Shaarie Torah Bulletin Aug Sept 2015

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Av/Elul 5775 - Tishrei 5776

We live in a moment obsessed with the new. New technologies, new

political bodies, movements, new economic models and political alliances. New medicines, new media, new approaches to just about everything. Much good will come from these things, we pray. But the grasp that the

present moment has on our culture is terribly strong. It feels at times that the culture is consuming itself. At times in history, those heralding a new approach were associated with the counterculture. I think sometimes that in our moment, what is most countercultural is to resist this obsession with the present moment.

We do this by looking to the past and to the future. Earlier today I took my sons to the Jewish cemetery on Har HaZeitim (I know, I sound like a lot of fun to travel with). There are thousands of graves there, some of them thousands of years old, each inscribed with ancient Hebrew. The stark beauty of that place as I gazed out, with three little growing boys at my side had me thinking about the future.

It is easy to mistake what we are experiencing now, at this very moment, as the most significant. We stand on the edge of history and that which unfolds before us just

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Live Beyond the Moment

We at Shaarie Torah look forward to celebrating the High Holy Days with you!

Please visit pages 18-20 for a special High Holy Day section

We wish you a L'Shanah Tova!

August - September 2015

now appears in our consciousness like a rising sun. It grabs our attention, as we seek to respond to it immediately. Of course we do live in the present and we must make sense of it, respond to the needs of the present moment.

But we must never lose our capacity to take the long view. To seek the counsel of wisdom and to challenge ourselves to think into the future beyond the present. We are challenged by the Jewish tradition to make sense of our lives not just by answering present needs and satisfying urgent desires. We must live courageous lives emboldened by the past that look to the future.

I ask you to attune yourself to these demands in the machzor this year. The High Holy Days are an opportunity to move beyond questions that are rooted in our present needs, personal and communal. Of course we can and must pray for guidance on the most pressing realities of our daily lives - that can bring life and urgency to our tefillah. But during Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur this year we should attune ourselves to the voice of the machzor - and the voice within - that asks questions that are of a different order, that take the long view. Questions like "Where am I headed with my life?" "What kind of person am I becoming?" "What kind of legacy do I want to leave?"

And in just the same way we should push beyond the

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Congregation Shaarie Torah920 NW 25th AvenuePortland, Oregon 97210

Telephone: (503) 226-6131 Fax: (503) 226-0241Cemetery: (503) 774-8577Email: [email protected] Website: www.ShaarieTorah.org

Personnel

Rabbi Joshua [email protected]

Cantor Aaron Vitells

Melissa BloomExecutive [email protected]

Sarah DishnerBookkeeper [email protected]

Dorice HorensteinEducation [email protected]

Elizabeth FleishmanPreschool [email protected]

Kara GurveyAdministrative [email protected]

Brian RohrCommunications [email protected]

Jaclyn BeckMembership/Outreach and Program [email protected]

Aleksey BurlaySynagogue [email protected]

Bill SchafflerCemetery Supervising Caretaker

Leo LopezCemetery Caretaker

Office HoursMonday-Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Gift Shop HoursMonday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.Or by appointment.All proceeds go to our Education Programs.

Board of Directors 2015-16

Deadline for Oct/Nov Bulletin: Sept 15All editorial submissions must be received via email on or before the deadline. All submissions are subject to editing for clarity, brevity and content. Please submit articles as Microsoft Word documents or PDF via email attachments. Contact Melissa Bloom, [email protected] with corrections, concerns or questions.

Mission StatementShaarie Torah is an inclusive, multi-generational Conservative synagogue, nestled in the heart of Northwest Portland. This warm and welcoming Jewish community has been around since 1905, and looks to the future by balancing contemporary and traditional Judaism. We strive to ensure that every voice is heard and that every member is counted. At Shaarie Torah, we offer extensive programming and activities that work to foster Jewish values of social justice through: Torah/Learning, Avodah/Service and Chesed/Loving Kindness.

Executive Committee

Phil CohenPresident

Issac Tevet Vice President

Phil NewmanVice President

Mylen ShenkerTreasurer

Sarah Sue OsbornSecretary

Richard CohenPast President

Jordan SchnitzerPast President

Steph KotkinsMen's Club President

Marsha StronginSisterhood President

Board Members

Barry BensonMelissa Cohen

Richard Hurwitz

Michael MillenderMarshal SpectorKim Rosenberg

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This month’s issue is: Volume 90 Issue 10Issue Date: August 1, 2015


KEEP CALM

AND SCHMOOZE

WITH CST Sunday, August 30 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Come gather with your family and friends at the shul for one last summer schmooze.

There will be food, music, games and more!

Reunite with member and staff, old and new, engage in activities

and let’s kick off a new year at CST.

After Party CST goes to the Thorns!

Join CST at the Portland Thorns Woman’s Soccer game.

6:30 p.m.

Cost: $10.00 for the game.

Registration required: August 14


announCementS

We offer sincere condolences to the families of:

Jordan H. Lippman, z"lCharlie Schiffman, z"l

May their memories be a source of blessing.

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MisheberachBless those in need of healing with

refu'ah sh'laymaThe renewal of body, the renewal of spirit

Harav Ronnie David Zishe ben Aliza, Lauren Selden, Ted Zidell, Diane Gibson, Diana Bockman,

Jake Carwile, Anthony Wright, Bob Leveton, Barbara Bilmeyer, Robert Bloom, Rose Nye, Lydia Hubbard, Nancy Fruchtengarten, Manny Taiblum, Barbara Leveton, Walter Kotkins, Sue Carl, Carol Danish, Rav Pinchos Yehoshua ben Chaya Shtaima Baila,

Jane Schindler, Shmuel ben Naomi, Gitel Yanta bat Sasha, Brinah Dina bat Shachma Moishe, Gitel bat Peninah, Channah Elka bat Baila, Laurie Roseman

If you know someone in need of healing please call the office so we can put them on the Refuah Sh’leimah list.

Welcome to our newest members!

Justin & Alison RosenfeldAmanda & Akiva LeederAndrea & Devo Hartz

Mazel Tov to:

Gabby and Matthew Dubrow on the birth of their

son Calvin Dean Dubrow who was born on May 30, 2015. Proud grandparents Roberta & Daniel Ruimy

(Portland,Oregon) and Calvin, z''l and Dina

Dubrow (Philadephia).

Shonah and Phil Marden on the birth of their sonJoseph Isaac Marden who was born on June 18,

2015. Proud brother is Sam Marden, grandparents are Charlotte and Isaac Tevet (Portland, OR) and

Dr. Philip and Cheryl Marden (Oconomowoc, WI). Great-Grandmother is Alegra Tevet (Portland, OR).

Andie and Devo Hartz on the birth of their son Evan Judah who was born on June 18, 2015. Proud

grandparents are Dan Askin and Penny Regnier.

Evan & Hailey Bernstein on the birth of their son Jory Meloy who was born on June 21, 2015. Proud grandparents are Tom &

Mary Jane Stern (Portland, OR), Karen Stern (Sun Valley, ID) and Jo & Allan Bernstein (Seattle, WA). Proud Great Grandparents are Helen & Jerry Stern

(Portland, OR).

Mazel tov to all the families!


Thank You Legacy Donors!

Your legacy commitment helps to provide for the long term health and security of

our congregation.

Ron and Judy Appelbaum, Barry and Karla Benson, Stephen Butler, Milt Carl, Frieda Gass Cohen, Phil and Bobbie Cohen, Rick and Ellen Cohen, Janet Pollens Feldman, Diana Ginsburg, Joel and Maura Greenblum, Richard Hurwitz, Marje Jacobson, Sheldon Klapper and Sue Hickey, Steph Kotkins, Jerry and Dora Newman, The Zanley Perkel Family, Erik Richmond and Annette Demsey, Steve Rosenberg and Ellen Lippman, Stan Rosenfeld and Madelle Rosenfeld, Faye Gordon Samuels, Mylen and Roz Shenker, Denny and Barbara Shleifer,

Linda and Gary Singer, Marshal Spector and Shari Levinson, Ron Subotnick and Barbara Weiland, Bruce and Susan Winthrop, Larry and Estelle Winthrop, Fran and Ira Warren

If you would like to be a Legacy Society donor, please contact Melissa Bloom at:

[email protected]

Legacy Societyof Shaarie Torah

Caring CommunityWhen a Death Occurs

Please call the synagogue office when a death occurs at 503.226.6131 so that we may inform Rabbi Rose and be of assistance. After business hours, on weekends or holidays, contact Melissa Bloom at 503.567.8306.

Clergy Visits

To assure that Rabbi Rose makes visits to congregants in the hospital, extended care facilities and hospices, please contact the synagogue office at, 503.226.6131. In an effort to comply with the patient privacy laws, healthcare facilities may not release the names of their patients; it is imperative that you provide the name of the member, the facility name, patient’s room number, length of anticipated stay, your relationship to the patient and a number where you can be reached if further information is needed.

If you are not on our Caring Community e-mailing list, please contact the office to make

sure you receive announcements about minyans, shivas, funerals & more.

Shaarie Torah can use your help and support with various projects.

If interested, please call the office or contact Melissa at:

[email protected]

announCementS


It has been an amazing year. As I write this article it marks my first full

year, and it is easily the best synagogue I have ever had the privilege to work for. We have accomplished some amazing things this past year, but this

was only a preview what is to come.

During 5776 my goal is to give Shaarie Torah members the most stimulating and enriching Jewish experience we can offer, while simultaneously attracting and welcoming new members to our community. However, in order to do this I needed to improve our operations. Moving forward with the exciting new work of SULAM and the Board's vision, it is imperative that we have the correct staff in place to ensure that everything is processed, handled and executed in an efficient and organized manner. When one of our members calls requesting an answer about anything, or just wanting to check in, we want you to be able to speak to the correct person that can provide a prompt answer. Our Shaarie Torah staff’s moto and mantra is “how can we help?”

This is why we hired Brian Rohr, Sarah Dishner, Jaclyn Beck and most recently, Kara Gurvey. Brian has significantly helped us with our image both internally and externally. Just look at our presence on Facebook. We had under 400 people last year, and now we have over 500 people following Shaarie Torah. Brian also has increased our open and retention rate for our weekly emails by implementing a far more effective email system, plus look at this amazing newsletter! In late December Sarah joined our team as our bookkeeper and immediately jumped in to assure all your accounts are accurate and up to date! She has implemented procedures to help the preschool families with billing and we will soon launch a new database where you can make your donations online. We are so excited to welcome Jaclyn Beck as our new Membership/Outreach

Melissa's Musings!Melissa Bloom, Executive Director

& Programming Coordinator. Over the last fiscal year, we added 26 new members and we know that her creativity and personality will engage and broaden our community. Kara Gurvey, our newest team member will greet you with a smile. You can see and hear that smile from miles away. (Read more about Kara on page 22)

We have an expert team here at Shaarie Torah that are ready to answer your questions and answer the question of “How can we help?” All the new and current staff have developed individual operating plans for 2015-2016 that consist of the following goals: increasing membership and financial stability, improving customer service and shaping meaningful experiences for everyone!

Having this team in place allows us to focus on the big picture strategy such as crafting and refining a comprehensive marketing, social media, and creative advertising plan, which will vividly share the amazing things happening at Shaarie Torah with the entire Portland Jewish community.

This past year proved to me that this is an amazing community, filled with an eclectic mix of wonderful congregants, outstanding programming and a vibrant young staff with fresh ideas. I witnessed that every one of our congregants has an extreme passion and a deep pride for our synagogue – from Men’s Club to Sisterhood to the Cemetery Committee and our weekly volunteers that assist in the office. Now, we have the team that will continue to guide us on this exciting path, which will simultaneously enhance our profile and bolster our reputation in the Jewish community. Let’s use the next coming year to truly show Portland who we are and what we’re capable of.

We have an expert team here at Shaarie Torah that are ready to answer your questions and answer the question

of “How can we help?”


Dear Congregants,I have been honored to be elected as your new

President. In reflecting on my first article in the synagogue b u l l e t i n , I w a n t e d t o i n t r o d u c e myself and

my goals for our wonderful Shaarie Torah family.

I have been with Shaarie Torah all my life. In fact my family goes back many years. At present my daughter Melissa, who now serves on the synagogue board, is the fourth generation of my family tree to serve the synagogue in some capacity, she also served as Sisterhood president. While I am bragging about four generations, Stan Rosenfeld, however, now says his son has joined the Shul, which is the fifth generation of the Rosenfeld family to be a part of Shaarie Torah. Thanks Stan!

My goals are simple.

1. Among the most important is to grow the Shaarie Torah family. We need to grow our congregation in order to ensure the future of our sanctuary and our faith. We at Shaarie Torah will not turn any Jewish person away because of costs or personal life styles. A Jewish person will not be turned away from our doors.

2. I also want you, the congregants, to participate in as many of the synagogue events as possible. They include Shabbat dinners, Shabbat music festivals, Torah studies, lectures, etc. Also please attend Shabbat services on Saturdays and Minyans on Sun., Mon, and Thurs. mornings. We at Shaarie Torah want you involved.

3. At the annual meeting I mentioned three items we need to include in our future agenda. They are prayer participation, volunteering and donations. It’s hard to even get a minyan during the week, so having this item on the agenda shouldn’t be a problem. Secondly we need volunteers on committees, Sisterhood, Men’s Club, special events, office assistance, greeters, etc. We at Shaarie Torah want to help you make a difference.

Phil's CornerPhil Cohen, President

"My goals are simple. Among the most important is to grow the Shaarie Torah family. "

The last item is the hardest for me to discuss. However, this is the reality of synagogue life. In the past, a few families have carried the shul to its goals. This is not true in 2015.

We need you, the congregants, to increase your financial participation. One idea

is that if you have a program you are interested in, maybe you can help sponsor that event.

This is my 70th year at Shaarie Torah. I want to know that you

and I can come year after year to pray, congregate and serve Shaarie

Torah.

We now have a great electrifying Rabbi. His enthusiasm, spirit, and faith in the future will guide us for many years to come. Join the Rabbi, staff and board and together we will make Shaarie Torah the best it can be.

The Rabbi, staff and board wish you, my fellow congregants L'Shana Tova. A happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

Phil [email protected]

personal and understand that our lives take on their truest meaning when we see that we are part of a people. Our culture may want us to think in terms of "I, me, my" and demand satisfaction in terms of that narrow perspective. And of course our prayers will take the shape of the boundaries of our lives. But our machzor and our soul know that prayer doesn't end here. We should ask questions during the chagim that move beyond this to "How can I help make a holier community?" "How can I give more to the people around me?" "How can I make sure that the values that matter will live in my community, my world, beyond the scope of my life."

These sound like heavy and difficult questions. They are. But when we ask questions that are this holy, this true, we find a kind of freedom. We unburden ourselves of the narrowness that traps us for so much of our lives and we move beyond. May all of our prayers come from this true and holy place. Channah and I wish you a beautiful 5776.

Rabbi's Remarks continued from page 1


It is just amazing how time flies! Here we are, another year has gone by and Rosh Hashanah is

again at our doorsteps. As a child, I always liked this time of year. It was the beginning of school; everybody came dressed in their nicest holiday clothing and looked “fresh” and ready to start the New Year.

I remember the excitement in the air and on the street as people were shopping for the holidays. You did not necessarily need to have to go to synagogue in order to appreciate the holidays. However, in the diaspora it is different. Here, outside of Israel, one has to “work” in order to feel the essence of the holiday. What kind of work, you ask? Not a hard and ungrateful one, I assure you! If you have children at home, or not, there are several ways for you to get ready for the holidays and celebrate the holidays, beyond attending the wonderful services that we are planning at Shaarie Torah.

Just like planning and preparing for a trip, one needs to find out where they are going, the price of airfare, the availability on the plane, and the hotel reservation. The High Holy days “trip” is of the soul - a trip of the spiritual journey that is ahead for each of us. It starts with the month of Elul, which is a time for introspection, for reviewing actions of the previous year, and for deciding how to improve for the next year. This is a time that traditionally has been selected to end quarrels and ask forgiveness for unkind remarks. Yes, it is a hard thing to do, but imagine if you do not do it and just arrive for Rosh Hashanah services…you have missed the mark. The month of Elul - this year beginning in mid-August and lasting until mid-September - is a time of great potential and intense preparation leading up to Rosh Hashanah. This is the time to get ourselves ready spiritually and otherwise to connect to the High Holy Days. Come learn from Rabbi Rose, Cantor Vitells, Dorice Horenstein, Jaclyn Beck, Belle Mann and our own Sisterhood, about how to take the first steps to teshuvah - the spiritual 'coming clean'

process in Judaism - in a variety of ways on August 16. Text study, a writing workshop, music, cooking and Jewish yoga. See page 20 for more information.

At home, one way to commence the journey is to create a “Family Mailbox”, a box or compartmentalized letter holder, and encourage each family member to leave personal messages for the others during this month. Just make sure that the letters are of a healing, non-provocative in nature. After a month of reflection and receiving feedback, you are ready for the first Big Day, Rosh Hashanah. Solemn yet joyful, it is the birthday of the world, as well as the Day of Judgment.

Wait, but have you done the three T’s? Teshuva, Tefilah, Tzedaka? Teshuva is so much more than just repentance…have you really regretted with a sense of loss what happened? Are you committed to never doing it again? Have you asked for forgiveness? Have you said what you meant and meant what you said? Have you prayed? Did you choose a Tzedakah organization to donate to? Ok, if you checked them off, you may move on!

Have a festive meal on the eve of Rosh Hashanah. This year it falls on Sunday, September 13th. Enjoy the symbolic foods to welcome the New Year (apples and honey and round challah are two common foods to have). Attend synagogue services; that is a must! This year we will hold family services (now known as Ruach Minyan) ONLY on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Monday September 14. On Tuesday, we will have Mishpacha Service - a new Preschool Family Services for the High Holy Days.

There are many more new events we are starting, like Shirat Yeladim, a new program for Preschool families, fabulous adult education classes, Koach Program for adults to give them the strength to learn Hebrew and have their B'nai Mitzvah and so much more - make sure you read all that we have in this fantastic bulletin as well as our weekly emails. It was made with you in mind.

L’shana Tova Umetukah,Have a wonderful and sweet New Year,Dorice Horenstein

Education DepartmentDorice Horenstein, Education Director


The Carl PreschoolElizabeth Fleishman, The Carl Preschool Director

Shalom community. I hope everyone is having a great summer and getting ready

for a wonderful beginning to a new school year.

The preschool is looking forward to another successful year. We have our beginning school activities planned and one of them is our Ice Cream

Social and Open House on September 1st from 5:30-7:00 p.m. We are looking forward to welcoming our new and returning families as well as introducing potential families to our program. Please feel free to stop by and bring friends and family. RSVP by Friday, August 28th. Keep us in mind and refer families to The Carl. We have a few spaces available in both classes. Bring them along to enjoy a veggie pot luck and some yummy ice cream!

Check out our new class options for days, time and enrichment opportunities on our website www.thecarlschool.com.

First day of school is September 8th!

Ice Cream Social and Open House

Tuesday, September 15:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Open to all, please tell yor family and friends

RSVP by August [email protected]

The

Carl Preschool

“We are a Jewish Preschool open to all, providing a rich environment for children to explore freely, without fear of failure.”

Morah Elizabeth Fleishman

Director/Teacher of The Carl Preschool

Exploring the environs of Portland and the surrounding neighborhoods are all part of the fun at The Carl. Examples of field trips throughout the school year have included tours of Good Samaritan Hospital, Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, hikes in Macleay Park, experiencing a real working farm on Sauvie Island, theater performance, Amtrak Train trips and visiting a local farm to feed cows and baby sheep.

Upcoming Events 2015/16 Event Date Ice Cream Social Sept. 1 October DJ Dance Party Oct. 18 Visit to Sauvie Island Farms Fall 2015 Open Houses: Jan. 10-12 Feb. 8-9 March 6 Preschool Annual Auction March 12 Farm Field Trip Spring 2016 End of Year Party May 2016

Some of the exciting events planned at The Carl

“We are a Jewish Preschool open to all, providing a rich environment for children to explore freely, without fear of failure.”

Morah Elizabeth Fleishman

Director/Teacher of The Carl Preschool

Exploring the environs of Portland and the surrounding neighborhoods are all part of the fun at The Carl. Examples of field trips throughout the school year have included tours of Good Samaritan Hospital, Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, hikes in Macleay Park, experiencing a real working farm on Sauvie Island, theater performance, Amtrak Train trips and visiting a local farm to feed cows and baby sheep.

Upcoming Events 2015/16 Event Date Ice Cream Social Sept. 1 October DJ Dance Party Oct. 18 Visit to Sauvie Island Farms Fall 2015 Open Houses: Jan. 10-12 Feb. 8-9 March 6 Preschool Annual Auction March 12 Farm Field Trip Spring 2016 End of Year Party May 2016


SisterhoodMarsha Strongin, President

The women of Shaarie Torah are now organized in three groups – all three are part of Sisterhood. All are welcome to participate in any or all of the

programs. The division called Sisterhood will continue to sponsor its traditional Hamentaschen Project, Latke baking, Gift Shop, and other programs in support of Congregation Shaarie Torah. We are planning some new programs this year which we hope will encourage participation by women of all ages at Shaarie Torah.

Keep an eye on the bulletins and weekly emails for details.

The women’s programming that, in the past, fell solely under the Education Department

– including the book reviews and the Rosh Chodesh programs will now be part of Ahava, a division of Sisterhood for younger members and others interested in participating in our programming. The Rosh Chodesh programs will be called “Ahava Sundays” and the book reviews will be titled “Ahava Reads”. This division has six programs scheduled for the coming year. See below.

The Yala women’s programs, which have focused on outreach, will be a division of Sisterhood and will still

be called Yala. This division and Sisterhood wants to see and support a variety of women’s programming at Shaarie Torah. Some of the programs of Yala will be geared towards younger women but all women are welcome at all programs. Yala is planning events for the coming year and will be publishing them soon.

All women are encouraged to participate in any of the programs of any of the divisions that they are interested in. If you would like to get involved in planning or helping with programs, please contact me for general Sisterhood programs, Dorice Hornstein for Ahava programs, or Channah Rose for Yala programs.

Remember the Diane Nemer Sisterhood Gift Shop when you are shopping for gifts to take with you on your travels or for those special visiting guests. We have a variety of Judaica (and some non-Judaica) merchandise as well as jewelry, cards and host gifts. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, we can order it for you from our specialty catalogs. All proceeds go directly back to Shaarie Torah’s Education Fund for child and adult education. For more information or to volunteer, contact Dori Tenner at 503-646-5866, or Sheila Wiener at 503-887-1169.

Ahava Programs 2015Ahava Sundays

October 25, 6:30 p.m.Beauty from the Inside Out

(Nutrition & Exercise)

January 24, 6:30 p.m.Beauty from the Inside Out

(Spiritual/Emotional Beauty)

April 3, 6:30 p.m. Beauty from the Inside Out

(Physical Beauty)

Ahava Reads

November 17, 6:30 p.m.Beginnings

By: Meir Shalev

February 16, 6:30 p.m.The Sisters Weiss

By: Naomi Ragen

May 24, 6:30 p.m.People of the Book

By: Geraldine Brooks


Men's ClubSteph Kotkins, President

May and June were busy months for the Men’s Club as far as involvement with synagogue activities. On June 7, 2015 the Men’s Club

presented the Harry R. Nemer Service Award to Steve and Esther Carver for their dedicated service to our

congregation over the years. The evening drew a crowd of over 100 people who all enjoyed a salmon dinner prepared by Men’s Club members. We also want to thank members of the Sisterhood for their help with making the award dinner a

success. This event would not have been possible without the table sponsors and donors - a special thank you goes out to them for their generous support. At this year’s Congregation Shaarie Torah annual meeting, the Men’s Club sponsored the evening meal. This was one of the best attended annual meetings in several years and the Men’s Club agreed sponsor this annually.

Upcoming events involving the Men’s Club include a sponsored Kiddush, High Holy Day ushering duties and the annual erecting of the Sukkah, to name a few. The next meeting of the Men’s Club is scheduled for Sunday, August 23. This meeting is very important because along with event planning for the coming year we will elect the next recipient for the Harry R. Nemer Service award. The meeting will start right after the 8:30 a.m. Sunday morning minyan. Please make every effort to help make the minyan and attend the meeting.

The Men’s Club is recognized as a religious, social and service auxiliary organization of our congregation, filling a vital role in synagogue life. Please get involved and bring a friend. Synagogue membership is not required to join the Men’s Club. For more information regarding the Men’s Club please contact the synagogue office and I will personally contact you on the club’s behalf.

Steph KotkinsMen’s Club President

In the June/July bulletin, our committee made the congregation aware of several changes and improvements that have been made to enhance the

beauty of the cemetery grounds. The project has taken close to three years to complete.

At the Shaarie Torah annual meeting, many of our fellow congregants spoke out about how beautiful the cemetery grounds have become and complimented the committee on their work and efforts. For those of us serving on the committee it was heartwarming to hear appreciation for our volunteer efforts.

The centerpiece of the cemetery grounds is under construction and the anticipated completion will be mid-August. We want to

thank the Nepom Family for its generosity to fund the project in honor of their grandparents.

There will be a formal dedication of the circle. The date is yet to be determined. We hope the extended Nepom Family, who live in various parts of our country, Israel and Switzerland will be able to attend the dedication ceremony.

Recently, you received a letter regarding the continued need for monetary support to Shaarie Torah's general operation and care of the cemetery grounds.

Shaarie Torah Cemetery News

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Strategic Planning CommitteeMelissa Cohen, Steering Committee Chair

The response has been gratifying and we thank you for your support. If you haven't made a donation to our cemetery recently, please consider a donation for perpetual care. We would truly appreciate the support.

The current Cemetery Policy approved by the Board of Directors June 30, 2014 is that all graves will be of sod with colorful plants in the cemetery common areas. Our cemetery staff maintains this as part of perpetual care. This project, which is currently a work in progress, replaces bushes and shrubs on graves prior to June 30, 2014. New sod is being placed as needed, in the coming year. If you have any questions regarding our cemetery, please call the office and a member of the Cemetery Committee will contact you.

Warm regards,Steph Kotkins Cemetery Committee Chairperson

By now you’re familiar with the SULAM for Strategic Planning project being undertaken by Shaarie Torah. To date, the Core Committee has been

working diligently on next steps and look to meet our Phase I commitment to the USCJ with flying colors!

We’d like to give a big THANK YOU to those who completed our Congregational Survey. We were able to collect a strong amount of benchmark data which is essential for moving forward.

But in the spirit of Shaarie Torah, its not all about numbers, its also about talking face-to-face and we want to hear your voices as well. From here, we have plans to conduct interviews with all Shul committees, individual and small focus groups and related discussions. In the coming

months you may be asked to join a short 4-5 month Task Force based on topical issues that arise from the survey and our discussions. Please be on the look-out for requests to participate.

If you have additional questions or would like to participate further, please call the office to be directed accordingly.

With full Board support, the SULAM for Strategic Planning committee couldn’t be more excited to start the New Year off with such high level of collaboration

and commitment to Shaarie Torah’s vision. We wish you and your family a Shana Tova!

Melissa Cohen, Committee Chair

Sulam for Strategic Planners: A Bright Future for Shaarie Torah

Cemetery News continue from page 11Name Changes

Please note that Tot Shabbat now has a new name, Shirat Yeladim. This program

of storytelling, music, mitzvah and experiential learning is geared towards children aged 3-5 years old, under the

guidance of Jaclyn Beck. Join her on the first Saturday of the month at 10:45 a.m..

The Community Minyan/Family Service, will now be called Ruach Minyan. This alternative service of prayers, chats, Torah and community will also be held on the

first Saturday of the month at 10:00 a.m. under the leadership of Dorice Hornstein.


Membership/Outreach & ProgrammingJacyln Beck

Shalom CST Community,In case we have not personally met, I wanted

to introduce myself to you. My name is Jaclyn Beck and I am the Membership/Outreach and Program Coordinator at Shaarie Torah.

I want to get your attention about a specific program we are launching that is aimed at bringing congregants together offsite; in our homes and in our extended communities. It is called the “House Party Series,” through which members of our community are encouraged to invite other members in OUR neighborhoods

into OUR homes. The House Party Series, which will take the form of a Shabbat dinner, Havdallah Service, weeknight gatherings, amongst a host of a wide expanse of varied formations in which we come together, hopes to share the glories of what this community has to offer. One person at a time.

If you’d like to host a House Party in your zip code, please contact me at: [email protected] or call the office at 503-226-6131 ext. 241.

I sincerely look forward to working with you in growing this community.

Shalom and L'Shana Tova,Jaclyn Beck

B'nai Mitzvah Informational Meeting/Open HouseSunday, August 23, 10:00 a.m.

Bar/Bat Mitzvah parents, join us for this informational meeting. How do you plan for your child’s Bar/Bat mitzvah? When should you send the invitation? When should your child begin learning the prayers? Do you have to be a member? How much does it cost? And who orders the invitations? All that and more will unfold during this meeting. Open to all members and prospective members. For more information,

contact Dorice at: [email protected]


Explore some of the events for children and families

at Shaarie Torah

Preschool Torah Yoga with Rachel Stern2nd Saturday of the month10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

A Little Shabbat with Rabbi Rose3rd Friday of the month

5:00 p.m.

Preschool Family EducationPlease join us September 27, December 6, February 28 & April 10

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Shaarie Torah: 920 NW 25th Ave, Portland, OR 97210503.226.6131 ~ [email protected] ~ shaarietorah.org

Torah Yoga

Preschool Family Education


We have also made it easier to donate online at:shaarietorah.mydagsite.com

Ways to Support CST at NO cost to you!1) AmazonSmile Program

Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to CST. When you first visit smile.amazon.com, choose Congregation Shaarie Torah and then start shopping.

2) Community Rewards Program at Fred Meyer's

You can link your Fred Meyer's Rewards Card to benefit Shaarie Torah each time you shop. Go to: fredmeyer.com/communityrewards, click "Link your rewards card now" and put in rewards code: 86325.

3) eScrip Program

Log into www.escrip.com and enter Group ID# 500046605. Register debit and credit cards and shop at participating merchants.

Hebrew MarathonSunday, August 23

11:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.$100, includes 5 free follow up classes

(8/25, 8/27, 9/1, 9/3, 9/8 - 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.)

Do you want to learn all of the Alef Bet in one day? Do you want to be able to read Hebrew at the end of one session?

Do you want to feel excited and energized about the possibilities of participating more fully in the services?

Look no further- Hebrew Marathon is here for YOU! Join Dorice Horenstein for a fun day of learning! [email protected]


High Holy Days Supplement

Services will be led by Rabbi Joshua Rose and Cantor Aaron Vitells in the main sanctuary. Tickets and more detailed information have been mailed to all members who are current with their dues. We welcome visitors and non-members to call the office at 503-226-6131 for tickets. Please review the High Holy Day packet sent in the mail for more details and call the synagogue if you have any questions.

Holiday Preparation

Towards a Pure Heart: Spiritual Preparation for the High Holy Days Sunday, August 16 Chapel 9:00 a.m.

Selichot Saturday, September 5 Chapel 8:30 p.m.

Rosh Hashanah

Erev Rosh Hashanah Sunday, September 13 7:00 p.m.

First Day Monday, September 14Shacharit Sanctuary 9:00 a.m.Shofar Blowing Workshop Chapel 9:15 a.m.Preschool Activity Aleph 9:30 a.m.Ruach Minyan Social Hall 10:00 a.m.Middle School Discussion Ed. Office 12:30 p.m.High School Discussion Library 12:30 p.m.

For Tashlich, we will meet at Shaarie Torah following the conclusion of services

Second Day Tuesday, September 15 Shacharit Sanctuary 9:00 a.m.Preschool Mishpacha Service Social Hall 10:00 a.m. K-2nd Grade Activity Aleph 10:30 a.m.Learners Minyan (Adults Only) Chapel 11:00 a.m.3rd – 5th Grade Activity Aleph 11:15 a.m.Middle School Discussion Ed. Office 12:30 p.m.High School Discussion Library 12:30 p.m.

Shabbat Shuvah

Erev Shabbat Friday, September 18 A Little Shabbat Chapel 5:00 p.m.

Shabbat Morning Services Saturday, September 19 Main Service Sanctuary 9:15 a.m.Youth Minyanaiers Chapel 10:30 a.m.

Yom Kippur

Erev Yom Kippur Tuesday, September 22Kol Nidre Sanctuary 6:30 p.m.

Yom Kippur Day Wednesday, September 23Shacharit Sanctuary 9:00 a.m.Preschool Mishpacha Service Chapel 10:00 a.m. Ruach Minyan Social Hall 10:00 a.m.Yizkor Service Sanctuary 11:30 a.m.Middle School Discussion Ed. Office 12:30p.m.High School Discussion Library 12:30p.m.Mincha Sanctuary 4:30 p.m.Neilah Service Sanctuary 6:00 p.m.Ma’ariv/Children’s Processional Sanctuary 7:30 p.m.

Following the Ma’ariv service, all are welcome to join at the community “Break Fast”, sponsored by Sisterhood.

Sukkot

Erev Sukkot Sunday, September 27 Chapel 6:30 p.m.Sukkot 1st Day Monday, September 28 Chapel 9:15 a.m.Sukkot 2nd Day Tuesday, September 29 Chapel 9:15 a.m.

Shemini Atzert

Yizkor Service Monday, October 5 Chapel 9:15 a.m.

Simchat Torah

Ma’ariv & Processional Hakafot Monday, October 5Dancing with the Torah Sanctuary 7:15 p.m.

Simchat Torah Day Tuesday, October 6Shacharit Sanctuary 9:15 a.m.

Childcare is provided during the following servicesCost is $12 per child, per service

pre-registration is required, please call the office)

Erev Rosh Hashanah September 13Rosh Hashanah First Day September 14Rosh Hashanah Second Day Septmeber 15Erev Yom Kippur Kol Nidre September 22Yom Kippur Morning September 23Neilah Evening Services September 23



NEW MAHZOR

We are happy to inform you that, after careful study, the Board and Ritual Committee have decided to acquire a new High Holy Day Prayer Book (Mahzor) for our synagogue: The Lev Shalem Mahzor.

The Lev Shalem Mahzor costs $30 per copy. We are asking you to support this initiative by making a donation to the Prayer Book Fund based on the size of your household. If there are 2 people in your household, please consider a $60 contribution. If there are four people in your household, please consider a $120 contribution. If you are able to provide additional support in the place of those who can’t, please consider making a larger contribution.

In recognition of your generosity, we will place a bookplate in each prayer book purchased with your donation. On the form in the HHD packet, please indicate the name of the person(s) in whose honor or memory you are making your donation.

Wednesday, September 23, 7:30 p.m.

Havdalah you will not easily forget! Bring your kids to the glow in the dark ending

of Yom Kippur Ma’aiv service. Full of light we will farewell the High Holy Days as our

youth lead us in Havdalah and ushering us to the break-fast sponsored by Sisterhood

downstairs. All are welcome!

Check out your High Holy Days Packet for all of the exciting Shaarie Torah and You

Holiday ActivitiesDeadline for items in packet is August 28

Preschool Activities

Go Far With Your Shofar

Ruach Minyan

Middle & High School Discussions

Tashlic

For Adults Only

Youth Minyanaires

Preschool Services

Kever Avot - Cemetery Visit



Sukkah Decoration

Sunday, September 2711:00 a.m.

Our annual Sukkah decorating party is upon us, please put on your best

outdoor work clothes and help make our Sukkah beautiful as always.

Sukkot Happenings

Sunday, October 412:00 p.m.

Please join the Shaarie Torah community for a delicious sushi meal

underneath the Sukkah canopy. FREE and Open to all

Towards a Pure Heart: Spiritual Preparation for the High Holy Days

Sunday, August 16 - 9:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Come learn from Rabbi Rose and other teachers about how to take the first steps to teshuvah - the spiritual 'coming clean' process in Judaism - in a variety of ways. Text study, a writing workshop and Jewish yoga. This is also a chance to learn some practical skills for a higher holy days as well: a lesson in the music of the High Holy Days with Cantor Vitells, a Sisterhood-led cooking class on New Year foods, and more. We hope you’ll join us!

“The month of Elul is a time of great potential and intense preparation leading up to Rosh HaShanah. This is the time to get ourselves ready spiritually and otherwise to connect to the High Holy Days.” - Rabbi Josh Rose

Challah Bags

What is a “Challah Bag?” On High Holy Days, in recognition of the New Year (5776 in the Jewish

calendar), we celebrate with a special round challah, apples and honey signifying sweet wishes for the year ahead. The Education Committee prepares these wonderful “Challah Bags” which you can

order for yourself, your friends, family members, or other members of Shaarie Torah. This fundraiser

benefits our Education Programs.

NEW THIS YEAR!!! Challah bags will be DELIVERED TO ALL MEMBERS HOMES ON

SEPTEMBER 10 after 5:00 p.m.

Please be sure to fill out the form in your HHD packet and return by August 28. If you would like

to volunteer to help out, please call the office.


News & Events In The Community

Please join us in a huge mazel tov to Jerry & Dora Newman, as their

daughter, Francine Newman Arron's food team's bbq beef brisket sandwich

is now being sold at Starbucks!!

Kol haKavod, job well done Francine, we are all proud of you at

Shaarie Torah!

Thank you to the outgoing members of our 2014-2015 Board of Directors. Your hard work and dedication is appreciated!

Please come honor them and install the new Board on the Shabbat morning of Saturday, September 19.

2014-2015 Shaarie Torah Board of Directors and Senior Staff

Everything YAH Boomers+Portland Jewish Happenings for the

Young At Heart

Everything YAH is a Jewish events and cultural arts program listing for

Portland area seniors.

Please visit the website for the full listings at:

www.oregonjcc.org/yah


M a z e l To v t o Shalem Emet Lev who will become a Bar Mitzvah at his home on August 1st, 2015. He is the son of Chaim and Laurie Lev. Shalem is interetsed in the Hand in Hand School in Israel where Jewish

and Arab kids learn together and appreciate each other's culture.

Mazel Tov to Marcy Kent who will become a Bat Mitzvah on August 22nd, 2015. She is the daugher of Suzanne and Tr o y K e n t . Marcy will be a 7th grader at Raleigh Hills K-8 in the fall, and loves Irish Dance, Volleyball, Theatre and Music.

Mazel Tov and a Welcome

Mazel Tov to Shalem Lev and Marcy Kent on your B'nai Mitzvot!

Shamel LevAugust 1, 2015

Marcy KentAugust 22, 2015

Congregation Shaarie Torah warmly welcomes Kara Gurvey as the new office administrative assistant. Kara is a kind, thoughtful and positive person. Prior to coming to Shaarie Torah, Kara worked as a receptionist at an insurance agency for two years. Currently, she is involved with various organizations throughout the city, one of which is City Repair, where communities throughout Portland connect over painting streets, building structures out of natural materials and planting food. Kara is very honored and excited to be working at Shaarie Torah and looks forward to meeting you. If you have yet to meet her, we encourage you to stop by the office anytime between 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Monday - Friday to say hello.

We wish Valerie A, behatzlacha, good luck in her future endeavors

Welcome Kara Gurvey, Our NewOffice Administrative Assistant


Diane Nemer SisterhoodGift Shop

The gift shop is open during office hours. You may also schedule an appointment by calling

Dori Tenner at (503) 351-7420 Sheila Wiener at (503) 887-1169

All Shofars are 25% off through September 30~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Back to School Sale: "Chai" backpack now only $18

All proceeds benefit the Education Department


Date Names Years

Aug 5 Justin & Alison Rosenfeld 14 Aug 7 David & Carmel Ross 21 Aug 13 Mark & Catherine Feves 20 Aug 14 Frank & Arlene Gintz 49 Aug 16 Michael & Ellen Millender 23 Aug 17 Bruce & Susan Winthrop 40 Aug 18 Sydney & Barbara Steinbock 52 Aug 19 Steve H. Rosenberg & Ellen Lippman 36 Aug 22 Larry & Deborah Friedman 22 Aug 23 Gary & Ann McAdam 23 Aug 23 Mark & Julia Shapiro 55

Anniversaries & Birthdays

Happy Birthday

Happy Anniversary

August

Steven Cooper, Sarah Blattner, Ella Stern, Dora Newman, Gary McAdam, Larry Cooper, Nicholas Singer, Alix Goodman, Sheila Weiner, Kristen Ertischek, Jordan Shenker, Dina Ross, Lauren Michael, Joan Schnitzer, Ronald Kaufman, Debra Danish, Anne Cohen, Jeremy Ginsburg, Charlie Schwartz, Jonathan Schwartzm, Jerome Newman, Zachary Ross, Amy Brem, Sheldon Director, Julia Aepfelbacher, Karen Lebenzon, Jerome Brem, Rosalyn Shenker, Roberta Cohen, Barbara Weiland, Galina Golant, Marinel Miklja, Karla Benson, James Alberton, Faye Samuels, Aaron Pikus, Margarita Wolf, Ellen Hockley, Irwin Jacobson, Benjamin Pikus, Michael Runstein, Mollie Greenblum, Sarah Osborn, Tillie Baderman, Annabelle Goldberg, Rachel Hasson, Leslie Petcher, Taliana Gordon-Knight, Leslie Petcher, Marc Levy, Charlotte Sugarman, Sheri Jones, Isaac Tevet, Andrew Goodman, Jack Fruchtengarten, Alexandra Comstock, Cynthia Melbo, Fran Warren, Diane Shenker, Rose Weinstein, Rhoda Winters, Bruce Goldberg, Sarah Millender

September

Helen Greenstein, Jonathan Gold, Victoria Russell, Tal Cohen, Shelby Brill, Gideon Mann, Marvin Nudelman, Elsa Scheib,

Matan Horenstein, Catherine Feves, Jane Hytowitz, Laura Lyman, Arielle Berne,

Renie Waltuck, Lyn Bonnin, Sara Sturtz, David Cohen, Marilyne Nudelman,

Henry Brill, Ronald Baderman, Donna Friedman, Diana Vitells, Michael Bloom,

Lynda Ewan, Dodi Rogoway, William Cooper, Lynda Donin, William Rosenbaum, Melanie

Russell, Francine Arron, Jesse Rothstein, Gabriel Erbs, Rachel Comstock, Ruth Greenstein, Marcus

Cohen, Barry Steinbock, Lee Levy, Talia Davis, Diane Russell, Gregory Harris, Walter Kotkins,

Frank Gintz, Rosalie Berne, Dennis Shleifer, Dennis Funes, Thelma Solomon, Amanda Leeder,

Barbara Gerson, Victor Winkler

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Our Wonderful Community

Our Shaarie TOrah COmmuniTy!


generouS ContributionS to our CongregationThe next time you are looking for a meaningful way to celebrate a joyous occasion, remember a loved one,or comfort a mourner, please consider a donation to Congregation Shaarie Torah. When you make a gift, a card is sent to the honoree of the family and your donation is proudly acknowledged in the Bulletin. Congregation Shaarie Torah truly appreciates your support.

Rabbi Rose Discretionary Fund

In memory: My brother David Mezistrano By Roz and Mylen ShenkerBeloved Lisl on her birthday By Carol DanishMy father-in-law Abe Samuels By Faye SamuelsMy father Bernard Sherman By Mel and Carol SegerMy mother Miriam Siegelbaum By Mel and Carol SegerMy mother Shirlee Sherman By Mel and Carol SegerMy grandfather Rabbi JB Fain By Sandra LittMy father Albert Tevet By Matilda and Marty RosenbergMy mother Esther Alhadeff By David and Carol AlhadeffMy father David Aaron Schwartz By Roz Roseman

General Fund

In memory:My father Harry Jaffe By Louis JaffeMy mother Anna Rosenberg By Ruth BlumMy mother Molly Lerner By Jackie LernerMy wife Zinaida Chudnovskaya By Zeylik ChudnovskiyMy father-in-law Nate Gotesman By Margaret GotesmanMy grandfather Monroe Wall By Eli WallMy mother Lena Itkin By Goldie Slifman

My grandmother Edna Fenton By Craig BerneMy mother Lotte Adams Hasson By Carol RogowayMy grandfather David Silver By Dale SilverMy parents Matthew and Rose Masser By Judy FreemanMy parents Harry and Pearl (Peppy) Freeman By Ian FreemanMy father Irving Wiedler By Larry, Brian, Jeff and GayleMy mother-in-law Ida Steinbock By Edythe SteinbockMy uncle Edward Harris By Greg and Kim HarrisMy aunt Betty Harris By Greg and Kim HarrisMy father David Horenstein By Howard and Evelyn FreedmanMy uncle Isadore Horenstein By Howard FreedmanEdith Kamin From the Aspen Mitzvah Fund of the Oregon Jewish Community FoundationMy mother-in-law Esther Rosenberg By Kim RosenbergIn honor of:Sarah and Sophia’s B’nai Mitzvah By Donna Jackson

Rabbi Geller Lecture Series Fund

In memory:Ellen Lippman’s father Jordan Lippman By Sue Hickey and Shelly KlapperMy father Leo Muszkal By Annette KellerEvelyn Eicher By Sheryl Weissman


Cemetery Fund

In memory:My late husband Gerhard Samuel Schindler By Jane SchindlerMy husband Reuben Straus By Miriam StrausMy mother Ruth Witt By Marilyn FeistMy husband Albert J. Kailes By Tam KailesOur mother Marian Stein By Arnie and Sue Hayden & Andrew and Peg SteinMy father Jack Gilbert By Belle AngelMy grandfather Sam Rosenfeld By Stan RosenfeldMy grandmother Annie Gottesman By Millard LeschMy mother Sadie B. Lewis By Jerome LewisMy father Max Sam Lewis By Jerome LewisMy father Max Podemski By Paula PodemskiMy beloved mother Esther Alhadeff By Dan and Janice PitmanMy beloved father-in-law Dick Goodman By Rosalie GoodmanMy beloved husband Harold Goodman By Rosalie GoodmanMy mother Esther Alhadeff By Richard AlhadeffSharon H. Goldman By Marcia Colton and FamilyMy grandmother Jenny Frager By Phyllis ZawelMy son Michael Zawel By Phyllis Zawel

Our husband and father Alvin Konick By Sarah Coblens and Jean KonickMy father Sam Schwartz By Jack SchwartzMy mother, father and brother Tillie, Max and Harry Schachter By Claire WestermanMy grandmother Rose Popick By Eadi PopickMy sister Sharon Goldman By Margo SercuMy mother Sylvia Katz By Charles and Irene CancillaMy mother Jeanet Levene By Bud and Robin MarcusMy father Eli Levy By Victor LevyMy mother Nina Ida Perkel Levenson By Mrs. Sandra StapletonMy father Norman Sloane By Miriam StrausMy father Monty Schnitzer By Arnold SchnitzerMy father Benjamin Cohen Harris By Rhoda Cady and Carol HarrisMy father Sam Schwartz By Gary and Sylvia PearlmanMy father Albert Tevet By Sarah KormanMax and Anna By Esther PodemskiMy mother Augusta Olshen By Frances OlshenMy mother-in-law Eva Roth By Jerrie Roth and Family

2015 Cemetery Letter Campaign:Margaret GotesmanLynn BonnerVictor LevyDenny ShleiferLeonard and Dolly GoldbergEllen Teicher

generouS ContributionS to our Congregation Cont.


Bruce and Susan WinthropMiriam StrausRoberta and Phillip CohenSue Osborn

Kitchen Fund

In memory:My father Nathan Huppin By Thelma SolomonIn appreciation:The delicious Shavuot food By Lynn Bonner

Education Fund

Proceeds from the Diane Nemer Sisterhood Gift ShopIn memory:Eric Weiss By Esther PodemskiIn appreciation of:Barry Benson By: Bruce and Susan Winthrop

Youth Education Fund

In memory:My father Joseph Meytes By Margarita WolfMy uncle Simon Slifman By Dana Benson-MelnickMy father Sam Schwartz By Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Schwartz

The Milt and Cissi Carl Preschool Fund

In memory:My husband Sid Carl By Sue CarlMy sister-in-law Bessie Nirenberg By Sue Carl

My father Sidney Carl By David and Leslie CohenMy grandmother Anna Goldstein By Milt Carl

Harry Nemer Kiddush Fund

In memory:My mother Esther Singer By Gary and Linda SingerMy father Sam Rosenfeld By Anne BergMy sister Beverly, wife of Joseph Anmuth By Leonard and Dolly GoldbergMy mother, father and brother Tillie, Max and Harry Schachter By Claire WestermanMy husband Harry Spivak and daughter-in-law Jacqueline R. Spivak By Helen SpivakMy husband Clarence Beam By Nancy FruchtengartenIn honor:Molly Benson’s 16th birthday By Carol DanishShirley Mark’s special birthday By Carol Danish

Building Fund

In memory:My husband Albert Tevet By Alegre Tevet

Matthew Rutzick Library Fund

In memory:My mother Stella Fisher Cohen By Stephen and Arlene Cohen



Sharron Scales Scholarship Fund

In memory:My mother-in-law Rose Russell By Victoria Russell

Jack and Sarah Hornstein Memorial Fund

In memory:My father Jack Hornstein By Maury Hornstein and familyMy mother-in-law Bess Greenberg By Sandra GreenbergMy father Jack Hornstein By Helene Searcy

Sol and Frances Myerson Memorial Fund

In memory:My father Alfred L. Shenker By Bill and Rosalind Cooper and Family

Barney Bricker Fund

In memory:My father Philip Unkeles By Barbara and Barry Gross

Men's Club

In apreciation of sponsorship for annual meeting dinner By Lynn Bonner


Thank you to the Men's Club and everyone who made donations in honor of the Nemer Award Dinner recipients, Esther and Steve Carver. The names of those donors were

listed as part of the program given out the evening of the event.

Shaarie Torah ChesedYou can help send a message of love and support to those in our community on our

Misheberach list. Each Shabbat morning, look for a table outside the sanctuary with cards

addressed to those in need of healing. Take one home, add your own handwritten message of support, then mail it out on

Monday morning.

Want to do more? Join our team of people who reach out to members of our community in times of joy and in times of sadness. Make a birthday

phone call - bring a meal to someone in need - help to welcome a new baby - deliver a shabbat basket - help make our shul even more hamish! For more

information, contact Annette Demsey

503.287.4281; [email protected]

The Svetlana Chudnovskaya Youth Travel Fund

We are honored and proud to announce the Svetlana Chudnovskaya Youth Travel Fund at Congregation Shaarie Torah. This fund is in honor and memory of Zeylik Chudnovsky’s daughter Svetlana who passed away August 11, 2014.

Svetlana arrived in the United States in 2000 and was a member with her father. In 2007 she went to the Ukraine for the unveiling for her mother Zinaida's headstone. During that time she had a stroke and was not able to come back to the US. Unfortunately she suffered for the next seven years before her passing.

In her memory the Svetlana Chudnovskaya Youth Travel Fund has been established to help provide middle and high school youth in need scholarships to USY conventions. It is the families’ desire through this effort that youth will meet other teens from all over the region and continue to strengthen their Jewish identity. More information about the applying for the scholarship will be announced in October.


auguSt-September YahrzeitS

August 1 – August 716 Av – 22 Av

Yolanda Adato Paul Ail*Donna Mae LaBorwit Askin Fanny Baron Fanny Bastacky*Rilla Bloomberg Sanford Milton Cohen*Rose Drasin Russell Ellwood Nancy Gerstenfeld*Claire K. Harris*Pearl Hirsch Ernest Hollander David Horenstein Isadore Horenstein*Morris Kadner*Albert Kailes Florence Kaplan Fannie Korsun Elsie Maccoby Devorah Mesher*Harry Nemer*Dr. Alex Newman Jacqueline Parker*Rose Pearlman Norman L. Peterson Aaron Philan*Yoni Pruit Anita Rittenberg Maurice Rosenfeld*Eva Roth Moshe Sax*Morri Scheffman Menachem Schniederman Ben W. Singer Dr. Isadore Singer*Eda Stein*Fern Sugarman*Abe Julius Unkeles Julius Weinberg Hilda Weinstein*Israel H. Weinstein*

Menachem Weinstein*Pauline Wieder

August 8 – August 1423 Av – 29 Av

Anna Baderman Rose Barde*David Bloom Lou Bloom Louis Borden Rose Brown*Sophie Burda Mary Burnstein*Hyman Cohen Phillip Cohen*Yetta Rife Cohen Hertha Frankel Chana Garfunkel Isadore Gass*Ida Gilbert Kleinberg Jennie Gold*Sidney Greenberg Paul Harwin Irving Hasson Manuel Holtzman*Rachmeal Horenstein Lena Hurwitz*Raymond Jackson Rose Jacobson*Celia Kaplan*Harry Kaplan*Jack Kaplan*Albert Irwin Koplan Rebecca Leveton Morris Levin*Willard Litofe Aaron Matza Ruth Melzer Celia Mendlovitz Moses Myerson*Rose Nimer Rachel Pearlman*Stanley Pearlman Zanley Perkel*Michael Jeffrey Riback

Gladys Richenstein Shirley Rogers Dorothy Rothstein Bessie Salmenson*Celia Scheuer Isaac Meier Schulzinger Tobais Schwartz H. Rose Shnitka Gary Siegel Fred Siskel*Joseph Szaynberg*Abraham Tauber Sarah Tobin Frank Veltman*Stefan Weil

August 15 – August 2130 Av – 6 Elul

Samuel Beckerman*Mitchell Brodkin Alfred Burda Morris Chusid*Guy H. Cogan Jeremiah Cox*Nathan Director*Fred Ehrlich Daniel A. Fromer*Abraham Gantz*Sadie Geller*David Gold*Samuel Greenblatt*Neoma Harris Myer Hytowitz Rachel Kaplan*Rae B. Kaplon*Aaron Karol*Sam Kerkes*Frank E. Kline Ted Korsunsky Morris B. Kraus Louis Lamken*Fruma Levinton Anna Levoff*Louis Lockshin Louis Manych*


Henry Mendel Harry Mesher*Samuel Michael*Max Newman Albert Notrica Esther Olshen*Gary Osherow Ben Pearl*Edward Popick Hymen Rosenbloom*A. Victor Rosenfeld*Chana Avraham Rosenstock Ida Esther Salmenson*Marshall Shamblott Mitchell Shore*Jack Teitelbaum Harry Wenokur*

August 22 – August 287 Elul – 13 Elul

Nancy Boone Samuel Carl*David Cohen Hannah Cohen Rose Conway Milt Davis Harold Donin Jack Donin*Nat Eskow Daniel Frankel Joseph Gildesheim*Pavel Golberg Morris Goldie*Ida Grunen*Besse Harris Ida Holtzman*Tova F. Kaplan*Elsie Katz Aleck Klonoff*William Krichevsky*May Leveton David Litt Aaron Markewitz*Faye Menashe Harry Mink*Harry Mosler Anna Newson Harold Newson*Ruth Picus

Minnie Popper-Hays Irving Rodinsky*Vivian L. Rotenberg Zelcy Rovech Edda Rowe*Bertha Ward Rutzick Harry B. Schnitzer*Isaac Shapiro Arthur Shechter Maxwell I. Silverstein Lyn Bonnin Smith*Lillian Subotnick Anna Unkeles Elka Unkeles*Ivor Weigler Jerome D. Weinstein Samuel Israel Weinstein Hugo Zellner Rose Zidell*

August 29 – September 414 Elul – 20 Elul

Harold Hyman Angel*Mathew Bild Eva Bloomberg*Sidney Bluestone*John R. Bonnin*Joseph Breall*David Cogan*David Robert Conrey Max Falkenstein William Fischman*Borus H. Geller*Sarah Geltman*Anne Gilbert*Chaye Risa Goldberg Ita Goldberg Mishka Goldberg Rachel Leah Goldberg Zanvil Areya Goldberg Mary Goldstein*Melvin Harris*Marian Hoffman*Isadore Igra Hyman Israel*Jake Israel*Jules Jacobson*Frieda Kahn Selig Kassmir

Merwin Katz Esther F. Kessler*Sarah Klein*Freda Kugel Chaim Mills*Family Mink*Jacob Motola Sarah Newman*Celia Paul*Sylvia Perkel Abraham Rosenfeld*William Saltman*Rebecca Shusterowitz Fannie Smith Chaim Smolansky*Frieda Soble Esteban Steierman Shlomo Wexler*Betty Williams*Samuel Zimmerman

September 5 – September 1121 Elul – 27 Elul

Florence Berenson*Eva Berliner Sylvia Buchwach*Marcella Canfield Clara Davis*Estelle Director*Bessie Enkelis*Asher Ettinger Max Fromer Freida Basha Glaser Estelle Golden*Nathan Goldfoot Henry Gordon*Reva Grad*Harry Israel*Irving Jacobson*Norman Karin William Konick*Dave Krichevsky*Keith Lebenzon Lizzie Lightner*Liba Markewitz*Daniel Motola Jacob Mozorosky*Peter Nathan Jennie Newman*


Oscar Perlmutter*Ruthella Popick Rev. Chaim Reznik*Julius Romm*William Rose Raizel Schnitzer*Isaac Shapiro David B. Sharff*Herbert J. Shifton Hershal Tanzer Sally Weigler*Ben Zion Weinstein David Weisbard Harry Weisblatt*Sanford C. Williams*Isadore Winer

September 12 – September 1828 Elul – 5 Tishrei

Basya Arik*Ethel Axe*Pinkus Bellman*Otto Bernotat Harry E. Breall*David Clement*Manuel Cohen Reuben Cohen*Beverly Dumble Marvin Enkelis Robert Erlich Samuel and Johanna Gerson Khaya Golberg Sadie Goldberg*Samuel Goldberg*Fannie Gottesman Tillie Greenstein*George Harris*Ann Horenstein*Abner House Becky Klonoff*Bess Lebenzon Rebecca Levine Rose Litofe Ben Medofsky*Lyubov Melomedov*Ida Mills*Gershon Mink*Moses Muscovitz Beila Olshen*

Werner Oster Woolf Perel*Peter Perlin Irving I. Popick Rochka Cogan Premo Howard Rosenfeld Dan Rubin Fannie Samuels*Anna Schatz*Arthur Joseph Schick Berta Mutti" Schindler" Becky Schnitzer*Harry Schnitzer*Nathan Schwartz*Harry Shamblott Saul Siegal Annette Sommer Eugene Stern Faith Veness Toiba Weinsten*Joseph Wiener*Samuel Zidell Edith Zusman

September 19 – September 256 Tishrei – 12 Tishrei

Vayot Aronin David Barer Faye Begen Louis Berger*Jeffrey Whitmore Bittner Carl Bloom Jerry Blum*Analie Stein Cohen Mae B. Cohen*Rose Fertig Edna S. Feves Moses Frager*Zirl Gass*Clara Geller*Joe Gold*Ann Goldfoot Chaya Goldstein*Marcia Hafter*Meyer Himmelfarb*Max Israel*Charlotte Jackson Bertha Karin Jerome Kornberg*

Sheila Lipsky Frances Londer Etta Maizels*Evelyn Mozorosky*Ned Myers Ann Oster Edward Salmenson Fannie Scharff*Ida Shleifer James Sigel*Ben Singer Rabbi Harry M. Spector Rita Stellar*David Tenenbaum*Lou Tobin Raymond Veltman*Bracha Vinnytska Rachel Wenokur*Sonia Westerman*

September 26 – October 213 Tishrei – 19 Tishrei

Samuel David Alhadeff Morris Barde*Pearl Burton Ben Caplan*Hyman M. Cohen Jessie Cohen*Julius H. Cohen Max Cohen Sr. Evelyn Mae Compton Rachel Cordova Calvin Dubrow Hilda Falkenstein Martin Feist Minnie Finkelstein*Abe Gilbert Anna Goldberg*Jacob Goldberg Frank Goldstein*Eleanor Greenstein*Laurie Hollander Leo Jaroff*Samuel Kornberg Rose Kramer*Norma Fay Lebenzon Betty Lesch*Y'Shaya Levinson*David Morton Levy


Herbert Meltzer*Sam Menashe*Henry Mozorosky*Samuel Mozorosky*Norman Nemer*Hyman Neslin*Samuel Olimansky*Esther Overback Ida Pojur*Darlene Popick*Abraham Robinson*Rose Rosen*David Rosenthal Jennie Rosenthal*Ernie J. Scharf*Harriette Shain Edna Shore*Rabbi Dr. Gustave Sicher*Sue Siegel S. Elizabeth Silverstein Morris Solman Sylvia Steckel*Esther Stone Jack Urman*

* Indicates that a memorial plaque has been dedicated and placed in the Shaarie Torah sanctuary.

Erev Kabbalat Shabbat - A Musical ShabbatFourth Friday of the month,

August 28 & September 25, 7:00 p.m. Try Something New and Different

Join us on the fourth Friday for a musical shabbat with Rabbi Joshua Rose, Jaclyn Beck,

Eric Stern, Michael Sasnow, Chaim Lev and other special guests.

Kabbalat Shabbat & Dinner

2nd Fridays:August 14 (See page 13)

& September 11 6:30 p.m.

Call the office to reserve your place at the table!

(503) 226-6131


August ShabbatotMorning Minyan

Mondays & Thursday at 7:30 a.m.*7:00 a.m. if Minyan falls on Rosh Chodesh

*8:30 a.m. if on a National Holiday

Sundays at 8:30 a.m.

Shabbat

2nd Friday at 6:30 p.m.4th Friday at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday Morning at 9:15 a.m.

July 31 / 15th of AvParashat VaetchananCandle lighting: 8:21 Havdalah: 9:20 Aug 7 / 22nd of AvParashat EikevCandle lighting: 8:12Havdalah: 9:10

Aug 14 / 29th of AvParashat Re'ehCandle lighting: 8:01Havdalah: 8:59

Aug 21 / 6th of ElulParashat ShoftimCandle lighting: 7:49Havdalah: 8:48

Aug 28 / 13th of ElulParashat Ki TeitzeiCandle lighting: 7:37Havdalah: 8:35

Sept 4 / 20th of ElulLeil SelichotParashat Ki TavoCandle lighting: 7:24Havdalah: 8:22

Sept 11 / 27th of ElulParashat NitzavimCandle lighting: 7:10Havdalah: 8:09

Sept 18 / 5th of TishreiParashat VayeilechCandle lighting: 6:57Havdalah: 7:55

Sept 25 / 12th of TishreiParashat Ha'AzinuCandle lighting: 6:43Havdalah: 7:41

September Shabbatot

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Portland, Oregon 97210

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Shaarie Torah Bulletin Aug Sept 2015

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Transcript of Shaarie Torah Bulletin Aug Sept 2015