Congregation B'nai Jacob 7227 Bittersweet Moors Drive

Fort Wayne, IN 46814 Tel: 260-672-8459

Fax: 260-672-8928

Email: office@bnaijacobfw.com Website: www.bnaijacobfw.com

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Rabbi Mitchell Kornspan

President Mark Schneider

June and July 2016

Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz 5776

1 Shavuot Schedule

How Special You Are!

2 Mazel Tov!

Rabbi Yishai Kornspan

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Mazel Tov to Graduates!

4,5 Federation and

Community News;

June / July Yahrzeits

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Ice Cream Social and Pool

Party Fundraiser

7,8

Birthdays, Anniversaries,

Donations, Mazel Tov!

Thank You's

HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE!

Dear B’nai Jacob family,

We can be so proud of our Jewish

community. When Heather Chernen, a

Jewish woman without family or

friends, was hospitalized and then died

suddenly, I wrote an email asking for

your help. Knowing how sad it is when

the Rabbi and funeral director are the

only ones standing at a graveside, I

asked you if you would help support a

minyan for her. So many of you,

together with members of Temple

Achduth Vesholom, answered the call.

Together we gave a respectful tribute to

Heather and recited Kaddish.

Our great Rabbinic teachers taught us

that the act of Gemilut Hasadim,

bestowing lovingkindess is such a

tremendous mitzvah. One of the highest

ways we can perform this kindness is

for the deceased. This is why the

Chevre Kadisha, our volunteers who

prepare a Jewish person for burial, are

held in such high esteem, for the great

mitzvah they do.

Please know that all of you who came to

the cemetery were participating with

honoring the deceased, as a Met

Mitzvah, the burial of one who has no

others. We are instructed in the Talmud,

that even the Kohen Gadol, the High

Priest of Israel, who normally would not

be involved with burying the dead,

would himself do so. Our sages further

taught us that even if we were prepared

to do another mitzvah, such as the

reading of the Megilla on Purim, and

there is no one to attend to a burial, we

must go and do so! Such is the greatness

of Hesed, lovingkindness!

And you, my friends, did just this!

Normally we would say thank you, but

the Jewish tradition would express this

instead by saying: “Tizku L’mitzvot”

may you (and all of us) merit the

opportunity to be involved in other

mitzvot and good deeds in the future.

I want to share with you the eulogy for

Heather Chernen, may she rest in peace.

Dear Friends,

Today we are doing a tremendous

Mitzvah to accompany one of G-d’s

children home, giving her a respectful

burial.

This is the very definition of what our

ancient teachers of Israel, called a Met

Mitzvah. That when someone dies, and

there is none to take care of her or him,

then we have the mitzvah to step up and

take care of the burial. This is Gemilut

Hasadim, a kindness of such great

magnitude.

You are making the Minyan and we will

say Kaddish for Heather. McComb and

Sons, the Chevre Kadisha, and the

Jewish cemetery are all aiding and

giving resources for this holy task.

Thank you to Jerry and Kathy Jarvis

who are adopting Lucky, Heather’s

beloved dog who was her loving

companion, until a good home can be

found for her. Additional thanks to them

and others who did research to find out

more about Heather.

I was called to the hospital by a

chaplain from Lutheran Hospital.

Originally, I saw Heather, when she

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Services, @ 10:30am Yizkor

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HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE! continued from previous page

was in ICU, and then later in a regular

room, when she was hoping to be

discharged the next day.

She was a New Yorker, originally. In

speaking with her, she talked about her

dog, she called Mazal (or Lucky), and

decided to recite the Shema. When I

tried to give her some assistance in the

hospital, she smiled and said in

Hebrew: “Ani Ohevet Otcha (I love

you).”

Unfortunately, she told me she had no

family and no one else, only her beloved

dog. Taking a turn for the worse, she

went into Hospice on Wednesday

afternoon. Her condition deteriorated

on Thursday morning. I prayed with

her, the Vidui, and she passed away

later that day.

Although not all is clear, we see in some

research that Heather wanted to serve

as a Federal Officer or Agent, and was

applying for this (or perhaps already

had been so.) She loved patch collecting

and badge collecting, and fishing. She

was a fan of John Wayne movies and

the TV show Cops.

Loving folk and country music, she was

a poet at heart, and studying about

creative writing at New York City

College, she obtained a Master's degree

in Creative Writing. Thus, she was very

well educated. And yet, in this stage of

her life, Heather was alone, with no real

place to call home.

Now, she is at peace, and going home to

be with G-d.

I want to share with you, one of her

poems.

Still It Is Possible To Have A

Conscience - by Heather Chernen

Still it is possible to have a conscience

Amidst the conscienceless;

Then you're on your own

good-luck-buddy!

Avaricious protoplasm spins madly out

of control

Under an aching sky

Vapor and dusk.

But that which is rooted in things dead

drains the living

Of its intrinsic essence

Devoid of remorse,

Loathe for sorrow, there are ties rooted

in memory

Thicker than water, just as ephemeral.

Ties that strangle when no facet of

comprehension

Encapsulate the ties that bind.

But I am not rooted in things dead

Nor do I wish to die in consideration of

the retrospective flight

From sorrow, as if

The mob's approbation or wrath

Ever impelled the wonderment

Rooted in things beautiful

Engorged in my eyes.

So Heather, we are here to escort you

home.

L’chi B’shalom…. Go in Peace…...

Our task in the future, our mitzvah, will

be to donate funds, so that we may place

a monument at her grave-site.

May Heather now rest B’shalom, Amen.

- Rabbi Mitchell Kornspan

ISRAELI MUSIC AND

CHASIDIC STORIES

with

Rabbi Yishai

Kornspan

Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at 7:00pm at the shul.

MAZEL TOV to

Rabbi and Rebbetzin

Kornspan on the birth of granddaughter

Talia Hodaya

טליה הודיהon May 12, 2016 in Israel

to daughter Terry and her

husband Amir Kogan!

to

Jerry Jarvis! Jerry and Kathy Jarvis were

pleasantly surprised Tuesday, May

17, 2016 while attending the

installation of the New Grand Master

of Indiana Masons in Indianapolis.

At the banquet following the

installation ceremony, Jerry was

called up to the podium in front of

more than 700 people in attendance.

He was then informed that he had

been secretly chosen to receive a

special award and medal, in

acknowledgement of his military

service in Vietnam, and for his

contributions within Indiana toward

furthering the ideals of Masonry,

which are Brotherly Love, Relief,

and Truth.

This is a prestigious honor as only a

few Masons have ever received it

before now.

The award and medal are named in

honor of Raymond L. White.

Raymond White was the first

Masonic Brother known to have paid

the supreme price for his country,

while participating in ground

combat in the Middle East conflict

in 2004. (See photos of medal on next page)

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JOSH FRIEDMAN graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington in December 2015 with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Jewish Studies. Proud parents are Pam and Ron Friedman. MALLORY SCHREIER graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Master's Degree in Bio-Anthropology from Boise State University in early May, 2016. Proud parents are Jaki and Eric Schreier.

PAUL SCHULER graduated from Indiana University, IPFW on May 12, 2016 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Videography. Proud wife is Jennifer Schuler. KARMIYA FARBER graduated from Simmons College in Boston on May 20, 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. Proud parents are Theresa and Matt Farber.

ELIANNA FRIEDMAN, who graduates from Snider High School in June, 2016. Elianna plans to attend Indiana University, Bloomington in the fall of 2017 upon returning from her gap year program in Israel. Proud parents are Pam and Ron Friedman.

JACOB CRELL, who graduated this spring from Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Jacob graduated with distinction (GPA exceeded 3.7 out of 4.0) from the IU Kelley Honors Program with a double major (Business Technology Management and Economic Consulting) and with a minor in Computer Science. Jacob is currently travelling with friends in Asia and will begin his career in August in Chicago with West Monroe Partners, a technology consulting firm. Proud parents, Amy and Steve Crell, are shown below with Jacob. Proud grandparents are Harriet and Marvin Crell.

MAZEL TOV TO OUR GRADUATES!

Medal Awarded to Jerry Jarvis (Story on previous page)

Front of medal reads:

Raymond L. White Distinguished Military

Service to Freemasonry Award

Reverse of medal reads:

Jerrell E. Jarvis May 17, 2016 (engraved

around rim) Indiana Grand Lodge Free and

Accepted Masons (in center)

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Micah D. Halpern is a columnist and a social and political commentator. He is a dynamic speaker who

specializes in analyzing world events and evaluating their relevance to and impact upon Jewish communities at

home and in Israel. Micah's columns are read by millions on the internet and in papers and websites around the

world, from FrontPageMag to American Thinker. An expert on terrorism, Halpern has been invited for

consultations in the White House with terror analysts and has addressed conferences sponsored by the Justice

Department. He has also contributed religious commentary for CNN and ABC television. A native of

Annapolis, he currently resides in New York City.

Free and open to the public.

Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Fort Wayne, the CRC Committee,

the Harry W. Salon Foundation,

and the Dr. Louis and Anne Schneider Foundation.

CAMP JOE LEVINE 2016 Camp dates are July 4-8, July 11-15, and July 18-22.

Sign up for one, two, or all three weeks!! If you have any questions or would like a camp application to be mailed to you, please contact Jewish Federation of Fort Wayne at 260-456-0400. Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity! We look forward to seeing you at camp this summer! http://fwjf.org/Events/CampJoeLevine.aspx

HEADSTONE REPAIRS COMPLETED AT JEWISH CEMETERY submitted by Beth Zweig

With repairs complete for the 60 headstones vandalized earlier this year at the Fort Wayne Jewish Cemetery, fundraising efforts continue to assist with security improvements and to ensure the long-term financial stability of the cemetery.

Through a generous donation from Birkmeier Monument Company, an affiliate of D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Homes, and the McComb Family Foundation, the $5,400 cost of resetting and resealing the toppled headstones was covered. Donations from the community will cover the cost up to $5,000 for a headstone broken during the vandalism.

Dan Zweig, president of the Fort Wayne Jewish Cemetery Association, said that plans for security improvements will depend on finances. Strengthening the fencing around the cemetery, dusk-to-dawn lighting, and landscaping changes to improve sight-lines from the street are under consideration. Donations are being sought for security, as well as the long-term financial health of the cemetery.

No suspects have been arrested in the vandalism. A $1,500 reward is offered through Fort Wayne Crime Stoppers for providing information leading to the arrest of the vandal(s). Plans are pending for a rededication ceremony at the cemetery.

Donations may be made payable to “Jewish Federation of Fort Wayne,” with “Jewish Cemetery” in the memo line to 5200 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46807. To donate securities, please contact the cemetery association at fwjewishcemetery@gmail.com or to the Federation at (260) 456-0400.

PATHWAYS TO PEACE Monday, June 6, 2016 @ 7:15pm

Rifkin Campus, 5200 Old Mill Road

Keynote Speaker:

Micah D. Halpern

Making Sense of the Muddy Middle East:

An Up-To-Date Analysis of What’s Happening and

Why It’s Happening in the Middle East Today

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June Yahrzeits

Iyar / June 24 30-1 Eva Bosell

24 30-1 Rosa Levin

24 30-1 Shulamith Troy

25 1-2 Paul Gepsman

25 1-2 Lena Salon

25 1-2 Wolf Soloway

26 2-3 Max Weisman

28 4-5 Dora Rozeen

29 5-6 Hyman Dicker

29 5-6 Anna Hurwitz

29 5-6 Jennie Nemeroff

29 5-6 Pearl Waterman

Sivan / June 1 6-7 Sidney Goldin

2 7-8 Esther Cera Brateman 2 7-8 Sara Goldberg

2 7-8 Bonny Gould

4 9-10 Franz Reimann

5 10-11 Baruch Bronstein

6 11-12 Alice Fenyes

6 11-12 Harry King

6 11-12 Anna Landy

6 11-12 Joseph Schachter

6 11-12 Rose K. Weigler

7 12-13 Morris Meyer

7 12-13 Samuel Ralph Tourkow

8 13-14 Linda Babb

8 13-14 Fannie Edelman

8 13-14 Miriam Falakovicz

8 13-14 Motel Golder

8 13-14 Bessie Ochstein

8 13-14 Zuse Silverman

8 13-14 Louis Smith

9 14-15 Yitzchok Falk

10 15-16 Irving Zeal

11 16-17 Jacob Kaplan

11 16-17 Ann Levy

12 17-18 Getel Himelstein

12 17-18 Jan Levin

12 17-18 Harry Slutsky

12 17-18 Samuel Weiner

13 18-19 Peter Bronstein

13 18-19 Danny Levin

14 19-20 Rae Lipp

15 20-21 Mitchell Bronstein

15 20-21 Kate Dicker

16 21-22 David G. Altheide

16 21-22 Rose Gibson

16 21-22 Helen Kornspan

16 21-22 Rabbi Herman Price

16 21-22 Esther Smith

16 21-22 Norma Trauner

17 22-23 Michla Breindel

June Yahrzeits Sivan / June 17 22-23 Norma Jean Chambers

17 22-23 Leon Hasid / Aryeh Chaim

17 22-23 Pearl Marks

17 22-23 Beryl Novitsky

17 22-23 Isador Vigran

18 23-24 Abraham Brateman

18 23-24 Thelma Ochstein

18 23-24 Louis Siegel

19 24-25 Max H. Leib

19 24-25 Leah S. Tourkow

20 25-26 Jean Fishbein

20 25-26 George Sandel

20 25-26 Isaac Schwartz

21 26-27 Ann Golder

22 27-28 Ruth Davis

22 27-28 Becky Weinberg

22 27-28 Florence Weinberg

22 27-28 Etta Hoffman Zussman

23 28-29 Dale Chambers

23 28-29 Joseph Finkleman

23 28-29 Nathan Mull

24 29-30 Tillie L. Speyer

July Yahrzeits Sivan / July 27 3-4 Solomon Gabe

27 3-4 Abe Magazine

28 4-5 Philip (Fival) Kaplan

28 4-5 Samuel Schecter

29 5-6 Rena Babich

29 5-6 Robert Goldstein

30 6-7 Otto Gartner

30 6-7 Sabine Gartner

30 6-7 Teressa Hanna Gartner

30 6-7 Jack Komisarow

Tammuz / July 1 7-8 Klara Goldfarb

1 7-8 Morris Hyman

1 7-8 Stephen Alan Mirman

1 7-8 Glen Noyes 1 7-8 Eleanor C. Schwartz

2 8-9 Alvin Avraham Farber

2 8-9 Dr. Naf H. Gladstone

2 8-9 Louis Schefman

2 8-9 Max Spanjer

3 9-10 Toba Baum

3 9-10 Joseph Bialick

3 9-10 Ruth Henzel

3 9-10 Betty Luskin

3 9-10 Ada Rothberg

4 10-11 Max Sposeep

4 10-11 Harry Trauner

July Yahrzeits Tammuz / July 5 11-12 Morris Gladstone

5 11-12 Andy Kollman

6 12-13 Louis Levin

8 14-15 Sam Herman

8 14-15 Sigfried Schmitz

8 14-15 Nathan Stoller

9 15-16 Joel M. Bass

10 16-17 Bertha Gifis

11 17-18 Irving E. Appel

11 17-18 Anne Doran

11 17-18 Ida Lefko

12 18-19 Maurice Cohen

12 18-19 Oscar Eisbart

14 20-21 Edward Finkel

14 20-21 Sarah Gerber

14 20-21 Harry Marlin

14 20-21 Don Sewell

15 21-22 David Block

15 21-22 Louis J. Novitsky

15 21-22 Julius Saffron

16 22-23 Abraham Field

16 22-23 Herb Kocks

17 23-24 Betty Saul

17 23-24 Dr. Hyman L. Cohen

17 23-24 Betty Fischer

17 23-24 Walter Weinstein

18 24-25 Armand Cohodes

18 24-25 Ben Kelman

19 25-26 Naomi Levin

19 25-26 Abraham Metzger

19 25-26 Albert Smith

19 25-26 Jeanette Sposeep

20 26-27 David Auerbach

20 26-27 Solomon Babich

20 26-27 Isadore Berkowitz

20 26-27 Miriam Singerman

20 26-27 Jacques Tourkow

21 27-28 Meyer Levin

23 29-30 Leah Babich

23 29-30 Frieda Friedman

23 29-30 Gulian Friedman

23 29-30 Adolph B. Wegler

25 31-1 Israel Kaplansky

In remembrance of a friend,

Heather Chernen, who passed on

Thursday, May 19, 2016

11 Iyar 5776

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ICE CREAM SOCIAL

and

POOL PARTY FUNDRAISER to benefit Congregation B'nai Jacob

Sunday, July 31, 2016

at

Josh and Donna Tourkow's 7022 Winchester Road

Fort Wayne, IN 46819

2:00pm-5:00pm

Donations will be accepted at the door or may be made by check,

payable to Congregation B'nai Jacob and noted "fundraiser",

and mailed to: Congregation B'nai Jacob

7227 Bittersweet Moors Drive

Fort Wayne, IN 46814

RSVP by July 27

Call or email the synagogue office

Tel: 260-672-8459; Email: office@bnaijacobfw.com

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June Birthdays

1 Marc Nusholtz

2 Benyimin Mamayek

6 Steve Sarratore

7 Shellen Goltz

8 Morton Schaffer

11 Liliana Miller

12 Jacob Crell

13 Eve Farber

15 Danny Rifkin

17 Lazette Selan

19 Diana Wyman

21 Adam Trauner

22 Keith Roberts

27 Eden Fuchs

30 Kiel Bosell

July Birthdays 5 Adrienne Brateman

5 Alex Martinez

6 Rebecka Roberts

9 Jacob Current

10 Adam Miller

10 Shelah Shaw

11 Sarah Jo Shaw

11 Niesie Shulkin

14 Bradley Finkel

17 Ann Droegmyer

17 Iris Fuchs

17 Leona Rosenberg

24 Karsyn Pabla

25 Janet Chambers

25 Bob Long

29 Dr. Matthew Farber

June Anniversaries 10 Austin and Nancy Fergusson

12 Dr. Jere and Arlene Leib

16 Marvin and Harriet Crell

16 Dr. Ron and Pam Friedman

17 Ron and Vicki Goltz

18 Virgil and Nina Mocle

22 Dan and Lisa Bradley

22 Steve and Jan Sarratore

July Anniversaries

4 Abby and J.R. Booker

4 Marc and Rabbi Marla Spanjer

7 Ben and Sharon Eisbart

17 Keith and Debby Roberts

24 William and Janet Chambers

28 Adam and Denise Miller

CONGREGATIONAL DONATIONS General Fund

In memory of grandfather Harry Peurye

- Dan and Annie Appel

In memory of Donna's mother Freda Dubin

- Josh and Donna Tourkow

In memory of grandmother Esther Schwartz

- Josh and Donna Tourkow

In memory of brother Ralph Tourkow

- Josh and Donna Tourkow

Kiddush / Sisterhood Fund

In celebration of Israel Independence Day

- Keith Groman

In loving memory of Arlene's mom

Rosetta Siegle

- Jere and Arlene Leib

In honor of 2016 Confirmation Class

- Susie Miller

Rabbi's Discretionary Fund

In appreciation

- Jack Byers

In appreciation of educational tour

- Brent Clifton and Bible Study Class

In commemoration of Lag B'Omer

- Ben and Sharon Eisbart

In appreciation

- Keith Groman

In appreciation

- Steven and Anita McAfee

In appreciation of receiving the honor of the

first Aliyah on Shabbat, April 30; in

gratitude for a safe trip to Israel; and to

honor Rabbi's service to B'nai Jacob and the

Fort Wayne Jewish Community

- Stanley Levine

In appreciation

- Marc Nusholtz and Mary Wilger

In commemoration of Lag B'Omer

- Marc Nusholtz and Mary Wilger

In commemoration of Lag B'Omer

- Shmuel Wahli

Yahrzeit Fund

In memory of Ann Block

- Stuart and Marie Ann Block

In memory of Samuel Brateman

- Adolph and Adrienne Brateman

In memory of Samuel Zaslawsky

- Dan and Anne Droegmyer

In memory of Herman Davis

- Jerry Davis

In memory of Pearl Fichman

- Ann Fichman

In memory of Irene Schwarz

- Barry and Linda Snitzer

In memory of Selma Kaufman

- Rossya and Howard Klebanow;

Melvin Krel

In memory of Isidore Nemeroff

- Howard Nemeroff

In memory of Jennie Weisman

- Barry and Linda Snitzer

CONGREGATIONAL DONATIONS Yahrzeit Fund continued

In memory of Jeanette Lewis and to

honor the birth of her 11th, 12th and

13th great grandchildren:

Eddy Grace Grube, daughter of

Jason and Kelly Grube;

Granger McCabe Lewis, son of

Michael J & Sarah Lewis;

Benjamin Lewis Tomicia, son of

Abby & Jason Tomicia

- Aunt Alice Solotkin, Rhonda, Bruce &

Abigail Matt; Evelyn & Dan Bystran

In memory of grandfather

Rabbi Samuel Goldin

- Bob and Irene Walters

In memory of gandfather

William Walter

- Bob and Irene Walters

If you would like to make a donation

in honor/memory of someone, please

fill out the form and submit it with

your check to: Congregation B’nai Jacob

7227 Bittersweet Moors Drive

Fort Wayne, IN 46814

I have enclosed $_________in honor/memory

of: _

_

From: _

_

Fund Preference: Please indicate

which fund you prefer to donate to:

A.J. Ochstein Fund

Building Fund

David Siegel Memorial Fund

General Fund

Kiddush Fund

Levy/Levin Endowment Fund

Library Fund

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Seth Horwitz Education Fund

Simon/Hannah Crell Education

Fund

Sisterhood Nursery Fund

Torah Maintenance Fund

Winnick Memorial Garden Fund

Yahrzeit Fund

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Mazel Tov 2016 Confirmation Class

and your families! (Pictured right to left: Ian Martinez, Eden Fuchs,

Rebecka Roberts, Michal Spanjer, Rabbi Kornspan) Additional photos taken during the Siyum on May 15, 2016

may be viewed on the congregation's Facebook page.

The generous person who regularly sponsors every

breakfast that the Ethics Class enjoys;

Mark and Donna Cole for sponsoring Kiddush on May 14 in honor of Hashem and all that He does;

Jay and Dana Zemmol for coordinating and sponsoring Kiddush on May 21 in honor of the Bar Mitzvah anniversary of their son, Zack;

Jerry and Kathy Jarvis for coordinating and sponsoring Kiddush on May 28 in celebration of their wedding anniversary;

Mike Adams for coordinating the permit for and tending the Lag B'Omer bonfire;

Nina Mocle, along with her helpers Donna Tourkow, Marc Nusholtz and others, for coordinating, preparing, serving, and cleaning up after the delicious Lag B'Omer picnic. The Coney Island sauce was a real treat, Marc!;

Missy and Mark Schneider and Pam Friedman for coordinating and serving Kiddushim on May 7 and May 14.

Mazel Tov

Irene Walters who was honored

with the award of

Humanitarian of the Year by the

American Red Cross at a special luncheon

on May 17, 2016!

"The Humanitarian of the Year

award recognizes an individual

whose humanitarian contributions

to our local community exemplify

the principles of the International

Red Cross and Red Crescent

Movement. The award finds focus

in the first of these principles -

Humanity. Irene's long history of

engagement and commitment to

our community makes her a truly

deserving honoree."

Published by

Congregation B'nai Jacob

Officers Mark Schneider, President

Ron Friedman, 1st Vice President

Jay Zemmol, 2nd Vice President

Pam Friedman, Recording

Secretary

Melissa Schneider, Treasurer

Mike Adams, Financial Secretary

Ron Friedman, Past President

Josh Tourkow, Past President

Board Members Janet Finkel Debby Roberts

Jerry Jarvis Mort Schaffer

Virgil Mocle Marc Spanjer

Marc Nusholtz Jay Zemmol

Congregation B'nai Jacob

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