for our teens

Music Patrons Funds musical programs

Jack Bard Memorial For Jewish programs of interest to the congregation

CAMP FUNDS Paula & Michael Avchen Campership Camp/trip program for children in financial need

Cantor Kelly Cooper Tzedakah projects at the Cantor’s discretion Educator For benefit of the Torah Center and its teachers

Lester Elbert and Corinne Van Boemel Memorial Campership Camperships for those in financial need

President For special projects at the President’s discretion

Lipeles Family Camp & Adult Shabbaton Fund for Families in need

COMMUNITY FUNDS

Jewish Campership Camperships for those in need

Homeless Assistance Helps those in need Caring Community Funds programs for Temple families in need

Miriam Berro Krugman Helps teens participate in the URJ Programs

Nancy Leff and Donald Leff Memorial Purchases Chanukah gifts for children of needy families

Torah Center Fund

Yad B’Yad Purchases kitchen and catering supplies for Yad B’Yad

Polly Alevy Memorial Education Funds for Torah Center

BOOK FUND Library Fund Purchase of library books

Rabbi Wolli & Sarah Kaelter Sabbath Fellowship For Sabbath Fellowship senior programming

Social Action For social action and programming needs Joys of Jewish Learning Funds adult education programs at the Temple

TEMPLE ISRAEL FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FUNDS Please make checks payable to TI Foundation

TORAH CENTER FUNDS

Temple Israel Preservation Fund (TIP Fund) Funds building beautification and refurbishment The Speizer Youth Development Funds youth activities

HUM (Horim U’Morim) Funds Torah Center projects Torah Center Scholarship Assists with Torah Center fees and scholarships

MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS

PROGRAMMING FUNDS

Rob & Debbie Feldman Family Got Shabbat Funds quarterly alternative music service.

Roselle & Herbert Sommer Scholarship Fund Assists with Torah Center fees and camp scholarships

Pilger Lectureship Funds annual guest speaker lectures Lapid-Shapiro Funds annual lectureship programs and Torah Center educational programs Syd Lemmerman Jewish Camping and Youth Fund

In support of Jewish camping, Israel experiences, and other informal Jewish educational programs

Stan Solomon Building For building repairs

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CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH JULY 10

We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who support Temple Israel by remembering and honoring their friends and loved ones through generous contributions

IN LOVING MEMORY Jeannie & Robert Alban in loving memory of Jeannie’s mother, Mollie Cohen.

Cindy & David Arana in loving memory of Cindy’s mother, Lydia Jacobs.

Jackie & Tom Besley in loving memory of Jackie’s mother, Marion Vance.

Tom & Jackie Besley in loving memory of Tom’s brother, Grant Besley.

Robert Bienenfeld & Linda Pemberton in loving memory of Robert’s mother, Elaine Bienenfeld.

Marshall Blesofsky & Susan Sklar in loving memory of Marshall’s father, Oscar Blesofsky.

Corey & Mark Brackmann in loving memory of Corey’s father, Steven Handelman.

Saul & Falina Budeshtsky in loving memory of Saul’s father, Shimon Budeshtsky.

Sharon Coleman in loving memory of her mother, Helen Barth.

Laurie & Joe Dempsey in memory of Susan Spivak Bollingmo, beloved mother of Laurie, beloved grandmother of Dylan Dempsey.

Asher & Heather Edwards in loving memory of Asher’s grandmother, Jeanne Silver.

Asher & Heather Edwards in loving memory of Asher’s grandfather, Waldo Silver.

Gayle Ehrenberg in loving memory of her mother, Anita Ehrenberg.

Lidia Fahlk in loving memory of her husband, Rick Fahlk.

Jean Feldman in loving memory of her sister, Marie Weissburg.

Joanne Feldman in loving memory of her mother, Phyllis Bowman.

Joanne Feldman in loving memory of her husband, David Feldman, beloved father of Daniel and Ilana.

Joyce & Hank Feldman in loving memory of Joyce’s mom, Lois Brown.

Devon & Andrea Friedenthal in loving memory of Sandra Hewitt.

Rob Friedenthal in loving memory of his father, Morton Jack Friedenthal.

Jean Fromm & Colleen Carver in loving memory of Jean’s father, Lloyd Fromm.

Jean Fromm & Colleen Carver in loving memory of Jean’s mother, Annette Fromm.

Marvin Glickman in loving memory of his father-in-law, Harry Brodsky.

Trish & Jared Goldin in loving memory of Trish’s sister, Nancy Lindgren.

Rosendo & Mireya Gonzalez in loving memory of Rosendo’s uncle, Benjamin Varon.

Rosendo & Mireya Gonzalez in loving memory of Rosendo’s cousin, Violet Varon Cairnes.

Rosendo & Mireya Gonzalez in loving memory of Rosendo’s uncle, Carlos Bosakewich.

Rosendo & Mireya Gonzalez in loving memory of Rosendo’s cousin, Moises Varon.

Michele & Charles Goodman in loving memory of Michele’s parents, Blanche & Albert Mittleman.

Cynthia Gregoli in loving memory of her father, Anthony Gregoli.

Anne Gundry & David Hillinger in loving memory of Anne’s aunt, Glenna Cherry Martel.

Elise & Carl Hartman in loving memory of Elise’s mother, Miriam Schaefer.

Alain & Tari Hirsch in loving memory of Alain’s mother, Aimee Hirsch.

Sandra & Gerald Joffe in loving memory of their grandson, Jake Cassel.

Sandra & Gerald Joffe in loving memory of Sandra’s grandmother, Annette Levey.

Florine Karabenick in loving memory of her mother, Anna Lubkin.

Dorothy Kaye in loving memory of her mother, Bertha Sherman.

Dorothy Kaye in loving memory of her father-in-law, Jack Kagia.

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Linda Keiles & Leslie Ciletti in loving memory of Linda’s mother, Charlotte Sunshine.

Chuck Leff in loving memory of his parents, Elinor & Alexander Leff.

Jerry & Joanne Levy in loving memory of Jerry’s mother, Beverly Lee Levy.

Jerry & Joanne Levy in loving memory of Jerry’s grandmother, Minnie Levy.

Natalie Lissak in loving memory of her brother-in-law, Fred Lissak.

Paul & Marian Martin in loving memory of Paul’s mother, Joan Bridgman Martin.

Susan & Mark Paletz in loving memory of Susan’s mother, Bea Webber.

Mark & Susan Paletz in loving memory of Mark’s mom, Frances Rita Paletz.

Mona Panitz & Ed Zwieback in memory of Jack Panitz.

Mona Panitz & Ed Zwieback in memory of Mona’s brother-in-law, George Panitz.

Eve Perlman in loving memory of her mother, Rita Soltan.

Daryl & Sandy Phillips in loving memory of Daryl’s mother, Ada Phillips.

Daryl & Sandy Phillips in loving memory of Daryl’s grandmother, Fannie Phillips.

Lydia Pinto in loving memory of her father, Ernest Pinto.

Herman Rubin in loving memory of his father, Louis Rubin.

Herman Rubin in loving memory of his father-in-law, Abe Gertler.

Louis & Norma Schumow in memory of Gerson Schumow, beloved brother of Louis.

Louis & Norma Schumow in memory of Harry Schumow, beloved grandfather of Louis.

Jessica Schwartz & Maxine Asnis and their families in memory of their mother, grandmother, great grandmother, Miriam Simon Schwartz.

Harold Seifer in loving memory of his mother, Esther Seifer.

Harold Seifer in memory of his beloved in-laws, Edyta & Henryk Krebs.

Marcia & David Senteno in loving memory of Marcia’s mother, Zella Alcouloumre.

Marcia & David Senteno in loving memory of Marcia’s father, Albert Alcouloumre.

Barbara & Lee Shoag in loving memory of Barbara’s father, Milton Safier.

Matthew Sloan in loving memory of his father, Harold Sloan.

Matthew Sloan in loving memory of his mother, Lillian Sloan Rosenberg.

Matthew Sloan in loving memory of his son, Marc Geoffrey Sloan.

Matthew Sloan in loving memory of his wife, Sharon Sloan.

David & Mary Sramek in loving memory of David’s mother, Patti Sramek.

Heidee & Daniel Stoica in loving memory of Heidee’s mother, Judith Sinowitz.

Gail Webster in loving memory of her grandson, Robby Slomann.

Ava & Howard Weiss in loving memory of Ava’s father, Edward Solomon.

Denise Wishner in loving memory of her grandparents, Everett and Ethel Mondt.

Frank & Deborah Wyckoff in memory of Frank Sr. and Charlotte Wyckoff, Frank’s beloved parents and Deborah beloved in-laws.

Rita & Barry Zamost in loving memory of Rita’s mother, Tobi Abelsky.

Karen Zoller & David Tillman in loving memory of Karen’s mother, Barbara Zoller.

Ed Zwieback & Mona Panitz in loving memory of Ed’s mother, Belle Zwieback.

GENERAL FUND Lidia Fahlk in honor of Chana & Glenn Ham-Rosebrock on their 50th Wedding Anniversary.

Michael & Joyce Greenspan in honor of Rick and Linda Burney.

David Jacobson in honor of Scott Sterling, in loving memory of his grandmother’s recent passing.

Seth & Sara Linden in support of Temple Israel.

Aldo Paz and family in support of Temple Israel.

Nadine Pekar in support of Temple Israel.

Charmayne Roberson in support of Temple Israel.

Kristina & Bill Shafton in honor of the birth of Eliyahu Zev Kaplan, grandson of Barbara & Don Kaplan.

JEWISH CAMPERSHIP FUND Chana & Glenn Ham-Rosebrock in memory of Joe Lissak, beloved husband of Natalie Lissak.

David & Sadie Sacks in memory of Mildred Muriel Hattenbach, beloved grandmother of Scott Sterling.

JOYS OF JEWISH LEARNING FUND Carol Beckerman in loving memory of her mother, Gertrude Beckerman.

Jackie & Tom Besley in memory of Joe Lissak, beloved husband of Natalie Lissak.

Rosecarrie & Alan Brooks in memory of Joe Lissak, beloved husband of Natalie Lissak.

Lidia Fahlk in memory of Joe Lissak, beloved husband of Natalie Lissak.

David & Irene Leib in memory of Joe Lissak, beloved husband of Natalie Lissak.

Joanne & Jerry Levy in honor of Sheri Sinaga’s well-deserved acceptance to AJRCA. Jean & Barry Potter in memory of Joe Lissak, beloved husband of Natalie Lissak.

David & Sadie Sacks in memory of Joe Lissak, beloved husband of Natalie Lissak.

Barbara & Lee Shoag in memory of Joe Lissak, beloved husband of Natalie Lissak.

Natalie Swit in memory of Joe Lissak, beloved husband of Natalie Lissak.

LIPELES FAMILY CAMP & ADULT SHABBATON FUND Ruth Cooperman & Michael Tate in memory of Joe Lissak, beloved husband of Natalie Lissak.

Joanne Feldman in honor of Rich Lipeles’ 70th birthday.

MIRIAM BERRO KRUGMAN YOUTH SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND Binnie & Jack Berro in honor of Chana and Glenn Ham-Rosebrock on their 50th Wedding Anniversary.

Binnie & Jack Berro in memory of aunt Ada Phillips.

Binnie & Jack Berro in memory of grandma Fannie Phillips.

Binnie & Jack Berro in loving memory of aunt Sylvia Aboulafia.

SOCIAL ACTION FUND Roni, Sushila, Tontra and Nat Love in loving memory of her son and their brother, Daniel Love.

RABBI DISCRETIONARY FUND Karen Fried in loving memory of her father-in-law, Arthur Bornstein.

Karen Fried in memory of Joe Lissak, beloved husband of Natalie Lissak.

Jon & Cindy Gotz to thank Rabbi Fox for bris of Ezra Sutton Talvy.

Natalie Lissak in gratitude to Rabbi Fox. Eva & Harry Lowenstein in honor of Chana & Glenn Ham-Rosebrock on their 50th Wedding Anniversary.

Arlene Mindus to thank Rabbi Fox for the memorial service and meetings.

Jason Mindus to thank Rabbi Fox for the memorial service and meetings.

Steven & Sandra Sterling to thank Rabbi Fox for the warm service for Mildred Hattenbach.

Nina Wool.

CANTOR DISCRETIONARY FUND Jay Alhadeff in memory of Joe Lissak, beloved husband of Natalie Lissak.

Cheryl Avirom in memory of Joe Lissak, beloved husband of Natalie Lissak.

Cheryl Avirom in honor of Chana & Glenn Ham-Rosebrock on their 50th Wedding Anniversary.

Jeanne Halliday in honor of Chana & Glenn Ham-Rosebrock on their 50th Wedding Anniversary.

Jeanne Halliday in memory of Joe Lissak, beloved husband of Natalie Lissak.

Melodee & Meir Levy in honor of Cantor Cooper for helping to make Melodee’s mothers’ service so beautiful.

Natalie Lissak in gratitude to Cantor Cooper.

Larry & Nicolle Lubman in honor of Cantor Cooper for officiating the funeral of Larry’s mother, Vera Lubman.

Kristina & Bill Shafton in memory of Vera Lubman, beloved mother of Larry Lubman and beloved mother of Melodee Levy.

Condolences

Jay Eiser on the death of his brother in law, Robert Rayor Justin Family on the death of Billie Justin

PAULA & MICHAEL AVCHEN CAMPERSHIP FUND Ruth Cooperman & Michael Tate in memory of Joe Lissak, beloved husband of Natalie Lissak.

Natalie Lissak on the death of her husband, Joe Lissak Melodee, Meir, Joshua and Matthew Levy on the death of mother and grandmother, Vera Lubman

EDUCATOR DISCRETIONARY FUND Denny & Judy Blumenthal in loving memory of Denny’s mother, Doreen Blumenthal.

Judy & Denny Blumenthal in loving memory of Judy’s grandmother, Freda Entin.

Larry, Nicolle, Jaxson and Nathaniel Lubman on the death of mother and grandmother, Vera Lubman Michael Martin on the death of his wife, Ann Martin

ROB & DEBBIE FELDMAN FAMILY GOT SHABBAT FUND Binnie & Jack Berro sent get well wishes for a speedy recovery to Rob Feldman Robert & Laurie Raykoff in loving memory of Robert’s grandfather, Bernard Reed.

Scott, Beth Miriam and Leah Sterling on the death of grandmother and great-grandmother, Mildred Hattenbach and on the death of uncle, Robert Rayor 17

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