The Bulletin

SCHEDULE OF HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH – Erev Rosh Hashanah Light Holiday Candles...... 6:35 P.M. Evening Services...... 6:30 P.M. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST – 1 Tishrei 5778 First Day of Rosh Hashanah Morning Services-Rabbi Klein, Rabbi Tilles & Cantor Smolarz ...... 8:15 A.M. Torah Reading ...... 9:45 A.M. The CJL Minyan-Rabbi Tilles...... 9:45 A.M. An Intimate, Interactive Adaptation of the Traditional High Holy Day Service Pre-Service Supervision for Children (ages 4-12)...... 9:30 A.M. Children’s & Teen Services ...... 10:30 A.M. Tashlich (Camman’s Pond)...... 5:30 P.M. Evening Services (Mincha/Maariv) ...... 6:35 P.M. Light Holiday Candles after...... 7:40 P.M. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND – 2 Tishrei 5778 Second Day of Rosh Hashanah Morning Services-Rabbi Klein, Rabbi Tilles & Cantor Smolarz...... 8:15 A.M. Torah Reading ...... 9:45 A.M. The CJL Minyan-Rabbi Tilles...... 9:45 A.M. An Intimate, Interactive Adaptation of the Traditional High Holy Day Service Pre-Service Supervision for Children (ages 4-12) ...... 9:30 A.M. Children’s & Teen Services ...... 10:30 A.M. Evening Services (Mincha/Maariv Service)...... 6:35 P.M. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD – Shabbat Shuvah Services...... 9:00 A.M. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH –Yom Kippur Light Holiday Candles no later than...... 6:20 P.M. Mincha Services...... 6:00 P.M. Kol Nidre Services...... 6:15 P.M. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH – Yom Kippur Morning Services-Rabbi Klein, Rabbi Tilles & Cantor Smolarz ...... 8:15 A.M. The CJL Minyan-Rabbi Tilles...... 9:30 A.M. An Intimate, Interactive Adaptation of the Traditional High Holy Day Service Pre-Service Supervision for Children (ages 4-12) ...... 9:30 A.M. Children’s & Teen Services ...... 10:30 A.M. Yiskor Services ...... 10:45 A.M. Community Yiskor Services...... 3:00 P.M. Healing Service – Led by Rabbi Ravid Tilles...... 3:30 P.M. Mincha...... 4:30 P.M. Neilah...... 5:45 P.M.

Yom Kippur Ends...... 7:20 P.M.

[email protected] Fall 2017 Vol 18, Issue 3 Page 1 www.merrickjc.org Most Jews include in their celebration of Rosh Hashanah the custom of eating a piece of apple dipped in honey in the hope that the New Year ahead will be one of good- ness and sweetness. Less well known is the custom on Rosh Hashanah of eating other foods which symbolically express our hope that the New Year will be blessed in a variety of ways. For instance we eat a pomegranate and offer a prayer that the year be one in which our good deeds will multiply like the seeds of a pomegranate.

It was the sixteenth century Rabbi Yehuda Loewy who explained the development of this custom. Rabbi Loewy saw a special significance to our beginnings each Rosh Hashanah. In his view Rosh Hashanah establishes an an- gle of trajectory which helps to determine our aspirations, our goals our priorities, our dreams and our hopes for the New Year.

In his writings, Rosh Hashanah and then Yom Kippur, are the days on which we determine the arc of our year. How high will we lift ourselves? Will we elevate our commit- ments? Will we raise our game high enough to meet our expectations of ourselves and others’ expectations of us? Will we begin the New Year with a heartfelt desire to be more understanding, to offer more kindness, to increase the good deeds we perform and the overall goodness we bring into the world? Will we see our role as people who are asked to share our blessings more generously?

Perhaps you can think about it this way. If you were in dialogue with the person you were one year ago – would that person say to you today – really, you’ve done that? You’ve changed that much? I’m proud of you. You didn’t remain in one place. How often we think that we are not the kind of person who can begin again, but all of us can do precisely that.

The foods we consume on Rosh Hashanah communicate the powerful idea that beginnings are pregnant with possibilities. A year from now we can surprise ourselves as we look back and realize how the tra- jectory of this Rosh Hashanah led us to a year of renewal, growth and change. That potential makes this time of the year incredibly exciting and spiritually energizing.

Betty joins me in wishing you and yours a very sweet, healthy and good New Year. May it be a year of wonderful new beginnings for all of us.

Rabbi Charles A. Klein We are so grateful to our very dear friends in the con- gregation who made donations in honor of our grandson Michelle & Michael Schwartz & Family Evan’s becoming a Bar Mitzvah. Your thoughtfulness is Senior Rabbinic Chair always appreciated by our family. May we continue to share times of simcha for many years to come.

Yours, Charles & Betty Klein

Page 2 Who are the Members of The Merrick Jewish Centre?

I have the honor of greeting most everyone when they first join The Merrick Jewish Centre. WE speak by phone and email, I give them tours of the building, and I guide them through the application process. They enter our family for various reasons including; 1) the religious education of their children, 2) seeking a new spiritual home, and 3) the opportunity to participate in MJC’s many activities throughout the year. For bookkeeping purposes, MJC families are categorized as Full families, Single families, Associates, JCC, Legacy, Sustaining, and Seniors.

MJC members come from all walks of life. They are accountants, attorneys, dentists, doctors, financial planners, graphic designers, computer experts, HR, nurses, musicians, pet care, plumbers, recruiters, retailers, salespeople, stock brokers, teachers, veterinarians, and possess so many more professions. Our members are also homemakers, retirees, students and volunteers.

What are the commonalities of MJC members? I ask each member as they join, “Where are you coming from?” Most respond not only by saying the name of their former shul, but provide me with the reason they are particularly joining the MJC. The most common reasons are; the MCJ is a large and vibrant syn- agogue blessed with strong spiritual leadership, dynamic educators, and active programming for all ages and demographics. We are open 7 days a week. Your synagogue does great things and serves tens of thousands of people in the Merrick/Bellmore community and beyond.

The Merrick Jewish Centre is the sum of its parts. Our reputation is the result of YOUR commitment to the preservation of a strong and vibrant Conservative Jewish presence on the South Shore of Long Island. We are defined by our membership. Each and every one of you are the reason we are thriving. Yes - we are blessed with incredible clergy and committed staff - but it is the membership who empowers MJC leader- ship to be great.

It is YOUR commitment to The Merrick Jewish Centre that will see us continue to serve the community into the future. Being a member of the MJC is making a statement - You are saying that you have a com- mitment to Israel - to helping other people - to learning more about your faith and culture.

Be proud of belonging to the MJC. Whether you joined this summer or you have been a member for 60 years, know that you are part of something bigger than yourself.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a sweet and healthy New Year 5778. May it be filled with simcha and joy.

B’Shalom, The Bulletin published quarterly by Jamey Kohn, Executive Director Merrick Jewish Centre CONGREGATION OHR TORAH 225 Fox Boulevard Merrick, NY 11566 Temple Office: (516) 379-8650 Charles A. Klein, Rabbi Ravid Tilles, Associate Rabbi Javier Smolarz, Cantor Jamey Kohn, Administrative Director Brian Okun, President Helena Eilenberg, Education Director Howard Zryb, Editor

Page 3 Morning Minyan Monday and Thursday 6:30am Friday 6:45pm Sunday 8:30am

Daily Evening Minyan Sunday to Thursday 8:00pm

We invite you to visit the Merrick Jewish Centre website www.merrickjc.org Check out our CALENDAR for upcoming events Visit our PHOTO GALLERY Check out our BULLETIN BOARD

Page 4 IN EXCESS OF $2,000,000 RAISED!!!

The Merrick Jewish Centre is in the midst of a historic campaign to prepare us for the present and the future. Here is what our volunteers and congregants hope to accomplish: Beautification of the Merrick Jewish Centre:

Transformation of the Ballroom and the Lobbies • Improvements to the Simcha Room including enhanced acoustics • Renovations of bathrooms • Improvements to entranceways, including better disabled access

Enhance the MJC Endowment Fund

Every major institution - college, arts organization and synagogue - has an Endowment that provides a solid financial core and generates income each year to fund innovative new projects and support essential services.

• Support social, cultural and educational programming • Sponsor innovative special projects and events • Enable membership for individuals and families with special circumstances

We Need Your Help!

Thanks to the generosity of 80 individuals and families, we are at the mid-point of our $3 million campaign. In excess of $2 million has been pledged to date, with payment of pledges over 5 years. We are now inviting the rest of our congregational family to put the campaign over the top!

When a Campaign volunteer calls you to schedule an appointment to discuss the Campaign, please welcome the individual. The volunteer will explain what the Campaign will accomplish and answer your questions. We are also seeking additional volunteers to help with the Campaign. If you would like to be part of this exciting process, please contact Jamey Kohn in the MJC office (516-379-8650 or [email protected]).

The needs are great. On Rosh Hashanah Rabbi Klein spoke of his vision and commitment to create an even more vibrant congregational family. Our talented rabbis and exceptional community leaders cannot do this job alone. Please, Step In… To The Centre and lend a hand!

Page 5 ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS MERRICK JEWISH CENTRE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

Page 6 THE MERRICK JEWISH CENTRE 2017/5778 KOL NIDRE CAMPAIGN

MJC IS THRIVING

We are thrilled to announce that our congregation has grown to over 700 families. Forty-four new families joined the synagogue this past year.

This growth is unprecedented in conservative synagogues in the United State There are many reasons for this growth including our stellar clergy team led by Rabbi Charles A. Klein and Cantor Javier Smolarz and our outstanding and innovative Hebrew School guided by Heléna Eilenberg. Last year MJC hosted an unparalleled number of classes, lectures, youth programs and special events.

Twenty-one B’nai Mitzvah were called to the Torah and many Auf Rufs and baby namings took place on our Bimah.

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!

Dues alone are insufficient in meeting the needs to maintain our house expenses and vibrant and diverse programming.

To those that made a contribution last year, thank you so much for your gift. We hope you will consider this generous contribution again for this year. To those who have not participated in this campaign as of yet, we hope you will consider a contribution this year. All of the Kol Nidre contri- butions help us to continue to keep our congregation thriving and flourishing.

A gift at any level would be warmly received. Please note that your contribution can be paid all at once or throughout the year. Together - we can surpass last year’s achievement of $135,000!

LET US HONOR YOU

Contributors will be listed in the main lobby. Gifts in your children and grandchildren’s honor will appear on the “Kids for Kol Nidre” board. It is a source of great excitement for them and sets them on the path of charitable giving that will be so important in their own lives.

THANK YOU AND SHANAH TOVAH U’METUKA!

With warmest wishes for a happy, healthy, prosperous, peaceful and sweet New Year.

Paul Gellman, Mitch Simon and Rena Cohen Kozin Kol Nidre Campaign Co-Chairs

Page 7 Men’s Club has completed a record breaking year of Fund Raising and Programs.

• Purchased a New Sukkah for Merrick Jewish Centre. • Purchased 1,300 trees in Israel which were dedicated to Rabbi and Betty Klein. • Yom Hashoah candles sale raised $3000 for the Men’s Club Fund for Youth Activities. • Provided $1800 of Scholarships for USY’ers to attend Camp Ramah Encampment and for Jewish summer camps. • With Sisterhood produced a $100,000 Pyramid Game Night. • Hosted a Men’s Club Shabbat with 28 men participating in the Shabbat Service. • Held a Men’s Club Dinner with a “home” cooked dinner (40 men finished a dinner that was to feed 60). Also had a Spirits Tasting of Scotch, Rye, Irish Whiskey and Bourbon. • For Lag B’Omer hosted a BBQ and Barn Fire for 180 congregants, friends and family. • Took a Trip to Citi Field and held our annual fishing trip.

Now that we reviewed the year gone by let’s look to the future. MJC Men’s Club is continuing to fulfill its commitment to provide the following:

• Exciting programs for all Men who are members of our synagogue. • Service to Merrick Jewish Centre. • Participation in social, religious, cultural and educational programs that will be of interest to our members and other congregants. • Building a strong bond between all of our members. • Participation in Tikun Olam, the Building of a Better World for all people.

This year we will embark on a new journey that will include annual programs and new and exciting events.

We will hold a Stay Alive 55 Drivers Education Program that will be open to all members of the congre- gation. Our MJC sukkah is being enlarged with additional panels, and a dedicated entrance/exit for those congregants who are physically challenged. Our yearlong project (with the help and support of the Gell- man family) will be to provide a new Merrick Jewish Centre calendar for New Year in 5779. This calendar will feature pictures related to Merrick Jewish Centre, provide for sponsorships of pages, have advertising opportunities and will have spaces on the calendar for families to acknowledge simchot and family life cycle events. Funds raised will be given to the Endowment and Capital Funds. Men’s Club wants to ensure that Merrick Jewish Centre will be on sound footing for current and future members of our great congre- gation. And we will be celebrating with a Bachelor Party for a special person in our community. Guess who! Hint: this person never had a bachelor party and always wanted one.

The Men’s Club Fund for Youth Activities, which provides scholarships for participation in USY Encamp- ment and Camp Ramah, will be extended to those wanting to go to the various Federation Jewish Camps. It is our belief that these summer experiences will be beneficial to building a Jewish community of the future.

As Men’s Club continues to evolve we realize that congregational members have finite amounts of time to devote to the development of our organization. In view of this we invite the Men of our congregation to support us by affiliating and selecting to participate in those activities that are of interest and those that fit their busy family and work schedules. Join us to strengthen our bonds and our Jewish Community.

Men’s Club extends a hearty Shanah Tova U’Metukah, A Good year and a Sweet year to the entire MJC Family.

Hank Arkin President - MJC Men’s Club

Page 8 Page 9 L’Shanah Tovah and welcome back to another fun and exciting year of Sisterhood. We have programs for everyone so pick a few and come join us. Our New Year’s Simchagrams continue to raise funds to support the P.J. Library. Our Shalach Manot fund- raiser helps sponsor Hebrew School programs and other MJC funds, like the Capital Campaign.

Our Paid Up Membership Party on November 15th Do you know that the Merrick Jewish Centre now will be fun and entertaining. There’s a fashion show has its own YouTube Channel? in the works. Details about modeling positions You can find sermons, classes, and recordings to come in the near future. A light dinner will be of special events all on the Merrick Jewish Centre served and of course, plenty of raffles too! YouTube Channel. Finally, our theatre group is up and running at full You can go to our website (www.merrickjc.org) speed. They are set to see four Broadway matinees. and click on the link for the YouTube Channel, If you’re interested in joining or need more infor- and there you will find a long and growing list mation, e-mail [email protected]. of videos available.

Please take a look at our Calendar of Events and decide what you’d like to do. Sunday, October 15 Dress for Success from 9:00- 11:30 am Wednesday, October 18 Israeli Dancing @ 8:30pm/ Board meeting @ 7:30pm Sunday, Oct. 29 & Monday, October 30 – Women’s League Institute Leadership Conference Wednesday, November 15 – Paid Up Membership Fashion Show @ 7:00pm Wednesday, November 29 – Board Meeting @ 7:30pm We want to hear from YOU! Saturday, December 9 – Sisterhood Shabbat Wednesday, January 10 – Zumba @ 7:30pm Do you have something to contribute? Wednesday, January 17 – Israeli Dancing @ Is there something you would like to see 8:30pm/Board meeting @ 7:30pm in future issues of the MJC Bulletin? Tuesday, February 13 – Shalach Manot packing @ 7:00pm Contact Howard Zryb at Wednesday, March 14 - Israeli Dancing @ 8:30pm/ [email protected] Board Meeting @ 7:30pm with your ideas and suggestions. Sunday, March 18 – Torah Fund Breakfast @ 9:00am Saturday, April 14 – Family Feud Game Night with Men’s Club Thursday, May 3rd – Lag B’Omer Barbeque/Israeli Dancing

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and sweet New Year.

Ellen and Elaina Sisterhood Co-Presidents (Sisterhood@merrickjc. org)

Page 10 One of the services which the Merrick Jewish Cen- There are Jewish people on Long Island who are going tre provides for its members is shiva minyans in hungry. As you may know, The Chesed Committee is the home for families who have experienced a loss. committed to a wonderful initiative in which we sup- Since I assumed the chair of this committee, our port the Kosher Pantry in Massapequa, which helps squad members have served more than 400 families. our fellow Jews in need. This is a daunting challenge at times, when there are several families with bereavements during the same Our role in this project is a very simple one: Remem- week. ber to bring one item of non-perishable food: a can of soup, a box of pasta, a jar of peanut butter, a canister of oatmeal - and so forth...and deposit these donations This is one committee NOT looking for more activity; in one of the collection bins in the lobby. You get the as a matter of fact, we wish there was none. How- idea! When the kids come to Hebrew school, that’s ever, when a bereavement occurs, we’re standing by also the perfect time for a drop off. If each person ready to help out. in our congregation remembered, imagine what we Just a few guidelines: would collect - and how far our donations would go to alleviating this pressing problem. 1. If your family experiences a loss, please notify the synagogue office as soon as possible—and indicate Please - don’t leave it to others. Again, we are fortu- whether you’d like an evening minyan in the home. nate to enjoy three full meals a day; there are fellow We will come as many nights as you need us. Jews just a stone’s throw away that are not so lucky. On behalf of Chesed project coordinators Ellen Suss- 2. If you do want a minyan, please arrange to have man & Linda Zryb - “thank you” for participating in someone pick up the shiva chairs and the books from this mitzvah. the synagogue. Return them following the shiva period. Our food drive for the Kosher Pantry has been very successful. Therefore, we are asking our congregants 3. Minyans starts promptly at 8:00 pm. Please under- to please think of the hungry when they go food shop- stand our leaders are often coming from work and ping and buy something extra to donate. Please drop off donations at Merrick Jewish Centre. they themselves want to get home. On occasion, families are receiving visitors and aren’t ready to THE KOSHER FOOD PANTRY IS OPEN TO ALL WHO start for quite some time. ARE IN NEED REGARDLESS OF RELIGIOUS AFFILIA- TION 4. Should you decide for whatever reason to cancel a scheduled minyan, please let the office (or me – [email protected]) know immediately so a squad member doesn’t have to come out needlessly.

5. If you have any special needs, let us know. For example, sometimes we’ve been asked to help with the recitation of the Mourner’s Kaddish.

6. For obvious reasons, we can serve families only in the Bellmore-Merrick area. Thank you for your understanding.

Again, this is one committee which wishes it has as little activity as possible.

Steve Kussin Shiva Minyan Squad Leader

Page 11 Our Wakeup Call

Are you finding yourself becoming exasperated when you tune into the television news or your social media accounts? Are some of your acquaintances no longer talking to each other? Has someone you know asked you not to bring up a certain topic in the presence of someone else? All of these things seem to be happening ever more frequently these days. So how can we respond in a way that alleviates some of the problem instead of exacerbating it?

The High Holidays are again fast approaching and we are given the reminder to look deep inside ourselves and root out our lesser thoughts, words, and actions. It is truly an inspiring opportunity to take a step toward godliness and make a little piece of the world better at the same time. More than a quarter of the sins in the Al Cheit (Yom Kippur confession) come from improper speech. These days, it seems as if everyone could benefit from a talk on lashon hara (the evil tongue), a concept that implores us not to denigrate or even gossip. The language that we are confronted with every day contains hate, hyperbole, and stereotypes. Much as we are tempted to answer in the same manner, we all know better. Even a fortune cookie message had sage advice: First seek to understand and then to be understood.

Unfortunately, the current situation is not just a lack of understanding and dialogue between mostly well- meaning people. In Charlottesville, Virginia we witnessed the largest gathering of white supremacists in decades and they came to terrorize. They utilized hate-filled speech, torches, clubs and mace. A camouflaged militia group came with semiautomatic rifles and pistols. Then a lone driver accelerated into a group of counter-protesters and reversed his car, hitting them again. In the process he killed Heather Heyer and wounded 19 others.

Not as widely reported was the activity around Congregation Beth Israel during Shabbat morning services. Three camouflaged and armed militia men spent some time across the street from the temple, Nazi groups paraded by using hateful speech and identifying the synagogue to one another, and a man wearing the same shirt as some of the other supremacists repeatedly passed the temple. After services the congregants were told to be cautious and use the rear exit doors.

These are situations where we must speak up. We can contact our representatives in government and use our platforms. We should also take note of all the emotions that are stirred by these threats to our fellow Jews as well as others. Although our people are so often targeted, we should remember this feeling when some other group is the target. Heather Heyer believed “all lives matter.” Her mother Susan Bro asked that we all confront injustice and ask ourselves, “What is it I can do to make the world a better place?”

We wish you all a happy, healthy, and peaceful New Year. CHESED

Co-Chairs: • Bereavement Support Vicki Goldman 208-9031 • Family Support Services [email protected] • Support Groups and Services • Bikur Cholim Dana Knox 546-2018 • Mitzvah Days [email protected] “Chesed is practiced by those who accept and fulfil Lois Stein 378-7001 the Gemilut Chassidim...Deed of Loving Kindness.” [email protected] Our desire is to provide support for members of our congregational family that are in need

We ARE our brothers’ keeper!

Page 12 We are looking forward to you joining us for our Journal to show your appreciation for each of our fabulous MJC Gala Dinner Dance. The Gala will be Honorees. Business ads are always welcome. Our an outstanding evening of fine dining, dancing and Journal and its ads will be on our MJC website for fun. one year.

It is also a great opportunity to support our syna- Sponsorships are also available. Help make our gogue’s many programs and services and it is an MJC Gala an even greater success. We hope that event where we recognize and honor dedicated you will join us in this effort and consider sponsor- members of MJC who have made a tremendous ing some of the evening’s “Special Effects.” Spon- commitment of time and service to our beloved sors’ names will be highlighted in the Journal. Each shul, enabling our synagogue to be the inspiration- sponsorship includes tickets to the Gala. al, welcoming and forward-moving community that it is. Please note that Journal ads must be submitted by October 20. We know that your support will help make the Mer- rick Jewish Centre’s 2017 Journal Dinner Dance a Adding to the fun and excitement special raffle priz- great success. es will be offered. We are seeking raffle donations and would appreciate your support. As a thank-you Our Honorees and their awards are: for your generous contribution the donor’s name Helen Drogin, President Emerita will be listed in the Journal. Ivy and Dan Greenburg, Service Julie and Jeff Levitt, Young Leadership Our last Gala resulted in a record attendance and Wendy and Frank Wetchler, Tzedakah record earnings in what has been a significant fund- raising event for the Merrick Jewish Centre. The Gala will be held on November 5, 2017 at the beautiful Shelter Rock Jewish Center. You may register, place an ad and make a payment online by visiting our website at merrickjc.org. We will be publishing an on-line Journal. You may If you have any questions please email us at mjcga- place an ad offering congratulatory wishes for our [email protected]. Honorees. Personal and commercial ads may be applied to the purchase price of Gala tickets. Sincerely, Andrea and Steve Davis Ticket prices are $180 for an individual and $360 for Gala Co-Chairs a couple. Ads may be purchased and also solicited (516) 826-1527 from businesses to cover the cost of the tickets. Even if you cannot attend, we know that you will want to include a congratulatory message in the

Page 13 Page 14 As the summer draws to a close and we prepare for the High Holidays and a new year full of exciting op- portunities and accomplishments, the Lifelong Learning program is in full swing and hard at work planning events. Below is a just a sample of programs we will be rolling out.

Our Lifelong Learning program offers a variety of learning opportunities that include traditional and contem- porary Judaic and secular topics of interest to the multigenerational adult membership of the MJC. We encourage new members to join our committee. Come join us! We offer something for everyone!

Are you interested in becoming an Adult Bat Mitzvah? Looking for a Hebrew language course? Have an idea for a program?

Call the office or drop an email to [email protected]

UPCOMING EVENT

October 24 - Join Richard Knox for Great American Songbook II, the next in this five-part series. The Great American Songbook, also known as “American Standards”, is a compilation of the most important and influential American songs from 1900 through 1960. The Songbook comprises standards by George M. Co- han, Sammy Fain, Arthur Schwartz, Harold Arlen, Victor Young, and many others.

Part II of this series will focus on songs composed and recorded from 1930-1934, including such timeless numbers as Cole Porter’s “You’re the Top”, Harold Arlen’s “Let’s Fall in Love”, Richard Rodgers’ “Blue Moon”, and Gerald Marks’ “All of Me”. We will have an opportunity to watch and listen to vocalists and arrangers both past and present interpret these enduring melodies and examine how their placement within the con- text of a musical show or film added to their historical significance and made them truly unforgettable.

LIFELONG LEARNING PREMIER EVENT

November 12 – MJC University Day – 10:00 am -1:00 pm Join us for our premier event of the year, a fun day of informal education on a variety of topics. Select up to three 1-hour sessions. Topics include Elder Law, Poetry in Judaism, Genealogy, Secrets of the Afterlife, Film Editing, and many more. Light breakfast and registration at 9:30 am.

RETURNING PROGRAMS

Al Haderech program continues and sends Rabbi Klein out into the community, eager to teach you and your friends. You pick the topic, you pick the people, you pick the place and you pick the time!

Knitting and Crocheting Club - Wed. 1:00 - 3:00 pm Mah Jongg, Bridge and Game Day – Thurs. 1:00 pm

On behalf of Jon and me and Lifelong Learning Committee members, wishing you a L’Shanah Tovah, best wishes for a happy, healthy and successful New Year!

Page 15 Something New in Lifelong Learning

The World Famous Shalom Hartman Institute Comes to the MJC

Beginning on October 25th we will be offering a very innovative new course – “Israel’s Milestones and their Meanings,” which explores the pivotal events in the history of pre-state Palestine and the State of Israel. Each session in this course includes a 20 – 35 minute video lecture and a 20 – 30 minute roundta- ble video discussion with senior Hartman faculty, as well as primary sources and background readings.

The Shalom Hartman Institute is now considered the most significant Jewish institution for immersive adult Jewish education. We are proud to bring this course to the Merrick Jewish Centre.

“Israel’s Milestones and their Meanings” begins Wednesday, October 25th at 8:15pm. The course will run for six sessions and will be facilitated by Rabbi Charles Klein.

Dedicated by Susan Guttman in loving memory of Leslie Guttman

On Mondays, “Text and Context: An in-depth study of the Bible” taught by Rabbi Charles Klein on Mon- days from 2-3pm. Beginning October 30th.

Join us each week as we dive deep into the text of Torah to mine its wisdom and understand the mean- ing and development of the Torah text.

Page 16 It might not have been ideal weather, but the MJC Annual Golf outing provided a splendid time for all participants...

Page 17 Page 18 In Munich, a Tribute to Israeli Athletes and Families’ Persistence

By ANDREW KEH - New York Times AUG. 30, 2017

MUNICH — The gray space is carved directly into a grassy hillside, evoking an open wound.

In this way, the Munich 1972 Massacre Memorial, set to open on Sept. 6, is emblematic of the pain that has endured for many since that year’s Olym- pic Games, when 11 members of the Israeli team and one German police officer were killed by mem- bers of the Palestinian group Black September.

The memorial, family members of the victims said, will bring them yet another step closer to peace.

“There are no happier people, no more satisfied people, than us,” said Ankie Spitzer, whose hus- A rendering of the Munich Massacre Memorial. Carved into a grassy hill in the band, Andre, a fencing coach, was among those Olympic Park, it honors the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches and the German police officer killed in a terrorist attack at the 1972 Games. Credit Brückner & killed at the Munich Games. “It took 45 years, but Brückner like I tell my kids, if you have a dream, pursue it, if you feel that it is just.”

Satisfaction has been a long time coming. The “It is late,” said Ludwig Spaenle, the Bavarian healing process? That still feels incomplete. minister of culture, whose office led the project. “But it is not too late.” Family members of the victims — organized by Spitzer and Ilana Romano, the widow of the weight The new memorial rests unassumingly along a qui- lifter Yossef Romano — spent decades asking the et walking path in Munich’s Olympic Park. Visitors International Olympic Committee for a formal ac- to the site descend a short set of steps to enter the knowledgment of the massacre at the Games. Last main space, which has the effect of stepping into year, at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, a sanctuary. The exhibition area, which measures one finally took place, with a ceremony and the about 1,700 square feet, seems almost like a cave, installation of a monument in the Rio Olympic resting under a thick mound of grass and blending Village. into a backdrop of linden trees.

But Spitzer and the other families had also urged Along the back wall, a large LED screen, about the Bavarian government for years to erect a com- 36 feet long, will play a 27-minute loop of news prehensive memorial and museum at the Olympic footage broadcast during the crisis. In the center Park, where the Israeli team members were initially of the memorial, a triangular column will display taken hostage. Two team members were killed biographical profiles of each victim in German and there, and the rest, as well as the German police- English, with photographs. man, died during a chaotic rescue attempt at a nearby air base. “Our design idea was to cut into the hill, to take something away from the landscape,” said Until now, a sculpture and plaque have been the Stephan Graebner, an architect at Brückner & two primary memorials in the Olympic Park. But Brückner, the German firm selected in 2014 to for decades the memorial request was largely design the memorial. “When you think about the ignored, until more-sympathetic ears arrived in the massacre, it took something away, cutting into leadership of the Olympic committee and the local the lives of the victims, the families, the Olympic government in recent years. Games. We wanted to fill this void with memory.”

Page 19 The Israeli delegation at the opening ceremony in Munich. Credit Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Among the most poignant elements of the exhibi- ories, and the faces, of the victims. The memorial, tion are the personal effects, one for each victim, he said, could help change that. that were photographed for the memorial. “We can show that these were individuals, ordi- There is, for example, a postcard that the athlete nary people, not just names,” Karg said. Ze’ev Friedman sent to his parents from Munich before the attack. It arrived in their mailbox days Spitzer has attended every Olympics since the after his death. There is a copy of a telegram that Munich Games to press for a more concrete re- Golda Meir, the former Israeli prime minister, sent membrance of the massacre. She was rebuffed for to the United States to the parents of David Berg- decades, she said, often being told that politics do er, an Israeli weight lifter who grew up in Shaker not belong at the Olympics. That stance, the fam- Heights, Ohio. “I know that no mortal word can ilies knew, was always a convenient way to avoid assuage your grief,” Meir wrote to the Bergers, the issue. adding that “the pain is not only yours but that of a whole nation.” “We always said that if it had been the American Dream Team, we don’t think they would have to Werner Karg, an official in the Bavarian ministry fight for such a long time and beg and ask,” Spitzer of culture, said it was unfortunate that haunting said. images of masked terrorists were more prominent in the public consciousness today than the mem- At the 2012 Olympics in London, the International

Page 20 Olympic Committee shut down widespread calls “The murdered Israeli Olympians were victims of for a televised moment of silence during the open- an attack at the heart of the Olympic Games and ing ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of the against all the Olympic values,” Bach said. “It is massacre, a decision that drew criticism from many therefore fitting that these innocent victims should quarters and improvised moments from others. be remembered forever with a dignified memorial On NBC’s broadcast of that ceremony, for instance, at a place close to the Olympic Village. It will be a the announcer Bob Costas paused his commentary symbol of remembrance and our shared grief.” for 12 seconds when the delegation from Israel entered the stadium, effectively creating his own The memorial and exhibition cost about 2.4 million moment of silence. euros (more than $2.8 million), according to Karg, with contributions from the Bavarian government, “Terrorist attacks and other outrages happen, the German federal government, the Olympic sadly, on a constant basis,” Costas said in an committee and the Foundation for Global Sports interview. “But this one struck the Olympics itself. Development, an American organization focused That’s what separated it: not that it was more tragic on promoting sportsmanship. or more significant than others, but that it was directly tied to the Olympics.” The project will finish a year behind schedule. Pushback from local residents twice forced organiz- ers to move the project site, making the architects redesign the memorial each time. The site will be open to the public after a closed ceremony on Sept. 6 attended by members of the German and Israeli governments, the Olympic committee and the victims’ families.

Barbara Holzer, an architect from Zurich who served on the jury to select the project proposal, said any memorial had to be “a site that gives room to societal and individual reflection.” That process, for many, will begin anew here.

Spaenle was an 11-year-old living near the Olympic Ilano Romano, left, and Ankie Spitzer, who both lost their husbands in the Park when the massacre took place 45 years ago. 1972 attack, in London in 2012. Romano, Spitzer and other victims’ families He still remembers hearing the helicopters flying led a 45-year campaign for a comprehensive memorial to their loved ones in overhead when the terrorists were transferring the Munich. Credit Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated Press hostages to Fürstenfeldbruck, and he was inside Progress started to come shortly thereafter. the Olympic Stadium when Avery Brundage, the Spaenle, the Bavarian culture minister, met Spitzer Olympic committee president at the time, con- and other victims’ families in 2012, months after troversially declared after their deaths that “the the London Games, at a ceremony at Fürstenfeld- Games must go on.” bruck Air Base, where the hostage situation came to its tragic end. At that meeting, he pledged to Spaenle has long been familiar with the two work on the memorial project, and he met again more-modest memorials at two other sites in the with Spitzer and Romano several times in Germany Olympic Park — a sculpture by the German artist and Israel. Fritz Koenig and a plaque outside the apartment where the hostages were held — “but all the time, I Thomas Bach, who was elected president of the felt like something was missing,” Spaenle said. Olympic committee in 2013, proved more support- ive of the families’ cause than his predecessors, “This,” he said, “is the missing link.” and quickly backed the project, too. Bach, who won a gold medal in fencing for West Germany at the 1976 Games, also greenlighted the ceremony in the Olympic Village in Rio, where he read the names of the Munich victims.

Page 21 Celebrate 70 Years of Israel's Independence Merrick Jewish Centre Israel Trip Led by Rabbi Charles and Betty Klein April 15 - 27, 2018

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Tour package includes: Hotels: Carlton Tel Aviv, Kibbutz Kfar Blum, Dan Panorama Jerusalem. All Breakfasts, Shabbat Dinner and Lunch, 4 Week-Day Dinners, 5 lunches as per itinerary. Touring with Rabbi Klein and one of Israel‛s Top Tour Guide educators in a WiFi enabled deluxe touring Motor Coach. Round trip flights JFK to Tel Aviv A Few Tour Highlights: Merrick's Jewish Centers tour will cover many of Israel's marvels: Encounter with Brothers for Life and Counter-terrorism presentation, Lecture on settlements and Gush Etzion regions, Geopolitical tour of Jerusalem, The Temple Mount as a Focus of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Yom Hazikaron program, Six Day War Heritage Museum at Ammunition Hill, Yad Vashem Israel's national Holocaust memorial, Mt. Herzl Military Cemetery, Visit the new Memorial Hall dedicated to fallen soldiers and victims of terror, Experience Memorial Day transforms to Independence Day, Celebratory Yom Ha'atzmaut Shacharit service at the Masorti Kotel, Discussion with Women of the Wall movement, Chain of Generations, which combines archaeology, modern art and technology to take you on a journey through the history of the Jewish people, Israelite Tower a 2,600 year old archaeological puzzle light show at the City of David, Machane Yehuda Market, Greet the Sabbath at the Western Wall, Israeli literary walk, Lecture by Israeli-Arab journalist, Havdalah with Rabbi Klein, Study session at Shalom Hartman Institute, Explore the lavish Roman ruins of Beit Shean, Golan Heights, Geopolitical Brieifing on top of strategic Mt. Bental by Major (res.) Sarit Zehavi, Visit Ziv Medical Center in Tzfat, Tel Dan Nature Reserve, Catacombs of Beit Shearim, Guided tour of the Technion, "1st Timers Option – Masada and the Dead Sea: Freedom Fighters or Fanatics? Judean Desert, Masada, Swim in the Dead Sea, Western Wall Tunnels to discover underground Jerusalem. Multimedia tour of the Palmach Museum to learn about the elite underground organization that played a critical role in founding the State of Israel Please note: The Masada-Dead Sea Day Tour option above is offered at an additonal fee and is dependent on prior registration by March 1, 2018. This option may be dependent on a minimum number of participants". A fantastic fun filled spiritual adventure and much, much more! Trip costs and reductions Discounted price for check payment: Land Only Package $3,995 *Air and Land Package $5445 Full price for credit card payment Land Only Package $4,155 *Air and Land Package $5660 Discounted price for check payment for Single Room Supplement: $1295 Full price for credit card payment for Single Room Supplement: $1345 Reduction off price for 3rd adult in room: subtract $490 Added to the costs above are tips for Guide, Driver, Restaurants and Poerage $190 Tour price is based on minimum of 35 participants *Air price includes taxes and fuel surcharge - they are subject to change until ticketed View and download itinerary and application at www.israeltour.com/rcklein-2018 For additional information please call or email Rabbi Charles Klein at 516.379.8650 email [email protected] Tour arranged by ITC Tours llc 800.247.7235 or email [email protected]

Page 22 Encouraging Thoughts from the Holy Land

Israel doesn’t need to be a place too far from us as our thoughts and hearts will always be with part of the Holy Land. We go to the Holy Land because it is a foundation of faith

Israel doesn’t need to be a place too far from us as our thoughts and hearts will always be with part of the Holy Land. We go to the Holy Land because it is a foundation of faith just like we would go to any historical landmark to honor history. In Israel people value family time, take time celebrate God with Shabbat every week, and our deeply rooted into history. “

A Psalm of thanksgiving. Shout unto HaShem, all the earth. Serve HaShem with gladness; come before His presence with singing. Know ye that HaShem He is God; it is He that hath made us, and we our His, His people, and the flock of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise; give thanks unto Him, and bless His name. For HaShem is good; His mercy endureth for ever; and His faithfulness unto all generations.”

If you can’t go to Israel, be encouraged by these encouraging thoughts and quotes.

Actor Max von Sydow: “Movies give me an opportunity to go places. I’m not only a Swede but an Ameri- can, not just a man of my time, but I’ve been living 2,000 years ago-and not just in a new country, America, but in the Holy Land, too.”

Author Mark Twain: “When I was a boy I somehow got the impression that the river Jordan was four thou- sand miles long and thirty-five miles wide. It is only ninety miles long, and so crooked that a man does not know which side of it he is on half the time. In going ninety miles it does not get over more than fifty miles of ground. It is not any wider than Broadway in New York.”

Harry Truman: “I believe it has a glorious future before it - not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization.”

John F. Kennedy: “Israel was not created in order to disappear—Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.”

Golda Meir Golda Meir, Former Prime Minister of Israel: “We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel.”

Ariel Sharon: “If there will be a serious Palestinian prime minister who makes a 100 percent effort to end terrorism, then we can have peace. Each side has to take steps. If terror continues, there will not be an independent Palestinian state. Israel will not accept it, if terror continues.”

Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion: “In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.”

Director Steven Spielberg: “From the day I started to think politically and to develop my own moral values, from my earliest youth, I have been an ardent defender of Israel.”

Poet Yehuda Amichai, “Jerusalem is a port city on the shore of eternity.”

Read more at http://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/judaism/encouraging-thoughts-from-the-holy-land.aspx#d- 0CwrHqZYzkUjP3M.99

Page 23 Changing the World froma Jewish Perspective

The Jewish people are resilient and have made Ze’ev Jabotinsky considerable contributions to the world. Their work invites us to do our part. Ze’ev Jabotinsky was an author, poet, and a soldier. He was one of the founders of Zionism as we know By Corine Gatti (from BeliefNet) it today. The founder of the Jewish Self-Defense Or- No matter how you practice Judaism, one thing is ganization guided many leaders (first Prime Minister certain—you can change the world. Not only can of Israel David Ben-Gurion) to be a light for their you find wisdom in the Torah, but you can follow people. In this instance, it was for the Jews to have the leaders, who made a difference in society and their own homeland. Jabotinsky taught that unity for those around them. Jews have a special calling was key in protecting people and to have a Jewish in their lives they are not to hide it from others. Call nation. “I devote my life to the rebirth of the Jewish it the light that God gives us. God said in Genesis State, with a Jewish majority, on both sides of the “Let there be light.” He separated the light from Jordan,” he wrote. This was not without sacrifice. darkness for a reason. “God saw that the light was He gave up his dreams of being a journalist and a good, so God separated the light from the darkness. person already assimilated in society. Yet, he want- And it was evening, and it was morning, one day.” ed the Jews to have their homeland and freedoms. This light has can be used to change society, spread He created the first modern Jewish army. a positive message and to expel the darkness of human suffering, and to make a difference. God Clara Lemlich would not had opened with these words, if it was not important to have the distinction of light and Known as the “Uprising of the 20,000,” Lemlich dark without a purpose. He’s inviting us to take part. called for a massive strike against the New York’s The question is, are we listening? garment industry. On Nov. 22nd in 1909 she roused fellow working women to stand up against the de- Do you know what hineini means? Hineini is an plorable conditions a the Gotham shirtwaist factory, ancient Hebrew phrase that means “Here I am.” It is where “women worked 11 hours a day, six days a a call by God sometimes within silence to walk out week, for starting wages of $3 a week,” said Lemlich in faith to make a difference. It can be a feeling or a who was arrested 17 times. She faced police and nudge to act on something that you feel is wrong, or mobsters hired by the factory to stop her. The strike where there is injustice. This is a call, a light, within lasted two months and started a movement that you that needs to be activated. What has been on ended up saving people’s lives. We can credit her your heart, do you feel God calling you to contribute with safety regulations in the workplace. your talents, or your time to the world? We hope the following people will help you respond and help Elie Wiesel you become a light so you may declare: “Here I am” to make a difference. Here 6 Jewish leaders who He knew one day that there would be deniers of the answered the call in their lives. May you become Holocaust. Elie Wiesel made it his mission to make inspired as well. sure the world does not forget what happened to the Jewish people. He said he worked to keep the memory alive for those who won’t forget. There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. “I have tried to keep memory alive. I have tried to fight those who would forget,” he

Page 24 said. In 1986, Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Moses Prize, and considered the messenger for mankind. If we didn’t have people like Wiesel, where would we We can’t forget Moses on our list. When Moses be? He felt compelled to plant seed to make sure we was 3 months old his mother put him in a basket never forget the facts of that terrible time in world on the Nile River to save his life as Pharaoh wanted history. all Jewish males to be killed. However, Pharaoh’s daughter found and adopted him where he lived Ruth Messinger with the family. However, he murdered an Egyptian guard after a Hebrew slave was beaten, and was The President of American Jewish World Service is sent away. Moses was commanded by God to help a visionary and a global ambassador. Ruth Messing- the Jews escape from the clutches of Egypt, and er has mobilized faith-based communities along he lost everything. Yet, he would lead the Hebrews with leading rabbis through the U.S. to help pro- to the Promised Land and to freedom. The Jews mote human rights. The amount of money she has were slaves of Pharaoh and crossed the Red Sea, helped gross for charity is something special and but wondered for 40 years. In the process of this extraordinary. Messinger has raised $270 million journey, God gave Mosses the 10 Commandments. for human rights, including raising money to end Moses was also responsible for writing the Torah, the genocide in Darfur. Her tireless work has been and is one of the most important figures in Jewish applauded by the Jewish community where 5 major history for his faith in God and for the call on his life. American rabbinical seminaries have given her honorary degrees. Messinger works for the State You might not be a protester, be a leader in the mil- Department’s Religion and Foreign Policy Working itary, or raise millions of dollars for humanity, but Group, and is a member of the World Bank’s Moral you can make a difference by following your convic- Imperative working group, which fights poverty. tion and heeding the call to do something positive in the world. You can practice hineini and say to the Michael Oshman Lord “Here I am.”

You might have never heard of the Green Restau- Read more at http://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/juda- rant Association (GRA), but it’s transforming the ism/changing-the-world-from-a-jewish-perspective. restaurant industry by making it more environmen- aspx?p=2#XO8ggSf3cuJQdfj0.99 tally friendly. It was a novel concept said founder Michael Oshman, who founded the nonprofit in From BeliefNet 1990. Restaurants can become environmentally sustainable in several key areas in water, in energy, in food waste, and in chemical disposal. It took time to root, but restaurant owners started taking an interest and now there are over 40 states that have green restaurants in the U.S. “Back then, having a green business was a novel concept, but thankfully, it’s part of our culture now,” Oshman said according Presentense.org. GRA operates in the U.S. and in Canada

Page 25 Our own Dr. Steve Kussin has just published a book, Five Freshmen: a Story of the Sixties, available now on Amazon.com. Here’s his bio blast from the website: “Steven S. Kussin was a high school principal for 21 years. Currently he is the education reporter for WCBS Newsradio 880 in New York, an adjunct professor at Hofstra University, a weekly columnist for the Herald chain of community newspapers, and an educational consultant for many school systems. He looks forward to turning this novel into a screenplay-- and then beginning work on a second one.” A brief synopsis: Five Freshmen: a Story of the Sixties chronicles the lives of five of us from totally different backgrounds who set out together in what turns out to be the most turbulent period in American college history. As entering freshmen, our biggest worry is following the proctor’s edict to have “three feet on the floor” at all times when entertaining co-eds. How times had changed! By senior year, our very lives are on the line and we couldn’t care less about those rules. From fraternity house hi-jinx to draft card burnings and building takeovers, the juxtapo- sition of a fun-filled campus existence, coupled with life and death issues, is startling. What happens to each of the five of us over the next four years is a riveting tale of comedy, drama, friendships, romances, relationships, reminiscing— and reflects the sights, sounds, history, and music of this incredible decade. Through an odd twist of events, the members of our “fearsome fivesome” gain front row seats to a revolution in the making— and then each in his own way becomes entangled in it. We enter one Cornell in 1965 and leave a very different university in 1969. What happens to us individually and collectively over those four years is a fascinating story and reflects an amazing period in American history when the War in Vietnam, Civil Rights, and Women’s Lib cause the country to take a 180-degree turn in direction.

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Terri & Steven Lieberman in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their Leslie Rappaport & family on the birth of their grandson son Bradley Shane Hayden Chester born June 9th, 2017, son of Carrie & Mitchell Chester Debra & Lawrence Pollack in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son Sam Lee & Richard Berman & family on the birth of their grandson Grant Harlan Cohen born July 21, 2017, son of Lindsay & Bart- Wendy & Neal Stern in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their ley Cohen & little brother to Brandon daughter Kayla Brianna & Scott Bachrach & family on the birth of Bella Mae Carolyn & Matthew Schechner in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Bachrach born August 7th, 2017 their daughter Layla

Kim & Paul Burg in honor of the B’nai Mitzvah of their children ENGAGEMENTS Samantha & Blake Lori & Howard Stern on the engagement of their son Matthew Robin & Brian Linett in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son to Abigail Smul Shane Deborah & Sidney Nudelman on the engagement of their Laura & Eric Lowenstein in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their daughter Hana to Alex Poster son Ethan Gloria & Philip Goldstein on the engagement of their son Dan- Tina & Larry Moskowitz in honor of the B’nai Mitzvah of their iel Jared to Ashley Lauren Moje children Casey & Jacqueline Melanie & Jay Flatow on the engagement of their son Eric to Randi & Martin Katz in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son Alexis Warren Jamie Susan & Brian Katz on the engagement of their daughter Lau- Samantha & Shawn Sosnik in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of ren to David Epstein their daughter Avery MARRIAGES Jaime & David Antin in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Sara Vicki & Lance Goldman on the marriage of their daughter Samantha to Avi Zellman Susan & Howard Leiner in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son Andrew Beth & Barry Garfield on the marriage of their son Jason to Lexie Gottfried Cindy & Steven Scheinkopf in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Fallyn Stephanie & Mark Sobel on the marriage of their son Jona- than to Marissa Cooper Tammy & Jeff Daitch in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Hailey Jacki Kaplan & Eric Kaplan on the marriage of their son Josh- ua to Sasha Kaufman Melanie & Matthew Spiegel in honor of the B’nai Mitzvah of their children Hayley & Bradley Heléna & Steven Eilenberg on the marriage of their son Mi- chael to Jenna Sandler BIRTHS CONDOLENCES TO: Lois & Ed Saturn on the birth of their granddaughter Scarlett Emmy Knepper born March 10, 2017 daughter of Samantha & Susan Katz & family on the loss of her beloved mother Norma Gregg Knepper Levine

Eileen & William Greenspan on the birth of their grandson Martin Pasternak & family on the loss of his beloved father Cash Tatum Kerker son of Amy & Jordan Kerker Abraham Pasternak

Barbara & Robert Harari on the birth of their grandson Zach- Alan Chibnik & family on the loss of his beloved sister Nadine ary Leonard Harari born June 5, 2017 son of Adrienne & Jeff Jacobs Harari Edward Saturn & family on the loss of his beloved mother Meme & Jay Wanderman on the birth of their granddaughter Evelyn Saturn Anna Hope Wanderman born June 2, 2017 daughter of Sharyn & Adam Wanderman & little sister to Brooke. Lee Berman & family on the loss of her beloved sister Judye Lerner Shelley Rosenblum & family on the birth of her grandson Aid- en Ryder Rosenblum born June 15, 2017 son of Jaylon & Elliot Dean Krauss & family on the loss of his beloved wife and our Rosenblum & little brother to Hudson dear member Michelle Krauss

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Page 28 Gloria & Philip Goldstein—honor of Aliyah given to us on Dana & Richard Knox in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Samara Shabbat 8/5/17 Kohn daughter of Raina & Jamey Kohn Elissa & Robert Stein in memory of Michelle Krauss wife of Linda & Ron Rosen in honor of the Auf Ruf & upcoming Dean Krauss marriage of Samantha Goldman daughter of Vicki & Lance Goldman to Avi Zellman Barbara & Arnie Ruderman & Family in memory of Ivan Hametz brother of Eileen Silversmith Sarah Wexler & Family in honor of the Auf Ruf & upcoming marriage of Samantha Goldman daughter of Vicki & Lance RABBI TILLES’ PULPIT FUND Goldman to Avi Zellman Teddi & Mel Febesh—Best Wishes to Rabbi Tilles, Yaffa, Av- Alice & Marvin Kreutzberger in honor of the 50th wedding ishai & Micah on their move to Boston anniversary of Dr. Irwin & Eileen Silversmith Gail & Joel Antin in appreciation of Rabbi Tilles for his ser- Barbara & Rob Harari in honor of the birth of Gabe Elliot Men- vices at their grandson’s Pidyon Haben delsohn grandson of Paulette & Gary Mendelsohn

BLANCHE BATNICK MITZVAH FUND Marcia Kornbluth in honor of the upcoming marriage of Samantha Goldman daughter of Vicki & Lance Goldman to Joan & Blaine Land in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Luca Guil- Avi Zellman lon Ilene Lambert in memory of David Carlton father of Larry Joan & Blaine Land in honor of the marriage of Adam Barth Carlton son of Dr. & Mrs. Eric Barth to Carly Glick Ilene Lambert in honor of the birth of Aiden Ryder Rosenblum Joan & Blaine Land in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Hannah grandson of Shelley Rosenblum Weinberg Ellen & Alan Sussman in honor of the birth of Aiden Ryder Joan & Blaine Land in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Samara Rosenblum grandson of Shelley Rosenblum Kohn daughter of Raina & Jamey Kohn Ellen & Alan Sussman in memory of Abraham Pasternak Joan & Blaine Land in honor of Bluebell Plessner father of Martin Pasternak Lois & Jay Stein in memory of Evelyn Saturn mother of Ed- June Goldhamer in honor of the Auf Ruf of Samantha Gold- ward Saturn man daughter of Vicki & Lance Goldman to Avi Zellman Ivan & Lisa Menschel in memory of Judye Lerner sister of Lee Terry, David & Kyle Wechsler in memory of Abraham Paster- Berman nak father of Martin Pasternak

CHESED FUND Sharyn & Steven Kussin in honor of Sarita Mlawer’s grandson Eric’s graduation from MIT Drs. Felise & Jeffrey Fox in honor of the birth of Gabe Elliott Mendelsohn grandson of Paulette & Gary Mendelsohn Sharyn & Steve Kussin in honor of the 50th wedding anniver- sary of Eileen & Irwin Silversmith Ilene Lambert in honor of the marriage of Scott Tannenbaum son of Sandra & Steven Tannenbaum to Sara Gurman Rose & Ray Cohen for speedy recovery of Jay Katzeff Rose & Ray Cohen in honor of the birth of Gabe Elliott Men- Marcia Friedman in honor of the birth of Aiden Ryder Rosen- delsohn grandson of Paulette & Gary Mendelsohn blum grandson of Shelley Rosenblum Rose & Ray Cohen in honor of the bith of Isaac Rafael Lehrer Marcia Friedman in honor of the marriage of Michael Eilen- grandson of Joanne & Charlie Skop berg son of Helena & Steven Eilenberg to Jenna Sandler Sharyn & Steve Kussin in honor of the birth of Isaac Rafael Linda & Ron Rosen in honor of the birth of Aiden Ryder Lehrer grandson of Joanne & Charlie Skop Rosenblum grandson of Shelley Rosenblum Shelley Rosenblum in honor of the birth of Isaac Rafael Lehrer Phyllis & Robert Pearl in memory of Nadine Jacobs sister of grandson of Joanne & Charlie Skop Alan Chibnik Mindy & Evan Fischer in honor of the birth of Blake Berke Shelley Rosenblum in honor of the birth of Evan Abe Kornblu- grandson of Cheryl & Steven Haber th grandson of Marcia Kornbluth Paulette & Gary Mendelsohn in honor of Zachary Leonard Shelley Rosenblum in honor of the upcoming marriage of Harari grandson of Barbara & Robert Harari Samantha Goldman daughter of Vicki & Lance Goldman to Avi Zellman Sharyn & Steve Kussin in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Evan Klein grandson of Rabbi & Betty Klein Shelley Rosenblum in memory of Nadine Jacobs sister of Alan Chibnik Sarah Wexler & Family in honor of Heléna Eilenberg’s son receiving his P.H.D. Paula & Steven Rice in memory of Nadine Jacobs sister of Alan Chibnik Sarah Wexler & Family in honor of the birth of Isaac Rafael Lehrer grandson of Joanne & Charlie Skop Susan & Stanley Bloomfield in memory of Nadine Jacobs sister of Alan Chibnik

Page 29 Judy & Mitchell Mund in honor of the marriage of Jesse Zryb Dr. Harriet Feldman in memory of Eugene David Feldman son of Linda & Howard Zryb to Stacey Laitman Arlene Blitstein in memory of Judye Lerner sister of Lee Judy & Mitchell Mund in honor of the marriage of Adam Berman Barth son of Dr. Eric & Marlene Barth to Carly Glick Ilene Lambert in memory of Judye Lerner sister of Lee Ber- Judy & Mitchell Mund in honor of the birth of Zachary Leon- man ard Harari grandson of Barbara & Robert Harari Susan & Stanley Bloomfield in honor of Linda & Ron Rosen’s Judy & Mitchell Mund in honor of the engagement of Daniel 50th wedding anniversary Jared Goldstein son of Gloria & Philip Goldstein to Ashley Lauren Moje Alice & Marvin Kreutzberger in honor of Linda & Ron Rosen’s 50th wedding anniversary Mary & Steve Greenfield in honor of the 50th wedding anni- versary of Linda & Ron Rosen Gloria & Philip Goldstein in honor of Linda & Ron Rosen’s 50th wedding anniversary Barbara & Arnie Ruderman & Family in memory of Evelyn Saturn mother of Edward Saturn Phyllis Goldberg & Peter Donath - Mazel Tov on the 50th wed- ding anniversary of Linda & Ron Rosen Mindy & Ed Goldstein in honor of the birth of Aiden Ryder Rosenblum grandson of Shelley Rosenblum Sharyn & Steve Kussin in memory of Judye Lerner sister of Lee Berman Mindy & Ed Goldstein in honor of the birth of Shane Hayden Chester grandson of Leslie Rappaport Sharyn & Steve Kussin in memory of Evelyn Saturn mother of Edward Saturn Lori Goldstein in honor of the marriage of her daughter Jamie to Eric Koplowitz, August 5th, 2017 Sharyn & Steve Kussin in honor of Linda & Ron Rosen’s 50th wedding anniversary Mindy & Ed Goldstein in memory of Nadine Jacobs sister of Alan Chibnik Eileen & William Greenspan in memory of Judye Lerner sister of Lee Berman Linda & Ron Rosen in memory of Nadine Jacobs sister of Alan Chibnik Shelley Rosenblum in honor of the upcoming marriage of Joshua Kaplan son of Jacki Kaplan & Eric Kaplan to Sasha Linda & Ron Rosen in honor of the engagement of Daniel Kaufman Jared Goldstein son of Gloria & Phillip Goldstein to Ashley Lauren Moje Sharyn & Steve Kussin in memory of Ivan Hametz brother of Eileen Silversmith Judy Burkhoff in memory of Evelyn Saturn mother of Edward Saturn Yonit & Shawn Hindes & Family in memory of Michelle Krauss wife of Dean Krauss Melanie & Jay Flatow in memory of Evelyn Saturn mother of Edward Saturn Wendy & Herb Brooks in memory of Judy Lerner sister of Lee Berman Sarita Mlawer in honor of the birth of Isaac Rafael Lehrer grandson of Joanne & Charlie Skop Karen & Gary Sanders for speedy recovery of Ellen Sussman Sarita Mlawer in honor of the birth of great grandchild of Sandy, Les, Jordan & Amy Waldman in memory of Michelle Theresa Mermelstein Krauss wife of Dean Krauss Sarita Mlawer in honor of the birth of Aiden Ryder Rosenblum Steven & Roberta Scoll in memory of Ivan Hametz brother of grandson of Shelley Rosenblum Eileen Silversmith Sarita Mlawer in honor of the engagement of Hana Nudelman Alice & Marvin Kreutzberger in memory of Ivan Hametz broth- daughter of Deborah & Sydney Nudelman to Alex Poster er of Eileen Silversmith Rose & Ray Cohen in honor of Linda & Ron Rosen’s 50th wed- Sharyn & Steve Kussin for speedy recovery of Ellen Sussman ding anniversary Melanie, Jay & Gregory Flatow in memory of Michelle Krauss Barbara & Arnie Ruderman & Family in memory of Judye wife of Dean Krauss Lerner sister of Lee Berman Marilyn & Robert Hochhauser in honor of the marriage of Linda & Ron Rosen in honor of the upcoming marriage of Samantha Goldman daughter of Vicki & Lance Goldman to Joshua Kaplan son of Jacki Kaplan & Eric Kaplan to Sasha Avi Zellman Kaufman Beth Davis in memory of Sylvia & Mario Kravitz Lois & Jay Stein in memory of Judye Lerner sister of Lee Berman Sheryl & Barry Marin in memory of Judye Lerner sister of Lee Berman Paulette & Gary Mendelsohn in memory of Judye Lerner sister of Lee Berman Sharyn & Steve Kussin—to Karen & Gary Sanders—wishing you much happiness & good health in your new home Phyllis Goldberg in memory of Judye Lerner sister of Lee Berman Mindy & Ed Goldstein for speedy recovery of Ellen Sussman

Page 30 Louis Goldstein & family in memory of Michelle Krauss wife The Cusano Family in memory of Michelle Krauss wife of of Dean Krauss Dean Krauss

HOWARD CHASKES MEMORIAL FUND Barbara & Arnie Ruderman & Family in memory of Rochelle Randazzo sister of Eileen Lane Phyllis Chaskes in honor of the birth of Isaac Rafael Lehrer grandson of Joanne & Charlie Skop ENDOWMENT FUND Phyllis Chaskes in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Samara Kohn daughter of Raina & Jamey Kohn Lois & Ed Saturn in honor of the birth of Gabe Elliot Mendel- sohn grandson of Paulette & Gary Mendelsohn Phyllis Chaskes in honor of Rabbi Klein’s 66th birthday Helen Drogin in memory of mother Sylvia Bresler Stan Becker in memory of Abraham Pasternak father of Marty Pasternak Helen Drogin in honor of Claire Rosenberg’s beautiful, flaw- less Torah chanting… Stan Becker in memory of Jerome Medowar Linda & Lew Altman in honor of the birth of Isaac Rafael Leh- Phyllis Chaskes in memory of Jerome Medowar rer grandson of Joanne & Charlie Skop Phyllis Chaskes in memory of Nadine Jacobs sister of Alan Gail & David Bensol in memory of Norma Levine mother of Chibnik Susan Katz Phyllis Chaskes in honor of the birth of Marcia Kornbluth’s Linda & Lew Altman in memory of Abraham Pasternak father grandson of Martin Pasternak Phyllis Chaskes in honor of the engagement of John & Robin The Tiegel Famiy in memory of Abraham Pasternak father of Langro’s son Martin Pasternak

Janet & Harvey Fine in memory of Marcia Treiman wife of FRIENDS OF THE MERRICK JEWISH CENTRE Stanley Treiman Mara & Michael Fox in memory of David Carlton Janet & Harvey Fine in memory of Dr. Alan Treiman son of Stanley Treiman DR. ALAN KLEIN MEMORIAL FUND Drs. Felise & Jeffrey Fox in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Evan Phyllis Chaskes in honor of the birth of Shelby Cole Rosenfeld Klein grandson of Rabbi & Betty Klein granddaughter of Michelle & Michael Schwartz Lois & Edward Saturn in honor of our 40th wedding anniver- Sandy Pinkus & Family in memory of Nadine Jacobs sister of sary Alan Chibnik Paulette & Gary Mendelsohn in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Sandy Pinkus & Family in honor of the birth of Evan Abe Korn- Evan Klein grandson of Rabbi & Betty Klein bluth grandson of Marcia Kornbluth MARTIN & DORIS KLEIN MEMORIAL FUND Stan Becker in memory of Judye Lerner sister of Lee Berman Sandy Pinkus & Family in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Evan Phyllis Chaskes—Mazel Tov to Shula Hirsch on her grand- Klein grandson of Rabbi & Betty Klein at the Kotel daughter’s wedding Mindy & Ed Goldstein in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Evan Klein grandson of Rabbi & Betty Klein Phyllis Chaskes in memory of Ivan Hametz brother of Eileen Silversmith ALAN KORNBLUTH MEMORIAL FUND Sandy Pinkus for speedy recovery of Ellen Sussman Drs. Jeffrey & Felice Fox in memory of Alan Kornbluth Sandy Pinkus in memory of Ivan Hametz brother of Eileen Gerry Storch in memory of Alan Kornbluth Silversmith Gerry Storch in honor of the birth of Isaac Rafael Lehrer DONNINGER CHILDREN’S LIBRARY FUND grandson of Joanne & Charlie Skop Barbara & Arnie Ruderman & Family in memory of Helen Lois & Leonard Kaufman in honor of the birth of Evan Abe Smilowitz mother of Iris Misshula Kornbluth grandson of Marcia Kornbluth—Mazel Tov! Shari & Mitch Simon in honor of the engagement of Lindsey Joanne & Charlie Skop in honor of the birth of Evan Abe Korn- to Seth bluth grandson of Marcia Kornbluth

Lois & Leonard Kaufman in memory of Evelyn Saturn mother of Edward Saturn KOZIN FUND Lois & Edward Saturn in honor of the birth of Levi Storm Sharon & David Ades—in honor of Sarah Wexler - with Wayne grandson of Karen & Dan Yarosh gratitude to you for so generously working with Gabe & enhancing his Jewish education Lois & Len Kaufman in memory of Ivan Hametz brother of Eileen Silversmith Rena & Steven Kozin & Family in honor of the birth of Gabe Elliott Mendelsohn grandson of Paulette & Gary Mendel- sohn

Page 31 KROLL EDUCATIONAL FUND Mindy & Ed Goldstein in honor of the birth of Evan Abe Korn- Toby Wegman in honor of Sandra Wegman—receiving The bluth grandson of Marcia Kornbluth Principal’s Award Paulette & Gary Mendelsohn in honor of the birth of Grant Susan & George Mundhenk in honor of the Auf Ruf of Michael Harlan Cohen grandson of Lee & Richie Berman Eilenberg son of Helena & Steve Eilenberg Michele & Steve Moscovitz in honor of Rabbi Tilles & Family Elaine Meyer Coughlin in memory of Jerome Medowar Lee & Richard Berman in honor new grandson of Mr. & Mrs. MEN’S CLUB YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND Michael Plotbnick

The CBO –Cong. Beth Ohr Sunshine Club in honor of the birth PRAYER BOOK & TALLIS FUND of Reese Leanne Arkin granddaughter of Laura & Hank INSCRIBED PRAYER BOOK FUND Arkin Karen & Gary Sanders on the birth of Isaac Rafael Lehrer PJ LIBRARY FUND grandson of Joanne & Charlie Skop Ilene Lambert in honor of the birth of Reese Leanne Arkin Sheila & Sam Rappaport in memory of Abraham Pasternak granddaughter of Laura & Hank Arkin father of Martin Pasternak Ilene Lambert in honor of the birth of Julia Morgan Falkowitz Cantor Smolarz & family—Happy Birthday to Joanne Skop granddaughter of Dr. Mark & Bonnie Falkowitz Sheila & Sam Rappaport in memory of Nadine Jacobs sister of Ilene Lambert in honor of the birth of Jordan Andrew Field Alan Chibnik grandson of Sharon & Howard Field Harriet & Barry Lasky in memory of Judye Lerner sister of Lee Sheila Bezozo in memory of mother Yetta Goldman Berman Lee & Richard Berman in honor of the birth of Gabe Elliott Harriet & Barry Lasky in memory of Harriet Kitaeff Mendelsohn grandson of Paulette and Gary Mendelsohn Karen & Gary Sanders in memory of Judye Lerner sister of Lee Mindy & Ed Goldstein in honor of the birth of Reese Leanne Berman Arkin granddaughter of Laura & Hank Arkin Frieda & Alexander Rosenberg & Leslie Rappaport in honor & Mindy & Ed Goldstein in honor of the birth of Gabe Elliott appreciation of Nat Litman Mendelsohn grandson of Paulette & Gary Mendelsohn Sheila & Sam Rappaport in memory of Ivan Hametz brother of Mindy & Ed Goldstein in honor of the naming of Julia Morgan Eileen Silversmith Falkowitz SYNAGOGUE FUND Natalie Scot Wetchler granddaughter of Wendy & Frank Wetchler Paulette & Gary Mendelsohn in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Samara Kohn daughter of Raina & Jamey Kohn Randye & David Cohen in honor of the birth of Aiden Max Feld grandson of Shari & Mitch Simon Ilene Lambert in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Samara Kohn daughter of Raina & Jamey Kohn Eileen & William Greenspan in honor of the birth of our grand- son Cash Tatum Kerker THE STACEY DAWN ROSENBERG MEMORIAL FUND THE SYNAGOGUE FUND Eileen & William Greenspan in honor of the birth of our great nephew Gabe Elliot Mendelsohn son of Amanda & Mark Caren & Jeff Rosenberg in memory of beloved son of Rachel & Mendelsohn Samuel Grossman Marcia Kornbluth in honor of the birth of Isaac Rafael Lehrer Caren & Jeff Rosenberg in memory of Judye Lerner sister of grandson of Joanne & Charlie Skop Lee Berman Ilene Lambert in honor of the birth of Isaac Rafael Lehrer Caren & Jeff Rosenberg in memory of Joyce Bard mother of grandson of Joanne & Charlie Skop Suzanne Shkolnik

Marilyn & Rob Hochhauser in honor of the birth of Aiden Ry- THE ZABRISKIE FAMILY ISRAEL der Rosenblum grandson of Shelley Rosenblum OPPORTUNITY FUND Randye & David Cohen in honor of the birth of Isaac Rafael Rose & Ray Cohen in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Evan Klein Lehrer grandson of Joanne & Charlie Skop grandson of Rabbi & Betty Klein Marilyn & Rob Hochhauser in honor of the birth of Isaac Rafa- Joan & Blaine Land in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Evan Klein el Lehrer grandson of Joanne & Charlie Skop grandson of Rabbi & Betty Klein Mindy & Ed Goldstein in honor of the birth of Isaac Rafael Stan Becker in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Evan Klein grand- Lehrer grandson of Joanne & Charlie Skop son of Rabbi & Betty Klein Joanne & Charlie Skop in honor of the birth of Gabe Elliott Mendelsohn grandson of Paulette & Gary Mendelsohn

Page 32 YAHRZEITS Marlene Edelstein in memory of mother Esther Mayo Howard Ader in memory of mother Rose Ader Judy Elfenbein in memory of mother Charlotte Ades Barbara Ader in memory of mother Saltamat Shaouli Judy Elfenbein in memory of father Robert Ades George Adler in memory of mother Margit Benda Dr. Harvey Fader in memory of mother Sydelle Fader Dr. Andy Ageloff in memory of mother Claire Ageloff Lawrence Feinberg in memory of mother Pearl Feinberg Linda Altman in memory of father Hyman Weiner Dr. Harriet Feldman in memory of mother-in-law Ada Feldman Linda Annapolen in memory of father Philip Rauch Rhoda Feldman in memory of grandmother Lila Wachsman Hildy Austein in memory of husband Dr. Sidney Austein Rhoda Feldman in memory of mother Mariessa Waxman Fran & Allan Bader in memory of mother Bella Bader Rhoda Feldman in memory of aunt Pauline Passman Neil Baumgarten in memory of father Arthur Baumgarten Marvin Feller in memory of son Alan Feller S. Baumgarten in memory of grandfather Abram Wallach Marvin Feller in memory of sister-in-law Marilyn Klein Shep Berg in memory of mother Fannie Berg Harvey Fine in memory of parents Pearl & Paul Fine Evelyn Berg in memory of mother Ruchel Schulman Janet Fine in memory of parents Gladys & Martin Kornhauser Linda Berman in memory of father Lester Grossman Richard A. Finkel in memory of father Jerome Finkel Barry Berman in memory of sister Irene Sloane David First in memory of mother Sally First Robert Bertner in memory of father Saul Bertner Susan Weber-Fishkin in memory of mother Belle Weber Joel Bernstein in memory of mother Nettie Bernstein Rochelle Flashner in memory of mother-in-law Ruth Flashner Joel Bickel in memory of mother Gladys Bickel Jay Flatow in memory of father Murray Flatow Joel Bickel in memory of father Saul S. Bickel Michele Friend in memory of father Alan Kornbluth Joel Bickel in memory of aunt Muriel Zaelin Jennifer & Paul Gellman in memory of Selma Gellman Tina Blankstein in memory of father Hyman Fishman Barri Gershlak in memory of uncle Joseph Lipfield Alan Bronstein in memory of mother Mildred Bronstein Allen Gershlak in memory of mother Sarah Gershlak Carol Bruckner in memory of mother Lillian Shelansky Roberta Goldenberg in memory of mother Jeanette Ballin Judith Burkhoff in memory of mother Frances Tropper Roberta Goldenberg in memory of mother-in-law Lillian Gold- enberg Fred Burns in memory of father George Burns Stan Goldberg in memory of brother Gary David Goldberg Phyllis Chaskes in memory of father Morris Beck Phyllis Goldberg in memory of father-in-law Paul Goldberg Steven Cherniak in memory of father Edward Cherniak Victor Goldberg in memory of mother Irene Goldberg Stephanie Cherniak in memory of father Dudley Barkin Starr Goldberg in memory of father Irving Frost Roberta Cogen in memory of mother Sarah Gottlieb Bea Goldberg in memory of husband Martin Goldberg Rose Cohen in memory of father Joseph Spiewak Bea Goldberg in memory of mother-in-law Pearl Goldberg Rose Cohen in memory of mother Frieda Spiewak Abby Goldberg in memory of father Leonard Goldberg Arnold Deiner in memory of father Reuben Deiner Deborah Goldstein in memory of father Robert Simms Arnold Deiner in memory of mother Lillian Deiner Lori Goldstein in memory of father-in-law Ira Goldstein Laurie & Bob Delitsky in memory of father Alex Janowitz Lori Goldstein in memory of father Abraham Welner Helen Drogin in memory of grandfather Abraham Isaac Hinitz Lori Goldstein in memory of husband Mitchell Goldste8in Ira Dzigas in memory of father John Dzigas Shelley Green in memory of Sylvia Green Sandy Edelman in memory of mother Anna Herbstman Gloria Greenbaum in memory of mother Hilda Cohen

Page 33 Jeanne Lipsky in memory of husband Bernard Lipsky Mary Greenfield in memory of father C.L.McComb Jeanne Lipsky in memory of father-in-law Louis Lipsky Eileen Greenspan in memory of father Nat Kurzer Ellen Lockwood in memory of father Bernard Lockwood Eileen Greenspan in memory of aunt Sylvia Cohen Eli & Louise Levine in memory of son Andrew Levine George Grossman in memory of father Harry Grossman Myra Levine in memory of brother Howard Michnick Steven Haber in memory of mother Elaine Haber Robert Margolis in memory of father Frank Margolis Steven Haas in memory of father Jack Haas Fran Markus in memory of father Martin B. Markus Lorie Hershkin in memory of father Daniel Smith Susan Melnick in memory of mother Edna G. Nash Gale Hirsh in memory of mother Pauline I Schmier Douglas Melzer in memory of mother Mildred Melzer Diana Hoffman in memory of mother Mollie Klein Marcia Melzer in memory of father Leonard Fund Hollis Israel & Aliza Schauder in memory of father/grandfather Charles Ravitch Lisa Menschel in memory of mother Esther Rosenthal Caryn Jacoby in memory of father Martin Jacoby The Menschel Family in memory of father Max Menschel Zelda Kaslow in memory of husband Melvyn Kaslow Theresa Mermelstein in memory of sister-in-law Rosa Mer- melstein Leonard Kaufman in memory of mother Betty Kaufman Larry Meyers in memory of father Murray Meyers Barry D. Klein in memory of father Harry Klein Larry Meyers in memory of mother Margaret Meyers Marcia Kornbluth & Family in memory of husband Alan Korn- bluth Barry C. Nelson in memory of sister Francine C. Nelson Don- ath Steven Kozin & Family in memory of beloved mother & father Myra & Leon Kozin Abby Ofsink in memory of father Benjamin Lustigman Marvin Kreutzberger in memory of father Nathan Kreutzberger Abby Ofsink in memory of mother Rose Lustigman Pat & Jim Kronick in memory of mother Sylvia Switzer Arleen Orbuch in memory of husband Sol Orbuch Sandy Kula in memory of father Leo Teitel Muriel Ozner in memory of Arthur Ozner Sheryl Kushner in memory of mother Cecile Mersand Muriel Ozner in memory of mother Rose Katz Sharyn Kussin in memory of father Benjamin Levine Sandy Pinkus in memory of beloved father Irving Levy Eddie Lampert in memory of mother Marcia Lampert Rochelle Peretz in memory of mother Sylvia Kaplan Blaine Land in memory of sister Blanche Batnick Sydelle Reich in memory of father Julius Wankovsky Joan Land in memory of father Stanley Gaines Beryl Richman in memory of husband Harold Richman Barry Lasky in memory of mother Yetta Lasky Michael Robin in memory of father Jerome Robin Barry Lasky in memory of father Charles Lasky Audrey Robin in memory of father Harry Karpel Stephen Lepselter in memory of mother Charlotte Lepselter Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Rosenberg in memory of mother Lila Rosenberg Irene Levinbook in memory of mother Fay Melamed Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Rosenberg in memory of mother Sarah Irene Levinbook in memory of sister Marian Fourman Levy Simon Levin in memory of father Leo Levin Stanly Rubin in memory of mother Beckie Rubin Eli Levine in memory of mother Anna Luckman Jack Rubinstein in memory of father David Rubinstein Kathy Levinson in memory of mother Nina Levine Arnie Ruderman in memory of mother Frances Ruderman Louise Levine in memory of father Morris Luckman Arthur Saftler in memory of wife Doris Saftler Linda Levine in memory of father Theodore Rosenberg Hanna Saunders in memory of mother Fanny Silverstein Larry & Carolyn Liebling in memory of father Edward Liebling Arlene Savitsky in memory of sister Rae Roth

Page 34 Roberta Scoll in memory of father Bernard Metrick MeMe Wanderman in memory of beloved mother Sally Weinberg Michelle Schwartz in memory of mother Sylvia Cohen Jane Ward in memory of father Murry Kupfer Richard Schwartz in memory of father Isaac Schwartz Marcia Weinstein in memory of mother Frances Tropper Myrna Schuval in memory of father Isadore Kaplowitz Sheila Weintraub in memory of mother Ruth Krause Julie Seidler in memory of father Ivan Sweberg Sheila Weintraub in memory of mother-in-law Shirley Wein- Brian Seidler in memory of father Bruce Seidler traub Cheryl Shaiman in memory of mother Phyllis Zeizel Norman Whitman in memory of father Benjamin Whitman Louella Silberberg in memory of grandfather Max Podolsky Edward Weisel in memory of mother Gertrude Weisel Louella Silberberg in memory of father Murray Press Debbie Weiss in memory of father Gerald Birnbaum Judy Silver in memory of grandfather Osias Appeldorf Joel Wexler in memory of uncle George Wexler Judy Silver in memory of mother Anita Silver Norman Whitman in memory of mother Rae Whitman Sabrina Silverman in memory of father Paul Michaels Barry Wilansky in memory of mother Rose Wilansky Barry Silverman in memory of mother Etta Silverman Barry Wilansky in memory of wife Stephanie Gail Wilansky Ruth & Barry Silverman in memory of friend Hilda Stoopacki Diane Wildman in memory of husband Howard Wildman Ruth Silverman in memory of father Herman Renka Barbara Wolfson in memory of father George Blank Barry Silverman in memory of father Leonard Silverman Murray Yenis in memory of father Jack Rosenwasser Mitch Simon in memory of father Alvin Simon Elliot Sims in memory of father Efraim Simhavoff YISKOR Susan Sims in memory of father Ari Abramoff Susan & Stan Bloomfield Albie Stam in memory of father William Stam Sharyn Kussin Ruth Stam in memory of father Irving Goz Hannah M. Levine Shari Stern in memory of father Leonard Finkelstein Sandy Pinkus Rita Stoller in memory of father Herman Wachtenheim Joel Stoller in memory of Eva Leib Mark Sobel in memory of father Lewish Sobel Laraine Sweberg in memory of husband Ivan Sweberg Laraine Sweberg in memory of father Harold Sternbach Shirley Tilchen in memory of father Harry Schneider Michael Toback in memory of mother Claire Toback Linda Topchik in memory of mother Louise Barokas Larraine Katz Ullian in memory of beloved mother Norma Meltzer Elaine Vogel in memory of brother David Russell Sandi Waldman in loving memory of father Jack Freilich Sandi Waldman in memory of mother Mia Freilich Meme Wanderman in memory of beloved father Herman Weinberg

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