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June 2009
Beth Sholom News
Table of Contents
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1 Message from the President-Elect
2 From the Rabbi
3 From the Director of Synagogue Life
3-4 Youth News
4-5 Religious School News
6 Social Action-Tikkun Olam News
Hazak Happenings
7 Adult Education Committee
Shabbat Morning Torah Study
8 We Wish Our Young People a Wonderful Summer
We Need You for Minyan This Summer
Community News: Tricky Tray Auction
9 Celebrations and Life Cycle Events
Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Kenneth Berger
10-11 Library News
11 Book Review
12 Minutes from April 1 Board of Trustees Meeting
13-14 Yahrzeit list
14-15 Congregation Beth Sholom Donations listing
12, 15 Advertisers (please support them, when possible)
Insert A Congregation Beth Sholom June 2009 Calendar
Insert B Congregation Beth Sholom June 2009 Minyan List
Bet h Sholo m Ne w s
A monthly publication of Congregation Beth Sholom, Teaneck, NJ. A member of USCJ.
June 2009
Sivan-Tammuz 5769
Myriad
Kenneth E. Berger, Rabbi
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
June 5-6, 2009
Ner shel Shabbat: 8:04 p.m.
Message from the President-Elect
Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:45 p.m.
It’s a time of transition in the Misler-Feigenbaum household. This past year has been filled
Torah Portion: Naso
Minhah: 7:35 p.m. with carpools, voice lessons, college applications and auditions for Stephanie, our youngest
Ma’ariv: 8:55 p.m. child. But, at long last, the college decision has been made and Stephanie will be leaving for
Evanston, Ill. in September. So now that Barry and I are becoming “empty nesters,” how will
June 12-13, 2009 I fill the many hours that have been devoted to child-rearing over the past 20 years? Eddie
Ner shel Shabbat: 8:08 p.m. Zizmor, chair of our Nominating Committee, approached me with a question in March:
Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:45 p.m. “Are you ready to graduate from being a Vice President to becoming President of Beth
Torah Portion: Beha’alotekha Sholom?” Suddenly, with the answer to that question, the hours were filled.
Minhah: 7:40 p.m.
Ma’ariv: 9 p.m. In all seriousness, I am taking on this new position with appreciation of the synagogue’s
confidence in me, a little nervousness at the responsibility involved and a great deal of
June 19-20, 2009
hope that our community will continue to grow and flourish. Beth Sholom has always been
Ner shel Shabbat: 8:10 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:45 p.m. one of the flagship synagogues of the Conservative movement. We are blessed with an
Torah Portion: Shelah active, vibrant membership that includes many Jewish professionals and many others who
Minhah: 7:45 p.m. are devoted to social action and bettering our world, either in their professional or personal
Ma’ariv: 9:05 p.m. lives. We continue to be a leading synagogue because we have been able to attract so
many wonderful people who are willing to devote their time and their talents to our
June 26-27, 2009 wealth of committees and programs.
Ner shel Shabbat: 8:11 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:45 p.m. One of my goals for my term as president is to make sure that as many of our members
Torah Portion: Korah as possible feel connected and get involved in all that the synagogue has to offer. When I
Minhah: 8:05 p.m.
agreed to take on the presidency, many people assured me that I would have a great
Ma’ariv: 9:05 p.m.
deal of support from our Beth Sholom community. I know that I will be working with a
wonderful group of officers: Howard Lazar, First Vice President; Alex Wulwick; Second
Vice President; Adam Wall, Third Vice President; Glenn Shepard, Treasurer; Matthew Agin,
Financial Secretary; Penina Grossberg, Recording Secretary; and Rhoda Goldstein,
Corresponding Secretary. In addition, I will be helped by the Board of Trustees and our
current committee chairpersons.
But the officers, the Board of Trustees and the committee chairs cannot do the work of the
synagogue alone. So I am counting on all of you – those I know well from my 13 years as
part of the Beth Sholom community, as well as those I have yet to meet – to become active
members of the “team.” Is there a committee you want to join? We welcome you with open
arms. Do you have an idea for a fundraiser, a new event or an on-going program? Tell us
about it. Please contact me at president@cbsteaneck.org to share your thoughts, your
suggestions and your concerns.
I look forward to working with all of you and to getting to know you better. As another
new president said recently, “Yes we can.”
B’shalom,
Karen Misler
2 B e t h S h o l o m Ne w s June 2009
KIDDUSH
Kiddush on June 6 is sponsored From the Rabbi
by the Rosen and Brown families
in honor of Kyle becoming a On April 28, the eve of the fifth of Iyar, many of us gathered together at Beth Sholom to
Bar Mitzvah. celebrate the anniversary of Israel’s 61st year of independence. It was a very special
evening, and even though several weeks have passed, I have been giving a lot of thought
Seudah Shelishit on June 6 is to why I find our annual Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration to be such a wonderful occasion. We
sponsored by Leah and Aryeh Meir often say that our Shabbaton exemplifies the best of what we are, and it does. But I think
to commemorate the yahrzeit of Abe that the way in which we celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut is also very telling and that it, too,
Meyers, father of Aryeh Meir, and Yael exemplifies Beth Sholom at its best. And I do not mean simply that our celebration draws
Hana Meir, daughter of Leah and more than 200 people, year after year. What do I feel is so remarkable about our Yom
Aryen, and by Susan Klarreich in Ha’atzmaut celebration? What sets us apart from so many of the other Yom Ha’atzmaut
memory of her husband, Brian Weiss. celebrations that take place in our own community and elsewhere?
Kiddush on June 13 is sponsored by First, just as is done in Israel, we begin with a very moving Yom Hazikaron commemoration,
Lorraine and Alan Eras in honor of remembering and mourning those who have given their lives for Israel. The ceremony is a
the 5th birthday of their children, simple one, usually consisting of the lighting of a memorial candle, the recitation of El Maleh,
Marc and Mira; by Gloria and Andor and the reading of a poem or two in memory of those who died. While we alternate
Glattstein in honor of their 55th between several different poems, the reading of Natan Alterman’s Magash Hakesef (“The
wedding anniversary; by Ruth and Silver Platter”) never fails to bring a tear to my eye. And then the flame is transferred from
Wally Cowan in honor of Ruth’s the yahrzeit candle to the candles lit in honor of Israel’s independence, and we begin our
special birthday and their 62nd festive ma’ariv service, chanting the prayers with the nusah that we use on our major festivals,
wedding anniversary; and by Frieda and including with the spirited singing of the psalms of Hallel. This beautiful service reflects
Herschman Huberman and Steven our understanding of the religious significance of Yom Ha’atzmaut. We celebrate the
Huberman in honor of their 36th establishment of the State of Israel, not just with entertainment, food and merry-making,
wedding anniversary and in honor but with a ma’ariv service in which we thank God for the miracle of Israel. (The religious
of the marriage of their son, Daniel significance of Yom Ha’atzmaut is also marked at our shaharit service, where we include
Huberman, M.D., to Becky Pearl. not only a special Al Hanissim and Hallel, but a Torah reading with haftarah, as well.)
Kiddush on June 20 is sponsored And then we go into the Shulman Auditorium for our celebration
by Men’s Club in honor of Men’s of Israel. While there has been a performative dimension to
Club Shabbat. many of our Yom Ha’atzmaut programs, they have also sought
to engage us more actively in celebrating Israel. This year we had
Kiddush on June 27 is sponsored the Parparim Dance group, which first performed and then led
by Ariela Noy and Steven Kugelmass all of us in Israeli folk dancing. Programs in past years included
in honor of their daughter, Liat, wonderful community sing-alongs, where we were led in the
becoming a Bat Mitzvah. singing of Israeli songs, old and new, by Shirah BeTzibbur, a
New York-based group that performs primarily with Israeli
groups. Every time they have come, they have expressed
amazement that we knew so many of the songs.
And we conclude, as usual, with food, for how can you celebrate Israel without enjoying
the Middle Eastern foods that are so connected with our own experiences living in or
visiting Israel?
We have never featured a keynote speaker; we do not invite nor do we announce the
presence of dignitaries. And we do not allow our celebration to become politicized.
Everyone, whether on the right or the left, can celebrate Israel with us.
That is what Yom Ha’atzmaut is like at Beth Sholom. It is simple and unpretentious; it is both
meaningful and joyous. It is the coming together of a community to mark another year of
Israel’s independence in a manner that is both spiritual and celebratory. The way in which
we celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut reflects both who we are and the strong connection that we
have as individuals and as a community to the land, the people and the State of Israel.
June 2009 B e t h S h o l o m Ne w s 3
PERSONAL NOTICES ~
MESSAGE BOARD
From the Director of Synagogue Life
Welcome to New Members:
On any given Shabbat, there are numerous things going on here at Congregation Beth Lymor and Jack Wasserman and their
Sholom. Our Sanctuary Service. Either the Parallel Minyan or Minyan Koleinu gathering for children, Elan and Maya
services. Four children’s services meeting throughout our lower level. A Parsha Ha’Shavuah
discussion. Tzipporei Shalom rehearsal. And all this happens in the span of about four hours Mazel Tov to:
on a Shabbat morning. Barbara David on the engagement
of her daughter, Leora, to Daniel
Recently, though, we had the opportunity to add more to the mix. The date happened to be Scheinerman of Columbia, Maryland
May 9; a Bar Mitzvah was scheduled for that morning and all the “normal” Shabbat activity
was ready to go. But in addition to what I noted above, that morning was also the culmination Adyna Rosen and family on her son,
of our Lunch and Leyn program, where fifth graders learn to read Torah as a training step Kyle, becoming a Bar Mitzvah
for practicing for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah. And, on top of that, we held our first Teen Minyan.
Ariela Noy and Steven Kugelmass
So there were seven minyanim for various ages and persuasions taking place at the same
on their daughter, Liat, becoming a
time under the same roof.
Bat Mitzvah
The morning was crazy … but I would not have wanted to be anywhere else. Marilyn and Richard Rubin on the
birth of a granddaughter, Abigail Rose,
Congregation Beth Sholom is a unique synagogue. This one Shabbat morning, and others to Lee Rubin and Jamie Labell
just like it that happen throughout the year, is a shining example of the complexity and
diversity of the members we serve and the needs we meet. As this one Shabbat morning All our graduating high school seniors:
proves, we really do have something for everyone and are here to meet the varied needs Stephanie Feigenbaum, Adva Hanan,
that enable everyone to find their home at Congregation Beth Sholom. Most synagogues Samuel Herschenfeld, Jonathan
would be in awe of the challenge to find a place for upwards of seven minyanim on one Huberman, Ziv Nelson, Gideon Popkin,
Shabbat morning. Sarah Prince, Joey Resnick, Adam
Rosen, Aaron Rubin, Hillel Segal, Noah
As a community, we strive to meet the needs of all our members – as is evidenced by this Silow-Carroll, David Storfer, Alexis
one Shabbat morning. But there is more than Shabbat to our shul, and we are always looking Tannenholtz, Mitchell Tencer, Adam
to connect more members to the various opportunities we offer currently or could offer in Volerich and Arielle Yeshua
the future. If there are ways we can enhance our community to better meet your needs,
please let me know. Yehudis and Jules Gutin and family
on the marriage of their daughter,
matt Batya, to Ami Kinsberg
Frieda Herschman Huberman and
Steven Huberman and family on
the marriage of their son, Daniel,
Youth News to Becky Pearl
After a long, challenging year in school, balancing books with sports, a social life, maybe Debby Leder on her son, Gershie,
even a job, it’s time to enjoy the warm weather and fresh air with a well-deserved summer becoming a Bar Mitzvah
break. For some, that means going to camp; for other, it’s traveling to Israel; and yet some
choose to remain at home. But before that rite of passage commences, there’s still USY and Refuah Sheleimah to:
Kadima business to complete. Marian Kugelmass, who is recovering
from surgery
The final program of the year will be a joint Teaneck USY/Teaneck Kadima/CBS Teen Friday Albert Eichen, who is recovering from
Night Live: Kabbalat Shabbat, Dinner, Singing, and More on Friday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m. It’s surgery
our final teen Shabbat program of the year with Kadima and USY. Cost is $5 for dinner;
please RSVP to matthew@cbsteaneck.org by Tuesday, June 2. Condolences to:
Dr. Harvey Gross on the passing of his
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beloved mother, Natalie
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4 B e t h S h o l o m Ne w s June 2009
PERSONAL NOTICES ~
MESSAGE BOARD
Youth News (Continued from page 3)
Letters from members and friends:
Applications are now available for USY and Kadima Encampment, which is from August 24-31
at B’nai B’rith Perlman Camp in Starlight, Penn. Kadima Encampment is for all entering
We would like to thank all of those grades 6-8, and USY Encampment is for all entering high school students. Encampment is
who have made contributions where lifelong friendships begin and is a great way to begin a new year together. Though
and expressed good wishes on limited, scholarship funds are available from both Congregation Beth Sholom and Hagalil
the recent birth of our grand- Kadima/USY.
daughter, Noa Sophia Berger.
Finally, we wish a yasher koach to the 2008-09 Teaneck USY Executive Board who have
Rabbi Kenneth and Cheryl Berger honorably served this past year:
President: Brian Steinberg
We’re looking for a few good Israel Affairs Vice President: Elan Kugelmass
men and women Religion/Education Vice President: Ari Rosenblum
If you are interested in serving as Social Action/Tikun Olam Vice President: Avi Steinbach
an usher for Shabbat and Yom Tov Membership/Programming Vice President: Zoe Grossman
services, contact Joan Popkin at Communications Vice President: Janet Rubin
joanpopkin@hotmail.com. Freshman Representatives: Jake Levine and David Shargarodsky
And we wish b’hatzlacha to the 2009-10 Teaneck USY Executive Board
CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS
President: Brian Steinberg
Religion/Education Vice President: Ari Rosenblum
As a convenience to our members,
Social Action/Tikun Olam Vice President: Dori Resnick
we gladly accept Visa, MasterCard
Membership/Programming Vice President: Avi Steinbach
and American Express for all financial
Communications Vice President: Zoe Grossman
transactions; however, we must pass
along to you the service charges
For more information about USY, contact us at teaneckusy@teaneckusy.org; for more
which we pay for these services
information about Kadima, contact us at kadima@teaneckusy.org.
— 4% for Visa or MasterCard and
3% for American Express.
Matt and Michal
If you have any suggestions as to
how we can improve our services
to you, our members, please send
Debby an e-mail and we just might Religious School News
take you up on it!
As we teach our children about Israel and the connection of the Jewish people to Eretz
Yisrael, it is our intention and our hope to make that connection a personal one, a connection
that comes not just from school, but from home as well.
As part of our Yom Ha’atzmaut curriculum, we asked the students to talk with their parents
about their family’s feelings for and connections to the land of Israel. Their homework
assignment was to bring in an artifact, along with a brief description, representing part of
that connection.
Sunday morning prior to Yom Ha’atzmaut, we created a mini-museum of our Congregation
Beth Sholom Religious School families’ Israel connection. Having decorated our downstairs
hallway with Israeli flag banners, glossy photos of Israeli leaders, beautiful landscapes and
landmarks, our students came in, eager and excited to share their treasures and carefully
set up their displays in our “museum.”
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June 2009 B e t h S h o l o m Ne w s 5
UPCOMING EVENTS –
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Religious School News (Continued from page 4)
Wednesday, June 3 Board of Trustees
But our visit to the museum and presentations had to wait. Before that, we shared a Meeting, Dinner,
morning immersed in everything Israel. First, the younger children watched segments and Installation of
from “Shalom Sumsum.” This Israeli version of Sesame Street introduces Officers and
American children to Israeli children from towns and kibbutzim in Trustees
Israel. We saw where they live, how they spend a typical afternoon
and learned a few key phrases in Hebrew. Then they rehearsed their Friday, June 5 Kadima and
presentation of a Hebrew song describing the Israeli flag. USY Dinner
Meanwhile, the older students were preparing their presentation of a Saturday, June 6 Kyle Rosen
midrash, explaining how Memorial Day and Independence Day are Bar Mitzvah
celebrated in Israel and why. Apparently, all the ancient Jewish
Sisterhood Book
holidays came to welcome their new infant sibling, Yom Ha’atzmaut,
Discussion Group
each bearing a unique gift, which would eventually be used in
commemorating and celebrating the modern new holiday.
Friday, June 12 8th grade and
During Tefillah, our Dalet and Hey class students led the Prayer
High School
for the State of Israel and Hatikvah. Instead of our usual bagel
Graduates Dinner
brunch we feasted on chocolate spread sandwiches, a popular mid-morning snack for
Israeli children, and Bissli, another Israeli treat.
Saturday, June 13 Lunch and Learn
with Rabbi
When it was time to visit our museum, the children, teachers and teacher’s aides, took turns
Kenneth E. Berger
presenting their artifacts. Some who were lucky enough to have visited Israel recently shared
– Jewish
their adventures and excitement about their trip.
Spirituality: Does
Others told us about relatives, including parents, who
One Size Fit All?
served in the Israel Defense Forces as paratroopers
(both men and women) and tank commanders, or
Tuesday, June 16 HAZAK Picnic at
who performed in Israel with a Klezmer group. There
Phelps Park
were artbooks and artworks, vintage Israeli money,
army paraphernalia and photos of memorable
Saturday, June 20 Men’s Club
adventures. Some talked about what Israel means to
Shabbat
them. The children were tremendously proud to
present their information and to share their families’ personal connection to Israel.
Saturday, June 27 Liat Kugelmass
Bat Mitzvah
Rav Todot - many thanks to our parents for working with your children, making this such a
meaningful program.
At our end of year program, on May 31, after leading Tefillah, the students hosted their
parents in “Avraham’s tent.”The children came dressed as a
figure from the Bible or Jewish History, and shared
something they’ve learned from and about their
character. Refreshments were Torah-inspired: Noah’s
Rainbow Ices, Lot’s Wife’s Salty Pretzels, and more,
along with Challot prepared by the children.
Thank you to our teachers – Claire Goldstein, Jessica
Marino, Esther Shayowitz and Shoshana Wagner – and
our teacher’s aides – Lauren Blitz, Joshua Herbert and
Amanda Tendler – for our commitment to our children
and for helping keep Judaism alive through our students.
6 B e t h S h o l o m Ne w s June 2009
ONGOING CLASSES
Sunday: Jewish Law and Ethics Social Action-Tikkun Olam News
Class led by Rabbi
Michael Chernick is on Thank you to all the volunteers, cooks, servers and shoppers for the April 21 Hackensack
hiatus until the fall. Walk-in Dinner, where we served to 165 diners. It was a wonderful success and a pleasure to
work with such a great group of people. The volunteers who donated the food were: Rochel
Shabbat: Parsha Ha’Shavuah David, Wendy Engler, Harriet Finck, Jessica Fromm, Lillian Goldstein, Marian Kugelmass,
meets at 8:15 a.m. each Helen Levine, Eva Liebmann, Lainie Rosen, Renah Rabinowitz, Lois Smith and Linda Zizmor.
Shabbat morning with a Other volunteers were: Fran Ginsburg, who donated the paper goods, and the Belcher family
lively discussion of the who made a financial contribution towards the food incidentals.The server volunteers included
parsha. Each week there were Helen Blecher, Ralph Lee, Eva Liebmann, Sandy Liedeker, Aryeh Meir and Jack Solomon.
is a different leader. Thank you to the following contributors who made generous donations for the Crumby
Kiddush in support of MAZON, the Jewish response to hunger. These contributions came in
Rabbi Eliezer Diamond after the listing was submitted for the May Bulletin. A check for $1,147 was sent to MAZON.
teaches a class on The Thanks to: Robert and Charlotte Abramson, Reuben and Joan Baron, Rabbi Kenneth and
Life and Teachings of Cheryl Berger, Ruth Davis, Joseph and Estelle Epstein, Harvey and Beth Gross, Jules and Judy
Maimonides each week Gutin, Roni and Ronit Hanan, Larry Kaufman and Melissa Crespy, Harry and Karen Kissileff,
in the Curtis Hereld Stuart and Linda Saposh, Eric and Karen Segal, Harold and Beryl Steinbach, Fred and Jean
Room between minhah Strauss, Edward and Linda Zizmor and Merrill and Lisa Zoldan.
and maariv, during
seudah shelishit. We are collecting much needed food supplies for The Center for Food Action. They are
VERY LOW on food items. The most important products they need are: hearty soups,
Hug Ivri – this is an canned fruit, peanut butter and 100% juice. They will accept other items as well. If you cannot
informal study group purchase the products, please consider buying a supermarket gift card for the CFA and they
which meets periodically will do the shopping. All items are can be dropped off in the collection box in the lobby.
for reading and discussion If you would like to deliver your own food, you may bring it to 192 West Demarest Ave.,
Englewood, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. To contact the Center for Food Action
of modern Hebrew texts.
directly, call (201) 569-1804.
Meetings and discussion
are in Hebrew on selected Note: We hope you are able to respond to our calls for volunteer assistance requested by
days one hour before the UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey and other volunteer organizations in the
ma’ariv. (Check the region. These requests appear on the CBS listserv from time to time.
announcements for
meeting dates). Volunteers are always needed to coordinate existing or new activities. Please contact
Marilyn Rubin, rubin@fdu.edu, (201) 837-8207; Sharon Silow-Carroll, silow@optonline.net,
(201) 836-7136; or Judy Solomon, jackandjudith.solomon@att.net, (201) 692-0186.
Hazak Happenings
The May 5 Schmoozeday was very well attended and featured Patty Stolle, Assistant Director
of ElderCare for Jewish Family Service, who spoke about the many varied opportunities
offered in the community, such as home health care for those recuperating from an illness
or surgery, emergency assistance and in-home services for Holocaust survivors, career
counseling and Kosher Meals on Wheels.
The May 19 Schmoozeday was our last for this season and featured a photographic travelogue
narrated by Margo Moss showing beautiful pictures of her most recent trip to Honduras.
On Tuesday, June 16, Hazak will enjoy an end-of-the-year picnic from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. in
Phelps Park in Teaneck. There are picnic tables; you may bring a lawn chair if you like.
Please bring a sandwich; drinks and dessert will be supplied. All are welcome.
A happy and healthy summer to all. Hazak will be busy planning activities, meetings and
trips for the coming season. We look forward to seeing all of you.
Alice Kanrich, Co-President Lois Smith, Co-President
June 2009 B e t h S h o l o m Ne w s 7
OFFICE BULLETIN BOARD
Adult Education Committee Synagogue Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
On Tuesday, May 5, Daniel Libeskind was the featured guest at our fourth annual Alfred and Rose Friday - 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Buchman Endowed Lecture for the Fine Arts. Sam Norich, the publisher of the Forward,
interviewed Libeskind on the topic “New Jewish Architecture from Berlin to San Francisco.” Phone - (201) 833-2620
Sam established immediate rapport with Libeskind when Sam’s introduction revealed many Fax - (201) 833-2323
commonalities in their backgrounds which began in Lodz, Poland, continued to the Bronx www.cbsteaneck.org
High School of Science, and culminated in a job interview at the Jewish Museum Berlin.
A question-and-answer session followed the conversation and at the conclusion of the E-mail addresses:
program, the audience viewed slides of Libeskind’s buildings while he signed copies of Rabbi Kenneth E. Berger
his latest book, Counterpoint. ravkberger@aol.com
On May 7, Reuben and Joan Baron, members of the Adult Education Committee and the Office e-mail address:
co-chairs of the event, sent the following letter to Daniel and Nina Libeskind. office@cbsteaneck.org
“The afterglow of Daniel’s insightful and moving presentation at our shul Tuesday evening Matthew Halpern
night still remains. The Adult Education Committee chairperson just e-mailed us feedback from Director of Synagogue Life
last night’s Board of Trustees meeting: ‘Everyone loved the program and was very excited matthew@cbsteaneck.org
that we drew so many people to what turned out to be an extraordinary event.’ As you
know, we planned for about 150 people and drew close to 400. Daniel, we think that part of Debby Leder
the reason why people reacted so positively is that you exude an authenticity regarding the Synagogue Administrator
relationship between Judaism and your work. One person e-mailed us that you are ‘a world debby@cbsteaneck.org
class authority on architecture with such a large and caring Yiddishe Neshama.’ The Hazzan Alexandra Shlozberg
from St. Louis called this morning and said, ‘As a Holocaust survivor, he lifts me up.’ Bookkeeper
So, thank you again for being with us.” alex@cbsteaneck.org
On May 8, the Barons received the following note from Nina Libeskind, wife of Daniel Libeskind Notary services are free to all
and Chief Operating Officer and partner of Studio Daniel Libeskind: members. Call first to make sure
“Daniel and I are leaving for Europe today …. Before we left, I wanted to convey to you how Debby is in the office.
incredibly impressed we were at the profundity of the conversation; how grateful we are to
have been invited for such a meaningful evening.”
For those who were unable to attend the event, there are DVDs and CDs available to borrow PARALLEL MINYAN
from the Beth Sholom library, thanks to Leon Lissek.
The Parallel Minyan will meet on June 6
The Adult Education Committee is also grateful to Ellie Mintz for contacting the local newspapers and June 20. Jay Greenspan will give
and the professional and maintenance staff, who made sure that the technology, refreshments, the d’var Torah on June 6 (Naso), and
and room arrangements were all in place. Thanks to everyone, including the audience, it Mark Gold will speak on June 20
was a very special evening. (Shelah). All are always welcome.
Shabbat Morning Torah Study
Every Shabbat morning a group of Beth Sholomites meets before services, at 8:15 a.m., for a
spirited discussion of that morning’s parashah. We thank Alex Wulwick for organizing this
wonderful program, and all of those who have led the Torah study over the past year: Rabbi
Robert Abramson, Jackie Brickel, Rabbi Bruce Dickstein, Marita Falconer, David Greenberg,
Sue Hodge, Rabbi Gary Karlin, Abe Kempler, Norman Levin, Rabbi Noam Marans, Uri Sobel;
Rabbi Ute Steyer, Rabbi Lawrence Troster and Alex Wulwick.
If you would like to lead a study session, contact Alex Wulwick; if you would like to join in
our Torah study, come on Shabbat morning at 8:15 a.m.
8 B e t h S h o l o m Ne w s June 2009
ATTENTION!!!!
When you know that we called you We Wish Our Young People a Wonderful Summer
with a phone message but you were
unable to hear the message or you Many of our children and teenagers will be participating in summer programs sponsored
didn’t have time to write down the by the Conservative movement this summer. Fifteen children will be campers at Camp
information, here’s what you can do: Ramah in the Berkshires: Gabrielle Belok, Jonathan Ferbank,
Sarah Ferbank, Allon Goldberg, Noam Goldberg, Zoe Grossman,
Call 1-877-698-3261 Matan Kniaz-Diamond, Matan Mann, Orly Mann, Aaron Marans,
at the greeting press “1”
. Yael Marans, Dori Resnick, Orli Segal, David Shepard and Katie
After the prompt, enter your own Shepard. In addition, Hannah, Marni and Sarah Loffman will be
telephone number. (If you have campers at Camp Ramah in Canada.
more than one telephone number,
make sure that you enter the Jake Levine will be going to Israel with the New Jersey Y Camps’
number that we called you on.) TAC program; Avi Steinbach will be going with NCSY’s Jerusalem
Journey; and Ilana Goetz and Yael Osman will be going with
The most recent message will be Young Judaea.
replayed. You can listen to this message
as many times as you like. Maya Haber, a member of our USY chapter, will participate in USY on Wheels.
Beth Sholomites will also be going to Ramah Day Camp in Nyack, and we are proud that
MI SHEBEIRAKH Beth Sholomites and members of our congregation and Youth Program staff will also be
serving on the staff of many of these programs.
If you would like a mi shebeirakh
We wish them, and all of our children who will be away at camp, a wonderful summer.
recited at Shabbat services, whether
on behalf of someone who is ill, or
in honor of an important occasion,
please contact our office during the
week and provide us with the full We Need You for Minyan This Summer
Hebrew names. This will help assure
that the name will be recited Many Beth Sholomites are away on vacation during the summer months, and it is some-
correctly. Of course, if there is an times difficult for us to make a minyan. Please join us in the Beit HaMidrash at 8 p.m. when-
emergency, or if you simply forget to ever you can to help us maintain our daily minyan through the summer. If you are going to
call in the name of someone who is be away on your assigned night, please try to find a substitute. And if it is a beautiful sum-
ill, you are welcome to let our Gabbai mer evening, why not take a little walk over to Beth Sholom and help make a minyan? Your
or the Rabbi know on Shabbat participation would also be appreciated on Friday evenings at 6:45 p.m., at Shabbat
morning. You may also say his or her minhah, on Monday and Thursday mornings at 8:10 a.m., on Tuesday mornings at 7 a.m., on
name to yourself from your seat as Wednesday and Friday mornings at 8:15 a.m., and on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m.
the Rabbi reads the names on our
list, and that person will be included
in our prayers, as well. Names will be
included on our list for one month, Community News
after which you may call again and
ask that the name be kept on the Tricky Tray Auction
list for another month.
We have begun taking donations for the Tricky Tray Auction.
Please let Rabbi Berger know when If you have new items to donate, please contact
you, a member of your family, or any Matthew Halpern in the synagogue office at
Beth Sholomite whom you know, is matthew@cbsteaneck.org or (201) 833-2620.
in the hospital. If you have services to donate, please contact
Alex Wulwick at lawman1010@aol.com or
(201) 261-8168.
Thank you,
The Tricky Tray Auction Committee
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Ongoing Projects:
• Mitzvah Fund monies always appreciated, helping our members in grief, sickness, We’ll do the rest and you will be
and joy. Your support is needed. added on to the listserv and receive
• JNF Water Fund Certificate: $18 each. Supports needed water reservoirs in Israel. all kinds of interesting and important
Call JNF directly at (800) 542-8733 or (516) 678-6805. information.
• Torah Fund Cards: We have a beautiful selection of donation cards which can be purchased
for $4 each or 6 for $20. We have cards In Memory of Loved Ones, Refuah Shelaymah Are you already a member of the
(Complete Recovery) cards, Mazel Tov cards, and more. See the display by the shul office. listserv?
We can mail them for you, or you can purchase a selection of them to keep in your home
to send whenever you wish. Call Lainie Rosen (201) 833-0345 or Cindy Blinz (201) 907-0605 If so, and you want to send “an
for assistance. appropriate” message to the other
• JNF Trees to support Israel: Please call Irene Black at (201) 837-4126 for assistance; participants, then just send a message
the price is $12 a tree. to: congregation-beth-sholom
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Join us for
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LUNCH AND LEARN
It’s that easy! If all else fails, call
Debby if you have any questions
(201) 833-2620.
with
Rabbi Kenneth Berger
THEATRE TICKETS AVAILABLE
Beth Sholom is still a member of
the School Theatre Ticket Program.
who will speak on
Stop by the office and pick up
Jewish Spirituality:
discount coupons for Broadway
and Off-Broadway
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on
Saturday, June 13, 2009
The cost for lunch will be $15 for adults and $8 for
children under 12, with a maximum of $50 per family.
Child care will be provided by advance reservation.
Please call in your reservation to our office by Tuesday, June 9.
10 B e t h S h o l o m Ne w s June 2009
Library News
“The greatest gift is a passion for reading.” psalms of the Jewish liturgy, Rabbi Miriyam Glazer brings
– Elizabeth Hardwick these well-known psalms alive.
Adults – Fiction Kedar, Karyn D. The Bridge to Forgiveness: Stories and
Prayers for Finding God and Restoring Wholeness. This
Appelfeld, Aharon. Laish., Schocken, 2009. “[A] strikingly original inspiring guide for healing and wholeness supplies you with
novel, comparable in its way though very different in tone, a map to help you along your forgiveness journey. Deeply
to some of the early work of Ernest Hemingway …. Very pow- personal stories, comforting prayers and intimate meditations
erfully, this wandering community is made to represent the gently lead you through the steps that allow for the evolution
historic Jewish quest for a home .... [A] remarkable novel.” – of forgiving.
The New York Times Book Review
Kedar, Karyn D. Dance of the Dolphin: Finding Prayer,
Bannister, Nonna. The Secret Holocaust Diaries: The Untold Perspective and Meaning in the Stories of Our Lives. Jewish
Story of Nonna Bannister. Tyndale House Publishers, 2009. Lights, 2001. Through poignant stories, spiritual teaching and
How this story came to be written is a big part of the drama. insights, Kedar shares with us the ways we can integrate the
The only World War II survivor of her wealthy Russian, devout everyday – family, work, personal challenges – with our quest
Christian family, Nonna Lisowskaya came to the U.S. in 1950, for deeper spiritual understanding.
and never spoke about her Holocaust experience – until a
few years before her death in 2004, when she revealed her Kedar. Our Dance with God: Finding Prayer, Perspective and
diaries. – Booklist Meaning in the Stories of our Lives. Jewish Lights, 2004. In
graceful ways, Kedar shows us that by realizing the connection
Halberstam, Joshua. A Seat at the Table: A Novel of between the ordinary and the awe-inspiring, we can synchronize our
Forbidden Choices. Sourcebooks Landmark, 2009. This is the hearts with the ways of the world and live with a greater purpose.
story of the young man, Elisha, who grows up in post-war
Brooklyn in a family of Hassidim. At the fulcrum is Elisha’s Konner, Melvin. The Jewish Body (Jewish Encounters).
bittersweet relationship with his father, a Hassidic leader and Schocken, 2009. Anthropology professor and author Konner
Holocaust survivor, determined to chart a course for himself, exudes passion and knowledge while gamely evaluating the
his family and community in modern America but confronted history of the body Judaic, including customs like circumcision
now with the stirrings of his son whom he loves with such and the way outsiders’ ignorant or malicious portrayal-in all
devotion and anxiety. manner of historical art and propaganda have come to impact
Jewish identity and physical awareness. – Publishers Weekly
Stanger-Ross, Elana. Sima’s Undergarments for Women.
Overlook, 2008. A novel alive to the hidden stories all around us, Kushner, Rabbi Lawrence and Polen, Rabbi Nehemia. Filling
from the bittersweet ambivalence of adulthood’s first choices Words with Light: Hasidic and Mystical Reflections on Jewish
to the heartbreak and forgiveness that form the underwire of Prayer. Jewish Lights, 2007. In this inspiring spiritual companion,
any long marriage. With grace [and] good humor, Elana Reform Rabbi Lawrence Kushner and Orthodox Rabbi Nehemia
Stanger-Ross pulls back the curtain on a world of intimacy Polen join together to provide a window into the liturgy for
many know well but no one has described so movingly. people of all backgrounds by offering fresh insights and med-
– Peter Manseau, author of Songs for the Butchers Daughter itations that bring the traditional Jewish prayer book to life.
Wiesel, Elie. A Mad Desire to Dance. Knopf, 2009.“[A] multilayered Lambert, Josh. American Jewish Fiction (JPS Guide). JPS,
narrative … [a] journey through sadness and toward redemption; 2009. This new volume in the JPS Guides series is a fiction
a meditation on the hand dealt to Holocaust survivors; and a reader’s dream: a guide to 125 remarkable works of fiction
valuable parable on the wages of human trauma. While the that includes a wide range of classic American Jewish novels
novel is not always easy sledding, there are ample rewards and story collections, from 1867 to the present.
– intellectual and visceral – for the willing reader.”
– Publishers Weekly Libeskind, Daniel. Breaking Ground: An Immigrant’s Journey
from Poland to Ground Zero. Riverhead Trade, 2005. From
NON-FICTION: Publishers Weekly: Less a memoir than a portrait of a life as
told through architecture, Libeskind’s book traces his past
Glazer, Miriyam. Psalms of the Jewish Liturgy: A Guide to and his numerous project commissions, including his most
Their Beauty, Power, and Meaning. In this study of the (Continued on page 11)
June 2009 B e t h S h o l o m Ne w s 11
Library News (Continued from page 10)
recent and renowned contribution to the design of the new Jewish community, well-known meditation teacher and
World Trade Center. For Libeskind, everything relates to archi- practitioner Rabbi Jeff Roth presents Jewish contemplative
tecture, and the book is filled with his beliefs about what techniques that foster the development of a heart of wisdom
good architecture should be and what inspires him. and compassion.” – Jewish Lights
Plotz, David. Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Steinberg, Paul. Celebrating the Jewish Year: the Spring and
Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Summer Holidays. JPS, 2009. As we move from season to season,
Every Single Word of the Bible. Harper, 2009. Deeply religious Steinberg shares with us a rich collection of readings from
people might be offended by the book, but for the rest of us many of the Jewish greats – Maimonides, Rashi, Nehama
there’s a laugh on every page. – Booklist Leibowitz, Irving Greenberg, Shlomo Carlebach, Marge Piercy,
Elie Wiesel, Martin Buber, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Arthur
Roth, Jeff. Jewish Meditation Practices for Everyday Life: Green, and others – and he guides us in discovering for our-
Awakening Your Heart, Connecting with God. 2009. “Based selves the many treasures within each text.
on 25 years of bringing meaningful spiritual practice to the
Book Review
Inside of Time employee of the U.S. Government (hired by Ickes, not the
My Journey From Alaska to Israel Tribune). And that’s the start of one of this book’s adventures.
by Ruth Gruber
Review by Susan Marcus Wherever she was and whatever she was doing, she never
forgot that she was (is) a Jew. While living in Washington,
For those who were privileged to D.C. she managed to return to Brooklyn for Shabbatot and
have known her, Ruth Miller, Beth chagim with her family. While working for the government,
Sholom’s late president, is truly of she kept in mind the increasing danger faced by Europe’s
blessed memory. Notwithstanding Jews. One of her most famous exploits was accompanying
her other achievements, I have a group of Jewish refugees from Europe to upstate New
always been astonished that during York where, although they enjoyed safety, they were semi-
the 1950s, she managed to work for incarcerated, having promised to return “home” at war’s
the U.S. Foreign Service in Guatemala. Ruth was certainly end. Of course, by then, there was no home and eventually
smart enough, but for a single Jewish woman to have secured they were allowed to remain in America. There was a
such a job more than 50 years ago is amazing. As I read this wonderful exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
book, by another woman named Ruth, I remembered our Ruth. about that venture and Ms. Gruber’s place of distinction.
Ruth Gruber, still quite alive at close to the century mark, Another of her famous activities involved the Exodus, the
led a life that was even more amazing at an even earlier 1947 ship attempting to take survivors through the blockade
time in history. Somehow, in the early 1930s, this Brooklyn and to Israel. She was in Israel and Cyprus with the refugees.
native became the youngest person to be awarded a Ph.D. She was there when Golda Meir asked (begged) people to
(accomplished in only one year at a German university, no permit women and children to leave the refugee camps. Ruth
less). Unable to secure an academic position, she switched to met everyone and was around for everything, including
journalism and traveled all over – from pre-state Alaska to Israel’s War of Independence.
pre- and post-state Israel.
The book ends in 1951 when she, newly married and even
As this book opens, it is 1941(before Pearl Harbor); Ruth is more newly pregnant, is in Israel with Eleanor Roosevelt who
working for the Herald Tribune in New York City and goes to laments her own failure to do more for the Jews. That was
Washington to interview Harold Ickes, the Secretary of the almost 60 years ago and undoubtedly, Ms. Gruber has lived
Interior. Her book, I Went to the Soviet Arctic, had been published and experienced much since then and hopefully she will
on the day that Hitler invaded Poland, and two years later she continue to let us take a peek at her other adventures.
was headed back to Alaska. Well, she does go there, but as an
12 B e t h S h o l o m Ne w s June 2009
Minutes from April 1 Board of Trustees meeting
• An appeal was made to the Board for journal ads for the • CBS Membership Data Report as of 3/31/09 was distributed
Dinner Gala and a commitment to attending the function. for discussion: Highlights included that membership shrank
To date, $11,000 has been raised. by 2.3% over the past 12 months, due primarily to resignations
by former CBI members. Otherwise membership was essen-
• Update on the CBI pending property sale: There is another
tially flat, with new members balancing out other resignations
meeting with the Bergenfield Planning Board scheduled for
and deaths. Not counting associate members, CBS now has
4/27/09 to resolve the parking issue. The Grace Church
670 adult members in 389 households.
(intended buyer) is now looking to cover their additional
expenses from the delay with the Planning Board. They may • Religious School Update: Advertising is underway, letters
pull out of the deal if the issues are not resolved by the have been sent out to the parents and still having discussions
next meeting. with Kol HaNeshamah regarding additional financial support.
It may be very difficult to get money from them.
• The Nominating Committee has selected their
2009-2010 slate of candidates for officers and trustees: • A presentation was delivered by Lisa Harris Glass, Executive
President – Karen Misler, First Vice President – Howard Lazar, Director, N.J. Region – United Synagogue of Conservative
Second Vice President – Alexander Wulwick, Third Vice Judaism. It included Board development, leadership issues
President – Adam Wall, Recording Secretary – Penina and characteristics of a good board member.
Grossberg, Corresponding Secretary – Rhoda Goldstein,
• More than $30,000 was raised for day school scholarships in
Financial Secretary – Matthew Agin, Treasurer
support of 14 families and 25 children.
– Glenn Shepard.
Two Year Trustees are: Brian Blitz, Ira Goetz, Lillian Goldstein, • The Schulman Scholarship Committee chose Avi Steinbach
Mel Glantz, Hillary Kessler-Godin, Sandy Liedeker, Benjamin and Jake Levine as this year’s recipients.
Mann, Annette Katz Matsil, Lainie Rosen, Sharon Silow-Carroll.
• Hazak’s recent activities included a discussion on Israel
One Year Trustee is Ira Zaretsky.
with Rabbi Joyce Newmark, a trip to the Newark Museum, a
Continuing Trustees are Elaine Cohen, Alan Eras, Deborah
pre-Passover cantorial program with Hazzan Lissek and an
Greenstein, Teddi Krauthamer, Eva Liebmann, Clark Loffman,
upcoming meeting with the shaliah of Bergen County
Joan Popkin, Boris Zamikhovskiy.
on 4/21/09.
A motion was made to accept the slate and was approved.
• Men’s Club Shabbat is scheduled for 6/20/09.
• A CBS Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2009 and Broad
Categories Report and Line by Line Report 4/1/09 were • Membership Value Project Survey Update
submitted in writing for review.
• Bids on the cloak room renovation are not yet in.
• The 2009 budgeted income is $948,700. Our January 1 –
• Recommendation for a late night Friday evening service will
March 31, 2009 accrual (billed) is $536,436 compared to
be discussed at the Ritual Committee meeting on 4/23/09.
our actual cash (received) of $302,725. The ’09 budgeted
Still accepting donations in support of the “crumby kiddush”
expenses are $954,385. Our January 1 – March 31, 2009
which will be made to Mazon.
paid expenses are $248,784.
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Yahrzeits
We lovingly recall the memory of the following congregants and relatives during the month of June – 9 Sivan – 8 Tammuz
Philip Abramson 9 Sivan 5769 Herbert LeShaw 18 Sivan 5769 Meyer Glantzberg 26 Sivan 5769*
Samuel Blady 9 Sivan 5769 Leo Birnbaum 19 Sivan 5769* Sophie Davis Kaner 26 Sivan 5769
Anna Caplan 9 Sivan 5769* Herman Coleman 19 Sivan 5769* Michael Lerner 26 Sivan 5769
Claire Juster 9 Sivan 5769 Max Greenhut 19 Sivan 5769* Alexander Molnar 26 Sivan 5769*
Zevulum Lichtenberg 9 Sivan 5769 Rose Rosen 19 Sivan 5769 Charles Stein 26 Sivan 5769
Siegfried Rosenberg 9 Sivan 5769 Selma Baum 20 Sivan 5769 Philip Zlatchin 26 Sivan 5769
Richard Selis 9 Sivan 5769 Leo Mayer 20 Sivan 5769 Katie Kirschner 27 Sivan 5769
Dorothy Barger 10 Sivan 5769 Fay Neustadt 20 Sivan 5769 Jacob Kurzweil 27 Sivan 5769
Bernard Calem 10 Sivan 5769* Margarita Blank 21 Sivan 5769 Isak Oppenheim 27 Sivan 5769
Sally Gross 10 Sivan 5769 Fred Friesner 21 Sivan 5769 Joseph A Schachter 27 Sivan 5769
Albert Weinstein 10 Sivan 5769 Yael Hana Meir 21 Sivan 5769 Jacob Cohen 28 Sivan 5769
Bernhard Illfelder 11 Sivan 5769 Isidore Morse 21 Sivan 5769 Ephraim L. Goldman 28 Sivan 5769
Max Muenzer 11 Sivan 5769 Joan Pincus 21 Sivan 5769 Ida Miller 28 Sivan 5769
Lena Targrove 11 Sivan 5769 Meyer Mickey Silver 21 Sivan 5769 Eva Belle Nowak 28 Sivan 5769
Helen Weinstein 11 Sivan 5769 Mordecai Blank 22 Sivan 5769 Saul Ratchick 28 Sivan 5769
Brian Weiss 11 Sivan 5769 Barnet Bookstaver 22 Sivan 5769* Hyman Tichman 28 Sivan 5769
Hinda From 12 Sivan 5769* Murray Borman 22 Sivan 5769 Sam Weisman 28 Sivan 5769
Anna Greenhut 12 Sivan 5769* Hyman Fisch 22 Sivan 5769 Johanna Hanni Balkind 29 Sivan 5769
Lillian Goldstein 13 Sivan 5769 Celia Hollender 22 Sivan 5769 Myrna Lewis 29 Sivan 5769
Gussie Langer 13 Sivan 5769* Jennie Silver Schupak 22 Sivan 5769 Herta Reichmann 29 Sivan 5769
Charlotte Lebovics 13 Sivan 5769 Clarence Targrove 22 Sivan 5769 Rudolfine Rosenthal 29 Sivan 5769
Rose Preiser 13 Sivan 5769 Murray Teitelbaum 22 Sivan 5769 Harris Sorkow 29 Sivan 5769
Sylvia Zuckerman 13 Sivan 5769 Sebastian Engelberg 23 Sivan 5769 Ida Tiktinsky 29 Sivan 5769
Louis Gilman 14 Sivan 5769 Shlomo Kaplan 23 Sivan 5769 Joshua Epstein 30 Sivan 5769
Abraham Goldman 14 Sivan 5769* Tillie Kaplan 23 Sivan 5769* Michael Goldinsky 30 Sivan 5769
Berta Hammerschlag 14 Sivan 5769 Martin Lieberman 23 Sivan 5769 Baruch Greenbaum 30 Sivan 5769
Julius Meier 14 Sivan 5769 Ruth Miller 23 Sivan 5769 Moses Malca 30 Sivan 5769
Rachel Segal 14 Sivan 5769* Jayson Sundel 23 Sivan 5769 Robert Okser 30 Sivan 5769
Jack Bokser 15 Sivan 5769 Mary Genesen 24 Sivan 5769 Harry Pearlman 30 Sivan 5769
Besse Dreazen 15 Sivan 5769 Martha Glattstein 24 Sivan 5769* Shirley Raffes 30 Sivan 5769
Isidore Ezor 15 Sivan 5769 Regina Salamonovitz Glattstein Raymond Silberstein 30 Sivan 5769*
Manie Lifschitz 15 Sivan 5769 24 Sivan 5769* Max Zuckerman 30 Sivan 5769
Alice Posamentier 15 Sivan 5769 Sandor Glattstein 24 Sivan 5769* Maria Bron 1 Tammuz 5769
Marcia Winkler 15 Sivan 5769* Tina Gould 24 Sivan 5769 Elsie Gruber 1 Tammuz 5769
Sheila Brill 16 Sivan 5769 Morris Herman 24 Sivan 5769 Harry Haitkin 1 Tammuz 5769*
Bertha Friedman 16 Sivan 5769 Frieda Margulies 24 Sivan 5769 Sigrid Hauptman 1 Tammuz 5769
Abe Meyers 16 Sivan 5769 Julius Reinstein 24 Sivan 5769 Harry Melamed 1 Tammuz 5769
Boris Mitsel 16 Sivan 5769 Oscar Schrenzel 24 Sivan 5769 Henry Messing 1 Tammuz 5769
Jonathan L. Rosenblum 16 Sivan 5769 Nissim Tarica 24 Sivan 5769 Maralyn Black 2 Tammuz 5769
Barry Schaeffer 16 Sivan 5769* Morris Weininger 24 Sivan 5769 Murray Davis 2 Tammuz 5769
Rabbi Israel Silverman 16 Sivan 5769 Leo Eichen 25 Sivan 5769 Sadie Dietz 2 Tammuz 5769*
Isidore Greenspan 17 Sivan 5769 David Greenberg 25 Sivan 5769* Adolph Friesner 2 Tammuz 5769
Dov Jewelewicz 17 Sivan 5769 Johanna Kohl 25 Sivan 5769 Joseph Katz 2 Tammuz 5769
Dora Shorr 17 Sivan 5769* Anna Matsil 25 Sivan 5769 Sarah Sylvia Leib 2 Tammuz 5769
Albert M. Shulman 17 Sivan 5769 Nathan Schnoll 25 Sivan 5769* Henry Redel 2 Tammuz 5769
Lillian Troster 17 Sivan 5769 Isadore Artman 26 Sivan 5769* Meyer Rotenberg 2 Tammuz 5769
Gladys Gruszecki 18 Sivan 5769 Martha Becker 26 Sivan 5769* Jacob Sandler 2 Tammuz 5769
Sella Kahn 18 Sivan 5769 Alexander Bron 26 Sivan 5769 Abraham Tekel 2 Tammuz 5769
Irving Leistner 18 Sivan 5769 Esther Fisch 26 Sivan 5769 Chaya Arieli 3 Tammuz 5769
(Continued on page 14)
14 B e t h S h o l o m Ne w s June 2009
Donations – May 2009
In Honor of the Birth of a granddaughter to In Memory of Natalie Gross, mother of Harvey Gross
Rabbi Kenneth and Cheryl Berger Marilyn and Joseph Bench – a library book
Helen and Bob Levine – a children’s book
Lorraine, Alan, Marc and Mira Eras – Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Linda and Bennett Storfer – Hesed Fund
Sheila and Jerry Fischer – General Fund
Susan and Howard Lazar – Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Refuah Sheleimah to Marian Kugelmass
Harriet and Mel Machanic – Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Phyllis and Marty Becker – General Fund
Alex and Vicki Wulwick – General Fund Rochelle and Stu Kaplan – Prayer Book Fund
Harriet and Mel Machanic – General Fund
In Memory of Dinah Wulwick, mother of Alex Wulwick
The Belok Family – Ayin L’tzion Fund General Fund
Susan and Howard Lazar – Social Action/Tikkun Olam Dorothy Baum in memory of her husband, Bert S. Baum
Ruth Baum in memory of her mother, Selma Meier, for her yahrzeit
In Memory of Dorothy Nelson, mother of Rabbi David Nelson Phyllis and Marty Becker in memory of Harry Adelson for his yahrzeit
Maris and Bob Appelbaum – General Fund Felix Blank in memory of his mother, Hadasa Blank
Harriet and Irving Cohen for the yahrzeits of Meyer Cohen,
Susan and Howard Lazar – Social Action/Tikkun Olam
Isabella Neustein and Esther Savitt
Phyllis and Marty Cohen in memory of Sigfried Engler,
In Memory of Eta Berger, mother of Leora Brovman
father of Mitch Engler
Maris and Bob Appelbaum – General Fund
Ruth and Mark David
The Belok Family
Ruth Davis for yizkor
Beryl and Ivan Bresgi – Ayin L’tzion Fund
Sharon Friedson in memory of her father, Peter Berenson
Leora and Mikhail Brovman– Ayin L’tzion Fund Gail and Mel Glantz for yahrzeit of Mel’s father, Louis Glantz,
Susan Israel and Alan Herschenfeld – General Fund and for an aliyah
Susan and Howard Lazar – Social Action/Tikkun Olam Lillian Goldstein for yizkor
Susan and Mark Monane – Social Action/Tikkun Olam Rita Gruber in memory of her husband, Arthur Gruber on his yahrzeit
Linda and Eddie Zizmor – Rabbi Schaeffer Fund Ilene and Ira Kostman for yahrzeit
Harriet and Mel Machanic for the yahrzeit of Mel’s mother,
In Memory of Phulip Krueger, father of Evelyn Indek Gussie Machanic
Phyllis and Marty Becker – Hesed Fund John and Judy Rechenberg for yizkor
Sheila and Jerry Fischer – Adult Education Fund Ruth Rieber for yahrzeit of Martin Rieber
Linda and Eddie Zizmor – Rabbi Schaeffer Fund Rose and Randolph Rogers for yizkor and for an aliyah
Ruth Rosenberg for yizkor
In Memory of Sarah Shirley Gerb, mother of Elaine Zeitlin Carlotta Tansman Schiffres for the yahrzeit of her mother,
The Belok Family – Ayin L’tzion Fund Raye Stokamer, and for Purim
Karen and Harry Kissileff – Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Cathy Felix and Elliot Schoenberg
Jayne and Avi Skoff – Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Reni Schustermann for an aliyah
Yahrzeits (Continued from page 13)
Regina Gottschalk 3 Tammuz 5769 Pauline Bell 5 Tammuz 5769 Emmanuel Schekman 7 Tammuz 5769
Moe Gruber 3 Tammuz 5769 William Fisher 5 Tammuz 5769 Ephraim Shua 7 Tammuz 5769
Gloria Stern Hilsenrath 3 Tammuz 5769 Pearl Glasser 5 Tammuz 5769 Samuel Klein 8 Tammuz 5769*
Ida Silberman 3 Tammuz 5769* Samuel Rosen 5 Tammuz 5769* Bessie Schwartzberg 8 Tammuz 5769
Sidney Spiegel 3 Tammuz 5769 Philip Kodack 6 Tammuz 5769* David Shizgal 8 Tammuz 5769
Simon Stern 3 Tammuz 5769 Gussie Blum 7 Tammuz 5769
Leonard Geylin 4 Tammuz 5769 Anne Goldman 7 Tammuz 5769
*Indicates a memorial plaque has been placed in the Lewis Sanctuary.
Members may order memorial plaques to honor the memory of their loved ones by calling our office during business hours.
June 2009 B e t h S h o l o m Ne w s 15
Donations – May 2009
Tamara Slutsman in memory of her husband, Iosif Renata Schwarz for the yahrzeit of her mother, Lina Rosenthal
Lois Smith for an aliyah Linda and Bennett Storfer in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of
Faye Soloway for the yahrzeit of her husband, Arnold, and her Ori Manahan
father, Louis Polunsky
Faye Soloway for the yahrzeit of Max Soloway Kiddush Fund
Fred and Jean Strauss for the yahrzeit of Jean’s mother, Phyllis and Marty Becker, a Mazal Tov to Lois and Roy Smith
Selma Ansbacher on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Perry
Morris Surick
Alex and Vicki Wulwick in honor of the birth of a Library Fund
granddaughter to Jessica and Isaac Fromm Rochelle and Stu Kaplan in honor of the engagement of
Leora David to Daniel Scheinerman
Ayin L’tzion Fund Janice Ling to thank the rabbi and the congregation for such
Leora and Mikhail Brovman in honor of Renah and Mayer a warm welcome during their stay in Teaneck
Rabinowitz and all they do for our community
Prayer Book Fund
Barry Reis Scholarship Fund Rochelle and Stu Kaplan
Gloria and Andor Glattstein in memory of Ferenc Glattstein, Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Sandor Glattstein, Regina Salamonovitz Glattstein, Leora and Mikhail Brovman
Edit Glattstein and Martha Glattstein for yizkor Ben and Yetta Rosen
Annette Katz Matsil in honor of Renah and Mayer Rabinowitz Aubey and Menorah Rotenberg wishing refuah sheleimah to
Al Eichen
Children’s Programming Fund Jayne and Avi Skoff in memory of Rabbi Leon Spielman,
Renah and Mayer Rabinowitz father of Eli Spielman
Fred Friesner Maot Hittim Fund Ruth Miller Memorial Fund
Yetta and Ben Rosen Janice and Norman Levin in honor of Joan and Reuben Baron
Beryl and Ivan Bresgi for their great work in presenting Daniel Libeskind and in
honor of Rachel Isacoff, daughter of Adrienne and Stuart
HAZAK Isacoff, on her graduation from the University of Michigan
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Hesed Fund Rochel and Leonard David
Linda and Bennett Storfer in honor of David Storfer and all Gail and Mel Glantz for Mazon
the other high school graduates Fred and Jean Strauss for Mazon
Beryl and Ivan Bresgi in honor of the birth of Tova Picker to Linda and Eddie Zizmor for Crumby Kiddush
Ilana and Saul Picker
Ellie Ellis in memory of her mother, Ida Schnoll
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Adam Wall 3rd Vice President Alan Eras Men’s Club President
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 9 Sivan
2 10 Sivan
3 11 Sivan
4 12 Sivan
5 13 Sivan
6 14 Sivan
Naso
Sanctuary Service 9 a.m.
Shaharit 8:15 a.m. Parallel Minyan 9:30 a.m.
Ner shel Shabbat 7:32 p.m. Kyle Rosen Bar Mitzvah
Shaharit 8:15 a.m. Kabbalat Shabbat 6:45 p.m. Sisterhood Book Discussion
Shaharit 8:10 a.m. Board of Trustees Meeting Kadima/USY Teen Minhah 7 p.m.
Rabbi’s Class 9:30 a.m. Shaharit 8:15 a.m. and Installation 6:30 p.m. Shaharit 8:10 a.m. Friday Night Dinner 6:30 p.m. Ma’ariv 8:20 p.m.
7 15 Sivan
8 16 Sivan
9 17 Sivan
10 18 Sivan
11 19 Sivan
12 20 Sivan
13 21 Sivan
Beha’alotha
Sanctuary Service 9 a.m.
Minyan Koleinu 9:15 a.m.
Shaharit 8:15 a.m. Lunch and Learn with
Ner shel Shabbat 7:32 p.m. Rabbi Kenneth E. Berger
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:45 p.m. Minhah 7 p.m.
Shaharit 9 a.m. Shaharit 8:10 a.m. Shaharit 8:15 a.m. Shaharit 8:15 a.m. Shaharit 8:10 a.m. High School Graduates Dinner Ma’ariv 8:20 p.m.
14 22 Sivan
15 23 Sivan
16 24 Sivan
17 25 Sivan
18 26 Sivan
19 27 Sivan
20 28 Sivan
Shelah
Sanctuary Service 9 a.m.
Parallel Minyan 9:30 a.m.
Shaharit 8:15 a.m. Men’s Club Shabbat
Ner shel Shabbat 7:32 p.m. Minhah 7 p.m.
Shaharit 9 a.m. Shaharit 8:10 a.m. Shaharit 8:15 a.m. Shaharit 8:15 a.m. Shaharit 8:10 a.m. Kabbalat Shabbat 6:45 p.m. Ma’ariv 8:20 p.m.
21 29 Sivan
22 30 Sivan
23 1 Tammuz
24 2 Tammuz
25 3 Tammuz
26 4 Tammuz
27 5 Tammuz
Korah
Sanctuary Service 9 a.m.
Minyan Koleinu 9:15 a.m.
Shaharit 8:15 a.m. Shaharit 8:15 a.m. Liat Kugelmass Bat Mitzvah
Executive Board Ner shel Shabbat 7:32 p.m. Minhah 7 p.m.
Shaharit 9 a.m. Shaharit 8:10 a.m. Shaharit 8:15 a.m. Meeting 8:15 p.m. Shaharit 8:10 a.m. Kabbalat Shabbat 6:45 p.m. Ma’ariv 8:20 p.m.
28 6 Tammuz
29 7 Tammuz
30 8 Tammuz
Shaharit 9 a.m. Shaharit 8:10 a.m. Shaharit 8:15 a.m.
Minyan List
JUNE 2009 - SIVAN-TAMMUZ 5769
SUNDAY PM MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SUNDAY AM
1 2 3 4 5 7
Bence, P&H Belok, G&D Ansonoff, M&S Ash, I Blitz, B&C
Wolfson, H&F Zoldan, M&L Appelbaum, R&M Broida, A&J Blom, J&W
Wouk, J&K Zuckerman, J&R Backenroth, A&O Bernstein, G&D Bockman, D&V
Wulwick, A&V Abramson, A&R Ballan, B&R Bertan, G&H Bolton, S&A
Yagoda, A&M Abramson, R&C Baron, R&J Bierbryer, B&J Bommer, A
Yehudah, S&Y Adelman, R&R Becker, M&P Bilick/Shy Bookstaver, M
Yeshua, E&M Afek, S&N Berezin, R Biloon, R Bresgi, I&B
Zaretsky, I&L Agin, M&A Berger, K&C Blank, F Brickel, J
Zeitlin, J&E Altmann/Weinstein Berman, K Blank/Blumenfeld Brovman, M&L
Zizmor, E&L Anson, M&J Bernstein, P&H Blecher, H Brunn, E
7 8 9 10 11 12 14
Duker, A Cohen, S&E Elisman, S&I Fein, M&J Fox, G&L Diamond/Kniaz
Burstin, H&B Emanuel, P&H Eliyahu, H&D Feldman, B Frankel, M&E Gertsenshteyn, I&M
Buxbaum, S&L Damari/Engleberg Engler, M&W Ferbank, S Freilich, A&J Glantz, M&G
Bye, M David, B Epstein, J&E Finck, M&H Fromm, I&J Glass, V&S
Campeas, R&E David, L&R Epstein/Grossberg Fischer, G&S Furman, J Glattstein, A&G
Chernick, M&M Davidovsky, M&G Epstein, S&N Fischer, N&B Garfinkel, S&R Glick, P&T
Chudnovskiy, S Dickstein, B&S Eras, A&L Fishbane, E Gartenberg, P&A Glubo, L&L
Cohen, B&H Dworkin, B&A Faber, M&A Fisher, J&E Gelberg, J Gluck, M&M
Cohen, D&L Eastman, M&R Faber, W&B Flancbaum, L&D Geller, N&L Goetz, I&R
Cowan, W&R Eichen, A&N Feigenbaum/Misler Flom, B Genesen/Falconer Gold/Rudnick
14 15 16 17 18 19 21
Gillman, J Gelb/Holmes Hurwitz, A Hanan, R&R Kissileff, H&K Goldrich, S&A
Greenbaum, M&C Goldstein, H&E Greenspan, J&B Heicklen, J&S Itskova, L Kaplan, S&R
Goldberg, A&D Goldstein, K&R Greenstein, A&D Heitlinger, N&M Itskova, Y Katz, I
Goldberg, R&E Goldstein, L Gross, H&B Herschenfeld/Israel Jacobs, M&J Kaufman/Crespy
Goldman, E&S Goodman, R&S Grossman, H&A Heussinger, A Jaffe, R Kelly, D&A
Goldman, G&E Goodman, S&R Gruskin, C&M Huberman, S&F Jaffee/Shapiro Kessler-Godin, J&H
Goldman, R&S Gorokhovsky, A&R Gundel, U Hubert, M Jorgensen, M Klarfeld, S&D
Goldman, W&T Gould, M&J Gutin, J&J Hutt, P&B Kahn, R&R Klarreich, S
Goldstein, B&J Greenberg, C&R Hammerschlag, M&D Indek, C&E Kanrich, A Klein, D&L
Goldstein, H&P Greenspan, D Hanan, E&E Isacoff, S&A Kapelyan, E Knopf/Shulman
21 22 23 24 25 26 28
Karlin, G&C Korn, J&J Konigsberg, A&R Levison, M&S Martz, J&C Mintz, S&E
Levin, D&R Kulik, R Krakow, D&M Loffman, C&C Meir, A&L Modlinger, A&J
Kostman, I&I Laden, H&G Levy, M Machanic, M&H Meltser, S&I Monane, M&S
Krauthamer, C&T Lazar, H&S Lew, M&R Maidens, M Meltzer, E Moss, M
Kreel, I&E Lee, R&E Licht, D&K Malamud, G&R Meltzer, H Murad/Kerr
Kremer, A&R Levin, N&J Lichtenberg/Brawarsky Malca, E&J Menahem, S&S Muth/Orenstein
Kruger/Buxbaum Levine, C&A Liebmann, L&E Manahan, N Mendelson, V&S Nahshon, N&D
Krupnik, F Levine, M&J Liedeker, S Mann, B&A Milbauer, S&J Negin/Books
Kugelmass, A&M Levine, R&H Lindstrom, S Marans/Roth Miller, E Newmark, J
Kugelmass/Noy Levy, I Lissek, L&M Marcus, S Millstein, J&S Norich/Ugoretz
28 29 30 July 1 2 3 5
Nussbaum, H Lupkin, J&M Matsil, A Rosen, A Schulman, M&C Salwen, J
Olefson, J&A Plotka, S Rapaport, R Rosen, G&J Rotman/Silverman Scharfglass, M
Oppenheim/Margoshes Pollack, S Rappaport, S&M Rosen, H&L Rotmil, A&P Schiffres, C
Osman/Steinbach Popkin, J&J Rashin, A Rosen, H&J Rous/Grand Schoenberg/Felix
Ottensoser, P Popkin, M&P Rechenberg, J&J Rosen, J&A Rubin, L&M Schulman, K&M
Parrella/Turkel Prager, B&A Resnick, P&M Rosen, M&J Rubin, R&M Schultz, H&H
Pascal, M&L Prince/Lieberman Rhodes, P&M Rosenblum/Ticker Rukovets, B&I Schupak, I&A
Pearlman, H&J Prywes/Sasson Rieber, R Rosenblum, M&S Samoil, M&S Schuster, J&D
Pelavin/Kahn-Troster Rabinowitz, A&B Riegel, P Roswadowsky, M&F Saposh, S&L Schustermann, R
Picker, S&I Rabinowitz, M&R Romirowsky, R&D Roth, G Sarokin, R Schwartz, J&E
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Smith, R&L Sidorsky, S&E
Schwarz, R Silk, M
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Seaman, J Silow-Carroll, A&S If you cannot attend, Silverman
Segal, E&K Silverman, D&G please make Tues-Barry Winiker 201 837-2070
Shain, C&R Simon, S&B arrangements Wed-Susan Klarreich 201 287-1128
Shapiro/Silverman Singer, A&R for someone to fill Thurs-Fran Ginsberg 201 836-5951
Shargorodsky, V&L Skoff, A&J
Sheinbaum, L&P Slutsman, R
in for you. Sunday
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