Insight, Fall 2020

Fall 2020|5780/5781 August, September, October Av, Elul, Tishrei, Cheshvan

INSIGHT into Temple Israel of Boston

A Vibrant Summer of Living Judaism Together with T I

INSIDE: Pathways to the 5781 High Holy Days

INSIGHT

“Enlighten our eyes with Your teaching, and let

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our hearts embrace Your commandments.� - Morning Liturgy

AT TEMPLE ISRAEL, WE...

build community and encounter the sacred through relationships.

embrace Torah in all its dimensions as our enduring source for inquiry, discovery, and inspiration. explore spirituality and innovate our traditions of ritual and prayer. While we could not be together in the building, we lived Judaism together in vibrant ways this summer!

IN THIS ISSUE... Installation of Cantor Alicia Stillman...................3 From TI President & Executive Director .............4

pursue justice, in partnership with others, to realize our vision of what the world ought to be. are Ohavei Yisrael, Lovers of Israel, committed to the vitality, peace, and well-being of the Jewish people in Israel and throughout the world. draw strength from our diversity and wisdom from all who walk through our open doors.

High Holy Day Message from Rabbi Zecher ........5 Pathways to the High Holy Days .........................6 T'shuvah, T'filah, and Tzedakah ......................7-10 #10Days10Ways ..........................................10-11 Participate in All That We Have to Offer...12-13 Partnerships of 2020 .................................14-15 A-Z Guide to the High Holy Days ...................16-17 Education/FJECC Update on Re-opening ..........18 Life Cycle Events ..........................................19-21 Yahrzeits ......................................................22-25 Contributions ..............................................26-29

UPCOMING HOLIDAY DATES... Rosh Hashanah: September 18 - 20, 2020 Kol Nidre/Yom Kippur: September 27 - 28, 2020 Sukkot: October 2 - 9, 2020 Simchat Torah: October 10 - 11, 2020

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Save the Date! THE INSTALLATION OF CANTOR ALICIA STILLMAN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 6:00 P.M. QABBALAT SHABBAT

With great excitement, we look forward to officially welcoming Cantor Alicia Stillman to Temple Israel! More details to follow.

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Preparations for the High Holy Days for me begin weeks and weeks before the sun sets on Rosh Hashanah, but much of that involves crafting meaningful worship services and learning opportunities during Elul. However, on Erev Rosh Hashanah, during services, when we settle in and the candles are lit, and we are finally underway in the sparkly liturgy of the evening that I sing the first bit of High Holy Day nusach, (the musical theme that defines the holiday), that I melt into the experience. It's that line that transports me back to Cantor Jack Mendelsohn, my teacher in cantorial school, and it's his voice and spirit that I hear, and I know that he's with me, I am connected to him and to every cantor in the world who at that exact moment are all singing the very same melody to their own communities. And though it appears that we are each alone - that sound of the holiday weaves us together. And the world enters the new year whole.� - Cantor Alicia Stillman www.tisrael.org/insight | 617-566-3960

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FROM THE

BOARD PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

It is always hard to believe the summer is zooming by (are not we “Zooming” everywhere these days) and our annual High Holy Days will soon be here. COVID-19 has created great uncertainty in our world, and for each of us and our families. When will we be back at work in the office? Will kids be back in school physically or online? When will it be safe to return to “normal life”? We have no better answers for these questions than anyone else. What we do know is Temple Israel has been nimble and innovative, and fully “open” throughout the past months, as we have for the past 166 years. While we were not meeting in person or in our beloved building, we have been supporting each other, praying, learning, and singing through the internet. We have widened our appeal, offerings, and our audience. Our community has remained vital and engaged, each of us holding up each other. We have joyously, and with a little sadness, bid farewell to Cantor Roy Einhorn after 37 years as he and Jodi enter their retirement. Marc Maxwell Board President

This summer we have welcomed Cantor Alicia Stillman with her incredible voice, spirit, and excitement to get to know us as she becomes the integral member of our TI community, we had no doubt she quickly would. We have enjoyed the enthusiasm and teaching of our Rabbinic Intern Andrew Oberstein, who will remain with us through this year, as well as the incredible work, teaching and love of our entire Clergy team. These have not been easy months, but our clergy, staff, and congregation have risen to the circumstances and kept Temple Israel in the forefront of our lives, minds, and hearts. If you have not yet had an opportunity to renew your membership, we ask that you do so now. These are challenging times for us all and for our institutions, Temple Israel included. The High Holy Days will not be exactly as they have been for us before. We will experience new traditions, prayer, and service offerings, new ways to connect, reflect, and recharge. I hope you and your family will join us in all that we can offer. We pray for the wellness of our community, our society and for our world. Shanah Tovah!

Reform Judaism has always been about taking ancient traditions and helping them meet the modern times through innovative thinking. Temple Israel of Boston has a rich history of leading the way with creativity and new ideas through the generations. Though this pandemic has been difficult on so many levels, we at TI are always trying to see opportunities in the challenges, and use this as a catalyst for exciting change. We remain fully committed to our mission: living Judaism together through discovery, dynamic spirituality, and righteous impact. Dan Deutsch Executive Director

Our staff and lay-leaders have been working hard to make sure that our congregation continues to connect and form community in new and interesting ways in this time of physical distancing. As we have further developed our online programming, we have felt the full support of our congregation. Seeing so many of you participate in our virtual offerings has given us the energy to press on through this difficult time. I am so grateful to all of you for continuing your commitment to TI through being involved with programs, fiscal support, and being there for each other. Right now, we need the High Holy Days more than ever. Their focus on introspection, on growth, and on community are essential values that will make us all even stronger in this unusual time. Together our clergy and staff have paved the way for exciting and innovative opportunities that will allow our community and those beyond our walls to lean in and go through the personal reflection that takes place through the month of Elul. We hope that you will be inspired by our congregational journey through the fall holidays and I look forward to being with you, on screen or in person, whenever we can.

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A HIGH HOLY DAY MESSAGE by Rabbi Elaine Zecher

The end of the story is filled with holiness. The beginning grips us with trembling and awe. In these times, we are living the story of one of the main liturgical experiences of the High Holy Days. Right in the middle of the central section of our service, we declare: Let us proclaim the power of this day—a day whose holiness awakens deepest fear and amazement. The prayer poem known as Unetaneh Tokef challenges and summons us to a stark recognition: we live in an illusion of complete control. These past months have taught us this truth. In a few weeks, we will arrive to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur ten days later. On Rosh Hashanah, it is written; and on Yom Kippur this is sealed: How many will pass away from this world, how many will be born into it: who will live and who will die. A litany follows of possible causes of death: fire, water, war, beast, famine, drought, strangling, stoning. And yet Unetaneh Tokef also ponders how we will live our lives: with rest and with wander, with tranquility and with trouble, with calm and with torment, with humility and with exaltation. How will we face the challenges, tragedies, and triumphs of our existence, especially now?

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These days beckon us into self-reflection and examination to uncover the realities of our lives. When we feel lost or out of control, it is as if Jewish tradition takes our hand and guides us through this maze of uncertainty."

- Rabbi Elaine Zecher

These days beckon us into self-reflection and examination to uncover the realities of our lives. When we feel lost or out of control, it is as if Jewish tradition takes our hand and guides us through this maze of uncertainty. This poem, in particular, offers the recognition that we are the authors of our Book of Life and Judaism itself helps to compose the contents. Through rediscovering our best self and our connection to that which is sacred—T'shuvah, to the experience of prayer—T’filah, and to take responsibility of taking care of one another and the world—Tzedakah, we transcend even the darkest moments. Immediately after the poem, come words of holiness of the Divine reflected back in our own humanity. We recognize our place in the universe and aspire toward lovingkindness. We cannot predict exactly what the future will bring, but we do know these High Holy Days offer us the resources to approach them with hope and possibility. Whatever fear we possess, let it be uplifted by awe, wonder, and gratitude as we move toward the New Year and whatever follows. On behalf of my clergy partners, may the new year be one of safety, wellness, and many blessings.

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Choose one pathway, or choose them all; This is your 5781 High Holy Day journey.

PATHWAY 1: SELF-GUIDED EXPLORATION Elul is a month that awakens us to prepare ourselves for the High Holy Day season. We do this through reading, reflection, prayer, and singing. This year, we have created a library of interactive High Holy Day materials for you to explore. Launching on our website, www. tisrael.org, on August 21, you will be able to journey through the High Holy Days at your own pace through various thematic lenses, or build your own High Holy Day experience based on which materials in the online library are most meaningful to you.

PATHWAY 2: VIRTUAL HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES While we will not be gathering physically this year, the clergy will bring the majesty and tradition of the High Holy Days into the homes of hundreds of congregants for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Find comfort in the familiar and be inspired by innovation, as we bring a high-quality live worship experience to you. There are no physical tickets this year. Links to participate in all of these High Holy Day services will be emailed to all Temple Israel members. We will provide call-in phone numbers to non-computer users. We ask that your membership is up to date. If the costs of membership present a hardship, please contact Dan Deutsch, Executive Director, at 617-566-3960, to discuss how we can help.

PATHWAY 3: VIRTUAL SMALLER GROUP GATHERINGS Membership of the Temple Israel community is required. Group registration will be available on our website. • Smaller Spiritual Preparation Groups in the Month of Elul: In preparation for the High Holy Days, we identify ways in which we would like to “return” to our best selves in the year to come. These spiritual preparation groups, which are layled, will gather 10-12 congregants who commit to attending four sessions of meaningful conversation, relevant learning, and relational connections. Groups include our Book Groups for our Congregational Read of Ibram X. Kendi's How to be an Antiracist, Poetry, Spiritual Fitness & Cooking Preparation. • Smaller Virtual T’filah Groups on the High Holy Days: Dig deeper into the High Holy Days on the holidays themselves, and strengthen relationships with other Temple Israel members in small interactive gatherings. Groups are limited to 24 participants or fewer.

Reserve Time in Our Building! Temple Israel members will have the opportunity to stop by during our planned curb-side hours or reserve a timeslot and come into our building to partake in several Temple Israel High Holy Day traditions all at once:

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Greater Boston Food Drive Donation

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Tzedakah Row Donation

Prior to entering the building we will be conducting a brief health screening. We ask that you wear a mask and practice social distancing when you are in the building. Timeslot reservations are available on our website at www.tisrael.org/reserve-time.

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THE THREE PURSUITS:

T 'shuvah, T 'filah, and Tzedakah

By Tali Puterman & Rabbi Dan Slipakoff

On both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we read the liturgical poem Unetaneh Tokef, as we acknowledge the holy significance of the day at hand. The poem paints a picture of the Day of Judgment and offers vivid descriptions of the uncertainty which presides over the lives and deaths of all humankind. However dark and chaotic at times, Unetaneh Tokef ends with a pathway towards light and life:

' But through Tshuvah, T'filah, and Tzedakah, we can transcend the harshness of the decree. Though we often look at these three pursuits as ways to stave off our destruction, consider a reframe, in which practicing T'shuvah, T'filah, and Tzedakah allow us to define our lives by our quest for righteousness, like these members of our Temple Israel community:

T'SHUVAH

Our quest to return. Return to our best selves, return to the right path, return towards a state of wholeness. The process takes us through honest self-discovery to ownership of our missteps towards efforts to heal wounds.

Tatiana Williams-Rodriguez

This June, I co-facilitated a discussion on race and racism between White Ashkenezi Jews and Jews of Color (JOCs) with Tali Puterman. I was honored and excited to take on this endeavor as TI has been a home for me for the past three years. Navigating TI as a JOC has its challenges, and in light of our nation’s recent injustices, these kinds of conversations are vital. I was happy to build community with other JOCs and create space for us to share our experiences. We discussed the questions “What do you want White Jews at TI to know about us?” and “What do you need from White Jewish TI Community?” The conversation was rich—many things resonated with each other and it was clear that we had just scratched the surface! Having conversations, creating space, and building community is one way we all can embrace and embody the concept of tikkun olam, doing our part, little by little, in repairing the world.

Sam Draisen

I got my start in social justice at TI about 5 years ago when I was a student in the Religious School. I was able to lobby several times with the help of Rabbi Soffer and Tali Puterman. At that time my primary focus was school funding and immigration reform. In time, however, I realized that the number one issue to focus on is environmental reform because of how interconnected the issue is. Now, as a general coordinator of the Boston Climate Strike team I have figured out that to truly save the environment we must overhaul the American democratic system. While our government serves corporations and fossil fuel interests, the environment will never be free from harm. Through the overhaul of our system we can also attack the several other problems our country faces, from healthcare to systemic racism.

Leonie Cohen

I am so honored to have been a part of the Justice League Anti-Racist Internship that took place this past June with 16 interns from grades 5-7. We focused on what it means to be anti-racist - to actively dismantle racism in its many forms. We explored White privilege, structural racism, and our own awareness of our racial identities. It was incredible working with and learning from these amazing young people. They brought varied experiences, perspectives, and knowledge to our conversations. Doing this work as a white person is an ongoing process of making mistakes, learning, and striving towards doing it better. This is not work that can be done perfectly, especially not by a white person. This is t'shuvah. It means doing the work, but doing it better next time. It means trying again and again to find the elusive balance between the contradictions. But, unlike the t'shuvah of the High Holy Days, this t'shuvah is not about me, my holiness, or my righteousness. It is about the pursuit of justice. Tzedek, tzedek tirdof. 7 www.tisrael.org/insight | 617-566-3960

T'FILAH

Our quest to elevate. Through our prayers and spirituality we lift our daily concerns into a realm of the sacred. By ritualizing and sanctifying our response to the world around us, we create holiness on both individual and communal levels.

Eva Berkson

Last year, I heard a group of children speak at our temple—their parents were being deported. To hear them speak about all the hardship they and their parents go through on a daily basis made me scream on the inside. These kids were about the same age as me, yet they had to be so much stronger because of all of the obstacles they had already faced. I knew right then and there I had to do my part to make this country a better place for them. Right now in Massachusetts, undocummented immigrants cannot get drivers’ licenses. Driving is a necessity, it’s how we get to doctors appointments, to work, to school, everywhere! If an undocumented immigrant is in a vehicle that is stopped by the police, they could be ripped apart from their family and deported back to the very place they tried to escape. I have been working with an organization that is trying to pass a law that would allow undocummented immigrants to get a license. This law will allow them to drive without fear. Other states have already passed this law and expect better safety on the road and economic benefits from people paying license fees. While this would change many immigrants’ lives in Massachusetts, it is just one small step toward reaching equality for immigrants in America.

Andy Lesser Gonzalez

As parents, Meredith and I strive to instill Jewish values into our three children. The most important for me is Tikkun Olam, repairing the world, standing up for justice. It is also essential that we protect our children from harm and teach them about the realities of the world around them and how they need to act in it to survive. I never realized these values could be in conflict until I heard my 11 year old son Mateo's words as he spoke at the Shabbat of Mourning and Healing about what it was like to be a "black boy growing up in a mainly white area." Mateo talked about how hard it was to stand up and make a difference when he is constantly told to "be careful of what he says and does so that he can stay safe." Listening to the world from his view, I realized that the challenges we all face of changing a system from within will always pose the question of “How?" How does my son stand up for change in the world, while being subservient in order to stay safe and not be seen as a threat for challenging authority? How do we fight to defund police while staying close to and supporting our friends and family in uniform? How do we fight for fair housing and stop gentrification while wanting to raise our standard of living and improve our neighborhoods? The list goes on and on. The question posed by my 11 year old is a question we all must find the answer to if we are to make change in the world and move closer to the world as it should be.

Kathy Weinmann “I felt my legs were praying.” - Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel after marching for voting rights with Rev. Martin Luther King in Selma In March 1965, Rabbi Heschel answered the call to join Dr. King. In August, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted, prohibiting voting practices that discriminate on the basis of race, color or other named minority group membership and establishing mechanisms for federal enforcement of voting rights. But the fight is not over. After the Supreme Court gutted the Act in 2013, many states adopted practices that disproportionately suppress the votes of people of color, including closing polling places, purging voter rolls, failing to process registrations or send absentee ballots, and more. Combating voter suppression is essential to our democracy. In July, over 135 members of Temple Israel answered the call. With the leadership of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, congregants are reaching out through postcards and telephone calls to voters, particularly voters of color in 6 target states for the nonpartisan Reclaim Our Vote campaign organized by the Center for Common Ground. To get involved, email tputerman@tisrael.org or visit tisrael.org for more information. Let’s pray with our votes.

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TZEDAKAH

Our quest for equity. The righteous sharing of our resources, skills, time, and space creates opportunities for all. Through the covenanted relationships inherent in tzedakah, we level the mountains and fill in the valleys which for too long have created divides across our communities.

Thel Klein

My involvement in economic justice at Temple Israel has provided a dual pathway, giving me the opportunity to use my passion for justice while increasing my connection to TI. I have long been involved in addressing the economic dimensions of racial justice, dating from my organizing mothers on welfare decades ago to help them get increased benefits and more money. Perhaps what is most appealing about my TI involvement is both developing and sustaining new relationships with black entrepreneurs, and the tangible results of having TI and its members spend money in the black community. Tzedakah, meaning righteousness or justice, can so readily translate into our economic justice work. Shifting our thinking and then our behaviors on how we give, can be a straightforward way to make a difference. Changing the way we spend money by frequenting and intentionally purchasing from black owned businesses is a relatively easy change to make. We have lists of businesses and have now developed an online shuk for these Covid times. Please join us in making changes to the way you spend and by so doing, transferring money to people of color.

Dru Greenwood

What does it take to remake myself? To really see what I am, remember with whom and where I need to stand, rebuild my boat to fit my intention, and once again set off? As I gather courage, can I hold to hope for amazement along my way? Maybe you too feel poised on the edge of possibility. Some inspiration: our GBIO is "refounding." In reaching for justice, together we felt the press of racism, looked within, and began to reimagine our vessel. We gained white and Black co-chairs and a capacious vision of diverse membership with whom to choose coordinates and navigate powerfully. Healthcare reform zeroed in on fixing the disproportionate impact of Covid on communities of color. Criminal justice reform pivoted after George Floyd to a laser focus on police accountability. So, here we stand, amazed. We've caught the current of the rolling waters of justice and, newly made, press ahead.

Dan Marion

MITZVOTERS—a giving circle consisting of friends from college—began in 2017 from a simple concept: that together, we can do so much more than we can alone. Since then, my 14 friends and I have donated more than $25,000 to 40 individuals and organizations. Most recently, we galvanized our college community to support a restaurant in Colorado Springs during COVID-19, funding over 750 meals, which were then donated to a youth homeless shelter and individuals in need. After the murder of George Floyd, we decided to commit $400 per month toward organizations fighting for racial justice. Right now, words from the Pirkei Avot are inspiring me greatly: "You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it." Together, we can do more. We must do more.

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Join us again this year as we engage in righteous action during the 10 Days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur...and beyond! During the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we challenge ourselves and our communities to reflect thoughtfully and honestly on transgressions and harms we have caused in the past year, both knowingly and unknowingly. We hope you are able to enter the 10 Days (or more) of Awe/Racial Justice Reflections experience with an open heart and mind and come out of it feeling moved and inspired to work on these challenging issues over the course of the new year. Join our Facebook group, or stay tuned for daily email prompts, deep dive questions, and drawing opportunities and to interact with others on this journey. For more information visit www.tisrael.org or contact Tali Puterman at tputerman@tisrael.org.

MYRON MILLER

Last year's #10Days10Ways energized me and provided a framework for cheshbon hanefesh as never before. Diverse racial justice agendas complimented my personal Jewish journey and years of evolving consideration of racial identity, Jewish white privilege, racism, and race relations. Even on familiar topics, well-chosen readings expanded my comprehension of complexities and forced me to confront uncomfortable perspectives.

DEB PUTNOI

Art can be a very powerful entry point into difficult emotions or conversations. Some of us can connect more viscerally to our core emotional state when we draw out our emotion more than we can by verbally expressing that emotion. The artistic invitations for #10Days10Ways are other sources for reflecting on our own feelings, prejudices, thoughts, and experiences.

MARIA ISABEL ROSARIO

LAUREN LAPAT

Growing up as a white Jew in N.H., I knew the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur was a time to stop, think deeply, and atone with the personal goal of doing better over the next year. It was only at TI, that I heard our Rabbis ask, “Al Cheyt… How have we as a community transgressed?” This notion of collective reflection with personal and communal responsibility led me to help create #10Days10Ways. Let’s work together to listen, learn, and act to become antiracist partners in the pursuit for racial justice.

LAURENCE BAILEN

The #10Days10Ways Racial Justice reflection helped me focus on ways that my implicit biases affect who I am, what I do, and how racism is embedded into medical student teaching. Looking over and then revising our syllabus, small group material, and lecture material I began to realize how inaccurate language regarding race, gender, ethnicity, and substance abuse disorders, amongst other issues, perpetuates implicit biases that negatively affect student teaching and ultimately patient care.

For three years now #10Days10Ways has offered me a safe space, on social media, to reframe, to reflect, and to speak openly about my relationship with racial injustice and inequality. It has also granted me the rare opportunity to hear directly from other members of Temple Israel who are also grappling with their thoughts and feelings around race and racism in our complicated world. #10Days10Ways has given the sound of the shofar blast a new meaning for me. What I hear now during those days of awe is a call to action, I hear a call to speak up, I hear a call to share those things about myself as a Jew of Color that might make others feel uncomfortable.

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More Ways to Engage in the High Holy Day Season S’LICHOT - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

On the High Holy Days, we have several pathways towards repentance, prayer, and just action. S’lichot is our doorway to this meaningful journey. With Torah, prayer, and community, we begin to pose the eternal questions of our existence as we return to our best selves. As the sun sets, the clergy will lead us in hybrid experience: from our homes and also in-person, at an outdoor location. S’LICHOT PREPARATORY SESSIONS, 5:30 P.M., 6:30 P.M., AND 7:30 P.M. Connect with other members as we prepare our minds, bodies, and souls for the High Holy Days. Session details are available on our website. CANDLELIT, OUTDOOR SERVICE, 8:30 - 9:00 P.M. With battery-lit candles, music, and repentant meditation, we dress our Torah in white, ritually preparing it and ourselves for our season of holiness. We will be practicing social distancing and masks are required. Stay tuned for registration. Location provided upon registration. S’LICHOT ZOOM SERVICE, 9:30 P.M. We gather in virtual space to sing and pray together our beautiful S’lichot liturgy.

CONGREGATIONAL READ How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America--but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. Instead of working with the policies and system we have in place, Kendi asks us to think about what an antiracist society might look like, and how we can play an active role in building it. Gather in community to enter the new year with deepened commitment to antiracism. In partnership with TIkkun Central’s Racial Justice Initiative, congregants are invited to gather in lay-led small groups to prepare for the High Holy Days to discuss, reflect, and act on the concepts in Kendi's book, with an option for caucus spaces if desired. We encourage participants to purchase books from the Frugal Bookstore in Nubian Square, a local black-owned bookstore. Get the book now and stay tuned for High Holy Day Prep Small Group registration in the coming weeks. For more info, please reach out to Rabbi Gubitz, or visit www.tisrael.org.

HEAR THE SHOFAR

Stay tuned for a special surprise way to hear the shofar with your own ears...

SUKKOT & SIMCHAT TORAH

Join us in our Sukkah of Justice and Compassion as part of virtual Qabbalat Shabbat on Friday, October 2! We will have a Sukkot themed Torah study and celebration on Shabbat morning. On Simchat Torah, we will unroll the Torah virtually on Friday, October 9 to take in its magnificence and have a Torah dance party online! Torah study the following morning will take us on a tour of the entire Torah.

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We're P lanning for an Exciting Fall!

PARTICIPATE IN ALL THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER! During this pandemic, access to our building may be limited, but the Temple Israel community is OPEN with an abundance of vibrant and enriching engagement opportunities! We’re already planning for an exciting Fall:

CENTER FOR ADULT JEWISH LEARNING AT TEMPLE ISRAEL Our Liberation is Bound Together: Combatting Racism, Antisemitism & White Supremacy Mondays, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., 5 sessions, October 19 - November 16 Led by Kavod House, this 5-part workshop series explores the Jewish obligation to create a more just world. Together we will examine the connection between racism and antisemitism throughout history and into the present. You will leave this course with a commitment to concrete action, ready to begin or expand your community’s justice work.

Arts Matter Shabbat 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23 Participate in the annual Arts Matter Shabbat, as we join with thousands of art lovers and advocates across the state to lift up the importance of the arts in our communities. Learn about more Center for Adult Jewish Learning offerings at www.tisrael.org/adult-education

VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN TGIS! at Home Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.

Tot Rock Shabbat: Home Edition Fridays, 5:00 p.m. You don’t need to leave your house to celebrate

Join us on Zoom every Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

Shabbat with your TI community! We will light

for a special live service with Wayne Potash and

candles, say the blessings over juice and challah,

a member of the Temple Israel clergy. If you are

sing our favorite Shabbat songs and bring the joy of

between the ages of 6 days and 6 years and you love

Shabbat into our homes.

to dance, sing, play and pray - this is for you!

Village Parents Trivia Night Sundays, 8:00 p.m. Struggling to manage the new normal? Exhausted from full days juggling the needs of your little ones and your professional life while stuck at home? Make yourself your favorite cocktail or mocktail and connect with parents who are in the same boat. Though we can’t gather in person, we can find strength in community!

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RIVERWAY PROJECTS FOR THOSE IN THE 20S & 30S (Th)ROW Away Your Sins: Tashlich on the Charles Sunday, August 20, 4:00 p.m. Grab a Kayak and (th)ROW those sins away! The High Holy Days are a time to release the weight of the year that is now behind us, and during tashlich we do that by symbolically casting our sins into a body of flowing water. In partnership with Trybal Gatherings, we will rent Kayaks and row out together to meditate and reflect on the past year, preparing ourselves for the joys of the year to come. Prefer to stay on solid ground? Rabbi Gubitz will arrive at 5:00 p.m. for those wishing to do tashlich from the dock. Meet us at Charles River Canoe and Kayak: Cambridge, Kendall Square.

Sukkot: Etrog Liqueur Mixology Monday, October 5, 7:00 p.m.

Riverway Confessional Monday, September 28, 6:00 p.m. Miss Yom Kippur because you had to work? Or need an extra dose of repentance? Seek forgiveness in 60-minutes or less (and remember to take the day off next year). All are welcome to join this virtual gathering for a shortened,

Not sure what to do with that etrog after it’s been shaken (and not stirred)? Learn how to make etrog liqueur and cocktails (lemons will do!) We’ll be taking pickling to a whole new level as we celebrate Sukkot and

yet spiritual and reflective Yom Kippur experience.

all its bounty. Led by Sarah Wasser, Founder of ParTea.

TILLI – TEMPLE ISRAEL’S LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE Virtual Book Club: The Last Trial by Scott Turow September 10, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Discussion Leader: Judy Berkowitz Eighty-five year old Alejandro “Sandy” Stern is now working with his daughter on his last trial. Without revealing too many details, this is an excellent courtroom drama about medical trials and the pharmaceutical industry. RSVP To Sue Misselbeck at susanm@tisrael.org for this event to receive the zoom link. “A timely, whip-smart legal thriller about aging, justice, and what we owe the people we love.”―AARP. Learn about all of our other upcoming opportunities at www.tisrael.org/togetherwithTI.

50S & 60S An Evening with Cantor Alicia Stillman September 10, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Looking to socialize with TI peers? Explore ideas? Make new connections? Join us for a year of intellectually stimulating and socially engaging activities! Our new season will be starting on a high note on Wednesday, August 19 at 7:30 p.m., with An Evening with Cantor Alicia Stillman. In her short time at Temple Israel, Cantor Stillman has already left her mark on our congregation, enchanting us with the depths of both her spirit and her talent. Learn more about our dynamic new cantor and listen to her sing some of her favorite songs. Access the Zoom link on the calendar on www. tisrael.org/TogetherWithTI. While COVID-19 has limited our ability to gather in person, we are committed to continuing the pivot - ensuring that our cohort has access to both intellectual and social outlets during this unusual time. Please let us know what interests you and we will try to find a way build a program around it. Share your ideas with Robin Weinberger (rsw220@aol. com) and Deb Mandel (nyalmond@yahoo.com). www.tisrael.org/insight | 617-566-3960

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PARTNERSHIPS OF SUMMER 2020 By Dan Deutsch, Executive Director

Through this pandemic, Temple Israel is proud to have had an opportunity to partner with Fresh Food Generation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Beacon Academy. Being able to open our doors and make an impact on our greater community in a time of deep need has been incredibly meaningful to all of us.

FRESH FOOD GENERATION Four years ago, our Racial and Economic Justice Initiatives started working on making conscious decisions on how we spend our money, specifically working to support Black-owned businesses. We began a relationship with a food business called Fresh Food Generation when we placed their very first catering order. Fresh Food Generation is focused on bringing fresh, healthy, and affordable food into Boston’s neighborhoods. Once the pandemic began, Fresh Food Generation lost their cooking and preparation space. We were thrilled to have Fresh Food Generation to call our kitchen their home since April.

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In just a few short months, Fresh Food Generation has prepared over 30,000 meals and grocery bags for those in need. They have been able to provide meals to some of our city’s most vulnerable citizens. Most recently, Fresh Food Generations’ staff have been working on the Food Project which has their team taking locally-farmed produce and serving meals to families in Chelsea and East Boston who are facing severe food insecurity.

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CANTOR EINHORN'S BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER IMPACT ON HUNDREDS OF B'NEI MITZVAH In early March, we learned that the area hospitals needed to secure space for various logistics STUDENTS... and storage needs in order to retrofit space and secure resources to handle the pressures of the pandemic. We were able to connect with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and entered an agreement for them to store equipment in our facility. While the TI community was unable to gather together physically in our building, we knew that our facility could still serve an important purpose. Our Longwood neighborhood has been the epicenter of the COVID-19 response, and we feel proud to be able to support our community in this way.

BEACON ACADEMY This summer we hosted Beacon Academy’s incoming class for their summer session. With the CDC, City of Boston, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts setting standards for operating during the pandemic, TI worked with our own Reopening Advisory Committee to ensure that Beacon Academy would be able to operate safely through COVID-19 challenges. We have collaborated closely to ensure that proper safety protocols are implemented and followed, and are proud that Temple Israel has been able to be home for the new Beacon Academy class.

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e d i u G Y our A-Z

to the High Holy Days ARK. While this year we will not be able to physically fill the sanctuary for worship, we will be offering the opportunity to stop in and stand before the ark on the bima. By reserving a building visit, you will have the opportunity to experience a moment of personal reflection in our most holy space.

BOOKPLATE.

GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK. We will continue the tradition of leaving the produce of the corners of our fields for the poor. We invite you to make a physical donation of food at our building during your reserved visit, or you can join us with a financial contribution through our website.

HONEY. Expect a sweet treat when you come for your scheduled prayerbook pick-up! We wish you a sweet new year!

INTENTION. “We cannot predict exactly what the future will bring, but we do know that through our experience of the High Holy Days

Consider dedicating a bookplate to be placed in the front of our beautiful siddurim to remember or honor a loved one, teacher, or friend. Please contact Sue Misselbeck at 617-566-3960 or susanm@tisrael.org with questions or to dedicate a bookplate.

with our beloved community, we are offered the resources to approach this time with hope and possibility. May we be uplifted by awe, wonder, and gratitude as we move toward the New Year together.� - Rabbi Elaine Zecher

CONGREGATIONAL READ.

JUDAISM.

How to be an AntiRacist by Ibram X. Kendi. Instead of working with the policies and system we have in place, Kendi asks us to think about what an antiracist society might look like, and how we can play an active role in building it. We encourage you to purchase a copy from the Frugal Bookstore, a local black-owned bookstore.

DONATE TO TZEDAKAH ROW. Each year we select several organizations for a communal tzedakah project. While you are on-site, please consider a donation into one of the tzedakah boxes in the Atrium.

EXPLORATION. Launching on our website, www.tisrael.org, on August 21, the first of Elul, you will be able to journey through the High Holy Days at your own pace through various thematic lenses, or build your own High Holy Day experience based on which materials in the online library are most meaningful to you.

FACE COVERING. Prior to entering the building for your reserved timeslot, we will be conducting a brief health screening. We ask that you wear a mask and practice social distancing when you are in the building.

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KOL NIDRE. Together with the Temple Israel clergy team, the entire community is invited into our virtual Sanctuary on September 27 at 7:30 p.m. for Kol Nidre.

LIVE STREAMING. While we will not be gathering physically this year, the Temple Israel Clergy will bring the majesty and tradition of the High Holy Days into the homes of hundreds of congregants for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Find comfort in the familiar and be inspired by innovation, as we bring a high-quality live worship experience to you, streamed from the Sanctuary and Levi Auditorium.

MISHKAN HANEFESH. We have made arrangements to lend out copies of Mishkan HaNefesh, the Reform Movement machzor for the High Holy Days. Books will be lent out at the end of the summer while supplies last, and we ask that you return them after the High Holy Days.

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NEILA. Yom Kippur will conclude with a virtual Neila service on September 28 at 4:30 p.m.

OUTDOOR S’LICHOT SERVICE. With candles, music, and repentant meditation, we dress our Torah in white, ritually preparing it and ourselves for our season of holiness. We will be practicing social distancing and masks are required. Stay tuned for registration.

PATHWAY. We have created three pathways to experience the High Holy Days: Self-Guided Exploration, Smaller Group Gatherings, and Larger Virtual Worship Gatherings. Choose one, or choose them all - this is your 5781 High Holy Day experience!

QUESTIONS. We are here to answer your questions! For more information on our website, www.tisrael.org, email info@tisrael.org, or call us at 617-566-3960.

UNETANEH TOKEF. This prayer takes us to the depths and elevates us as well. How is this possible? By praying it and exploring it, we will uncover its meaning. Join Rabbi Zecher virtually at 4:00 p.m. on Rosh Hashanah for a small study group on this prayer.

VIRTUAL T’FILAH GROUPS. Dig deeper into the High Holy Days and strengthen relationships with other Temple Israel members in small interactive gatherings. Groups are limited to 24 participants or fewer. Membership of the Temple Israel community is required. Group registration will be available on our website, www.tisrael.org, in the beginning of August.

WEBSITE. You are not alone! Access the High Holy Days from anywhere, online at www.tisrael.org.

XENODOCHY.

ROSH HASHANAH.

(the extending of hospitality to strangers). All are welcome at Temple Israel of Boston!

As we approach the High Holy Days, we look forward to Rosh Hashanah and the upcoming new year, 5781.

YIZKOR.

SMALL GATHERINGS.

We will hold a virtual Yizkor (memorial) service to remember our loved ones on Yom Kippur (September 28) at 4:30 p.m.

Join a spiritual preparation group with 10-12 other congregants who commit to attending four sessions of meaningful conversation, relevant learning, and relational connections.

ZOOM.

TASHLICH.

While we will not be gathering physically this year, the Temple Israel Clergy will bring the majesty and tradition of the High Holy Days into your home for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

A beautiful ritual which allows us to symbolically cast our transgressions into a river. Find your own Tashlich materials on our website, www.tisrael.org, within the self-guided exploration pathway. Bring your own rice to cast into the river. The Temple Israel clergy will be present at the Muddy River on September 19 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., to greet you from a distance. www.tisrael.org/insight | 617-566-3960

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VIRTUAL LEARNING AND INNOVATION AT TEMPLE ISRAEL By Roberta Bergstein and Fallon Rubin When the Clergy and Education team first learned of COVID-19 and it became clear how serious the virus was, we realized we needed to shut down in-person programming and move online. We agreed that our central goal must remain the same: to provide a meaningful Jewish education while building a joyful and connected community. In March we did just that, bringing our Religious School and teen programs virtual in just a few days. While the virtual learning environment was certainly new to us, our educators did not miss a beat, and they rose to the occasion and redesigned our curriculum to fit the virtual environment. Our Zoom rooms had an exciting and palpable energy. The Sunday morning energy and busy hallways of 477 Longwood wasn’t gone, it just moved onto Zoom! For the fall, we are holding on to that energy and our central goal of creating a joyful and connected community. We are spending our summer creating a meaningful and joyful Jewish community that is flexible, creative, and also responsible. In both the religious school and teen program, we will have hybrid models: meeting both on zoom and in person where possible. Temple Israel is a loving, supportive place for your child and family and, during this pandemic, we are committed to responding to the crisis in real time and doing our very best to meet each student where they are.

FRANCES JACOBSON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER UPDATE ON REOPENING The faculty, administration, and the FJECC Board of Directors look forward to welcoming children back to the classroom in the fall for the 2020-2021 school year. The health and welfare of our community continues to remain a top priority in our planning to reopen our school. As such, we are in constant contact with the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) and other local health agencies. Hundreds of hours of research, design, and debate have been invested in the planning phase to reopen our school. The plan FJECC has put into place far exceeds the latest guidelines provided by our regulating authority. Classes will be much smaller with only ten students and two teachers at the helm. While there will be many new protocols put into place in order to help keep our students and staff safe, it is nevertheless with a great deal of excitement and anticipation that we look forward to reopening our center!

Congratulations! Congratulations to the FJECC Preschool for being selected as a 2020 Family Favorite in Boston Parents Reader's Choice awards, for the second consecutive year, in the following categories: • Childcare Facilities • Faith-Based Preschools • Large Preschools (Total Capacity 31+ children)

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LIFE CYCLES (BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES CELEBRATING MILESTONES WHOSE YEAR ENDS IN 0 OR 5) AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES 20 Years Adam Narva & Paula Martin 25 Years Tony & Nancy Tauber Michael Davis & Bryna Lakin-Davis 30 Years Gregory & Lisa Grobstein 35 Years Jonathan & Linda Kay Ned Dubilo & Grace Zimmerman Alan Einhorn & Suzanne Salamon 40 Years Paul & Pamela Paternoster Roy Einhorn & Jodi Sufrin Anthony & Maureen Raynes Seymour Small & Joan Rachlin 45 Years Robert Goisman & Jeanne Traxler 50 Years David & Patricia Squire Steven & Carol Targum David & Stacey Lee 55 Years L. Dennis & Susan Shapiro 65 Years Louis & Marcia Kamentsky

SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

15 Years Kate Nemens & Nick Decaneas 25 Years Steven Goldstein & Hui Deng 30 Years Roger Herzog & Kathryn Madden Scott & Elyse Lakin 35 Years David Kirshner & Betsy Frauenthal 50 Years Ted & Dru Greenwood 60 Years Robert & Esther Rosenthal 65 Years Benjamin & Shera Smith

OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES 5 years Aden Michaud & Josh Lutch 10 Years Thelma Klein & Charles Deutsch 25 Years Michael Kuchta & Karen Weintraub Jennifer and Marc Grella Richard & Wendy Levine 30 Years Eric Cushing & Cathy Lurie

5 Years Eric & Kathryn Berger

40 Years David & Lori Jacobson

10 Years Amy & Melissa Nishman

45 Years Richard & Wendy Cohen

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS Rochelle Alexander Lindsay Alperin Heather Ayares Rachel Berkey Doug Berkson Mindy Berman Leah Camhi Judith Finn Deborah Gandre Sylvia Green Chasiah Haberman Bryan Hirsch Jessica Kahlenberg Amanda Klein Debbie Knez Hope Krakoff Andrea Lesser-Gonzalez Paul Levy Judith Levy Mary Lochner-Hurwitz Jamie Merrill Stephanie Meyers Shelley Mintz Lois Pines Samuel Rotenberg Marc Rysman Gabriella Salvatore Avishai Shafrir Vicki Skoler William Stone James Waldroop Harlan Weber Justin Wyner

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS Jill Arnold Richard Barnes Shane Baron Merwyn Bear Sarah Bick Jeanne Blasberg Nicole Eldredge Brett Erickson Shoshana Friedman www.tisrael.org/insight | 617-566-3960

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LIFE CYCLES Stefanie Greenfield Benjamin Holtz Ben Inker Amy Kaplowitz Lisa Karofsky Elizabeth Katz Lewis Kazis Cameron Kerry Andrew Klein Ibious Kline Jaden Kohen Barbara Lee Jessica London-Rand Adam Mazo Gabrielle Meyer Michael Meyers Boris Miller Katherine Miller Edward Needell Deborah Putnoi Callie Rabinovitz Alberta Richmond Caitlin Rollins Susan Rosen Carol Rosenstock Judith Rothenberg Jamie Scarborough Daniel Scherlis Lindsey Schwartz Ellen Seely Jennifer Shapiro Avery Vafai Derek Vance Sam Weil Elizabeth Weinberg Michael Weiss

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS Jessica Baron Sara Berkson Lynn Bradbury Susan Brown Ronald Curhan Daniel Davis Beth Davis Amy Drucker

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Amanda Finestone Peter Fink Nancy Frank Stuart Freedman Diane Gold Arthur Gold Jeffrey Green Andrew Hirsch Adam Hirsch Elisabeth Keller Shoshana Levy Milan Merhar Aayesha Mian Susan Michaels Myron Miller Paula Noe Yakov Orlov Susan Ridker Jennifer Shapiro Peter Sherin Arthur Sneider Gloria Sonnabend Nicole Summers Maryann Thompson

Mazal Tov!

JULY B'NEI MITZVAH • Amber Kathleen Renthall daughter of Nora and William Renthal on July 18 • Hannah Ellis Goodman daughter of Abigail and Mark Goodman on July 25

AUGUST B’NEI MITZVAH • Stella Hoffman daughter of Lisa Gross and Richard Hoffman on August 15 • Victoria Jelden daughter of Sharone and Byron Jelden on August 22 • Benjamin Reuben Speicher son of Emily and Michael Speicher on August 29

SEPTEMBER B’NEI MITZVAH • Benjamin Hurwitz son of Mary Lochner and Michael Hurwitz on September 5

• Eloise Linas daughter of Deborah Goldman and Benjamin Linas on September 5 • Ella Geffen daughter of Yifat and Eran Geffen on September 6 • Olivia Faith Neiman-Nickel daughter of Deborah Neiman and Karen Nickel on September 6 • Emily Claire Lutzker daughter of Jessica and Joshua Lutzker on September 12

OCTOBER B’NEI MITZVAH • Asher Miles Baron son of Jessica and Shane Baron on October 3 • Mira Lior Patel daughter of Nancy Kramer and Bhupesh Patel on October 3 • Emerson and Addison Hirsch daughters of Jamie and Addison Hirsch on October 10 • Julia Helen Romanow Zelermyer daughter of Dan Romanow and Andrew Zelermyer on October 17 • Hallie Schneider daughter of Sam and Sonia Schneider on October 24 • Sarah Minsky daughter of Zinaida Alekseeva and Jack Minsky on October 31

May their memories bring blessing. RECENT DEATHS

• Rose Bank great-aunt of Marli Porth and Amelie Fanciullo • Harold Bishins grandfather of Andre Bishins and great-grandfather of Sam and Iris • Arthur Blasberg Jr. father of John Blasberg and grandfather of Jack, Charles and Ann • Pasquale D. (Pat) Cipolla father of Amy Cipolla • Joseph Dash father of Aliza Dash and grandfather of Michael Marcovich and Sarah and Matthew Salzman

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LIFE CYCLES • Judy Filler mother of Deb Filler and grandmother of Ari and Leah • Berton Fliegel husband of Susan Fliegel • Ann Fried mother of Deborah Bates and grandmother of Josh and Julie • Lawrence Goldstein brother of Steven Goldstein and uncle of Matthew and Daniel • Randy Guggenheimer Jr. grandfather of Laura Guggenheimer • Paul Kateman brother-in-law of David and Helene Bailen, uncle of Laurence Bailen and great-uncle of Molly, Lily and Daniel • David Kerstein brother of Michael Kerstein and uncle of Benjamin, Sarah and Matthew • Jane Klein sister-in-law of Thelma Klein and Charles Deutsch • Stephen Klein father of Amy Michaels • Estelle R. Klemer mother of Lisa Robinson Schoeller • Lee Kozol uncle of Matthew Kozol and great-uncle of Eliana, Michaela and Franklin • Edward Kuchta father of Michael Kuchta and grandfather of Caroline and Josie • Diana Levine mother of Sam Levine and grandmother of Jacob, Ada and Natanya • Sheila Levine mother of Amy Levine and grandmother of Bennett and Nina • Sheldon Levine father of Amy Levine and grandfather of Bennett and Nina • Iris Bebe Sobel Levy grandmother of Rachel Wexler and great-grandmother of Eli, Sonia and Gabriel • Martin Mahler father of Robin Weisman and grandfather of Sidney and Zach • Michael Mahler uncle of Robin Weisman

• Bernice Miller and Jacob George Miller, grandparents of Matthew Ellis • Susan Carol Miller sister of Michael Miller and aunt of Sam and Nina • Albert Natale great-great uncle of JA Fanciullo and great-great-great uncle of Amelie • Rhoda Palder wife of Saul Palder • Muriel Petkun • Rosalie Phillips wife of Jon Kingsdale • Trude Posner cousin of Fran Putnoi • Esther S. Rosen grandmother of Any Rosen and great-grandmother of Dale and Greta • Alice Sherman • Sherman H. Starr father of Sandy Starr and grandfather of Emma and Sierra • Juanita Victor mother of Leslie Kates • Luisa Zauli mother of Dani Agin

• Lizzie Bell and Sam Schlussel on the birth of their daughters Nava & Moriah Schlussel • Harrison and Emma Shulman on the birth of their son Silas Bevans Shulman • Greg Katz and Abbie Niebuhr on their wedding • Jessica Scolnic and Brendan Harris on their wedding • Laurie Sherman and Jim Doscher on their wedding • Beth and Michael Stonebraker on the engagement of their daughter Sandra Stonebraker to Daniel Lesser

Mazal Tov!

WE CONGRATULATE • George Alba and Lucy Schulson on the birth of their daughter Penelope Sophia Alba • Adam Goodman and Jo Schaalman on the birth of their son Oscar Ezra Goodman, and Pam and Alan Goodman, grandparents • Adam and Gaby Goldstein on the birth of their son Theodore Santana Goldstein • Elliott and Heidi Gordon on the birth of their daughter Chloe Irene Gordon • Rabbi Jen Gubitz and Matan BenYishay on their marriage • Molly and Blake Macleod on the birth of their son Casey Bruce Macleod • Sam Plotkin and Daniela Jacobson on the birth of their daughter Naomi Marina Plotkin • Mallory Bram and Clinton Pong on the birth of their son Theodore Henry Pong • Alyssa and Ben Reichman, on the birth of their daughter Aviva Joy Reichman

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YAHRZEITS JULY 26 - AUGUST 1

Cori S. Auerbach Altman Evelyn Barlow Emily S. Bean Ida Benari Charles G. Bilezikian Mayer Zvi Brenner Fannie Clayton Herman C. Cofman Pifla Cohen Max E. Falik Saul Charles Fechtor Herman L. Feer Leona K. Fishel Rose L. Frank Frederick Frank Louis Gale Samuel Glen Sylvia Pollner Gluck Harry Goff Harry N. Gorin Hannah Leah Gorin Dr. Saul Hertz Mary Ann Hitt Mark Michael Horblit Hyman Hubbard Frances Patricia Kannon Bernard Kaplan Zipora S. Kingsdale H. Louis Kramer George Martin Lane Henry Lasker Peter M. Leavitt Benjamin A. Levy Alfred Levy S. Bernard "Buddy" Lieberman Irving Lotter Mary A. Mades Leon Margolis George B. Nathanson Nathan Pearlstein David A. Ramler Barbara Bloom Ranson Lilian Kuhns Reichert Mark Eliot Robbins Edwin Robbins Louis E. Ross Etta Gelerman Rudofsky Sadie Salmansohn Adele Schaye Charlotte Samet Shikes Schwartz Claire Sherman Grace Cohen Shohet Barbara P. Shoolman

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Alan Sigman Maurice Charles Simons Rose G. Stein Marion Rutt Steinberg Berthold S. Stern Julius Stone Arthur Tapper Bert Wasserman Dr. David Weintraub Herschel I. Yesley

AUGUST 2 - 8

Sarah L. Abrahamson Arnold Bernard Adelman Rabbi David Bear Alpert Gerald G. Auerbach Dr. Benjamin M. Banks Irene Goldbarg Bennett Stanley Joseph Berkman Benjamin Bernson Nathan Daniels Herman Feffer Jacqueline De Jur Feinberg Israel Fellman Phyllis Hyde Fisher Janis Arne Gold Ida Carolyn Goldman Adele Adler Gordon Rebecca Gorin Laurence E. Gross William E. Harting Dr. Louis Hermanson Isabel Hurwitz Tekla Huvos Jacob J. Kaplan Irving Klein Murray P. Koblenzer Sidney Lampert Frank Lanes Anna Simons Levin Dr. Leo R. Milner Barbara Astroff Morse David Nadell Saul Norman Nectow Elizabeth Pfeffer Frances Greenberg Polin Evelyn D. Poretsky Ella Frankfurter Rogers Ellen Berman Sandler Abraham Schilder Ruth C. Segel Dorothy M. Shapiro Edna G. Shpiner Harvey Shwartz Pauline Singer

Frances P. Steinberg Michael Miller Sulkin Frank Wallace Betty Kahn White Rose Salter Wolfson Meyer Victor Wunsch Charles Yallum

AUGUST 9 - 15

Bessie Strauss Abraham Sylvia Hanauer Adelson Louis Berenberg Ellen Lois Berman Charles Brown Evelyn Chefitz Maurice Cherazie Celia H. Davis Maxine Elmont Bessie Fellman Irving J. Flax Gerald Flaxer Leah Nataupsky Freedman Molly Galpert Max Geller Benjamin I. Goldberg Meyer Harold Goldman Joseph L. Goldman Adele Cohen Goldstein Evelyn Goodman Charlotte R. Goodman Montie M. Gordon William Irving Gorfinkle Helaine M. Gorin Stella Sydeman Grossman Albert Gutterman Siegfried Horowitz Vivienne Silverstein Kalman Judy Bailen Kateman Maurice Keezer Lena Salter Kulvin Fannie Freedman Leavitt Leon J. Levenson Milton Linden Saul Maurice Marcus, M.D. Lewis L. Martinson Laurence M. Meyer Rhea Miller Sandra Vogel Nagelberg Morris Narva Samuel Alexander Nemzoff Wendy Jane Nessel Laurence J. Noble Aaron Perlmutter Bernard Morris Rivkin Rebecca Leven Roberts

Rhoda H. Rosenthal Ruth Rothenberg Betsy P. Rubin Anna Sandler Fannie Saxe David J. Seder Harry Benjamin Shpiner Dr. Benjamin F. Sieve Ronald David Sigel Benjamin Spelfogel Yetta Steinfeld Hyman Stern Sumner Stroyman Bertha Swartz Pauline Bunshaft Wasby Stanley Fred Waterman Paul Allan Weiner Abraham Weisberg Fred H. Wolff Anna Frank Wolfman Taffy Zimbler

AUGUST 16 - 22

Nathan Bierbrier Alice Bloomberg Irving S. Canner Esther L. Cibel Eleanor Grossman Cohen Hazel L. Cutler Lena S. Damon Zelda K. Davis Bella Diamond David Einhorn Adolph A. Freedman Eva A. Goldberg Jacob Bernard Gordon Joyce L. Forman Groper Paul Haas Maurice Jacobs Sally Frank Kaplan Nan Bennett Kay Dr. Leon Kessler Isidore Kressel Ruth Krulewitz Susan Levi Fannie Loitman Edward Markell Patricia J. Maslon Frances C. Michaelson Maurice I. Miller Howard W. Muellner Viola L. Myers Joseph Parker Lorna Marilyn Phillips Charlotte (Dolly) Rabb

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YAHRZEITS Avner Rakov Adele C. Robbins Samuel Joseph Rosenberg Fay Rotenberg Minna Dreyfus Rubenstein Claire W. Sandberg Ralph Harold Schein Faye Zeichik Schenk Burton Donald Segal Lillian Rosenberg Silbert Selma R. Singer Bessie Slesinger Jacob George Sloane Annie Snyder Jeanette Snyder Simon Melvin Starensier Emanuel Starr Dr. Herman M. Strauss Arthur Stroyman Russell Lee Theise Harold I. Trietsch Craig Wasserman Rose Wekstein Florence Esther Winograd

AUGUST 23 - 29

Sally Laskoff Abrams Gustaf H. Abrams Frank Alter Doris Stern Bacharach Dr. Henry Jacob Bakst Florence Berke Samuel R. Berkman Harry B. Braude Melissa Remedi Brown Harriett Slome Brownstein Victoria L. Caras Florence Bloomberg Cerf Henrietta Nast Cofman Walter Corty Frances Ebert Mitchell Roy Emers Rose Escovitz Milton M. Feinberg J. Laurence Fine Philip Furshman Abraham Gashin Jerry Nathan Goldberg Rae Goldman Naomi Virginia Hambro Myron E. Helpern Audrey F. Hoffman Ruth Horwitz Richard Loring Hyde Stanley H. Kaplan

Anna Klein Rae Krokyn Emmanuel Kurland Walter A. Landau Arthur I. Lee Sam Levin Norman G. Levin Aaron H. Levin, M.D. Bernard Levine Walter Lewis Elaine Marcus Lawrence Marcus Harold Margolis Andrew T. McAfee Frances M. Mordecai Carolyn Levin Morrill Sidney M. Palder David Passer Frank Popper Bella Porter Ida Droker Queen Irving Rabb Rose S. Rachlin Joseph Rapaport Sylvia Rice Sumner "Sonny" Rodman Isaac M. Sholkin Joseph Moses Shurdut Rebecca Silverman Lila Ginsburg Simberg Miriam Brief Solomovitz Julia Goodman Thurman Mae Vernon Efrem Weinreb Florence Mendelsohn Weiss Samuel H. Wexler Abe Leon Wise Abraham Joseph Wolfe Sally B. Wyner Albert David Zecher Miriam Zuckerman

AUGUST 30 SEPTEMBER 5

Shirley Zolloto Abrams Miriam Aserkoff Dr. Paul Barrabee Herbert Quint Bayard Gabriel W. Becker Peter Belfer Gertrude J. Berman Max S. Bloom Matthew Brown Etta B. Casson Anna Burstein Cohen

Martin Faurer Dr. Sidney Fish Sophia Goldstein Isaac Goldstein Marcia Q. Greenglass Jacob Gruberger Harry H. Harpel Benjamin A. Helman Esther Hershkovitz Fannie Horwitz Morton Jolles Florence M. Kahn Omar R. King Elizabeth R. Kirshen Joseph Maurice Krasnoff Harry Krosner Barry L. Lass Ida Levensohn Harry L. Marks Beatrice L. Miller Anna D. Mitnick Otto L. Myers Barnet Nemrow Lena L. Neustadt Beatrice Hirsh Poorvu Helmer M. Raphael Irving Rosner Nessie Seltzer Rovner Goodman Samuel H. Sackman Charlotte S. Sallinger Daniel Saltzberg Alan R. Shoolman Sally Viola Sieve Rose Silverstein Ida C. Snyder Alan David Solar Martha Alland Sperber Hyman I. Sperber Oscar Sterman Myra Bresky Ullman Sarah Werner Ellen Wilf Robert Yallum

SEPTEMBER 6 - 12

Honorable Herbert Abrams Sara Ackerman Donald Howard Alberts Elizabeth Davidson Alland Linda Lurie Alpers Dr. Ralph H. Bender Marshall L. Berkman Richard Neil Braude Morris Bronstein

Frances Goldman Dana Sylvia Kanter Davis Irene Grass Faneuil Benjamin J. Finn Benjamin Gargill Ida Standel Greenberg Nick Knez Lillian S. Levy Eli London Esther Brief Maixner Kimberly Anne Markell Paul Milch Jessica J. Miller Luba Okun Mary Price Mathilde T. Queen Frank L. Reinherz Nathan M. Rodman Richard B. Ross Esther Sadow Samuel Schaffer Robert G. Segel Sarah Shain Belle E. Shine Esther L. Singer Dr. Hyman B. Swig Mildred Tarshish Edith Trietsch Simon Vorenberg Dr. Jacob Wallace Lilla Morse Wolfson Mark Yesley Albert M. Zolloto

SEPTEMBER 13 - 19

Isaac Bachrach Billie Bernhard Belloff David Berkman Dr. Saul Berman Robert Bookston Nancy M. Bower Ralph M. Brody Edith Reinstein Bufferd Dr. Benjamin Jacob Chefitz Harvey Chopp Marie A. Coyne Joan Cutler Morris Feldberg Hyman H. Freedman Philip Frieze Goldie Gilbert Sylvia Gilman David Ginsburg Marion Goldman Alfred P. Grossman

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YAHRZEITS Ida Mae Kahn Ida Sarah Kanter Dr. Meier Karp Joseph Bernard Klein William S. Koster Herbert Monroe Kramer Celia Q. Kupferman A. Sarah Levensohn Jennie R. Levine Clarence A. Lipman James A. Lippman Maurice Masters Gary Mendelson Max Miller Naima Simha Murad Doris Julia Panoff Maynard Petkun Marcel Pfeffer Louis Pinkos Ernestine Potter Judge Charles Abraham Rome Selma Ann Rosen Abraham E. Sapers Hyman Schatz Dr. Joseph Segal Gerald Segel Ellsworth H. Sherin Beatrice Diana Sigel Rebecca Smilg Minna Steinfeld Meyer Tattenbaum Jacob Toochinsky Theodore Towvim Helen Marion Ulin Ruth Weisberg Edith C. Weissman Will G. Wilton

SEPTEMBER 20 - 26

Lawrence Baker, M.D. Louis Barron Tal Berman Herman Brightman Justin Livingston Bromberg Morris Zavel Burstein Dr. Samuel Cline Harry Aaron Cohen Adolph I. Dinner Robert A. Feer Anne Rubin Feinberg Theodore M. Feldman Maurice Gans Dr. Samuel Leon Gargill Joseph Samuel Ginsburg

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Lester H. Glasser Max Goldman Louis Lazar Goldstein Edna Grace Frank A. Greenberg Marjorie Gunner Louis Hyneman Helene Kramer Gallagher Stephen Krosner Pauline Kuhn Walter Sabin Levenson Frances R. Levy Dr. David Lewis Philip Locke Seymour N. Logan Judith Sabin Meisel Dr. Joel Mark Noe Lillian Palder Fannie Ramler Harold Isaac Reingold Ida Robinson Rachael Gertrude Rosenberg Louis Rosenthal Herbert Warren Rubin Mollie Sagansky Arthur H. Schein Bertha Levene Schein Leonard Leo Schulman Clarence Shapero Robert Sherer Nathan Shiffman Leo J. Sieve Ruth Eleanor Silver Paul Simons Rose Mary Sloane Morris Tarlin Herman Louis Tritter Charles Weiscopf Augustus Weiscopf Lester Werman Samuel Winograd

SEPTEMBER 27 OCTOBER 3

Aaron Alpern Jean K. Benjamin Bessie Ruth Berman Deborah Barron Blazar Mina Bloom Ida S. Bornstein Col. Samson K. Cohen Charles L. Cohen Beth Einhorn Celia Traister Feldman

Lena Frank Reeva Porter Freeman Rosalind Sperber Frye Edith Gargill Rebecca Goldman Beryl David Gorin Khava Gorlovsky Carl M. Haas M.D. Celia Hodess Morris Holtz Harold Horvitz Leonard Kaplan Reuben Kaplan Sarah Karp Martin D. Keller Anna Wasserman Kohn Bernard Kusmin Jacob Lerman Hyman J. Levensohn Inez Werman Levenson Edith Kohn Levine Dorothy June Levy Sarah Libin Harry Liebmann Andrew Mark Lippard Abraham Leopold Loewenstein Arthur Benjamin Lourie Norman A. Mandel Myer Marder Joseph Marder Rita May Harold L. Miller Amelia Spring Morris Elsie G. Porter Milton E. Robinson Ethel A. Rogal Dorothy Rosenthal Michael Rudnick Dr. Maurice J. Savitz Joan Baylor Schilder Joel Neal Shapiro Marian J. Smith Daniel S. Swerling Sherry Jill Tucker Louis H. Wax Sadie Cohen Weinreb Aaron Weissman Dianne Wilderman Elmore Yallum

OCTOBER 4 - 10 Ida Allen Leah W. Banash Maria Benado

James Berns Hope Lynn Edinburg Adolph Ehrlich Dr. Gary L. Fisher I. Robert Forrest Alex Gold-Pitegoff Charles Augustus Goldman Jack Gottlieb Captain Mack K. Greenberg Alan J. Greenfield Bertha Herman Harris Morris D. Hershkovitz Lena Holzman Ida Kirsner Ethel Krosner Leonard I. Lappin Dr. Harry Levine Celia London Sarah Lotto Gertrude Martinson Harry Meilman Louis Milender Lewis J. Miller Louis Edward Morse Arthur Moser Benjamin George Phillips Abraham Edward Pinanski Michael H. Porter Joseph N. Rosen Estelle G. Rosenberg Milton Herman Rosenstock Harold Dana Rudginsky Harry Otis Sandberg Irving Lawrence Sass Charlotte Grass Schneider Diana Karr Schrager Isadore Silverman Henry Simon Frieda Mikels Smith Paul Sobel Julius Stern David Stoneman Ida Wallick Wilfred B. Werner Howard Jay Wolfe Louise B. Zelermyer

OCTOBER 11 - 17 Ruth Sleeper Adler Samuel Barkin Margareta B. Bernson Newman M. Biller Ernestine R. Birnbaum Lottie Caplan

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YAHRZEITS Lester Harold Dana Phyllis Levine Dana Gertrude Mazur Feldman Howard Glazer Dr. Manuel Morris Glazier Aaron Lee Goodman Zelda Grass Alfred S. Grass Elise Lottie Haas Bertha Holtz George Nathaniel Kalish Ethylene Winberg Kaplan Joseph Kaplowitz Murray Lepie Colman Levin Mark Levine Irving Levy Lillian Loeb Kattie Marder Goldie Novins Max Plutzky Sidney R. Rabb Sophia Charak Reinherz Jacob Riemer Joseph Rogers Morris Rostau Lotte Scheiberg Ruth Gordon Shapiro Bess Weisberg Silver Harold Singer Laila Karnes Slater Samuel Sidney Stoneman Frieda Silbert Ullian Ruth Sondheim Vigman Barbara Yamins Weinreb Hy Winer Genevieve Geller Wyner

OCTOBER 18 - 24 Ruth Aisner Robert S. Benjamin Hyman W. Berkman Bessie K. Braude Nathan Brezner Jack Goddard Brown

Frances E. Bunshaft S. Sydney DeYoung Marjorie L. Edenfeld Dr. Spencer N. Frankl Florence Silverman Franks Otto Fromholz Blanche Gass Pearl M. Goldshine Abraham L. Gordon Sarah Gordon Julia Greenberg Rose T. Greenberg Arthur C. Halpern Fannie F. Hanauer Steven K. Helman Rezso Robert Hidasi Joseph P. Keller Gertrude Wasserman Korshak Max Kotler Irving Kotlier Frances Kramer Dora Lanes Susan Strauss Manello Ida Marder Ralph May Michael L. Michael Harriet Phillips Morse David H. Murad Sara Beth Narins Sussman Vivian M. Neyman Esther Roslind Norman Regina Schnaider Plutzky Gertrude Popper Ethel Presson Ellen Raphael Dora F. Richmond Leon Samuel Rosenstein Roy Ross Frances Finn Rothberg Morris S. Shapiro Myron S. Silbert Freda Silver Charles Singer Edith Sperber Carl Albert Steinbaum

Herman Steinfeld Mark Steinfeld Louis Strauss Rose S. Swartz

OCTOBER 25 - 31

Quincy I. Abrams Max H. Abrams Albert Adelson Edward I. Bailen Herman Blum Phyllis Esther Bomhof Howard Leon Borkow Grace F. Burmon Celia Cohen Violet H. Eisenberg Harry H. Elbinger Mary Elfman Isabelle C. Epstein Joseph W. Forman Sadie Freedland Robert Eliot Freeman Manuel Godoff Nathan Max Goloboy Charles Benjamin Goloboy Herman Grollman William Knoble Grollman Elaine Knoble Grollman Joseph Guttentag Melvin S. Hanauer Belle R. Helman Bernard "Bud" Hodess Frances Maxine Jacobson Golda Rudner Karlin Dr. David Karp Leon Knapp Phyllis M. Knez Ralph Jon Krensky Esther Kupinsky Gerda F. Lanes James Levensohn Harriet J. Levin Rose Winer Levin Dora C. Levin Edward William Levine

Jacob Levy Milton Lincoln Levy Faye Buchhalter Lewis Samuel Lurie Andrew Warren Lurie Herman Miller Dr. S. Richard Muellner William Pokross David Pokross Bessie E. Printz Ernest Arthur Raphael Beatrice Robbins Rogel Lt. Stanley B. Sandberg Jessie Harris Savitz Benjamin D. Schwartz Helen Miller Shamus Roy J Sheinwald Dorothy Sherin Esther Z. Small David Saul Smith Judith Rodgers Smulow Elihu Smulow Shirley Swartz Ethel Tishler Esther L. Weiner M. Murray Weiss

The Temple Israel Cemetery in Wakefield preserves more than 160 years of the rich history of the congregation and of Boston's Jewish community in a lakeside setting of dignity and natural beauty. For information on available burial plots, please contact Sue Misselbeck at 617-566-3960 or susanm@tisrael.org. www.tisrael.org/insight | 617-566-3960

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CONTRIBUTIONS (APRIL 1, 2020 - JULY 23, 2020) CEMETERY ENDOWMENT FUND

Robert and Ellen Jaffe • In memory of Ronny Zinner

The Family of Sherman Starr • In honor of their father

Anita Bender • In loving memory of Alicia Sherman, her mentor and dear friend

Cindy and A.J. Janower • In honor of Rabbi Zecher

Cynthia Shulman • In honor of Silas Shulman’s bris

Seymour Small & Joan Rachlin • With thanks to the Cemetery Committee for providing a green burial for her mother, Natelle Bendersky Rachlin

Ann and Howard Katz • In memory of Mildred K Lehman • In honor of Greg and Abby’s wedding David Feinberg and Marina Kalb

Emma and Harrison Shulman • With gratitude to the TI Clergy for their guidance, advice, and music

CLERGY DISCRETIONARY FUND Anonymous Jon Albin • In appreciation of Rabbi Gubitz Audrey Beerman • With thanks to the Clergy Mr. and Mrs. Selwyn Belofsky • In memory of Eugene Gilbo Jacob Berchuck • In honor of Rabbi Jacobson Claire Diller M.J. Levy Dickson • With thanks and appreciation for Rabbi Zecher and Sue Misselbeck for their care in the remembrance of their mother

Nancy Faneuil King • In memory of her father, Philip Faneuil Alan and Elizabeth Kopin • In honor of Rabbi Zecher, a wonderful Rabbi and a dear friend Sam Levine • In appreciation of the Clergy’s support after the loss of my mother Diana Levine Bruce Levy and Sally Kaplan Levy • Mazel tov to Cantor Einhorn on Poppy Dylan’s arrival Robert and Sandra Marcus • In memory of Betsey Dorothy Berkman Marcus Carol and Roger Marks • With gratitude to Temple Israel for remaining a spiritual beacon Ellin Reisner • In memory of George H. Berry

Carol and Jonathan Fine • In memory of Jeanette B. Fine • In memory of my sister Judith Greene

Faye Romm • With thanks for Rabbi Zecher’s care at Bert Romm’s funeral

Lois Finn • In memory of her beloved husband, Alvan D. Finn, and her beloved motherin-law, Alice Resnick Finn

Sheila Sachs • In honor of Rabbi Zecher on the occasion of Maya Gewurz’s Bat Mitzvah

Jennifer Gamson and Stephen Seckler • In appreciation of the Clergy’s care after the loss of Bernard and Evelyn Seckler Phyllis Hahn • In appreciation of Rabbi Zecher’s care and kindness after Bert Romm’s death

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Daniel and Miriam Scharf • In honor of Rabbi Suzie Jacobson Jeanne Sigman • In honor of Ellen Sigman’s birthday

Jay Martin and Donna Solomon • In appreciation of Rabbi Zecher and the TI community Myra Vernon • In memory of William Weisberg Nancy Wagman • In honor of Rabbi Zecher with thanks for her help in this difficult time Angela Yudzinsky • In honor of Shavout

FAY & HENRY STEIN BOOKSHELF Clare Rosenfield • In loving memory of Fay Fisher Stein

GALE RAPHAEL TILLI FUND Leonard & Helen Krulewich • In honor of Sue Misselbeck Ed Murad & Judy Towvim Murad • In loving memory of her mother, Miriam Coplan Towvim, on her yahrzeit Nancy Raphael • In loving memory of Max Starr, Phoebe Sharaf, and Lee Flaxer

H.M. KAROL MUSIC FUND Henry & Linda Okun • In loving memory of Abraham Botkin, on his yahrtzeit

Stephen Snyder • In memory David Kerstein • In memory of Bernice and Abner Snyder

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CONTRIBUTIONS (APRIL 1, 2020 - JULY 23, 2020) LIBRARY FUND Henry & Linda Okun • In loving memory of Ruth Botkin Morse Irene C. Ross • In loving memory of Mary S. Ross and Richard B. Ross

LOUISE A. FREEDMAN CHILDREN’S BOOKSHELF Louise Freedman • In loving memory of Bert Romm

ROY B. EINHORN CANTORIAL ENDOWMENT

Mindee Wasserman • In honor of Cantor Einhorn

David & Helene Bailen

Barry Weisman & Michele Fishel

Barbara & Carlos Cevallos

Judi Ross Zuker & Edward Zuker

Gerald Davidson & Debra Kocar • In honor of the retirement of Cantor Roy B. Einhorn

SOCIAL ACTION FUND

Mike Ehrenberg & Donna Richman • In loving memory of Dr. Justin L. Richman Lois Finn

MERLE & DORIS LOCKE YOUTH FUND

Mark & Abigail Goodman

Alan & Jean Miller • In loving memory of Robert H. Temkin, beloved husband of Ellen and loving father and grandfather • In loving memory of Eleazer Deutsch, beloved father of Eric and Marjorie, loving grandfather and greatgrandfather

Benjamin Holtz

MARILYN & MIKE GROSSMAN CARING COMMUNITY Beverly Barisano • In support of all those impacted by COVID-19

MISHKAN TEFILAH PRAYER BOOK FUND Carol Rosenstock • In loving memory of Milton Herman Rosenstock

RIVERWAY PROJECT FUND Richard & Virginia Seegel • In loving memory of Samuel E. Seegel

TEMPLE FUND Bernard & Nancy Berkman • In loving memory of Sara Berkman • In loving memory of Samuel E. Seegel

Edward Haber & Jamie Logan

Allan & Rhea Bufferd • In loving memory of Jack H. Bufferd

Howard & Ann Katz Sarah Kianovsky & Frank Friedman Alan & Elizabeth Kopin • In honor of Cantor Roy B. Einhorn in his retirement Shawn & Jill Kravetz Steven Lampert & Anita Feins The Loria Family • In appreciation of Cantor Roy B. Einhorn Jessica & Joshua Lutzker Marian Milbauer

Robert & Iris Fanger • In loving memory of their beloved mother, Beatrice Hollander Mandel Meyers Priscilla Golding & Barbara Burg • In loving memory of David A. Golding Perla Guralnik • In loving memory of Boris Guralnik • In loving memory of Dora Rosenman Paul & Annette Hodess • In loving memory of Louis Hodess, on his yahrzeit Phyllis Hoffman • In loving memory of Robert S. Hoffman

Marc & Manja Miles

Howard & Adele Israel • In loving memory of Barney Israel

Peter & Beatrice Nessen Susan Richman Sheila Sachs • In honor of Cantor Einhorn on the occasion of Maya Gewurz’s Bat Mitzvah and on his retirement Janice Sherman

Ann Bookman Buehrens • In honor of Joan Rachlin and her inspiring leadership of the Green Team, on Earth Day

Nancy Karp • In loving memory of Leona Karp Saul Kurlat • In loving memory of Gita Kurlat Donna & Arie Lilienthal • In loving memory of Iris Soble Levy

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CONTRIBUTIONS (APRIL 1, 2020 - JULY 23, 2020) Susan Miller • In loving memory of Madeline K. Wise & Joseph Wise Dean & Pamela Richlin • In loving memory of Sylvia Richlin Susan Richman • In honor of Brigid Goggin and the amazing, critical work she has done and continues to do that enables our congregation to maintain our spirit, our learning, our cohesiveness and our ability to support and feel supported by one another.

Robert Rosenbaum • In loving memory of Bertha Gordon Myron Sheinfeld • In loving memory of Sadye Rosenberg Sheinfeld

Barbara Wasserman • In loving memory of Edith Katz Thomas Werman • In loving memory of Ruth Werman

Stephen Sherman • In loving memory of Alice Sherman

Michael & Marilyn Winer • In loving memory of Marjorie Bloom

The Arthur Sneider Family • In loving memory of Nana Connie Stroyman

WYNER MUSEUM FUND

Laurel Struzziero • In loving memory of Lorraine Altschuler & David Altschuler

Justin Wyner • In loving memory of Rudolph Wyner

FRIENDS ANNUAL FUND (APRIL 2, 2020 - JULY 23, 2020) WISDOM ($20,000 + ) Anonymous

UNDERSTANDING ($15,000 - $19,999) Jon & Margot Davis Anonymous

STRENGTH ($10,000 - $14,999)

Alan Einhorn & Suzanne Salamon Georgia & Jesse Feldman Marc Maxwell

KINDNESS ($5,000 - $9,999)

John & Jeanne Blasberg Jessica Greenfield & Paul Hummel Holly Gunner & Anne Chalmers • In honor of Brigid Goggin David Feinberg & Marina Kalb Cameron Kerry & Kathy Weinman Justin Wyner

INSPIRATION ($3,600 - $4,999)

Dayl Cohen Samuel Kaplan & Rachel Wilson Pam Kohlberg & Curt Greer Saul Kurlat Meryl LeBoff Nancy Raphael Susan & Paul Ridker Leah Rosovsky

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Jeane Ungerleider & William Stone Michael & Rachel Wexler

VISION ($1,800 - $3,599)

Laurence Bailen & Jennifer Weber Steven Cohen & Bruce Withey John & Bette Cohen Rachel Cohen & Ari Mervis Cantors Roy Einhorn and Jodi Sufrin Gordon Freeman & Arlene Sharpe Kenneth & Tamar Frieze Andy Goldfarb Mark & Abigail Goodman Ellen Cohen & Daniel Haber Andrew & Allyson Jaffe Aaron & Lauren Lapat Christopher & Shari Noe Donald & Sandra Perrin Deborah Raboy Jason & Erinn Rhodes Daniel & Ranella Saul Elisabeth Keller Philip & Rachel Sher Jodi Sokoloff Stephen & Roberta Weiner Barry Weisman & Michele Fishel Scott & Robin Weisman David & Terry Yoffie

CONNECTION $1,000 - $1,799

Carol Agate Saralynn Busch & Andrew Fenves Dan & Amy Deutsch Rabbi Ronne Friedman and Irene Friedman Rachel & Glen Goldman

Alan & Pamela Goodman • In honor of Cantor Einhorn’s many years of service to Temple Israel Benjamin Holtz Howard & Ann Katz Richard & Wendy Levine Harvey & Amy Michaels Peggy Morrison Andrea & Leon Ptaszek Don & Fran Putnoi Kenneth & Jaime Smoller Michael & Emily Speicher Benjamin & Karen Stern Steven & Carol Targum

FRIENDS UNDER $999

Elaine Abrams & Ye Myint Syrus Ayure Phyllis Baker Richard & Linda Barnes Jim Barron & Marcy Bienen Marc & Elayne Baskin Merwyn & Marion Bear Meryl Beckingham Brandon Bergman Patience Berkman Natalya Bernstein Laurence Bloom & Stephanie Pearl Jeffrey & Suzanne Bloomberg Amy Bolotin Martin Broff & Freya Bernstein Rima Burroughs Evan Busch Arthur Canter & Gary Brissette Barbara & Carlos Cevallos

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FRIENDS ANNUAL FUND (APRIL 2, 2020 - JULY 23, 2020) Herman & Judith Chernoff • In honor of the Temple Israel Clergy Ellen Zucker & Ellen Clegg Jonathan Cohen Nancy & Gerald Cutler Jim Dalsimer & Ellen Steinbaum Remi & Michael Dansinger Michael & Beth Davis Caroline Dorn • In honor of Emily Rogal’s work for the Riverway Project. Dennis Doughty & Carol Rosenstock Marc Draisen & Sara Barcan • With appreciation for our clergy and staff, who have kept us connected and spiritually nourished during this crisis. Ronald & Susan Ebert Howard & Wendy Ecker Richard Endlar Susan Faigel Robert & Iris Fanger Marsha Feinberg Joan Florsheim Karin Freed Louise Freedman Alison & Ezra Freedman Herbert Friedman & Wendy Drexler Elsa Galdston Deborah & Robert Gandre Joan Garb • In loving memory of Edith R. Katz Phyllis Giller Leonard Glantz Friedhelm Glauner & David HaidacherBassong Caitlin Glynn & Jeremy Reich Stan & Leslie Godoff Arthur Gold • In honor of Pam Goodman, Paula Folkman, and Louise Loewenstein Andrew & Shoshanna Goldberg Alex Goldfeld & Mariel Gonzales Priscilla Golding & Barbara Burg Michael & Amy Goldman Pam Goodman & Michael Shwartz Amy Gordon Angela Gordon Lloyd & Diane Gordon Ruth Gordon Sylvia Green Joanne Grossman Virginia Lee & Robin Grossman Rabbi Jennifer Gubitz & Matan Ben-Yishay Edward Haber & Jamie Logan Jill Hahn • In honor of Cantor Einhorn. His contributions to the community and to their family are priceless. Allison Hertz Emily Herzfeld Roger Herzog & Kathryn Madden

Deva Hirsch & Stuart Peskin • In honor of Cantor Einhorn’s warmth and talent. He will be missed! To Rabbis & Staff: thank you for your swift, inclusive transition to Zoom services. Edward Hofeller & Cheryl Ebenstein James Cooper & Susan Horwitz Emily Anne & Jeffrey Jacobstein Paul & Lisa Karofsky Louisa Kasdon-Sidell Leslie & Richard Kates Yetta Katz Margery Katzenberg Alexandra Klingenstein & Philip Kemp Rachel Kogan & Josh Habib Helen Kolsky Naomi Konikoff Bruce & Jamie Koplan Martha Koster Isabel & Russell Kushner Sam & Sandra Levine Shirley Levy Jane Lewis Sharen Litwin Andrew Sherman & Russell Lopez Rabbi Michael Luckens and Sharon Schumack Timothy & Elizabeth Lyster John & Miriam Macht Marian Mandell Jessica & Adam Marks Christopher Martinson & Nellie Triedman Heather Merrill Lauren Milgroom Macey & Lenore Miller Pamela & David Mindell Sarah Minden & Stephen Wright Fred & Beth Monaco • In honor of Cantor Einhorn Alan & Cecily Morse Abraham Morse & Loren Watson Em Mueller Ed Murad & Judith Towvim Murad Linda Myers Adam Narva & Paula Martin Shelby Newman Paula Noble • In loving memory of Vivienne Noble Sanderson Paula Noe Mike Offner & Lonna Steinberg Elenore Parker Robert & Ann Peck Stephen Porter & Pamela Kellogg Marli Porth & J.A. Fanciullo Jane Prager Ellin Reisner Jeff & Suzanne Resnick Rita Richmond Robert Ricles, Esq.

Anne Rogal • In honor of Cantor Einhorn Jamie & Leila Mankarious Rome Diane Rose Irene Ross Judith Rothenberg Michael Rudolph Marc Rysman & Michelle Ephraim Gabriella Salvatore Linda Samuels Robert Sands Edward & Claire Saxe Natalie Schatz Robert & Anlee Schaye Beverlee Sclar Sara Sclaroff Joshua & Jennifer Segal Sharon & Craig Sender Ella-May Sherr Sidney Sherter Jordana Shief Needle & Jarrod Needle Ellen Sigman & Howard Marget Barbara Sisson & Stephen Silverman Rabbi Dan Slipakoff & Alison Petok Robert & Claudia Slipakoff Seymour Small & Joan Rachlin Stephen & Rosalie Snyder Rob Sokoloff Jonathan Spiller • In honor of Esther Greenspan, who introduced me to Temple Israel. Joseph & Florence Steinberg Tony & Nancy Tauber • With special appreciation and thanks to Cantor Einhorn for his years of service, beautiful music, and support of B'nei Mitzvah—including for our two sons, Isaac and Jonah. Also with appreciation for Rabbi Jacobson for her help in the funeral and memorial of Alvin Goldfield. Jonathan Tepper William & Barbara Trilling Rona Troderman-King Robin Weinberger Robert Weintraub Helene Weitzenkorn Bradley White & Scott Tanzer Gilbert & Karen Winn Amy Wortzman Melissa & James Wright Susan Beth Yesley

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Temple Israel of Boston's Ner Tamid Society For more than 165 years, Temple Israel has provided a home to the Boston Jewish community. We are proud to uplift our spirits in song, to unite in our commitment to justice, and to serve as a refuge in times of joy and in times of sorrow. The Ner Tamid is the light that shines above the ark in every synagogue of the world, a symbol of our presence and determination to sustain our traditions, even as we respond to change. The Ner Tamid Society honors supporters who perpetuate the legacy of Temple Israel. By including Temple Israel in your estate plans, you ensure that the eternal light continues to burn strongly for generations to come. With your bequest or other planned gift to Temple Israel, you become a member of the Ner Tamid Society. You name will be inscribed in the Ner Tamid Society honor roll, and you will be invited to events exclusively for Ner Tamid Society members. Join us, and be part of a legacy that lives on in every generation of Temple Israel. For more information, please contact Shoshanna Goldberg, Director of Development, at sgoldberg@tisrael.org or 617-566-3960. You can also find more details online at nertamid.tisrael.org

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Choose one pathway or choose them all, this is your 5781 High Holy Day journey! • Self-Guided Exploration during the month of Elul and through the holidays. • Smaller Group Gatherings: Preparation groups in the month of Elul, and T’filah groups on the holidays themselves. For members of the Temple Israel community. • Larger Virtual Worship Gatherings for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

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