APRIL 2018 • Vol. 100, No. 9 NISAN ~ IYAR 5778 WWW.BETHELNR.ORG
JOIN US AT BETH EL FOR TWO NEW AND EXCITING PROGRAMS ON SHABBAT, APRIL 14th Melaveh Malkah Join us after Shabbat for a
CASUAL EVENING OF COMMUNAL SINGING, with MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, WINE, & JOY with Deborah Sacks Mintz, Jack Klebenow, and Rabbi David Schuck
Saturday, April 14th Location to be announced • 8:30 pm
The evening will conclude by 11:00 pm
Women’s Beit Midrash: Reimagining the Tradition of Mikvah Saturday, April 14th, during kiddush lunch
One of the oldest women-centered rituals, mikvah immersion, is at once fraught with complexity and rich with meaning. Bring your lunch and join Deborah Sacks Mintz in a deep dive into texts and teachings surrounding this ritual, as well as an exploration into the ways we can reclaim this tradition.
Also on Saturday, May 5th
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SMART Programming..................... page 12 Israel at 70 Programming........pages 20, 21
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OUR JOURNEY MOVES ON We have all heard so much about our strategic planning process Journey: Building a Vibrant Future Together and things have really begun to pick up steam over the last two months or so. With Listening Forums, several themed events, tireless efforts from our Vision Team, and several planned events in our rear-view mirror, the train has clearly left the station, but there’s still a long way to go. With so much enthusiasm among our Planning Team, Vision Team, and many congregants who have joined us for a Journey event or two, it’s clear we will reach our destination: a viable, thriving future for Beth El. So what’s been going on? In February, two Listening Forums were held. The first was open to all, the second targeted “multi-faith” families. Both sparked important and interesting conversations that will help shape our future. Combined, the forums drew nearly 150 people, and a sense of optimism filled the room. At the close of one session, Liz Alperin Solms of our consulting firm Insyte, asked the audience to call out words that described the Listening Forums and what lies ahead. “Optimism!” “Acceptance!” “Patience!” “Hard work!” One congregant noted, “We have to get over the fear, and just do it.” The Nike slogan of “Just Do It” wasn’t lost on the Vision Team, who met for a Story Telling Evening in March. This get together focused on the “sensing” part of our Journey. Members have been conducting interviews for the past few months with congregants, friends who are unaffiliated with a synagogue, and others whom they felt would add some insight into our process. They also have been taking part in “learning journeys” and “immersions,” which respectively were visiting different institutions who had undergone a transformation of some kind, and attending services at other synagogues – from reform to conservative. That evening, the team shared their experiences with one another, and by the end of the night, the course of direction for Beth El seemed to be coming into clearer focus.
It’s important to look back before we look ahead so the Vision Team was given an education on Beth El with two sessions last month—Beth El 101: Immersion: Finance & Metrics, Physical Plant (Inside and Outside), Leadership (Governance and Staff); and Beth El 101: Immersion: Programming and Education. These were informative sessions that will frame the work that needs to be done. Lastly, on March 27th, a Conservative Judaism Panel was held, breaking down what it means to be a Conservative synagogue or Jew in 2018. Those are constant questions that have come up during our Journey so this was a crucial to our Journey. The evening featured a panel with leading rabbis representing diverse perspectives on current trends in Conservative Judaism. It was moderated by Rabbi David A. Schuck. The first part was open to the congregation and general public, while the last half hour or so focused solely on Beth El. All of these events will set the wheels in motion for the coming months. What’s next? • Tuesday, April 10th, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Listening Forum for “Traditionalists.” Open to all. This is an opportunity to hear the voices of those in our community who identify themselves as traditional in their Jewish practice or who prefer communal halachic (legal) practices that they would call traditional. • Thursday, April 12th, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm, Two Listening Forums— (1) For Parents of Children living at home; or (2) For people in their 50s and 60s who do not have children living at home. • Monday, April 16th, 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm, Vision Team Story Telling Evening, Part 2 (Vision Team only) Thank you to our Vision and Planning Teams for all of their hard work. There is still a lot of work to be done, but stay tuned as our path continues to take shape. As always, you can contact journey@bethelnr.org with questions, and visit www.bethelnr.org/ journey for updates.
SPRING FILM FESTIVAL DINNER-THEATRE WILL RETURN IN MAY WITH
“FREUD AND LESSER GODS: PORTRAITS OF JEWISH PSYCHIATRISTS IN FILM” psychiatrist (cast in type), while both Mary Tyler Moore and Donald Sutherland have been cast completely against type. Freud will return on May 24th in order to spar with his disciple, Carl Jung, in A Dangerous Method, completing our series. Viggo Mortensen will portray Freud to Michael Fassbender’s Jung, with Keira Knightley on screen to complicate matters. Our festival will begin with an opening lecture on Freud by Dr. Jack Katz, consummate teacher, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, and former Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at North Shore University Hospital. Guest lecturer for the second and third sessions will be Larry Strickler, returning for his thirteenth year. Larry, a totally engaging mentor, has been a social studies teacher, director of activities at Kutsher’s Country Club, and a senior admissions administrator at Baruch College. He [continued, page 15] is currently on the lecture circuit,
In a tantalizing reversal of roles, we will be analyzing the analysts when our award-winning festival reconvenes for its thirty-third consecutive season. First on the couch, on May 3rd, will be Freud himself (god), as portrayed by Montgomery Clift in perhaps his most towering performance, brilliantly supported by Susannah York as his famous patient Anna O. Lesser gods and mere mortals will preside in the films to follow. Based on Pat Conroy’s riveting novel and with a screenplay by the author, The Prince of Tides will be presented on May 10th. Perhaps because she is an expert on “Memories of the Way We Were,” this film was directed by and stars Barbra Streisand as the central psychiatrist, with Nick Nolte in a gripping supporting role. Starring Mary Tyler Moore, Donald Sutherland, and Timothy Hutton, Ordinary People will be screened on May 17th. In this moving film directed by Robert Redford, Judd Hirsch will portray the 3
RABBI’S MESSAGE Dear Friends, As I write these words we are one day into spring and a foot of snow is falling. So much for predictable seasons. There is, however, one season that we do have some control over: Beth El’s Season of Experimentation. We have commenced a period of Rabbi David Schuck time during which we are intentionally experimenting with multiple ways of engaging the community. One of the things that we have heard from our members through our visioning work is that they desire opportunities to experience Jewish life in ways that are new and meaningful. This is an exciting prospect, as we know that through experimentation, we discover things that breathe new life into the community. What I mean when I use the word “experiment” is that we take a chance at trying something new: a new way of praying, a new program to engage people, a new method of conducting synagogue business. We take risks when we try new things, and of course, the greatest risk is that the experiment does not succeed. But that’s how we learn. This is how we will get closer to understanding where people’s interests are and how people can feel authentically connected to Judaism and our synagogue community. I know that to some people the word “experimentation” is scary because they believe that it implies a move away from tradition. I would urge you to reconsider this. Most of the experiments that we have implemented since I have been at Beth El have actually been new ways of engaging in traditional practices. For example, we have experimented with a new service that we call Niggun HaLev. There are many innovative elements of this service: it takes place in a circle; it is led by multiple people along with a davening core or prayer team; the prayer leadership emerges from the center, on the same level as everyone else rather than from a place that is elevated and distant from the congregation; it encourages congregational singing throughout the service rather than only in a few limited liturgical spots. This service has been innovative, and, it is also traditional as we recite all of the liturgy and read the full Torah reading. Other efforts at the innovation of traditional Judaism have been around strengthening our morning minyan with the Minyan Teams Program (we need to rethink this initiative as it did not succeed in the way we had hoped); deepening our Torah study with the Open Beit Midrash Initiative; encouraging more people to fulfill the mitzvah of Sukkot with our Sukkot Rental Initiative; and enhancing our Friday night service with the monthly Spiritual Singing Shabbat Service. Through our visioning process we have also learned that there are many people in our community who are searching for Jewish connection but who, for many reasons, do not connect to traditional expressions of Judaism. One of the exciting challenges that we face is to actively engage our membership who feel this way, and to do this in ways that complement our traditional practices rather than replace them. Listening to people through Journey makes it clear that it is time to experiment with multiple ways of expressing Jewish life, ritual, and spirituality, and that either/or thinking is dangerous to our future. It is crucial that we meet people where they are if we want to engage them and deepen their Jewish lives and identities. A great
example of this approach is the experiment that we have done during the Torah service of Niggun HaLev. We offer a traditional full kriyah (complete reading of the parasha) while simultaneously offering people an experiential workshop on prayer. Offering choice during the Torah reading is not new to Beth El, as there has been a Torah Study offered during the Torah reading for many years. What is new is that one of the rabbis of the shul leads this alternative. Not only do the rabbis want to have a presence and relationship with those who are more traditionally minded, but the clergy team is eager to make deep connections with congregants who are in a different place on their Jewish journeys. I urge each one of us to open our minds to the principle that there are multiple ways to express Jewish life, and a vibrant Conservative synagogue is a place in which traditional Jewish life exists alongside other types of Jewish expression. I want to be clear: a synagogue that waters down tradition by replacing it with something new and perhaps ephemeral is making a mistake. A synagogue that invests in enhancing traditional Jewish life while simultaneously creating offerings for non-traditional Jewish expressions will deepen Jewish life for all. As a rabbi, I identify as pretty traditional. Opening myself up to multiple forms of Jewish expression does not come naturally to me, and it is something that I am working hard on in my rabbinate. It can feel scary at times. But I am learning that if I continue to invest my time and energy in renewing traditional Judaism within our synagogue, I can also focus attention on new ways of expressing Jewish life as an offering to those who just cannot connect to those traditional forms of Jewish expression. We are learning from demographic studies and from our own internal visioning work that “either/or” thinking in 21st Century Conservative synagogue life will be destructive to our community. Enhancing multiple expressions of Judaism is deeply important to our future. Please keep an open mind while we enter into a new phase of experimentation. We do not yet know what types of experiments will emerge, but we have to be open to them. We will make some choices that will not succeed, and I promise you that we will learn from them. Through these experiments we will also discover a renewal of traditional Jewish life and revitalization of segments of our shul who have felt alienated and have had trouble finding a place within our community. As long as I am your rabbi I will work tirelessly toward two goals: bolstering and growing traditional egalitarian Judaism here at Beth El and creating opportunities for spiritually and religiously rich Jewish experiences that do not fit into traditional Jewish models. Please see these two expressions as complements to one another. They do not threaten our future, but rather, create a space for the many good people of this community to find a Jewish home that speaks to the needs of their neshamot, their souls. The Journey planning team is always available to hear your ideas for experimentation. Please feel free to email them your ideas or set up a time for a conversation at journey@bethelnr.org. Rabbi Sitkin and I are also here to listen to your fears, worries, and excitement through this process. Feel free to reach out to us any time. We want to hear your voice. L’Shalom, Rabbi David A. Schuck 4
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE I’m writing this on a beautiful Sunday during my break between our Annual Minyan Breakfast, where Bernie Katz was honored for thirty-three years of commitment to our minyan, and our Annual Gala this evening, where will be honoring pillars of our community—Donald J. Fleishaker, Lori and Steven Schwartz, and Robyn and Dani Yairi. By the time you read this, I have no doubt we will all still be buzzing about this wonderful, warm, and fun celebration. As I think about the juxtaposition of these two events, I realize that they are the perfect reflection of who we are and what makes us a kehillah kedoshah—sacred community. Bernie Katz is a beloved member of Beth El who has been helping to make morning minyan day in and day out for decades. As Rabbi Schuck said during the breakfast after services, you’d be hard pressed to find a kinder and nicer man, who seems to always be smiling and who is deeply committed to ensuring that those in need have a minyan to say kaddish for loved ones. Bernie’s commitment to family was also clearly evident by the presence and loving embrace of his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, including one who was Face Timing the event from Israel! This breakfast is also when we acknowledge all those who have been in mourning over the past year and they are given a siddur, signed by those who regularly attend minyan, as a symbol of the bonds and support that the minyan provides. For me, this siddur is one of my most precious possessions, an important memory of my parents, as well as a reminder of the blessing of community that Beth El provides. Propelled by the sense of fulfillment our Annual Minyan Breakfast always brings, I’m preparing for tonight’s 64th
Annual Gala. I am excited for all of us to come together in recognition of our honorees and to celebrate Beth El. There will, of course, be dancing and dining, a meaningful program, and a lot of schmoozing and laughing. But this evening is also filled with love and Mark Seidenfeld warmth, and a celebration of the blessing of our community. Our Gala is also a tribute to the clergy and our entire staff who work tirelessly throughout the year, from our officers, to the lay leadership, and the many members who devote hours of their time, their skills and their heart to help create the incredible experiences and relationships we enjoy through Beth El. Their collaboration and dedication are inspiring and create for all of us the vibrant and rich array of meaningful experiences that help each of us on our Jewish journeys. Community, family, friends, comfort and support in times of need, bonds of togetherness that enhance every celebration, expressions of appreciation and respect for the leaders and role models among us. The full “circle of life” at Beth El was embodied in this one day. As we celebrate Pesach and its message of liberation, renewal, heritage and new journeys, I wish each of you the blessings of the circle of life at Beth El. Together with Marjorie, Talia, Michael, and Jonah, we wish you a zissen Pesach and Hag Sameach! See you in shul, Mark
Help Others by Donating Your Unopened, Unused Passover Food to Our Post-Passover Food Drive
Passover Service Schedule Sunday, April 1st, Second Day of Pesah Shaharit..................................................................9:00 am Mincha/Shiur/Maariv............................................... 7:10 pm Yom Tov Ends..........................................................8:02 pm
Beth El Synagogue Center and UJA-Federation of Westchester are co-sponsoring a Post-Passover Food Drive, from Monday, April 9th, through Thursday, April 12th, to benefit the food pantry at Bronx Jewish Community Council (BJCC). Please bring your leftover, unopened Pesach groceries and everyday non-perishable food in bags or boxes to Beth El and place them in the designated box (check with the office). No matzah please. Beth El is joining with multiple other Westchester synagogues to help stock the shelves at BJCC, a beneficiary agency of UJA-Federation. For more information, contact Barbara Engelson at ble229@aol.com, or 914-654-1068.
Thursday, April 5th Early Mincha/Maariv.............................................. 6:30 pm Candle Lighting...................................................... 7:06 pm Friday, April 6th, Seventh Day Pesah Shaharit..................................................................9:00 am Candle Lighting.......................................................7:07 pm Mincha/Maariv........................................................ 7:10 pm Saturday, April 7th, Shabbat Pesah, Eighth Day Shaharit..................................................................9:00 am Yizkor Mincha/Shiur/Maariv............................................... 7:10 pm Candle Lighting/ Havdalah............................ after 8:08 pm Rabbi Schuck will arrange a post-Pesah hametz “buy-back” on Saturday, April 7th, at 9:00 pm. Do not use or unpack your hametz before that time. He will tweet when it is bought back: @DavidAriSchuck. 5
Service
Contemplative Service, with Rabbi Sitkin Saturday Early Evening, April 28th • 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
How can we pay better attention to living our lives with intention? Make time for yourself at our Contemplative Service, which is designed to slow the pace of our lives in order to listen to what emerges from the silence. We will set aside time for mindfulness meditation, contemplative study, singing, and prayer, and focus our attention on opening our hearts and minds. Everyone is welcome; dress as you would like, and bring an open mind! Please arrive a few minutes early to minimize interruptions.
OPEN BEIT MIDRASH
ISRAELI DANCING
7:30 pm: Nosh • 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Learning
Learn old and new dances with Cantor Uri Aqua
Tuesday, April 17th Tuesday, April 24th*
* Our scholar will be Dr. Walter Herzberg
SUNDAYS,
Join us for a communal Jewish learning experience!
10:00
Rabbis David Schuck, Zach Sitkin, and Ethan Linden will offer concurrent discussions of approximately an hour. The evening begins with a L'chaim and a nosh.For more information or to sponsor an evening of study ($500 per night), visit www.bethelnr. org/openbeit, or contact Rabbi Sitkin at zsitkin@bethelnr.org.
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$10 per class at Beth El Synagogue Center Interested? E-mail uaqua@bethelnr.org. Wear comfy clothes & sneakers.
This program is subsidized by The Rabbi Melvin & Lenore Sirner Fund and the Sylvia and Harry Halpern Lecture Fund.
LEARNERS’ SERVICE Shabbat, April 21st 9:45 am - 10:45 am with Rabbi Zach Sitkin Our community is diverse; people have varying degrees of knowledge about Jewish text, tradition, worship, and access to Hebrew vocabulary. Since Jewish prayer assumes a certain amount of background exposure and knowledge, this service is intended to create an access point into prayer for those who may feel lost and/or alienated from our typical prayer services. The Learners’ Service is an introductory exploration of the prayer service. Each prayer will be studied in depth and read in English to gain a basic understanding of its meaning and intent. We will discuss the basic physical mechanics of each prayer when necessary. It is our hope that over time, everyone in our community will be able to enter the sanctuary with confidence and feel at home.
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ISRAEL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE INVITES YOU TO CELEBRATE ISRAEL Beth El is proud to co-sponsor a spectacular county-wide celebration to mark Israel’s 70th birthday, Westchester Celebrates Israel@70, which will be held on Sunday, April 15th, 12:00 pm5:00 pm, at Schechter Westchester Upper School, 555 W. Hartsdale Avenue, Hartsdale (see Bulletin, page 21, for more information). Come and celebrate Israel’s birthday with live music, dancing, and food. Highlights will also include a guest appearance by Miss Israel 2013, presentations by David Harris, CEO of the American Jewish Committee; Shahar Azani, Executive Director, StandWithUs, (Northeast Region), Sivan Ya’ari, Founder and CEO of Innovation: Africa, and Evan Bernstein, New York Regional Director, ADL. Observe an Israel Air Force Drone Pilot Course, enjoy “Midrash Manicures,” and experience an Israeli shuk (marketplace). A variety of exhibits, interactive workshops, performances, and toddler and children’s activities will also draw you in. Cost is $20 per adult. Children 18 and under and college students with ID are free.
Kosher food will be available for purchase. Tickets are available at westchesterisraelat70.com. The festival will take place rain or shine. In early March, Beth El members and a teen contingent attended the 2018 AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., and left well informed after various presentations, exhibits and speeches. The conference heard from representatives from the US administration including Vice President Mike Pence, and United Nations Representative Nicki Haley, as well as various Congressional leaders from both parties, including Senators Mitch McConnell and Charles Schumer. Many Israeli politicians from diverse political parties also attended including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Last month, we held a Passover Wine Tasting that included many Israeli wines. The Committee is working to arrange a speaker or two for late Spring to round out our programming. Stay tuned. Bruce Gold and Mike Schiffres Co-Chairs
Have fun with Yiddish! FRIDAYS, 1:00 pm
Save the date:
Sunday, June 3rd CELEBRATE ISRAEL PARADE
at beth el Questions? Contact Bea Freedman, 914-337-8645.
Wolloch Holocaust Haggadah in Museum through Sunday, May 6th solo and group exhibits in the United States and Israel. Scribe and artist Rabbi Yonah Weinrib did the calligraphy and micrography in the manuscript. He has painted spirituality and expressions of Godliness, as well as illuminated many Jewish texts that are available on several websites, and has traveled the country speaking about his work and his outlook on portraying Judaism through the visual arts. His late father was an Auschwitz survivor, but he was also a person with a great zest for life in spite of his experience. The Haggadah (known as The Pesach Haggadah in Memory of the Holocaust) was originally published as an oversized, limited bound edition of 290 copies to benefit the International Society of Yad Vashem. A copy was donated to Beth El and remains in the synagogue’s possession. Each hand-printed portfolio consists of twelve full-page prints signed and numbered by artist David Wander. The publisher was Herbert Friedman’s Art Gallery in Haifa. David Wander prepared the plates and oversaw the printing of his artwork at the Burson Graphic Center in Jerusalem. Translations of the Haggadah were later printed in English and German in hard covered book form to be used at family s’darim. Framed copies of a selection of the artwork will be shown in the museum. There will be a reception on Sunday, April 8th, 2:00 pm-4:30 pm, to which all are invited. Family members and artist David Wander will be present to discuss the various pieces. Brief descriptions of the various pieces will be available for the exhibit during its run. Refreshments will be served. You can visit this exhibit whenever the synagogue is open. If the room locked, please get the key from the Beth El office.
In 1981, Beth El members Helene and Zygfryd (z’’l) Wolloch (both Holocaust survivors) commissioned a Passover Haggadah (published in 1984) in memory of their parents, who perished in the Holocaust. The Wollochs met in Vienna after the war, but arrived separately in New York in early 1947. They reunited and married in November 1947 and lived in New York City. Around 1957, they moved to New Rochelle and joined Beth El Synagogue Center. Their children Norbert, Richard, Michael, and Daniel grew up in New Rochelle and in Scarsdale, and continue to be active participants and daveners within the Beth El community. They now present this exhibit in honor of their mother, who remains a member, their father Zygfryd (who died in 2003), their grandparents, and the Six Million souls extinguished in the Holocaust. The original manuscript was illuminated by professional artist David Wander, the son of Helene (Wander) Wolloch’s first cousin. He made fifty-six hand drawn silkscreens and photolithographic images that bridge the traditional Passover story with the events of the Holocaust. Examples are the juxtaposition of the Star of David against the yellow stars that the Nazis required Jews to wear, the Red Sea swarming with drowning Egyptians and swastikas, and the ten plagues illustrated with a burning smokestack at a concentration camp. David Wander teaches at SAR. He has had his work in many 8
KERUV* KORNER Passover, the “Time of Our Freedom,” is a time when Jews all over the world tell our foundational story. Several weeks ago, we heard a different story, one that expanded my understanding of freedom. The thirty-two or so of us lucky enough to hear Chava Willig Levy speak that Sunday evening came to appreciate how a city bus could be a powerful symbol of freedom. Once the wheelchair lift was installed on buses citywide, the bus literally “let people go.” Chava talked about the wonderful sense of potential that provided her. Not only to travel anywhere she wanted independently in her motorized wheelchair (she’s had quadriplegia from polio since age 3), but to meet and interact with new people and allow them to see someone in a wheelchair as a part of their community. Chava’s intellect, charm, and honesty are what most stand out when one hears her speak, not her wheelchair. When she listed the three things most important to her, it made sense that they were (1) words, (2) music, and (3) children, with disability only fourth on the list. Chava talked about how warm and at home she was made to feel seeing the wide entrance with no curb that practically invited her to come in as she approached Beth El, and then the elevator right inside the door. She immediately felt that Beth El was a warm and welcoming congregation. However, she pointed out that even more important than physical barriers to participation are social and cultural ones. Her sense was that we were an open and inclusive community, but shared comments she had overheard at other
*“Keruv” = to bring close, to draw near
congregations, that reflected the members’ unwitting prejudice against individuals with handicaps (a term Chava personally prefers to disability, even though it is currently out of favor.) She has heard people say things like, “Why should we pay for a ramp to enter our synagogue? No one in a wheelchair comes…,” or express fear about having their children exposed to others who are different, or say that it is best for the children with disabilities themselves to have their own separate programs. Chava suffered greatly under the old system of segregated education for anyone with “special needs” (another term she dislikes). She applauds the current advances in integrating children with varying disabilities into classrooms and programs with other children, and notes that the young people she meets are much more comfortable than their parents with what an audience member termed “diversability.” Diversibility. I love that term and had never heard it before it was used by a member of the audience that night. He was a young man with aphasia from a stroke, but he had so much to add to our discussion. He is not from our community but was drawn to our program because it was about “Jewish Disability.” This highlighted once again, when we are inclusive toward people who are different from ourselves, we are all enriched. Elise Richman and Nina Luban, Keruv Co-chairs New Initiative for adults with developmental or learnng difficulties, See page 20 for information.
MEMORY MINYAN
NEW DATE . . .
What Keeps Your Rabbi Up at Night? CELEBRATE ISRAEL’S BIRTHDAY SUNDAY, APRIL 22nd 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Now we are bringing the concept of The Memory Minyan to Beth El Synagogue Center, creating a navigable, warm prayer and social experience. Enjoy being with friends! There is no charge for this event. R.S.V.P. to bethelnr.org/memorym, or contact jrockowitz@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 256.
SHABBAT APRIL 21st following Kiddush lunch
Keruv, Sisterhood, & Men’s Club Present
HOT TOPICS IN CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM
PLURALISM AND COMMUNITY
PRIDE SHABBAT, JUNE 23rd Beth El Synagogue Center has designated Saturday, June 23rd, as Pride Shabbat. We hope to invite a guest speaker who will address Jewish LGBTQ issues. We welcome interested teens to have a Torah Aliyah or participate in whatever way they feel comfortable. Also, we again hope to march with the Beth El banner with Keshet at the Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24th, and invite members of the teen community join us.
Save the date, Friday, May 18th, 5:45 PM-7:30 PM, for Shabbat Dinner. 9
HOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES GALA HOPE Community Services is pleased to honor Rabbi David A. Schuck and Beth El Synagogue Center at their upcoming Gala on Thursday, April 26th. Beth El has been a community partner with HOPE for more than twenty years. Since joining Beth El, Rabbi Schuck has continued and enlarged the tradition of supporting HOPE, has increased the scope of commitment on behalf of the synagogue, and has personally agreed to serve on HOPE’s Board of Directors. Please join HOPE to celebrate not only Beth El and Rabbi Schuck, but also to celebrate each of you who makes it possible for HOPE to care for and feed the hungry and homeless. Together we can work to repair the world. The invitation appears below and on line. Questions? Contact Carole Troum at ctroum@hope-cs.org, or 914-636-4010. Thank you. Frankie Shahar
HONORING Our very own
RABBI DAVID A. SCHUCK
Men’s Club Joint Spring Blood Drive
with the
SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
Sunday, May 6th 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
at Temple Israel if New Rochelle
Thursday, April 12th for Westchester’s County-Wide Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration
At the Fountainhead 55 Quaker Ridge Road New Rochelle, NY 10804
12:00 pm -1:00 pm Garden of Remembrance 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains
Cocktails: 6:00 pm Dinner: 7:00 pm
Watch for details!
Payments and contributions can be made on the HOPE website, www.hopecommunityservices.org by clicking the donation tab. If you prefer to pay by check, kindly make your check payable to HOPE Community Services.
Hosted by The Holocaust and Human Rights Educational Center and the Westchester Jewish Council
TICKETS WILL NOT BE MAILED. YOUR RESERVATION WILL BE HELD AT THE DOOR.
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Sisterhood Scene As most of you know, many Bulletin articles are written several weeks before they arrive in your home. Right now, I am sitting at my desk, looking out at the blizzard conditions of the second severe storm to hit the area in less than a week. It is hard to believe that Purim is over. Our delicious Vashti’s Banquet was held last night, and now we are turning our focus on the arrival of spring on March 20th. Passover connects the months of March and April, and then we will hopefully move into beautiful sunny days filled with blooming flowers and trees. April is also the month in which we will hold our annual Goldye James Torah Fund Brunch. Torah Fund enables us to continue to support this most important program undertaken by Women’s League seventy-six years ago. The Torah Fund campaign began in 1942 as a Scholarship Fund to assist
Save the Date . . .
Tuesday, May 22th for Sisterhood’s Spring Gala
students studying at the Jewish Theological Seminary. At that time, Women’s League felt that this was necessary so that future rabbis, cantors, and educators could attend the classes and complete their education. In 1963, Torah Fund merged with the Mathilde Schechter Residence Hall campaign that provided housing for the undergraduate students at JTS. Over time, the campaign identified needs and raised funds for specific projects, including: • Women’s League Education Pavilion (Kripke Tower) • Women’s League Seminary Synagogue, Mathilde Schechter Residence Hall Renovations • Goldsmith Hall • Residence Hall at the American Jewish University • JTS Quadrangle • JTS Library Bookshelves • Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies Garden For the past several years, funds raised by Torah Fund have gone toward scholarships at all the schools. We now have five schools where students study to become future
leaders of the Conservative movement: • Jewish Theological Seminary (New York, NY) • Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies (Los Angeles, CA) • Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies (Jerusalem, Israel) • Seminario Rabonico Latinamericano (Buenos Aires, Argentina) • Zacharias Frankel College (Potsdam, NY) Many of you think about Torah Fund and equate it with the pin given to people who donate at least $180. But Torah Fund needs donations of all amounts, large and small, to continue their work to support our future Jewish leaders. Please join us for brunch on Sunday, April 22nd, and help Beth El Sisterhood fulfill its commitment to Torah Fund. Our guest speaker is Jillian Axelrod, a student in the joint program at the Jewish Theological Seminary and Columbia University. You will have an opportunity to learn about ongoing programs and how they impact the lives of students. I look forward to seeing you at Beth El. Risë Stern
“BAGELS & BOOKS” BOOK CLUB
honoring
Barbara Horowitz
Monday,April 30th 9:30
Sisterhood Programs CARD ROOM, 12:45 pm weekly: Canasta,Mondays; Mah Jongg, Tuesdays.
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE PROGRAM
WALKING CLUB meets every Monday at 9:30 am for a nice easy walk—not a jog. All are welcome!
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Killing of a King, by Dan Ephron Want to read ahead? On Monday, May 14th, we will discuss Everything I Never Wanted: A Memior of Excess, by Barbara Santarelli
MITZVAH KNITTING: Free lessons and supplies. Knit at home—donate your work. Children’s hats, scarves, and 7” afghan squares needed. E-mail Phyllis, pjf920@verizon.net.
Questions? Contact Arlene Salman at aesalman@aol.com or 914-235-2485
QUESTIONS? Contact Arlene Salman at aesalman@aol.com, or 914-235-2485. 11
JOIN THE SMART* PEOPLE
* SMART = Senior, Mature Adult, Retired Together Programs
JOIN US ON APRIL 11th FOR A SPECIAL EVENING AT THE OSBORN!
Wednesday Mornings 10:30 am - 11:30 am At Beth El • Schedule subject to change • No R.S.V.P. • No charge.
First Wednesday of the month APRIL 4: No class, Passover
Second Wednesday of the month
APRIL 11: BALANCE, with Tim from North End Fitness
Third Wednesday of the month
APRIL 18: GOLDEN ZUMBA, with Laura
Fourth Wednesday of the month
APRIL 25: CHAIR YOGA, with Nan Followed by Current Events, 11:30 am, with Shari Baum, M.S.W. EXERCISE SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
For information or to R.S.V.P. on any SMART activity, contact Julie
Rockowitz at jrockowitz@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 256.
The Art of Acrylic Painting with Instructor Cindy Shechter
Have you always wanted to learn to paint? Here is your chance to release your “Inner Rembrandt!” Learn to master the art of mixing colors and expressing your own creative energy! Class is open to beginners and artists at every level. There is no charge for this program. Enrollment is limited! Tuesdays in the Beth El Painting Lounge April 17, 24 May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 June 5 Meet for coffee at 10:00am, Paint from 10:30-12:15pm Put on some casual painting clothes, and join the fun! Art Showcase and BBQ Shabbat Dinner Friday, June 8, at 5:45pm
Contact Julie Rockowitz at jrockowitz@bethelnr.org, or 914. 235.2700, ext. 256, Julie provided Rockowitz, 256, to reserve your Contact spot. Funding by a914-235-2700, generous grantext. from Lifetime Arts jrockowitz@bethelnr.org to reserve your spot.
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Funding is provided by a generous grant from Lifetime Arts
Travel by bus to The Osborn in Rye. Leave from Beth El at 4:30 pm and tour The Osborn. A dairy dinner, no charge, will be served, and then learn about The Longevity Project, from Dr. Nir Barzilai. You will be returned to Beth El at the end of the evening. Call Julie Rockowitz to R.S.V.P., spots are limited. Dr. Barzilai will present his discovery of "longetivity genes" that appear to protect against major age-related diseases. His research shows how nutrients and genetics influence lifespans. He will also share insights of how personality can affect longetivity. Born in Israel, Dr. Barzilai is the founding director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
We are going to the New York Botanical Garden!
Thursday, May 24th
Leave Beth El at 10:00 am to view the Georgia O’Keeffe exhibition, followed by a picnic lunch. $25 per person. More information to follow.
Save the date . . . Sunday, June 10th 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm A Little Afternoon Music
of varied woodwind chamber music, played by members of the Lesbian and Gay Big Apple Corps Symphonic Band. $5/person. R.S.V.P. a must. In partnership wth Brandeis National Committee
NURSERY SCHOOL NEWS Purim in the Nursery School is one of the most festive times of the year. It presents a wonderful opportunity to engage children in a developmentally appropriate manner as we begin to instill in them an appreciation of their Jewish heritage. We begin two weeks before the holiday, on Rosh Chodesh Adar, when we start to build the anticipation by dialogging about costume choices and favorite hamantashen flavors. There are a number of mitzvot—commandments and customs— linked to the holiday of Purim. The children created raashanim (noisemakers) to be used during the reading of the Megillah, and engaged in creating and filling food baskets—mishloach manot—to exchange with family and friends. In addition, this year a big focus was on matanot le’evyonim— gifts to the needy. In the spirit and values of Judaism and giving to those in need, we partnered with an amazing organization called
Soles4Souls, which collects used and new pairs of shoes to be distributed to those in need. Soles4Souls is a non-profit social enterprise based in Nashville, TN. Their mission is to create sustainable jobs and provide relief through the distribution of shoes and clothing around the world. This organization is trying to serve those in need, create opportunities and protect the environment. We were very proud of our Nursery School families, who collected over 150 pairs of footwear. One of the highlights of our Purim experiences this year occurred on Shushan Purim, when Channel 2 News came to Beth El and filmed our children enjoying a mini-carnival that we created in our Youth Lounge. This exciting news clip can be found on the Beth El website, www.bethelnr.org. It was a terrific moment of free publicity, which showed some wonderful moments at the Nursery School. Ronnie Becher, Director
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Reflection on the AIPAC Policy Conference
A Reflection on the Teen Service
by Steven Solar, 12th grader Learning Trip to the Dominican Republic The AIPAC Policy Conference was an incredible experience! I by Maya Scheinfeld, 10th gradet
am so fortunate to have been able to attend the conference last year and again this year. This year, I had the opportunity to hear many prominent American and foreign political figures speak on policies towards the Jewish state of Israel, a topic that is extremely important to me. Not only this, but smaller breakout sessions allowed me to see into the intricacies of Israeli domestic and foreign politics. After the convention, I traveled to Capitol Hill to speak to our congressmen, having a small group discussion with both Elliot Engel, our district representatives, and Nita Lowey. I also heard Kirsten Gillibrand speak regarding her stance on certain proposed bills. The AIPAC Policy Conference was a truly amazing and eye opening experience, reminding me for the second year in a row of how I can make a difference and have an impact. I plan on continuing my commitment to the state of Israel throughout my next four years in college and attending many more policy conferences. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. Below is a photo from our trip.
The week I spent in the Dominican Republic goes far beyond terms such as “indescribable” or even “life changing.” It captured the essence of life itself, something that is not simply put into words. At such a young age, the world is still presented to me as scary, mysterious, and unapproachable. This trip gave insight as to how to lead myself on such an unpredictable journey through life. It showed me how to make what I do matter and how to navigate through the world. It’s quite simple really. One has to capture the moments that are composed of pure happiness and let those moments lead to the places one wants to be. What makes these moments happy varies, depending on the person experiencing the moments, but one thing never changes: In order to be happy, to have these moments, one has to be not only satisfied, but feel grateful—grateful for everything a person has ever had, everything one currently has, and everything one will have in the future. Once a person achieves this fairly simple thing, the feeling of being grateful, then the key to happiness is unlocked. The people we met in the Dominican Republic… we have so much compared to them, an incredible amount of stuff—random, utterly useless, stuff. And, more than half of us still are not satisfied, are ungrateful, and are, therefore, also unhappy. Everywhere we went in Derrumbaderro and Carmonial, smiles were splattered across every single person’s face. These were not broken smiles, either. They were real, authentic, genuine smiles, the kind of smile one can only achieve in moments of pure happiness. For us, those smiles are fleeting. For them, they are natural, a part of everyday life. Happiness is NOT what a person has; it is what we make of it. Once we can figure out the key to happiness, well, we’re set. We can live freely, no longer bound by the chains of greed. That’s what my trip to the Dominican Republic did for me—it freed me. Granted, sometimes I find myself slipping back into an ungrateful, spoiled state-of-mind. But, like anything else, happiness won’t just be achieved in one trip. This trip to the Dominican Republic was a step into a mindset that I hope to keep with me my whole life, guiding me as I travel through the scary, unnerving, mysterious, yet somehow incredible, world that we live in today. It is a small step, but I believe the memories and lessons learned will last a lifetime. The trip to the Dominican Republic enlightened me, providing a clear path that would have been challenging to discover had I not been granted such an amazing opportunity. I am incredibly grateful to have had such an experience, and especially thankful to the wonderful people I met and traveled with along this powerful journey. IMPORTANT APRIL DATES FOR KADIMA AND TEENS: April 9 Teen Leadership Board Meeting April 11 Teen Yom HaShoah Program with the community April 13 Kadima Shabbat Dinner at Rabbi Schuck’s home (6th and 7th grade) April 15 Teen Hot Topics with Andrew Van Bochove (Session 2) Israel at 70 April 19 Teen Yom Ha’atzmaut Maccabiah at Beth El April 20 Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing Shabbat Dinner April 22 Teen Hot Topics, with Andrew Van Bochove (Session 3) Kadima Bowling (6th and 7th grade) April 23 Teen Leadership Board Meeting Apr. 27-29 METNY USY Regional Convention 14
Youth Community Update
April Youth Community Highlights
It has been an exciting few weeks here in the teen community at Beth El Synagogue Center! After a week in the Dominican Republic and a few days at the AIPAC Policy Conference with groups of teens, to say that these teens at Beth El inspire me is a serious understatement. Between building a home and spending time with the community of Derrumbaderro, in the Dominican Republic, to complex conversations at the AIPAC Policy Conference, these immersive experiences are just two of many examples of what is to come for our teens. As we approach Pesach, a time of year built upon reflection for what we have, how far we have come, and what work we still must do in order to feel whole in this world, I can’t help but be thankful for this group of kids eager to learn and grow together. I look forward to seeing what is next! Bekkah Gold, Director of Teen Engagement
Thursday, April 12 Friday, April 13 Sunday, April 15 Sunday, April 22
Teen Yom HaShoah program, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm USY Shabbat Service and, Dinner, with Deborah Sacks Mintz, 6:30 pm Parent Rosh Hodesh Learning, with Rabbi Sitkin, 9:15 am BE Mitzvah Experience for 6th graders Magic Show: Ruach (K-2nd grade, plus 4-year-olds with a parent), 11-12:15 pm, Chaverim (3rd-5th grade), 12-1:15 pm
Watch your e-mail for information about other upcoming Youth Events!
Religious School Update
April Religious School Highlights
With Israel turning seventy this month, we are so excited to celebrate all things Israel. Our classes are doing projects on the geography, people, culture, politics, history, and innovations of Eretz Yisrael. They do all of this in conjunction with our shinshin, Ofek, who has spent the year sharing unique and engaging projects and games around this subject matter. We’re looking forward to our celebrations of Yom HaAtzma’ut this month!
Sunday, April 1Sunday, April 8 Tuesday, April 10 Sunday, April 15 Thursday, April 19 Sunday, April 22
Closed, Pesach Vacation Hebrew through Cooking Chug Resumes Blue & White day for Rosh Hodesh Iyar Special Israel Program: 10:00am-11:00 am, Gan-Bet; 11:00 am-12:00 pm, Gimel-Gesher Dorothy Fleishaker Dancing Letters Israel Style for Alef & Bet Eliana Light, Musician-in-Residence Extended Kehillah time and rockin’ concert for Gan-Gimel
SPRING FILM FESTIVAL, continued from page 3
with presentations on film, theatre, and television history. Elaine Katz, founding chairman of our film festival, will present the closing lecture. Elaine began analyzing films when her aunt took her to see Bambi. She honed her analytic skills even further when she studied Literature far above Cayuga’s waters as a Cornell National Scholar. A delightful dinner-theatre is the format of our series, beginning with a succulent delicatessen buffet, followed by a formal introduction to the film, a complete screening, and lively (frequently contentious) group discussion. Every session is completely self-contained. Although some participants have attended our mini-course from its inception, newcomers are immediately welcomed and made to feel equally at home. If you wish to rub elbows with the elite, register promptly. (Advance registration is mandatory.) Oedipus will be there as will Electra. And, for the mere cost of one admission, you may bring your id, ego, and superego gratis.
Kadima (6th and 7th graders) at Sky Zone!
FEE SCHEDULE Member Non-Member Series $80 $95 Individual Session $25 $28 Fees include dinner, film, and lecture. Sessions 6:30-10 pm.
Teens and their new friends in Derrumbaderro, a small village in the Dominican Republic this past February. They love these kids! 15
APRIL 2018 MONDAY
SUNDAY 1324 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10804-2190 914-235-2700 • www.bethelnr.org
A Conservative synagogue affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Rabbi .................................... David A. Schuck Associate Cantor ...............................Uri Aqua Assistant Rabbi.........................Zachary Sitkin Rabbi Emeritus ......................Melvin N. Sirner Cantor Emeritus............... Lawrence Avery, z”l Hazzan Emeritus ....................Farid Dardashti Executive Director ..................Erica Leventhal Controller .................................... Olivier Vogel Camp Dir./Seniors Coord........Julie Rockowitz Nursery School Director ......... Ronnie Becher Dir. of Marketing & Comm. ....... Jon Chattman Dir. of Programming....................... Abby Wise Dir. of Teen Engagement ............Bekkah Gold Dir. of Youth & Family Engagement ...Jen Vegh Sp. Projects Dir. /Asst.to Clergy ......L. Newman Maintenance Director .................Pablo Najera OFFICERS President ...............................Mark Seidenfeld Executive Vice President....Sandra Gruenberg Vice President ...........................Daniel Burton Vice President ......Lauren Freeman-Bosworth Vice President .................Geralynn C. Reifer Treasurer ...............................Joseph Wygoda Financial Secretary ................. Barbara Cohen Recording Secretary ..................Jayne Peister AFFILIATES Sisterhood President ......................Risë Stern Men’s Club President ........... Steven L. Young Religious Sch. Parent Org. ........... Ellen Barlis, Sharon Brown, Rachel Casanova, Marci Marcus Nursery Sch. Parent Org. ............ Laura Berlin Julie Berman BULLETIN EDITOR ................Linda Newman
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Omer Day 1
Yom Tov ends 8:02pm
Religious School Closed
Beth El maintains morning and evening services every day of the year. Contact Associate Cantor Uri Aqua, 914-235-2700, ext. 222.
* Minyan times listed on this
calendar page and elsewhere in The Bulletin are accurate as of the date of printing. Please visit the Beth El website www.bethelnr.org/calendar for the most up-to-date information.
Shacharit 6:55am
17 NISAN
Omer Day 2
3
Shacharit 6:55am
Nursery and Religious School Closed
Passover Service 9:00 am Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Youth Services 10:45 am
Walking Club 9:30 am Canasta 12:45 pm Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm
Mah Jongg 12:45 pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:10pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:10pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:10pm
PESACH DAY 2
8
Shacharit 8:00am
HOL HAMOED PESACH
23 NISAN
9
Shacharit 6:55am
HOL HAMOED PESACH
24 NISAN
Omer Day 9 METNY Youth Commission Meeting
Omer Day 8 Religious School Closed Zumba 9:30 am Israeli Dancing 10:00 am
Walking Club 9:30 am Joint Sisterhood and Hadassah Holocaust Remembrance Program 12:30 pm Canasta 12:45 pm Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm
Artist’s Reception 2:00 pm
18 NISAN
Omer Day 3
Nursery School Closed
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Shacharit 7:00am
25 NISAN
Omer Day 10
Mah Jongg 12:45 pm Journey Listening Forum 6:00 pm Nursery School Board Meeting 7:30 pm Israel Affairs Committee Meeting 7:30 pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:20pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:20pm
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Shacharit 8:00am
30 NISAN
Omer Day 15 Rosh Hodesh Parent Learning 9:15 am Zumba 9:30 am Israel Program 10:00 am Israeli Dancing 10:00 am BE Mitzvah Experience 10:30 am Teen Workshop 11:00 am Israel @ 70 Celebration 12:00 pm Shevet Achim 4:30 pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:20pm
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Shacharit 8:00am
Mincha/Maariv 7:20pm
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1 IYAR
Shacharit 6:55am
Omer Day 16 Walking Club 9:30 am Canasta 12:45 pm
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Shacharit 7:00am
2 IYAR
Omer Day 17
SMART Painting Program 10:00 am Mah Jongg 12:45 pm
METNY Scholarship Com. 6:00 pm Journey Storytelling 6:00 pm Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm
Sisterhood Board Mtg. 6:30 pm Open Beit Midrash 7:30 pm Mindfulness Parenting Group 7:30 pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:20pm
ROSH HODESH
ROSH HODESH
Mincha/Maariv 7:20pm
7 IYAR 23
8 IYAR
Shacharit 6:55am
Omer Day 22
Daily Minyan
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TUESDAY
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Shacharit 7:00am
9 IYAR
Omer Day 24
Omer Day 23
Zumba 9:30 am Israeli Dancing 10:00 am Teen Workshop 11:00 am Ruach Magic Show 11:00 am Torah Fund Brunch 11:00 am Chaverim Magic Show 12:00 pm Kadima 2:00 pm (off-site) Memory Minyan 2:00 pm
Walking Club 9:30 am
Dues Task Force Meeting 7:45 pm
Open Beit Midrash (Scholar) 7:30 pm Religious School Board Meeting 8:00 pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:30pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:30pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:30pm
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Shacharit 8:00am
Canasta 12:45 pm Teen Leadership Board Meeting 6:00 pm Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm
14 IYAR
Omer Day 29 Zumba 9:30 am Israeli Dancing 10:00 am Teen Workshop 11:00 am Fed. of Jewish Men’s Clubs Man-of-theYear Gala 1:00 pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:40pm
PESACH SHENI
SMART Painting Program 10:00 am
30
Shacharit 6:55am
15 IYAR
Omer Day 30
Sisterhood Bagels and Books 9:30 am Walking Club 11:30 am Canasta 12:45 pm Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:40pm
Mah Jongg 12:45 pm Teen Jewish Life on Campus 6:00 pm
NISAN ~ IYAR 5778 WEDNESDAY 4
Shacharit 6:55am
19 NISAN
Omer Day 4
Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:10pm
HOL HAMOED PESACH
26 NISAN
JECA Board Meeting 4:00 pm SMART Program, leave BE 4:30 pm (off-site) Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm Yom HaShoah Program 7:00 pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:20pm
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3 IYAR
Omer Day 18
The Afterlife, with Rabbi Karp 10:00 am Get SMART Get Fit 10:30 am Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm Board of Trustees 8:00 pm YOM HAZIKARON
Omer Day 25
The Afterlife, with Rabbi Karp 10:00 am Get SMART Get Fit 10:30 am SMART Current Events with Shari Baum 11:30 am Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm METNY Conference 7:00 pm Youth Services Meeting 8:00 pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:30pm
7:07 pm
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Shacharit 6:55am
28 NISAN
Omer Day 19 Limmud: Talmud with Rabbi Hojda 10:00 am
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5 IYAR
Shacharit 7:00am
7:22 pm
Yiddish Vinkl 1:00 pm
Nursery School and Religious School Staff Learning 6:00 pm (off-site)
Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing 6:00 pm
Singing as a Spiritual Practice 7:30 pm
Shacharit 6:55am
Omer Day 26 Limmud: Talmud from the Inside Out, with Rabbi David Hojda 10:00 am Parashat Hashavua with Jack 1:30 pm HOPE Gala honoring Rabbi Schuck and Beth El 6:00 pm (off-site)
Mincha/Maariv 7:30pm
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Shacharit 7:00am
12 IYAR
Omer Day 14 Birthday Shab. Chai House Shabbat Service 9:00 am Niggun Halev 9:00 am Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Pre-Service Oneg 10:15 am Youth Services 10:45 am Shabbat Tween Lounge 12:00 pm Daf Shevui 12:30 pm Melaveh Malkah 8:30 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:20pm SHABBAT MEVARCHIM/ PARASHA PARAH
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6 IYAR
Shabbat ends 8:23 pm
Omer Day 21 Bar Mitzvah Antonio Ramos Shabbat Service 9:00am Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Learners’ Service 9:45 am Pre-Serv Oneg 10:15 am Youth Services 10:45 am Shabbat Tween Lounge 12:00 pm Daf Shevui 12:30 pm Keruv: Hot Topics in Cons Juda. 1:00 pm
Yiddish Vinkl 1:00 pm Spiritual Singing Shabbat 6:00 pm
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ACHAREI MOTKEDOSHIM
Omer Day 27
Mincha/Maariv 7:00pm
29 NISAN
Shabbat ends 8:16 pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:20pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:00pm
11 IYAR
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TAZRIAMETZORA
Omer Day 20
Parashat Hashavua, with Jack 1:30 pm
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Shabbat Service 9:00 am Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Pre-Service Oneg 10:15 am Yizkor Service Youth Services 10:45 am Shabbat Tween Lounge 12:00 pm Daf Shevui 12:30 pm
SHEMINI
Mincha/Maariv 7:00pm
4 IYAR
Omer Day 7
PESACH DAY 8
Limmud: Talmud from the Inside Out, with 7:15 pm Rabbi David Hojda 10:00 am Yiddish Vinkl 1:00 pm County Yom HaShoah Comm. 12:00 pm (off-site) Cafe Shabbat 5:30 pm Parashat Hashavua, with Jack 1:30 pm USY Shabbat Service & Dinner 6:30 pm Cub Scouts 6:00 pm Journey Listening Forum 6:30 pm Ritual Committee Meeting 7:30 pm
22 NISAN
Shabbat ends 8:08 pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:10pm
PESACH DAY 7
Shacharit 7:00am
7 PASSOVER
Omer Day 13
YOM HA-ATZMA’UT
10 IYAR
21 NISAN
Nursery School Closed Passover Service 9:00 am Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Youth Services 10:45 am
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SHABBAT
Omer Day 6
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Shacharit 6:55am
Mincha/Maariv 7:20pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:20pm
Shacharit 7:00am
Mincha/Maariv 7:10pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:20pm
Shacharit 7:00am
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Early Mincha/Maariv 6:30pm
Omer Day 12
Get SMART Get Fit 10:30 am
Shacharit 7:00am
20 NISAN
HOL HAMOED PESACH
Omer Day 11
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Shacharit 6:55am
Parashat Hashavua, with Jack 1:30 pm
Officers Meeting 7:30 pm
Shacharit 7:00am
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Omer Day 5 Nursery and Religious 7:06 pm School Closed Limmud: Talmud from the Inside Out, with Rabbi David Hojda 10:00 am
Nursery School Closed
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FRIDAY
THURSDAY
7:29 pm
Shabbat ends 8:30 pm
Omer Day 28
Shabbat Service 9:00 am Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Pre-Serv Oneg 10:15 am Youth Services 10:45 am Shabbat Tween Lounge 12:00 pm Daf Shevui 12:30 pm Contemplative Service 6:00 pm
Mincha/Maariv 7:30pm
SHABBAT HAGADOL
NEWSMAKERS
YAHRZEIT OBSERVANCES
The yahrzeit of the following deceased persons permanently inscribed on our Memorial Walls are observed on these dates:
Mazal tov to: Sandy and Jack Gruenberg on the birth of grandson Barak Matan, son of Hillel Gruenberg and Yael Kalban and big brother of Ezekiel; Ida and Marvin Hyman on the birth of granddaughter Hannah Riley Greenhaus, and to parents Lisa and Ian Greenhaus; Elissa Baum and the late Morton Baum on the marriage of grandson Dr. Jared Baum, son of Drs. Seth and Laura Baum, to Megan Gaughn; Barbara and Jay Lerman Lerman on the birth of their grandson, and to parents Mark and Diana Lerman; Robin Bronk on her marriage to Dr. Richard Schechtman, Rosalind and Richard Kaufman on the marriage of their granddaughter Autumn Schutt, daughter of Diana Schutt, to Brianna Loveless.
APRIL Jacob Zimmerman 1 Freida Siegel 2 Monica Winters 2 Barney Arkow 3 Samuel Solomon Klingsberg 3 Helen Wertheim 3 Ida Kovent 4 Alvin H. Nirenberg 4 Ralph Sam Rubin 4 Anna Hochberg 5 Jacob Sussman 5 Eugene Strauss 6 Max Weinrib 6 Isidor Baum 7 Harvey M. Harrison 7 Irving Hochberg 7 Jacob Miller 7 Clara Singer 7 Lena Statsinger 7 Herman Hochberg 9 Max Milstein 9 Rose Feldman 10 Sylvia Markman 10 David Heimann 12 Mamie Lichtenstein 12 Yetta Stieglitz 12 Nathan Goldman 13 Irving Joslevitz 13 Abraham Lampert 13 Jacob Mirsky 13 Matilda Fleet 14 David J. Lefkowitz 14 Julius Joseph 15
A Warm Beth El Mazal Tov to One and All!!
Kiddush The Kiddush of April 7th will be sponsored by Lynn and Marty Keltz and Barry and Elise Richman in memory of their father Harold Keltz, and by Harriet and Marc Suvall in celebration of their dear grandchildren Lavi Gabriel and Asher Max. The Kiddush of April 14th will be sponsored by Jodi and Robert Scheinfeld in honor of the aufruf of their son Daniel on his upcoming marriage to Elyssa Sham. The Kiddush of April 21st will be sponsored by Deborah Solymar and Hilario Ramos in honor of the bar mitzvah of their son Antonio Ramos.
If you would like to sponsor a kiddush, contact Alise Liquorie at aliquorie@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 223.
Save the date . . . TUESDAY, MAY 1st • 7:30 pm Israel Bonds Presents
DANA WEISS
Betty Axenzow Harry Feinberg Edward Moskowitz Bessie Ginsburg Abraham B. Goldstein Rebecca K. Diamond Shava M. Fab Marvin Fleishaker Moe B. Safer Dr. Raymond Stillman Rose Zarembski T’ai Merion Anna Tarloff Nathan Flaster Abraham Rubin Mildred Bialo Irna Patchen Minnie Zucker Rubin Neiman Bertha Robbins Louis Gordon Nathan Lefkowitz Leonard B. Mendelsohn Alexander Aaron Anna Cron Helen Grad Samuel Jonas Max Gold Jack Schwartz Morris Katz Zelda Fately Saul Friedler David Satenberg Herman Wechsler
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CONDOLENCES
Dessert reception • No Couvert An Israel bond investment is encouraged.
We record with sorrow the losses suffered by our members and friends and extend to them our deepest sympathies. Condolences to:
To R.S.V.P. or for more information, please contact Cynthia Blustein, Development Corporation for Israel/Israel Bonds, at 914-713-9003 or by e-mail at cynthia.blustein@israelbonds.com.
Yvette Gordon on the loss of her brother Michael Hirsch; Judy Schmeidler on the loss of her husband, Bobby Schmeidler;
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CONTRIBUTIONS THE ENDOWMENT FUND IN HONOR OF:
GENERAL FUND IN HONOR OF:
The bat mitzvah of our granddaughter Madison Marc Klee on his Julian Bernstein Distinguished Ali Gross, from Carol and Laurence Gross. Service Award, from Judy and Ed Schwartz. The bar mitzvah of our grandson Ethan Michael Ed Schwartz for all his help, from Barbara and Karp, from Carol and Laurence Gross. Marc Klee. Harriet and David Rudnick on the birth of their Richard Klee for all his help, from Barbara and granddaughter, from Lois Kahn-Claar and Gary Marc Klee. Claar. IN MEMORY OF: Sandy and Jack Gruenberg on the birth of Walter Klee, from Barbara and Marc Klee. grandson Barak Matan, from Barbara and Bob Bernard Lerner, beloved step-father of Marla Cohen.
IN MEMORY OF: Bobby Schmeidler, beloved husband and father, from Caryl Fuchs, Susan and George Morris, Judy and Ed Schwartz, Laura Penn, Geralynn and David Reifer, Barbara and Lawrence Orans, and Barbara and Bob Cohen. William L. Strauss, beloved father of Judy Schwartz, on his yahrzeit, from Judy and Ed Schwartz. Ruth Gelbard, beloved mother of Cindy Gelbard, from Judy and Ed Schwartz.
Julia Keltz and Zach Seiden on the birth of Zoe Bruce Kahn, beloved brother of Judy Raquel Seiden, from Miriam Pomerantz. Schmeidler, from Linda and Lewis Donald Fleishaker on his 2018 Beth El Gala Boxenbaum. SYLVIA AND ROBERT SCHER honor, from Tracey Miller. CHESED COMMUNITY FUND Julia Lefkowitz, beloved mother of Helene Katz, Ellen and Rick Barlis on the bat mitzvah of their on her yahrzeit, from Helene and Howard Katz. IN MEMORY OF: daughter Anna, from Louise and Jay Silverman. Bruce Kahn, beloved brother of Judy Schmeidler, Gail Kenvin Goldstein, beloved mother of Ron Burton, on his Julian Bernstein Distinguished Howard Katz, on her yahrzeit, from Helene and from Dana Stein. Service Award, from Geralynn and David Reifer. Howard Katz. Mishler, from Barbara and Marc Klee.
SISTERHOOD MITZVAH FUND IN HONOR OF:
SPECIAL NEEDS FUND
IN MEMORY OF: Jack Gruenberg for his dedicated teaching, from Wendy Troodler, beloved wife of Barney Troodler, Gaby Newfield. from Barbara and David Horowitz.
IN HONOR OF: Lori and Steve Schwartz, for their being honored Alan Rosenberg, beloved husband of Wendy Debbie and Steven Young on the birth of their at the Beth El Gala, from Cynthia and Jeff Rosenberg, from Ellen and Jack Hollander. grandson, from Nora Klion-Wolloch. Glickman. Eleanor Bromberg, beloved mother of Emily Gwen and Gary Salmo on their daughter Mia’s Bob Schepp for his Pussy Hat Project, from Rita Bromberg Silverman, from Sandy and Jack engagement, from Nora Klion-Wolloch. and David Kaufman. Gruenberg. Bernie Katz on his minyanaire honor, from Nora Carol Freedman, for her kindness, from Ellen and Helen Batkin Younger, beloved daughter of Klion-Wolloch. Jack Hollander. Sandy Batkin, from Carol and Paul Freedman, Lenore and Rabbi Melvin Sirner on their son Ari’s Julie Rockowitz, for her thoughtfulness and help, and Naomi Raber. engagement, from Nora Klion-Wolloch.
Mark Silver and Marc Klee on their Westchester Jewish Council award, from Nora Klion-Wolloch. IN MEMORY OF: Bobby Schmeidler, beloved husband and father, from Norma Wasserman, Shari and Marvin Chinitz, Susan and Elliot Lesser, Linda and Sol Haber, Carol Lapides, Debbie and Art Kaplan, and Mindy and Stanley Patchen. Michael Hirsch, beloved brother Yvette Gordon, from Norma Wasserman. Wendy Troodler, beloved wife of Barney Troodler, from Nora Klion-Wolloch.
from Ellen and Jack Hollander.
Michael Hirsch, beloved brother of Yvette Carole and Jeff Graham, for their constant Gordon, from Joyce and Michael Wechsler, Joan thoughtfulness and help in our time of stress, from and Jonah Atlas, and Naomi Raber. Ellen and Jack Hollander. Bobby Schmeidler, beloved husband of Judy Bernie Katz on being honored by the Beth El Schmeidler, from Harriet and David Rudnick, Joan and Jonah Atlas, Cynthia Glickman, Barbara Minyan, from Ellen and Jack Hollander. and David Horowitz, Joyce Goldklang, and Naomi Raber. Bernie, beloved stepfather of Marla Mishler, from Mona Gross, Alice, Karen, and Sharon.
THE DAY CAMP FUND IN HONOR OF:
Louis Lapides, beloved husband of Carol Lapides, from Nora Klion-Wolloch.
Donald Fleishaker on his well-deserved 2018 Beth El Gala honor, from Carol and Paul Freedman.
Betty Grad-Gross, beloved mother of Michael Gross and Hilary Gross Goldberg, from Nora Klion-Wolloch.
IN MEMORY OF:
Ben Watkins, beloved step-father of Nora KlionWolloch, on his yahrzeit. Helen Watkins, beloved mother of Nora KlionWolloch, on her yahrzeit.
DOROTHY FLEISHAKER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND IN HONOR OF: Donald Fleishaker on his 2018 Beth El Gala honor, from Harriet and Leonard Schwartz.
Bobby Schmeidler, beloved husband and father, Jessica Berman and Neil Weiss for their hospitality from Carol and Paul Freedman, and Adina and and generosity, from the Fox-Shechter family. Lisa Avery.
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RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
GALA 2018 DONATION
Linda and Sol Haber in honor of Linda and Dov Hyman on the birth of their granddaughter; Louise and Jason Silverman in memory of Bruce Kahn, beloved brother of Judy Schmeidler; Deborah Gerstein in memory of her three yahrzeits; Marianne and Robert Sussman in memory of William Grant; Leslie and Stephen Jaffe for the speedy and complete recovery of Joseph Barnett; Leslie Jaffe in memory of her beloved father, Harry Chaefsky, on his yahrzeit; Alan and Liz Legatt given with thanksgiving; Barbara and Hal Shulman in memory of Bruce Kahn, brother of Judy Schmeidler; Arthur and Loretta Holland in memory of Louis Holland (Eliezer ben Meyer) and Isaac Yadgaroff; Mitchell Kaphan in memory of his father, Sidney Kaplan, and his uncles Leonard, Norman, Seymour and Erwin Kaplan; Richard Watt in memory of Rose Mantel; Alfred and Shelly Klein in honor of the birth of Nora Klion-Wolloch’s grandson; Harriet and Marc Suvall with wishes mazal tov to Nora KlionWolloch on the birth of her grandson; Judith Harary in memory of Michael Hirsch, beloved brother of Yvette Gordon; Sheila Tanenbaum in memory of Bobby Schmeidler; Richard and Marcia Stern in memory of Bobby Schmeidler; Joyce and Michael Wechsler in memory of Bobby Schmeidler; Phyllis Cole in memory of Bobby Schmeidler; Merill and Ellen Resnick in memory of Bobby Schmeidler, dear husband of Judy Schmeidler; Dr. Debra Seltzer in memory of the yahrzeits of her parents and brother—William J, Seltzer, Renee Seltzer Richmond, David P. Richmond, Dr. Gary Seltzer.
Matthew and Shireen Lewis in honor of all honorees; Rachel Goldman in honor of Lori and Steven Schwartz; Donna Levinson in honor of Lori and Steven Schwartz; Andrew and Harriet Singer in honor of Donald Fleishaker; Charlotte and Hy Goode in honor of Donald Fleishaker; Giselle and Alan Weissman and Family; Beverly Schnall in honor of Lori and Steven Schwartz; Barbara Birshtein and Howard Steinman in honor of all the honorees; Phyllis and Harvey Jay in honor of Donald J. Fleishaker, Lori and Steven Schwartz, and Robyn and Daniel Yairi.
New Initiative for Adults with Developmental or Learning Differences Beth El Synagogue Center is starting a new group for adults in their 20s to 60s with developmental and/or learning differences and those who are learning to get out in the world. We hope to create a place for individuals of all backgrounds to socialize, learn, grow, and deepen their connections with one another. If you are interested, contact Guy Simkhay at guy@simkhay.com, or Abby Wise at awise@bethelnr. org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 291.
ANDREW SHAPIRO MEMORIAL FUND IN MEMORY OF:
ELEANOR G. BAUMWALD PRAYERBOOK FUND IN HONOR OF: Parents Julia Keltz and Zach Seiden, and grandparents Beth Breakstone and Theodore Keltz, on the birth of Zoe Raquel Seiden, from Miriam Pomerantz, and Barbara Finder and Jack Renick. IN MEMORY OF: Bobby Schmeidler, beloved husband and father, from Barbara and Hal Shulman. William Gordon, beloved brother of Sondra Goldenberg, from Barbara and Hal Shulman.
THE JEREMY SCHEINFELD MEMORIAL FUND IN HONOR OF: Sandy and Jack Gruenberg on the birth of their grandson, from Barbara Finder and Jack Renick.
Sylvia Palgon, beloved mother of Mindy Patchen, Barbara and Jay Lerman on the birth of their on her yahrzeit, from Mindy and Stanley Patchen. grandson, from Barbara Finder and Jack Renick.
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the DReam anD the Reality oF a moDeRn JeWiSh State With rav dr. Binyamin “Benny” Lau Ramban Synagogue, JeRuSalem
How has the vision of Israel’s founders evolved? What has been achieved and what lies ahead? Rav Lau will explore challenges and opportunities the founders couldn’t image that a modern nation must face.
Saturday evening, apriL 21, 2018 9:00 pm program begins promptly at 9:15 pm
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Dessert reception. Dietary laws observed. Register online at ujafedny.org/yinr-israel70 or for more information, please contact Susan Scharf glick at glicks@ujafedny.org or 914.385.2120. uJa-Federation of new york cares for Jews everywhere and new yorkers of all backgrounds, responds to crises close to home and far away, and shapes our Jewish future.
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Beth El Synagogue Center and the 2018 Gala Committee thank the businesses listed below for their support Learn more about these businesses at www.bethelnr.org/Gala2018 and click on their ad!! Abigal Press Inc. Air Repair LLC, HVAC Services AMHAC Beehive Press Susan Biegelman CPA & Associates PC Ben’s NY Kosher Restaurant Bernard Katz & Co., CPA, PC Big Apple Abstract, Lawrence M. Litwack Boy Scout Troop 613 Cleaning Systems, David Trister Cub Scout Pack 613 Danziger & Markhoff LLP, Attorneys at Law Davis & Gilbert LLP, Attorneys at Law Duane Morris LLP Eden Kosher Foods Eden Wok Eye Designs of Armonk Frankfurt Kurnit Klein + Selz PC Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP
Goodman’s LLP The Grape Exchange H & R Bialy Corp. Holsten Jewelers, Scarsdale Houlihan Lawrence New Rochelle Brokerage Integrated Protection Services, LLC, Systems and Services for Security and Fire Protection InterCity Agency, Inc., Insurance Israel Bonds/Development Corporation for Israel Jason Lichtenstein, Morgan Stanley Kass & Jaffe, PC Certified Public Accountants Kids’ Kloset Leo Ingwer Inc. Jewelers Marcus, Gould & Sussman, LLP Mensch Supply, Lumber Yard & Building Supply’
North End Fitness & Training PICU Plaza Jewish Community Chapel Prime Time Cafe Rebecca Weiss Photography Reed Smith LLP Riverside Memorial Chapel Rock Mitzvah Band Janet Seligman Assoc Broker, RH&G Rand Realty Scarsdale Pediatric Dental Skyview Wines & Spirits, Kosher Wine Specialists State Farm, Robert P. Weber Agent The UPS Store The Ursuline School X-quisite Flowers & Events Inc., Event Decorators Zion Memorial Chapel Ben Zoffness, College Prep
Beth El Celebrates April Birthdays Beth El Synagogue Center would like to extend a “Happy Birthday!” to its members with a birthday in the month of April. If you have an April birthday, we hope that you will join
us for Kiddush lunch on Shabbat, April 14th. If you have an April birthday, but your name does not appear on the list, we are sorry for the omission and ask that you e-mail the synagogue at info@bethelnr.org so that we
Jackie Barrett Alyx Bernstein Beth Breakstone Steven Brick Michele Brick Felice Brostoff Steve Brostoff Madeline Burton Lisa Capelouto Rachel Casanova Deborah Chassen Lynn Chinitz Fred Cohen Judith Cooper Brandon Davis Maxine Dreizen Leah Edelson Hannah Ehudin Jerome Epstein Ilan Felberg
Sy Gruza Sarah Halpern Matthew Hanau Lawrence Hanau Linda Heir Vona Herz Arthur Holland Ellen Hollander Marvin Hyman Lisa Jacobs Larry Jonas Laura Jove Kathy Kafer Eunice Kaplan Robert Kattan Kenneth Katz Howard Katz Theodore Keltz Karine Kleinhaus Mark Koenig
Erica Feldman-Bases Deborah Feuerstein Geoffrey FioRito Michael Fisher Tara Fishler Andrew Fox Robin Freedman Blanche Fried Debra Fuchs Laura Gelb Ellen Gelboim Lauren Ginsberg Alyssa Ginsburg Rochelle Goldring Susan Goldstein Yvette Gordon Jeffrey Graf Dori Graff Sandra Gruenberg Helen Gruenfeld
Lois Kohn-Claar Lucy Kravitz Peter Lane Louis Lapides Jerome Lebowitz Ford Lenchner Mitchell Littman Jenny Longman Irvine Marcus Barbara Margolin Susan Masri Lawi Lenore May Lisa Medin David Mener Frank Meyers Susan Morris Grace Myron Herschel Norwitz Shannon Norwitz Reuben O’Neill 22
can update our records. Please contact us if you do not wish to have your name appear on our birthday list. (The list reflects our adult members and post-bar/bat mitzvah children up to the age of 21.) Claire O’Neill Nurit Pacht Stanley Patchen Judith Pogostin Wendy Pomerantz Jordan Portnoy Mack Portnoy Herbert Posner James Reid Juliana Reiner Marlene Rimsky Avrun Rivel Nathaniel Rosen Judith Rosenfeld Theodore Rosenzweig Richard Schechtman Roni Schiffres Susan Schlecker Steven Schwartz Jonah Seidenfeld
Mark Seidenfeld Ella Shteingart Brent Siegel Samuel Silverman Jason Silverman Elisa Singer Zachary Sitkin Jeffrey Solomon Judy Spiegeland Dara Spielvogel Avi Stein Tamar Tait Eric Turkewitz Abraham Walfish Sharon Weiner Rick Weisbrod Boris Ziser
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