SUMMER ISSUE

KehilathjeshurunBulletin©Volume LI, No. 8 July 6, 1984 6 Tammuz 5744

TORAH COVERS AND ARK CURTAIN DEDICATED AT112TH ANNUAL MEETING OF CONGREGATION

65 FAMILIES INDUCTED INTO MEMBERSHIPOFFICERS AND TRUSTEES ELECTED

The 112th Annual Meeting of the Con¬gregation was held on Sunday morning,May 13, in the Main Synagogue. It washighlighted by ceremonies dedicating 13new needlepoint Torah covers and a newparochet for the Holy Ark.The meeting began with a processional

participated in by the Officers of the Con¬gregation and all of the people who workedon the Torah cover project which was spon¬sored by the KJ Sisterhood. After the Na¬tional Anthem, led by Cantor Davis, RabbiPolakoff delivered the invocation.Induction of New MembersThe President then called the 112th An¬

nual Meeting to order and asked JudyTanz, President of the Sisterhood, to pre¬sent the new families for induction into themembership of the congregation. Thefollowing were unanimously approved andwelcomed by the President into the KJfamily:Dr. Alvin AdlerKeith BaranyAnne BlecherRachel BlumenthalD . Richard and Deborah BornSteven and Sharon Chrust

Eugarand Elissa CullmanMax and Sara DoktofskyE e GoldbergRachel GoldmanE iiot and Jill GoldschmidtJ el and Cheryl GoldsteinI David and Goldie GordonDr. Warren HammerschlagJ yce HedayaE 'rnard and Paula HerbstP ichard and Joyce HirschP ichael and Linda JesselsonS alomon and Karen JosueS asan KleinE ichard and Gloria Kobrinr»avid KonosonI lark Kook>avid and Ellen KornIra and Esther Krawitzfelvin and Naomi Lazarus

Lotte LowyBernard and Nancy-Ann MajtelesRichard and Ellen MarkowitzHerbert and Loretta MehlDr. David and Paula MencheSaul and Merrill MishaanDaniel NackDr. Emanuel NackMyron and Eileen NickmanJoanne ProppDr. Allen and Harriet RadinArnold and Estelle RibackDr. Robert and Helene RiedermanDr. Calvin and Andrea Roberts

George and Pamela RohrWilliam and Marian RosnerAda RubensteinDr. Steven and Naomi RudolphSteven and Miriam RuzowElaine Sassower

Gary J. and Deborah SchulmanIsrael and Naomi SchwartzMonroe and Yvette SeibelDeborah ShapiroStanley and Terez ShermanJ. Leonard and Lenore Silver

Rose SimsteinJames and Tina SnyderIsak SpiwakDr. Lawrence and Thelma SteinbergRonald and Ralov SternDavid and Elise StraussYuli TartakovskyNeil and Susan ThalheimDr. Jacob and Chanah WalfishRobert and Barbara ZimetDr. Judah and Naomi ZizmorChaim and Dina ZlotogorskiAlan and Goldie'Zweibel

Election of Officers and TrusteesNathan Salzman, Honorary President of

the Congregation, then nominated thefollowing as Trustees: Harry W.Baumgarten, Sam Gradowski, Ed Low,Benjamin Mandelker, Mortimer J. Propp,Herman Riederman, Joseph Roth, FredrikJ. Schwartzberg, Samuel Silverstein andLinore Ward.After their approval by the membership,

Mr. Salzman nominated Dr. Mortimer J.

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RAMAZ SCHOOLGRADUATES 87 SENIORS20 TO STUDY TORAH IN ISRAEL NEXT YEARFreshman Wins 7th Place in World Bible Contest

We are happy to congratulate the Ramazfamily upon the graduation of an outstand¬ing class of 87 seniors from the RabbiJoseph H. Lookstein Upper School. Thelate Rabbi would have been very proud ofthe exceptionally fine character of thestudents of this year's graduating class.They led the student body in the creation ofa number of important chesed projects, notthe least of which is a Bikkur Cholim Socie¬ty which they established and which theyhave now handed down to the students whoremain in the school.

The seniors distinguished themselvesonce again this year in various scholarshipcompetitions. Forty-eight out of 69 whowere eligible to compete for New YorkState Regents Scholarships won them. Nineseniors were semi-finalists in the NationalMerit Scholarship competition, one was awinner and 15 earned Letters of Commen¬dation in that contest. One of the students,Lisa Szubin, was a winner in theWestinghouse Science Talent Search whiletwo others, Judy Federbush and Seth

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TORAH COVERS DEDICATED AT 112TH ANNUAL MEETING(continued from page 1)

Blumenthal as Secretary, citing hisoutstanding contributions to the spirit inour congregation and to the warmth andhospitality for which Kehilath Jeshurun hasbecome known. Dr. Blumenthal was en¬

thusiastically elected.Mr. Salzman then nominated Norman

Bulow, who was Secretary for the past year,as the new Treasurer. He then thanked Ben¬jamin Mandelker for his year ofdistinguished service as Vice President andexpressed the hope that Mr. Mandelkerwould continue to be active on the Ex¬ecutive Committee of the Congregation.Mr. Salzman then nominated StanleyGurewitsch, the current Treasurer, for theposition of Vice President. Both Mr. Bulowand Mr. Gurewitsch were unanimously ap¬proved for their respective offices.Nathan Salzman then congratulated Ben¬

jamin Brown upon his first year of serviceas President of the Congregation and henominated Mr. Brown for a second year inthat office. With Mr. Gurewitsch presiding,Benjamin Brown received an enthusiasticapproval and a unanimous election.

Appointment of Associate TrusteesIn accordance with the by-laws, the

President then announced the appointmentof the following as Associate Trustees ofthe Congregation for one year terms:Eugene Alpert, Frederic H. Baumgarten,Tova Bulow, Ruby Davis, Fred Distenfeld,Abraham Esses, Harvey Geisler, BerlJanowski, Suzanne Javitt, Dr. BernardKabakow, Dr. Gilbert N. Kahn, HarryKleinhaus, Seymour Kramer, Isaac Pollakand Raymond Ward.

Increase in DuesThe President then announced that the

increased cost of conducting the affairs ofthe congregation have necessitated a re¬

quest of the membership that the dues beincreased by 15 percent in all categories ofmembership, the first such request is threeyears. He explained that although thevoluntary response to the AnnualSynagogue Appeal has been nothing shortof remarkable, we still need an increase inthe regular revenues in order to be able tomaintain the standard of service which isexpected of a congregation like ours. Theproposal was passed unanimously. ThePresident thanked the congregation for itssupport and he expressed the hope that themembership would continue to give volun¬tarily in increasing amounts in order to beable to hold the line on dues for the nextfew years.

Memorial for Departed MembersMr. Brown then called upon Rabbi

Haskel Lookstein to conduct the memorialto departed members. The Rabbi offeredbrief eulogies of the following memberswho had passed away since the 111th An¬nual Meeting: Dorothy Bucher, FlorenceEdelman, Herman Elkon, Isidore Epstein,Gustave Etra, Vivian Fink, David Hefter,Elise Jaffe, Aline Kaplan, Benjamin L.Leifert, Thomas Meltzer, Joseph Nash,Adolph Schimel, Samuel Singer, AliseSpiwak and Lillian Zuckerman. Followingthe eulogies, Cantor David chanted the E-lMaleh Rachamim.The President then adjourned the 112th

Annual Meeting of the Congregation andturned the gavel over to Melvin D.Newman, Chairman of the Board ofTrustees of Ramaz, to conduct the AnnualMeeting of the School. That meeting isalways held simultaneously with the Con¬gregation's Annual Meeting because of thefact that the membership of the congrega¬

tion constitutes the membership of theRamaz Corporation as well.Mr. Newman called upon Joseph Lorch, i

Chairman of the Nominating Committee jfor Ramaz School, to present nominations I ;for Trustees. Mr. Lorch nominated tiefollowing. As regular trustees:Benjamin Brown, Lillian Eisman, Ate iEsses, Ira Gober, Steven Gross, Prof. ■ jAbraham Katsh, Ira Rennert, MarcellaRosen, Howard J. Rubenstein, David Sar-na and Fredrik J. Schwartzberg; as alumni ;trustees:Fred Goldstein and Frances Schub; asparent trustees:Dr. Perry Davis, Ezra Levin and SeymourKramer.Mr. Newman then adjourned the Annual

Meeting of the Ramaz School and turned )the gavel back to Mr. Brown who, in turn,called upon Rabbi Lookstein to conduct theceremonies for the dedication of the Torahcovers and the new parochet for the HolyArk. (continued on page 3)

Esther Friedman receiving accolades and gift upon her retirement as Bookkeeper ofKehilath Jeshurun.

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DEDICATION CEREMONIESThe Rabbi began with a word of Torah

based upon the idea that while there maynot be a reward in this world for the perfor¬mance of mitzvot, there is a reward for ex¬traordinary commitment, effort and energyexpended in the performance of mitzvot.This is a conclusion reached by the Mahar-sha based upon the opening comment ofRashi in the Portion of B'chutai. Judged bythis conclusion, the following people, theRabbi said, are entitled to a great rewardfrom God along with the profound thanksof the congregation for having spent dozensor hours to create in needlepoint thebeautiful Torah covers, each of which ex¬

presses a mitzvah from the Torah.Dede AlpertBarbara BerkowitzElsie FrohmanRae GurewitschRose Gurewitschlev HackSuzanne JavittLillian Jacobs

Janice KestenbaumYvonne KoppelRose MarkovitsAshella PerlbergerMicheline StamlerNechi ShudofskyJudy TanzAdy Trautman

The Rabbi then cited Sandy Eisenstat,the past President of the Congregation, forhis having conceived of the idea of theseTorah covers. He praised Pauline Fischerwho designed the colors and the specific

needlepoint style for each Torah cover. Hethanked Morris Wyshogrod, who designedthe beautiful lettering on the new parochet,and Baya Weisman who executed thedesign. He also expressed gratitude toHoward Katz, a young member of the con¬gregation, who supervised the completionof the project and all of the detailsassociated with that completion.SPECIAL PRESENTATION TOBEATRICE KOLB

Of course, above and beyond everybodyelse, Beatrice Kolb deserved the most ex¬traordinary thanks. The Rabbi spoke abouther as someone who is always expendingenergy, effort and commitment in behalf ofmitzvot, be they working for theSisterhood, AMIT Women, or BikkurCholim, among her many side activities.The Torah cover project, however, was herspecial creation. She coordinated it, sheshepherded it through to completion andshe did an incredible amount of the needle¬point work herself. The Rabbi then calledBeatrice Kolb to the pulpit and presentedher with a beautiful, framed scroll featuringthe picture of the Torah covers and thefollowing inscription:

This is my God and I shall glorify Him(Exodus 15:2)

Beautify yourself before Him through mitzvot (t.b. Shabbat 133 B)to Beatrice Kolb

whose extraordinary commitment of talent, energy, organization and love madepossible the Torah cover needlepoint project at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurunwhich has beautified and glorified our synagogue and the worship of God therein.

Judy TanzPresident,Sisterhood

Benjamin BrownPresident,

CongregationKehilath Jeshurun

Rabbi Haskel Lookstein

The Rabbi then explained the meaning ofthe Torah covers. He said that the decisionto have each Torah cover bear an inscrip¬tion of a mitzvah rather than some symbolwas a way of making a statement about theTorah. The wrapping of each Torah willforever proclaim the message of the Torahto all of us who stands as the Ark is openedand who see the various Torahs carriedaround the synagogue.He then called upon a group of men and

women from the congregation each ofwhom had made a specific contribution tothe Capital Fund of Kehilath Jeshurun inorder to dedicate one of the Torah covers.

He asked them to proceed to the rear of thesynagogue and to participate in the proces¬sion of the Torahs around the synagogueuntil they would be returned to the Ark.The procession was led by Rabbi Polakoff,Mr. Rosenberg and Robert Leifert as agroup of students from the Rabbi JosephH. Lookstein Upper School of Ramaz,under the direction of Michael Berl, Direc¬tor of Music at the School, chanted a

melody to the words Etz Chaim He. At theconclusion of the procession Cantor Davissang the special verses that we always say aswe return the Torah to the Ark and the con¬

gregation joined in the traditional melody.Explanation of the ParochetAt that point Rabbi Lookstein explained

the meaning of the phrase on the newparochet: U'V'HEICHALO KULO OMERKAVOD -IN HIS SANCTUARYEVERYTHING BESPEAKS HONOR.The rabbi said that this particular phrasewas chosen in memory of Rabbi Joseph H.Lookstein who established a pattern ofdignity and decorum in the congregation inwhich we all believe and which we are deter¬mined to maintain. The phrase from Psalm29 which will be before us as we look at theArk will be a constant reminder of what weare and of the kind of synagogue servicewhich we cherish. (continued on page 4)

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Torah Dedication(continued on page 3)

The Torahs were then returned to theArk and the Rabbi asked Linore Ward andAlice and Burt Usdan, who had dedicatedthe year round curtain and the High HolyDay curtain, respectively, to close the Arkand draw the curtain.We are proud to list and to thank the

following members of the congregationwho contributed to this project and greatlyenhanced the synagogue's Capital fund inthe process:

Barbara and Harvey ArfaFran and Benjamin BrownLillian BrownArlene and Avrom DoftSuzanne and Samuel M. EisenstatCaryl and Israel EnglanderLionel EtraReba EtraHelen and Sidney FriedmanRae and Stanley GurewitschSheila and Morton KamermanYvonne and Walter KoppelWilma and Stephen J. KuleHelen and Jack NashBonnie and Isaac PollakAlice and Burt UsdanLinore WardOn this page we have reproduced the in¬

scriptions on the various Torah covers andthe way in which each Torah cover wasdedicated.The ceremonies ended with Hatikva. A

magnificent morning, filled with muchemotion, not a few tears and a great deal ofjoy and gratitude came to an end with a

delightful collation in the KamberAuditorium in which the mood was ab¬solutely beautiful. The 112th AnnualMeeting of the Congregation may be con¬signed to history but it will remain a vividmemory for a long time for all those whoparticipated in it.

We are proud to list below the mitzvot which appear on the Torah cove's,Opposite each mitzvah is the dedication of that Torah cover which was madepossible through the generosity of members of the Congregation.

pmn tpvy -intoAvoid falsehood

vnn D'wnpBe holy

TONI 1QN WNRevere mother and father

In honor of Zamir and Ovadya Pollak

In memory of Lilly and Jacob W. Heller

In memory of Samuel and Piros Friedmen

TDy2 bO"! l^ri |n memory of the Chafetz ChaimDo not gossip

TVT DT by TPyn bfrDo not stand idly by

-jied mnboLove thy neighbor as thyself

ipt >jq mimHonor the aged and the learned

Tiro TiynpMSanctify God through public worship

pnmuTeach your children

o:mt> ton "my*?!Pray with conviction

77> Jin nriDD nripOpen your hand to the needy

hovyn 7">nD\y

Barbara and Harvey Arfa in honor of theBat Mitzvah of their daughter, Caroline

Rae and Stanley Gurewitsch

Yvonne and Walter Koppel

Wilma and Stephen Kulein memory of Marsha Dane Stern

In memory ofMorris A. and Lillian R. Zuckerbraun

In Honor ofBeatrice Kolb

In memory of Moses Englander

In honor of Helen G. Brody

KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page Five

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JeCONGRESSIONAL PANEL HEARS OF SOVIET

INTERFERENCE WITH MAIL FROM U.S.

A six-month study of registered mail sent, from the United States to Jews in the SovietI Union shows that one out of every three let-

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ters does not reach its destination due toSoviet government actions, according totestimony delivered to the U.S. Congres-

. sional Subcommittee on Postal Operationsduring hearings held in New York City.According to Professor Howard

n Greenberger of New York UniversitySchool of Law, who also serves as ViceChairman of the Greater New York Con¬ference on Soviet Jewry (GNYCSJ), of 106letters sent by registered mail from theUnited States to Jews in the Soviet Unionover a period of approximately six months,only 67 receipts were returned as requested.He added that only five letters of responsewere received from Soviet Jews during thesix-month study."Obviously, many of the letters were

never received, and it is also virtually im¬possible to determine how many of thereceipts which came back were actuallysigned by the intended recipients," Pro¬fessor Greenberger told New YorkRepresentatives Robert Garcia and Ben¬jamin Gilman, who hosted the morning'shearing."This unscientific sampling cannot be

considered conclusive, but it does suggestthe scope of the problem. As the membersof the Congressional Subcommittee onPostal Operations know, thousands ofpostal items, including private cor¬respondence, cultural materials, invitationsto join relatives abroad and packages aresent to Soviet Jews from the United Stateseach year. Materials you have already

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gathered from around the United Statesdocument Soviet interference with a largeproportion of the items currently beingmailed to Soviet Jews and other Sovietcitizens. Such items are opened, inspected,or confiscated by Soviet officials, or theysimply disappear. It is my conviction thatthis Soviet interference with internationalmail is a violation of the letter and spirit ofseveral international legal instruments towhich the Soviet Union is a party. TheSoviet Union must be called to account forits actions, and the House of Represen¬tatives is justified, in Resolution 294, inasking the President to direct represen¬tatives of the United States Postal Serviceto raise this issue at the upcoming Congressof the Universal Postal Union in Hamburg,West Germany," Professor Greenbergersaid.Professor Greenberger also assailed a re¬

cent announcement by the Soviet govern¬ment that beginning August 1st, Sovietcitizens no longer will be able to receivepackages on which the customs tax has beenpre-paid by the sender. This means Sovietcitizens themselves will have to pay theoften onerous duty charges for items suchas clothing, certain foods and books, henoted.He predicted this would have a serious

economic impact on thousands of SovietJewish families who are awaiting permis¬sion to leave the Soviet Union and have no

regular source of income because the Sovietgovernment has denied the head of thefamily a job in retaliation for requesting anemigration visa.Professor Greenberger said Soviet in-

SPOTLIGHT: SYRIAN JEWRYThe Syrian Jewish community, number¬

ing some 4,500, suffers from egregiousviolations of its human rights, in breach ofcovenants ratified by Syria. Jews are the on¬ly religious community, who as a group aretotally forbidden to emigrate. Jews are re¬quired to leave a substantial monetarydeposit and close family members behindbefore being permitted to travel abroad,even for brief periods. The Syrianauthorities have denied appeals from SyrianJews for permission to be reunited withclose family members who are abroad. Insome instances, e.g., the Barakat familytwo minor children within Syria have beenforbidden to join their parents who werepermitted to come to the United States forlong-term medical care.In addition, Jews are barred from

employment in government offices, publicbodies such as banks, and suffer fromdiscriminatory economic and legal prac¬tices, restricting their rights to dispose ofproperty through sale or inheritance.The identity cards of Jews used to carry

the notation "Musawi" (Arabic for Jew) inlarge red letters. While now the word iswritten in smaller letters in black, Jews arestill singled out, because the line forreligious identification is normally leftblank on the identity cards of Muslim andChristian Syrians.

terference with the mails violated theHelsinki Final Act of 1975, to which theSoviet Union is a signatory, as well asSoviet law, which makes the violation ofsecrecy of citizens' correspondence a crime."There is no information available to

suggest that any Soviet postal official hasbeen charged with violating this law," Pro¬fessor Greenberger said.In his testimony, Professor Greenberger

said that mail from the West provides an

important measure of encouragement andsupport for the more than 400,000 Jewswho have begun the process of applying forpermission to emigrate from the SovietUnion. In 1983, according to figures com¬piled by the GNYCSJ, only 1314 Jews wereallowed to leave the Soviet Union, thelowest number on file since records started

being kept 14 years ago.

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ACADEMICKehilath Jeshurun extends heartiest coiia

ELYSEE G. BERNSTEIN, daughter ofAlbert and Brenda Bernstein, upon hergraduating from Queens College withhonors in Education. She was also electedto Kappa Delta Pi honor Society.RICKI BERNSTEIN, upon receiving her

Masters of Social Work degree fromHunter College and receiving the GoldfeinAward for her paper written for mentalhealth professionals working withHolocaust survivors and their children.CLAUDIA BLUMENTHAL, daughter-

in-law of Dr. and Mrs. Mortimer Blumen-thal, upon having just graduated from Mar¬quette University Medical School.DONNA BROWN, granddaughter of

Mrs. A. Milton Brown, upon graduatingfrom Emory University Summa CumLaude. She is entering Columbia GraduateSchool of Business in the Fall.RACHEL SHUDOFSKY CHESNER,

daughter of Dr. Noam and Nechi Shudof-sky, is enrolled in the Doctor of NursingProgram at Case Western Reserve Universi¬ty, where she is a Perkins Fellow. ThisFellowship is awarded to persons who showexceptional academic competence and greatpromise.DEENA RACHEL COHEN, daughter

of Dr. and Mrs. Charles I. Cohen, upon hergraduation from Yale University. She willattend the Albert Einstein College ofMedicine of Yeshiva University in the Fall.JEFFREY EILENDER, son of Dr. and

Mrs. Kasriel Eilender, upon his graduationfrom Ramaz with a New York StateRegents Scholarship. Jeffrey, who was ex¬ecutive editor of the Ram Page (the studentnewspaper at Ramaz) was also a principalmember of the winning Mock Trial Team.Jeffrey received a Letter of Commendationin the National Merit Scholarship Contest.He will attend Cornell University in theFall.DANA EISMAN, daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. Elliot Eisman, upon her graduationfrom Ramaz with Honors and with a NewYork State Regents Scholarship. Dana,who also won a dance award at the schoolfor her outstanding performance andchoreography, will attend the University ofPensylvania in the Fall.STEVE EISMAN, son of Elliot and

Lillian Eisman, upon his graduation fromthe University of Pennsylvania. He will at¬tend Harvard Law School after residing inIsrael for a year.S. JOAN FARBER, granddaughter of

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roth, ordained aRabbi by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

DEBRA FRANK, daughter of Mrs. RuthZlotnick, upon her graduation from Ramazwith a New York State Regents Scholar¬ship. Debby was a coordinator of theHolocaust Day observance this year atRamaz. She will attend Barnard in the Fallof 1985 after spending next year studyingTorah at Machon Gold.

RABBI ALAN FRIEDMAN, son ofMrs. Eleanor Friedman, upon having pass¬ed the Post Masters Exam. He now has aMasters in Social Work and A CertifiedSocial Work degree from Yeshiva Universi¬ty's Wurzweiler School.

BETH ELANA GOLDMAN, daughterof Estelle Goldman, upon her graduationfrom Yale University Magna Cum Laudewith distinction in her major - PoliticalPhilosophy.NAOMI LEBO VICS GRAETZ,

daughter of Mrs. Charlotte Lebovics, uponbeing appointed Senior Lecturer forEnglish as a Foreign Language at BenGurion University.DANA GROSS, daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. Meyer Gross, upon her graduationfrom Ramaz with a New York StateRegents Scholarship. Dana, who earned aLetter of Commendation in the NationalMerit Scholarship contest, will attend Bar¬nard in the Fall.

JOEL ISRAEL JAVITT, son of ourTrustees, Dr. Norman and Sue Javitt, uponhis receiving his Masters in ElectricalEngineering from Columbia University. Heis a member of Tau Beta Pi and the Na¬tional Honor Society of ElectricalEngineers. He has accepted a position atHypres Inc. in Elmsford, NY and will con¬tinue his studies toward a doctorate at Col¬umbia.

DR. JONATHAN JAVITT, son of ourTrustees, Dr. Norman and Sue Javitt, uponreceiving his Masters of Public Health inHealth Policy and Management at the Har¬vard University School of Public Health.He was a Kellogg Fellow. He will do hisophthalmology residency at the Wills EyeHospital in Philadelphia.SARA KABAKOW, daughter of Dr. and

Mrs. Bernard Kabakow, upon her gradua¬tion from Ramaz. Sara, the winner of theEdith Schrank Memorial Award foroutstanding work in creative writing andone of the editors of Parallax, the schoolpoetry publication, will attend the StateUniversity of New York in Binghamton inthe Fall.

RUTH DAVIS KALB, daughter of Cat-tor and Mrs. Avrum Davis, upon receivingher doctorate in Clinical Psychology fronAdelphi University. She is a graduate ofHillel School with her BA from Barnaidand her MA from Adelphi.

ANDREW LASSNER, son of Mr. ai dMrs. Jules Lassner, upon his graduationfrom Ramaz. Andy who was a leadirgmember of the Varsity Hockey team, w 11attend Bet Midrash L'Torah in Jerusalemnext year.

MICHAEL KOPPEL, son of Yvonneand Walter Koppel, upon his graduationfrom the Dwight School. He will be atten¬ding Northeastern University in Boston inthe Fall.

DAVID LEWITTES, son of Hon. Joeland Ruth Lewittes, upon his graduationfrom the University of Pennsylvania CumLaude. David plans to attend New YorkUniversity Law School in the Fall.

RONNIE LEWITTES, son of Hon. Joeland Ruth Lewittes, upon his admittance toBoston University Law School in the Fall.

DEBRA LOOKSTEIN, daughter of Rab¬bi and Mrs. Haskel Lookstein and grand¬daughter of Mrs. Morris Katz and Mrs.Joseph H. Lookstein, upon her graduationfrom Barnard Magna Cum Laude. She hasalready begun a Master's program indevelopmental psychology at Teacher'sCollege of Columbia University.MICHELE MENDELSON, daughter of

Martin and Alice Mendelson upon hergraduation from the Dwight School. Shewill be attending Syracuse in the Fall.

JANET MITTLER, upon receiving ateaching grant from the Foundation for Ex¬ceptional Children. She was also the GuestSpeaker at the Joint Council on EconomicEducation on the topic teaching economicsto elementary school children.

CARL EDWARD MOSESSON, son ofNorman and Gloria Mosesson, upon hisgraduation from Columbia College withhonors. He had a double major inEconomics and Computer Science.DR. EMANUEL D. NACK, son of Saul

and Frieda Nack, upon his recent certifica¬tion by the American Board of InternalMedicine, which was granted on his suc¬cessful completion of the Board Examina¬tions. He is presently on a fellowship inHephrology at Beth Israel Medical Center.

KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page Seven

0 N O R Soulations to.

AMANDA NEWMAN, daughter ofCarol and Melvin D. Newman, upon hergraduation from Ramaz with honors andwith a New York State Regents Scholar¬ship. Amanda received a Letter of Com¬mendation in the National Merit Scholar¬ship Contest. She also won an UpperSchool Chorus Award, the HebrewDramatics Prize, and the Debby SaksAward for Excellence in English Dramatics.She will attend Michlellet Bruria next yearin Jerusalem prior to beginning her collegestudies at Barnard in the Fall of 1985.Amanda also won an English award for ex¬cellence in English literature and criticalwriting.NOAH RANELLS, son of Hannah and

Neil Ranells, upon graduating with honorsfrom the University of Maryland College ofAgriculture. He was named Most Outstand¬ing Senior by the College of AgricultureAlumni Association, and elected to AlphaZeta. He has joined the Peace Corps andwill be an Agricultural Science teacher inZaire, Africa.HANNAH ROBINS, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Irwin B. Robins, upon hergraduation from Ramaz. A member of thegirls' Varsity Basketball Team and amember of the photography staff of theYearbook, Hannah will attend MichlelletOrot in Israel next year prior to beginningher college studies at Boston University inthe Fall of 1985.

JOSHUA ROCHLIN, son of Mr. andMrs. Martin R. Rochlin, upon his gradua¬tion from Ramaz with a Regents Scholar¬ship. Josh, who won the Myer ApplemanMemorial Award for Excellence and Com¬mitment to Religious Studies, also served asPresident of the Kehilath Jeshurun YouthCroup for the past two years and was thec -editor of the Ramaz Historian, a section0 the Senior Yearbook. He will attend Beth idrash L'Torah in Jerusalem next year

p ior to entering Columbia College.YAEL ROSHWALB, daughter of Mr.

aid Mrs. Eugene Roshwalb, upon herg aduation from Ramaz with a Regents1 :holarship. A member of the photographys aff of the Yearbook, Yael will enter Bar-r ard in the Fall.

ETHAN SCHWARTZ, son of Dr.1 awrence and Preah Schwartz, upon his£ "aduation from Yale with honors. He wase ected to Phi Betta Kappa in his 3rd yearnd graduated Suma Cum Laude. He haseen accepted to Harvard Law School andill be attending in 1985.

BINNY (SHUDOFSKY) SHALEV, sonof Dr. Noam and Nechi Shudofsky, upongraduating froth Bar Ilan University LawSchool. He is a founding member ofHoshaya, a communal settlement in theGalil.LEONARD SILVERMAN, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur C. Silverman, upon hisgraduation from Ramaz with a RegentsScholarship. Leonard served as coordinatorof the Holocaust Day Observance at Ramazthis year and delivered a memorable sermonfrom the pulpit of Kehilath Jeshurunfollowing that observance. He won a SueMoskowitz Chesed Award for

demonstrating exceptional concern for peo¬ple and kindness to those in need and healso received an English award for ex¬cellence in English literature and criticalwriting. Leonard will study at Bet MidrashL'Torah in Jerusalem next year prior toentering Brandeis University in the Fall of1985.JEREMY M. STEINDECKER, son of

Mr. and Mrs. John Steindecker, upon hisgraduation from Ramaz with a RegentsScholarship. Jeremy received a Letter ofCommendation from the National MeritScholarship Contest and he served as co-editor of the French section of the Year¬book. He will enter the University of Penn¬sylvania in the Fall.STEVEN TENNENBAUM, son-in-law

of Dr. Sasha and Frieda Englard, upon hisgraduation from Yeshiva University'sAlbert Einstein College of Medicine. Hewill begin his residency at MontefioreMedical Center, focusing on GeneralSurgery and Urology.TAMAR WYSCHOGROD, daughter of

Michael and Edith Wyschogrod, upon herreceiving a three year Teaching Assistanshipat the University of Pennsylvania in EnglishLiterature.

MAY THEY GOHIGHER AND HIGHER

We extend a warm Mazel Tov to thefollowing young members of the Congrega¬tion who participated in Advancement DayExercises as they complete the RamazLower School and enter the Rabbi JosephH. Lookstein Upper School of Ramaz:Caroline Arfa, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Harvey Arfa.Daniella Bernstein, daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. Albert Bernstein.Nicole Boyarsky, daughter of Neal and

Shirley Boyarsky.Elisa Bryskin, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.

Lawrence Bryskin.Leo Esses, son of our Trustee, Mr. and

Mrs. Abraham Esses.Jennifer Falk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Eugene Falk.Evan Gallahou, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Murray Gallahou.Elliot Hornblass, son of Hon. and Mrs.

Jerome Hornblass.Andrew Kule, son of our Trustee, Mr.

and Mrs. Stephen J. Kule.Shulamit Lewin, daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. Gideon Lewin.Sara Messeloff, daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. Jonathan Messeloff.

Elyse Mittler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Mark Mittler.Rachael Nadel, daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. Edward Nadel.Ori Pagovich, son of Dr. and Mrs. Ben¬

jamin Pagovich.Daniel Perlberger, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Perlberger and grandson of Mrs.Oscar Perlberger.Cynthia Popper, daughter of Mrs.

Rosalie Popper and Mr. Wolf Popper.Liane Radel, daughter of Mrs. Ellyn

Radel and granddaughter of our Trustee,Mr. A. Phillip Goldsmith.Batsheva Shechter, daughter of Dr. and

Mrs. Yaakov Shechter.Elisha Wiesel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elie

Wiesel.Jennifer Zwiebel, daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. Alan Zwiebel.

92nd STREET YMUSIC SCHOOL

HONORS FOUR KJersAt the closing exercises and concert of

the 92nd Street Y School of Music, specialhonor roll awards were presented to fourmembers of the KJ family in recognition oftheir outstanding accomplishments duringthe past year.The award recipients were: Dana Gross,

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Gross forher study of voice, Melissa Bender,daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Adam Bender inthe woodwinds department, Aryeh Adin

Leifert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leifertand grandson of Mrs. Benjamin Leifert forhis study of the cello, and Laya Rosenberg,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Israel D.Rosenberg and a member of our RamazPre-School faculty for her study of theviolin.

They Y's School of Music is directed byour very talented member, Hadassah B.Markson.

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Ramaz Graduation(continued from page 1)Kosowsky, were in the Honors group.20 Seniors to Study in IsraelWe are happy to announce that 20

members of the graduating class will bespending next year studying Torah in Israel.They will be at a variety of Torah institu¬tions, including Yeshivat Har Etzion,Bravander's Yeshiva - the boys division andthe girls division, Machon Gold, Orot, andothers. Two members of the graduatingclass will be returning to Israel and enteringthe Israel Army prior to pursuing theiruniversity studies.

Congratulations to Noga Aharon!A Freshman in Ramaz, Noga Aharoni,

who came from the Dov Revel Yeshiva inQueens, brought great honor to herself andto the school by placing 7th in the world inthe International Bible Contest held onYom Ha'atzmaut in Jerusalem. Under thedirection and training of Rachel Taub, theChairman of the Bible Department in theUpper School, Noga learned almost the en¬

tire Tanach in order to prepare for this con¬test.

Mock Trial Team ExcelsWe are proud to announce that for the

second time in two years the'Ramaz MockTrial Team has won the New York CityRegional Tournament. This is the first timein the history of the tournament that a teamhas won twice in a row. The victory resultedin an extraordinary kiddush Ha-shem whichis described elsewhere in this Bulletin on

page 9. We recommend it to you forreading and nachas.We congratulate the entire Kehilath

Jeshurun family on the pride and nachaswhich we have from all of the Ramazstudents. Ramaz is, of course, sponsored bythe congregation and many of the membersand officials of the congregation are deeplyinvolved in the affairs of the school.

SIX RAMAZ UPPER SCHOOLSTUDENTS REACH

NATIONAL FINALS INBIBLE CONTEST

We are proud to announce that sixstudents from the Rabbi Joseph H. Look-stein Upper School of Ramaz have reachedthe finals in the National Bible Contestsponsored by the Torah Department of theJewish Agency.Jessica Cohen, daughter of our members,

Dr. and Mrs. Charles I. Cohen, has reachedthe finals in the Junior High School divi¬sion. In the Senior High School division, weare gratified to report that the finalists fromRamaz are: Efrem Epstein, Sharon Flatto,liana Goldstein, David Poulad and SethKosowsky. Seth is also one of the twoRamaz Seniors who placed in the Honorsgroup in the Westinghouse Science Com¬petition.Congratulations to all of the finalists.

RAMAZ STUDENT WINSPRIZE FROM TIMEMAGAZINE FORWORLDLY ESSAY

Gabriel Nussbaum, the son of Dr. andMrs. Moses Nussbaum (Mrs. Nussbaum isthe chief of the library and media center inthe Upper School), a graduating seniorfrom Ramaz, won first prize in the worlddivision of an essay contest sponsored byTime Magazine. Gabriel's essay, entitled"The Sephardi Community of Israel — TheProblems of a Majority Being Treated as aMinority" was printed in the Time-Lines,an educational publication of TimeMagazine. The essay had originally beenwritten for David Bernstein's course inWorld Jewish History.Gabriel's prize was a $5,000 scholarship

FIRST GRADECHUMASH CLUB

On Tuesday afternoons during the pastSpring semester, fourteen Ramaz studentsregularly attended the First Grade Chums shClub. Morah Laya (Rosenberg) mostdevotedly and masterfully presented thimwith stories, games and other activities n-

cluding a special snack designed to provi iefun, Torah study and a general deepeni ngof commitment to things Jewish. Ahighlight of this year's program, long to jeremembered by the many parents a idchildren participating, was the bus trip toCrown Heights when we were able to ha /esuch a good time at the Lag B'Omer Fai .

Our thanks to the many parents andchildren who have made the club such asuccess and particularly to Morah Layawhose unstinting efforts and infectuous en¬thusiasm are most appreciated by all.Hopefully such programs devoted to Jewishenrichment will continue and expand in thefuture so that all interested in attending willbe afforded the opportunity to do so.We are grateful to Congregation Kehilath

Jeshurun for sponsoring this program forthe enhancement of our children's Jewisheducation and experience.

Jack Bieler

IF, IN AN EMERGENCYYou must reach a Synagogue Official athome, please note the followingtelephone numbers:Rabbi Haskel Lookstein 628-0340Rabbi Dale Polakoff 628-5553Cantor Avrum Davis 534-3733Mr. Israel D. Rosenberg 831-3684Mr. Robert J. Leifert... .(201) 837-1018

grant from Time to Columbia, which hewill enter in the fall of 1985 after spendingnext year studying Talmud at Bet MidrashL'Torah in Jerusalem.

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT HAVEACCEPTED RAMAZ SENIORS IN THE CLASS OF 1984

Bar llan JTS Joint Program SwarthmoreBarnard with Columbia SyracuseBoston Johns Hopkins Tel Aviv UniversityBrandeisUniversity of Michigan TempleBrown MIT TuftsCarnegie Mellon Mt. Holyoke UnionChicago NYU VasserClark University Northwestern Washington University inColumbia Pennsylvania St. LouisCornell Princeton WellesleyCUNY Rochester University of WisconsinGoucher Rutgers YaleHarvard Sarah Lawrence YeshivaHaverford College Simmons

Hebrew University SUNY

KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page Nine

A Real Kiddush HashemReprinted From New York Law Journal — Friday, May 11,1984

Jewish Students to Skip Finals on Sabbath6 HIGH SCHOOLS IN SEMIFINALSOF STATE BAR COMPETITION

Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke may, or

may not, preside at a "trial" tomorrowmorning in the New York Court of Ap¬peals. Whether he does or not, is in thepower of students at the Ramaz School, 60East Seventy-eighth Street.The school is among six semifinalists in

the third annual New York State BarAssociation High School Mock Trial Tour¬nament, which will be held at 10 A.M. and2:30 P.M. today in the Court of Claims,Albany.

Ramaz's Role

The final round is scheduled for tomor¬row with Judge Cooke presiding, but onlyif Ramaz does not qualify. Its students areOrthodox Jews who observe Saturday, theJewish Sabbath, and would not be able tocompete.A solution was worked out this year after

Ramaz finished in third in 1983. Officials ofState Bar, including Alan Levine and Eric

Mondschein, decided that if the six-memberRamaz team finishes first or second in thesemifinal round, there will be no final com¬petition and the top two semifinalists will bedeclared co-winners.In that case, the team with the highest

score in the semifinal will represent NewYork in a tournament in Annapolis, Md.,next Friday. The New York and MarylandState Bar Association will co-sponsor nextweek's competition.However, if Ramaz does not finish in the

top two, the two best will qualify for thefinal competition Saturday before JudgeCooke, with the winner going to Annapolis.

The Semifinalists

The six team members and two alternateson each of the six semifinal teams arrived inAlbany yesterday, with the Ramaz studentsbringing along a Torah and prayerbooks.They will make use of a Kosher catererwhile in the state capitol.

PROPER DRESSFOR PRAYER

As the new year approaches, it is instruc¬tive to review the requirements regardingsuitable dress for prayer in a synagogue.For men, dress for synagogue prayer

should be no less dignified than that for anyspecial occasion. Since we would not ap¬pear at a wedding, or at a banquet, or evena a fine restaurant without a tie and jacket,s-nagogue prayer should be treated with thes ime dignity. If we were to make a requestof a high government official — a con¬gressman, a governor, a senator, the Presi¬dent, or if we were to make a courtroom ap¬

pearance before a judge, we would similarlyconcern ourselves with how we are dressed.1 God, the judge of whom we make endlessrequests, to be treated with less deference?For married woman, a head covering in

Shul is always in order. For all women,s eeveless attire and pants are not in keeping\ ith the good taste required in worship.Nor is it appropriate for women (or men) tocarry a purse or pocketbook to shul on! habbat or Yom Tov.What we wear and how we dress is a

' ;flection of what we think of the event were attending, of the significance we attacho it. The synagogue is a house of God. Be-avior and dress in such a place requirespecial thought in every season of the year.

OU KOSHER DIRECTORY —

A NECESSITY FORTHE HOME

The largest directory of Kosher food pro¬ducts ever produced has been issued by theUnion of Orthodox Jewish Congregationsof America. Never before have so many

products representing so many food andkitchen categories from so many manufac¬turers been under the careful supervisionand scrutiny of the Joint Kashruth Com¬mission of the Orthodox Union and theRabbinical Council of America.The directory, 80 pages long, is not only

a listing of products, but also includes manyhelpful advertisements that more carefullyexplain products listed. Also included is anarticle explaining the procedure for endors-

RAMAZ SCHOOL WINS CITYMOCK TRIAL COMPETITIONFor the second time in two years, the

Ramaz School Mock Trial Team has won

the New York City Regional Tournament, adivision of the New York State BarAssociation Mock Trial State-wide Tourna¬ment.

In the New York City competition, 54schools participated and Ramaz defeatedJamaica High School in the finals on Thurs¬day, April 26.New York City is one of the six regions

which comprise this state-wide tournament.Approximately 450 schools throughout thestate participate.Last year, Ramaz placed third in the

state.

Ramaz entered the city competition fouryears ago and is the only school in the NewYork State competition to have reached thestate finals twice.

KOSHER BUTCHERS UNDERSUPERVISION OF

MIDTOWN BOARD OFKASHRUTH

A. Kosher butcher on the East Side* Park East Kosher Butchers

1163 Madison AvenuePhone: TR 4-3045

B. Kosher butchers on the West Side* Jonas Stern and Sons229 West 100 StreetPhone: 662-7081

* Perl Kosher Meat Market2251 BroadwayPhone: TR 7-0266

* Meal Mart Take Out Foods and

Catering2189 BroadwayPhone: 787-4720

* Paul Feldstein, Inc.2370 Broadway at 86th Street873-3560

* Fischer Brothers and Leslie230 West 72nd Street787-1715

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WITHIN OUR FAMILYBIRTHSMazel tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Dale

Polakoff on the birth of their daughter, li¬ana Bracha. liana joins her big brothersEphraim and Yosef as special members ofnot only the Polakoff mishpacha but of theentire Kehilath Jeshurun congregationalfamily. We welcome her to our community.Mazel tov to Mrs. Hanna Adler upon the

birth of her great-grandson, born to Dr. &Mrs. Raphael Emuna, the children of Mr.and Mrs. Berl Bonner.Mazel tov to Ronald and Beth Bernard

upon the birth of their new baby girl,Marley Ana.Mazel tov to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brody

upon the birth of their third grandchild,their first granddaughter Rebecca Anne,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Brodyof Stamford, Connecticut.Mazel tov to Shelley and Martin Kauf¬

man upon the birth in England of DanielleSarah. Similar good wishes to the proudgrandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Low.Mazel tov to Richard and Ellen

Markowitz upon the birth of their seconddaugther, Chloe Hadassah.Mazel tov to Dr. Steven and Naomi

Rudolph upon the birth of their daughter,Sara Ann.Mazel tov to Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence

Steinberg upon the birth of their grandson,born to their children Beth and JoshuaMermelstein, their second son.Mazel tov to our Youth Director and his

wife, Rabbi Gary and Ellen Hoffman uponthe birth of their daughter, Michal Chaya.Mazel tov to our former bookkeeper

Esther Friedman and her husband, Rev.Abraham Friedman upon the birth of theirfirst great grandchild, Nachama Dina, bornto their grandchildren, Rabbi and Mrs.Mendel Greenberg, of Liberty, New York.Mazel tov to Martine and Leo Fox upon

the birth of their daughter, Taliah Jennie.Mazel tov to Dr. and Mrs. David

Weisselberger upon the birth of their grand¬daughter, Rivka Leah, born to theirchildren, David and Ethel Wachs of ForestHills.Mazel tov to Mr. and Mrs. Salomon

Josue upon the birth of their daughter,Rebecca Ann.Mazel tov to Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim

Propp upon the birth of their daughter, An¬na Michelle.Mazel tov to Mrs. Miriam Kahn upon the

birth of her granddaughter, liana Jessie,born to her children Richard and RhondaKahn.Mazel tov to Dr. and Mrs. Sasha Englard

upon the birth of their grandson, DavidMarc, born to their children, liana andShimmy Tennenbaum.May all of these wonderful children grow

up in the finest tradition of Torah, chupahand ma'asim tovim.

ENGAGEMENTSMazel tov to Dr. and Mrs. Norman Javitt

upon the engagement of their son,Jonathan to Dr. Ann Dohn, daughter ofDr. and Mrs. Philip Dohn of California.Mazel tov to Dr. Rochelle Levine upon

her engagement to Robert Morse.Mazel tov to Dr. Celia Blumenthal upon

her engagement to Herbert Berger. Similarwishes to our congregational secretary, Dr.and Mrs. Mortimer Blumenthal.Mazel tov to Joseph Low upon his

engagement to Carol Lorie, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Marcel Lorie of Antwerp,Belgium. Similar good wishes to ourTrustee, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Low.Mazel tov to Deborah Halper upon her

engagement to Gary Giddins, the son ofMrs. Alice and the late Leo Giddins of NewYork. Similar good wishes to her parents,Mr. and Mrs. Norman Halper and to theproud grandmother, Mrs. Lillian Lukashokon this wonderful milestone in the life ofher family.May their weddings take place with hap¬

piness and blessing.

WEDDINGSMazel to Mrs. Rita Kaufman upon the

marriage of her granddaughter, Miriam,the daughter of our former members, Caroland Jerry Kaufman of Chicago, to EricFeldstein, the son of Dr. and Mrs. DonaldFeldstein of Teaneck, New Jersey. Theyoung couple met here in our community.Mazel tov to Mrs. A. Milton Brown upon

the marriage of her grandson, DavidBrown, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. WarrenBrown, to Sharon Garfield.Mazel tov to Mr. and Mrs. Hermann

Merkin upon the recent marriage of theirson, David, in Israel.Mazel tov to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roth

upon the wedding of their daughter, Ann toJack Mail.Mazel tov to Dr. and Mrs. William Major

upon the marriage of their daughter, Susieto Arthur Eckstein. The wedding took placein our Main Synagogue.Mazel tov to Nick Gura upon his mar¬

riage to Cathy Kleinschmidt. Similar goodwishes to the proud parents of the groom,Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gura. The weddingtook place in our Main Synagogue.

COMMUNAL RECOGNITIONMazel to Rosie and Dr. Mark Friedman,

Davida, Ariela and Yael on the occasion oftheir father (and grandfather) being electedPresident of the New York Board of Rab¬bis.Rabbi Morris F. Friedman is the Rabbi of

Temple Hillel in North Woodmere, N.Y.Rabbi Lookstein has been designated as

the next President of the Board.The CHAIM WEIZMANN AWARD

was presented to Meyer Gross at the Patei t,Trademark and Copyright Lawyers Di- i-sion dinner for the UJA-Federation Can-paign, at the Regency Hotel. Mazel Tov!

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENMazel tov to Rabbi Leon A. Feldm; n

upon his publication of a critical edition ofTeshuvot ha-RaN: The Response of Ra. >-benu Nissim ben Reuben Gerondi(Barcelona, 14th Cent.) issued by Institu eShalem Sefunot Kadmonim in Jerusalemwith hitherto unknown textual additioi sand emendations, based on Mediev.,1manuscripts and early printings, with ar-notations, notes and comments.Mazel tov to Dr. David Weisselberger

upon his being appointed Professor ofPsychiatry in the post-graduate Institute forPsychoanalysis and Psychotherapy at Nov.iUniversity in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTSMazel tov to Mrs. Samuel Bloch upon the

outstanding accomplishment of her grand¬son, Judah Holstein of New Rochelle whowas selected as the Regional winner in theSpace Shuttle Student Development Pro¬gram sponsored by the National Aeronauticand Space Administration.The Program provides an opportunityfor high school students to propose ex¬

periments suitable for testing aboard thespace shuttle. Judah's proposed ex¬periments deal with the problem of diz¬ziness and motion sickness of astronauts inspace flight due to weightlessness.Judah is a student at Yeshiva University

High School in Manhattan.

CONDOLENCESOur sincere condolences to Diana Bletter

upon the passing of her beloved father,Sydney.Our sincere condolences to Joseph Roth

upon the recent passing of his sister.Our sincere condolences to Miriam Kahn

and Ben Meyers upon the passing of theirbeloved sister, Pearl Fischer.Our sincere condolences to Joel Finkel on

the passing of his sister, Mary Pollen.Our sincere condolences to Andrew Fier

on the passing of his beloved father,Neuman Fier.May these Mourners be comforted

among all those who mourn for Zion andJerusalem.

BAR MITZVAHMazel tov to our Ritual Director and

Mrs. Israel D. Rosenberg upon the BarMitzvah of their grandson Chaim Yosef,son of Rabbi and Mrs. MordecaiRosenberg. Chaim's Bar Mitzvah wasobserved at his father's congregation inBrooklyn.

KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page Eleven

BAT MITZVAH

Elyse Mittler

Mazel tov to Mark and Janet Mittler onthe occasion of the Bat Mitzvah of theirdaughter, Elyse, which took place on thefirst day of Shavuot. Elyse delivered a dvar

> torah on "Communal Implications of theCommandment to Honor One's Parents.

Elyse is one of four children selected torepiesent New York in an international pro¬gram to be held in France this summer.Elyse, a student in the Ramaz Lower Schoolwill be entering the Rabbi Joseph H.

i Lookstein Upper School in the fall.

AN EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDEWe received a beautiful note from Mrs.

Estelle Fink in Jerusalem asking us to thankthe many members of Kehilath Jeshurunaid her friends in the community whoh ;lped her and her family at the time of theI assing of her father, David Schweber, of1 iessed memory. She asked that we conveyt le profound appreciation of the familyt irough the medium of the K.J. Bulletin.

RABBI AND MRS.LOOKSTEIN CELEBRATE

THEIR 25th WEDDINGANNIVERSARY

Congratulations to Rabbi and Mrs.Haskel Lookstein upon the observance oftheir 25th weddding anniversary on June21. Mazel tov also to Mrs. Esther Katz andMrs. Gertrude S. Lookstein upon this hap¬py milestone in the lives of their children.We wish the Lookstein family many more

years of health, happiness, blessing andcontinued nachas from their children.

JUDAICA SHOPVOLUNTEERS HONORED

AT KIDDUSHUnder the sponsorship of Walter Koppel,

the volunteers of the KJ/Ramaz JudaicaShop were honored at a Kiddush followingservices on Saturday morning, May 26.The KJ/Ramaz Judaica Shop committee

wishes to thank the following dedicatedvolunteers who so diligently devoted theirtime and effort to make the shop so suc¬cessful this year: Linda Moskowitz - ChaireDeutsch - Helen Wyshogrod - ArleneCohen - Lillian Jacobs - Beatrice Kolb-Charlotte Lebovics - Barbara Berkowitz-Lillian Brown - Lea Debora - VivianneKurzweil - Olivia Starman - EstelleGoldman - June Falk - Ashella Perlbergerand Michael Koppel. The committee hopesthat the volunteers will return healthy andhappy in September. Of course, the lion'sshare of thanks goes to the shop's manager,Yvonne Koppel who is responsible for thepurchasing, coordination of volunteers,sales and the overall operation.The KJ/Ramaz Judaica Shop will be

closed until September 10th. We will beopen during the summer months by ap¬pointment only. If you wish to purchaseanything during July and August, pleasecall 427-1000 and one of the volunteers willcall back and set up an appointment atmutuai convenience.

ELEGANT INVITATIONSWedding, Bat-Bar Mitzvahs

Hebrew-English/also CalligraphyCommercial & Designer StationeryIRIS LEVITSKY ENTERPRISES

DISCOUNTS353 East 83rd Street, N.Y.C.

628-2380

by appointment only

ERIC MOSESSONBECOMES SECONDLEIUTENANT IN THE

ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCESWe are proud to note that Eric

Mosesson, son of Norman and GloriaMosesson who made aliyah in 1982 recentlybecame a second leiutenant in the IsraelDefense Forces. He is a Combat Engineerworking on design and construction for for¬tifications.This is considered a very significant

achievement. The officers training course isan extremely difficult one particularly for aforeigner whose native language is notHebrew. Of course, Eric's basic Hebraiceducation came as a student at Ramaz. Hewas the only American among the 300 menwho graduated from the course.

KJ HOLDS LUNCHEON FORUJA-FEDERATION

WOMEN'S CAMPAIGNThe Third Annual KJ Luncheon on

behalf of the Women's Campaign for UJA-Federation was held on April 3, 1984. Fortywomen from the Congregation gathered atthe Young Men's Philanthropic League andraised over $14,000 in an effort to help meetthe needs of Jews in Israel, New York andaround the world. Marshall Weinberg, amember of the UJA-Federation Board of

Directors, was the guest speaker.Lillian Jacobs, Sadie Marcus, Claire

Perlberger and Doris Shulsky sponsoredthis most successful and enjoyable lun¬cheon. The Luncheon Committee, chairedby Tess Postel, included: Dede Alpert, JuneFalk, Rae Gurewitsch, Lillian Jacobs,Charlotte Lebovics, Evelyn Levine, JaniceLinzer, Sadie Marcus, Monica Meislin,Ashella Perlberger, Ellen Scheinfeld, Don¬na Silverman and Helen Wyshogrod. EliseKirshon, serves as chairman of the KJWomen's Campaign.Mrs. Kirshon was also honored by the

Manhattan Organizations Women's Cam¬paign for UJA-Federation as part ofmobilization '84. We are extremely proudof Elise and grateful to her for the pastseven years of dedicated leadership to ourKJ Women's Campaign.

RIVERSIDEMEMORIAL CHAPEL

CARL GROSSBERGANDREW FIER

Directors

180 West 76th St.(at AMSTERDAM AVE.)

ENdicott 2-6600

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KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETINCONGREGATION

KEHILATH JESHURUN125 East 85th Street

New York, N.Y. 10028HA 7-1000

Synagogue OfficialsJoseph H. Lookstein Senior Rabbi

1923-1979

Dr. Haskel Lookstein RabbiDale Polakoff Assistant RabbiAvrum Davis CantorIsrael D. Rosenberg Ritual DirectorRobert J. Leifert Executive DirectorRabbi Gary Hoffman Youth Director

Officers of the CongregationHarry W. Baumgarten Hon. PresidentMax J. Etra Hon. PresidentNathan Salzman Hon. President

Benjamin Brown PresidentStanley Gurewitsch Vice-PresidentNorman Bulow TreasurerDr. Mortimer Blumenthal SecretaryJudyTanz Pres. Sist'd.Dr. Gilbert N. Kahn Pres. Men's ClubAlice Usdan Pres. Couples' Club

Office StaffFlorence Cohen Eileen Shore

Paula KushnerLaura Phillips Bookkeeper

KJ/RAMAZJUDAICA SHOP

The Judaica Shop will be closed June 15through September 10th.* Wedding gifts & Wedding Registry* Unique Judaica items for all occasions* Beautiful gifts for holiday visiting

Remember ourBar and Bat Mitzvah Registry

Monday - Thursday11 AM - 4 PM

In the Synagogue Lobby427-1000

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SUMMER SCHEDULE OF SERVICESWeekday Mornings 7:30 A.M.Sabbath Mornings 9:00 A.M.Friday Evenings 6:45 P.M.Weekday Evenings (Through August 9) 6:45 P.M.(Beginning August 11) 6:30 P.M.

SABBATH SCHEDULEFriday Sabbath

Lighting of Afternoon SabbathCandles Services EndsJuly

6-7 Balak 8:10 8:20 9:1313-14 Pinchas 8:07 8:20 9:1320-21 Matot 8:03 8:15 9:0427-28 Masee 7:57 8:10 8:57August3-4 Devarim (Shabbat Chazon) 7:49 8:00 8:4910-11 Vaetchanan (Shabbat Nachamu) 7:41 7:50 8:3817-18 Ekev 7:32 7:40 8:2824-25 Re'e 7:21 7:30 8:17August 31-September1 Shoftim 7:10 7:20 8:067-8 KiTeze 6:59 7:10 7:5414-15 KiTavo 6:47 7:00 7:4221-22 Nitzavim-Vayelech 6:35 6:50 7:30

DATES TO REMEMBERSaturday, June 30 and Sunday July 1Rosh Chodesh Tammuz

Wednesday, July 4Services Begin at 8:30 AM

Tuesday, July 17Fast of the 17th of Tammuz (Services begin at 7:00 AM)Fast Ends at 9:05 PM

Saturday, July 28Blessing of the Month of Av

Monday, July 30Rosh Chodesh Av (Services Begin at 7:15 AM)Monday, August 6Tisha B'Av EveMincha Services Begin at 8:00 PM,Followed by Maariv and Reading of Lamentations (Eicha)Tuesday, August 7 - Tisha B'AvMorning Service at 7:00 AM with Appropriate ReadingsEvening Services at 7:45 PMFast Ends at 8:42 PM

Saturday, August 25Blessing of the Month of Elul

Tuesday and Wednesday, August 28-29Rosh Chodesh Elul (Services Begin at 7:15 AM)Monday, September 3Labor Day (Services Begin at 8:30 AM)

Saturday, September 22Selichot at 10:00 PM

Wednesday, September 26Erev Rosh Hashanah

FIFTH YAHRZEIT OFRABBI JOSEPH H. LOOKSTEINIn response to the inquiries of many congregants during past summers, we sharethe following:

The Yahrzeit of Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein, of Blessed Memory, will take placeon Tuesday evening, July 17 and Wednesday, July 18.Services will be at 6:45 PM and 7:30 AM.

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