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16 Colt Road l Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201 l 413.445.4872 l knessetisrael.org • Rabbi David Weiner l Richard Simons, President
Kol K .I.learn. inspire. grow. together.
March 2019 l Adar I and Adar II 5779
Purim Happenings!Megillah reading, carnival, Purim band, hamantashen!
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Free Dinner & Megillah Reading!
The annual Pittsfield megillah reading will take place on Wednesday, March 20, at Knesset Israel and in cooperation with Temple Anshe Amu-nim. We’ll serve a free family-friendly dinner at 5:30 p.m., and then chant the story of the holiday from the scroll around 6:15 p.m. It’s light, fun, family-friendly, and maybe even a little silly. Please come in costume!
Totally Radical 80’s K.I. Purim band
The K.I. Purim band returns on Saturday, March 9th at 7:30 p.m. For the band’s 11th annual rollicking costumed musical, they will re-tell the Purim story with original lyrics set to the music we all know and love. It’s a blast from the (somewhat recent) past with a Totally Radical 80’s Purim celebration. That’s right, the band will be covering 1980’s classics from groups including Bon Jovi, Journey, Prince, George Michael, Bruce Springsteen, the Talking Heads and more! You don’t have to be a Gen X’er to remember where you were during this unique musical decade.
Come enjoy, celebrate and dance the night away. Leather pants, hairspray, fishnet stockings
and neon, optional.
Hamantashen Marathon
For weeks before the celebra-tion, volunteers gather in the K.I. kitchen to bake thousands and thousands of hamantashen,
Rabbi Moshe Druin, pictured above, is the director of Sofer on Site, a Miami-based organization that main-tains Sifrei Torah all over the United States and Canada.
He visited Knesset Israel in mid-January to repair some of our Sifrei Torah and inspect others. This was Rabbi Druin’s first visit to Knesset Israel; previously, his father, Rabbi Gedalyah Druin visited the congregation on a couple of occasions. Sifrei Torah, especially older ones like those in use at Knesset Israel (most of ours are nearly 100 years old!) require ongoing attention in order to remain ‘kosher’.
Sofer on SiteThe art of keeping Torahs kosher
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Member Mitzvahs & Mazel TovsIn This Issue
KNESSET ISRAEL 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA 01201 413-445-4872 413-496-9378 (fax)
knessetisrael.org
RABBI DAVID WEINER Ext. 10 [email protected]
DIANA MACFARLANE Ext. 10 Office Manager [email protected]
ED ROBINSON [email protected]
MYRNA HAMMERLING Ext. 16 Director of Adult Education and Programming [email protected]
CHRIS GOETZE Ext. 20 Facilities Director/Head Custodian [email protected]
JUDITH WEINER Ext. 15 Director of Families Together, and Hebrew School Administrator [email protected]
ELISA SNOWISE B’Nai Mitzvah Teacher /Coordinator [email protected]
LIZ DEMARCO, Web Administrator, [email protected]
K.I. Staff OFFICE PHONE 413-445-4872
Sofer on Site........................................1Purim Happenings ...............................1From the Rabbi....................................3
From the President ..............................4
Calendar ..............................................5
Advertsiers .............................................. 6
Musical Musings ..................................7
Havdalah/Saturday Night Movie .............. 9
Hebrew School Passover Program .......12
Yahrzeits, Funds & Endowments ....10-11
BFF & CHAI Photos .............................12
n Joan Grossman is pleased and thrilled to announce that her son Benjamin Grossman-Ponemon has recently be-come engaged to Rebecca Wolkoff of Cleveland, OH.
n At K.I. you are never too young to have a mitzvah. In November Noah Denmark was student of the month at Williams El-ementary school and Levi Denmark was student of the month in December so the Denmark boys swept winter 2019!!
n For my Bar-Mitzvah/tikkun olam project, I am collecting kits for the Pittsfield Emergency Recovery Committee, which the rabbi helped start a few months ago.
The committee helps the community assist those affect-ed by fire or flood. It coordinates collections of house-hold items to give to displaced families. Navigators, who are mentors trained by the committee, will help families work their way through the many tasks that they must complete to clean up, heal, and rebuild. The committee also is raising funds for limited direct assistance to affect-ed families.
I am helping by collecting kitchen kits. The purpose of the kits is to get families started again when they move into their next home.
I chose this as my Bar-Mitzvah/tikkun olam project partly because I have experienced a house fire, and also because I think it is important for us to help others in this way.
I am asking the congregation to help me collect the contents of three kitchen kits. This includes items to cook with, items to eat with, and items to serve with, but not food, furniture, or appliances. Everything donated for this project should be new or unused.
The collection will start on March 1. To contribute, please take a card from the social hall (like for KI’s Adopt-a-Family project) and bring your chosen item(s) back to Knesset Israel before April 12.
A Tzedaka OpportunityStarting over after a fire or flood–organized by Joseph Weiner
Joseph Weiner
Birthdays
n Ezra Sutter .......................................March 2
n Dana Siegel .....................................March 3
n Richard Woller ...............................March 3
n Carol Silverman.............................March 4
n Donald Simon ................................March 6
n James Fingeroth ...........................March 7
n Susan Gordon ................................March 8
n Steven Skoblow ............................March 8
n Michael Rosenthal .......................March 9
n Mona Lanzer ..................................March 9
n Lesley Oransky ........................... March 11
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From the Rabbi
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January and February, even as the enticing smell of hamantashen wafts through the building, are the time of year that K.I. staff and programming volunteers turn our at-tention to the upcoming summer. Given this frigid winter, the process has been particularly uplift-ing. Especially during this year of celebrating Knes-set Israel’s 125th anniversa-ry, we are looking forward to a dynamic season of warm hospitality, compelling programs and moving worship.
Shabbaton. Speakers, JTS, Film Festival
As plans coalesce, you will be hearing about many exciting events. For our Wildman Shabbaton in early May, we will welcome Professor David Freidenreich, a scholar of Judaism and comparative re-ligions at Colby College, Maine. In July, thanks to a generous gift from Rabbi Jan Kaufman in honor of the 40th anniversary of her ordination, we will welcome Rabbi David Ellenson, who is in the process of his second retirement from the presi-dency of Hebrew Union College. Three JTS in the Berkshires programs will offer scholarly riffs on the Jewish resonance of this summer’s cultural and musical of-
ferings in the Berkshires. And, as always, our Berk-shires Jewish Film Festival will continue to move and entertain thousands of locals, seasonal residents and visitors alike.
Summer Kiddush
Shabbat is a focal point of Knesset Israel’s life during the summer. Over the last three summers, thanks to the generosity of a chal-
lenge gift, sponsorships and many con-tributions from members and guests, we have served a sumptuous kiddush lun-cheon every shabbat in July and August.
Our membership committee hears over and over again that these luncheons, expertly prepared by Chris Goetze, help people—congregants, returning visi-tors, newcomers—to feel welcome at Knesset Israel. The conversations that ensue forge the connections that are the
building blocks of community and the continuing vibrancy of our synagogue.
I am pleased to announce that we have again received a ‘challenge grant’ to-wards our summer kiddushes. Between that grant and sponsorship pledges, we have achieved almost half of our goal of raising a total of $8,000 this spring. Gifts totaling $4,500 will enable Knesset Israel to feature a kiddush luncheon every sin-gle week from July 4 to the end of Au-gust. I hope everyone will participate in this important hospitality effort, wheth-er by sponsoring a kiddush in honor of a simha or in commemoration of a yahr-zeit ($500), or by making contributions of any size in support of the effort. Every gift makes a difference.
Upcoming Sabbatical
The summer planning process is unusual this year, however, because I will be out of town when many of the programs take place. The Weiners will be travelling around the world (literally!) this summer, from early June until the end of August. After ten years in the Berkshires, we are grateful for this 3-month sabbatical. It presents us with a priceless opportunity to recharge, visit family, and explore some new places. We will be spending several weeks in Jerusalem, where the children will attend a trilingual Google-s ponsored technology camp and I will be studying at the Shalom Hartman Institute. We hope this residency in
We are hoping to pass along the family ‘travel bug…Judith and I believe that experiencing new places broadens horizons and deepens understanding.
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From the Rabbi continued from page 2
From the President
Each Purim we commemorate the reversal of Haman’s plot to annihilate the Jews of Persia. We are reminded that ve-nahafokh hu, the opposite happened! Our enemies were defeated and the Jewish people survived. We dress in cos-tume, listen to the megilla and enjoy a purim shpiel, taking delight in celebrating the unexpected.
Our tradition instructs us to perform the following four life affirming mitzvot on Purim:
n to hear the story of Purim by listening to Megillat Esther, the Book of Esther n to enjoy a festive meal (seudah) n to exchange gift baskets (mishloach manot) and n to give to the needy (matanot la’evyonim).
Here at K.I., with thanks to the dedication of our Rabbi, staff and countless volunteers, we have wonderful opportunities to celebrate Purim in community. Starting in Janu-ary, Cindy Helitzer assembles a team of people from ages 7 to 95 to bake, package, and deliver hamantaschen so that we can send misholach manot to our friends and family. It is nearly impossible to quantify the number of volunteer hours that Cindy and her team devote to this project. Cindy handles this project with tremendous professional-ism, good cheer, and that ever present smile! Todah Raba, Cindy!
The K.I. Band is another group that puts in countless hours to enhance our Purim cel-ebration. If you have not attended the annual Purim concert, this is one not to be missed! I guarantee that you’ll love the music and enjoy the comedic lyrics! I hope to see on Saturday night, March 9.
The Rabbi organizes a reading of the Megillah that truly entertains all ages! Readers chant the words with, shall we say, a Purim style! It’s an incredibly enjoyable evening so please mark off March 20 on your calendar.
In this topsy-turvy world in which we live, let’s take a moment to celebrate life and the blessings bestowed upon us. Chag Purim Sameach!
Celebrate the UnexpectedFour ways to do so for Purim
Richard Simons
Knesset Israel Statement of PurposeWelcome.
We are here to nourish mind, heart, and soul.
We are here to inspire through word and deed.
We are here to accompany each other on life’s journey.
We are here to celebrate in community.
We are here to bring life to the wisdom and values of Torah.
We are here to transform our world.
Jerusalem, plus our travels throughout the country, will lay the groundwork for our children to develop a strong, lifelong connection to Israel and to encounter the wider Jewish world. We are also hoping to pass along the family ‘travel bug’ —Judith and I believe that experiencing new places broadens horizons and deepens understanding.
Meanwhile the summer here should feel seamless. Working together with Myrna, Richie, Diana, and our lay leaders, l am busy arranging program, service, and lifecycle coverage for the three months that I will be away. Knesset Israel’s robust volunteer culture and depth of Jewish knowledge will enable the congregation not only to continue to operate during my absence but to thrive and grow. Shabbat mornings will feature oppor-tunities to study Torah with many of my rabbinic and cantorial colleagues—and perhaps other scholars and professors—who spend all or part of their summer in the Berkshires. I have been helping Marcie Greenfield Simons, a beloved K.I. leader who now works as a chaplain at Berkshire Medical Center, as she pre-pares to cover the congregation’s life-cycle and pastoral needs for the weeks I will be away. I will be looking to build a schedule for leadership of shabbat ser-vices during the summer, and I thank you in advance for signing on to help.
Purim Around the Corner
However, summer is still a few months away. I hope to see everyone during our week of Purim celebrations— the con-cert, the carnival at Temple Anshe Amu-nim, the community dinner & Megillah reading. Come and enjoy!
Note: Read all about the Purim happen-ings in our page 1 article and in the Calen-dar on the next page.
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available for purchase to send as gifts the week of Purim, to observe the tradition of mishloach manot, or just to eat and enjoy. Baking days are Sunday morning and Thursday evening—you may con-tact the synagogue office for more infor-mation and/or to participate.
Purim Carnival
Knesset Israel supports the Purim Carni-val at our neighbor, Temple Anshe Amu-nim—Wednesday, March 13, 5 p.m. Children are welcome for an afternoon of Purim-themed fun and games.
Purim Happeningscontinued from page 1
March Calendar
CLASSES
Torah Portion of the Week (Library) ...... Tues., March 5, 12, 19, 26............10:00–11:30 AM
Enhanced Prayer Study .....................................Wed., March 6, 13, 20, 27 ................10:00–11:30 AM
CHAI Community School (K.I.) ................ Wed., March 6, 13, 27 ........................4:00–6:00 PM
............................................................................ Wed., March 20 ..............................................5:40 PM
Walking with Justice ................................... Thurs., March 7, 14, 21, 28 .........10:45–12:00 PM
The Ethical Life (8-12 grade students).. Sat., March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 .............. 8:40–9:30 AM
Hebrew School ............................................. Sat., March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 .....9:00 AM–12:00 PM
Haggadah Insights ...................................... Sat., March 2, 16, 23, 30 ...Times vary /sundown
CANDLE LIGHTING
Friday .............March 1 .....................5:25 PM
Friday .............March 8 ....................5:33 PM
Friday .............March 15 ..................6:41 PM
Friday .............March 22 ..................6:49 PM
Friday .............March 29 ..................6:57 PM
WINTER SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sunday............................ 8:45 AM & 7:00 PM
Tuesday ............................................... 7:00 PM
Friday ................................................... 5:45 PM
Saturday ..............................................9:30 AM .......................18-33 minutes before sunset
Saturday, March 2, Minha-Maariv ............. ...............................................................5:15 PM
Saturday, March 9, Purim Concert .............. ........................................................... No service
Saturday, March 16, Minha-Maariv ........... ...............................................................6:30 PM
Saturday, March 23, Minha-Maariv ........... ...............................................................6:45 PM
Friday, March 29, Shirei Shabbat ................. ................................................................5:30 PM
Purim Concert, Saturday, March 9, at at Knesset Israel..................7:30 PM
Purim Carnival Wednesday, March 13 at Temple Anshe Amunim ...5:00 PM
Purim Family Dinner and Community Megillah Reading Wednesday, March 20, at Knesset Israel
Hebrew School ..............5:30–7:30 PM Dinner (RSVP required) ...........5:30 PM Maariv & Megillah Reading...6:15 PM Ice Cream & Hamentaschen Reception ...................................7:15 PM
Purim Schedule
EVENTS & MEETINGS
Purim Concert .........................................................Sat., March 9 ..........................................7:30 PM
Mussar with Rabbi Pam Wax .............................Sun., March 10 ..................................... 9:45 AM
Cemetery Committee Meeting ........................Tues., March 12 .....................................7:30 PM
Purim Carnival/Temple Anshe Amunim ........Wed., March 13 .....................................5:00 PM
Purim Family Dinner. ............................................Wed., March 20 ....................................5:30 PM
Maariv & Megillah Reading ................................Wed., March 20 .....................................6:15 PM
Ice Cream & Hamantaschen Reception .........Wed., March 20 .....................................7:15 PM
K.I. Board Meeting .................................................Wed., March 27 .....................................7:30 PM
Shirei Shabbat ........................................................Fri., March 29 .........................................5:30 PM
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Hello readers, check out my Spotlight On column this month with our special guest Yael Snowise. It’s great to be able to
feature some of the younger members of our Congregation!
Spotlight On… Yael SnowiseYael, it’s so nice to have you as my guest this month. Welcome. What kind of mu-sical training have you had—your teach-ers, instruments, or voice coaches?
Yael: My musical training began as a baby and toddler when I attended the “Music Together” progarm taught by Sandy Russell. My mother tells me that I loved that. I took piano lessons be-fore I was eight years old but in school I learned the recorder in third grade, and discovered my love of the flute in fourth grade. Joy Mullen was my teacher in fourth grade, and I began taking flute lessons with Tari Roosa at the Berkshire Music School in fifth grade. Tari has been teaching me ever since. I have played in
a school concert band since sixth grade, and this year I am a part of a duet eith a violin player under the instruction of Alla Zernitskaya. In addition to my playing instruments over the years, my grandfather has taught me about singing, and I’ve participated in a cabaret class with Sherri Buxton.
What do you listen to when you want to hear some music? Favorite bands or groups, your influences, what you hear around the house.
Yael: When I listen to music it could be anything ranging from Israeli, to instrumental, to pop, country or A-cappella. I really love many different kinds of music and I don’t have a favorite group.
How have you been involved in music at K.I.? I know you have been coming here for many years.
Yael: At K.I. I started helping to teach the melodies for many prayers to the kids in Ju-nior Congregation. I also am now tutoring my second Bat Mitzvah student, and I have participated a couple of times in Shirei Shabbat.
We loved having you as a service leader at Shirei Shabbat. What do you like about our music or services?
Yael: Shirei Shabbat is a very unique service in my mind and I love it because it is dif-ferent from everything else. I love having the instruments accompany the singing and think it is really beautiful. I like that the service appeals to all ages and everyone can take part in it. It’s my favorite service at K.I.
Do you see a future for yourself in music, either as an amateur or professional?
Yael: Yes and no. I love music and I can see it always being in my life, but at this age it’s too hard to say what the future will bring.
Thanks so much Yael, it was great hearing your story!
KOL K.I.
Musical Musings Spotlight on Yael Snowise
by Phil Coleman, Chair K.I. Music Committee
Music washes
away from the soul
the dust of everyday
life.
— Berthold Auerbach
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KOL K.I.
n Sharon & Richard Sutter ............March 6
n Ruth & Steven Rosenthal..........March 19
n Glenna & Marty Bloom ........... March 23
n Ronney & Bruce Schreiber..... March 23
n Glenna & Marty Bloom ........... March 23
n Amy & Howard Herman.......... March 29
Birthdays continued
n Robert Bildner ............................ March 14
n Edwin Kolodny ........................... March 15
n John Huffaker ............................. March 16
n Cynthia Helitzer ......................... March 17
n Jane Rosen ................................... March 17
n Naomi Schwartz ........................ March 19
n Phyllis Lieberman ..................... March 19
n Lawrence Kaplan ....................... March 20
n Michael Stoll ................................ March 21
n Michael Helitzer ......................... March 22
n David Bell-Deane ...................... March 24
n Andrew Geller............................. March 24
n Lora Tobias ................................... March 25
n Joel Radsken ............................... March 26
n William Wright ............................ March 26
n Bonnie Edelstein ....................... March 26
n Anne Gilman ............................... March 28
n Luis Cruz ........................................ March 29
n Eve Goldberg .............................. March 30
n Harold Shair................................. March 31
n Barbara Akresh .......................... March 31
Anniversaries
Photos by David Pill
That is to say, every letter must be clear, distinct and intact, and the parchment and ‘Etz Hayyim’ rollers must be kept in good shape. Rabbi Druin spent a full day at K.I., and we expect to see him and/or his colleagues on a regular basis as they help us be responsible stewards of our Torah scrolls.
Sofer on Site continued from page 1
Traditional tools of the scribe meet modern tools of the trade.
Passover ProgramFrom soup to nuts: Pesach April 7…Save the Date! Join us for our next event in Knesset Israel’s Families Together series, centered on Jewish learning & service.
The Program includes:
Annual Pesach Mitzvah project: Children will con-nect tzedakah to Pesach by reading stories and making soup packets and placemats to donate to a local food bank.
Adult workshop: Conversations will include “How can we deepen the meaning of our seders?” and “How do we talk about violence and other challenging topics with our children, at Passover and throughout the year?”
Light lox and bagel brunch
More information to come. For questions or to RSVP, contact Judith Weiner at [email protected] or 413.445.4872 x15.
Without family life no nation can be made. — Aaron David Gordon
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PASTORAL CARE. If you are in need of emergency pasto-ral care for any reason, please contact Rabbi Weiner, 413-445-4872, ext. 10.
FUNERALS. Knesset Israel’s funeral arrangements are handled with Flynn-Dagnoli funeral home. Please call 413-663-6523 or 413-442-1733. You can also email [email protected].
CARE COMMITTEE. If you or another K.I. member you know is experiencing serious illness requiring support, please contact the Care Com-mittee by calling the main office of Knes-set Israel, 413-445-4872, ext. 10 and we will be in touch with you.
Emergency Contacts
CEMETERYDon Sugarman .................. 413-499-4478 [email protected]
DEVELOPMENT FUNDRAISING Bobbi Cohn ......................... 413-443-6128
FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT Don Sugarman .................. 413-499-4478
MEMBERSHIP Jan Zimbler ............................4134488443
MARKETING Kara Thornton .................... 413-684-2298
MUSIC COMMITTEE Phil Coleman ...................... 413-329-9224
MUSIC DIRECTOR Sherri Buxton ..................... 413-243-2709
ADMINISTRATION Diane Weinstein ................ 413-442-7143
PROGRAMMING Stuart Masters .................... 413-443-4386
RITUAL, GABBAIM, MINYAN Alan Metzger ...................... 413-443-4217
TREASURY, FINANCE AND BUDGET Edwin Helitzer .................... 413-499-1202
YOUTH Amy Abramovich .............. 413-499-6388
Key Contacts
Of Interest
Havdalah and Saturday Night at the MoviesSpecial March 23 film event at Knesset Israel—mark your calendars!
Join us at Knesset Israel on Saturday, March 23 at 8:00 pm for Havdalah followed imme-diately by a special screening of the award-winning film Arranged, which is an add-on to this year’s Berkshire Jewish Film Festival.
Arranged (98 minutes) is a film about friendship and commonality. Two young women, one Orthodox, the other Muslim, and both teachers at a public school in Brooklyn, find they have much in common, not least of which is that they are both going through the process of arranged marriages. It’s a sweet and light film, perfect for a March night in the Berkshires!
“Lovely... [Co-Directors, Co-Producers] Schaefer and Crespo have achieved a unique authenticity with this film, both in its religious underpinnings and its American-ness…” wrote Nora Ankrum of the Austin Chronicle.
The dedicated Berkshire Jewish Film Festival committee happened upon this movie inadvertently during their search for this summer’s festival, now in it’s 33rd year. Al-though the film is not brand new (it debuted in 2007), its quality, audience appeal, and award-winning status could not be ignored.
Awards include “Best Feature” and “Best Film” at the Brooklyn International Film Fes-tival, “Grand Prize” at the Skip City International D-Cinema Festival, and winner of the “Audience Award” at the Washington Jewish, Berkshire International, and Palm Beach Film Festivals.
Arranged | March 23 at 8:00 pm | Tickets $5 Knesset Israel • 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield
Light refreshments will be served following the screening.
If you plan on attending, please call 413.445.4872 x16 and indicate how many will be in your group so we can estimate how many chairs and how much food to set up.
Francis Benhamou and Zoe Lister-Jones star in the award-winning movie “Arranged.”
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Funds & Endowments
ADULT EDUCATION FUND In memory of Peter Cukor
Adele Cukor
Get well wishes for Elie HammerlingDiana Geller and Andy Geller
CEMETERY FUND In memory of Benjamin Novick
Elaine Epstein
ETZ CHAIM PRAYER BOOKIn honor of Dr. Allan Lipton on his 80th birthday.
With love from Nan, Dr. Sarah Lipton, Rafi and Shoshi
HARRY AND ENID FUHRMAN FUND In memory of Loretta Skoletsky
Meryl and Richard Cooper
GENERAL DONATIONS With gratitude for a minyan and the warmth of a meaningful service.
Judy Drucker
In memory of Joseph SuskinBarbara and Gerry Hayden
In memory of Irving RosenfeldEarl Kramer
In memory of Ethel TaubinMorton Taubin and Rochelle Leinwand
In memory of Gordon AdelsonArlene and Gary Schiff
GOLDBLUM TEFILLAH In memory of Isaac Zulutsky
Jane Widitor
KIDDUSH CHALLENGE 2019 In memory of Frank DeaneIn memory of Gordon Adelson
Diana Geller and Andy Geller
HEBREW SCHOOL DONATIONS In memory of Samuel Widitor
Jane Widitor
CHARLES KOBRITZ ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of Charles Kobritz
Jane Widitor
MURRAY & CECILY LEVINE ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of Gordon Adelson
Cecily Levine and Amy Levine
LIBRARY BOOK RESERVE In memory of Samuel Lebovitz
Ruth Lebovitz Markovits
ROBERT AND ESTHER MARKOWITZ ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of Esther Markowitz
Robert Markowitz
PRAYERBOOK FUND In memory of Jack Widitor
Jane Widitor
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Leslie and Roy Kozupsky
In memory of Alan BildnerRobert and Elisa Spungen Bildner
In memory of Nathan LazerusMaxine Bookless and Nan Bookless
In memory of Seymour BaerMyrna and Marvin Brams
In memory of Gordon AdelsonElaine Epstein
In memory of Robert StaskinSusan Staskin
In memory of Nathan Kobritz Jane Widitor
In memory of Gordon AdelsonMolly Novick
MATTHEW RICH ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of Matthew Rich The Rich Family
SHARON AND IRA SIEGEL ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of David SacksIn memory of Lillian Sacks Geisler
Sharon Siegel
RABBI SANFORD SHANBLATT ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of Joyce SteinIn memory of Rabbi Harold SalzmanIn memory of Rabbi Sanford D. ShanblattIn memory of Sherry Sukel
Charlotte Shanblatt and Family
TORAH COVER FUND The Klein Family
In memory of Ann Frank RonbergIn memory of Florrie SolomonIn memory of Heinz Ronberg
Yaacov and Nina Rone
DAVID AND SUSAN ZUCKERMAN ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of Gertrude Budnick
Susan Zuckerman
Minimum donation to funds is $5. Endowment fund minimum is $10. We welcome contributions in any amount. Contributions of less than $5 not publicized.
Honor or remember your special occasion or a loved one with a donation to the
Bima Flower Fund.
Call Naomi Schwartz at 413-841-0006.
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3/8 - 1 ADAR II
Lois Gottlieb Rose Forer Sidman William Raflowitz Zelda Toler
3/9/ - 2 ADAR II
David Gersh Ida Adelson Joseph Yurfest
3/10 - 3 ADAR II
Alex M. Kolodkin Leonard Kahn
3/11 - 4 ADAR II
Pauline Siegel
3/12 - 5 ADAR II
Alfred Davidson Annette Raskin Louis Levine Moysey Kirshteyn Ruth Aronstein Cohen Sally Moskowitz Samuel Bookless Sonia Witkowski
3/13 - 6 ADAR II
David Bastow David Rosenthal Reba Geller
3/14 - 7 ADAR II
Dora Ptashkin
Eric Lezberg Frances Eizenstat Frank Skolnick William Shindler
3/15 - 8 ADAR II
Hannah Reder Libby Nash Sidney Greenberg Yocheved Baz
3/16 - 9 ADAR II
Dora E. Gruberg Manefa Sheloment-seva Mildred Waldman
3/17 - 10 ADAR II
Hyman Reder
3/18 - 11 ADAR II
Alexander Stein Iris Katz Joseph Siegel Sanford Bookless Sol Lusthaus
3/19 - 12 ADAR II
Lillie Stern Reta Less Rose Freedman Ruth Lerner
3/20 - 13 ADAR II
Erma Raflowitz Isaac Weiner Jacob Goodman Jeanne Perlman
Yahrzeits • March 2019 • Adar l/Adar l l • 5779
“Those who live no more, whom we loved, echo still within our thoughts,
our words, our hearts. And what they did and who they were becomes
a part of all we are, forever.”
The Cemetery Committee announces our third group discounted head-stone cleaning. The cost per monument is $65. Sign up now, and you will be billed when we have a minimum of 25 headstones. We’re hoping for a spring cleaning!
Please contact Diana with the name(s) on the monument(s) you would like to have cleaned. Call her at 413-445-4872 or [email protected]. Questions can be addressed to Don Sugarman at cemetery@kne ssetisrael.org.
2019 Spring Headstone CleaningTake advantage of this generous discount!
Rachel Lena Cutler Semyon Zaslavsky
3/21 - 14 ADAR II
Deborah A. Greenfeld Gussie Lightman Leonard Kosberg Sydney Kopfstein
3/22 - 15 ADAR II
Iva Kaplan Ashner Lena Brunell Bass Sarah Barrocas
3/23 - 16 ADAR II
Alexander Lipman Bernard Helitzer David Karlin Jerome Goldman Marie Shor Shiman Weiss Sofiya Plotkina
3/24 - 17 ADAR II
August Rossomando Sol Smuckler Walter Sturm
3/25 - 18 ADAR II
Anna Cohn Dorothy Klein Harab Morris Berkwitz Rose Berkowitz Sarah Deborah Katz
3/26 - 19 ADAR II
Adolph Berger Max Goodman
Norman Seidler Paul Rich Ruth Gutmann
3/27 - 20 ADAR II
Esta Gallant Kornfield Jennie Staskin Ruth Goldin Samuel Teitelbaum Sidney Gilbert Samuels
3/28 - 21 ADAR II
Edward Pincus Nathan Haft Neil Talcove Ruth Golos
3/29 - 22 ADAR II
Ira Bender Joyce Abecassis Naftuly Vinshteyn Sophie Steinman Sylvia Ende
3/30 - 23 ADAR II
Abram Kogan Elsie Marmulstein Goldie Stein Max Kaplan
3/31 - 24 ADAR II
Abraham Schotten-feld Eva Kaye Fannie Leibowitz Isidore Cohen Rose Rudnick Rose Wood Gruberg
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Nearly 50 people gathered in the Chapel on January 23rd to watch the delightful film Egg Cream and participate in learning about the Lower East Side.
Our children heard about life in the Lower East Side at the turn of the last century and shared in the memories of our older members as they related their family histories and experiences as immigrants.
The event culminated in dinner and the making of authentic New York City Egg Creams!
FUN! Berkshire Jewish Film Festival & CHAI Movie Night
