August 31, 2020 9 Tammuz - 11 Elul 5780

JULY 1 - AUGUST 31, 2020 9 TAMMUZ - 11 ELUL 5780

New York Jews and the Making Discussion and Q&A with Resistance of American Pop Culture Actor Jesse Eisenberg and Directors with Dr. David E. Kaufman Jonathan & Claudine Jakubowicz Thursday, July 16, 12:00pm Monday, August 3, 7:00pm Who can imagine American theater, music, comedy or Join actor Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) television without New York Jewish luminaries like Ira and directors Jonathan and Claudine Gershwin, Barbara Streisand, Lenny Bruce, Joan Rivers, Jakubowicz for a discussion about Resistance, Billy Joel, and Jerry Seinfeld? Impossible! This discussion a film that highlights internationally famous will explore the extraordinary, perhaps even unlikely, mime Marcel Marceau’s life during World War dominance of New York Jews in popular culture. II. Before he became the world-famous mime David E. Kaufman is a scholar of American Jewish Marcel Marceau, he was Marcel Mangel, an history, his publications include two books, Shul with a aspiring Jewish actor who joined the French Pool and Jewhooing the Sixties. Resistance to save the lives of thousands of children orphaned at the hands of the Nazis. Contact Jane at [email protected] for more information. To register visit https://tinyurl.com/cewpopculture. The film is available to rent on demand. Contact Jane at [email protected] for more information. To register visit https://tinyurl.com/cewresistance.

Jews, Blacks and the Music Industry: This event is presented in partnership with IFC Films and Tamar Simon from Mean Streets Management. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly with Professor & Author Jonathan Karp The evening is co-sponsored by Congregation Emanu-El of Thursday, July 23, 12:00pm Westchester, Community Synagogue of Rye, Congregation B’nai Guest speaker Jonathan Karp will discuss Israel, Congregation B’nai Yisrael, Congregation KTI, Greenwich the relationship between Jewish Reform Synagogue, Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center, entrepreneurs and black performers in the Jewish Community Center of Harrison, Westchester Hebrew High music business of the mid-20th century. School and Young Israel of Scarsdale. His lifelong research explores both the roles Jews have played in modern economic life and the images and stereotypes that have The SS Officer's Armchair: accompanied them. Dr. Karp's published works Uncovering the Secret Life of a Nazi include Philosemitism in History, The Politics of Jewish with Author Daniel Lee Commerce, World War I and the Jews, The Cambridge History Monday, August 17, 12:00pm of Judaism, and The Art of Being Jewish in Modern Times. Based on concealed documents Contact Jane at [email protected] for more information. discovered within a simple chair for To register visit https://tinyurl.com/cewkarp. seventy years, this gripping investigation into the life of a single SS officer during World War II encapsulates the tragic experience of a generation of Europeans. Daniel Lee is a historian of the Second We are excited to announce that we are World War and a specialist in the history updating the temple website to better reflect of Jews in France and North Africa our warm and inviting community with a fresh look and during the Holocaust. easier access to information. We will keep you posted on our progress and we look forward to sharing our launch Contact Jane at [email protected] for with you by early fall. In the meantime, our current site is more information. To register visit fully functional and there will be no interruption in https://tinyurl.com/cewarmchair. accessing the site. 1 SNAPSHOT

This year’s artists each brought something unique and special to the Congregant Art Show. For those of you who missed it, here is a glimpse of some of the art submitted. For those who saw the show, here’s another chance to enjoy the art! See the whole show at https://tinyurl.com/artcew2020.

Sleeping Rabbi Still Life Cordoba Barkeeper Pitcher with Saucer by Lois Falberg by Janice Kaplan by David Fried by Rick Wolff

Scotland Ruins The Only Way Out is Through Sunset in Fair Harbor by Karen Quinn by Meredith Stone by Charlie Sindell

Bedouin Desert Camp Togetherness Crossing the Seine October 2019 by Pat Bernstein by Terry Schwarz by MJ Wolff

White Art Sculpture Circles Big Sky Heron on the Pond by Terry Feldman by Ann Fliegenspan by Charlie Cooper by Margie McCabe 2 2125 Westchester Ave East Rye, New York 10580 In This Issue www.c-e-w.org Phone: 914-967-4382 Fax: 914-967-0845 Featured Events 1 Snapshot 2 & 11 Staff Directory Directory 3 Howard J. Goldsmith ext. 13 Rabbi Rabbi Goldsmith’s Message 4 [email protected] Naomi Fabes’ Message 5 Meredith Stone ext. 19 Cantor Jane Dubro’s Message 6 [email protected] Ritual Corner 6 Naomoi Fabes ext. 15 Congregant Reflections 7 Director of Education [email protected] Step-Up & Give Back 8 Acknowledgements 9 & 10 Jane Dubro ext. 21 Youth Activities and Program Director Update on Sarah Abdulhadi 12 [email protected]

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3 RABBI GOLDSMITH’S MESSAGE

Black Lives Matter and Anti-Semitism

“Justice, justice, you shall pursue!” for the Jews of Europe. Ben Gurion famously said, declares Deuteronomy. Well, it turns “We shall fight side by side with the British in our war out that is not always so simple. against Hitler as if there were no White Paper, and we Congregants have reached out to me shall fight the White Paper as if there were no war [in over the last few weeks to ask about Europe].” Perhaps that logic applies here, as well. anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism Despite the anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism in some within the Black Lives Matter small part of the Black Lives Matter movement, the movement. They want to stand for issue of systemic racism demands our participation. social justice, to be allies, but this question leaves them unsure. Just where does Black Lives Matter stand on When fighting for a cause, we cannot questions of Israel and the Palestinians? And, should it always agree on every issue with our matter? coalition partners. In 2016, some members of the Black Lives Matters movement participated in a conference which created a Politics makes strange bedfellows. Activism makes even platform put forth by the Movement for Black Lives. stranger bedfellows. I will happily go to Capitol Hill with One plank of that platform singled out Israel with a Catholic priest and argue for an increase in SNAP language that was anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic. It was funding to alleviate food insecurity. And then I will inaccurate and inflammatory. This section of the stand on the opposite side of a protest from that same platform ignored the nuance and complexity of the priest to demand reproductive rights for women. When Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It promoted a conspiratorial, fighting for a cause, we cannot always agree on every anti-Zionist view that, as I spoke about this past Rosh issue with our coalition partners. Indeed, it is likely that Hashanah, has been used as cover for explicit and there are other issues on the Black Lives Matter website implicit anti-Semitism. with which we may disagree. But if the main goal is While some Jews felt they could not engage because of important enough, then we ought to stay at the table. the 2016 Movement for Black Lives platform, others This runs counter to the current tendency in our society stayed involved. Today, perhaps thanks in part to their to choose sides, to see everything as an either-or, binary continued engagement, there is no mention of Israel or decision. This acknowledges shades of gray and the Palestinians on the official Black Lives Matter complexity that do not align with cable news narratives. webpage. Unfortunately, it does still appear on a policy It embraces complexity – a very Jewish thing to paper on the affiliated Movement for Black Lives embrace. website. That said, just as we would not want someone To answer the initial questions: The Black Lives Matter to ascribe views to us based on every statement of the movement has a range of views on Israel and the organizations to which we belong, we should be careful Palestinians. And, yes, that should matter to us – but it is not to ascribe the views of a single component of a vast not a reason to walk away. Quite the opposite. When we platform to everyone involved in advocating for the stay at the table, we build bridges and connections that rights of people of color. we can ultimately use to shift hearts and minds on Israel. It is worth considering the perspective of my friend and And, of course, individual relationships and stories will colleague Rabbi Joshua Weinberg, vice president for prove more powerful and resonant than any plank of a Israel and Reform Zionism and the executive director of movement platform. In other words, staying active in ARZA, the Association of Reform Zionists of America. advocacy with Black Lives Matter will help us build He wrote, “A movement as large and as diverse as the relationships that will allow us to not only fight systemic Black Lives Matter movement will surely have some… racism, but also to curb and ultimately defeat anti- harsh anti-Israel views, but they do not speak for the Zionism and anti-Semitism within the Black Lives tens of millions of people who are… working intensely Matter movement and more broadly. Walking away to address the systemic racism and violence against means that we have no chance of either advancing Black and Brown people.” equity for people of color or addressing the anti-Semitic sentiments within parts of the movement. We find added perspective and wisdom from David Ben Gurion, the celebrated first Prime Minister of Israel. [Disclaimer: The analogy is far from perfect, but it makes the point.] In 1939, the British issued the White Paper declaring that there could, effectively, be no Jewish immigration to Palestine. This spelled disaster Howard J. Goldsmith, Rabbi 4 NAOMI FABES’ MESSAGE

The Gift of Gardening As a little girl, gardening with my and asked, “Excuse me sir, but what kind of tree are Bubbe was one of my favorite ways to you planting?” The old man responded “This sapling spend a Sunday morning. We spent is a carob tree. In about seventy years, this tree will hours harvesting roses, tulips, mint, produce carobs good enough for eating.” Honi strawberries, peaches, figs - you name responded, “Do you think that you will live seventy it, she grew it! While Bubbe taught me more years and be able to eat the carob fruit?” The the basics of gardening, from sowing old man looked surprised. “I remember seeing carob seeds to aerating soil to pruning trees growing when I was a little boy. I ate some of hedges, she also taught me some of life’s most those carobs and they were so delicious! Just as my important lessons: responsibility, patience, teamwork, parents and grandparents planted trees for me, I plant and creativity. Little did Bubbe know that her trees for my children and grandchildren.” Honi sat appreciation and respect for nature would not only down to have a meal and sleep overcame him. As he send me on my own journey of gardening but that the slept, a rocky formation enclosed upon him which hid lessons I learned from her would inform my work as a him from sight and he slept for seventy years. Jewish educator. I’ve spent much of these sixteen weeks of quarantine I knew my Bubbe gardened and was a tending to my own quaint garden. I’ve turned over the gardener all those years ago, I just never soil, weeded, watered, and have recently begun harvesting the fruits of my own labor: rosemary, thought about why. lavender, beefsteak tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucamelons. What I’ve learned about When Honi awoke, he noticed a young man picking gardening in this unusual time is that it also serves as a carobs from a tree nearby. This man was not the one form of meditation. I’ve dug out my disappointments to whom Honi had spoken earlier. Honi asked, “Did over canceled vacations; broken up my worries in the you plant this tree?” The young man responded, “No. dirt clods that I crumble in my hands; I breathe in the My grandfather planted it seventy years ago. I’m going sweet scent of growing plants as I breathe out the to plant a carob tree also. See, I have a sapling all anxieties surrounding the uncertainty of what the next ready to plant. Someday my children and six months may bring. grandchildren will be able to enjoy carobs just as I I knew my Bubbe gardened and was a gardener all do.” Honi remembered the words of the old man. those years ago, I just never thought about why. It “Just as my parents and grandparents planted trees for calmed her, soothed her, and helped connect her to me, so do I plant trees for my children and the earth that she really loved. Gardening was her grandchildren.” meditative break. It may have taken years for me to This tale shares the literal and metaphorical truth of realize what gardening represented to her, but many harvesting our past and planting for our future. We years later, she has given me a beautiful gift. Children are connected across generations, as my grandmother watch and learn from their parents and grandparents. planted seeds which bear fruit in my adult choices, I It may not seem apparent now, and it may not happen plant seeds for my students, and the students of my right away, but we all remember as we grow older, and students, who I may never know. As I begin my role when we do remember, we smile. as Director of Education in your community, I am I’m reminded of a Talmudic tale about Honi, a Jewish excited to partner with you as we plant the seeds for a miracle worker during the first century before the vast and colorful garden from which you and your Common Era, known for his ability to bring rain. children may harvest for years to come. One day Honi was journeying on the road and saw an old man planting a tree. “Why would such an old man be planting a tree?” he wondered. “It takes a very long time for fruit trees to grow, and planting is hard work. Naomi Fabes, Director of Education He might not even be around when the tree is big enough to give fruit.” Honi approached the old man

5 JANE DUBRO’S MESSAGE

CEW, Zoom and You! Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester through a much needed comedy lunch break with Joel has met the pandemic head on! While Chasnoff. We have de-stressed with congregant Janelle the temple building remains closed and Berger as she has led us in Yoga Nidra, and relaxed we cannot be together in person, we during coffee chats with the clergy. Our families wrote continue to build community by staying letters to and collected supplies for essential workers; in touch with one another and by we cleaned out our own closets for Kids’ Kloset; and participating in online programming we donated much needed cereal and other foods to via Zoom. area food banks. On a spiritual note, we joined together for beautiful Shabbat services, wonderful In mid-March when we closed the physical B’nei Mitzvah, Havdalahs and Beit Midrash. doors of the temple, we opened up and In mid-March when we closed the physical doors of came together on a different plane. the temple, we opened up and came together on a different plane. At that time, I had every confidence that our community would remain focused on bonding In the past months we have come together for together and looking out for one another. I was not enlightening and inspiring educational programs from disappointed. It is truly a blessing that are we are the comfort of our homes. We enjoyed an engaging connected, now more than ever. and educational tour of the Lower East Side and had In the coming weeks we will continue to share many front row seats for discussions with some incredibly more opportunities to engage in meaningful talented presenters. Unorthodox author Deborah experiences with programs (see pg. 1 for details). Feldman opened the door to her early life and her journey, while Anat Hoffman of Women of the Wall I am confident that these experiences, albeit virtual, and the Israel Religious Action Center spoke of the will continue to strengthen and engage our community. challenges and accomplishments of her organizations. I look forward to staying connected and sharing these Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger, author of A German Life: experiences with you until such time as it is safe to Against All Odds Change is Possible, spoke of his life as return to our physical space. the son of a Nazi officer, and why he eventually Peace & Love, converted to Judaism, immigrated to Israel and served in the IDF. But the focus was not solely on education. We participated in engaging family events such as Bingo, trivia and a scavenger hunt, and laughed our way Jane Dubro, Youth Activities & Program Director

RITUAL CORNER

When Nature Leaves You Speechless I’ve spent the last three months going hiking every Sovereign of the universe, who makes the works of weekend with my family. It is a major change of pace creation. So, the next time nature leaves you for us since I’m usually working for a good part of the speechless, you now have the words you need to weekend and the kids have endless activities. Together express the wonder you feel. with Jen, Lev and Talia, we’ve had the chance to explore the beautiful hills and valleys of the Hudson River Valley. And there are so many delights - from grand vistas to tiny insects - that inspire a sense of awe. Our tradition has a blessing for just such a moment, words that echo down to us through the millennia to express gratitude for the beauty and wonder of our בָּרּוְך האַתָּ יְיָּ,אֱֹלהֵ ינּו מֶ לְֶךהָּ עֹולָּם ֶ עֹושה מַ ֵ עֲשה :world ,Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech haolam בְרֵ אשִׁ ית. oseh maasei v’reishit. We praise You, Eternal God, 6 CONGREGANT REFLECTIONS

The Power of the Virtual Connection Dyan & David Taerstein It turns out that Zoom is a very powerful tool for Our sons Zach and Tyler’s, B’nei connecting, learning, meeting, and ritual. The impact of Mitzvah was scheduled for March 21, that ritual was plain after our first Zoom Shabbat together. 2020 – a day that we were looking Well over a hundred members got online and saw one forward to for the last two years. Zach another, greeted one another, sang together, prayed and Tyler had been preparing for this day together, and felt profoundly connected. It only grew from this entire year and our planning was well there with b’nei mitzvah, baby namings, funerals and underway. Fast forward to the beginning endless programs taking place over Zoom. Soon enough, of March of 2020 and the pandemic hits. the 1s and 0s of the internet seemed to melt away. Rather The world shuts down and we were than noticing Zoom, we’ve come to feel more deeply forced to postpone the boys’ special day. My boys felt connected than ever to our Jewish rituals and their passionate that their service be in the temple surrounded meaning. While we wait to get back together in our by friends and family however it became apparent to us sanctuary, we know that we can have powerful and that it may not happen that way any time soon. Our meaningful Jewish experiences over Zoom. family struggled with a few questions. Would a Zoom online service be as warm and personal as an in-person service in the synagogue? Would we have the Torah for Lilian Sicular the boys to read from? Would our family be able to From the very beginning of the pandemic, participate in our service virtually? Would our friends be I felt the need for connections, for able to share this day with us? Rabbi Goldsmith, Rabbi community, something to root me in this Ross, and Cantor Stone made this all happen seamlessly. uncharted time, hopefully to provide Our boys were able to become B’nei Mitzvah on May 9, experiences shared with others, possibly about seven weeks later than we had planned in the most something uplifting. The temple Zoom beautiful service at home, virtually surrounded by our offerings have played a part in meeting these family and friends using Zoom technology. It was truly a needs...having been able to continue studying Torah, warm and loving service for our family and we are so having the opportunity to share cocktail hour, experiencing happy that we had such a fabulous clergy to assist and Havdalah, sharing my effort to mourn during the support us along the way. pandemic, hearing from the Confirmands, and so much more. Yet, for me personally, most significant of all... have Meredith & Jim Kornreich been the Shabbat services, which my son Michael and I have shared sitting on a couch next to each other. Even during these challenging times, tradition continues. We had a Zoom bris led by Rabbi Goldsmith for our Lucy, Simon & Natalie Modica newborn grandson, Charlie Over the past few months, we Frederick Silverstein, born April have been participating in the 11th. Charlie is named for his maternal grandfather, online services for Tuesday’s Frederick Perl. His Hebrew name is Yoseph, after his Hebrew School lessons. We find maternal grandmother, JoAnne Kornreich, and it them very different but we still symbolizes resilience which has meaning for Charlie’s learn very meaningful lessons and parents and for the times we currently are living through. learn lots of Hebrew. Although it While we could not all be together in person for the bris, is different, the Modica family it was special and meaningful nonetheless. We all felt participates, listens and tries their best to enjoy the online connected and in fact, it allowed family to be there from learning classes. We all loved going in to break rooms and across the country to celebrate and witness the learning about different Hebrew meanings, prayers, and ceremony. It made us realize that physical proximity did songs, etc. We also loved the videos and the songs that we not limit our ability to connect and be together, though listened to and watched while on Zoom. Overall, it was we did miss holding the baby. In these challenging times, different than regular learning, but we still had just as we are grateful for what we can do and thank Rabbi much fun learning online. Goldsmith for making it such a special occasion.

7 STEP-UP & GIVE BACK

It is more important than ever that we continue our acts of tikkun olam (repairing the world) in our communities. With social distancing as our new norm, volunteering looks a lot different than it did even two months ago, but there is no shortage of opportunities to help those in need of support at this time. To learn more about how you can get involved, contact Hedy Cardozo at [email protected].

HOPE House Meal Program: WJCS Back To School Drive Calling All Cooks! This year, more than ever, the The isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic youth of Westchester need has been especially hard on people with your help. Keeping routines psychiatric and psychological issues. To make a difference, help to ensure kids start the the staff at HOPE House, a clubhouse in Port Chester for 2020 school year as strong adults recovering from behavioral health conditions, have as possible. been delivering home cooked meals to members on a bi- Each year, your generosity provides hundreds of new weekly basis. The members are ecstatic over the lunches backpacks, school supplies, and other necessary items and equally as excited about seeing the staff. If you are for kids through the Annual Back-to-School Drive. interested in cooking and delivering a main or side dish Youth ages 11 and under will receive a backpack filled to HOPE House, please contact Donna Rosado at with supplies plus a $50 Target Gift Card. Youth ages 12 914-893-0752 or [email protected], or Phyllis Thornhill and older will receive a $50 Target Gift Card. at 914-879-2165 or [email protected]. If you would like to mail a Target gift card, please send to WJCS, Attn: Diana Eppolito, 845 North Broadway, White Plains, NY, 10603. DOROT Westchester: Caring Calls to Homebound Seniors To make a monetary donation, please send a check to the temple made out to the Social Action Fund, with More than 300 New York-based “WJCS School Drive” in the memo section or visit our volunteers and seniors have been paired website to make an online donation. for Caring Calls, DOROT’s new program bringing warmth, conversation and social connection to older adults in isolation due to COVID-19. Volunteers are matched with DOROT elders for phone visits once or twice a week over a four-week period. The calls take the place of in-home visits that were suspended in March. This is a significant and meaningful opportunity for intergenerational connection and friendship. To volunteer, contact call Cippi Harte at 914-485-8356 or Mindy Perez at [email protected]. Baby Bank Westchester Diaper Drive RideConnect: Grocery & Medication Delivery Baby Bank’s mission is to help local families in need for Seniors keep their babies clean, healthy and happy. RideConnect, a not-for-profit program of In response to the needs associated with the COVID-19 Family Services of Westchester, is pandemic, Baby Bank Westchester has transformed into dedicated to providing transportation a “diaper bank”. resources for older adults, and it is Support their effort by dropping off or shipping diapers mobilizing quickly to meet the new to Baby Bank Westchester, 901 North Broadway, North demand for delivery services. White Plains, NY 10603; or making a monetary donation RideConnect’s vast database of seniors in Westchester and online at https://www.914cares.org/donation. Southern Putnam Counties allows them to quickly match volunteers with isolated seniors in need. To volunteer or to inquire about receiving grocery or medication deliveries, email Karen Ganis at [email protected] for details.

8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Our community offers condolences to Dorothy Golden on the death of her husband Matthew Golden

Memorial Fund Annual Fund: Voluntary Community Support In memory: Remembered by: Daniel & Debra Alpert Nancy Nebenzahl Marcie Aiuvalasit Boris Belilovsky Irving Appel Bonnie & Henry Shyer Lev & Alya Belilovsky Jean Barkan Jacqueline & Alan Stuart Richard & Meredith Canter Ethel Bernstein Amelia & Richard A. Bernstein John Carton & Wendy Rowden Bernice Birnbaum Maj Wickstrom and Sarah & Noah Birnbaum Richard & Emily Cohen Ruth Bishop Lisa, Dave, Josh & Jake Gershon Arlene Cole Barrie & Joan Damson Louis D. Colish William Colish Terry & Herb Feldman Phillip Duncan JoAnn Terdiman Darren & Jeanne Fogel Maurice Deane Tom & Peggy LoCastro David Fried & Kathy Marks Sidney Edwards Sheila Steiner & Family Clifford Gevirtz & Alison Lazarus Andrew W. Ettelson William & Sandra Ettelson James & Elaine Glover Harry Fishbein Laurie & Bob Fishbein & Family Adam & Denise Groothuis Isaac Friedman Estelle & Stan Berg & Family William & Francine Klingenstein Lee Gaynor Robert Gaynor & Family Lawrence & Pamela Lavine Dr. Ernest Gladstone The Gladstone Family Roger & Fran Lefft Lorraine S. Gootenberg Debra & Dan Alpert Stanley & Evelyn Lobel Cecille Heinberg Jack & Melissa Heinberg Robert & Randi Robinowitz Stephen Hirshon Jack & Melissa Heinberg Jason Schechter & Michelle Wallach Abraham Hirszman The Bortner Family Harvey Schulweis & Barbara Benerofe Steven Shapiro & Susan Amkraut Claudia Hirszman The Bortner Family Melissa & Tony Shapiro-Bey June Hudes Roberta H. Stayman Lilian Sicular Bernard & Judith Hymowitz Fran & Mark Lerner Peter & Hilda Spitz Sol Josephberg Arline & Rich Josephberg Stuart & Sheila Steiner Lillian Keller Jeanne Keller & Family James & Jane Stern Gary Lane The Lane Family Alan & Jacqueline Stuart Paul Levitt Randy & Jen Levitt Evan & Lindsay Weinberg Morris Loeb Nick & Evelyn Beilenson Maj Wickstrom Eric Masinter Margery & Edgar Masinter Martin & Pamela Winter Bernice Miller Reed & Karen Miller Bruce Miller Reed & Karen Miller General Fund Jack Miller Arlene Weinberg & Karen Drogin Marcie Aiuvalasit Eugene G. & Lillian Neimark Jacqueline Neimark & Robin Neimark Seegal Anonymous Temmy Patel Andrew & Marcia Patel Adam & Marjory Blinderman Bernard & Shirley Polakoff Arleen & Michael Cohen & Family Lesley Bogad Lillian Robinson Fran & Roger Lefft Alan Epstein & Yvonne Tropp Ruth Roseman Shelly Benerofe Lois Falberg & Brian Sinder Gertrude Rosenzweig Wendy Rowden & John Carton Bruce & Dana Freyer David Rowen Ginny Rowen Richard & Susan Hecht Meridith Rowen Ginny Rowen Stephen & Doreen Kushel Myra Salzer & William Strauss The LoCastro Family Tom & Peggy LoCastro Charles Schneider Jeffrey & Caroline Schneider Elaine Losquadro Fannie Schulweis Harvey Schulweis Edgar & Margery Masinter Pearl Schwartz Ilene Schwartz Laura Newman Ida Sekulow Sue & Gene Sekulow Richard & Carole Tunick Herbert J. Stotter Sandra & William Ettelson Richard & MJ Wolff Allen M. Terdiman JoAnn Terdiman W. Anthony Ullman Nancy Ullman Elizabeth & Hans Weinberger Lilian Sicular High Holy Day Music Fund William W. Weinstein Ruth & Marvin Weinstein Peter Schweitzer in memory of William P. Schweitzer Nathan Witkin Eric & Regina Witkin

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Jared Dubro Legacy Fund Sisterhood Sharon Aiuvalasit Marcie Aiuvalasit Michael Rosenblut & Hedy Cardozo Gary & Jill Baker Daniel & Debra Alpert Steven Shapiro & Susan Amkraut Shelly Benerofe John & Patricia Bottomley Sam & Jill Sheppard Sean & Jaime Coffey Daniel & Rhonda Chestler Henry & Bonnie Shyer Lawrence & Debra Cohen Richard & Emily Cohen Lilian Sicular Richard & Emily Cohen Arlene Cole Bonnie Stein Jackie Cooper Terry & Herb Feldman John & Amy Tanenbaum Alyssa & Paul Cullagh James & Elaine Glover JoAnn Terdiman Denise & Nathan Eisler William & Francine Klingenstein Evan & Lindsay Weinberg Clifford Gevirtz & Alison Lazarus Norman & Joanne Matthews James & Elaine Glover Howard & Jennifer Goldsmith Ryan & Lorri Goldstein Rachel & David Grandwetter Social Action Fund Greg Hodes & Heidi Hertel Marcie Aiuvalasit Edgar & Margery Masinter Richard & Arline Josephberg Daniel & Debra Alpert Norman & Joanne Matthews Cliff & Janice Kaplan Shelly Benerofe Brian & Jaime Morris Jaime & Brian Karp John & Patricia Bottomley Michael Rosenblut & Hedy Cardozo Stephen & Doreen Kushel John Carton & Wendy Rowden Mary & Gerard Saviola Tom & Peggy LoCastro Daniel & Rhonda Chestler John & Terry Schwarz Neil & Mara Miller Marsha Cirulli Peter Schweitzer in memory Michael & Leslie Mook Richard & Emily Cohen of William P. Schweitzer Jack & Karyn Moore Arlene Cole Steven Shapiro & Susan Amkraut Michael Rosenblut & Hedy Cardozo Ellen Deixler Sam & Jill Sheppard Jason Schechter & Michelle Wallach Terry & Herb Feldman Henry & Bonnie Shyer Ilene Schwartz Nancy Gladstone Lilian Sicular John & Terry Schwarz James & Elaine Glover Paul & Ann Spindel Clifford & Nancy Solomon Richard & Susan Hecht Bonnie Stein John & Amy Tanenbaum Barbara Hirsch Jonathan & Sydney Stern Richard & MJ Wolff William & Francine Klingenstein John & Amy Tanenbaum Jayna & Jeffrey Zelman Stephen & Doreen Kushel JoAnn Terdiman Mary Lawrence Evan & Lindsay Weinberg Roger & Fran Lefft Marlene & William Wertheim Mortgage Fund Elaine Losquadro Laura Winston Mark & Allison Baumrind Sondra Grundman Brian & Jaime Morris

The Emanu-El Relief Fund Music Fund The economic effects of the COVID-19 If you are in need of assistance with the Lois Falberg & Brian Sinder in memory pandemic are impacting people across types of expenses outlined above, please of Arnon Ben Shlomo, Cantor Stone’s brother-in-law our society and in our congregation. email Rabbi Goldsmith directly at Keeping in mind the Talmudic teaching [email protected] or call his cell Kol yisrael phone at 646-957-2692. To donate to the כל ישראל ערבים זה בזה that arevim zeh bazeh All Israel is responsible for fund, please mail a check to the synagogue one another.” (Talmud, Shavuot 39a), we made out to Congregation Emanu-El of Rabbi Goldsmith's Discretionary Fund have established the Emanu-El Relief Westchester with the words “Relief Fund” Clark & Debra Pager Fund to ensure that congregants can meet in the memo line, or visit the online Michael Rosenblut & Hedy Cardozo in honor their basic needs. donation page at www.c-e-w/relieffund. of Josh & Lucy Rosenblut’s Confirmation The fund will help to subsidize the costs As we take care of one another spiritually, of: food, utility bills, rent, childcare, emotionally, and intellectually, we will also tutoring, funeral expenses and other care for physical needs. immediate needs. Requests for assistance Thank you to everyone who contributed. and donations to the fund will be completely anonymous.

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Zooming in on our Staff with Art by Cantor Stone Get to know all of us better! We’re pictured below in our chosen Happy Place as a virtual background. Follow the messages in the “chat box” to see what we love about working at Congregation Emanu-El.

Tal Drori Denise Eisler Naomi Fabes Religious School Administrator Senior Accountant Director of Education I like Emanu-El because I work with I enjoy my work at Emanu-El, where I tick I am most excited about meeting the colleagues that are dedicated to their and tie our books so that I can provide children and families that make Emanu-El community and committed towards tikkun accurate financial information to the Board, the warm and special community that it is. olam (making the world a better place). staff and the congregants. Meredith Stone Enrique Torres Howard Goldsmith Cantor Director of Facilities Rabbi I love helping the temple evolve in new and I love working at the temple because I feel I love meeting people wherever they are on exciting ways, and sharing years of history I am making a positive contribution to the their Jewish journeys! with so many wonderful people. goals of our temple, and that my contribution is really appreciated. Jane Dubro Abbie Levitt Youth Activities & Program Director Temple Administrator Dan O’Connor I love creating meaningful learning I get to work with a variety of wonderful Administrative Assistant experiences for my students and the people on a daily basis at Emanu-El - and I collaborate with intelligent, terrific people community in a Jewish value based no two days are ever the same! on important projects that bring me much community where we perform acts of satisfaction. When you like what you do, kindness - gemilut chasadim. you never work a day in your life. 11 NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. Postage Paid White Plains, NY Permit No. 1469

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A Most Special Graduation, by Joan Kass During these very challenging This is a dream come true for Sarah, who has worked times, we would like to share very hard to get to this point. Sarah has been able to some joyful news with you accomplish this goal with the help of a group of regarding Sarah Abdulhadi, friends, some wonderful caring teachers at White the daughter of the refugee Plains High School, including her first art teacher, her family that Congregation administrator, and her amazing guidance counselor. Emanu-El welcomed into our As a team, her father Abdullah Taha, Emily Cohen community three years ago. and I have worked with Sarah’s guidance counselor When Sarah arrived here, she had been out of school for three years to support and encourage Sarah for more than two years and spoke very little English. through this process. We are grateful to everyone at Because of her age and because of New York State WPHS who took such an interest in Sarah so that she law which says that students may stay in school until now does not want to leave the high school. the age of 21, Sarah had to enter high school as a We would like to thank Rabbi Goldsmith and all of sophomore and had to meet all graduation you who have been an important part of this story requirements in three years. It has been a challenging from the beginning. Those who, among others, drove three years, learning English, succeeding in classes, Sarah to her early ESL classes, provided funding for passing Regents Exams, and becoming part of an her tutoring, and embraced Sarah every time she came American high school culture. As many of you are to Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester. aware, one bright spot from the beginning has been Sarah’s outstanding success in her art classes. This has been an amazing journey for Sarah, and Emily and I are deeply grateful to have had this We are thrilled to share with you that on June 25th, opportunity to be with Sarah, to know her and love Sarah graduated from White Plains High School and is her, and support her during these very important and on her way to Westchester Community College. meaningful years in her new life.