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Bulletin - July 2018 / Tammuz - Av 5778 BULLETIN - JULY 2018 / TAMMUZ - AV 5778 On Friday evening, June 8, Mandi and Harris Jaffe, students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida spoke to members of the congregation and community about their experience and their advocacy work on behalf of change. If you were not able to attend this moving and inspirational Shabbat, you can view their presentation via our streaming service. Log onto TEECleve.org and hit the streaming button on the top right of the screen. JULY WORSHIP SERVICES MILESTONES 2018/19 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Please join us at 5:45 pm every Friday for our Milestone birthdays are listed every 5 years beginning at age 20 and every year Adam Abrams President Shabbat Pre-Reception. after age 90. Anniversaries are listed every 5 years and every year after 50 David Sperling Executive Vice- Friday, July 6 years. Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Sue Krantz Vice-President/ JULY BIRTHDAYS Darcy Hershey Vice-President Saturday, July 7 7/1 Muriel Cohen Pam Richards Vice-President Parashat Pinchas 7/2 Harriet Leeds Parshat HaShavuah 9:00 am Lillian Schlachter Vice-President Shabbat Service 10:30 am 7/6 Sandra Levine Jenny Walinsky Secretary 7/7 Rachelle Silbiger Friday, July 13 7/9 Burton Frankel Shelly Baskin Trustee Shabbat Service 6:15 pm 7/12 Herbert Pritzker David Blumenthal Trustee 7/14 Raymond Sussel Jeff Brooks Trustee Saturday, July 14 7/17 Caroline Chesebrough Tracy Gehrt Trustee Parashat Matot-Masse 7/18 Hermine Ostro Larry Goddard Trustee Parshat HaShavuah 9:00 am 7/19 Karen Silverman Shabbat Service 10:30 am Rick Gross Trustee 7/22 Phyllis Wapnick Peter Haas Trustee Friday, July 20 7/24 Ruth Arenswald Evan Klotzman Trustee Shabbat Service 6:15 pm 7/25 Phyllis Cheyfitz Art Kraus Trustee 7/25 Donald Zaas Regina Olbinsky Trustee Saturday, July 21 JULY ANNIVERSARIES Jared Shapiro Trustee Parashat Devarim 7/3 Joel & Marilyn Zaas Adam Wallenstein Trustee Erev Tisha B’av 7/5 Louis & Claire Chestney Adam Weissberg Trustee Parshat HaShavuah 9:00 am 7/11 Allen & Phyllis Wapnick Shabbat Service 10:30 am Marilyn Zaas Trustee 7/16 Maury & Carol Rose Martha Zlotnik Trustee Friday, July 27 7/26 Jason & Elana Blake Shabbat Service 6:15 pm Mitch Cronig Brotherhood Rep Alan Levine Brotherhood Rep Saturday, July 28 Peter Abrams Youth Rep Parashat Vaetchanan Parshat HaShavuah 9:00 am Stan Blum Life Trustee Shabbat Service 10:30 am Rick Horvitz Life Trustee Don’t forget to TEMTY Board J YTEE register your Peter Abrams President Abby Weissberg President child(ren) for Michael Schwartz Programming VP Religious Sydney Moss Social Action VP Planning Team School Tovah Elia Religious & Amanda Bloomberg Alexa Konover Cultural VP Sammie Lashley Go to www.teecleve.org then Lizzie Kohler Membership VP Kylee Moss click "Member Log In" Jessica Abrams Communications VP Ethan Greenberg on the top right of the home page Marina Caporossi and follow the prompts. Aaron Titlebaum PAGE 2 IN MEMORIAM YAHRZEIT The congregation notes with deep WEEK OF JULY 6-7 Lillian Gage Ziporah Lightman sorrow the loss of our member: Walter L. Abt Bruce Geller Max Meyer Linda Lefkovitz Joseph Arnoff Lewis Gottlob Justin Mills Sidney Arnold Gizella Heiman Eric Myers Our condolences to: Leonard Heiman Martin Boraz Rhea N. Peterson Nelson (Heidi) Pitlor on the loss of Hortense Borod Amelia Kleinberger Everett Rosen his father, Joel Pitlor Hyman Goodman Shirley Kline Rena C. Rosenfield Raymond Greenberg Frances Kohn Thelma Schinagle Rachel (Gideon) Torrance on the Sol Greene Robert Kraus Jennie Shnider loss of her grandmother, Sam Herman Gerald Leff Harriet Shulman Miriam Avner Esther Hill Ann Levitt Hyman Joseph Sibul Shirley Katz Nathan Lieptz Reada Simon Hospitalized or in need Bennet Kleinman Morton November Manny Weiser of a home visit? Ed Konkol Sara Nozik We’re just a phone call William Kretsch Roberta Provder WEEK OF JULY 27-28 away! Jack M. Levin Monroe L. Roseman Shirley M. Berger As area hospitals no longer notify us when Eleanor Lewis Aaron H. Saltzman Ralph Dettelbach a congregant is admitted, we rely on you Ruth Gilman Mandel Frances Saltzman Max Engel to alert us. Call 216-454-1216, or Ben Pester Abraham Sandson Martha F. Fields e-mail [email protected], to let us Leonard Ronis Jennie Schulman Harry Frankel know of a congregant who would Alta Rosenberg Lewis J. Schusterman Celia (Cissie) Gardner appreciate a visit from one of our clergy. Sam Silver Morris Roth Carol Gergis Have a Simcha to share? Maxine Schinagle David Lawrence Simon Israel Ginsburg Share it with your TEE family via Isadore Schrier Celia Sinoway Frieda Goldberg TEEMail. Send information to Belle Landau Segall Ruth Small Joseph E. Huber [email protected]; 216-454-1210. Sam Skolnik Joseph Terr Claire Kaufman Lanny Solomon Jack Tetalman Bess J. Kline Elaine Sosnowsky Samuel Tuber Donald J. Kohorst Lynn Stern Emanuel Weinberger Robert Korenstein Milo Thomas Arthur Wintner Frieda Levine CHESED COMMITTEE Gertrude K. Weinstein Tammy Zlotnik Corinne Levy Norman Weintraub Stephen Zucker The Chesed/Caring Committee is a Hortense Marcuson group dedicated to providing support to Frances Yablonsky Leah November Temple members during times of illness, Alice Ziskind WEEK OF JULY 20-21 Freida Olbinsky loss or need, as well as recognizing Barbara Arian Samuel Persky milestones such as the births of children. WEEK OF JULY 13-14 Rickie Baskin Molly B. Posner The committee provides: Estelle Aaron Robert Cole Norman Rawson Jack Applebaum David Ferber Sidney Rosenthal • Shivah Baskets for families in Debbie Opper Avner Phillip Fine Jacob Max Saltzman mourning to celebrate Shabbat after a Freyda Barenholtz Manuel S. Freund loved one’s death; Betty J. Union Elfriede Baum Richard P. Geye • Visits to members in hospitals or Michael Berkovitz Anna Hoffman nursing homes; Jennie Buzney Alan Israel • Meals for members recuperating Ada Cohen Seymour Kasimov from an illness; Jack Cohen Sam Kleinman Bessie Cole Rita Krasny • Transportation and/or errands to help D. Michael Deckman Ruth Fabricant Kupperman home-bound members. Paula Fine Sanford Lichtig To request these services, contact our office at 216-454-1300. To help with the committee, contact Denotes a perpetual yahrzeit plaque has been installed in the Naomi Kall, [email protected]. Kumin Family Memorial Alcove. PAGE 3 D ONATIONS ( AS OF M AY 31) ADMINISTRATIVE Renee Higer Discretionary Fund FACILITIES ENHANCEMENT & Chesed Fund in honor of: Michelle Bogomolny and BEAUTIFICATION in memory of: David Kaplan by Ona Mitch Cronig receiving the Emanu Elite Steven M. Baskin, Gerald Fields & Dr. Lowe of the Year Award by Julian & Marlene David Goodman Fine Arts Fund in memory of: Dr. David Goodman by First Friday Dinner Fund Cohen Harold & Judith Blane; in honor of: in appreciation of: First Friday Dinner by Cantor Richard Lawrence Discretionary Rebecca Lockman's Cconfirmation by Mitchell & Lisa Cronig, the Gehrt Family, Fund Sheldon & Marilyn Baskin David Sperling & Pamela Hruby in memory of: Irene Davis by Sandra Capital Campaign Funds Ronald & Shelley Lipson Caring Fund Davis in memory of: Jacob Rosenbaum by in memory of: Irwin Gage by Shelley Rabbi Daniel A. Roberts Discretionary Dennis & Judith Hershey; Dinah Sobul by Lipson; in honor of: Dave & Ruth Fund Irwin & Rena Sobul Hurwitz's grandaughter Jessica’s in memory of: Clarence R. Bayles by Lee graduation, Renee Lieberman's grandson Stern TIKKUN OLAM Izzy's Bar Mitzvah and Harvey & Ruth Arthur Cowan Holocaust Fund EDUCATION Nevin’s grandsons graduation by Shelley in memory of: Barbara Berman by Paul & Sharyn Bailin Memorial Preschool Fund Lipson; for the yahrzeit of: Esther Kunik, Maxine Fine Max Greenberg, & Milton Lipson by in memory of: Jacob Rosenbaum by Tikkun Olam Fund Shelley Lipson Charles Bailin in memory of: Don Plasco by Earl Cohen Eric J. Barr Mitzvah Fund General Operating Fund & Judy Uram; Bernice Rhodes by Nassif in memory of: Ellen Maletsky, Jacob in memory of: Rachel Jacobs & David Family; Jacob Rosenbaum by Earl Cohen Rosenbaum and Eddie Strauss by Norman Shwartz by Linda Waldman; Estelle & Judy Uram Kushnick by Stephen Kushnick; Joel Pitlor & Ferne Barr; for the recovery of: Bob by Renee & Codie Higer; in honor of: Leeson and Fern Deutsch by Norman & WORSHIP & PRACTICES Michelle Bogomolny and Mitch Cronig Ferne Barr Rosette Borstein Choir Fund receiving the Emanu Elite of the Year Camp & Israel Scholarship Fund in memory of: Irwin Gage by Earl Cohen Award by Errol & Ruth Nozik; for the in memory of: Robert Katz by Barbara & Judy Uram yahrzeit of: Steve Comet by Arlene Comet Appel; Marlene Fine, Leo & Yetta Halpert Benjamin & Alice Krall Prayer Book Carl Rich, Dr. Mitchell L. Okun and by Irving Fine Fund Blanche Rich Okun Usher Eva Heisler Hartenbaum Voices & in memory of: Charlotte Sherman by for the yahrzeit of: Jacob Solvith by Barry Visions of Jewish Women Muriel Rosen Rich in memory of: Esther Fischgrund and Dr. Jack & Carol Landau Music Fund Jacob & Marjorie Rosenbaum Fund Mannie Hartenbaum by Burton & Rita in memory of: Louis Segall by Carol in memory of: Jacob Rosenbaum by David Frankel Landau & Family; David Meyer by Carol & Ruth Hurwitz, Michael Knopick, Robert Dr. Martin & Rita Krasny Scholarship Landau; Jacob Rosenbaum by Carol Reitman, Rob & Kris Rogers, Elizabeth & Fund Landau; for the yahrzeit of: Dr. Jack Leo Shaner, Renee & Codie Higer, Thelma in honor of: Dr. Robert Fields by David, Landau by Carol Landau Rivin, Marion Landis, James & Christine Hermine & Stuart Ostro Prayerbook Fund Berick, Mark & Ruth Elliott, Cathy Laks Family Religious School Fund in memory of: Sadie Kaplan by Ona Lowe Pearlman, Lynda & Don Insul, Burton & in memory of: Ernest A. Laks by Mark & WoTEE Mitzvah Fund Rita Frankel, Marc Freimuth Terri Laks in memory of: Goldie Kramer by Herbert Manny & Sherrie Sperling Family Arts & Lori Leeds Junior Youth Group Fund & Edith Kramer Entertainment Fund in memory of: Norman Engel by Estelle in appreciation of: Fern & Craig Hahn by Engel; Jack Leeds by Harriet Leeds Sherrie Sperling Eric M.
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