The Monthly Newsletter from Shir Ami in Newtown, Pennsylvania S hiron APRIL 2019 | Adar • Nisan 5779 101 Richboro Rd. | Newtown, PA 18940 | www.shiraminow.org Main: 215.968.3400 | Religious School: 215.968.3254 | E.L.C.: 215.968.6255 INSIDE Hametz of the Soul, by Rabbi Briskin 3 Upcoming Shir Ami Events 6 All Four In One, by Rabbi Eric Goldberg 9 Community Photos 12 AND MUCH MORE SHIR AMI INFORMATION SHIR AMI PRESENTS OUR ANNUAL ANNA GEVER MUSIC SHABBAT APRIL 12 SEE PAGE 6
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The Monthly Newsletter from Shir Ami in Newtown, PennsylvaniaShironAPRIL 2019 | Adar • Nisan 5779
101 Richboro Rd. | Newtown, PA 18940 | www.shiraminow.org Main: 215.968.3400 | Religious School: 215.968.3254 | E.L.C.: 215.968.6255
INSIDEHametz of the Soul, by Rabbi Briskin 3
Upcoming Shir Ami Events6All Four In One, by Rabbi Eric Goldberg
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Community Photos12
AND MUCH MORE SHIR AMI INFORMATION
SHIR AMI PRESENTS
OUR ANNUAL ANNA GEVER MUSIC SHABBAT
APRIL 12SEE PAGE 6
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We moved into our house in mid-July, however, it took us several months to fully furnish it and we just put up artwork and photographs in late February. Finally, after nine months, our house is beginning to feel like a
home. Now that we are finally settled, it is time to prepare for the first Passover cleaning in our new home. Time has certainly flown by.
Preparing for Passover is part of our spring routine, and it is very therapeutic – for me at least. Every year we thoroughly clean counters and cabinets, nooks and crannies. We clean out our pantry and refrigerator. We dispose of food that was opened but not eaten for a while and will donate a lot of our sealed hametz (leavened products) – pasta, crackers, cookies – to the food pantry. Other hametz is stored away in a back corner of the house, far away from the kitchen. This is how we thoughtfully and intentionally prepare for Passover.
The mitzvot of Passover are few and straightforward. Tell the story (at the seder), eat matzah, and remove hametz. The degree to which people do some or all of these mitzvot vary widely, however, an overwhelming majority of American Jews do something to mark Passover. For us, we make a concerted effort to clear out our hametz so that our home becomes kosher for Passover. Matzah replaces bread; macaroons replace Oreos, and potatoes replace pasta – just for one short week.
Preparing for Passover is about much more than cleaning out the pantry. On Passover, we are commanded to remove hametz from our midst. What does hametz (leavening) do? It causes our food to rise; to become puffy and inflated. When we mix flour and water to form the dough for bread, not much happens until we add the yeast. Once we do, it expands greatly. When checked and kneaded, the dough is fine. But if we don’t check it regularly the dough will rise and expand to the point of being unmanageable.
Passover also provides us with the opportunity to remove the hametz of our soul. We need to look inside and determine what we keep and what we clean out. Unchecked, it is easy for us to become too boastful, haughty and arrogant. We take pride in our accomplishments. We have enjoyed many great achievements in our professional lives. Our children are thriving and we love to boast about their successes.
Life is good and we want to tell everyone about it. These prideful moments are examples of psychological leavening which are fine to share if checked and kneaded, like the dough for homemade bread. However, if we only talk about our successes and fail to hear the struggles of our neighbor, we can easily, and sometimes unknowingly, become too boastful. Like the unchecked dough that expands with
the yeast, we become unmanageable and even insufferable.
Passover helps put our lives into perspective. It is a good six-month checkup half way through the
Jewish year. We do this in part by performing an ego check and by removing our psychological hametz. Of course we take pride in our achievements, however, we can also use this season to deflate ourselves a bit and recognize that life isn’t just about our needs and our accomplishments. Rather, we can use our gifts and even our successes to
help others reach their potential. When we remove the leavening of the soul and spirit,
we are much better attuned to the pure essence of our lives. The basic ingredients of our lives,
the flour and water of the Jewish soul are very few. They are articulated by Prophet Micah who taught us
that what God wants from us is simple – to love goodness, to do justice and to walk humbly with God.
Take time this Passover to focus more on others, and less on yourself. As you prepare both physically and spiritually, remove hametz in all its forms and return to the basics. Passover provides us with reflective moments to recalibrate our souls. Share your accomplishments sensitively, open yourself to others, keep everything in check and appreciate the many gifts that our festival of freedom offers us and those we love.
Karen and I wish you and your family a Chag Sameach – a Joyous Passover.
Join Us for Coffee TalkThursday, April 11 | 9:30-10:30 am
Newtown Corner Bakery Cafe • Community Room
This popular monthly program is hosted by Rabbi Briskin. Stop by for an interesting,
informal chat over snacks and beverages.
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Mazal TovTo Debbie and Mark Weinstein on the marriage of Scott Foster to Maddie Bishop
To Robbi and Fred Grant on the bir th of their grandson, Troy Caleb Masef
To Shayna Pellen for being elected the 2019-2020 NFTY-PAR Fundraising Vice President
To Kate Bernstein, Susan and Ken Bieber, Barbara Cohen, Neil Dayen, Debbie Schorr, and Debbie Stevens for helping to fold and prepare the March Shiron for mailing.
To Alan Rosenberg, Emily Elkin, Nicole Muc, and the entire Purim Shpiel cast for the amazing show!
To the Religious School Committee for their help coordinating a fantastic Purim and Pizza fundraiser.
To the Preschool Committee for their help coordinating a successful Hamentaschen fundraiser for the ELC.
To WoSA and the volunteers for the amazing Purim Carnival.
To Eve and Larry Lefkowitz and all Hamantaschen bakers.
Todah Rabah
Bunny BarschiSheila BarskyCarol ChersonEric ChersonEthel CohenStacy Curry Moshe Dovid Ben AdaMarty DubinMason Flanagan Fred Gates Rabbi Paula GoldbergBonnie Goldstein Bradley Goodman Arleigh GuyCharles Hudes
Brynlee Jaffe Jim Johnson Alber t JonesRena Karlin Abby Kirsh Adam KritzerAmy Lasner Estelle Lasner Gloria Lemonick Ann Levitt Sheila Marzouk Nina Bat Vara Harriett ObusChana Rafaella Bat Dvorah Rivkah
Harris RawiczSteve RosofskyMarci Rubin Larry SchaefferHarriet SchnitzerHarlee SchwartzShlomo ben IttaLydia SolomonovHoward ShanderKarin SurkinHarry TankinAudrey Winston
Refuah Shleimah
To Richard Kass on the passing of his father, Norman Kass
To Michael LaPat on the passing of his sister, Lori Bleiman
To Michael LaPat on the passing of his uncle, Jules Dion
To Paul Rawicz on the passing of his uncle, Arnold Rawicz
To Alan Levine, on the passing of his mother Doris M. Levine
Condolences
To share an achievement, milestone, refuah, simcha or other news in our Shiron, please call 215.968.3400
A monthly Shiron column brought to you from different Shir Ami members
APRIL: Reflection from Faith Bowers:
It’s hard to believe that it was a generation ago that Bruce (my husband) and I thought we would move to Bucks County from Central NJ. On our first visit to the area, we came upon the Shir Ami building. It was a quiet day and not a lot of activity was going on,but to me, it represented a large Reform Jewish community. My mind was made up! We had found our new home.
A few months later, I attended a summer Friday night service and past president Debbie Stevens welcomed me. After some Jewish sharing, she suggested that I would like our Chevrat Torah service on Saturday mornings. I attended my first Chevrat Torah service after the High Holidays. When I came home I said to Bruce, “I thought I would be a once a month Jew, but I am going to be attending Chevrat Torah every week.” A year later, my daughter Rebecca was born and we celebrated her baby naming at Chevrat Torah. She and I have been attending weekly ever since. By that time, I had joined the Women of Shir Ami general board and my little family had now become a part of the big Shir Ami family. Participation in Chevrat Torah has ebbed and flowed over the years with between 18 and 36 regulars attending on a weekly basis. We are a warm and welcoming group and it really is the ultimate breakfast club. We sing our way through the service and always challenge the leader during Torah study. The room can handle over 50, and so we would love for you and your family to participate! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
If you would like to receive text messages from Shir Ami about upcoming programs and events (and do not already) please text “SHIRAMI” to 80123
5For a full calendar listing of all upcoming Shir Ami events throughout our community, visit www.shiraminow.org
SHIRON | APRIL 2019A P R I L 2 019 | W O R S H I P C A L E N D A R
Week of APRIL 5
Friday, April 5: Family Shabbat Service led by our 4th Grade7:30pm Abraham-Swerdlow Sanctuary
Saturday, April 6: SHABBAT WORSHIP10:15am Chevrat Torah led by Rabbi Paula Goldberg Chodorow Family Life Center
4:30pm BOROWSKY Bar Mitzvah Abraham-Swerdlow Sanctuary
Week of APRIL 12
Friday, April 12: CONGREGATIONAL SHABBAT DINNER 6:30pm Shalom Hall [See Page 6 for Info]
7:30pm ANNA GEVER MUSIC SHABBAT featuring The Afro-Semitic Experience
Saturday, April 13: SHABBAT WORSHIP10:15am Chevrat Torah led by Cantor Flo Friedman Chodorow Family Life Center
Week of APRIL 19
Friday, April 19: NO SHABBAT SERVICE First Night of Passover
Saturday, April 20: SHABBAT WORSHIP10:15am Chevrat Torah led by Rabbi Charles Briskin Chodorow Family Life Center
5:30pm CONGREGATIONAL PASSOVER SEDER Shalom Hall For reservations, please contact [email protected]
Week of APRIL 26
Friday, April 26: FAMILY SHABBAT SERVICE*6:30pm follwed by Chametz-Fest Abraham-Swerdlow Sanctuary/Shalom Hall [See Page 7 for Info] *Please note earlier service time
Saturday, April 27: SHABBAT WORSHIP
10:15am CHEVRAT TORAH led by Rabbi Greg Litcofsky Chodorow Family Life Center
4:30pm MARGOLIT Bar Mitzvah Abraham-Swerdlow Sanctuary
ARE YOU GETTING SHIR AMI EMAILS?If you would like to receive our regular Shir Ami emails, please contact Julie at [email protected]. It is possible you may have acciden-tally unsubscribed from one, which unsubscribes you from allof our emails. Just let us know and we can resume.
COMMUNITY SHABBAT DINNER
Fri., April 12 | 6:30pm | Shalom Hall
COST FOR DINNER: $5/person [Reservations are requested.]
Enjoy a Shabbat Dinner with your Shir Ami family. We will be serving chicken, veggies, salad, and dessert. A vegetarian option is available. We hope you will make plans to attend dinner, just prior to our annual Anna Gever Music Shabbat.
SHIR AMI COMMUNITY EVENTS & PROGRAMS
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ANNA GEVER MUSIC SHABBAT WITHTHE AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE
Shir Ami is excited to welcome The Afro-Semitic Experience for our annual Anna Gever Music Shabbat.
We will enjoy Shabbat dinner together as a community before services. The Afro-Semitic Experience will lead our music during Shabbat services along with Cantor Kohlbrenner, and they will present a sermon-in-song – sharing their unique music and their message of unity with Shir Ami.
The Afro-Semitic Experience was co-founded by African-American jazz pianist Warren Byrd, and Jewish-American jazz bassist David Chevan in 1998, The Afro-Semitic Experience is a band that combines an eclectic array of styles, sophisticated musicianship, good songwriting, deep grooves, and years of friendship with a simple message: Unity in the Community.
This is a band beyond categorization – their music is an intricate tapestry of spiritual, world-beat, funk, jazz, cantorial, gospel, salsa, swing – soul-driven music. You won’t want to miss hearing it!
DON’T MISS A WONDERFUL, MUSICAL NIGHT AT SHIR AMI
Sun., April 7 | 10:00am | 10980 Dutton Road, PhiladelphiaHelp Our Synagogue Help Others With Food Insecurity
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to help pack and/or deliver food boxes in Northeast Philly. Contact Andy Lasner for more info: [email protected] 215-275-4433
Join together with Cantor Kohlbrenner for our Women’s Seder program. Appetizers and desserts will be served. Please bring a Passover dessert to share, along with your recipe. This is a meaningful and social evening for all women in our
community. [ Suggested donation $10 ]
TIKKUN OLAM COMMITTEE
You’re Invited: Faith in Action: POWER Interfaith Organizing Launch
Thurs., April 11 | 7:00-8:30pm |
Langhorne United Methodist Church (301 E Maple Ave, Langhorne, PA 19047)
Come hear what people in Bucks county are passionate and concerned about, and how we can turn problems into real change! POWER is an interfaith racial and economic justice organization launching a new chapter in Bucks County. This March more than 15 faith communities asked their congregations about the pain, hope and opportunities for justice they see. Now we take action! Find out how you can be part of the movement for moral vision in Pennsylvania and Bucks County with POWER. All are welcome! Contact Rabbi Briskin for more information.
MAKE MEALS • AID FOR FRIENDSShir Ami has long been an important part of the Aid For Friends initiative in our area. By simply bringing in leftover meals to our freezer, you can help feed locals who can not easily do it for themselves. It’s simple to help:
1. Take a package of 5 foil trays from the Shir Ami kitchen
2. Fill large section with a protein i.e. turkey or veggie protein
3. Fill small sections, one with a vegetable and one with a starch
4. Cover tightly with tin foil and fill out the Aid for Friends form
5. Put in plastic bag and use a twist tie to close it
6. Put it in your freezer for 3 or more days
7. Bring to the Shir Ami kitchen, place in Aid for Friends freezer.
FRIDAYAPRIL
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ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
Mon., April 29 | 7:30pm | Shalom Hall
Our Annual Meeting will feature “A Year in the Life of Shir Ami,” a review of our proposed 2019-2020 budget and the Board of Directors slate. Copies of the budget will be available in the office in April. Also honoring Mitzvah Makers and Volunteers of the Year.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS INSTALLATION
Fri., May 10 | 7:30pm | Abraham-Swerdlow Sanctuary
Don’t miss a special Shabbat service that features Board Installation.
SHIR SPROUTS SHABBAT
Fri., May 3 | 5:30pm | Rabbi Elliot Strom Chapel/ Cantor Mark Elson AuditoriumWe welcome all of our preschool aged students and 1st and 2nd graders to celebrate Israel with us! More information to come.RSVP to [email protected]
CONGREGATIONAL PASSOVER SEDER
Sat., April 20 | 5:30pm | Shalom Hall
Join your Shir Ami family for a beautiful Passover seder and delicious Kosher for Passover meal served family style. (Vegetarian meal available by advance request only.)
Reservations are due in the office by April 1, with check payable to Shir Ami. Cost per person: Members: $38, $16 children (ages 5-12), Non-Members: $45, $18 children. Children 4 and under are FREE (but you must include them on your form so we can set a seat for them.)
WOMEN’S ISRAEL TRIP COMING JUNE 2020
Shir Ami women – don’t miss your chance to participate in the trip of a lifetime. Contact Sharon Benoff at 215-454-2086 for information.
LAST DAY OF PASSOVER SERVICES
End of Passover Yizkor Service
Fri., April 26 | 9:00-10:00am | Family Life Center
EARLY SHABBAT SERVICE | 6:30pm | Abraham-Swerdlow Sanctuary
This service features our Shir Ami Choir, and a festive “bread fest” Shabbat dinner to mark the end of Passover (for those who observe 7 days) follows at 7:30 with pizza, pasta and beer. Come to one or both.
(please note earlier start time for services)
Fri., April 26 | 7:30pm (immediately following Shabbat Services) Join us for our first ever Hametz-Fest! We are going to have pasta and pizza options for the whole family, in addition to beer for the 21+ crowd that attends.
If you have any unopened matzah or Kosher for Passover items leftover at this point, we hope that you will consider donating them to our Shir Ami Food Pantry.
COST FOR DINNER: $5/person [Reservations are requested.]
A LOOK AHEAD:
Shir Ami partners with jkidphilly for a special toddler movement series. Your kids (grandkids) will love playing with the parachute, beanbags, bubbles, ribbons, wands, hula-hoops, balls, noodles, musical instruments and more during these exciting sessions! Each will have a Jewish theme, snacks and a craft project – coffee will be provided for parents.
REGISTER ONLINE: jkidphilly.org/shiramini2019
Sun., May 19 | 9:15am -10:30am
CELEBRATE ISRAEL: Roots with Ruark will be with us to perform! (As seen on the TODAY show)
Cost: $5.00 per family per class
Ages: Geared towards walkers to age 5 (with parents. Siblings welcome).
Location: Shalom Hall (sanctuary entrance at back of building)
SHIR-A-MINI SUNDAYWITH
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That was our mantra as we celebrated Dr. Seuss’s birthday and then the holiday of Purim. The month began with a visit from The Cat in the Hat. He (Miss Shari) read the book, The Lorax,
to the children. Then it was time for fun as we ate “truffula seeds,” made truffula trees, played ring toss and created red/white patterns. Then everyone hit the ground running as we prepared for Purim. The children had so much fun making masks and megillahs, and baking yummy hamentashen. They learned the meaning of giving as they made Shalach Manot bags to give to someone else. You’ll never believe who came all the way from Shushan to visit the children and tell their story??!!! It was King Ahashverus, Queen Esther and Haman!!! What a great surprise (and learning experience).
Our Purim Shabbat was great fun as some of our teachers acted out the story of Purim in costumes. Everyone had groggers to blot out the name of the King’s mean helper, Haman. The children got to participate in the “shpiel” by singing songs and parading in the beauty pageant. After Shabbat, we did a quick change and had so much fun at our own little Purim carnival of games and delicious hamentaschen baked by our PlayCare Enrichment children. A great time was had by all!
Of course, we don’t stop there. We are hoping that spring is in the air as our chick eggs were delivered. Miss Paula taught the children all about incubators and thermometers as we watched our eggs hatch. Mazel tov to us -- we had beautiful baby chicks! The children love to hold and feed the chicks. It’s always sad when they have to go back to the farm.
As soon as the chicks left, we turned our focus to Passover. The matzah bakery came to show us how to make matzah. We were also busy preparing for our seders next month. There’s lots to do!!
The end of the month brought a wonderful MITZVAH project to the ELC. The children participated in “Hoops for Hunger” in honor of Rabbi Briskin and Cantor Kohlbrenner. Our families collected so much food for our food pantry and had fun shooting basketballs to celebrate our mitzvah of giving. Kol HaKavod! Great job everyone!
– Miss Shari
For more about Shir Ami’s acclaimed Early Learning Center, contact Shari Beck-Nahman at [email protected] 215.968.6255
Shari Beck-Nahman, ELC Director
Be Happy – It’s Adar!
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SHIRON | APRIL 2019
As April begins, we look forward to the true beginning of spring — warmer temperatures, baseball season, flowers in bloom — and, of course, Passover. For many of us, Passover is the one holiday during the year that we can be with a majority of our family. We gather around the seder table, retelling the story of our exodus from Egypt. We taste matzah for the first time in nearly a year, try and figure out what a gefilte fish is, and utter words that remain in our hearts forever: ‘Next year in Jerusalem!’
As part of our seder, we come across four children — one who is wise, one who is wicked, one who is simple and one who does not know what to ask. In our haggadot, this section of the seder begins with the Hebrew words: “k’neged arba’ah banim dibrah Torah” (‘The Torah alludes to Four Children’). What four children does The Torah allude to? According to the rabbis, they are the children found in the following biblical verses: Deuteronomy 6:20-23 (wise), Exodus 12:26-27 (wicked); Exodus 13:14 (simple) and Exodus 13:8 (not knowing). While I encourage you to take a look at these texts and would be happy to study these texts (and any others) with you, what I really want to focus on is that opening line:
K’neged arba’ah banim dibrah Torah — The Torah alludes to Four Children.
Specifically, I want to share a thought about that translation. The word ‘k’neged’ does not mean ‘to allude to’ in Hebrew. Rather, it means ‘in opposition to.’ If we are to take this translation instead, what then does it mean that ‘The Torah is in opposition to Four Children?’ Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, founder of The Musar Movement, said: ‘Each of us contains all aspects of all four children.’ In other words, The Torah ‘is in opposition’ to Four Children because there are not four children being described in our haggadah — there is only one child. Within each of us is all four children — the wise, the wicked, the simple and the one who does not know what to ask. In other words, each of us is four in one.
At Shir Ami’s Religious School, we not only acknowledge this idea during Passover, but throughout our entire year.
Our students are wise, both bringing and gaining knowledge about a variety of topics — Hebrew, Israel, Holidays, Jewish History, Ethics and Values — just to name a few!
Our students can, sometimes, like the wicked child in the haggadah ask: ‘What does this mean to you?’ And, like all of us —including many, many people in the Torah — if we are truly honest, there can be moments when they feel less connected to Judaism and what they are learning. Not only are such feelings acknowledged in our school, but they are seen as the natural part of one’s Jewish journey, of what our people have grappled with for thousands of years and what it literally means to be a Jew. For as our
students learn, being a Jew means being a member of Yisrael, those who wrestle with God.
Our students ask the most simple and profound questions in the classroom, our sanctuary and at home. For our teachers, madrichim, myself and others who interact with students each and every day, these questions are encouraged as they often unlock the doors to true discovery about oneself, one’s connection to living a Jewish life, and one’s beliefs about God. Such questions also allow students to engage in critical thinking, a hallmark of Jewish life throughout the generations.
Finally, there are times when our students do not even know what to ask or how to ask. They are confronted with new ideas, unknown rituals or ancient teachings they have never heard before. It is in these quiet moments —when they do not know how or what to ask — that I believe their amazement, wonder and thirst to know more shows through the most. It is in these moments, usually followed by moments of questions, thoughts and ideas, that I know our future is strong.
My family and I wish you and your loved ones all the best this Passover. May it be a time of family, love and sharing of stories that stretch back thousands of years. My it be a time where we recognize that our children, and ourselves, are complex individuals. And finally, may we recognize that not only is our complexity OK, but that it is exactly the way we were created to be.
We are all four in one.
L’Shalom-Eric
Rabbi Eric Goldberg, Religious School Director
All Four In One
IMPORTANT APRIL DATES
Fri., April 5 - Family Shabbat Services led by 4th Graders (7:30pm)
Sun., April 7 - 3rd Grade Family Program (9-11am)
Tues., April 9 - 9th Grade Visit to Goldstein’s
Wed., April 10 - 8th Grade Program with Israeli Sh’lichah (6:30-8:30pm)
Sun., April 14 - Wed., April 25 - No School (Spring/Passover Break)
For more info about the Shir Ami Religious School, contact Rabbi Eric Goldberg [email protected] | 215.968.3254
I love spring! The birds are chirping, the temperature is warmer, and the weather seems to make people happier. We had a fun-filled winter of events including, snow tubing, cupcakes wars, bowling, laser tag, shul-in, Purim, Super Sunday and more. Now, we are looking forward to the next two months of activities with Shafty.
Kindergarten will be treated to an ice cream party for collecting 25 pounds of pop tabs! (Fifth grade was a close second place). In April and May, we are preparing for spring by encouraging a “Cleaning out our Closets” mitzvah project. We
will be collecting prom dresses, any “I don’t wear anymore” party favor clothing (t-shirts, sweatpants, etc.) and gently used shoes, sneakers, and boots. All of these donations will be sent to those who are less fortunate.
Senior youth group will also be electing a 2019-2020 board. If any teen in 8th -11th grade is interested in a leadership position, please make sure to check your email this month for information.
We look forward to ending our school year feeling good about all our social action participation, fundraising efforts, and friends that we’ve made.
For more info about SHAFTY, contact Youth Director Ferne Levy at [email protected]
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Ferne Levy,Youth Director
Make A Difference
Teen Purim Band
Cupcake Wars Ninja Warrior
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Purim Pie Smash
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A D U LT E D U C AT I O N | L I F E L O N G L E A R N I N G
This year, members of the Shir Ami clergy will be teaching a variety of courses that speak to “The Torah of our Lives.” Each has been asked to teach a subject that they find meaningful or relevant in their lives and that they would like to teach. Enjoy the classes scheduled to date, and look to the Shiron and the weekly email blast for additional courses in the year ahead.
Reform Responsa - Wednesdays, 5:00 - 6:00pmApril 24, May 15
Rabbi Charles K. Briskin, Instructor__________________________ __________________________
Golden Slipper Gems at SHIR AMI
Golden Slipper Gems in Bucks County brings you lifelong learning. Our early
spring enrichment series at Shir Ami includes classes such as Tai Chi, All
About Antiques, Tech Talks, and Jewish Theater. Join us for one class or the
whole series beginning March 4 through April 11. We welcome input for
future programming and involvement.
For more info please call Debbie Rose
at 267-984-0722.
www.goldenslippergems.org
Shir Ami Book Review (Facilitated by Susan Strom)
Wednesday, April 10 7:00 - 9:00pmThis discussion will be on the
novel Being Dead, by Jim Crace.
Grab a copy today and get
ready for a great book review session.
APRIL SENIOR BRUNCH PROGRAM
Broadway star Jenny Lee Stern Sunday, April 14 | 10:30am | Shalom Hall
Doylestown native Jenny Lee Stern is no stranger to Broadway, peforming in such shows as“Rocky,” (Broadway) and “Forbidden Broadway, Alive and Kicking” (Off- Broadway).
We are pleased to feature her talents at Shir Ami’s April Senior Brunch. Don’t miss your opportunity to hear her sing live.
Join us for a morning of brunch and hit Broadway music!
RSVP by April 3, 2019 | 215-968-3400COST: Before RSVP date: Shir Ami members $10.00
Non-Shir Ami members $12.00.
After RSVP date: Members $13.00, Non-Members $15.00
Join us for great Broadway shows. Open to Shir Ami members, and your families and friends. Our Shir Ami Theatre Club has a busy Spring and Summer planned.
“The Cher Show” starring Stephanie J. BlockSunday, April 14, 2019Currently sold out at $119 per orchestra seat, but a waiting list will be kept.
“Kiss Me Kate” starring Kelli O’Hara and Will ChaseSunday, April 28, 2019 | Studio 54, NY Each orchestra seat is $109.
Both shows are currently sold out but we are keeping a waiting list. We are looking into “Tootsie, the Musical” which is getting great reviews in try-outs out of town for the summer. For June, we are aiming for the Yiddish “Fiddler On The Roof.” Others will be announced as soon as we get confirmation. Please read the weekly e-mails for new shows in the Theater Club section. The big news is that we are waiting for confirmation on “Hamilton” here in Philadelphia for late October 2019.
Remember, we don’t provide transportation, but most people like to take the train from Hamilton or drive to New York. Broadway theaters do not issue refunds. If you are unable to make the show, we can try to find someone from the waiting list, but if not, the ticket(s) belong to you.
Andrea Losben, Shir Ami Theater Club Chair [email protected] 215-860-6868 (after 10:30 am)
THEATER CLUB
AROUND THE COMMUNIT Y
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Director of Operations Phil Nordlinger with Rabbi Briskin
Purim Carnival
Purim Shpiel
Police Dog Visits PreSchool
Religious School makes Purim decorations
Purim Shpiel
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Purim Carnival
ELC Learns about baby chicks
Religious School
ELC celebrates Purim
Religious School makes Purim decorations
Religious School
Religious School
Purim Carnival
Chalutizm Cupcake Wars
Purim Carnival
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S H I R A M I G R O U P S | A U X I L I A R I E S
WOSA - WOMEN OF SHIR AMI
Women’s Passover SederTuesday, April 9 | 7:00pm- 8:30pm Shalom Hall
Appetizers and desserts will be served.
Suggested donation $10. Please bring a
Passover dessert to share, along with the recipe.
Restaurant Gift Card Bingo Tuesday, April 30 | 7:00pm- 9:00pm Shalom Hall
$20/per person. Snacks provided or bring your own spread and BYOB.
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
Evening Book Club in the Chodorow Family Life Center
Wednesdays | 7:30pm - 9:00pm April 17, Hum if You Don’t Know the Words, by Bianca Marais
UPCOMING IN MAY Women of Shir Ami and Men’s Club Board Installation Shabbat ServiceFriday, May 17 | 7:30pm | Abraham-Swerdlow Sanctuary
MEN’S CLUB
As I started to write my article, I had a great deal on my mind. I had to think about what programs we should run for the second half of the year; what does our great synagogue want from its Men’s Club? - and more importantly, how am I going to transform a very handsome Men’s Club president into a Persian Ho for this year’s Purim Shpiel. So let’s start with my transformation, hopefully by the time you read this article, you will have seen me dressed to the nines for our Les Mordechai play. It is not easy shopping for a dress that made me feel pretty and fit. (Judge for yourself in the photo below.) Many thanks go out to the entire cast and to our own Men’s Club Board Member Alan Rosenberg and his very talented and patient daughter, Emily.
The second item on my mind revolves around what the men of Shir Ami want from its Men’s Club. If you are reading this article, then I have at least gotten your attention. Drop me a line or an email. I really want to know what you are thinking. We are always looking for ideas, new leadership and participation.
And lastly, here is our schedule of events for the next couple of months:
To become a member, you can pay online at our web portal.
Membership forms available: www.womenofshirami.comFOR INFO: Debbie Weinstein ([email protected])
Mike Markowitz (left) with Alan Rosenberg at the Adult Purim Shpiel
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SHIRON | APRIL 2019S U P P O R T S H I R A M I | C I R C L E O F G I V I N G
Circle of Giving ensures that everyone can be a member of Shir Ami regardless of financial means. Our annual campaign assists every element of the congregation, including youth, education, security, and programming for all ages. Contributions at all levels are greatly appreciated. Thanks to our 2018-2019 “Challenge Givers” Jack and Sharon Benoff, Jon and Meri Stevens and Jim and Matti Wasserson, we have a head start to meeting (and hopefully beating) our $120,000 goal! We hope you will step up to their challenge and make an investment in Shir Ami, our beloved Jewish home.
❑ Enclosed is my check (payable to “Shir Ami”)
❑ Please bill my account (in accordance with my current payment plan)
❑ Please have the office contact me to discuss payment arrangements
❑ $7,200 – Tzedek (Righteousness)
❑ $5,400 – Chesed (Kindness)
❑ $3,600 – Ahava (Love)
❑ $2,500 – Chaver (Friend)
❑ $1,800 – Simcha (Joy)
❑ $1,000 – Kavod (Honor)
❑ $720 – Shalom (Peace)
❑ $360 – Beracha (Blessing)
❑ $180 – Chai (Life)
________ (other amount)
____ As a member in good standing of Shir Ami, YES, I would like to be a member of Circle of Giving for the fiscal year July, 2018 through June, 2019. I pledge, in addition to my full Shir Ami dues, the following contribution to the Circle of Giving:
Please make checks payable to Shir Ami and mail to: 101 Richboro Road, Newtown, PA 18940
Donors at all levels will be recognized monthly in the Shiron and in our High Holy Day handout.
CIRCLE OF GIVING
Tzedek (Righteousness)Marjorie and Mark Kopins
Chesed (Kindness)Johanna and Joseph DiMedio
Ahava (Love) Peter Coe
Chaver (Friend)Linda and Ted Liebman Georgann and Steve Sembler
Simcha (Joy)AnonymousMarcia and Ronald Abraham Karen and Rabbi Charles K. Briskin Donna and Bob DeSantisPamela and Bruce DickRabbi Paula and Harvey GoldbergStephanie and Alan KravatzMarlene and Marvin LasterJoshua McCoy Myrna and Steve Pressman Pam and Bruce Rapoport Lynde and Steve ShechtmanToby and Michael Slomovitz
Kavod (Honor)Abby and Scott ApplebaumRandi and Brett Cohen Richard and Kerry Domsky Debbie and Robert DunnRhoda and Melvin Kreiner Judy and Barry Kroll Beth and Michael LaPat Allen Leboff Rachel and Neil LesserBarbara and Michael MarkowitzMarilyn and Alan SheinbergEllie and Ed Short Debbie and Scott Stevens
Shalom (Peace)Betsy and Eliot RosenfieldDebbie and David RosenthalShelly and Michael Shavel Meryl Reis and Bill Spitz
Beracha (Blessing)Stacey and Jeff Cohen Flora and Robert DayDara and Neil Dayen Diane and Adam Dienstman
Lynne and Richard Fiorelli Beverly and Mark GoldbergSusan and Allan Goodman Cindy and Jerry GreenNancy and Michael GreenJoanna and Nate HolzmanLinda and Norman IdlebergCantor Rachel and Erik KohlbrennerJanis and Howard KritzerHilary and Ken Leboff Wendy and Daniel Lebovic Ferne and Scott Levy Becky Markowitz Kim Marks and Phil NordlingerRabbi Geri Newburge and Rabbi Eric Goldberg Harriet and Jerry PaleyEllen and George Rifkin Lorrie and David Riggs Karen Schulze and Marshall Asnen Andrea and Charles Silverman Dorothy SilvermanRachel and Jeremi TylerDebbie and Mark Weinstein
Chai (Life)Sheila and David Auslander Barbara and Kenneth Beckelman Helen Berman Susan and Ken Bieber Sheila and Steve Blaustein Melissa and Stu Caplan Jodi and Scott Friedman Darcy and Bob Golden Brett and Shawn Goldberg Jessica and Michael Goodman Marilyn and Sheldon Halpern Julie and Gary Hershgordon Paula and Arthur Krauss Allison and Scott Leff Randi and Todd Leon Dawn and Alan Levine Rochelle and Michael Newman Ivy and Larry Pearlstein Debbie and Steve Rosenberg Susan and George Rosenberg Debbie and Larry Schorr Ruthy and Howard Spector Ricki and Dennis Tafflin Diana Turek-Gever and Hal Gever Marilyn and Jerry Wilck
2018-2019 CIRCLE OF GIVING CHALLENGE GIVERS
Sharon and Jack Benoff, Meri and Jon Stevens, Matti and James Wasserson
*(as of 3/4/2019)
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Thank you to all the other generous donors who have contributed to the Circle of Giving.
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BECOME A KEEPER OF JEWISH EXCELLENCEI’d like to support Lifelong Learning at the following level:
Please make checks payable to Shir Ami and mail to 101 Richboro Road, Newtown, PA 18940
All “KEEPERS” will be recognized in the Shiron for their participation and generosity throughout the year.
Your support makes a big difference in bringing education to Shir Ami adults. Please consider becoming a “keeper” this year.
Shir Ami is pleased to present our ongoing Keepers of Jewish Excellence program, allowing all members the opportunity to study throughout the year. Please consider becoming a “Keeper” here at Shir Ami. Your donation in turn supports all of the important mitzvot of learning and prayer that we share, and what’s more, allows us to continue our Shir Ami Lifelong Learning commitments.
Marcia and Ronald Abraham Sharon and Jack BenoffHelen BermanSusan and Ken BieberDonna and Bob DeSantisAmy Goldstein Sandra GreenfieldMarilyn and Sheldon HalpernPaula and Ar thur Krauss
Becky MarkowitzHarriet and Jerry PaleyBarbara and Len Roth Janet and Norman ShachatSonya SchneiderDorothy SilvermanDebbie and Larry SchorrHarry Tankin Lenore Weissberg
OUR 2018-2019 “KEEPERS” INCLUDE:
KEEPERS OF JEWISH EXCELLENCE
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MARCH | DONATIONS TO SHIR AMI FUNDS
CIRCLE OF GIVING from the Shir Ami Board of Directors to Michael LaPat IMO Lori Bleiman from Trudy Rubenstein IMO Alvin Rubenstein, Samuel Zackon, & Rose Zackon from Ruth and Arnold Peskin to Fred Lipman IMO Gail Lipman from Shir Ami Board of Directors to Gina Friedman & Michael Ponomarenko IHO birth of Elizabeth Maya Ponomarenko from the Shir Ami Board of Directors to Paula Shavell IMO Joseph Baker from Sharon and Jack Benoff to Paula Shavell IMO Buddy Baker from Karin and Daniel Surkin to Erik and Cantor Kohlbrenner IMO Kathleen Kohlbrenner from Sharon Benoff to Michael LaPat IMO Lori Bleiman from Sharon and Jack Benoff to Cindy Liebman and Family IMO Bobbi Lewis from the Shir Ami Board of Directors to Cindy Liebman and Family IMO Bobbi Lewis from the Shir Ami Board of Directors to Renee Hall IMO Alma Rosenblum from Nancy Siderits and Family to Renee Hall IMO Alma Rosenblum from Harriet Moskowitz-Levy IMO Pearl Bernstein from Marilyn Halpern IMO Elizabeth Cogen from Rhonda Shapey IMO Harold Mansfield from Lois Wilcox to Donna DeSantis IHO appreciation for leading prayer service for Betty Mondros from Andrea and Charles SIlverman IMO Alvin Silverman
RABBI CHARLES BRISKIN’S DISCRETIONARY FUND from Sheryl and Larry Menacker IMO Charlotte Jablon from Jeff Berman IMO Fannie Cooperman from Rhoda and Melvin Kreiner IMO William Solodar from Lois Wilcox IMO Betty Mondros from Jeanne Winerip IMO Carl Winerip and Albert Winerip
CANTOR RACHEL KOHLBRENNER’S DISCRETIONARY FUND from Becky Markowitz to Erik and Rachel Kohlbrenner IMO Kathleen Kohlbrenner from Karin and Daniel Surkin to Erik and Cantor Kohlbrenner IMO Kathleen Kohlbrenner from Sharon and Jack Benoff to Erik Kohlbrenner and Family IMO Kathleen Kohlbrenner from Andee Losben and Family to Erik and Cantor Kohlbrenner IMO Kathleen Kohlbrenner
RABBI ERIC GOLDBERG’S DISCRETIONARY FUND from Jeanne Winerip IMO Carl Winerip and Albert Winerip from Marlene and Marvin Laster IMO Eva Laster from Susan and Allan Goodman IMO Isadore Goldfield
RABBI PAULA GOLDBERG’S HONORARY CHEVRAT TORAH FUND from Harry Tankin IMO Andrea N. Tankin RABBI ELLIOT STROM’S DISCRETIONARY FUND from Rhoda and Melvin Kreiner IMO Anna Kreiner
CANTOR MARK ELSON’S DISCRETIONARY FUND from Suzy Harbaugh IMO Esther Snyderman from Hal Ganzman IMO Bernard Ganzman and Lois Elaine Seligsohn
ANNA GEVER MUSIC FUND from Becky Markowitz to Debbie and Scott Stevens IHO birth of Quinn Parker Stevens, Mazal Tov! from Ellie and Ed Short to Nancy Siderits IHO Shabbat Torah Reading from Ivy and Larry Pearlstein to Richard Kass IMO Norman Kass BEVERLY SPIEGLER SPEC. EDUCATION LIBRARY FUND
BOBBI SLUTZSKY ELC SCHOLARSHIP FUND from Becky Markowitz to the Shavell Family IMO Bud Baker from Marla, Steven, David, & Allison Sabat to Paula Shavell IMO Joseph Baker from Margie and Harvey Abramson and Family to Paula Shavell and Family IMO Joseph Baker from the Gan Bet Class to Kari Spivah IMO Helen Wenick from Janice Zoltak IMO Harry Weiner from Janice Zoltak IMO Anne Weiner from Melissa and Stu Caplan to Paula Shavell IMO Joseph Baker
BOB MCGARRY ADULT EDUCATION FUND from Helen Berman to Michael Stein IMO Miriam “Mickey” Stein BRUCE BIRNBAUM TIKKUN OLAM FUND from Helen Berman to Teri and Steve Siegel IHO Shayla becoming Bat Mitzvah, Mazal Tov! CLAIRE AND JERRY MILLER CAPITAL FUND from Mindie Bittner IMO Eileen E. Silverstein FOOD PANTRYfrom Anita and Gene Rubin to Paula Shavell IMO Joe Baker from Paula and Harvey Goldberg to Erik and Rachel Kohlbrenner IMO Kathleen Kohlbrenner ISRAEL CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUND from Sue and Ken Bieber to Debbie and Scott Stevens IHO birth of Quinn Parker Stevens from Sue and Ken Bieber to Mel and Rhoda Kreiner IHO birth of Quinn Parker Stevens from Ivy and Larry Pearlstein to Lois Wilcox IMO Betty Mondros from Harriet and Jerry Paley to Paula Shavell and Family IMO Joseph Baker from Linda Idleberg IMO Stanley Galey
ISRAEL TIYUL FUND from Debbie and Bob Dunn to Paula Shavell IMO Joseph Baker
KAY SWERDLOW BUILDING FUND from Marcia and Ron Abraham to Paula Shavell IMO Joseph Baker
MEN’S CLUB YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND from Paula and Arthur Krauss to Paula Shavell and Family IMO Joseph Baker from Paula and Arthur Krauss to Renee Hall IMO Alma Rosenblum
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SAFETY AND SECURITY FUND from Becky Markowitz to Jon Stevens IHO Mazal Tov on your nomination for Shir Ami President SENIOR ENDOWMENT SHARING IS CARING FUND from Irving Goldfinger IMO Meyer Miller, brother of Estelle Goldfinger (z”l) from Debra Goetz IMO Tama Rosenstock SIMCHA SLOMOVITZ/ HUDES SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE FUND STAN AVERBACH BIBLICAL GARDEN FUND TEMPLE SHALOM SISTERHOOD CHILDREN’S FUND
1. Download the FREE Shoparoo App on your mobile device and add the code: Dress3192. Snap pictures of your receipts. 3. You immediately are earning cash for Shir Ami!4. Share with your friends ... there’s strength in numbers. More supporters = More $ for Shir Ami!
HOW IT WORKS:Every time you snap a pic of your paper receipt you earn designated “roo” points for Shir Ami, based on the total amount of the receipt. Each “roo” point you earn is added to Shir Ami’s overall total. (500 Roo Points = $1 cash donation from Shoparoo). Receipts must be snapped within 14 days of the transaction date to count towards the total.
This EASY, FREE fundraiser is what Shir Ami congregants can do each day to make a difference in our revenues. Thanks to our current supporters Shir Ami has received over $400 thus far!
Get started now, tell a friend, and let’s increase our earnings for 2019!
There are numerous ways to give a boost to your beloved Shir Ami community. Many people take advantage of some of these options to take tax deductions and avoid capital gains taxes.
If you’re unaware, you can donate appreciated stock, bonds or mutual fund shares to Shir Ami and take a tax deduction for the full fair market value (as long as you have owned them for over 1 year). We can accept your donation of most liquid securities. We advise you to check with your tax advisor to see if this strategy is right for you.
To discuss how you can make a difference in Shir Ami’s future, please contact Phil Nordlinger
Discount cards on sale in the Shir Ami office. These cards allow you to save money at dozens of local businesses throughout the year, while at the same time help raise a little money for Shir Ami. Many local participating retailers to help you save where you shop! (available through the Shir Ami and ELC offices).
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HELP SHIR AMI, WHILE YOU SHOP. Make your regular supermarket visits count. You can give money to Shir Ami just by going shopping for groceries. Simply purchase supermarket cards from Shir Ami at face value, and we make a 5% profit from the store. Cards for local markets are stocked in the office - it’s easy and really makes a big difference!
• Call or stop in to Shir Ami to order the cards you need
• Spend it like a gift card when you buy groceries
Big Brothers, Big Sisters Clothing Bin is located in the front of the ELC Parking Lot. Please use the bin for your donations and make a difference for those in need. Help BB/BS and Shir Ami by collecting your old clothes in kitchen-size plastic bags and bringing them to our big green clothing bin.
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A P R I L | Y A H R Z E I T S
YAHRZEIT LIGHT CEREMONIALThe family gathers at dusk, before the evening meal, on the eve of the anniversary of the death of the departed. The head of the family speaks: At this moment which bears the memory of our beloved (name), let us join hands in a token of God’s grace. A link has been broken in the chain of affection which has long bound us together, yet the blessed bonds of home and love remain. With prayerful heart, we receive this divine gift of life which holds us together in family unison.
Eternal God, we thank You that, in this time of sadness and loss, You have helped to keep us strong. Though the pain of our loss is still present for us, we know that love will always be stronger than death. And so, to You, we lift our hearts, because we know that our loved one continues to be a living presence in our lives. We acknowledge your mercy, O God, who strengthens us with faith and peace. As our loved one lives for us in these words and memories, we kindle this yahrzeit light and sanctify it in the remembrance of the Divine Word: The spirit of humanity is the light of the Lord. (Kindle the Memorial Light.) ZECHER TZADIK LIV-RACHA. May the memory of the righteous be an eternal blessing.
TO BE READ APRIL 5 April 6 Irwin Bobrin Elissa Connor Elsa Frimet Jeannette Gitler Harry Jaffess Goldy Kramer Irving Rosen April 7 Madge Berman Lois Bleeden Erma DeSantis Samuel Frager Eleanor Petroski June Stark Bruce Sumner April 8 Rose Frager Lillian Goldberg Esther Klyman April 9 Esther Katzen Faye Kaye Samuel Poppel Harold Rosenman Gertrude Shilane Alvin Silverman Samuel Singer April 10 Seymour Affrime Doris Cherson Jack Edelson
April 11 Sarah Dunn Allen Finell Harold Goldfinger Raymond Paley Shirley Stein April 12 Bertha Katz David Mendelsohn Louis L. Reisz
TO BE READ APRIL 12 April 13 Raye Kauffman Ethel Knaster Esther Rosenman Rebecca Vanderporten Friedner April 14 Harold Blaustein Bernice Brandow Bob Kasman Albert Sacks Lenora Schwartz Edith Shapiro
April 15 Natalie Davis Floyd Frank Laurraine Jaffess April 16 Marianne Catanzaro Elaine Fisher Leo Peskin
April 17 Sylvia Dossick Myron Frank Faye Katz Shirley Rubenstein April 18 Max Decter Alex Kasman Walter Loev April 19 Gerald Bernstein Philip Bolno Joseph Cohen Muriel Hochberg Seymour Klayton April 20 Amalia Aharon Stanley Millenson Anna Pollner Henry Schneider
April 21 Benjamin Dunn Jack Hecht Samuel Kupinsky Esther Malkin Celia Meadow Sidney H. Reiss
April 22 Dora Karl Mitchel Laitman Stephanie Mann Emanuel Topakas Amy Brooke Wilck
April 23 Morris Goldstein Adele Kalaminsky Barbara Knobler
April 24Sara Billet Robert Kutner Faye Taylor
April 25 Robert Kulka Sidney Miller Ellen Rotkowitz Allan Simon Jerry Weintraub April 26 Alan Fingerman Howard Saltzman Jack Verker TO BE READ APRIL 26
April 27 Jacob Baronoff Adam Matthew Hirsch Sylvia Jacobs
April 29 Alec Berman Morris Goldstein Leonore Levine Reba Novack David Spector Beverly Spiegler
April 30 Freda Geller Ruth Bader Goldman Oscar Hecklin Frances Smith Morris Vinitzky May 1 Cora Cohen Seymour Davis Milton Hochberg Ella Jay Jacob N. Sandman Shelley Stein Wesley Steinman May 2 Daniel Byrne Nate Stein May 3 Herbert Feldman Jack Turek
On the anniversaries of remembering, a Jew remembers not only by feeling, but by
doing. Kindling a yahrzeit candle the evening before is one thing we do; the Kaddish
spoken at a gathering of our people is another. All names will be read on the Friday
evening before the yahrzeit. One way to honor your loved one is with a living memorial
such as a contribution to one of our Temple funds in their memory.
April 29 Alec Berman Morris Goldstein Leonore Levine Reba Novack David Spector Beverly Spiegler
April 30 Freda Geller Ruth Bader Goldman Oscar Hecklin Frances Smith Morris Vinitzky May 1 Cora Cohen Seymour Davis Milton Hochberg Ella Jay Jacob N. Sandman Shelley Stein Wesley Steinman May 2 Daniel Byrne Nate Stein May 3 Herbert Feldman Jack Turek
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SHIRON | APRIL 2019OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident Sharon K. BenoffVice President Debbie RosenthalVice President Jeff EderSecretary Ellie ShortTreasurer Faith BowersImmediate Past President Joshua McCoy
Melissa Caplan Nancy Green Joanna Holzman Stephanie Kravatz Wendy Lebovic Todd Leon Steven Pressman Jon Stevens Corinne Strauss
AUXILIARY PRESIDENTS Men’s Club Michael MarkowitzWomen of Shir Ami Debbie WeinsteinSHAFTY Shayna Pellen
CLERGY AND ADMINISTRATION
Rabbi Charles BriskinCantor Rachel KohlbrennerRabbi Emeritus Elliot M. StromCantor Emeritus Mark ElsonRabbinic Scholar Paula GoldbergDirector of Operations Phil NordlingerDirector of Education Rabbi Eric GoldbergE.L.C. Director Shari Beck-NahmanYouth Director Ferne Levy
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Congregational Passover Seder
Hametz-Fest 2019 Annual CongregationalMeeting
Sat., April 20 | 5:30pm
Join your Shir Ami family for a beautiful
Passover seder and delicious Kosher for Passover meal served family style.
Fri., April 26 | 7:30pm
Join us immediately following services for our first ever Hametz-Fest! Serving pasta and pizza options for the whole family, in addition to beer for the 21+ crowd. [$5/person for dinner. Reservations requested.]
Mon., April 29 | 7:30pm
A Year in the Life of Shir Ami! Review
and vote on our 2019-2020 budget, meet
Mitzvah Makers of the Year, and more!
Don’t Miss Out on Important April Events at Shir AmiFOR MORE DETAILS AND A COMPLETE LISTING OF EVENTS, SEE PAGES 6 & 7
