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January, 2017 Volume 147, Edition 3

3 Tevet - 4 Shevat 577726 Broad Street, Pittsfield MA 01201 413-442-5910 Fax: 413-442-8315 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ansheamunim.orgwww.facebook.com/ansheamunim

page twoSchedule of ServicesMessage from the Presidentpage threeMen’s ClubPlanned Giving OpportunitiesSecuring your dollars and checks after hoursCondolencesMen’s Club Movie Minyanpage fourOver the Top!YACHADpage fiveRoll Over Your IRApage sixCalendar RaffleBoard Memberspage sevenConversational HebrewAdult B’nai Mitzvah Classpage eightSocial Action Committeepage nineTAA Book ClubWRJ NewsTemple Gift ShopLetter from Paily Feakespage tenReligious School Shabbatpage elevenAudrey Salzmann’s 90th Birthday Celebrationpage twelveTu B’Shevat Servicepage thirteenWRJ Potluck Brunchpage fourteenTAA Fundspage fifteenDonationspage sixteenYahrzeitsBirthdaysAnniversariespage seventeenCalendar

Please join us for a special

Kabbalat Shabbat service:

January 20, 2017, 5:30 p.m.

All ages welcome!

A special Oneg will follow.

“From Generation to Generation…”

26 Broad Street – 01201 – Phone: (413) 442-5910

Please join us for a special Kabbalat Shabbat service: January 20, 2017, 5:30 p.m.

All ages welcome!A special Oneg will follow.

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Schedule of ServicesPlease note the change in time for Shabbat Morning Services to 11:00 a.m.Friday, January 6, 20175:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service

Saturday, January 7, 20179:30 a.m. Torah Plus11:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service

Sunday, January 8, 20177:00 p.m. Joint MLK Service atFirst Baptist Church

Friday, January 13, 20175:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service

Saturday, January 14, 20179:30 a.m. Torah Plus11:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service

Friday, January 20, 20175:30 p.m. L’Dor Va Dor Inter-generational Shabbat Service followed by Oneg

Saturday, January 21, 20179:30 a.m. Torah Plus 11:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service6:30 p.m. Havdalah with Berkshire Jewish CongregationsLocation: TBD

Friday, January 27, 20175:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service

Saturday, January 28, 2017NO Torah Plus10:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service led by Religious School Students followed by a Congregational Brunch

In this message, please permit me to share:

As you may know, Jim and I were in Lyon, France on Election Day. With the 6 hour time difference, I may have known the result before America woke

up. Words can’t adequately describe what it was like for me to be away from my fam-ily, friends, clinicians and clients at Ser-viceNet, and of course from my Temple Anshe Amunim community. But I was certain that my disbelief and grief were shared: given CNN and the NY Times; given the posts on Facebook; given the text message from Michael. He was awake in the middle of night, and wondered about our safety in France; wondered how he could make sense of this in his life, and wondered how he could face his students at Taconic. He asked me, “How do I get ahead of hatred and bigotry when it is evidently re-warded?” I assured him of our safety; in fact just then, Lyon, France felt like the safest place on earth. And I tried my best to offer an adequate response to his fears. I suggested that he was the teacher of this generation; that he do his best to support those in their fear and grief; pose the ques-tions aloud that people are thinking; contin-ue to foster a climate of safety, tolerance and respect one moment at a time, and one day at a time. I ended my message by saying: Stay upward in your valued living. It was a long text.

I somehow got through a lovely break-fast, but wondered how the French would look at me. What do they feel about this; what will they say? Unsolicited, the agent in the tourism bureau offered her sympa-thies without even knowing my politics; the clerk in the boutique expressed fear, “This doesn’t just affect your people, this impacts the whole world.” On a cold rainy day, Jim and I hazily saw the sights, and we tried to find some words to share. (The Cote du Rhone helped!) France brought me comfort. I felt insulated from my own country; but sick to admit feeling that way.

Like many, I thought my life as I knew it would forever change. Flooded with feel-

ing, I wondered what the future will hold for me as a woman, as a Jew. What it will hold for my children, family and friends; my community; my religion, my temple; my clinicians and clients, those who are in need, and those who are disenfranchised? What will it hold in the face of social jus-tice, health care, gender equality, religious freedom? When will overt and palpable bigotry, hatred and violence come to pass? I wanted to join Rabbi Josh and Michael and this congregation in prayer and reflec-tion. I wanted to sing the late Leonard Co-hen’s Hallelujah. Before I even knew that this was the reality on the Veteran’s Day Shabbat at TAA, this verse kept rolling over and over and over in my head; and it grounded me as I made my way back to the USA through Montreal and then to Hart-ford and then onto home:

“I did my best, it wasn’t muchI couldn’t feel, so I tried to touchI’ve told the truth, I didn’t come to fool youAnd even though it all went wrongI’ll stand before the Lord of SongWith nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah”

With this verse in mind, let us strive for all the ways that we as citizens have been invoked to find any way at all to make a difference in our community, in our coun-try, and in our small world. Let us vow in this new secular year, as Rabbi Josh sug-gested in his D’var at the last board meet-ing: As Jews, let us find wholeness and stand by our highest ideals. And I add: WE ALL must do everything we can to keep our temple and congregation whole. It is our sacred place – to be, to foster, to do, to share and reflect. In ALL that WE ‘touch,’ we WILL reap.

As we celebrate the beginning of our secular New Year, I wish you and your families a time of peace; a time to find the truths that speak to you; a time to contin-ue to share in the blessings of our temple home and community.

I thank you for this opportunity to share my thoughts with you~Debora Cole-Duffy, President

President’s Message – HaPPy 2017!

As We Move Forward

Temple Anshe Amunim ~ January, 2017 ~ 3

Men’s ClubThe Temple Anshe Amunim Men’s Club will be meeting at its regular time and date, January 15th at 11:00 a.m. This activity is open to men and wom-en and members of the Temple are invited to bring friends. The discussion this month will be “Feel, Act, Be 10 years younger. No doctors, no drugs, no exer-cise – just you and your brain.”

Planned Giving Opportunities

Sandi Rubin, Chair of our Development Commit-tee, is happy to announce that, in order to increase income with the goal to reduce withdrawals from our sustaining Endowment Funds, the Development Committee is forming an overarching congregation-al Society of Giving. In addition to the ways that we can raise funds – such as our tax-deductible cash do-nations to particular funds, often to memorialize and honor loved ones, and particular fundraising events – over the course of the year, the Development Committee will provide information to our congre-gation, so that we may consider several other ‘non-cash’ and tax deductible methods to sustain our gifts to Temple. For example: Roll Over Your IRA (see the flyer in this Bulletin); Securities Contributions (avoid capital gains taxes!); Life Insurance Poli-cies; Matching Gifts; Bequests; Trusts, and more! Of course, for these types of gifts, please contact a finance or tax attorney for assistance. If you should require immediate information about planned giv-ing opportunities, please contact any member of the Management Team.

As this bulletin hopefully arrives to you prior to December 31, as a kind reminder, please consider making your 2016 tax-deductible contribution to Temple!

~ The Management Team

Securing your dollars and checks after hours!

We so very much appre-ciate when you drop off donations and pay your bills after temple hours. In order to safeguard your money and the intent of your payment or dona-tion, please do not leave cash or checks or any form of payment on staff desks or in the Rabbi’s study. We have a new donation box near the temple of-fice. If you wish to make a donation or payment after temple hours, kindly place it in an envelope, with your name and contact in-formation and a donation form or note of intention (for example, dues pay-ment; or donation in Memory/Honor of a loved one etc.)

I thank you for your cooperation with this request. With the use of the donation box after hours, we can secure your offer-ings and intended contributions to temple! If you should have questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me or any member of the Management Team.

Deb Cole-Duffy

Men’s Club Movie MinyanJanuary 8 – 4 PM - “My Italian Secret”Would you risk your life to save a stranger and never talk about it? MY ITALIAN SECRET tells the story of sports idol Gino Bartali and other courageous Italians who carried out inge-nious schemes to rescue Jews, partisans and refugees from Nazi-occupied Italy. Gino Bartali is a sports legend; but his most daring triumph came when he risked his life over and over to save Jews threatened by Nazi extermination. The story of Bartali and the secret network he worked with stands in for the stories of thousands of Italians who risked their lives to save others from capture and death. As an entire continent was engulfed in a genocide which took the lives of most Jews in Nazi occupied Europe (nearly 6 million people), more than 80 percent of Italy’s Jews survived. Bartali, like most of the rescuers, never sought recognition or reward. Few of those he helped knew his name or what role he played in their rescue.

CondolencesThe Temple Anshe Amunim community extends its condolences to Dr. Henry Tulgan and family on the passing of his beloved wife, Norma Propp Tulgan.


OVER THE TOP!!We have met our $10,000 Supplemental Dues MATCH!

It is my great delight to announce that with more than 50 congregational donors and with the last two generous con-tributions made by Women of Reform Judaism and Mar-tin and Laurie Schwartz, our congregation has exceeded the Supplemental Dues Match! As you know, late in the summer, an anonymous congregational family pledged $10,000 if our congregation raised this amount or more. Indeed, with your gifts and the last two great donations, we have added over $20,000 to our temple coffers! WE DID IT!!

On behalf of Temple leadership, I wholeheartedly thank this congregational family for generously offering the Match, and ALL in our congregation who made great and heartfelt gifts (sometimes more than one) to meet the Match. I consider this to be a Mitzvah of effort within our own walls, a spirit that will sustain and enhance our blessings at temple. Do know, that with our earnest pas-sion to meet this Match, our anonymous family considers another match for the next 2017/2018 fiscal year! Thank you! With this generosity in mind, I kindly ask that we continue our supplemental dues offerings. Even with the additional and much appreciated income from this match, the ongoing donations will be critical to offset our shortfall in total dues payments.

Again, with my gratitude to one and ALL!

Deb Cole-Duffy, President

Thank you to the Jewish FederationTemple Anshe Amunim gratefully acknowledges the receipt of a $13,773 allocation from the Jewish Fed-eration of the Berkshires in support of our students’ Jewish education. Students attending our Saturday program received a $413 subsidy, while students attending both the Saturday and Wednesday CHAI program received a $726 tuition subsidy.

This funding is a vital part of our school budget and we highly encourage every member of Temple Anshe Amunim to contribute to the Federation’s Annual Campaign.

YACHAD


26 Broad Street – Pi sfield, MA 01201 – Phone: (413) [email protected]

www.AnsheAmunim.org AnsheAmunimTemple Anshe Amunim is an accessible building.

An IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution Rollover is a simple way to support TempleAnshe Amunim.

If you are 70 ½ you may rollover any amount, up to $100,000, from your annual IRARequired Minimum Distribution to Temple Anshe Amunim without paying any incometax on the amount of the distribution that is your gift.

You may also make an Annual Gift of appreciated securities. The benefit is that youwill receive a Tax deduction of the value received by Temple Anshe Amunim on thedate of the transfer. There will be NO capital gains tax on this contribution. To receivethe 2016 charitable tax deduction, donations must be made by December 31, 2016.

You should consult your financial adviser to confirm yourpersonal tax qualifications.


2016 – 17 Board of Directors and TrusteesMAnAGeMenT TeAMDebora Cole-Duffy, PresidentHome: (413) 684-1202 Mobile: (413) 537-4660Email: [email protected] Alemany, Immediate Past Co-PresidentHome: (413) 499-8616 Mobile: (413) 822-2293Email: [email protected] Gagnon, Assistant Treasuer and Immediate Past Co-PresidentHome: (413) 655-2545Email: [email protected] Myers, Immediate Past Co-PresidentHome: (978) 807-6309Email: [email protected] Hochberg, Treasurer Home: (413) 698-3883 Mobile: (413) 822-6913Work: (413) 499-2323Email: [email protected] Shapiro, AuditorHome: (413) 637-3342 Mobile: (413) 212-9948Email: [email protected] Bernstein, AdHocHome: (413) 499-3647 Other: (561) 272-4702Email: [email protected]

Josh Cutler, Recording Secretary, Trustee Mobile: (413) 464-2541Email: [email protected]

Michael Duffy, Trustee Mobile: (413) 441-1332Email: [email protected]

Laura Feakes, TrusteeHome: (413) 443-5712Email: [email protected]

Joshua Hochberg, TrusteeHome: (413) 822-5397Email: [email protected]

Wendy Rabinowitz, TrusteeHome: (413) 448-2397 Mobile: (413) 281-2399Email: [email protected]

Sharon Rawlings, TrusteeHome: (413) 822-8713Email: [email protected]

Robyn Rosen, TrusteeHome: (413) 499-1514 Mobile: (413) 822-5104Email: [email protected]

Sandi Rubin, TrusteeHome: (413) 442-0237 Mobile: (413) 626-5765Email: [email protected]

Judy Stolzberg, TrusteeHome: (413) 443-9481 Mobile: (413) 441-2874Email: [email protected]

new 2016-2017Calendar Raffle Fundraiser

to Benefit Temple Anshe Amunim

A “WIN-WIN” SITUATION!Temple Anshe Amunim is renewing our successful fundraiser from last year. We need each of you to participate to make it a complete success – and it’s easy!

Here’s how it works:We will print 2,000 2017 pocket calendars with a raffle stub at-tached. Each calendar raffle ticket will cost $25 with prizes drawn daily throughout the year. Each ticket will be entered (even if al-ready drawn it will be returned to the pool) for 429 chances to win:HHH 365 times for a daily prize of $25HHH 52 times for a weekly prize of $100HHH 12 times for a monthly prize of 5002000 tickets will bring in $50,000 and prizes and other expenses will be less than $25,000. That’s a profit for the Temple of $25,000.

Here’s where you come in:We need EVERY member of the Temple to buy calendar raffles – for yourself, your co-workers, your children and grandchildren for birthday or other occasions, for a teacher’s gift, a hairdresser…the opportunities are boundless.We also need you to sell some tickets – to neighbors, friends, work associates, etc... $25 per ticket yields 429 chances to win one or more of the prizes.Please make up a list of how many you want to purchase, how many you will sell and how many you want to give as gifts, and join in the fun. It is a “win-win” situation. The Temple will “win” support for its programs and activities. You will “win” the satisfaction of know-ing you helped make it all possible.In anticipation of your commitment and support, we thank you.The Temple Management Team

Recent RaffleWinnersSejal Daga Jeannine LeBlanc

Rabbi Josh Breindel Heidi Ferren


Conversational Hebrew Join Esther Benari-Altmann on Thursdays at 6:15 p.m. beginning November 3rd. Learn to speak Hebrew from a native Israeli, expand your vocabulary and improve your conversational skills. Topics will include: weather, food, directions, shopping, restaurants, recipes and much more. The ability to read Hebrew is required. Open to teens and adults.

Tuition: FREE for members, $100/non-members (10 sessions) (checks should be payable to Temple Anshe Amunim) Classes will be held at Temple Anshe Amunim. Please register by contacting Esther Benari-Altmann (TAA’s Education Director) at (413) 442-5910 x12 or [email protected]

Temple Anshe Amunim invites you to

Hebrew Through the Siddur

Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class

Shalom!

If you have: Always wanted to have a bar or bat mitzvah ceremony but never had one; Been looking for a nurturing and supportive group with whom to learn about Jewish life and cluture; Been looking forward to deepening your connection to Judaism….

THIS PROGRAM IS FOR YOU!

Join us as we learn to read Hebrew, chant from the Torah, craft divrei Torah (sermons), and much more! For more information contact Esther Benari-Altmann (TAA’s Education Director) at (413) 442-5910 x12 or [email protected]

This course will improve your fluency in reading Hebrew. Special emphasis will be given to words and prayers from the Siddur. Knowledge of and comfort with Hebrew letters (and vowels) is required. Open to all members of the community. Instructor: Esther Benari-Altmann, Director of Education. Tuesday evenings at 6:15 PM Starting November 15, 2016. For more information contact Esther Benari-Altmann (TAA’s Education Director) at (413) 442-5910 x12 or [email protected]

26 Broad Street – Pittsfield, MA 01201 – Phone: (413) 442-5910 [email protected]

www.AnsheAmunim.org AnsheAmunim Temple Anshe Amunim is an accessible building.


On Monday, November 14th, our team of Temple members and friends cooked and served a free meal to 45 people at the First Baptist Church in Pittsfield. Our thanks to TAA for providing the funds needed to purchase the food for the meal as well as donations from Guido’s Fresh Marketplace, Panera Bread, Bartlett’s Orchard, and Crescent Creamery. The volun-teers were Marlene Chautin, Joel Colker, Sue Colker, Laura Feakes, Pailey Feakes, Richard Kaley, Rita Kaplan, Cookie Lamet, Janie Pellish, Larry Pellish, Helen Radin, Nelson Ross, Bea Selig, Ellen Whitmer, and Lanny Zuckerman.

On Monday, November 21st, the Temple was one of 18 faith-based organizations that co-sponsored the Thanksgiving Angels event at the South Con-gregational Church. Fourteen hundred families re-ceived a frozen turkey along with all the fixings for a full-course Thanksgiving dinner. Our thanks to the members of TAA who contributed 750 cans of cranberry sauce, well above our commitment of 500 cans. Laura Feakes, Pailey Feakes, Cookie Lamet, Enrico Lamet, Alba Passerini, Janie Pellish, Larry Pellish, Helen Radin, Howard Shapiro, Shirley Sha-piro, Arlene Shreefter, and Chelly Sterman from TAA were amongst the hundreds of people who volunteered for this amazing community endeavor.

From November 15th – January 15th, the Social Action Committee is sponsoring a Warm Clothing Drive and Coins for Fuel Drive. Receptacles for both drives are in the Temple lobby. Thank you for your continued generosity.

Janie & Larry PellishFirst Baptist Church

Thanksgiving Angels Thanksgiving Angels

Larry and Janie Pellish Howard and Shirley Shapiro


TAA Book ClubThe next meeting of the TAA Book Club will be on January 19, 2017 at 11:45 AM. We will be discussing Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik.

The book was written by an award-winning feminist journalist and is more than just a love letter. It draws on intimate access to Ginsburg’s family members, close friends, colleagues, and clerks, as well an interview with the Justice herself. An original hybrid of reported narrative, annotated dissents, rare archival photos and documents, and illustra-tions, the book tells a never-before-told sto-ry of an unusual and transformative woman who transcends generational divides. As the country struggles with the unfinished business of gender equality and civil rights, Ginsburg stands as a testament to how far we can come with a little chutzpah. A timely book, as the Supreme Court itself and Justice Ginsburg were significant issues in the recent presiden-tial election.

WRJ NewsWRJ is pleased to announce that we will host a brunch on Sunday,

February 26, 2018 at 10:30 am at Temple. This event is open to all. We are delighted that Rabbi Josh will be our featured speaker, offer-ing an informative and entertaining talk, “All The World’s A Stage: The Surprising History of Jews And The Theatre.” We are looking to seeing you there for what promises to be a fun event.

A flyer is included in this Bulletin and available in the Temple Lobby.Looking ahead to the Spring; Sisterhood Shabbat will take place Fri-

day, April 28, 2017 at 7:00 pm, followed by a festive Oneg. We ask our members to be active participants in creating and taking part in the Service. We would like you to tell us, “I Am A Member of WRJ Be-cause...” and your responses will form an integral part of the Service.

Marlene Chautin ([email protected])Paula Pomerantz ([email protected])Judy Stolzberg ([email protected])

Dear Rabbi Josh and Esther,

I want to thank you all for everything that you did to help me have the best summer of a lifetime. Your generous support, encouragement and recommendations, as well as Temple Anshe Amunim’s gift certificate to Israel from my Bat Mitzvah, made it possible for me to be able to visit Israel.

I would like to share with you my experience and all that I learned about Jewish history. My report was submitted to the Jewish Federation, which helped fund the trip, and they plan to publish it in the Jewish Voice in December. In addition, I submitted an early draft to the Harold Grin-spoon Foundation, which also provided financial support. My report can also be found on the TAA website.

A week after I came home from Israel, I was able to visit Eisner Camp for the day to talk about my trip with Olim campers who will have the same opportunity to travel to Israel next summer. I was able to give advice and hopefully persuade campers to go to Israel with NFTY. I am always available to speak to the Temple congregation and Reli-gious School Students about my experience if you would like.

I’m very grateful to have your help and support and thank you again for all that you have done and for helping me have the best summer of my life.

Gratefully,Pailey Feakes

TEMPLE GIFT SHOP

Proceeds benefit our Religious School.

Contact Esther Benari-Altman (413) 442-5910x12 or

[email protected]

Affordable and practical gifts for all occasions, including Bar and Bat Mitzvah at the Temple Gift Shop.


26 Broad Street – Pi sfield, MA 01201 – Phone: (413) [email protected] www.AnsheAmunim.org AnsheAmunim

Temple Anshe Amunim is an accessible building.

January 28th at 10:00 a.m.

Join our Religious School for a rousingmorning service followed by a

Congrega onal Brunch in the Social Hall

Religious School Morning Shabbat Service and Brunch Reserva on FormPlease RSVP by returning the form below no later than January 20, 2017

Name: ________________________________________________ Phone: ___________________________

_______ # of adults _______ # of youth

Please RSVP by Friday, January 20, 2017,To the Temple Office (413-442-5910) or [email protected].

Major funding for this event is provided by the Harold Grinspoon Founda on.


26 Broad Street – – -

Celebrate the Birthdayof Trees

with songs and stories abouttrees and nature.

A dairy dinner will be served.

$5 per person $20 per family maximum

Tu B’Shevat Dinner Reservation FormPlease return the form below no later than January 30, 2017

$5 per person, $20 per family maximum

Name: __________________________________________________________________________ No. Attending: ________________

The total amount enclosed is $__________________________ (check payable to Temple Anshe Amunim)

Visa/MasterCard #: ________________________________________________________ Expiration date: ________________

Name as it appears on the card: _____________________________________________ Security Code: ______________

Billing Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Major funding for

Join Us For a Family FriendlyTu B’Shevat Service & Seder With Dinner

Friday, February 10, 2017at 5:30 p.m.


26 Broad Street – Pi sfield, MA 01201 – Phone: (413) [email protected]

www.AnsheAmunim.org AnsheAmunimTemple Anshe Amunim is an accessible building.

Women of Reform Judaism Invites all Temple members

to a Potluck Brunch Sunday, February 26, 2017, 10:30 a.m.

at Temple Anshe Amunim

Join us as Rabbi Josh

presents “All the World’s a Stage: The Surprising History of Jews & the Theatre”

WRJ February Brunch Reserva on Form

Please return the form below no later than February 22, 2017

Name: ________________________________________________ Phone: ___________________________

Bagels and beverages will be provided. I will bring (please check or write in below)

Salad/Spread ( ____Hummus ____Egg Salad ____Tuna Salad ____Salmon ____White Fish _____Cream Cheese or Other______________________________)

____Veggie Tray ____Fruit Tray ____Tossed Salad or Other ____________________________________

____Quiche ____Coffee Cake ____ Muffins or Other ___________________________________

I will donate $7.00 instead _________

Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 22, 2017, to Marlene Chau n – [email protected], Paula Pomerantz – [email protected] (413-447-7429), Judy Stolzberg – [email protected] (413-443-9481) or Temple Office (413-442-5910).


Mitzvah Fund: Donations to the Mitzvah fund provide support for:

Commemoration of happy events both large and small; Onegs and Pre-Negs.

Expenses related to Temple music and the choir.

Remembrances at services (yahrzeits) and in the Bulletin for loved ones who have passed away.

Basic religious school expenses.

Purchasing new books for the library.

The purchase, repair, and maintenance of Temple art.

Capital maintenance and repair of the Temple building and memorial boards.

Dedicated Prayer book, Tanakh (Bible) minimum donation is $36, or Fund minimum donation is $50: Purchases new books with a dedication plate.

: (Please designate whether to Rabbi or Rabbi Salzmann s Fund): to be applied for the benefit of the Temple.

Endowment & Restricted Funds Descriptions: Rabbi Harold & Audrey Salzmann Religious School Endowment: To support Religious School programming, retreats and trips. Lynn Denmark/Faith Newmark Endowment: To support the Religious School, as determined by Women of Reform Judaism. Shaun Beckwith-Chasen Campership Fund: Scholarships for attendance at Eisner/Crane Lake Camp. Elise & Moe England Religious School Scholarship Fund: Scholarships for religious school attendance. Jeff Stolzberg Campership Fund: Scholarships for attendance at Eisner/Crane Lake Camp. Henry & Dorothy Halperin Fund: Simchat Torah celebration. Dan and Edna Miller Building Fund: For maintenance, renovations and improvements to the Temple. Individual Endowments: Set up by individuals, these funds are part of the main Temple endowment and support ongoing operations and programs as determined by the Board of Trustees. Minimum donation is $10,000.

Tree-of-Life in honor of, or in memory of: Inscribed leaf to honor the life or memory of a specified person or

Yahrzeit Plaques: To honor the memory of an ancestor or other family member to be displayed on the memorial board in the lobby. ($350) Please complete form from the office for leaf or plaque and submit with your contribution.

All donations will be acknowledged in the Bulletin. Acknowledgements will also be sent to the honoree or family.

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TEMPLE ANSHE AMUNIM CONTRIBUTION FORM

Donor Name(s): ______________________________________________________________________________

: _________________ Amount: $___________ Method of Payment: cash ____ check ____ credit card ____

1. In honor of/ in memory of : ______________________________________________________________________________________ (circle one) Name Yahrzeit Date

_____________________________________________________________________________________ Relationship to Donor To Fund (from above)

2. In honor of/ in memory of : ______________________________________________________________________________________ (circle one) Name Yahrzeit Date

_____________________________________________________________________________________ Relationship to Donor To Fund (from above)

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Contribute to Temple Anshe Amunim Funds and make a difference


Donations2017 Calendar RaffleIn honor of Nancy Shulman’s BirthdayHelaine Rose

Cantorial Soloist FundMaxine Wisbaum and nick HubackerJamie and ethan Berg

In loving memory of Norma Tulgan Debora Cole-Duffy and Jim Duffy

In honor of the birth of Wendy Rabinowitz and Jeffrey Borak’s grandson Debora Cole-Duffy and Jim Duffy

In honor of Audrey Salzmann’s special birthday Debora Cole-Duffy and Jim Duffy

In honor of our beloved Rebbetzin, Audrey Rabbi Josh Breindel and Stephanie Bennett

Individual endowments - Gertrude and Joseph Tulgan endowmentIn loving memory of Norma TulganHerb and Paula Rod

Mitzvah FundIn loving memory of Norma Tulgan, my very dear friend.Judy Glockner

In loving memory of Norma TulganDr. and Mrs. David Pankin

In loving memory of William RoseHelaine Rose

In loving memory of Bertha and Julius GordonAnnette Gordon

In loving memory of Edie KarlinThe Karlin Family

In loving memory of Irwin Slomin, Johanna Perkell and David Perkelled and Carla Slomin

In honor of the birth of our grandson, Raphael Elijah/Rafael EliseoWendy Rabinowitz and Jeffrey Borak

In honor of High Holy Days at Temple Anshe AmunimMr. and Mrs. Robert Munzer

In honor of my beloved Audrey’s special birthdayRabbi Harold Salzmann

In honor of Cecily Levine - Refuah Sh’leima - a speedy healingRabbi Harold and Audrey Salzmann

Rabbi Josh’s Discretionary FundIn honor of the marriage of our grandson, Nick Brams, to Emily KanavelMarvin and Myrna Brams

In honor of Phil and Rhoda Kaminstein and my whole family for all their loving careedna Miller

In loving memory of Doris PatokaThe Patoka-Fortugno Family

Religious School FundPam WalshRabbi Josh Breindel

In loving memory of Judge William Simonsesther Benari-Altmann

In loving memory of Norma TulganRabbi Harold and Audrey Salzmann

Help Us Acknowledge DonationsDonations are the lifeblood of the Temple and are most appreciated! Please help us acknowledge you properly by completing the Donation Form provided in the Bulletin or available in Temple Office, and enclosing it with your check.

Please be aware that bank-generated checks don’t specify the purpose of the payment. If you are sending a donation through the bank, please use the “memo” line, if available, or contact the Office to ensure that your payment is record-ed and acknowledged as you intended.


1 January Lester Avnet Beatrice Schiff

2 January Asher Abrin 4 TevetRobert Daran 4 TevetGeorge Frenkel Jacob S. Rosenfeld Daniel Secunda

4 January Dr. Garvey Adeson Michael Arrowitz Max Greenberg

5 January Gladys Filmus 7 Tevet

6 January Joseph Kaufman

7 January Rabbi Richard Sobel 9 Tevet

8 January Nathan Finkelstein Mary Franklin 10 TevetRosetta Newman 10 Tevet

9 January Bertha Freeman Helen Spiro Schwalb

10 January Harry Krantz Bertha Smilkstein Fela Windisch

11 January Theodore Proskin

13 January Sylvia Cummings Warren Hagler Katie Less Sidney Miller

14 January Bertha Eisner John S. Levin Lawrence Wasserman

15 January Arno Altmann 17 Tevet Richard F. Small

16 January Stanley Sneider 18 Tevet

17 January Shirley DaranEsther F. Levy

18 January Alfred Korkin Elynore Podolsky Bertha I. Silverman

19 January Jacob FagelmanRaymond Lensky Anna Morris Mark Reder Tova Yafa Sadighi 21 Tevet

20 January Zelda S. Haidak Alan Silverstein

21 January Harry Moskowitz Marjorie H. Schiller

22 January Joseph Gross Nathan Saul Schreck

23 January Helen Avnet

24 January Edwin E. Reder Wilma Schoenberg Hyman Solomon

25 January Samuel Levy Isaac Vallin Bianca Zentawer

26 January Florence Brier

27 January Theresa Pfeffer Nina Levy Rosenfeld Heinz Weissenstein

29 January Paul H. Sandrew 2 ShevatJulia Vallin

30 January Priscilla Eisner Gross

31 January Caroline Eisner HarawitzIrving Levy Morris Reder Meyer Starr

January Yahrzeits We hold in loving memory:

Yahrzeit donations – It is customary to make a donation on the occasion of your loved one’s Yahrzeit.

Yahrzeit dates – Yahrzeits are based on the Hebrew or Gregorian (English) date, depending on family preference. If there are any omissions or errors, please call the Temple office, 413-442-5910.

Yahrzeit Plaques

Yahrzeit Plaques honor the memory of an ancestor or other family member. Each plaque is $350.

For more information or to request an order form, please call the office at 413-442-5910.

BirthdaysYom Huledet Sameach! Happy Birthday to our members and friends with January birthdays:

3 January Jacob GoldenAlba Passerini

Phyllis Sandrew4 January

Rita Blieberg5 January

Ralph Schulman6 January

Wendy Rabinowitz7 January Diana Feld

10 January Allison Fisher

Carol Greenberg13 January

Nadine Henner15 January

Gloria Rapoport17 January

Arlene Shreefter19 January Aileen Bliss

24 January Carol Gould

Joshua HochbergJane Pellish

Eleanor Secunda26 January Robert BrinSue Colker

Barbara Wasserman28 January Helaine Rose29 January

Marjorie Reder30 January

Michael MargolisAudrey Salzmann

Anniversaries1 January

Tom and Pam Rich6 January

Ralph and Sue Schulman17 January

Philip and Rhoda Kaminstein23 January

John and Zelda Schwebel28 January

Leonard and Ellen Tabs


TEMPLE ANSHE AMUNIM January 2017Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 3 Tevet 5777

New Year’s DayChanukah

2 4 Tevet5777

Office Closed

3 5 Tevet 5777

4 6 Tevet5777

4:00 pm CHAI

6:15 pm Adult B'nai Mitzvah Class

5 7 Tevet 5777

4:00 pm B'nai Mitzvah Class

6:15 pm Convers. Hebrew

6 8 Tevet 5777

5:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service

7 9 Tevet 5777

9:30 am Torah Plus11:00 amShabbat

Morning Service

3:30 pm Religious School

8 10 Tevet 5777

4:00 pm Movie Minyan

7:00 p.m. Joint MLK Service at First Baptist Church

9 11 Tevet 5777

Office Open 9am-1pm

4:00 pm CHAI

6:15 pm Bible Contest Class

10 12 Tevet 5777

4:00 pm CHAI

6:15 pm Hebrew Through the Siddur

11 13 Tevet 5777

4:00 pm CHAI


7:00 pm Social Action Committee

12 14 Tevet 5777


6:15 pm Convers. Hebrew

7:00 pm Board Meeting

13 15 Tevet 5777


14 16 Tevet 5777

9:30 am Torah Plus

11:00 amShabbat Morning Service

NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

15 17 Tevet 5 777

11:00 amMen's Club

16 18 Tevet 5777

Office ClosedMLK Jr. Day

17 19 Tevet 5777

4:00 pm CHAI6:15 pm Hebrew

Through the Siddur

18 20 Tevet 5777

4:00 pm CHAI


19 21 Tevet 5777

11:45 amBook Club


6:15 pm Convers.Hebrew

20 22 Tevet 5777

5:30 pm L'dor Vador Shabbat Servicefollowed by Oneg

21 23 Tevet 5777

9:30 am Torah Plus11:00 am Shabbat

Morning Service3:30 pm Religious

School6:30 pm Havdalah w/

Berkshire Jewish Congregationsat KI

22 24 Tevet 5777

23 25 Tevet 5777

Office Open 9am-1pm

4:00 pm CHAI


24 26 Tevet 5777

4:00 pm CHAI


25 27 Tevet 5777

4:00 pm CHAI


26 28 Tevet 5777


6:15 pm Convers.Hebrew

27 29 Tevet 5777


28 1 Shevat 5777

NO TORAH PLUS10:00 am Shabbat

Morning Svc led by Students followed by Congregational Brunch

3:30 pm Rel. School

29 2 Shevat 5777

30 3 Shevat 5777

Office Open 9am-1pm

4:00 pm CHAI


31 4 Shevat 5777

4:00 pm CHAI


Non-Profit OrganizationU.S. Postage

PAIDPermit # 7

Pittsfield, MA 01201

Temple Anshe Amunim 26 Broad Street Pittsfield, MA 01201

Berkshire Bounty Needs Volunteer DriversTemple Anshe Amunim is a long-standing supporter of this community effort, and we are currently in need of drivers. Volunteers go to various food stores (e.g., Bartlett’s, Guido’s, Panera, Crescent Creamery), pick up their food donations, and deliver it to organizations that feed the hungry. The commitment is approximately once every 6 weeks for about 2 ½ hours, and requires some lifting and stairs.For more information, contact Sue or Joel Colker at (413) 443-5770 or [email protected].

Easy way to help TAANancy Shulman, Owner and Broker of Bloomberg Realty, Inc. and a TAA member, will contribute 3% of her commission from the purchase or sale of any property of a member of the community or a referral from a member. The money will be applied to the fund of your choice. Nancy, a native of Pittsfield, has been a licensed broker since 1988 and practicing residential and commercial real estate for 23 years.

413 298-0030 • www.bloombergrealty.com • [email protected]

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