Huntington, New York May - June 2013 TempleHighlights Beth El One More Thought Before Summer Starts

Thursday, May 2nd Rabbi Jeffrey Clopper Chai Club Program, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 3rd 3rd Grade Family Dinner, 6:00 p.m. I know, I know. The rabbi is talking about camp again. I canʼt help it! Perhaps it is because Family Shabbat, 7:00 p.m. the cold days and “craziness” of winter are finally behind us and the school year is almost Saturday, May 4th Shalom Friends, 4:30 p.m. over. Soon we will be jumping headfirst into the blazing days of summer. And thatʼs when CAMP STARTS! Can you tell I am excited? Sunday, May 5th Men's Club Meeting & Trip, 9:15 a.m. SAC Spaghetti Dinner, 2:00 p.m. I have focused quite a bit on camp this year. Study after study, report upon report, Friday, May 10th continue to surface praising the virtues of summer camp experiences. It is where our kids Sisterhood Dinner & Elections 6:30 p.m. develop a whole host of skills: some sports-oriented, some academic and very often the fine Sisterhood Shabbat 8:00 p.m. art of social negotiation. Camp can be a breeding ground for leadership skills, creativity, and self-confidence. Plus, the friendships made are often lifelong and amazingly strong. Monday, May 13th Hebrew High Graduation, 7:00 p.m. at Temple Beth David in Commack When it comes to the Jewish camp options, I am especially excited. The Reform movement Tuesday, May 14th - Erev Shavuot overnight camps (and you know I think they are tops!) are among many choices available Office closed at 2:00 p.m. Service & Tikkun Leil Shavuot, just in the New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania-New England area. Since overnight camp 7:00 p.m. at Temple Chaverim in Plainview is not for every kid, there also are fabulous day camp offerings, including the one at the Suffolk Y/JCC. In all of these places, campers are immersed in the wonderful sights and Wednesday, May 15th - Shavuot Office Closed sounds of living Judaism. I truly believe sending our kids to camp represents among the best Thursday, May 16th investments the future of Judaism. ARZA Program, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 17th I am grateful to the leadership of Temple Beth El that they, too, understand the importance Shabbat Service with Torah Reading, 8:00 p.m. of supporting our families in this endeavor. Over the years, we have been able to provide a generous amount in scholarships to make camp more affordable. It would be my dream Monday, May 19th Hebrew High Confirmation, 7:00 p.m. that we garner enough funding to provide every single child at Temple Beth El the at Temple Beth David in Commack scholarship or incentive to attend a Jewish camp. Friday, May 24th Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:15 p.m. Chai Dinner, 7:00 p.m. It may take a while to get there, but I am willing to at least try. You will be hearing about Monday, May 27th - Memorial Day a few endeavors to help build up our Milton Gershon Youth Scholarship and Camp Fund. Office closed Right now, a special raffle for a beautiful piece of work by Mordechai Rosenstein (last yearʼs Tuesday, May 28th artist-in-residence) is taking place. All proceeds will go into this Fund to bring us closer to Congregational Meeting, 7:00 p.m. that goal. Please contact Lisa in the temple office for more information. That is just one Friday, May 31st example, and there are more to come. T.G.I.S., 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 7th Graduates & Confirmands Barbeque, Please join me in this important work. It truly is an investment in our children, their future and 6:00 p.m. the future of our People. Enjoy the summer! Family Shabbat, 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 14th Shabbat Service, 8:00 p.m. Wisdom and Wine, 9:00 p.m. Friday, June 21st Chai Club Dinner, 6:30 p.m. Charlie Mayer Reception, 7:00 p.m. Shabbat Service with New Board Installation, 8:00 p.m. Friday, June 28th Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:15 p.m. The Cantor’s Corner

Cantor Deborah Zeitlen

As we come to the end of the school year, my thoughts turn to summer. I will be reaching out to many of you to help lead summer services, and we will have a workshop or two to give you all the information you need. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested. In March, Cheryl Richman and Marcia Schwalb, two of our Adult Torah chanting students, chanted Torah beautifully in our Friday night services. Our class participants are well-versed in the process and will continue chanting at various services throughout the year, I am thinking ahead to my next Adult Education class. This class will be for 6th and 7th grade parents, and any other adults who are interested. We will explore the Hebrew and prayers of the Shabbat services, helping to increase comfort levels in the services and therefore, with the process of becoming a Bar and Bat Mitzvah. An ability to read Hebrew is not a prerequisite; depending on the reading levels of the participants, we can begin with the Aleph Bet (alphabet) and go on to more fluent reading of the prayers, and then to an understanding of the concepts in the prayers themselves. In order for me to provide what you need, it is important for you to call 631-421-5835, Ext. 206 or [email protected] and let me know your interests and Hebrew reading level. I'd like to start this class in the beginning of June, so time is of the essence. Please contact me by May 15th, since over the summer, we will have class on weekday nights. In the fall, we will change to Sunday mornings. I am looking forward to this class and to working with you! Our Jewish Future

Michael Heiberger, President

At the Biennial of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), Rabbi Rick Jacobs, incoming URJ President, made the following statement: “If we stay put and leave things as they are, we would have failed the test of Judaism. The Jewish future of our people depends on transforming our congregations.” Studies have shown that nearly half of Jewish adults raised Reform leave the denomination, most of them in favor of an unaffiliated Jewish life. In recent years, the movementʼs growth has stalled, with affiliation holding steady thanks only to new members replacing those who have left. The demographics are such, as shown by the recently released UJA Jewish Population Study of the New York metropolitan area, that they work against significant growth of membership in the coming years. So, as many of our leaders recognize that the future vitality of our Reform movement and our Reform synagogues depends on retaining those individuals who enter our midst. Not just retaining their Temple membership, but rather retaining their connection to Judaism. We need to identify and build upon those experiences that we have come to realize keeps people connected, and we need to do it for all age groups. For our children, it has been shown that a Jewish camping experience is a significant factor in keeping children connected to Judaism. At TBE, we have been successful this past year, and for next year, in increasing the number of our young people who are going to Jewish camps. This summer, twenty of our TBE children will be going to one of the Reform Jewish camps in the Northeast. We are increasing scholarship funds for the purpose of expanding that number. The Bar/Bat Mitzvah experience, now such a central factor in family affiliation with a synagogue must be and is being re-exam- ined by the URJ in light of the statistic that fully 80% of Reform families leave the synagogue after the youngest childʼs Bar/Bat Mitzvah. The URJʼs Bʼnai Mitzvah Revolution program is a multi-year effort to assess new ways to make this a more meaningful experience for the family and not just a culminating experience. The concern is about the way Bʼnai Mitzvah are celebrated, and the fact that Bʼnai Mitzvah preparation has, in many cases, supplanted other goals of synagogue educational endeavors. For adults, the problem may be confining our concern to synagogue membership as the issue. If we are to maintain a connection to the large number of adults who now consider themselves “just Jewish,” the group that the studies call “unaffiliated,” we need to look outside the synagogue and reach out to Jews wherever they gather and whoever they are. Our goal has to be more than membership recruitment because a recruitment only approach is not working – witness the declining numbers of affiliated Jews. TBE has fared well compared to many of its peer institutions but we are not immune to demographics or to the issues that our particular Jewish movement faces. We have the luxury of time to deal with many of these issues, and our leadership is committed to doing this through thoughtful and inclusive planning for our future. As I prepare to step down as your President and reflect on these past two years, I have every confidence that we have a strong and dedicated lay leadership and professional staff which gives us the capacity to bring the joys and values of Jewish affiliation to larger numbers of people and to enrich the spiritual lives of those who have affiliated with us over the years. 2 “Yud” and Rabbi Clopper

Diane E. Berg, RJE The first time I telephoned Rabbi Clopper, he was still the Associate Rabbi of Temple Emanuel El in Houston, Texas. “Hi Rabbi, this is Diane Berg, Iʼm the educator at Temple Beth El of Huntington.” To which he replied, “Call me Jeff”. I was stunned, as never having before called a rabbi by first name. That conversation set the tone for our ten year partnership. It has been a decade of excitement, problem solving, program building, brain-storming, singing and beloved commitment to TBE. Jeff and I were influenced by NFTY (Reform Youth Movement) where we both had powerful social and learning experiences. This gave us a lifelong focus in creating opportunities that empower students to want to learn more, and they do! We see the excitement that this type of learning engenders and how our students connect to each other and to Judaism. It is “holy work”. Itʼs fun to collaborate with him. We donʼt do mediocre things. Holidays, life cycle events and rituals take on new meaning and become extraordinary experiences. Together, we have created programs that use technology and informal programming to reach and teach. It was Jeffʼs idea for CSI: “Congregational Shabbat Initiative” and “Wine and Wisdom”. His “Ten Minutes of Torah” for the Temple Board always makes use of the Smart Board to find the most provocative meaning in a holiday, a text or a value in life. He makes learning fun and easy, and is not the least bit hesitant to dress in costume, cook a meal or foot the bill for special projects. Not only does Jeff always say “yes”, he will work tirelessly to bring an idea to fruition. Heʼll even shop for the supplies. We fully recognize that Jeff can do all that he does because he has the strong love and support of his wonderful wife Carol. Carol is the “behind the scenes” support, often gluing, sewing or shopping for her husbandʼs projects at the last minute. Thank you Carol for all you do, so Jeff is able to do all that he does for us. Jeff is a visionary and dreamer. He is a person not always satisfied with status quo but a seeker of greater relevance, with powerful and enjoyable connections to Judaism. He finds time to study Talmud once a week so that his need to learn is satisfied. After all, how can you teach without being a learner yourself? He is an inspiration and an example of what all rabbis should be. The number ten in Hebrew is represented by the letter “Yud”. It is the first letter in Godʼs unpronounceable name. Jeff would not want us to praise his work here, preferring to be like the unpronounceable name of God, leaving his deeds unspoken. But in order to be an inspiration to others your story has to be told. Abraham Lincoln once said that, “Whatever you are, be a good one.” In my delightful experience working alongside this remarkable man, I can say that he is a great rabbi and a blessing to all of us who work with him. May our rabbi continue to guide us in wisdom and joy for many, many years. Kol HaKavod!

Debra Rich, Sisterhood, Past President Sisterhood

A Centennial Celebration Inspired by the past, committed to the future, Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) is one hundred years strong. It was founded in 1913, as the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods. It is the collective voice and presence of women in congregational life, and has strengthened the spiritual and religious life of Reform communities around the world. Since its inception, WRJ has provided educational resources and tools designed to enhance Jewish worship and practice in the home as well as the synagogue. Sisterhood women were pioneers in the establishment of religious schools and youth group. Through itʼs YES (Youth, Education and Special Projects) Fund, WRJ supports NFTY, URJ Camp and Israel program and scholarships for students at HUC-JIR. From its Covenant Book series filled with prayers, poems and reflections to The Torah: A Womanʼs Commentary, WRJ has given a voice to womenʼs spiritual yearnings and scholarship.

WRJʼs centennial mission statement reads: The Centennial of Women of Reform Judaism celebrates and honors our accomplishments as we continue on the path of those who came before us. We will educate, inspire and energize our membership to look toward the future — creating a lasting legacy that ensures the vibrancy of our Sisterhoods, our congregations and Reform Judaism.

In honor of the 100th year, WRJ has created a Centennial Erev Shabbat Service to be used by all Sisterhoods. Join us on Friday, May 10th, as we celebrate WRJʼs 100 years, and TBE Sisterhoodʻs past and future. May this special Shabbat service enrich your soul, while bringing words and music to your heart. May women and men join together to celebrate the legacy of our foremothers, a history that changed the face of North American Reform Judaism, and may women around the world forever unite to accomplish what they only dreamed to be possible.

3 Marcia Schwalb – Vice President, Education Taking Action on Israel

By now our Religious School students and parents enjoyed an “Israel Experience” brought to us by our Temple Educator, Diane Berg, and made a success with the help of our wonderful parent volunteers and staff, many thanks to you all. “The Salute to Israel” parade is just around the corner on Sunday, June 2nd and we hope our teens will enjoy participating in that experience as well. We offer other ways to get involved and learn more about Israel. Congregant, Bob Lifson, is spearheading - Israel Action Committee and Audrey Gold, ARZA Committee chairperson, has arranged for Rabbi Orkand, past President of ARZA, to speak to us on Thursday, May 16th on “Progressive Judaism in Israel and Women of the Wall”. We hope you will join us.

Have you lived in, travelled to, heard a speaker from or about Israel, seen a movie or read a book about Israel, and would like to share your interest and knowledge with our community? We are always looking for topics of interest and teachers/presenters for Continuing Education programs and would love to hear from you. Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] or Rachel Frankel with ideas and suggestions. To learn more about current events in Israel, Jackie Hasson, our library coordinator recommends reading “Midstream – A Quarterly Jewish Review” that can be found in our library. For younger readers, Religious School Hebrew teacher, Ann Wieder, recommends Zvuviʼs Israel by Tami Lehman-Wilzig – a beautifully illustrated book about a house fly named Zvuvi who travels around Israel visiting cities, ancient ruins, nature reserves and more. Can you find Zvuvi?

Iʼd like to share a simple yet delicious recipe, which is a favorite food of one of my friends from Israel. This delicious treat can be eaten for breakfast or any other meal and serves 4 to 6 people.

Egg and Tomato Scramble – Shakshooka (from Cooking the Israeli Way by Josephine Bacon) (1) 14 oz. can whole peeled tomatoes 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1/2 cup butter or margarine 3 eggs 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon salt

Place tomatoes in a colander and drain well. Transfer tomatoes to a bowl and break into small pieces with a spoon. Melt butter in a deep skillet or saucepan. Add tomatoes, chili powder, and flour and stir until smooth. Reduce heat and simmer gently, uncovered for 1 hour. In a small bowl, beat together eggs and salt. Just before serving, add eggs to tomato mixture and stir lightly, cooking until eggs are set. Serve hot with pita bread.

Enjoy and Lʼhitraot!

Audrey Gold, Committee Chairperson ARZA

What is ARZA? ARZA is the funding source for the Israel Progressive Judaism movement in Israel. In addition ARZA supports the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) which fights to make all forms of Jewish worship equal in Israel. ARZA works to build support for Israel in the U.S. and aids congregations to increase their knowledge of Israel.

Why is ARZA important? ARZA looks to make Israel more democratic by working to end the control of the Ultra-Orthodox on marriage, military service, and religious funding etc. Seating on government run buses is now out of the control of the Ultra Orthodox after a long struggle. You are able to learn more by going to their website http://www.arza.org.

Please join us on Thursday, May 16th, at 7:30pm in the Great Room as we welcome Rabbi Robert J. Orkand DD, Senior Rabbi of Temple Israel of Westport, CT and immediate past president of ARZA, past Chairman of the National Commission on Jewish Education for the Reform Movement, and past chairman of the Program Committee of Eisner Camp Institute in Great Barrington, MA. Rabbi Orkand will discuss Progressive Judaism in Israel, its future and how we can help, the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) and its director Anat Hoffman and Women of the Wall. There will also be a question and answer portion. Light refreshments will be served. For more information or questions, please contact me at 631-470-3579 or email [email protected]

Look for “ARZA dues” on your temple bill in June and please check off the box to help support Progressive issues in Israel.

4 What is an Israel Action Bob Lifson, Trustee Committee?

Interested members of the synagogue should be aware that the TBE Board is considering the feasibility of establishing an Israel Action Committee. Many may wonder what is an Israel Action Committee; what would it do, and why is it needed?

Formation of an Israel Action Committee in local temples is an idea promoted by the several national Jewish affiliated organizations. Its primary mission is two-fold. First is the educational component, which is intended to provide programs to inform and educate interested people about the various threats to the existence and /or the security of our co-religionists in the State of Israel. In this regard, the committee will sponsor programs designed to inform interested persons as to the challenges facing Israel and suggest potential courses of actions individuals can pursue to enhance support for the State of Israel.

Equally important is the second objective, to wit, to establish an organizational infra-structure in case of a crisis in the Middle East – a “minute man” concept wherein people are willing to pitch in to get the wheels rolling to provide humanitarian aid, financial assistance and to mobilize broad spread public support for whatever assistance the circumstances may warrant to ensure the safety of our fellow Jews in Israel. It is the hope that our templeʼs efforts will serve as a model, which other synagogues on Long Island can utilize to set up similar committees in their synagogues. Those interested should contact Bob Lifson, Audrey Gold or Florence Roffman.

Tom Cohn, Brotherhood President Brotherhood

A Brotherhood member recently“But sent me the an email Reason to let me know is that Surprising” he and his family had resigned from Temple Beth El. I had caught wind that their decision had to do with a feeling that the temple was not the “right fit” for the family. Nevertheless, this fellow told me that the Brotherhood was one of the best things about our synagogue.

I came away from reading this with bittersweet feelings. I regretted he was not able to find the right situation for his family, and would probably no longer see him at temple. It was kind of him, however, to let me know what the Brotherhood meant to him.

nd Moments such as this make me stop and consider what the Brotherhood is about. Our “doings” on the weekend of March 2 are good examples. On Saturday night we held our Annual Wine Tasting and Dinner, which drew 78 attendees and raised needed funds for our ongoing capital improvement projects for the temple. We havenʼt yet finalized our next project, but it will probably involve the repurposing of the playground area on the hill in back of the parking lot. If you havenʼt been there, it is a majestic promontory that lends itself to a number of different uses that will afford an opportunity for our temple members to congregate in the fresh air.

On March 3rd, the Brotherhood hosted Cantor Matt Axelrod, brother of our former President – Bob Axelrod, who spoke about his recently released book “Surviving Your Bar or Bat Mitzvah: The Ultimate Insiderʼs Guide”. Cantor Axelrod was by turns witty and sage and his book will be an excellent resource for parents and young people planning for a day that all too often becomes needlessly stressful.

Above and beyond our events and our fundraising, however, the Brotherhood is about the connections our members make with each other. As well-known author Bruce Feiler recently noted in the Jewish Week, “Research consistently shows that religious families are happier, but the reason is surprising. It is not about how close you are to God or how many services they attend. It is about relationships. Happiness is deeply related to having close relationships, and religious people tend to feel part of a larger community.”

In the next issue of the Bulletin, I will share with you what The Brotherhood has personally meant to me.

Please join us on Sunday May 5th for our annual meeting and a field trip to: The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center, at The Welwyn Preserve in Glen Cove.

5 Friends of the Library

In celebration of Shavuʼot, 6-7 Sivan (May 14-15th), the festival commemorating the anniversary of the day that God gave the Torah to the Israelites, and in keeping with the custom of Torah study, the library invites congregants to peruse our shelves, read a book in the library, or borrow a few.

TBE Sisterhood Book Clubʼs current reading list includes Israeli novelist David Grossmanʼs “To the End of the Land” and weʼve added a copy to our collection.

According to Colm Toibin, who reviewed the book for The NY Times Sunday Book Review, “this book is a testament to Grossmanʼs novelistic talent, indeed perhaps his genius, that ʻTo the End of the Landʼ manages to create and dramatize a world that gives both the reality and the echo their full due. He weaves the essences of private life into the tapestry of history with deliberate and delicate skill; he has created a panorama of breathtaking emotional force, a masterpiece of pacing, of dedicated storytelling, with characters whose lives are etched with extraordinary, vivid detail. While his novel has the vast sweep of pure tragedy, it is also at times playful, and utterly engrossing; it is filled with original and unexpected detail about domestic life, about the shapes and shadows that surround love and memory, and about the sharp and desperate edges of loss and fear.”

“Shared Narratives – A Palestinian-Israeli Dialogue” posted on Jstor, a web-site that provides free access to hundreds of thousands of articles in the public domain, can be accessed via our Patrons Computer located in the library: http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=israelstudies

The Library is open whenever the temple is open.

Jackie Hasson, Staff Library Coordinator, 631-427-0484, [email protected] Rachel Frankel, Library Chairperson, 631-549-5216, [email protected]

Jackie Hasson, Rachel Frankel, Staff Library Coordinator Temple Beth El Trustee [email protected] [email protected] 631-427-0484 631-549-5216

Ira Richman, Chai Club President Welcome to the Chai Club Elaine Eig, Membership Chairperson

Our Roots National Public Television has been doing one of its periodic fund raisings. As you may know, some of their fund raising programming targets specific ethnic groups, as the one about Jewish composers, featured Irving Berlin and Leonard Bernstein. Other programs, like the mini-series “Roots,” stimulate both memories and the awareness of Black History, American History and history in general. So I got to thinking about both the ethnicity and the history that is all around us. We can find it if we search. But you donʼt have to look far; it is right here in the Town of Huntington and in our own temple. During the coming months the Chai Club will host presentations by two congregants who have much to tell us about our roots. First, Rachel Frankel will be doing a follow-up to her seriously great presentation based on her research, “The History of Jews of the Caribbean during the 17th century”. Then, Ruth Lilker, whose family has been in Huntington since the 1950ʼs, will discuss her experiences, the Jewish history of Huntington, and the history of TBE. While thinking about Ruthʼs topic, I recall seeing a few Jewish names in one of the turn-of-the century era photographs mounted on the wall in Mundayʼs restaurant. The images show advertising signs for “Goldsteinʼs Dry Goods” and “Shapiroʼs” printed on a couple of Main Streetʼs buildings. Who were these merchants? Does anyone have information about the early history of Jewish businesses in our area that they might share with us? Let me close by thanking ourselves for enhancing present history by contributing to programs that support Jewish values. Let me also mention two programs that provide meals for those less fortunate: Project Hope and the Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative (HIHI). Letʼs also remember to feed ourselves healthfully by supporting the “Golden Earthworm” and by breaking matzo, and then bread, in the coming weeks. 6 Ann Simon The Mothers Circle

Wikipedia defines interfaith marriage in the following way: “Traditionally called mixed marriage, is marriage (either religious or civil) between partners professing different religions. Interfaith marriage typically connotes a marriage in which both partners remain adherents to their distinct religion, and as such it is distinct from concepts of religious conversion, religious assimilation, cultural assimilation, religious disaffiliation, and apostasy. Nevertheless, despite the distinction, these issues typically are associated with many aspects of interfaith marriage. Some religious doctrines prohibit interfaith marriage. Others traditionally oppose interfaith marriage but may allow it in limited circumstances”. In our modern world, interfaith marriage is prevalent. We, at TBE embrace interfaith couples and look forward to the diversity such unions bring to our community. With that acceptance comes the responsibility to offer support and educational opportunities for the non-Jewish partner to feel comfortable with Jewish rituals, customs, prayers and foods. When the family decides to raise Jewish children it is incumbent upon us to ensure that we do everything possible to educate the non-Jewish family member in a nurturing and respectful setting without any pressure to convert. Herein lays the strength of the Mothers Circle curriculum as written and sponsored by Jewish Outreach Institute. In our meetings, we openly discuss the challenges of an interfaith family, while exploring the beautiful traditions of our Jewish heritage and sharing parenting strategies. We discuss craft projects, books and ways to present Jewish values into everyday dialogues with our children. Above all, we are a group of women who share the common goal of raising menschen. I have had the privilege of facilitating this program at TBE, and hope to continue as long as there are mothers in our community who have made the choice to raise their children in the Jewish faith, even though they were raised in a different religious background. If you know someone who is interested in our classes, please have them contact me at [email protected] or by phone 631-271-3053. We will begin a new cycle of classes in the fall. Thank You

To Nanci Weber and Sisterhood, for a wonderful Women's Seder. To Rita Anilionis, Elaine Eig, and everyone who helped make this year's Second Night Passover Seder an amazing success, and to Cantor Zeitlen, for leading the Seder this year. To Amy and Ella Podhurst, Louise Spangle, Audrey Gold, Debi Fallenberg, Janet Widawsky, Nanci Weber, Heidi Aronson, Lisa Fishman and any of the members of Sisterhood who brought delicious desserts for our Oneg after the March T.G.I.S. To Carol Werblin and all of her H.I.H.I volunteers for their hard work making the program an outstanding success.

To Denise Montague, Howard Schneider, Ann Simon, Elisa McDonagh, Jennifer Freed, Sue Seiler, Rita Anilionis, Peter Chiacchiaro, Mike Heiberger, Mimi Rosen and everyone else who helped coordinate and organize the special event honoring Rabbi Clopper. To the Religious School children who helped gather items to create the beautiful centerpieces displayed on the tables at the special event honoring Rabbi Clopper. To Robin Zucker, for coordinating the Blood Drive sponsored by Sisterhood. A very special thank you to Ilene Messina, for volunteering to take professional photographs at the brunch in honor of Rabbi Clopper. Mazal Tov

To Marcia and Barry Schwalb, on the birth of their granddaughter, Tessa Lynn. To Howard Gary, on the celebration of his 90th birthday. Myra Feeney, on the baby naming for her granddaughter. To Iris and Steve Herman, on the birth of their grandson, Luke Rubin Herman. To Alan Walfield and Louise Spangle, on the marriage of their son Daniel to Jaime Theilen.

7 SOCIAL ACTION NEWS

Carol Werblin, Social Action Chairperson

In March, we held our Annual Purim Baby Boutique. The Great We are again providing Motherʼs Day Baskets for local shelter Room was transformed into a baby emporium where families residents. We are collecting toiletries, unused make-up, from the Dolan Family Health Center, Family Service League stationary, large baskets, and candles, perfumes and small and Tri-CYA “shopped” with their children. We had so many frames making these baskets ʻextra specialʼ. wonderful donations this year that we were able to fill the atri- Please place donations by May 8th in the large basket in the um with strollers, walkers, car seats, and high chairs. Many of temple atrium. our shoppers were expectant mothers who left with their arms and hearts contented. Thanks to all of you who helped to give Project H.O.P.E. Sunday Supper - May 19th. these newborns some of the basics they need to get started in We will be holding our Annual Community Barbecue in July. life. Information is available in upcoming flyers. Then, Project HOPE served almost a hundred and eighty Give and Receive guests at a St. Patrick's Day feast given at The Moose Lodge, TBE Social Action Committee acts as a liaison between social thanks to a very generous donation from the “Friends of service agencies, shelters, and health care facilities, and the Students for 60,000”. Alan Zox was the chef of the day, serving clients they service. We rely on congregants for donations to an outstanding meal of corned beef, cabbage, carrots and meet all of these needs and have established the program potatoes. Nanci Weber Schaeffer and co-chef Jen didn't disap- “Give and Receive” for this purpose. Please consider a dona- point our guests either. Once again they prepared a delicious tion of furniture, house wares or slightly used clothing before soup, which has been the highlight of many dinners. While putting them guests dined, they were entertained by the dancers from the at the curb. Petri School of Irish Dancing - what a special treat that was! Please join us and you will see how our wonderful dinners func- Food Pantry tion. These programs have really caught on, as our many As you might know, food pantries across Long Island are hav- Huntington neighbors have come and enjoyed a hot meal in the ing an extremely hard time stocking up recently, as the need for company of their friends. The next Sunday Supper will be on food constantly increases. Please continue to bring food items May 19th at 4:00 p.m. If you would like to be included in this whenever your family comes to temple and place them in the program, either as a volunteer that day or to donate a food bin in the lobby. We especially need donations of "complete item, please send me an email: [email protected]. Then meals" such as Hearty Soups, Chef Boy-r-Dee or Turkey and I can add your name to our mailing list. Beans. We are also in need of canned fruits, condiments and paper goods. Upcoming Events TBE Social Action Annual Community Spaghetti Dinner and Special Thanks to “Neil's Wheels” for providing many of the Boutique is set for Sunday, May 5th 2:00 pm. much needed provisions for our programs. Volunteers are needed in the kitchen and boutique, and to help clean-up, serve and drive. Please call me at 631-261-6029 to volunteer. Take Action! Make a Difference! B’nei Mitzvah

To Emily Siegel (May 4th), Sam Liebman and Sofia Ornato (May 11th), Stefanie Walsh (May 18th), Julia Stollow and Jake Tetlak (June 1st), Joshua Joseph (June 8th), Alexander Pinals (June 15th) and Emma Johnston (June 22nd) on becoming B'nei Mitzvah! Emily Siegel – May 4th project has been to help the music teacher at her school introduce this and other instruments to children of the Lower School and she will also be tutoring some of the younger children. Her creative project We are so proud of Emily for becoming a Bat Mitzvah and truly will be to play the French horn at her service. Her Tzedakah project embracing this moment. will be to donate money to the North Shore Animal League, an impor- tant charity in her life. Three generations of our family belong to Temple Beth El, our Jewish home. Emily has been a student at TBE since kindergarten, and has In addition to being a warm, kind and good person, Emily has the participated in the Junior Choir and attended services regularly. We determination to succeed at whatever she wants. It has been no more have been especially proud the last two years for Emily to assist our evident in her studies for this service, where she has truly mastered congregation by blowing the Shofar on the High Holidays. the Hebrew language, and all aspects of the service, and asked to learn some additional prayers for her service. With the support Music has been a central theme in Emilyʼs life. After playing the of the TBE family, Emily has devoted much time and dedication to her French Horn in All County for three years, Emily decided that the preparation for this service. We are excited and extremely proud to theme of her service project should involve music. Her service have Emily join her brother Brian as an adult in the TBE community. 8 Sam Liebman – May 11th As a family, we have been volunteering at the Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative that provides bagged meals to the homeless. We have all been grateful to be able to assist in such an amazing We are very proud to have Sam become a Bar Mitzvah. program. The TBE Community has helped Sam learn about his religion, embrace his heritage and feel pride for being a Jew. We hope Julia will continue to practice Judaism as well as family traditions throughout her life and pass on her Jewish beliefs to her own Samʼs creative project is to build a “Star of David” made from Legos, children one day. With her drive to succeed, her kind heart, and her because building Legos has been one of Samʼs most favorite hobbies musical talent, Julia has been a huge blessing to our family. since very young childhood. Sam is anonymously sponsoring a Long Island family in need of assistance through MʼYad LʼYad, Long Islandʼs Helping Hands, for his community service project. Four times Joshua Joseph – June 8th a year, Sam will send letters of emotional support along with things that the family has requested to improve their quality of life. For charity, Since we joined TBE, we have been warmly welcomed and feel very we are donating a portion of Samʼs gifts to the American Heart much a part of the community. We have always taught Joshua to love Association, because heart health is especially important to our and respect himself as well as others, while TBE has reinforced these family. lessons.

Sam is both excited and nervous to become a Bar Mitzvah. He is an Our son is blessed with a combination of creativity, intelligence and intelligent young man whose kindness,enthusiasm and sense kindness. Joshuaʼs service project, tutoring at the religious school, has of humor will be shared when he stands on the Bimah. taught him the joys of working with younger children. Josh loves to draw. He is creating artwork featuring original Jewish-themed We are certain that these qualities will serve him well through life. characters, which he will present to the Temple as his creative project. For Tzedakah, Josh is donating a portion of his Bar Mitzvah gifts and Stefanie Walsh – May 18th the proceeds from sales of his original character neckties and art intellegenc to “Island Harvest”. Please visit: www.joshBarMitzvahart.webs.com Stefanie Rose is our third daughter to become a Bat Mitzvah. Following in the path of her two older sisters and older brother who As we mark this milestone, we giving to see glimmers of the man that also became a Bʼnei Mitzvah at TBE, Stefanie has studied extremely Josh will be. We are very proud of him today, and excited to see what hard for this very special day. he will accomplish in the future. For Stefanieʼs service project, she has made many delicious lunches for the homeless men that sleep at Temple through the HiHi program. Alex Pinals – June 15th She also volunteered her time with special needs children in the community through an organization called “Kids Plus”. She assisted in TBE has been a part of our lives for many years. Some of Alexʼs ear- developmental sports programs and recreational activities including liest memories of life at TBE include “Mommy and Me”, attending basketball and “Just for Kicks” - soccar for children with disabilities. Nursery School, and coming to watch his entire family rehearse and Stefanie has decided to donate a portion of her Bat Mitzvah gifts to this preform in “Joseph”. One of Alexʼs first experience on state was with program for new sports equipment. Stefanie loves to take pictures. For the Chutzpah Repertory Theatre, which led to a love of performing and her Creative Project she has decided to make a collage of dance. Alexʼs creative project is a dance he is choreographing to “all things” Jewish in our community. Matisyahuʼs “One Day”. Alex likes this song, which he learned at Crane Lake Summer Camp, because its lyrics tell about the ending Stefanie and her family would like to thank Cantor Zeitlen for helping violence, while promoting peach and understanding. her prepare for this day. It has been an amazing journey and would not have been the same without Rabbi Clopper and Cantor Sherry who Alex knows there are many less fortunate people in our community, so have been there for our family for the past ten years. We wish to thank he has helped provide food and shelter by participating in a haunted Rabbi Clopper for his guidance and patience while preparing Stefanie garage and selling lollipops to collect food & donations for local food for this very special time in her life, and of course, Cantor Sherry for pantries. He helped setup shelter and dinner for HIHI. Alex is always being there both for Stefanie and her family. volunteering once a week at his dance studio, teaching boys hip-hop because he enjoys encouraging other boys to learn how to dance. Julia Stollow – June 1st Alex will be donating a portion of the gifts he receives to help fund Cancer research.

TBE has helped guide Julia through Judaism, teaching her about We are happy that Alex has reached this first milestone in his Jewish traditions, customs, and the significance of what it means to be education and look forward to his continued growth within the TBE and Jewish. It has brought us joy to see her participate during the Jewish Community. Passover Seders, blessings over the Shabbat candles, as well as many other traditions we have in our home. Emma Johnston – June 22nd Julia will be performing a piano piece, “Ani Ma'amin”, during her Bat Mitzvah service. She has chosen this piece because of its significance to the We are very proud of Emma as she becomes a Bat Mitzvah. Emma is Jewish people. Many Jews sang this song in the concentration camps a loud, vibrant, heartfelt and caring child in a big family. She is thrilled because it affirms the belief in the oneness of God. to become a Bat Mitzvah at Temple Beth El where both her older sister and mother also became Bat Mitzvah. Emma also enjoys her As a family, we try to be charitable in our daily lives: being a good volunteer work with the JJWL of Huntington. friend, helping someone who is struggling. Julia has chosen to collect DVD's to donate to “Smiles for Scott”, a foundation formed Emma has chosen a theme of books for her special day. Books have in honor of her friend, Scott, who died from brain cancer at the age great meaning for Emma and she is rarely far from her beloved Kindle. of five. These DVD's will be donated to LIJʼs - Cohen Children's Center As her service project she will be volunteering to read to children and through this foundation. also continuing to volunteer for Project H.O.P.E. For her charity project she plans to donate books and money to childrenʼs libraries in need. Her creative project is still “in the works”. 9 Kol Nidre Campaign Report

Surelle Heiberger, Chairperson

The 2012 Kol Nidre Fund Campaign took a bit longer this year extending into 2013. Our objective is for as many congregants to participate with an amount that they are comfortable with. The Kol Nidre Fund is TBEʼs way of providing help for those members who cannot afford the full cost of temple membership and it keeps us from having to raise temple dues more than the small increases now necessary to meet increasing costs.

The bottom line is that we have raised just about the same amount as we did in 2011, which was just a few thousand dollars short of our $60,000 budget line. The good news is that member participation was up by 14% over last year. More of our members are joining together to help even if some could not give as much as they were able to last year.

It is not easy to ask people for donations, particularly when they are already paying dues, assessments, school tuition and memberships in Brotherhood, Sisterhood or The Chai Club, but unfortunately it is necessary.

I would like to thank our phone squad who this year as in past years, have contacted those congregants who have not returned their pledge cards. Volunteer callers were: Ira Richman, Peter Schapero, Howard Schneider, Loren Silverman, Denise Montague and Mike Heiberger. Also, many thanks to Lisa Bennett and Irma Talbot for keeping me updated on receipts and please allow me to extend the greatest Thank You to you, the members of TBE who again have generously donated to our The Kol Nidre Fund.

Kol Nidre Honor Roll 5773

Richard & Susan Aaronson Barry & Ferne Chase Myra Feeney Philip Adelman Peter & Suanne Chiacchiaro Peter & Joan Feilbogen Glen Ames Jeffrey & Carol Clopper David & Debora Feinblatt Chris Anastos & Rachel Frankel Howard & Ruth Cohen Jeffrey & Elyse Feldman Barry & Barbara Aronowsky Tom Cohn & Victoria Craven Rosalind Finkel Mark & Heidi Aronson Robert & Sandra Crain Robert & Lisa Fishman Lennard & Ann Axinn Brian Dalton & Jennifer Freed Brian & Rachel Fogel Charles & Sherry Baran Michael & Carol Dannenberg David & Kirstin Forman David & Julie Barton Howard & Linda Davis Alan & Sharon Freeman Gloria Barton Rick Davis Kenneth & Franci Freilich Mark & Carol Baskir Vincent & Jill DeMarco Gregg & Noreen Fremed Robert & Eileen Baumann Sheldon & Adrianne Dietz Joanne Fried Arnold Becker Scott & Audrey Dinstell Jonathan & Ruth Fuller Diane Berg Steve & Janis Dombrower Richard & Jennifer Fusco Arthur & Bridgette Berger Arlen & Rebecca Donders Howard & Molla Gary Stanley M. & Marion J. Bergman Howard & Sherry Eckstein Lynn Geisler & James Howard Robert & Debra Bergson Andy Edelstein & Beth Sherman Stuart & Vicki Gelberg Alan & Carol Berliner Barry & Elaine Eig Barbara Gettinger Michael & Elyse Besso Daniel & Lynne Eig Stanley & Elsa Gewanter Mark & Andrea Biblow Jerold & Judith Epstein Herbert & Gloria Gildin Sharon Block Michael & Hillary Epstein Jennifer Gittelman Harold & Joan Blog Mike & Randee Epstein Evan & Janet Glass Lawrence & Suzanne Blum Stephen & Doris Faber Audrey Gold Mark & Amy Blumenthal Judith Fairbanks & Bryce Bronstein Alan & Jackie Goldberg Linda Braun & Ilene Davis Deborah Fallenberg Robert S. & Toby Goldberg Edward Brozinsky & Janet Singer Michael & Cecile Fallon Seymour & Audrey Goldberg Salvatore & Monica Caravella Eric & Melissa Farina Jane Goldblatt

10 Mark & Susan Goldman Brad & Suzie Lustig Peter & Ilene Schapero Robert & Carol Goldman Joseph & Judith Madenberg Alan & Linda Schatten Norman & Marjorie Goldner David & Linda Mahler Barbara Schenk Dan & Rosalie Goldstein Bernard & Toby Markowitz Robert & Suzanne Schindel Robert & Joan Goodman Burt & Sandra Masnick Albert & Marcia Schmier David & Elissa Gordon Debbie & Andrea Mattera Edythe Schneider Robin Grass & Una Warde Thomas & Elisa McDonagh Howard Schneider & Miriam Rosen Richard & Linda Greenwald Ilene Messina Michael & Amy Schnitzer Scott & Danielle Greenwood Barry Mildener & Richard Pitch Rich & Erin Schoor Christopher & Stacey Grieco Robert Miller & Naomi Edlin-Miller Susan Schreiner Sergio & Nelly Gallardo Alison Mishkit Barry & Marcia Schwalb Steven & Lisa Hartman Gladys Mishkit Jack & Elizabeth Schwartz Brian & Tammy Hasenzahl Marvin & Ethel Molny Robert & Susan Seiler Stephen & Sandra Hechler Lawrence & Roberta Monat Minna Seligson Michael & Surelle Heiberger Arthur & Linda Mont Barton & Jane Shallat Andrew & Gail Helfand Todd & Denise Montague Gary Shaw & Helen Zuckerman Steven & Iris Herman Claudia Morett Arnold & Eileen Shindler David & Melanie Herzfeld Richard F. Moses & Carol Werblin Clifford & Lorie Siegel David & Nancy Hirsch Israel Moskovitch & Joanna Negro Harriet Silverman Jeanne Hirschfeld Kenny Moskowitz Loren & Leeanne Silverman Daniel & Carol Hittleman Steven Nathanson Pearl Silverman Steven & Jennifer Honickman Stephen & Amanda Nesis Rita Simmons Michael Hutt & Amy Korobow Harry Newman & Barbara Reiss Laurence & Ann Simon Francine Hyde Kenny & Susan Ng Frances Simowitz Richard & Beverly Iserson Roberto & Jane Ornato Julie Sitler Ron & Nancy Israeli Edward & Marilynn Perlin Paul Siudzinski & Ellen Gray Gerald & Laura Jackson Joseph & Eleanor Perlman Dianne Slavin Steven & Debra Jarmon Howard & Rhoma Phillips Michael & Carol Slippen Matthew & Marla Johnston Barbara Pickell Sheldon & Toby Smolokoff Jeffrey & Abbe Joseph Michael & Rebecca Pilson Gil & Denise Spencer Jeffrey & Susan Jurrist Andrew & Ann Pinals Lois Spritzer Roy & Maria Kahane Martin Podgainy Aaron & Sasha Stein Steven Kaish & Julia Mermelstein Robert & Amy Podhurst Melvyn & Rosanne Stein Richard & Rosalie Kammerling Sara Pokross Howard & Barbara Stern Ely & Elaine Kaplan Howard & Susan Postel Selma Cohen Swaim Richard & Danna Kaplan David & Deena Purow Howard Szarfarc & Gemma Toner Stuart & Debbie Kaplan Mark & Lucy Raskin Irma Talbot Andrew & Tanya Karpf Martin & Gail Redler Ira & Teresa Tane Richard & Marlene Kasman Michael & Lauren Resnikoff Helene Tiger Brian S. & Susan E. Kaufman Charles & Debra Rich William & Phyllis Toran Jonah & Lynn Kaufman Ellen Richer Michael & Ellen Vahling Stephanie & Jenny Kellerman Ira & Cheryl Richman Rick & Elizabeth Viesta Andrew & Jill Kipnes Jeff & Harlee Richmond Janet Walerstein Burton & Laura Klayman Mark & Debbie Rimler Alan Walfield & Louise Spangle Mary Klein Alan & Michele Roberts William & Linda Wattel Jacob Kotler Robert & Debra Roday Michael & Jane Weinkrantz Paul & Nancy Krawitz Steve & Florence Roffman Erika Weiss Herbert & Barbara Kreindler Carol Rosen Michael & Janet Widawsky Patricia Kresner Mary Rosenvinge Carolyn Widerman Alan & Brycie Kristel Edward & Laura Ross Steven Widerman & Linda Bookheim Steven & Lisa Kristel Peter & Naomi Rothenberg Widerman Harley & Karen Kudler Neal Rotter & Shelley Camens Victoria Wilson & Gerald Cupit Jesse & Amanda Laserson Barry Rozen & Sarah Lichtenstein Isabel Winokur Andrew & Andrea Levenbaum Jeffrey Rubin & Cora Brettler Robert & Linda Winter Stephen & Marjorie Levy Jeffrey Rudner Jerry & Susan Wolff David Lieberman & Paula Klein Marc & Rita Jones Safian Cantor Deborah & Mac Zeitlen Steve & Lisa Liebman Eugene & Edith Sard Bob & Robin Zucker Robert & Joan Lifson Donald & Christine Sarner Keith & Carrie Zuckerman Ruth Lilker Neal & Viviene Saslow Barry & Margo Zusman Jeff & Carol Lipman Bernard E. Schaeffer & Nanci Olivere Weber

11 12 Tributes

50th ANNIVERSARY FUND Florence Matthews at yahrzeit In memory of: - Lawrence and Roberta Monat Raymond Feifer at yahrzeit Minnie Kanigel at yahrzeit - Charles and Sherry Baran - Gerald and Laura Jackson Edward Rosen at yahrzeit ADULT EDUCATION FUND - Howard Rosen and Miriam Schneider In honor of: Rae Phillips at yahrzeit The birth of Tessa, granddaughter - Howard and Rhoma Phillips of Barry & Marcia Schwalb Doris Kaplan at yahrzeit - Barbara Schenk - Ely and Elaine Kaplan Beatrice and Charles Schwalb at yahrzeit CANTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND - Mike and Elyse Besso In honor of: Joseph Kalish at yahrzeit David Brown becoming a Bar Mitzvah - Ely and Elaine Kaplan - Lynn Geisler and James Howard Morris Mildener at yahrzeit - Barry Mildener and Richard Pitch CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND Eli Sherman at yahrzeit In memory of: - Stephen and Sandra Hechler Richard Slippen Carl Bagnall, Beatrice and - Adrianne and Sheldon Dietz Charles Schwalb at yahrzeit - Arnie and Eileen Shindler - Barry and Marcia Schwalb Sam Shindler at yahrzeit Douglas Gray at yahrzeit - Arnie and Eileen Shindler - Warren and Diane Kleet In honor of: Betty Friedman at yahrzeit Zachary Toran becoming a Bar Mitzvah - Burt and Laura Klayman - Adrianne and Sheldon Dietz Ann Millstone at yahrzeit - Joe and Judy Madenberg - Burt and Laura Klayman Gloria Silverstein at yahrzeit CARING COMMUNITY COMMITTEE FUND - Michael and Susana Silverstein In memory of: Henry Jackson at yahrzeit Eva Strauss and Bernard Strauss at yahrzeit - Gerald and Laura Jackson - Melvin and Dolores Weinzimer Warren Bronstein at yahrzeit Sylvia Walfield at yahrzeit - Judy Fairbanks and Bryce Bronstein - Alan Walfield and Louise Spangle Frieda Bronstein at yahrzeit - Judy Fairbanks and Bryce Bronstein CAROLE VOLKMAN KITCHEN FUND Russell Chernick at yahrzeit In memory of: - Cindy Halpern George Kaeman at yahrzeit Grace Koutrouby at yahrzeit - Debra and Charles Rich - Dianne Slavin Sam Spiegel at yahrzeit Robert Slobodien at yahrzeit - Alan and Carol Berliner - Evan and Janet Glass Gail Iris Klayminc at yahrzeit Harry Prince, Berta Feilbogen and - Howard and Sherry Eckstein Rosa Kupferberg at yahrzeit - Joan and Peter Feilbogen CHAI TRIBUTE FUND Benjamin Danis at yahrzeit In memory of: - Martin Podgainy Herb Walerstein Joe Sitler at yahrzeit - Fran Simowitz - Julie Sitler Robert Simowitz at yahrzeit Sidney Israel at yahrzeit - Fran Simowitz - Mark and Heidi Aronson In honor of: Estelle Bard at yahrzeit Howard Gary's 90th Birthday - Kenny and Susan Ng - The Kirschner's, Wax's and Waxman's Arthur Gilman at yahrzeit To the recovery of: - Robert and Joan Goodman Janet Singer Selma Satran at yahrzeit - Elaine and Barry Eig - Robert and Joan Lifson Martin Greenwald at yahrzeit GENERAL FUND - Richard and Linda Greenwald In memory of: Morton Blum at yahrzeit Roberta Fremed - Lawrence and Suzanne Blum - Harry and Barbara Newman Zena Camens In honor of: - Fran Simowitz The birth of Tessa, granddaughter Carol Fleischman of Barry & Marcia Schwalb - Fran Simowitz - Mike and Surelle Heiberger Alexander Coleman at yahrzeit - Mike and Surelle Heiberger

13 M. GERSHON YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP Emily Siegel becoming a Bat Mitzvah & CAMP FUND - Mike and Surelle Heiberger In memory of: Lenore Rand RHEA LIEBMAN MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUND - Harriet and Norman Copel In honor of: Herb Walerstein The birth of Tessa, granddaughter of Barry & Marcia Schwalb - Harriet and Norman Copel - Marjorie and Stephen Levy Rita Kammerling at yahrzeit - Richard and Rosalie Kammerling SEYMOUR LILKER MIROSLAV HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FUND Eva Widawsky at yahrzeit In memory of: - Mike and Janet Widawsky Abraham Korner at yahrzeit In honor of: - Cindy Halpern The baby naming performed by In honor of: Rabbi Clopper Sam Gelberg becoming a Bar Mitzvah - Molly Wood and family - Deborah Madow and Bernice Steinberg Zachary Toran becoming a Bar Mitzvah - Herb and Barbara Kreindler SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE FUND Rabbi Clopper In memory of: - Sisterhood TBE Alan Hendrickson The birth of Tessa, granddaughter of - Mary Rosenvinge Barry & Marcia Schwalb Carol Fleischman - Milton and Barbara Elis - Ed Brozinsky and Janet Singer Helen Cohn at yahrzeit MARJ BLAUMAN MEMORIAL FUND - Ed Brozinsky and Janet Singer In memory of: Richard Slippen The father of Robert Geonie - Barbara Schenk - Mary Rosenvinge To the recovery of: Edythe Finkler at yahrzeit Barbara Reiss Newman - Judy Fairbanks and Bryce Bronstein - Mike and Surelle Heiberger Louise Yeazell and Meyer Walfield at yahrzeit - Barbara Schenk - Alan Walfield and Louise Spangle Leo Seiler at yahrzeit RABBI CLOPPERʼS - Sue and Rob Seiler DISCRETIONARY FUND In honor of: In memory of: The birth of Tessa, granddaughter of Barry & Marcia Schwalb Sherry Eisner - Mary Rosenvinge - Alan and Joyce Pifko - Harry and Barbara Newman Josephine D'Agostino - David and Elissa Gordon YOUTH & FAMILIES ENRICHMENT FUND Philip Risika at yahrzeit In memory of: - Mollie Sugarman and Charles Sherman Edith Brooks Louis Baker at yahrzeit - Minna Seligson - Herb and Barbara Kreindler Stanley Seligson and Frances Goldberg at yahrzeit Jack Schatten at yahrzeit - Minna Seligson - Alan and Linda Schatten Roslyn Wohle and Roy Gordon at yahrzeit - David and Elissa Gordon In honor of: Rabbi Clopper - George Bosworth - Jerold and Judith Epstein Alex Kaish becoming a Bar Mitzvah - Steven Kaish and Julie Mermelstein The birth of Tessa, granddaughter of Barry & Marcia Schwalb Ner Tamid - Andrew and Gail Helfand The birth of Oliver, grandson of Diane Berg Please join those who have made a - Andrew and Gail Helfand provision for Temple Beth El in planning David Brown becoming a Bar Mitzvah their estate. Your planned gift helps to - Lynn Geisler and James Howard assure the long-term viability of the Rabbi Clopper, for performing a beautiful funeral service temple. Please call the temple office - The Fremed Family at 631-421-5835, ext. 200 and ask Lisa To the recovery of: to have someone contact you directly. Barbara Reiss Newman - Mollie Sugarman and Charles Sherman Contributions can be made by: ____ Making a bequest to the temple in your will RELIGIOUS SCHOOL ENRICHMENT FUND In memory of: ____ Making a life-income charitable gift annuity Lori Solomon and Rose Podgainy at yahrzeit - Martin Podgainy ____ Making a gift using real estate In honor of: ____ Other The birth of Tessa, granddaughter of Barry & Marcia Schwalb - Barbara Schenk - Charles and Debbie Rich - Elaine and Barry Eig - Diane Berg The birth of Oliver, grandson of Diane Berg - Marcia and Barry Schwalb

14 15 Yahrzeits

May 1-7 Stanley Barnett Stanley Wang Edward Gettinger - stepfather of Michael Weinkrantz - brother of Peter Wayne - father-in-law of Barbara Gettinger Tony Toran Francis Elson Louis Sprung - brother of William Toran - husband of Adele Elson - father of Sara Pokross Harry L. Sherman June London Molly Thaler - father of Sandra Hechler - mother of Bernard London - grandmother of Harriet Silverman David Mont Sidney Madenberg Edward Bensinger - father of Arthur Mont - father of Joseph Madenberg - father of Marcia Schmier Rubin Rachman Sadie Sherman Dorothy Friedman - grandfather of Danielle Greenwood - mother of Charles Sherman - mother of Rosalind Finkel Leonard Shallat Sidney Schmukler Stuart Chernick - father of Bart Shallat - father of Sandra Masnick - brother of Cindy Halpern Fran Shapiro Ruth Greenberg Ruth Smolokoff - sister of Bart Shallat - mother of Michael Greenberg - mother of Sheldon Smolokoff Carl Weinstein Arnold Hirsch Ruth Klesman - nephew of Cecile Fallon - father-in-law of Lisette Hirsch - mother of Laura Klayman Robert Feilbogen Celia Mayer Rose Newman - father of Peter Feilbogen - mother of Toby Markowitz - aunt of Beth Gilman Irene Funt Frances Spangle - mother of Stacey Funt May 22-31 - mother of Louise Spangle Alfred Kammerling Calvin Axinn Claire Sperber - uncle of Richard Kammerling - father of Lennard Axinn - grandmother of Debra Jarmon Phyllis Karin Jack Pifko Tony Ullmann - mother of Marjorie Levy - father of Allan Pifko - brother of Jane Goldblatt Ruth Lando Jerry Holtzman Eleanor Epstein Browne - mother of Mark Lando - uncle of Beth Gilman - mother of Jerry Epstein Abraham Rimens Michael Pehel Jacob M. Cohen - father of Gloria Barton - ex-husband of Wendy Grand - father of Ruth Lilker Mollie Schonbrun Cynthia Slavin - father-in-law of Selma Cohen Swaim - mother of Linda Mahler - mother of Dianne Slavin Milton Barton Blanche Silverman Naomi Feldman - father of Neil Barton - mother of Judith Madenberg - mother of Denise Tieman Celia Bonoff Robert Weinstein Dorothy Licht - mother of Barbara Gettinger - father of Cecile Fallon - mother of Phoebe Krane Jean Bensinger Martin Feldman Barbara Rosen - mother of Marcia Schmier - father of Jane Ornato - mother of Carol Rosen Benjamin Zeldin Morris Fisher Mary Saimond - grandfather of Eve Morales - grandfather of Carol Calev - great-aunt of Ruth Fuller Nathan Gottlieb Sophie Sarner May 8-14 - grandfather of David Susswein - mother of Donald Sarner Norma Brainin Joan Purow Mildred Weisinger - grandmother of Marla Johnston - mother of David Purow - sister of Cecile Fallon Edgar Mayer Louis Pakula - uncle-in-law of Lucille Mayer May 15-21 - father of Janet Walerstein Glenda Rosenblum Michel Copel Gretchen Rothenberg - mother of Barry Rosenblum - father of Norman Copel - mother of Peter Rothenberg Julius Schmier Celia Epstein Anthony Vajda - father of Albert Schmier - mother of Elaine Eig - father of Rosalie Kammerling Libby Seiler Irving Levy Cindy Bertuch Rosencrans - mother of Robert Seiler - father of Lucy Raskin - sister of Michael Bertuch Louis Steinberg Fred Licht Stanley Hoffman - grandfather of Laurel Atkinson - uncle of Phoebe Krane - brother of Sanford Hoffman Terry Sugarman Dot Radgowski Ruth Bergman - brother of Ellen Storch - mother of Tom Radgowski - mother of Stanley Bergman Alexander Fastow Harold Satran Joel H. Cohen - father of Gloria Gildin - father of Joan Lifson - brother of Ruth Lilker Louise Organ Edith Silverman - husband of Selma Cohen Swaim - mother of Susan Kaufman - grandmother of Loren Silverman Sylvia Schmeltzer Bernard Shindler - grandmother of Micah Silverman - grandmother of Danna Kaplan - brother of Arnold Shindler - mother-in-law of Harriet Silverman Sally Solomon Herbert Weisinger June 1-7 - aunt of Sherry Eckstein - brother-in-law of Cecile Fallon Fanny Cupit Eileen Summer David Goldman - mother of Gerry Cupit - mother of Tracy Summer - father of Mark Goldman William Phillips - father of Howard Phillips

16 Michele Hall Stephen Gettinger Win Braun - sister of Anne Sacks-Berg - husband of Barbara Gettinger - mother of Edward Braun Albert Charles Penny, III Edwin Jedeikin - grandmother of Linda Braun - father of Ann Pinals - uncle of Miriam Rosen Ruth Mezz Judith Peters - uncle of Patricia Kresner - mother of Madeline Mezz Hoest - mother of Stan Peters Constance Kreindler Charles Mayer Hattie Toran - stepmother of Herbert Kreindler - husband of Lucille Mayer - mother of William Toran Paul Mandel Abraham Masnick June 15-21 - father of Liza Tenner - father of Burt Masnick Dorothy Fallenberg Irwin Schram Ronnie Palmet - stepmother of Deborah Fallenberg - father of David Schram - mother of Deena Purow Arthur Gelberg Ann DeMarco Henrietta Lewis - father of Stuart Gelberg - mother of Vincent DeMarco - aunt of David Eysler Arthur Perlin Doris Taffel Anna Masnick - brother of Edward Perlin - friend of Mike & Surelle Heiberger - mother of Burt Masnick Mark Ruskin Leon Weil Leonard Rotter - father of Joanne Fried - grandfather of Mary Klein - father of Neal Rotter Morton Slippen - grandfather of Lynn Kaufman Frances Landau - father of Michael Slippen - father-in-law of Irving Klein - mother of Betty Schram Morris Hafetz Minnie Rosen - uncle of Carol Berliner - grandmother of Carol Rosen Toby Wattel Bruce Schwartz - mother of William Wattel - brother of Ferne Chase Mary Weil Louis Stuchinsky - grandmother of Mary Klein - father of Sidney Stuchin - grandmother of Lynn Kaufman Bridget Warde - mother-in-law of Irving Klein - mother of Una Warde Alex Morgan Condolences Led Hyde - father of Ruth Cohen - husband of Fran Hyde Isabel Weiner To Amy Kaplan and family, on the death of her David Kreindler - relative of Fran Simowitz father, Murray Weinstein, - father of Herbert Kreindler Keith Weiner Adele Waldgeir - relative of Fran Simowitz on February 2nd, 2013. - mother of Linda Winter Lisa Weiner - relative of Fran Simowitz To Vicki Gelberg and family, June 8-14 Jack Everett on the death of her aunt and uncle, Madelon Engel - father of Joyce Pifko - sister-in-law of Helen Zuckerman Arthur Kaplan Shirley and Harold Krasnoff, Sarah Lipsius - father of Ely Kaplan on February 12th, 2013. - grandmother of Barbara Schenk Daniel Vertal Arline Schram - cousin of Janice Groden To Debbie Rich and family, - mother of David Schram Dorothy Goldman Judith Aronowsky - grandmother of Susan Seiler on the death of her aunt, - mother of Barry Aronowsky Reva Edberg Roslyn Desser, Robert Hechler - mother of Jackie Bergeron on February 19th, 2013. - father of Stephen Hechler Fanny Lew Siegel June 22-30 - grandmother of Jane Shallat Theodore Landau To Li Josenhans and family, Richard Podhurst - father of Betty Schram on the death of her cousin, - father of Robert Podhurst Hyman Rosen Roberta White, on February 25th, 2013. Lena Siegel - father of Carol Rosen - grandmother of Carol Calev Vivian Gettinger Beatrice Statman - mother-in-law of Barbara Gettinger To the family and friends of - mother of Bart Shallat Garson Karin our congregant, Arnold Becker, Alois Robert Eysler - uncle of Marjorie Levy who died on March 4th, 2013. - father of David Eysler Reida Pifko Sam Honickman - mother of Allan Pifko - father of Steve Honickman Charles Alter To Michael Slippen and family, Louis Kaplan - father of Irma Talbot on the death of his brother, - father of Sylvia Wertheim Eleanor Coleman Richard Slippen, on March 13th, 2013. Andrew Pokross - mother of Surelle Heiberger - husband of Sara Pokross Wayne Palmet Milton Weinkrantz - father of Deena Purow - father of Michael Weinkrantz Margaret Prince Sidney Wohle - aunt of Joan Feilbogen - father of Elissa Gordon Arthur Zellermayer James Cohn - father of Molla Gary - father of Clare Cohn-Brown Sidney Perlin George Goldberg - father of Edward Perlin - father of Alan Goldberg Irving Schneider Florence Jarmon - father of Howard Schneider - mother of Steven Jarmon - husband of Edythe Schneider Ethel Spiner Sam Szarfarc - mother-in-law of Martin Podgainy - father of Howard Szarfarc Fanny Donigi - grandmother of Ruth Fuller 17 Pediatric Dental Specialist Howard W. Schneider, DDS, PC Serving the Special Dental Needs of Infants, Children,Jennn and Special Needs Patients.

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