HONORING TRADITIONS ENGAGING FAMILIES SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES

Volume 93, No. 2 • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780

Salute to Song and Spirit Presents Online From Rabbi Sunday, September 13 at 7:00 pm Marc Berkson Honor Cantor Barash I write these words as we Be a Sponsor with New and Increased Sponsorship conclude the book of Gifts Matched up to $18,000 n Be included in the Tribute Book Numbers—and each time Celebrating Cantor Barash’s 18 years at CEEBJ, the 2020 Salute to Song and Spirit presents we complete a book of Six13, an award-winning Jewish a cappella group, Sunday, September 13 at 7:00 pm, we say aloud the online. Get your tickets and become a sponsor today. Tickets will give you a sign-on link words “hazak, hazak, v’nit- — everyone has a front row seat this year! Ticket prices are $36 for individuals, $54 for a hazek.” The words translate as, “let us be family watching together, and $18 for students. Invite your friends anywhere on the planet! strong, let us be strong and let us strengthen one another.” Hazak is repeated twice, per- Six13 is a groundbreaking, six-man a cappella vocal band that brings an unprece- haps once for the individual, perhaps a second dented style and energy to Jewish music, with nothing but the power of the human time for the whole community. One cannot voice. The group has eight award-winning albums and is an international phenome- do it alone. But it is the third word—nithazek - non online, where their videos have been viewed over 15 million times. Juxtaposing which comes through loud and clear. In the the traditional and the contemporary, Six13 is anchored by a strong Jewish identity reflexive, nithazek indicates the reality of our fueled by soulful harmonies and intricate arrangements, driven by a mission to con- strength giving strength to the other and build- nect around the world with their heritage through music. ing from there. In reality, we Jews do not do Honor Cantor Barash at our Year of the Cantor’s most important event by becoming much of anything alone. While we can offer a sponsor of the Salute to Song and Spirit. Your sponsorship will support the event our individual prayers and blessings, our prayer itself, as well as CEEBJ’s uplifting and inspiring musical offerings led by Cantor Barash service is a communal one, needing a minyan throughout the year. Sponsorship will strengthen CEEBJ overall and will help support of ten. Beyond that, our language of prayer is the CEEBJ choir, our musical accompanists, the CEEBJ youth choir, and the band. always in the first person plural - anachnu, never ani - we and never I. And we surely do In this very special Year of the Cantor, your new or increased level sponsorship will be not study alone. For us, a beit midrash, a bes matched dollar-for-dollar up to a total of $18,000. The match will be provided medresh, a study hall, is not a place to go as through the generosity of our Year of the Cantor Co-chairs Andrea and Richard Konz. we did in high school when we are being Your Sponsorship Level donation includes punished and are kept in strict silence. A beit a special encore, meet and greet with Six13, and Tribute Book listing: midrash is somewhat noisy with a buzz of voices as people study in hevruta, in pairs, Sponsorship Registration for Tribute across from one another and bringing other Level Family and Friends Book Jewish commentators, from Rashi to Executive Producer, $10,000 Up to 6 7.5" x 10" full page ad Maimonides, into the conversation. Jews Producer, $5,000 Up to 5 7.5" x 4.75" full page ad are not into climbing to an isolated spot Director, $2,500 Up to 3 3.5" x 4.75" half page ad atop a mountain to meditate on the mean- Composer, $1,000 Up to 3 3.5" x 2.125" quarter page ad ing of life; Jews do not go into monastic Maestro, $500 Up to 2 Name listing only orders where we take vows of silence. Star, $250 1 Name listing only To select your Sponsorship Level and Benefits and submit your Tribute Book ad As for gemilut hasadim, as for acts of loving online, visit CEEBJ.org/Salute today, or complete and submit the Sponsorship Form kindness which we must perform each and you received by mail. every day, we could never do them if it were not for other human beings - our brothers and Please honor Cantor Barash with a personal message from you, your family, or your sisters for whom we must care and shelter and business in our Tribute Book. Tribute ads and listings range from $1,000 to $18 or less. feed and protect. We are obligated to visit the These are are now available for purchase online, or by submitting your text and pay- sick and to protect the powerless and to bury ment to CEEBJ. The deadline for Sponsorship and for Tribute Book Ads and Listings the dead and comfort those who mourn. We is now August 10. depend on the larger community just as the Event tickets are on sale now. For more information, see CEEBJ.org/Salute or call larger community depends upon us. CEEBJ at (414) 228-7545. (See the back cover for more details.) Continued on page 2 From Our August Worship Cantor All services are online, streaming on our website, on Facebook Live, and through Zoom

A Note Saturday, August 1 Friday, August 21 from the Cantor Shabbat Morning Study Minyan 9:00 am Kabbalat Shabbat Service/ Thanks for Torah Portion: Va’ethanan, Early Shabbat Worship 6:15 pm Boyhood to Bima! Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 Prophetic Reading: Isaiah 40:1-26 Saturday, August 22 Special thanks to Audrie Shabbat Nahamu Shabbat Morning Study Minyan 9:00 am Berman for orchestrating this lovely event in Havdalah Together 7:30 pm Torah Portion: Shofetim, the middle of June, and to Andrea Konz, Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Rich Masters, Debra Gorra Barash, Andrew Friday, August 7 Prophetic Reading: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 Appel and Bob Brazner for all their planning Totpalooza 5:30-6:00 pm and behind the scenes technical work. Zoom from your dinner Friday, August 28 I am extremely blessed to work with our table so we can sing Kabbalat Shabbat Service/ amazing YOTC steering committee! Shabbat songs, create a Early Shabbat Worship 6:15 pm Thank you to Andrea and Rich Konz, Shabbat craft, and share the Shabbat Andrew Appel and Sandy Stern. blessings together. You can even come in Saturday, August 29 your pajamas - just make sure you also Shabbat Morning Study Minyan 9:00 am Much appreciation to Scott Finch for assem- have a space to dance. Torah Portion: Kee Tetzei, bling and editing many of the videos, and to Kabbalat Shabbat Service/ Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 Bob Brazner for creating the opening video. Early Shabbat Worship 6:15 pm Prophetic Reading: Isaiah 54:1-10 Thanks to our many participants: to Rabbi Berkson and to Andrew Appel for MCing, Saturday, August 8 Friday, September 4 to my family – Mom, Dad, Jon, Josh and Shabbat Morning Study Minyan 9:00 am Kabbalat Shabbat Service/ Daniel, and my Aunt Eve, to Rabbi Torah Portion: Ekev, Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Early Shabbat Worship 6:15 pm Simcha Prombaum and Cantor Perry Fine, Prophetic Reading: Isaiah 49:14-51:3 Birthday blessings for those celebrating to Jimmy Rosenbloom, to Scott Finch and birthdays in July, August, and September Dan Dance, and to Nigel Savage. Friday, August 14 Kabbalat Shabbat Service/ Saturday, September 5 And thanks to many of you for watching Early Shabbat Worship 6:15 pm Shabbat Morning Study Minyan 9:00 am this program. I am truly blessed to be at Torah Portion: Kee Tavo, this warm and loving congregation. Saturday, August 15 Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 Hope that many of you will be able to “attend” Shabbat Morning Study Minyan 9:00 am Prophetic Reading: Isaiah 60:1-22 our online Salute to Song & Spirit concert Torah Portion: Re’eh, featuring Six13 on Sunday, September 13! Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 Cantor David Barash Prophetic Reading: Isaiah 54:11-55:5

Rabbi Berkson, handing himself over the Cumberland any serious leadership on a national level to continued from page 1 River, or a barn yard fence, by the straps of a virus which cares not for boundaries or his boots.” Added Zimmer, “Bootstraps borders, we have left it for each state and Now contrast that with the expression so were a typical feature of boots that you each county and each municipality to many Americans seem to fall back on of could pull on in the act of putting your decide for itself how to respond. In short, “pulling oneself up by one’s own boot- boots on, but of course bootstraps we have left it to each and every one of us straps,” the notion that each and every one wouldn’t actually help you pull yourself to decide what each and every one of us of us is so strong that, by ourselves, we can over anything.” In her investigation of the should do. Such is absolutely absurd—and and should do most anything without help expression in the Huff Post, Caroline impossible. In the words of my colleague, from others. According to etymologist Bologna made the point that the original Rabbi Toba Spitzer, which I shared a couple Barry Popik and writer Ben Zimmer, the ear- meaning of the phrase was to try to do of months ago, “The freedom gained in the liest published reference to lifting oneself something completely absurd. She points Exodus has as its end the creation of a soci- up by one’s bootstraps goes back to 1834 out that Zimmer thinks that the expression ety founded on a web of mutual obligation in the Mobile Advertiser. Picking up a dates back to the fictional Baron and care, in which the communal good story from a month earlier in a Nashville Munchausen who, in one of his tales, is enhances my personal well-being. To care paper that someone named Nimrod able to lift himself out of a swamp by for others is to care for myself.” Murphree (the name Nimrod should have pulling on his own hair. Absolutely absurd. been a giveaway) had discovered perpet- Hazak, hazak, v’nithazek - Let us be ual motion, the Advertiser responded, Which reflects how we, as Americans, have strong, let us be strong, and let us “Probably Mr. Murphree has succeeded in responded to the coronavirus. For lack of strengthen one another. www.ceebj.org 2 Follow CEEBJ on Facebook preschools, and religious schools in From Our Director of Milwaukee. For information on this event President Lifelong and a list of those from our synagogue Learning who are being presented awards, please see information on page 4. Shalom, congregants and friends. “The truth – that Love Rosh Hodesh Elul, the new month of ‘Strange times,’ ‘crazy is the ultimate and Elul, begins on Thursday night, August times,’ ‘unprecedented’ – highest goal to which 20. As we enter this month of preparing these are now the almost humans can aspire. for the High Holy Days, we are reminded laughable cliches of our day. But when we Then I grasped the that the rabbis viewed Elul as an acronym are at such a loss to put words to how we meaning of the greatest secret that for “Ani L’Dodi, V’Dodi Li,” “I am my are feeling, the choices we are facing, and human poetry and human thought and beloved’s, and my beloved is mine.” the unanswerable questions on all of our belief have to impart: The salvation of They taught that this was about the minds, what else is there to say? humans is through love and in love.” Jewish people’s relationship with God. – Viktor E. Frankl Therefore, we spend this month doing Maybe one thing we can we say, or rather heshbon nefesh (an inventory of our This August is all about love. We will cel- soul) to see how we can better our lov- ask, is “how are you doing?” But this time, ebrate romantic love; the love of learning really mean it. Find a way to let the person ing relationships with ourselves, our fam- and Torah; the love of God; our love for ily, our friends, and our acquaintances so you are asking sense that you aren’t going to ourselves, and for our family, friends, and walk away or change the subject if a quick, we can better our loving relationship acquaintances; for teachers, the love of with God. Be on the lookout for a variety trite answer is not provided. You do have our students; and for some, the love of time for a story, some important news, a of different learning opportunities during trivia on August 1 when we follow hav- Elul to help you prepare for the Yamim fresh reflection or revelation that they might dalah with trivia night. otherwise hesitate to share. HaNoraim, the Days of Awe. Starting Tuesday night, August 4, we Not only is this month about preparing Even the strongest of us is impacted by this begin the lesser known one day holiday pandemic and its consequences. All of us for the High Holy Days, the teachers, of Tu b’Av. Like Tu b’Shevat, the holiday is madrichim, and staff of the religious are shaken. We all need to be felt and heard. named for the fifteenth day of the Think for a moment of those among us who school are preparing for the start of month, in this case the month of Av. (In school on September 13. All month, the are not so strong, and how vulnerable we Judaism, we like the number fifteen in are. So please, reach out to those you know, teachers and I will be studying, develop- terms of months, as it usually is the full ing curricula, and designing the 5781 and maybe those you don’t know so well in moon.) Originally, it was a day of great our community, and see how they are really (2020-21) school year together. On joy and matchmaking in the Second August 30, the teachers, madrichim, and I doing. The simple act of caring can be a Temple period. In recent times, primarily balm. And if you discover that someone will gather together on Zoom and cele- in , it has turned into a Jewish Day brate our love of learning, Torah, needs more help than you can provide, per- of Love. Our online learning page will haps there is something a member of our Judaism, CEEBJ, and our students as we have articles and activities to do regard- study together, build our community, clergy, staff, lay leadership or volunteer core ing Tu b’Av. Who knows, we might even can do. If so, please let us know. and prepare for our students and this have a new CEEBJ Spotify playlist for the school year. There is something else we can do for each day. What songs would you pick? Send your suggestions to [email protected]. May August provide you many opportu- other. We can be tolerant of each others’ nities to celebrate and strengthen all views on how and when to reopen our syn- On Sunday, August 9, at 4:00 pm we will your various loves. agogue for in-person worship and other celebrate the love of learning and Torah activities. And we can be patient with the when we attend CJL’s Salute to Jewish L’shalom, task forces which are diligently working Educators. We hope you will join us Susan Cosden, RJE through the details of these questions. online to honor all the incredible teach- ers and staff of all the Jewish day schools, Lifelong Learning continued on page 4 A recent URJ survey in which many of us par- ticipated, revealed that there is a wide range of strongly felt views regarding how and under From Our President, continued Zoom Havdalah what circumstances we should resume normal use of our facility. This means that for whatever Please be understanding and respectful and Trivia Competition course we take, there will be many who feel of your fellow congregants’ approach to Saturday, August 1, 7:30 pm that the wrong conclusion has been reached. this pandemic. Each of us is undoubted- ly having their own very personal expe- Do you have what it takes to win the Our membership represents a diversity of rience of it, and yet, it is our communal CEEBJ Zoom Trivia Competition? Bring age, family circumstance, health, financial bonds, strengthened and intact, that will your havdalah set and your knowledge stability and political sensibilities. see us through this crisis. of pop culture, history, Judaica, and Continued in next column Michael Grinker obscure facts to find out! www.ceebj.org 3 Follow CEEBJ on Facebook Women's Torah Study Making Treats With Hebrew Rosh Hodesh Tuesdays, Monday, August 17, 5:00 pm Thursday, August 20, 7:00 pm August 4, 11, 18, 25, Join us for a (virtual) fun night of treat Please join Susan Cosden, WE, and 10:00-11:30 am making with our very own kid chef Lifelong Learning as we welcome in the Hayley (owner of Sconnie Cakes), new moon and the new month of Elul. Join us for an in-depth Monday, August 17, at 5:00! All ages are All who identify as female and are at least discussion of Torah from welcome! Hayley will teach us how to 18 years old are invited to attend. This women’s perspectives. make cake pops and Rachel Macagon event is free, but please register to let us Dr. Sherry Blumberg, a will share corresponding Hebrew words. know you are coming. Together we will contributor to The Torah: Please contact Becca O’Connor at becca- sing, schmooze, bless the moon, and A Woman’s Commentary, [email protected] by Friday, August 14, bless each other. Our theme for the will lead us through this to RSVP, get suggested ingredients / evening will be “Ani L’Dodi V’Dodi Li text and the poetry, femi- Dr. Sherry Blumberg materials, and Zoom link. Open to the (I am my Beloved’s and My Beloved is nist readings and traditional community! Bring a friend! Hope to see Mine): Loving Ourselves, Loving Others, commentary it holds. This course is per- you there! Hosted by the Youth Loving God.” fect for anyone who identifies as female, Learning Committee. whether new to Torah study or a more experienced scholar. Register online at ceebj.org or call (414) 228-7545. Nicole Bakes... French Macarons Sunday, August 23, 11:00 am Please join Nicole Masters and Susan Cosden on Sunday, August 23, at 11:00 am for Nicole Bakes... French Macarons. The second of Nicole’s summer baking demonstrations! You may know Nicole Masters as a member of the CEEBJ Adult Choir, but she is also an award-winning baker and Salute to Jewish Educators Pastry Arts Student at MATC. Nicole loves the challenge of French Pastry and one of her favorite things to bake is Sunday, August 9, 4:00 pm French macarons! She can’t wait to show you how much fun French Pastry can be. Join us for the rescheduled 2020 Virtual Susan Cosden, our Director of Lifelong Learning, will add a dash of Jewish learning Salute to Jewish Educators. This virtual to the mix. This program is sponsored by the Adult Lifelong Learning Committee event will celebrate all of our teachers and is open to all adults and youth ages 10 and above. Unless the youth is very and especially our award recipients. experienced at baking, we recommend the youth be accompanied by an adult. Mazel tov again to GIFT Award recipi- More details will be shared in Emanu-Emails. ents: Sherry Miller and Tamara Miller; to Teacher Impact Award recipients: Lisa Vondra and Jennifer Saber; School Story-Telling and Pizza, Monday, July 13 Support Award recipient: M’Johno Foster; Binah Graduate: Beth Rapaport; and Chai Award recipients: Rachel Macagon and Sandy Ruesink. Thank you again to all of our CEEBJ religious school teachers, staff, and madrichim. We invite the entire community to honor local Jewish educators for their commitment to providing our youth with a quality Jewish education. RSVP required for Zoom access: https://app.mobilecause.com/f/267f/n?vi d=47cu5 n Watch it on Facebook Live: facebook.com/cjlmilwaukee/ n Watch it on YouTube youtube.com/c/CoalitionForJewishLearning www.ceebj.org 4 Follow CEEBJ on Facebook There are many online opportunities at The Voice of Our Youth Women of CEEBJ. The Women of Emanu-El (WE) Declan Winterfield is one of our incoming Emanu-El had their third virtual meeting in July. It eighth graders and celebrated becoming worked out very well. I believe when we Bar Mitzvah through Zoom on May 16. From Our are face-to-face again, we will still offer On Wednesday, July 8, Susan Cosden President the opportunity to join in virtually as an interviewed Declan about his experience option for increased participation. of becoming Bar Mitzvah online. When I was growing up, We will be moving ahead with the Shana Susan: Declan, please tell us something my dad had a lively Tova Card fundraiser. Tobi Kahn has about yourself? sense of humor and was agreed to let us use a photograph of his Declan: “I am 13 years old. I have a dog always cracking jokes. I knew that being artwork for the card. We are very excited to named Tonka and a sister named Rowan funny brought joy and fun to life. Going to share this with each congregant. Look for who is 10 years old. I like to play sports; many a rodeo as a kid and laughing at the opportunities to support the Women of I like playing games with my sister; and I clowns in the barrels escaping the bulls or Emanu-El by participating in this fundraiser. like hanging out with my family.” seeing live theater in Detroit at the Fisher Theater had a big impact on me. When I Honey and Rosh Hashanna go hand in S: How was it to celebrate becoming Bar worked as an operating room nurse, jokes, hand when it comes to the fall. The local Mitzvah online? when appropriate, kept the atmosphere company “Kallas Honey” is once again Declan: “It was a weird experience that oth- light. My husband’s family always had great supporting WE. Look for more informa- ers could not say they had. It was so nice to jokes through the years and my mother- tion to come your way about this see my community there. I mean on Zoom in-law was great at telling them. fundraiser or sign up online at CEEBJ. I saw members of the synagogue watching. It was weird and nice. It was weird to have Today we may think “what could possibly The Bayside Gardens yearlong fundraiser a Torah in our house and my mom was so be funny about a global pandemic that has is very important to us. By purchasing gift nervous when anyone got near it or altered the very fabric of our existence, in cards from them you are supporting WE. touched it, and everything worked out fine. one fell swoop shutting down everything They can be used for anything they sell It was so nice having Dr. Levin (Michael) we hold dear, from sports to movies to and we get a small percentage when coming to our house and Benji coming and music and to the very notion of human you purchase them. Contact Jean just holding up his phone recording his dad interaction?” (Chris Murphy, Vulture). How Lauterbach at (414) 587-0874 or email and me. It was so weird to see all the signs could anyone possibly write jokes at a her at [email protected]. You outside made by my friends and my par- time like this? Many think that it is not a can purchase them online through CEEBJ ents’ friends, a good weird. I didn’t see time for it. But in times of crisis, when we shulcloud or speak to her and she can them putting them up. One moment there are frightened and don’t know what is charge or take a check. were three and then when we stepped out going on, we’ve historically turned to com- edy. There are many comedians still writing Not a member? We want to invite you to there to see Dr. Levin there were seven join us at meetings, events, and anything signs. In the morning my mom’s friend put and producing humor. Send me some examples of humor you liked. else your heart desires. The membership up a tarp they had decorated and tied to information will be coming to you soon. the two trees and I was surprised as I only Even though we are socially isolated “WE” are the “Sisterhood of Friends,” saw it a few minutes before the ceremony from our friends at this time, remember come and give us a try! on the Zoom call through the window. “ we can stay connected using technology and safe distancing, using a mask in pub- Ruth Treisman S: Tell us about your Mitzvah Projects. [email protected] Declan: “My first project is collecting cloth- lic and, of course, hand washing. ing and shoes for recycling. Hopefully S: Now that you have become Bar Mitzvah, when everyone can return to CEEBJ we will Voice of Our Youth, Continued has it changed how you look at Judaism at all? be able to start collecting. I don’t remem- S: What would you like to share with the Declan: “I have a deeper understanding of ber all the numbers we learned about how congregation about either you becoming the culture and what the Torah is actually much clothing goes to landfills but it was Bar Mitzvah or others in the future online? saying because of studying the Torah portion shocking. My second project we created Declan: It is a different experience and the and giving a d’var Torah. I learned that the only a few weeks before my service. We only way to get it is to experience it because Torah portion I read can help you today. I like asked people to donate food and now everyone is different. I have a friend who that because there is much in the Torah that have already done the donation of food to had his service outside his congregation relates to today but sometimes you have Feeding America. We received lots of with his parents and the rabbi. We did it a to search more for the message. I like how donations as people were very kind with different way and no matter what you did it things we did thousands of years ago relate their money. We collected 1,762 pounds of is your Bar Mitzvah and it is how you are to things we do today. It’s fascinating.” food. Just part of the food we collected was going to celebrate it. Make sure you are the background behind me for the service. comfortable that is the way to do it. If I went S: Anyone you want to thank? It was not a virtual screen but actual tall back and had the option to redo it, I Declan: “I would like to thank my parents, stacks of food. It was wild to see how much wouldn’t go back and change anything and my sister definitely, my dad’s parents, Mrs. people cared.“ my friend’s ceremony also went great.” Malmon and all my teachers I have ever Continued in next column had. Everyone has been so kind to me.” www.ceebj.org 5 Follow CEEBJ on Facebook Brotherhood Social Action From Our OUR CONGREGATIONAL GOAL: www.commonground.votewisconsin.com. President 100% congregant participation voting in And the Religious Action Center Civic the elections on August 11 and November Engagement Campaign has a robust I recently returned 3. We have engaged a number of congre- website to learn more about how to from a three-week gants to reach out to their families and the engage with voters. www.RAC.org/CEC road trip to Austin, TX CEEBJ family to assist with registration We have received a request from The by train, then to Los and requesting absentee ballots. Angeles by car, and League of Progressive Seniors and Souls finally, back to Milwaukee by train. I Are you registered to vote? If not, you to the Polls to set up voter assistance have seen that businesses throughout can register in person at your Municipal tables at senior sites August through my trip are doing everything they can to Clerk’s Office by 5:00 pm on August 7, November 3. This is a two hour commit- keep us safe and healthy despite some or on election day at your polling place. ment once a week. Training will be pro- of the public not using masks or keeping Proof of residence is required. vided. If you are interested contact Karen Royster at [email protected]. socially distant. This includes the train, If you missed the opportunity to assure gas stations, coffee shops and grocery your registration for the August election On the racial justice front, the Jewish stores. I have to applaud the congrega- you may do so online after August 11. Council for Public Affairs (www.jewish- tion for making the tough decision not If registering online, your name, date of publicaffairs.org) has provided a number to open the synagogue for High Holy birth, WI Driver License or State ID num- of interesting learning opportunities (webi- Days to keep us all safe and healthy for ber and address must match with the nars) on topics including Ending Racism in our loved ones. Wisconsin DMV. Online registration for America, Unpacking the Discourse on the August 11 election closed on July 22 Policing and Public Safety, and Black Lives The Brotherhood had its first virtual din- but will reopen following the election. Matter: A Conversation on Being Black and ner and meeting July 9 of our new fiscal Jewish at this Moment. Recordings can be year 2020-2021. It was a very good Have you requested an absentee ballot? found by clicking on JCPA’s Advocacy meeting. We discussed programs and Deadline to request an absentee ballot on Equity and Civil Rights. events we could do this second half of by mail is August 6. The US Postal Service the year. These are some of the pro- recommends that ballots should be Lastly, as a congregational member of grams we will be exploring until the syn- mailed one week prior to election day. Tikkun Ha-Ir, there are a number of agogue reopens: Deli Dinner pick up & opportunities to assist, volunteer, and Early voting is also available in a number learn about community activities. To sign delivery; a virtual Veteran’s Shabbat; Lox of municipalities at least two weeks prior Box pick up & delivery; virtual Sport’s up for these emails go to www.thi-mil- to August 11. Check with your munici- waukee.org and click the Join Our Night with a guest speaker as a fundrais- pality as to specific dates and times. er for food bank or shelter home. Watch Newsletter button. for these program dates in future Ha- There are a number of resources to help Please plan to join us for our next meeting Kol’s. Also, we discussed focusing some with registration and requesting absentee on August 11 at 7:00 pm. Zoom info will of our energy to helping our community. ballots. I have found www.myvote.wi.gov be provided in the Emanu-El weekly email. is the easiest to use. Common Ground We have recently sent out notices by has also initiated a voter registration Reenie Kavalar email to all our adult male congregants campaign and throughout July has been [email protected] of the new fiscal Brotherhood member- active in finding folks who need to regis- (414) 659-9662 ship dues for 2020-2021. Please consid- ter. Information can be found at er becoming or continuing to be a member of our Brotherhood and help us to continue supporting our congrega- All in the Family tion and community.

Since our Brotherhood monthly meet- Congratulations to... Susan and Allan ings are virtual, I am putting the Zoom Carneol and Debbie Betsy and Mike Green and Ben Fendrich on link for our meetings in the Emanuel on the birth of their Email, so members of the Brotherhood the birth of their grand- great-grandson, Aidan daughter and niece can listen to our meetings. Also, please Henry Grossman, on continue to patronize the stores adver- respectively, Eliza Wednesday, June 17. Sophia Lerner. Eliza tised in the Brotherhood Directory. And Aidan weighed 7 be safe and healthy! was born on June 24 pounds, 10 ounces, in the Twin Cities weighing 7 pounds, and his parents, Lindsey and Gabe Robert Jacobs 1 ounce. Eliza is the daughter of Haley Grossman, are thrilled! His grandparents and Oliver Lerner. are Deena (Koppelman) and Michael Baker.

www.ceebj.org 6 Follow CEEBJ on Facebook Lawrence Mayer…………………………………………Gene Mayer Family Tributes Toni Quartana & Colin Campbell…………………………………Edie Pump IN MEMORY OF DONOR IN HONOR OF BIMAH FLOWER & BASKET FUNDS IN JUNE DONOR Michael Luber…………………………………………Donna & Chuck Luber Our granddaughter, Mia Lobel’s 18th Birthday.…Richard and Ronna Kimmel Brenda Safer………………………………………………………Edie Pump Our 55th Wedding Anniversary………………………Judy and Chuck Lerner Our 49th Wedding Anniversary…………Toni Quartana and Colin Campbell IN MEMORY OF ADULT EDUCATION FUND DONOR IN MEMORY OF DONOR Brenda Safer…………………………………………………Carol Fishman Stephanie Abramson, mother of Betsy Kimmel and Eric Butlein……Richard and Ronna Kimmel IN MEMORY OF ALTSCHULER MUSIC FUND DONOR Blossom Rosen Lowenstein, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother… Brenda Safer…………………………………………………Suzanne Coan Marley and Gary Stein My sister, Elda Mae Bauers……………………………………Dan Wilkinson IN HONOR OF BETH WYNN COLLEGE OUTREACH FUND DONOR Jeannie and Mark Stein……………………………Marv & Marcia Goldstein IN HONOR OF RABBI MARC BERKSON DISCRETIONARY FUND DONOR Rabbi Berkson………………………………Judith and Marshall Weingarten IN MEMORY OF BUILDING MAINTENANCE FUND DONOR Dena Kandelman………………………………………Jim and Patti Gutglass Brenda Safer……………………………………………………Gloria Leeb Sue Selig……………………………………………………Sheila Taitelman Declan Winterfield…………………Nadine Zuckerman and Dan Wilkinson IN HONOR OF EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIP FUND DONOR Congregants and friends at CEEBJ…………………………Merle Wasserman Ari Plotkin……………………………………………Susie & Julian Dobran IN MEMORY OF DONOR Edward Elkon……………………………………………Charlotte Hirschfeld IN HONOR OF FEFFERMAN CAMP FUND DONOR Dave Kushner………………………………………Max and Cindy Rasansky Dan Wilkinson………………………………………………Carol Fishman Michael Luber…………………………Donna & Chuck Luber, Phil Pott Meeks IN MEMORY OF DONOR Brenda Safer………………………………………………Michelle Dloogoff CANTOR BARASH DISCRETIONARY FUND IN HONOR OF DONOR FOOD BANK FUND Cantor Barash………Carol Fishman, Susie & Bob Fono, Stacey & Daniel Kohl, IN HONOR OF DONOR Edie Pump, Judith and Marshall Weingarten Kaitlin Cullum Chernin…………………………………………Jack Chernin Julian & Susie Dobran's great-grandddaughter's birth………………Sheila & Dena Kandelman…………………………………Max and Cindy Rasansky Morris Rudberg Daniel Wilkinson………………………………………………Jack Chernin Sherry & Norm Malmon…………………………………………Edie Pump Continued on page 8

Book of Remembrance 5781/2020  Please repeat my listing from last year OR - List names to be remembered Memorialize your loved ones in the congregation’s Book of Remembrance to make in the order they should appear your Yizkor service even more meaningful for you and your family. All (Please type or print clearly and names that are on memorial plaques will be included in the Book of Remembrance. remember a couple counts as 2 names). Sample: INDIVIDUAL LISTINGS HALF OR FULL PAGES Feel free to attach a page. In Memory of: In Memory of: In Memory of: ______Jocab Stein Mr. & Mrs. Al Cohen* Sara Cambridge Remembered by: Remembered by: Lottie Munch ______The First Family Helen Hobbs Max and Jen Eagle ———— ———— Louise Broker ______In Memory of: In Memory of: Allan Linin ______Nathan Lane Bob Kelly Sherman N. Barr Kathy Lane Ada Brooks Daniel B. Barr ______Remembered by: Sam Brooks Remembered by: Joe and Jane Oak Remembered by: Esther Berg ______Rose and Ben Brooks The Linin Family *Counts as 2 names ______To reserve and pay for your space, go to ceebj.org, and look for the “Book of Remembrance” under the “Give” menu. ______Or, complete this form and mail to the address below. ______Orders Cannot be Accepted After Tuesday, August 18 ______ 1 Name - $18  6-8 Names - $90 ______ 2 Names - $36  Quarter Page (up to 12 names) - $120  3 Names - $54  Half Page (up to 15 names) - $180 ______ 4-5 Names - $72  Full Page (up to 30) - $270 ______Name______PH ______Remembered By:______Address______City/State/Zip______Enclosed is my check for $ ______Or /  Charge the credit card on my account ______Please send this form with check to: Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun, 2020 W. Brown Deer Road, River Hills, WI 53217-2000 www.ceebj.org 7 Follow CEEBJ on Facebook Tributes, continued from page 7 IN MEMORY OF DONOR Suzanne Dorf……………………………………………………Ruth Braun IN MEMORY OF FOOD BANK FUND DONOR Michael Luber………………………Lamping Sales Inc, Leslie & Barry Usow Stephanie Abramson………………………………Dianne and Stan Sehler Gene Mayer……………………………………………………Miriam Mayer Sherburne Chernin……………………………………………Jack Chernin Brenda Safer………………Robert and Roberta Bloch, Rozanne Koshakow, Michael Luber………………………………………………Bernie Kaufman Nikki & Ron Levin, Syril Foster Newman, Jody & Dean Weinberg Thomas L. Miller…………………………………………Linda and Eli Frank Shelley Bern Weinstein……………Carol Fishman, Michael and Betsy Green Natalie Muchin…………………………………Ronna and Richard Kimmel HERSH SPECIAL ACTIVITIES FUND Brenda Safer………………………Jan Kaufman, Ellen and Ben Mandelman IN HONOR OF DONOR Sheryl Fishman Simoncelli………………………………………Jack Chernin Michael Grinker………………………………………………Sandra Hersh Shelley Bern Weinstein…………………………………………Rosalie Rellin Michael Levin…………………………………………………Sandra Hersh IN MEMORY OF DONOR

IN HONOR OF FUND FOR A SECURE FUTURE DONOR Brenda Safer……………………………………………………Sandra Hersh

Andrew Appel………………………Nadine Zuckerman & Dan Wilkinson IN HONOR OF MARVIN & DOROTHY KOHNER ONEG FUND DONOR Cantor Barash…………………………Nadine Zuckerman & Dan Wilkinson Michael & Barbara Levin………………………………………Carol Fishman Susan Cosden…………………………Nadine Zuckerman & Dan Wilkinson IN MEMORY OF DONOR Julian & Susie Dobran's great grandddaughter's birth……Nadine Zuckerman Shelley Weinstein………………………………………………Susie Sinykin & Dan Wilkinson Hussein Govani …………………………………………………Jack Chernin IN MEMORY OF SALINSKY FUND FOR THE HUNGRY DONOR Betsy & Mike Green's great grandson's birth…………………Muriel Lappin Brenda Safer…………………………………………………Harriet Marcus Bill Heilbronner…………………………………………Michael & Lisa Sattell Continued on page 9 Birthdays August 13 Rocille McConnell Werner & Carol Richheimer August 22 Mike Appel August 25 August 9 Bob & Roberta Bloch Jim Seder August 1 Wendy Mayer Fred & Barbara Dichter August 23 Howard Callif August 14 August 26 August 10 Arnold & Elaine Callif August 2 Nathan Bernstein Carole Fishman Rick & Lynn Conn Brenda Butenhoff August 27 August 15 August 27 Jason & Ruth Kantrowitz Robert Dorf Mark & Barbara Glazer Ned Brickman Bruce Keyes Max & Cindy Rasansky Daniel Kaplan Martin & Gail Komisar Scott Stern Bradley Komisar August 11 David Levey August 28 August 16 August 28 Laura & Mustafa Emir August 4 Michael & Sylvia Winter Alla Franklin Beverly Kaiman August 12 Gail Komisar Michael Zollicoffer Audrie Berman & Ryan Lakric August 29 August 29 August 17 Mark Mendelsohn Sandi Siegel Dewitt Clinton Andy & Alla Franklin Paul Eberhardy Bobbie Cohn Alan & Betsy Kimmel Leonard & Tsippi Lewensohn August 5 August 18 Kathy Heilbronner Fred & Zelma Schloss George Friedman August 30 Lois Brazner Beth Rapaport August 13 Barbara Glazer Ron & Fran Meyers Sherry Malmon Richard & Nina Edelman Bob Meldman August 30 Michael & Julie Roubik David Spector Ray & Patty Fedderly Judy Parola Shirah Meyer Renee Weinshel Brian & Ellen Schupper Jan Resnick August 31 August 19 August 14 Special Anniversaries August 6 Merzy Eisenberg Bob Fono George & Bea Strick Carole Himmelfarb Lizzy Katz Lorry Stein 64 Years Joe Shikora Shai Macagon August 15 Fred & Zelma Schloss August 20 Joel & Shari Berman August 7 Linda Bader Bob Chiger Anniversaries August 16 62 Years David Kazilsky Lloyd & Sheri Levin Arnold & Elaine Callif August 8 August 1 David Levin Bradley & Mary Michel Julian & Susie Dobran Ginny Gendelman Tom & Dale Schneider August 21 Gloria Leeb August 3 August 17 61 Years Teri Bold Carol Trier Allan & Judy Strauss Steve & Jane Chernof Leonard & Tsippi David Fono Raymond & Rosalie August 9 August 4 Lewensohn Morton Grodsky Harkavy Stan Holland Mitch & Nancy Sandler 60 Years August 22 Neil & Terri Siegel Dick & Rona Kimmel August 10 Bob Bloch Jenn & Steve Lewis Werner & Carol Fran Franklin Ken Sax August 5 Tamara Miller & Jon Wertz Richheimer Liz Levins Marty & Leslie Brooks George & Bea Strick Stan Sehler August 18 Fred Westreich Steven & Mardee Gruen August 23 Nikki & Ron Levin Dan & Stacey Kohl 55 Years August 11 Debbie Bernstein Neville & Adrienne Sender Rachel & Shai Macagon Steve & Jane Chernof Doug Kane August 24 Sandy & Percy Ruesink Dick & Ronna Kimmel Don Siegel August 7 Seth Broidy August 20 Irv Suesskind Julian & Susan Dobran 25 Years Steve Emold Jon & Margie Margolies Drew & Michelle Schara Richard & Nina Edelman August 12 Ruth Fromstein August 21 Ray & Patty Fedderly Sharon Haskell Jeff Gorelick August 8 Todd & Elizabeth Goodman Dale Sand & Sherry Miller Drew & Michelle Schara www.ceebj.org 8 Follow CEEBJ on Facebook Tributes, continued from page 8 Sheryl Fishman Simoncelli…………………………………Florence Fishman Allen Sonduck…………………………………………………Neil Hootkin YAHRZEIT FUND Max Sonduck…………………………………………………Neil Hootkin IN MEMORY OF REMEMBERED BY Helen Stahl………………………………………Cary and Susie Silverstein Stanley Felber…………………………………………………Estelle Felber Benjamin Stein…………………………………………………Esther Arnold Robin Rellin Gerlach……………………………………………Rosalie Rellin Alvin Strnad……………………………………………………Audrey Strnad Mildred Gerstein……………………………………………Beverly Kaiman Pearl Strnad……………………………………………………Audrey Strnad Rose Harris……………………………………………………Floyd Harris Jordan Weigler…………………………………Debbie and Aaron Bernstein Morris Hootkin…………………………………………………Neil Hootkin Herman Wernick………………………………………………Susan Borkon Anton Kavalar……………………………………Gary and Maureen Kavalar Nina Widell……………………………………Jeffrey and Adrienne Widell Helen Kavalar……………………………………Gary and Maureen Kavalar William Klein…………………………………………………Sandra Nankin R. Todd Lappin………………………………………………………Sue Selig Carol Laur…………………………………………………Adam and Kris Fiul Kenneth Laur……………………………………………Adam and Kris Fiul Perpetual Memorial Sidney D. Leader……………………………………Martin and Leslie Brooks Ann Malmon…………………………………Norman and Sherry Malmon Remember your loved ones who passed away Edward Malmon………………………………Norman and Sherry Malmon by purchasing a Permanent Memorial Plaque at $400.00. Norma Marcus………………………………………………Dianne Sehler Names of family members are memorialized with a plaque Yakov Meldman……………………………………David and Yakira LeeVan Ethel M. Rochwerger……………………………………………Rosalie Rellin and are read on future Yahrzeit dates at Shabbat services Henry Schneider………………………………………………Micki Seinfeld in perpetuity, regardless of membership. Robert Seinfeld………………………………………………Micki Seinfeld Ben Sherman……………………………………………………Estelle Felber For more information go online at ceebj.org. William Sidman…………………………………………Ruth Ann Silverman In Memoriam Memorial Plaque Yahrzeits We acknowledge with sorrow the passing of: August 7 Rae Raskin Harry Chorney August 28 Gusta B. Ackerman Richard Resnick Evelyn N. Cohn Rosa Bender Shelley Bern Weinstein Cantor Sol Altschuller Anna L. Rosenberg Jeffrey A. Cooper Helen Blesser Brother of Sara Gimbel Bertha Baer Jerome Diamond Sigmund Buchbinder Uncle of Debbie (Mike) Scribner Marshall E. Schwid Husband of Ann Weinstein Nathan Loeser Dora Scribner Arthur D. Elkon Charles W. Capper, Jr. Father of Major Alexander Weinstein USMC and Berkowitz Daniel David Sobel Robert E. Fedderly Sadie Cohen Sophie Lily Weinstein Berry Meyer Daniel M. Soref Abram Fredman Joseph E. Cohn Grandfather of Charlotte Weinstein Mildred Bockl Leo Werner Esther M. Glinberg Lillian Crawford Brother-in-law of Sandra Weinstein, Libby (David Edith B. Campbell Anna Goldman Morris Dorf Bailey) Howie, and Lala (Will) Gittoes Harry Zitron Preceded in death by his parents, Ivan and Lillian Israel Cohen Ruby Zolin Edward Gudeman Phillip Jacob Fox Weinstein; brother, Daniel Weinstein; and brother- Henry Cohn Isidor Zolin Jennette Horowitz Harry Fredman in-law, Seymour Gimbel Idalynn Conen Sarah Zucker Daniel Jack Kleiman Julius Giller Eva Dorf Jeanette Kretchmar Mary Ann F. Glassner Sherburne Chernin Nephew of Rozanne Koshakow Frederic S. Eisen August 14 Ruth Blink Laev David W. Goodman Cousin of Michelle (Andrew) Schara Edward Friedman Dorothy Bamberger Julius Lewinsky Sarah Green Husband of Anne Chernin Joseph N. Futowsky Nathan H. Bass Joseph Lieberman Carolyn Kagen Preceded in death by his brother, Harold Chernin Joseph H. Gecker Anne W. Blankstein Frieda Malmon Hoffman Abraham Gennet Emanuel Mandel Jennie Kaufer Beatrice Shirley Pearlman Irving M. Coplin Mother of Cindy Benjamin, Melvyn Pearlman and Julius Goodman Elizabeth Eckstein Michael J. Meldman Louis Krom Gary Pearlman Bernice Gratch M.P. Frank Kate Meyer Larry Lamm Grandmother of Lisa Pearlman, Allan Pearlman, Robin Gratch Irene Goodman Bernard Irving Miller Gerald David Lappin Leslie (Pearlman) Rutberg, Jonathan Pearlman, George Gratz Herman Pereles Sarah Lefstein Ariel Benjamin, and Nadav Benjamin Hilda Guten Great-grandmother of Oliver, Elliot, Oscar and Arthur B. Gronik Saul F. Hershoff Karl Pfifferling Leo Leonard Levin Benjamin. Arthur J. Grossman Erna Hettman Clara W. Roos Carolyn Kann Levy Preceded in death by her sister, Fannie (Rosker) Rose Guten Jeanne Meyer Hindin Harry William Jesse L. Loeb Freedman, and her brothers, Samuel and Marion Hahn Rubinstein Max B. Margoles Benjamin Rosker Rose Sclaure Lewis Gertrude Horwitz George H. Lowe Susan E. Selby Faye Matras David Kushner Linda Kann Douglas L. Markey Harvey Silberg Jacob Poss Betty S. Slavick Judge Max Raskin Father of Beth Kushner (Marc Rasansky), John Alvin G. Kaplan Joseph Elliot Meyers Kushner and Lane Therell Jack L. Levings Nathan L. Stein Florence Rellin Melvin I. Mosher Brother of Libby Herson and Cicely Nathan Leo N. Levy Celia Steinberg Michael Sadek Fenny Noyck Preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Roy Loebel Karen J. Suran David Scheer Fannie H. Sax Ceil Marcus Cecile C. Sweet Charles Schneider Ferdinand H. Feiss Imal H. Schoenfeld Husband of Sarah Feiss Bertha Scheftell Meyer Louis S. Temkin Jack A. Smith Father of Dr. Leonard Feiss, Shelah (Mark Likoff, Hannah Newman Jeanette Rose Sobel Robert Nathan Tolkan Morris Stern Esq.) Feiss, Esq. and Honorable David (Patricia Ada Nuftul Marion Tashman Joseph Weiss Arthur S. Wetzler Hanz, Esq.) Feiss James Howard Zucker Grandfather of Daniel Likoff, Dr. Robyn (fiancé Ignatz N. Pauntz Jack Yagobian Jack B. Wilets Alex Recker) Feiss and Molly Feiss Emma Peck August 21 Mariah Zimmermann William Zitron Tinie Gottschalk May God, the Source of Peace, grant peace to all who Henry D. Bender We apologize for this accidental omission: mourn and comfort the bereaved among us. Amen. Polacheck Elsie C. Chase May 1, Gene Mayer www.ceebj.org 9 Follow CEEBJ on Facebook Rabbi Dudley Weinberg Library Every time I speak to a friend or relative on and formerly secret intelligence reports, Forward, founded in 1897, published the phone, I ask the same foolish question: we get a picture of Churchill as statesman, some of the most acclaimed Yiddish fic- “What’s new?” As if their answer had father, friend and man of courage. And tion writers of all time: Isaac Bashevis miraculously changed since the last time we see England suffer under the fury of Singer, Abraham Cahan, Sholem Asch, we talked. Thankfully, the response is the German blitz that killed over 45,000 Israel Joshua Singer – to name a few. You almost always “nothing,” which translates Britons. The book is skillfully written and can pick this book up and start anywhere. these days into, “we’re healthy – so far.” tells a remarkable story. It is a compendium of history, humor, anguish and art skillfully translated by tal- That’s the answer I hope and expect to Next I plan to read Find Me by Andre ented Yiddish translators. hear. And yet I know that we are experi- Aciman, one of my favorite authors. I was encing stress, fear and uncertainty in a thrilled to meet him last winter at a book So – in the interest of full disclosure, on sustained way that can become unen- signing in Milwaukee. Find Me is the my nightstand is a copy of The Other durable. Not being able to socialize with sequel to Call Me by Your Name, a touch- End of The Leash: Why We Do What We our friends, feel the loving hugs of family ing story about a young man’s love affair Do Around Dogs by Patricia B. and meet in community in our syna- with an older man. An Academy Award- McConnell. Don’t ask …… gogue takes its toll. winning film was made from the novel. One of my favorite Aciman books, the If you would like to contact me about One of the questions people often ask first one I read, is Out of Egypt: A Memoir what you’ve been reading during the me, after they ask what’s new, is, “What – the story of his eccentric Jewish family’s quarantine, I’d love to hear from you. It are you reading?” escape from Egypt after the Suez crisis in would be fun to share your titles in next 1956. month’s Ha-Kol. Please email me at Right now I am immersed in Erik Larson’s [email protected]. The Splendid and the Vile, an account of I have been dipping into Have I Got a Winston Churchill’s first year as England’s Story for You: More Than a Century of I am thinking of all of you and wishing Prime Minister (1940-1941). Drawing Fiction from the Forward, edited by Ezra you good health. from original documents, memoirs, diaries Glinter. 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