FROM THE RABBI - Congregation Agudas Achim

Congregation Agudas Achim 

FOUNDED 1881 

Lapid 

Monthly Newsletter 

Volume 1: Issue 5 

DECEMBER 2008 / JANUARY 2009 

KISLEV / TEVET / SHEVAT 5769 

2767 East Broad Street Bexley, Ohio 43209 614.237.2747 614.237.3576 FAX www.agudasachim.org 

FROM THE RABBI 

GERALD B. ZELERMYER 

The scoop on 

H A N N U K A ? 

You can’t be 

serious. You 

are calling into 

question the 

holiday with 

the longest 

burning oil fuse in history? Don’t tell 

me you want to ruin a good thing like 

HANNUKA! Burning wicks prove that 

Jewish is quaint. Okay? 

HANNUKA is perfectly harmless. Let’s 

concede it owes its late prominence to 

parents and children desperate for a 

Jewish alternative to a red stocking 

over the fireplace on December 24th 

expecting to get filled by a congenial 

visitor pulled by reindeer who makes 

house calls before the next day. 

HANNUKA is perfectly harmless. It 

provides candles to light, gifts to 

exchange and LATKES to munch 

on as winter distractions in countries 

with seasonal changes. It’s all very 

practical. Or is it? 

Dig deeper. The subtleties of 

HANNUKA’S eight day stretch are 

really about the abstract, numbers and 

motive. 

First, HANNUKA is idea-driven. It 

celebrates victory over the Hellenistic 

proposition that a well manicured idol 

is a model for religious integrity. It 

makes the abstract the celebrity. 

John Ralston Saul, in his book, 

Voltaire’s Bastards, makes the point 

cogent…”No civilization has been so 

resolutely idolatrous as ours. The 

need to create and worship images 

is a constant from the Greeks to the 

Romans to ourselves. Some religious 

and social orders have avoided that 

dependence. Judaism is the prime 

example.” 

In my opinion, inside every synagogue 

portal, a sign should read: “This is an 

image-free building.” The greatest 

Jewish asset has been the cause 

of the greatest Jewish turmoil: we 

would never concede the power of the 

abstract. 

HANNUKA is a reaffirmation that 

the most compelling realities are 

abstract… like guts, like love, like 

God. 

Two, HANNUKA is a special pleader 

against the relevance of numbers. 

Read the AMIDAH add-on for 

HANNUKA… “The many were handed 

over to the few.” We tend to be such 

quantifiers, hung up on bigness… how 

many square feet in the house, how 

many bucks are in the portfolio, how 

many subsidiaries in the company, 

how big is the Jewish population pool. 

Gerson Cohen, a Jewish historian, 

was fond of drilling his students on 

the true facts of life. Jewish numbers 

were never steep. Pumpedita, the 

Harvard of Talmudic Academies, never 

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HANNUKA ISSUE 

Festival of Lights 

INSIDE 

The Hannuka Story 

Brachot 

Songs 

Best Menorah Ever 

Contest 

Pre-Hannuka Bash 

Gift Shop Sale

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SYNAGOGUE DIRECTORY 

GERALD B. ZELERMYER, Interim Rabbi 237.2747 EXT 10 rabbigbz@agudasachim.org 

EDWIN R. FRANKEL, Ritual Director 237.2747 EXT 22 efrankel@agudasachim.org 

MITCHELL S. GILBERT, Executive Director 237.2747 EXT 11 mgilbert@agudasachim.org 

CAROL L. COHEN, Preschool Director 237.2747 EXT 28 ccohen@agudasachim.org 

NAOMI KURLAND, Academy Administrator 237.2747 EXT 17 nkurland@agudasachim.org 

DEBBIE ROBINSON, Controller 237.2747 EXT 12 drobinson@agudasachim.org 

DINA VINAR-CIEPLINSKI, Office Manager 237.2747 EXT 14 dcieplinski@agudasachim.org 

NANCY CLIFFORD, Receptionist 237.2747 EXT 10 nclifford@agudasachim.org 

SISTERHOOD GIFT SHOP 237.2747 EXT 19 gift@agudasachim.org 

OFFICERS 

GREG ADAMS President 

BRETT KAUFMAN Vice-President 

ALAN LEVINE Vice-President 

ALFRED FRIEDMAN Treasurer 

DONALD GARLIKOV Assistant Treasurer 

NATALIE COHEN Secretary 

SANFORD LICHTENSTEIN Chairman, Chevra Kadisha 

STEVE SHKOLNIK Chairman of the Board 

STEVE SCHOTTENSTEIN Vice Chairman of the Board 

ARI DESHE Vice Chairman of the Board 

LESLIE WEXNER Honorary Vice Chairman of the Board 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

GAROLD BEIM 

GALINA DASHEVSKY 

ELIE DESHE 

HERBERT GLIMCHER 

JASON GOLDBERG 

ALAN KATCHEN 

LEV KUCHERSKI 

DANA LEVINE 

LAURENCE G. RUBEN 

LIFETIME TRUSTEES 

SANFORD LICHTENSTEIN 

STEVE SHKOLNIK 

HONORARY LIFETIME TRUSTEES 

ROBERT A. SHAPIRO 

AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONS 

RON RUDOLPH 

SCOTT SCHIFF 

DR. JOSEPH SCHLONSKY 

MICHAEL SHAPIRO 

KAREN SHERMAN 

BRUCE SOLL 

ELIZABETH TREDLER 

ELLEN WEIDEN 

JIM WINNEGRAD 

KATHY WORLY 

DAN WAITZMAN 

RON FEERER Brotherhood President 

TRIXIE FREIND & LAURA BERGER Sisterhood Co-Presidents 

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EVENTS 

IN MEMORIAM 

FAINA KRIVITSKY 

BETTY ZISKIND 

May their family and 

friends know of no further 

sorrow, and may they find 

consolation in their 

hour of grief 

MAZEL TOV TO 

Carol and Fred Maier 

in honor of their 50th 

wedding anniversary 

Alfred and Susan 

Tibor on their 60th 

anniversary 

Jeff and Darcy Kaplan, 

J.J. and Michael on 

the B’not Mitzvah of 

daughters and sisters, 

Karen and Halle Kaplan 

Larry Ruben for 

being honored as 

Brotherhood’s Man 

of the Year at Boys 

Night Out 

Ron Rudolph 

for receiving 

Brotherhood’s Flowers 

for the Living award 

David and Katherine 

Kornberg on the 

Bar Mitzvah of son, 

Jonathan Kornberg 

Dan Waitzman for 

being honored by 

the congregation 

Lounge Night: Tuesday, December 2 

Laser Tag: Saturday, December 13th 

MORE INFORMATION TO COME

THE HANNUKA BRACHOT 


Using an extra candle called the Shamash, light one candle on the first night (starting at the extreme right side of the 

Chanukiah) and add a candle each night. By the eighth night, all eight candles are lit. Each night, before lighting the 

candles, the first two blessings below are recited. On the first night, the third blessing is added. 

As you kindle the candles, recite the first Bracha: 

: " 

Ba-ruch a-tah Ado-nai Elo-hey-nu mel-ech ha-olom a-sher kid-de-sha-nu be-mitz-vo-tav ve-tzi-va-nu le-had-lik ner shel Hannuka. 

Praised are You Adonai our God, who rules the universe, instilling in us the holiness of mitzvot by commanding us to 

: " 

: light the lights of Hannuka. " 

: Immediately following the first Bracha the second Bracha " is recited: 

: " 

: " 

Ba-ruch a-tah Ado-nai Elo-hey-nu mel-ech ha-olom sheh-asa nism la-avo tey-nu ba-ya-mim ha-heym u-va-z’man hazeh. 

Praised are You Adonai our God, who rules the universe, accomplishing miracles for our ancestors from ancient days 

: " 

: until our time. " 

First night only, add the following: 

: " 

Ba-ruch a-tah Ado-nai Elo-hey-nu mel-ech ha-olom she-hech-e-ya-nu ve-ki-manu ve-hig-i-anu laz-man ha-zeh. 

Praised are You Adonai our God, who rules the universe, granting us life, sustaining us, and enabling us to reach this day. 

The candles should be lit at sunset or afterwards. On Friday evening, Hannuka candles are lit first and then the 

Shabbat candles. On Saturday evening the Havdalah candle is lit first and, thereafter, the Hannuka candles. 

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Rock of Ages, let our song ◊ Praise Thy saving power; 

Thou, amidst the raging foes ◊ Wast our sheltering tower. 

Furious they assailed us ◊ But Thine arm availed us, 

And Thy Word ◊ Broke their sword ◊ When our own strength failed us. 

Kindling new the holy lamps ◊ Priests, approved in suffering, 

Purified the nation’s shrine ◊ Brought to God their offering. 

And His courts surrounding ◊ Hear, in joy abounding, 

Happy throngs ◊ Singing songs ◊ With a mighty sounding. 

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Ma-oz Tzur yeshu-ati lecha na-eh leshabei-ah. Tikon beit tefilati vesham todah nezabei-ah. 

Le-et tachin matbe-ach mitzar ha-mnabei-ah. Az egmor be-shir mizmor chanukat hamizbeiah. 

Yevaneem Nikb’tzu alai azai meemay Chashmaneem. Ufartzu chomot meegdalai v’teemoo kol hashamaneem. 

Umeenotar kankaneem na-aseh nes lashoshaneem. Bnay veena y’may shoma kavu shir urnaneem.

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TRUSTEE SPOTLIGHT 

FOCUSING ON MEMBERS OF THE SYNAGOGUE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

Scott Schiff of Scott Schiff and Associates, Co, LPA has practiced law since 

1982. He specializes in civil litigation with an emphasis on catastrophic injuries and wrongful death from 

automobile and truck accidents. 

He has been a member of Agudas Achim Synagogue for 23 years and has served on the Executive Board 

and Agudas Achim board for ten years. His three older children, Zach, twins, Lexie and Jared celebrated 

their B’not Mitzvah at Agudas Achim Synagogue. He and his wife Stephanie, plan for their three year old 

daughter, Gabby and one year old daughter Emma to also celebrate becoming Bat Mitzvah here. 

Scott has served on the boards of the American Civil Liberties Union, the Columbus Jewish Foundation, 

the Jewish Community Center, the Capital University Law School, the Columbus Bar Association, and 

was distinguished by being appointed to the Ethics Committee for the Columbus Bar Association. 

Scott sees adapting to the inevitable change in membership and religious ideology as Agudas Achim’s biggest challenge. As a board 

member, he is working to help facilitate the new found level of observance by establishing quality and permanent leadership. 

Bruce Soll grew up in California where he had a strong desire to focus on international affairs and public 

service. He worked in Washington, DC for 8 years as a counsellor and lawyer. Since coming to Columbus, 

in 1991, he has been a counsellor and lawyer at Limited Brands. 

Bruce attended Claremont McKenna College and USC Law School. He has served on a number of boards 

for community and national organizations, including the Jewish Theological Seminary, the Columbus 

Jewish Federation and Foundation and the Columbus Foundation. 

He and his wife, Joy, attended the same high school, which makes it a bit easier to go to high school 

reunions. Jason, their eldest son, is a freshman at Claremont McKenna College. Evan is a sophomore at 

Bexley High, and Adam is an 8th grader at Bexley Middle School. 

Bruce has a strong commitment to both general and Jewish community service. Agudas Achim has always been a place he and Joy 

love taking their boys on Friday nights and Saturday mornings. Now, as their boys grow older, they have a strong desire to help the 

synagogue grow as a destination for other young Jewish families in Columbus. 

Ongoing Classes 

Mondays 

7pm It Could Be Verse with Ritual Director, Ed Frankel 

7pm Basic Hebrew Reading 

8pm Demystifying Davening with Leah Weintraub 

8pm Introduction to Judaism with Mtich Gilbert 

Wednesdays 

9:15-11:30am 7-Wk Balance Series with Mary Sinclair 

12:30pm Mahjongg 

Thursdays 

10am Thursdays at Ten with Rabbi Zelermyer 

9:15-10:30am Hatha Yoga – Level II with Shelly Dembe 

CONTACT THE SYNAGOGUE OFFICE FOR MORE INFO 

FROM THE RABBI CONTINUED 

attracted more than fifty scholars at its height. The intellectual clout it exerted, though, 

was stupendous. 

HANNUKA is a reaffirmation that the most compelling influences are not numbers. Jews 

will never over populate. Our spirit surge, however, we can never over guesstimate. 

Third, HANNUKA brings up our motivation. The candles are set, lit and then there 

is nothing to do but stare at their lineup. We can’t blow them out after a wish. We 

should not even read by their light. In a certain way, they are holier than SHABBAT 

candles. EYN LANU RESHUT… we have to pep talk ourselves. We are not allowed 

to pedestrianize them for practical use. Their glow should reflect our inner glow? 

For the Jews, the battle royal has always been the classic matchup between fad and 

conscience. These small candles flicker and disappear in the season of darkness. The 

mental picture of their light, though, remains indelible. 

HANNUKA is a minor leaguer stacked up for purposes of comparison against PESACH 

or YOM KIPPUR. Still, it has major league implications… the abstract ideal, the 

small candle, the impractical motivation, are the authentic calling cards of Jewish 

civilization. 

HANNUKA, this December, is not a bad way to close out 2008 and head towards a 

calendar change. 

HAPPY FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS! 

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Announcing the Second Annual 

BEST MENORAH EVER 

CONTEST 

All Agudas Achim 

Youth are invited 

to put their talents 

to work building a 

WORKABLE 

9-BRANCH MENORAH, 

which will be on display in the 

synagogue throughout Hannuka 

Prizes for Top Three Winners 

Winners to be announced at the 

Pre-Hannuka Bash on 

Sunday, December 21 

Contest is limited to those 

18 and younger, whose families 

are Agudas Achim members 

Menorah submissions are due at the 

synagogue by Monday, December 15 

AGUDAS ACHIM SISTERHOOD 

The Why’s of Synagogue Participation 


Agudas Achim Academy, Agudas Achim Preschool, 

Agudas Achim Youth Department, Brotherhood and Sisterhood 

invite you to a festive 

Pre-Hannuka Bash 

Sunday, December 21 

2:00pm 

Fill Your Own Sufganiyot (Donuts) 

“Best Menorah Ever” Contest 

Latkes 

Entertainment to be announced 

Family Menorah Making 

Bring family and friends 

as we get the ruach for the first Hannuka candle 

Join us for Maariv services at 5:45pm, 

return home to celebrate the first night 

with loved ones 

Agudas Achim is not just a building; it’s a community to be in. Not just the office staff and clergy; but more importantly, a congregation of willing 

participants in its various activities. Agudas Achim has a long heritage in the Columbus Jewish Community. To maintain that heritage, it needs 

your support and participation. 

As with the recent holiday of Simchat Torah which marks the renewal of the Torah Reading cycle, we at Sisterhood are also initiating a “New 

year”. We of the Sisterhood now have an opportunity to show our support for maintaining that great heritage and community. Show your support 

for Agudas Achim by joining Sisterhood and attending services on a regular basis. Bring your family, friends and anyone who will show support 

for this great shul and keep the heritage alive. 

Get involved! The rewards are priceless! 

Happy Hannuka and Happy New Year, 

Laura Berger and Trixie Freind 

Sisterhood Co-Presidents 

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SISTERHOOD BOOK CLUB 

Tuesday, December 9 th at 2pm 

Peony by Pearl S. Buck 

Tuesday, January 13 th at 2pm 

Title to be determined 

GIFT GALLERIE 

Hannuka Hours 

December 7, 14 

and by appointment 

call Trixie: 873-1568

RIGHT: 

Olivia 

Feldman, 

Sammi 

Levy, 

and Liza 

Weisman 

with their 

Hebrew 

language 

teacher, 

Navah 

Lowy. 

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AGUDAS ACHIM ACADEMY 

NAOMI KURLAND 

ACADEMY ADMINISTRATOR 

The 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students braved the cold and enjoyed snacks in the 

sukkah while Rabbi Z. taught them a Sukkot song in Spanish. The kids then had fun 

trying to stump each other with questions about the High Holidays. Everyone had 

a great time! 

Max Goldstein & Eric Salander 

are all smiles with Rabbi Z 

Shabbat morning programming happens every Shabbat EXCEPT December 27 th and January 3 rd 

10-10:30am Bride’s Room – Babysitting for children up to age 4 

10-10:30am Youth Lounge (in the basement) – Ruach (spirited, energetic) session for children ages 5 and up 

10:30-11am Bride’s Room – Tot Shabbat for children up to age 4 accompanied by a parent 

10:30am until Adon Olam Chapel – Kehillat Shabbat for 3rd-6th graders 

10:30am until Adon Olam Library – Youth service for kindergarten-2nd graders 

11am until Adon Olam Bride’s Room – Babysitting for children up to age 4 

AGUDAS ACHIM ACADEMY DECEMBER / JANUARY CALENDAR 

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7 Minyannaires: 9am 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16 Education Committee Meeting: 7pm 

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 Musical Havadalah service: 6pm 

snack & craft project to follow 

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 Pre-Hannuka Bash 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 11 Minyannaires: 9am 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17 Musical Havadalah service: 6:15pm 

snack & craft project to follow 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 Education Committee Meeting: 7pm 

Winter Break starts Sunday, December 21st. Religious school resumes on Tuesday, January 6th. 

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Rabbi Z translating the song

PRESCHOOL NEWS 

CAROL L. COHEN 

PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR 

This is the time of the year where we 

teach our children about miracles. 

When we think of the word “miracle” 

many of us imagine something huge, 

something that could only be created by God, something 

only read about in stories. The miracles that I see are 

much smaller than those, and they are definitely created 

by God. The miracles that I see, are the experiences that 

I observe because I share my days with young children. 

Honesty, persistence, love, forgiveness, kindness, 

compassion, sincerity and acceptance are the miracles 

we can experience through our children. 

We all know that children can be almost brutally honest; 

you know how they feel because they have yet to learn 

to guard their words. Our world might be a better place if 

we were more honest and direct with one another. When 

children demonstrate persistence, even in the face of 

repeated failure, it is almost astounding. If they were 

not so persistent, they might never walk or talk. Children 

let go from one moment to the next and forgive others 

for their wrongdoings in the blink of an eye. Consider 

where you’d be if adults could forgive so easily; we 

wouldn‘t have to repeatedly punish ourselves for the 

misdeeds of another. Children love unconditionally; no 

matter what, your children will love you. The kindness 

and compassion from a child for those they care for is 

clearly sincere. Children accept others for who they are. 

They are non judgmental by nature and do not see the 

handicaps that are in the front of an adults mind. 

Consider that your 

children might have 

a little something 

to teach you this 

Hannuka season. 

What are your 

miracles? 

ABOVE: CJ, Eli and 

Natalie touching turtles 

LEFT: Jacob, Rose, Jadyn 

and Isle dressing up 

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RIGHT: 

It’s so 

HEAVY!!!! 

How much does it weigh?!? 

LEFT: 

Aaron holds 

Pumpkin the snake 

Attention families with 1 ½ to 3 year olds: We will 

be offering two classes for you and your children 

beginning in January. Please join us for open 

sessions of these classes to see if they are a 

good match. Simply R.S.V.P. to the Preschool 

Office at 237-2747 ext. 28 to reserve your spot. 

Tuesdays- Join Catherine Derrow for a Barefoot 

Book experience, singing and art ideas. Open 

session- Tuesday, December 9th at 9:30 am. 

Thursdays- Come Sing and Sway the Hebrew 

Way with Smadar Import. Classes will include 

music, art and a snack. Open session- Thursday, 

December 18th at 9:30 am.

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Kislev / Tevet / Shevat Yahrzeit Listings 

We hope you will join us at daily minyan on your loved one’s yahrzeit to recite the Mourner’s Kaddish. Mourner’s Kaddish should be 

recited beginning on the evening of the yahrzeit at the Ma’ariv (evening) service and then again at the Shacharit (morning) and Mincha 

(afternoon) services. Additionally, the yahrzeit candle is lit in the evening on the Hebrew date of the yahrzeit. 

AGUDAS ACHIM’S RECORDS ARE INCOMPLETE 

There may be ommissions and/or errors in the yahrzeit information published below. 

Please alert the synagogue office if you find such an error: Help us to improve synagogue records and to properly remember your loved ones. 

December 1 - 4 Kislev 

David Eydenzon 

Rachel Fugman 

Mike Khidekel 


Lee H. Cohen 

Michael Noach 

Bessie Rothstein 

Mary A. Spitz 

Harry Stein 


Bernard Gold 

David Meyers 

Esther Wolman 


Abe Goodman 

Morris Reisenfeld 

Henry A. Spitz 


Mary Diamond 

Mary Lou Kauffman 

Mordecai Kleinbaum 

Max Switkin 


Karen Kaplan-Drerup 

Simon Moses 

Sam Son 


Minnie Cohen 

Helen Levine 


Hersh Glimcher 

Paula Soll 


Alvin Ruben 

Charles Weinstein 


Bertha Fishman 

Rose Gold 


Mary Dolinger 

Edward Mittleman 


Zygmund Shabad 

Maurice Topson 


Benjamin Rosenberg 


Sadie Alper 


Malka Atlas 

Goldie Goldman 


Urie Maybruck 

Olga Melomed 

Herbert Stern 

Benson Wolman 


Max Berlinger 

Ben Dolinger 

Simon Kerstein 

Dora Pearlman 

Irwin Topolosky 


David Auerbach 

Louis Rosenstein 

Ila Strugach 


Hanna Krivitsky 

William Sperling 


Bessie Dworkin 

Samuel Luper 

Rosemary Townsend 

Eleanore Yenkin 

Priscilla Ziskind 


Ella Feinberg 

Simon Levy 

George Molar 

Helen Zelkowitz 

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Nettie Davis 

Jennie Garb 

Bertha Maier 

Mary Ruben Davis 

Esther Rubenstein 


Morris Sacks 

Sarah Woolridge 


Judith Brown 

Harry Feinberg 

Max Ruben 


Rita Dorran 


Norman Levine 

Gertrude Schlonsky 

December 28 - 1 Tevet 

Ben Goldfarb 

David Marmor 


Joyce Levine 

Broha Spivakov 


Minnie Goodman 

Max Kanter 

Eva Stan 

Minnie Stein 


Bertha Chasin 

Frieda Feerer 

Roza Shekhter 

Shirley Sigall 

Judy Talmi 

Esther Weisman 

January 1 - 5 Tevet 

William Berman 

Donald Schyne 


Rose Katzel 

Garry Mentser 


Norman Weinberg 


Fannie Greenberg 


Jennie Jacobs 

Isaak Peresetskiy 


Sam Brady 

Nelson Topson 


Rose Furman 

William Schwartz 

January 8 - 12 Teve 

Dora Garber 

Pesach Shifman 


Harry Chasin 

Julia Cohn 

Michel Krivitsky 

Norman Meizlish 

Esther Shvartsman 


Netta Alexander 

Elsie Soroky 

Irene Wilson-Hood 


Tsilia Eidelman 

Betty Garber 

Kreine Gurevitz 


Nookhim Galbmillion


Hannah Burstein 

Joseph Furman 

Sam Gross 

Sydney Levine 

Simon Maier 

Abraham Schwartz 


Rita Hoffman 

Meyer Schyne 

Yelena Shtromberg 


Ida Cohen 

Harry Dworkin 

Max Margolis 

Robert Shenkman 

Joseph Tave 


Karen Rapenport Douglass 

Minnie Peer 


Bert Alper 

Liza Berman 

Jack Schlesinger 


James Tennenbaum 


Bessie Greenberg 

Ronald Greene 

Samuel Gurevitz 

Eva Hillelson 

Ariel Kaykov 

Sam Subow 

Mark Topolosky 


Howard Cabakoff 

Harold Schottenstein 

Mollye Shapiro 


Phillip Bornstein 

Samuel Kanter 


Elliot Ross 

Rudolph Schilling 


Helen Cohen 

Sarah Worly 


Abe Schottenstein 

January 26 - 1 Shevat 

Louis Levy 

Miriam Perelmuter 


Sarah Berliner 

Miron Dashevsky 

Zahar Spivakov 

Grace Swissman 

Sam Winter 

Do these lists contain all the yahrzeits you expected to see for the period of 4 Kislev - 6 Shevat? 

If not, please contact the synagogue office to alert us of any omissions. 

Guides for visiting the cemetery, transliterated copies of the Mourner’s Kaddish, 

and the book The Kaddish Minyan are all available in the synagogue office. 

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S DESK 

MITCH GILBERT 

THE FREE LUNCH WE REALLY CAN’T AFFORD 

One of the 

beautiful traditions 

of Shabbat 

morning at Agudas 

Achim is the Kiddush 

luncheon that 

follows services. 

Our lunches 

provide members 

and guests with an opportunity to meet, 

shmooze and catch up with one another. 

In point of fact, most synagogues don’t 

actually serve lunch following services. The 

post-services Shabbat Kiddush in most shul’s 

is, cake, cookies, schnapps and coffee. Some 

synagogues will put out light finger food such 

as cut-up pieces of gefilte fish, cheese and 

maybe pickled herring. 

What do you think it costs to serve 120 

people lunch each week? Depending upon 

the menu, it costs the synagogue between 

$450-$600 each week. Obviously, when 

there is a Bar or Bat Mitzvah the host family 

covers the bill. 

I would be the last person to discount the 

value of giving our synagogue-community an 

opportunity to eat lunch together each week. 

Having said that, with a significant operating 

deficit confronting the congregation, our 

synagogue leadership is going to have to 

have some very difficult and frank 

conversations shortly about what nonessential 

expenses we can cut. 

In the case of the Shabbat Kiddush lunch, 

there is a simple solution to insuring its 

continuity: We need our Shabbat morning 

“regulars” to help support the lunch by making 

regular contributions to the Kiddush fund. 

When synagogue leaders have committee 

meetings during which a meal is served, no 

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William Cohen 

Samuel Glickler 

Thelma Goldfarb 

Sarah Weiner 

Ben Yenkin 

Samuel Zuravsky 


Irve Garlikov 

Ann Teves 


Rose Luper 

Eli Ross 

Abram Schneider 

Clifford Schwartz 

Gregory Simakovskiy 

Jacob Yenkin 


Inez Berman 

Paul Glimcher 

Harry Greenblott 

Sofiya Tashayev 

George Waldman 

one expects the synagogue to pay the bill 

and everyone covers the cost of their own 

meal when the “envelope” is passed at the 

end of the meal. 

We will never pass the envelope at a Shabbat 

Kiddush luncheon, but we are calling on 

those of you who enjoy Shabbat luncheons 

at the synagogue to do one of two things: 

either make regular, modest contributions 

to the Kiddush fund, or, agree to sponsor at 

least one Kiddush lunch a year. Do you have 

a special birthday or anniversary coming 

up? Are you celebrating a special milestone 

in your family? Why not host a Kiddush 

luncheon in honor of the occasion? 

To make a contribution to the Kiddush Fund, 

simply be in touch with Dina Vinar-Cieplinski 

in the synagogue office. To sponsor a 

Kiddush luncheon, please give me a ring, 

237-2747.

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AGUDAS ACHIM BROTHERHOOD BOYS NIGHT OUT WITH THE STARS 

The Agudas Achim Brotherhood hosted its 

32nd Annual Boys Night Out on October 

29th. A good time was enjoyed by all with 

wonderful hors d’oeuvres and dinner. Larry 

Ruben was honored as Brotherhood’s 

Man of the Year. A video was presented 

showing the history of Boys Night Out and 

the crowd was entertained by Freddie 

Roman of the New York Friars Club Fame. 

The evening ended with Dr. Jeff Tilson as 

the night’s big raffle winner. 

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With You in Your Time of Need 

Agudas Achim’s Rabbi Gerald B. Zelermyer 

makes regular visits to local area hospitals. 

Please notify us if a congregant is in the hospital: 

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CANDLE LIGHTING END OF SHABBAT 

WEEK OF JANUARY 4 – SERVICE TIMES 

Sunday – 9:00am; 5:45pm 

Monday-Thursday – 7:00am; 5:45pm 

Friday, January 9 – 7:00am; 5:45pm 

Candle Lighting – 5:06pm 

DECEMBER 2008 KISLEV / TEVET 5768 

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 

7 10 Kislev 

MINYANNAIRES 

9am 

9am; 5:45pm 

14 17 Kislev 

9am; 5:45pm 

21 24 Kislev 

HANNUKA 

FIRST CANDLE 

NO AAA 

PRE-Hannuka 

BASH 

9am; 5:45pm 

28 1 Tevet 

HANNUKA 

SEVENTH DAY 

ROSH CHODESH 

NO AAA 

9am; 5:45pm 

Italics = Service Times 

1 4 Kislev 

7am; 5:45pm 

8 11 Kislev 

7am; 5:45pm 

15 18 Kislev 

7am; 5:45pm 

22 25 Kislev 

HANNUKA 

FIRST DAY 

7am; 5:45pm 

29 2 Tevet 

HANNUKA 

EIGHTH DAY 

7am; 5:45pm 

2 5 Kislev 

7am; 5:45pm 

9 12 Kislev 

SISTERHOOD 

BOOK CLUB 

2pm 

7am; 5:45pm 

16 19 Kislev 

EDUCATION 

COMMITTEE 

MEETING 

7pm 

7am; 5:45pm 

23 26 Kislev 

HANNUKA 

SECOND DAY 

NO AAA 

7am; 5:45pm 

30 3 Tevet 

NO AAA 

7am; 5:45pm 

3 6 Kislev 

7am; 5:45pm 

10 13 Kislev 

7am; 5:45pm 

17 20 Kislev 

7am; 5:45pm 

24 27 Kislev 

HANNUKA 

THIRD DAY 

7am; 5:45pm 

31 4 Tevet 

7am; 5:45pm 

4 7 Kislev 

7am; 5:45pm 

11 14 Kislev 

7am; 5:45pm 

18 21 Kislev 

7am; 5:45pm 

25 28 Kislev 

HANNUKA 

FOURTH DAY 

NO AAA 

7am; 5:45pm 

January 1 

NO AAA 

9am; 5:45pm 

5 8 Kislev 

7am; 5:45pm 

4:49pm 

12 15 Kislev 

7am; 5:45pm 

6 9 Kislev 

VAYETZEI 

TOT SHABBAT 

KEHILLAT SHABBAT 

9am; 4:45pm 

13 16 Kislev 

VAYISHLACH 

TOT SHABBAT 


LUNCH & LEARN 

w/YEHUDIT KANFER 

9am; 4:45pm 

4:49pm 5:49pm 

19 22 Kislev 

7am; 5:45pm 

4:51pm 

26 29 Kislev 

HANNUKA 

FIFTH DAY 

7am; 5:45pm 

4:55pm 

January 2 

7am; 5:45pm 

5:00pm 

5:48pm 

20 23 Kislev 

VAYESHEV 

TOT SHABBAT 


MUSICAL HAVDALAH 

5:52pm 

9am; 4:45pm 

27 30 Kislev 

HANNUKA 

SIXTH DAY 

ROSH CHODESH 

MIKETZ 

9am; 4:45pm 

5:56pm 

January 3 

VAYIGASH 

6:01pm 

9am; 5pm 

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FROM THE RABBI - Congregation Agudas Achim

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