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Volume LXXXVI, Number 3 March 21, 2016 11 Adar II 5776

YOM HASHOAH - HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

Wednesday, May 4, 7:00 p.m. at Ramaz Upper School Newman Education Center 60 East 78th Street

Passing the Baton - or the Hat! ’s annual observance of Yom Hashoah will feature A Sermon delivered on Parashat Va’eira, January 9, 2016, KJWitness Theatre in New on the occasion of the passing of the top hat York, an intergenerational drama and rabbinic seat to Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz program which brings together Ramaz Upper School students and Holocaust by Haskel Lookstein survivors who have been working together since September on a theatrical performance of the survivors’ stories ne of the fundamental qualities of the Jewish people is bay’shanut - humility, self- which explore issues of war, loss, and Oeffacement, a feeling of unworthiness. trauma. The survivors are the narrators, Bay’shanut is not a prized quality in our society today, but it is nevertheless a and the students work with them to necessary characteristic of the Jewish people about whom the Talmud states: “There are draw out their stories - portraying the three traits for which the Jewish people are known: Rachamanim, bay’shanim, v’gomlai survivors on stage, re-enacting their chasadim - “mercifulness, humility and acts of chesed.” We learn all of these traits from stories of life before the war, their Moshe Rabbeinu, but most of all we learn from him his extraordinary quality of humility. wartime stories, and the lessons they Moshe was a political leader, a teacher, a law giver, a judge and a settler of disputes, but want to pass on to future generations. he was known most for his humility: “And the man Moshe was exceedingly modest, Our program will begin, as it does more so than any other person.” continued on page 8 every year, with maariv (preceded by KJ mincha at 6:45), followed by a poignant candle lighting ceremony. If you wish to participate in this 144TH ANNUAL SYNAGOGUE MEETING observance, please contact Yaira Singer VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARDEE at 212-600-0119 or Elisa Gage at [email protected]. STACY SCHEINBERG We ask those lighting candles to assemble at 7:00 p.m. for the start of the DECLARATION OF GRATITUDE RECIPIENT program. RUDY ARJUNE Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 7:30 PM 125 EAST 85TH STREET

The night’s program is followed by a delicious collation featuring hot dogs, sauerkraut and ice cold beer, courtesy of Foremost Caterers. Page 2 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

ZELLA GOLDFINGER AND ABBY DOFT TO RECEIVE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL

The Officers and Executive Committee of the Congregation are pleased to announce that the Fourteenth Annual Judith Kaufman Hurwich Keter Torah Award will be presented to Zella Goldfinger and Abby Doft on the second day of Shavuot, Monday, June 13, 9:00 AM. The practice of conferring such an award is to appropriately recognize women in our congregation on the holiday when we celebrate the lives of two great Jewish heroines, Naomi and Ruth. It offers us an opportunity, as part of a religious ceremony, to express our appreciation for the services rendered to our community by women. The award is named in memory of Judith Kaufman Hurwich, the daughter of Rita and Benjamin Kaufman, of blessed memory, the mother of our member - yibadeil l’chaim - Adam Hurwich, and the grandmother of three former Ramaz students:Talia, Leah, and Zev Hurwich. Her family continues her tradition of association with KJ and Ramaz in fostering opportunities for women to study Torah. ella Goldfinger truly wears a keter (crown of long. LHBC supports and offers hospitality to Torah) in every aspect of her life. She is people from all over the world -- Europe, Israel, Zknown for her devotion to Talmud Torah and across the USA. LHBC maintains three and gemilut chasadim, particularly bikur cholim, apartments which are available at no cost to family hachnasat orchim and levayat hamet. Zella’s members of NYC hospital patients. LHBC also Jewish journey began at Lincoln Square Synagogue trains people to make friendly hospital visits, act as studying with Rabbi Herschel Cohen a’h, who patient advocates, and help patients and families literally changed her life. He explained kashrut, navigate the complicated hospital systems. Shabbat, rituals and laws with an emphasis on Besides loving to have friends and family over ethics and community service. Together with Rabbi for Shabbat and Yom Tov meals -- she is an Saul Berman, who emphasized caring for others as excellent gourmet cook -- Zella and her husband an integral part of observance, he introduced Zella Glenn have provided hospitality to Yachad to a Judaism grounded in morality and activism. members and their counselors, to students attending Drisha’s high Zella began the serious study of Jewish texts at Drisha, which school girls’ programs, to friends who were going through has become a critical part of her life. At KJ, Drisha, and many difficult times, and to newcomers to our community. other venues, Zella spends countless hours learning Torah, Zella and Glenn frequently travel to Israel to visit their son, grappling with the texts of our tradition in a serious way. She finds Justin, and daughter-in-law, Marla, and 5 beautiful grandchildren this to be not only the most meaningful endeavor on its own, but in Neve Daniel. Over the years, they have brought clothes for an endeavor that is also critical to understanding all aspects of donation to Yad Sara, school supplies for Ethiopian students, and liturgy, halachah, and the Jewish way of life. new books for public libraries in Gush Etzion and Jerusalem. Zella has been involved with Lenox Hill Bikur Cholim for Zella recently started volunteering with City Harvest as a chef, over 25 years and has been its Executive Director for almost as going to the most difficult neighborhoods and teaching basic continued on page 19 We honor these extraordinary women for their service to our community and to the Jewish People in general. We pray that God reward them with many years of health and happiness and with much nachas from their children and grandchildren. May they continue to serve as stellar examples of Jewish commitment and service to this entire community, which loves them and blesses them. KJ Youth Department Programming: KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 3

JUDITH KAUFMAN HURWICH KETER TORAH AWARD ON SHAVUOT

iving first in Florida and then Westchester, Abby’s member of American Friends of Bar-Ilan University and Israel formative years were influenced by her parents, Ann and advocacy group Stand With Us. Additionally, Abby is President LTerry Marr, who gave shelter to teenagers running away of her class at Brown University and is a trustee of the Middlesex from abusive homes, as well as Laotian refugees seeking a new School in Concord, MA, where she serves as Head of life in America. She learned early that it is only an accident of Governance. birth that has given us opportunities that divide us from those In addition to her degrees from Brown, Abby has an MBA from living in other nations and that our freedom and relative prosperity Columbia University and over twenty years of entrepreneurial and should not be taken for granted. She credits her parents with organizational management experience. Abby was a successful instilling in her a lifelong commitment to service, executive in the publishing industry, where she which led Abby to pursue undergraduate and graduate was one of the original employees at Martha degrees in Comparative Third World Development Stewart Living and, subsequently, switched over from Brown University and devote substantial time to the Internet world where she first served as and energy to various international relief Vice President of Emerging Businesses and, organizations on whose boards she serves, including later, as Senior Vice President and General as Co-Director of CARE’s NY Womens’ Initiative and Manager of TheStreet.com, an online financial GoodsforGood, in addition to working with media company. organizations providing seed capital to businesses Abby has continued in her parents’ tradition providing health, education and food security services of teaching by example. She has made service a in Africa and India. family effort and includes her children through Abby joined the KJ family upon her marriage to her work with UJA’s Give A Mitzvah, Do A David Doft, whose family has long served the Ramaz Mitzvah program. Her son, Jamie (10th grade), and KJ community. With inspiration from Rabbi has volunteered at the UJA-supported Edenwald Lookstein and Rabbi Weinstock, Abby quickly jumped at the Center for troubled youth, as well as the Friends of the Israeli opportunity to volunteer at both institutions. Abby has served as Defense Forces, and currently serves on UJA’s Teen Philanthropic Treasurer of the KJ Sisterhood for the last 10 years and has been Leadership Council. Her daughter, Lucy (8th grade), is a member a Trustee of KJ since 2007. With four children spanning the of the Mitzvah Squad and, in order to provide food and money for divisions of Ramaz, Abby is currently the Middle School Vice- local orphans, recently worked to build a chicken farm in Malawi. President of the Parents Council. Previously, Abby served as Her son, Matthew (6th grade), volunteers with UJA-supported President of the Parents Council at Temple Emanu-El Nursery JASA and is raising money for Tikvot, an Israeli organization that School. helps wounded IDF soldiers rehabilitate through sports. Her service to the Jewish community extends beyond the Abby is the proud mother not only of Jamie, Lucy, and Upper East Side, as Abby also serves as Vice-President of the Matthew, but, also, of Victoria (1st grade), and is the aunt of Board of Brown-RISD Hillel, where she led the search for its new Eliana, Dara, Hannah, Joey and Caleb, all of whom attend Ramaz. Rabbi, Secretary of the Board of American Friends of Bezalel, She is about to celebrate her 18th anniversary of marriage to Israel’s largest and oldest art and design school, and board David. All for fun and fun for all! Page 4 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN WELCOME KJ Service Directory Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun warmly welcomes the following new members who joined the Congregation Aryeh Leifert, Israel Tour Guide (U.S number, rings in Israel) ...... 305-454-4050 between the printing of the last Bulletin, Foremost Caterers ...... 201-664-2465 November 23, and this Bulletin, which Judaica Classics (Doina Bryskin) ...... 212-722-4271 went to press on March 17: Rabbi Yoseph Lasdun, Tefillin and Mezuzah Checking ...... 212-927-1655 Raizy and Benjamin Chesner Ketubot by Hand ...... 646-420-0743 Justin Cohen McCabe’s Wine & Liquors ...... 212-737-0790 Sandy and Eli Dweck Park East Kosher Butcher ...... 212-737-9800 Ruthann and Kenneth Eckstein Plaza Jewish Community Chapel ...... 212-769-4400 Oshri and Manfred Endzweig Riverside Memorial Chapel ...... 212-362-6600 Aviva and Gavriel Farkas Shimon Lerner, Genealogist ...... 347-610-6745 Jordana and Andrew Fruchter Seasons Kosher Supermarket ...... 212-222-6332 Dina and David Gad Tablecloths ‘n’ More ...... 212-517-7618 Meytal and Omer Gamlieli Tauber Fish Market ...... 718-338-5380 Ellie Cohanim and Aaron Goldberg Leslie Spitalnick and Joshua Kaplan David Kase For Shaatnez checking (the biblical prohibition against mixed fabrics typically found in the Jason Katz collars of expensive men’s suits): Adina Korn Oz Michaeli Kent’s Fashion House, 1596 Third Avenue (between 89th & 90th Streets, phone: 212-876-0088). Ilana and Eric Rankin Suits may be left at and they will be inspected by the Shaatnez checker. Jean and William Stahl Srully and Sharon Stoll Morris Organic Dry Cleaners and Custom Tailors, 346 East 86th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues), 212-828-5681 (specializing in Shaatnez testing and fixing tallitot , tzitzit). Deborah Dayan and Benjamin Zalta

Annual Synagogue Shabbaton sponsored by Suzanne and Dr. Norman B. Javitt RABBANIT CHANA HENKIN featuring KJ Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Wieder Shabbat morning, May 21

“DECISION 2016: MAYBE MONARCHY IS THE TORAH’S IDEAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT”

Friday night, April 15, in the Main Synagogue, 8:30 p.m., preceded at 6:45 p.m. with a catered dinner that follows 6:00 p.m. Shabbat services. Rabbanit Chana Henkin There is no charge for attending the lecture, founded Nishmat in 1990 in order to provide women with a place to but advanced reservations are required for the dinner. pursue advanced Torah study. Today it is a world center for women’s scholarship, leadership, and social responsibility. With its For more infomation or to reserve for the dinner, yoetzet halakhah program, it has please log-on to the KJ website: www.CKJ.org become a world leader in paving a new path for women in Jewish life. KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 5 A Special Message About Passover Relief PASSOVER SCHEDULE Dear Friends, Thursday, April 21 Search for Chametz ...... After 8:17 p.m. As we all know, the first order of business in preparation for Pesach is Maot Friday, April 22, Passover Eve Chitim. In our congregation, it is known as Passover Relief. Before we take care Morning Services and of our own food needs - or reservations for far-off places - we have to think of those less fortunate than we, and do everything we can to help them not only Siyum B’chor (Firstborn) ...... 7:00 a.m. have a happy Pesach but have an economically viable life. Chametz may not be eaten after 10:36 a.m. This is true, first of all, in our relationship with the larger Jewish community. Burn chametz no later than . . . 11:45 a.m. It is for that reason that we will give a major source of our Passover Relief Candlelighting ...... 7:25 p.m. campaign to Jewish poverty relief organizations which help our people in need in Evening Services ...... 7:30 p.m. New York, in Israel, and around the world. That is our communal obligation as a Start Seder ...... After 8:21 p.m. congregational family. However, we also have an obligation that is closer to home. We have Saturday, April 23, Passover 1 friends and neighbors right here in our community who used to be very generous donors to Passover Relief but who, right now, cannot pay their rent Morning Services ...... 9:00 a.m. and have trouble putting food on the table every day, let alone making Pesach. Evening Services...... 7:20 p.m. You do not know who they are, but we do. If we approached any one of you Candlelighting & Seder . . .After 8:22 p.m. to ask for help for one of these families you would give with extreme generosity. Please, therefore, give as if you knew these people personally and Sunday, April 24, Passover II help them through what we hope will be a brief period of extraordinary need. (As an example: Audrey and I (Haskel Lookstein) used to contribute $250 each Morning Services ...... 9:00 a.m. year for Maot Chitim. For the past few years, we have been contributing $1,000 Evening Services ...... 7:40 p.m. because the needs are so pressing and so close to home.) We hope you will respond Conclusion of Yom Tov ...... 8:24 p.m. in a similar fashion in accordance with your own ability to help others in need. SERVICES DURING May God respond to our generosity by blessing us all with a very Happy and THE WEEK OF CHOL HAMOED Kosher Passover. Monday, April 25, Passover III Haskel Lookstein Chaim Steinmetz Elie Weinstock Morning ...... 7:00 a.m. Evening ...... 6:45 p.m. Please make your check payable to “Passover Relief” and mail it to our Tuesday, April 26, Passover IV attention at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, 125 East 85th Street, New York, NY Morning ...... 7:00 a.m. 10028, or you can make your donation on-line at www.CKJ.org/pay Evening ...... 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, Passover V Morning ...... 7:00 a.m. Evening ...... 6:45 p.m.

CONCLUDING DAYS OF PASSOVER Thursday, April 28, Passover VI Morning Services ...... 7:00 a.m. Eruv Tavshilin must be prepared FREE LARGE PRINT HAGGADAHS Evening Services ...... 6:45 p.m. Candlelighting ...... 7:31 p.m For those who are visually impaired and reading disabled. Friday, April 29, Passover VII Morning Services ...... 9:00 a.m. The JBI Library can help you or a loved one Evening Services ...... 6:45 p.m. fully enjoy the Passover Seder! Candlelighting ...... 7:32 p.m. Please call the JBI Library before Saturday, April 30, Passover VIII April 15, 2016 (Yizkor is recited) 800-999-6476 Morning Services ...... 9:00 a.m. Evening Services ...... 7:30 p.m. To download or order online Conclusion of Shabbat/Yom Tov .8:30 p.m. www.jbilibrary.org Page 6 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN AA PP ASSOVERASSOVER TIMELINETIMELINE STEP #1: Removal of Chametz – in a large sink of rapidly boiling water. 4. The burning or disposal of any Cleaning the House It is also possible to kasher in the chametz found during the search. STEP #2: Kashering Appliances privacy of your own home. The procedure 5. The reciting of a final, more Gas ovens, both the stove-top and for kashering is as follows: Metal utensils inclusive formula of nullification. inside (racks as well), should be cleaned should be thoroughly cleaned with a The first three parts of this ceremony with an oven cleaner, and then not used for cleaning solution and then not used for 24 will be observed this year on Thursday 24 hours. After 24 hours, invert the metal hours. Small utensils such as silverware or evening, April 21, after nightfall, 8:17 spiders and turn the burners on to the other cutlery should be immersed briefly p.m. The disposal should be on Friday highest setting for 15 minutes. (If using an in a large pot containing rapidly boiling morning, April 22. Children especially electric oven, turn the burners on the water. If the pot is very large, more than will be impressed by the ceremony. It highest setting for 15 minutes as well.) one item may be immersed at a time. Each should, therefore, be performed with After this is done, cover the stovetop with item should then be rinsed with cold enthusiasm and dedication. aluminum foil for the duration of Pesach. water. The children should be asked to place The inside oven should be turned on to Pots are kashered by bringing water in pieces of chametz in the various rooms — broil for one hour. them to a boil and then immersing a hot a practice which ensures that the search If the oven is self-cleaning, go through stone or iron such that the water will will not be in vain. They can hold the one cycle. overflow onto the sides of the pot. Then candle and the feather and they should Microwave ovens should be cleaned, rinse the pot in cold water. Items which examine their own possessions, dressers and not used for 24 hours, after which a came into direct contact with chametz, and desks, for long forgotten relics of bowl or cup containing a few ounces of without the medium of water (e.g. a chametz. water should be put in and ‘cooked’ until broiler, frying pan) may be kashered by Passover is a beautiful festival. It is a the water is vaporized into steam. heating them until they are literally ‘red serious one, too. Both these aspects can Stainless steel sinks should be cleaned hot’ or by placing them in a self-cleaning be captured in advance of the festival by with a cleaning solution, and not used for oven during the self-clean cycle. a careful observance of b’dikat chametz. 24 hours, after which boiling water should Glass utensils should be cleaned with a Disposal of Chametz be poured on every area of the sink and its cleaning solution and then immersed in No chametz may be eaten on Friday parts. Porcelain sinks cannot be kashered. water (a bathtub works) for three days, morning, April 22 after 10:36 a.m. They must be cleaned and covered. changing the water every 24 hours. STEP #4: The Sale of Chametz Dishwashers may be kashered for STEP #3: The Search For Chametz The ritual sale of chametz must be Pesach after standing unused for 24 hours. One of the most beautiful and completed by early Friday morning, April They should be put through three meaningful ceremonies associated with 22. There are those who prefer to perform complete cycles, using soap in the first Passover is b’dikat chametz—the search the ritual in person. For those who cannot one. for chametz. The ceremony is composed attend to the matter in person, there is a Kashering Utensils of five parts. form provided on page 7 of this Bulletin While it is preferable to have as many 1. Reciting a special blessing over the which authorizes Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz utensils as possible specially reserved for mitzvah of the removal of chametz. to sell your chametz. THIS MUST BE use only on Pesach, many utensils used 2. The search of the house by the light RETURNED TO THE SYNAGOGUE BY throughout the year may be kashered for of a candle to find vestiges of chametz. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, NOT use on Pesach. Items that are ‘kasherable’ 3. The reciting of the formula of LATER THAN 8:30 a.m. include: metal utensils used for hot and nullification of chametz. cold, providing they are not difficult to clean (i.e., a sieve, parts that are glued together), and glass utensils that were used RABBI DR. JEREMY WIEDER TO DELIVER strictly for cold food. Items that may not be kashered are: THE SHABBAT HA-GADOL DRASHA glassware that is used for cooking, SPONSORED BY earthenware, pottery, porcelain, pyrex, SUZY AND LARRY PRESENT and chinaware. The easiest way to kasher utensils is to “The Mitzvah of the Four Cups bring them to the KJ Kasher-In from 9:00 and the Message of the Spilled Drops” a.m.-12:00 noon on Sunday, April 17, or Monday, April 18 from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Shabbat afternoon, April 16, following 6:45 mincha services where Rabbis Chaim Steinmetz, Elie in the Main Sanctuary Weinstock, and Roy Feldman will 125 East 85th Street supervise the immersion of metal utensils KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 7 STEP #5: The Burning of Chametz Holiday Workshops at KJ On Friday morning, April 22, it is with Rabbi Daniel and Rachel Kraus customary to burn chametz. Chametz PASSOVER PREPARATIONS AT KJ: should be removed from one’s possession and burned by 11:45 a.m. PASSOVER WORKSHOP The synagogue provides a large, “Kasher-In” Part I: Tuesday, April 5, featuring contained fire for this purpose. No SUNDAY, APRIL 17TH Rabbi Aaron Goldsheider bracha should be said, since the one said 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. author of the new Haggadah before the search applies to the burning as well. AND The Night That Unites STEP #6: After Pesach MONDAY, APRIL 18TH with great teachings from According to Jewish Law, chametz Rabbis Soloveitchik, Kook, and 6:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M. that was owned by a Jew during Pesach Carlebach that will enhance the may never be eaten by a Jew. Therefore, seder for Jews of all backgrounds. it is preferable that after Pesach one and buys food from establishments owned Part II: Tuesday, April 12 by non-Jews, establishments owned by Jews who properly sold their chametz Shmurah PASSOVER MODEL SEDER before Pesach, or after a month (time Matzah ^ Tuesday, April 19 that a store’s stock has been used up) from any establishment. Pick-Up (only Sunday) 7:00 p.m. for all workshops “Let all who are hungry, (see order form below) 125 East 85th Street come and eat...” If you are able to host guests at your Seder table, please contact Rabbi Elie KJ BEGINNERS PROGRAM TO HOST COMMUNAL SEDER Weinstock at 212-774-5636 or Want to experience a Seder with great food, insightful explanations, and all the [email protected] trimmings? Want to be in a warm, friendly environment on Seder night? Don’t want to hassle with preparing a Seder both nights? Well, have we got the answer! SHMURAH MATZAHS Under the leadership of Rabbi Elie Weinstock, Rabbi Daniel & Rachel Kraus, and with the sweet melodies of KJB Chazan Shilo Kramer, KJ will once again host a Seder designed Kehilath Jeshurun is again and planned as a learning experience. It is intended for those who wish to understand more pleased to offer to its membership about the content and meaning of the Seder and how to conduct it properly. This special the opportunity to purchase Seder will be held on the first night of Passover, Friday, April 22, at 8:00 p.m. Shmurah Matzah through the The cost is $110 per adult and $75 for children ages 2-11. (Children under 2 may be synagogue. The Matzahs are seated with parents at no charge without their own meal.) available at $23.00 per pound. Reservations can be made by forwarding a check to the synagogue office covering all The pick up will be on Sunday those planning to attend. The deadline for reservations is Tuesday, April 19. morning, April 17th, in the synagogue lobby. That is the same FORM FOR SALE OF CHAMETZ day as the Kasher-In: 9 a.m.-noon. I, ______, do hereby All orders must be prepaid authorize RABBI CHAIM STEINMETZ, of 125 East 85th Street, City,State and and ordered by Friday, April 15. County of New York, to sell, transfer and assign Make checks payable to the KJ all Chametz of whatever kind and nature which I possess, or in which Special Projects Fund. I may have an interest, wherever situated, in my residence Please reserve ______pounds of at:______or in my place Shmurah Matzah at $23 per pound. of business at:______or in any other place, without reservation and limitation. I further authorize him to lease all places in Name ______which chametz might be found.

Address ______If you plan to spend Passover in Israel or Europe, please check this box: q If you plan to spend Passover in another US time zone, please circle below: Phone: (Day)______Central Rocky Mountain Pacific

(Evening) ______Signature______Date:______Please return to the Synagogue office by Friday, April 22nd, by 8:30 AM. Page 8 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN PASSING THE BATON... OR THE HAT! continuted from page 1 1.”Who am I to deliver this people from know had greatness in him, but who was so We saw this trait in last week’s parasha Egypt?” God answered him: You will not humble that, with all of the divine when God confronted Moshe at the redeem them; I will be with you.” promises, he considered himself to be burning bush and said to him, “I am the 2.”But they don’t know you, God; Whom unworthy of the role which God was Lord of your father: the God of Abraham, shall I say sent me?” assigning to him. And so God finally says the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” 3.”But they won’t believe me!” to Moshe and Aaron: “I order you to the Moshe’s reaction was very revealing “And 4.”But I am slow of speech!” Jewish people and to Pharaoh, King of Moshe hid his face for he was awed at the 5.”Please God, send anybody you wish” - Egypt to take the Children of Israel out of prospect of gazing upon God.” i.e. anyone but me. the Land of Egypt.” In other words, it was The Talmud, in the tractate of It is noteworthy that after God listens Moshe’s humility and feeling of Berachot, presents a powerful reaction to patiently to all these expressions of unworthiness that made him worthy of Moshe’s hiding his face, saying: “Rav unworthiness and humility, the Torah says: being the redeemer in the first place, but Shmuel bar Nachmani said: As reward for “And, God got very angry with Moshe.” God had to remind him that there is a point ‘And Moshe hid his face,’ he merited to In effect, He told Moshe to just get going at which humility is a paralyzing quality. see (as it were) God’s countenance… as and start to carry out the mission. Feeling unworthy is a credit and an asset to reward: ‘for he was awed at the prospect In this week’s parasha, Va’eira, that the human personality. Acting out that of gazing upon God’, he merited seeing hesitation of Moshe to accept a divine feeling, however, by refusing to accept God’s image.” mission expresses itself again after God responsibility when duty calls, is sinful Nechama Lebovitz put it this way: “He promises the Jewish people in the most and dangerous. who considers himself to be unworthy - he glorious expressions of redemption: “I will Imagine a judge sitting in court and is worthy!” Only an anav (a humble take you out from under the burdens of feeling, quite properly, humble and person) would have been invited by God to Mitzrayim and I will save you from their undeserving of his position, saying to the have such a direct relationship with Him. bondage; I will redeem you with an two litigants: “Who am I to judge between Only a tzanu’a (a hidden, righteous person) outstretched arm and I will take you unto the two of you?” Humility in such a case would be given the responsibility of Me as a people and I will be your God… becomes an obstacle to carrying out one’s forming and leading a Kingdom of Priests and I will bring you to the Land which I responsibility. and a Holy People. Only a person who did promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob…” Or, consider a policeman who observes not mind being buried in an unmarked, After Moshe repeats these thrilling a crime being committed and says to unknown grave, would merit “and God promises to the Jewish people, the Torah himself: “Who am I to intervene in this buried him in the field.” tells us that they were too depressed to matter?” Humility is wonderful, but it In last week’s parasha, we saw Moshe’s believe them. Moshe then says to God: should not keep someone from carrying great reluctance to take upon himself the “Behold: the Children of Israel did not out their responsibility. position of the leader of the Jewish people listen to me; how will Pharaoh pay The Midrash Ha-Gadol sums up our and the redeemer of the people from attention to me, and I am slow of speech!” thought by linking the two qualities of Egypt, when, with five separate arguments, In other words, I am incapable of doing the humility and responsibility in a startling he pleaded with God not to send him on job! comment on Moshe’s hiding his face from this mission. His arguments were: What we see here is a man who we all gazing upon God. The Midrash says: “From here our sages learned: “Fortunate is the one who understands his place but Advanced Talmud Shiur in Tractate Avodah Zarah who stands firmly in his place.” And on in memory of Dr. William Major this linkage King Solomon said in with Ecclesiastes: “If the spirit of rulership Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Wieder comes upon you, stand your ground.” Yeshiva University’s Joseph and Gwendolyn Straus Professor of Talmud Accept your responsibility. Feel humble in the Mazer Yeshiva Program, a Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological and unworthy, but act with firmness and Seminary, and an adjunct professor of Bible at Yeshiva College confidence. Following 8:30 a.m. Sunday morning services and breakfast Today is an historic day in the history in the Major-Ward Beit Midrash at 125 East 85th Street of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun. Today marks the official passing of the baton of Childcare available for children over the age of 3 rabbinic leadership from me and, by contacting [email protected] for details implicitly, my father and my great grandfather - RAMAZ Margolies - to a KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 9 Rabbi Steinmetz Responds to Rabbi Lookstein’s “Passing the Hat” new Senior Rabbi who not only is not a Thank you Rabbi Lookstein; and please allow me a moment to offer a short member of our family but who actually response. comes from outside the borders of the First of all, a few words of gratitude. United States. However, he is not an I am grateful for the warm welcome we have received outsider. He is very much an insider. He from the entire community. All of you have gone out combines exquisitely the two of your way to make us feel truly at home at KJ. characteristics of Moshe Rabbeinu that we I am grateful for the support of our lay have just discussed. Rabbi Chaim leadership at KJ, who have done so much to Steinmetz is a man of genuine humility ensure a smooth transition for our family. and yet a person who is deeply grounded in There are so many to thank, but I must the Halachic system and in the philosophy mention in particular Joel Katz, our President, and practice of Modern Orthodox Judaism. and Erica Schacter Schwartz, the Chairman of He has a very subdued ego and yet, at the the Transition Committee, for working tirelessly same time, he has the strength to make to make our move to New York as smooth as decisions and articulate a philosophy with possible, and helping us integrate comfortably force and persuasion, a philosophy that is into KJ. completely in line with that which has I am grateful for the support of my co-workers at KJ. Here too, there are too many names to mention each been espoused by three generations of our one individually, but I must single out Rabbi Elie Weinstock, who has been a family. I salute him as the quintessential wonderful colleague and a true friend. mensch, as an ohev Yisrael, and as a rabbi I am deeply grateful for all of these blessings, and more. who understands the wise advice of King Rabbi Lookstein has just welcomed me as the Senior Rabbi; and as Senior Solomon: Rabbi, it is now incumbent upon me to welcome him as our Rabbi Emeritus. jb, kt lnuen lhkg vkg, kaunv jur ot As I have mentioned to Rabbi Lookstein several times, there is no true word When the opportunity for leadership in Hebrew for the term “emeritus.” The Hebrew word is “b’dimus,” is taken from comes: one should stand one’s ground. a passage in the Talmud (Avodah Zarah 16b) and means to be “free;” and even Some of you were probably a little this word is Latin in origin. Seemingly, the concept of “emeritus” is a foreign one perplexed by the title of my sermon for this in Judaism. morning: “Passing the Baton and the But perhaps there is a way to look at being a Rabbi Emeritus through a Hat!” I wanted to pass the baton of Senior halakhic prism. There is a somewhat similar situation mentioned in the Talmud Rabbi to Rabbi Steinmetz by a clear, Megillah (9b), regarding past and present Kohanim Gedolim. symbolic act. And so he and I decided that One critical concept mentioned in that passage of the Talmud is asuec ihkgn I would pass my top hat to him and ask ihshrun tku, “one moves up in holiness, but does not move down.” This concept is him to wear it - until he gets a new one - not just a rule of protocol, but is a powerful ethical imperative. It reminds us that and to please occupy the seat which I have wherever we move, we need to seek greater holiness. And this rule applies to occupied for almost fifty-eight years. I every type of change, including the change of becoming a Rabbi Emeritus. express the hope that he will fill that seat Therefore, becoming a Rabbi Emeritus must also be a move up to a higher for many happy, healthy and fulfilling position. decades to come; for himself, for Lisa, for But how is that so? I think the answer is the following. his family and for our beloved Kehilath Being a Senior Rabbi means that you are the congregants’ Rabbi, there to Jeshurun. Rabbi Steinmetz: I am now guide and support more than 1,100 families. When you become a Rabbi passing the hat! Emeritus, none of that goes away; your congregants, who have been your students for the past 58 years, still need your guidance and support. But what is now added to the job of Rabbi Emeritus is the responsibility to guide and support For information about the the new Senior Rabbi; and in many ways this is a more challenging task. weekly status Rabbi Lookstein, I can say that even in this short time, you have become an exceptional mentor, guide and colleague for me. And in guiding the community of the Manhattan Eruv and mentoring me, you are already an accomplished Rabbi Emeritus. Rabbi Lookstein, mazal tov on becoming Rabbi Emeritus! May God bless you Call the ERUV HOTLINE and your family with joy, happiness and nachat ad meah v’esrim.

212-874-6100, ext. 3 Shabbat Shalom (Recorded Message) Page 10 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN In Memoriam

SHERYL GURA ROSENBERG her parents’ condominium residence because the more than She was a member of the congregation for many years, the hundred or so worshippers at each service could not possibly be beloved daughter of Estelle and Raymond Gura, of blessed accommodated in their apartment. What was also particularly memory, and the younger sister of our member, Dr. Nicholas noteworthy was that at every service, a virtually equal number of Gura (Ramaz ‘72). She was also the mother of two Ramaz men and women were davening in her memory. alumnae, Ivana Rosenberg ‘01 and Jahna Rosenberg ‘06. Her family and all of us have lost a precious neshama. Her A native New Yorker, Sheryl was committed to her family, memory will, no doubt, have a very positive impact on all who friends, and Israel. Her support of Israel was most apparent knew her. through the numerous letters she wrote to the New York Times, Inspired by her commitment to Torah learning, the several of which were published. community invites individuals to pledge to learn a chapter of She was a voracious reader and a lover of cats. Talmud in memory of Daniella Nechama bas Abba Moshe Sheryl struggled a great deal throughout most of her life but v’Rachel Sheera. Contact [email protected] to she also loved KJ, and she was very proud of her relationship pledge. In addition, the community is invited to a bi-weekly with Ramaz. series of standalone shiurim by visiting luminaries in memory of Daniella followed by a buffet dinner. For schedule and to RSVP, DIANE WASSNER contact [email protected] Diane Wassner was a survivor of the Holocaust. Her experience in the darkest period of our people’s history left her DAVID WICHS physically debilitated in her later years, and yet she faced her In one of the most tragic accidents in the history of our challenges with heroism and with a very positive attitude. community, David Wichs was a victim of a falling crane in She was the very devoted wife of the late Isadore Wassner downtown Manhattan, struck down in the prime of his life at the with whom she had a wonderful marriage. She had many age of 38. nephews and nieces who adored her and who helped sustain her He was the beloved and adored husband of Rebecca Guttman for her many years as a widow. She loved KJ and Ramaz and Wichs and an exceptionally beloved member of the entire she was very generous to both institutions. There is a floor in our Guttman family for whom David was a major consolation after new Lower School building that is dedicated in her name, a the sudden passing, nine years ago, of Dr. Charles Guttman, who fitting tribute to a woman who could not bear children herself but was the head of that family. David, as it were, assumed that role who made sure that Jewish children in Ramaz, in Yeshiva with grace and humility. His tragic passing, therefore, left a void University, and in many other places had the best opportunities of unimaginable dimensions in Rebecca’s life and in the life of for a Jewish education. her mother and sisters. A deeply religious woman, she absolutely loved davening at David was a tzadik in all ways. Having arrived with his KJ and she was an active participant in the Sisterhood and in family from Prague, when he was fourteen and knew very little other aspects of KJ life. Together with her family, she will be English and almost no Hebrew, he entered the Yeshiva of remembered by her extended KJ family as well. Flatbush High School and was graduated from it four years later and admitted to Harvard. He was a mathematical genius. He spent a year at Yeshivat Hamivtar under the tutelage of Rabbi DANIELLA MOFFSON Chaim Brovender, to whom he remained very close for the rest Daniella, age 21, died in a bus crash on her way to the airport of his young life. in Honduras after completing a mission of mercy together with A very successful financier, David was extremely generous students from Columbia University where she was a pre-med to his Flatbush alma mater and to his Rebbe, whose web yeshiva student at Barnard. Her death was a terrible blow to her loving he supported consistently. He was the best husband one could parents, Sheera and Michael Moffson, and her grieving sister imagine to Rebecca and the most loving son-in-law and brother- Raquel, and brother Alex. in-law to Gilda and the Guttman daughters. He was, of course, Her funeral was held in the Main Synagogue where every also a great source of love and joy to his grieving parents and seat was filled with people of all ages who came to express their brother. grief at the loss of this precious life. Daniella was a tzaddeket in As our sages commented on a mention of Abraham, Isaac every sense of that word: pious, a passionate davener, a woman and Jacob, when they were remembered in the Book of Sh’mot: of extraordinary chesed and somebody whose optimism and “Woe unto all of us for what has been lost and what is not with constant smile bespoke a firm belief in God and in Torah. The us anymore, but also for one who will never be forgotten.” shiva for her was marked by the most extraordinary turnout of friends. Every service had to be held in the large social room of KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 11 A Letter from Rabbanit Chana Henkin

Our Dear Friends at KJ,

I am writing five months after the murder of our children, Rav Eitam and Naama Henkin. Though reeling from grief, we are overwhelmed by your generosity and do not know how even to begin to express our gratitude to you. First and foremost, you have secured the future of our four grandchildren. When Itamar, the youngest of our four grandsons, will be 20, I will at best be near ninety. You have given our family the wherewithal to raise Matan, Nitzan, Neta and Itamar, and also to assure that they will start out securely in adult life. By doing so, you have given Yehuda and me some peace of mind in a time of greater grief than we could ever have imagined. In my mind, I speak with our murdered son and daughter-in-law daily. I tell them: Don’t worry about your children’s future bacause Rabbi Lookstein and the members of KJ have taken care of your children. Your uniting behind us gives us comfort beyond the practical consequences. Eitam and Naama were incredible parents and Eitam had tremendous promise as a rabbinic scholar and leader of rare brilliance and integrity, with the ability to reach a very broad swath of our people. Perhaps fifty fruitful years were sheared off their lives, as well as the ability to raise their children. Seven-year-old Nitzan’s first words to the rescuers were: “Are we now orphans?” If there can be any nechama for us, it is that this unthinkable act was not random but a dreadful piece of the struggle of the Jewish people for our homeland; a struggle that did not begin yesterday and will not, unfortunately, end tomorrow. Your solidarity with us underscores for us that we are living a destiny and a struggle with purpose. Rabbi Lookstein told me he made no direct efforts to solicit the funds for us. I answered him: You worked for decades to inspire your congregation with a love of Israel and a commitment to kol Yisrael arevim zeh lazeh, that all Jews are responsible for each other, and to human decency. Dear members of KJ, we have for years been partners energizing each other in changing the landscape for women in Torah scholarship and leadership. Today, dear sisters and brothers, in our time of grief, you inspire us to continue. God bless you. May Am Yisrael know only smachot.

Humbly, Chana ohkaurhu iuhm hkct rta lu,c of,t ojbh ouenv

2 0 16 - 2 0 17 Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun Book of Remembrance Once again during the spring, Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun will publish a BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE in which the names of departed dear ones are recorded by their living relatives who recite Yizkor for them four times a year. At the Yizkor service there is a prayer which says that an offering has been made in memory of those for whom Yizkor was recited. Members of the congregation and the community-at-large may authorize us to publish the names of their departed relatives by making a token contribution of $18 or more for each name to be memorialized. Please use the form below if you wish us to record names for you. The Book will go to press on Wednesday, May 25, so that it will be ready in time for Shavuot. Enclosed please find my Yizkor offering* for the entire year in memory of those listed below, who are to be recorded in the KJ BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE published by the congregation.

q Please duplicate last year’s listing(s) YOUR NAME ______Offering $______for ______people. Please add the following: ADDRESS ______

FULL NAME IN ENGLISH (PLEASE PRINT) PHONE______OFFERING Name______$ ______q Please check here if you did not have a listing last year. Name______$ ______*This offering is a token of reverence and is designed to be within reach of all. Name______$ ______We suggest a contribution of $18 or more for each name. Name______$ ______This form should be returned to our office by Friday, May 20. Page 12 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN FROM THE MEN’S CLUB FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY

Coming Soon from the Men’s Club mmy-award winning filmmaker Dr. Debra Gonsher Vinik, spoke about Rabbi Abraham at 125 East 85th Street EJoshua Heschel in conjunction with her film Sunday, April 10, 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Every Word Has Power: The Poetry Of Abraham Conference on Ottoman Jewish history co-sponsored by KJ and the Turkish Joshua Heschel, at the popular Men’s Club Sunday Consulate in New York, featuring Professor Ozan Arslan, Izmir Economic Supper Lecture and Film Program on March 6. Stay University; Naim Guleryuz, Jewish Museum in Istanbul; and Elizabeth tuned to the KJ website (www.CKJ.org) for Mazaulay-Lewish, CUNY Professor. Refreshments and a light lunch will be information about other films in the process of served. being scheduled for our Spring season! Sunday, May 8 at 6:00 p.m.: Am HaSefer Book Discussion featuring the launch of Heroic Children: Untold Stories of the Unconquerable by Rabbi Hanoch Teller, a globe- trotting modern-day maggid (storyteller of yore) renowned as the King of the Storytellers and the Shakespeare of the Yeshiva World. He has lectured before audiences world wide, delivering a precious and inspiring message that is cherished for a lifetime. In Heroic Children, he chronicles the incredible lives and experiences of nine Holocaust survivors who were only children when they encountered the unimaginable turbulence and horrors of the Shoah. A light dinner will be served. Shabbat, May 14 Kiddush Discussion following morning services: Noted Constitutional Law Scholar Nathan Lewin, Esq.: “My Friend, Justice Scalia - and his Jewish Neshamah” Filmmaker Debra Gonsher Vinik / Photo Credit David Vinik There is no charge for these programs.

ormer Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly’s recently published book, Vigilance: My Life Serving America and Protecting Its Empire FCity was the basis of a presentation Mr. Kelly made on March 13. Followed by a Q&A moderated by Men’s Club President Dr. Mark Meirowitz, Mr. Kelly discussed his remarkable career fighting crime and revealed inside stories including the sinister plots foiled by his anti- terrorist teams after 9/11. Photo Credit Anne Reingold

KESHER PRESENTS A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL AGES!

April 12: Pre-Pesach Living Room Learning with Rabbi Roy Feldman , 7:30 p.m. Graciously hosted by Brittany and Jonathan Cogan. Address provided upon RSVP to [email protected]

ENGAGE WITH SISTERHOOD: MARK YOUR CALENDARS Get involved in this dynamic organization! Join the Sisterhood at one of these great upcoming events:

APRIL 3 - Annual Spring Luncheon - Timeless: A Celebration of the Life and Times of the 130-Year- Young KJ Sisterhood, 11 a.m. Did you ever wonder how the Sisterhood became the active and vibrant organization it is today? Well wonder no longer! Please join us for a celebratory brunch as we pay tribute to the past, present and future of the KJ Sisterhood. We are thrilled to honor Roberta Stetson with the Third Annual Gertrude Lookstein Award for her exceptional service to the KJ Sisterhood. MAY 16 -Tour of Isaac Mizrahi Exhibit at the Jewish Museum MAY 26 - Spring Boutique

If you would like more information on how to get involved with the Sisterhood, please contact: Stephanie Katz, President ([email protected]) Julie Kopel, Vice President ([email protected] KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 13 KJ SISTERHOOD: THE “THINK PINK” INITIATIVE

arsha Dane Stern was 31 years Traditions: What You Need to know toppings. At the end of the evening, old when she was diagnosed About Transmission in the Jewish everyone went home with numerous Mwith breast cancer and 36 when Community as it Relates to Cancer Risk.” challot ready to be baked at home and it claimed her life. enjoyed on Shabbat. She was an Aishet Pink doilies and Chayil in every sense kippot aplenty were in of the word, and her view Shabbat morning all-too-brief life of as THINK PINK devotion to Jewish Shabbat continued education, love of with special pulpit Israel, chesed and guest radiologist family serves as an oncologist Dr. inspiration to us Naamit Kurshan all. In recognition Gerber, who spoke of the completion on “The Half- of her 36th Shekel: Knowing yahrzeit, her and Counting.” She sisters, Gail Propp, discussed the role of Sharon Dane, Wilma Kule, and her big data in making personal medical children, Douglas Stern and Deborah decisions, particularly as they relate to Stern Zimbler, together with the KJ genetic testing, breast and prostate cancer Sisterhood, brought THINK PINK to KJ screening, and treatment options. One of in order to ensure that our community is her points was that some of the aware of the importance of cancer guidelines for screening are based on screening and knowing one’s family data to support saving money not saving medical history. Photographs by Jacqueline Linsenbaum lives. The first part of this event was a Services were followed by a beautiful challah bake on March 3. There was a The sobering fact gleaned from these hot Kiddish complete with delicious pink dual objective to this evening: challah presentations is that one in 40 Ashkenazi ribbon cookies and a wonderful baking and becoming more informed Jews carries the BRCA gene mutation assortment of gluten-free, dairy-free about breast cancer. Over 100 women (nearly 10 times the rate of the general cakes generously donated by our gathered in the Heyman Auditorium to be population), making Jewish families neighborhood bakery, By The Way. As coached by The Challah Girls in the more susceptible to hereditary breast, she lost her beloved mother-in-law to spiritual art of challah baking. All the ovarian, and prostate cancer. We all have breast cancer 15 years ago, Helene necessary ingredients were set out on BRCA genes, but if there is a mutation in Godin, proprietor of By The Way, beautifully appointed tables. There was BRCA, it increases the risk of cancer in thought it especially meaningful to be a an excitement and camaraderie in the both men and women. The importance of part of THINK PINK Shabbat in this room as everyone got down to the screening both mammography and way. business of preparing the challah dough. sonography -- and genetic testing was Both components of THINK PINK While the challah was rising, we were stressed by both speakers. provided a most valuable service, brought to the second purpose of the The challah dough, having risen underscoring the role the KJ Sisterhood gathering. Dr. Karin Charnoff-Katz, a during the presentation, was ready for plays in the KJ community. If either breast radiologist, gave a talk entitled, braiding. First, one of The Challah Girls program encouraged just one person to “Cost Benefit Analysis: An Argument for baking facilitators spoke about the three undergo cancer screening or avail Sharsheret and Screening Mammogram.” mitzvot especially sacred to women: themselves of genetic counseling then Dr. Charnoff-Katz spoke movingly about mikvah, Shabbat candle lighting and the life of Marsha Dane Stern continues Rochelle Shoretz, the founder of the challah (the piece of dough broken off to inspire. Special thanks to Gail Propp national not-for-profit Sharsheret. and consecrated to God with a special for spearheading this important program Sharsheret is Hebrew for chain, symbolic blessing) followed by everyone and, also, Elyse Mittler, Nicole Fisher, of the connections it makes among performing that mitzvah. Then the Rebecca Zwillinger, Stephanie Katz and women facing breast or ovarian cancer - braiding commenced with women Susan Blinken for their attention to the before, during, and after diagnosis. Dr. channeling the sculptor within, myriad components that made THINK Nicole Schreiber Agus, geneticist and fashioning beautiful challot, adding PINK the success and inspiration it was. founder of MyJewishGeneticHealth.com, chocolate chips, cinnamon and sugar, gave a talk entitled, “Beyond Recipes and sesame seeds, poppy seeds or other Page 14 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

How Do You Spell “Ruach” Not Your Traditional Soul Cycle!

How About Soul Cycle is a no shoes, no equipment necessary, monthly women’s E-I-T-A-N K-A-T-Z? spiritual ‘workout’ class. Women of the community are invited to come KJtogether to participate in a monthly learning series to provide an opportunity to learn, share, engage and inspire. The class is taught by Rachel KJ was rocking in celebration of Kraus, KJ’s Director of Community Education. The lecture is hosted in different Rosh Chodesh Adar Bet, with a homes and draws from a broad cross section of the community. The monthly little help from performer gathering also affords women of the community the opportunity to connect with extraordinaire, Eitan Katz and his one other and forge new and deeper relationships. lively band. It was in the true This past December, Soul Cycle hosted an incredible evening of learning and spirit of a Chasidic fabrengen inspiration with special guest Rabbanit (from the Yiddish for joyous Rachelli Sprecher Fraenkel, from Matan, who co-taught a class with Rachel Kraus on the topic of happiness. The two Rachel’s delivered a remarkable shiur, developing a narrative through Torah, Talmudic, Halakhic and Chassidic sources that wove together themes of happiness and how to utilize l to r, Rabbanit Malke Bina, Rabbanit Rachelli tools to create happiness. The shiur Frankel, Rachel Kraus and Maeira Werthenschlag focused on different definitions of happiness and how to harness the power of happiness to carve a path and direction specifically when challenges arise. Class topics vary each month and are stand-alone presentations that presume no prior attendance. For those interested in Soul Cycle, please email [email protected]. We look forward to having you join us on these dates: April 13th, May 25th, at 8:00 p.m., and June 12 (First Day Shavuot) at 5:30 in the evening.

DUS HAIMISCHE SHTIEBEL: THE YIDDISH SCHMOOZERS Wednesdays at 11:30 AM

ROSE AND DR. CHARLES LANGER LUNCH & LEARN PROGRAM The Rose and Dr. Charles Langer Lunch and Learn Program for seniors is hosted gathering) or tish complete with by Donna Silverman. The free program for seniors is made possible by an endowment divrei Torah, lively songs and created by the Buchwald, Edelsburg and Stern families. soul-stirring melodies which Wednesdays at 12:00 noon brought participants to their Lunch & Learn Schedule feet for extended periods of dancing. Of course, no such March 30 Israel Max May 11 Israel Max April 6 Rabbi Yossie Weiser May 18 Gilbert Kahn celebration would have been April 13 Rabbi Daniel Kraus May 25 Rabbi Roy Feldman complete without the old-world April 20 Rabbi Elie Weinstock June 1 Shira Felberbaum refreshments that would April 27 Pesach Break June 8 Janie Schwalbe complement such a gathering: May 4 Self-Help Lunch and Learn June 15 Rabbi Elie Weinstock cholent, kugel, herring, chopped featuring the Ramaz Lower School Chorus liver and the ingredients necessary to make a l’Chaim! All programming takes place at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun 125 East 85th Street KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 15

THE JEWISH YOUTH CONNECTION (JYC) AT KJ: EDUCATING THE JEWISH FUTURE Photo credits Netanel Goldstein JYC is the Sunday morning Hebrew school founded by KJ members Susan and Scott Shay with the goal of providing a substantive and meaningful Jewish education to students who do not attend Jewish day school. The program continues to thrive and expand. In addition to grades Seniors and Rabbi Yigal Kindergarten through Bnei Mitzvah, we added a “Kochavim” KJSklarin’s Ramaz Upper School class for preschool students to give them a head start into Jewish Talmud class students participated in learning. JYC has blossomed into the best Hebrew School in New an intergenerational Lunch and Learn York City! program, at which time they were What makes JYC so special? nourished by a wonderful, as well as an At JYC, we embrace the best teaching practices and offer small inaspirational Talmud lesson. A great group instruction. We make use of multiple offerings, hands-on way to warm up a cold December day! activities and technology to provide optimal learning for all types of learners. We have dedicated teachers and staff who give of themselves to teach and inspire the next generation. The Principal, Ariana Solovey, and Director, Netanel Goldstein, are experienced educators who share their passion with teachers, students, and families alike. At JYC, every student is special, and every student is precious. We expend great effort to nurture the individual student and give each child the chance to learn at his/her own pace and ability. Our Big Brother/Sister program provides individualized Hebrew instruction based on the concept that not all students learn at the same pace. We feel it is up to us - the educators - to challenge and motivate students so that they are eager to learn. At JYC, we make learning come alive. We invest in a curriculum and activities that WIDOW CONNECTION will instill Jewish pride and passion in our students. We encourage our students to think PROGRAM AT KJ for themselves about what being Jewish means today and we osing a spouse is often one of life’s demonstrate how Judaism is most difficult adjustments. It can be relevant for today. La time of profound sadness giving At JYC, we do not only teach rise to powerful feelings of isolation. information. We transmit KJ is proud to host W Connection, a inspiration. This is a sacred task. program aimed at providing newly Over the last few months, our widowed women with support and children have enjoyed classroom discussions and hands-on activities that have enriched guidance from other widows within the KJ community. their young souls and minds. We feel blessed to have the privilege of seeing children If you or someone you know can draw their first alephs; sing their first Hebrew songs; or write profound conclusions about benefit from this kind of support, please the importance of Chesed and trying to make our world a better place. join the W Connection which usually At JYC, we are committed to engaging our families. We offer parent classes and meets on the third Thursday of every Shabbat and Holiday family programming, and many of our families take advantage of month from 6:30 p.m - 8:00 p.m. at the KJ and KJ Beginners Programming. We want to ensure that the learning on Sunday Ramaz Lower School Library , 125 East 85th Street (between Park and Lexington mornings can be translated into deeper connections to Judaism and the community. Avenue). The scheduled dates for the The Jewish Youth Connection at KJ can be summed up by the letters J-Y-C. We provide spring session are April 21, May 19, and Judaism and a positive Jewish experience to the Youth, who are the future of our people. June 16. And we provide Connection to the Jewish community for them and their families. We take enormous pride in who we are and what we do, and we are only getting started. For For more information, please contact more information about JYC, please see our website, www.jyc.info or contact Judy Tanz at 212-533-7571 or Gabriella Major at [email protected] [email protected].

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Questions regarding matters Model Seder of Jewish family law Gain new insight into Passover as we review the ins and outs of the upcoming holiday. and women’s health Experience the 4 cups, bitter herbs, should be addressed to and everything else you need to know for a Julia Baruch, memorable Seder and holiday. For the novice & experienced Seder KJ’s Yoetzet Halakhah, participant. Great refresher class! who can be contacted at Tuesday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m. with Rabbi Daniel and Rachel Kraus (929) 274-0628 or at 125 East 85th Street [email protected] There is no charge to attend this wonderful Seder.

KJ BEGINNERS PRESENTS SHAVUOT FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE AND

APRIL 8TH / MAY 13TH TIKUN LEYL SEASON FINALE JUNE 17 Led by Rabbi Elie Weinstock and Rabbi Daniel & Rachel Kraus SATURDAY NIGHT,JUNE 11 Evening services at 8:05 p.m. Friday Night Carlebach Services with Chazan Shilo Kramer Candlelighting after 9:10 p.m. followed by Shabbat dinner RSVP to 212-774-5678 or [email protected] Shavuot Dinner at 9:15 p.m. Opening Class at 11:30 p.m. followed by All-night Learning JEWISH LEARNING INSTITUTE AT KJ and Sunrise Minyan at 5:00 a.m.

SUNDAY,JUNE 12 “Strength and Struggle: Lessons in Character Morning Services at 9:00 a.m. From the Stories of Our Prophets” Evening Services at 6:45 p.m. with Rabbi Elie Weinstock Early Yom Tov Sheini: Explores six intriguing, disturbing, and controversial Preparations, Candlelighting, biblical personalities and events from the books and Kiddush after 6:54 p.m. of the Prophets. Using textual analysis and the ideas of but before 8:27 p.m. the classic biblical commentaries, we will look at Jephthah’s daughter, the rise and fall of King Saul, Regular Candlelighting Ruth’s migration to Israel, the story of King David and after 9:10 p.m. Bathsheba, the wonders of Elisha, and Jonah and the whale. Discover how these stories are full of timeless MONDAY,JUNE 13 answers to our innermost questions about life. Morning Services at 9:00 a.m. $79 per person; $135 per couple. with Keter Torah Awards Ceremony and Yizkor Try the first class for free! No one is turned away for lack of funds followed by a hot, dairy Six Mondays at 7:30 PM starting May 16 congregational Kiddush lunch

JLI is a creative presentation of traditional Judaism in Evening Services at 8:25 p.m. a highly professional, innovative, academically rigorous yet accessible format. Yom Tov ends at 9:11 p.m. KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 17 CELEBRATE ISRAEL! SPRING TIME LEARNING AT KJ Crash Course in Basic Judaism with Rabbi Daniel and Rachel Kraus Tuesdays at 7:00 pm March 29, April 5 iLearn with Rabbi Daniel and Rachel Kraus Tuesdays at 7:00 pm

Exploring the Guide with Martin Kaufman Join us at a Tekes Ma’avar Program Tuesdays at 8:00 pm Paying homage to the thousands of IDF servicemen and women Navigating Nach with Rabbi Hayyim Angel who fell defending the Jewish homeland, Wednesdays at 7:15 pm and then usher in Israel’s celebration of Independence Day May 4, 11, 18, 25 as Yom HaZikaron transitions into Yom Ha’Atzmaut Crash Course in Hebrew Reading May 11, 7:15 pm with Sara Rosen Wednesdays at 6:30 pm The Gottesman Center/Falk Auditorium Starting April 6 114 East 85th Street Prayerbook Hebrew with Sara Rosen Wednesdays at 7:30 pm rufz Starting April 6 Who Knows 13? The Foundation of Faith THREE ISRAEL ACTION with Rabbi Yossi Weiser MODERN MIKVAHS Thursdays at 7:00 pm Starting May 5

are located in our community at: Check out “Artzeinu” Between Man and Man: The Interpersonal Mitzvot The Jacques & Hannah The Weekly Israel News Update with Rabbi Yossi Weiser Schwalbe Mikvah Thursdays at 7:00 pm 419 East 77th Street http://artzeinu.org Starting June 2 (between 1st and York Avenues) Telephone: 212-359-2020 The Artzeinu Team: Studies in the Weekly Portion with Elan Agus Rabbi Yossi Weiser The Rennert Mikvah Aliza Hornblass Thursdays at 8:00 pm at the 5th Avenue Synagogue Jonah Hornblass 5 East 62nd Street (just off 5th Avenue) JJ Hornblass KJ SYNAGOGUE MEMBERSHIP: Telephone: 212-753-6058 Erica Schwartz BE APART and Founder: Deena Shiff OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE The West Side Mikvah Contact: 234 West 74th Street This site provides easy access Synagogue Executive Director (between Broadway and to numerous news sources and Leonard Silverman West End Avenue) videos, and is well organized at 212-774-5680 or Telephone: 212-579-2011 by general topic. [email protected] Page 18 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Looking Back Looking Ahead

The Year That Was UJA@KJ had a very exciting line up of fall programs! We hosted our first ever community-wide Mitzvah Day. More than 50 families participated in six different volunteer projects. The KJ family helped provide: 250 Shabbat packages for impoverished families served by the Jewish Community Council of Washington Heights 150 winter preparedness kits for the seniors served by the UJC of the East Side 150 drawstring bags full of school supplies for the children served by the JCC of Canarsie 25 centerpieces for the Thanksgiving meal at Educational Alliance’s Project ORE 20 lap blankets for wheelchair bound seniors at Jewish Home Lifecare One week later, we had over 75 KJ volunteers join us to serve a special pre-Thanksgiving meal to the seniors at Project ORE. In addition to these community-wide projects, we had several groups of small volunteers join us at Mitzvah Mondays, where we came together to serve a meal to the seniors at Project ORE. The annual UJA@KJ Cocktail Reception, graciously hosted by Elena and Jay Lefkowitz, this year honored Rabbi Lookstein. We also had the opportunity to hear from several KJ community members about their experiences on UJA-Federation missions to Ethiopia and Cuba. Thanks to everyone who came out to honor Rabbi Lookstein! The Year Ahead On March 11, UJA@KJ in partnership with Natan@Ramaz, is launching the first ever long-term chesed project that will involve each of the Ramaz schools. The “Just One Bracha” campaign will begin with a brachathon in the ECC and Lower School. Each bracha and amen will raise money to purchase kosher for Pesach food. Once the campaign ends, middle school students will package it into easy-to-deliver packages, and high school students will then deliver the packages to New York’s most impoverished Jews. This program will allow Ramaz students to see the fruits of their labor from start to finish. From “Just One Bracha” can come so many incredible things! We also have a Mitzvah Monday coming up on March 21. We’ll be volunteering with the students at Educational Alliance’s Head Start program, helping make a difference in the lives of the poorest children in New York. Our final Mitzvah Monday will take place on May 16, where we’ll serve a meal to the seniors at Project ORE. UJA@KJ is a partnership between KJ and UJA-Federation of New York that aims to strengthen our local community through meaningful programs and volunteer opportunities. For more information about UJA@KJ or any of these programs, please contact the UJA@KJ Chairs, Talya Kaye at [email protected], Lani Kollander at [email protected], or Jen Yashar at [email protected]

OF COMMUNITY INTEREST FROM KJ/JEWISH BOARD SOCIAL WORKER SHIRA FELBERBAUM Dealing with Dementia | Wednesday, March 30 | 6:30-8:00 pm Coping with the Empty Chair at the Seder Table: A Pesach Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun Program for Bereaved Jews | Wednesday | Dementia is never easy, not for the care recipient and April 13 | 6:30-8:00 pm | Park Avenue Synagogue certainly not for the caregivers. Learn how to navigate everyday An opportunity to talk with other bereaved experiences with your loved one with Dr. Deborah Marin, board Jews about how to allow for grief, while still certified in psychiatry and neurology with expertise in geriatric finding meaning and comfort in the themes of the psychiatry and special knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease. A holiday. Join Rabbi Elie Weinstock and KJ Social fellow KJ congregant will also discuss her journey of caring for Worker, Shira Felberbaum, for an evening of a loved with with dementia. Moderated by Jo Hirschmann of the reflection built around the haggadah and other Mount Sinai Health System Refuah Shlaymah Project and KJ aspects of our tradition. RSVP to 212-632-4735 or Social Worker, Shira Felberbaum. RSVP to (212) 632-4735 or to to [email protected]. [email protected]. KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 19

DON’T MISS THE MAY 1ST DEADLINE! SHABBAT AT KJ YOUNG PEOPLE’S MINYAN ORDER MEMORIAL PLAQUES FOR LOVED ONES, April 9, May 7, June 4 AND PURCHASE CEMETERY PLOTS, 9:15 a.m BEFORE DRAMATIC PRICE INCREASE HASHKAMA MINYAN April 2 & 16, May 7 & 21, Memorial Plaques June 4 & 18, July 2, 16, & 30, Before May 1 - $1,000 After May 1 - $1,500 August 13 & 27 7:15 a.m.

Cemetery Plots LEARNERS SERVICE in the KJ section of Beth El Cemetery in Paramus, New Jersey Every Shabbat Current Prices After May 1 9:30 a.m. Single Grave - $1,250 Single Grave - $2,000 INTERMEDIATE SERVICE 2 Grave Plot - $2,500 2 Grave Plot - $4,000 4 Grave Plot - $4,500 4 Grave Plot - $7,500 Every Shabbat 6 Grave Plot - $6,500 6 Grave Plot - $10,750 9:30 a.m. 8 Grave Plot - $10,000 8 Grave Plot - $13,750 10 Grave Plot - $10,000 10 Grave Plot - $16,500 SEPHARDIC MINYAN 12 Grave Plot - $11,500 12 Grave Plot - $19,000 Every Shabbat 9:00 a.m. For more information please contact Hattie Murphy at 212-774-5653 or [email protected] “Let all who are spiritually hungry, come and learn!” Free your mind with an evening of Pesach Torah and inspiration K ETER T ORAH A W ARDS dedicated to the memory of continued from page 2 and the study of ancient societies and Daniella Moffson and David Wichs z”l cooking skills. At the Yorkville Pantry cultures. In her spare time, she and Glenn she combined cooking instruction with Monday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. frequently attend lectures and seminars at featuring: nutrition information. When Drisha the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz: presented a three-part series on hunger in Institute for the Study of the Ancient Matzah: Bread of Hospitality? America, she learned about the All Souls World. Zella also has a serious interest in Pantry and its Friday Soup Kitchen painting and sculpture, which she indulges Rabbi Elie Weinstock: Program. For the past year she has been through visits to many museums in the volunteering on Friday mornings to help They Tried to Destroy Us, city. She is an avid textile artist and has We Won, Let’s Eat: prepare lunch for 250 homeless people. taught all her grandchildren how to sew, The Meaning of the Seder Menu Her emphasis and goal in all these embroider and weave. activities is to restore dignity to people in Zella is joined and supported by her Rabbi Daniel and Rachel Kraus compromised situations. loving husband Glenn, a physical therapist From Servitude to Fortitude: Zella is also a member of the KJ and in private practice on the Upper East Side An Experiential Narrative Or Zarua Chevra Kadisha groups, where and the Director of the Rehabilitation the goal is the same: to treat the deceased Program in the NYU School of Medicine. Rabbi Hayyim Angel: with honor, dignity and love. In addition to their family in Israel, they Zella’s study of Tanakh and Talmud The Unsung Heroes of the Exodus: have a daughter, Susanna, who lives and Shifrah, Puah, and Pharaoh’s Daughter sparked an interest in the worlds from works in NYC. which these texts emerged, in archeology 125 East 85th Street Page 20 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN BNEI MITZVAH

ELLA LOW MARK ADLER SYDNEY EISENSTEIN Mazal Tov to Lisa and Nathan Low upon Mazal Tov to Marilyn and Greg Adler upon Mazal Tov to Randi and Dr. Howard Ella’s Bat Mitvzah, which was celebrated in the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Mark, at Eisenstein upon the Bat Mitzvah of their Israel on February 14, at which time she Congregation Orach Chaim on Shabbat daughter, Sydney, a sixth grade student at the presented a D’var Torah entitled “Black and morning, February 27, where he read Ramaz Middle School. White - Choosing Light Over Darkness in a Parashat Ki Tisa and delivered a Dvar Torah. Complicated World.” Ella referenced her Mark is a seventh grade student at the Ramaz Hebrew name, Orelle Zohar, which means Middle School. “God’s light” and was given to her because she was born on Chanukah. She is spending the year in Israel and is currently in sixth grade at the Tali School in Ra’anana.

JORDAN SEBAG ESTHER SHEMIA JAY GRINBERG Mazal Tov to Ariel and Albert Sebag upon Mazal Tov to Sara and Simon Shemia upon Mazal Tov to Dr. Mikhail and Jeannette the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Jordan, the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Esther, Grinberg, upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, who read Megillat Esther on Purim day at a who read Megillat Esther on Purim day at a Jay Edmond, at Congregation Kehilath private service at Congregation Kehilath private service at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun on Shabbat Parashat Tazria, on Jeshurun. Jordan is a sixth grade student at Jeshurun. Esther is a sixth grade student at the Saturday, April 9, at which time he will the Ramaz Middle School. Mazal Tov to Ramaz Middle School. Mazal Tov to proud deliver a D’var Torah related to his parasha. proud KJ grandparents Jean and Armand KJ grandmother Marilyn Meltzer. Jay is a seventh grade student at the Ramaz Lindenbaum. Middle School.

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To support synagogue programs, we invite prospective Kiddush and Seudah Shlishit sponsors to contact Riva Alper in the synagogue office at 212-774-5670 or [email protected] The base cost of a cake-and-wine Kiddush sponsorship is $350, to which is added the cost of any extra catered food ordered through Enhance Your Religious and Ethical Engagement. Foremost Caterers. Multiple Kiddush sponsors may, at their discretion Connect More Deeply With Your Community. and initiative, agree to share the expense of extra catered food, but every Lively monthly conversation with Rabbi Roy Feldman co-sponsor must pay, separately and individually, the $350 base fee. at 125 East 85th Street Similarly, sponsoring Seudah Shlishit costs every co-sponsor $250. The following are upcoming sponsoship opportunities: on the following Sundays at 11:00 a.m.: April 17; May 22 Kiddush: April 16, 23, 24, 29, 30; May 7, 21, 28; June 1, 11, 18, 25 For more information please e-mail [email protected] Seudah Shlishit: April 2, 9, 16, 30; all dates in May and June KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 21

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RACHEL FREILICH CAROLINE SCHWARTZ CHARLES SPIELFOGEL Mazal Tov to Drs. Stephanie and Jonathan Mazal Tov to Erica and Rob Schwartz upon Mazal Tov to Michelle and Dr. William Freilich upon the Bat Mitzvah of their the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Caroline, Spielfogel upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, daughter, Rachel, which will take place on on Tuesday, April 26, Chol Hamoed Pesach Charles, which will take place on Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach in Jerusalem. Rachel in Jerusalem. She will read the Torah portion morning May 7. He will read Parashat will lead a women’s Mincha service and that morning and daven Hallel, as well. Acharei Mot at the Jewish Center of Atlantic deliver a Dvar Torah on the Matriarch, Caroline is a sixth grade student at the Ramaz Beach. In addition, he will also layn on Rosh Rachel. Rachel is a sixth grade student at the Middle School. Mazal Tov to proud KJ Chodesh Iyar. Charles is a seventh grade Ramaz Middle School. grandparents Sheira and Steve Schacter. student at the Ramaz Middle School. Mazal Tov to the proud KJ grandparents Rebecca and John Steindecker.

JACOB LIBIN JAKE SLOCHOWSKY WILLIAM KREMER Mazal Tov to Sherri and Alexander Libin Mazal Tov to Ronnie Dagan Slochowsky and Mazal Tov to Esther and Motti Kremer upon upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Jacob, on William Slochowsky upon the Bar Mitzvah the Bar Mitzvah of their son, William, at May 14, Shabbat Parashat Kedoshim, at of their son, Jake, on Shabbat, May 14th, at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun on May 21. Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun. Jacob is a Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, where he He will read Parashat Emor and deliver a seventh grade student at the Ramaz Middle will daven Shacharit as well as read from D’var Torah on a topic related to the School. Mazal Tov as well to KJ grandparents Parashat Kedoshim. He will also deliver a parashah. William is a seventh grade student Margery and Barry Libin. D’var Torah on the Parashah. Jake is a at the Ramaz Middle School. seventh grade student at the Ramaz Middle School.

UPCOMING YOUTH DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES

April 3 - KJBL May 14 - KJSL June 3- KJSL April 10 - KJBL May 15 - KJSL June 11 - KJSL April 16 - Tot Shabbat Daytime May 21 - Tot Shabbat Daytime June 11 - Shavuot Learning April 16 - Youth Shabbaton (gr 2-4) May 21- KJSL June 12 - KJSL May 1 - Youth Softball League May 22- KJSL June 18 - KJSL (“KJSL”) Opening Day May 28- KJSL June 18 - Tefillah Together May 7 - KJSL May 29- KJSL June 19 - KJSL May 8 - KJBL (makeup session) June 2- KJSL June 25 - Final Shabbat Groups May 8 - KJSL June 3 - Tefillah Together June 26 - KJSL “World Series” Page 22 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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BIRTHS a great-grandson, Natan, born to their Aurora (Efrat Ora) and Ezekiel “Zeke” Mazal Tov to: grandchildren Shlomo Javitt (Ramaz ‘02) and (Yechezkel Sender) Propp Riesenberg. Mazal Amy and Daniel Bursky, upon the birth of Zivia Brunschwig of Jerusalem. Tov to proud KJ grandmother Gail Propp. their second child and daughter, Elizabeth Congratulations also to the grandparents Nechi Shudofsky upon the birth of a great Claire (Elisheva Chana). Daniel Javitt and Reba Kizner, also of grandson in Israel. Rochelle and KJ Chazan Mayer Davis, Jerusalem. Monica and Brian Shatz upon the birth of upon the birth of a granddaughter, Esther Leslie Spitalnick and Joshua Kaplan upon twins; their second son, Scott (Yehudah), and Sarah (named for Mayer’s mother, the late the birth of their second child and first son, their first daughter, Serina (Leah Miriam). Esther Davis), born to their children, Elisheva Marshall David Kaplan. Drs. Shera Aranoff and Alan Tuchman, and Benji Samuels. Gladys and Martin Kartin upon the birth of upon the birth of Nurielle Rana, fourth child Mazal Tov to Shlomit and Chaim Edelstein, a granddaughter born to their children Sarah and third daughter born to their children Drs. upon the birth of a granddaughter, Hadassah, and Shragi Weitzner. Mazal Tov as well to Liora Schultz and Ari Tuchman of Palo Alto, born to their children Elizabeth and Rabbi the proud KJ great-grandmother, Roz California. Ariel Edelstein. Weitzner. Grace Weil upon the birth of a great- Dr. Lauren and Michael Feit, upon the birth Amy and Benjamin Kellogg upon the birth granddaughter, Liana Ruth Schrier. of their fourth child and second son. of their second child and first son, Reuven Vicky and Matt Zimmerman upon the birth Lee and Andrew Fine, upon the birth of a Milton (Reuven Mordechai). of their first daughter and second child, second child and first daughter, Charlie Layla Talli and Matthew Levine upon the birth of Savannah Rose (Sarit Rimona). (Shailee Ayla). their second child and first son, Harrison May these children grow up in the finest Gabby and David Fridman upon the birth of Phillip (Heshel Pinchas). tradition of Torah, chupah, and maasim their third child and second daughter, Mila Edith and Salomon Lipiner upon the birth tovim. Celeste (Meital Malkah). Mazal tov as well of their fifth great-grandchild, Sholom Dov to the proud KJ grandparents: Gabby’s Ber, born to Ariana (‘04) and Adam (‘04) BNEI MITZVAH mother, Gwen Francis, and David’s parents, Reich of Springfield, NJ. Mazal Tov to: Anne and Natalio Fridman. Jennifer and Men’s Club President Dr. Ruth and Dr. David Musher upon the Bat Dina and David Gad upon the birth of their Mark Meirowitz, upon the birth of their first Mitzvah in Philadelphia of their second child and daughter, Emily Harper grandchild, Jack Bryan (Chaim Moshe), a son granddaughter Elena Musher Eisenstadt, (Devorah). born to their children, Lindsay and Alex daughter of Dr. Sharon Musher and Daniel Melissa Schapiro and Evan Garmaise upon Meirowitz. Eisenstadt (Ramaz ‘87). the birth of their first child and daughter, Sara Hilary and Barry Ness, upon the birth of Rina and Amnon Shalhov upon the Bar Frances (Sara Fradl). their fourth child and first son, Baron Maury Mitzvah of their son, Jules. He read Parashat Yonina and Eric Gomberg upon the birth of (Moshe Boaz). Mazal tov as well to the proud Pekudei at the Manhattan Sephardic their fourth child and first daughter, KJ grandparents, Drs. Vicki Deutsch & Congregation on Shabbat, March 12th. Jules Samantha Grace (Eliana Chana). Mazal tov Gerald Platt. is a seventh grade student at the Ramaz as well to the proud KJ grandparents Gail Colby and Justin Podolsky upon the birth of Middle School. Mazal Tov, as well, to the Propp and Cheryl & Fred Halpern. their third child and second son, Liam Zenek proud grandparents, Shalom and Lea Shalhov Robyn and Benjamin Holzer upon the birth (Zelig). and Norman and Frances Nissel. of their first child and daughter, Lynda. Anna and Gedaliah Riesenberg, upon the Judy Tanz upon the Bat Mitzvah of her Sue and Dr. Norman Javitt upon the birth of birth of twins, their first children, Effie granddaughter, Sadie, on March 5 at Temple

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ALEX SHAPIRA EITAN LINHART ILANA PROPP Mazal Tov to Adrianne and Avi Shapira, upon Mazal Tov to Dr. Leora Mogilner and the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Alex, at Richard Linhart upon the Bar Mitzvah of Mazal Tov to Dina and Douglas Propp upon Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun on Shabbat their son, Eitan, on Shabbat morning, June the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Ilana, Parashat Behukotai, on June 4, at which time 18, at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun. Eitan which will take place on June 18th, at the KJ he will deliver a D’var Torah related to his will read Parashat Naso and the Haftarah, and Women’s Tefillah. Ilana will read Parashat Naso and the Haftarah, and will deliver a parasha. Alex is a seventh grade student at the will deliver a Dvar Torah. Eitan is a seventh D’var Torah on the Parashah. Ilana is a sixth Ramaz Middle School. grade student at the Ramaz Middle School. grade student at the Ramaz Middle School. Mazal Tov to KJ grandmother Rochelle Mazal Tov to proud KJ grandmother, Eve Mogilner and her husband, Hal Gastwirth. Propp. KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 23

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Menorah in Miami Beach. Sadie, the MARRIAGES HALB Middle School, in Long Beach. daughter of PJ (Tanz) and Dr. Brian Mazal Tov to: Rosie and Mark Friedman upon their Slomovitz, read the Haftarah, led much of Ruth and Ray Brenner upon the marriage children Davida (‘95) and Marc Yehaskel, the morning service and gave a D’var Torah of their son, Jason, to Denise Yablonovich, being given the Young Leadership Award at on the significance of Shabbat Shekalim. daughter of Perla and Jerry Yablonovich. the Beit El Yeshiva Center Dinner. Sadie is an honor student in the 6th grade at Andrea and Dr. Robert Meislin upon the Daniel Gordon, son of Goldie and I. David the Scheck Hillel Community School in marriage of their daughter, Rachel, to Marc Gordon, upon being promoted to Chief of Miami, Florida. Ohringer, son of Sheryl and Barry H. Staff to President Richard Joel at Yeshiva Ohrlinger of Woodland Park, NJ. Mazal Tov University. ENGAGEMENTS to proud KJ grandmother Monica Meislin. Rachel Huebner (Ramaz ‘13) upon having Mazal Tov to: Florence and Robert Rothman upon the her essay about the KJ/Ramaz community Shoshana and KJ Gabbai Warren Graham marriage of their son, Stanley, to Dara that shaped her life printed in The Jewish upon the engagement of their daughter, Liane Maidenbaum, daughter of Iris and Shalom Week. Sarah Graham to David Levy, the son of Maidenbaum of Lawrence. Esther Amini Krawitz upon being awarded Michelle Goldfisher Levy of Long Beach, Dr. Evelyn and Salomon Sassoon upon the an Emerging Writer Fellowship by Aspen and Yossi Levy and (stepmother) Judy Levy marriage of their daughter, Danielle, to Adam Words - the Aspen Writers Institute. of Scarsdale, NY. Katz, the son of Rachelle and Dr. David Katz E. Magnus Oppenheim upon being named Jessica Gribetz upon the engagement of her of Old Westbury, New York. a lifetime member of The New York Society daughter, Kate, to Eric Englander, son of Erica Temel and Max Levine upon their of Security Analysts, Inc. Mark and Gail Englander of Queens. marriage. David Scharfstein, son of Barbara and Sue and Dr. Norman Javitt upon the May the newlywed couples be blessed to Bernie Scharfstein, upon his appointment as engagement of their grandson Aaron Javitt, build homes faithful to the traditions of the Chair of Doctoral Programs at Harvard son of Kim and Joel Javitt of Hillside, New Jewish people. Business School. He was also elected Jersey, to Myriam Weill, daughter of France President of the American Financial and Nicolas Weill of Teaneck, New Jersey. COMMUNAL NEWS AND HONORS Association. Aaron is studying for his Master’s Degree in Congratulations to: Molecular Biology at the Weitzmann Rabbi Daniel and Rachel Kraus upon CONDOLENCES Institute and Myriam will be attending receiving the Carl and Sylvia Freyer Young Our condolences to: medical school in Israel. Leadership Award at NJOP’s Annual Dinner. Robert Bloom upon the passing of his Judy and Dr. Hirshel Kahn, upon the Marc and Davida Friedman Yehaskel (‘95), mother, Phyllis Bloom. engagement of their daughter, Lexie, to of Great Neck, children of Rosie (‘68) and Arielle Anhalt Brenner upon the passing of Joseph Tuchman, son of Dr. Elisa Stieglitz Dr. Mark Friedman, upon being Guests of her grandfather, Louis Anhalt. and Dr. Ari Tuchman of Silver Spring, MD. Honor at the Annual Beit El Dinner. Lauren Brody and Jennifer Novick, upon Dr. Karin and Joel Katz upon the Dr. Aviva Preminger & Dr. David Hiltzik the passing of their mother, Lynn Belz. engagement of their son, Jason, to Elaine upon being honored with the Parents of the Danielle Friedman and Erynne Rennert, Gottesman, the daughter of Irene and Robert Year award at the Annual Gala of Chabad of upon the passing of their grandfather, Dr. Gottesman of Englewood, NJ. the Upper East Side. Gerald Freilich. Shelley and Martin Kaufman upon Emily’s Rabbi Haskel Lookstein upon being an Isaac (“Eddie”) Hoffman upon the passing engagement to Sam Schron of Kansas City. honoree at the Jewish Week’s bi-annual of his mother, Gitza Hoffman. Mazal Tov to proud KJ grandmother Hannah dinner to raise funds for its important Esther Lobel, upon the passing of her Low. educational projects as it continues to serve brother, Hymie Lipschitz. Wilma and Stephen Kule upon the the Jewish community of New York and Gabe Marans, upon the passing of his engagement of their son, Matthew, to Rachel beyond; upon receiving an honorary brother, Judah Aaron Marans. Gerber, daughter of Liz and Al Gerber of Fort doctorate in Philosphy from Bar Ilan Dr. Mark Meirowitz, upon the passing of Washington, PA. University; and upon receiving the Kinor his mother, Nelly Meirowitz. Lisa and Nathan Low upon the engagement David Award from the Zamir Choral Andrea Meislin, upon the passing of her of their daughter, Chantal, to James Jacob Foundation, in recognition of his support of mother, Lorraine Sands Popowich, and the (J.J.) Katz, son of Evelyn and Dr. Shmuel the Jewish choral arts. passing of her father, David Popowich, two Katz of Bal Harbor, Florida. mother later. Helen and Dr. Daniel Potaznik upon the MILESTONES Philip Pravda upon the passing of his sister, engagement of their daughter, Reina, to Mazal Tov to: Rebecca Pravda. Ethan Davis, son of Stephanie and Ernest Florence Chasin upon celebrating her 98th Mitchell Presser, upon the passing of his Davis of Sherman Oaks, California. birthday. We should all be as regular and mother, Rhoda Presser. Lauren and Mitchell Presser upon the punctual in our synagogue attendance as Alexandra J. Rabbani, upon the passing of engagement of their daughter, Zahava, to Florence, not to mention up on our emails her grandmother, Soeurette Joseph. Sam Michaelson, son of Drs. Jen and Dror and computer savvy! Allen Rubinstein, upon the passing of his Michaelson of Boston. mother, Sabena Rubinstein. Dr. Steven Reisman upon the engagement PROFESSIONAL/PERSONAL Arthur Silverman, upon the passing of his of his daughter, Danielle, to Yair Moses, son ACHIEVEMENTS brother, Morris Silverman. of Bracha and Dov Moses of Ramat Beit Congratulations to: Phyllis Wagner, upon the passing of her Shemesh. Rosie and Dr. Mark Friedman upon their mother, Molly Furman. Nechi Shudofsky upon the engagement of son-in-law, Rabbi Jeremy Fine (married to Deborah Weinswig, upon the passing of her her grandson in Israel. Ariela Friedman ‘97) becoming Director of father, Shepard Weinswig. May their weddings take place in Camp Avnet at the DRS High School campus May they be comforted among all those happiness and blessing. in Woodmere, LI. Jeremy is a Rebbe at who mourn for Zion and Jerusalem. Page 24 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Non-Profit Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun U.S. POSTAGE PAID DEDICATE 125 East 85th Street NEW YORK, N.Y. New York, NY 10028-0928 PERMIT NO. 2200 Members of the Congregation and others are invited to honor a friend or relative, celebrate a milestone event or memorialize a loved one by dedicating Chumashim or Siddurim.

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KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun 125 East 85th Street, New York, NY 10028 SHABBAT SCHEDULE 212-774-5600 Friday Saturday Lighting Evening Afternoon Sabbath Synagogue Officials of Candles Services Services Ends Haskel Lookstein ...... Rabbi Emeritus March ...... 25-26 Tzav 6:56 PM 6:45 PM 6:45 PM 7:50 PM Chaim Steinmetz ...... Senior Rabbi Elimelech Weinstock ...... Rabbi April Hayyim Angel ...... Rabbinic Scholar 1-2 Shemini 7:03 PM 6:45 PM 6:55 PM 7:57 PM Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Wieder 8-9 Tazria 7:10 PM 6:45 PM 7:00 PM 8:06 PM ...... Scholar-in-Residence 15-16 Metzora 7:18 PM 6:00 PM 6:45 PM 8:14 PM Rabbi Daniel Kraus & Rachel Kraus ...... Directors of Community Education May Roy Y. Feldman ...... Assistant Rabbi 6-7 Aharei Mot 7:40 PM 6:45 PM 7:30 PM 8:37 PM Mayer Davis ...... Cantor 13-14 Kedoshim 7:46 PM 6:45 PM 7:40 PM 8:45 PM Leonard Silverman . . .Executive Director 20-21 Emor 7:52 PM 6:45 PM 7:45 PM 8:53 PM Officers of the Congregation 27-28 Behar 7:58 PM 6:45 PM 7:55 PM 9:00 PM Joel Katz ...... President Elias Buchwald ...... Vice President June Surie Sugarman ...... 2nd Vice President 3-4 Behukotai 8:04 PM 6:45 PM 8:00 PM 9:06 PM David Lobel ...... 3rd Vice President 10-11 Bamidbar 8:08 PM 6:45 PM 8:05 PM Shavuot Dr. Philip Wilner . . . . .4th Vice President 17-18 Naso 8:11 PM 6:45 PM 8:05 PM 9:14 PM Morris Massel ...... Secretary 24-25 Behaalotekha 8:13 PM 6:45 PM 8:10 PM 9:15 PM Jonathan Wagner ...... Treasurer Sidney Ingber ...... Assistant Treasurer July Evan Farber ...... Financial Secretary 1-2 Shelah 8:13 PM 6:45 PM 8:10 PM 9:14 PM JJ Hornblass ...... Recording Secretary 8-9 Korah 8:11 PM 6:45 PM 8:05 PM 9:13 PM 15-16 Hukkat 8:08 PM 6:45 PM 8:00 PM 9:08 PM Past Presidents 22-23 Balak 8:03 PM 6:45 PM 7:55 PM 9:02 PM Benjamin Brown Fred Distenfeld 29-30 Pinhas 7:57 PM 6:45 PM 7:50 PM 8:55 PM Chaim Edelstein Samuel Eisenstat Eric Feldstein Stanley Gurewitsch SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Weekday mornings…………..7:30 AM Sunday mornings……………..8:30 AM Affiliate Presidents Mondays and Thursdays……..7:15 AM Rosh Chodesh Weekdays…….7:00 AM Stephanie Katz . . . . .President, Sisterhood Sabbath mornings…………….9:00 AM Julie Kopel . . . .Vice President, Sisterhood EVENING SERVICES Dr. Mark Meirowitz . . .Pres., Men’s Club Shani Epstein ...... President, Kesher March 20-June 17...... 6:45 PM June 19-July15 ...... 6:50 PM July 17-September 1...... 6:45 PM Gealia Friend ...... President, Kesher Margot Marans ...... President, Kesher DATES TO REMEMBER Elizabeth Savetsky . . . .President, Kesher Friday-Saturday, April 22-30 Thursday, May 26 Sunday-Monday, June 12-13 Office Staff Passover (See schedule on page 5) Lag B’Omer Shavuot (see schedule on page 16) Riva Alper ...... Administrator Sunday, May 8 Monday, May 30 Monday, July 4 Rudy Arjune ...... Superintendent Rosh Chodesh Iyar Memorial Day Morning Services at 8:30 AM Aryana Bibi Ritholtz ...... Youth Director Morning Services at 8:30 AM Morning Services at 8:30 AM Wednesday-Thursday, July 6-7 Dina Farhi ...... Executive Assistant Monday, May 9 Sunday, June 4 Rosh Chodesh Tammuz Shira Felberbaum ...... Social Worker Rosh Chodesh Iyar Yom Yerushalayim Morning Services at 7:00 AM Menucha Parry ...... Director of Morning Services at 7:00 AM Morning Services at 8:30 AM Sunday, July 24 Communications and New Media Wednesday, May 11 Tuesday, June 7 Fast of 17th of Tammuz Yom Hazikaron Rosh Chodesh Sivan Fast begins 4:33 AM Hattie Murphy ...... Comptroller Morning Services at 7:00 AM Sy Yanofsky ...... Assistant Comptroller Thursday, May 12 Morning services at 8:30 AM Esther Zarnel . .Outreach and Programming Yom Ha’Atzmaut Afternoon services at 7:55 PM Coordinator Morning Services at 7:00 AM Fast ends 8:58 PM