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September/October 2017 • Elul/Tishrei/Heshvan 5777/5778

Vol. 93, No. 1

EverythingEmanuelFROM THE RABBI — An InvITATIOn

Rabbi David J. Small

Inside This Issue…President’s Message ........................................................................................................2High Holiday Schedules............................................................................................. 3-5Community of Learning ................................................................................................8Community of Caring ..................................................................................................11Community of Action...................................................................................................12Sisterhood .....................................................................................................................13Brotherhood .................................................................................................................15Donations .....................................................................................................................16Service Times/Calendar of Events ........................................................................ 23-24

Moab-Ancient times: Moses feels the sands of time running out.

The Israelites encamp across the Jordan from the Promised Land, their 40-year journey now at its end. Soon, Joshua will lead the nation across the river. This time, the people are ready: wilderness born, desert-hardy and prepared to fulfill their destiny. And yet…once in the Promised Land, how will they preserve their identity? Settled in their farmland and towns, will they stay true to the teachings they embraced in the wil-derness? Will they honor their Cov-enant with G-d, forged at Sinai and ratified during a generation of desert

dwelling? How can Moses, about to die, insure that they honor the tradition and stay true to their values? Will they remain loyal to Moses’ teachings after he is gone? In this moment of uncertainty, Moses introduces the Torah, a Book of Teaching, the people’s possession they will carry with them into the Land and whose stories, laws and teachings will guide them wherever

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SAvE THE DATE!! SATuRDAy, nOvEMBER 4, 2017

PlEASE JOIn uS AT SERvIcES AnD KIDDuSH AS WE cElEBRATE RABBI DAvID SMAll’S 15TH AnnIvERSARy

AS EMAnuEl’S SPIRITuAl lEADER

Details to follow — but for now, mark your calendars!!(For those who think well ahead…contributions in the Rabbi’s honor may be

made to the Rabbi David Small and Debbie Chameides Endowment Fund or to The Emanuel Synagogue. Contributions made to The Emanuel Synagogue

should include “Rabbi Small’s 15th Anniversary” on the memo line).

Rabbi Philip

Lazowski will be honored at a reception on Thursday, Sept. 14, by Hartford HealthCare when he will be named the first-ever Rabbi Emeritus at Hartford Hospital in recognition of his extraor-dinary service as chaplain. The event, to be held from 5-7 p.m., in the Education and Confer-ence Center at the Hartford HealthCare Bone & Joint In-stitute, 31 Seymour Street in Hartford, will also celebrate the five-year anniversary of the partnership between Hartford Hospital and Magen David Adom. MDA is Israel’s national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank service and sends paramedics to train with Hartford Hospital’s LIFE STAR and Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation teams. In addition, Rabbi Lazowski has been asked by Hartford Hospital’s board of directors to serve as a Corporator of Hart-ford Hospital. For more information about this event, contact the Fund Development office at (860) 972-2162 or email Melissa.Tranberg@HHCHealth.org.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

For the last seventeen

years, due to the timing, I have associated the celebration of the Jewish New Year with the beginning of the new school year. The connection has been an interesting one. In my secular life, September was an exciting, frenetic, and busy time for me and my family. The balance provided by Judaism has always been most welcome. Septem-ber and the customs associated with the month of Elul provide a time for introspection as we enter the period of the Days of Awe. As I begin to reflect, I realize that this September feels extremely differ-ent. Our youngest son graduated from the West Hartford Public Schools and started college out-of-state. Peter and I have officially become “empty-nest-ers.” I have also experienced another

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large change — serving as President of The Emanuel Synagogue. Being President of The Emanuel is truly a privilege and an honor. I am inspired daily by our members’ dedication and commitment to our synagogue. On Yom Kippur, we will ask for G-d’s forgiveness for sins we have committed before G-d, including the sin we have committed through speech, through harshness or impu-rity of speech, by foolish talk, by evil talk about another, and by the prattle of our lips. Today, civil discourse has become an extremely important topic for discussion. Consider the effect that the advent of social media has had on civil discourse. Look at the current political landscape. Reflect on the dramatic shift in the meaning of “safe spaces” on college campuses. Think about how members of our pluralistic Jewish community speak to each other about Israel. As we engage in sacred work at The Emanuel Synagogue, we need to be mindful that words may sometimes

speak louder than our actions. Your Board of Trustees recently agreed to a Code of Conduct to govern its interactions. Among the agreed-upon rules for engagement, three of them pertained to speech. I would like to share them with the congregation: (i) Have Respect for One Another, Be Constructive, and Be Collaborative; (ii) Let Each Other Speak, Listen to Each Other, Learn from Each Oth-er, and Encourage Different Points of View; and (iii) Be Precise and Thoughtful in our Remarks. I hope these rules for engagement will guide our interactions at every level in the synagogue and provide inspiration for reflection during our recitation of the Al Chet prayer on Yom Kippur. My family and I wish you and your loved ones a good and sweet new year. May your fast on Yom Kippur be meaningful. I look forward to collab-orating with you in 5778!

— Elysa Graber-Lipperman

Dear Friends, Thank you so much for donating to a fund set up to help me after my accident this winter. I was deeply touched by each and every one of your acts of kindness and generosity as I got back up on my feet. I have always believed the Emanuel community is very special. Your many gifts of support to me were truly over-whelming. It feels great to be working at the Emanuel again. But it feels even better every day to be with the many people in the community who I have come to know over the years. You are all true friends. Thank you again for your generosity. It sure is great to be back. Best, Jack Mullin

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David J. Small, RabbiSanford Cohn, Hazzan

Moshe Pinchover, Ritual DirectorElysa Graber-Lipperman, President

Barbara Fink, Religious School Principal

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they go. Moses dies, but his words and teachings live. The People of Israel carry Torah with them into the land. Generations pass. The Israelites settle the land, but over time, they forget the Torah and become like any other pagan people. The Torah survives, unnoticed for gener-ations. King Hezekiah rediscovers Torah, but the revival does not last. Cast into exile and, then, miraculously, returned to the Land, the people embrace Torah. Ezra the Scribe intro-duces weekly reading of the Torah, and the Jewish People return to the Covenant. Weekly Torah reading continues, unbroken to this day. The Torah of Moses continues to guide, instruct, challenge and inspire us. When we gather in synagogue for the Torah Service, we affirm our values and traditions and bond as a community over the teachings of Moses and the Prophets. We find connections between the stories and laws and the life we live today. We seek personal meaning and experience group solidarity.

In this spirit, I invite you to come join the Torah Service on Shabbat mornings at 10:00 a.m. We have set this starting time to make it easier for more people to come and to create energy around arriving at synagogue, as we do on Rosh Hashanah for the Blowing of the Shofar. (For enthusiasts and early risers, Shacharith begins at 9:00 a.m.) Taking out the Torah is a time of drama, emotion and com-munity. During the Torah Service, we follow and study the reading, and celebrate important life passages: b‘nai mitz-vah, wedding anniversaries, special birthdays, upcoming marriage, naming babies, blessing special trips and other simchas. We aim to finish the entire Shabbat morning service around 11:30 a.m. most weeks, and by 12 noon when there is a bar or bat mitzvah or special event. A Kiddush lunch follows the service and everyone is welcome. “Torah at Ten” is a great way to find personal meaning, learn about our tradition, celebrate life’s joys, and strength-en our Emanuel Family. I hope to see you there! Debbie, Gabi, Sharone and Ilan join me in wishing you and your families a happy and healthy New Year — L’Shanah Tovah!

— Rabbi David J. Small

From the Rabbi, continued

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DAYS OF AWE —

SELIHOTSaturday Evening, September 20th

at Beth El TempleRefreshments & Program 8:45 PM

Service 10:00 PM

CEMETERY SERVICESunday, September 21st at 1:00 pm

The Emanuel Cemetery, Wethersfield

ROSH HASHANAHSeptember 24th-26th

Wednesday Evening .................................................. 5:30 PMDedication of Torah Covers ................................5:30 PMThursday Morning ................................................... 8:00 AM Shofar Service ................................................. 10:00 AM Family & Teen Services ................................. 10:00 AM (Begins with Shofar in Main Sanctuary)Ohel Musaf Service in Chapel ......................... 11:10 AMTashlich ...................................................................... 4:30 PM Trout Brook, West Hartford / Farmington River, SimsburyThursday Evening ..................................................... 5:30 PMFriday Morning ......................................................... 8:00 AM Shofar Service ................................................ 10:00 AM Family & Teen Services . ............................... 10:00 AM (Begins with Shofar in Main Sanctuary)Friday Minha ............................................................. 6:00 PM

SHABBAT SHUVAHSeptember 26th- September 27th

Friday Evening ......................................................... 6:10 PMShabbat Morning ...................................................... 9:00 AMShabbat Minha .......................................................... 6:30 PMHavdalah .................................................................... 7:21 PM

YOM KIPPUROctober 3rd-4th

Friday Evening – Minha ........................................... 6:00 PMKol Nidre .................................................................6:15 PM(Please bring non-perishable food items for local food pantries.)Saturday Morning ..................................................... 9:00 AM Family & Teen Services .................................10:30 AM YIZKOR ................................approximately 11:00 AMOhel Musaf Service in Chapel ......................... 11:45 AM

(A break follows the end of Musaf)Minha ........................................................................ 4:45 PMNe’ilah ....................................................................... 6:00 PMTekiah Gedolah ......................................................6:59 PMMaariv and Havdalah ................................................ 7:00 PMBreak the Fast .........................................................7:15 PM

May you be written in the Book of Life for a good year!

DAYS OF AWE - 2014 / 57752017/5778

SElIHOTSATuRDAy EvEnIng, SEPTEMBER 16TH

AT THE EMAnuEl SynAgOguE

REFRESHMEnTS & PROgRAM 8:30 P.M.SERvIcE 10:00 P.M.

cEMETERy SERvIcESunDAy, SEPTEMBER 17TH AT 1:00 P.M.

THE EMAnuEl cEMETERy, WETHERSFIElD

ROSH HASHAnAHSEPTEMBER 20-22

Wednesday evening .......................................................................... 6:00 PMThursday Morning ............................................................................ 8:00 aM SHOFAR .................................................................................10:00 AM FAMIly & TEEn SERvIcES ......................................................10:00 AM (Following ShoFar Service in Main Sanctuary) SERMOn ................................................................................10:30 AM MuSAF SERvIcE .....................................................................11:10 AM (in Main Sanctuary and in chapel) Tashlich ....................................................................................... 5:00 PM TROuT BROOK, WEST HARTFORD / FARMIngTOn RIvER, SIMSBuRy

Thursday evening ............................................................................. 6:00 PMFriday Morning .................................................................................. 8:00 aM SHOFAR .................................................................................10:00 AM FAMIly & TEEn SERvIcES ......................................................10:00 AM (Following ShoFar Service in Main Sanctuary) SERMOn ................................................................................10:30 AMMinha/Ma’ariv .................................................................................... 6:00 PM

SHABBAT SHuvAHSEPTEMBER 22-23

Friday evening ................................................................................... 6:00 PMshabbaT Morning ............................................................................... 9:00 aMshabbaT Minha .................................................................................... 6:30 PMhavdalah ............................................................................................. 7:25 PM

yOM KIPPuRSEPTEMBER 29-30

Friday evening – Minha .................................................................... 6:00 PMKOl nIDRE ....................................................................................6:15 PM (Please bring non-Perishable Food iTeMs For local Food PanTries)saTurday Morning ............................................................................. 9:00 aM FAMIly & TEEn SERvIcES ......................................................11:00 AM yIzKOR SERMOn AnD SERvIcE ...........................................11:30 AM MuSAF SERvIcE .....................................................................12:30 PM (in Main Sanctuary and in chapel)

(a break FolloWs The end oF MusaF) Minha .................................................................................................. 4:45 PMne’ilah ................................................................................................ 6:15 PMTEKIAH gEDOlAH ..........................................................................7:10 PMMaariv and havdalah ........................................................................ 7:13 PMBREAK THE FAST ............................................................................7:30 PM

May you be written in the Book of Life for a good year!

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SUKKOT AND SIMHAT TORAH

Erev Sukkot, Wednesday, October 4

Evening Services ................................................................... 6:00 PM Candle Lighting.................................................................... 6:08 PMSukkot

Thursday, October 5 Services ................................................................................. 9:00 AM Minha/Maariv ....................................................................... 6:00 PM Candle Lighting.................................................................... 7:04 PM

Friday, October 6 Services ................................................................................. 9:00 AM Kids’ Kabbalat Shabbat and Dinner in the Sukkah ............. 5:30 PM Minha/ Kabbalat Shabbat /Ma’ariv ...................................... 6:00 PM

Saturday, October 7, Shabbat Hol HaMoed Services ................................................................................. 9:00 AM Torah Service and Musaf .................................................... 10:00 AM Minha ................................................................................. 6:15 PM Havdalah ............................................................................... 7:01 PM

Sh’mini Atzeret

Wednesday, October 11 Hoshanah Rabah Morning Service ...................................... 7:00 AM Erev Sh’mini Atzeret Evening Minyan ................................ 6:00 PM Candle Lighting.................................................................... 5:56 PM

Thursday, October 12 Morning Service ................................................................... 9:00 AM

Yizkor Service approximately 10:45 AM

FAMILY SERVICES FOR SIMHAT TORAHErev Simhat Torah, Thursday Evening, October 12

Light Pizza Supper ............................................................... 6:00 PM Minha/Maariv ....................................................................... 6:00 PM

Simhat Torah Service............................................................ 6:30 PM• Hakafot: Singing, Dancing and Marching

with the Torah Scrolls• Torah Roll — guided tour of the Torah —

see an Entire Torah Scroll unrolled!• Special Flags for Children• Special Aliyah for Children

Candle Lighting.................................................................... 6:53 PM Simhat Torah Café ................................................................ 8:00 PM

Simhat Torah Day, Friday, October 13

9:00 AM Morning Service Begins — 10:00 AM Hakafot• Singing and Dancing with the Torah Scrolls• Group Torah Honors for everyone• Special Aliyah for Children• Kiddush Lunch Following the Service

Candle Lighting .......................................................................... 5:53 PMMinha/Maariv ............................................................................. 6:00 PM

SuKKOT HOME OBSERvAncE

The Festival of Sukkot offers several opportunities for home observances.

Blessing and waving the arba minim, a.k.a. the lulav and etrog, can be done every day of the Festival except on Shabbat. Sitting in the sukkah can be done any day of the festival.

Don’t own a lulav and etrog? Come use the set we have at The Emanuel.

Don’t have a sukkah this year? Visit a friend or neighbor who has one. Also, the sukkah at The Emanuel is available for you.

Eating a meal or snack and even sleeping in the sukkah enhances the fulfillment of the mitzvah, “To dwell in the sukkah.”

The blessings that are said for each of these mitzvoth are included below:

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What happens when you com-bine traditional hazzanut

(cantorial music) with jazz? You get a special spiritual experience. That’s exactly what we hope to make happen on Saturday eve-ning, September 16 at 10:00 p.m., for our annual Community S’lihot service. First, a word of explanation.

S’lihot is the service which ushers in the High Holy Day season. Traditionally recited at midnight on the Saturday night/Sunday morning before Rosh Hashana, it is meant to spiritually prepare us for the days ahead. The liturgy pri-marily consists of prayers that are also recited on Yom Kip-pur in which we confess our sins as a community (“Asham-nu”) and ask God for forgiveness. Because the service does not take place on a Shabbat or festival, it lends itself to some musical creativity. This year, we have the pleasure of hosting The Afro-Semitic Expe-rience to accompany me and some of my local colleagues. This very talented jazz ensemble combines an eclectic array of styles, sophisticated musicianship and good song-writing. It began nearly 20 years ago as a collaboration of Jewish-American bassist David Chevan and African-Amer-ican pianist Warren Byrd, a native of Hartford. They performed and recorded jazz interpretations of traditional spirituals and Jewish songs before adding several other instrumentalists.

NOTES FROM THE CANTORby Hazzan Sanford Cohn

The service we are planning is like none other I have participated in before. I urge you to come and experience it with your friends, especially if you have never attended a S’lihot service. Come with an open mind, an open heart and an open soul to absorb and take part in what I am sure will be an uplifting experience for all. The service will be preceded by a social gathering at 8:30 p.m., followed by a lecture by our Scholar-in-Residence, Professor Benjamin Sommer of the Jewish Theological Seminary.

MAzAl TOv!Susan Kurtis on the marriage of her son David, to Tara Feld

Anita and William Mancoll on the birth of a grandson, Abraham Lev Mancoll

Edna and David Shamash on the birth of a grandson, Philip Liev Krupnick

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The upcoming exhibit in the Rose, David and Ralph Mitnick cases

will showcase the Jewish Children’s Service Organization (JCSO), in celebration of its 100-plus years of supporting needy Jewish children. The display, located at the entrance to Koret Hall, includes documents and photographs from JCSO’s past and present, along with some examples of what JCSO does for children in the Greater Hartford area. Many of the documents are copies from the Greater Hartford Jewish Historical Society’s archives. JCSO’s roots go back to the early 1900s, when a small group of women began collecting nickels and dimes for the Hebrew Ladies’ Orphan Asylum, which opened on Fairfield Avenue in Hartford in 1917. After World War I, there was a widespread influenza outbreak which left many Jewish or-phans. Fifty-seven children were ini-tially housed in the Asylum, receiving not only basic care, but also religious instruction. From 1928-1938 more than 70 children were housed in the Hebrew Women’s Home for Children on Blue Hills Avenue in Hartford. In 1938 the children were placed in foster homes, and Mount Sinai Hos-pital purchased the building in 1944.

MITnIcK cASES TO FEATuRE JEWISH cHIlDREn’S SERvIcE ORgAnIzATIOn cEnTEnnIAl DISPlAy

by Ona Mastronarde, Toby Sidrane, Pam Simon and Elaine Smith

By 1950, Jewish Social Services had assumed direct childcare management and the group officially became the Jewish Children’s Service Organiza-tion. JCSO then purchased land in New Hartford which was deeded to the Jewish Community Center to be used as Camp Shalom. While Camp Shalom operated in New Hartford, JCSO contributed funds for develop-ment of facilities. Currently, JCSO supports Jewish children in the Greater Hartford area by awarding money for food, clothing and other basic needs to families in financial distress, helps to cover day-care costs, provides backpacks filled with school supplies, gives Chanukah gifts, and awards camperships and scholarships. The organization also awards scholarship block grants to the Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Acad-emy of Greater Hartford, Solomon Schechter Day School, Hebrew High School of New England, JTeen Con-nect, Camp Shalom and Camp Gan Israel. JCSO will showcase its centennial with a reception Sunday, October 22, 2017 at the Mandell JCC in West Hartford. For further information, please contact Marcia Mizrahi at marmiz51@yahoo.com.

The Emanuel Endowment exists to provide operating funds to the

synagogue annually by distributing a portion of the earnings from the funds. The Endowment has over $2 million in principal and provides over $80,000 in operating funds each year. Donations to the Endowment are added to the existing balances and as the principal grows, the distributions to the operating budget grow. As a result, endowment giving provides a gift to the synagogue year after year. The Emanuel Endowment con-sists of a number of family funds, but also has several other funds including a General Endowment Fund and a Board Fund making it easy for anyone to participate in endowment giving at any level. The funds are comingled with the existing endowment for in-vestment purposes, but balances for each fund are tracked and reported separately. And, over time, additional contributions can be made to the fund to help both that fund and the overall endowment grow. It is easy to set up a new endow-ment fund. Contributions are tax de-ductible. The minimum donation to establish a fund is $1,000 ($5,000 to designate the purpose of the distribu-tions). The Fund can be named as the donor wishes and is a wonderful way to recognize a family’s commitment to and passion for The Emanuel. During the Aim Chai Campaign to build endowment, an endowment can be funded over several years. For more information, contact Naomi Baline Kleinman, Endowment Committee Chair, at (860) 523-9157 or naomi.kleinman@gmail.com.

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Gardening is a religious endeavor. “And first of all [mi-kedem, usually translated as in the East], the Eternal G-d planted a Garden in Eden

[Genesis 2:8]. Therefore…occupy yourselves first and foremost with planting.” (Leviticus Rabbah 25:3)

• Gardening is a connection to G-d and his creation.• Help us maintain and improve our gardens.• Garden weekly; one or more times; or assigned task at your leisure.• Group gardening day to be announced.• For more details on The Emanuel Synagogue gardening, refer to

page 8, Everything Emanuel July/August 2017 Newsletter.

— L’Shana Tova!

SuRROunDIng OuR SynAgOguE ARE OuR gARDEnS

by Arlan Lieblick and Sheila Fox

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LEARNING / Talmud TorahCommunity of

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWSby Barbara Fink, Religious School Principal

I am writing this bulletin article from an extremely mag-ical place. A place where Judaism is infused into every

part of every day. Kids singing in Hebrew and being proud to be Jewish. As many of you know, I have spent my summer at Camp Ramah and it has made me think a lot about how we educate our children about Judaism. I spoke before the summer of how Jewish camp is the best gift a parent can give to their children because Jew-ish camp has proven to be what adults attribute to their strong Jewish identities. I have had the opportunity to talk and learn from amazing Jewish educators and Rab-bis. I have seen camp from a different lens this summer. I have been looking for ways to bring camp back to The Emanuel. It has been a real growing experience for me as a Jewish educator. At the end of May and beginning of June I was inspired by our Religious School teachers. We met and collaborated on curriculum planning and engaging our students in Jewish life and making our classrooms more child centered; allowing our students to ask the BIG questions while pre-paring them to live Jewish lives where a Bar/Bat Mitzvah is just a small part of their journey and not a culminating event. Each of our teachers brings a unique way to teach-ing and all are excited to bring new experiences to our students and provide them with positive Jewish experiences that leave them wanting more. We decided that this coming year our focus will be on Tikkun Olam, repairing the world. We will provide our kids ways to learn about different opportunities to make the world a better place. I want to mention that we received a grant from the Jewish Foundation to purchase document cameras and projectors. These help bring us into the 21st Century for

uPcOMIng EvEnTS:

September 10 First Day of School and Waffle Breakfast 9-10 am 2 Board of Education Meeting

October 6 Kids Kabbalat Shabbat and Dinner in the Sukkah 5:30 pm 10 Board of Education Meeting 12 Simhat Torah Celebration 21 Children’s Shabbat programming for all ages! 29 Family Program 10:30 am -12 pm

education. These cameras will be such a useful tool for our teachers and classrooms. Don’t forget to share information about our upcoming programming with unaffiliated friends and family members and have them contact me to learn about our new school family incentive grant at 860-233-2774 or principal@emanuelsynagogue.org. We have a lot of great things planned already for the coming year. We hope you will join us for any and all of the events on our calendar.

luncH AnD lEARn WITH RABBI PHIlIP lAzOWSKI

Join Rabbi Philip Lazowski for lunch and learn classes on Tuesdays, 12 noon to 1:15 p.m., for six consecutive

weeks, beginning Oct. 15, 2017. The topic is “The Book of Deuteronomy.” The Book of Deuteronomy is a recapitulation of the other four books of the Torah. This makes it especially interesting and instructive. It is a wonderful book; not everyone is aware of its important influence on Judaism and Western civilization. Moses’ speeches and prophecies, recorded in this book, express his timeless vision and his essential role as “Moshe Rabeinu,” Moses our Teacher, as he is called by the Sages. The classes are free of charge and include kosher lunch and free parking at 15 Lewis Street in Hartford. RSVP is required by phone to Kevin at LAZ Parking at (860) 522-7641, ext. 7714 or kdowlinglogue@lazparking.com, or to the Emanuel Synagogue office, (860) 236-1275 or by email to lisat@emanuelsynagogue.org.

nEHAMA

We extend heartfelt condolences and support to the families of:

Brad Epstine, son of Marilyn Epstein Benson

Hanna Eyasu, aunt of Michele Wise-Lowenstein

Joseph Katzman, father of Sandra Needelman (Marc) and Michael Katzman (Pam)

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nEWS FROM THE lIBRARy

by Beth Katten

I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable summer!

Come to the Library to read a current Connecticut Jewish Ledger, which will be on display on the maga-zine rack in the Library. We also have past issues of West Hartford News, West Hartford Press and West Hartford Life. Just a reminder that some chil-dren’s books are set up in the hallway heading into the Religious School Office, so that when parents and chil-dren are waiting for a sibling in the Religious School, they can entertain themselves with these books. For September and October, I will be highlighting titles pertaining to Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. Please put the books back when you are done reading them. In the Library as well, I will be highlighting High Holy Day books on top of the shelves where the chil-dren’s books are located. Please come and take out some books for your children and family. Also, stay tuned for another Book Fair Fundraiser for the Emanuel Syn-agogue at Barnes and Noble in Blue Back Square before Chanukah. We are discussing organizing a Religious School Talent Show on the same day as the Book Fair. More details to fol-low, and a date will be announced in the November/December bulletin.

Borrow by EmailYou can send your book requests to bethkatten@yahoo.com. Include the title, author, your name and phone number. If you are looking for a book on a specific subject, please email me that request, too. If we do not have the book in our library, I can try to get it for you elsewhere or possibly or-der it for the Emanuel Library. I will sign the book out to you and leave it for you on the library desk with your name on it for pick up at your conve-nience. We even have videos — VHS and DVD and some titles on CD. Usually, the term for borrowing is one month, and the title can be renewed.

HIgH HOly DAy FAMIly SERvIcES

ROSH HASHAnAH (9/21):

The Shofar will be sounded each day between 10:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. This is the most essential element of Rosh Hashanah — hearing the Shofar. If you have children and are planning to bring them to one of our Youth Services, please come to the Sanctuary first for the Sounding of the Shofar. We are aiming to bring everyone together in one place to share this moment. Please make every effort to be in the Sanctuary no later than 10:00 a.m. Family services will start after the Sounding of the Shofar:

Pre-School: 10:00 a.m. – Early Childhood Center

Grades K-2: 10:00 a.m. – Library

Grades 3-5: 10:00 a.m. – Activity Room

Grades 6-7: 10:00 a.m. – Room 307

Teen Discussion: 10:00 a.m. – Youth Lounge

TASHlIcH

Monday, September 21, 2017 – 5:00 p.m.

On Rosh Hashanah afternoon we go to a body of water to per-form the Tashlich ceremony — to symbolically “cast away” our accumulated sins and transgressions and to purify ourselves as the New Year begins. To enact this “casting away” we toss a few bread crumbs into the water.

As usual, we will have two locations for Tashlich:

Simsbury — Simsbury Road and Route 10, near the oldest tree in Connecticut.

West Hartford — At the bridge, near the corner of Trout Brook and Asylum.

yOM KIPPuR (9/30):

Pre-School: 10:00 a.m. – Early Childhood Center

Grades K-2: 10:00 a.m. – Library

Grades 3-5: 10:00 a.m. – Activity Room

Grades 6-7: 10:00 a.m. – Room 307

Teen Discussion: 10:00 a.m. – Youth Lounge

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The Adult Education Committee worked during the summer to

plan quality Jewish education pro-grams for our community. We have an interesting year, starting with a Shabbaton on Selichot weekend. Please consider coming to our pro-grams or even joining our planning team.

Sept. 10th at 7:00 p.m. B’Yadeynu, the social action committee, is hosting Chris George, executive director of IRIS in New Haven (Integrated Refu-gee and Immigrant Services) to speak at the Emanuel Synagogue.

Shabbaton and Selichot, Sept. 15-16Our scholar-in-residence is Profes-sor Benjamin Sommer of the Jewish Theological Seminary. The weekend includes a Friday night dinner pre-pared by Sisterhood and Thought for Shabbat by Prof. Sommer. Prof. Sommer will also speak at our Satur-day morning Shabbat and then join us for a Kiddush luncheon.

The Selichot service is on the Sat-urday night prior to Rosh Hashanah. We will be joined at The Emanuel by our fellow Conservative Jews in the Greater Hartford area on Satur-day evening, Sept. 16. Welcome and refreshments prepared by Emanuel Brotherhood begin at 8:30 p.m. At

ADulT EDucATIOn nEWS

by Gail Adler

9 p.m., Dr. Sommer will deliver a talk before the service. At 10 p.m., the Selichot service will commence with Hazzan Sanford Cohn and other area cantors, featuring The Afro-Semitic Experience in a unique jazz-based service. All Shabbaton talks and services are free and open to the community. If you have never attended Selichot, make this your first time! RSVP and paid registration is required for the Friday Shabbat dinner. Visit our web-site or call the synagogue office at (860) 236-1275. Join us for all or part of the weekend.

Prayerbook Hebrew with Judith Fox – Mondays, Sept. 11-Nov. 207:30-9:00 p.m. in the Emanuel LibraryCost for course: Free of chargeMaterials: $25.00 for textbook, Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy Way. Make check payable to The Emanuel Syna-gogue. Course description: We will study basic prayerbook Hebrew vo-cabulary and some simple Hebrew grammar that will help students de-code the meaning of the prayers. Be-ginners are welcome. Some knowl-edge of the alef-bet is necessary. The purpose of this class is to help people unlock the meanings of the Hebrew prayers in our Shabbat morning ser-vice. Register for this course through the Emanuel office, (860) 236-1275.

Sunday, Oct. 8 at 7:00 pm. –Dr. Clive Lipchin, director of the Center for Transboundary Wa-ter Management, Arava Institute, will deliver a talk in the Emanuel Synagogue Chapel. The Arava In-stitute is a leading environmental and academic institution in the Middle East working to advance cross-border environmental cooperation in the face of political conflict. You may purchase a boxed dinner (paid in advance) and have an opportunity to meet Dr. Lip-chin, at 5:30 p.m.

Chai MitzvahThe next Chai Mitzvah meeting dates are September 14, October 19, November 16. We have two running groups! If you are interested in start-ing your own group or joining an existing one, please contact Michalee Merritt at michalee@chaimitzvah.org. This is a great program for Sister-hood/Brotherhood, young couples, and families. The possibilities are endless! Chai Mitzvah is a Jewish engagement program that promotes social action, ritual, learning and making new connections within your community.

The Natalie Ziplow Study Group with Rabbi Small begins Thursday, Sept. 7, at 10:30 a.m., and meets weekly on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Come at 10 a.m. for refreshments.

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m. – Tentatively scheduled Judaic Road Show

Save the Date: Dec. 3, 2017 –Panel discussion on Immigration and Refugee Crisis in the World. A panel discussion will be held with Professor Avinoam Patt, Associate Director, Maurice Greenberg Cen-ter for Judaic Studies, University of Hartford, and Professor Abigail Fish-er Williamson, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Law at Trinity College. We will also have representatives to speak per-sonally about their experiences. House PartiesDo you have an area of Jewish life, history, Bible, genealogy — almost anything — that interests you, and would you like to host a group of your Emanuel friends to explore the sub-ject? We will help you find a speaker or teacher and get the word out! For more information, contact Gail Adler at (860) 614-3972 or by email at gailadler@aol.com.

Professor Benjamin Sommer

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MInyOnAIRE BREAKFAST SPOnSORS

Matthew & Debbie Beatman, in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Saige Beatman

Gloria Bein, in memory of brother Morris Greenberg

Lou & Trudi Brown, in honor of their 60th wedding anniversary

Cantor Sanford Cohn & Beth Polebaum in memory of the cantor’s father William Cohn

Mel & Razelle Ginsberg, in memory of father Louis Ginsberg

Eleanor Henken, in memory of father H. David Covel

Jeff Kaimowitz, in memory of father William Kaimowitz

Mel Spivak & Arlan Lieblick, in memory of grandmother Belle Spivak

Gladys Mondshein, in memory of mother Sarah Feldman

Sandy Needelman, in appreciation of many kindnesses of the Minyonaires

Judy Silver, in memory of husband Herb Silver, at the end of 11 months of Kaddish

EMAnuEl’S B’nAI MITzvAH

CARING / ChesedCommunity of

Michael Gehrig Weiss, son of Dan and Danielle Weiss, will become a Bar Mitzvah on September 9, 2017.

More than 65 volunteers — beginning with set up on June 26 and ending with cleanup on July 27 —

helped make our Tag Sale one of the most successful ever. This year, we were fortunate to be the recipients of the contents of an entire apartment, which gave us a great start. For the next two and a half weeks, donations came in so quickly, it was often difficult to keep up. But many, many volunteers helped almost every day. We thank those who thoughtfully donated items, and we especially want to thank our volunteers who helped with the pickup of furniture. We had teen volunteers again this year, and they helped with many of the heavy furniture pickups and with unloading donations from packed cars. We want to thank our maintenance staff for always being there to help in every way, and to our office staff for fielding all the calls about the Tag Sale. Finally, we are very pleased to announce that this fund raiser resulted in approximately $15,000!

Again, much appreciation goes to all who helped make this year’s fund raiser such a success.

EMAnuEl’S AnnuAl TAg SAlE FunDRAISER SuRPASSES lAST yEAR!by Co-chairs, Joanne Pasternack & Rick & Bonnie Lasker

Benjamin Smith, son of Meredith and Stephen Smith, will become a Bar Mitzvah on October 7, 2017.

Above: Happy volunteer! Marge Berman helped organize the linen department.

Left: Donations ran the gamut from electronics to crystal and china, to jewelry, books, lamps, children’s toys, rugs, artwork and much more. Photos by Joyce Libbin

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Chris George, Executive Director of IRIS in New Ha-ven (Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services) will

speak at The Emanuel Synagogue on Sunday, September 10, at 7:00pm. IRIS is one of three agencies in CT that addresses critical needs of hundreds of refugees coming to our state on a yearly basis. Please join us as we learn about the work of IRIS, which helps new refugees on their path towards citizenship and independence. This program is sponsored by B’Yadeynu, The Emanu-el Synagogue Social Action Committee.

SAvE THE DATE: Immigration and Refugee Crisis in the World. Dec. 3 at 7pm at The Emanuel. There will be a panel discussion with Professor Avinoam Patt, Ph.D., Associate Director, Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, Universi-ty of Hartford and Professor Abigail Fisher Williamson Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Law at Trinity College. We will also have repre-sentatives to speak personally about their experiences. This program is sponsored by the Adult Education Committee of The Emanuel Synagogue.

THANK YOU TO OUR KIDDUSH SPONSORS:

Michael & Cora Altschuler in honor of Michael’s 83rd birthday and second Bar MitzvahDavid Azia in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of his daughter SamanthaDebbie & Matthew Beatman in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter SaigeStephen & Barbara Berns in honor of their 55th anniversary and Stephen’s 80th birthday Paul & Debbie Bettan in honor of the aufruf of their son SethSeymour Melnick in honor of chanting the HaftaraBea Mitlak in honor of her special birthdayArt & Reba Nassau in honor of their 60th wedding anniversary and Fern & Joel Cohen in honor of their 51st wedding anniversaryJoanne Pasternack & Joni Fine in honor of their special birthdays Jay Smith in honor of chanting the Haftara Muriel & William Zeldis in honor of their 65th wedding anniversary

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News From The

It is a great honor to be your new Emanuel Synagogue Sisterhood

president. I previously served on the Sisterhood board in a variety of po-sitions, but my last two years was as the VP of Fund Raising. I am excited to be in this position where my main goal is to increase our membership by working with my new board members to host diversified events throughout the calendar year. Our Sisterhood will be partnering with various arms of the synagogue for many of these events. There will be something for everyone’s mind, soul and body, and we hope to see you at many of these

events. Further details will be com-municated throughout the calendar year for the events listed below. This past June, our first board meeting was held at my house with a pot-luck brunch, at which we dis-cussed new policies and procedures to be implemented by our board. It was a great success, and I would like to thank the board for all their help in making our upcoming term success-ful. As you may already know, Sister-hood supports the Jewish Theological Seminary, the synagogue, funds camp scholarships and Women’s League for

SISTERHOOD by Audrey Yanofsky, President

Conservative Judaism all by raising funds at our various events. We could not do this without your help and support. The success of the Sisterhood is to adapt to the needs of the current gen-eration while retaining the traditions of the past. If you are not yet a Sis-terhood member, we encourage you, your family member or friend to join. Please feel free to contact me with questions or suggestions at yanofsk-ya@yahoo.com. If there is a skill or talent that you would like to share, please let me know. From my family to yours, I wish you a healthy and happy new year!!! Shanah Tova.

For questions regarding Sisterhood, contact Audrey Yanofsky, yanofskya@yahoo.com,

(860) 690-6139

JuDAIcA SHOP nEWS

What comes to mind in every Jewish household in Sep-

tember? That’s right — the High Holidays! Erev Rosh Hashanah this year is Wednesday, Sept 20. We will be running a sale on all merchandise purchased for the High Holidays. A 25% discount will be applied to your purchase.

We carry many items for the holidays, especially apple and honey dishes, Challah plates, kiddush cups, candles, candlesticks and much more.

Come shop during religious school or during the week when the office is open. We take cash, checks, Master Card or Visa. We look for-ward to helping you find the perfect item. Your purchase benefits the syna-gogue.

L’Shana Tova! Wishing our Emanuel family a very Happy and Healthy New Year!

— Lisa and Debbie

SISTERHOOD cAlEnDAR 2017-2018September 16 – Selichot Shabbat Dinner (Joint Program with Adult Ed)October 3 – Member Reception, 7:00 p.m. Speaker: Emanuel Synagogue

President Elysa Graber-Lipperman October 12 – Simhat Torah Café (Joint Program)November 8 – Paid-Up Membership Dinner, 6:30 p.m. Speaker: Jeffrey

Shoulson, Ph.D. Topic: Not Your Hebrew School Bible: Sex, Lies, and Love in the Torah.

November 12 – Playhouse on Park, 12:30 p.m.: Reception at the Playhouse prior to the play: “Diary of Anne Frank” (Joint program with B’nai Tikvoh Sholom).

December – Craft Event: (TBD) Make a fabric backed plate in time for Chanukah. Instructors: Audrey Yanofsky and Gail Mackey

December 25 – Lunch and a Movie: Spend time with your family and friends at the synagogue. Have lunch and watch a movie. One movie will be for the kids and one for the adults, shown at the same time in different locations in the synagogue.

January 27, 2018 – Sisterhood ShabbatFebruary 4 – World Wide Wrap (Joint Program)February 28 – Purim Café and Megillah Reading (Joint Program)March 4 – Passover Baking ClassMarch 13 – Dinner with the RabbiApril 24 – Fashion Show (Fundraiser) May – Joint Program with Adult Ed. Speaker: Irene Berman:

Author discussion on her book, “We Are Going to Pick Potatoes,” about her life in Norway during WWII

June 6 – Torah Fund DinnerDate TBD – Potluck in Elizabeth Park: Get together to munch, schmooze and

attend a free concert. All are welcome.

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Gail and Jeff AdlerLorraine and Tom Barber and FamilyMimi and Jack BassokSue and Bruce Bergman and FamilyBarbara and Stephen BernsHarry M. and Roberta Berry and FamilyDr. and Mrs. Louis Brown Miriam ChaiklinThe Chameides FamilyAl and Risa DavidsonFay and Ernie deHaasJan and Syd ElkinBella and Judd Fink and FamilySheila and Meyer FrankelCissy Schaller Glassman and FamilyBeth and Benjamin Goldberg and FamilySusan and Paul GoldbergAndrea and Steven GoldenbergRona GollobElysa, Peter, Amelia, Jacob and Nathan Graber-LippermanFaith Helene and FamilyArlene Kaizer and FamilyGeri and Jerry Kaizer; Hannah, Sarah, Emily and Jonathan MurphyKaren and Sid KayeJoel and Deborah Kent and FamilyJoel M. and Naomi Baline KleinmanSheryl and Stuart Kopel Faye and Irv KrantzMichael and Marcia KrinskyAllen and Judy KronickSusan Kurtis and Craig Weinstein and their familiesMartin and Sylvia LazarusMichael S. and Carolyn W. Levine Loretta and Larry Levy and FamilyJoyce and Mickey LibbinUrsula MarxRegina and Don MillerBeatrice Mitlak and FamilyHal, Judy and Steven Mooney; Sylvia Lutin; Melissa, Josh and Avital Wikoff Barbara, Mark and Benjamin NachtigalReba and Arthur NassauArlene and Daniel Neiditz and Family

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Avra NovarrEmma Grazi PahuskinMichele, Alan, Jordan and Lauren ParkerJoanne and Saul PasternackBarbara Reisner and FamilySusan and Jeffrey Renert and FamilyLenora Rosenblum and FamilyOrson and Dianne Rothkopf and FamilyHarriet SamuelsHarvey and Ellen Schiller and FamilySylvia SchlossThe Selden FamilyEdna and David Shamash and FamilyLois SheketoffDavid, Hilary and Gabi Silver; Shira and Alex LangerHyla and Harry Sklar and FamilyCookie and Bill SloatMarshall SoltzLisa, Neil, Adam and Michael TesserHope and Stan TrippJanet WallansSue and Martin WatermanFrancene and Jeremy WeingastArline and David WolanskyDeborah and Moshe Zwang

PRESIDEnT: .................................... AuDREy yAnOFSKy vP MEMBERSHIP: ..............................BETH gOlDBERg vP FunDRAISIng: ........... REESA OlInS & FAy DEHAAS vP PROgRAMMIng: ...SHEIlA FRAnKEl & MARSHA KAMInS vP cOMMunIcATIOnS:.........................SAnDRA MyERS HOSPITAlITy: ........BOnnIE lASKER & ARlAn lIEBlIcK vP TORAH FunD: ...DEBBIE MEHlMAn & SuE BERgMAn TREASuRER: ............................................. lISA TESSER ASSISTAnT TREASuRER: ........................ SHERyl KOPEl FInAncIAl SEcRETARy: ......................... FAITH HElEnE REcORDIng SEcRETARy: .........................nAncy nAWy

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JuDAIcA SHOP: ............DEBBIE BETTAn & lISA TESSER

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDEnTS:REESA OlInS, DEBBIE MEHlMAn, FAy DEHAAS

SISTERHOOD SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR 2017-2019

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BROTHERHOODNews From The

by Kevin O’Connell

The Brotherhood fall kickoff breakfast will be held on Sunday, Sept. 17, at 9 a.m., with guest speaker Dr.

Michael Hallisey. Dr. Hallisey speaks about the master artist Caravag-gio and how his life mirrors the intersection of religious turmoil that ended the Medieval era. In the early 1500s,

at the height of the Black Plague that killed half of Europe, Martin Luther “pro-tested” against the excesses of Roman Catholicism and formed the Protestant re-ligious movement. Roman Catholicism was soon in decline in the late 1500’s until the master artist Car-avaggio arrived to teach the masses. At the time there were no colleges, no formal schools…so art was used to teach. Amidst the religious

chaos, the population of Europe was looking for leadership, and Catholics then set out to find their Jewish roots in Jerusalem. Dr. Hallisey ties all this history together in a 25-minute Powerpoint presentation that features his new thriller, The Last Prophet.

BROTHERHOOD cAlEnDAR 2017-2018October 8 9:00 a.m. BreakfastOctober 12 Simchat Torah CafeOctober 15 9:00 a.m. Minyan on the MountainOctober 30 6:30 p.m. Paid up dinner November 19 9:00 a.m. BreakfastDecember 4 6:30 p.m. Dinner with RabbiDecember 10 9:00 a.m. BreakfastJanuary 7 9:00 a.m. BreakfastFebruary 4 9:00 a.m. WWWMarch 18 9:00 a.m. BreakfastApril 22 9:00 a.m. BreakfastApril 28 Brotherhood ShabbatJune 4 6:30 p.m. David Rappaport Volunteer Dinner

Emanuel Synagogue Brotherhood President Kevin O’Connell, right, presents a generous donation from the Brotherhood to Alan Berkowitz, vice president, Voices of Hope, an organization which fosters a culture of courage and social action against hate, bigotry, intolerance and indifference. Photo by Bob Tellar.

Under the direction of master cook Saul Shemkovitz, we prepare the finest food delights

for Bar/Bat Mitzvah Kiddush spreads and special family events such as birthdays, anniversaries and retirements. Our kugel, egg salad, and tuna salad are the most scrumptious tasting in West Hartford. Bookings for the coming year are going fast. If you have an event coming up, please send an email to Saul at sshemkov@gmail.com or call him at (860) 280-1457 for menus and prices.

BROTHERHOOD cATERIng SERvIcESAvAIlABlE TO cATER yOuR EvEnT

FOR THE cOMIng yEAR!

All FOOD PREPARATIOn IS DOnE In-HOuSE. PROcEEDS TO BEnEFIT THE SHul AnD OTHER

WORTHy JEWISH cAuSES.

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DONATIONS FROM THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE

ADULT EDUCATION FUNDIn Appreciation ofGAIL ADLER’s leadership and work for the Adult Education Committee Michael & Carolyn LevineIn Honor ofSTEPHEN & BARBARA BERNS’ 55th anniversary and STEPHEN’s 80th birthday Jeff & Gail Adler Beth & Lee Diamond Dan & Joni Fine Jay D. SmithBEA MITLAK’s special birthday Dan & Joni Fine David & Merle Harris Jay D. Smith Joan Grey Judy Silver Saul & Joanne PasternackCARY LAKENBACH’s election as chairman of the board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford Jay D. SmithSHEILA SILVERMAN completing her term as president Jay D. Smith Judy SilverLOUIS & TRUDI BROWN’s 60th wedding anniversary Jay D. SmithARTHUR & REBA NASSAU’s 60th wedding anniversary Jay D. Smith Jeffrey & Gail AdlerMICHAEL ALTSCHULER’s second Bar Mitzvah Jay D. SmithLEWIS & SHIRLEY STENGEL’s 50th wedding anniversary Jeffrey & Gail AdlerFERN & JOEL COHEN’s wedding anniversary Jeffrey & Gail AdlerREBA NASSAU’s special birthday Jeffrey & Gail AdlerJUDY & ALLEN KRONICK’s wedding anniversary Jeffrey & Gail AdlerDR. LEON CHAMEIDES’ scholarly presentation Judy SilverIncoming President ELYSA GRABER-LIPPERMAN Judy Silver

In Memory ofMYRON FREED Jay D. Smith Rhoda & Seymour KaplanBRAD EPSTINE Jay D. SmithBENJAMIN OXENHANDLER Leah Schwebel GaiesWishing Good Health toALAN BURSTEIN’s mother Lori (Schulz) Rosenberg & Family

MICHAEL & CORA ALTSCHULER FUNDIn Honor ofMICHAEL ALTSCHULER’s second Bar Mitzvah Arthur & Hilda Kesten Beatrice Mitlak Bill & Anita Mancoll Bill & Cookie Sloat Dan & Joni Fine David & Barbara Klau David & Merle Harris David Papermaster Edward & Trudy Milikow Emily Honigberg Howard & Elaine Smith Jacob Segal Joan Grey Judy Silver Margot Goldstein Myra Rabinovitz Naomi & Michael Cohen Richard & Elaine Ades Richard & Maxine Kates Saul & Joanne Pasternack Seymour & Judy Melnick Sheldon & Phyllis Nova Steve & Janet Selden Susan Fischer Ursula MarxMICHAEL & CORA ALTSCHULER Eleanor CaplanCORA & MICHAEL ALTSCHULER’s wedding anniversary Judy SilverJONI FINE’s special birthday Cora & Michael AltschulerJOANNE PASTERNACK’s special birthday Cora & Michael AltschulerMERLE HARRIS’ special birthday Cora & Michael Altschuler

ART FUNDIn Honor ofBETH & BENJAMIN GOLDBERG’s 60th anniversary Joel & Deborah KentBETH GOLDBERG’s birthday and anniversary Leon & Jean ChameidesIn Memory ofHELEN KLEIN ROTHBARDT Sylvia Schloss

BANKS FOUNDATION FUNDIn Memory ofGOODMAN BANKS Sherry Banks-Cohn

BEIN FUNDIn Honor ofGLORIA BEIN receiving the Chaya Olam award Beatrice Mitlak Jeffrey & Gail Adler Paul & Susan Goldberg Saul & Joanne Pasternack Seymour & Judy Melnick Sheila & Howie Mark

SEYMOUR AND MARILYN BENSON FUNDIn Memory ofBRAD EPSTINE Dan & Joni Fine David & Merle Harris Frances Weiner Miriam Chaiklin Jack & Mimi Bassok Paul & Susan Goldberg Saul & Joanne Pasternack William & Cookie Sloat Seymour & Judy MelnickMYRON FREED Marilyn Benson

SUE AND BRUCE BERGMAN FUNDIn Honor ofSTEPHEN & BARBARA BERNS’ special anniversary and STEVE’s special birthday Bruce & Sue BergmanIn Memory ofRAYE VINEBERG Bruce & Sue Bergman

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In THE OFFIcE By SEPTEMBER 20, 2017. THE MInIMuM DOnATIOn FOR EAcH lISTIng IS $10.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES FUNDIn Honor ofNATHAN SHOR’s 100th birthday Edith Schulwolf James Schulwolf & Lisa Levy

BROTHERHOOD ENDOWMENT FUNDIn Memory ofMICHAEL BECKER Brian Becker

CAMP RAMAH FUNDIn Memory ofSYLVIA SCHLOSSBERG Philip & Karen SchlossbergAll our loved ones at Yizkor Philip & Karen Schlossberg

CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Appreciation ofCANTOR COHN’s guidance in preparing Benjamin for his Bar Mitzvah David & Lara BomzerCANTOR COHN Estelle Freed & FamilyCANTOR COHN for his support with Haftorah Jeffrey AdlerCANTOR COHN, for his help and encouragement on my second Bar Mitzvah Michael AltschulerIn Honor ofBEA MITLAK’s special birthday Stephen & Barbara BernsIn Memory ofBETTY HABER Brenda SutterSOL ROTENBERG Charles RotenbergESTHER BAER Edith KraimerABRAHAM TORCHINSKY Stan & Emily Lebovitz-MillerSAMUEL LEBOVITZ Stan & Emily Lebovitz-MillerWishing Good Health toRICHARD WELK Toby Sidrane

JEROME AND ELEANOR CAPLAN FUNDIn Honor ofGeneral donation Eleanor CaplanIn Memory ofMOSES J. NEIDITZ Eleanor Caplan

CARING FUNDIn Honor ofBARBARA & STEVE BERNS’ 55th wedding anniversary Jean & Stan Greenberg

BEA MITLAK’s special birthday Leon & Jean ChameidesIn Memory ofSAMUEL LEBOVITZ Michael & Sandra MyersABRAHAM TORCHINSKY Michael & Sandra MyersMYRON FREED Norman & Lois BowerJOSEPH KATZMAN Saul & Joanne Pasternack

SAMUEL H. AND PAULINE R. COHEN FUNDIn Memory ofEDWARD LEVINE Stephen & Sheila Levy

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERIn Honor ofSTEPHEN & BARBARA BERNS’ 55th anniversary and STEPHEN’s 80th birthday Ruth & Harold Grubin

ELKIN FAMILY FUNDIn Honor ofThe birth of ABRAHAM LEV MANCOLL Syd & Jan ElkinThe birth of EMMETT LEVI GLADSTONE Syd & Jan ElkinThe birth of ZOEY LASKER Syd & Jan ElkinGLORIA BEIN receiving the Chaya Olam award Syd & Jan Elkin

HERBERT AND ELAINE EPSTEIN FUNDIn Memory ofMILDRED SLUTZKIN Elaine Epstein

DANIEL & JOAN FINE FUNDIn Honor ofJONI FINE’s special birthday David & Merle Harris Linda Webber Miriam Chaiklin Saul & Joanne Pasternack Pam & Ken Simon Myles & Suzanne Connell Beatrice Mitlak Sue & Bruce Bergman Susan & Paul Goldberg Elaine & Howard Smith Seymour & Judy Melnick

ROBERT AND HEDYTH FISHMAN FUNDIn Memory ofARTHUR FISHMAN Jeffrey & Gail Adler

FLOWERS FUNDIn Honor ofBETH & BEN GOLDBERG’s 60th wedding anniversary Stuart & Sheryl Kopel

GARDEN MAINTENANCE FUNDIn Honor ofGARDEN COMMITTEE Brotherhood

GENERAL FUNDIn Appreciation ofERIC GOLDBERG for his help at the end of Passover Cantor CohnThe Shavuot dinner and tikkun David & Hilary SilverDR. DAVID SHAMASH, for his generous service Dolly Anne Brill RothbergThe Emanuel Synagogue Maurice PorterIn Honor ofBEA MITLAK’s special birthday Barbara Snyder Charlotte Bazer Renee Janow Stuart & Sheryl KopelSTEPHEN & BARBARA BERNS’ wedding anniversary Betty Katz Ronald Nadler Harry & Roberta Berry Sam & Maxine Goldberg Stuart & Sheryl KopelGeneral Donation David & Rochelle FierstonARTHUR & REBA NASSAU’s 60th wedding anniversary Judy & Michael Seder Meyer & Sheila FrankelREBA NASSAU’s special birthday Judy & Michael SederORI CLARE’s 65th birthday Leslie & Paul KorusThe birth of LIEV PHILIP KRUPNICK Martin & Linda SteinNATE SHOR’s 100th birthday Meyer & Sheila Frankel Miriam KatzThe birth of ZOEY LASKER Rona GollobMICHAEL ALTSCHULER’s second Bar Mitzvah Mr. & Mrs. Peter Blum Sandra & Martin WeinsteinJEFF ADLER chanting Haftorah Stuart & Sheryl KopelMy aliyah in honor of our grandson graduating high school and grandson graduating Hebrew Day School Dr. and Mrs. Robert Rudnicki

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My aliyah in honor of our grandson’s bar mitzvah in Sydney, Australia Dr. and Mrs. Robert RudnickiIn Memory ofRONALD KAIZER Arlene Kaizer Marvis GerstenBRAD EPSTINE Barbara Dean Ruth SolomkinMYRON FREED Barbara Snyder Charlotte Zimmerman Dolores & Bud Harvey Margaret & Carol Barnes Mary Dana Norma Fishman Rochelle & Zane Gershman Sandy Sears Willard & Jane SkehanALVIN KAVALER Celia KavalerMARC FLEISHMAN Charlotte KoskoffMARCIA GOLDSTEIN Charlotte KoskoffMORRIS GOETZ Gary & Christine GoetzSYLVIA COHEN Hal Katzman Leslie Alger Martin & Linda Stein Rena Miller Ruth & Jack WolfsonJOAN GLAZIER Herbert & Arlyne Hershenson Richard & Marian HyneARTHUR FISHMAN Leonard & Barbara LinskySHERMAN GERSHMAN Marvin & Helen GoldbergHELEN LOWE Robert & Marlene LevineROBIN LEVINE’s mother Robert & Marlene LevineJOSEPH KATZMAN Rona Gollob Stuart & Sheryl KopelBERNARD FRIEDLANDER Faye & Gene MussmanWishing Good Health toRONA GOLLOB Meyer & Sheila FrankelRUTH LAZOWSKI Meyer & Sheila Frankel

BETH & BENJAMIN GOLDBERG FUNDIn Honor ofSHARONE SMALL receiving her master’s in urban planning from the Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy at Rutgers University Beth Goldberg

JOSHUA GOLDBERG’s graduation from Brandeis University Beth GoldbergGAVI COHN’s graduation from college Beth GoldbergGLORIA BEIN for her Sisterhood award Beth GoldbergNATE SHOR’s 100th birthday Beth Goldberg

SUSAN AND PAUL GOLDBERG FAMILY FUNDIn Honor ofSTEPHEN & BARBARA BERNS’ anniversary and STEPHEN’s 80th birthday Paul & Susan Goldberg

GREEN BUILDING FUNDIn Appreciation ofMICHAEL & CAROLYN LEVINE, in gratitude and friendship Paul & Sharone KornmanIn Honor ofPAUL & SHARONE KORNMAN’s new home Michael & Carolyn LevineWishing Good Health toLANCE GOLDBERG Michael & Carolyn Levine

RABBI NATHAN AND LOTTE HERSHFIELD FUNDIn Honor ofCELIA KAVALER’s significant birthday Lotte HershfieldMARION FERRIS’ 95th birthday Lotte HershfieldIn Memory ofBRAD EPSTINE Lotte Hershfield

KAIMOWITZ FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUNDIn Memory ofMARJORIE CONRAD Jeffrey & Llyn KaimowitzWILLIAM KAIMOWITZ Jeffrey & Llyn KaimowitzRALPH CONRAD Jeffrey & Llyn Kaimowitz

MICHAEL AND MARCIA KRINSKY FUNDIn Memory ofCHARLES KRINSKY Michael & Marcia Krinsky

IRA AND BARBARA LEVIN FUNDIn Honor ofCORA & MICHAEL ALTSCHULER Ira & Barbara LevinThe birth of ANITA & BILL MANCOLL’s new grandson Ira & Barbara Levin

In Memory ofBRAD EPSTINE Ira & Barbara Levin

LIBRARY FUNDIn Honor ofSTEPHEN & BARBARA BERNS’ 55th wedding anniversary Arnold & Patricia GoldsteinIn Memory ofSELIM A. GURJI David & Edna ShamashJOSEPH KATZMAN Joel & Deborah KentDAVID ABRAMOWITZ Marshall & Susan SeidmanMYRON FREED The Shakun FamilyBENNIE NOVARR & DOROTHY LEWIS Ruth Hershman

MACY FUNDIn Memory ofPAUL PERLSWEIG Ellen & Joel StoltzANNA TORCHINSKY Michael & Sandra Myers

MORRIS AND EDITH MANCOLL FUNDIn Honor ofANITA & BILL MANCOLL’s new grandchild Myles & Suzanne Connell Sarah Seigel & Paul SteinIn Memory ofSYLVIA BARTON Bill & Anita MancollFAY LEOPOLD Bill & Anita Mancoll

THE MARKS FAMILY FUNDIn Honor ofAim Chai Campaign Sheila Marks

SEYMOUR AND JUDITH MELNICK FUNDIn Honor ofSTEPHEN & BARBARA BERNS’ 55th wedding annniversary and STEPHEN’s birthday Seymour & Judy MelnickMURIEL & BILL ZELDIS’ 65th wedding anniversary Seymour & Judy Melnick

DONALD AND REGINA MILLER FUNDIn Appreciation ofDON & REGINA MILLER, for all you do for the Emanuel Synagogue Bruce & Sue BergmanREGINA MILLER’s enormous help with Benjamin’s Bar Mitzvah celebration David & Lara Bomzer

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In Honor ofThe birth of ZOEY LASKER Donald & Regina MillerNANCY FICHMAN receiving the Woman of Distinction Award Donald & Regina MillerThe birth of EMMETT LEVI GLADSTONE Donald & Regina MillerIn Memory ofFAYE ROSENTHAL Donald & Regina MillerJOE KATZMAN Donald & Regina MillerREENA KLING Donald & Regina MillerARTHUR FISHMAN Donald & Regina MillerJEROME NISSELBAUM Donald & Regina MillerIAN TSUKROFF Donald & Regina MillerFRED GOLLOB Donald & Regina MillerSYLVIA COHEN Donald & Regina MillerMYRNA RUBIN Donald & Regina Miller

MINYONAIRES FUNDIn Honor ofSTEPHEN & BARBARA BERNS’ wedding anniversary and STEPHEN’s 80th birthday Elliott & Meryl RosenbergOur grandson Alec’s Bar Mitzvah Elliott & Meryl RosenbergGLORIA BEIN, Chaya Olam recipient Emanuel MinyonairesThe birth of ZOEY QUINN LASKER Joel & Deborah KentJOYCE FLESCHER’s grandson Samuel Foxman’s Bar Mitzvah M. Nathan & Pamela LassmanThe 80th birthday of CHARLIE & JOYCE BORGIDA Richard & Judy GoldbergRICK LASKER’s birthday Seymour & Judy MelnickIn Memory ofMYRON ROSENTHAL Ann E. RosenthalSYLVIA COHEN Ann E. Rosenthal Babbe Basch Bruce & Sue Bergman David & Merle Harris Frances Weiner Gerald & Vivian Marks Howard Scheinblum & Susan Fierberg Judy Silver Mark & Elaine Solomon Sally Yush Seymour & Judy Melnick Syd & Jan Elkin

DONALD COHEN Sally YushHERB SILVER Elliott & Meryl RosenbergBRAD EPSTINE Elliott & Meryl Rosenberg Joyce FlescherJOAN GLAZIER Faith & Bruce Parker William & Cookie SloatJOSEPH KATZMAN Martin & Joyce LibbinJACOB MEHL Michael & Sandra MyersREBECCA MYERS Michael & Sandra MyersBEATRICE BAER Sheldon & Phyllis NovaSYLVIA SLOAT William & Cookie SloatJACK SLOAT William SloatISRAEL GRODY Leo & Lorraine PinskyLILLIAN ZELMAN & ELLIS GREENE Steven & Ellen Zelman

HAROLD AND GLADYS MONDSHEIN FUNDIn Honor ofGLORIA BEIN, 2017 Chaya Olam recipient Gladys Mondshein & Family Myrna & Marvin SchaffmanIRMA & CARL FELDMAN’s 65th wedding anniversary Gladys Mondshein & Karin, Andres, Azul and SabrinaIn Memory ofBRAD EPSTINE Gladys Mondshein

MUSIC FUNDIn Appreciation ofMICHELE WISE-LOWENSTEIN Elaine & Calvin Price Phyllis & Sidney Ulreich Rivka Dvorin Paul & Susan Goldberg, Mali & Phil WeinerIn Honor ofNATE SHOR’s 100th birthday Evelyn Dvorin Herb & Milli Osber Seymour & Judy MelnickJOEL & FERN COHEN’s wedding anniversary Jay D. SmithGLORIA BEIN Margot BrandesGAVI COHN’s college graduation Seymour & Judy MelnickCANTOR SANFORD COHN, in appreciation and gratitude for his participation in the celebration of our 55th wedding anniversary and Steve’s 80th birthday Stephen & Barbara Berns

JONI FINE’s special birthday Joan & Bill PrenskyBEA MITLAK’s special birthday Seymour & Judy MelnickIn Memory ofANNE L. KENT Joel & Deborah KentYOSEF OXENHANDLER Leah Schwebel GaiesROSE ABRAMOWITZ Marshall & Susan SeidmanJOAN GLAZIER Michael & Carolyn Levine Roberta & Mike SucoffWishing Good Health toRAZELLE GINSBERG Laura Broad

SAUL AND JOANNE PASTERNACK FUNDIn Honor ofJOANNE PASTERNACK’s special birthday Miriam Chaiklin Myles & Suzanne Connell Pam & Ken Simon Tom & Lorraine Barber Beatrice Mitlak Sue & Bruce Bergman Laurie & Marshall Shakun Florence Shakun Susan & Paul Goldberg Elaine & Howard Smith Seymour & Judy Melnick Janice & Harold Rosenthal

PRAYER BOOK EXCHANGE FUND In Honor ofDAN NEIDITZ’s 85th birthday Ellie & Ed Sondik

RABBI LAZOWSKI’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Appreciation ofRABBI PHILIP & RUTH LAZOWSKI for participating in the aufruf for Matthew Baram at Beth Hillel Paula & David BaramRABBI PHILIP LAZOWSKI Saul & Joanne Pasternack Stuart & Irene MahlerIn Honor ofRABBI PHILIP LAZOWSKI Louis & Trudi Brown Gene & Anja Rosenberg Irvin & Faye KrantzNANCY ANGELAKOPOULOS’ first aliyah Jeffrey & Gail AdlerRABBI LAZOWSKI’s study sessions on Pirkei Avot Judy SilverNATE SHOR’s 100th birthday Lenora Rosenblum & FamilyIn Memory ofBENEDICT ZWECKER Bruce & Melinda Zwecker

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RABBI SMALL & FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUNDIn Appreciation ofRABBI SMALL for his visit during recent illness Jeffrey & Gail AdlerIn Honor ofRABBI SMALL receiving his honorary doctorate Jeffrey & Susan RenertIn Memory ofHARRIS & MIRIAM KAHN Peter & Deborah Mehlman

RABBI SMALL’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Appreciation ofRABBI SMALL Andrea Levine Estelle Freed & FamilyRABBI SMALL, for leading a wonderful service for Benjamin’s Bar Mitzvah David & Lara Bomzer Ilene & Howard SchneiderBRENDA BERMAN’s hospitality Holly SwirskyRABBI SMALL for officiating at the naming of Molly Katzman Mark & Jaime SeltzerRABBI SMALL for his help and encouragement on my second Bar Mitzvah Michael AltschulerRABBI SMALL for the aliyah honor and blessing for our 65th wedding anniversary Muriel & Bill ZeldisIn Honor ofLOU & TRUDI BROWN’s 60th anniversary Allen & Judith KronickBEA MITLAK’s special birthday Allen & Judith KronickJOEL & FERN COHEN’s 51st anniversary Allen & Judith Kronick

ART & REBA NASSAU’s 60th anniversary and REBA NASSAU’s special birthday Allen & Judith KronickLEORA KLING PERKINS imparting her vast knowledge at the Learners’ Services and in honor of her marriage Barbara SnyderRABBI SMALL for receiving his honorary doctorate Charles Rotenberg Ebner & Bette GlooskinRABBI SMALL Gene & Anja RosenbergNATE SHOR’s 100th birthday Leonard SwadeBARBARA & STEPHEN BERNS’ anniversary, STEPHEN’s 80th birthday and BARBARA’s birthday Manny & Thelma Myerson Selma Schein Stuart & Barbara Frost Beatrice MitlakThe graduations of SEYMOUR ADLERSTEIN’s two grandsons Samuel TellarThe engagement of REBECCA TELLAR Samuel TellarCASSIDY TELLAR’s high school graduation Samuel TellarRABBI SMALL, in appreciation and gratitude for his participation in the celebration of our 55th wedding anniversary and Steve’s 80th birthday Stephen & Barbara BernsIn Memory ofJOSEPH KATZMAN Allen & Judith KronickIAN TSUKROFF Allen & Judith KronickHAROLD GRODINSKY Avra NovarrMYRON FREED Beatrice Mitlak Ethel Fried Iris Salvin Marvin & Nessie Cormier Ralph & Bobby MoriMARCELLE & ABRAHAM NAWY Janet CamhiHARRIET TOBIN Jeff Smith & Rhonda TobinMAX ERTMAN Joyce MerkinMARSHAL MERKIN Joyce MerkinBUZZY D’AMATO Lynn Talit GrahamJOSEPH D’AMATO Lynn Talit GrahamLILLIAN D’AMATO Lynn Talit GrahamMORRIS RAGATSKY Marcia RobbinsMEYER KAGAN Marjorie Solomon, Doreen & Faith

BARBARA TELLAR Samuel TellarGABRIEL WEINSTEIN Trudy MilikowFAYE SHAINESS Wilma HoffmanCYPRA NAPARSTEK ALAIMO Mel Spivak & Arlan LieblickRAYMOND PORISS Muriel PorissCELIA KURZBERG Martin & Sylvia Lazarus

RITUAL FUND “MOSHE’S DISCRETIONARY FUND”In Appreciation ofMOSHE PINCHOVER’s tutoring of Benjamin in preparation for his Bar Mitzvah David & Lara BomzerMy aliyah Evelyn NirensteinIn Honor ofMARSHALL RULNICK’s Bar Mitzvah anniversary Marshall & Sandra RulnickMARSHALL SEIDMAN’s 75th birthday Thomas & Lorraine BarberIn Memory ofCHARLES MOREL Marco & Sarah MorelLILLIAN D’AMATO Lynn Talit GrahamJOSEPH D’AMATO Lynn Talit GrahamBUZZY D’AMATO Lynn Talit Graham ALAN AND BARBARA ROSENBERG FUNDIn Memory ofED LEVINE Alan & Barbara Rosenberg

BEN AND SYLVIA ROSENBERG FUNDIn Honor ofMICHAEL ALTSCHULER’s second Bar Mitzvah Marc & Nancy Bazilian

RENEE AND LARRY RUSTIN FUNDIn Memory ofBRAD EPSTINE Lawrence RustinFANNIE RUSTIN Lawrence Rustin

SATURDAY KIDDUSH FUNDIn Appreciation ofREGINA & DON MILLER Beatrice MitlakSaturday Kiddush Gregory Traub Joel & Fern Cohen

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In Honor ofGeneral donation Arthur & Reba NassauKiddush, in honor of my special birthday Beatrice MitlakBEA MITLAK’s special birthday Elaine Kaufmann Stan & Emily Lebovitz-MillerKIDDUSH, in honor of chanting the Haftorah Jay D. SmithJEFF ADLER on the 54th anniversary of his Haftorah Jeffrey & Gail AdlerALISON & JEFF RUDOLPH’s 38th wedding anniversary Marshall CohnART & REBA NASSAU’s special anniversary Martin & Joyce LibbinMICHAEL ALTSCHULER’s second Bar Mitzvah Michael & Carolyn LevineThe birth of ZOEY LASKER Seymour & Judy MelnickREGINA MILLER, for her guidance, support and for her staff for providing a beautiful Kiddush in honor of our 55th wedding anniversary and Steve’s 80th birthday Stephen & Barbara BernsIn Memory ofSYLVIA COHEN Michael & Carolyn LevineICHIRO HAYAKAWA Nancy NawyHALINA RAGAZZONI Irene Frisch

HOWARD SCHEINBLUM/ SUSAN FIERBERG FUNDIn Memory ofJUDITH K. SCHEINBLUM Howard Scheinblum & Susan Fierberg

SHARON BARSHAY MUSIC FUNDIn Appreciation ofRICHIE BARSHAY and MUSICIANS at the Sharon Barshay Music Festival Michael & Carolyn LevineRICHIE BARSHAY, thanks for a terrific concert Paul & Susan GoldbergIn Honor ofRICHIE BARSHAY and the Sharon Barshay Community Music Festival Marcia & Bob MaccaThe Sharon Barshay Music Festival Nancy Pelletier Phyllis ReiterIn Memory ofJONATHAN KRONICK Allen & Judith KronickJUDY SWADE Leonard SwadeANNA LUFTGLAS Roman & Goldie Luftglas

HENRY LUFTGLAS Roman & Goldie LuftglasSHARON LUFTGLAS BARSHAY Roman & Goldie LuftglasELIAS LUFTGLAS Roman & Goldie LuftglasSHARON BARSHAY, whose love of music lives on through her son Richie Steve & Janice Barshay

HERBERT AND JUDY SILVER FUNDIn Memory ofSYLVIA SILVER Judy SilverPHYLLIS SILVER KERTZMAN Judy SilverBRAD EPSTINE Judy Silver

SISTERHOOD TRIBUTE FUNDIn Honor ofMILTON GOODMAN’s new great-grandson Martin & Audrey YanofskyIn Memory ofSARA MARCUS Harvey & Phyllis SilvermanCHRIS SOUZA Martin & Audrey YanofskyDAVID YEHUDA PRIHAR Susan & Joe Lipiner

HARRY & HYLA SKLAR FUNDIn Appreciation ofRABBI SMALL Harry & Hyla SklarIn Honor ofSTEPHEN & BARBARA BERNS’ 55th anniversary and STEVE’s special birthday Harry & Hyla SklarGeneral donation Harry & Hyla SklarBEA MITLAK’s special birthday Harry & Hyla SklarIn Memory ofEDWARD LEVINE Betsy SklarNORMA SHARON SKLAR Harry & Hyla Sklar

BRAD EPSTINE Harry & Hyla SklarEVELYN “EVA” SKLAR Harry & Hyla SklarEDWARD LEVINE Susan Sklar

HOWARD AND ELAINE SMITH FUNDIn Honor ofSTEPHEN & BARBARA BERNS’ 55th wedding anniversary and STEVE’s 80th birthday Howard & Elaine Smith

SOCIAL ACTION FUNDIn Honor ofMICHAEL ALTSCHULER’s second Bar Mitzvah Cookie & Ed FeinglassMERLE HARRIS’ special birthday Dan & Joni FineThe birth of our granddaughter, JILLIAN ELIZABETH TRIPP Hope & Stan TrippIn Memory ofMICHAEL WALLANS Charles Rotenberg

VIVIAN AND ROBERT SPIVAK FUNDIn Memory ofBELLE OSTROWSKI SPIVAK Mel Spivak& Arlan Lieblick MORRIS SPIVAK Mel Spivak & Arlan LieblickANNA SCHECK BERSON Mel Spivak & Arlan Lieblick

TURKEN/WEINGAST FUNDIn Honor ofThe marriage of JAY WEINGAST & MELISSA FASTEAU Charles Rotenberg

BERNICE & BERNARD WALDMAN FUNDIn Memory ofBERNARD M. WALDMAN Jaime, Mark & Matthew Seltzer, Amanda, Aaron and Molly Katzman

WALDMAN, KAYE & SAMUELS FAMILY FUNDWishing Good Health toFRANKIE GOLDFARB Sid & Karen Kaye

YOUTH ACTIVITIES FUNDIn Honor ofThe birth of ANITA & BILL MANCOLL’s new grandson Joyce Flescher

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