KehilathJeshurunBulletin © Volume XLIX, No. 8 June 11, 1982 20 Sivan 5742 SIXTY FAMILIES INDUCTED INTO MEMBERSHIP AT 110TH ANNUAL MEETING Congregational Officers Re-elected Tribute to Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein delivered by Arthur Silverman The 110th Annual Meeting of the Congregation was held on Tuesday evening, May 4 , in the Kamber Auditorium. Sixty new families were inducted into the membership of Kehilath Jeshurun. The new members as presented by Mrs. Judy Tanz, President of the Sisterhood, are as follows: Estanne & Daniel Abraham Helen & Bernard Gordon Sara & Lo \ Natha- - - - Ruth Alpert Edith & Joseph A. Greenfield Joyce & Abe Newborn Daniel Amouyal Elayne & Dr. Elliott Grossbard Rebecca & Noah Nunberg liana & Daniel Benson Nan & Martin Haber Anna Paikin Marcia & Arthur Brody Lana & Benjamin Hauben Esther & Warren Palitz Arlene & Bernard Cohen Maida Horn Pia & Arthur Peizer Carol & Saul Cohen Lucia & Maurice Jeger Lorraine & Peter Rachami Samuel Dawidowicz Karin Charnoff & Joel R. Katz Hanna & Frederick Rector Jonata & Eli Dayan Shelly & Martin Kaufman Lydia & David Sarfati Dr. Richard Dubin Diane Kaye Alice & Leonard Smokier Nan & Dr. Eli Einbinder Sidney Klein David M. Spier Ruthe & Heinz Eppler Hortense & Irving Kobrin Fredi & Jerry Steinberg Isabel & Harold Feld Wendy & Josef Kohen Rebecca & John Steindecker Ruth Frank Harry Krakowski Sylvia Adele Texon Rose & Dr. Mark Friedman Elli & Israel Krakowski Carol & Adam Tihany Dr. Allan Gibofsky Dr. Abraham Kuperman Gary Trock Jeanette & Morton Goldman Sonia & Dr. Adam Lewenberg Michael Trock Dr. Israel Goldstein Joel I. Mandelbaum Ira Wolff Suzanne & Dr. Theodore Goldstein Philip Mandelker Helene & Michael Wolff Dr. Charles Msika Following the presentation, Samuel M. Eisenstat, who presided at the meeting, welcomed the new families and expressed RAMAZ GRADUATES 81 IN CLASS OF '82 the hope that their association with us would be a long, happy and mutually Seniors Distinguish Themselves in Religious, rewarding one. Rabbi Haskel Lookstein then presented Intellectual and Academic Achievements individually a number of members who for men and were celebrating significant milestones of On Wednesday evening, June 16, 81 women, including Michlala, their association with the Congregation. He seniors will be graduated from the Rabbi Orot, Yeshiva Har Etzion (which accepted spoke movingly about Irving Angel who Joseph H. Lookstein Upper School of Ra- four of our students) Yeshiva Sha'alvim, Bet Midrash was celebrating his 40th anniversary and maz at ceremonies to be held in the Main l'Torah, among others. Dr. and Mrs. Mortimer Blumenthal, Mrs. Synagogue of the Congregation. The class The students have earned great distinc¬ Elise Kirshon, Mrs. Tillie Shapiro and Mr. is the largest in the 45 year history of the tion in all kinds of academic competition. School. Three of them are in the and Mrs. Leon Sigall who were celebrating Its quantity, however, is even sur¬ top 300 science their 25th anniversaries. Each of the passed. by its quality. students in the country through the West- celebrants was presented with a beautiful The graduates include in their number inghouse Science Talent Search. One stu¬ scroll commemorating this important occa¬ some of the most gifted students intellec¬ dent, Ari Bergwerk, was a National Merit sion. tually and spiritually who have made major Winner, while four more were Finalists in Mr. Eisenstat then delivered his Presiden¬ strides themselves in their personal growth the National Merit Scholarship Competi¬ tion and Let¬ tial address which was highlighted by an in¬ and who have had an impact upon the an additional thirteen earned genious mathematical interpretation of the younger students in the school and on the ters of Commendation. Out of 75 students role of love thy neighbor as thyself as a school itself which will be felt for many eligible for the New York State Regents guiding principle of KJ life. Mr. Eisenstat years to come. Scholarships 47 won Regents Scholarships, demonstrated the relevance of that mitzvah More than 15 students from this class ex¬ a very gratifying percentage which ranks by the use of a very complicated gimatria. pect to spend next year in Israel studying among the highest in New York State. (continued on page 2) Torah in a variety of academic institutions (continued on page 9) Page Two KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN 110TH ANNUAL MEETING (continued from page 1) Those interested in the specifics of the Gertrud Baruch mathematics are invited to ask the Presi¬ Jacob Baruch dent for his calculations. Max Borgenicht Benjamin Mandelker, Chairman of the Ben Gaynes Nominating Committee, then presented the Dr. Eli Goldstein following for election as Trustees of the Edda Landau Congregation for three year terms: Martin Markson Charles Censor Ethel Mendelson Joshua Deutsch Jack Meresman Max J. Etra Aaron H. Onish A. Phillip Goldsmith E. David Rosen Harry Green Jennie Shapiro William Lebowitz Elgin Shulsky George Postel Dr. Nathan Wachtel Nathan Salzman Vilma Weiss Samuel Singer Ami Texon Following the brief eulogies, Cantor Davis chanted the memorial prayer. Rabbi Lookstein and Sandy Eisenstat presenting Irving Angel with award mark¬ Annual Meeting of Ramaz School The ing 40 years of KJ membership. President then called upon Lawrence A. Kobrin, Chairman of the Board of Memorial to Rabbi Trustees of Ramaz, to conduct the Annua! Joseph H. Lookstein Meeting of the Ramaz School. The only item on the The President then called upon Arthur C. agenda was the election of Silverman, a member of the Executive Trustees, which was introduced by Ed Low. Mr. Low Committee of the congregation's Board of began by citing the 29 years of ser¬ Trustees and Treasurer of the Ramaz vice by George Jacobs as a member of the Ramaz School, to offer the annual memorial to the School Board of Trustees. He spoke late Senior Rabbi of the Congregation who warmly of Mr. Jacobs' many years of ser¬ as vice as served spiritual leader in our community the legal counsel to the School, and from the 1923 until his passing in 1979. A text special nachas which Mr. Jacobs receiv¬ of Mr. Silverman's moving and insightful ed through the education of his two daugh¬ address is printed elsewhere in this Bulletin. ters and three grandchildren in Ramaz. He We want to thank Mr. Silverman for the proceeded to nominate Mr. Jacobs as a Life Judy Tanz presenting new to the members loving and sensitive which he Trustee. congregation. obviously gave to the preparation and delivery of this Mr. Low then presented the following memorial statement. ladies and gentlemen for terms on Following the election of the Trustees the Board of Trustees: Mr. Mandelker then presented the officers for George A. Baumgarten re-election, saying a few highly com¬ Memorial to Dr. Daniel Crane plimentary words about each of these Departed Members Following the to the devoted servants of KJ: memorial Rabbi, Nancy Dubler Rabbi Haskel Lookstein delivered brief Israel Englander Benjamin Brown, Secretary eulogies for the members of the David Kahn Irwin B. Robins, Treasurer following Congregation who passed Rosalie Kleinhaus Joseph Lorch, Vice President away since the 109th Annual Meeting: Lawrence A. Kobrin Samuel M. Eisenstat, President At Belda Lindenbaum a later moment in the program Mr. Hannah Low Eisenstat announced the appointment of Ezra Merkin Associate Trustees who are appointed for Melvin D. Newman one year terms with the approval of the Arthur C. Silverman Congregation. The following were approv¬ ed: Rebecca Steindecker Eugene Alpert Judy Tanz Herschel Waldman Frederic H. Baumgarten Mrs. A. Milton Brown The entire evening was brought to a con¬ Norman Bulow clusion by a brief word of Torah on the part Tova Bulow of Rabbi Haskel Lookstein. He cited one of Fred Distenfeld the meanings of s'firat ha-omer as being a Stanley Gurewitsch reminder that we should not take important Dr. Norman Javitt things (Shavuot, for example) for granted. Dr. Bernard Kabakow He specifically thanked all of the officials Alfred N. Kahn of the Congregation, the Officers, the Trustees and Stephen J. Kule the membership for the many David H. Levy contributions which they all made to this Armand Lindenbaum 110th year and he expressed the hope that Partial view of the Israel Waldman congregation attending we would all be able to gather together in 110th Annual Raymond Ward Meeting. health and happiness for the 111th Meeting. KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page Three RABBI HASKEL LOOKSTEIN RECEIVES Praying For The Sick NATIONAL RABBINIC LEADERSHIP AWARD On The Shabbat FROM ORTHODOX UNION When someone is ill there is a practice to have a mi shebeirach made as a prayer for the person's recovery. In our Congregation, in order to maintain a mood of reverence and dignity during such prayers and in order to avoid the unnecessary prologing of the service, we have adopted the practice of making a collective mi shebeirach at the conclusion of the Torah reading. Recently, however, a problem has devel¬ oped as the list for the mi shebeirach has grown longer with each passing week and as additional people line up alongside the bima to provide more names to Mr. Rosenberg to insert into the prayer. The result of all this is not prayer but disrup¬ tion. The mood of reverence and concern for the ill is replaced by kibbitzing, idle con¬ versation and a disruptive kind of behavior which is unbecoming for any synagogue, es¬ pecially ours. Rabbi Haskel Lookstein receiving award at the 84th Anniversary National Dinner of the Only Emergency Prayers Jewish Union of Orthodox Congregations of America. Pictured from left to right are Or¬ On Shabbat thodox Union Executive Vice President, Rabbi Pinchas Stolper; Union President, Julius Ber- It may not be generally known that man; Rabbi Haskel Lookstein; Mrs. Audrey Lookstein; Dinner Chairman, Philip Fuchs. prayers for the sick are actually forbidden on the Shabbat except in the case of an emergency.