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TEMPLEBETH TZEDEK
May 2014
621 Getzville Road • Buffalo, NY 14226 • (716) 838-3232 Iyan ~ Sivan 5774
Calling all Pie LoversWhy slave over a hot stove this summer?
Get your 4th of July “Home Baked Fruit Pie”
From “the Kosher Kitchens”of Temple Beth Tzedek.
And perform the Mitzvah of Loving Kindness.
�e Social Action is sponsoring it’s third Bake Sale. �is sale will bene�t Yemin Orde Youth Village, an Israeli home for orphans from around the world. Recently, this camp su�ered a major �re. �e Social Action Committee is very grateful to the daughter of Joseph and Lynn Catalano for making us aware of this opportunity for Tikkun Olam, by fundraising for this organization as her Bat Mitzvah project.
We are reaching out to our dedicated baking volunteers as we roll up our sleeves to bake traditional Fruit Pies for your 4th of July celebrations. �e baking will be done in our temple kitchen under supervision and all pies will be pareve.
We are planning on baking: June 24th and 25th and July 1st, 2nd and 3rd/2014. Pies can be picked up from temple on �ursday July 3rd.
Nu! So you don’t like to bake, have no time to bake, or just don’t know how to bake! Would you consider a small donation towards the purchase of kosher ingredients? If you require more information please call Rachel Anderson at 639-1011 or e-mail rachela_444@hotmail.com. An order form will be posted on www.btzbu�alo.org in the near future.
�ank you in advance for your generosity and willingness to help.
Rachel Anderson, Social Action Chair.
Past Presidents ofTemple Beth Tzedek Sisterhood
Present Mothers and Others
�e past presidents of Temple Beth Tzedek Sisterhood are hosting their annual Mothers and Others program on Tuesday May 13, 2014 at the synagogue. We are presenting a multi-generational fashion show featuring past Sisterhood presidents and their family members. �e evening will begin at 6:15 pm with hors d’oeuvres and followed by dinner. Our synagogue kosher caterer, Alicia Bykowicz, will be preparing a wonderful meal for us. �e fashion show sponsored by Stein Mart will follow dinner. Stein Mart’s fashion coordinator and commentator for the evening will be Diane Blinko�. �e Mothers and Others committee includes Elaine Brothman (reservations), Carolyn Kershanbaum (models), Lisa Davidson (publicity), Linda Steinhorn (invitations), Helen Bergman and Jeanette Levin (set-up), Nancy Bloom (centerpieces), Elaine Baren and Edna Keilar (wine servers), Rusty Zackheim, (printed programs), and Ina Sanders (treasurer). Reservations for the evening are $30 or $36 for a patron, and must be received by Monday, May 5. Checks should be mailed to Elaine Brothman, 30 High Court, Amherst 14226. Any questions, please call Linda Steinhorn at 634-6330.
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How do we know what someone means when they speak to us? How do we determine the intention behind the words, the emotion that drives the sentences, the ultimate meaning of what the speaker is hoping to communicate? �ese questions have taken on great urgency in the digital age.
I’m talking to myself and allowing you to listen in.�ere was a time when people communicated in one of only two ways: through direct speech, or a
long hand-written note. �ose days are long gone, never to return. Every once in a while – in my spare time – I enjoy reading personal correspondence that was written
in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. �ere was an art form for the personal note. Language was elevated and poetic. Metaphor was lavishly used, enveloping the reader in a �owing stream of soothing warm water. Many of these letters were worthy of publication, which is how we know of them today. In the rich language and imagery of those notes, one can discern the clear meaning of the author.
�e spoken word has a much di�erent dynamic than the written. Voice in�ection, facial expressions, body movement, the rhythm and spacing of the words, all combine to give sinews and arteries and �esh
to the skeletons of words. We know what someone means, on a simple level, more by how they speak than what they speak. Even still, in real, live, human face to human face encounters, there are misunderstandings. Because once the words are spoken,
the next step in the process of discerning meaning is to hear the words. Most of us listen by �ltering the speech through our own matrix of values, our own experiences, our own insecurities and inadequacies. Usually, we listen only to be able to formulate a response, which is not really listening. In the process, we hear what we want and need to hear, not necessarily what the speaker intends for us to hear.
Most of us communicate these days through email and texting. Even though these are written words, they are as far from the art form of the long hand-written note as a doodle is from a Rembrandt. Emails and texts have replaced phone calls. As a result, they are written speech, designed to quickly provide information and opinion without the elevated language and use of metaphor. �ey are silent, disembodied words, devoid of all of the other means of interpreting speech that are provided by a live conversation. �at is why we read those words using the voice in our head, not the voice of the speaker. And that is why this new technology has made life more di�cult instead of easier; more contentious instead of connected.
Part of our hardwiring, actually a remnant of our hunter-gatherer cave dwelling days, is the �ght or �ight response. Complicated physiological systems are activated when animals �nd themselves in situations that threaten harm. An instantaneous decision must be made evaluating the amount of the danger, the imminence of the threat, the options for response. �e autonomic nervous system shifts into high gear, releasing a waterfall of hormones that prepare the body for battle. Epinephrine is released by the adrenal gland which ignites a chain reaction of hormonal secretions that heighten blood pressure and blood sugar, suppresses the immune system, turn fatty acid into available energy that prepares the muscles for a violent confrontation. �e �ght or �ight response provided animals with the mechanisms to rapidly respond to threats against survival. �is evolutionary gift is used when a grazing zebra senses the presence of a lion nearby, or when a rat sees the cat coming its way. And now, apparently, it is not uncommon for the �ght or �ight response to kick in when a human being reads emails.
Far too often, when reading an email or a text, when given a choice of deciding the meaning of the silent words, we automatically go to the dark side. Do the words “yeah, right” mean the writer agrees or disagrees with your idea? How about, “oh, sure,” or “you don’t say?”
�e truth is, upon reading these words, we don’t know if they are positive or negative in their intent. �at is why Yehoshua Ben Perachia (Nasi of the Sanhedrin in the latter half of the 2nd century BCE.) said to judge every person on the scale of merit (Mishnah Avot 1:6).
So when someone texts you, or sends you an email, and you feel your pupils dilating, and your blood pressure rising, and your heart beating out of your chest, and your muscles tightening, stop. Know that you are not a zebra, and there are no lions in the neighborhood, and there is no threat to your survival. �ere are only disembodied, silent words. Slow down your breathing. Relax your jaw muscles. Read the email again, using the best voice of the writer. Read it a third time, giving the writer every bene�t of the doubt. And then read it again, from the best part of yourself.
If you do, you will live longer and there will be less con�ict in the world. I hope you get my meaning. And so do I.
See you in shul.
Perry Netter, Rabbi
Cholent POTFrom the . . .
Hear the Shofar!Temple Beth Tzedek is pleased to make available audio recordings of our monthly newsletter, the Shofar, for any
member upon request. Please contact the TBT o�ce (838-3232) or Sharla Bleichfeld (688-5296) to request an audio recording of the Shofar for yourself and/or for someone you know who would want one. Also, please let us know if you would like to participate in the making of the audio recordings--your participation would be appreciated!
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How do we know what someone means when they speak to us? How do we determine the intention behind the words, the emotion that drives the sentences, the ultimate meaning of what the speaker is hoping to communicate? �ese questions have taken on great urgency in the digital age.
I’m talking to myself and allowing you to listen in.�ere was a time when people communicated in one of only two ways: through direct speech, or a
long hand-written note. �ose days are long gone, never to return. Every once in a while – in my spare time – I enjoy reading personal correspondence that was written
in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. �ere was an art form for the personal note. Language was elevated and poetic. Metaphor was lavishly used, enveloping the reader in a �owing stream of soothing warm water. Many of these letters were worthy of publication, which is how we know of them today. In the rich language and imagery of those notes, one can discern the clear meaning of the author.
�e spoken word has a much di�erent dynamic than the written. Voice in�ection, facial expressions, body movement, the rhythm and spacing of the words, all combine to give sinews and arteries and �esh
to the skeletons of words. We know what someone means, on a simple level, more by how they speak than what they speak. Even still, in real, live, human face to human face encounters, there are misunderstandings. Because once the words are spoken,
the next step in the process of discerning meaning is to hear the words. Most of us listen by �ltering the speech through our own matrix of values, our own experiences, our own insecurities and inadequacies. Usually, we listen only to be able to formulate a response, which is not really listening. In the process, we hear what we want and need to hear, not necessarily what the speaker intends for us to hear.
Most of us communicate these days through email and texting. Even though these are written words, they are as far from the art form of the long hand-written note as a doodle is from a Rembrandt. Emails and texts have replaced phone calls. As a result, they are written speech, designed to quickly provide information and opinion without the elevated language and use of metaphor. �ey are silent, disembodied words, devoid of all of the other means of interpreting speech that are provided by a live conversation. �at is why we read those words using the voice in our head, not the voice of the speaker. And that is why this new technology has made life more di�cult instead of easier; more contentious instead of connected.
Part of our hardwiring, actually a remnant of our hunter-gatherer cave dwelling days, is the �ght or �ight response. Complicated physiological systems are activated when animals �nd themselves in situations that threaten harm. An instantaneous decision must be made evaluating the amount of the danger, the imminence of the threat, the options for response. �e autonomic nervous system shifts into high gear, releasing a waterfall of hormones that prepare the body for battle. Epinephrine is released by the adrenal gland which ignites a chain reaction of hormonal secretions that heighten blood pressure and blood sugar, suppresses the immune system, turn fatty acid into available energy that prepares the muscles for a violent confrontation. �e �ght or �ight response provided animals with the mechanisms to rapidly respond to threats against survival. �is evolutionary gift is used when a grazing zebra senses the presence of a lion nearby, or when a rat sees the cat coming its way. And now, apparently, it is not uncommon for the �ght or �ight response to kick in when a human being reads emails.
Far too often, when reading an email or a text, when given a choice of deciding the meaning of the silent words, we automatically go to the dark side. Do the words “yeah, right” mean the writer agrees or disagrees with your idea? How about, “oh, sure,” or “you don’t say?”
�e truth is, upon reading these words, we don’t know if they are positive or negative in their intent. �at is why Yehoshua Ben Perachia (Nasi of the Sanhedrin in the latter half of the 2nd century BCE.) said to judge every person on the scale of merit (Mishnah Avot 1:6).
So when someone texts you, or sends you an email, and you feel your pupils dilating, and your blood pressure rising, and your heart beating out of your chest, and your muscles tightening, stop. Know that you are not a zebra, and there are no lions in the neighborhood, and there is no threat to your survival. �ere are only disembodied, silent words. Slow down your breathing. Relax your jaw muscles. Read the email again, using the best voice of the writer. Read it a third time, giving the writer every bene�t of the doubt. And then read it again, from the best part of yourself.
If you do, you will live longer and there will be less con�ict in the world. I hope you get my meaning. And so do I.
See you in shul.
Perry Netter, Rabbi
Cholent POTFrom the . . .
Hear the Shofar!Temple Beth Tzedek is pleased to make available audio recordings of our monthly newsletter, the Shofar, for any
member upon request. Please contact the TBT o�ce (838-3232) or Sharla Bleichfeld (688-5296) to request an audio recording of the Shofar for yourself and/or for someone you know who would want one. Also, please let us know if you would like to participate in the making of the audio recordings--your participation would be appreciated!
SAVE THIS DATE!!RABBI ISAAC KLEIN
SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE WEEKEND
JUNE 13TH, 14TH, & 15TH, 2014RAHEL MUSLEAH
�rough the vivid prism of her family’s story, she introduces the distinctive heritage of the Jews of India. Being the seventh generation of a Calcutta family with roots in Baghdad, she shares her rare and intimate knowledge of this ancient community’s history, customs and melodies.
Watch for further information.
It is hard to believe that we are in May and that the Gesher school year is about to end....
It certainly was a year full of learning, building friendships and developing a stronger link to our Beth Tzedek synagogue community.
Just few highlights left for May....
May 4th - Gesher students will be dismissed at 11:30 AM and meet at the community's Yom Haatzmaut celebration at the JCC on North Forest Rd.
Gesher students have been asked to perform the song V'shuv Itchem for the community at 2:30 PM. �is year's celebration has something for everybody! Some of the activities include: Bedouin Tent, cooking classes for healthy Israeli food, making chocolate balls, speaker, Torch/candle ceremony, decoration-making, crafts, archeological dig, climbing Masada, games, bounce house, Krav Maga, story telling and, of course, lots of Israeli food!
May 18- Last Day of Gesher, closing ceremony at 10:30 followed by our closing BBQ sponsored by Brotherhood.
I want to take this opportunity to thank the teach-ers and Lori Morrison who have worked tirelessly at making this year a great success. I especially want to thank the parents and students who have made Gesher part of their family’s commitment.
Wishing all of you a great rest of the year. See you in shul!
From the Gesher School:
Well, Pesach has come and gone and the spring �owers are beginning to bloom. So that means that our Sisterhood
events are winding down for now. We do have one more event that I hope to see you at before we take our
summer break. �e past presidents of Sisterhood are hosting a Mothers and Others Fashion Show and dinner on Tuesday May 13, at 6:15. �e fashions are courtesy of Stein Mart. �e evening includes a wine bar, hors d’oeuvres and dinner.
�e year has gone by so quickly and we have held many diverse types of events and programs. I would like to thank all the women who chaired these events during the year. I hope that you enjoyed the programs that you chose to attend. As always, if you have an idea for a program that you would like to see, please contact me.
�anks to your generous support, our fundraisers were very successful. From the rummage sale to the Passover �ower sale, we have raised needed funds to help support our synagogue. Your continued support of Sisterhood is greatly appreciated and helps us provide you with the programming you want to see.
As you enjoy your summer, please know that the Sisterhood board will be hard at work planning for next year’s programs, events, and fundraisers. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the entire Sisterhood board for their dedication and commitment. It has been a pleasure to serve as your president.
Chris Stromberg, Sisterhood President
Tuesday, May 27, 7:00 pm:
Sisterhood’s annual book review will be held at the Boulevard Towers at 90 Meyer Road.
Edith Fine will review the book: �e Ghost of Hannah Mendez by Naomi Ragen.
�is program is free and open to the community. To order a book or to RSVP, call Rena at 862-4281.
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Commercial & Residential placement
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MAZEL TOVJessica & Peter Grubea
on the Bar Mitzvah of their sonJoshua Grubea
Helaine & Harvey Sanderson the Bar Mitzvah of their son
Benjamin Sanders
Cindy & Sam Balderman on the engagement of their daughter,
Gabby, to Alan Rosenhoch
Ursula & Gerhard Falk on the engagement of their granddaughter,
Gabby Balderman,to Alan Rosenhoch
CONDOLENCESRose Stark
Sister of Louise Boyar
Nettie Schaffer
Farewell to Catering ManagerAlicia Bykowicz
�e (former) Catering Committee of Temple Beth Tzedek announces, with deep regret, the resignation of our Catering Manager and Chef Alicia Bykowicz.
On behalf of the former Catering Committee, I wish to express our thanks and gratitude for Alicia’s dedicated service. She grew with us as she learned kashrut and how to manage our kitchen, and, for the �rst time, made it a pro�t center for our synagogue. Alicia added many new systems and cost controls to our catering service, and ensured that our kitchen maintained the highest standards of New York State Health Department rules and regulations. From Janu-ary 2013 to January 2014, she prepared meals for over 200 events, from simple kiddushim to Shabbatot, Bar and Bat Mitzvah kiddushes to take-out nights and organizational luncheons and dinners. On a moment’s notice, regardless of what she was doing -- whether at home, on vacation, or serving other synagouge needs -- she was the mainstay of our Kesher meal program, preparing over 271 meals for our congregational fami-lies in need, always with respect and a friendly smile. Alicia was always willing to learn and make positive suggestions to enhance our catering program. We thank her for her dedicated service and wish her the very best in her new endeavors!
Allan J. Cooper
Former Catering Chairman
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BOYZ’ IN THE HOOD(BROTHERHOOD)
�ere was something �shy in the air on April 6 when Mark Russ Federman came to town. And TBT Brotherhood is responsible.
Federman, owner of the famous appetizer shop Russ & Daughters in New York and author of Russ and Daughters, �e House �at Herring Built, spoke to several dozen guests as part of the JCC Book & Arts Fair, co-sponsored by TBT Brother-hood.
�e grandson of the store’s founder, he captivated and entertained listeners with his humorous stories of his family and their fourth-generation store, which is now in the hands of his daughter and nephew. And
that was preceeded by, of course, a kosher lunch of smoked �sh, just to get everyone in the mood. What a great time!
�is month, we’ve got a couple of events coming up. First, on May 9, Brotherhood members will lead Friday night Shabbat services, demonstrating the broad range of skills of our Brothers, and why we’re an essential part of the TBT community. �at will be followed by a congregational Shab-bat dinner. Call the o�ce at 838-3232 to make your reserva-tion. Don’t miss it!
�en, on May 18, we’ll team up with Gesher School again for the second-annual End-of-the-Year BBQ on Lag B’Omer. We’ll be grillin’ up some great tastes, and serving it all up to you. So mark your calendars!
Remember that we’re always open to ideas and input from you, our members and guests. As always, I’m available anytime. I can be reached at (716)636-0514 or j2epstein@verizon.net. I look forward to seeing you at the next Brotherhood event.
Until then, we are….
Together in Brotherhood,
Jonathan D. Epstein
President
Mark your Calendars!Shabbaton 2014
August 22-24Beaver Hollow Conference Center
Because of the winter we have had, it is especially exciting to think about summer! �ink ahead to being amid Beaver Hollow's beautiful surroundings, sharing a peaceful, casual Shabbat weekend with Rabbi Netter, Cantor Spindler, and a group of people who will become like family as the weekend unfolds.
Registration forms are available in the Temple o�ce and on our website. If you need one mailed to you, please call the Temple o�ce. Registration will be on a �rst-come, �rst-served basis.
Please note that �nancial aid is available. If you would like to attend and are in need of some �nancial assistance, please call Kim in the Temple o�ce at 838-3232 to set up a con�dential meeting with Rabbi Netter.
We are having a pre-Shabbaton orientation and reunion on May 18th at Temple Beth Tzedek at 7:30 PM. Please join us to hear about what you can expect at the Shabbaton, whether you are already registered or just looking for more information before deciding. If you have attended in the past, this is a great opportunity to get excited about this summer's Shabbaton and spend time with others who will be there too!
For more information, please contact Lisa Wallenfels at gandlw@roadrunner.com or 688-8955 or 430-6030.
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It is Todah Rabah (�ank you) time, again. Time does �y! �e Torah Fund Campaign is nearing the end of the 2013-2014 year (June). �e Torah Fund
Committee thanks the following - Associate Patron, Guardians and Benefactors and Supporters for wearing the Badge of Honor, the Torah Fund pin, as their commitment to perpetuate Conservative Judaism. Associated Patron: Judy Brownstein
Guardians: Marcia Goldstein, Ellen Jadd, Tinka Lendner and Linda Steinhorn Benefactors: Helen Ablove, Judy Alessi, Carol Amsterdam, Linda Boxer,Nancy Bloom, Ruth Borsky, Elaine Brothman, Belle DeBruin, Gloria Fenston, Jane Fischman, Janice Gelfand, Janet Gunner, Carolyn Kershanbaum, Edna Kielar, FrancineKurtz, Ilene Levine, Mona Lewis, Ellen Lippa, Marian Lustig, Shirley Magil, Eileen Markson, So� Netter, Rosalie Rosenband, Ina Sanders, Ilene Scheib, Ina Scheer, Maxine Seller, Tracy Sherman, Barbara Sitrin, Sheila Trossman, Bobbie Vishner, Lisa Wallenfels, Sheila Weisman, Roz Weiss, Rusty Zackheim.
Supporters: Elaine Baren, Helen Bergman, Edith Block, Eva Bloom, Marcia Burstein, Linda Clement, Rachel Cohen, Carol Davis, Dorothy Golden, Muriel Goodman, Deanna Kardaman, Bernice Katz, Cynthia Komm, Sharon Kostiner, Myrna Levine, Roberta Levine, Arlene Levy, Sandra Myers, Rebecca Oshlag, Rene Rose, Gertrude Schwab, Phyllis Sigel, Bea Wohlfeld, Piera Zeplowitz.
On May 13th Sisterhood is holding their biggest fund raiser of the year – “Mothers And Others”. Our Torah Fund cards will be available then. As you know Torah Fund cards are for every occasion ---- Sympathy, Get Well, Mazal Tov, �ank You, In Your Honor, Rejoicing with You and Simcha. �ey are available year round by calling Bobbie Vishner. We will be back when we have news of the 2014-2015 Campaign
Todah Rabah to You all,
Sheila, Edna, Elaine, Gloria, Bobbie, Marcia and Nancy
�e Torah Fund Committee
Torah Fund Kesher~Gesher
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Pesach Program
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AnonymousMs. Rachel AndersonDr. Joel & Mrs. Sheila BernsteinMr. & Mrs. Bruce BleichfeldDr. Laurence & Mrs. Linda BoxerMr. & Mrs. Joel BrownsteinDr. Je�rey & Mrs. Sheila CarrelMr. & Mrs. Jonathan DandesMs. Iris Danziger & Ms. Kirsten MoysichMr. & Mrs. David DavidsonMr. & Mrs. Eric DavisMr. & Mrs. Edward DrozenMr. & Mrs. Joseph EnisMr. & Mrs. Jonathan EpsteinDr. Morris & Mrs. Edith FineDrs. Stuart & Jane FischmanDr. Leonard & Mrs. Cheryl FrancoMr. & Mrs. Zalman GartenMr. & Mrs. Alan GendlerMr. & Mrs. Alan GoldsteinMr. Charles GreenbergDr. Lee Guterman & Dr. Lisa BensonMr. & Mrs. Steven JacobsMr. Rick JacobsonMr. & Mrs. Harvey KardamanMr. & Mrs. Leon KommMr. & Mrs. Ariel KostinerMr. & Mrs. Lawrence LevinMr. & Mrs. Frank LevinMr. & Mrs. Fred LewisMr. Harvey LichtblauMr. & Mrs. Alan LinskyMr. & Mrs. Marshall LipmanMr. Steven & Dr. Ellen Lippa
Mr. & Mrs. Steven LustigMr. & Mrs. Larry MagilMr. & Mrs. Jerry MarkzonDr. Sol MessingerRabbi Perry & Mrs. Sa� NetterMr. Sanford PerlmuterMr. Glenn Pincus & Mrs. Janet GunnerDrs. Lance & Michele PozarnyMs. Janet PresserMr. & Mrs. Arthur PressmanMr. & Mrs. Lawrence RossMrs. Ina SandersMr. & Mrs. Harvey SandersMr. & Mrs. J. Herbert ScheerMr. & Mrs. Je�rey ScheerMr. & Mrs. Alan Sche�Mr. & Mrs. Hyman Sche�Mr. & Mrs. David SchillerMr. & Mrs. Harvey SchillerMr. & Mrs. Irv SellersMr. & Mrs. Daniel SerureMr. & Mrs. Jacob ShermanMr. & Mrs. Kenneth ShumanMr. Alan Sisselman & Mrs. Roberta LevineMr. & Mrs. Howard SmallenCantor Mark & Mrs. Leona SpindlerMr. Mitchell SteinhornMr. & Mrs. James SteinhornMr. James StermanMr. Joseph StermanMr. & Mrs. Avrom StermanMr. & Mrs. Allan WerbowEllis & Laurie WerbowMr. & Mrs. David WilliamsMr. & Mrs. David WolfMr. & Mrs. Joseph Zackheim
AT THIS TIME WE WISH TO EXPRESS OUR THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE WHO HAVE GENEROUSLY CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE 2014 SIYUM BREAKFAST FOR THE
FAST OF THE FIRST BORN AS WELL AS THE KIDDUSHIM BEING HELD DURING PESAH
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Anne & Harry Barney FundIn Honor of:Speedy Recovery of Bette Davidson
Suzanne Barney
Anne & Harry Barney FundIn Memory of:Mitchell Friedman
Suzanne Barney & Sylvia Banditson
Betsy CohenHerschel & Mimi BalsomEllen & Alan Bernstein
Rena ReismanHerschel & Mimi Balsom
Building FundIn Memory of:In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Anna Yalowich
Rachel Yalowich
In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Joseph Cohen
Rachel Yalowich
Edith BeckerMarcia & Richard Rosenthal
Edith & Joel Cohen Memorial FundIn Honor of:Receiving an Aliyah
Leonard & Rita Weiss
Sylvia & Louis Cooper FundIn Honor of:Irv Brock's Happy 100th Birthday
Harold & Rose Gandel
Irwin Davis Memorial FundIn Honor of:Marshall & Sondra Lipman 60th Anniversary
Esther Trachtman
Irwin Davis Memorial FundIn Memory of:In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Edgar Lyons
Carol Davis
Education FundIn Honor of:Speedy Recovery of Steve Bernstein
Linda & Larry Boxer Michael & Barbara Sitrin
Education FundIn Memory of:Betsy Cohen
Rosalie Rosenband
Minnie CaprowMillie & Leonard Gorsky
Ann SchruttRosalie Rosenband
Marion MarionowskyIllene Cooper
Mr. YoungBarbara & Herb Thier
Floral FundIn Memory of:Burton Notarius
Joel & Linda Paull
Jerry Frank Memorial Garden Fund In Honor of:Mazel Tov & Mabrouk on the Birth of Robin Emma Greenstein
Ida & Daniel Serure
Mazel Tov & Mabrouk on Joshua Daniel Serure Becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Ida & Daniel Serure
Sandi Ida Miesik Glickstein Kesher FundIn Honor of:Rachel Anderson's Special Birthday
Edith & Mendy Fine
Ted & Sarah Chertoff's New ResidenceHarvey & Myra Horowitz
Speedy Recovery of Harold HalpernSylvia Greenman
In Appreciation of Purim TreatsCarol LedermanSylvia Greenman
In Appreciation of Shalach Manot BagLaurence & Linda Boxer
In Appreciation of Volunteers for Outstretched Arm Passover Program
Bruce & Sharla Bleichfeld
In Appreciation of Volunteers for Outstretched Arm Purim Celebration
Bruce & Sharla Bleichfeld
In AppreciationRita & Leonard Weiss
Receiving Maftir AliyahLynne Birnholz
Mazel Tov & Mabrouk on Marriage of Lauren Mesnekoff & Alexander
Ida & Daniel Serure
Constant Friendship & New Home of Marilyn & Irv Sultz
Arlene Rossen
Irv & Marilyn Sultz Moving Into New HomeArlene Rossen
Colette & Steve Zappia's 60th Wedding Anniversary
Sheila, Joel and Sarah Bernstein & Family
Sandi Ida Miesik Glickstein Kesher FundIn Memory of:Betsy Cohen
Lisa Bloch RodwinBruce & Sharla Bleichfeld
In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Sarah Weinzweig
Rena Merrick
Jim ReswickBruce & Sharla Bleichfeld
Warren SternBruce & Sharla Bleichfeld
Harry MeschesBruce & Sharla Bleichfeld
Jennie PopkinBruce & Sharla Bleichfeld
Mark L. Josephson Torah FundIn Honor of:In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Sophie Josephson
Sidney Josephson
Kassirer Family Minyan Room FundIn Honor of:In Appreciation of Harriet Rosenfeld
Judy & Bob Alessi
Kassirer Family Minyan Room FundIn Memory of:Hazel
Edith Froehlich
In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Jerry Simon
Marlene Simon
Joel CamhiAlan Camhi
Rabbi Isaac Klein Scholar in Residence Endowment FundIn Memory of:Nettie Schaffer
Muriel Segal
Richard S. Kulick Memorial FundIn Memory of:In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Joseph Katz
Peggy Kulick
In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Thelma Goldman
Peggy & Deborah Kulick and Jennifer Rosenbaum
WE ACKNOWLEDGE WITH THANKS THE FOLLOWINGTEMPLE BETH TZEDEK CONTRIBUTIONS
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WE ACKNOWLEDGE WITH THANKS THE FOLLOWINGTEMPLE BETH TZEDEK CONTRIBUTIONS
Klein - Amdur Library FundIn Memory of:In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Hannah Bachman
Lillian Hirschfeld
The Porrath FundIn Memory of:Ann Schrutt
Ilene Scheib
Lippa Family Auditorium Maintenance FundIn Honor of:Jackie & Howard Levine's Wonderful Celebrations
Barbara & Jack Yellen
Lippa Family Auditorium Maintenance FundIn Memory of:Richard Runfola
Anne Lippa & Warren LippaBarbara & Jack Yellen
Henrietta Steinberg Music FundIn Honor of:Rachel Anderson's Birthday
Mark & Leona Spindler
Henrietta Steinberg Music FundIn Memory of:Allen Sigel on the occasion of his unveiling
Jane Leve
Artie SorrentinoAnnie Kaufman & FamilyMark & Leona Spindler
Henrietta Steinberg Music FundIn Honor of:In Appreciation Rabbi Netter & Cantor Spindler
The Confirmation Class
Pulpit FundIn Honor of:In Appreciation of Rachel Anderson
Helen Ablove
In Appreciation of Jeff BlumJonathan & Judith Gendler Epstein
Speedy Recovery of Harold HalpernJane Leve
In Gratitude to All of our Friends for the Wonderful Mishloach Manot
Ruth & Irving Merlin
Receiving an AliyahHelen Bergman
Appreciation of Receiving Aliyah at MinyanCarol Froehlich
Appreciation of Misheberach for Mother, Edith Froehlich
Carol Froehlich
In AppreciationZappia Family
In Appreciation of Sam KorusHelen Ablove
In Appreciation Rabbi NetterLori Rosenthal & Alan RuttenbergPhyllis Sigel
In Appreciation of Harvey SandersJonathan & Judith Gendler Epstein
In Appreciation Cantor SpindlerLori Rosenthal & Alan Ruttenberg
Speedy Recovery of Avy StermanRuth & Irv Merlin
In Appreciation of Allan WerbowHelen Ablove
Pulpit FundIn Memory of:In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Lawrence Bloch
Lisa Bloch Rodwin
In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Elizabeth Podolsky
Harvey & Rosalind Podolsky
Alan Raines Library FundIn Memory of:In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Benjamin Clar
Rose C. Levin
In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Irving Levin
Rose Levin
Camp Ramah Scholarship FundIn Honor of:Sondra & Marshall Lipman's 60th Wedding Anniversary
Elinda & Ed Reich
Camp Ramah Scholarship FundIn Memory of:Marion Marionowsky
Phyllis Sigel
Bruce S. Rein Memorial FundIn Honor of:Speedy Recovery of Steve Loffredo
Henry Peita
Bruce S. Rein Memorial FundIn Memory of:Allen Sigel
Irv & Gloria Atlas
Ritual FundIn Memory of:Prayerbook to Observe the Yahrzeit of Grandmother, Lillian Sperling
Harold & Arlyne Levy
Allan Robins Memorial FundIn Memory of:Jack Futerfas
The Robins Family
Elise Nagler, Mother of Jeri & Steven RobinsThe Robins Family
Martin Sanders Memorial FundIn Honor of:Speedy Recovery of Sylvia Greenman
Ina Sanders & Alvin Kaplan
Speedy Recovery of Barbara RosenblumIna Sanders & Alvin Kaplan
Speedy Recovery of Jay RosenblumIna Sanders & Alvin Kaplan
Harvey SandersKatharine Morrison
Pearl and Nathan Sterman Memorial FundIn Honor of:Bea Saffer's Birthday
Joe Sterman & Sylvia Weiss
Sandra Weinstein's BirthdayJoe Sterman & Sylvia Weiss
Pearl and Nathan Sterman Memorial FundIn Memory of:Harry Mesches
Joe Sterman & Sylvia Weiss
Temple FundIn Honor of:Engagement of Gabby Balderman & Alan Rosenhoch
Janet Gunner & Glenn Pincus
Complete Recovery of June FeuersteinJanet Gunner & Glenn Pincus
Birthday & Aliyah of Charlotte GendlerJane Leve
Speedy Recovery of Sylvia GreenmanNorman & Marcia WeissJanet Gunner & Glenn Pincus
Speedy Recovery of Harold HalpernLaurence & Linda BoxerJanet Gunner & Glenn PincusMort & Natalie Abramson
Retirement of Dr. Fred HirshRoz & Herb Weiss
In Appreciation of AliyahShep Goldberg
In Honor of YizkorGabe Tannenbaum
Marshall & Sondra Lipman 60th Anniversary
Mendy & Edith FineAlan & Charlotte GendlerEileen & Jerry Markzon
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TEMPLEBETH TZEDEK
YAHRZEITSContributions are gratefully acknowledged for the following:
WE ACKNOWLEDGE WITH THANKS THE FOLLOWING
TEMPLE BETH TZEDEK CONTRIBUTIONS
Special Birthday of Ron MeerArlene Kissen
Speedy Recovery of Lilly PleskowJanet Gunner & Glenn Pincus
Evan Ruttenberg Becoming a Bar MitzvahJanet Gunner & Glenn Pincus
Speedy Recovery of Sara StarrJanet Gunner & Glenn Pincus
Temple FundIn Memory of:Betsy Cohen
Shirley & Larry MagilSol Messinger
Linda Brodsky GreenfieldEileen & Arnold Markowitz
Jaspir M. BloomMichael & Nancy Bloom
Toby UrisSheila London
Harry MeschesBen Hirsh
Allen SigelArnold Malvern
Marion MarionowskyJanet Gunner & Glenn Pincus
The Werbow Family FundIn Honor of:In Appreciation of the Women's Seder
Myra & Allan Werbow
Speedy Recovery of Shay MintzAllan & Myra Werbow
The following donations to help sponsor the Siyum breakfast were received too
late for insertion in the listing the morning of the breakfast:
Rick JacobsonMona & Fred Lewis
Harvey LichtblauShirley & Larry MagilChris & David Wolf
Samuel AbloveJoseph AbrahamRobert AdamsJeanette Alpert
Rosylyn AltMinnie B. Altman
Eileen BirnholzJulia BrennerMax Brody
Frances BurdmanPatricia BuyerSarah BuyerSidney Buyer
Bertram ChalmerDorene Chase
Norman ChassinHerman CohenJoseph Cohen
Packard CohenLeo R. DandesSharon Dandes
Morris DashkoffEdith Gornbein DavisEugene Julius Davis
Max EngelJerahmiel Farkash
Anna FeinsteinJeanne Feuerstein
Chaya FinkelshteynAlexander FischHelen Flatow
Solomon Z. FlescherDavid GandelCharles Gess
Rose GessAlbert GoldbergIsaac GoldenbergJoseph Gunner
Helen HaasAllison HeschEdith Hesch
Henry HoffmanDonald Horowitz
Ralph JaffeDavid Kaiser
Stanley KajdaczSamuel Kallett
Sophie KarnofskyAda KleimanRose Kushner
Jeanette LanskyVictor LaskyShirley LasserJoseph Lazar
Sally LevinGeorge London
Berko ManAlbert MandelkernYetta MandelkernAlvin Mendelsohn
Kenneth MarkAby Marks
Isadore MarkzonAnna MednickAbbe MeltzerRita Meyers
Daniel MilichRose Nemirov
Benjamin NewmanMelvin Meyer Newman
Rose NewmanShirley NewmanMildred NisbergMinnie NormanRandy OshlagRuth Oshlag
Louis PerlmuterIrving Persky
Elizabeth PodolskySamuel PolakoffHarry Pugrant
Lee ReichAlvin RobinsonSamuel Rodman
Benjamin RubensteinHenny Scharf
Theodore SchwabBenjamin John Seligman
Norman ShaneDoron ShoreYael Shore
Irving ShumanAllen Sigel
Morris SimmonsRae SimmonsJudy Simpson
Tillie SnidermanJulian Snyder
Morris SorotskyCelia Steinman
Sybilla SternMarvin Tunis
Fred VogelRose WeinsteinSylvia WeismanMorris Willer
Morris WortmanMarvin Zamek
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TEMPLE BETH TZEDEKAmherst, New York
TEMPLE OFFICE 838-3232SCHOOL OFFICE 836-2660
RabbiCantorCantor EmeritusExecutive Director Executive Director EmeritusEducation DirectorChairman of the BoardPresidentVice PresidentVice PresidentVice PresidentVice PresidentTreasurerSecretary
Perry NetterMark Spindler
Gerald DeBruinJoseph Enis
Allan WerbowEinav Symons
Judith DavisJanet Gunner
Lynne BirnholzLisa Davidson
Leon KommJanet PresserEdward Case
Alan Goldstein
End of Shabbat 9:15 pm
End of Shabbat 9:06 pm
Candle Lighting 8:07 pm
End of Shabbat 9:24 pm
SERVICE SCHEDULESunday Shaharit Service 8:30 am
Weekday Shaharit Service 7:30 amFriday Evening Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv Service 6 pm
Saturday Shabbat Service 9 amDaily Ma'ariv Sunday through Friday 6 pm
Saturday Minha followed by S’eudah Shlisheet, Ma’ariv & Havdalah
End of Shabbat 9:32 pm
May 3 – 7:45 pmMay 10 – 7:45 pmMay 17 – 8:00 pmMay 24 – 8:00 pmMay 31 – 8:15 pm
Candle Lighting 8:14 pm
Candle Lighting 8:21 pm
End of Shabbat 9:39 pmCandle Lighting 8:27 pm
Candle Lighting 7:49 pm
PUBLICATION NOTE: The Shofar is published monthly by Temple Beth Tzedek in Amherst, N.Y. All articles and other materials submitted to the Shofar are the property of the Shofar and the Shofar Editorial Board, which is responsible for and oversees the publication. The Editorial Board reserves the right to edit all materials submitted for publication in the Shofar, in accordance with the highest standards of professional publishing and consistent with Temple Beth Tzedek’s Mission. All decisions about inclusion and layout of materials submitted for publication in the Shofar shall be made by the Editorial Board alone. The Shofar Editorial Board consists of: Lisa Davidson, Barbara Sitrin, Joe and Rusty Zackheim, and Joseph Enis.
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Grief & LossSupport Group
4 pm
Healing Service7:30 pm
Simcha ShabbatTot Shabbat
Jr. Congregation
Gesher in SessionMishpacha
Talmud Class9:30 am
Marc Shapiro Lecture
Sisterhood Class10 am
Gesher in SessionRitual Committee
7:30 pmShabbaton Committee
7:30 pm
Grief & Loss Support Group
4 pmPresident’s Council
7:30 pm
BrotherhoodCongregational Dinner
Sisterhood Class10 am
Gesher in SessionSisterhood Fashion
Show & Dinner
Weinberg Program1:30 pm
Congregational meeting7 pm
Board Meeting 8 pm
Grief & LossSupport Group 4 pm
Adult Education Committee 7:30 pm
Youth EducationCommittee 7:30 pm
Young Families Dinner
Bar Mitzvah ofJoshua Grubea
Jr. CongregationGesher in Session
Finance Committee7:30 pm
Last Day ofGesher with Picnic
MishpachaWeinberg Mincha 3:30 pm
Shabbaton ReunionNoon
Sisterhood Class10 am
Bloodmobile 2 – 6 pmSisterhood Board
7 pmOfficers Meeting 7:30 pm
Lunch & LearnNoon
Talmud Class 1:30 pmSocial Action
Committee 7:30 pm
Grief & LossSupport Group
4 pmCalendar Committee
7:30 pm
Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin Sanders
Sisterhood Class10 am
Sisterhood 7 pmBook Review
at Boulevard Towers
Talmud Class1:30 pm
Confirmation Rehearsal6:30 pm
Grief & LossSupport Group
4 pmConfirmation