HAR SINAI TEMPLE BULLETIN FOUNDED 1857 TammuzlAvlElul5754 Vol. CXXXVII No.1 lIAR SINAI INSTALLS 1994-1995 Summer services began in late June and will continue through July EXECUTIVE BOARD & and August until the beginning of the High Holy Days. Summer ---- BOARD OF TRUSTEES ---- services begin at 8:00 P.M. and are held in Har Sinai's air-conditioned Social Hall. Dress is casual and congregants are encouraged to participate in the services. If you are interested in delivering a Dvar Torah or a short sermon or helping to lead the service, contact the rabbi or the cantor. Pictured above at the June 20th Annual Meeting is the 1994-95 Har Sinai Executive Board: Front, left to right, are Ariel Perelmuter, Dr. Don Millner, • Lauren Schor, Roberta Frank, and in back are Dr. Howard Welt, Nancy Frost, Simon Kimmelman, and Dr. Steve Sussman. Photo by Don Lowing New Executive Board Members Howard Welt, Treasurer A native of New York City, Howard has lived in Yardley for the past twenty two years. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Cornell University and graduated from the New York University School of Medicine where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Howard is a senior partner and Secretary of Radiology Affiliates of Central New Jersey, P.A. He has been the Chairman of the Department of Radiology of the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton for the past 14 years. He is also an Attending Radiologist on the staffs of St. Francis Medical Center, St. Mary Hospital in Langhorne, and St. Agnes Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Welt has served both on the Board of Har Sinai Temple and as Chairman of the Har Sinai Endowment Fund for the past six years. During that time, the Endowment Fund has grown from $10,000 to over $129,000 and will provide $5,800 to the Temple's general operating budget this year. He served on the Board of the Jewish Family Service from 1974 to 1975. He has been married to Alice for twenty six years and has three daughters, Laura, Susan, and Karen. Ariel Perelmuter, VlCe President Ariel became a Bat Mitzvah and was confirmed and married at Har Sinai Temple, and spent many active years here, particularly while her father was Ariel Perelmuter, continued the Rabbi of the Congregation. She received her Bachelor's Degree from George Washington University and her J.D. from the New England School of Law. She has worked mostly in legislative and public policy related positions. While she has worked actively on many Temple fundraising projects, Ariel's primary focus at Har Sinai has been on Social Action. Under her chairmanship, the Social Action Committee has become one of Har Sinai's most dynamic. She currently lives in Yardley with husband, Gene Chertock, and their three-year-old son, Sam. Pictured above with President Don Millner are five of the six newly elected rnembe�s of the B?G'rd of Trustees. In front, left to right, are Ellen Kirsch, New To The Don M,llner, Jernlyn Rozner, and Charlotte Levin. In back are Scott Weiner and MaryKirsch. Missing frompicture is Nathan Edelstein. Board of Trustees Mary Kirsch Sisterhoods and served as the Federation's Chairperson for the Nathan Edelstein Born in Ohio, Mary received both Jewish Braille Institute of America her undergraduate and masters Nate is a member of the law firm (JBI) as well as a member of the degrees from Kent State University. of Ridolfi, Friedman, Frank & Board of Trustees of JBI. Charlotte Her professional experiences include Edelstein, P.C. in Lawrenceville, NJ, has represented Har Sinai Temple on positions with the Johns Hopkins' and was admitted to the New Jersey the Jewish Community Relations Kennedy Institute in Baltimore, the bar in 1976. He received his J.D. Council (JCRC). She and her International Reading Association in '. from Rutgers, together with a husband, Herb, were co-editors of the Delaware, the College of Education at Masters in City and Regional Har Sinai Temple Bulletin. the University of Delaware and • Planning, also in 1976. Born and raised in Paterson, NJ, Literacy Evaluation and Training Nate lives in Yardley with his wife Charlotte and Herb moved to Yardley Systems in Yardley. Mary is a of 20 years, Diane, and two children, from Wyckoff, NJ, fourteen years ago. member of Har Sinai's Religious Lauren (17) and David (14). Lauren is Charlotte received her undergraduate Education and Social Action a recent graduate of Pennsbury High degree in English and Education from Committees. She currently co-chairs School and will be attending the Cedar Crest College and did graduate the coordination of the Route One -Universty of Virginia in the Fall. work at Columbia University. She meal delivery program and has David will enter his sophomore year taught first grade, high school written the Sisterhood column in the in Pennsbury. supplementary and remedial courses Temple Bulletin for the past three ' English as a second language, and years. In addition, she has been until recently, was on the staff o responsible for the design and layout f Ellen Kirsch Media Management Services, Inc. of many of the publicity flyers and Charlotte and Herb have two Ellen grew up on Long Island, program pamphlets produced in­ children, Phillis and Philip, and a New York, and has lived in Yardley house over the past three years. daughter-in-law, Penny. for the past 13 years. She did her Mary, her busband, Irwin, and undergraduate work in anthropology their two children, Jacob, 12, and at the State University of New York Sara, 9, moved to Yardley four Jerrilyn Rozner at Stony Brook and received a years ago. Masters Degree in social work from Jerri was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She the S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo. She Charlotte Levin currently practices in the Lawrence attended Cornell University, the Public School System on a Child Charlotte Levin is a former Har University of Pittsburgh, and West. Study Team. Sinai Temple Sisterhood President Virginia University, acquiring a B.S. Ellen has served on the Har Sinai and Vice President of the New Jersey in Psychology and a Master's Degree Sisterhood Board and is currently the Federation of Temple Sisterhoods. in Learning Disabilities. Currently, chairperson of the Religious She was elected to the Board of she works as a Learning Disabilities Education Committee. She and her Directors of Women of Reform Teacher-Consultant in a local school husband, Ray, have two children, Judaism, The Federation of Temple district. Lauren and Allison. 2 --- Our New Computer System We have a new computer system at the Temple. We are now using IBM compatible computers, and have purchased a special software system designed specifically for Temples. This new system will allow us to do your Temple bills "in-house", as well as track all donations, gifts, and contributions to the Temple and our Funds. We hope you noticed the new look of your Temple dues statement. The new system also has an extensive data base program. This will be extremely helpful for all of our Pictured again with President Millner are nine of the ten Board of Trustees Committeess in their work, and help members elected or re-elected for a three year term. In front, from left to our Religious School as well. It will right, are Jan Kind, President Millner, Deborah Bard, Gail Feinstein, and also allow us to do both our accounts in back are Jim Reiser, Phyllis Miller, Suzanne Lowing, Steve Cickay, and receivable and accounts payable, Irma Labbok. Missing frompicture are Steward Husid and Dan Popkin. payroll, and provide detailed financial reports for our Temple Board. The new system will also be used Jerri has been an active member of Har Sinai Temple for many years. She for Yarzheits, the Temple Calendar, served as a co-Vice President in the Sisterhood for three years. Since 1991, she all word processing, and more. has organized events for the Junior Youth Group and for the past year has Of course, learning any new system served as co-chair-person of the Temple's Youth Committee. takes time. Please bear with us if we Jerri resides in Yardley with her husband, Mark Schorr, and their two sons, make a mistake. Jonathan, age 15, and Benjamin, age 12 . A special thanks to Laura and Jimmy Reiser for all their time and Scott Weiner efforts in setting up our new system, _ Scott is an attorney and consultant concentrating in the areas of energy and and to all who have helped: Jeff environmental enterprises. He is a magna cum laude graduate of New York Passis, Dick Brenner, Steve Cickay. Law School and received his undergraduate degree from New York Univeristy. And a extra special thanks to those . Among other activities, Scott currently serves as a member of the Board of who have donated to the Temple the Trustees of the New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology, a computers and printers we are now collaborative venture among New York businesses, research institutions, and using: Frank Dottore, Jeff Passis, Paul the public sector to promote the commercialization of energy conservation and Levy, Mort Goldstein, Michael Kaplan. environmental technologies. We could still use an IBM Scott and his Barbara have been married for 20 years and have two children, compatible 386 or higher with a color Jessica and Ben. monitor. If you have such a machine, and are no longer using it, we should be most grateful for your tax­ Ushers Needed for High Holidays deductible donation. Our ushers, all volunteer members of our congregation, perform a wonderful service during our High Holidays.