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ON GOING Wednesdays 10:00 AM Zoom Schmooze w/ Rabbi Jon email Rabbi for link Fridays 6:00 PM Facebook Live Stream Shabbat Services Saturdays 9:30 AM Facebook Live Stream Shabbat Services Saturdays Havdalah Zoom time to be determined to sunset Life Long Learning Zoom time and date to be determined Zoom May 31-June 1 4:00 PM -6:00 PM DRIVE UP FOOD DRIVE (see page 14)

Inside HaRuach Rabbi’s Desk ............................ 2

Religious School ........................ 4

Celebrations ............................ 6

Sisterhood .............................. 7

Interfaith Action ...................... 8

PreSchool ............................ 10

Refuah Shlemah ...................... 10

Todah Rabah ......................... 11

Yahrzeits .............................. 15

HaRuach The SPIRIT of

Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County

JUNE 2020 SIVAN - TAMMUZ 5780

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From Rabbi Cutler’s desk It started with toilet paper disappearing off shelves, and now, months after the COVID-19 pandemic first hit American shores, it seems as though we are living in some apocalyptic movie. Makeshift hospitals are set up in abandoned parking garages, and Samaritan’s Purse has set one up in Central Park. I email my friends in New York City, asking how they are, if they can breathe the air. There is nothing on our calendars except a few anchoring practices: daily walks, live streaming services every Friday and Saturday, a Zoom call with friends.

We feel our mortality. Anxiety can overwhelm us like a wave. We feel stripped bare, barren, and disoriented in this new reality. Our current cultural moment with the COVID-19 pandemic is a wilderness moment for the world.

Wilderness moments, while they can look and feel desperate, can also be where God meets us. At this moment we may feel abandoned, alone, and forgotten even by God. The pandemic feels too big. Even as we go through our own loss-es, anxiety, or pain, we are troubled by the situations of people experiencing poverty or displacement—people who do not seem ever to arrive in a “promised land” of their own. What are we to do with so much suffering?

The wilderness in the Bible is never simply a place of abandonment. When Hagar ran from the abuse of her mistress Sarah, it’s in the wilderness that she met God, whom she called “the God who sees me” (Genesis 16:13). When the Israelites were delivered from slavery in Egypt, it was the wilderness wanderings that tested them and reoriented them toward God. There, they were provided for, even as their resources were limited (Exodus 15-16). Amid the pandemic, we can find ourselves stripped of many comforts, stripped of any sense of control, and not connected to God. But it is at this moment that we are offered a chance to know God.

This past month we observed Shavuot, the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, the wilderness of Sinai. And it was on Mount Sinai our ancestors encountered God and as the midrash teaches all the Jewish people even those not born and even converts were present. That was the pinnacle moment in all Jew-ish history. The Jewish people’s origins started in the wilderness and reached its most significant mo-ment in the wilderness.

We see evidence of a world that seems to lack God. With the infection rate and death increasing each day and the lack of testing and medical care in our own communities, and even worse, in poorer coun-tries and counties, people who are homeless and incarcerated have little or no recourse to care for themselves. Even those of us with stable employment struggle with anxiety about provisions running out or potential loss of work. What is our world coming to?

The wilderness experience moves us from feeling abandoned and lost to moments of hope and promise, receiving Torah. It is in human nature that we want to skip the wilderness experience by distracting our-selves with entertainment, or certain foods, addictions, because we do not know how to move through loss, lament, and grief, to bypass suffering, to get the good life without pain. The wilderness experience is not an end. It is a means to the promised land. I feel compelled to ask myself some questions: Can I grow without pain? Is it possible this pandemic will make me closer with God? The way I answer these questions has do with how the present experience will shape me -- now and in the months and years to come. Continued next page

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Continued from Rabbi’s desk

Recalling our ancestors, we might wonder if God has brought us out into the wilderness to aban-don and kill us (Numbers 20:4). Yet this story shows us God intended the desert as a place to save us. In her book A Beautiful Disaster, author Marlena Graves writes, “He brought us out to save us, to show us His power, to offer His comfort, and to put to death whatever is in us that is not of Him.” As with all the trials of life, we can either become closer to the God experience or wandering the endless desert.

In times like these, when we have been whittled away by this desert, we see that our sense of sta-bility and control was puffed up. We have an invitation: Will we expose ourselves to meaningful loss—to become vulnerable, woundable in the world?”

The wilderness—whether literal or figurative—involves a stripping down to what is essential as in the case of our present everyday experience. It gives us perspective on life – what really is essen-tial in our lives. It is at the most vulnerable moments we encounter the experience of God – God of hope and God of love. In every act of kindness or moments of gratitude that we do and express, that is where we meet God. That is where we leave the wilderness and travel to the promised land.

God moments: We supported the Virtual food drive along with the IAC and collected $7,085.00 in a ten day period which will enable to feed thousands of people, we collected food for the Potts-town school district, we made 60 masks to be given to the Coatesville VA hospital, we reached out to members within the Beth Israel community to ensure that everyone is doing fine, we provided means to help people through financial assistance or food assistance within our community.

These are moments that we reorient towards God even as we fight the very process choosing to numb, escape, or trying to control. As we extend ourselves to help others our wilderness experi-ence is transformed into a Sinai experience. It gives us purpose and meaning. When we feel pow-erless at the current global health pandemic, we strive to create God moments by creating mean-ing through our action.

As such I am determined that Beth Israel’s mission during this worldwide crisis is to strive for the promised land by bringing comfort and care into our little corner of Chester County - our HESED project. HESED, acts of loving kindness, needs to be infused in every aspect of the culture of Beth Israel. Just as our ancestors crossed the wilderness trying to get to the promised land, we too must cross this wilderness to get to the promised land. On the way, we stop at Sinai to experience God.

I am asking that you volunteer to be part of HESED.

Stay Safe, Rabbi Jon

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Religious School Chai-lights By Joanie Sharp

Through a school year that has been like no other, I’m proud to say that our Religious School students and teachers have successfully weathered the challenges that have been placed on us from March through May due to the government issued quarantine. We continued to hold virtual classes, including our Kehilla corner get togethers, Judaic Studies classes, individual Hebrew lessons, B’nai mitzvah lessons, and weekly services together. We ended our school year with a stay-in-your-car “Summer Send Off” get together to hear closing re-marks, recognize our teachers, sing some songs, give goodie bags and certificates, sing happy birthday to Rabbi Jon, as well as held a small food donation drive, with donations for the Chester County Food Bank. While the school year has now come to a close, we will be working continuously throughout the summer to prepare for the opening of school again in the fall. Of course, no one can predict the future of where Pennsylvania will be in terms of COVID-19 come the fall, or whether classes will begin again in person, virtually, or with some type of combination of the two. There are a lot of factors to consider in order to plan effectively for the new school year. We will explore and research the various options so that we will be ready to provide our students with a quality Jewish education under all possible scenarios that may be in effect when school begins again in September. I would like to take the opportunity to recognize and thank the following members of the Religious School committee for their dedication all year to our school and synagogue: Heather Simon (Religious School co-chair, and my right hand all year long!), Jody Reinbold, Marcy Zeichner, Mandy Scott, and Cindy Blair-Miller. In addition, thank you to Halle Schonherz, BICC President, Rabbi Jon, as well as the Board of Directors for their ongoing support of the Religious School. Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable start to summer!

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THE COVID IS RAGING, MY LIFE IS A MESS

I LIVE IN PAJAMAS, AND DON’T HAVE TO DRESS

I’M IN ISOLATION, JUST STAYING AT HOME AND WOULD GIVE MY LAST DOLLAR TO BE FREE TO ROAM

I’M SERIOUSLY AT RISK, (OR THAT’S WHAT THEY SAY) TELLING ME TO STAY IN, AND NOT GO OUT EACH DAY

IN MY HEAD I’M SO YOUNG THOUGH MY LICENSE REVEALS I’M A 70-PLUS SENIOR, (BUT THAT’S NOT HOW IT FEELS!)

WHEN I RUN OUT OF FOOD AND DELIVERIES ARE LATE I HAVE TO BUY GROCERIES BETWEEN 7 AND 8

SO EARLY IN THE MORNING I HEAD OUT TO RESTOCK AND DISCOVER A LINE UP THAT WINDS ‘ROUND THE BLOCK

SOCIAL DISTANCING SENIORS, ALL 6 FEET APART MAKE ME WONDER JUST WHEN I BECAME AN OLD FART

MY MEALS ARE REPETITIVE, (A LOT LIKE MY GAS!) AND I’M TIRED OF DISCUSSING WHY EVERYONE IS AN ASS

MY LATEST NEW OUTFIT IS GLOVES AND A MASK AND I’M STARTING TO WONDER IF I’M UP TO THIS TASK

I WASH ALL MY GROCERIES, ALL FRUIT, MEAT AND VEG....... WILL THIS ADDITIONAL PRECAUTION TIP ME OVER THE EDGE?

MY BEAUTIFUL BROWN HAIR HAS WIDE ROOTS OF GREY NO HAIRDRESSERS AROUND TO HELP WASH THEM AWAY

I’VE BEEN TALKING TO MYSELF, NOW I’M ANSWERING BACK IS IT MONDAY OR FRIDAY? I’VE REALLY LOST TRACK

I’VE STOPPED DOING HOUSEWORK, IT’S WEEKS SINCE I’VE DUSTED AND I KNOW WITHOUT VISITORS I’LL NEVER GET BUSTED

I FACETIME MY FRIENDS OR WE GROUP CHAT ON ZOOM AND TRY TO PRETEND WE’RE ALL IN THE SAME ROOM

THANK G-D LIQUOR STORES ARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL WITHOUT DAILY DRINKS THIS WOULD DRIVE US ALL MENTAL

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, IT IS GOOD TO REFLECT

ON WHAT THIS ALL MEANS AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT

IT’S A TIME TO BE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT WE’VE GOT LIKE A WARM HOUSE AND FOOD THAT OTHERS HAVE NOT

THE BOTTOM LINE HERE BY THE TIME THIS ALL ENDS IS THAT WE’LL GET THROUGH IT WITH OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

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Aviad Adlersberg 6/2 Oleg Levin 6/4 Jordan Sharp 6/6 23rd Halle Schonherz 6/7 Ivy Egger 6/8 Marcy Zeichner 6/11 Judy Fickler 6/15 Nelson Kardos 6/16 Jonathan Egger 6/19 Corey Sharp 6/19 2nd Lucas Kramer 6/20 7th Sophie Zebrowski 6/24 15th Aviel Kuhn 6/25 17th Benjamin Kuhn 6/25 17th Jeffrey Pickholtz 6/25 Evelyne Blair-Miller 6/27 Raylan Levin 6/27 6th Alvin Arzt 6/28 Benjamin Judovits 6/28 Paula Kardos 6/29 Mitchell Abrams 6/30 Sydney Simon 6/30 11th

Paul & Sharon Zislis 6/8 51st Mark & Carol Gordon 6/9 120th Paul & Daphne van Bemmelen 6/10 41st Roselyn & Herb Cadoff 6/17 69th David & Judy Fickler 6/18 42nd Donald & Anne Suss 6/22 46th Michael & Linda Cohen 6/23 46th Rabbi Jon Cutler & Thierry Steenberghs 6/26 19th Mark & Carol Segal 6/26 37th

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Sisterhood by Maxine Endy

The May issue of the Blog, Jewish Sacred Aging by Rabbi Richard F. Address, contains an article by Sandy Taradash. She includes this poem, given to her by a friend. We thought it good enough to pass on to you.

What if you thought of the pandemic as the Jews consider the Sabbath— the most sacred of times? Cease from travel. Cease from buying and selling. Give up, just for now, on trying to make the world different than it is.

Sing. Pray. Touch only those to whom you commit your life. Center down. And when your body has become still, reach out with your heart. Know that we are connected in ways that are terrifying and beautiful. (You could hardly deny it now.) Know that our lives are in one another’s hands. (Surely, that has come clear.) Do not reach out your hands. Reach out your heart. Reach out your words. Reach out all the tendrils of compassion that move, invisibly, where we cannot touch. Promise this world your love– for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, so long as we all shall live.

Thank you to Anne Suss for leading the Zoom Book Club on May 18. Thank you to Roz Goldstein for setting up the Zoom Meeting in May. Stay Safe! And enjoy the sunshine!

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Report from the Interfaith Action Community for June, 2020

Focus on HUNGER: The IAC has chosen to emphasize the “A” in its name this year. “A” for ACTION. We are going to focus on action to address the problem of Food Insecurity in our society and our first task was a success. The IAC held a “virtual food drive” to support the Chester County Food Bank. The Covid-19 crisis has increased the number of households in the nation that are “food insecure”. Meaning, the households do not have the resources to purchase sufficient food to last through the week. The children of the household do not have enough food for sufficient nutrition. From the Brookings Institution, May 6, 2020, author/researcher Lauren Bauer wrote, “By the end of April, more than one in five households in the United States, and two in five households with mothers with children 12 and under, were food insecure.” The Chester County Food Bank is discouraging “in-kind” food donations from the public to limit risk of Covid-19 transmission to its staff and volunteers. Therefore, the IAC started a virtual food drive. We called it “Flour instead of Flowers…Sugar instead or Candy” in honor of Mothers’ Day. What an exciting thing to watch during the week prior to Mother’s Day! Initially targeting a goal of $500, donations began coming in from Beth Israel Congregation as well as all the other Interfaith Action Community members and supporters. The donation totals just kept growing. As we passed the $2000 mark, Rabbi Cutler raised our goal. As we passed $6000, St. Elizabeth’s made a sub-stantial donation that put the total over $7000. We did not expect this level of participation and the outpouring of donations. Thank you to all of Beth Israel Congregation and all of the Interfaith Action Community! Hunger Video: Several IAC members combined efforts with Mary Kwiatkowski of St. Matthews to create a video displaying several faith tradition’s commentary on the subject of relieving hunger. We are really proud of the work Mary and the others did on this. Beth Israel members also contributed our Jew-ish perspective from the Mishna. You can view the video at https://youtu.be/KtaCyB_vkq8 or on the Beth Israel IAC page www.bethisraelpa.org/interfaithactioncommunity. Continue our MISSION: The IAC continues to hold monthly meetings open to all of Beth Israel Congregants. We are con-tinuing our mission learning about each other’s traditions and celebrating differences. We held a virtual event in May learning about on a special day of Ramadan, “Zooming in on the Night of Power of Ramadan - Lailat al-Qadr”. Our colleague Aziz Nathoo led us through a 30 minute dis-cussion of Lailat al-Qadir. That evening has similarities to our Jewish observance of a night of prayer and study during Shavuot. This discussion can be viewed on IAC Facebook Page. IAC May Meeting Notes: Opening Discussion, Spoons Parable – Mary, inspired by the book Six Stages of Grief, by David Kessler, Connection to all we’ve lost during the Coronavirus pandemic Brief Review Food Bank Mother’s Day Drive and Hunger Video – The team should be very proud of the achievement to help those in need. The video really captured what the IAC is and should be. Continued next page

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IAC CONTINUED Louise shared an opportunity that St. Matthew’s has been providing meals. St. Mary’s Franciscan Shelter, Phoenixville, provides meals. A possibility of IAC taking this over for one week in a year, beginning June 29. Looking for faith groups to participate. Kathy and Nick gave a brief review of the Pollinator Gardens project. Planning for next year: Saint Mary’s Shelter – Louise Interest Free Loans proposed by Jon Cutler – Through the Chester County Food Bank (who will administrate), create a fund raiser for the interest free loans for the needy. More information will follow. Plans for Fall, 2020: Day of Prayer. Faith leaders will begin with an opening prayer. Education will focus on hunger and possibly a speaker from the Chester County Food Bank. Continue to plan for panel discussions on abortion, immigration, and death. August – hunger education September – environment November – day of prayer We closed our meeting with following the Quaker tradition of a brief period of silence.

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This is the Jewish prayer for swift and complete healing for the wounded or the sick. Please include the following in your prayers. If you would like to add/remove a name for this list, please email Deborah Kaplan dkaplan1225@yahoo.com

Herman Behrend Kevin Berger Betty Bush Sue Cazes Jack Cazes Joan Cooker Sheldon Gerver Doris Goldring Susan Jacowitz Harold Knable Arlene Knable Elena Margolis Sandy Milberg Sigrid Rosenthal Leah Schmidt Randy Steen Eva Skolnik Charles Starlings Rivka bat Sara Malkah bat Eliezer Micah Chaim HaLevy ben Malka

Well the end of the school year has arrived in a very different way this year! Normally, we have a lovely Staff Appreciation luncheon to show our gratitude to all of the Staff at Beth Israel Preschool and Kindergarten. Obviously, we could not be together this year, however, a little love was sent their way. Each Staff member received a gift card to Bloombox to pick out some outdoor flowers or plants. I hope that as these plants grow and thrive, they think about how they have nurtured their students this year. Each has been called upon to go above and beyond to figure out how to stay connected to each child in their classroom. The Staff is truly talented, amazing, and has put forth incredible effort to bring joy to all of the students. We usually hold outdoor celebrations which consist of picnics, water play and games as we end the year, again, this year, due to the pandem-ic, this was not possible. Some of the teachers did road trips and brought a little joy with a special delivery to their students. For any of you who have ever been in the building on the last day, you know that it is a crazy day with the parking lot full, several different ceremonies going on, and lots of hugs and kisses! We did not want to miss the opportunity for closure and to say good bye, so we are having drive-by celebrations. Each class has been given a time to form a line as the cars parade past their teachers. The teachers will drop a certificate and “personal belongings bag” into each car as they drive past. We will be throwing hugs and kisses from afar, but there is no replacement for the real thing. It is such a struggle for all of us to not be able to do what we do best…., give hugs, kisses and love in per-son. However, safety and good health are most important, so we look forward to the day when we can do this again!

Wishing all a wonderful, healthy summer!

Preschool &

Kindergarten News by Adrianne Liebman

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Todah Rabah! Tzedakah is a mitzvah, a unique privilege granted to every

Jew. Remembering friends and family in this manner is an appropriate way to show our feelings towards both our loved ones and our community. We want to thank the following for their contributions:

Choir Fund In loving memory of our dad, grandfather and great-grandfather, Irving Seftel From Harold and Linda Glazer

Donation From Mike and Mary Starkman

Yahrzeit In memory of Joseph Kardos From Nelson and Paula Kardos

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Donation From Cyd and Doug McCord

In honor of our dear friend, Barb Hendel, who had a recent birthday From Bernie and Toby Mendelsohn

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November 14

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Sam Weintraub

graduated with his

Master’s Degree

Noah Greenspan

going to

Virginia Tech

Leo Block

going to

West Chester

University

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BETH ISRAEL TWO DAY FOOD DRIVE FOR OPERATION 143

Operation 143 is a 501c3 nonprofit organization providing food to students in our local community whom would go without over the weekend.

An Invitation to all Beth Israel Congregation!!

Beth Israel’s Preschool and Religious Schools have invited all of Beth Israel Congregation to join them in an END OF SCHOOL YEAR food drive. Please drop off any of the specific listed items at the front door of Beth Israel at the following times:

Sunday, May 31 between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Monday, June 1 between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM

This is a “drive-by” food drive for the specific items used by Operation 143. ITEM PRODUCT EXAMPLE Tuna To-Go StarKist Lunch To Go Compleats Meals Hormel Spaghettios/Ravioli Chef Boyardee Beef Ravioli (7.5 oz. or 14.25 oz.) Chicken & Beef Soups Campbells To Go Chicken & Beef Noodle Soups Fruit Cups/Applesauce Dole Fruit in Juice & Motts Applesauce Granola Bars/Fruit Bars Quaker Chewy Bars (chocolate), NutriGrain Bars Pop-Tarts Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts Cereal (single serve) Kellogg’s, General Mills Non-refrigerated Milk Hershey’s, Horizon, Giant (8 oz. boxes with straw) Variety Snack Packs Gold Fish, Cheez-Its, Animal Cookies, Crackers Fruit Snacks Welch’s Kellogg’s Water Store Brand Bottled Water (12 packs/16 oz. bottles) Juice Boxes CapriSun, HiC, Juicy Juice, Apple & Eve Pudding Jello Pudding Snacks Visit operation143.org to volunteer & contribute A PROGRAM OF OPERATION 143

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Yahrzeits

OBSERVED 5/29-5/30 Bessie Goldstein 6/1 Sivan 9 Aaron Gottlieb 6/1 Sivan 9 Rafael Kadoch 6/2 Sivan 10 Joseph Kardos 6/2 Sivan 10 Betty Sharp 6/2 Sivan 10 Nat Weisenberg 6/2 Sivan 10 Gerald Bogen 6/3 Sivan 11 Annette Narod 6/3 Sivan 11 Harry Gold 6/4 Sivan 12 Jaime Weiss 6/4 Sivan 12 Daniel Yager 6/4 Sivan 12 OBSERVED 6/4-6/5 Barbara Haas 6/6 Sivan 14 Sylvia C. Halpern 6/6 Sivan 14 Saul Riebman 6/6 Sivan 14 Samuel Berliner 6/7 Sivan 15 Mollie Chiprut 6/7 Sivan 15 M. Price Margolies 6/7 Sivan 15 Shirley Stein 6/7 Sivan 15 Elizabeth Reiter 6/8 Sivan 16 Sophia Golomb 6/9 Sivan 17 Anne Levitsky 6/9 Sivan 17 Lottie Marcus 6/9 Sivan 17 Beulah Leah Spear 6/9 Sivan 17 Russell Brodman 6/10 Sivan 18 Mollie Jacowitz 6/10 Sivan 18 Claire Miller 6/10 Sivan 18 Carol Novick 6/10 Sivan 18 Hilda Strauss 6/10 Sivan 18 Peter Stanley Gordon 6/12 Sivan 20 OBSERVED 6/12-6/13 Marvin Dekosky 6/13 Sivan 21 Abraham Gershonzon 6/13 Sivan 21 Alan Goldfine 6/13 Sivan 21 Hannah Lopatin 6/13 Sivan 21 Steven B. Silverman 6/13 Sivan 21 Albert Starkman 6/13 Sivan 21 Joanne Chertok 6/14 Sivan 22 Elsie Poch 6/14 Sivan 22 Hilda Stark 6/14 Sivan 22 Kenneth Brod 6/15 Sivan 23 William Jacowitz 6/15 Sivan 23

Barnett Leet 6/15 Sivan 23 Harry Gerver 6/16 Sivan 24 Sylvia Horowitz 6/16 Sivan 24 Simon Senner 6/16 Sivan 24 Ephraim Braverman 6/17 Sivan 25 Herbert Steinberg 6/17 Sivan 25 Leonard Maletz 6/18 Sivan 26 OBSERVED 6/19-6/20 Lillian Arzt 6/20 Sivan 28 Nathaniel Wolfson 6/20 Sivan 28 Filbert Cherry 6/22 Sivan 30 Sylvia Itz 6/22 Sivan 30 Frank Stanley Rosen 6/22 Sivan 30 Robert Frank 6/23 Tammuz 1 Hutzie Beck 6/24 Tammuz 2 Isaac Smulowitz 6/24 Tammuz 2 Milton Wexler 6/26 Tammuz 4 Adolph Zeller 6/26 Tammuz 4 OBSERVED 6/26-6/27 James H. Burns III 6/28 Tammuz 6 Albert Knable 6/28 Tammuz 6 Leo Magid 6/28 Tammuz 6 Morris Duitch 6/29 Tammuz 7 Louis Kramer 6/29 Tammuz 7 Esther Rabb 6/29 Tammuz 7 Victor Gerber 6/30 Tammuz 8 Gladys Jackson 6/30 Tammuz 8 George Edelman 7/1 Tammuz 9 Ronald Kaufmann 7/1 Tammuz 9 Marcus Rosenblum 7/1 Tammuz 9 Sofia Chafetz 7/2 Tammuz 10 Florence Baer 7/3 Tammuz 11 Fannie Berliner 7/3 Tammuz 11 Morris Cadoff 7/3 Tammuz 11 Max Kalick 7/3 Tammuz 11 Anne Lieberman 7/3 Tammuz 11

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HaRuach

BETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION of CHESTER COUNTY

385 Pottstown Pike (Rte. 100)

Eagle, PA

P.O. Box 678

Uwchland, PA 19480

(610) 458-8550 biccsyn1@gmail.com

www.bethisraelpa.org

Rabbi — Jon Cutler

BOARD OF DIRECTORS President — Halle Schonherz

Executive Vice President — Neal Stone Vice President, Finance — Stuart Miller

Vice President, Program — open Secretary — Roz Goldstein

Treasurer — Stuart Miller Immediate Past President — Mark Segal

MEMBERS John Barnett Cindy Blair-Miller Aaron Blom Nadine Dinerman Maxine Endy Linda Glazer

Rob Greer Michelle Harbold Morris Kauffman Gary Levin Robin Kerollis-Napiecek

Mandy Scott Heather Simon Drew Weintraub Marcy Zeichner Paul Zislis Sharon Zislis

TRUSTEES

Ed Margolis Jeff Pickholtz Don Suss

Pre-School Director — Adrianne Liebman Religious School Director — Joan Sharp

Office Administrator — Bernice Gause Music Director — Robin Kerollis-Napiecek