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April 2016 Adar II-Nisan 5776

Volume 63 • Number 3

In This Issue: Page 5 Passover 1 Annual Meeting Page 11 Dr. Bor Appreciation Shabbat Dinner

My Cup Runneth Over…with WaterBy Ben Kreshtool

As we enter the month of Nisan, we begin our preparations for the Festival of Pesach which occurs on the 14th of the month. Nisan is filled with many significant days, not just Pesach. On the 10th of Nisan, we learn that Miryam died after 39 years in the desert. Miryam is the first of Israel’s three great benefactors to die, and when she died, there was no water for the congregation. It is taught that three gifts were given to Israel because of the merit of Moshe, Aharon and Miryam. Due to her merit, a well had been granted to Israel in Miryam’s honor, and when she died, the well disappeared.

Midrashic texts teach us about Miryam’s well. They say it was a sieve-like rock where water gushed out from the top. It travelled along with B’nei Yisrael through the wilderness and when they stopped to camp, the well would stop too, resting by Moshe’s tent near the entrance to the courtyard. The princes of the tribes would raise their staffs and the water would gush forth and separate into four streams which would form the layout of the camp. There would be so much water that women would travel by boat to visit each other in the different tribes. The Talmud teaches us that one who wishes to see the well should climb Mt. Carmel and look in the distance. You will see a rock in the sea; this is Miryam’s well that fills all of the wells in the world.

These midrashim correspond to Pesach and our people in a beautiful way. The story of Pesach is filled with water. The story begins with water when Pharaoh orders all the Jewish male babies be thrown into the waters of the Nile. It continues when Miryam places Moshe’s basket in the waters of the Nile. She follows it to where Pharaoh’s daughter draws him out and

grants him his destiny. The waters of the Sea of Reeds rise up like walls, creating a path that led B’nei Yisrael to freedom. Water purified the Priests when they performed their sacred service and it was on water that boats travelled and brought chalutzim (pioneers) to build the land. It is water that drips, every precious drop that makes the Negev bloom; like water, the Torah quenches the spiritual thirst of our people. In recent years, there has been a tradition to place a cup of water on the seder table in honor of Miryam. Whether you choose to do this or not, Miryam’s legacy should

have an impact on your seder.

We often associate Miryam with water, not only because she stood with Moshe when B’nei Yisrael crossed the sea. Many of the significant events in Miryam’s life were surrounded by water.

We can all learn important lessons from Miryam. We should be courageous like she was when she put the basket in the river; we should learn from our mistakes like she did when she spoke ill of Moshe’s wife; and we should be devout like she was in the way she dedicated her whole life to Israel. This Pesach, keep in mind these lessons with hope for a year full of blessings that flow like water.

Chag Pesach kasher v’sameach!

“... like water, the Torah quenches the spiritual thirst of our people.”

2 The Voice of Beth El Congregation

A Speedy Recovery to:Mitchel Penn

The Beth El Family

The Family of the late Sigmund C. Aiken.

Lillian Blank and Lloyd Lurie on the loss of their beloved brother, Lawrence Harvey Lurie.

Erma Caplan on the loss of her beloved husband, Bernard Caplan.

Bette and Herbert Dahne on the loss of their beloved grandson, Joshua Bryan Dahne.

Frances Fox on the loss of her beloved husband, Harry D. Fox.

Susan Himmel on the loss of her beloved brother, J. Robert Weisberg.

Arlene Jacobson on the loss of her beloved mother, Jean. B. Meyers.

The Family of the late Dr. David I. Miller.

Sylvia Schneider on the loss of her beloved husband, Stanford Joel Schneider.

Harriet Schuster on the loss of her beloved father, Murray K. Lilley.

Steven Shapiro on the loss of his beloved mother, Diane A. Shapiro.

Our Deepest Sympathy to:

Our Heartiest Mazel Tov to:

Drs. Hana and Eyal Bor on the birth of their granddaughter, Rachel Ruth Levin.

Jennifer and Andy Grossman on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Matthew Reid Grossman; grandparents are Ann Sue and Leonard Grossman, Leslie Rubell and great-grandmother, Ann Fealkoff.

Leslie and Kevin Hollins on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Carter Astrin Hollins; grandparents are Marilyn and Jim Dickman and Carol and Michael Hollins.

Rina and Howard Janet on the engagement of their son, Andrew, to Anna Klein; grandmother is Miriam Smelkinson.

Dr. Richard and Odalis Kuntz on the birth of their granddaughter, Ashton Elizabeth Kaska; great-grandparents are Marlene and Benjamin Kuntz.

Katelyn and Matt Levinson on the birth of their daughter, Jillian Paige Levinson; grandparents are Debra and Ira Levinson.

Jeff Tannebaum on the Bar Mitzvah of his son, William Stanley Tannebaum. William is also the son of the late Jill Tannebaum; grandparents are Carole and William Oliver and Linda and David Oravecz.

Allyson and Edwin Villamater on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Ethan Kellner Villamater; grandson of Dr. Myron Kellner and the late Mrs. Tamar Kellner and Dr. and Mrs. Edgardo Villamater.

Dr. Phill and Susan Weiner on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Trevor Weiner.

Elina and Jonathan Baron and Kristin Weisman and Josh Tornabene on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Madeline Mary Weisman; grandparents are Susan Baron Robertson, Avi Baron, John and Sue Weisman, Mary Peroutka, Beth Berman, and Marc and Abby Berman.

Milestone Anniversaries:Kathy and Clifford Gelb on their 30th

Lynne and Stephen Richmond on their 30th

Karen and Barry Drake on their 40th

Jane and Dennis Herman on their 40th

Ilene and Elliot Merenbloom on their 55th

Barbara and Edward Berkowitz on their 65th

Sigmund C. AikenBernard Caplan

Harry D. FoxDr. David I. Miller

Stanford Joel SchneiderDiane A. Shapiro

We mourn the passing of our members and extend sincere condolences to their families.

In Memoriam

Bar & Bat Mitzvah

Bat Mitzvah Madeline Mary Weisman, daughter of Kristin Weisman and Jonathan Baron, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on April 9, 2016.

Bar Mitzvah Carter Astrin Hollins, son of Leslie and Kevin Hollins, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on April 16, 2016.

Bar Mitzvah Ethan Kellner Villamater, son of Allyson and Edwin Villamater, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on April 16, 2016.

Bar Mitzvah Matthew Reid Grossman, son of Jennifer and Andy Grossman, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on April 30, 2016.

Bar Mitzvah William Stanley Tannebaum, son of Jeff Tannebaum and the late Jill Tannebaum, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on April 9, 2016.

3The Voice of Beth El Congregation

MorningMonday – Friday 8:00 a.m.Rosh Chodesh 7:45 a.m.Shabbat 10:00 a.m.Sunday &Legal Holidays 9:15 a.m.

EveningMonday – Thursday 7:30 p.m.Friday 6:00 p.m.Saturday Sundown*Sunday &Legal Holidays 5:30 p.m.

*Check website or call 410-580-2727

Daily Schedule of Services

Friday, April 1Morning Service 9:00 a.m.Evening Service 6:00 p.m.Candle lighting 7:11 p.m.

Saturday, April 2 Parsha of the Week – SheminiMorning Service 10:00 a.m.Evening Service 7:15 p.m.


Saturday, April 9 Rosh Chodesh Nisan Parsha of the Week – TazriaMorning Service 10:00 a.m.Evening Service 7:15 p.m.


Saturday, April 16 Parsha of the Week – MetzoraMorning Service 10:00 a.m.Evening Service 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 21Morning Service 8:00 a.m.Evening Service 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 22 Erev Pesach, 1st SederMorning Service/Fast 7:45 a.m. of FirstbornEvening Service 6:00 p.m.Candle lighting 7:31 p.m.

Saturday, April 23* Pesach – Day 1, 2nd SederMorning Service 10:00 a.m.Afternoon Service 1:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 24 Pesach – Day 2Morning Service 10:00 a.m.Evening Service 5:30 p.m.

Monday, April 25 Pesach – 1st Intermediate DayMorning Service 7:45 a.m.Evening Service 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 26 Pesach – 2nd Intermediate DayMorning Service 7:45 a.m.Evening Service 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 27 Pesach – 3rd Intermediate DayMorning Service 7:45 a.m.Evening Service 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 28 Pesach – 4th Intermediate DayMorning Service 7:45 a.m.Evening Service 6:00 p.m.

Friday, April 29 Pesach – 7th DayMorning Service 10:00 a.m.Evening Service 6:00 p.m.Candle lighting 7:38 p.m.

Saturday, April 30 Pesach -8th DayMorning Service/Yizkor 10:00 a.m.Evening Service 7:45 p.m.

Healing Service Saturday, April 16, at 9:00 a.m. in the Kreitzer Memorial Room

Every month, Rabbi Saroken leads a healing service for people who are looking for a safe and supportive place and a group of people with whom to pray, sing out to God and reflect on life.

Using Jewish wisdom, conversation and compassion, participants will find themselves strengthened through the encounter.

*From the Ritual Office

Due to the timing of the Second Seder on Saturday night, April 23, a special Shabbat Mincha service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Evening services for that night have been cancelled. Those wishing to recite Kaddish for the 16th of Nisan will still have the opportunity to do so at Yom Tov Shacharit services and Mincha service on Sunday, April 24.

Schedule of Services


The quiet calm of early rising. First stirrings. A creak on the steps, always that same spot. The dog rustles in his bed, sniffing the air to know what the day will bring, stretching his legs, wondering about food and weather, sensing his master’s mood. A moment to stop and think, to consciously embrace a new day, its challenges and the gentle grace it brings. Breath and life, an old song rattles in the back of my mind. When did I first hear that, those artful notes, that plaintive melody?

He is older now, our pooch. Almost venerable in his doggish ways. He patiently sits by the window and waits, looking out, scanning the yards, his domain. He knows every inch of it, every corner and crack, every twig fallen from a tree. We slip out of the door from the warmth of home to another world. A red light slowly, softly, gently, yet inexorably rises in the east. Street lights begin to sputter and go out, like giant candles whose wicks have run down into melted wax, agents of their own destruction.

Up ahead a raccoon crosses our path, pausing for a moment to stare balefully at us with his bandit eyes. Everything is heightened. Each bird’s song can be heard. The wind, only in the upper branches of the trees, murmurs of summers past and springs to come. Stars and

planets shine brightly. There is Venus, there Jupiter, there red-tinted Mars. A sickle moon presides over the heavens, almost austere in its dignity, its endless rounds of waxing and waning. There is a quiet in these moments that is restful and pregnant at the same time, soon to be released, but also precious.

Lights flicker in homes along the way, others rising to a new day. Soon the phones will be ringing, the highway in the distance humming, the emails dinging, all of the noise of modern life in its constant cacophony. But not quite yet. Dawn still stubbornly clings, refusing for yet another moment (or two) to relinquish this early morning sacred time to the sun. With gratitude, we’ll wait patiently, and walk on.

Blessings of Early Rising

Rabbi’s ReflectionBy Rabbi Steven Schwartz

“Dawn still stubbornly clings, refusing for yet another moment (or two) to relinquish this early morning sacred time to the sun.”


Purchase Your Haggadot!Purchase your haggadah at the front desk for $8/members and $10/non-members.

Email Diane at [email protected] if you would like to purchase a haggadah or CD.

Selling of Chametz Through Beth ElChametz, or grains such as rice, pasta, and bread, are prohibited during Passover. Email Gil Kleiner at [email protected] if you would like to authorize Rabbi Schwartz to serve as your agent to sell chametz.

Counting the OmerThe Omer period is a time of 49 days (seven full weeks) beginning with the second night of Pesach, Saturday, April 23, and ending on Shavuot, Saturday, June 11.

The Omer is a time of hope as spring unfolds and the Jewish people move toward the revelation of Mount Sinai.

The Beth El Haggadah

Passover 2016

Fast of the Firstborn

Friday, April 22 • 7:45 a.m.Gorn Chapel

Traditionally, first-born sons are expected to fast on this day of the seder in anticipation of being redeemed and spared by God, as were the Hebrew first-born sons in Egypt on the first Passover.

Through participation in a siyum, the obligation to fast is voided.

MAZON: A Jewish Response to HungerYou can fulfill our ancient Jewish tradition of feeding the hungry

by making a donation to MAZON.Make a donation:

Online with a credit card or e-check at www.mazon.org

by phone at1-800-813-0557

or by mail at:MAZON:

A Jewish Response to Hunger PO Box 96119

Washington D.C. 20090Please include “Beth El Congregation” and “Passover” within your donation.


If you would like to donate to the Generations Campaign, please contact Ailene Sher at [email protected] or 410-580-5159.

Alvin and Lois LapidusAlvin and Lois Lapidus have had a long and meaningful relationship with Beth El.

Lois’s parents were founding members when the synagogue was established in 1948. Eight years later, Alvin and Lois were married and became synagogue members; and it has been a place of connection for them and their family ever since.

The family values its relationships with Rabbis Schwartz and Saroken.

Alvin and Lois Lapidus have created a Center for Healing and Spirituality that will offer unique experiences to both the synagogue community and the community at large. The tenor of the Center and its purpose are to offer compelling programs to people who want to experience growth, rejuvenation and emotional wellbeing. Other features will focus on attracting younger people to encourage meeting and connection with one another.

Their three daughters, Caryn Corenblum, Nancy L. Oring and Dr. Simone L. Cohen, attended Beth El schools, celebrated their B’not Mitzah here and were Beth El brides. All three daughters are enthusiastic supporters of this initiative and are inspired and committed to the Center’s unfolding purpose and vision.

Alvin and Lois hope the Center will be a welcoming beacon, available to those who yearn for personal growth and/or face problems, whether they’re financial, emotional, loss, illness, or any number of family issues. The couple envisions a Center that will help and inspire positive results for its constituents.

The Alvin & Lois Lapidus Center for Healing and Spirituality

Save the Dates for these new Spring Programs!The Art of DeclutteringTuesday, April 5, at 7:00 p.m.; Kolker RoomNadine Sachs of Organized to Succeed will help us to understand what causes clutter to accumulate in the home. We will learn a step-by-step approach to organizing that works even in extreme situations and out how to get a storage area, room or an entire house in shape before Passover and maintain reasonable order.

Cost: $10/person. RSVP to [email protected].

Thursday, April 14, Storytelling Workshop with Laura Wexler, 5:30 p.m.; Kolker RoomAttend a workshop with Laura Wexler of Baltimore’s Stoop Stories. We will learn the seven principles of storytelling and apply them to enhancing how we tell the story of Passover. Cost: $20/person. RSVP to [email protected].

Saturday, May 7, Mother Love, 7:30 p.m.; Kolker Room In honor of our mothers who have passed, join Rabbi Saroken for a special gathering this Mother’s Day weekend at which we will share stories and memories of the mothers who shaped us.

RSVP to [email protected].

Generations Campaign


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Closing Luncheon Meeting, Installation of Officers and Program

Monday, May 23, at 11:30 a.m. in the Offit AuditoriumOur guest presenter, Dr. Daniel Weiser, will perform Gershwin selections and share interesting aspects of his life and Jewish connections. Dr. Weiser, the founder and artistic director of AmiciMusic, has played nationally and internationally. He is dedicated to performing chamber music in intimate venues and to breaking down musical barriers between the performers and the audience. An animated and interactive musician, Dr. Weiser engages his audience with great aplomb.

If you are NOT a subscription holder, send a $20 check made out to:

Beth El Sisterhood - LuncheonsAttn: Luncheons - Marcia Boonshaft or Esther Harris

8101 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21208

Subscription Holders Only:

If you will not be attending, it is important that you notify Esther Harris at 410-486-3177 or [email protected] or Marcia Boonshaft at 410-484-3112 or [email protected] by Wednesday, May 11, 2016.

We regret that we are unable to seat walk-ins for the luncheon; however, all are welcome to attend the program which begins at 1:00 p.m.

Use the coupon below for the Closing Luncheon. RSVP by May 11, 2016.Name _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Home Phone ________________________________________ Cell Phone _______________________________________

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SisterhoodBeth El

Slate of Officers for 2016-2017Beth El Sisterhood officers for 2016-2017 will be formally installed along with the new board members at the closing general meeting and luncheon on Monday, May 23, 2016.

Co-Presidents Barbara Levenson and Ilene Merenbloom

Vice Presidents Dale Kahn, Phyllis Kline, and Tammy Schnydman

Recording Secretary Harriet Weiner

Corresponding Secretary Nanci Seff

Treasurer Alice Kuryk

Co-Treasurer Robin Kleiman

Comptroller Bette Dahne

Budget Coordinator Glenda Chernoff

Financial Secretaries (A-G) Nancy Medin (H-O) Marlene Morrison (P-Z) Ellie Spind

Parliamentarian Judy Schwartz

Board Members 2016-2017TeRM expiRing 2017Judie Davis Eunice FriedmanRuth Hurwitz

Karen LentBarbara MendelsohnBetsy Narrow

Leslie PapelBeverly PennJudy Rosenberg

Sheila RosenfeldBetsy RosenthalAnita Sherman

TERM ExPIRING 2018 Susan AboschMichelle AzwalinskyAnnyce Baylin

Edy BondroffMarcia BoonshaftSandy G. Gordon

Risa GottliebBarbara GreenEsta Schein

Judi SnyderJodi StapplerCherie Stewart

TERM ExPIRING 2019Norma AxelSherry BernsteinMarta Braverman

Barbara CohenPhyllis CutlerBeverly Epstein

Helen Friedman Merle Intner Roz Kurman

Nancy OringArlene PerloffSheryl Reicher


Unique BoutiqueSunday, May 15, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday, May 16, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

(Sip and Shop)*Tuesday, May 17, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

*To celebrate our 12th year, we are offering an evening opening on Monday with wine and crudités for your sipping and noshing pleasure.

Many of your favorite vendors will be returning including the following: Accessories by Bonnie, Barbara Brodie Designs, DG Designs, Essentials by Iris, Faye Mendelsohn Cosmetics, Flower Farm, Fashnique, Glam Girls, Ibhana Creations, It’s In the Bag, Kids Stop, La Cigale (French linens), Lena Long Jewelry, Laurie Harlow, Sababa-Israeli Jewelry, Shea Marne Accessories, Sparkle ‘Bloom, Sock Drawer and More (sheets), Swirl, and The Jewelry Lady.

Many new vendors will participate in this well-known and popular event. Some of them are Artfully Designed Jewelry (Kathy Hodin), Crystal Luxe Lighting, Happy It’s Mine (Rebecca Kaizar), Peach (lingerie), Whyte House Monograms, Beads by Bonnie, Lori Albert, Serenity Fitness Boutique, and Stickerdoodles.

Check your Smart Shopper and Valpak for a chance to win $100. Lunch and snacks catered by Pearl will be available at the Boutique Café. Plan to purchase spring plants at the Flower Booth.

We are also soliciting volunteers to work at the show and to help with publicity for the three-day event.

If you are social media savvy or are interested in working at the event, please contact Ilene Merenbloom at 410-486-6822 or [email protected].

We look forward to having all our Beth El members, friends, family and neighbors join us and promote this exciting 2016 Unique Boutique.

Joint Sisterhood DinnerMonday, April 11, 2016 at Beth IsraelRegistration - 6:00 p.m. | Cost - $36.00/person

“Savvy Steps”: A Professional Ballroom Dance Performance by StudioDNA, featuring John Dawson held at 3706 Crondall Lane, Owings Mills, MD 21117.

BiblioBiblio, our Sisterhood’s book discussion group, meets monthly on Wednesdays at noon in the Kolker Room. All Beth El members and the community are cordially invited to participate. There is no fee for attending. Our reviewers are outstanding, interesting, knowledgeable and thoroughly conversant with the subject matter. They are free to choose timely fiction or non-fiction. You may choose to participate in a lively discussion that follows. Please bring a dairy lunch. Beth El supplies tea and coffee. Each month a volunteer hostess provides dessert.

On Wednesday, April 13, Rabbi Faith Cantor will review Son of Hamas by Mosab Hassan Yousef. Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of Hamas founder, reveals the truth about how the Hamas terror group aims to kill civilians and uses Palestinian children as human shields.

A Gift for the BrideSisterhood presents the book Living a Jewish Life by Anita Diamant to brides who are the daughters or daughters-in-law of a Sisterhood or congregation member. This book discusses Jewish traditions, customs, and values for today’s families. It covers every aspect of life and it is a wonderful reference book for a couple beginning married life.

If you wish to have this book given to a new bride, please contact Marta Braverman at 410-358-6509 ([email protected]).

Afternoon of GamesTuesday, April 5, 2016, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Bring your friends, partners, card games and Mah Jongg sets for a fun afternoon of games! If you are playing Bridge, we will provide you with a quiet space.

We are serving lunch, sweets and munchies, along with coffee and tea.

The cost is $25/person. Please contact Ruth Hurwitz at 410-486-2875 for more information.

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Upcoming Sisterhood Trips to Washington D.C.All the Way at the Arena StageSunday, April 10, 2016, 10:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.If you wish to be put on the wait list for this trip, please contact Linda Mondell at 410-486-1542 ([email protected]) or Ellen Wiesenberger at 410-484-6411 ([email protected]).

National Geographic Museum and George Washington University Museum and Textile MuseumThursday, June 9, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.We will visit the National Geographic Museum in the morning, have lunch in a private room at Bertucci’s, and following lunch, tour the George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum. The cost of the trip is $105 per person. If you have any questions or wish to be put on the wait list for this trip, call Robin Kleiman at 410-653-0113 or Marlene Siegel at 410-484-1844.

Theater JSunday, July 17, 2016On this trip, you will see the play Another Way Home and have lunch at Maggiano’s. The play, by Anna Ziegler, captures the beauty and torment of the well-worn theme of midlife crises and adolescent angst. The cost of this trip is $115 per person.

There are still a few openings available for this trip. If you are interested, contact Linda Mondell at 410-486-1542 ([email protected]), or Ellen Wiesenberger at 410-484-6411 ([email protected]).

Fall 2016: Save These Dates!Tuesday, September 13, 2016: Washington DCVisit the US Archives Museum and the Hirschhorn Museum and Gardens. Registration will open on Tuesday, May 3, at 9:00 a.m.

Thursday, October 20, 2016: Doylestown, PAVisit the Mercer Museum, Fonthill Castle and James Michener’s home. Registration will open on Monday, May 23, at 9:00 a.m.

If you have any questions, contact Linda Mondell at 410-486-1542 ([email protected]), Robin Kleiman at 410-653-0113 ([email protected]), Marlene Siegel at 410-484-1844 ([email protected]) or Ellen Wiesenberger at 410-484-6411 ([email protected]).

Federation of Jewish Women’s Organizations of Maryland

Centennial ConventionThursday, May 19, 2016, at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Join us as we celebrate our 100th year as the oldest women’s Federation in the United States.

The theme of the convention is: STRENGTH IN UNITY: 100 YEARS OF FEDERATION and the keynote speaker will be Marcia Greenberger, the founder and Co-President of the National Women’s Law Center. Sisterhood is proud to announce that Alice Kuryk will be the recipient of Federation’s Builder of Unity Award at this event.

Cost: $40 per person. Please make your check out to Beth El Sisterhood and mail to Beth El Sisterhood. Attention: Mrs. Judy Rosenberg 8101 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21208. If you want to sit at a Beth El table, the registration deadline is Thursday, April 28, 2016.


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News from the Agus LibraryAgus Library Hours

Monday: 9:00-11:00 a.m. 1:30-2:30 p.m.Tuesday: 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Wednesday: 9:15-11:00 a.m.Thursday: 10:00-11:00 a.m. 3:15-4:15 p.m.

Please contact Marlene Siegel at 410-484-1844 or Barbara Berkowitz 410-296-8424 if the scheduled hours do not work for you.

Book Review: Killing a King by Dan EphronThis non-fiction book provides a riveting account of the assassination of Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. This death remains the single most consequential event in Israel’s recent history and one that fundamentally altered the trajectory for both Israel and the Palestinians. Killing a King relates the parallel stories of Rabin and his assassin Yigal Amir. It traces their lives during the two years leading up to the assassination as one of them planned political deals he hoped would lead to peace and the other plotted murder.

Dan Ephron, who reported from the Middle East for two decades, covered both the rally where Rabin was killed and the murder trial of Yigal Amir. He describes clearly and concisely Rabin’s efforts to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and reveals what led Amir to commit his murder of the Prime Minister. Ephron recounts in detail how the extremists on both sides undermined the peace process with ghastly violence and he reconstructs the relentless scheming of Amir. The book also exposes how the agency charged with safeguarding Rabin missed key clues, overlooked intelligence reports and failed to protect him at a critical moment.

Killing a King has been designated as a Notable Book of 2015 by the New York Times. It will keep your attention because it is vividly written and presents an insightful narrative. As you read it, you are reminded that sometimes an assassin’s bullet really can alter the course of history and it will make you ponder what Israel would be like today if Rabin had lived.

If you glance at the Beth El Sisterhood Gift Shop windows, your next step will be to walk in so you can take a closer look at the beautiful items on display. Our buyers have been to the famed New York Gift Show with the Beth El Congregation in mind. There are wonderful offerings for Passover, such as Kiddush cups of every size and design, Miriam cups to adorn your table, as well as beautiful serving dishes and containers. Matzah plates and covers are yours for the asking. We have a variety of unique gifts for both adults and children and, as always, the magnificent tallit for those anticipating B’nai Mitzvot along with a variety of unusual jewelry. Stop in early so you can have first choice of the amazing things that fill our shelves.

May MeetingThe Beth El Seniors will be holding their next meeting on Sunday, May 15, 2016, in the Myers Auditorium, at 6:30 p.m. The cost for this dinner is $21.00 for members and $24.00 for guests. Shannon Wollman will provide entertainment for this evening. Reservations and payments for the evening are due no later than April 30, 2016. Please advise us if you would like a sugar-free dessert and with whom you wish to be seated. The seating committee will do its best to accommodate your seating wishes. Please try to get your reservations in on time. Mark envelope: Ruthye. Come join us and bring some friends along with you. We offer an entertaining, inexpensive evening, dinner, entertainment and friendly company. Who could ask for anything more? It’s even cheaper than Restaurant Week. Join us and we won’t be strangers anymore. For further information, call Ruthye Steinberg at 410-655-8242 or Maxine Kontoff at 410-486-1653.

MembershipBeth El Seniors is always welcoming new members 50 years of age or older to join our active organization. Dues are still only $15.00 per person per year, plus monthly dinner and enjoyable entertainment at the ridiculously low cost of $21.00 per member. Where else can you get such a deal?

Call Ruthye Steinberg at 410-655-8242 for a membership application.

Torah Maintenance CardsA project of the Beth El Seniors is to support the care and repair of our synagogue’s Torahs and Megillot. A kosher, usable Torah must be written by hand with a pen and special ink by a learned scribe. Every letter must be perfectly formed and every word must be correctly spelled. The ink cannot be chipped off even a little bit. The parchment on which the Torah is written must be flawless. The slightest tear or smudge will render the Torah unfit for use. The Beth El Torahs are regularly inspected and repaired. This is a costly process. It is a mitzvah to contribute to a process that keeps our sacred scrolls preserved for future generations. Torah Maintenance Cards may be purchased at the Beth El front office or call Dorothy Fineblum at 410-653-2631. These all-purpose cards are six for $10.00 or $2.00 each.

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Committees

The Social Action Committee is continuing the collection of food for the Baltimore Hunger Project. If you are interested in supporting this project, please contact either Ellen at [email protected] or Jeanette at [email protected] and we will provide you with the specific food items required.

Mishloach Manot bags will, once again, be delivered to congregants for Purim.

The committee has again taken on providing Passover food to those less fortunate families in our community. We would very much appreciate your contributions of non-perishable food (no matzah please). You can drop off your items at the front desk before Friday, April 8.

CommitteeSocial Action

CommitteeIsrael Affairs

Shabbat Speaker SeriesJoin our rabbis for Beth El’s Post-Kiddush Speaker Series on “How Israel Impacts My Life as an American Rabbi.” The rabbis will lead a discussion on how Israel affects their lives as American Jews and as clergy of a leading synagogue.

All discussions will be held at 12:45 p.m. immediately following the Kiddush. Dates are as follows:

Saturday, April 9: Rabbi Faith CantorSaturday, May 7: Rabbi Dana SarokenSaturday, May 21: Rabbi George Wielechowski

We hope you will join us for any or all of these informative discussions. For more information, please contact Jane Zweig at [email protected].

Upcoming Events:Saturday, April 9 - Bingo, potluck dinner, Havdalah at 6:30 p.m. at Palisades of Towson for $15/person. Submit checks to Yvonne. Please email Debbie Shore at [email protected] to let her know what you are bringing. RSVPs are due by Friday, April 1.

Sunday, May 22 - Rabbi’s discussion and reception with Rabbi Saroken at 5:30 p.m. The topic will be “Recognizing Life’s Transitions - the Phases of our Lives.”

If you have any questions or would like to join the group, please email Fraeda Lewis at [email protected].

Baby BoomersEmpty Nesters &

Group

ClubMen’s

We will hold meetings on Sunday April 17, Sunday, May 22, and Sunday, June 26, all at 9:45 a.m to discuss upcoming events and plan the calendar for next year. We will not have a gathering in July or August, but at the June meeting, we will publish our schedule through June 2017.

We have committed to continuing the great tradition we started this past year with the Steak in the Sukkah with the Rabbi as our marquee annual event. Subject to confirmation from Beth El, the tentative date for this event will be on Wednesday, October 19, from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. If you attended this past year, you know why we are continuing this new tradition. The event was absolutely amazing. Nearly 50 men, three types of steak, an education in three to four types of scotch, along with tastings, honoring Rabbi Schwartz and celebrating The Men’s Club in the Sukkah! If you were unable to attend, mark your calendar now for this amazing event!

The Men’s Club is establishing its presence as a monthly gathering where Beth El’s men can hang out and enjoy each other’s company. We will have a few large brunches during the course of the year, and we will have far more gatherings of different shapes and sizes to learn more about each other, our careers, and how we can help each other throughout our lives.

This is your Men’s Club, and you are going to love it! Attend what you can, when you can. We will work hard to give you advance notice, and/or last minute notice. We will have a presence on Beth El’s email updates, website, Voice, Shofar, and Facebook.

As always, we thrive on all feedback from everyone, so please, don’t be shy and give us your thoughts!

Finally, we would love if each and every one of you could send me a quick email, telling me what topic you would enjoy sharing with other guys at a monthly gathering. Suggestions could include some aspects of your life you want to share with others, something about your background, about your career, or my favorite, some aspect of your life that you could share with others by way of networking or mentoring. We have so much to share, so many ways to help each other.

Yours in brotherhood,

Harry Siegel, Beth El Men’s Club President [email protected]


Dr. Eyal Bor Appreciation DinnerFriday, May 20, 2016Following 6:00 p.m. Evening ServicesYou are cordially invited to a special Shabbat evening honoring Dr. Eyal Bor for 25 years of service to Beth El Congregation.

Cost is $36/adults; $15/children under 12

We will celebrate the accomplishments and dedication of Dr. Eyal Bor, Director of Beth El Schools and The Rabbi Mark G. Loeb Center for Lifelong Learning. Please join us for Shabbat dinner, surprise guests, and musical entertainment.

RSVP by Friday, May 6, to Ellen Marks at [email protected] or 410-580-5166.

You are cordially invited to a special Shabbat evening honoring Dr. Eyal Bor for 25 years of service to Beth El Congregation

We will celebrate the accomplishments and dedication of Dr. Eyal Bor, Director of Beth El Schools and The Rabbi Mark G. Loeb

Center for Lifelong Learning

Please join us for Shabbat dinner, surprise guests, and musical entertainment

Dr. Eyal Bor Appreciation DinnerFriday, May 20, 2016

Following 6:00 p.m. Evening Services$36/adults; $15/children under 12

RSVP by Friday, May 6, to Ellen Marks at [email protected] or 410-580-5166

Annual Meeting 2016Wednesday, May 18, at 6:15 p.m.Please join us in the Offit Auditorium for the 68th Annual Congregational Meeting. Marc Terrill, President of The Associated, will speak on “Emerging Trends in the Jewish Community.”

More information to follow.

SAVE THE DATE!Shabbat Match

Friday, June 3, 2016Our Fall Shabbat Match was such a success that we are bringing it back this Spring! Save the date for this in-home, small group, fully-catered Shabbat dinner where you can meet and have a meaningful Shabbat experience with other members of the Beth El community. More details to follow.

Paint Night at Painted PaletteJoin us on Thursday, May 5, at 7:00 p.m. at the Painted Palette (5708 Newbury St. 21209) for a fun night of painting with your Beth El friends!

Wine and light refreshments will be provided.

Cost: $35/person in advance. Limited to 50 people. Payment will not be accepted at the door. RSVP to Alyssa at [email protected] or 410-484-0411 by Monday, April 25. Your payment is your reservation. For any questions, contact ellen Budish at [email protected] or 443-857-7499.

Parking is limited. Carpooling is suggested.

Sponsored by the Events Committee.

Dear Sisterhood Members:

On behalf of the students, teachers and families from all our departments from Infant & Toddler, Preschool, Hebrew School, Atid, Achshav, and the Neighborhood locations, we thank you for all of your ongoing support, and even more so for your generous and remarkable gift for our end of year Israel Festival on May 22. Because of your sponsorship, we will be honoring Dr. Eyal Bor for his 25 years of dedication and creative programming for our Beth El Schools. Your commitment to our schools is inspiring and we owe you our debt of gratitude.

Events


Adult Education Offers Another Successful Year of Programming At a recent Shiva home, the comment was made about how proud Rabbi Loeb would be if he could see the current schedule of Adult Education classes being offered at Beth El. This whole year has been filled with a myriad of different programming and week after week, we are delighted to see so many people being inspired by our Adult Education Program. Whether a packed house for the Agus Academy, or a Scholar in Residence weekend that crossed the generations, the Adult Education Committee works tirelessly dreaming up creative ideas and implementing them. This year, Mah Jongg has been a success, as has Jewish Mysticism and Qu’ranic Theology. The diversity of our offerings can compete with a college course catalogue, and we are always looking for recommendations for new topics. For more information on Adult Education programs, please contact Ellen Marks at [email protected] or 410-580-5166.

Agus Academy Spring SessionClose Encounters of an Unusual Kind Join Rabbi Dana Saroken on Mondays, April 18, 25, May 2, and 9 for close reading of biblical texts and midrash about some of the most well-known and some of the lesser known characters in Tanakh. Rabbi Saroken’s discussion, “The Imahot - Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah; What makes these women so great?” takes place in the Agus Library from 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. There is no charge for this series.

Evening Book Club for Men and WomenTuesday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m.Jill Eisen, Director of Outreach and Assistant Principal, Beth El Schools, will lead a discussion on The Art Forger by B. A. Shapiro. Coffee and snacks will be provided. For more information, contact Denise Franz at [email protected].

Adult Education1stWednesdays @BethEl 1st Wednesdays@BethEl presents April’s event featuring Chef, author, and restauranteur, Bryan Voltaggio on Wednesday, April 6th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Offit Auditorium. A resident of Frederick, Maryland, Chef Voltaggio has become one of the most recognized and influential chefs in contempory American cooking starting in 2008 with his flagship restaurant, VOLT. Chef Bryan has been a finalist on Bravo’s Top Chef, as well as Top Chef Masters. There is no charge for this event.

A Wing and A Prayer Wednesday, May 4, at 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.Celebrate Israel’s 68th birthday with the acclaimed documentary, A Wing and A Prayer. This tells the virtually unknown story of World War II aviators who risked their lives and freedom in 1948 to prevent what they viewed as an imminent second Holocaust. You will hear award-winning Boaz Dvir, the documentary’s writer, director, and producer. He will facilitate a discussion about the courageous pilots who flew this mission and others who were part of this remarkable quest. Mr. Dvir secured exclusive, once-in-a-lifetime interviews with the operation’s mastermind and secretive leader, Al Schwimmer, who went on to create and run Israel Aerospace Industries; chief pilot, Sam Lewis, who went on to help launch El Al, and Christian radio operator and crew leader Eddie Styrak.

Enjoy a dessert reception following the documentary and panel discussion. This program is in collaboration with the Macks Center for Jewish Education.

You are invited to sponsor this special evening as an individual ($54) or for your business ($108). This evening’s sponsors are invited to meet with Boaz Dvir at a reception preceding the screening at 6:15 p.m.

Please register for all programs, regardless of fee, to Ellen Marks at [email protected] or 410-580-5166.

Past Event Photos

Scholar in Residence Rabbi Charles Sherman

March 6, 2016

Former BSO Concert Master

Herbert GreenbergMarch 2, 2016


New Program Project Atid Teaches Lessons About American-Jewish IdentityThe 7th grade students in the Berman-Lipavsky Religious School are having a transformative year as the pioneering cohort in Project Atid. Project Atid is a collaborative endeavor between Beth El and Chizuk Amuno. It aims to bring relevant and engaging learning about American Jewish identity and responsibility to our students at the same time when they are approaching Bar/Bat Mitzvah and their own ideas about Jewish identity are forming. Project Atid begins with a look at the foundations of America, our founding fathers, and sacred American documents such as the Declaration of Independence and Constitution to explore the Jewish influences and themes that are clearly present. It is the perfect time to explore American – Jewish identity, since most of our students in their public schools are learning about the foundations of America as well.

During the second part of the year, our students learn about Jewish immigration to America. They study the pogroms, the choices faced by Jews fleeing Europe, and what happened upon arriving in America.

The year finishes with a unit on Social Justice, and the Jewish obligation to be an upstander in the community. These units are multi-sensory and include a day long retreat in cities such as Philadelphia, NYC and Washington DC. The Atid students also participated in three classrooms without walls seminars, including an amazing Shabbat dinner at Chizuk Amuno where they had the opportunity to become immigrant children in the Lower East Side of New York City.

Project Atid is being funding by a grant from the Blaustein Foundation. Its impact on our students has been deeply felt,

as students are eager to make connections between their secular and Jewish worlds. Many of our Atid students have already told us they will be joining us again next year in Achshav!

Preschool RenovationsM&M Shabbat

Enjoy a spirited, engaging and participatory Shabbat service for kids up to 5 years of age and their families.

5:15 p.m. in the Gorn Chapel Friday, April 1

Tot ShabbatJoin Morah Becky for an interactive service filled with song, prayer, puppets and Torah stories for kids up to

5 years old and their families. 11:15 a.m. in the Kreitzer Memorial Room

Saturdays, April 2 (honoring grandparents) and April 9

IPPE ShabbatIPPE Shabbat is led by Rabbi Faith Cantor, Morah Becky

and the T’filah Team and Mitzvah Monsters. Join us for songs, stories, and a wonderful family Shabbat experience.

10:15 a.m. in the Schuster Library Saturday, April 9

Torah SparksLearn to lead the Shabbat morning prayers through games, stories

and more. Children of all ages are invited to attend. 11:00 a.m. in the Gorn Chapel

Saturday, April 16

Shabbat Servicesfor Children

School News

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THE ADLER-LEV SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIN MEMORY OF:Sara Ann Berger by David and Shelley KellyEdward Attman by David and Shelley KellyErin Michele Levitas by David and Shelley KellyElinor Gamnit by David and Shelley Kelly

THE ADULT CHOIR FUNDIN MEMORY OF:Sara Ann Berger by Jeffrey and Janice Dansicker, Ed and Sonia Obstler, the Beth El Choir, Albert and Amy Harris, Simon Goldseker, Mike and Bunny Roseman, David and Joan GreenbergEstelle Balachow by Steve and Freddye SilvermanIN HONOR OF:The marriage of Daniel Levenstein, grandson of Ted and Ruth Denick, to Laura Hershberg by June SacksThe birth of Shara Elise Roseman, great-granddaughter of Mike and Bunny Roseman by June SacksThe special birthday of Cantor Thom King by Ed and Sonia Obstler, the Beth El Adult Choir, Dr. Joseph and Linda Napora, Steve and Myra Katz, The special birthday of Phyllis Kline by Steve and Myra KatzThe engagement of Jason Brager to Jenna by the Adult Choir FundIN APPRECIATION OF:Cantor Thom King for his help on the Bat Mitzvah of our granddaughter, Jordanna Rosen by Roy and Marjorie DeutschmanCantor Thom King by Marcia MarkowitzCantor Thom King by Arch PeregoffA SPEEDY RECOVERY TO:Gordon Greenspun by Ed and Sonia Obstler

ADULT LIBRARY BOOK FUNDIN MEMORY OF:Sara Ann Berger by Malcolm and Sandy BermanEdward Attman by Malcolm and Sandy BermanDr. Leeds Katzen by Malcolm and Sandy Berman

THE RABBI JACOB & MIRIAM AGUS SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Leon Haffner by Sandy Haffner EllisonClara Haffner by Sandra EllisonAllen Conn by Gordon and Frona GreenspunDorothy Conn by Gordon and Frona Greenspun

THE SUSAN & SPENCER ALLEN TEEN TRAVEL TO ISRAEL FUND

IN HONOR OF:The special birthday of John Spector by Ron and Bea ShapiroThe Bat Mitzvah of Alyssa Forman by Burt and Renee KingA SPEEDY RECOVERY TO:Irene Snyder by Spencer and Susan Allen, Manny and Ruthye SteinbergIN MEMORY OF:Erin Michele Levitas by John and Natalie SpectorTamar Kellner by John and Natalie SpectorAllen Engel by John and Natalie SpectorEdward Attman by John and Natalie SpectorZachary Pressman by John and Natalie Spector

THE BETH EL ART FUNDIN HONOR OF:The special anniversary of Herb and Sandy Kasoff by David and Marcia YumkasIN MEMORY OF:Diane Shapiro by Charles and Gail YumkasElaine Snyder by Charles and Gail Yumkas

THE DAVID BAER YOUTH FUNDIN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Sara Cohen by Linda Baer, John Rudesill and Alexander BaerTHE STANLEY L. BECKER MISHPACHAH

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIN HONOR OF:The birth of Jonathan Myers by Dr. David and Sheryl ReicherA SPEEDY RECOVERY TO:Carole Becker by Marc and Judy LipchinIN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Stanton J. Baum by Dr. David and Sheryl ReicherJack Baum by Dr. David and Sheryl ReicherIN MEMORY OF:Stephen Shapiro by Carole Becker and Family, Marc and Judy LipchinElinor Gamnit by Marc and Judy LipchinBernard Caplan by Carole BeckerDr. Irvin Pollack by Marc and Judy Lipchin

THE SANDRA & MALCOLM BERMAN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Dora Hack by Joel HackHarry Hack by Joel Hack

THE EYAL BOR EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FUND

IN HONOR OF:The birth of a granddaughter, Rachel to Drs. Eyal and Hana Bor by Michael Rubenstein and Hedy From

THE DANIEL W. CAPLAN & NORMA F. CAPLAN PRE-SCHOOL MEDIA RESOURCE

FUNDIN MEMORY OF:Margery Dannenberg by Richard and Elizabeth CaplanA SPEEDY RECOVERY TO:Lisa Robinson Taylor by Ira and Ann Robinson, Phil and Patti Hobbs and Drew Jeffrey

THE LOUIS & ESTHER DOPKIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Sarah Z. Katz by Albert and Roslyn KatzBeverly D. Dopkin by Albert and Roslyn KatzLewis Penn by Mitzi, Donald and Ilene PennGeorge Silver by Harry and Gayle Silver SiegelIN MEMORY OF:Jerome Baum by Michael Dopkin

THE SYLVAN DORENFELD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Hyman Hendler by Manny and Ruthye Steinberg

THE DR. MICHAEL I. FEINGLASS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Harry Kaplan by Rona Schultz

THE JACOBO & SARA FRAIMAN FUND FOR ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION

IN MEMORY OF:Joshua Bryan Dahne by Ed and Sonia Obstler, Dr. Moises and Frida FraimanSara Ann Berger by Dr. Moises and Frida FraimanIN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Lily Gabel by Moises and Frida Fraiman

THE LEONARD & FRONA FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Ruth Forman by Elliot and Susan DackmanIN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Harry Dackman by Elliot and Susan DackmanFrona Friedman by Elliot and Susan Dackman

THE FRUMAN FAMILY GARDEN BEAUTIFICATION ENDOWMENT FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Dr. Larry Becker by Bob and Lisa JolsonEdward Attman by Bob and Lisa JolsonAlan Goldberg by Dennis and Jane HermanMarion Straus by Arnold and Joyce FrumanAlan Kotz by Arnold and Joyce Fruman and FamilyLouis Frank by Arnold and Joyce FrumanJoshua Bryan Dahne by Arnold and Joyce Fruman, Constance D. NewlonIN HONOR OF:The special birthday of Robert Jolson by Dr. Alan and Jeanette DavisOur Aliyah received for our special anniversary by Dr. Alan and Jeanette DavisIN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Leonard Fruman by Illan and Gail SilbermanGitta Jekel by Dr. Alan and Jeanette DavisKatherine Davis Fruman by Dr. Alan and Jeanette Davis, Illan and Gail SilbermanHarry Millman by Illan and Gail SilbermanJennie Millman by Illan and Gail Silberman

THE SHELDON & SARALYNN GLASS ENDOWED SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP

FUNDIN MEMORY OF:Sara Ann Berger by Dr. Sheldon and Saralynn GlassRobert Weisberg by Dr. Sheldon and Saralynn GlassJoshua Bryan Dahne by Dr. Sheldon and Saralynn GlassA SPEEDY RECOVERY TO:Jack Bloom by Dr. Sheldon and Saralynn Glass

& Contributions Endowments


THE SONYA AND JEROME GOODMAN ADULT HEBREW READING FUND

IN MEMORY OF: Edward Attman by Jerry, Sonya, and Heather Goodman and Ben Gershowitz and FamilyThe mother of Geoffrey Forman by Burt and Renee KingIN HONOR OF:The Bar Mitzvah of Mendel Levi Friedman by Aaron and Ruby Eisenbach

THE GREEN FAMILY RELIGIOUS SERVICES FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Rolla Ruben by Benjy and Barbara GreenIris Kaplan by Benjy and Barbara GreenJoshua Bryan Dahne by Benjy and Barbara GreenIN APPRECIATION OF:Benjy and Barbara Green for their kindness by Ileane Smith

THE CANTOR SAUL & AILEEN HAMMERMAN MUSIC FUND

A SPEEDY RECOVERY TO:Barbara Goldman by Judy PachinoTHE HARK – UHLFELDER FAMILY FUND

IN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Dora Rabinowitz by David and Joan UhlfelderIN MEMORY OF:Sara Ann Berger by David and Joan UhlfelderJoshua Bryan Dahne by David and Joan Uhlfelder

THE ARTHUR E. KLAFF MEMORIAL FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Elinor Gamnit by Charles and Beverly FreelandJoshua Bryan Dahne by Barbara LevensonTHE DR. JEROME & MARLENE KOEPPEL

MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIN MEMORY OF:Erin Michele Levitas by Mickey and Lisa AbramsThe father of Stephen Pomerantz by Mickey and Dr. Lisa AbramsTamar Kellner by Mickey and Dr. Lisa Abrams

THE MINNIE & MAx KRIEGER SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

A SPEEDY RECOVERY TO:Ruthie Block by Roman and Bobbie Ryterman

THE ADAM KRONTHAL SPECIAL NEEDS FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Adam Kronthal by Alan and Jennifer KronthalThe mother of Jennie Kronthal by Al and Roz KronthalStephen Shapiro by Al and Roz Kronthal

THE M. HENRY & ELIZABETH KUNTZ MEMORIAL FUND

IN HONOR OF:The birth of a granddaughter to Dr. Richard and Odalis Kuntz by Sidney and Eunice FriedmanIN MEMORY OF:The father of Mr. and Mrs. Alpert by Hugo and Elaine KuntzDeena Lowenberg by Ben and Marlene Kuntz

THE SUSAN FINE LANGSAM MEMORIAL FUND

IN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Beatrice Cowen by Dr. Joseph and Linda NaporaIN HONOR OF:The special birthday of Nathan Goldberg by Sheldon Langsam

THE IRVING & ROSE LEBOWITZ MEMORIAL SEFER TORAH FUND

IN HONOR OF:The birth of the great granddaughter, Ashton Elizabeth Kaska, to Ben and Marlene Kuntz by Burton and Myra Gold

THE DR. HARRY & ZELDA LEVIN FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Sara Ann Berger by Dr. Roger and Janet LevinDr. Max J. Miller by Dr. Roger and Janet LevinMarion Straus by Dr. Roger and Janet LevinA SPEEDY RECOVERY TO:Alice Levin by Ed and Sonia Obstler

THE HARRY LICHTER CHESED FUNDIN MEMORY OF:Erwin Juan Sagenkahn by Stuart and Sheryl Title and FamilyRamona Berman by David and Robbin Bord, Stuart and Sheryl TitleRuth Forman by Ronnie and Mindy FishkindArnold Schaftel by Jeff and Saralyn ElkinAlan Kotz by Jeff and Saralyn ElkinJordan, great grandson of Rita Silverman, by Hulane ZoletIN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Harry Lichter by Jeff and Saralyn ElkinA SPEEDY RECOVERY TO:Alan Elkin by Bobbie LichterIN HONOR OF:The birthday of Rita Silverman by Stephen and Aliza GottesmanLarry and Simone Rosenbloom by Hulane ZoletThe birth of a grandson, Mason, to Steve and Andrea Rosen by Jeff and Saralyn Elkin

THE JOSEPH LIPAVSKY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN HONOR OF:The Bat Mitzvah of Jessica Millman by Jay and Ellen MorsteinIN MEMORY OF:George Sack by Jack and Susan SugarmanIN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Kenneth Silberman by Jack and Susan SugarmanElsie Socoff by Marsha Levine

THE H. ALLAN LIPSITZ ENDOWED ADULT EDUCATION FUND

IN HONOR OF:The special birthday of Avi Harris by Gail LipsitzThe birth of a granddaughter, Rachel, to Drs. Eyal and Hana Bor by Ed and Sonia ObstlerThe special birthday of Gail Lipsitz by Martha Bromberger, Glenda ChernoffIN MEMORY OF:Joseph Trost by Janet PennJoshua Bryan Dahne by Janet PennDr. Irvin Pollack by Dr. Arnold and Beverly FeldmanMorton Stark by Dr. Arnold and Beverly FeldmanIN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Allan Lipsitz by Gail Lipsitz

THE RABBI MARK G. LOEB JUDAIC STUDIES COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Sol Oidick by Jeff and Honey Litman

THE HERMAN LUBCHER SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN MEMORY OF:David I. Miller by Dr. Kenneth and Judy MargolisMarion Ilse Straus by Judith Lubcher

THE MAx MENDELSOHN ENDOWMENT MIKVAH FUND

IN APPRECIATION OF:Rabbi Dana Saroken for her help on the Bat Mitzvah of our granddaughter, Jordanna Rosen, by Roy and Marjorie Deutschman

THE MAx MENDELSOHN SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN HONOR OF:The special birthday of Elke Neuburger by Barbara Mendelsohn

THE MORNING MINYAN FUNDIN MEMORY OF:Ruth Forman by Rene and Yvonne DanielGoldie W. Beber by Sandra Lynn Beber

Rian Yaffe by Rene and Yvonne DanielJordan, great grandson of Rita Silverman, by Stephen and Aliza GottesmanLenore Conn by Marsha Sindler, Fayne Cavangh and Family, and Steven Hack and FamilyIN HONOR OF:The birth of twin grandchildren to Jay Slater and Karen NettlerThe special birthday of Morris Zwagil by Dr. Joseph and Linda NaporaThe Bar Mitzvah of Trevor Weiner by Hulane ZoletA SPEEDY RECOVERY TO:Renee King by Yvonne and Rene Daniel

THE MITZVAH FUNDIN HONOR OF:The special anniversary of Dr. Stephen and Susan Cohen by Steven and Anne KingThe Bar Mitzvah of Grant Goetz by Elijah KastenThe anniversary of Jerry and Lois Herling by Jerry and Joan CohnThe special anniversary of Jerry and Arlyn Cohen by Burt and Renee KingIN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Harry Cohen by Estelle CohenSophia Samoradin by Estelle CohenMorris Samoradin by Estelle CohenSelma Buckman by Martin and Carol Buckman Annie Zlotowitz by Dina VolkSelma Schapiro by Sanford Shapiro

THE BATYA & HADAS NIGRIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Stephen Schapiro by Ron and Bea ShapiroZachary Wolfe Pressman by Bob and Rita FellermanDr. Larry Becker by Bob and Rita FellermanStephen Schapiro by Dr. Albert and Lisi NigrinPeter Scher by Dr. Albert and Lisi NigrinLawrence Lurie by Dr. Albert and Lisi NigrinTamar Kellner by Dr. Albert and Lisi NigrinErin Michele Levitas by Dr. Albert and Lisi NigrinZachary Pressman by Dr. Albert and Lisi NigrinIN APPRECIATION OF:Dr. Joel Brenner by Bob and Rita FellermanA SPEEDY RECOVERY TO:John Spector by Henry and Sue Holzman

THE MORTON OFFIT ENDOWED MEMORIAL FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Arnold Schaftel by Shirley Offit

THE PRAYER BOOK FUNDIN MEMORY OF:Ronnie Estrain by Ed and Leslie GutmanSara Ann Berger by Lee and Jackie HauerShelley Seidman by Gary Seidman, Jared and Amy Akman and Bryn Spencer AkmanDiane Shapiro by Bernie and Sandy MeizlishBarbara Andreas by Andrew Barnstein and Marci GordonLawrence (Larry) Lurie by Mel and Roz SiegelIN HONOR OF:The special birthday of Albert Auslander by Hulane ZoletThe special birthday of Gail Willoughby by Howard and Rina Janet and FamilyThe special anniversary of Dr. Richard and Phyllis KlineThe special birthday of Mike Roseman by Rita Silverman, Ben and Susan Silverman and Nancy BoguslawThe special anniversary of Jerry and Arlyn Cohen by Elaine GoodmanIN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:S. Alfred Mund by Stan and Norma Mund AxelEthel Schwartz by Pearl ImberLouis and Alice Gammerman by Shirley BondFannie Bond by Shirley BondIsadore Cohen by Harriet RosoffMosey Greenberg by Robert and Estelle KabikSylvia Bernstein by Dr. Seymour BernsteinBarton Peter Needle by Harvey and Anita ScheinA SPEEDY RECOVERY TO:Jerry Cohen from the Minyonaires

Contributions & Endowments


THE RABBI STEVEN SCHWARTZ TRIBUTE FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Sara Ann Berger by Fred and Phyllis London, Dr. Marc and Nancy Gertner, Stuart and Phyllis CutlerStephen Shapiro by Charles and Gail Yumkas, Henry and Sue Holzman, Gerry and Linda Mondell, Jay and Janet Salkin, Stuart and Phyllis Cutler, Esther LaytonElinor Gamnit by Charles and Gail Yumkas, Gerry and Linda Mondell, Esther LaytonBernard Caplan by Dr. Marc and Nancy GertnerDr. David Miller by Dr. Marc and Nancy Gertner, John and Robin Denick and Ted and Ruth DenickGloria Harris by Esther LaytonJoshua Bryan Dahne by Sidney and Eunice Friedman, Gerry and Linda MondellLouis Gevantman by Fred and Phyllis London, Richard and Merle IntnerEtta Garber by Fred and Phyllis LondonIN HONOR OF:The marriage of Stephanie and Walter Weinstein by Joel LevinEunice Friedman by Molly LipmanThe special birthday of Annette Cooper by Evelyn WeitzmanThe Bar Mitzvah of Justin Ingerman by Billy and Carole GlickThe Bar Mitzvah of Arieh Geller by Steve and Myra KatzThe birthday of Dr. Charles Fine by Howard and Rina JanetThe special birthday of Phyllis Kline by Richard and Phyllis KlineThe engagement of Andrew Janet to Anna Klein by Richard and Karen FeldmanThe special birthday of Mike Roseman by John and Robin Denick, Laura and JuliaThe special birthday of Elaine Goodman by Sandie ZabenThe Aliyah received for my special birthday by Gail LipsitzThe Bat Mitzvah of Jessica Millman by Michael Rubenstein and Hedy FromIN APPRECIATION OF:Rabbi Steven Schwartz for his help on the Bat Mitzvah of our granddaughter, Jordanna Rosen, by Roy and Marjorie DeutschmanRabbi Steven Schwartz by Steven SassA SPEEDY RECOVERY TO:Pauline Moses by Ann KurlanderGordon Greenspun by Sidney and Eunice FriedmanIN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Benjamin Levin by Sam and Suzanne GrantBurton Levinson by Bettye Levinson

THE SELTZER GOLD PRE-SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Harvey David Gold by Ailene Sher, Edward and Sonia Obstler, David Goldstein, Steve and Susie Zimmerman, Ralph and Sheila Hirschhorn, Steve and Bea Hameroff, June Jacobson and the Mah Jongg Sisters, Gwendolyn Bartlett, Alan and Esther Greif, Joseph Felser, Gilda Lessans, Albert and Eleanor Boxerman, Larry and Gerri Kobren, Frank and Lois Rachanow, Shirley Blattner, Jeffrey and Susan Rothenberg and Murray and Amy Epstein, William Schapiro, Silver Marketing, Norman and Joy Shillman, Jan Babus, Simon and Sheilah KalderonIN HONOR OF:The Bar Mitzvah of Justin Ingerman by Dr. Ed and Ann MishnerThe special birthday of Stella Gold by Ailene Sher

THE RICKY SIEGEL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Elliott Grossman by Marilyn Siegel, Paul, Sherri, Erin, Tyler and Victor WeinblattCorey Seidel by Sherry Weinblatt and FamilyStephen Schapiro by Stanley and Eileen Ginsburg

THE SISTERHOOD PAST PRESIDENTS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Joshua Bryan Dahne by Howard and Rina Janet, Barry and Karen Drake, Judy Pachino, Hulane Zolet, Lee and Judy Rosenberg, Burton and Myra GoldRobert Weisberg by Dr. Beryl Rosenstein and Dr. Frona Brown

THE MELVIN AND ANITA STEINBERG COLLEGE OUTREACH PROGRAM FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Edward Attman by Mickey and Anita SteinbergJoshua Bryan Dahne by Julian and Rhona Sober, Mickey and Anita SteinbergLarry Lurie by Mickey and Anita Steinberg

IN HONOR OF:The special birthday of Albert Auslander by Barbara Steinberg, Betty Feldman

THE STEINHARDT-BALACHOW FAMILY YOUTH FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Estelle Balachow by Michael and Ailene Sher, Thom and Joyce Stern, Marc and Faye Sherman, Ray and Dale Kahn, Ken and Nancy Niman, Dr. Jeffrey and Diane Lieberman, Sidney and Eunice Friedman, Stephen Earle and Deborah Kodeck, the Hon. Charles and Lisa Shubow, Dr. Ed and Ann Mishner, Ellie Spind, James and Audrey Rothschild, Alan and Harriet Kanter, Robin Kleiman, Jack and Velma Cheslock, Beth Pozanek, Richard and the Hon. Ellen Hollander, Michael Rubenstein and Hedy From, Jack J. Schmerling, Esq., Jordan and Emily Lieberman, Richard C. Bittner, Norman and Joy Shillman, Bob and Judy Schwartz, Andrew and Helene Lipton, Dr. Michael and Judy Baylin, Jay and Ellen Morstein, Stan and Diane Zweback, Esther Layton, Keith and Roberta Siskind, Stan and Cookie BenskyIN HONOR OF:The birth of a granddaughter, Gwen Vivienne, to Stewart and Riki Deckelbaum by Marc and Faye Sherman

THE DENNIS AND RONA WEINER SOCIAL WELFARE FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Estelle Balachow by Rona Weiner and FamilyIN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Linda Wolfe Cohen by Rona Weiner

THE BENJAMIN D., ELAINE G., DR. FREDERICK, GERTRUDE Y. &

HAROLD S. WEINSTEIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Corey Seidel by Alan and Penny Weinstein

THE DR. MICHAEL WEINTRAUB MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Edward Attman by Steve and Susie WeintraubDr. Leeds Katzen by Steve and Susie WeintraubIN HONOR OF:The special birthday of Jonas Cohen by Steve and Susie Weintraub

THE YAHRZEIT FUNDIN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Isadore Allex by Lenore TallesPhilip Talles by Lenore TallesNathan Shuman by Marcia GellisMary Brand by Alan and Jackie WilderBenjamin Susserman by Sam and Suzanne GrantDavid Susserman by Sam and Suzanne GrantSara Posner by Paul and Phyllis LichtensteinHerbert Schapiro by Marilyn SchapiroLillian Strumwater by Harvey MilhiserRobert Winegrad by Stephen and Edie WinegradLeon Haffner by Steven A. HaffnerSara Obstler by Ed and Sonia ObstlerJoseph Obstler by Ed and Sonia ObstlerMildred Milhiser by Harvey and Iris MilhiserFred Ottenstein by Howard and Marcia OttensteinReuben Fishkind by Ronald and Mindy FishkindIda Cohen by Naomi BaronOscar Becker by Josephine BeckerTillie Seaman by Carolyn HineGladys Hurwitz by Marvin HurwitzAll our beloved by Dr. Charles and Susan MannAda Kling by Lyndell and Suzanne SchwartzDorothy Wolfson by Bernice WolfsonAaron Lessans by Richard and Joan LessansCharles Myers by Charles J. and Dorothy WilsonStanley Kutz by Marlene FeldmanSelma Barnstein by Lee BarnsteinDaisy Kabik by Robert and Estelle KabikPhilip Talles by Gary and Susan TallesMilton Goldberg by Gary and Susan TallesGilbert Seelig by Rona SeeligJennie Millman by Frances SnyderKatherine Fruman by Frances SnyderSamuel Finkelstein by Dr. Patti and Ira FriedmanIrene Bressler by Mildred B. Dorf

Joan Carpman by Marvin and Sandy GlassReba Glass by Marvin and Sandy GlassIrving From by Michael Rubenstein and Hedy FromReuben Epstein by Ann KurlanderRomaine Holmes by Jeanne BergerSelma Asher by Marshall and Carol AsherPearl Vein by Alice BloomAbraham Mazer by Doris SchwartzRay Mazer by Doris SchwartzRosalie Racusin by Ellwood and Thelma SinskyJoseph Stark by Phyllis GoldDr. Philip Aronson by Rita A. LehrEdith Fader by Stuart JoffeBessie Willen by Jules and Froma WillenAlbert Japko by Rica ReismanBenjamin Japko by Rica ReismanJoseph Rosensweig by Daniel SagelIN MEMORY OF:Allen Engel by Arnold Rottman

THE YOUTH EDUCATION FUNDIN MEMORY OF:Mark Levine by Ann KurlanderFlorence Lipasky by Ann KurlanderEstelle Balachow by Keith and Denise Franz, Jack and Joan Cooper,Sara Ann Berger by Marta Braverman, Steve and Abby Lazinsky, Stella GoldElinor Gumnit by Dr. Marc and Nancy Gertner, Linda KatzStephen Schapiro by Louis and Joyce KaplanJ. Robert Weisberg by Keith and Denise Franz, Barry and Ruth HurwitzSol Oidick by Alfred and Lee WhitemanJoshua Bryan Dahne by Keith and Denise FranzHoward Saks by Mike and Wanda GoldmanDr. Jack Katzen by Keith and Denise FranzDr. Leeds Katzen by Keith and Denise FranzIN HONOR OF:The birth of Shara Elise Roseman by John and Robin DenickThe special birthday of Annette Cooper by Harvey and Shirley WeismanThe marriage of the daughter of Perry and Susan Snyder by Michael and Judy BaylinThe birth of a granddaughter to Perry and Susan Snyder by Michael and Judy BaylinA SPEEDY RECOVERY TO:Mitchel Penn by Keith and Denise FranzIN APPRECIATION OF:Gil Kleiner and staff in appreciation for their help on our granddaughter, Jordanna Rosen’s Bat Mitzvah by Roy and Marjorie Deutschman

THE AL ZLOTOWITZ CHAPEL MAINTENANCE FUND

IN MEMORY OF:Joshua Bryan Dahne by Herb Berkow and Martha SiegelIN HONOR OF:The Aliyah received for the yahrzeit of our mother, Jene A. Hurwitz, by Betty Zlotowitz and Phyllis IsaacsonThe special birthday of Cantor Thom King by Betty ZlotowitzIN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Al Zlotowitz by David and Linda LevineJene Hurwitz by David and Linda Levine

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONSIN HONOR OF:The Bar Mitzvah of Justin Tyler Ingerman – A “Leaf on the Tree of Life” by his grandparents, Gary and Susan TallesThe Bat Mitzvah of our daughter, Rebecca Celia, a “leaf of the Tree of Life” by her parents, Dr. Samuel and Renae HammermanThe special birthday of Annette Cooper by Murray and Ellen ResnickThe birth of Noah Benjamin Temple by Mike and Karen NormanIN MEMORY OF: Ted DeBois by Leon J. Condon, Whitehouse & Schapiro, LLCSara Ann Berger by Andrew and Jayne Klein, Norman and Joy ShillmanHarvey Gold by Residential Reality GroupEstelle Balachow by Joan Fowler, Bruce and Carin Hoffberger, John Lee DaueStephen Schapiro by Carolina Retail PackagingIN OBSERVANCE OF THE YAHRZEIT OF:Fannie Sagel by Daniel SagelIN APPRECIATION OF:Rabbi Steven Schwartz by Art and Debby GersonRabbi Dana Saroken by Art and Debby GersonRabbi Steven Schwartz by Emma Caplan



PATRONS $10,000 TO $15,999Donald and Nevenka Gordon

PROVIDERS $2,000 to $3,999

Benjamin and Deborah AbramsEstate of Jerome and Sonia Baum

Alice BloomKeith and Denise Franz

Dr. Albert and Ilisa Nigrin

SUPPORTERS $1,000 to $1,999Mark and Amy Bond

Robert and Florence ChertkofHenry and Lana Greenberg

Marc and Leslie KatzArthur and Joanne Lehrer

Arnold and Renee WagenheimDrs. Barry and Barbara Zirkin

SPONSORS $500 to $999

Samuel and Beverly BlibaumRobert and Judy Cohen

Dr. Alan and Jeanette DavisEvan and Joan Drachman

Brian EisenbergDr. Joel and Michele Epstein Dr. Jeffrey and Syndy Gaber

Ira and Yasmine GellerFrederick and Esther Harris Bruce and Caren Hoffberger

Todd and Marni HyattRichard and Merle IntnerMichael and Debra Kuntz

James LevecchiDr. Stephen and Linda LevinJonathan and Beverly Myers

Stanley and Linda NachimsonJory and Amy Schunick

Daniel and Karla SmelkinsonFrank and Maura Tworecke

Drs. Harold and Debbie Weaver

CONTRIBUTORS $300 to $499

Roy and Marjorie DeutschmannDonald and Marla Goldman

Barry and Ruth GreenRobert Hankin

Bruce and Annette IngermanJerry and Lisa Janofsky

Marjorie MassingDanny and Dr. Cynthia Mendelson

Glenn MillerKarl and Robin Mindel

Joseph and Lori O’DonnellEric and Dr. Diane Orlinsky

Barbara Roth Gene Seidel and Terry Posner Seidel

GUARANTORS $100 to $299

Lynn Abeshouse and Irvin TarkBruce Abramson and Arlene Small

Dr. Samuel and Lisa AkmanGy and Lucy Attia

Lee and Joyce BarnsteinNaomi Baron

Leonard and Beverly BaylinRhona BeitlerAnita Bercovitz

Keith and Wendie BerensonMilton and Molly Bereson

Neil and Alicia BerlinDr. Seymour BernsteinBruce and Maren Blum

Dr. Michael and Roz BlumMichael Blumenfeld and Carol Binzen

Arnold BookoffLeslie Borenstein

Richard and Elizabeth CaplanMark Chodak and Carole Gould

Steven Cohen and Dr. Nancy Rosen-CohenJames and Hannelore Crystal

Dr. Grant Cylus and Dr. Joan Ordman-CylusMichael Danels and Mindy Berger

David and Danielle EpsteinDavid Epstein and Denise Abosch

Michael and Barbara FeldmanGuy and Raina Filippelli

Dr. Jerold and Jaclyn FleishmanPhyllis FranklinSusan Fribush

Scott and Amy GarfieldDeborah Geller

Irwin and Carole GlickStephen Golaner

Ivan and Sheila GoldbergMarilyn Goldberg-Weiner

Stephen and Minda GoldbergDr. Seth and Lee GoldsteinRandy and Toby Goodman

Nancy GordonStephen and Aliza Gottesman

Bea GrossfeldStuart and Judith Haman

Dr. Michael Heitt & Dr. Sandra Hawkins-Heitt

Gordon HeymanDr. Daniel and Rachel HochRichard and Patricia Jacobs

Robert and June JacobsAlan and L. Jimmy Katz

Daniel KatzGerald and Susan Kessler

Howard Kleinman and Karen KreisbergChester and Arlene Kleinman

Richard and Ellen KriegerAnn Kurlander

Jordan and Dr. Melissa Levine Dennis LevinsonBarbara Lichter

Ira and Gloria LuchinskyScott and Nicki Mann

Aaron and Jill MaxDr. Harold and Ellen Mendelson

Louis and Rita MichaelsonMilton Moses

Martha Pritzker Rhona Reamer

Mark and Eileen RomeMishel and Bernice Roseman

Sharron RosenbaumDr. Ivan and Rhona Rosengarden

Michael and Melissa RothJack Rubin

Louis Sapolsky and Nancy BoguslawGilbert and Carole SchechterRobert and Patricia SchulmanDrs. Marvin and Lois Schuster

Dr. Lyndell and Suzanne SchwartzRona Seelig

Dr. Joel and Marlene SereboffKeith and Jennifer ShapiroAlan and Joanne Shecter

Howard and Anita ShermanLee and Ruth Shpritz

Hon. Charles and Lisa ShubowJoseph and Jan Silhavy

Michael and Rebecca SnyderScott and Amy Steinberg

Stanley SugarmanJonathan and Judith TortoraJoseph* and Adrienne Trost

Irving and Leslie WalkerHarvey and Shirley Weisman

Shirley WhitmanJames and Juli Wolf

Wayne and Linda YaffeScott and Rebecca Zakheim

ASSOCIATES UNDER $100

Anonymous Marilyn Abrahams

Mia AroninIrene Bacharach

Steven Block and Dina Josif SullivanEleanor Braun

Josephine CohenMelissa Dorenfeld

Jeremy and Sara EvansMarina GavilowMartha Glasner

Scot and Jamie GoldsteinTravis Holub and Lauren Buerger

Jeffrey and Susan HolzmanBrian and Heather HoppensteinRyan Hurwitz and Erica Ruddie

Brett and Melissa IngermanBernard and Phyllis Isaacson

Brian and Amy KowitzMarc and Susan Kurlander

Jeffrey LandsmanSonya Lansman

Dr. Yosef and Suzanne LevenbrownBernice Levin

Barbara LichtenbergScott and Rachel Lindberg

Sidney and Adrienne MillmanRyan and Lauren Perlin

Yury and Victoria PolikovJay and Randi Rombro

Estelle SilvermanAaron and Tina SmolarzLeon and Nisa Vinokur

*deceased

This gift is tax deductible to the extent provided by law. These contributions were made between January 1, 2016 and February 29, 2016.

Beth El Annual Appeal Contributions


Take a Hike?Lace up your hiking boots and grab your water bottle (or just put on your tennis shoes) — Beth El is thinking about forming a hiking group!

Hike with your family, spouse, or your Beth El friends and meet new people along the trail. If you are interested in participating, please contact Steve Katz at [email protected].


By Debbie Abrams, The Buzz Agency

Beth El members since 1948, Lou and Edith Bluefeld celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on February 23. Louis is 95 and Edith is 94.

The couple met at 16 and has been inseparable ever since. Lou’s family owned a Kosher catering business in Baltimore, Maryland and he worked in the business all the time as a teen. He told Edith that if she wanted to see him, she would have to come work beside him in the business, so she did.

Their catering business, Bluefeld Caterers—The Orchid Touch, was responsible for Koshering the White House kitchen during the announcement of the Peace Accords under President Jimmy Carter. This was the first time a Kosher meal had ever been served at the White House. They also catered all the food for Menachim Begin while he was in Washington, D.C. the week of the Peace Accords announcement.

They even catered President Nixon’s Inaugural Ball and events for Congressmen and Senators. Everyone in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. used Bluefeld Caterers for their affairs, even though the food was Kosher, because it was considered the best catering in the city at that time.

The Bluefelds now live in Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida. A number of their former customers live in the community, as well.

“We never took deposits. Our business was built on trust. And it was never just another wedding. We knew how much each event meant to our customers,” Lou Bluefeld said. Lou presented unsigned contract after unsigned contract to demonstrate how the business was built on a handshake.

Lou and Edith’s life together is a real love story. When Lou was 19, his mother asked him what his intentions were. He told his mother he didn’t have the money to get married and she told him not to worry about it. His mother put on a beautiful wedding for them, with her favorite flowers, orchids, everywhere. His mother died suddenly later that year.

During World War II, Edith traveled for three days by train across the country to say goodbye to Lou when he shipped out from California. And, when the war ended, Lou stood in line for nine hours to send a radiogram to Edith with details on when he would be coming home.

Lou and Edith, along with his brother Philip and sister-in-law Ethel, dedicated the Bluefeld Chapel in memory of Charles and Betsy Bluefeld (Louis and Philip’s parents) in 1960.

Both Edith and Lou have been active volunteers at Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida where they live. Even at 94, Edith still organizes luncheons for her building. Lou says he’s become a bum, playing cards several days a week.

Lou said, “We’re so thankful we’re both well. More and more, health means everything and money is nothing.”

When asked about the most important life lesson this vibrant 95 year-old could pass on, Lou said that his father always told him that, “Namen is everything” —your good name is what is most important.

Founders Lou and Edith Bluefeld Celebrate 75 Years of Marriage

Ambassador Dennis Ross Presents Doomed to Succeed: The U.S.-Israel Relationship from Truman to ObamaSunday, April 3, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.Ambassador Dennis Ross, a renowned U.S. Middle East Diplomat, will present his newest book, Doomed to Succeed: The U.S.- Israel Relationship from Truman to Obama, at Beth El Congregation on Sunday, April 3, at 7:00 p.m.

$25 at the door includes dessert reception and book signing. Dietary laws observed.Sponsored by the Beth El Israel Affairs Committee, Jewish National Fund, Israel Bonds, Chizuk Amuno Congregation, Baltimore Zionist District, Beth T’filoh Congregation and the Rabbi Mark G. Loeb Center for Lifelong Learning.

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Senior Rabbi .....................................................Steven P. SchwartzAssociate Rabbi ................................................Dana SarokenRabbi-Educator .................................................Faith CantorCantor ...............................................................Thom D. KingRabbi for Engagement ......................................George WielechowskiExecutive Director ............................................Gilbert Kleiner, F.S.A.Director of Education .......................................Eyal Bor, Ph.D.Ritual Director .................................................Ben KreshtoolDirector of Development ..................................Ailene SherEvent Coordinator ............................................Lori DowningCommunications Coordinator ........................Alyssa GellerPresident ...........................................................Michael S. RubensteinSisterhood Presidents .......................................Bobbie Selnick and Barbara LevensonBeth El Seniors Presidents ...............................Ellen Budish and Maxine KontoffMen’s Club President ........................................Harry Siegel

Beth El, a progressive and inclusive congregation affiliated with the Conservative Movement, fulfills the spiritual, educational, and social needs of its members by nurturing religious practices and tradition, Jewish

values and Tikkun Olam.

phone: 410-484-0411 • School phone: 410-484-4543 • www.bethelbalto.com

Rabbi Jacob B. Agus, z”l (1911-1986) Founding Rabbi

Rabbi Mark G. Loeb, z”l (1944-2009)

Cantor Saul Z. Hammerman, z”l (1926-2008)

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