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YIZKOR 5779 | 2018-2019 Book of Remembrance
YIZKOR5779 | 2018-2019
Book of Remembrance
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Book of RemembranceYizkor Memorial Prayers
This Book of Remembrance is dedicated in love and devotion to the fond and sacred memories of those
whom even the power of death could not take from us.
This publication is made possible through the contributions of those in whose hearts they continue to
live.
5779 | 2018-2019
CALENDAR OF YIZKOR MEMORIAL PRAYERS
Yom Kippur - Wednesday, September 19Shemini Atzeret - Monday, October 1Passover, Day 8 - Saturday, April 27
Shavuot - Sunday, June 9
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Book of RemembranceCongregation Beth El2018-2019 | 5779
Dear Friends,
Jewish tradition teaches us, “Everyone who cries and mourns over a worthy person is forgiven their own sins because of the honor they demonstrate toward another.”
Our memories today are a statement of the esteem and honor we feel toward our loved ones. Our grief is also an expression of the character and presence they brought into our lives. The living purposes of all whom we recall during this Yizkor Memorial Service continue to influence our own visions for life and meaning.
Our loved ones taught us that achieving our visions is one of life’s enduring challenges. All of us live our days imaging what we might become, what good may endure when we’re done. We set goals for ourselves. We work diligently and persistently.
At this sacred hour, we stand still to measure the realization of our dreams. We do this against the standards established by cherished kin who remain still vital to us.
Unfulfilled visions can linger among our few regrets. We think about those whom this memorial hour recalls with fondness, and sensitivity to what they did and did not complete during their days. Our memories teach us to take our visions for life to heart, and to pay them earnest heed.
We do cry over the worthy individuals we miss. We honor them not for self-absolution, but rather for the ability to forgive them, and ourselves, if we must. Memories are also prayers. As they help us to evaluate our own lives, they guide us toward more we hope to accomplish.
May our gentle grief this day cleanse us all before God’s presence as we each affirm our devotion to those we continue to remember and to love.
B’Shalom Rav,
Rabbi Ron Shulman
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Yizkor Memorial Prayers
Four times each year, on Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot we recite Yizkor Memorial Prayers. We do this because celebrating our holidays connects our personal and family lives to the continuing life and heritage of the Jewish people. We do this because the ritual of Yizkor allows us to express our people’s collective and shared memories in the most personal way possible. We each remember our parents, spouses, children, siblings, and loved ones. Their lives along with ours tell our people’s story.
This Yizkor tradition comes to us from an ancient rabbinic text. Interpreting this Torah verse, “Forgive, Eternal God, Your people Israel whom You redeemed” Judaism’s earliest sages taught that we recite Yizkor Memorial Prayers and give Tzedakah devoted to the memory of those we remember so that the “living may redeem the dead.”
We pray that our loved ones’ souls eternally rest in peace. We pray that our loved ones’ virtues live on in us. We pray that who we are and what we do today reflects well on those we love who lived before us.
Throughout our lives we can make choices so that we who are “living may redeem the dead.” We can choose to carry on family traditions. We can choose to maintain family relations. We can choose to inspire our families’ next generations.
And at the end of our lives, we can make choices that will enable our children and grandchildren to redeem us as they live on. We can be sure they appreciate the measure of our attainments. We can be sure they learn the lessons of our disappointments. We can affirm our pride in them and our confidence in their decisions. We can be open and honest about how we wish to live out our days.
We who live redeem our deceased loved ones because we are bound together with them in soul. We are their immortality and extension in life. We can make choices throughout our lives so that we who are “living may redeem the dead.” We can also make choices that help our children and grandchildren to redeem us as they live on.
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Yizkor Reflections
Some of us, blessed with parents who are alive, have a custom of leaving the sanctuary when Yizkor Memorial Prayers are recited. This gesture gratefully reflects our respect.
Others of us, blessed with parents who are alive, have a custom of remaining in the sanctuary when Yizkor Memorial Prayers are recited. This gesture sensitively reflects our memories of other loved ones and honors the lives of those for whom no one else is present.
For Yizkor Memorial Prayers on Yom Kippur please refer topages 290 through 294 in our High Holy Day Prayer Book
Mahzor Lev Shalem.
For Yizkor Memorial Prayers on Shemini Atzeret, Passover, and Shavuotplease refer to pages 330 through 338 in our Prayer Book
Siddur Lev Shalem
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Memory's Purpose
We carry our love for those whom we miss with us at all times. In our memories we are always aware of them.
On this holy day as we reflect on our feelings for all those whom we recall, certain uneasiness again fills our hearts. The words and rituals seem surreal. Are we those who grieve? Are we really separated from those whom we so love?
Though the passing of time carries our loved ones away from us, we cannot let that time pass us by. Taking our time, we reclaim the routines of our own lives. We understand how ever present our beloved remain. Still, it is hard to get used to the idea that all of this is real.
The gentle wisdom of Jewish tradition embraces us. First there is Shiva. Then follows Sheloshim, Yahrzeit, and Unveiling. Today we recite Yizkor Memorial Prayers.
Each of these are moments in time with which we mark our grief’s progress and our memory’s purpose. In sacred observance we give our lives renewed perspective and meaning. Legacies are patterned in how we remember those whom we miss.
Our generations are bound to each other as we who are children remember our parents. Love is stronger than death as we who are spouses remember our partners, as we who are parents remember our children. Memory conquers death’s dominion as we now remember our brothers and sisters, grandparents, and other relatives and friends.
The death of those we remember left gaping holes in our lives. Still, we are ever grateful for the gift of their lives. We are strengthened by the blessings they left us and by precious memories which comfort and sustain us.
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Prayer for a Living Parent:God, source of all life, I thank you for the continuing life/lives of my dear mother/father/parents. (Recalling the memory of my late mother/father). I express deep gratitude for the ongoing gifts of my mother/father/parents in my own life and pray for his/her/their health and wellbeing for many years to come.
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We each continue in private meditation, selecting from among the following andadding appropriate names as indicated. Personal prayers may be added.We rise.In memory of male relatives or friends:
(For a father) _______________________(For a husband) _________________________(For a partner) _________________________(For a brother) ___________________________(For a son) ______________________________(For a relative) _________________________(For a friend) ___________________________ (others)_____________________________________
In memory of female relatives or friends:
(For a mother) ___________________(For a wife) ___________________________(For a partner) _______________________(For a sister)__________________________(For a daughter) __________________________(For a relative) _______________________(For a friend) _________________________ (others)_____________________________________
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Congregation Beth El Memorial Tablet
James Adler Esther Adler Mark Adler Golareh Akhgarnia Mahvash Akhgarnia Mary Alkin David Alkin Yochel Alkin Goldina Almus Howard Amster Jerome Amster Frances Amster Michael Anbar Nissan Ancoli Esther Ancoli-Barbasch Gertrude Anker Irv Appelbaum Angel Asitz ArangurenLeon Ayzen Leon Ayzen Raquel Bakcht Luba Bakcht Mendel Bakcht Minoo Barmaan Habib Barmaan Victoria Barmaan Tillie Baron Sylvia Baron Dora Behr Edith Behrens Tamara Benjamin David Bercovici Bernard Berger Lillian Berger Bessie Bergman Keith Berkson Alan Berman Harry Besnoy Berta Bicas Isaac Bicas
Moises Bicas Benjamin Birstein Betty Birstein Stanley Birstein Rita Meyers BleimanDina Blyashova Sarah Blyashova Moses Bodenstein Esther Bodenstein Albert BoeskyBelena Boesky Charlotte Bohrer Ira Bohrer Michael Boro Clara Bramzon Aaron Brantz Bella Brantz Abraham Brosniak Dora Silverman BrosniakBertha Brownstein Cynthia Burkeman Charles Burkeman Ann BursteinClaire R. Busch David BuschEvelyn BuschMorris Marvin BuschJoe Chan Saul Charo Cycelia Sarah ChavkinGeorge Cherlin Jacob "Chick" HechtEsther Cohen Florence Cohen Miriam Cohen Helen Cohen Hyman Cohen Abraham Cohen Freyda Cohen Ethel Cohen
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Congregation Beth El Memorial Tablet
Esther CohenAron Cohen-Gadol Alex Cohn Regina Cohn Russell Concors Madeleine Cosman Bard Cosman Lawrence David CozenLewis Nathan CozenRuth Davis CozenShelley Joanne CozenManouchehr Daneshrad Laurence David Manley Davidson Valodia Deicas Rachel Deicas Francisca Delgado-Dávila Christina Marie DoyleNathan Gertzman DoyleErnest DrellRonald Dupuis Barry Effress Harold EldenDorothy Elden Herman Engelberg Alexander Engelman Syd Engelman Ferdinand Falk Helene Gerson FalkMoosa FarajzadehLouis Feinswog Alfred Feinswog Philip FeldmanAnna Feuerstein Victor Feuerstein Rose Feuerstein Nancy Feuerstein-Klein Joseph Finci Lenka Finci Leon "Leibus" Finkelstein
Leah "Laja" FinkelsteinGerta Fink Ruth Rabiner FriedMitchell Friedlaender Max Friedman Etta Friedman May Friend Sol Friend Walter Frohlich Louis Fromberg Albert Gabriel Julia GabrielAda Gaddin Russell Mervyn GaddinSam Gaddin George Ganak Elena Gancz Samuel Ganz Stanley Gelfand Stephen Geroe Helen Geroe Nathan GertzmanRose Gertzman Benjamin Getten Nada Anne GildredRobert Philip GildredBeatrice Fingerman GlassmanJulius Allen GlassmanMax Glassman Ruth Glassman Luiz Glaz Frances GleibermanJacob Glezer Percy Glikman Ralph Gold Eric Gold Stuart Gold Sarah Goldbaum Samuel Goldbaum Jacob Goldberg
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Rosella Goldberg Melvin Goldman Charles Goldstone Leona Goldstone Murray GoodmanArthur Goodrich Arthur Greene Goldie Breslow GreenbergSylvia Greenfield Elizabeth Greenfield Moses Greenfield Bernie Greenwald Winifred Judith GreenwaldPhilip Gritz Emanuel Grossman Jacob Haber Mary Haber Norman Haber Lawrence Haber Hans Hansen Louis Hecht Jules Guy HoffmanMartin Howard Esther Hyde Bernard Hyde Arnold Israel Sydelle L. IsraelLila Eve IsakowSteve Itzkowitz Sarah Itzkowitz Evelyn Jacobs Philip Jacobs Irving Jaffe Harry Josephson Helen Josephson Pauline Kabrun Pedro Kahn Jose Kahn Cecile Kahn Barbara Kanalas
Nathan Kaplan Mindy Kaplan Ruth Kaplan Eva Kassel Bernard Kellner Stan Kempler Abe Kessel Dave Ketz Khodadad Khadjehzadeh Jack Joseph KahnDavid Kleiman Fannie Kleiman Jay Klein Beatrice Kleinman Henry Kleinman Nathan Kline Yitzchak Klinger Meira Klinger Wendy Klotnick Joy Knapp Minnie Knox Philip Knox Rabbi Simon KobrinetzLily Kopp Mortimer Kopp Phyllis Kornfeld Louis Krasner Michael Kriegler David Kritzik Sandra Kritzik Adam Kritzik Robert Kritzik Miriam Kuss Moshe Lagnado Rachel Lagnado Viviane Lagnado Bernard Laskov Harriet Laskov-Berk Elliot Laxer Richard Lazar
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Louis Lazarow Morris Lebovits Harry Lerner Blanche Lerner Jacob LevinSarah Levin Sol Levin Charles Levinson Irma "Bea" LevinsonHoward Levy Irwin Luchs Sam Luck Dena Luck Gerald Lyons Florence Maio Livia Malik Mikulas MalikWilliam Malk Paula MandellAbraham Manson Mollie Manson Norman MansonDora Weinberg MargolinIrving Margolin Vivian Margolin Elias Margolin Frances Margolin Martin Howard Massman Helen Sackin MasterHerman Master Lucille Mayer Joseph Eisen MeyerDavid Miller David Milwidsky Hanna Morgan Julius Morris Florence Morris Jack Morris Mark Moss Anne Moss
Daniel Moss Ross David MullerNathan Muller Bela Nagiel Yankiel Nagiel Manfred Nathan Abe Navias David Ephraim NaviasMinnie Navias David NeradFay Nerad Benjamin Nerenberg Rose Nerenberg Ruth Newman Jack Newman David Panzer Esther Panzer Milton A. PanzerRichard Weiss PanzerRuth B. PanzerJerry Parker Shirley Passow Aaron Passow Judy Ellen PearlmanSylvia Lesnick PearlmanHerbert PerlinCheryl PerskyGerhard Pinn Liesel Pinn Norman Pittluck Shefke Plottel Mel Polun Marilyn Sylvia PosnerEva Raber Ben Raber Harold Ralph Harry Ratner Emanuel Ravet Shirley Ravet Gertrude Rawdin
Congregation Beth El Memorial Tablet
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Milton Rawdin Mauricio Rechtszaid Lucille Reznick Ben Robins Molly Robins Laura Rosen Elizabeth Rosen Eleanore Rosen Arthur Rosen E. David Rosen Alvin Rosen Gerald J. RosenRose Rosen Samuel Rosen Julius RosenbergShirley Rosenberg Amanda Rosenberg Bernd Ross Florence Turtle RothPaul David RothBernard Rothman Jaime Rothman Frank Rothman Benjamin Rothman Irene Rothschild Benjamin Rutman Thelma Rutman Alfred Saleh Linda SaslowGerhard Sass Erna SassClaudio Schinasi Arthur Schultz Cecelia Schultz Harvey Schuster A. Joseph SchwartzmanHelen Scop Moe SenzBertha Senz Sonya Seiderman
Charles Shaffer Joe ShapiroNettie Shapiro Joyce Shapiro Miryam Shezifi Sylvia Shoenfeld Harry Silber Lucille Silber Greta Silver Aaron Silverberg Howard Zelig SilverbergAlbert Walden SilverbergEva SilverbergFerdinand Silverman Gilbert SimkinJean SimkinLionel SimonAmanda Simon Armand SimpsonMiriam Simpson Jacob SmiedtDonald Smith SnyderNoel Grace SnyderJeffrey Sollender Sam Solomon Allan Cole SonduckCarole O. SonduckHarold Ralph SonduckLucille Mayer SonduckEsther SpitzerHerbert Steinert Shirley Steinert Geri SteingoldJacob Stern Rita SternScott Stone Blanka StraussZena StraussHorace Sudar Eve Sudar
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Alexander Surovsky Michael Susman Zetta SusmanBarry Tabachnick Charles Taubman Anneliese TerryDorothy Tobman Abraham Tucker Mona TuckerAbraham Turk Lillian Turk Bernard Turtle Robert TurtleJan Shanis TuttlemanJohn Ugoretz Min Rikita UgoretzPhilip Feldman UgortezScott UgoretzAchille ViterbiAlexander Joseph ViterbiMaria Viterbi Erna Viterbi Babs WaldenAlbert Walden Cindy Turtle WaldenJulia Gabriel WaldenMaureen Wallace Stefan Warschawski Abraham Wasserman Ida WassermanDonald Weckstein Albert WeinerBernard WeisblumGregory WeissHarriet Weiss Howard Weiss Richard WeissLeslie Weston Lillian White Sally White
Harold WingardLeonard Winston Anita Winston Phyllis Oshry WoolAnne WoolfLazar Woolf Ben-zion Yedid Helen Yellin Alex Zeligson David ZimmermanKathleen Zimmerman
Congregation Beth El Memorial Tablet
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Rita BleimanMaurine WallaceRemembered by Glenn and Jodi Abel
Mark AdlerEsther AdlerJames AdlerRemembered by Arthur and Denise Adler and Family
Molly RobinsBen J. RobinsRemembered by Cyril Adler and Jon Robins
Joshua and Chava AnbarMichael AnbarDov and Rivka KometMartin and Margaret JacobsohnPaul and Sara KramerRemembered by Ran, Hannah, Joshua, Rebecca, Zev and Jonathan Anbar
Lena WizenbergMaurice WizenbergSam AppelbaumEvelyn AppelbaumRemembered by Mark and Suzanne Appelbaum
Harry AronoffEvelyn AronoffRobert SukenikBarbara AronoffRaymond JurewiczRemembered by Philip and Debra, Adam and Allison Aronoff
Rhoda KapchanTodiris AvrahamBatya AvrahamRemembered by Wendy and Chaim Avraham, and Family
Julian BlackmanSidney BaggValerie BaggRemembered by Wilfred and Gayle Bagg
Raquel BakchtLuba BakchtBerta BicasIsaac BicasBakcht MendelMoises Guillermo BicasRemembered by The Bakcht, Koren, Luttbeg, and Gamboa Families
Dorothy MelnickMorton MelnickEvie Sue MelnickBetty BarmatzAlbert BarmatzHirsch Barmatz M.D.Remembered by Barbara Barmatz
Dr. Robert N. BerkDr. Albert BerkowitzNelly BerkowitzMyles BerkowitzZelik ReidbordLillian ReidbordMurray ReidbordRemembered by Sondra Reidbord Berk
The first time we recite Yizkor Memorial Prayers, we are slow to gaze at the words. They’re not familiar. The Mourner’s Kaddish is better known. So, we read the words like new members in a select club. A group to which, unwillingly, we all gain admittance. We join the sacred cohort of children and spouses, parents and siblings, relatives and friends who recite the heartfelt hope of every Jewish generation, Yizkor Elohim. May God remember our loved ones’ souls that we may remember their lives and their love.
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Clara BermanLouis J. BermanIrving WishinskyRemembered by Marcia and Dennis Berman, and Family
Raquel GuaspPedro Feldman SzclarAlfonso GuaspRemembered by Maty and Bernardo Bicas
Rae BirnbaumRemembered by Josh Birnbaum
Roy BlackRhona GodfreyWilfred GodfreyRemembered by Anthony and Michele Black, and Family
Leo BluesteinSara BluesteinBarry BluesteinRuth GoldMichael GoldRemembered by Harry and Eleanor Bluestein
Philip BockLea NikelSara BockNorman ZimmermanRemembered by Sharona Benami and Yehuda Bock Charlotte GothelfE. Louis GothelfHilda BrozinskyNathan BrozinskyRemembered by Steven and Roseann Brozinsky
Jacob BuchbinderHenriette BuchbinderHarry KleinShirlee KleinRemembered by Maurice and Lani, Jaimie, Natalie, and Stephanie Buchbinder
Morris and Evelyn M. BushRuth B. and Milton A. PanzerMorris and Sara Ella MarvinHyman and Rose BuschAbraham and Dora BrosniakDavid and Esther PanzerHenry LeaderSamuel and Helen HaftHelen R. and Ned I. MarvinDavid and Claire BuschSamuel RegenstreichMarshall R. BrosniakDonna BrosniakEmil and Anna BaimeDoris and Bernard JacobsStanley BushMichael and Bertha GreenbaumMichael and Teresa GertnerLois GertnerFrancine N. MeyerRoxanne E. BuschRemembered by Michael and Diane Busch and Family
Viola ColerMyron ColerRita CarsonEdward CarsonWalter HackerRemembered by The Almog, Carson and Carson-Hacker Families
Gloria GellerFrances PinkowitzSamuel PinkowitzRemembered by Dvora Celniker, Jonathan Geller, and Mark Geller
Sydney CohenDoris CohenRemembered by The Cohens - Glen and Alaura, Derek, Sheldon, Barry and Family.
Dr. Bard CosmanDr. Madeleine Pelner CosmanRemembered by Dr. Bard and Dr. Pamela Cosman
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Manley DavidsonBen RaberEva RaberAntoinette DavidsonRemembered by Sharon and Stuart Davidson
Charles DonnerMarian DonnerDennis MackHelen MackPriva StrutStan HegLeonard GrossRemembered by Andrew and Belinda Donner and Family
Lori EinhornMarcel EinhornMarianne FeldmanPhillip FeldmanErnie BonihadiJan TuttlemanRemembered by Emily, Dan, Max, and Estee Einhorn
Anneliese TerryRemembered by Susan, Reisa, Ari, and Kate Elden
Samuel Norton ElovitzIda ElovitzSidney ElovitzKylee ElovitzPearl GreensteinSam Bain Irene KunarskyRemembered by Michael and Judith Elovitz
Nathan EntousBessie EntousPhil RuvmanDoris RuvmanRemembered by Barry, Vivian Adam and Jonathan Entous
Gerta FinkJoshua FinkElliot LaxerRemembered by Ray and Rhona Fink
Sophie FriedheimLouis FriedheimHyman FriedheimPhilip FriedheimFred FriedheimJoeo FriedheimRemembered by Max Friedheim
Albert GabrielEddie GabrielJulia (Lovey) GabrielJake SternRita SternEsther RomRemembered by Richard, Sharon, Graeme, Simone, Danny, Dana Gabriel and all the grandkids
Lola KristalRachel TeperOvsie TeperRemembered by July Galper
Robert GildredNada GildredRemembered by Lori Gildred
Dr. Chris GillinDaniel DavisRemembered by Frances Gillin and Family
Jules GlassmanBeatrice GlassmanBernard GreenbergGoldie Breslow GreenberRemembered by Myra and Jerry Glassman
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Pauline GlickmanCharles GlickmanIrving GordonPhil GordonDavid KohansovSarah KohansovLena KushnerJack KushnerLewis KohansovMorris KohansovIsrael KohansovBertha KohansovHelen KohansovMarjorie KohansovRemembered by George and Sharon Glickman
Sarah Kramer GoldbaumSamuel GoldbaumViola Scott LeggioLouis LeggioRemembered by Brenda and Michael Goldbaum
Leon GreeneAnnette GreeneRabbi Abraham ZemachDr. Rita ZemachRemembered by Richard and Marilyn Greene
Sylvia Sorkin GreenfieldJoe ChanMoses GreenfieldRemembered by Richard, Jennifer, Danny, David and Rachel Greenfield
Evelyn GrossmanEmanuel GrossmanRemembered by Ira, Dana, Aliza and Matt Grossman Lawrence HaberJacob HaberMary HaberDavid GoldbergRosella GoldbergJacob GoldbergSamuel FinkelMary FinkelRemembered by Bryna Haber
Mishka ButnaruZalman ButnaruMollie HandlerBen HandlerDavid HandlerRemembered by Judy and Gerald Handler
Albert KabiljoHelena Lea KabiljoJacob KabiljoLea MandilRemembered by Rina and Stephen Hawley
Marvin ShubinRemembered by Alexandra Hirschhorn
Frank HoffmanRemembered by Betty Hoffman
Celia ChavkinIsrael ChavkinLila Eve IsakowLeslie Isakow Jack HertzRemembered by Selwyn and Hilary Isakow
Esther AncoliNissan AncoliSydelle IsraelArnold IsraelRemembered by Sonia and Andy Israel, Sarah and Jeremy Gimbel, Taylor and David Israel
Riki JacobsBettie JacobsHarold JacobsRemembered by Ellen Jacobs, John, Zach and BreaRose Smith
Ana LernerJacobo LernerMartin JacobsPauline JacobsRemembered by Irvine and Jacqueline Jacobs
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Samuel Leo KleinJosephine KleinDavid JacobsShirley JacobsRemembered by Joan and Irwin Jacobs
Bea LevinsonCharles LevinsonIrving JaffeRemembered by Richard and Ann Jaffe and Family
Jean JarzynaJankiel JarzynaJoy Marcuse Remembered by Benson Jarzyna and Denny Witkin
Sylvia AbelowitzHelen JosephsonAbe KesselHarry Benjamin JosephsonBen AbelowitzRemembered by Julian E. and Jennifer Josephson
Lore Mayer OdenheimerDorothy KabakoffJacob KabakoffRemembered by Susan, David, Sara and Jonathan Kabakoff
Henry Paul KaplanRemembered by Daniel and Lyn Kaplan
Jorge KasselEva KasselSalomon GussSonia GussRaul HuberEsther HuberVilia Mauser KasselHelen KasselFranco De RungsRemembered by Leon and Sofia Kassel
Albert KaufmanMinnie KaufmanPhyllis SchneiderMorris ZangwillAnne ZangwillMartin ZangwillMartin ZangwillRemembered by Herschel and Cheryl Kaufman
Erwin KleinEstelle KleinRemembered by David Ari Klein David KleinRachel KleinRuben GladstoneFarah GladstoneHoward SimonRemembered by Barbara and Selwyn Klein
Meira KlingerYitzhak KlingerRemembered by Avi Klinger and Family
David KnetzerBernice AronsonRemembered by Leean Knetzer
Marlene KopsteinRemembered by Joel Kopstein, Jeffrey Kopstein, and Pamela Calderone
Harold S. KaufmanAlice KornbergMartin KornbergRemembered by The Kornberg Family
Sigmund PoznanskiAdela PoznanskiAdele KozinLabel KozinRemembered by The Kozin Family
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Viviane Falk LagnadoRachel LagnadoMoshe LagnadoHelene Gerson FalkFerdinand FalkWilly FalkDella CollinsJames T. CollinsRemembered by The Lagnado, Ehrlich, Miller and Collins Families
Milton LampellToby LampellHersch AdlerFanny AdlerRemembered by Vivian Lampell Olmos
Beatrice RussellMaurice RussellLily LeibFritz LeibRemembered by Helen and Gerald Leib
Gerald Lasensky Betty KolnickRemembered by Susan, Jordan, Zoe and Joel Levin
Moses BodensteinEsther BodensteinJoseph BodensteinRemembered by Frieda Levinsky Lori Ann Levinson BolotinSally SchissellDavid SchissellEthel LevinsonMandell WeissRemembered by Michael Levinson
Howard Irving LevyAlirio NazarethNoemia NazarethRemembered by Alina, Thomas, Phyllis, and Ben Levy
Rachel LevyMorris LevyEsther LevyJoseph DavisCarol DavisRemembered by Larry, Nancy, Debbie, and Brian Levy
Morton LibinRemembered by Frances and Neil Libin
Barney LichterSelma LichterEssie KatzenellenbogenHarry AlmanKaren AlmanRemembered by Derek, Robyn, Megan and Kelly Lichter
Lionel LouisRuth LouisEdward GelberHannah GelberRemembered by Peter and Lynn Louis Allan WeinblattMeyer and Elinor MoritzHarold and Bess WeinblattPat and Ted DavisCollins CarrRemembered by Betzy, Spencer, Cooper, Renie Lynch and Sherry Weinblatt
Dotty MadwatkinsSam "Matty" MadwatkinsMeyer "Mike" WeisbergRemembered by The Madwatkins Family
Anne MaltzJack MaltzYetta FialkowAaron FialkowLawrence FialkowRemembered by Elaine and Howard Maltz
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Ida BatzofinJoe BatzofinRene MandelbaumFred MandelbaumRonnie MandelbaumRemembered by Felicia and David Mandelbaum, Sonia and Gavin Mandelbaum and Family, and Alison and Justin Mandelbaum and Family
Lawrence MannSylvia MannPhilip PakierZilla PakierRemembered by Brenda Pakier Mann, Mark Mann and family. Rose BrennerHerman BrennerPauline MannPaul MannRemembered by Norman and Sivia Mann
Alyce MellonSamuel MellonRemembered by Michael and Francine Mellon
Regina WallachJakob WallachRemembered by Sabina and Irving Wallach, Kendall Melville, Rebecca, Adam, Alexia, and Joshua
David BrooksFrances MendellWill MendellColette MendellJacqueline Mendell DiazRemembered by Steven and Barbara Mendell
David Paul MillerBlanche DicksteinAbner DicksteinLois DicksteinSadye FeinbergBernard FeinbergRemembered by Terry Miller, Amanda, Tiffany, and Austin
Phyllis Oshry WoolIrving Leonard WoolGertrude Cummings WoolAnna CummingsUle WoolRae WoolGussie OshryMyer OshryDr. Orville MilsteinPauline MilsteinDr. Norman MilsteinLorraine MilsteinAnne WellmanRemembered by Dr. Howard and Barbara Milstein, Dr. Rachel, Ryan, Noah and Lily Goldenhar, Dr. Marc, Lauren, Ella and Charlotte Milstein
Avraham SilberbergDobba SilberbergIsaac MorenoFlora MorenoSarah SimonRaphael MorenoMireille MorenoMoshe SilverbergRemembered by Victor and Nehama Moreno
Judge Herbert PosnerRoss David MullerNathan MullerMarilyn PosnerRemembered by The Muller-Posner Family
Yankel NagielBela NagielRemembered by The Nagiel and Rothman Families
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Russell Mervyn GaddinAbe NaviasAda GaddinDavid Ephreim NaviasMinnie NaviasSam GaddinZena StraussRemembered by Arlene and Louis Navias, Hazel Alterman Navias, Craig Navias and Family, Caron Robinson and Family, Sharon Sutherland and Family
Scott WaxlerBurton CohenRahle NelsonLester NelsonRemembered by Maria K. Nelson, Dex Waxler, Alexander Waxler
Faye NeradDavid NeradAlex CohnRegina CohnMarilyn GouldRemembered by Sheila and Jim Nerad Eva D. NerenbergRemembered by Perry Nerenberg, Joey Nerenberg, Michael Nerenberg, Susan Kassel
Jack and Ruth NewmanArthur and Dorothy SagerRemembered by Eugene and Suzanne Newman
Herbert and Gerrie PerlinLouis and Hannah PerlinFrank and Lillian GilevitzRuben and Rose GilevitzMiriam ColbertAnne CutlerSadie GilevitzSamuel and Pauline NovackAimee PatakyRemembered by Joel and Ruth Perlin
Jacob GlezerCheryl Renee PerskyGeorge PerskyIsabelle Kadish Shapiro FoxJoseph JacobsonMalvin SchechterRemembered by The Persky-Glezer-Schuman Family
Anita PlaxeSylvia PlaxeMax PlaxeSally PlaxeSadie FriedmanJoseph FriedmanBeatrice FriedmanHerbert FriedmanRose FriedmanRemembered by Eli Plaxe
Janice Horovitz PrintzMartin Robert FellerMikulas and Livia MalikRabbi Isidore and Pearl PrintzRemembered by Beth, David, Shoshana and Ethan Printz
Mikulas and Livia MalikRabbi Isidore and Pearl PrintzHelen PrintzHilda LevineMelvin PrintzJanice HorovitzPaul and Blanka StraussRemembered by Jana and Morton Printz and The Printz Family
David RavichArthur PelusioDebbie Vorhoff RavichRemembered by Elaine, Evan and Renee Ravich
Dan ReinsteinJune ReinsteinElliot LewisSara LewisMax BreslerSidy BreslerRemembered by The Bresler Reinstein Family
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David RomanowskyIrma RomanowskyBernardo RomanowskyDavid FeldmanRemembered by Elena Romanowsky
Helen YellinElizabeth RosenSamuel RosenEleanore Fabian RosenE. David RosenArthur M. RosenGeorge GanakBea GanakRemembered by Charles Rosen
Amanda Brooke RosenbergShirley RosenbergJulius S. RosenbergBernard I. KellnerJeremy Marc AbcugLewis. F. CrystalRemembered by Stacy and Don Rosenberg, Elyssa Rosenberg, Lucian Iancovici and Jonah, Samara and Aaron
Bernd RossRemembered by Laura Jo, Bernd, and Daniel Ross Mauricio RechtszaidLaizer AizenBenjamin RothmanJaime RothmanFrank RothmanRemembered by Abe, Ana, Yoshi and Gabi Rothman
Benjamin RothmanLeon AyzenJaime RothmanFrank RothmanRemembered by The Rothman and Nagiel Families
Emanuel SacksFern SacksRobert BerkRemembered by Ellen Sacks, Anthony Sacks, Adam Sacks, Amy Sacks, Tammy Schwartz, Jon Schwartz, and Michael Sacks, Miriam Steifel
Alfred SalehRemembered by Vivienne Saleh and Family
Dr. Howard KlineDr. Joel SandlerRochelle SandlerRemembered by Ethan and Marsha Kline
Benjamin LepolstatFlorence GolubAl GolubHerbert SchmidtBeatrice SchmidtPeter LepolstatRemembered by David and Hedda Schmidt
Lillian Gordon LevyMilton LevyEddie SchwartzIrving SchwartzRemembered by Donald and Janet Schwartz
Alfred SalehJo-Anne ShapiroRemembered by Vivienne, Jacky, Robert, Jasmine, Arianna, and Sienna
Joyce ShapiroNettie ShapiroJoe ShapiroRemembered by Phil Shapiro and Family
Stanley BergerRemembered by Beverly, Rhonda, Shelley, and Deidre.
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Samuel MandelbaumRosa MandelbaumAlexander SheinbergSorche SheinbergRemembered by Claire and Elias Sheinberg
Dvoyra ShekhterSemyon ShekhterDmitry GelferRemembered by Gary and Jean Shekhter and Family
Goldie ShermanPhilip ShermanSherry ShermanBertha ZuckermanHenry ZuckermanRemembered by Barbara and Larry Sherman
Alan Shulman Barbara Gordon Samuel Lehman Minnie Lehman Herman Lieberman Bee Lieberman Remembered by Robin, Ron, Heidi, and Felicia Shulman
Joseph GoldnerEsther GoldnerJack GoldnerRoslyn SchwimmerStanley RuthbergLisa Beth Ruthberg-ArbitmanRemembered by Zella Ruthberg-Silverstein
Charles BurkemanCynthia Doreen BurkemanSarah BurkemanRemembered by Estelle Silverstein and Family
Ellis SilversteinMollye SilversteinRemembered by Edward Silverstein
Manfred NathanRemembered by Monica, Larry, Mac and Tyler Simpson
Matthew Aaron MagidsonRemembered by Emma, Kevin, Jessica, Rebecca, and Nick Slattery
Jeffrey D. SollenderJoy F. KnappEsther S. KnappOtto LohkemperRemembered by Elyse, Erika and Daniel Sollender, Jules and Gwenn Knapp, Mark Lohkemper
Steven SwerskyLouise HobermanJack SolomonRemembered by Sue, Russ, Mitch, Lauren Swersky and Mona Solomon
Jack ShumanAaron SpectorJules WagmanRemembered by Deborah Spector, Stephen Spector, Allison Spector, Jessica Custer, David Spector
Leonard SpelberEster SilveringLouis SilveringBeverly SilveringRemembered by Mildred Spelber
Hymie TaggerShulamis TaggerSheila SteinRemembered by Murray and Orah Stein
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Bernard BergerLillian BergerMelvin StoneHilda StoneEric GoldRenee GoldRenee GoldScott StoneRemembered by Gloria and Rod Stone
Alexander SurovskyHarry BesnoySarah KantorEddie KantorRemembered by Bernard, Marlo, Jacob, Cayla and Sean Surovsky
Lillian TurkAbe TurkBertha SenzMoe SenzRemembered by Carole and Jerry Turk
Martha BruderSam MenackerArmin VannPauline VannRemembered by Sandra and George Vann
Erna Finci ViterbiAlexander ViterbiAchille ViterbiMaria Luria ViterbiJoseph FinciLenka Musafia FinciIrv RosenJean Dakof RosenAlexander JaffeeEvelyn Kelfer JaffeeKenneth SmargonGerald RosenRemembered by The Viterbi, Smargon, and Rosen Families
Alexander ViterbiErna ViterbiRemembered by Valerie Viterbi
Alfred WohlBertha WohlHyman LeibmanIda LeibmanRemembered by Keith and Ruth Wahl and Family Regina WallachJakob WallachRemembered by Sabina and Irving Wallach, Kendall Melville, Rebecca and James, Adam and Aryan, Alexia and Joshua.
Albert WaldenBabs WaldenCindy Turtle WaldenFlorence TurtleBernard TurtleRobert TurtleSadie GreenRudy FalkensteinRemembered by Clive Walden
Shirley Siegel PassowAaron Harry PassowRemembered by Jeremy, Zachary, Jordan and Ruthi Warburg
Shirley FriedmanArthur FriedmanDoug FriedmanMel PolunMike WassermanRemembered by Joy Wasserman Polun
Barbara Zelma (Stitch) SteimanEvelyn Selma AltmanHoward K WaxenbergIrene (Klassman) WaxenbergJames Curtis SteimanMorrie David WaxenbergMorrie SteimanZvi Leib SteimanRemembered by Zelda, Jake, and Zack Waxenberg
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Hyman KupersteinRemembered by Susan and Stuart Weinshanker
Susan HaymanSeymour "Skid" Weiss Remembered by Alissa, Steven and Sarina Weiss
Justin H. WengerAbe BlumAlta WengerAlvin WengerCarol ZillerFlorence EisHarry BlumJack WengerJanet MelmanJustin H. WengerMary BlumRemembered by Shirley Wenger
Leonard WinstonAnita WinstonMelvin GoldmanRemembered by Yochanan Sebastian Winston and Roberta Goldman Winston
Alvin WeissSylvia WeissElaine WolmanLane WolmanKeri WolmanRemembered by Nancy and Randy Wolman
Ben Zion YedidChana CohenLevi CohenSara and Meir YedidSimcha Shimon LorberRemembered byEdna, Lavi, Sharone, Limor and Families
Claude KovenRemembered by Brenda Zarouri and Koven Family
Arthur MillerPearl MillerWilliam MillerRose CumminsNorma CohenAnna ZollSolomon ZollElias ZollMolly ZollMorris HalpernEsther HalpernRemembered by Rabbi Leonard and Molly Zoll
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In Loving Memory of
The six million who perished in the Holocaust,Those who died defending the State of Israel,
and all who have fallen in the fight for freedom in America
May God remember the souls of our brothers and sisters, martyrs of our people, who gave their lives for the sanctification of God's name and the honor of Israel. May their bravery, dedication, and purity be reflected in our Lives.
May their souls be bound up in the bond of life.And may they rest eternally in dignity and peace. Amen.
Let us stand silent in memory of our dearly beloved sons and daughters who gave their lives for the liberation of our homeland and and the security of our people. They gave us all they had. They poured out their very lifeblood for the freedom of Israel, even as the living waters quench the thirst of the arid soil. Not in monuments of stones or trees shall their memories be preserved, but in the reverence and pride which will, until the end of time, fill the hearts of our people when their memory is recalled.
-David Ben Gurion
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El Male Rahamim, shokhen bam’ro-mim, ham’tzei m’nuhah n’khonah tahat kanfei hash’khinah, b’ma’a lot kedoshim u-t’horim k’zohar ha-ra-ki-a maz-hi-rim et nishmot kol eleh sh’hiz-karnu ha-yom l’vrakha, sh’ha-l’khu l’olamam, b’gan eden t’hei m’nuha-tam. Ana, Ba’al HaRahamim hasti-reim b’seter k’na-fekha l’olamim, utz’ror bitz’ror ha-hayim et nish-moteihem, Adonai Hu nahalatam: V’yanuhu b’shalom al mish’khavoteihem, v’nomar Amen.
God-full source of compassion, by your presence through us, grant peace to them and remember the souls of all our beloved who have gone to their eternal rest. May their memories endure as inspiration for deeds of charity and goodness in all of our lives. May all that is worthy and righteous about them be remembered in life always as their souls are bound up in the bond of life. May they rest in dignity with our eternal love, and in peace. Amen.
Today we recite words of prayer and condolence taken from the wisdom and depth ofJewish experience. Among them is El Maleh Rahamim, a prayer that the bonds of family love and devotion, the closeness of friends, as well as our memories, may become the bonds oflife continually bringing us blessing and goodness.
As we recite these heartfelt words, may we consider ways to transform our love for those whom we recall into a new beauty within the lives we now lead. We acknowledge that so little separates us from them. Therefore, we pray to recognize our need for one another today. Together, let us seek faith, meaning and the comfort of trust for our own lives.
May we live, as our loved ones rest, in dignity, love, and peace.
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Psalm 23
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There's No Going Back
There’s no going back. Even if we want to, we can’t. Even if we can, we don’t. We live in the goodness, or with the difficulty, of our memories. They compel us in so many ways.
We resist change in order to protect what was. We establish habits in order to preserve what is. We do this because we know the truth. There’s no going back.
Life is on-going. It evolves, as it must, and so do we. Without a sense of past and future, the present is empty. If our days are not limited our years cannot be measured. Our dreams and disappointments do not matter.
Except, they do. How we live and what we experience matters most of all. On each passing day all that we do and care about becomes more urgent and significant. Everything we hope for becomes sincerely more heartfelt.
A person who lives only in the past loses their life today. A person who lives only in search of their future misses out on life today. Right now, today we need to live.
This is what Yizkor is about. Though we miss them so, and wish we could update our loved ones on all that they’ve missed, there’s no going back. We live now. They lived then.
We are connected to them through all they did, and through all we do because of them. We may muse on how things are similar or different. We may yearn for something from the past or hope for something in the future. Still, we know. We are not them. Today is not then.
Reciting Yizkor Memorial Prayers in loving memory of those whom we miss, we honor their memories by dedicating ourselves to making new ones. With conviction and understanding we know. There’s no going back.
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You
I used to be part of youbelong to youthe extension of your beingbut nowyou live within meare the sparkof my consciousness
I say Kaddish for youwith youas yousing your melodiesspeak your wordshearing your voice in mineand my eyestoo greenhave somehow started to reflectthe blue of yours
I used to be part of youprotected by your presenceby your lightbut nowthe time is mineand aloneI must be more than myself:your childhas become your heirhas become you. Menachem Rosensaft
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Mourner's Kaddish
Yit-gadal ve-yit-kadash shmei raba, b'alma divra khir'utei ve-yamlikh mal-khutei be-hayei-khon uve'yomei-khon
uve-hayei di-khol beityisrael ba-agala u-vizman kariv v'imru amen.
Congregation and Mourner:
Ye-hei shmei raba meva-rakh l'alam ul'almei'almaya.
Mourner:
Yit-barakh ve-yish-tabah. ve-yitpa'ar ve-yitromam ve-yitnasei ve-yit-hadar ve-yit'aleh ve-yit-halal shmei di-kudsha brikh hu, l'eila (l'eila) min kol bir-khata
ve-shirata tush-be-hata ve-neh.e-mata da-amiran b'alma, v'imru amen.
Ye-hei shlama raba min shmaya ve-hayim aleinu v'al kol yisrael v'imru amen.
Oseh shalom bimromav hu ya'aseh shalom aleinu v'al kol yisrael v'imru men.
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Translation of Kaddish
May God's great name be hallowed and sanctified throughout the world God created. May God's Sovereignty soon be acknowledged during our day and during the life of the entire house of Israel. Amen.
May God's great name be praised forever. May the name of the Holy One, Blessed be God, be acclaimed, worshipped, celebrated, glorified, honored, extolled, exalted, and praised beyond all blessings and songs, prayers and tributes people can state. Amen.
May there be abundant peace and life from the heavens for us and for all Israel. Amen.
Maker of peace in God's universe, may God make peace for us, and for all Israel. Amen.
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Life After Death
What happens after a loved one dies? What happens next in our lives after his or her death?
The world appears dark. It takes our genuine effort to find the light of another day. We feel alone in grief and sadness. We search for comfort in memory and recollection. We sense within the world of our own experience is changed forever.
Gradually, we see some light supported by the love of our families and friends. We begin to renew the spark of life within us. We also learn to be patient with our emotions and with ourselves. And then, eventually, it happens.
We realize the meaning inherent in our lives that death teaches. We discover a deeper purpose for our own continuing pursuits in the legacy of our loved one’s days. Saddened always, we grow strong. Remembering on all days, we move along the path of our own life’s journey.
We are not walking away from the life we shared together. Rather, we are walking toward a loving memory in which what we did share together matters even more. We regain our confidence. We find goodness and joy are present in our lives again. This is what happens after a loved one dies. This is what happens next in our lives after death.
We rue. We remember. We renew.We grieve. We grow. We greet the new.
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Kindling the Yahrzeit Light
On the evening of the yahrzeit, and on days Yizkor Memorial Prayers are recited in synagogue, it is customary to light a 24-hour memorial candle and to let it burn the entire day. Though no special prayer or blessing is recited, you may read this kavanah-devotion and/or share your own reflections.
In loving memory, I/we remember our beloved ___________________________. In hushed reverence I/we kindle this memorial light grateful that who I/we remember remain(s) in my/our thoughts and sustain(s) my/our hopes.
The Psalms declare, “Ner Adonai Nishmat Adam – God’s light is the soul of every person.” As I/we kindle this light, I/we dedicate myself/ourselves to the truth that ___________________________’s life/lives and memory/memories will always radiate the Divine light of purpose and goodness.
May this memorial light reflect the love my/our loved one(s) shared with me/us in life for which I/we am/are eternally grateful. Thankful for the lives of all whom I/we cherish, I/we remember ____________________________ inspired by his/her/their memory/memories to live today and every day with compassion, honesty, and devotion to the heritage of my/our family and people.
Zikhrono livrakhah – May his memory endure as a blessing.Zikhronah livrakhah – May her memory endure as a blessing.Zikhronam livrakah – May each of their memories endure as a blessing.
May the glow of this light remind me/us of the significance which I/we strive to bring to my/our days blessed by the memories I/we recall at this quiet moment.
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Memories Live and Memories Give
Memories live. They cannot replace a loved one’s presence nor fill the void we feel in their absence. But our memories do live. Our memories keep our loved ones among us. They remind us at all times of whom we miss and how important they remain to our own lives. The influence of those whom we remember from yesterday continues to shape our own experiences today. Our memories are real and the feelings they stir within us are genuine. Memories live.
Memories give. They provide the background for our choices and preferences. Our memories remind us of things we have done, joys we have shared and sorrows we have overcome. Each of our memories lays a foundation for a new discovery or opportunity. In memory the people whom we still love motivate our efforts and encourage us. Our memories also provide strength and courage. They guide us as we cope with challenges or difficulties. Memories give. Memories live and memories give. So do we. As we remember our loved ones, we seek to emulate our memories of them. We do this by leading lives of quality and giving of ourselves family, friends, and community. The life and gift of each of our memories can enrich us in the present moment connecting us to both the past we have known and the future we can only imagine. Memories live and memories give.
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We can never be ready for the death of a loved one, but we can be prepared. Please call upon us for answers to any questions you have or for discussion about funeral arrangements, family sensitivities, Jewish beliefs regarding life and death. In death, as in life, Jewish values uphold the dignity of every person and the loving respect each individual merits. These ideals guide our care for you and the assistance we will try to provide.
Rabbi Ron Shulman Rabbi Avi Libman
8660 Gilman Drive | La Jolla, California 92037 | cbe.org | 858-452 -1734
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