Winter 2021/2022|5782 November, December, January Cheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Sh'vat
INSIGHT into Temple Israel of Boston
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Finding Ways to Experience Spirituality (Page 5) Temple Israel Helps Resettle an Afghan Family (Page 8) Engagement at Temple Israel (Page 14)
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“Enlighten our eyes with Your teaching, and let
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our hearts embrace Your commandments.” - Morning Liturgy
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AT TEMPLE ISRAEL, WE...
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embrace Torah in all its dimensions as our enduring source for inquiry, discovery, and inspiration.
RFYTI: Temple Israel’s Teen-Led Youth Program Representatives from Temple Israel welcome an Afghan refugee family of five at Logan Airport. Read more on page 8.
IN THIS ISSUE... The TI Scene .......................................................3 From TI President & Executive Director .............4 Finding Ways to Experience Spirituality .............5 You belong here! .............................................6-7
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.
Resetteling an Agfhan Family .............................8 Save the Date: A Welcome Home Concert .........9 Q&A with the FJECC's Amy Bolotin .............10-11 Shabbat Tzedek 2021 .......................................12 Upcoming Events ..............................................13 Engagement at Temple Israel ...........................14 Welcoming Our Newest Members ...................15 Israel: "Troubled Committed" .....................16-17 Muddy River Clean Up .....................................18 REDI Conversations ..........................................19 RFYTI: TI’s Teen-Led Youth Program .................20 Life-Cycles ....................................................21-22
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UPCOMING HOLIDAY DATES... Chanukah: November 28 - December 6, 2021 Tu BiSh'vat: January 16, 2022
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BOARD PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FINDING WAYS TO EXPERIENCE SPIRITUALITY
This year we have much to celebrate as we were able to join together both online and onsite for High Holy Day services. It was wonderful to see so many of you, in what ever way you were able to join us. Outside, under a tent, our family services allowed our families with children to experience singing and prayer together. Thank you to our clergy and staff for ensuring we had a safe, spiritual, and meaningful holiday experience.
"It is impossible to tell people what way they should take to serve the Divine. For one way… is through learning, another through prayer, another through fasting, and still another through eating. Everyone should carefully observe what way their heart draws them to, and then choose this way with all their strength." - Martin Buber, Way of Man According to the Teachings of Hasidism
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In October, we formally installed Rabbi Andrew Oberstein as our newest member of the amazing clergy team. Rabbi Oberstein has hit the ground running and is already making a positive impact.
Our racial equity, diversity, and inclusion work continues, led by Vice-President Jessica Greenfield. This year during our #10Days10Ways initiative, between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we shared personal stories from Bethel AME and Temple Israel members. These stories highlight progress we have made and show how much more we need to do to be more equitable, diverse, and inclusive. Our goal is to be sure all who come through our doors, both physically and virtually, feel welcomed and that they belong. Our religious school, Tent, TILLI, and Center for Adult Jewish Learning are all off to wonderful starts as we continue to navigate Covid. Thank you to Rabbi Suzie Jacobson and all of the education staff for their commitment and dedication to teaching all ages. The FJECC preschool is also completely onsite, as they were last year, and continuing to thrive under the leadership of Amy Bolotin, our new FJECC director. Thank you all for being a part of the Temple Israel community. We are stronger together and we are grateful for your ongoing support. This community is unique and special because of the people who sustain it. As we enter the darkest part of the year, I continue to reflect on all that we have accomplished as a congregation this past fall. I am most proud of how incredibly our community has navigated the pandemic, highlighted by our communal experience of the High Holy Days. This year it took detailed planning by our amazing staff and continued support of our lay leaders to deliver opportunities to be a part of the holidays, both onsite and online. As I look back, what stands out for me were the many conversations I had with community members who were blown away by the emotional feeling of returning Dan Deutsch to our building after significant time away. (If you have yet to experience this, we will be Executive Director here - ready to welcome you when you are ready.) Just conversing and connecting with one another onsite continues to be a profound experience. We continue to evolve and invest in keeping our congregation connected to one another. The Temple Israel community continues to be generous in many ways. Many of you have already contributed to the Temple Israel Friends Annual Fund, and we thank you for doing so. The Friends Annual Fund comprises 9% of our annual budget and truly what allows our congregation to do the extra things that help us stand out. If you have yet to do so, please join the hundreds of households that have already contributed. An additional way to support Temple Israel financially is to attend our Stepping Out Gala on April 2, 2022. We'll have options onsite or online, and we promise you a wonderful evening with opportunities to laugh, connect with fellow congregants, and support Temple Israel. 4
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"Many people say, 'I’m spiritual but not religious.' I want to reclaim the idea of being religious as foundational to the life of the spirit. We nurture our inner lives through the essence of Judaism: learning, connecting to the sacred, and engaging in acts of justice and compassion. Spiritual living is not some superficial fluff but reaches to the depths of our souls. Actions inspired by our religious tradition make the spiritual possible." - Rabbi Elaine Zecher "Pirkei Avot teaches that 'all who work with the community should do so for the sake of heaven.' Justice can be pursued anywhere, and this text encourages us to find holiness everywhere. My spiritual practice is embodied by acknowledging that our restorative work in the world is a sacred enterprise." - Rabbi Dan Slipakoff “'Singing is praying twice' - music has a tremendous power to bind us to the divine. Reb Nachman said "get into the habit of always singing a tune, it gives new life and sends joy into the soul." On the soaring phrases of music and song, our spiritual imagination blooms and joyful transformation occurs. Singing can be a deeply mystical experience." - Cantor Alicia Stillman
The Spiritual Practice Lab is a space to discover, learn, and practice the spiritual voice that is most meaningful to you in your own Jewish ritual life. Join in as we explore the prayers at the foundation of our liturgy through different spiritual forms and modalities, including meditation, philosophy, poetry, music, dance, art, and more. Come explore the many spiritual pathways at Temple Israel at www.tisrael.org/spiritual. SPIRITUAL PRACTICE LAB HIGHLIGHT:
HOW DO I GET MY SOUL TO LONG FOR YOU? A 2-Part Conversation with Rabbi Elaine Zecher Meets online on Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. EST on December 9 & 16. Join Rabbi Elaine Zecher for a 2-part conversation as we explore together what it can look and feel like to talk about experiencing God. We will use the recently published book Because My Soul Longs For You: Integrating Theology into Our Lives as a jumping off point, but prior reading is not expected or required. All are welcome – let’s get started! Register at www.tisrael.org, or contact Brigid Goggin at bgoggin@tisrael.org
"Spirituality gives our lives meaning and purpose. Maybe we feel it in a synagogue, maybe on a mountaintop, or even looking into the eyes of a baby. Whenever we’re reminded that we’re part of something greater than ourselves and that life has infinite value, we’ve entered the realm of the spiritual." - Rabbi Andrew Oberstein "I once thought I needed to define God in order to believe. A Catholic theologian helped me understand God as mystery and to instead seek God through conversation and experience. My spiritual life is grounded in a sense of profound humility - the universe is greater than myself, I have so many questions, there is much to discover." - Rabbi Suzie Jacobson
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Whether onsite or online.. This is your home and you belong here! "When we joined Temple Israel in the middle of the pandemic, we of course attended all services, classes and activities virtually (except for the unforgettable in-car-only Chanukah service on top of the garage next to TI!). We hadn't ever met anyone face-to-face or stepped foot inside the physical temple. Yet we felt immediately connected to and accepted as part of this close-knit community. This made our joining for the very first time in person, on Rosh Hashanah, literally a "Shehecheyanu" moment. We look forward to many more such moments and experiences at TI in the years to come. We feel like we have arrived in our spiritual home. Along with life and health, this is the greatest blessing we can imagine in the midst of a pandemic." - Dimitra Dimopoulou, Dan Muscato, and Maria
"Thank you for the incredible work you did today and your mastery of the technology. I and many others are grateful to be back at TILLI both to learn and connect with our friends." - Natalie S.
"Yesterday I had the incredibly moving pleasure of attending both the Family Service with my daughter and son-in-law and their four children, and then attending the Adult Service in the Sanctuary. I found both powerful. I actually love the big ZOOM jeopardy board on the walls, and the feeling of intimacy and sweetness of the community gathered together. You’ve built and built on an amazing community. Thank you so much." - Louisa K. 6
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Temple Israel Resettles an Afghan Family Seeking Safety Continuing our legacy, and with smiles, great warmth, and the hard work of many volunteers, a wonderful family is welcomed into our midst.
A Welcome Home
CONCERT F E AT U R I N G
CANTOR ALICIA STILLMAN WITH
CANTOR ROY EINHORN
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2021 3:30 P.M. MEET & GREET
| 4:00 P.M. CONCERT | POST-CONCERT RECEPTION
$36 SUGGESTED DONATION TO THE FRIENDS ANNUAL FUND The entire community is invited to a joyful Welcome Home Concert, celebrating Cantor Alicia Stillman! We are honored to have our beloved Cantor Emeritus Roy Einhorn join us, as well as some surprise presentations. Register for onsite or online participation at www.tisrael.org. All individuals over the age of 2 are required to wear a mask and must be fully vaccinated. Exceptions will be made for those who are not yet age-eligible to receive the vaccine, and for those who have a valid medical reason.
Working with resettlement agencies and Jewish organizations, Catholic Charities, Jewish Family Services of Metrowest, and the Jewish Community Relations Council, Temple Israel has joined with other synagogues and faith communities resettling families seeking refuge from Afghanistan. In early November 2021, Rabbi Zecher, Rabbi Slipakoff, and members of our Afghan Resettlement Core Team welcomed a wonderful family of five at Logan Airport, as they seek safety here in the Greater Boston area. Welcome the stranger for there is so much that we share: love, desire for acceptance, belonging, a good and healthy life. Our mutual work and companionship has just begun and we hope that you will join our effort in any way you can. To learn how you can help, please contact Tali Puterman at tputerman@tisrael.org.
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We officially installed Rabbi Andrew Oberstein as part of the clergy team at Temple Israel on October 15, 2021. We are overjoyed to have him as part of our community!
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Q&A
with FJECC Preschool Director, Amy Bolotin What inspired you to “come home” to the FJECC?
During my time as a parent at FJECC, and the brief time I was on staff, I felt like I belonged here - at the school and in the congregation. I appreciated the school’s emphasis on play-based learning and the integration of Jewish life in classrooms. It felt like a community to which I could contribute to in meaningful ways as a parent. I was drawn back here by the opportunity to be a part of FJECC again - and to have the opportunity to be an integral part of the continued success of FJECC. The program has such a strong foundation - thanks to Helen Cohen’s incredible work as founding director. I want to be a part of helping to secure FJECC’s future - and to help foster FJECC’s place in the local community of Jewish Early Childhood programs.
What do you feel makes the FJECC program so special? It’s the people! And the ways in which they are committed to making the program successful. From the staff to the parents and then the Temple Israel community; the PTO and the members of the board give so much of their time and energy to the school. It’s inspiring and it is a gift.
What do you value about the FJECC relationship with Temple Israel? I know that this is an organization that cares deeply about the health and success of both the school and the people who make up this school’s community. Throughout my interview process, the word collaboration came up a lot - from the search committee, from staff, from parents and from Temple Israel senior leadership. As a Temple Israel member, I have been impressed with the senior leadership’s approach to change and innovation. They have worked very hard to articulate and stay true to their core values and the TI mission while also driving change that has been necessary to sustain the future of the congregation. This is not easy work to do and they have done it with grace and authenticity. It really is an honor to be included on the TI leadership team. I look forward to the opportunities for collaboration with Temple Israel and their staff as we all move toward the future.
What are some of your strategic goals for teaching and learning at the FJECC? The first stage is relationship building. Making space for each individual to connect - whether that is a teacher finding their way into a team, a child feeling safe and confident, or a parent with a concern or a question or wanting a friendly ear. As we all begin to be in relationship with each other, together we pursue excellence - in whatever form that takes for our community. My goals include deepening the commitment to a curriculum that is constructed based on the interests and passions of the children and the staff, to developing modes of communication between home and school that meet parents’ needs and support all children in their learning. Another long-term strategic goal is to adjust the basic programming schedule so that it meets the needs of working parents. We must do this while also staying true to the original mission of the FJECC and to what makes our community thrive. That will be a carefully and intentionally crafted process that will involve the Board, the parent community and the staff.
What opportunities do you see for FJECC over the next couple of years? There are opportunities to innovate (think communications between home and school, documenting children’s learning) and there are opportunities to deepen learning for faculty. I’d like teachers to have access to the kinds of professional development and learning that will inspire them and spark their passions. This has been a very difficult year or two for our profession and as we move past the pandemic, teachers will need new inspiration and fuel to continue. For parents, the opportunities will come as we welcome them back into the building - and I do have hope that this will happen. I want to understand better what parents are looking for when they walk into their child’s classroom; what are they hungry to know more about? The answers will be varied, not every parent is looking for connection in the same way - and every parent is looking for connection in some way. So there will in be an intentional process.
How can we as a community help to author this next chapter in the life of the FJECC? Be ready to be in conversation with me and with Board members. I welcome input and ideas, wants and needs from all stakeholders. I want honest and authentic feedback from those around me. Each concern is an opportunity to create change, change that is based on the needs of the community and that community’s desire to make our school the best place it can be.
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SHABBAT TZEDEK 5782 January 14, 2022
Every January, Temple Israel honors the legacy, and celebrates the life and values of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a special Qabbalat Shabbat speaker. This year, we are delighted to welcome Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins. Rollins is the first woman ever elected as District Attorney in Suffolk County and the first woman of color ever elected District Attorney in Massachusetts. Since taking office in 2019, Rollins has implemented humane and data-supported policies that no longer criminalize mental health issues, substance use disorders, food and housing insecurities, and immigration status, instead focusing her limited resources on the most violent and serious crimes and keeping Suffolk County safe. Among some of her larger initiatives and policy implementations are her first in nation Discharge Integrity Team to help investigate officer involved shootings and allegations of excessive force. Rollins also created an Integrity Review Bureau (IRB) that looks not only at postconviction claims of actual innocence, but also reviews unconstitutional, unethical, and unjust convictions, as well as sentencing disparities. Over 240 years of wrongful convictions, and counting, have been overturned by her IRB. Rollins was a Governor Deval Patrick appointee to the Judicial Nominating Commission and a past president of the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association. She has been honored as the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s Lawyer of the Year in 2018; The Boston Globe’s Bostonian of the Year and Emerge Massachusetts’ Woman of the Year in 2019; and one of the Boston Business Journal’s Power 50 Exceptional Leaders in 2020. Stay tuned for more details about all of the opportunities during MLK weekend and beyond. 12
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An Artist-in-Residence Weekend with Jonathan Comisar FEBRUARY 4-6, 2022 Jonathan Comisar is an ordained cantor as well as a highly esteemed and sought after composer of Jewish themed music throughout North America. He has received numerous commissions and artist residencies from synagogues and Jewish organizations throughout the United States. In addition to his Jewish compositions, Comisar is also a musical theater composer and a member of the prestigious BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop. Join us for this special Artist-in-Residence weekend, which promises to be an exciting and inspiring musical experience: • Friday, February 4, 2022: Join us for an enhanced Qabbalat Shabbat service with Jonathan Comisar • Saturday, February 5, 2022: A Saturday evening mixed-presence program of listening, learning, and discussion, based on Comisar’s original cantata from Washington's letter to the Jews of Newport: No Bigotry No Sanction. • Sunday, February 6, 2022: Sunday brunch-and-learn, musical mixed-presence program on the music and influence of Leonard Bernstein, The Jewish Life of Lenny: A Jewish American Icon.
Save the Date!
Stepping Out | April 2, 2022 Support and celebrate our Temple Israel community, onsite and online! All proceeds from Stepping Out support the Friends Annual Fund. More information to come…
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ENGAGEMENT AT TEMPLE ISRAEL Finding ways to connect people to each other, to Judaism, and to our vibrant and dynamic congregation. By Rabbi Andrew Oberstein In this community, how do we ensure that all people feel seen, known, and supported? How do we help people see Temple Israel of Boston as their spiritual and communal home, fostering a sense of warmth and belonging that transcends demographics? These are some of the questions that our newlyfounded Engagement Strategy Team will seek to tackle, as we strive to develop new and innovative ways to connect people to each other, to Judaism, and to our vibrant and dynamic congregation. The Engagement Strategy Team is spearheaded by people representing the breadth and diversity of this community. We seek to bridge various distinct areas of congregational life, breaking down the silos that naturally emerge in a large congregation, and replace them with bridges that span the wide range of what Temple Israel has to offer. In addition to robust lay leadership, we are comprised of staff representing various corners of our community including Clergy, Programming, Membership, Development, Communications, and Engagement. As a collective, we bring our unique perspectives to the table, collaborating to discover what might be possible when we unite to explore the infinite potential of this bustling synagogue. 14
Our Engagement Strategy Team seeks to be a well of resources for this congregation, nourishing the totality of our community by helping Temple Israel’s wide range of initiatives and committees see their work through an engagement lens. We will work to better understand the extent to which our members currently feel connected to our community and to take action to improve their overall sense of belonging here. We are interested in exploring the initial touchpoints of interaction in our community, to ensure that those who enter our congregation are met with a sense of extraordinary embrace and are connected to initiatives and people who will enrich their lives and make Temple Israel feel like home. We will pay special attention to the natural transitions that occur as personal interests and life circumstances change, so that individuals stay supported and involved. Intrigued by the innovation and creativity found in our Small Groups Initiative and in the many other classes and projects that exist, we will work to enhance, strengthen, and create new ones through shared interests, identities, and curiosity. All of this will be done through the partnership of community and staff working together. When we work together, the possibilities are endless. If you are interested in learning more about the Engagement Strategy Team, please contact Rabbi Andrew Oberstein at aoberstein@tisrael.org.
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Welcome to our newest members!
(JULY 5 - OCTOBER 28, 2021)
ARLINGTON Joshua Buckholtz BOSTON Abigail Babson Melissa Berlin Anna Booras & Aaron Gotlieb Hillary Caplan & Griffin Sefcik Michael Goldstein Jennifer & Maxwell Goossens Jenny Halis & Eric Bortnick Allison Grinberg-Funes Caroline Gross & Jake Kahane Jessica Jacobs & Mike Culver Emily Johnson Elizabeth Morse Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Paresky Miriam Leeser & Robert Cooper Sarah Mironov Jordan Pelavin Derek Soled & Beret Amundson Robert Wexler & Gayle Slattery BRIGHTON Jodie Liebowitz BROOKLINE Bayle & Richard Drubel Elizabeth Drucker Justin Green & Jenny Slayton-Green Jill Greenberg Amy Harwin Beth Kaiserman
Jennifer & Jonathan Kerner Lexi Holzberg Kritzer & Michael Kritzer Jason Mogel & Julie Rikelman Rachel Michael & Michael Hession Grant & Kelsey Reckhow Erica Jaffe Redner Evelyn Rodriguez Ronenn Roubenoff & Barri Falk Dana & Eric Smith Carrie Stanziola Douglas Teich Daniel Temko & Gabriella Aberbac Stephen Wright
MARBLEHEAD James & Barbara Schaye
CAMBRIDGE Haley Archer-McClellan
ROSLINDALE Eve Neiger Elizabeth Stocksdale
CHESTNUT HILL Nancy & Peter Goldberg Elizabeth Klein
MEDFORD Natasha Lerner & Joseph Landry Mika Solo & Taylor Herman QUINCY Alex Prager & Chiara Wegener RANDOLPH Ryan Mansfield
SOMERVILLE Hannah Weissman Gabi Souza-DuBenion
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Ian Walsh
WATERTOWN Joshua Driesman & Jay Feinstein Annie Fortnow Michelle Oberman
DEDHAM Shari Krauss JAMAICA PLAIN Sarah Bernstein & Eric Rosen Erica Mattison Samantha Morrison-Ma Michael Wartofsky & Imtiyaz Hussein
WEST ROXBURY Hanna Pastor & Jake Feldman Tara Schwartz
"Given the number of alternatives in the Boston area, choosing a temple seems like it should be a weighty decision, that might involve meetings with clergy, attendance at various services, and comparison shopping. But for me, joining Temple Israel involved none of those. Not even a test drive. What drew me to TI was its formidable reputation as a welcoming spiritual home for people of all colors and flavors, its emphasis on learning and understanding, and its active engagement with social justice issues. And the fact that I like and respect everyone I know who belongs there was a definite plus!" - Jill Greenberg www.tisrael.org/insight | 617-566-3960
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Can We Talk About Israel?
Daniel Sokatch in Conversation with Rabbi Suzie Jacobson Friday, February 11 at 6:00 p.m. Qabbalat Shabbat
Israel: “Troubled Committed” A Year of Study and Conversation
As the Talmud teaches, “all of Israel is responsible for one another,” – we are part of a peoplehood that welcomes a plurality of beliefs and opinions, but demands personal, active engagement. This year, the Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Israel of Boston is embarking on a year of study and conversation that seeks to invite all to enter what Donniel Hartman of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem calls “troubled committed” – a space where we are allowed, even encouraged, to engage in dialogue regarding conflicting issues and values, while acknowledging our relationship to Israel and the necessary stake we have in it’s future as modern Jews.
Join us onsite or online for an engaging conversation between Rabbi Suzie Jacobson and Daniel Sokatch, New Israel Fund CEO and author of the new book Can We Talk About Israel? A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted. This book is a primer on Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and attempts to grapple with a century-long struggle between two peoples that both perceive themselves as (and indeed are) victims, and explain why Israel (and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict) inspires such extreme feelings.
We invite you to join us, with “troubled committed”, as we seek to engage in conversations with open hearts, allow ourselves to be challenged without vilifying those who disagree, and invite complexity into our own long held perspectives. We seek to heed the moral urgency of the moment, while remembering that complex change requires creativity, commitment and patience as we look towards creating a just and safe Jewish future where our children remain committed but have the luxury of being less troubled.
Yossi Klein Halevi in Conversation with Rabbi Elaine Zecher Sunday, March 6 at 1:00 p.m., Onsite or Online In partnership with the Shalom Hartman Institute, we welcome Yossi Klein Halevi, a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and co-director of the Institute's Muslim Leadership Initiative (MLI), which teaches emerging young Muslim American leaders about Judaism, Jewish identity, and Israel. His latest book, Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor, is a New York Times bestseller.
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RACIAL EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (REDI) CONVERSATIONS
TEMPLE ISRAEL PARTICIPATES IN THE MUDDY RIVER CLEAN-UP In early October, Rabbi Oberstein and eight Riverway Project participants headed down to Charlesgate Park in downtown Boston to clean up the Muddy River. By the end of the 90-minute clean up, the group managed to fill five bags of trash totaling 50 pounds. All of this would have ended up in our waterways had the group not been there to clean it up.
"I greatly enjoyed my experience volunteering with the Muddy River Initiative through TI's Riverway Project. As someone in the process of converting to Judaism, it was wonderful to meet other members of Temple Israel and put into practice the concept of tikkun olam, while enjoying a beautiful fall day in Boston!" - Kasey LeBlanc 18
"Aleinu - it is upon us to care for this planet and pitching in with fellow ‘Muddy Buddies’ in the Riverway community. The experience was both an engaging way to deepen relationships with each other and have an impactful way of living out our Jewish values.” - Jamie Cassidy Merrill
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Temple Israel has embarked on a journey to ensure that everyone, regardless of race or other personal identities and experiences, is made to feel that they belong. We are not alone in this. TI’s action is part of the Union for Reform Judaism’s national Racial Justice Campaign. But make no mistake: the need for change here at TI is urgent. We have heard too many stories of people of color and others being treated differently and therefore feeling like outsiders -- often because of our unconscious biases. We can and need to do better. A “REDI Conversation” is a relational opportunity for Temple Israel staff, clergy, lay leaders, and congregants to connect with one another and engage in a conversation about racial equity, diversity, and inclusion with the goal of fostering a culture of belonging at Temple Israel. Here's what we've heard from people who have participated already:
“I am continual ly blown away about how fortunate we are as a communit y to continue to be proact ive around inclusion.” “I'm very energized by the conversations.”
“Ver y informat ive and helpful.” “The breakout sessions were fascinating given the different perspectives on identity from the members of my group.”
To join the REDI Conversation facilitation team or to take part in a REDI Conversation, contact Tali Puterman at tputerman@tisrael.org.
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RFYTI: Temple Israel’s Teen-Led Youth Program
"Throughout my life, Temple Israel has provided me with an encouraging space to take agency in developing my unique practice of Judaism through learning, teaching, justice work, and community building. As a “life-long” member of TI, I hold visceral memories from the pre-school playground as well as foundational moments in developing my personal pedagogy as a madrich. I have also been blessed with friends, mentors, and profound experiences of connection through community during my high school years at Monday Night School (now “The Tent”). The consistent support and love I’ve received at TI has allowed me to explore and refine my own beliefs and desires to deconstruct supremacist beliefs in my own life and communities. I feel grateful for the opportunity to make space for our teens and Justice League students as they take ownership of their own unique Jewish identity, place in community and justice practice. "As Developer of Youth Justice Programs and Education, I am committed to opening space for the brilliance of our tzaddiks-in-training to shine and lead our community. As I witness our young leaders walk their life-long path, I delight in joining them at the crossroads of their “practice.” I have no interest in averting these often-uncomfortable moments with “right” and “wrong.” My desire is to foster each student’s trust in themselves by responding to their questions with a diverse range of Jewish perspectives before reflecting their questions back at them. It’s a delight to work with the TI Education Team to offer these co-created experiences with our youth while integrating the somatic racial equity, diversity, and inclusion work we’ve committed ourselves to into our own practices. I believe in myself, our students, and our community as we pursue moonlit tikkun olam and honey-soaked joy on our journey towards ‘olam ha-ba." - Ari Zimmet, Temple Israel’s Developer of Youth Justice Programs and Education and RYFTI Advisor
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"I have grown up at this synagogue and watched my older sister take the position of RYFTI president when I was in the seventh grade. I looked up to her and admired her passion for Judaism. It helped to redefine what it meant to be a practicing Jewish teen. I began looking at the position at Temple Israel as anything I made it out to be. Being co-president has allowed me to have a platform for myself and others to practice leadership skills and Judaism in different ways. It has been vital to developing my identity as a young Asian Jewish woman." - Greta Huang, RYFTI Co-President
LIFE CYCLES (BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES CELEBRATING MILESTONES WHOSE YEAR ENDS IN 0 OR 5) NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS Rena Abelmann Joshua Abrams Emma Adelman David Arond Valery Aronov Jadon Berkson Barbara A. Burg Kira Class Matthew Drouin Shira Furman Alisa Gardner-Todreas Frances Godine Joan Green London Green John Isaacson Adam Jackson-Edelstein Minna Katz Max Kerrigan Johanna Klein Alexandra Klingenstein Matan Koch Phillip Lachman Evan Macosko Sarah Minden Mark Misselbeck Samantha Nudelman Austin Roubenoff Carol Sapoznik Rose Scherlis Janice Sherman Makhlya Shteyntsayg Margot Strom
Rhoada Wald Sarah Weil Kevin West
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS David Abel Jeffrey Blum Ella Bunnell Shoshanna Dansinger Sage David Kenneth Davidson Amy Derris Marc Draisen Yonit Friedman Benjamin Gerber Teddy Goldman Jennifer Grella Lori Jacobson Seth Kaplan Samuel Kaplan Tessa Kobran Debra Kocar Martha Koster Shari Krauss Jemma Kuriyel Kay Lehman Schlozman Bruce Levy David Lewis Daria Lipsitt John Macht Rafael Mares Gabriel Marks Robert Michaels
Merton Minsky Melissa Nishman Richard Platt Eve Saul Julius Sawyer Joshua Segal Jennifer Segal Isak Shapiro Robert Slipakoff Rebecca White Giang Wyner Iris Zimman Ellen Zucker
Michael Greenwald Daniel Haber Natalie Habib Laura Halis Zoe Hofeller Benjamin Hurwitz Martin Hyde Douglas Jacobs Molly Jones Beth Kaiserman Pamela Kellogg Leonard Krulewich David Larsen Brooke Lipsitt Esty Lobovits JANUARY BIRTHDAYS Jamie Logan Wil Abramson Rhona May-D'Onofrio Syrus Ayure Isaac Morris Helene Bailen Jaden Morris Marion Bear Caleb Ormont Adam Berkowitz Sandra Perrin Rosalie Bookston Edward Radler Joshua Bough Abigail Remis Julian Carlson Gretchen Roin Yoni Costa Rachel Rosovsky Joshua Curhan Serena Rumpler Eric Davidson Amy Sandler Marc Davis Ari Sapers-Sydney Emma Driscoll Leslie Stonebraker Leo Drucker Detlev Suderow Herbert Friedman Ian Walsh Marc Garnick Lindsay Wenger Andrew Goldberg www.tisrael.org/insight | 617-566-3960 Daniel Goldstein
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LIFE CYCLES (BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES CELEBRATING MILESTONES WHOSE YEAR ENDS IN 0 OR 5) NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES 5 Years Nathan Rothstein & Caroline Gammill
65 Years Norman & Judith Finn Edward & Claire Saxe
40 Years Michael & Barbara Greenwald
20 Years Raphael Lewis & Kathryn Sillman
JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES
45 Years Arthur Segel & Patti Saris
35 Years Michael Miller & Heather Ayares
55 Years Roger & Judith Feingold
50 Years James & Jane Shulman
15 Years Fern & Virginia Remedi-Brown
35 Years Richard Kazis & Jill Medvedow
45 Years Pam Goodman & Michael Shwartz
60 Years Steve & Joan Subrin
LIFE CYCLES
Mazal Tov!
NOVEMBER B'NEI MITZVAH
• Ella Harlev, daughter of Shayla & Doron Harlev on November 6 • Alexandra Gabrielle Pearl Bloom, daughter of Stephanie Pearl & Laurence Bloom, on November 13 • Eliot English, son of Jodi Anthony & Brian English, on November 20 • Franklin Atlas Kozol, son of Matthew & Kim Kozol, on November 27, 2021
DECEMBER B’NEI MITZVAH
• Sari London Goldberg, daughter of Alex & Ilan Goldberg, on December 4 • Eliza Naomi Decaneas, daughter of Kate Nemens & Nick Decaneas, on December 18 • Penelope West, daughter of Tara & Kevin West, on December 23
JANUARY B’NEI MITZVAH
• Abigail Ptaszek, daughter of Andrea & Leon Ptaszek, on January 8 • Natalia Ilyse Reichbach Soto, daughter of Amy Reichbach & Marjorie Soto, on January 15 • Theodore Salvin, son of Robert & Spring Salvin, on January 29
May their memories bring blessing. RECENT DEATHS
• Myrna Fenn Baskin, mother of Nancy Baskin, and grandmother of Abigail & Emily Plutzky Baskin • Dr. Dennis “Dino” Beer, father of Joshua Beer, and grandfather of Jack and Charlie • Eleanor Berkovitz, mother of Iris Adams
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• Shirley Brown, aunt of Kelly Starr Schein and Nancy Grossman • Shana Brodsky, cousin of Kate Nemens • Howard Ecker, husband of Wendy Ecker • Michael Falk, brother of Barri Falk and uncle of Ethan, Talia & Austin Roubenoff • Larry B. Goff, brother of Barbara Greenwald • George Greenfield, husband of Harriet Greenfield, father of Jessica Greenfield and grandfather of Theo and Hannah Hummel • Richard Hirsch, uncle of Harlan Weber and great-uncle of Hannah and Reva • Richard Krumholz, father of Susan Ridker and grandfather of Andrew and Elena • Peter L. Koff, brother of Larry Koff • Sandy Krakoff, mother of Roger and Hope Krakoff, and grandmother of Helen, Justin, and Alexandra • Alfred Lanes • Dr. David Livingston, husband of Emily Livingston • Susan Nohelty, mother of Shari Noe and grandmother of Jacob and Ben • Gladys Pickman, grandmother of Lisa Danetz and great-grandmother of Noah and Sabrina Smith • Robert Ricles • Rebecca Scherer, mother of Zamira Korff and grandmother of Adele Oudens • Dr. Allen Sclaroff uncle of Sara Sclaroff • Naomi Solomon, mother of Dan Solomon and grandmother of Rachel. Anna and Ellie • Mel Sufrin, father of Cantor Jodi Sufrin and father-in-law of Cantor Roy Einhorn
• Edna Sweder, mother of Ken Sweder • Matthew Tackeff, brother of Roger Tackeff and uncle of Michael and David • Emilie Viney, aunt of Susan and Robert Michaels and great-aunt of Sam and Sarah
Mazal Tov!
WE CONGRATULATE
• Elyssa Brand, mother, and Rhona and Steve Brand, grandparents, on the birth of Ayla Marley Brand and Ruby Cora Brand • Daniel Demetri & Linda van Weele, parents, and Susan Frankl & George Demetri, grandparents, on the birth of Asher Maarten Demetri • Hannah Yarmolinsky & Dan Dennehy on the birth of their son Emmett Alfred Dennehy • Helen & Leonard Krulewich on the birth of their grandchild Banks Ship Krulewich • Anne Licciardello on the birth of her grandson Gary Wayne Hersher-Novey • Caroline Gammill & Nathan Rothstein on the birth of their daughter Noa Flaude Rothstein • Bob & Claudia Slipakoff on the birth of their grandson Senén Mosé Morales Slipakoff • Rachel Bechek & Michael Gross on their marriage • Jonathan & Linda Sloane Kay, Ed and Judi Ross Zuker, parents, and Barbara Sloane, grandmother on the marriage of Rachel Sloane Kay & Franklin Ross • Kim Wieczner & Bo Burditt on their marriage
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YAHRZEITS OCTOBER 31 – NOVEMBER 6
Dora S. Aronson Esther Bachrach Deborah Moss Barron Ruth Markendorff Baylor Jacob Bornstein Libby Buchhalter Virginia Ruth Burg Grace F. Burmon Samuel Buxbaum Irene Hambro Dana Dr. Robert I. Diamond Dr. Moses Joel Eisenberg Mary Elfman Samuel Elkins Commander Edward A. Ellis Sarah Greenberg Fechtor Esther Feer Joseph W. Forman Alexander M Fox Jennie Novogrod Glazer Barnet Golick Bernard H. Goodrich Samuel Gordon Marion M. Green Reuben A. Grossman Rose B. Gryzmish Hyman Horwitz Alice Goldman Howard Selma Kaplan Samuel Kingsdale Mildred Koster Alan Kraut Pearl Loewenstein Andrew Warren Lurie Bernard Marglin Milton W. Marks Robert Leo Mayer Werner Misselbeck Morris L. Morrison Robert M. Moser Ann Novick Feins Frimy Rantzer Pechet Irving Rachlin Abraham J. Ramler Ernest Arthur Raphael Ralph Reisman Joan Zageir Rocamora Joseph Rosenblatt Allick Rozefsky Harriet T. Sachs Nina Alexander Saunders Irving R. Shapiro Norton Sherman Sumner A. Shore Paul Malcolm Sidel Lesley Silver Evelyn Silverstein Frances Burstein Singer James Alan Smith Herman Snyder Sam David Starobin Sheila Dun Stein
George Tack David Harold Warren Leo Wasserman David Weinstein Augusta White Katharine L. Zintz
Margaret Warner Ruth May Weiler Harold Widett Joseph Worth Sara G. Wyner
NOVEMBER 7 – 13
Jack E. Alexander Roslyn S. Berenberg Samuel Berson Jacob Burstein Rachel Johannes Burstein Julius Chopp Sumner Charles Edelstein Margit Klara Epstein Rebecca Fine James L. Gold Gertrude E. Goldstein Harry Gossman Harriet Greenberg Harry Kane Dorothy Kaplowitz Jack W. Kaufman Daveeda Susan Koss Anna D. Koss Ethel A. Kramer Mildred Kressel Saul Kusmin Mollie Landfield Eliot Lifland Rhoda Lifland Abraham London Ellis Marglin Randall Jay Margolis Edward Morrill Lillian Pearlstein Terry Lee Porter Daniel B. Rakov William Reichert Ann F. Rosenblum Samuel D. Saxe David Saxe Sarah Schein George I. Segal Etta F. Segal Jacob S. Sieve Benjamin Herman Singer Dorothy Milgam Singer Florence Goldberg Sloane Thelma Dorothy Tesler Solomon Simon Bernard Stein Edward A. Stiller Ferdinand Strauss II Efim S. Toochin Rose Ulitsky Shirley Waldstein Nicole Y. Weinberg Charles Harry Weinreb Joseph Wekstein Dora Ralby White Harry Young
Paul Abramson Anne Vorenberg Becker Fred Abraham Berman Rosalie S. Borkow Arthur J. Burstein Abner Bernard Cohan Celia M. Cohen Harold Cohen Sumner J. Cooper Saul Julius Copellman Stephen D. Cutler Sharry Sharry Deutsch Leon R. Eyges Daniel B. Feer Anna M. Feldberg Helen Filiurin Samuel Fireman Dr. Edward Frye Irene Sloane Gainsboro Babette Haas Glen Marcia Goff Estelle S. Gorin William Hirsh Ella A. Hirsh Lizzie Homonoff Lily Horowitz Joseph Kaplan Benjamin M. Kulvin Laura Lappin Gallagher Bertha Lerner Joseph Mayer Levenson Jennie M. Lewis Deborah Lipp Rose Miller Lippman Mae D. Marder Benjamin N. Michaelson Charles H. Milender Arthur Abraham Milgroom Isabel M. Morse Stephen R. Morse Jennie Naigles Karen Faye Needle Joan Rines Needleman Lawrence H. Oppenheim Dr. Herbert I. Posin Bernard Abraham Riemer John Robinson Kim C. Rogal Esther E. Rome Richard L. Rosenthal Minnie Saltzberg Shirley Brown Saunders Saul Seinfeld Elaine Alpert Sicklick Rebecca Stern Alvan Franklin Traxler
NOVEMBER 14-20
NOVEMBER 21-27 Betsy Friedman Abrams
Florence M. Agoos Jennie Greenberg Baker Idalia M. Banash Jeanne A. Beller Lillian Merson Berns Bessie Bertman Dr. Saul Biller Dr. Philip Bloom Samuel C. Clayton Dorothy R. Copellman Jacques S. Corri May Mildred Cotton Mason Ehrenfried Frank A. Feldman Murray R. Fine Dr. Gustave B. Fred Rose Gibbs Ruth Ross Glen Mildred Rutberg Goldman Deana M. Gross Edith Weinstein Holtz Barbara Roberta Horwitz Minnie Hecht Hyneman Helen L. Jaffe Abraham Kanter Paul Alan Kaplan Charles Karp Louison Kazes Dr. Herman Kolton Katherine Krensky Morris Harry Krinsky Roger David Kurland Sarah F. Leavitt Ethel Agoos Levin Paul R. Levine
Morris Litner I. Otto Miller Frieda Lillian Miller Blanche L. Mock Thurman F. "Jack" Naylor Pearl B. Noble Morris Passer Abraham C. Porter Gale L. Raphael Phillip Reisman Joseph Rice David Rines Allan Romanow James Alexander Rose Edythe Ross Robert Sachs Ida Elizabeth Segal William M. Silverman Morris Sleeper Nancy W. Taub Sol Thim Frances R. Watchmaker Eva Kane Weiss Irving Winer Elizabeth Wyzanski
NOVEMBER 28 DECEMBER 4
Anne Abrams Harry Altman Ira J. Banash Dr. Morton Bard Arnold E. Bayer Hyman C. Berkowitz Eva L. Bloomberg Bessie Blum Myer W. Epstein Arthur J. Feinberg Robert M. Feldman Rose Fienman Ruth G. Fish Harold Fox Ida Glodt Gertrude Kate Goldberg Eugene Grace Milton L. Grahm Jacob Greenberg Bryan Seth Hauser Caroline Rose Isenberg Phillip S. Jackson Carl J. Kaffenburgh Barbara Bette Katz Sophie Kessler Morris Kirsner, Esq. Gladys Klebanoff Ruth Freelander Kotlier Norman I. Krinsky Edward G. Krohne Mildred G. Krohne Jacob J. Krokyn Wallace Krulewich Eleanor Kurson Shirley Levy Jack Isaac London Sarah Mainster J. Leonard Michelson Leonore D. Moss Shepard Saul Novick Bertram Allen Petkun Anna Holzman Pinkos Bernard Putnoi Harry B. Ramler Leila Warren Redstone Sidney P. Reinherz Dorothy L. Richmond Jeanette E. Rosenbaum Irving Matthew Saunders Joseph Saxe Dorothy R. Schaffer Shirley S. Schneer Esther Landfield Schneider Beatrice Schulman Andrew E. Skoler Walter Harris Solomon Ida Frances Somers Gertrude T. Spitz Anne Starr Solomon Steinfeld Esther G. Sugarman Allan Tarshish
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YAHRZEITS
YAHRZEITS Richard Weiler
Augusta White
DECEMBER 5-11 Paul Bernat Marcia Bujan Julian Cohen Myer L. Cutler Eva Koploy Elbinger Joseph S. Finstein Trudy Friedman Ruth Gittelsohn Helen Zarling Gold Irene Gorman Dexter David Gould Frances Grossman Irving J. Helman Morey Hirsch Ruth Olga Hirsch Murray Arnold Jacobson Leo Kabatznick Sylvan Kahn Jessie Mary Kane Archie Kaplan Samuel Kasanof Dr. Joel A. Kraut Marion M. Kurson Betsy Lehman Maynard Leventhal Betty Levine Rachel Jane Lewis Cheryl Lieberman Rose Plow Margolis Joseph Isaac Mirkin Ilse Mundheim Moser Ida Marion Perkit Helen M. Resnick Dr. Joseph C. Richmond Irving W. Rodman Charlotte Kulvin Salter Abram Salter Samuel Schwall Dr. Arnold Segel Immanuel Sherman Leo Isiah Shief Berril Shief Sarah Sholkin Irene Shulkin Edith M. Sieve Annie Starensier Clair Vindsberg Gisella Weiss Harry Winberg
Jennie Wolf
DECEMBER 12-18 Louis Gessin Aserkoff Saul S. Bauman Miriam Quint Bayard Max William Beck Max Berner Hyman Bloom Harold Brown
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Leslie Buchbinder Samuel Burstein Florence Pohlmann Cofman Esta Cooper Marion R. Exiner Abram B. Fox Irving Gashin Rabbi Roland B. Gittelsohn Natalie M. Gold George Warren Gold Harold Sherman Goldberg Celia Gordon Edith F. Greenberg Alexander Grossman Mike Grossman Joseph Grubinger Morris Gunner Jacob Housen Julia Zibbell Jolles Burton Jolles Stanley Samuel Kanter Abraham L. Kauffman Isak Kazes Sarah Kisloff Robert David Kozol Norman B. Krim Paul Kupferstein Edward A. Laven Lois S. Lee Rachel Lewis Eve R. Lewis Barbara Mallin Malamut Irving Marder Edith G. Michaels Abraham I. Michelson Emanuel E. Mock James R. Morse, Jr. Ruth Grass Petkun Bessie K. Rabinovitz Blanche Randall Sylvia B. Righter Helen M. Rodman Rosalie B. Rosen Gertrude Burnce Rosen Paul P. Ross Stanley Charles Schaffer Ella "Baba" Schlanger Margaret Winer Sherin William Silver Maurice M. Simon Diane Barrabee Smithline Eugene J. Steinberg Hattie S. Stern Otto Stieber Maurice Ullian Harold Warshaw Sarah Wernick Esther Wilker Ginger Wyler Saunders Harold Elliot Zarling
DECEMBER 19-25 Adolph Bernard Alland
Jennie B. Allen Henrietta Altman Arthur Altschuler Leonard Baron Etta F. Barron Moses Berger Mollie Botkin Julius J. Cohen Edith W. Cohen Sarah R Copellman Frances L. De Jur Harry L. Drucker Harold Fienman Delia Finkelstein Minnie M. Fox Jennie Frank Rosanne Freeman Anna Alpert Gans George Gara Rose Goldman Edward Earle Gordon Lila Heatter Jane L. Holtz Winnie S. Jolles Marion Rubin Kaplan Clarice Burack Katz Philip Krensky Noah Krulewitz Raymond Saul Kurtzman M.D. Doris Gile Laven Abraham S. Levensohn Louise Ellis Levinson Ellyn Sue Bonnie Lieberman David A. Loeb Morris Loitman Moses Lubets Marla Mehlman Etta F. Miller Frank L. Mitnick Leo D. Moss Henry Harold Nadell Robert Needleman E. Richard Nessen Richard N. Pinksohn Morris J. Rabinovitz George Robbins Harriet S. Robbins A. Max Rosenberg Morris Schultz Abraham D. Shain Ely Silver Esther Silverstein Merle Levy Sleeper Marx David Slonim Max Snyder Hervey Solar Mildred B. Solar Robert Sperber Henry Joseph Stein Leah Trugman Zina Wallace Thelma Akabas Weiss
Emanuel White Ida Helen Wunsch Carol Ann Zalkind Milton L. Zelmyer
DECEMBER 26JANUARY 1
Muriel G. Abrams Dr. Ralph David Aserkoff Anna Bornstein Richard L. Brooks Dennis M. Brown Katherine Louise Cahners Frances Chopp Walter E. Cohen Alvan Robert Corkin Dorothy Delson Selma Arlene Dolby Stanley Elmont Louis Faneuil David M. Feldman Leonard Fine Paul Fisher Scott Myles Franklin Dr. Robert Lloyd Garber Robert Tobias Gilbert Ida G. Glasser Israel Goldman Fanny Goldstein Harriet Wilinsky Goodman Mae Goverman Dolby Julia Herbits William Herbits Shirlee Herwitz Isenberg Burton Harrison Isenberg Morris J. Itkin Enid Rosen Jackson Elaine Rosenblatt Karnow Dr. Imre Kovacs Shirley P. Krasnoff Morris Kupferman Samuel Myer Levin Sidney H. Litner Shirley Rhoda Lubell Beatrice R. Marder Sidney S. Maron Helen R. Mayer Martin Mendelson Melissa Marantz Nealy Lauren L. Olson Anna Galpert Persky Sadie F. Riesman John Robbins Rogell Dr. Harold Israel Rogell Blanche Agoos Rosenthal Hyman Harold Rudofsky Richard William Sallinger Ruth F. Saris Sarah Hoffman Scheff Joseph Schlager Zig Schmitt Lillian Leondar Schultz Alfred B. Sheinwald
Lt. Col. Forrest W. Sheinwald Harry Strauss Dr. William B. Sweder Stanley Sydney Rodger Tauman Fred Vorenberg Marjorie Weisberg Stanley S. White Lillian Kellner Winter George D. Wolfson Ruth Bolonsky Yesley Rose Bearse Zakon
JANUARY 2-8
Morton Backer Ruth M. Bakst Jeannette Berns Alexander Bloomberg Milton Bornstein Philip G. Bronstein Etta Cohen Judge Hyman Copins Robert David Dana Nathan David Carole Diamond Sarah Epstein Morris Freedberg Sadie Gale Ronald Gashin Newell B. Goldberg Melvin Gordon Ellis Gordon Estelle Lynch Gould Minnie Greenberg Sadye Marian Grossman Robert Gustin Alice Kanter Halpern Ernst Hollander Gerald J. Holtz Gerald J. Holtz Janet Printz Kaplan Rae G. Koster Jeanne M Lerman Evelyn Richmond Levin Lillian Cohan Levin Harold Jacob Lewis Nathan G. Lyman Dora S. Margolis Robert Martin Morrison George Moses Louis Movitz Evelyn G. Neumann Ruth M. Pachtman Jane Irene Pinanski Howard Rubin Adrienne L. Rubin Robert Shapiro Leonard Shapiro Barbara D. Levine Shapiro Arthur L. Sherin Charles L. Silton Edith Bronstein Silverman
Living Judaism together through discovery, dynamic spirituality, and righteous impact.
Estelle Silverman Paul Mark Tuck Sarah Weiscopf Mabel N. Weiss George Wyner Hannah Levin Zauderer
JANUARY 9-15
James P. Barber Ruth Forrest Barkin Arnold Baskin Mary Berger Mynette Bresky Goldie Brown Andrew P. Cahners Irving I. Calk Annie Gerber Cohen Mildred Parker Cohen David Ebert Bella Eskin David Louis Fine Annie Fine Beatrice B. Fine Dr. Judah Folkman Emma Winter Frankfurter Earl Wallace Franklin David S. Gesmer Harry H. Gilbert Louis Ginsburg Mollie Goodman Glazer Sarah Landerman Glunts Samuel U. Goldberg Patricia G. Goldman Ruth Goldman Anita Marcus Golosov Jerome Daniel Goodman Albert E. Gordon Simeon L. Gordon Ruth Pinanski Green Albert Mordecai Grossman Mortimer C. Gryzmish Lewis Hecht
Norman K. Hollenberg, M.D., Ph.D Alfred R. Jaffe Sylvia Irma Kalish Stephen Kardon Reuben J. Karlin Samuel J. Katz Martha Kempner Rose Stone Klein Cynthia Altshuler Korb Frank L. Kozol Dr. Simeon Landau Dr. Philip Lerner Edward Levine Emma G. LeVine Ellen Ann Lewis Eleanor C. Litner Celia H. Meyer Anna Kibrik Narva Lillian Pinksohn Parker Viola Rottenberg Pinanski Bernice L. Brudno Posnick Dora Rosenman Arthur B. Savel Edythe Grossman Seigal Sylvia C. Shapiro Morris Shiffman Dr. Peretz Singer Dr. Adrian Solo Anne H. Tannenholz Charles Ulin Samuel Wallick Fanny Weiscopf Viola O. Weiss Walter D. Wekstein Hyman Wernick
JANUARY 16-22 Roberta Abbott
Dr. Maurice I. Abrams Dr. Jacob Applebaum Harry H. Aronson
Nathaniel Tucker Avorn Charles W. Beller Ethel Bernstein Florence Bornstein Shirley Palais Braude Oscar Bresnick Audrey Brown Maxwell "Mac" Burstein Phyllis Lebow Darman Robert C. Ellis Lois Wayner Endlar Elsie Snyder Epstein Lottie Winberg Freifeld Bertram Gluck Harry Gold Miriam Naigles Gorin Natalie Sabin Gottesman Dorothy H. Green Ida Guttentag Augusta Fish Hanauer Lawrence Kahme Tillie Frank Kanter Peter J. Kaplan Arthur Klein Rena Allen Kupferstein Robert R. Kurson Norman Lewis H. Richard Mades Mary Louisa Mades Myer Mineberg Ruth S. Morse Charlotte Mintz Novick Morris L. Pincus Sy Raboy Marjorie G. Rosenbaum Anna Rosenberg Phyllis Sackman Elisabeth Ann Schaye Charles H. Schneer Rita D. Segel Beatrice R. Shapiro John Sherman
Helen J. Singer Benjamin Soffer Jessica R. Sondheim Alice Sperber Ruth L. Swig Erna Wolfner Treichlinger Arnold Jacob Tuck Harold Wald Louis Weiner Gertrude K. Weiner Robert B. White Marilyn Weinstein Zelermyer
JANUARY 23-29
Frances Levey Altshuler Arlene Bard Leonard James Bates Saul J. Bechek Solomon Berg Rose A. Bloom Otto Bresky Eva Brezner Barnet Burstein Bertha Leah Charnow Belle Cohen Bessie Lansburgh Cohn John G. Coyne Arlene R. Davidson Dr. Lewis R. Dretler William Einhorn Elizabeth Fox Falk Goldie I. Feinberg Melvin George Feins Abraham W. Fish Rhoda Frankl Rebecca Glanz Nancy H. Glazer Louis Goldstein Roberta Milender Goldwyn Jennie Golick Rose Domas Gordon
Harold Otis Gordon Samuel Handler Bernard Samuel Herring Moses J. Hirschfield Rachel Mikels Israel Emily Rogers Kaplan Max S. Kirshen Ralph I. Kohn Louis Krosner Stacy R. Malkin Edward R. Masters William Maxwell Max Mayer Minna B. Miller Max Morris Saul O. Nessen Gale Pasternack Hattie Rappaport Ethel Resnic Judith T. Robbins Elizabeth (Beth) Rosenbaum Dorothy Rosenblatt Harry Sagansky Lester Irving Salmansohn Rose Gould Schacht Benson Hoffman Scheff Fred L. Scheiberg Dr. Herbert Schilder Hirsh Sharf Jacob Sperber Mildred Springer Ada Springer Seymour Stadfeld Max Sterman B. Patricia Gordon Stetson Nathaniel Stiller Eva Lebow Tolman Max Treichlinger Ethel Walper Lillie Hollander Wyzanski
CONTRIBUTIONS (JULY 5 - OCTOBER 28, 2021) ADELE GODOFF BOOKSHELF Stan & Leslie Godoff • In loving memory of Manuel Godoff
CARL STEINBAUM CONTINUING EDUCATION Michael & Deborah Baker • In loving memory of Larry Kranseler
CLERGY DISCRETIONARY FUND Anonymous Jean Aserkoff and the Aserkoff, Nelson, and Kanter Families • In appreciation of Rabbi Zecher's kindness and caring after the death of my husband Dr. Ralph Aserkoff
Robert Bechek • In appreciation of Rabbi Zecher officiating Rachel & Matthew's wedding Socki & Bruce Berg • Happy New Year to Cantor Stillman and the Temple Israel community Esta & Bob Epstein • In honor of Cantor Stillman who is a shining light in our congregation Robert Faneuil • In memory of my parents Philip F. & Irene G. Faneuil and my brother Edward J. Faneuil Carol & Jonathan Fine • In memory of my brother J. Laurence Fine
Paul & Fredi Franks • In appreciation to Rabbi Jacobson for the naming of Ilana Robin Ledley Franks Bradley & Susan Gerratt Sherry Gold • In honor of Rabbi Andrew Oberstein Evelyn Green • In appreciation of Rabbi Oberstein Harriet Greenfield • To Rabbi Zecher with gratitude for her guidance, assistance, and participation in the celebration of George Greenfield's life Barbara & Michael Greenwald • In honor of our daughter, Marisa Greenwald Kenney, recently becoming a partner at Ernst & Young
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CONTRIBUTIONS (JULY 5 - OCTOBER 28, 2021) Jill Heine • In memory of Carol Weiss Sandler Linda & Mark Karlsberg • With heartfelt gratitude to Rabbi Zecher for the loving and meaningful naming of Harriette Rae Karlsberg. Jonathan & Linda Sloane Kay • In appreciation of Rabbi Zecher's friendship and her beautiful officiation at Franklin & Rachel’s wedding Nicole Leavenworth & Brett Levy • With gratitude to Rabbi Zecher for the meaningful and memorable naming of Ella Levy Irwin Levy & Rachel Barnett • In appreciation of Rabbi Dan Slipakoff officiating at the naming of Rebecca Paige Sigel Richard & Wendy Levine • In memory of Dr. Harry Levine, father of Rick Levine • In memory of Sally Wyner, mother of Wendy Levine Catherine & Julie Livingston • In memory of our father, Dr. David Livingston and in appreciation to Rabbi Zecher and Cantor Stillman for the beautiful service in his memory Michael Malamut • In gratitude for Rabbi Slipakoff's participation in the trial courts' cultural awareness day and providing an inspirational blessing Jay Martin • In appreciation of Daily Minyan Carol Mayer • In appreciation of the beautiful service officiated by Rabbi Zecher in memory of my husband Bob The Mindell Family • In appreciation of Rabbi Zecher and Cantor Stillman’s participation in Lucia's Bat Mitzvah Brenda Morris • In appreciation to Cantor Stillman for enabling me to chant Torah Shahar Hecht & Lior Neiger • In honor of Rabbi Suzie Jacobson, Cantor Alicia Stillman, and Sue Misselbeck Linda Okun • In memory of Luba Okun and Louis Morse Marianne Karmel • In loving memory of Murray Sackman Michael & Maryann Sanders • In appreciation of Rabbi Oberstein making
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CONTRIBUTIONS (JULY 5 - OCTOBER 28, 2021)
the High Holy Day services so special for our entire family Nancy & Michael Sandman • In memory of Rabbi Mehlman’s beloved niece Linda March Arthur Segal & Patti Saris • In memory of George Greenfield • Catherine Frankl Sarkis • In loving memory of Spencer N. Frankl from his children and grandchildren, Catherine, Ramzi, Olivia, and Spencer Sarkis Heather Sigel • In appreciation to Rabbi Dan Slipakoff for the naming of Rebecca Sigel's baby Susan & Larry Stephens • In memory of Carol Weiss Sandler Joe Steinberg • In memory of Frances Steinberg Andrea Tamkin • Thank you to Cantor Stillman. Her warmth and voice moved everyone at my mother’s memorial. Roi Tamkim • With thanks to Cantor Stillman for her participation in my mother's memorial Mindee Wasserman • In honor and celebration of the Temple Israel staff Jon Weistrop • In appreciation of Cantor Stillman Loretta & Simon Wieczner • In honor of Rabbi Zecher's wonderful officiating at our daughter's wedding. We are so grateful for her participation in our family's life events over many years. Judi Rotenberg Ross Zuker • In memory of Richard Barry Ross
Henry & Linda Okun • in loving memory of Peter L. Koff Joyce Antler, Ann Bookman, Ellen Fishman, Fran Godine, Louise Loewenstein, Pam Paternoster, Susan Porter, Fran Putnoi, & Joan Rachlin • in loving memory of George Greenfield Syrille & Paul Rosman • in honor of Kelly Schein's 90th birthday from her friends at The Farm: Syrille, Carole, Suzzanne, Molly, Bobbie, Susan, Helaine Rhoada Wald • in loving memory of Gabriel Padawer • in loving memory of Peter L. Koff, brother of Larry Koff
EDUCATION FUND
Mimi & Jerry Smulow • in loving memory of Marcia Dean Maxwell, mother of Marc Maxwell • in loving memory of George Greenfield, Peter Koff, Howard Ecker, & Mel Sufrin Richard & Harriet Steinberg • in loving memory of my mother Sarah Shain
Rabbi Ruth Alpers • in loving memory of Linda Lurie Alpers Ken Aurbach • in honor of Rabbi Suzie Jacobson Nancy Zibman • in loving memory of Naomi Solomon
GALE RAPHAEL TILLI FUND
Herman & Judith Chernoff • in honor of Cantor Alicia Stillman Jane F. Lewis • in loving memory of Naomi Solomon, mother of Dan Solomon, grandmother of Anna, Ellie, & Rachel Solomon Ed Murad & Judith Towvim Murad • in loving memory of Miriam Caplan Towvim
GEORGE B. & SYLIVA DANE NATHANSON BOOKSHELF
Marjorie Nathanson-Keeler • in loving memory of my parents George B. & Sylvia Dane Nathanson on their respective yahrtzeits
H.M. KAROL MUSIC FUND
Elaine Abrams • in loving memory of Eleanor Berkovitz, mother of Iris Adams Stephen & Barbara Phillips • in loving memory of Benjamin George Phillips
HELENE KRAMER GALLAGHER BOOKSHELF Joan Florsheim • in loving memory of Helene Kramer Gallagher
LIBRARY FUND
LOUISE A. FREEDMAN CHILDREN’S BOOKSHELF
Louise Freedman • in loving memory of Marcia Dean Maxwell • in loving memory of Lillian Allan, Stephen Allen, Howard Freedman, and Edith Kohn Levine • in loving memory of George Greenfield
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MARILYN GROSSMAN CARING COMMUNITY
Karolina Chorvath & Michael Ross
MARK YESLEY BOOKSHELF
Rachel Daniels • Mazal Tov to Elyssa Brand on the birth of her daughters, Ayla Marley & Ruby Cora Rachel Daniels • Mazal Tov Rabbi Oberstein on your TI Installation, Riverway is so fortunate to have your leadership. Tyler Dratch • In honor of the installation of Rabbi Andrew Oberstein Ilyse Robbins & Glen Mohr • In honor of Rabbi Andrew Oberstein's Rabbinical hire! We are dear friends and fans of Andrew. Thank you for allowing us to Zoom into his installation and your High Holy Day services. Betty Morningstar • In loving memory of George L. Greenfield Peggy Morrison • In loving memory of Jesse Friedman on his Yahrzeit Elizabeth Rozen • In honor of Jessica Kahlenberg's work at the Riverway Project Josephine A. Schneider • in loving memory of Leonard Kaplan
Nancy Grossman
Marlene Yesley • in loving memory of Mark Yesley
MERLE & DORIS LOCKE YOUTH FUND
Meredith & Morton Ehrenberg • In loving memory of Gary Kerner, loving father of Adam & Marti, and grandfather of Vivian & Bridget Alan & Jean Miller • in loving memory of Gary Kerner — He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He will be missed by his children, Adam & Marti, and his family. • in honor of the birth of our new granddaughter Lorin Locke Ehrenberg
MOREY & HELEN HIRSCH MEMORIAL BOOKSHELF
Beverly & Dena Barisano • in loving memory of Ralph M. Brody
SAMUEL A NEMZOFF MEMORIAL FUND
Judith & Alan Josephson • in loving memory of Samuel A. Nemzoff in honor of his Yahrzeit, from Judith Nemzoff Josephson & Dr. Alan Josephson, Jeff & Karen Josephson, Jamie Josephson Brown & David Brown & Josh, Kyra, & Talia Brown
PULPIT DECORATION FUND
S. Lawrence & Judith Schlager • in loving memory of Beatrice Poorvu
PUTNOI CLERGY WEEKEND FUND
Donald & Sandra Perrin • in honor of Donald Putnoi's 80th birthday
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT FUND
Howard & Carol Anderson Karina Balkh Alan & Barbara Berns Steven Samuels & Ami Cipolla Samuels Remi & Michael Dansinger Louise Freedman Nancy Grossman Joseph & Susan Wise Miller Robert & Laura Peabody
RIVERWAY PROJECT FUND
ROY B. EINHORN CANTORIAL FUND
David & Helene Bailen • in honor of Don Perrin receiving an honorary doctorate from Lesley University Ted & Dru Greenwood Cheryl & Jeff Taylor • in Honor of Alicia Stillman for a spiritual and joyous musical HHD experience. David & Rhoda Trietsch • in loving memory of Mel Sufrin. May his memory be a blessing. Simon & Loretta Wieczner • in honor of Cantor Einhorn's officiating at our daughter's wedding on September 11, 2021. We are so grateful for the Cantor's participation at so many of our family's life events over many years. Our daughter, Kim, shares his love of music and has many fond memories of her interaction with the Cantor from the early days of her Temple Israel education.
RYFTI
Judith & Yair Argon • in loving memory of Irving Kotlier
SOCIAL ACTION FUND
Dayenu • Thank you TIOB Dayenu team! Jill Heine • In loving memory of Carol Lillian Weiss Sandler Myra Vernon • In loving memory of Ruth Weisberg
SUNDAY’S BREAD
Seymour & Enid Zimbler • in loving memory of Taffy Zimbler
TEMPLE FUND
Phyllis Baker • in loving memory of my beloved husband Dr. Larry Baker on his yarzheit Jon & Anna Baker • in loving memory of Lawrence Baker MD Jonathan Benjamin • in loving memory of Jean K. Benjamin Linda & Bruce Bertell • in loving memory of George Greenfield Chris & Len Bierbrier • in loving memory of Marie A. Coyne Bette & Tom Bissonnette • in loving memory of Eleanor Berkowitz Miriam Chernoff • in loving memory of Barry Lass & Ruth Small Shelley & Rob Cohen • in loving memory of George Greenfield. Our deepest condolences on the passing of a wonderful man. Judith W. & David H. Cohen • in loving memory of George Greenfield Julia K. Cushman • in memory of our very dear friend George Greenfield--from the Cushmans Richard M. Dana • in loving memory of my wife Phyllis L. Dana, my parents Irene & Lester Dana, and my brothers Edward and Marshall Dana on their yahrzeits Clare L. Dana • in loving memory of Frances Goldman Dana Sidney Davis Michael & Janette Diamond • in loving memory of George Greenfield David & Betsy Epstein • in loving memory of Edna Sweder Robert & Iris Fanger • in loving memory of Norman A. Mandel Mark & Debbie Feinberg Norman & Pamela Fine • in loving memory of J. Laurence Fine
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CONTRIBUTIONS (JULY 5 - OCTOBER 28, 2021) Paula Folkman • in loving memory of George Greenfield Daniel & Norma Frank • in loving memory of Sally Frank Kaplan Michael & Linda Frieze • in loving memory of Philip Frieze Earl Gashin • in loving memory of Isaac Goldstein Susan Goldsmith • in honor of our son, Cory’s relatively recent move to Boston. Thank you for sharing your beautiful services with us. We live in Atlanta and enjoy the Cantor’s beautiful voice and the Rabbis’ enthusiasm. Our son in Boston, shared your website with us. Pam Goodman & Michael Shwartz • in loving memory of Evelyn Goodman Marjorie Gorin • in loving memory of Beryl David Gorin Jill Greenberg • in loving memory of Tillye Greenberg Tom Grossman • in loving memory of Myer & Joseph Marder • in loving memory of Kattie Marder Joseph & Jennifer Lerman • in loving memory of Herb Ring Sue Loewenstein & Ernst P. Harting • Thank you for making Kol Nidre available online. Paul & Annette Hodess • in loving memory of Celia Hodess • in loving memory of Arthur Moser Lori & David Jacobson • in loving memory of Dr. Gary L. Fisher Gary & Myra Janko • in loving memory of Frances Steinberg Richard C. Kaplan • in loving memory of Jacob J. Kaplan Paul & Lisa Karofsky Sharon & Charles Karp • in loving memory of Dr. David Karp Laurence Koff & Barbara Smith Koff • in honor of my brother Peter L. Koff and the support my wife and I received from the clergy, TILLI friends, Temple evening dinner group, and daily Minyan members Shawn & Jill Kravetz • in honor of the wedding of Rachel Kay and Franklin Ross Isabel & Russell Kushner Jonathan Lane • in loving memory of Dr. Herman M. Strauss
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Wendy & Rick Levine • in loving memory of Dr. Harry Levine • in loving memory of Sally Wyner Allyn & Judith Levy • in loving memory of my mother, Frances Michaelson Nancy Levy-Konesky • in loving memory of Capt. Mack Greenberg John & Louise Loewenstein • in loving memory of George Greenfield John & Miriam Macht • in loving memory of Irving Rosner Bernice Martin • In loving memory of George Greenfield Carol B. Miller • in loving memory of Beatrice L. Miller Geoffrey Miller • in loving memory of Beatrice L. Miller Helaine Miller • in loving memory of George Greenfield Roberta Milton • in honor of David Bailen's special birthday Peggy Morrison • in loving memory of George Greenfield Ed Murad & Judith Towvim Murad • in loving memory of Theodore Towvim Emily Olson • In honor of Henry Olson's baby naming Stan Palder & Susan White • in loving memory of Sidney M. Palder Lester Parker • in loving memory of George Greenfield-From Barb & Les Parker Donald & Sandra Perrin • in loving memory of Rabbi Mehlman's sister, Roberta Spiegel • in loving memory of Rabbi Mehlman's niece, Linda March • in loving memory of George Greenfield with our deepest sympathy James & Melinda Rabb • in loving memory of Irving & Charlotte Rabb Nancy Raphael • in loving memory of George Greenfield RADM & Rabbi Harold Robinson • in loving memory of Milton E. Robinson Lisa Robinson Schoeller & Richard Schoeller • in loving memory of Arnold Robinson Marcia Rothman • in loving memory of George Greenfield. Very sorry for your loss. Marcia and Brian Margery M. & Myron E. Bernstein • in loving memory of George Greenfield
FRIENDS ANNUAL FUND (JULY 5 - OCTOBER 28, 2021) Robert & Phyllis Sage • in loving memory of Mollie Sagansky • in loving memory of Lottie Caplan Michael & Nancy Sandman • in loving memory of Marcia Dean Maxwell James & Barbara Schaye • in loving memory of Adele Schaye Peter & Lynn Shaffer • We livestreamed the High Holiday services and were most engaged by the beautiful services. Thank you for this opportunity! Warren & Leslie Simmons Samuel Singer • in loving memory of Selma Singer Dr. & Mrs. Neil Smithline • in loving memory of Edna Grace Ruthann Sneider • in loving memory of Sumner Stroyman & Arthur Stroyman Stephen & Rosalie Snyder • in loving memory of George Greenfield Sylvia Spelfogel & family • in loving memory of Dr. Benjamin Spelfogel • Ben Strauss & Ivy So • in recognition of Rabbi Suzie presiding over the bris and baby naming of our son, Nathan Roberta Swerling • in loving memory of Daniel S. Swerling Arthur Torf • in loving memory of Leah Freedman on her yahrzeit Joanne Tuck & Stuart Freedman • in loving memory of George Greenfield • in loving memory of Peter Koff Kristen Wainwright • in loving memory of George Leonard Greenfield, my sympathies to his lovely widow, Harriet Thomas Werman • in loving memory of Lester Werman Nancy & Dan White • in loving memory of Bella Porter • in loving memory of Marion Goldman Robert Winograd & Roseli Weiss • in loving memory of Florence & Samuel Winograd Bruce Wyner • in loving memory of Sally B. Wyner Michael Zimman & Ellen Rovner • in loving memory of Nessie Goodman, beloved mother Anonymous
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Carol Agate Gerald Davidson & Debra Kocar Wendy Ecker • in memory of Howard M. Ecker and thanks to the Rabbis James A. Ellis Sylvia Green Ted & Dru Greenwood Judith Herman Mark Kaplan • in loving memory of Sally Frank Kaplan Leslie & Richard Kates Myra Kolton Miriam Pieper Esther Z. Rosenthal • in loving memory of Dr. Robert K. Rosenthal Lisa Robinson Schoeller & Richard J. Schoeller Richard & Harriet Steinberg
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Anonymous Anonymous • in honor of Dan Deutsch for his amazing efforts to bring inperson Family Holiday services to fruition Laurie Adelstein Jane Akiba • in loving memory of Herbert Levin Rabbi Ruth Alpers David & Helene Bailen • in honor of our son, Laurence S. Bailen becoming President of Temple Israel Phyllis Baker Beverly & Dena Barisano Richard & Linda Barnes Marc & Elayne Baskin Patience Berkman Howard & Myra Berloff Natalya Bernstein Ann Bookman Buehrens Arthur Canter & Gary Brissette Mollie Ceder Barbara & Carlos Cevallos Effie Chan & Dan Rabinovitz Jonathan Cohen Helen & David Cohen Ronald & Joan Curhan Nancy & Gerald Cutler Jim Dalsimer & Ellen Steinbaum Remi & Michael Dansinger Linda Davis Mark & Laura Dorfman • in honor of Robert Marcus's 60th birthday Eleanor Dosick Ronald & Susan Ebert Karen Bressler & Scott Epstein Roger & Judith Feingold • in loving memory of Leo Moss, Leonore Moss, & Deborah Moss. May their memories be a blessing Jonathan & Carol Fine Hollace Friedman Herbert Friedman & Wendy Drexler Rabbi Serena Fujita Bradley Gerratt & Susan Powers Friedhelm Glauner & David Haidacher-Bassong Stan & Leslie Godoff Andrew & Shoshanna Goldberg Michael Goldfischer Drs. Rose Goldman & Alan Drabkin Jill Greenberg Abby Greenberg Jen & Marc Grella Joseph & Terri Gross
• in loving memory of George Greenfield Joanne Grossman Laura Guggenheimer & Aaron Deutsch Deborah Hollenberg • in loving memory of Norman K. Hollenberg MD, PhD with gratitude for the love and teaching with which you have embraced and enriched me. Chag sameach. Mia Hyman & Ross Crowell Robert Sege & Karen Victor Paul & Lisa Karofsky Jack Kasten Ruth Klepper Helen Kolsky Jonathan & Darby Kominik Louis & Carol Cohen Eric Lev John Levin Geoffrey & Robbie Levy Bruce & Sally Levy Anne Licciardello Les & Phyllis Litwin John & Louise Loewenstein John & Miriam Macht Donald & Candice Malkin Roger & Carol Marks Ari Massefski • in honor of Rabbi Andrew Oberstein Joseph & Linda Matzkin • in loving memory of George Greenfield Michael & Stephanie Meyers • in loving memory of Sandie & Sam Meyers Peggy Morrison Alan & Cecily Morse Ed Murad & Judith Towvim Murad Mitchell & Linda Myers Shahar Hecht & Lior Neiger Harold & Elinor Oertell • in honor of Cantor Alicia Stillman Rachel Page • Shana Tova! Thank you for the organizing the children’s service outside, it was beautiful. Elliot & Jami Rice Sue Richman Jane & David Rocamora • in loving memory of my father and my son's grandfather, William Rocamora Judy & David Rosenthal • in honor of our new President Dr. Bailen and also in acknowledgment of the exceptional High Holy Day services Irene Ross Shmuel Rubens
Robert & Phyllis Sage Jonathan Salwen Elizabeth Sands • Thank you to you and your staff for a fabulous 18 months or more of Zoom activities for me to enjoy and participate in. Emma Savitz & Samuel Crawford Edward & Claire Saxe Natalie Schatz Beverlee Sclar Sara Sclaroff Valya Shapiro Amy Sherr • in honor of Rabbi Andrew Oberstein's installation Debra Silverman • in loving memory of Howard & Helen Silverman Ellen Simich Julie Simons • in honor of Cantor Alicia Stillman for making the holidays so beautiful, even across the miles Laurence Koff & Barbara Smith Koff Lionel Spiro Anna Spivak Robert & Naomi Stearns • in loving memory of George Greenfield Joseph & Florence Steinberg Gary Steinkohl • in honor of Ella Marley Levy's 1st birthday David & Jamie Stolper Ellen Beth & Detlev Suderow Mr. & Mrs. William Trilling Rona Troderman-King Joanne Tuck & Stuart Freedman Betty Wayne • in loving memory of Marci Maxwell. Donald & Melinda Weber • in honor of our son-in-law, Laurence Bailen becoming president of Temple Israel Adam Wichman • in loving memory of George Leonard Greenfield Emily & Daniel Willey • Thank you to Rabbi Jacobson for a beautiful baby naming ceremony for our daughter Colette. We are so excited to be joining the TI community & appreciate the warm welcome we have received so far!
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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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STAY WARM WITH TI THIS WINTER! There's so much happening at Temple Israel:
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2021
FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2022
SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2022
A Welcome Home Concert featuring Cantor Alicia Stillman with Cantor Roy Einhorn
Shabbat Tzedek with Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins
Stepping Out: An Evening in Support of the Friends Annual Fund
More information on page 9
More information on page 12
More information to follow
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