Sivan – Tammuz – Av 5781 June – July 2021

Welcome DavidINCOMING PRESIDENT, Young 2021-2023

Read his inaugural article on page 6 June/july 2021 Shabbat Services THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2021 FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2021 10:30 a.m. Bar Mitzvah of Patrick Mizrahi 23 Tammuz 6:00 p.m. Pre-neg 6:30 p.m. Shabbat services In This Issue FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021 25 Sivan 6:00 p.m. Pre-neg SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2021 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 6:30 p.m. Shabbat services Shabbat Services 2 10:30 a.m. Morning Minyan

Book of Remembrance 3 SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2021 Parashat Pinchas 9:00 a.m. Torah Study Numbers 25:10 – 30:1 From Strength to Strength 4 10:30 a.m. Morning Minyan Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1 – 2:3 10:30 a.m. Bat Mitzvah of Camille Bozorth Clergy Corner 5 FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2021 Parashat Shelach Lecha 1 Av President’s Message 6 Numbers 13:1 – 15:41 6:00 p.m. Pre-neg Haftarah: Joshua 2:1 – 24 6:30 p.m. Shabbat services Beyond The Curve 7 FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021 SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2021 Membership 8/9 2 Tammuz 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 6:00 p.m. Pre-neg 10:30 a.m. Morning Minyan Youth Engagement Religious 6:30 p.m. Shabbat services Parashat Matot-Masei School 10/11 Numbers 30:2 – 36:13 SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2021 Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4 – 28; 3:4; 4:1 – 2 9:00 a.m. Torah Study Programming 12-14 or Isaiah 66:1 – 13, 23 10:30 a.m. Morning Minyan Day School 15 10:30 a.m. B’nai Mitzvah of Baylyn FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2021 and Sidney Coggins 8 Av B’nai Mitzvah 16 6:00 p.m. Pre-neg Parashat Korach 6:30 p.m. Shabbat services High Holy Days Save The Date 17 Numbers 16:1 – 18:32 Haftarah: I Samuel 11:14 – 12:22 SATURDAY, JULY 17, 2021 - Erev Tisha B’Av Basketball 18 9:00 a.m. Torah Study FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 10:30 a.m. Morning Minyan After School U 19 9 Tammuz 6:00 p.m. Pre-neg SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2021 - Tisha B’Av Auction 20-22 6:30 p.m. Shabbat services Parashat Devarim Becoming Visible 23 Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:22 SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2021 Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1 – 27 9:00 a.m. Torah Study Tikkun Olam 24/25 10:30 a.m. Morning Minyan FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2021 10:30 a.m. Bar Mitzvah of Adrian Margolis Sister Congregation 26 15 Av 6:00 p.m. Pre-neg Sisterhood 27 Parashat Chukat 6:30 p.m. Shabbat services Numbers 19:1 – 22:1 Our Jewish Heritage 28 Haftarah: Judges 11:1 – 33 SATURDAY, JULY 24, 2021 9:00 a.m. Torah Study Current of Life 30 FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2021 10:30 a.m. Morning Minyan 17 Tammuz New Members 30 6:00 p.m. Pre-neg Parashat Vaetchanan 6:30 p.m. Shabbat services Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11 Mazel Tov 30 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1 – 26 SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2021 In Loving Memory 32-34 9:00 a.m. Torah Study FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2021 22 Av 10:30 a.m. Morning Minyan We Give 36/37 6:00 p.m. Pre-neg 6:30 p.m. Shabbat services Parashat Balak Professional Directory 38 Numbers 22:2 – 25:9 SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2021 Haftarah: Micah 2:1 – 24 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 10:30 a.m. Morning Minyan

Parasha Ekev Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25 Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14 – 51:3 Book of Remembrance 2021/5782 Please submit information by Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Keeping alive the precious memory of our beloved departed is a Jewish tradition. One of our time-honored methods of doing this mitzvah is to memorialize their names in Temple Beth Am’s 5782 Book of Remembrance. This memorial book will be used by worshippers during the Yom Kippur Yizkor service on September 16th and at other Yizkor services throughout the year.

This memorial book includes some prayers and reflections to enable you to use at home, for a Yahrzeit, or for when you visit the graves of your loved ones.

To help defray the cost of printing, we ask that you make a donation according to the following schedule:

__ 1-2 names $36 __ 3-4 names $54 __ 5-6 names $72 __ 7-9 names $118 __ 10 or more $180

Remembered by: (Please indicate how you want your names listed.) Eg: Dr. & Mrs. Smith or Bob and Nancy Smith or The Smith Family.

BOOK OF This year, we are taking all Book of Remembrance submissions online only. To submit the names of your loved ones, please visit Remembrance2020-5781 www.tbam.org/bookofremembrance

Please submit all information by Tuesday, July 20, 2021.

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From Strength to Strength Rabbi Jeremy Barras [email protected]

Back to Normal By now I am guessing that you are getting tired of Zoom Judaism. For a did not know how to respond. Their first instinct was to hide, but, year, conducting daily minyans and Shabbat services, life cycle events, ultimately, they could not avoid their new reality. Soon, the world as seders and so forth while staring at a computer of little boxes was fun, they knew it was about to change; they would be thrown out of the interesting and convenient, but now we are all clamoring to get back Garden of Eden, and everything would be different. As the famous to a time when we can be together just as we used to be. And we are. Torah commentator Nachmanides teaches, the Book of Leviticus B’nai Mitzvah have been functioning in our Sanctuary for months now, attempts to rectify the mistakes of Genesis and cause the world to and we are finally back open for Friday night services. It is true that revert to where it was before Adam and Eve were forced out of the we still require social distancing, masks and limited capacity, but with Garden. each Shabbat we are getting closer and closer to returning to normal. It is our plan to conduct High Holy Day services this year live with Not as a result of sin but, instead, pandemic, we too have been thrust congregants filling the Sanctuary. We still do not know how many into a new reality. The lesson of Leviticus urges us to glean what has people will be permitted in the Sanctuary at one time, but we continue transpired since reality changed and apply those lessons towards to work with our dedicated medical team, and our goal is to allow the creating a new reality. When we return, we cannot expect to snap back maximum number our doctors feel will be safe and appropriate. Once to reality as it was before Covid. Covid has affected us deeply; it has again, our services will be streamed live with the highest professional changed us, and it brought with it lessons that we must take with us quality for those who will view services from home. into the new year of 5782. As we prepare now for our High Holy Day season, let us look back on the lessons that we have learned, talk about At the end of the Book of Leviticus, there is a very telling reiteration them with each other, and consider together how we can emerge from of the covenant between G-d and the Jewish people. The Israelites are this terrible pandemic wiser, closer and more committed to our goal of told that if they adhere to the commandments in the Torah, then G-d striving for the perfection of our world. will be present in their midst. The language here is reminiscent of the opening hours of human existence as told in the Book of Genesis. L’shalom, After Adam and Eve commit the sin of eating forbidden fruit, they immediately notice that G-d’s presence is in their midst, and they become frightened. Before the sin they were comfortable with G-d’s Rabbi Jeremy Barras presence, but afterwards something had changed. They entered a new stage of existence that was different. It was frightening, and they

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When I think about going to temple as a kid in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, music and heart to the bima – but for her mentorship and I think about sneaking out during the sermon with my friends her friendship. and running down the halls. I think of following my nose into the kitchen where the women (sexist, but a fact, so what are you going And, how blessed are we, that now we get to welcome one to do) were making goodies for the oneg and trying to sneak a of those gorgeous voices that I saw develop at the HUC cookie. But mostly I think of the music. New York campus. Cantor Tifani Coyot is such a gift for our congregation. She will continue to develop our musical Our congregation was small and not very wealthy; this meant that, offerings, bringing her own style and unique voice to our often, the service music was led by two congregants, Norm and congregation and bima. Ronnie Greenberg. Norm would sing and play guitar, and Ronnie would add her harmonies, and it was so beautiful and rich. I would I hope and pray that for our youngest congregants who will lean my head on my mom’s shoulder and listen to her sing along. be leaning on their parents’ shoulders and sneaking out to Her voice, and that of Mrs. Replane, who always sat in the pew run in the hall during the sermon, that her voice is one that behind ours, made me feel safe, at home, and gave me a feeling of makes them feel that they have more peace, more holiness, true kadosh (holiness) and shalom (peace). and a feel of home.

At Jewish summer camp, too (where I will be in July as a rabbi L’Shalom, on staff), there was so much I loved, but the music was beyond anything I could imagine. We had song sessions with so much Rabbi Greengrass spirit that everyone would get up and dance. I would sing out Hebrew words, having no idea what they meant, while putting my whole soul into them.

Music takes us beyond words and into the holy. Music is a way to open up parts that we don’t know are closed. It’s a way to communicate feelings that go beyond words. It’s elevating, it’s spiritual, it’s home.

When I went to Rabbinical school, I insisted that I had to go to the New York campus even though Cincinnati was much closer to home. I wanted to take classes with the Cantors; I wanted to hear them give their senior seminars, hear their arrangements to scripture they were writing, learning, leading.

Music is also a big piece of what made me fall in love with Beth Am. I remember my first Shabbat, as just a candidate to become assistant rabbi, hearing the voices of Cantor Lisa Segal and (the famous) Cantor Rachelle Nelson. Their voices together elevated the service. I remember telling my (newlywed) husband, “If I come here, I will be able to pray.”

How blessed is Beth Am to have had such amazing musicians? Not just cantors, but soloists, talented teens, kids’ choirs, and congregants who lend their talents like Rick Wolf and Billy, Deanna and the entire Whitman family.

As I write this, Cantor Nelson is finishing packing up her office. It is her talent and grace that has sustained Beth Am to this day. I am so grateful for her. Not just for her voice and bringing so much

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Message from the president David Young [email protected] LOOK AROUND, LOOK AROUND. HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW! Lin Manuel Miranda, Hamilton

This is an exciting time for Temple Beth Am. Our new and we will be here for the good times ahead. Isn’t that what school building will be ready for students in August. The family is all about? construction on phase two - our new Cultural Center - will begin this fall. Our Day School is thriving. Our Religious One of my priorities is to celebrate our congregants’ School is thriving. We have more post Bar/Bat Mitzvah achievements. If you are kvelling over something, let me know students than we ever had. Temple membership is growing so I can share it when I make announcements on Shabbat. It is by leaps and bounds. We have a new, truly dynamic Senior important we all celebrate together. Please email me with your Cantor starting her tenure. Our Tikkun Olam committee good news at [email protected]. keeps changing the world - food drives, clothing drives - whenever the community is in need, you deliver, Beth Am! The late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks once wrote:“We achieve greatness There is something amazing going on here every day. by handing our values into the next generation and empowering them to go and build the future.” Our values are so strong. Let’s And we are blessed with creative clergy who have sustained keep building to hand them off to the next generation. Working us through this horrific pandemic. together, the future is so bright.

Stuart Ratzan has done a magnificent job navigating David uncharted waters. He worked tirelessly with Rabbi Barras, Rabbi Greengrass, Rabbi Aklepi, Cantor Nelson, Executive Director Brian Chartock, all the directors and our staff. We are also grateful toLily Serviansky and the Beyond the Curve Campaign and to all our lay leadership. Surviving this past year has been a team effort. Thanks to them all, we not only survived, we flourished. That was all accomplished under Stuart’s leadership, and it establishes a foundation for greatness for years to come at Beth Am. But only if...... only if you take an active role in Beth Am. Please get involved!

We have to plan for our future. I am establishing a committee to formulate a long-range strategic plan for our Temple to ensure we keep Beth Am at the top. As your incoming President, I have a lot to learn. But I already know it will take your participation in our Temple to preserve and foster our greatness. We need your ideas about Shabbat services, High Holy Day observances, membership, Day School, Religious School, community outreach, congregational outreach, and so much more. Let us know what you think, and join in. There is literally something for everyone. A list of programs and committees will be emailed to each of you. Don’t be shy. Beth Am is your family. We have been here through trying times, Beyond the Curve: A Summer to Remember Every summer creates family memories. The summer memories for our Beth Am family will last a lifetime. It will truly be a summer to remember. THIS SUMMER… • We will complete Phase One of our Beyond the Curve campus renovation… on time! • Our brand-new State-of-the Art school building will be open this fall so we can provide the highest level of educational opportunities to the largest number of students. Our enrollment reflects the excitement we are creating. • Phase 2 demolition and construction will begin in order to build our Cultural and Activity Center, the Outdoor Cultural Life Center, and the creation of an expanded central outdoor space on our campus.

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Page 7 TBAM.ORG/BEYONDTHECURVE Commentator June/July 2021 • Page 8 Membership Rita Diaz Membership Director [email protected] Jeremy Barras, Senior Rabbi Jeremy Barras,Jeremy Senior Barras, Rabbi Senior Rabbi Tifani Coyot, Cantor Tifani Coyot,Tifani Cantor Coyot, Cantor Rachel Greengrass, M.A.R.E., Rabbi Rachel Greengrass,Rachel Greengrass, M.A.R.E., RabbiM.A.R.E., Rabbi Jaime K. Aklepi, D.D., Rabbi Jaime K. Aklepi,Jaime D.D.,K. Aklepi, Rabbi D.D., Rabbi Rachelle F. Nelson, D.M., Cantor Emerita Rachelle F. Nelson,Rachellez”l D.M., F. Nelson, Cantor D.M., Emerita Cantor Emerita Herbert M. Baumgard , D.H.L.,z”l D.D., z”l HerbertFounding M. HerbertBaumgard Rabbi EmeritusM. Baumgard, D.H.L., D.D.,, D.H.L., D.D., Founding RabbiFounding Emeritus Rabbi Emeritus EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE David Young,EXECUTIVE President COMMITTEE David Young, President Richard Siegel, Executive DavidVice President Young, President Richard Siegel, Executive Vice President Richard Siegel,Alex ExecutiveKrys, Treasurer Vice President Alex Krys, AlexTreasurer Krys, Treasurer VICE PRESIDENTS VICE PRESIDENTS Michelle Weber, AdministrationVICE PRESIDENTS Michelle Weber, Administration MichelleHoward Weber, Wolofsky, Administration Dear Temple Beth Am Community, Branding & CommunicationsHoward Wolofsky,Howard Wolofsky, Branding & Communications RobertBranding Behar, Day & Communications School Robert Behar, Day School Kate Lampen-Sachar,Robert Development Behar, Day School Kate Lampen-Sachar, Development Edith Osman,Kate Lampen-Sachar,Events & Engagement Development I am looking forward to sharing a new year with all of you, filled with hope and enthusiasm Edith Osman, Events & Engagement Carolina Gurland, EventsMembership & Engagement Edith Osman, Carolina Gurland, Membership Jennifer Glasser, Programming for a wonderful year ahead. Temple Beth Am has the most incredible Clergy team. My Carolina Gurland,Jennifer Membership Glasser, Programming Ed Schwartz, Religious Practices Jennifer Glasser,Ed Schwartz, Programming Religious Practices Judy Cowan, Tikkun Olam colleagues are the finest, and along with our lay leaders, work tirelessly to bring you Ed Schwartz, ReligiousJudy Cowan, Practices Tikkun Olam Dan Farkas, YERS Judy Cowan, TikkunDan Olam Farkas, YERS Andy Wolf, Corresponding Secretary enjoyable and innovative programs. Andy Wolf,Dan Corresponding Farkas, YERS Secretary Lisa Heller Green, Recording Secretary Andy Wolf,Lisa Corresponding Heller Green, SecretaryRecording Secretary David Deutch, At Large Lisa Heller Green, RecordingDavid Secretary Deutch, At Large Cristina Krislav, At Large David Deutch,Cristina At Krislav,Large At Large Michelle Kramer, At Large Building relationships with all of you and getting to know you and your families through Cristina Krislav,Michelle At Kramer, Large At Large Stuart Ratzan, Immediate Past President StuartMichelle Ratzan, Kramer, Immediate At Large Past President the years has been a very special experience for me. We have several ways to help you Daniela Zanzuri, Prior Past President Daniela Zanzuri, Prior Past President AndrewStuart Ratzan, Berman, Immediate Temple Counsel Past President find your special place here at Temple Beth Am, whether you’ve been a member here for Daniela Zanzuri,Andrew Prior Past Berman, President Temple Counsel BOARD OF DIRECTORS Andrew Berman, TempleBOARD Counsel OF DIRECTORS Sara Berkowitz 50 years or this is your first year with us. OurChavurah Connection continues to grow, Sara Berkowitz ElizabethBOARD Biondo OF DIRECTORS Elizabeth Biondo HadassahSara Blum Berkowitz with over 300 of our congregants participating. Chavurah Connection is a wonderful Hadassah Blum LarryElizabeth Brooks Biondo Larry Brooks Greg FrankelHadassah Blum way to strengthen friendships among our Temple Beth Am members. Our members have Greg Frankel Jason HaimLarry Brooks Jason Haim Adam HallGreg Frankel many interests and gifts to share with each other. Please visit our website www.tbam. Adam Hall Jay KorenJason Haim Jay Koren Susan Lampen org/chavurah for more information and to complete your Chavurah registration form. I Adam SusanHall Lampen Beth Lang Jay KorenBeth Lang David Leibowitz welcome the opportunity to help you put together your special group. Susan LampenDavid Leibowitz Sheri Lieberman BethSheri Lang Lieberman Stephen Lipof David LeibowitzStephen Lipof Roberta Mandel Sheri LiebermanRoberta Mandel We have had a very challenging year. It has always been important for our members to Pam Misrahi Stephen LipofPam Misrahi Susan Rosenthal Roberta MandelSusan Rosenthal feel comfortable with their level of giving to this community. For that reason, we have Paola Saiontz Pam MisrahiPaola Saiontz Greg Sandler Susan RosenthalGreg Sandler maintained low annual membership contribution increases, and our Fair Share program Christy Hertz Schurr Christy Hertz Schurr Sharon SocolPaola Saiontz Sharon Socol allows for multiple membership choices. This year has been the most trying year for all Monica WarmanGreg Sandler Christy Hertz SchurrMonica Warman AUXILIARY BOARD MEMBERS of us, and for your Temple. If you are able, please consider giving within one of our AUXILIARYSharon BOARD Socol MEMBERS Lauren Robbins, BAFTY MonicaLauren Warman Robbins, BAFTY William Grossman, Board of Trustees Committee of 100 levels. Doing this makes it possible for families that have financial William Grossman, Board of Trustees Donald McClaskey,AUXILIARY Brotherhood BOARD MEMBERS Donald McClaskey, Brotherhood challenges to remain a part of our congregation. It is a wonderful act of tzedakah to help Barbara Havenick & JessicaLauren Moskowitz, Robbins, BAFTY BarbaraDay School Havenick Board & Jessica Moskowitz, William Grossman, Board of TrusteesDay School Board Sara Berkowitz & Natalie Firestone, PATIO those less fortunate and it will help us to recuperate from this past difficult year. You will DonaldSara Berkowitz McClaskey, & Natalie Brotherhood Firestone, PATIO Dilia Grossman, Sisterhood Barbara Havenick & JessicaDilia Moskowitz, Grossman, Sisterhood also help us to meet the financial obligations connected with maintaining consistently Jeff Agron, YERSDay Board School Board Jeff Agron, YERS Board Sara BerkowitzMEMBER PAST & Natalie PRESIDENTS Firestone, PATIO superior service. Please consider joining or re-joining one of our Committee of 100 levels MEMBER PAST PRESIDENTS DiliaWilliam Grossman, Silver Sisterhood William Silver MichaelJeff WeisbergAgron, YERS Board this year. We are counting on you, now more than ever! Michael Weisberg Gary Cohen MEMBER PAST PRESIDENTSGary Cohen Robert Berrin William SilverRobert Berrin Mel Rappaport Michael WeisbergMel Rappaport Lily Serviansky I am so looking forward to seeing each of you soon. Thank you for your continued Gary CohenLily Serviansky Joe Jacoby Robert BerrinJoe Jacoby Bea Citron commitment, your generosity and support. Mel RappaportBea Citron Jodi Hessel Jodi Hessel Robert SchatzmanLily Serviansky Robert Schatzman Howard WolofskyJoe Jacoby Howard Wolofsky Richard W. HoffmanBea Citron With gratitude and love, Richard W. Hoffman Susan HenkinJodi Hessel Susan Henkin AdrianRobert Dubow Schatzman Adrian Dubow William GrossmanHoward Wolofsky Richard W. HoffmanWilliam Grossman ADMINISTRATION SusanADMINISTRATION Henkin Brian Chartock, Executive Director Brian Chartock,Adrian ExecutiveDubow Director Nora Anderson, M.Ed., M.S., Head of Day School Nora Anderson, M.Ed., M.S., Head of Day School Tamara Donnenfeld, M.A.R.E.,William R.J.E., Grossman Rita Diaz Lifelong TamaraLearning Donnenfeld, Director M.A.R.E., R.J.E., ADMINISTRATIONLifelong Learning Director Mo Fisch, Day School Judaic Studies Director Membership Director BrianMo Fisch,Chartock, Day SchoolExecutive Judaic Director Studies Director Nora Anderson,Lenore M.Ed., Kipper, M.S., D.H.L., Head R.J.E., of Day School Judaic Studies DirectorLenore Emerita Kipper, D.H.L., R.J.E., Tamara Donnenfeld,Judaic M.A.R.E., Studies R.J.E., Director Emerita Michelle Cohen, Campus Activities Director MichelleLifelong Cohen, Learning Campus Director Activities Director Ilana Gilat, Development Director Mo Fisch, Day School JudaicIlana Gilat, Studies Development Director Director John Wenzel, Finance Director Lenore Kipper,John Wenzel,D.H.L., R.J.E., Finance Director Z”L Rita Diaz, Membership Director THE JANET AND RICHARDZ”L YULMAN CAMPUS Judaic StudiesRita Director Diaz, Membership Emerita Director THE JANET AND RICHARD YULMAN CAMPUS Andrea LeVine, Program Director Michelle Cohen, CampusAndrea Activities LeVine, Director Program Director 5950 N. Kendall Drive, Pinecrest, Florida 33156 T 305 667 6667 F 305 662 8619 www.tbam.org Sharon Levi, Security Director 5950 N. Kendall Drive, Pinecrest, Florida 33156 T 305 667 6667 F 305 662 8619 www.tbam.org Ilana Gilat, DevelopmentSharon Levi, Director Security Director John Wenzel, Finance Director THE JANETZ”L AND RICHARD YULMAN CAMPUS Rita Diaz, Membership Director Andrea LeVine, Program Director 5950 N. Kendall Drive, Pinecrest, Florida 33156 T 305 667 6667 F 305 662 8619 www.tbam.org Sharon Levi, Security Director Temple Beth Am’s How ‘bout Shabbat presented PAW PATROL Thank you toRabbi Rachel Greengrass and Jackie Berney for their interactive and musical Paw Patrol Shabbat service that was enjoyed by over 50 of our children. The little ones loved sharing their words of gratitude and calling out ingredients to add to our “Chicken Soup for Shabbat” song. A special thank you to Janice for putting the images for Rabbi Greengrass’ adorable Paw Patrol Lag B’Omer story on screen. It was truly a special night shared by our young families at Temple Beth Am.

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Tamara Donnenfeld Director of Lifelong Learning [email protected]

I FOUND A NEW FRIEND

Making friends at my age is not an easy thing. But it hap- pened, right here, at Temple Beth Am.

We all live and work in a fast-paced world. In my position, I hardly have the time to stop and collect; it is a constant wheel of actions and doings, of solving issues, creating new programs, welcoming new families and nurturing the ones we have.

However, meeting Nora Anderson, the new Day School Head of School, gave me the opportunity to find a new partner in education.

Throughout the year, Nora and I exchanged ideas, programs, discussed our visions for the schools and realized that our thoughts and intentions are so well aligned that we organi- cally became partners - partners in infusing Judaism through play, through experiences, through living our lessons.

Nora and I believe in collaboration, in better results when putting our heads and hearts together. We believe that no school is better than another, just different; and we believe that Judaism can be fun and exciting. Nora and I are life- long students and educators, are Israel lovers, are reflective in our methods and share a common purpose: to instill in our children and their families a love of Judaism and Israel.

With a new building that will become the beacon of Jewish education in South Dade, our Day School and Religious School teachers will be meeting at the beginning of the school year to learn together, share spaces and, most impor- tantly, ideas.

We are very excited to bring a Shlicha, an Israeli emissary, to our schools - a young and vibrant Israeli teacher who will be teaching at both schools as well as becoming part of the Youth Engagement program.

Making friends, making connections at this age may not be typical, but it happened, right here, at Temple Beth Am.

May you have opportunities to expand your social capital and meet new and amazing people like I did this year!

Tamara Sumiko Zayon Youth Engagement Director [email protected]

YERS WELCOMES OUR NEW YOUTH ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR

I was born in Cuba. The combined with my past training and experience in the Jewish first time I, or anyone else world, opened an incredible opportunity: to become the new in my group, left Cuba Youth Engagement Director. I am thrilled. It is a dream come was on our Birthright true. trip. I remember vividly being at the top of Masada Throughout this year, I contributed to Religious School and screaming the word programs, led BAFTY meetings, participated in the Isra-Vision “FREEDOM!” along with contest and had a taste of what Temple Beth Am Youth is. It the whole group. I couldn’t was a blessing, as I worked with Tamara and her team and have felt more free. It was a organically became part of the youth fabric. I am forever moment that I will always grateful. Thank you, Temple Beth Am, for allowing me to live treasure. To Cuba, I took my passion and become an agent of change for our children, back Israel’s excitement teens and families. and beauty, the magic of Jerusalem, the modern and As life returns to normal and we can get back to in-person cosmopolitan Tel Aviv, the gatherings, let’s find time to meet, socialize, and have fun. My friends I made, the songs I learned, the images of the soldiers, head is spinning with ideas and programming that I would love the sadness and the hope. I learned that to be a Zionist one to share with your children. I am looking forward to growing does not need to live in Israel, so I returned to Cuba prepared in my position and leading our youth in their Jewish journey. to invigorate my community. May 2021-2022 find us enjoying each other’s company and celebrating life in the new Temple Beth Am campus. Israel lit something in my heart, and I felt that I had a commitment as a Jew. I became a leader - the president of With love, the youth organization at my synagogue, a teacher in the Sumiko Sunday school, an Israeli dance leader and a facilitator of services. I participated in international events like March of the Living, Jewish leadership training programs, ROI summit, JDC Congress, Jewish summer camps, and Maccabi games. I volunteered with Masa and stayed in Israel for six months doing social work. A few years later I made aliya with my family. I didn’t feel like a stranger; I didn’t feel like an immigrant. I felt at home again, a proud Jew living in a Jewish country.

Fast forward, life brought me to Miami and Temple Beth Am, a Jewish home for my family. My two children are Day School students, and since we became members, my involvement in temple’s Jewish life has grown more and more. I became a Board-Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst and worked with children, teens and adults with special needs. These skills,

Page 11 Commentator June/July 2021 • Page 12 programming Andrea LeVine Program Director [email protected]

Our June/July Commentator issue is typically the one where I We could even see ways in which programs actually benefitted feature a collage of photos from our events from the past year. I from being on Zoom. As we do start to take small, careful, love to reflect upon the moments we have created together, the mindful steps towards reopening, this expands the opportunities holiday celebrations and Shabbat dinners, the intimate classes for increased access and creativity as we consider hybrid and larger speaker series, the Purim carnival and community programming models moving forward. Judaism places such theater production, and so much more. Seeing those images value on lifelong learning, and I feel privileged to reflect this in of your smiling faces always brings me a profound sense of my Jewish job, where I have constant opportunities to grow and professional accomplishment, personal fulfillment, and pride in maximize my potential alongside all of you. this incredible place. Many of you know that this has been an intense year of ups I don’t have those photos this year. It’s hard to create that same and downs for me. On March 20, 2020, I got engaged to the sense of uplift with photos of Zoom call after Zoom call! And love of my life, and on May 3, 2020, my father died after a long yet, when I consider the content of those calls, the faces I get struggle with dementia, just a few months before what would to see in those little Brady Bunch boxes, and the creativity that have been his 70th birthday. The outpouring of happiness at my arose from the limitations imposed by a pandemic, I still feel engagement and support during my time of mourning from my that same reflective nostalgia and gratification. temple family helped me to appreciate the value of synagogue life in a way I don’t know that I had ever truly understood When I first learned in late March of last year that we would be before. I felt held by my community in those moments. I felt like closing the doors of the temple for the foreseeable future, I of I am valued here, I am seen here, I am needed here, I am loved course worried about what that would mean for programming. here. I belong here. I hope you feel the same way, because you What would my job look like if I wasn’t going to be running are valued, needed and loved. You belong here. around the Social Hall in my unreasonably high heels, making sure we have enough tables and chairs for everyone, doing a This July marks five wonderful years for me at Temple Beth last minute run to pick up extra Trader Joe’s wine, checking on Am, and I look forward to many, many more as I look to grow the microphone sound, greeting and hugging and schmoozing, my family (Baruch Hashem!) and continue to grow in my role uploading the playlist I curated for the evening, asking Janice as Program Director. Thank you for your participation in our to update one of her immaculate spreadsheets at the last minute, programs, for your contributions to our congregation, and for looking for Carlos to help me fix something? The joyous the constant reminders that I have the best job in the world. controlled chaos of live events energizes me and puts me into a flow state, and I felt deeply and immediately the void of its L’shalom, absence. Andrea But one of the things I have been most inspired by throughout this strange new reality is the ability of humans to adapt, and we all did – together. Programming was going to be different, so I took on new roles and responsibilities, including the production of this Commentator. I learned new skill sets, like how to be a television producer (I like to think of myself as Roz from Frasier), and how to run the Annual Auction. I learned best practices for Zoom programming, like how to respond to the shift in structure and attention spans, what are the most effective ways to incorporate breakout rooms and screen sharing, how to engage people using the chat feature, and, of course, how to troubleshoot when the technology goes awry! TEMPLE BETH AM’S Recovery Through a Jewish Lens

Recovery Through A Jewish Lens is Temple Beth Am’s response of support to those in recovery from addiction, their families and allies. It is the way we work to end the stigma of addiction so Jews can feel welcome, accepted, supported and cared for by their Temple community. Jews who are suffering because of addiction have a spiritual home at Temple Beth Am through a monthly peer support group, education for teens and adults, and clean and sober holiday celebrations. You and those you love can live the blessings of recovery in a Jewish context without the fear of isolation or stigma. Listen to the words of our participants:

The 2nd Sunday “Recovery through a The Sober Passover “Hearing other Jews share Recovery Group has been Jewish Lens is not difficult. Seder was the most their loved ones’ recovery instrumental in connecting We learn about how understood and welcomed makes me see that my my recovery to my spiritual recovery from the I’ve ever felt in a synagogue.” child can do it too. Judaism and helping me study of Torah enhances to see how much wisdom our 12 step program. Judaism has to offer me in Thank you, TBAM. strengthening my recovery.”

Our Second Sunday Serenity Jewish Recovery support group continues to meet throughout summer! SUNDAY, JUNE 6TH 10:00 am – 11:15 am SUNDAY, JULY 11TH 10:00 am – 11:15 am Anonymity will be observed. RSVP to Mindy Robbin at [email protected]. Please contact Rabbi Aklepi with any questions at [email protected] Page 13 Commentator June/July 2021 • Page 14

Tuesday Tales from the Talmud with Rabbi Rachel Greengrass

Tuesdays in June

12:00–1:00 p.m.

Join Rabbi Greengrass as we explore stories found in the Talmud from 1500 years ago… whose themes are still surprisingly relevant for today!

RSVP at www.tbam.org/talmudtales for Zoom information

SUNDAYSUNDAY SALONSALON We are delighted that you have enjoyed our Sunday Salon programs on Zoom this year! Our partnership with the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami brought many “visits” from world renowned authors and speakers. We will take a break for the summer, but please watch for announcements of future programs to begin again in the Fall. In the meantime, if you are looking for your next wonderful book to read, you can access many book reviews on my library page on our website at www.tbam.org/library/book-reviews. May you enjoy many fabulous books this summer! Adult Reading Room Library events Take care and be well, are coordinated by Etta Gold MLS RJE, Etta Gold Congregational Librarian. Contact Etta at [email protected] TEMPLE BETH AM DAY SCHOOL OUR HOME…OUR WALLS

These walls have witnessed many generations of children growing up, so many teachers educating our students, so many events, so much love.

These walls have witnessed laughter, tears, joy and sadness, friendships formed, friendships broken and repaired, emotions expressed without holding back.

These walls have witnessed recess, basketball games, hula hoop competitions, races, sports competitions, and fun.

Within these walls our children have learned to read, to write, to apply mathematics to their life, to think. They have conducted science experiments and once or twice, have fallen asleep in class.

These are the walls of learning!

As we prepare to say goodbye to our beloved campus, we needed to find a way to express our love and gratitude to the walls of our school.

On Yom HaAtzmaut we decided to put our love and ourselves into these walls and let them know that we will not forget them.

While we will move onto a new and brighter campus, we will always remember the old campus. And with the old campus, we will forever be grateful to those people who built it with love and dedication.

As we read the words on the wall, we see expressions like:

We Love TBAM Am Israel Chai Proud to be a Jew

These statements say what our founders meant for us to feel - gratitude, love and connection with our Judaism and our school and Temple. Our names on the walls represent our deep personal connection with TBAM Day School.

When the walls of the campus go down…they will not take our feelings with them, as the feelings and gratitude for TBAM Day School are imprinted in our hearts and memories forever.

Page 15 Commentator June/July 2021 • Page 16 MAZEL TOV B'NAI MITZVAH PATRICK MIZRAHI JUNE 3, 2021

Patrick just finished 7th grade at Palmetto Middle School. He is a dedicated student and a caring friend with a witty sense of humor. He loves nature, animals and talking about science, movies and sports. He enjoys traveling with his family in the U.S. and abroad, especially to destinations that host good soccer matches. His parents Karina and Isaac, his brother Gabriel, and his family in Brazil are proud and excited to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah.

CAMILLE BOZORTH JUNE 5, 2021

Camille is a seventh-grade student at Downtown Doral Charter Upper School. Camille is a very outgoing person who makes friends easily. She enjoys boating, zip lining, and going to the beach. She is an active teenager on a competitive cheer team. Her parents are beyond proud of all of her accomplishments and are excited to celebrate her Bat Mitzvah.

BAYLYN COGGINS AND SIDNEY COGGINS JUNE 12, 2021

Sidney is an 8th grade student at Palmetto Middle School and Baylyn is a 6th grade student at Riviera Preparatory. They are both the most wonderful, admirable, loving and thoughtful children. Sidney loves being with his friends, family and playing video games. Baylyn loves tennis, being on her phone and hanging out with her friends and family. Their parents, Jessica Shere-Coggins and David Coggins, along with their little brother, Meyer, are so very proud of them, their accomplishments and who they have become. We all look forward to (finally) celebrating this beautiful B’nai Mitzvah together.

ADRIAN MARGOLIS JUNE 19, 2021

Adrian was born in Canada and moved to Miami at a very young age. He is a 7th grade student at Palmer Trinity School. Adrian is a creative and caring individual. He has a passion for cooking and enjoys playing tennis and soccer. He loves spending time with his family and friends. His parents, Mariana and Gerardo, and sister, Anna, are proud and excited to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah. Erev Rosh HaShanah Monday, September 6

Rosh HaShanah Tuesday, September 7 Wednesday, September 8

Kol Nidre Wednesday, September 15

Yom Kippur Thursday, September 16

L’Shanah Tovah!

Page 17 Commentator June/July 2021 • Page 18 Campus ActivitieS Michelle Cohen Campus Activities Director [email protected]

GET READY FOR THE RETURN OF

Our Fall League Welcomes... GIRLS BOYS 4th-8th Grade 4th-9th Grade

For the most up-to-date information on registration and scheduling, visit our website at tbam.org/basketball

* Fall league schedule subject to change based on TBAM COVID-19 policies and CDC guidelines. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY ELEMENTARY ELEMENTARY ELEMENTARY ELEMENTARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSES SCHOOL CLASSES SCHOOL CLASSES SCHOOL CLASSES SCHOOL CLASSES 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. 2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.

Dunk & Dribble Yoga Flag Football ASU Basketball League ASU Golf (K-5th Grade) (K-5th Grade) (K-5th Grade) (1st-3rd Grade) (K-5th Grade)

Miami Hype Volleyball Shahbaz Elite Basketball Musical Theater ASU Karate Dunk & Dribble (K-5th Grade) Experience...Train like (Pinocchio, JR.) (K-5th Grade) (K-5th Grade) the NBA (2nd-5th Grade) Musical Theater (1st-5th Grade) ASU Slime Club ASU Hip Hop (K-1st Grade) Aftercare (K-2nd Grade) (K-5th Grade) Winnie the Pooh ASU Super Soccer Stars (K-5th Grade) (K-3rd Grade) Cheerleading ASU Super Soccer Stars Aftercare (K-5th Grade) (K-3rd Grade) (K-5th Grade) Aftercare (K-5th Grade) Aftercare Aftercare (K-5th Grade) (K-5th Grade) EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSES EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSES 3:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m. CLASSES CLASSES 3:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m. EARLY CHILDHOOD 3:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Dunk & Dribble 3:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m. CLASSES Dunk & Dribble (PK) 2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Teeny Tiny Hip Hop Mini Hip Hop (PK) (PN-N) Mini Hoops (PK) ASU Golf (Pre-Nursery – Nursery) Fun with Animals Yoga (PK) ASU Karate (PN-PK) (PK) Nature Club (PK) Mini Ballerinas (Nursery – PK) Mini Hoops ASU Super Soccer Stars (Pre-Nursery–PK) Slime Club (Pre-Nursery – Nursery) (Pre-Nursery – PK) (must be 3 years old and Early Childhood (PK) potty trained) Aftercare Early Childhood Early Childhood (Jr. Pre-Nursery–PK) Early Childhood Dunk & Dribble Aftercare Aftercare Aftercare (PK) (Jr. Pre-Nursery – PK) (Jr. Pre-Nursery – PK) (Jr. Pre-Nursery–PK) ASU Super Soccer Stars (Pre-Nursery – PK)

Early Childhood Aftercare (Jr. Pre-Nursery–PK)

Important Program Notes: *Fall Classes will be offered based on the re-opening of the day school and its rules and current CDC Guidelines **Fall Classes are subject to change without notice ***For more information, to register online and to view the class descriptions, please visit our website at www.tbam.org/afterschool ****Each Child registered for 3 or more classes during the semester will receive an automatic 15% discount on their total registration fees at checkout

Page 19 Commentator May 2021 • Page 20 Peace Love Sponsor

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Welcome to the second installment of Becoming Visible, a project which aims to build awareness as we look to learn from each other by sharing our stories of inclusion for and from anyone with disabilities. Whether one’s challenges are visible or invisible, short term or long term, physical, emotional, or fit into one of many other categories, we intend to better understand the experiences of people with disabilities, and of people who can help make a difference. Hearing and Being Heard After three wonderful years in ensured installation of the sound field system. With this technology, pre-school at Temple Beth Am, ceiling speakers are installed in multiple locations, the teacher wears Michael Lefkowitz was ready to a lavalier microphone to amplify their voice, and students use a become a kindergartner in the handheld mic during group discussions. The system allows each child year 2000. An active, energetic in the room to hear someone speaking as if that person was standing little boy, Michael played with right next to them. friends in the classroom and Back in 2000, using classroom sound field systems was unusual. bounced around the playground In 2021, such systems are commonly used to enhance a variety of like any other child. His parents learning environments. Michael’s trend-setting teachers, Chi-Chi looked forward to having him Berman and Joanne Fleischman, soon discovered that all of their attend the Day School, but needed students benefited from the improved acoustics. They were happy some assistance. to wear the microphone, touting it as their Michael was born with a profound bilateral hearing loss. After “favorite piece of jewelry.” hearing aids proved insufficient, he received a Cochlear Implant at Michael thrived during his years at TBAM, 17 months. A powerful prosthetic device, the implant utilizes a series becoming a bar mitzvah in 2007 and of electrodes to bypass damaged hair cells in the inner ear, providing continuing through Confirmation. And, he’s the brain with the information needed to hear. not so little anymore. Michael was performing at age-appropriate levels; however, as Now 25, Michael is a graduate of Tufts school became more academic and less play-based, would classroom University (BA, 2018) and St. Thomas learning become a problem? University (MBA, 2020.) He lives in New York City and works in Hearing loss is an access issue, not a learning issue. Classrooms are the digital media field with an emphasis on planning and analysis. noisy places which often constitute a difficult listening environment His parents credit Beth Am for giving Michael the best foundation for anyone with hearing loss. A teacher’s placement in the classroom, possible with open-minded, flexible thinking and a desire to provide how they modulate their speech, and soft voices of fellow students the supportive and nurturing environment that met their son’s can each create challenges. After all, a child can only process lessons specific needs. and conversations they can hear. “Sometimes,” Sherilyn says, “All you have to do to be heard is to ask.” To ensure classroom learning would be accessible to Michael, his mother, Sherilyn M. Adler, Ph.D. and father, Robert Lefkowitz spoke P.S. Temple Beth Am currently provides access to assistive listening to the school administrators and encouraged the use of a sound technology in our Sanctuary. These personal devices connect the field system in the classroom. They were thrilled to find that Lyn listener to the service by transmitting the sound from microphones Zuckerman, then Director of Early Childhood Education, and Irene on the bimah directly to them. Able to accommodate up to eight users Warner, Executive Director at the time, acknowledged the need and per service, LISTEN is available to any congregant upon request.

Whatever challenges you or your loved ones face that make it increasingly difficult to feel like a full-fledged participant in the world — we want to hear your story: how did you overcome a challenge? How did someone else help you? How were you able to help someone else? Just tell us about your experiences — we’ll write it for you! Your story will empower others to share their stories, and as we strengthen our connection to each other, we strengthen our entire community.

Contact Andrea LeVine at [email protected] so we can talk.

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BEACH CLEANUP! JOIN US FOR SOME FUN IN THE SUN AND TIKKUN OLAM! Sunday, June 13, 2021 8:30 AM Check-In

We’ll be working with a non-profit organization calledClean Miami Beach – a passionate volunteer group that meets regularly to keep our community free of plastics and other harmful objects and to keep our beautiful environment clean. To learn more about Clean Miami Beach, please see cleanmiamibeach.org. Limited to twenty people. All ages are invited. RSVP to Janice Baisman at [email protected]

BETH AM GARDEN As the school year comes to an end, the TBAM Garden Sanctuary will begin preparations for a Summer respite. Since construction in March, we have enjoyed our fair share of successes and failures. Success has been the joy on the school children’s faces and overcoming the occasional reluctance to get their hands dirty, a bumper crop of herbs, lettuces, cabbages, tomatoes, and beets, the wonderful partnership with Fairchild Tropical Garden planting a native Pine Rockland habitat for an array of butterflies, first tasting mulberries, loquats and Strawberry Tree fruit, and seeing three generations of school families and congregants coming together with our Clergy. Failures… well, the iguanas did a number on our plants and beds… the Tomato Hornworm feasted as well. Weeds are never fun, and we have to dial in our irrigation system. That’s garden life, though. It takes many seasons to flourish, and flourish it will, with the continued support of the Day School and temple parents, administration, staff and volunteers. We look forward to the Fall and urge those who have been involved to stay involved, and for those who have not, to join the garden community. Please reach out to [email protected] if you would like to volunteer your time and talent. — YEAR IN REVIEW — Another year comes to a close, and what a year it was! It could not have been more important to do the work of Tikkun Olam – repairing the world. Here are some of the many ways our TBAM community helped to make the world a better place:

» Food Drives for the JCS Kosher Food Bank to help » We advocated for freedom of speech those with food insecurity feel cared for and allow and the right to protest their High Holy Days to be more meaningful » We conducted an incredible in-person and remote » Homeless Shelters – Supplied food and needed Mitzvah Day with gardening, beach cleanups, jean items to three of the homeless shelters in our shoes for children in Uganda, food and loving notes community on more than one occasion for the homeless, a successful Blood Drive, as well as sharing the talents of our children with Tikva House, » Rock ‘N Run and Dunks for Diabetes continued on that cares for the homeless, abandoned and abused virtually, and somewhat in person, to help combat Jewish children in the Odessa region of the Ukraine Breast and Ovarian Cancer and Diabetes » We learned about Zero Waste living – steps we can » We sent Chanukah gifts to the children at Jewish take at home to recycle more and save the Earth Adoption and Family Care Options (JAFCO) » We hosted a drive-thru Everything but the Turkey » We started a garden on campus where hundreds of volunteers prepared food in » We tackled issues including racism and disability their homes to provide Thanksgiving meals to inclusion through our amazing Social Justice those served by the Miami Rescue Mission Speaker Series and YMCA 21 Day Challenge » We helped those in our TBAM community who » We helped make calls and send cards to encourage were suffering most from the COVID pandemic people to vote in a most important election

Volunteers Needed! JVC Feeding Families – There are Summer Service – Advocacy – Looking for (Jewish Volunteer Center) 42 families in South Dade If you are 18-29 years old volunteers to do virtual Kosher Food Distribution on who live too far from the JCS and interested in volunteering lobby visits with members of June 3rd starting at 7:45am at Kosher Food Bank to “shop” over the summer contact Congress together with HIAS. the Alper JCC in South Dade. there but are in need of help. Lori Tabachnikoff at If you are interested, please Volunteers will place food Right now, JCS provides them [email protected] contact Rabbi Greengrass. in the trunks of recipients’ with gift cards to Publix to to learn more about cars. For more information help supplement. If you would the opportunities. contact Lori Tabachnikoff at like to “adopt” a family to help [email protected]. provide food or gift cards, please contact Shelley Jacoby at 305.299.4318 or email me at [email protected].

Page 25 Commentator June/July 2021 • Page 26 NEWS FROM OUR SISTER CONGREGATION As I sit down to write this column, Israel is marking a national And lastly, this month we returned to the synagogue under the day of mourning in memory of the 45 victims of the stampede guidelines of what’s called in Israel the “green badge”. All those on Mount Meron on Lag B’omer. May God send comfort to who have been completely vaccinated plus those who hold all those who have lost loved ones, and a complete and speedy certificates of recovery from COVID are eligible, and the green recover to all who were injured. badge can either be downloaded from the Health Ministries website or on a special app. Holders of the green badge are The month of April has been an exciting one for Har-El. entitled to attend indoor events (such as concerts and theater First and foremost, as many of you know, Rabbi Gilad Kariv, performances), dine indoors, or fly overseas without a need to immediate past director of the Israel Reform movement, was self-quarantine upon return. Synagogues can also follow the elected to the Knesset, being the first Reform rabbi to do so. green badge, where instead of limited to just 20 people, they can The new members of Knesset were sworn in on April 6, and so open to half capacity, as long as they preserve social distancing, in honor of the occasion, the Reform movement organized a everyone present wears masks, and if possible, ventilate the special service earlier that day at the egalitarian section of the hall (which we do). So Har-El is now open following the green Kotel to honor Rabbi Kariv. When Rabbi Kariv was asked who badge, and members who had been absent from synagogue for he’d like to lead the service, his response was “the clergy team over a year have now returned. Plus, visitors are welcome as of Har-El: Ada and Evan!” As you can imagine, Rabbi Zavidov long as they contact the synagogue in advance (or rather, me. and I were truly touched by this gesture and over 6,600 people Rabbi Zavidov calls me “captain corona”...) and send me a copy saw the broadcast, both live and recorded, over Facebook. of their green badge. It’s been a true pleasure seeing faces I Rabbi Zavidov was also honored later this month by Dr. Tal haven’t seen in 3D for over a year, welcoming new faces to the Zaks, the chief medical officer of Moderna and the leader of congregation, singing in harmony. Even the kiddush club is the team that developed Moderna’s vaccine against COVID-19. back (!) but held outside in our garden since food and drink can Dr. Zaks is a native of Haifa, and like many Israelis living only be served outdoors at synagogues. Indeed, L’chaim! in the States, came to Israel for his children’s bar and bat Wishing everyone a happy and healthy summer and with the mitzvah. Rabbi Zavidov and I had the privilege to lead both hope and prayer to soon welcome you in person to Jerusalem ceremonies at the egalitarian section of the Kotel over a decade and to your sister congregation, ago. Fast forwarding to 2021, Dr. Zaks was chosen by Bar Ilan University to receive an honorary doctorate for his efforts in Cantor Evan Cohen developing the vaccine. When asked who he’d like in Israel to Kehilat Har-El, Jerusalem present him the honorary doctorate, he informed the university leadership that he’d like to invite Rabbi Zavidov to do so as his spiritual advisor! The university was more than happy to accede to his request, despite the fact that a) Rabbi Zavidov is a graduate of Hebrew University, and more striking: b) she’s a Reform rabbi and Bar-Ilan University is formally an Orthodox university. This itself is a huge deal, since this definitely Below: Rabbi Ada Zavidov and Cantor Evan Cohen leading a fes- wouldn’t have been the case 20 years ago when Rabbi Ada first tive creative mincha service at the Egalitarian Kotel to mark the entered the rabbinate, and further testimony to the grass-roots swearing in of Member of Knesset Rabbi Gilad Kariv legitimization of Reform Judaism here in Israel. – DEAR SISTERS – Summer is upon us and it’s typically the time we get in to gear to travel, relax, lounge by the pool, catch up on our reading lists, attend concerts and just have fun. This particular summer will be somewhat different with many of us choosing to travel with caution, if at all. Concert going is a maybe if the venues are small; so much has changed in the way we approach the activities that we love to share with friends and family. Sisterhood has tried all year to keep us connected and engaged and we’ll be working this summer to continue to offer the dynamic programming that we did this past year. Our Movie Club will continue through the summer with a discussion this month and in August. Hopefully, we will be offering some other programming in August as well. Please stay tuned. Look for our brochure in your temple membership packet or feel free to join online for next year at tbam.org/joinsisterhood. I wish you all a wonderful summer!

DILIA GROSSMAN, Sisterhood President Sisterhood Movie Club MONDAY, JUNE 21ST at 7:00 PM Join us for our next movie club as we discuss The Wife, starring Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Max Irons and Christian Slater. In this Academy Award nominated film, a wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm to see her husband with the Nobel Prize. Don’t miss this engaging conversation; movie snacks encouraged! MONDAY, AUGUST 23RD at 7:00 PM The featured movie we are discussing is The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and based on actual events. The film follows the trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. When first envisioned, the protest accompanying the convention was intended to be a peaceful protest of the war, until a riot broke out between protesters and the police. It stars Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong, Mark Rylance and Joseph Gordon Levitt. Etta Gold will lead the discussion. Nominated for several Academy Awards, including a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Sacha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman, and is available to stream on Netflix. RSVP for both films at tbam.org/movieclub NEXT BOARD MEETING Wednesday, June 2 at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Everyone is welcome. Email Dilia at [email protected] if you’d like to attend! Page 27 Commentator June/July 2021 • Page 28

By Dr. Lenore C. Kipper, RJE, Judaic Studies Director, Emerita Enduring Wisdom from the Pirkei Avot This year the focus has been on selections from Pirke Avot. Many times, the rabbis made reference to other sources of Jewish wisdom, especially from the book of Proverbs. Jewish tradition considered King Solomon the author of this collection of wisdom, however, it may be that there were wise sages who began to write the sayings during his forty-year reign, and it became the foundation for those who followed and edited the whole Bible, the Tanach.

The book of Proverbs answers some of the most difficult and important questions: How shall a person practice and observe the values of Judaism in his daily activities at home, at school, and in the marketplace? How shall one fulfill the duties and responsibilities towards children, parents, and neighbors? How shall a person overcome the temptations found in everyday life? The wise sages of Israel believed that wisdom came from the Eternal One, to help us choose between right and wrong conduct. They wrote their ideals and principles of righteous conduct in the form of proverbs. In their wise sayings they used humor and criticism. They liked to contrast the foolish, the rich and the poor, the lazy and the diligent. They condemned pride, anger, envy, hatred, selfishness and greed. They praised trust in God, honoring parents, guarding one’s tongue, charity, honesty and good character. Attaining wisdom leads to people who develop positive relationships between parents, children and neighbors, and who are responsible members of a community.

Selections from Proverbs hast to do evil, and the person who sows discord among brothers. (or all people)” (6.16-19) Living Together with Family and Friends: “Train up a child in the way he/she should go, and even when one “To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Eternal is old, he/she will not depart from it.” (22.6) One, than sacrifice (or prayer).” (21.3) “Hear my son, the instruction of your father, an “Righteousness exalts a nation, but evil is a reproach to any d forsake not the teaching of your mother; they shall be a crown of people.” (14.34) grace for your head, and a necklace about your neck.” (1,8,9) “Through wisdom is a home built, and by understanding it Mishlei: A Modern Commentary on Proverbs is established; and by knowledge are its chambers filled with I recommend this book, written by Rabbi Leonard S. Kravitz precious and pleasant riches.” (24,3,4) and Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky. I had the privilege of studying “Withhold not help from the needy when it is in your power to with both of them at different times. The book goes through give it. Say not to your neighbor, ‘go and come again, tomorrow the thirty-one chapters of Proverbs, with a commentary on each I will give’; Plan no mischief against your neighbor, when he lives proverb. The authors used traditional commentaries: Rashi, in confidence beside you.” (3.27-29) Abraham ibn Ezra, and Gersonides. In addition, they provide “There are friends who play at friendship; but there is a friend who modern writings on the themes of each chapter. sticks closer than a brother (or sister)” (18,24) The book of Proverbs provides us with thoughtful knowledge, The Good Citizen: wisdom and everyday experiences. I believe you will find many “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they who are fond quotes that can be applied to the times in which we live. I did. of using it shall eat its fruit.” (18.21) So, my assignment for the summer is to open up your Bible, in “One who is slow to anger is better than a warrior; and the one the section called the Writings, find the book of Proverbs, and who rules his temper, than the one who takes a city.” (16.32) consider finding the ones that are most meaningful for you. The “A soft answer turns away wrath; but a harsh word stirs up authors conclude their introduction with these words: anger.” (15.1) Each reader brings him or herself into the reading of the text. “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” In so doing, each individual reflects his or her own concerns (16.18) and ideas about the world. A text lives because the readers can “Hatred stirs up strife; but love covers all transgressions.” (10.12) find meaning in it, as well as bring meaning to it. “Better a morsel of dry bread and peace with it, than a house full of feasting with strife.” (17.1) Enjoy the summer; continue to learn! “A merry heart is a healing medicine; but a broken spirit dries up the bones.” (17.22) L’shalom, What Delight the Eternal One: “There are six things the Eternal One hates, yes seven which are detestable: haughty eyes and a lying tongue, hands that shed Lenore innocent blood, a mind that plans wicked schemes, feet that make ARE YOU A PELOTON OWNER OR USER OF THE PELOTON APP?

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Temple Beth Am section at Lakeside Memorial Gardens

Dear Beth Am Member,

Many of you have purchased pre-need gravesites at Lakeside. Our inventory is quickly being depleted and we will soon have a new Beth Am section at Lakeside.

The new gravesites may be marked with either a monument or a memorial plaque. This is a wonderful, one-time opportunity for our community. Making a pre-need investment of this sort is a wise decision for you and a comfort to your extended family. If you were to purchase these graves on your own, they could cost thousands more. We see this as a way to give you and your family some peace of mind and at the same time, help the Temple.

If you are interested in purchasing a plot or any number therein, please contact Mindy Robbin at 786.364.9446 or [email protected].

MAzel Tov TO... new members Francisco Garcia & RubyAnn Bacardi-Garcia, Oliver Gillian and Jordan Strauss on the birth of daughter Sydney and Enzo Noa Strauss Adam & Tess Boumel, Jacob and Ella Zachary & Alexandrea Calinoff, Perri, Taylor and Davis Mauricio Escobar & Marilyn Zabielinski, Zachary and Lucas the current of life Lauren Isen, Asher and Zoe Zach & Danielle James, Layla and Austin We mourn the passing of Jeremy & Katrin Katz, Tova, Hannah, Jacob and Noah Fay Cohen, sister of Herbert (Anita) Margolis Aaron & Danielle Kaufman, Charles and Madeline Taylor & Nessia Kushner, Perry, Jack and Oliver Malcolm J. Dorman, MD, husband of Melissa Azrack and *Mara Mades and Jackson father of Emerson Azrack Todd Michaels, Ashton and Jackson Cesar Murillo and David Jacob & Emma Pasternack, Ava and Mia Marjorie Elin Eisenberg, mother of Gary (Cynthia) Steven & Amy Schneider and Ella Eisenberg and Eric (Sharon) Eisenberg; grandmother of Max Daniel Smith & Anna Duzhanskaya, Ava, and Sam Eisenberg and Jacob and Hali Eisenberg Sienna and Demi David & Ilana Snider and Ruben Dorothea Lichters, sister of Elisabeth Frank Darin Zenov & Stacy Sarna

son of and Jordan Andrew Mermell, Diana Clifford *returning member Mermell, brother of Dillon (Stephanie) and Mason (Daniela), grandson of Joan Needell; nephew of David, Steve COLLEGE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE (Pam) and Randy (Susan Mermell, Deborah (Kenneth) Rebecca Klein Miller, Steven (Stacy) Needell and Lori, cousin to Sara, Jesse and Lindsey, Jared and Danielle, Emily and Max, Sofia, Zach Affordable, stress-free, one-on-one assistance with all (Jennifer) Josh (Juliana), Rachel, Jamie and Jillian aspects with the college application process: College list development/review, extracurricular activity resume, main essay & supplemental essay development/editing, Esther Vischniak de Akerman, mother of Dr. Fernando application review prior to submission. Hourly rate. (Viviana) Akerman, grandmother of David, Talia and Free initial consultation. Matias Akerman [email protected] 305-775-4085 www.rkcollegeadmissions.com Page 31 Commentator June/July 2021 • Page 32

Week ending Ingeborg Van Essen Week ending Lynn Cromer* June 4, 2021 Audrey Morgen Volk* June 18, 2021 Elisabeth Cutler* Albert H. Weine* Irene S. Edelman* Alvin Alexander Ronnie Weingarden Phyllis Adels Carolyn Geiger Ken Bassler Sydney Wolofsky* Mildred Albert Elsa Glazer Carl Berent* Jack Young Morton Bernstein Carol Gold* Pauline Bergman* Charles “Buddy” Zentner Rose Borach Sophie Goldberg Milton Beslow Sarah Breitman Sylvia Goldman David S. Bitterman* Week ending Steve Cohen Marshall Harris Jean Blair Wolfe June 11, 2021 Eva Deutsch Fred Havenick* Gertrude M. Brenner* William Eisenberg Stephen Hershman Myron “Mike” Brodie Moyra Adler Larry Eldridge Zeny Holtz Adolph Brown Edward M. Bernstein* Alexander Elson* Howard Horowitz Irving Cowan Irwin Bess Beatrice Greenberg Fidler Robert Jacobs* Sidney Degen Eva Burk* Irving Fien* Leonard Katz Fred Distenfeld Shirley Burstein Sarah Foldes Minette Katz Martin Howard Feil Bernice Citron Matathias “Matt” Frances* Hazel C. Katz* Saba Furmanski* Martha Cohen* Rose Fried Gisella Katz Harry Gabrelow* Louis Cohen* Sophie Gaffin* Harold Kufeld Joseph Garvett* Werner Cohn Martin Gallant* Ruth Friedman Levin* Mildred Golub Morris Deutsch Burton Emmanuel Garber David Levine Florette Goodman Edith Dreyer Jack Genauer Alex Litman* Alma Gorodetzer Merrill Ferris Gussie Green* Jacob Mann Sadie Greenblatt Rose P. Fien* Marilyn A. Grossberger* Risa Mann Dr. Melvin C. Greenfield* Harold Finkelstein* Ben Helfman* Eleanor Marrich Harry L. Gross* Rose Fishman L. Melvin Katz* Sylvia Meier A. Samuel Halberg* Morris Friedman Jeanne Kirschner Nancy Osgood

Memory Louis Sidney Halbrich* Miriam Friedman* Julius I. Kislak* Norman Panter Robert Kanziger Johanna Goldstein* Sheryl Berrin-Klein* Sydney Isabelle Paris* Arthur Kaufman Samuel Gorman Gregorio Koolman Rebecca Pollack Evelyn M. Koblenz Barbara Greene Dolores Krieger Dora Pomerantz George John Kraemer Julian Groff Charles Krieger Julius Rapp* Zenia Lachowitz* Ada Harnik* Sam Magazine* Diann Carole Resnick Esther Lanster* Yanet Harris* Florence Malman Domingo Rodriguez Hermine Lash Oscar Jacobs* Hermine Rita Marcus Dr. Steven P. Rosenberg* Florence Levin* Sophia Kislak* Sidney Marder* Jack Rudolph Seymour Liebowitz Edith Levin Kline Irving Paulenoff Leonard Sandler Harry J. Lipman* Gene Kohn* Joyce Payne Mason Schwartz Dr. Donald Littman Ariella Kougi Anna Rheingold* Florence Shulman* Blanca Egozi Maya Marion Kroungold* Joseph Schenkman* Jacob Simon Lucille Millhauser Tara Joy Levine* Hyman Schreer* Nena Mih Spirt Bessie Millman Ella Marcus* Lewis Silverman Morton Stein Alan D. Nexon Hyman Orlin* Rhoda Solomon* Sherry Kramer Superior* Chinki Olewsky Marvin Pritikin* Mose Solomon* Rose Haber Tawil* Isidor Oren* Muriel Revitz* Carl Spero Sonya Lee Tralins* Richard A. Pallot* Milton Safren Esther Spiegelman Murray Turetsky Tillie Panter Abe Schonfeld Shirley Spiegelman Judith Udem Frances R. Payton* Elliot Sharp Jeanette Tanenbaum Jerome Weinkle Edward Perlow Robert Singer* Frances Trauman Florence Winer Dorothy Case Poet Abe Smolens* Dr. Harold Webman* Elmer Young Isaac Pushkin Lee Sotloff Jacob Joseph Weinberger* Alan Raven Samuel Sotloff Irving Weiss* In Loving Leslie Ringel Ruth Syrop Anna Young Doris Rosenthal* Peter Wallach* Charles Schmidt Robert A. Widom* Week ending Joel Schultz June 25, 2021 Irene Shapiro Robert M. Shaw* Rose Ardolina Minnie Sirlin* Stella S. Clein David Uklist Week ending Milton Baren Gertrude Miller Clark Lillian Cohen July 2, 2021 Errol Blank* Anna Cohen Charles Cohen Jack Bookshester* Stanley L. Cohen* Dolores Courshon Anna G. Aibel* Julian Buchbinder Arlene “Rickey” Feder Henrietta Cummings Claire Friedman Alvo* Sarah Calderon William Marks Goldstein* Samuel Dulberg Mollie Bartner* Saul Cantor* Jack Goodman* Ronald Esserman Ann Beck Ida E. Cohen Gerald “Jerry” Greene M. Edgar Fain* Nady Benezra Betty Cutler Abe Grossinger* Anita Feldheim Joshua Cohen V. Mercedes Diaz-Posada Rose Gustman Frances Forman Vera D. Cohen* Edward Feldman Daniel Harris Leta M. Garvett* Arthur Colton Lenora Fine Daniel Neal Heller Samuel Geller* Richard Davidson Kenneth Garber Betty G. Hellman* Ira Glassberg Robert Davis Barbara Genet* Oscar Hertz Reuben Graff* Julio Fischman Cecile Haskelson Herbert Hibnick Dr. Joel Grossman Asher Fisher Dr. Kenneth Hertz Estelle Hoffman* Nita Gurkin Frances Goldman* June Hessel* Vicky Jackson Leon David Held* Tommy Gozlan Jacob Kalkin Edward Kaplan Dr. Richard J. Helfman* Doris W. Gross* Alex Katz Ida W. Laskin* Sylvia Kaplan Frieda Grossman Philip Katzen* Frances Bram Lipman* Rose Cohen Kaplan* Helen Halpern* Louis Lanster* Edythe R. Magazine* Selma Kaye Harold Herman Nathaniel Sylvan Lawrence* Carole Robyn Magazine* Pearl Kimmel David Hertz Jane Levin Lucas Moses Trudy Kline Adolf Herzog* Abraham Levin* Ann Palmer Eleanor Koenigsberg Augusta Hixon Harry Levine* Edna Quartin* Irving Leopold Jack L. Jablo* Edwin Marcus* Dr. Emanuel Max Racher* Morris Lerner Leonard J. Kalish* Anita McClaskey Natalie Rieger David Lester Louis Katz Jacob Mechlouitz Andrea Rosenstein Dr. Morris LeVine Susan K. Korschun* Agnes Stewart Oakford* Harvey L. Rosenthal Sarah Meltz Rose Reiner Lauretz Stanley Orshan William Jack Rosenthal Neal Menachem* Milton H. Lehr Bertha Rein* Bernard Rothfeld* Bernard Millman Albert Lichtman Adolph Rittberg Jules L. Rubinson* Morris Modlin Alvin Marcus* Harold Roberts* Morris Sandler Benjamin H. Myers* Jeanne Mollov* Marci Roistacher Sydell Sandler Dr. Alice Bro Racher* Morris Palmer Albert Rosenbach* Maxwell Sayet Susan Rosenfield Rader Sylvia Pawliger* Sara Rothkopf Evelyne S. Scherer Leon D. Rose* Ruth Gunsberg Rose* Sylvia Rovenger Ruth Seitlin Belle Rosenthal Gilda Schaller Dr. Allen Rutchik Julius “Skip” Shepard* Lee C. Rubin* Howard Shapiro Claudette Sadur Bessie Sokol Ellen Sandra Saposnik Scott Sheldon Selma Safren Barbara Ann Sarah Schimmel Jonas Sherbal Rachel Ashley Sandler* “Bobbie” Solomon* Lois Shepard Martin Somers* Sylvia Schatzman* Anna B. Susman* Robert Shohet Harold Stanley Bessie Schild Lester Tabb* Harold Silverman Irwin Swichkow Eugene J. Schwartz* Jack Talbot* Oscar Socol Mildred Tenzer* Helen Schwarz Arthur Udem Joseph M. Solomon* Elliot Tenzer* Fanny Silberwasser Harry N. Venzer Tillie Somer* Muriel Weingrow Raquel Silverstein Cecil Sussman Volk* Frances Stein Benjamin Zadoff* Max William Simon* Leatrice “Lee” Zucker Susie Straus Jacobs Berta Zadoff Lillian Starr Marjorie R. Zuckerman* Leo Tawil* Gussie Venzer Week ending Week ending Week ending Celia Weinberger* July 9, 2021 July 16, 2021 July 23, 2021 Marsha Sirlin Wishnack* Celia Ziwiak* Martin Ackman Bessie Agranov Claire Ackman Lawrence Aglow Louis Alvo* Irving J. Aibel* Week ending Herman Aibel* Samuel Antkies Stephen Arky* July 30, 2021 Rose Apfelberg Sylvia Auerbach Abraham Berg* Nancy Arena Sheila Judy Berkley David Kenneth Berkowitz* Rose Adelman* Leslee Aronovitz Gertrude Bernat Dr. Donald Buckner Bernard Baloff Abraham Baisman* Benjamin Bolno Isaac Camber Samuel Baumgard* Leonard Baker Milton Burstein Hermilinda Cano Benjamin Blazer Page 33 Commentator June/July 2021 • Page 34 Thelma Blumenthal Rose Marcus* Ila Brotman Barbara Margolis Rosenblum* Ruth Citrin Blanche Meyers Robin Cohen Leonard Miller Matthew Dorfman* Kenneth M. Myers* Pauline Ellenbogen Donald Myman Frieda Grunin Feinberg* Terri Novick Susan Grossman Fishman* Raymond “Ray” Perlman Helen S. Frank* Max Pulwer Paul D. Friedman Harry Rabinowitz* Kenneth Garber Loyce Robinson Saul Gelb Frances Robinson Esther Glazer Lester Rosenberg Stanley J. Goldsand* Elaine Schwartz Blanche Gottlieb* Henry N. Schwartzman* Helen Grossman Betty Shepard Charles Gurman Jack Solomon Phyllis Herman Abraham Sussman Evelyn Kahn Pauline Trattler Goldie S. Kaplan J. Jay Kline* Reita S. Koenig* John E. Kushner* Leo Lapidus* Shirley Lenoble Dr. Leo Levin Dorothy Liebman* Bernard Lipsky Paul Lipsky* * Denotes individuals with a plaque in our sanctuary. Jerome W. Lorber*

INTRODUCING… The Marilyn Herskowitz Jewish Education Fund The Marilyn Herskowitz Jewish Education Fund was recently created in loving memory of and in honor of Marilyn Kornstein Herskowitz, by the Herskowitz family. The fund was created to support the following areas of need for our Temple Beth Am youth: Jewish Summer Camp Scholarships, High School in Israel Program Scholarships or other Israel Teen Programs, and Jewish educational programs outside of school. Marilyn taught her family the importance of tradition, of community and tzedakah, of faith and love, of education, and of the significance of Israel to the Jewish people. The Herskowitz family feels blessed to be able to create this new fund and give in this way to Jewish children who can appreciate and love Israel and Judaism the way Marilyn always did.

To contribute to this fund, you may visit www.tbam.org/giving/thank-you-for-your-donation

If you or someone you know could benefit from a scholarship from this fund, please contact Rabbi Jeremy Barras at [email protected] or 305.667.6667 x 132 or Executive Director Brian Chartock at [email protected] or 305.667.6667 x 101. BE AUTHENTIC, ADVENTUROUS... BE YOU

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RABBI AKLEPI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Chari and Marc Eisenson and family. Thank you for Jeff Agron in memory of Jordan Mermell such a beautiful service for Corey’s Bar Mitzvah Judy and Daniel Cowan in honor of Gary and Eileen Elaine and Ted Feldman in memory of Jordan Mermell. Alvo’s new grandson, Andrew Evan Misan Alvo We send our heartfelt condolences for your great loss. Tina Forster with condolences to the Mermell Family Jordan was always so friendly and kind and made you Elisabeth Frank in memory of my beloved sister, feel so happy when he was taking pictures at an event. Dorothea Lichters Jennifer, Barry, Allison and Scotty Gould in memory of Ricardo and Daniela Freund in honor of Gabriel’s Jacob Cohen-Neamie, with our deepest condolences. bar mitzvah Franci, Alexa and Michelle Keyes in memory of Lisa Heller Green and Family in memory of Jordan Mermell Jordan Mermell Nancy Kraemer and Ronald Feldheim in memory Adele Hertz in memory of Jordan Mermell of Fanny Schweitzer Hirschthal Jonathan Kislak in memory of Jordan Mermell Susan and Michael Meister and Family in memory Allison Klein in honor of Rabbi Jaime Aklepi and Family of Jordan Mermell Nancy Kraemer in memory of Jordan Mermell Arthur Miller Eleanor Levine in appreciation for the service for Carole and Burt Redlus in memory of Jordan Mermell Gil Levine Michelle and Scott Sarason in memory of Jordan Mermell. Steven and Sheri Lieberman in memory of Our thoughts are with you and your whole family at Jordan Mermell this very difficult time. Arthur Miller Lynn and Howard Zusman in honor of the beautiful Martin Rothberg in memory of Nettye Taylor Bar Mitzvah service for our grandson, Cooper Haller Frances Salbarrey Ronnie Scherer in memory of Jordan Mermell CARING COMMUNITY FUND Ed Schwartz in memory of Jordan Mermell Susan Kaufman, Brian, Kevin and Alex Cowan in Marilyn Zabielinski and Mauricio Escobar with loving memory of Jordan Mermell appreciation for Asher Zeke Escobar’s baby naming Ellen and Glenn Widom in memory of Jordan Mermell, with love THE STEPHEN ARKY FAMILY CARING FUND Meredith and Carlos Wolf in memory of Jordan Mermell In loving memory of Steve Arky who is, and always will be, deeply in our hearts, with love and respect; Marlin, CONGREGATIONAL LIBRARY FUND Lisa and Todd Etta and Don Gold in loving memory of Marjorie Elin Marilyn and Brenda Jablonski in honor of Danielle and Eisenberg, mother of Gary Eisenberg Morgan Arky’s birthdays CORNERS OF OUR FIELDS LESLEE ARONOVITZ SCHOLARSHIP FUND YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND Hedy and David Hirsch in memory of Sofie Marlin, Vivian, Steve, David, Rebecca and Beth Brownstein in Jerome Nagelbush, and Jordan Mermell loving memory of Sally Kargman Shelist Perlow Vivian, Steve, David, Rebecca and Beth Brownstein in DAY SCHOOL ANNUAL FUND loving memory of David Shelist Rosaline Binder in honor of the Day School teachers. Vivian, Steve, David, Rebecca and Beth Brownstein in Mazel Tov to the amazing teachers in our wonderful loving memory of Audrey Brownstein school. Adrian and Ken Dubow in loving memory of Barbara Fishman in memory of Ron Roman Jacob Cohen-Neamie, father of Stephen Cohen Robert L. and Lois K. Fore in memory of Frederick Adrian and Ken Dubow in loving memory of Kramer, my brother who passed Jordan Mermell Renee Gross in loving memory of Jordan Mermell Aida and Neil Littauer in loving memory of

We Give Thanks Jacob Cohen-Neamie, father of Stephen Cohen THE JOAN KRAMER GALLANT AND MARTIN Aida and Neil Littauer in loving memory of GALLANT CHILDREN’S FUND Jordan Mermell In memory of our papa, Martin Gallant with love from Jane, Mack and Sunny RABBI BARRAS’ DISCRETIONARY FUND Brian Gallant in loving memory of his parents Jeff Agron in memory of Marian Paikowsky Tracy Gallant Brody in loving memory of her parents Joseph and Nancy Badia in memory of Jordan Mermell Edward and Daniela Zanzuri Beiner in memory of GENERAL FUND Jordan Mermell Seth and Erin Cooper in memory of Jordan Mermell Abe and Helene Benyunes in memory of Jordan Mermell Michele and Michael Criden in memory of With love and heartfelt condolences. Jordan Mermell Brener Family in memory of Jordan Mermell Beth and David Ertel in memory of Jordan Mermell Fidanque Family in memory of Marjorie Eisenberg DR. IRWIN PERLMUTTER ACADEMIC Nathan and Catherine Forbes in memory of Jordan Mermell SCHOLARSHIP FUND Nancy and Bobby Gilbert in memory of Jordan Mermell Keeping the Legacy of Temple Beth Am Founding Member, Amy and Scott Greenwald in memory of Jordan Mermell Dr. Irwin Perlmutter, alive through Jewish Education Nancy Forbes Katzman in memory of Jordan Mermell. Thinking of the Mermell family during this difficult time. PRAYER BOOK FUND Randy and Julie Rieger in memory of Jordan Mermell Bill and Marcia Silver Wendy and Carl Roston in memory of Jordan Mermell Pam and Howard Wolofsky in memory of Jordan Mermell Rick and Lori Salzman in memory of Jordan Mermell Amy and David Scharlin in memory of Jordan Mermell SISTERHOOD FUND Ed Schwartz in memory of Jordan Mermell Judy and Daniel Cowan in loving memory of Dorothea Lichters, Jimmy and Janie Tate and Family. Our love and prayers are sister of Elisabeth Frank sent to you during this very difficult time. Jordan was a gentle soul who touched many hearts. We are saddened by his ARNELLE SOLOMON SCHOLARSHIP FUND passing but we know he is in a good place resting peacefully. Frank and Jodi Hessel in loving memory of our old friend, We pray you find peace. MayHaShem bless all of you with Dr. Malcolm J. Dorman strength, comfort and love to get through this very difficult Victor, Albert and Dina Varon in memory of Jordan Mermell, time. Please accept our deepest condolences. with our deepest condolences. May his memory be a blessing. Hon. Linda Zilber in memory of Jordan Mermell. Jordan was always fun to be around. My heart goes out to the Mermell Family at this time of sadness. TIKKUN OLAM FUND Debra and Barry Frank in memory of Dorothea Lichters, Karen and Robert Zinn in memory of Jordan Mermell sister of Elisabeth Frank Karen and Robert Zinn in memory of Morris Levitt, father of Debra and Barry Frank in memory of Jordan Mermell Ilana and Allen Levitt Belinda and Mark Gilbert in memory of Jordan Mermell Susan and Larry Golinsky in memory of Marjorie Eisenberg. RABBI GREENGRASS’ DISCRETIONARY FUND May her beautiful smile and twinkling eyes be a blessing! Michelle Cohen and Family in appreciation of Rabbi Greengrass Dr. Elliott and Iris Grusky in memory of Jordan Mermell, officiating Alexis’ bat mitzvah service with love and support for the Mermell family. Julie Glassman in memory of Allan Bork. Thank you so much, Amy Hollub in memory of Jordan Mermell Rabbi Greengrass, for being there for us in our time of Jay and Alana Rothlein in memory of Jordan A. Mermell grieving. Wendy Taylor in memory of Jordan Mermell Jennifer Gould in memory of Blossom Bakerman Bonnie Webman in memory of Elisabeth Frank’s sister, Randye and Ira Karmin in honor of Karmin 20th Anniversary/ Dorothea Vow Renewal. Dear Rabbi Rachel, thank you for making our ceremony so meaningful and memorable. Lani Kaskel in honor of Corey Eisenson’s bar mitzvah TIKKUN OLAM GARDEN FUND Terri and Paul Clark in memory of Jordan Mermell Nancy Kraemer in memory of Wayne Richard Geiger Barbara Wohlstadter in honor of Andie Gussin becoming a Arthur Miller in gratitude for your superior effort leading bat mitzvah this community through very difficult times The Saul Family in memory of Jordan Mermell Jerry and Judy Wiskin in memory of grandmother, Fannie YAHRZEIT FUND Wiskin and uncle, Bertram Neustadt Cindy and Jay Baum in loving memory of our son, Evan Howard Baum KEREN YALDI CHILDREN’S FUND Brenda Kilmer in memory of Richard Kilmer Doris Marcus Joy Schandler in memory of Jordan Mermell Barbara and Ed Sirkin in loving memory of Marian Paikowsky THE SHEPARD KING SCHOLARSHIP FUND Bernita King, Russell King and Tamara King Stark in memory of our beloved Shep, who continues to inspire us in everything we do

CANTOR NELSON’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Lynn and Robert Bernstein in loving memory of Joan Schneider Cheri and Marc Eisenson in honor of Corey’s Bar Mitzvah Nancy Kraemer in loving memory of Adele Helen Kutz Miller Joanne Levine with thanks for your kindness to Bryan and Carol Levine Arthur Miller, in gratitude for your superior effort leading this community through very difficult times

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