VOLUME 60 • NUMBER 4 February 2018 SHEVAT/ADAR 5778

FEBRUARY @ TBH-BE: CELEBRATING SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! Through

INCLUSION WEEKEND FRIDAY-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2-4

ISRAEL ART 4-DAY POP-UP GALLERY & SALE DODGEBALL PARENT SOCIAL FEBRUARY 22 — 25, 2018  SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10

ADULT RETREAT FRIDAY-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16-18

5TH AND 6TH GRADE Mishloach Manot! RETREAT ORDERS DUE BY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15 FRIDAY-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23-25 Visit www.tbhbe.org or contact Sisterhood at [email protected]

PURIM PARTY EXPO 2018 WEDNESDAY, F EBRUARY 28 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Featuring vendors for all your events! FROM THE PRESIDENT By Randy Goldberg

Celebrating Israel Through Art Up next on Friday, February 23 is friendly art TGIF!, which starts with a activities for This fall, we enjoyed several continental breakfast and conversa‐ parents and successful Israel70 programs, but tion about the latest trends in Israeli children to our “big” Israel70 events kick off art with Menachem Safrai, owner of enjoy together. The gallery will be this month. On February 22—25, we Safrai Gallery. Co‐chaired by Joy open the entire day for your “Final are hosting our “4‐Day Pop‐Up Hoffman and Cindy Bowman, this Sale” purchases—your last day to Gallery: Celebrating Israel Through event is a wonderful opportunity to buy a piece of art and help support Art,” presented in conjunction with shmooze a little over coffee and a Israel—and the synagogue. Safrai Gallery of Jerusalem. For this bagel and then meander through Please Join Us special event, the Cherry Auditori‐ the gallery with Menachem. Friday This special weekend will be a great um will be transformed into an mid‐afternoon will be the community convener, and we hope impressive fine art gallery with “opening” of our own TBH‐BE you will stop in a few times and over 2,000 pieces of original Israeli Children’s Art Exhibit, chaired by enjoy the various events we have artwork presented for sale by 110 Lindsay Wetmore‐Arkader. Stop in planned. You are warmly encour‐ different artists. and see your child’s artwork on aged to invite friends who are not display! Kvelling opportunity alert! While a portion of the proceeds members of our synagogue to join from the art sold will benefit our After on Saturday, you at our celebration. I look for‐ synagogue, we have planned this February 24, we proudly present ward to seeing you at the “4‐Day event as both a “FUNraiser” and a “An Art Affair with Flair.” Sharon Pop‐Up Gallery” and thank you in “FUNDraiser” in one great week‐ Stumacher Gold and Larry advance for your support of our end! Each day of the show will Nathanson are co‐chairing this show. Check the website and your feature a variety of events—all with evening, which is being graciously invitation for the complete schedule free admission! Please join us and hosted by our Sisterhood and Men’s of gallery hours and each day’s perhaps you will find a great piece Club! We will be treated to the events. of art to enhance or begin your own incomparable sounds of our own Let me take this opportunity to Israeli art collection, while helping Susan Lankin‐Watts and James thank Pamela Feld‐Randel and support talented Israeli artists—and Lafferty, performing a mix of Ranita Thomas, the Art Show co‐ the synagogue’s bottom line! , jazz and Israeli music. Of chairs, for working so hard to make course, what goes along with great An Event-Filled Weekend this artistic celebration of Israel70 a music better than fine wine? Count The fun begins on Thursday even‐ success. on it! We will present an Israeli fine ing, February 22, with our Opening wine tasting and sale, as well as P.S. If you would like to help out Night. Judith and Oren Friedman light Israeli fare. during the show weekend, send me are co‐chairing this evening, where an email at [email protected] you’ll enjoy champagne and dessert The weekend will conclude with a with your availability. I will be in along with the best selection of art splash of color on Sunday, February touch. for your viewing pleasure. Our art 25, when Andy Gavrin and Sarah aficionados won’t want to miss this Weinstein co‐chair a “Family Fun event! Art Experience.” There will be kid‐

2 | February 2018 SHABBAT HIGHLIGHTS OFF THE PULPIT By Rabbi Neil S. Cooper Friday, February 2 Inclusion Weekend 5:03 PM Candle Lighting Next Generation : A in settings 6:00 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Services Model for the Future of outside of the 7:00 PM Inclusion Scholar‐in‐ American Synagogue Jewish world. Residence Dinner with Rabbi What we can Rabbi Mike Uram, a colleague, Ruti Regan do for this new generation is the friend and member of our congre‐ 8:15 PM Scholar‐in‐Residence question and challenge that Rabbi gation, serves as the director of the Lecture with Rabbi Regan Uram confronts. acclaimed Hillel program at the Shabbat, February 3 University of Pennsylvania. Rabbi Several years ago, following the Inclusion Weekend release of the 2013 Pew Report on Uram’s clients, the students he Portion: Yitro the Jewish Community, organiza‐ serves, have been called 8:45 AM Mishneh Torah Study Grp tions within the Jewish Communi‐ “Millennials” (those born in the 9:15 AM Parashat Hashavuah ty, simultaneously sounded the 1990’s). In his book Next Generation 9:30 AM Lay‐led Service alarm. The Study informed them Judaism, Rabbi Uram addresses a coordinated by Havurah that they were facing a new gener‐ question which, arguably, is the 9:30 AM Shabbat Services ‐ Bar ation of people who probably most important question of our Mitzvah of Eli Cohen, son of would not become donors to day: How can the Jewish Commu‐ Lauren and Len Cohen Federation, who may not join our nity best reach out to Millennials, 10:00 AM Shabbat babysitting synagogues and who, more likely to attract them, to serve them and 11:00 AM Tot Shabbat Sponsored than not, are unwilling and groom them to become the next by Men’s Club unconcerned about living lives generation of leaders in the Jewish 11:00 AM Oreo Minyan which, at best, are nominally Community? 12:00 PM Congregational Jewish, if not devoid entirely of This new cohort has become the Lunch Sponsored by Lauren and Jewish content or identification. subject of urgent study and the Len Cohen in honor of Eli source of great concern within the If this isn’t reason enough to be becoming a Bar Mitzvah and organized Jewish Community. frightened, consider these facts: Supported by the Charlotte and Jewish Millennials are often char‐ 51% of Millennials have not had a Nathan Becker Holocaust Torah acterized negatively. They are un‐ bar/bat mitzvah and 50% have only Endowment Fund in honor of our impressed by many Jewish institu‐ one Jewish parent. The next gener‐ Scholar‐in‐Residence, Rabbi Regan tions including synagogues. Many ation arrives with different back‐ 1:00 PM Scholar‐in‐Residence cannot see themselves joining these grounds, fewer Jewish experiences Lecture, “From Degradation to institutions. Instead, they focus on on which to build their Jewish Praise: A Disability Informed issues and projects which are not lives, and more tentative connec‐ Approach to Haggadah.” uniquely Jewish. Jewish concerns tions to the organized Jewish 5:45 PM Family Havdalah Service and identity are not central to their world. Friday, February 9 lives and do not speak to their pri‐ The dire statistics and the inevita‐ 5:12 PM Candle Lighting orities. They feel disconnected ble forecasts of the demise of the 6:00 PM Shabbat Shalom Yeladim from the Jewish community and 6:00 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Services find themselves most comfortable Continued on page 12

| 3 SHABBAT HIGHLIGHTS (CON’T) FROM THE ASSOCIATE RABBI Shabbat, February 10 By Rabbi Marc D. Israel Torah Portion: Mishpatim 8:45 AM Mishneh Torah Study Grp 9:00 AM Shabbat School The word “retreat” has different Therefore, 9:00 AM Shabbat Babysitting meanings, depending on your it is not 9:15 AM Parashat Hashavuah perspective. For those in the surprising 9:30 AM Shabbat Services Armed Forces (or veterans), it that I am 9:30 AM Lay‐led Service often has negative connotations of often asked, “Why can’t we just coordinated by the Havurah a troop retrenchment or even hold the same programs here at 11:00 AM Tot Shabbat Sponsored defeat. Those who practice Eastern the synagogue and let people by Men’s Club religions, on the other hand, may sleep at home?” It would certainly 12:00 PM Kiddush Sponsored by see it as a peaceful time spent in be cheaper and more inclusive for Sisterhood silence. For Jewish educators and people who can’t attend the whole rabbis, however, retreat has a weekend, who would at least be Friday, February 16 completely different meaning. It is able to participate in portions of it. 5:20 PM Candle Lighting neither silent nor is it anything However, as Amy Sales, Associate 6:00 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Services like a defeat. For us, a retreat is an Director of the Cohen Center for opportunity to have an intensive Saturday, February 17 Modern Jewish Studies at Jewish experience over a sustained Torah Portion: Terumah Brandeis University, writes: “The time‐period in a closed environ‐ 8:45 AM Mishneh Torah Study Grp power of retreats lies precisely in ment. It is also one of the most 9:15 AM Parashat Hashavuah this disconnection from home. In important and impactful educa‐ 9:30 AM Shabbat Services an isolated location, there is a tional opportunities available to 10:00 AM Shabbat Babysitting sense of being in a world apart. us. 12:00 PM Kiddush Sponsored by There is little awareness of the Sisterhood This month, our synagogue will be outside world, and, therefore, the

sponsoring two retreats – one for focus of the attention is necessarily Friday, February 23 adults on February 16‐18, and on the inner world – the immedi‐ 5:28 PM Candle Lighting another for our 5th and 6th graders ate self, group and community.” 6:00 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Services on February 23 – 25. The programming, while Saturday, February 24 important, is only a part of what These events take place at retreat Torah Portion: Tetzaveh happens at a retreat – it is the centers that are 2‐3 hours away 8:45 AM Mishneh Torah Study Grp experience of being together and and, therefore, require a full 9:15 AM Parashat Hashavuah sharing a weekend away that cre‐ commitment on the part of the 9:30 AM Shabbat Services ates the tight bonds of community. participants. They also are not 9:30 AM Lay‐led Service cheap. For example, the 5th/6th Furthermore, notes Rabbi Rachel coordinated by the Havurah grade retreat costs $235 per child, Cowan, executive director of the 10:00 AM Shabbat Babysitting even with a generous subsidy Institute for Jewish Spirituality, 11:00 AM Tot Shabbat Sponsored from the Sydney and Esther Laza‐ “Retreats provide the space and by Men’s Club rus Memorial Endowment Fund the contemplative context from 11:00 AM Oreo Minyan for the Study of Jewish Ethics. which insight and learning can 12:00 PM Kiddush Sponsored by Sisterhood Continued on page 13

4 | February 2018 FROM THE CANTOR’S STUDY By Cantor Eugene Rosner

This month, I would like to start birchot hashachar (opening bless‐ of the ser‐ exploring the various prayer ings) through shirat hayam (song of vice. Even modes of the synagogue service. the sea). Next, consider an im‐ though the Many times, I have alluded to the portant musical idea, the melody music of the phrase climbing the liturgical ladder. for chanting the blessings on the weekday shachrit Indeed, our services are construct‐ torah. AEDAC. (You can hear a service changes as we go through ed on the building blocks of basic recording at www.tbhbe.org/ it, we return to the musical scales and musical fromcantorrosner under the sec‐ after the , to its conclusion motives or ideas. These range from tion, “Potpourri.”) for this very purpose of potentially the most basic, l’chol, melo‐ adding psalms. Going back to the The range is only five notes, but dies of the weekdays, moving to fundamentals of music and based this is more than sufficient to take Shabbat, then the festivals, and on our study of music culture, the us through the early part of ultimately, the nusach of the High minor scale is perhaps the most shachrit. In this part of the ladder, Holy Days. Along the way, the easy to sing. It helps those not there will be more syllables than music becomes more complex, the strong in music ability to chant notes, and the range of singing is range of singing expands to cover those Torah blessings mentioned purposefully small—after all, this a greater part of the scales, and before. is nusach for the ordinary day. Lat‐ becomes more melismatic—more er, this minor scale will take on I hope this exploration of the mi‐ notes sung per syllable! Let’s start greater importance, as we expand nor mode serves as a good starting off with the basics, looking at the to hallel and Shabbat evening. A point for looking at the music of minor scale. greater part of the scale will be the synagogue service. On a piano (real or online!), let’s used, but to this moment, we have consider an A‐minor scale. Starting ignored an important fact. It is a with any A, go up eight notes, only minor scale. playing the white keys. (You can Most of the liturgy of p’sukei dzimra access an online piano at (introductory service) are verses of www.apronus.com/music/ song or psalms. There is a plaintive flashpiano.htm) quality to the minor scale that ABCDEFGA. Perfect, our first matches perfectly with the uplift‐ mode! This is the scale whose notes ing character of the psalms, which we sing from to establish the at times are used to comfort those nusach of the early part of the in mourning. In a home of shiva, weekday morning service; from psalms are added at the conclusion

| 5 FROM SISTERHOOD By Robin Zwick

It’s that time of year again. Sister‐ and Shabbat onegs, and many annual Torah hood’s largest fundraiser is under‐ other enjoyable programs and Fund Brunch. way. I hope you have completed events. If you have not received We will be your Mishloach Manot forms your special log‐in information, or honoring Fran Perlman. We hope online. If not, you still have a little you have any questions, contact us you can join us. time! The last day to order is at [email protected]. A big thank you to Robin Oriel Thursday, February 15. If you have an upcoming and the committee for all their Every year, Sisterhood organizes a wedding, a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, or hard work with our Annual Craft community‐wide Mishloach even a special birthday party and Gift Show in December. It was Manot project where we provide coming up, then plan to stop by a shul‐wide success thanks to the baskets for the entire congrega‐ our annual Party Expo on Sunday, many volunteers, the vendors, and tion. Each basket is $5 per recipi‐ February 4. The event will feature of course, the shoppers! Also, spe‐ ent or, for just $360, you can do a a variety of caterers, DJ’s, enter‐ cial thanks to Charlene Powery Mitzvah and give to our over 700 tainment and florists as well as and Dawn Berue for the donation congregants. Your Mishloach specialty vendors offering favors of the flat‐screen TV for our raffle. Manot contributions support and other services. Check out the If you have any questions or just programs that benefit the entire vendors and enjoy some of the want to know how to get more synagogue community, including tasty samples from the caterers. involved, please contact me at the welcome back Shabbat dinner, Also mark your calendars for [email protected]. family Havdalah, Jewish studies, Sunday morning, April 22 for our holiday Kiddush, Shabbat flowers

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6 | February 2018 MEN’S CLUB NEWS By Larry Nathanson and David Oriel

Once again, your Men’s Club is on honored at our annual World Wide “An Art the go as we continue to celebrate Wrap and Silver Circle Award. On Event with Israel70! Come in from the cold to that day, we will also honor the Flair” on view and purchase Israeli art at the following people who generously Saturday evening, February 24 4‐Day Pop‐Up Gallery & Sale pre‐ donated their time and efforts to with an opportunity to tour the art sented by Safrai Fine Art Gallery of make Hava NaGrilla such a great gallery, hear some music, and Jerusalem on February 22‐25. We success: Mike Gillespie from the enjoy a wine tasting along with continue to build comradery with‐ Gillespie Group; Scott Vance from light Israeli fare. in our shul and are grateful for Advanced Electric; Chad Turpin Brunch on Sunday, March 11— those who continue to help devel‐ from Turpin Design and Landscap‐ Israeli Medical Advances” Men’s op programming that reaches our ing; and Tom Foga from Bryn Club, Sisterhood, and Hadassah new and younger members alike. Mawr Landscaping. Please join us will jointly sponsor this program. in honoring all of these men for Who says Kosher smoked BBQ is Details to follow. their great contributions to our just for summer! Our November community. Join us for our next Men’s Club Sunday Night Eagles/Smoked BBQ meetings on February 6 and March night drew over 70 attendees. A big February 22—25: A Weekend of 6 in the library. Whether you are win for our beloved Eagles, bigger Israeli Art! What better way to an existing or new member, we win for our Men’s Club. Huge celebrate Israel70 than through the personally invite you to attend. thanks to those who helped on the arts? Explore creative, festive, and Please contact us: Kitchen Squad to make a great eye‐catching displays of Israeli art evening for all. all weekend long and purchase a [email protected] piece to warm your home or office. In December, we celebrated Jeff [email protected] Men’s Club is sponsoring the Bookman as our 14th “MOTY” Man of the Year as part of the Mid‐ Atlantic Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs’ evening gala. Over 250 attended the event at Beth Shalom in Elkins Park. Jeff was truly touched by the outpouring of support. A big mazel tov to Jeff and his family and his dedication to our shul and community. Upcoming Events

Sunday, January 28, 2018 World Wide Wrap‐Silver Circle Award – Dr. Stuart Gordon. Mazel tov to Stuart Gordon, our 2018 Silver Circle recipient. Stuart will be

| 7 FROM THE INCLUSION COMMITTEE By Sara Crimm

Scholar-in-Residence Weekend Rabbi Regan, ordained at JTS, is a Shabbat morn‐ February 2-4 to celebrate member of the Rabbinical ing. Please see Jewish Disability Inclusion & Assembly’s Disability Inclusion the enclosed Awareness Month Committee. She is a feminist rabbi, flyer for addi‐

“I maintain with complete certainty liturgist, and a disabled disability tional details. that I am not the first autistic per‐ advocate. Currently she serves On Sunday son [Jewish Theological Seminary] Anachnu, an organization working morning, she for disability‐informed Torah and will join the has ordained. I have not overcome Rabbi Ruti Regan disability and have no intention of inclusive Jewish community. She is Lower Merion doing so. I have work to do, and no also the scholar‐in‐residence for Area Hebrew High teens. There is time to spare on a war with my MATAN, an educational organiza‐ much for us to learn from her! body and brain.” tion working to change the inclu‐ sion landscape in the Jewish com‐ Please join us! Rabbi Regan’s visit — Rabbi Ruti Regan is made possible through funding munity. The Inclusion Committee is delight‐ provided by the Charlotte and Na‐ ed to host Rabbi Ruti Regan for a Rabbi Regan brings several interest‐ than Becker Holocaust Torah En‐ Shabbat weekend of eating, learn‐ ing topics and perspectives to us dowment Fund. ing and community (what we do both on Friday evening (following a best at Temple Beth Hillel‐Beth El)! communal Shabbat dinner) and on

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8 | February 2018 Havurah Shabbat Schedule 5778 (2017-18)

ISRAEL70: February THE CELEBRATION CONTINUES 3 Yitro 10 Mishpatim/Shekalim 24 Tetzaveh/Zachor

March 3 Ki Tisa 10 Vayakhel‐Pekudei/Parah 17 Vayikra//HaChodesh

An Evening with April Ambassador Daniel Shapiro 14 Shmini/Machar Chodesh

21 Tazria‐Metzorah Thursday, March 8

8:00 PM May Temple Beth Hillel‐Beth El is honored to 5 Emor host Daniel Shapiro, former Ambassador of the United States to the State of Israel. 12 Behar‐Bechukotai This event is co‐sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council June and TBH‐BE. 2 Behaalotcha 9 Shelach Lecha An Evening with 16 Korach Chef Alon Shaya 23 Chukkat

Wednesday, March 21 8:00 PM

Gourmet cuisine comes to TBH‐BE as we welcome New Orleans‐based Chef Alon Shaya for an evening of Israeli cooking. This event will include an interview, a cooking demonstration and a book sign‐ ing of his soon‐to‐be published book, Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel.

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SAVE THE DATE!

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 5:45 PM Family Dinner 6:30 PM Family Festivities Followed by Costume Parade 7:00 PM Purim Service and Megillah Reading 7:30 PM Havurah, Megillah Reading and Shpiel

Watch the e-Highlights for details, including a Sensory-friendly Purim Dinner and Celebration!

10 | February 2018 IT’S GAME ON!

Saturday, February 10 7:00 PM

Gather your band of misfits and help raise money for the Early Education Center—and have a “ball” doing it!

Pizza, beer, and lots of dodgeballs!

Space is limited! Register your team today! Visit www.tbhbe.org/event/dodgeball1.html

See the inserts for more details.

It’s time to tap your inner genius!

Quizzo! Saturday, March 17 8:00 PM

Sponsored by the Home and School Association Benefits the Early Childhood Center (ECC) Register online! Watch for more details on www.tbhbe.org Visit www.tbhbe.org/ecccalendar

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Jewish Community in America meal at a synagogue or club. most basic principles of synagogue have created a sense of urgency life. Those principles have not I believe that Rabbi Uram’s in‐ and concern unlike any I can changed. They begin with the need sights are correct and must not be recall. Leaders from nearly every for community. ignored. We think of our congre‐ Jewish organization and point of gation as warm and welcoming The need for community, the view have interpreted the statistics but, as Rabbi Uram observes, if we motivation to find like‐minded as harbingers of an ominous think of “welcoming” as providing others, is ubiquitous. From message: The end is in sight. Here, information about our programs, internet communities to the gentri‐ however, Rabbi Uram disagrees. classes and committees, those who fication of our cities, people are Among the statistics he cites from enter our building will leave dis‐ spending more time and resources that same report is that 94% of appointed and unimpressed. Our relocating to areas where they can respondents have positive feelings welcome must go beyond infor‐ find others to engage. We need to about Judaism. The problem we mation to engagement. We need provide these opportunities for face, Uram contends, is not that to find ways to say: “Come with Millennials here—and we need to Jewish Millennials have rejected me,” rather than: “You really do it now. Judaism. Rather, they are not find‐ should go to this program.” If we, as a synagogue community, ing their places in existing Jewish There is a world of difference pay attention, we will learn to organizations. between “going” and “coming,” engage this new generation. We between informing and inviting, One of my takeaways from Rabbi can start by relocating programs between empowering and engag‐ Uram’s description of Millennials, and projects from the offices and ing, between bringing a friend and is that they are looking for some‐ classrooms of our synagogue to sending a stranger. thing else, something different the kitchen tables and couches of from what we have offered in the Having served here as a rabbi of our members. We must also past. Rather than seeking the em‐ this congregation for an entire orchestrate events that are focused powerment of leadership, typified generation, I see the changes in the on engagement, on personal by Jewish organizations, Millenni‐ Jewish Community, and I am interaction and on community‐ als are looking for engagement. increasingly aware of the new building. This must become the They connect much more strongly, demands and the tremendous model for our synagogue as we for instance, to the ritual of a challenges that this new genera‐ move forward. This must be the Passover Seder than to the beauty tion brings to us. At the same time, new approach we take because and solemnity of a High Holiday I am convinced that, if we look at this will certainly be the Judaism Service. They are looking not for these challenges and convey a of the Next Generation. prestige but for connections with strong message of inclusion and others. They are attracted by a engagement, we will find not only small, informal gathering around a success but appreciation. We are table at home rather than a catered seeing a desire to return to the

12 | February 2018 FROM THE ASSOCIATE RABBI, continued from page 4 emerge. Spiritual growth is a slow act in an informal setting outside of people to feel the beauty of process. It does not come from a the synagogue helps all of us to get Shabbat as a 25‐hour oasis in time, two‐hour class at the end of the to know one another not just as a break from our electronics and a day. It requires time, space, rabbis and students but as people. time to share with the people who guiding teachers and an atmos‐ are in the room. Rabbi Yitz Retreats also give us the opportuni‐ phere of trust in which participants Greenberg explains that people ty to have new experiences that feel safe to explore new ideas.” The “can more easily come there and be would be far more difficult, if not best conversations often take place more open to hearing messages of impossible, to replicate at home. while walking down the path from instruction. The well‐done retreat Many of our families do not the cabins to dinner, hanging out experience has the power to create observe Shabbat in a traditional on couches during free time, or community…the experience often manner. Trying to do so in one’s even while playing tag football. For raises the priority of one’s Jewish home on your own can be very our students (and for Rabbi Cooper identity dramatically.” challenging. But doing it together and me), the opportunity to inter‐ with a group of peers allows

| 13 14 | February 2018 NEWS OF OUR SYNAGOGUE FAMILY

Condolences to:

Sharon Saacks and Leora Zabusky on the loss of their husband and In Memoriam

father, Dennis Saacks (z”l). Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El mourns the loss Wendy Spitzer on the loss of her mother, Bernice Pollock (z”l). of its members

Neil Shusterman on the loss of his father, Loeb Shusterman (z”l). Barbara Levick (z”l) Amanda Steier on the loss of her mother, Barbara Levick (z”l). Dennis Saacks (z”l) Philip Wachs on the loss of his mother, Judith Birenbaum Wachs (z”l). May their memory be for a blessing.

Mazel Tov to: Remember your loved ones with a

Jodie and David Rittenberg on the birth of a grandson, MEMORIAL PLAQUE Liam Henry Ricketts. Memorial plaques are displayed Adam and Ilana Ehrlich on the birth of a daughter, Eliana Dina Ehrlich. in the Holocaust Memorial Chapel. Caren and Daniel Gradwohl and Jen and Paul Shandelman on the For more information, contact birth of a son and grandson, Calvin Emmett Gradwohl. Barbara Schwartz at 610.649.5300.

CONTRIBUTIONS Contributions as of 12/28/17

THE ANN ALTUS BRIGHT HORIZONS FUND In honor of the marriage of Liza In honor of Roz and Jerry Elkins’ In honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Dabrow to David Brody special anniversary Samantha Altman Stanley and Rachel Kull Steven and Laura Bell Jay and Fran Perlman Dean and Stephanie Metter John and Sherry Cohn

In honor of Ann Altus’ special In memory of Regina Dupuy, beloved Charles and Darien Finder birthday mother of Elizabeth Dupuy Suzi Gerber The Early Childhood Center David, Elizabeth and Daniel Jay and Fran Perlman Jay and Fran Perlman Friedman John and Beth Rothschild Lou and Marjie Surden Gene and Barbara Spector In honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Lila Bob and Marilyn Steiner In memory of Frank Cellucci, beloved Elkins Jay and Eileen Weinberg father of Louise Carafa Marc Gold and Sharon Stumacher Rebecca Weinberg Ina August Gold The Early Childhood Center Stanley and Rachel Kull In loving memory of Suzanne Jay and Fran Perlman Jay and Fran Perlman Feinstein John and Beth Rothschild Harriett Feinstein

Bill and Susan Wankoff

| 15 CONTRIBUTIONS (continued) In honor of the marriage of Ari Feldman In memory of Barbara Levick, beloved In honor of Steve Savran’s special to Liane Marquis mother of Amanda Steier birthday John and Beth Rothschild Jay and Fran Perlman Jay and Fran Perlman

In loving memory of Freddy In honor of Danielle Mancuso’s In appreciation of Judith Scarani Jerry and Ann Altus graduation The Early Childhood Center Jonathan and Sharon Levin The Early Childhood Center In memory of Loeb Shusterman, beloved In honor of the engagement of Stuart In honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Jared Miller father of Neil Shusterman Goldberg to Jamie Etkind Jerry and Ann Altus John and Beth Rothschild Jay and Fran Perlman Jay and Fran Perlman John and Beth Rothschild In loving memory of Susan, beloved In memory of Bernice Pollock, beloved Gene and Barbara Spector friend of Marla Zipkin mother of Wendy Spitzer Judith Mont Scarani In memory of Nita Gouz, beloved aunt Nissen and Maureen Isakov of Scott Feldman CANTOR'S MUSIC EDUCATION FUND In loving memory of Beatrice Raivetz Jay and Fran Perlman In honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Keith Mark and Sharon Raivetz Cotton In honor of the birth of Calvin Emmett In honor of the marriage of Seth Raivetz Jay and Mindy Horrow Gradwohl, son of Caren and Daniel to Dayle Chesler Gradwohl and grandson of Jen and In honor of Roz and Jerry Elkins’ special Gene and Barbara Spector Paul Shandelman anniversary Jerry and Ann Altus In honor of the birth of Liam Henry Stanley and Rachel Kull Ricketts, grandson of Jodie and David Ina August and Moe Reich In honor of the marriage of Ari Feldman Rittenberg The Early Childhood Center to Liane Marquis Jerry and Ann Altus Debbie Greenberg, Jane Solomon, Lynne Ellis Steve and Lori Dabrow Anari Branson and Ruth Soren Richard and Luci Markowitz Stanley and Rachel Kull The Early Childhood Center Jay and Fran Perlman Arlene Goldberg and Randi Grossel In loving memory of Lorraine Friedman Jay and Fran Perlman Allan and Merle Horowitz In loving memory of Gladys Hosansky Mark and Sharon Raivetz Stuart and Caren Hosansky In loving memory of Martin Horowitz John and Beth Rothschild Allan and Merle Horowitz In honor of the birth of Charlie Luke Paul and Jen Shandelman Jacobson, grandson of Amy and Doug In honor of the engagement of Elizabeth In appreciation of Cantor Rosner Ress Rosenthal to Matthew Weiss Joshua and Mackenzie Gross John and Beth Rothschild Gene and Barbara Spector In loving memory of Lenny Sherman In honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Jesse, In memory of Dennis Saacks, beloved Sarah Poncz grandson of Margery and Murray Ufberg husband of Sharon Saacks and father of In loving memory of Philip Sherman Ted and Linda Schwartz and Family Leora Zabusky Sarah Poncz In honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Max Michael and Amy Elkins Kanefsky Herman and Holly Movsowitz In loving memory of Rachel Ziobro Jay and Fran Perlman Albert Ziobro In loving memory of Selma Savran In memory of the beloved father of Bruce Steven and Lynne Savran COLLEGE OUTREACH FUND Kornberg In loving memory of Ivan Dunaief Steven and Lynne Savran Josh and Rachel Dunaief

16 | February 2018 THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER FUND THE DINA GOLDSTONE MEMORIAL In loving memory of Katherine Hoffman In loving memory of Bertie Cantor GARDEN FUND Jerome Hoffman Jerry and Wendy Santoro In loving memory of David Goldstone In loving memory of Herbert Jacobs George and Jackie Goldstone In honor of the birth of Calvin Emmett Mary Ann Dennis Gradwohl, son of Caren and Daniel HONORS AND MEMORIAL FUND In loving memory of Murray Kaye Gradwohl and grandson of Jen and In loving memory of Alan Baer Howard Kaye Paul Shandelman Anita Baer Ken and Toby Mallin In honor of the marriage of Michael In loving memory of Samuel Benson Rochelle and Nelson Wolf Lamb to Tahiana Louis Mitchell and Bonnie Benson Marilyn Maurer and Family In loving memory of Sidney Oriel In loving memory of Fannie Blaskey David Oriel In appreciation of David Moscow’s Neil and Ellen Moscow Torah honor on Rosh Hashanah In honor of the birth of Liam Henry In loving memory of Jacob Blaskey Neil and Ellen Moscow Ricketts, grandson of Jodie and David Neil and Ellen Moscow Rittenberg In honor of Ellen and Neil Moscow’s In loving memory of Syd Bradow Marc Gold and Sharon Stumacher special anniversary Louise Loh Gold Linda and Robert Broder Lewis Hoch and Sarah Poncz In loving memory of Claire Brosof In loving memory of Harriet Moscow Ken and Toby Mallin Melvin and Marlene Dion Neil and Ellen Moscow In memory of Dennis Saacks, beloved In honor of the engagement of Talia In honor of David and Mindy husband of Sharon Saacks and father Cooper to Adam Simon Oppenheimer for all their work for the of Leora Zabusky Bob and Marilyn Steiner congregation Chad Brecher and Sara Byala In honor of the engagement of Michael Ed and Nancy Leeds Andrew and Cindy Bowman Fires to Cydney Eisenberg In memory of Bernice Pollock, beloved David and Marilyn Cohen THE GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND mother of Wendy Spitzer Nancy, Richie and Jon Stark In honor of the marriage of Nicole Jeffrey and Pamela Grossman Benson to Zach Paul In loving memory of Robert Getzoff on In loving memory of Elo Poncz Neil and Ellen Moscow his 51st birthday Sarah Poncz and Family Julie Swerdloff In honor of the birth of Charlie Luke In memory of Sima Radovitz, beloved Jacobson, grandson of Amy and Doug In honor of the engagement of Stuart mother of Mila Raclaw Ress Goldberg to Jamie Etkind Bob and Marilyn Steiner Neil and Ellen Moscow David and Marilyn Cohen Scott and Pam Feldman In loving memory of Lillian Rensel In memory of Bernice Pollock, beloved Lewis and Susan Gantman Neil and Ellen Moscow mother of Wendy Spitzer David and Barbara Schwartz Barry Klayman and Anna Kornbrot In honor of the birth of Liam Henry Nancy, Richie and Jon Stark Ricketts, grandson of Jodie and David In memory of Loeb Shusterman, In loving memory of Benjamin Greene Rittenberg beloved father of Neil Shusterman Mimi Bernstein Larry and Barbara Wolf Alain and Josie Rook In memory of Ethel Harrison, beloved In loving memory of Meyer Ross

mother of Wendy Goldfuss Rita Ross

Bob and Marilyn Steiner

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In loving memory of Esther Rothman In honor of the engagement of Stuart In memory of Dennis Saacks, beloved and Maurice Rothman Goldberg to Jamie Etkind husband of Sharon Saacks and father Linda Rothman Richard and Luci Markowitz of Leora Zabusky Linda Zacher Lee and Jane Bender In memory of Dennis Saacks, beloved husband of Sharon Saacks and father In honor of the engagement of Alan In loving memory of Avraham Ziobro of Leora Zabusky Krawitz to Jennifer Pacyon Albert Ziobro Phil and Leslie Bloom Azriel and Susan Schmidt THE KIDDUSH FUND In memory of Herbert Sachs, beloved In memory of Loeb Shusterman, In memory of Loeb Shusterman, husband of Claire Sachs beloved father of Neil Shusterman beloved father of Neil Shusterman Bob and Marilyn Steiner Lou and Marjie Surden Howard and Randy Goldberg Linda Zacher In loving memory of Mitzi Schwartz SYDNEY & ESTHER LAZARUS MEMORIAL Ted and Linda Schwartz In honor of Saul Wachs for excellence FUND FOR THE STUDY OF JEWISH ETHICS in teaching In honor of Commissioner Andy Gavrin In loving memory of Bernice Shechtman Nelson and Rochelle Wolf Judith Mont Scarani Charles and Ellen Shechtman In memory of the beloved mother of Bill In honor of the birth of Liam Henry In memory of Loeb Shusterman, Wankoff Ricketts, grandson of Jodie and beloved father of Neil Shusterman Linda Zacher David Rittenberg Lewis and Jean Rothstein Shirley White THE RABBI NEIL AND LORI COOPER In honor of Louis Soslowsky being ISRAEL ADVOCACY FUND JOEY FISCHER & MARLENE FISCHER selected to receive the H. R. Lissner In appreciation of Rabbi Cooper PERRY MEDITATION GARDEN FUND Medal Joshua and Mackenzie Gross In honor of the engagement of Stuart The Board of Directors Goldberg to Jamie Etkind In honor of the engagement of Talia In loving memory of Miriam Bob and Gloria Spitz Cooper to Adam Simon Trachtenberg Paul and Caren Fires In memory of Bernice Pollock, beloved Honey Bass Lewis Hoch and Sarah Poncz mother of Wendy Spitzer In loving memory of Malka Devora Bob and Gloria Spitz In honor of the engagement of Stuart Wase Goldberg to Jamie Etkind L'CHAIM GROUP FUND Robert Paul Paul and Caren Fires In loving memory of Samuel Benson In loving memory of Sophie Wase Lewis Hoch and Sarah Poncz Estelle Benson Robert Paul In honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Naomi MEN'S CLUB FUND In loving memory of Hedwig Zubrow Gross In honor of Jeff Bookman as Man of the Shirley White Lewis Hoch and Sarah Poncz Year Scott and Pam Feldman IRWIN SHIP ADULT EDUCATION FUND In honor of Abelardo and Lynne In honor of the marriage of Ari Feldman Lechter’s special birthdays PRAYER BOOK FUND to Liane Marquis Joy Rosenthal In loving memory of Rose and Sam Linda Zacher Alter In memory of Bernice Pollock, beloved Reina Alter In honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Marilyn mother of Wendy Spitzer and Alan Fogel’s granddaughter Ron and Anita Bihovsky In loving memory of Edward Hattler Linda Zacher Ruth Hattler and Family

18 | February 2018 In memory of Loeb Shusterman, In loving memory of Philip Pollack In memory of Itzack Hariton, beloved beloved father of Neil Shusterman David and Roslyn Pollack grandfather of Karina Hariton-Gross Allan and Merle Horowitz Alan and Jaclyn Glazer In loving memory of Jay Morton RABBI NEIL COOPER’S DISCRETIONARY Roberts RELIGIOUS SCHOOL EDUCATION FUND Judith Soslowsky ENDOWMENT FUND In honor of the marriage of Ari Feldman In appreciation of Rabbi Cooper In memory of Dennis Saacks, beloved to Liane Marquis Ira Silberman and Marilyn Kutler husband of Sharon Saacks and father Phil and Amy Bursky In honor of the engagement of Talia of Leora Zabusky Cooper to Adam Simon Bob and Marilyn Steiner RUTH N. MALTZMAN MEMORIAL FUND In honor of Roz and Jerry Elkins’ Mitchell and Janie Rosen In loving memory of Julius Schaller special anniversary Saul Wachs In appreciation of Rabbi and Lori Ted and Linda Schwartz Cooper In memory of Loeb Shusterman, In honor of David and Mindy The Dabrow Family beloved father of Neil Shusterman Oppenheimer and their devoted David and Beth Galinsky In honor of the marriage of Ari Feldman support to our community Mark and Michele Helfaer to Liane Marquis Feldman Mark and Ruth Joffe Ken and Toby Mallin Arthur and Ella Feldman Judith Mont Scarani

In loving memory of Lorraine Friedman In honor of David Weinstein’s birthday Shirley Swinger Mitchell and Janie Rosen Allan and Merle Horowitz SISTERHOOD FUND

In loving memory of Joseph In loving memory of Louis Weisman In honor of the birth of Charlie Luke Gerstenhaber Joy Rosenthal Jacobson, grandson of Amy and Doug Ress Murray Gerstenhaber In loving memory of Alexander Zager Scott and Pam Feldman In honor of the engagement of Stuart Ruth Zager In honor of the birth of Liam Henry Goldberg to Jamie Etkind RABBI MARC ISRAEL’S DISCRETIONARY Ricketts, grandson of Jodie and David Mitchell and Janie Rosen FUND Rittenberg In honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Nelson In memory of Ethel Harrison, beloved Neil and Ellen Moscow mother of Wendy Goldfuss and Rochelle Wolf’s grandson The Bolts Family Jay and Ellen Sklar YOUTH FUND In honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Yonatan Mitchell and Janie Rosen RABBI MARSHALL J. MALTZMAN CAMP Webner RAMAH SCHOLARSHIP FUND In loving memory of Martin Horowitz Dale Alan Singer

Allan and Merle Horowitz In honor of the marriage of Ari Feldman to Liane Marquis In loving memory of Lillian Keiser Lou and Marjie Surden Alan Keiser In memory of Bernice Pollock, beloved In loving memory of Al Kessler mother of Wendy Spitzer Alan and Gail Kessler Howard and Francine Elgart

In honor of the baby naming of Emily RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND Logan Mulherin In honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Jeffrey and Hennie Shore Lila Elkins

Ken and Toby Mallin

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