Congregation B’nai Israel6525 Sylvania AvenueSylvania, Ohio 43560(419) 517-8400www.cbitoledo.orgOctober, 2015 18 Tishri - 18 Heshvan 5776

A congregation affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservatiave Judaism

149 years of consecrated service to God, Torah and Israel

L’Shana TovaHazzan and Jan Lichterman,

The Officers and Staff of Congregation B’nai Israel Wish our Members and Friends a Happy and Prosperous New Year

Filled with Good Health and Peace.

Monday, October 5 at 6:00 p.m.

Have you ever gone to shul services and been told to sit down and be quiet?

Well, not tonight!

Be sure and stay for a delicious ice cream sundae or lift a glass and toast the New Year with a rousing L’chayim!

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Notes from the CantorI am writing this article 2 days before Rosh Hashana. The deadline is early because with all the

upcoming holidays, the office has less time to get our bulletin to you by the beginning of the month. Yet by the time you read this article at the beginning of October, the High Holidays known as the Yamim Noraim – The Days of Awe, for good reason, will be over. We will be in the midst of the joyous, if less intense Sukkot holiday.

Although Rosh Hashana is looming ahead as I write this article, the intense spiritual period has in fact already begun, with our wonderful well-attended Selichot program and service that took place on Saturday night September 5th. I was concerned about attendance as it was Labor Day weekend, yet we had the largest crowd in recent memory as our chapel was full for the service despite the late hour.

At this point I cannot project how we will feel in two weeks when you receive this bulletin, with Yom Kippur already behind us, other than a huge sense of relief. I am sure you are all well aware of the preparation and myriad details it takes in a congregation like ours with minimal staff, to pull it all together. Just ask our staff about the endless lists I have churned out for them, day by day, item by

item, to ensure that everything runs smoothly. So if not everything goes according to the way everyone might want, please be patient and tolerant. After all the High Holidays are a stark reminder of the power of forgiveness and patience, as so beautifully expressed by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of Britain, in the movie I showed for Selichot. Several of you have asked to borrow the DVD; I will make it available after the holidays on a 1st come basis, but you will find it on the internet. Just google YouTube, enter his name and pre-Selichot speech of August 31st, 2013.

Foremost in my mind right after the holidays will be to thank all the many people, professional and volunteer, whose huge collaborative efforts go into producing a frenzied month of observances. But how can you thank them before it has actually happened? So my thanks will have to wait till November’s bulletin, by which time, I fear, the impact of this now approaching period may well be a long forgotten memory…

A news item that recently caught my attention which I believe is relevant to our High Holiday period, is the discovery of 1500 fossil fragments of the remains of 15 individuals of a new species of human relative. Coincidentally this amazing find took place in my former native South Africa, right outside Johannesburg, in an area visited by the group I led on a mission from CBI two years ago. According to reports these remains, found in a cave, have been there “for millions of years.” This discovery will be featured in October’s National Geographic magazine and a PBS TV special called “Dawn of Humanity.”

I mention this because such discoveries help to put our own lives in perspective, which is exactly what this period in our Jewish calendar is all about – putting our own lives in perspective. Discoveries such as this, which are becoming more and more frequent, help us realize how small we are, that we are but a drop in the ocean, as the Psalmist says, and how old history is. The more we as humans, in our limited capacity, learn and discover, the more we realize how little we actually know, and how vast God’s universe is. These thoughts certainly give us pause, they are sobering and humbling and worth contemplating, as we emerge from yet another High Holiday period.

And so as we sit in our flimsy sukkot booths, as we shake our lulavim and etrogim of the four species, while their leaves wither, fall and litter our chapel floor, as we complete the cycle of reading the five Books of Torah on Simchat Torah and immediately begin again - to symbolize the eternity of God, Torah and our People, let us put our own Jewish lives in perspective. As Keith Burris aptly pointed out in his column in The Blade of September 11th, 2015, “I know a wise man who says: “As I get older, I am less and less sure about more and more.”…In this age of electronic stridency…it seems there is a mass of uninformed certitude, when what we really need is informed ambivalence.”

I hope the many of you I will get to see in shul over these holidays, will continue to avail yourselves of the variety of services and programs we will offer throughout the year, as we at CBI prepare and work towards our exciting milestone 150th!

Shana Tova – I wish you all a wonderful new year!

Hazzan Ivor Lichterman

Our most sincere thanks to all of you, our B’nai Israel family,for your many thoughtful and kind contributions, cards and good wishesin honor of the recent birth of our two grandsons Akiva and Camden,

as well as your caring thoughts and support which gave us strength and comfortin the loss of our beloved Margit.

We really appreciate your being part of our lives. May we all have much to celebrate together in the future.

Jan and Hazzan Ivor Lichterman

Rabbinic Insights from Rabbi JasonReasons for Sukkah Sitting

I’d like to begin my column this month by offering my gratitude to the congregation for the meaningful High Holy Day services. For the third year I have truly enjoyed serving as the visiting rabbi for the congregation during the Days of Awe and appreciated the hard work of my partner, Cantor Ivor Lichterman. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services are so magical at B’nai Israel and that is because of the many congregants who donate their time and energy to ensure their success.

As you read this, we are in the middle of the Sukkot festival. Sukkot is my favorite Jewish holiday of the year. I love building our family’s sukkah and enjoying delicious meals with friends and families inside (hopefully during nice autumn weather). While Sukkot might not be as widely observed of a Jewish holiday as Rosh Hashanah or Passover, it is one of the more important holidays.

The most basic mitzvah (commandment) on Sukkot is dwelling in a sukkah. I’m sure you can come up with your own reasons why we eat our meals during Sukkot in the sukkah and some of us even sleep in the sukkah. The actual commandment is leishev ba’Sukkah – to sit in the Sukkah. I’d like to share with you some reasons why we are commanded to dwell in the sukkah during these eight days:

Biblical Reasons - The Torah gives two reasons to sit in the sukkah: one agricultural and one historical. The agricultural reason: “And the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in the results of your work from the field” (Exodus 23). The historical reason is “You shall live in booths seven days; all citizens in Israel shall live in booths. In order that future generations may know that I made the Israelite people live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt” (Leviticus 23).

Remembering the Difficult Days - Philo, a Hellenistic-Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria in the first century C.E., suggests another reason may be, that sitting in the sukkah “should remind us of the long wanderings of our forefathers in the depths of the desert, when at every halting-place they spent many a year in tents. And indeed it is well in wealth to remember your poverty, in distinction your insignificance, in high offices your position as a commoner, in peace your dangers in war, on land the storms on sea, in cities the life of loneliness. For there is no pleasure greater than in high prosperity to call to mind old misfortunes.” Philo reasons that it’s a pleasure for a prosperous person to remember the “bad old days,” but he goes further and says that sitting in the sukkah reminds us how far we have come, and leads us to praise and thank God for all the kindness He has bestowed upon us.

A Lesson in Humility - The Rashbam, one of Rashi’s grandsons, says the sukkah is a lesson in humility as it comes to prevent a swelled head. God commanded us to sit in the sukkah precisely at the harvest season when we are congratulating ourselves for our successful harvest and our fancy homes. The humble sukkah reminds us that everything we eat and everything we own comes from God.

Increasing Our Faith - Rabbi Yitzhak Aboab wrote, “When the Sages discussed sitting in the sukkah it was to teach us that a person must not put his trust in the size or strength or conveniences of his house, even though it be filled with the best of everything; nor should he rely upon the help of any person, even though he be the lord of the land. But let him put his trust in God whose word called the universe into being, for God alone is mighty and faithful.

Universal Peace - Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch says that the sukkah is a symbol of universal peace and brotherhood, as we recite in the evening service on Shabbat and festivals: “Spread over us Your sukkah of peace.”

Remembering the Less Fortunate - The last reason for sitting in the sukkah is that by sitting in a flimsy sukkah, exposed to sun and wind (and in some places, rain and snow!), we are reminded of those less fortunate than ourselves. Precisely at harvest time when we thank God for the bounty he has given us, we must remember to share it with the poor and the hungry.

Of course, all of these reasons for sitting in the sukkah make sense and help us bring meaning to this festival. Elissa, Josh, Jonah and Talya join me in wishing you and your family a Chag Sukkot Sameach!

Rabbi Jason Miller

B’nai Israel proudly presents a Shabbaton for all ages. We are thrilled to welcome back one of our own, Dr. Jeremey Benstein who lives in Israel and grew up at B’nai Israel

November, 13, Kabbalat Shabbat services, followed by Shabbat dinner. Dr. Benstein will speak on The Word and the World:

How Our Jewishness Helps Us Navigate Spaceship EarthNovember, 14, Dr. Benstein will speak on L’Shem, Shamayim,

For The Sake of Heaven: Why Controversy and Peoplehood Go Together, followed by Kiddush lunch

This Shabbaton is brought to you by the Committee on Adult Jewish Education on behalf of the entire congregation, the students, teachers, parents, of our religious school, USY and Kadima…our entire shul family!

Look for further details to follow soon!

Shabbaton with Jeremy Benstein

Congregational News

Congregations B’nai Israel and Etz Chayim Sisterhoods’ Rummage Sale at Etz Chayim, 3853 Woodley RoadDrop Off/Set Up Dates ONLYOctober 25, 26, & 279 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sale Dates November 1, 2, & 39 a.m.- 4 p.m.VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED for set up and sale.vB’nai Israel volunteers call Lil Perlman (419) 841-6276 or Ann Rosenberg (419) 882-1410

Mazel TovSteve and Cathy Sperling on the birth of their grandson, Benjamin.

Alan and Hindea Markowitz on the engagement of their son, Daniel.

Happy Anniversary

Special Birthdays

In Memoriam

Welcome New Members Steven Feldman and Tobi Kipling Andrew and Ava Harter Jerry Lacker Phyllis Shoched Jared Schprechman Vladi and Stephanie Shaulskiy

Our synagogue family mourns the loss of our dear members Jane Bloom

Harvey RosenMay their families be comforted amongst all who mourn in Zion.

30th Andrea and Gary Urie October 18th

Ellen Wilensky October 2ndNina Ridgley October 3rdJames Eisenberg October 4thCharlene Edelman October 5thAlfred Levison October 24th

Office ClosedSunday, October 4Hoshana Rabba 9:30 a.m. Services

END OF SUKKOT SCHEDULE

Sunday, October 4 6:00 p.m. Mincha

Monday, October 5 Shmeni Atzeret 9:30 a.m. Services 11:00 a.m. Yizkor Simchat Torah 6:00 p.m. Simchat Torah Celebration

Tuesday, October 6 9:30 a.m. Simchat Torah service

Nov. 8 The Chosen

All movies will be on Sundays at 2:30 pm with discussion to follow.

2015 FILM FESTIVAL

Oct. 18 Loving Leah

October Yahrzheits1 Tishrei 18 Ethel Wolkoff, Martin Miller, Robert Schreiber, Dave Cohen, Morris Rappaport, Ida Levine, Sylvia Newmark2 Tishrei 19 Louis Igdaloff, Benjamin Wolf Salzberg3 Tishrei 20 Esther Katzman, Milo Wiegler, William Ciralsky, Mary B. Cohen4 Tishrei 21 Joseph Shoen, Irvin Juster, Ira Bame5 Tishrei 22 Morton Steinberg, Elaine Kimmel, Zale Reinstein, Henry Rappaport6 Tishrei 23 Hermoine Green, Rhoda Rosen, Frieda Schuster7 Tishrei 24 Alan Hersh, Pearl Hansen, Abraham Herscovitz, Pearl Fisher8 Tishrei 25 Bess Levine, Esther Strassner, Ariella Beth Scheer, Manny Brassloff, Martin Bracker, Charlotte Kalniz, Herbert Bader9 Tishrei 26 Anna Negrin, Maurice Mann, Harry Levin, Jacob Goodman, Alfred Goldman, Michael Goldstein, Florence Davidson, Lynn Lepold10 Tishrei 27 Ida Botsch, Lucyle Zanville, Ruth Lewis Berkowitz, Abraham Leizer Stahl, Esther Radin11 Tishrei 28 Meyer Stahl, Hannah Shopneck, Michael Rabb, Joseph Hallem, Myron Schall12 Tishrei 29 Kalman Gold, Sylvia Remer, Abraham Goldman, Sidney Goldberg, Freda Kigel, Elaine Yaffe13 Tishrei 30 Elaine Flaum, Esther Greenberg, Jacob Mendel Rayman14 Chesvan 1 Lester Bogart15 Chesvan 2 Esther Liebes, Sam Garfinkel, Jacob Cohen, Harry Kuperman, Morris Richter, Abraham Schwartz, William Manoff, Miriam Guttman16 Chesvan 3 Virginia Mann, Bessie Ramrauer17 Chesvan 4 Lillian Straus, Harold Kahn, Dr. Lawrence G. Bateman, Thelma Jacobs18 Chesvan 5 Bertha Feldstein, Gitta Ruttner Taub, Julius Steinberg19 Chesvan 6 Rose Borenstein, Ann Weinberg, Rose Williams20 Chesvan 7 Sarah Lacker, Leo Stober21 Chesvan 8 Charles Moses, Michael Lenenberg, Thelma Robbins, Harold Kripke, Frank Fingerhut, Leo Loebelson22 Chesvan 9 Goldie Munster, Ruth Hoffman, Sylvia Goldman, Frederick Rosenblum23 Chesvan 10 Leon Frankel, Gussie Kezur24 Chesvan 11 Morris Krawetz, Ella Rothman, Ben Miller, Bess Kanter, Isidor Odenheimer25 Chesvan 12 Lena Mitchell, Louis H. Joffa, Rose Kalniz, Lois Steinberg Kremer, Rose Palman, Mary Tilchen26 Chesvan 13 Donald Steinberg, Milton Karon27 Chesvan 14 Morris Winer, Louis Weinberg, Florence Siegel, Katie Sack, Barney Friedman28 Chesvan 15 Meyer Teitlebaum, Bess Newmark Joffa29 Chesvan 16 Dora C. Mindel30 Chesvan 17 Lewis D. Shapiro, Donald Harold Berman, Lawrence Miller, Joseph Palman31 Chesvan 18 Harry Krauss, Samuel Katzman, Mary Handler

L’Dor VaDorFrom Generation to GenerationFrom the Earliest to the Latest

SAVE THE DATE

Announcing a Spectacular, Celebratory Family-Friendly 150th Anniversary WeekendSeptember 16 – 18, 2016Details in the November bulletin

From Celebration to CelebrationFrom Strength to Strength

Todah Rabah to our over 100 volunteers who are eagerly collaborating to make this a momentous year! We need you to be involved! Call the office (419) 517-8400 to join a committee.

1916 Confirmation Class 2015 Confirmation Class

Youth & Education News

David S. Stone Religious School

2015 USY FALL BOARDS/FRESHMAN KINNUSThursday, October 15 – Sunday, October 18

HOST FAMILY HOUSING APPLICATION FORM HOST FAMILY INFORMATION

Name of Host Family: _________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

Home Phone: ___________________Cell: _________________

E-Mail: _____________________________________________

Name of USYer(s) in household (if any): ___________________

____________________________________________________HOUSING INFORMATIONNOTE: Co-ed housing is NOT permitted

Number of females you can house: _____

Number of males you can house: _____

Do you have a Kosher home? Yes No

Do you have a Shomer Shabbat home? Yes No

Do you have any pets? Yes No If yes, what kind? ______________________

Does anyone in your home smoke? Yes No

HOST FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIESNOTE: Times are subject to changeThursday, October 15• 10: 45 p.m. Pick up at B’nai Israel

Friday, October 16 • Breakfast at Host Home • 8:15 a.m. Arrive at B’nai Israel• 3:30 p.m. Pick up at B’nai Israel• 5:45 p.m. Arrive at B’nai Israel• 10:30 p.m. Pick up at B’nai Israel

Saturday, October 17• Breakfast at Host Home• 9:15 a.m. Arrive at B’nai Israel• 8:30 p.m. Pick up at B’nai Israel• 9:45 p.m. Arrive at B’nai Israel

PLEASE SUBMIT COMPLETED FORM TOBITUSY/2015 HOUSINGCongregation B’nai Israel6525 Sylvania Ave.Sylvania OH 43560Email: meganbmiller@bex.net

USY Fall Boards and Freshman KinnusFall Boards is scheduled for the weekend of October 16, 2015.

We are asking for your help. Please consider opening up your home and serving as a host family for the convention. We look forward to working with you to make this weekend a huge success!

If you are not able to open your home but want to still get involved, we do need volunteers to help throughout the weekend. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please contact Megan Miller directly either by phone at 419-376-7169 or e-mail at meganbmiller@bex.net.

Megan Miller Youth Director

October is off to a great start at David S. Stone Religious School. September was filled with holiday learning and catching up after a great summer. Our parent/toddler class had terrific sessions learning about all of our amazing Jewish holidays through music and play, as well as making many new friends at Congregation B’nai Israel. Please contact Kim Brody at kbrody@cbitoledo.org if you are interested in joining our parent/toddler class for ages 3 and under. The annual Sukkot dinner was a tremendous success. Thank you to all that helped prepare this delicious meal. Special thanks to Inge Horowitz for sponsoring the dinner. Congregation B’nai Israel BITUSY will be hosting USY Fall Boards the weekend of October 18th. We will not have Religious School that weekend but we hope that many of our CBI families will participate in this awesome weekend. We are looking to our congregation to help out and welcome USYers from all over our region. Our older students are planning a mitzvah trip to prepare and serve lunch at the Cherry Street Mission on Oct 25th. This is an important and meaningful experience for all involved. Our families will be making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, fruit and chips or pretzels. If you are able to donate any of these kosher items to the office, it would be greatly appreciated on the morning of October 25th.

October Calendar4 Sunday Religious School 9:30-12:00 Parent/Child Tot Class7 Wednesday Religious School 4:30-6:0011 Sunday Religious School 9:30-12:0018 NO Religious School USY convention at CBI 21 Wednesday Religious School 4:30-6:0025 Sunday Religious School 9:30-12:00 Parent/Child Tot Class Visit to the Cherry Street Mission28 Wednesday Religious School 4:30-6:00

Michael PortnoyCBI Youth and Education Vice President

SisterhoodSisterhood Book Club

Tuesday, October 2010:30 a.m.Rav Hisda’s Daughter, Book 1- The Apprenticeby Maggie Anton

Members will either need to borrow one of three copies at the B’nai Israel Library or request a copy through the Toledo Public Library. The book is also available on Ama-zon Kindle, in paperback, or

through the Amazon Marketplace.

Toledo Jewish CemeteryHoliday Closings

Beth Shalom Cemetery – Oregon, OhioEagle Point Cemetery – Rossford, Ohio

Sunday, October 4 Close 4 p.m.Monday, October 5 ClosedTuesday, October 6 Closed

Regular Cemetery hours are 6:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.Cemeteries close 4 p.m. on Friday

and all day Saturday for the Sabbath.

The Intrafaith Blood Drive Sunday, November 15, 2015

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Temple Shomer Emunim

Volunteers are needed to make phone calls, work the day of the blood drive and to donate blood. If you can help, please contact Devorah Shulamit at 419-841-4652.

Sisterhood 2.0 Book Club Tuesday, November 3rd 7:00pm at Panera on Central Ave.

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

This is available thru the Library, e-book, audio and regular book!

If you have any questions contact Hope Davis at: 419-343-6534 or hgjaad@frontier.com

Sisterhood Judaica Gift ShopWe have a large selection of Judaic items and new jewelry items that will make wonderful hostess gifts and enhance your own home.

HOURS: Wednesdays 10 a.m. –12 p.m.Sundays 9:30 a.m. – noon(when Sunday School is in session)Other times available by appointment only.Contact Phyllis Diamond at (419) 531-5005.

2015-2016 Torah Fund Campaign72nd AnniversaryNat’ah karem is a phrase from the beloved prayer Eishet Chayil, taken from the Biblical Book of Proverbs. We reenvision this prayer today with appreciation for the hard-working, generous, family-oriented woman who “plants a vineyard by her own labors” (Proverbs 31:7). We honor her productivity, independence, creativity, and orientation to a hopeful future with the 2016 campaign.

Women Ensuring Conservative/Masorti Jewish Education

You are Torah Fund—at any level:GIFT OPPORTUNITIESGuardians $300Benefactor $180Chai Units $72, $54, $36, $18 Koach…………..…………………........$28Pins will be given to all Benefactor and Guardian level donors.Torah Fund is a campaign to ensure our legacy to future generations of Conservative Jews by providing: Rabbis, Cantors, Lay Leaders, Social Workers, Educators and Administrators (for Day Schools and Synagogue Schools) Scholars, Researchers and Synagogue Administrators.

BITUSY Bake Sale

Contributions through September 15, 2015

* denotes B’nai Mitzvah $13.00** denotes Chai $18.00*** denotes Silver $25.00**** denotes double Chai $36.00A box denotes Gold $50.00A double box denotes Platinum $100.00A bold box denotes Diamond $100.00+

Minimum Contributions are $10.00Please note: More generous contributions will be indicated in the following ways:

Shabbat Prayer Book $65.00Etz Hayim Bible $100.00Tree of Life Leaf $100.00Tree of Life Stone $1,000.00Memorial Plaque $500.00

REMEMBER B’NAI ISRAEL IN YOUR WILL

CAMP RAMAH In Honor ofCathy and Steve Sperling, Birth of Grandson Kathryn Linver

In Memory ofRichard Gloth Kathryn Linver

YahrzeitMichael Lenenberg Rene Levy**

BUILDING BEAUTIFICATION

Yahrzeit

Mabel Smith Sondra Gallis and Family Lewis and Esther Shapiro, In Beloved Memory Carol, Sara & David Lash and Barbara Lash Bond

HARRY GOMETz FUND

In Honor ofJordan Slutsky, Bat Mitzvah Harriet and Marty Davis**

150TH ANNIVERSARY In Honor ofJerry Russell, Board Member of the Year Lynn and Frank Jacobs Cathy and Steve Sperling, Birth of Grandson Sanford and Sharon Stein** Special AnniversaryJoan and David Katz Anne and Jeff Bauer Lynn and Frank Jacobs Speedy RecoveryDavid Shall Jerry Levison Arlene and Jerry Russell

Karen Rosenbaum Lynn and Frank Jacobs

In Memory ofJane Bloom Shirley Tochtermann YahrzeitsPhil Horowitz Lynn and Frank Jacobs Esther Katzman Lannie and Roanne Katzman*** Lester Bogart Sue Wilson** Charlotte Kalniz Bessie Damrauer Marvin and Peggy Damrauer**

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL In Honor ofJoan and Dave Katz, Special Anniversary Marjory Rusgo In Memory ofRichard Gloth Sandy and Chuck Traugott Yahrzeits

Maurice Mann Samuel Mann and Janice Schott

Abraham Leizer Stahl Your Loving Family**** SAM SCHWARTz MINYAN FUND

Speedy RecoveryKaren Rosenbaum Jim and Arlene Rose

CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

In Appreciation to Cantor Lichterman Marcia Dolin Yahrzeits Kal Gold Arlynne Gold

Herbert Bader Shirley Bader & Family

Donald Steinberg Dan Steinberg, Linda Steinberg, Sam, Benjy, and Stacy

Robert Schreiber Bess Kanter Gary and Andrea Urie and Family Donald Steinberg Jan Steinberg & Family Cantor Edward Cohen Ellen Lettman**

HIDDUR FUND

Speedy RecoveryDavid Shall Marlene Remer Jim and Arlene Rose Dr. David Grossman Warren Bookman Sue Kale Ellen and Allan Chabler

In Honor of Phyllis Diamond, Special Birthday Shirley Gerber, Special Birthday Janet Gunkel* Jordan Slutsky, Bat Mitzvah Howard and Ann Rosenberg** Dave Perlman, Special Birthday Lil Perlman and Family** In Memory ofRichard Gloth Shirley Gerber Steve and Nancy Goldberg

AnonymousRichard and Shani AbernathyDr. Eli Abramson and Nora RomanoffKen AlexanderDavid and Michelle BaderShirley Bader Jeff and Anne BauerMiriam BeckermanJoel and Linda BerenJonathan and Jeannette BernsteinPaul CausmanAllan and Rita CohenLeah ConnorNathan and Nancy DanzigerPhyllis DiamondCharlene EdelmanJames and Tova EisenbergDavid and Lori FriedesBill and Luann GarberShirley GerberJudy GerszGerald Getz

Jerold and Ruth Gold Larry GoldHarriet GoldbergSteve and Nancy GoldbergStu and Jo-Jo GoldbergFeiga GudelmanSheldon HarrisInge HorowitzDavid and Joan KatzIan KatzJan KatzNancy KatzSusan and Steve Kaufman Esther Kezur and Harvey MaloneZale and Shirley KohlerChad and Allison KripkeHarley and Stacey Kripke Larry and Joan Kripke Matt and Jill KripkeLee and Gail KwaitCarole LashMichael & Rena LeizermanAdam Levine

Gertrude LevitinSid LevineRene Levy Elsie LiberJack and Diana LipszycFred and Ruth MahlerNorman MalkinMarc and Paula MeyerRhoda MillerHoward and Linda MoskowitzJeffrey Muler and Andreia Mahler-BeilisHarry and Leeta NistelDeborah OrloffDave and Lil PerlmanJim and Diane PerlmanMichael and Leslie PodolskyPortnoy FamilyMarilyn ReinsteinHoward and Ann RosenbergPaul and Rona RothschildScott and Sheila RothsteinMarjory Rusgo

Merv and Marlene RussellAndrew SattlerRichard SchroederDave and Bobbye ShallHelene ShermanRuth and Marty SitzmannDebbie and Bert SpangenthalSanford and Sharon SteinDan SteinbergHarold and Doris SteinbergJim and Bonnie SwartzChuck and Sandy TraugottTom and Patti TuschmanDr. and Mrs. Aron WajskolJudy and David WeinbergIra and Marlene WeismanEllie and Leon WilliamsSue WilsonSherrie and Caren ZaftJoel and Sue ZanvilleDavid and Meira ZuckerMark and Gretchen Zyndorf

KOL NIDRE DONORS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 17, 2015ADDITIONAL DONORS WILL BE LISTED IN THE BULLETIN

Nathan Schwartz Hope and Randy Samborn** Marty and Mike Samborn** YahrzeitsBenjamin Freedman Sadye Rabb Lori and David Friedes Martin Bracker Zale Reinstein Marilyn Reinstein***

YOUTH ACTIVITIES & SCHOLARSHIP FUND

In Memory ofEd Dolin Richard Gloth Dena, Dave, Shayna, Sam and Dahlia Zack** Speedy RecoveryPhyllis Levey Dena, Dave, Shayna, Sam and Dahlia Zack** Yahrzeit

Janet Federman Steven and Rebecca Federman

KRIPKE FUND In Memory ofEd Dolin Richard Gloth Ilene Oxenhandler Larry and Joan Kripke**

Clifford Isroff Bobby and Sharon Kripke** Richard Gloth Rhoda Miller Speedy RecoveryJerry Levison Jim and Arlene Rose YahrzeitsHannah Shopneck Jill and Daryl Moreau Goldie Munster Bonnie and Jim Swartz

TRIBUTE FUND

In Honor ofDave and Joan Katz, Special Anniversary Eli Abramson and Nora Romanoff*** Sandy Romanoff and Joe Greenberg Speedy RecoveryDavid Shall Eli Abramson and Nora Romanoff** Arlene Rose Beryl Ravin Dave and Bobbye Shall

In Memory ofEd Dolin Allen and Charlotte Kominars Harvey Rosen Margie Rusgo

Barbara Straus Lynn and John Romo

Richard Gloth Eli Abramson and Nora Romanoff***Burt Udell Eli Abramson and Nora Romanoff**Jane Bloom Stu and Jo Jo Goldberg YahrzeitsJanet Federman Adele and Joseph Federman****Bernard Kozel Adele Striker Adolph Wiegler Sigmund Wiegler Rose Katherine Wiegler Sol C. Guttenberg Marcia and Arthur Friedman Joseph Schwartz, Father and Grandfather Charles and Sharon Schwartz and FamilyNorman Levitin His Loving Family*** MICHAEL AND RENE QUIROGA

FUND

YahrzeitsMichael Goldstein Jeff and Diane Goldstein

HELEN FINK BURKE

In Memory of

Helen and Jack Burke Don and Elaine Green and Family

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JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER TOLEDO

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Monday, October 127 p.m.

Vera & Leo Sekach Jewish Family Service Building,6505 W. Sylvania Avenue

Film: 109 minStarring Helen Mirrin and Ryan Reynolds

Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she

believes rightfully belongs to her family.

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Please join us for a special showing of

Woman in Gold

Tuesday, October 20 at 7 p.m. The University of Toledo College of Law, 1825 W. Rocket DriveNo charge - Free CLE (contact Arleen Levine atArleen@Jewish Toledo.org for more information)

Stone Law Lecture

Raymond J. Dowd, Esq. Partner – Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP - NYC

Legal Controversies Over Nazi Art Looting

featuring

Reception for Cardozo members 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. before the law lecture

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