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FROMB’NAI THE RABBI HIGHLIGHTS THECALENDAR SYNAGOGUE | CONGREGATION EMUNAH | TULSA | JUNE & JULY 2016 | NO. 6 + 7

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DOUBLE ISSUE FOR JUNE AND JULY | PLEASE HOLD THIS EDITION FOR REFERENCE

PERSONALS

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BIRTHS

THE MESSENGER

Tove Vered Amberg, born to Matthew and Yaara Amberg of Tulsa. Tove is the sister of Judah. Tove’s grandparents are John and Helen Amberg of Tulsa and Shmulik and Gila Oren of Kibbutz Lahav, Israel.

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CONGREGATION B’NAI EMUNAH 1719 South Owasso Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120 Office: (918) 583‑7121 School: (918) 585‑KIDS Fax: (918) 747-9696 Website: www.tulsagogue.com

Roosevelt “Rosie” Lou Westbrook, born to Kate Lehman and Jordan Westbrook. Grandparents are Betty and Keith Lehman of Bristow and Debby Westbrook and Randy Westbrook of Tulsa.

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news. (Isaiah 52:7)

Chandler Avagail Richards, born to Eric and Shannon Richards. Chandler is the sister of Dylan Rose. Grandparents are Gail and Kip Richards of Tulsa and Kathleen Baab and James Green, also of Tulsa. Maxine Zarrow is Chandler’s great-grandmother.

CENTENNIAL NOTES YOUR HELP NEEDED

UNVEILINGS

If you’ve been a member of the Synagogue fifty years or more and missed Milestone Shabbat, not to worry! We have beautiful artisan-crafted tzedakah boxes for all who did not attend. We will be distributing them in the course of our Centennial Year at signature events. Please call Gwenn or Caroline at the Synagogue to put your name on the list.

An unveiling in memory of the late Jeanette Altman Frieden will take place on Sunday, June 5, at 11:00 a.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to attend.

MAZAL TOVS Marcia Paterman-Brookey recently completed her immigration process and was naturalized as a citizen of the United States. Congratulations to the entire Paterman-Brookey family on this important milestone.

Congratulations to all our high school and college graduates this season. Of special note, Micah Cash and Taylor King served as the featured student speakers at their respective high schools, Booker T. Washington and Bishop Kelley. We’re all so proud of the accomplishments of our students!

ON THE COVER This detail is part of an image by Max Bond, another artist who painted the Land of Israel in the last century. Given to the Synagogue by the late Simon Levit, M.D., the painting hangs just inside the front doors of the building.

Like many paintings of the era, it’s an idealized view, in this case of the Port of Haifa. The city itself is barely suggested, except for the dome of the Baha’i Temple. But the blue bay hovers like a cloud, promising both purity and connection with the rest of the world.

BIBI-DIBI AT B’NAI EMUNAH Friday, June 3, and July 22, at 6:00 p.m.

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BIBI-DIBI | BABIES + BLESSINGS

Very young children and their parents are invited to join us for another soft and cuddly Shabbat experience. Parachutes, rattles, and toys sit at the center of our circle while parents and kids share in the blessings of peaceful Shabbat. A delicious, kid-friendly Shabbat dinner accompanies this program.

It all gets under way at 6:00 p.m. To RSVP, visit our website or contact the Synagogue office.

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A major festival holiday on the Jewish calendar, Shavu’ot asks us to consider how we express and exhibit our Judaism in the modern world. Reviewing the Book of Ruth, we’ll reflect on the process of transformation and what it means to accept responsibility. Services in the Chapel will begin each morning at 9:00 a.m.

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BAR MITZVAH OF JESSE SCHUMANN

UNVEILING

Please remember the unveiling scheduled for this date in memory of Jeanette Frieden. The time is 11:00 a.m., and the ceremony will take place in the New Jewish Section of Rose Hill Cemetery. Members and friends are invited to join the extended family on this occasion.

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BAT MITZVAH OF HANNAH WOODS

We take pleasure in announcing the upcoming bat mitzvah of Hannah Woods, daughter of Paul Woods and Tracey HerstWoods, to be celebrated with her cousin Noah at Congregation Ner Tamid in Las Vegas. As always, the congregation takes great pride in the achievements and celebrations of our students. We look forward to celebrating Hannah’s bat mitzvah anniversary in early summer 2017. Preparations for Hannah’s bat mitzvah were coordinated by Greg Raskin.

SEVENTEENTH STREET DELI

Our own pop-up Jewish delicatessen in Tulsa, Oklahoma!

House-cured pastrami, fresh-baked rye bread, half sour pickles; the only thing missing is the formica counter-top.

You’re hungry for this, and we’re ready to feed you. Fulfill the nostalgic longing of the Jewish people over a deli dinner. It’s a modern take on a cultural classic. Visit tulsadeli.org today to reserve spots for June, July and beyond.

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SHAVU’OT | DAY TWO

Join us for a dairy feast in celebration of the holiday of Shavu’ot. Immediately following the conclusion of yom tov services (including Yizkor at 10:30 a.m.), we’ll gather to sing, eat and celebrate this wonderful holiday. To make your reservations, contact us by calling the Synagogue Office at (918) 935-3373 or visiting our website by Thursday, June 10, to guarantee your place at the table. Please note that there is no charge, for this meal, courtesy of Fitzerman + Kaiman Catering Company.

We’re happy to announce the upcoming bar mitzvah of Jesse Schumann, son of Drs. Sarah-Anne and John HenningSchumann. The services will begin at 9:00 a.m. As always, everyone in the congregation is invited to attend the ceremony. Here’s to a joyous celebration for us all!

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SHAVU’OT | DAY ONE

CALENDAR NOTES You can make reservations for any Synagogoue event by calling Gwenn or Caroline at our special Reservations Hotline: (918) 935-3373. You can also use the Reservations Page on the Synagogue Website at tulsagogue.com.

SHABBAT FOR EVERYONE

On the back inside page of this edition, you’ll find the monthly calendar of the Synagogue with candlelighting times, our regular service schedule, the Religious School calendar and other routine events.

It’s not just for you. It’s not just for me. It’s Shabbat for Everyone at CBE! Our monthly, kid-friendly Shabbat experience begins with a delicious dinner prepared by us, so you can just relax and enjoy. We then move into the sounds and movements of a joyous Friday night celebration. No reservation is needed for the service at 7:00 p.m. But please contact us by Wednesday, June 8, to guarantee your place at the dinner table. Special this evening: a baby blessing for Roosevelt Westbrook, the new daughter of Kate Lehman and Jordan Westbrook. All are invited!

The calendar on this page is intended to draw attention to upcoming programs. For a full description of special moments on the calendar, please check the pages headed Featured Events.

You can find our comprehensive calendar, including events that are months away, on our website: tulsagogue.com.

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THE JULY CALENDAR

AUGUST AT A GLANCE

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SHABBAT FOR EVERYONE

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BOOKSMART TULSA: JEFFREY TOOBIN

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B’NAI MITZVAH RETREAT AT POST OAK

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9th OF AV: READINGS AND FILM

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BAT MITZVAH OF SOPHIE RASKIN

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FIRST DAY OF RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

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BIBI-DIBI: BABIES + BLESSINGS

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RISE UP SINGING: CENTENNIAL EDITION

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SISTERHOOD JEWELRY WORKSHOP

EREV SHABBAT: THE AUFRUF EDITION

The entire congregation is invited to celebrate a prelude moment of blessing for Nina Fitzerman-Blue and Daniel Sterba, who will soon celebrate their wedding. A musical Shabbat celebration will begin in the Sanctuary at 7:00 p.m., with an abundance of sweets and good things to drink following the service. Please call the Synagogue at (918) 935-3373 to let us know that you will be present, or find your way to the reservations page at the Synagogue website (tulsagogue.com).

Please see Rabbi Fitzerman’s Column on page 5 for details.

Your presence is your gift. No other gesture is necessary.

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SEVENTEENTH STREET DELI

A destination for summer dining, our Jewish Deli opens its doors to anyone eager to experience the smells and tastes of Jewish culture. It’s a magnificent meal and, in the style of the Altamont Bakery, we’re providing meaningful employment to some members of Tulsa’s neediest population. You can make your reservations by visiting tulsadeli.org or calling the Synagogue Office. Don’t forget, the Synagogue’s Blend Family Market and Bakery is always ready to sell you a fresh rye bread, a pound of pastrami, or a bucket of pickles in the days following each month’s dinner!

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WELCOME SARA LEVITT TO ARRIVE THIS SUMMER

BIBI-DIBI: BABIES + BLESSINGS

Once a month, babies and their families gather in the Synagogue atrium for a delightful, intimate Shabbat experience.

Parachutes, rattles, and toys sit at the center of our circle while parents and kids share in the blessings of peaceful Shabbat. It’s in this circle that we build relationships that will last a lifetime. A delicious, kid-friendly Shabbat dinner accompanies this program. It all gets under way at 6:00 p.m.

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FACES: PORTRAIT OF A CONGREGATION

The next event on our unfolding Centennial Calendar will feature a reading from The Rabbis, a group of essays by Danny Kraft on the history of rabbinic leadership at the Synagogue. The essays are the product of Danny’s research over the past several months. A champagne reception will follow, along with a preliminary look at the pictorial archive of the congregation. Please see the article in Featured Events on page 8. We look forward to seeing you at the Synagogue for many Centennial events in the months ahead.

Sara Levitt is set to arrive this summer, and she will become our first ever Director of Jewish Life and Learning.

She will be with us briefly in June and then relocate to Tulsa with her husband Matt during the first week of July. Please come by the Synagogue to say hello and join us in extending a warm and enthusiastic welcome. Sara has impressed everyone she’s met with her genuine warmth and enthusiasm.

Onward and upward!

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FROM RABBI MARC BOONE FITZERMAN

SISTERHOOD Since then, we’ve published a volume on early prayerbooks used by the congregation, and a second portfolio called The Presidents, with capsule biographies of everyone who has led the congregation since 1966, the half-century mark. We also published an edition of our Centennial Tu Be-Shevat Seder, which represents a multicultural and inclusive high point in our ceremonial life, as well as an album of Klay Kodesh music for Passover.

BIG YEAR This has been quite a year for the Family Fitzerman-Blue, with a whole lot of joy in a very short time. As many of you have heard, we now have our first grandchild (“She of the Five Last Names”), and Nina, our daughter, is engaged to be married. Our son-in-law-to-be is Daniel Sterba, a person of extraordinary kindness and refinement, who combines a head for tech and a heart for the world. We are very, very lucky that Nina and Dan found each other and are about to stand under a canopy together.

Still to come is a portfolio called The Rabbis, an album of High Holiday music now in use at B’nai Emunah, a second album of our strongest liturgical music for all moments on the calendar, four songs commissioned in honor of the congregation, a collection called Bar and Bat Mitzvah, an essay by the historian Dr. Jeffrey Gurock on the history of B’nai Emunah, and a portfolio called My Jewish Tulsa including several essays by younger and older members of the congregation. All of this will culminate at the end of 2016 with the release of Chronicles: The Second Fifty Years at B’nai Emunah. This is all in addition to the digital picture albums that we’ll be posting on our website and photographic DVDs that we hope bring you both pleasure and a sense of our history.

As they used to say in the newspapers, a fall wedding is planned. Alice and I truly wish that we could invite one and all, but reality always demands its share. At the same time, we would like to share as much of this celebration as we can.

If you plan to be in town on Friday evening, July 8, we’d love to have you celebrate Shabbat with us at the Synagogue, and help us bless the bride and groom on the night of their aufruf.

We’ll begin at 7:00 p.m. with a Klay Kodesh celebration and continue at 8:00 p.m. with a Champagne + Rugelach Oneg Shabbat.

Please feel free to come at any point in the evening, but do us the gigantic favor of calling the Synagogue Hotline at (918) 938-3373 or checking in at the Reservations Page on the Synagogue website (tulsagogue.com). We’ll be doing a lot of the baking ourselves, and we want to make sure to get the number of rugelach close enough. When it comes to rugelach at B’nai Emunah, there is no joking around. For the record, the theme of the evening is warm good wishes instead of gifts.

Thanks to some careful budgeting, we can afford to distribute much of this material at no charge. All you have to do is call Betty Lehman at the Synagogue Office to ask that something be set aside for you. In the few cases where we have to charge for this material, we hope to keep the expense as reasonable as possible. The approach we’ve taken is to put out as much material as we can in different forms. In this case, more is more.

So please take a look soon at what our many Centennial contributors have been able to accomplish. I think you’ll be pleased by what you see.

And thanks to all of you who have offered your congratulations along the way. Alice and I raised two beautiful children in this community, who carry Tulsa and its warmth, sincerity, family-feeling, intimacy, and high expectations in their hearts.

We are grateful to all of you for contributing to this blessing.

YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW...

For quick reference, please check the Synagogue’s website at

Side by side with events for our Centennial Year, we’ve produced a great deal of material to memorialize our history and accomplishments. Sisterhood’s Kum Essen V is part of this body of work, but there’s a whole lot more, with additional material to come. Those who were present at Inaugural Shabbat last December may already have a copy of our portfolio on The Founders, biographical sketches and pictures of those who signed the charter of incorporation that marked the official beginning of our life as a congregation. That date, November 6, 1915, is the point of origin for all that followed. On that same evening, we distributed copies of our first album of liturgical material, including much of the music we now use on Friday evenings when Klay Kodesh leads the celebration.

www.tulsagogue.com You’ll find a useful calendar and many other helpful features, including a growing collection of liturgical music.

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FROM JANET DUNDEE

BAR MITZVAH

UPCOMING (CONCLUDED) JOIN SISTERHOOD

JESSE HENNING SCHUMANN

Watch for information going out this summer on how to join Sisterhood. Membership dues are affordable, and they help Sisterhood to present programming, to help underwrite Religious School, to pay for gifts for bar and bat mitzvah students as well as new babies in the congregation, and to keep our Gift Shop in tip-top shape with all sorts of wonderful Judaica.

Membership in Sisterhood also entitles you to free admission to our annual Membership Brunch, a discount on fees for some of our programs, and the really great feeling that you are participating in an important auxiliary at the Synagogue.

If you have any questions about Sisterhood membership, please contact Sisterhood Vice President of Membership, Randee Charney.

SISTERHOOD SHABBAT Please put this important date on your calendar: Sisterhood Shabbat, Saturday morning, January 14, 2017. We will present an exhilarating speaker and we will need women to participate in the service. Contact Carol Mandlebaum if you would like to be a part of the Shabbat service.

KUM ESSEN V

Jesse Henning Schumann, the son of Sarah-Anne and John Schumann and brother of Noa, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on June 4, 2016, at Congregation Bnai Emunah.

As you are making your way through the summer months, remember that our new cookbook, Kum Essen V is an unforgettable hostess gift, wedding gift, birthday gift, or simply an “I Am Thinking About You” gift.

Jesse is in seventh grade at University School. He plays violin and tennis and enjoys math competitions, reading, and movies. Jesse is the grandson of Michael Schumann and the late Norita Wyse Berman of Cleveland, Ohio, and of Grace Weiner Wolf and Joel Henning of Chicago, Illinois.

Copies of Kum Essen V are available at the Synagogue or through Carol Mandlebaum and Janet Dundee. The price is $36 per cookbook.

SISTERS ARE SO CREATIVE

Jesse is grateful to Jackie Lasky and Rabbi Dan Kaiman, for helping him prepare for his bar mitzvah.

Sharon Benjamin is organizing a fabulous program for members of Sisterhood and their friends. On Tuesday, August 30, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., we will meet at the Synagogue with Tulsa jewelry artist Karla Aguirre and create a silver and leather bracelet for ourselves or as a gift for a friend.

SYLVAN TRANSPORTATION FUND We’re glad to bring members to Synagogue events when they cannot drive themselves. Please call us at (918) 583-7121 to reserve a ride.

Karla Aguirre, jewelry artist at Colors of Etnika in the Brady District, will bring all the supplies we need and will guide us through a fun and creative evening. Please RSVP to Sharon Benjamin at sharonbenjamin8@gmail.com. The cost for this program is $25.00 per person.

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THE SYNAGOGUE ARCHIVE

This is our first Sanctuary, part of the Synagogue built in 1916 at the corner of Ninth and Cheyenne. No part of this building remains. All you can see on the site where it once stood is a weedy parking lot just north of the Teamster’s Building on the corner.

That building is now on the market; the corner will likely be entirely redeveloped. The image here was taken a day or two before the Sanctuary was demolished, and shows the rim of the Women’s Gallery in the upper left hand corner and the large architectural “scar” where the Ark was once installed. Above that on the eastern wall is space for a round stained-glass window. It’s likely that the window currently set in the vault of Memorial Hall is that same window, minus a few missing parts. This image attests to decades of neglect after the building was sold to the Odd Fellows. By the time the original Sanctuary was demolished, it had been repeatedly vandalized.

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FROM RABBI KAIMAN

FEATURED EVENT

BAT MITZVAH

ONWARD FOR DANNY KRAFT

FACES ON JULY 31 On Sunday, July 31, B’nai Emunah will host its next important Centennial Year event, featuring readings from a new portfolio entitled The Rabbis. Authored by Danny Kraft, the essays will reflect on the circumstances of Jewish life in Tulsa and the role of the rabbi. There will also be a teaser selection of images from B’nai Emunah’s photographic archive.

A version of these remarks was delivered in tribute to Moreh Danny Kraft at our Shabbat for Everyone celebration on May 23, 2016.

This evening, as we celebrate the growth and accomplishments of our students in our school programs and the completion of another academic year, I would like to call our attention to the contributions and achievements of Moreh Danny Kraft. As you may know, Danny Kraft will be leaving Tulsa this summer as he begins a graduate program in Jewish Studies at the Harvard Divinity School.

Please join us that evening to hear material from the portfolio and see large scale images projected in Kaiser-Miller Auditorium. The event will be followed by an hors d’oeuvres reception and adult beverages.

Danny arrived in Tulsa in the noblest of ways. As a member of Teach for America, he counted himself among a self-sacrificing, change-oriented group of recent college graduates who answered the call to reshape our public education system. He went where they told him, and the envelope read “Tulsa.” He arrived ready to make an impact, and by our shared accounts, he has held true to his promises.

No reservations are necessary and all are welcome. The event will begin at 7:00 p.m.

MANY THANKS TODAH RABAH

Not long after his arrival, Danny put himself on the radar of the Synagogue and quickly developed relationships within our community. He did exactly what we hope all our graduates feel empowered to do—he showed up, introduced himself and found a way to make our Jewish institutions a home. During his first two years in Tulsa, Danny gradually became a more and more important part of Jewish life. He answered yes to invitations, shared his ideas and his passions and thought creatively about how he could contribute to the world around him. All of this sat atop the heroic efforts required of a public school teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I don’t really know how he had time to do any of it, but somehow his work and life thrived inside and outside of the classroom; in the Synagogue and in the broader Tulsa community.

Our thanks to the entire Smart Conversations committee for hosting an extremely successful community conversation entitled “Race in America” in early May. Thank you to our panelists, Rev. Ray Owens of Metropolitan Baptist Church; Felicia Collins Correia, former Chief Executive Officer of YWCA Tulsa and DVIS/Call Rape; GT Bynum, Tulsa City Councilor for District 9; and our own Micah Cash, graduating senior from Booker T. Washington High School.

Over two hundred people showed up to demonstrate urgent interest in this essential issue.

Thank you to all the dedicated volunteers and staff of the Seventeenth Street Deli. Our BBYO waiters and our talented kitchen community really pull this pop-up experience together. Todah to Vanessa Boushizen, Micah Cash, Nathan Levit, Yonatan Schmidt, Ilana Shushansky, Dakota Suter, Samuel Thomas, Zoe Weinstein, Allie Wenger, Tim Wood, and Miles Zeligson.

And so just over a year ago, when the Synagogue found itself in need of transitional educational leadership, it was our great pleasure to invite Danny Kraft to serve in this role.

His natural gifts for Jewish learning and his experience as a professional literacy educator keenly suited him for this work.

A voracious reader, writer and thinker, Danny shares a fluency in Jewish text and tradition that has been an essential model for students of all ages in our community.

Our recent Touro Banquet was driven by the dedication of a large team of volunteers, led by Molly Berger, Terry Marcum, Jolene Sanditen-Stephens, and Craig Silberg. Our able team included Steve Aberson, Dr. Jennifer Airey, Sharon Benjamin, Laurie Berman, David Blatt, Brian E. Brouse, Sharon Cash, Shaina Cash, Nancy Cohen, Ann Dunagan, Barry Friedman, Nancy Inhofe, M.D., Cheryl Myers, Bea Newman, Sara Lenet-Rotenberg, Hillary Roubein, Mindy Silberg, Kristi Tarabolous, and Phyllis Zeligson. Thanks, also, to our professional staffers who handled their responsibilities with their customary cheer and efficiency.

The past year has been marked with continued growth and flourishing success. As enrollment in our schools has continued to move on an upward trajectory, it has been Danny’s steady hands and open doors that provided stability in an ever-changing world. For that, we are eternally grateful. But more than just serving as a steady hand at the wheel, Danny has worked hard to innovate and create—to fill the gaps and (continued on the following page) 8

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shape the next generation of our Jewish world. With rigorous one-on-one learning relationships, groups of students eager to enter critical and thought-provoking conversations, and new approaches to teaching fundamental skills, Danny Kraft has thrived. And it has been an honor to stand by his side. Our shared community has been the tremendous beneficiary.

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And so it is with great sadness and a true sense of loss that we say goodbye. While we know he will take a piece of us with him as he enters that Ivory Tower smack dab in the heart of Boston, we can’t help but also acknowledge how essential he has been. The drumbeat of his presence will beat with us as we move forward, and we hope that our own drumbeat will be a part of him wherever he goes. I am personally honored to have called Danny my teacher and my chevruta. And know that I speak on behalf of an entire community when I express our feelings of gratitude and appreciation for the work he has done and the presence he has been.

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Moreh Danny Kraft, we thank you for your passion, we thank you for your creativity, we thank you for bringing us all forward on a journey together. May you go forth in peace with blessings and love. May your studies and adventures bring you great rewards. And may we all always know the value of what we have accomplished during our time together. So may it be God’s will. And let us all say, amayn, amayn.

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Here’s a note to introduce new faces to B’nai Emunah.

Members and their families are a source of strength to all of us, and we are pleased to bring good people to your attention.

Make checks payable to B’nai Emunah Sisterhood and send to Jennifer Joels, 1205 South Tamarack Ave., Broken Arrow, OK, 74012

Sandi Klein 6082 East 56th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135

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We look forward to welcoming Sandi as an official member of the Synagogue family!

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Centennial Highlights

Over the next several months, we’ll be using this space to remind you of events connected with the Synagogue’s centennial celebration. Please make note of these dates and join us for times of festivity and rejoicing.

Faces: Portrait of a Congregation Sunday, July 31, at 7:00 p.m.

This special event will feature readings from The Rabbis, a new set of essays

by Danny Kraft. We’ll also display the first fruits of our work with the photographic archive of the congregation. Our Centennial celebration continues with events for everyone.

The Centennial Gala Sunday, December 11, at 6:00 p.m.

This is the culminating event for our Centennial Year of Celebration.

We’ll ring out our year of festivities, exhibitions, and events with a grand banquet, audio-visual summary of our history, dancing and toasts. Please mark your calendar and spread the word!

Please note that there are many other events on the Synagogue Centennial calendar. Watch this space for more good things to come.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SYNAGOGUE Abe and Mary Fedman Scholarship Fund Linda Zoblotsky

Ann Beerman Flower and Garden Fund Joe Secan

Camp Ramah Scholarship Fund Leah Friedman Michele and Dr. David Schwartz

Irvin and Sharna Frank Endowment Fund Julie Frank

Joe and Dorothy Katz Senior Adult Fund Estelle Aberson Brenda and Jerry Katz Rita Zeff and Family

Meyer Rozen Prayerbook Fund Brenda and Jerry Katz Betty and Keith Lehman

Mizel Family Philanthropic Fund Susan and Jerry Sokol

Morris and Edith Sylvan Transportation Fund Isrella Taxon

Rabbi Arthur D. Kahn, D. D., Culture Fund Janet Dundee and Jeff Darby

Rabbi Daniel S. Kaiman Discretionary Fund

Cindy and Michael Guterman Leslie Sanditen and Frank Zigmond

Mizel Family Philanthropic Fund

Rabbi Marc Boone Fitzerman Discretionary Fund

Schlanger-Blend Kitchen Furnishings Fund

Julie Frank Cindy and Michael Guterman Leslie Sanditen and Frank Zigmond Gilbert Schechtman Anna and Don Sterne Eleanor Weisman and Jay Hanes

Scott Sanditen Memorial Community Service Fund

Rose Borg Sukkah Fund

Julie Frank

Rosalyn Borg (St. Louis) and Family Leah Friedman Bonnie and Louis Spiesberger

Sam Plost Matzah Fund

Estelle Aberson Vellie Bloch April and Richard Borg Cheryl Chinowth and Lee Cohen Janet Dundee and Jeff Darby Dr. WC Goad and Mark Goldman Toby Fell Patty Hipsher and David Blatt Vicki and Dr. David Hurewitz Jon and Linda Kantor Ann Marks Jayne Murphy Ruth Nelson and Tom Murphy Martin Newman Sam and Kay Oleinick Jan and Jerry Potash Sylvia Rosenthal Isabel Sanditen Frances and Charles Steinberg Barbara and Dave Sylvan Patricia Taubman Isrella Taxon Judee and Leo Weinberg Drs. Linda and Richard Young Rita Zeff and Family

Janet Dundee and Jeff Darby

Patricia Taubman

Sharna Frank Music Fund Synagogue Endowment Fund Maxine Milgrim

Synagogue General Fund Estelle Aberson O’Neil Cobb Sally and Bob Donaldson Jay Friedman Phil and Nancy Hammond Jane Roe and J. Harvie Susan and Charles Herman Marcia Jankowsky Allan Jeffy Sandra Klein Frank Salle Elaine and Albert Weise Barbara Winder

The Religious School Fund Sharon Markman Phyllis Raskin

In Loving Memory

Miriam Abravenel Harry Borg Scott Cohen Berel Dundee Dorothea Dundee Sharna and Irvin Frank Robert West

Susan and Jerry SokolStreet Deli | Kosher Eats at the Synagogue!

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SYNAGOGUE In Loving Memory (continued) Monroe “Jim” Friedman Joe and Dorothy Katz Doris Lantz Dr. Gordon Lantz Sam Lenske Delphine Loomstein Samuel David Miller Rae Schechtman Moran Jay Newman Sylvia Oberstein Irwin Oleinick Bill Raskin

In Loving Memory (continued) Frances Robinowitz Dorothea Rozen Abe Salle Ethel Rose Salle S. Laurance Sobel Anna Schwartzberg Dr. Arthur Taubman Meyer Taxon Jerry A. Wittels S.H. Wittels Dr. Allan Zeff Harry Zoblotsky

In Honor

Estelle Aberson Alice Blue and Rabbi Marc Fitzerman Sharon and Dr. Jamie Cash, on their anniversary Vicki and Dr. David Hurewitz, on their anniversary Rabbi Daniel Shalom Kaiman Jayne Murphy Ruth Nelson and Tom Murphy

Speedy Recovery Jenny Brouse Jonathan Jeffy

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