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Celebrating Judaism, Embracing All Jews

Spring 2018

Adar/Nisan/Iyar/Sivan 5778

BMH-BJ is a unique, independent orthodox congregation serving a diverse membership. We are united by our love for each other, a respect for all Jews, support for Israel and a commitment to traditional Jewish values and authentic Jewish living. Our community includes a vibrant morning and evening minyan every day of the year with a mechitzah, a family seating experience on Shabbat and holy day mornings, We host a dynamic, award winning and growing preschool program, a highly innovative Religious school where parents learn along with their children, and a variety of daily and weekly Torah and adult education classes and programs for lifelong learners. Our calendar is filled with a wide variety religious, cultural, and social events and activities, created to meet the needs of people of every age.

We are an historic synagogue with a rich past and a bright future. BMH was founded in 1897 while BJ was founded in 1922 and together merged in 1996 creating the BMH-BJ we know and love today. Our community shares in an immense love of learning and growth, God and mitzvot, compassion and justice. To become part of our BMH-BJ community is to place yourself in a synagogue whose history stretches back more than 116 years and is alive with vibrancy, passion and inclusivity. We invite you to come and experience one of our myriad offerings!

Rabbi Yaakov Chaitovsky303-951-8225 | [email protected]

Cantor Joel Lichterman303-951-8239 | [email protected]

Ilene Rosen, Executive Director303-951-8232 | [email protected]

Rachael Neustadt, Clergy Assistant303-951-8231 | [email protected]

Nora Jamieson, Office Manager303-951-8220 | [email protected]

Emily Menkis, Accounting303-951-8224 | [email protected]

Andy Schwartz, Assistant Executive Director & Facilities Manager

303-951-8227 | [email protected]

Yoni Buckman, Director of Communications and Engagement

303-951-8237 | [email protected]

Women’s League Gift Shop | [email protected]

Steve Miller, Mt. Nebo Memorial Park303-951-8236 | www.mountnebocemetery.com

Lindsey Levin-Salamon, Preschool Director303-388-7543 | [email protected]

Debbie Foster, Preschool Administration303-388-7543 | [email protected]

560 Monaco Parkway, Denver, CO 80224 Ph: 303-388-42031

Rabbinical Reflections: Am Yisrael Chai by Rabbi Yaakov Chaitovsky

Take a look at the calendar for the next few months. Purim. Pesach. The Omer. Yom HaShoa. Yom HaZikaron. Yom HaAtzmaut. Lag B’Omer. Yom Yerushalyim. Shavuot. At no other time of the year does our calendar more accurately reflect the realities of Jewish history - the ups and downs, the anxieties, the perils and persecutions, and of course, our salvations and survival. Against all

odds, with the help of God and our own determination, we survived the anti-Semitic genocidal whims of Pharoahs, Ceasars, Hamans and Hitlers and their ilk throughout history. The “downs” of history, sadly, continue to this very day. I recently spoke about the law passed by the lower parliament in Poland which would impose fines or mandate up to three years in jail for anyone claiming that Poland bears any responsibility for crimes against humanity committed by Germany on Polish soil. Poland, in the words of Beata Mazurek, spokeswoman for Poland’s ruling Law & Justice party and deputy speaker of the lower chamber of parliament, has “had enough of accusing Poland and Poles of German atrocities.” In short, Poland, a land where three million Jews lived before the war and only about 380,000 survived, a country selected by the Nazis for six extermination camps – Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Majdanek – and more than 700 ghettos, dare not any longer be challenged for the role it played during the Holocaust! I pointed out the inescapable and bitter irony of this law’s timing. On the very Friday which marked the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz–Birkenau, a horrible Nazi death camp located in Poland, on the very Friday which marked the start ofInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day, a day meant to remind the world of the sin of silence in the face of evil and the crime of complicity associated with those who made German genocide possible, the Polish government passed this sad law. It is nothing less than a legal whitewashing and distortion of what almost everyone acknowledges as the truth. A statement by the US Holocaust Museum underscores that “to carry out the Final Solution across an entire continent, the Germans required the collaboration and complicity of many individuals in every country, from leaders, public officials, police, and soldiers to ordinary citizens. In every country locals participated in a variety of ways—as clerks, cooks, and confiscators of property; as managers or participants in roundups and deportations; as informants; sometimes as perpetrators of violence against Jews on their own initiative; and sometimes as hands-on murderers in killing operations.” Yair Lapid, a member of the Israeli parliament and son of a Holocaust survivor, condemned the law and said: The Holocaust may have been “conceived in Germany but hundreds of thousands of Jews were murdered without ever meeting a German soldier. There were Polish death camps and no law can ever change that.” The Jewish calendar reminds us of the buffeting winds and stormy seas of our collective history. Clearly, sadly, those winds and storms have not subsided. They rage even to this day. Our calendar also urges us to be diligent and to be faithful – because a better day is surely ahead.

Am Yisrael Chai!

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Cantor’s Notes:Please, “do attempt this at home”by Cantor Joel Lichterman

I am sure that many are familiar with that often used, cautionary statement, “DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS AT HOME, SERIOUS INJURIES MAY RESULT.”It is widely acknowledged that congregants who regularly attend synagogue value consistency and

predictability. Why disturb a sense of “balance” and “equilibrium” and the familiarity that comes from years of saying the same prayers, singing the same melodies! All this was uppermost in my mind when on Saturday, January 27th – Shabbat Shira, I decided, with some trepidation, to simultaneously introduce new ritual, liturgy and music to our services – not one, or two, but three “innovations”! I was concerned, obviously! How would our large crowd, some 330-350 “regulars”, “irregulars” and many visitors react? Would these “innovations”, rather than encouraging, be an obstacle and a barrier to their participation? Would they be turned-off by something new and unfamiliar? Would the congregation react positively or negatively to change? Fortunately, I need not have worried. From all accounts, e-mails, texts, calls and many conversations, congregants loved the “challenge of discovery”, embraced the music and are asking for these changes to be incorporated into our regular services! This, of course, is one of the main objectives of our annual Shabbat Shira experience, a platform from which to explore and hopefully embrace new customs, rituals and music. I believe that you could easily apply the above Shabbat Shira experience to your Seder, whether as host or at another’s table. Think about it, we are familiar and comfortable with its rituals and practices. We expect to eat Matzah, we anticipate a delicious meal, we “kvell” at either our children’s or grandchildren’s singing the Four Questions. Our Hagadah narrative has remained consistent for centuries. The Seder to many is like synagogue services; we look forward to and anticipate the consistent, familiar, and comfortable “order of things”. However, our scholars encourage us to “ask questions”, explore new ideas, be daring, try something different. Whilst the Hagadah offers structure to the proceedings, I suggest that it is also a guiding framework for the Seder, within which are multiple opportunities for innovation, and the creation of something new, exciting, and stimulating, especially through the use of music and song! Go ahead, dare to be different. However, I offer one cautionary observation – avoid political discussions, for the inevitable heat these are likely to generate may lead to an Exodus from your table! My family and I wish you a chag sameach v’kasher.

Women’s LeagueBook Review

Sunday, April 1510:00am Fisher Hall

Cantor Lichterman leads a breakfast conversation on the best-selling book Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean: How a Generation of Swashbuckling Jews Carved Out an Empire in the New World in Their Quest for Treasure, Religious Freedom - and Revenge by Edward Kritzler.

A limited number of books available in the Gift Shop.

Tickets: $15 online,

$18 at the door.

Register online: www.bmh-bj.org/event/Book-Review-2018

A Message from our Executive Director: Creating a Legacyby Ilene Rosen

At the beginning of this year BMH-BJ was awarded a significant grant and training from the Rose Community Foundation’s Life and Legacy Program to help develop and continue our Legacy Society. We would like to thank the Foundation for this opportunity. A legacy gift is a planned future donation to a charity, given through a will or other form of designation. It is a decision that each person makes in their own financial planning process, considering their charitable wishes and values. People create legacy gifts for many different reasons. For some, it is a way to ensure their memory lives on. For others, it is a way to ensure that BMH-BJ can continue its important work. Others find that it represents a way to facilitate the tax implications that come with the transfer of one’s estate to surviving relatives. What better way to thank our synagogue that has had an impact on your life, or the life of someone you love, than by contributing from your estate? By creating a legacy, you are making a significant contribution to the future sustainability of the meaningful work you love done by our synagogue. Gifts both large and small are important — legacy giving is not just for the wealthy. Everyone who supports BMH-BJ is at a different stage of their life and able to give at a different level. Whatever your specific situation may be, we can help you find a legacy giving option that suits your circumstances. Just like those before us have given to our future, let us give to the next generation. Join our Legacy Society today.

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Scholar-in-Residence:

Rabbi Francis NatafBlue & White

ShabbatMay 18-19

Rabbi Francis Nataf is a Jerusalem-based educator and thinker, well known for his ability to find creative and inspiring new ways of looking at Jewish texts & tradition. Enjoy three engaging sessions as Rabbi Nataf shares his out-of-the-box approach concerning contemporary Judaism:

Friday NightHegel, History and

Rebbe AkivaShabbat Morning

Would Ruth’s Conversion Be

Accepted Today?Shabbat Afternoon

The Nation, The Ribe and I - Individuality and Community in the Book

of Numbers

If you would like to hear more about our Legacy Society and how you can be a part of the future, please contact Ilene Rosen by phone at

303-388-4203 or by email at [email protected].

A Message from Our President: A Season to Celebrateby Jeff Kline

As we are about to enter the spring season we celebrate. We celebrate our annual event and our good friend Joe Silver. We celebrate Purim and the carnival that our preschool will be organizing. We celebrate our upcoming Purim seudah with our friends at the DAT Minyan.

We celebrate with and for our many friends. Together we celebrate the progress and many programs our synagogue provides for our members and the community. We are dedicated to continuing to provide programs, events and services for all. We celebrate and appreciate the wealth of experience, knowledge and desire of many in our congregation to lead, teach, volunteer and ensure the success of our many offerings. We celebrate that we are many things to many people. BMH-BJ opens its doors and welcomes all to join us, participate with us, learn and pray with us and be an integral part of what we are. As the president of BMH-BJ, I continue to learn valuable lessons from you all. There is no greater compliment to the success of what, together, we are building than your participation, belief and support. Throughout the year I have repeatedly asked what does our shul mean to you. It is clear that it means many different things to many different people. Not just you, our members, but the entire community. I take this opportunity to thank you. Thank you for understanding and appreciating the value and purpose that our shul provides you and so many others. Join me in celebrating, building, supporting and facilitating the on-going health, spirit and purpose of our shul to you and so many others.

Hakarat HaTov - Honoring our beloved members: Joe Silver

Joe Silver is the 2018 BMH-BJ Annual

Event Honoree

“Do everything in kindness.” When you meet Joe, you are greeted with an outpouring of love. Joe sees the divine in each person he meets and in the heroes of the past. Joe’s heroes are defined as those who commit themselves to kindness, to compassion, and to Tikkun Olam – making the world a better place. Joe lives and breathes his core values. You’ve probably seen them spelled out on his car or heard them spoken as mantras of advice from Joe himself.

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Community-Wide Yom HaShoah

Program“From Darkness

Into Light”Wednesday, April 11

6:30pm

The entire Denver Jewish community joins together to commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, on the evening of Wednesday, April 11 at Temple Sinai. The program’s planning committee includes staff and members of BMH-BJ, HEA, Temple Sinai, Temple Emanuel, Rodef Shalom, Bnai Havurah, Judaism Your Way, JEWISHColorado, Feldman Mortuary, Jewish Family Service, Colorado Hebrew Chorale, and others across Denver.

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Joe is a walking reminder of the goodness that can fill the world and a friendly voice calling each of us to act.

“Treat everybody else as if they were you.” When you meet Joe, the first question he asks is: “Are you acting as a good human being?” The rest, as we know from Rabbi Hillel, is commentary. Of course, Joe is interested in your life, your passions, and your interests. He always makes a point to ask about your family – your parents, your partner, your children. Joe will remind you to express appreciation to those around you and gratitude for your good health.

“Your health is your wealth.” When you meet Joe, he might recall stories of athletes who broke down barriers, who set positive examples for others, and whose greatest accomplishments progressed society more than just their sport. Joe might even share some of his own athletic achievements in baseball, basketball, football, softball, tennis, track, golf, bowling, and swimming. He might also ask if you can return him to the spry young age of 18.

“Stay on the right side of the grass.” When you meet Joe, a lifetime of charitable work and care for others – human and animal alike – stares back at you. Though he is not one to sing his own praises, the Joe Silver Kindness Charities have provided for the needs of over three million individuals, and in many ways making Joe a true practitioner of the Eight Levels of Charity codified by Maimonides centuries ago. But rather than spend his time with you reflecting on his own accomplishments, Joe offers you boundless encouragement for your current and future efforts in making the world a better place.

“Be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own success.” So when you meet Joe, remember that he sees the best in you – your extraordinary desire to improve the lives of those in need – and supports you in your journey. When you meet Joe, remember to hold kindness in the highest regard and to share your divine spark with others. When you meet Joe, remember to be grateful for life and love, health and happiness, friendship and freedom. And when you meet Joe, enjoy the moments you can spend here in the paradise of today.

Better Than GoldBMH-BJ Annual

Event 2018Thursday, March 15 6:00pm Social Hall

Celebrate with us as we honor Joe “Better Than Gold” Silver for his acts of lovingkindness andgood will to BMH-BJ, the Jewish community,and the entire Denver community.

Enjoy an evening filled with fun, featuring a delicious buffet dinner, authentic casino tables, and Las Vegas style entertainment.

$180/person

RSVP by March 5303-388-4203

Purim Seudahw/ DAT Minyan &

BMH-BJThursday, March 14:30pm Social Hall

Join DAT Minyan and BMH-BJ for a delicious and fun Purim Seudah! Enjoy a BBQ meal, bounce house and fun for kids, and everything you need to enjoy the festivities of Purim.

Tickets:$20 adult, $12 children Online

$27 adult, $18 childrenAt the door

Questions?Contact Yoni Buckman (303-951-8237,[email protected])

Register online: www.bmh-bj.org/event/Purim-2018

Highlighting Our Funds

Chesed Charity Fund & Feed The Needy FundThese two funds provide the resources necessary for helping hands to support our synagogue members during difficult times. The work of our synagogue, particularly our Hands on Chesed Group, are crucial to the spiritual growth of our community. The Jewish value of chesed in action is a cornerstone of a Jewish life and our community life together. Doing things together and for each other as a family

strengthens not only our community but our character. You can learn more about our Chesed Group’s activities and contact us to get involved through our website at www.bmh-bj.org/get-involved/chesed. Floyd Saliman Youth Scholarship Fund & Camp Scholarship Fund

These two funds help send our children to Jewish summer camps and youth programs throughout the year. For many of us, our childhood experiences in youth groups and summer camps have been the core formative moments in our Jewish identities. By supporting the Floyd Saliman Youth Scholarship Fund and the Camp Scholarship Fund, we ensure that the next generations of our Jewish community grow, stay involved, and

become leaders in an ever-changing environment. Senior Chavurah Programs Fund

Our Senior Chavurah organizes engaging monthly programs for our longtime members at BMH-BJ. These programs include enthralling lectures, captivating personal stories, and informative sessions on personal finance and beyond. The Senior Chavurah Programs Fund ensures that the highest quality programs are consistently offered to our community members. Senior Chavurah programs at BMH-

BJ take place on Thursdays at 1:00pm in the BMH-BJ Gallery. Upcoming programs are on March 8, April 19, and May 10.

Make your donations over the phone (303-388-4203) or online by clicking the “Donate” button on the website or following the link: www.bmh-bj.org/payment.php

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Creative Ways of Supporting BMH-BJ

Amazon SmileWhenever you shop online with Amazon.com, you can support your community! Simply shop through smile.amazon.com and make Beth Medrosh Hagodol - Beth Joseph (BMH-BJ) your selected organization to support. Amazon then donates a percentage of your purchase to BMH-BJ. Every purchase counts!

Bingo

Bingo is a major fundraiser for our shul. We run sessions every Thursday at 11:30 am at Turn of the Century bingo hall located at1921 S. Havana Street (Havana and Jewell). We could use several more people to help us with this fundraiser. We will provide all of the training necessary and you will have fun! This is a family friendly activity and you’ll get to know all the great customers that support

BMH-BJ by playing bingo. For more information contact Perry Jultak at 303-319-9462.

Gift ShopVisit our beautiful, handpicked Judaica collection from around the world. You’ll find gift-giving is made easier with our wonderful selection, and you might not be able to resist getting a small something for yourself as well. Gift-registry is also available. Our Gift Shop is located inside BMH-BJ by the East Entrance and is run by our amazing and dedicated Women’s League volunteers.For information or appointments, contact the

Gift Shop at 303-951-8238.

Shopping at King Soopers Purchase a King Soopers BMH-BJ gift card for or all of your grocery needs. This is a great “no cost to you” fundraiser from which we receive 5% of the total value of your purchases. Pre-load your card at www.bmh-bj.org/king-soopers, and we’ll have it ready within 48 hours!

Under The Big TopPurim Carnival

Sunday, February 2510:00am Social Hall

Join us Under the Big Top for topsy-turvy, wildly wacky, fun-filled Purim festivities! Cake Walk, Balloon Animals, Face Painting, Carnival Games, Bouncy Castle, Velcro Wall, Goldfish, Delicious Lunch... and a Scholastic Book Fair! Brought to you by the BMH-BJ Preschool.

Buy Tickets:$5 bundles ($0.50/ticket)

Want to Volunteer?Contact Yoni Buckman (303-951-8237,[email protected])

Register online: www.bmh-bj.org/event/under-the-big-top-purim-carnival

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BMH-BJ WOMEN’S LEAGUE

What drives a Women’s League? It really comes down to what the Sisterhood of a shul cares about. We believe that it should care about tradition and building on those traditions to create a strong future. For generations, the Women’s League has played a vital role in the daily activities and successes of the BMH-BJ synagogue, providing educational and cultural programs, preschool support, financial support, event planning and coordination, and so many other functions. Over many years, this role has been based on a firm commitment that we not only must carve out a place for women within a synagogue but deserve that place. To that end, we are asking you to re-commit to the traditions and the spirit of our Women’s League representing our synagogue. We can again be as strong as we were when your mothers and grandmothers were leaders within this Sisterhood. True, the motivations for belonging years ago are different now. Our lives have changed, and our lifestyles are more hectic than ever. But if we allow ourselves to lose that feeling of a sisterhood, of sharing and remembering, of imparting time-worn traditions to those who will come after us, we run the risk of losing far more than just a few hours of our limited time. Consider that your participation, for a few hours this year, could make a huge difference to the life of our Women’s League. We meet on the second Sunday of each month in the Office Conference Room at 9:30 a.m. for one hour and have developed an ambitious agenda of activities targeted to all our families. Our next meeting will be held on Sunday, March 11, 2018. Come once and bring someone with you -- perhaps your daughter, your niece, your cousin or a friend. We are looking forward to seeing you and working together to rebuild that feeling of belonging to something really important.

Women’s LeagueComedy Night

Saturday, March 37:00pm Fisher Hall

Enjoy a night of laughs featuring Rabbi Chaitovsky & Jeff Kline!

Comedians professional and amateur will light up the night with clean, family friendly humor for the entire community to enjoy. Light refreshments will be provided and drinks can be purchased between acts from our servers walking the aisles.

Tickets: $15 online, $18 at the door.

Tickets include one complementary drink.

Register online:www.bmh-bj.org/event/comedy

Please visit our website link at www.bmh-bj.org/get-involved/womens-

league to see upcoming events and an expanded listing of our involvement and collaboration with the synagogue.

LifeCycles Anniversary

On March 23, 2018, Sam and Eunice Finer will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary. Native Denverites from the West side, they have enjoyed a long and remarkable marriage together. Both say that the time has passed quickly and 1948 seems like just yesterday. “The time has really flown by, every day is just wonderful,” says Sam, and Eunice adds “He’s an awfully nice guy!” The Finers have been members of BMH for many years and they are now the Matriarch and Patriarch of their family, which includes son Meritt Finer, daughter Gayle (William) Talbott, adopted grandchildren Jeremy Willoughby and his wife Adrianna and their three children Brooklyn (9), Logan (6), and London (2). Sam’s secret of a successful marriage is always staying in love. “I am in love with her as much today as I was the day we

married.” He recommends that all people enjoy and celebrate every moment we have because life is shorter than you think. The entire family is looking forward to sharing this simcha together in Denver and invites the community to join them on Saturday, March 24th for the occasion. Gayle and Meritt both say that their parents were the most amazing mentors in the world, because whenever they needed time and attention, their parents were always there. And they are to this day still guiding and teaching with kindness and chesed. Sam likes to support Wounded Warriors, being a veteran himself and having served in the US Navy. Eunice has been involved in a multitude of giving projects which include clothing to the needy and Meals-on-Wheels. The Finers often travel with various items in the trunk of their car, like blankets, clothing, and food to give to homeless people they might encounter on their outings. Growing up, their children were touched by the welcoming and open way in which their parents have always treated anyone they meet. They have taught the value of friends and life and showing gratitude for every day that we live.

BMH-BJ Senior Chavurah and Kavod

on the Road Programs

Thursday, March 8, 2018 @ 1:00 PM

mPowered - Financial check-up: 5 keys to

financial healthFinancial Advice from

Professionals at Mpowered– not to

be missed! Part of a financial literacy series dedicated to personal

finance coaching.

Thursday, April 19, 2018 @ 1:00 PM

mPowered - How to share money with

relativesFinancial Advice from

Professionals at Mpowered– not to

be missed! Part of a financial literacy series dedicated to personal

finance coaching.

Thursday, May 10, 2018 @ 1:00 PM

Marilyn Kopelman will present Part II on the

Jewish immigrant experience at the close

of her “gates” 1880-1920 through letters and stories from our

Yiddish-speaking forerunners who came

to the Goldena Medina.

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February 25@ 10:00am

“Under The Big Top”

Purim Carnival

February 28

Taanit Esther5:23am-6:2pam

Megillah Reading@ 6:20pm

Purim5:30am Daf Yomi6:30am Shacharit & Megillah11:00am Ellyn Hutt’s Class4:30pm Purim Seudah5:00pm Mincha/Maariv

Shushan Purim5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit5:30pm Mincha5:33pm Candle Lighting

Ki Tisa8:00am Daf Yomi9:00am Sanctuary9:15am Chapel10:00am Taste of Torah5:30pm Mincha6:36pm Havdalah7:00pm Comedy Night

7:30am Daf Yomi8:30am Shacharit5:40pm Mincha/Maariv

5:30am Daf Yomi6:30am Shacharit5:40pm Mincha/Maariv8:00pm Sefer HaChinuch


5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit7:30am Cantor’s Class5:40pm Mincha/Maariv

5:30am Daf Yomi6:30am Shacharit11:00am Ellyn Hutt’s Class1:00pm Senior Chavurah5:40pm Mincha/Maariv

5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit5:40pm Mincha5:40pm Candle Lighting

Shabbat MevarchimParshat ParahVayakhel-Pekudei8:00am Daf Yomi9:00am Sanctuary9:15am Chapel10:00am Taste of Torah5:40pm Mincha6:43pm Havdalah





5:30am Daf Yomi6:30am Shacharit11:00am Ellyn Hutt’s Class6:30pm Mincha/Maariv6:00pm Annual Event

5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit6:30pm Mincha6:48pm Candle Lighting

Rosh Chodesh NisanParshat HachodeshVayikra8:00am Daf Yomi9:00am Sanctuary9:15am Chapel10:00am Taste of Torah10:30am PJ Shabbat6:45pm Mincha7:51pm Havdalah





5:30am Daf Yomi6:30am Shacharit11:00am Ellyn Hutt’s Class6:30pm Mincha/Maariv

5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit6:30pm Mincha6:55pm Candle Lighting7:00pm 4th Friday Program

Shabbat HaGadolTzav8:00am Daf Yomi9:00am Sanctuary9:15am Chapel10:00am Taste of Torah6:50pm Mincha7:58pm Havdalah






Erev PesachTaanit Bechorot1st Seder5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit7:00pm Mincha7:02pm Candle Lighting

Pesach I2nd Seder8:00am Daf Yomi9:00am Sanctuary9:15am Chapel10:00am Taste of Torah7:00pm Mincha8:05pm Candle Lighting

Calendar Highlight: BMH-BJ Annual EventHonoring Joe “Better Than Gold” Silver

Thursday, March 15 at 6:00pmCelebrate your synagogue and community by attending this year’s

spectacular annual event. Enjoy the evening with a delicious dinner and fantastic festivities. We look forward to celebrating with you.

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March 2018 Adar-Nisan 5778

Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Elgavish

Calendar Highlight: Pesach 5778Friday Night, March 30 - Saturday Night, April 7

We wish you a chag kasher v’sameach, a kosher and joyous holy day!To help you enjoy another wonderful Pesach, we will mail you a packet with information on selling your chametz with BMH-BJ, kashering your

homes, and a detailed schedule of the services and programs at BMH-BJ.

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Pesach II1st Day Omer9:15am Chapel7:15pm Mincha/Maariv8:05pm Havdalah

Chol Hamoed Pesach2nd Day Omer5:20am Daf Yomi6:20am Shacharit6:30pm Mincha/Maariv8:00pm Sefer HaChinuch

Chol Hamoed Pesach3rd Day Omer5:20am Daf Yomi6:20am Shacharit6:30pm Mincha/Maariv

Chol Hamoed Pesach4th Day Omer5:20am Daf Yomi6:20am Shacharit7:30am Cantor’s Class6:30pm Mincha/Maariv

Chol Hamoed Pesach5th Day Omer5:20am Daf Yomi6:20am Shacharit11:00am Ellyn Hutt’s Class6:30pm Mincha/Maariv7:08pm Candle Lighting

Pesach VII6th Day Omer9:15am Chapel7:05pm Mincha7:09pm Candle Lighting

Pesach VIII7th Day OmerYizkor8:00am Daf Yomi9:00am Sanctuary9:15am Chapel10:00am Taste of Torah7:05pm Mincha8:12pm Havdalah

8th Day Omer7:30am Daf Yomi8:30am Shacharit6:30pm Mincha/Maariv

9th Day Omer5:30am Daf Yomi6:30am Shacharit6:30pm Mincha/Maariv8:00pm Sefer HaChinuch

10th Day Omer5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit6:30pm Mincha/Maariv7:00pm Guest Speaker: Dr. Mordechai Kedar

11th Day Omer5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit7:30am Cantor’s Class6:30pm Mincha/Maariv6:30pm Community-Wide Yom HaShoah Program

12th Day OmerYom HaShoah5:30am Daf Yomi6:30am Shacharit11:00am Ellyn Hutt’s Class6:30pm Mincha/Maariv

13th Day Omer5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit6:30pm Mincha7:16pm Candle Lighting

Shabbat Mevarchim14th Day OmerShmini8:00am Daf Yomi9:00am Sanctuary9:15am Chapel10:00am Taste of Torah7:15pm Mincha8:19pm Havdalah

Rosh Chodesh Iyyar15th Day Omer7:30am Daf Yomi8:30am Shacharit10:00am Book Review6:30pm Mincha/Maariv

Rosh Chodesh Iyyar16th Day Omer5:30am Daf Yomi6:30am Shacharit6:30pm Mincha/Maariv8:00pm Sefer HaChinuch


Yom Hazikaron18th Day Omer5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit7:30am Cantor’s Class6:30pm Mincha/Maariv

Yom Ha’Atzmaut19th Day Omer5:30am Daf Yomi6:30am Shacharit11:00am Ellyn Hutt’s Class1:00pm Senior Chavurah6:30pm Mincha/Maariv


Tazria-Metzora21st Day Omer8:00am Daf Yomi9:00am Sanctuary9:15am Chapel10:00am Taste of Torah10:30am PJ Shabbat7:20pm Mincha8:26pm Havdalah

22nd Day Omer7:30am Daf Yomi8:30am Shacharit6:30pm Mincha/Maariv

23rd Day Omer5:30am Daf Yomi6:30am Shacharit6:30pm Mincha/Maariv 8:00pm Sefer HaChinuch


25th Day Omer5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit7:30am Cantor’s Class6:30pm Mincha/Maariv

26th Day Omer5:30am Daf Yomi6:30am Shacharit11:00am Ellyn Hutt’s Class6:30pm Mincha/Maariv

27th Day Omer5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit6:30pm Mincha7:00pm 4th Friday Program7:30pm Candle Lighting

Acheri Mot-Kedoshim28th Day Omer8:00am Daf Yomi9:00am Sanctuary9:15am Chapel10:00am Taste of Torah7:25pm Mincha8:33pm Havdalah

Pesach Sheni29th Day Omer7:30am Daf Yomi8:30am Shacharit6:30pm Mincha/Maariv


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31st Day Omer5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit6:30pm Mincha/Maariv

32nd Day Omer5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit7:30am Cantor’s Class6:30pm Mincha/Maariv

Lag B’Omer33rd Day Omer5:30am Daf Yomi6:30am Shacharit11:00am Ellyn Hutt’s Class6:30pm Mincha/Maariv6:30pm Lag B’Omer Hilulah BBQ


Emor35th Day OmerConfirmation Shabbat8:00am Daf Yomi9:00am Sanctuary9:15am Chapel10:00am Taste of Torah7:35pm Mincha8:40pm Havdalah





40th Day Omer5:30am Daf Yomi6:30am Shacharit11:00am Ellyn Hutt’s Class1:00pm Senior Chavurah6:30pm Mincha/Maariv

41st Day Omer5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit6:30pm Mincha7:43pm Candle Lighting

Shabbat Mevarchim42nd Day OmerBehar-BechikotaiBlue & White Shabbat Rabbi Francis Nataf8:00am Daf Yomi9:00am Sanctuary9:15am Chapel10:00am Taste of Torah7:40pm Mincha8:46pm Havdalah

Yom Yerushalayim43rd Day OmerMother’s Day7:30am Daf Yomi8:30am Shacharit6:35pm Mincha/Maariv


Rosh Chodesh Sivan45th Day Omer5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit6:35pm Mincha/Maariv


47th Day Omer5:30am Daf Yomi6:30am Shacharit11:00am Ellyn Hutt’s Class6:35pm Mincha/Maariv


Erev Shavuot49th Day OmerBamidbarShabbat Derech Eretz8:00am Daf Yomi9:00am Sanctuary9:15am Chapel10:00am Taste of Torah10:30am PJ Shabbat7:45pm Mincha8:15pm Seudah Shlishit8:53pm Candle Lighting9:30pm Shavuot Program

Shavuot12:00am Tikkun Hop5:00am Sunrise Shacharit9:15am Chapel Shacharit8:15pm Mincha8:54pm Candle Lighting

ShavuotYizkor8:00am Daf Yomi9:00am Sanctuary9:15am Chapel8:15pm Mincha8:55pm Havdalah



Preschool Graduation5:30am Daf Yomi6:30am Shacharit11:00am Ellyn Hutt’s Class6:40pm Mincha/Maariv

5:45am Daf Yomi6:45am Shacharit6:40pm Mincha5:00pm 4th Friday Program7:56pm Candle Lighting

Nasso8:00am Daf Yomi9:00am Sanctuary9:15am Chapel10:00am Taste of Torah7:55pm Mincha8:59pm Havdalah


Memorial Day7:30am Daf Yomi8:30am Shacharit6:45pm Mincha/Maariv8:00pm Sefer HaChinuch




Calendar Highlight: Shavuot Without BordersSaturday Night, May 19 - Monday Night, May 21

This year’s Shavuot program is packed with exciting new classes and a mobile midnight “Tikkun Hop” around the Winston Downs neighborhood.

In partnership with Rodef Shalom, our program will provide you with various service and learning options that might just keep you up all night.

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May 2018 Iyar-Sivan 5778

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LifeCycles Weddings

Geoffrey Goodside is marrying Brittany Siegel on June 10, 2018 in Avon, Colorado. Geoffrey is the son of Essie and Mark Goodside. Brittany is the daughter of Richard and Mindy Siegel. Grandparents of Geoffrey are Carl and Betty Goodside and Wally and Pearl Halper. Grandparents of Brittany are William “Billie” and Ester Siegel and Max and Betty Weisblatt (New York, NY).

Geoff is a Sales and Risk Consultant for Marsh Private Client Services (Marsh and McLennan Companies). Brittany is a Children and Family Support Services Program Manager for birth to three years olds. Following the wedding, Brittany and Geoff plan on living in Denver, CO, and building a Jewish family.

Simon Schwartz & Rachel Hannah Levin will be married on June 17, 2018. Simon is the son of Rob and Vicki Schwartz. Rachel is the daughter of Scott and Laure Levin. Grandparents are Max and Marion Schwartz, Jay and Shirlee Glass, and Mel z”l and Maxine z”l Levin. Rachel is the great-granddaughter of Herman z”l and Evelyn z”l Shore. Herman Shore was a past-president of the BMH

congregation. Maxine Levin was the first woman to speak from the bimah at BMH. Simon is the COO of Strategic Resources Groups, a consulting firm with a focus on healthcare. He has chaired the Colorado chapter of JNFuture and currently serves on the board of Mountain States JNF. Rachel is a development and advocacy consultant. She teaches Bar Method Fitness and is a manager of the Cherry Creek Studio. Rachel is on the board of and a founding member of Denver Jewish Women International. She has previously worked for AIPAC and USGLC. After their wedding, Rachel and Simon will continue to reside in Denver, supporting Jewish and social causes.

PJ Shabbat3rd Saturday

of Every Month10:30am Gallery

Bring your children to PJ Shabbat and enjoy the come-as-you-are program of the month for families with young children!

Get introduced to a new PJ Library book each month as we recreate the stories that fill the book’s pages through song, movement, and edible art projects.

Children are encouraged to wear their pajamas, and parents encouraged to take leadership roles as book readers, song leaders, and cleanup for our messy eaters.

To sign up as a parent (or grandparent) volunteer, please contact Yoni Buckman(303-951-8237,[email protected])

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LifeCycles Weddings

Irwin Maxwell Vinnik, son of Stephen Vinnik and Julie Shpall, will marry Alyssa Stacey Brent, daughter of Natalie and Lawrence Brent on March 24, 2018 in Warren, New Jersey. The couple will honeymoon in South Africa and reside in Jersey City after their wedding. Max works in Legal and Business Affairs for Eastern TV in New York City. Alyssa is a Senior Director for Catalina Corporation in New Jersey. The couple met during

college while they were studying abroad in Spain.LifeCycles B’nei Mitzvah

Jacob Elgavish will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Monday, March 26, 2018. Jacob will chant the Torah portion, Parashat Shemini-Metzorah, and participate in the morning service of Shacharit. Jacob is the son of Rotem and Tricia Elgavish and brother of Ethan and Jeremy. Jacob is a seventh-grade honor student at Campus Middle School and a former student at Denver Jewish Day School and NE Miles Jewish Day School

in Alabama. He recently competed in the first Lego League competition and enjoys reading and playing soccer. We are happy to have friends and family from Denver, Alabama and California share this simcha with him.

Zoie Izabelle Jultak will become a Bat Mitzvah on April 14, 2018. Zoie will give a Dvar Torah on Parashat Shemini and lead Havdallah. Zoie is the daughter of Melinda Jultak-Cummings and Cory Cummings and the sister of Zacary. Zoie is the granddaughter of Perry and the late Della Jultak z”l. Zoie attends Denver Jewish Day School where she excels in academics and enjoys playing volleyball and basketball. The Jewish Community

Center is where Zoie spends her summers making pottery, paintings and jewelry. Family and friends from Denver and around the country look forward to sharing this simcha with her.

Dr. Mordechai Kedar:“The Conflict Over Jerusalem -What Is

The Solution?”Tuesday, April 107:00pm BMH-BJ

Guest speaker, Dr. Mordechai Kedar, joins us from Israel where he is a scholar of Arabic literature and a lecturer at Bar-Ilan University. He holds a Ph.D. from Bar-Ilan University.

Dr. Kedar is an academic expert on the Israeli Arab population. He served for twenty-five years in IDF Military Intelligence, where he specialized in Islamic groups, the political discourse of Arab countires, the Arabic press and mass media, and the Syrian domestic arena.

Dr. Kedar is enthusiastically being flown in from Israel by Action Israel, a grassroots organization of Jews & Christians working in support of Israel.

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LifeCycles Births

Miriam was born to Chava and Adam Buckstein on January 1, 2018, Passaic, NJ. She joins her sister, Basya Liba, and three brothers Shalom, Simcha, and Yehuda. Grandparents are Jan and Risa Buckstein. The whole family is happy, healthy, and doing well.

Lindsey and Avery Levin-Salamon welcomed a baby girl, Lyla Jade, on November 13th, 2017. Grandparents are Jodie Feld and David Levin and great-grandma Harriet Feld and Naomi and Michael Salamon of Long Island. Lyla is sister to Caleb, who turned 2 in February. Congratulations to Avery, Lindsey, and big brother Caleb!

Shane Hirsekorn and Jamie Finkelstein welcomed a daughter, Mackenzie Ruby, on December 1, 2017. Proud grandparents and BMH-BJ members are Beverly and Robert Hirsekorn, as well as Susan Finkelstein from Boulder and Norm Finkelstein from San Diego. Great Grandmother is Louise Hirsekorn from Kansas City, MO. Big brother, Cameron, turned 2 years old in February.

4th Friday Dinner& Speaker Series - The Cairo Geniza &

Jews in EgyptFriday, March 23

7:00pm Fisher Hall

Join us the 4th Friday of every month for our new Shabbat Dinner & Speaker Series!

March’s Shabbat meal will feature Egyptian cuisine and guest speaker Dr. Seth Ward.

Dr. Ward is an Associate Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Wyoming, where he has been teaching since 2003. Previously, Dr. Ward directed the University of Denver’s Institute for Islamic-Judaic Studies.

Register online:www.bmh-bj.org/event/4th-Friday-March

This year’s BMH-BJ Confirmation Program is well underway, pictured below are this year’s students. Once again we are joining with the 10th graders at Rodef Shalom. Classes cover a wide-range of topics and are taught jointly by Rabbi Chaitovsky and Rabbi Gerson. Confirmation Shabbat is May 5, 2018.

LifeCycles Confirmations

Barry DechtmanJoshua Rosen

Sarah Tenenbaum Talia Williamson

4th Friday Dinner& Speaker Series -

Featuring the Confirmation Class

& Israeli CuisineFriday, April 27

7:00pm Fisher Hall


April’s Shabbat meal will feature Israeli cuisine and hear from our combined BMH-BJ & Rodef Shalom Confirmation class. In honor of Yom Ha’Atzmaut the week prior, our guest speakers will share with us personal stories and insights into the history and culture of Israel.

Register online:www.bmh-bj.org/event/4th-Friday-April

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4th Friday Dinner& Speaker Series -

Honoring our Preschool

Teachers, Students, and Families

Friday, May 255:00pm Fisher Hall


May’s Shabbat meal will begin early, at 5pm, and feature finger food and a kid-friendly entertainer! In honor of the end of the school year and the Preschool Graduation the day prior, we head into Shabbat with appreciation for our Preschool teachers and staff on a wonderful year.

Register online:www.bmh-bj.org/event/4th-Friday-May

2018 BMH-BJ Preschool Summer Session Registration is Now Open!Summer at BMH-BJ will be filled with openended thematic sessions exploring all things children love! From gardens to globe trekking, your kids will be immersed in exploration all summer long. Each exciting week includes a special visitor, activity, or in-house field trip, too! Children will enjoy water play and fantastic music, sports, and yoga enrichment specialists each week.Session One: June 4 - July 6Session Two: July 9 - August 8You can register for summer sessions at BMHBJPreschool.org/Register or call us at 303-388-7543.A Tu b’Shevat to Remember On January 28, 2018, the preschool held its very own Tu b’Shevat festivities. All of our classrooms came together in Fisher Hall to taste yummy fruit and watch our teachers act out the story of “The Big Turnip.” In the tale, everyone works together toward the common goal of pulling a giant turnip out of the ground!Dreidels and Donuts: A Scrumptious Success! We want to thank everyone who joined us for an amazing, inspiring, and music-filled Dreidels & Donuts Chanukah Spectacular on December 10, 2017! We're so proud of all of our students and the hard work they put into learning their songs and choreography. We're also so thankful to our staff and administration for pulling off a delicious feast and to our parents for supporting everyone involved. Overall, Dreidels & Donuts brought in nearly $4,000 for our Preschool Playground Renovation Fundraiser, of which $765 came from the homemade tzedakah boxes. To help us continue fundraising to complete a much-needed playground renovation, please participate in our GoFundMe campaign at Gofundme.com/bmhbjpreschool-playground!

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Contributions from October 27, 217 to February 1, 2018 WE THANK THE FOLLOWING DONORS FOR THEIR GENEROSITY TO AND SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING FUNDS:

Anita's Garden Preschool Playground Fund

Paul J. & Susan A. Fishman Yahrzeit of Tibor Lebowitz Paul J. & Susan A. Fishman Yahrzeit of Jolana Lebowitz

Arden Wandel Education Fund Brian & Alana Story Yahrzeit of Ferne Story Kasiel & Joyce Steinhardt in memory of Augusts Steinhardt Kasiel & Joyce Steinhardt Yahrzeit of Dr. Elaine Rechter Larry R. & Shirlee Londe in memory of Irene Faye & Ben S.

Geller Michael Ross Yahrzeit of Patti Ross Norman & Sura Veta Yahrzeit of Radine Pepper Norman & Sura Veta Yahrzeit of Sadie Veta Roberta E. Siegel Yahrzeit of Jennie Spiegleman Sharlene Baum Yahrzeit of Morris P. Schuster Steven Karden Yahrzeit of Anna G. Karden Breakfast Fund Edward Saliman in memory of Eleanor Hailpern Jacques & Lisa Ruda in memory of Israel Shrul Ruda Bruce Kippur Fund David Seldin Margolin Yahrzeit of Bonnie Seloin

Margolin Roberta Theodoran in memory of Dino Theodoran Roberta Theodoran Yahrzeit of Moe Snyder Rosanna D. Kippur Yahrzeit of Rosalie Kippur - Levitt Rosanna D. Kippur Yahrzeit of Marvin Kippur Rosanna D. Kippur Yahrzeit of Zachary Alan Kippur Stanley H. & Judith Ann Kippur Yahrzeit of Rosalie Kippur Levitt Steve & Julie Rotenberg in memory of Carolyn Hein Steve & Julie Rotenberg in memory of Rabbi Josh Lipsitz

Building Fund Edmund L. & Marilyn L. Pepper in memory of Richard Meyer

Camp & Scholarship Fund Kenneth Hailpern Yahrzeit of Samuel Schreiber Kenneth Hailpern in memory of Eleanor Hailpern Lindsey Cook in memory of Susan Pressel Mark & Susan Linda Barter Yahrzeit of Lillian Schiff Norman & Sherry Fischer Yahrzeit of Adele Kohn Richard A. Bernstein Yahrzeit of Morris Bernstein Whitney Dahms in memory of Rosa Wolf

Cantor's Discretionary Fund Aaron & Ellen Bregman in memory of Dora Bregman Arthur & Arlene Moss Yahrzeit of Rae Olaesh Arthur & Arlene Moss Yahrzeit of Harry Balaban Bruce & Lorraine Greenstein Yahrzeit of Beryl Miklin Dennis & Lynn Blum in memory of Doris Tuteur Evelyn Savitz Yahrzeit of Margot Guldman Evelyn Mendelsberg Yahrzeit of Chavah Tempelhof Evelyn Mendelsberg Yahrzeit of Hil Tempelhof Harriet Saliman in honor of Cantor Joel

Lichterman Jack & Cheryl Makovsky Yahrzeit of Isadore Makovsky Jason & Marci Kroft Yahrzeit of Harlene Selma Hatch Jay Siegel Yahrzeit of Sondra Siegel Jeffrey & Renee Goldstein Yahrzeit of Isadore Makovsky Martin Rubinowitz Yahrzeit of Marsha Rubinowitz &

David Schaefer Morton & Helene Zerobnick Yahrzeit of Louis Zerobnick Pearl Neiman Yahrzeit of Bertha Jacobs Roselyn Ash Yahrzeit of Harry Adelman

Cantor's Discretionary Fund (continued from left column) Ryan & Vivienne Kramer Yahrzeit of Sarah Rosenberg,

Rabbi Phillip Rosenberg Maurice Rosenberg

Sam Meyer Seewald Yahrzeit of Jacob Seewald William & Linda Ginsberg Yahrzeit of Shirley Ginsberg, Jerry

Ginsberg, Aaron Gottlieb, Elizabeth Siekmeier Lillian Gottlieb, Morris Ginsberg, Dora Ginsberg

Chesed Committee Hanna Goldberg Yahrzeit of Marvin Goldberg Harold & Joyce Koch Yahrzeit of David Koch

Chesed/Charity Fund Arlene Aron Yahrzeit of Margaret Milstein Asher Mozes Yahrzeit of Eva Mozes Barbara Faye Dey Yahrzeit of Sarah Ziskin Barbara Faye Dey Yahrzeit of Aaron Ziskin Barbara Faye Dey Yahrzeit of Esther Ziskin Barbara Faye Dey Yahrzeit of Esther Ziskin Bernice Duman Yahrzeit of Maurice Duman Bruce & Esther Flossic in honor of Irving M Springer Dysia Sonenreich Yahrzeit of Moisha Sonenreich Eileen M. Eller Yahrzeit of Florence Miller Hanna Goldberg Yahrzeit of Nathan Kraut Matthew

Samans Hanna Goldberg Yahrzeit of Ben Goldstein Harold & Joyce Koch Yahrzeit of Barney Nash John A. & Barbara C. Martinez Yahrzeit of Sam (Boots) Cohen Ronald Hull & Eva Ruda-Hull Yahrzeit of Israel Srul Ruda Stephen & Barbara Engel Yahrzeit of Serena Benedek Susan Gosman Yahrzeit of Bernard Novicoff Wendy Davis Yahrzeit of Sue Aries

Eddie & Lillian Penn Fund Myron Oliner & Dona Penn Oliner in memory of Dick Meyer

Feed The Needy Fund Ruth Lampert in memory of Doris Tuteur Stephen & Barbara Engel Yahrzeit of Bernard Schaffner

Floyd Saliman Scholarship Fund Bess Saliman Yahrzeit of Ida Pailet Bess Saliman Yahrzeit of David Jacob Pailet Steve & Julie Rotenberg in memory of Rosa Hilda Wolf

Gary Cooper Family Fund Jason & Sara Cooper in memory of Eleanor Hailpern Jason & Sara Cooper in memory of Richard Meyer Jean Rosen in memory of Sam H. Fox

Harold Blitt Family Fund Aileen Marcus in memory of Doris Tuteur Aileen Marcus Yahrzeit of Marvin Marcos

Reuben Axler Bonnie & Ron Edelman Yahrzeit of Ethan Jacob Edelman Bonnie & Ron Edelman Yahrzeit of Sol Munter David & Darlene Schwartz in memory of Harold Blitt David & Darlene Schwartz in honor of Steve Wolf Lois Blitt in honor of New Grandchild Lois Blitt in memory of Doris Tuteur Lois Blitt in memory of Donald Felsen

Lois Blitt in memory of Jerry Pluss Lois Blitt in memory of Irma Stear Lois Blitt in memory of Lester Levitt Jerry

Neiman Lois Blitt Yahrzeit of Harold Blitt Lois Blitt in memory of Goldie Ellensweig Melody Blitt Yahrzeit of Harold Blitt Pearl Neiman Yahrzeit of Louis Landow Stephen & Marcella Wolf in memory of Goldie Ellensweig Stephen & Marcella Wolf Yahrzeit of Steve Pepper Stephen & Marcella Wolf in memory of Irma Strear Stephen & Marcella Wolf Yahrzeit of Theodore Wolf Harold

Blitt Zelda Friednash Yahrzeit of Bessie Friedenreich

Israel Study Tour Fund Arie & Tracy Kimel Yahrzeit of Yitzchak Julius Kimel Barbara Suson in memory of Louis Landon Barbara Suson in memory of Jerry Neiman Donna R. Paul Yahrzeit of Harry Paul Ellen Brown Yahrzeit of Ida Freedberg Ira & Sherri Rojhani Yahrzeit of Gertrude Bernstein Leonid Rabinovich Yahrzeit of Tszar Rabinovich Melvin & Myrna Engbar in memory of Avraham Preiss Melvin & Myrna Engbar in memory of Dick Meyer Melvin & Myrna Engbar in memory of Jerry Neiman Melvin & Myrna Engbar in memory of Paul Cohen Melvin & Myrna Engbar in memory of Susan Pressel Melvin & Myrna Engbar in memory of Alvin Epstein Melvin & Myrna Engbar in honor of Misty Davidson Melvin & Myrna Engbar in memory of Alan Mandel Melvin & Myrna Engbar Yahrzeit of William Sunshine

Joe Gibbons Book Fund Ira R. Tannenbaum Yahrzeit of Cecila Lehrer

Kiddush Fund Allan Bernstein Yahrzeit of Morris Bernstein Arlene Aron in memory of Eli Milstein Arnold Idelberg Yahrzeit of Jacob & Gertrude

Idelberg Craig & Vicki Eskanos Yahrzeit of Jeanne Cohan Craig & Vicki Eskanos Yahrzeit of Josephine Eskanos David Albert Yahrzeit of Irving Albert David & Gail Dym in memory of Schlomo Yehuda

Dym David & Gail Dym Yahrzeit of Max Dym Ben

Ginsberg David & Gail Dym Yahrzeit of Moshe Dym Elie & Mira Banker Yahrzeit of Lucie Cohen Elie & Mira Banker Yahrzeit of Solomon Cohen Florence Melnick Yahrzeit of Yacov Bayla Sorah

Melnick Hannah Sperber in memory of Marie Meier Harold & Marjorie Rosen Yahrzeit of Joe Doctorman Harold & Marjorie Rosen Yahrzeit of Frances Rosen Harold & Marjorie Rosen Yahrzeit of Celia Doctorman Jerry & Shelley Rotenberg Yahrzeit of Joe Schwartz Sara

Slavsky Joe & Sandy Bean in memory of Irv Ash John & Carol B. Jordan Yahrzeit of Sylvia Kronsberg John & Marie Peterson Yahrzeit of Louis Peterson Joseph F. Pells Yahrzeit of Mildred Kolitz Joseph F. Pells in memory of Jennie Pells Marcia Snyder Yahrzeit of Ben Altman Marcia Snyder Yahrzeit of Simon Snyder Marcia Snyder Yahrzeit of Raymond Snyder

Kiddush Fund (continued from left column) Marlene Siegel Yahrzeit of Ben Siegel Marlene Siegel Yahrzeit of Sondra Siegel Harry

Levin Marvin & Jackie Cooper Yahrzeit of Joseph Cooper Jennie

Cooper Murray Turner Yahrzeit of Max Turner Phil & Shelly Barkan Yahrzeit of Helen Barkan Phil & Shelly Barkan Yahrzeit of Rubin Eskanos Richard Bugdanowitz in memory of Sheila Bugdanowitz Rosalyn Kirkel Yahrzeit of Loren Schottenstin Sharon Sharp Yahrzeit of Morey Sharp Thomas Surek Yahrzeit of Irene Surek

Leland Huttner Scholarship Fund Leland Huttner in honor of Martin Emeson

Max and Goldie Wedgle Memorial Fund Rosette Steinberg Yahrzeit of Max (Mutty) Wedgle

Max Weisbly Charity Fund Allan & Sherry Tenenbaum Yahrzeit of Ida Tenenbaum Donna R. Paul Yahrzeit of Doris Paul Gaile Waldinger Yahrzeit of Lil Weisbly

Paul Boxer Memorial Fund Florence Melnick Yahrzeit of Sam Boxer Florence Melnick Yahrzeit of Marvin Boxer Michael Keith Boxer Yahrzeit of Tillie Boxer Michael Keith Boxer in memory of Goldie Ellensweig

Preschool Playground Renovation Alan & Anita Eisenberg in memory of Dick Meyer Harold & Joyce Koch in memory of Dick Meyer Morey & Evie Cohen in memory of Dick Meyer Paul J. & Susan A. Fishman in honor of Cantor Lichterman Paul J. & Susan A. Fishman in memory of Eleanor Hailpern Stephen & Maxine Miller in honor of Mike Miller

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Alan & Deborah Karsh Yahrzeit of Alan Karsh Gary L. Mobell Yahrzeit of Dinca Kaminsky Hinda Faye Pester Yahrzeit of Norman Pester Roberta J. Miller Yahrzeit of Libbie Miller Seymour Z. Sundell Yahrzeit of Morris Sundell Alan & Deborah Karsh Yahrzeit of Betty Lowin Alan & Deborah Karsh Yahrzeit of Doris Karsh Alan & Deborah Karsh Yahrzeit of Zachary A. Karsh Albert & Judy Levin Yahrzeit of Aaron Ziskin` Albert & Judy Levin Yahrzeit of Esther Ziskin Alice Shore Yahrzeit of Rose Greenwald Amy Musler in honor of Mr. Schweid Andrew & Francine Gault Yahrzeit of Betty Goodside Arthur & Arlene Moss Yahrzeit of Sidney Cornfield Arthur & Arlene Moss Yahrzeit of Jerry Olesh Charlene Shaffer Yahrzeit of Rose Klausner David & Berenice Engleberg in memory of Eleanor Hailpern David & Joan Zapiler Yahrzeit of Anna Zapiler Dorothy Schoen Yahrzeit of Randi Ellen Schoen Estelle Goldstein in memory of Richard (Dick)

Meyer Gary L. Mobell Yahrzeit of Rose Suletsky Hinda Faye Pester Yahrzeit of Boris Fruman Hinda Faye Pester Yahrzeit of Lillian Pester Jan & Risa Buckstein Yahrzeit of Eleanor Buckstein Jan & Risa Buckstein Yahrzeit of Stanley Wolfgang Jan & Risa Buckstein Yahrzeit of Myer Wolfgang

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Jean Karner in honor of Rose Spector Fox & Louis S Fox

Jerome S & Carol Jean Friedman Yahrzeit of Freda Friedman Mark & Essie Goodside Yahrzeit of Carl Goodside Pearl

Halper Martin Rubinowitz Yahrzeit of Isadore & Gertrude

Rubinowitz Murray S. & Eleanor R. Hoffman Yahrzeit of Harry W. Hoffman Myron & Louann Miller Yahrzeit of Rose K. Miller Norman & Sharon Friedman Yahrzeit of Jacquelena Goodstein Friedman Richard & Michele Right Yahrzeit of Davie D. Right Roberta J. Miller in memory of Morton Miller Roberta J. Miller Yahrzeit of Joseph Miller Rosalind Miller Yahrzeit of Joseph Snidler Stanley & Sharon Stein Yahrzeit of Blanche Felsen

Richard & Evelyn Saliman Fund Ellen A. Slatkin in memory of Freida Slatkin

Gordon Slatkin Ellen A. Slatkin in memory of Freida And Gordon

Slatkin Gennady & Raisa Nikolayevsky in memory of David Glikman Robert & Diane Hochstadt Yahrzeit of Alpert & Wolf Robert & Diane Hochstadt Yahrzeit of Gizella Farkas Robert & Diane Hochstadt in memory of Dick Meyer Ruth

Kark Robert & Diane Hochstadt Yahrzeit of Mindel Wechler Bayla

Farkas

Rose Saper Flower Fund David & Connie Suson Yahrzeit of Ann Mankoff David & Gail Dym Yahrzeit of Charles Glaas David & Gail Dym Yahrzeit of Lillian Mosko Loeb Evelyn Shafner in memory of Moishe Albert Evelyn Shafner in memory of Susan Pressel Florence Lesser Yahrzeit of Dorothy Wasserman

Harris Harriet Saper Yahrzeit of Jack Saper Jacques & Lisa Ruda in memory of Susan Pressel Marvin Tyor Yahrzeit of Joseph Tyor Neil V. & Cynthia S. Pepper in memory of Mel Dinner Neil V. & Cynthia S. Pepper in memory of Doris Tuteur Neil V. & Cynthia S. Pepper in memory of Andrew Lowinger Neil V. & Cynthia S. Pepper Yahrzeit of Radine Pepper Neil V. & Cynthia S. Pepper in memory of Irma Strear Neil V. & Cynthia S. Pepper in memory of Dick Meyer Neil V. & Cynthia S. Pepper in memory of Sam Plyss Randy Sachter in memory of Richard Meyer Stephen Newman Yahrzeit of Sarah Newman Stephen Newman in memory of Jack Newman

Senior Chavurah Programs Svetlana Komisarchik in memory of Mira Rozina

Seymour Wildfeuer Memorial Fund Rose Wildfeuer in honor of Get Well Fay Finkelstein Rose Wildfeuer in memory of Eleanor Halipern

Sydney & Bessie Waldman Memorial Fund Jeffrey & Sharon Waldman in memory of Moishe Albert Jeffrey & Sharon Waldman in memory of Jerry Neiman Jeffrey & Sharon Waldman Yahrzeit of Dr, Sydney A. Waldman

Synagogue Fund Aileen Marcus in memory of Doris Tuteur Aileen Marcus in memory of Jerry Neiman Allan & Adrienne Ansel Yahrzeit of Harry Kippur Allan & Adrienne Ansel Yahrzeit of Ellis R. Weis Allan & Adrienne Ansel in memory of Jerry Neiman Allan & Adrienne Ansel Yahrzeit of James Butler & Regina

Kippur Anna Hemd in memory of Ellen Karsh Arie & Tracy Kimel Yahrzeit of Miriam Maria Kimel Arthur & Arlene Moss in memory of Goldie Ellensweig Asher Mozes Yahrzeit of David Mozes Barbara Feige in honor of Grandchild Zeke Josef

Reimer Bernard Papper in memory of Rosa Wolf Bernard & Ellen Spilka in memory of Rosa Wolf Beverly Sigman Yahrzeit of Ben Kupetz Bonnie & Ron Edelman Yahrzeit of Ronnie Finkelberg

Krause Boris & Tatiana Shusterman Yahrzeit of Moshe Gendelev Bruce & Bernice Dinner in memory of Dick Meyer Bruce & Bernice Dinner Yahrzeit of Sol Dinner Bruce & Bernice Dinner Yahrzeit of Sol Dinner Daniel Klaiman Yahrzeit of Elsa Klaiman Daniel & Judy Pepper Yahrzeit of Betty & Harold Lustig

Gertrude Pepper Daniel & Judy Pepper Yahrzeit of Victor Zall Gertrude

Pepper David & Berenice Engleberg in memory of Goldie Ellenzweig David & Linda Fogel in memory of Jimmy Radetsky Dennis A. Cohen Yahrzeit of Alta Cohen Asarch Dianah Pokempner Yahrzeit of Margo Pokempner Diane Levine Yahrzeit of Sam Schuster Diane Levine Yahrzeit of Morris Schuster &

Ruth Schuster Weiss Dvorah Eskanos Hyman Yahrzeit of Robert Eskanos Dysia Sonenreich Yahrzeit of Yitxchak Sonenreich Eduard Rubinchik Yahrzeit of Zoya Rubinchik Edward & Debora Rosenfeld Yahrzeit of Ethel Segal Elaine Zohn Yahrzeit of Jerome Zohn Ellen & Eric Pollock in memory of Dick Meyer Evelyn Shafner Yahrzeit of Sal Shafner Farrell & Elizabeth Sher Yahrzeit of Ray Sher Fay Finkelstein Yahrzeit of Sally Prince Frank J. & Hedy L. Gold in memory of Jerry Naiman Gale Bender in memory of Moshe Albert Gale Bender in memory of Moish Albert Garrett & Elke Barter in memory of Eleanor Hailpern Gary & Judith Saltzman in memory of Jerry Neiman Gary & Judith Saltzman in memory of Susan Pressel George Coffee Yahrzeit of Thelma Coffee Georgette Segal Yahrzeit of Manfred Segal Georgette Segal Yahrzeit of Aron Segal Gregory F. & Marina Kushnir Yahrzeit of Enta Kushnir Gregory F. & Marina Kushnir Yahrzeit of David Soskin Grigory & Lyubov Rabinovich Yahrzeit of Vera Frenkel Hanna Goldberg in honor of Cantor Joel

Lichterman Harry & Penny Rapaport in memory of Eleanor Hailpern Harry & Penny Rapaport in memory of Mike Hemd Herbert & Arlene Buchwald Yahrzeit of Adalbert Buchwald Herbert & Arlene Buchwald Yahrzeit of Adalbert Buchwald Herbert & Arlene Buchwald Yahrzeit of Sarah Buchwald Herbert & Arlene Buchwald Yahrzeit of Sarah Buchwald

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Ivan Naiman Yahrzeit of Stephen Naiman Jack Schachter in memory of Rosa Wolf Eleanor

Hailpern Jack & Mari Kimel Yahrzeit of Julius Kimel Maria

Kimel Jacques & Lisa Ruda in honor of Grandson Born Jacques & Lisa Ruda in memory of Malcolm (Moish)

Albert Jacques & Lisa Ruda in memory of Rosa Wolf Jacques & Lisa Ruda in memory of Susan Pressel Jacques & Lisa Ruda in memory of Jerry Neiman Jaime Pitt-Miller in honor of Jamie Pitt-Miller James & Debra Lustig Yahrzeit of Harold Lustig Betty

Lustig Jean Karner Yahrzeit of Richard Allen Karner Jeremy Rothstein Yahrzeit of Isadore Rothestein Joe Carsh in memory of Ruth Carsh John H. & Natalie B. Joshua in memory of Don Felsen John H. & Natalie B. Joshua in memory of Eleanor Hailpern John H. & Natalie B. Joshua in memory of Husband & Father Kasiel & Joyce Steinhardt in memory of Roberta Steinhardt Kenneth & Joanne Kauvar Yahrzeit of Jean Kauvar Larry & Susan Siegel Yahrzeit of Ben Siegel Larry R. & Shirlee Londer in memory of Beth Londer

Blanchfield Lee & Melanie Siegel Yahrzeit of Sondra Siegel Leland Huttner in honor of Cantor Joel

Lichterman Lenore Wolpa Yahrzeit of Leonard Wolpa Lev Reznikov Yahrzeit of Yakov Reznikov Mark L & Ellen H. Levine in memory of Dick Meyer Marla Meyer in memory of Dick Meyer Marlene Siegel in memory of Irving Ash Marlene Weiner in memory of Dick Meyer Marlene Siegel in memory of Dick Meyer Harvey

Karsh Marlene Weiner Yahrzeit of Fannie Zerobnick

Harry Weiner Melody Blitt in honor of Jaques & Lisa Ruda

Granddaughter Melvin Goldberg Yahrzeit of Oscar Goldberg,

Morris Katz, Beatrice Drucker Melvin Coffee in memory of Charles Coffee, Ida

Coffee, Stuart Coffee, & Thelma Coffee

Michael & Ilene Rosen in memory of Rosa Wolf Michael & Ilene Rosen in honor of David Drucker Ann Jill

Drucker Michael & Ilene Rosen in memory of Moish Albert Michael & Ilene Rosen in memory of Eleanor Hailpern Michael & Ilene Rosen in honor of Krista Boscoe Mark

Boscoe Michael & Ilene Rosen in memory of Ellen Karsh Michael & Ilene Rosen Yahrzeit of Jerry Neiman Mona Kahn Yahrzeit of David Smith Klara

Kahn Morton O. & Jo Sperling in memory of Dick Meyer Neal Veta Yahrzeit of Sadie Veta Pamela Shelby Yahrzeit of Bernice Shelby Paul & Paulette Wasserstein Yahrzeit of Jack & Jeanette

Wasserstein, Joe Schiffer Phillip & Tillie Fischer

Pearl Neiman Yahrzeit of Samuel Jacobs Phyllis Lann in memory of Rosa Wolf Phyllis Goldberg in memory of Abraham Goldberg

Synagogue Fund (continued from left column) Phyllis Goldberg in memory of Pearl Werber Richard & Evelyn Lifsey Male in memory of Mary Goldman Richard & Linda Levine in honor of Sam Levine Rita Persits Yahrzeit of Eugenia Kolker Robert & Diane Hochstadt Yahrzeit of Mindel Wechler Bayla

Farkas Robert & Diane Hochstadt Yahrzeit of William Hochstadt

Saliman Roberta Theodoran Yahrzeit of Julius Saliman Roberta M. Quiat Yahrzeit of David Garlett Rosette Steinberg in memory of Don Felsen, Warren

Toltz Eleanor Hailpern Rosette Steinberg Yahrzeit of Stephen Steinberg Rosette Steinberg Yahrzeit of Pearl Halper, Max

Wedgle, Stephen Steinberg Sam & Eunice Finer Yahrzeit of Libby Tanger Rosa

Aven Sander Slatkin Yahrzeit of Harry Slatkin Sarha Rahavi Patrick Yahrzeit of Aaron Rakaviak Saul Robert Berger Yahrzeit of Janice Berger Saul Robert Berger in memory of Ida Berger Sharlene Baum Yahrzeit of Sam Schuster Sheldon Lubliner Yahrzeit of Leo Lubliner Sheldon J. & Elaine J. Hayutin in memory of Dick Meyer Jerry

Neiman Sherman & Andria Opper Yahrzeit of Chaskel Hoper Sherrye Berger Yahrzeit of Fannie Sigman Stanley H. & Judith Ann Kippur Yahrzeit of Marvin Kippur Stephen Vinnik Yahrzeit of Dr. Irwin Vinnik Sandra

Vinnik Steve & Julie Rotenberg Yahrzeit of Lillian Rotenberg Stuart & Marilyn Gottesfeld Yahrzeit of M. Ray Gottesfeld Susan Karsh Yahrzeit of Alfred Selix, Janice

Selix, Judith Katchen Joseph Karsh, Freda Karsh, Randall Karsh

Thelma Saltzman Yahrzeit of Bella & Mark Propper Tibor Engel in memory of Dr. Leslie Grey Tibor Engel in memory of Selena Benedek Walter & Iverne Treidel Yahrzeit of Arthur Wald Walter & Iverne Treidel Yahrzeit of Eric Treidel Chotin Foundation in memory of Irving Ash Chotin Foundation in memory of Irving Ash

Women's League Donations Nolan A. Zisman in memory of Ruth Zisman Randy Sachter in memory of Eleanor Hailpern

Yiskor Donations Joe & Sandy Bean in memory of David Bean Manuel D. & LouAnn Nash Yahrzeit of Jacob Rothstein Ronald & Sandra Schiff in memory of Sandra Schiff

Youth Programming Fund Alice & Sherwin Littman Yahrzeit of Sol Stahl John & Marjorie Berman Yahrzeit of Joseph Berman John & Marjorie Berman Yahrzeit of Blanche Berman Manuel D. & LouAnn Nash Yahrzeit of Elaine Glickman Phil Stahl Yahrzeit of Sol Stahl Phil Stahl Yahrzeit of Bessie Stahl Roseann Mozer Yahrzeit of Barry Mozer Roseann Mozer Yahrzeit of Benedict Gordon Stephan & Judith Sterner Yahrzeit of Edith Kern Warren & Ruth Toltz Yahrzeit of Jack Bugdanowitz

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