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Friday EveningsOctober 3Kol Nidre 8:00 pm

October 10 Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 pm with the Kirtan Rabbi

October 17Kabbalat/Social 7:30 pm Responsibility Shabbat

October 24 Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 pm

October 31 Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 pm

SaturdaysOctober 4 Yom Kippur 10:00 am Octobber 11 Chol HaMoed 10:00 am Bat mitzvah of Gabby Levine

October 18 B’reisheit 10:00 am Bat mitzvah of Lilly Kanterman

October 25 Noach 10:00 am Bar mitzvah of JoshYaffee

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October 2014 | vol. xxix no. 2

Just a few weeks ago, in mid-August, a group of women gathered at the Toddhall Retreat Center for a 24-hour period of learning, connecting, and renewing. Though we were less than an hour away from the hustle and bustle of St. Louis, we found ourselves surrounded in a paradise of lush foliage where the trees and open space seemed to lovingly embrace us. It was a retreat in the truest sense of the word: in this place we felt safe to take a step back from normal life and responsibilities, and leave our “shmutz” at the door.

Within the walls of the retreat center, we were able to create for ourselves a home. We brought in blankets, pillows, tablecloths, and serving pieces to decorate our home and transform our space into the “Taj Mahal at Toddhall” to go along with our theme of Indian Jewish culture. We each brought in offerings of the heart – spices and fruits to be used as part of our Indian Jewish celebratory ceremony known as Malida. As each woman brought these offerings forward, some with herbs picked from their own gardens, others with fruit or spices lovingly selected, I realized what a truly incredible moment this was. Within minutes of arriving, we were able to create a community and a home, transforming this space into a place of comfort, safety, and support for this 24-hour period.

And as we move through the Days of Awe, we look ahead to the festival of Sukkot, where we again create for ourselves temporary dwelling places. We transform the bare walls of the sukkah into a home where we can eat, sleep, and gather together for food and fellowship. The

sukkah is a simple yet sacred place. Though the walls and the ceilings are fragile, the home that we create inside of it is not. The space inside the sukkah is a place of strength and unity, where we gather with family and friends. And just as we were able to do at Toddhall, we take the time to transform our simple structures with offerings from the heart, decorating with fruit, vegetables, paper chains, and the like.

There is a tradition established by the Kabbalists of the 16th century to invite in ushpizin, or guests, into our sukkot to eat with us; one per each of the seven nights. Traditionally, these were male biblical figures: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, Joseph, and David. In recent years, liberal Jews have added female biblical characters to the list: Sarah, Rebecca, Leah, Miriam, Deborah, Rachel, and Ruth (please note: other sources include different female biblical characters). These individuals traditionally represent different divine attributes that we hope to embody and are able to offer words of wisdom to us as we dine together.

This year, I would like to suggest that we add some other guests to the list. During our Women’s Retreat, we had the opportunity to study some of the Hindu Goddesses and put them into conversation with some of our very own Jewish biblical women. We put Saraswati in conversation with our matriarch, Sarah; the goddess Lakshmi in conversation with Leah; Parvati with Hagar, Kali with Lillith, Durga with Miriam, and Shakti the Great Divine

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2 crc news Mazel Tov

q Court Hyken on his bar mitzvah

q Isabel Blumenhorst on her bat mitzvah

q Amirah Bauder on her bat mitzvah

q Mallory Palmer on her bat mitzvah

q George and Susan Newman on the birth of their grandson, Nathaniel Ian Orwig

Sincere Condolences

q Milton Rubin and Paul Abrams on the death of their brother and uncle, Bernard Rubin

q Sara Epstein and Rebecca Goldstein on the death of their husband and father, Fred Epstein

q Alyssa Person on the death of her mother, Jeanne Person

Welcome New Members

q Clarence Robinson

q Stephen and Annie Rothenberg and Lila and Marin

q Carl and Marilyn Weiss

q Joshua and Alisa Blatter and Max

q David Prelutsky and Jeffrey Wilsman

q Neil and Pamela Lazaroff

q Ricki and Ben Tischler and Sydney, Joseph, and Alexander

q Betsy and Eric Krauss and Eva

q Daniel and Robin Wald

New and Prospective Member Coffee Sunday, October 26, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm at CRCHave you recently become a member of CRC, or are you currently looking for your spiritual home? Would you like to learn more about our Sukkat Shalom, our Shelter of Peace? Do you wonder why we are such a dynamic, diverse, and passionate community of more than 750 households? Then please come to this event!

Our members are at the center of CRC in every way, and we invite you to learn about our joyful Shabbat and holiday services, lifecycle events, education programs (both adult and children), and our social justice programs. You will have the opportunity to meet the rabbis, lay leaders, and members, and hear all about how CRC might be the right place for you.

Please call Joy at (314) 361-3919, ext. 109 or e-mail her at [email protected] to let us know if you can attend.

CRC Israel Trip Late December, 2015Rabbi Randy will be leading another trip to Israel with CRC members and friends at the end of next year. Right now, the proposed dates are December 20, 2015 - January 1, 2016 although those dates are subject to slight change before final confirmation. If you are interested, please email [email protected]. There will be an informational meeting with a representative from the tour company in mid-November, so stay tuned for more details.

Mother that is at the core of all the goddesses with the Shechinah, the feminine aspect of God. During Sukkot, I would like to suggest that we bring these goddesses back into our temporary dwelling places, putting them into conversation with our traditional sukkah guests. Traditionally, our male guests represent the divine attri-butes of love, restraint, harmony, dominance, empathy, continuity, and sovereign-ty. These goddesses: Saraswati the Wise, Lakshmi the Prosperous, Parvati the Divine Feminine, Kali the Fierce, Durga the Invincible, and Shakti the Great Divine Mother, have the power to deepen our understanding of the traditional attributes that the Rabbis hope our guests will bring to us.

The Rabbis tell us that all of Israel should be able to sit under one sukkah. How is this possible, you ask? It becomes possible when we open our tent wide enough to allow all people with their varying backgrounds and traditions to have a seat at the table. This Sukkot, let us look for ways to bring in new and different ideas which have the capacity to expand and strengthen our traditions. Let us open our sukkot, our shelters of peace, to all who wish to enter, and create with them a home.

B’Ahavah (with love),

Rabbi Deana

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3special event

Please join us for a very special Kabbalat Shabbat service with Rabbi Andrew Kahn, known as the

Kirtan Rabbi. Rabbi Kahn combines a variety of tools to introduce Jewish Wisdom to an

increasingly global, religious village. Kirtan Rabbi's music is characterized by great energy,

passion, and melodic flow.

Friday, October 10, 7:30 pm at CRC

4 education and more

Maggie’s Corner...

New Beginning HebrewMondays in October, 2:00 - 3:00 pmPlease join us for the newest Beginning Hebrew class. We will learn the alphabet and how to read some beginning words. You will be amazed at how much you will understand! Please feel free to join us. Please RSVP to [email protected].

Friday Torah StudyFridays, 1:45-3:00 pmJoin us as we continue our journey and discussion of Deuteronomy. Torah Study continues on Fridays, from 1:45 - 3:00ish. The emphasis is on reading the Torah, primarily in English, with Hebrew explanations. Our discussions don’t strictly follow the portion. We always find enough in every portion to last us several weeks.

Please contact Maggie Duwe at (314) 361-1564 ext. 112 or [email protected].

A Message from Essie

As the school year begins, I would like to remind you that we make connections in everything that we do, say, practice and refuse. Nachman of Bretzlav was a Hasidic master who lived around the same time as Abraham Lincoln. He taught: “All people reach in three directions. They reach in to find themselves. They reach out to find others. And they reach up to find God. The miracle in the way that God created the universe is that when we grasp in any one of these directions we wind up making contact with all three.”

Live Jewishly with intention, on purpose and with purpose, everyday! Thank you for your commitment to educating our children with the same compassion and joy that CRC brings to our community.Plan to be happy and healthy in the New Year!Shana Tova,Essie

Support Our First Responders on Thanksgiving DayThursday, November 27We are collecting grocery gift cards and non-perishable foods (we are looking for easy snack foods as officers cannot cook at the station) for gift bags to deliver at fire and police stations in the city and county. Please leave the gift cards with Leah at the front desk, and there is a bin in the oneg for the food donations. On Thanksgiving Day morning, we’ll say “thanks” by delivering the baskets. Please meet at CRC no later than 9:45 am to pick up gift bags and addresses of police and fire stations. This is a great opportunity for families and individuals of all ages to do a mitzvah before heading to our Thanksgiving celebrations. RSVP to Mel Goldman at [email protected].

Next Dor Bike Tour of St. Louis Jewish ArchitectureSunday, October 26, 12:30 pmTune up your bicycles and join us for a community bike tour of St. Louis’s Jewish architecture. Seasoned bike tour guide Harold Karabell, of Harold’s Historic Two-Wheeled Tours, will lead a tour of the stunning old synagogues of nearby northside and University City. During the 1800s, Jews from across the world settled in the heart of the city and built some of the finest Jewish synagogues, schools, and hospitals in the country. Though the Jewish community has mostly migrated to University City and West County, many of these beautiful structures endure as part of the architec-tural tapestry of our city. This easy ride is heavy on historical and architectural content, not distance. Meet at CRC’s parking lot at 12:30pm for the 1:00 pm ride. Snacks, water, air, and mechanic will be on site. $5 suggested donation or pay-what-you-wish to benefit Next Dor STL. RSVP to Leah Greenbaum at [email protected]. All are welcome!

University Series ReminderThere will be no University Series in October. The series will resume in November. More information to come later this month.

CRC CELEBRATES GABE FLEISHER’S BAR MITZVAH The congregation is invited to share a very holy moment in the life of the Fleisher family as Gabriel Shine becomes Bar Mitzvah. Please join us for the service and luncheon on Saturday, November 8th starting at 10:00. Gratefully, Rabbi Randy and Amy Fleisher.

Green tip of the MonthInstead of putting your leaves, branch-es, and weeds into plastic bags only to be picked up by trash collectors, consider turning this lawn “waste” into nutrient-rich soil ready for your spring garden! Collecting compost is quite easy and can save money on soil and fertilizer when it comes time to start your garden after the cold season.

5tikkun olam and more

Phone banking for Medicaid ExpansionTuesdays in October, 5:30 - 8:30 pm Paraquad, 5240 Oakland Ave. 63110CRC has been working with Jobs With Justice and other coalition partners to pass Medicaid expansion in the Missouri Legislature for the past two legislative sessions. Medicaid expansion will give afforadable health care to 260,000 Missourians, and offer critical resources to the state’s health care infrastucture. We’re gearing up our work for next year’s legislative session now.

We are looking for volunteer phone bankers to call Missouri voters and educate them about Missouri’s oppor-tunity to expand Medicaid. Training will be provided.

To RSVP or get more information, con-tact Jennifer Bernstein at (314) 361-1564 or [email protected] or JWJ Organizing Director Richard von Glahn at [email protected] or 314-540-2049.

Social Responsibility ShabbatFriday, October 17, 7:30 pmAs mentioned above, CRC has been hard at work trying to encourage the Missouri legislature to pass Medicaid expansion for the past two years.

The people who fall into the Medicaid gap may surprise you. Approximately 300,000 of our fellow Missourians - three out of four of whom are from working families - are unable to access healthcare because our legislature has failed them. These individuals are cashiers at grocery stores, provide home healthcare for the elderly, or clean up hotel rooms, etc. Some work two part-time jobs so their employers do not offer a health plan. If Missouri chooses to expand Medicaid, the program will reward those who are trying to support

themselves and their families. It is a way to uphold the dignity of work and workers.

Our October Social Responsibility Shabbat speaker has been working tirelessly on the issue of Medicaid expansion.

We are pleased to welcome Donna Pupillo, Executive Director of Deaconess Faith Community Nurse Ministries, who will speak at our October Social Responsibility Shabbat about the urgency of passing Medicaid expansion in Missouri.

In her work as a registered nurse, she has committed to care for low-income adults and children, especially helping them get the health care resources they need. She has been a public health nurse and recently served as a nurse at the drop-in Center for the United Way in Ferguson.

Please be sure and join us to learn how you can play a role in getting Medicaid expansion passed in 2015.

Yom Kippur Swab DriveSt. Louis congregations are stepping up!

CRC, along with all of the other Reform congregations in St. Louis, has partnered with the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism to bring an exciting and unique opportunity to help save lives. On both Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur, we will be holding a swab drive to help collect potential bone marrow donors.

Potential donors will be entered into the bone marrow registry. From the time you join the registry until your 61st birthday, you could be a donor for someone suffering from a life-threatening blood disease and help save their life. Registration is simple. It

requires a quick cheek swab and completion of a consent form. Potential donors must be between the ages of 18 and 60 and in general good health.

For more information or to volunteer, please contact Drive Coordinator Rebel Vaenberg at [email protected] or Jennifer Bernstein at [email protected]. Please visit http://www.yomkippurproject.org/ for more information.

Weatherization Project - save the Dates!Wednesday, December 3, 6:00 pm & Saturday, December 6, 12:00 pm - Materials Prep Saturday, December 13, 12:00 - 4:00 pm – South City Sunday, December 14, 12:00 - 4:00 pm – North City As one of Central Reform Congregation’s longest community partnerships, we have been helping weatherize in the Grace Hill neighborhood since 1990. Work with a team of other community volunteers to place plastic on interior windows of select area resident homes to keep our neighbors warm this winter. This year we will focus on elderly residents within the Grace Hill service area.

Last year we added a community garden project in Peace Park, which was a great success. We cleaned and secured the beds for winter so they were ready for spring planting. No special skills are needed, so please bring your friends or family (12 and older) and join us for this worthwhile project.

Contact: Marcy Brodsky, (314) 302-8957 or email at [email protected] to volunteer, for questions, or directions (map will be provided).

6 fall holiday events

Sukkot CelebrationsWe will celebrate the fall festival of Sukkot with a series of potluck gather-ings in our Sukkah, which our members build outside our front doors each fall. Please join us to celebrate the fall har-vest, wave the lulav and etrog, and grow together in community.

Religious School Service and Sukkot PicnicWednesday, October 8, 5:30 pmStudents will begin their regular class at 4:00 pm. We will bring the students outside at 5:30 pm for a service in the Sukkah. Parents and members are welcome to join the service and weather permitting can bring a picnic dinner for their family to enjoy under the sukkah. Parents with questions contact Essie Mitchell at [email protected].

Dinner in the Sukkah with Triple Chai Plus (ages 55 and older)Fridays, October 10, 5:30 pmDue to the High Holidays, we will not have a Brunch/Program on the first Sunday of this month, but instead will celebrate Sukkot, with a pot luck

dinner/discussion at 5:30 p.m. and, of course, attending the Sukkot Friday night Service. Please bring your own dinner. We will provide drinks.

To RSVP, please contact Anita Wilson at [email protected] or Claire Hyman at [email protected]. We hope to see you there!

LGBT Sukkot CelebrationSaturday, October 11, 6:00 pmOur group continues and grows! Please join us for a potluck dinner to celebrate Sukkot (weather permitting) in our Sukkah. Please join Maggie Duwe for fun and learning. And the food is always great!

Please bring to share with 12:

A-M Dessert; N-Z Wine

Please RSVP to Maggie at (314) 361-1564 , ext. 112 or [email protected].

Singing in the Sukkah

Sunday, October 12, 7:30 pmJoin Rabbi Randy, Rabbi Deana, and many of our wonderful CRC musicians

for a great song session in the Sukkah. We’ll keep the campfire going; you bring instruments, your favorite songs, a joyful spirit, and s’more supplies to share with the other participants.

Women’s Sukkot DinnerMonday, October 13, 6:00 pmBack by popular demand, we are pleased to host the women of CRC for a night of friendship and food in the Sukkah with Rabbi Susan and Rabbi Deana. Please bring a dish to share. RSVP to Leah Greenbaum at (314) 361-1564, ext. 100 or [email protected].

Men’s Sukkot DinnerTuesday, October 14, 6:00 pmCome join us for a festive meal celebrating the season of Sukkot. We will meet in our wonderful CRC sukkah, learn and study with Rabbi Randy, and share good times and a delicious potluck dinner. Please bring a main dish to share and wine or non-alcoholic beverage of your choice. Spread the word! RSVP to Michael DiPlacido at [email protected].

Yiskor ServiceThursday, October 18, 8:00 amThe central aspect of this service is sharing a brief memory of the loved ones we come to remember. It becomes a wonderfully moving and emotional service—a rather intimate space so people have a chance to speak about their loved ones. You may remember any loved ones, not just those who died in this past year. A circle of love envelops everyone who attends this service.

7fall holiday events

Simchat Torah Celebration and Service/Religious School Open House and Consecration

Saturday, October 18, 10:00 amPlease join us for one of the most amazing Jewish experiences you will ever have as we unroll the Torah and celebrate! We will also formally welcome our kindergarten and new students to the CRC Religious School community in a ceremony where they will receive their very own Torah scroll.

We are so excited to announce that the service will also feature a performance by the band Klezundheit!, which has performed at CRC for every Simchat Torah since 1999. Klezundheit! has also performed on KFUO’s radio show “Live from the Garden,” and has played concerts and church services at various locations around St Louis, most memorably a Lutheran Mass with all Klezmer music. They have performed two concerts in Asuncion Paraguay, and will be performing at the international “Music in the Mountains” festival, January 2015 in Posos de Caldas, Brazil. Klezundheit! is directed by Bob Herman, and features Paul Wexler on clarinet, Tom Bruce on trumpet, Paul Huppert on violin, Bob Miller on trombone and Leon Burke, vocals.

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tributesTO MAKE A TRIBUTE TO A CRC FUND ONLINE, PLEASE GO TO WWW.CENTRAL-REFORM.ORG, AND CLICK ON THE DONATE/TRIBUTE LINK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE MENU.

General FundLISE AND LEE BERNSTEINBARB AND BOB PLATZERNANCY LIPSITZANDREW AND NANCY BRANZMARLA AND GARY GOLDSTEINDOLORES KLINGRACHEL AND MAURICE GULLERBEV FRIEDMAN AND AVERY SEIDELJONATHAN AND JULIE IVANHOEMADONNA O. COTLAR IN MEMORY OF HAROLD KRAVINCAROLYN L. HYMAN IN HONOR OF CRC’S 30TH BIRTHDAYRUTH ZARREN IN HONOR OF NATHAN KOCH’S BAR MITZVAH AND WITH GRATITUDE TO THE CRC CHOIRLORI BECKER WITH SO MUCH GRATITUDE TO DEBBIE MONFORT FOR TEACHING ME THE SECRET TO CRC CHALLAHSHARALYN AND RON SAKS IN HONOR OF GEORGE AND SUSAN NEWMAN’S NEW GRANDSON, NATHANIEL IAN ORWIGSUSAN SPIEGEL AND STEWART HALPERINSHEILA GREENBAUM AND GARY M. WASSERMANSUSAN BLOCK AND FRIEDA SMITHPEGGY GUEST AND FRANK HAMSHER IN MEMORY OF MARIA CASTRO DE NAVARRO, MOTHER OF ANNA NAVARROALY ABRAMS IN HONOR OF ROGER GOLDMAN’S RETIREMENTKARLA AND DAVID WILSON IN MEMORY OF MARILYN PROBEGARY BENSON IN MEMORY OF NANCY BENSONJACKIE CHODAVA AND BILL COOPER IN MEMORY OF TEDDY FRIEDMANELLEN AND MICHAEL RUMELT IN HONOR OF OUR NEW GRANDDAUGHTER LEAH AND GRANDSON BEN RUMELTSTEPHEN AND LINDA KRAFT IN HONOR OF RABBI SUSAN AND RABBI RANDYMICHELLE SHANKER IN HONOR OF JEN FISHERING WHO IS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME

DENISE AND ROB BOGARD IN HONOR OF NATHANIEL, THE NEW GRANDSON OF GEORGE AND SUSAN NEWMANLEE SHAPIRO IN HONOR OF MARTIN SCHIMMEL AND HANKSUSAN SPIEGEL IN MEMORY OF BERNARD RUBIN, BROTHER OF MILTON RUBIN IN MEMORY OF JEANNE PERSON, MOTHER OF ALYSSA PERSON WENDY BELLHILARY SKIRBOLLROBYN HUNTERELSA GREENBLATTKARLA ROEBER IN HONOR OF LEENIE AND JON BECKER’S SPECIAL ANNIVERSARYSHELIA GREENBAUM AND GARY M. WASSERMAN IN HONOR OF REBECCA HALPERIN’S DOUBLE MITZVAH IN CELEBRATION OF HANNA KURLAND’S ENGAGEMENTMARCIA AND JOHN COHENRAYMOND SLAVINSHEILA GREENBAUM, RUBYN AND GARY M. WASSERMANEUGENE KORNBLUMMARY BETH ROCHEPATRICE SINGLETARYCAROL M. PORTMANAUDREY KLAUSNER MONTAGUELINDA RIEKES AND ROBERT KOFFBARBARA AND MIKE NEWMARKLESLIE AND BRIAN BURSACKKATE AND MICHAEL HAGGANSJACKIE AND MARTY LIPSITZDAVID J. RICHARDSONELLEN AND AARON FRANZELSTEPHEN W. SKRAINKASALLY BARKEREUNICE AND JOHN REICHMANILENE AND BURT FOLLMANBILL BOLLWERKTOVA ZIMMERMANSUSAN SPIEGEL AND STEWART HALPERINCAROLE SIMONSHERMAN STIFFELMANLOIS MILLERPAUL WAGMANRALPH LEVY AND DEDE COUGHLINVIVIAN ZWICK IN MEMORY OF FRED EPSTEINLEAH GREENBAUM IN APPRECIATION OF RABBI DEANA FOR TAKING NEXT DOR TO THE MIKVAHYVONNE MCLEMORE

Rabbis’ Tribute FundRON AND PAULA MEYER IN MEMORY OF HAROLD KRAVINRUTH ZARREN IN HONOR OF NATHAN KOCH’S BAR MITZVAH AND WITH THANKS TO RABBI TALVE AND RABBI FLEISHERKASSI CORLEY WITH THANKS TO RABBI SUSAN AND RABBI DEANA JO ELLEN LEWIS WITH THANKS TO RABBI RANDY FOR MAKING ROGER’S SPECIAL BIRTHDAY EVEN MORE SPECIAL WITH THANKS TO RABBI SUSAN FOR INCLUDING ROGER IN HER TEACHING AND ADDING TO THE JOY WALTER STREET TO HONOR THE WORK OUR RABBIS ARE DOING IN FERGUSONMICHAEL AND LYNN KORENFELD WITH GRATITUDE TO RABBI TALVEFREDERIC AND VICKI SUSSMAN IN MEMORY OF FLOSSIE BIERNBAUM IN HONOR OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF JERRY AND BEVERLY SILVERMANMICKEY AND JUDY FERDMAN IN MEMORY OF FLOSSY BIERNBAUM IN MEMORY OF DAN BLUESTONESUSAN AND GEORGE NEWMAN IN HONOR OF THE BIRTH OF THEIR GRANDSON, NATHANIEL IAN ORWIGDAVID ROSENBERG WITH THANKS TO RABBI TALVE FOR ALL HER SPIRITUAL SUPPORTILENE OSHEROW WITH GRATITUDE AND LOVE TO RABBI SUSAN AND RABBI RANDY FROM HAROLD KRAVIN’S FAMILY AND ILENE OSHEROWILENE OSHEROWMARGARET GILLEO AND CHARLES GUENTHER IN MEMORY OF FRED EPSTEINKEITH AND SUSAN KRONEMER WITH THANKS TO RABBI SUSAN AND RABBI RANDY FOR THEIR GUIDANCE ON JORDAN’S BAR MITZVAH PATHKAREN TECHNER WITH THANKS FOR ALL RABBI SUSAN DOES IN THE COMMUNITYVAL ADAN AND ADAM SKATTEBO WITH THANKS TO RABBI DEANA FOR MAKING THEIR CONVERSION EXPERIENCE SO MEANINGFULCARLA AND BARRY GILLERYVONNE MCLEMORE

Education FundKAREN BEVER IN MEMORY OF HAROLD KRAVIN

9tributes and yahrzeits

October 1 7 TishreiJEFF CARLSON

Brother of Susan CarlsonLEONORA (LEE) LUBECK

Mother of Renee SpiegelglassDOROTHY WOLIN

Mother of Lee Shapiro

October 2 8 TishreiSUSAN ACOSTA

Niece of Joy Sterneck

ROY HENRY BASSEFather of Kaaren Bowden

CLARK PAPINStepfather of Linda Thomson

WILLIAM (POPS) SAMSDear Friend of Georgy Rock

October 3 9 TishreiHERMAN KEYS, III

Brother of Eva Marie KeysESSIE MAE MITCHELL

Special Friend of Jill Evans Petzall

October 4 10 Tishrei

ROSE FREMDERGrandmother of Lise Bernstein

*SYLVIA FRISCHOur Member

PAULINE KRAUSSMother of David Krauss

LOUIS LANDERFather of David Lander

ROSE LEVENTHALMother of Joyce Leventhal-Lodato

HARVEY SHERMANFather of Barbara Schwartz

JOSHUA SHLESINGERFather of Laura Sterman

MINNIE SUFFIANMother of Miriam Weintrop


WILLIAM BURSEFather of John Burse

EILEEN CASHMEREFriend of Mark Winer and David Newman

EILEEN ISSERMANCousin of Richard Isserman and Ferdinand isserman, Jr.

*RANDEE ROBERTSWife of Michael Roberts

NATHAN ZEIDFather of Sharon Tobin

October 6 12 TishreiIRVIN ALPER

Father of Gloria Schonbron*GARY BOREN

Our MemberRONALD GIRARD

Friend of Janet WardBEVERLY KALISH

Stepmother of Karen KalishSEEMA LEVITASOVA

Grandmother of Yana HotterJEAN SANDERS

Mother of Kathleen SorkinEDWARD STERNECK

Grandfather of Jamie SentnorRemembered by Joy Sterneck

October 7 13 TishreiSHERRY KNOPF CRASILNECK

Grandmother of Jennifer BernsteinMARION KNEITEL

Grandmother of Bradley KafkaSELWYN POLSKY

Cousin of Bruce YampolskyMEYER JEROME RASHBAUM

Uncle of Meg SeligANDREW STONE

Brother of Julianne Stone

October 8 14 TishreiMURRAY ENGELHARDT

Grandfather of Stephen EngelhardtDOROTHY FRIEND

Mother of Robert KoffCORINNE KOPLAR

Mother of Beverly BarronCLARA AND LEO MEDNIK

Parents of James MednikDUANE PURYEAR

Our FriendESTHER SITZER

Aunt of William SitzerKATARINA ZAVARSKA

Dear Friend of Bobby Frauenglas

Tzedakah FundANDREA REUBIN AND GARY GOODMAN IN HONOR OF NATHAN KOCH’S BAR MITZVAHSUSAN WALKER IN MEMORY OF FRED EPSTEIN

Social Action FundCHRIS AND SHELLIE HEXTERMERLE FISCHLOWITZ IN MEMORY OF FRED EPSTEINJENNIFER BERNSTEIN IN HONOR OF NANCY WEIGLEY’S GREAT JOB AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Building FundSHIRLEY POTICHA IN MEMORY OF FRED EPSTEIN

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October 9 15 TishreiLILLIAN EHRLICH

Mother of Hedy EhrlichCELE HANDROS

Sister of Elaine Lapofsky KestenJULIUS KLEIN

Grandfather of Stephanie KurtzmanBESSIE WEINTROP

Mother of Harry Weintrop


NANCY GRANTWife of Harold Kletnick

*MARCIA JAFFEMother of Neil Jaffe

PAULINE MENDOZAGrandmother of Howard Nathanson

LEONARD SHAWFather of Susann Silver


NANCY BITTERFIELDSister of Eric Berla

MARY JO MARONEYOur Friend

MARGARET SMITHMother of Carl Smith

MONICA WILLIAMSONAunt of Julia Frank-Hundman


MARGARET R. (HONEY) ALTMANMother of Sally Altman

RUTH BAYERMother of Bunny GerstenfeldGrandmother of Pamela Lester and Ellen Amarnek

BILL BROOMALLFather of Ginny Weil

BLANCHE DUBINMother of Richard Dubin

FLORENCE K. GRAMMother of Richard Gram

BEN KAPLANGrandfather of Lee Kaplan

MARTHA JO KEPLERMother of John Kepler, III


MARVIN FOLERFather of Fran Kepler

ANNA GLINERMother of Eileen Tamsky

ALFRED E. HOLLANDERFather of Robert Hollander

*MARILYN PROBEOur Member

BERTHA RADVINSister of Morris Tamsky

MARVIN “DATES” SCHULMANGrandfather of Debbie Monfort


ANN LIEBERMANMother in Law of Joy LiebermanGrandmother of Denise and Daniel Lieberman

NAOMI PEPPERFriend of Sally Altman

ALICE WEISSMANGrandmother of Margy Weisman

ALICE AND PHILIP WEISSMANParents of Carole Lander

October 15 21 TishreiPAUL DAVID CARSON

Father of Debbi GoldsteinJOHN KAUTSKY

Husband of Lilli KautskyFANNIE SHAPIRO

Remembered by Lee Shapiro


JOHN C. BAUERFather of Renee Soffer

*PAULA BROMBERGMother of Susan Schneider

WILLIAM FAGERSTROMFather of Ron Fagerstrom

MOLLIE FREMDERMother of Nada Fremder Krauss

HERMAN GOLDSTEINGrandfather of Jane Rubin

ROBERT RAWITSCHERFather of Michael Rawitscher

SAMUEL S. RIVENFather of Stephanie Riven

MINNIE SALOMONGreat Aunt of Linda Leipziger


ADOLPH BARONFather of Richard Baron

JEAN GALEMother of Rose-Lynn Sokol

*EVELYN MYERSWife of Louis Myers

MEYER PERSOWGrandfather of Eric Friedman

October 18 24 TishreiWILLIAM R. FRANK

Father of Julia Frank-HundmanHARRY FRAUENGLAS

Grandfather of Bobby Frauenglas

October 19 25 TishreiHARVEY BERKOWITZ

Father of Ira BerkowitzSABINA DUDNIK

Grandmother of Tamara BrentJERRY SHANKER

Father of Michelle ShankerWILLIAM WASSERMAN

Father of Gary WassermanETHEL WEINTRAUB

Mother of Fran Weintraub

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October 20 26 TishreiMARGALITE ABADY

Mother of Michelle MillsJOHANNA HOFFSTEIN

Aunt of Harriet BlickenstaffJENNY HIRSCH KAUFMAN

Grandmother of Sharron PollackHELENE MAYER

Wife of Walter MayerMother of Nancy Mayer

DORIS OGLANDERMother of Jack Oglander and Amy Wartman

LORI BETH WEINTROPMother of Shannon RohlmanDaughter in law of Harry and Miriam Weintrop

October 21 27 TishreiBESS BORUSHEH

Grandmother of David BaronPEARL DULSKY

Mother of Lauren DavisMAX GOFFSTEIN

Grandfather of Robyn HunterJOE NESSENFELD

Great Uncle of Gary Wasserman*STUART OELBAUM

Husband of Rhea OelbaumSIMON S. SOHN

Great Uncle of Staci Kramer

October 22 28 TishreiSARA LASS

Mother of Kathryn Lass

October 23 29 TishreiPAUL ORDEN

Father of Lisa Orden ZarinJOSEPH RENNARD

Father of Gary RennardCONSTANCE SWEITZER

Mother of Sharalyn Saks

October 24 30 TishreiJUDITH ARGYRES

Mother of Nicholas ArgyresALLEN CROPF

Father of Robert CropfROSE GOODALL

Remembered by Ron FagerstromREBECCA DAUBER

Grandmother of Charles Ettelson

October 25 1 CheshvanMAURICE T. DUBIN

Father of Richard DubinJULIE SOLOMON

Friend of Staci KramerGREGORIO VAENBERG

Father of Mario Vaenberg October 26 2 Cheshvan

*ELLEN BERNSTEINOur member

RICHARD DUERFather of Camille Greenwald

MARY FAGERSTROMMother of Ron Fagerstrom

SIDNEY GORDONFather of Florine Zimmerman

SYLVIA KLEINGrandmother of Stephanie Kurtzman

LILLIAN M. LEWISGrandmother of Cindy Follman and Emily Follman

GENE JEROME MELMANFather of Morton Melman

October 27 3 Cheshvan

*LEONORA KOGGANMother of Beverly Berla

DONN H. LIPTONFather of Randy Lipton

*ALBERTA SLAVINWife of Raymond SlavinMother of Linda Slavin

MYRON WALLY WALDMANFather of Patricia Baker

October 28 4 CheshvanALEXANDRA BANK GREENBERG

Cousin of Marjorie SilverblattGENE RUBIN

Father of Jim RubinLEON TRIVERS

Uncle of Andrew Trivers and Sarah Anne Patz


NANCY S. BENISMother of Toby Benis

LEATRICE ELIASCousin of Sharon Hollander

DAN GREENEUncle of Stephanie Kurtzman

MARY LANGSTONMother of Wallace Langston

SELMA SCHLAFMANMother of Molly Smith


IDA COHENMother of Geraldine Albert

SOPHIA ELLISGrandmother of Elia Ellis

EMANUEL KAFKAFather of Bradley Kafka

HAROLD MARVERUncle of Renee Marver

ABEL MILLNERFather of Alan Millner

MAX SOLOMONUncle of Toby Epstein


LOUISE BIGELOWMother of Pamela Bigelow

LENORE BRADLEYMother of Ralph Levy

*Our member

12 calendar: october 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

14:00 Religious School

7:00 Yom Kippur Swab Drive Training

2 3EREV YOM KIPPUR

12:30 Continuing Adult Beginning Hebrew

1:45 Torah Study

6:00 Adult Hebrew

8:00 Kol Nidre Services at The Chase

4 YOM KIPPUR

8:45 Torah Study

10:00 Yom Kippur Services at The Chase 10:00 Alternative Yom Kippur Services at CRC 1:00 Study Sessions at The Chase 3:30 Children’s Service at The Chase 4:30 Neila/Yiskor and Concluding Services

51:00 7th Grade Serving Hot Lunch at Trinity (Last Names K-Z)

5:00 8th Grade Pizza and Bonding Program

611:00 Adult Beginning/ Intermediate Hebrew

12:30 Adult Intermediate Hebrew

2:00 Beginning Hebrew

7 8EREV SUKKOT


6:00 Family Sukkot Picnic

9SUKKOT - OFFICE CLOSED

7:30 Board Meeting

10SUKKOT

12:30 Continuing Adult Beginning Hebrew 1:45 Torah Study

5:30 Triple Chai Potluck

6:00 Adult Hebrew

7:30 Shabbat Service With Kirtan Rabbi

11SUKKOT

8:45 Torah Study 9:30 Family Service 10:00 Shabbat Service/Bat Mitzvah of Gabby Levine

10:00 Shabbat School/Rainbow

12:30 60 Mitzvahs With Will Soll6:00 LGBTA Sukkot Potluck

6:00 Next Dor Trivia Night

12SUKKOT

10:00 9th Grade Class

10:00 Confirmation Class

13SUKKOT




6:00 Women’s Sukkot Potluck

14SUKKOT

6:00 Men’s Sukkot Potluck

6:00 Tikkun Olam Steering Committee Meeting

15SUKKOT


16 SHEMINI ATZERET 8:00 Yiskor Service

17SIMCHAT TORAH - OFFICE CLOSED

7:30 Social Responsibility Shabbat Service

188:45 Torah Study

9:30 Family Service

10:00 Simchat Torah Celebration/ Consecration/Religious School Service

12:15 Basic Judaism

1:00 Grief Support Group

4:00 Bat Mitzvah of Lilly Kanterman

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10:00 7th Grade Garden Project (Last Names A-J)

1:00 7th Grade Garden Project (Last Names K-Z)




21 224:00 Religious School

23 2412:30 Continuing Adult Beginning Hebrew

1:45 Torah Study

6:00 Adult Hebrew

7:30 Shabbat Service

258:45 Torah Study

9:30 Family Service

10:00 Shabbat Service/Bar Mitzvah of Josh Yaffee

10:00 Shabbat School

12:30 Everyday Holiness Book Club with Felice Joyce

2610:00 9th Grade Class

10:00 Confirmation Class

11:30 Prospective and New Member Coffee

2711:00 Adult Beginning Hebrew



28 294:00 Religious School

30 31 12:30 Continuing Adult

Beginning Hebrew

1:45 Torah Study

6:00 Adult Hebrew

7:30 Shabbat Service

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