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Volume LI, No. 8 July 6, 1984 6 Tammuz 5744

TORAH COVERS AND ARK CURTAIN DEDICATED AT 112TH ANNUAL MEETING OF CONGREGATION

65 FAMILIES INDUCTED INTO MEMBERSHIP OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES ELECTED

The 112th Annual Meeting of the Con¬ Lotte Lowy Rose Simstein and Tina gregation was held on Sunday morning, Bernard and Nancy-Ann Majteles James Snyder May 13, in the Main . It was Richard and Ellen Markowitz Isak Spiwak highlighted by ceremonies dedicating 13 Herbert and Loretta Mehl Dr. Lawrence and Thelma Steinberg and Ralov Stern new needlepoint covers and a new Dr. David and Paula Menche Ronald parochet for the Holy Ark. Saul and Merrill Mishaan David and Elise Strauss The meeting began with a processional Daniel Nack Yuli Tartakovsky participated in by the Officers of the Con¬ Dr. Emanuel Nack Neil and Susan Thalheim gregation and all of the people who worked Myron and Eileen Nickman Dr. Jacob and Chanah Walfish on the Torah cover project which was spon¬ Joanne Propp Robert and Barbara Zimet sored by the KJ Sisterhood. After the Na¬ Dr. Allen and Harriet Radin Dr. Judah and Naomi Zizmor tional Anthem, led by Cantor Davis, Rabbi Arnold and Estelle Riback Chaim and Dina Zlotogorski Polakoff delivered the invocation. Dr. Robert and Helene Riederman Alan and Goldie'Zweibel Induction of New Members Dr. Calvin and Andrea Roberts Pamela Rohr Election of Officers and Trustees The President then called the 112th An¬ George and William and Marian Rosner Nathan Salzman, Honorary President of nual Meeting to order and asked Judy Ada Rubenstein the Congregation, then nominated the Tanz, President of the Sisterhood, to pre¬ Dr. Steven and Naomi Rudolph following as Trustees: Harry W. sent the new families for induction into the Steven and Miriam Ruzow Baumgarten, Sam Gradowski, Ed Low, membership of the congregation. The Elaine Sassower Benjamin Mandelker, Mortimer J. Propp, following were unanimously approved and Gary J. and Deborah Schulman Herman Riederman, Joseph Roth, Fredrik welcomed by the President into the KJ and Naomi Schwartz J. Schwartzberg, Samuel Silverstein and family: Monroe and Yvette Seibel Linore Ward. Dr. Alvin Adler Deborah Shapiro After their approval by the membership, Keith Barany Mr. Salzman nominated Dr. Mortimer J. Anne Blecher Stanley and Terez Sherman J. Leonard and Lenore Silver (continued on page 2) Rachel Blumenthal

D . Richard and Deborah Born Steven and Sharon Chrust Eugarand Elissa Cullman Max and Sara Doktofsky RAMAZ SCHOOL E e Goldberg Rachel Goldman GRADUATES 87 SENIORS E iiot and Jill Goldschmidt J el and Cheryl Goldstein 20 TO STUDY TORAH IN ISRAEL NEXT YEAR I David and Goldie Gordon Freshman Wins 7th Place in World Bible Contest Dr. Warren Hammerschlag We are happy to congratulate the Ramaz The seniors distinguished themselves J yce Hedaya family upon the graduation of an outstand¬ once again this year in various scholarship E 'rnard and Paula Herbst ing class of 87 seniors from the Rabbi competitions. Forty-eight out of 69 who P ichard and Joyce Hirsch Joseph H. Lookstein Upper School. The were eligible to compete for P ichael and Linda Jesselson late Rabbi would have been very proud of State Regents Scholarships won them. Nine S alomon and Karen Josue the exceptionally fine character of the seniors were semi-finalists in the National S asan Klein students of this year's graduating class. Merit Scholarship competition, one was a E ichard and Gloria Kobrin They led the student body in the creation of winner and 15 earned Letters of Commen¬ r»avid Konoson a number of important chesed projects, not dation in that contest. One of the students, I lark Kook the least of which is a Bikkur Cholim Socie¬ Lisa Szubin, was a winner in the >avid and Ellen Korn ty which they established and which they Westinghouse Science Talent Search while Ira and Esther Krawitz have now handed down to the students who two others, Judy Federbush and Seth felvin and Naomi Lazarus remain in the school. (continued on page 8)

9) Page Two KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN TORAH COVERS DEDICATED AT 112TH ANNUAL (continued from page 1) MEETING

Blumenthal as Secretary, citing his outstanding contributions to the spirit in our congregation and to the warmth and hospitality for which Kehilath Jeshurun has

become known. Dr. Blumenthal was en¬ thusiastically elected. Mr. Salzman then nominated Norman Bulow, who was Secretary for the past year, as the new Treasurer. He then thanked Ben¬ jamin Mandelker for his year of distinguished service as Vice President and expressed the hope that Mr. Mandelker would continue to be active on the Ex¬ ecutive Committee of the Congregation. Mr. Salzman then nominated Stanley Gurewitsch, the current Treasurer, for the position of Vice President. Both Mr. Bulow and Mr. Gurewitsch were unanimously ap¬ proved for their respective offices. Nathan Salzman then congratulated Ben¬ jamin Brown upon his first year of service Memorial for as Departed Members tion constitutes the President of the Congregation and he membership of the Mr. Brown nominated Mr. then called Ramaz as well. Brown for a second year in upon Rabbi Corporation to conduct Mr. Newman that office. With Mr. Gurewitsch presiding, the memorial called upon Joseph Lorch, i to departed members. The Chairman of the Benjamin Brown received an enthusiastic Rabbi offered Nominating Committee brief eulogies of the for Ramaz j approval and a unanimous election. following members School, to present nominations I ; who had for passed away since the 111th An¬ Trustees. Mr. Lorch nominated tie nual Meeting: Dorothy Bucher, Florence following. As regular trustees: Appointment of Associate Trustees Edelman, Herman Benjamin Elkon, Isidore Epstein, Brown, Lillian Eisman, Ate i In accordance with the by-laws, the Gustave Etra, Vivian Fink, David Esses, Ira Steven Hefter, Gober, Gross, Prof. ■ j President then Elise announced the appointment Jaffe, Aline Kaplan, Benjamin L. Abraham Katsh, Ira Rennert, Marcella of the following as Associate Trustees of Leifert, Thomas Meltzer, Joseph Nash, Rosen, Howard J. Rubenstein, David Sar- the Congregation for one Adolph na and Fredrik J. year terms: Schimel, Samuel Singer, Alise Schwartzberg; as alumni ; Eugene Alpert, Frederic H. Baumgarten, Spiwak and Lillian Zuckerman. Following trustees: Tova Bulow, the Cantor David Fred Goldstein Ruby Davis, Fred Distenfeld, eulogies, chanted the E-l and Frances Schub; as Abraham Esses, Harvey Geisler, Berl Maleh Rachamim. parent trustees: The Janowski, Suzanne Javitt, Dr. Bernard President then adjourned the 112th Dr. Perry Davis, Ezra Levin and Seymour Kabakow, Dr. Gilbert N. Kahn, Harry Annual Meeting of the Congregation and Kramer. Kleinhaus, Seymour Kramer, Isaac Pollak turned the gavel over to Melvin D. Mr. Newman then adjourned the Annual and Raymond Ward. Newman, Chairman of the Board of Meeting of the Ramaz School and turned ) Trustees of the Ramaz, to conduct the Annual gavel back to Mr. Brown who, in turn, Meeting of the School. That called Increase in Dues meeting is upon Rabbi Lookstein to conduct the always held simultaneously with the Con¬ ceremonies for the dedication of the Torah The President then announced that the gregation's Annual Meeting because of the covers and the new parochet for the increased cost of Holy conducting the affairs of fact that the of the Ark. the membership congrega¬ (continued on page congregation have necessitated a re¬ 3) quest of the membership that the dues be increased by 15 percent in all categories of membership, the first such request is three years. He explained that although the voluntary response to the Annual Synagogue Appeal has been nothing short of remarkable, we still need an increase in the regular revenues in order to be able to maintain the standard of service which is expected of a congregation like ours. The proposal was passed unanimously. The President thanked the congregation for its support and he expressed the hope that the membership would continue to give volun¬ tarily in increasing amounts in order to be able to hold the line on dues for the next few years.

Esther Friedman and receiving accolades gift upon her retirement as Kehilath Jeshurun. Bookkeeper of KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page Three

DEDICATION CEREMONIES

The Rabbi began with a word of Torah needlepoint style for each Torah cover. He The Rabbi then explained the meaning of based upon the idea that while there may thanked Morris Wyshogrod, who designed the Torah covers. He said that the decision not be a reward in this world for the perfor¬ the beautiful lettering on the new parochet, to have each Torah cover bear an inscrip¬ mance of mitzvot, there is a reward for ex¬ and Baya Weisman who executed the tion of a mitzvah rather than some symbol traordinary commitment, effort and energy design. He also expressed gratitude to was a way of making a statement about the expended in the performance of mitzvot. Howard Katz, a young member of the con¬ Torah. The wrapping of each Torah will This is a conclusion reached by the Mahar- gregation, who supervised the completion forever proclaim the message of the Torah sha based upon the opening comment of of the project and all of the details to all of us who stands as the Ark is opened Rashi in the Portion of B'chutai. Judged by associated with that completion. and who see the various carried this conclusion, the following people, the SPECIAL PRESENTATION TO around the synagogue. Rabbi said, are entitled to a great reward BEATRICE KOLB He then called upon a group of men and from God along with the profound thanks women from the congregation each of Of course, above and beyond everybody of the congregation for having spent dozens whom had made a specific contribution to else, Beatrice Kolb deserved the most ex¬ or hours to create in needlepoint the the Capital Fund of Kehilath Jeshurun in traordinary thanks. The Rabbi spoke about beautiful Torah covers, each of which ex¬ order to dedicate one of the Torah covers. her as someone who is always expending He asked them to proceed to the rear of the presses a mitzvah from the Torah. energy, effort and commitment in behalf of synagogue and to participate in the proces¬ Dede Alpert Janice Kestenbaum mitzvot, be they working for the sion of the Torahs around the synagogue Barbara Berkowitz Yvonne Koppel Sisterhood, AMIT Women, or Bikkur until they would be returned to the Ark. Elsie Frohman Rose Markovits Cholim, among her many side activities. The procession was led by Rabbi Polakoff, Rae Gurewitsch Ashella Perlberger The Torah cover project, however, was her Mr. Rosenberg and Robert Leifert as a Rose Gurewitsch Micheline Stamler special creation. She coordinated it, she group of students from the Rabbi Joseph lev Hack Nechi Shudofsky shepherded it through to completion and H. Lookstein Upper School of Ramaz, Suzanne Javitt Judy Tanz she did an incredible amount of the needle¬ under the direction of Michael Berl, Direc¬ Lillian Jacobs Ady Trautman point work herself. The Rabbi then called tor of Music at the School, chanted a Beatrice Kolb to the pulpit and presented The Rabbi then cited Sandy Eisenstat, melody to the words Etz Chaim He. At the her with a beautiful, framed scroll featuring the past President of the Congregation, for conclusion of the procession Cantor Davis the picture of the Torah covers and the his having conceived of the idea of these sang the special verses that we always say as following inscription: Torah covers. He praised Pauline Fischer we return the Torah to the Ark and the con¬ who designed the colors and the specific gregation joined in the traditional melody. Explanation of the Parochet This is my God and I shall glorify Him At that point Rabbi Lookstein explained (Exodus 15:2) the meaning of the phrase on the new Beautify yourself before Him through mitzvot (t.b. Shabbat 133 B) parochet: U'V'HEICHALO KULO OMER to Beatrice Kolb KAVOD -IN HIS SANCTUARY whose extraordinary commitment of talent, energy, organization and love made EVERYTHING BESPEAKS HONOR. possible the Torah cover needlepoint project at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun The rabbi said that this particular phrase which has beautified and glorified our synagogue and the worship of God therein. was chosen in memory of Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein who established a pattern of dignity and decorum in the congregation in which we all believe and which we are deter¬ Judy Tanz Benjamin Brown Rabbi Haskel Lookstein mined to maintain. The phrase from Psalm President, President, 29 which will be before us as we look at the Sisterhood Congregation Ark will be a constant reminder of what we Kehilath Jeshurun are and of the kind of synagogue service which we cherish. (continued on page 4) Page Four KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

Torah Dedication We are proud to list below the mitzvot which (continued on page 3) appear on the Torah cove's, Opposite each mitzvah is the dedication of that Torah cover which was made The Torahs were then returned to the possible through the generosity of members of the Congregation. Ark and the Rabbi asked Linore Ward and Alice and Burt Usdan, who had dedicated the year round curtain and the High Holy pmn tpvy -into In honor of Zamir and Day curtain, to close the Ark Ovadya Pollak respectively, Avoid falsehood and draw the curtain. We are proud to list and to thank the vnn following members of the congregation D'wnp In memory of Lilly and Jacob W. Heller who contributed to this project and greatly Be holy enhanced the synagogue's Capital fund in the process: TONI 1QN WN In memory of Samuel and Piros Barbara and Harvey Friedmen Arfa Revere mother and father Fran and Benjamin Brown Lillian Brown TDy2 bO"! l^ri Arlene and Avrom Doft |n memory of the Chafetz Chaim Suzanne and Samuel M. Eisenstat Do not gossip Israel Caryl and Englander Barbara and Lionel Etra Harvey Arfa in honor of the TVT DT by TPyn bfr Bat Mitzvah of their Reba Etra daughter, Caroline Do not stand idly by Helen and Sidney Friedman Rae and Stanley Gurewitsch Sheila and -jied mnbo Morton Kamerman Rae and Stanley Gurewitsch Yvonne and Walter Love Koppel thy neighbor as thyself Wilma and Stephen J. Kule Helen and Jack Nash ipt >jq mim Yvonne and Walter Bonnie and Isaac Pollak Koppel Honor the Alice and Burt Usdan aged and the learned Linore Ward Wilma and Stephen Kule On this have page we reproduced the in¬ Tiro TiynpM in memory of Marsha Dane Stern scriptions on the various Torah covers and Sanctify God through public the worship way in which each Torah cover was dedicated. In memory of pnmu Morris A. and Lillian R. The ceremonies ended with Hatikva. A Zuckerbraun Teach magnificent morning, filled with much your children emotion, not a few tears and a great deal of In Honor of joy and gratitude came to an end with a o:mt> ton "my*?! Beatrice Kolb delightful collation in the Kamber Pray with conviction Auditorium in which the mood was ab¬ solutely beautiful. The 112th Annual 77> Jin nriDD nrip In Meeting of the Congregation may be con¬ memory of Moses Englander signed to history but it will remain a vivid Open your hand to the needy memory for a long time for all those who participated in it. hovyn 7">nD\y In honor of Helen G. Brody KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page Five

'S. CONGRESSIONAL PANEL HEARS OF SOVIET SPOTLIGHT: SYRIAN JEWRY Je INTERFERENCE WITH MAIL FROM U.S. The Syrian Jewish community, number¬ ing some 4,500, suffers from egregious violations of its human rights, in breach of A six-month study of registered mail sent gathered from around the United States covenants ratified by Syria. are the on¬ document Soviet interference with a , from the United States to Jews Soviet large in the ly religious community, who as a group are I Union shows that one out of every three let- proportion of the items currently being " totally forbidden to emigrate. Jews are re¬ ters does not reach its destination due to mailed to Soviet Jews and other Soviet quired to leave a substantial monetary Soviet government actions, according to citizens. Such items are opened, inspected, deposit and close family members behind testimony delivered to the U.S. Congres- or confiscated by Soviet officials, or they before being permitted to travel abroad, . sional Subcommittee on Postal Operations simply disappear. It is my conviction that even for brief periods. The Syrian this Soviet interference with international during hearings held in . authorities have denied appeals from Syrian According to Professor Howard mail is a violation of the letter and spirit of Jews for permission to be reunited with n Greenberger of several international legal instruments to close family members who are abroad. In School of Law, who also serves as Vice which the Soviet Union is a party. The some instances, e.g., the Barakat family Chairman of the Greater New York Con¬ Soviet Union must be called to account for two minor children within Syria have been ference on Soviet Jewry (GNYCSJ), of 106 its actions, and the House of Represen¬ forbidden to join their parents who were letters sent by registered mail from the tatives is justified, in Resolution 294, in permitted to come to the United States for United States to Jews in the Soviet Union asking the President to direct represen¬ long-term medical care. over a period of approximately six months, tatives of the United States Postal Service In addition, Jews are barred from only 67 receipts were returned as requested. to raise this issue at the upcoming Congress employment in government offices, public He added that only five letters of response of the Universal Postal Union in Hamburg, bodies such as banks, and suffer from were received from Soviet Jews during the West Germany," Professor Greenberger discriminatory economic and legal prac¬ six-month said. study. tices, restricting their rights to dispose of "Obviously, many of the letters were Professor Greenberger also assailed a re¬ property through sale or inheritance. never received, and it is also virtually im¬ cent announcement by the Soviet govern¬ ) The identity cards of Jews used to carry ment that beginning August 1st, Soviet possible to determine how many of the the notation "Musawi" (Arabic for Jew) in receipts which came back were actually citizens no longer will be able to receive large red letters. While now the word is packages on which the customs tax has been signed by the intended recipients," Pro¬ written in smaller letters in black, Jews are fessor Greenberger told New York pre-paid by the sender. This means Soviet still singled out, because the line for citizens themselves will have to pay the Representatives Robert Garcia and Ben¬ religious identification is normally left jamin Gilman, who hosted the morning's often onerous duty charges for items such blank on the identity cards of Muslim and as clothing, certain foods and books, he hearing. Christian Syrians. "This unscientific sampling cannot be noted. considered conclusive, but it does suggest He predicted this would have a serious economic terference with the mails violated the the scope of the problem. As the members impact on thousands of Soviet Jewish families who are Helsinki Final Act of 1975, to which the of the Congressional Subcommittee on awaiting permis¬ to no Soviet Union is a signatory, as well as Postal Operations know, thousands of sion leave the Soviet Union and have Soviet law, which makes the violation of postal items, including private cor¬ regular source of income because the Soviet secrecy of citizens' correspondence a crime. respondence, cultural materials, invitations government has denied the head of the "There is no information available to to join relatives abroad and packages are family a job in retaliation for requesting an sent to Soviet Jews from the United States emigration visa. suggest that any Soviet postal official has Professor been charged with violating this law," Pro¬ each year. Materials you have already Greenberger said Soviet in- fessor Greenberger said. In his testimony, Professor Greenberger said that mail from the West provides an important measure of encouragement and support for the more than 400,000 Jews who have begun the process of applying for permission to emigrate from the Soviet Union. In 1983, according to figures com¬ piled by the GNYCSJ, only 1314 Jews were allowed to leave the Soviet Union, the lowest number on file since records started being kept 14 years ago.

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ELYSEE G. BERNSTEIN, daughter of DEBRA FRANK, daughter of Mrs. Ruth RUTH Albert and Brenda DAVIS KALB, daughter of Cat- Bernstein, upon her Zlotnick, upon her graduation from graduating from Ramaz tor and Mrs. Avrum Davis, College with with a New York State upon receiving honors in Regents Scholar¬ her doctorate in Education. She was also Clinical elected ship. Debby was a Psychology fron to coordinator of the Adelphi Kappa Delta Pi honor Society. Holocaust University. She is a graduate of Day observance this year at Hillel RICKI School with her BA from Barnaid BERNSTEIN, upon receiving her Ramaz. She will attend Barnard Masters of in the Fall and her MA from Social Work degree from of Adelphi. 1985 after spending next and year studying receiving the Goldfein Torah at Machon Gold. ANDREW Award for her paper written for LASSNER, son of Mr. ai d mental Mrs. health RABBI ALAN Jules upon professionals FRIEDMAN, son of Lassner, his graduation working with from Holocaust Mrs. Eleanor Ramaz. Andy who was a survivors and their children. Friedman, upon having pass¬ leadirg ed the member of the CLAUDIA Post Masters Exam. He now Varsity Hockey team, w BLUMENTHAL, daughter- has a 11 in-law of Masters in Social attend Bet Midrash L'Torah in Dr. and Mrs. Mortimer Blumen- Work and A Certified Social Work next year. thal, upon having just graduated from Mar¬ degree from Universi¬ quette ty's Wurzweiler School. University Medical School. MICHAEL KOPPEL, son of Yvonne DONNA BETH and BROWN, granddaughter of ELANA GOLDMAN, daughter Walter Koppel, upon his graduation Mrs. A. Milton Brown, of Estelle from the upon graduating Goldman, upon her graduation Dwight School. He will be atten¬ from Emory from Yale University Summa Cum University Magna Cum Laude ding Northeastern University in Boston in Laude. She is entering Columbia with distinction in the Fall. Graduate her major - Political School of Business in the Fall. Philosophy. DAVID RACHEL SHUDOFSKY CHESNER, LEWITTES, son of Hon. Joel NAOMI LEBO VICS and Ruth daughter of Dr. Noam and Nechi Shudof- GRAETZ, Lewittes, upon his graduation daughter of Mrs. Charlotte from the sky, is enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Lebovics, upon University of Pennsylvania Cum being appointed Senior Lecturer Laude. David Program at Case Western Reserve Universi¬ for plans to attend New York English as a ty, where she is a Perkins Fellow. Foreign Language at Ben University Law School in the Fall. This Gurion Fellowship awarded to University. is persons who show RONNIE exceptional academic DANA LEWITTES, son of Hon. Joel competence and great GROSS, daughter of Mr. and and Ruth Lewittes, upon his admittance promise. Mrs. Meyer Gross, to upon her graduation Boston Law School DEENA RACHEL from University in the Fall. COHEN, daughter Ramaz with a New York State of Dr. and Mrs. Charles I. Cohen, Regents DEBRA upon her Scholarship. Dana, who earned a LOOKSTEIN, of Rab¬ Letter daughter graduation from Yale University. She will of Commendation in the bi and Mrs. Haskel National Lookstein and grand¬ attend the Albert Einstein Merit College of Scholarship contest, will attend Bar¬ daughter of Mrs. Morris Katz and Mrs. Medicine of Yeshiva the Fall. nard in the Fall. University in Joseph H. Lookstein, upon her graduation JEFFREY EILENDER, son of Dr. and from JOEL ISRAEL Barnard Magna Cum Laude. She has Mrs. Kasriel JAVITT, son of our Eilender, upon his graduation Trustees, Dr. Norman and Sue already begun a Master's program in from Ramaz with a Javitt, upon New York State his developmental receiving his Masters in Electrical psychology at Teacher's Regents Scholarship. Jeffrey, who was ex¬ Engineering from Columbia College of . ecutive editor of the Ram University. He Page (the student is a member of Tau Beta Pi and the Na¬ MICHELE newspaper at was also a Ramaz) principal tional Honor MENDELSON, daughter of member of the Society of Electrical Martin and Alice winning Mock Trial Team. Mendelson upon her Engineers. He has accepted a position at Jeffrey received a Letter of Commendation graduation from the Dwight School. She in Hypres Inc. in Elmsford, NY and will con¬ will be the National Merit Scholarship Contest. attending Syracuse in the Fall. tinue his studies toward a He will attend Cornell doctorate at Col¬ University in the umbia. JANET Fall. MITTLER, upon receiving a DANA DR. teaching grant from the Foundation for Ex¬ EISMAN, daughter of Mr. and JONATHAN JAVITT, son of our Mrs. ceptional Children. She was also the Elliot Eisman, upon her Trustees, Dr. Norman and Sue Guest graduation Javitt, upon at the from Ramaz Speaker Joint Council on Economic with Honors and with a New receiving his Masters of Public Health in Education on York State Health the topic teaching economics Regents Scholarship. Dana, Policy and Management at the Har¬ to who also vard elementary school children. won a dance award at the school University School of Public Health. for her He outstanding performance and was a Kellogg Fellow. He will do his CARL EDWARD MOSESSON, son of choreography, will attend the University of ophthalmology residency at the Wills Norman and Gloria Eye Mosesson, upon his Pensylvania in the Fall. Hospital in Philadelphia. graduation from Columbia College with STEVE son of Elliot EISMAN, and SARA honors. He had a double Lillian Eisman, KABAKOW, daughter of Dr. and major in upon his graduation from Mrs. Bernard Economics and the Kabakow, upon her gradua¬ Computer Science. University of Pennsylvania. He will at¬ tion from Ramaz. Sara, the winner of the tend Harvard Law School after DR. EMANUEL D. residing in Edith Schrank Memorial NACK, son of Saul Israel for a Award for and year. Frieda Nack, upon his recent outstanding work in creative certifica¬ S. JOAN writing and tion by the American FARBER, granddaughter of one of Board of Internal the editors of Parallax, the school Mr. and Mrs. was Joseph Roth, ordained a Medicine, which granted on his suc¬ poetry publication, will attend the State Rabbi by the Hebrew Union cessful completion of the Board College University of New York in Examina¬ -Jewish Institute of Binghamton in tions. He is Religion. the Fall. presently on a fellowship in Hephrology at Beth Israel Medical Center. KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page Seven

MAY THEY GO 0 N O R S HIGHER AND HIGHER We extend a warm Mazel Tov to the following young members of the Congrega¬ oulations to. tion who participated in Advancement Day Exercises as they complete the Ramaz Lower School and enter the Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein Upper School of Ramaz: AMANDA NEWMAN, daughter of BINNY (SHUDOFSKY) SHALEV, son Caroline Arfa, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carol and Melvin D. Newman, upon her of Dr. Noam and Nechi Shudofsky, upon Harvey Arfa. graduation from Ramaz with honors and graduating froth Bar Ilan University Law Daniella Bernstein, daughter of Mr. and with a New York State Regents Scholar¬ School. He is a founding member of Mrs. Albert Bernstein. ship. Amanda received a Letter of Com¬ Hoshaya, a communal settlement in the Nicole Boyarsky, daughter of Neal and mendation in the National Merit Scholar¬ Galil. Shirley Boyarsky. ship Contest. She also won an Upper LEONARD SILVERMAN, son of Mr. Elisa Bryskin, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. School Chorus Award, the Hebrew and Mrs. Arthur C. Silverman, upon his Lawrence Bryskin. Dramatics Prize, and the Debby Saks graduation from Ramaz with a Regents Leo Esses, son of our Trustee, Mr. and Award for Excellence in English Dramatics. Scholarship. Leonard served as coordinator Mrs. Abraham Esses. She will attend Michlellet Bruria next year of the Holocaust Day Observance at Ramaz Jennifer Falk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. in Jerusalem prior to beginning her college this year and delivered a memorable sermon Eugene Falk. studies at Barnard in the Fall of 1985. from the pulpit of Kehilath Jeshurun Evan Gallahou, son of Mr. and Mrs. Amanda also won an English award for ex¬ following that observance. He won a Sue Murray Gallahou. cellence in English literature and critical Moskowitz Chesed Award for Elliot Hornblass, son of Hon. and Mrs. writing. exceptional concern for peo¬ demonstrating Jerome Hornblass. ple and kindness to those in need and he NOAH RANELLS, son of Hannah and Andrew Kule, son of our Trustee, Mr. also received an English award for ex¬ Neil Ranells, upon graduating with honors and Mrs. Stephen J. Kule. cellence in English literature and critical from the University of Maryland College of Shulamit Lewin, daughter of Mr. and writing. Leonard will study at Bet Midrash Agriculture. He was named Most Outstand¬ Mrs. Gideon Lewin. L'Torah in Jerusalem next year prior to ing Senior by the College of Agriculture Sara Messeloff, daughter of Mr. and entering Brandeis University in the Fall of Alumni Association, and elected to Alpha Mrs. Jonathan Messeloff. 1985. Zeta. He has joined the Peace Corps and Elyse Mittler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. JEREMY M. STEINDECKER, son of will be an Agricultural Science teacher in Mark Mittler. Mr. and Mrs. John Steindecker, upon his Zaire, Africa. Rachael Nadel, daughter of Mr. and graduation from Ramaz with a Regents HANNAH Mrs. Edward Nadel. ROBINS, daughter of Mr. Scholarship. Jeremy received a Letter of Ori Pagovich, son of Dr. and Mrs. Ben¬ and Mrs. Irwin B. Robins, upon her Commendation from the National Merit jamin Pagovich. graduation from Ramaz. A member of the Scholarship Contest and he served as co- Daniel Perlberger, son of Mr. and Mrs. girls' Varsity Team and a editor of the French section of the Year¬ Jack Perlberger and grandson of Mrs. member of the photography staff of the book. He will enter the University of Penn¬ Oscar Perlberger. Yearbook, Hannah will attend Michlellet sylvania in the Fall. Cynthia Popper, daughter of Mrs. Orot in Israel next year prior to beginning STEVEN TENNENBAUM, son-in-law Rosalie her Popper and Mr. Wolf Popper. college studies at Boston University in of Dr. Sasha and Frieda Englard, upon his Liane Radel, daughter of Mrs. Ellyn the Fall of 1985. graduation from 's Radel and granddaughter of our Trustee, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He JOSHUA ROCHLIN, son of Mr. and Mr. A. Phillip Goldsmith. will begin his residency at Montefiore Mrs. Martin R. Rochlin, upon his gradua¬ Batsheva Shechter, daughter of Dr. and Medical Center, tion from Ramaz with a Regents Scholar¬ focusing on General Mrs. Yaakov Shechter. Surgery and Urology. ship. Josh, who won the Myer Appleman , son of Mr. and Mrs. Elie TAMAR Memorial Award for Excellence and Com¬ WYSCHOGROD, daughter of Wiesel. mitment Michael and Edith Wyschogrod, upon her to Religious Studies, also served as Jennifer Zwiebel, daughter of Mr. and President of the Kehilath Jeshurun Youth receiving a three year Teaching Assistanship Mrs. Alan Zwiebel. at the Croup for the past two years and was the University of Pennsylvania in English Literature. c -editor of the Ramaz Historian, a section 0 the Senior Yearbook. He will attend Bet h idrash L'Torah in Jerusalem next year p ior to entering Columbia College. 92nd STREET Y YAEL ROSHWALB, daughter of Mr. MUSIC SCHOOL aid Mrs. Eugene Roshwalb, upon her HONORS FOUR KJers g aduation from Ramaz with a Regents At the closing exercises and concert of Leifert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leifert 1 :holarship. A member of the photography the 92nd Street Y School of Music, special and grandson of Mrs. Benjamin Leifert for s aff of the Yearbook, Yael will enter Bar- honor roll awards were presented to four his study of the cello, and Laya Rosenberg, r ard in the Fall. members of the KJ family in recognition of daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Israel D. ETHAN SCHWARTZ, son of Dr. their outstanding accomplishments during Rosenberg and a member of our Ramaz 1 awrence and Preah Schwartz, upon his the past year. Pre-School faculty for her study of the £ "aduation from Yale with honors. He was The award recipients were: Dana Gross, violin. e ected to Phi Betta Kappa in his 3rd year daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Gross for They Y's School of Music is directed by nd graduated Suma Cum Laude. He has her study of voice, Melissa Bender, our very talented member, Hadassah B. een accepted to Harvard Law School and daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Adam Bender in Markson. ill be attending in 1985. the woodwinds department, Aryeh Adin Page Eight KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

Ramaz Graduation SIX RAMAZ UPPER SCHOOL (continued from page 1) FIRST GRADE STUDENTS REACH Kosowsky, were in the Honors group. CHUMASH CLUB 20 Seniors to NATIONAL FINALS IN On Study in Israel Tuesday afternoons during the past BIBLE We are happy to announce that 20 CONTEST Spring semester, fourteen Ramaz students members of the graduating class will be We are proud to announce that six regularly attended the First Grade Chums sh Club. Morah spending next year studying Torah in Israel. students from the Rabbi Joseph H. Look- Laya (Rosenberg) most They will be at a variety of Torah institu¬ stein Upper School of Ramaz have reached devotedly and masterfully presented thim with tions, including , the finals in the National Bible Contest stories, games and other activities n- a Bravander's Yeshiva - the boys division and sponsored by the Torah Department of the cluding special snack designed to provi ie the fun, Torah girls division, Machon Gold, Orot, and Jewish Agency. study and a general deepeni ng others. Two Jessica of commitment to members of the graduating Cohen, daughter of our members, things Jewish. A class will be returning to Israel and entering Dr. and Mrs. Charles I. Cohen, has reached highlight of this year's program, long to je remembered the Israel Army prior to pursuing their the finals in the Junior High School divi¬ by the many parents a id sion. In the children university studies. Senior High School division, we participating, was the bus trip to Crown are gratified to Heights when we were able to ha /e Congratulations to Noga Aharon! report that the finalists from Ramaz are: such a good time at Efrem Epstein, Sharon the Lag B'Omer Fai . A Freshman in Ramaz, Noga Aharoni, Flatto, liana Poulad Our thanks to the many who came from the Dov Revel Goldstein, David and Seth parents and Yeshiva in children who have Kosowsky. Seth is also one of the two made the club such a Queens, brought great honor to herself and Ramaz success and to the school Seniors who placed in the Honors particularly to Morah Laya by placing 7th in the world in whose the group in the Westinghouse Science Com¬ unstinting efforts and infectuous en¬ International Bible Contest held on petition. thusiasm are most appreciated by all. Yom Ha'atzmaut in Jerusalem. Under the Congratulations to all of the finalists. Hopefully such programs devoted to Jewish direction and training of Rachel Taub, the enrichment will continue and expand in the Chairman of the Bible Department in the future so that all interested in attending will Upper School, Noga learned almost the en¬ be afforded the tire Tanach in opportunity to do so. order to con¬ prepare for this We are test. RAMAZ STUDENT WINS grateful to Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun PRIZE for sponsoring this program for Mock Trial Team Excels FROM TIME the enhancement of our children's Jewish We are MAGAZINE FOR proud to announce that for the education and experience. second time in two years the'Ramaz Mock WORLDLY ESSAY Jack Bieler Trial Team has won the New York City Gabriel Nussbaum, the son of Dr. and Regional Tournament. This is the first time Mrs. Moses Nussbaum Nussbaum IF, IN AN EMERGENCY in the (Mrs. is history of the tournament that a team the chief of You the library and media center in must reach a at has won Synagogue Official twice in a row. The victory resulted the Upper School), a graduating senior home, please note the following in an extraordinary kiddush Ha-shem which from Ramaz, won first prize in the world telephone numbers: is described elsewhere in this Bulletin on division of an essay contest sponsored by Rabbi Haskel Lookstein 628-0340 page 9. We recommend it to you for Time Magazine. Gabriel's essay, entitled Rabbi Dale Polakoff 628-5553 reading and nachas. "The Sephardi — Cantor We Community of Israel The Avrum Davis 534-3733 congratulate the entire Kehilath Problems of a Majority Being Treated as a Mr. Israel D. Rosenberg 831-3684 Jeshurun family on the pride and nachas Minority" was printed in the Mr. Robert J. which we Time-Lines, Leifert... .(201) 837-1018 have from all of the Ramaz an educational publication of Time students. Ramaz is, of course, sponsored by Magazine. The the essay had originally been grant from Time to congregation and many of the members written for Columbia, which he David Bernstein's course in will and officials of the enter in the fall of 1985 after spending congregation are deeply World . involved in the next year studying Talmud at Bet Midrash affairs of the school. Gabriel's prize was a $5,000 scholarship L'Torah in Jerusalem.

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT HAVE ACCEPTED RAMAZ SENIORS IN THE CLASS OF 1984 Bar llan JTS Joint Program Barnard Swarthmore with Columbia Boston Syracuse Johns Hopkins Brandeis Tel Aviv University University of Brown Michigan Temple MIT Tufts Carnegie Mellon Mt. Holyoke Union Chicago NYU Clark Vasser University Northwestern Columbia Washington University in Pennsylvania Cornell St. Louis Princeton CUNY Wellesley Rochester Goucher University of Wisconsin Rutgers Harvard Yale Sarah Lawrence Haverford Yeshiva College Simmons Hebrew University SUNY KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page Nine

A Real Kiddush Hashem RAMAZ SCHOOL WINS CITY Reprinted From New York Law Journal — Friday, May 11,1984 MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION For the second time in two years, the Ramaz School Mock Trial Team has won Jewish Students to Skip Finals on Sabbath the New York City Regional Tournament, a 6 HIGH SCHOOLS IN SEMIFINALS division of the New York State Bar OF STATE BAR COMPETITION Association Mock Trial State-wide Tourna¬ ment. Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke may, or Mondschein, decided that if the six-member In the New York City competition, 54 may not, preside at a "trial" tomorrow Ramaz team finishes first or second in the schools participated and Ramaz defeated morning in the New York Court of Ap¬ semifinal round, there will be no final com¬ Jamaica High School in the finals on Thurs¬ peals. Whether he does or not, is in the petition and the top two semifinalists will be day, April 26. power of students at the Ramaz School, 60 declared co-winners. New York City is one of the six regions East Seventy-eighth Street. In that case, the team with the highest which comprise this state-wide tournament. The school is among six semifinalists in score in the semifinal will represent New Approximately 450 schools throughout the the third annual New York State Bar York in a tournament in Annapolis, Md., state participate. Association High School Mock Trial Tour¬ next Friday. The New York and Maryland Last year, Ramaz placed third in the nament, which will be held at 10 A.M. and State Bar Association will co-sponsor next state. 2:30 P.M. today in the Court of Claims, week's competition. Ramaz entered the city competition four Albany. However, if Ramaz does not finish in the years ago and is the only school in the New top two, the two best will qualify for the Ramaz's Role York State competition to have reached the final competition Saturday before Judge final round is scheduled for state finals twice. The tomor¬ Cooke, with the winner going to Annapolis. row with Judge Cooke presiding, but only The Semifinalists if Ramaz does not qualify. Its students are Orthodox Jews who observe Saturday, the The six team members and two alternates KOSHER BUTCHERS UNDER Jewish on each of the six semifinal teams arrived in Sabbath, and would not be able to SUPERVISION OF compete. Albany yesterday, with the Ramaz students MIDTOWN A solution was worked out this year after bringing along a Torah and prayerbooks. BOARD OF Ramaz finished in third in 1983. Officials of They will make use of a Kosher caterer KASHRUTH State while in the state Bar, including Alan Levine and Eric capitol. A. Kosher butcher on the East Side * Park East Kosher Butchers 1163 Madison Avenue Phone: TR 4-3045

B. Kosher butchers on the West Side * Jonas Stern and Sons DIRECTORY — PROPER DRESS OU KOSHER 229 West 100 Street FOR PRAYER A NECESSITY FOR Phone: 662-7081 THE HOME * Perl Kosher Meat Market As the new year approaches, it is instruc¬ The 2251 Broadway tive to review the requirements regarding largest directory of Kosher food pro¬ ducts ever Phone: TR 7-0266 suitable dress for prayer in a synagogue. produced has been issued by the Union of Orthodox Jewish * Meal Mart Take Out Foods and For men, dress for synagogue prayer Congregations of America. Never before have so many should be no less dignified than that for any Catering representing so many food and 2189 special occasion. Since we would not ap¬ products Broadway kitchen categories so many manufac¬ Phone: 787-4720 pear at a wedding, or at a banquet, or even from turers been under the careful supervision * a a fine restaurant without a tie and jacket, Paul Feldstein, Inc. and scrutiny the Joint Kashruth Com¬ s-nagogue prayer should be treated with the of 2370 Broadway at 86th Street mission of the Orthodox Union and the s ime dignity. If we were to make a request 873-3560 Rabbinical Council of America. of a high government official — a con¬ * Fischer Brothers and Leslie The directory, 80 pages long, is not only gressman, a governor, a senator, the Presi¬ 230 West 72nd Street a listing of products, but also includes many dent, or if we were to make a courtroom ap¬ 787-1715 advertisements more carefully pearance before a judge, we would similarly helpful that concern ourselves with how we are dressed. explain products listed. Also included is an article explaining the procedure for endors- 1 God, the judge of whom we make endless requests, to be treated with less deference? For married woman, a head covering in Shul is always in order. For all women, s eeveless attire and pants are not in keeping \ ith the good taste required in worship. Nor is it appropriate for women (or men) to carry a purse or pocketbook to shul on ! habbat or Yom Tov. What we wear and how we dress is a ' ;flection of what we think of the event we re attending, of the significance we attach o it. The synagogue is a house of God. Be- avior and dress in such a place requires pecial thought in every season of the year. Page Ten KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN WITHIN BIRTHS OUR FAMILY Mazel tov ENGAGEMENTS was to Rabbi and Mrs. Dale presented to Meyer Gross at the Patei Mazel tov to Dr. t, Polakoff on the and Mrs. Norman Javitt birth of their daughter, li¬ Trademark and Copyright Lawyers Di- i- ana upon the engagement of their sion Bracha. liana joins her big brothers son, dinner for the UJA-Federation Can- Jonathan to Dr. Ann Ephraim and Yosef as special members of Dohn, daughter of paign, at the Dr. and Regency Hotel. Mazel Tov! not Mrs. Philip Dohn of California. only the Polakoff mishpacha but of the entire Mazel tov to Dr. Rochelle Levine Kehilath Jeshurun congregational upon PROFESSIONAL her engagement to Robert Morse. ACCOMPLISHMEN family. We welcome her to our community. Mazel tov to Rabbi Leon Mazel tov to Dr. Celia A. Feldm; n Mazel tov to Mrs. Hanna Adler Blumenthal upon upon the her upon his publication of a critical edition birth of her engagement to Herbert Berger. Similar of great-grandson, born to Dr. & Teshuvot ha-RaN: The Mrs. wishes to our congregational Response of Ra. >- Raphael Emuna, the children of Mr. secretary, Dr. benu and Mrs. Nissim ben Reuben Gerondi and Mrs. Berl Mortimer Blumenthal. Bonner. (Barcelona, 14th Mazel tov to Low Cent.) issued by Institu e Mazel tov to Ronald and Beth Bernard Joseph upon his Shalem Sefunot Kadmonim in Jerusalem upon the birth of engagement to Carol Lorie, daughter of their new baby girl, with hitherto unknown Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Lorie textual additioi s Marley Ana. of Antwerp, and emendations, based on Mediev.,1 Mazel tov Belgium. Similar good wishes to our to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brody manuscripts and Trustee, Mr. and Mrs. Ed early printings, with ar- upon the birth of their third Low. grandchild, Mazel tov to notations, notes and comments. their first Deborah Halper upon her granddaughter Rebecca Anne, Mazel tov to Dr. engagement to David Weisselberger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Gary Giddins, the son of Brody Mrs. upon his being appointed Professor of Alice and the late Leo Giddins of New of Stamford, . Psychiatry in the York. Similar good wishes to her post-graduate Institute for Mazel tov to Shelley and Martin Kauf¬ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy at Nov.i man upon the birth in Halper and to the England of Danielle University in Ft. Florida. Sarah. proud grandmother, Mrs. Lillian Lukashok Lauderdale, Similar good wishes to the proud on this wonderful milestone grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed in the life of Low. her SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS Mazel tov to Richard family. and Ellen Mazel tov to Mrs. Samuel May their take Bloch upon the Markowitz upon the birth of their second weddings place with hap¬ piness and outstanding accomplishment of her daugther, Chloe Hadassah. blessing. grand¬ son, Judah Holstein of New Rochelle who Mazel tov to Dr. Steven and Naomi was selected as the Regional winner in the Rudolph upon the birth of their WEDDINGS daughter, Space Shuttle Student Development Pro¬ Sara Ann. Mazel to Mrs. Rita Kaufman upon the gram sponsored by the Mazel National Aeronautic tov to Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence marriage of her granddaughter, Miriam, and the Space Administration. Steinberg upon the birth of their daughter of our former members, Carol The grandson, Program provides an born to their children Beth and Jerry Kaufman of opportunity and Joshua Chicago, to Eric for school high students to propose ex¬ Mermelstein, their second son. Feldstein, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Donald periments suitable for testing aboard the Mazel tov to our Feldstein of Youth Director and his Teaneck, . The space shuttle. Judah's proposed ex¬ wife, Rabbi Gary and Ellen Hoffman young couple met here in our community. upon periments deal with the problem of diz¬ the birth of their Mazel tov to Mrs. A. Milton Brown daughter, Michal Chaya. upon ziness and motion sickness the of astronauts in Mazel tov to our former marriage of her bookkeeper grandson, David space flight due to weightlessness. Esther Friedman and her Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Warren husband, Rev. Judah is a student at Yeshiva Abraham Friedman Brown, to Sharon Garfield. University upon the birth of their High School in . first Mazel tov great grandchild, Nachama Dina, born to Mr. and Mrs. Hermann to their grandchildren, Rabbi and Merkin upon the recent Mrs. marriage of their CONDOLENCES Mendel Greenberg, of son, David, in Israel. Liberty, New York. Our sincere Mazel tov to Mazel tov to Mr. and condolences to Diana Bletter Martine and Leo Fox upon Mrs. Frank Roth the birth upon the passing of her beloved of their daughter, Taliah Jennie. upon the wedding of their daughter, Ann to father, Jack Mail. Sydney. Mazel tov to Dr. and Mrs. David Mazel Our sincere condolences to Weisselberger upon the birth of their tov to Dr. and Mrs. William Joseph Roth grand¬ Major upon the recent daughter, Rivka upon the marriage of their passing of his sister. Leah, born to their daughter, Susie Our to sincere condolences to children, David and Ethel Wachs of Arthur Eckstein. The Miriam Kahn Forest wedding took place and Ben Hills. in our Main Synagogue. Meyers upon the passing of their beloved Mazel to Mazel tov to Nick sister, Pearl Fischer. tov Mr. and Mrs. Salomon Gura upon mar¬ his Our sincere Josue condolences to Joel Finkel on upon the birth of their riage to Cathy Kleinschmidt. Similar good daughter, the passing of his Rebecca Ann. wishes to the proud parents of the sister, Mary Pollen. groom, Our Mazel Mr. and sincere condolences to Andrew Fier tov to Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Mrs. Raymond Gura. The wedding on the his Propp upon the birth of their took place in our Main passing of beloved father, daughter, An¬ Synagogue. Neuman Fier. na Michelle. May these Mourners Mazel tov to Mrs. Miriam be comforted Kahn upon the COMMUNAL RECOGNITION birth of her among all those who mourn for Zion and granddaughter, liana Jessie, Mazel to Rosie and Dr. Mark Friedman, Jerusalem. born to her children Richard and Rhonda Davida, Ariela and Yael on the Kahn. occasion of their father (and grandfather) being elected BAR MITZVAH Mazel tov to Dr. and Mrs. Sasha Englard President of the New York Board of Rab¬ Mazel tov to our Ritual upon the birth of their grandson, David bis. Director and Mrs. Israel D. Marc, born to their children, liana and Rabbi Rosenberg upon the Bar Morris F. Friedman is the Rabbi of Mitzvah Shimmy Tennenbaum. of their grandson Chaim Yosef, Temple Hillel in North N.Y. son of May all Woodmere, Rabbi and Mrs. Mordecai of these wonderful children grow Rabbi Lookstein has been designated as up in the finest tradition Rosenberg. Chaim's Bar Mitzvah was of Torah, chupah the next President of the Board. and ma'asim observed at his father's tovim. The congregation in CHAIM WEIZMANN AWARD . KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page Eleven

BAT MITZVAH RABBI AND MRS. ERIC MOSESSON LOOKSTEIN CELEBRATE BECOMES SECOND THEIR 25th WEDDING LEIUTENANT IN THE ANNIVERSARY ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES We are Congratulations to Rabbi and Mrs. proud to note that Eric Mosesson, son of Norman and Gloria Haskel Lookstein upon the observance of Mosesson who made aliyah in 1982 recently their 25th weddding anniversary on June became a second leiutenant in the Israel 21. Mazel tov also to Mrs. Esther Katz and Defense Forces. He is a Combat Engineer Mrs. Gertrude S. Lookstein upon this hap¬ working on design and construction for for¬ py milestone in the lives of their children. tifications. We wish the Lookstein family many more This is considered a very significant Elyse Mittler years of health, happiness, blessing and achievement. The officers continued nachas from their children. training course is Mazel tov to Mark and Janet Mittler on an extremely difficult one particularly for a the occasion of the Bat Mitzvah of their foreigner whose native language is not daughter, Elyse, which took place on the Hebrew. Of course, Eric's basic Hebraic first day of Shavuot. Elyse delivered a dvar education came as a student at Ramaz. He > torah on "Communal Implications of the was the only American among the 300 men Commandment to Honor One's Parents. who graduated from the course. Elyse is one of four children selected to JUDAICA SHOP repiesent New York in an international pro¬ VOLUNTEERS HONORED gram to be held in France this summer. AT KIDDUSH KJ HOLDS LUNCHEON FOR Elyse, a student in the Ramaz Lower School will be entering the Rabbi Joseph H. Under the sponsorship of Walter Koppel, UJA-FEDERATION the volunteers of the KJ/Ramaz Judaica i Lookstein Upper School in the fall. WOMEN'S CAMPAIGN Shop were honored at a Kiddush following The Third Annual KJ Luncheon on services on Saturday morning, May 26. behalf of the Women's The KJ/Ramaz Judaica Shop committee Campaign for UJA- Federation was held on April 3, 1984. wishes to thank the following dedicated Forty women from the Congregation gathered at volunteers who so diligently devoted their the Young Men's Philanthropic League and time and effort to make the shop so suc¬ raised over $14,000 in an effort to help meet cessful this year: Linda Moskowitz - Chaire the needs of Jews in Israel, New York and Deutsch - Helen Wyshogrod - Arlene around the world. Marshall Weinberg, a Cohen - Lillian Jacobs - Beatrice Kolb member of the UJA-Federation Board of -Charlotte Lebovics - Barbara Berkowitz Directors, was the guest speaker. -Lillian Brown - Lea Debora - Vivianne Lillian Jacobs, Sadie Marcus, Claire Kurzweil - Olivia Starman - Estelle Perlberger and Doris Shulsky sponsored Goldman - June Falk - Ashella Perlberger this most successful and and Michael Koppel. The committee hopes enjoyable lun¬ cheon. The Luncheon Committee, chaired that the volunteers will return healthy and by Tess Postel, included: Dede Alpert, June happy in September. Of course, the lion's Falk, Rae Gurewitsch, Lillian Jacobs, share of thanks goes to the shop's manager, Charlotte Yvonne Koppel who is responsible for the Lebovics, Evelyn Levine, Janice Marcus, Monica Meislin, purchasing, coordination of volunteers, Linzer, Sadie Ashella sales and the overall operation. Perlberger, Ellen Scheinfeld, Don¬ na Silverman and Helen The KJ/Ramaz Judaica Shop will be Wyshogrod. Elise Kirshon, serves as chairman of the KJ closed until September 10th. We will be Women's Campaign. open during the summer months by ap¬ Mrs. Kirshon was also honored by the pointment only. If you wish to purchase Manhattan anything during July and August, please Organizations Women's Cam¬ paign as call 427-1000 and one of the volunteers will for UJA-Federation part of mobilization '84. We are extremely proud call back and set up an appointment at of Elise and mutuai convenience. grateful to her for the past seven years of dedicated leadership to our KJ Women's Campaign.

AN EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE ELEGANT INVITATIONS RIVERSIDE We received a beautiful note from Mrs. Wedding, Bat-Bar Mitzvahs Estelle Fink in Jerusalem MEMORIAL CHAPEL asking us to thank Hebrew-English/also Calligraphy the many members of Kehilath Jeshurun Commercial & Designer Stationery CARL GROSSBERG aid her friends in the community who ANDREW FIER IRIS LEVITSKY ENTERPRISES h ;lped her and her family at the time of the Directors DISCOUNTS I assing of her father, David Schweber, of 180 West 76th St. 353 East 83rd Street, N.Y.C. 1 iessed memory. She asked that we convey 628-2380 (at AMSTERDAM AVE.) t le profound appreciation of the family ENdicott 2-6600 by appointment only t irough the medium of the K.J. Bulletin. Page Twelve KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN CONGREGATION SUMMER SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Weekday Mornings KEHILATH JESHURUN 7:30 A.M. Sabbath Mornings 125 East 9:00 A.M. Friday Evenings 6:45 P.M. New York, N.Y. 10028 Weekday Evenings (Through August 9) 6:45 P.M. HA 7-1000 (Beginning August 11) 6:30 P.M. Synagogue Officials Joseph H. Lookstein Senior Rabbi SABBATH 1923-1979 SCHEDULE Friday Sabbath Lighting of Afternoon Sabbath Candles Services Dr. Haskel Lookstein Ends Rabbi July Dale Polakoff Assistant Rabbi 6-7 Balak Avrum Davis 8:10 8:20 Cantor 13-14 9:13 Israel D. Pinchas Rosenberg Ritual Director 8:07 8:20 9:13 Robert J. Leifert 20-21 Matot Executive Director 8:03 8:15 Rabbi 9:04 Gary Hoffman Youth 27-28 Masee Director 7:57 8:10 Officers 8:57 of the Congregation August Harry W. Baumgarten Hon. President 3-4 Max J. Etra Devarim (Shabbat Hon. President Chazon) 7:49 8:00 8:49 Nathan Salzman 10-11 Vaetchanan Hon. President (Shabbat Nachamu) 7:41 7:50 8:38 17-18 Ekev 7:32 Benjamin Brown 7:40 8:28 President 24-25 Re'e 7:21 Stanley Gurewitsch Vice-President 7:30 8:17 Norman Bulow Treasurer August 31- Dr. Mortimer Blumenthal Secretary September JudyTanz Pres. Sist'd. 1 Dr. Gilbert N. Shoftim Kahn Pres. Men's Club 7:10 7:20 8:06 Alice Usdan 7-8 KiTeze Pres. Couples' Club 6:59 7:10 7:54 14-15 KiTavo Office Staff 6:47 7:00 7:42 Florence Cohen 21-22 Nitzavim-Vayelech Eileen Shore 6:35 6:50 7:30 Paula Kushner Laura Phillips Bookkeeper DATES TO REMEMBER Saturday, June 30 and Sunday July 1 Rosh Chodesh Tammuz KJ/RAMAZ Wednesday, July 4 JUDAICA SHOP Services Begin at 8:30 AM The Judaica Shop will be closed June 15 Tuesday, July 17 through September 10th. Fast of the 17th of Tammuz * (Services begin at 7:00 AM) Wedding gifts & Fast Ends at 9:05 * Wedding Registry PM Unique Judaica items for all occasions Saturday, July 28 * Beautiful gifts for holiday visiting Blessing of the Month of Av Monday, July 30 Remember our Rosh Chodesh Av (Services Bar and Bat Mitzvah Begin at 7:15 AM) Registry Monday, August 6 Tisha B'Av Eve Monday - Thursday Mincha 11 AM - 4 PM Services Begin at 8:00 PM, Followed In the Synagogue by Maariv and Reading of Lamentations Lobby Tuesday, (Eicha) 427-1000 August 7 - Tisha B'Av Morning Service at 7:00 AM with Appropriate Readings Evening Services at 7:45 PM Fast Ends at 8:42 PM Glatt Kosher Catering. At Saturday, August 25 Leading Hotels, & Clubs Blessing of the Month of Elul Philip Tuesday and Wednesday, August 28-29 Goldenberg Rosh Chodesh PRESTIGE CATERERS Elul (Services Begin at 7:15 AM) OAKLAND JEWISH CENTER Monday, September 3 Labor (212) 631-4217 Day (Services Begin at 8:30 AM) 61-35 220TH STREET Saturday, September 22 Selichot at BAYSIDE, NEW YORK 11364 10:00 PM Wednesday, September 26 Erev Rosh Hashanah

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