April 2016 Adar II/ Nisan 5776 Vol LXI Number 7

SAVE THE DATES (see calendar for time)

April 3 - Elder Law

April 5 - TSWE Tykes

April 10-13 Rummage Drop off

April 16 - Naomi Patz’ Book Discussion

April 17 -18 Rummage Sale

April 5 & 20 Pasta Dinners

May 5 - Ladies’ Meditation With Joan Fisch

From the Rabbi 2-3

From the President 3

Religious School 4

Adult Ed 5

Caring Connection 6

Legacy 6

Passover Greetings 6

Brotherhood/Sisterhood 7

Youth Programs 8

Tot Programs 9

Tricky Tray 10-11

Meditation 13

Social Action 13

Anniversaries 14

Congratulations 14

Calendar 15-16

Contributions 18

In Memoriam 19

Celebrate Passover With Family and Friends at

Temple Sholom of West Essex

On Friday, April 22*, 2016 at 6:00 PM *Please note that this year’s Seder is on the first night of Passover

Limited Seating

Members: Non-Members: Adults $40 $50

Pre-Teens (12-15) $30 $35

Children (under 12) $20 $25

When mailing payment/RSVP Please specify your seating preference

Kindly list name of guests and age of children

Adult Seder Menu Children’s Menu

Matzah Ball Soup Matzah Ball Soup

Chopped Liver & Gefilte Fish Gefilte Fish

Mixed Greens Passover Chicken Fingers

Roast Chicken Latkes

Brisket Tzimmes/String Beans

Feel free to bring your own wine Juice

Assorted Passover Desserts, Coffee & Tea

Complete Seder Plates & Haggadahs provided for each table

W W W . S H O L O M . N E T

Inside this issue:

Special points of interest:

the SHOFAR

TEMPLE SHOLOM OF WEST ESSEX

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The Passover Seder is among the most widely observed Jewish rituals. We

enjoy coming together with family and friends and reenacting the story of our

ancestors’ liberation from Egyptian bondage. While this is the basic theme of

Passover, our holiday of freedom has many different spiritual components.

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz teaches us that the Hebrew term for Passover,

Pesach, means the festival of “leaping.” The reason for this is that the newly

liberated Israelite slaves were not prepared to accept God as their sovereign,

having been beaten down and oppressed for 400-plus years in Egypt. Yet,

despite their lack of preparedness for the great spiritual task of accepting

God, they did so anyway in a kind of “leap of faith.”

In Rabbi Steinsaltz’s words (I am quoting him exactly, and since he refers

to God in the masculine, I have left his language as he wrote it, even though I

prefer gender neutral descriptions of God):

“The people of Israel at the time of the Exodus were still like a child,

learning for the first time who and what a ‘Father’ is, how to say

‘Father,’ and how to relate to Him. For such development to take

place, what is required is an attitude not built on methodical,

intellectual understanding, but one whose point of departure is that

man is ready to accept things that are without structured explanation

and beyond reason.” (“Change and Renewal,” p.231)

This is what the eating of matzah represents to Rabbi Steinsaltz. Matzah,

in contrast to leavened bread, is unrefined, simple and tasteless. Nothing

substantial has been added to it. So, too, in our spiritual development, the

basic building block of a relationship with God is not a keen, finely cultivated

and elaborately developed intellectual apprehension of the nature of God, but

rather an acceptance of God that defies reason and logic. It is about simply

accepting the reality of God. As he says,

“On the night of Pesach, each individual is required to make his own

jump and leap, and begin presenting himself to God. Only after this

stage of matzah is it possible to advance to higher levels of

awareness, the eating of regular bread--hametz.” (“Change and

Renewal,” p. 232).

Perhaps this notion strikes us as requiring too much of a leap, too much of

a blind acceptance of God, without any modicum of reason. Rabbi Steinsaltz

is aware of this and argues that it is precisely because we live in a highly

civilized and developed world, and because we view ourselves as wise and

discerning,

“...that we must return, time after time, to the point of simple and

basic faith, faith based on not knowing. We must know that there are

things we do not understand and will never be able to

understand.” (“Change and Renewal,” p. 233).

I hope that you are able to take some time to use Rabbi Steinsaltz’s

Continued on next page

Rabbi’s Message the SHOFAR

Published Monthly By:

TEMPLE SHOLOM OF WEST ESSEX

760 POMPTON AVENUE

CEDAR GROVE, NEW JERSEY 07009

Office (973) 239-1321

Fax (973) 239-7935 Email: office@sholom.net

Web Site: http://www.sholom.net

Rabbi

Laurence W. Groffman

Cantor

Betsey Peters-Epstein

Rabbi Emeritus

Norman R. Patz

Educational Director

Rachel Sesser

Office Manager

Phyllis Maffucci

Youth Programs Director

Limor Guttman

Executive Committee:

Presidents

Edward Gold

Richard Jarmel

Vice Presidents

Larry Plaxe

Larry Steinman

Dora Brewster

Recording Secretaries

Brian Altschul

Lynne Brennen Friedlander

Treasurer

Trustees

Steven Buchwalter

Laurie Katzmann

Arthur Kolodkin

Robert Podvey

Arlene O’Connell

Stanley Scheiner

Stephen Siegel

Irma Solomon

Marlene Tuch

A Reform Congregation affiliated with the

UNION FOR REFORM

JUDAISM

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Rabbi’s Message continued:

teachings to consider your own relationship to God. To what degree do you feel that he is right - that perhaps we rely

too much on reason and logic which binds us to a connection with the divine? Or is simple, basic faith, “theological

matzah,” simply incompatible with our scientific and technologically advanced world?

These are great questions to discuss at your Seder, and speaking of Seder, please join us for our Congregational Seder

on April 22 at 6:00 pm; more information is on the cover. This is a fun and meaningful experience for all generations and

I do hope to see you there.

Wishing you a meaningful and healthy Pesach.

L’Shalom,

Rabbi Laurence W. Groffman

Presidents’ Message

This month we are pleased to share exciting news with the congregation: after months of hard work, the cantor

search committee has almost completed the interview and audition process. This search was an extensive and

challenging journey embarked on by the committee whose members more than rose to the occasion. Our committee

comprises a wide cross section of congregational members under the leadership of Larry Steinman and Roberta

Shields and has been fully engaged in the search. They hope the final selection for a new cantor will help us find an

individual with warmth, passion and dedication, a perfect addition to our congregation.

Ed and I would like to thank the committee for their diligent work marking this important milestone in Temple

Sholom’s history. We appreciate the dedication of committee members, who spent many hours reviewing resumes,

conducting interviews, verifying references and meeting with candidates.

The retirement of Cantor Epstein, a longtime member of our temple family, reminds us of how close we have

become. Cantor has been with us for many life cycle events, presiding at baby namings, weddings, funerals, and B’nai

Mitzvah. We are grateful for her intelligent and caring connection to us and our families and we look forward to

celebrating her commitment to the Temple on June 10.

This opportunity to welcome a new cantor into our lives is truly a wondrous event. We were inspired and excited by

all of the candidates, their remarkable voices, their reverence for learning and tradition, and their commitment to

Judaism. Their excellence, however, has made the final decision we must make in the next few weeks extremely

difficult.

Nevertheless, we are anticipating a selection will be made shortly, negotiations will be swift and we will be able to

announce the name of our new cantor in the very near future.

Your Co-Presidents,

Ed Gold and Richard Jarmel

Please join us at our Passover Festival Service with Yizkor: April 29 at 10:00 am.

At this service, Andie Schwartz will read Torah in commemoration of her Bat Mitzvah

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ESTATE PLANNING and ELDER LAW WORKSHOP

April 3, 2016

11:00 am in the Social Hall

Open to members and non-members

Featured speakers:

Yale and Laurie Hauptman, Esqs.

Elder, Estate & Special Needs Lawyers

Here is some of what you will discover at this meeting:

How to avoid having your life savings wiped out by a

nursing home spend-down.

How the new law restricts protection of assets and the

steps you should take now to protect your loved ones.

The asset protection language that most people don’t

have in their power of attorney documents, which can

help protect their life’s savings.

Veterans’ benefits that most people know nothing

about.

How Medicaid works and the steps you need to take

now to protect your family under the new rules.

How to find the right Senior Care Facility and what to

expect in the process.

How to get good care at a Senior Care Facility.

Senior Care options for independence; planning for

today and the future.

** Special Bonus! The first 25 to register will receive a

FREE copy of Yale and Laurie’s new book,

“Don’t Go Broke in a Nursing Home”

Pilgrim Soul

by Gordon Ferris

(the third book in the

Douglas Brodie Investigation Series)

Book discussion by Naomi Patz

Saturday, April 16, 2016

10:30 am

Naomi calls it a “great read”. . . “the most sensitive

portrayal of Jews by a non-Jew I have ever read”.

You will want to mark your calendars now for her

discussion of this classic mystery set in Glasgow’s Jewish

community in 1947. Expect suspense, black humor, and

“a bloody trail back to the concentration camps.”

We are ordering books.

They should be available to check out

by the time you get this Shofar

or order it on your reading device.

Adult Ed Committee — Save the Dates

Financial Update As of March 15, 2016

Income Year to Date Annual Income Budget

$ 875,100.00 $1,020,332.44

Expenses Year to Date Annual Expense Budget

$728,061.50 $1,020,332.44

Net Income $147,038.50

Save the Date & Join us to celebrate

Cantor Betsey Peters-Epstein’s Retirement

Choral Shabbat Service & Celebratory Champagne Oneg

June 10, 2016 7:00 PM

Financial Corner

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Legacy

All last year we celebrated the

temple’s past….

Now is the time

to take care of our future…

Create a Legacy

Call Marlene Tuch for details

973-228-1575

This is the one Temple group to join if you want to feel

the full effect of a Temple family. Your involvement

could be as easy as making a phone call or providing a

meal. You could provide a friendly face to a lonely member or help a member with a transportation need. You decide

how involved you and your family will become. If you would like to become involved, please contact me or the Temple.

TRIBUTES

Thank you to everyone who thinks of us through a tribute. Your generosity helps us fund programs, send meals

to those in need, and present other activities throughout the year.

Sending a giant hug and thank you to everyone on the Caring Connection! This

organization could not thrive without your involvement and help!

If you would like to become part of the committee, please email me at

jakejewel67@gmail.com.

Dori R Schwartz

Caring Connection

Amy, Michael & Samantha Ascher Sarah, Craig, Zoe and Jack Barrack

Susan & Harvey Bazaar Fran & Gary Beinhaker

Bica Bercovici Sam, Dora, Sarah & Joseph Brewster

Linda Beck Cane & Family Paula Cummis & Family Sue & George Edelstein

Lynne & Joe Epstein The Fishbone Family The Folkman Family Ruth & Al Frankel

Joan & David Frischman Marsha & Gerard Heyman

The Isquith Family Judy & Morton Kalb & Family

Jane & Robert Kantor Laurie Katzmann & Family Barbara & Peter Kaufman

Eileen & Arthur Kleinberg & Family Sheila & Art Kolodkin Randy Laxer & Family

Eileen Lurie Helen J. Mintz & Family Maxine Myers & Family Sheila & Joseph Nadler The Nathanson Family

Harriet, Larry, Robert & Jared Plaxe Carol & Jeff Press

Sharon & Gary Resnick Rhelda & Jay Sher

Irma & Carl Solomon

The Squires Family The Steinman Family:

Larry, Mark, Heather, Sophia, Shana, Jonathan, Sharcharya, Hallel Moriyah

Neril The Tuch Family

Sylvia & Mel Wolkstein Ruth Zitt & Family

Minnette Zweben & Lewis Kula

Passover Greetings

SAVE THE DATE

JOIN US at

SHABBAT SERVICES

May 20, 2016 8:00 pm

Guest Speaker:

Dr. Stuart Charmé

Professor of Religion at

Rutgers, will present his talk

"Unity and Division

at the Kotel:

A Political and Religious

Perspective"

Sponsored by

Maxine Myers

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All congregants are welcome!

If you would like to sponsor a Pasta Dinner

please contact Steve Buchwalter (Rambo.isnow@verizon.net)

Brotherhood—Pasta Dinners

April 20

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Tuesday

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Wednesd

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20th @ 6

:00 pm

May 2016

Tuesday, May 3rd

@ 5:45 pm

Wednesday, May 18th

@ 6:00 pm

Donations of gently used items (see list below) accepted at the following times:

Sunday, April 10 t h 9am~12 pm Monday , April 11t h 9am~6pm Tuesday, April 12t h 9am~6pm Wednesday, April 13t h 9am~6pm

* tax write off receipts available at time of drop-off

- Clean clothing, shoes & handbags - Jewelry

- Toys, games & videos - Books -Pictures

-Small working appliances - Sports equipment - Household items (dishes, pots, pans) - Baby items **

-Furniture

**We cannot accept or sell

strollers, car seats or cribs or

any items which have been re-

called. For more information

check www.recalls.gov.

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Noar Sholom—Temple Youth

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Our Tot Programs

TEMPLE SHOLOM TYKES This exciting new program, which runs one Tuesday

afternoon a month is for children ages 3 to 5. The children

learn about a Jewish holiday or subject, creat a special art

project, sing a few songs, hear a jewish story and

have a snack.

This program is free for members and non-members

and starts at 4:00 pm

Please join us for Pasta Dinner at 5:45 pm!

Our next two dates are:

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

For more information and to register please contact Dora

Brewster: dorabrewster@optonline.net or 973-709-0799

8th Graders—Lead & Serve Program

Breakfast with Ruth Ravina

A Holocaust Survivor

Come meet Ruth Ravina, a remarkable woman and

Holocaust survivor who will tell her story to the Eighth

grade and the TSWE community on Sunday, May 1st at

10:00 am. It is a fitting way to acknowledge Yom HaShoah,

Holocaust Remembrance Day that occurs on May 5th.

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Her story will inspire you . She had enormous courage and

resilience and a will to live.

Born in Poland in a small market town that was turned

into a ghetto by the Nazis, Ruth lived with her grand-

parents until one night she was helped to escape by other

young girls. What happens after that is a remarkable saga.

Ruth currently lives in Montclair. She raised two sons there

and was married to a talented violinist, Oscar Ravina who

played with the New York Philharmonic under Leonard

Bernstein.

Please RSVP to Rachel Sesser at

educator@sholom.net.

Bagels and coffee will be served.

Tot Shabbat

Join Rabbi Groffman and Cantor Epstein

for a song-filled Shabbat Service and Pizza Dinner

at 5:30pm on

April 15, 2016

There is no fee for the dinner, please contact

office@sholom.net to reserve your spot.

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You are also invited to join Rabbi Groffman,

Cantor Epstein and our Congregational Family

for the Family Shabbat Services, which is

the first Friday of every month.

Next Family Shabbat Service: April 1, 2016

Family Shabbat Services begin at 6:30 pm.

These services do not include dinner.

Tot Shabbat Services and Family Services

are perfect for children who are in first grade or younger.

All families are welcomed and you do not need

to be a member.

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Join us at

For this fun filled Basket fundraiser!! Cocktails & hors d’oeuvres will be served

Doors will open at 6:00 pm. Seating is limited…Bring your family and

friends to this exciting event.

Name________________________________________________________________________________

.________Yes I/We would like to attend the event ___________# of tickets needed

________I/We would like to reserve a table of 10—Table Name_________________ List names on back

________I cannot attend but would like to make a monetary donation of $___________Ck#___________

$40.00 per person admission includes one sheet of base tickets

Cocktails & hors d’oeuvres

Advance ticket packages available for $50.00 ($65.00 value—Pick up at event)

50/50 will be sold at the event.

Mail to: Temple Sholom of West Essex 760 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove NJ 07009

973-239-1321| www.sholom.net | office@sholom.net

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We are in need of Donations & Volunteers for the Tricky Tray

Donate individually or go in as a group

To help you think of items to donate and/or solicit, here is a list of theme baskets ideas:

Fun in the Sun – sand toys, towels, suntan lotion, sunglasses Tools & more – hammer, nails, screwdrivers, drill bits, fix-it books, HD gift cert Let’s BBQ – mitts, utensils, serving pieces, barbeque sauces, citronella candles Baking Needs – cookie sheets, mixes, spatula, muffin tins, cookbook, sprinkles

Breakfast in Bed - pancake mix, syrup, coffee, teas, champagne glasses Gardening – seeds, gloves, hat, kneeling board, plant tags

That’s Italian – pasta, sauces, pizza pan, spices, cookbook, olive oil, cheese shaker Men’s Accessories – cologne, after-shave, shave cream, shoe care, wallet, ties, socks

Photo Center – camera, photography book, picture frame, photo album, It’s a Wrap – wrapping paper, ribbons, greeting cards, gift bags, tissue paper

Snowy Day – hot chocolate, marshmallows, mugs, gloves, scarves

Other Ideas: Sports, Scrapbooking, Mexican, Books, Graduation, Baby items/ Baby Shower,

Cat lover, Doggie lover, Make-up, Little Girl, Little Boy, Stationery, Musical, Movie night, Game night, Lottery tickets, Car Care, Ice Cream, Wine Basket,

Bride-to-Be/ Bridal Shower, Night on the Town, iTunes, YOUR creative ideas…..

Please fill out the form below to let us know how you can help Send your form/donation/basket to the temple office c/o Judy Jarmel

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Your Name or Family Name(s)____________________________________________________________________

_____ I’d like to help solicit local businesses (please pick up the solicitation letter(s) from the temple office)

____ I’d like to donate the following basket

Type or Name of basket_____________________________ Basket is worth $__________ (see examples above)

_____ I’d like to donate items to go towards a basket

Item_________________Cost of item $__________ or

Gift Card ________________$___________

______ I’d like to make a monetary donation towards a basket

$_____________________

We are in need of Donations & Volunteers for the Tricky Tray

Donate individually or go in as a group

To help you think of items to donate and/or solicit, here is a list of theme baskets ideas:

Fun in the Sun – sand toys, towels, suntan lotion, sunglasses Tools & more – hammer, nails, screwdrivers, drill bits, fix-it books, HD gift cert Let’s BBQ – mitts, utensils, serving pieces, barbeque sauces, citronella candles Baking Needs – cookie sheets, mixes, spatula, muffin tins, cookbook, sprinkles

Breakfast in Bed - pancake mix, syrup, coffee, teas, champagne glasses Gardening – seeds, gloves, hat, kneeling board, plant tags

That’s Italian – pasta, sauces, pizza pan, spices, cookbook, olive oil, cheese shaker Men’s Accessories – cologne, after-shave, shave cream, shoe care, wallet, ties, socks

Photo Center – camera, photography book, picture frame, photo album, It’s a Wrap – wrapping paper, ribbons, greeting cards, gift bags, tissue paper

Snowy Day – hot chocolate, marshmallows, mugs, gloves, scarves

Other Ideas: Sports, Scrapbooking, Mexican, Books, Graduation, Baby items/ Baby Shower,

Cat lover, Doggie lover, Make-up, Little Girl, Little Boy, Stationery, Musical, Movie night, Game night, Lottery tickets, Car Care, Ice Cream, Wine Basket,

Bride-to-Be/ Bridal Shower, Night on the Town, iTunes, YOUR creative ideas…..

Please fill out the form below to let us know how you can help Send your form/donation/basket to the temple office c/o Judy Jarmel

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Your Name or Family Name(s)____________________________________________________________________

_____ I’d like to help solicit local businesses (please pick up the solicitation letter(s) from the temple office)

____ I’d like to donate the following basket

Type or Name of basket_____________________________ Basket is worth $__________ (see examples above)

_____ I’d like to donate items to go towards a basket

Item_________________Cost of item $__________ or

Gift Card ________________$___________

______ I’d like to make a monetary donation towards a basket

$_____________________

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Social Action Network The Salute To Israel

Parade

June 5, 2016

SAVE THE DATE!

Family Volunteering

Opportunity

May 15th – 29th

Temple Sholom is partnering with Notre Dame Church in

North Caldwell and the Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN)

Many ways to get involved:

- Prepare meals

- Provide supplies

- Assist with activities

- Monetary donations

Contact: Shari Ritter – shari.ritter@aol.com

Meditation with Joan Fisch ~~ Two Opportunities to Meditate

“It has been said that when you pray you talk to God…. When you meditate you listen to God”

Second Friday of the month Meditation

at 7:15pm (sharp!)

In the Children’s Library.

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Our next two meditation dates:

Friday, April 8, 2016

Friday, May 13, 2016

Reserve your spot.

Email Joan Fisch: joanfisch@gmail.com

New Women's Meditation Group

Thursday, May 5th

10:00 -11:00 a.m.

Many of us run from errand to errand, work project to work

project, family obligation to family obligation. The treadmill

never stops...but how many of us take the time to sit

quietly and listen to what G-d and the Universe has to say

to us? Who can deny that we all need to take the time to

be fully present in our lives? To be grounded?

To seek clarity? To find patience? To be non-judgmental?

To have a soft heart?

Reserve your spot. Email : joanfisch@gmail.com

mailto:shari.ritter@aol.commailto:joanfisch@gmail.com

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If you are a committee chair, please share details of upcoming events that are open to the public. Lisa Munjack will be handling Marketing and Publicity for Temple Sholom. Please email her photos and a brief description of temple events within a day or two of the event so she can promote our Temple in local media. Lisa’s email address is lmunjack@gmail.com. Harriet Plaxe will post your event in the calendar section in local papers, Jewish News, Suburban Essex and some online publications; just let us know you want it publicized prior to the event. Thanks!

Harriet Plaxe

Office@sholom.net

973-239-1321

Lisa Munjack

Munjack Marketing

917-913-8512

Publicity Committee

We will guarantee secure shredding of your papers at a

minimal cost of $10/box. Come in during working hours

Monday - Thursday, 9 to 5pm but be sure to call the office

first for drop off arrangements. WE ARE SAVING TREES!!!!!

Safe Shredding comes the

second Tuesday of the month.

Other dates are below:

May 10, 2016

June 14, 2016

July 12, 2016

Next Dates: April 12, 2016

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price goes to Temple Sholom.

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products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com. The difference is that

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eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers. When you first visit AmazonSmile, select Temple

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Emily Goldberg & Brett Goodman

Carol & Jeffrey Press

Lynne & Mark Friedlander

Janet & Mitchell Casner

Elise & Elliot Levine

Carol & David Sidman

Rabbi Norman & Naomi Patz

Audrey & Stuart Rosenblatt

Jamiee & Bruce Baumgarten

Janet & T. Donald Eisenstein

Linda & Steven Garfinkel

Rabbi Laurence & Melissa Groffman

Keren & Tom Delezenski

Alison & Brian Fitz-Gerald

Fernanda & Bruce Wechsler

Leslie & Richard Stern

on the birth of their granddaughter

Claire Gwendolyn on March 11, 2016.

Proud parents are Gena & Joshua Stern.

May this child grow up in the finest tradition of Torah,

huppah and masssim tovim

Congratulations & Best Wishes Happy Anniversary..

mailto:lmunjack@gmail.com

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Contributions

RABBI’S GOOD WORKS FUND

In Appreciation of: Given By:

Rabbi Groffman…………………………………….…….....Linda & Eric Fishman

Elise & Elliot Levine…………………………………………….Nancy Rubenstein

In Memory of: Given By:

Phyllis Brociner…………………………………………….Marlene & Gerry Tuch

Isaac Heimbinder………………….…..………………..…Ruth & Herb Dooskin

…………………………………………………………………Margie & Barry Feldman

…………………………………,……………………………………..JoAnn & Steve Pine

…………………………………………………………………….Sue & Richard Sandler

ADULT ED FUND

In Honor of: Given By:

Marlene & Gerry Tuch’s grandson Aiden Tuch’s Bar Mitzvah…...……

……………………………………………………………………..……Gail & Rick Isquith

……………………………………………………………………...………….Maxine Myers

In Memory of: Given By:

Isaac Heimbinder………………………………….……...……….Laurie Katzmann

CARING CONNECTION FUND

In Honor of: Given By:

Eileen & Art Kleinberg’s granddaughter Aliza Ann Kleinberg’s

Bat Mitzvah………………………………………….…...……………….Maxine Myers

Sheila & Art Kolodkin’s grandson Spencer Carus’s Bar Mitzvah….....

…………………………………………………………...……………………..Maxine Myers

Marlene & Gerry Tuch’s grandson Aiden Tuch’s Bar Mitzvah…...……

………………………………………………………………………….………Paula Cummis

…………………………………………………………...……………………..Maxine Myers

In Memory of: Given By:

Isaac Heimbinder…………………………………..……Susan & Harvey Bazaar

………………………………………………………………..……………………..Linda Cane

……………………………………………………………..……………….….Paula Cummis

……………………………………………………..……..………..Ruth & Albert Frankel

……………………………………………………….…..……………Sue & Herb Gordon

…………………………………………………………...….Marsha & Gerard Heyman

…………………………………………………………...………………Gail & Rick Isquith

……………………………………………………………..……………………Debbie Kaiser

……………………………………………………..…..…….Eileen & Arthur Kleinberg

………………………………………………………..…………….Sheila & Art Kolodkin

………………………………………………………..….…………….Mimi & Stuart Korn

………………………………………………………..….……………….Judy & Ron Leeds

………………………………………………………...………………………..Maxine Myers

………………………………………………………..………….Sheila & Joseph Nadler

……………………………………………………….……………………Jane & Joe Selzer

………………………………………………………….……..….Ruth & Arnold Shurkin

…………………….…………………………………..……….Sandra & Stephen Sobel

……………………………………………………….…………….Marlene & Gerry Tuch

………………………………………………………….……..Audrey & Joel Weinstock

Allan Heyman…………………..………………………….Ruth & Arnold Shurkin

AUGUSTA E. FLYER & GILBERT M. FLYER CAMPERSHIP FUND

In Honor of: Given By:

Eileen & Art Kleinberg’s granddaughter Aliza Ann’s Bat Mitzvah…..

………………………………………………...………………...….Irma & Carl Solomon

In Memory of: Given By:

Isaac Heimbinder……………………………….…..………Irma & Carl Solomon

Rosalind Krupp……………………………………………………...Sue & Herb Rich

ZELDA & HENRY HOROWITZ LIBRARY FUND

In Memory of: Given By:

Isaac Heimbinder……………………………………….….…Sheila & Joe Nadler

MARK LEFKOWITZ FUND

In Memory of: Given By:

Phyllis Brociner………………………………………………………..Larry Steinman

Isaac Heimbinder………………………………………..…...………Larry Steinman

JAY LEVINE SANCTUARY FUND

In Memory of: Given By:

Allan Heyman…………………..……………….………….……….Charles Folkman

OPERATING FUND

In Memory of: Given By:

Phyllis Brociner…………………………………….……Marcy & Stephen Siegel

Joyce Epstein……………………..…………………...……Leslie & Richard Stern

Isaac Heimbinder……………………………………..………Carol & Barry Beyer

…………………………………………………………...………………..Joan & Ron Fisch

…………………………………………………………..……………….Rhelda & Jay Sher

…………………………………………………………...………..Leslie & Richard Stern

Allan Heyman……………………………………..……………….Joan & Ron Fisch

Rosalind Krupp…………………………..……..……………Sally & Steven Janett

Melvin Ramer……………………….…………..………………Marian & Bill Albert

In Honor of: Given By:

Leslie & Richard Stern, birth of their granddaughter

Claire Gwendolyn…………..…………………………….….Nancy & Tom Jones

Eileen & Art Kleinberg’s granddaughter Aliza Ann Kleinberg’s

Bat Mitzvah………………………………….…………..…………Rhelda & Jay Sher

Marlene & Gerry Tuch’s grandson Aiden Tuch’s Bar Mitzvah….……

……………………………………………………………..….…………Rhelda & Jay Sher

PRAYERBOOK FUND

In Memory of: Given By:

Allan Heyman…………………………..…………..………Marlene & Gerry Tuch

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND

In Memory of: Given By:

Isaac Heimbinder………………………….……..………..Lynda & Craig Brown

…………………………………………………………..……….…..Nancy & Tom Jones

…………………………………………………………..………..…Harriet & Larry Plaxe

……………………………………….……….…Rhoda Koslowsky & Stanley Rand

……………………………………………………..…..……….Bobbie & Stan Scheiner

Allan Heyman……………………………….……..…………………….Rachel Sesser

Contributions to the funds of the congregation are always

appropriate, welcome and provide important revenue.

Tzedakah is very much a part of Jewish tradition, especially

when it is given to mark celebrations, to offer best wishes for recovery from illness (refuah sheleimah), offer condolences, and

at yahrzeit time, to remember loved ones. These gifts are put to constructive use to enhance the programs of our

congregation.

Contributions

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Melvin Ramer

Father of Barbara Schofield

February 28, 2016 19 Adar I 5776

Allan Heyman

Father of Melissa Yarger

March 4, 2016 24 Adar I 5776

Isaac Heimbinder

Brother of Fani Weissman

March 5, 2016 25 Adar I 5776

Phyllis Brociner

Sister of Peter Kaufman

March 20, 2016 11 Adar II 5776

May God console the families among the mourners

of Zion & Jerusalem

We recall with deep sorrow the deaths of

In Memoriam SISTERHOOD FUND

In Honor of: Given By:

Leslie & Richard Stern, birth of their granddaughter

Claire Gwendolyn…………..………...…………………….Harriet & Larry Plaxe

In Memory of Given By:

Phyllis Brociner……………………………..………………..Harriet & Larry Plaxe

Isaac Heimbinder………………………………………Marcy & Stephen Siegel

YAHRZEIT FUND

In Memory of Given By:

Sylvia B. Altberg……………………..……………….Myra & George Edelstein

Richard Bennett……………………………...…………………………..Jackie Green

Max Folkman………………………………...…………….……….Charles Folkman

Mollie French……………………………...……………….Ruth & Albert Frankel

Rose Horne…………………………….……...………………….Nancy Rubenstein

Ralph Horne…………………………………...…………..……..Nancy Rubenstein

Clifford Joseph…………………………………………………...…...Thelma Joseph

Irving Kalb……………………………………...……………….Judy & Morton Kalb

Shirley Koss…………………………………...…………..…Mildred & Harry Kraft

Rose Lempel………………………………...…….…..Myra & George Edelstein

Abraham Nechemie…………………...………………………….Mary Nechemie

Stephen Sanders…………………………………………………....Marion Sanders

Jacob Saferstein………………………..…………Rosalie & Lowell Saferstein

William J. R. Schofield…………………..…………………….Barbara Schofield

Barbara Shaeffer…………………………..………………..….Nancy Rubenstein

“Deeds of giving are the very

foundations of the world.”

Mishna, Pirkei Avot 1:2

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