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Temple Israel Ner Tamid March/April 2013 Nissan/Iyar 5773

Volume 27 Number 4

2013 Reverse Raffle A Big Success

Everyone went home happy, thanks to the hard work of the Reverse Raffle Committee: Judy Aplis,

Joanne Guerra, Stephanie Baden, Janet Newman and Robin Baker. Assistance was also provided by

Sue Grieshammer, Susie Strom, Roy McMullen, Irv Aplis, Davida Howard, Linda McMullen and

Alan Fox. A bountiful silent auction, plus bingo, an iPad raffle and sales from sideboards and The Big

Board helped TINT net $11,500, an increase of $1,700

over last year.

More photos on page 14

Left: Rabbi Matt delivers

the motzi before dinner.

Right: Robin Baker,

Judy Aplis and

Joy Gray

Right: Irv Aplis and

Roy McMullen

The BIG

winners!

Marvin Gray,

Sherrie Jacobs,

Rich Roth,

Marcia Gisser

and Paul

Singerman

(not pictured)

split the

$1,500 pot.

Want to be the Editor of

the IsraeLight?

See Page 3 for details.

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Rabbi’s Message Will we see miracles or mud? Before we go to the

seder, let us consider God’s miraculous deeds in Exodus

14: 21-25 : “Then Moses held out his arm over the sea and

the Lord drove back the sea with a strong east wind all

that night, and turned the sea into dry ground. The waters

were split, and the Israelites went into the sea on dry

ground, the waters forming a wall for them on their right

and on their left. The Egyptians came in pursuit after them into the sea, all of

Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen. At the morning watch, the Lord looked

down upon the Egyptian army from a pillar of fire and cloud, and threw the Egyp-

tian army into panic. He locked the wheels of their chariots so that they moved

forward with difficulty. And the Egyptians said, ‘Let us flee from the Israelites,

for the Lord is fighting for them against Egypt.’”

What does it mean, God “locked the wheels” of their chariots? Several

midrashim join Rashi in teaching, the pillar of fire burned the chariot wheels and

they dragged. Now, give this a thought. What were the chariots dragged in?

The following midrash describes someone in every family. It is not from

the classic midrashim, I learned this from Rabbi Lawrence Kushner.

Passover is about how God made a mighty miracle. We learn of how the

Sea of Reeds split, and of how the Israelites marched through in joy, and of how

the Egyptians drowned. But what was it really like on that day? What was it like

for the people who lived through it?

Two Israelites were making their way through the wet ground, for alt-

hough the waters of the Sea of Reeds were piled up on each side, it was still a lit-

tle wet... muddy if you will. Shimon and Reuven were making their way through

the mud. Shimon was ecstatic. His life had been saved, and God had done a won-

der that moved everyone who saw it to shout with joy. Reuven schepped all the

way across. He muttered to himself as he trudged, "Look at all this mud! I'm

wearing a brand new pair of boots, that I bought just before we left Egypt. And by

the time we get to the other side, these boots are going to be so full of mud and I

will never get them clean again." Shimon was full of joy and gratitude because he

saw the glory of God. Reuven only saw the mud, and he only saw his ruined

boots, and so he grumbled all the way across the Red Sea until he got to the other

side.

And when you go to the seder, on Monday evening, March 25th, who

will you be? Will you be filled with gratitude or grumbling? The choice is yours.

From my family to yours, we wish you a zissin (sweet) Pesach filled with health

and happiness. And may God protect the land and people of Israel.

Temple Office Phone: (440) 473-5120 Office Fax: (440) 646-9585 Website: www.tintcleveland.org Rabbi Matthew J. Eisenberg [email protected] Founding Rabbi Emeritus: Frederick A. Eisenberg [email protected] Cantorial Soloist: Rachel Eisenberg Temple Administrator: Marcie Oelbracht

Executive Board: President: Joy Gray V.P. Administration: Jerry Strom V.P. Membership: Mark Friedman V.P. Development: Judy Aplis V.P. Religious Practices: Allan Miner Secretary: Linda McMullen Treasurer: Steve Newman Member-at-Large: Jordan Levy

Committee Chairs: Adult Education: Erika Gold Marketing: Rick Brown House: Doug Wieder Social Action: Peter Freimark

IsraeLight Staff: Editor: Linda McMullen Content Contributors: Rabbi Matt Eisenberg, Joy Gray, Marv Gisser Advertising: Linda McMullen

Temple Israel

Ner Tamid

Mission Statement

Temple Israel Ner Tamid is a caring, accepting, Reform

Jewish Congregation providing a welcoming place

to gather, pray, learn and engage in acts of kindness

and tzedakah.

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SAVE THE DATE!

Monday, Mar. 4th, 10:30 a.m. Begin Learning Torah (BLT)

Also Mar. 11th with Rabbi Matt

Wed., Mar. 6th 7:30 p.m. “Feast of Judaism”

Also Mar. 13th & 20th, Apr. 3rd with Rabbi Matt

Classes are free, but you must call Sherry at 216-371-0446

Tuesday, March 26th 5:30 p.m. Congregational 2nd Night Seder

See flyer on page 6 for details. Call Marcie for reservations now.

Friday, March 29th 7:30 p.m. Pesach Potluck Oneg Call the Temple office if you would like to bring a Passover Dessert.

Monday, April 1st 10:30 a.m. 7th Day of Pesach Yizkor Saturday, April 20th 10:30 a.m. Reece Singerman Bar Mitzvah Saturday, April 27th 10:30 a.m. Sarah Borow Bat Mitzvah Monday, June 10th Sunrise to ? 6thAnnual Golf Outing at Legend Lake See the pamphlet in the pamphlet tower.

MITZVAH OF THE MONTH 5773

Buy a few extra items when you shop and drop them off at the box

outside the Temple office.

Peanut butter, jelly & quart-sized zip-top bags always needed!

March: Passover products (not matzah) for the Jewish Family

Service

April: Cell phones (preferably bagged or rubber-banded with

their chargers)

May: Baby items: diapers, wipes, new clothes, blankets

Thank You to our Oneg & Bima Flower Sponsors!

February 1st —Oneg sponsored by

Liz and Bob Fertel in celebration of

their birthdays.

February 8th—Oneg sponsored by

Sally and Sanford Ziff in celebration

of their 65th anniversary.

March 1st—Oneg sponsored by

Joanne Guerra in memory of her

father, David Kwait.

Celebrate a special occasion, like a

baby naming, anniversary, birthday

or remembrance, with flowers and

food! Call the temple at 440-473-

5120 and talk to the Office about

being a Friday Night Oneg or Bima

Flower Sponsor.

Remember to bring in your Box Tops for Education and put them in the collection basket in the Temple office. That extra money goes to cover religious school expenses.

HELP WANTED: Editor of

IsraeLight.

We’re looking for someone to take over

the assembly of our temple’s bulletin

that comes out 6 times a year.

Familiarity with Publisher is a definite

plus. Requires updating calendars;

collecting information from Rabbi Matt,

Marcie and others; organizing pages. An

eye for layout design desirable. Good

grammar and editing skills a must.

Contact Marcie at the Temple office or

Linda McMullen at 216-291-2351.


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Congratulations to Jerry Strom for

being chosen by Board President Joy

Gray for the 2013 President’s

Award, presented at the Annual

Meeting in January.

An Invitation to

All from

Rachel Eisenberg:

Sarah Borow,

granddaughter of Rabbi Fred and

Helen Eisenberg and daughter of

Hazzanit Rachel Eisenberg, will

become Bat Mitzvah on Satur-

day, April 27th at 10:30 a.m.

A Kiddish will follow the ser-

vice. The congregation is wel-

come to join us in celebration.

The Jewish Education Center of Cleveland

Announces The Frances and Sanford

M. Tolchinsky Camp Scholarship for Leadership

Training.

Applications are now available for a

scholarship for high school students

(preferably incoming 9th and 10th

graders) who attend a Jewish camp

offering leadership training. Financial

need is only one factor in the consid-

eration; others include demonstrated

leadership potential and an expressed

desire to give back to the Jewish com-

munity as a result of this leadership

experience.

Two grants will be given annually, an

amount not to exceed $500 per grant.

To request an application, contact

Helen Wolf at the JECC at (216) 371-

0449 or by email [email protected].

All completed applications must be

submitted by April 3, 2013.

What is the Emily Goldsmith Memorial Fund?

Emily Goldsmith, of blessed memory, was the daughter of Dick and Judy, sister

of Josh and Zach. She became Bat Mitzvah and was Confirmed at our congrega-

tion. On March 21, 2002, after six days in a coma she succumbed to injuries re-

ceived as a passenger in a vehicle that was struck by a multiple drunken driving

offender.

The Goldsmith family established a perpetual scholarship fund to “impact” young

people. Anything that will impact young people, make a memory, awaken the

inner-self, is the goal of Emily’s fund. This is exactly what happened when Em

spent six weeks at the Alexander Muss High School in Israel. The friends she

made from all over the country, the hands-on education in Israel, the memories,

experiences, impacted her and changed the direction of her life. Em’s love for

Israel was so great that she said upon her graduation from Kenston High School,

she would be returning to Israel to attend college. Unfortunately and tragically in

2002, she was killed three months prior to her high school graduation.

Em’s love for her faith, our temple, and desire to live in Israel, fostered, and then

gave her family the drive to establish this fund in her loving memory. This fund

gives financial aid to anyone going to Israel, or to the Holocaust Museum in

Washington D.C. on a planned, structured educational program, such as the Alex-

ander Muss High School in Israel.

This Temple Fund perpetuates Emily’s love of Israel and can help other kids have

the phenomenal experience Em had. We know there are many worthwhile funds

within our congregational family. We also know how important the next genera-

tion is to the Jewish people. A donation to Emily’s fund, of whatever amount,

will help students of financial need, deepen their love and appreciation of Israel.

May Emily Goldsmith’s memory be for a blessing.

From a Letter Recently Received

By Rabbi Matt Eisenberg:

Dear Rabbi:

We thank your congregation for the

recent donation of new hats, gloves

and toys. Your contribution is much

appreciated. It is because of the

generosity of our old, and new,

friends that we can work through

challenging times and serve the

women who depend upon us.

With sincere gratitude,

Sherri Brandon

Executive Director

Transitional Housing Inc.

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From the President’s Desk

By Joy Gray

As this is my last President’s column of my 2-year term, I’d like to mention a few highlights and give out a few thank

yous. Sure, being the president is certainly full of glam: secret service coverage, Air Force one, a personal chef, getting

to watch season 3 of “Downton Abbey” before it makes it to PBS…. Oh, sorry, got carried away. That’s THE President,

not TINT’s president. However there are certain distinct pleasures involved in this job too.

Working with such a dedicated and hard-working group of people. Until you are president, you never realize

how much time and how much passion our board bestows upon this holy congregation, helping it meet its mis-

sion. You’ve heard the statement, “If you want something done, ask a busy person”; that encapsulates our

board, especially those who serve on the exec board. Creative minds, loving hearts, giving spirits – I am ever

grateful. And I would be remiss if I did not mention Marcie running our office and Brenda running our kitchen

and housekeeping – aren’t we lucky to have them, and haven’t I been lucky to be able to count on them!

Our renovated kitchen. Finally. With some dedicated donations (we could still use more, by the way) and the dog-

ged supervision and stewardship of Doug Wieder, we finally have better storage, a working dishwasher, new

flooring – in fact, an honest to gosh workable kitchen. Let the noshing begin!

Mary Doria Russell and Rabbi Joseph Telushkin. I may not get to host cool concerts in the White House, but I

did get to meet and introduce these two wonderful writers and thinkers, as they inspired us and our reading for

our past two Speaker Series.

Rabbi Matt. One does not have to be president of this congregation to get to interact with our very special rabbi, as

most everyone knows. But as president it has certainly been important to have a rabbi who continues to inspire

me by his unbounded optimism and his thought provoking teaching during Shabbat services and board meet-

ings. And then there are his jokes – and his ties.

In fact, as luck would have it, as I leave the office of president, I realize I lose none of the things that make this congre-

gation so important to me. Working with the board and temple staff – check. Using our kitchen – check. Enjoying our

speakers and our religious and social events – check. Being refreshed spiritually and mentally each Shabbat – check. I

do have to give back that close in parking space reserved for the president, but that’s a small price to pay for my being a

part of this most special congregation. See you around – always.

One New York synagogue was notorious for its exclusiveness. One day a homeless Jewish man entered the

synagogue, wanting to pray. He approached the rabbi and told him that he wished to join the synagogue. Not

knowing what to say, the rabbi suggested that the homeless man take the night to reflect on which house of

worship would truly suit him best.

The following day the homeless man returned to the exclusive synagogue.

Frustrated, the rabbi asked the man if he had done any introspection as he had suggested.

“Oh yeah,” replied the homeless man. “In fact, God came to me in a dream last night to discuss it with me.”

“I see,” said the rabbi. “And what did he tell you?”

“God asked me what shul I wanted to daven in, and I said yours. And He said ‘Oh no, you won’t be able to get in there.’

And I said, ‘Why not?’ and He said, ‘Because I’ve been trying to get into that shul for years but I can’t get in.’”


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2013 Reverse Raffle…A Winner! All The Way!

Jodi and Craig Appell check out the silent auction.

Temple Administrator Marcie Oelbracht and her husband

Tom made sure everyone was checked in for the party.

Max and Vilma Kurtz and Sam

Burke had ringside seats for the

Reverse Raffle.

Above: Rick Brown, Alan Fox and Jeff Basch

Right: Mitchell Yelsky and his daughter Zoey

with Rich Bendycki

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Please fill out this form and bring it to Marcie NO LATER THAN

FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2013 with your check. No reservations taken after that day.

ADVANCED PAID RESERVATIONS ONLY; NO WALK-INS

Name ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number ________________________________ Email ________________________________________________

The following families will be attending under my name: ___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

# of ADULT (11 and over) ________ @ $36.00 each = __________

# of CHILDREN ________ @ $10.00 each = __________

# of CHILDREN 2 & under ________ FREE

Total amount enclosed $ ______________ Make checks out to Temple Israel Ner Tamid

Join us for Temple Israel Ner Tamid’s

Congregational Seder

Tuesday, March 26th 5:30 p.m. 15 Nissan 5773 The 2nd Night of Pesach

Adults: $36 Children under 10: $10 Under 2: Free

Our family-style dinner will include: Ceremonial Foods (charoset, eggs, bitter herbs, matzah, wine, etc.) Chicken Soup with Matzah Balls Gefilte Fish ● Roasted Chicken Potatoes ● Green Beans ● Dessert Beverages (wine, grape juice, coffee, tea)

SEATING IS LIMITED!

RESERVE EARLY!


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Happy March

Birthday to…

1 Daryl Rothenfeld

2 Kristen Bell, Kyle Gisser, Cole

Koslen, Steven Newman

3 Angela Roeder

4 Richard Freedman, Julian

Kirschenbaum, Max Kurtz

6 Sam Cohen, Wendy Dobo

8 Jonathan Berrie, Joe Feigeles,

Phyllis Weiss

9 Craig Appell, Kim Singerman,

Doug Wieder

10 Fred Gunn, Lynn Lustig, Emily

Lynette

11 Brian Barrett

12 Bryan Lever, Lawrence Scheps

13 Sarah Unger

14 Richard Berkowitz, Errol Brick,

Andrew Isaacs

15 Larry Heller

16 Erik Koberna

17 Zackary Madden

18 Philip Ozan

21 Nate Lowy, Marc Roeder

23 Boris Grinberg, Lisa Iacco, Zach

Kumin, Rosella Rosenberg

25 Louis Weisman

26 Jason Isakovic, Jeffrey Mayers

27 Katherine Unger

29 Lisa Jacobs, Kevin Snader

30 Jaren Philleo

Happy April

Birthday to...

1 Hilda Blatt, Pat Eisenberg,

Michael Lustig, Susan Scheps,

Noah Wren

4 Arlene Cook

5 Jesse Markowitz

6 Terrence McBrady, Elizabeth

Stark

9 Marci Castaldo, Renee Diamond,

Bernice Kain, Rob Risman

10 Tarah Koberna, Gene Lowy

11 Stephen Peshek, Reece Singerman

12 Elizabeth Keene, Jessica

Lefkowitz

13 Leonard Signer

15 Jeffrey Fine, Jeffrey Toppston,

Susan Weber

16 Faye Berkowitz, Nancy

Michelson

17 Carol Droe, Dale Kaufman

18 Jennifer Rosenstein

19 Barbara Ettkin, Valeriyc Pavlova

20 Amerlia Perry, Richard Sims

22 Dana Kirschebaum, Jeffrey Lustig

23 Richard Goldsmith, Julie

Korolyov

24 Jan Bursky, Eugene Gordon,

Olivia Naffah, Donna Wallenstein

25 Marvin Epstein, Ellie Goldstein

27 Marcy Kaufman, Jacqueline

Robbins

28 Jennifer Guerra, Barbara Sofer,

TJ Summers

29 Natalie Goodman

Happy March

Anniversary to…

2 Howard & Sheila Leuchtag

3 Stan & Ruthie Raskin

5 Steve & Janet Edelman, Max &

Velma Kurtz

9 Gregg & Joy Pahls

11 Leonard & Carole Naft

13 Anthony & Michelle Madden

18 Mitchell & Fanette Yelsky

20 Allen & Denise Gold

21 Ben & Jill Ledsky

22 Alex & Natalya Penkhasov

27 Mossy & Susan Moran

29 Tibor & Hannah Szabo

Happy April

Anniversary to…

3 Sidney & Janet Fox

13 George & Martha Glauber, Ira &

Elaine Lapine, Marc & Jacqueline

Robbins

24 Don & Shelly Plasco

27 Andrew Eilberg & Mariya

Pogrebetskaya

28 Brian & Denise Butvin, Michael &

Lynne Kumin

29 Ron & Sheila Derrwaldt

30 Paul & Kim Singerman

Please join us at Shabbat Services...

...on the last FRIDAY of the month

for BIRTHDAY and

ANNIVERSARY BLESSINGS

(and cake!).

Simchas!

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MEET CARDBOARD RABBI And get ready for TINT’s Annual Golf Marathon!

Once again a familiar figure at TINT is lurking in our entrance, ready to

greet anyone who comes to services or religious school or meetings.

Well, maybe “greet” is a bit of a stretch since that welcoming face and

very flat body belong to -- Cardboard Rabbi, star of TINT’s 6th Annual

Golf Marathon, this year on Monday, June 10th, once again at Legend

Lake Golf Course. Actually, the star of the event is our very real Rabbi

Matt — who, along with intrepid year-

ly golfers Paul Singerman, Steve New-

man, Jeff Basch and Doug Wieder —

once a year plays 100 holes of golf in

ONE DAY.

Why, you ask? Why not! Yearly this

golf outing provides some intrepid

golfers an opportunity to golf to their

heart’s content while also raising mon-

ey in our temple’s biggest fundraiser of

the year, necessary to help us continue

with our many tzedakah and education-

al missions.

Want to participate?

Play golf for $250 (or get sponsored to

raise even more for the temple) for the

entire day, breakfast, lunch, snacks and

beverages, and a dinner at the grill when you are all done. Bring a friend.

Bring 3 and make a foursome. (Don’t play golf? Neither does Mark

Friedman, and he participates!)

Want to be a part of helping the temple without playing golf that day? Be

on our rabbi’s solicitation team and help make phone calls to those who

sponsor him (no cold calls, we promise). Jeff Sorkin leads the team with

Stan Raskin and Rick Brown as perennial callers (yes, Rick plays golf

too).

Can’t get the day off for golf and can’t find the time in the evenings to

make phone calls but still want to help? Then make a donation in support

of the rabbi’s gargantuan effort or support another one of our brave golf-

ers. Call Marcie in the temple office and put your donation on your credit

card or send in your check – indicate they are for the golf outing, please.

Watch the Shabbat announcements and future temple bulletins for re-

minders of this event, but don’t put it off: call Marcie in the temple office

today to volunteer to be a part of this event in one way or another. Re-

member: Cardboard Rabbi never sleeps, and he is watching YOU.

Mazel Tov to our B’nai Mitzvah!

Reece Singerman

Schmitt is a seventh grader at Solon Middle School. His

favorite subjects are math and

language arts because “you

use them every single day.”

Reece likes being outside, playing sports, and

riding bikes, when the weather is cooperating.

Why become a Bar Mitzvah? “You become a

man in the eyes of the Jewish community and

you earn more responsibilities and more free-

dom. In February, I went with the Confirma-

tion class to deliver the PB&J sandwiches we

make every week after Erev Shabbat Services.

It was pretty amazing to see how happy those

people were when we went to the homeless

shelters. And it’s good to know that they are

being fed through our tzedakah.”

Mazel Tov to Reece, grandparents Kim and

Paul Singerman, his mother Annie and father

Randy, Aunt Shari, Uncle Scott and the rest of

the extended family. Join us as Refael is called

to the Torah, Saturday morning, April 20,

2013 @ 10:30 a.m.

Sarah Borow is a sev-enth grader at Agnon

School. Her favorite class is

art, especially printing and

carving. She loves to draw

and sketch designs for

clothes and accessories. She hopes to make a

career of it, one day.

Why become a Bat Mitzvah? “It is the right

thing to do for a girl at my age. I am becoming

an adult in the Jewish tradition and look for-

ward to chanting from our Torah scroll.”

Mazel tov to Sarah, her grandparents Rabbi

Fred and Helen Eisenberg, her mother Rachel

and father Israel, her aunt Elizabeth, uncle

Matt and aunt Pat, cousins Teddy and Maya,

and sister Hannah. Sarah will be called to the

Torah on Saturday morning, April 27 @ 10:30

a.m. Everyone in the congregation is invited to

come and share this simcha with her family.


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Yahrzeits that fall on Saturday are read the previous Friday evening, as Friday and Saturday are one Shabbat, an Island in Time.

Week ending March 9, 2013

21 Adar 5773 – 27 Adar 5773

Jack Caine

Jack Rappoport

Milton Rothschild

Dr. Sidney Rubenstein

James Sofer

Harry Kaden

Arthur Roth

Sarah Signer

Leslie DeBaltzo

Arthur Lustig

Joseph Sukenik

Lillian L. Baker

Samuel Gaier

Rose Guzik

Evelyn Haber

Dorothy Kemelhar

Harry Leibovitz

Miriam Rubenstein

Solomon E. Samuels

Leah Shapiro

Ruth Katz Blauer

Morton Schwartz

Sam Splaver

Fred Goodman

Arthur Roeder

Harold Rosenberg

Sue Weiss Gallaway

Edward Schwartz

Harvey Lee Tucker


28 Adar 5773 – 5 Nissan 5773

Lester Adelson

Sarah Goldstein

Frieda Lustig

Yolanda Perry

Bernard Schwartz

Harry Golland

Louis Golland

Pearly Smiley

Jozsa Taubner

Milton Estrin

Wilma Laurunen

Annette Solsky

Meyer Blatt

Sylvia Rosen

Francis Selman Zake

Lillian C. Baker

Anita Greenberg

Myrtle D. Kaufman

Eva Segall

Patricia Shawver

Morris Somers

William Aronstein

Julius Kurtz

Moshe Lazarovich

Harry Lyons

Elaine Bauchner


6 Nissan 5773 – 12 Nissan 5773

Sidney Brown

Jennie Cohen

Lucille Kastriner

Mark Alan Lee

Celia Rabinovitz

Julius Baker

Myron Myerovich

Alex Polsky

Al Rosen

Edna Sims

Lillian Weinberg

Sarah Akers

Louis H. Brooks

Grace Levine

Rivette Orkin

Max Weingart

Morris Zalben

Emily Goldsmith

Judith Levi

Harry B. Malbin

Carole Yanofsky

Maurice Goodman

Martin Jacobs

Myrtle Kaufman

Sharon Kumin

Seymour Pales

Sarah Splaver

Rudolf Steiner

David Metz

Ruth Moliff

Dora Tolchinsky

Lilly Topplestein

Week ending March 30 2012

13 Nissan 5773 – 19 Nissan 5773

Harry Eisinger

Martin Stark

Myra Whitelaw

Harry Bayer

Lena Bittenson

Elaine Leighton

Helen Westfall

Armand Brondfield

Esther Gottesman

Esther Rolhenberg

Martin Stark

Manny Levine

Wilbur Dorfman

Phillip Goldstein

Maria Miller

Martha Miller

Barbara Fogel

Solomon Garbus

Esther Greenbaum

Phyllis Ruth Harris

Paul Jacobs

Steve Sofer

Emanuel Trabitz

Stanley Addelmann

Gladys Berk

Lilly B. Mintz

Leonard Rosen

Week ending April 6, 2013

20 Nissan 5773 – 26 Nissan 5773

Dennis B. Adams

Martin Block

Sophie Block

Janet Paul

Albert Baum

Abraham Katzman

Grace Levine

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Tree of Li feTree of Li fe They Still Live in Our Hearts

In Memorium Our deepest sympathies to the family of

Yetta Berkowitz; the family of Bernice

Dolin; Lynda & Richard Freedman on the

passing of her father, Jim Shawver; Jill &

Mark Friedman on the passing of her

mother, Pearl Nebel; Gert Kades on the

passing of her husband, Milton; the family

of Barney Waterman.

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REMINDER Names are not automatically added to

the computerized Yahrzeit list.

Please call the temple office to update our computer list when the need arises.

Your cooperation is appreciated.

Continued from page 10

Sol Moskowitz

Daniel Routman

Esther Schumacher

Max I. Myers

Myron Patner

Judith Speiser

Leo Burlin

Stella Lefko

Anna Weiner

Shika Belopolsky

Reva Davis

Debbie Rosenberg

Jerome Silver

Mary Lipton

Helene Polien


27 Nissan 5773 – 3 Iyar 5773

Paul Mailman

Moises Tuaty

Abraham Mendelsohn

Sam Rubin

Rosalyn Kaufman

Herb Kugel

Martin Joseph Mitchell

Ida Trabitz

Freda Heiser

Lillian Schuster

Beatrice Davis

Eugene Dubick

Goldie Salovon

Henrietta Zenmore

Sam Elshtain

Ronald Fair

Lenore November


4 Iyar 5773 – 10 Iyar 5773

Charles Rosenstein

Ralph Bauman

Rae Gisser

Annie Arad

Fannie Cadkin

Liviu Librescu

Marilyn Winkler

Ann Desatnik

Ada Kronfeld

Esther D. Rothenberg

Lillian Barnett

Ida Dubick

Larry Hekelman

Agnes O’Loughlin

Lillian Helen Schuster

Gussy Burlin

Aaron Dachner

Denie Eisenberg

Garnette Friedman

Etta Roeder


11 Iyar 5773 – 17 Iyar 5773

Laurence J. Newman

Morris Freedman

Morris Jackman

Alita Michael

Sarah Eishtain

Louis L. Schaffer

Simon S. Siegel

Rose Weisman

Leo Burlin

Martin Fierman

Sam Freedman

Fannie Friedman

Ilene Aronovitz

Philip Grossman

Week ending May 4, 2013

18 Iyar 5773 – 24 Iyar 5773

Ida Aplis

Helen Kritzler

John Schwalb

Ralph Bauman

Samuel Spielman

Mollye Wakser

Nancy Adelson Gleiner

Diane Bassichis

Ted Cooper

Regina Pavolotsky

Gussie Pelunis

Rose Gutowitz

Beatrice Haas

Judy Kitchen

Simon Kurtz

Andrew Laurunen

Irene Weitzner

Ira Wieder

Bertha Leibovitz

Roberta H. Copperman

David Fogel

Edward Haas

Toni Lazarovich

Rose Ridell

Albert Adler

Ida Brick

Abraham Dobrin

Al Eisenberg

Alfred Setnik

Selma Swartz

Joseph Weissman

Touch a life… BECOME A HOSPICE

VOLUNTEER Hospice is a philosophy

of care, not a place. We care for our

patients wherever they call home. As a

vital part of our team, volunteers come

from all walks of life and have a variety

of skills, talents and abilities.

Opportunities to serve are diverse: visit

patients and families to provide

companionship, socialization and

comfort; help with legacy work,

transportation, light housework, meal

preparation, run errands, make phone

calls, help with clerical work, attend

health fairs, make presentations.

Volunteers with specialized

professional qualifications and training

are also needed: attorneys, licensed

hairdressers, massotherapists, pet

therapy dogs and their handlers.

The next east side series of volunteer

classes will be held at Hospice of the

Western Reserve, 300 East 185th

Street, Cleveland, 44119 on Saturdays,

April 6 (8:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m.) and

April 13 and 20 (8:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m.).

Teen and nonclinical volunteers

Required attendance at the first class

and 4 hours of self study, while clinical

volunteers must attend all classes and

do 4 hours of self study, Pre-

registration is required. For more

information or to register, call Mary

McGowan at 800-707-8922 ext. 6881.


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HONORABLE MENSCHEN

Donations made as of February 20, 2013

Hurricane Sandy Fund

Michelle Gold

Tzedakah Fund

Bernice Kain, in memory of Isadore & Elka Libby

Dachner

Ann Schamberger, in memory of Henry Koref (mother)

& Floy Schamberger (mother)

Sally & Sanford Ziff, in honor of Liz & Bob Fertel’s

birthdays

Fred J. Pearlman, for PB&J

Gert Kades, in memory of Alice Putterman (mother)

Mildred Wohl, in memory of Clara Waxman (sister-in-

law)

General Operating Fund

Marian Tolin, in memory of Ben Adelman (father)

Elaine & Ira Lapine, in memory of Jack & Selma

Lapine

Paul & Kim Singerman

Merritt Cole, in memory of Monroe Cole (husband)

Marcia Spiro, in honor of Sally Ziff’s 85th birthday and

Sally & Sanford Ziff’s 65th anniversary

Francine Hekelman in memory of her mother

Rita Babin, in memory of Mildren Tenebaum (mother)

Ronnie & Sheila Derrwald, in memory of Merceil

Derrwaldt

Jennie Brown, in memory of Chester Brown (uncle)

Sally & Sanford Ziff, in memory of Abraham Himmel

(stepfather)

Max & Vilma Kurtz, in memory of William Kurtz

(father) & Margaret Kalko (sister)

Daryl Rothenfeld, in memory of Marvin Rothenfeld

(father)

Sheila Roth, in memory of Louis Bondoley (father)

Rabbi Fred & Helen Eisenberg, in memory of Harry

Finer (father) & Ruth Finer (mother)

Jane York, in memory of Meyer Fertel (father)

Carol & Leonard Naft, in memory of Mildred Naft

(mother)

Arlene Wieder, in memory of Arnold Smason (father)

Jerry & Susie Strom in memory of Lynda Freedman’s

father, and in honor of the Ziff’s 65th anniversary and

Liz & Bob Fertel’s birthdays

Sherwin Goodman, in memory of Moishe Hoyat’s

mother

Bob & Babe Tolin in memory of Sanford Tolchinsky

(brother)

Hilda Blatt, in memory of Minnie Blatt (mother)

Jacqueline Rippin, in memory of Sylvia Rippin

(mother)

Marlene Leitson, in honor of the Ziff’s anniversary

Arlene Comet, in memory of Harry Krieger (father) and

Sally Krieger (mother)

Continued on page 13

Donations may be made to:

Belman Scholarship Fund: In Bill’s loving memory. For

Jewish camping, Israel trips, based on financial need.

Bima Fund: To maintain and enhance our Sanctuary Bima.

Building Fund: To maintain and enhance our building.

Chapel Education Fund: For religious items, i.e. prayer-

books.

Emily Goldsmith Memorial Fund: In Emily’s loving

memory. Makes religious school possible for students in

financial need.

Mack & Estelle Bossin Library Fund: In Mack and Es-

telle’s loving memory. A family fund to maintain and en-

hance our library.

Tzedakah Fund: Supports all tzedakah projects, including

the Hunger Fund, St. Al's monthly dinners, PB&J and the

Teddy Bear Bank.

General Operating Fund: Funds TINT’s daily operations.

Rabbi Frederick Eisenberg Music Fund: Rabbi Fred’s

fund to support and enhance all things musical at TINT.

Rabbi’s Philanthropic Fund: A fund Rabbi Matt uses for

tzedakah and extra budgetary needs.

Raskin Temple Beautification Fund: A family fund to

beautify our temple and grounds.

Henry & Carol Schoenewald Endowment Fund: A family

fund for extra budgetary needs, at the Rabbi’s discretion.

Irwin Abel Torah Fund: In Irwin’s loving memory. To

maintain, repair, and enhance our Torah scrolls.

Tree of Life Fund: For leaves on the simcha tree in the

Stark Family Social Hall

Lenore November Memorial Fund: In Lenore’s loving

memory. A family fund for extra budgetary needs, at the

Rabbi’s discretion.

Yahrzeit donations, unless otherwise specified, are applied to the General Operating Fund. If you would like to dedicate a prayer book in honor of, or in memory of someone, it is a $36.00 donation.

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Honorable Menschen—continued from pg. 12

Chapel Education Fund

Benjamin Derin

Emily Goldsmith Memorial Fund Dick Goldsmith

Judy Goldsmith

Josh Goldsmith

Zach Goldsmith

Henry & Carol Schoenewald Endowment

Fund

Carol Schoenewald in memory of Mollye

Klingman (mother)

Rabbi Frederick Eisenberg Music Fund

Liz & Bob Fertel in honor of Sally & Sanford

Ziff’s 65th anniversary

A Note from Mark Friedman, TINT VP of Membership

Most of us believe that membership outreach is the sole responsi-

bility of the persons who contribute their time, energy and talents

as members of the Membership Committee. That is partially true.

These folks work hard, devote time, and use their skills to help de-

fine programs and develop opportunities in which to attract new

congregants to our wonderful synagogue. But, we cannot be suc-

cessful without the efforts of all congregants.

For example, consider the efforts of Rabbi Matt in this regard: At

every opportunity, he makes a true effort to “recruit” a new congre-

gant. By being himself and taking a true interest in every individu-

al who enters our temple for services or every individual he engag-es in the community who has need of a rabbi, he imparts a distinct

message about the nature of our congregation, its members, our

religious school, in fact the many attributes of becoming a part of

Temple Israel Ner Tamid. In other words the rabbi becomes the

best advertisement for joining our congregation just by being a rep-

resentative of our congregation.

Now consider that each and every year, as a result of a congregant

passing away or moving out of the area, we have to make-up al-

most 7% of our congregational base. Just to stay even. So, the

task of maintaining and growing our congregation base is always a

challenge. Yet, so important to the lifeblood and future of Temple

Israel Ner Tamid.

So what can you do? Each of us knows a family member, a friend,

a neighbor who is unaffiliated. At whatever opportunity that may

arise, as part of a totally unrelated discussion, as a simple nudge,

ask that person why they are not affiliated. All of us have different

reasons for being part of a Jewish Congregation. I will not attempt

to enumerate some of those reasons here. But there is one reason

that prevails over all others - We are Jewish. We believe that by

heritage or choice, a thread ties us to each other – and back to a

rich and beautiful culture. It is this thread that binds us together, no

matter our liturgical beliefs.

Maintaining this thread and strengthening this thread is our guaran-

tee of the future of our culture. It may be the only pathway to our

future. It is this thread that keeps Temple Israel Ner Tamid vital

and growing.

So, what can you do? Follow Rabbi Matt’s lead. Don’t be hesitant

to ask someone to consider the many benefits of becoming a con-

gregant of Temple Israel Ner Tamid. Don’t be hesitant to seek out

this opportunity to strengthen our thread. By doing so, you help

strengthen the thread for all of us – for all Jewry around the world.

For Passover: CARROT APPLE & ALMOND KUGEL Serves 10 as a side dish

2 T vegetable oil

l lb. carrots, scraped and grated

2 tart apples, peeled and grated

1 T lemon juice

2 T orange juice

1 T sugar

3 cups matzo farfel

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. ground ginger

1/4 tsp. grated nutmeg

1 tsp. grated lemon zest

3/4 cup sliced almonds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13" pan

with 1 T vegetable oil.

Grate carrots and apples in food processor for about

5 cups. Combine with lemon and orange juices in a

large bowl. Rinse matzo farfel in warm water, drain.

Add farfel to carrot mixture with sugar, ginger, nut-

meg, lemon zest, salt and 1 T vegetable oil. Taste

and adjust flavor; batter should be moist. Spoon into

prepared pan, scatter with almonds. Bake 30-40

minutes until crisp on top and mixture is set. Serve

hot or at room temperature.

From Passover Cookery: In the Kitchen With Joan Kekst


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Put our June 2014 Israel trip on your calendar, details to follow!

“Next year, in Jerusalem!” At the conclusion of the Passover Seder we sing l’shannah ha’ba’ah b’yerushalayim -

next year in Jerusalem. Soon, we are presented with an opportunity to fulfill that prayer.

In June 2014, travel to Israel with our Rabbis. This will be a meaningful and exciting, escorted tour of Israel going from Tel Aviv to

the Dead Sea to Jerusalem, with visits to Safed, the Golan Heights, Masada, Yad VaShem, Haifa, our holy places and archaeologi-

cal sites.

Very tentative dates: June 12-20, 2014

Very tentative pricing: land package $3500, airfare $1800 -- will include hotel, some meals, motorcoach transportation and more.

If it is too early to establish dates and pricing, then why announce the trip? To let you know as early as possible, because a trip of

this importance requires time for people to organize their calendars and finances. FYI, the congregational trip in June 2009 cost

about $2500 land, $1800 air. By this summer we will have firm dates and prices.

Call Rabbi Matthew Eisenberg if you are interested, (440) 473-5120.

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