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MEREDITH GREENBERG Cantor
I AM NOT SURE WHEN IT HAPPENED, but children’s books have gotten so good.
My kids and I spend a lot of time together reading. Like many of you, we
have a nightly routine of reading before bed and telling stories and giggling
throughout. The stories are great and the illustrations even better. Since my
children are only just getting to the literate age, the pictures have always been
important. What I find amazing, however, is that they are staying important
and integral to their reading experience simply because they are so fantastic.
We have many books that we love, but I am partial to the Jewish stories
(duh!) in which the art is bright and fun and the themes are about life from a
modern Jewish perspective. One of our favorite such books is the “Sammy
Spider” series. These books are an introduction to Jewish traditions told by
Sammy, a curious spider, who watches everything that Josh and his mother
are doing from high up on the Shapiro's living room ceiling. They articulate
the questions that both kids and adults have about Jewish ritual and
tradition, while keeping it meaningful and relevant. Yes, I am calling Sammy
Spider relevant because he is.
On Shabbat morning, February 25, as part of our Wake Up Shabbat
program, Katherine Janus Kahn who has been illustrating children’s books for
television and print for over 30 years and who is also the creator of Sammy
Spider is coming to Temple Ner Tamid!
Katherine’s adventures with children’s books started when she went to
Israel as a volunteer after the Six-Day War. She took three pencils, a tablet of
drawing paper, and an eraser, with the vague idea of starting to draw
again. She had always been the class artist in elementary school, but she had
stopped. She hasn’t stopped since Israel. While she was there, she worked in the
Negev Desert on an archeological dig and harvested olives on a kibbutz in the
Galilee. She went to art school in the then newly united city of Jerusalem. It was
the first time in 20 years that Jews were allowed into the old city.
Kahn has taken her love of Judaism and swirled it into brightly colored
collage illustrations and simple bold designs for the "Sammy Spider" series.
The books are used in hundreds of Jewish preschools across the country
including our Temple’s preschool, Shoresh. We are so fortunate to share in
her talent and experience as she brings us through a fun interactive program
through the eyes of a little spider.
Please mark your calendar and plan on spending Shabbat morning,
February 25th with us. The day will begin with a breakfast nosh at 9 am. From
9:30 to 11 am will be Tot Shabbat featuring an interactive program with
(Cantor continued on page 4)
Mark Your Calendars
February 3 - 5, 2011
Artist-In-Residence Weekend
Friday, February 3 / 6:30 pm
Choir Shabbat and Community Pot-luck Dinner
with Jill Rogoff
Saturday, February 4 / 7:30 pm
Tree of Life Havdalah Café with Jill Rogoff
Monday, February 13 / 7:30 pm
ADD/ADHD Parents Support Group
Friday, February 17 / 6:30 pm
Drumming Shabbat
Saturday, February 25 / 9 am
Wake Up Shabbat with Katherine Janus Kahn
and Storahtelling with Rabbi Rex Perlmeter
Sunday, February 26 / 11:30 am
Adult Education: In the Beginning
Shabbat Services
Erev Shabbat services during the month of
February will be every Friday at 6:30 pm
Chanting Circle meets most Shabbat mornings
at 9:15 am. Shabbat services every Saturday at
10 am.
February 3 / 6 pm
Tot Shabbat Pot-luck dinner and service with
Cantor Cathy Lawrence
February 18 / 10 am
Casual Minyan
February 24 / 6:30 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat
TEMPLE NER TAMID
936 Broad Street
Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003
Tel: 973.338.1500
Fax: 973.338.4486
www.nertamid.org
a Reform synagogue serving
Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Montclair
and surrounding communities
Member URJ
RABBI
Steven Kushner
RABBI EMERITUS
Stanley Skolnik
CANTOR
Meredith Greenberg
SYNAGOGUE SOCIAL WORKER
Missy Jacobs
ASSISTANT CANTOR
Cathy Lawrence
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Iris Schwartz
PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR
Arlene Sherman
YOUTH GROUP ADVISORS
Jeff & Amy Kagan
ACCOMPANIST / CHOIR DIRECTOR
Edward Alstrom
PRESIDENT
Jordan Solomon
FIRST VP
Phyllis Berman
VP PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Marjorie Grayson
VP FINANCE
Andrew Dwyer
VP MEMBERSHIP
Lisa Westreich
VP RELIGIOUS LIVING
Fred Pressman
VP HOUSE & ADMINISTRATION
Ken Schapiro
VP EARLY CHILDHOOD
Rochelle Sandler
TREASURER
Andrea Brudnicki
SECRETARY / DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION
Mary Lee
BROTHERHOOD PRESIDENT
Stephen Rosen
YOUTH GROUP PRESIDENT
Sara Davidow
TEMPLE TOPICS EDITOR
Laurie Schifano
IRIS SCHWARTZ
Director of Education
WHAT ARE THE LESSONS THAT LAST? Think about something you have learned
that has endured the test of time. I can almost guarantee that whatever it is
you’re thinking about is connected to something personal – an experience, a
feeling, even an aroma – something that has an emotional component for you.
Our emotions lead the way when it comes to learning. And, in order to learn
anything we have to answer two questions: Does it make sense? Does it have
meaning? If the answer to these questions is no, then long-term learning will
not take place. Our brain will just discard the information and move on.
In the end of this multi-year process of Jewish education, both parents and
teachers want the lessons learned in our school to leave an indelible mark on
our children. But as research demonstrates, the potential capacity for affecting
students involved in religious schools is minimal without the stronger influence
of home observance and parental support in place. Children model what they
see at home. There’s no getting around it.
The question is how can we (school and parents) work together to achieve
our mutual goal of teaching our children, the next generation of Jews, what it
means to be a Jew? How can we make sure that Judaism makes sense and has
meaning to our children? The quick answer is that Judaism has to make sense
and have meaning to us as adults first. We adults must walk in the world as
Jews before we can expect our children to do so. Some of this is not so hard.
We all “do” Jewish things already. When we cook for the local soup kitchen or
donate canned goods to feed the hungry, write checks to the Jewish Federation
or the local hospice, treat others fairly, show respect for the elderly, welcome
guests, participate in recycling, create a peaceful environment at home – all
things that many of us do on a daily basis – we are behaving as Jews. Judaism
gives us guidelines for our actions and teaches us that doing – walking the walk
– not merely talking the talk - is what matters most. How we behave matters.
Of course, there are many other kinds of Jewish lessons that last that children
should learn that can also take more effort and intentionality than these.
Learning is one example. Parents of 2nd through 6th graders who work on the
Words of Wisdom program with their children or adults who continue their own
Jewish education teach by intentional example. Parents who attend Shabbat
and holiday services with their children or who bless their children each Friday
night at the Shabbat table teach by intentional example. Parents who fill their
homes with the wonderful aromas of chicken soup on the stove for holidays or
hamantaschen in the oven for Purim teach by intentional example. Parents who are
involved in any of the myriad activities at the temple teach by intentional example.
The best way to make sure that Judaism is important to our children is to
make sure that Judaism is important to us. My son Ari is a rabbi. Though I
know better, during one of his High Holiday sermons I felt he was speaking
personally to me. He talked about how to teach children about being Jewish, a
subject certainly near and dear to my heart. His message was clear. Don’t “do”
Jewish for the children, do it for you. If Judaism makes sense and has meaning
for you, then it will make sense and have meaning for your children. Don’t light
the Shabbat candles only when your children are home. Don’t walk into the
temple only on carpool days. Don’t attend services only because your children
have a requirement for religious school. Kids know. They see. They learn. While
I think we did a fairly good job at home when our children were small, our
observance level has begun to slip a little since they have grown up and moved
away. Why? Judaism certainly makes sense and has meaning to me. However it
is absolutely easier not to live with such intentionality. It’s easier for example,
to sleep-in on a Saturday morning than to get up early and attend services. But
being Jewish never ends. It is not something we do for the children. It is
something we do for ourselves. Jewish education and being a Jew is a life-long
(Iris Schwartz continued on page 8)
TEMPLE TOPICS / PAGE 2
Hospital Work on December 24 and 25, 2011
Harvey Morginstin, Coordinator
PURIMSPIEL 2012
Saturday, March 10 at 7 pm
The 53 energetic volunteers listed below participated in the tasks at Clara Maass
Hospital, Belleville (twenty-fourth year) and at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Paterson
(fourteenth year).
As in previous years most Temple members helped for about two hours to allow
the hospital staff and other volunteers time off to enjoy their holidays. The tasks
included activities at the front desk, telephone inquiries, and whatever else was
requested, such as operating the gift shop, working in the cafeteria, or errands
for a staff member. This year at Clara Maass Hospital we distributed balloons.
If you have not experienced this activity, and want to be part of this mitzvah in
December 2012, please volunteer early. Make it your first mitzvah resolution of
the New Year. Who knows, it could become a tradition?
Gail Abramowitz
Lori Price Abrams and Rick, Sonya and
Micah Abrams
Susan Anderson
Leslie and Arnold Block
Lynn Carr
Helene Richman and Lee and Sara Davidow
Judy, Amy and Jill Fischman
Linda and Evan Gates
Jean Grossman
Debbie, Melissa and Jennifer Hollfelder
Lynda Indek
Robin Sherman, Ron and Matt Jacobs
Peter Kaplan
Miriam and David Korngruen
Sharon, Jon and Liana Kovalsky
Diane, Andrew and Stella Marshall
Debby and Harvey Morginstin
Michal Ostrynski
Michael Reitman
Cindy Kaplan Rooney, Steve and Ava
Rooney
Lois and Bernie Rosenkrantz
Julie, Jay, Isabella and Evan Rossi
Sami Siegel
Jordan, Kris and Amanda Solomon
Lisa and Larry Westreich
Purimspiel 2012, with songs made
famous by women, will be performed
at Temple Ner Tamid on Saturday
night, March 10 at 7 pm. Come hear
Rabbi Kushner sing Nancy Sinatra and
Cantor Greenberg do her best Tina
Turner. Learn how Esther actually met
King Ahasuerus in the 7th grade and
then became Persia’s favorite
recording artist while saving the Jews.
See Queen Vashti as Barbra Streisand;
Haman and Zaresh take on Cyndi
Lauper; and the Beauty Contestants sing
Peggy Lee, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and
the Andrews Sisters. But, wait, there’s
more. The King’s advisors singing Shania
Twain? The kids singing Madonna? Most
fun you’ll have in Temple all year. Mark
your calendars now.
• Shoresh Preschool—Open
Registration for the 20122013 School Year. For
more information or your
own personal tour please
call Arlene Sherman 973338-1500 x7
asherman@nertamid.org
• Shoresh Summer Fun
Camp—June 25 – August
17th. 4 weeks, 8 weeks or
any weeks in between
B’nai Mitzvah
February 7
Nathaniel Perlmeter
February 11
Rachel Paroff
TEMPLE TOPICS / PAGE 3
Please visit
www.nertamid.org to
download the forms for
school and camp.
MISSY JACOBS
Social Worker
I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY to introduce myself. My name is Missy
Jacobs and I am the new Synagogue Social Worker at Ner Tamid. My position
is part-time through a program at Jewish Family Services of Metrowest. I have a
Masters Degree in Social Work and I am a New Jersey Licensed Social Worker
(LSW). When I am not at Ner Tamid, I work part-time at the ARC of Essex
County as a Clinical Support Specialist providing strategies and interventions to
individuals with developmental disabilities.
I began my career in the mental health field working on an inpatient
psychiatric facility in New York City. I worked as an advocate for people with
disabilities at FEGS Health and Human Services and ran several social groups
for people with varying degrees of mental, learning and cognitive
disabilities. Through a joint venture between UJA Federation of New York, FEGS
and the JCC in Manhattan, I developed and directed a program called
Adaptations. The first program of its kind, Adaptations was targeted to college
educated young adults with developmental and/or learning disabilities to socialize,
learn, grow and deepen their connections to one another and the community.
In my role as Synagogue Social Worker, I will be organizing and planning
many different programs to address the needs of the synagogue congregants.
In addition I continue to offer parenting workshops, networking groups and
support groups. I am available to meet privately with individuals and or families
who are experiencing a crisis, need counseling, require referrals for external
services or just need someone to talk to. I encourage you to call me anytime to
discuss any situation that may benefit from seeking counseling. My door is
always open and I hope that you will utilize my services as your Synagogue
Social Worker.
On a final note, I find it fitting that February is Jewish Disability Awareness
Month. It is a time to unite Jewish communities and organizations for the
purpose of raising awareness and supporting meaningful inclusion of people
with disabilities and their families in every aspect of Jewish Life. I look forward
to being a part of this vision at Ner Tamid at we pursue the mission of inclusion
and disability awareness.
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Katherine Janus Kahn. We will also
offer adult programming and a main
service, led by Rabbi Steven
Kushner. During the Torah reading,
Rabbi Rex Perlmeter will help us
explore the deeper meanings of
parashat Terumah utilizing the
dramatic and engaging methodology
he is learning in his training as a
Storahtelling Maven. The goal of this
technique is explained by
Storahtelling founder Amichai LauLevie in this manner:
"Our main focus is the restructuring
and transformation of Judaism's oldest
form of sacred storytelling, the Torah
Service, into a central and compelling
educational event. Conducted both
within and beyond the traditional
religious settings, Storahtelling's
adaptation of the Torah Service
creates an exciting arena for multigenerational learning, to meet modern
generations where they are, and to
present a new approach to Jewish
learning."
We will all join together around 12
pm for lunch. If interested in
attending any or all of the morning’s
event’s lease RSVP to Laurie
Schifano at lschifano@nertamid.org.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
PLEASE DONATE
The Human Needs Food Pantry,
located at 9 Label Street in Montclair,
provides food and services to people
and families in need from Bloomfield,
Montclair, and neighboring Essex
County communities. Currently the
Food Pantry provides over 2,000 bags
of groceries each month. The number
of families in need continues to grow.
Please remember to drop off canned
or boxed food to the Mazon Box
located near the front entrance of the
Temple. Please be mindful of
expiration dates on any food that is
put in the box. As soon as the Mazon
box is full it will be delivered to the
food pantry. *There has been a
request for cans of tuna fish!
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RELIGIOUS LIVING
Here is the fifth in a series of articles about the mitzvah of
comforting the mourner.
Tree of Life
The Blessing of Sitting Shiva
On December 4, 2007, my family buried my father-in-law, Daniel Barney
Davidow.
Dad had been ill for quite some time – we used to joke it was a medical
miracle that he lived as long as he did. Daniel lived a good life. Married to
Pearl for fifty years, they raised four wonderful sons and six grandchildren,
whom he loved dearly. Family meant the world to him. So logically it made
sense that the shiva would be held at our home with our community – our
"family." After the funeral, which was performed by Rabbi Kushner, we headed
home to Montclair. Friends were already at our home awaiting our return,
receiving food deliveries for us, getting the house ready, allowing the family to
be with each other.
The platters and baskets kept coming and coming. This aspect of our tradition
– feeding the mourning family and their guests – is truly a wonderful blessing.
But the real blessing of our faith is the actual shiva minyan. By 7 pm that
night our living room was transformed into a spiritual place where so many
people from our community showed up to pray with us, and share memories
of Daniel, whom many had never known.
As we spoke the words of the Mourner's Kaddish together, a blessing was
bestowed on the family--the blessing of a community that shows up when one
of their own is in need. The Davidow family was wrapped in love and support
as the sadness washed through our souls. Later that night, as the snow fell
outside and a fire roared in our fireplace, the four sons of Daniel drank
whiskey, ate sloppy joes, and marveled at how healing the shiva was for all.
Thank you to the TNT community for supporting our family in our time of need.
Helene Richman
Leaves on the Tree of Life
can be purchased to
celebrate any simcha.
Commemorate any
life-affirming event such as
Birth, B'nai Mitzvah,
Confirmation, Marriage
or Anniversary.
Leaves cost $180
Remember Temple Ner
Tamid in Your Will
Would you like to make a gift to
the Temple that provides you or
your loved ones with income for
life while giving you an immediate
tax deduction?
Temple Ner Tamid has established
a Planned Giving subcommittee.
For information on planned giving,
or to help with this important
effort, please call Marge Grayson
at (973) 744-2474.
Prayerbook Fund
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Save the date of Saturday, March 31, 2012 for our annual Celebrate TNT. This year
we will be honoring those who feed the hungry in our midst. (Hint: there are lots
and lots of us!) Remember the phrase of our Haggadah? “Let all who are hungry
come and eat.” This will be a fabulous event with home-made food, amazing
entertainment, and auction, and of course an ad journal. Details will arrive shortly.
Want to help? Let me know.
Marge Grayson
mngrayson@gmail.com
973-744-2474
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Dedicate one of our new
prayer books in honor of a
simcha or in memory of a
loved one. The cost per
dedication is $36.
SENIORS
Co-Sponsored by Temple Ner Tamid and the JCC MetroWest, with generous
support from the late Dorothy Druian. Meetings are held at Temple Ner Tamid,
936 Broad Street, Bloomfield, on most Tuesdays, from 11 am - 2 pm.
Discussion group at 11:15 am, followed by lunch (bring your own dairy lunch)
and then our featured program.
Tuesday, February 7 - Meeting
10:30 am
Move Today exercise
11:15 am
Discussion Group
12:30 pm
Hirschhorn program—Armchair Tour of Jewish Harlem,
presented by Marty Schneit
1:30 pm
Yiddish chat
Tuesday, February 14 - Meeting
10:30 am
Move Today exercise
11:00 am
Blood pressure screening and health consultations with
Congregational Nurse Karen Frank
11:15 am
Discussion Group
12:30 pm
Hirschhorn program—The Golden Age of Radio, presented by
Rick Busciglio
1:30 pm
Yiddish chat
Tuesday, February 21 - No Meeting
Tuesday, February 28 - No Meeting
Coming up on March 20—Talent Show & Sing Along! Do you have a
talent you’d like to share? Are you a singer? Do you play a musical
instrument? Do you want to do a dramatic reading or recite a poem you’ve
written? See Susan to sign up for our first Louis R. and Dorothy Druian
Fellowship Circle Talent Show.
For additional information on programs or trips, please contact Susan Galatz,
JCC Coordinator, at (973) 530-3447.
We will be placing future brick orders
over the course of the next year, so if
you missed the summer installation,
don’t feel left out. We still want each
of our members to be a part of the
new "Path of Peace" walkway leading
to the Temple's main entrance. You
can order 4X8 bricks at $180 or 8X8
bricks at $360.
Questions? Contact Marge Grayson
973-744-2474 or
mngrayson@gmail.com.
Thanks so much to all of you who
have already participated!
We're on Facebook!
CHESED
The Chesed Committee is a group of people who reach out to those in our
community who are in need. Some of the activities we are involved with are
visitations, driving to the Temple for services, delivering meals following
surgery or illness, making shiva visits and platters and sending cards to people
who lost a loved one, have been ill, or are going through difficult times. We try
to be there for you, or for someone you know, whenever there is a need. If you
need to get in touch with the Chesed Committee or would like to become
active on the committee you can email Susan Goldstein at
sgolds4727@aol.com.
Temple Ner Tamid has its own Facebook page. You can find it either by
searching for Temple Ner Tamid on
Facebook or by going to the following
link:www.facebook.com/pages/Temple
-Ner-Tamid/214148908600558
We encourage everyone to become a
fan—Please "Like" our page (at the
top). This will send updates from TNT
to your Facebook page, which will
keep our members informed and help
spread the word about our community. Feel free to actively engage
through comments, by "liking" our
posts and sharing with friends.
See you on Facebook!
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(Iris Schwartz continued from page 2)
commitment. Being Jewish is never
easy. But through our own struggles,
questions, and interactions with
Judaism we make meaning in our
own lives and we are sustained.
Judaism is not just for children.
Strange as this may seem coming
from me, Judaism is, in fact, not
primarily for children. It’s for adults.
The lessons that are learned best and
that endure the longest are the ones
that have an emotional component
to them. Through our actions we
parents help to create those
emotional connections to Judaism for
our children and for ourselves. If we
want Judaism to make sense and
have meaning for our children it first
must make sense and have meaning
for us.
ADD/ADHD Parent Support Group
Temple Ner Tamid
Monday February 13, 2012 / 7:30pm
The parent support group is for parents of children with ADD/ADHD to
share and learn new and different ways to help your child and yourself.
A place to ask questions and express concerns as well as a place to share
solutions – what’s worked and hasn’t worked in their own lives and the
lives of their children. The group will continue as an ongoing support
group.
RSVP requested to Missy Jacobs
Ner Tamid Synagogue Social Worker at mjacobs@nertamid.org or
973-338-1500 x8
Important Religious School
Dates to Remember
Sunday February 12
Grade 3/JFJ trip to the YU Museum
Sunday
February 19 through February 22
NO Classes – President’s Weekend
March 2 through March 5
RAC trip grade 9
Wednesday March 7
Megillah Reading
TEMPLE TOPICS / PAGE 8
Contributions to the Synagogue
WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR MEMBERS, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
• Robert Adleman
in memory of Jason Adleman & Audrey
Lasday
• Marjorie Amato
in memory of Rose Levin
• Berna Berger
in memory of Shirley Dinsfriend and
Sophie Berger
• Sandra Guarino
in memory of William Stein
• Ilyse Link
in memory of Ira Hipper
• Jeff & Deborah Gusoff
in memory of Alvin Kosak, Clara
Greenberg, and Jacob Kestin Shankman
• Slava Malyar
in memory of Sarra Malyar
• Blanche Haller
in memory of Kurt Haller
• Phyllis Berman
in memory of Marcus Hammer and Janet
Verner
• Susan Helman & Michael Frank
in memory of Beatrice Schweitzer Frank
and in honor of Evan Brudnicki's Bar
Mitzvah
• Elaine Borowsky
in memory of Herman Borowsky
• Robert Hilowitz
in memory of William Hilowitz
• Lennie Brownstein
in memory of David and Lillian
Brownstein
• Diane Horowitz
in memory of Joan Ascione
• Shirley Cobert
in memory of Morris Margolius and
William Chrobersky
• Bob David
in memory of Pauline David
• Miriam & Joel Dorow
in memory of Audrey Lasday
• Woody Eisenberg
in memory of Muriel Eisenberg
• Tova Felder
in memory of Hillel Felder
• Benita Fishbein
in memory of Irving Epton
• Grigory Frekhtman
in memory of Joseph Frekhtman
• Harry & Diana Friedland
in memory of Jacob Friedland and
Blanche Bianco
• Mark Friedman
in memory of Irving Friedman and Gussie
Fishbain
• Deborah Friedman
in memory of Theresa Silber
• Martha Fritz
in memory of Sandra Schwaighofer
• Paula Gash
in memory of David Convissor
• Deborah-Anne Gentile
in memory of Charles Gruber, John
Mizialko and Robert Nazare
• Karolyn Grundfest
in memory of Frieda Scott
• Allyson Jankunas
in memory of Iris & Daniel Geller
• Jill Johnson
in memory of Joshua Plaut
• Sylvia Kaminsky
in memory of Sam Kaminsky
• Jane & Robert Kantor
in memory of Arnold Kantor and Robert
Buckbinder
• Esther Kettler
in memory of Deborah Weinstein
• Stan and Claire Keyles
in memory of Audrey Lasday
• David Klein
in memory of Gerald Klein
• Rose Kron
in memory of Louis Fisch
• Elise & Elliot Lainof
in memory of Doris Levy
• Ronald & Jean Lasday
in memory of Audrey Lasday
• Mildred Leader-Parker
in memory of Mark Leader and Clara
Glantzberg
• Mary & Steven Lee
in memory of Audrey Lasday and Harry
Levin
• Mana & Robert Levine
in memory of Beatrice Levine and
Raymond Lang
• Amy Lilienfeld
in memory of Jane Landberg
TEMPLE TOPICS / PAGE 9
• Ruth Messineo
in memory of Rose Maltenfort
• Barbara Miller
in memory of Harvery Bogen
• Lee Guest Moore
in memory of Jerry Gershenoff
• Barbara & Donald Neckers
in memory of Audrey Levine Thalsheimer
and Irving Levine
• Sherri Neuwirth
in memory of Minnie Neuwirth and
Audrey Lasday
• Elizabeth Peters
in memory of Jerry Peters
• Barry Polen
in memory of Muriel Polen
• Robin & Mitch Ratliff
for the recovery of Robin Sherman
• Lois Rosenkrantz
in memory of Edna Fine
• Lois Rothenberg
in memory of Ruth Kosson and Charles
Rothenberg
• Arlene Sherman
in memory of Leonard Rubin
• Roberta Simon
in memory of Samuel Best
• George Spiegel
in memory of Ben Spiegel
• George Spiegel & Dorothy Ziman
in memory of James Woldow
• Bernard Stone
in memory of Ruth Stone
• Richard Tucker
in memory of Charles Tucker
• Cathy Tucker
in memory of Alexander Hochman
• Florence Weinstock
in memory of Garry Abraham Stolzberg
• Judy Weston
in memory of Max Hirsch
• Celia Zeisel
in memory of Rosalie Goldfarb
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THEIR MEMORIES ARE A BLESSING
In Loving Memory
Paige Phelps, mother of David Steinke
Christine Potters Tilkin, wife of Peter Tilkin and sister of Charles Potters
Shabbat—February 2-3
Fred Balk
Jane Breslow
William Chrobersky
Rhoda Dolobowsky
Koroush Ezzati
Beatrice Frank
Alice Friedland
Jacob Friedland
Dorothy Friedman
Floyd Gold
Clara Greenberg
Mark Gross
Ira Hipper
Jack Kaplan
Jesse Kaplan
Alvin Kosak
Doris Levy
Morris Margolius
Isidore Meshover
Lilyan Morris
Mitchell Perlmeter
Isadore Pfeffer
Rose Pollack
Ruth Rich
Abe Rosenfield
Mae Sachs
David Saltzman
Ida Sapir
Harris Shanin
Jacob Kestin Shankman
Israel Shapiro
Ruth Shapiro
Paul Sherman
Theresa Silber
Teresa Soloman
Mindy Wayne
Abraham Weinberg
Yetta Wien
Emanuel Zwerling
Shabbat—February 10-11
Irving Altwarg
Rachel Behar
Edythe Bell
Morris Bellet
Dorothy Blackman
Isidore Chevat
Joseph Ebner
Lillian Paroff Feinstein
Pauline Forman
Sol Gerson
Irving Glucoft
George Greene
Alice Janulis
Elaine Katcher
Seymour Kolodny
Florence Kurzman
Carol Loebelsohn
Harry Lefkowitz
Rose Maltenfort
Pearl Mandelbaum
Ruth Molnar
Shirley Neuman
Minnie Neuwirth
Isidor Okun
Bertha Potofsky
James Rakov
Leo Reitman
Philip Roffman
Marjorie Rothenberg
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Bertha Wien
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Hona Cohen
Robert Cohen
Nettie Cook
Albert Feiertag
Freddy Fishbein
Esther Friedman
Simon Glassman
Harry Halpern
Florence Hammer
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Rose Kalter
Ralph Kaufman
Emma Kolb
Mollie Koppel
Harry Krischer
Florence Lazarus
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Estelle McKinnon
Pinchas Morginstin
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Ira Resnick
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Louis Rockowitz
Mark Rosenberg
Mae Rubin
Claire Russ
Helen Saccal
Louis Silber
Rita Stern
Anna Tobias
David Tucker
Harry Vigdor
Susan Wakstein
Michael Weinstein
Irving Yam
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