TOURO SYNAGOGUE Volume 185, Issue 5 February 2014 - Adar 5774

Wholly Imperfect Joy TOURO SYNAGOGUE & JNOLA PRESENT I think recent years have actually revealed to us an important truth. Perfectionism is really not a positive thing. And, this is serious. It’s not a compliment. It’s not an aspiration. It’s not an Bacchus inspiration. It’s a problem. Doctor and author Rachel Naomi Remen has this to say, “The pursuit of perfection has Bash become a major addiction of our time. Fortunately, SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 3-’TIL PARADE ENDS perfectionism is learned. No one is born a perfectionist, which is why it is possible to recover… Perfectionism is the belief that life is broken…. Rabbi Alexis Berk Wholeness lies beyond perfection. Perfection is only an idea…the pursuit of perfection may actually be dangerous to your health.”[1] Although Dr. Remen can surely speak to the threat of perfectionism to physical health, I also would add the profound threat of perfectionism to spiritual and communal health. When we seek perfection, we are in a constant state of evaluating ourselves and others, judging and criticizing. This is an obstacle to vulnerability and grace – and a clouded lens through Members $20 /Non-members $25 At the door, all adult tickets $30 which we might otherwise view a world of beautiful imperfections. The Talmud teaches that the month of Adar, during which we Don’t miss out on the best spot to watch celebrate the playful and festive holiday of Purim (and another little thing in NOLA: Mardi Gras, I believe it’s called), is for joy and happiness. It’s a month parades. during which we are actually religiously compelled to cultivate joy and We’ll have all you can eat kosher style food and happiness! It’s a religious obligation. all you can drink beer, margaritas and soda! But, how? Well, we can begin by enjoying each other and the world with a bit more grace and forgiveness. Perfection is not joy; appreciation Clean bathrooms and is joy. Perfection is not happiness; contentment is happiness. Perfection easy access to St. Charles Ave! is not playful; imperfection is playful. Perfection is not fun; laughter is fun. Perfection is not attainable; holiness is attainable. Tickets will be available for purchase online. Stay You are not perfect. I am not perfect. Our kids are not perfect. Our tuned for more details arriving in your inbox soon! spouses are not perfect. Our friends are not perfect. Our jobs are not perfect. Our city is not perfect. But, there is goodness, and even holiness. And joy, and appreciation, and happiness and play. We all struggle with the voices of our secular culture and the veneer of social media. The message: seek perfection and take a picture of it. This month, let’s take this Jewish invitation SHABBATI GRAS to enter the month of Adar with our flawed, messy, brilliant selves fully awake Friday, February 21 & 28, 2014, 5:15 p.m. and prepared for some playful fun and joy. It will most likely happen in an (Note earlier time) unplanned, imperfect moment. The best times always do. I hope we have some of these moments together. Join us for a casual, relaxing and abbreviated service followed by a family dinner in the Bowsky Warmly, Garden as the parades go by.

Dinner is $5/person Rabbi Alexis Berk [1] Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., Kitchen Table Wisdom, p. 47. 1 President’s Message

Change can be daunting, especially when the change in question is not something we wanted. Clearly, at first blush, this is the case with the departure of Cantor Marx and his family at the end of June. More than once the question has been raised: Why does this keep happening – are we doing something wrong??? Here is the reality: Touro Synagogue is the second oldest Reform Congregation in America. Despite that, we are at the forefront of the Reform movement in most everything we do. We have a dynamic, energized and growing congregation and we are blessed to be led by a truly amazing young rabbi. The level of participation by you, our congregants, in what goes on here is consistently evolving and increasing. We are moving in a direction which will continue to encourage meaningful connection between one another and in making the synagogue a focal in our lives. Because of who and what we are, the cantor’s pulpit at Touro Synagogue is highly desirable. Scott Silbert We are not looking to “fill the position,” rather, we are looking for Mr. or Ms. Right. Okay. But, is this going to keep happening? I don’t know. What I do know is that Jamie Marx is my friend and so, too, are Billy Tiep and Seth Warner. All of them love Touro Synagogue. None left here because this was not a wonderful career choice. Instead, each has departed because of family needs that we were powerless to fulfill. When we hire a young, talented and vibrant person to be our cantor, this can happen much the same way that our sons and daughters might choose to live elsewhere after going off to college or that first “temporary” job out of town. We would not want our children to compromise their dreams to be closer to us and, in the same way, we cannot compromise our standards in a cantor in exchange for longevity. So, while we can’t promise that our next cantor will be a “lifer,” we promise that such potential will be a hiring criteria and, sometime soon, we will look forward to greeting our new cantor with open ears and hearts.

SUNDAY SIXTH GRADE FAMILY ACTIVITY DAY Sunday, February 2, Garden Pavilion CITRUS DRIVE Benefitting The Rebuild

Sunday, February 2, 2014 The theme for the day will be “The Power of Symbols and Calling all Citrus: cuties, halos, mandarins, Social Justice.” This is a very special and important day for satsumas or navels…you name it. Help families to work together as each student uncovers important provide nutritious snacks and vitamin C for the lessons from the curriculum. We look forward to seeing homeless. students and parents learning together.

Please RSVP to [email protected]. ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MARATHON ROAD CLOSURE Sunday, February 2, 2014 “The Megillah According to Walt ”. Sunday, March 16, 2014, 10 a.m. Please check the road closures scheduled during the Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Marathon in order Dress up as your favorite to plan out your route to Religious School. Disney character and bring the whole For road closures check: http://runrocknroll. family to enjoy the Purim Shpiel competitor.com/new-orleans/road-closures with Cantor Marx. 2 Texas Hold’em POKER TOURNAMENT TOURO SYNAGOGUE Saturday, February 8, 6:00 p.m. Poker Players: $100 buy-in, includes dinner (unlimited buy-ins for the first two hours) Spectators: $50 per person, includes dinner

Kenny and Ziggy’s Deli Dinner  No host-bar  PRIZES to top 9 players at Final Table! PRE-REGISTRATION STRONGLY ENCOURAGED www.TouroSynagogue.com/Holdem-Night

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL AND TOT SHABBAT CELEBRATE TUB’SHEVAT

3 From the Educator BLESSINGS ABOUND: ROSH CHODESH Being singled out is a tricky thing. It MONTHLY MEDITATION could be for good or bad, of course. Some people don’t like to be singled out at all – they GROUP are embarrassed and stay under the radar. You Explore meditation with Rabbi Berk on Rosh know the ones who like to be in the limelight. Chodesh Shabbat mornings at 9:00 a.m. No When we are part of a team, all are supposedly previous meditation experience necessary. equal, perhaps not in skills, but in their Come to one or all sessions. Drop-ins welcome! commitment to the team as a whole. On teams we give nicknames and the camaraderie part Eileen Hamilton Rosh Chodesh Adar – February 1, 2014 of a team is what makes it all fulfilling. Imagine having the nickname “Jewish Jordan”, given to 9:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary Tamir Goodman who played guard for Towson’s basketball team in 2000 and 2001? And most recently, meet Aaron Liberman, the first Rosh Chodesh Adar II – February 22 and only Orthodox Jew playing major college basketball. Liberman Rosh Chodesh Nisan – March 29 plays for Northwestern. He is not the first player to wear a kippah Rosh Chodesh Iyar – April 26 while playing, as Goodman did as well. Rosh Chodesh Sivan – May 24 Both Goodman and Liberman have observed Jewish law while rising to the top of their games. When playing after Shabbat, Aaron had to walk to practices or the stadium to meet the team who THE BOOK OF were transported by bus. The walks sometimes can add on 8 miles. Liberman had to arrange for his own food, and make accommodations WORDS with his coaches so he will not violate Jewish law. It is not easy for Join Rabbi Berk in this lunchtime Aaron or any other Orthodox athlete to play a part of a larger team, exploration of Lawrence Kushner’s especially a Big Ten team, and be “different.” It takes fortitude. “The Book of Words”. The inspiration here is that we can all be unique and remain true to the many facets and priorities in our lives by being committed Join Rabbi Berk on select Thursdays at noon to to what is important to us. Sometimes students tell me they do not explore Lawrence Kushner’s Book of Words want to speak up or share their values with their coaches in fear of which provides a window into key spiritual getting benched or ridiculed by others. I am a firm believer in sharing concepts in the Jewish tradition. values, needs, and morals with coaches so they understand how solid and focused you are in many areas of your life, not just on the playing Our lunches are brown bag, but drinks will field. We all have so many interests, and we all come from a rich be provided. You are invited to attend one, background that should not be hidden. We can take the opportunity or as many sessions as you can. to educate others while being part of a team. REMAINING DATES: February 6 & 20; March 13 & Aaron Liberman may not have played much of the Big Ten 27; April 10 & 24; May 8 & 22 Conference game versus Michigan, and he didn’t set any records either. Committed to his team and to basketball, he displayed a kippah on his head while he played as a sign of his commitment to God and Judaism. JACOBS CAMP When Aaron was asked to address Northwestern’s fans after a INFORMATION SESSION game, the give-a-way was 200 purple kippot with “N’s” on them for all to adorn. What a cool ending. I want one – I am a new fan of Aaron Liberman!

Sunday, February 23, 2014, 7:30 p.m. Join us for dessert and coffee. Meet Jacobs Camp’s Assistant Director Gary Brandt and learn about HSJ at this parlor meeting MARK YOUR CALENDARS At the home of Michelle and Shea Soll: 5584 UPTOWN HEBREW LATE NITE Bellaire Drive New Orleans, LA 70124. Adults only, dessert and coffee will be served. Email “All Cool Things are in Israel” Michelle to RSVP or for more information Wednesday, February 12, 5:30 p.m., Grades 3-6 at [email protected]. 4 PRAYER RECITATION AND EXPLORATION: A Shabbat Dinner & Study Series TOT with Cantor Marx February 14, 7:30 p.m. ROCKS! Once a month in the spring, Cantor February 15, 9:30 a.m. Marx will lead a Shabbat study in the Chapel focusing on the Friday night prayers. We will explore translations, historical Please join us for tot fun with songs, context, and different melodies movement, crafts, Torah, challah and more. For and how they all come together all birth through pre-school age children with to evoke a sense of meaning and their parents. connectedness. Our Tot Shabbat hosts for February are Participants will meet on the following Fridays Dani, Vanessa, and Louis Levine. immediately following Shabbat services: The theme is We are all Jewish Stars. MARCH 28 APRIL 11 MAY 9 Grab a plate of food at the oneg and come down to the library for an hour of learning!

FIRST TUESDAYS: Spirituality In the City Speaker Series MARTIN GUTIERREZ Vice President, Community Services, Catholic Charities New Orleans UNDER ONE PLAY GROUP “MANY FACES IN GOD’S HOUSE” Sunday, February 16, 10 a.m. FEBRUARY 4, 12:30 P.M.

People of all faiths (or none at all) are warmly invited to this annual interfaith series that promotes dialogue, mutual understanding, Join us on February 16th for a casual play and collaboration on topics of spirituality. On the first Tuesday, group for our littlest Touro members. This is an October through May, local leaders initiate conversations about opportunity for Touro families with little ones to their spiritual traditions and address the theme, get together and have some space to play, relax, “Spirituality in the City.” and get to know each other. Open to all families with children one or younger. First Tuesdays is co-sponsored by The Jesuit Church of the Immaculate Conception, Loyola Institute for Ministry, and The Bring a favorite lovey or a toy to share with Catholic Book Store. All presentations begin at 12:30 in Lenes a new friend. We'll meet monthly rotating Hall, 130 Baronne Street, the parish center of Jesuit Church, between Touro, Audubon Park, and and include a simple lunch that starts at 12:15. All are welcome. different people's homes. Admission is free. Please contact Dani Levine [email protected] with any questions. Hope to see you there!

5 IT’S PURIM WITH A TWIST! CELEBRATING A SIMCHA? Adults 21+ Purim Party Celebrate your next birthday, anniversary, engagement, child’s birth, grandchild’s birth or other simchas by sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat at one of our Friday night services. March 15, 2014, 8 p.m., Grant Meyer Garden Pavilion For more information please contact Donna in the office at 895.4843. Don your best Purim costume and join us for our annual 21+ Purim party!

Members attend free/Non-members $10 Alcohol included LIMMUDFEST NEW ORLEANS Mark your calendars for March 7 – 9, 2014 for some good learning! CALLING FOR MEGILLAH A New Orleans-style weekend celebration of Jewish learning and culture, LimmudFest New READERS! Orleans 2014 will bring together Jews from Brave volunteers wanted to chant a few verses of megillah at our adults-only Purim all corners of the region and all parts of the celebration on Saturday, March 15. A fun and community for learning plus lagniappe. sacred way to participate in the holiday! No previous experience needed other than the ability to read Hebrew. Private lessons for all Celebrate Shabbat, schmooze over meals with chanters provided by the cantor. new and old friends, and choose from among Email Cantor Marx at [email protected] for more details. more than 75 learning sessions that will be offered on everything Jewish, ranging from art and music to text study and contemporary issues. FEBRUARY JEWCCY EVENTS There will be babysitting for infants and toddlers and a creative Young Limmud program for children. Registration fees are affordable and vary by age and include all sessions, meals, and materials.

For registration, volunteer and hospitality sign-up, 2014 is off to a great start for JewCCY! Each of the members of our teen and program updates, go to board has been working to increase our membership and put on very www.limmudnola.org. exciting programs! We really cannot wait to host NFTY-Southern for Spring Conclave April 11-13. The event will be amazing and we cannot wait to welcome everyone to New Orleans! We need lots of help for the weekend and hope all 9th-12th graders will participate in the event and all parents will sign up for a volunteer slot at: http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/6439908800121

Welcome! If you do not currently receive emails from JewCCY about upcoming

events, and would like to please email Ivy at [email protected]. Touro Synagogue welcomes the following families who have joined Upcoming Events: our congregation since the printing of our last bulletin: February 8: Rock n’ Bowl for all 6th-8th graders, 7:30-9 p.m. February 9: JewCCY Scavenger Hunt for 8th-12th graders in the French Lorna Blake and Robert Batterman Quarter at 2 p.m. March 9: JewCCY Paintball for 8th-12th graders, time TBD. Amanda and Graham Hill Looking forward to seeing you at one of these great events! If you would like more information you can always email [email protected]. 6 Social Action at Touro

All initiatives allow one time or on-going commitments TOURO HOSTS AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT CARING AND MITZVAH Help us reach out in loving care and support to our own congregants. Interested in learning how you can make a difference? Contact Lisa Touro Synagogue will host the Aids Memorial Quilt January Keleher ([email protected]). Help us stay 28-February 9. In June of 1987, a small group of strangers abreast of congregants, needs, illnesses, and gathered in San Francisco to create a memorial for those whose life cycle events by contacting the Touro office. lives they feared history would neglect--those who had died of AIDS. Their goal was to help people understand the devastating impact of the disease on human lives regardless of race, class, or gender. From this meeting, the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt was born. Today, there are thousands of panels of the quilt EDEN HOUSE made by people from all over the world. In 1989, the Quilt was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and it remains the largest Eden House residents are striving to normalize community art project in the world. their lives as they recover from sex trafficking and prostitution. Touro is helping support their Each panel of the quilt is a powerful visual reminder of the AIDS efforts. Currently Eden House is looking for pandemic. It is an equally powerful reminder of our individual donations of free weights, armoires, bicycles, and collective responsibility and ability to effect positive and bookshelves, laundry detergent, dryer sheets, necessary change in our world. Touro Synagogue will host a panel work out videos, yoga mats, blocks, blankets, and of the quilt for two weeks beginning on January 28. May it be a bolsters. Contact Teri Hunter (tlhunter22@gmail. reminder of the countless lives lost to AIDS and may it’s presence com) or Michelle Neal ([email protected]) in our sacred space further inspire us to do all that we can to heal if you want more information or drop off your the world together. donations at Touro. We hope you will plan to attend Shabbat services during the weeks when the quilt will be with us.

REBUILD CENTER Christmas Day at Rebuild was a huge success, check out page 9 to see what we accomplished. The Rebuild Center is a safe, comforting day shelter for hundreds of homeless men, women, and children in our city. Touro is helping SOPHIE B. WRIGHT support their efforts. A big thank you to the Sophie B. Wright students for their HUGE Volunteers are needed to serve lunch, donations of food to the Broadmoor Food Pantry and Second with data entry, man stations such as showers, Harvest. Sophie B. Wright students are helping Touro care for those phones and welcome kiosk. Back up volunteers in need in our New Orleans community. are needed if someone can’t show. One- time special purpose volunteers are needed. Please consider a donation of $5 gift cards to Subway or Smoothie Donations of socks, hats and gloves, hygiene King that will be used for student incentive awards. These cards supplies and food/fresh fruit are greatly are given to students for academic success and displays of student appreciated. Mental health professionals and leadership. They are greatly valued and are very motivating for the social workers, either on a recurring basis, students. Sophie B. Wright relies on Touro with deep appreciation intermittently or as needed are desperately for the donation of these cards. Contact Teri Hunter (tlhunter22@ needed. For more information contact Julie gmail.com) to join in on this simple and yet meaningful mitzvah. Silbert ([email protected]). 7 Thank You for Supporting the Non-Event We would like to express our deepest thanks to the individuals and families below for their generosity and support to our fundraiser. Their contributions made this fundraising effort a real success. The names listed below in bold are donations that were received after the printing of the January bulletin.

Diane Africk Betsy and Jeff Kaston Elsa and Coleman Schneider Phyllis and Jack Alltmont Lisa and Brian Katz Phyllis and Jay Shames Shellie Shockey and John Antonucci Beverly Katz Kathy and Hal Shepard Julie Koppman and Brian Bain Celia Katz Nancy and Gary Silbert Aimee and Steven Bain Jim Derbes and Jan Katz Julie and Scott Silbert Arlene and Paul Barron Millie and Robert Kohn Cathy Lazarus and Eric Simon Hertha Bart Janet and Rene Koppel Janice and Jeffrey Smith The Berk Family Ruth and Larry Kullman Jeff Lockman and Mark Townsend Joy and Andy Braun Beth and Austin Lavin Karen and Lance Turkish Richard Buchsbaum Patti and Jack Lengsfield Margo Moss and Dan Weiner Vivian and Richard Cahn Andi and Terrence Lestelle Marjorie and Roy Weiner Diane and Alan Franco Dani and Vanessa Levine Stacey Weinreb Susan and Marc Friedman Laura and Walter Levy Nathan Wexler Shannie and Rabbi David Goldstein Bobbie Lincove Joyce and Woody Widofsky Susan and Lou Good Susan Krinsky and Hugh Long Nancy and Dave Willis George Greenberg Anamaria and Tim Lupin Barbara and Mark Workman Samantha and Joseph Guichet Ellen and Stephen Manshel The Women of Touro Synagogue Eileen and Larry Hamilton Carrie and Austin Marks Ellen and Marc Yellin Jenni and David Hammer Anna and Cantor Jamie Marx Jan and Steve Yellin Diane and Bob Hammer Doris and Bill Norman Jack Zoller Lisa and Mike Herman Rita Olmo Jenny and Lee Zurik Teri and Jonathan Hunter Naomi and Larry Orlansky Jill and David Israel Laurie and Ricky Rosenberg And several anonymous donors Chris and Marc Kahn

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY MEMORIAL MARCH Monday, January 20, 2014 Touro members joined the Jewish Federation of New Orleans for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial March. The march started at City Hall and ended at the MLK Jr. statue on South Claiborne and MLK Boulevard.

8 THANK YOUR FOR A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTMAS DAY MITZVAH The Christmas Day Mitzvah Lunch at the Rebuild Center was very special. Thanks to the efforts and contributions of a group of our dedicated and generous members we successfully served nearly 150 guests a lovely “homemade” meal. There was live music and caroling, and each guest was given a gift bag with candy, a pair of socks and a toothbrush. The guests were very appreciative of our efforts and it was truly an enriching and heartwarming experience for all. We are very grateful to Sister Vera and her amazing staff for allowing us to be a part of this meaningful endeavor.

On behalf of Touro we would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to the following people for making this extraordinary day possible thorugh their contributions of time, effort, gifts, baked goods, or donations.

Susie Allen Abby Gaunt The Keleher Family Missy Taranto John Antonucci Juan and Anna Gershanik Austin and Beth Lavin Touro Synagogue Aimee and Lindsey Bain Susan Good Laura and Walter Levy Religious School The Brian Bain Family The Hamilton Family Jedd Malish Jennifer Vorhoff Jaymi Baum David Hammer Rachael McMillian Renee Zack Joy Braun Lisa Herman Naomi Yavneh and Family The Zakris Family Dana Berkowitz Megan Holstine The Perles Family Jenny Zurik The Beriss Family Teri Hunter The Saltzman Family Naomi Orlansky David Coe Jill Israel Marissa Shapiro Jan and Jeff Smith George Dansker The Kahn Family Julie Silbert

9 TORAH STUDY SUPPORT FUND Donations: Yahrzeits Donations By: Garland Rolling Perpetually enshrined on the Yahrzeit Tablets DEBRA VAN DER LINDEN SIDELNIK MEMORIAL of Touro Synagogue are the following loved TOURO SYNAGOGUE FUND FUND ones for whom Kaddish will be recited at Touro In Appreciation of: In Memory of: Synagogue for the month of January. Dr. Jaffe for helping Eli Abramson prepare for his Arnold Levy Bar Mitzvah Esther Lubel By: Mathile and Steven Abramson By: Elaine and Bernard Van der Linden Friday, Jan. 31 / Saturday, Feb. 1 Rabbi Berk and Eileen Hamilton for a great Civil Joseph E. Miller, Monroe Pfaelzer, Walter Leonard Rights Trip DONALD MINTZ FUND Brown, Sr., Herman May, Julius Keiffer, Eva By: Mathile and Steven Abramson In Memory of: Touro Synagogue providing a religious home for Norine M. Alltmont Karnofsky Loeb, Adele Oberdorfer Levy, Lt. Col. Carl their son, Michael Michael A. Berenson D. Reed, Edward D. Levy, Leonie Ber Haspel, Samuel By: Judy and Steve Lewis Maurice “Brother” Kansas Bernard Katz, Saul Singer, Sunny Norman, Rosetta In Honor of: By: Susan and Byron Kantrow Goldberg, Bessie Weinberg Smith, Theresa Hausmann, 85th Birthday of Morris Phillips By: Juliet Greenberg EILEEN HAMILTON EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP Ethel Alltmont Abramson, Estelle Phillips, Julie Mary Y. Stern FUND Hirsch Bloch, Leon Simon Geismar, Gustave J. Klotz, Rabbi Alexis Berk In Honor of: Sr., Mathilde Heinemann Weil, Leopold Feibleman, By: Kim and Anthony Phillips 85th Birthday of Morris Phillips Hermina Ochs Schwartz, Simon Jonas Rosenthal, In Memory of: By: Oscar Levy Michael A. Berenson Ana and Juan Gershanik receiving the 2013 A. I. Sheba Oreck, David Jacob Rabin, Hilda Levy Jacobs By: Lynny Steiner Botnick Torch of Liberty Award David S. Willenzik By: Oscar Levy Friday, Feb. 7 / Saturday, Feb. 8 Janet and Mark Zimmerman Jacquelyn Barbara Mintz, Lillian Widofsky, Malvin Renee and Howard Karchmer JACKIE WOLFF SCHOLARSHIP FUND P. Rahm, Thirba W. Green Margolis, Dorothy Feitel Betty Kohn In Honor of: Rothschild, Valerie B. Wolf, Theone Greenspan, Sally Richardson and Ron Scalise Birthday of Mildred Krieger Mathile and Steven Abramson Speedy recovery for Marian Prince Helen Weil Young, Irma Dresner Boczar, Charles Joy and Andy Braun Speedy recovery for Anne Lowenburg Louis Stern, Sr., Charles Mayer Samuel, Hilda Aaron Carole and Marshall Gottsegen By: Frankie Wolff Godchaux, Amelia Meyer, Louis Kaufman Good, Jr., Gail and Harvey Lewis In Memory of: Mayer Godchaux, Bertha Berlin, Michael Heymann, Jane and Henry Lowentritt Michael A. Berenson Barbara and Sandy Maslansky By: Frankie Wolff Leo Miller, Sr., Gertrude Appelton Zarowitz, Samuel Sarah Rabin Levy Julie and Scott Silbert SHEPARD H. SHUSHAN MEMORIAL FUND Ana and Juan Gershanik In Memory of: Friday, Feb . 14 / Saturday, Feb. 15 Gene and Steve Goldring Michael A. Berenson Pauline Mayer Levy, Sampson L. Hiller, Dr. Irwin Sheryl and Peter Title By: Jennifer Kenning Julian Feibelman, Jr. Isaacson, Lazarus Kohlmann, William B. Bear, Dr. Sidney Weiner CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Isadore J. Rosen, Esther Singer, Frieda Young, Rabbi Sylvia Weiner In Appreciation of: Leo A. Bergman, Julia Beer Bartlett, Ralph H. By: Marjorie and Roy Weiner Cantor Marx for helping Eli Abramson prepare for Fishman, Selma Ruth Levy, Harry Shushan, Milton E. Norine M. Alltmont his Bar Mitzvah By: David S. Willenzik By: Mathile and Steven Abramson Burglass, Lionel Weil, Charles Bloch, Herman Wolf Betty Kohn In Honor of: Krasne, Irma Goldstein Phillips, Harry S. Kaufman, Mathile and Steven Abramson Bris of Samuel Mason Marks Jr., Bertha Davis Ochs, Leonard Rothstein, James Joy and Andy Braun By: Cathy and Morris Bart Morton, Ruth Helen Young, Simon Isaacs, Malena Jane and Henry Lowentritt Donations: Mary Ann Sternberg By: Poydras Home Block Levy, Alma Lemmel Bloch, Susan Weil Bain, Ana and Juan Gershanik Caroline Weil Heinemann, George M. Gross, Isaac Letty and Richard Rosenfeld RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Bloch Julian Feibelman, Jr. In Appreciation of: Morris Reiner Rabbi Berk for helping Eli Abramson prepare for his Friday, Feb. 21 / Saturday, Feb. 22 By: Dorothy Shushan Bar Mitzvah Julian H. Good, Sr. By: Mathile and Steven Abramson S. Fred Zander, Max Feibleman, Bertha Spiegel Miller, By: Gail and Harvey Lewis In Honor of: Gerald Harvey Cohen, Beatrice Burg Kottwitz, Jesse Berkson Bris of Samuel Mason Marks Hannah Heinemann Cohn, Abraham Copeland, Flora Milton H. Cohen By: Cathy and Morris Bart Meyer Brill, Harris Hyman, Jacques Trautman, By: Barbara and Sandy Maslansky In Memory of: Louise Bachman Michael A. Berenson Gustave Falk, Harry B. Caplan, Rose Stern Levy, By: Joy and Andy Braun By: Debbie and Bobby Applebaum Julius Weill, Charles Epstein, Richard B. Kaufmann, Madeline Smith Norine M. Alltmont Jr., Louise Mayer Blum, Leo Zander, David Leo Maurice Smith By: Clifford L. Karchmer Koppman, Benjamin J. Phillips, M.D., Eva Tulbowitz By: Janice and Jeffrey Smith Gail and Norman Stern Donations: Milton H. Cohen Geismar By: Beverly Katz/Exterior Designs, Inc. By: His family Bernie and Marlene Jaffe Donations: Friday, Feb. 28 / Saturday, Mar. 1 Judith and Michael Kenter By: Charlotte and Barry Leader David Band, Charles Levy, Retta Strouse Leipziger, Betty Townsend Jacqueline and Beryl Ames Robert Gervis, Jeannette Greenspan Mintz, Lena Danielle Nice and Nathan Schwam The Franco Family Leopold Falk, Herman Hirsch Levy, Marion Levy ONEG SHABBAT SUPPORT FUND GENERAL DONATIONS TO FOUNDATION Sontheimer, Emily Lazarus Cohen, Sara Baskind Smith, In Memory of: In Memory of: Bertha Grace “Cookie” Nagel, Jacob M. Gensburger, Michael A. Berenson Michael A. Berenson Jacquelyn “Jackie” Wolff, Florence Joelson Freedman, By: James A. Mounger By: Ellen and Marc Yellin Donations: Herbert H. Meyer, Testa Joseph Nagel, Fannie Ochs SOCIAL ACTION SUPPORT FUND By: Thomson Reuters My Community Rubenstein, Solomon Turkish, Sidney Deutch, Gerson Donations: Program Aletrino By: George Dansker Julie and Scott Silbert Randy Roig and Brian Weimer Thanks for December Sponsorships Julie Koppman and Brian Bain We thank these generous supporters for their help in making Shabbat a wonderful experience: Pulpit Flowers SPECIAL MUSIC EVENTS SUPPORT FUND Donations: Cathy, Charlie, Alex, Rachel and Maggie Glaser and by JoAnn Schatz ~ Elly Zakris and Family ~ By: Julie Grant and Michael D. Meyer Family of Adele Adatto ~ Stacey Weinreb ~ Diane and Bob Hammer 10 February 2014

MAZEL TOV IN MEMORIAM May their memory be for a blessing

to Amanda and Graham Hill upon the birth of Ashley Morais White Samuels, sister of Jason White (Christine) their son, Louis Irving Hill; Hartwig Moss, III, husband of Nancy Moss to Lee Zurik for being honored with the Stanley Donald Shlosman, husband of Leona Shlosman Alfred I. DuPont Award Peggy Cohen Bennett, wife of the late Charles Bennett Carl H. Lavin, grandfather of Austin Lavin (Beth)

11 Shabbat Services February 2014 Torah Study

Friday, January 31 Saturday, February 15 Every Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. 6:00pm Shabbat Evening Service, 10:30am Shabbat Morning Service, Unwrapping Ancient Wisdom Forgotston Chapel Forgotston Chapel in a Post-Modern World Saturday, February 1 Friday, February 21 PARASHIYOT 10:30am Shabbat Morning Service, 5:15pm Shabbat Evening Service, Forgotston Chapel Forgotston Chapel Jan. 26-Feb 1: T’rumah Exod. 25:1-27:19 / Isaiah 66:1-13, 23 Friday, February 7 Saturday, February 22 6:00pm Shabbat Evening Service, 10:30am Shabbat Morning Service, Feb. 2-8: T’tzaveh Birthday Blessings, Choir Shabbat Forgotston Chapel Exod:. 27:20-30:10 / Ezekiel 43:10-27 Forgotson Chapel Friday, February 28 Feb. 9-15: Ki Tisa Saturday, February 8 5:15pm Shabbat Evening Service, Exod. 30:11-34:35 / I Kings 18:1-39 10:30am Shabbat Morning Service, Forgotston Chapel Forgotston Chapel Feb. 16-22: Vayak’heil Saturday, March 1 Exod. 35:1-38:20 / I Kings 7:40-50 Friday, February 14 10:30am Shabbat Morning Service, 6:00pm Shabbat Evening Service, Abbreviated due to parades, Feb. 23-Mar. 1: P’kudei Forgotston Chapel Forgotston Chapel Exod. 38:21-40:38/ II Kings 12:5-16

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