Summer 2021|5781 May, June, July Iyar, Sivan, Tamuz, Av
INSIGHT into Temple Israel of Boston
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
• Vaccination Site at Temple Israel • Shavuot & Confirmation • Celebrating Helen Cohen
INSIGHT
“Enlighten our eyes with Your teaching, and let
ABOUT THE COVER...
our hearts embrace Your commandments.” - Morning Liturgy
AT TEMPLE ISRAEL, WE...
build community and encounter the sacred through relationships.
embrace Torah in all its dimensions as our enduring source for inquiry, discovery, and inspiration. Students participate in the TI Wilderness Program.
IN THIS ISSUE... The TI Scene .......................................................3 From TI President & Executive Director .............4 From the Senior Rabbi ........................................5 Thank You, Rabbi Jen Gubitz! .............................6 Shavuot and Confirmation .................................7 TI Vaccination Site ...........................................8-9 Next Steps in our REDI Work ............................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.
Welcome Rabbi Andrew Oberstein ..................11 Stories of TI Impact on Our Youth ....................12 Welcome to Our New Staff ...............................13 Celebrating Helen Cohen ..................................14 Adult B'nei Mitzvah & Chochmat Lev ...............15 High Holy Day FAQ ............................................16 GBIO Listening Groups & Friends Match ..........17 Anticipating Our New Website .........................18 Photo Gallery ....................................................19 Life-Cycles ....................................................20-22 Yahrzeits ......................................................22-25 Cemetery Histories and Mysteries ..................26 Contributions & New Members ..................27-29
UPCOMING HOLIDAY DATES... Shavuot: May 16-18, 2021 Tisha B'Av: July 17/18, 2021 Tu B'Av: July 24, 2021
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The TI Scene: Living Judaism Together
Tu B'Shvat hike at the Blue Hills
Rabbi Dan Slipakoff's Mixtape Midrash Class
TI Cares Co-Chairs putting together Mishloach Manot packages for Purim
Rabbis Zecher, Gubitz, and Slipakoff, and Cantor Stillman during the virtual Matzah Brei Cookoff
Curb-side pick up from Oasis vegan restaurant
YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
Being in quarantine can be isolating, frightening, and lonely. If you or anyone you know are sick with COVID-19, please let Amy Sherr know so we can reach out at asherr@tisrael.org. We are here for you! Please let us know if you need immediate assistance. www.tisrael.org/insight | 617-566-3960
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FROM THE
BOARD PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
It is hard to believe this is my last Insight column as President of Temple Israel. While the last two years have flown by, I can honestly say no one chooses to lead an organization during a pandemic, but then we rarely have warning of such occurrences. What is clear is that I am filled with gratitude for all the incredible work, tenacity, and creativity that our Clergy, Staff and whole community poured into Temple Israel during this time of COVID. We have not only survived, we have thrived, as we nimbly transitioned to online presence, observance, learning and governance. We widened our reach and expanded our orbit during this past year. We innovated new rituals, Marc Maxwell reconfigured our familiar events, accommodated our safety and made sure every member of our Board President community had access and connection to all we have to offer. We continued planning for our future, with our Ongoing “Inventing our Future” and are planning for our re-entry into in-person gatherings at Temple, as we safely can. We are making plans for our “Welcome Home” changes to our building, technology, and operations, starting this summer and planning for “hybrid” High Holidays come September. It is difficult to list everything we have accomplished in the past year. It has both been “business as usual”, while truly nothing has been normal in the way it unfolded. We have said good-bye to seemingly irreplaceable members of our Clergy and Staff team and successfully integrated Cantor Stillman and new staff members. We lent our space to others and turned our Atrium and Auditorium into a Vaccination Site. We supported minority and mainstream organizations, while staying true to our core values and mission. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to have served in this role, for the constant support of Clergy, Staff and Congregants, and to step aside so others who have agreed to step up can lead us forward. These two years have been among my most rewarding, to be given the opportunity of giving back to an institution that has so supported me over my decades of association. It is clear Temple Israel will continue to thrive and advance as we collectively create our own rich and engaging future. I hope you will join me in supporting those leaders who follow and in assuring Temple Israel’s expansive journey into our collective future. This has been a year unlike any other. I invite you to join us over Zoom for our annual gathering on June 10 at 7:00 p.m. We’ll celebrate our past year, take a moment to mark where we are, and look toward the future. We’ll also have the opportunity to thank some of our staff who are moving on, including Rabbi Jen Gubitz and the founding director of the FJECC, Helen Cohen. Helen is retiring after raising up a full generation of our youth, and setting them on the path to success. Those of us who have been lucky enough to have a child attend the FJECC have been witness to the deep and abiding values that Helen and her staff have instilled in their students. Dan Deutsch Executive Director
We’re grateful to all who have helped to strengthen our organization over the years, but I would be remiss if I didn’t take this moment to express my deep gratitude to our outgoing Board President, Marc Maxwell. Over the last two years of his presidency, Marc has been generous with his time, money, and wisdom. He has led us with a supportive and direct vision, as he has a full understanding of the many facets of our community and what it takes to strengthen our work. His steady approach and presence have been a gift to us. As we look toward the next fiscal year, our team is working hard to plan for many contingencies. Soon, we will have more details to share about our vision, including how we will spend the High Holy Days. Stay tuned! As we’ve learned throughout this pandemic, the only constant is change – but we are learning to be excellent change-managers here at Temple Israel. Our doors, whether physical or metaphorical, are always open to you.
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FROM THE
SENIOR RABBI
How do we get from Passover to Shavuot? We spent Passover moving from the narrow straits of Egypt to the open pathway through the sea to the wide expanse of freedom. Our journey hardly ends here. Torah awaits. The Seder helped us move from there to here. But how do we again get from here to there — from the wild ecstasy of freedom to the guiding light of Torah? Rabbi Elaine Zecher Senior Rabbi
The stepping stones come from Pirkei Avot, the ethical teachings of the rabbis of the Mishnah who lay out a plan with their counsel. They provide six chapters of inspiration, like an arrow shot from a bow piercing the air on its way to prepare us and direct us toward the ultimate instruction of Torah. Let these words and images from these chapters guide you on this path:
1:6 Provide yourself with a teacher, and acquire for yourself a companion and judge every person in the scale of merit.
2:7…the more Torah, the more life…the more counsel, the more understanding, the more tzedakah, the more peace…
3:8: Know whence you came, and where you are going, and before Whom you will have to give account and reckoning.
4:1 Who is wise? The one who learns from every person…
5:22 Turn it, and turn it again (the Torah), for everything is in it; And contemplate it, and grow old and grey over it, and stir not from it, for you have no better principle than it.
6: 3 Those who learn [Torah] from another; a single chapter, or a single law, or a single verse, or a single utterance, or even a single letter must treat that person with honor…
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Thank you, Rabbi Jen Gubitz!
For the past five years, Rabbi Jen Gubitz has brought warmth and wit, care and concern, scholarship and spirit to our congregation. We are grateful for her presence in our lives and the many relationships she has fostered. She has mentored and warmly welcomed as she has modeled living Judaism with meaning. Thank you, Rabbi Gubitz! We wish you much success in the next chapter of your vibrant rabbinate.
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Mark your calendar for..
SHAVUOT & 5781 CONFIRMATION TIKKUN ZOOM SHAVUOT
25 Hours of Virtual Learning, beginning Sunday, May 16 at 5:00 p.m. Learn more and join us at www.tisrael.org/tikkun-zoom-shavuot On Shavuot, we go big. We celebrate the revelation of Torah at Mount Sinai by learning together, often in what is called a "Tikkun Leil Shavuot," a yearly Torah all-nighter. This year, we go even bigger as dozens of teachers, artists, and facilitators lead us in study, prayer, art making, music, and more over a full 25 hours in the zoomosphere. Join us for an hour or two, or brew a pot of coffee and stay up for a full day of learning, connection, and celebration. This event is offered in partnership with the Center for Adult Jewish Learning, Hebrew College, Temple Sinai, Congregation Dorshei Tzedek, Temple Beth Zion, Temple Ohabei Shalom, and more!
JOIN US AT QABBALAT SHABBAT AS WE CELEBRATE OUR CONFIRMANDS
Friday, May 14 at 6:00 p.m. Zoom link available at www.tisrael.org At Temple Israel we treasure the experience of Confirmation as an integral part of our Shavuot experience. As we gather to celebrate the receiving of Torah from Sinai, we also join as a whole community to celebrate and learn from our 10th grade students who have spent the year exploring and wrestling with the themes of discovery, dynamic spirituality, and righteous impact. Join us for Qabbalat Shabbat on Friday, May 14 as the confirmation class of 5781 will serve as our teachers; sharing with us their perspectives on what Judaism means to them, and inspiring us all to consider what Judaism means to us.
WE CONGRATULATE THE CONFIRMATION CLASS OF 5781: Ari Zeren Anna Zeren Sophia Schneider Adina Habib Max Barcan Isabella Cevallos
Benjamin Kaplan Molly Bailen Lily Bailen Beckett Kravetz John Caceres Claire Carroll
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TI AS A COVID-19 VACCINATION SITE:
Continuing Our Legacy of Service
By Dan Deutsch, Executive Director
On January 6, 2021, I got a phone call. It was the Executive Director of Real Estate for Beth Israel Lahey Health. We’d worked together in the summer of 2020, when Temple Israel helped Beth Israel Hospital by storing equipment so that they could more effectively combat the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The phone call in January was slightly different: would Temple Israel consider hosting a COVID-19 vaccination clinic? Our leadership team knew we had to take this opportunity seriously. It was a moment to truly stand up for our values of pikuach nefesh, caring for the sick, and our role as true builder of community in Boston. There was no other answer but yes. However, the process was extraordinarily complicated. We worked quickly to bring together a plan that would work for our partners and tenants, while providing a smooth and seamless experience for the Beth Israel Lahey Health patients. What would normally take months of planning, we did in two short weeks. We truly believe that with each patient treated at Temple Israel, we are one step closer to helping end this pandemic – and importantly, welcoming our members back into our building. Along with other members of the Temple Israel staff, we have been able to meet some of the patients as they have come into our building and shared their stories with me. A 104-year-old woman told me that this was her first time being in a synagogue – and what a holy experience it was for her! I also heard a story of someone who was afraid to get the vaccine; when she saw that our congregation was the host for this clinic, she felt a sense of trust and signed up to get her shot. It’s also been incredible to see so many of our members come through the doors for the first time in over a year to get vaccinated. In April, I was able to speak to a new national organization, Faith4Vaccines, about what it’s been like to host a vaccination clinic. I shared Temple Israel’s story with almost one hundred faith leaders around the country, as well as representatives from The White House. Each of these leaders is working to address vaccine hesitancy and to support equitable vaccine distribution through faith communities. We hope that the example we have set will cause others to also say “yes” and to stand up for the values of public health and community. Temple Israel is continuing its long legacy of service and making a difference every day.
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"I just managed to get my COVID vaccination at the Temple. It was the most incredibly well-organized, efficient, easy experience! I’m so grateful to you all for working with BI on this. In my experience, both BI and TI have been amazingly menschlich and professional during the many years I’ve been associated with both. I just wanted to let you know how very much this gift of the vaccine site has meant. Truly a huge mitzvah on your part. Thanks so much!" - MS Fearey "I am sitting in the Levi Auditorium after my second shot filled with gratitude and joy. I entered TI three weeks ago with a sense of peace. To be surrounded by my spiritual community as I cared for the body was indeed a sacred act. Thank you for bringing the holistic spirit of caring for body and soul to our doors." - Chris Bierbrier
"My name is David Jamora and I am a Roman Catholic. The reason that I am writing to you is to say thank you for allowing Beth Israel Deaconess patients to use the temple for their vaccine shots. I know that this was not an easy decision in today's world. I thank you and the other Rabbis for making this possible." - David Jamora
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The Next Steps in our Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Work By Tali Puterman and Jessica Greenfield In February 2021, Temple Israel's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-racism, created and affirmed by our Board of Trustees, was shared as reaffirmation of our sacred task to take steps toward justice and holiness in our synagogue and in our homes. This statement included specific actions to transform our community. A working group, co-chaired by members Bea Wilderman and Kathy Weinman, was formed to develop a holistic plan to guide the transformation process. Group members Rabbi Dan Slipakoff, Tali Puterman, Brigid Goggin, Emma Koblick, Ted Greenwood, Jessica Greenfield, Chris Palmer, Barry Weisman, Andy Lesser Gonzalez, Maria Isabel Rosario, and Nancy Tauber developed a proposal that lays out concrete action multi-year steps in eight areas: • • • • • • • •
Clergy Staff Security Lay Leaders Congregation Communications Administration Monitoring
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF THE WORKING AREAS OR THE REDI TEAM? Please contact Tali Puterman (tputerman@tisrael.org), Rabbi Dan Slipakoff (dslipakoff@tisrael.org), or Jessica Greenfield (JGreenfield@cityyear.org) who will continue to be involved in this work.
A REDI (Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) team has been formed by the Trustees to support and coordinate implementation of this holistic and comprehensive plan. Group member Maria Isabel Rosario said, "As a Jew of Color, being part of this process has been an incredibly meaningful experience for me. Knowing that my faith community is willing to say 'we see you' and 'we embrace you' is what I have enjoyed the most about this process. This effort has brought a lot of meaning to my life this past year." Another group member, Andy Lesser-Gonzalez said, "In a course I am taking about organizing, I am meeting people from different temples across the country. Once again, I am impressed with the fact that TI is in the forefront of the work that needs to be done. As a parent of kids who are Jews of Color, how blessed I feel to belong to a congregation that is able to look internally at where change needs to happen and not just at the outside world." As lifetime member of the congregation and current Trustee, Jessica Greenfield commented, “I feel privileged to support a collaborative effort to give all members of our congregation a strong sense of belonging, increase the membership and leadership opportunities for people of all identities, and transform our congregation, and ourselves, to an even more diverse, equitable, and inclusive community."
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WELCOME, RABBI ANDREW OBERSTEIN! By Rabbi Zecher and Marc Maxwell We look forward to welcoming our new rabbi, Andrew Oberstein, this summer in July. As a full member of our clergy team, Rabbi Oberstein will focus his work on the Riverway Project, many areas of engagement in synagogue life, and outreach to the community. Andrew Oberstein may be familiar because he has been our rabbinic intern this past year, taught classes, and helped to lead High Holy Day services. Throughout this year, we have experienced his warm and engaging manner, his phenomenal skills as a teacher of Torah, and his wisdom and empathy.
"Joining the clergy team at Temple Israel truly feels like coming home. After all, this is the community where I got married and where my husband completed his journey toward becoming Jewish. I have already felt this community’s incredible warmth and passion, your immense love of Jewish tradition, and your deep commitment to the pursuit of justice. In the coming years, I am so excited for the opportunities that lie ahead, to learn together, pray together, and
Rabbi Oberstein received his ordination May 2, 2021 from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC). As a student he had been recognized for his scholarship and leadership as a Wexner Graduate Fellow, receiving additional fellowships through the Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA), AIPAC, and Shalom Hartman Institute. HUC commended him with awards in liturgy, Hebrew, midrash, and general excellence. His diverse experience in rabbinical school has included serving as the Reform rabbinic intern at Columbia/Barnard Hillel and a Human Rights Fellow at T'ruah, among a variety of other organizations and synagogues. Originally from Los Angeles, Andrew Oberstein studied at Emerson College in the honors program as an Iwasaki scholar. In Boston, he found Temple Israel and became a member after being involved in the Riverway Project. After a couple of years, he ended up working at Temple Israel as a coordinator for social justice and young adult programming before he left for Rabbinic school. We look forward to welcoming Rabbi Oberstein and his husband, Nick Oberstein, back to Boston as our rabbi.
work to make this world a better place." - Rabbi Andrew Oberstein
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STORIES OF THE TEMPLE ISRAEL IMPACT ON OUR YOUTH
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Alexandra was writing a poem on racial justice and she included a line to the effect of "many hearts were crying out for justice." When I asked her about such a line she said she got the idea from Friday night services when "everyone puts the names of people who died in the chat" and Rabbi Zecher often says "our hearts cry out!" Whether those are the exact words you say or not, the fact that she tied in your comments on Friday Shabbat services before the mourner's kaddish to a poem in school made my heart burst. We sometimes eat during services but we always keep it on and the fact that your words passed into her mind via osmosis PROVES the extraordinary impact you have on our family and congregation." - Stephanie Pearl
Alexandra Pearl Bloom
" Rabbi Zecher telling Rachel Nudelman the secrets of the universe at her Bat Mitzvah!
We are not sure how to express the gratitude we feel for you. We are so proud. Your words yesterday about Rachel, her connection to her portion and her interpretation brought tears to us. You really “get” Rachel. And our meetings with you, although on Zoom, felt intimate and you were able to guide Rachel through the meaning of her Torah verses and haftorah. It’s hard to imagine just a year ago we had our first meeting with you with Rachel and it was in person. Then the rest of her preparing was done online. Her connection to Judaism is through her phone at the moment. And she will never forget your special call to her during the service. Thank you for your friendship and especially your guidance." - Nikki and Harry Nudelman
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Welcome to
OUR NEWEST STAFF MEMBERS! You may have seen new names, email addresses, and faces on Zoom, but soon we hope you'll be greeted by these new members of the teams when we are back together in the building! Please help us welcome our newest staff members:
Alyssa Katzoff Assistant to the Executive Director Alyssa graduated from Brandeis University with degrees in Language and Linguistics and Russian Studies and is currently pursuing her Masters in Project Management at Boston University. Prior to joining Temple Israel in 2021, she served two years of national service with City Year and then later joined their staff in multiple capacities. In her free time, Alyssa coaches figure skating, works at a figure skating shop, and spends time with her two cats.
Rick Landry Membership Associate & Data Specialist Rick is a 2016 graduate of Skidmore College, where he earned a degree in government. After working in politics for several years, he entered the nonprofit field in 2018, working for a public health organization that is focused on curing digestive diseases. Rick joined Temple Israel in 2021 as Membership Associate and Data Specialist. In his free time, he enjoys playing guitar with friends and going to Fenway Park for a game.
Emma Savitz Development Associate Emma joined the Temple Israel staff in April 2021. Originally from Brookline, MA, Emma grew up as a member of TI. She studied English and music at Manhattanville College. After college, Emma moved back to the Boston area and worked for the Boston Red Sox, the TI Religious School, and the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts, before joining the TI staff as Development Associate.
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Mazal tov to our 5781 Adult B'nei Mitzvah Students! Chris Palmer, Denise Simon, Fern Remedi-Brown, Mutaamba Maasha, Ted McCulloch, Brenda Morris, Lara Pollack, and Sally Ostendorf
Chochmat Lev, A Learned Heart Temple Israel has been a congregation of tremendous learning for many years. Our dedicated learners honor us, lift us up, and help to define our community. The “Chochmat Lev, A Learned Heart” certificate allows us to honor our Learned Hearts as well as our Generous Hearts (Nadiv Lev), and to see that both are needed in the ongoing work of building this sacred community. Anne Chalmers Barbara Burg Carol Michael Carol Targum Steve Targum Dayl Cohen Dru Greenwood Ted Greenwood Elaine Abrams Em Mueller
Fran Godine Helen Kolsky Holly Gunner Joan Florsheim Kathy Weinman Libby Keller Marc Maxwell Priscilla Golding Rhoada Wald Sarah Minden
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THE HIGH HOLY DAYS ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER...
Let us answer some of your questions!
WHEN ARE THE HIGH HOLY DAYS THIS YEAR? • S'lichot: August 28, 2021 • Rosh Hashanah: September 6- 8, 2021 • Yom Kippur: September 15-16, 2021 • Sukkot: September 20-27, 2021 • Simchat Torah: September 28, 2021 WILL WE BE IN PERSON OR VIRTUAL? While there is still some uncertainty of what the Covid-19 pandemic will look like in the fall, we are planning for a combination of virtual, in-person, and outside options for our High Holy Day 5782 services. We are working on creative ways to make our hybrid model harmonious so that those who are participating in person and those who are participating virtually will each have meaningful experiences. WHAT SERVICE OPTIONS WILL WE HAVE? We will have High Holy Day services for all segments of our community: adults, 20s &30s, families, and families with young children. WHEN WILL WE GET MORE INFORMATION? Keep an eye out for the High Holy Day mailing, which should arrive mid-July. This mailing will include service times and options, ticketing information, and ways to prepare spiritually for the new year.
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SHEMA KOLEINU, HEAR OUR VOICE: TI GBIO LISTENS
TI GBIO Listening Circle leaders prepare for Kickoff What barriers harm you or someone you care about? We share our stories of injustice. We listen. We hear. We relate. We honor our experiences and the experiences of our community. We seek change. Hear our voice! As part of a huge listening campaign across all of the 59 member institutions of the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, the Temple Israel community gathers in small Zoom groups throughout April and May. Sharing our stories and building connections at TI, we help set the platform for GBIO’s future justice work and build the power to act effectively. Your voice matters. Please contact Laura Guggenheimer (LGuggs@gmail.com) or Anne Licciardello (kerfuffles@gmail.com) for more information.
FRIENDS ANNUAL FUND SPRING MATCH Thank you for all of the support that we’ve received throughout this year. We are thrilled to share that, thanks to a generous member of our congregation, every gift to the Friends Annual Fund that we receive between now and June 15 will be matched, up to $30,000. If you have not yet made a gift to the Friends Annual Fund, we hope that you will join us in supporting Temple Israel and the sacred work that we do with a meaningful gift. Now is the time to double your impact. We are truly grateful to our members who have already made gifts of support, and offer our most heartfelt thanks. To make a donation, please contact Shoshanna Goldberg, at sgoldberg@tisrael.org or 617-566-3960. You can also donate online at www.tisrael.org/friends-annual-fund.
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We Are Eagerly Anticipating the Launch of our New Website!
By Emma Koblick, Director of Communication
We are looking forward to launching a brand new Temple Israel website at the end of May 2021! Since our last website redesign in 2015, we have evolved as an organization and it's time to update our online presence and functionality. In addition to new programs such as the Tent for Greater Boston Teens and the Center for Adult Jewish Learning, which are engaging eager new learners from across the country, we also have seen a 15% website traffic increase in this past year of virtual programming. We've re-committed to our REDI (racial equity, diversity, and inclusion) mission, and we need to update our messaging, imagry, and functionality to be inclusive and accessible to all who visit our website. Through countless small group meetings with clergy, staff, lay-leaders, and congregants, as well as a communitywide website survey, we laid out goals for our site and strategies to achieve them. With thanks to our lay-led website redesign task force and copyediting team, we are proud of the collective efforts that brought this website redesign to fruition. Be sure to keep an eye out for details for the official launch! In the meantime, here are some of the key features of the new website:
CUSTOMIZABLE ENTRY POINTS • We are thinking about who is coming to our website, what they might be looking for, and what the narrative of belonging is for each story. EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING HUB • This redesigned events and programming hub is more than a calendar, it's the engine of the website and an engagement tool! • We are ensuring that the new calendar is reliable, accurate, user-friendly, searchable, personalizable, and reflects the cycle of the Jewish calendar. WORKFLOW EFFICIENCY AND CONSISTENT MESSAGING • Our new website will be fully integrated into our other technology and communication systems. • We will have a rich library of easily accessible content: videos of sermons, podcasts, music, lectures, photo galleries, learning prayers, etc.
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RELATIONAL TOOL • Our new website will focus on mission-centric story telling: who are we and why do we exist? • The new structure of the website will break down silos of departments so that there are more ways to discover all the things happening at Temple Israel. INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY • We are deeply engaged in enacting our REDI (racial diversity, equity, and inclusion) mission to be more inclusive in every way, through inclusive language, photos, and ability functionality. OPERATIONAL TOOL • We are improving registration and payment functionality, search capabilities, and cybersecurity readiness.
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LIFE CYCLES (BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES CELEBRATING MILESTONES WHOSE YEAR ENDS IN 0 OR 5) MAY ANNIVERSARIES 5 Years Ellen Clegg & Ellen Zucker Mallory Bram & Clinton Pong 10 Years Marli Porth & J.A. Fanciullo Elliot & Jami Rice 20 Years Eric & Stephanie Berkson William & Denise Finard Andrea & Leon Ptaszek 30 Years Robert & Dana Smith 45 Years Dean & Pamela Richlin
JUNE ANNIVERSARIES 5 Years Daniel Leff & Page Hubben 25 Years Daniel & Linda Waintrup 35 Years David Dalgarno & Brenda Hochberg Roger & Lisa Krakoff Robert & Susan Michaels Michael Jarnes & Sherrie Talmadge 40 Years Meri Cayem & Bob McCorkle Burt & Marlene Skvirsky 45 Years Steven Lampert & Anita Feins Charles & Merrill Gottesman Joseph & Carol Green Michael & Susan Rees Ellen Beth & Detlev Suderow Edward & Sally Weiner
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50 Years Peter & Joan Fink 55 Years Paul & Lisa Karofsky Rabbi David & Carol Mersky 60 Years Rabbi Albert & Berta Axelrad Leslie & Richard Kates
JULY ANNIVERSARIES 20 Years Michael & Rachel Wexler 25 Years Susanna Stern & Felipe Pait Bram & Jennifer Shapiro Philip & Rachel Sher 35 Years Martin & Cindy Rowe 45 Years Marc & Elayne Baskin 60 Years Joseph & Lois Pines
MAY BIRTHDAYS Elaine Abrams Samuel Adelman Steven Cohen Kathleen Collins Aaron Deutsch Benjamin Drabkin Robert Epstein Tamar Frieze Joseph Garb Alison Geffin Michael Geffin Nancy Gertner Isaiah Goldsmith Abigail Goodman Emily Greenstein
Dru Greenwood Phillip Hanvy John Hechinger Richard Hoffman Eleanor Kaplan Sara Katz Robert Katz Marc Kaufman Hillel Levine Ezekiel Liwerant Richard Lubin Miriam Macht Adele Maiorano Jerome Medalie Aiden Miller Victor Minkin Ezekiel Morrison Jeremy Morrison Jacob Needell Charlie Peskin Sydney Peskin Nancy Raphael Alexa Ribatt Allyson Rothenberg Maya Rysman Jacob Seelig Noa Shatz-Cauley Kenneth Smoller Ivy So Jodi Sokoloff Sandra Stonebraker Anne Sunshine Hazel Tarsy Karen Weintraub Loretta Wieczner Rachel Wilson Pamela Wolf Rabbi Elaine Zecher Grace Zimmerman
JUNE BIRTHDAYS Sarah Almer Aaron Awad Eric Banash Brandon Bergman
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LIFE CYCLES Oscar Bernstein Sharon Broder Dani Covis Naomi Eisenberg Mary Epstein Alexandra Feldberg Frank Friedman Caroline Goldfarb Jill Goldman Richard Goldman Jacob Gorlovsky-Schepp Zachary Grinspoon Ilan Kliman Emma Koblick Jacob Levine Macey Miller David Mindell Lucy Narva Berel Needle Jenna ONeil Saul Palder Jessica Puterman Donald Putnoi Brett Robbins Robert Sage Henry Santoro Maurice Sapoznik Claire Saxe Sara Schoenfeld Arthur Segel Asher Slipakoff Dana Smith Zina Sverdlova Gary Tearney Julian Thaler Barbara Trilling Lennox Wallace Stephen Weiner Eli Wexler Emily Willey Sarah Zimman
JULY BIRTHDAYS David Bailen Elayne Baskin
Emma Baumgartner Jessie Belfer Jennifer Bender Benjamin Block Nancy Blossom Karen Bressler Michael Dansinger Evan Donohue Lonn Drucker Lilah Glazer Gregory Grobstein Emma Hahn Keith Handler Ilisa Hurowitz Sofie Jelden Jacob Jermanok Philip Kemp Eleanor Lewis Christopher Martinson Melanie Maytin Shay McIntosh Nicole Monahan Sally Ostendorf Sabrina Pforzheimer Jackson Pierce Ellin Reisner Cara Rittner Shane Rosenberg Samantha Rosenberg Anna Ruiz Ava Rysman Ilan Sapers Patti Saris Carole Schein Brian Schwartz Leila Rachael Seide Sara Selig Joseph Shapiro Kathryn Sillman Alexander Smith Charlie Smoller June Stayman Elizabeth Stillman David Ullian Julie Unger
Scott Weisman Elizabeth Wright
Mazal Tov!
MAY B'NEI MITZVAH • Spencer Elisofon, son of Dana and Scott Elisofon on May 1 • Lucas Kramer Dos Reis, son of Stacey Kramer and Marzo Reis on May 8 • Maya Evelyn Seide, daughter of Mark and Stacy Seide on May 22 • Abraham Leo Barcan, son on Leah and Dan Barcan on May 29
JUNE B’NEI MITZVAH • Isabelle Wiener Georgantas, daughter of Elizabeth and Peter Georgantas on June 5 • Eli Benjamin Berk, son of Naomi Weinberg and Ted Berk on June 12 • Isa Huang, daughter of Nicole Monahan and SiJing Huang on June 19 • Noam Neiger, son of Shahar Hecht and Lior Neiger on June 26
May their memories bring blessing. RECENT DEATHS
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LIFE CYCLES • Norman Flax, father of Marty Flax and grandfather of Felix and Jacob • Roberta Frischman, aunt of Barbara Cevallos and great-aunt of Sylvia and Izzy • William Gamson, father of Jenny Gamson • Jan Goeller, mother of Adrienne Drucker and grandmother of Leo • Patricia Goldman, wife of Richard Goldman • Anna Sarah Gottlieb, daughter of Miriam Greenspan and Roger Gottlieb, sister of Esther Greenspan • Richard Halpern, brother-in-law of Wayne Diamond • Kimberly Hoffman, daughter in law of Phyllis Hoffman and Robert Hoffman (z’l) • Wendy Jacobs, mother of Elana and Rachel • Barbara Kissin, cousin of Sue Misselbeck • Dr. Robert Kulman, father of Lisa Krakoff and grandfather of Justin and Alexandra • Saul Kurlat • Ann Marie Lewis, wife of Leonard Lewis • Ilona Milch, mother of Cathy Malamut and grandmother of Max and Barbara • Dahya Bhai R. Patel, father of Bhupesh Patel and grandfather of Avi and Mir
• Allen Prince, husband of Gloria Prince • Donald Ribatt, father of Gregg Ribatt and grandfather of Emily, Alexa, and Jason • Helene Mabel Rivlin, mother of Deborah Rivlin • Robert Rosenthal, husband of Esther Rosenthal • Murray Sackman • Judy Saladino, cousin of Sue Misselbeck • Paula Schneider, mother of Sam Schneider and grandmother of Hallie and Sophia • John Lee Selman, father of Kelly Davidson and grandfather of Emma and Henry • Carl Shapiro, father of Ellen Jaffee, grandfather of Andrew Jaffe, and greatgrandfather of Rebecca and Oliver • L. Dennis Shapiro, husband of Susan Shapiro • Diana Shklyarov, wife of Isaak Shklyarov • Jane Silverman, grandmother of Rebekah Kaufman • Juan Tirado, brother of Abner Marin and Juan Marin • Donald Tuck, former husband of Joanne Tuck, father of Stephanie and Robert Tuck
• Shirley Weiss, grandmother of Eric Lass and great-grandmother of Hannah and Abby
Mazal Tov!
WE CONGRATULATE • Anya Potter and Matthew Drouin on the birth of their daughter, Hana Ruth Drouin • Roger Herzog and Kathryn Madden on the engagement of their daughter, Madelyn Herzog to Jacob Stern • Ann and Howard Katz on the birth of their grandson, Oscar John Charles Katz • Joshua and Brooke Kay, parents, Linda and Jonathan Kay, grandparents, and Barbara Sloane, great-grandmother, on the birth of Jonah Matthew Kay • Lenny and Helen Krulewich on the birth of their granddaughter, Haley Maxine Krulewich Tsaadi • Deborah Rivlin and Thom Kidrin on the birth of their grandchild, Gabriella (Ella) Jane • Heather and Shane Sigel on the birth of their daughter, Rebecca Paige Siegel • Jamie Merrill and Denise Simon on the birth of their daughter, Eliora Kay Simon • Levi and Abby Sorrell on the birth of their granddaughter Shoshana Esther Sorrell
YAHRZEITS MAY 2 - 8
Milton G. Abramson Joseph Baker Helen G. Baker Edward Bean Gabriel A. Beckhard James Victor Bickow Rebecca Borovoy-Goldman Penny S. Braude Jack H. Bufferd Sanford Burg Morris Burstein
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Leonard Jacob Byer Anna Levensohn Byer Max Chernis Harold Cohen Harriet Segal Cohn Manuel Davis Sashe Epstein Naomi Krauzer Feinburg Samuel Nathan Ficksman Julene Engelman Fields Alvan David Finn Isadore B. Green
Rose Morse Greenfield Florence Haber Maurice Hanauer Louis S. Harris Vitta G. Hertz Barney Israel Ethel F. Jolles Esther S. Kaplan Kivie Kaplan John Jacob Katz Charles Kaufman Dr. A. Henry Lappin
Mildred "Micki" Lee George N. Levy Albert Malkin Kenneth H. Malkin Herbert Morris Mass Dr. Elias J. Menkes Harold Adolph Myers Norman Saul Rabb Dorothy G. Ramler Sadie Rice Lester E. Rosenburg Milton I. Rudman
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YAHRZEITS Phyllis Milgroom Ryan Emma Drosin Sabsevitz Louis Selig Jules J. Sherman Anna Silver Edith Litner Starr Anny Steiner Wolfner Henrietta Steinfeld Harry Tiemann Sigmund Warner Celia Weinstein Rhoda Weintraub Gustave Winter Henry Wyzanski Benjamin Zakon Mary R. Ziman
MAY 9 - 15
Maida Stocker Abrams David Altschuler Gertrude Lefkowith Baron Deborah Levy Berkman Arthur Blasberg, Jr. Abraham Botkin Gertrude H. Brown Milton L. Cohen Myer Cohn Harry P. Cole Ruth Dobrow Charles Sidney Elkind Celia Ellis Samuel I. Fanger Winifred Collat Friedman Bernice Frieze Arthur Gabelnick Burton Stanley Goldberg Irene M. Goldman Charles M. Goldman Jeanette C. Goodman Henry L. Kaufmann Aleck Levine Myles Stanley Lewis Ilaine Beatrice Lieberman Beatrice Hollander Mandel Meyers Betsey Dorothy Berkman Marcus Samuel H. Maslon Rose G. Medoff Rosemarie Misselbeck Katherine Morse Morris M. Morse Leon Sidney Newton Vivienne A. Noble-Sanderson Donald Harmond Phillips
Sylvia Salzman Richlin George M. Rothberg Rabbi Albert Ruskin Sara Ruskin Albert George Samburg Sarah Smith Dr. David B. Stearns Edward Mitchell Swartz Samuel H. Vernon Anne L. Weinman Charles D. White Lillian Isenberg Wilinsky Claire Katz Winter Joseph Wise
MAY 16 - 22
Lena Alpern Julius J. Cohen Arthur L. Damon Ralph A. De Jur Samuel Diamond Pauline "Bess" Feldman Jeannette B. Fine Philip E. Fisher Joseph Norman Gibbs James D. Glunts Robert H. Goldberg David A, Golding Herbert Ray Goldman Minnie Goldstein George Alan Gordon Edward William Greenberg Dora Gertrude Hirshson Mary S. Huberman Fanny Esther Hyman Edward Jacobson Arthur B. Jacobson Henry Samuel Kaplan Herbert Hauser Klein Joseph Krosner Newell Bernard Kurson Pauline Kusmin Hyman J. Levy Eugene Lewis Alan Sydney Morrison Lawrence Palder Joel Rome Esther Mickey Rosenberg Dr. Harmon A. Shohet Fay Fisher Stein Bertha Snow Stern Harold M Watchmaker Nathaniel P Wharton Isaac White
MAY 23 - 29
Leonard L. Abramson Sadie Alland James Alland Bertha Appel Dr. Harold Bengloff Edward Milton Berke Helen S. Brahms Robert Clayton Louis Cohen Ethel Rome Cole Edward Simeon Dangel William Diller Louis Epstein Pearl Freedman Henry Gesmer Dr. William Glaser Robert Goldman Dr. Samuel Goodman Bertha Solomont Gordon Sara R. Gordon Sydney R. Green Ethel Goldsmith Gryzmish Solomon Haber Harold Harmon Muriel Theise Hyde Ethel Jacobson Hannah Kabatznick Anne S. Kaplan Nancy Mann Kaplan Dr. Seymour Kaufman Louis Kimball Helen S. Levensohn Lawrence J. Levin Benjamin B. Levy Robert S. Lipman Carolyn L. Lowe Henrietta R. Maron Gertrude Ann Mendelson Alan S. Miller Ruth Botkin Morse E. Geoffrey Nathan Stella D. Obst Andrew Merrill Pastor Sumner Lester Poorvu Dr. Samuel H. Proger John Rieckers Joel Jay Rostau Rabbi Max Schenk Milton Sicklick Frances E. Simons Professor Alvin Sloane Isaac Trugman Charles Kenneth Vigman Edward H. Weiss
Ruth Ehrlich Werman Manuel Wyner
MAY 30 - JUNE 5
Martin M. Barlow Mark Bortman Harriet Widetsky Chernis Ruth Jacobs Dangel Nellie Diamond William Falk Alice Resnick Finn Rose Freedman Louis Gilman Charlotte Cahners Glass Nathan Gordon Samuel M. Grass William J. Grossman Morris Grossman Seymour Hambro Rose D. Helpern Frieda Hidasi Shirley Hozid Joseph L. Hozid Maurice Krasnoff Hortense M. Lappin Samuel L. Milton Robert Marchand Neumann Cheryl K. Nicholas Charles E. Perkit Rosalie R. Phillips Esther Cohn Rabb Dr. Justin L. Richman Joseph George Riesman Sidney Kamber Robbins Beatrice Rebecca Schlager Sarah Schwall Pearl Seegel Ralpha Senderowitz Morris M. Shamus Dorothy Shiffman Sumner Everett Shikes Abraham Snyder Philip Solomon, M.D. Gertrude Weisman Swartz Theresa A. Ullian Phoebe Woolf Joseph David Zamore Jay Zimmet Maurice J. Zucrow
JUNE 6 - 12
Bruce Baron Emma Blumstein Flora G. Byer Hyman Canter
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YAHRZEITS Samuel K. Casson Ruth R. Corkin Leo Cotton Muriel Schiff Dimond Harry Dollin Rachel Ehrenfried Musia Epstein Harold I. Fruitman Fannie T. Furshman Robert Myron Gargill Stanley Gordon Nehemias Gorin Bertram Gottesman Ruth Winer Gottlieb Neil J. Grossman Eda Green Hoffman Esther Jacobs Koblenzer Ruth Salmansohn Krasnoff Sonia Ellenhorn Krinsky Sydelle Levine Rabbi Joshua Loth Liebman Arthur Joshua Livingston Anna C. Marder William Rosenberg Samuel George Rovner William J. Ryan Marvin Saffer Mabel Salter Albert Salter Dora Feldman Saxe Edward Aaron Schulman Joseph Shapiro Sarah Shapiro Dorothy Shief Melville Carl Shine Jr. Sarita Rosenberg Shuman Louis M. Silverman Lilley Silverstein Kathleen Simmons Gertrude B. Singer Eileen Smith Mary Springer Bertha Stone Anne F. Stoneman Morris J. Weinbaum Mark Weintraub Israel Weisman Frances Werman
JUNE 13 - 19
Lillian Nelson Alexander Max C. Barron Annette S. Bechek Lionel Benado Bernard Bernstein
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Ina Bebchick Burstein Abraham B. Cibel Elizabeth J. Collat Lena G. Cooper Fanny Shine Dinner Sydney S. Feinberg Israel Friedlander Henry E. Friedman Orrie M. Friedman Ida Wachstein Geller Rosalind Naigles Ginsburg Judith F. Greene Nettie Grubinger William H. Jacobs Sydney B. Karofsky Jacob Koss Harold Lane Max Levensohn Rabbi Harry Levi Irving Levine Samuel L. Lowe Walter Marcus Etta L. Morrison Samuel Pearlman Ferdinand N. Phillips,Jr. Julius H. Porter William Riseman Joseph R. Rosen Ruth Rudnick Irving Sabsevitz Morris Saris Eric J. Seegel Samuel Sidd David B. Smith May Kaffenburgh Sondheim Bertram A. Sugarman Abraham C. Webber Dora Weinbaum Stanley Daniel Weinstein Sophie Alland Wit
JUNE 20 - 26
Felix Alland Stacy Berloff Samuel Bortman Abraham B. Casson William Copel Leah Dektor S. David Ellenbogen Julia Epstein Benjamin W. Fink Samuel Ginns Meyer Goldstein Gertrude E. Gordon Louis Jonathon Greenberg
Lillian K. Hall Maxwell Charles Hyde Abbott N. Kahn Milton Kahn George J. Katz Sidney I. Katz Nancy G. Katz Ora London Katz Harry A. Kimball Richard Franklin Koss Carol Levin Rebecca Levine Marcia Zoe Martin Bessie Fisher Novins William M. Olin Genesia Perlmutter Shari Barbara Phillips Annie Frank Robbins Cecil S. Rose Clara L. Rosenburg Lena Newburg Solar Mae Goldstein Tack Miriam Coplan Towvim Joan Wernick Eleanor Robbins Young Phyllis Virginia Fisher Zimman Barnett L. Zolloto
JUNE 27 - JULY 3
Hyman Abrams Samuel Barron, Jr. Beatrice S. Bass Sally R. Beckerman Jeanne H. Benjamin Alexander Moses Berger Evelyn Sachs Berman Mary Bierbrier David Samuel Bond Leland Jeffrey Brown Albert Nathaniel Burmon Roberta "Bobbie" Burstein Dr. Benjamin Castleman Dr. Robert F. Dine Besse Grass Finkelstein Herbert I. Freeman Benjamin Goldberg Joseph Harry Gorin Rose S. Gossman Arnold D. Helman Mildred Schulman Hurwitz George I. Kaplan Sidney A. Koblenzer Lillian Koster Adrian Kramer Barbara A. Levine
Dr. Aron O. Lurie Dora S. Marks Alan David Mendelson Col. Abraham Nemrow Bessie Palder Deborah Simons Pearlstein Sidney C. Philip Ferdinand N. Phillips Bessie Wit Phillips Samuel William Poorvu Warren Presson Belle Ostrofsky Redstone Stanley J. Rosenbaum Frances Lewis Rosenstein Dr. Alexander Salamon Irene Sallen Sylvia Beizer Seder S. Julia Sherman Samuel Silverman Dr. Arthur Maxwell Simmons Virginia Marcus Stern Frieda Golda Weis Zussman Weis Barry Zimman Murray Zuckerman
JULY 4 - 10
William Stephen Addelson Samuil Alland Mildred Daniels Arbetter Robert Aronowitz Robert L. Barron Arnold Bronstein Benjamin Bunshaft James Cohen Myer Cohen Haskell Cohn Robert Lloyd Corkin Annette Fritz Dollin Julius Fellman Harry H. Fienman George M. Freedman David Freeman Risa Gara Ira Gerler Arnold B. Goldstein Sumner Slater Gordon Rosalind L. Herrmann Samuel Bertram Horovitz Etta Landau Isenman Etta Kamentsky Mary Schnittman Kaplan Ethel L. Kaufman Joseph Jacob Kot William Lebow
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YAHRZEITS Doris Locke Dr. Samuel H. Marder Joseph Margolis Fannie Barban Mehlman Florence Berlow Michelson Robert D. Miller Sylvia Dane Nathanson Jacob Palder Alan Palder Edith Juliet Phillips Anna G. Pinanski Ruth Einhorn Plaks Stanley Rothenberg Morris Mendell Roud Roy Grant Sallen Herman D. Scheff Neil Sherman Gertrude B. Sherman Leo Silbert Coleman Silbert Joseph B. Simberg Ruth W. Singer Enid Goldman Slatoff Solomon Stern Betty L. Stone Marjorie Roberts Stone Donald William Tattenbaum Jo Ann Tackeff Toledano David M. Wartel Katherine Wayner Gertrude S. White Dr. Charles F. Wilinsky
JULY 11 - 17
Fannette Robbins Adelman Israel Alexander Barbara Ellen Bakke Bernard Henry Brightman Hyman H. Burstein Doris Brewer Cohen Minnie J. David Sidney Dunne Eleanor Epstein Rabb Mollie H. Falk Gertrude Davidson Feinberg Margery M. Feinberg Benjamin Feinberg Franklin H. Fox Sylvia V. Franklin Jesse Saul Friedman Dr. Maurice Gerstein Anne Giller Dr. Edward I. Giller
Benjamin Gluck Cecil Robert Gordon Robert Slater Gordon Joseph M. Greenberg Marilyn S. Grossman Frances Winer Kane Benjamin J. Kaplan Tommy Kaplan David Koster Gabriella Kovacs Jeffrey Byron Lepie Joseph P. Levy Miriam G. Lewis Robert I. Lurie Pvt. Maurice E. Marder Richard Bruce Miller Isadore J. Nye Nettie Putnoi Jennie Reisman Charlotte S. Robinson Dr. Sidney A. Rosenburg Leon Rothenberg Martha Rottenberg Sidney P. Saunders Isadore Seligman Mae Rita Shapiro Rose Shapiro Franklin Burton Sher Hilda Shiffman Harry Singer John S. Slater Philip Smith Harold D. Smith Arthur Tapper Sylvia Tarlin Rebecca C. Ulin Muriel F. Wolfman
JULY 18- 24
Arnold Bernard Adelman Julius Aisner Jr. Solomon J. Barnet Maurice Begal Frances J. Bronstein Nancy Jean Brudno Abraham Caplan Charles Corkin David Dangel Edith F. Davidson Herbert S. Diamond Sara Faneuil Goldie Sedar Feinberg Sheila Rosalie Gilbert
Helen Fish Goldfarb Dr. Henry Maurice Goldman Hubert M. Gordon Bessie V. Kaffenburgh Lewis Krosner Robert Jay Kurland Charlotte Dane Levin Luella R. Maslon Arnold Philip Mork Edith Nessen Abraham Noble Ann Davis Randall Julius Rosenberg Dr. Benjamin Bela Rosenberg Samuel Sandler Ruth Tannenholz Scheffreen Dora Binder Schulman Jacob N. Segal Alfred Sigel Isaac M. Slocum Flora W Slonim Adele Salomon Stern Franciska Stieber Betty Tattenbaum Ralph Tobis Maurice Ulitsky Rachel White Meyer Victor Wunsch Herschel I. Yesley
JULY 25 - 31
Cori S. Auerbach Altman Emily S. Bean Ida Benari Charles G. Bilezikian Mayer Zvi Brenner Evelyn Chefitz Fannie Clayton Herman C. Cofman Samuel P. Cohen Pifla Cohen Max E. Falik Saul Charles Fechtor Herman L. Feer Leona K. Fishel Rose L. Frank Dr. Harry Freeman Louis Gale Molly Galpert Samuel Glen Sylvia Pollner Gluck Harry Goff Meyer Harold Goldman
Harry N. Gorin Ethel Haas Dr. Saul Hertz Mark Michael Horblit Hyman Hubbard Dorothy F. Huberman Vivienne Silverstein Kalman Frances Patricia Kannon Ethel Bratt Kaplan Zipora S. Kingsdale Bess R. Kurland George Martin Lane Henry Lasker Peter M. Leavitt Benjamin A. Levy S. Bernard "Buddy" Lieberman Irving Lotter Mary A. Mades Leon Margolis George B. Nathanson Nathan Pearlstein David A. Ramler Barbara Bloom Ranson Lilian Kuhns Reichert Mark Eliot Robbins Edwin Robbins Louis E. Ross Etta Gelerman Rudofsky Sadie Salmansohn Adele Schaye Charlotte Samet Shikes Schwartz Joseph Segal Claire Sherman Grace Cohen Shohet Barbara P. Shoolman Alan Sigman Maurice Charles Simons Rose G. Stein Marion Rutt Steinberg Berthold S. Stern Julius Stone Dr. David Weintraub
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TI CEMETERY’S HISTORIES, MYSTERIES By Ellen Steinbaum
The Temple Israel Cemetery in Wakefield is the resting place of many whose stories are well known in the history of Boston’s Jewish community. There are also mysteries, markers that leave questions and wishes to know more. One of those marks a single grave in a picturesque lakeside corner that reads simply:
Oppenheim-Errera Stephane July 6, 1916 - Dec. 4, 1942 Seymour Small, who chairs the Cemetery Committee, has found himself drawn to the history of the Cemetery and those memorialized there. He was intrigued. He found that Stephane was one of the 492 who died in the Cocoanut Grove Fire. How did Stephane come to be buried at the TI Cemetery? His parents, Paul Oppenheim and Gabrielle Oppenheim-Errera, who emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1933 and settled in Princeton, were not Temple Israel members. Nor was his older brother, Felix, who became a political science professor at UMass Amherst. Gabrielle purchased the grave and it is possible TI members numbered among Paul and Gabrielle’s wide circle of friends. One close friend was Albert Einstein with whom Paul, a philosopher, shared regular Sunday morning walks. Another recalls the living room of their home painted in shades of pink and light blue to echo the Monet painting of London Bridge hanging there. But any TI connection remains unknown. What brought Stephane to Boston and to the Cocoanut Grove on November 28, 1942? He lived in Newark, New Jersey. Maybe he was visiting a friend. He probably died at Boston City Hospital. One other victim of the fire, 22-year-old Shirley Lubell, a TI member, is buried at the Cemetery. We can imagine that Stephane’s parents spent the six days before his death desperate to save him. We do know they asked a New York doctor, George Zuelzer, to send a vial of Eutonon, a heart and blood vessel medicine he had developed, in hopes that it could help. By the time the vial arrived, Stephane had died. Later Gabrielle would say that Stephane’s death by fire had felt to her as if he had been lost to the ovens of a Nazi concentration camp. All other details of Stephane’s story are hidden from us. Paul, Gabrielle, and Felix all lived into their 90s. George Zuelzer’s son, Wolf, became the director of the NIH’s division of blood resources. Felix’s widow, Shulamith, is a writer whose work includes children’s books on Einstein and on the Holocaust. The Temple Israel Cemetery in Wakefield preserves more than 160 years of the rich history of the congregation and of Boston's Jewish community in a lakeside setting of dignity and natural beauty. For information on available burial plots, please contact Sue Misselbeck at 617-566-3960 or susanm@tisrael.org.
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CONTRIBUTIONS (JANUARY 2 - APRIL 5, 2021) BARRON BIBLICAL GARDEN FUND
Arlene B. Seal • In loving memory of Etta & Robert Barron & Lillian Robbins
CARL STEINBAUM CONTINUING EDUCATION FUND Stewart and Meg Russell • In loving memory of Carl Steinbaum
CLERGY DISCRETIONARY FUND Anonymous
Doug and Sara Berkson • In honor of Rabbi Jacobson and Cantor Stillman on the occasion of Eva’s Bat Mitzvah Leonard and Christine Bierbrier • In support of Temple Israel’s sacred work, fostering the connection of mind and body; and in celebration of receiving my vaccine at Temple Israel Herman and Judith Chernoff • In appreciation of TI Cares at Purim The Diller Family • In memory of Don Ribatt Sherry Gold • In honor of Rabbinic Intern Andrew Oberstein Benjamin Holtz • In memory of my mother Jane Holtz Howard and Ann Katz • In celebration of the birth of our grandson, Oscar John Charles Katz, son of Greg and Abbie Katz Jonathan and Linda Sloane Kay • In appreciation to Rabbi Zecher for overseeing the funeral of my father Millard Kay Richard and Wendy Levine • In memory of Robert Wyner Sandra Levine • In appreciation of the clergy who supported our family and led Shiva Minyan at the time of my father’s passing Sally Kaplan Levy • In memory of Carol Kur Leonard Lewis • In memory of Ann Marie Lewis and in appreciation of Rabbi Mehlman and Rabbi Zecher
Josh and Jessica Lutzker • In honor of Emily’s Bat Mitzvah Emily and Richard Perlman • In honor of our father Joe Steinberg’s 100th birthday Bobbie, Gregg, and Polly Ribatt • In appreciation of the care and compassion Rabbi Zecher and her team gave to our family on the loss of our dear father, father-in-law, and grandfather Don Ribatt Alberta Richmond • In memory of my beloved sister, Ronna Dambrov, and my dear friend, Dr. Robert Rosenthal Faye Romm • In memory of Steve Cutler and Patty Goldman The Sarkis Family • In loving memory of Bubbe Rhoda Lee Frankl Arthur Segal and Patti Saris • In memory of L. Dennis Shapiro Lisa Robinson Schoeller • In memory of my mother Estelle Robinson Klemer Ellen Sigman • With appreciation for Rabbi Zecher’s support after a recent family loss Kathy Sillman and Ray Lewis • In appreciation of Rabbi Jacobson and Cantor Stillman for Jules Sillman Lewis’ beautiful Bar Mitzvah service Erica and Don Stern • In honor of Rabbi Zecher with gratitude for our grandson Mason’s wonderful Bar Mitzvah service Emily Tatelbaum • In sincere appreciation for Rabbi Gubitz’s comfort and care after the loss of my father, Doug Badgley. She made such an effort to meet our mixed family where we were and support us all. We are beyond grateful.
EDUCATION FUND
Susan and Mitchell Halpert • In honor of Sally Mechur for her devoted friendship Susan Beth Yesley • In honor of Dana & Andy Snyder
ROSE FEINBERG LECTURESHIP FUND Paul Feinberg
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CONTRIBUTIONS (JANUARY 2 - APRIL 5, 2021) GALE RAPHAEL TILLI FUND
Deborah & Robert Gandre • In loving memory of Robert Martin Sr. Rosalyn Abrams and Arthur Gold Naomi Gordon • In loving memory of Juan Tirado Sylvia E. Green • In loving memory of Malcolm C. Green Nancy Raphael • In loving memory of Barnett Berliner • In loving memory of Stephen Cutler Rhoada Wald • In loving memory of Sue Misselbeck’s cousin Barbara Kissin
LIBRARY FUND
Henry and Linda Okun • In loving memory of Philip Okun Jerome and Miriam Smulow • In loving memory of Juan Tirado, brother of Abner Marin & Juan Marin • In loving memory of Bob Rosenthal
LOUISE A. FREEDMAN CHILDREN’S BOOKSHELF Louise Freedman • In loving memory of Bess Soffer
GROSSMAN CARING COMMUNITY
Jerome and Miriam Smulow Alice Cutler • In honor of Rabbi Elaine Zecher and Susan Misselbeck
MARK YESLEY BOOKSHELF
Marlene Yesley & Family • In loving memory of Robert Rosenthal • In loving memory of Patty Goldman
NEMZOFF RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND
Alan & Judi Nemzoff Josephson, Jamie, Josh, Kyra & Talia Brown, and Jeff Josephson • In loving memory of Samuel & Sophie Nemzoff
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT FUND Sarah Lesher
RIVERWAY PROJECT FUND Johanna Ledley
SOCIAL ACTION FUND
Dennis Doughty and Carol Rosenstock • In honor of Sam and Sandra Levine for including us in their seder Helen Kolsky • In honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Evan Ommen, grandson of Judy Herman Paul and Pamela Paternoster • In honor of the birth of their granddaughter, Juno Matilda Paternoster Lisa Wyett • In honor of Charlie Carroll on his Bar Mitzvah
TEMPLE FUND
Nancy & Curt Civan, Josh Civan & Katherine Newbridge, Marshall & Olivia Civan • In honor of Henry H. Banks, MD. Happy 100th birthday Joanie Daniels • In loving memory of her husband, Lee Daniels Reuben and Lizzie Grossman Foundation • To help continue the good work at Temple Israel Deborah Hollenberg • In loving memory of Norman K. Hollenberg Home Maintenance Organization • In loving memory of Donald Ribatt Lois Jacobs • In appreciation for the zoom Passover seders this year Myra and Gary Janko • In celebration of Joseph Z. Steinberg's 100th birthday Mark Kaplan • In loving memory of Regina Kaplan Ellen & Arnie Offner Shmuel Rubens John A. Russo • In appreciation for opening up the temple for our Covid vaccinations Rosalie and Stephen Snyder • In loving memory of Patricia Goldman Enid and Seymour Zimbler • In loving memory of Charles W. Beller
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WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS (JANUARY 15 - MARCH 26, 2021) Boston • Amy Sandler Ash Quasney-Sandler Maddox Quasney-Sandler • Kendra Klein • Stacey Marmorstein & Andrew Macey • Daniel Willey & Emily Willey Colette Willey • Rachel Zelkowitz & Sai Rajagopalan • Randall Zigler Desmond Zigler
Cambridge • Lynde Folsom Medford • Elise Huerta & Nicholas Kern Lynnfield • Samuel & Marilyn Sloan Wayland • Tom Dretler
FRIENDS ANNUAL FUND (JANUARY 2 – APRIL 5, 2021) UNDERSTANDING ($15,000 - $19,999) Georgia & Jesse Feldman
STRENGTH ($10,000 - $14,999) Meryl LeBoff and Family
KINDNESS ($5,000 - $9,999)
Cameron Kerry & Kathy Weinman
INSPIRATION ($3,600 -$4,999)
Ellen Cohen & Daniel Haber Aaron & Lauren Lapat
VISION ($1,800 - $3,599)
Mel & Hope Barkan Robert Bechek Dayl Cohen Robert & Glenda Fishman Libby Keller Don & Fran Putnoi Alex & Alexis Rogers Michael & Nancy Sandman David & Terry Yoffie
CONNECTION ($1,000 - $1,799)
John & Bette Cohen Dan & Amy Deutsch Alan & Pamela Goodman Sylvia Green Bruce & Sally Levy Robert & Sandra Marcus
Robert Sege & Karen Victor Kenneth & Gerri Sweder Robert Weinstein & Elizabeth Ginsburg
FRIENDS (UP TO $999)
Anonymous Anonymous Beverly Barisano Merwyn & Marion Bear Patience Berkman Marcy Bienen Irma Bubis Ann Buehrens Arthur Canter & Gary Brissette Robert & Emily Carroll Herman & Judith Chernoff Ellen Zucker & Ellen Clegg Alice Cutler Rose M Dacorta Joanie Daniels Rina Dubin James Ellis Nathan Rothstein & Caroline Gammill Arthur Gold & Rosalyn Abrams Andrew & Shoshanna Goldberg Elliott & Heidi Gordon Adam & Jeanie Gorlovsky-Schepp Abby Greenberg Joanne Grossman Laura Guggenheimer & Aaron Deutsch Sherrill Hannon Lesley & Ben Inker Barry & Carla Jentz Richard Kalish & Elisabeth Keller Jane Lewis Don, Eric & Steven Lipsitt Les & Phyllis Litwin Sharen Litwin Francesjec Maloney
Marian Mandell Abraham Morse & Loren Watson Paula Noe • Thank you for supporting us and keeping us engaged in Jewish community through virtual explorations, services, programs, music, holidays, education, prayers, Torah, social justice, children and more, all the while caring and including. You are helping to repair the world - thank you. Henry & Linda Okun Paul & Pamela Paternoster Brenna Pradell-Boyd Jane Prager Rebecca Price & Cara McKenna Elliot & Jami Rice Diane Rose Judith Rothenberg Shmuel Rubens Joshua & Jennifer Segal Gary & Amy Seligson Avishai Shafrir & Roberta Steinberg Sidney Sherter Alan Shuchat Jose & Amy Sicairos Ellen Sigman & Howard Marget Robert & Claudia Slipakoff Seymour Small & Joan Rachlin Jerome & Miriam Smulow Lionel Spiro Melissa & James Wright Angela Yudzinsky
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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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