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March/April/May 2020 Adar/Nisan/Iyar 5780

Photo Credit: Joan Roth

Monday, March 9 5:45 pm Minyan

6:00 pm Purim festival dinner 6:30 pm Megillah, costumes and fun!

Tuesday, March 10

7:00 am Shacharit and Megillah reading

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TIFERETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION

Raphael J. Kanter, Rabbi Nathaniel Schudrich, Cantor

Gershon Levine, Executive Director Melynda Schudrich, Education Director

Larry Mindlin, Youth Director Ellen Hull, President

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Elizabeth Ackerman, Vice President

David Caruso, Vice President Eve Sky, Vice President

Cheryl Guterman, Treasurer Ellen Nelson, Financial Secretary

Pearl Bacdayan, Co-Recording Secretary Elisabeth Finch-Kaplan, Co-Recording Secretary

CONTACT INFORMATION Telephone: (508) 997-3171 Fax: (508) 997-3173

Website: www.tinewbedford.org

Rabbi Raphael J. Kanter rkanter@tinewbedford.org

Cantor Nathaniel Schudrich nschudrich@tinewbedford.org

Ellen Hull tucker1300@gmail.com

Gershon Levine glevine@tinewbedford.org

Melynda Schudrich mschudrich@tinewbedford.org

Larry Mindlin nbusyyouthdirector@gmail.com

Carol Raposa-Farias cfarias@tinewbedford.org

Carol Saltzman csaltzman@tinewbedford.org

The Tifereth Israelight is published four times yearly by Tifereth Israel Congregation

145 Brownell Avenue New Bedford, MA 02740-1654

(508) 997-3171

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The Rabbi’s Study Rabbi Raphael Kanter Every year we celebrate Purim and then Passover. Somehow they seem distinctly different and yet they share an important attribute. Let’s look at the two narratives that are the foundation for each story. Purim tells the story of the wicked Haman who sought to destroy the Jews of Persia, and who are saved by

Mordecai. Who is this man who saves the Jewish people throughout the kingdom of Persia? He is comfortable with who he is as a Jew; this is reflected in his refusal to bow to the wicked Haman. He will stand by his Judaism rather than give in to the prevailing strictures of the court. He is proud of who he is and what he stands for; therefore bowing to Haman is not an option. He will not give in to the cultural pressure surrounding him. The exodus story tells of a battle of cultures. Pharaoh wants to destroy the Israelites, whom he sees as a threat. A pharaoh was considered a god in their culture, and it is clear that the Israelites will not acknowledge pharaoh as God. We have here another story of not going along with the prevailing religious culture. In this case, the leader is Moses. He has grown up in the royal court of Egypt, yet will not set aside his Jewishness, knowing full well what kinds of threats such a contrary stand might bring. I think here we see that both stories are about a person (in this case two men) standing up against the prevailing religious culture, to acknowledge proudly the faith of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I see this dovetailing with the message I heard at the recent Rabbinical Assembly/United Synagogue joint convention. The journalist Bari Weiss made the argument that Jews must always see themselves as countercultural. Assimilation is giving up what makes us unique. To be a Jew at this time means acknowledging who we are, and asserting the values which come from this tradition, especially when those values are in conflict with those of prevailing culture. She writes: “The long arc of Jewish history makes it clear that the only way to fight is by waging an affirmative battle for who we are. By entering the fray for our values, for our ideas, for our ancestors, for our families, and for the generations that will come after us. This is not an exhortation to embrace religion in all its strictures. It is a reminder that Judaism contains multitudes, and that those who point the finger at other Jews as a way to keep the target off their own backs — insisting that the real problem are those with their kippot or their Zionism — at once distorts our history and the fact of our peoplehood.” She goes on to say that instead of trying to “convince people we are not that bad,” a challenge for Jews is to embrace being a “perpendicular” counterculture, “the idea of our difference being something really, really good, something to be celebrated, as something that is a source of our strength”. So this year let us see both holidays, Purim and Passover, Mordecai and Moses, linked thematically by this understanding. We as Jews must study our tradition and proudly assert the values and mitzvot that are the foundation for our Judaism and the Jewish People. Let us see Purim leading us into Passover teaching us that to be Jewish is to be counterculture and that is a healthy way for us, as a people, to challenge the world at large. May we celebrate both holidays with the energy that this insight brings to us. Happy Purim and Passover!!!

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Educationally Speaking Melynda Schudrich

This past December, the Ziskind School had a Chanukahfest that was unlike any in past years. We used to have a variety of stations. There would be different physical activities such as a basketball shoot, a face painting table, a relay course, and even a water gun shooting station where you have to knock out the actual flames on the menorah. There was always an arts and crafts table, and

maybe even one where you can make wrapping paper or presents for the family. And of course there would be some crazy games of dreidel with pennies and chocolate gelt. And the kids would run around screaming and shrieking for three hours. Then, this year, I found out I couldn't use the large social hall because the floors were being refinished, and I wasn’t sure what to do. How can I put every game in the small social hall and have it be as fun as it has been in the past? I’ll just say that this year was the most fun I've ever had at the Chanukahfest in the two decades that I have been involved with the school. First, the students began the event with a scavenger hunt. The students and madrichim teamed together and had to go throughout the entire synagogue to hunt down a variety of things that were based in Judaism. For example, they had to take a picture of themselves touching and kissing a mezuzah. They had to show a video or a picture of how to put on a tallit. They had to find clergy and show a picture. They had to take a picture with friends. Of course there were some more activities as well. The best game was the donut on a string game. We strung donuts across a long string and then challenged the students in each grade to eat the donut without using hands, as fast as they could. Always a mess, and always so much fun! Some of these games worked - such as seeing how many dreidels you could stack and who could stack them the quickest. And some didn't - such as putting the dreidel in a spoon and running it across the hall as fast as possible, but that only ended up in a free-for-all. But everybody was laughing, so I guess, in a way, it did work. This year we had a smaller bounce house, but that just meant that we were able to see the kids more as they were having fun together. And our bigger kids were able to watch out for our smaller kids. Also instead of face painting, we did cookie decorating. Some of those cookies were the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Maybe too gooey to touch, but a lot of fun to watch the creativity. This year we had some amazing latkes. Though they weren't made from scratch, they tasted like they were. I'm actually glad we bought more than I thought we would ever eat. Every single latke was inhaled! No admission was charged, like in the past. We just asked that the students bring in a toy for Gifts to Give in New Bedford. We collected a carload of toys which I was thrilled to bring the following week. It was a lovely no-pressure day. And I have to say that all the friends brought by our students left that social hall with a smile on their face. And everybody who joined us, the teachers and the parents that hung out with us, had a wonderful time. What did I get out of it? Community. That's what I get out of a lot of things that I do with the school and with our synagogue. It's all about community.

Notes…… from the Cantor

Purim is upon us and has many lessons to teach. Through the story of Megillat Esther we learn the following lessons:

In the end, good triumphs over evil

While we may not always see G-d, G-d is always there to help us. To illustrate this, we dress in costumes and masks. Just as we are not recognizable externally, we are still there; at times G-d appears to be distant but is still with us.

The importance and strength of women as illustrated by the actions of Esther and Vashti. They continue to be good role models for all of us.

A great way to celebrate is by giving to others. On Purim we are told to give gifts to others and be extra giving to the needy.

Jewish holidays can be fun! We dress in costumes, make noise at the mention of the evil one’s name (don’t make me say it!), and eat plenty of hamantashen.

The importance of children in our community. It is on Purim that children are allowed to chant from a scroll of the Bible. According to the Rabbis, it is the one holiday that will still be celebrated after the coming of the Messiah. It is for these reasons and many more that I am sending a personal invitation to each of you to come join us on Purim. If you have been before, you know how much fun it is. If you haven’t been before, come experience this incredible holiday. Purim is celebrated each year on the 14th of Adar. This year that takes place on Monday evening, March 9, beginning at 6:00 pm with a light dairy dinner. My goal is to have a packed house for Purim. If you are attending, please invite some friends to come with you. If you weren’t planning on coming, come anyway. I promise you a good time, money back guaranteed!

(Educationally Speaking, continued from previous column)

It's about being Jewish but also it's really about being a part of something greater than just being ourselves. It's about working together with one student helping another, a teacher helping a child, a madrich helping a student, or parent teaching another parent, or whatever it is, we're all working together. And it always feels good. I'm looking forward to next Chanukahfest already, and wondering what new ideas I will find. I have to say I can't take credit for everything that we did that day be-cause again we are a community. One of the teachers suggest-ed the cookie decorating. One of the parents brought in donuts so we could play The Donut Eating on a String game. And I played games with dice that I then was able to play with the dreidels. I did not buy the latkes. So much easier when you realize that you don't have to be alone to get things done. I know, at the Ziskind School, we will continue to work to-gether as a community. I look forward to it, and to reaching out to other communities as well.

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From the Executive Director’s Keyboard

Gershon Levine

On April 28, 2020 , we celebrate Yom Hazikaron, which is Israel’s Memorial Day. Yom Hazikaron is a day of memory, where Israel honors the fallen 23,741 soldiers and pre-War of Independence fighters that built and defended the Jewish State. And yes, the next day, on Israel Independence Day, there are parades, parties and barbeques; but for twenty four hours before those celebrations, a nation mourns their fallen sons and daughters.

I served in the Israel Defense Force as an infantryman, on both active and reserve duty from 1982-1987. I look back at those years with a mix of emotions and I am especially amazed that I survived the intense training my unit underwent in the days before the War in Lebanon. One reason for my survival was the friendship I had with Areleh. The name is short for Aryeh, “little lion”. Areleh wasn't little and he certainly wasn't what you'd expect from a lion. In fact, he reminded me of some lanky character from a Warner Brothers Cartoon. He was tall and gangly, his socks were always falling down into his combat boots, and his hair would never stay combed. Despite his appearance, Areleh always had a kind encouraging word for everyone. No matter how rotten, miserable or tired we felt - we could be running ten kilometers and operating on one hour of sleep - there was Areleh cracking jokes to lift our spirits. He was always inviting me to his home for Shabbat and even for the Passover Seder. Ironically, we spent Pesach 1982 on alert and no one went home.

As luck would have it, in June 1982, a week before Operation Peace for the Galilee, I was recuperating in an army hospital, resting severely injured ankles. When word came through that we were at war, all the wounded warriors hobbled to the recreation room to watch the situation on television. After my release from the hospital, I was transferred to an education base where we trained NCO’s how to be drill instructors. A month later, I found out that my original unit made it to Beirut somewhat unscathed. Near the airport however, Itzik took shrapnel in the arm, Kobi lost a foot, and Rafi told me that as he crossed a field, a burst of machine gun fire skimmed off his helmet. Everyone else from my platoon made it through the beginning of the war, safe and relatively sound.

All except Areleh, the big lanky guy whose socks wouldn't stay up, who always cracked jokes, was silenced. The twisted smile would never again grace his face. Every Yom Hazikaron I think of Areleh and the thousands of others who gave their lives so we can have a vibrant Jewish State.

So on this coming April 28, I hope you will pause for a

moment to think about the fallen IDF soldiers, the sons and daughters who gave their lives to protect Israel. I am sure

Areleh will be looking down smiling as you remember.

President's Greeting Ellen Hull, President

As I drove into the synagogue driveway last week, on my way to minyan, the western sky was aglow with a beautiful setting sun. I then realized that the days are getting longer and we can start thinking about warmer weather. Thinking !! This is the key word, because I have no doubt we have plenty

of winter still left, but here at Tifereth Israel we are starting a new season. Our solar field is now on line; and using that beautiful sun that I saw setting to help us light and warm our Synagogue. I hope we can see this as our community’s effort to use nature’s resources in a responsible way. We should all be proud of this undertaking by our synagogue and thanks to those who had the vision. Seeing our synagogue in a new light is something we can all do, one of comfort, education and friendship. I know this is a theme I have used during my tenure as President, but it is something I truly have come to believe in. I think we have all lost our way to the synagogue at some time, but from firsthand knowledge I know it is an easy place to find again. There is no time limit, no right or wrong way, just whatever works for each of you. I promise, if you do come again you don’t have to become President, at least not in the near future, but never say never. See you around TI….and Think Spring.

Need to sell your Chametz for Passover? Please contact the synagogue office by phone (508) 997-3171, or by email, office@tinewbedford.org for the forms and information. Chametz sale deadline is April 1. Also, see page 8 for the TI Passover calendar.

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SISTERHOOD CURLS UP WITH SOME GOOD READS & PLANS AHEAD

Our Sisterhood Book Club recently discussed Lilac Girls by Marsha Hall Kelly. This historical novel is based on a true story of a New York socialite who "championed" a group of female concentration camp survivors. It is a riveting story told from the point of view of women. On Feb. 26, we dis-cussed The Postmistress by Sarah Blake. Through three dis-tinctive characters the author weaves the story of strong women before and during WW11, "matching harrowing ac-tion with reflection and romance with pathos." It's remarkable how relevant the story is to present day times. Coming up on March 25, we dramatically change eras, loca-tion and topics. We'll be discussing The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey. From Barnes and Noble: "1920s India: Perveen Mistry, Bom-bay's only female lawyer, is investigating a suspicious will on behalf of three Muslim widows living in full purdah when the case takes a turn toward the murderous. The author of the Agatha and Macavity Award–winning Rei Shimura novels brings us an atmospheric new historical mystery with a capti-vating heroine." All meetings are at Marsha Onufrak's house (unless bad weather moves us to the TI library) on the last Wednesday of the month at 2:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to join us for a lively discussion and a little nosh. No reservations necessary! Please contact Phyllis Bornstein to be added to the email list with updates on books and meetings. On the last day of Hanukkah, Sisterhood co-sponsored an event with the Program Committee and the Adult Education Committee on Jews in the movies. It was a well-attended and fun event led by our own knowledgeable film teacher, Ger-shon Levine. After we enjoyed home-made latkes, (thanks to Ivy Feuerstadt, Susan Barnet and Marsha Onufrak for making them), we watched some hilarious and poignant clips of Jew-ish characters in movies of the 40s, 50s, and 60s. It was such a wonderful event, informative and entertaining, that we're going to have another Cinema Sunday in the coming months with a more narrowed down focus. Please watch for upcom-ing details in future flyers and check the TI website.

TORAH FUND 2020

Torah Fund took shape in the minds of our leaders more than seventy years ago with the establishment of a scholar-ship fund. The campaign continues today as a source of scholarship funding for students at the Jewish Theological seminary. The Torah Fund Mission gives every person an opportunity to participate in preserving, promoting, and per-petuating Conservative/Masorti Judaism, through active giv-ing to the Torah Fund Campaign of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism in support of JTS, the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, and Seminario Rabinico Latinamericano. We are very proud of the work the women at Tifereth Israel Congregation have done the past forty years for our Torah Fund Campaign. Our 2019-2020 campaign has already be-gun and your generous contributions show our appreciation for our Rabbi and Cantor. This year’s theme, Chesed, which means “kindness” in Hebrew, conveys the deep love that animates Jewish acts of kindness, done without thought of reward. The Bible has numerous examples of chesed, from Abraham and Sarah welcoming three strangers to their tent, to Rebecca who offers water to Isaac, and to Ruth who shows loyalty and kindness to Naomi. Our 2019-2020 Torah Fund Campaign will culminate at the 40th Annual Sylvia Finger Study Day and Luncheon on Thursday, May 21. That day we will honor Judy Barry and Barbara Kaplan for their deeds of lovingkindness through their years of service to our community. We are also happy to welcome Rabbi Michael Fel, who will speak to us in the morning followed by a luncheon honoring our honorees, recognizing them for their devotion to Torah, Service (Avodah), and Gemilut Hasadim (Deeds of Lovingkindness) All women can attend this special day for a minimum contri-bution of $18 (Chai). Please help with the Torah Fund Campaign this year as you will be helping to sustaining the Jewish community for the future. Special kudos to Marsha Onufrak and Phyllis Bornstein for all their help this year and always. In addition to your pledge, you may also purchase “all occasion” greeting cards throughout the year from Barbara Gotlib or Susan Barnet.

The annual Yom HaShoah observance will take place on April 26, 2020. It will begin with a short memorial service at the Holocaust Monument at 6 pm. This will be followed by a march to Tifereth Israel, where we will welcome our speaker, Kurt Kleinmann, who was brought to the United States in 1940, and lived with Samuel

Barnet and his sisters.

Membership and Program Committees The Membership Committee of Tifereth Israel Congregation continues to meet every month. We have been discussing different methods of outreach, and are hoping to formulate a viable plan at our next meeting. Remember...if you happen to know or meet anyone who has an interest in Tifereth Israel, please let us know! The Program Committee of Tifereth Israel has a busy sched-ule ahead. After a VERY successful Chicken Dinner on Jan-uary 3, we are all feeling very optimistic about our plans for the Spring. Following on the heels of Wonder Woman on February 1, on March 20th we will be celebrating Shabbat Across America with a very special service and another one of our famous chicken dinners (with vegan alternative). Other activities planned for the Spring are another Havdallah Campfire ser-vice (with s'mores), a Potluck Dinner and "The Little Big Show".

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Let’s all shout

Mazal Tov !

We are proud to publicize the

birthdays and anniversaries of our

most precious members.

Rosalyn Glaser Bernstein Judd Zeitz

On their recent milestone birthdays

* * * Wishing them much health & happiness

in the future!

Shabbat Candle Lighting Times:

March 6 5:23pm March 13 6:31 pm March 20 6:39 pm March 27 6:46 pm April 3 6:54 pm April 10 7:02 pm April 17 7:09 pm April 24 7:17pm May 1 7:24 pm May 8 7:32 pm May 15 7:39 pm May 22 7:46 pm May 29 7:52 pm

Mazal Tov to Andrea & Murray Lukoff on the marriage of their son, Jay Lukoff, to Alexandra Coltin, daughter of Deborah & Gary Coltin, in Walpole, MA. Mazal Tov to Lisa & Brian Marder on the marriage of their son, Eric Marder, to Jennifer Paulenoff, in Lake Success, NY. Kol HaKavod to Idit Klein, daughter of Judith & Andrei Klein, for receiving the Women to Watch Leadership Award from Jewish Women International in Washington, DC. Idit is CEO and Executive Director of Keshet in Boston. Mazal Tov to grandparents Dan Schwartz and Joyce Schwartz, and parents Rebecca & Jeremy McDonald, on the naming of their son, Carson Pierce McDonald.

TODAH RABBAH

We sincerely thank our sponsors of Shabbat morning Kiddush in recent

months!

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Cheryl Guterman In honor of her birthday

Rabbi Raphael Kanter & Cindy Benson

To mark the end of the yahrzeit year for his beloved father, Rabbi Shamai Kanter;

and to mark their 30th anniversary.

Rebecca & Jeremy McDonald Dan Schwartz

In honor of naming of their son and grandson, Carson Pierce McDonald

~CHAI lights~

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25 Shirley Friedman

Dr. Bertram E Howard Daniel Kaplan

26 Benjamin Klehr

Morris Klehr Luess Minkin

27 Grace Ades

Doris C Rosenfeld 28

Max Cutler Max Gerstein

Thomas Gordon Minnie Gorfinkle

Anna Kaplan Max Rothman

29 Jacob Abesh

Dorothea Cooperstein Doris E Horenstein Victoria S Oliveira

Joseph Sobiloff Milton Zeman

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17 William Goldfarb

Rose Gotlib Kaplan Sidney Levine

Julius Leonard Perler 18

Ira Katz Bertha Lopez

David Matathia Lynda Mindlin

Meyer Roseman Florence Victor

19 Harry Barkofsky

Isidore Gibbs Ida Moss

Fannie Uditsky

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PASSOVER SCHEDULE 2020—5780

Tuessday, April 7, 2020

Bedikat Hametz - Search for Hametz After 7:45 p.m.

Wednesday, April 8 - 14 Nisan

Fast of First Born – First Seder

Morning Minyan 7:00 am

Eating Hametz Before 10:33 am

Burning of Hametz Before 11:39 am

Mincha/Maariv 5:45 pm

Candle lighting 6:59 pm

Thursday, April 9 - 15 Nisan

First Day of Pesach – Second Seder

Shabbat/Yom Tov Service 9:30 am

Mincha/Maariv 5:45 pm

Candle lighting After 8:01 pm

Friday, April 10 - 16 Nisan

Second Day of Pesach

Yom Tov Service 9:30 am

Mincha/Maariv 5:45 pm

Candle lighting 7:02 pm

Saturday, April 11 - 17 Nisan

Hol Hamoed Pesach 1

Shabbat Morning Service 9:30 am

Mincha/Maariv 7:00 pm

Sunday, April 12 - 18 Nisan

Hol Hamoed Pesach 2

Morning Minyan 9:00 am

Mincha/Maariv 5:45 pm

Monday, April 13 - 19 Nisan

Hol Hamoed Pesach 3

Morning Minyan 7:15 am

Mincha/Maariv 5:45 pm

Tuesday, April 14 - 20 Nisan

Hol Hamoed Pesach 4

Morning Minyan 7:15 am

Mincha/Maariv 5:45 pm

Candle lighting 7:06 pm

Wednesday, April 15 - 21 Nisan

Seventh Day of Pesach

Yom Tov Service 9:30 am

Mincha/Maariv 5:45 pm

Candle lighting After 8:08 pm

Thursday, April 16 - 22 Nisan

Eighth Day of Pesach

Yom Tov Service, with Yizkor 9:30 am

Mincha/Maariv/Havdallah 7:10 pm

Eat Chametz After 8:09 pm

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IN MEMORIAM We offer our sincere condolences to our members (in bold) & their families

Alma Sadow, Debra Koenig, Barbara Cole Singer and Richard Sadow and their families

On the loss of their beloved husband and father, Leon Sadow

Robert Warren, Marc Fain, Jerry Fain, Howard Fain and Terri Ciolfi and their families on the loss of their beloved mother, Peggy Fain

Rosaria Arteaga and her family

On the loss of her beloved aunt Maria da Conceicao Martins de Azevedo Arteaga

Betty Matathia and her family On the loss of her beloved sister, Dorothy Golub

Jane Palestine Jamieson and Samuel Palestine and their families

On the loss of their beloved mother, Shirley G. Palestine

Ari & Eve Sky, and Uri Sky and their families On the loss of Ari’s beloved father, Rabbi Harry Sky

Dr. David Ryder & Betty Ilowitz-Ryder , Jonathan Ryder and

Benjamin Ryder and their families On the loss of their beloved father, Harl Edgar Ryder, Jr.

Marc & Stacy Fournier and their family

On the loss of Marc’s beloved father, J. H. Albert Fournier

Dr. Sarah Shreter-Labine and Brad, Simone and David Labine And their family

On the loss of their beloved husband and father, Dr. Norbert Labine

SaraLee Salk and her family On the loss of her beloved uncle, Theodore Rosenberg

Judy & Gary Brown, and Seth Asser & Felice Katz &and their families

On the loss of their beloved aunt, Ruth Asser

Dr. Jason Falk and Diana Dunetz & their families On the loss of their beloved mother, Betty Falk

The family of Samson Segall on his loss

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[All donations received by January 24]

GENERAL FUND In appreciation: by Dr. Jack Belkin In honor of Martha Hammel at Hanukkah: by Rona & Harvey

Tananbaum In appreciation of our Simchat Torah honor: by Pearl & Paul

Bacdayan In honor of Pearl & Paul Bacdayan being called to the Torah as

Chatan v’Kallat Bereshit: by Judi & Bob Sterns, Ruth & David Glicksman, Liz & Ken Ackerman

In honor of Barry Shuster being called to the Torah as Chatan Torah: by Ruth & David Glicksman

In appreciation for hospital visit: by Joan & David Farrow Get well wishes to Sheldon Friedland: by Ellen Hull In honor of Lawrence Fletcher’s special birthday: by Bonnie

Feldman In honor of the birth of a grandchild for Dan Schwartz:by Ellen Hull Congratulations to Ken Lipman on the Bat Mitzvah of his

granddaughter: by Myra Goldberg Expressing support for the TI community: by Sugarman Sinai

Memorial Chapel IN MEMORY OF

Helen Goldberg, beloved sister of Murray Goldberg: by Ellen Hull Beloved mother of Ellen Herman: by Deborah Cohen Leon Sadow, beloved husband of Alma Sadow: by Barbara

Samuels, Patricia & Elliot Rosenfield Shirley Palestine, beloved mother of Jane Jamieson and Samuel

Palestine: by Claire Levovsky Marilyn Ehrenhaus, beloved wife of Abraham Ehrenhaus: by

Barbara Rubin Fred Satkin, beloved husband of Sabrina Satkin: by Patricia & Elliot

Rosenfield Dorothy Golub, beloved sister of Betty Matathia: by Ida Finger

Case, Steven and Alan Finger Betty Falk, beloved mother of Dr. Jason Falk and Diana Dunetz:

by Janet & Robert Feingold, Lisa & Brian Marder, Barbara Pearl & Martin Lipman

YAHRZEIT FOR Beloved mother Esther Burger: by Bonnie Feldman Beloved father Sol Burger: by Bonnie Feldman Beloved daughter Jill Lauren Feldman: by Bonnie Feldman Beloved son Seth Harris Feldman: by Bonnie Feldman Beloved mother Rose Mello: by Michael & Anna Mello Beloved father Alvin Glaser: by Iris & Gary Wallace Beloved father Benjamin Mazza: by Elliot Mazza Beloved father H. Arnold Siegel: by Susan Mick Beloved father Julius Kivowitz: by Barbara Gotlib Beloved mother in law Mamie Levine: by Doris Levine Beloved grandfather Jacob Brown: by Howie Galitsky Beloved mother Theresa Minkin: by Betty Matathia Beloved father Samuel Minkin: by Betty Matathia Beloved mother Lois Rothenberg: by Annie & Shawn McGuire Beloved stepfather Edward Novick: by Martha Hammel Beloved grandmother Lillian Caplan: by Martha Hammel Beloved mother Bronya Brudner: by Faina Veinstein Beloved husband Calvin Siegal: by Sue Siegal Beloved father Benjamin Mazza: by Steven Mazza Beloved parents and grandparents Beatrice & William Wollison:

by Rebecca Holmes, James Wollison, Stacy Fournier, Seth Holmes and Will Wollison

Beloved aunt Sara Wollison Fisher: by Rebecca Holmes, James Wollison, Stacy Fournier and Seth Holmes

Beloved husband, father and grandfather: by Rebecca Holmes, Stacy Fournier, Seth Holmes and Aileen Holmes

Beloved father Esau Levin: by Fred Levin Beloved mother Estelle Sachs: by Steven Sachs & JoAnn Cabral Beloved sister Franna Boyce: by Steven Sachs & JoAnn Cabral Beloved father Albert Camhi: by Bunny Russo Beloved father Morton Rivkin: by Shelley & John Day Beloved mother Sylvia Day: by Shelley & John Day Beloved father Dr. Eli Rubin: by Ben & Caroline Rubin Beloved parents Dotte & Leon Cooperstein: by Foster Cooperstein Beloved grandparents Minnie & Harry Silverman: by Foster

Cooperstein Beloved grandparents Tillie & Moses Cooperstein: by Foster

Cooperstein Beloved father Samuel L Lipman: by Ken Lipman Beloved grandmother Gisia Rabinovitch: by Dr. & Mrs. Barry

Rabinovitch Beloved grandfather Morris Lipsky: by Dr. & Mrs. Barry Rabinovitch Beloved father Max Rabinovitch: by Dr. & Mrs. Barry Rabinovitch Beloved grandfather David Feingold: by Janet & Robert Feingold Beloved uncle George S. Cohen: by Janet & Robert Feingold Beloved mother Dorothy Kates: by Todd Kates Beloved grandfather Harry Levow: by Todd Kates Beloved grandfather Samuel Kates: by Todd Kates Beloved husband Harvey Friedland: by Barbara Friedland Beloved mother Helen Weinshel: by Joan Bronspiegel Beloved uncles Abe Bronspiegel and Harry Bronspiegel: by Joan

Bronspiegel Beloved mother Marion Menkes: by Phyllis & Neal Bornstein Beloved mother Rose Bornstein: by Phyllis & Neal Bornstein Beloved son Leon Finger: by Ida Finger Case Beloved father Barney Papkin: by Robert Papkin and Joan Papkin Beloved brother Joel Karten: by Barbara Dennis Beloved father Louis Karten: by Barbara Dennis Beloved sister Annette Joachim: by Judy & Kenny Martin Beloved husband Steven N Davis: by Mary Lou Davis Beloved parents Lottie & Ben Slater: by Susan Barnet Beloved grandmother Grace Rubinstein: by Susan R Mick Beloved uncle Herbert L Siegel: by Susan R Mick

SCOTT DEREK MICKELSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND Wishing a happy healthy and blessed holiday season to Maria

DaRosa, Mary Hadley, Kathy Medeiros and Maria Amaral: by Judi and Jill Mickelson

In memory of the beloved mother of Joanna Rebeiro: by Judi and Jill Mickelson

In memory of Shirley Gomes, beloved mother of Michelle Dias: by Judi and Jill Mickelson

In memory of Robert Bird, beloved husband of Marilyn Bird: by Kala Joblon & Stanley Mickelson

In memory of Angelina Costa, beloved mother of Marlene Barros: by Judi and Jill Mickelson & Paul Cromwell

CHESED WINTER ASSISTANCE FUND Yahrzeit for beloved mother Pearl E. Rubin: by Rebecca E Rubin Yahrzeit for beloved mother Ida Fox Clasky: by Rozzy Glaser Yahrzeit for beloved mother in law Jennie Glaser: by Rozzy Glaser Yahrzeit for beloved grandfather Donald Barash: by Michael &

Emily Blumberg Yahrzeit for beloved father Harold HJ Clasky: by Rosalyn Glaser-

Bernstein & Family

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RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Donation: by Mindy & Richard Goldstein In appreciation of my Simchat Torah honor: by Barry Shuster In appreciation: by Marsha & John Onufrak In appreciation: by Dr. Jack Belkin In appreciation for our grandson’s bris: by Julie Smith & Owen

Richards In appreciation for the Rabbi’s class at the church: by Father

Richard Wilson and Holy Family Church Expressing support for the TI community: by Sugarman Sinai

Memorial Chapel Thank you to Rabbi Kanter for all you do: by Larry Lutvak

IN MEMORY OF Shirley Palestine, beloved mother of Jane Jamieson and Samuel

Palestine: by Joyce & Mark Eisenberg Peggy Fain: by Judi & Bob Sterns & Family, Wendy & Peter Russell Rabbi Harry Sky, beloved father of Ari Sky: by Dr. Barbara Pearl &

Martin Lipman Frances Weeks, beloved mother of Martha Weeks Green: by

Martha Weeks Green & Joel Green

YAHRZEIT FOR Beloved sister Maxine Sinderoff, beloved aunt Anne Asekoff, and

beloved father in law Morris Glaser: by Rosalyn Glaser Bernstein Beloved mother Goldie Kates: by Ellen Berkowitz Beloved sister Gertrude Shuster: by Elaine & Paul Chervinsky Beloved mother Sadie Silver: by Elaine & Paul Chervinsky Beloved parents Anna & Harold Ambush: by Maxine Ginsberg Beloved father Alvin Glaser: by Marjorie Glaser Zeidel Beloved mother Lillian Glassman: by Joyce & Mark Glassman Beloved mother Ruth Greenwood: by Judy Pollack Beloved mother Gertrude Shuster: by Betsy Shuster Goldberg Beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother Evelyn Winet:

by Myra Goldberg & Family Beloved husband and father Nathan Barry: by Judith Barry, Ellen

Barry Fallon, Ed & Peggy Barry Beloved brother Dr. John S. Mutterperl: by Betty & Alan Novick Beloved father Israel Rubin: by Ida Tatelbaum Beloved husband Irwin Nebelkopf: by Ellen Guenette Beloved sister Ina Rothstein and beloved grandmother Fannie

Barkofsky: by Gilda Barclay Avelar Beloved husband Sidney Shwartz: by Norma Olivier Warburton Beloved mother Estelle Sachs: by Melissa Sachs & Paul Pinetti Beloved sister Franna Boyce: by Melissa Sachs & Paul Pinetti Beloved brother Leo Bernard Roseman: by Shirley Jadlowe Beloved mother Marjorie Henson: by Helen Terespolsky Beloved mother Ruth Besen: by Rachel Levinson Beloved father Barney Papkin: by Robert Papkin Beloved mother Marion Jaffe: by Donald Jaffe In respect for Abe Landau: by Dolly Drabble Beloved grandmother Bertha Weiss: by Beth G Lucero Beloved parents David & Ida Lipman: by Gail & Alan Hootstein Beloved brother Bruce Feuerstadt: by Ivy Feuerstadt Beloved parents Dr. Isaac & Caroline Schwartz: by Miriam Schwartz

Hillman Beloved parents Estelle & Richard Superior: by Carl Superior

ANNA & HARRY SILVERSTEIN FUND In memory of Helen Goldberg, beloved sister of Murray Goldberg:

by Jean & Joseph Silverstein In memory of Leon Sadow, beloved husband of Alma Sadow: by

Jean & Joseph Silverstein

CANTOR’S MUSIC FUND In appreciation for our grandson’s bris: by Julie Smith & Owen

Richards In appreciation: by Joyce & Mark Eisenberg In memory of Rabbi Harry Sky, beloved father of Ari Sky: by Carl

Superior YAHRZEIT FOR

Beloved sister in law E. Lainey Sack: by Ellen Berkowitz Beloved brother Malcolm E Zeman: by Michael & Maura Zeman Beloved grandmother Beatrice Bernstein: by Michael & Maura

Zeman Beloved husband Clinton Levin MD: by Frances Levin Beloved husband Milton Goldberg: by Myra Goldberg Beloved friends Jay Garon, Dora Garonsky, Barry Novek and

Richard Levin: by Carl Superior Beloved father Jack Weitzman: by Steven Weitzman

KIDDUSH FUND In appreciation: by Karen Shapiro In appreciation to Gershon Levine for his presentation of “Jews

in Cinema”: by Sisterhood of TI In memory of Leon Sadow, beloved husband of Alma Sadow: by

Ruth & Alan Ades In memory of Rabbi Harry Sky, beloved father of Ari Sky: by Cindy

& Mel Yoken Yahrzeit for beloved father Bernard B Stein: by Cindy & Mel Yoken Yahrzeit for beloved brother Fred Isdepski: by Rena Deneault Yahrzeit for beloved husband Dr. Eli J. Rubin: by Barbara Rubin Yahrzeit for beloved father Dr. Lee Philips: by Laura & Matthew

Philips Yahrzeit for beloved mother Rita Ostiguy Deneault: by Rena &

Louis Deneault Yahrzeit for beloved father Frank Isdepski: by Rena & Louis

Deneault

THELMA & GEORGE SCHWARTZ KIDDUSH FUND In memory of Leon Sadow, beloved husband of Alma Sadow: by

Carolyn & Mel Holland In memory of Dr. Gerald Lassoff, beloved brother of Linda

Waxler: by Lois & Jay Horowitz Yahrzeit for beloved father Paul Horowitz: by Jay Horowitz

ANNETTE & SAMUEL L. LIPMAN FUND In honor of Barry Shuster being called to the Torah as Chatan

Torah: by Judi & Bob Sterns In memory of Helen Goldberg, beloved sister of Murray Goldberg:

by Judi & Bob Sterns Yahrzeit for beloved father Samuel L. Lipman: by Martin Lipman

MINYAN BREAKFAST CLUB In honor of Barry Shuster being honored as Chatan Torah: by

Anna & Michael Mello In memory of Betty Falk, beloved mother of Dr. Jason Falk: by

Theresa Poulin & Barry Shuster In memory of beloved mother Bessie Nisson: by Sandra Nisson In memory of beloved uncle Abbott Shuster: by Sandra Nisson In memory of beloved grandfather Murray Shuster: by Sandra

Nisson In memory of Donald Craveiro: by Sandra Nisson

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GENERAL FUND (CONTINUED)

Beloved parents Leah & Sam Heyman: by Evelyn & Daniel Silber Beloved sister Renee Heyman: by Evelyn & Daniel Silber Beloved father and grandfather Howard Mann: by Edward, Jeryl,

Marjorie and Erissa Mann

BUILDING FUND Yahrzeit for beloved mother Fannie Kaner Delinsky: by Len Kaner Yahrzeit for beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather Donald

Barash: by Judy Blumberg & Family

TORAH REPAIR FUND Donation: by Joyce & Mark Eisenberg

ZISKIND SCHOOL OF JUDAISM Yahrzeit for beloved father Edward Novick: by Ling & Abe Novick Donation: by Joyce & Mark Eisenberg

GORBAN FAMILY FUND Yahrzeit for beloved father Arthur Gorban: by Arlene & Harry

Gorban

FLORENCE & HOWARD MANN FUND Yahrzeit for beloved father Howard Z. Mann: by Susan Bain

PHYLLIS & SIDNEY CHASKES FUND Yahrzeit for beloved parents Phyllis & Sidney Chaskes: by

Madeline Ciaramello, Irene & Dan Mascaro

LEAH & SAM HEYMAN FUND Donation: by Evelyn & Daniel Silber

Join us for Shabbat Across America Chicken (or Vegan) Dinner

and Rockin’ Shabbat Musical Service!

Friday, March 20, 2020

6:00 pm Dinner 7:30 pm Service

RSVP for dinner deadline

Wednesday, March 11! $10/adult, $5/child under age 11,

with a $25 family cap

Call or email the TI Office to RSVP (508) 997-3171

office@tinewbedford.org When you reserve, please let us know how many adult/children/vegan meals

you are reserving.

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Tifereth Israel Congregation

Tax Deduction Car Donation Program

Do you have a car that's no longer in use? Time to buy a new one?

One car too many in the house for any reason?

Donate your used vehicle to Tifereth Israel for a tax donation!

Your car can be donated, regardless of the condition.

Call the TI office to arrange for pickup.

IF YOUR CAR SELLS FOR MORE THAN $500: The IRS allows you to claim a tax deduction of the amount the car

sold for. Your tax-deductible receipt will be for the car's full sale price.

After it sells, TI will provide a letter verifying the tax donation.

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Tifereth Israel Congregation 145 Brownell Avenue New Bedford, MA 02740

Sunday Morning Breakfast Speaker Series

Boston Globe Columnist Jeff Jacoby Sunday March 1 @ 9:30 am.

Jeff Jacoby is an award-winning columnist for The Boston Globe. His columns are distributed by the New York Times Syndicate, and readers can also follow him on social media and at his own web-site, JeffJacoby.com. In 2009, he was presented with the Ben Hecht Award for Outstanding Jour-nalism on the Middle East. In 2014, he was in-cluded in the “Forward 50,” a list of the 50 most influential American Jews.

Award winning author Joshua Rubenstein Sunday March 15 @ 9:30 am.

Joshua Rubenstein was the Associate of Harvard’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and is currently Associate Director for major gifts at Harvard Law School. He was an organizer and re-gional director for Amnesty International USA for 37 years. He will speak about his latest book, The Last Days of Stalin, which will appear in eight for-eign translations, including in Hebrew.