CELEBRATING OUR 136TH YEAR OF SERVICE KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

Volume LXXVI, Number 4 July 10, 2007 24 Tammuz 5767 KJ AND RAMAZ PLAN MAJOR BUILDING PROJECT LOWER SCHOOL AND SYNAGOGUE HOUSE TO BE ENTIRELY REBUILT In an historic meeting of the School structure with 18 floors of Center which need a different kind of Boards of Trustees of the Congregation condominium apartments above. These structure to provide the proper education and Ramaz - a first in the history of this apartments, which will be sold by a for children in the 21st Century. The new community - and an open session for the developer who will build the building, will building will provide, among other things, entire community, a major plan was defray close to half the cost of the new the following: presented which will affect the future of community structure. FOR THE CONGREGATION this community for the next 50 years and The current Synagogue House - 1.A greatly expanded Chapel and a new beyond. The plan calls for the demolition as opposed to the main synagogue building Beit Midrash. of the Synagogue House and Ramaz which will remain intact - is over 80-years- 2.An enlarged social hall. Lower School building at 125 East 85th old. It no longer serves the needs of a 3.A significantly enlarged auditorium for Street and its replacement by a 10-story vastly expanded congregation or the meetings and both Synagogue House and Ramaz Lower Ramaz Lower School and Early Childhood (continued on page 7) 99 SENIORS ARE GRADUATED FROM THE JOSEPH H. LOOKSTEIN UPPER SCHOOL OF RAMAZ 57 TO SPEND NEXT YEAR IN ISRAEL SENIORS AND LOWER CLASSMEN WIN MANY ACADEMIC HONORS Once again it has been an amazing year for the students in Ramaz! The seniors also earned a wonderful record of college acceptances. Here are some of the impressive results: Our students had impressive admissions numbers in: 57 seniors will be spending next year in Israel at the following Bard U. of Maryland Tufts Torah institutions and programs: Barnard U. of Mass. Vassar Women’s Schools Men’s Programs Co-ed Programs Boston Univ. McGill Washington U. Machon Maayan Machon Lev Bar Ilan University Brandeis MIT Wesleyan Brown U. of Michigan U. of Wisconsin Midreshet HaRovah Yeshivat Eretz Nativ Midreshet HaTzvi Bucknell NYU Yeshiva College/ Shalem Lindenbaum Yeshivat HaKibutz Carnegie Mellon Northwestern Stern College Univ. of Chicago Oberlin Midreshet Moriah Hadati Ein Tzurim Shevet Clark Penn State (Continued on page 9) MMY Yeshivat HaKotel Tel Aviv University Columbia U. of Penn. Sha’alvim for Yeshivat Har Etzion Cornell U. of Pittsburgh Women (Gush) Dartmouth Princeton Tiferet Yeshivat Maale Emory U. of Rochester Gilboa Franklin & Rutgers Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh Marshall Skidmore Yeshivat Reishit G. W. Univ. SUNY-Albany Yerushalayim Goucher SUNY- Yeshivat Sha’alvim Harvard Binghamton Yeshivat Torat Shraga Johns Hopkins Syracuse Page 2 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

NEW MEMBERS Seventy-three new households joined the Congregation this past year and were WELCOME officially inducted and welcomed at the 135th Annual Meeting by Dr. Diana Heller Friedman, Financial Secretary of the Congregation: Kehilath Jeshurun warmly welcomes the following new members who joined the Shirley Abel Jay Kitograd Congregation between the 135th Annual Barry & Deborah Berg Ronald Klein Meeting on April 25th and this Bulletin, Michael & Marisa Bevilacqua Daniel & Sepi Koren which went to press on July 3: Matthew & Yaira Binstock Ellen & David Korn Yardena and David Brickman Caroline Born Joanne Krupp Vivian and Bernard Falk Eli & Laurie Bryk David & Suri Landerer Tobette Feinberg Daniel J. Bursky Susy & Jonathan Levin Leah and Zev Frankel Vitor & Alexandra Cepelowicz Elias & Livia Marcovici Dyan and Ezra Levy Kenny & Suri Cohen Allen & Robye Margolius Paul & Emily Dauber David Marks Odelya Edith Pagovich Jack & Phyllis Diamond Lori & Michael Mehler Jane and Marc Resnick Harriet Edleson Linda Michelson Avi Erbst Nathaniel & Michaela Muller Anton & Jessica Feingold Justin Oberman Albert & Marjorie Fortinsky Aaron & Chrissie Packles Debbie & David Freedman Alex Pollak KJ SYNAGOGUE Sagi & Elana Genger Elliot & Ronit Porter Michael & Naamit Gerber Anna Michelle Propp MEMBERSHIP: Benjamin & Jennifer Gerut Alexandra & Haskel Rabbani BE A PART OF THE Daniel & Michelle Gewanter Brian & Ayelet Rosen JEWISH PEOPLE Eric & Tamar Goldstein Samantha & Jonathan Rubenstein John A.I. & Jacqueli Grossman Rami & Rebecca Sasson Contact Mary & Ralph Gut Sari Scheinberg KJ Executive Director Hanan Halili Michael & Arlene Schulder Leonard Silverman David & Victoria Harrison Jonathan & Julie Schwartz at 212-774-5680 or Zeev Hechter Mal & Shirley Serure [email protected] Joseph & Hedwig Heller Daniel & Danielle Shamah Isaac & Rebecca Herschkopf Lauren & Seth Silberstein David & Aviva Hiltzik Ezri & Miri Silver Howard & Laurie Horowitz David & Bonnie Silvera Bonnie Jacobson Richard & Paula Smith TO JOIN THE KJ ONLINE COMMUNITY, Mitchell & Ilana Kahn Michael & Judy Steinhardt SEND AN E-MAIL WITH YOUR FIRST AND David & Stacey Kanbar Rita Weinberger LAST NAME TO: [email protected] Robert & Ellen Kapito Chaim & Anya Wiebke BE SURE TO VISIT KJ’S WEBSITE Max & Nina Karpel David & Jannine Zucker WWW.CKJ.ORG Martin & Gladys Kartin David & Rebecca Zwillinger Maurice & Judy Khosh

DEDICATE KJ Food Pantry Members of the Congregation and The KJ Food Pantry provides kosher food weekly to New York's others are invited to honor a friend or hungry. Clients are referred to us through the synagogue, and local relative, celebrate a milestone event or service agencies. Each week clients come to KJ to receive food memorialize a loved one by staples tailored to their diets, as well as a selection of fresh fruits and dedicating Chumashim or Siddurim. vegetables. Ramaz students pack the bags and staff the booth in the CHUMASHIM - $45 each lobby of KJ, and Ramaz/KJ members also deliver packages to those SIDDURIM - $25 each who are homebound. For further information or to volunteer, please Contact Eva Erlich at 212-774-5670 contact Stacy Scheinberg at [email protected] or [email protected] KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 3 SHIVAH ASSAR B’TAMMUZ, TISHA B’AV AND THE THREE WEEKS SHABBAT LEARNERS JULY 3 – JULY 24 SERVICE During the summer months, we mourn occurred on these days extends beyond the Every Saturday the destruction of both Temples in fasts themselves. The period between 9:30 AM Jerusalem, which took place on the ninth these two fasts, traditionally called The of Av, and the events that led to their Three Weeks, includes several practices of destruction. We fast on the seventeenth mourning. During these three weeks we Add some soul to your Shabbat. Torah day of the month of Tammuz, Shivah do not get our hair cut, attend weddings or reading! Plenty of learning and explanation! Lots of singing and Assar B’Tammuz, because, according to involve ourselves in large joyous questions and answers about the prayers tradition, it was on that day that the enemy gatherings. During the nine days which and the parsha packed into what could penetrated the walls of Jerusalem prior to begin on the first of Av, July 16, and have been an "ordinary" Shabbat the destruction of the Second Temple. The continue until midday on the tenth day of morning. Kiddush following services. Talmud, however, writes that these were Av, July 25, we are additionally forbidden not the only tragedies that befell the Jewish to eat meat and drink wine (except on people on this day. On the seventeenth of Shabbat), to go swimming, or bathe for Tammuz four more tragedies occurred: the pleasure and to do any laundry or dry COMING SOON.... first tablets containing the Ten cleaning that is not absolutely necessary. Commandments were broken by Moses The Talmud writes that when the month of after the sin of the Golden Calf; the daily Av begins, our mood should reflect our CRASH COURSE IN sacrifice was suspended during the time of mourning for the destruction of the ASIC UDAISM the First Temple; the wicked Apostumos Temples. On Tisha B’Av itself, besides B J burned the Torah; and an idol was erected fasting, we are prohibited from washing Tuesdays, September 4 & 11 in the Temple. our bodies, wearing leather shoes, 7:00 PM Additional tragedies also befell the anointing ourselves, and having marital Jewish people on the ninth day of the relations. It is also forbidden to study Explore Judaism's views on Belief in month of Av – Tisha B’Av. On this day, Torah on this day with the exception of the God, Prayer, Shabbat, Jewish the spies (meraglim), returned to the Jews sections of the prophets and the Talmud Observance, and Sexuality. Perfect in the desert with a negative report about that discuss the destruction. We do not for beginners or those wishing to the Land of Israel. In addition, it was on wear tefillin until Mincha and the custom is brush up on basic Jewish concepts. this day that the city of Betar was to sit on low chairs like mourners until Taught by Rabbi Elie Weinstock. destroyed and tens of thousands of Jews midday. Our observance of mourning also were killed, and the wicked Turnus Rufus forbids us from greeting friends on Tisha plowed the site of the Temple and its B’Av. surroundings. Tradition asserts that the We mourn the Temples that were expulsion of the Jews from England in destroyed over nineteen hundred years ago 1290 and the expulsion from Spain in and we pray that we will be worthy to see www.YVstudio.com 1492 also took place on Tisha B’Av. God rebuild the Temple in See our Venetian Plaster in the Max J. Etra Chapel Our mourning for the destroyed our lifetime. 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Conclusion of Fast...... 8:58 PM Page 4 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN KETER TORAH AWARDS BESTOWED ON EVELYN ROCHLIN AND RIVAALPER SHAVUOT II – MAY 24, 2007

At the conclusion of the morning service on the second day of Shavuot, Evelyn Rochlin and Riva Alper were presented by Rabbi Haskel Lookstein with the Fifth Annual Judith Kaufman Hurwich Keter Torah Awards. These are their remarks:

KETER TORAH AWARD ADDRESS BY EVELYN ROCHLIN

Chag Sameach. Tov - a good name. They lived the words of honor: the chesed of my parents, of Rabbis This is truly a great honor for me. I am two of the greatest statesmen of history, one Joseph and Haskel Lookstein, of Martin, as humbled and grateful to be the recipient of the ancient -- Shlomo Hamelech - and the other of well as that of other role models within the KJ Keter Torah award, and to join the list of their time - Winston Churchill. Shlomo in family who are too numerous to mention. And previous worthy recipients. I am particularly Kohelet teaches "tov shem mishemen tov." I do have in mind the link with the Yom Tov proud to share this honor with Riva Alper, a Better is a good name than good oil. And we are celebrating; for according to Midrash veritable mitzvah machine. Riva, may you and Winston Churchill observed in the same spirit: Rabah the significance of reading the book of Joe and Sarah and Joshua continue to energize "We make a living by what we get, but we Ruth is to impart to us how great is the reward the community for many years. make a life by what we give." for those who do deeds of chesed. I did not earn this award on my own. My parents and siblings earned their Shem After CAUSE- the influences and Rather, I accept this honor on behalf of my Tov and the respect and admiration of the inspirations - we have EFFECT - the results family in the spirit of hakarat hatov to the KJ- Williamsburg and Crown Heights growing out of cause. For me and my family, Ramaz community, which we have been communities by making these adages their the effects were numerous, and they continue privileged to help enrich for almost 43 years. mantra and passing them on to me. "Evy," my to exist and resonate. Pirkei Avot enumerates three Ketarim - mother would tell me, "whatever you give will During our years here, Martin and I three crowns -- and specifies that a fourth come back kefel kiflayim," a thousand fold. influenced and took part in the flourishing of crown, Keter Shem Tov, "oleh al gebaihen," is The crown you have bestowed on me with this the KJ community with new activities and above all. So allow me to focus on the Keter honor today is adorned with these values, outreach. The chevra kadisha became Shem Tov. without which I would not be standing before invigorated, the bikur cholim program at It is particularly significant for me that you. Sloan Kettering became one of the this award is in memory of Judy Kaufman Cause II: Our Communal Leaders. community's hallmarks; a revived men's club Hurwich. Judy and I shared a warm friendship A second cause of this morning's honor became a reality; the Young Marrieds' Club and a passion for teaching. Judy, the are the values instilled in me by Rabbi Joseph surfaced on the scene; and the Succoth consummate history teacher, and I often Lookstein and Gertrude Lookstein program expanded to become a true discussed methodologies of teaching history. (zichronom livracha) and (yibadlu l'chaim) communal happening. A chavurah program We strived to excite our students and enrich Rabbi Haskel Lookstein and Audrey. As the was initiated that motivated and inspired the usual rote learning. We both agreed this primary chesed role models during my adult many members to take an active part in could be done more effectively by engaging years, the Rabbis Lookstein provided the soil community activities. The example of home them in the CAUSE -EFFECT- and FLOW of - this community - in which our own family hospitality was followed by many other history. could plant and nurture these values. families. Cause - what influences the distinguishing The most sparkling jewel in the crown you One effect stands above all - namely, the marks of a generation. are presenting to me today, however, reflects home that Martin and I were privileged to Effect - the results of these influences on the values of my late husband, Martin, who establish. We were blessed to be able to that generation. believed that you should strive to do all the practice hachnasat orchim in the purest sense. Flow - the impact on the next generation. things you can to make a beneficial difference Our home was always open - not only for So, in tribute to Judy's memory, I will for the community. He was the personification friends, but also for strangers, many who attempt to present a short history of these 43 of -- and I paraphrase Pirkai Avot --"emor happened to be in the area because of years in the community and analyze the cause, harbeh v'aseh harbeh," say a lot, but do a lot. hospitalized loved ones, who just needed effect, and flow that have resulted in my To put it another way, he advocated a hands- some warmth and comfort We often were an standing before you this morning. on, "tachlis" approach to transforming visions incubator for ba'alai teshuva, who joined us as Cause I: My Parents' Home. of chesed into concrete reality. The truth is, I they took their first steps in becoming In my parents' home, chesed was a was merely the enabler for Martin's Shomrei Shabbat. Lifelong friendships have bedrock of our upbringing. Yes, chesed was a extraordinarily zealous pursuit of chesed. I endured from these contacts and encounters. central theme in our davening. Yes, in school laugh when I reflect on why Martin told me he We did not wait for a chesed opportunity we were taught about the chesed of Hashem to wanted to live in Manhattan. "Evelyn," he to present itself. Rather, in the tradition of B'nei Yisrael and the chesed of the Avot and said, "in Manhattan we can live in a Abraham, "vayaratz likratam," we chased Imahot. But of greatest impact was the chesed community as small fish in a big pond." after the opportunity. An example: some years I witnessed in my home; in the relationship of Martin never quite remained a small fish even ago, on a Shavuot afternoon, as we were my parents to each other, to their friends and as our community became an ever bigger looking out the window of our home, then a in their outreach to their community. My pond. few blocks from Mount Sinai Hospital, we parents emphasized the importance of a Shem So there we have the causes leading to this noticed a Chasid walking haltingly. He KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 5 appeared to be overheated and exhausted. witnessed is seeing the community thrive and As we know, history does tend to repeat Martin immediately ran down to check out the nurture all of us, and particularly our next itself. And so, I implore you to find the means, situation. Of course he brought the man up to generation - our children, grandchildren, the ways, the enthusiasm, the motivation, the the house. Finding him dehydrated, hungry, nieces and nephews. For me, there is no courage, to build on each act of chesed, to and distraught, we calmed our visitor, fed him, greater joy than seeing Josh and Robin and create new ones - first fruits, as it were, today and accompanied him to the hospital. As he their children, Michael, Samuel and Abigail, on Chag Habikurim -- that, in flourishing, turned to leave, he thanked us for our time and Kenny and Debbie and their children, will strengthen our families, our community asked in his broken English, "Could I come Zachary, Jacob and Daniela, and Surie and and Klal Yisrael for the present and in the back again? The eats here is good!" Bob and their children, Amanda and Jason, future. On another occasion, one Erev Shabbat, carrying on the spirit of chesed, articulated, I conclude with one of my mother's there was a knock on the door. There stood a espoused and exemplified by this community favorite sayings: "the past is history, the man, visibly agitated. "My wife went into and everyone within it. My mother was right - present is a present, the future is a mystery." labor," he said excitedly, "but I must go home I have been rewarded "kiflayim." Thank you, KJ community, for the past. Thank and make Shabbat for my girls. Would you sit CAUSE and EFFECT- the evidence is you for the present's present. Thank you for a with my wife?" And so we did. What a joy it clear. That leaves one element in today's future that is a lesser mystery, because you are was for us to call him after Shabbat to tell him history lesson -FLOW. I can only speculate an exceptionally unique community. that she had given birth to their first son. about the impact of cause and effect on our There are many other memories I could future. Will the lessons learned, the examples Chag Sameach! recount, each one forming an effect by itself. set, continue to manifest themselves, to inspire But overall, I think the greatest effect I've and to teach?

KETER TORAH AWARD ADDRESS BY RIVAALPER

It is an honor to be mentioned in the same Children may not obey, but children will is a dual benefit to doing good-it revives and paragraph as Judith Kaufman Hurwich, and I listen rejuvenates us as individuals, and of course, consider it a privilege to honor her memory in Children will look to you for which way to benefits those we seek to help. But there is this way. turn… another benefit of doing good deeds-it forces Before I begin, I want to offer Hakarat What do you leave to your child when us out of ourselves and allows us to gain better haTov to the women who make up the KJ you're dead-only whatever you put in its head" understanding of the lives of others. Sisterhood, and in particular, its Board. They And it's true. The brain that fills our heads I read an article recently in the Science are the true crown and the glory of KJ. The and our children's heads is such an interesting Section of the New York Times in which a chesed initiatives they have introduced and organ. We can't see how it operates-at least not woman, a health writer, ironically, learns that supported over the years have bettered us all in the way we can see a beating heart or the she has breast cancer. This piece really and I could not be prouder to be one of their blink of an eye-but we can tell by a person's resonated with me because as part of the KJ own. actions-their behavior, their judgment, their Bikur Cholim, I visit people like this writer A special Yishar Kochech to my co- values-- that it is working. And that they have and observe, in a very small way, some of honoree Evelyn Rochlin. You are a tough act learned. their struggle. On any given Shabbat, KJ to follow in so many ways, and it is because of Like Sondheim's song suggests, there are volunteers make their way to Memorial Sloan- the good example you and women like you studies which indicate that we can program Kettering Hospital. They offer to make have set, that I share this pulpit with you ourselves to do good. And there is research Kiddush or a mi sheberach -- and talk with the today. that demonstrates that we are in fact pre- patient if he or she wishes. The degree to I believe we learn what we live. Growing programmed-to do good. Well, my own which these visits matter to the patients never up, whenever my father would ask me to do childhood seems to support this study-and ceases to amaze me. something, no matter how minor, he would furthermore, (Pirkei Avot Perek vav, Mishna In the article, the afflicted writer grapples frequently preface his words by saying zai a bet) teaches us that mitzvah goreret mitzvah- with the age old question of WHY ME. There zey gut, “if you would be so kind” or “if you one good deed leads to another. Isn't that the was no history of cancer in her family, no would be so good to do x, y, or z”. I always way we program ourselves to do good-by major risk factors; she exercised, ate associated doing for others as doing performing one mitzvah, and then another. healthfully, had yearly mammograms. And yet something good because of that verbal cue. Despite the reputation this city-any city- all she got from her doctors was "It just The fact is that if we hear it enough, may have for being cold - hearted and happens. You can do everything right and still eventually our brains can be wired to do good. insulating, when a person falls on the get breast cancer." Why else would we spend so much time as sidewalk, don't we all rush to help? When we As a health writer, she set out to find parents urging our children to do the right see a blind person at a street corner, don't we answers and spent long hours pouring over thing, teaching them courtesy, and automatically ask if they would like help articles in medical journals and still could not compassion-- and hopefully practicing it crossing? Whenever we confront any kind of find a satisfactory answer to her questions. ourselves-because they are watching. pain and suffering, we react. We have, thank And then, not long after her treatment ended, There is a song lyric by Steven Sondheim God, been taught to. Because we listened, and she found herself in an elevator with another that says looked on, and learned. obvious chemotherapy patient. They "Careful the things you say As this idea percolated in my mind and I exchanged medical histories and the writer Children will listen was thinking about ways on which to expand learned that the other woman had stage IV Careful the things you do upon it, I realized that much of the chesed we ovarian cancer. Children will see and learn perform really comes from a mindset. There (Continued on page 6) Page 6 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

KETER TORAH AWARD ADDRESS BY RIVAALPER (Continued from page 5)

They both knew that the prognosis wasn't The key that unlocks the door is the protecting his class at Virginia Tech last good, but the writer noticed that this woman ability to be happy with whatever you have month, they are already giving back. wasn't grieving. In fact, she seemed happy. been given. In our lives, it is the Torah - whose There are so many ways in which to do How do you do it, the writer asked. How do giving we celebrate today - which imbues our chesed. Some require very little time-others you live each day with that hanging over your lives with meaning and which permits us to require a more substantial commitment. But as head? The woman replied, 'I treat each day as aspire to-- and fulfill goals and ideals-- which Layaliza Soloveichik illustrated so beautifully an adventure, and I refuse to let anything make gives all life value. on Shabbat T’Lamdeini regarding a spiritual me sad, angry, or worried. I live for the day, It is when we see ourselves and our lives journey: it begins with small steps. The same which is something I never did before. Believe as part of a greater plan that we can be happy is true with any kind of social action -- from it or not, I'm happier now than before I was with what we have-whatever that may be. civil rights, to standing up for Israel, to diagnosed." We should not have to wait for something fighting poverty, to raising awareness of the This chance meeting led the writer to terrible to befall us before we realize how perils of abusing our environment. realize that bad stuff can happen to anybody valuable our lives are, and how much we can We live full lives. Our families, our jobs, and this is what happened to her. Asking offer others. We also learn in Pirkei Avot that our children's educations and extracurricular WHY ME wouldn't change anything but she we should repent the day before we die. Of activities, going to the gym, preparing for knew that the sooner she let go of the need to course, we do not have this information about Shabbat guests. Our responsibilities are find someone or something to blame, the ourselves. This is the mishnah's way of endless it seems, and it's easy to think that sooner she would be able to enjoy her life. instructing us to make each day count. there's just no time for one more addition to The spirit of this woman who was able to Whether it is sitting at the bedside of a our overscheduled lives. But it is possible to find happiness despite a world-shattering person fighting cancer, bringing a Shabbat make the time-and I offer my heartfelt thanks diagnosis brought to mind one of my favorite meal to an elderly, homebound person, to my husband Joe, and my children Sarah and mishnayot in Pirkei Avot (perek daled, recording books for the blind, or sending Josh for giving up a little of their time with me mishnah aleph). It contains the words of Ben winter clothing to the former residents of so I can give some of my time to others. I Zoma: Aizeh hu asheer, hasameach b'chelko - Gush Katif - these simple acts bring rewards believe I am a better wife and mother-a better - Who is wealthy-one who is happy with his much greater than the acts themselves. person-for doing so. portion. A simple aphorism on the surface, and The payoff is so much greater than what Shabbat can come in at 4:00 or 8:00. And yet, so difficult to achieve. you put into it. It's not just for us and the speaking for myself, I can be busy until the It is not difficult for one to be happy with personal rewards that acts of chesed may last minute, regardless of how early or how one's life when it is compared with someone's bring: It's for the next generation as well. As I late candle lighting is. I sometimes wonder: if whose life is less fortunate. We all know the said earlier, our children learn by example. If I can be ready by 4:00, why do I need 'till saying, I cried because I had no shoes, until I we give back to our community, so will they. 8:00? met a man who had no feet." How do you I must state here, however, that there are We all have these pockets of time. As we learn to be happy when your life has sharp times I look at our Ramaz students and think consider the role happiness makes in our lives, limitations? that we can learn from them as well. Whether the real question is with what will we fill these And then, there's the flip side. We might they are davening outside the Iranian mission pockets? Is it just a good question - or a think that one who lacks for nothing, one who in every kind of weather in an effort to call question of good? has every material wish imaginable, would attention to the plight of the Israeli soldiers have no problem being happy, either-and yet who were kidnapped last summer, or attending Chag Sameach! they are not. They may have a room full of the funeral of Professor Liviu Librescu, a treasure, but no key to unlock the door. Holocaust survivor gunned down while

Fun with Bnei Akiva. Our community says “thank you and farewell” to Shelichot Yael Orquin and Chaggit Heinneman, and “welcome” to Shelichot Revital Brownstein and Pirchit Edri. KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 7

KJ/Ramaz Building Project (Continued from page 1)

communal and family celebrations. former school on East 91st Street, between facility to house it properly during the two- 4.Dedicated spaces for our Beginners First and Second Avenues. It is an year construction period. services and Intermediate services, and for appropriate facility which will be During the period of construction our youth groups. enhanced and upgraded prior to occupancy the Main Synagogue will continue to FOR RAMAZ by our community’s children. operate normally - except for the summers 1.Expanded facilities to provide for a This entire project is under the of 2008 and 2009. The Congregation’s larger Early Childhood Center and Lower leadership of Steven Gross, a past offices will be relocated to the apartment School. Chairman of the Ramaz Board of Trustees building on the northwest corner of 85th 2.Special areas for individualized learning and a second generation member of the Street and Lexington Avenue which lies in enrichment and special education. Congregation. He was the leader in the just to the east of the construction site. 3.Multipurpose rooms for the different building of the Middle School six years Daily services will be held in the Falk classes. ago on the south side of East 85th Street. Auditorium of the Gottesman Center 4.An enlarged lunchroom area and faculty Spearheading this project together with building, across the street from the Main facilities. Steven Gross is Richard Born, a KJ Trustee Synagogue. 5.An expanded gymnasium facility and a member of the Executive Committee We are in for some dislocation equipped for a Lower School but available of the Ramaz Board, who has provided during the two years beginning next June also to the community. extraordinary leadership in the Middle but, with God’s help and the outstanding Demolition and construction are School project and now, once again, in this leadership of both KJ and Ramaz, along scheduled to begin after the close of school historic venture. It will be recalled that it with the generosity of the community, we in June of 2008 and to last was Richard who conceived of the hope to complete the project successfully approximately two years, with an expected exchange of buildings which enabled and provide strength and inspiration for a reopening of the new facility in time for Ramaz to acquire the Middle School site. thriving Modern Orthodox community on September 2010. During the intervening He has brought the same kind of creative the Upper East Side of Manhattan. two years the Ramaz Lower School and leadership to both the Congregation and Early Childhood Center will relocate to a the School in enabling the School to find a

KJ Annual Dinner KJ MEN’S CLUB FILM SERIES Save the Date: For The Entire Community Saturday Night "Home Game" December 8, 2007 Featuring Producer Avi Abelow at 8:00 pm Sunday, September 9, 7:00 pm at Ramaz Upper School Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun 60 East 78th Street

"Home Game" documents the story of graduating 12th graders from the Israeli Gazan village of Netzer Hazani during their last vacation before adulthood. Until then, their ritualized summers of beach, ball and fun focused on the annual local Final Four basketball competition, but their 2005 summer vacation turned into something else entirely when the Israeli government began implementing its plan to remove them from their homes in Gush Katif as part of the Middle East peace process. Instead of just competing on the basketball court, these youngsters soon find themselves competing on their 'home' court as well. Page 8 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN REFLECTIONS ON THE 135th ANNUAL MEETING SUSAN AND SCOTT SHAY RECEIVE “VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR” AWARD The 135th Annual Meeting of the Special thanks were relayed to the Congregation was held on Wednesday following Regular Trustees whose terms evening, April 25. An impressive number of expired and who were ineligible for re- synagogue members and friends of the election: Congregation gathered in the Heyman Andrew Charles Auditorium for this important event, opening Abe Esses Kehilath Jeshurun’s 136th year of service to Natalio Fridman the community. Robert Schwalbe 73 NEW MEMBERS INDUCTED Six dedicated members of the We were proud to induct into the KJ Congregation were elected as new Regular family seventy - three new member Trustees: households, comprising 126 people, all of Dan Bettinger 50th anniversarian Jean Blumenthal whom joined the Congregation since our last Ted Edelman Annual Meeting in April of 2006. (A listing Dr. Henry Kressel of the new members appears on page 2 of this Morris Massel Bulletin.) Anne Schwartz After hearing the national anthems Jonathan Wagner beautifully sung by Cantor Mayer Davis, our new members observed very moving ASSOCIATE TRUSTEES REAPPOINTED presentations for a number of KJ families The following Trustees were reappointed to observing their 50th, 40th and 25th one-year terms on the Associate Board by anniversaries of affiliation with us. (A listing President Eric Feldstein: of those families appears on page 17 of this Barry Best Bulletin.) They also saw the Congregation Jonathan Blinken take care of its business, elect Trustees and Aryeh Bourkoff Officers, and saw the Ramaz School hold its Sherry Cohen Annual Meeting with election of Trustees. Eric Gomberg 50th anniversarian Harriet Kalischer VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD Nicole Gruenstein Rabbi Lookstein awarded Susan and Jonathan Hornblass Scott Shay the “Volunteer of the Year” award, Randy Krevat and reviewed Scott’s new book “Getting our John Lieberman Groove Back: How to Energize American Robin Mehl Jewry.” Sara Shemia NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Lee Snow Leonard Silverman was appointed THREE NEW ASSOCIATE TRUSTEES Executive Director after serving the President Feldstein appointed Abby community with distinction for the past six Doft, Evan Farber and Robert Schwartz to the years as its Administrator. Associate Board. NINE NEW KJ OFFICERS DECEASED MEMBERS President Eric Feldstein With warmth and sensitivity, Rabbi 40th anniversarians Fran and Benjamin Brown Vice President Surie Sugarman Haskel Lookstein paid tribute to sixteen 2nd Vice President Robert Kurzweil members of the Congregation who were 3rd Vice President Elias Buchwald called to their eternal reward since the 134th Secretary Jacob Doft Annual Meeting: Treasurer Joel Katz Mildred Avner Assistant Treasurer David Lobel Rabbi Seymour Brickman Financial Secretary Dr. Diana Friedman Goody Dane Recording Secretary Riva Alper Dr. Allen Gribetz TRUSTEES Charles Guttman The following Regular Trustees were Berl Janowski eligible for re-election, and were re-elected: Toby Joseph Raanan Agus Miriam Kahn Dr. Richard Born David Khaghan Armand Lindenbaum Robert Leifert Irwin Shapiro Ursula Merkin Viviane Paris Volunteer of the Year Award Recipients Martin Perlberg Susan and Scott Shay (Continued on page 17) KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 9

HONORS FOR THE SENIOR CLASS (Continued from Page 1)

ACADEMIC HONORS AND OUTSIDE OF THE ACADEMIC AREA... In the prestigious National Merit competition, Ramaz students had the Ramaz won many championships this year. The following teams following results: were champions: 2 National Merit Winners College Bowl 4 National Merit Finalists Girls varsity basketball team 14 Letters of Commendation Girls JV volleyball team In addition, students in the Upper and Middle Schools were Boys JV basketball team responsible for the following achievements: 1st and 2nd place winners in the Yeshiva League Model Congress Gold Medal recipients of Columbia University’s Scholastic Press 1st place winner in the New York Society Library’s Young Writers Association for Parallax, Ramaz’s literary and art magazine. Award - Prose Category. Silver medal recipients of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Two Honorable Mention Winners in the New York Society Library’s for the 2006 yearbook. Young Writers Awards - Poetry Category. Ramaz also made it to the semi-finals in the Mock Trial competition.

Congratulations to all the students, to the faculty, to the parents and to the community on the wonderful record established by the senior class of 2007 and many other students in the school. May they continue to bring honor and credit to themselves and their families. MAY THEY GO HIGHER AND HIGHER We extend a warm Mazal Tov to the following young members of the Congregation who participated in Advancement Day Exercises as they completed the Ramaz Middle School: ANDREW ARYEH ZACHARY HERING GABRIEL MERKIN son of Nancy and Benjamin Aryeh son of Michele and Benjamin Hering son of Lauren and J. Ezra Merkin

JONATHAN ASCHERMAN CHLOE IFRAH JENNIFER OHEBSHALOM son of Drs. Corinne and Jeffrey Ascherman daughter of Michele and Stephane Ifrah daughter of Shireen and Alfred Ohebshalom

ERICA BARUCH WILLIAM JEMAL DANIELLA SAKHAI daughter of Shira and Dr. Lawrence Baruch son of Jeanne and Samuel Jemal daughter of Victoria and Daryosh Sakhai and granddaughter of Audrey and Rabbi Haskel Lookstein ADAM JOFFE CARLY SCHEINBERG son of Diane and Ashley Joffe daughter of Stacy and Ronald Scheinberg AVITAL BENSON and granddaughter of Sidney Scheinberg daughter of Ilana and Daniel Benson ALEXANDER KLUGER son of Hon. Judy and Barry Kluger JEREMY SCHWARTZ JOSHUA BIERMAN son of Anne and Sam Schwartz and son of Riva Alper and Joseph Bierman CAROLINE KOPPEL grandson of Rae and Stanley Gurewitsch daughter of Lynette and Steven Koppel BENJAMIN BOLNICK ISAAC SHEINKOPF son of Dr. Taryn and David Bolnick SAMUEL LASSNER son of Dr. Debra and Henry Sheinkopf son of Mara and James Lassner and SARAH EPSTEIN granson of Daniele and Jules Lassner LENA STEINBERG daughter of Rachel and Dr. Gerald Epstein daughter of Sharon and Elan Steinberg TALIA LEFKOWITZ SARAH EMMERICH daughter of Elena and Jay Lefkowitz MICHAEL STROMER daughter of Pamela and Adam Emmerich son of Shoshana and Dr. Saul Stromer CHANTAL LOW BENJAMIN FENSTER daughter of Lisa and Nathan Low DAVID TARNOFSKY son of Jan and Dr. Daniel Fenster son of Sarah and Mark Tarnofsky AARON LUNZER JOSHUA GEISLER son of Elisa and Jay Lunzer ANNA WAGNER son of Junko and Dr. Edward Geisler daughter of Phyllis and Jonathan Wagner SAMUEL MAJOR ALEXANDRA GUTTMAN son of Rochelle and Eugene Major and RACHELLE YADID daughter of Gilda and the late Charles grandson of Gabriella Major daughter of Wendy and Rami Yadid Guttman and granddaughter of Rachel Waldman HENRY MEDINE son of Laura and Mois Medine and grandson of Haim Medine Page 10 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN ACADEMIC HONORS CONGREGATION KEHILATH JESHURUN EXTENDS A MAZAL TOV TO....

Brandon Aryeh, son of Nancy and Sarah Edelsburg, daughter of Monita Jessica Kestenbaum, daughter of Ruth and Benjamin Aryeh, upon his graduation from Buchwald and Charles Edelsburg and Dr. Gerald Kestenbaum, upon her the Ramaz Upper School, where he received granddaughter of Elias Buchwald, upon her graduation from the Ramaz Upper School, the Sports Award. He will be attending graduation, Cum Laude, from George as the recipient of the David Kagan Emory in the Fall. Washington University. Memorial Award. She will study at Midreshet Lindenbaum next year and later Lara Barak, daughter of Dana and Dr. David Saul Ellenberg, son of Linda Ossad attend Barnard College. Jacob Barak, upon her graduation from the and Robert Ellenberg, graduated from Ramaz Upper School, as the recipient of the Cornell University with distinction, Samuel 'Sam' Lassner, son of Mara and Leonard Friedland Hebrew Language receiving a BA in Religion. While at James Lassner and grandson of KJ Members Memorial Award. She will be attending Cornell, David was co-founder of a Daniele & Jules Lassner, upon graduating New York University in the Fall. pluralistic Jewish learning initiative. Before the Ramaz Middle School where he was a pursuing his ultimate goal of medical school founder of the R.H.L.M.S. Ramaz RAMS Harry Baumgarten, son of Fred in August 2008, David will study Jewish Hockey Team. Sam served as team captain Baumgarten and Ellen Baumgarten, is philosophy at the Jewish Theological in 7th and 8th grade and was the team's all- currently finishing up his first year at The Seminary. time leading scorer. George Washington University after taking a year off to learn and volunteer in Israel as Simon Dov Feldman, son of Drs. Penny Evan Lieberman, son of Dr. Andrea Thau part of Young Judea's "Shalem" program. In and Roy Feldman, on receiving his Ph.D. in and John Lieberman, upon his graduation Israel, he served as the gabbai for Shalem Moral Philosophy from Brown University. from the Ramaz Upper School, as the and was asked to address PM Ariel Sharon recipient of the David Franklin Memorial in his office shortly before his debilitating Rachel Friedman, daughter of Drs. Diana Award. He will study at Machon Lev next stroke. In college, Harry has become a and Robert Friedman, and granddaughter of year and later attend SUNY Binghamton. leader in the Jewish/Israel community and is Hedwig and Dr. Joseph Friedman, upon her involved in several on and off campus graduation from the Ramaz Upper School, Tanya Low, daughter of Carol and Joseph organizations, including serving as President as the recipient of the Rifka Rosenwein Low, and granddaughter of Hannah and of the Hebrew Honors Society. Journalism Award, the Beatrice and Murray Edward Low, upon her graduation from the Kirschblat Holocaust Awareness Award and Ramaz Upper School. She will study at Jacob Benson, son of Ilana and Daniel the School Service Award. She will study at Shevet next year and later attend the Lab Benson, upon his graduation from the Tifferet next year and will later attend New Institute of Merchandising. Ramaz Upper School, as the recipient of the York University. English Award and a Finalist of the National Alexander Luxenberg, son of Rhonda and Merit Scholarship Award. He will study at Esther Gibofsky (Ramaz '03), daughter of Jeffrey Luxenberg, and grandson of Alice Yeshivat Reishit Yerushalayim next year and Karen and Dr. Allan Gibofsky, upon her Smokler, upon his graduation from the will later attend Harvard. graduation from Northwestern. She has Ramaz Upper School, as the recipient of the accepted a position with Google in San Morris S. Arfa Keter Shem Tov Award and Jonathan Chetrit, son of Nancy and Joseph Francisco. the Aron and Leah Swergold Memorial Chetrit, upon his graduation from the Ramaz Award. He will study at Yeshivat Hakotel Upper School. He will study at Yeshivat Rose Goldberg, daughter of Dale and Saul next year and later attend Yeshiva Reishit Yerushalayim next year. Goldberg, and granddaughter of Lili University. Goldberg, upon her graduation from the Adam Cohen, son of Myra and Dr. Edmond Ramaz Upper School, as the recipient of the Cal Major, son of Rochelle and Eugene Cohen, upon his graduation from the Ramaz Tzedakah Award. She will attend George Major, and grandson of Gabriella Major, Upper School, as the recipient of the Washington University in the Fall. upon his graduation from the Ramaz Upper Leonard Friedland Hebrew Language School, as the recipient of the Rabbi Joseph Memorial Award. He will be attending Bard Max Grozovsky, grandson of Dr. Inna H. Lookstein Memorial Award. He will in the Fall. Bakker, is a third grader who has been study at Yeshivat Eretz Hatzvi and later accepted to the National Society for the attend the University of Maryland. Andrew Doppelt, grandson of Hannah and Gifted and Talented and will be attending a Edward Low, upon his graduation from the summer program at Fairfield University, Nathan Jacob Marcus, son of Jacqueline Ramaz Upper School. He will study at where he will be taking three courses. and Jeffrey Marcus, upon his graduation Shevet next year, followed by Emory. from the Ramaz Upper School. He will attend Hofstra University in the Fall. KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 11 Michelle Marcus, daughter of Jacqueline Romy Oltuski, daughter of Dr. Ilona and Brittany Rumeld, daughter of Elysee and and Jeffrey Marcus, upon her graduation Paul Oltuski, upon her graduation from the Myron Rumeld and granddaughter of summa cum laude from the University of Ramaz Upper School, as the recipient of the Brenda and Albert Bernstein, upon her Pennsylvania where she majored in English Award and the Band Award. Shee graduation with honors from the Hillel Political Science and minored in Urban will attend Tufts University in the Fall. Yeshiva in Deal, New Jersey. She will be Education and Spanish. She will be attending Binghamton University in the teaching at the Park Avenue Synagogue's Odelya Edith Pagovich, daughter of Talia Fall. Early Childhood Center in the Fall. Pagovich and the late Dr. Benjamin Pagovich, upon her graduation from The Kelly Schwab, daughter of Ronit and Ian Seth Mark, son of Dr. Vivian and Sackler School of Medicine. Odelya will Lawrence, upon her graduation from David Mark, upon his graduation from the begin her Residency in Internal Medicine at Oberlin College with honors. She will be Ramaz Upper School. He will attend the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. attending Cardozo Law School in the Fall. University of Michigan in the Fall. Gideon Platt, son of Dr. Vicki Deutsch and Ariel Shay, daughter of Susan and Scott Leandra Medine, daughter of Laura and Dr. Gerald Platt, upon his graduation from Shay, upon receiving the National Mois Medine, upon her graduation from the the Ramaz Upper School, as the recipient of Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Ramaz Upper School. She will attend the Walter Koppel Jewish Political Action Association's Scholar Team Award/Silver Eugene Lang, New School in the Fall. Award and the Drs. Gerald and Vicki Platt Level, which goes to top performing swim Award. He will study at Bar Ilan University teams who collectively earn academic Michael Meltzer, son of Marilyn and Dr. next year and later attend New York honors at the same time as being Sheldon Muhlbauer, upon his graduation University. competitive athletes. Ariel is a sophomore from Fordham Law School. at the American Hebrew Academy. Ophira Platt, daughter of Rivka and Dr. Jesse Mermelstein, grandson of Thelma Morris Platt, upon her graduation from the L.J. Spaet, son of Dr. Margery Kalb, upon and Dr. Larry Steinberg, upon his Ramaz Upper School, as the recipient of the graduating from Binghamton University graduation with honors from Zanvyl Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein Memorial with a degree in Communications and Krieger School of Arts and the Science Award. She will study at Midreshet Media Studies. He served on the Hillel-JSU Dept. of Cognitive Science at Johns HaRovah and later attend Barnard College. executive board as Vice President of Hopkins University. Jesse plans to spend Finance, as Assistant Sports Editor for the this summer studying Spanish and the fall Joshua Ring, son of Louise and Frank school paper, as Student Association in Israel studying Arabic. Ring, upon his graduation with High Treasurer and chairman of Financial Honors from Wesleyan University. Council, and as editor of the sports section Ariella Messing, daughter of Noemi and of the yearbook. He also worked as sports Daniel Messing, upon her graduation from Alexander Rohr, son of Pamela and programming coordinator for Hillel, had a the Riverdale Country School. She will be George Rohr, and the grandson of Helen sports marketing internship and worked in attending the University of Pennsylvania and Jack Nash, upon his graduation from the Student Ambassador program. For his after spending next year in Israel. the Ramaz Upper School, as the recipient of efforts this year, the University awarded L.J. the Gilda Silverman Memorial Award and a with the 2007 Paul J. Battaglia Memorial Ilana Messing, daughter of Noemi and Letter of Commendation. He will attend Award as the Outstanding Overall Student Daniel Messing, upon her graduation from Harvard University in the Fall. Organization Leader of the Year. the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Adam Rosner, son of Marian and Bill Lauren Springer, daughter of Dr. Barbara Rosner, upon graduating in May from Sandberg and Steven Springer, upon her Daniel Ohebshalom, son of Shireen and Princeton University, magna cum laude. graduation from the Ramaz Upper School, Alfred Ohebshalom, upon his graduation as recipient of the Renee Margareten Berger from the Ramaz Upper School, as the Michal Rubin, daughter of Carolyn and Award for the highest academic average in recipient of the Jesse Deutsch Tefillah Rabbi Eliezer Rubin, upon her graduation General Studies, the Gilda Silverman Award. He will attend Boston University in from the Ramaz Upper School, as the Memorial Award for her commitment to the Fall. recipient of the Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein learning, the Isaac Rapaport Bible Award Memorial Award and the Chorus Award. for her study of Bible and commitment to its Julian Olidort, son of Nadia and Joseph She will attend FIT in the Fall. principles, the David Franklin Memorial Olidort, upon his graduation from the Rebecca Rubin, daughter of Deborah and Award for her outstanding work and Ramaz Upper School, as the recipient of the Sheldon Rubin, upon her graduation from dedication to the scientific method, and the Leonard Friedland Hebrew Language the Ramaz Upper School, as the recipient of Yearbook Award as Editor-in-Chief of the Memorial Award and the Drs. Gerald and the Chorus Award. She will study at Nativ 2007 Yearbook. Lauren is a National Merit Vicki Platt Award. He will attend Brandeis next year, followed by New York Scholarship Winner and will be attending University in the Fall. University. the University of Pennsylvania in the Fall. Page 12 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN ACADEMIC HONORS (Continued) Samantha Springer (Ramaz '02), daughter Steven Weinreich, son of Gabrielle and of Dr. Barbara Sandberg and Steven Howard Weinreich, upon his graduation Springer, upon her election to the Executive from the Frisch School. Steven will be Board of the Fordham School of Law attending the Shalem Program in Israel next SUPERSOL Dispute Resolution Society as Symposium year and plans to attend the University of KOSHER SUPERMARKETS Editor. Maryland upon his return. 661 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10025 Emanuel and Arianne Storch, son and Gabrielle Wilner, daughter of Judy and Dr. Tel. 212-222-6332 Fax. 212-222-6335 daughter of Elana and Dr. Daniel Storch and Philip Wilner, upon her graduation from the grandchildren of Brenda and Albert Ramaz Upper School, as the recipient of ONE STOP SHOP Bernstein, upon their graduation from grade the Morris S. Arfa Keter Shem Tov Award, school. Next year they will attend The Jess the Beatrice and Murray Kirschblat KOSHER SUPERMARKET! Schwartz Jewish Community High School Holocaust Awareness Award, and a Letter of FULL SERVICE CATERING in Phoenix, Arizona. Commendation. She will study at Midreshet Lindenbaum in Israel next year, DELIVERY TO ALL NYC & NJ Julianna Storch, daughter of Elana and Dr. followed by Barnard College. GLATT KOSHER UNDER SUPERVISION Daniel Storch and granddaughter of Brenda OF THE VAAD OF RIVERDALE. and Albert Bernstein, upon her graduation David Michael Weiss (Ramaz '98), the son with honors from The Jess Schwartz Jewish of Barbara and Jerry Weiss, upon Community High School in Phoenix, graduating Duke University School of Law. Arizona. She will be learning next year at Midreshet Lindenbaum and thereafter will Michael Zimmerman, son of Gail Occhiali New York be attending Barnard College. Suchman and Dr. Jerald Zimmerman, upon Opticians his graduation from the Ramaz Upper Susan Fein Marshall Chernin Lauren Wagner, daughter of Phyllis and School. He will attend the University of Ira Drogin Jonathan Wagner, upon her graduation from Rochester in the Fall. 1188 Lexington Avenue the Ramaz Upper School, as the recipient of at 81st Street the Jesse Deutsch Tefillah Award and the New York, New York 10028 Chorus Award. She will study at Midreshet 212.639.1188 Lindenbaum next year followed by Barnard [email protected] College. You expect the best. You deserve the best. Occhiali New York Grace and David ("Sigi") Weil upon their gives you the best. grandson's selection in Israel as one of seven winners of the coveted Ramon Educational Scholarship Award. Named in memory of Israeli Astronaut Ilan Ramon - one of seven members of the ill-fated Columbia Space Shuttle mission - the award is bestowed annually on high school RAMAZ ADMISSIONS seniors who excel at scholarship, Should you have a child who will be of age to enter personality, volunteerism and leadership. Ramaz in September 2008, or in the fall of 2009, Netanel Weil of Jerusalem's Ramot the Admissions Office at Ramaz is open for neighborhood was chosen from among 20,000 applicants nationwide, and is the inquiries. Please call 212-774-8045 to set up an first religiously observant recipient in the appointment or e-mail [email protected] award's history. Netanel, along with triplet Best wishes for a safe and enjoyable summer. siblings Binyamin and Miriam, are providing their KJ-based grandparents with Laurie Bilger additional nachas because they will all soon Director of Admissions be serving the Jewish State; Netanel and THE RAMAZ SCHOOL Binyamin in I.D.F. Hesder units, and Miriam in a National Service program for E-mail: [email protected] developmentally challenged children. Telephone: 212-774-8045 Fax: 212-774-8067 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 13

SUMMER 2007 A TASTE OF TORAH AT KJ Classes with Rabbi Yossi Weiser h h Senior Faculty Member, Ramaz Upper School

TUESDAYS - JULY 10 & 17 TUESDAYS - AUGUST 7 & 14 THE BOOK OF RUTH MOSHIACH, MOSHIACH, MOSHIACH! 7:15 PM - 8:15 PM 7:15 PM - 8:15 PM Don’t miss the legal and philosophical insights from the story of the Mother What does Judaism really say about the Messiah and the Messianic Era? of the Messiah. Compare the Jewish view with that of other religions. A perfect post- THE STRUGGLE FOR A JEWISH STATE Tisha B’Av exploration. 8:20 PM -9:30 PM HERETICS, SCOUNDRELS & WASTRELS Explore the efforts of Israel’s pioneers to build a state and their lessons for 8:20 PM - 9:30 M us and Israel today. Notwithstanding our heroes, Jewish history is replete with people we’d WEDNESDAYS - JULY 11-25 rather forget. Explore some of those of whom we are less proud so that we MORE THAN "JUST SAY NO": can learn from their mistakes. THE IMPERATIVE OF HALAKHA (JEWISH LAW) WEDNESDAYS - AUGUST 8 & 15 7:15 PM - 8:15 PM MORE THAN "JUST SAY NO": Jewish people constantly face challenges to which we must respond. THE IMPERATIVE OF HALAKHA (JEWISH LAW) Come learn how to deal with the issues of today using the eternal 7:15 PM - 8:15 PM wisdom of the Torah. Jewish people constantly face challeneges to which we must respond. STUDIES IN THE WEEKLY TORAH PORTION Come learn how to deal with the issues of today using the eternal 8:20 PM - 9:30 PM wisdom of the Torah. Join us in exploring the profound insights and relevance of our tradition as STUDIES IN THE WEEKLY TORAH PORTION derived from the weekly parsha through the classical commentaries of the 8:20 PM - 9:30 PM last 2,500 years. Join us in exploring the profound insights and relevance of our tradition as derived from the weekly parsha through the classical commentaries of the last 2,500 years.

KJ/RAMAZ CAME OUT IN FORCE ON MAY 6 FOR THE ANNUAL SALUTE TO Photos courtesy of Sandy Shipper ISRAEL PARADE

"MAZAL TOV! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CHUPAH!" With the wedding season in full swing, we wanted to remind the Chupah was recently cleaned and restored to its stunning original community that the KJ Chupah is available for use at your special condition. Once a closely guarded community heirloom that was simcha. A gorgeous, hand needlepointed piece of art, the KJ only rarely used, the Executive Committee determined that the KJ Chupah measures 84" long, by 73" wide, by 90" high, and is Chupah should enjoy greater exposure and become a part of as supported by four ornately decorated poles. Its floral motif was many community weddings as possible. To learn more about how designed by world renowned needlepoint expert Pauline Fischer, the KJ Chupah might enhance your simcha, please contact Eva and the actual work was performed by a dedicated group of 28 Erlich in the Synagogue Office at 212-774-5670 or e-mail members of the KJ Sisterhood. Originally dedicated at the [email protected] Congregation's 106th Annual Meeting in April 1978, the KJ Page 14 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

“THE RAV: HIS IMPACT ON MY LIFE” BY RABBI HASKEL LOOKSTEIN PRINTED IN THE YU COMMENTATOR ON MARCH 26, 2007 It was March of 1956. I was nearing the occasions when a student - it happened to be response to me: "Why do you have to be more completion of my first year in the Rav's shiur. me in one case - respectfully pointed out to the religious than your father?" I heard in one According to the rules, I was eligible to study Rav that a whole analysis of his (sometimes question the essence of Dr. Hayim Chulin the next year and Yoreh Deah the two hours long) was at variance with Soloveitchik's article on the Mimetic tradition. following year and present myself for my something that we had learned sometime That's exactly what he was saying to me. He semikha bechina. However, it was exactly at before. Think of it: a young student knew that I grew up in a religious home and that time that the Rav announced the three- challenging the greatest mind of our he didn't feel that I had to be more frum than year plan by which he expected to teach the generation. He could have destroyed the my parents. senior students for three years: Gitten and its student with a look or with a word and easily On another occasion, in the late '70s, I also counterpart in the Shulchan Arukh, Hilchot defended his position. But he didn't. I can still went to him with a series of questions. After Geirushin; Kiddushin and Hilchot Kiddushin; hear him saying: "Lookstein is correct; I am listening attentively and answering them, the and then Yoreh Deah along with Chulin. I was incorrect. Do you hear this class?: He is Rav asked me: "Tell me, Chatzkel, how is a little older than most of the students because correct, I am incorrect. I have to go home and Ramaz?" I understood the question was I had gone to Columbia College and begun my relearn the whole sugia and present it again." motivated by his being the founder of the rabbinic studies later than they did. Could - or I have no difficulty, when teaching a class, to Maimonides School in Boston. I told him that should - I afford the extra year? I went to be able to say to a student "What a great point! Ramaz was doing very nicely. He asked me: consult with Dean Samuel Sar, of blessed You are absolutely right. I made a mistake." I "How is your enrollment?" I replied: "Fine, memory, who gave me the best advice I could saw the greatest teacher of our generation do thank God." He pressed further and asked: possibly have received. He told me that I had exactly that three times. "Do you have more applicants than you have had only one year with the Rav at that point I was fortunate to have had a number of spaces?" I replied that "Yes, thank God, we and that Providence had given me an close encounters with the Rav which left me have more applicants than we have places." opportunity to have three more years. It was with indelible memories and, in a way, a He then said to me: "That's because you certainly worth the extra year I would have to world view. Let me cite three of them. haven't changed." I was perplexed and asked spend in the Yeshiva. To this day I am grateful On one occasion, in the early 1980s, I him: "Rebbe, what do you mean we haven't to Dean Sar. My whole life was different went to him with a list of questions that had changed?" He looked at me and said: "You because of his advice. been bothering me. The first on the list was haven't moved to the right; don't let them pull As a personality, the Rav affected me the use of an elevator, operated by a non-Jew, you to the right." Ramaz was always a more than any other human being except for on Shabbat. When I asked him the question he centrist, Modern Orthodox institution. That's my father. They both modeled for me what it looked at me and said: "What did your father the way my father founded it and that's the was to be a learned Jew, devoted to God and do?" I said that my father lived on the 11th way it has continued. But those words from committed to the Jewish people. To have been floor and when he came into his apartment the Rav gave me further confirmation that we brought up by one and taught by the other was house on Shabbat the doorman knew to were on the right track. I have had occasion to a double blessing that has profoundly operate the elevator for him. He looked at me quote them many times in my talks to Ramaz influenced my life. again and said: "So why do you have to be parents. I remember the Rav very well as a teacher. more religious than your father?" I was A particularly poignant exchange between How could it be otherwise? Four years, and stunned and somewhat embarrassed. I told us occurred after I had attended a Rabbinic then many shiurim and lectures and listening him that I certainly used the elevator in my Alumni convention and heard a very to tapes and reading the Rav's written works; father's house and I was not trying to be prominent rabbinic scholar discuss the issue all of this was entirely transformative for me. impudent by asking the question. I reminded of Tay-Sachs testing. That scholar advised I remember vividly when I managed to him that in the year after I received semikha I against any kind of testing for reasons which struggle through "Ish Ha-Halakha" in the used to attend his shiurim on Masechet he explained. Furthermore, he said, once a original. It was extremely hard work but it was Shabbat and I had actually heard his heter for woman was pregnant there is certainly no also thrilling. I found myself marveling at the use of an elevator when it's not possible reason to test because even if the fetus were how closely his thought, his perceptions, and otherwise (he said above the fifth floor) and it found to have Tay-Sachs disease there is his conclusions paralleled my own thinking. was for a d'var mitzvah. Under those nothing that can be done about it. One may not Then I remember laughing at myself. It wasn't circumstances, since he paskened that the abort. I was concerned about that approach he who was agreeing with my operation of an elevator was only a rabbinic and, as luck had it, I had been invited to have weltanschauung; it was I whose whole violation, it was permissible to ask a non-Jew dinner that evening at the home of a member thought process had been molded by him over to operate it for a Jew. I explained that, in view of the Rav's family at which the Rav was the years so that I actually thought these ideas of the fact that most of the religious world going to be present. He was scarcely in the were mine when I read them in "Ish Ha- doesn't use an elevator, I was just trying to door when I described to him the view that Halakha." That's how powerful his influence find out whether he still felt the same way, had been expressed earlier that day and I was as a Rebbe. especially since elevators in the days of the asked him what his opinion was. He said very I learned many things from him as a shiur (the 1950s) were manually operated firmly: "You can abort a Tay-Sachs fetus teacher. Among them was his striking while by 1980 most of them were automatic. through the sixth month." I said nothing but he integrity and his impeccable honesty. During He said his views had not changed and that the must have noticed a quizzical look on my face my four years in his shiur I recall three p'sak remained the same. But in his initial as if to say - which, of course, I would not - KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 15 what was the basis for the p'sak? I will never forget what he told me. He said: "Chatzkel, ISRAEL BONDS SALES FOR 2006 SETS NEW RECORD did you ever see a Tay-Sachs baby?" I replied that I had not. He said: "We had a Tay-Sachs We are pleased to announce that our congregation was one of baby in Boston. I tell you that you can abort a just five synagogues nationwide that sold over $2 million dollars in Tay-Sachs fetus through the sixth month." I bonds last year. Our own record was broken with the participation of saw at that moment a gadol in action, deciding 140 families that helped us reach a remarkable $2.4 million in sales. a difficult question of Jewish law with absolute confidence and courage, based upon Kudos to our committee members Helen Potaznik, Isaac Sherman and his scholarship and experience. David Stonehill for a job well done. A final recollection. On the occasion of For information regarding Israel Bonds, contact our synagogue the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, my father representative Robert Lunzer, at 212-446-5835 or invited the Rav to give a public lecture in our [email protected] Main Synagogue. Over one thousand people sat in rapt attention for more than an hour listening to the Rav expound on his theory of community - knesset Yisrael. My father and I were sitting in the front row. I was busy, as PAMELA ROHR ELECTED CHAIR OF RAMAZ BOARD usual, stenographically transcribing every First Woman Chair in the School’s 70-Year History word of the Rav so that I would have his thoughts permanently available to me. When he finished his lecture, he said: "Now I would We are proud to announce that our member, Pamela Rohr, was like to say a few words about my friend, Rabbi elected Chair of the Ramaz Board of Trustees at its meeting on June 7. Lookstein," referring, of course, to my father. Along with her, the following members of the congregation were He proceeded to praise my father for his pioneering efforts in Jewish education, in elected to office: religious Zionism, in homiletics, and in a number of other important areas. When he had Jacob Doft Vice Chair finished his beautiful tribute he looked at me and said: "Chatzkel: You want me to say J. Ezra Merkin Vice Chair something about you too?" 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(Continued from page 8) Leah and Barrie Modlin Hon. George Postel Sara and Joseph Nathanson NEW TRUSTEES Morton Rubin Rebecca and Noah Nunberg New Alumni Trustee: Eleanor Scheinberg Helene and Michael Wolff David Stonehill SPECIAL ANNIVERSARIANS New Parent Trustees elected were: RAMAZ SCHOOL MEETING Twenty-four households were recognized Eli Bryk for observance of milestone anniversaries of Steven J. Schacter, Chairman of the Board of Faye Koschitzky membership in Kehilath Jeshurun. Rabbi the Ramaz School, conducted its brief annual Haskel Lookstein paid fitting tributes to the meeting. The only item on the agenda was the COMMUNITY TRUSTEES following members: Nominating Committee Report and the The following were elected as FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRANTS Election of Trustees. Community Trustees: Jean Blumenthal Warm appreciation was extended to three Barry Bryer Harriet Kalischer Trustees who will no longer serve on the Eugene Farber FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRANTS Ramaz Board: Dr. Isaac Herschkopf Francine and Benjamin Brown Joseph Low Robert Kapito Karen and Meyer Gross Nathan Kahn Marrick Kukin Nan and Martin Haber Robert Kurzweil David Muschel Yvette and Robert Hyman The following Regular Trustees were re- Jeffrey Parker Evelyn Mandelker elected for three-year terms: Vivian Shulman Gloria Mosesson Raanan Agus The following were re-elected as Laurel and Lawrence Rosenbluth Adam Emmerich Honorary Trustees: Frances and Rabbi Isaac Trainin David Gruenstein Harvey Beker Diane Wassner Jerry Kestenbaum Jacob Berman TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRANTS Nathan Low Fred Distenfeld Marcia and Arthur Brody Mitchell Presser Lillian Eisman Bernard Cohen The following Alumni Trustee was re- Pearl Hack Ellen and Samuel Dawidowicz elected for a three-year term: Ilan Kaufthal Nancy and Eli Einbinder Ilana Benson Rosalie Kleinhaus Ruthe and Heinz Eppler The following Parent Trustees were re- Belda Lindenbaum Rose and Dr. Mark Friedman elected for three-year terms: Gail Propp Mark Fessel Karen and Dr. Allan Gibofsky Howard Rubinstein Mitchell Sabshon Shelley and Martin Kaufman Moshael Strauss Elli and Israel Krakowski

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“WHY WE NEED TO SPEAK FRANKLY ABOUT OUR FAITH” ASERMON DELIVERED BY HILLEL RAPP ON JUNE 16, 2007 Water, water everywhere nor any drop to 5 of the last 9 years of my life to full-time scholars toward more progressive thinking. drink. This saying almost became a scary Torah study, I become easily annoyed by the But when we become dismissive of halakha, reality a few years back when many rabbis in suggestion that halakha could actually be of rabbinical concerns and decisions, we are the world of kashrut began to question more imposing than I originally thought. neutralizing the power of progressivism and whether New York City tap water was kosher. Why is this so? Why do we often find it so resting in the comfort of resolution. Rabbi For a time, this was all the rage in the Yeshiva difficult to conceptualize new halakhic Abraham Joshua Heshel warned: "Vitally University beit midrash, with lists of reality? The world of Talmudic law is an important as it is for Judaism to reach out into rabbinically approved water filters posted on academically rigorous discipline, complete non-Jewish cultures in order to absorb the hallway bulletin boards. While there were with case law, debates on original intent, a elements which it may use for enrichment of rabbis who maintained that our water was, in basic system of logic, and a forum for its life and thought, it must not be done at the fact, kosher, the question itself surely left its interpretation and implementation by price of giving up its intellectual integrity. We mark. No longer was water out of the realm of recognized legal scholars. Why wouldn't we must remember that the attempt to find a kashrut scrutiny. Could it really be? Faucets welcome new halakhic realities as part of the synthesis of prophetic thinking and Greek which need a mashgiach? Brita filter's evolving system we have chosen to guide our meta-physics, desirable as it may be in a stamped by the OU? For many in the Modern lives - even if these realities are sometimes in particular historic situation, is not necessarily Orthodox world, the idea of trief water was the places where we least expect (or would valid…" Jerusalem and Athens may have been not an easy drink to swallow. like them to be), like a cup of water? geographically close, but spiritually, they were I recall this issue because of a very The criticisms of Modern Orthodox and remain worlds apart. interesting interaction I had at the time. I was communities have, for a long time, centered Something still isn't right. Kosher water? I listening to a rabbi of the OU speak about the on a perceived lack of concern for rigorous mean, seriously, how ridiculous does that potential halakhic hazards of H2O, when a halakhic observance. I had the unique sound? Or maybe it's another issue in halakha colleague sitting next to me, then a doctoral experience of growing up in a Modern that we just don't want to explore all that candidate in biology, remarked: "I've always Orthodox home while attending charedi carefully, something that just seems a little bit said, the day someone tells me water isn't yeshivot for much of my early educational ridiculous, makes us a little uncomfortable. kosher is the day I'm outta here. I just never career. This came with many advantages and So we need to ask ourselves, what is really really thought that day would come. But not disadvantages, but it made one issue very clear going on here? What about halakha makes us kosher water has to be one of the most to me: The yeshiva world is wrong about uncomfortable, annoyed, sometimes ridiculous things I've ever heard." I chuckled, Modern Orthodoxy, but not entirely off base in dismissive? I think the answer lies in a very but the comment stuck with me. You see, on their critique. The basic issue that sets the difficult place to go - in the basic assumption the one hand, I could totally relate to his Modern Orthodox Jew apart from his or her upon which all of halakha rests - in our faith - frustration. We live in a time where, within our "yeshivish" sibling is the respect and in the very nature of what we believe and how community, there seems to be a culture of recognition given to values and ethics that we've gotten there. Every halakhic ruling, chumra that at times can seem more self- exist outside the world of halakha. The pursuit each maskana in the Gemara, has with it, inflicting than rational. On the other hand, this of happiness, equal protection for men and roughly, three basic assumptions, each of issue, as far-out as it seemed to be, was women under the law, civil rights, patriotism, which is layered with intellectual and actually quite rational within the structure of all represent values that are woven into the emotional depth. These assumptions are: 1- a halakhic thinking. These concerned rabbis fabric of the Modern Orthodox Jew in the belief in God; 2- a belief that God revealed a were not looking to be thieves of thirst same stitch as kashrut and Shabbat and tifilin. set of obligations and ethics to the Jewish quenching, but were concerned when they However, while it is one thing to wax poetic people; and 3- a belief in the authenticity of became aware that a certain organism called a on the symbiosis of the sacred and secular, it is the oral law and its mesora (the lineage of Copepod inhabited much of the city's tap quite another to handle the resulting conflicts rabbis dating back to Moses at Sinai). When water, and was apparently visible to the naked of values. In a perfect world, we value both we put on tifilin each morning, wash our eye. It is, of course, prohibited by the most ethics equally. In the real world, we gravitate hands before bread, make Kiddush on Friday ancient precepts in Jewish law to knowingly toward the ethic which strikes a chord in our night, we are taking for granted these three ingest any sort of living organism that one can conscience as just being right. And, as we very weighty beliefs. Don't we owe it to see. know, that is not always the halakhic ethic. ourselves to talk about them? Do we, in fact, Now, there was a debate on this issue. And that's ok. I am proud to say that as a believe them? If we embrace the idea that What are the standards for something being Modern Orthodox Jew, I am dedicated to a Modern Orthodoxy is built on a progressive visible? Is the halakhic situation somehow progressive approach in halakha, while being halakha born of conflicting value sets, we different when it comes to water? But those meticulously careful to maintain the system's must be confident in the core assumptions of questions all recognize the legitimacy of the integrity. If we are going to be progressive, each value set. If we believe in some notion of issue. My friend, myself, and I think many something must be pushing that the American ideal, in democracy, capitalism, others in the Modern Orthodox community - progressivism. Maybe it is the agunah who has or any of the basic cultural assumptions of some with the best academic training from the not found equal protection in the halakhic western thinking, we must also believe in top ivy league schools - were offended by the system, or the potential convert who has his or God, in revelation, and in the oral tradition. very notion that water may not be kosher, and her freedom of individual choice curtailed. It Writes Rav Lichtenstein: "If we take seriously were impatient to listen to any academic is these external ethics which strike a chord in the idea of revelation - and of halakha as its explanation. I often find that, despite investing our collective conscience and push our explication - we cannot look for ways of KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 21 transcending [halakha]." We must confront it. exclusively record the halakha, but filled it Alternatively, if we see our Judaism as simply with pages of aggada, rich with hashkafa and APARTMENT a set of cultural norms or traditional practices the earliest precepts of Jewish philosophy. Yet which fall in our comfort zone, those issues aggada is almost entirely ignored in most REMODELING will always be pushed aside for an ethical yeshiva day school Talmud curricula. norm or societal value that makes us more Rabbi Lamm continues: "Jewish religious Design and Construction comfortable. If kashrut is just a tradition we leadership must not fear [the] honest Services by Licensed are comfortable with so long as we live in questioning [that comes when we explore New York City, when we leave the city, and faith]. In fact, we may consider ourselves Professionals the tradition and comfort are gone, what keeps fortunate when we find the signs of doubt. Conversions Two Apartments us kosher? It is when we see our Judaism as its When we find questioning, even of a hostile into One own authentic system of rules and ethics, that variety, Judaism stands a chance. Doubt it is raised to the level of conflict and can acknowledges implicitly a faith-affirmation Adding/Removing Walls contend with the best of society's ethics, vying with which it is engaged." In other words, a Structural and Non-Structural for our intellectual attention and begging our frank discussion about faith, complete with Alterations interpretation and extrapolation. challenge, concerns, questions, and doubts, is But we don't really talk about faith. The in and of itself the positive experience of pulpit preaches greater observance; the chalk belief. As he cites in the words of the Hebrew [email protected] board checks to see that each student knows poet: 212-289-6290 the hava-amina and maskana. But what about "I once thought my faith depends upon my 631-335-7962 (cell) the premise which precedes halakha and is reward, but now I know that my faith itself is presupposed by the Gemara? What about my reward." faith? It is only a through a serious investment in While faith may have escaped our our faith that we will provide halakha with the attention, it has not been overlooked by our place of prominence and pride which says - scholars. So much has been written for the this is my belief. Just as I am a proud world of Modern Orthodoxy on this very American, just as I am a proud Jew, I am also issue. From Heshel to Buber to Berkowitz to a proud observant Jew, and these, all these - the Rav, and even to Wyschgrod or secular and sacred, are my values. They Lichtenstein or Liebowitz, there is ample conflict, and I struggle, but I believe in both at academic material to discuss and dissect, to their core. share and sharpen, to enable and to inspire. A cup of water that is not kosher? Well The problem is that, for the most part, we have that's something I'd like to discuss. not done that. We've left these books in their raw, often esoteric, and always academic, form. They are accessible mostly to those predisposed toward philosophy, a general J reader of academia, a motivated high school student looking for a senior elective, or an intellectually curious college student willing to take time from his or her major. That's really not enough exposure for what are critical concepts in our faith. We need to find ways to organize and edit the basic strands of thought in Jewish philosophy, especially in modern Jewish philosophy, into a coherent curriculum that begins in middle school and into short digestible articles that inspire Shabbat table conversations. Rabbi Lamm raised this issue years ago in his essay Faith and Doubt: "Teaching the intellectual content of Judaism, hashkafa, in a manner relevant to the concerns of modern men must assume a new role in Jewish education…. We live in an open, pluralistic and secularist society [with values that do not always harmonize with halakha]. Modern Orthodox Judaism can no longer continue to ignore this fact of life and act as if instruction in religious [practice] and education in KJ was packed to the rafters for the June 28th Men’s Club screening of the critically talmudic law will, by themselves, keep the acclaimed documentary film “The Last Jews of Libya” followed by remarks from secularist wolf at the door." After all, the Executive Director Aryeh Bourkoff. Shown here with Aryeh are film narrator Isabella rabbis who compiled the Talmud did not Rossellini, Aryeh’s wife Elana Bourkoff and his mother, Vivienne Roumani-Denn. Page 22 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

WITHIN OUR FAMILY BIRTHS Lori and Michael Mehler on the birth of their daughter of Robert Blinken Jr. and Janelle Pike, to Mazal Tov to: second child and second son. Mordechai Ephraim (Marc Eric) Lerner, son of Rochel Randi and Zahi Ashkenazi upon the birth of their Barbara and Rabbi Mayer Moskowitz on the birth and Dr. Sheldon Lerner of Woodmere. first child, Jadyn Eliana. Mazel tov as well to the of a great-granddaughter, Odelia Bracha, born to their Bonnie and Isaac Pollak on the engagement of their proud KJ grandparents Ira Gober and Rachell grandchildren Sari Moskowitz Holtz and Mordecai son, Zamir, to Avital Herman of Melbourne. Maidenbaum Gober. Holtz. Roberta and Dr. Michael Sigall on the engagement Debra and Shlomo Baruch on the birth of their third Gabrielle and Michael Muller on the birth of their of their son, Jeremy, to Shayndi Raice, daughter of child, a daughter, Olivia Chloe. third child, a son, Moses. Pinchus and Deborah Raice-Fox of Monsey. Shani and Gavri Butler on the birth of their first Danyelle and Joshua Neuman upon the birth of May their weddings take place in happiness and child, a son, Isaac. their second child, a daughter, Eden Dvorah. blessing. Alexandra and Vitor Cepelowicz upon the birth of Dr. Terry and Barbara Plasse upon the birth of twin MARRIAGES their second child, a son. grandsons born to their children Amital and Judy Mazal tov to: Cantor Mayer and Rochelle Davis upon the birth of Plasse. Alexander Crane upon his marriage to Lauren their first grandson, Joshua Elijah, born to their Monique and Andrew Rechtschaffen on the birth of Baime of North Caldwell, NJ. children Daniel and Kate Davis of Riverdale. Mazal their daughter, Ashley Miriam. Mazal tov as well to Raquel and E. Magnus Oppenheim on the marriage Tov as well to the proud KJ great - grandparents, the proud KJ grandparents, Rabbi Manfred and Pamela of their daughter, Michal, to Michael Simon, son of Cantor Emeritus Avram and Esther Davis. Rechtschaffen and Dr. Julio and Perla Messer. Deborah and Leon Simon of London. Barbara and Eric Eigen on the birth of their Lynn and Wolf Scheck on the birth of a Ilona and Paul Oltuski on the marriage of their granddaughter, Violet Zahava, born to their children granddaughter, Sophia Rose, born to their children daughter, Alicia, to Uri Pasternak, son of Sue and Jerry Reina and Zev Eigen. Lizzy Scheck and Max Calne. Pasternak of Silver Spring. Jodi and Fabian Eliasson upon the birth of their first Julie and Jonathan Schwartz on the birth of their Francine and David Perlman on the marriage of child, Anna Rebecca. first child, a girl. Mazal tov as well to the proud KJ their son, Jason, to Christine Zawistowski. Drs. Penny and Roy Feldman on the birth of their grandparents, Jonathan & Esther Messeloff. Carol and Jesse Schwartz on the marriage of their granddaughter, Mina Zipporah, born to their children Drs. Ora and Michael Singer on the birth of their daughter, Laura Beth, to Phillip Leo Konieczny, son of Drs. Jeannie and Noah Feldman. son, Jonas Nadav. Marleen and Kevin Konieczny of Denver. Debbie and David Freedman upon the birth of twin Randi and David Sultan upon the birth of their Judy and Isaac Sherman on the marriage of their girls, Ayelet Sara and Mia Sophie. second child and first son, Alexander Aaron. granddaughter, Jennifer Ingerman, daughter of Joanne Helen & Elliot Freilich upon the birth of their Rachel and Dr. David Vorchheimer on the birth of and Jeff Ingerman, to Adam Yedlin, son of Bonnie and daughter, Lily Rand (Leah Aidel Beileh). their fourth child, a boy, Ethan Max. Mark Yedlin. Danielle and Jason Friedman on the birth of their May these children grow up in the finest tradition of COMMUNAL HONORS daughter, Micole Amanda. Torah, chupah, and maasim tovim. Congratulations to: Rosie and Dr. Mark Friedman on the birth of a BNEI MITZVAH Miriam and Alan Goldberg who were honored by grandson, Moshe Simcha, born to their children Yael Mazal Tov to: Yeshiva University High Schools at their recent dinner. and Pinchas Farkas of Far Rockaway. Faye and Josh Deutsch on the Bar Mitzvah of their Toby Gotesman Schneier on being Guest of Honor Naamit Kurshan and Michael Gerber upon the birth grandson, Benjamin Deutsch. at the WIZO luncheon. of their first child, a daughter, Shira Leora. Mazal Tov Eugenia and Mortimer Propp on the Bat Mitzvah of PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS as well to the proud KJ grandparents Francine and their granddaughter, Adrienne Margaret Propp. Congratulations to: Morry Gerber. ENGAGEMENTS Dr. Jenny Batlay who lectured on Albert Camus at Drs. Lori and Alon Gitig upon the birth of their first Mazal Tov to: Baruch College. child, a son. Sandy & Dr. Robert April on the engagement of Marcelline Block, daughter of Jenny Batlay, who Dr. Carin and Eric Gribetz on the birth of their their daughter, Sara, to Joshua Koolyk, son of Adele & recently published three articles on literary and film second child and first son. Judah Koolyk of Monsey. theories. Karen and Meyer Gross upon the birth of their Linda and Charles Fisch upon the engagement of Roberta Caplan on becoming a Major Gifts Officer grandson, Harry Charal, born to their children Dana their daughter, Zipporah, to Michael Neuman, son of at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva Gross and Jeffrey Gandel. Barbara and Craig Neuman of Baltimore. University. Lynn and Irving Hershkowitz on the birth of a Dr. Mark and Rosie Friedman on the engagement of Harlan Cohen, son of Hollace and Steven Cohen, grandson, Cory, born to their children Cara and Lewis. their son, Yoseph, to Rivkah Geller, daughter of the who received an appointment as Professor of Kim and Larry Heyman, the children of Ronnie and late Jack Geller z"l and Judy and Marty Blachman of International Law at the University of Georgia Law Samuel Heyman, upon the birth of their first child, a Jamaica Estates. School. boy. This is, thank God, the Heyman's fifth grandchild Rose Gerszberg upon the engagement of her Harriet Edleson on publishing her first book, “The and first grandson. daughter, Naomi, to Benjy White. Little Black Book of Washington, DC: The Essential Drs. Aviva and David Hiltzik upon the birth of Terry and Michael Jaspan upon the engagement of Guide to America's Capital.” twins, Stella Rose and Nathan Alexander. their son, Steven, to Deena Bloom, daughter of Ora Dara Freed, daughter of KJ Member Bernard Marissa and Daniel Katz upon the birth of their and Ira Bloom of West Orange. Cohen, on joining the American Democracy Institute second child and daughter. Mazal Tov as well to the Jessica Joseph upon the engagement of her as their V.P. for Strategic Planning. proud KJ grandparents, Evelyn and Greg Katz, and to daughter, Michaela, daughter of the late Jean-Paul Ezra Dan Feldman, the son of Drs. Penny and Roy the proud KJ great-grandfather, Joseph Katz. Joseph, and stepdaughter of Mr. Leon Kroll, to David Feldman, on winning the Cornell University Prize for Tzivia and Shilo Kramer upon the birth of their Biltekoff, son of Judi and Peter Biltekoff of Buffalo. Poetry for 2007. second child and son, Eliyahu. Mazal Tov as well to Gail and Carl Kanter upon the engagement of their We are very proud to announce that our member, the proud KJ grandparents, Rabbi Avraham and Ziva son, Aaron, to Andrea Bolten, daughter of Marsha and Dr. Ruth L. Gottesman, Professor Emerita of Kramer. David Bolten of Philadelphia. Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Leslie and Michael Kule on the birth of twins, Drs. Barbara Kapelman and Larry Koblenz upon of Yeshiva University, was elected Chairperson of the Elijah Jacob and Sarah Goody. Mazal Tov as well to the engagement of their son, Adam, to Jessica Medical School’s Board of Overseers. Dr. Gottesman the proud KJ grandparents, Wilma and Stephen Kule. Rainbow, daughter of Dr. Barrett Rainbow and the late is the first faculty member and first woman in the Fran & Arnold Lederman on the birth of a Dr. Anne Zuckerman Rainbow of Skokie. school’s 52-year history to be named Chair of the granddaughter, Malka Naomi, born to their children Evelyn and Greg Katz on the engagement of their Board. Dr. Gottesman is the wife of David S. Michael & Nancy Cohen of West Orange. son, Philip, to Janie Weiner, daughter of Roberta and Gottesman who served with distinction as Chairman of Sharon and Asher Levitsky upon the birth of two Alan Weiner of New City. Mazal Tov as well to the the Board of Trustees of Yeshiva University. She is granddaughters, Sophie Rae Levitsky, born to Amy proud KJ grandfather, Joseph Katz. also the mother of our members, Trudy and Robert and Joshua Levitsky, and Maya Markowitz, born to Alexandra Jordan (Gavriella Adina) Pike, daughter Gottesman. We wish Ruth Gottesman much success Lily and Steve Markowitz. of Susan Blinken and Dr. Sheldon Pike, and step and satisfaction in her new leadership role. KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 23 WITHIN OUR FAMILY Dr. Jonathan Javitt upon the publication of his Eric Attias on the passing of his father, Pinhas Dr. Terry Plasse on the passing of his mother, thriller novel, "Capitol Reflections," by Sterling & Attias. Sherley Plasse. Ross. Illustrating the potentially deadly problems Michael Bernstein on the passing of his mother, Harriet Radin on the passing of her mother, with the safety of America's food supply, the book's Gilda Bernstein. Dorothy Schweitzer. release coincides with recent real-life revelations Dan Bettinger on the passing of his mother, Gloria Dr. Samuel Rapoport on the passing of his mother, about toothpaste containing poison and pet-food Bettinger. Rose Rapoport. contaminated with a chemical found in pesticides and Dr. James Cleeman on the passing of his father, Bernard Schwartz on the passing of his father, plastics. Dr. Javitt, a physician who has long worked Abe Cleeman. Morris Schwartz. in the public-health arena and who has published Randy Corwick on the passing of his mother, Steven Springer on the passing of his father, more than 200 scientific articles, has much Rhoda Barbara Corwick. Charles Springer. experience in the area of food safety: He headed the Dr. Vicki Deutsch on the passing of her father, Dr. Seymour Zises on the passing of his mother, Ruth Health Subcommittee of the President's Information Maury Deutsch. Zises. Technology Advisory Committee, and served as a Ruth Fouzailoff on the passing of her father, Dr. Frederick Zuckerman on the passing of his member of the White House Health Reform Task Yaakov Baruch Cohen. brother, Dr. Matthew Zuckerman. Force. Dr. Carol Hess-Haber on the passing of her father, Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun also mourns the KJ Trustee Dr. Henry Kressel upon the publication Lt. Col. (USAF, Ret.) William E. Hess. passing of Frieda Goldsmith, widow of the late A. of his book "Competing for the Future: How Digital Sarah Goldman on the passing of her brother, Phillip Goldsmith, who was a great KJ/Ramaz Innovations Are Changing the World." Henry is a Robert Magids. community builder. Managing Director of Warburg Pincus. Dr. Glenn Goldfinger on the passing of his father, May they be comforted among all those who Daniele Gorlin Lassner and Jules Lassner, upon Henry Goldfinger. mourn for Zion and Jerusalem. their son Andy receiving his 6th Emmy Award as the Dr. Samuel Goldring on the passing of his father, Executive Producer of The Ellen Degeneres Show. Boruch Goldring. W.W.II veteran Ben Milstein and wife Judy on Helene Hartig on the passing of her father, Harry their four IDF - serving grandsons. Wasserheit. Sue and Win Robins upon the swearing-in to the Bernard Lacher on the passing of his brother, Israel Defense Forces Paratroop Brigade of their Yehoshua Lacher. 212-769-4400 grandson, Amichai Goldstein, son of Frannie and Dr. Barry Libin on the passing of his mother, Paula Jackie Goldstein of Hashmonaim. Libin, as well as on the passing of his sister, Margery PLAZA JEWISH COMMUNITY CHAPEL KJ Trustee Lee Snow upon being elected President Serkin. Andrew Fier, Director of the Estate Planning Council of New York City. Morris Massel on the passing of his mother, Dr. Rona Woldenberg on being inducted as a Matilda Massel. Amsterdam Avenue and 91st Street Fellow in the American College of Radiology, one of Barbara Gerstel Moskowitz on the passing of her SERVICES AVAILABLE IN only 11 women nationwide to receive this honor. mother, Ray Frank. CONDOLENCES Rabbi Mayer Moskowitz on the passing of his FLORIDA Our condolences to: sister, Bluma Leibovich. Anne Addison on the passing of her brother, Abe Alfred Ohebshalom on the passing of his father, 1-800-227-3974 Cleeman. Yousef Shalom Ohebshalom. In Memoriam MILDRED AVNER throughout the Jewish community. generosity. His family grieves for him To us she was known as “Mitzi”, the She was a grande dame, first in and his congregational family misses him beloved wife of Jack Avner, of blessed Connecticut, then in Riverdale where she greatly. memory. The two of them formed the and her husband founded a synagogue, VIVIANE PARIS most dapper couple. Mitzi was a vibrant, and finally here at KJ where her daughters She grew up here as the daughter of exciting and dynamic woman, exquisitely and the rest of the family became leaders our past President, the late Nathan groomed, with a wonderful smile on her in the community. Salzman, and was the apple of his eye: face and a twinkle in her eye. CHARLES GUTTMAN He absolutely adored her. She saw her She was a loving mother and a He was taken from his family and daughter, Nicole, educated in Ramaz and wonderful and gracious member of her from us suddenly. A brilliant lawyer and maintain lifelong friendships with family. She loved KJ and, together with a wonderful friend, he was the rock of his members of her class. Jack, they were both regular in their family upon whom everybody depended. In recent years, she rejoined the attendance in shul and very active in all of He and Gilda had an idyllic marriage, congregation of her youth and became a the activities of the congregation. and he absolutely adored his four source of support for the community. GOODY DANE wonderful daughters, three of them She was the elegant matriarch of a Ramaz Alumnae and one a current wonderful family, a loving and supportive student. They looked to him as the king of Memorialize Loved Ones wife to her late husband, Oscar, with the family; dependable, wise, gracious Mount Memorial Plaques In The whom she partnered in all of his and loving. Main Synagogue charitable ventures. She was an adoring In shul he was a regular, quietly pious Cost Per Plaque: $1,000 mother, grandmother and great- and a good friend of many. Without any Call 212-774-5680 or e-mail grandmother to a family that is precious to ostentatiousness, he was a person of great [email protected] us at KJ and whose influence is felt religious principle and exceptional Page 24 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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