Insight Spring 2025 by Temple Israel of Boston

Spring 2025 | 5785

February, March, April

Sh'vat, Adar, Nisan

On Friday, January 17,

The TI Scene

Experience the vibrant energy of the Temple Israel community! These photos capture the joy, connection, and traditions that bring us together—welcoming every age and every interest. From lively celebrations to meaningful moments of reflection, there’s something here for everyone. Take a glimpse into the heart of our community in action.

Riverway Project walked around Harvard Square in Cambridge on Sunday, December 15, in a quest to try the area’s many hot chocolate establishments!

TILLI went to an art exhibit at Hebrew College titled "Silvina

On the sunny, crisp Sunday morning of December 8, our TI/GBIO Core Team was welcomed by the Hartford Street Presbyterian Church in Natick for fellowship and worship, and on December 20, Hartford Street Presbyterian Reverend Katie Cole and many congregants braved the snow to join us in Qabbalat Shabbat worship and a special oneg in Slater Lounge. We came together as one community, building relationships for the common good. Stay tuned for announcements about upcoming exchange visits. We are looking for more members to join us in this fun and gratifying work! If you are interested, please contact Tali Puterman or Rabbi Dan Slipakoff.

Have photos of great Temple Israel moments? Share it with us!

Send your photos to Emma Koblick, Director of Communications, at ekoblick@tisrael.org.

Families with young children baked delicious challah at Challah Havdalah!

Mizrahi: A Sephardic Spirit."

THE ANTI ANTISEMITISM ARGUMENT

By Rabbi Elaine Zecher

Rabbi Elaine Zecher Senior Rabbi

Let me be clear. Antisemitism is bad for the Jews. But, it is not just bad for the Jews, it is bad for people everywhere. Antisemitism is not the oldest hatred in the world. Hate itself is what has a through line through history. We might say antisemitism is how people have practiced their dislike, bigotry, loathing, narrow-minded bias mixed in with paranoia and narcissism. It may also be that the Torah and Judaism remind us never to forget, but rather actively remember those who sought to destroy us as they enacted their utter hatred. In the Torah, Amalek attacked the weak and tired as the Israelites left Egypt. He was not the only one and perhaps our inclusion of those who hated and sought to destroy us continually remind us of hatred’s presence in our history. But, something else also results as part of the stories we tell during Purim and Passover. What is revealed is how anti antisemitism works.

First the hatred.

When Purim begins on March 13 in the evening, we will retell the story of how a powerful vizier to the King convinced that king to destroy the Jewish people. Haman (boo!) had a vendetta

to crush the Jews. Why? Because Mordecai refused to bow down. The king didn’t care about the end of the Jews so Haman easily could have enacted his crusade against the Jewish people. And it didn’t even matter that the befuddled King didn’t know that one of his wives, the most beloved, was Jewish.

With the story of Passover, which begins on April 12, as soon as the book of Exodus opens, we immediately encounter the hateful Pharoah, paranoid of the number and therefore, the power of Israelite slaves even though we might wonder: do slaves really ever have power? It didn’t matter. The Pharaoh was blinded by his narrow-minded bigotry. He, too, sought to destroy the enslaved Israelites by killing the male Israelite babies and later by the violent taskmasters. He, too, did not know of other Pharaohs before him who did have a strong connection with Joseph, the Israelite who saved the people from famine.

Now comes the ANTI antisemitism of the story.

In the Purim story: That Mordecai refused to bow down; that Esther stepped up in her position as queen to defend her people

showed their courage and fortitude. Saving the Jews and also Judaism from the tyrant Haman made all the difference. They had to speak up and to recognize that Judaism was and is worth saving. Without their willingness, all could have been lost.

In the Passover story: That the midwives refused to bow down to Pharoah’s wishes to kill the baby boys; that Miriam saved her brother Moses; that Pharoah’s daughter rescued the baby Moses; and that Moses grew into the role of prophet as the one who would help to ensure God’s power to redeem the Israelite people from slavery altered the course of Jewish history. Most importantly, the people would cross over into freedom, transform into a community and bring life to Judaism through Torah.

It is not just the necessity of fending off those filled with hatred throughout our journeys, it takes something more powerful. It takes each of us to stand up and even stand out and to assert the value and values inherent in Judaism. That is what matters.

Without a thriving, celebratory, and meaningful Jewish experiences like those we engage in at Temple Israel of Boston, antisemitism can fester and grow without limit. Yes, we need those to name it and call it out as nefarious and unproductive, but then what? What is the reason we seek to diminish and wipe out antisemitism? It is because our Jewish tradition, its teachings and the way it marks the high and low moments of life, and our calendar of holidays carries us higher toward the sacred and toward a life of meaningful engagement. A thriving Judaism protects us all.

May the lessons of our tradition we learn through the experience of these holidays inspire us toward bravery, empathy, and lovingkindness.

!חמש גח — Chag sameach!

Happy Purim and Passover!

Jessica Greenfield Board President

NOTES TO OUR COMMUNITY

In each season of observance and celebration, and as we look towards Purim and Passover, I am continuously filled with gratitude and joy for our beloved synagogue.

Purim is a time of festivity, a reminder of the resilience and courage demonstrated by our ancestors in the face of adversity. As we marvel at the courage of Esther and Mordechai through the Megillah story and participate in joyful and whimsical Purim traditions, let us embrace the themes of individual hope, justice, and standing up for what is right.

Soon after, Passover invites us to reflect on a different but related story of what is required, as a community, to liberate ourselves from bondage and sustain our journey toward freedom. As we sit together at the seder table, recounting the Exodus tale, we renew our commitment to justice, compassion, and empathy. I hope you will join us for Temple Israel’s festive communal seder. Passover traditions remind us of our communal responsibility to build a world that is free from oppression and inequality.

At Temple Israel, we are blessed to be a community that comes together in both moments of joy and of solemn reflection. Whether we are donning costumes for Purim, learning from the seder, or supporting one another through life’s challenges, I wish you and your loved ones a joyful Purim and a meaningful Passover. I hope your experience during this season brings you closer to family, friends, and Temple Israel, strengthening our shared values, traditions, and commitment to one another.

Dan Deutsch Executive Director

As Executive Director, I am deeply connected to Temple Israel's mission every day. I cherish being part of this vibrant community and witnessing how we come together to shape a bright Jewish future while building a sense of belonging.

What I value most about Temple Israel is our collective response to societal challenges. When we identify an issue, we commit to making a difference, rallying as a community to address it. Recently, I heard Deborah Seidel, one of our Food Justice Co-chairs, speak about how this passion for action took shape. Just two years ago, a Shabbat Tzedek speaker challenged us to tackle food insecurity in Greater Boston. Deborah, along with co-chair Susan Ridker and other dedicated members, quickly mobilized. They consulted with dozens of experts to determine how Temple Israel could best contribute to this critical issue.

Today, we regularly provide meals to several local organizations, fostering connections across generations within our community. This program year alone, we’ve prepared and delivered over 1,000 meals through partnerships with organizations like the Brookline Senior Center and the Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center.

I invite you to join us for our annual Stepping Out Gala on Thursday, April 3. My thanks go to our host committee, chaired by Rachel Kogan and Josh Habib, for their leadership.

I also want to express my gratitude to the Temple Israel community for your ongoing philanthropic support, especially for contributing to our new security initiative piloted this fiscal year. Alongside our safety and security committee, our staff remains committed to keeping our community safe. I'm pleased to share that, in addition to funds raised through the security contributions, we’ve been awarded the FY25 Commonwealth Nonprofit Security Personnel Grant. This grant will enable us to continue this essential work, ensuring that we can gather onsite and fulfill our mission safely.

Sunday, February 23, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

$15 Temple Israel members and members of cosponsoring organizations/$20 nonmembers.

A CELEBRATION OF CULTURE, CREATIVITY, AND COMMUNITY!

Discover vibrant artistry, delicious flavors, and rich tradition at the Jewish Arts Festival! This exciting new event blends music, art, food, and community, featuring captivating performances, interactive workshops, and a marketplace of handmade goods—all celebrating the depth and beauty of Jewish culture.

Purchase tickets at: tisrael.org/jewishartsfestival

Shabbat Tzedek

5785 &

MLK Weekend of Justice with

Dr. Charles Carter Jr. CEO and Head of School at Beacon Academy

This year’s journey began on Friday, January 17, 2025, as we welcomed Dr. Charles Carter Jr., CEO and Head of School at Beacon Academy, to speak during our Shabbat service. Beacon Academy, now celebrating its 20th year, holds a special place in our history—having called Temple Israel home for its first 17 years. Dr. Carter inspired us with stories of resilience and the power of education to transform lives.

On Saturday morning, the spirit of learning continued with Torah Study led by Avi Edelman, a dedicated educator whose work bridges communities. Avi guided us through a powerful exploration of social justice, drawing on his experience leading civil rights pilgrimages through the American South and examining the intertwined histories of Black and Jewish communities.

Sunday brought a deep sense of connection as we joined our friends at Bethel AME for worship. Together, we celebrated Rev. Dr. King’s enduring values of justice and unity, sharing stories, music, and prayer. Following the service, we extended our fellowship over a warm and welcoming brunch, deepening bonds between our congregations.

The weekend concluded on Monday with a family volunteer day—a chance to put our shared values into action. Families gathered to prepare lunches for On the Rise Women’s Shelter, write welcome cards for newly arriving immigrants and refugees, and collect clothing for Thrifty Threads. Together, we decorated lunch bags for the Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center and assembled essential-goods bags for the local unhoused community, embodying Dr. King’s call to serve others.

This meaningful weekend was a reminder of the work still to be done and the strength we find in coming together as a community to honor his legacy.

Opportunities to volunteer with Beacon Academy are varied and deeply impactful and satisfying: from mentoring or tutoring an eighth grader to supporting the career path of a recent college grad to sharing your own professional journey and industry insights. Contact Tali Puterman or Rabbi Slipakoff who can connect you with a TI Beacon Academy partner for more information.

A vote for the Reform Movement in the World Zionist Congress elections is a vote for our values: equality, democracy, pluralism, justice, and peace in Israel, rooted in our love and support for the people and the state of Israel.

VOTE REFORM BELIEVES IN:

• A strong, secure, democratic, and Jewish Israel, as envisioned in its Declaration of Independence.

• Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish State and defend its people from terror. We oppose efforts to delegitimize this right.

• Religious equality where all Jewish traditions and forms of observance are respected, with full recognition of liberal Movements and an end to the ultra-Orthodox monopoly as the recognized religious authority.

• Regional security through peace and stability for Israel, Palestinians, and neighbors.

• Full equality under the law for all Israelis, including minorities, women, and LGBTQ+ people.

• A secure Israel alongside a peaceful Palestinian state is vital for stability.

IN SUPPORT OF THESE BELIEFS, IN THE UPCOMING WORLD ZIONIST CONGRESS ELECTIONS, THE “VOTE REFORM” SLATE PLEDGES:

• To advocate that the government of Israel does everything in its power to maintain the ceasefire and return all hostages.

• To fight for government recognition and societal acceptance of the many diverse expressions of Jewish religious identity so that all such expressions are recognized as legitimate and equal under the law and to lend its support for Reform Judaism and other liberal streams.

• To assure that liberal streams of Judaism are provided equal financial support and resources in the Jewish State, ensuring that our Movements in Israel and all Jewish denominations in Israel remain strong, vibrant, and growing.

• To support government policy and societal initiatives that pursue a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians through a Two-State outcome.

• To influence the National Institutions (WZO, KKL, JAFI) to support a strong shared society and democratic civil society in Israel.

• To curb funding for and prevent de facto/de jure annexation of the West Bank or the resettlement of Gaza.

Purim 101

From the Megillah to the Menagerie: Upcoming Purim Celebrations at Temple Israel!

Monday, March 3, 7:00 p.m. Online.

What is a megillah? Why do we wear costumes? Who was Haman? What exactly IS Purim? Join us as we dive in to the texts and traditions of Purim to explore the ins and outs of the holiday and discover new meaning for our celebrations. This is a free online event, open to all. Contact cajl@tisrael.org to learn more or to register.

Temple Israel of Boston's PurimpaZOOla!

SUNDAY, MARCH 9

10:00 a.m. Purim Celebration for Families With Young Children

The Village, FJECC Preschool, and Religious School are having a Purim Party! Families with young children will attend from 10:00 a.m. until noon, and then our older Religious School students will join in. There will be carnival games, crafts, and hamantaschen, and a concert featuring Wayne Potash.

THURSDAY, MARCH 13: PurimpaZOOla!

5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Family Celebration | Onsite

Join us onsite for a family Purim celebration with costumes, crafts, activities, and pizza! Our festivities will also include a Purim puppet show, performed by Anna Sobel from Talking Hands Theater.

6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Riverway Project Presents: PurimpaZOOla Pre-Party (20s &30s) | Onsite

Get into the spirit with others in their 20s & 30s before the community-wide Megillah reading!

7:30 - 9:00 p.m. 21+ Megillah Reading | Onsite & Online

Join the full Temple Israel clergy for a night of silliness and fun with a 21+ reading of the whole Megillah, irreverently read through the lens of our annual Purim Games. Embrace the zoo theme by dressing as your favorite animal and enjoy a wildly good time in our Purim menagerie. All are welcome, costumes encouraged!

Winter, spring, summer, or fall... all you have to do is call!

The Rita and Adam J. Weiner and Family Outdoor Classroom is an FJECC Preschool — and Temple Israel — treasure. Throughout all four seasons it serves as a space for play, exploration, and learning for all who spend time there. It has transformed our urban school setting into a peaceful oasis in the middle of a bustling city. “Oh, wow. I never knew this was here!” is the most common response we hear as we tour prospective families through the school and step through the backdoor to view our outdoor space. It is a playground in the classic sense, and it is so much more.

We know that children need to move their bodies, to climb and run and stretch their muscles. We also know that when we carefully and intentionally curate the materials in an outdoor environment, that movement fosters deeper and more meaningful connection to the natural world. We believe that spending time outdoors brings a sense of wonder and joy to children and helps to foster imagination, creativity, and powers of observation as well as promoting a positive environmental ethic.

We are so lucky to have access to time and space in nature, a key factor in holistic learning. And we are grateful to share this important space with the Temple Israel community. From the Religious School and the Village for Families with Young Children throughout the year, to TI Camp and Shabbat observers through the summer, this sacred space holds our spirits, our learning, and our prayers with expansive grace.

Mark your calendar!

Passover 5785: Stories, Flavors, and Community

Passover 101

Monday, March 31, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Online.

Pesach (Passover) is when we gather together at the seder table to tell the Exodus story and celebrate liberation in the face of tyranny. But what do all of the rituals really mean? Join the Temple Israel clergy as we explore together the history, texts, traditions, and creativity of the holiday and discover new meaning for our own lives. All are welcome to this free, online session. Contact cajl@tisrael.org to learn more or to register.

A Taste of Passover from Baghdad to the Balkans. Online.

Thursday, April 10, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Join us for a vibrant exploration of Passover around the world, led by Rahel Musleah, award-winning journalist, author, and educator. Through music, food, customs, traditions, and texts, we will learn how different Jewish communities across the planet personalize and re-enact the experience of leaving Egypt. We will discover how the classic dish of charoset is interpreted globally, and enjoy contemporary innovative ideas geared to children and families. This program is sure to inspire you to bring new ideas to your own seder table. Contact cajl@tisrael.org to learn more or to register.

Second Night Seder. Onsite.

Sunday, April 13, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Cost: $54. Please bring a bottle of wine to donate to enhance the holiday experience.

The Passover seder is an annual tradition that retells the inspiring story of the Jewish people on their journey from slavery to liberation, and is filled with music and foods that connect Jews to one another throughout the ages. Join us for our second night seder, a creative, joyous, interactive sensory experience of courage and meaning, as we retell the story of our lives and enter the narrative of the creation of the Jewish people. This story holds at its center a unique culinary and musical journey of hope and promise through its familiar symbols, songs, eternal questions, and personal answers. Register at www.tisrael.org/passover.

Rabbi Emeritus Ronne Friedman: Celebrating 50 Years in the Rabbinate!

Qabbalat Shabbat Celebration

Rabbi Friedman served as the Senior Rabbi of Temple Israel of Boston from 1999 to 2016, guiding and enriching our community with his wisdom and leadership. His distinguished career also includes serving at North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe, Illinois, and Temple Beth Zion in Buffalo, NY.

A graduate of Lafayette College with a B.A. in English Literature, Rabbi Friedman earned his M.A. in Hebrew Literature and was ordained in 1975 by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, which later awarded him a Doctorate of Divinity (honoris causa) in 2000.

Throughout his career, he has held numerous leadership roles, including serving on the Joint Placement Commission and the Board of the Central Conference of American Rabbis.

This year, we are honored to celebrate Rabbi Friedman’s 50 years in the rabbinate, recognizing his profound impact on our community and beyond with a special tribute and festivities in his honor.

Friday, May 2 at 6:00 p.m., Onsite & Online

Guy Mendilow

Temple Israel is honored to celebrate our esteemed Rabbi Emeritus, Ronne Friedman, for a special Shabbat service as he marks an extraordinary milestone—50 years in the rabbinate. Join us to hear Rabbi Friedman speak on the magic, mystery, and meaning of the menorah: a textual scavenger hunt to discover the remarkable evolution of one of Judaism's most significant symbols.

We invite you to be part of this meaningful celebration and reconnect with Rabbi Friedman as he shares his insights and experiences from a lifetime of service.

Upcoming Programs

Remembering the Holocaust: Stories from a Survivor, Jack Trompetter

Monday, April 28, 6:00 p.m., Onsite & Online

Join us for a special evening, beginning at 6:00 p.m. with a Yom HaShoah remembrance service led by the Temple Israel Clergy as we commemorate and mourn the loss of so many lives in the Holocaust. We will then hear from Holocaust survivor, Jack Trompetter, as he shares his story and provides a powerful and personal connection between the past and present. After hearing Jack's story there will be an opportunity for Q&A and conversation. All are welcome for this full community gathering. Contact cajl@tisrael.org with questions.

In Our Words

Isaac Jack Trompetter was born in 1942 in Amsterdam. He spent the first three years of his life in hiding, separated from his parents. Trompetter was four months old when his parents hid him with elderly Christian fundamentalist farmers in the Netherlands. Of the period, he recalled only being rushed into a closet, where he rocked on a hobby horse and listened to bombing. The territory in which Jack’s parents were hiding was liberated in 1944, but it wasn’t until the war’s end in 1945 that they were reunited with their three-year-old son. He emigrated to New England in 1972. He is active in the greater Boston area group of child Holocaust survivors. Trompetter is an artist and lives with his wife Lucy in Cambridge.

In Our Words (IOW) is a 3-4 month process that strengthens relationships within and between Temple Israel & Bethel AME Church. IOW does this through moving artistic experience, together with best practices in social psychology.

IOW Program Schedule:

• February 23 at Temple Israel: TI’s own crowd-sourced poem will be played at the Jewish Arts Festival

• March 7 at Temple Israel: Ten Toast Dinner with Bethel AME

• March 16 at Bethel AME: In Our Words - Rapport Building Session

• March 30 at Bethel AME: Focus on Youth Storytellers

• March 31 at Temple Israel: Focus on Adult Storytellers

• June 8, Location TBD: FINAL SHOW!

IOW culminates with a moving multimedia performance of real-world stories directed by Regie Gibson & Guy Mendilow, told by the community members of Bethel AME & Temple Israel who’ve lived them. The stories are filmed and theatrically projected together with live original narration, cinematographic score and musical segments, designed and performed by a world class artistic team (“Promised Land” event at Oprah Winfrey’s home, Boston Ballet, National Endowment for the Arts, National Poetry Slam Individual Champion, Italy’s Europa En Versi Award, Teatro Principal, Zamora Spain).

IOW will build an intergenerational portrait of both Temple Israel and Bethel AME as they are now — made with, of, and for the people making these inspiring communities what they are now. We will experiences each other’s stories to increase connection and bolster mutual support and understanding.

See our full calendar of events at www.tisrael.org/calendar

Our 4th Annual Concert From Darkness to Light: A

New Shade of Chanukah

Basking in the Glow: More from Chanukah 5785

Our families with young children lit up the Festival of Lights with a Glow Party! Under the sparkle of disco lights, we danced to lively music and explored an array of glow-in-the-dark activities. From creating art at light tables with translucent materials to drawing under black lights and playing with flashlights and glow sticks, the event was a radiant celebration filled with joy, creativity, and fun!

This online class meets every Tuesday morning from 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. New students are invited to join any time during the year. All are welcome, no prior experience required. Contact cajl@tisrael.org with questions or to join the class and get the Zoom link.

Tuesday Mornings With Talmud

By Ron & Susan Ebert

For nearly ten years, classes have begun at 8:00 a.m. every Tuesday morning. Pre-Covid, we would race out by 7:30 a.m. in time to reach Temple Israel, take our seats in Slater Lounge, and study Talmud with Rabbi Suzie Jacobson. Covid sent us to remote learning on Zoom, as about fifteen of us would sign in every week to consider, discuss, and work to understand this ancient text.

Initially, Rabbi Jacobson would say, “We’re reclaiming the Talmud for the Reform movement,” as she led us through timeless rabbinic debates about the evolution of Jewish law, customs, and traditions. Bringing ancient wisdom into contemporary light, sharing diverse — and sometimes differing — points of view, we have been extending our Jewish traditions of debate and discourse to encompass modern situations and dilemmas. It is a unique opportunity to appreciate the ways in which our tradition helps us deal with the complexities of the contemporary world.

The TI Yeshiva: Learn to Read the Talmud with Rabbi Suzie Jacobson now enrolls about thirty scholars; including our original, local group and many who are now able to join us from different parts of the world, time zones, states, and countries. We are a community of seekers and scholars who eagerly anticipate these weekly exchanges aimed at helping us better understand where we have been and where we are going as contemporary Jews. We agree and respectfully disagree, laugh, and parse our way to understanding.

Talmud Class, in 2018

Ron & Susan Ebert

Welcome to Our Newest Members!

Jessica Birnbaum

Amy Bratskeir & Darryll Fernald

Clara Fernald

Jacob Brenner & Mindy Duggan

Fiona Dauphinee

Melissa Goldman & Aubrey Clayton

Naftali Clayton

Elior Clayton

Hadas Clayton

LIFE CYCLES

Mazal Tov!

FEBRUARY B'MITZVAH

• Elizabeth Zimman, child of Marc & Sarah Zimman, on February 8

• Alma Tromer, child of Eran Tromer & Shlomit Azgad Tromer, on February 15

MARCH B’MITZVAH

• Rand Winn, child of Gilbert & Karen Winn, on March 1

• Austin Quadrini, child of Tamara Indianer & Angie Quadrini, on March 8

• Theo Klots, child of Katie Ellias & Motty Klots, on March 15

• Milo Luciano Weinberg, child of Matthew & Christine Weinberg, on March 22

APRIL B'MITZVAH

• Esmeralda Rosaline Wright, child of Melissa Schwab Wright & James Wright, on April 5

• Adult B'nei Mitzvah: Sarah Champlin, Alix Cobain, Emma Davies, Jasper Duval, Baz Kouba, Aviv Spinner, and Anne Fallon on April 13

Katie Goldring

Desmond Goldring

Benjamin Merker

Susan Rosenthal Karp & George Karp

Erica Rotman & Ellen Bechtel

Ezekiel Bechtel-Rotman

Jonah Bechtel-Rotman

Jake Schneider

Talia Schulman

Isaac Silberberg & Lucy Chen

WE CONGRATULATE

• Raphael & Hadar Bendriem on the birth of their child, Talia Chloe Bendriem

• Jeff & Karen Blum on the birth of their grandchild, and Harrison Blum & Amorn O’Connor on the birth of their child, Shiloh Zephyr Blum

• Stephen & Isabelle Davis on the birth of their child, and Jon & Margot Davis on the birth of their grandchild, Clementine Davis.

• Kathryn Madden & Roger Herzog on the birth of their grandchild and Madelyn Herzog & Jacob Stern on the birth of their child, Raphael Linkin Herzog

• Susan Frankl & George Demetri on the birth of their grandchild, and Leah Demetri & Rob Keene on the birth of their child, Theodore Demetri Keene

• Harvey & Amy Michaels on the birth of their grandchild, and Andrew Michaels & Dr. Serena Chen on the birth of their child, Sabrina Zhen Michaels

• Loretta & Simon Wieczner on the birth of their grandchild, and Jen & Flaviu Simihaian, on the birth of their child, Lima August Simihaian

• Amy & William Drucker on the engagement of their son, Austin, to Stephanie Kellogg

• Amy & William Drucker on the engagement of their son, Brett, to Casey Lewis

Samuel Silton & Victoria Rosales

Rachel Spekman & Robin Smith

Isaac Spekman

Lena Spekman

Zoe Styler

Tori Swartz & Luis Gustavo De Medeiros

Adrienne & Jonathan Waks

Chloe Waks

Benjamin Waks

May their memories bring blessing

RECENT DEATHS

• Lucy Ascoli, mother of Liz Ascoli, and grandmother of Yonatan and Adam

• Rhona Weisburg Arond, mother of David Arond

• Berta Axelrad, wife of Rabbi Al Axelrad

• Esther Fellman, mother of Deborah Gandre

• David Folkman, brother-in-law of Paula Folkman

• Dr. Robert Garber, brother of Linda Samuels

• Diane Gordon

• Ilona M. Friedman, mother of Frank Friedman and grandmother of Yonit and Sam

• Stephen Kunian, husband of Lois Kunian

• Rosalie Mandelbaum, sister-in-law of Dayl Cohen

• Lila Pradell, mother of Brenna PradellBoyd and grandmother of Zachary Boyd

• Karen Sokol Silbar, niece of Marilyn & Fred Pritikin

• Bradley Wyndham, brother of Jo-Anne Wyndham

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS

Molly Bailen

Lily Bailen

Ellen Banash

Mel Barkan

Eli Block

Elizabeth Cohen

Emma Davies

Julia Davies

Nick Decaneas

Ruby Dutch

Sari Edelstein

Alan Einhorn

James Ellis

Michelle Feinberg

Andrew Gerber

Pamela Goodman

Rebecca Goodman

Jessica Greenfield

Joan Greer

Henry Heffan

Deborah Hollenberg

Margaret Horwitz

Eliot Kaplan

Benjamin Kaplan

Yetta Katz

Sophie Lapat

Stacey Lee

Katherine Lewandowski

Zoe Lipworth

Gad Liwerant

Zac Mandel

Stacey Marmorstein

Liza Mazo

Daniel Meagher

Matthew Milikowsky

Richard Oresman

Lonnie Powers

Eliana Schwartz

Caleb Sender

Leyla Shapiro

Rachel Sher

Lena Sillman

Max Silverman

Dan Slipakoff

Craig Smith

Amanda Smythers

Michael Speicher

Nathan Wilderman

MARCH BIRTHDAYS

Zac Abramson

George Alba

Eleanor Aronson

Rachel Barnett

Zachary Boyd

Becca Carin

Daniel Dennehy

Lydia Epstein

Suzanne Flax

Louise Freedman

Michael Gershkowitz

Eli Gertsberg

Blake Gottesman

Sarah Greenhill

Alexander Gusev

Shayla Harlev

Isabella Hartshorn

David Hemenway

Ben Kanter

Daniella Kaplan

Eliana Kozol

Michaela Kozol

Mary Beth Landrum

Alan Leichtner

Barry Levine

Donald Malkin

Candice Malkin

Lenore Martin

Robert Martin

Sydney Menzin

Asher Mezrich

George Miller

Jeffrey Monaco

Maddie Moskowitz

Sarah Muncey

Kate Nemens

Layla Rand

Bryan Riemer

Rue Segel

Graham Segel

Craig Sender

Maddie Solomon

Emily Speicher

Robert Stearns

Jodi Sufrin

Matthew Thaler

Robert Tobin

Isabella Torian

Rachel Wexler

Sandra Wixted

Terry Yoffie

APRIL BIRTHDAYS

Phyllis Baker

David Banash

Hope Barkan

Michael Bearse

Emily Carroll

Lisa Danetz

Blake Derris

Meredith Elbaum

Tyler Elisofon

Lily Epstein

Lois Finn

Scott Fiore

Rose Goldman

Theodore Goldstein

William Greenhill

Steven Greystone

Emma Grinspoon

Jill Hahn

Jacqueline Hart

Nancy Israel

Douglass Karp

Barbara Kates-Garnick

Laurel Kibel

Josephine Klots

Scott Lakin

Samuel Lederhausen

Nancy Leventhal

Roger Marks

Carol Mayer

Matthew Miller

Linda Okun

Jay Oppenheim

Rachel Page

Joyce Payton

Mary Pforzheimer

Justin Rice

Helena Rosen

Esther Rosenthal

Leo Saul

Ben Schultheis

Phyllis Segal

Peter Shorett

Alexander Sklarz

Patricia Squire

Robert Trestan

Flynn Wert

Hudson West

Bruce Withey

Susan Yesley

FEBRUARY ANNIVERSARIES

15 Years

David Weinstein & Kim Barnum

MARCH

ANNIVERSARIES

30 Years

Steven &. Nancy Gerber

35 Years

John & Jeanne Blasberg

45 Years

Leonard Rappaport & Betsy Weaver

APRIL ANNIVERSARIES

25 Years

Daniel Romanow & B. Andrew Zeler

35 Years

Eliot & Linda Kaplan

40 Years

Henry & Linda Okun

45 Years

Raymond & Joan Green

Barry Weisman & Michele J. Fishel

55 Years

Howard & Carol Anderson

FEBRUARY 2 - 8

Morton Backer

Harry Benjamin Berman

Rose Rachel Brenner

Henrietta Bresky

Ida Burstein

Irving I. Calk

Albert Aaron Cerf

Sylvia Karnow Chefitz

Betsy W. Cohen

Samuel Cohen

Lewis Fink

Allene Gay Fisch

Harry Fox

Max Frank

Ada B. Freaman

Pearl Freeman

Benard J. Fried

Maurice S. Glaser

Abraham S. Glazer

Israel Gordon

Malcolm Green

Maurice Robert Gross

Bertha Ritz Herring

Keren Lyman Holtz

Sylvia Israel

Irving Joel Kane

Claire Kasanof

Edward Lebowich

Benjamin Levin

Ethel M. London

Laura Dayle Marglin

Sophia M. Mikels

Max Palais

Herbert L. Panoff

Herbert Panoff

Janet E. Pearlman

Samuel Pinanski

Susan K. Richman

Dr. Simon Richmond

Dora Rosenman

John Bendix Rubenstein

Rhoda B. Sapers

Roger Alfred Saunders

Sidney Shadovitz

Gladys S. Sieve

Isador Singer

Arthur C. Stern Jr.

Samuel Wallick

Nat J. Weiss

Lillian U. Weitzenkorn

Myer Weker

Maxine White

Joseph Winn

Alexander H. Wolk

Julian L. Yesley

Harry Zamore

Eleanor Zamore

FEBRUARY 9 - 15

Lee Banash

Emanuel Noah Baylor

Solomon Berg

Morris Berkowitz

Frances Myerson Brightman

Melville Brown

Isadore Brownstein

Mildred M. Burgin

Estelle Berkowitz Canner

Stanley R. Cohen

Robert L. Cohen

Anna W. Cohen

Herbert W. Cooper

Elsie Snyder Epstein

Harry G. Feldman

Mildred Forman

Howard Freedman

Nancy Paley Freedman

William E. Ginsburg

Ruth Goldman

Anita Marcus Golosov

Lillian Glaser Goodman

Isadore "Tom" Goodman

Mary Slater Gordon

Harold K. Gross

Rose Halpern

Jackson J. Holtz

Bruce M. L. Isenman

Shirley Sloane Izen

Edythe M. Kahn

Ruth Gorin Katz

Frances Kay

Lucille Katz Kay

Dr. Charles Korb

Beatrice Barron Krim

Joseph Lanes

Ann Marie Lewis

Edith Freda Lubets

Emily Mehlman

Ida Michelson

Barnett Miller

Morris Needleman

Minnie F. Peyser

Sy Raboy

Lois Raisman

Besse Ralby

Lillian Robbins

Jeanne Sieve

Beatrice Leah Slavin

Edward Louis Sleeper

Beth Stern

Anne Olin Stiller

Clara S. Stone

Bertram Charles Tackeff

Lillian Tishler

Benjamin Albert Vinal

Edith Widett

Hilda Williamson

Jack G. Wolff

Robert Wyner

Seymour Zimbler

Solomon Zucrow

FEBRUARY 16 - 22

Dr. Rose Applebaum

Gertrude C. Askowith

David H. Bing

Marion R. Bond

Lillian Zucrow Bornstein

Lillian A. Bresnick

Muriel Bronstein

Chadwick Robert Byer

Bertha Leah Charnow

Felix Isfried Edenfeld

Joseph Mayer Edinburg

Ester Ellis

Morduch Epstein

Maurice Escovitz

Joseph Victor Finkelstein

Leonard Robert Fisher

Blanche Tokson Ginsburg

Louis Robert Golden

Pearl T. Greenfield

Harry S. Grossman

Lizzie Grossman

Florence Chernis Harmon

Carrie Hecht

Bernard Samuel Herring

Suzanne Canner Hume

George A. Isenman

Leo Sidney Jolles

Minna Katz

Max S. Kirshen

Harry Kohn, Jr.

Lucie Kolton

Myer J. Levin

Jacob Libin

Abraham Abel Lipson

Max Lowenstein

William A. Luntz

Anne Mason

Esther Toby Mikels

Elizabeth Milgroom

Belle A. Miller

Adam Philip Nessen

Sarah S. Nye

Sidney H. Resnick

May Richmond

George J. M. Riseman

Bertha Mayer Romanow

Frances Weiss Rubenstein

Esther Rosenberg Schilder

Gertrude Schwartz

Abraham Shapiro

Samuel Shapiro

Harold Sheer

Sylvia Lewenberg Sheinwald

George Sherman

Andrea Jartman Shuman

Alfred Sleeper

Melvin M. Snider

Benjamin Somers

Lillian B. Strauss

Eva Wasserman

Michael Edward Werman

Nettie Wolk

Abraham Zintz

FEBRUARY

23MARCH 1

Arthur Addelson

Leonard Stanley Adelman

Jack Allen

Robert Jay Alpern, M.D.

Suzanne Amateau

Alice Banks

Helen Bernat

Beverlee P. Brooks

Sarah B. Brown

Sarah Rebecca Cohen

Maurice D. Cooper

Jack Davis

Norman H. Diamond D.M.D.

Nanette Rosenberg

Dreshfield

Josephine Wiener Endlar

Rose Feinberg

Elinor Feldman

Cyrille R. Flax

Ralph Freedman

Celia Zoken Friedland

Norma Lowe Fruitman

Esther Sophia Schwob

Garber

Arthur N. Goding

Lotty Goldstein

Jennie Golick

Minaerva Gordon

Henry Gorman

Nissie Grossman

Florence L. Gryzmish

Rose Hersey

Anna Davis Jacobs

Alexander Mundlak Juress

Simon Kaplan

Sydney Kaplan

Joseph Koster

Samuel Kurson

Stanley R. Levine

Elsie L. Levy

Noah Lewis

Merle I. Locke

Nettie Lowenstein

Jacob Missel

Sophie H. Nemzoff

Florence Olenberg

Abraham Palder

Esther Pinksohn

Dr. Benjamin Riseman

Sara R. Rodman

Dr. Eli C. Romberg

William W. Rosenblum

Dr. Robert K. Rosenthal

Louis S. Rothenberg

Isidor Salmansohn

Arthur Gilman Schatz

James Schaye

Bertram Fogel Scheffreen

Harry G. Seligman

Alan J. Shapero

Beatrice Gutlon Sherman

Helen C. Shwartz

Idel Solomovitz

David Soyer

Beatrice Goldberg Stein

Rose Tarlin

Milton Wayner

Ruth Weisman

Arthur Zanditon

Harold Edward Zauderer

MARCH 2 - 8

Leah Canter Abrams

Louis Beckerman

Samuel J. Beckwith

YAHRZEITS

Maxwell V. Blum

Mark Brodsky

Edna Goodrich Brown

Moses Getchel Brudno

Lola Buchbinder

David B. Chase

Jacob Copellman

Sumner Darman

Sara Allen DeYoung

Edward Einhorn

Benjamin A. Elfman

Henry David Ellis

Sylvia Engel

Lillian Greenwald Fanger

Eva Eyges Feffer

Melvin S. Fox

Leopold Frankfurter

Hulda "Bubbles"

Gittelsohn

Robert Goldfarb

Inez A. Golding

Doris S. Gordon

Morton G. Greenfield

Reuben Hall

Henry Halpern

Regina Kaplan

Jennie Katcoff

Herman Katz

Frank Kolton

Bernhard Kominik

Mildred H. Kozol

Ruth Krosner

Lewis Franklin Lappin

Sadie Levine

Dr. Elihu I. Lewis

Sally G. Lipson

Rebecca Litner

Martin Stuart Mahler

Carolyn Jayne Marcus

Fannie Needleman

Joseph Nissen

Mary Sonia Ross

Sara T. Rothenberg

Rebecca Roubenoff

Carl J. Shapiro

Florence Sheer

Myron "Mickey" Sheinfeld

Regina Paula Sher

Theresa A. Slater

Philip J. Sondheim

Sally Sholkin Stevens

Sam Stone

Sophie L. Strauss

Ferdinand Strauss III

Bruce Swerling

Harry L. Tannenholz

Hilda Kleinfeld Thim

Gerald Wallick

Benjamin Max Warburg

Beatrice Goldman Warren

Lois I. Weinberg

Sydney H. White

MARCH 9 - 15

Laurie Marian Auerbach

Irving Baker

Lena Bornstein

Llora Cohen Bortman

Donald N. Brightman

Lillian H. Brody

Maralyn Ann Bronstein

Norman L. Cahners

Fulton Irving Cahners

James A. Cahners

Hermine Cohen

William Dagilas

Wilma Fox Dangel

Elaine Roberts Dretler

Elisabeth Sarah Ebert

Philip Fanger

Joseph Fienman

Emma J. Finn

Leon William Freeman

Greta Fromholz

Leni Steinberg Fromm

Herbert Fromm

Emma Greenfield Goodman

Vivian Gerstein Green

Marion Tobin Greenwald

Bettine Greifer

Ethel Grossman

Helen Grossman

Morris Homonoff

Sandra Hurwitz

Augustus H. Kaufman

Matthew Joseph Koleman

Maxine Krulewich

Saul L. Lebow

Luba Young Lepie

Frances Hahn Levenson

Barbara Berman Levy

Theodore I. Libby

Fannie Barnett Linsky

Samuel Marder

Maxine Levin Marks

Justin James Michelson

Arnold Frank Miller

Elizabeth Sarah Ommen

William Pastan

Abraham Charles Roberts

Gerry Roberts

Hyman J. Rosenberg

Helena Wyzanski

Rosenburg

Murray L. Sackman

Louis H. Salvage

Sadie Rachesky Samet

Robert Sheinfeld

Gertrude Litner Snyder

Abraham Solomon

Ganya B. Spinrad

Stanley Stearns

Nathan Stein

Joseph Steinberg

Jacob Hecht Strauss

Carl Jerome Tishler

David Toochin

Gladys Myers Toomey

Allan Warsowe

Theresa Weiscopf

Augusta Wolfe

Alfred S. Wolfner

Jack I. Zalkind

Jennie D. Zofnass

MARCH 16 - 22

Dr. Archie Adam Abrams

Albert Allen

Benjamin Altman

Dorothy Rubenstein Ashe

Celia Epstein Barron

George Cohen

Olga Corkin

Benjamin Ellis

Stephen E. Elmont

Minna Feldman

Nathan Fine

Abraham Lincoln Fishel

Henry Friedman

Esther Luftig Gluck

I. Obie Goverman

Esther M. Greenglass

Reuben B. Gryzmish

Jessie Guttentag

Harry Kamentsky

Sarah Eyges Kaplan

Isaac Kaplan

Sylvia D. Karofsky

Morrey M. Kaufman

Gladys O. King

Robert Klier

Jennie Smith Kot

Allen L. Lash

Benjamin Guild Leavitt

Gerald J. Lebow

Ruth Goldberg Levine

Harry Julius Levy

Gertrude London

Ernest A. Lynton

Louis A. Madfis

Lillian Ruth Marder

Ilona Leah Milch

Arline E. Mills

Florence Missel

William Bertram Morse

Earle M. Neyman

Steven H. Palder

Muriel Kohn Pokross

Dr. Padie Richlin

Laurence H. Richmond

Evelyn W. Robinson

Gladys N. Rosen

Joseph H. Rosenthal

William Harrison Shaer

Sadie Shapiro

Maurice Joseph Simon

Lawrence S. Slater

Maurice D. Slovin

Alfred Stern

Ida B. Levy Stone

Dr. Aaron Thurman

Esther Wade

Marjorie Weisberg

Sol Walter Weltman

Philip Wernick

Frances Bachrack Winberg

Bertha Winn

Madeline Wise-Levin

Lee Yallum

Maurice Young

Ronny Zinner

MARCH

23 - 29

Jeanette G. Alpert

Dr. Charles Askowith

Jennie Loitman Barron

Rose Blasberg

Aaron I. Bloomberg

John Jacob Bookman

Frances "Fay" Canter

Theresa D. Casson

Benjamin Nast Cofman

Charlotte Bornstein

Feibelman

Barnett Fine

Bertha S. Fine

E. Phillip Finn

Maurice Forman

Rachel Freeman

Samuel Frumkin

Helen Gross Glazier

Vera F. Goding

Gladys F. Goldman

Murray Goldshine

Robert Goldwyn

Sylvan A. Goodman

Gertrude Dana Gordon

Marvin C. Grossman

Estelle B. Hite

Lee Hraba

Bobbe Jacobson

Dr. George Kahn

Marjorie Low Karmel

Nathan Katz

Samuel Kohn

Deborah Koster

Robert L. Krakoff

Treva Krantz

Benedict B. Krulewitz

Mildred Kharfen Lehman

Gordon Lesser

Claire Lesser

Rosamond Levensohn

Sadye May Lurie

Maurice Mades

Rachel Goldberg Marcus

Leo Mayer

Lillian W. Pastan

Maud Gross Pincus

Earl Rappaport

Alan Mark Roberts, M.D.

Bert Romm

Helene Godelph Rose

Sara W. Ross

Nathan Rotfort

Edwin Frederick Saltzberg

Dorothy Shapero

Melville Carl Shine

Sadie Solo

Enid Starr

Rena White Stern

Albert W. Sudhalter

Janice E. Tarlin

William Weisberg

YAHRZEITS

Hy Young

Bertram Zakon

MARCH 30APRIL 5

Herman Abbott

Dr. Daniel Abramson

Doretta L. Barnet

Adelaide Blumenthal

Bengloff

Edward Bertman

Beatrice R. Biller

Samuel Bornstein

Alan A. Brown

Pauline Brown

Ted Cutler

Phyllis Feinstein

Henrietta S. Finer

Leo Flax

Malka R. Friedman

Florence Gordon

David H. Greenberg

David Kane

Jeanne Kotler

Saul Kurlat

Herbert C Lee

Colman Levin

Eleanor Golub Levine

Bertha Alfred Lyman

Lewis J. Malamut

Ida W. Milton

Nettie Morris

J. Robert Morse

Jacob Naigles

Dr. H. Allan Novack

Abraham S. Novins

Isidore Rabinovitz

Michael Redstone

John Robbins

William J. Rose

Annie C. Rosen

Miriam Margolis

Rosenburg

Harold Rotenberg

Sadie Mazur Roud

David Rutberg

Sarah B. Schatz

Edward Baylor Schilder

Sadye Rosenberg

Sheinfeld

Gertrude T. Siegal

Annette Rosenberg Silbert

David M. Small

Lewis A. Steinberg

Benjamin Stern

Evelyn Stieber Bernstein

Ethel Segol Tuck

Hyman Benjamin Ullian

Erma Barron Wernick

Deeda Wharton

Martha B. Wit

APRIL 6 - 12

Miriam L. Barron

Mary Blasberg

Marjorie W. Bloom

Gordon Bloom

Walter Cahners

Anna Castleman

Naomi Lourie Cohen

Harry Cohen

Victoria J. Corri

Sophie Corwin

Rose Cupinsky

Harry Dangel,Jr.

Michael M Davis

Joan Einhorn

Ada E. Ellis

Martha Finn

Walter J. Fishel

Lee A. Flaxer

A. Alfred Franks

Dr. Arthur C. Gilbert

Charles Glazer

Adele Godoff

Rose Goldstein

Esther Gruberger

Marion Guttentag

Joseph D. Halpern

Belle Rice Hecht

Edith Robbins Katz

Harris Kirsner

Maximillian Laven

Moses I Levenson

Seymour Lewis

Annette Platt Lourie

Nathan Marcus

Celia "Chickie" Masters

Gertrude C. Miller

Reginald Morse

Mrs. Frances Porter

Sally Silverman Richmond

Lucy Sandberg Rines

Annie W. Robbins

Herbert S. Robbins

Frederick Rosenbaum

Bette Rothman

Max Samet

Barry A. Sandler

Gertrude Saunders

Sadie Cohen Seligman

David Joshua Shikes

Julie Siegel

Marshall M. Sloane

Louis Springer

Phoebe Starr Sharaf

Goldie Wartel

Joseph Weinman

Joseph Gotland Weisberg

Abraham J. Wyzanski

Pearl Franks Young

APRIL 13 - 19

Harold David Ashe

Moritz Auerbach

Selma Auerbach

Harry A. Bass

Jean Sholkin Berkowitz

Annie Berner

Daniel M. Braude

Leo Caroline

Jacob Charak

Eva Schreider Cole

Charles Corkin

Lucille Finn Cutler

Paul S. Darman

Charles Daum

George Ehrenfried

Pauline Goldstein Fine

Carol Fine

H. Bertram Finer

Vivian Freeman

David Freeman

Anna Gashin

Selma Leavitt Gerler

Bessie Nathanson Gesmer

Samuel Ginsburg

Charles Goldman

Norma Richmond

Goldman

Magnus Greenman

Ida B. Helman

Michael Jacob Hoffman

Dora Kaplan

Ida Kay Katz

Esther Kaufman

M. Leonard Lewis

Morris John Lurie

Niecie Manello

Gertrude Marcus

Benjamin Allen Miller

Philip Okun

Phyllis Rome Olian

Doris Perlo de Zichlin

Elliott W. Porter

Julius Price

Leonard Kuhns Reichert

Sidney B. Rogal

Elaine Rosenblatt Karnow

Judge Philip Rubenstein

Dr. David D. Rubin

Samuel E. Seegel

Phineas Spinrad

David Josiah Swartz

Ellen Morse Tishman

Jennie E. Warsowe

Sarah Brin Weisberg

Robert Wise

Gussie Wyner

Sylvia Young

Stanley S. Zelermyer

Beatrice Roth Zimmet

APRIL 20 - 26

Lorraine Brenner

Altschuler

David A. Bailen

Eileen Baron

Leon Bayard

Abraham Becker

Esther S. Berman

Sophia H. Brown

William Brown

Selik J. Byer

Bernard C. Cohen

Beatrice H. Ehrenfried

Estelle Falik

Phillip F. Faneuil

Ely Feibelman

Irma Deitz Feldman

Martin Fisher

Sadie G. Flax

Ann Fried

Carl C. Fritz

Bernard Gilbert

Richard Alan Giller

Louis Hodess

Leona Feldberg Karp

David Katcoff

Bessie Kimball

Mildred L. Kimball

Minnie Kirsner

Abraham Klopot

Evelyn Krosner

Samuel Kupinsky

Gitta Kurlat

Rose Lanes

Dorothy Levin

Edith Glaser Linden

Aida Klein Marglin

Joseph Isaac Mehlman

Lawrence Mezoff

Edward Mark Perkit

Berl Pfeffer

Leah Pfeffer

Richard E. Raphael

Ruth Ann Redstone

Sadie Riceman

Aaron Richmond

David Rosen

Minnie Horne Rosenberg

Morris Rottenberg

Goldie R. Saxe

Edward Schulman, M.D.

Dr. George Schwartz

Dr. Herbert R. Sleeper

Bernice K. Snyder

Harry I. Solar

Sherman H. Starr

Max Starr

Barnard A. Stein

Nettie Cotler Stein

Connie Stroyman

Sterra Sone Tackeff

Charles Wartel

Mark R. Werman

Alice Winn

Maurice Wit

CONTRIBUTIONS (OCTOBER

ANITA FEINS BOOKSHELF

Michael & Nancy Sandman

• in loving memory of Dexter David Gould, beloved father, grandfather, and great grandfather

BARRON BIBLICAL GARDEN

Kenneth & Marian Barron

• in loving memory of George Robbins

CLERGY DISCRETIONARY FUND

Dick Cooper

• in memory of Sumner Cooper

• in memory of Esta Cooper

Leah Demetri and Rob Keene

• in honor of Rabbi Zecher's presence at Teddy's baby naming

Jonathan Fine

• in memory of my father, Murray A Fine, on his yahrzeit

Susan Frankl & George Demetri

• in honor of our grandson, Teddy's, baby naming

Rachel Goldman

• with loving appreciation for Rabbi Zecher and Cantor Stillman's leadership and kindness Teddy's Bar Mitzvah

Zach & Joanna Goodman

• with deep thanks to Rabbi Zecher for officiating the naming of Annabelle and Clara. We appreciate how you helped us both honor Clara and celebrate Annabelle.

Liz and Randy Guggenheimer

• in honor of the naming of our grandson, Solan

Hope & David Hirsch

• in appreciation of being guests for the High Holy Days

Deborah Hollenberg

• in honor of Rabbi Zecher who has led with strength and light.

Robert Jaffe

• in memory of Helen Jaffe

Ellen Kaplan Kardon

• in memory of Laura Lappin Gallagher, who is forever in my heart

Helen Kolsky

29, 2024 - JANUARY 6, 2025)

Meryl S. LeBoff, Gail LeBoff, Jeremy LeBoff Williams, Avery LeBoff Vafai, and Scott, Madelyn, and Benjamin Vafai

• in honor and memory of Dr. Gerald & Mrs. Phyllis LeBoff, our loving and phenomenal parents, grandparents, and great grandparents

Adam and Jessica Marks

• in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Gavin Marks

Ellen Miller

• in honor of my grandson, Sam Miller's, Bar Mitzvah

Sandy & Don Perrin

• in honor of Fran Putnoi's birthday

• in memory of Ed Polansky

Stephen & Barbara Phillips

• in memory of Benjamin Phillips

Diane Rose

• in memory of James Alexander Rose

Beth Sands

• with great appreciation to Rabbi Zecher and the clergy for officiating the Bat Mitzvah of Kate Sands

• with appreciation to Cantor Stillman for helping prepare Kate for her Bat Mitzvah

Ellen Steinbaum

• in honor of Friedhelm Glauner & David Haicher-Bassong's new granddaughter

Simon and Loretta Wieczner

• in appreciation for Rabbi Zecher's loving and moving naming of our grandson, Lima August Simihaian

DR. ARNOLD SEGEL LIBRARY FUND

Joseph & Judith Leader

• in loving memory of Harold Cohen

• in loving memory of Esther Wilker

• in loving memory of Edith Cohen

EDUCATION FUND

Judith & Yair Argon

• in loving memory of Irving Kotlier

FRANCES JACOBSON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER ANNUAL FUND

Emma & Samuel Adelman

Jancy Langley & Brian Goodman

Laura & Sarah Halix

Miriam & Josh Ozer

Stephanie & Jeffrey Schwartz

Avery & Scott Vafai

Emily & Dan Willey

GALE RAPHAEL TILLI FUND

Tatyana Goldwyn

Henry & Linda Okun

• in loving memory of Mollie Botkin

Nancy Raphael

• in loving memory of my beloved husband, Gale Raphael

Rhoada Wald

• in loving memory of James Waldroop

• in loving memory of David Folkman, brother-in-law of Paula Folkman

H.M. KAROL MUSIC FUND

• Avrom Gossack

I. OBIE GOVERMAN BOOKSHELF

George Goverman

• in loving memory of Mae G. Dolby

MERLE & DORIS LOCKE YOUTH FUND

Alan Miller & Jean Locke Miller

• in loving memory of Melvin J. Locke

MURRAY A. JACOBSON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER’S DIRECTORSHIP FUND

Lindsay Jacobson Ernstoff & Benjamin Ernstoff

• in honor of Ryan Parker Ernstoff’s baby naming

Susan Jacobson Faigel

• in loving memory of Frances & Murray Jacobson

David, Lori, & Evan Jacobson, & Lindsay

Ernstoff

• in loving memory of Frances & Murray Jacobson

Nancy Jacobson

• in loving memory of Frances & Murray Jacobson

CONTRIBUTIONS

(OCTOBER 29, 2024 - JANUARY 6, 2025)

NEWELL KURSON TRANSPORTATION FUND

Nancy & Richard Lubin

• in loving memory of Eleanor Kurson

RIVERWAY PROJECT FUND

Amy Channen

• in honor of the wedding of Matthew & June Channen

• We would like to thank Rabbi Andrew Oberstein for leading a beautiful and memorable wedding ceremony for our son and daughter-in-law

Scott Corin

• in honor of Aron Corin

Jason Freirich

David, Ross, Michael, and Debra Hurwitz

• Many thanks to Rabbi Andrew for his friendship & comfort during the loss of wife & mother, Paula (Penny) Hurwitz.

Bradley Milam

• In honor of Nalani Haueter, who has worked so tirelessly to make our Riverway community vibrant, welcome, and vital to the Jewish community.

Jonathan Packer

Donald & Frances Putnoi

David Sperber

SOCIAL ACTION FUND

Joel, Robin, Joshua, and Miriam Abrams

• in loving memory of Betsy Abrams

Chris Bierbrier

• in loving memory of my beloved and my friend, Len Bierbrier

Yolanda Diao & Brandon DeKosky

• As we celebrate our wedding, we wanted to express our deepest gratitude for the role this beloved synagogue has played in our lives and in our special day.

TEEN JUST-US FUND

Gretchen McClain

• in loving memory of Amy Tananbaum

Sharon Rich & Nancy Reed

• in loving memory of Amy Tananbaum

Cathryn Stein & David Seldin

• in loving memory of Amy Tananbaum

TEMPLE FUND

Richard & Sandra Bertman

• in loving memory of Bessie Bertman

Nancy Borkow

• in loving memory of Rosalie Borkow

Richard & Wendy Cohen

• in loving memory of Florence Kahn & Sylvan Kahn

Sidney Davis

Yolanda Diao & Brandon DeKosky

• As we celebrate our wedding, we wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to this incredible community. Over the past year, your unwavering support, wisdom, and warmth have guided us on our journey, deepening our connection to Judaism and to one another.

Frank & Mary Epstein

• in loving memory of Margit Klara Epstein

Roger & Judith Feingold

• in loving memory of Leo Moss & Lonny Moss

Janet M. Fox

• in loving memory of Alex Fox, Isabel Morse, and Steve Morse

Hank & Hugh Friedman

• in loving memory of Laurel E. Friedman & Trudy Friedman

Earl Gashin

• in loving memory of Ronald Gashin

• in loving memory of Irving Gashin

Priscilla Golding & Barbara A. Burg

• in loving memory of Virginia Burg

Tom Grossman

• in loving memory of Kattie Marder

Paul & Annette Hodess

• in loving memory of Bernard "Bud" Hodess

• in loving memory of Robert Moser

• in loving memory of Ilse Moser

Joanne & Roy Howard

• in loving memory of Lawrence Kahme

David & Lori Jacobson

• in loving memory of Paul Fisher

Joel Kanter

• in loving memory of Stanley S. Kanter, M.D.

Ellen Kaplan Kardon

• in loving memory of Mike Grossman

Joan Klagsbrun

Brian Knez

• in loving memory of Nick & Phyllis Knez

Hope Krakoff

• in loving memory of Sandra G. Krakoff

Ruth Posin Lappin

• in loving memory of Herbert Posin

Allyn & Judith Levy

• in loving memory of my dad, Benjamin Michaelson

Nancy Levy-Konesky

• in loving memory of Harriet Greenberg

Joseph & Nancy Marglin

• in loving memory of Bernard Marglin, our father, and Ellis Marglin, our grandfather

Edward & Sydell Masterman

• in loving memory of Lillian Leondar

Schultz & Morris Schultz

Donald & Roxanne Mayer

• in loving memory of Robert Mayer

Avi Pareto

Pamela & Dean Richlin

• in loving memory of Morton Bard

Alice & Stephen Robbins

• in loving memory of Harriet Robbins

Daniel Romanow & B. Andrew Zelermyer

• in loving memory of Allan Romanow & Bessie Bertman

• in loving memory of my mother, D. Louise Bertman Zelermyer

Diane B. Rose

• in memory of my beloved father, Harry Marks

David & Judith Rosenthal

• in loving memory of Saul Biller

Arlene Rosenthal

• in loving memory of Sol Thim

Donald Saunders & Liv Ullmann

• in loving memory of Irving M. Saunders

CONTRIBUTIONS (OCTOBER 29, 2024 - JANUARY 6, 2025)

Valya Shapiro

• in loving memory of Louison Kazes

• in loving memory of Isak Kazes

Joan Shiffman

• in loving memory of Minnie Saltzberg

Michael Simon

• in loving memory of Maurice M. Simon

Neil & Patty Smithline

• in loving memory of Diane Smithline

Gerald Tishler

• in loving memory of Douglas N. Tishler

VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN FUND

Emily Kates

Roger & Midori Oser

Dan Raviv

WILLIAM S. AND RAE G. KOSTER BOOKSHELF

Stephen Koster

• in loving memory of my father William S. Koster; my mother, Rae G. Koster; and my aunts, Mildred Koster and Lillian Koster, for their respective yahrzeits

WYNER MUSEUM FUND

Justin L. Wyner

• in loving memory of Florence Goldberg Sloane

• in loving memory of Sara Wyner

• in loving memory of George Wyner

FRIENDS ANNUAL FUND (OCTOBER 29, 2024 - JANUARY 6, 2025)

WISDOM

($20,000+)

Robert Lloyd Corkin Charitable Foundation

Gordon Freeman & Arlene Sharpe

Marc Maxwell

Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation

Amy Smith Berylson

James Berylson

Jonathan Block & Jennifer Berylson Block

Robert Katz & Elizabeth Berylson Katz

Robert & Dana Smith

Jackson Smith, Madeline Smith, Ryan Smith

Debra Smith Knez

Nicolas Dulac & Jessica Knez Dulac

Andrew & Krista Knez

STRENGTH

($10,000 - $14,999)

Jennifer & Jonathan Block

Alexandra Klingenstein & Philip Kemp

Brian Knez

Nancy Raphael

Mark & Marie Schwartz

Anonymous

KINDNESS

($5,000 - $9,999)

James Dalsimer & Ellen Steinbaum

Beth Davis

Alan Einhorn & Suzanne Salamon

David Feinberg & Marina Kalb

Pam Kohlberg & Curt Greer

Shawn & Jill Kravetz

Roger & Carol Marks

Sandy Starr, Tony Starr, Julie Starr Druker, and Dinny Starr

• in loving memory of our father, Sherman Starr

Sandy Starr & Raine Figueroa

• in loving memory of my mother, Enid

M. Starr

Cantor Alicia & Phillip Stillman

Rabbi Elaine Zecher & David Eisenberg

INSPIRATION

($3,600 - $4,999)

Laurence Bailen & Jennifer Weber

Carol B. Michael

Jason & Erinn Rhodes

Pamela & Dean Richlin

Leah Rosovsky

Robert Sands

Philip & Rachel Sher

Robin Weinberger

Justin L. Wyner

• in loving memory of Genevieve Geller Wyner

VISION

($1,800 - $3,599)

Bernard & Janet Aserkoff

Betsy Banks Epstein & David Epstein

Robert Bechek & Elizabeth Freeman Bechek

Ted Berk & Naomi Weinberg

Chris Bierbrier

Robert & Glenda Fishman

Alison & Ezra Freedman

Blake Gottesman

Harriet Greenfield

Holly Gunner & Anne Chalmers

Philip & Peggy Horwitz

Ilisa Hurowitz & Nicholas Alexander

Lesley & Ben Inker

Paul & Barbara Joskow

Linda & Jonathan Kay on behalf of the Marshall M. & Barbara J. Sloane Private Foundation

Zach Konz

Steven Lampert & Anita Feins

Jodi & Mike Maciag

Robert & Sandra Marcus

Robert & Susan Michaels

Donald & Sandra Perrin

Daniel Romanow & B. Andrew Zelermyer

Michael Rubenstein & Elizabeth Skavish

Andrew Sherman & Russell Lopez

Stephen & Roberta Weiner

The Weisman Family

Anonymous

FRIENDS ANNUAL FUND

(OCTOBER 29, 2024 - JANUARY 6, 2025)

CONNECTION

($1,000 - $1,799)

Alison & Mathew Avram

Meryl Beckingham

Joseph Bower

Ronald & Susan Ebert

Irene & Ronne Friedman

Paul & Lisa Karofsky

Leslie & Richard Kates

Rachel Katzmann

Rabbi David & Carol Mersky

Peggy Ann Morrison

Alan & Cecily Morse

William Richlin

• in honor of Dean & Pam Richlin: Thanks for all the love and support

Dan Solomon & Mindy Berman

William Trilling

Donald & Cheryl Warner

FRIENDS (UP TO $999)

Ann Abrams & Deborah Filler

Elaine Abrams

Rabbi Ruth Alpers

Apostolos Ampountolas

• in loving memory of Michael Oshins

Joyce Antler

Jill & Matt Arnold

Linda Azrin

Nicola Babarcich

Victoria & Geremy Bass

Michael Bearse

Louis & Nancy Beckerman

Jonathan Benjamin

Lillia Lara Sanchez & Zachary Berkowitz

Doug & Sara Berkson

Matthew Berman & Hai Jung Theresa Kim

Berman

Barbara & Alan Berns

Natalya Bernstein

Marcy Bienen

Jessica Blumstein

Jerry Boyd & Lisa Chin

Tristan Boyd

Rhona & Steven Brand

Rebecca Brand

Elyssa Brand

Lorraine Bressler

Lisa Brown

Saralynn Busch & Andrew Fenves

Arthur Canter & Gary Brissette

James Caron & Amy Richman

Cathleen Cavell

Ellen Cleary

Steven Cohen & Bruce Withey

Dayl Cohen

Rachelle Cohen

Jonathan Cohen

Nancy & Gerald Cutler

Richard M. Dana

Lisa Danetz & Craig Smith

Joan Daniels

Fiona Dauphinee

Gerald Davidson & Debra Kocar

Eric & Kelly Davidson

Daniel & Lisa Davis

Eric Demicco & Erica Quigley

Dan & Amy Deutsch

Kathy Dickinson

• in honor of Caitlin E. Dickinson

Adam & Christina Doctoroff

Joshua Driesman & Jay Feinstein

Lonn & Adrienne Goeller Drucker

James Ellis

Richard Endlar

Kate & Jeremy Faust

Julia Fischburg & Ben Jackson

Rebecca & Michael Fishbein

Joan Florsheim

Michael Fowler

Janet M. Fox

Karin Freed & Joshua Miller

Jason Friedman

• in honor of Nalani Haueter: Tireless dedication to Temple Israel and the Riverway community

Serena Fujita

Elsa Galdston

• in loving memory of Shelley Schribman, my dear and close friend of over 50 years

Dani Gerstman

Nancy Gertner

Sara & Benjamin Gewurz

Frances & John Godine

Stan & Leslie Godoff

Robert Goisman & Jeanne Traxler

Andrew & Shoshanna Goldberg

Jeanne Goldberg

Priscilla Golding & Barbara A. Burg

Rachel Goldsmith

Jennifer & Ken Goldsmith

Steven Goldstein & Hui Deng

Tatyana Goldwyn

Alan & Pamela Goodman

George Goverman

Jessica Greenfield & Paul Hummel

• in honor of the amazing staff & clergy of Temple Israel: Thank you for everything you do to make Temple Israel a safe, welcoming, inspirational, spiritual, just and Jewish home.

Stefanie Greenfield

Sylvia E. Green

Jennifer & Marc Grella

Joanne Grossman

Robin Grossman & Virginia Lee

Jill Hahn

Sherrill Hannon

Robert & Elanna Havdala

Ira & Deborah Heffan

Benjamin Hertzberg

Allison Hertz

Raquel & Jason Hitt

Michael Hodess & Sarah Affel

Edward Hofeller & Cheryl Ebenstein

Deborah Hollenberg

Tamara Indianer & Angie Quadrini

John Isaacson

Rabbi Suzie & JoJo Jacobson

Joy Jartman & Mitchell Lowe

Allison Jewell

Robert Kagan & Susan Barron

Richard Kalish & Elisabeth Keller

Lisa Kantor

Rachel Kantrowitz

Mark Kaplan

Yetta Katz

Hayley Kaufman McNulty

Richard Kazis & Jill Medvedow

Kieran Kelleher

Libby Keller

FRIENDS ANNUAL FUND (OCTOBER 29, 2024

- JANUARY 6, 2025)

Cameron Kerry & Kathy Weinman

Josephine Kivort

Laurence Koff & Barbara Smith Koff

Helen Kolsky

Martha Koster

Lauren & Aaron Lapat

Eric & Lori Lass

Judith & Alan Leichtner

Colin Leitch

Andrea & Meredith Lesser-Gonzalez

Barry & Ellen Levine

Susan Levin

Jane Lewis

Anne Licciardello

Sharon Liszanckie & Robyn Holzman

Robert & Deborah Litt

Phyllis Litwin

Sharen Litwin

Perri Lomberg & Alex Semendinger

• in honor of Nalani Haueter: Thank you for all the ways you support and encourage us. We love being in a beautiful, vibrant community with you.

Nancy & Richard Lubin

Anthony & Lenore Martin

Carol G. Mayer

Sally Mechur

Ellen Messer

Harvey & Amy Michaels

Bradley Milam

Marc & Manja Miles

Fred & Beth Monaco

JP Monneray & Gail Williams

Ricki Morell & John Hechinger

Robin Morgasen

Em & Guntram Mueller

Marti Mullen

• in honor of the work of Temple Israel in providing Jewish education services via Zoom

Linda Myers

Alexander & Zi Neary

• in honor of the bris for Ezra Neary and the support we received from Temple Israel for the occasion

Debra Neiman & Jude Rossi

Paula H. Noe

Andrew Novis

Roger & Midori Oser

Ann Peck

Emily & Richard Perlman

Carole Pesner

• in honor of Rabbi Elaine Zecher

Mary & Gary Pforzheimer

Lindsay Pike & Jeffrey Sussman

• in honor of Nalani Haueter: Thankful to always be welcomed within the TI community and all the ways your work touches my life, from Riverway to Women's group, to your guidance. I am thankful.

Susan L. Porter

Frederick & Marilyn Pritikin

Joan Rachlin

Michael & Susan Rees

Payton Reisinger & Bret Davis

Jami Rice

Rita Richmond

Paula Riegel

Caitlin Rollins & David Paredes

Faye & Elisa Romm

Diane B. Rose

Joshua Rosen

Esther Z. Rosenthal

Irene Ross

• in loving memory of my mother, Mary S. Ross; my sister, Rochelle F. Gordon; and my brother, Richard Barry Ross

Ronenn Roubenoff

Ellen Rovner

Martin & Cindy Rowe

Shmuel Rubens

Rachel Rubinstein

Marc Rysman & Michelle Ephraim

Gladys & Alexander Rysman

Sheila Sachs

Lisa Saltzman

Judith Sanditen

Michael & Nancy Sandman

Elizabeth Sands

Emma Savitz & Samuel Crawford

• in loving memory of my sister, Celia

Savitz Strauss

Michelle Schaffer & David Hemenway

Natalie Schatz

Diane Schoenfeld

Beverlee Sclar & Sarah Greenberg

Sara Sclaroff

Richard & Virginia Seegel

Joshua & Jennifer Segal

James & Mimi Segel

Deborah Seidel

Avishai Shafrir & Roberta Steinberg

Valya Shapiro

Ella-May Sherr

Jose & Amy Sicairos

Warren & Leslie Simmons

Michael Simon

Robert & Claudia Slipakoff

Seymour Small

Kenneth & Jaime Smoller

Amanda & Derek Smythers

Rosalie Snyder

Robert Sokoloff

Derek Soled & Beret Amundson

Martha Starr

Roberta G Steinberg

Susanna Stern & Felipe M. Pait

Ellen Beth & Detlev Suderow

Farid Suleyman

Linda Maria Taborola

Myra Tattenbaum

Tony & Nancy Tauber

David & Rhoda Trietsch

Jeane Ungerleider & William Stone

Rhoada Wald

Jonathan Warburg

Emilian Wasserman

Mindee Wasserman

Bob Weintraub

Barry Weisman & Michele J. Fishel

Michael & Rachel Wexler

Emily & Daniel Willey

Elaine Wintman

Sandra Wixted

Marlene O. Yesley

Susan Yesley

Naomi Zipursky

• in honor of Nalani Haueter: Thank you for all you do to nourish and sustain the Riverway community!

Ellen Zucker & Ellen Clegg

Anonymous

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. Your 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 call 617-566-3960. You can also find more details online at nertamid.tisrael.org.