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5782 Yizkor ObservancesYOM KIPPUR Thursday September 16, 2021SHEMINI ATZERET Tuesday September 28, 2021PASSOVER (8th day) Saturday April 23, 2022SHAVUOT (2nd day) Monday June 6, 2022

YIZKOR AT HOME

The night before each Yizkor service, we light a 24-hour Yizkor Candle at home. One candle will suffice to commemorate all. For Yom Kippur, we have included a candle in the “At Home Together” bags. While there is no required prayer, the following may be recited:

The human soul is a light from God. May it be your will that the soul of my loved ones …… enjoy eternal life, along with the souls of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah, and the rest of the righteous that are in. Amen.

Neir Adonai Nishmat Adam. Yehi Ratzon Milfanecha, Adonai Eloheinu Veilohei Avoteinu, Shetehei Nishmot Tzerurot betzeror hachayim, im nishmot Abvraham Yitzchak ve’Ya’akov, Sarah Rivkah, Rachel VeLeah. Tehi Menutchatah kavod, Selah. Amen.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Abraham GeludaRachel GeludaRaize Geluda

Joseph GeludaHershel Geluda

Bela GeludaHaya Geluda

Nehamka GeludaLiby Geluda

Sara and Jack GildarMusia Kapel

By David, Hannah, Elliot, Harrison and Rochelle Gildar

IN FONDEST MEMORY OF OUR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS

Isaac Max Heller Rose Greenberg Heller

Isadore Rubin Perlis Clara Feingold Perlis Harry Hershenson

Fannie Zerden Hershenson Nathan Ellin

Celia Anzek Ellin Morton Ellin

Aida Hershenson Ellin Pearl and Jerry Goodman Mathilda and Sam Maran

Louis Daniel Perlis By

Mindy and David Ellin and Family, Richard and Janice Ellin

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IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Lenore EpsteinBetty LupescuChic LupescuHelen EpsteinDavid Epstein

Rae Lupescu ScurryRebecca GranoffSamuel Granoff

Belle StarkLeah StarkJulius Stark

Murry StarkMax Stark

Beatrice StarkSadie FasnerEddy J. Heidt

Bernadine HeidtBella Berczi Heidt

Evelyn LoebJeanette Poole

Lou EngersPauline Engers

By Preston Epstein, Jeffrey Epstein and Rachel Epstein,

Susan, Ron, Michelle, Danielle and Jamie Heidt, Jonathan, Laura, David and Isla Epstein

MAY THEIR MEMORY BE FOR A BLESSING

Molly and Sam KatzAnna and Solly Strauss

Doris KatzBarrie Antebi

Bella and Hyman KatzMitzi and Irving Galman

Gene AronowJudy HaimonSherrie Noch

Miriam and Hillel OstroffBy

Fred Katz & Marcy Aronow


IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Phyllis LazarusMiriam and Myer Goldstein

Jake LazarusLewis WinterPaul Cohen

Ruth Lazarus ArnovitzBy

Wayne Lazarus, Jeremy Lazarus, Lisa and Zach Lazarus, Joanna and Josh Rothstein

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Aleck and Esther K. TrestmanMorris and Hattie C. Nodvin

Ralph and Etta K. PressnerFisher and Jane Kansas

Judge Sol and Jackie P. GothardEdward Gothard

Rosalyn TaricaJeff Nodvin

Neal NodvinSteve NodvinGrace Peskin

Michelle P. SionShira Kansas

Leonard PosnockPaul Berghoff

By Joe, Janice and Evan Nodvin and Family


IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Deena Benveneste PargmanBy

Benjamin, Sydney, Max & Manny Pargman

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Samuel ManakerMary ManakerBernie Reznik

Joe ReznikTobie Axel

Gordon KantrowitzHarriett Kantrowitz

David MayFrances MayDavid PassofJean Passof

Sara SmithHarry Smith

Sadye GottliebMorris GottliebMarsha Grant

Robert SalanderRuth Salander

Henrietta SiegelEmil Siegel

Daniel Siegel

By Ethel and Bob Reznik, Lisa, Brad, Seth and Jason May,

Jodie, Jeff, Spencer and Hazel Reznik


IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Jerry & Yvonne Slesinger Tillem Anna & Morris Slesinger

Bella & Ben TillemMelvin and Franceen Tillem

Larry TillemPhyllis & Paul Slesinger

Betty & Isaac GoodfriendLeon SteinbergCarol B. Klotz

By The Tillem Family

Wendi, Lloyd, Michelle, Chris, Ethan and Arden

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Ruth Wilensky Alvin Wilensky

Helen Glickman Herman Glickman

Max Segan Bertha Segan Barry Segan Celia Gross

Ruth Stanwick George Stanwick

Jean Flig Jack Flig

David WilenskyGreenstein and Glickman families

who perished in the Holocaust By

Robert and Ava Wilensky, Michael and Amy Wilensky, Kevin and Haley Wilensky, Meredith Wilensky



Anita Tulkoff LederfajnHilary Lederfajn

Sandra Levinsky ZedeckMaurice Zedeck

Arline ZedeckSarah Aspis Tulkoff

Harry TulkoffGisela Gutman Lederfajn

Israel LederfajnEsther Bernstein Levinsky

Joseph LevinskyPauline Gitlitz Zedeck

Louis ZedeckMark Howard Zuroff

By Shari and Steven Zedeck

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Marvin S. Zerden Donald & Norma Imler Hyman & Doris Kramer

Michael L. Kramer Julius & Blanche Morgan

Seymour Solomon Herbert & Rose Kirsch

Bobby I. Kirsch Phil & Gwen Datnoff

Glenn DatnoffBy

Robert, Connie, Jason and Eliot Zerden


IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR LOVED ONES

Leo A. Abbey Ida Abbey

Max Robbins Freda Robbins

Joseph A. Abbey Geraldine Abbey

Frank Brodkin Ruth Brodkin Barry Brodkin

By The Abbey Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Max AlembikHannah Alembik

Harris F. CleinBenjamin Clein

Rose CleinHarry Eisenberg

Rebecca Eisenberg HoltzmanFranya AlembikAbram Alembik

Schmuel AlembikRev. Harry Alembik

Aaron I. AlembikBy

Janet and Julius Alembik and Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Eva (Rifka) Popper AvivArie Aviv

Terry and George AdlerBette Davis-Ferro

Yitzhak Yosef and Tzipporah Popper Esti Popper Deutsch

Tzvi PopperSarah PopperLeah Popper

Avraham PopperBy

Cherie and Gary Aviv


Faye and Freddie Blaiss Betty and Karl Scheinberg

Helen and Ben Blaiss Lena and Morris Olswing

Fannie and Harry Scheinberg Anne and Irving Simms

By Terry and Michael Blaiss


IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Lillian and Jules BorrinRose and Eugene Klein

Mel BorrinHarold BlicherDiane Wolpert

By Hershene and Joel Borrin

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

OUR PARENTS Doris and Bernard Cohn

Lorna and Gerald Immermann

AND OUR GRANDPARENTS Sadie and Sol Cohn

Esther and Abraham Fasser Annie and Joseph Immermann

Elsie Forshaw By

Eugene, Harold, Emlyn, Sophie and Marshall Cohn, Lisa Hleap


Lillian & Louis DresslerEleanor & Max Moskovitz

Esther & Bill DresslerStanley & Blanche BarcusAnna & Joseph Abrams

Irwin AbramsBy

Lois and Jay Barcus, Sam, Eddie, Liora and Amir Dressler

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Alan H. Fine Lewis “Sandy” Fine

Leon FayShirle Zwart FayAdair David Fine

Pauline Hirsh FineDora Solomon Zwart

Alfred ZwartMarshall Fay

By Laraine and Lowell Fine & Family


IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Rosalind and David GelfondHarry and Eleanor Friedberg

Joanne GordonLillian Gelfond

Rabbi Benjamin and Anna GelfondSarah Korbel

Essie and Morris WhiteKenneth Friedberg

By Gloria Friedberg, Rachel, Curt, Isaac and Maya Friedberg

WE REMEMBER OUR FAMILY WHO ENRICHED OUR LIVES WITH LOVE, JOY AND COMPASSIONATE UNDERSTANDING

Esther Ann Greenberg Louis Greenberg

Kenneth Greenberg Kathy Greenberg

By Stewart Greenberg and Sarah Greenberg

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Rabbi Zachary HellerRabbi Abraham Mayer and Frances Heller

Max and Celia EpsteinSam and Brenda Betel

Walter S. GrubnickJerry L. GrubnickMichael Epstein

Harvey KleinBy

Rabbi Joshua and Wendy Heller, Caleb, Amelia and Ezra


Saul Hirsh Esther Hirsh Frieda Hirsh

Sylvia (Hirsh) FisherLarry Krevat

Leona Krevat Jon Krevat

Peter Krevat By

Barbra and Gene Hirsh and Family


IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Jennie and Nathan LeffJoseph and Irene Tabackman

Dr. Sidney IsenbergDr. Robert Hirschfield

Paul RaymonStephanie Rotkow

and those of blessed memory who preceded usBy

Bobbie and Michael Leff, Jennifer, Kevin, Jordan and Alex Leff, Amy Barry, Nina and Evan Leff

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Andrea ChoninManfred and Jacqueline FlamBernhard and Thelma Chonin

Milton and Natalie LevineLeonard and Shirley Konigsburg

Dale KonigsburgMichael Rosenberg

By Hillel, Sarah, Jonah and Ilana Konigsburg

IN LOVING MEMORY ALWAYS

Samuel Korotkin Elsie Korotkin

Isidore Begleiter Esther Begleiter

Theodore Korotkin Sylvia Korotkin

James D. Finlayson By

Cathy and Jeffrey Korotkin, Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Sally & Myer SpectorHelene & Harry Lutz

Edith & Jacob GoldingAnnie & Oscar Spector

Harriet & Harry SeligAnna & Max Lutz

By Rosanne and Harry Lutz and family


IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Jack StorchJenny and Louis Levin

Max HartAlfred Kagen

Charles SchwitzaPauline and Meyer Tchoudnovsky

Moishe Storch and family who perished in the HolocaustShirley Spector

By Janine Storch, Dominique and Rael Levin, Micah, Beth, Jacob and

Hailey Levin, Chantal, Mike, Charlotte and Jonathan Spector

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Barnet and Lillian LevinsonHerbert and Betty Baron

Sholem and Eva IteldJerome and Sylvia MerlinElliott and Judith Cohen

By Caren, Michael, Jonathan and Ryan Merlin

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Barbara PlaskerNorman Plasker

Harry SpeertEsther LibowskyIrving Libowsky

Harry WilkLorraine Plasker

Pearl SpeertAnnbelle WilkMurray Fisher

Susan Aronovitz SaltzBy

Joel and Staci Libowsky


Helen and Joseph KurzMolly and Benjamin Cohen

Lena and Meyer MandSally and Harry Marks

Sophie and Emmanuel PodellBy

Tamara, Brian, Emily and Daryn Mand


IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Sharon and Stephen FreedmanAurelia FreedmanEugene Freedman

Natalie and Morris PodolskyGertrude and Edward Altschull

Bertha and Jerome MeyerBy

Gary, Randi, Jared, Jessica, and Abbi Meyer

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Dr. Martin FeingoldHarold Moss

Dr. Irving Rose and Martha RoseHelen and Abraham FeingoldDaniel and Esther Markowitz

Ida and Abraham MossAndrew Moss

Grace FeingoldBy

Ilysse, Steven, Maya and Daniel Moss and Judith Feingold

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Max OlimRobert Wilensky

Ruth and Reuben WilenskyEdith and Charles Gordon

Robert GordonIrene and Alvin DubinSadie and Milton Olim

By Allison, Lenny, Sari, Gordon and Cole Olim and Ann Olim

WE STAND TALL ON THE SHOULDERS OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US

Ida Rothkopf Ben Greenberg Sara Greenberg

Jeanne Prokesch Clemens Prokesch

Lillian Rothkopf George Rothkopf

What Thou O’lord Giveth, thou takest not away. Lovingly Remembered

By Helene and Dick Prokesch


FOREVER REMEMBERED

Rose & Solly Rubenstein Ray & Lionel BrestPamela SolomonAlan Rubenstein

Jennifer LurieBy

Brian and Gayle Rubenstein, Paul, Grant and Marc and Families

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Jerome Shoob Renee Shoob Louis Wagner Helen Wagner Frankie Levy Harry Shoob

Ann-Toni Estroff William A. Estroff

Dora Horowitz Max Horowitz

By Merek, Lindsey, Jordan, Julianna, Jeorgina and Josephine Shoob

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Hannah and Joe Shapiro Mollie Silverman Max Rosenthal

Dora and Louis Smith Anne and Abe Schneider

Terry Shapiro Rhonda Graybeal

By Michelle, Ivan, Alex and Hillary Smith

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Gerald Howard ShumanAndrew Plochl

Jean and Henry RosenbergYetta and Carl ShumanSarah and Sam Sorkin

By Mona Sorkin Shuman, Eileen J. Shuman, Amy, Jeremy, Sarah and

Hailey Rosenberg



Izydor WechslerEsther and Samuel Parnes

Chana and Morris WechslerReuben Wallach

Ethel and Isadore SchwalEva and Hyman Levine

Rita and Richard WeinbergSteven M. Wechsler

By Reuben & Ellen Wechsler and Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Leon AuerbachGary Darwin

Andrew FeldmanDoris Feldman

Morton FeldmanJackie GreenFlorence Leaf

Victor LeafElliott LoewSylvia Loew

Richard TrentacosteBy

Wendy, Stuart, Zachary and Jamie Leaf

MAY THEIR MEMORY BE FOR A BLESSINGEd Bloom

Chaim Avraham BloomVictoria Sissian

Mordechai AhlzadehWalter and Florence Schneider

Seymour and Mary BloomBy

The Ahlzadehs and The Blooms

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Lynnda Bloom

Esther and Israel Bloom Mitzie and Sam Sherman and family

Arnold Bloom Roberta Kreplick

Sylvia Nankin By

Martin Bloom

IN LOVING MEMORY OFZiva P. BlumJack J. Blum

Belle Denemark BlumNaomi RampellJenny Rampell

By David Blum, Nancy Rampell, Josh Blum, Allison Blum Le

IN LOVING MEMORY OFAllan Brezel

Henry BrezelPaula and Mark Berger

Larry Damsky

Louise LeveneIsabelle and Joseph Levene

Herb and Elyane Barruch

By Susan Brezel, Jen and Matt Kulkin & family, Jon Brezel, Jordan and Mike Levene


MAY THEIR MEMORY BE FOR A BLESSINGStephen M. Eidex

Harry and Sylvia EidexLiffy Freedman Radin

Sol Freedman

Ziva Perchik BlumDr. Marshall F. Eidex

Clara and Alvin Shoenig

By Anita & Max Eidex

IN LOVING MEMORY OFSarah and Louis Einstein

Phil EinsteinShirlee and Lawrence Gilbert

Scott and Linda GilbertBy

Harold and Laura Einstein, Lance, Emily, Avery and Lyla Einstein, Seth, Loren, Chloe and Gavin Einstein

IN LOVING MEMORY OFFred ExelbertEva Exelbert

Bertha SingerRabbi Max Weitz

Evelyn LazarusJack ExelbertBeth Bradley

By Arlene and Michael Exelbert and Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Hyman Elias

Lillian Elias BrownHarry FishmanFrieda Fishman

Barbara E. Fishman Milton Janoff

Florence Janoff

By Pete Fishman and Babz Jacoby Fishman

IN LOVING MEMORY OF David MandelbaumLydia Mandelbaum

Donald FixelleEmily Fixelle-Farber

By Alan and Marianne Fixelle, Hillary, Jeff, Noah and Allison

MAY THEIR MEMORIES CONTINUE TO BE A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND LOVE

Michael BresslerSidney Freedman

Mae Fagelson Max Fagelson Ida Freedman

Lewis FreedmanSelma Bressler

Leonard Bressler By

Peggy Freedman and Melissa, Shaun, Micah, Alexis and Ryleigh Bank

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Meyer GarberBy

Claudette Garber, Mitch and Michele Garber, Yvonne and Steve Katz

MAY THEIR NESHAMOT HAVE AN ALIYAH Alvin and Sylvia Altman

Samuel and Shirley Plotkin Morris and Irene Gold

Donald and Miriam Cohen By

Marla, Jeffrey, Sydney and Stella Gold


IN LOVING MEMORY OFLaura Weinsoff

Herbert Weinsoff Osher Weinsoff and Emma Weinsoff Silver

Alfred and Dorothy Kroop Rabbi Raphael and Naomi Gold

Sylvia WeinsoffBy

Sam, Julie and Aliza Gold, Irving Weinsoff

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Renae Goldberg

Mary and Leo ErberRita and Sol Goldberg

Ziva P. BlumBy

Eddie Goldberg, Cari and Jonathan Newman, Aviv and Gavri

IN LOVING MEMORY OFMarcia Leder Goldman

Helen O’LearySamuel Leder

Sylvia Kramer LederAlice Feldman Goldman

Robert GoldmanBy

Murray Goldman, Jeremiah Goldman & Gillian O’Leary, Hannah & Oliver Goldman

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Bess Greenberg

George Greenberg Louis Lafer Teri Pakier

Amy Raich Helen Leff Claire Lafer

By Lisa, Seth, Max and Dori Greenberg

IN LOVING MEMORY OFReuben ReinsteinGertrude FeldmanRosalind Greiver

S. Philip Greiver, MDBy

Jamie, Jon, Sarah and Justin Greiver

MAY THEIR MEMORY BE FOR A BLESSINGJay Harwitz

Seth BloombergSam and Edith Shechtman

Ike and Hilda HarwitzElsa and Harold Kolansky

By Edward Harwitz

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Henry Hirsch Milian Hirsch Tilde Hirsch Lester Gross

Dora Gross Andrew Gross

Kenny Bromberg

By Etta Raye Hirsch, David, Michele, Lewis and Henry Hirsch,

Seth, Lisa, Max and Dori Greenberg

REMEMBERED WITH LOVERobert Hochdorf

Nathaniel and Helene PolinJane and Martin Hochdorf

Joanne MackPearl Steiner

By Sharon Hochdorf, Meryl and Joel, Shoshana and Adam


IN LOVING MEMORY OF Sarah Hoffman

Joseph Hoffman Gloria Snyder

Stanley Scholem Jerry Scholem

By Carol and Bruce Hoffman & Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OFSally FrankJerry Frank

Arnold FrankAlbert Jacobson

Florence JacobsonBy

Barbara Frank, Michael Jacobson and Sarah Jacobson

MAY THEIR MEMORY BE FOR A BLESSINGEva Iteld

Sholem IteldAnnie Kaminsky

H.R. (Dick) KaminskyTavin KaminskyDavid KaminskyMark Kaminsky

By Judith and Larry Kaminsky

TO EVERY THING THERE IS A SEASON... IN LOVING MEMORY OFAbe Besser

Lola KlugMendel Klug

Ann Klug

Rebecca KarpDave KarpJerry Karp

By Klug and Karp Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Andre KesslerJune Burnett

George Burnett Ladislas Grunfeld

Olga Kessler

Sidney Lind Pauline Tenenbaum

Ralph TenenbaumThe Grunfeld and Kessler Families who

perished in the HolocaustBy

Marsha Kessler, Gena and Rusty Hindman, Lindsay and Laurence Kessler

MAY THEIR MEMORY BE FOR A BLESSINGGary Lieberman

Nathan LiebermanBarbara LiebermanMorris Lieberman

Esther LiebermanGeorge Lieberman

Ann LiebermanLeonard Lieberman

By Shele, Jae and Emmi Lieberman

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Arby Lipman

Gloria Lipman Goldberg Isador Ringhel Max Lipman Ella Lipman

Dan Goldberg By

Sheryl Lipman and Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OFLeonard David Stone

Gertrude SolomonYou Are In Our Hearts Forever

By Susan, Michael, Marin and Samantha Londe


IN LOVING MEMORY OFJarrod Mendel

And our Grandparents and Great GrandparentsBertram & Jennie Blum

Malcolm IsaacsJerry Mendel

Jack and Alice PasmanickBy

Greer, Jack & Amelie Mendel

Robert Joel CovinMindy Auritt Milakofsky

Hazzan William “Daisy” & Betty “Bub” LipsonPhilip & Jeanette MilakofskyLipshitz & Brinker Families

Beloved family and friends remembered alwaysBy

Shelley & Lou Milakofsky and Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Alfred I. MyersonVivian R. MyersonJean Schoenfeld

Eugen SchoenfeldBy

Leslie and Gary Myerson, Aaron and Kimberly Myerson, Jason and Alyson Myerson, Great Grandchildren: Aiden, Naomi and Sadie

IN LOVING MEMORY OFHarry Retter

Sophia and Michel LehrerJoseph and Clara RetterRuby and Pauline Ptack

By Nelly Mizrahi, Les Retter and Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Lillian Sperling

Herbert J. Sperling Rose Rittner Frank Rittner Eva Rittner Rea Hopter Sara Fisher

By Roberta and Norman Rittner, Renée Rittner, Eric Greidinger, Ezra, Rachel and Lilli,

Heather, Eric and Lexie Halpern

MAY THEIR MEMORY BE FOR A BLESSINGAlan Stephen Rubenstein

Saul RubensteinRose RubensteinSolly Rubenstein

Beatrice FedlerMyer Fedler

Natalie BakerJonathan Fedler

By Joan Rubenstein and Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Adrian David Rubin

Rose Senie Benjamin Senie

Sara Rice

Cecil Airov Sam Airov

Arnold Effron

By Carol and Joe Rubin & Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OFRose and Abraham Haber

Mollie MoscovitchShirley and Raymond Sadow

Lee and Phillip SedellLeonard A. Sedell

By Susan and Steve Sadow and Miriam Sedell


IN LOVING MEMORY OFNaomie Bossen

Harriet and Lawrence KonterNina GreenholtzBobbie Heyman

Nina and Leo BrodskyAlice Sarnat

By Natalie, Jonathan, Nathan and Nora Sarnat

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Jerry Siegel

Bootsie Siegel Joseph Bear Adele Bear Abe Siegel Rose Siegel

By Lisa, Michael, Joey and Ben Siegel

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Sophia B. Levenson Michael Levenson

Robert A. Levenson

Sol J. Stein Bess Saul Stein

Ralph Saul By

Meryl, Rob, Jonathan and Alana Stein

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHOM WE LOVED AND LOSTAnna Glasston

Mona and Alvin HirschbergSylvia and Herbert Strelzik

Harley ZlatkinBy

Steven & Holly Strelzik, Andrew, Megan, Sloane & Aiden Strelzik, Jeffrey, Sarah & Emmy Strelzik

MAY THEIR MEMORY BE FOR A BLESSING Edith UsdanDavid Usdan

Barbara Usdan Goldberg Sol Tenenbaum Fay Tenenbaum

Allen TenenbaumBy

Susan, Bill & Michael Usdan, Matt & Candace Goldberg

WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE LEGACY LEFT BY OUR PARENTS Jeanette and Daniel Rabhan | Reba and Irving Varon

In Memory of Our Dear Brothers Marshall Chernin

Dick OwensAndy Varon

By Muriel and Craig Varon, Scott, Julie, Reece, Grant and Sawyer Varon,

Alan, Sarah, Jillian and Andy Varon

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Irwin Frank

Frances Frank Therese Koerner

Max Wohlberg Miriam Wohlberg

By Jeffrey and Judy Wohlberg, Adam and Shira Wohlberg, Curt and Rachel Friedberg,

Jeremy and Julie-Anne Wohlberg

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Simon Posel Natalie Posel Teddy Posel

Nathan (Nachie) Wolfson Ruth Wolfson Penny Posel

By Barbara and Mike Wolfson and Family


IN LOVING MEMORY OFEthel and Louis Draisin

Sylvia and Abraham WolmanAnne Lapin

Sally and Walter MayerFrancis Proctor

By Judy and Kevin Wolman, Joey, Scott and Eden Wolman,

Stacey, Stuart, Avery and Ethan Shapiro

IN LOVING MEMORY OFNaomie W. BossenHerbert WeinsteinHarriet K. KonterLawrence Konter

By Rose and Stanley Konter

IN LOVING MEMORY OFDeborah Vita Beiner

Betty and Irvin BeinerLinda B. Rosenthal

By Stan and Rabbi Judith Beiner and Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Paul and Irene Bases

Lottie and Max BeldickAll of the relatives who perished in the

HolocaustBy

Eva and Gary, Jason and Shana, Robert and Allison, Jacob, Alyssa,

Daron and Joshua Beldick

MAY HER MEMORY FOREVER BE A BLESSING

Penny HilkBy

Shana, Jason, Alyssa and Joshua Beldick

REMEMBERED WITH LOVEPhyllis and Gerald Charness

Manya and Jacob BorensteinOur family who perished in the

HolocaustBy

Cathy & Morris Borenstein. Hali, Michael, Sidney & Avery Borenstein,

Jamie, Jordan, Mavis & Louisa Cohen

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Henry Bracker

Regina, Julius and Irvin Asher Pauline and David Bracker

By Nancy Bracker and Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OFBarbara and Alan Starsky

Marcia and Joseph BronsteinLisa Brumberger

By Lisa & David Bronstein

IN LOVING MEMORY OFSandra Schwartz Coffsky

Lawrence CapitelKatie Capitel

Leonard CaptielBy

The Capitel Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OFSylvia Rosinek

Syma YellinGeorge Yellin

Arthur RosinekStanley Rosinek

By Fred, Rita, Aaron, Tal, Elliot and

Jenna Chaiken, Michelle Rosinek


IN LOVING MEMORY OF Tammy CoffskyHarriet SelvinJoseph Selvin

Gussie CoffskyJulius Coffsky

By Michele and Barry Coffsky

IN LOVING MEMORY OFMillie and Marty Cohen

By Howard and Caryl Cohen

IN LOVING MEMORY OFDarren Michael Cott

David and Rosalie EpsteinHy and Miriam Cott

By Paul and Myrna Cott

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Helaine Lipinsky Murray Lipinsky Philip Diamond Pauline Lipinsky Frances Lipinsky

By Bonnie and Lee Diamond and Family


Shirley and Joe HymanStan HymanGerald Klein

By Phyllis Klein, Matt, Jessica, Spencer & Dylan Dickson


Martin and Carrye DodellLeon and Harriet Irwin

By Roslyn, Neal, Sylvie and Leah Dodell

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Helen and Morton Tenner

Ida and Joseph Epstein Idah Rosenblatt

By Sharna and Michael Epstein and Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR FAMILY AND THOSE WHO

PERISHED IN THE HOLOCAUSTAnn R. KlugMendel KlugJonah Katz

Marguerite E. GingoldLouis E. Gingold

By Hilda and Ira Gingold & Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OFSylvia GrantHarry Grant

Toby PearlmanSamuel Pealman

Lillian MorrisBy

Ilene and Adrian Grant

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Susan Arnovitz Saltz

Beloved Mother and Mimi By

Dara, Andy, Matthew, Sari and Naomi Grant

IN LOVING MEMORY OFLarry and Annette Gray

Clarence EhrlichStanley Ney

By Harvey Gray and Beth Ann Taratoot

IN LOVING MEMORY OFTeddy Haber

Sy Haber Phyllis Karesh Tanenbaum

Louis Tanenbaum Cele Simon

By Rose and Mike Haber and Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OFRabbi Zachary Heller

Rabbi Abraham Mayer and Frances Heller

Max and Celia Epstein By

Dr. Lynne Heller

IN LOVING MEMORY OFOlga and Adolph Schreck

Marie and Moses HoffensonBy

Linda and Richard Hoffenson

IN LOVING MEMORY OFCharlette Kessler

Harry “Ackie” KesslerBerry Lesch

Arthur LeschPeryl Gottesman

By Wendy and Millard Lesch

MAY HER MEMORY BE FOR A BLESSING, YOU ARE IN OUR

HEARTS FOREVER AND ALWAYS Joan Rabin

By David, Michelle, Jonah, and Lila Manne

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Sonny Borok

Sarah & Bill MargolisDolly Nohr

Michael Mendelsohn By

Irma & Basil Margolis and Family


IN LOVING MEMORY OF Mathilda “Tillie” Tenenbaum

Joanne Marks Lee Marks

Eleanora GalantiBy

Charlotte and Joel Marks

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Jerry Starr

Barbara Mencher Rose Kukafka Mary Brenner

By Sandy, Laura, Jessica and Jules

Mencher

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Irma and Sol Denbaum

Mildred and Jack Mirsky Roberta Weiss

By Ruth and Burt Mirsky,

Allison and David Howard, Lisa and Scott Mirsky

THEIR LEGACY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN

Mahin Nahaï-DaneshgarMarcelle Nahaï

Rouhollah NahaïFarhad NahaïAmin Nahaï

By Firooz Nahaï

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Charlotte Newman

Sam Newman Phyllis Nordin

N. Harry Nordin Randy Nordin

By Terry Nordin, Rebecca, Michael,

Nathan and Presley Landis


Benjamin Smith Sarah Bebe Smith

Samuel Pomerance Belle Pomerance

Florence Bergstein By

Barbara and Leon Pomerance

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Miriam WiseIsadore Wise

Marcia Rothschild Jacob Rothschild James Blumberg

By Brenda and Bill Rothschild

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Phil Rubin

By Michael, Allison, Jacob,

Alexa & Carly Rubin

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Susan Arnovitz Saltz

Beloved Mother and Mimi

By Jessica, Jeff, Daniel, Lyla and

Sam Sacks

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Harriet Weinstein Bernard Weinstein

Mayer Brachfeld Lillian Schub

Abraham Schub By

Howard and Susan Schub and Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Joseph M. Morse

Belle P. Hirsch Sidney Schwartz

Lorraine Riegelhaupt Rhoda Lichtenger

By Claire Schwartz

IN LOVING MEMORY OFRichard Michael Shafritz

By Stacy, Joseph, Samuel and

Noah Shafritz

IN LOVING MEMORY OFJoseph L. ReiterArleen Shams

Solomon M. ShamsSylvia Shams

By Amanda and Al Shams,

Samantha Shams, Marissa, Brad, Jonah and Gabrielle Wilkins

ALWAYS MISSED, NEVER FORGOTTEN, MAY THEIR MEMORY

BE FOREVER A BLESSINGMichael S. Schwartz

Celia and Albert LevinSylvia and Harry Gimbel

Molly and Issak ShoreLily and Sam Hass

By Sheldon, Lisa, Micah, Benjamin,

Harrison & Max Shore

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Dr. Arnold and Arlene Bernstein

Hyman and Helen Bernstein Alex and Evelyn Kaye

Jack and Betty Silverman By

Lisa Bernstein, Jay Silverman and Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OFDebra Sonenshine Irving Sonenshine

Rachel and Isaac Capelouto Shirley Sonenshine

Annette and Robert RobbinsBy

Sharon and Kenneth Sonenshine


IN LOVING MEMORY OF Irving Sonenshine Sam Goldenberg

Joyce Goldenberg Debra Anise Sonenshine

By Stan and Debbie Sonenshine

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Nathan and Mollie Ravich

Joy StudinYita Bloom

Edie KraimerBy

Lorraine Studin-Lutz, Wayne Lutz and Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Serene Rubin

Emanuel Rubin Marilyn Brisman Herbert Brisman

Mayrose Blumberg By

Helene and Mike Tepper

IN LOVING MEMORY OFHyman VernerLouise VernerGladys Epstein

Alex EpsteinSandy Epstein Seton

By Janice & Mike Verner, Stuart &

Autumn Verner, Brandon Verner, Ellen & Lee Swerdlin,

Eden & Peter Kaye

IN LOVING MEMORY OFEsther and Irving Wolmer

Romesa and George CohenIra Wolmer

By Mona and Allen Wolmer

IN LOVING MEMORY OFMartin JosefsonMargot Josefson

Alvin ZadoffPearl ZadoffAnnika Stein

By The Zadoff Family

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Ernst Huth

Esther Huth Max Ziglin

Mildred Ziglin Rebecca Ziglin

By Alan, Rochelle, Michael, Eric, Jenny,

Mason and Bailey Ziglin

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Jack H. Cherney

Arlene H. Cherney Roslyn L. Zuckerman

Sol Zuckerman By

Steve and Brenda Zuckerman, Adam and Kristina Zuckerman, Eric and

Sophie Zuckerman

ALinda and Mitch Adler & Family Faye and Isadore Adler Anna and Jack DuRitz

Rosalyn and Saul Adler and Family Drs. Norman and Phyllis Gootman Joseph and Julia Levine Albert and Ida Adler Noah Jacob Shohet Michael Hechler

Sam, Gary, Nathan and Benjamin Alexander Eugene and Mildred PowellFrank Alexander

Arlene Altman Israel Altman Edith Altman Samuel Altman

Marc, Jill, Tessie and Parker Altschull Debby Altschull

BSheryl, Greg, Nicole and Brooke Bluestein Barry Bluestein Neil Marbach Freda DeKovnick

Jeffrey and Christine Bogart Robert Bogart Corinne Bogart

Bonnie and Ted Brand, Jacob and Michal Brand, Shana and Robert Schwartz, Miriam and Steven Schulberg Leo Thomas Landman Marcia Landman Frances Jean Brand

Dara, Bob, Sam and Jaron Brenner George Brenner Marilyn Hankin

Perla and Miles Brett and Family Fred Tuchman Raquel Skornik Tuchman Ofie Tuchman Rubin Ann W. Brett Gladys Brett Saul Brett Mildred Weisenthal Louis Weisenthal

Paula Brodkin and Family Barry Brodkin Richard Prager Sheila Prager

Alan Burnham and Family Gertrude and Leonard Burnham Adele S. Burnham Howard Burnham David M. Schoenfeld Martin Bundheim

CAndrew, Allie and Emmie Chinsky Lisa Beth Chinsky


Brian and Terri Coffsky Sandy Coffsky Stanley Fried John Fried

Jay Coffsky Julius Coffsky Gussie Coffsky Sandy Coffsky

Miriam Seidband Cole Howard Seidband Frida and Joseph Wolf Augusta and David Seidband

DRay, Tracy, Sam and Harris Dankberg Shirley Mendel Schultz Seymour Dankberg

Marilyn and Benjy Dubovsky Sirily and Sonny Dubovsky Rene and Gerald Kleinman Jeffrey Kleinman

EMerrie Edelston and Family Morris Israel Hanna Israel Bruce Israel Gertrude Edelston

Arlene and Gary Eichholz and Family Manfred Eichholz Hilda Eichholz Irving Skolnick Ruth Skolnick

Ceil, Mark, Seth and Jacob Euster David Morris Abrams Robert Michael Abrams Rosalie Abrams

FSheli and Sam Feldman, Talia and David Saul Feldman Lottie Davidoff F. Robert Ginsberg

Elissa, Jordan, Rayna and Aiden Fladell Norbert Friedman

Seth Force and Sara Marder Mrs. Ruth Morris Force

GElissa, Jordan, Rayna and Aiden Fladell, Brian, Anat, Lior, Maya and Rany Granath and Alan GranathJacqueline Nan Granath

Karen, Ted and Sam Grant Gary Zeitlin Lynn G. Zeitlin

HThe Haviv Family Elijah Haviv Kalman Nissim Haviv Shoshana Haviv

Phyllis Rosen Herman & Children Sam Rosen Fannye RosenAaron Rosen Gene Kornblum Robyn Barocas Karen Soll

Mel Husney, Sara and Mickey Solomon Jack Husney Esther Husney Lillian and Abe Solomon

JDeborah, Lou, David and Jonathan Jacobs Melvin Jacobs Rose Jacobs Betty Lee Lamensdorf Ben Lamensdorf

KJeff, Lynn, Tamara, Justin & Ryan Kaplin Selma (Ruby) Kaplin

Ira Katz and Mindy Wertheimer, Jessica & Leanna Claire Milefsky Wertheimer Benjamin Wertheimer Harold W. Katz

LSusan, Michael, Ben and Rachel La Kier Jack Liebowitz

Jeff, Mara, Elliot and Chloe Lapp Janna Peskin Brown

Ryan and Meredith Lefkoff Miriam and Dennis Fine Evelyn Lefkoff Blake Lefkoff

Nita Levin Leon Levin Marion Levin

Ruth and Gary Levison and Family Leo and Davine Levison Gershon and Miriam Kapelusz

MRonna Marcus Barbara Sands Marcus

Jon, Michelle, Alexa and Zac Mittleman Robert Mittleman

NTerri, Stephen, Bess and Matthew Nagler Emily and Jack Nagler Virginia Emanuel

Julie, Daniel and Tabor Nisenson Robert Skirboll


PMaxine, John, Betsy and Sam Perlman Sidney Perlman Michael Adilman Leah Adilman Claire Perlman

The Pollack and Friedman Family Morris and Gladys Pollack Elliot Pollack Laura Katz Morris and Reva Friedman

Robert, Judy, Mitch and David Port Arnold Marks Diane Goodman Louis and Jean Port

RJosie, Perry and Evie Reiter, Brittany and Brett Solomon, Patrice, Avi, Emma, Max and Ally Robbins Richard S. Franken Joseph L. Reiter Colin, Maureen, Steven, Leisa, Peter and Estefania Richman David and Jean Plitt Max and Bessie Richman

Olga and Bruce Rickoff, Ross, Lauren, Marni and Noah Rickoff, Cary Rickoff and Parker Rickoff Saul Feldman Nathan and Greta Rickoff

Fran and Howard Rottenberg and Family Anne Rottenberg Harry Rottenberg Charles Veinish Benjamin Shapiro Toby Shapiro

SJacquie and Harvey Sacks Arthur S. Sacks Joel J. Hecht Erica Heymann Hecht

Debbie and Art Seiden, Michael, Jessica and Bennett Seiden, Andy, Jamie and Jacob McDaniel Nathan Seiden Ann and Abe Banks

Carole and Andy Shovers, Tim Shovers and Kira Doar, Jill, Blake and Brooke Kosmal Charlotte “Sis” Adler Arthur Adler Ruth Shovers Iman Shovers

Michael, Karen, Nicole, Ariel and Benjamin Siegel Bernie Siegel

Judy Levine, Larry Levine, Amy Small and Feige Yablonsky Max Seymour Levine

Ari, Amy, Olivia & Liam Solomon Ivan Solomon

Sam Solomon, Lisa Koonin, Jay Solomon & Eszter Boda, Mark Solomon and Aaron Solomon Gertrude and Aaron SolomonSarah Cork

Terry Spector Herb Spector Hilda and Ben Weissmann

Kim, Nick, Logan and Jake Sucan Stanley Sucan Lee Goldberg Pailet David Goldberg

TDiane and Abe Taché Elias Taché Emily Taché

Evan, Lisa, Lia and Mason Toporek Lee Goldberg Pailet David Goldberg Meyer and Madeline Goldberg Isaac and Lena Pailet

The Toporeks, The Millers and The Beckers Jeanette and Milton Lipsitz Sophie and Louis Black Max and Don Miller

WBarbara Watson, Irv Zisselman, Emily, Paul and Elliot Watson, Abby Lovshin-Smith, Mitchell, Dottie and Mable Watson Esther and Irving Libowsky

Lisa Perlin and Jay Weiner, Jereme and Noah Judy Perlin Aron Weiner

Dov, Julie, Avigayl and Nava Wilker Bernie Wilker Bernie Jacobson

Roz Winston Michael Winston Morris Moe Schwartz

Carol Wolf, Josh and Sharon Wolf, Adam and Katie Wolf Howard Guttenplan Milton and Rosalie Guttenplan



CONCLUDING PRAYERSWHEN I STRAY FROM YOU

When I Stray From You, O Lord, my life is as death; but when I cleave to You, even in death I have life. You embrace the souls of the living and the dead.

The earth inherits that which perishes.But only the dust returns to dust; the soul, which is God’s, is immortal.

The Lord has compassion for His creatures.He has planted eternity within our soul, granting us a share in his unending life.

He redeems our life from the grave.During our brief life on earth He gives us choices.

We can cherish hopes, embrace values and perform deeds which death cannot destroy.

May we all be charitable in deed and thought, in memory of those we love who walk the earth no longer.

May we live unselfishly, in truth and love and peace, so that we will be remembered as a blessing, as we this day lovingly remember those whose lives endure as a blessing.

MOURNERS’ KADDISH

Yit-gadal v’yit-kadash sh’mey raba, B’alma di v’ra chirutey, v’yam-lich mal-chutey, B’cha-yey-chon uv-yomey-chon uv-cha-yey d’chol beyt Yisrael, Ba-agala u-vizman kariv, v’imru amen.

Y’hey sh’mey raba m’varach l’alam ul-almey alma-ya.

Yit-barach v’yish-tabach v’yit-pa-ar v’yit-romam v’yit-na-sey, V’yit-hadar v’yit’aleh v’yit-halal sh’mey d’kud-sha, B’rich hu, l’eyla (ul-eyla) min kol bir-chata v’shi-rata, Tush-b’chata v’ne-chemata da’amiran b’alma, v’imru amen. Y’hey sh’lama raba min sh’ma-ya V’cha-yim aleynu v’al kol Yisrael, v’imru amen. Oseh shalom bi-m’romav, hu ya-aseh shalom Aleynu v’al kol Yisrael, v’imru amen.

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PRAYER FOR THE RABBIS

At the conclusion of the Yizkor service, it is customary to recite a prayer on behalf of the rabbi of the congregations

May the One who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Moses and Aaron, David and Solomon — may He bless Rabbi Harav Yehoshua Zvi ben Harav Zerach Yisrael, and Harav Hillel Zamir ben Harav Moshe Shmuel u’Masha Shlomit because they shall contribute to charity on behalf of the souls remembered today, in honor of the Omnipresent, in honor of the Torah, in honor of this sacred day. As reward for this, may the Holy One, Blessed is He, protect them and rescue them from every trouble and distress, from every plague and illness; and May He inscribe them and seal them for good life on this Day of Judgment, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor, together with all Israel, their brethren. Now let us respond: Amen.

MOURNERS’ KADDISH


On Yom Kippur only

A MEDITATION ON PSALM 23BY MATT FENSTER, Z”L

God is my shepherd, I shall not lack. I never have lacked.In lush meadows He lays me down, beside tranquil waters He leads me. This year I have been able to feel a peace that I had not previously known — in Hebrew, “nachat ruach.”He restores my soul which I believe is eternal.He leads me on paths of justice for His name’s sake. I can only hope that I have followed these paths more often than I have shunned them.Though I walk in the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me. Throughout this ordeal, I have never been afraid. Perhaps it is because I am a person of faith? Or maybe I am too simpleminded to recognize the magnitude of the loss that I am facing?Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. I interpret God’s “rod” and “staff” to be my family and friends, respectively.You prepare a table before me in view of my tormentors. I think about the tables in my life... my childhood dinner table... breakfast before school with my kids at a cafe table... the seder table...the table from which I read the Torah in synagogue.You anointed my head with oil I was brought up to believe I was special and could accomplish anything that I wantedMy cup overflows A phrase I have uttered to myself each Friday night before the words of Kiddush.May only goodness and kindness pursue me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of God for eternity. Although I am saddened by what I will miss, the days with which I have been blessed have been full.


PSALM 23

A Pslam of David

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want

In lush meadows He lays me down

By tranquil waters He leads me

God restores my soul

He will guide me on the path of righteousness, for His Name’s sake.

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

I shall fear no evil for You are with me.

Your staff and your rod, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the view of my foes

You have anointed my head with oil, my cup overflows

Only goodness and kindness shall pursue me all the days of my life

and I will dwell in the house of God forever.


מזמור לדודA Psalm of Davidיהוה רעי לא אחסר׃

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not wantבנאות דשא ירביצני

In lush meadows He lays me downעל־מי מנחות ינהלני׃

By tranquil waters He leads meנפשי ישובב

God restores my soulינחני במעגלי־צדק למען שמו׃

He will guide me on the path of righteousness, for His Name’s sake.גם כי־אלך בגיא צלמות

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of deathלא־אירא רע כי־אתה עמדי

I shall fear no evil for You are with me.שבטך ומשענתך המה ינחמני׃

Your staff and your rod, they comfort me.תערך לפני שלחן נגד צררי

You prepare a table before me in the view of my foesדשנת בשמן ראשי כוסי רויה׃

You have annointed my head with oil, my cup overflowsאך טוב וחסד ירדפוני כל־ימי חיי

Only goodness and kindness shall pursue me all the days of my life ושבתי בבית־יהוה לארך ימים׃


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EL MALEH

FOR ISRAEL’S SOLDIERS AND MARTYRS

Exalted God, full of compassion, grant perfect peace in Your sheltering Presence, among the holy and the pure, to the souls of the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces who gave their lives for the sanctity of Your Name, the nation and the land, and died a death of valor in the wars of Israel, and the souls of those who were killed in terror attacks. For we pray on their behalf, that paradise be their resting place. Therefore, Master of Mercy, shelter them in Your presence forever. May their souls be bound up in the bonds of life. God is their inheritance, and may they rest in peace. And let us say: Amen.

IN MEMORY OF THE SIX MILLION:Exalted God, full of compassion, grant perfect peace in Your sheltering Presence, among the holy and the pure, to the souls of our brethren who perished in the Shoah — men, women, and children of the House of Israel who were slaughtered and suffocated and burned to ashes, who lost their lives in sanctification of Your name. May their rest be in paradise. Therefore, Master of Mercy, shelter them in Your presence for ever. May their souls thus be bound up in the bond of life. May they rest in peace. And let us say: Amen.

IN MEMORY OF ALL THE DEAD:Exalted God, full of compassion, grant perfect peace in Your sheltering presence, among the holy and the pure, to the souls of all our beloved who have gone to their eternal home, because we pray for their remembrance. May their rest be in paradise. May their memory endure as inspiration for deeds of charity and goodness in our lives. May their souls thus be bound up in the bond of life. May they rest in peace. And let us say: Amen.


EL MALEH

FOR ISRAEL’S SOLDIERS AND MARTYRS

IN MEMORY OF THE SIX MILLION:

IN MEMORY OF ALL THE DEAD:


THE EIGHTH PARTThe eighth part (at least) of everything

is death. Its weight is not great. How lightly and with what casual grace we carry it with us everywhere we go.

On fresh awakenings, on journeys, or in lovers’ talk — though seemingly Left behind in some dark corner —

It is always with us. Weighing hardly anything at all.LEAH GOLDBERG

WHEN A MAN DIESWhen a man dies neither silver nor gold nor

precious stones accompany him, only Torah and good deeds. For it is said (Proverbs 6:22): “When

you walk it shall lead you; when you lie down it shall watch over you; and when you awake it shall speak with you.” “When you walk it shall lead you” — in this world. “When you lie down it shall watch over you” — in the grave. “When you awake it shall

speak with you” — in eternal life.PIRKEI AVOT 6:9

THE PRAYER OF AN ANONYMOUS SOLDIER I asked God for strength, that I might achieve; I was made weak, that I might learn to serve.

I asked for health, that I might do great things; I was given infirmity, that I might do better things.

I asked for wealth, that I might be happy; I was given poverty, that I might be wise.

I asked for power, that I might earn the praise of others; I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God.

I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life; I was given life, that I might enjoy all things.I got nothing I asked for, but all I hoped for.

Despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered, And I am, among all people, most richly blessed.


YIZKOR FOR RIGHTEOUS GENTILES

Remember, People of Israel, the Righteous Gentiles, who have placed their own lives in danger for the sake of our persecuted and tortured brothers and sisters during the Shoah 1939–1945, and who were as shining stars in the overwhelming darkness of evil.Those who spoke out at a time of silence,Those who offered sanctuary and a lease on life in the eye of the murderous storm,Those who upheld those who were falling and extended a helping hand, food, and clothing.Who answered the cry of men, women, and children:Men and women, workers of the land and city-dwellersOf humble standing and of high rank,People of faith and conscience.In the very valley of the shadow of death, these men and women stood by our people, and from the fiery inferno they saved the few and the many. And where there were no human beings they were human.

Remember, People of Israel, their grandness of spirit, their heroism and their pure hearts. May God bind their souls in the bundle of life, and may it come to pass as it was written: “As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation”(PROVERBS 10:25)


AT DAVID’S GRAVE

Yes, he is here in thisopen field, in sunlight, amongthe few young trees set outto modify the bare facts—

he’s here, but onlybecause we are hereWhen we go, he goes with us

to be your hands that neverdo violence, your eyesthat wonder, your lives

that daily praise lifeby living itby laughter.

He is never alone here,never cold in the field of graves.

DENISE LEVERTOV


A REFLECTION FOR THOSE SAYING YIZKOR AT HOME

Rabbi Joshua Heller

I thought to seek you in the synagogueIn the glow of the memorial tablets, In the flickering of the eternal light.In the sounds of the holy prayersIn the teachings of the Torah scrollIn the company of fellow mourners But I am at home

I thought to seek you out in the world In the places we would go together In the places in which you once lived In the stores where we would shop In the restaurants where we would dine In the company of shared friendsBut I am at home

I thought to seek you at home In the pictures on my wall In the books on my shelves In the recipes in my kitchen In the flickering light of the Yahrzeit candle In the company of those who remainFor I am at home

I seek you wherever I goWhen the world is quiet, I hear your voice.When I look in the mirror, your eyes gaze backWhen I eat, your seat at the table is not abandonedWhen my hands move to do kindness, I feel your touchWhen I have you in my heart, my memoryWe are home



IT IS LESS DISTANT NOW

A Yahrzeit Candle Lit At Home The Yahrzeit candle is different announcing neither Sabbath nor festival. No benediction recited No song sung No psalm mandated. Before this unlit candle without a quorum, I stand unstruck match in my hand. It is less distant now the remembrance ritual of parents deceased I am older now closer to their age than before. I am older now their aches in my body their white hairs beneath my shaved skin their wrinkles creased into my face. It is less distant now this ritual once made me think of them Now makes me think of me. Once it recalled relationships to them Now it ponders on my children’s relationship to me. Once I wondered what to remember of them Now I ask what my children remember of me what smile, what grimace What stories they will tell their children of me. It is less distant now. How would I be remembered How would I be mourned Will they come to Synagogue light a candle recite the Kaddish. It is less distant now. Once Yahrzeit was about parents deceased Now it is of children alive Once it was about a distant past Now it is about tomorrow.HAROLD M. SCHULWEIS

NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY

Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her earliest leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.ROBERT FROST

SEPARATION

Your absence has gone through me Like thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with its color.

W.S. MERWIN

ALONE

I never think of myself as waiting for you, but when the holiday has come and gone, when I’m packing up the Pesach dishes or taking down the sukkah I feel hopeless and alone.inconsolable.Then I realize I’ve left a small corner deep inside myself unpainted, and in that small corner, I’m still a child, a little girl, waiting.

And I had hoped without knowing it that this chag you’d come. My tears fall on the Pesach dishes and I wonder why you’ve left me here alone.MERLE FELD

THE SILVER PLATTER

The Earth grows still. The lurid sky slowly pales Over smoking borders. Heartsick, but still living, a people stand by To greet the uniqueness of the miracle. Readied, they wait beneath the moon, Wrapped in awesome joy, before the light. Then, soon, A girl and boy step forward, And slowly walk before the waiting nation; In work garb and heavy-shod They climb In stillness. Wearing yet the dress of battle, the grime Of aching day and fire-filled night Unwashed, weary unto death, not knowing rest, But wearing youth like dewdrops in their hair.— Silently the two approach and stand. Are they of the quick or of the dead? Through wondering tears, the people stare. “Who are you, the silent two?” And they reply: “We are the silver platter Upon which the Jewish State was served to you.” And speaking, fall in shadow at the nation’s feet. Let the rest in Israel’s chronicles be told.NATAN ALTERMAN

THE SILVER PLATTER


FOR A GRANDMOTHER

My mother’s mother died in the spring of her years, and her daughter forgot her face. Her portrait, engraved on my grandfather’s heart, was erased from the world of images when he died. In the house, just her mirror remained, sunk with age in its silver frame. And I, the pale grandchild who does not resemble her, peer into it today as into a lake that hides its treasures underwater.LES GOLDBERG (translated by Marcia Falk)

FOR A GRANDFATHER

Grandfather, your hands were marked like lines on a map And your old eyes saw all times and tides.You survived and thrived And visit me still Even though you have long since left.O, Ageless Explorer, Your heart may be in the ground But you have become the foundation of my step.For when I step, you step with me In the great, endless journey that never truly rests.DEVON SPIER


A PRAYER FOR THOSE NOT SAYING YIZKOR FOR PARENTS

While some have the custom of leaving the room if both parents are still alive, others remain to pray for other relatives, friends, or the Martyrs of Israel.

Almighty God, while those who have lost their parents and their dear ones call to mind those who have gone to their eternal rest, I at this solemn moment raise my eyes to You, the Giver of Life, and from a grateful heart thank You for Your mercies in having preserved the life of my beloved parents. May it be Your will, Adonai my God and the God of my ancestors, to bless them with health and strength, so that they may be with me for many years to come. Bless them even as they have blessed me, and guard them even as they have guarded me. In return for their affection and the sacrifices which they have made for me, may I bring them joy and lighten their cares. May it be my privilege to help them in every way that lies within my power, may I learn to understand and recognize the duty that I owe to them, so that I may never have cause to regret when it is too late. Shield my home from all sorrow. May peace and harmony and Your spirit always be present within its walls. Keep me true to You and to all with whom I come into contact, so that I may appreciate the gift of life that You have granted to me and to those dear to me.


FOR MARTYRS

May God remember the souls of all our brethren, martyrs of our people, who gave their lives for the sanctification of His name. I pledge charity in memory of their souls. May their bravery, dedication and purity be reflected in our lives. May the echo of their bravery and devotion be heard in our lives, and may the purity of their hears be seen in our own deeds. May their souls be bound up in the Bond of Life. And may they rest eternally in dignity and peace. Amen.

FOR MEMBERS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES

May God remember the souls of the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces who gave their lives for the sanctity of God’s Name, the nation and the land, who died a heroic death in the wars of Israel. They were swifter than eagles and stronger than lions as they volunteered to help the nation, and their pure blood soaked the clods of our holy earth and the deserts of Sinai. The memory of their self-sacrifice and heroic deeds will never perish from us. May their souls be bound in the Bond of Life with the souls of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah, and with the souls of the other Jewish heroes and martyrs who are in the Garden of Eden. Now let us respond, Amen.

FOR MARTYRS

FOR MEMBERS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES


ADDITIONAL YIZKOR PRAYERS FOR PARENTS

FOR A PARENT WHO WAS HURTFULDear God,You know my heart. Indeed, You know me better then I know myself, so I turn to you before I rise for Kaddish. My emotions swirl as I say this prayer. The parent I remember was not kind to me. His/her death left me with a legacy of unhealed wounds, of anger and of dismay that a parent could hurt a child as I was hurt.I do not want to pretend to love, or to grief that I do not feel, but I do want to do what is right as a Jew and as a child. Help me, O God, to subdue my bitter emotions that do me no good, and to find that place in myself where happier memories may lie hidden, and where grief for all that could have been, all that should have been, may be calmed by forgiveness, or at least soothed by the passage of time.I pray that You, who raise up slaves to freedom, will liberate me from the oppression of my hurt and anger, and that You will lead me from this desert to Your holy place.


ADDITIONAL YIZKOR PRAYERS FOR PARENTS

FOR ONE’S FATHERMay God remember the memory of your life, dear father. It rises before me this solemn hour as I recall the kindness, love and encouragement showed me during your life. With untiring zeal you provided for my physical and spiritual needs. You rejoiced in my achievements, you guided me in my perplexities, and strengthened me in my trials and disappointments. I pay you the tribute you so richly deserve, by cherishing the ideals and principles you taught me, by continuing the noble work you left unfinished, by loyally upholding the heritage of Israel which you transmitted unto me, and by serving my people and all who need me. Though you are gone from my physical view, the bond of love which unites us can never be severed. May the memories of your life spur me on to follow truth and righteousness. Amen.

FOR ONE’S MOTHERMay God remember You though we are separated, dear mother. In this solemn hour, I call to mind the love and solicitude with which you tended and watched over my childhood, ever mindful of my welfare, and ever anxious for my happiness. Many were the sacrifices you made to ennoble my heart and instruct my mind. What I achieved is because of your influence, and what I am, I have become through you. Though you are no longer physically present, the lessons that you imparted unto me shall ever remain with me. If at times, I failed in showing you the love and appreciation you so worthily deserved, if I have been thoughtless and ungrateful, I ask to be forgiven. I pray that your spirit inspire me to noble and intelligent living, so that when my days on earth are ended, and I arrive at the Throne of Mercy, I shall be deemed worthy of you, and to be reunited with you in God. Amen.


IN MEMORY OF FEMALE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS

May God remember the soul of

my mother (imi morati) _______________

my wife (ishti ) ______________________

my partner (bat zugi) _________________

my sister (a-choti ) ___________________

my daughter (bee-ti ) _________________

my relative (kerovati ) _________________

my friend (chaverti) __________________

(others) __________________________

WHEN PRAYING FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL Yizkor Elohim et Nishmat…. She-halcha l’olamah. Hineni nodev/nodevet tzedakah be-ad hazkarat nishmatah. Ana te-hih nafshah tze-ru-rah bitz-ror ha-cha-yim u-te-hi me-nu-cha-tah kavod, so-va se-ma-chot et pa-ne-cha, ne-ee-mot bi-min-cha netzach, amen.

WHEN PRAYING FOR SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS Yizkor Elohim et Nishmat…. She-halchu l’olaman. Hineni nodev/nodevet tzedakah be-ad hazkarat nishmoteihen. Ana te-hi-ye-nah nafshan tze-rurot bitz-ror ha-cha-yim u-te-hi me-nu-cha-tan kavod, so-va se-ma-chot et pa-ne-cha, ne-ee-mot bi-min-cha netzach, amen.

who has [have] gone to her [their] eternal home. In loving testimony to her life [their lives], I pledge tz’dakah to help perpetuate ideals important to her [them]. Through such deeds, and through prayer and remembrance, may her [their] soul[s] be bound up in the bond of life. May I prove myself worthy of the many gifts with which she [they] blessed me. May these moments of meditation strengthen the ties that link me to her [their] memory. May she [they] rest in peace forever in God’s presence. Amen.


IN MEMORY OF FEMALE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS

(for a mother) ______________________

(for a wife) ________________________

(for a partner) ______________________

(for a sister) _______________________

(for a daughter) _____________________

(for a relative) ______________________

(for a friend) _______________________

(others) ____________________________

WHEN PRAYING FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL

WHEN PRAYING FOR SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS


IN MEMORY OF MALE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS

May God remember the soul of

my father (avi mori) __________________

my husband (ishi) ___________________

my partner (ben zugi ) _________________

my brother (achi) ____________________

my son (beni) ______________________

my relative (kerovi) ___________________

my friend (haveri) ___________________

(others) __________________________

WHEN PRAYING FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL Yizkor Elohim et Nishmat…. She-halach l’olamo. Hineni nodev/nodevet tzedakah be-ad hazkarat nishmato. Ana te-hi nafsho tze-ru-ra bitz-ror ha-cha-yim u-te-hi me-nu-cha-to kavod, so-va se-ma-chot et pa-ne-cha, ne-ee-mot bi-min-cha netzach, amen.

WHEN PRAYING FOR SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS Yizkor Elohim et Nishmat…. She-halchu l’olamam. Hineni nodev/nodevet tzedakah be-ad hazkarat nishmoteihem. Ana te-hi-ye-nah nafsham tze-rurot bitz-ror ha-cha-yim u-te-hi me-nu-cha-tam kavod, so-va se-ma-chot et pa-ne-cha, ne-ee-mot bi-min-cha netzach, amen.

who has [have] gone to his [their] eternal home. In loving testimony to his life [their lives], I pledge tz’dakah to help perpetuate ideals important to him [them]. Through such deeds, and through prayer and remembrance, may his [their] soul[s] be bound up in the bond of life. May I prove myself worthy of the many gifts with which he [they] blessed me. May these moments of meditation strengthen the ties that link me to his [their] memory. May he [they] rest in peace forever in God’s presence. Amen.


IN MEMORY OF MALE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS

(for a father) _______________________

(for a husband) _____________________

(for a partner) ______________________

(for a brother) ______________________

(for a son) _________________________

(for a relative) ______________________

(for a friend) _______________________

(others) ____________________________

WHEN PRAYING FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL

WHEN PRAYING FOR SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS


MEDITATION

Our generations are bound to each other as children now remember their parents. Love is strong as death as husbands and wives now remember their mates, as parents now remember their children. Memory conquers death’s dominion as we now remember our brothers and sisters, grandparents, and other relatives and friends.The death of those we now remember left gaping holes in our lives. But we are grateful for the gift of their lives. And we are strengthened by the blessings which they left us, by precious memories which comfort and sustain us as we recall them this day.

A PERSONAL MEDITATIONEternal God, Master of mercy, give me the gift of remembering. May my memories of the dead be tender and true, undiminished by time, not falsified by sentimentality. Let me recall them, and love them, as they were. . Give me the gift of tears. Let me express my sense of loss, my sorrow, my pain, as well as my gratitude and my love. . Give me the gift of prayer. May I confront You with an open heart, with trusting faith, unembarrassed and unashamed. . Give me the gift of hope. May I always believe in the beauty of life, the power of goodness, the right to joy. May I surrender my being, and the soul of the dead, to Your eternal compassion.

We each continue in private meditation, selecting from among the following and adding appropriate names as indicated. Personal prayers may be added.


YIZKOR MEMORIAL SERVICE

God, what are we, that You have regard for us? What are we, that You are mindful of us? We are like a breath, our days are as a passing shadow, we come and go like grass which in the morning shoots up, renewed, and in the evening fades and withers. You cause us to revert to dust, saying, Return. O mortal creatures! Would that we were wise, that we understood whither we are going! For when we die we carry nothing away; our glory does not accompany us. Mark the whole-hearted and behold the upright; they shall have peace. God, you redeem the soul of Your servants, and none who trust in You shall be desolate. We are strangers in Your sight.

O God: like all who came before us, our days on earth vanish like the shadows. But the speedy flight of life, and the grave that looms on the horizon, should not dismay us; rather, let them teach us wisdom and prompt us to put our trust in You. For only the dust returns to the dust; the spirit which you have breathed into us returns to You, its everlasting Source. Into us You have placed a portion of Your divinity; Your mighty strength is our firm support. When we become servants of Your Law, witnesses to Your truth, champions of Your dominion, then indeed do we endow our fleeting days with abiding worth.

We are children of dust, eternal God. Give us strength and understanding that we may fill our days with good. Though our days are few, help us to make them great.


EACH OF US HAS A NAME

Each of us has a name given by the Source of Life and given by our parentsEach of us has a name given by our stature and our smile and given by what we wearEach of us has a name given by the mountains and given by our wallsEach of us has a name given by the stars and given by our neighborsEach of us has a name given by our sins and given by our longingEach of us has a name given by our enemies and given by our loveEach of us has a name given by our celebrations and given by our workEach of us has a name given by the seasons and given by our blindnessEach of us has a name given by the sea and given by our death


MY HELP COMES FROM THE LORD

I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains; Whence shall my help come? My help comes from Adonai Who made heaven and earth.Trust in the Lord at all times; Pour out your heart before him. In all ways, acknowledge God, And He will direct your paths.Adonai is our refuge and strength, An ever-present help in trouble. Adonai is near unto all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him sincerely.Adonai redeems the souls of His servants; None of them that trust in Him shall be forsaken. His compassions and His mercies– They have been from of old,Adonai heals the broken-hearted, Binding up their wounds. Adonai in His holy dwelling-place Is the Father of the orphan, And the Advocate of the widow’s cause.Though my flesh and my heart fail, Adonai is my strength and my portion forever. Adonai lights my lamp, Illuminating my darkness.


MESSAGE FROM THE SENIOR RABBIThe second year is not the same as the first.

Our Jewish tradition shows impeccable wisdom in mapping out our path through the first year of mourning. It guides us through the moments of numbness and forced action following the death, through the structured ritual of funeral and the embrace of shiva. It forces us to navigate a gradual return to life through a year of kaddish and other observances. However, that first year is full of firsts. We cannot help but feel the absence of our beloveds at the first anniversaries and birthdays without them. We have an empty seat at Thanksgiving and Seder.

The second year is different. The human body and soul can acclimate to even the most unbearable pain. We never forget our loved ones, but we can fall back into a sense of numbness. We walk, or at least limp forward, into what becomes a “new normal.”

Perhaps it is with this transition in mind that some of our sages suggested that there is no need to recite Yizkor the first year after a loss. When the pain is so fresh, we need no reminder. We need it in the second year, when we begin to take the empty seat, the empty space for granted. Yizkor is a service whose name literally means memory. While we theoretically are asking God to remember our loved ones, just as much, the service is for us. It gives us the impetus to focus and to not let our own memories fade.

As we enter 5782, some of us have grown used to a new way of living, a new mode of existence, as challenging as it may be. What was supposed to be temporary is now well into its second year. Yizkor reminds us not to let memories fade, not to take for granted that which we have lost.

Rabbi Joshua Heller


TABLE OF CONTENTS

MEMORIAL PRAYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–26

EL MALEH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26–27

23RD PSALM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28–29

MOURNER’S KADDISH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30–31

CONCLUDING PRAYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

IN LOVING MEMORY TRIBUTES OF OUR CONGREGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35–83

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THE GIFT OF MEMORY

We thank You, O God of life and love, For the resurrecting gift of memory

Which endows Your children, fashioned in Your image, With the Godlike sovereign power To give immortality through love.

Praised be to You, O God, Who enables Your children to remember.

MORRIS ADLER

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