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Volume 75 May 2016 Nisan/Iyar 5776 Issue 9

Evan B. Rubin, Rabbi Edward H. Garsek, Rabbi Emeritus Daniel Becker, President Elsa Leveton, Administrator

Affiliated with

HASHOMER

Thursday, May 5 - Yom Hashoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day Wednesday, May 11 - Yom Hazikaron - Israel Remembrance Day Thursday, May 12 - Yom Ha’atzmaut - Israel Independence Day Thursday, May 26 - Lag B’Omer - The 33rd day of counting the Omer Sunday, June 5 - Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Day

Please read President Danny Becker’s article for information on these observances as well as some community events that are scheduled.

UPCOMING ISRAELI COMMEMORATIONS

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 8:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

2 6:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

3 Sisterhood Bd. Mtg 10:00 a.m. 6:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

4 6:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

5 Yom Hashoah 6:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

6 6:45 a.m. 6:55 p.m. 8:19 p.m. Candlelighting

7 9:00 a.m. Achrei Mot 6:00 p.m. 9:26 p.m. Havdalah

8 Rosh Chodesh Ohr Chadash Adult Mother’s Day Program 10:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

9 Rosh Chodesh 6:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

10 Sisterhood Jewelry Making Program 1:00 p.m. 6:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

11 Yom Hazikaron 6:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

12 You Ha’Atzmaut 6:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.


14 Synagogue Lunch 9:00 a.m. Kedoshim 6:00 p.m. 9:35 p.m. Havdalah

15 Ohr Chadash Adult Rabbi Morris speaker 10:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

16 6:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

17 Men’s Club Mtg. 6:30 p.m. 6:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

18 6:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

19 6:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.


21 9:00 a.m. Emor 6:00 p.m. 9:43 p.m. Havdalah

22 Sisterhood End of the Year Luncheon 12:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

23 6:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

24 6:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

25 6:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

26 Board Mtg. 7:45 p.m.

Lag B’Omer 6:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.


28 9:00 a.m. Behar 6:00 p.m. 9:50 p.m. Havdalah

29 8:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

30 Memorial Day OFFICE CLOSED 8:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

31 6:45 a.m. 6:00 p.m.

May 2016 April 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 Etz Chayim Calendar of Events May 2016 Nisan/Iyar 5776

In the United States, we commemorate Veteran’s Day on November 11 and Memorial Day near the end of May, and we celebrate the birth of our nation on July 4. These three dates seemingly don’t have anything to do with each other, and I don’t ever recall any coordinated activities.

The calendar in Israel is quite different. Yom Hazikaron, or Memorial Day, is commemorated on the fourth of Iyar, about two weeks after Passover. On that day, sirens blare and everything stops for two minutes as the country remembers its fallen soldiers. The following day is Yom Haatzmaut, or Independence Day. This day is filled with all types of celebrations, as the country marks the founding of the modern state in 1948.

The fact that Yom Hazikaron flows directly into Yom Ha’atzmaut has always fascinated me. The moods of the two seem so dichotomous. The country goes from a time of mourning and reflection to celebration and frivolity, seemingly at the drop of a hat. I started then to consider the celebration of Passover. One second before midnight we were slaves. One second after we were free. I guess we have done this before.

I know it has been a rough year in our homeland, and therefore I envision something quite somber on Yom Hazikaron. That however will not, in any way, diminish the joy on Yom Haatzmaut. The Jewish people, and especially the Israelis, have faced every challenge and overcome. With Hashem’s help, may it continue until our ultimate redemption; may it come speedily in our days. Am Yisrael Chai.

Rabbi Evan B. Rubin

Yom Hazikaron and Yom Haaatzmaut

FROM THE RABBI

Jewish American Heritage Month – May 2016

It very well may still be Pesach when this reaches you even though it’s my article for May, 2016. I again hope Passover was a tasty learning opportunity for you and your family.

Sometimes the ideas for my articles come to me more easily than others. In reflecting back on this responsibility, I want to thank all those who have knowingly and unknowingly stimulated the process. It has been a satisfying task and made more so by the positive feedback received from our many readers. Thank you again very much.

In searching for a theme this month, I learned that May is Jewish American Heritage Month in the United States. Congress passed a resolution and President George W. Bush made it official on April 20, 2006. There is a very informative website with historical references, photographs and stories that catalogue and celebrate more than 350 years of Jewish history and cultural influence in America.

As we do every year following Pesach, we remember the tragedy of the Holocaust, on Yom HaShoah, which begins at sundown on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. We also remember those who lost their lives fight-ing for the right to exist and the protection of Israel on Yom HaZikaron, Israeli Memorial day, which takes place at sundown on Tuesday, May 10, 2016.

There are two joyous days that follow Pesach every year that are very uplifting. Yom HaAtzma'ut is Israel’s Independence Day and is celebrated beginning at sundown on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Last comes Yom Yerushalayim, when we celebrate the 1967 liberation of Jerusalem. It begins at sundown on Saturday, June 4, 2016.

While studying 350 years of Jewish American history, and stopping to mark the somber holidays, as well as the joyous holidays, don’t skip over Lag BaOmer. It begins at sundown on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. In Israel they rally to the triumph of our sustained existence.

The tragedy of the Roman persecution towards Jews engaged in Torah study may be the foundation for how we treat and mark all these contemporary events. It brings to my mind the television cowboy Paladin, dressed in black, a famous mercenary defender of righteousness in the lawless American West. If we Jews are all Paladins our calling card would read “Have Torah Will Travel”.

If you study any further this month, at a minimum, please read the Aish.com article, History Crash Course #67: The Miracle of Jewish History. It ties it all together. We are the miracle, and it is our past that powers our future.

Note: The Hebrew calendar website, HebCal has proven to be a reliable and easy to use resource for all things relating to the Jewish calendar.

Danny Becker, President

FROM THE PRESIDENT

http://www.jewishheritagemonth.gov/about.html

https://www.hebcal.com/holidays/yom-hashoah

https://www.hebcal.com/holidays/yom-hazikaron

https://www.hebcal.com/holidays/yom-haatzmaut

https://www.hebcal.com/holidays/yom-yerushalayim

https://www.hebcal.com/holidays/yom-yerushalayim

http://www.aish.com/h/iid/48964091.html

https://www.hebcal.com/

Another School Year Comes to A Close… May 1st begins with the Community wide observance of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Students and Parents are invited to "I Never Saw Another Butterfly", at Temple Shomer at 10:30 a.m.

Our Ohr Chadash Etz Chayim families, students and teachers are invited to a special "Breakfast & Learning on May 8th at 10:00 a.m. To honor our mothers, the topic is "An Ode to Mothers-Lessons from Torah & Beyond." Enjoy bagels, pastries and fruit and learn together. This is a perfect opportunity for our entire Etz Chayim family to join together for study and socializing.

The end of year picnic is scheduled for May 15th. The weather forecast is sunny and nice and warm. Let's meet at Wildwood Park for a few hours of games, hiking on the trails and good food. Meet at 10:00 for fun, fun, fun.

I am very proud of our Ohr Chadash program. We have had many wonderful lessons and programs throughout the year. One of the highlights for me was our Tu B'Shevat seder with our Partnership school in Israel. Other wonderful programs were at Chanukah and the Passover seder. I want to thank Megan, Gina, Rabbi Rubin and Rabbi Lasson for their dedication and innovative lessons and activities with their students.

We may have a small school, although each child and young adult is very special. The teachers encourage values and cooperative learning.

I hope to see many of you at Shabbat services during the summer. Be sure to check your email for summer programs.

Warm regards,

Nancy Jacobson

OHR CHADASH RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Sunday classes: May 1- Community Yom HaShoah- Temple Shomer 10:30 a.m. Hebrew Classes- 12:45-1:45- Etz Chayim

May 8th- Breakfast & Learn- 10:00 a.m.

May 15th- Picnic

Thursday Classes: May 5th- 4:15-6:00 p.m.- Hebrew Class May 12th- 4:15-6:00 p.m. Last Hebrew Class

Show your creativity at a special make-your-own-necklace jewelry program. It will be led by Renee Jacobson and will be held on May 10, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the shul. The cost is $20 and is payable at the door. Please contact Phyllis Wittenberg at 419-841-2579 or [email protected] by May 5 to be a part of this exciting afternoon.

Plan to attend the Etz Chayim Sisterhood’s end of year luncheon. It is scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 22, at 12:30 pm and the cost is $12. Entertainment will include a special fashion show by Chic Happens and will include clothing and accessories. Call Marcia Grossman by May 18 at (419) 536-0890 or [email protected] to RSVP.

If you are not currently a member of Sisterhood and would like to join, please contact Suzie Rosenberg, Membership Chairman. Yearly dues are $20. If you are currently a member of Sisterhood or are planning to join now and you are 60 or over, you can become a Life Member for $200. Please contact Suzie at 419-536-7758 to get all the details on both categories of membership.

The next Sisterhood Board meeting is Tuesday, May 3, at 10:00 a.m. in the Shul Library. All Sisterhood members are welcome to attend. As wedding season approaches, you may want to purchase a special gift for your favorite bride and groom. Come shop at the Etz Chayim Sisterhood Gift Shop for an awesome menorah, a beautiful mezuzzah, colorful candlesticks, or a unique challah board.

Our Gift Shop has many Ahava items. Think of Ahava for a much-appreciated Mother’s Day gift.

Please remember to patronize our Sisterhood Gift Shop. Call our gift shop chairman, Sandy Marcus at (419) 473-2401, if you have a particular gift item in mind. As always, we offer free gift wrapping.

SISTERHOOD NEWS

GIFT SHOP NEWS

The Men’s Club wishes to thank everyone who worked on and attended the Annual Kishka Dinner. It was a huge success and a good time was had by all.

The next Men’s Club meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. All members are encouraged to attend.

MEN’S CLUB

Yom Ha'Atzmuot - Israeli Independence Day - is on May 12th.

A teacher once relayed a powerful lesson to me and my fellow students regarding the State of Israel. He started by asking: Is the State run entirely according to (Biblical) Jewish Law, like we may imagine it should be? No. Are there strong tensions between different factions of the Jewish People in Israel? Yes, of course.

While a good lineage is prized in Judaism, it is not necessary for greatness. Humble beginnings can portend success just as much. It matters not where you came from, but what direction you take yourself.

Think of a lowly shepherd who - only beginning to study Torah at age 40 - became a prime teacher of the entire Jewish People. His name is Rabbi Akiva. There are other examples of this phenomenon in our heritage.

The State of Israel is definitely not perfect. But it surely is the first step towards the land that will house the Temple and the Coming of the Messiah - may it come speedily in our days. The sheer number of yeshivot and synagogues plus the ingenious agricultural feats in cultivating the Holy Land testifies to this notion. Our top-notch defense force is surely a wonderful gift from Above, as well.

May we celebrate Israel this month, remember and pray for its holy defenders, and realize that we too can rise above and become great - regardless of the situation. Sunday, May 8, 2016—Special Mother’s Day Program—Congregation Wide Ohr Chadash Adult Breakfast and Learning with Rabbi Lasson. The topic will be “An Ode to Jewish Mothers—Lessons from the Torah and Beyond”. Sunday, May 15, 2016—Ohr Chadash Adult Class featuring Rabbi Yechiel Morris of Young Israel of Southfield, MI— The topic will be “Reflections on The Sefirat HaOmer Period”. A continental breakfast will be served.

THE PROGRAMMING PAGE

UPCOMING PROGRAMS AT ETZ CHAYIM

BAT MITZVAH - ISABELLE VANDYKE Isabelle VanDyke will be celebrating her Bat Mitzvah on June 5, 2016 at Congregation Etz Chayim. She is 12 years old and in sixth grade at DeVeaux Elementary School.

She is the daughter of Megan and Sam VanDyke and has one sister Madeline who is 14 years old.

Izzy enjoys art and spending time with her cat Olive.

She is excited and happy to spend this special day with her parents, sister and grandparents Steve and Elizabeth Fried and Jack and Jane VanDyke.

Izzy is very thankful to Rabbi Rubin and her religious school teachers for helping her prepare for this special day.

We wish Isabelle the very best as she ascends “MaChayil El Chayil” - from strength to strength. May she always be a blessing to her family and the people of Israel.

We are very proud of all that Izzy has accomplished.

IT IS WITH DEEP REGRET THAT WE RECORD THE DEATHS OF:

STUART BRANDMAN Father of Steve & Matt; Cousin of Jerry Brandman & Sharon Rainwasser SHIRLEY HES Sister of Allen Leveton HARRIET MALKIN Mother of Leslie Gosdin, Karen & Marcia Malkin; Aunt of Gayle Feldstein MORTON LEVETON Brother of Allen Leveton

We extend sincere condolences to friends and family members and pray that they be comforted at this time.

The Jewish Family Service Food Pantry is a well-known resource not only in the local Jewish community but for all Lucas county residents. Community paper drives provide products that can-not be purchased through state assisted programs. This drive will help sustain the food pantry and will provide costly products that families use on a daily basis.

Young Jewish Toledo members will assist in organizing the paper products in the Jewish Family Service Food Pantry.

Please bring paper items (napkins, toilet paper, etc.) or toiletries to donate to the pantry.

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE FOOD PANTRY

The Board of Trustees of

Congregation Etz Chayim

Is happy to invite all members,

To be our guests,

At a Special Shabbat Kiddush Luncheon on May 14, 2016, following morning services.

At the luncheon, we will celebrate Shabbat and

We shall recognize and honor our dedicated staff members:

Evan Rubin, Rabbi Rabbi Yaakov Lasson, Educational Program Director

Elsa Leveton, Administrator Sandra Marcus, Bookkeeper

Nancy Jacobson, Ohr Chadash Principal Gina Black, Ohr Chadash Teacher

Megan Van Dyke, Ohr Chadash Teacher Chris Dietrick, Building Manager

We will also recognize and honor the leaders and members of our

Men’s Club and Sisterhood.

This catered luncheon, and others to follow, are free of charge specifically for the purpose of enabling all members to enjoy Shabbat lunch together. They are being underwritten through our Shabbat Luncheon Fund, comprised of donations specifically for this purpose. If you would like to be a contributor to this fund, please call Elsa or send your contribution to the shul, attention: Luncheon Fund. IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING THIS SHABBAT LUNCHEON, IT IS IMPERATIVE

THAT YOU CALL THE SYNAGOGUE OFFICE, 419-473-2401, TO MAKE A RESERVATION!!

HAPPY NOTES

….Those celebrating birthdays in the month of May:

2 - Cheryl Berkowitz 3 - Arlene Rubinoff 5 - Melanie Woodby 7 - Mona Abraham 8 - Susan Rosenberg 9 - Beverly Markoff, Ellen Rubin, Charles Wittenberg 10 - Beverly Greenberg, Nancy Jacobson, Mark Zyndorf 11 - Phyllis Walkin 12 - Gail Cooper 13 - Robert Lichtenstein 14– Lizette Lauber, Marvin Remer, Sheldon Wittenberg 15- Roland Lowden, Fred Okun, David Treuhaft 17 - Mel Rukin 18 - Harvard Armus, Louis Rappaport 19 - David Black, Robert Gottlieb 24 - Nancy Katz 27 - Elizabeth Fried 28 - David Cohen 30 - Daniel Woodfeld 31- Bob Ehmann, Jerome Phillips

....Those celebrating anniversaries in the month of May:

9 - Steve & Katalin Gale 22 - Nicholas & Susan Muska 29 - Tom Hudson & Barbara Moses

MASTERCARD,VISA & DISCOVER NOW ACCEPTED

Mastercard, Visa & Discover are accepted at the shul as payment for dues, contributions and gift shop purchases. You may call in your payment or stop in the office. When charging your purchases, the shul would appreciate if you would add 3% to the charge to cover our cost of the credit card fees paid by the shul.

TODAH RABAH

Thank you to our wonderful members & friends who make very generous contributions to our shul…

...to everyone who helped with the Men’s Club Kishka Dinner

...to Renee Jacobson for leading the jewelry making class

...to Lou Steingroot for sponsoring the Kiddush on May 21 in honor of the anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah

SHABBAT KIDDUSH

Anyone who would like to sponsor a Shabbat Kiddush in memory or in honor of a loved one, please contact Elsa Leveton in the Synagogue Office to schedule a date. The minimum cost for a Kiddush is $75 & a Shalosh Seudas is $125.

SYNAGOGUE OFFICE HOURS

The office hours for the synagogue are as follows:

Mon.—Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. - noon

The office will be closed for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

ALIYAHS & HAFTORAHS

When requesting an aliyah or a haftorah, it would be greatly appreciated if a monetary donation would be made to the synagogue. It is an honor to be called to the Torah and your donation helps support the synagogue in many ways.

MAZEL TOV ...to Dr. Ken Pargament on his retirement from Bowling Green State University ..to Barbara & Allan Feldstein on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Micah Goldfarb ...to Jill & Bill Lane on the birth of their grandson Jacob Simon Rubin, son of Jennifer & Jon Rubin ...to Elizabeth & Andy Mariani on the birth of their nephew Jacob Simon Rubin

LEAF ON THE TREE OF LIFE

A leaf on the Tree of Life has been pur-chased in honor of Ken Pargament on his retirement from Bowling Green State University by the following people: Richard & Naomi Baron, Danny & Cindy Becker, Bob & Cheryl Berkowitz, Marc & Nancy Jacobson, Renee Jacobson, Allen & Elsa Leveton, Steve & Sandy Marcus, Mel & Margie Siegel, Marcy Steingroot, Ruth Steingroot, Charles & Phyllis Wittenberg

SAM ALLOY MEMORIAL FUND

YAHRTZEIT IN LOVING MEMORY OF:

CELIA ALLOY Annette Fine & Family

STANDARD ANNOUNCEMENT In Memory, Yahrtzeit, Speedy Recovery, Happy Events - $10.00 IN APPRECIATION- $12.00 MISHABERACHS (Special Prayer) - $12.00 CHAI FUND - $18.00 DOUBLE CHAI FUND - $36.00 TREE PLANTED IN ISRAEL - $18.00 SILVER CONTRIBUTION (Single Box) - $25.00 GOLD CONTRIBUTION (Double Box) - $50.00 PLATINUM CONTRIBUTION (Bold Box) -$100.00 (Box to include up to 4 names. Over 4 names will be an additional charge of $8.00 per name.)

SHABBAS/HOLIDAY PRAYER BOOK - $50.00 CHUMASH - 75.00 BIMA FLOWER FUND - Shabbas - $100.00 HOLIDAYS - $125.00 TREE OF LIFE LEAF - $150.00 STONE - $500.00 MEMORIAL PLATES - $600.00 SHABBAT KIDDUSH - $75.00 SHALOSH SEUDOS (November - March) - $125.00 PLATES ON ODESKY PLAQUE - $180.00 SANCTUARY DEDICATION PLATES - $1000.00

CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED AS FOLLOWS:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF:

EILEEN EPSTEIN-TUCKER Lenny Rosenberg

MURRAY GOLDBERG Dick Schectman


BURTON BRAFF HENRY BRAFF Mickey & Suzie Rosenberg

GUSSIE KIMMELMAN Mel & Donna Rukin

JOYCE ROSE Mae Seretsky & Family

SOL LEEDYN Arlene Rubinoff & Family

SADIE MICHELSON Larry & Marcia Frank

PHILIP KATZ Gary & Ilene Katz

EARLE FREEDMAN Lori & David Friedes

BERT WALKIN Eden Feldstein

HARRIET SCHULMAN Harry Schulman

BUILDING FUND

YAHRTZEIT IN LOVING MEMORY OF BENJAMIN BAUM Dorotha & Jerry Baum

YAHRTZEIT IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANNA SHAPIRO Linda & Steve Selman

YAHRTZEIT IN LOVING MEMORY OF SHIRLEY GLASSMAN Susan & Mark Kaufman

YAHRTZEIT IN LOVING MEMORY OF DOROTHY YONOVITZ Harold, Larry & Steve Yonovitz

YAHRTZEIT IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANNA MILLMAN David & R. William Millman

SPEEDY RECOVERY OF:

LINDA & PAUL FRANKLIN Teddy & Kay Miller

PAUL FRANKLIN Donna & Mel Rukin

BOBBYE & DAVE SHALL JUDY LIEBENTHAL JUDGE DAVID KATZ Teddy & Kay Miller

RABBI EVAN RUBIN Larry & Marcia Frank

JUDGE DAVID KATZ Gary & Ilene Katz

MISHABERACH FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY OF:

RABBI EVAN RUBIN Barry Fishler

ALLEN LEVETON Bob Lichtenstein

CALLIE TURCHETTI Bob Lichtenstein & Mickey Pantoja

JUDGE DAVID KATZ Jeff & Judy Cohen

IN APPRECIATION OF:

ALL OF MY ETZ CHAYIM FRIENDS WHO GAVE ME SHALOCH MANOS FOR PURIM Connie Brunswick

HAPPY EVENT IN HONOR OF:

JON LIEBENTHAL ON HIS NEW BUSINESS MOVE Teddy & Kay Miller

DAVID FRANK ON HIS SPECIAL BIRTHDAY Larry & Marcia Frank

IN HONOR OF SHARON & PAUL FRANKEL ON THEIR SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY Mickey & Suzie Rosenberg

IN APPRECIATION OF ALL OUR ETZ CHAYIM FRIENDS WHO GAVE US SHALOCH MANOS FOR PURIM Donna & Mel Rukin


CHAI FUND

YAHRTZEIT IN LOVING OF JACK BUSTOW, BETTY BUSTOW, ARLENE BUSTOW, DEBRA BUSTOW The Bustow Family



JEFFREY MARKMAN Steve & Sandy Marcus & Family

IN APPRECIATION OF:


BARBARA & ALLAN FELDSTEIN ON THE BAR MITZVAH OF THEIR GRANDSON MI-CAH GOLDFARB Steve & Sandy Marcus

ETZ CHAYIM FUND

MISHABERACH FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY OF:

DAHLIA SCHMIDT Steve & Sandy Marcus

IN LOVING MEMORY OF JUDY FRIEDMAN Michael & Ellen Fruchtman

IN APPRECIATION OF ALL OUR ETZ CHAYIM FRIENDS WHO GAVE US SHALOCH MANOS FOR PURIM Steve & Sandy Marcus

CHAYAI ORENT ON HER BAT MITZVAH Larry & Marcia Frank

SHAYA ORENT ON HIS SPECIAL BIRTHDAY Larry & Marcia Frank


RONALD GLANZMAN Michael & Diana Saxon

STUART BRANDMAN Sharon & Howard Rainwasser


ABE & FLORENCE GREENBERG TORAH FUND

YAHRTZEIT IN LOVING MEMORY OF BELOVED MOTHER & BUBBIE GOLDIE BRANDMAN Sharon, Howard, Helene & Lindsay Rainwasser

SPEEDY RECOVERY OF:

HARRY & FRIEDA LEVINE SYNAGOGUE FUND

WISHING JUDGE DAVID KATZ A SPEEDY RECOVERY Frances Wexler


MURRAY GOLDBERG Eden Feldstein

LIL ROSENBERG Steve & Kati Gale & Family


DEBBIE SCHECTMAN Steve & Kati Gale & Family

MIKVAH FUND

YAHRTZEIT IN LOVING MEMORY OF BE-LOVED FATHER ELI RUBIN & BELOVED MOTHER ROSE GOLDBERG Dr. Marvin & Barbara Rubin

YAHRTZEIT IN LOVING MEMORY OF CYRIL LESSER & HARRIS RUBIN Dr. Marvin & Barbara Rubin


BUZZY LIBER JUDY FRIEDMAN Stan & Sheila Odesky

ISADORE ODESKY MEMORIAL FUND


RONALD GLANZMAN-Siddur Sharon Rainwasser

RONALD GLANZMAN-Siddur Howard, Helene & Lindsay Rainwasser

BETH MINDY KAPLAN-Siddur Steve & Kati Gale & Family

RELIGIOUS BOOK FUND


JOANNE RUBIN-Siddur Steve & Kati Gale & Family

LILLIAN RAPPAPORT-CHUMASH Allan & Michael Rappaport


BETTY ROBERTS Marci & David Burch Samantha Burch

HELEN HASCAL LEWIS John, Sandi & Sonny Kniep


SPEEDY RECOVERY OF:

BETTY ROBERTS MEMORIAL FUND

WISHING FRANCES DOLGIN A SPEEDY RECOVERY By Children Marci & David Burch & Grandchildren & Great-Grandchildren Sara, Andy, Asher & Levi Meisner Samantha Burch

YAHRTZEIT IN LOVING MEMORY OF BELOVED MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER & GREAT-GRANDMOTHER BETTY ROBERTS Frances Dolgin Marci & David Burch Sara Meisner & Family Samantha Burch


STANFORD STARK MEMORIAL FUND

YAHRTZEIT IN LOVING MEMORY OF BE-LOVED PARENTS STANFORD & ELEANOR STARK Shelley Stark Pfaff


BUZZY LIBER Ruth & Marcy Steingroot

BILL QUIROGA Lou Steingroot


DIANE STEINGROOT MORRIS STEINGROOT Lou Steingroot

SISSY WEBNE Debbe Webne & Family

SPEEDY RECOVERY OF:

ARNIE REMER Lou Steingroot

IN APPRECIATION OF:

ALL THE FRIENDS WHO GAVE ME SHALOCH MANOS PACKAGES Lou Steingroot

RUTH & DANIEL STEINGROOT KITCHEN FUND


BUZZY LIBER Beryl & Sharon Ravin Nathan & Merilyn Sanders


NORMAN LEVINE Leanne Lewis & Rebecca


JARED NISKAR ON HIS BAR MITZVAH Nathan & Merilyn Sanders

SUNDAY SCHOOL FUND


TRISTAN CURRY-2 TREES Steve & Kati Gale & Family


JOANNE RUBIN—CIRCLE OF 5 TREES Esther & Aaron Galler

TREES PLANTED IN ISRAEL


BUZZY LIBER Jerry & Ann Levison

CAROL ELKINS Chuck & Fran Weinblatt


CLARA VOLK WEINBLATT Chuck & Fran Weinblatt

WEINBLATT LIBRARY FUND


ANNA WENGROW Bob & Lynne Wengrow & Family

HENRY STARKMAN MAYDA COHEN Sylvia Starkman

ROY WENGROW MEMORIAL FUND


BILL QUIROGA Louise Schuster


HYMAN WITTENBERG Charles & Phyllis Wittenberg

RUTH BAUER Gary Bauer

LOUIS M. WITTENBERG MEMORIAL FUND

SPEEDY RECOVERY OF:

YAHRTZEIT IN LOVING MEMORY OF BELOVED DAUGHTER BETH MINDY KAPLAN Marcia & David Kaplan

WISHING JUDGE DAVID KATZ A SPEEDY RECOVERY Sheldon Wittenberg


IN HONOR OF PAUL & SHARON FRANKEL ON THEIR SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY Sheldon Wittenberg

IN HONOR OF PAUL & SHARON FRANKEL ON THEIR SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY Joe Weisberg & Bea Ryan

IN HONOR OF OUR GRANDDAUGHTER LILA RAE FARIS KAPLAN ON HER 1ST BIRTHDAY David & Marcia Kaplan

MEMORY OF THE RIGHTEOUS IS A BLESSING *YAHRTZEIT DATES*

MAY 1 NISAN 23 Joseph Applebaum* Eugene Breitbarth* Sam Burkovitz* Anna Maltz* Yetta Paly* Julius Reinstein* Eleanor Stark Genia Strenger* MAY 2 NISAN 24 Rose Gutowitz Reta Malkin* Rose Okun* Celia Shavinsky* Mark Warsell* MAY 3 NISAN 25 Ida Baim* Morris Kalisher* Anna Kohler* Jeannette Koltun Sam Novick* Frances Rubin Sam Yourist* Rosa Zimmerman* Leah Zylber* MAY 4 NISAN 26 Philip Auerbach* Harry Cousin* Esther Freecorn* George Freed Maria Grossman* Mary Katlen* David Sperling* Abraham Zohn* MAY 5 NISAN 27 Anne Bellman* George Cohen* Martyrs Davidowicz* Rev. Samuel Goldberg* Rose Groeneman Harold Gross Klari Keller* Martyr Kestner* Cyril Lesser Ben Nistel* Harry Perlman* Ida Resnick* Harris Rubin Mollie Stein* Gertrude Steinman

MAY 6 NISAN 28 Joseph Cohen* Joseph Cousins* Harry Feldstein* Gussie Kimmelman* Anne Posner* Sam Schoen* Hattie Sharp* Annie Shavinsky* Bluma Silberman* Diane Steingroot* Chaym Yourist* MAY 7 NISAN 29 Max Aharoni* Betty Beren Jack Bustow Ben Cannon* Morris Goodelman* Rose Hoffman* Anna Zimbler* Menucha Zylber* Nechemiah Zylber* MAY 8 NISAN 30 Hyman Abromowitz* Rosabella Baer* Bertha Ginsburg* Louis Hirschfield* Eva Leibovich* Isaac Leveton* Leonora Revesz* Morris Rome* Harriet Schulman* Joseph Segel Dorothy Yonovitz* MAY 9 IYAR 1 Sylvia Berman* Sadie Michelson Lillian Moore* Betty Roberts* Sadie Russell* Hyman Schwartz* Ida Superior* Jeanette Weiss* MAY 10 IYAR 2 Dr. Edward Binzer* Mary Farber* Oscar Gell* William Hening* Lena Sernoffsky* MAY 11 IYAR 3 Frank Hirsch* Bertha Jones* Norman Levine Bess Terman

MAY 12 IYAR 4 Bessie Doctor* Louis Fishler* Solomon Flaum* Meyer Mitchell* Dr. Martin Reiner* Sam Rice* Ethel Silverman* MAY 13 IYAR 5 Joseph Grossman* Beverly Hallem Norman Smilack* MAY 14 IYAR 6 Mary Applebaum* Sadie Causey* Harold Cousins* Leonora Leizerman* Anna Shapiro* Rabbi Chaskel Spanglet* Morris Steingroot Leah Zanville* MAY 15 IYAR 7 Marcus Friedman* Milton Goldberg* Sam Isenstein* Mark Shenofsky* Isaac Wexler* MAY 16 IYAR 8 Gertrude Armus* Mary Freecorn* Hyman Samborsky* Eileen Schulak* Toba Schwartz* Max Silverstein* Sol Treuhaft* Janet Weinman* MAY 17 IYAR 9 Morris Diamond* Katherine Epstein* Bessie Fingerhut* Jacob Friedman* Herman Glassman* Shirley Glassman* Sharon Loeser* Murry Rosenberg* Bettye Selznick* MAY 18 IYAR 10 Moishe Aronowitz* Lewis Bernstein* Nathan Falk* Martin Feder* Julius Greene* Rachel Samborsky* Sophia Worshtil*

MAY 19 IYAR 11 Clara Essak* Julia Feldstein* Jacob Reichlin* Joyce Rose Jacob Rubin* Rabbi Isaac Silberman* Samuel Solomon* Zandra Yaffe MAY 20 IYAR 12 Charles J. Fleishman* Rebecca Goldberg* Kolman Goodleman* Harry Moses* Sam Reinstein* Mollie Remer* Ethel Shenofsky* MAY 21 IYAR 13 Jennie Albert* Carl Berman* Morris Blankenstein* David Greenerg* Bessie Gunsberg* Michael Katz* Sol Leedyn* Tillie Liber* Nathan Nathanson* Alvin Shnider* Jennie Shure* Meyer Stram* Estelle Webne Anna Weisberg* Gertrude Wekstein* MAY 22 IYAR 14 Ruth Becker Pearl Fingerhut* Morris Levin* Anna Lublin* Dr, Charles Rein* Joanne Rubin Eva Shiff* Sarah Stark* MAY 23 IYAR 15 Dorothy Applebaum* Minnie Felstein* Joseph Riman* Ruth Weinstein* Minnie Yanoff* MAY 24 IYAR 16 Mrs. Celia (Ceil) Alloy* Morris Barkan* Marilyn Chabler* Earle Freedman* Gustave Gould* Anna Wengrow*

MAY 25 IYAR 17 Rose Marenberg* Frank Walker* MAY 26 IYAR 18 Jacob Ack* Regina Baer* Ruth Bauer* Edythe Bort Louis Cohen* Sadie Cousin* Rebecca Goldfield* Joseph Hascal* Meishe Hendelman* Anne Indicks* Solomon Mergruen* Max Pulvermacher* Herman Sharfman* Pauline Shoffer* MAY 27 IYAR 19 Eli Rubin Ida Zakowitz* MAY 28 IYAR 20 Yetta Abramovitz* Edith Baronbaum* Benjamin Baum* Edward Brodsky* Rose Goldberg Jacob Nemerowsky* Louis Rayman* Sarah Taback* MAY 29 IYAR 21 Fannie Cohen* Jacob Handler* Irving Lessel* Dora Newton* Rose Seligman* Blanche Walker* Harry Welch MAY 30 IYAR 22 Mary Gordick* William Kalisher* MAY 31 IYAR 23 Jacob Cousins* Zanville Freshman* Esok Levin* Scott Maltz* Sarah Nightingale*

SHABBAT SCHEDULE

FRIDAY NIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT DATE CANDLELIGHTING SERVICES Friday, May 6th 8:19 p.m. 6:55 p.m. Friday, May 13th 8:28 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 20th 8:35 p.m. 7:05 p.m. Friday, May 27th 8:41 p.m. 7:10 p.m. DATE SATURDAY EVENING SERVICES HAVDALAH TIME Saturday, May 7th 6:00 p.m. 9:26 p.m. Saturday, May 14th 6:00 p.m. 9:35 p.m. Saturday, May 21st 6:00 p.m. 9:43 p.m. Saturday, May 28th 6:00 p.m. 9:50 p.m.

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES AND STUDY GROUP SABBATH 9:00 a.m. Study Group 1/2 hour before evening services. SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. WEEKDAYS 6:45 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. CIVIL HOLIDAYS 8:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

Candle Lighting Blessing Boruch atta A-do-noy elohainu melech ho’olam asher kidshano b’mitzvosov, v’tzivonu l’hadlik nair shel:

On Shabbos conclude: Shabbos.

On Festivals conclude: Yom Tov.

On Festivals occuring Friday conclude: Shabbos ve’yom tov.

Blessed art Thou, O Lord, our G-d, King of the universe, who hast sanctified us by Thy commandments and Instructed us to kindle the Sabbath (and/or) Festival Lights.

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Board of Trustees 2015-2016

President Daniel Becker V. President - Finance Laura Leventhal V. President - Personnel Eric Dubow V. President - Membership Margie Siegel Recording Secretary Bob Berkowitz Treasurer Tom Jaffee Religious Secretary Melvin Siegel Sec’y Chevera Kadisha Naomi Baron Gabbai Allen Leveton Gabbai Charles Wittenberg

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