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FROMB’NAI THE RABBI HIGHLIGHTS THECALENDAR SYNAGOGUE | CONGREGATION EMUNAH | TULSA | FEBRUARY 2016 | NO. 2

SISTERHOOD CENTENNIAL YEAR COOKBOOK RELEASE ON FEBRUARY 28

PERSONALS

DIRECTORY

BRIT MILAH

THE MESSENGER

Ian Plunkett, son of Rebecca and Steven Plunkett, was brought into the covenant on Sunday, January 10, 2016, in the first bris of our centennial year. The officiating mohel was Dr. Trent Rosenbloom of Vanderbilt University, together with Rabbis Fitzerman and Kaiman.

February 2016 - Published Monthly

CONGREGATION B’NAI EMUNAH 1719 South Owasso Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120 Office: (918) 583‑7121 School: (918) 585‑KIDS Fax: (918) 747-9696 Website: www.tulsagogue.com

Evelyn Rae Band, born to Dr. Sashi and Hunter Band. Maternal grandparents are Drs. Mark and Melissa Weiss. Paternal grandparents are David and Ilonka Band.

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news. (Isaiah 52:7)

Marc Boone Fitzerman.................................................Rabbi Daniel Shalom Kaiman................................. Assistant Rabbi Craig Silberg.......................................................... President Dr. Elana Newman........................................ Vice-President Sally Donaldson....... Vice-President for Finance/Treasurer Nancy Cohen.......................................................... Secretary Carol Mandlebaum.............................. Sisterhood President Nancy Cohen................................. Bissel Shop Chairperson Danny Kraft..........................Interim Director of Education Betty Lehman.............................. Synagogue Administrator Greg Raskin........................................ Music and Electronics Shelli Wright........................................... Preschool Director Didi Ralph........................................................... Bookkeeper Caroline Chandler.........................................Rabbis’ Offices Gwenn RedCorn......................................... Co-Receptionist Valerie Henderson...................................... Co-Receptionist Rita Zeff................................... Seniors Programming Chair

WEDDINGS Mazal tov to Mike and Sofia Noshay, on their recent marriage. The wedding took place in Florida in December 2015. DEATHS Katherine Amalie Koppel Sister of Annie Koppel Van Hanken Isabel Ward Mother of Steven Schoffman Myron Rubinstein Uncle of Eric Bolusky Great-Uncle of Jennifer Joels and Richie Bolusky MAZAL TOV

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTS

Mazal tov to Ricki Price-Baugh, daughter of the late Josh and Lillian Price, who will celebrate an adult bat mitzvah at her congregation in Houston to mark the occasion of her 70th birthday. The event will take place on March 26 at Congregation Or Ami.

David Charney Leor D. Roubein, M.D. Jolene Sanditen-Stephens

Two members of the congregation, Dr. John Schumann and Scott Phillips, were both listed in the Tulsa World’s roundup of Ten People to Watch in 2016. Scott was described as a visionary force in bringing together new technology and manufacturing expertise, and John was saluted for his deep understanding of health care and the human condition. Mazal tov to both!

ON THE COVER Tamar Messer’s faux-naif graphic style has brought life to editions of the Passover Haggadah, the Book of Ruth, and many other classic Jewish texts. This lithograph is taken from her edition of the Song of Songs and refers to a dreamy scene where the female speaker refers to her beloved as a ruddy deer who comes leaping on the mountains. It’s one of five Messer prints acquired by the Synagogue after our campus was rebuilt in 2000.

Mazal tov to Jakob Mathews, son of Rhett Mathews and Stephanie Mathews, on being chosen to play Nathan Detroit, the lead role in Jenks High School’s upcoming production of Guys and Dolls.

THE SYNAGOGUE ARCHIVE

As much as any members in our history, the Travis Families shaped the fortunes of the Synagogue from the very beginning. From Ponedel, Lithuania, they came overland to Tulsa after a sojourn in Marietta, Ohio. All are descended from Moshe Yehudah Rabinovich and his two sons, Isaac Hertz Rabinovich and Susman (Zussman) Rabinovich, with name changes along the way. This picture of Susman Ruby (Rabinovitch) captures some of the vitality of the family. Susman’s two marriages connected him with another founding clan, the Birnik/Behren family. Susman’s daughter Nellie, one of nine children from his second marriage to Hanna Reva Birnik, married our first rabbi, Morris Teller. It would be no exaggeration to say that the earliest version of B’nai Emunah was very much a family affair. Notes and inscriptions on the photograph tell us that it was taken in Marietta and that Susman was likely born in 1851 on Yom Kippur.

THE FEBRUARY CALENDAR AT B’NAI EMUNAH 7

DOING JEWISH: HUNGER

The newest version of the Sisterhood’s cookbook is almost here. This is the time to celebrate a significant undertaking and reflect on the culinary history of our community. See the Sisterhood article on page 6 for additional details.

What does our tradition have to say about one of the most important issues of the day? Once we understand the moral imperative, how do we bring pressure to bear? Our guest: Samuel Chu of Mazon, the central Jewish address for thinking about hunger. (Please note: travel complications resulted in the rescheduling of this event.)

MARCH AT A GLANCE

SHABBAT FOR EVERYONE

A monthly, musical Shabbat celebration. This is the destination for joyful singing, lively dancing, and vibrant communal experiences. At 6:15 p.m., we will begin with a special Shabbat dinner prepared by visiting Israeli chefs from the Partnership2Gether program. See our Featured Events page for more details about this meal. By 7:00 p.m., we will be singing, storytelling and experiencing the warmth of Shabbat at B’nai Emunah. No reservations are necessary for the service.

JEWISH FOLK DANCING

Perhaps there is no better way to express feelings of joy and excitement than to get up and dance! Grabbing hands, moving in a circle, and celebrating life is a fantastic way to connect to our community and explore the rich cultural heritage of Jewish and Israeli folk dance. Under the leadership of Avi Gelfand, all are invited. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m.

SHABBAT FOR EVERYONE

DOING JEWISH: TOOLS OF THE TRADE

JEFFREY GUROCK: CENTENNIAL SCHOLAR

MIDRASHA SPRING TRIP TO NYC

PURIM EVE: THE FUN BEGINS

PURIM CARNIVAL

SEVENTEENTH STREET DELI

CALENDAR NOTES

SEVENTEENTH STREET DELI

You can make reservations for any Synagogoue event by calling Gwenn or Valerie at our special Reservations Hotline: (918) 935-3373.

Bringing to life old-world flavors with a twenty-first century flair, The Seventeenth Street Delicatessen will be a hub of community, culture, and the destination for one incredible sandwich. We are the deli revolution! We launch our monthly pop-up restaurant at 6:00 p.m. See the Featured Event article for more information. Space is limited, so make your reservations soon.

KUM ESSEN V LAUNCH PARTY

On the back inside page of this edition, you’ll find the monthly calendar of the Synagogue with candlelighting times, our regular service schedule, the Religious School calendar and other routine events. The calendar on this page is intended to draw attention to upcoming programs. For a full description of special moments on the calendar, please check the pages headed Featured Events.

BIBI-DIBI

Once a month, babies and their families gather in the Synagogue atrium for a delightful, intimate Shabbat experience. Parachutes, rattles, and toys sit at the center of our circle while parents and kids share in the blessings of peaceful Shabbat. It’s in this circle that we build relationships that will last a lifetime. A delicious, kid-friendly Shabbat dinner accompanies this program. Please call for reservations.

You can find our comprehensive calendar, including events that are months away, on our website: www.tulsagogue.com. Please note that all yahrtzeits listed on the back page of this issue begin at sunset on the night before. They will first be announced at services on the day preceding the listed date. 4

FROM RABBI MARC B. FITZERMAN

SISTERHOOD But we’d really like to know when exactly you became a member of the congregation. If you can recall the year (and it might be the year you were born), please call the Synagogue Office at (918) 583-7121 so that we can be more precise when we honor you in April. As soon as we hear from you, we’ll add you to the list and begin preparing for the event.

RADICAL HONESTY Son of Saul, the Oscar-nominated film from Hungary, will trouble you for all the right reasons. It tells the story of Saul Auslander, a Hungarian Jew pressed into service in the Sonderkommando at Auschwitz-Birkenau at the frantic height of the killing. It’s some of the same ground that Tim Blake Nelson covered in The Grey Zone, with the same extraordinary moral clarity. Alice and I happened to see it over winter break, and it is now scheduled to debut sometime in February in Tulsa. I hope that audience response forces it to be held over for several days.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE ART FROM THE HEART

The essential thing is that there are no false notes. From the very beginning of the film, we are forced to contemplate the psychic disarrangements induced by satanic cruelty. Scenes that are rendered with cinematic clarity in other films about the Holocaust are here glimpsed, as through a scrim. Auslander sees and does not see in order to survive the insistent, predatory evil of the camp. The plot hinges on the burial of a boy who may or may not be his son. As the film reaches its climax, you may be tempted to judge, but Son of Saul says that judgment is not possible, not only about the boy but about Saul’s responsibility to others in his brigade. The sustained burst of gunfire at the end is definitive. There is no redemption in this telling of the story.

Imagine that you are just getting started again after a period of homelessness or dislocation. You have some tableware and a bed to sleep in, but your walls are bare and your apartment looks temporary. At the same time, you have to husband your resources and concentrate on the basics. Enter “Art from the Heart.” The purpose of this project is to give framed artwork to the residents of community-supported housing in the Tulsa area. The Synagogue has now been the conduit for a significant flow of contributions. All you have to do is drop your gift off at the Synagogue. For information about pickup of your artwork at your home, please call Dr. Melissa Weiss at (918) 260-2294.

Please see this film if you can. The question of art and the Holocaust is one of the great esthetic and moral questions of our moment in Jewish history. Son of Saul is brave enough to close the door on our demand for uplift. I hope that you will allow yourself to consider its demands.

Need a plate of cookies for a party? Try the great selection of the Altamont Bakery!

MILESTONES One of the many Centennial Year events now taking shape is Milestone Shabbat. Some of you have been with us on previous occasions, and I hope that you will join us on April 8 when we celebrate again. We’ll bless members in their 70s and 80s, with special attention to those in their tenth decade of life. The long-lived Jews of B’nai Emunah continue to delight and inspire—blessings both to their families and the congregation.

For quick reference, please check the Synagogue’s website at

www.tulsagogue.com

The difference this year is that we are also going to honor members of the congregation who have been affiliated 50 years or more. Thanks to Shirley Levin and the late Mo Glazer, we have a clear and reliable record of those who were affiliated with the congregation in 1966, the last time we made a public record of our roster. If you need to check whether you were listed, please consult your copy of the Fiftieth Year Anniversary Book, or drop by the Synagogue to take a look at one of ours. There’s always one available at the Front Desk, with either Gwenn or Valerie.

You’ll find a useful calendar and many other helpful features.

THE SYNAGOGUE SISTERHOOD—JANET DUNDEE

UPCOMING (CONCLUDED) SISTERHOOD SHABBAT

Carol Mandlebaum, President of Sisterhood, thanks all the women who participated in the Sisterhood Shabbat morning service on January 16. Sisterhood is proud to have so many women in the congregation with the skills to read Torah and to lead the Shabbat morning service. Avital Friedman, from the Haruv-USA program at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa was a compelling speaker. Sisterhood is grateful for Avital’s participation in this year’s Shabbat service. KUM ESSEN V RELEASE PARTY

Jennifer Paxton, Eric Himan and Kara Staiger set to entertain at the Kum Essen V Release party this coming February 28.

Invitations have been mailed for the Kum Essen V Release Party scheduled for Sunday, February 28, at the Synagogue. Cost for the party is $25.00 per person. A light supper of recipes from the cookbook will be served. A 30-minute “Musical Salute to Sisterhood,” featuring entertainers Eric Himan, Jennifer Paxton and Kara Staiger, accompanied by Scott McQuade, will be presented.

BETTY’S FINE FOODS Please make contact with Betty at the Synagogue Office if you have any special needs for Passover. She will be placing orders and zipping down to Dallas when we get closer to the holiday, and timely requests would be helpful in our preparations.

Those who have pre-ordered the cookbook can pick them up at the Release Party. In addition, the invitation has a reply card which can be used both for reservations to the Release Party, and for purchasing the cookbook. Those attending the Release Party may purchase Kum Essen V cookbooks that evening. The cookbook is $36 or 3 cookbooks for $100. Deadline for reservations to the Release Party is February 19. The Release Party is open to the entire community and friends of B’nai Emunah. Mail your reply card with payment to Nikki Sack, 1611 South Utica Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104. For further information on the Release Party, please contact co-chairs Randee Charney and/or Sharon Cash. You can pre-order the cookbook by contacting Jennifer Joels at jjoels@cox.net.

SYLVAN TRANSPORTATION FUND We’re glad to bring members to Synagogue events when they cannot drive themselves. Please call us at (918) 583-7121 to reserve a ride.

FEATURED EVENTS AT THE SYNAGOGUE and white cookie. We’ll start out charging $18 and see where that takes us. It is going to be a delicious evening, so make your reservations soon. Call (918) 973-DELI or visit our website to secure your seat at the table.

SHABBAT FOR EVERYONE ON FEBRUARY 12 What happens when a group of Israeli chefs visit Tulsa? They make Shabbat dinner, of course! For the past eight years, Chef Itzik Levin has coordinated an important partnership exchange with food service professionals from the Sovev Kinnert region, Tulsa’s sister city. This year Hanna Sasson and Zohar Chen will be arriving in Tulsa to participate in the 2016 version of this program.

JEFFREY GUROCK ON MARCH 11 - 12 Our Centennial Year is an opportunity to celebrate, and also to look closely at the history of the congregation. What were the factors that encouraged the establishment of B’nai Emunah in the first place? Why did it develop the way it did?

Chef Sasson brings a wealth of experience as a private caterer and pastry chef. Chef Chen is an instructor at Rimonim Culinary College and specializes in Asian cuisine. Together they have composed a Shabbat dinner menu to demonstrate their skills and share the flavors of their region with our community.

For Jeffrey Gurock, Libby M. Klapperman Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University, B’nai Emunah was an important battleground in the early twentieth century struggle between American Jewish Orthodoxy and its progressive competitors, especially the Jewish Theological Seminary and the new Conservative Rabbinate.

As always, dinner reservations can be made by calling our reservations hotline or visiting our website (see page 4 for details). Cost for the meal is $12, with reduced rates for children. 17th STREET DELI ON FEBRUARY 21 For quite some time, many have feared the death of the kosher Jewish deli. But we are creating a new reality here in Tulsa. The Seventeenth Street Delicatessen is the outgrowth of nostalgic longing, cultural heritage, and the generational obligation to reinvigorate the tradition. Styled in the form of a pop-up restaurant, the deli will operate once a month, and we will serve the flavors of the old world right here in the Synagogue. Producing virtually all of these products in-house, we’ll be doing our part to ensure a rich and vibrant Jewish experience for all.

We’ll have three opportunities to hear from Dr. Gurock over a Shabbat Scholar-in-Residence Weekend beginning Friday evening, March 11. Please call our Reservations Hotline at (918) 935-3373 to let us know you’re coming. The cost for Friday evening is $15, with lunch on Saturday at $10, and Havdalah complimentary. Dr. Gurock’s visit will be underwritten by the Sidney and Jenny Brouse Family Shabbat and Holiday Programming Fund as a special gift to the Synagogue during its Centennial Celebration.

NEXT SHABBAT FOR EVERYONE ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12. JOIN US FOR

Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and you can enjoy Synagogue-cured pastrami, fresh baked rye bread, half-sour pickles, French fries, coleslaw, Dr. Brown’s soda and a black

AN ISRAELI CHEFS’ FEAST!

FROM RABBI DANIEL S. KAIMAN BAT MITZVAH

committed Jew, Dr. Rosenbloom represents a fidelity to the religious law and tradition of this ritual as well as the medical expertise necessary to perform the surgical procedure. Dr. Rosenbloom is the Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and an Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt University. He is a board-certified internist and pediatrician. We hope that our new mohel, Dr. Rosenbloom, has many reasons to visit us in Tulsa in the near future.

THE JEWISH BODY Occasionally, I have the opportunity to give tours of our synagogue building. Sometimes the tour is for fellow Jewish travelers—folks who are new to the community or individuals passing through, interested in learning about our institution. Other times, the tours are for non-Jewish groups. These are high school or university students, church groups, or fellow civic leaders eager to understand a bit more about the life of our community here in Tulsa.

As we all embody what it means to be Jewish, may we live this experience with our full selves—mind, body, and spirit.

While the tours have many similarities, I have noticed an important distinction between the Jewish and non-Jewish groups as we walk through the facility. When we arrive at the chapel and the sanctuary, the Jewish groups are interested in details like the function of the space and specific design elements about how we use these rooms. However, when I arrive at the chapel and sanctuary with non-Jewish groups, there is almost always a palpable caution. The visitors are eager not to offend. People step lightly, not sure where to stand or sit, what to touch or not touch. There is a hesitancy and reverence for the space. It is a remarkable contrast. Why do Jews and non-Jews entering the same space for the first time relate to it in such different ways?

MANY THANKS TODAH RABAH December was a banner month for volunteer projects at B’nai Emunah. Once again, the Synagogue building was transformed into a hub of service and engagement on Christmas Eve. Over 100 volunteers took part in our efforts to deliver support, recognition, and assistance to individuals across the greater Tulsa area. We especially want to recognize Terry Marcum, lead organizer of “CookieBake 2015,” for her efforts in coordination, recruitment, and implementation of this signature project.

I would like to suggest that this difference points to something essential about Judaism and the lived experience of being Jewish. Judaism is relentlessly practical and corporeal. Our rituals and traditions are very concerned with the body, the experience, and the physical feelings of Jewishness. The Jews on these tours step less lightly and ask more pragmatic questions because they inherently know this reality. Other religious traditions have different approaches to physical space and religious experience. For me, the tastes, feelings, and physical experiences of Judaism are part of what makes our tradition so vibrant and engaging.

In the kitchen, we want to highlight the leadership efforts of Ben West and Jeff Bonem, who led a heroic effort preparing twenty-four Christmas Eve feasts for twenty-four of Tulsa’s neediest families and those in hospice care. CookieBake 2015 was strengthened by the participation of Jenna Aizenman, Alin Avitan, Sharon Benjamin, Molly Berger, Richard Borg, Randi Brodsky, Brian Brouse, Molly Campbell, Aly Cash, Shaina Cash, Beth Clary, Leah Clayman, Nancy Cohen, Connie Cope, Michael Cyter, Sally Donaldson, Dr. Scott Dunitz, Drew Dunitz, Dr. Jan Finer, Joe Francella, Starla Glazer, Dr. Linda Goldenstern, Marcy Hammerschlag, Carolyn Haring, Lillian Hellman, Dr. Sarah-Anne Henning Schumann, Dr. David Hurewitz, Dr. Nancy Inhofe, Jennifer Joels, Sam Joels, Eliana Joels, Sarah Joels, Shahnaz Khalil, Jackie Lasky, Debbie Lederman, Barry Lederman, Keith Lehman, Kate Lehman, Ellen Lifsics, Nathan Lifsics, Addy Lifsics, Gale Mason, Greg Myers, Cheryl Myers, Shelly Narotzky, Hal Narotzky, Marty Newman, Elana Newman, Bea Newman, Kay Olenick, Molly Pezold, Harris Prescott, Mindy Prescott, Will Quillman, Sara Quillman, Debby Raskin, Gail Richards, Jolene Sanditen-Stephens, Noa Schumann, Jesse Schumann, Dr. John Schumann, Craig Silberg, Pat Snitz,

To that end, we are in a real moment communally with regard to this approach to Jewish living. As you may know already, the Synagogue has undertaken a new project called the “Seventeenth Street Delicatessen.” Producing the flavors of a previous generation while adding our own flair feels essentially Jewish. We are not just re-creating history, we are expressing Jewish identity and culture in a serious way. In my mind, this is not about kitsch. It is about authenticity, heritage, and ongoing innovation. By eating pastrami, we are doing something very Jewishly important. Another important expression of Jewish physicality and our relationship with the body is the ancient ritual of brit milah. Here too, our synagogue is taking significant steps forward as we establish a new relationship with a mohel for the community. Dr. Trent Rosenbloom, based in Nashville, Tennessee, has recently completed his first visit to Tulsa. A serious and

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COOKBOOK ORDER FORM

MEMBERSHIP Please let us know if there is a newcomer to Tulsa who needs to be welcomed by the Synagogue. Steve Aberson, our Membership Chair, would love to extend hospitality and a helping hand. In the meantime, weâ€™re delighted to welcome

Name Address

Alan and Karen Goldsmith 7013 East 86th Place Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133

Phone E-Mail

We hope that this new relationship brings much pleasure and new strength to the congregational family.

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Lauren Stephens, Kristi Tarabolous, Mimi Tarrasch, Isrella Taxon, Allie Wenger, Libby Wenger, Debbie Westbrook, Ron Willhoite, Tona Willhoite, Ricki Wimmer, Amelia Wimmer, Lauren Zeligson, Betsy Zeligson, Phyllis Zeligson, Jane Zemel, Jerry Zweighaft, and Lynn Zweighaft.

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Centennial Highlights

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Kum Essen Cookbook Launch Party Sunday, February 28, at 6:00 p.m.

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Scholar-in- Residence Jeffrey Gurock Friday, March 11 - Saturday, March 12

Make checks payable to Bâ€™nai Emunah Sisterhood and send to Jennifer Joels, 1205 South Tamarack Ave., Broken Arrow, OK, 74012

Milestone Shabbat: The Centennial Edition Friday, April 8, at 6:00 p.m.

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The Touro Banquet: Honoring Our Presidents Sunday, May 22, at 6:00 p.m.

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The Centennial Gala Sunday, December 11, at 6:00 p.m.

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Monday

5:30 PM Service 7:00 PM Adult Institute

9:00 AM Religious School 11:00 AM Doing Jewish: Food Justice | Mazon 5:30 PM Service

5:30 PM Service 7:00 PM Adult Institute

Tuesday

1:00 PM Altamont Baking 5:30 PM Service

1:00 PM Altamont Baking 5:30 PM Service 7:00 PM Board of Directors

Rosh Chodesh Adar I

9:00 AM Religious School 5:30 PM Service

9:00 AM Religious School 5:30 PM Service 6:00 PM Seventeenth Street Delicatessen Dinner

9:00 AM Religious School 5:30 PM Service 6:00 PM Sisterhood Kum Essen V Cookbook Launch Party and Program

5:30 PM Service 7:00 PM Adult Institute

5:30 PM Service

1:00 PM Altamont Baking 5:30 PM Service 7:00 PM Jewish Folk Dancing

1:00 PM Altamont Baking 5:30 PM Service

Wednesday

9:00 AM Altamont Packing 3:30 PM Hebrew School 5:30 PM Service 6:45 PM Midrasha

Thursday

4:30 PM Meditation 5:30 PM Service

Rosh Chodesh Adar I

9:00 AM Altamont Packing 3:30 PM Hebrew School 5:30 PM Service 6:45 PM Midrasha

4:30 PM Meditation 5:30 PM Service

Friday

5:30 PM Service

Saturday

9:00 AM Shabbat Service 6:00 PM Service

Candles: 5:34 PM

Torah: Mishpatim Havdalah: 6:15 PM

Candles: 5:42 PM

Torah: Terumah Havdalah: 6:25 PM

Candles: 5:49 PM

Torah: Tetzaveh Havdalah: 6:30 PM

Candles: 5:56 PM

Torah: Ki Tisa Havdalah: 6:40 PM

5:30 PM Service 6:15 PM Shabbat Dinner 7:00 PM Shabbat for Everyone Service

5:30 PM Service

5:30 PM Service 6:00 PM Bibi-Dibi

9:00 AM Shabbat Service 6:10 PM Service

9:00 AM Shabbat Service 6:15 PM Service

9:00 AM Shabbat Service 6:25 PM Service

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SYNAGOGUE 12x12/CookieBake

Molly and Dr. Sheldon Berger Judee and Leo Weinberg

Altamont Bakery Fund Faye and Marvin Robinowitz

Ann Beerman Flower and Garden Fund

Estelle Finer Cindy and Michael Guterman Joe Secan

Bâ€™nai Brith Youth Education Fund Jon Kantor

Brian Sweet Memorial Multi-Media Fund Jan and Rudi Winzinger

Camp Ramah Scholarship Fund Joan and Curtis Green Sylvia Oberstein

Dave Sylvan Joyful Music Fund Phyllis Raskin

Edgar and Isabel Sanditen Preschool Fund Sharon Neuwald

Joe and Dorothy Katz Senior Adult Fund Elaine and Jerry Muhlberg Rita Zeff and family

Louis and Sara Kahan Hebrew School Fund Sylvia Milians

Lenny Seigel Playground Equipment Fund Dr. Richard Brown and family Sheila and Bob Seigel

McClure Emergency Fund Vera Berlin

Morris and Edith Sylvan Transportation Fund Beatrice Newman

Norman and Shirley Levin Fund for Prayerbook Publication Debbie Levin-Jardot and Leo Jardot

Rabbi Arthur D. Kahn, D. D., Culture Fund Dr. Richard Brown and family Janet Dundee and Jeff Darby

Rabbi Daniel S. Kaiman Discretionary Fund

Randee and David Charney Marcy Hammerschlag and Michael Cyter Marie Williamson and Howard Berkson

Rabbi Marc Boone Fitzerman Discretionary Fund Anonymous Randee and David Charney David and Sophie Rubin Foundation Cindy and Michael Guterman Jonathan Jeffy Barbara and Manfred Katz Ada Middlebrook/Fran Jacobson Faye and Marvin Robinowitz Lori and Randy Schreier Martin Weise Marie Williamson and Howard Berkson Diana and Milt Wolff Hilary, Alison and Rachel Zarrow Maxine Zarrow

Rose Borg Sukkah Fund April and Richard Borg Rosalyn Borg

Schlanger-Blend Kitchen Furnishings Fund

Susan Contente and G. Kurt Piehler

Sidney & Jenny Brouse Family Shabbat and Holiday Fund Karen Neuwald Sam and Kay Oleinick

Synagogue General Fund

Oâ€™Neil Cobb Joe Degen Brad Frank Sharna & Irving Frank Family Foundation Allan Jeffy Sara Loshak Karly and Jeremy Mason Ellen Lee Merwitz Cheryl and Greg Myers

Ellen Lee Merwitz Cheryl and Greg Myers Arlene and Earl Starkman Kami Townsend Latona and Ron Willhoite Nancy Zankel

The Religious School Fund

Sharna & Irving Frank Family Foundation Joan and Curtis Green

In Loving Memory

Abraham Beerman Ann Beerman Edith Blacher Marion Brodsky Celia Brown Hyman Dundee Sharna and Irvin Frank Leon Ginsberg Frederick Gock Bessie Goldsmith Ursula Guterman Renetta Jacobson Ralph Jeffy Max Katz Walter Leffman Ida and Elmer Livingston Bernard Milians Adolf Neuwald Julius Oleinick Mary Raskin Frances Robinowitz Freda Robinson Sol Shalom Irwin Schreier Ernst Schwartz Golda Waldinger Irene Wolff Hazel Wolfson Dorothy Wolowitz Scott Foreman Zarrow Dr. Allen Zeff

In Honor

Judy Bonus, on her birthday Dr. Scott Dunitz Mark Goldman and WC Goad, on their anniversary Carolyn Kriegsman, on her birthday Shirley and Norm Levin Stephen Zeligson, on his birthday

Speedy Recovery Judy Freedman Jonathan Jeffy

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YAHRTZEIT CALENDAR— FEBRUARY 2016 — 22 SHEVAT THROUGH 20 ADAR Monday, February 1 Jack Herst Emma Reeves Samuel J. Singer Loretta Sitrin Minnie Freigher Weinstein Tuesday, February 2 Sam Alster Abraham Brodsky Robert Alexander Hanson Harold L. Margolis Ruth Stafford Richard S. Travis Wednesday, February 3 Miriam “Mim” Brown Sidney Gore Delphine Phyllis Loomstein Pan Marks Moses Abraham Reuben Rebecca Tublin Reva F. Vinick Anna Winer Thursday, February 4 Albert Fadem Bernard Schacht Ida Springer Friday, February 5 Leah Gilenson Robert Green Flora Mizel Anna Moyen Sharon Robinowitz Jack Saikin Saturday, February 6 Frank Grabel Elmer Price Goldie Shapiro Sunday, February 7 Jack Eiziks Norman Finkel Judy Pertofsky Brian Sweet Rose Weiss Monday, February 8 Sarah Bernice Butkin Harry B. Davis Sylvia Davis Bertha Roberts Julius Sanditen Shirley Stavinsky Horwitz

Tuesday, February 9 Miriam Arama Frieda Bonem Susan Goldstein Harry Mizel Jennie Poznik Jacob Leon Wyman Wednesday, February 10 E. Stanley Berger, M.D. Yetta Dundee Sonia Freidlin Meyer C. Miller Joseph Teichman Thursday, February 11 Idah Burnstein Henry Fishman Renee Gottehrer Harold Slocum Celia Teichman Friday, February 12 Cynthia Thelma Aaronson Ethel Cohen Barbara Robinowitz Curnutt Helen Goldberg Molly Katz Sophie Rubin John Welcher Saturday, February 13 Morris Foonberg Marshall Grossbard Marvin Kahn Serene Weiner Sunday, February 14 Clara Berger A. Lou Brouse Rose Degen Adolph H. Eichenberg Gertrude Kantor Mendel Rubin Abraham Sucherman Monday, February 15 Fred Fidanque Adeline Fish Gertie Nissim Herbert Morris Paul Sam Plost Dorothy Pruitt Rainey Rebecca Stephens Harry Tugenberg Louis B. Webber Jack J. White

Tuesday, February 16 Darold Eagle Mischa Abraham Kahn Rose Kantor Sol Panken Charles Rosenthal Maurice Schwartz Ruth Snitz Wednesday, February 17 Benjamin Albert Verlea Bercutt Abraham Goldstein Mary Kallmeyer Bella Kopp Harry Kravetz Ethel Markus Elliott Mason Sheldon Tilkin Bessie Zeff Thursday, February 18 Freda Kornfeld Bessie Rips Friday, February 19 Ida Finkelstein Abramson Edwin Marcum Minnie Moran Lee Roodman Beatrice A. Rotman Saturday, February 20 Isadore C. Alamar Julius Bookman Eva Brouse Elayne Cohen Bess Heyman Morris Kessler Nathan Magoon Bess Hass Robinson Sunday, February 21 George Fischbein Irv Frank Isidore Gelfand Samuel H. Getz Sam Rothman Louis S. Rubin Yom Tov Sobel Monday, February 22 Fannie Miller Jerome R. Watt Elijah Zacharin

Tuesday, February 23 David P. Brooks Freda Cohen George Kahn Sam Katz Kasriel Sarokin Harry J. Warshaw Irving Zeff Sam Zeligson Wednesday, February 24 Michael Andelman Max Bengels Rose Freidberg Paul Friedman Mollie Kessler Thursday, February 25 JGoldie Avery Raichel L. Bernstein Rose Fischbein Michael Guterman Philip N. Landa Agar Levin Friday, February 26 Jean Zelda Eichenberg Helen Eisen Mildred T. Sanditen Phillip Sokol Meyer Stekoll Max R. Travis Ann Freed Weisman Saturday, February 27 Morris Butkin Nancy Feldman Stanley Silberg Jacob Starr Sunday, February 28 Aaron Appelsies Donald N. Irwin Elma Frances Jankowsky Paula H. Miller Jennie Rozen Ben Schwartz Rose Smith Monday, February 29 Irving Benjamin Estelle H. Berger Betty Kaplan Max Ruby Morris Schuman

May their souls be bound up in the bond of life everlasting. Please note that each yahrtzeit begins at sunset on the day before the date listed.