MARCH, 2014/ADAR lI, 5774 In the tradition of The Allman Brothers Band, The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones and his own award winning band, Woodie Alan, Temple member Alan Paul and the Big in China Band return to the TSTI Mansion to rock the night away and drive out the mid-winter blues. Big in China shares its name with Alan’s autobiographic book (and soon to be feature film) chronicling his serendipitous experience going to China as a stay at home dad and leaving it as a true Beijing rock star. Big in China’s music is modeled on the east meets west fusion rock that earned Woodie Alan the title of Beijing’s Band of the year in 2008. This casual night of classic rock, cheap booze, and the best dive bar food around is guaranteed to be the hottest place to be on a chilly March night. So grab a date, a drink and a designated driver and come help us prove that while Orange may be the new Black, South Orange is a perfect place for the good old rhythm and blues. $75. per person. RSVP to Russell Kaplan, [email protected] by March 24. Saturday, March 29, 7:30 pm Alan Paul and the Big in China Band CELEBRATE PURIM Sunday, March 16 First, the Megillah reading. Then an infamous cast of characters present an original, hilarious Purimshpiel. Bring a box of pasta. You will shake, shake, shake it, just like a grogger. Afterwards, your box will be donated to a local food bank. Spend Sunday morning enjoying Food, Fun, Crafts and Games. Open to our entire Temple family, friends and relatives. Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel’s Slucker Religious School and STISY present Megillah Reading and Purimshpiel 9:00 a.m. Purim Extravaganza 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. All temple teens are needed to supervise games and prizes. Contact Tracy at [email protected] to sign up.
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MARCH, 2014/ADAR lI, 5774
In the tradition of The Allman Brothers Band, The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones and his own award winning band, Woodie Alan, Temple member Alan Paul and the Big in China Band return to the TSTI Mansion to rock the night away and drive out the mid-winter blues.
Big in China shares its name with Alan’s autobiographic book (and soon to be feature film) chronicling his serendipitous experience going to China as a stay at home dad and leaving it as a true Beijing rock star. Big in China’s music is modeled on the east meets west fusion rock that earned Woodie Alan the title of Beijing’s Band of the year in 2008.
This casual night of classic rock, cheap booze, and the best dive bar food around is guaranteed to be the hottest place to be on a chilly March night. So grab a date, a drink and a designated driver and come help us prove that while Orange may be the new Black, South Orange is a perfect place for the good old rhythm and blues.
$75. per person. RSVP to Russell Kaplan, [email protected] by March 24.
Saturday, March 29, 7:30 pm
Alan Paul and the Big in China Band
CELEBRATE PURIMSunday, March 16
First, the Megillah reading. Then an infamous cast of characters present an original, hilarious Purimshpiel. Bring a box of pasta. You will shake, shake, shake it, just like a grogger. Afterwards, your box will be donated to a local food bank.
Spend Sunday morning enjoying Food, Fun, Crafts and Games. Open to our entire Temple family,
friends and relatives.
Temple Sharey Tefi lo-Israel’s Slucker Religious School and STISY present
Megillah Reading and Purimshpiel
9:00 a.m.
Purim Extravaganza10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
All temple teens are needed to supervise games and prizes. Contact Tracy at [email protected] to sign up.
ClergyRabbi Daniel M. Cohen, D.Min.Rabbi Ellie Lynn Miller, M.A.R.E.Cantor Rebecca MosesCantor Joan FinnRabbi Emeritus, Harvey S. GoldmanCantor Emeritus, Theodore Aronson
Leslie Y. Sporn, Executive DirectorCarol Paster, Preschool DirectorMindy Schreff, Religious School DirectorTracy Horwitz, LSW, Program DirectorBeth Sandweiss, MA, MSWJFS Social Worker at TSTISunny Seglin, Bulletin
MEMBER CONGREGATIONUNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
Schedule of Services
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Saturday, March 1Minyan Service, 9:15 A.M. Gross Bet MidrashBar Mitzvah of Ethan Gross, 10:15 A.M.Bat Mitzvah of Lauren Rosenberg, 10:30 A.M.
Friday, March 7VayikraShabbat Service with Temple Band and 5th Grade Awesome Oneg, 7:30 P.M.Bass Sanctuary Building
Saturday, March 8Minyan Service, 9:15 A.M. Gross Bet MidrashBar Mitzvah of Spencer Berkowitz, 10:30 A.M.
Friday, March 14TzavShabbat Service, 6:00 P.M.Bass Sanctuary Building
Saturday, March 15Minyan Service, 9:15 A.M.Gross Bet MidrashB’nai Mitzvah of Carly Orent and Andre Weinberg, 10:15 A.M.Bat Mitzvah of Havi Rojer, 10:30 A.M.
Sunday, March 16Megillah Reading and PurimshpielBass Sanctuary Building9:00 A.M.
Friday, March 21SheminiShabbat Service, 7:30 P.M.Bass Sanctuary Building
Saturday, March 22Minyan Service, 9:15 A.M.Gross Bet MidrashBar Mitzvah of Lewis Busch-Vogel, 10:30 A.M.
Friday, March 28TazriaShabbat Service and Scholar, 6:00 P.M.Bass Sanctuary Building
Saturday, March 29Minyan Service, 9:15 A.M.Gross Bet MidrashBat Mitzvah of Katya Silverman-Stoloff, 10:15 A.M.Bat Mitzvah of Jenna Essner, 10:30 A.M.
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Renaissance Group
Hopefully as you are reading this, you are enjoying good weather and the frigid, snowy days are behind us. But weather doesn’t stop the Renaissance Group.
January: our ART outing to Judy Targan’s studio February: our annual Super Bowl Day of games . . . another smash hit with good friends, great food and an exciting game. Thanks Matty and Dan Goldberg and Linda and Joel Scharf . . . you did it again! March 12: Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Daniel Cohen as our guest speaker. Sheila Slutsker chairs this program. More information to follow.
Our Renaissance Group is a member of the regional Renaissance Coalition and we have the opportunity to join with other Re-naissance members on a 4-day trip to the Berkshires in August. Early reservations are recommended. If you are interested, call Charlotte Abberman 973 285-3857.
our connection to one another. We traveled, schlepped, ate, and experienced Israel together for ten days. Together we shivered atop the Golan Heights as we looked into Syria and laughed as, one by one, members of the trip discovered that you really can float on the Dead Sea. We cheered as our “Snake Path Climbers” made it to the top of Masada and we shared tears as we said Kaddish at Yad Vashem. A temple trip to the Jewish State is a vastly different “Israel experience” because it is a COMMUNAL expe-rience. We set off as members of the same congregation. We returned as friends who are part of the same covenanted community.
Too often our rushed lives prevent us from sharing any significant time together. So while we may belong to the same temple we don’t always create community in its most meaningful form. Traveling together for ten days changes that and helps foster bonds that last a lifetime.
Community matters. A lot. And as I reflect on our trip I am reminded that community only happens when we make the effort to spend time together and really get to know one another. And here’s the great news- TSTI is filled with wonderful, caring and interesting people. We are a community of individuals with a wealth of knowledge and experience; building community here is an enriching experience.
I want to encourage you to set aside some time this spring to be with your temple community. Rather than running in and out to the bar mitzvah lesson or attending services and leaving right after kiddush make an effort to really spend time with your temple family. Come to a Shabbat service when our fabulous band is playing – enjoy the music and join friends at the oneg Shabbat. Come to services on a night when our Religious School students are participating – it will give you reasons to truly celebrate
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The President’s Point of View
From the Rabbi’s Study
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This winter brought a lot of negative publicity about our state, New Jersey. I suppose we all should be used to it, but the many articles about “Bridgegate” and the crazy idea of a cold weather Super Bowl brought all the old jokes
back to the forefront. And as this was transpiring, the film “American Hustle” was released just to remind us of the Abscam scandal of the 1980’s.
There are, of course, many good stories about our state and we all have good reason to choose to live here. One of the “good stories” is the history of the Jewish community in New Jersey. So, I decided to do a little research and here is what I found.
Although the first Jewish communities were not established until the middle of the 18th century, Jewish merchants were conducting business in New Jersey as early as the 17th cen-tury.
The earliest Jewish communities were founded in the 1840’s. The first organized community was Newark. While B’nai Jeshurun was the first incorporated synagogue in 1848, many others, including Temple Sharey Tefilo, soon followed. Newark was the center of Jewish life in New Jersey for many years. At one time, there were over 80,000 Jews living in Newark, with over 43 synagogues in Newark and some 100 Jewish cemeteries. And where did the Jews do their shopping . . . Bamberger’s of course.
The center of Jewish life in Newark was the Weequahic sec-tion. Weequahic High School was considered one of the finest in the nation, boasting numerous graduates of prominence, such as Philip Roth. Weequahic was home to the Beth Israel hospital, founded in 1901, and there are many in our congre-gation, like my wife Ellen, who can say they were “born at the Beth.”
Newark had its share of colorful characters, none more “infamous” than Longie Zwillman. Longie was Newark’s mob boss during the 1930’s.When the local police refused to do anything to prevent the Nazi Bund from setting up offices in Newark, Longie and his boys took it upon themselves, with the aid of a lot of baseball bats, to convince the Bund not to come to Newark. (For more on this, read Warren Grover’s book “Nazis in Newark.”)
There have been numerous Jersey Jews who have lead lives of prominence (Einstein , Salman Waksman and our own
It was truly a privilege to have lead our TSTI trip to Israel this past December. To see Israel through the eyes of young people as they discover the land of our ancestors is an experience beyond de-
scription. To travel through Israel with individuals whose last visit was well more than a decade ago and to see their surprise at all that has changed was something to behold as well. It is all but im-possible to spend time in Israel and not come away with a deeper connection and commitment to the Jewish state and a deeper appreciation for our Jewish heritage. That, in turn, helps fuel a commitment to supporting Israel and supporting the US – Israel relationship. As I told our participants toward the end of the trip, because they opted to spend their winter break in such a manner Israel now has 30 more ambassadors. And if we all do our part we can have a significant impact on a variety of levels.
Looking over some of the images I took in December there are two different pictures that emerge.
The “Big Picture”
At a time when the movement to discredit and isolate the Jewish State continues to grow in Europe and elsewhere I’m proud that our communal involvement with pro-Israel activities continues to increase. We had over 30 members of our community together on a cold January night to learn about J-Street. Rabbi Miller spent a week in Israel last month with ARZA, the Reform Movement’s Zionist organization. We had our largest delegation ever attend the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington DC with Rabbi Miller, Cantor Aronson and myself as part of our delegation. I will be traveling to Israel this summer as part of an AIPAC Rabbinic Mis-sion. And we continue to have our young adults participating in a variety of Birthright Israel programs on a regular basis. Each of these is a small step in a good direction. Taken together they speak to the importance of Israel and our diverse and growing expres-sion of that importance. As I said at AIPAC’s Northeast Gala this past January, “As a committed Jew, I believe that a strong relation-ship with America is good for Israel—just as I believe that a strong connection with the only democracy in the Middle East is good for America.” I am pleased to see TSTI continue to grow in its expres-sion of this commitment.
The “Local Picture”
As I look through pictures from our trip this past December I am struck by the different ways a trip such as ours can be impactful. Yes, a trip to Israel can help create and deepen our connection to the Jewish State. But our time in Israel also allowed us to deepen
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Linda and Rudy Slucker Religious School
Mindy SchreffReligious School Director
And on that Note . . .
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO WANT TO MISS WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON IN APRIL!
One of the things that makes Judaism so special is our long tra-dition of story and song. Next month you will have the opportu-nity to immerse yourself in both.
INTERFAITH HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
On April 27 we will host the South Orange/Maplewood Annual Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance Service. Our congrega-tion has traditionally been extremely creative in presenting this service to honor our community’s survivors, and this year will be no exception.
This event promises to be a memorable and meaningful tribute to many of the survivors in our community. We will celebrate their lives and stories through music and a dramatic perfor-mance based on their experiences. We hope you will join us to support our survivors, their families, and this incredible inter-faith community effort.
The smell of frreshly-baked hamantaschen brings back fond memories for me, from both my own childhood as well as the years I spent with my children in the kitchen. When my sons were young we baked frequently, for holidays and many days in between. We especially loved to bake hamantaschen for Purim.
Sadly, the day came when my sons were not interested in bak-ing ( just in the eating) so when Purim rolled around that year I invited our 4 year old neighbor, Luke, to bake with me. As we mixed the ingredients together he asked what kind of cookies we were making. I told him we were going to make haman-taschen, and that while the cookies were baking I would tell him a story to explain why they were shaped this way. When it came time to turn the round cookie into triangles, he was totally baffled and a bit reluctant to ruin his perfect circles. In the end we had some triangles, some circles and some in between. Years later he has wonderful memories of “those yummy triangle cookies” we made together. It didn’t matter what they looked like, the shared experience and memory was what counted.
As an educator I have spent much time having those shared food-related experiences with my students and families. There are so many compelling reasons why cooking with children is such an important way to teach. One of the most rewarding aspects of cooking or baking with your own children is that it provides an opportunity to share your family’s history. There is no better way to connect to your past than preparing food using a recipe that has been handed down through your family. While you cook you have the opportunity to share stories and build a tangible connection to those you may have never met. It is a delicious way to pass stories from your own life to be shared with future generations. This Purim, I hope you will take time to make a sweet treat with some memories on the side! Happy Purim !
our day of rest. Join us for the weekend with musician Dan Nichols and enjoy the beautiful music and the connections it will help facilitate. Make the weekend with “The Adventure Rabbi” a priority and come learn about Judaism and environ-mentalism. Each of these opportunities (and these are just a few of the many opportunities ) will be enriching in and of themselves but, like our Congregational trip to Israel this past December, you will feel more connected to your community.
DAN NICHOLSOn Friday, April 11, we are hosting genuine Jewish rock star Dan Nichols! Come sing and dance along as he leads us in prayer and song at Shabbat services at 6:00 P.M. On Saturday evening Dan will share a special Havdalah service with our STISY teens and Sunday morning, he will lead a rousing concert for our religious school students. I may have mentioned a few times that I am super excited for this fabulously musical weekend. Trust me, you are going to want to be here for it.
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The Iris Family
Carol PasterPreschool Director
I warn you ahead of time, this will not be my typical rambling article but rather a ‘plug’ for two very important upcoming educational events. Religious School director, Mindy Schreff, and I are part of a 2-year Inclusion Cohort through Matan Institute. At our first conference last year the keynote speaker was Jona-than Mooney, a dyslexic writer and activist who did not learn to read until he was 12 years old. He is a graduate of Brown University’s class of 2000 and holds an honors degree in English Literature. Jonathan is founder and President of Project Eye-To-Eye, a mentoring and advocacy non-profit organization for students with learning differences. We were so impressed by this charming, intelligent speaker that we immediately hired him to speak to the community at large and will be hosting him for two events early in March.
On Monday evening, March 3, Jonathan Mooney will speak on the topic “We’re Not Broken: Understanding How All Children Learn”. This is a powerful presentation that supports parents, teachers and administrators in celebrating the strengths, gifts and talents of the exceptional child. In this presentation, Jona-than tells parents what’s right about their children and instills ideas to change social perceptions. Jonathan outlines a four-step strategy that all parents and educators can implement to radi-cally change their child’s educational experience.
On Tuesday morning, March 4, 450 early childhood educators in the Metrowest area will gather at TSTI for Jonathan’s key-note talk, “The Gift: Learning Challenges Reframed”. Labeled “profoundly learning disabled” Jonathan Mooney will share a moving exploration of his personal childhood journey in tradi-tional academic settings. Speaking honestly, he will outline the research that validates a reframing of our language surrounding these labels. Jonathan will discuss how students should not be identified by their set of disabilities, deficits or disorders but in fact, recognized for their cognitive gifts. In this practical presen-tation, teachers, directors and administrators will be empowered to adopt a diversity mindset so that every single student is valued for his or her unique learning style.
If you are interested in joining us on March 3 at 7:30 pm, or if you know someone in the community who could benefit from hearing this incredible speaker, please rsvp to Tracy Horwitz at [email protected].
This year NFTY celebrates its 75th year. All that NFTY represents is worthy of a great celebration. NFTY, the North American Federation of Temple Youth, is comprised of youth groups from over 750 Reform congregations. Between congregational youth groups and NFTY’s regional events, the NFTY experience reaches more than 10,000 high-schoolers in grades 9 through 12. It is through NFTY that so many young people get an understanding of the workings of the Union for Reform Judaism.
What exactly does NFTY do? NFTY forges lifelong Reform Jewish identities and leadership skills through community building, worship, social action, and experiential youth-led Jewish educational programming. NFTY makes the next generation of strong Jews and strong Jewish leaders. NFTY runs summer trips to Israel, and the Eisendrath International Exchange program, a full semester of learning in Israel.
My involvement in NFTY was instrumental in shaping my own leadership abilities. Through NFTY and my local youth group I learned how to write a program, craft a worship service, and research political issues. I learned independence, self reliance and the power of group work and collaboration. I made lifelong friends through AETY, my temple youth group, and met many new and amazing people through my region NFTY-GER (formally known as JFTY).
I have met so many people who were active in NFTY for years before me. I guess I can say I am a second generation NFTYite since my father was active in NFTY during his youth. And I watch with pride as so many of our Temple youth become active in STISY and NFTY. Young adults who at one time were our STISY teens often comment that the leadership experience that they gained under the guidance of Tracy Horwitz and the advisors who came before her have helped them to be leaders at their colleges and universities. Those same skills have helped them in the work place and in their communities.
If you have a student in the 9th-12th grade, I strongly encourage them to join STISY. By joining STISY they are also joining NFTY. The experiences and friendships gained can last a lifetime! Congratulations, NFTY, on 75 years of creating strong Jewish leaders for our time and for the years to come!
A Thought to Share
Our B’nai Mitzvah
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Senator Frank Lautenberg, for example) And it was New Jersey’s rabbis who lead the effort of American Jews in support of the 1960’s civil rights movement.
Today, there are over 400,000 Jews living in New Jersey. Today the Jewish community is located in the suburbs, or for our young adults, in communities like Hoboken. But it would be good to remember the next time we drive past or through Newark, that it was Newark that gave birth to the vibrant Jewish community that now exists in our State.
Ethan Quinn GrossMarch 1, 2014Ethan is the son of Peggy and Ronnie Gross, brother of Hannah, and grandson of Harry and Talia Gross and Rae Dono-ghue.Mitzvah Project: Ethan has been working with young people with developmental disabilities through sports activities with the Shining Star program in Livingston.
Lauren Sarah RosenbergMarch 1, 2014Lauren is the daughter of Lana and Fred Rosenberg, sister of Louis and Scott, and granddaughter of Bernice and George Schob and Pearl and George Rosenberg.Mitzvah Project: Lauren volunteered a the local soup kitchen once a month and col-lected food for the Interfaith Food Pantry.
Spencer Patrick BerkowitzMarch 8, 2014Spencer is the son of Amelia McGovern and Jess Berkowitz, brother of Jillian and Holly, and grandson of Rose Claytor and Muriel Berkowitz. Mitzvah Project: Spencer worked with New Eyes for the Needy, setting up drop-off locations for unwanted eyeglasses and learning about sorting donated glasses.
Zahavah Lublin RojerMarch 15, 2014Havi is the daughter of Jennifer Lublin and David Rojer, sister of Ellie and Sasha, and granddaughter of Charles Rojer, Marsha Levin-Rojer, and Sandy Lublin.Mitzvah Project: Havi is transcribing and illustrating her Zayde’s oral history of his experiences during the Holocaust.
Andre Zachary WeinbergerMarch 15, 2014Andre is the son of Deborah Gaines and Tom Weinberger, brother of Lila and Aaron, and grandson of Morrisa and Don-ald McCoy.Mitzvah Project: Andre is raising money for a project very close to his heart, Hun-gry for Music, an organization that pro-vides impoverished children with musical instruments.
Carly Edith OrentMarch 15, 2014Carly is the daughter of Amy Block and Robert Orent, sister of Emily and Noah, and granddaughter of Judy and Herb Orent, Miriam and Alfred Glogower, and Nancy and Alfred Block.Mitzvah Project: Carly worked with special needs children through the Friendship Circle.
Lewis Benjamin Busch-VogelMarch 22, 2014Lewis is the son of Allison and Jon Busch-Vogel, brother of Charlotte and Josie, and grandson of Madeline and Chet Vogel and Linda and Bertram Busch.Mitzvah Project: Lewis has worked every Sunday with a six year old boy who has special needs through Friendship Circle.
Katya Luz Silverman-StoloffMarch 29, 2014Katya is the daughter of Ilena Silverman and Sam Stoloff, sister of Anya and Silas, and granddaughter of Doris Silverman and Herb Dembitzer, and David Stoloff and Susan Klee.Mitzvah Project: Katya helped kids from Newark do their homework and under-stand new concepts as part of SCEEP.
Jenna Zelen EssnerMarch 29, 2014Jenna is the daughter of Mindy Zelen and Camilla Essner, sister of Joshua and Jacob, and granddaughter of Tamara and Edward Essner and Claire Zelen.Mitzvah Project: Jenna raised money and awareness for Helping Hands, an orga-nization that trains monkeys to assist the disabled.
Jay Rice, President
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The Women’s Connection
At TSTI, March means Mah Jong Madness! The Women’s Connection invites you to a marvelous evening of Mah Jong in the Mansion on Thursday, March 13 from 7-9pm. Whether you’re new to the game or a seasoned player, come and learn the game or play with new and old friends. Bring your Maj card, or let us know if you will need one.
The event is free to Women’s Connection members and $5.00 for non-members. Wine and snacks will be served. Bring a friend and come have a nosh, make a new acquaintance, schmooze a little and learn something new! We hope to see you there.
Friday, March 28Join the congregation as we hear from our Shabbat Scholar at our 6:00 pm worship
services. Continue learning at the Shabbat dinner following services. All are welcome to attend services; registration and fee required for dinners. To register email Tracy Horwitz at [email protected] and mail check made payable to TSTI by March 22. Dinner:$25 per member, $36 per non-member. Please include names, contact number and number of people attending.
ALAN ELSNERAmerican-Jews and IsraelIs it okay for us to criticize Israel? Are there limits? Why should Israel care what we think?
Alan Elsner, Vice President for Communications at J Street, has had a long career in American and international journalism prior to joining J Street. As State Department and later White House correspondent for Reuters News Agency, Elsner traveled the world with Secretaries of State and was on first name terms with presidents and vice presidents. His sharp questioning during the Rwanda genocide forced the United States to change its policy and was later highlighted in the Hollywood movie “Hotel Rwanda.” As Reuters National Correspondent, Elsner was the agency’s chief writer on 9/11/2001.
A Night at the Movies
SATURDAY NIGHT FILMBack By Popular Demand! The evening includes wine & cheese to be enjoyed before and during the movie. The movie will start promptly at 7:30 pm. $5 for Members, $10 for Non-Members
Saturday, March 8 at 7:00pmThe Other Son
Drawing on a familiar literary motif, two babies who are accidentally switched at birth grow up and live in what should have been the other’s domain. One is an Israeli Jew, the other a Palestinian Muslim. Just what is it in their DNA that makes them different? What are the repercussions when their true identities are uncovered? Can the parents continue to love their sons, and what are the consequences of such love?
To register please email [email protected] by Friday, February 28 to ensure we will have plenty of wine, snacks and seating. Please mail payment to TSTI, 432 Scotland Road, South Orange, New Jersey 07079.
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IN MEMORY OFNeil Finn, father of Ron Finn Rabbi Arnold & Gert ZorefHenrietta Granet Frank DavisRobert Burrick, husband of Karen Burrick Judith Croman & Milton Westrich Sue & Albert Shikiar Linda & Ira Greenfi eld Helene & Jack Fersko The Rice Family Deborah & Dan Duane Renee & Marty Leffl er Deborah Russ Elaine & Steve Katzman Ronni Brown Amanda Broitman & Hal CoopersmithRobert Burrick, father of Lauren Burrick Alana, Tara & Craig BronsnickRobert Burrick, father of David Burrick Amanda Broitman & Hal GoopersmithArnold Levin Annette BergerSharon Handler Toby & Rick StaenbergMuriel Rubin, mother of Marjorie Francis Jay & Ellen RiceJack Lapidus, father of Barbara Sunberg Jay & Ellen Rice Helene & Jack Fersko
IN HONOR OFThe engagement of Dara, daughter of Ellen & Jay Rice Helene & Jack Fersko
RABBI COHEN’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
IN MEMORY OFMother of Lynn Schonbraun Patti & Bill KatzMike Morgen Charles KligmanRobert Burrick, husband of Karen Burrick Second Connection Bonnie & Wayne Brauner Elyse & Bill GreenbaumMuriel Rubin, mother of Marjorie Francis Susan & Stuart Klepesch
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CANTOR FINN’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
IN MEMORY OFNeil Finn, father of Ron Finn Murray Mankowitz Lisa & Ron Suss Arlene & Andy Brafman Linda & Joel Scharf Florence Kaplan Board of Trustees of TSTI
MELVILLE & ROSE BERLOW MUSIC FUND
IN MEMORY OFNeil Finn, father of Ron Finn The Bayer Family Matty & Dan GoldbergLovey Bash, mother of Alison Oxman Emily SternMuriel Rubin, mother of Marjorie Francis Cheryl & Lee Weinberg
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE FUND
IN MEMORY OFHenrietta Granet Lorraine YablonJack Lapidus, father of Barbara Sunberg Deborah & Mark Taffet
IRIS FAMILY MATTERS FUND
IN MEMORY OFRobert Burrick, husband of Karen Burrick Cheryl & Lee Weinberg Cindy & Joe Sobelman
ADAM KATZ MEMORIAL FUND
IN MEMORY OFStan Levy Judy & Robert Epstein
MAURICE KOENIGSBURG ARTS AND MUSIC FUND
IN MEMORY OFNeil Finn, father of Ron Finn Jay & Ellen Rice
JOSH LITTMAN VIDEO FUND
IN HONOR OF20th wedding anniversary of Elana & Rabbi Daniel Cohen Annette & Harold Littman
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IN MEMORY OFRobert Burrick, husband of Karen Burrick Rudy & Linda SluckerMuriel Rubin, mother of Marjorie Francis Rudy & Linda SluckerLynne Goldstein Slevin, sister of Debi Wolkoff Paula Tessler
SUSAN ACKERMAN SOMMER FUND FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
IN MEMORY OFRobert Burrick, husband of Karen Burrick Elliot Sommer & Sydne Marshall
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Loved Ones Remembered In Memoriam
May their memories be for a blessing
Facing new fi nancial responsibilities?Paying bills for the fi rst time?
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Anna LaskySamuel Abrams Remembered by Judith AbramsRae Badash Remembered by Arthur BadashDavid Baldini Remembered by Reginald BaldiniDavid Baskin Remembered by Leslie BayerJoseph BildnerBeatrice Bildner Remembered by Allen BildnerGeorge Bockstein Remembered by Robert BoyleJustin Brafman Remembered by Andrew BrafmanAnna Boylan Remembered by Jean BratterSadie Braun Remembered by Mimi BraunSidney Scher Remembered by Phoebe BurnsteinLeroy Cohen Remembered by Thomas CohenHelen Cohn Remembered by Steven CohnMary Crawford Remembered by Lynne CrawfordJames W. Shurtleff Remembered by Sylvia CutlerHarry Rosen Remembered by Sarah Jane DensenJack Endewelt Remembered by Amanda EigenLeonard Elterman Remembered by Judi EltermanRose Schnider Remembered by Harriet FelperSelma Schiff Remembered by Robert FelsenheldSeymoure FerskoRaymond Fersko Remembered by Jack FerskoJean Roesch Remembered by Estelle FineBernie Fink Remembered by Gloria FinkRose FinkRaymond FinkBernie Fink Remembered by Leon FinkRichard Sapir Remembered by Mimi FogelDora Frydman Remembered by Gideon Frydman
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