Insight, Fall 2021

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INSIGHT August, September, October Av, Elul, Tishrei, Cheshvan

into Temple Israel of Boston

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• High Holy Days 5782 • Preparing for Our Grand Homecoming • Education: Looking Ahead to Fall

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our hearts embrace Your commandments.” – Morning Liturgy

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build community and encounter the sacred through relationships.

embrace Torah in all its dimensions as our enduring source for inquiry, discovery, and inspiration.

Annual Gathering of the Congregation 2021

IN THIS ISSUE...

The TI Scene........................................................3 From TI President & Executive Director..............4 From the Senior Rabbi.........................................5 High Holy Days 5782........................................ 6-7 Elul Spiritual Preparation................................. 8-9 S'lichot, Tashlich................................................10

explore spirituality and innovate our traditions of ritual and prayer. 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.

Sukkot, Simchat Torah.......................................11 How I Got from Here to There: Our Covid Stories...12-13 Coming Home in the Words of TI Members......14 Preparing for our Grand Homecoming..............15 Education Program: Looking to Fall............. 16-17 Upcoming Fall Events........................................18 Rabbi Oberstein's Installation............................19 Sh'ma Koleinu – TI GBIO Listens........................20 New Members, Life Cycles, Yahrtzeits, & Contributions............................................... 21-32

UPCOMING HOLIDAY DATES...

S'lichot: August 28, 2021 Rosh Hashanah: September 6-8, 2021 Yom Kippur: September 16-17, 2021 Sukkot: September 20-28, 2021 Simchat Torah: September 27-28, 2021

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FROM THE

BOARD PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

As we prepare for the High Holy Days throughout the summer, the second during a pandemic, we see glimmers of hope. We have come together in person and on Zoom, in mixed presence, for Shabbat services. We have gathered together in mixed presence in the TI garden for Shabbat and we have plans for mixed presence for the High Holy Days. We are slowly learning what the next normal will look like. It has felt so good to shake a hand, to hug, and to hear beautiful music in person. Some of us may feel uncomfortable being onsite, therefore programming and connection will continue virtually as well.

Laurence Bailen Board President

Our ongoing goal is to ensure that all who come through our doors, physically or virtually, feel at home and feel like they belong. We will strive to continue to be a community where anyone can feel they can live Judaism together through discovery, dynamic spirituality, and righteous impact. This year we will continue to welcome you back onsite to Temple Israel and at the same time strengthen our technology to ensure a seamless online presence. We will build on our efforts over the past year on racial equity, diversity, and inclusion by continuing to aim to be a place where everyone feels welcome. Our Inventing our Future task force will work with our Board and Leadership Council to make certain that Temple Israel adapts and innovates on future challenges. We will innovate, not just in programming, but also in our physical and virtual spaces to transform and elevate how people experience their Judaism and Temple Israel.

In order for Temple Israel of Boston to continue to succeed and grow in the future we need all of you to be with us in whatever ways feel most comfortable to you. If you have not had the opportunity to renew your membership, we invite you to do so now. Your ongoing involvement is key to our success as a community. I wish you, your families, and loved ones a safe, healthy, and happy 5782. Shanah Tovah!

Dan Deutsch Executive Director

As we transition into summer, we're also transitioning into a new phase of the pandemic.

Incredibly, we are able to carefully open our doors for you to join us, but everyone who is 12 and over and eligible for the vaccine must be fully vaccinated. After spending the last year and a half working out of a mostly empty building – a building that was designed to cultivate community and connection – it's been such a joy to begin to see you return! Our staff is working hard to create a safe and inviting space for you to join us for our Grand Homecoming. There is an electric energy filling the space as we reunite physically onsite. When you're ready – we cannot wait for you to join us, and to lend your voice to our harmony. When you do return, please continue to provide feedback and let us know about your experience of reentering our physical space.

Looking to the fall, our High Holy Day planning is well underway and we will be ready to embrace our journey through the holidays. You should have recently received our mailing with all of the important details for the High Holy Days; hopefully it answers any questions you may have. You can also explore our plans and register for various classes and opportunities at our newly redesigned website: www.tisrael.org.

I also wanted to officially welcome Rabbi Andrew Oberstein as he returns to Temple Israel to start his rabbinate. Please save the date for Rabbi Oberstein’s installation on Friday October 15th. It will be a night of celebration and joy. We can’t wait to see you onsite back at Temple Israel, but please know that we're here for you no matter what, either onsite or online.

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FROM THE

SENIOR RABBI

A High Holy Day Message from Rabbi Elaine Zecher: The Jonah Story Prevails “Out of my distress, I called to the Eternal.” (Jonah 2:3) The Biblical reluctant prophet uttered these words in the great fish that caught him in its mouth. For three days and nights, Jonah fell silent in his fear. Who could blame him? In that Rabbi Elaine Zecher Senior Rabbi moment, he was caught between life and death, trapped inside a very dark place. God had called him to Nineveh and instead Jonah ran the other way and ended in the depths of despair.

What a fabulous tale the Bible offers us. Why canonize a story that seems impossible to be true?

Thomas Paine called it a “tale of unrestrained imagination.” Commentators twisted themselves into knots to authenticate such a bizarre narrative with explanations of the whale as a ship or even an inn! The author, Erica Brown, cautions us not to be confined to the literal meaning but instead to view the story as a “fear inducing tool of self-confrontation…representing the in between, liminal space that trapped Jonah for three days and nights.”1 But, what if it really could happen? This summer, we delighted in the successful outcome of the lobster fisherman, Michael Packard, who found himself in the jaws of a whale off the coast of Provincetown, though far from Nineveh.

“I got down to about 45 feet of water and all of a sudden I just felt this huge bump and everything went dark,” he said. “I could sense that I was moving and I was like, ‘Oh my God, did I just get bit by a shark?’ and then I felt around and I realized there was no teeth, and I had felt really no great pain and then I realized, ‘Oh my God, I’m in a whale’s mouth. I’m in a whale’s mouth, and he’s trying to swallow me.’”2 In that moment, he, too, confronted his mortality and immediately felt the pang of what mattered to him: his wife and two sons. In that place of darkness, he had to figure out his own path toward his salvation as he tried to move and dislodge himself.

Like the Biblical story, the whale breached to the surface and spewed out its mistaken prey. Phew! Though it was called a rare accident by the experts, it happened nonetheless. The message of the event prevails as well. The Jonah story is part of what we share on Yom Kippur. His whale of a tale transports us to a place of “unrestrained imagination” to confront our own experience of life. Though we might not see ourselves held by the tongue of a monstrous fish or deep in its belly, these holidays challenge us to consider our lives and the path to our redemption.

We are vulnerable.

Will we allow ourselves to be swallowed up by it or insist it release us back to life? Can we use these moments to transform us and to consider the way we can live a full life of kindness and righteousness? We enter this holiday season bruised by some of the experiences of this past year and yet, we can emerge into the loving embrace of the prayerful encounter offered by these days.

On behalf of Cantor Alicia Stillman, Rabbis Suzie Jacobson, Dan Slipakoff, Andrew Oberstein, as well as Rabbis Ronne Friedman, Bernard Mehlman, and Cantor Roy Einhorn, I wish you a healthy, blessed, and sweet new year.

1 Page 58, The Reluctant Prophet, Erica Brown 2017 2 The Boston Globe, "A Lobster Diver Says He was Caught in the Mouth of a Humpback Whale," June 11, 2021

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Welcome home! You belong here.

What will the 5782 High Holy Days look like at TI? We are grateful to have the opportunity to gather both onsite and online to celebrate the new year together. We nourish our souls following a year in which we learned of our own resilience, and to expect the unexpected.

Community-Wide Sanctuary Service: One Service Offered Twice We return this year on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in mixed presence (onsite and online), where at last we can sing, rejoice, and pray as one. Both evening and morning Sanctuary worship services are a joyous combination of our majestic and contemporary styles. We are no longer orange or purple or sage; we are one. We are a vibrant tapestry of sweeping poetry and beautiful music, instruments and voices; we are transcendent and immanent; we are Temple Israel; we are one. One service, offered twice.

Family Holiday Experience Kids ages 5-13 and their families are invited to join TI clergy and musicians for a fun, interactive service and celebration of the new year. We will gather online in the evening, and in the morning we will be outdoors onsite and online for our holiday morning services.

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Riverway Project Services For those in their 20s or 30s looking for a dynamic, inclusive, uplifting way to begin the year, join The Riverway Project on Erev Rosh Hashanah and Kol Nidre as we welcome 5782 both onsite and online. As a community of young adults, we will pray and sing, making connections with our tradition and with each other as we move into a fresh new year together. Spread the word to any young adults in your life who might want to join us.

The Village For Families With Young Children Calling all children under 5 and their grownups! Get ready to sing, dance and play as we celebrate together. This year, your family can celebrate online on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur evenings with Temple Israel clergy and special guests. In the mornings we will gather outdoors onsite and online with Wayne Potash for lots of fun for the whole family.

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The High Holy Days – Our Annual Homecoming On these High Holy Days our beloved community gathers to return and renew, reunite and reimagine, to restore and rededicate ourselves to our higher purpose and our highest selves.

In this place, we find strength, insight, and the wisdom from our tradition. And we know that home is wherever we find ourselves in prayer.

High Holy Day Tickets

Prayerbook Pickup: A Lending Library

Tickets based on preference for onsite and online will be mailed to members in good standing on a rolling basis this summer. Information about purchasing extra tickets for visiting family members or securing reciprocal tickets to fellow URJ congregations is available on our website, www.tisrael.org. We are pleased to offer complimentary tickets to military personnel and full-time undergraduate students.

For optimal viewing of the liturgy during our virtual prayer experiences, we suggest you have our prayer book physically in front of you in book form or electronically. During the month of August, we will lend out copies of Mishkan Hanefesh, the Reform Movement machzor for the High Holy Days, to Temple Israel members only, while supplies last. We ask that you return them after the High Holy Days. You may also purchase a copy at www.ccarpress.org.

What is Mixed Presence?

Mixed presence (onsite and online) and the technology to support it are here to stay. We have learned there are many ways for people to participate, in the room and from far away places. It makes us more interesting and inclusive. We are investing in the technology to support our online presence even as we come back together to be onsite within our beloved synagogue building. We have worked hard to plan a meaningful High Holy Day experience for all members, both onsite and online. We encourage you to find the approach that best fits your needs this year.

Machzor Bookplate Our High Holy Days machzor, Mishkan Hanefesh, is the result of collaboration between rabbis, cantors, lay leaders, and members of Reform congregations.

Consider dedicating a bookplate, in the amount of $72, to be placed in the front of our beautiful machzorim to remember or honor a loved one, teacher, or friend.

Please contact Emma Savitz at 617-566-3960 or esavitz@tisrael.org.

Self-Guided Exploration Pathway Our self-guided exploration pathway puts worship at your fingertips, anywhere, anytime. We have a library of interactive High Holy Day materials for you to explore as you prepare. It will launch on our website on August 9, the first of Elul. You can journey through the High Holy Days with our themes or build your own High Holy Day experience with the materials you find most meaningful. www.tisrael.org/insight | 617-566-3960

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Elul, the month before Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, is a time for spiritual preparation.

We are called to search ourselves, our relationships, our world for that which is broken. When we finally reach Rosh Hashanah, we are ready for a meaningful experience. We open our hearts, examine our lives and imagine a new year refreshed and renewed in community through spiritual practice and study.

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In Elul, We Move Together Toward a Good, Sweet New Year

We begin on August 11, and gather every Wednesday in Elul Spiritual Practice Lab at 6:00 p.m.

music, poetry, and creative prayer in the TI Garden, onsite

Study at 7:30 p.m. onsite or online

Week One:

Sh’ma – Preparing to Listen Wednesday, August 11 Rabbi Andrew Oberstein and Cantor Alicia Stillman Spiritual Practice Lab: 6:00 p.m., onsite Hear Our Voice: The Call of the Shofar Study: 7:30 p.m., onsite or online Sh’ma Koleinu – Our Voices Cry Out! Is Anyone Listening…?

As we enter the month of Elul, we work to open our ears and our hearts to the themes of renewal and repentance. We prepare ourselves to listen and be heard through the spiritual practice of shofar and the text of Sh’ma Koleinu, this High Holy Day season.

Week Two:

Avodah Shebalev – Opening Our Hearts Wednesday, August 18 Rabbi Suzie Jacobson and Cantor Alicia Stillman Spiritual Practice Lab: 6:00 p.m., onsite Avodah Service: 15 Levels of Ascension Study: 7:30 p.m., onsite or online Avodah: Work of Our Hands, Work of Our Hearts We begin to open our hearts for the spiritual path ahead of us and look to the Yom Kippur liturgy. How does this feel as preparation rather than as a final move into the new year?

Week Three:

Avinu Malkeinu — Crying Out Together Wednesday, August 25 Rabbi Dan Slipakoff and Cantor Alicia Stillman Spiritual Practice Lab: 6:00 p.m., onsite Avinu Malkeinu: Sing unto God – Individual Prayer, Communal Experience Study 7:30 p.m., onsite or online How Do I Know Who You Are? Metaphors For God in the 13 Attributes Our liturgy is filled with the spontaneous prayers of our ancestors. According to tradition, Moses cried out to God on Mt. Sinai. The Avinu Malkeinu was originally a desperate effort by Rabbi Akiva to end a dangerous drought. What are your personal prayers for this High Holy Day season?

Week Four:

Unetaneh Tokef – Embracing Our Vulnerability Wednesday, September 1 Rabbi Elaine Zecher and Cantor Alicia Stillman Spiritual Practice Lab: 6:00 p.m., onsite Finding Strength by Being Vulnerable Study: 7:30 p.m., onsite or online The Paradoxes of Unetaneh Tokef Before the shofar is sounded on Rosh Hashanah, we end Elul by delving into the deepest existential questions of the holiday. www.tisrael.org/insight | 617-566-3960

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We start with S’lichot which draws us into the Days of Awe

With candles illuminating our paths, we pose the eternal questions of our existence. Through exploration, forgiveness, and apology, we complete our spiritual preparation for the High Holy Days.

S'lichot Candlelit Outdoor Service Sat., Aug. 28, 8:00 p.m., TI Garden, Onsite We prepare ourselves and our Torah for our season of holiness. With candles, music, and repentant meditation, we dress our Torah in white. Stay tuned for registration.

S’lichot Zoom Candlelit Service Sat., Aug. 28, 10:00 p.m., Online We gather in virtual space to sing and pray our beautiful S’lichot liturgy.

We invite you to participate in Tashlich ­ Tashlich is a beautiful ritual that allows us to symbolically cast our transgressions into the river.

Tuesday, September 7, Muddy River, Onsite 12:00 p.m., after the family service 1:00 p.m., after the second Rosh Hashanah morning service.

You can find your own Tashlich liturgy on our website, within the self-guided exploration pathway (www.tisrael.org). We will have rice to cast into the river, or bring your own. The clergy looks forward to greeting you and sharing this experience with you.

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Join Us in the Sukkah as We Celebrate Sukkot Erev Sukkot: Rejoice in the Sukkah of Justice and Compassion Monday, September 20, 6:00 p.m.

On Sukkot we build and we welcome.

The festival holiday of Sukkot reminds us of our communal obligation to face outwards with open hearts to ease suffering and heal our fractured world.

Come hear stories from leaders across our Tikkun Central teams about their pursuits of Righteous Impact at Temple Israel, and learn how you can get involved!

Festival Service and Torah Study Tuesday, September 21, 10:00 a.m.

Our Festival service is followed by a celebratory and engaging Sukkot study session.

Village for Families with Young Children: Sukkot Celebration Tuesday, September 21, 10:00 a.m.

Come have fun in the Temple Israel Sukkah as we sing, play and learn more about the holiday.

Celebrate, Dance, Experience Simchat Torah Together!

Yizkor Sunday, September 26, 6:15pm We will gather with the daily minyan for Sukkot Yizkor services.

Family Simchat Torah Celebration Monday, September 27, 4:30 p.m.

Before joining the full community for our Simchat Torah celebration, we will celebrate consecration with our newest Religious School and Rashi scholars, and have fun re-telling our favorite Torah stories with our Temple Israel friends.

Simchat Torah Celebration Monday, September 27, 6:00 p.m.

Celebrate the joyous ending of our High Holy Day festivities as we conclude one cycle of Torah reading,

and immediately begin anew. We will unroll our scrolls and go back to the source, reading various familiar passages, and learning some of our clergy’s favorite texts. Best of all, we will have an opportunity to dance and celebrate together again on Nessel Way. Festival Service Tuesday, September 28, 10:00 a.m.

Our Festival Service is followed by a celebratory and engaging study session to honor the Torah.

Village for Families with Young Children: Simchat Torah Celebration Tuesday, September 28, 10:00 a.m.

Dance and sing with the Torah as we celebrate together.

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HOW I GOT FROM HERE TO THERE: OUR COVID STORIES

T I Cares' Acts of Kindness Army

by Dana Elisofon

After 462 days, the state of emergency declared by Governor Baker in March of 2020 was finally lifted Tuesday, June 15, 2021! Those who are vaccinated can once again share big, toothy grins no longer hidden by protective masks, we can again enjoy the embrace of a bear hug with friends and family and we can safely travel to visit loved ones whom we have been separated from for far too long. Having been starved of the moments to gather together, we might even be able to find some enjoyment in being stuck in a good ‘ole Boston rush hour traffic jam. Ok, maybe that’s pushing it but if there’s one thing I’m absolutely sure of as we come out of this pandemic, it’s that we’re better and stronger when we work together and that is exactly why I became a member of the Temple Israel Cares Committee.

Dana Elisofon

The TI Cares Committee and its “Acts of Kindness” Army have always been dedicated to connecting with members during times of celebration, grief, joy and challenge. Despite the need to be physically distant from one another this year, we were still able to convey togetherness in a variety of ways that helped make the TI community better and stronger. Hand written condolence notes were sent to members who lost loved ones, new members were welcomed into our temple community through phone and/or email conversations since gathering physically wasn’t feasible.

Meal Trains were in full motion and delivered to members in need while celebratory Purim goody bags were assembled and delivered to members who were feeling especially isolated due to issues of mobility.

Despite 462 days of isolation, staying connected to the TI community and my involvement with TI Cares helped me get from there to here and I am so grateful to our temple for that opportunity!

Expecting Radical Change

by George Alba and Lucy Schulson

We had the unique foresight to know that our lives would radically change in the spring of 2020 — we just did not, and could not, fully realize exactly how it would change.

As we entered 2020, we were eagerly awaiting the birth of our first daughter in May. In the months leading up to her due date, we planned everything we could: we amassed all the things that we would need to dress her, bathe her, feed her, transport her, and entertain her; we chose a pediatrician and interviewed prospective nannies; and we planned all the activities we would do in the third trimester —our last hurrah to enjoy restaurants, movies, and casual evenings out with friends before our lives would change forever.

Smash cut to March 2020, when the first patients with COVID-19 were being admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) where George works as a pulmonary and critical care physician. The ensuing weeks were filled with tremendous uncertainty as the hospital rearranged itself to accommodate a rapidly growing surge of patients, the state shut down non-essential businesses, and people retreated into their homes and began logging into Zoom. George began working in the first “surge” intensive care units at MGH—spaces that previously did not care for critically ill patients became intensive care units.

George Alba, Lucy Schulson, and Penelope Alba

How the novel coronavirus was transmitted was not yet fully known, so George and Lucy created a “decontamination protocol” so that when George returned home, he would not transmit an infection to Lucy who was in her third trimester. George spent the six weeks before Penelope was born living separately from Lucy, hoping that the personal protective equipment he was reusing each day was enough to protect him and his family from a novel infection. And he quarantined for two weeks before Penelope’s due date in order to be eligible to be at the delivery.

Miraculously, Penelope arrived exactly on time, so George was eligible to be there for her birth. Penelope entered into a world of masked faces, a pandemic child through-and-through, developing a Pavlovian association between masks and going outside into the world. Penelope entered our lives —and the world — during a challenging time. But like her namesake in the Odyssey, she has remained our motivation to gu ide us back home.

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Welcome to Our Newest Staff Members!

Amy Bolotin Director of the Frances Jacobson Early Childhood Center Amy (she/her) is a highly regarded leader in the local and national Jewish Early Childhood Education community, and a passionate advocate for a child-centered, responsive approach to early childhood teaching and learning. She holds a Bachelor's in English literature from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master’s in Infant and Parent Development from Bank Street College of Education. Amy can be reached at abolotin@tisrael.org.

Jessica Kahlenberg Engagement Associate and Riverway Project Coordinator Jessica (she/her) has been a participant of the Riverway Project, since 2015, and became Bat Mitzvah with the Adult B'nei Mitzvah cohort of 2019. Before joining Temple Israel, Jessica worked as a researcher in international development and business analyst for the cities of Chelsea and Cambridge. She received her BA from the College of William & Mary, and her MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School. She currently lives in Cambridge with her partner and puppy. Jessica can be reached at jkahlenberg@tisrael.org.

Ally Levine Executive Assistant to the Cantor and Social Justice Coordinator Ally (she/her) graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in elementary education. After college, she spent a year in Israel teaching English to 4th-6th grade students. After that she worked as the engagement professional for Long Beach Hillel. Ally is excited to be a part of the wonderful Boston Jewish community. In her spare time, she enjoys camping, hiking, drinking copious amounts of coffee, dance, and kickboxing. Ally can be reached at alevine@tisrael.org.

Naomi Ribner Communications Associate Naomi (she/her) joined the TI staff in May. An artist and former art professor, Naomi has been working in communications and web design in higher ed and the world of nonprofits. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, she received her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and has lived in the Boston area ever since. An avid hiker and outdoors person, Naomi enjoys exploring New England’s forests, mountains and rivers as often as possible. Naomi can be reached at nribner@tisrael.org.

Marc Steiner Archivist Marc (he/him) joined our team in June 2021. Marc has his Bachelor of Arts degree from Lewis & Clark College and just completed his master's from Simmons University. Marc will be with us onsite most Tuesdays and Thursdays. He will work out of the Archives, and can be reached at msteiner@tisrael.org.

Relationships and Purpose

by Laura Guggenheimer

In March 2020, I was suddenly teaching 11th graders online and fearing for my husband’s life as he worked in a hospital. In the next few months, I lost my current student, our beloved head of school, and my grandfather. At the same time, I grappled with our nation’s continued losses from COVID and from racism, while also supporting my students through it all. Then came another year of remote teaching.

Laura Guggenheimer

How did I stay resilient? My family and friends helped. So did taking part in the TI community.

Another source of strength was the realization that, while I couldn't do everything, I was still helping my students, and I was still helping bring change through GBIO. This June, those students graduated, with an honorary degree for the student we’d lost. The world is hard, but relationships and purpose help me navigate through it all.

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Coming Home

in the words of T I members “What was it like for me to come back to TI after the Covid quarantine? For me it was more than coming back – it was my first in-person Shabbat service at TI. Of course, I attended Zoom meetings but being there in person felt familiar yet so different. I felt the space was so stark, imparting a sense of humility and reverence. Cantor Stillman’s voice was even more beautiful, and the people were so warm and friendly. It was like coming to a home I just discovered was my own.”

–Sylvie Kossodo

“Hallelujah, I am home again in the sacred sanctuary of my beloved Temple Israel. I felt such joy and spirituality being there for the first time for Qabbalat Shabbat services since February 2020! I want to express my gratitude to all the wonderful people who worked so hard to keep Temple Israel alive on virtual only services.

You know who you are! Your hard work and long hours helped keep me sane during those terrible weeks of isolation – Todah Rabah!!!!”

–Adele Sheinfield 14

“Our family has felt so blessed to re-engage in Temple Israel's recent in person services, as we had really missed being able to attend Qabbalat Shabbat service in person these many months. To see the smiling faces of our fellow members, and hear their voices again has meant so much. The bluegrass based service with Kol Kahol was fantastic! And it's been a treat to finally get to know our new (ish) cantor, Alicia Stillman, too!”

–Mark, Leila, Maya and Stacy Seide

“During the pandemic shut-down, I was consistently amazed and grateful for the creative ways that so many institutions, including Temple Israel were able to invent and innovate ways to keep us connected, even while we were apart.

It was not until I stepped back into the Temple Building for the June annual meeting that I realized how much I missed the irreplaceable feeling of sharing a sacred space with members of our community. Never before last March had I been unable to enter the place that has been a consistent home for me over decades of growth, transition and transformation. Never before had I realized how important that everpresent safe haven was to my spiritual and emotional well-being. Stepping into the atrium, abuzz with greetings, moving together into the synagogue surrounded by the tangible energy of a multi-generational group left me feeling more at peace than I had felt at any other time during the shut-down.”

–Jessica Greenfield

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Preparing for Our Grand Homecoming We have been preparing for our grand homecoming, adjusting our safety protocols on an ongoing basis to ensure we can gather as safely as possible. We plan a summer of changes, the beginning of a longer plan and effort to bring and keep our building in alignment with who we are and what we do.

At the time of publishing, our plan includes: • Leaving a few seats between each party at services • Installation of two new HVAC systems in the • Masks will be optional for vaccinated individuals, Sanctuary this summer but we require the use of masks for the • Slightly reduced seating capacity during services unvaccinated and events • We also encourage anyone to continue to wear a • Use of an electrostatic sprayer in between mask if it is their preference services Our response to the pandemic will continue to change as warranted by local infection rates and guidance by government and health authorities. Changes to protocols will be clearly communicated.

Thank You to Our Covid Advisory Group Operating a synagogue during a pandemic is no small task. Over the last 16 months we have relied on the Covid Advisory Group to provide thoughtful counsel.

They have helped us make sense of the rapidly changing landscape of the pandemic. With numerous meetings, and even more phone calls, emails, and texts in between, they have all brought their talent, perspective, calming presence and leadership allowing us to thrive during a difficult time supporting the congregation and helping us draft and execute a pathway forward to operate safely through the pandemic.

The members of this group, Marc Maxwell, Dr. Laurence Bailen, Barbara Cevallos, Dr. Ben Linus, Kate Ginnis, Dr. Frank Freidman, Marc Draisen, Rabbi Elaine Zecher, Rabbi Suzie Jacobson, Emma Koblick and Dan Deutsch, were honored as our Nadiv Lev at the Annual Gathering.

We couldn’t have done this without you!

Thank You Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for Partnering with Us Working with Beth Israel, our facility was transformed into a medical equipment storage facility last summer, and a covid vaccination clinic this spring. After four-and-a-half successful months of running the clinic we learned that over 48,000 shots were administered under our roof.

What an unbelievable impact!

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Looking Ahead to Fall In this upcoming academic year, we will follow the wisdom of Proverbs to “educate each child according to their own needs,” and invite each family to find the path that feels meaningful for their student. In the religious school and teen program we will offer both in-person and online options so families can choose to be fully onsite, fully remote, or a bit of each.

Religious School For our preschool through 7th grade learners we can’t wait to be back together onsite or online. This year we are excited to launch interest-based tracks to ensure that each child finds a path to learning that is best for them. Our new tracks include: TI Scholars, Studio Art Lab, Wilderness School, TI Actors, and TI Moves – Learning Judaism Through Movement and Sports.

The Justice League is also ready for more excellent social justice programming. Our 5th through 7th graders will gather for justice action and education on their path towards their BMitzvah, and, this year we are officially launching the Junior Justice League for 2nd through 4th graders and their families. This year, Tali Puterman will be taking a step back from the religious school to focus on

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our congregation’s Racial Equity work so we are excited to announce that Rabbi Slipakoff and Fallon Rubin will be joined by our new Justice League Educator Ari Zimmet, our JL teachers Jayce Koester and Lara Haft, and our Junior Justice League educator Leonie Cohen.

No matter your child’s path, we will surely build together a school that is meaningful, joyful and, of course, lots of fun.

Interested in learning more about our religious school programs at Temple Israel? Contact Roberta Axeloons, Director of Elementary Education at raxeloons@tisrael.org or 617-566-3960 to learn more!

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Teen Program We can’t wait to gather again onsite for our 8th-12th grade teen programs. We will also offer virtual options where there is interest.

We want all of our teens to participate in ways that are meaningful to them.

Madrichim and Confirmation Our Madrichim (classroom assistant) program is open to all teens who are budding educators and interested in helping out in our Religious School classrooms. The Confirmation Class for 10th graders with Rabbi Dan Slipakoff will continue to be a "choose your own adventure" program for teens to further explore their own Jewish identity.

The Tent Even though this year may look different from years past, we are excited to run the program as we always have, for the teens and by the teens. We will continue to offer a wide variety of classes through a Jewish lens in areas such as identity exploration, text study, social justice, pop culture, current events, self care, and so much more. We are also excited to be bringing back some of our teen trips, including an 8th and 9th grade immigration trip to New York City and a 10th and 11th grade Civil Rights trip to Alabama.

Interested in learning more about our teen programs at Temple Israel? Contact Fallon Rubin, Assistant Director of Teen and Youth Programming at frubin@tisrael.org or 617-566-3960 to learn more!

RYFTI The Tent’s youth group, RYFTI, has had an outstanding year virtually, ending the year with a Clergy Weekend onsite at TI. We are thrilled to have recently inducted 9 teens onto the board for this upcoming school year from 4 different synagogues. We can’t wait to be back on Cape Cod for our Kallot (weekend retreats) and to stand back as our teens lead us in awesome programming!

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Coming This Fall at TI Deborah Sacks Mintz, Musical Artist-inResidence: November 5-7, 2021

Adult B’nei Mitzvah We are so happy that you are ready to be called to Torah!

Temple Israel’s next Adult B’nei Mitzvah cohort will begin this September, meeting bi-weekly on a two-year journey towards an Adult B’nei Mitzvah service in the spring of 2023.

Class meetings over the two years are divided into four semesters of learning and discussion, where you will look not only outward at Judaism and Jewish tradition, but inward at your own spiritual life, guided by your passion to learn Hebrew and Torah.

Based on the three pillars of Reform Judaism: God, Torah, and Israel, our next Adult B’nei Mitzvah cohort will cover such varied areas as Hebrew, Jewish history, Israel, the Jewish bookshelf, liturgy, mitzvot, and theology.

A transformative prayer leader and musician, Deborah Sacks Mintz has served innovative institutions around the country as a teacher of Torah and communal Jewish music and a resource to those seeking to cultivate the grassroots musical and spiritual creativity of the Jewish people.

Deborah released her debut album of original spiritual music, The Narrow and the Expanse, in 2020.

A Wexner Graduate Fellow, Deborah is pursuing rabbinical ordination at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

Don’t miss the opportunity to sing with and learn from Deborah throughout the weekend’s events, teachings and worship.

Come study with us! If you are interested and would like more information, please contact Cantor Alicia Stillman at astillman@tisrael.org.

Upcoming Fall Classes with the Center for Adult Jewish Learning Starting October 2021 As Simchat Torah concludes our cycle of the High Holy Days, it also launches us into a season of learning and connection. This fall, classes will cover a wide range of topics with both onsite and online options. To explore all offerings and learn more, visit www.tisrael.org or contact Brigid Goggin at bgoggin@tisrael.org or 617-566-3960.

Here is a sample of what's coming: • Read the Book of Genesis in Hebrew, weekly on Tuesday afternoons with Lara Haft • A Dramatic Deep Dive into Nazi-Occupied France through Season 1 of "Un Village Francais", biweekly on Tuesday evenings with Susan Ridker • The God(s) of Judaism, weekly on Wednesday evenings with Rabbi Or Rose • The Book of Proverbs:The Midrash of Life, monthly on Thursday mornings with Rabbi Elaine Zecher • Introduction to Judaism, weekly on Thursday evenings with Temple Israel Clergy • Fall Semester Study Groups on Thursdays with TILLI (Temple Israel Lifelong Learning Institute) 18

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Save the Date!

THE INSTALLATION OF

RABBI ANDREW OBERSTEIN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021 ONSITE AND ONLINE

At last, we have the opportunity to welcome our new rabbi, Andrew Oberstein.

We may have already experienced his engaging teaching skills, relished in his oratory abilities from his sermons, delighted in the harmonies he has shared with Cantor Stillman, and felt his compassion in a pastoral encounter. Now, we will celebrate his arrival formally to our community at his installation on October 15, 2021 at Qabbalat Services onsite and online. How wonderful.

Rabbi Oberstein is familiar to us. He served as our rabbinic intern this year. Before entering rabbinic school at the Hebrew Union College, Rabbi Oberstein was a member of our congregation and then worked here as our Riverway and Social Justice Coordinator with Rabbi Matthew Soffer.

We are delighted to welcome Rabbi Oberstein’s mentor and dear friend, Rabbi Soffer back to Temple Israel as a beloved colleague. Rabbi Soffer served as Temple Israel’s rabbi for nine years. He is now the Senior Rabbi of Judea Reform Congregation in Durham, North Carolina. He will offer the D’var Torah and, along with our clergy, help to install Rabbi Oberstein.

PLAN ON JOINING ONSITE OR ONLINE. IT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL EVENING OF CELEBRATION.

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S'hma Koleinu (Hear Our Voice)

TI GBIO Listens

by Dru Greenwood Now refounded and half again as strong, GBIO includes 60 institutions and better represents the diversity of our communities. Having completed consequential healthcare and police reform campaigns, GBIO needed to hear from all our people to reset its platform and build power for change.

GBIO-wide themes of racial, economic and climate justice will undergird action in areas such as access to mental healthcare, affordable housing, equitable education, policing, homelessness and substance abuse, immigration, or reentry following incarceration. A new platform will be ratified at a GBIO Assembly on August 12 and action will begin at a GBIO Action for Boston Mayoral Candidates on August 31.

We sat together intently, listening deeply, speaking our truth. As we left the Zoom room, here’s how we felt: “hopeful,” We sat intently, side by side in our little Zoom boxes, listening to one another as we shared our experiences of injustice that cause us pain, frustration, fear, exhaustion, moral outrage, anxiety. It took courage to speak our hurt and compassion to receive the words of others. Throughout April and May, in the midst of pandemic, we gathered as members of the TI community because, along with the privilege we may also own, we know the sting of injustice and feel compelled to act.

“connected,”

At the same time, listening circles were taking place all across the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO).

We’ve listened; we’re choosing; we’re poised to act for justice.

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Laura Guggenheimer and Anne Licciardello, Shema Koleinu Chairs

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WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS (MARCH 27 - JULY 9, 2021) Boston • Rachel Hensel & Matthew Nguyen • Molly & Blake Macleod Casey Macleod • Franklin Ross & Rachel Kay • Jennifer Singer & Andrew Harris Brookline • Stephanie Harvey Jemma & Read Harvey

Cambridge • Matthew & Christine Weinberg Noah Weinberg Jamaica Plain • Katie Stack Medford • Tracy Glazier & Ryan Bersani Newton • Daniel & Randi Zimman Wren and Iris Zimman

Revere • Rafi Albukerk & David DeAngelo Roslindale • Robin Cohen Waltham • Matthew Deitch & Tiffany Twohig Wayland • Robin Grossman & Virginia Lee

LIFE CYCLES (BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES CELEBRATING MILESTONES WHOSE YEAR ENDS IN 0 OR 5)

AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES

OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES

5 Years Emily & Douglas Jacobs

15 Years Rebecca Ginzburg & Paul Chen Adam & Rita Weiner

20 Years Andrew & Allyson Jaffe Lisa & Jeffrey Kerrigan Ralf Kuriyel & Fiona Murray

25 Years Ellen Sigman & Howard Marget Steven & Sarah Smith

25 Years Brett & Abby Gordon

35 Years Malcolm & Nadene Freeman

30 Years Gary & Melissa Tearney

40 Years Bradley Gerratt & Susan Powers Jose & Amy Sicairos Ronald White & Andrea Stern

50 Years Robert & Glenda Fishman David & Rhoda Trietsch 55 Years Boris & Svetlana Libman

SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES 5 Years Emily Anne & Jeffrey Jacobstein Sam Plotkin & Daniela Jacobson Lucy Schulson & George Alba 10 Years Sarah Burg & Andrew Danford Michael Hodess & Sarah Affel-Hodess 15 Years Alexandra & Ilan Goldberg Melissa & James Wright 35 Years James Cooper & Susan Horwitz 55 Years Bernard & Janet Aserkoff

45 Years Michael & Maureen Kerstein

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS Ethan Grella Alexandr Klimovitsky Sara Gewurz Benjamin Rubenstein Remi Dansinger Lainey Segel Linda Kay Richard Levine Rachel Hechinger Betya Dybner William Levy Eva Kravetz Jacob Sanditen Jessica Scolnic Solomon Foster Emily Wanger Sharen Litwin

Zachary Danning Matthew Deitch Albert Monneray Henri Williams Amy Flaster Merle Shaer Nick Frangiapane Caroline Greenhill Madelyn Offner Benjamin Grobstein Kate Goldfield William Renthal Paula Folkman Hannah Belson Jessica Knez Ricki Morell Robert Dalgarno Samuel Schneider Helen Kolsky Paul Lipsitt

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS Eric Aronson Sharon Bort Ronnie Bretholtz Seth Coven Samantha David George Demetri Amelie Fanciullo Candace Feldman Yifat Geffen Marcia Gilman Elaine Goldman Deborah Green Madelyn Herzog Monika Kompodieta www.tisrael.org/insight | 617-566-3960

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LIFE

LIFECYCLES CYCLES Hannah Lass Brent Levinson Carolyn Lichtenstein Lucca Maiorano Francesco Maiorano Michael Maiorano Gavin Marks Clara Mindell Idone Rhodes Nicole Ribakoff Andrea Roberts Amalia Rysman Grigoriy Shteyntsayg Andrew Sokoloff Roger Sperber Steve Subrin Melissa Tearney Emily Weber Sydney Weisman Adam Williams

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS Gail Ames Jodi Anthony Jean Aserkoff Gabriel Berkowitz Stephanie Berkson John Bookston Jacob Cohen Christi Conkling Mallory Cutler Joanie Daniels John Fisher Andrew Franks Matthew Friedman Serena Fujita Mitchell Geffin Elliott Gordon Roger Gottlieb Lisa Grobstein Jonathan Hurwitz Noah Hyatt Alexander Inker Zachary Iwatsuki Dalia Kliman Michael Kuchta Robert Lepson Nicole Lipson Robert Marcus Samuel Miller

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Liev Minkoff Harry Minkoff Eitan Nishman Stephanie Pearl Noa Pesner Marilyn Pritikin Brennan Robbins Andrew Rozenvayn Carol Rumpler Sylvie Sacks Celia Segel Michael Segel Hannah Sender Marlene Skvirsky Benjamin Smith Susan Smith Jordan Smoller Courtney Stano Lillian Stern Sara Strand Ellen Walpert Michael Wexler Marilyn Winer

Mazal Tov!

AUGUST B'NEI MITZVAH

• Julius Pieper, son of Miriam Pieper on August 7 • Risa Violet Goldfeld, daughter of Alex Goldfield and Mariel Gonzales on August 21 • Mirabelle Keselman, daughter of Gene Keselman and Maia Fisher on August 28

SEPTEMBER B’NEI MITZVAH • Tavio Evan Mares-Van Praag, son of Karla Van Praag & Rafael Mares on September 4

• Alex Sherman son of Beth Kramer & Jarred Sherman on October 9 • Ella Josephs Myers, daughter of Leslie Bitekoff Myers on October 16 Malcolm Arnold, son of Jill & Matthew Arnold on October 23 Sonia Mirabel Wexler, daughter of Rachel & Michael Wexler on October 30

May their memories bring blessing.

RECENT DEATHS

• Paul Berk father of Ted Berk and grandfather of Samantha, Asker and Eli • Jean Caplan aunt of Michele Fishel • Claire Cohen mother of Leslie Godoff, Richard Cohen, aunt of David Jacobson and Nancy Jacobson • Perry Cohen brother of Dayl Cohen • Sherry Hoffman mother of Richard Hoffman and grandmother of Stella and Ruby • Marcia Dean Maxwell mother of Marc Maxwell • Robert Peck husband of Ann Peck • Matilda Polster grandmother of Fallon Rubin • Ana Maria Reyes mother of Abner Marin and step-mother of Juan Marin • Carol Weiss Sandler, wife of Martin Sandler • Evelyn Sass mother of Laura Peabody and grandmother of Sam and Emma • Larry Sneirson brother of Robert Sneirson • Robert Weller husband of Gloria Weller

• Ellie Schultheis, daughter of Dwight Schultheis & Lauren Heller on September 11

Mazal Tov!

• Emil Moses Grinberg, son of Harriet Paltiel and Eric Grinberg on September 25

• Sam and Emma Adelman on the birth of their daughter Claire Stockley Adelman

OCTOBER B’NEI MITZVAH

• Stephen and Isabelle Davis, parents, Margot and Jonathan Davis, grandparents, and Molly and Blake Macleod, aunt and uncle, on the birth

• Joshua Doctoroff, son of Adam and Cina Doctoroff on October 2

WE CONGRATULATE

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LIFE CYCLES

of Theodora Olivia Davis • Jeanne Goldberg on the birth of her great-grandsons Eitan and Ezra Keyak • Marisa and Keith Kenney, parents, and Dr. Michael and Barbara Greenwald, grandparents, on the birth of Brooke Lee Kenney.

• Emma and Kal Koblick on the birth of their daughter Lyla Cora Koblick • Thel Klein and Charlie Deutsch on the

birth of their grandson Nathan Soren Strauss • David and Kaitlin Krulewich, parents, and Gelen and Leonard Krulewich, grandparents, on the birth of Banks Ship Krulewich • Dean and Pamela Bard Richlin on the birth of their granddaughter Abigail Bard Rivera • Jon and Bonnie Rotenberg on the birth of their granddaughter Winifred

Rotenberg Tcheyan and their grandson Jonathan Rotenberg Bush • Ellen Beth and Detlev Suderow on the birth of their grandson Ilan Torres Suderow and their granddaughter Maya Kaplan • Bob and Claudia Slipakoff, grandparents, and Rabbi Dan Slipakoff, uncle, on the birth of Senén Mosé Morales Slipakoff.

YAHRZEITS

AUGUST 1-7 Sarah L. Abrahamson Rabbi David Bear Alpert Gerald G. Auerbach Dr. Benjamin M. Banks Evelyn Barlow Irene Goldbarg Bennett Stanley Joseph Berkman Benjamin Bernson Nathan Daniels Herman Feffer Jacqueline De Jur Feinberg Israel Fellman Phyllis Hyde Fisher Frederick Frank Janis Arne Gold Ida Carolyn Goldman Hannah Leah Gorin Laurence E. Gross Paul Haas William E. Harting Mary Ann Hitt Isabel Hurwitz Tekla Huvos Bernard Kaplan Irving Klein Murray P. Koblenzer H. Louis Kramer Isidore Kressel Sidney Lampert Frank Lanes Anna Simons Levin Alfred Levy Dr. Leo R. Milner Barbara Astroff Morse

David Nadell Saul Norman Nectow Joseph Parker Elizabeth Pfeffer Frances Greenberg Polin Ella Frankfurter Rogers Ellen Berman Sandler Abraham Schilder Ruth C. Segel Dorothy M. Shapiro Edna G. Shpiner Pauline Singer Annie Snyder Frances P. Steinberg Michael Miller Sulkin Frank Wallace Betty Kahn White Anna Frank Wolfman Rose Salter Wolfson Charles Yallum

AUGUST 8-14 Bessie Strauss Abraham Sylvia Hanauer Adelson Louis Berenberg Ellen Lois Berman Melissa Remedi Brown Charles Brown Maurice Cherazie Celia H. Davis David Einhorn Maxine Elmont Bessie Fellman Irving J. Flax Gerald Flaxer Leah Nataupsky Freedman

Max Geller Joseph L. Goldman Adele Cohen Goldstein Evelyn Goodman Charlotte R. Goodman Montie M. Gordon Adele Adler Gordon William Irving Gorfinkle Rebecca Gorin Helaine M. Gorin Albert Gutterman Dr. Louis Hermanson Siegfried Horowitz Jacob J. Kaplan 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 Wendy Jane Nessel Laurence J. Noble Aaron Perlmutter Evelyn D. Poretsky Rose S. Rachlin Rebecca Leven Roberts Rhoda H. Rosenthal Ruth Rothenberg Betsy P. Rubin Anna Sandler

Fannie Saxe David J. Seder Harry Benjamin Shpiner Harvey Shwartz Dr. Benjamin F. Sieve Ronald David Sigel Benjamin Spelfogel Hyman Stern Sumner Stroyman Bertha Swartz Pauline Bunshaft Wasby Stanley Fred Waterman Abraham Weisberg Fred H. Wolff

AUGUST 15-21 Nathan Bierbrier Esther L. Cibel Eleanor Grossman Cohen Hazel L. Cutler Lena S. Damon Zelda K. Davis Bella Diamond J. Laurence Fine Adolph A. Freedman Benjamin I. Goldberg Eva A. Goldberg Jacob Bernard Gordon Joyce L. Forman Groper Stella Sydeman Grossman Sally Frank Kaplan Judy Bailen Kateman Nan Bennett Kay Ruth Krulewitz Fannie Loitman Harold Margolis

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YAHRZEITS Rose Wekstein Sally Viola Sieve Rose Escovitz Samuel H. Wexler Rose Silverstein Milton M. Feinberg Florence Esther Winograd Lila Ginsburg Simberg Philip Furshman Abraham Joseph Wolfe Ida C. Snyder Abraham Gashin Albert David Zecher Martha Alland Sperber Jerry Nathan Goldberg Miriam Zuckerman Hyman I. Sperber Naomi Virginia Hambro Oscar Sterman Myron E. Helpern AUGUST 29Meyer Tattenbaum Audrey F. Hoffman SEPTEMBER 4 Jacob Toochinsky Richard Loring Hyde Shirley Zolloto Abrams Theodore Towvim Maurice Jacobs Miriam Aserkoff Myra Bresky Ullman Stanley H. Kaplan Dr. Paul Barrabee Sarah Werner Dr. Leon Kessler Herbert Quint Bayard Ellen Wilf Elizabeth R. Kirshen Gabriel W. Becker Sally B. Wyner Anna Klein Gertrude J. Berman Robert Yallum Emmanuel Kurland Etta B. Casson Walter A. Landau Dr. Benjamin Jacob Chefitz SEPTEMBER 5-11 Barry L. Lass Anna Burstein Cohen Honorable Herbert Abrams Arthur I. Lee Joan Cutler Donald Howard Alberts Susan Levi Martin Faurer Elizabeth Davidson Alland Sam Levin Rae Goldman Linda Lurie Alpers Norman G. Levin Sophia Goldstein Louis Barron Aaron H. Levin, M.D. Isaac Goldstein Peter Belfer Bernard Levine Marcia Q. Greenglass Marshall L. Berkman Walter Lewis Jacob Gruberger Tal Berman Lawrence Marcus Harry H. Harpel Max S. Bloom Andrew T. McAfee Benjamin A. Helman Richard Neil Braude Frances M. Mordecai Esther Hershkovitz Ralph M. Brody Carolyn Levin Morrill Ruth Horwitz Morris Bronstein Viola L. Myers Morton Jolles Matthew Brown Sidney M. Palder Ida Sarah Kanter Morris Zavel Burstein David Passer Omar R. King AUGUST 22-28 Harry Aaron Cohen Frank Popper Rae Krokyn Sally Laskoff Abrams Frances Goldman Dana Bella Porter Elaine Marcus Sylvia Kanter Davis Gustaf H. Abrams Ida Droker Queen Harry L. Marks Irene Grass Faneuil Frank Alter Irving Rabb Beatrice L. Miller Benjamin J. Finn Doris Stern Bacharach Avner Rakov Anna D. Mitnick Dr. Sidney Fish Dr. Henry Jacob Bakst Joseph Rapaport Naima Simha Murad Benjamin Gargill Dr. Ralph H. Bender Sylvia Rice Otto L. Myers Ida Standel Greenberg Florence Berke Sumner "Sonny" Rodman Barnet Nemrow Fannie Horwitz Samuel R. Berkman Stephen M. Richmond Lena L. Neustadt Florence M. Kahn Alice Bloomberg Isaac M. Sholkin Beatrice Hirsh Poorvu William S. Koster Harry B. Braude Joseph Moses Shurdut Irving Rosner Joseph Maurice Krasnoff Harriett Slome Brownstein Rebecca Silverman Nessie Seltzer Rovner GoodHarry Krosner Irving S. Canner Bessie Slesinger man Celia Q. Kupferman Victoria L. Caras Miriam Brief Solomovitz Samuel H. Sackman Ida Levensohn Florence Bloomberg Cerf Dr. Herman M. Strauss Charlotte S. Sallinger Philip Locke Henrietta Nast Cofman Julia Goodman Thurman Daniel Saltzberg Eli London Walter Corty Mae Vernon Abraham E. Sapers Esther Brief Maixner Frances Ebert Efrem Weinreb Alan R. Shoolman Kimberly Anne Markell Mitchell Roy Emers Florence Mendelsohn Weiss 24 Living Judaism together through discovery, dynamic spirituality, and righteous impact.

Edward Markell Patricia J. Maslon Frances C. Michaelson Maurice I. Miller Howard W. Muellner Samuel Alexander Nemzoff Lorna Marilyn Phillips Charlotte (Dolly) Rabb Bernard Morris Rivkin 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 Jacob George Sloane Jeanette Snyder Simon Melvin Starensier Emanuel Starr Yetta Steinfeld Arthur Stroyman Russell Lee Theise Harold I. Trietsch Paul Allan Weiner Abe Leon Wise Taffy Zimbler

YAHRZEITS

Gary Mendelson Jessica J. Miller Dr. Joel Mark Noe Mathilde T. Queen Helmer M. Raphael Frank L. Reinherz Nathan M. Rodman Louis Rosenthal Richard B. Ross Esther Sadow Samuel Schaffer Hyman Schatz Dr. Joseph Segal Robert G. Segel Sarah Shain Esther L. Singer Alan David Solar Dr. Hyman B. Swig Mildred Tarshish Edith Trietsch Simon Vorenberg Edith C. Weissman Lilla Morse Wolfson Mark Yesley Albert M. Zolloto

SEPTEMBER 12-18 Sara Ackerman Isaac Bachrach Billie Bernhard Belloff David Berkman Dr. Saul Berman Robert Bookston Edith Reinstein Bufferd Marie A. Coyne Beth Einhorn Morris Feldberg Hyman H. Freedman Goldie Gilbert Sylvia Gilman David Ginsburg Max Goldman Marion Goldman Rebecca Goldman Alfred P. Grossman Carl M. Haas M.D. Ida Mae Kahn Dr. Meier Karp Joseph Bernard Klein Nick Knez

Herbert Monroe Kramer Helene Kramer Gallagher A. Sarah Levensohn Jennie R. Levine Lillian S. Levy Clarence A. Lipman James A. Lippman Maurice Masters Paul Milch Luba Okun Doris Julia Panoff Maynard Petkun Marcel Pfeffer Louis Pinkos Ernestine Potter Mary Price Ida Robinson Judge Charles Abraham Rome Dorothy Rosenthal Dr. Maurice J. Savitz Arthur H. Schein Clarence Shapero Robert Sherer Ellsworth H. Sherin Belle E. Shine Beatrice Diana Sigel Minna Steinfeld Helen Marion Ulin Dr. Jacob Wallace Louis H. Wax Ruth Weisberg Aaron Weissman Dianne Wilderman Will G. Wilton

SEPTEMBER 19-25 Lawrence Baker, M.D. Bernard G. Berkman Nancy M. Bower Herman Brightman Justin Livingston Bromberg Harvey Chopp Dr. Samuel Cline Adolph I. Dinner Robert A. Feer Anne Rubin Feinberg Philip Frieze Maurice Gans Dr. Samuel Leon Gargill Lester H. Glasser

Louis Lazar Goldstein Edna Grace Frank A. Greenberg Marjorie Gunner Leonard Kaplan Sarah Karp Stephen Krosner Walter Sabin Levenson Dr. Harry Levine Edith Kohn Levine Dr. David Lewis Seymour N. Logan Norman A. Mandel Judith Sabin Meisel Max Miller Lillian Palder Fannie Ramler Harold Isaac Reingold Milton E. Robinson Selma Ann Rosen Rachael Gertrude Rosenberg Mollie Sagansky Bertha Levene Schein Leonard Leo Schulman Gerald Segel Nathan Shiffman Leo J. Sieve Ruth Eleanor Silver Paul Simons Rose Mary Sloane Rebecca Smilg Morris Tarlin Herman Louis Tritter Ida Wallick Sadie Cohen Weinreb Charles Weiscopf Augustus Weiscopf Lester Werman Samuel Winograd

SEPTEMBER 26OCTOBER 2 Ida Allen Aaron Alpern Deborah Barron Blazar Mina Bloom Ida S. Bornstein Col. Samson K. Cohen Theodore M. Feldman Celia Traister Feldman

Lena Frank Reeva Porter Freeman Rosalind Sperber Frye Edith Gargill Joseph Samuel Ginsburg Beryl David Gorin Khava Gorlovsky Captain Mack K. Greenberg Celia Hodess Harold Horvitz Louis Hyneman Martin D. Keller Anna Wasserman Kohn Pauline Kuhn Bernard Kusmin Jacob Lerman Hyman J. Levensohn Inez Werman Levenson Dorothy June Levy Frances R. Levy Sarah Libin Andrew Mark Lippard Arthur Benjamin Lourie Myer Marder Joseph Marder Rita May Harold L. Miller Amelia Spring Morris Elsie G. Porter Ethel A. Rogal Milton Herman Rosenstock Morris Rostau Herbert Warren Rubin Michael Rudnick Joan Baylor Schilder Joel Neal Shapiro Marian J. Smith Sherry Jill Tucker Barbara Yamins Weinreb Elmore Yallum

OCTOBER 3-9 Maria Benado Jean K. Benjamin Bessie Ruth Berman James Berns Charles L. Cohen Adolph Ehrlich Dr. Gary L. Fisher I. Robert Forrest

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YAHRZEITS Howard Glazer Alex Gold-Pitegoff Charles Augustus Goldman Jack Gottlieb Alan J. Greenfield Elise Lottie Haas Morris D. Hershkovitz Morris Holtz Lena Holzman Reuben Kaplan Joseph Kaplowitz Joseph P. Keller Ethel Krosner Leonard I. Lappin Harry Liebmann Abraham Leopold Loewenstein Celia London Sarah Lotto Gertrude Martinson Louis Milender Lewis J. Miller Louis Edward Morse Arthur Moser Sara Beth Narins Sussman Benjamin George Phillips Abraham Edward Pinanski Michael H. Porter Joseph N. Rosen Estelle G. Rosenberg Leon Samuel Rosenstein Harold Dana Rudginsky Harry Otis Sandberg Irving Lawrence Sass Charlotte Grass Schneider Isadore Silverman Frieda Mikels Smith Paul Sobel Julius Stern David Stoneman Daniel S. Swerling Howard Jay Wolfe Louise B. Zelermyer

OCTOBER 10-16 Ruth Sleeper Adler Leah W. Banash Samuel Barkin Margareta B. Bernson Newman M. Biller Phyllis Esther Bomhof

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Lottie Caplan Phyllis Levine Dana Hope Lynn Edinburg Gertrude Mazur Feldman Dr. Manuel Morris Glazier Zelda Grass Alfred S. Grass Bertha Herman Harris Herbert Hodess Bertha Holtz George Nathaniel Kalish Ethylene Winberg Kaplan Ida Kirsner Murray Lepie Colman Levin Irving Levy Lillian Loeb Kattie Marder Harry Meilman Herman Miller Goldie Novins Max Plutzky Sidney R. Rabb Sophia Charak Reinherz Jacob Riemer Joseph Rogers Lotte Scheiberg Diana Karr Schrager Benjamin D. Schwartz Ruth Gordon Shapiro Bess Weisberg Silver Henry Simon Harold Singer Laila Karnes Slater Samuel Sidney Stoneman Frieda Silbert Ullian Ruth Sondheim Vigman Wilfred B. Werner Hy Winer

OCTOBER 17-23 Marion A. Bailen Edward I. Bailen Robert S. Benjamin Hyman W. Berkman Ernestine R. Birnbaum Bessie K. Braude Nathan Brezner Jack Goddard Brown Frances E. Bunshaft

Louis Abraham Charnow Lester Harold Dana Marjorie L. Edenfeld Lillian S. Feinberg Dr. Spencer N. Frankl Florence Silverman Franks Otto Fromholz Blanche Gass Pearl M. Goldshine Aaron Lee Goodman Abraham L. Gordon Sarah Gordon Julia Greenberg Rose T. Greenberg Arthur C. Halpern Fannie F. Hanauer Rezso Robert Hidasi Gertrude Wasserman Korshak Frances Kramer Dora Lanes Mark Levine Susan Strauss Manello Ida Marder Ralph May Michael L. Michael Harriet Phillips Morse David H. Murad Vivian M. Neyman Esther Roslind Norman Regina Schnaider Plutzky Gertrude Popper Ethel Presson Ellen Raphael Dora F. Richmond Roy Ross Frances Finn Rothberg Anne H. Sapers Morris S. Shapiro Myron S. Silbert Freda Silver Harold Silverstein Edith Sperber Carl Albert Steinbaum Herman Steinfeld Louis Strauss Rose S. Swartz Shirley Swartz Esther L. Weiner Genevieve Geller Wyner

OCTOBER 24-30 Quincy I. Abrams Max H. Abrams Albert Adelson Ruth Aisner Herman Blum Howard Leon Borkow Celia Cohen S. Sydney DeYoung Violet H. Eisenberg Harry H. Elbinger Isabelle C. Epstein Manuel M. Epstein 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 Steven K. Helman Belle R. Helman Bernard "Bud" Hodess Frances Maxine Jacobson Golda Rudner Karlin Dr. David Karp Leon Knapp Phyllis M. Knez Max Kotler Irving Kotlier 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 Dr. S. Richard Muellner William Pokross David Pokross Bessie E. Printz

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YAHRZEITS

Beatrice Robbins Rogell Lt. Stanley B. Sandberg Jessie Harris Savitz Helen Miller Shamus

Roy J Sheinwald Dorothy Sherin Charles Singer Esther Z. Small

David Saul Smith Judith Rodgers Smulow Elihu Smulow Mark Steinfeld

Ethel Tishler M. Murray Weiss

CONTRIBUTIONS (APRIL 6 - JULY 9, 2021) CLERGY DISCRETIONARY FUND

• To Cantor Stillman of her enhancement of the funeral service, especially her inclusion of two songs that are particularly meaning to our family

Laurence Bailen • In honor of the clergy, especially, Rabbi Slipakoff for the success of the confirmation class

• And to the staff of Temple Israel, especially Sue Misselbeck and Amy Sherr

Anonymous • In honor of a speedy recovery for Rabbi Zecher’s mother

Sarah Burg • In appreciation of Rabbi Suzie Jacobson officiating the naming of our son Gabriel Patrick Danford Rachel Daniels • Mazel tov to Thel Klein and Charles Deutsch on the birth of their grandson Nathan Soren Strauss Rachel Daniels • Mazel tov to Emma and Kal Koblick on the birth of their daughter Lyla Cora Koblick • Robert Faneuil In memory of my father Philip F. Faneuil • In memory of my brother Edward J. Faneuil Jonathan and Carol Fine • In memory of Jonathan’s mother, Jeannette Fine • In memory of my sister, Judith Greene Lois Finn • In memory of beloved husband Alvin D Finn and my beloved mother-in-law Alice Resnick Finn • In appreciation of our wonderful Rabbi, Elaine Zecher, and her kindness to me Dr. and Mrs. Michael Greenwald • In honor of our daughter, Marisa Greenwald Kennedy, recently becoming a partner at Ernst and Young Hope and David Hirsch • In appreciation to Rabbi Zecher for the wonderful Bat Mitzvah experience for Sarah Hirsch Cindy and Andrew Janower • In honor of the clergy Robert and Sandra Marcus • In loving memory of Robert Weller Linda and Henry Okun • In honor of the clergy

Arthur Segal and Patti Saris • In memory of Sy Cole Amy Sherr • With much gratitude, and even more love, to Cantor Stillman and Rabbis Jacobson, Zecher, and Slipakoff for helping me prepare emotionally and spiritually to chant Torah Ellie Sherr • In honor of my daughter, Amy, "finishing her Bat Mitzvah" by being called to Torah at Temple Israel Harriet and Richard Steinberg • In honor of Don Perrin receiving his honorary doctorate from Lesley University.

Mark Tepper • In appreciation to Cantor Stillman for leading the memorial service for my father, Arnold Tepper William Trilling • In honor of Temple Israel Janet Crane Vitkevich • In appreciation of Temple Israel opening their doors to the BILH Covid Vaccination Clinic. It was a blessing to receive my shots in such a peaceful and prayer-filled building Ann Peck • Our heartfelt thanks for helping our family through a very difficult time

FLORENCE AND SAMUEL WINOGRAD LIBRARY BOOKSHELF Peter Winograd • In loving memory of Florence and Samuel Winograd

GALE RAPHAEL TILLI FUND Ruth Klepper • In honor of Sue Misselbeck, a Nadiv Lev

Emily Perlman • In honor of my father on Father's Day

Henry & Linda Okun • In loving memory of Ruth Botkin Morse

Esther Rosenthal and the Rosenthal Family • With thanks and appreciation to Rabbi Zecher for her care, empathy and guidance in all aspects surrounding the passing of my husband, Dr. Robert K. Rosenthal

Nancy Raphael • In loving memory of Bobby Duker, mother of Dr. Jay Duker

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SOCIAL ACTION FUND

Stephen Jermanok & Lisa Leavitt • In loving memory of Shirley Weiss

Marie Piazza and Katharine Wright • In honor of Liz Wright to commemorate her conversion and finding her spiritual home.

Henry & Linda Okun • In loving memory of Abraham Botkin

LOUISE A. FREEDMAN CHILDREN’S BOOKSHELF Louise Freedman • In loving memory of Robert Weller • In loving memory of Robert Peck

MARILYN GROSSMAN CARING COMMUNITY Ellen Simich • The last 14 mos. were so difficult for all of us having to spend our holidays in isolation and being able to 'attend' a Seder via your live stream made such a wonderful difference to me, I wanted to say thank you with this small token of appreciation.

PUTNOI CLERGY WEEKEND Phyllis Buchsbaum • In honor of Don Putnoi's special birthday

RIVERWAY PROJECT FUND Katelyn Hebel & Josh Tarr • In honor of the Young Adult Group Johanna Ledley • On naming Ilana Robin Ledley Franks and for her parents Miriam Ledley Franks & Andrew Franks. With thanks to Rabbi Suzie Jacobson for officiating at the ceremony and to the role of Temple Israel and the Riverway Project in Miriam, Andrew, and Ilana's lives Richard & Virginia Seegel • In honor of Susan Misselbeck as she is honored by the Temple • In loving memory of A. Alfred Franks, Samuel E. Seegel, Pearl Seegel, and Eric J. Seegel on their Yahrzeits

ROSE FEINBERG MEMORIAL LECTURE FUND Paul Feinberg

ROY B. EINHORN CANTORIAL FUND Jordana Shief Needle & Jarrod Needle • With gratitude for Cantor Roy Einhorn and his presence throughout all of our life cycle events.

Mr. Daniel L. Romanow & Mr. B. Andrew Zelermyer • In honor of Cantor Roy Einhorn William & Barbara Trilling • In honor of Cantor Roy Einhorn

SOCIAL JUSTICE Marian Milbauer • In loving memory of Anna Gottlieb

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Janet & Edward Polansky • In honor of the special birthday of Donald Putnoi

TEMPLE FUND Sandra & David Bakalar • In loving memory of Saul Kurlat Phyllis Baker • In honor of my dear friends Burt & Marlene Skvirsky's 40th anniversary on June 28 Dr. Stephen Camer & Dr. Frank Rand • In loving memory of Saul Kurlat Mike Ehrenberg & Donna Richman • In loving memory of Dr. Justin L. Richman Robert & Iris Fanger • In loving memory of Saul Kurlat Louise Freedman Ronnie Hellman • In loving memory of our father Paul & Annette Hodess • In loving memory of Louis Hodess on his yahrzeit Myrna Kaplan • In honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Noah Kline, grandson of Nan Kline.

Michael & Jackie Link The Rashi School • In honor of Noam Neiger’s Bar Mitzvah Daniel Romanow & Andrew Zelermyer • In loving memory of my father, Stanley S. Zelermyer and my grandfather, Edward Bertman on their yarzheits.

Frances Schwartz • In honor of Donald Perrin receiving an Honorary Degree from Lesley University Mark, Jessica and Joanna Shultz • In honor of Rabbi Andrew Oberstein on joining Temple Israel.

Peggy Silbert • In honor of Jonathan Benjamin and to commemorate Jeanne Benjamin’s memory garden and in recognition of their wedding anniversary. May her memory be a blessing.

William & Barbara Trilling • In loving memory of Rabbi Gittelsohn • In honor of Rabbi Pesner Andrea and Arthur Waldstein • In honor of Don Putnoi's birthday. You've brought so much light and love to our lives. Happy birthday!

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FRIENDS ANNUAL FUND (APRIL 6 - JULY 9, 2021)

UNDERSTANDING ($15,000 - $19,999) Anonymous Davis Family Charitable Foundation

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

Benjamin Holtz Daniel & Nanette Jacobson Mark Kaplan Carole Pesner Daniella & Kevin Prussia • In loving memory of Dr. Gloria Isaacs Giraldi & Dr. Ernest Giraldi, Jr.

Pam Kohlberg & Curt Greer

Patricia & David Squire Benjamin & Karen Stern

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

FRIENDS (UP TO $999)

Joan F. Loren Marc & Sarah Zimman Judi Ross Zuker & Edward Zuker • In loving memory of Fay Rotenberg, Harold Rotenberg, Richard B. Ross, and Jane R. Moss

Anonymous Rabbi Ruth Alpers • In honor of the clergy and staff for their radical hospitality, creativity, and inspirational leadership during these many months of our next normal.

INSPIRATION ($3,600 - $4,999) Holly Gunner & Anne Chalmers Aaron & Katherine Miller Jason & Erinn Rhodes Cantor Alicia & Phillip Stillman Jeane Ungerleider & William Stone

VISION ($1,800 - $3,599) Bernard & Janet Aserkoff Carl & Barbara Berke Joseph L. Bower Steven Cohen & Bruce Withey Rachel Cohen & Ari Mervis Gerald Davidson & Debra Kocar Gordon Freeman & Arlene Sharpe Mark & Abigail Goodman Brett & Abby Gordon Estate of Bobbi Jacobson (z"l) Andrew & Allyson Jaffe Ellen Kaplan Kardon Andrew Sherman & Russell Lopez Carol Michael Beatrice & Peter Nessen Christopher & Shari Noe Donald & Sandra Perrin Deborah Raboy Robert Sands Michael & Emily Speicher Steven & Carol Targum Robin Weinberger Stephen & Roberta Weiner

CONNECTION ($1,000 - $1,799) Carol Agate Jim Dalsimer & Ellen Steinbaum

Marc & Elayne Baskin Meryl Beckingham Amy Bolotin Rima Burroughs Barbara & Carlos Cevallos Richard M. Dana Remi & Michael Dansinger Sidney Davis Marc Draisen & Sara Barcan Cantor Roy Einhorn & Cantor Jodi Sufrin Marsha Feinberg Matthew Feinberg Jonathan & Carol Fine Ellen Fishman • In loving memory of George Fishman Rabbi Serena Fujita Elsa Galdston In loving memory of her parents Dr. Morton and Irene Galdston.

Phyllis Giller • In honor of Temple Israel's kindness for offering our spiritual home as a COVID-19 vaccination site for BIDMC and its patients.

Friedhelm Glauner & David Haidacher-Bassong Robert Goisman & Jeanne Traxler Jennifer Grella Rabbi Suzie & JoJo Jacobson Emily Anne & Jeffrey Jacobstein Stephen Jermanok & Lisa Leavitt • in honor of Don Putnoi on his 80th birthday Amy Dollin Kaplowitz Howard & Ann Katz Richard Kazis & Jill Medvedow Stephen Porter & Pamela Kellogg Ruth Klepper Emma and Kal Koblick Rachel Kogan & Josh Habib Helen Kolsky Myra Kolton

Andrea & Meredith Lesser-Gonzalez • In honor of Sue Misselbeck who is such an amazing cornerstone of Temple Israel and such a giving person.

Susan Levin Nicole & Paul Lipson John & Miriam Macht Kathryn Madden & Roger Herzog Roger & Carol Marks Robert Martin & Judith Berkowitz Paula Martin & Adam Narva Carol Mayer Michael & Stephanie Meyers Beth & Fred Monaco Ricki Morell & John Hechinger Em Mueller Mike Offner & Lonna Steinberg Talia & Jessica Puterman Eric Putnoi & Deborah Polansky Amy Richman & James Caron Susan Richman Jane Rocamora Maria Isabel Rosario Diane B. Rose Irene Ross Nataliya Rozenvayn Shmuel Rubens Emma Savitz & Samuel Crawford Sara Sclaroff Deborah Seidel • ln loving memory of Selvyn Seidel Valya Shapiro Ella-May Sherr Sidney Sherter Jordana Shief Needle & Jarrod Needle • In loving memory of Karen Needle, mother of Jarrod M Needle Joan Shiffman Pam Goodman & Michael Shwartz Jose & Amy Sicairos Dan Solomon & Mindy Berman Joseph & Florence Steinberg Donald & Erica Stern Ellen Beth & Detlev Suderow Myra Tattenbaum Rona Troderman-King Rhoada Wald Anne White Dan & Nancy White Kevin Wolf

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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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Laurence Bailen, President Jessica Greenfield, Vice President Barbara Cevallos, Treasurer Dan Deutsch, Executive Director Amy Bolotin, FJECC Preschool Director Emma Koblick, Director of Communications 617-566-3960 www.tisrael.org facebook.com/TempleIsraelBoston twitter.com/TI_Boston

Looking forward to celebrating the High Holy Days 5782 together – onsite and online!

See our website for information about High Holy Days at Temple Israel – www.tisrael.org.

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