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CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE RABBI
THE SYNAGOGUE | CONGREGATION B’NAI EMUNAH | NOVEMBER 2021 | PUBLISHED MONTHLY
WINTERLIGHT IN THE STREET—SEE PAGE 10 FOR DETAILS
MASTHEAD
MILESTONES
Daniel S. Kaiman and Marc B. Fitzerman................. Rabbis Dr. John Henning Schumann................................ President Ross Heyman..................................................Vice President Mark Goldman................................................Vice President Sally Donaldson.......................................................Treasurer Nancy Cohen.......................................................... Secretary Jeremy Rabinowitz......... Synagogue Foundation President Roxanne Friedland............................... Sisterhood President Sara Levitt..................Director of Jewish Life and Learning Natalie Shaver...........................................Program Director Rick Gratch......................................................Administrator Shelli Wright........................................... Preschool Director Amber Knecht.............. Director of Refugee Resettlement Happie Hoffman ...................................Artist-in-Residence Cheryl Myers... Accounts Receivable/Administrative Asst. Nicki Johnson ................................................... Receptionist Betty Lehman + Sally Donaldson.....Guest Administrators
BIRTHS Lazlo Atlas Setapen, born on September 11, 2021, son of Kelly Fadem and Adam Setapen of San Francisco. Lazlo is the grandson of Bruce and Jennie Fadem.
ENGAGEMENTS Rachel Prescott and Jonathan Cooper. A June 2022 wedding is planned.
IN MEMORIAM James Henzel Brother of Jackie Lasky Joe Secan Uncle of Estelle Finer Great Uncle of Dr. Paul Finer, David Finer and Judith Finer Freedman
WINTERLIGHT ON DECEMBER 5
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joel Zeligson Husband of Betsy Zeligson Father of Scott Zeligson and Jill Zeligson Gerald “Jerry” Emmett Woods Father of Paul Woods
ON THE COVER This sixteenth-century image of Judah Maccabee reminds us that the story of Chanukah is, at heart, an eventful narrative about armed conflict and the reconquest of Jerusalem. That’s not the way the holiday is described in the Talmud, but it is arguably a truer picture of the Hasmonean rebellion in Roubein antiquity. SoHillary is the account in the Book of Maccabees that shows us the tension between urban Jewish cosmopolitans and rural pietists. IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTS Things are always more complicated than we have made of them out to be. Sally many A. Donaldson
Questions about membership? WRITE RABBI K. at RDK@BNAIEMUNAH.COM OR STEVE ABERSON AT SABERSON @GMAIL.COM
Craig Silberg Jolene Sanditen
THE MESSENGER
Shabbat Together & Yahrtzeits
November 2021 - Published Monthly
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
Every Friday Afternoon at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom
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NOVEMBER CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS and single-serve baked goods and delivering them immediately to frontline workers around the city. All are invited to participate and any gift in any amount is appreciated. Please wear a mask and deliver your cookies to the designated table at the Synagogue entrance on Mondays from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Natalie Shaver at nshaver@bnaiemunah.com.
TWO RABBIS AND... Every Friday, November 5, 12, 19 at 11:00 a.m. Rabbis Kaiman and Fitzerman convene a weekly conversation to foreground news of the day, interview special guests, and talk about ideas relevant to Jewish community life. It’s an ongoing conversation about our shared journey in a diverse, multicultural Jewish world. Join us on Zoom at 918 583 7121 for the recording. The resulting podcast is available on Spotify, iTunes, and the Synagogue website.
INTRO: ROUND 3 Every Monday November 1 until November 22. Rabbi Kaiman continues with the third unit of his Introduction to Judaism course for the whole community. The class is open to all students, including those considering conversion, adult learners looking for deeper understanding, those with Jewish spouses or extended family, and high school students involved in interfaith relations. Sessions loop through the entire calendar year and each session is self-contained. Please make contact with Rabbi Kaiman at rdk@bnaiemunah.com to register for this course.
SHABBAT TOGETHER Every Friday, November 5, 12, 19, 26 at 5:30 p.m. The portal moments of candle lighting, kiddush, and the first bite of challah, remind us that Shabbat is an ideal time to enjoy time in each other’s company. Shabbat Together is a short, digital gathering where we take a few moments to connect with the whole community as we enter Shabbat. We hope that this experience will be especially meaningful to those who are mourning a loved one or observing the anniversary of a loss (yahrtzeit). We’ll conclude everything in time for you to enjoy a Shabbat meal at home. Synagogue Zoom Room, Meeting ID: 918 583 7121.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL SHABBATON
Calling all sixth, seventh, and eighth graders! Join us Saturday November 6 for our annual Middle School Shabbaton. Enjoy a Shabbat with learning, nosh, and tons of fun with your friends at the Synagogue. We are so glad to bring back the Middle School Shabbaton after a year on hiatus! We’ll spend the whole day at the Synagogue and end with a special program at night. The day will include lunch, snacks, and dinner. Our theme this year is “One Hundred Blessings” and our learning will be centered around the idea of being, giving, and receiving blessings as young Jewish adults. Questions and to sign up your middle schooler, please be in touch with Morah Sara at slevitt@bniaemunah.com
PANIM EL PANIM AND B’YACHAD Every Saturday, November 6, 13, 20, 27 at 9:30 a.m. Our tradition speaks of the special power that exists when people gather together for prayer. Panim el Panim is a live broadcast service on Zoom led by Rabbis Fitzerman and Kaiman. Rooted in the traditional practice of the Synagogue, we focus on the concerns of the liturgy, Torah study, and offering prayer for those in need of healing. Our handbook is Siddur Eit Ratzon, a fully transliterated presentation of the Shabbat morning service with expert commentary and guidance. Shabbat Yachad is a COVID-safe gathering in the Synagogue Sanctuary marking our incremental return to life in three dimensions. We’ll be digital on November 13 and 27, and three- dimensional on November 6 and 20. To take part in the digital celebration, join us in our Synagogue Zoom Room, Meeting ID: 918 583 7121. To participate in Shabbat Yachad, please make your reservation at tulsagogue.com. Remember that this service is also available on Zoom.
Kum Essen V
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BAKER’S DOZEN EVERY MONDAY Every Monday between noon and 5:00 p.m. Our cookie-baking program continues and we are eager for new bakers! As COVID-19 cases rise, we are collecting cookies, bars,
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NOVEMBER [CONTINUED]
FROM RABBI FITZERMAN
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ABORTION
BLATT + BLUE: TEL AVIV ON FIRE
I’ve noticed in the past couple of months that the tendency toward euphemism is dropping out of the abortion debate. We are no longer speaking about the “pro-choice” camp, but rather a woman’s right, established by Supreme Court ruling, to seek a safe and legal abortion.
Our ongoing film and television series, Blatt+Blue, spotlights the discussion leading skills of film and television enthusiasts David Blatt and Alice Blue. This month they will discuss Tel Aviv on Fire, Sameh Zoabi’s clever 2019 comedy about an inexperienced young Palestinian man who becomes a writer on a popular soap opera after a chance meeting with an Israeli soldier. Join us on Thursday, November 18 at 7:00 p.m. for a lively discussion in our Synagogue Zoom room. The meeting ID is 918 583 7121.
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I think that’s a good thing. I’m a big fan of delicate language, but it seems to me that we have to start addressing this issue head-on. Too much is at stake for too many people, especially poor women of color who cannot carry a pregnancy to term. The draconian contours of the new law in Texas and the strong likelihood that a conservative court will overturn Roe v. Wade brings a sense of urgency to this issue. We’re just months away from a decision that may be deeply injurious to the agency and independence of American women.
SHABBAT FOR EVERYONE
We are excited to welcome all ages to our monthly outdoor Shabbat service. We’ll begin with a festive meal and continue with the music and words of celebration. Please make your reservations on the Synagogue website at www.tulsagogue. com. The starting time is 6:15 p.m. and we have just installed outdoor, gas-fired, restaurant-style heaters for a cozy experience. Our October edition was great and we think that the gathering in November will be just as satisfying.
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That would be wrong, not least because it offends against Jewish standards in this area of the law. I am a religious person who participates enthusiastically in the legal culture of Jewish civilization. That tradition says yes to the possibility of ending a pregnancy, especially in cases when bringing a child into the world may bring harm to a woman. We have been thinking about the status of a fetus since the Book of Exodus, at least three thousand years ago. In our view of life, a fetus has status and a claim on the legal system, but it does not over-match the status or claims of the woman who carries it.
BAR MITZVAH OF BARON VON OSTENDORF
We’re happy to announce the coming celebration in honor of Baron Von Ostendorf, son of Jennifer Paxton and Anton Von Ostendorf, on November 20 at 9:30 a.m. Please see the article about Baron on page 5 for details.
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It seems to me that I have written about this matter a million times in my rabbinate, but at the risk of being tedious and predictable, I’ll say it again. My support for safe and legal abortion is not rooted in some vague sense of what political liberalism demands, but rather the contours of Jewish law, as we have worked on this issue over centuries. As much as anything, I would hate for our position on this matter to be dismissed as a secular scruple. It’s part of who I am as a citizen of our community and an observant Jew.
FAMILY DAY OF SERVICE
Shul School and Hebrew Language Lab students and their families are invited to our Annual Day of Service as we prepare for the Thanksgiving Season. On Sunday, November 21, families will join their children for a day of intergenerational learning, celebration, and action. This year our focus will be on refugees as the Synagogue and the larger Tulsa community continue to welcome new arrivals to Tulsa. We’ll learn about our own history of being new to a place, our Jewish responsibility to help those in need, and what we can do to support refugees today in our own community. The morning will run during regular Shul School hours. Questions? Contact Mora Sara at slevitt@bnaiemunah.com.
I write these words on the day I delivered lunch to the hardworking staffers at Planned Parenthood on Peoria. They have received a stream of pilgrims from Texas who cannot safely seek abortions in that state. By report, the Oklahoma staff is feeling the pressures of the moment and needs support. Six pizzas from Hideaway was the least I could do. If you’d like to be part of this simple program of generosity, just let me know. I’ve signed up for two more lunches before the end of the year and we’ll play it by ear in 2022. Regardless of what the court decides, this issue will not go away. I do not expect to convince those who disagree of the rightness of my view. But now and always, I want to articulate the values of our tradition and claim the freedom to describe them with calm and clarity.
TWO RABBIS AND... Every Friday morning at 11 a.m. Zoom us at 918 583 7121
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BAR MITZVAH
DECEMBER HIGHLIGHTS 5
BARON VON OSTENDORF
WINTERLIGHT
Congregation B’nai Emunah is excited to host a special holiday concert on the eighth night of Chanukah, Sunday, December 5. All are invited to attend. We’ll light the menorah at the front door of the Synagogue, feast on donuts and holiday treats, and enjoy the festive music of Klay Kodesh, the Synagogue’s band of singers and instrumentalists. Our special-guest performers will be the members of Zemer, the Synagogue’s children’s ensemble. For more information, please visit the Synagogue website at www.tulsagogue.com.. Look for additional details in the course of November and see the full-page description on page 10 of this issue.
Baron Wolfgang Von Ostendorf, son of Anton Von Ostendorf and Jennifer Paxton, will become a bar mitzvah on November 20, 2021. Baron is a seventh grader at Carver Middle School. He is the youngest member of the Tulsa Metro Bagpipe Band and enjoys all things musical. He is passionate about the performing arts and recently completed a run with Theatre Tulsa’s Matilda. He has also been cast as Kurt Von Trapp in their upcoming production of The Sound of Music. Baron has attended Bnai Emunah pre-school, Sunday School, Hebrew Language Lab and Midrasha. He also graduated from Mizel Jewish Community Day School and is honored to be helping to teach Hebrew to the younger students at Shul School each week. He has been a Camp Shalom camper for nine years and most recently a Counselor-in-Training.
SISTERHOOD MEET BOARD MEMBER JILLIAN ROBERTS
Baron is the brother of Paxton (10). He is the grandson of Jerry Perigo of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Peter Paxton of Detroit, Michigan (of blessed memory); Jann Paxton of Tallahassee, Florida; and Margaret Sehorn of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Preparations for Baron’s bar mitzvah have been led by Greg Raskin and Sara Levitt. The community is invited to join the Von Ostendorf family for services at 9:30 a.m. on Zoom in the Synagogue Zoom Room. The meeting ID is 918 583 7121.
The weekend that Jillian Roberts interviewed for a position at Hearts for Hearing in Tulsa was also a weekend when Tulsa Tomorrow sponsored a program to recruit people to move to Tulsa. Having graduated from Vanderbilt University, Jillian was seeking a position in her field of pediatric and cochlear implant audiology. As Jillian says, “The icing on the cake that convinced me to move to Tulsa was Tulsa Tomorrow.” Not only did Jillian find the perfect job for herself at Hearts for Hearing, she also found “a strong Jewish community” in Tulsa. In her work world, Jillian primarily sees children with all levels of hearing abilities. She tests children from newborn babies as well as older children and adults with cochlear implants (continued on page 7)
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FROM MORAH SARA LEVITT
SPECIAL EVENTS
HAND IN HAND
BLATT+BLUE: TEL AVIV ON FIRE | NOVEMBER 18
One of our students’ all-time favorite prayers to sing on Sunday mornings is Le-dor Va-dor. The catchy, age-old tune to the end of the Kedushah prayer is set up so beautifully for learning, repetition, and getting stuck in your head. It’s the prayer almost every student most often knows above any other when they begin learning for bar and bat mitzvah. “Ledor va-dor nagid godlecha, from generation to generation, we will tell of your greatness,” our children sing.
Now in its second year of broadcasting, Blatt + Blue continues to explore the universe of Jewish film and television, including material that does not conform to notions of conventional taste and philosophical correctness. The next session on Thursday, November 18 will feature Sameh Zoabi’s clever 2019 comedy about Salam, an inexperienced young Palestinian, who becomes a writer on a popular soap opera after a chance meeting with an Israeli soldier. His creative career is on the rise until the soldier and the show’s financial backers disagree about how the show should end, and Salam is caught in the middle.
This is one of the central ideas of Judaism: to have an eye toward the future with a foot in the past. When we bring our generations together, beautiful magic happens. Each year right before Thanksgiving, our ShulSchool students and their families participate in our Family Day of Service. We invite parents, grandparents, siblings, and whoever else our students see as family to join us for a day of intergenerational learning, giving back to those in need, and of course, building community.
The film is shot through with notes of farce and melancholy, as it sheds light on the complicated relationship between Arabs and Jews. Zoabi sees Israel as a multi-national phenomenon where lives are brought together across the borders of history, class, ethnicity, and nationality. After the city disturbances in Israel this past year, we are all learning more about this challenging reality.
This is one of my favorite events of the year as families learn together and from one another. We can see the transmission of knowledge, care, and love between the generations and out into the universe in real-time.
Month after month, Blatt + Blue spotlights film and television enthusiasts David Blatt and Alice Blue. You will be able to follow the conversation even if you have to delay your viewing of the film itself. After that, it’s questions and comments from the Zoom Room audience.
This year our Family Day of Service will center on our new effort at the Synagogue in the area of Refugee Resettlement. We’ll learn about our Jewish obligations to welcome the stranger, the work of our new Refugee Resettlement Agency at the Synagogue, and participate in a hands-on project to support new arrivals to Tulsa. Of course, the morning will also include song, community building, and snacks! Not a ShulSchool family but want to join us? Please be in touch!
Tel Aviv on Fire is easily available on Amazon Prime for a modest rental fee. Join the Zoom discussion on Thursday evening, November 18, at 7:00 p.m. The Zoom meeting ID is 918 583 7121 and the session will conclude at 8:00 p.m. If there is a film you’d like to see in these sessions in the future, please reach out to Rabbi Marc Fitzerman at marboofitz@ bnaiemunah.com. Coming in December: Leona.
INTRO Thinking about joining the Jewish community? Deepening your knowledge about Judaism? This is Rabbi Kaiman’s inter-denominational Introduction to Judaism Course for the whole community. Please write him at rdk@bnaiemunah.com for details. Yaniv Bton and Kais Nashif in Tel Aviv on Fire.
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FROM RABBI KAIMAN
HEALTH NOTES VACCINATION
OPEN OR CLOSED?
By the time this reaches you, children over five-years-old are likely to be eligible for COVID vaccinations. This is an important step forward in public health which should reduce the prevalence of illness and protect younger children from disease. With continued testing and wise public policy, it may be that preschoolers will soon be permitted to get their shots.
The onset of the pandemic brought about big moments of pronouncement and closure and a clear line between “life before” and “life after.” But re-opening is an entirely different puzzle. The past several months have been made up of a series of ongoing experiments. We didn’t know what life would look like going into this pandemic, and we’re still trying to figure out what life is like now that we’ve gone this far. We know lots more about video production and streaming than we did months ago. Similarly, we’ve had the opportunity to gather safely in settings both inside the Synagogue and in new spaces which we’d never used before. All of this is to say we keep experimenting and learning every step of the way.
In keeping with the existing standards of the Synagogue, all eligible persons must be vaccinated before entering the building. If a child cannot be vaccinated because the serum presents a serious threat to health and well-being, a letter from the child’s pediatrician will suffice to establish the exemption. Other than these rare cases, we look forward to seeing every child in the congregation vaccinated as a condition for attending school and participating in other public events.
That being said, occasionally I’ll hear from someone who asks the straightforward question, “When will the Synagogue reopen?” One answer I’m tempted to give is that we have never closed. And in the essential ways, that is undoubtedly true. But that is not the question people are asking. What they are saying is much more like, “When will life return to what it was before the pandemic?” And unfortunately, that’s a question to which I do not have an answer.
Please note that our deadline for vaccination is the beginning of the winter school semester in January 2022. As we mentioned in our recent note to parents, we trust that this will give all of our parents and guardians ample opportunity to settle this issue and arrange for the appropriate vaccination. We’ll continue to track this issue carefully and report if there are any hiccups in the vaccination process. Naturally, if the public health facts argue against vaccination because of unforeseen disruptions in the program, we will adjust our expectations accordingly.
Some things we now do work really well. And it’s hard to imagine turning away from the critical lessons we have learned. But, at the same time, we also feel the absence of some familiar patterns and rhythms. Things are different now, and change always takes time.
SISTERHOOD [CONTINUED]
We’re not yet in a period beyond the pandemic. As I write this article, we are navigating a breakthrough case connected to our Preschool. Risk is still part of the equation, and as I can attest from my experience a year ago, we need to be concerned about the realities of this virus.
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to provide hearing technology options for her clients. Jillian continues to monitor her clients and describes her job as “the best job in the world” because it is so rewarding.
And I also want you to know that the Synagogue is open. We wear masks, and we social distance. We limit capacity, and we do things in hybrid formats. But every single day, something is happening in our building or our Zoom room. Some things we do may take time to come back, and some things we do may be forever changed. That’s the reality of growth and evolution.
Having joined the Synagogue, Jillian has become a Board member of Sisterhood at this year’s annual meeting. In addition, she serves on the Programming Committee for the Jewish Federation and has initiated a monthly Shabbat potluck meal for young Jewish professionals. She is also an accomplished runner. BBYO has recruited Jillian as an advisor. It is apparent that Jillian is active and engaged in all areas of Tulsa’s Jewish community.
It’s hard to say what the months ahead will hold. I earnestly hope all of this will soon be behind us. But for now, I hope what we offer as a Synagogue is both meaningful and useful. Let’s all continue to find new ways to connect and keep the experiments going. After all, it is through all of these experiences that we learn the most about ourselves.
Welcome to Sisterhood, Jillian Roberts!
TIME TO JOIN SISTERHOOD CALL RANDEE CHARNEY AT (918) 636-0945
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SYNAGOGUE Altamont Bakery Fund Mara and Jeremy Rabinowitz
Chevra Kadisha Fund
Rabbi Daniel S. Kaiman Discretionary Fund The Family of Norman Levin Allan Jeffy
Julie Frank and Sons
Renee Kaplan
Harold and Sheryl Springer
Glen Singer
Dave Sylvan Joyful Music Fund
Terri Stidham and Russell Ruggieri
Eide Bailly CPA Partners and Staff Barbara Sylvan
Harold and Sheryl Springer
Religious School Fund Joan Green
Dr. Sheldon Berger on his 65th Birthday Brock Taubman on his bar mitzvah
In Memory Of Elliott G. Bloch Rosalyn Borg Cecil Breeding Joe Degen Sara Edelman
Eva Unterman Environmental Education Fund
Richards Family Library Fund
Vellie Bloch
Gail and Kip Richards
Michael Frank
Eva Unterman
Robinowitz Family Library Fund
Bernard Jeffy
Cheryl Wallace
Janet Dundee and Jeff Darby
Janet Dundee and Jeff Darby
Julie Frank and Sons
Irvin and Sharna Frank Endowment Fund
Rose Borg Sukkah Fund
Julie Frank and Sons
Matthew Biespeil
Morris and Edith Sylvan Transportation Fund Harold and Sheryl Springer
Norman and Shirley Levin Prayer Book Fund
Rosalie Childs
Anna Kaiser Buddy Kaplan Doris Wain Lenske Hermine “Bootsie” Levick Bennet C. Miller Louis Mizel
Scott Sanditen Memorial Community Service Fund
Renee Neuwald
Harold and Sheryl Springer
Synagogue Endowment Fund Alyssa Knobel
Rabbi Arthur D. Kahn D.D. Culture Fund
Synagogue General Fund
Bonnie and George Kennedy
Phyllis Fist
Claudia and Owen Butler Jay Hodge Frank Kaplan
Rabbi Marc Boone Fitzerman Discretionary Fund
Andrea and Robert McDaniel
The Family of Norman Levin
Michael and Laurie Nedelman
Drs. Judy and Andy Kaiser
Karen Neuwald
Aaron Krawitz
Jill and Howard Mizel
Irene Silberg
Glen Singer
Carla Weston
Barbara Sylvan
David Gridley
Betty and Jay Newman
Sylvia Vaughn
Harold and Sheryl Springer
Sharna and Irvin Frank
Cathy Fox
Patricia Shields
Joshua Schwartz
Charles and Eunice Frank
In Honor Of Rabbis Fitzerman and Kaiman In appreciation for High Holiday Services
Rita and Don Newman Toni Neuwald Joe Secan Charles Richard Stidham, Sr. Dave Sylvan Joel Zeligson
THE COVID HERO CAMPAIGN
The Synagogue offers its profound thanks to all who participated in our campaign to honor heroes of the pandemic. We are deeply grateful to the medical professionals and leaders in every field who brought healing, safety, and security to the country, and continue to do so every day.
Champion
Donor
Supporter
Julie Frank George Kaiser Family Foundation Ruth Nelson and Tom Murphy Schusterman Family Philanthropies The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation
April and Richard Borg Barbara and Dr. Rick Cohen Sally and Dr. Robert Donaldson Linda Levin Dubois Rabbi Marc Boone Fitzerman and Alice Blue Dr. Linda Goldenstern Dr. Andrew Gottehrer Cindy and Michael Guterman Patty Hipsher and David Blatt Rabbi Dan Kaiman and Rachel Gold Terry and Andy Marcum Debby Raskin and Don Irwin Kathy and Dr. Gerald Sandler
Dr. Jennifer Airey Benchmark Monument Rives Family Brenda and Mark Blumenthal Janet Dundee and Jeff Darby Ross Heyman Ellen Lewis Gale Mason Felipe and Damaris Oyarzo Dr. Harvey Solomon Annie and Jeff Van Hanken
Guardian Jolene Sanditen
Benefactor Randee and David Charney Joan Green Linda and Jon Kantor Barbara Sylvan Carol and Harvey Windland
Guarantor Molly and Dr. Sheldon Berger Charlotte Schuman
Funder Brian Brouse Nancy and Harvey Cohen Barbara and Dr. Barry Eisen Dr. Anne and Ilan Kozlowski Michelle, Leah, and Dr. John Krueger Jane Mudgett and Sam Peled Nancy Resnick Susan Savage Mindy and Craig Silberg
Admirer Elvira and Miguel Arce Gloria and Bob Estlin Rosalie and Bob Hanson Debbie and Barry Lederman Isabel Sanditen Michael Sanditen Drs. Sarah-Anne and John Schumann Joseph Secan * Terri Stidham and Russell Ruggieri Marcela Swenson and Noah Bleicher Mimi Tarrasch Drs. Linda and Richard Young
Friend Blair and Nick Abrahamson Judy and Edgar Benarrous Yolanda Charney Evan Fadem Dr. Joli Jensen Jennifer and Sam Joels Rebecca Joskey Ellen Kruger Betty and Keith Newman Mindy and Harris Prescott Phyllis Raskin Mark Schwartz Irene Silberg Sheryl and Harold Springer Valerie and Kirk Sylvan Renata and Sven Treitel
BLATT AND BLUE | TEL AVIV ON FIRE | NOV. 18 *May his memory be for a blessing
WINTER
LIGHT
Join us for a Festival of Lights at the Synagogue on Sunday, December 5, at 6:00 p.m. Think about music, sparklers, children and adults, all clustered street-fair style at the front door of the Synagogue. Free latkes, donuts, hot chocolate, and s'mores. We'll light the menorah, frolic among the inflatables, and celebrate the warmth and coziness of the season. No reservations necessary. Come one, come all to the corner of Peoria and Seventeenth Street!
november | Cheshvan-kislev Sunday
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Noon-5:00 PM Baker’s Dozen Dropoff 7:30 PM INTRO
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4:00 PM Hebrew Lab 7:00 PM Midrasha
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Thursday
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11:00 a.m. Two Rabbis and... 5:30 PM Yahrtzeit Service 6:05 PM Candles
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9:30 AM B’yachad Shabbat Service Middle School Shabbaton 7:05 PM Havdalah
Rosh Chodesh Kislev
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9:00 AM ShulSchool
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Noon-5:00 PM Baker’s Dozen Dropoff 7:30 PM INTRO
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7:00 PM Board of Directors
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4:00 PM Hebrew Lab 7:00 PM Midrasha
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11:00 a.m. Two Rabbis and... 4:59 PM Candles 5:30 PM Yahrtzeit Service
Torah: Toldot
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9:30 AM Panim el Panim Shabbat Service 5:59 PM Havdalah
Torah: Vayetzei
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9:00 AM ShulSchool
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Noon-5:00 PM Baker’s Dozen Dropoff 7:30 PM INTRO
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4:00 PM Hebrew Lab 7:00 PM Midrasha
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7:00 PM Blatt and Blue
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11:00 a.m. Two Rabbis and... 4:55 PM Candles 5:30 PM Yahrtzeit Service 6:15 PM Shabbat for Everyone Dinner and Celebration
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9:30 AM Bar Mitzvah of Baron Von Ostendorf B’yachad Shabbat Service 5:55 PM Havdalah
Torah: Vayishlach
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9:00 AM ShulSchool Family Day of Service
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Noon-5:00 PM Baker’s Dozen Dropoff 7:30 PM INTRO
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No Hebrew Lab Thanksgiving Break
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Light Chanukah Candle I No ShulSchool Thanksgiving Break
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Noon-5:00 PM Baker’s Dozen Dropoff 7:30 PM INTRO
Light Chanukah Candle II
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Light Chanukah Candle III
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Thanksgiving Day Preschool and Offices Closed
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4:52 PM Candles 5:30 PM Yahrtzeit Service 6:57 PM Candles 7:17 PM Sunset
Preschool and Offices Closed
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9:30 AM Panim el Panim Shabbat Service 5:52 PM Havdalah
Torah: Vayeshev
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YAHRTZEIT CALENDAR — 26 CHESHVAN THROUGH 26 KISLEV Monday, November 1 - 26 Heshvan Nathan Berelowitz Norita Wyse Berman William Cohen Ernest Henzel Etta Hersh Terry Hurst Marion Skuy Tuesday, November 2 - 27 Heshvan Stuart Goodall Michael Polay Wednesday, November 3 - 28 Heshvan Kenneth Brown Ida Dundee Collins Haym Dov Glenn Leah Glenn Reta Gold Julius Jacobson Lili Katz Leo Lederman Nathan A. Rubin Thursday, November 4 - 29 Heshvan Irving Cohen Betty Frey Mildred Goltz Marjorie Rubin Friday, November 5 - 1 Kislev Julius Bankoff Marshall R. Carter Jake Feldgreber Cathy Golzar Claudia Heyman Soliman Khalil Alfred Herbert Klein James S. Kohn Benjamin Raymond Saturday, November 6 - 2 Kislev Helen Kassel Lillian Kopp Felix B. Weinberg Sunday, November 7 - 3 Kislev Irwin Friedman Sadie Klein Seymour Marcum Ralph David Rozen Monday, November 8 - 4 Kislev Dorothy Cohen Anna Mae Hansen Harry Aaron Harris Max Pepper
Beverly Jeffy Raines Bernice Krasne Springer Isabel Ward Tuesday, November 9 - 5 Kislev David Z. Gollub Dr. Stuart Rosenthal Wednesday, November 10 - 6 Kislev Sam Blattstein Eric Joseph Bonem Rose “Bubbie” Borg Lillian Geboff Anni Andris Goldberg Annabelle Richman Thursday, November 11 - 7 Kislev Lillian Ruth Bernstein Edith Farfel Blacher Ida Ruth Breitfeld Eizer Drissman Perry Inhofe Rose Jacobs Shlomo Tublin Morris Tureck Friday, November 12 - 8 Kislev Ida Esther Brown Walter Haas Horsky Jennie Lieberman Saturday, November 13 - 9 Kislev Minna Cafiero Dr. Donald D. Jensen Bertha Robinowitz Jacob Youngheim Sunday, November 14 - 10 Kislev Nettie Conan Sylvia Wolfson Degen Max Goertz Louis Kahan Amy Koppel Carl Livingston Monday, November 15 - 11 Kislev Pearl Edythe Dritch Mayme Lefton Don Newman Tuesday, November 16 - 12 Kislev George Heyman Hermine Bootsie Levick Efrain Pineida Wednesday, November 17 - 13 Kislev Frances Epstein
Joe B. Freed Berthold Neuwald Blanche Roubein Rebecca “Belle” Rose Weise Ann Wishnoff Linda Zankell Tree Thursday, November 18 - 14 Kislev Sam Abravanel Aaron Contente Martha Grossbard Harold Jackson Muriel Pepper Marvin J. Rosmarin Friday, November 19 - 15 Kislev Chaya Alexander Rose Blue Albert Finston Morris Freidlin Mary Kiely Abe Mizel Max R. Moran Max Stockfish Saturday, November 20 - 16 Kislev Donna Brown Ezra Dritch Anna Goertz Deborah J. Jacobs Sarah Roffman Albert Stekoll Jennie Zackowitz Sunday, November 21 - 17 Kislev Chaim Shmuel Guterman Charlotte Sanditen Richards Harry Robinowitz Richard Stidham, Jr. Monday, November 22 - 18 Kislev Abraham Avery Fannie Blackman Robert Feldman Henry Harry Finston Kate Goldstein Anna M. Livingston Simon Moalen Rose Teller Lawrence Joseph Wolf Chris Young Tuesday, November 23 - 19 Kislev Raymond L. Campbell, Sr. Dorothy Ana Coleman
Wednesday, November 24 - 20 Kislev Alyk Michael Appleman Milton Gordon Dvoira Gornic Roseline Gussman Moses A. Kahn Fred Sokol Neil Sporn Sidney Wittels Thursday, November 25 - 21 Kislev Rose Fadem Rose Saikin Esther G. Sanders Lee “Lena” Solow Friday, November 26 - 22 Kislev Beatrice Abrams Linda Brown Moones Javaherian Saturday, November 27 - 23 Kislev Darryl Edelman Hyman Furman Esther Glass Miriam Nacht Morris Sitrin Stanley Wiener Sunday, November 28 - 24 Kislev Jullian “Jack” Appleton Jessie Blanc Adolf Cohen Millie Guller Nathan Lieberman Travis I. Milsten David Plost Herman Sanditen Monday, November 29 - 25 Kislev Joseph Finer Sylvia Marder Lillian Moskowitz Shoshanni Seri Ronald Sokol Tuesday, November 30 - 26 Kislev V.S.D. Aaronson Daniel Blue Jay Cohen Norman Fabes Jane Margolis Jacob Olson Philip Robinson Norman Seidler Samuel Wiseman
May their souls be bound up in the bond of life everlasting. | Please note that each yahrtzeit begins at sunset on the day before the date listed. -