CCHAHAII NN OOTETESS Song of Peace Congregation Shir Shalom · 4660 Sheridan Drive · Williamsville, NY 14221 · (716) 633-8877 · Fax (716) 633-8952

June 2018 Sivan - Tamuz 5778

Friday, June 8th - Saturday, June 9th Freda Berger Scholar-in-Residence Weekend

with Rabbi Micah Becker-Klein Rabbi Becker-Klein will bring a unique blend of Blue Grass Music and Jewish Soul to CSS.

Friday, June 8th at 7:00pm

Jewish Bluegrass Erev Shabbat Service Join us for a joyous fusion of bluegrass musical sensitivities.

Saturday, June 9th Lunch 12:00pm/ Program 1:00pm

Jewish Sacred Eating for Today (Understanding EcoKashrut and MicroShechital)

How can the sacred Jewish approach to eating animals be applied to the realities of our day? This question will be introduced during the morning Torah Study and extended over Shabbat lunch. Reservations required by June 5th.

Saturday, June 9th at 7:00pm “Songs of Justice and Peace” We will gather for an uplifting evening of timely and inspiring music.

Rabbi Micah Becker-Klein serves as rabbi of Congregation Beth El in Bennington, Vermont. He is an original member of Shabbat Unplugged and also has solo recordings. Rabbi Becker-Klein acted as Assistant Editor for the High Holy Day Prayerbook published by the Reconstructionist Press, and serves on the Camp Havaya board. He is on the faculty at the University of Delaware. Rabbi Becker-Klein is also an expert in the field of kosher food as a mashgi'akh, and a specialist in micro-shekhitah. He also runs Roasting Rabbi Coffee, a coffee roasting company that inspires holy elevation in each batch to be shared on special days and in everyday life.

Sponsored by the Louis S. and Molly B. Wolk Foundation

A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF CONGREGATION SHIR SHALOM www.shirshalombuffalo.org Upcoming Services

June 2018

Parashat Behaalotecha (Numbers 8:1-12:16)

Friday, June 1, 2018

7:00 PM Erev Shabbat Family Service and Bat Mitzvah of Lauren Farber

Saturday, June 2, 2018 9:00 AM Torah Study at Canterbury Woods

CONGREGATION SHIR SHALOM 11:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service at Canterbury Woods “Song of Peace" *** OUR MISSION IS TO BE A WELCOMING Parashat Shlach (Numbers 13:1-15:41) COMMUNITY AND TO ENHANCE ALL ASPECTS OF JEWISH LIFE. Friday, June 8, 2018

7:00 PM “Jewish Bluegrass” Erev Shabbat Service WE ARE: with Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Micah Becker-Klein  Reform and Reconstructionist  Diverse Saturday, June 9, 2018

 Multigenerational 9:00 AM Torah Study  Inclusive and Interfaith 10:30 AM Mishebeirach and Mourner’s Kaddish

WE SHARE: 10:45 AM Shabbat Morning Service

 Joy in Judaism ***  Compassion and support Parashat Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32)  Lifelong learning  Traditions with flexibility Friday, June 15, 2018

7:00 PM Erev Shabbat Service WE AFFIRM:  Reinterpreting our heritage Saturday, June 16, 2018

 Repairing the world 9:00 AM Torah Study  Embracing uniqueness and unity 10:30 AM Shabbat Morning Service and  Recognizing the relevance of Israel Bat Mitzvah of Violet Peck

*** Parashat Chukat (Numbers 19:1-22:1)

Friday, June 22, 2018

7:00 PM Erev Shabbat Service

Saturday, June 23, 2018

9:00 AM Torah Study 10:30 AM Mishebeirach and Mourner’s Kaddish 10:45 AM Shabbat Morning Service

*** Parashat Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9)

Friday, June 29, 2018

7:00 PM Erev Shabbat Service

Saturday, June 30, 2018 Chai Notes - Issue 64 9:00 AM Torah Study Published Monthly

Congregation Shir Shalom 10:30 AM Mishebeirach and Mourner’s Kaddish 4660 Sheridan Drive 10:45 AM Shabbat Morning Service Williamsville, NY 14221

2 From Rabbi Lazarus-Klein Tikkun Olam

Chesed Caring Committee If you have ever visited Masada, traveled up its winding snake path, or been transported The CSS Chesed Caring Committee wants you to know that up by cable car, you will have seen, not only, we take care of our members in a very special way; namely, by the site of the last zealot stronghold in the providing meals for families who: have a loved one just days after the destruction of the Second returning home from the hospital; are experiencing the birth of Temple, but also, the first fully equipped a new baby; or are observing Shiva. All we need is a call from desert spa. Overlooking the beautiful Dead someone in the family to let us know that one of the above Sea, Herod built a palace meant to satisfy all of our hedonic situations exists, and we will provide a delicious meal for the desires, including an elaborate steam room and heated bath, immediate family. as well as storage space for years of food cravings. There were massive storage units for wheat, barley, plums, We also are looking for volunteers who would be able to pick apricots, peaches, figs, nuts, pomegranates, grapes, wine, up the meals and deliver them to the recipient’s home. This olives and almonds. And, what about the dovecot tower, does not have to be a long-term commitment. The more volunteers we have, the fewer times you will be called to help. equipped with hundreds and hundreds of spaces for tasty “chicken” dinners. There was so much food stored on “Care-Ring”

Masada that the zealots lived for years on what was still left We recognize that some members, who are unable to leave over, seven years after Herod’s death. As a guide explained their homes for one reason or another or who live alone, may on our communal trip to Israel last January, Herod was the appreciate a phone call once a week from another caring first “foodie.” congregant. We are reaching out to both those who would like

Today, being a “foodie” seems to be the norm, rather than to hear from someone, to chat, to visit on the phone, and those who are willing to make the phone calls. the exception. In the Jewish world, new specialty items pop up all the time. In this month’s column, I would like to share Please let us know if you want this service, or if you are able to news about two great new Jewish artisanal food offerings provide this service. We will explain the details. It’s easy, that have started within the past year. The first is from my convenient, and it’s a MITZVAH. All you need is a phone and a brother-in-law, Rabbi Micah Becker-Klein, who will be visiting few minutes a week. our community for the Freda Berger Scholar-in-Residence Program June 8th - 9th. Micah has been interested in food for To request a meal be provided to a member or to volunteer, quite a while, most specifically the rules behind kosher please call Adrienne Crandall at 875-7061, slaughter, but this past winter he decided to dedicate himself or email her at [email protected] to starting a business called “The Roasting Rabbi,” whose tagline is “releasing the Holy Spark in each bean.” As written on his website (roastingrabbi.com), “Micah believes that a good cup of coffee can help bring people closer together to share their ideas, concerns, and to find love together.”

The second involves a local mensch who I have known since Meet with the Rabbi or Cantor I officiated at his wedding some five or six years ago, Zach Rosenbloom. A few months ago he sent me an email If you need guidance, advice, or if you just want to schmooze, apologizing for not being in synagogue more, but proclaiming Rabbi Alex and Cantor Frank are available every Thursday, from he had found his connection to Judaism through food. A chef 1:30 to 3:00pm. Call Rabbi Alex at (716) 308-4558 or Cantor by trade, currently at the Park Country Club, Zach has Frank at (845) 596-5142, to make an appointment. dedicated some time to starting a Knish business. These Eastern European Jewish delicacies are perfect for the cold climate of Buffalo. His plan is to sell the knishes at the

Williamsville Farmer’s Market. And, where will he be cooking them? Right here at Shir Shalom. He brought over a tray of August 2018 them and they are absolutely delicious. I bet even Herod Chai Notes Deadline would have loved both of these offerings. The deadline for articles to be submitted for inclusion in

B’Shalom, the August 2018 issue of Chai Notes is June 21, 2018. Please submit articles to the editor at [email protected] [email protected] 3 CSS Religious School, Youth & Family Programming

From the Religious School Director Mazel Tov to our June

B’nai Mitzvah and their Families The last day of school is always filled with many emotions. It is wonderful to see how far the students have come in just nine months. Many of our youngest students loose teeth (and get new ones), most get taller, they make friends, and they all learn. It is gratifying to see excited looks when students make connections, figure things out and begin to develop their personal Jewish identity. Lauren Farber Violet Peck th May 6 was our last day of Religious School for the year. The June 1st at 7:00pm June 16th at 10:30am morning was fun- filled with various activities, including Tzedek Corp for our older students. Everyone had an enjoyable morning and left the building with a sweet ice cream treat.

Although I welcome the break from all the daily preparation that Religious School entails, I confess I will miss all of the smiling faces, enthusiasm, and activity that makes our school so special.

In a very short time, I’m sure that I will be impatiently waiting for our halls and classrooms to be bustling with the joyful sounds of learning.

It was a great year! Thank you to our wonderful teachers, teacher assistants and Parent Council! Thank you to Rabbi Alex, Cantor Frank and Cantor Spindler. And a special thank you to all the behind the scenes people that support the school Students were asked to redesign the Israeli Flag. in many ways - Joanne Marquisee, our Board, our office staff, This is what the 5th grade class came up with. Sisterhood, Men’s Group, and our maintenance staff. We could not do it without you.

The Religious School office will be open all summer. I encourage you to stop by to chat.

B’Shalom Hope [email protected]

FYI - The school has a nice collection of jackets. If your child is missing one, please contact the school office so it can be returned.

2018 - 2019 Religious School Registration

Registration packets for the 2018 - 2019 school year went home with students on the last day of classes. If you need registration forms call the Religious School at 633-8877.

Mazel Tov to our Shir Shalom 2018 Students worked and had fun until the last minutes of the Confirmand, Elliot Klein 2017-18 school year.

4 FYI - Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism

Reform Judaism Reconstructionist Judaism

HISTORY HISTORY

 Founded in Germany in the early 1800s  Founded by Mordecai Kaplan in the 1920s  The 1st Jewish response to Enlightenment  First Jewish denomination formed in US  Key figures:  Rabbinical school started in 1968 Abraham Geiger (1810-1874)  Currently 109 synagogues and approximately 40,000 Isaac Mayer Wise (1819-1900) members Stephen S. Wise (1874-1949)  Influence in American Judaism much greater than size  The largest Jewish Denomination with 1.5 million

members, 900 synagogues BELIEFS

 Judaism is more than a religion; it is an evolving religious BELIEFS civilization.  Belief in God as defined in the Shema.  Judaism is the creation of the Jewish people themselves,  Belief that the Torah was written by human hands, in the not of God. language of its time, with divine inspiration.  Jewish law is not the sole decision maker: i.e. the past  Belief in the rationality of humanity. "has a vote, not a veto."

 Belief that the process of reinterpretation of the Torah to  A belief in a non-supernatural deity: "God is the process the language of today is ongoing, and that every Jew has that leads to salvation"

a stake and a role in that restatement and extension.  The driving force behind Judaism is belonging rather than  Belief in egalitarianism (equal treatment of the sexes) believing.

wherever possible.  Judaism and working for social justice are inseparable. Belief in the strong moral and social action commitment   The State of Israel is vital to Jewish cultural and spiritual inherent in the Torah and embodied in the concept of survival. Tikkun Olam, repairing the world.

Shir Shalom Gift Shop

th th Gift Shop hours May 7 through June 30 will be Fridays from 6:00 - 7:00pm

Gift Shop Manager Jill Rafferty 982-9121

5 Shir Shalom Bus Trip

Congregation Shir Shalom Bus Trip What’s Happening with our Jewish Neighbors in Rochester?

Join us and find out!

Wednesday, July 18th Bus departs CSS Parking Lot at 9:15am (board at 9am) Returns at approximately 4:30pm

*Our day begins with a visit to Temple B’rith Kodesh, a Reform Temple, in the suburb of Brighton. We will be welcomed by Rabbi Peter Stein who will give us a brief history of their temple. While there, we’ll have the chance to view a collection of over 100 menorahs in many shapes, sizes and vintages. An engaging performer, Bonnie Abrams, will entertain us with lively, Jewish themed music.

*Next stop will be lunch at the Jewish Community Center featuring a Kosher menu. A box lunch will include a choice of Panini, side salad, light dessert and a cold beverage. While there we will visit the Holocaust Memorial and hear a speaker from the Holocaust Resource Center.

*Last stop will be free time to shop in a Brighton neighborhood featuring a Jewish Bakery, Lipman’s Kosher Meat Market, a high end consignment shop and Abbotts's Frozen Custard.

Cost is $43.00 Paid reservations are due by July 2nd (No exceptions)

Seats will be sold on a first come, first paid basis. Seating is limited to 40 people (first preference given to CSS members and their guests). Call 633-8877 to make reservations.

Walk Off Hunger - Save the Date

The Food Bank of WNY is thrilled to announce its 11th Annual Walk Off Hunger will be held from 10:00am to 2:00pm on Saturday, July 28th at Island Park in Williamsville! This fun, family-friendly event will once again be presented by Life Storage.

Walk Off Hunger is a two-mile scenic walk through the Village of Williamsville. The walk is followed up with a festival full of children’s activities, musical entertainment, bounce houses, raffles, food and refreshments. Last year, Walk Off Hunger and Summerfest drew more than 700 attendees.

All proceeds from Walk Off Hunger will benefit the Food Bank of WNY as it continues to procure and distribute nutritious food to as many as 140,000 individuals in any given month through our 335 member agencies in Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie and Niagara counties.

To register go to: https://www.foodbankwny.org/walkoffhunger/

6 Sisterhood and Men’s Group

Sisterhood Men’s Group

The Sisterhood Donors Luncheon is this month and we hope to The Men’s Group is on our annual summer hiatus; the next see you there. This is an important, and fun, fundraiser for meeting will be in August. Sisterhood. This year’s luncheon is on Sunday, June 10th, from 11:00am to 2:00pm, at Park Country Club. There will be a Poker games continue monthly. Watch your emails for basket raffle with great prizes, and entertainment by Charisma, announcements of dates. If you would like to get on the Men’s an award-winning women’s barbershop quartet. The Charisma Group email list, please send your email address to the singers are the current “Queens of Harmony” in the international address below. organization, Harmony Incorporated. Enjoy a delicious lunch, We wish everyone a great summer! fun with friends, and award-winning entertainment. Reservations are due by June 1st. If you can’t attend, or would like to give a Daniel Kester little extra, please consider sending in a donation. Additional Men’s Group President donations will help to fund a railing outside the entrance to [email protected] temple, to make it easier for people to safely walk from the (716) 536-5628 parking lot to the door.

On June 21st at 7:00pm, Sisterhood will be meeting to discuss ideas for next year. If there are any programs that you would like to see Sisterhood provide, please let us know.

Jill Hamilton Library Corner [email protected] In 2005, Penina Adelman, Ali Feldman and Shulamit Reinharz published The JGirl's Guide. Their aim was to offer a user-friendly, inclusive look at many of the issues young tween and teen women Sunday, June 10th at 11:00am face, using Jewish writings and teachings to help them navigate the many pitfalls of growing up. The book became extremely Shir Shalom Sisterhood Presents popular, especially among bat mitzvah groups, and went through Annual Donors’ Luncheon several printings. Park Country Club Even in a little over ten years, however, life has moved on, so the Basket auctions and musical entertainment authors decided to release a completely updated second edition.

Prior reservations required The book examines several issues, such as honoring one’s parents while seeking independence, friendship, body image and self-esteem, kindness to others, and tikkun olam (social action), using examples from the Bible and other Jewish sources to Video Streaming illustrate them. It also includes suggestions for reflection or discussion with others as well as journaling exercises and Video Streaming of Friday Night Services concrete actions to take such as avoiding lashon hara (gossip) or keeping Shabbat. The chapter on eating, for example, looks at Live video streaming of Friday night services in our Sanctuary kashrut, the blessings for various foods, the mitzvah of feeding the at Shir Shalom is available to anyone with a computer, ipad, hungry, and eating disorders, including in the context of balancing tablet or mobile device and an internet connection. confidentiality and safety in the case of friends who may be To access it, simply go to the Temple’s website, struggling with them. www.shirshalombuffalo.org The JGirl's Guide can be obtained through the Buffalo and Erie and click on the “Watch our Services Live” link. County Public Library system. Reinharz also co-authored a book The video streaming is a joint project of the CSS Sisterhood, for young Jewish men, The JGuy's Guide: The GPS for Jewish Men’s Group, and Communications Committee, with the goal of Teen Guys. Either would make a great gift for the young man or making services available for those unable to get to Temple, woman in your life. especially our ill and/or immobile congregation members. Leslie Jaszczak Please note that we occasionally experience technical [email protected] difficulties that are beyond our control. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

7 General Programming and Announcements

Friday, June 8th at 6:00pm The Defensive Driving Class is Back

Please join your family and friends at Shir Shalom for at Shir Shalom

Tot Shabbat Service with PJ Library Back by popular demand, the New York State Defensive Driving Class will be offered at Congregation Shir Shalom on Saturday, June 2nd.

Taking the class will save you 10% on your liability, collision, and no-fault insurance for three years. And, a portion of the proceeds Complimentary pizza dinner following Service at 6:30pm. from the class will go to temple, so everyone benefits.

Mini Service with joyful singing, crafts, story time and more! The class will run from 9:30am to 3:30pm. The cost is $30 for

Make new friends and catch the Shabbat spirit! temple members and $35 for non-members.

The class size is limited to 40 people, so sign up soon.

If you'd like to attend, contact Bruce Corris at [email protected] or 636-8387. Thursday, June 14th Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting

The Parkinson’s Support Group will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, June 14th at 6:30pm at Shir Shalom.

For additional information, please call Chris Jamele at 449-3795.

Friday, June 15th at 7:00pm Celebrate Your Anniversary in June!

A Marriage Reconsecration event will take place during Erev Shabbat Services on June 15th at 7:00pm. Couples celebrating a “special” anniversary during the year 2018, starting with the 1st year, then the 5th year and in five-year increments until the 50th, and every year past 50 are invited to receive blessings on the Bimah with Rabbi Alex and Cantor Frank. This joyful way to recommit to the sacred bond of marriage is a most uplifting experience.

Join us at the Oneg Shabbat for a champagne toast!

Please provide your name and anniversary number to Karen in the Temple office at 633-8877 or [email protected].

Rabbi Alex at The Amberleigh

Rabbi Alex will be leading a session at The Amberleigh on the third Tuesday of each month from 1:00 - 2:00pm. The next session will take place on June 19th.

8 General Programming and Announcements

Are You Connected? Friday, June 1st

Erev Shabbat Family Service We are proud to announce that we have a Congregation Shir Shalom App! Stop by the App 6:30pm Happy Half Hour Store if you have an iPhone or the Play Store if you Come and join in the fun! We will have wine have an Android Phone. The App is free! It is a great for the adults, Shirley Temples for the children, way to stay connected with Shir Shalom. If you have along with pizza, hors d’oeuvres and snacks. any questions, please contact Joanne Marquisee, Executive Director, at 716-633-8877 or [email protected]. 7:00pm Erev Shabbat Family Service A special thank you to our App funders, and Bat Mitzvah of Rabbi's Discretionary Fund, Cantor's Discretionary Fund Lauren Farber and Todd and Pam Sugarman! 8:00pm Oneg Shabbat Sponsored by the Farber Family in honor of Lauren Farber’s Bat Mitzvah.

Make Friday Night Family Night!

A Special Thank You to Todd Sugarman and TLS Landscaping Sunday, June 3rd Jewish Pride of WNY Parade Our President, Todd Sugarman, attends to temple affairs on a daily basis. But he also takes care of Shir Shalom through his Come with us as we join the local business, TLS Landscaping, by maintaining our outdoor property. celebration of the PRIDE Parade. The Pride This is very generous of Todd and we truly appreciate it! Parade is a time when the LGBTQ community and friends march together down Elmwood Avenue in celebration of the LGBTQ history and culture, and as a visible representation of the multiple ways there are to be LBGTQ in WNY.

CSS congregants are invited to join the Jewish Pride of WNY group that will march the two mile route.

There is no need to preregister and no fees. Please arrive at the Buffalo State Parking Lot (lot close to Grant Street entrance.) For details on where to meet up, where the march route is going, and other logistics, please go to: http://www.jewishpridewny.org/pride.

For more information about the festival itself, go to: http://buffalopridefestival.com/events/prideparade

JCC Artist Erev Shabbat Services in Residence Under the Tent this Summer! Program with During the months of July and August, Asaf Elkalai Friday evening Erev Shabbat Services will be at CSS held at 6:00pm outside under the tent (weather permitting.)

9 Environmental Column Join our Email List

Do you want to stay informed of all of the Earth Day and Energy Audit services and events that happen at by Joe Morris Temple? Then please join our EMAIL LIST. We send out a weekly broadcast on I want to thank everyone who helped with the Earth Day Event for their support. I was Wednesdays. We also send out special events stunned when I entered the sanctuary for the service to find it filled to the brim with and death notices. It is an easy way to families and volunteers. I owe Todd a huge thanks for the miracle his crew produced, get information quickly. setting up the social hall in record time. The success of this event is testimony to the Please call Joanne Marquisee at 633-8877, team that was supporting me, some of whom were of other faiths and belonged to other or send her your email address at religious organizations. It truly lived up to the interfaith billing. The service itself was [email protected] lovely. Thank you, Cantor and Rabbi, for all your efforts. Thank you all again. And, now we have to figure out how we’re going to live up to this high bar for next year.

On more mundane endeavors, now that we’re done with the Earth Day event we can Thank You to turn our attention back to the energy audit and come up with a plan for improving the Bagel Jays... temple’s energy efficiency while saving some money in the process. The audit report lays out opportunities for energy and cost savings. The Green Team will be fashioning a for the lovely challahs you donate to Congregation Shir Shalom plan to present to the Board. Stay tuned for more updates. If you’d like to participate or each and every Shabbat. express your ideas, you can contact me at [email protected] or 716 544-4576, or you can call the office and they’ll get word to me.

Eco-Tip-of-the-Month: 7.5% of our waste stream consists of plastic film such as Follow Congregation supermarket bags. Large supermarkets are now required by law to recycle plastic bags. Shir Shalom Remember to bring your own bags with you. It really does make a difference! Not only on Twitter! does it help with waste disposal but re-using these bags reduces our carbon footprint. Just add @shirshalombflo “Type 2” and “Type 4” bags can be recycled (the type of plastic is sometimes printed on to your follow list. the bag). Recyclables include:

• grocery bags

• newspaper bags Like us on • bread bags facebook! • dry cleaning film • packaging for toilet paper and paper towels Congregation Shir Shalom - Buffalo, NY • retail bags with hard plastic and string handles removed • bags with sealed air for packaging Get connected at CSS! Bags recycled by the county will be sold to brokers and passed on to recyclers to be made into other products such as outdoor decking and low-maintenance fencing. Wireless Internet available at Shir Shalom. Note: Wegmans (at least the one on Sheridan) has a recycling bin for plastic bags out No password necessary. front near the shopping carts.

Check out the Congregation Shir Shalom website!

www.shirshalombuffalo.org

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@shirshalombuffalo

10 Opportunities

“Hearts and Hands” Planned Giving

Services are provided by volunteers who give of their time as they Planned Giving provides people who have been synagogue have it available. Hearts and Hands Volunteers can provide: members an opportunity to recognize CSS. A Planned Gift can

 “Door through Door” transportation for medical appointments, be as simple as a bequest, or more complex, providing both local errands and social activities (including transportation to/ income and tax advantages for the donor. If you would like to from temple for services or other events). leave a legacy, examples of a Planned Gift that would benefit  Phone Pals, companion visits and wellness checks. Congregation Shir Shalom in the future include: Wills, Charitable Gift Annuities, Gifts of Life Insurance, and Charitable  In home supports: letter writing, bill paying, hair care and Trusts. much more.  Yard work and snow removal assistance. You also can endow our future by naming rights. Various areas  Respite services to lighten the load of a caregiver. in the building can be named with your family’s name, a legacy which would last forever and also be enjoyed by you today.  Minor handyman services. If you would like more information, please contact Joanne By linking those in need with a dedicated volunteer, Hearts and Marquisee, Executive Director, at 633-8877. Hands enables the elderly and those with long term health concerns to remain safely in their homes. For more information on how to receive services, please call (716) 406-8311.

Any Reason is a Good Reason to Please share your pictures with us! Sponsor an Oneg!

Do you have a picture of an event that you attended at temple; a Sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat after Friday Erev Shabbat picture of a family Shabbat you had at home; an interesting Services is a lovely way to honor someone you love, to picture from a meeting; or other photos that you'd like to share celebrate an upcoming simcha, or to remember a loved one in a with us? special way. For information, please contact Joanne Marquisee at 633-8877 or [email protected]. If so, please send them to: [email protected] along with a very brief explanation of the particulars for each photo.

Can you help a fellow congregant Student Community Service with a ride to Temple? Hours Available We have members who are no longer able to drive but would like Students can receive school community service credit by working to come to Temple for services and other events. If you can in the kitchen for Bingo on Monday nights. Contact Chris Cohan at provide a congregant with a ride to Temple, please call the CSS [email protected] if interested. office at 633-8877. Thank you for this mitzvah!

Who would YOU nominate to receive the Daniel E. Kerman Award?

Do you know of an individual or an organization who has lived by the ideals that made Rabbi Kerman such a beloved leader? Who do you know that should be recognized for outstanding contributions to the Jewish community, the community at large, or both, in the promotion of Jewish education, religious activities, culture, or youth activities? This award carries not only prestige, but also a monetary award.

The Daniel E. Kerman Award trustees will be meeting soon. Please submit your suggestions, in writing, including a brief description as to why this individual or organization is deserving of this award to:

Kerman Award Trustees ● Congregation Shir Shalom 4660 Sheridan Drive ● Williamsville, NY 14221

Please note that nominees may NOT be paid members of any organization. Also, they do NOT need to be a CSS member.

11 June 2018 Donations

(those received by April 21, 2018) The Congregation Shir Shalom Endowment Fund The Chesed/Caring Fund In Memory of: In Memory of: Peggy Altman, by Suzanne Kahn Dulutza Gutman, by Melania Puius Sylvia Berger, by Ron and Flossie Ziolkowski Sol Kaufman, by Harvey and Myra Horowitz Pearl Pikkel, by Gayle Nosenchuck The Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Abraham Sugar, by Irv Sugar In Memory of: In Honor of: Joseph Carr, by Larry and Laurie Carr Helene Mesch, on the occasion of her special birthday, by Louise Goodman, by Gail Goodman and Maureen Stewart Zella Glickman Milton and Julia Kanner, by Robert Kanner Gayle Nosenchuck, on the occasion of her birthday, by Sol Kaufman, by Bernard Engel and Gertrude Bacol Phil and Barbara Brogadir Dr. Alfred Lederman, by Gerry Lederman In Honor of: The General Education Fund Helene Barish, on the occasion of her special birthday, by In Memory of: Bernard Engel and Gertrude Bacol Shirley Kornblatt and Arthur Symons, by Diane Symons The birth of Mindy and David Weinman’s grandson Colton, by Gail Goodman and Maureen Stewart The General Operating Fund Sara Weintstein, on the occasion of her special birthday, by In Memory of: Gettelle Rein Daniel Friedfertig and Gary Friedfertig, by Richard Friedfertig Noah Wexler becoming a Bar Mitzvah, by Lewis and In Honor of: Diane Wexler Helene Barish, on the occasion of her special birthday, by Elaine and Jerry Schweitzer In Appreciation of: th Rabbi Alex for his support and guidance, by Ginny Ellis Wynne and Mark Trinca on the occasion of their 20 wedding anniversary and on the birth of their grandson, Isaac, by

Kevin and Rise Kulick The Cantor’s Discretionary Fund

In Honor of: The Landscaping Fund Noah Wexler becoming a Bar Mitzvah, by Lewis and In Memory of: Diane Wexler Theresa Pascuzzi, by Paula and Alan Kranitz

The Religious School Director’s Discretionary Fund The Building/Capital Repair Fund In Honor of: Donation: Sara Weinstein, on the occasion of her special birthday, by by David Caputo Marie Levy Meyers The Library Fund The Cantor Susan Wehle Memorial Caring Fund In Memory of: In Memory of: Harry Perlmuter, by Wayne and Barbara Freid Ruth Erlin Pugash, by Melissa Pugash In Honor of: The Music Fund Helene Barish, on the occasion of her special birthday, by In Memory of: Ilene Levine Edward Seitz, David Arbitman and Tillie Seitz, by Maureen Seitz Gayle Nosenchuck, on the occasion of her birthday, by Donation: Ruth Wakoff by David Caputo

The Cantor Susan Wehle Memorial Garden Fund The Anne Bernstein Memorial Education Fund In Memory of: In Memory of; Maxwell Ellis, by Jennie Pohl Dick Davis, by Ellen and Alan Bernstein In Honor of; Helene Barish, on the occasion of her special birthday, by The Edith and Joel Cohen Memorial Prayer Book Fund Carol Davis In Memory of: Dr. Edward Recoon, by Irving Atlas

The Bimah Furniture Fund The Dr. Barnett A. Slepian Memorial Fund In Memory of: In Memory of: David Gabin, by Donna and Morris Horwitz Eva “Rita” Rogers, by Lynne Slepian and Family Barbara Goldstein, by Donna and Morris Horwitz Michael and Robert Hamilton, by Elaine and Kenneth Kellick

NOTE: Writing a separate check for each donation allows us to credit the full amount of your contribution to the fund you specify for your gift.

12 June 2018 Bingo Memorial Anniversaries

Shir Shalom Bingo June 1, 2018

Nathan Berman, Anita Bregger, Sylvia Burstein, Martha Cantor, Beverly June Dates:

th Cohen, Leonard Corris, Eva Mae Craden, Isabel Fox, Edwin J. Gerstman, Monday, June 4

Fannie Goldberg, William Goldberg, Marsha Grant, Dorothy Heller, Sylvia th

Monday, June 11

Kaufman, Dorothy Klein, Gilda Laufer, Stuart Nadel, Marvin Palanker, Tillie

th Peller, Celia Pohl, Anna Price, Eliahu Puius, Rev. Elijah Rivo, George Rubin, Monday, June 18 th Mildred Saturen, Barbara A. Simon, Alvin Solomons, Nettie Spector, Frances Monday, June 25

Takiff, Cora Vizzi, Leah Wagner. Doors open at 6:30pm June 8, 2018 Games start at 7:30pm Roslyn Balaban, Melicent Chutkow, Dr. Peter M. Cohen, Sam Cutler, Money raised helps out your congregation… Solomon DeBruin, Annette Favus, Norman Friedman, Betty Galinsky, Allen join in the fun! Goldberg, Freda Goldberg, Hyman Greene, Martin Haubenstock, Dora Jeffay, Marion Kaplan, Harry Lapides, Sidney Lettman, George Lisch, Sandra Lynn Lodge, Robert Malek, Irving Millman, Melvin Morrison, Mark Bingo Volunteers Needed Noznisky, Irving Ostroff, Ira L. Powsner, Marshall Raphael, Frieda We URGENTLY need your help. Bingo is held every Rubinstein, Avery Aba Sandberg, Lois Satuloff, Irving Schlissel, Edith Monday night at 7:30pm; the doors open at 6:30pm. Schnittman, Abraham L. Schwartz, Sadie Simon, Margaret Sklarsky, Sarah Slepian, Betty Snitzer, Henry Stein, Blanche Subotnick, Paul Suchman, We need you to volunteer in order to operate Nathan Sweet, Kensett Whitcomb. properly and efficiently. Help us raise money to meet the budget in order to cover operating expenses. June 15, 2018

Nancy Abramowitz, Dorris Ellen Applebaum, Sultana Berger, Louis Borins, It is a fun and social way to help Shir Shalom. If you Philip Brody, Steven Bugyi, Nathan Cassover, Ida Chodorow, Allan Cohn, would like to volunteer, please contact Phil Herzbrun Suzanne Cohn, Sandra Gale Klein Davidson, Stephen Dohn, Joseph Engel, at [email protected]. Jacob Freudenheim, Barbara Goldstein, Helen Goorevich, Irving J. Grass, If you have any questions, call the Temple office at Louis Karnofsky, Daniel Levine, Rhea Markel, Rose Meyers, Dr. Robert 633-8877. We appreciate your help! Mintzer, Albert A. Pierce, Maurice J. Powsner, Samuel M. Reznick, Sarah Rivo, Mary Rosenberg, William A. Rosenthal, Maryn Sandberg, Max Schaefler, Ethel Schraiberg, Charles Schwartz, Evelyn B. Sellers, Hannah Shapiro, Clara Sohmer, Max Sohmer, Paul Sohmer, Esther Tubin, Marshall In Memoriam Weinstein, Israel Westerman, D. Beverly Winston. Our Congregation extends its sympathy June 22, 2018 to the family of:

Joseph Abramowitz, Harry Balsom, Morris Bardach, James Boness, Anne Bunis, Adele Florence Cohen, Stanley Corris, Jim Ellis, Mary Etkin, Lena Zelda Feldman, Freed, Harry Freedman, Hortense Goldstein, Yael Goldstein, Helen Hersh, wife of Marwin Feldman, Sanford L. Horwitz, Goldie Kaufman, Bertha Krupnick, Sophie Kweller, mother of Judy Feldman (Ed Schunk). Adolph Lansing, Rose Lieberman, Marion Macks, Samuel Mullman, Sam Paris, Reva Pozner, Ruthann G. Raiken, Irene Raphael, Martha Rosner, Sara Kallett, Rudolph Schiller, Essena Schweitzer, Harry Seitz, Arkady Sharogradsky, daughter of Annette Kallett.

Arthur Stein, Ida Tauben, Marshall Weinstein, Dorothy Wisniewski, Sybil Warren Klein, Yallof, Estelle M. Yood. father of Randi (Gerry) Morkisz. June 29, 2018 Ida Zatz Leberman, Eva Bachner, Robert Bardach, Ethel Berman, Seymour Bluestone, Esther grandmother of Ian (Melanie) Leberman. Brody, Michael P. Davis, William Diamond, Samuel Fertig, Louis Fishman, Carl Frey, Golda Gafter, Avrom Gilden, Bernard Goldman, Helen Gross, Jennifer McGregor, Amrum Moshka-Kivovie Kaplan, Ben Kaufman, Mary Krebs, Lois Kurtzman, cousin of Ronald (Karen) Place. Edwin E. Leff, Miriam Kaufman Lester, Bessie Lunn, Harvey Mandelkern, Francine Morris, Samuel Neberg, Joseph Peller, Henri Reinhard, Harry Ronald H. Place, Rekoon, Samuel Rosengarden, Bertha Rubin, Harry Serota, Ada Wolpin, father of Ronald (Karen) Place. Sonya Yurovitsky, Ann Zimmerman. Frank Tornabene 13 Staff and Officers

Congregation Shir Shalom • 4660 Sheridan Drive • Williamsville, NY 14221

(716) 633-8877 (Phone) • (716) 633-8952 (Fax) • www.shirshalombuffalo.org Clergy and Staff CSS Officers Board of Trustees

Alex Lazarus-Klein - Rabbi Todd Sugarman - President Jeff Balsom [email protected] [email protected] Jan Berg

Arlene Frank - Cantor Bruce Corris - V.P. Administration Michael Berger [email protected] [email protected] Jackie Block

Hope Bongiorno - Religious School Director Marina Finkelstein - V.P. Membership Gary Bluestein [email protected] [email protected] Bruce Corris

Joanne Marquisee - Executive Director Mindy Weinman - V.P. Worship Rella Corris [email protected] [email protected] Micky Farber

Renae Gattozzi - Bookkeeper Shari Jo Reich - V.P. Education Marina Finkelstein [email protected] [email protected] Michael Frisch Joseph Glickman Nancy McGory - Administrative Assistant Larry Posses - V.P. Finance [email protected] [email protected] Jill Hamilton

Daniel Kester Michael Frisch - Secretary Karen Houser - Receptionist Rob Lederman [email protected] [email protected]

Jean Messinger Harvey Horowitz - B’nai Mitzvah Tutor Joseph Glickman - Treasurer Larry Posses [email protected] [email protected]

Jill Rafferty Paul Staley - Organist Jill Hamilton - Immediate Past President Shari Jo Reich [email protected] [email protected] Diane Safir

Laura Yellen - Chai Notes Editor Jean Messinger - Sisterhood President Stuart Shapiro [email protected] [email protected] Marc Slonim

Irwin A. Tanenbaum, D.D. - Rabbi Emeritus Daniel Kester - Men’s Group President Todd Sugarman [email protected] [email protected] Mindy Weinman

Maintenance Shiri Kester - Youth Group Advisor Betsy Zappia Ryan McCowen, Dave Rose, [email protected] Lorenzo Stewart

Shir Shalom Funds

If you wish to honor those whose memories are dear to you, or express your gratitude for a joyous occasion, you are invited to make a contribution to Congregation Shir Shalom. Below is a list of funds available for your donations: Congregation Shir Shalom Endowment Fund Music Fund Ellen Davis Memorial Fund Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Sanctuary Fund Feld Family Torah Fund Cantor’s Discretionary Fund Sisterhood Fund Hyman Midda Memorial Fund Executive Director’s Discretionary Fund Social Action Fund Irving & Helene Fudeman Memorial Fund Religious School Director’s Fund Thanksgiving Baskets Fund Jane Oved Memorial Fund Bimah Furniture Fund Yahrzeit Fund Julian Safir Memorial Fund Building Fund Youth Group Scholarship Fund Leonard Goodman Fund Capital Repair Fund Rabbi Daniel E. Kerman Memorial Fund M. Sobel Education Fund Cemetery Fund Cantor Susan Wehle Memorial Caring Fund Marshall L. Glickman Memorial Fund Chesed/Caring Fund Cantor Susan Wehle Memorial Garden Fund Dr. Max, Jeannette and Edgar C. Rivo Memorial Fund Fight Hunger Fund Abe and Shirley Marquisee Memorial Fund Neustatter-Shapiro Fund General Operating Fund Anne Bernstein Memorial Education Fund Rabbi Steven & Patty Mason Israel Scholarship Fund General Education Fund Dr. Barnett A. Slepian Memorial Fund Robert Unher Memorial Fund Green Fund Bella & Bert Kremer Education Fund Cynthia and Samuel B. Cohen Memorial Fund Landscaping Fund Bess & Morris Michaels Memorial Garden Fund Spivack Youth Library Fund Library Fund Edith & Joel L. Cohen Memorial Prayer Book Fund 14

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For the most current information, visit our web site June 2018 www.shirshalombuffalo.org/calendar.html Sivan - Tamuz 5778

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6:30pm Happy Half Our calendar is 9:00am Torah Study at Hour Canterbury Woods prepared more than one month in 7:00pm Erev Shabbat 9:30am Defensive advance of Gift Shop Hours: Family Service and Bat Fridays 6-7pm Driving Class publication and is Mitzvah of Lauren Farber subject to change. 11:00am Shabbat 8:30pm Oneg Shabbat Morning Service at Sponsored by the Canterbury Woods Farber Family

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OFFICE CLOSED 10:30am Women’s Freda Berger 10:30am Mishebeirach Torah Study at Weinberg Scholar-in-Residence and Mourner's Kaddish

Campus Weekend 10:45am Shabbat

6:00pm Tot Shabbat Morning Service 1:30 - 3:00pm Meet

with Rabbi Alex, Service & Pizza Dinner 12:00pm “Jewish

Cantor Frank or 7:00pm Jewish Sacred Eating for

7:00pm Executive Hope Bongiorno Bluegrass Erev Shabbat Today” lunch followed (appointment requested) by program Service

Committee Meeting 7:00pm “Songs of 7:30pm BINGO 8:30pm Oneg Shabbat Justice and Peace” 10 11 12 13 10:30am Women’s 14 15 16

OFFICE CLOSED Torah Study at Weinberg Campus 9:00am Torah Study 7:00pm Erev Shabbat

1:30 - 3:00pm Meet Service and Marriage 10:30am Shabbat 11:00am Sisterhood Donor with Rabbi Alex, Reconsecration Morning Service Luncheon off-site Cantor Frank or and Bat Mitzvah of Hope Bongiorno Violet Peck (appointment requested) 8:30pm Oneg Shabbat 6:30pm Parkinson’s

Support Group Meeting

7:00pm Sisterhood 7:30pm BINGO Chai Mitzvah Program

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9:00am Torah Study 1:30 - 3:00pm Meet OFFICE CLOSED 1:00pm Rabbi Alex at with Rabbi Alex, 10:30am Mishebeirach The Amberleigh Cantor Frank or and Mourner's Kaddish 6:00pm Shalom Yoga Hope Bongiorno under the tent (appointment requested) 10:45am Shabbat 6:30pm Finance Morning Service 7:00pm Erev Shabbat Committee Meeting 7:00pm Sisterhood Service 7:00pm Board of Meeting 7:30pm BINGO Trustees Meeting 8:30pm Oneg Shabbat

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10:30am Women’s 9:00am Torah Study OFFICE CLOSED Torah Study at Weinberg

Campus

10:30am Mishebeirach 1:30 - 3:00pm Meet 7:00pm Erev Shabbat and Mourner's Kaddish Service with Rabbi Alex,

Cantor Frank or 8:30pm Oneg Shabbat 10:45am Shabbat 7:30pm BINGO Hope Bongiorno (appointment requested) Morning Service