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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE RABBI THECALENDAR SYNAGOGUE | CONGREGATION B’NAI EMUNAH | TULSA | OCTOBER 2017 | NO. 10
TO BE REPLACED
SUKKOT MEALS SCHEDULE | SEE PAGE 10
PERSONALS
ABOUT US THE MESSENGER
DEATHS
October - Published Monthly | Bimonthly
Martin Blatt Father of David Blatt
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
Rev. Dr. John Burton Wolf Community Conscience Emeritus Minister of All Souls Unitarian Church
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news. (Isaiah 52:7)
Dr. Beverly J. Mathis, D.O. Mentor and Colleague of Dr. Sheldon Berger
TODAH RABAH
Paul M. Hayes Grandfather of Paul Charters
Todah rabah to the incredible crew of folks who helped deliver and assemble yom tov baskets, a rich treat for our seniors and recuperating patients. Our team included Richard Borg, Brian Brouse, Randee Charney, Sally Donaldson, Jackie Lasky, Terry Marcum, Elana Newman, Joan Neidell, Kay Oleinick, Debby Raskin, and Danielle Rohatiner. A special todah rabah to Shahnaz Khalil for baking each honey cake for delivery with tender love and care.
Dr. Edwin Zalis Grandfather of Danielle Rohatiner Jacqueline DeVries Huddle Mother of Mary Abrahamson James Richard Wood Father of Tim Wood MAZAL TOV
With over 600 people filling the Synagogue sanctuary, Rise Up Singing 2017 was a thrilling evening for all involved. We sang our hearts out and felt the bonds of community, hope and tradition. We’re grateful to our singers: Amy Amatucci, Rabbi Marc Fitzerman, Scott Gaffen, Rebecca Jimerson, Rabbi Dan Kaiman, Sara Levitt, Jennifer Paxton, Mary Perisho, and Kelly Russell. Thanks to our talented musicians: Jared Johnson, Tracy Kouns, Scott McQuade, Felipe Oyarzo, Greg Raskin, Pat Savage, and Josh Westbrook. Thanks to our team of salespeople from the Altamont Bakery for selling treats: Ann Dunagan, Brian Brouse, Dr. Linda Goldenstern, Betty Lehman, and Terry Marcum.
Mazal tov to Kaja Cremin, daughter of Karra Beck, on being selected women’s soccer Player of the Week in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Kaja is a Junior forward at Oklahoma Wesleyan University. We’re proud to be a congregation the members of which are engaged in important public conversations. Congratulations to Nathan Levit on being published in the Washington Post; and to Micah Cash and Dr. John Schumann for their pieces published in the Tulsa World. Mazal tov to our former Education Director Danny Kraft on his recent engagement to Brittany Usiak. Danny and Brittany met here in Tulsa as Teachers for America working at Central High School. Danny and Brittany became engaged while visiting the Warsaw Ghetto this summer on break from Harvard.
The Seventeenth Street Deli continues its trajectory of expansion. As always, thank you to Tim Wood and Matt Levitt for leading our kitchen efforts. Thank you to Tony Pavlicek, Matt Katz, Brian Milman, and Sofia Nagda for their work in the kitchen and food delivery. We salute Levi Johnson, Bella Lieberman, Jacob Lieberman, and Allie Wenger for excellent work as our servers. Together, we served over 150 meals in 30 minutes! If you would like to take part in these ongoing efforts, please contact Rabbi Kaiman.
ON THE COVER One of the most important artworks at the Synagogue is this piece by Boris Schatz, founder of Betzalel, the first art school in Israel. This devotional image beautifully captures the sensual pleasures of Sukkot.
COME TO SUKKOT DINNER ON OCTOBER 8
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FROM RABBI MARC BOONE FITZERMAN
SISTERHOOD
HIGH SCHOOL
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I didn’t know much about BBYO until I came from New York to the Midwest. It wasn’t part of my growing-up experience in Detroit, and I was preoccupied with Jewish camping during graduate school. BBYO was a kind of revelation—a student-run organization that cut across denominational boundaries and connected our kids across national borders. The BBYO story in Tulsa is about passionate volunteer investment and a highly involved student community.
CENTENNIAL NOTES NEEDED FOR VOLUNTEERS
Although our official year of celebration is now at an end, our unofficial efforts will continue in the months ahead. Look for additional publications, highlights from our archive, and close attention to our history and the role of the Synagogue in the Jewish community of Oklahoma.
ENGLISH INSTRUCTION AT THE SYNAGOGUE
Please call Sara Levitt at (918) 583-7121
I’ve learned a lot from watching closely and it has affected the way I think about Midrasha, the community high school program we run with Temple Israel. After many years of trying, we’ve made some gains when it comes to building a sense of family and community. There’s an academic component in Midrasha 2.0 (as there should be), but it’s in balance with experiential learning and the need to offset the isolation that some of our students feel. Almost invariably, they are singletons in their grades, without the social support of other Jewish students. We’ve built community formation into the new DNA of the program, and we’re exposing students to passionate Jewish adults ready to speak of their personal lives, their hopes for Tulsa, and the way they think about Jewish identity.
if you are ready to volunteer.
HOUSEKEEPING You can make reservations for any Synagogue event by calling Gwenn or Nicki at the Synagogue Office | (918) 583-7121. You can also use the Reservations Page on the Synagogue website at www.tulsagogue.com. 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 ShulSchool and Hebrew Lab calendars, and other routine events.
I hope that parents will take a second look at the program and encourage their high schoolers to do the same. I’m a maximalist when it comes to our high school students. We want them to be part of BBYO and fully engaged with their peers in Midrasha. All of us hope that they will put a toe in the water and see something new on Wednesday evenings at the Synagogue.
MEMBERSHIP Welcome official newcomers! We are delighted to welcome you to the family of the Synagogue. Keep your eye out for these good people!
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Matt and Heather Niedzwiecki 1109 South Main Street Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074
And another thing: we’ll do anything for our students. I just spoke with a young high school Synagogue member who is already planning for next summer and fall. She leaves for a gap year experience in October, 2018, but is eager for work between August 17 and September 30, 2018. I can vouch for her smarts, energy, work ethic, and social skills. If you can employ one of our teens for a short-term stint at your place of work, please write me at marboofitz@bnaiemunah.com.
Jennifer Flexner and John Bury 3335 South Yorktown Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105 Terry and Sharon Yantes 8816 South 81st West Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74131
DO YOU NEED MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION ABOUT THE SYNAGOGUE? PLEASE CALL RABBI DAN KAIMAN AT THE SYNAGOGUE AT (918) 583-7121.
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THE OCTOBER CALENDAR AT B’NAI EMUNAH 4-6
FIRST DAYS OF SUKKOT
journeys. Look for balloons, confetti, noisemakers, crepe paper, willow branches, sequins, masks and feathers! The evening is filled with joyous song and treats for all. of the liturgy. It is punctuated by the blowing of the shofar by a large group of volunteer shofar blowers. Please remember that childcare is always available at Synagogue events; all we need is sufficient notice to plan.
Sukkot occupies an unparalleled place on the Jewish calendar. It’s a great harvest festival; after weeks of introspection, we go outside to celebrate in our wonderful surroundings. Yom Tov services will take place on October 5 and 6, beginning both mornings at 9:00 a.m. Assuming beautiful weather, we will chant services in the sukkah. We’ll shake lulav and etrog and connect with the world beyond the confines of permanent structure.
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Join us for the traditional finale to B’nai Emunah’s holiday celebrations, as members and friends gather following services for the annual Simchat Torah Luncheon. Lunch is complimentary; reservations are not necessary. Weather permitting; we will eat for the last time in the sukkah. Simchat Torah services begin at 9:00 a.m. Our thanks to the Zarrow Families for underwriting this final luncheon of the holiday season.
Congregation B’nai Emunah is delighted to invite the entire community to the single most ginormous Sukkah celebration in Oklahoma. We’ll gather in the sukkah on the south lawn of the Synagogue. We hope that members and guests will be thrilled by what they see. Sukkot Dinner will be supported as always by a gift from Jenny Brouse and Brian Brouse. A joyful Shabbat Sukkot celebration led by the members of Klay Kodesh, B’nai Emunah’s vocal and instrumental ensemble, will follow the meal. Special games, toys and experiences await! No reservation is necessary for the celebration, which begins at 7:00 p.m. But please call the Synagogue Offices or visit our website to make reservations for the 6:00 p.m. dinner.
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SEVENTEENTH STREET DELI
It’s an authentic Jewish delicatessen in Tulsa, Oklahoma. House-cured pastrami, fresh baked rye bread, half-sour pickles—the only thing missing is the formica counter-top. Vegetarian? Our egg salad can’t be beat. You’re hungry for this and we’re ready to feed you. For just $25 a person, fulfill the nostalgic longing of the Jewish people over a deli dinner. Bring friends, bring neighbors, bring appetites! Visit tulsadeli.org today to reserve your spot. Dinner at 6:00 p.m.
SHEMINI ATZERET + SIMCHAT TORAH
The concluding days of the fall holiday season, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah invite us to mark time in a reflective and traditional mode. Yom Tov services will take place on October 12 and 13 beginning both mornings at 9:00 a.m. Assuming beautiful weather, we will chant services in the sukkah. A beautiful way to reflect on the transformation of the holiday season.
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ZARROW FAMILIES LUNCHEON
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BIBI-DIBI: SHABBAT FOR LITTLE GUYS
Very young children and their parents are invited to join us for another soft and cuddly Shabbat experience. Parachutes, rattles and toys sit at the center of our circle while parents and kids share in the blessings of peaceful Shabbat. A delicious, kid-friendly Shabbat dinner accompanies this program. It all gets started at 6:00 p.m. Please call or visit our website by Thursday, Oct. 26, to reserve your spot on the floor.
SIMCHAT TORAH DINNER + DANCING
The Synagogue will conclude its celebration of the Fall Holiday Season beginning with Simchat Torah on Thursday evening, October 12. The night begins at 5:45 p.m. with a beautiful dinner in the Synagogue sukkah prepared by Alin Avitan and Co. Call us the Synagogue Office or visit our website to make your meal reservations. At 6:45 p.m., Simchat Torah festivities commence in Kaiser Miller Auditorium. The congregation will celebrate the conclusion of the annual Torah reading cycle with whirling processions around a chuppah (wedding canopy) led by Rokday Emunah, the Synagogue’s dance ensemble. Special recognition in the form of consecration will spotlight our students who are embarking on the next phase of their
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ADULT INSTITUTE BEGINS
A community-wide effort to foster continuing education, the Adult Institute of Jewish Studies provides high-quality instructors teaching a variety of courses each year. This year’s fall semester begins on Monday, October 30 and will continue each Monday for six weeks. Classes this year will be held at Temple Israel. To register, visit jewishtulsa.org or contact Mindy Prescott at the JCC by calling (918) 495-1111. 4
BAT MITZVAH
NOVEMBER AT A GLANCE
CLAIRE BUTKIN
Claire Elizabeth Butkin, daughter of Nina and Robert Butkin, will celebrate her bat mitzvah in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on October 21, 2017. Claire is a seventh-grader at Holland Hall School, and she and her family are members of Congregation B’nai Emunah.
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MILLENIALS DO CHALLAH 101
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BBYO KALLAH BEGINS
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BAT MITZVAH OF ELIANA JOELS
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SHABBAT FOR EVERYONE
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DOING JEWISH: A WORLD OF BOOKS
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OCCJ INTER-RELIGIOUS TEEN TOUR
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
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BIBI-DIBI: SHABBAT FOR LITTLE GUYS
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SEVENTEENTH STREET DELI
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THANKSGIVING Unveiling in memory of the late Milton Wolff Sunday morning, October 8, at 9:30 a.m. May the memory of the righteous be for a blessing.
Claire enjoys musical theatre, and is a particular devotee of the musicals Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen. She performed the role of Grace in the musical Honk, produced last year by the Holland Hall Middle School. Claire has loved the mountains and desert air in Santa Fe since she was a small child, and she chose Santa Fe as the location of her bat mitzvah. Claire has two older sisters, Olivia and Julia. She is the granddaughter of Herbert and Harriet Aaronson of Chicago, and the late Morris and Bernice Butkin. She looks forward to celebrating her bat mitzvah surrounded by close family.
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Possessed of an inquisitive mind, Claire has always loved books and reading. For her bat mitzvah project, Claire hopes to provide funding for the Tulsa Dream Center’s Literacy Is for Everyone program (LIFE). The LIFE program offers supervised instruction and after-school mentoring to Tulsa-area children. Claire hopes in particular to enable more children to have access to Chrome books.
COME TO SIMCHAT TORAH DINNER ON OCTOBER 12. DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY, AND MAKE MEMORIES FOR YOURSELVES AND YOUR KIDS!
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FROM MORAH SARA LEVITT | JEWISH LIFE AND LEARNING TRENDING
program of Ramah in the Rockies and it’s the only Jewish wilderness-based recovery and treatment program for Jewish young adults. While the BaMidbar team is here over the first weekend of December, we will offer several opportunities to hear about their new program, and discuss the mental health of young people. We’ll be working on how to talk to your teen about mental health issues and how teens can identify when they or their friends might need help. Please keep an eye out for further information about these important events.
One of my favorite parts of my job is working with our teens. Whether mentoring madrichim, teaching in Midrasha, helping with a BBYO event, or working with a teen to prepare a haftorah, I find a great deal of satisfaction in working with our youth. Our teens are inquisitive and thoughtful, eager to impact those around them, and excited about being a part of this special Jewish community. I myself had many wonderful Jewish experiences as a teen, and I know the importance these programs and relationships have in shaping our future Jewish community and the individual lives of our young people.
I feel strongly that the health and well-being of our young people should be one of our highest priorities as a Jewish community. We have a great responsibility to lift up our young people and to support them as they journey into adulthood.
Over the last month or so, an article has been passed around the Jewish educators’ circuit about how our teens face different (and perhaps surprising) trends and challenges than teens before them. In the Atlantic’s Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? Jean Twenge reviews her study on the impact of smart phones on our teens today. The article highlights teens’ dependence on smart phones for social interaction and their impact on teens’ feelings of loneliness and even depression.
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Our ESL classes are now up and running again, and we have a much more substantial program than before. We have added another group of students (Russian speakers from the former Soviet Union) and are looking for more volunteers to help us with this endeavor.
The study found teens less likely now to push their parents to get a driver’s license, to hang out with friends in person, and to date. Teen pregnancy rates are down and, for the first time ever, rates of teen suicide rank higher than those of teen homicide. While some of these changes might be welcomed, our teens’ increasing susceptibility to struggles with mental health issues is cause for great concern.
Help us further the growth and success of this important project of helping refugees in our community. Volunteers are needed both in the classroom with adults and in childcare with young children. Classes now meet Wednesdays and Fridays at the Synagogue. Please contact Sara Levitt at slevitt@bnaiemunah.com or call 918-583-7121 for more information and to volunteer.
Jewish ritual practice and our own Jewish community offer a great deal to offset these trends and, perhaps more importantly, to connect families with resources and support. We are primed to create opportunities to unplug (enter Shabbat!) and connect with other teens. Through programs like student teaching, Midrasha, and BBYO, our teens are positioned to interact with others; to be a role model to younger students; to build relationships with other Jewish teens like themselves; and to be in relationship with caring Jewish adults. Our programs encourage teens to unplug from their screens and plug into the people and community around them.
ZEMER A New Youth Choir at The Synagogue
Teens’ feelings of depression, anxiety or loneliness—regardless of their cause—are real and important to notice. As educators, advisors and parents, we are often looking for the right words to say to support our teens and might not know where to turn in times of concern.
First Rehearsal on Sunday,
In this vein, I am thrilled to announce our support for the BaMidbar Wilderness Therapy Program. Representatives will come to the Synagogue in December. BaMidbar is a new
RSVP to slevitt@bnaiemunah.com.
October 8, at noon until 1:15 p.m.
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FROM RABBI KAIMAN
SISTERS | JANET DUNDEE
UPCOMING (CONCLUDED) LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES
HEARING AND LISTENING
The Oklahoma Jewish Film Festival is scheduled at the Circle Cinema for October 22 to 25. Save the date for a Sisterhood gathering at the showing of the film The Women’s Balcony on Tuesday evening, October 24.
Growing up in Florida, talk of hurricanes becomes something like background noise. It is not that we don’t take them seriously, quite the contrary. But the regular threat of these natural disasters does something to desensitize us to the catastrophic predictions and the potential reality we know is a possibility. It’s difficult to hear, even when we know we’re supposed to listen.
This film was a Critic’s Pick by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. The plot revolves around the collapse of the women’s balcony in an Orthodox synagogue, leaving the rabbi’s wife in a coma and the rabbi in shock. The congregation falls into crisis. A charismatic young Rabbi David appears to be a savior after the accident, but slowly starts proposing his fundamentalism to take control of the rebuilding. This tests the women’s friendships and creates an almost Lysistrata-type rift between the women and men of the congregation. The strong cast brings both humor and understanding to the film.
The S’fat Emet, a Hasidic commentary from the 19th century points out something helpful as we consider the challenges of listening. It says, “The living soul constantly hears […], but this is hidden from us. [In order to find understanding you must] listen to that which you are already hearing.” As my colleague Rabbi Adam Greenwald points out, hearing is an involuntary act. Unless we have lost our hearing to physical illness, or are wearing gigantic sound-proof headphones, we are constantly taking in the wounds of the world around us. We may choose not to look, choose not to taste, choose not to touch, but we cannot choose what to hear.
Michelle Dunitz McDonald is chairing a program on behalf of the Sisterhood around the showing of this film. We will join with Temple Israel Sisterhood for dinner, prior to the movie. Details to follow. Put the date on your calendar and watch for information in the weekly synagogue email newsletter. For further information, contact Michelle Dunitz McDonald at mldunitz@gmail.com or (317) 363-0092.
So the challenge remains, what do we do with the blares of warning or the pleas for assistance. None of us has endless resources. Responding to every request for assistance or solicitation for donations would quickly deplete us. These are some of the most critical questions we face.
VOLUNTEER AT IRON GATE
But I think there’s a lesson to be learned from the way Floridians respond to the threat of hurricanes and Oklahomans respond to the threat of tornados. We hear the warnings, and we treat them as serious. But we employ our own sense of judgement and evaluation to sense how critical a situation may be. We choose to listen carefully and process the information available to us.
The fourth Sunday of each month provides an opportunity for congregants to serve breakfast at Iron Gate, from 8:15 to 10:30 a.m. Volunteers need to be 13 years or older. This important project has been very successful. Contact Sarah-Anne Schuman at hennschu@gmail.com to set up the Sundays you are available. SISTERHOOD MEMBERSHIP BRUNCH
The more accustomed we become to a particular weather threat or a particular social challenge, the better versed we become in how to respond. Our challenge is to develop those instincts and put them into practice over time.
Kristi Tarabolous has announced that our annual complimentary Membership Brunch will be held on Sunday, October 29, at 9:30 a.m. at the Synagogue.
In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, many will be moved to action. As eager contributors to a better world, we have the opportunity to listen carefully and find ways to help others on their path forward.
Our featured speaker will be Monica Bein, nationally known expert on Generational Poverty: Breaking the Cycle. Monica’s presentation is both timely and important, as we involve ourselves in programs of social justice. It is time to renew or to join Sisterhood. Dues are $36 and can be sent to Rebecca Plunkett, Sisterhood secretary. Paid members are invited to attend the brunch without charge. We can accept credit cards or checks. Contact Rebecca at rebecca.plunkett@gmail.com or at her phone, (918) 8994155.
BIBI-DIBI - SHABBAT FOR THE ITTY-BITTIES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, AT THE SYNAGOGUE
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SYNAGOGUE
Education Endowment Fund
Brian Sweet Memorial Multi-Media Fund
Julie Frank and Sons Joan Green Rabyne and Jacob Shirley
Julie Frank and Sons
Julie Frank and Sons
Altamont Bakery Fund
Building and Grounds Fund
Irvin and Sharna Frank Endowment Fund
Julie Frank and Sons
Julie Frank and Sons
Building Renewal Endowment Fund
Janis Bolusky Memorial Outreach Fund
Camp Ramah Scholarship Fund
Joe and Dorothy Katz Senior Adult Fund
Abe and Mary Fedman Scholarship Fund
Randee and David Charney Julie Frank and Sons Gale Mason Rabyne and Jacob Shirley Nancy and Andy Wolov
Ann Beerman Flower and Garden Fund
Teresa and Paul Finer Julie Frank and Sons Judith and Jeremy Freedman Klara and Stan Klein Jan and Jerry Potash Joseph Secan
Anne Zarrow Courtyard Fund Julie Frank and Sons Gail and Kip Richards
Barbara Curnutt Preschool Fund
Julie Frank and Sons
Bernie and Sayde LeVine Music Fund Julie Frank and Sons
Bikur Cholim Fund
Mary and Craig Abrahamson Randee and David Charney Julie Frank and Sons Debbie and Barry Lederman Gale Mason Deborah Sanditen Rabyne and Jacob Shirley Phyllis and Harold Stein Nancy Wilk and Charles Brown
B’nai Brith Youth Education Fund
Julie Frank and Sons Rebekah Kantor Shirley and Willie Burger
Rachael Brodsky Julie Frank and Sons Mark Goldman and Dr. W.C. Goad Rabyne and Jacob Shirley
Julie Frank and Sons Jennifer and Sam Joels Rabyne and Jacob Shirley
Julie Frank and Sons
Dr. Marcel Binstock Julie Frank and Sons Karen and Alex Goldberg Jane Mudgett and Sam Peled Susan and Jerry Sokol
Joe Kantor Hebrew School Fund
Chevra Kadisha Fund
Josh & Lillian Price Memorial Fund
Julie Frank and Sons Rabyne and Jacob Shirley
Dave Sylvan Joyful Music Fund
Julie Frank and Sons Dr. Andrew Gottehrer Lillian and Howard Hellman Mona Smith Eve Unterman
Davis-Goodall Chapel Fund Julie Frank and Sons Stuart and Sherri Goodall Carla and Les Weston Drs. Linda and Richard Young
Edgar and Isabel Sanditen Preschool Fund Debbie and Barry Lederman Julie Frank and Sons Shirley and Norm Levin Rebecca and Stephen Plunkett Jan and Jerry Potash Iris and Dr. David Sandler
Julie Frank and Sons Jonathan Kantor
Julie Frank and Sons Sandra Klein Dedra and Seth Lapidus Robyn and David Price
Julius and Mildred Sanditen Pilgrimage Fund Julie Frank and Sons Rebecca and Stephen Plunkett Latona and Ron Willhoite
Julius Bergman Book Fund Julie Frank and Sons
Lenny Seigel Playground Equipment Fund
Julie Frank and Sons Dr. Richard Brown and Family
Lubell Family Social Activism Fund
Julie Frank and Sons Susan Contente and G. Kurt Piehler Susanna and Michelle Ginsburg Gale Mason
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SYNAGOGUE Meyer Rozen Prayerbook Fund
Richards Family Library Fund
Morris and Toby Fell Landscaping Fund
Julie Frank and Sons Gail and Kip Richards
Julie Frank and Sons Fern and Ernie Gershon Dr. Linda Goldenstern Harold Sanditen Jean and Will Sanditen
Robinowitz Library Fund
Sharna Frank Music Fund
Julie Frank and Sons
Julie Frank and Sons Peggy and Thomas Sitrin
Morris and Edith Sylvan Transportation Fund Shirley and Martin Brody Julie Frank and Sons Anna Hudson Isrella Taxon
Norman and Shirley Levin Fund for Prayerbook Publication
Julie Frank and Sons
Rose Borg Sukkah Fund
April and Richard Borg Rochelle Borg Rosalyn Borg (St. Louis) Julie Frank and Sons Leah Friedman Elaine and Allan Jeffy Bonnie and Louis Spiesberger Wendy Willis and David Biespiel and Family
Linda Dubois Julie Frank and Sons Starla and Jon Glazer
S. & J. Frieden Computer Fund
Rabbi Arthur D. Kahn, D. D., Culture Fund
Sam and Pan Marks Helping Hand Fund
Michael and Jerry Borofsky Dr. Richard Brown and Family Julie Frank and Sons Jill and Howard Mizel
Rabbi Daniel S. Kaiman Discretionary Fund
Anonymous Molly and Dr. Sheldon Berger Nancy and Harvey Cohen Klara and Stan Klein
Rabbi Marc Boone Fitzerman Discretionary Fund Anonymous Nancy and Harvey Cohen Rowena and David Galerston Jon Kantor Dedra and Seth Lapidus Jeffrey Rambach Family Faye and Marvin Robinowitz Sandra and Kent Vice Diana Wolff
Julie Frank and Sons
Julie Frank and Sons
Sam Plost Matzah Fund Julie Frank and Sons Mona Smith
Schlanger-Blend Kitchen Furnishings Fund
Drs. Brianna Desire and Brian Milman Julie Frank and Sons Judith Ungerman Lizzie Wozobski
Scott Foreman Zarrow Rabbinic Endowment
Julie Frank and Sons Debbie and Barry Lederman Gail and Kip Richards
Scott Sanditen Memorial Community Service Fund Randee and David Charney
Julie Frank and Sons Shirley and Willie Burger
Shirley Rabinovitz School Support Fund
Julie Frank and Sons Deborah Sanditen Rabyne and Jacob Shirley
Sidney & Jenny Brouse Family Shabbat and Holiday Fund Julie Frank and Sons Terri and Dennis Johnson Betty and Keith Lehman Jan and Jerry Potash Mona Smith
Stuart and Sherri Goodall/ Blanc Art Education Fund Julie Frank and Sons Stuart and Sherri Goodall
Synagogue Endowment Fund
Susan Contente and G. Kurt Piehler Julie Frank and Sons Rabyne and Jacob Shirley Arlene and Earl Starkman
Synagogue General Fund
Ellen and Dr. Steve Adelson Jennifer Airey Judith and Dr. Jeff Alexander Molly and Dr. Sheldon Berger Annie Birnbaum Emily and Richie Bolusky Randi and Paul Brodsky O’Neil Cobb Barbara and Dr. Rick Cohen Drs. Brianna Desire and Brian Milman Julie Frank and Sons Carol and Irvin Gertner
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SYNAGOGUE Synagogue General Fund (continued)
Joan Green Marcy Hammerschlag and Michael Cyter Dorothy Kagan Elaine Kahn Gale Mason Karen and Avi Mintz Cheryl and Greg Myers Sofia Nagda and Michael Noshay Nikki and Dr. Stephen Sack Adi Kalika Schaeffer and Jay Schaeffer Dr. Jacqueline and Eric Scholl Jamie and Andy Seigel Jodi Seligman Rabyne and Jacob Shirley Irene Silberg Phyllis and Harold Stein Angela and Dr. Kevin Taubman Wendy Weisberg Zarrow Families Foundation
The Religious School Fund Julie Frank and Sons Rabyne and Jacob Shirley
Touro Award Concert
George Kaiser Family Foundation
In Loving Memory Louis Adelson Herbert Berger Janis Bolusky Joe Borg
In Loving Memory (continued)
Brona Borofsky Jack I. Brown Jean Chancey Harold Charney Jeanette Chucker William Chucker David Isaac Contente Hilda and Herman Cyter Shaine Rochel Donde Ronna Taxon Einhorn Margaret Fadem Martin Farfel Morris Fell Gilbert Gertner Morris Glazer Myra Gock Dudley Gottehrer Tom Gridley Roslyn (Sis) and Howard Herron Sam Kantor Carolyn Kriegsman Beverly Mathis, DO Minnie Miller Betty Mizel Sam A. Mizel Nathan Nacht Lillian and Josh Price Daniel Raffkind Barbara Rambach David Rich Evelyn and Milton Rufkin
In Loving Memory (continued)
Jack Schlanger Rose Schlanger Fannie Stockfish Norman Tugenberg Hanna Ungerman Maynard Ungerman Harry J. Weiner Milt Wolff Dorothy and Harry Wolov Zarrow Family loved ones
In Honor Of
Matthew Biespiel, on becoming the first gymnast inducted into the Houston JCC Sports Hall of Fame Brian Brouse Toby Fell Alice Blue and Rabbi Marc Boone Fitzerman, on the birth of Lucille Ethel Rosemary Fitzerman Sterba Blue The Dr. James and Sharon Cash Family Rabbi Marc Boone Fitzerman Leah Friedman, on her birthday The Goldenstern and Lantz Families Rabbi Daniel Shalom Kaiman Shirley and Norm Levin Jacob Markarian, on his bar mitzvah Mary Sanditen-Schwartz John Singer, on his birthday
Speedy Recovery Of David Finer
Seventeenth Street Deli | Kosher Eats at the Synagogue!
JOIN US ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15
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Sunday
9:00 AM ShulSchool 9:30 AM Bamboo Harvest 5:30 PM Service
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Monday
5:30 PM Service
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Tuesday
1:00 PM Altamont Baking 5:30 PM Service
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Wednesday
9:00 AM Altamont Packing 10:00 AM ESL Class 12:30 PM ESL Class 3:30 PM Hebrew Lab 5:30 PM Service 6:42 PM Candles 7:02 PM Sunset
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9:00 AM Yom Tov Services 5:30 PM Evening Service
Sukkot Eve
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9:00 AM ShulSchool 9:30 Unveiling in memory of Milton Wolff 5:30 PM Service
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5:30 PM Service
Sukkot IV
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9:00 AM ShulSchool 5:30 PM Service 6:00 PM 17th Street Deli
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1:00 PM Altamont Baking 5:30 PM Service 7:00 PM Board of Directors
Sukkot V
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5:30 PM Service
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9:00 AM Altamont Packing 10:00 AM ESL Class 12:30 PM ESL Class 3:30 PM Hebrew Lab 5:30 PM Hoshanah Rabbah Service 6:32 PM Candles 6:52 PM Sunset
Sukkot VI
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1:00 PM Altamont Baking 5:30 PM Service
Sukkot VII
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9:00 AM Altamont Packing 5:30 PM Service
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9:00 AM Yom Tov Services 5:30 PM Service 6:00 PM Sukkot Dinner 7:00 PM Sukkot for Everyone 6:39 PM Candles 6:59 PM Sunset
Sukkot I
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9:00 AM Yom Tov Services 10:30 AM Yizkor 5:30 PM Service 6:00 PM Simchat Torah Dinner | Celebration
Shemini Atzeret Simchat Torah Eve
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9:00 AM ShulSchool 5:30 PM Service
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9:00 AM ShulSchool 10:00 AM Sisterhood Membership Brunch 1:00 PM Rosh Hodesh Girls Program 5:30 PM Service
1:00 PM Altamont Baking 5:30 PM Service
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5:30 PM Service 7:00 PM Adult Institute of Jewish Studies @ Temple Israel
31
1:00 PM Altamont Baking 5:30 PM Service
25
9:00 AM Altamont Packing 10:00 AM ESL Class 12:30 PM ESL Class 3:30 PM Hebrew Lab 5:30 PM Service 7:00 PM Midrasha
26
5:30 PM Service
7
8:30 AM Siddur Study 9:00 AM Shabbat Service 7:05 PM Closing Service 7:20 PM Havdalah
Sukkot Day II
13
9:00 AM Yom Tov Services 11:00 AM Zarrow Families Luncheon 5:30 PM Service 6:30 PM Candles 6:50 PM Sunset
Shemini Atzeret
20
5:30 PM Service 6:21 PM Candles 6:41 PM Sunset
Rosh Chodesh Chesvan
22
Saturday
27
10:00 AM ESL Class 12:00 PM ESL Class 5:30 PM Service 6:00 PM Bibi-Dibi 6:12 PM Candles 6:32 PM Sunset
Sukkot III
14
8:30 AM Siddur Study 9:00 AM Shabbat Service 6:55 PM Closing Service 7:10 PM Havdalah
Torah: Bereshit
21
Bat Mitzvah of Claire Butkin in Santa Fe 8:30 AM Siddur Study 9:00 AM Shabbat Service 6:50 PM Closing Service 7:05 PM Havdalah
Torah: Noah
28
8:30 AM Siddur Study 9:00 AM Shabbat Service 6:40 PM Closing Service 6:55 PM Havdalah
Torah: Lech-Lecha
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YAHRTZEIT CALENDAR — 11 TISHRAY THROUGH 11 CHESHVAN Sunday, October 1 - 11 Tishray Elana Wexberg Haas Horska Fanny Kaiser Tillie Rich Bertha Winer Monday, October 2 - 12 Tishray Yvonne Davis Beard Eleanor Cohen Simon Kaiser Walter Loftis Tuesday, October 3 - 13 Tishray Lottie Gussman Ella Kahn Herman Renberg Sol Robinowitz Joy K. Smith Aaron Solomon Wednesday, October 4 - 14 Tishray Lottie Eiziks Leo Hurewitz Betty LeVine Joe Mickella Joseph Sollosy Thursday, October 5 - 15 Tishray Dr. S. Yale Andelman Ruth B. Levy Friday, October 6 - 16 Tishray Stuart Beerman Raymond L. Campbell, Jr. Sam Deaktor Bess Frieden Ida Levy Bessie Plost Dr. Arnold Ungerman Morris Zolt Saturday, October 7 - 17 Tishray Emanuel Z. Aaronson Evelyn Rose Arbesman Elliott G. Bloch Sarah N. Drissman Sam B. Eisman Rebecca Foreman Herman George Kaiser David Miller Flory Moses Reuben Sunday, October 8 - 18 Tishray Bettye Dritch Mabel Makinen Esther Silver Tillie Freidlin Futuronsky
Monday, October 9 - 19 Tishray Harriet Moskowitz Renee Neuwald Joe Pertofsky Tuesday, October 10 - 20 Tishray Lisa Glenn Rose Goldstein Mally Marks Sarah Sokolof Fannie Weis Wednesday, October 11 - 21 Tishray Cecil Breeding Pearl Brown Fannie L. Budowsky Tom Glasser Rose Kosloff Isadore Oberlander Steven “Reggie” Stafford Mary Stavinsky Markus Wolman Rose Zarrow Thursday, October 12 - 22 Tishray Joseph A. Breitfeld Julia Finston Rosenberg Irma Goldenstern Morris Goodall Dina Kaiser Anna Renberg Samuel Shoubin Friday, October 13 - 23 Tishray Ray Carnay Rita Newman Max Springer Saturday, October 14 - 24 Tishray Nora Satin William David Taubman Sunday, October 15 - 25 Tishray Morris Fell Rebecca Fenster Lena Haas Dr. H. J. Harkavy Joel J. Klein David Shapiro Adolph Weiss Monday, October 16 - 26 Tishray Teresa Fadem Robert Martin Frieden Phillip Katz Sarah B. Sitrin Shainah (S.H.) Stekoll Hermine Weiss
Tuesday, October 17 - 27 Tishray Devera Cohen Adelson Meryl N. Brodsky Morris Gold Evelyn I. Oleinick Wednesday, October 18 - 28 Tishray Dwight Herman Axelrod Hannah Davis Sara Edelman Ethel B. Kaplan Celia Lubin Irving J. Shapiro Thursday, October 19 - 29 Tishray Max Bernbaum Bessie Davis Goodall Ira Krawitz Gertrude Rubin Anna Sanditen Max Sternfield Friday, October 20 - 30 Tishray Sidney M. Brouse Sol Dan Ethel Fitzerman Joseph Kornfeld Harry “Babe” Magoon Rose Manes Edith Paru Saturday, October 21 - 1 Cheshvan Zoe Irwin Sam Zarrow Sunday, October 22 - 2 Cheshvan Andy Anderson Lilly Bernstein Edward Perry Brickman Arthur “Buddy” Kaplan Lillie Krisman Norman Landa Michael Roberts Charles Raymond West Monday, October 23 - 3 Cheshvan Rachel Borg Sylvia Henzel Isadore Nadel Yetta Seigel Tuesday, October 24 - 4 Cheshvan Florence Kornblum Benyamin Kreger Verna Lebow Hanna Saveth Louis Mayer Stekoll
Wednesday, October 25 - 5 Cheshvan Phyllis H. Frey Benny W. Haskell Esther Lieberman Dr. Philip H. Miller Rae E. Rips Anna Shoubin Thursday, October 26 - 6 Cheshvan Saul Joe Glenn C.H. “Harry” Lebow Rebecca Schneider Rose Travis Irvine E. Ungerman Friday, October 27 - 7 Cheshvan Nathan Apt Ethel Atkins Jan Baum Lance Michael Dubois Morris Dundee Sylvia Frank Sadie Gelfand Harold S. Keller Isaac Levin Harry Lewiskin Louis D. Toll Angelina Valarde Chaye H. Viner Saturday, October 28 - 8 Cheshvan Clara Borochoff Silvan Levinson Lillian Rips Marjorie Singer Sunday, October 29 - 9 Cheshvan Henry R. Dan Eddie Jacobson Fannie Skuy Anna Stein Monday, October 30 - 10 Cheshvan Robert Reed Fabes Jack Gelfand Kate Kaiser Carl Sokolof Morris Sylvan Tuesday, October 31 - 11 Cheshvan Bessie Blend
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.