On April 7, the 144th Annual

Synagogue Meeting returned to

the Heyman Auditorium after four

years of displacement following the July

2011 fire. It was an evening of

homecoming, welcomes, and farewells as

Senior Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz’s

meaningful words of invocation (which

can be found on p.13) resonated with the

assembled members.

The agenda was familiar: the induction

of new members, the celebration of

milestone anniversaries of longstanding

members, the election of trustees, and a

memorial to departed members.

The night’s program also included a

“Volunteer of the Year” tribute to KJ

member Stacy Scheinberg, the very

embodiment of chesed, as well as a fond

farewell to beloved KJ Superintendent

Rudy Arjune, upon his retirement after

over 33 years of devoted service in what he

lovingly referred to as “The House of the

Lord.”

The most memorable part of the

program was the screening of the film

Timeless, which documented the history

of the KJ Sisterhood from inception to the

present. For many in the audience, it

provided a moment for the recalling of

friends and acquaintances on whose

shoulders the Sisterhood stands today. For

others, it was the first time they realized

the scope of service provided by this

exceptional affiliate of our Synagogue.

Volume LXXXVI, Number 4 June 29, 2016 23 Sivan 5776

CELEBRATING OUR 145TH YEAR OF SERVICE

KJ AT 144 YEARS: DAVID LOBEL NAMED PRESIDENT

AS JOEL KATZ COMPLETES TENURE

(continued on pages 10-11)

An attentive audience

104 SENIORS ARE GRADUATED FROM THE JOSEPH H. LOOKSTEIN UPPER SCHOOL OF RAMAZ

MANY TO SPEND NEXT YEAR IN ISRAELWE WISH OUR GRADUATES CONTINUED SUCCESS AND PERSONAL GROWTH AS THEY ENTER

THE FOLLOWING YESHIVOT AND SCHOOLS TO PURSUE THEIR PASSION FOR LEARNING

AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO TORAH, MITZVOT, AND AHAVAT YISRAEL

Graduates will be spending next year in Israel at the following Torah institutions and programs:

Bar Ilan Israel Experience | The Hartman Institute | IDC | Machon MaayanMechinat Bet Yisrael | Midreshet Amit | Midreshet Ein Hanatziv | Midreshet Emunah v’Omanut | Midreshet Harovah | Midreshet Lindenbaum

Midreshet Moriah | Midreshet Torah v’Avodah | Midreshet Torat Chesed | Migdal OzMigdal HaTorah | Yeshivat Ashreinu | Yeshivat Hakotel

Yeshivat Har Etzion (Gush) | Yeshivat Lev HaTorah | Yeshivat Maaleh Gilboa |Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh | Yeshivat Orayta Yeshivat Reishit Yerushalayim | Yeshivat Torat Shraga | Technion

Barnard College | Boston University | Brandeis University | University of ChicagoColumbia University | The Cooper Union | Cornell University | CUNY Baruch College

CUNY Brooklyn College | CUNY Hunter College | CUNY Queens CollegeCUNY-Macaulay Honors College at Baruch | CUNY-Macaulay Honors College at Hunter

CUNY-Macaulay Honors College at Queens | Emory University | Fashion Institute of Technology | Franklin and Marshall CollegeGeorge Washington University | Harvard University | Jewish Theological Seminary | Johns Hopkins University | Lehigh University

Long Island University, Post | University of Maryland | University of MiamiUniversity of Michigan | Muhlenberg College | The New School, Eugene Lang

The New School, Parsons School of Design | New York University | University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pittsburgh | Princeton University | Rutgers University | University of Southern California | SUNY University at Albany

SUNY Binghamton University | SUNY University at BuffaloSyracuse University | Tel Aviv University | Tulane University | Yeshiva University

(continued on page 6)

The seniors also earned a wonderful record of college acceptances:

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During the summer months, we mournthe destruction of both Temples inJerusalem, which took place on the

ninth of Av, and the events that led to theirdestruction. We fast on the seventeenth dayof the month of Tammuz, Shivah Assar

B’Tammuz, because, according to tradition,it was on that day that the enemy penetratedthe walls of Jerusalem prior to thedestruction of the Second Temple. TheTalmud, however, writes that these were notthe only tragedies that befell the Jewishpeople on this day. On the seventeenth ofTammuz four more tragedies occurred: thefirst tablets containing the TenCommandments were broken by Mosesafter the sin of the Golden Calf; the dailysacrifice was suspended during the time ofthe First Temple; the wicked Apostumosburned the Torah; and an idol was erected inthe Temple.

Additional tragedies also befell theJewish people on the ninth day of the monthof Av – Tisha B’Av. On this day, the spies(meraglim) returned to the Jews in the desertwith a negative report about the Land ofIsrael. In addition, it was on this day that thecity of Betar was destroyed. Tens ofthousands of Jews were killed, and thewicked Turnus Rufus plowed the site of theTemple and its surroundings. Traditionasserts that the expulsion of the Jews fromEngland in 1290 and the expulsion fromSpain in 1492 also took place on Tisha B’Av.

Our mourning for the destroyed Temples

and for the other calamities which occurredon these days extends beyond the faststhemselves. The period between these twofasts, traditionally called The Three Weeks,includes several practices of mourning.During these three weeks we do not get ourhair cut, attend weddings or involveourselves in large joyous gatherings. Duringthe nine days which begin on the first of Av,August 5, and continue until the night of thetenth of Av, August 14, we are additionallyforbidden to eat meat and drink wine (excepton Shabbat), to go swimming, or bathe forpleasure and to do any laundry or drycleaning that is not absolutely necessary.The Talmud writes that when the month ofAv begins, our mood should reflect ourmourning for the destruction of the Temples.On Tisha B’Av itself, besides fasting, we areprohibited from washing our bodies,wearing leather shoes, anointing ourselvesand having marital relations. It is forbidden,as well, to study Torah on this day exceptingthe sections of the prophets and the Talmudthat discuss the destruction. We do not weartefillin until mincha and the custom is to siton low chairs as mourners do until midday.Our observance of mourning also forbids usfrom greeting friends on Tisha B’Av.

We mourn the Temples that weredestroyed over nineteen hundred years ago,and we pray that we will be worthy to seeGod rebuild the Temple in our lifetime.

SHIVAH ASSAR B’TAMMUZ, TISHA B’AVAND THE THREE WEEKS

JULY 24 – AUGUST 14

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The KJ Food Pantry provides kosher food weekly to New York’s hungry. Clients arereferred to us through the synagogue and local service agencies. Each week clientscome to KJ to receive food staples tailored to their diets, as well as a selection of freshfruits and vegetables. Ramaz students pack the bags and staff the booth in the lobbyof KJ, and Ramaz/KJ members also deliver packages to those who are homebound.For further information or to volunteer, please contact Bernice Kahn atbernice.berman@gmail.com.

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(Recorded Message)

WHEN TISHA B’AV

COINCIDES

WITH SATURDAY EVENING

If observed correctly, the nine days of

Tisha B’Av can greatly enhance one’s

experience on Tisha B’Av itself. Rabbi

Joseph B. Soloveitchik, z”l, pointed out that

it is not human nature to mourn

appropriately for tragedies that occured

2,000 years ago and, therefore, a system

was devised to help us gradually enter a

state of mourning.

We begin a moderate period of

mourning three weeks before Tisha B’Av.

The mourning intensifies on Rosh Chodesh

Av, nine days prior to Tisha B’Av. In this

manner when we arrive at Tisha B’Av, we

are ready to commemorate the destruction

of the Temples with the proper mind set.

This year is unique in the sense that

Tisha B’Av falls on Shabbat. The

observance of Shabbat takes precedence

over a fast day, so with the exception of

Yom Kippur, any fast day which falls on

Shabbat is observed on Sunday. And so it

is this year. The fast begins at 7:56 p.m.

Therefore, some of the laws are different

and should be noted:

1. There is no traditional Seudah

Mafseket. The pre-fast meal, which in this

case will be Seudah Shlishit, can consist of

anything, including meat and wine. Mincha

on August 13 will take place at 1:30 p.m. to

allow everyone time to eat a leisurely

Seudah Shlishit.

2. Birkat Hamazon may be recited as a

mezuman (a group of three men or three

women) if the opportunity arises.

3. The prayer Tzidkatcha Tzedek is not

said during mincha.

4. Regular Havdalah is not said. The

blessing on the fire is said on Saturday

night. The blessing on the wine and

haMavdil are said on Sunday. No blessing

at all is made on the spices.

5. Maariv and the reading of Megillat

Eichah will take place at 8:50 p.m. in the

Gottesman Center, 114 East 85th Street.

Attendees should wear their non-leather

footwear to services, and bring tzedakah to

donate during the offertory.

The Jerusalem Talmud affirms that “one

who mourns for Jerusalem will yet see its

glorious reconstruction.”

May our observance of Tisha B’Av this

year help to bring about that blessed

outcome.

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NEW MEMBERSSeventy new households joined the Congregation this past year and were officially inducted and welcomed

at the 144th Annual Meeting by Morris Massel, Secretary of the Congregation:

WELCOMECongregation

Kehilath Jeshurun

warmly welcomes

the following new members

who joined the Congregation

between April 7

and the date on which

this Bulletin went to press,June 28:

Lillie & Danny Bensusan

Naomi & Jared Bernheim

Ashley & LawrenceButerman

Moshe Hoffman

Abraham Levitan

Jennifer & David Mashaal

Rochelle & Charles Moche

Michele & Max Rayden

Jessica & Joseph Scherban

Melina Spadone

Stephanie & Mark Srulowitz

Janis AltmanJonathan BaronStephanie and Craig BasmanAdam BedzowAnne and David BergmanJayne Jamison and Edward BisnoIngrid and Bruno CalvoRaizy Rapp and Benjy ChesnerCharles CohenGeraldine and Jeremie CohenJustin CohenSandy and Eli DweckRuthann and Kenneth EcksteinJennifer Altman and Maurice EdelsonOshri and Manfred EndzweigIlayne and Steven EtkindAviva and Gavriel FarkasJordana and Andrew FruchterDina and David GadEsther and Itay GamlieliMeytal and Omer GamlieliEllie Cohanim and Aaron GoldbergEsther Goldrich

Elana and Henry GrantCharles GreenbergKate GribetzGale and Lawrence GrobmanKarynne and Rabbi Eric GrossmanAkiko HamadaFrancine and Jon HerbitterDanielle and Steven HerbstVanessa and Michael HosanaTammy and Jason KahaneJudith and Charles KandlerLeslie Spitalnick and Joshua KaplanDavid KaseJennifer and James KashanianJason KatzRosalie KaufmanAndrew KlaberAdina KornCarmel and Eugene KraussGitty LeinerTali and Joshua LeinwandTalli and Matthew LevineErica Temel and Max LevineJanet and Adam Lichtenstein

Oz MichaeliDaniela and Steven NiditchArlene and Jeffrey PeldmanJennifer Bernstein and Geoffrey PlattPhilip RadinIlana and Eric RankinDara and Stanley RothmanAviva RoumaniSasha and Gene SalamonIlana and Ronny ShmoelRachel and Jonathan SopherJean and William StahlAriel and Jonathan SternSharon and Steven StollHannah and Scott TopielMilton TrauringSamuel WaksalJodi and Adam WeinsteinMarion and William WeissMarilyn Carter and Edan YacobovskyJane and Nicolay YakubovichMarilyn and David ZarabiDeborah and Benjamin Zalta

Tisha B’Av, Sunday, August 14 (observed)All Services and Programming at 114 East 85th Street

- 8:30 a.m., Morning Services

- 10:30 a.m., Shiur by Rabbi Jeremy Wieder:

“The Paradox of Eternal Mourning”

- Films: 11:45 a.m. - 6:20 p.m. (Schedule below)

- 6:30 p.m., Shiur by Rabbi Weinstock

- 7:25 p.m., Evening Services

- 8:31 p.m., Fast Concludes

11:45 a.m. - 2:20 p.m. - Rabin, the Last Day (subtitles): A 2015 docudrama by acclaimed Israeli

Director Amos Gitai that shows the last days of Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin’s life, and explores what

led to his 1995 murder. “How did it happen that a religious Zionist Jew could become so filled with

hatred for the elected modern-day King of Israel that he committed murder?” More than two decades

later, that question is still raw, and has implications for more contemporary Jew vs. Jew disputes. As

astutely observed by A.O. Scott of The New York Times, “Gitai conducts an inquiry of the consequences

of political extremism, a case study of how inflammatory language can sow the seeds of violence.”

Indeed, a modern tale of sinat chinam.

2:35 - 6:20 p.m - The Last of the Unjust (subtitles): Directed by Claude Lanzmann of “Shoah” fame,

who sheds light on the origins of the “Final Solution” like never before. This film tells the story of an

Austrian - Jewish husband, father, doctor, author and university teacher named Benjamin Murmelstein

and his memories as a seventy-year-old man of his experiences during World War II. It draws a humane

and perspicacious portrayal of a man who, as the last president of the Theresienstadt Jewish Council, was

forced to negotiate day after day from 1938 until the end of the war with Adolf Eichmann. After the war,

Murmelstein was accused of collaborating with the enemy and was not called to testify at Eichmann’s

trial even though Murmelstein was without a doubt the one who knew the Nazi executioner best!

B’rshut Rabbi Lookstein (inabsentia), Rabbi Steinmetz, RabbiWeinstock, Rabbi Feldman.

Of all the amora’im who analyzed anddebated the Mishna, Rabbi Yochanan wasone of the most important. He lived inTiberias in the third century, studied withYehuda ha Nasi, the redactor of theMishna, and his teachings are central toboth the Jerusalem and BabylonianTalmuds. His position was so significantthat the halahka was ruled in his opinion inalmost every case he weighed in on.

A sugya in masechet Brachot recordsseveral incidents in which different sages,afflicted by illness and malaise, are visitedby Rabbi Yochanan.

Rabbi Yochanan enters the home ofRabbi Chiya bar Abba, one of hiscountless students, engages him inconversation and then asks a very oddquestion:

“Is your suffering dear to you, do youdesire this condition?” Rabbi Chiyaresponds that he welcomes neither thesuffering nor its reward.

Rabbi Yochanan asks to hold his hand,and this simple, caring act restores thehealth of Rabbi Chiya.

Then, the gemara recounts a similarincident with Rabbi Elazar, anotherstudent, who becomes ill. Rabbi Yochananvisits, brings light into the previouslydarkened house, solely by exposing hisforearm. He engages the unhappy disciplein conversation about many issues andultimately about human mortality. Theyweep together and then Rabbi Yochananasks Rabbi Elazar:

“Is your suffering dear to you?” andthe latter responds that he neitherwelcomes the suffering nor its reward.Rabbi Yochanan asks to hold the other’shand and again there is restoration ofhealth.

But then, it is Rabbi Yochanan whofalls ill and Rabbi Chanina comes to visithim. Rabbi Chanina asks the oft-quotedquestion, “Is your suffering dear to you?”and then receives the now-familiar answer.

Rabbi Yochanan neither welcomes thesuffering nor the reward. Rabbi Chaninaasks for his hand, holds it in his, and

restores health and well being.The Gemara then asks:Why was it necessary for Rabbi

Yochanan to wait for another to revivehim? He is the great charismatic sage, thehead of the Academy, who could heal hisstudents by simply grasping their hand.

Could he not have been his ownhealer?

The Gemara then answers its ownquestion.

A prisoner cannot release himself fromprison, but depends on others to undohis shackles.

We could rephrase it intocurrent idiom -- even masters ofthe universe sometimes needto be rescued by others.

Human vulnerability isuniversal. The Talmud seesno value, no inherent worthin suffering, and even moretelling, sees the humanrelationship as thetransformative ideal. In theseaggaddic narratives, thatsurprisingly have no mention ofdavening, suffering is mitigatedsolely by close human connection.

Fast forward a few thousand years andwe moderns have an establishedpsychological principle called attachmenttheory: the affectional tie between twopeople.

Rabbi Yochanan had understood itperfectly. By acknowledging, empathizingand being present for others, we actuallycan change the outcome of physical andmental ordeals.

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Sebastian Junger recently wrote a bookabout Post Traumatic Stress Disorder inreturning military men and women. Heclaims that our highly individualisticculture contributes to the isolation andtrauma that veterans face upon returninghome; they miss the strong connectionswith the soldiers in their units, and comehome to citizens who don’t understandwhat they have gone through. He notesthat Israeli soldiers don’t suffer from

PTSD; the men and women of the IDFknow that upon returning, everyone intheir community, and the country as awhole, acutely identifies with them andvalues what they have experienced.

So how do we begin to make wholewhat has been broken?

The prophet Jeremiah who lived duringthe destruction of Jerusalem saw theBabylonians turn Judea into a vassal state,exiling much of its population. Duringthis devastation, Jeremiah could still

articulate a personal message ofconsolation. Jeremiah speaks of

a tree well planted near astream of water. Thismetaphor is also reiteratedin the beginning verses ofthe first psalm; we arenourished by the water,the life force that issynonymous with thevalues and wisdom ofTorah, of our tradition, a

tradition of tikun olam --repairing the world.

Today, I am beingacknowledged with this Keter

Torah award, but it is I who need toacknowledge those who gave me theopportunity to effect change.

My rabbis, my teachers, my familyand friends who constantly inspire me andare examples of a righteous, thoughtfuland ethical life. Lenox Hill Bikur Cholim,Drisha Institute for Jewish Learning, theChevras Kadisha of KJ and Or Zarua, CityHarvest, Yorkville Pantry and The FridaySoup Kitchen, have given me theopportunity to learn and to experience thevalues of Torah; to make meaningfulconnections -- tikun olam -- one person ata time.

In closing, my hope this Shavuot is thatwe all may find those precious streams thatnourish and enrich us spiritually andintellectually.

May we all merit, always, beinginvolved with communities that respect theinherent worth of each person, andunderstand that to seek and uphold humandignity is our mandate.

Chag Sameach.

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At the conclusion of the morning service on the second day of Shavuot, Zella Goldfinger and Abby Doft were presented by

Rabbis Steinmetz and Weinstock with the Fourteenth Annual Judith Kaufman Hurwich Keter Torah Award.

These are their remarks:

Keter Torah Awards Bestowed Upon

IITT ’’SS AABOUTBOUT THETHE HHUMUMAANN CCONNECONNECTIONTION

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Zella Goldfinger and Abby Doft

LLIVINGIVING BYBY EEXAMPLEXAMPLE

Thank you Rabbi Weinstock andRabbi Steinmetz. I’m honored to bestanding here today along with my

fellow honoree, Zella Goldfinger. I’ve always loved the holiday of

Shavuot. Cheesecake, especially mycousin Lilly’s, is my all - time favorite andI’ve been known to hide one in the fridgeso I don’t have to share.

Shavuot is unlike other holidays in thatit is not associated with any religiousobject or ritual. We are commanded to donothing other than not work! This makes ita great holiday for beginners like me toembrace.

Shavuot is also the anniversary ofmy son Jamie’s Bar Mitzvah andfond memories of an amazingfamily trip to Israel.

But most importantly, itwas on Shavuot that webecame a nation committedto Torah, service to God andacts of kindness. WhilePassover freed us physicallyfrom bondage, the giving ofthe Torah on Shavuotredeemed us spiritually.

It is also fitting that onShavuot we read the Book ofRuth which is replete with themesof chesed and acceptance as Ruthmakes her journey from Moabite to Jewishwife and mother.

Thanks to the examples set by myparents and grandparents, chesed wasalways something tangible to me and mysister. We often had people living with ustemporarily, either teenage runaways inFlorida or Laotian refugees in Westchester.All were often fleeing violence at homebut were usually also leaving behindfamily members and loved ones. It stuckwith me that my family was able to changepeople’s lives for the better by takingdirect action and sharing themselves andtheir time.

When I began my journey to Judaism,David and I took a class at the 92nd StreetY called Derek Torah -- The Way to theTorah. Figuring out the “way” was noteasy, but Rabbi Lookstein’s constantrefrain was “do what you can.” And whatfirst resonated with me was chesed. Theone thing I knew how to do was to pitch in!

And so I joined Kesher and then the

Sisterhood and KJ Board and worked onboutiques, lunches, and dinners and alongthe way met the most amazing group offriends and became part of this community.

When my children were born, it was onto Temple Emanu-el, Ramaz, the ParentsCouncil and UJA, in addition tovolunteering outside our community forwomen’s and children’s rights indeveloping countries.

David often says I’m unable to say“No” but the reality is this was my way into Judaism, the KJ community and many,many friendships.

Along the way I’ve made so manymistakes! I always seem to be

wearing pants to the wrongoccasions. We melted our oven

racks in a kashering disasterwhen we movedapartments. We usedumbrellas in the KJsukkah at one super rainymeal, and my kids havethe only Ramazgrandparent who wearshis candy cane corduroys

to floor hockey games.This year, I’ve had the

great good luck of travellingwith UJA to Cuba and Russia

and not surprisingly, thecommunities are remarkably similar toeach other. In both countries there wereyears of poverty, oppression and acomplete lack of open and organizedreligious observance. What was a surpriseto me, was how alike these communitiesare to ours. The prayers are the samewherever you are as is the sense ofbelonging and community. At Friday nightdinner, I sat next to a young Russianwoman who had not discovered she wasJewish until she was 16 and hergrandfather passed away. She is now theperson who trains all of the campcounselors for the Jewish sleep-awaycamps in Russia.

I was also able to visit Guatemala withCARE and see first-hand some of the workwe have been funding to find fair and safeemployment options for women and girls.I always struggle with how to bring homethese experiences to my family andespecially my children.

Girls my daughter Lucy’s age are often

already married and those my daughterTory’s age are working to help supporttheir families.

This reinforces to me our great fortunefor living in America. The freedom weexperience here is unparalled and shouldnever be taken for granted. Whateverimperfections we may find, and there maybe many, there are very few other nationsthat measure up to our freedoms, ourjudiciary, our democracy and our relativeprosperity.

And so to close, I’d like to say howthankful I am to be here as a member ofthis community.

I would be remiss at this time if I didnot thank my family for their support:

To my husband, David, who reallydoes encourage me to always say Yes;

And to Jamie, Lucy, Matt and Tory,much of what I’ve learned has been thanksto you;

It is my deepest wish that you willcontinue to carry this torch forwardthrough your work at Edenwald, UJA, theFIDF, GoodsforGood, Tikvot andwhatever you find to inspire you in thefuture.

Chag Sameach and thank you for thisgreat honor.

KJ ANNUAL DINNER

Save the DateSaturday night, December 3, 2016

at 8:00 pm

“Spend a Night

With A Knight!”

Celebrate Rabbi Haskel Lookstein’s

85th birthday!

Ramaz Upper School, 60 East 78th Street

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70 NEW MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS

INDUCTED

Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz began the

meeting with an invocation

praising God for bringing us back

to our home. The induction and welcome

to 70 new member household followed a

beautiful rendition of the national anthems

by Cantor Mayer Davis. (A listing of the

new members appears on page 3 of this

Bulletin.)

The first order of business which

immediately followed was the celebration

of milestone anniversaries of affiliation for

thirty-five households. Rabbi Lookstein,

with incomparable warmth, recalled the

family histories and communal

contributions of each of the celebrants.

The following members celebrated

milestone anniversaries and were honored

by the Congregation:

FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRANTS

Julia JadekDeborah R. Miller

Sue and Irwin Robins

FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRANTS

Rachel and Barry CooperArlene and Avrom DoftRenee and William EtraSusan and Peter Frankel

Harvey GeislerIra Gober

Rachell Maidenbaum GoberVida and Arthur Mantel

Susan and Hon. Michael MukaseyPaula WeisbuchRochelle Levine

Laurel and Lawrence RosenbluthSanford Seplow

Lois Smigel

TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

CELEBRANTS

Inna Bakker

Ellen and Mitchel Agoos

Suzy and Michael Appelbaum

Riva Alper and Joseph Bierman

Florence Chasin

Myra and Edmond Cohen

Dina and Jacques Farhi

Amy and Alex Goldstein

Carol Hess-Haber and Clark Haber

Judith and Hirshel Kahn

Janice Korff and Justin Korn

Juliana and Howard Levite

Judy and David Lobel

Rebecca Mannis

Sara and Abraham Rosen

Evelyn and Salomon Sassoon

Monica and Samuel Shapiro

Meg Rosenblatt and David Stein

A MUSICAL TOUCH

The Kol Ram Community Chorus,

under the direction of Daniel Henkin,

provided a musical interlude before the

screening of the Sisterhood film Timeless -

- a perfect segue to the presentation of the

evening’s honorees.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

The two special presentations that

evening were conferred on Stacy

Scheinberg and Rudy Arjune. Stacy, a

former Sisterhood President, has been a

driving force behind chesed initiatives

within our community and beyond. She

established Partners in Giving, organizing

parties for terminally ill children; she was

a coordinator of a re-created Jerusalem

“Midrachov” right here at KJ at the height

of what became known as Intifada II, when

Israel’s tourist shops were being crushed

by the absence of visitors; she spearheaded

the “Walk-the-Walk” defibrillator fund-

raising project for Israeli ambulances; she

introduced Family Mitzvah Day; with the

help of KJ member Mitch Krevat, she was

instrumental in filling an 18-wheeler truck

with relief supplies for victims of

Hurricane Katrina; and for years Stacy

coordinated the KJ Food Pantry. Her

chesed radar is always engaged, scanning

for opportunities to better the lives of those

in need. In recognition of all these acts of

chesed, and more, Stacy is truly a worthy

recipient of our Volunteer of the Year

Recognition.

Rudy Arjune’s job as Superintendent

and Building Engineer of KJ and the

Ramaz Lower School went far beyond

ensuring that we had sunny skies for

Sukkot. In his 33 years, Rudy was here

before the crack of dawn ensuring all was

in readiness, be it a regular school day, a

snow day, or the High Holy Days. He took

great joy in being a servant of the Lord in

the House of the Lord, and in grateful

recognition of Rudy’s years of loving

service, the Congregation presented him

A light-hearted moment

Anniversarians Arlene and Avrom Doft

Anniversarian Florence Chasin

with Rabbi Lookstein and Joel Katz

THE 144th ANNUAL SYNAGOGUE MEETING

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT

President Joel Katz spoke movingly

about his tenure as Board President,

recalling the two projects which were the

hallmarks of his Presidency: the

Synagogue recontruction and the search

for a Senior Rabbi, both of which could be

told with the sense of accomplishment and

humor that can only come from the

individual who shepherded the

Congregation through the entire process.

To mark the end of his years of service,

Joel was presented with a beautiful

Chagall seder plate, which certainly spoke

to his love of “order” in leadership.

BOARD ELECTIONS

The report of the Nominating

Committee, as approved by the Board of

Trustees, was presented by Wendy

Greenbaum and adopted by the

congregation.

The following officers were elected

to positions for the 2016-2017

Congregational year:

President.................................David Lobel

Vice President...................Elias Buchwald

2nd Vice President............Surie Sugarman

3rd Vice President.............Dr. Nicole Agus

4th Vice President................Sidney Ingber

Secretary .............................Morris Massel

Treasurer..........................Jonathan Wagner

Assistant Treasurer...........Robert Schwartz

Financial Secretary..................Evan Farber

Recording Secretary ..............JJ Hornblass

Dr. Philip Wilner, the new Board

Chairman of Ramaz School, relinquished

his officership.

REGULAR TRUSTEES

Three seats were vacated due to

mandatory retirement (the occupant

having served the constitutional limit of

nine years on the Board). These seats were

held by Abby Doft, Ted Edelman, and Dr.

Henry Kressel, who were all thanked for

their service.

Three Associate Trustees, Adam

Kaplan, Larry Kassman, and Sheera

Moffson, completed the maximum number

of years they were eligible to serve and

were also thanked for the contributions

they made during their tenure and were

elevated to Regular Trustees, thereby

filling the three Regular Trustee vacancies.

Kenneth Aschendorf, Dr. Larry Baruch,

and Gail Propp were also elected to the

Regular Board of Trustees.

ASSOCIATE TRUSTEES

The following Associate Trustees were

reappointed:

Yaira Singer Binstock

Jeffrey Esses

Orrin Feingold

Rebecca Feit

Rocky Fishman

Yonina Gomberg

Robert Katz

Rina Kestenbaum

Dr. Jody Levine

Joseph Meyer

To fill the three Associate Trustee

vacancies left by Adam Kaplan, Larry

Kassman, and Sheera Moffson, Erica

Gribetz, Erica Schwartz, and Bonnie

Silvera were appointed to the Associate

Board.

DECEASED MEMBERS

In a solemn moment, and with warmth

and sensitivity, Rabbi Lookstein then paid

tribute to sixteen members of the

Congregation who were called to their

eternal reward since the 143rd Annual

Meeting:

Alan Applebaum

Barbara Arfa

Sam Ciner

Ruthann Eckstein

Pearl Hack

Seymour Kramer

Jules Lassner

Frieda K. Lieberman

Belda Kaufman Lindenbaum

Daniella Moffson

Sheldon Muhlbauer

Ashella Perlberger

Sheryl Gura Rosenberg

Michael Sigall

Diane Wassner

David Wichs

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Anniversarians Judy and David Lobel

A “Thank You” to Rudy

Anniversarians Dina and Jacques Farhi

continued on page 13

Anniversarians Riva Alper and Joe Bierman

A thoughtful moment

ohexuga hn kfu/vbuntc rucm hfrmc/orfa okah v”cev

Actually, this describes the scene at

two very different events I recently

attended.

The first was an evening at SoulCycle

on Third Avenue and East 83rd Street

organized by the Ramaz Parents Council to

raise funds for Natan@Ramaz, the

volunteer group that extends a helping

hand to the community in all sorts of

meaningful ways. I

was asked to

provide some

“soul” to the

evening by

way of an

o p e n i n g

Dvar Torah,

and was

invited to stay

for the cycling,

something I had

never done before.

Forty participants biked their hearts out for

45 minutes in the unique SoulCycle

method.

Two nights later - and barely able to

walk, I attended the Lag B’Omer

Celebration of Woodmere’s Congregation

Aish Kodesh that took place in the gym of

Lawrence Middle School to accommodate

the hundreds of people who came out to

commemorate this mystical day on the

Jewish calendar. The evening featured

spiritual melodies sung by Eitan Katz and

words of inspiration from Rabbi Moshe

Weinberger. There was a lot of singing,

dancing, and neshama, Jewish soul.

This is a tale of two soul cycles.

SoulCycle was founded 10 years ago in

one Manhattan location and has exploded

into a national phenomenon in a dozen

states. The website describes the

SoulCycle workout as “a journey,” which

is strange since participants are riding a

stationary bicycle.

The promotional material uses slogans

like “Find your soul” and “Changing

lives.” Instructors are “trained to change

bodies and minds, so there is an emotional

element,” says Julie Rice, one of the

founders of SoulCycle. “Instructors learn

the workout, but they also learn the

spiritual experience that accompanies it

and how to inspire people. The workout is

based on human experience, people

reconnecting with who they are.”

Congregation Aish Kodesh in

Woodmere provides a different kind of

soul. It was founded 25 years ago. It is

known as a very spiritual place with an

inspiring and decorous service. The

congregation, named after Rabbi

Kalonymos Kalman Shapira, the

Piaseczner Rebbe and Rebbe of the

Warsaw Ghetto, was an educational

innovator and a major influence for the

shul’s founding rabbi. Rabbi Weinberger,

is a product of Yeshiva University and

currently is the Mashpia, spiritual

counselor, there. He is a modern-day

Rebbe who wears a long coat and streimel,

but he speaks the language of the Modern

Orthodox community. Rabbi Weinberger

has a very dedicated and passionate

following. That was certainly on display at

the Lag B’Omer celebration.

At both events, soul was on display.

Why? People want to feel! This explains

the success of both soulful venues.

Rabbi Weinberger invokes the navi

(Prophet) Amos (8:11), who predicted:

“Behold days are coming, says Hashem,

when I will send a famine in the land - not

a famine for bread nor thirst for water, but

for hearing the word of Hashem.”

Rabbi Kalonymos Kalman Shapira

applies this teaching to each individual. He

writes (Tzav v’Ziruz, Section 9):

The soul of a person loves to feel. It

yearns not only for feelings of happiness

but even for melancholy and tearful

feelings. A person will listen to horror

stories and watch violent horrifying scenes

which actually bring him to tears, just so

he will be able to feel. Emotion is the food

of the soul; it is as much of a need of the

soul as food is to the body. A person who

fulfills this need with emotional prayer and

study is nourishing the soul correctly.

Prayer and study without emotion will

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A T A L E O F T W O S O U L C Y C L E SBamidbar 5776 by Rabbi Elie Weinstock

Picture the scene.A dark room lit only with candles.

Rousing music, energizing the crowd.A charismatic and encouraging figure, exhorting attendees to dig down deep

and get in touch with the true self. The inner self needs to emerge.

An evening of soul and inspiration.

Powerful and stirring stories to motivate participants.

Lots of sweat.

Where am I?

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leave a vacuum that will force the soul to

search for emotion anywhere, even in

sinful behavior.

SoulCycle can fill this need for some.

There are some VERY passionate regulars.

(One article described one who takes 13

classes a week which would cost over

$21,000 a year.)

What about the neshama? People

naturally want to feel connected to that,

too.

One example of an instinctive

appreciation for the passion of soulful

Judaism can be seen in a concrete

example: their Jewish artwork. Radio host

Dennis Prager likes to chide his audiences,

whatever their beliefs. He has told Reform

crowds, “I’ve been in many Jewish homes.

I’ve noticed that Reform Jews often adorn

their homes with much Judaica. I’ve seen

many a painting of dancing Chassidic Jews

on their walls. I’ve also been to the homes

of many Orthodox Jews. I have never seen

paintings on their walls of dancing Reform

Jews.”

Religiously - as in other areas of life,

we gravitate towards a Judaism that is

alive and passionate - that touches the soul.

But this can be difficult. Today’s

Modern Orthodox community lacks a

certain soul. We often think that

spirituality is for chasidim or baalei

teshuva (returnees). As the old joke goes,

when does a baal teshuva know that he has

finally made it in the Orthodox world?

When he talks during chazarat ha’shatz

(the repetition of the Amidah).

Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik, the Rav,

noticed a decline in our appreciation for

the soul. (The Rav, R’ Aaron Rakefet, Vol.

2, pages 168-169):

In the past, this great experience of the

tradition was not handed down from

generation to generation through the

medium of words. It was absorbed through

osmosis; somehow, through silence. We

used to observe. Today in America,

however, and in the Western world, this is

completely lost…

The Rav goes on to encourage the

community to do something about this, but

he admits his own shortcomings in being

able to do this.

But it must be done. We need to

reconnect with our souls. It’s a societal

issue.

Recently, in an op-ed article in The

New York Times (6/7/16), David Brooks

suggested that our society needs what he

called, “a new traditionalism.”

What is this new traditionalism? It is

the awareness that we’re not primarily

physical creatures. We have souls or

consciousness which infuses the everyday

with a greater sense of purpose. This

would help look beyond narrow or specific

or selfish factors. He writes:

If public life were truly infused with

the sense that people have souls, we would

educate young people to have vocations

and not just careers…We’d celebrate

marriage as a covenantal bond. We’d

understand that citizenship is a covenant,

too, and that we have a duty to feel

connected to those who disagree with us.

Our awareness of the soul would add

an additional important dimension to any

issue. We cannot always look at the bottom

line. Brooks suggests that the soul be the

prism through which we live our lives. It

requires a conscious effort.

How can we get in touch with the soul?

How can we energize it? How do we keep

it lit?

There is no easy answer, but we can

start by being proactive.

Rabbi Dr. David Fox, a rabbi and

psychologist from Los Angeles, says the

soul needs to be cultivated in the same way

we cultivate morals or ethics. Just as we

teach children the importance of manners

and values, we need to educate and talk

about the soul. If we

expand the mind

without cultivating

the soul, there is an

“ a s y m m e t r y ”

which weakens the

soul.

Put differently,

if we don’t find

ways to nurture our

souls, SoulCycle (the cycling) will feel

more spiritual than davening or learning or

a religious experience.

We need to work on it. We need to

sweat.

One way to do this is to talk about God

more. We need to talk about God for God

to be relevant. We should not be shy about

putting God into the conversation - even if

it prompts questions that don’t have easy

answers.

Little kids get it. They LOVE the song:

“Hashem is here, Hashem is there, Hashem

is truly everywhere.” While it may not be

entirely theologically accurate, it is

something familiar and recognizable.

Another thing we can do to feed our

souls is to look at spiritual aspects of

mitzvot. Often, we focus on the practical

aspects of Judaism. That is appropriate,

considering that in Judaism actions speak

much more loudly than words. Rituals,

though, have a spiritual side.

Take Shabbat. The Rambam (Laws of

Shabbat 30:2), not necessarily known for

his spirituality, instructs us to greet

Shabbat “as one goes out to greet a king.”

Every person I know would be excited to

meet a monarch or royalty - especially

Kate Middleton and Prince William.

Do we stop to think and articulate this

aspect of Shabbat or holidays?

Another example is prayer. Prayer is,

obviously, a very regular ritual. It is also

one of the hardest to teach as a meaningful

activity. At its core, though, is God. We are

talking to God. Otherwise, we’re just

standing there moving our lips.

When addressing kavanah, proper

intention, the Rambam writes (Laws of

Prayer 4:16):

How does one pray with intention?

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A C A D E M I C H O N O R SCONGREGATION KEHILATH JESHURUN EXTENDS A MAZAL TOV TO.. . .

EMILY ADLER, daughter of Amy Adler andElliott Adler, upon her graduation from theRamaz Upper School. Emily will attendEmory University in the fall.

MOLLIE ADOLF, daughter of LawrenceAdolf and Amy Aaron, upon her graduationfrom the Ramaz Upper School as arecipient of the Boris Z. Gorlin Tikkun

Olam Award, presented to the senior whostrives through acts of tzedakah and chesed

to repair the world in the image of God; theJesse Deutsch Tefila Award; the GloriaSchrenzel Sheer Dance Award; and theNational Council of Teachers of EnglishWriting Award. Mollie will attend SyracuseUniversity Newhouse School ofCommunications in the fall.

SARAH ARATEN, daughter of Annette andDr. David Araten, upon her graduationfrom the Ramaz Upper School as arecipient of the Ramaz Prize, given to thestudent who best exemplifies the ideals andgoals of a Ramaz education:menschlichkeit; commitment to Torah,

Mitzvot, Am Yisrael and Medinat Yisrael;superior academic achievement; and ademonstration of responsibility for thesociety of which she is a part; the SamGyenes Memorial Award presented to thesenior selected by the class as theindividual most concerned with the needsand sensitivities of her classmates; theAron, Leah, and Leon Swergold MemorialAward for excellence in the study ofTalmud; and the Spanish Award. Sarah willattend Harvard University in the fall.

SARAH ASCHERMAN, daughter of Drs.Corinne and Jeffrey Ascherman, upon hergraduation from the Ramaz Upper Schoolas a recipient of the Morris S. Arfa Keter

Shem Tov Award, given to the students whobest exemplify the qualities and characteradvocated in Pirkei Avot, and a Spanishaward. Sarah will attend HarvardUniversity in the fall.

ERICA BARUCH, daughter of Shira and Dr.Larry Baruch, upon her graduation cum

laude from Columbia University with a BAin Psychology. She will be pursuing adegree in School and Child Psychology atYeshiva University’s Ferkauf GraduateSchool of Psychology in the fall. Mazal

Tov to proud KJ grandparents Audrey andRabbi Haskel Lookstein.

JACOB BERMAN, son of Sara Berman andDavid Berman, upon his graduation fromthe Ramaz Upper School as a recipient ofthe Beatrice and Murray KirschblatHolocaust Award, given to the studentswho have demonstrated a commitment toHolocaust awareness, especially in theareas of research and literature. Jacob willattend Princeton University in the fall.Mazal Tov as well to proud KJgrandparents Judy and Michael Steinhardt.

ELIZABETH BIER, daughter of Esther andNathaniel Bier, upon her graduation fromthe Ramaz Upper School as a recipient of aDrama Award and a State of New York(Regents) Scholarship for AcademicExcellence. Lizzie will attend MachonMaayan in September and Barnard Collegeupon her return from Israel.

JOSHUA BIERMAN, son of Riva Alper andJoseph A. Bierman, upon his graduationcum laude from The George WashingtonUniversity, with a BA in DramaticLiterature and a minor in Journalism. Joshwas the recipient of The Kevin Peter HallAward for Excellence and Perseverance asan Actor.

BENJAMIN BOLNICK, son of Dr. TarynFishman and David Bolnick, upon hisgraduation from the University ofPennsylvania with a BA in Psychology.Ben will continue his studies at theUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School.

RACHEL BOLNICK, daughter of Dr. TarynFishman and David Bolnick, upon hergraduation from Columbia University withan MS in Occupational Therapy.

BECKIE COHEN, daughter of Sherry andNeil Cohen, upon her graduation from theRamaz Upper School as a recipient of theDavid Kagan Memorial Award for thestudent athletes who best exemplify thevalues of sportsmanship andmenschlichkeit both on and off the playingfield, and the Walter Koppel JewishPolitical Action Award given to the studentwho has demonstrated leadership andcommitment to political action for the

benefit of the Jewish people. Beckie willattend Midreshet Lindenbaum in the falland Johns Hopkins University upon herreturn from Israel.

ELIANA DOFT, daughter of Suzanne andJacob Doft, upon her graduation from theRamaz Upper School as a recipient of theMary and Louis Wolinsky Award for theseniors who have demonstrated the higheststandards of menschlichkeit in service toKlal Yisrael; a Yearbook Award; and aNational Merit Scholarship Program Letterof Commendation. Eliana will attendIsrael’s Hartman Institute in the fall and theUniversity of Pennsylvania upon herreturn. Mazal Tov to proud KJgrandparents Arlene & Avrom Doft andMarion & Bill Weiss.

TUNIE DUSHEY, daughter of Joy and SamDushey, upon her graduation from theRamaz Upper School. She will attend TheNew School - Eugene Lang in the fall.

ALEXANDER EISENSTEIN, son of Randi andDr. Howard Eisenstein, upon hisgraduation from the Ramaz Upper Schoolas a recipient of the David KaganMemorial Award for the student athleteswho best exemplify the values ofsportsmanship and menschlichkeit both onand off the playing field, and theGorfinkle/Waldman Computer ScienceAward. Alex will attend the University ofMichigan School of Engineering in the fall.

JARED FEINGOLD, son of Dr. CarolynHiltebeitel and Orrin Feingold, upon hisgraduation from the Ramaz Upper Schoolas a recipient of the Richard E. KobrinAward for Excellence in CommunityService presented to the graduating seniorswho have demonstrated great sensitivity tothe value and importance of communityservice. He will attend Yeshivat Orayta inthe fall and Johns Hopkins University uponhis return from Israel. Mazal Tov as well toproud KJ grandfather Dr. LeonardFeingold.

TALIA FEINGOLD, daughter of Dr. CarolynHiltebeitel and Orrin Feingold, upon hergraduation from the Ramaz Upper Schoolas a recipient of the Gertrude LooksteinEishet Chayil Award given to the senior

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women who best integrate modern idealsof womanhood with traditional Jewishlife. Talia will attend MidreshetLindenbaum in the fall and BarnardCollege upon her return from Israel. MazalTov as well to proud KJ grandfather Dr.Leonard Feingold.

SHELI FOUZAILOFF, daughter of Ruth andRafael Fouzaillof, upon her graduationfrom the Ramaz Upper School. She willattend Midreshet Lindenbaum in the falland New York University upon her returnfrom Israel.

ALEXANDER GLAUBACH, son of KirstenGlaubach and Baruch Glaubach, upon hisgraduation from the Ramaz Upper School.He will attend the University of Chicagoin the fall.

JONATHAN HIRSCHFELD, son of Dr. SusanHirschfeld and Elie Hirschfeld, upon hisgraduation from the Ramaz Upper Schoolas a recipient of a State of New York(Regents) Scholarship for AcademicExcellence. Jonathan will attendColumbia University in the fall.

CLAIRE IFRAH, daughter of Michele andStephane Ifrah, upon her graduation fromthe Ramaz Upper School as a recipient ofa Boris Z. Gorlin Tikkun Olam Award,presented to the senior who strivesthrough acts of tzedakah and chesed torepair the world in the image of God.Claire will attend the University of Miamiin the fall.

BENJAMIN KAPLAN, son of Dr. JenniferKaplan and Michael Kaplan, upon hisgraduation from the Ramaz Upper Schoolas a recipient of a National MeritScholarship Program Letter ofCommendation. Benjamin will attendYeshivat Torat Shraga in the fall andHarvard University upon his return fromIsrael.

MATTHEW LEVY, son of Lisa Don, uponhis graduation from the Ramaz UpperSchool as a recipient of the Lillian JacobsAward for excellence in character anddedication to the spirit of Jewish ethics; ofa National Merit Scholarship ProgramLetter of Commendation; and the NY

State Attorney General’s Triple C Award.Matthew will attend the Wharton Schoolat the University of Pennsylvania in thefall.

ELISA LEWITTES, daughter of DavidLewittes and Marilyn Blume, upon hergraduation from the Ramaz Upper School.Elisa will attend New York University inthe fall. Mazal Tov to proud KJgrandparents Ruth and Hon. Joel Lewittes.

JULIA LIPMAN, daughter of Evan Lipmanand Matthew Lipman, upon her graduationfrom the Ramaz Upper School. Julia willattend Lehigh University in the fall.

ADI MENCHE, daughter of Aliza andAaron Menche, upon her graduation fromthe Ramaz Upper School as a recipient ofa Band Award. Adi will attend MidreshetEin HaNatziv in the fall and New YorkUniversity upon her return from Israel.

SOPHIE MINTZ, daughter of Elizabeth andVictor Mintz, upon her graduation magna

cum laude from the University ofPennsylvania’s School of Nursing, whereshe will continue her studies toward aMaster’s Degree in Pediatric Acute Care.

KATHARINE MODELL-ROSEN, daughter ofJane Modell Rosen, upon her graduationfrom the Ramaz Upper School. She willattend SUNY Albany Business HonorsProgram in the fall.

ALEXANDER MOFFSON, son of Sheera andMichael Moffson, upon his graduationfrom the Ramaz Upper School. A recipientof the Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein Awardfor Personal Growth, Alex will attendYeshivat Orayta in the fall and CornellUniversity upon his return from Israel.

ADIE PRESENT, daughter of Suzy andLarry Present, upon her graduation fromthe Ramaz Upper School as a recipient ofthe Mary and Louis Wolinsky Award inCommunity Outreach, given to thoseseniors who have demonstrated thehighest standards of menschlichkeit toKlal Yisrael; and the Aron, Leah, and LeonSwergold Memorial award for excellencein the study of Talmud. Adie will attendMidreshet Torah Va’Avodah in the fall andthe University of Chicago, as a UniversityScholar, upon her return from Israel.

ELIANA PRESENT, daughter of Suzy andLarry Present, upon her graduation fromthe Ramaz Upper School as a recipient ofthe Photography Award. Elie will attendMidreshet Torah Va’Avodah in the fall andthe Jewish Theological Seminary, as arecipient of the Dean’s Award, andColumbia University upon her return fromIsrael.

DANIEL JOSEPH (“DJ”) PRESSER, son ofLauren and Mitchell Presser, upon hisgraduation from the Ramaz Upper Schoolas a recipient of the Gilda SilvermanMemorial Award, presented to the seniors

A C A D E M I C H O N O R S

YOM HASHOAH COMMEMORATED ON MAY 4

The cornerstone of this year’s Yom HaShoah program, entitled Witness Theater, was a

unique, live performance and the culmination of months of heartfelt collaboration between

Ramaz Upper School students and Selfhelp’s local Holocaust survivors. It was a moving re-

enactment of their lives’ most difficult and poignant moments, as portrayed by

student actors and narrated by the survivors themselves. Witness Theater

enables these survivors to tenderly pass their memories and legacies from

one generation to another. The audience

was mesmerized by the stories and the

performances in no small part due to the

palpable bond between the

narrator/survivors and the student

performers. This program was sponsored by the

Arfa/Massel Family and the Gutfreund Holocaust

Commemoration Endowment in loving memory of Barbara

Gutfreund Arfa, z’l.

(continued on page 20)

Avoyaging ship was wrecked during

a storm at sea. Only two of the

men on it survived and were able

to swim to a small desert island. Stranded

on the island, the two realized that their

only hope was to pray to God. To find out

whose prayer was more powerful, they

agreed to divide the territory between them

in half, and stay on opposite sides of the

island.

The first prayer was for food. The next

morning, discovering a lush fruit-bearing

tree on his side of the island, the first man

ate to his heart’s content. On the other side,

he noticed, the land stayed barren.

A week later, the first man grew lonely.

He decided to pray for a dog. The very

next day another ship was wrecked on the

island’s rocky shore, and the only survivor

was a dog that swam to the first man’s side

of the land. But nothing came to the

second man’s side.

Delighted with his success, the first

man then prayed for a house, for clothes,

for more food. Like magic, all he had

prayed for arrived the next day. But still

the second man had nothing.

Finally, the first man realized that he

was praying for the wrong things: he

should pray for a new ship so that he could

leave the island! In the morning, a tall ship

appeared and docked right on his beach.

The first man boarded the ship with his

dog and got ready to set sail, leaving the

other man behind. The first man thought to

himself: Since the second man had none of

his prayers answered, he must not be a

good person. God has answered all of my

prayers, and has not answered any of the

other man’s prayers - so that other person

must not deserve God’s blessings.

But no sooner had he begun to set sail

then the voice of God boomed out of the

heavens: “Why are you leaving your friend

on the island?”

“He doesn’t deserve to come,” the first

man exclaimed. “His prayers went

unanswered! The blessings that you sent

me are clearly mine alone!”

“How wrong you are!” God replied.

“Your friend had only one prayer, which I

answered. If not for that, you would have

received nothing at all.”

The first man lowered his voice. “What

did he pray for that I should owe him

anything?”

God replied: “He prayed that all of

your prayers be answered.”

vvvvvvvvvvvv

At Ramaz, we daven as a community.

But why should we pray together, in a

minyan? In reality, it would be much

easier to pray on our own than in a group;

it would be quieter, we could concentrate

better, and we could schedule our tefillot

conveniently according to our own

calendar.

We learn from the shipwreck story that

davening is not about praying for

ourselves; it is about what we want for

others. We pray in a community, b’ztibur,

not to make davening easier for us, but to

make it better for the people we care about.

Davening together in a minyan reminds

us that, when our prayers are answered and

good things happen to us, it may be

because someone else was looking out for

us, and not because we deserved to be

rewarded. I think this is why the central

tefillah, the Amidah, is written in the

plural. When we ask in the Shmoneh Esrei

for God to give us wisdom, to give us

health, and to grant us redemption, we are

not asking for ourselves, we are asking on

behalf of our friends, our family, and our

community.

When I davened with you this year, I

tried to imagine what you needed most.

The middle school years can be

challenging, and your teachers,

administrators, and I have prayed each day

that God look out for you and give you

success, happiness, and friendship.

Which brings me to the second moral

of the story: Don’t leave friends behind.

All of you here will be moving to new

grades; some of you will be moving to new

schools. For those of you rising to Upper

School, you will have the opportunity to

make new friends from other feeder

schools, and form new social groups as

you welcome students from different

communities. Those of you matriculating

within the middle school will be in new

classes with other students, and you will

form new relationships. This will be a

wonderful opportunity to welcome people

into your life.

As you enter new relationships and

form new social circles, make sure never

to neglect or abandon your old friends. As

you move onwards and upwards, maintain

the friendships you have made over these

last years, and never leave these

companions behind. As we daven together

for this last time, look around at the people

about whom you care, and remember to

always care about them.

Pray for them; they will always pray

for you.

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On July 1, Rabbi Eric Grossman celebrated his first anniversary as the Ramaz Head of School. He is a gifted

and knowledgeable educator, who greets every student with a smile and a warm word. This dvar Torah speaks

volumes to the values with which he seeks to imbue our children.

In his own words: One of my greatest joys at Ramaz this year has been davening with the Ramaz Middle

School minyan. On the final day of school before summer vacation, I had the honor of delivering the following

d’var Torah to the students during Shacharit.

Rabbi HaskelLookstein’s 10

Nusach recordings,designed to help people

learn how to be ashaliach tzibbur

at daily services, Shabbatot,holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and selichot

around the year,are available free of charge on the

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There is no better time thannow to avail yourself

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BA’AL TEFILLAH

THE POWER OF PRAYER

Dr. Leora Mogilner, Chair of the

Nominating Committee, presented its

report on behalf of Jacob Doft, Chairman

of the Board of the Ramaz School. She

thanked the Board Members who

completed their terms of service and

rotated off the Ramaz Board:

CHARTER TRUSTEES

Neil Cohen

Scott Hoffman

Jay Lefkowitz

Steve Schacter

Mark Segall

BOARD MEMBERS

Edgard Khafif

Leora Tanenbaum

The following Board members were re-

elected:

CHARTER TRUSTEES

Jimmy Haber

David Stonehill

Philip Wilner

ALUMNI TRUSTEES

Dana Cohen

COMMUNITY BOARD MEMBER

Nicole Dicker

The following people were elected to

serve on the Ramaz Board:

CHARTER TRUSTEES

Kenneth Aschendorf

Eli Dweck

Adam Kaplan

Abbe Serphos

Alissa Shams

PARENT BOARD MEMBERS

Ray Chalme

Randi Eisenstein

Julie Feldman

Lori Zeltser

ALUMNI BOARD MEMBERS

Joshua Kaufthal

COMMUNITY BOARD MEMBER

Shaul Nakash

Kenneth Tauber

The following Honorary Board

Members were re-elected for a one year

period:

Harvey Beker

Fred Distenfeld

Lillian Eisman

David Gruenstein

Robert Kapito

Ilan Kaufthal

Dr. Jerry Kestenbaum

Gail Propp

The congregational membership in

attendance approved the slate of Ramaz

School trustees, following which the 144th

Annual Synagogue Meeting was

adjourned and all were invited to enjoy a

delicious repast of frankfurters,

sauerkraut, and ice cold beer, courtesy of

Foremost Caterers.

KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 13

INVOCATION AT THE 144TH ANNUAL

KJ SYNAGOGUE MEETING

by Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz

/vkx lukkvh sug wl,hc hcauh hratHappy are those who dwell in Your house;

they shall continue to praise You forever (Psalms 84:5)

Ribbono Shel Olam - Master of the Universe

We are so happy and grateful to be here, biveitecha,

in the house of the Lord;

and we are so grateful this evening to be back in our rebuilt home.

We are so thankful this evening for the yoshvei beitecha,

those who dwell in Your home, our dear anniversarians

who are the heart and soul of our congregation.

And we pray that in this wonderful new home, od yehallelucha selah,

we will continue to praise Your name,

to continue in the path of Torah, Prayer and acts of kindness. Amen.

THE 144th ANNUAL SYNAGOGUE MEETING

RAMAZ SCHOOL MEETING

continued from page 7

Anniversarians Judy and Hirshel Kahn

Pre-Pesach fun,courtesy of the KJYouth Department:

Gym Time,a screening of Prince of Egypt,

Art Projects, Pizza.

All make for an enjoyable day!

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UJA@KJ AROUND THE COMMUNITY

UJA@KJ is a partnership between KJ and UJA-Federation of New York that aims to strengthen our local community

through meaningful programs and volunteer opportunities. For more information about UJA@KJ or any of these programs,

please contact the UJA@KJ Chairs: Lani Kollander at Melanie.Kollander@gmail.com, or Jen Yashar at Jen.Yashar@gmail.com. UJA@KJ wishes

a special thank you to our current chairs, and to Talya Kaye, who will be stepping down as chair,

for all of their hard work to make these programs possible!

What an incredible year for the UJA@KJ partnership!

This year, UJA@KJ took our relationship to brand new heights with innovative programs, exciting initiatives,

and community-wide opportunities. Over the past year, UJA@KJ accomplished the following:

Dozens of people

came out to honor

Rabbi Haskel Lookstein

at the annual UJA@KJ

reception hosted

by Elena and Jay

Lefkowitz.

75 volunteers of

all ages helped serve

a pre-Thanksgiving

meal to the isolated,

needy, and mentally ill

seniors at Educational

Alliance’s Project

ORE.

20 families

welcomed impoverished

children from the JCC of

Canarsie and the Hebrew

Educational Alliance for a

Chanukah celebration full

of pizza, donuts, and

prizes!

A massive,

community-wide

initiative through Ramaz:

the ECC and Lower School

raised $1,800 through a

brachathon, which was used to

purchase kosher for Passover food

that the Middle School students

packaged, and was then delivered

to seniors in need in Washington

Heights by the Upper School

students - what an amazing

collaborative effort by

the Ramaz school!

Four “Mitzvah

Mondays” at which KJ

volunteers joined with

shuls from across

Manhattan to serve kosher

meals, spend time with

impoverished children,

and bring a smile to

people’s faces!

The Ramaz Lower

School choir performed

a variety of songs to the

Holocaust survivors from

Blue Card, who also

enjoyed a delicious lunch

and Yiddish learning.

Over 50 families

participated in the

first ever community-

wide Mitzvah Day, in

which participants

were able to do six

different volunteer

projects.

Through

a grant from UJA

and the Jewish Communal

Fund, Ramaz was a host school

for the life-changing Witness

Theater program, which allows

Holocaust survivors to share their

story with high school seniors.

The incredible dramatic retelling

of the survivors’ stories was a

powerful way to recognize

Yom HaShoah.

The KJ/Ramaz

Holocaust Task Force

sponsored a Selfhelp

Coffeehouse where

volunteers came

together to eat,

drink, and dance

with Holocaust

survivors.

KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 15

KJ Service DirectoryForemost Caterers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201-664-2465

Judaica Classics (Doina Bryskin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212-722-4271

Rabbi Yoseph Lasdun, Tefillin and Mezuzah Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . .212-927-1655

Ketubot by Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .646-420-0743

McCabe’s Wine & Liquors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212-737-0790

Park East Kosher Butcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212-737-9800

Plaza Jewish Community Chapel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212-769-4400

Riverside Memorial Chapel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212-362-6600

Shimon Lerner, Genealogist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347-610-6332

Seasons Kosher Supermarket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212-222-6745

Tablecloths ‘n’ More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212-517-7618

Tauber Fish Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .718-338-5380

DESPITE THE RAINY WEATHER

KJ/RAMAZ

CAME OUT

IN FORCE

ON JUNE 5

FOR THE ANNUAL

CELEBRATE ISRAEL

PARADE

Photo Credit: Mara Lassner

For Shaatnez checking (the biblicalprohibition against mixed fabrics typicallyfound in the collars of expensive men’ssuits):

Kent’s Fashion House, 1596 Third Avenue(between 89th & 90th Streets, phone: 212-876-0088), and they will be inspected bythe Shaatnez checker.

Morris Organic Dry Cleaners and CustomTailors, 436 East 86th Street (between 1stand York Avenues), 212-828-5681,(specializing in Shaatnez testing andfixing, talitot, tzitzit)

Mazal Tov

Rabbi Dr. Dr. Haskel Lookstein!

Rabbi Haskel Lookstein was the recipient of an HonoraryDoctorate from Bar Ilan University on Tuesday, June 7. Inconnection with this prestigious honor, he delivered a lectureentitled Nitzchuni Banai - My Children Have Prevailed OverMe: Rendering Halakhic Decisions in a Challenging World, atthe University on June 8.

l to r: Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz (President of Bar

Ilan), Dr. Mordechai Katz (Past Chairman of the

Board) Prof. Arnold Enker (founding Dean of Bar

Ilan Law School), Rabbi Lookstein, Gail Propp (V.P.

and Secretary, American Friends BIU), Michael

Jesselson (Chairman, Board of Trustees)

If you have a child who will be of age to enter Ramaz

in September 2017,

the Admissions Office is open for inquiries.

Best wishes for a safe and enjoyable summer.

Randy Krevat, Director of Admissions

THE RAMAZ SCHOOL

E-mail: Admissions@ramaz.org

Telephone: 212-774-8085 Fax: 212-774-8099

RAMAZ

ADMISSIONS

Iattended my first AIPAC event about

five years ago when Adam Shiff

invited me to the Annual Northeast

Regional Dinner in NYC. I was instantly

smitten and overwhelmed by the intense

enthusiasm, love and support for Israel in

that room. It was heartening to hear so

many US politicians, from both sides of

the aisle, voice their unwavering support

for the State of Israel. What each and every

speaker made perfectly clear was that the

US - Israel bond was a mutually beneficial

relationship that was essential to both

countries. This was a pep rally for Israel

like nothing I had ever experienced before,

and I decided then and there that I wanted

to get more involved in AIPAC.

It was the following year when I

attended my first AIPAC Policy

Conference, and I was instantly hooked.

The experience exceeded all expectations.

To see thousands upon thousands of

people, from all walks of life, both Jew and

non-Jew, coming together to support Israel

was a scene to behold. While the large

general sessions were a great opportunity

to demonstrate collective support, it was

the breakout sessions and wide range of

issues addressed by experts on each topic,

that I enjoyed the most. Not only did I

come away from the Policy Conference

committed to help and support AIPAC, I

learned a lot. I also decided that just as

Adam Shiff had gotten me involved in

AIPAC, I would get others involved as

well. The following year I took my father-

in-law, Les Weiss, and then, in subsequent

years, I turned to the younger generation,

my sons.

As members of KJ and parents of

Ramaz students, we work to instill a love

for Israel in our children. From school

Zimriahs and the Israel Day Parade to trips

to Israel organized by families, shul, and

school, we immerse our children in Ahavat

Am Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael. It occurred

to me when my older son, Aaron, reached

Bar Mitzvah a couple of years ago, it was

time to supplement his LOVE for Israel

with the tools to HELP Israel. I thought

what better way to introduce him to all the

harsh realities and challenges that Israel

faces on a daily basis, than to hear it

firsthand from the experts and the

politicians, both from the US and Israel.

We attended Policy Conference 2016, and

with a new addition in tow, my younger

son, Alex, a rising eighth grader at Ramaz.

On Sunday morning, Aaron and I

attended a breakout session with a panel of

AIPAC POLICY CONFERENCE:by Avi Shapira

Some of the over 200 KJ/Ramaz faces who participated in AIPAC’s inspiring and informative Policy Conference, led by Lisa and Senior Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz,

Audrey & Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, and Rabbis Elie Weinstock, Daniel Kraus, and Roy Feldman. Join next year’s delegation!

Mark your calendars now for March 26-28, 2017

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KJ SYNAGOGUE MEMBERSHIP:

BE A PART OF THE JEWISH

PEOPLE

Contact KJ Executive Director

Leonard Silverman

at 212-774-5680 or LSS@CKJ.org

ISRAEL ACTIONCheck out “Artzeinu”

The Weekly Israel News Update http://artzeinu.org

The Artzeinu Team

Elan Agus,Aliza Hornblass Jonah Hornblass,

JJ Hornblass, Erica Schwartz

This site provides easy access to numerous news sources

and videos, and is well organized by general topic.

KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 17

A Word from the Sons

Going to the AIPAC policy conference was a meaningful

experience for me. Not just because it was a great milestone

to share with my dad, but because it was incredible to see the

sheer number of people who care for, love and support Israel. As

a Ramaz student and KJ member, it is normal to be surrounded

by this feeling, but to arrive at a packed Verizon Stadium was

something completely different. What I found most interesting

was the lecture about BDS from experts. Again, living in the

comfortable Upper East Side cocoon is nice but not real. I

hadn’t realized how big and dangerous this issue had become on

college campuses throughout America. As I get ready to leave

for college in the coming years, I am better armed with the facts

to add my voice in support of Israel. I look forward to attending

more AIPAC events with my family in the future.

Aaron Shapira (Ramaz’19)

Attending the AIPAC Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

this past March was an unreal experience for me. I was

fortunate to listen and learn from some of our influential

politicians and inspiring religious leaders. I was impressed with

how eloquently they spoke and how intensely they described their

defining moments. Vice President Joe Biden was a relaxed and

quite funny speaker, but also had a strong and serious way about

him. All the religious leaders, whether Rabbis or Priests, spoke

in unison as they shared a common hope for Israel. The event

showed me how many politicians had Israel’s back, and they

meant what they were saying. The AIPAC Conference gave me

comfort that no matter how many terrorists or enemy nations we

face, America will always stand strong with Israel.

- Alex Shapira (Ramaz ‘21)

A ROAD TRIP WITH MY SONS

experts who discussed the issue of BDS

(Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions)

against Israel.This is the most important

topic for someone of Aaron’s age to learn

more about, as he is just a few years away

from college. When one listens to or reads

about BDS supporters, their claims are

inaccurate and misleading, but they are

armed with an overwhelming number of

them. It is critical that our children who

have a great love for Israel, be properly

informed so that they can step up and

defend Israel from this hateful rhetoric.

Aaron was listening intently as

Ambassador Daniel Ayalon explained that

BDS started at the Oslo accords in 1993

and has developed into a full-fledged

human rights movement, all based on lies

about Israel. Aaron recognized that he is

part of the next generation who must

defend Israel at college campuses all over

the United States and the rest of the world.

Alex joined me for the general session

Sunday evening at the Verizon Center.

While he is accustomed to joining me for

an NBA game in arenas this size, he was

not prepared for what he was about to

experience. The look on his face was

priceless, as we found our seats and he

realized what a special event this was. He

saw over 18,000 people who had come

together not for a Washington Wizards

game, or for a pop star concert, but to

show their love and support for Israel. As

speaker after speaker advocated the

strength and importance of the US-Israel

relationship, Alex was riveted. Perhaps the

highlight of the evening for Alex, and for

many of us, was when Vice President Joe

Biden spoke for 45 minutes about not only

how important the United States is to

Israel, but how important Israel is to the

United States. Alex tuned to me and

thanked me for bringing him. Mission

accomplished.

While most children who attend Policy

Conference are in high school, I encourage

parents to plant a seed early on, around Bat

or Bar-Mitzvah age. It is an experience

they will never forget, and will help ensure

that the next generation is committed to

not only loving, but helping, Israel in

every way it can.

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Having a Bar or Bat Mitzvahin 5777-5778?

If you are celebrating

a Bar or Bat Mitzvah at KJ between

September 2017 and June 2018,

please contact Riva Alper

in the synagogue office at 212-774-5670

or Riva@CKJ.org to reserve specific rooms

for your services, celebratory

meals/kiddushes, and other functions.

We are booking synagogue programming

now, and do not want you to be closed-out

from your preferred venues.

If you think

you know

what Hebrew

School is...

Think again!wBar/Bat Mitzvah Program

wJewish Holidays,Traditions & Heritage

wFamily Learning Experiences

wOne-on-one Hebrew Tutoring

Our Sunday Hebrew School is accepting fall enrollments

for children entering Kindergarten through Bar/Bat Mitzvah age.

Contact 212-774-5692 or JYC@CKJ.org for more information.

The 2015-16 programming year kicked off with an open board meeting for all the women of the community.

Attendees learned about upcoming programming; volunteer opportunities, and about the important

work of Sharsheret, a group dedicated to helping women and their families cope with breast and

ovarian cancer. One outcome of this meeting was “Pink Shabbat.” It brought together 100 women who

baked challah for Shabbat and learned about breast cancer prevention. This was followed by remarks

from KJ member Dr. Naamit Kurshan Gerber who spoke to the Congregation from the pulpit on

Shabbat Parashat Vayakel (March 5) about “The Half-Shekel: Knowing and Counting.”

Our Fall events included:

- Tel Aviv on the Highline Chelsea Art Tour

- A Tasting with Kim Kushner Cooking Event

- The Annual Chanukah Boutique

- Sotheby’s Judaica Tour led by KJ member Jennifer Roth

The highlight of the Spring was the annual Sisterhood Luncheon. Led by chairs

Barbara Braffman and Carla Tanz, the luncheon brought to life the long history of the

KJ Sisterhood. Ever since 1886, when it was called the Ladies Auxiliary Society, women

have been active in KJ and the community at large. “Timeless,” a video produced for the luncheon,

showed how the goals and activities of the Sisterhood haven’t changed over the decades. They are

service to the Synagogue, educational support, cultural and social activities, and charitable giving.

You can see the video on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4DZd-

YSqGw&feature=share)

Other Spring events included:

- Book Event with author Shuleem Deen and hosted by Rita Woldenberg

- A guided tour of the Isaac Mizrahi exhibit at the Jewish Museum which was preceded by

lunch in the home of Emma Mahfar.

- A Spring Boutique

At our final Board meeting of the year, hosted by Barbara Braffman, we voted Carla

Tanz in as the new Vice President and thanked outgoing VP, Julie Kopel, for her service.

We also said thanks for their service to Katia Raab, recording secretary; and Eugenia

Davis, social secretary. Sharon Gonen is joining the Board and Executive Committee

as the new Secretary.

Exciting programming is in development for 2016-17 and we hope you’ll participate

either as an attendee or volunteer. Contact one of us to participate or learn more:

Stephanie Katz, President (stephanieskatz@gmail.com)

Carla Tanz, Vice President (carlatanz@gmail.com)

KJ SISTERHOOD: Timeless

KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 19

THE 144th YEAR OF CONGREGATION KEHILATH JESHURUN

A RETROSPECTIVE 2015-2016

SHABBAT SCHOLARS

wRabbi Professor Adam Ferziger

wRabbi Dr. Jeremy Wieder

SEUDAH SHLISHIT

GUEST SPEAKERS

wMendy Reiner

wSandra Rapoport

wLt. Yoav Gelband of TIKVOT

wTed Comet

wRabbi Hayyim Angel

wHank Sheinkopf

wIDF Veteran Geva Rapp

wRabbi Yossi Weiser

wRabbi J. J. Schacter

wRabbi Shmuely Boteach

wRobert Sugarman

wKaren Lerman

wGeneral Elazar Stern

wLeah Sarna

HOLIDAY EVENTS

wTeshuva Shiur by Rabbi Saul Berman

wAseret Y’mei Teshuva Shiurby Rabbi Eric Grossman

wShabbat Shuva Drasha by Rabbi Haskel Lookstein

wSukkot Meals

wWomen’s Tefillah Service

wPurim Mishloach Manot

wPre-Pesach Learning Seminar

wShabbat HaGadol Drasha by Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Wieder

wYom Hashoah Program

wTekes Ma’avar/Yom HaZikaronProgram

wYom Ha’Atzmaut Services and Bar-b-que

wShavuot Dinner & Tikkun Leyl

wYom Yerushalayim Services

MEN’S CLUB

Kiddush Discussions:

wNutrition Jeopardy w/ Dr. Lisa Young

wGenetics w/ Dr. Nicole SchreiberAgus

wBikur Cholim Training from

Professionals and Reflections from

Volunteers w/ Shira Felberbaum

wA Picture is Worth 1,000 Words

w/ Honest Reporting’s Gary Kenzer

wConfessions of a Jewish Broadcaster

w/ TV & Radio Commentator Zev

Brenner

wIsrael’s Trilogy of Challenges: Iran,

the Third Intifada, and the

Deligitimization Movement Against

Israel w/ Dr. Eric Mandel

wPolish-Jewish Relations Revisited

w/ Cheryl Fishbein, Phil Schatten, and

Hon. Urszula Gacek, Consul General

of the Republic of Poland

wReform. Rebuild. Renew. Solving

Problems in our Community w/

Rebecca Harary

wMy Friend, Justice Scalia - and his

Jewish Neshama w/ Nathan Lewin,

Esq.

wThe Gift of Hebrew: How it Reveals

Hidden Messages of Wisdom and Proof

of Biblical and Modern Miracles;

From Passover to the Remarkable Re-

establishment of the State of Israel,

w/ Dr. Nick Gura

wInconvenient Truths: The Struggle to

Reframe Attitutes Toward Israel w/ Joe

Hyam, CEO of Honest Reporting

Films:Every Word has Power: The Poetry of

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

w/ Emmy Award filmmaker Dr. Debra

Gonsher Vinik

wThe Third Jihad w/ Ryan Mauro,National Security Analyst and

Professor of Homeland Security of the

Clarion Project

wAbove and Beyond by producerNancy Spielberg with presentation by

Major Ben Yanovich of the Israeli Air

Force.

Programming Potpourri:

wCommunity Conference on Ottoman

Jewish History w/ scholars from

Turkey and America

wDr. Stephen Stowe Annual Shabbaton

wSponsorship of weekly SeudotShlishit

Supper Lectures:

wVigilance: My Life Servivg America

and Protecting its Empire City a book

signing w/ former NYPD Police

Commissioner Ray Kelly

wFinancing the Flames: How Tax-

Exempt and Public Money Fuel a

Culture of Confrontation and Terrorism

in Israel w/ author Edwin Black

wUpdate on the Jewish Community in

France w/ Rabbi Stephen Berkowitz

SISTERHOOD

wPre-Holiday Boutiques

wBook Club

wArt Walk : Tel Aviv on the Highline

wCooking Demonstration w/ KimKushner

wMuseum Tours of SOTHEBY’S : Judaica Art Tour

THE JEWISH MUSEUM: Isaac Mizrahi, An

Unruly History

wTimeless: Annual Spring Luncheon,honoring Roberta Stetson

wSponsorship of weekly Kiddushim

wPreparations of local houses of mourning & Mourner’s First Meal

w”Think Pink” Challah Bake featuringspeakers Dr. Nicole Schreiber Agus

and Dr. Karin Katz, and “Think Pink”

Shabbat for Breast Cancer Awareness,

in memory of Marsha Dane Stern z”l

KESHER

wShemini Atzeret Lunch

wUJA@KJ

wShira and Friends Concert

wTot Shabbat

wNew/Expectant Moms’ Brunch

wProgressive Dinner

wFamily Purity Shiur with Yoetzet Halakha Julia Baruch

wShabbat Meals for New Parents

wLiving Room Learning

wPurim Party

AM HASEFER

wHow Could This Happen: Explaining

the Holocaust w/ Dan McMillan

wJewish Noir: Contemporary Tales of

Crime and Other Dark Deeds

w/ Kenneth Wishnia and a 6 author

panel

wKing of the Storytellers w/ the authorRabbi Hanoch Teller

GUEST PULPIT SPEAKERS

wDr. Uzi Landau

wRabbi Ari Syntner

wIrit Kohn

wYossi Klein Halevi

wProfessor Frederick M. Lawrence

wRabbi J. J. Schacter

wMK Ayelet Shaked

wMK Michael Oren (MJE)

wSeth M. Siegel

wDr. Naamit Kurshan Gerber

wReverend Robert Stearns

wRabbi Dov Lipman

wSen. Robert Menendez

wRabbanit Chana Henkin

SPECIAL EVENTS &

PROGRAMS

wMain Synagogue Rededication

wSeymour Propp Memorial Lecture

wSoul Cycle w/ Rachel Kraus

wPrayer Series in partnership withnatan@ramaz

wYachad Shabbaton

wSholom Hartman Institute Initiative

wBlood Drive

wAnnual Synagogue Meeting

wSimchat Torah/Shavuot StudentDivrei Torah

wRosh Chodesh Adar Farbrengen withEitan Katz

wAIPAC Policy Conference

wHistory at Home w/ Rabbis Marc andHayyim Angel

wKristallnacht: A Night With the NaziHunter

wOperation L’Hitraot Israel PesachTrip

wChevra Kadisha Seudah Shlishit

wKJ Annual Dinner

wIsrael Bonds Shabbat

wThe Yiddish Schmoozers

wLunch and Learn

wChai Mitzvah

wCollege Connection

w5776 NY Board of Rabbis Libby and

Rabbi Israel Moshowitz Award

Ceremony honoring Rabbi Weinstock

wWidow Connections

wBereavement Programs

wDorot Package Deliveries

wInstitute for Jewish Ideas and IdealsSymposia, Book Reviews

wHavdalah and Ice Skating in CentralPark

wHolocaust Mission to Poland

wTesting for Jewish Genetic Diseases

w/ Dr. Nicole Schreiber Agus and

Hindy Poupko

wBelev Echad program welcomingIsrael IDF Heroes

BEGINNERS

wJewish Youth Connection

wHoliday Workshops

wPJ at KJ Tashlich

wFriday Night Live! Service &Dinners

wHebrew Reading Crash Courses

wChanukah Lightingin the Park

wNJOP Shabbat Across America

wSukkah Dinner Under the Stars

wPassover Seder

wCrash Course in Basic Judaism

wCrash Course in Jewish History

wModel Seder

wJewish Learning Institute

wPurim Party

wPJ at KJ Pajama Havdalah

YOUTH ACTIVITIES

wTot Shabbat

wSukkah Hop

wExcursion to Randall’s Island MiniGolf/Batting Cage

wParent/Child Melaveh Malkah

wPurim Carnival

wFall and Spring Shabbatonim

wTeen Shabbat Dinners

wOpen Gym Programs

wShabbat morning and afternoon Youth Groups

wSuper Bowl Party

wSeudah Shlishit/Pirkei Avot Series

wTefillah Together/ Family Dinner

wTeen Minyan Ski Trip

wTeen Minyan Challah Baking

wPajama Movie Nights

wShavuot Torah Bee

wBasketball and Softball SportsLeagues

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TUESDAYS - JULY 12, 19, 26; AUGUST 2, 9, 16

THE BOOK OF SAMUEL: KING DAVID - 7:00 PM

An in-depth study of the turbulent life and times of our greatest king

as he unified the nation and lived a life that continues to inform

and inspire Judaism today.

AMERICAN PRESIDENTS & ISRAEL: A COMPLEX LOVE STORY - 8:00 PM

An examination of the fascinating relationship between American

leaders, Zionism, and the State of Israel. Beginning with McKinley

and going all the way through Obama, this will be a tour de force

of the wild currents surrounding America and the Promised Land.

WEDNESDAYS, JULY 13, 20, 27; AUGUST 3, 10, 17

JEWISH LAW AND PERSONAL AUTONOMY - 7:00 PM

What does Halakhah demand of us? Where is there room

for flexibility and change? We will examine case studies

from all four sections of Shulchan Aruch (the Code of Jewish Law).

Fasten your seatbelts for a fast-paced ride through 3,500 years

of Jewish jurisprudence.

STUDIES IN THE WEEKLY TORAH PORTION - 8:00 PM

Explore the profound insights and relevance of our tradition

as derived from the weekly parashah

through the classical commentaries of the last 2,500 years.

SUMMER TASTE OF TORAH AT KJ

The perfect recipe to satisfy any spiritual or intellectual appetite. Come and feast your souls! Taught by Rabbi Yossi Weiser

h

All classes, at 114 East 85th Street, are free of charge and do not require reservations.

For more information, please contact the Synagogue office at 212-774-5678.

who, with energy and good humor, havedemonstrated a commitment to learning asthe language of their daily lives; a SchoolService Award; and a Rampage Award. DJwill attend Yeshivat Torah Shraga in thefall and Columbia University/Engineeringupon his return from Israel.

DANIEL RAND, son of Drs. Susan andJeffrey Rand, upon his graduation fromthe Ramaz Upper School as a recipient ofthe Gorfinkle/Waldman Computer ScienceAward and the Instrumental Award.Daniel will attend Queens College HonorsProgram in the fall.

JORDAN RAPAPORT, son of Dr. CharmaineRapaport and Dr. David Rapaport, uponhis graduation from the Ramaz UpperSchool as a recipient of the David FranklinMemorial Award for outstanding work anddedication to the scientific method. Jordanwill attend theTechnion in the fall andSUNY Binghamton upon his return fromIsrael.

ANNABELLE RITZ, daughter of AmandaRitz and Michael Ritz, upon hergraduation from the Ramaz Upper School.She will attend Tel Aviv University in thefall.

ELIZABETH RITZ, daughter of AmandaRitz and Michael Ritz, upon hergraduation from the Ramaz Upper Schoolas a recipient of the Rabbi Joseph H.Lookstein Award for Personal Growth.

She will attend Boston University in thefall.

REBECCA SCHWARTZ, daughter of Anneand Sam Schwartz, upon her graduationfrom the Ramaz Upper School as arecipient of a NJ Stars Scholarship. Shewill be attending Midreshet Moriah in thefall and Barnard College upon her returnfrom Israel. Mazal Tov to proud KJgrandparents Rae and Stanley Gurewitsch.

NATHANIEL JOSEPH SHAMS, son ofMichele and Dr. Joseph Shams, upon hisgraduation from the Ramaz Upper School.He will attend Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh in thefall and Macauley Honors at BaruchCollege upon his return from Israel.

BENJAMIN SHIFF, son of Deena and AdamShiff, upon his graduation from the RamazUpper School, a recipient of the Dr. Irvingand Dubby Shulman Derekh Hayashar

Citizenship Award; the Debby SacksAward for excellence in performing arts;and a Chorus award. Ben will attendYeshivat Orayta in the fall and Universityof Southern California upon his returnfrom Israel.

GABRIEL SILVERMAN, son of Adrian andLeonard Silverman, upon his graduationfrom the Ramaz Upper School, a recipientof the Darkhei Noam Award, presented toseniors who comport themselves withinner strength, warmth, and sensitivity; aSchool Service Award; the Lisolette

Samuel Gorlin Award for Excellence inMathematics; the Harvey Blech MemorialAward for excellence in the study ofphysics; a Letter of Commendation fromthe National Merit Scholarship Program;and a State of New York (Regents)Scholarship for Academic Excellence.Gabe will attend Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh inthe fall and Harvard University upon hisreturn from Israel. Mazal Tov to proud KJgrandparents Donna and ArthurSilverman.

REBECCA SILVERMAN, daughter of Adrianand Leonard Silverman, upon hergraduation from the Ramaz Upper School,a recipient of the Photography Award. Shewill attend Midreshet Torat Chesed in thefall and Parsons School of Design uponher return from Israel. Mazal Tov to proudKJ grandparents Donna and ArthurSilverman.

EMILY SINENSKY, daughter of Dr. SaraBabich and Dr. Mayer Sinensky, upon hergraduation from the Ramaz Upper School,a recipient of the Gilda SilvermanMemorial Award, presented to the seniorswho, with energy and good humor, havedemonstrated a commitment to learning asthe language of their daily lives; and aTzedakah Award, given to seniors whodemonstrate a tireless commitment toworthy causes and mobilize the schoolcommunity to provide relief. Emily willattend Midreshet Torah Va’Avodah in thefall and Muhlenberg College in the fall.

continued from page 11

A C A D E M I C H O N O R S

RACHEL ARATEN

daughter of Annette and Dr. David Araten

SAMUEL ASCHENDORF

son of Wilma and Kenneth Aschendorf

KIRA BERMAN

daughter of

Sarah Berman and David Berman

granddaughter of

Judy and Michael Steinhardt

GABRIELLA DAVIDSON

daughter of Nina and Mitchell Davidson

granddaughter of

Ingeborg and Ira Rennert

HANNAH DOFT

daughter of Suzanne and Jacob Doft

granddaughter of Arlene and Avrom Doft

and Marion and Bill Weiss

LUCY DOFT

daughter of Abby and David Doft

granddaughter of Arlene and Avrom Doft

DANIELLA FEINGOLD

daughter of Dr. Carolyn Hiltebeitel

and Orrin Feingold

granddaughter of Dr. Leonard Feingold

JACOB FISHER

son of Nicole and Jeffrey Fisher

grandson of Shirley Boyarsky

ALIZA FREILICH

daughter of

Drs. Stephanie and Jonathan Freilich

SAMANTHA GROSSMAN

daughter of Laura and Leonard Grossman

MAYA HOFF

daughter of Rachel and Eliot Hoff

SAMUEL IFRAH

son of Michele and Stephane Ifrah

BETH KAHN

daughter of Judy and Dr. Hirshel Kahn

JOSEPH KAPLAN

son of Dr. Jennifer and Michael Kaplan

MILES KLASS

son of

Stacey Kreinen-Klass and Richard Klass

grandson of Marlene Kreinen

BEATRICE KLEEGER

daughter of Joy and Judd Kleeger

SOPHIA KREMER

daughter of Esther and Motti Kremer

EVELYN LANDY

daughter of Amy and Darren Landy

granddaughter of Dr. Sherry & Joel Wiener

ZEV LONNER

son of Leora Tanenbaum

and Jonathan Lonner

ELIZABETH NEWMAN-CORRE

daughter of

Diana Newman and Isaac Corre

granddaughter of Carol and Mel Newman

ALEXANDRA ORBUCH

daughter of Drs. Iris and Laurence Orbuch

MAXINE PRAVDA

daughter of Joy and Philip Pravda

ETHAN RUBIN

son of Stephanie and Daniel Rubin

OLIVIA SAKHAI

daughter of Marcy and Cyrus Sakhai

GABRIELLA SCHWARTZ

daughter of Erica and Robert Schwartz

granddaughter of

Sheira and Steven Schacter

AVERY SHOLES

son of Esther and Marc Sholes

BENJAMIN SILVERMAN

son of Adrian and Leonard Silverman

grandson of Donna and Arthur Silverman

MOSHE TAMBOR

son of Abigail and Shai Tambor

grandson of Marcel Lindenbaum

and the late Belda Kaufman Lindenbaum z”l

CAYLA TODES

daughter of Lisa and Mark Todes

EMMA VORCHHEIMER

daughter of

Rachel and Dr. David Vorchheimer

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We extend a warm Mazal Tov to the following young members of the Congregation who participated

in Advancement Day Exercises as they completed the Ramaz Middle School:

MAY THEY GO HIGHER AND HIGHER

TESS SOLOMON, daughter of BethSolomon and Louis Goldman, upon hergraduation from the Ramaz Upper School,a recipient of the Renee Margarten BergerAward presented to the students who haveachieved the highest academic averages;an English Award for excellence inliterature; the Edith Shrank MemorialAward for outstanding work in creativewriting; a History award; the DanieleGorlin Lassner French Award; the HarveyBlech Memorial Award for excellence inthe study of physics; the Gloria SchrenzelScheer Dance Award; a Letter of

Commendation from the National MeritScholarship Program; and The GeorgeWashington University School ofEngineering and Applied Science Medal.Tess will attend Migdal Oz in the fall andPrinceton University upon her return fromIsrael.

ETHAN STEIN, son of Dr. Meg Rosenblattand David Stein, upon his graduation fromBrandeis University with a Masters of Artsin Computer Science. Mazal Tov to proudKJ grandparents Geraldine and MosesStein.

GABY AND THE LATE HOWIE WEINREICH,upon the graduation of their son, Matthew,from Boston University, School ofEngineering, with a Bachelors of Sciencein Mechanical Engineering. Matthew willbe joining the engineering firm, CosentiniAssociates in New York City this summer.

GABRIEL ZIMBLER, son of Deborah andDr. Marc Zimbler, upon his graduationfrom the Ramaz Upper School, a recipientof a Band Award. He will attend NYUTisch School of the Arts in the fall.

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114 East 85th Street

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The services onRosh Hashanahmorning will beheld on Mondayand Tuesday,October 3rd and4th at 8:00 AM.

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Bikur Cholim at KJ:

Think Like Nikeby Karen J. Lerman, the “Zayin Adar”

Seudah Shlishit Volunteer speaker

“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If

I am not for others, what am I, and if not now,

when?” Hillel’s words suggest to me an ironic

similarity between his message and Nike’s tag

line: Just do it! Upon further reflection, isn’t

that what Jewish communal life is all about?

Following Halacha, protesting injustice,

advocating for Israel or supporting our friends

and neighbors, we just do it. Chesed is an

integral part of Jewish life. We give of

ourselves, but our acts of kindness bring

rewards much greater than the acts

themselves.

I would like to say a few words about our

KJ Bikur Cholim group. As we know, Bikur

Cholim is the Hebrew term for visiting the

sick, but of course it is so much more than

that. Our KJ group has been visiting patients at

Memorial Sloan Kettering, the world’s most

renowned cancer hospital, for over 40 years.

We are grateful for the foundational work of

Tova Bulow, Sue Robins and Jerome

Hornblass. The program they founded has

been maintained by KJ volunteers in

partnership with Sloan Kettering.

We work through the chaplaincy office,

which meets the spiritual needs of patients

from every religious group. They provide us

with the list of Jewish patients to visit. On

Thursdays, Fridays and Shabbat, members of

our group fan out across the hospital to offer

spiritual comfort to these patients. On

Thursdays and Fridays we make an

introductory visit to each of these patients. We

offer them a Shabbat box which contains items

such as tea lights that can be turned on rather

than lit with a match, and bessamim, challah,

or warm soup can be delivered to their room as

well. Information is given about the Shabbat

Bikur Cholim room, which is stocked with

food for Shabbat. Finally, we inquire whether

they would like a Shabbat visit. The most

important ingredient we offer during this visit

is a listening ear.

On Shabbat our volunteers provide a more

formal visit, where they can say Kiddush and

offer a Misheberach. For most patients, this is

time for pleasant conversation and a welcome

diversion from their hospital routine. Some of

our members commit to visiting patients at

Sloan Kettering weekly for 2 -3 hours, others

visit biweekly or monthly. I have had the good

fortune to have met wonderful KJ people

through our Bikur Cholim group; they are role

models of chesed and have enriched my life.

This beautiful chupah,designed and embroidered

by members ofthe KJ Sisterhood,

can enhanceyour family wedding.

For rental information,please contact Riva Alper

212-774-5670

KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 23

BNEI MITZVAH

LANCE ALEC FINKELSTEINMazal Tov to Fran Margolin upon the BarMitzvah of her son, Lance, which will takeplace in Jerusalem on Shabbat morning,August 27, at which time he will readParashat Eikev. Lance is a seventh grader atManhattan Day School.

CLEMENTINE ROTHMazal Tov to Aren Gottlieb and Ram Rothupon the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter,Clementine Lily, which will take place onSeptember 5th at Camp Woodmont in NewCity N.Y. Clementine will lead Tefillah,read Parshat Shoftim, and deliver a DvarTorah. Her Ramaz friends and swim team(92nd St Y Dolphins) will hold a swim-a-thon to raise money for swim therapy andlessons at Kishorit, an Israeli communityfor people with special needs. Details atwww.clemsbm.com. Mazal to proud KJgrandmother Rachel Roth.

ILANA PROPPMazal Tov to Dina and Douglas Propp uponthe Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Ilana, onJune 18th, at the KJ Women’s Tefillah. Ilanaread Parashat Naso and the Haftorah, anddelivered a Dvar Torah on the Parashah. Ilanais in the sixth grade at the Ramaz MiddleSchool. Mazal Tov to proud KJ grandmotherEve Propp.

MATTHEW DOFTMazal Tov to Abby and David Doft upon theBar Mitzvah of their son, Matthew, onThursday, August 25, at the Old Synagogueof Rosh Pinah in Israel. Matthew will readParashat Eikev and deliver a Dvar Torah.Matthew will be entering the seventh grade atthe Ramaz Middle School in September.Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ grandparentsArlene and Avrom Doft.

Tekes Ma’avar: Transitioning From Sadness to Joy,

Yom HaZikaron to Yom Ha’Atzmaut

On May 11, Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, together with students from the Ramaz Upper and Middle

Schools, hosted its annual Tekes Ma’avar. Under the creative and thoughtful guidance of the Upper

School’s Director of Community Service and Outreach, DeeDee Benel, we came together to mourn

Israel’s fallen and to celebrate her independence. If one cannot be in Israel for these

holidays, there is no better place to be to feel the full impact and importance of both these

observances than at this program. Some of the highlights of the program were the

two-minute Memorial Day siren; a Tekes Degalim processional of 17 IDF

military unit flags; Israeli Naval Commander, Ori Shalev, speaking on the loss

of twelve of his comrades; and Ramaz Alumnus James Goldberg (‘13),

speaking on his transition from Ramaz student to member of the elite IDF

Paratrooper Brigade. There were also performances by the Middle School Choir

and the Upper School’s Guitar Ensemble, both of which embraced the perfect

balance between loss and celebration.

I have had the privilege of visiting

patients during the past ten years. We all have

met unforgettable patients who teach us

something. Mine was a patient who was

eager to share with me the acceptance of her

prognosis. She had been told that she only

had 6 months to live, but she wanted to use

this time by helping her children prepare for

a life without her. She showed me the

bracelets she planned to give them, engraved

with the words LOVE YOU MORE, a phrase

that she and her children passed between

them.

Susan Sontag once said that everyone

holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the

well and the kingdom of the sick. Although

we prefer to use the good passport, all of us

will sooner or later have to identify ourselves

as a citizen of that other place. Visiting

patients at Sloan Kettering allows us to feel

grateful to be among the well and know we

have an obligation to take care for those who

are visiting that other kingdom.

As Purim approaches, we will once again

have a presence at Sloan Kettering as our

members deliver Hamentashen and flyers to

inform patients of the Megillah readings,

taking place at their bedside or in the Sloan

Kettering chapel.

In a recent issue of Rabbinic

Ruminations, Rabbi Weinstock discussed

Rosh Chodesh Adar Sheni. He wrote that this

was our chance to savor this second month of

joy and focus on the enrichment we might

experience in our religious, personal and

family lives. This could also be your

opportunity to make a difference for someone

else. Why not consider joining our KJ Bikur

Cholim group?

There is no time like the present.

Just Do It! For more information, contact Riva@CKJ.org

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SPONSORSHIPS ARE

WELCOME

To support synagogue programs,we invite prospective Kiddush & Seudah Shlishit

Sponsors to contact Riva Alper in the synagogue officeat 212-774-5670 or Riva@CKJ.org.

The base cost of a cake-and-wine Kiddush sponsorship is$350, to which is added the cost of any extra catered food

ordered through Foremost Caterers. Multiple Kiddushsponsors may, at their discretion and initiative, agree to

share the expense of extra catered food, but every co-sponsor must pay, separately and individually, the

$350 base fee.

Similarly, sponsoring Seudah Shlishitcosts every co-sponsor $250.

MEN’S CLUB HIGHLIGHTS

April 10 - The Consulate General of

Turkey in New York presented a

conference on the subject of The

Ottoman Turkish Sephardi Jews:

Inclusion and Prosperity. The

standing room only audience enjoyed

introductory remarks by Ertan Yalçin,

Consul General of the Republic of

Turkey in New York and KJ Senior

Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz. Featured

speakers, pictured above with Men’s

Club President Dr. Mark Meirowitz,

were Naim Guleryuz, Prof. Dr. Ozan

Arslan, and Prof. Elizabeth

Macaulay-Lewis. In keeping with the

theme of the conference, Sephardic

delicacies were served.

May 22 - Film Screening of The

Third Jihad with Ryan Mauro of

the Clarion Project, a nonprofit

organization that educates the

public about the threat of Islamic

extremism and provides a

platform for voices of moderation

and tolerance within the Muslim

community.

May 8 - Supper Lecture and book

launch of Heroic Children:

Untold Stories of the

Unconquerable, featuring world

famous author Rabbi Hanoch

Teller. The book chronicles the

incredible lives and experiences of

nine Holocaust survivors who

were only children when they

encountered the unimaginable

turbulence and horrors of the

Shoah. The master storyteller

mesmerized the audience.

June 5 - Film Screening of Above

and Beyond. This acclaimed film by

producer Nancy Spielberg tells the

story of brave Jewish Americans who

filled the ranks of the fledgling Israel

Air Force in the 1948 War of

Independence. Featured speaker,

Major Ben Yanovich of the Israeli Air

Force, flanked below by Senior

Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz and Dr. Mark

Meirowitz.

A T A L E

O F T W O S O U L C Y C L E S

thoughts and imagine standing directly in front of the Divine

presence…

Prayer requires imagination. That is pretty cool! Rabbi

Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the late Lubavitcher Rebbe,

suggested imagining standing in Jerusalem when saying that

blessing of the Amidah. There are so many other things we

can imagine that would infuse our prayers with soul.

An emphasis on the soul is just what the soul doctor

ordered for Judaism and for society as a whole. We need to

seek out the soul of every issue and experience.

Day to day life can interfere with a more soulful view of

things both religious and mundane. The soul, however,

cannot be ignored. It wants to emerge. Whether cycling or

singing, our souls want to soar. We need to give them the

chance to do so.

continued from page 9

Ottoman Program photos by George Lewis

CELIA BLUMENTHAL

She grew up in KJ and was an alumna

of Ramaz. The daughter of Dr. Mortimer

Blumenthal, of blessed memory, and Jean

Blumenthal, she grew up in a home of

Ahavat Yisrael and she demonstrated that

ahava through her life.

A devoted mother to her children, she

followed her father’s career as a

psychiatrist and helped many people to

deal with their personal problems. She

was beloved by her sister, our member,

Rachel Epstein, and by her two brothers,

Sam and George.

CHARLES I. COHEN

A brilliant student of almost

everything, a gifted periodontist and an

extraordinary person, Dr. Charles I. Cohen

was a member of our congregation for

many years. Together with his first wife,

long-standing KJ member, Naomi, he

educated his three children, Dr. Deena

Cohen Zimmerman, Dr. Matthew Cohen

and Dr. Jessica Langer in Ramaz. They are

all outstanding professionals in their

respective fields.

Charlie, as we knew him, was a most

beloved member of KJ. He used to

spearhead the annual Purim shpiel which

lasted for some twenty years at a Purim

seudah that was a fixture in the life of the

congregation. He wrote the lyrics of some

of the funniest songs about KJ and its

professionals (especially the current Rabbi

Emeritus, Haskel Lookstein) and the

members.

Sadly, his last few years were spent in

physical decline. He was blessed by the

exceptional care given to him by his

second wife, Ellen.

We will all remember the good times

that we had with Charlie and be grateful

for all the talent and love that he brought to

KJ.

RUTHANN ECKSTEIN

She was new to KJ because she and her

husband, Kenneth, an alumnus of Ramaz,

got an apartment on the Upper East Side

and joined the congregation. But she

wasn’t new to Ramaz. In addition to her

husband, her three sons are all wonderful

alumni of Ramaz. Ruthann was a

renaissance woman with a wealth of

information and a passion for reading - she

used to lead book groups in Englewood.

She was interested in everything and she

stimulated her family to be the same.

The funeral service for her in Ahavath

Torah in Englewood could not contain the

hundreds of people who came to honor her

memory and mourn her passing.

SEYMOUR KRAMER

He was a wonderful Jew, inside and

outside. He loved people and he was

beloved by them. He greeted everyone

with a wonderful smile on his face. He

was a devoted husband to his wife, Gail,

and a marvelous father to their children:

Barbara, Michele, and David - all of whom

were educated at Ramaz. He was also

gratified by the fact that all of his

grandchildren are yeshiva day school

students.

A meticulous shomer Shabbat, he

loved going to shul and never missed a

Hashkama minyan at KJ or Orach Chaim

until he couldn’t make the walk. He loved

our community and was beloved by it.

ALICE SMOKLER

She was literally born into KJ. Her late

parents, Lola and Alexander Gross, were

stalwarts in our congregation from her

earliest childhood when they lived on the

West Side. She was a loyal and cherished

alumna of Ramaz together with her

brother, Steven Gross, and her children,

Rhonda Luxenberg and Sanford Smokler,

and her Luxenberg grandchildren: Alex,

Matthew, and Daniel. Alice was

exceptionally devoted to KJ. She served a

good number of years as our Administrator

and she did it as a labor of love, worrying

about every single member and everything

that was important to the congregation.

FREDERICK ZUCKERMAN

He grew up in KJ and played touch

football with Rabbi Lookstein on East 85th

Street before there were so many cars that

such play became impossible. He was one

of just a very few religiously observant

children in our neighborhood in those

days. A brilliant psychiatrist, he genuinely

cared about his patients and about

everybody else. He and his wife, Leila,

were the most hospitable to so many

people in the congregation. They always

had guests at their Shabbat table. People

who were alone knew that they had a place

with them.

He loved his children, Rebecca and

Joseph, both of whom are alumni of

Ramaz and he was a very devoted

grandfather. His marriage to Leila for 33

years was an extended honeymoon.

A precise and meticulous Torah reader,

he was so happy at KJ and he believed

fervently in our tradition of decorum and

dignity in the House of God. We will miss

him and we will never forget him.

In Memoriam

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W I T H I N O U R FA M I LY

BIRTHSMazal Tov to:

Ilene and Michael Ausubel, upon the birth oftheir first child and daughter, Elizabeth Claire(Aliza Batya Chaya).

Naomi and Jared Bernheim upon the birth oftheir first child and son, Joseph Owen (YosefAharon).

Iris and Ilan Cohen upon the birth of agranddaughter, Grace Vivienne, born to theirchildren Danielle and Jon Segal.

Adi and Brad Cooper upon the birth of theirfirst child and son, Liyam Hendrix (Liam Eliezer).Mazal tov as well to the proud, first-time KJgrandparents, Debbie and Mark Cooper,

Rachel and Barry Cooper upon the birth of agranddaughter, Lola Cooper Oberman, born totheir children Sara and Richard Oberman.

Helen and Ruby Davis upon the birth of agranddaughter, Stella Grace (Shaindel Golda),born to their children Steven and Gilli Davis ofLos Angeles.

Sandy and Eli Dweck upon the birth of theirfifth child and second son, James Eli (ChaimEliyahu.

Jordana and Andrew Fruchter upon the birththeir first child and son, Gabriel Joseph (JosefTuvia). Mazal Tov as well to the proud KJgrandparents, Iris and Ilan Cohen.

Goldie and I. David Gordon upon the birth of agranddaughter, Emma Tess (Emunah Tova), bornto their children Aviva and Daniel Gordon.

Joyce Hirsch and Richard Hirsch upon the birthof a grandson, born to their children, Arron andMichelle Hirsch Sweeney (Ramaz ‘93).

Joyce Hirsch and Richard Hirsch upon the birthof a granddaughter, Lucie Emma, to theirchildren, Jessica and Adam Hirsch.

Margery Kalb, upon the birth of agranddaughter, Miriam Dalia, born to her childrenCaryn and L.J. Spaet.

Debbie and Alan Kestenbaum upon the birth ofa grandson, Leo Alexander (Yitzchak Chaim),born to their children Riva and JordanKestenbaum.

Rina and Zachary Kestenbaum upon the birthof their third son and fourth child, Jacob Kyle(Yaakov Calev). Mazal Tov as well to the proudKJ grandparents, Ruth and Gerald Kestenbaum.

Kim and Jonathan Kushner upon the birth oftheir fourth child and third son, Jude Ray(Yehudah Ro’ee). Mazal Tov to the proud KJgrandparents, Lee and Murray Kushner.

Sonya and Dr. Howard Levy upon the birth oftheir first child and daughter, Talia May (TaliaMaya).

Rhonda and Jeffrey Luxenberg upon the birthof a granddaughter, Juliana Paige (RachelAvigayil), born to their children, Allie and AlexLuxenberg.

Ingeborg and Ira Rennert upon the birth of theirgrandson, Jack, born to their children Erynne andAri Rennert.

Dr. Miri Rosen and Andrew Radin upon thebirth of their first child and son, Charles Benjamin(Yechezkel Binyamin). Mazal Tov to proud KJgrandparents Harriet and Dr. Allen Radin.

Gabrielle and Daniel Rosen upon the birth oftheir first child and daughter, Arianna.

Judith Rudoff upon the birth of a greatgrandson (her 9th great-grandchild!), Ezra Yosef,in Israel.

Sarah (Nanasi) and Peter Russell upon the birthof their first child and daughter, Charlotte Adams(Chaya).

Jessica and Joseph Scherban upon the birth oftheir first child and son, Ronald Moses (Gavriel).Mazal Tov as well to the proud KJ grandparents,Ruth and Gerald Kestenbaum.

Dr. Phyllis and Mark Speiser upon the birth ofa grandson, Ephraim Ilan (Adam Ilan), born totheir children Tali and Yoni Speiser. Mazal Tov toproud KJ great-grandmother, Leila Zuckerman.

Stephanie and Mark Srulowitz upon the birthof their third child and son, Henry Everest (AryehHerzl). Mazal Tov as well to proud KJgrandparents Aurora and Sandy Srulowitz.

Ariel and Jonathan Stern upon the birth of theirsecond child and first daughter, Celine Diane(Sara Dina).

May these children grow up in the finest

tradition of Torah, chupah, and maasim tovim.

BNEI MITZVAHMazal Tov to:

Lee Miller, upon her Bat Mitzvah celebrationas an adult on June 12 at Congregation ShaarHashomayim, in Montreal. She chanted the FirstChapter of the Book of Ruth.

Michele and Dr. Joseph Shams upon the BatMitzvah in Israel of their daughter, Eliana.

ENGAGEMENTSMazal Tov to:

Dr. Taryn and David Bolnick upon theengagement of their daughter, Rachel, to ZachSherman, son of Joan and Dr. Steven Sherman ofWoodmere.

Rosie (‘68) and Mark Friedman upon theengagement of their son, Aryeh (‘09) to MalkieMazel, daughter of Hindy and Mark Mazel ofWoodmere. Mazal Tov to the grandparents, Jeanand Eugen Gluck of Forest Hills and Reb. AdiFriedman of Lawrence.

Vivianne and Robert Kurzweil upon theengagement of their KJ Member daughter,Daniele, to Josh Rabbani, son of Ruth and Dr.Elazar Rabbani of New York. Mazal Tov as wellto the proud KJ grandmother of the bride, LindaHanania.

Andrea and Dr. Robert Meislin, upon theengagement of their daughter, Sophie, to IanBaron. Mazal Tov as well to proud KJgrandmother, Monica Meislin.

Paula and Dr. David Menche upon theengagement of their daughter, Julia, to RafiHaramati, son of Debbie and Raz Haramati ofEnglewood.

Gabriela and Jack Shnay upon the engagementof their daughter, Deborah, to David Rifkin, sonof Leah and Dr. Terry Rifkin of Great Neck.

Adele and Ron Tauber upon the engagement oftheir son, Michael, to Sara Bernstein, daughter ofDonna and Paul Bernstein of Melville, NY.

Jayde Tillis upon her engagement to JoelGolovin.

May their weddings take place in happiness

and blessing.

MARRIAGESMazal Tov to:

Riva Alper and Joseph A. Bierman upon themarriage of their daughter, Sarah, to DanielWallis, son of Sharon and Dr. Barry Wallis ofManchester, England.

Helen and Ruby Davis upon the marriage oftheir son, Jonathan, to Mindie Erreich, daughterof Renee and Harry Erreich of the Upper EastSide.

Rita and Fred Distenfeld upon the marriage oftheir daughter, Claire, to Michael Olshan, son ofCarole and Morton Olshan of New York.

Julia Rusatsky and Daniel Etra upon theirmarriage.

Oren Goldhaber upon his marriage to AyeletSchieber.

Jessica and Dr. Allen z”l Gribetz upon themarriage of their daughter, Kate, to EricEnglander, son of Gail and Mark Englander, ofHolliswood, Queens.

Jackie Leifert, upon the marriage of herdaughter, Dina, to Michael Basin, son ofLudmilla and Gregory Basin, of Fort Lee, NewJersey. Dina is also the daughter of the late BobLeifert, former KJ Executive Director.

Lisa and Nathan Low upon the marriage oftheir daughter, Chantal, to James Jacob (J.J.)Katz, son of Evelyn and Dr. Shmuel Katz of BalHarbor, Florida.

Helen and Dr. Daniel Potaznik upon theforthcoming marriage of their daughter, Reina, toEthan Davis, son of Stephanie and Ernest Davis ofSherman Oaks, California.

Lauren and Mitchell Presser upon the marriageof their daughter, Zahava, to Sam Michaelson, sonof Drs. Jen and Dror Michaelson of Boston.

Philip Radin, son of Harriet and Dr. AlanRadin, upon his marriage to Abigail Skoff,daughter of Jayne and Ari Skoff of Teaneck.

Dr. Steven Reisman upon the marriage of hisdaughter, Danielle, to Yair Moses, son of Bracha& Dov Moses of Ramat Beit Shemesh.

Eleanore Reznik upon the marriage of hergrandson, Dr. Samuel Reznik, son of Elizabethand Dr. Alan Reznik of Milford, CT, to Dr.Danielle Bitterman, daughter of Sherrie and Dr.Jeffery Bitterman of Woodbridge, CT.

Evelyn Rochlin upon the marriage of hergrandson, Michael Rochlin, son of Robin andJoshua Rochlin, to Nicole Barel of Englewood.

Paula and Len Solinsky upon the marriage oftheir daughter, Shari, to Joshua Ziegelman ofWestchester.

Gabriela and Jack Shnay upon the marriage oftheir daughter, Vanessa, to Oren Neiman, the sonof Ronit and Joseph Neiman of Teaneck.

The KJ Office’s dedicated Director ofCommunications and Programming, EstherZarnel, upon her marriage to Chaim Feiereman.

May the newlywed couples be blessed to build

homes faithful to the traditions of the Jewish people.

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MILESTONESCongratulations to:

Jean and Armand Lindenbaum upon their50th Wedding Anniversary.

Janie and Dr. Bob Schwalbe upon their 50thWedding Anniversary.

Donna and Arthur Silverman upon their 55thWedding Anniversary.

Rita and Dr. David Woldenberg upon their60th Wedding Anniversary.

COMMUNAL HONORSCongratulations to:

Louise Chazen Banon upon being honored atthe Jewish Educations Project’s annual gala.

Dr. Neal Flomenbaum upon receiving theAlumni Lifetime Achievement award fromAlbert Einstein College of Medicine.

Dr. Sarah and Elie Hirschfeld upon theirbeing awarded the Patrons of Education Awardat the Park East Day School Annual Dinner.

Anat and Louis Menaged upon receiving theTower of Light Award at the Gala Dinner ofAmerican Friends of Migdal Ohr.

Paula and Dr. David Menche upon theirchildren, Livia and Elias Marcovici, being thehonorees at this year’s East Hill SynagogueAnnual Dinner in Englewood.

Jaci Paradis upon being honored with theLeadership Award of The American Society forYad Vashem at their Annual Spring Luncheon.

Dr. Miera and Professor Alan Rechtschaffenupon being Guests of Honor at the AnnualDinner of the Kollel Yisroel v’Shimshon of theWest Side.

Susan and Scott Shay upon being awardedhonorary high school diplomas from AmericanHebrew Academy in recognition of theirvolunteer work on behalf of the school.

PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONALACHIEVEMENTSCongratulations to:

Rosie and Dr. Mark Friedman upon their son-in-law, Pinny Farkas (married to Yael Friedman(‘01), receiving his LCSW State Certification.

Daniel Henkin, Director of Music at TheRamaz Upper School, upon receiving the 2016Covenant Award, which is among the highesthonors in the field of Jewish education.

Dr. Sarah and Elie Hirschfeld upon thenaming of “Hirschfeld House,” the building thatis the home at Brown University for the Programin Judaic Studies. Elie is a trustee emeritus atBrown, where Sarah’s and Elie’s sons David andJoseph have graduated and Benjamin will jointhe class of 2020 in September.

Dr. Mark Meirowitz upon serving as afeatured panelist on the subject of “TurkishForeign Policy” on May 31 at the NationalDefense University Institute of NationalStrategic Studies.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTSCongratulations to:

Daniel Gordon, son of Goldie and I. DavidGordon, upon receiving his MBA from the NYU

Stern School of Business. Sue and Dr. Norman Javitt upon on their

granddaughter Naomi Javitt, daughter of Kimand Joel Javitt of Hillside, NJ, having completedthe one-year program at Michlelet MevaseretYerushalayim. Naomi will attend the AlbertNerkin School of Engineering at Cooper Unionfor the Advancement of Science and Art.

Sue and Dr. Norman Javitt upon the electionof their granddaughter Shoshana Javitt, daughterof Kim and Joel Javitt of Hillside, NJ, to AlphaSigma Mu, the International Honor Society forMaterial Science and Engineering. Shoshana isa student at the University of Maryland Collegeof Engineering.

Sue and Dr. Norman Javitt upon thegraduation of their granddaughter Anna RoseOsofsky, daughter of Gail Javitt (‘86) and SamOsofsky of Silver Spring, MD, from the CharlesE. Smith Jewish Day School. Anna Rosereceived the Samuel W. Greenhouse Award forexcellence in Mathematics, the Kedushah Awardfor fostering spirituality, and is a Merit Finalist.She will be attending MIT after a year studyingat Nishmat.

Evan Lieberman, MD, (‘07) son of Dr.Andrea Thau and John Lieberman, upon hisgraduation from the Sackler School of Medicineat Tel Aviv University. He will begin hisInternship in General Surgery at HarlemHospital in July followed by a residency inRadiology at Maimonides Medical Center inBrooklyn.

Jackie Mehl, daughter of Robin Mehl and Dr.Sydney Mehl, upon being named to Dean’s Listafter her freshman year at the University ofMaryland.

Judy and Dr. Robert Podell upon thegraduation of their grandson, Aaron Fishkind,son of Dr. Debbie (‘88) and Ari Fishkind ofWesley Hills, from Torah Academy of BergenCounty as Class Salutatorian and the recipientof The Hannah P. Shulman Memorial Award forExcellence in Tanach. Aaron will attend theUniversity of Pennsylvania in the fall.

Judy and Dr. Robert Podell upon thegraduation of their grandson, Marc Fishkind,son of Dr. Debbie (‘88) and Ari Fishkind ofWesley Hills, from the ASHAR Middle School.Marc was Valedictorian and will be attendingFrisch High School in the fall.

Dr. Steven Ritholtz, KJ Teen MinyanCoordinator, upon his graduation from the NewYork University School of Dentistry.

Abigail Shay, daughter of Susan and ScottShay, upon her graduation from AmericanHebrew Academy. The recipient of the JewishStudent Life Award by the school, Abigail hasbeen accepted to Northwestern University.

Alison Shay, daughter of Susan and ScottShay, upon receiving her B.S in MechanicalEngineering in March from NorthwesternUniversity and has continued directly on toMaster in Mechanical Engineering studies atNorthwestern.

Lily Ashira Shoretz (‘12) daughter of CarolAnn Finkelstein and Morris Shoretz, upon her

graduation from Yale with a BA in AmericanStudies, cum laude, with Distinction in hermajor. She was the recipient of The NormanHolmes Pearson Prize for the best senior essayin the American Studies Department. Lily is nowon an 8-week world tour with her Yale a cappellagroup, Whim ‘N Rhythm.

Alessandra Szulc Falk, daughter of Teri andDr. Massimiliano Szulc, upon receiving her MDdegree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine- Yeshiva University, with Distinction in ClinicalInvestigation. She will begin a residency inOrthopedics at Montefiore Hospital.

CONDOLENCESOur condolences to:

Elisabeth Doft, upon the passing of hermother, Edna Ranow Hoffman.

Abraham Esses, upon the passing of his sister,Sara Sultan.

Renee Etra, upon the passing of her brother,David Gottesman.

Stephanie Failla, upon the passing of herfather, Salvatore Failla.

Michelle Freudenberger Dimond, upon thepassing of her mother, Shirley Freudenberger.

Natalio Fridman, upon the passing of hissister, FridaYehudit Segev.

Samuel Goldring, upon the passing of hissister, Vivian Goldring.

Stephane Ifrah, upon the passing of his father,Armand Ifrah.

John Lieberman, upon the passing of hisfather, Jerry Lieberman.

Matthew Lipman, upon the passing of hisfather, Seymour Lipman.

Deborah Weisfuse Lipner, upon the passingof her mother, Rahel (Rose) Weisfuse.

Jonathan Lonner, upon the passing of hisfather, Fred Lonner.

Evelyn Mandelker and Ronne MandelkerBraiterman, upon the passing, respectively, oftheir son and brother, Philip Mandelker.

Jonathan Messeloff, upon the passing of hismother, Miriam Messeloff Kaplan.

Judy Olenick, upon the passing of her father,Carl Levine.

Emily Rimm, upon the passing of her brother,Yehudah Olanoff.

Phil Schatten, upon the passing of his brother,Ira Schatten.

Avi Spodek, upon the passing of his father,Leonard Spodek.

Michael (“Meir”) Turkel, upon the passing ofhis brother, Gary Turkel, brother-in-law of KJMembers Evelyn and Avi Spodek.

Jonathan Wagner, upon the passing of hisfather, David Wagner.

May they be comforted among all those who

mourn for Zion and Jerusalem.

W I T H I N O U R FA M I LY

of,t ojbh ouenvhkct rta lu,cohkaurhu iuhm

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SHABBAT SCHEDULE

Friday SaturdayLighting Evening Afternoon Sabbathof Candles Services Services Ends

July1-2 Shelach 8:13 PM 6:45 PM 8:10 PM 9:14 PM

8-9 Korach 8:11 PM 6:45 PM 8:05 PM 9:13 PM

15-16 Hukkat 8:08 PM 6:45 PM 8:00 PM 9:08 PM

22-23 Balak 8:03 PM 6:45 PM 7:55 PM 9:02 PM

29-30 Pinchas 7:57 PM 6:45 PM 7:50 PM 8:55 PM

August

5-6 Matot-Masei 7:49 PM 6:45 PM 7:40 PM 8:46 PM

12-13 Devarim/Chazon 7:39 PM 6:45 PM 1:30 PM 8:36 PM

19-20 Va’etchanan/Nachamu 7:29 PM 6:45 PM 7:20 PM 8:24 PM

26-27 Eikev 7:19 PM 6:45 PM 7:10 PM 8:14 PM

September

2-3 Re’eh 7:08 PM 6:45 PM 6:55 PM 8:03 PM

9-10 Shoftim 6:56 PM 6:45 PM 6:45 PM 7:50 PM

16-17 Ki Tetze 6:45 PM 6:45 PM 6:30 PM 7:38 PM

23-24 Ki Tavo 6:33 PM 6:45 PM 6:20 PM 7:26 PM

SCHEDULE OF SERVICESWeekday mornings…………..7:30 AM Sunday mornings……………..8:30 AM

Mondays and Thursdays……..7:15 AM Rosh Chodesh Weekdays…….7:00 AM

Shabbat mornings…………….9:00 AM

EVENING SERVICES

DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday, July 4Morning Services at 8:30 AM

Wednesday-Thursday, July 6-7Rosh Chodesh TammuzMorning Services at 7:00 AM

Sunday, July 24Fast of 17th of TammuzFast begins 4:33 AMMorning Services at 8:30 AMEvening Services at 7:55 PMFast Ends at 8:58 PM

Friday, August 5Rosh Chodesh AvMorning Services at 7:00 AM

Saturday-Sunday, August 13-14Fast of Tisha B’Av. (Schedule on pp.2-3)Saturday Night Services at 8:50 PMFast Begins at 7:56 PMSunday Morning Services at 8:30 AM

Sunday Night Services at 7:25 PMFast ends at 8:31 PM

Saturday-Sunday, September 3-4Rosh Chodesh ElulSunday Morning Services at 8:30 AM

Monday, September 5Labor DayMorning Services at 8:30 AM

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Synagogue Officials

Haskel Lookstein . . . . . . .Rabbi Emeritus_________________

Chaim Steinmetz . . . . . . . . . .Senior RabbiElie Weinstock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RabbiRabbi Daniel Kraus & Rachel Kraus . . . . . .Directors of Community EducationHayyim Angel . . . . . . . .Rabbinic ScholarRoy Y. Feldman . . . . . . . . Assistant Rabbi Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Wieder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scholar-in ResidenceMayer Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CantorLeonard Silverman . . .Executive Director

Officers of the CongregationDavid Lobel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PresidentElias Buchwald . . . . . . . . . .Vice PresidentSurie Sugarman . . . . . .2nd Vice PresidentDr. Nicole Agus . . . . . .3rd Vice PresidentSidney Ingber . . . . . . . .4th Vice PresidentMorris Massel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SecretaryJonathan Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . .TreasurerRobert Schwartz . . . . .Assistant TreasurerEvan Farber . . . . . . . .Financial SecretaryJJ Hornblass . . . . . . .Recording Secretary

Past PresidentsBenjamin Brown Fred DistenfeldChaim Edelstein Samuel Eisenstat Eric Feldstein Stanley Gurewitsch

Joel Katz

Affiliate PresidentsStephanie Katz . . . . .President, SisterhoodCarla Tanz . . . .Vice President, SisterhoodDr. Mark Meirowitz . . .Pres., Men’s ClubBrittany Cogan . . . . . . .President, KesherShani Epstein . . . . . . . . .President, KesherElizabeth Savetsky . . . .President, KesherElisa Septimus . . . . . . . .President, Kesher

Office StaffRiva Alper . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AdministratorRichard Dobrotinic . . . . . .SuperintendentDina Farhi . . . . . . . . . . .Executive AssistantShira Felberbaum . . . . . . . . .Social WorkerHattie Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . .ComptrollerMenucha Parry . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director of

Member Services Aryana Bibi Ritholtz . . . . . .Youth DirectorSy Yanofsky . . . . . . ..Assistant ComptrollerEsther Zarnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director of

Communications & Programming

DEDICATE

Members of the Congregation and others

are invited to honor a friend or relative,

celebrate a milestone event

or memorialize a loved one

by dedicating

Chumashim or Siddurim.

CHUMASHIM - $45 each

SIDDURIM - $25 each

Call Riva Alper

at 212-774-5670