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of ohavi Zedek Synagogue

Burlington, vermont

January/ feBruary 2018

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Leadership Contacts........................2From the Rabbi..................................3From the President.........................4From the Treasurer/G’Mach.............5From the Executive Director..............6Profile................................................7Hebrew School................................9Speaker Chris Whitman.................10Social Action/Rabbi Cohen.......... 11Full Circle Preschool/Design...........12Announcements/L&L......................13Adult Ed................................... ......14Fern Hill...........................................16Camp Scholarships..........................17Tributes...........................................18Yahrzeits..........................................20Calendar..........................................22

Sharing Food and Stories with Christ Church

PresbyterianSee page 14

Early Purim Celebrations!Kids Party...Sunday, Feb 18...9:30 am

Adult Party....Saturday evening, Feb 24See page 9

Tu b’Shevat CelebrationInterfaith

IntergenerationalTree Art Installation Project

Music7 Species Tasting

January 314:00 - 6:00 PM

See page 9

Jewish-Arab Relations in Israel: Challenges and Opportunities Chris Whitman, Abraham Fund Initiatives

Sunday, January 7 11:30 am. Lunch will be served. See page 10

A Dual Narrative Approach to the Arab-Israeli Conflict Rabbi Michael Cohen

Sunday, February 18 1:00 pm. See page 11

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leaderShip contactS

STAFFSenior Rabbi...................................................Amy Joy Small

[email protected]

Cantorial Intern...........................................Kochava Krieger [email protected]

Executive Director..............................................Grace [email protected]

Hebrew School Principal...................................Naomi Barell [email protected]

Preschool Director.......................................Erika Geremia [email protected]

Front Office Manager..............................................Tari Cote [email protected]

Facilities Manager.................................Raul Guevara [email protected]

Shalom Shuk Manager.....................................Karen Robair Hours: Sunday - Friday 11 am - 4 pm

Rabbi Emeritus..............................................Joshua ChasanRabbi Emeritus..............................................Max B. Wall z’lCantor Emeritus............................................Jerrold Held z’l

President..........................................Vivien Rabin Brown(802) 309-9046 [email protected]

Vice-President........................................ Wayne Senville(802) 338-7282 [email protected]

Secretary..................................................Sarah Kleinman(802) 660-7127 [email protected]

Treasurer..........................................................Bill Miller(802) 233-3370 [email protected]

Board Members

Adam Bluestein(802) 859-0230, [email protected]

Suzanne Brown(802) 734-1607, [email protected]

Karen Corbman 802-399-2602, [email protected]

Jessica Schechter Kane(802) 528-5549, [email protected]

Nathaniel Lew(802) 864-2241, [email protected]

Judy Rosenstreich(802) 864-8171, [email protected]

Miriam Sturgis(802) 879-0463, [email protected]

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

COMMITTEESAdult Education: Judy Chalmer - (802) 272 8408 [email protected]

Archives:Aaron Goldberg - (802) [email protected]

Cemetery: Shimmy Cohen - (802) [email protected] Leon Urbaitel - (802) [email protected]

Development/Fundraising: Sharon Panitch - (802) [email protected]

Events: Judy Hershberg - (802) [email protected]

Fern Hill:Lila Shapero - (802) [email protected]

Finance: Bill Miller - (802) [email protected]

G’mach:Roz Grossman - [email protected]

Hebrew School: Marina Shpaner - (917) [email protected]

House: David Rome - (802) [email protected]

Human Resources: Richard Hecht - (802) [email protected]

Inclusion:Iris Banks - (802) [email protected]

Interfaith & Social Action: Eric/Karen Corbman -802-399-2602 [email protected]

Kiddush:Judy Danzig - (802)[email protected] K. Hodin - (703) [email protected]

Library: Seeking chair

Membership & Outreach: Seeking chair

Religious: Navah Spero - [email protected] Brody - [email protected]

Ohavi Zedek Synagogue188 North Prospect St.Burlington, VT 05401

802.864.0218Office Hours: Monday - Thursday - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Others worry about the peace and safety of Israel in the wake of Palestinian anger reacting to this announcement. Even if recognition of Jerusalem is appropriate and leading to a complete resolution of the conflict, is this the right time and way to do this? These critics feel that this should not have happened prior to a final settlement with the Palestinians.

Discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is very challenging in the polarized atmosphere of our day. It is crucial for us to honor our differences of opinion about these complex issues. In our two recent congregational discussions about Jerusalem, the spirit of respect was the container holding our differences. It was an awesome experience to be able to finally share, out loud, how we feel about these emotional issues.

Personally, I love Israel and I love Jerusalem. I believe that Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish people and our homeland, and the functional capitol of Israel today. Yet international recognition of Jerusalem has, by necessity, remained an aspiration, while we continue to strive for peace. The announcement by the White House is not, in my opinion, in the interest of peace. Having been involved in leadership with the National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Mideast Peace since 2003, I worry about how this will perpetuate the frustrating cycle of what often feels like ‘one step forward, two steps backward.’ I pray that Israel and the Palestinians will yet find a way to thoughtfully share the land we both hold as our inheritance, and as holy.

In the meantime, I am grateful to our community for opening a long-awaited conversation about Israel so we can achieve greater understanding and insight together. And if nothing else, we can together pray for the peace and tranquility of Jerusalem.

Psalm 122:1-9: I rejoiced when they said to me, “We are going to the House of the LORD.” Our feet stood inside your gates, O Jerusalem, Jerusalem built up, a city knit together, to which tribes would make pilgrimage, the tribes of the LORD, —as was enjoined upon Israel— to praise the name of the LORD. There the thrones of judgment stood, thrones of the house of David. Pray for the well- being of Jerusalem; “May those who love you be at peace. May there be well-being within your ramparts, peace in your citadels. For the sake of my kin and friends, I pray for your well-being; for the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I seek your good.

Jerusalem, Eternal Capitol — Undivided?

Jerusalem has been reverberating in my heart and mind. Recent events are not just political, but at the core of Jewish spiritual consciousness. The Jewish people have been connected to Jerusalem for over 3,000 years as our spiritual home, and the focus of

our longing to flourish as a Jewish people in the land of our ancestors for two millennia. “Yearning for Jerusalem is in our Jewish DNA.”*

Psalm 137: 1-6 evokes that yearning: By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat, sat and wept, as we thought of Zion. There on the poplars we hung up our lyres, for our captors asked us there for songs, our tormentors, for amusement, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion.” How can we sing a song of the LORD on alien soil? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither; let my tongue stick to my palate if I cease to think of you, if I do not keep Jerusalem in memory even at my happiest hour.

The White House announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capitol was both monumental and matter-of-fact. Monumental because no other country in the world has recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capitol since Israel’s founding in 1948. Matter-of-fact because Jerusalem has functioned as Israel’s capitol since 1948—all core governmental functions reside there. Jewish residents and visitors to Jerusalem experience Jerusalem as Israel’s capitol.

This dramatic move has sparked strong positive and negative reactions. Israelis largely celebrated recognition of their lived reality, lauding acknowledgement of what was wrongly withheld. While some American Jews have rejoiced, others have reacted with worry about the consequences of this announcement at this time. The 1993 Oslo Israeli-Palestinian Accord calls for a two-state solution and the resolution of the status of Jerusalem. Both Jews and Palestinians await establishment of Jerusalem as their capitol. This would require division of Jerusalem into West and East Jerusalem, an unresolved, and very thorny issue. The current Israeli government declares that Jerusalem will remain undivided. Many have voiced concerned about the prospects of returning to the negotiating table to conclude an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal now that it appears to some that the United States government is “taking sides.”

*Ir Amim, nonprofit organization in Jerusalem cont’d on page 4

Greetings to all my fellow congregants. It’s now 2018 and we’re ready to start a new year. I’m proud to say that I was elected as President of Ohavi Zedek, and look forward to our future. At the Congregational Meeting on December 17, the other new board members elected were Adam Bluestein and Nathaniel Lew.

In addition, at the board’s request, Miriam Sturgis, whose tenure was completed, was elected for an additional year.

I’m pleased to say that the following board members are continuing: Suzanne Brown, Karen Corbman, Jessica Schechter Kane, Sarah Kleinman (elected as Secretary) Bill Miller (re-elected as Treasurer), Judy Rosenstreich and Wayne Senville (re-elected as Vice President).

I also want to thank those board members who are leaving the board: John Blatt, Liz Kleinberg, Joanna May, and Sharon Panitch. They’ve all worked really hard and have contributed so much of their time, intelligence, wisdom and heart to Ohavi Zedek. And let me give special thanks to John Blatt, who served as President. Having been President several years ago, I know what’s involved, and he has done an amazing job, leading us through a busy and challenging year. And I’m thrilled to say that Sharon Panitch has agreed to continue chairing our Development/Fundraising Committee.

At the Congregational Meeting, in addition to election of new board members, several updates to our bylaws were approved. Other areas covered were the budget (see Treasurer’s article for information), exciting information about our new yurt to be built (see Executive Director’s article) and Fern Hill (see Lila Shapero’s article).

There are a lot of other exciting things going on at OZ. Here are just a few: the Hebrew School/Preschool greeting card fundraiser brought in $1,000; Adult Education has an abundance of speakers, book discussions and classes this winter, leading to an exciting Feen Shabbaton and lecture this spring by renowned journalist and author Yossi Klein Halevi, a colleague of Rabbi Amy’s at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem; there’s important work going on in the interfaith community; we’re working hard to improve our security; and an ad hoc committee was formed to recommend a new machzor for High Holy Days. This committee will work with the Religious Committee beginning early in 2018.

from the preSidentThe next board meeting, on Thursday, January 18, will

include orientation for our new board members and updated orientation for ongoing members.

As I roll up my sleeves and get into the “nitty-gritty,” I’m sure I’ll have a lot more information to share with you, including keeping you updated about what the board is working on. In the next couple of weeks I’ll be setting up monthly “office hours” at OZ for those of you who want to come in, ask questions, share ideas and chat. The timing will be announced soon in the weekly OZ email. In the meantime, please feel free to contact me with anything you’d like to discuss.

~ Vivien Rabin Brown [email protected], 802-309-9046


What is the current status of Jerusalem under international law? Since 1949, when Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion established Jerusalem as the capitol of Israel, this exclusive status has not been recognized by any state or official international organization. Israel’s subsequent 1967 annexation of East Jerusalem is perceived as illegal by the international community. In the international view, the status of the city remains unresolved until agreed upon by the parties through negotiations. The unwillingness of the world’s nations to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capitol does not stem from denial of the Jewish people’s deep historic connection to the city. Rather, it is rooted in the principle that such recognition can only be achieved through an agreement between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples that likewise acknowledges the legitimate connection of Palestinians to the city and recognizes East Jerusalem as the capitol of the future Palestinian state.

~ Rabbi Amy

From the Rabbi, cont’d from page 3

Shabbat Service ScheduleFriday Night Service Schedule: First Friday of the month: 5:30 pm Tot Shabbat and Family Service Potluck (vegetarian) dinner at OZ Second Friday of the month: 6 pm service (no potluck) Third Friday of the month: 6 pm service Potluck (vegetarian) at Rabbi Amy and Bob’s home Fourth/Fifth Friday of the month: 6 pm service (no potluck)

Shabbat Morning Service Schedule: Weekly Torah Study 8:30 am Weekly Shabbat morning service 9:15 am First Shabbat of the month: Torah Yoga at 10:30 am

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Shalom chaverim (members/friends),

As we prepare for a group of new board members to take the reins after the December 17 Congregational Meeting, I also want to express gratitude to our President for the past year, John Blatt, and the other members who are stepping

down from the board. We have trust in our new Executive Director, while keeping adequate oversight and executing many new and exciting projects that she and Rabbi Amy have initiated.

The financial performance of the synagogue has been strong these first five months of the year, as it typically is. Preschool is going well, we haven’t needed our congregant’s line of credit, fundraising for the yurt is also going well, and we still have a generous cushion in the bank account. We are making progress against our fundraising shortfall (which we need to raise in order to meet our budget expectations that included a $60,000 loss), and as I count, we have around $30,000 or more of that amount either raised or saved in cost-savings. We finished negotiating with Fern Hill for the sale of some additional land to them to accommodate an expansion in their facility. This will be a positive bump to one of our funds (as yet undetermined).

We are very grateful for everyone’s support in member pledges, in Hebrew School support, and all the other ways that you support the great outreach and social justice activities of the synagogue. And again, I am happy to talk with anyone if you have questions. I welcome any and all suggestions regarding how we can cut expenses or increase income, and we hope that you will contribute what you can to help OZ meet the needs of our most valuable asset, our members. Thank you!

~ Bill Miller


g’mach committee

The G’mach (short for G’milut Chasadim or Acts of Lovingkindness) Committee of Ohavi Zedek Synagogue supports its members, to the extent that resources allow, who may need assistance. We provide: meals for short-term needs (available in the G’mach freezer); visits to seniors in residential housing or at home for the chronically ill or hospitalized; rides to appointments, to doctors or for other health-related needs; and condolence cards for congregants whose family members have passed away

The G’mach Freezer, located in OZ provides vegetarian dairy (parve) meals for those in need. Members are welcome to take food; please check-in with the OZ office if meals are for a non-member. The G’mach Committee can help set up a Meal Train for short-term needs.

Please let the office know if you are hospitalized or someone you know is in the hospital and would like a visit. Visits will be made by Rabbi Amy, Cantorial Intern Kochava Krieger or Roz Grossman.

Please note that we are looking for a new Chair for the Committee. Contact Rabbi Amy or Roz Grossman if you may be interested and/or have questions about the role of the chair.

~ Roz Grossman

BEST WISHES FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT OZ!After many years of service, our beloved Kathy Guevara is stepping down from her role as Kitchen Manager and caterer to spend more time with her family.

We are so grateful for all she has done for us!Kathy, we will miss you!

Love food? Love your community? Want to find a fun and meaningful way to get involved in OZ life? Volunteer to be part of a dynamic group of people who help prepare Kiddush lunches for after Shabbat services.

We will celebrate members with birthdays in January and February with luncheons on January 20 and February 17.

Louise will be contacting birthday celebrants to invite them to attend. (Her phone number is 703-304-8169).

Please join us!

~ Judy Danzig & Louise Klein Hodin, Co-Chairs

kidduSh committee

School electives, new preschool, interfaith partnerships, lifelong learning, synagogue-as-community-hub, and commitment to both traditional and experimental prayer—all were affirmed and celebrated as important steps on the path to a future for Judaism.

An important experiment in which OZ is currently engaged is the yurt campaign—an effort to create a non-traditional annex space that will give us more freedom to host larger programs (Tot Shabbat, for example, which has far outgrown our library and classroom space, and many others), to connect in a non-cinderblock classroom, and to have an “off-campus” feel—right here at OZ! We run innovative programming, and the limits of our building prove challenging at times. As of this date we are LESS THAN $1,000 from our goal of $18,500! We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support for the project and are so glad this idea resonated with so many folks here. We are grateful to our donors, many of whom have never contributed to the synagogue before, or never contributed so significantly, who were inspired, excited, and willing to commit their funds to make this project happen. The yurt project furthers OZ’s reputation as an innovative shul, willing to try out new modes of Jewish gatherings, while still maintaining our commitment to tradition.

Thank you for your role in ‘seeking meaning together’!

~ Grace Oedel

from the eXecutive director


In December, Rabbi Amy and I ventured to Atlanta, GA for the USCJ (United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism) National Convention, together with 900 other Jewish professionals and lay leaders involved in the Conservative Movement. OZ was honored to receive our Schechter Award in the

category of ‘Prophetic Voice’ for our work “Welcoming the Stranger.” Rabbi Amy and I gave a presentation about our programs—building partnerships with recent immigrant communities through ESL classes, the Shalom Shuk, the Interfaith Seder, the Children of Abraham program, and continued interfaith collaboration.

The USCJ Convention was designed around the theme “Dare Together,” and coincided with the movement rolling out its new slogan “seek meaning together.” The keynote speakers, plenary sessions and content workshops all revolved around the question of how to move forward—together as a movement bound in halakha and tradition—while also responding to incredibly rapid change in the national Jewish landscape. How do we keep synagogue life relevant? What helps people feel connected? How can we be expansive, warm, and meet folks where they are on their journey, while still maintaining enough of the tradition that we still feel intact as a movement? How do we navigate a world of changing modalities of practice? How do we incorporate technologies of disruptive innovation rather than fight them? How do we take our Judaism to the streets, to our homes, to our work lives, and still root it in the kehillah, the sacred community, bound together through a synagogue?

While it felt slightly overwhelming to realize there is no single magic bullet answer to any of these questions, it also proved empowering to hear from our national colleagues the multiplicity of answers. There is not a one-size-fits-all model of Jewish life for the future. Instead, there are innovative programs, meaningful efforts and special modes designed by and for the different communities all over the country. What feels connective and relevant in Omaha may not resonate in San Francisco—and that’s OK! But hearing some of the models put forth helped inspire and refresh us. More, it affirmed a lot of the innovative work we’ve been doing as a community here at Ohavi Zedek. Our experimental teen programming, meaningful Hebrew

Rabbi Amy and Grace accept the national award for OZ’s “Welcoming the Stranger” initiative

at the USCJ National Convention in Atlanta

L’dor v’dor: (from generation to generation), a recurring phrase throughout Jewish liturgy, expresses the importance of maintaining and continuing the teachings, traditions and values of Judaism from one generation to the next. No Ohavi Zedek family

epitomizes this concept to a greater degree than the Rosenberg/Flax/Epstein/Paul/Kernoffs, of whom Joshua and Kathryn represent the seventh generation of Jews in Burlington.

Josh’s ancestors on his mother’s side were Rosenbergs from Lithuania. According to Myron Samuelson’s book, The Story of the Jewish Community of Burlington, Vermont, “with the arrival of the Rosenbergs, the Jewish community became firmly established. That family alone eventually accounted for 42 adults and children.” Jacob Yehuda Rosenberg’s son Shimon was one of the 18 founders of Ohavi Zedek Synagogue in the 1880s, and the family can point to members in every generation who contributed to its growth and wellbeing, most notably Reverend William Flax, who served the congregation from 1927 to 1937 and updated the early chronicles of the community; Sara Flax Rosenberg, longtime maschgiach/caterer in the OZ kitchen; Joyce Rosenberg Goldberg, manager of the Sisterhood Gift Shop for decades and successor to her mother’s kitchen responsibilities; Aaron Goldberg, OZ archivist with Jeff Potash (both of whom were the major force in bringing the Lost Shul Mural to OZ); and Allan Paul, who served on the Board of Governors (now the Board of Directors) and as OZ President in the mid-1970s.

Allan, Josh’s maternal grandfather, came to UVM from Albany, NY where he met Burlington native Elsie Epstein. Married in 1954, Allan and Elsie settled here and raised three daughters, Karen, Diana, and Laurie. Decades later, when Diana attended UVM, she met fellow student Bret Kernoff, originally from New Jersey. They were married in 1984. Fast forward once again: Elsie and Allan Paul, Diana and Bret Kernoff, and the Karen Paul/Mark Saba family live within a few houses of one another on Crescent Road in the Hill Section of the city, not far from the Burlington Country Club.

profile: JoShua & kathryn kernoffJosh, 31, and his sister Jennifer, 29, grew up in the

middle house. They attended Champlain Elementary, Edmunds Middle School and Burlington High School, and while Jennie was a third-generation UVM graduate in their immediate family, Josh looked elsewhere to continue his education. In high school he had excelled in math and participated in debate, and while researching colleges he sought to further both of those interests.

When he visited Dartmouth in Hanover, NH he met freshman Kathryn Clark in the debate office. The two became friends after he enrolled in 2004 and joined the debate team. “We practically lived in the debate office at school,” Kathryn says. “We traveled and socialized together, and our teammates were our mutual friends.”

Kathryn earned a degree in economics and environmental studies, Josh in economics and government, with debate occupying a huge part of their educational experience. Kathryn was twice ranked in one of the top five teams in the country and is the only college debater to have reached the final round of the CEDA (Cross Examination Debate Association) National Tournament for three consecutive years. “Debate was my main activity in school,” she says. “I’d put in 30/40 hours a week, and when I graduated in 2007 I worked part-time for a professor and part-time in the debate office.” At Dartmouth and for seven years that followed, Kathryn was involved as a coach at the Dartmouth Debate Institute, a training workshop for high school debaters for six weeks during the summer. Josh, too, was a successful debater, having placed second at the National Collegiate Policy Debate Championship in 2008, with his future wife as one of his coaches.

Kathryn was born in Buffalo, NY, but grew up in Iowa, where her family moved when she was 4 years old. At 31, she is the eldest of three sisters. Their two young brothers, still in middle school and high school, were adopted from South Korea. Kathryn was raised Catholic, but started to come to Burlington for High Holy Days with Josh while they were students. They were engaged in 2008, just before he graduated.

They moved to Stamford, CT, where Josh worked as a manager at MBI, a consumer products company, and, after earning a teaching degree at Sacred Heart University, Kathryn taught high school history and continued to coach at the Dartmouth Debate Institute. She converted to Judaism at Congregation Beth-El, a Conservative synagogue in Norwalk, CT, and she and Josh were married in September 2009 at Dartmouth.


had just returned from a visit to New York, where they stayed with Kathryn’s sister in Brooklyn and got to see Hamilton on Broadway before traveling to Rochester, chosen as a central location for her large, scattered family to gather and celebrate the holiday. There were 37 for Thanksgiving dinner!

Daniel was napping while we talked. Annie, a bright and lively curly-headed blonde, paraded around with her Simchat Torah flag, built a tower with her Hebrew letter blocks, and chatted about how much she likes going to OZ and singing and dancing at Tot Shabbat. Diana says her granddaughter is a whirlwind, always in motion. Daniel, a sturdy little guy with dark hair and a winning smile, is a part-timer at the Full Circle Preschool. As the 18-month-old ‘elder statesman’ of the Infant group, he has taken on the role of ‘teacher’s helper.’ Preschool Director Erica Geremia says, “Daniel often leads activities in the classroom and offers a calm helping hand to friends in need. He is a wonderful addition to our learning community, and we look forward to continuing to grow alongside him.”

The Kernoffs’ favorite family activities include visiting Vermont’s many parks, trails and museums. Annie and Daniel both love swimming in the summer and cheering on UVM Hockey in the winter. Have a conversation with Daniel and at some point he’ll likely tell you “go-ga-go” (translation: “Go Cats Go”). Annie and Daniel also enjoy putting on musical “shows” before bedtime and singing along to the Moana soundtrack. But ask Annie what her favorite song is, and she’ll tell you it’s “The Ma Nishtanah song” (aka: “The Four Questions song”).

Elsie and Allan sold their home in Florida and will be in Burlington year-round for the first time in over 25 years, trusting that the snow and ice of a northern winter will be more than offset by the warmth of their family’s multi-generational gatherings. “They’re always included in whatever’s going on,” Diana says. “We’re so blessed to have them back.” Diana (aka Bubbe) and Bret (Zayde) have family dinners every Friday night – except when Tot Shabbat is on the schedule – and Josh and Kathryn say their kids love being in the center of family activities.

The chance to be present in their children’s, grandchildren’s and great-grandchildren’s lives is a gift, deeply appreciated by Allan and Elsie (Epstein) Paul.

L’dor v’dor.

~ Judy Hershberg

In 2012 Jennie joined Josh and Kathryn on a Birthright trip to Israel. “It was an amazing experience,” Josh says. “Everyone should take advantage of the opportunity to go.” That year he and Kathryn took advantage of another opportunity as well, one that enabled them to leave Connecticut and move to Burlington, when Josh accepted a brand management position at the Vermont Teddy Bear Company. Kathryn assumed ownership of the Dartmouth Debate Institute, to which she returned every summer, even after the children were born, until this year, when they both began to feel that relocating for six weeks was disruptive to their family.

The couple decided to test their entrepreneurial skills in April 2013 by founding a new company, K2 Trivia, which offered trivia entertainment services to bars, restaurants, resorts and other organizations in Vermont and beyond. “Josh handled the business end and I came up with thousands of trivia questions,” Kathryn says. They ran the company for a year before selling it in 2014. (Josh may have inherited the ‘entrepreneurial gene’ from his father, who had launched several successful businesses before turning to a career in education. He now works as a special educator in the Winooski schools.)

Josh left Vermont Teddy Bear after a year, and in August of 2013 joined Keurig Green Mountain, the company that began as a small specialty coffee roaster in Vermont and expanded onto the national scene with the introduction of their K-Cup® pods and partnerships with other beverage companies. Josh was hired as Associate Brand Manager on the Innovation team, launching Campbell’s Soup in K-Cup® pods. Today, Josh is a Senior Brand Manager on Keurig’s team that manages Keurig’s brand partnerships with other coffee companies.

The Kernoffs joined Ohavi Zedek as a family in January 2015. Our Executive Director Grace hails Josh and Kathryn as an incredible addition to the synagogue’s young parents group: “They show up robustly for community life and are two of the people who have helped make our Tot Shabbat group develop into such a strong community. I am so grateful to have this wonderful duo on our team.” Currently a stay-at-home mom with Annie, 3 ½, and Daniel, 1 ½ (the eighth generation in their family’s Jewish history in Burlington), Kathryn looks toward the future as she serves on the OZ Hebrew School visioning task force.

Our interview took place at the Kernoffs’ condo in Williston on Sunday of the Thanksgiving weekend. They


So the holidays are over and it’s time to settle in for a long, cold winter.

Oh wait, what am I saying?! The holidays are just getting started around here! January and February bring a packed calendar of events and celebrations at OZHS.

Sunday, January 21, Mitzvah Day. This year, we focus on the challenge of food insecurity. A speaker from the Chittenden County Emergency Food Shelf will explain the concept to our students and share ways for us to help. Our Kitah Zayin and Makom l’Mishpacha kids will present their mitzvah projects to their fellow classmates. I am always so amazed at what a 12-year-old can do to change the world. The entire school will gather at the end of the program to put together food kits for the homeless. We will also run a food drive. It promises to be a memorable day.

Wednesday, January 31, Tu b’Shevat. When everything is under a blanket of snow in Vermont, we will celebrate Tu b’Shevat, the Birthday of the Trees! We are planning an interfaith, intergenerational art project where everyone will create trees to be planted on synagogue grounds with flower seeds that will come up when the weather warms up. A Seven Species tasting and singing will round out our program that day. A taste of spring in the middle of

winter.

Sunday, February 4Annual Jewish Camp Fair

& Bagel Brunch11:00 am - 1:00 pm.

Eden Village Camp will make a presentation at 11:00 am and representatives from a

number of other Jewish camps will be available to speak with parents before and during the Bagel Brunch at 11:30. Sending your kids to a Jewish summer camp is a great thing to do. There they have a chance to connect with other Jewish kids from the region, New England and from even farther away. They hear Hebrew, learn about Israel, celebrate Shabbat and more all in a laid back, summertime fun kind of environment.

See page 17 for information on camps and Israel scholarships. Applications for scholarships may be picked up in the synagogue office.

heBreW School neWSSunday, February 18

OZHS Family Purim Celebration9:30 - 11:30 am

Since Purim begins on February 28, during the public school vacation, OZ is celebrating early! Mask making, hamantaschen baking, bouncy castle, carnival games, music and costume contest should keep everyone busy.

All families are welcome to attend.

Saturday evening, February 24Adult Puim Celebration

Check the OZ website for information as we get closer.

January starts our second semester at OZHS. Seems like our first semester just flew by! New SUPER Electives include B’Tayavon - Jewish Food and Cooking, Let’s Go! Israel, and Tzedakah Stars, a semester long study of needs in the community and how to address them as a class. Instead of participating in SUPER Electives, our Kitah Zayin class will meet as a group with Kochava Krieger, Cantorial Intern, for some in-depth bnai mitzvah study and preparation.

I look forward to my continued work with students, parents, teachers, Hebrew School Committee members and OZ staff in 2018!

~ Naomi Barell


Tot HavdalahSaturday, January 20 5:00 pm

For families with children from birth through age five

Please join us in the main social hall for a fun children’s program and sing-along.

Havdalah will be followed by a vegetarian potluck at 5:30 pm. If you have spices at home (e.g. cinnamon, cloves) that you would like to bring to smell as part of Havdalah, please do so!


Join Chris Whitman, Senior Development Manager for The Abraham Fund Initiatives, who will be speaking on modern Jewish-Arab relations in Israel, what programs The Abraham Fund conducts to positively impact them, and what a shared society in Israel looks like and why it is important. The event is co-sponsored by Hadassah and Ohavi Zedek Synagogue. It is open to the public and light lunch will be served.

Please Join Us!

What: Jewish-Arab Relations in Israel:

Challenges and

Opportunities

When: Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 11:3

0AM

Where: Ohavi Zedek Synagogue

188 North Prospect Street Burlington,

Vermont

Questions: Linda at snobunny@pshift.

com or 802-644-6650

The Abraham Fund Initiatives is a recognized voice for inclusion in a largely separated society – advocating for and demonstrating progressive policies

that can build a shared future for both Jews and Arabs in Israel.

On December 12 Ohavi Zedek hosted a Vermont Interfaith Action event on combatting climate change. It was a fitting day to do this as it was the first day of Chanukah as well as the two-year anniversary of the Paris Climate Accord.

People from several OZ and other congregations braved the first real

snow storm of the year to come out to learn about what we can do. Mayor Miro Weinberger outlined the history and described the “We’re still in” movement, which like- minded states and cities created to work to meet the US Paris Accord goals without the help of the federal government. Jennifer Green from Burlington Electric spoke of commitments that were made at a November climate summit by Vermont state and local governments, Vermont businesses, and NGOs. This was followed by Rabbi Amy and five other members of clergy speaking about how their faiths related to what we should all do on climate change (two in absentia, due to the snow, with their words read by Rabbi Amy). Everyone received commitment cards designed to both motivate people to make commitments and to provide material to help them.

Then it was time to celebrate Chanukah by lighting the candles and saying (and explaining) the blessings. There were light refreshments, many with an olive oil theme, including bread that could be dipped into olive oil from the Galilee and both chocolate and orange olive oil cakes. To help people with their commitments, eight tables were staffed by advocacy groups and organizations that help people reduce one’s carbon footprint.

For those who could not attend, the event was filmed by Channel 17. The link to the Channel 17 video of our climate change event is:

https://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/what-you-can-do-about-climate-change.

~ Eric and Karen Corbman

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raBBi michael cohen at oZ

Sunday February 18 1:00 pmCome and hear Rabbi Michael

M. Cohen present a dual narrative approach to two world-changing documents.

November 2 and 22 marked the 100th and 50th anniversaries of two seminal documents of the Arab-Israeli conflict:

On November 2, 1917 British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour issued the Balfour Declaration to Lord Rothschild, the representative of the Zionist Federation (the British umbrella organization of the Zionist movement). Fifty years later, on November 22, 1967, six months after the Six-Day War, the United Nations Security Council delivered Resolution 242. These two seminal documents of the Arab-Israeli conflict are not very long—the former 128 words and the latter 291 words—yet their impact on the conflict has been far-reaching.

The Balfour Declaration set the diplomatic ball rolling, which would lead to the partition of Palestine through UN Resolution 181 of November 29, 1947, seventy years ago, and the subsequent creation of the modern State of Israel in May of 1948. Resolution 242 is the basis for the Egyptian-Israeli (1979) and the Jordanian-Israeli (1994) peace treaties, as well as the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli talks since Oslo (1993). The size and importance of these two documents provide a way to view the Arab-Israeli conflict through the Dual Narrative approach.

Michael Cohen, Rabbi Emeritus of the Israel Congregation in Manchester Center, Vermont, teaches conflict resolution classes at the Center for Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College. Since 1996, he has also been involved as a founding faculty member of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies on Kibbutz Ketura, where young Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians are trained to become environmental leaders.

Handy with a Needle?We are seeking someone to embroider Kiddush Committee onto our blue OZ aprons.

If you can help, please contact Louise Klein Hodin or Judy Danzig.


The holiday season is a time to reflect on all that we are grateful for. The children and educators at Full Circle cherish this time of reflection, as it brings us closer to our community and reminds us of the importance of tradition. The Hebrew word Chanukah means “dedication.” What does it mean to

be dedicated? In my short time as a community member at Ohavi Zedek, I continue to witness dedication each day as I watch the many programs work tirelessly to make deeper connections. When considering our youngest community members, the teachers at Full Circle Preschool try their best to instill this sense of dedication—dedication to our community, our peers, our work, and the work of others.

Dedication can be instilled in children’s daily lives through opportunities for reflection and tradition. Our weekly Friday morning Shabbat gatherings have become a tradition for the children as we gather together in song with Kochava, share a meal, and dedicate our morning to togetherness. Our celebrations are rarely without the company of familiar faces. The children look forward to sharing this special time with Raul, Grace, Rabbi Amy, and family members. As a new program, we want to continue to dedicate ourselves to creating moments and spaces for this togetherness.

In preparation for Chanukah, the Toddler and Mixed Age Preschool classes collaborated to make a menorah for each classroom. On the second day of Chanukah, Naomi spent time reading a Chanukah story to the children who were eager to show her their handmade menorah. Naomi taught the children the blessings on the menorah and lit each candle. In our classrooms, the children have learned new Chanukah songs, worked on Chanukah themed crafts, explored our wooden menorah play sets, and learned to play spin the dreidel. Happy Chanukah from the educators and children at OZ Full Circle Preschool!

~ Erika Geremia

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The Religious Committee thanks all those who donated or volunteered to help with the Shabbat Chai weekend featuring Bashert from Congregation Beth Israel in Massachusetts. We were treated to a wonderful Shabbat Service and dinner on Friday, and music and dancing on Saturday evening.

Benefactors: Julius Stulman FoundationSponsors: Basha Brody & Martha Abbott, Annette Lazarus, David Brown & Vivien Rabin Brown, Eileen & Paul Growald, Julian & Joy JaffeDonors: Frank & Ducky Donath, Karen Paul & Mark Saba, Miriam & Gary SturgisCotributors: Eric & Karen Corbman, Judy Danzig & Gary Visco, Marvin Glickstein & Barbara Rippa, David & Judy Hershberg and Arthur Kunin

Special thanks to Kathy Guevara, Rose Pels, Jeff Potash, Ducky Donath, Stella Bukanc, Charles Elioseff, Raul Guevara, Nathaniel Lew, Kochava Krieger and Rabbi Amy

Thank You!

We have been extremely lucky to partner with a UVM Community Design Class. They have spent the last semester visioning and designing for potential new uses of our site here at OZ. On December 7, folks strolled through the gallery of their designs in the social hall, talked with students about their ideas, ate delicious snacks and got inspired about all the possibilities and opportunities for us at OZ!

ATTENTION: MONTREAL THEATRE FANS!There is no Yiddish Theatre

production scheduled for this season; HOWEVER, the Segal Centre in Montreal is presenting Golda’s Balcony (in English) from May 22-June 10, 2018.

Golda’s Balcony, the longest running one-woman show in Broadway history, is a riveting portrait of Golda Meir and her journey from the pogroms of Russia to the halls of the Knesset as Israel’s first and only female Prime Minister.

We are proposing a theater trip to Montreal on

SUNDAY, JUNE 3Cost: $110/person (includes transportation by 15-passenger van, theatre ticket and dinner)

The trip is STRICTLY LIMITED TO 30 PEOPLE, INCLUDING VAN DRIVERS, first come, first served. If you are interested, please contact Judy Hershberg, call 863-4214, or [email protected]. Watch for further details.

New Members• Sarah Dalton• Martin and Nancy Fogel• Dennis Schaal• Chandar Hall

Condolences• To Jane Koplewitz, on the passing of her husband,

Peter Torrey• To the family of Irving Glass• To Joanna Goldfarb on the passing of her father, Mitch

Goldfarb• To Michael and Peter Schirling on the passing of

Sandra Schirling• To Jane, Paul and Laura Koplewitz on the passing of

their father, Martin Koplewitz• To Mark Stoler on the passing of his wife, Diane Gabriel

and the death of Diane’s mother, Jean Gabriel• To Judy Rosenstreich on the passing of her brother,

Robert (Bobby) Patton• To Bret Kernoff on the passing of his mother, Barbara

Kernoff• To Ben Bornstein on the passing of his sister, John

Malter’s wife and Clara Bornstein’s daughter, Lise Bornstein Malter

• To Lillian Golovin on the passing of her husband, Bert Hoffman

Mazel Tov

• To Ed & Jeanne Adams on the marriage of their son, Michael Adams to Jessica Cohn on October 8

• To Michael & Jessica Kane on the birth of their son, Theodore Leo Joseph Kane on October 25

• To Sam Stoyak and Brittany Pullen on the birth of their son, Theodore Elijah Stoyer on November 9

• To Becky Wasserman and Ben Traverse on the birth of their son, Jack Ezra Traverse on November 27

• To Jason and Allie Nerenberg on the birth of their son, Samson Liev Nerenberg on December 9

Thank You

• To Judy and David Hershberg for the donation of the easel for the lobby

• To Vivien Rabin Brown and Suzanne Brown for the gift donations for the Calcutta

• To Basha Brody for the John Deere toy tractor for the preschool playground

announcementSThe photos and stories shared by Naomi Barell, our featured speaker in December, took us from the wintry landscape of Vermont to the sights, sounds and colors of the sun-drenched island of Cuba, which she toured last April. We all enjoyed the trip!

January 18 – Gladwyn Leiman, a retired physician born and raised in South Africa, journeyed to numerous Holocaust sites over the past few years. Her talk focuses on the events that took place at each of the locations – a reminder that though we move on, we must never forget….

February 15 – Our speaker, Eileen Whalen, is a trauma nurse currently serving as President of the UVM Medical Center. She will talk about today’s health-care environment and the Medical Center’s approach to addressing community needs.

Upcoming programs: March 15, April 19 and May 17 _____________________________________

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Learn about upcoming speakers and books we’ll read and discuss together in activities that lead up to our exciting Feen Lecture by Yossi Klein Halevi, and more. Find your learning adventure at OZ this winter and spring!

Jewish Foundational LearningWeekly Torah Study with Rabbi Amy will resume in March. Explore with depth and creativity what the sages have taught us about the weekly Torah portion and how those insights can offer guideposts and lessons for life. No experience is necessary. Join in for reading and reflection. Tuesdays 6:00 – 7:00 pm, March 13, 20, 27, April 10, 17, 24, May 8, 15, 22, 27

Learn to Leyn Hebrew for Torah Readings with Cantorial Intern Kochava Kreiger. Watch for dates in upcoming e-news. Tuesdays 7:30 – 9:00 pm

Tikkun Leil: Save the date for our Shavuot learning extravaganza and watch for more information closer to the date. Saturday evening, May 19.

Interfaith and Intercultural Understanding:Engaging Israel, Israel’s Milestones and their Meanings: The Legacy of the Past and the Challenge of the Future, a 12-part series with Rabbi Amy: As we look to Israel’s future, we need to engage anew with our past and explore its meaning and consequences. Through consideration of major historic moments, this series grapples with the different ideas and values that shape the meaning of modern Israel, Zionism and Jewish identity today. Each session will include a topic introduction by Rabbi Amy, chavruta-style partnered discussion and a 20-25-minute video lecture by a scholar. There will be an option to stay for an additional 20-minute video. It’s not too late to join the 20 people who are already enjoying this class. Download the sourcebook for free. Sundays 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. January 7, 14, 21, 28, February 4, 25

Sharing Food and Stories with Christ Church Presbyterian: Sunday January 28 at 4:30 pm at St. Paul’s Cathedral, 2 Cherry Street, Burlington. Please join in for a relaxed exchange of food and conversation, designed to build friendship between our communities. Christ Church members will supply light finger foods and Ohavi Zedek members will bring some sweets. Rabbi Amy and Pastor Deadra Ashton will lead a prayer and a reading and will invite us into conversation with some prompting questions. Please let us know if you are coming and if you can bring some sweets. RSVP to Lila Gottlieb at [email protected] by January 21. Park in the metered parking lot that faces Battery Street, go up several steps toward the back door, turn left, turn right and walk past a garden on your left to the door to the undercroft.

Israeli-Arab Co-existence, February 18 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm with Rabbi Michael Cohen. Rabbi Cohen presents a way to view the Arab-Israeli conflict through a Dual Narrative approach.

Book Discussion: The Hilltop. This novel by Assaf Gavron examines the complexities of the West Bank settlements through the relationship of two brothers who must live together with their opposing views. Join Lila Shapero for a discussion March 11, 3:00 - 4:30 pm.

Book Discussion: Like Dreamers. Yossi Klein Halevi’s book follows the lives of the paratroopers who captured the Temple Mount during the Six-Day War. The paratroopers have diverse life paths, representing the full spectrum of positions, so that the complexities since the war, are presented with intimacy and compassion. Join Rabbi Amy for a discussion April 8, 3:00 – 4:30.

Feen Lecture – Four events, April 20 - 22. Be sure to mark your calendars now for this exciting weekend and watch for more details on event descriptions and specific times. Yossi Klein Halevi will be with the congregation Friday night April 20, Saturday, April 21 in conjunction with services, and later Saturday afternoon. On Sunday afternoon, April 22 we will


present Yossi Klein Halevi at our public Feen Lecture event. Watch upcoming Voice and e-news for more detail and exact times.

Arts and History:Healing Practices through Art, a multi-cultural perspective, one-session with Linda Finkelstein. Making art has the potential to incorporate spiritual energy. Different cultures have approached creating to bring about healing, good fortune and sustenance. Possible traditions to explore include Native American traditions as well as Buddhist, Hindu, Hebraic, and Muslim. Mandala, Sand Painting and Hamsa forms. Watch for date and time on a Sunday afternoon in March.

Tightrope: Korea, the United States, and Roots of Crisis, with Bob Mayer. This course looks at the modern history of American involvement with the Korean peninsula. Beginning with the experience of Korea under Japanese rule in the early 20th century, the class will explore the World War II era, the division of Korea, the early Cold War, the 1950-1953 Korean War, the late Cold War, and the North Korean nuclear program, among other topics. Through seven weekly sessions, the focus will be on trying to shed light on the current tensions between Pyongyang and Washington, as well as the complexities of the military, political and economic situation in northern Asia. Mondays 5:45 – 6:45, February 12 – March 27.

Creative Writing with Nancy Sugarman. Watch the e-news for an opportunity to explore your thoughts by writing dialogue.

Please email [email protected] to sign up for classes.

chanukah party fun!


DirectorsSumner “Shimmy” Cohen

Carol A. Pritchard 802-862-2851 or toll free: 800-862-2851

Boucher & Pritchard Funeral Home

“Serving the Jewish

Community since 1917”

We will pre-arrange all of your funeral service needs at any time. Please call us and we will contact the Jewish Sacred Society. If an emergency arises when you are out of state, for the fastest most efficient service, call us first.

fern hill year in revieW

The Synagogue Corporation d/b/a Fern Hill Apartments had a busy and eventful year. (For those who may not know, Fern Hill is the apartment building for low-income seniors and the disabled that is north of OZ.) The Synagogue Corporation Board of Directors is composed of OZ members or family of OZ members.

Improving conditions for our residents has been and is one of our primary missions. On December 15, 2017, we were informed by the Federal Home Loan Bank Boston that our application for refinancing under the Affordable Housing Program has been approved. This program is a competitive program and will give us the funds to refinance and bring improvements, services, and a building addition.

This past year, we conducted a Resident Satisfaction Survey; the survey identified the types of services and changes residents want. We became a SASH (Support and Services at Home) site through Cathedral Services Corporation. SASH is a nationally recognized program that has been shown to have positive health outcomes. Maloney Properties, our new management company, meets monthly with residents, and brings a resident centered approach to management. Residents provide positive feedback as to the changes.

Our other primary mission is providing low-income affordable housing. As we neared the end of our present mortgage with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), we were encouraged by HUD to look

at ways to keep Fern Hill as dignified, affordable housing for low-income seniors and the disabled into the future. We contracted with Amy Wright, a consultant well versed in development of low-income housing, for a feasibility study. Based on the options presented, we decided the way to fulfill our mission is to refinance and make improvements to Fern Hill.

We have continued to work with Amy Wright to help us through the refinancing and planned construction process, including hiring an architect and other experts. We have also entered into an agreement with OZ to adjust the boundary line between Fern Hill and OZ (a transfer of 0.3 acres from OZ to Fern Hill), and we both have applied to Burlington Planning and Zoning for permission. Once the process is complete, Fern Hill will purchase the 0.3 acres.

After our long-term director retired, we searched for a management company with expertise with HUD properties and found Maloney Properties. We faced the need to replace the roof after repairs that were started during the end of 2016 were not sufficient. Maloney Properties was instrumental in identifying the problem and solution.

We look forward to 2018 and a new addition to provide dedicated spaces for residents’ needs, offices for services, and prototypes for the apartments as they are tuned over so that resident needs are met.

~ Lila Shapero


CAMP AND ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS* Applications may be picked up in the OZ office *The Howard Richie Lazarus Jewish Camping Scholarship Fund

In 1985, Eugene (z”l) and Annette Lazarus generously established a perpetual endowment fund in memory of their son, Richie Lazarus (z”l). As an endowment the interest generated by the fund each year is used to help provide scholarship money to allow local children to attend Jewish camps (and will continue to do so for many years to come). Additional contributions help increase the amount available for distributions to our youth each year. To make a contribution to this fund, please send a check to OZ made out to Ohavi Zedek and write “Lazarus Camp Scholarship Endowment”on the memo line.

The Greenberg - Lopkin Jewish Camping Scholarship FundCreated several years ago in honor of the wedding of Marv and Diane Greenberg’s daughter Nicole and her husband Jon Lopkin (who met at Jewish summer camp!), The Greenberg-Lopkin Jewish Camping Scholarship Fund has been providing scholarship money to help local Vermont children attend Jewish summer camps around the country. To make a contribution to this fund, please send a check to OZ made out to Ohavi Zedek and write “Greenberg Camp Scholarship Fund” on the memo line.

The Greenberg - Bratspis Israel Youth Trip Scholarship FundThanks to the generosity of Marv and Diane Greenberg, a scholarship fund was created in 2011 at Ohavi Zedek to help Jewish youth in our area pay for educational trips and programs to Israel. The Greenberg-Bratspis Israel Youth Trip Scholarship fund was established in honor of Marv and Diane’s daughter Renee and her husband Jef Bratspis. To make a contribution to this fund please send a check to OZ made out to Ohavi Zedek and write “Israel Youth Trip Fund” on the memo line.

The Ludwig Lewisohn ScholarshipThe Ludwig Lewisohn Scholarship is awarded annually by Ohavi Zedek Synagogue for adults and teens who want to further their Jewish education at an advanced level, spend a summer infused with Yiddishkeit and experience Israel in-depth. To qualify, the applicant must:

1. Be a graduate of Ohavi Zedek Synagogue or its equivalent. 2. a high school graduate or older3. Submit in writing a proposal for Judaically-oriented learning for the academic year 2017-2018 before Passover 2018. 4. Agree to submit two written reports over the study period suitable for publication online or in The Voice.

Applications will be reviewed by Rabbi Amy, Naomi Barell and the scholarship donor.

Ludwig Lewisohn was an American-Jewish writer who lived in Burlington during the late 1930’s. His own Jewish learning did not begin until he was 40 years old. He pursued it avidly for the rest of his life until his death in 1955. To honor his love of Jewish learning, this scholarship is donated each year by Miriam and George Saiger, lifelong OZ members who reside out of state.

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Adult Education DonationManny & Joan ChernoffIn Memory of Dorothy Garbo by Linda Charkin

Blistein EndowmentIn Loving Memory of Edward Blistein by Mary Berger

Calcutta RaffleCynthia K. And Allan M. Braun

Sam & Ida Epstein EndowmentIn Loving Memory of Ida Saiger Epstein by Judy Chance

Mark Evnin EndowmentIn Loving Memory of Issie Markowicz and Ernie Henfeld by Gary Margolis & Penny Shtull

Building FundIn Honor of the wedding of Ari Sturgis to Dan Paulsen by David Rome & Diane RippaIn Memory of Larry Left, Sally Hand and Shirley Saferstein by David Rome & Diane RippaMazel Tov to Aaron & Binky Goldberg on the birth of their grandson and Dana & Michael Engel on the birth of their first grandchild by David Rome & Diane Rippa

Rose Flax & Louis Epstein EndowmentIn Loving Memory of Rose Flax Epstein by Allan & Elsie Paul

Morris & Marion Garbo EndowmentIn Loving Memory of Dorothy Garbo by Lawrence & Elizabeth Garbo and Howard Drobner & Maxine GarboSarah Nadelson Garbo by Howard Drobner & Maxine Garbo

General FundJeremy & Michelle Farkas, Shirley Rutstein and Richard RaabIn Appreciation of Rabbi Amy and the OZ community by Bruce Chalmer & Judy AlexanderIn Gratitude to Kochava Krieger by Flint & Zizi ChandlerFor the honor of carrying the Torah scroll on Yom Kippur by Michael & Stella BukancIn Honor ofEmma Stuhl’s birthday by Sheila KojmWarren Ellison reading Torah on Yom Kippur by Julius & Elaine EllisonIn Loving Memory ofDorothy Garbo by Rachel LapidowNancy Schecter by Josef & Tova Blum

Anne Press Sobel by Jo Edith HeffronIn Memory ofBetty Rothkoff by Alan and Ruth SmithHarriet Paone by Gary & Miriam SturgisMarty Koplewitz by Mindy EvninDorothy Garbo by Joan Cleary Miron, Jane Pearl, Charles & Linda Garbo, Mary Jane Kennelly and Susan Mager

Arthur & Esther Gladstone Endowment FundIn Memory of Arthur & Esther Gladstone by George & Miriam Saiger

Bailey Goldberg Endowment FundIn Loving Memory of Robert Seamon Goldberg, Bailey Goldberg, Gladys Melnick and Esther Melnick by Edie Goldberg

Greenberg-Bratspis Israel Youth Trip ScholarshipIn Honor of Holly and David Pasacow and family by Paul Fassler

Hebrew School Endowment FundIn Memory of Dorothy Garbo by Edward & Bernice Bayer

Harry & Irene Kahn FundIn Loving Memory of Harry H. Kahn by Hazel Keimowitz and Max Kahn & Kathy Lampe

Kiddush FundAlexander & Barbara Wilde, Charles & Janis Barquist, Stanley Rosenthal & Carol Slesar, Frank & Ducky Donath, Deborah Lashman, Allan & Elsie Paul, David Coen & Sandra Berbeco Coen, Gerald Klempner & Mary Jean Egglefield, Richard & Linda Finkelstein, Marvin Glickstein, Ph.D & Barbara Rippa, Rick Hecht & Sharon Panitch, Arnold KriegerIn Memory ofJoseph Bousso by Jack & Viviane LevyElizabeth Edelstein by Murray & Bernice Edelstein

Lunch & Learn FundLouise Klein Hodin, Jane Pearl, Michael & Stella Bukanc, Richard Terence Jeroloman

Mary Ann Pels Memorial Kitchen FundLou GarboIn Gratitude to Rose Pels by Flint & Zizi ChandlerIn Memory of Martin Koplewitz by Gene & Sheila AronoffPauline Krieger by Arnold Krieger

These tributes were made from October 1 - November 30, 2017



Religious Committee- Kabbalat Shabbat on 11/3 & 11/4Basha Brody & Martha Abbott, Julian & Joy Jaffe, Nathaniel Lew & Jason Lorber, David Brown & Vivien Rabin Brown, Lee Gadbois Loisel, Marvin Glickstein, Ph.D & Barbara Rippa, Jason & Laura Cooper, Daniel Silverman & Mary Beth Bowman, Gary Visco & Judy Danzig, Annette Lazarus, Gary & Miriam Sturgis, Arthur Kunin & Mary Grass, Paul & Eileen Growald, David & Judith Hershberg, Frank & Joan (Ducky) Donath, Mark Saba & Karen Paul, and Eric & Karen Corbman

Sally Hand Memorial Library FundIn Honor of Sally Hand by Michael & Mary ScollinsIn Loving Memory of Eunice Rothman Recco and Isadore Rothman by Roberta Rothman RossiIn Memory of Sally Hand by Steven Albin, Marcia Goldberg and Gregory Payne, James & Susan Carter and Paul & Eileen Gruber

Sydney Samuelson Endowment FundIn Memory ofIrving Glass by Miriam & Jeffrey Queen and George & Miriam SaigerOscar and Pearl Samuelson Swartz by Miriam & Jeffrey QueenHoward Samuelson by Beatrice Samuelson

Security FundIn Honor of Jeff Rubman’s retirement by Mallory & Marcia ParkerIn Loving Memory of Irving Parker by Mallory & Marcia Parker

Shalom Shuk FundIn Loving Memory of Sarah and Sam Bloomenthal by Mel & Amy Bloomenthal

Talmud TorahAlfred and Nancy MollitorIn Loving Memory of Vera Bigio Ades by Philip Ades & Deborah Rubin

Miriam Wall Education FundIn Memory of Clara Chalmer and Marty Koplewitz by Mallory & Marcia Parker

Yurt CampaignMichael Schaal & Judy Breitmeyer, Michael & Cheryl Goldstein and Arthur Kunin & Mary Grass, Judy & David Hershberg

triButeSMural Restoration FundMichael & Marjorie Lipson, Barbara Van Raalte, Ellen Oxfeld, Katherine Morgan, Francis Nicosia, Michael Healy & Debra Blumberg, Natalie Thanassi, Andrew Siegel, Judith Allard, Neil Groberg & Ellen Wolfson, Julian & Joy Jaffe, Barbara McGrew, Gary Dreiblatt And Nancy Sinkoff, Julian & Elsa Waller, Rose Pels, John & Marlene Price, Maxine Garfinkel, Katherine & Bill Shubart, Norman & Yetta Plotnick, Arnold Krieger, Daniel London, Wolfgang & Barbara Mieder, Sue Burton, Patrick Robins & Lisa Schamberg, Eric & Karen Corbman, Marc & Dana Vanderheyden, Michael Schaal & Judy BreitmeyerIn Honor of Phil Bieber by Paul & Elaine BieberIn Loving Memory ofMarjorie Dalton by Marcia DaltonLily Rand and Joseph Schek by Mike Strauss & Rebecca SherlockRita Abbott and Ida Epstein by Irene & Merrill EpsteinIn Memory ofBernard Hershberg by Edward & Bernice BayerIrving Glass by Mr. & Mrs. Edward BayerIsaac Mizrahi by Jack & Viviane LevyDorothy Garbo and Rhoda Rabson by Joe Dalton

Ellie and Milt Potash Endowment FundIn Honor of the marraige of Eric & Karen Corbman’s daughter by Gary & Miriam Sturgis

Preschool DonationJoshua & Kathryn Kernoff and Frank & Ducky Donath

Rabbi’s Discretionary FundDavid Coen & Sandra Berbeco Coen, Glenn Walter & Stacey Steinmetz, Lou GarboIn Gratitude to Rabbi Amy Small by Flint & Zizi ChandlerIn Honor of Jeffrey Rubman’s retirement by Alan & Judith LitwackIn Loving Memory ofGloria Hirtz by Daniel & Deborah WatermanHerb Gabriel, Helen Wertheimer, Karl Wertheimer by Mark Stoler & Diane GabrielRose Leavitt Gladstone by Myles & Matty GladstoneMartin Hirtz by Daniel & Deborah WatermanPaul Jaffe by Dr. Julian & Mrs. Joy JaffeBertha Phillips by Charles & Adrea KofmanNathan S Roemischer and Ann Roemischer by Michael & Raisa RoemischerIn Memory of Samuel Aronoff and Ron Savin by Gene & Sheila Aronoff




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Monday 1/1/2018 Ruth Bellis Leah Cassler Alex Elioseff Aaron Fohnman Aaron Fraint*Anne E. Kozodoy Philip A. Levin*Rose L. Levine Abraham Likosky*Erwin Markle Jack Miller Dora Slavin Samuel Weiss*Myer Zemel Tuesday 1/2/2018 David Aber*Benzion Joseph Black*Clarence Brown Emanuel Goldberg Zoltan Grunvald Edgar May*Lena Simon Melvin Siris*Wednesday 1/3/2018 Ezra Alpert Martin Barell Eugene Myer Lazarus*Samuel B. Lipton Dr. Hillel Panitch Emanuel Pasackow*Isaac Rosenberg Thursday 1/4/2018 Philip Gould*Emil Growald*Sam M. Kitayewitz Shayna Lister Donald Meshorer Fannie M. Nadelson*Abraham Sirkin*Sandy Susman Anna Rosenthal Zeskind*Friday 1/5/2018 Rose Fine Alfred*Samuel Nathaniel Bogorad Geraldine Romm Carr*Judith Cohen*Louis Morris Epstein*Dora Palmet Florence Tepfer Schein*Dorothy Mazel Spiro*Saturday 1/6/2018 Dorothy Nettie Agel*Henry A. Berger*Kosrell O. Cohen Robert Klinkostein*Hedwig Levi Elizabeth Schulman Sunday 1/7/2018 Mark Lee Cohen*Evelyn Goldfield Sylvia Agel Goldman Frederick William Greenberg*Pearl Gold Halpern*Morris Kutner

Esther Fabricant Mintzer*Nina Ricardo Moses Irwin Saiger*Phyllis Shulman*Monday 1/8/2018 Louis H. Baker*Betty Bowman Mason Cannon*Bradley Hill*Lena Rachel Kershner*Hyman Leventhal Theresa Saltzman*Ethel Warsharvsky Tuesday 1/9/2018 Morris Behar*Peary Cohen*Philip Davis*Carrie Wolk Fishman*Joseph Frank*Rabbi Jacob Goodman*Abraham Kessel*Rae Lecker Carrie Levin*Ethel Natter Leah Zaetz Rafsky*Mary E. Schlarman Molly Shelton Jack Shulman*Wednesday 1/10/2018 Frances Baker Frogel Dora Hershberg Rome*Eunice Baron Rothman*Gertrude Shelansky*Seymour Turner Thursday 1/11/2018 Dr. Edward E. Friedman*Dr. Arthur A. Gladstone*Simon Gould*Anna Cohen Harre*Dr. Michael Lee Kropsky*Esther-leah Liebman Friday 1/12/2018 Robert Reuben Carr*Robert DiGiulio Bernice I. Lamden*Myer Litsky Marion Grace Munro*Mary Paschkes Jerome Hyman Wax*Saturday 1/13/2018 Betty Hartstein Johanna Kahn Hildegard Zacharias Sunday 1/14/2018 Nathan Bramson Sarah Ida Rome Kershner*Shirley Steirn Theodore ‘Ted’ Witkin*Ethel Haberman Yett*Monday 1/15/2018 Barnet Asner*Ralph Bellis Shirley Gimbel*Bernard Halem

Yahrzeits marked with an asterisk (*) have a plaque in the Samuelson-Saiger Sanctuary.Bernice Press Hirsch*Daniel Kutzko*Sarah C. Rosenberg*I.Sarah Weinstein*Tuesday 1/16/2018 Anna Sarah Baron*Morris Hanson*Robert Weinstein*Irwin G. Zaetz*Samuel Zeskind*Wednesday 1/17/2018 Sarah Brody Paul May, Sr. Israel Schobel*Thursday 1/18/2018 Rachel Mehl Cohen*Celia Gardner Glassman*Bernard Greenberg Blanche Grossman*Charles David Hill*Diane Moorman Marshall Weiner*Friday 1/19/2018 Esther Heiligman Cohen*Dr. William T. Fagan, Jr. Margarita Shtull Thea M. Weiss Johnson Kolman Zeskind*Saturday 1/20/2018 Dora Brill *Leon Donner Norman Godfrey*Ben Lapidow*Jeffrey Howard Medlinsky*Joseph Shaffer Benjamin C. Stein*Sunday 1/21/2018 Aaron Blistein*Rebecca Levine Boyarsky*Allen Machanic*Samuel H. Miller*Myron Samuelson*Joan Green Sugarman Monday 1/22/2018 Shirley Bayarsky*Moses Bramson*Myles Strasmich Brown Mayer B. Cohen*Sara Beatrice Levin*Anna Lipton Jacob Perelman*Ida Lena Rome*Moses Izaak Saiger*Dr. Benjamin Singerman Tuesday 1/23/2018 Annie Cohen Barney Z Goldberg *Estelle B. Goldman Nathan Harris*Sylvia Klein Corinne Mazel*Sam Packer Berdie Schenkel Yafa

Wednesday 1/24/2018 Jack Gold*Sara Schonfeld Aaron H. Weinstein*Esther Wolfson Jack Wool*Thursday 1/25/2018 Esther Adler*Gerald Adler*Witka Stern Deutsch Joseph Lasker*Stanton S. Lazarus*Ida Sugarman Samelson*Friday 1/26/2018 Sadie R. Barney*Gussie Lipka Becker Philip Cohen Anne Carr Levy*Gladys E. Neiburg*Isaac Perelman*Dr. S. Alexander Rippa*Lilian Rouda Saturday 1/27/2018 Lorraine Korson*Louis M. Neiburg*Sophia Rutstein*Leo M. Schaffer*Sunday 1/28/2018 Alexander Beck Rose Edith London *Florence I. Melnick Sockol*Monday 1/29/2018 Esther Cohen*Ann Corbman Max Frank*Ethel Granat Frank Mazel*Lynne Kosson Small Tuesday 1/30/2018 Janet Kershner Baker*Charles Eli Baron*Sarah Bick Daniel Fivel Julius Fogel Sarah Zaetz*Wednesday 1/31/2018 Robert Edlin Sharonn Gittelsohn Marjorie Horowitz Lillian Bornstein Katz Sarah Segel Rothman*Walter Siegel Samuel Aaron Silberman*Judy Ellen Thomas*Louis Zaetz*


yahrZeitSYahrzeits marked with an asterisk (*) have a plaque in the Samuelson-Saiger Sanctuary.Thursday 2/1/2018 Joseph Arkin Sam E. Bayarsky*William J. Brown*Elchanan Gladstone*Fay Sussman Schwartz*Friday 2/2/2018 Harvey O. Corman*Bert Growald*Morris Pearl*Sunday 2/4/2018 Simon Kronberg Rose K. Kurlander*Leo Schecter Irving Trutt Rachel Fraint Wasserman*Samuel Weisman*Estelle Wolfish*Monday 2/5/2018 Bernie Abbot Claire Elioseff Anita Anna Kahn Louis Levine*Alice Visco Tuesday 2/6/2018 Israel Adler*Paul Dubin Eric Jacobs Jacob Kershner*Jane Nigon Louis Perlmutter Ree Simon Shapiro*Betty Zolten Wednesday 2/7/2018 Erwin L. Adler*Max Bercuvitz*Alex A. Berger*Leon Bick Sarah Fishman Gould*Dr George (Jon) Ravit*Jack Rosenthal*Abraham H. Stroh*Anne Glazier Zall*Thursday 2/8/2018 Aaron A. Agel*George L. Agel*David Bayarsky*Esther Shapiro*Friday 2/9/2018 Louis Aron Annie Lamden Bornstein*Rev. William Flax*Max Glass*Thomas McGrew Morris Moskovitz*Dennis Steinmetz Saturday 2/10/2018 Merka Sarah Eisendrath*Sanford Epstein Fannie Harris Greenblott*David William Lashman*Ilana Samets

Sunday 2/11/2018 Shirley Dworsky Agel*Gertrude Feldrais Patton Samuel Rome*Ida Nathan Silverman Hyman Weisberg Tuesday 2/13/2018 Jack Blumer*Herman Fraint*Wilma Lublin Jules Rouda Wednesday 2/14/2018 Lena Levin Glasston*Ruby Helfand*Diana Stavisky Lovitz*Pauline Warshofsky Samuelson*Pricilla Peyser Siev Benjamin Stein*Samuel Sussman*Thursday 2/15/2018 Henry Hyman*Alfred Natter Grace Samuelson Miller Ted Schulman Joseph Wildholz Rebecca Wildholz Friday 2/16/2018 Michael Alpert*Harry Bayer*Lotta Feitelberg Chester Lillian Esther Colodny*Eva Epstein*Fanny Stabinsky Hyman*Harriet Libson West Arnold J Raynes Fannie Rubin Meier Shtull Henry Stoller*Joseph Yett*Saturday 2/17/2018 Sarah Brown Cunningham*Abraham Katz*Mary Koplewitz*Myron S. Lash*Jennie Wasserman Rosenberg*Fred Meir Stern Sunday 2/18/2018 Jacob H. Levin*Clarice Mintzer Ravit*Monday 2/19/2018 Raymond Joseph Comstock Jonathan Daitchman Ruth Bockmann Freitag*Gussie Greif*Frederick L. Hirsch*Frank Kling*Dr. Morris J. Levin*Blanche H. Rudolph*Moses Abraham Shelansky *Lilyan Singerman Fishman Maria Zhodzhisky

Tuesday 2/20/2018 Paul Cohen*Jacob Lapidow*Robert M. Levine Herbert Lourie Sidney Zablotsky*Wednesday 2/21/2018 Sally Edlin Dr. Barnet Frank*Sanford Glassman*Frank Goldstein*Irving Lapidow*Ann Roden Hilda Rosenberg Malcolm Sanders Thursday 2/22/2018 Louis Bick Adolph Brodman*Philip Datnoff*Grace Friedman*Vivian Klein Greenberg*Sylvia Alex Levin*Yetta Gladstone London*Dora L. Mendelson*Celia Reiter Paul*Delia Levine Rosenthal*Monique Sarnow Sol Shuchman Max Siegel*Susan Brenner Tabor*Friday 2/23/2018 Lena Baggish*Bernard Barney, M.D.*Harris Cannon*Lillian Weiner Goldman*Frieda G. Fleischman Kamins*Martin Kazen Anne Mangel Anna E. Levine Yett*Saturday 2/24/2018 Braina S. Bramson*Nat Saul Friedman*Charlotte Abrams Galpert*Frieda Schall Jaffe*Molly Press Lapidow*Hertzel N. Pasackow*Doris Harris Pearl*Norman Sugarman Geraldine Feen Wilensky*Sunday 2/25/2018 Fannie Silverman Abrams*Merrill Edward Agel*Jack Braun Bernard Cohen*Christina Conrath*Leila A Hyman Max Kahn Faye Garbo Sadoff Kurt Schaal Jennie Peacard Zaetz*

Monday 2/26/2018 Bernard Abrams*Lena Baron Becker *Hyman Gimbel*Elihu Kunin*Nathan Stoler*Rebecca Stuhl*Isaac Yett*Leo Zacharias Tuesday 2/27/2018 Samuel Baker*Dina Kershner Goldman Irving Katz*Sarah Krinovitz Litzky Rose Zaetz*Wednesday 2/28/2018 Sadie Davis*Aaron Holtz Rev. Morris J. Nadelson*Donald Paritz Charles Pizer Saul Prager Sophie Snider Saiger*


calendarJanuary 2018

1New Year’s Day - Office Closed

34:00 PM Hebrew School

43:00 PM Events Committee Meeting

55:30 PM Kitah Dalet Shabbat5:45 PM Tot Shabbat6:45 PM Potluck after services

610:30 AM Torah Yoga

79:30 AM Hebrew School11:30 AM Jewish/Arab Relations Talk1:00 PM Engaging Israel Class7:00 PM Israeli Dancing

96:00 PM Adult Ed Committee Meeting


117:30 PM Fern Hill Committee Meeting

149:30 AM Hebrew School11:00 AM Social Action Committee Meeting1:00 PM Engaging Israel Class

15

Martin Luther King Day - Office Closed

167:30 PM Religious Committee Meeting


1812:00 PM Lunch & Learn5:30 PM Board Meeting

197:00 PM Potluck at Rabbi Amy’s after services

205:00 PM Tot Havdallah

219:30 AM Hebrew School1:00 PM Engaging Israel Class

235:45 PM G’mach Committee Meeting


289:30 AM Hebrew School1:00 PM Engaging Israel Class4:30 PM Interfaith Friendship Gathering with Christ Church Presbyterian7:00 PM Israeli Dancing

314:30 PM Hebrew School4:30 PM Tu B’Shevat Celebration

*Please note the following ongoing activities:• Daily Minyan: Every Sunday at 9 am and 7 pm; every Monday - Thursday, 7 pm • Wednesday morning group: Every Wednesday at 7:30 am• Services: First Friday of the month 5:30 pm, every other Friday 6 pm; every Saturday at 9 am (including Federal

holidays)• Torah Study: Every Saturday at 8:30 am (with coffee)• Open Play at OZ for children five and under: Every Sunday at 9:30 am

FOR FULL CALENDAR INFORMATION, VISIT OUR WEBSITE


13:00 PM Events Committee Meeting

25:30 PM Kitah Gimmel Shabbat5:45 PM Tot Shabbat6:45 PM Potluck after services

310:30 AM Torah Yoga

49:30 AM Hebrew School11:00 AM Camp Fair11:30 AM Bagel Brunch1:00 PM Engaging Israel Class7:00 PM Israeli Dancing

65:45 PM G’mach Committee Meeting


87:30 PM Fern Hill Committee Meeting

106:30 PM NADAV Gathering

119:30 AM Hebrew School

136:00 PM Adult ED Committee Meeting


1512:00 PM Lunch & Learn5:30 PM Board Meeting

167:00 PM Potluck at Rabbi Amy’s after services

189:30 AM Hebrew School/Purim Party9:30 AM Hamentashen Baking1:00 PM Guest Speaker-Rabbi Michael Cohen

207:30 PM Religious Committee Meeting


24 - Adult Purim Celebration

251:00 PM Engaging Israel Class7:00 PM Israeli Dancing

28 - Erev Purim

calendarFebruary 2018

*Please note the following ongoing activities:• Daily Minyan: Every Sunday at 9 am and 7 pm; every Monday - Thursday, 7 pm • Wednesday morning group: Every Wednesday at 7:30 am• Services: First Friday of the month 5:30 pm, every other Friday 6 pm; every Saturday at 9 am (including Federal

holidays)• Torah Study: Every Saturday at 8:30 am (with coffee)• Open Play at OZ for children five and under: Every Sunday at 9:30 am

FOR FULL CALENDAR INFORMATION, VISIT OUR WEBSITE


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oice - Ohavi Zedekohavizedek.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Voice-Jan-Feb...Greetings to all my fellow congregants. It’s now 2018 and we’re ready to start a new year. I’m proud