Kol Yisra’el the voice of temple June/July 2019 • Iyar /Sivan/Tammuz 5779

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION Sunday, June 2 8:15 a.m. Budget Discussion 9:00 a.m. Bagel Breakfast 9:30 a.m. Annual Meeting

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IN THIS ISSUE President MEssage / Interim Page 3 OII/ Voulteer Recognition Page 4 Board Nominees Page 5 Please join us as we say Foundation Page 9 Thank You and Farewell to Social Action Page 7 Sisterhood Page 8 RABBI STEVEN High School / B'nai Mitzvah Page 9 Library/ Book Club / JJL Page 10 MOSKOWITZ Shabbat at Home Page 11 Summer Fun Page 12 Shabbat Services Page 13 Sunday, June 23 at 10:00 am Kol HaShabbat/ SCIC Page 14 Anniversaries Page 15 Program followed by Brunch Buffet Yahrzeits Pgs. 16-17 Contributions Pgs. 18-19 Please RSVP to Charmaine Sustaining Members / Oneg Sponsors Page 20 [email protected] Sponsors Pgs. 21-23 JUNE AND JULY SHABBAT SERVICES

Friday, June 7 Friday, July 5 7:00 pm Family Shabbat Service 6:00 pm Shabbat Service welcoming Rabbi Simon Saturday, June 8 Saturday, July 6 8:45 am Torah Study 8:45 am Torah Study 10:30 am Lay-led Morning Service honoring Rabbi Moskowitz 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Friday, June 14 Friday, July 12 6:00 pm Shabbat HaNefesh 6:00 pm Shabbat Evening Service Saturday, June 15 Saturday, June 13 8:45 am Torah Study 8:45 am Torah Study 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah of Sammy Brackmann Friday, July 19 Friday, June 21 6:00 pm Tot Shabbat at Alpert JCC 6:00 pm Tot Shabbat SHABBAT AT HOME - No Service at the Temple 7:00 pm Leadership & Volunteer Recognition Shabbat Saturday, July 20 Saturday, June 22 8:45 am Torah Study 8:45 am Torah Study 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bat Mitzvah of Carmel Artstein Friday, July 26 5:30 pm Shabbat in the Park Friday, June 28 6:00 pm Shabbat Evening Service Saturday, July 27 8:45 am Torah Study Saturday, June 29 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service 8:45 am Torah Study 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah of Evan Smeltzer Join us at 5:30 pm for our Pre-Shabbat Wine and Appetizers Oneg before our 6:00 pm Services. SUMMER SERVICE SCHEDULE All July & August Friday Evening Services will begin at 6:00 pm unless otherwise advertised

Kol Yisra’el is a monthly newsletter published August - June BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS OF JULY 1, 2019 by Temple Israel (a member of the Union for Reform ). Steve Gordon Lysa Saltzman The deadline for submission of all material for the newsletter is the President Secretary th 10 of the preceding month prior to publication. Freda Ross Rick Burney PROFESSIONAL STAFF VP Education Treasurer Rabbi Steven Moskowitz • Cantor Sara Hass • Cantor Emeritus Marvin Finnley Laurie Arroyo Joyce Feldman Eric J. Shatzkin, Exec. Director • Sharon Amster Brown, Educator VP Membership Past President Kara Liu, Youth Director • David York, Accompanist Mark Dressner VP Ritual Practices Michael Rosen Our Mission Statement: Foundation President To actively engage in a journey of Jewish spiritual, educational and social growth. Karen Ben-Shmuel, Evan Braude, Greg Endelman, Our Vision Statement Deborah Fabricant, Jennette Fackler, Daniel Felsenthal, A vibrant, caring Reform congregation of living Judaism that Jared Goldin, Jill Granek, Bobbi Horowitz, Jerry Levy, embraces the rich legacy of Jewish thought, practice and spirituality. David Rosen, Lena Shupper, Wayne Slavitt and Sheryl Stahl

2 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE / INTERIM RABBI

TODAH RABAH - THANK YOU appreciate the support so many of you have offered to me personally By Joyce Feldman, Temple President and the board. Please continue to keep our lines of communication open and help us as we all remain steadfast moving forward Happy June...and happy July! together as a community. Throughout my term as President, one my consistent themes was “You can’t say When planning your summer, June and July bring us many opportunities to come together as a community. On June 2nd please thank you enough”. This article, my last join us at our Annual Congregational Meeting. This month we will article as President, is dedicated to saying honor all of our leaders and volunteers at our annual Leadership thank you to the many people who have and Volunteer Recognition Shabbat on June 21st. On June 23rd helped me over the past two years. Being the entire congregation is invited to attend a brunch in honor of board president these last two years Rabbi Moskowitz. More details are in this Kol Yisre’al, and RSVP has been emotionally stretching. There is needed please. On July 1 we welcome Interim Rabbi Jim Simon were many times of joy, and some times to our congregation. There will be several opportunities for you to of difficulty. I could only have gotten meet him, please watch the weekly emails for details. On July 26, through it with the support of many. please join us as we celebrate Shabbat in The Park. View page 12 to see some of the other summer programs that the has First, thank you to my family and closest friends. Taking the presidency planned. As Sharon reminds our Torah Center families, “You don’t of any board is a commitment, and my “people” have supported me stop being Jewish over the summer!”. throughout the journey; for understanding when I had to say “no” On July 1, I officially pass the president’s gavel to my friend and because I “was at Temple”; and for understanding when I simply the very competent hands of Steve Gordon. I will take on the role couldn’t get to all the items on my personal “to do list”. on the board as Immediate Past President. It has been my honor Thank you to a truly outstanding board. The members of the to serve you as President these last two years. Thank you again for board for the last two years have truly put in many, many hours. your support: your hugs & words of encouragement have truly Members of our board have endured long meetings, additional helped. Happy Summer! Todah Rabah! special meetings, and many emails (and the “reply all “comments INTERIM RABBI JAMES SIMON that came along with them). This board has remained steadfast. They have had an amazing attendance record, attending to each task and decision, and working diligently with the best interests of our congregation always top of their minds. We are excited to welcome four new members to our ranks. Thank you to our senior staff. Rabbi Moskowitz, thank you for your years of leadership that have been an inspiration to me and to our congregation. Your wisdom, and love of Torah will continue to inspire us as we move beyond. Thank you Cantor Hass, your infectious enthusiasm and bringing a whole new age of Jewish music continues to strengthen my spirituality. Thank you Educator Sharon Amster Brown for not only guiding our youth, but by encouraging all of us be lifelong learners. Thank you to Executive Rabbi James Simon comes to Temple Israel with a varied Director, Eric Shatzkin, who continues to keep our congregation background. He has always enjoyed being a Rabbi, especially a running smoothly, and has been my personal encyclopedia of all pulpit Rabbi, and also enjoyed the education he received in law the details a president needs to know to keep the board on track. school and his training to be a family mediator. He spent six years Thank you to Youth Director, Kara Liu, I have utilized your energy as the Regional Director for the Midwest Council for the UAHC and ideas many times to inject youthfulness into our board. And (what is now known as the URJ – Union for Reform Judaism) as thank you to our support staff: office staff Charmaine, Jackie and well as serving congregations in Worcester, MA, N. Miami Beach, Michelle, and custodial staff Mike, Keke and Juan, who without FL, and Pinecrest FL as Associate and Senior Rabbi. Rabbi Simon this dedicated team our Temple-home might collapse in disarray! was asked to be a part of the first cohort of Rabbi’s trained to be A special thanks to the past presidents who have been a source of Interim Rabbi’s through the Interim Ministry Network and the history and wisdom to me many times during the last two years. I Central Conference of American in 2009-2010 and did have greatly appreciated your support and your inspiration. additional work for the Advanced Certification of Professional Huge thank yous go to the many committee chairs, committee Transition Specialist. Since then has served in Florida, New Jersey, members and volunteers. You are the lifeblood of our community. Utah Oklahoma and New York as Interim Rabbi. His wife stays You greet us when we walk in the building, you plan our many in their home base of Florida and he is the father of 3 children activities, and truly just get things done! Your devotion to our and has two grandchildren. In his spare time he enjoys walking synagogue is evident on a daily basis: just look at our overflowing and reading non-fiction books. He is very much looking forward calendar! to being here for this year and assisting us through the process of And lastly, thank you all of you: our community; our congregation. finding a settled Rabbi. I know the last few months have been tough for many of us and I 3 ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE

ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENT Second Annual INITIATIVE by Freda Ross and Dawn Haldane FRANK WEINBERGER In April, several board members and congregants began taking LEADERSHIP & VOLUNTEER a Congregational Governance course offered by the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), scheduled to conclude at the end of June. RECOGNITION SHABBAT The course focuses on best principles in leading a congregation. Friday, June 21 at 7:00 pm Recently Freda and Dawn discovered that the content of the Governance course is very much aligned with what we had included in our scope for hiring a management consultant to assess our governance systems and structures. Specifically, the Governance course includes recommendations for board focus, transparency in communication with congregants, and for leadership development. As a result, we have teamed up with several other members of our congregation who are also taking the Governance course to combine our efforts moving forward as a Governance Group. We are calling this effort the Organizational Improvement Initiative. (Yes, the acronym sounds like OY!) Together, we are becoming more and more aware of the ways we can make our Temple better. Several months ago, we had asked several consultants to provide us with written proposals that included assessment of the Temple’s governance and structure in a number of areas. Although we are still considering the value of a consultant, our belief is that, through our participation in this Governance course, we board members and congregants are learning more about ways we can improve our leadership, governance, and systems. We ourselves are coming up In memory of Frank Weinberger, with recommendations for change and improvement. Board President from 1985-1987 and As such, our plan, through the Organizational Improvement office volunteer for more than 25 years Initiative is to a) complete the URJ Governance course; b) prepare Join us as we honor the many volunteers of our congregation who our own internal written assessment; c) identify what aspects were give their time each year to help make Temple Israel a special place. included on our original scope of work/request for proposals that are not being addressed by the Governance course; and d) refine Among our other committees and volunteers, this year we how a management consultant may help us with the areas for especially recognize our Social Action Committee for thier improvement. At this point, our thinking is that the consultant amazing efforts to create programing for our congregation we recommend will likely be an individual with experience and and help our community this past year. expertise in human resources. We know we need to firm up our organizational chart, personnel policies, and our procedures for We will also install our new 2019-2020 contract renewals. Temple & Foundation boards. In the coming months, you will be provided with updates regarding this initiative. We will keep you informed through this column, and will also be convening additional Town Hall meetings to receive and share information. Our hope is that some of you will volunteer to participate in work groups to not only help us complete the internal assessment, but also to help us bring about these improvements. As we move forward with the work ahead, we thank you for your support, patience and input. And if you see us around, just say OY!

Volunteers at the Drop-In Center

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TEMPLE ISRAEL Lena Shupper is the proud mommy to BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINEES Elijah and Sophie, who attend Irvine Jill Fisher Granek grew up in the Hebrew Day School, where Lena also San Francisco Bay Area and attended works. She and her children live in UC Berkeley. During her time in Huntington Beach, but their second Northern California Jill worked for home is Temple Israel. Lena has been the State Legislature, on State and a member of Temple Israel for nearly National campaigns, and three years 42 years (since birth!). She attended as community relations director and her first Shabbat services at one week development director of a 300 bed old with her parents, Chana and Glenn acute care hospital. In the late 70s, Ham-Rosebrock. Lena became a Bat Mitzvah during Rabbi Laibson's first a confluence of good luck/bad luck LENA SHUPPER situations brought Jill to Long Beach. year with Temple Israel, went on the very first 8th Grade Jewish New York JILL GRANEK Professionally, Jill worked for small Trip, and the first Long Beach Teen Trip to Israel in 1995 with CBOs in So Cal before beginning her 18 other teens from Temple Israel. At 20, Lena joined the Torah 33-year career with the American Cancer Society. During her tenure Center teacher staff led by Rabbi Halfon, and taught 1st grade she served in executive director and development director roles. that year. That same year, the Temple Board asked Lena to be the Upon her retirement she was Strategic Director of Development, first youth representative to the Board. Her favorite Temple Israel California Division. memories are Family Camp at Hess Kramer (both as a teenager and Jill had attended Temple Israel occasionally and eagerly watched a mom), Choir rehearsals in the choir loft with Cantor Finnley the construction of the new building but didn’t join until urged and Organist Lloyd, as a "runner" for the Gala, making the Purim by neighbor Mark Dressner. Joining during the 2017 High Holy Haunted House in the Temple basement with her confirmation Days, she immediately enrolled in Beginning Hebrew and began class, and in recent years, Shmooztini with her Temple friends, Saturday Torah Study. Jill has worked on the Gala for the past two weekly Torah Study with Rabbi Moskowitz, and holding a talit years, ushers for Shabbat regularly, attends JJL classes and began the over her children during their consecrations led by Sharon Amster adult b’nai Mitzvah Class that began in May. She’s also completing Brown. Lena feels what makes Temple Israel special is the genuine the Jewish Federation Alpert Leadership Forum in June. community warmth and strength of familial friendships. Jill and her husband of 33 years, Ken, live conveniently around the corner from Temple Israel with their two dogs, Angel and Charlie. Over the past 39 years, Wayne Slavitt has been involved in a variety Jerry Levy is a practicing rheumatologist of entrepreneurial projects in both at Kaiser with an MBA from CSULB. principal and advisor capacities. Jerry joined Temple Israel with his wife, Among the many ventures Wayne has Joanne and daughter Gabrielle and son been involved with is the development Benjamin in 1991. There have been and roll-out of Mobül: the mobility three B’nai Mitzvahs in their family, store. Through his consulting company, Gabrielle in 2001, Benjamin in 2004 The PrimeMark Group, Wayne and Joanne (for the first service in the provides advisory services to a variety newly completed sanctuary) in 2012. of companies, with a primary focus on Over the years Jerry’s connection with preparing companies for eventual sale. WAYNE SLAVITT Judaism and Temple Israel has grown. Wayne is very active in the community, Jerry created the portable ark we used for currently serving or having served on the boards of the Jewish our year out of the building and continue to use at Rosh HaShanah Federation, Jewish Community Foundation, Temple Israel Capital JERRY LEVY in the Park, made from the mahogany Campaign, Temple Israel Foundation, Rotary Club of Long Beach, pews from the original sanctuary. His Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, The Bucket List Project many Temple activities include membership in the High Holiday Foundation, Claremont McKenna College Alumni Association, Shofar Choir, Lead Usher for the Holidays, and is an active and St. Mary Medical Center. participant in Torah Study, JJL events, Shabbat HaNefesh and Got Shabbat. A favorite project was construction of the handicap ramp, Wayne is married to Joanne Ratner, whose family was involved an 18 month project finally realized in 2015. Jerry looks forward in the founding of Temple Israel. Joanne and Wayne have three to serving the congregation as a member of the Board and thanks grown daughters. the committee for the nomination.

5 TEMPLE ISRAEL OF LONG BEACH FOUNDATION FOUNDATION MESSAGE FOUNDATION BYLAWS - Our Legacy Members PROPOSED CHANGES By Susan Philips and Carol Masters, Foundation Trustees Board Of Trustees We plan for tomorrow so there will always be todays. People first According to the Temple Israel Long Beach Foundation Bylaws, join Temple Israel for a multitude of reasons: children in school, "The Bylaws may be amended only by approval of the Board of Trustees religious experiences, social action, etc. In the end what they often and by Temple. The recommendation for such amendment shall be find is community and personal fulfillment. As their commitment made first to the Board of Trustees and, if adopted, then to the Board grows they realize the institution needs financial support to of Directors not less than twenty (20) days prior to a vote upon such continue into its tomorrows. recommendation by the Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors at The Foundation of Temple Israel was established in 1977 to receive their respective meetings as applicable. Such recommended amendment and manage bequests and gifts to sustain our synagogue into the shall be reported in the bulletin of Temple prior to the vote by the Board future. The individuals who support this goal are our legacy. They of Directors" realize that Temple Israel exists today, but in order for it to continue Following protocol, proposed changes to the Foundation Bylaws and thrive, they need to think beyond today. have been presented to the Temple Board of Directors at the April The Temple Israel Foundation has three main jobs: 30, 2019 meeting. Below are the significant areas of recommended yyThe fiduciary management of the gifts and bequests so that the ammendments to the Bylaws that will be voted on by the Temple's financial needs of the Temple can always be met Board of Director's at their June 25 meeting. Links to all the changes in the Foundation Bylaws as well as a fully revised version yySolicit Legacy members to build for tomorrow are below. yyThank and nurture our Legacy members. One way that the Foundation has established to acknowledge our Main Areas of Ammendments: "legacy" is through our annual Foundation Brunch. We look forward to honoring our donors. This year our brunch will be A. Nomination and Approval on August 18. Please save the date. Invitations will be going out The President of Foundation shall appoint three Trustees, none of around July 14. We hope to see you there. whom is an officer of Foundation, as a "Nominating Committee" to nominate new trustees for three-year terms. The Board will vote on the nominated trustees, and final approval of the new trustees will be made by the Board of Directors of Temple Israel of Long Beach. D. Term of Office 1. The term of office of a Trustee shall be for three (3) years. 2. The terms of the Trustees shall be staggered so that approximately one-third of the terms shall expire each year. No person shall serve more than six (6) consecutive years as a Trustee without an interruption in service for at least one (1) year. 3. A Trustee elected as an officer of the Board may serve additional one-year terms, if consecutive, even if such additional terms result in the Trustee’s overall consecutive service on the board exceeding six (6) years. The maximum consecutive service time shall be eight (8) years. Sunday, August 18 at 11:00 a.m. 4. The term of office of a Trustee shall commence on the first day of July in the year elected, excepting only those Trustees elected to fill egacy runch vacancies on the Board of Trustees. The term of office of a Trustee L B shall expire on the last day of June of the last year of the term to SAVE THE DATE which he/she was elected. Invitations will be mailed in June to our Legacy Donors. To view the marked up version of the Foundation Bylaws: If you are interested in LINK WITH THE MARKED VERSION leaving a legacy with the Temple Israel www.tilb.org/FoundationBylaws_Revisions_Mar19.pdf Foundation, please contact Eric Shatzkin at [email protected] To view the complete new version of the Foundation Bylaws: or call (562) 434-0996 ext. 111 www.tilb.org/FoundationByLaws_May19.pdf

6 SOCIAL ACTION TEMPLE ISRAEL HONORED BY URBAN COMMUNITY OUT REACH by Myron Wollin, Social Action Committee At the 2019 annual fundraiser for the Urban Community Outreach (UCO), Temple Israel was a 2019 Honoree. Over 25 members of Temple Israel were in attendance as we received a Commendation from Supervisor Janice Hahn, a Certificate of Recognition from Representative Alan Lowenthal, and a 2019 Community Leadership Award from Long Beach Mayor, Dr. Robert Garcia. Myron Wollin, Vice Chair of the Social Action Committee, accepted the honor for the Temple and said the following: “I want to thank Reverend Elena Larssen, Senior Minister, First Congregational Church of Long Beach, for her fine introduction. The First Congregational Church has been a close friend of Temple Israel. We will never forget when the church opened its doors to our members for our High Holy Day services, and we needed a larger space for worship. INTERFAITH WORKERS JUSTICE “On behalf of Temple Israel, I must say that we are honored to be recognized by UCO for our work with you. We have been DESSERT SEDER by Myron Wollin, Social Action Committee sponsoring twice a year dinners at UCO to serve the surrounding community. We have helped prepare and serve the meals, and in On April 24, the Social Action Committee (SAC) and Clergy and addition have contributed clothing, toys and other items to be Laity United for Economic Justice, (CLUE), hosted the fourth distributed. I must give thanks to all Temple Israel members who annual Worker Justice Dessert Seder at Temple Israel. Over 50 are here today for their work. I know that our members consider community and Temple members attended. Cantor Sara Hass led this work a mitzvah, a good deed, and find it part of our effort, as the service using a Hagaddah that was specially written by SAC the Jewish faith commands us, tikkun olam, to heal the world. and CLUE. “To fulfill this goal, our Temple has a commitment to social The Hagaddah included the traditional rituals such as the Seder justice that our Temple leadership supports and is expressed in plate, story of Passover, songs and prayers. At Passover we are such activities as our joining the b’rit olam, the Jewish Reform commanded to imagine ourselves as though we personally went Movement’s vision of social justice, our collection of food for forth from Egypt, to imagine the experience of being victimized food pantries at our High Holy Day services, our leadership in because of who we are, of being enslaved, and of being free. So we organizing and staffing Make a Difference Day, and our recent linked the fundamental story of the Jewish people who were freed hosting of a Climate Change Conference. from slavery with other contemporary struggles. “We have been participating in sponsoring these dinners for We included an orange on the Seder plate as a gesture of solidarity over 20 years and I must acknowledge the Temple member who with LGBTQ and a banana to remind us of the refugee crisis, first organized this effort, Stephanie Bussi. To honor her work and that welcoming the stranger is both an American and Jewish we call the dinners the Stephanie Bussi Memorial Dinners. And value. We sang the Negro spiritual Go Down Moses, which has a personally I am proud to continue her work these last four years direct link to the Passover story, and which was sung during the and keep her tradition alive. As many will remember, she used a U.S. Civil Rights movement as part of the culture of those brave wheelchair. She never let her physical disability slow her down. She men and women working for freedom, jobs and dignity. was an active member of Temple Israel, and she was a member of After we recited the 10 plagues, we then recited some modern the Social Action Committee of the Temple. She always showed plagues of contemporary life such as hunger, sexism, racism, up for the dinners to make sure everything went well. She was a homelessness, anti-semitism and religious intolerance. tireless worker for social justice in Long Beach. As a matter of fact I have discovered that another social justice organization in Long Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach truck drivers who are misclassified Beach, called Housing Long Beach, awards an annual Stephanie as contract workers and subject to wage theft then spoke of their Bussi Leadership award and members of Housing Long Beach are experiences. present here today. We encourage you to attend future Seders sponsored by your Social “We are honored to recognize members of Stephanie’s family Action Committee. who are now here, and we pledge that her fine work will not be forgotten.”

7 SISTERHOOD

Game Day on April 30 was a fun and exciting event at the temple with lunch and prizes. Over 40 women attended playing such games as Mah Jong and bridge. Sisterhood Annual Meeting and Board Installation Dinner Monday, June 10 at 6:30 pm Peris Restaurant 12155 Carson St, Hawaiian Gardens (corner of Carson and Norwalk Blvd.)

Mediterranean Cuisine $35 - Buffet Style

Please RSVP by Thursday, June 6 to Michelle in the Temple office at [email protected]

SISTERHOOD BOARD OF DIRECTORS This year Sisterhood donated $5000 to create a scholarship Robin Lilien Nancy Lentzner fund to help ANDI teens attend NFTY events. President Historian Susie Amster and Karen Fried Debi Felsenthal Member-at-Large, Newsletter Sisterhood Gift Shop Co-V.P. Membership Lidia Fahlk Looking for the perfect birthday gift, Judy Blumenthal* Member-at-Large, Programming b'nai mitzvah gift or hostess gift? V.P. Programming Nancy Linden Eva Lowenstein Member-at-Large, Gift Shop SHOP AT OUR GIFT SHOP! V.P. Fundraising Maryse Fujimori Elyse Gordon Member-at-Large, Fundraising V.P. Gift Shop Michelle Gordon Melissa Campbell Member-at-Large SUMMER HOURS: Treasurer Margaret Locke Open one hour before Friday night services Renee Florsheim Member-at-Large Contact the Temple Office or Elyse Gordon Recording Secretary (562) 619-8829 for additional assistance. *Immediate Past President Lenore Roth Corresponding Secretary 8 THIS MONTH'S B'NOT MITZVAH My name Sammy Brackmann. I will become a Bar Mitzvah on June 15th, 2019. I am in sixth grade at Oak Middle School in Los Alamitos. I play lacrosse for Beach Cities as a defender. I am excited about becoming a Bar Mitzvah because I get to share Shalom Temple Israel! The end of May was an eventful one! On th this special time with family and May 17 , our High School Program put on our annual end of friends. The journey to this day year, teen service. The teen-led service was very touching to many makes me feel like I have become family members, teachers, and staff, as we said our sad goodbyes to a better person. our current seniors and welcomed the 8th graders into the program. For my Mitzvah Project I With our Teen Council members’ leadership and the Torah Center SAMMY BRACKMANN June 15, 2019 volunteered for Cat Paws in Los classes presenting their interpretations of certain prayers, it was Alamitos. I love all animals and at definitely a night to remember! In addition, right after the service, Cat Paws I got to spend time caring for cats, until they could be many of the teens stayed for the ANDI lock-In, which was put on adopted into a good home. I have two dogs, a cat, and two birds. by ANDI’s former and current board working in tandem. It was a Thank you to all my teachers and friends who have guided me to night full of games, laughter, singing, and numerous tears (mostly this special day. shed by our Youth Director Kara). Hi, my name is Carmel Artstein At the closing day of Torah Center on Sunday, May 19th, members and I'm looking forward to my Bat from all components of our High School Program were honored Mitzvah on June 22. I was born in for their involvement at Temple Israel. It was a beautiful morning. Haifa at the foot of Mount Carmel, and I've been living in Long Beach As we fast forward into June, outgoing ANDI President Abby since I was three. I am now a Harmatz, presented the successes ANDI had during the past year freshman at the Sato Academy of at the Temple Israel Annual Congregational Meeting on June 2nd, Math and Science in Long Beach, and we welcomed our new ANDI President, Johanna Brown. in the engineering pathway. I joined Also on June 2nd, ANDI had a meeting, during which we planned the Temple about a year and a half future summer events and tentative summer meetings. Keep an ago. When I'm not at school or eye out for future fun ANDI events this summer! All who wish to Temple, I enjoy figure skating and cooking. get involved with ANDI are welcome to join us for our summer CARMEL ARTSTEIN meetings at Kara Liu’s home. Four years ago I spent four months June 22, 2019 in Israel and even went to school there, which greatly improved my Hebrew. This past year I've enjoyed being a madrichah for the sixth grade Hebrew class. My name is Evan Smeltzer and in the fall I am going to be in eighth grade at Oak Middle School in Los Alamitos. I have been attending Torah Center since kindergarten. I play golf and sing in the school show choir as well as Shir Harmony here at Temple Israel. For my Mitzvah Project, I am volunteering at the Alpert Jewish Community Center, ECE. I remember when I was a student EVAN SMELTZER going to the Alpert JCC, the older June 29, 2019 kids coming in and playing with us. They were doing their mitzvzah projects, and I loved hanging out with them. From the time I was five, I knew I wanted to volunteer at the preschool for my project. It has been a wonderful experience seeing many old teachers and staff along with getting to know the students. I also love playing with them, and how excited they get when they see me. Working at the Alpert JCC pre-school has taught me how to help children deal with their fears, as well as some of my own. 9 NEWS FROM THE LIBRARY by Joan Leb The following books are some of those that are missing from our library collection. If you find any of them, please help them return home. Minyan: The Ten principles for Living a Life of Integrity Talking to God Crash Course in Jewish History Jewish Society through the Ages Yom Kippur Shortstop Speak up, Tommy! ALL THE Lights in the Night THEATRE DYBBUK Matzah Ball One Community, Many Stories: Picture a Tree Standing at Sinai Chanukah on the Prairie JOIN US FOR TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT Lights, Camera, Rebecca! FEATURING A WRITING WORKSHOP AND DVDS: PERFORMANCE BY THEATRE DYBBUK The Fire Within: Jews in the Amazonian Rainforest Saturday, June 8 at 6:45 pm Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women Join us, as we gather in song and study, in celebration of the Festival of Shavuot. Theatre Dybbuk, Southern California’s premiere Jewish theatrical arts and education company, comes to PLEASE RETURN ALL LIBRARY BOOKS Temple Israel to take us on a journey through our own personal BY JUNE 15, 2019. narratives of revelation and transformation. No Cost to Attend • RSVP to [email protected]

WOMEN'S BOOK CLUB Wednesday, July 10 at 7:30 pm

JEWISH WOMEN’S THEATER TEMPLE ISRAEL’S JJL AND SISTERHOOD IN PARTNERSHIP WELCOME JWT’S PERFORMANCE OF The Way Home Discussing the book, The Last Watchman of Old Cairo Sunday, June 30 at 2:00 pm by Michael David Lukas You will laugh and cry in this thought provoking, poignanant Joseph, a literature student at Berkeley, is the son of a Jewish mother compilation of stories, plays, songs and poems that will remind and a Muslim father. One day, a mysterious package arrives on his you why you are proud to be Jewish! Come and be a part of this doorstep, pulling him into a mesmerizing adventure to uncover the special perfomance of this brand new JTW salon show. tangled history that binds the two sides of his family.

10 Shabbat at Home is a unique program that gives us an opportunity for TEMPLE ISRAEL INVITES our Temple Israel family to share the joys of Shabbat with a potluck YOU TO JOIN US FOR dinner in the warmth of congregants’ homes. How you can participate in “Shabbat At Home” BE A HOST: Please know that you are performing a Mitzvah by welcoming other congregants into your home. All you have to do is to provide the table settings; your guests will bring dinner. Temple Israel will provide to you a list of your guests and their contact information, sample menus, some helpful hints for celebrating Shabbat in your home. Please indicate your willingness to host by completing and returning the bottom of this form to Temple Israel on or before Wednesday,July 3 BE A GUEST: If you prefer to participate in this wonderful program FRIDAY by providing a portion of the Shabbat meal and attending as a guest, JULY 19, 2019 please complete and return the bottom of this form to Temple Israel on or before Wednesday, July 3

SHABBAT AT HOME - Please Return to the Temple Office by July 3 FOR HOSTS: ‰ Yes, I will open my home on Friday, July 19th for the Shabbat At Home dinner and Service from approx. 6 – 9 p.m. Please check the appropriate box: ‰ I can accommodate _____ guests for a total of _____ people, including my own household. ‰ I would like to host families with children ‰ I would prefer adults only. ‰ I have pets: dog cat other ______(this information is needed for matching hosts with guests)

FOR GUESTS: ‰ Yes, I would like to participate by attending as a guest in another congregant’s home. I will bring the portion of the potluck meal assigned to me. ‰ ______adults will be attending, ‰ ______children will be attending, whose ages are ______‰ One or more of us is allergic to pets: dog cat other ______(this information is needed for matching guests to hosts)

FOR EVERYONE:

Name(s):______

Phone: ______Email:______

‰ I am able to off er a ride for ______additional passengers. (in addition to me and my family) ‰ I will need a ride.

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11 JOIN US FOR Summer Fun at Temple Israel

HUMDINGER AT PIEOLOGY TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT: Wednesday, May 29 from 5:00 - 9:00 pm Performance by Theatre Dybbuk “One Community, Many Stories: Standing at Sinai” 8TH GRADE TRIP TO NY Saturday, June 8 at 6:45 pm Memorial Day Weekend Brunch Honoring Rabbi Moskowitz ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING Sunday, June 23 at 10:00 am Sunday, June 2 beginning at 8:15 am SHABBAT AT HOME ANDI SUMMER MEETING Friday, July 19 June 2 from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm SHABBAT IN THE PARK HUMDINGER AT RUBY’S Fridays, July 26 and August 16 Wednesday, June 5 JJL: WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB JJL: PRODUCTION OF JEWISH WOMEN’S THEATER “The Last Watchman of Old Cairo” “THE WAY HOME” Wednesday, July 10 at 7:30 pm Sunday, June 30 at 2:00 pm HEBREW REVIEW SESSIONS FAMILY SERVICES WITH YOUTH CHOIR, Wednesdays, August 28 and September 4 th Honoring 6 Grade Youth Choir Members SHABBABAQUE Friday, June 7 at 7:00 pm Friday, August 30 OPEN HOUSE SHABBAT Friday, September 6

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12 TEMPLE ISRAEL’S ANNUAL

WITH CANTOR HASS Friday, June 21 at 6:00 pm Friday, August 30 ~ 5:30 p.m.

at the Alpert Jewish Community Center Join us for a wonderful Shabbat Service followed by: BBQ Dinner • Music Socializing • Swimming

Tot Shabbat is a fun, informal, child-centered Shabbat Service, designed especially for children, ages newborn to early elementary school age and their loved ones. Through songs, prayers, stories, and Torah time, children love this Service. Tot Shabbat Services will be followed by challah and grape juice as well as a FREE PIZZA DINNER after the Service! Please RSVP by Wednesday, June 19 to Michelle at [email protected]

INVITE YOUR FRIENDS, EVERYONE WELCOME!

Please bring a side dish to share for 10 people by last name

A - F Salad G - K Dessert SHABBAT IN THE PARK Friday, July 26 at 5:30 p.m. L - S Chips / Dip August 16 at 5:30 pm El Dorado Park - Willow at Studebaker T - Z Vegetable or Fruit Dish (NO SERVICE AT THE TEMPLE) PLEASE NOTE: Join us as we light candles, share kiddush and challah and joyfully No glass containers are allowed at the pool; welcome Shabbat together. Afterwards we will enjoy the music of please make sure your side dish or beverage is NOT in a glass the Long Beach Municipal Band Bring your own dinner, drinks, container. (Also, please no pork or shellfish and do not mix meat chairs and blankets and look for the Temple Israel banner! and dairy in the same dish.) So we can plan appropriately, please RSVP by contacting the Temple Office at (562) 434-0996 or [email protected]

13 INTERFAITH GREETINGS Under the Setting Sun By Roni Love, SCIC Member Some of the ways in which the South Coast Interfaith Council honors the diversity of faiths and cultures, bringing the interfaith and intercultural community together while creating opportunities to learn from each other, is by hosting exciting events. Upcoming in July, the SCIC will be holding an exceptional dinner event on Sunday, July 21st, from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. At an exquisite Rancho Palos Verdes residence overlooking the Pacific Ocean with a view of Catalina Island, you will be treated to a mouthwatering repast in a sumptuous outdoor setting beneath a magnificent sunset. As nightfall begins making its way through the Kol HaShabbat heavens, a brief set of special performances will further enhance an amazing evening, making your experience a truly unforgettable NUMBERS one. Tickets are $125 per person which will include valet parking. Proceeds from this unique event will help to fund the multiple Saturday, July 13 at 7:30 pm programs sponsored and organized by the SCIC. A sampling of SCIC’s programs include educational events like In Kol HaShabbat-Numbers we will explore as a community the the Religion 101 Series which focuses on the origins, teachings power, responsibility, and purpose we all have as Kohanim to and practices of major religious traditions; the Festival of Music manifest the meaning and wisdom that imbues the Shabbat prayer Interfaith Concert; specific programs and workshops designed service offerings, all leading to a Havdalah celebration of all that with and for the various communities that comprise the Council; lies ahead. Feeding the Homeless; Beach Cleanup; and the Interfaith Unity Bike-a-thon, to name just a few. Temple Israel congregants have If you'd like to sing, play an instrument, read a passage, tap the participated in many of these experiences and more. drum, daven with all your heart to help lead this sacred experience, email [email protected] to sign up to participate. We Please call the SCIC offices at (562) 983-1665 for more information will send you recordings and sheet music of the songs. Saturday and to reserve a spot under the setting sun! afternoon “Holy fun” rehearsals TBD …peace, shalom, salaam, shanti, paz, her ping…

Mazel Tov to Dave & Irene Leib on the birth of their grandson, Andrew David Tucker born on April 26, 2019 wieghing 9lbs. 2 oz. Mazel Tov to parents, Sarah & Kenny Tucker and big sister, Natalie.

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15 Yahrzeit Observance “Zecher Tzadik Livracha” The memory of the righteous are a blessing June 1-5 Sophie Calechman Suzanne Padway Dorothea Perrie * Albert Alcouloumre Ted Cohen Judy Parmet Ada Phillips * Zella Alcouloumre Jeffrey Frankel Lee Podolin Esther B. Rodecker * Raymond Alpert David Goldberg * Fay Rosenfeld Sarah Rofheart Irving Bragin * Millie Hirshfield * Phyllis Schulman * Ben Rose * Michel Chabanski Rose Hoffer Bertha Sherman * Edna Ross Eileen Condon Philip Hoffer William Van Der Most * Brian Ross Joseph Z. Dachman * Lydia Jacobs Israel Ammon Yost Dorothy Samuel Mirium Dworkin * Revan Komaroff * Elena Schleich Edith Edelstein Morris Krinsky * June 26- Jul 2 Jack Schwartz Bessie Elbert * Elinor O. Leff * Leon Abravanel Walter Stein Maureen Evans Jeanette Lerner Lillian G. Ainbinder * Yonat Swartzon Arthur J. Franklin * Ben Lewis * Barbara Allison Bea Webber Gertrude Freedman Glenna Cherry Martel Sylvia Ansel Alice Wisen Chloe Fried Ethel Mondt Betty Appel * Gitel Bat Chaim Y'Hashar Watz * Marian Friedman George Panitz Gertrude Ball * Bess Goldstein Marvin Paymer Max David Baral * July 3-9 Dave Goodman * Arnold Rosenbluth Betty Bender Meyer Berke * Pauline Grabelle * Eva Sachs Harry Brown * Oscar Blesofsky Helene Gurewitz Herbert Savage Oscar Burlin Saul Blum Leo Harmatz Olga Savitz * Mollie Cohen Donald E. Brown Dennis Kroll Jacob Scherwin Joseph Coleman Roland Carr Ernest Leb * Herman Schnee Harold Elbert Kathleen Catalano Alexander Leff * Minnie Schulman * Dorothy Engerman Ursula Danziger Flora Mendelsohn Michael Schwartz Merle Fisher Julie Desh Martha Posalski * Paul Sugar * Peter Fisher Gary Jay Dickter * Louis Rabin Gertrude Zwiebelson * Irwin Friedberg M.D. * Minnie Dubowy Nat Rippel Charles Front Donald Ehrenberg John Rutherford June 19-25 Sylvia Garber Kate Goldsmith Fineman Thelma Scherwin Beatrice B. Baral * Marilyn Gasman Joan Fishbein * Herman Shalotsky Gary Blanchard Solomon Goodman * William Friedman Rosemond Singer Joan Blickman George Gordon Kenneth Godfrey Judith Sinowitz Doreen Blumenthal Mort Harris Rosie Gonzalez Robby Slomann Ada Fay Buchalter * Minnie Hiken * Steven Handelman Marion Vance Charles Burlin Alan Horn Tommy Hansen * Ruth Vogel Enes Bussi Fay Jones Ronald Hoffman * Robin Lynn Wallis John P. Condon Celia Katz Gertrude Jacoby Tillie Wisotsky Max Engerman Irving Klein Carol Kanne Mark Wolberg Frances Fishbein * Betty Kohl * Bernard Kass * Beatrice Wolpow * Davida Gersten Seymour Lach Ira Kipnis Barbara Ann Zoller Abe Gertler * Pauline Lanni Al Levin * Harold Walter Giser Annette Levey Pearl Littky June 12-18 Samuel Hilf * Cynde Levy Frida Livne Joseph Alban * Esther Kreida Charles Memel Norman Michlin * Marvin Ansel Jack Marder Betty Moskowitz Arnold Nachlis Gertrude Beckerman Joseph Meyerson Myla Musicant Josephine Pollack Anne Schutte Beizer Frank P. Mosk * Mark Myers Arthur M. Reicher Cecile Brown Milton Moskowitz Sylvia Navra Jeanette J. Rigler *

16 Yahrzeit Observance “Zecher Tzadik Livracha” The memory of the righteous are a blessing

Gerson Schumow Frank Wyckoff July 24-30 Amy Finkle Esther Seifer Belle Zwieback Dora Beckenstein * Walter Firstman Jeanne Silver Thelma Begler Dr. Robert Garber Lois Smith July 17-23 Rose Borowsky Jerome Garber Sidney Stotland Esther Alhadeff Carlos Bosakewich Norman Garber Jacob Sukman * William Berger Louis Chester * Israel Gilboa Charlotte Sunshine Leona Bleiberg Vivienne Dachman * Pauli Gutschwager * Alice Tustin Sandy Brown * Roselle Garfield Rabbi Gerald Hanig Paul Tustin Eunice Dobrofsky Maurice D. Jones Ida Jones Charlotte Wyckoff Miles Efron Miriam Kadison Andi Joustra Jean Epstein Anna Levine * Sam Kesner July 10-16 Milton Feldman Sylvia Levy Aboulafia Edyta Krebs * Tobi Abelsky George Fenimore Avrim Namak Henryk Krebs * Anna Alban Jones Eugene Fisch Harry Oster Leon Kreida * Olive Barnet * Jay Frank Ellen Love Porter Bernard Landes Grant Besley Annette Fromm * Brian Ross Harriet Lang Susan Bollingmo Joseph Geller Melvin Ross Sylvia Lippe Israel Bromberg Robert Heidelberger Hannah Roth * Lillian Marder Earl Dollar Hortense Hoffman * Joyce Rowe Jacob Meltzer * Rick Fahlk * Martin Hoffman Cacilda Salusky * Frieda Marx Mikels * Agusta Falbel Jennie Krieger * Irving Schneider Mildred Nagel Mildred Goldberg Lillian Krieger * Harry Schumow Ricki O'Leary Samuel Goldman * Lloyd Lancet Evelyn Finer Shaffler * Seymour Pizer * Carol Goldstein Sanford Levy Clara Shapiro * Peter Reinisch Charlotte Gordon Barton Levy Ida Levin Shoag Claus Reinisch Sylvia Harmatz Oscar Philip Lipman * Morley Silverman Betty Safier Joseph Kadison Bryna Lowenthal Marc Sirken Herb Scharf Anne Kesner Melvin Marder Stanley Solomon * Isadore Schwartz * Seymour Kull Everett Mondt Nettie Seitner Stillman * Richard Siegel Tillie Lentzner * Alice Morrison * George Streisfield Harriet Slomann * Elias Lowenthal Belmont Musicant Allen Sugar Merle Sommer * Joan Martin Dorothy Nachlis Taube Turner Michel Sreiberg Charles E. Masback * Frances Paletz Siegfried Wertheim * Florence Stern * Annie Meltzer * Arthur Polacheck, Sr. * Helen Wisotsky Wolf Tepper Joseph F. Morris * Rachel Ron Marvin Weiss Evelyn Neumann Rose Ruttenberg July 31 - Aug 6 Ronald Joe West * Fannie Phillips * Emanual Schoenberg * Jack B. Alhadeff Isadore Wolfe Herman Pottebaum Sarah Shykin * George August Wallace Wright Lorence Pottebaum Jodie Speizer Gracia Bennish Jennie Reiner Moses Strausberg * Pearl K. Black * Maureen Rosen Howard Taslitz Louis Dennis Carbo * Flora Rosenfeld-Kohn * Millie Trattner * Edith Coffman Adele Savage Marie Weissburg Betty Dahlin Jeffrey Schindler Annabelle (Bea) Weller Sylvia Edwards Jacob Silverman * Lester Elbert * Arthur Steinberg Helen Ruth Wolowitz

* These names are permanently inscribed on our memorial wall and will be read in perpetuity.

17 TEMPLE ISRAEL FUNDS Tzedakah is a central mitzvah of Judaism. It humanizes both the giver and the recipient. It acknowledges an important occasion, honors a person for a job well done, or pays tribute in sympathy.

TEMPLE ISRAEL FUND MUSIC FUNDS PROGRAMMING FUNDS ‰ Rob & Debbie Feldman Family Got Shabbat ‰‰ General Fund ‰ ‰‰ ANDI

For the support of on going congregational activities Funds quarterly alternative music service. Programs for our teens ‰‰ Music Patrons ‰‰ Jack Bard Memorial DISCRETIONARY FUNDS Funds musical programs For Jewish programs of interest to the congregation ‰‰ Rabbi Steven Moskowitz CAMP FUNDS Tzedakah projects at the Rabbi’s discretion ‰‰ Social Action ‰‰ Paula &Michael Avchen Campership For social action and programming needs ‰‰ Cantor Sara Hass Camp/trip program for children in financial need Tzedakah projects at the Cantor’s discretion ‰‰ Joys of Jewish Learning ‰‰ Lester Elbert and Corinne Van Boemel Funds adult education programs at the Temple ‰‰ Educator Memorial Campership For benefit of the Torah Center and its teachers Camperships for those in financial need

‰‰ President ‰‰ Lipeles Family Camp & Adult Shabbaton For special projects at the President’s discretion Fund for Families in need COMMUNITY FUNDS ‰‰ Jewish Campership ‰‰ Homeless Assistance Camperships for those in need Helps those in need pay first and/or last month’s rent TEMPLE ISRAEL FOUNDATION ‰‰ Miriam Berro Krugman ‰‰ Caring Community Helps teens participate in the ENDOWMENT FUNDS Funds programs for families in need URJ Mitzvah Corp. Please make checks payable to TI Foundation TORAH CENTER FUNDS ‰‰ Nancy Leff and Donald Leff Memorial ‰ ‰‰ Torah Center Fund ‰Temple Israel Preservation Fund (TIP Fund) Purchases Hanukkah gifts for children of needy families Funds building beautification and ‰ refurbishment ‰‰ Yad B’Yad ‰ Polly Alevy Memorial Education Funds for Torah Center Purchases kitchen and catering supplies for Yad B’Yad ‰‰ The Speizer Youth Development ‰‰ HUM (Horim U’Morim) Funds youth activities BOOK FUND Funds Torah Center projects ‰‰ Library Fund ‰‰ Pilger Lectureship Purchase of library books ‰‰ A. Estin Comarr Memorial Funds annual guest speaker lectures Torah Scholarship ‰ Funds scholarships for Torah Center ‰ Lapid-Shapiro MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS Funds annual lectureship programs and ‰‰ Rabbi Wolli & Sarah Kaelter ‰‰ Torah Center Scholarship Torah Center educational programs Assists with Torah Center fees and scholarships Sabbath Fellowship ‰‰ Syd Lemmerman Jewish Camping For purchase of kitchen items and programming and Youth Fund ‰‰ Roselle & Herbert Sommer In support of Jewish camping, Israel experiences, ‰‰ Stan Solomon Building Scholarship Fund and other informal Jewish educational programs For building repairs Assists with Torah Center fees and camp scholarships To make a donation, please check off any fund above to which you would like to donate and fill out the form below. Tear out this sheet and mail to: Temple Israel - 269 Loma Avenue, Long Beach CA 90803

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18 CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH MAY 10 We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who support Temple Israel by remembering and honoring their friends and loved ones through generous contributions

IN LOVING MEMORY Burton & Judith Dubowy in honor of Rachel Nisenholtz becoming Bat Rita & Al Birch in loving memory of Rita’s mom, Eugenia Chabanski. Mitzvah. Karen Calechman & Jerry Prell in loving memory of Karen’s mother, Harriet Calechman. RABBI STEVEN MOSKOWITZ DISCRETIONARY FUND Susanne Cameron & Jackie Fritz in loving memory of their grandmother, Beverly August in gratitude to Rabbi Moskowitz. Hulda Schallamach. Susan & Robert Laio in honor of Elise Laio’s conversion. Morgan East in loving memory of her grandfather, Robert Jarvis Fill. Ruthie & Al Rudis in loving memory of Al’s father, Joseph Rudis. Lyn & Joel Epstein in loving memory of Lyn’s father, Samuel L. Weil. David & Joanne Feldman in loving memory of David’s aunt, Vivian PAULA & MICHAEL AVCHEN CAMPERSHIP FUND Elbert. Paula Avchen in loving memory of her husband, Michael Avchen. Jean Feldman in loving memory of her son, Greg Feldman. Joy & John Fisher in loving memory of Joy’s grandmother, Bessie LIBRARY FUND Denner. Leon Fultheim donated “The Eichmann Trial” in loving memory of his Joy & John Fisher in loving memory of Joy’s father, Daniel Palmquist. mother, Helga Fultheim. Karen Fried in loving memory of her daughter, Chloe Genevieve Fried. Sheila Pokras in honor of Joan Leb and in appreciation of the Tanakh Carol Glow in loving memory of her husband, Mervin Glow. class which she enjoys coming to each week. Carol Glow in loving memory of Louis Glow. Michele & Chad Goodman in loving memory of Michele’s father and MUSIC PATRONS FUND mother, Albert and Blanche Mittleman. Beverly August in gratitude to Cantor Hass. Michelle & Steve Gordon in loving memory of Michelle’s mother, Binnie & Jack Berro & family with fondest memories of Deborah, Beverly Fleishman. beloved daughter of Beverly August, and the early years they shared on Jill Granek in loving memory of her mother, Helene Fisher. Josie. Jeanne Halliday in loving memory of her mother, Sadie Berman Nahum. Judith Gale Hardaker in loving memory of her brothers, Michael Edward TORAH CENTER FUND Gale and Richard Dennis Gale. Binnie & Jack Berro in honor of the recent marriage of Anne Gundry & Larry & Maggie Kosmin in loving memory of their son, Aaron Kosmin David Hillinger. M.D. Judy & Denny Blumenthal in loving memory of Judy’s father, Louis Judith Leff in loving memory of her brother, Richard Allen Wisotsky. Entin. Joanne & John Lopez in loving memory of Joanne’s mother, Jacqueline Judy & Ed Jacobson in appreciation of Vicki & Todd Scherwin for Slutsky. hosting a Shabbat dinner for the 1st grade families. Ann Martin in loving memory of her stepfather, Irving Sacks. Fred Masback in loving memory of his wife, Leona Masback. Barbara & Arthur Miller in loving memory of Barbara’s aunt, Rebecca Get Well Wishes Willner. David & Sadie Sacks in loving memory of David’s father, Harry Sacks. Barbara & Lee Shoag in loving memory of Barbara’s father, Milton Safier. Helen Barrad Ida Shreiber in loving memory of her friend, Corinne Van Boemel. Henry Silverman in loving memory of his mother, Naomi Silverman. Garth Begler Alain Silverston in loving memory of his mother, Rachel Silverston. Evan Braude Alain Silverston in loving memory of his grandfather, Fernand Klotz. Linda & Sanford Simmons in loving memory of their grandson, Rafael Leah Fudim Yitzchak Quezada. Linda Klein Norm Slomann & Gail Webster in loving memory of Norm’s father, Jack Slomann. Chuck Leff Melanie Spellens in memory of a beloved friend, Suki Berro. William Teweles in loving memory of his mother, Ruth Teweles. Marc Merrick Elaine Warren in memory of her beloved father-in-law, Joseph Warren. Arthur Miller Ed Zwieback & Mona Panitz in loving memory of Ed’s sister, Sylvia Bernard. Barbara Miller

GENERAL FUND Joy Rosenthal Beverly August in loving memory of her beloved daughter, Deborah Jon Sommers Rosen. Sharon & Bill Coleman in honor of Ethan Barnhart-Ross becoming Bar Jeanne Strum Mitzvah. Sharon & Bill Coleman in honor of Rachel Nisenholtz becoming Bat Doreen Wright-Wendell Mitzvah. Burton & Judith Dubowy in honor of Ethan Barnhart-Ross becoming Bar Mitzvah.

19 WE RECOGNIZE OUR SUSTAINING MEMBERS

LIFE MEMBERS Mark Dressner and Matthew Davis Joel and Edie Brodsky Tom and Gail Levy Julie Alban Howard and Nancy Epstein Michael and Suzanne Brodsly Jim Licht Sy and Reva Alban David and Joanne Feldman Alan and Rosecarrie Brooks Jim and Nancy Linden Barbara Alpert Gary and Lindsey Fields John Burkholder and Barbara Pollack Joyce Lott Helen Barrad Daniel and Felicia Gilboa Neil and Laura Chasin Harry and Eva Lowenstein Binnie and Jack Berro Carl and Elise Hartman Marc Coleman Joshua and Erika Lowenthal Jean Feldman Jonathan and Lynne Kass Bill and Wynndi Dahlin Kevin Mahoney and Anna Salusky Ron and Sylvia Hartman Linda Keiles and Leslie Ciletti Burt and Judith Dubowy Carol Masters Fred Masback Seth and Vicki Kogan Rob and Debbie Feldman Marc and Diane Merrick Sid Schulman Alan and Kathy Kreida Daniel and Debi Felsenthal Ralph and Jane Mindess Nancy Speizer Judy Leff Don Fike Barry and Donna Mitnick David Tillman and Karen Zoller Adam and Jodi Leiter John and Joy Fisher David and Susan Philips Jerry and Joanne Levy Terry and Elizabeth Fiskin Ellen Polsky RABBI'S CIRCLE John and Joanne Lopez Gail Freedman Joseph and Susan Posard Alain and Tari Hirsch Steven and Cindy Meltzer Rick and Arlene Freeman Michael and Enid Posner Howard and Dove Mayo Art and Barbie Miller Stuart and Lauren Friedman Darren and Amy Rosenberg Martin and Gloria Simon David and Sadie Sacks Brian and Laurie Garabedian Michael Rosen and Deborah Lewis Todd and Vicki Scherwin Robert and Nadia Geller Dave and Judy Ross TEMPLE DOME Mark and Elizabeth Sharzer Cliff and Laurie Gerstman William and Elaine Ross Eric and Caren Adler Leon and Barbara Shoag Elan Goldmann and Alyssa Cohen Vanessa Rubinstein & Devon Lyon Mark and Cathe Beizer Wayne Slavitt and Joanne Ratner Alan and Kathy Gordon Jeff and Andrea Salisbury Cliff Corman and Deborah Fabricant Jan and Norma Stein Steve and Michelle Gordon Jeffery Schimsky and Kendra Miller Howard and Elaine Davis Susan Stuhlbarg Jon and Cindy Gotz Carl and Janet Schultz Joe and Laurie Dempsey Kevin and Robin Vest William Gould and Adelle Drane-Bosch Harold and Gerda Seifer Hank and Joyce Feldman Libby Wilson Art Lim and Dawn Haldane Adam and Sharlene Siegel Seth and Amy Goldman Leon Neumann and Janice Wood David and Julie Hamer Sanford and Linda Simmons Steven and Pamela Keiles Judith Hardaker Mark and Amber Sokolowski Michael and Cheryl Laven MENORAH CIRCLE Arline Hillinger Rick and Nealy Solymar David and Irene Leib Chinyere Amadi David Hillinger and Anne Gundry Melanie Spellens Alan and Robin Lilien David and Cindy Arana Mark and Margo Hoffer Shelly Spiegel-Coleman Rich and Amy Lipeles Bea Aron Craig Kain and Kevin O'Grady Sheryl Stahl and Jane Withrow-Stahl Howard and Karen Ort Laurie Arroyo Don and Andrea Kaiser Tim and Karen Strelitz Daryl and Sandy Phillips Ron Artstein Paddy Kaller Amit and Alana Weinberg Joshua and Amy Axel Bob and Ronni Kaplan Howard and Ava Weiss DOUBLE CHAI Ed Babtkis Rebecca Kerr Barbara Wolfe Anonymous Bruce and Michelle Baral Joel and Ronna Kizner Myron Wollin and Cynthia Gordon Beverly August Garth Begler and Laura Snyder David Sweeney and Amy Koplovsky Sandra Yavitz David and Sharlee Bergman Michele Berro Gene and Ann Lentzner Audrey Zahler Tom and Jackie Besley Al and Rita Birch Gordon and Judi Lentzner Barry and Rita Zamost Jim and Peggy Brady Denny and Judy Blumenthal Glenn and Stacey Levine Marvin Zamost and Linda Haley Rick and Linda Burney John and Marcie Blumberg Michael and Honor Levin Ruth Cooperman and Michael Tate Cory & Karen Briddle Meir and Melodee Levy Thank You To Our Oneg Shabbat Sponsors Through May 10 Judith Gale Hardaker Bea Aron in memory of Morty Godlas get well wishes to Gene Lentzner Dorothy Hartstein Martin & Charlotte Axel in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary Larry Indich & Jenny Douglas-Indich in honor of the baby naming of John & Marcie Blumberg Roman Samuel Indich Susanne Cameron & Jackie Fritz in loving memory of their parents, in loving memory of her son, J.M. 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Day in loving memory of Sylvia Mahony Baldwin Julie Maunders Anita Endelman in loving memory of her grandson, Caleb Mitchell Endelman & Dennis Sandler, father of Lisa Endelman Kathryn McDermott Marc & Diane Merrick David & Joanne Feldman in loving memory of Joanne's father, Lyle Bowman in memory of Gayle's beloved husband, Marvin Nachlis and David's uncle & aunt, Lester & Vivian Elbert Gayle Nachlis Madge Pizer Jean Feldman in loving memory of her son, Greg Feldman Burrell & Marlene Ross in honor of Ethan Barhart Ross's Bar Mitzvah Joy & John Fisher in loving memory of Joy's father, Daniel Palmquist & in honor of Rabbi Moskowitz Joy's grandmother, Bessie Denner Lee & Barbara Shoag Matthew & Sharon Sloan Jean Fromm & Colleen Carver in loving memory of Jean's father, Lloyd in loving memory of her husband Dan Spellens, and their Fromm & Jean's mother, Annette Fromm Melanie Spellens parents and grandparents Bill Giser and Margaret Locke Zalemon Tepper in loving memory of Wolf Tepper, Eva Tepper and Marvin & Lory Glickman in honor of their 4 grandchildren Rochelle Tepper Seth & Amy Goldman Barbara Wolfe in loving memory of her husband, Harry Wolfe Anne Gundry & David Hillinger Ilsebill Wolfe Audrey Hyde Zahler in memory of her loved ones 20 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR KOL YISRA’EL SPONSORS PLEASE SUPPORT OUR KOL YISRA’EL SPONSORS

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