THE BULLETIN TEMPLE SHOLOM OF GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT www.templesholom.com June • July • August 2020 203-869-7191 Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul 5780 Three months ago no one could have predicted that our Temple Sholom community would become a virtual one. Back at the beginning of March, our nursery school kids sll played in our classrooms, services sll took place in person and our b’nai mitzvah students led services from the Bima. As all of us began to accept social distancing and shelter in place as the new normal, Temple Sholom quickly got online to find new ways of staying connected. Immediately, Temple Sholom created Shabbat To Go which included recordings of prayers and recordings of sermons and reading of the Yahzreit list. “Shabbat to Go enabled people to celebrate Shabbat in their homes, but it was missing the connecon so many craved, “ said Rabbi Mitch. “We quickly We thought it would be interesng to check in with some of our members to see how they’ve been spending their me during the past 3 months of social distancing and quaranne. Debbie Daum - Debbie has been working on new jewelery designs for her business while the kids are doing school work. She has been able to connue working with her customers over Zoom. As a family they have binged watched different tv series and have done several drive-by birthday celebraons. Robin Elkowitz - Robin has spent me figuring out how to best work at home while Danielle is learning remotely. She is also enjoying me with her family, biking, baking and taking long walks. CONNECTING IN NEW WAYS HOW I’VE SPENT MY QUARANTINE Rita Edelston - Rita has been working and is heading to her beach house to enjoy the ocean views but will connue to join Temple Sholom’s Shabbat services through Zoom. Debra Kahn - Debra is enjoying the quality family me together. It has been a silver lining to have all three of her kids together for an extended period me. They have been biking, baking and taking long walks. Sco Kramer - Sco has been fostering a dog from Adopt-A-Dog and is thrilled to be able to have her for a longer period instead of just a few days. Sco is also working with Jewish Family Services to shop and deliver food for seniors in the community who are unable to leave their homes. Jesse Meyers - Jesse is thankful for FaceTime & Zoom, thriving on seeing his fabulous children & granddaughters. His youngest recently told him, “Papa, you don’t need a haircut, you need a head- mow”. Jesse is enjoying the Met Opera on demand; has learned to cook via Brava; bought a staonary bike; taught a web Ulysses class; revelled in his book group and has enjoyed his socially- distanced cigar smoking group. Laurie Siegel - Laurie is working from home as well as shopping and cooking for her great-aunt. Joanne Rosenthal - Jo and her son Jason have become great at doing 500- 750 piece puzzles. They are enjoying their firepit while social distancing with friends; playing HORSE on their basketball hoop and have goen creave playing ping pong with a converble ping pong tabletop. switched to a live model, to help foster our Temple Sholom sense of community”. Zoom services on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays have now become the new normal. Rabbi Mitch or Rabbi Chaya are live from the Chapel, Cantor Sandy is live from the sanctuary or from home and Ezra Konigsberg streams from the sanctuary or from home. Each online service has been ge�ng larger aendance than ones previously held at Temple Sholom. More than just streaming services, Zoom has quickly become a tool for building community at Temple Sholom. Recently the Temple Sholom Learning Center held a family trivia night. The purpose of which was for families to congregate and have fun together. It was such a success that a second one was scheduled. BBYO has been zooming programs for teens and the nursery school has a regular story me on Wednesdays with David Cohen; shabbat with the clergy on Fridays and their individual teachers are using Zoom to stay connected with the children. This year’s Temple Sholom Annual Meeng will take place via Zoom on Monday, June 15, 2020 at 7:00 pm. At the Annual Meeng the budget and slate of officers and trustees will be voted on. For Zoom informaon, see page 4.
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THE BULLETINTEMPLE SHOLOM OF GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT
www.templesholom.com June • July • August 2020203-869-7191 Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul 5780
Three months ago no one could have predicted that our Temple Sholom community would become a virtual one. Back at the beginning of March, our nursery school kids sti ll played in our classrooms, services sti ll took place in person and our b’nai mitzvah students led services from the Bima.
As all of us began to accept social distancing and shelter in place as the new normal, Temple Sholom quickly got online to fi nd new ways of staying connected.
Immediately, Temple Sholom created Shabbat To Go which included recordings of prayers and recordings of sermons and reading of the Yahzreit list. “Shabbat to Go enabled people to celebrate Shabbat in their homes, but it was missing the connecti on so many craved, “ said Rabbi Mitch. “We quickly
We thought it would be interesti ng to check in with some of our members to see how they’ve been spending their ti me during the past 3 months of social distancing and quaranti ne.
Debbie Daum - Debbie has been working on new jewelery designs for her business while the kids are doing school work. She has been able to conti nue working with her customers over Zoom. As a family they have binged watched diff erent tv series and have done several drive-by birthday celebrati ons.
Robin Elkowitz - Robin has spent ti me fi guring out how to best work at home while Danielle is learning remotely. She is also enjoying ti me with her family, biking, baking and taking long walks.
CONNECTING IN NEW WAYS
HOW I’VE SPENT MY QUARANTINERita Edelston - Rita has been working and is heading to her beach house to enjoy the ocean views but will conti nue to join Temple Sholom’s Shabbat services through Zoom.
Debra Kahn - Debra is enjoying the quality family ti me together. It has been a silver lining to have all three of her kids together for an extended period ti me. They have been biking, baking and taking long walks.
Scott Kramer - Scott has been fostering a dog from Adopt-A-Dog and is thrilled to be able to have her for a longer period instead of just a few days. Scott is also working with Jewish Family Services to shop and deliver food for seniors in the community who are unable to leave their homes.
Jesse Meyers - Jesse is thankful for FaceTime & Zoom, thriving on seeing his fabulous children & granddaughters. His youngest recently told him, “Papa, you don’t need a haircut, you need a head-mow”. Jesse is enjoying the Met Opera on demand; has learned to cook via Brava; bought a stati onary bike; taught a web Ulysses class; revelled in his book group and has enjoyed his socially-distanced cigar smoking group.
Laurie Siegel - Laurie is working from home as well as shopping and cooking for her great-aunt.
Joanne Rosenthal - Jo and her son Jason have become great at doing 500-750 piece puzzles. They are enjoying their fi repit while social distancing with friends; playing HORSE on their basketball hoop and have gott en creati ve playing ping pong with a converti ble ping pong tabletop.
switched to a live model, to help foster our Temple Sholom sense of community”.
Zoom services on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays have now become the new normal. Rabbi Mitch or Rabbi Chaya are live from the Chapel, Cantor Sandy is live from the sanctuary or from home and Ezra Konigsberg streams from the sanctuary or from home. Each online service has been ge� ng larger att endance than ones previously held at Temple Sholom.
More than just streaming services, Zoom has quickly become a tool for building community at Temple Sholom. Recently the Temple Sholom Learning Center held a family trivia night. The purpose of which was for families to congregate and have fun together. It was such a success that a second one was scheduled. BBYO has been zooming programs for teens and the nursery school has a regular story ti me on Wednesdays with David Cohen; shabbat with the clergy on Fridays and their individual teachers are using Zoom to stay connected with the children.
This year’s Temple Sholom Annual Meeti ng will take place via Zoom on Monday, June 15, 2020 at 7:00 pm. At the Annual Meeti ng the budget and slate of offi cers and trustees will be voted on. For Zoom informati on, see page 4.
Senior Rabbinic Fellow/Director of Judaic StudiesKevin Peters
Executive DirectorEileen Robin
Associate Executive Director Lori Baden
Director of SchoolsDavid Cohen
Director of FinanceNori Goldsmith
Congregational CoordinatorAlice Schoen
PresidentAlexandra Hochman
Sisterhood Co-PresidentsElaine Marks Phyllis Shapiro
FROM OUR RABBI
My 8th grade English teacher, Mrs. McGrauther, had us memorize the famous opening paragraph from Charles Dickens’ novel, “A Tale of Two Cities”:
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom; it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity …
Dicken‘s age of radical opposites took place in a different era, but the words still ring true for us today.
In our post-COVID 19 world of Pandemic, we live within the times of extremes: Love and Hatred, Good and Evil, Light and Darkness, Freedom and Oppression, Hope and Despair, Wisdom and Folly……
But, whether it’s today, tomorrow, or yesterday, the Torah records that at all times: “God will place before us Life and Death, Blessings and Curses. And, we must Choose Life…”
And, this is what we do as individuals, families, and as a sacred community; we Choose Life!
Every weekend since the Pandemic began for us, I have been able to celebrate with a Temple Sholom household an appropriate Social Distancing Simcha, a joyous celebration amidst a sad and challenging time.
In a backyard shared on the computer with loved ones, amidst the sometimes added challenges of flickering screens and scrambled audio, we still can stream joy to be shared by all.
Our rough times of “social distancing” have made us find new ways to balance tradition and change. Virtual Worship Services, Distance Learning, Zoom, Phone, and the old fashioned handwritten note; anyway, we can continue to connect, we purse with even greater enthusiasm.
“Distant” is transformed into “Connection.” The losses are genuine: illness, death, economy, social ills…
But, we have found newly discovered blessings.
Reaching out more regularly to family and friends, spending extra time with our children who may have needed to come home during this crisis, expanding the presence of our loved ones at a virtual Seder…
At Temple Sholom, participation has significantly ticked up for the online virtual service offerings and classes. I feel more connected with our Congregational families because of regular contacts via social media, emails, and calls.
This new era of “Best of Times -- Worst of Times” has helped us rediscover the real value of our sacred Jewish Life, learning, and mutual support of our Jewish community.
We all want a return to “normal.”
Still, we should all hope to continue the ability to reach out and engage so many more people, by bringing Jewish living into our homes, by supporting one another with compassionate care, and by being fully present for one another as a family and a community of support.
May we be the bearers of God’s Divine Light, even as we travel through this darkened age; for a blessing and not for a curse.
Amen
-Rabbi Mitch
PS Stay Safe and Healthy!! -- If you need any support or just want to check-in, please contact me at either [email protected] or my cell: 203-962-1805.
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Dear Friends,
As I sit to write this arti cle – I am at a loss for something novel to say… This is not how I envisioned our Springti me nor the conclusion of my fi rst year as Temple Sholom’s president. What is striking to me at this ti me is an idea I came across recently:
We are all at sea within the same storm – we may be riding on diff erent sized or shaped vessels, but we are cast into these same rough seas together.
And together we must band. Not only for our own individual sakes, but for our community as well, and that is parti cularly true as it applies to Temple Sholom. Now more than ever, we need you and I believe, you need Temple Sholom too.
Temple Sholom for many of our congregants is a staple of their weekly lives – they pray, gather, learn, and connect here. For some congregants, they connect when their family has a lifecycle or milestone event that requires pastoral support. And for others, they enter the building twice a year for High Holiday services. No matt er how deep your connecti on to our shul is, I trust that there is comfort in knowing Temple Sholom is here for you.
Since the Covid Pandemic began, the Temple staff and clergy have been hard at work. They have ti relessly navigated the rough waters that this crisis has created. There are two signifi cant ways we have been impacted. Primarily: the restricti ons on gatherings and school closures meant we had to redesign how we connect with our community; how we conti nue to practi ce Jewish ritual, impart Jewish values and learn remotely. Secondarily: the fi nancial impact we are facing from Covid and what that means in the short and long term for our Shul.
With the uncertainty of the scope of impact that Covid will have, the Board of Trustees has had to make though� ul decisions as
we go along, and someti mes predict probable outcomes without true knowledge of their accuracy. Currently, we are hoping to reopen the nursery school full day program in July. Based on that predicti on we can calculate our current lost revenue and we can begin to strategize how we close the gap Covid created in our budget.
This is what I ask of you all:
1) Please read the emails that come from the Board of Trustees, Eileen Robin, Rabbi Mitch and David Cohen as they will provide updates and perti nent informati on for decisions that have been made or will be made imminently.
2) Please att end the special meeti ngs that are called and the annual meeti ng on June 15. We will be presenti ng a Covid Budget in June to the congregati on which shows our current predicti ons on the impact the virus will have on our fi nances.
3) Please consider increasing your Kol Nidre gift this year and pledge that increased amount for a series of years so we can accurately count on what is coming in each Fall.
When ti mes are uncertain, we are called to join forces, not separate or isolate. We are stronger together. Please help us bring our community together by doing your part. Help us keep our community strong through connecti on and Tikkun Olam – the repairing of the world. Reach out to a fellow congregant to off er assistance, or just call to say to hello and make sure they are doing ok. When the Temple calls on you for support and assistance, please join us in keeping our Shul strong and vibrant because now more than ever, we need you, and we can be here for you as long as you help us to do so.
With love and grati tude,
Alexandra Hochman
A NOTE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
From Our Rabbi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Note from Our President . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
IN THIS ISSUE… Donati ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Emergency Fund Donati ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Yahrzeits . . . . . . . . . 10-11
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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G��������� S������Calling all graduates...Elementary school, Middle school, High School, College, Grad School.This Kabbalat Shabbat Service is to honor the graduates in our community. Co-sponsored by Judah BBYO.Friday, June 126:30 - 7:15 pmGo to Zoom.usMeeti ng ID: 874 7323 7794 Password: Shabbat
T����� S����� A����� M������Vote on the 2020-2021 Budget and Slate of Offi cers and TrusteesMonday, June 15, 7:00 pmGo to Zoom.usMeeti ng ID: 836 3322 1848 Password: 547938To see the budget and slate of offi cers in advance of the meeti ng, email [email protected] vote ahead of the meeti ng, go to:htt ps://form.jo� orm.com/201396129722152
E��� T���� B’A�Wednesday, July 298:00 - 9:00 pmGo to Zoom.usMeeti ng ID: 814 9177 2922 Password: 547938
To access Zoom Meeti ngs by phone, call (929) 205-6099. Use same meeti ng IDs and Passwords
Josh is completi ng the 7th grade at the Whitby School. While he enjoys playing tennis and basketball, his true passion is parkour. He was a natural from a young age and this year joined a competi ti ve team through Chelsea Piers. Josh also enjoys the performing arts and had a role earlier this year acti ng and singing in a performance of Newsies. For his mitzvah project, Josh will be parti cipati ng in the Twin-with-a-Survivor Program, where he will connect and spend ti me (virtually) with Holocaust survivors. Becoming a Bar Mitzvah means to Josh that he is beginning his journey as a responsible and contributi ng member of Jewish society guided by Jewish values and principles.
June 20, 2020
Joshua LunderSon of Michael and DinaBrother of Bruce
Maya is a 7th grader at Western Middle School. She loves tennis and spending ti me with family and friends. Maya has spent the past four summers at Camp Schodack and is looking forward to many more. Maya has chosen to raise money for Emmet’s Playground for her mitzvah project in honor of a close family friend Emmet Manheim. To Maya, becoming a Bat Mitzvah means becoming an independent adult within the Jewish community.
June 13, 2020
Maya ZwillingDaughter of Scott and StaceySister of Brandon
19 27 Tammuz 20 28 Tammuz 21 29 Tammuz 22 1 Av 23 2 Av 24 3 Av 25 4 AvNoon–1:00 pm
Lunch ‘n Learn6:30 pm
Services8:00 pmCandle LightingParshat Devarim
10:00 am Services
26 5 Av 27 6 Av 28 7 Av 29 8 Av 30 9 Av 31 10 AvNoon–1:00 pm
Lunch ‘n Learn8:00 pm
Erev Tisha B’AvTisha B’Av 6:30 pm
Services7:53 pmCandle LightingParshat Va’etchanan
SIMCHA CORNERMazel Tov to:Benjamin and Marcus Matitia and their family on the occasion of their B’nai Mitzvah.Jonathan and Rebecca Tipermas on being honored at the Chabad of Greenwich Annual Gala.Lauren Wels on becoming the new president of Jewish Family Services of Greenwich.Betsy Korn on her installation as AIPAC President.Alice and Michael Delikat on the birth of a new granddaughter, Lilia Ceil. Parents are Stacey Delikat and Rob Marmor.Bryanna Kallman and Michael Delikat on being elected as Co-presidents of UJA-JCC Greenwich.
Holly Richards and her family on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah.Jill and Kevin Plancher on the marriage of their daughter Jamie to Cezar Babin.Hannah Hochman and her family on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah.Noah Slotnick and his family on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah.William Marks and his family on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah.Norma Perlstein on the occasion of her 101st birthday.Ruth and Greg Moskowitz on the birth of a daughter, Allison Gray.Robert and Hiroko Davidow on the birth of a grandson, Jack Myer Davidow.
Isabel Buchsbaum and her family on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah.Dylan Botoff and his family on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah.Ellie Block and her family on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah.Barbara and Peter Murray on the birth of a grandson, Myles Greyson Price.David Cohen on completing his Masters of Jewish Instructional Education from Gratz College.Sophie Patchen and her family on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah.Jacob Hoenig and his family on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah.
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AUGUST 2020 AV-ELUL
SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT 1 11 Av10:00 am Services
2 12 Av 3 13 Av 4 14 Av 5 15 Av 6 16 Av 7 17 Av 8 18 AvNoon–1:00 pm
Lunch ‘n Learn6:30 pm
Services7:45 pmCandle LightingParshat Eikev
10:00 am Services
9 19 Av 10 20 Av 11 21 Av 12 22 Av 13 23 Av 14 24 Av 15 25 AvNoon–1:00 pm
Lunch ‘n Learn6:30 pm
Services7:36 pmCandle LightingParshat Re’eh
10:00 am Services
16 26 Av 17 27 Av 18 28 Av 19 29 Av 20 30 Av 21 1 Elul 22 2 ElulNoon–1:00 pm
Nancy Jacobs on the loss of her mother, Stepha Jacobs z’l, mother-in-law to Geoffrey Thaw and grandmother to Russell and Collin.The family of Robert Beerman z’l, husband to Marcia, father to Alena and Stacey and father-in-law to Koldo.Jason Halio on the loss of his father, Bob z’l, father-in-law to Carey and grandfather to Oliver and Henry.Leslie Perry on the loss of her mother, Shirley Greenslet z’l, grandmother of Graham, Elise and Simon.Andrew Holmes on the loss of his mother, Priscilla Holmes z’l, mother-in-law to Sharon Milbank Holmes.Catherine Granelli on the loss of both her mother, Martha Ratner z’l and her father, Joel Ratner z’l.Robin Himelstein on the loss of her husband, Michael z’l, father of Nathan and Eli.Michael Drutman on the loss of his mother, Marion Drutman z’l.Ilse Gordon on the loss of her husband, Dr. Neil Howard Shapiro.
Stewart Simon on the loss of his mother, Shirley Simon z’l, mother-in-law of Judy and grandmother of Michelle and Jonathan.Rachel Newman on the loss of her grandmother Shirley (Surrah) Yoel z’l.Rena Crasto on the loss of her mother Gloria Schantz z’l, mother-in-law to Pradeep Crasto and grandmother to Hannah, Sophia and Isabella.Brian Grodin on the loss of his father Herb Grodin (Tzvi ben Tudruff v’ Malka) z’l, father-in-law of Lisa and grandfather of Harris, Isaac and Ruby.Laura Kornfeld on the loss of her husband Leo Kornfeld z’l.Doug Fishkin on the loss of his mother Shirley Fishkin (Tseryl bat Yuni) z’l, mother-in-law of Eve and grandmother of Sydney and Sophie.The Kleckner Family on the loss of Dianne Kleckner z’l.Elaine Hertz on the loss of both her mother, Roberta Gayster z’l and her father, Nathaniel Gayster z’l, mother and father-in-law to Marc Hertz and grandparents to Jamie and Daniel.
Jane Wolansky on the loss of her father Jay Robert (“Bob”) Coleman z’l, father-in-law to Paul Wolansky and grandfather to Sara Joe, Natania and Sam.Gary Rosenbach on the loss of his mother, Bernice Sandra Rosenbach z’l.Dan Wichman on the loss of his father, Arthur Wichman z’l, father-in-law to Rosanne and grandfather to Jacob and David.Ellen Schapps Richman on the loss of her mother, Vera Schapps z’l.Lisa Goldberg on the loss of her mother, Irene Bright Mallenbaum z’l.Pradeep Crasto on the loss of his mother, Lena Crasto z’l, mother in law to Rena and grandmother to Hannah, Sophia and Isabella.The family of Doris Caplan z’l, mother of Adam Stuart Caplan and Elizabeth Haran Caplan, mother in law to Lizzy Jane Moore and grandmother to Joseph Brandon Caplan.
BEREAVEMENT NOTICESWe extend our deepest condolences to:
May you be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Allie & Steven MarksIsabel Buchsbaum's Bat Mitzvah
Erica & Matthew Buchsbaum
In Memory of:Jean J. Weil z'l Sharon Bennett z'l
Jane & Rob StrickerRobert Beerman z'l
Alena BeermanStacey Beerman
Arthur Wichman z'lDaniel Wichman
Nathaniel Gayster z'l Roberta Gayster z’l
Elaine HertzRoberta Gayster z’l
Deborah SindellFrancine Wexler z’l Jerry Wexler z’l
Amy PolanLee Miller z’l
Clara MillerShirley Fishkin z’l
Erica & Matthew Buchsbaum
In Support of:Lunch ‘n Learn
Jackie FriedmanMechirat Chametz & The Mitzvah of Feeding the Hungry
Kim & Tom AthanEsta & Jay FeinsodPhyllis Shapiro & Marty FlashnerPam & Graydon GarnerSusan & Howard GordonAnne & Robert IvanhoeShelby & Shoney Katz Richard Knobelman
Malka & Ralph KravitzLeora & Steven LevyRobert LichtenfeldNorma PerlsteinAmy & Neal PolanAlyssa & David PortnyGabrielle & Donal RattnerBeverly & Ed RobbinsJake RogersAdele & Gary SaundersJennifer SklarLeta SmithBella & Eric SobelAmy Horbar & Allan Ruchman
Florence Lewis z’lDale Atkins-Rosen & Robert Rosen
Stephen Russell z’lMeg Russell
Leonard Shatz z’lWendy Wright
Fay Zablowitz z’lMeryl Sobel
Mildred Richter z’lJanet Hershaft
Belle Kurzman z’lDoris Caplan z’l
Lillian Seigel z’l Jerry Nurkin z’l
Rita EdelstonMichael Robbins z’l
Susan YarettMona Gold z’l
Michael GoldSid Spielfogel z’l
Stacy HochbergGloria Bittman z’l
Laurie NelsonCeleste Weissman z’l
Debbie EllenbogenEllen Saperstein z’l
Richard SapersteinPaul Rosen z’l
Ellen Wolfson
DONATIONSWe gratefully acknowledge the following contributions to Temple funds:
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DONATIONS TO TEMPLE SHOLOM EMERGENCY FUNDMr. & Mrs. Ishak AkyuzMr. & Mrs. Adam AlterMr. & Mrs. Peter ApplebyDr. Robert Applebaum & Dr. Susan Seligman-ApplebaumMrs. Renee AscherMr. & Mrs. Bradley AsnessMr. & Mrs. Joshua BalsamRabbi Chaya Bender & Ms. Emily JaegerMr. & Mrs. Michael BenjaminMr. & Mrs. David BlankMr. & Mrs. Jason BlockMr. Kenneth Bloom & Mrs. Abby MeiselmanMr. & Mrs. Daniel BotoffDr. & Mrs. Richard BrauerMr. Cary BrodyMr. Brad Brown & Ms. Stephanie KlineMr. & Mrs. Alexander BuzikMs. Loren CastroMr. & Mrs. Daniel CiporinMr. & Mrs. Brian CohenMr. & Mrs. Harris DamashekMrs. Rita EdelstonMr. Gustavo EibenMr. & Mrs. Alec EllisonMr. Kevin ErtelMr. & Mrs. Michael EvelsonMr. & Mrs. Michael FinkelsteinMr. & Mrs. Phil FischerMr. Douglas Fishkin & Ms. Eve TeichMr. Martin Flashner & Ms. Phyllis ShapiroMr. & Mrs. James FlemingDr. & Mrs. Alex GitelmanMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey GladsteinMr. & Mrs. Nick GodfreyMr. & Mrs. Stephen GoldsteinMs. Susan GoodmanDr. & Mrs. Arnold GordonMr. & Mrs. Bruce GrahamMs. Andrea GreerMr. & Mrs. Michael GriperMr. & Mrs. Brian GrodinMr. & Mrs. Jared HalperinMr. & Mrs. Robert HarteveldtMrs. Eva Hausman
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey HeldMr. & Mrs. Aaron HencklerMr. Theodore HermanMr. Kenny & Dr. Sharon HerzogMs. Zeena HineMr. & Mrs. David HochmanMr. & Mrs. Jonathan HochbergMr. & Mrs. Seth HoenigMr. & Mrs. David HymenMr. & Mrs. Robert IvanhoeMr. & Mrs. Oded KafkaMr. & Mrs. Scott KalbMr. & Mrs. Jarrod KaplanMr. & Mrs. Shoney KatzMr. & Mrs. Andrew KramerMr. & Mrs. Gene LandresLariar FamilyMr. Benjamin Kriegler & Ms. Vonda LePageMr. & Mrs. James LevensonMr. Robert LichtenfeldMr. & Mrs. Brian LinderMr. & Mrs. Steven LittMr. Richard Lund & Mrs. Gail LevineMr. Joel & Dr. Sarah LusmanMr. George MackMs. Justine MagidS & L Marx FoundationMr. & Mrs. Edouard MatitiaMr. & Mrs. Christopher MatulichMr. Jaysen Medhurst & Ms. Dawn FullerMr. & Mrs. Jeff MenschMrs. Clara MillerMr. & Mrs. PJ MosesMr. & Mrs. Ben MossMr. & Mrs. Peter MurrayMr. & Mrs. Joseph OsnossMr. & Mrs. Craig PackerMr. & Mrs. Andrew RichardMrs. Nancy RismanMr. & Mrs. Neil RitterMr. & Mrs. Clifton RobbinsMs. Eileen RobinMr. & Mrs. Gregory RogersMr. James RosenblumMr. & Mrs. Michael Rosenthal
Mr. Robert Rosen & Dr. Dale Atkins-RosenMr. & Mrs. Barnett RothenbergMr. & Mrs. Joseph RothenbergMr. Allan Ruchman & Ms. Amy HorbarMr. & Mrs. Christopher SaltisAlisa and Peter Savitz Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Neal SchambergMr. & Mrs. David SchreffMr. & Mrs. Joel SchurMr. & Mrs. Vernon SchwartzMs. Doreen ShapiraDr. & Mrs. Jonathan ShapiroMr. & Mrs. Arthur ShulmanMr. Alexander Shustorovich & Ms. Natalia BychkovaMrs. Laurie SiegelMr. Gary SilberbergMr. & Mrs. Howard SilverbrandMs. Jennifer SklarMs. Arona SmotrichMr. Donald Snyder & Ms. Alma RutgersMr. & Mrs. Jay SoleMr. & Mrs. Lloyd SprungMr. & Mrs. Eric SteinMr. & Mrs. Stuart SteinMr. & Mrs. Steven SteinbergDr. John Tamerin & Ms. Susan Penry-WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Steven TananbaumMr. & Mrs. Alexander TroyMr. & Mrs. Adam VickersMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey WeckerMs. Randi WeingartenMr. & Mrs. Richard WeinsteinMr. & Mrs. Alexander WeissMr. & Mrs. Brett WilburMr. & Mrs. Brian WolfeMr. & Mrs. Peter WrightMr. & Mrs. Brian YoungMr. Igor Zelenberg & Ms. Whitney WilsonMr. & Mrs. Daniel ZinnMr. & Mrs. Glenn Zorn
WHAT IS A YAHRZEIT?Meaning “Time of Year” in Yiddish, this anniversary commemorates the death of a loved one. It is symbolized by the recitation of the Kaddish prayer and reading of the names of those dearly departed in the Temple. At home, a candle is lit on the eve of Yahrzeit to represent the soul and burns for 24 hours. Tzedakah, a Hebrew word for righteousness and signifying charity, is offered to the family in the form of gifts, donations, or simply emotional support. In this way, we remember our beloved.
