THE MESSENGER

Celebrate Shavuot!

Erev Shavuot, Saturday Night,

May 19th, starting at 7:30 pm

The People of THE BOOK Receive THE BOOK

Minha (Shabbat Afternoon Service)

A dairy dessert with all the Shavuot trimmings,

including blintzes and cheesecake

And over dessert we’ll continue the Congregation Sons of Israel tradition

BYOB - Bring Your Own BOOK

Have you read a Jewish-themed book?... tell us about it! Novel, Biography, History, Humor, Short Stories,

Kosher Cookbook, Bible Commentary…You Name It… (You don’t have to read a book to eat or to participate, but it sure would help!)

Ma’ariv (Evening Service for the start of the Y om Tov)

Shavuot Services

First Day, Sunday May 20th at 9:00 am

Minha 12:30 pm

Ma’ariv 9:15 pm

Second Day, Monday May 21st at 9:00 am - including Yizkor

(Early Yizkor service 7:30 am)

Minha - 12:30 pm

Ma’ariv & Havdalah 9:15 pm

“Offerings of the Heart”

The names of our

Torah Members

are inscribed on the

sculpture in our

Community Room.

ETERNAL LIGHT MEMBERS

These members provide financial assistance and synagogue membership for families who are enduring

financial hardship, as well as a full religious education for their children.

CHAI MEMBERS

These members provide financial assistance and membership for

families who are enduring financial hardship.

Our Torah Members These generous individuals have voluntarily chosen to support our Synagogue at a higher level of dues

than is required, in order to help other Jews who are less fortunate and in need of assistance.

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David Korn

Stephen & Merilee Obstbaum

Joseph & Tikva Ofeck

Joni Rosen

Steven Schwalbe &

Annmarie Krim

Myrna Weissman

Gertrud Buchler

Martin & Rochelle Carus

Lior & Andrea Elrom

Harvey & Barbara Fishman

Regina Friedman

Allan Ginsburg

Jerome Goldfischer & Lila Mordoh

Seymour & Nancy Green

Arnold & Alice Grodman

Renee Gruenspecht

Yakov & Vera Kishinevsky

Daniel Kraut & Eve Kohut

Bruce Lager A”H

Joseph Lempel

Irwin & Karen Meyers

Ann Oster

Ann Rosenberg

Seligman & Phyllis Rosenberg

Sheila Scherl

Michael & Sally Seymour

Norm & Florence Silverberg

Barry & Barbara Sussman

Mordechai & Suzanne Warshavsky

From the Rabbi’s Study

Notes from the Cantor

Sisterhood

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Hebrew School News

Donations

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Calendar

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2016 President’s Council 2017

GUARDIAN LEADERS Gifts of $25,000 or more

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Herb & Reggie Feuerstein

Congregation Sons of Israel

Steven & Suzette Kolitch *

The President’s Council was established to recognize and honor our “Leadership Donors”

who contribute $1,250 or more to our Kol Nidre Annual Fund.

These generous individuals are the “Financial Guardians” of our synagogue.

BENEFACTORS Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999

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Allan Ginsburg Sisterhood

PATRONS Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous (2)

Irwin & Marjorie Berger

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Seymour Blechman

Alvin & Nili Cohen

David Korn

Stephen & Merilee Obstbaum

Loren & Lori Wasserman

BUILDERS Gifts of $1,750 - $2,499

Anonymous (1)

Martin & Rochelle Carus

Alice & Arnold Grodman

Renée Gruenspecht

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Joseph Hyman

Marvin & Shirley Kochansky

Bruce Lager A”H

Joseph & Tikva Ofeck

Joni Rosen

Sheila Scherl

Steven Schwalbe & Annemarie Krim

William Tobenkin A”H

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SUSTAINERS Gifts of $1,250 - $1,749

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Anonymous (3)

Mark & Audrey Altschul

Naomi Altschul

Milton & Doryne Davis

Ira & Anna Erlichman

Regina Friedman

Jerry Goldfischer & Lilah Mordoh

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Jeffery & Beth Kaplan

Ruth Korn

Joseph Lempel

Jerome & Barbara Margolin

Irwin & Karen Meyers

Ann Oster

Terry Plawker

Leo & Mary Rettig

Richard & Nancy Schiff

Ivan & Elaine Shore

Laurie Singer

Heidi Skolnik

Gregory & Nancy Vorbach

Mordechai & Suzanne Warshavsky

Ellen Yuder

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FOUNDERS Gifts of $10,000 - $17,999

Estate of Ken Feldman

Anonymous Gary & Lisa Maier *

CHAI-FOUNDERS Gifts of $18,000 - $24,999

(* Indicates a Charter Member since 1995)

The time between Passover and

Shavuot is known as the Omer, and it

is full of contradictions. It derives its

name from the biblical command to

bring an omer (a unit of dry measure)

of barley on the second day of

Passover, followed by counting off

49 days, and then, on Shavuot, to

bring an omer of wheat. (And if you are wondering how

the Torah can reverse itself by requiring that we bring

Chametz on Pesach, maybe I’ll write about that

sometime!)

Clearly these two holidays – and the time between them

– were envisioned as a supremely idyllic period. The

barley and wheat symbolize the gratitude and joy for

bounteous and successful grain harvests, and the holidays

also mark an ever-deepening relationship between God

and our people. Just as in American history, the colonies’

victory in the Revolutionary War rid us of British rule,

but it was the Constitution that established our

institutions and enshrined our freedom. So too the

liberation from Egypt secured only our initial freedom,

but the granting of the Torah on Shavuot gave us the

framework for living as Jews and doing so in covenant

with God.

We are commanded to count the days from one holiday

to the other – perhaps as a sign of anticipation, perhaps

as a sign of the intrinsic linkage between two holidays,

perhaps as a sign of tension as we await Shavuot which

comes, ensures, and enshrines the freedom we celebrated

on Passover. Nothing is complete or secure until the

giving of the Torah on Shavuot; Shavuot doesn’t just

complement Passover, it completes it. And maybe that is

why the Rabbis call Shavuot Atzeret: a not-so-subtle

reminder of Shmini Atzeret; a separate holiday that

appears to be tacked on to Sukkot, but is intimately

associated with it and completes it.

Throughout our history the biblical notion that these

weeks were the happiest of times has been both bolstered

and battered… Most famously, a plague (persecution?)

devastated 24,000 of Rabbi Akiva's students, and it did

not cease (or offer a moment of respite) until the 33rd

day. In more recent times, the last of the huge

deportations (Hungary/Czechoslovakia) took place just

after Passover, as did the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,

OMER AND THE SCHIZOPHRENIC EMOTIONS OF JOY & DESPAIR

which we mark on Y om haShoah. And in contrast,

Buchenwald and Bergen Belsen were liberated, Y om

haAtzma’ut (Israel's Independence Day), and Yom

Yerushalayim (the taking of the Old City 1967), all

occurred during the Omer period.

Part of my family story echoes that trajectory from

darkness to light: my mother’s family was deported to

Auschwitz shortly after Passover, 1944; most of her

family was murdered there 7 days before Shavuot.

But on April 15 (2 Iyar), 1945 she was liberated from

Bergen Belsen.

So, what should we do? Do we laugh or weep? Do we

celebrate or mourn? It seems to me that the only thing

we can do is "to take it as it comes" – to observe each

of these days as is befitting the occasion it marks or

commemorates.

And there is one more thing we can do that will give

us the fortitude to mark the tragedies on the one hand,

and to enhance the joys on the other: to do it together

in/with our families and our community.

Hope to see you in Shul.

JOIN THE MINIONS!

SUPPORT CONGREGATION GESHER

SHALOM’S DAILY MINYAN

Morning: Monday - Friday at 7:00 am

Evening: Sunday - Thursday at 7:45 pm

MOTHER’S DAY AND THAT UNFORGETTABLE SONG

When I sang in concert, especially in years gone by,

the most requested song of the evening was by far, the

song “My Yiddishe Momme.” It was written by Jack

Yellen and Lew Pollack in the 1920’s. It was made

famous by Sophie Tucker, and later, the Barry Sisters.

Ms. Tucker made the song a top U.S. hit in

1928 by releasing the song on a record in

English on one side, and in Yiddish on the

reverse side. Since that time, many

recording artists and entertainers have

recorded the song. They include:

Connie Frances Leo Fuld

Yossele Rosenblatt Itzhak Perlman

Tom Jones Charles Aznavour

Neil Sedaka and yours truly.

Here are some of the lyrics of “My Yiddishe Momme”

I need her more than ever now…

I long to hold her hand once more…

As in days gone by…

I ask her to forgive me

For things I did that made her cry.

I know that I owe what I am today

to that dear Lady that is old and gray,

To that wonderful Yiddishe Momme

of mine!

Always be proud of your moms (and grandmas too),

and that they be blessed with good health and long life,

and make Mother’s day every day!

Happy Mother’s Day!

Even though it is not known to be a

Jewish holiday, Mother’s Day, which

occurs this month on Sunday May 13th,

has a very Jewish flavor. On that day

we contemplate our special relationship

with our mothers and

grandmothers. For some it

is a day to celebrate with them, and for

others, it is a day to remember them.

As far back as our Biblical matriarchs and

throughout our Jewish history, being a

mother was seen as a respected role, and

children learned to honor their mothers

each and every day. I remember one of our

Rabbi’s telling the congregation that we

should designate the 11th day of the Hebrew month of

Cheshvan each year , (which is usually in

November), and refer to that as the Yahrzeit for one of

our matriarchs, Rachel.

I recall visiting Rachel’s tomb in Bet Lechem

(Bethlehem) and was inspired after that visit. On that

day we recall the prayers of Rachel, who prays for the

well-being, success, and return of all of her children to

their homes in Israel. It exemplifies for us, the love,

devotion and sacrifice that every mother has for her

child. I trust that on Mother’s day every mother will

have the feelings, the thoughts and prayers for their

children, as Rachel had for everyone’s child.

We can connect Yiddish music in many different ways,

but none more than the importance of the role that the

“Yiddishe Momme” has played through that song.

SALE OF HAMETZ Mark Altschul

Franco Aguilar

Evelyn Baer

Rita Berliner

Ann & Peter Bloch

Phyllis & Milton Breit

Andrea & Lior Elrom

Hyla Epstein

Iris & Jon Fox & Seth Fox

Paul Friedman

Regina Friedman

Rabbi Glazer

Patrice & Lee Goldberg

Terry Gottlieb

Kathy & Sol Grazian

Nancy & Seymour Green

Alice & Arnold Grodman

Rose & Alex Jakoby

Larry Lesh

Ronald Mayer

Mary & Leo Rettig

Miriam & Harry Richman

Alex Salit

Michael Sandler

Ann & Norman Schaer

Debbie & Charles Shatz

Martha Shemin

Florence & Norman Silverberg

Heidi Skolnik

Laurie & Ira Smilovitz

Alfred Strauss

Rabbi Ken Stern & Suzi Rose

Cantor Paul & Roz Zim

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"Exquisite. A must-read.” --Kristin Hannah

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the smash best-

seller Orphan Train, a stunning and atmospheric novel of

friendship, passion, and art, inspired by Andrew Wyeth’s

mysterious and iconic painting Christina’s World.

"Later he told me that he’d been afraid to show me the painting.

He thought I wouldn’t like the way he portrayed me: dragging

myself across the field, fingers clutching dirt, my legs twisted

behind. The arid moonscape of wheatgrass and timothy. That

dilapidated house in the distance, looming up like a secret that

won’t stay hidden."

To Christina Olson, the entire world is her family farm in the small

coastal town of Cushing, Maine. The only daughter in a family of

sons, Christina is tied to her home by health and circumstance, and

seems destined for a small life. Instead, she becomes Andrew

Wyeth’s first great inspiration, and the subject of one of the best-

known paintings of the twentieth century, Christina’s World.

As she did in her beloved bestseller Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline interweaves fact and fiction to

vividly reimagine a real moment in history. A Piece of the World is a powerful story of the flesh-and-blood

woman behind the portrait, her complicated relationship to her family and inheritance, and how artist and muse

can come together to forge a new and timeless legacy.

Refreshments will be served.

Chairpersons Kathy Grazian & Naomi Altschul

“A Piece of the World” By Christina Baker Kline

SISTERHOOD BOOK GROUP TUESDAY, MAY 15TH - 1:00PM

Sisterhood Book Group

Tuesday, May 15th - 1:00 pm

“A Piece of the World”

By Christina Baker Klein

Refreshments served

Chairpersons

Kathy Grazian & Naomi Altschul

On May 8th we welcome our very own member, Lois

Bruno. She is an accomplished vocalist and

bandleader with a rich and diverse range of musical

experience. Her program will feature classics from the

Jewish American Songbook. Spanning a century’s

worth of iconic melodies and lyrics from the

Gershwins and Rodgers and Hammerstein to Billy Joel

and Carole King; there really is something for

everyone. So sit back, tap your feet, hum along, and

enjoy!

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Sisterhood Shabbat Service

Friday, June 15th, at 7:00 pm

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It’s hard to believe that we are almost at the end of

another year. We are always open to any suggestions

from our general membership. Please don’t remain

silent if you can be a part of the support of our beloved

synagogue.

Once again, you’re invited to join Sisterhood at a

CSI Scholar Fund, Sisterhood, and ORT event

TUESDAY, MAY 8TH

JEWISH AMERICAN COMPOSERS

FEATURING LOIS BRUNO & CO.

Refreshments 12:30 pm - Speaker 1:00 pm

Bring a friend!

Shavuot Program

BYOB - Bring Your Own BOOK

Saturday, May 19th, 7:30 pm

Please join the congregation erev Shavuot, for

Minha, Maariv and Seudah Shelishit (it’s the

third meal) while enjoying dairy dessert. Share

with us a Jewish book you have read and

recommend.

Shavuot, which in Hebrew means “weeks”, is

celebrated seven weeks after Passover. Each day

between the two holidays is counted. On Shavuot we

remember when the Jewish people received the gift

of the Torah and when the wheat harvest began in

Israel. Both events play a part in the rituals and

customs of the holiday. For many families with

children in Hebrew school, Shavuot is often a

forgotten holiday because it falls after the school

year ends. It is one of the most important days in the

cycle of the year. Here are some suggestions inspired

by Aish.com and ReformJudaism.com for making

Shavuot a more meaningful time for the entire

family.

Make time for stories

The Jewish people are often referred to as "the

people of the book" because storytelling, through the

Torah and other Jewish texts, has shaped Jewish

values and life. Storytelling is also one of the best

ways to share Jewish traditions with your children.

Start by telling and retelling stories of your family's

customs and celebrations. No matter how young or

old your children are, Shavuot is a great time to sit

down with your children before school ends and

they’re off to camp.

What are some important rules?

At Mount Sinai, the Jewish people received the Ten

Commandments, ten important rules to help them

live together. Start by asking questions. Why do we

need rules? What rules do you follow in your

classroom? Why did the Jewish people need rules

when they were at Mount Sinai? What do you think

life would be like if there were no rules? Why is it

sometimes hard to stick to the rules?

Decorate for Shavuot

A Jewish legend teaches that at the moment the

Torah was given, Mount Sinai bloomed with flowers.

This legend is the reason that on Shavuot, greenery and

flowers are used to decorate the home and the

synagogue. Make or collect flowers and branches and

decorate your space in honor of Shavuot.

Telling stories all through the year.

Talking about Torah stories with kids can also be a

great way to instill Jewish values. You could have your

kids make a comic strip retelling the story of Moses on

Mount Sinai. The biblical story associated with

Shavuot is the Book of Ruth, which is filled with lots

of values to teach your kids, like the importance of

charity, friendship, kindness, and acceptance.

Stay up all night.

The holiday of Shavuot celebrates the gift of the Torah

to the Jewish people, and is a great time to think about

how to incorporate Jewish storytelling into your

family's life. One of the most common Shavuot

customs is to stay up all night and study the Torah.

Kids love late-night festivities, and you can celebrate

the spirit of this tradition on Shavuot by designating a

special "night of storytelling," when you stay up late

reading your favorite books together.

First Fruits.

Shavuot is also called chag habikurim – the festival of

the first fruits. The first fruit of the wheat harvest in

Israel was brought to the Temple on Shavuot. During

the months following the holiday and all the way until

Sukkot, the first fruits of the other Seven Species

(wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and

dates) were brought when they ripened. The bikkurim

(first fruits) were placed in baskets and brought to

Jerusalem in a festive parade with music and dancing

You can put your own spin on it by trying some new

fruits together and practicing the brachot.

MAKING SHAVUOT MEANINGFUL FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY

THANK YOU TO OUR SYNAGOGUE CONTRIBUTORS

DONOR IN HONOR OF

Marilyn Saposh

Heidi Skolnik

Irith &Arnold Insler

Irith &Arnold Insler

Jean Burnick

Helene Polinsky

Helene Polinsky

Helen Polinsky

The Shatz Family

The Shatz Family

Florence & Norm Silverberg

Alice & Arnold Grodman

Alice & Arnold Grodman

Alice & Arnold Grodman

Our Sages taught:

The giving of tzedakah is as

great as all the other mitzvot

together — Bara Batra 9a

Aliyot

Cantor Zim

Nancy & Sy Green’s Anniversary & their

Granddaughter’s Bat Mitzvah

Alice & Arnold Grodman’s Anniversary

Thank you for the Mishloach Manot

Aliyah

Nancy & Sy Green’s granddaughter’s Bat Mitzvah

The Altschul B’nai Mitzvah

Marilyn Saposh’s Birthday

Alice & Arnold Grodman’s Anniversary

Alice & Arnold Grodman’s Anniversary

Avi Yacobi’s Megillah Reading

Get Well Martha Dawson

Milton Davis’ Birthday

Donations listed were received in March

IN HONOR OF

Zack & Rinat Stern’s Wedding

DONORS

Naomi Altschul

Evelyn Baer

Ann & Peter Bloch

Rochelle & Martin Carus

Ethel & David Chesen

Iris Coleman

Doryne, Milt, Jordan, Alana & Mikey Davis

Andrea & Lior Elrom

Regina Friedman

Kathy & Sol Grazian

Alice & Arnold Grodman

Ann Hurwitz

Irith & Arnold Insler

Phyllis & Bill Lowe

Ruth Lowenstein

Tobey & John Lyden

Marcia Orange

Mary & Leo Rettig

Miriam & Harry Richman

Nancy & Richard Schiff

Debbie, Charlie & Zachary Shatz

Heidi Skolnik

Laurie & Ira Smilovitz

Sharon & Fed Starr

Marianne Wolff

Eslie Zeilberger

IN MEMORY OF

Craig Smilovitz

DONORS

Jeff Adler

Evelyn Baer

Alice & Arnold Grodman

Irith & Arnold Insler

Vera & Yakov Kishinevsky

Shirley & Marvin Kochansky

Ruth Korn

Lucille & Mark Laufer

Phyllis & Bill Lowe

Merilee & Stephen Obstbaum

Helene Polinsky

Beth & Howard Schefflan

Debbie, Charlie & Zachary Shatz

Sisterhood

DONORS

Miriam & Harry Richman

IN HONOR OF

Aliyah

Regina Friedman

Arnold Grodman

Marilyn Saposh

Iris Coleman

Larry Lesh

Cantor Zim

Terry Gottlieb & Larry Lesh Thank You Rabbi

Matis Fermaglich Aipac Donation

Geraldine Rothenberg Henry Cummins

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

DONOR IN HONOR OF

DONOR IN MEMORY OF

Our condolences to . . .

THE FAMILY OF

RHODA STRAUSS

Our Esteemed Member

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

3 Merilee Obstbaum

4 David Korn

4 Gary Maier

4 Leon Perkal

6 Daniel Kraut

6 Richard Levy

6 Richard Schiff

7 Peter Bloch

7 Jordan Leon

8 Jane Koch

10 Solomon Arbeiter

10 Adrian Osian

11 Jean Burnick

11 Marc Rosenberg

12 Ronald Schechter

12 Paul Zim

13 Madelyn Danoff

14 Barbara Margolin

15 Rachel Taylor

17 Jeffrey Adler

17 Irwin Meyers

19 Scott Greenberg

20 Eyal Gabay

21 Charlotte Winter

22 Seligman Rosenberg

22 Rose Targovnik

23 David Chesen

23 Olivia Hausman

24 Jeffrey Kaplan

24 Andrea Millner

25 Mitchell Shedlarz

26 Alvin Cohen

26 Alfred Strauss

27 Allen Kampel

28 Irene Eisenstein

28 Douglas Krakauer

28 Kim Wasserman

29 Mordechai Warshavsky

30 Jordan Weisner

9 Phyllis & William Lowe

15 Jill & James Rosenberg

16 Rachelle & Michael Herzig

18 Diane & Karl Sudakoff

18 Vera & Yakov Kishinevsky

20 Suzanne & Richard Fasman

20 Lucille & Mark Laufer

23 Barbara & Barry Sussman

27 Terry & Eran Gensler

29 Laurie & Richard Levy

30 Sue Ann & Wayne Koby

30 Audrey & Scott Greenberg

If your birthday/anniversary is not listed, please call the

Synagogue office and we will

update our records. 201-947-1735

Celebration Services

Birthdays and anniversaries will be celebrated on

Saturday, May 26th at the 9:30am service.

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Daily Service Times Mon -Thur 7:00am & 7:45pm Friday 7:00am & 6:30pm Saturday 9:30am & Minchah Sunday 9:00am & 7:45pm

1 16 Iyar

Sisterhood Board Meeting 1:00 pm

2 17 Iyar

3 18 Iyar

Rabbi’s Class 10:30 am

4 19 Iyar

Bible Study 11:30 am

5 20 Iyar

Service 9:30 am

6 21 Iyar

7 22 Iyar

8 23 Iyar

CSI, Sisterhood & ORT Lecture 12:30 pm

9 24 Iyar

10 25 Iyar

Rabbi’s Class 10:30 am

11 26 Iyar

Bible Study 11:30 am Musical Service 6:30 pm

12 27 Iyar

Service 9:30 am

13 28 Iyar

14 29 Iyar

15 1 Sivan

Sisterhood Book Club 1:00 pm

16 2 Sivan

On the Road with the Rabbi 12:00 pm

17 3 Sivan

Rabbi’s Class 10:30 am

18 4 Sivan

Bible Study 11:30 am

19 5 Sivan

Service 9:30 am Shavuot Program BYOB 7:30 pm

20 6 Sivan

HEBREW SCHOOL

CLOSED Service 9 am Minha 12:30 pm Maariv 9:15 pm

21 7 Sivan

OFFICE CLOSED

Yizkor 7:30 Service 9 am Minha 12:30 pm Maariv 9:15 pm

22 8 Sivan

23 9 Sivan

24 10 Sivan

Rabbi’s Class 10:30 am

25 11 Sivan

Bible Study 11:30 am

26 12 Sivan

Birthday & Anniversary Service 9:30 am

27 13 Sivan

HEBREW SCHOOL CLOSED

28 14 Sivan

OFFICE CLOSED

29 15 Sivan

30 16 Sivan 31 17 Sivan

CSI Scholar Fund Lecture 12:30 pm

BEHAR-BEHUKOTAI

MINCHAH 7:30PM

NASSO

MINCHAH 7:45PM

MINCHAH 7:30PM

BAMIDBAR

7:44PM

7:51PM

7:57PM

7:37PM

SHAVUOT

MOTHER’S DAY

MEMORIAL DAY

LAG B’OMER

SHAVUOT

MINCHAH 7:30PM

EMOR

Rabbi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth A. Stern

Cantor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Zim

Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . Martha Dawson

Rabbi Emeritus . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irving Spielman

Messenger Editor . . . . . . . . . . . .Yael Gevertzman

Sisterhood

President/ Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethel Chesen

Financial Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Bloch

Corresponding Secretary . . . . . . . . . Evelyn Davis

Recording Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . Rochelle Carus

Men’s Club

President/Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Stern

Recording Secretary. . . . . . . . Marvin Kochansky

Corresponding Secretary. . . . Marvin Kochansky

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Altschul

Vice Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Elrom

Arnold Grodman

Richard Schiff

Ira Smilovitz

Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alvin Cohen

Secretaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Maier

Hennie Ostrower

Joan Alter Niles Burton

Ethel Chesen Iris Coleman

Regina Friedman Hugh Gilenson

Seymour Green Arnold Insler

Vera Kishinevsky Dan Kraut

Laurie Singer Heidi Skolnik

Alan Stern Stephen Whitman