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Shabbat Dinner With… Julianna GoldmanCBS News Correspondent

Making Sense of the 2016 Election

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SeRviCe GReeteR SCheduLe

hOw tO ReaCh OuR Staff

IMPORTANT: Please email Missy in the synagogue office at [email protected] or call 301-299-0225 to confirm that you will attend on your assigned day. Please do not disappoint your fellow congregants by not honoring this obligation.

Administrative Office – 301/299-0225 fax: 301/299-1365

Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt x309 [email protected] Marshall Kapell x312 [email protected] Blank, Executive Director x307 [email protected] Steven Henkin, x321 Director of Congregational Learning [email protected] Katz, Asst. Executive Director x303 [email protected] Hirshfield, Business Manager x308 [email protected] Friedman, B'nai Mitzvah Liaison x302 [email protected] Schwartz, Office Manager x304 [email protected] Perlmutter, x305 Rabbi’s Executive Assistant [email protected] Aaron, x324 B'nai Mitzvah Academic Coordinator [email protected] Rabovsky Religious School 301/299-9751Beth Soref, Administrative Assistant x328 [email protected] Natacha Myers, x320 Administrative Coordinator [email protected] Greenzaid Early Childhood Center 301/299-1149Liran Laor, Director x329 [email protected] Lewis, Pedagogista x117 [email protected] Marcus, [email protected] x325

Diane Snyder Steren, President [email protected]

Congregation B'nai Tzedek10621 South Glen RoadPotomac, MD [email protected]

B’nai Tzedek is affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

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Justin & Beth ClarkAndrew & Jessica Chod

Benjamin & Sherri ChevatMichael & Jodi Chernoff

Joseph & Candace ChazenMichael & Randi ChasenDonald & Lori ChapmanPaul & Linda Chandler

Allan & Annette ChandlerJoshua & Karen CaponGlenn & Donna CafritzHoward & Eliana ByckGlen & Michele Burke

Ron & Lori BubesMichael Bruckheim & Meredith Torres

Richard & Elizabeth BrownLarry & Robin Brown

Oscar & Marsha BronstherJoe & Shelley Brodecki

Guy Brenner & Sara Gorrell BrennerDan & Katie Borten

Robert & Linda BoginMatthew Bogin & Emily Stashower

tUeSdaYS: nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Bob & Holly BloomLeonard Bloom & Margery Silberstein

Gary BlockRob & Lisa BlakerMark & Ann Birns

Sandor & Shonna BidermanBruce & Sue Bershtein

Michael & Karen BernsteinMichael & Jamie BernsteinKevin & Devorah Berman

David & Sasha BermanBlair & Beth Berman

Cindy BermanJay & Jill Berkowitz

Arty & Bonnie BerkoSam & Amanda Bergman

Ron & Lynne BergmanAllan & Patti Bergenfield Tamir & Brenda Bennaim

Avi & Michelle BenaimSteven & Julie Becker

Mark & Lisa BeckerTed & Donna Bartko

Matthew & Jennifer Barlow

tHUrSdaYS: nov. 3, 10, 17Dean & Kathy Baird

Matthew & Elyssa AusterkleinEileen Aronoff

David Arluck & Jessica Kulak ArluckMichael & Laura Arenstein

Matthew & Allie AmmermanBurt Amernick & Dianne Kozuch

Randy & Cheryl AltschulerIan & Deborah AltmanGary & Maddie Albert

Elliot Adler & Lina Tunick AdlerCorinne Abramson

Brian & Shari AbramsonAlan & Lisa Zuckerman

Matthew & Carrie ZismanYaniv & Becky Zief

Jerry YurowBrian & Melissa Yunes

Eric & Risa YaffePaul & Barbara WolfandGeorge & Ellin WolfandRobert & Joni Williams

P.K. & Sammye WilliamsLarry & Paula Widerlite

NOVEMBER 2016

Friday 4 Michael & Icy Kanfer, David & Jackie KarpSaturday 5 Abraham & Kimberly Kader, Peter & Debbie Kahn

Friday 11 Brian & Amy Katz, Gal KaufmanSaturday 12 Craig & Rosandra Kaplan, Catherine Karen

Friday 18 Martin & Miriam Kimel, Scott & Amy KnowlesSaturday 19 Ari Karen, Solomon & Heather Kaspi

Friday 25 Merrill & Lois Kramer, Ken & Linda KranerSaturday 26 Robert Kinberg & Sharon Wilkes, Rich Klein & Heather Epstein

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RaBBiNiC RefLeCtiONSJewiSh SuMMeR CaMp - a peRfeCt pLaCe fOR Life-LONG expeRieNCeS

Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt

I have always been a strong advo-cate of children going to Jewish summer camps. It is a fun-filled and wonderful experience, which teaches and fosters Jewish values and helps children understand what it means to be a part of a community. They don’t even realize they are learning since they have so many fun activities and make life-long friendships. I attended Habonim Camp Moshava as a child.

I remember the first time I rode the bus to camp. I was dropped off at Reisterstown Road Plaza, not knowing anyone -- sitting there thinking to myself, “What am I doing here?” My parents had thought this would be a good experience for me, but I wasn’t really consulted on the decision. I told my friends that I was going to a camp outside of Annapolis. The next summer I told friends I was going to a Jewish camp outside of Annapolis. And then the next year, I was able to proudly say to my friends that I was going to Habonim Camp Moshava.

In many respects my confidence in saying where I was going paralleled my deepening Jewish identity and growing sense of pride.

Getting off the bus, I still vividly recall how cool all the madrichim (counselors) looked. As the luggage was tossed around and distributed I immediately sensed this place was different – there was a sense of community and cooperation that made it feel we were all in it together. At lunch everyone applauded an announcement which I couldn’t understand since it was in Hebrew. But I soon found out the applause was for the fact that the eggs we were eating came from our lool, they were produced by the chickens in our pen.

How can I describe the sense of ruach, enthusiasm, that we had. There was nothing like a rainy day to find us singing for hours at the top of our lungs. On one of my first nights we had so much fun running around at night playing a game that seemed to be a jazzed up version of “Capture the Flag” called Aliyah Bet. Later that night as we were having snacks our madrich told us that the game we had just played – of trying to sneak Jews into the land of Israel past British offi-cials and Arabs actually happened. Without realizing we were learning, we learned some important lessons about the founding of the State of Israel.

Modeled after the kibbutz, we learned to share, through kuppah and the importance of community. We had asefot, meetings, that would take some time to argue and discuss what kind of kuppah we would have: tzrif kuppah, mahaneh kuppah – regardless of the outcome, we all felt we had a say in the decision and learned about democracy.

When I was a madrich I had the most popular avodah (work) project, the one all the kids wanted to do – it was

collecting ashpah, trash. Only at Mosh would the head of ashpah be the most popular guy around.

There was an energy and creativity about everything we did, and best of all, we never took ourselves too seriously. Our camping trips outside of the camp seemed to bind us even closer together.

And then who can forget Friday night. Shabbat was so beautiful. We would all be dressed in white; welcome the Sabbath by the hof, the dock near the water, followed by shira, song, rikudim as a special peaceful spirit permeated the whole mahaneh, an atmosphere which to this very day I long for and wish it were possible to replicate.

At Mosh I learned how being Jewish can be so richly rewarding. At Mosh I learned that being Jewish is exciting. At Mosh I learned the importance of Zionism and the impor-tance of each of us being a part of this enterprise. I learned the importance of values such as community, sharing, car-ing for others, and tikun olam – our responsibility to work to make the world a better place.

One of my favorite songs is from the play A Chorus Line called, At the Ballet. In contrast to the miserable daily existence of the people in the chorus line, they each recalled how they had this one place where they go, where everything was beau-tiful, where they could excel, where they would be accepted for who they were, and not be judged. Not that life was mis-erable the rest of the year for me, but I think of Mosh as that beautiful haven, that place where we were loved uncondition-ally, where we had fun and grew and matured and learned important values and life lessons. Although it was probably one of the dirtiest places I have ever lived, everything was beautiful, truly beautiful, at Habonim Camp Moshava.

Please consider giving your child a life-long gift of Jewish summer camp. Incidentally, scholarships are available from the Federation and the synagogue to help make it possible for your child to attend.

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fROM the deSk Of the exeCutive diReCtORthe pOweR Of “uS”

Alan Blank, Executive Director

Ahh November—the last High Holiday Mahzor and the sukkah has been packed away for another year, the synagogue building has returned to normal activity levels, the leaves are falling outside and there is a hint of a chill in the air. Election Day, Vet-eran’s Day and Thanksgiving replace Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Suk-kot as the “big days” of the month. Instead of the close to 2,000 people

who came to the synagogue for the High Holidays, attendance at services drops precipitously and we are lucky on a non-B’nai Mitzvah Shabbat to have 100 congregants attend services. The change in energy level of that large a decline in attendance is palpable; and yet, for those who come to services on a regular basis, there is a phenomenon that helps supplant that loss of energy. That phenomenon is relationship building.

The B’nai Tzedek Board of Directors is reading Ron Wolf-son’s book, Relational Judaism: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community. In the book, Dr. Wolfson starts off by saying, “People will come to synagogues, Jewish Community Centers, Jewish Federations, and other Jewish organizations for programs, but they will stay for relation-ships.” He does not mince words and says, “It’s not about programs. It’s not about marketing. It’s not about branding, labels, logos, clever titles, websites, or smartphone apps. It’s not even about institutions. It’s about relationships.” Taking nothing away from the clergy, the study of Torah and the spirituality of the services, the reality for the “regulars” is that they come to be with their friends and community.

Robert Putnam in his book, Bowling Alone, noted that hu-mans are social animals and yet, we find ourselves more and more alone even when surrounded by throngs of other peo-ple. He also noted that those people who volunteer and take the time to engage with other people see health benefits and feel a greater sense of self-worth. Relationship building is a very Jewish concept. In Parashat Bereshit, the very be-ginning of our Jewish story, G-d acknowledges the problem of human loneliness, lo tov he-yot ha’adam l’vado, “it is not good for a human being to be alone.” And then G-d solves the problem of human loneliness by creating Eve for Adam. Before we learn Eve’s name, G-d says, “I will make for humanity an eizer k’negdo”, literally a person who helps us by being across from us. Clearly, as social animals, humans need contact with each other to stimulate our brains, our hearts and our bodies. In the context of synagogue and in particular Shabbat services, the phrase Rabbi Weinblatt likes to use is “the Kiddush is equally if not more important than the Kaddish.” When we sit face to face with each other, we start to deepen our relationships and get more personal satisfaction and comfort, and as Putnam in-dicates, even health benefits. We also start to understand the power of a holy community and what the synagogue can mean to each of us individually and to all of us as a whole.

When I was in university, a very long time ago, I studied the great philosophers (Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau,

Kant, etc.) and their varying concepts of the social contract. What still sticks with me to this day is the concept that each of us voluntarily relinquishes some component of our free-dom so that we operate in harmony with our fellow citizens and so we avoid the unattractive consequences of pure an-archy where each of us acts only out of our own self-interest. Although self-interest plays a meaningful part in all human existence, a central tenet of our society, and of our Judaism, is that we need others to make our lives more fulfilling and to provide some semblance of order and purpose. Moreover, when we volunteer to help others and make that a larger piece of our daily existence, we reap rewards far beyond the cost of the time or resources we commit to such efforts.

In the context of the synagogue, what this translates to is our need to support each other in good times and in bad, and our need to make it easier for newcomers to enter the synagogue. To paraphrase Ron Wolfson, we need to wel-come each other, and strangers, with equal openness and warmth, and we need to spend the time to get to know each other. Judaism and synagogue both flourish when the indi-vidual congregants invest in that welcoming and in deepen-ing relationships with each other. Next time you encounter someone you do not know when you are in synagogue for any reason, please introduce yourself and engage that per-son. It won’t cost much, even if you are introverted, but the payoff will be huge. You won’t necessarily learn that the stranger is bringing some real pain into the building, though many are, but you will help ease a bit of that pain in ways you will never know, and at the same time improve your own ex-perience with synagogue. If we all act this way, then we will find that attending services and participating in synagogue life adds disproportionate value to our lives.

As you know, part of the social contract here at B’nai Tzedek is the obligation to each other to be a greeter at services once or twice a year and to attend evening minyan from time to time. If you have experienced the coldness of entering a place as an outsider, you know how important it is that we have greeters at services. The simple act of smiling, introducing yourself and saying “Shabbat Shalom” will improve your day and the day of the newcomer. The evening minyan role is as valuable, since so many of our congregants experience a loss each year and need a min-yan in which to recite Kaddish. The Kaddish requires a com-munal response, and Judaism commands that we do not leave mourners alone. We provide comfort and solace to the mourner, and our mere presence can serve the role of the eizer k’negbo. The requirement of a minyan ensures we have a true community to surround the mourner and fulfill that helper role. Please fulfill your greeter and minyan du-ties or help us find substitutes so we can be the more wel-coming relational congregation envisioned by the Board of Directors and by Ron Wolfson. If we all do our part to make B’nai Tzedek more welcoming and inclusive, and if that wel-coming ultimately translates to deepening of relationships, we will be a much stronger holy community, and…who knows, maybe we will need to add more seats for services during the year.


pReSideNt’S MeSSaGeReCRuitiNG aNd eNGaGiNG

YOuNG faMiLieSBy Diane Snyder Steren

[email protected]

How, when and why do peo-ple decide to join a synagogue? I would venture to say that the majority of us were part of syna-gogue communities growing up and didn’t put much thought into if we would join a synagogue but that is not the case for younger generations. It is not just what synagogue to join but IF to join

at all. Statistics show that only about 30% of American Jews belong to any synagogue. This is a game changer for our institutions as we can no longer assume that our current day synagogue meets the needs of our current day American Jews.

How many different decisions did we all make over the course of our lives that led us to choose to join B'nai Tzedek? Our choices of where we went to school, who we married, what jobs we took, what neighborhoods we lived in and then eventually our choice to join B'nai Tze-dek and being part of our community. One of our priori-ties in our strategic plan is to recruit and engage young families….this means that we need to try and find fami-lies as they are in the process of deciding if and which synagogue to be part of. We need to be ambassadors of our wonderful community and to spread the work of our terrific preschool program as well as our innovative community builders project (in exchange for hours of engagement with the shul there is a reduction in pre-school tuition).

We are piloting a program called CBT Community Commitment for families under the age of 40…there are no set dues for this age group and we offer the families to voluntarily choose the amount they contribute towards sustaining our synagogue in hopes of removing financial barriers for young families. I hope to report back on the program after the pilot phase is completed.

We have created a new VP position to oversee young family engagement (headed by Beth Swibel) so we can focus on ideas and innovations to attract and retain young families. We welcome your ideas and feedback as we all spread the word about how happy we are with the decisions that we made to be at B'nai Tzedek!

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CBS NEWS CORRESPONDENTMAKING SENSE OF THE 2016 ELECTION

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Along with Charlie Rose, Goldman moderated Bloomberg's first New Hampshire Republican presidential primary debate in 2011. She covered President Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns, summit meetings around the world, Obama's first trip to China, and his first visit to Israel as president.

In addition, Goldman conducted Obama's first one-on-one interview after his re-election in 2012, one of three in-terviews she has done with the president. She was reporting from the White House on the night Osama bin Laden was killed, and traveled on Air Force One to Afghanistan one year after that strike.

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iCBtduBeR faMiLY Of the YeaR

Amanda Katz, Assistant Executive Director

This year, we are honored to give the Duber Family of the Year Award to the Per-lis Family at Shabbat evening services on November 4 . This prestigious annual B’nai Tze-dek award was established by Marc and Nancy Duber in loving memory of Alvin and Frances Duber (z”l). The family

is selected based on their dedication to Judaism and the synagogue.

All three generations of the Perlis family are deeply en-gaged in the synagogue, and have become an integral part of our congregational family. As Linda expressed, “We feel the world is our oyster there, things are always available to us!”

Barry and Linda started coming to CBT on Wednesday mornings for minyan, discussion and bagels. They quickly added Thursday morning Torah study, which Linda says began to make her feel like a real part of the synagogue. They both feel more connected, the more activities and pro-grams they attend. They have become active participants in CBT’s “Art of Grandparenting” group, and Linda enjoyed Wise Aging last year as well. Linda says “You can’t help it – there is something for every age and situation here. The people are so nice. Everything I go to, I leave thinking about something, such as ‘what makes me a Jewish parent?’”

Linda and Barry love that their children and grandchil-dren are at CBT, and have enjoyed speaking in their religious school classes, and getting to know the children that their grandchildren are growing up with. They are also very proud of Allison’s position on the Board of Directors, where she serves as the Chair of the GECC and Community Builders.

Allison and Aaron have three children, Sam, Sara and Avi. They are part of the Community Builders program, and Aaron enjoys spending Friday mornings with the Rabbi at his “Power Breakfasts,” where they discuss business ethics and other current topics.

Mazal Tov to the Perlis family, our Duber Family of the Year! If you know of a family that has shown exemplary dedication to B’nai Tzedek through multiple generations, and a passion for Judaism, please let me know at [email protected].

Past Duber Families of the Year2003 Paul & Nancy Hamburger and Family2004 David & Paula Lowe and Family2005 Marc & Sheri Freedman and Family2005 Michael & Jill Weinstein and Family2006 Maury Epner & Deborah Fox and Family2007 Marty & Randi Meyrowitz and Family2008 Dan & Katie Borton and Family2009 Steve & Laurie Mackey and Family

2010 Al & Diane Steren and Family2012 Luis Derechin & Gaby Finkel and Family2013 Gary & Carol Berman and Family2015 The Heller and Messeca Families2016 The Perlis Family

Aaron, Sara, Avi, Allison and Sam Perlis

Barry, Allison, Aaron, Sara and Linda Perlis

Sam and Sara Perlis


wiSe aGiNG fOR wOMeNTUESDAYS, NOVEMBER 1, 8, 15, 29

6:30 – 8:30 PM.Join Roberta Drucker, LCSW-C,

and CBT member Iris Myles, MSW, on a journey exploring the social, emotional and spiritual needs of mature Jewish women. Our ses-sions will be filled with reflective work and discussions, enabling participants to navigate present and future challenges with more intention and to become more resilient. The group includes text study, active listening, mindfulness, meditation, exercise, reflection and journaling. Participants are expected to commit to most or all of the 7 sessions.

$36 Materials fee for required book, journal and healthy snacks

Women only and space is limited, reserve your spot with Amanda at [email protected].

Additional Dates: Tuesdays, December 6, 13, 20 and January 10, 17 & 24

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CBt'S YOuNG MeNMONTHLY BREAKFAST WITH RABBI WEINBLATT

@ ATTMAN’S DELI IN CABIN JOHN MALL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 @ 7:30 AM

Join other young men in their 20’s, 30’s and early 40’s from the CBT community for an in-depth discussion of the ethical issues that arise

for us every day in both business and in life, as we seek ways to look at tough questions through a Jewish lens. If interested in par-ticipating and being notified of meetings,

contact [email protected].

Upcoming date: December 9 @ 7:30 am

BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY FORUM CO-SPONSORED BY CBT

what dO aNCieNt dOCuMeNtS teLL uS

aBOut the peOpLe whO Lived at hazOR?

NOVEMBER 21, 2016 @ 8 PM @ JCCGWAMNON BEN TOR, HEBREW UNIVERSITY,

ISRAEL, DIRECTOR OF EXCAVATIONS AT HAZOR

Hazor is the largest archaeological site in Israel. Documents dis-covered at Hazor shed a vivid light on various aspects of life of the inhabitants of Hazor, the major metropolis referred to in the Bible as “the Head of all Those Kingdoms” (Joshua 11:10). Ancient prac-tices of law, education, economy, culture and international relations come to life in these texts as described by Hazor excavations director Amnon Ben Tor.

CBt MOvie NiGht PRESENTS

hava Nagila (the Movie)THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 @ 7:00 PM

Jewish celebrations aren’t com-plete without a rousing rendition of the song “Hava Nagila” accom-panied by a dance. But where did the song come from and how did it become synonymous with Jewish parties? Hava Nagila (The Movie) explores the origins of the song we all love to sing and dance to while also exploring Jewish history, Jewish identity, and how music can bridge cultures.

CBT Movie Nights are FREE but please reserve your seat and

popcorn by emailing [email protected]. Sponsored by Burton & Wendy Katzen.

iNtROduCtiON tO JudaiSM CLaSS

SUNDAYS, NOVEMBER 13 AND 209:30 – 11:00 AM

Our exploration into the fundamentals of Jewish life continues in November as Rabbi Weinblatt and Rabbi Steve will conclude our unit on prayer and examine Jewish history. Please contact Rabbi Steve at [email protected] if you have any questions!

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4:30 pm Religious School Small Groups


6:15 pm Minyan

7:00 pm Dancing with the Jewish Stars

1 Cheshvan

7:30 am Minyan & Study Session9:30 am Yoga12:00 pm Hazak Lunch & Speaker4:30 pm Religious School5:00 pm NIH Children’s Inn Dinner6:15 pm Minyan6:30 pm Upper School

2 Cheshvan

9:30 am Torah Study

6:15 pm Minyan

7:00 pm Movie Night

7:30 pm Mom’s Night Out

8:00 pm Executive Board Meeting

3 Cheshvan

9:45 am GECC Shabbat Sing

5:46 pm Light Candles

6:30 pm Friday Evening Service: Duber Award Presented to the Perlis Family

4 Cheshvan

9:30 am Shabbat Morning Service: Bar Mitzvah of Daniel Lustbader

10:15 am Hands On Shabbat

12:30 pm Shabbat Afternoon Torah Study

6:45 pm Shabbat Ends

5 Cheshvan

No Religious School – Teacher Training

6 Cheshvan

No Religious School

6:15 pm Minyan

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No Religious School

6:15 pm Minyan

8 Cheshvan

7:30 am Minyan & Study Session

9:30 am Yoga

4:30 pm Religious School

6:15 pm Minyan

6:30 pm Upper School

7:00 pm GECC Parenting Workshop

9 Cheshvan

9:30 am Torah Study

6:15 pm Minyan

10 Cheshvan

7:30 am Power Breakfast with Rabbi Weinblatt9:45 am GECC Shabbat Sing10:00 am GECC Open House4:39 pm Light Candles6:30 pm Friday Evening Service7:30 pm Shabbat Dinner with… Juliana Goldman

11 Cheshvan

9:30 am Shabbat Morning Service: Bar Mitzvah of Spencer Levy

9:30 am 6th Grader Learners’ Minyan

4:45 pm Mincha Service: Bat Mitzvah of Danielle Klewans


12 Cheshvan

9:00 am Minyan

9:00 am Religious School

9:30 am Intro to Judaism Class

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6:15 pm Minyan

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9:30 am CPR Class



6:15 pm Minyan

6:30 pm Women’s Wise Aging

7:30 pm Dads’ Night Out

15 CheshvanGECC Picture Day

7:30 am Minyan & Study Session9:30 am GECC Curriculum & Kindergarten Readiness4:30 pm Religious School6:15 pm Minyan6:30 pm Upper School8:00 pm Sisterhood No Book “Book” Club

16 Cheshvan

9:30 am Torah Study

6:15 pm Minyan

8:00 pm Board of Directors Meeting

17 Cheshvan

9:45 am GECC Shabbat Sing

5:30 pm K – 2nd Shabbat Dinner


6:30 pm Friday Evening Service

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9:30 am Shabbat Morning Service

10:15 am Club 456

11:00 am Tot Shabbat


8:00 pm Fiddler on the Roof

19 Cheshvan

9:00 am Minyan

9:00 am Religious School

9:30 am Brotherhood Brunch

9:30 am Intro to Judaism Class

12:00 pm Bonim & Baderech Events

1:00 pm Fiddler on the Roof

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12:00 pm Raising Grown Children


6:15 pm Minyan

8:00 pm CBT Sponsored Lecture at JCC

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6:15 pm Minyan

7:30 pm Sisterhood Create a Thanksgiving Centerpiece

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7:30 am Minyan & Study Session

3:00 pm GECC Dismissal

23 CheshvanThanksgivingNo GECC or Religious SchoolSynagogue Office Closed

24 CheshvanNo GECC or Religious SchoolSynagogue Office Closed


6:30 pm Friday Evening Service

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9:30 am Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah of Lily Harburg


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6:15 pm Minyan

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6:15 pm Minyan

6:30 pm Women’s Wise Aging

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7:30 am Minyan & Study Session9:30 am Yoga10:30 am Modern Parenting Through a Jewish Lens4:30 pm Religious School6:15 pm Minyan6:30 pm Upper School


B’Nai BOOMeRSFORMERLY EMPTY NESTERS

Fran Goldstein ([email protected]) or Geri Shapiro ([email protected])

daNCiNG with the JewiSh StaRS:

A LATIN/BALLROOM FUSION DANCE CLASS!TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1

FROM 7 - 9 PM

Garry Gekhman was a pro-fessional performer on Dancing with the Stars! He is a World Vice-Champion and undefeated U.S. Classic Showdance Champion and an undefeated Israeli National Champion in Latin, Standard, and

Classic Showdance.

Bring a partner, or just bring yourself! Wear loose cloth-ing, men should wear shoes with a thin, flexible sole and women should wear heels. After class we will keep dancing and enjoy some sangria and salsa with our Salsa and Tango!

$20 per person - [email protected]

And save these dates to join us at Theater J for Synagogue Night Out, where we will receive discounted tickets and Rabbi Weinblatt will lead a post-show discussion.

Copenhagen, January 12 @ 7:30 pm & Brighton Beach Memoirs, April 27 @ 7:30 pm

RaiSiNG GROwN up ChiLdReNWEDNESDAYS DEC 21, JAN 25, FEB 22,

MAR 22, APR 26, & MAY 24 @ 12 – 1 30 PMJSSA synagogue liaison, Roberta Drucker, LCSW-C will

guide group discussions and provide support for those of us navigating our relationships with our adult children. Looking through a Jewish lens, we will tackle topics such as: Transmitting our Judaism, Celebrations and Rituals, Joys and Sorrows, Difficult Conversations, Gratitude, Legacy and “To say or not to say, that is the question.”

This event is free, but please reserve at [email protected].

fRidaY NiGht Live!NOVEMBER 4 @ 6:30 PM

Usher in Shabbat with our upbeat, musical, and joyful service, in conjunction with the 18th Washington Jewish Music Festival’s Shabbat in Song. During ser-vices the Perlis family will receive the Duber Family of the Year Award.

18th waShiNGtON JewiSh MuSiC feStivaL

OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 5This year’s Festival will showcase contemporary

Jewish sounds locally and globally with acts such as Israeli superstar Noa with special guest Mira Awad; the Israeli-Ethiopian sensations AvevA Music; and Jewish-Cuban fusion band Odessa/Havana.

WJMF.ORG

PLEASE JOIN SISTERHOOD FOR THE DISCUSSION OF THE BOOK

aN iNviSible threadWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 - 7:30 P.M.

IN THE HOLT FAMILY CHAPEL An Invisible Thread tells of the life-

long friendship between a busy sales executive and a disadvantaged young boy, and how both of their lives were changed by what began as one small gesture of kindness.

Stopping was never part of the plan...

She was a successful ad sales rep in Manhattan. He was a homeless, eleven-year-old panhandler on the street. He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But then some-thing stopped her in her tracks, and she went back. And she continued to go back, again and again. They met up nearly every week for years and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship that has today spanned almost three decades.

“Whatever made me notice him on that street corner so many years ago is clearly something that cannot be extin-guished, no matter how relentless the forces aligned against it. Some may call it spirit. Some may call it heart. It drew me to him, as if we were bound by some invisible, unbreakable thread. And whatever it is, it binds us still.”

Carpooling can easily be arranged if you do not like to drive at night. To set up a carpool just email [email protected].

Please RSVP to Karen Capon: [email protected].

Share with Us… Please inform the synagogue of any significant life cycle event, such as a birth, engage-ment, wedding, illness or death, so we can be in touch. Please contact Barbara Perlmutter, executive assistant to Rabbi Weinblatt, at (301) 299-0225 ext. 305 or [email protected] .


B’nai BoomersFORMERLY EMPTY NESTERS

Fran Goldstein ([email protected]) or Geri Shapiro ([email protected])

Dancing with the Jewish stars:

A LATIN/BALLROOM FUSION DANCE CLASS!TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 FROM 7 - 9 PM

Garry Gekhman was a pro-fessional performer on Dancing with the Stars! He is a World Vice-Champion and undefeated U.S. Classic Showdance Champion and an undefeated Israeli National Champion in Latin, Standard, and Classic Showdance.

Bring a partner, or just bring yourself! Wear loose cloth-ing, men should wear shoes with a thin, flexible sole and women should wear heels. After class we will keep dancing and enjoy some sangria and salsa with our Salsa and Tango!

$20 per person - [email protected]

And save these dates to join us at Theater J for Synagogue Night Out, where we will receive discounted tickets and Rabbi Weinblatt will lead a post-show discussion.

Copenhagen, January 12 @ 7:30 pm & Brighton Beach Memoirs, April 27 @ 7:30 pm

raising grown Up chilDrenWEDNESDAYS DEC 21, JAN 25, FEB 22,

MAR 22, APR 26, & MAY 24 @ 12 – 1 30 PMJSSA synagogue liaison, Roberta Drucker, LCSW-C will

guide group discussions and provide support for those of us navigating our relationships with our adult children. Looking through a Jewish lens, we will tackle topics such as: Transmitting our Judaism, Celebrations and Rituals, Joys and Sorrows, Difficult Conversations, Gratitude, Legacy and “To say or not to say, that is the question.”

This event is free, but please reserve at [email protected].

FriDay night live!NOVEMBER 4 @ 6:30 PM

Usher in Shabbat with our upbeat, musical, and joyful service, in conjunction with the 18th Washington Jewish Music Festival’s Shabbat in Song. During ser-vices the Perlis family will receive the Duber Family of the Year Award.

18th washington Jewish mUsic Festival

OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 5This year’s Festival will showcase contemporary

Jewish sounds locally and globally with acts such as Israeli superstar Noa with special guest Mira Awad; the Israeli-Ethiopian sensations AvevA Music; and Jewish-Cuban fusion band Odessa/Havana.

WJMF.ORG

PLEASE JOIN SISTERHOOD FOR THE DISCUSSION OF THE BOOK

An InvIsIble ThreAdWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 - 7:30 P.M.

IN THE HOLT FAMILY CHAPEL An Invisible Thread tells of the life-

long friendship between a busy sales executive and a disadvantaged young boy, and how both of their lives were changed by what began as one small gesture of kindness.

Stopping was never part of the plan...

She was a successful ad sales rep in Manhattan. He was a homeless, eleven-year-old panhandler on the street. He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But then some-thing stopped her in her tracks, and she went back. And she continued to go back, again and again. They met up nearly every week for years and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship that has today spanned almost three decades.

“Whatever made me notice him on that street corner so many years ago is clearly something that cannot be extin-guished, no matter how relentless the forces aligned against it. Some may call it spirit. Some may call it heart. It drew me to him, as if we were bound by some invisible, unbreakable thread. And whatever it is, it binds us still.”

Carpooling can easily be arranged if you do not like to drive at night. To set up a carpool just email [email protected].

Please RSVP to Karen Capon: [email protected].

Share with Us… Please inform the synagogue of any significant life cycle event, such as a birth, engage-ment, wedding, illness or death, so we can be in touch. Please contact Barbara Perlmutter, executive assistant to Rabbi Weinblatt, at (301) 299-0225 ext. 305 or [email protected] .


IN THE CBT FAMILY

Loving CondoLenCeS to

b’Nai Mitzvah @ CBt

NOveMBeR aNNiveRSaRieS

2 Fred & Terri Gober (30)2 David & Meredith Meyers (30)11 David & Jackie Karp (10)12 Josh & Melissa Temkin (10)15 Mark & Donna Evens (35)16 Ricardo & Noemi Fischer (20)16 Rustin & Leslie Levy (20)18 Darren & Talia Farber (10)28 Paul & Barbara Wolfand (45)30 Lawrence & Robin Brown (25)

Daniel Lustbader will become a bar mitzvah on Shabbat, November 5. He is the son of Jennifer & Michael Lustbader and has a sister, Isabel (9). Daniel is a 7th grader at Norwood School where his favorite subjects are history and math. He also enjoys tennis, soccer, basketball and debate. For his tze-dakah project, Daniel is raising money for the Ethan H. Freed Learning Center in Ramla Israel. This center provides in-school and after school support designed to improve English literacy among Ramla’s most in-need students. He would like to pur-sue a career in business. Daniel will be joined for his simcha by

his great grandparents, Emil & Natalie Greif, Evelyn Lustbader and Erna Tatarka and his grandparents, Ron & Cheryl Frank and Randy & Phil Lustbader.

Danielle Klewans will become a bat mitzvah on Shabbat, November 12, She is the daughter of Anat and Paul Klewans and has a sister, Arielle (9) and a brother, Adam (7). Danielle is a 7th grader at Hoover Middle School, where her favorite sub-jects are math, English, science, PE and art. She also enjoys dance, ballet and volleyball. For her tzedakah project, Dani-elle is collecting warm clothes for children of poverty in Israel, through the organization Yad Eliezer. Danielle will be joined for her simcha by her grandparents, Samuel Klewans, Patricia Kle-

wans, Yigal Malin and Mazal Malin. Guests will also be attending from California, Toronto, Israel, Chicago and New York.

Spencer Levy will become a bar mitzvah on Shabbat, November 12. He is the son of Leslie and Rustin Levy and has a sister, Jocelyn (9). Spencer is a 7th grader at Thomas Pyle Mid-dle School, where his favorite subjects are math and science. He also enjoys basketball, lacrosse, soccer, running and tennis. For his tzedakah project, Spencer is working with Leveling the Playing Field. He is volunteering his time in their warehouse and is collecting sports equipment for underprivileged youth so that they can enjoy the benefits of participation in athletics.

Spencer will be joined for his simcha by his grandparents, Phyllis and Richard Levy and Gail and Allan Kornfeld. Guests will also be attending from Florida, New York, New Jersey, Louisiana, California and Delaware.

Lily Harburg will become a bat mitzvah on Shabbat, Novem-ber 26. She is the daughter of Stephen & Dale Harburg and has two sisters, Leah (24) and Emily (21) and a brother Jake (21), who all became b’nai mitzvah at CBT. Lily is a 7th grader at Pyle Middle School, where her favorite subjects are English, French and world studies. She also enjoys ballet. For her tzedakah project, Lily will be donating money raised during a dance camp she organized in her neighborhood, to the America Israel Cultural Foundation, to help provide a scholarship for a dancer in Israel. She would like to pursue a career in dance or teaching. Lily will be joined for her simcha by her grandparents Arline and Sy Finklestein and

Fran Harburg. Guests will also be attending from Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida, Colorado, California, Maine and New York.

Cindy Berman on the passing of her father, William Irving Schnabel

Shari Goodman on the passing of her father, Ronald Jacobs

Lisa Benjamin on the passing of her mother Harriet Goodman Benjamin

Michael Weinstein on the passing of his father, Irving Weinstein

OUR JDS UPPER SCHOOL FAMILIES ARE INVITED

TOSHABBAT SERVICES

AND DINNER HONORING

OUR GRADUATING SENIORSFRIDAY, DECEMBER 2

SERVICES AT 6:30 PM & DINNER @ 7:30 PM.


GREENZAID EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

a SeaSON Of thaNkS By Darci Lewis, MA, GECC Assistant Director & Curriculum Specialist

With the chagim behind us, and Thanksgiving just around the corner, we are truly in the midst of our season of thanks. The new year, 5777, gives us all an opportunity for greater awareness of our good fortune, and all that we have to be grateful for. Expressing gratitude or awareness of good fortune is often thought of as a verbal action. Yet, with young children spoken communication

is not always the most meaningful. Thus, in the GECC we focus on using numerous avenues of communication when engaging in acts of gratitude with our students.

Beginning in early October, the GECC children created Shana Tovah cards, and shared them with friends, fam-ily, community members, and IDF soldiers. This creative, tangible act of gratitude, illustrates the connection that our students feel to sharing feelings of warmth and good wishes for the New Year. During Sukkot the GECC students experienced the mitzvah of hachnasat orchim or welcoming guests. To welcome others and create a beautiful Sukkah is a blessing, and the GECC students bask in the warmth that is the holiday of Sukkot.

And now with Thanksgiving approaching, GECC students are engaged in discussions and acts of thanks. Where are they going to celebrate, who will they be with, and what are the special Thanskgiving traditions of their family. For young children to be aware and engage in acts of gratitude is both meaningful and reflective of Jewish beliefs. For every moment, every encounter, every situation there is a bracha or blessing. To take a moment and connect spiritually, is a very powerful experience, especially for GECC students.

As you and your family prepare for Thanksgiving, take a moment to reflect—write, draw, meditate, or create. Do as the GECC children do, and filter your gratitude into an act of creativity and generosity. Take a moment to consider those less fortunate, and consider how to share your gratitude with others, thus strengthening the Jewish community and the world as a whole.

Shabbat ChiLdReN’S pROGRaMS

HANDS ON SHABBAT W/REPTILES ALIVE (KINDERGARTEN – 3RD GRADE)

NOVEMBER 5 AT 10:15 AMAs we read about Noah’s Ark in the Torah, come join us at

Hands On Shabbat to learn more about some of the animals who were with him! After a short service with Rabbi Steve, we will be joined by Reptiles Alive, who will provide a fun, hands on, educational experience with some of their scaly friends! We hope you’ll join us and make some new friends of your own—human and reptile!

LEARNERS’ MINYAN (6TH GRADE)

NOVEMBER 12 AT 9:30 AMRabbi Steve will be serving as a guide for students (and

parents, too!) through a Shabbat morning service. We will join, participate in and observe the main service, then come together to answer questions, discuss, and debrief.

*Please note that students are required to attend at least 2 of these services as part of the B’nai Mitzvah program.

CLUB 456 FEATURING SCAVENGER HUNT (4TH – 6TH GRADES)

NOVEMBER 19 AT 10:15 AMJoin us for a special Club 456 as we go on a scavenger

hunt through the Shabbat service! We will work together to follow the clues which will help lead us from prayer to prayer (not necessarily in order). Bring your detective skills for what will be a great junior congregation experience!

TOT SHABBAT (KINDERGARTEN AND YOUNGER)

NOVEMBER 19 AT 11:00 AMExplore Shabbat through music, movement, and stories

with Lisa Baydush, parents, siblings, and friends. Services will be followed by a mini-Kiddush of challah, cookies, and juice.

As always, everyone is invited to join the congregational Kiddush following each service.

YOuth GROupSBONIM & BADERECH GO TO THE THEATER!

(KINDERGARTEN – 5TH GRADE)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20- 12:00 – 2:00 PMJoin our Bonim and Baderech Youth Groups for a special

performance of Fiddler on the Roof at CBT by the Sandy Spring Theatre Group, led by CBT member Lauren-Nicole Gabel! Based on the stories of Sholem Aleichem and includ-ing selections from the hit Broadway show which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, this show will be a fun, enriching event for all who attend! Lunch will be included before the show. Please RSVP to Rabbi Steve at shenkin@

bnaitzedek.org by Tuesday, November 15th! $15/member; $18/non-member

AND SAVE THE DATE!

Kadima Lock-In: Saturday night, December 3 – Sunday, December 4 (at CBT)

Bonim Goes for the Gold: Sunday, December 4 (at Dynamite Agility Center in Rockville)


BERNICE & MANNIE RABOVSKY RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

ReLiGiOuS SChOOL DATES TO NOTE

thaNkSGiviNG - a JewiSh vaLueRabbi Steven Henkin, Director of Congregational Learning

CpR fOR iNfaNtS,ChiLdReN aNd aduLtS

NOVEMBER 15 - 9:30 AMThis CPR program is nationally-recognized and includes

Adult, Child and Infant CPR, and choking procedures. Great for new parents and grandparents!

• Universal Precautions

• The Chain of Survival & automated external defibrillators (AEDs)

• Symptoms of a heart attack and stroke

• CPR Compressions & Rescue Breathing (Adult, Child and Infant)

• Choking & SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)

Immediately upon successful completion of this training, the participants will receive an American Safety & Health Insti-tute course completion card.

Thanksgiving is one of my fa-vorite holidays. While I confess that I am a big fan of the food and don’t object to the football games, what I truly love is the time spent with family and the extra few moments to reflect on all of the things in our lives for which we are grateful. With as busy as our lives

can be, these moments when we can see how blessed we really are feel like a gift.

While we often think of Thanksgiving as a secular Ameri-can holiday, its themes have a strong Jewish component. After all, gratitude is a major part of our tradition. The rabbis of the Talmud teach that each person should say one hun-dred blessings a day, partially so that we never forget that we are in God’s Presence, but also so that we give thanks to God for all that we have. As part of those one hundred bless-ings, we thank God each morning in our prayers for every step of waking up (including getting dressed, opening our eyes, getting out of bed, and having solid ground to walk on) as well as before and after every meal. Sukkot, which we celebrated near the end of October, originally was a Jewish Thanksgiving festival to celebrate and praise God for the harvest. Judaism puts a strong emphasis on being thankful.

While gratitude is an important spiritual practice and core to our Jewish values, I raise it here more as an example of what we aim to do in our Religious School. When I started here, I worked with the Education Committee on creat-ing a vision for our children’s education. As I asked parents what they wanted their children to learn, one of the most common answers was “Jewish values.” More than almost anything outside of “Jewish identity,” parents told me they wanted their children to understand the core concepts that Judaism holds most dear. What we strive to do is to not only teach those values, but show how those values apply to our students’ lives.

Many of you have also heard me use the word “partner-ship” to describe what we envision. This partnership goes be-yond bringing your children to class and having us educate them. While this is, of course, important, what we ask of you is also to reinforce with your children what they’re learning in Religious School. Talk to them about the lessons and values they’re discussing in class and show them it is valuable to you, too, by making them a part of your family life. The Torah says that these conversations should be happening, “when you sit in your house and when you walk on the way, when you lie down and when you rise up” (Deuteronomy 6:7). In other words, every moment of the day provides an opportu-nity to talk about Jewish values with your children.

Thanksgiving provides just one of these opportunities. As you celebrate with your family this month, I want to encour-age you to reflect with your children on the things for which you are both thankful. Talk to them about how this conver-

sation is happening not just because it’s Thanksgiving, but because you’re Jewish. Teach them how important gratitude is not just as an American value, but as a Jewish value, too. And, of course, enjoy some quality time and delicious food together.

Sunday, Nov. 6No Religious School – Teacher Training Workshops

Monday, Nov. 7No Hebrew Small Groups or Tutoring – MCPS Closed

Tuesday, Nov. 8No Hebrew Small Groups or Tutoring – Election Day

Friday, Nov. 18 K - 2nd Grade Shabbat Dinner (5:30 pm Dinner, 6:30 pm Services)Join us for the first of our grade level dinners as we join our old and new friends to celebrate Shabbat together! Please see emails for more information and RSVP to Beth Soref at [email protected].

Wednesday, Nov. 23 – Sunday, Nov. 27No School – Thanksgiving Break


have YOu CReated

YOuR JewiSh LeGaCY?

Please consider joining the many families in our Tzedek Legacy Society who have already included B’nai Tzedek and other Jewish organiza-tions in their estate planning. Depending on your goals, you may:• Create a current tax deduction

• Avoid long term capital gains

• Reduce estate and gift taxes

• Increase income and effec-tive rate of return

• Maintain full use of your cap-ital through your lifetime

For further information or to confirm you have included the synagogue in your estate planning, please contact Alan Blank [email protected], (301) 299-0225 ext. 307.

dONatiONSBuiLdiNG fuNdSusan & Eric Raps in memory of Leon Auerbach

CaNtOR’S MuSiC fuNdSuzi & Luis Guardia in honor of Cantor Kapell for

his help and support after the passing of Fred Rosenblum

Sandy Ressin in honor of the bar mitzvah of Brett Strauss

Freya Roth for the yahrzeit of Betty Fields

CaRiNG COMMuNitY fuNdThe Krantons for the yahrzeit of Manny PogachThe Krantons for the yahrzeit of Helen Krutiansky

eteRNaL LiGht fuNdRobert & Carol Burman for the yahrzeit of Rose

BurmanTed & Joan Dorf for the yahrzeit of Roz ShoyerLenore & Myron Lenkin for the yahrzeit of Samuel LenkinBarbara & Jack Luria Daryll Miller for the yahrzeit of Helen Miller

GReeN faMiLY YOuth LeadeRShip fuNdDebra & Phil Malet for the yahrzeit of Alvin Gelfound

Mitzvah fuNd Suzi & Luis Guardia in honor of the Sisterhood for their

kindness during the shiva for Fred RosenblumDick Israel & Carol Preston for the yahrzeit of Celia Israel

RaBBi’S diSCRetiONaRY fuNdTalia & Darren Farber in honor of Rabbi Weinblatt for

performing Jamie’s baby namingJeff Gage in honor of Rabbi WeinblattSuzi & Luis Guardia in honor of Rabbi Weinblatt for his

support after the passing of Fred RosenblumLiz Levitt for the yahrzeit of Roy FisherLiz Levitt for the yahrzeit of Muriel FisherBarbara & Jack Luria in honor of Rabbi WeinblattEric & Susan Raps in honor of their aliyot in the summerCarol & Harry Wolpoff for the yahrzeit of Louis MayersonJason & Kayleigh Zell in honor of Rabbi Weinblatt’s

spiritual guidanceHelen Zell in honor of Kayleigh Zell

BARBARA SCHIFTER FUND FOR SPECIAL NEEDSRichard and Lilo Schifter in memory of Barbara

Schifter

SiSteRhOOd MeMBeRS as of October 1, 2016

Cheryl AltschulerAllie Ammerman

Elyssa AusterkleinJennifer BarlowPatricia Beder

Brenda BennaimBeth Berman

Sasha BermanCarol Berman

Lisa BlakerLisa Bleier

Mary Jayne BortzMindy BurenKaren Capon

Candace ChazenJodi ChernoffDalya Cohen

Meredith ConteCarin Cooper

Lisa CortLisa Cordell

Wendy EllmanShulamit Elsner

Judy ErdheimDonna EvensLynn FanaroffSherri Farrell

Rachel FederowiczAmy Fink

Margo FonoroffJulie Fox

Joy FranksRemy FreemanCheri FriedmanHolly Gelfond

Donna GendersonJoy Gerber

Aubrey GinnHelene GlickFran Gloger

Hedda GnaizdaSandra GoldsteinSandra GoldsmithHelane Goldstein

Stacy GorinRandi Gritz

Suzi GuardiaEileen Hamburg

Robin HarrisOrly Henkin

Amoretta HoeberRosanne Hurwitz

Bari ItscoitzMeredith Jacobs

Holli JaffeJill Josephson

Sara KapellArlene Karpas

Arlene KarrCarol Klein

Sandy KouzelDianne Kozuch

Mimi KressDorina Kroll

Carole KuritzkyCharla Lambertsen

Lauren LangJoanne Leibowitz

Alexa LernerMelissa LevineRandi LevinasDonna Lewis

Ilissa LipworthPaula Lowe

Susan LugerBarbara LuriaDiane MaiselCara Marks

Hilary MarstonSusan MatchaPaula Mates

Cara MattisonRobin Mazin

Barbara MillnerLauren MillerNancy MillerSusan MillerIlene MudgeSally Murek

Iris MylesSharla Neuberger

Linda PerlisSharon PollackMelissa PolottCarol Preston

Susan RapsTracey RattnerRose RenbergSandy RessinPhyllis Rhode

Danielle RoffmanJeri Rogin

Laura RosenbergEllen Rosenthal

Freya Roth Laura Ruch

Susan RudolphHeather SachsDottie Sachs

Barbara SandlerAmy Schaeffer

Tina SchechterMarsha Scheinman

Joyce SchneiderCarol Segal

Geri ShapiroNancy SheintalAmy ShermanTamara SickelsJane Silberman

Elana SilversmithLauren SimonAndrea Sklar

Natalie SpicklerEmily Stashower

Diane SterenAmy Stolker

Helen StolkerCarol Striner

Sheri SudhalterElizabeth Swibel

Pat Hazan-TesslerLina TunickLori Ulanow

Jennifer Brown VandroffRobin Weinberg

Symcha WeinblattJill Weinstein

Laurie WengerSammye Williams

Joni WilliamsCarole WinterEllin WolfandOrit WollmanCarol WolpoffRenee Young

Shannon Zlotnik

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DONORS TO THE SUPPORTERS’ FUND AND MEMBERS OF

THE TZEDEK LEGACY SOCIETY IN THE

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fiddLeR ON the ROOf iN CONCeRt

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 @ 8 PMSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 @ 1PM

Come out and see your fellow congregants, along-side actors from the community, performing songs from Fiddler on the Roof!

Tickets are $10 each and members can purchase tickets in advance at [email protected] or at the door an hour before show time.

Mazel tov to our CBT cast members: Jon Anderson, Lauren-Nicole Gabel, Sari Gabel, Cooper Glazer, Ben Mattison and Eden Shaw!

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