A Message From Rabbi Michael Klayman
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Transcript of A Message From Rabbi Michael Klayman
A Message From Rabbi Michael Klayman
Of all the pragmatic questions I have been asked over the years, one question stands out: What time is Yizkor? Even those of us who are generally detached from synagogue services and rituals are resolute about arriving on time for Yizkor. Yizkor resonates with us for several reasons: The Yizkor ritual is deeply personal and emotional. We identify with its words and themes in a more intimate fashion. On Festivals such as Yom Kippur, many of us feel detached from the primary service; the prayers are often unfamiliar and complex (as an aside, I urge you to examine the Festival liturgies more closely as the poetry and the themes hold much beauty). The Yizkor prayers, on the other hand, stir within us deep sentiments. We identify with words so closely associated with the parent, partner, sibling, child or dear friend whose loss is most palpable. In addition, the Yizkor prayers offer both consolation and perspective. As we mourn our losses, Yizkor also challenges us to consider those losses within the wider context of moving forward with our lives. Yizkor resonates so strongly because while it is brief, it is succinct, intensely personal and spiritually satisfying. Over the decades, many have questioned Yizkor's legitimate place within the context of a Yom Kippur or Festival service. They may argue that Yizkor is merely a ritual strategy to increase attendance. Some posit that its brevity is more about convenience than meaning. Still others believe that for a variety of reasons, Yizkor disrupts the service. I disagree. Although as a spiritual leader I believe in the power and meaning of prayer, I am honest and realistic about prayer
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being a low priority for American Jews. Too often, we can pray for hours without sparks emanating from either the prayer book or from our own hearts. Even for those fastidiously devoted to ritual, moments of inspiration and personal connection are as infrequent as they are fleeting. Perhaps during a service, we experience one inspirational or transformational moment that endows our prayer with meaning. Regarding Yizkor, every word and every theme carries great meaning. The stirring melody of the El Maleh memorial prayer can make us shudder. In just a few moments we experience the mitzvah of remembering our parents and loved ones, and do so with passion and intention. Invoking a contemporary phrase, during Yizkor we are not just mailing it in. I hope each of us can be emotionally stirred during our brief Yizkor. This year, of course, we are forced to observe Yizkor from our homes, without the benefit of the physical togetherness, which is often both comforting and reassuring. We will recite and chant the Yizkor prayers in symbolic solidarity, embracing one another emotionally and spiritually even if not physically. Despite physical separation, Yizkor enables us to briefly turn away from pandemic, quarantine, personal needs and livelihoods. We cast aside egocentrism and self-indulgence, so that we can genuinely appreciate loved ones still with us in heart and spirit. What greater mitzvah could there be? Yizkor is unquestionably an occasion for sadness but in remembering people we deeply cherish, may our memorial be spiritually satisfying and uplifting as well.
– Rabbi Michael Klayman
YIZKOR MEMORIAL SERVICES
2020
Monday, September 28 Yom Kippur
Saturday, October 10 Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah*
* In accordance with the Law Committee of Conservative Judaism, we celebrate these two holidays together.
2021
Saturday, April 3 7th Day of Pesach**
Monday, May 17 Shavuot**
** In accordance with the Law Committee of Conservative Judaism, we celebrate 7 instead of 8 days of Passover and 1 day of Shavuot.
LAKE SUCCESS JEWISH CENTER
OFFICERS
RABBI Michael Klayman
CANTOR Shmully Blesofsky
PRESIDENT Marc Eiseman
VICE PRESIDENTS Harold Bernstein Seymour Lopatow
RECORDING SECRETARY Rhonda Michaels
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Regina Bernstein
CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dr. Ricky Friedman
IN THE RISING OF THE SUN
AND IN ITS GOING DOWN,
WE REMEMBER THEM.
IN THE BLOWING OF THE WIND
AND IN THE CHILL OF WINTER,
WE REMEMBER THEM.
IN THE OPENING OF THE BUDS
AND IN THE REBIRTH OF SPRING,
WE REMEMBER THEM.
IN THE BLUENESS OF THE SKY
AND IN THE WARMTH OF THE SUMMER,
WE REMEMBER THEM.
IN THE RUSTLING OF LEAVES
AND IN THE BEAUTY OF AUTUMN,
WE REMEMBER THEM.
IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR
AND WHEN IT ENDS,
WE REMEMBER THEM.
WHEN WE ARE WEARY
AND IN NEED OF STRENGTH,
WE REMEMBER THEM.
WHEN WE HAVE JOYS
WE YEARN TO SHARE,
WE REMEMBER THEM.
SO LONG AS WE LIVE
THEY TOO SHALL LIVE
FOR THEY ARE NOW A PART OF US
AS WE REMEMBER.
THE LAKE SUCCESS JEWISH CENTER IN MEMORY OF OUR DEAR MEMBERS
AND FRIENDS WHO PASSED AWAY DURING THIS PAST YEAR 5780
Anita Ackerman
mother of Andrew Ackerman
George Bailenson brother of Judy Rubin
Eileen Berg
Arthur A. Dock
father of Lorna Fox
Marvin Eiseman father of Marc Eiseman
Irving Etra
Gloria Feinman
Dr. Roslyn Gold
Mitchell Goldstein
Sally Gordon
Irwin Heit
Philip Kahn
father of Lynn Zysman
Martin Kalfus
(cont.)
Pauline Varon Kassimir
mother of Maurice Kassimir
Justice Alan LeVine father of Audrey LeVine
Dr. Marvin Lipkowitz
Hilda Parker
Barry J. Reiss
husband of Brenda Reiss and father of Naomi Reiss
Gloria Roth
Bernhard Ryba father of Helen Ackerman
Jean Schuman
sister of Sara Pellis
Rose Carol Schwartz mother of Jamie Dienes
Sybil Shapiro
Ronnie Shulman
Jon Wolff
brother of Cathy Grodsky
DeVera Wolsky
THE LAKE SUCCESS JEWISH CENTER
IN MEMORY OF
OUR ESTEEMED RABBI EMERITUS
SEYMOUR BAUMRIND
HELEN AND ANDREW ACKERMAN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR
PARENTS:
ANITA ACKERMAN
SIDNEY ACKERMAN
ESTHER RYBA
BERNHARD RYBA
GRANDPARENTS:
PAULINE “PESIA” FRIEDLAND
LILLIAN HORDES
GUSTAVE HORDES
BROTHER-IN-LAW:
JOHN ELLSWORTH
AND
ALL OUR RELATIVES WHO PERISHED
IN THE HOLOCAUST
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MELVIN AXELROD
BELOVED HUSBAND, FATHER,
GRANDFATHER, AND
GREAT GRANDFATHER
* * *
IAN AXELROD
DEVOTED SON, HUSBAND,
FATHER, BROTHER, UNCLE,
AND GOOD FRIEND
* * *
DR. MARK PELTAN
BELOVED HUSBAND, FATHER
BROTHER, GRANDFATHER,
AND SON-IN-LAW
WE MISS YOU!!!
ARLENE AXELROD AND FAMILY
MR. HOWARD BABICH
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY
BELOVED FATHER
JACK BABICH
BELOVED MOTHER
VERA BABICH WOLPER
BELOVED STEPFATHER
DAVID WOLPER
BELOVED STEPSISTER
ILENE WOLPER
BELOVED HUSBAND
RODY PICAR
BARRY BEERMAN
ALEN AND SUSAN BEERMAN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
TOBY BEERMAN
HON. LEON A. BEERMAN
SUE BEERMAN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MINNIE KLASKOW
HUBERT KLASKOW
EDWARD KLASKOW
MICHAEL KLASKOW
MEYER LURIE
GRANDMA & GRANDPA LURIE
DR. HERMAN BERG
DENISE, STEVEN, SUZANNE, MARC, MONIQUE, EVAN
SAMANTHA, EMMA, ALEX, IAN, REED, RYAN, LENA
AND TALIA
IN MEMORY OF
OUR BELOVED WIFE, MOTHER,
AND GRANDMOTHER
EILEEN BERG
OUR BELOVED FATHER AND GRANDFATHER
DR. IRVING BERG
OUR BELOVED MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER
AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHER
ANNA BERG
OUR BELOVED FATHER, GRANDFATHER
AND GREAT-GRANDFATHER
RUBEN LEIBOWITZ
OUR BELOVED MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER
AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHER
ESTHER LEIBOWITZ
STACEE AND JEFFREY BERNSTEIN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JACQUELINE ADLER
HAROLD ADLER
LILLIAN BERNSTEIN
DANIEL BERNSTEIN
MARK BERNSTEIN
DR. HOWARD BROWNSTEIN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
INA ROSS
ROSALIND BROWNSTEIN
IRVING SOLOMON
ROSE SOLOMON
IRENE BROWNSTEIN
SOL BROWNSTEIN
BEN MARCUS
LILIAN MARCUS
SYLVIA ZWORLIN
DR. SHELDON PASS
JERRY BIND
GLORIA BOXENBAUM
RABBI ELIHU MARCUS
ELLIOT BROWNSTEIN
MARGUERITE BROWNSTEIN
JUDITH CHYTEN
MRS. ELINORE COHEN
IN MEMORY OF
MARTIN COHEN
JOSEPH COHEN
ZIPPORAH COHEN
J. GERSON SHAFF
GERTRUDE SHAFF
SUZANNE ZIEGLER
SAMUEL SCHENKEIN
SAM BARASCH
JERRY KRIM
MURRAY ZIEGLER
MRS. JOLANA DIENSTAG
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY HUSBAND
MARCUS ASHER DIENSTAG
AND HIS FAMILY
FATHER JEHUDA DIENSTAG MOTHER LEAH DIENSTAG SISTER RATZA DIENSTAG SISTER CHAYA DIENSTAG BROTHER BARUCH DIENSTAG SISTER RACHEL DIENSTAG BROTHER MOISHE DIENSTAG BROTHER SHULEM DIENSTAG SISTER MIREL DIENSTAG
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY FAMILY
FATHER SALAMON HERSKOVICS MOTHER MARIAM HERSKOVICS BROTHER MOISHE HERSKOVICS BROTHER JOSEF HERSKOVICS BROTHER EFRAIM HERSKOVICS SISTER ROSE WERTMAN SISTER CHARLOTTE LAX
ARNOLD AND IRENE FELDMAN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
LOUIS SILVERMAN
RAE SILVERMAN
VICTOR SILVERMAN
HARRY FELDMAN
ANNA FELDMAN
JEROME FELDMAN
FLORENCE BATTERMAN
CHARLOTTE PERLMAN
BERNICE SEIFF
NATHAN STEIN
ARNOLD FELDMAN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY WIFE
LAURA FELDMAN
OUR PARENTS
MANO AND ELEANOR FELDMAN
SAMUEL AND DEBORAH HOLLER
STEPHEN HOLLER
JEANNE SKLARIN
SHIRLEY AND HERMAN BERGER
HERMAN FELDMAN
ALVIN FLASTER
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
NORMA FLASTER
SADIE SUMMERS
GEORGE SUMMERS
MAX FLASTER
EDNA FLASTER
ALLAN SUMMERS
IRVING GILBERT
IRVING FLASTER
KEN ALVORD
STANLEY FLASTER
DAVID AND ALICE FORMAN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ETHEL BOROFF
HERMAN BOROFF
MINNIE FORMAN
SAM FORMAN
NATHAN FORMAN
LORNA, MATTHEW, ALISON AND JORDAN FOX
IN MEMORY OF
OUR LOVING FATHER, GRANDFATHER, CAPTAIN,
HUSBAND AND BEST FRIEND
SCOTT L. FOX
“A MAN LOVED LIVES FOREVER”
IN MEMORY OF OUR LOVING HUSBAND,
FATHER, POPPY, GRANDFATHER,
GREAT GRANDFATHER,
CAPTAIN AND BEST FRIEND
ARTHUR A. DOCK
“A MAN LOVED LIVES FOREVER”
SHIRLEY, LORNA, MATTHEW, ALISON AND JORDAN FOX
BONNIE FRANKL
STAN L. GOLDBERG
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
SYLVYA FRANKL
HOWARD FRANKL
GARRY FRANKL
MINNIE HOROWITZ
MORRIS HOROWITZ
DANIEL GOLDBERG
MARION GOLDBERG
JAY GOLDBERG
FAY GOODMAN
JACOB GOODMAN
EDITH GOLDBERG
SIMON GOLDBERG
RICKY, JOSH, AND JAKE FRIEDMAN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
SAM BRESKMAN
NELLIE BRESKMAN
DAVID FRIEDMAN
FRANCES FRIEDMAN
PHYLLIS GOLDSTEIN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
SAM
STIP
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MITCHELL GOLDSTEIN
MY BELOVED HUSBAND
PHYLLIS GOLDSTEIN
PHYLLIS GOLDSTEIN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ANNE GOLDSTEIN
WYN GOLDSTEIN
SYLVIA STOCKNOFF
JACK STOCKNOFF
MOLLY STOCKNOFF
MORRIS STOCKNOFF
MICHAEL GOODMAN
FRED GOODMAN
WILLIAM STOCKNOFF
JOSEPH STOCKNOFF
LOU STOCKNOFF
SAM STOCKNOFF
BARBARA AND JACK A. GREEN
BARBARA
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HILDA RUBINSTEIN, MOTHER
MORRIS H. RUBINSTEIN, FATHER
BARRY RUBINSTEIN, BROTHER
SHIRLEY GRINSTEIN, AUNT
LOU GRINSTEIN, UNCLE
FAGEL & MORRIS WEISS, GRANDPARENTS
JACK
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
SADIE GREEN, MOTHER
SIDNEY GREEN, FATHER
LEAH (LILA) REINGOLD, SISTER
LOUIS REINGOLD, BROTHER-IN-LAW
HON. PHOEBE K. GREENBAUM
IN MEMORY OF
HON. BERNARD S. GREENBAUM
DR. MORRIS AND DR. SADIE GREENBAUM
JOSEPH M AND LILLIAN KESSLER
MARCIA AND BERNARD JACOBSON
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ETTA AND ALEX ORSHANSKY
DORA AND HARRY JACOBSON
BERNICE AND PHIL ORSHAN
DAVID LIPPIN
VIOLA ROSEN
SHIRLEY ORSHAN
IRIS AND FRED ORSHAN
CAL LIPPIN
DEBORAH KAHM
LARRY KAHM
ALICE SPITZ
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
DR. MORRIS KAHM
LOUIS LEVINE MAX KAHM
MINNIE LEVINE BERTHA KAHM
JOSEPH SCHULDER PEARL HUNTER
NORTON LIMAN SAM KAHM
MORTON SHAINESS GERTRUDE RAPPAPORT
WILLIAM DEMARCO DR. JOSEPH KAHM
PENNY KAHM
MARTIN KAHM
ROSE BAUMAN
THAN DURGIN
IN MEMORY OF
BERNARD KAMINSKY
MILDRED KAMINSKY
ROSE FIEBER
MOSES FIEBER
MACK FIEBER
ZACHARY FIEBER
LOUIS KAMINSKY
ESTHER KAMINSKY
RALPH KAMINSKY
PEARL GRATZ
RICHARD FIEBER
DR. AND MRS. MARTIN J. KAPLITT
AND FAMILY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
CHARLES KAPLITT
BLOSSOM KAPLITT
MELVILLE GORDON
ELSIE GORDON FRIEDLAND
BENJAMIN FRIEDLAND
HOWARD AND ROBERTA KOLODNY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ISRAEL ROSENBLUM
PAULINE ROSENBLUM
BELLA KOLODNY
HILLARD KOLODNY
LILLIAN KOLODNY
ARMAND KOLODNY
JUDY LEV AND FAMILY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ALBERT ROSS
MINERVA ROSS
ELIAS WILKENFELD
PAULINE WILKENFELD
SAMUEL WILKENS
RUTH ROSS WILKENS
DR. ROCHELLE LIPKOWITZ
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
DR. MARVIN H. LIPKOWITZ
FANNIE LIEBERMAN
NATHAN LIEBERMAN
JENNIE LIPKOWITZ
ISIDORE LIPKOWITZ
PEARL LIPTON AND FAMILY
SUSAN & NORMAN, JOANNE & JEFFREY,
LORI, PAUL, MARISA & MICHAEL, SIMA & JARRET, JILLIAN & JAROD,
MOLLY & SCOTT, ADAM & MELANIE, MICHELLE & CHRIS, JULIET, SOPHIA, JACOB,
JAYA, CAIA, CHLOE AND MADDIE
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
OUR BELOVED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER,
GREAT-GRANDFATHER
ALAN LIPTON
AND
OUR BELOVED DAUGHTER, MOTHER, SISTER, WIFE, AUNT
CAROLE LIPTON WEINER
MY BELOVED SON, BROTHER, HUSBAND AND UNCLE
DAVID AVERY LIPTON
BELOVED PARENTS
FAY AND JOSEPH ROSENBERG PEARL AND HARRY LIFSHITZ
BELOVED BROTHERS
DR. JEROME ROSENBERG CHARLES LITTS
ANNETTE MAUER
IN MEMORY OF
IRVING MAUER
ESTHER WEISS
PHILIP WEISS
BASIA MAUER
JACOB MAUER
CAROL MENENDEZ AND FAMILY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HUSBAND, FATHER AND GRANDFATHER
BERNARDO MENENDEZ
PARENTS
LEOPOLD FREIDIN
SYLVIA FREIDIN
GUILLERMO MENENDEZ de LLANO
TRINIDAD MENENDEZ PAZ
AUNT
EVA KLEIN
SISTER
JULIA MENENDEZ de LLANO
HENRY, RHONDA AND DANIELLE MICHAELS
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JOSEPH MICHAELS MAXINE LEADER
GODRAT MIKHAIL DAVI D LEADER
KHORCHAB RAHMANOU SAM LEADER
MINNIE LEADER
HYMAN LEHMAN
PAULINE LEHMAN
PAUL SHATKIN
IDA SHATKIN
NEIL SHATKIN
MURRAY CHAIKA
BESSIE CHAIKA
HOWARD CHAIKA
ALAN AND KARA MINDEL AND FAMILY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HENRY AND MIRIAM MINDEL
SAMUEL AND MARY MINDEL
MAYER AND CHANNA MANDLEBAUM
JACKIE AND MOLLIE MANDELBAUM
HELLA AND SAUL GOLDFELD
DAVID AND ROSE KASMER
BETTY AND MELVIN REICH
MICHA AND MORRIS WALDMAN
IZZY WALDMAN
SAMUEL AND KITTY SCHISSLER
DAVID AND GUSSIE MORRIS
JOEL MORRIS
CECILE AND ARTHUR WICHMAN
FLORENCE EISENBERG
ALLEN KANOVSKY
HELENE NIEMAN
IN MEMORY OF
ELI NEIMAN
SONIA NEIMAN
NATHAN NEIMAN
SARAH KAUFMAN
JOSEPH KAUFMAN
GLORIA OSTRIN
ERICA NORDHAUSER
SON, LARRY NORDHAUSER
AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, MARY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
SIDNEY NORDHAUSER
YOUR MEMORY IS MY KEEPSAKE
WITH WHICH I’LL NEVER PART.
GOD HAS YOU IN HIS KEEPING,
I HAVE YOU IN MY HEART.
STEVEN AND SUE NORTH AND FAMILY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
OUR BELOVED NEPHEW
BRADLEY SCHWARTZ
OUR BROTHER-IN-LAW
HAROLD Z. SCHWARTZ
COUSINS
AMY RUBINSTEIN
NANCY FREITAG
DR. BARRY STIMMEL
STEVEN FINKELSTEIN
VERY DEAR FRIEND
LYNDA BERMAN
MRS. MILDRED RAUCHER
IN MEMORY OF MY BELOVED HUSBAND WILLIAM RAUCHER
OUR DAUGHTER NANCY FREITAG
OUR GRANDSON
LAURENCE DAVID BERKLEY
OUR PARENTS SAMUEL AND HARRIET BAROVICK ABRAHAM AND CLARA RAUCHER
MY BELOVED SISTERS EVELYN BUZNITSKY
RUTH BEILIN
MY BELOVED BROTHER JULIAN BAROVICK
MY BELOVED NIECE
AMY RUBINSTEIN
MY BELOVED NEPHEW HAROLD SCHWARTZ
MY BELOVED SON-IN-LAW
STEPHEN FINKELSTEIN
ALFRED AND GEORGIA REISFELD
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ROSE REISFELD
GUSTAV REISFELD
ARTHUR MESCH
FELLA MESCH
NADZA NIVKER REISFELD
ABRAHAM GOLDMAN
JOSEPH GOLDMAN
ADELE ISENBERG
MR. AND MRS. JON ROSENBERG
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
DAVID WEINER
MRS. LILY SCHUAL
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
DR. FREDDY SCHUAL HUSBAND
JOHN SCHUAL FATHER-IN-LAW
BELLA SCHUAL MOTHER-IN-LAW
DR. AARON SCHUAL BROTHER-IN-LAW
DR. LAZAR SCHUAL BROTHER-IN-LAW
SARAH SCHUAL SISTER-IN-LAW
FANNY KALISKER SISTER-IN-LAW
JACK KALISKER BROTHER-IN-LAW
DR. ROGER SCHUAL NEPHEW
LILLIAN SCHUAL SISTER-IN-LAW
MRS. LILY SCHUAL
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JOSEPH HASSID FATHER
ISABELLE HASSID MOTHER
DR. ELI HASSID BROTHER
ALBERT HASSID BROTHER
VICTOR HASSID BROTHER
REINE HASSID SISTER-IN-LAW
DR. SAMI HASSID BROTHER
JULIETTE HASSID SISTER-IN-LAW
OSCAR MACHBITZ BROTHER-IN-LAW
SUZETTE HASSID SISTER-IN-LAW
RACHEL MACHBITZ GRAND NIECE
IRWIN SHANES
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
PHYLLIS SHANES
JACK SILVER
SADIE SILVER
JACOB SHANES
ANNA SHANES
EVELYN BLOOM
SHELTON EHRLICH
IN MEMORIAM
SIMON A. STADTMAUER
BERTHA STADTMAUER
FAY GOLANT
JACOB GOLANT
CLARE STADTMAUER
AND
OUR FALLEN HEROES
OF ALL WARS
BY
CHAPLAIN MURRAY STADTMAUER
(LTC – ARMY OF THE US)
JACOB WASSERMAN AND FAMILY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
PEARL WASSERMAN
HERBERT WASSERMAN
SYDELLE PIASER
JACOB BRENNER
BEATRICE BRENNER
HARRY WASSERMAN
ROSE WASSERMAN
MARC LAWRENCE HELLER
MIRIAM SINGER
KATHERINE KOVACS
NATHAN CASPER
DORA CASPER
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
MOLLIE TANNHAUSER
SARAH SENVILLE
IDA BRENNER
THOMAS BRENNER
ABRAHAM BRENNER
MR. CHARLES WOLF
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY PARENTS
ESTHER WOLF
HARRY WOLF
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY NIECE
SHELLI KIM SHORENSTEIN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY BROTHER
LEWIS S. WOLF
ADAM WOLSKY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY BELOVED PARENTS
DEVERA AND MICHAEL WOLSKY
MY BROTHER
HAL WOLSKY
MY AUNT
ANITA SUSSMAN
MY UNCLE
SEYMOUR SUSSMAN
MY BELOVED GRANDPARENTS
REBECCA AND MICHAEL MANUEL
IDA AND HARRY WOLSKY
MRS. ESTHER ANDRON
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY BELOVED HUSBAND DANIEL ANDRON
OUR PARENTS AND FAMILY
SOPHIE AND SAMUEL MAIZELS JACK MAIZEL IDA AND ISRAEL ANDRON NORMA DODELSON
HENACH MAIZEL MARY SEIDGOFF
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
MRS. ENEAS ARKAWY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MINNIE NEWMAN
PHILIP NEWMAN
RALPH SLOMAN
SEYMOUR ARKAWY
ARLENE AXELROD
IN MEMORY OF
ISIDORE AXELROD
REGINA AXELROD
IRA KOEPPEL
BETTE KOEPPEL
DR. EDWARD G. KOEPPEL
MARTIN BROOKS
JOSEPHINE BROOKS
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
REMEMBERING A “LIFETIME” OF FRIENDSHIP
DORIS ALLEN
FRED ALLEN
LORRAINE GOLDBERG
SEYMOUR GOLDBERG
MYRA SHAW
STANLEY SHAW
MISS YOU!
ARLENE AXELROD
REMY AND HEDY AYACHE
IN MEMORY OF
FATHER AND MOTHER OF REMY MAURICE AYACHE ALFREDA AYACHE
FATHER AND MOTHER OF HEDY
LASZLO FRIED SAROLTA TOMESCU
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CHARLOTTE BALSAM
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
PHILIP BALSAM DR. BARRY STIEGLITZ
MORRIS STIEGLITZ PEARL STIEGLITZ
KATIE LEVY BERT LEVY
REGINA WEINSTEIN FISHELWEINSTEIN
ROSE FUHRER SAMUEL FUHRER
SELMA BAUMGARTEN & FAMILY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
SEYMOUR BAUMGARTEN
GUSTAV BAUMGARTEN
ROSE BAUMGARTEN
HANNAH BRAVERMAN
BENJAMIN BRAVERMAN
ESTELLE BERGER
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ABRAHAM & ETHEL RUDOLPH AND
ESTHER BEN-MENACHEM
BELOVED PARENTS OF BETH & ED BENMEN
LOVING GRANDPARENTS TO
JESSICA, SARAH & JACOB
FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
HELEN BERKOFF
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ABRAHAM LEVY
FANNIE LEVY
SEYMOUR BERKOFF
STEVEN BERKOFF
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REGINA AND HAROLD BERNSTEIN
WITH MUCH LOVE AND FOND MEMORIES OF
FRIEDA BERNSTEIN RALPH BERNSTEIN
MOLLIE PEARL SAMUEL PEARL
ESTHER BENSON ROSE SPIEGEL MAX BENSON ISRAEL SPIEGEL JENNY PEARL LEAH BERNSTEIN ISRAEL PEARL JACOB BERNSTEIN
MARGERY BINDER
IN MEMORY OF MY PARENTS
MIRIAM BORDMAN PURETZ HENRY PURETZ
MY BROTHER
LAWRENCE PURETZ
AND
MY UNCLE ABRAHAM BORDMAN
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MRS. SYLVIA BIZAR
SCOTT, ANDREA AND JODI RACHEL, REBECCA, KEVIN, VICTORIA AND SAM
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
OUR HUSBAND, FATHER AND GRANDFATHER
LEON BIZAR
JACK BIZAR – BROTHER-IN-LAW AND UNCLE ARTHUR SKLOFSKY – BROTHER AND UNCLE
RONNIE AND ARTHUR COHEN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
BEVERLY AND IRVING GORDON
DOROTHY AND SAMUEL COHEN
CELIA AND SAM WISOTSKY
LENA AND HARRY COHEN
LILLIAN KAPLAN
ANNA AND NATHAN COHEN
JEROME COHEN
JAN COHEN
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MELVIN CORWIN
IN MEMORY OF
LEAH CORWIN
ALFRED SELDIS ROSE SELDIS
MYRNA KORSEN MITCHELL KORSEN
CHARLES COHEN BESSIE COHEN
DR. CARL DAVIS
BRUCE, SANDI, HILARY, JAMES, STACEY AND YVES
IN CHERISHED MEMORY OF
ANITA DAVIS – WIFE & MOTHER
MARTHA & HARRY B. DAVIS – PARENTS
RACHEL & KALMAN BASSNER
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
JACOB BASSNER – UNCLE DINAH & MAX DAVIS – PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS
MILDRED AND LOU DAVIS – AUNT & UNCLE
BERNICE & LEO FROMBERG – WIFE’S PARENTS
JUDIE CORSUN – FRIEND
BETTY TRAIN – AUNT
SONIA & VIKTOR SIEGEL – SON-IN-LAW’S PARENTS
STANLEY DRUCKER – FRIEND
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MR. & MRS. STEVEN DENKBERG AND FAMILY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
RUTH ISAACS ETHEL SEIDMAN MARTIN ISAACS NATHAN ASHER GUSSIE DENKBERG AARON WAGNER BENZION DENKBERG IDA WAGNER ISAAC DENKBERG JEANNE SCHUMAN JACK FRIEDMAN DAVID WAGNER STANLEY ROSS
ELLORI AND MARC EISEMAN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HARRIET EISEMAN
MARVIN EISEMAN
GLORIA EISEMAN
SHIRLEY MARKS
SEYMOUR MARKS
BENJAMIN GELLER
DR. HERBERT ROSENTHAL
CASPER PROVDA
RUTH PROVDA
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MR. AND MRS. BERNARD ETTINGER
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MAX ETTINGER
DORA ETTINGER
MILTON ETTINGER
SAMUEL MISCHEL
TESSIE MISCHEL
MARCIE AND MARTIN FERBER
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
DAVID RIVELES
DONALD RIVELES
FABIAN FERBER
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MRS. CECILE FISHMAN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
BELOVED HUSBAND, FATHER AND GRANDFATHER
SAUL FISHMAN
OUR DEAR PARENTS & FAMILY
MEYER AND HENY LESHKOWITZ MORRIS AND RACHEL FISHMAN
DIANE LESH MURRAY FRANK
DR. ARNOLD GOLDMAN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ABRAHAM GOLDMAN
RUTH GOLDMAN
STANLEY GOLDMAN
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ROLF GRAYSON HUSBAND OF MIRA GRAYSON
FATHER OF BRENDA REISS
NECHA BLAUSTEIN MOTHER OF MIRA GRAYSON
JULIUS & ROSA GRAJEVSKI PARENTS OF ROLF GRAYSON
BARRY J. REISS HUSBAND OF BRENDA REISS
IRWIN & RHODA REISS PARENTS OF BARRY J. REISS
BEVERLY HAMMER & FAMILY
IN MEMORY OF
OUR LOVING HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER AND BEST FRIEND
JACK HAMMER
MY BELOVED PARENTS
EVA & JOSEPH KALISH
JACK’S PARENTS
RACHEL & MORRIS HAMMER
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ROBBIE KAHN AND ADAM HOFFMAN
ROSS AND LUKE
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ARTHUR M. KAHN
AND
WALTER HOFFMAN
THE KLAPOW FAMILY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
DR. JEROME ROSENBERG
HERBERT KLAPOW
ANITA KLAPOW
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RABBI MICHAEL KLAYMAN
MS. NAOMI REISS
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
WILFRED KLAYMAN FATHER
RHODA KLAYMAN MOTHER
FANNIE WOLF GRANDMOTHER
ABE WOLF GRANDFATHER
BARRY REISS FATHER
ROLF GRAYSON GRANDFATHER
STEPHEN AND DORIE KRONWITH
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
RITA KRONWITH
MORRIS KRONWITH
PAUL KRONWITH
BEATRICE HANKIN
HARRY HANKIN
LOUIS HANKIN
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FAMILY OF LUCILLE KUPIETZ
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
FRANCES HOLLANDER EZRA HOLLANDER
JULIUS N. KUPIETZ
IRMA KANTOR and JACK KANTOR
ELAINE MAYPER and HAROLD MAYPER
THE LERNER FAMILY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
BERNARD BENJAMIN LERNER
LILLIAN LERNER
CHARLES J. MATHES
EDITH MATHES
LEON ISADORE LERNER
ROSE LERNER
SEYMOUR LERNER
BENJAMIN FLEISHMAN
BESSIE FLEISHMAN
NELLIE GLUCK
LEONA GOLDSTEIN
CHARLES DRUCKER
ZILMA DRUCKER
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AMY LESH
IN LOVING MEMORY
DIANE LESH
LENA BERG
MORRIS BERG
HENRY BERG
HENY EKSTEIN
MEYER LESHKOWITZ
SAUL FISHMAN
MURRAY FRANK
MRS. ROSE LEVIN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY BELOVED HUSBAND
DR. EUGENE LEVIN
AND OUR DEAR PARENTS
HIRSH AND BESSIE LEVIN
ISADORE AND BETTY LEVIN
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MRS. SANDY LEWIN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY BELOVED HUSBAND
ARTHUR
AND
OSCAR LEVINE
LILLIAN LEVINE
PHILIP HOWARD ZWICKLER
MICHAEL D. LEVINE
MILTON LEWIN
PEARL LEWIN
MR. SEYMOUR LOPATOW
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
CLAIRE LOPATOW
MEYER LOPATOW
SANDY LOPATOW
BENJAMIN ROSENSTOCK
HENRY ROSENSTOCK
MAX ROSENSTOCK
SADIE ROSENSTOCK
ISADORE ROSENSTOCK
LEON WAXMAN
LILLIAN WAXMAN
SALLY GORDON
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SUSAN MINTZ-BELLO
AND RAMARA MINTZ-BELLO
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
OUR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS
MAX & HILDA MINTZ
DIANE, HARVEY, JENNIFER AND JOSHUA MORROW
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
LOUIS J. ILLIONS
PAULINE ILLIONS
EDWARD J. MORROW
LILLIAN MORROW
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MR. AND MRS. GEORGE NAGELBERG
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
IRA NAGELBERG
LAURA NAGELBERG
MAX BERGMAN
FANNY BERGMAN
ROSE NAGELBERG
DR. MASOOD NEJATHEIM & FAMILY
IN MEMORY OF
FAIZOLLAH NEJATHEIM
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IRENE & DR. MASOOD NEJATHEIM
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
PHILIP ZELKOWITZ
TILLIE ZELKOWITZ
BRACHA ZEEV
RITA FRIEDMAN
STEVEN AND SUE NORTH AND FAMILY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
OUR BELOVED PARENTS
EVELYN BUZNITSKY
MORRIS BUZNITSKY
BARBARA NORTH
IRVING NORTH
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IRA PARKER
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HILDA PARKER
DAVID ETRA
MOLLIE ETRA
SOLOMON PECKER
GERTRUDE PECKER
ABRAHAM PECKER
MRS. SARA PELLIS
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY BELOVED HUSBAND JERRY PELLIS
OUR PARENTS JENNIE AND RUBIN GERBER MOLLIE AND JACK PELLIS
MY BROTHERS ZELIG GERBER MORRIS GERBER
HYMAN GERBER CHARLIE GERBER JACK GERBER
MY SISTERS GUSSIE WEINSTEIN
JEAN SCHUMAN
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SHIRLEY FEIN PERRY AND BERNARD PERRY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HELEN FEIN
SAMUEL FEIN
JOSEPH FEIN
SARAH PERRY
ABRAM PERRY
GERTRUDE LANDAU
IRWIN JOEL RUBENSTEIN
MICHELE AND ROBERT RAPHAEL
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
GARY FRIED
ALVIN AND HAZEL GILMAN
DAVID AND IDA SCHNEIDER
WILLIAM FRIED
WILLIAM AND TILLIE FRIED
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JUDY AND ARNOLD RUBIN SHERYL, TODD AND ZACHARY HAUSMAN STEVEN, RANDI, JESSE AND SHANE RUBIN LISA, RANDY AND JONAH, CALEB BRAND
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
DR. LOUIS AND FANNIE BAILENSON DR. GEORGE BAILENSON
JOSEPH AND SHIRLEY RUBIN IRWIN AND PHYLLIS HAUSMAN
PHILIP BAILENSON SIMON AND IDA BAILENSON JACOB AND SARAH TRAUB
ELINOR FISHKIN SCHWARTZ / STUART FISHKIN DEBORAH LEWITT
ALFRED AND BETTY HERSKOVITZ
HILDY AND ROGER SAVELL
SCOTT, SAMANTHA, EVAN AND RYAN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ARIE RAKUSIN
SHEREE EPSTEIN
MARVIN EPSTEIN
“ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS”
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MR. NEJAT SHAVOLIAN AND FAMILY
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
YOSEPH BEN MORDEKHAI
TAVOOS SHAVOLIAN
RAHMAT BEN YOSEPH
EZAT BAT TAVOOS
HOORI BAT DAVOOD SHAVOLIAN
NATHAN BEN YOSEPH
ROSLYN AND VICTOR SIMON
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MARY AND JACOB SIMON
SARAH AND AARON ENGELMAN
FRED ENGELMAN
SHIRLEY AND DAVID BRAND
SIDNEY SCHWARTZ
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JANICE SOMMER
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
NAT H. SOMMER
MEMORIALIZED BY
DRS. DAN AND MARCIA WILLIAMS
MURRY BERGTRAUM
EDITH BERGTRAUM
HERBERT WILLIAMS
CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS
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MARTIN AND JEAN WININGER
IN MEMORY OF
GEORGE LIEBERMAN
RENEE LIEBERMAN
MARY WININGER
SAMUEL WININGER
CAROL MANBERG-WININGER, M.D.
ALVIN M. LASHINSKY, M.D
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MARTIN BASS
RUTH COHEN
HARRY COHEN
HERBERT DIENES
RALPH GELLER
ELLEN GROSSMAN
IRWIN HEIT
HERBERT MITTMAN
RONNIE SHULMAN
DR. LEWIS SPRING
DR. FREDRICK ZATZ
OBSERVANCES AND TRADITIONS Yizkor means memorial. It comes from the word zakhor – remember.
Originally, Yizkor was recited only on Yom Kippur. People gave Tzedakah to express the idea that the good deeds of the survivors will help elevate the souls of the dead. Over time, Yizkor was recited on the last day of the three pilgrimage festivals (Sukkot, Pesach, Shavuot) since the Torah reading of those days highlights the importance of donations. Today, we still offer Tzedakah, generally to the synagogue, in honor of our departed loved ones.
The Yizkor booklet includes the names of loved ones who have died. This is a modern application of an older custom whereby a list of community martyrs was read at the service.
There is no requirement for people to leave the synagogue during Yizkor if their parents are still alive.
Yizkor does not require a minyan; therefore one can recite Yizkor in private. However, reciting Yizkor as part of a community provides a measure of comfort and consolation.
We can recite Yizkor during the first year of mourning, despite the popular belief to the contrary.
Taken from “A Time To Mourn, A Time To Comfort” by Dr. Ron Wolfson (The Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs)
Some additional thoughts:
People who recite Yizkor should attend as much of the service as possible so as to pay honor to the congregation of worshipers, in addition to our departed.
In addition to Yizkor, we have a tradition of reciting the Mourner’s Kaddish on the Yahrzeit (anniversary) of a loved one’s death. In our congregation, we offer Shabbat and Sunday morning services to enable mourners to recite the Kaddish prayer.
HOW WE LIVE ON In recording the death of King David, the Bible tells us, “David slept with his ancestors” (I Kings 2:10). Why does the bible use the word “slept” rather than “died”? The sages of the Talmud answered their own question: David left behind a son who continued the good deeds that distinguished his father’s life. Therefore, David was not entirely dead. He lived on in the noble deeds of his son.
Reprinted from Mahzor Lev Shalem, Copyright © 2010,pp. 290-294, with the permission of The Rabbinical Assembly.
