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TEMPLE TALK<br />
Temple Beth Sholom<br />
Chai Anniversary Year Ultimate Event<br />
COCKTAILS AND DINNER<br />
Saturday, January 5, 2008 6:30 PM<br />
An Evening of Honor<br />
Honoring<br />
Rabbi Steven Lindemann<br />
For 16 Years of Dedication to Our Congregation<br />
and Honoring<br />
Rabbi Albert Lewis<br />
For 60 Years in the Rabbinate at Temple Beth Sholom<br />
First showing of the new <strong>TBS</strong> Chai Anniversary Year Video<br />
Presentation of the <strong>TBS</strong> Chai Anniversary Book of Life<br />
The cost of the event is $75.00 per person or you have the opportunity to be<br />
recognized as a Patron for $125.00, Sponsor for $250.00, or Benefactor for $500.00.<br />
<strong>TBS</strong> has never celebrated like this before!!<br />
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT OR THE BOOK OF LIFE,<br />
PLEASE REFER TO THE SPECIAL MAILINGS SENT TO EACH MEMBER.
On the evening of<br />
December 4, the 25th day<br />
of the Hebrew month of<br />
Kislev, we will light the<br />
first Hanukkah candle.<br />
Hanukkah, which is<br />
celebrated for eight days,<br />
is a holiday primarily<br />
celebrated in the home.<br />
The lighting of the<br />
Menorah, Hanukkah<br />
music, playing Dreidel, and eating latkes are some<br />
of the traditions that add to the festivity of this<br />
holiday of lights. It is a wonderful holiday, filled<br />
with light and with important lessons. From<br />
Hanukkah we learn about heroism and about the<br />
right to be different, about faith and about miracles.<br />
Hanukkah celebrates the victory of the<br />
Maccabees over the Syrian Greeks who ruled Israel<br />
in 165 BCE. Judah Maccabee and his small army<br />
fought to restore religious freedom and Jewish<br />
sovereignty to ancient Israel. Victorious in battle,<br />
the Maccabees entered the holy Temple in<br />
Jerusalem, which had been defiled by the Greeks in<br />
pagan worship. It is from the Maccabee’s act of<br />
cleansing and rededicating the Temple that we<br />
come to the source of the name of the holiday, for<br />
the Hebrew word “Hanukkah” means “to dedicate.”<br />
It is also from this rededication that we have the<br />
story of the miracle of Hanukkah, the small jar of<br />
oil that burned for eight days. Over 300 years after<br />
the Maccabee’s victory, the rabbis emphasized the<br />
legend of the oil, in an effort to de-emphasize the<br />
military victory and give prominence to spiritual<br />
dedication.<br />
Today, in a flurry of gift-giving, Hanukkah has<br />
lost some of its spiritual glow. In order to rekindle<br />
the drama, each of us must think about what<br />
Hanukkah means and resolve to structure our lives<br />
so that our actions reflect the lessons we learn form<br />
this wondrous story.<br />
As you light your menorah this year, together<br />
with others in your home, ask the following<br />
questions:<br />
1. As you light on the first night, ask: Do I know<br />
any modern-day Maccabees? Is there anyone<br />
who works actively to defend not only his or<br />
her own rights, but also those of other groups?<br />
Rabbi’s Message<br />
Happy Hanukkah!<br />
December 2007 KISLEV/TEVET 5768 Page 2<br />
Consider how the story of Hanukkah highlights<br />
the notions of freedom, identity, and faith; then<br />
identify the ways in which your modern-day<br />
Maccabees demonstrate an appreciation of<br />
these three concepts.<br />
2. As you light on the second night, ask: What<br />
does it mean to be part of a people? As a<br />
Jew, what special responsibilities do I have?<br />
Very often, we fall into the habit of thinking<br />
only about our own problems and ourselves.<br />
We lose track of the fact that we are part of a<br />
proud people, with a distinguished heritage.<br />
We may also neglect our spiritual lives,<br />
assuming others will preserve our religious<br />
teachings for us.<br />
3. As you light on the third night, ask: Have I<br />
‘proclaimed the miracle,’ helping someone<br />
understand the true meaning of the holiday?<br />
Hanukkah not only represents a military<br />
victory, but a spiritual victory, as well. Display<br />
your menorah in your window, demonstrate<br />
pride in your heritage, and sensitize neighbors<br />
to the holiday’s spiritual message.<br />
4. As you light on the fourth night, ask: Have I<br />
witnessed any miracles in my lifetime?<br />
Hanukkah celebrates the miracle of the small<br />
army defeating the mighty, and celebrates the<br />
daily miracles—the sun, a child’s birth and<br />
Israel.<br />
5. As you light on the fifth night, ask: Have I<br />
given Tzedakah today? Receiving gifts is fun,<br />
but it is also important to give something back.<br />
6. As you light on the sixth night, ask: Have I<br />
done anything to improve the world?<br />
Imagine ways you can make a difference—<br />
more recycling, letters to government officials<br />
and speaking out against discrimination.<br />
7. As you light on the seventh night, ask: Have I<br />
brought happiness into someone’s life<br />
today? A simple phone call can bring joy to<br />
another. Share the holiday with people in<br />
hospitals and nursing homes.<br />
8. As you light on the eighth night, ask: What<br />
questions will I ask myself as I light the<br />
candles next year? Jewish learning never<br />
comes to an end. Keep studying, keep reading<br />
and keep asking questions. Dedicate yourself to<br />
making Hanukkah next year one marked with a<br />
higher level of understanding.<br />
Rabbi Joel Levenson
From the Executive<br />
Director<br />
How Good Can We Become?<br />
The Long Range Planning<br />
Committee has finalized its<br />
recommendations to the<br />
Executive Committee. Those<br />
ideas will be presented to the<br />
Board of Directors shortly and<br />
then to the entire congregation.<br />
The results of this process will<br />
resonate at <strong>TBS</strong> for years to<br />
come and are intended to<br />
position us to continue to<br />
improve and grow our position as<br />
one of the leading synagogues in<br />
the Conservative movement.<br />
But I ask myself, admittedly<br />
from a very different position<br />
than the one I held 13 months<br />
ago, do WE realize how good we<br />
are now and how good we can<br />
become? <strong>TBS</strong> members have<br />
always had a great reticence to<br />
appreciate our accomplishments<br />
and reputation. And that<br />
reputation started with our<br />
rabbis. When I attended a United<br />
Synagogue convention in 1992, a<br />
stranger came up to me, saw<br />
“Temple Beth Sholom, Cherry<br />
Hill, NJ” on my name tag and<br />
said, “Who’s your rabbi?” I said,<br />
“Albert Lewis.” He immediately<br />
smiled and said, “Ah, now that’s<br />
a rabbi!”<br />
Similarly, I was in Israel last<br />
November on a Masorti mission.<br />
We were a group of 40, with<br />
eight other <strong>TBS</strong>ers and Rabbi<br />
Lindemann. Several synagogue<br />
leaders, having spent only four<br />
days with Rabbi Lindemann, told<br />
me how lucky we were to have<br />
him as our rabbi.<br />
We’ve been similarly fortunate<br />
(or smart?) when it came to<br />
recruiting our assistant rabbis.<br />
Rabbis Benjamin, Wernick and<br />
(Continued on page 11)<br />
WHAT’S NEW IN THE MISHPOCHE?<br />
Speedy Recovery:<br />
ALISA MATHIS SHARON LEWIS IRMA SAMLIN<br />
Mazel Tov to:<br />
GLORIA & JERRY BAER on the birth of their grandson, ZACHARY MATTHEW<br />
HALBERT<br />
JAIME & AARON BELITSKY and LIBBY & HILLEL LIEBERMAN on the birth of<br />
their son and grandson, DANIEL PHILIP BELITSKY<br />
SUSAN & BARRY GERTSMAN on the birth of their grandson, MAX SAMUEL<br />
GERTSMAN<br />
JIM & JACKIE GIBSON on the birth of their granddaughter, AUDREY GIBSON<br />
HEIDINGSSELDER<br />
Mazel Tov to our December B’nei Mitzvah:<br />
CARLY TRAUM, daughter of JANICE & STEVEN TRAUM<br />
ZOE & ALEXANDRA AARON, daughters of ESTHER BEREZOFSKY<br />
MATTHEW MOLOTSKY, son of ELLEN & BRAD MOLOTSKY<br />
AARON WOLF, son of DINA & RYON WOLF<br />
ZACHARY WINKLER, son of NANCY & DAVID WINKLER<br />
Condolences to:<br />
ED GREENBLATT on the death of his beloved brother, BENJAMIN<br />
GREENBLATT<br />
DAVID PRUTCHI on the death of his beloved father, SIMON PRUTCHI<br />
DOROTHY BUCHALTER and SANDY JACOBY on the death of their beloved<br />
husband and father, BENJAMIN BUCHALTER<br />
MICHAEL SPIVAK on the death of his beloved father, SAMUEL SPIVAK<br />
Have an item? Please notify us at the <strong>TBS</strong> Office at 751-6663.<br />
President’s Message<br />
As my first six months as president draws to a close, I would like<br />
to thank the entire congregation for their support and<br />
encouragement. The role of president is not difficult when you have<br />
enthusiastic congregants at your shul. I am looking forward to the<br />
next eighteen months.<br />
We are about to embark on our Scholar-in-Residence weekend,<br />
featuring Joel Lurie Grishaver. Thank you to the Adult Education<br />
Committee led by Margery Dannenbaum and Dana Fallick. Make<br />
plans to attend the final event of our Chai celebration on January 5<br />
when we honor Rabbi Lindemann’s 18th anniversary at <strong>TBS</strong> and<br />
Rabbi Lewis for his 60 years of service to our shul. Please call the<br />
office for more details. Thank you to Naomi Schimmer and Robie<br />
Bloom for chairing our year-long Chai celebrations.<br />
Our Executive Director, Eric Jacobs, and I will attend the biennial<br />
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Convention in Orlando.<br />
<strong>TBS</strong> will be presented a Solomon Schechter Award for our<br />
Preschool Learning Program. Todah Rabah to Marcia Axler who<br />
was responsible for <strong>TBS</strong>’ receiving this award.<br />
We will hear from numerous speakers including the new<br />
chancellor of JTS, Dr. Arnold Eisen, and will attend a session with<br />
Ron Wolfson, author of “The Spirituality of Welcoming.” This book<br />
has been distributed to our Board of Directors, administrative staff<br />
and professional staff to refresh ourselves on the many opportunities<br />
we have daily to make <strong>TBS</strong> warmer and more welcoming to both<br />
new and current members. We will be attempting to implement<br />
many of his recommendations over the coming months and hope<br />
(Continued on page 13)<br />
December 2007 KISLEV/TEVET 5768 Page 3
Sisterhood<br />
December 2007 KISLEV/TEVET 5768 Page 4
Sisterhood<br />
December 2007 KISLEV/TEVET 5768 Page 5
Do You Know of a<br />
“Mitzvah Waiting to Happen” That May Need<br />
a Little Assistance?<br />
Table to Table’s Mission and <strong>TBS</strong><br />
In January, 2003, a recent Israeli immigrant<br />
was troubled by the fact that while many Israelis<br />
were in need of food, so much food was being<br />
wasted. This troubling paradox led to the<br />
establishment of Table to Table.<br />
Table to Table is a<br />
national food rescue<br />
network, working day<br />
and night to ensure that<br />
quality excess food<br />
does not end up in<br />
garbage cans, but rather<br />
on the plates of hungry individuals. Table to<br />
Table collects food from wedding halls,<br />
corporate cafeterias, malls, restaurants, army<br />
bases, factories and farms. Thousands of meals,<br />
dairy products, tons of fruit and vegetables are<br />
collected and distributed to soup kitchens, food<br />
pantries, meals-on-wheels programs, afterschool<br />
initiatives, programs for seniors and<br />
homeless shelters.<br />
According to Israel’s National Insurance<br />
Institute 2004 Poverty Report:<br />
Over 22% of Israelis live below the poverty<br />
line<br />
Over 360,000 Israeli families are unable to<br />
meet their basic socioeconomic needs.<br />
Make a donation to <strong>TBS</strong> for Table to Table,<br />
and our Confirmation Class will take it to Israel,<br />
person-to-person, in mid-December.<br />
Cook for a Friend<br />
Congregants of all ages are invited to join us<br />
in the mitzvah of preparing food for the Jewish<br />
elderly. Cooking takes place in the <strong>TBS</strong> meat<br />
kitchen once a month at 6:30 pm. We dice, chop,<br />
sauté, bake, package and label. No experience is<br />
necessary. Upcoming cooking dates are:<br />
December 20, 2007<br />
January 17, 2008<br />
February 21, 2008<br />
March 13, 2008<br />
April 10, 2008<br />
May 4, 2008 (Mitzvah Day!)<br />
June 19, 2008<br />
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Say Little And Do Much<br />
Social Action Contributions<br />
When you are making contributions to <strong>TBS</strong> in<br />
honor or in memory of someone, or for a speedy<br />
recovery or yahrzeit, remember that there is a<br />
Social Action Fund whose monies help defray<br />
the cost of these projects.<br />
Blankets from the Heart<br />
Attention Knitters: The Virtua Hospital<br />
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is in need of<br />
blankets for the babies. The blankets should be<br />
light weight and measure about 31 inches by 31<br />
inches.<br />
Also Wanted: Someone to sew together<br />
already knitted squares to make blankets to<br />
contribute to the hospital. If interested, please call<br />
Janet Simons at 856-795-6373.<br />
Mitzvah Day—May 4, 2008<br />
Congregants of all ages participate in social<br />
action projects at <strong>TBS</strong> as well as other locations<br />
in the community. Look for information about an<br />
organizational meeting if you would like to join<br />
the committee. New ideas are always welcome.<br />
Project JELLY<br />
This project is ongoing throughout the year.<br />
Children’s books are<br />
collected and sent to libraries<br />
in Jerusalem for children<br />
who want to read books in<br />
English. Edith Kalech, who<br />
initiated this project, receives<br />
heartfelt thanks from the Jerusalem library when<br />
they receive the boxes of books sent each year.<br />
Donations to Ancora Psychiatric Hospital<br />
Clothing, household items, recreational<br />
materials including games, videos, books, arts &<br />
craft supplies and greeting cards are all needed.<br />
Some items are used by the patients, others are<br />
sold in the thrift shop. Please keep the hospital in<br />
mind as you clean your closets for the fall season.<br />
We thank Cheryl Rosov for delivering the goods<br />
to the hospital. To donate, please call Cheryl at<br />
856-424-4366.<br />
Janet Simons, Social Action Chairperson
Kislev December<br />
Tevet<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
22 Kislev<br />
23 Kislev<br />
24 Kislev<br />
25 Kislev<br />
26 Kislev<br />
27 Kislev<br />
2 3 4 5 6 7 8<br />
9am-12Noon Open School<br />
Day; 9:15am Learning with<br />
the Rabbis; 10am & 11am<br />
Hebrew I; 10am-12N<br />
Library Open; 11am Confm<br />
Trip Orientation & Parent<br />
Mtg; 1:15pm Cub Scouts<br />
29 Kislev<br />
1 Tevet<br />
2 Tevet<br />
3 Tevet<br />
4 Tevet<br />
5 Tevet<br />
9 10 11 12 13 14 15<br />
9:15am Learning with<br />
the Rabbis; 9:30am<br />
B/M Matthew<br />
Molotsky; 10am &<br />
11am Hebrew I; 10am-<br />
12Noon Library Open<br />
7 Tevet<br />
8 Tevet<br />
9 Tevet<br />
10 Tevet<br />
11 Tevet<br />
12 Tevet<br />
16 17 18 19 20 21 22<br />
9am Sisterhood Brunch,<br />
Mechina Bet Family<br />
Program; 9:15am<br />
Learning with the Rabbis<br />
10am & 11 am Hebrew I<br />
1:15pm Boy Scouts<br />
14 Tevet<br />
15 Tevet<br />
16 Tevet<br />
17 Tevet<br />
18 Tevet<br />
19 Tevet<br />
23 24 25 26 27 28 29<br />
Winter Break Begins<br />
Today—No School<br />
Week of First Report<br />
Card<br />
21 Tevet<br />
30 31<br />
Confirmation Class<br />
Returns from Israel<br />
No School<br />
9:30am Kids Music<br />
Round; 12:30pm Lunch<br />
& Learn; 6pm Cub<br />
Scouts; 7:30pm Adv<br />
Hebrew, JWV Mtg;<br />
8:15pm Ritual Comm<br />
9:30am Kids Music<br />
Round; 7:30pm<br />
Advanced Hebrew<br />
Rosh Hodesh<br />
9:30am Kids Music<br />
Round; 12:30pm<br />
Lunch and Learn<br />
7:30pm Advanced<br />
Hebrew<br />
<strong>TBS</strong> Office Closed<br />
22 Tevet<br />
<strong>TBS</strong> Office Closes at<br />
1pm<br />
Erev Hanukkah-1st<br />
Candle; Open School<br />
Visitation; 9:30am Kids<br />
Music Rd; 10am Hebrew II<br />
11am HAZAK mailing; 7pm<br />
Hilda’s Hebrew; 7:30pm<br />
Israel Dancing; 8:15pm<br />
Tuesday Night Talmud<br />
9:30am Kids Music Round<br />
10am Hebrew II; 1:30pm<br />
HAZAK Board Mtg; 7pm<br />
Hilda’s Hebrew; 7:30pm<br />
Israeli Dancing; 8pm BeST<br />
Hanukkah Play<br />
9:30am Kids Music<br />
Round; 10am Hebrew II<br />
1pm HAZAK; 7pm<br />
Hilda’s Hebrew; 7:30pm<br />
Sisterhood Board Mtg,<br />
Israeli Dancing; 7pm Boy<br />
Scouts<br />
No School<br />
Service Schedule<br />
Daily Services: Monday-Friday at 7 am and<br />
Sunday at 8:15 am<br />
Evening Services: Sunday-Thursday at 8 pm<br />
Shabbat Services: Friday at 6:15 pm and<br />
Saturday at 9:30 am<br />
Minha at Sundown<br />
2......... School Resumes<br />
4......... Sisterhood Shabbat<br />
5......... Concluding Chai Event<br />
6......... Bar/Bat Mitzvah Parent Meeting<br />
9......... Book Club<br />
10 ...... Young Members Group<br />
SCRIP Available For<br />
ShopRite/Cherry Hill Kosher<br />
Acme/Macy’s<br />
Purchase SCRIP in the <strong>TBS</strong> Judaica Shop or Office.<br />
See page 13 for details on our new gift card program.<br />
1st Day of Hanukkah; Open<br />
School Visitation; 10am Hbw I<br />
12:30pm Int Hbw; 1:30pm Book<br />
Club; 6:15pm Kids Music Round<br />
6:30pm YMG Hanukkah<br />
Party/Concert; 6:45pm Hilda’s<br />
Hbw; 7:30pm Exec Comm Mtg,<br />
Choir Rhsl; 8PM BeST<br />
Hanukkah Concert<br />
10am Hebrew I; 12:30pm<br />
Intermediate Hebrew<br />
6:15pm Kids Music<br />
Round; 6:45pm Hilda’s<br />
Hebrew; 7:30pm Choir<br />
Rehearsal; 8:15pm<br />
Mechanics of Prayer<br />
10am Hebrew I<br />
12:30pm Int Hebrew<br />
6:15pm Kids Music<br />
Round; 6:45pm Hilda’s<br />
Hebrew; 7:30pm <strong>TBS</strong><br />
Bd Mtg, Choir Rhrsal<br />
No School<br />
10:30am Kids Music<br />
Round<br />
12:30pm “New”<br />
Intermediate Hebrew<br />
PS 2-Day-2s Closed for<br />
Parent/Teacher Confs<br />
10:30am Kids Music<br />
Round; 12:30pm “New”<br />
Intermediate Hebrew<br />
7:15pm Men’s Club<br />
Health Services<br />
10:30am Kids Music<br />
Rd; 12:30pm “New” Int<br />
Hebrew; 6:30pm Social<br />
Action Cooking<br />
7:30pm Men’s Club<br />
General Mtg<br />
Upcoming January Events<br />
Children’s Service Schedule*<br />
Tefilat Yeladim (TY) 10:30am:<br />
Shabbat Services for grades 3 and<br />
4 led by Claire Spechler.<br />
Knesset Noar (KN) 10:30am:<br />
Shabbat Services for grades 5 and<br />
6 led by Jane Lindemann.<br />
Shabbat Enrichment (SE)<br />
11am-12pm: Shabbat Services for<br />
ages 4 to 7 led by Harriet Baker in<br />
Room 106.<br />
Babysitting: Every Shabbat<br />
morning in Room 116.<br />
December 2007 Kislev-Tevet 5768 Page 7<br />
10am Kids Music Round,<br />
PS Hanukkah Show;<br />
5:45am Taste of Shabbat<br />
6:15pm Carlebach Service<br />
Candlelighting<br />
time: 4:17pm<br />
No Preschool—<br />
Parent/Teacher<br />
Conferences<br />
10am Kids Music Round<br />
Candlelighting<br />
time: 4:18pm<br />
10am Kids Music<br />
Round<br />
Candlelighting<br />
time: 4:21pm<br />
Candlelighting<br />
time: 4:25pm<br />
11 .......Carlebach Shabbat Service<br />
12 .......Dalet Siyum<br />
17 .......Social Action Cooking<br />
20 .......No Religious School<br />
21 .......No Preschool—Martin Luther King Day<br />
27 .......Sisterhood/Men’s Club/HAZAK Movie Night<br />
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Push the Right Buttons!<br />
Main Office......... 751-6663<br />
<strong>TBS</strong> Fax ............. 751-2369<br />
Religious School 751-1824<br />
Preschool ........... 751-0994<br />
Internet Address......www.tbsonline.org<br />
21 Kislev<br />
4pm B/M Carly Traum<br />
Minha time: 4:20pm<br />
Parashat Vayshev<br />
28 Kislev<br />
9:30am B/M Zoe &<br />
Alexandra Aaron<br />
Minha time: 4:20pm<br />
Parashat Miketz<br />
No Children’s<br />
Service<br />
6 Tevet<br />
Confirmation Class<br />
leaves for Israel<br />
9:30am B/M Aaron Wolf<br />
4pm B/M Zachary<br />
Winkler<br />
Minha time: 4:20pm<br />
Parashat Vayigash<br />
No Children’s<br />
Service<br />
13 Tevet<br />
Minha time: 4:25pm<br />
Parashat Vayechi<br />
20 Tevet<br />
Minha time: 4:25pm<br />
Parashat Shemot<br />
Judaica Shop Hours<br />
Sunday: 9:00am-1:00pm<br />
Mon, Wed, Thurs: 9:30am-1:00pm<br />
Tuesday: 9:30am-6:30pm<br />
Wednesday: 4:00pm-9:00pm<br />
Friday: 9:30am-12:00noon<br />
Hours also available by appointment.<br />
Call 751-6663.
From the Educational Director<br />
“How good it is that you came back home…”<br />
were the words of the song that we heard in Israel<br />
as soon as we boarded the bus. The music was great<br />
and the feelings were authentic. We were home!<br />
We visited many parts of Israel, we talked to many<br />
of its inhabitants, we tasted its many flavors and we<br />
saw its many colors. In the next Temple Talk, you<br />
will be able to read all about “home” as the trip<br />
participants share their experiences.<br />
The holiday of lights, vfubj, has a name that, in<br />
my mind, is always associated with the word lubj<br />
—Chee-nooch—education, or vfhbj—chah-neechah—dedication.<br />
Those who know me well, know<br />
how fascinated I am with the Hebrew language and<br />
how every word in Hebrew has a depth to it. Being<br />
an educator, it is only natural that this word will<br />
have a very special meaning for me. As educators,<br />
we are very dedicated to what we do and our<br />
dedication only brightens our students’ minds.<br />
At <strong>TBS</strong> we celebrate “Hanukkah” all year long<br />
with our activities and curriculum as presented in<br />
our classes. The gifts (for all of us who associate<br />
the holiday with that aspect of it) are plenty. Here<br />
are some of them:<br />
An amazing Mechinah Aleph Family<br />
Program—a discovery of our synagogue<br />
An opportunity to visit our school during Open<br />
School Week<br />
A Dalet Siyum—students lead the service<br />
The Shorashim Youth Group is for Temple Beth<br />
Sholom’s 2nd and 3rd graders ONLY!<br />
Our next event is December 2, 1:45 pm to<br />
3:30 pm, at the Katz JCC indoor pool. Join us for<br />
swimming, playing and noshing with old friends<br />
and new.<br />
The picture here is the Shorashim Youth Group<br />
enjoying their trip to the Springdale Farm back in<br />
October.<br />
There’s more fun to come in the new year!<br />
Please contact me for more information.<br />
Staci Boiskin,<br />
Advisor,<br />
jonboi@aol.com<br />
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Shorashim Youth Group<br />
December 2007 KISLEV/TEVET 5768 Page 8<br />
A Friday Night Dinner—a Shabbat<br />
experience with students and their families<br />
A field trip to Philadelphia to visit other<br />
synagogues and gaze at the stars<br />
A Havdalah service with students and their<br />
families<br />
A Purim Shpiel<br />
A Zimriyonet—a mini Zimriyah featuring our<br />
young students<br />
Engaging and educational Shabbat services<br />
And many, many more.<br />
Check the calendar and be part of this ongoing<br />
“Hanukkah” celebration.<br />
The teachers and office staff join me in wishing<br />
you and your families a happy Festival of Lights.<br />
Dina Eliezer<br />
PHOTO
Fridays are always special in the Preschool.<br />
Anticipation is in the air from the start of the day.<br />
Children enter the building to the sounds of their<br />
favorite Shabbat melodies. The classroom table is<br />
set with a beautiful tablecloth, a challah, a Kiddush<br />
cup and Shabbat candles. The children eagerly take<br />
coins out of their book bags to put in the Tzedakah<br />
box. They look forward to joining their classmates<br />
in the Bet Midrash for Kabbalat Shabbat. It is time<br />
to sing “Bim-Bam” as they march through the<br />
hallway knowing Shabbat is almost here. They are<br />
eager to greet “Sadie the Shabbat Lady” and<br />
Tookie (our Shabbat puppets). They love seeing<br />
which of their classmates will be honored as a<br />
Torah carrier and especially love when Rabbi<br />
Lindemann plays his guitar to teach them a new<br />
Shabbat song.<br />
Actively being involved in the preparation of<br />
Shabbat builds the importance of traditions as well<br />
as a child’s Jewish identity. A new addition to our<br />
curriculum has been developed by our Educational<br />
Director, Dina Eliezer, coordinated by Tamar<br />
Barkan-Shamir, and funded by the <strong>TBS</strong><br />
Endowment Fund. Each Friday, every child will<br />
prepare and bake an individual challah to take<br />
home. The sensations of rolling and braiding the<br />
dough, smelling its aroma as it bakes, and finally<br />
sharing his or her challah with family will build<br />
Kadima & Chaverim<br />
Coming up for 4th and 5th graders, a<br />
Pool Party at the Katz JCC on<br />
December 2 from 1:45 pm to 3:30 pm.<br />
We’ll join with Shorashim (our 2nd<br />
and 3rd grade youth group) for an afternoon in the<br />
pool of fun, games, races, snacks and more. Cost is<br />
$8 per child, but sign up with a friend from <strong>TBS</strong>,<br />
and you’ll each save $1.<br />
It’s a Hanukkah celebration at<br />
Color Me Mine! Our Kadima<br />
members (6th and 7th graders) will<br />
meet at the store in Voorhees at ????<br />
pm on December 9. Paint your own<br />
pottery to give as a Hanukkah gift or<br />
to keep for yourself. Cost is $18.<br />
To sign up for these events, please contact me at<br />
267-253-4584 or ssaidel2000@yahoo.com.<br />
Sue Saidel, Advisor<br />
Preschool News<br />
December 2007 KISLEV/TEVET 5768 Page 9<br />
memories of the sweet taste of Shabbat.<br />
Along with weekly Shabbat celebrations, our<br />
children are also anxiously waiting to celebrate the<br />
“Festival of Lights.” They are hard at work<br />
making beautiful Hanukkiot and practicing the<br />
songs they will sing at the Preschool’s Hanukkah<br />
Show on December 7.<br />
Enjoy your own “Little Miracles.” I along with<br />
the entire preschool staff wish you a Happy<br />
Hanukkah.<br />
Ellen Berju, Preschool Director, 751-0994<br />
INTRODUCING…<br />
<strong>TBS</strong>’ FULL DAY<br />
KINDERGARTEN<br />
2008-2009<br />
• Research-guided reading, math and writing<br />
programs<br />
• Judaic Immersion and Hebrew Language—<br />
children are prepared to continue in<br />
Mechina Aleph in an accelerated track<br />
program<br />
• New Jersey State Standard Science<br />
Curriculum coordinated with our new<br />
Garden State Discovery Museum/Zalman<br />
Beigel Exploratorium<br />
• Weekly Gym, Music, Library and Computer<br />
Learning Programs<br />
• State licensed<br />
• Our teaching team:<br />
Tracey Rebock: For the past six years,<br />
Tracey has enthusiastically shown her<br />
creativity and expertise teaching our Pre-K<br />
program. Tracey received her Master’s<br />
Degree in Educaiton from Drexel University.<br />
Harriet Baker: Morah Harriet wears many<br />
hats at <strong>TBS</strong>. She is a religious school<br />
teacher, Camp Keshet Coordinator and<br />
Special Projects Coordinator for our<br />
preschool. Harriet has educated our<br />
children from preschool through religious<br />
school for 28 years.<br />
Early Bird Registration Discount if<br />
enrolled by January 7, 2008! For more<br />
information, please call the preschool at<br />
856-751-0994.
From the Program Director<br />
Four Fantastic BeST High School Hanukkah Happenings!<br />
On Wednesday evening, December 5 at 8:00 pm, join us for a Rock and Roll<br />
Hanukkah Concert with Sheldon Low. Sheldon is a top recording artist on the<br />
Jewish Rock Records label. Jewish teenagers across the country are listening<br />
to his music and flocking to his sold-out shows!<br />
On Tuesday, December 11 at 8:00 pm, come to a special Hanukkah Party and<br />
be entertained by our very own BeST actors from the “Sunday Mornings at the<br />
<strong>TBS</strong> Improv” Class. This unique show was written and<br />
directed by professional actor and long-time Jewish<br />
educator Michael Kelberg.<br />
On Wednesday, December 12, our BeST I students<br />
will spend the evening with the <strong>TBS</strong> Social Action<br />
Committee “Cooking for a Friend.” Students will have<br />
the opportunity to be a part of this award-winning <strong>TBS</strong><br />
Sheldon Low<br />
program that benefits hundreds of seniors and families.<br />
On Sunday, December 16, after the conclusion of Hanukkah, our BeST III<br />
students will be traveling to the Jewish Relief Agency to help deliver food to the<br />
less fortunate. All BeST III parents are invited to join their teens.<br />
Hanukkah Sameach!<br />
Jennifer Stofman, Program Director<br />
Michael Kelberg<br />
The <strong>TBS</strong> Office Staff asks Your Help<br />
Did you know that in an average week, <strong>TBS</strong> receives over 50 calls from congregants asking us to look<br />
up the phone numbers of other congregants? We know that it’s easier to just call us, but it can also be<br />
very disruptive to the many other things going on in the office at any particular time.<br />
Did you know that there’s a no-cost alternative? Just call 1-800-FREE-411 (1-800-373-3411) and<br />
you’ll be connected to a no-cost directory assistance service.<br />
Please give this a try, and thank you for your cooperation!<br />
Gift of Israel (GOI)<br />
The chance to study, at first hand, the history and culture of Israel, its land and its people, is something most of us want for<br />
our children when they are old enough to appreciate the experience. To make that exciting trip an affordable reality, we have<br />
to plan for the years ahead.<br />
The Gift of Israel Program (GOI) makes this unique opportunity available through a <strong>TBS</strong>-Jewish Federation matching<br />
funds plan, based at Signature Bank in New York. Here is what you need to know about this risk-free way to demonstrate<br />
your faith in the future of Israel and your commitment to a first-rate Jewish education for your children.<br />
GOI helps families save necessary funds to provide an unforgettable Confirmation Class Israel Experience, or other<br />
authorized Israel trip up to age 23<br />
<strong>TBS</strong> and the Jewish Federation of Southern NJ will contribute at least $150 per enrolled child per year, matching<br />
the amount set aside by individual GOI families<br />
Any <strong>TBS</strong> member’s Religious School child in grades 3 through 6 is eligible to be enrolled in the GOI program<br />
For each year in which a student is actively enrolled in GOI, Federation will add $100 and <strong>TBS</strong> will add $50,<br />
toward that child’s Confirmation Class Israel Experience, for a maximum of 7 years and $1,050 in matching<br />
funds!<br />
New Applicants: For more information and registration forms, call Jackie Sutnick at 856-751-9500, ext. 235. To<br />
qualify for this year’s matching funds, you must send all forms and contributions for the year 2007 by February<br />
15, 2008, to Jackie Sutnick at the Department of Jewish Education, 1301 Springdale Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ<br />
08003.<br />
Current Registrants: You must make your annual payment by December 15, 2007. Mail directly to Signature<br />
Bank, 565 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10027, Attention: Gift of Israel. Write your child’s Social Security number on the<br />
check. If you do not have a Signature Bank deposit slip, include a note stating the name, Social Security number, and amount<br />
for each child for whom the GOI deposit is being made. For instructions about how to request GOI disbursements, call Jackie<br />
Sutnick at the above number.<br />
December 2007 KISLEV/TEVET 5768 Page 10
Executive Director (continued from page 3)<br />
Levenson have contributed significantly to “who<br />
we are and who we want to be,” and Rabbi Peltz<br />
is clearly doing so after only four months with us.<br />
Also, consider the following:<br />
Based on the feedback from a large number of<br />
congregants, this year’s High Holy Day “experience”<br />
was among the best ever for many of you.<br />
Our religious schools have always enjoyed a<br />
reputation as being among the best in the region, if<br />
not the country.<br />
Our Preschool is being revitalized, symbolized by the<br />
recent opening of the “Exploratorium” science center<br />
in cooperation with the Garden State Discovery<br />
Museum.<br />
We are well-represented on the boards of major<br />
Jewish institutions and organizations in the<br />
community and around the country.<br />
We contribute a significant amount of money<br />
annually to Masorti, JTS, Mercaz, Mazon, etc.<br />
We send many kids to Camp Ramah each year and to<br />
Jewish Day Schools.<br />
So what else do we need to do? Or, what am I<br />
asking YOU to do?<br />
In addition to your financial support which will<br />
always be necessary and which is always<br />
appreciated, I’m asking you to rediscover the<br />
spirit of volunteerism, a spirit which defined <strong>TBS</strong><br />
many years ago.<br />
In a time of increasing pressures on our<br />
synagogue budget, we need to find ways to tap<br />
into alternative resources to accomplish what we<br />
need to do rather than just hire more staff.<br />
If each family volunteered just two hours per<br />
month, it would be equivalent to a full-time<br />
support person in the office. If you can make<br />
copies, stuff envelopes, type letters, clean, paint<br />
or do any number of other things, we will not only<br />
save money for <strong>TBS</strong>, but you will feel more<br />
involved with your synagogue.<br />
Many of you already volunteer a great deal of<br />
your time to help <strong>TBS</strong> and your efforts, whether<br />
externally or internally focused, are much<br />
appreciated. But together as a larger community,<br />
we can do even more.<br />
You will be hearing more about some initiatives<br />
to help energize the spirit of volunteerism in the<br />
months ahead. Think now about how you will<br />
answer the call when you’re asked.<br />
Eric Jacobs, ebjacobs3@comcast.net<br />
December 2007 KISLEV/TEVET 5768 Page 11<br />
HAZAK/Senior Chaverim<br />
HAZAK/Senior Chaverim was well-attended at<br />
its October meeting. We are currently planning a<br />
meeting in cooperation with Sisterhood and<br />
Men’s Club featuring film critic Bill Wine.<br />
Initiated by our group, we hope to hold this<br />
meeting on Sisterhood’s Movie Night, January<br />
29, 2008.<br />
We are also encouraging members to support<br />
the former Jewish Geriatric Home on Chapel<br />
Avenue in a program under the guidance of Ann<br />
Sundstrom.<br />
Jennifer Stofman has approached us to assist<br />
with a program that will introduce our high<br />
school students to active older adults who provide<br />
a healthy alterative to the ones they have been<br />
meeting in places like Brendenwood and nursing<br />
homes. In case you didn’t notice, we are still alive<br />
and kicking.<br />
Hilda L. Isaacson, President<br />
hildamli@earthlink.net<br />
Ritual Committee<br />
A Tribute to Maurice Shaw<br />
Several days before Rosh Hashanah, I received a<br />
phone call from Maurice Shaw. This was in<br />
response to a Rosh Hashanah card that we had sent<br />
to him and his wife, Selma. For those of you who<br />
don’t know Maurice, let me give you a little<br />
background. He usually led the preliminary part of<br />
the service on Shabbat mornings (Birchot<br />
haShachar and Pzeukei D’zimra), and served as the<br />
gabbai, calling people up for their aliyot to the<br />
Torah. In addition, he was the Ba’al Shacharit on<br />
the High Holy Days for many years. He served as<br />
ritual chairman and an actor in <strong>TBS</strong> theatrical<br />
productions. As an immigrant from Wales, Maurice<br />
had a strong accent and a “bloody British” sense of<br />
humor.<br />
He thanked us for thinking of him and explained<br />
that lately his vision has been failing due to<br />
macular degeneration, and he can’t see well enough<br />
to write a card. He told me he was about the same<br />
age as Rabbi Lewis, and we chatted a bit about<br />
Rabbi Lewis. I told Maurice that we think of him<br />
frequently at <strong>TBS</strong> when services run past noon, and<br />
many of us remember how he would signal Rabbi<br />
(Continued on page 12)
Young Members Group<br />
The <strong>TBS</strong> Young Members Group hosted its<br />
first Family Shabbat Service and Dinner of the<br />
year on October 26, with 130 young parents and<br />
children attending. Rabbi Micah Peltz engaged<br />
the children with interactive storytelling, prayers<br />
and songs, facing what was probably his toughest<br />
crowd yet at <strong>TBS</strong>! He won the children over<br />
easily, and kept (most) of their attention<br />
throughout the service.<br />
Following a tasty meal of chicken fingers and<br />
assorted adult foods, there was a wonderful<br />
performance by magician Ken Norwood, who<br />
wowed the kids with amazing tricks while the<br />
adults enjoyed the rest of their meal. Special<br />
thanks to Anat Cohen for helping to plan this<br />
very successful event. The next Family Shabbat<br />
Service and Dinner is May 2.<br />
On December 5 at 6:00 pm, the Young<br />
Members Group will be celebrating Hanukkah<br />
with a party and concert featuring Jewish rock<br />
artist Sheldon Low. Contact me for more<br />
information or to register.<br />
We hope to see you there!<br />
Stacey Chazin,<br />
Chairperson, Young Members Group Committee<br />
856-424-6108, schazin@comcast.net<br />
It’s New! It’s a Slam-Dunk<br />
Summer!<br />
It’s Raman Basketball<br />
Academy!<br />
Intense<br />
basketball at<br />
Camp Ramah for<br />
boys and girls in<br />
grades 6, 7, 8 &<br />
9. Head Coach<br />
Tamir Goodman,<br />
Israeli B’ball Star<br />
Includes:<br />
• Cardio workouts<br />
• Lectures &<br />
workshops with<br />
top visiting<br />
athletes<br />
• Inter- & intramurals<br />
• One-on-one<br />
instruction<br />
• Team practice<br />
• Skill-based drills<br />
Ritual Committee (continued from page 11)<br />
Lewis that it was time to wrap up the service. Of<br />
course, back in Haddon Heights, the church bells<br />
ringing at noon could be heard by all of us!<br />
At that point in the conversation, I said that in<br />
many ways Maurice is still present at <strong>TBS</strong> since<br />
when I daven Shacharit on Rosh Hashanah and<br />
Yom Kippur, many of the melodies and nusach I<br />
use are the ones I learned from him. Of course, that<br />
made him feel great. You see, when I was growing<br />
up at <strong>TBS</strong>, I walked to shul early on the High Holy<br />
Days, and enjoyed davening with him. Over the<br />
years, the melodies became a part of me.<br />
Maurice asked that I give his regards to everyone<br />
at <strong>TBS</strong>; so by way of this article, I am fulfilling that<br />
request.<br />
Shortly after wishing him well and hanging up,<br />
the thought struck me that just as I have absorbed<br />
some of the melodies that Maurice used, so, too, all<br />
of us are sponges for the tunes and melodies we<br />
hear in synagogue. The traditional songs become a<br />
part of us, and we, hopefully, pass them on to the<br />
next generation. Beyond just the melodies, the<br />
rituals and the actions we perform are also part of<br />
our legacy to our children and grandchildren. In the<br />
article I wrote for this year’s High Holy Day issue,<br />
I had discussed the special blessing for children<br />
recited by parents on Erev Yom Kippur, and in that<br />
article, I described the feeling I have doing<br />
something for my children that had been done the<br />
same way by my father for me. So in this new year,<br />
we all must try to be role models, for we never<br />
know who is paying attention to our deeds and<br />
words, and how they may in turn transmit those to<br />
others.<br />
Alvin Stern<br />
December 2007 KISLEV/TEVET 5768 Page 12<br />
Please let us Know<br />
One of the most challenging tasks we face in the<br />
<strong>TBS</strong> Office is keeping track of members who are<br />
ill, have lost a loved one, or who otherwise might<br />
benefit from a phone call or visit from one of our<br />
rabbis. We can only alert<br />
them if you alert us.<br />
If you’re aware of any<br />
such situations, please call<br />
Ruth Brodnick in the office<br />
at 856-751-6663, and give<br />
her the information.<br />
She will make sure it gets<br />
to our rabbis’ attention.
President’s Message (cont. from page 3) Mennonite country in Lancaster<br />
you notice positive improvements.<br />
By the way, the next United<br />
Synagogue Convention is<br />
scheduled for Cherry Hill. We’ll<br />
be one of the host congregations<br />
for this national event, so hold<br />
December 6-10, 2009.<br />
Our Confirmation Class trip to<br />
Israel will leave on December 15.<br />
This will be a memory that will<br />
last a lifetime for over 30 <strong>TBS</strong><br />
students. I can still remember my<br />
Confirmation Class trip like it<br />
was yesterday. In those days,<br />
<strong>TBS</strong> did not offer a trip to Eretz<br />
Yisrael, but our bus trip to the<br />
Get ready for December! Our Health Series<br />
and General Meeting are on the 13th, so come on<br />
by, learn a little, and see some friends. If you’d<br />
like to help plan for next year, please call me.<br />
Important Men’s Club Dates<br />
2007<br />
December 13: Health Care Series at 7:15 pm<br />
2008<br />
January 17: General Meeting at 7:30 pm<br />
January 27: Sisterhood/Men’s Club/HAZAK<br />
Movie Night<br />
February 3: FJMC World Wide Wrap<br />
February 21: General Meeting at 7:30 pm<br />
March 6: Health Care Series at 7:15 pm<br />
March 9: Breakfast with Sisterhood and Dan<br />
Brown at 9:15 am<br />
April 10: General Meeting & Health Series at 7:00 pm<br />
May 1: General Meeting at 7:30 pm<br />
May 4: Breakfast at 9:15 am<br />
June 5: General Meeting (last of the year) at 7:30 pm<br />
MAR Man of the Year<br />
Temple Beth Sholom is proud to honor its<br />
MAR Man of the Year—Immediate Past<br />
President Marc Cohen. Marc was treasurer and<br />
vice president for 2003-2005, and was president<br />
from 2005-2007. The <strong>TBS</strong> Men’s Club grew by<br />
leaps and bounds under Marc’s reign. We grew in<br />
membership and our programs helped enrich <strong>TBS</strong><br />
in many areas of Jewish content, Keruv and<br />
is etched in my mind. It may<br />
have been over 30 years ago, but<br />
I can still remember the dinner<br />
our host family made, the visit to<br />
the high school in Lancaster, and,<br />
of course, the bus ride back and<br />
forth. I guess as parents we strive<br />
to create more opportunities for<br />
our children compared to what<br />
we had. No one can argue that<br />
Israel will be more memorable<br />
than our trip to Lancaster.<br />
Please continue to feel free to<br />
contact me with any<br />
recommendations or suggestions<br />
as to how we can continue to<br />
improve our shul. Many<br />
Men’s Club<br />
Men’s Health awareness. We had speakers from all<br />
around the world, including an AIPAC Conference<br />
which was the biggest attraction at a Men’s Club<br />
breakfast in years. This past summer, <strong>TBS</strong> was<br />
honored nationally at the FJMC Conference for the<br />
work Marc has done with Men’s Club. We received<br />
the Quality Club Award and a Torch Award.<br />
Marc will be honored at a dinner at Beth Sholom<br />
in Elkins Park on Sunday, December 2.<br />
Remember to Join!<br />
Sign up for the Award Winning <strong>TBS</strong> Men’s<br />
Club! Dues are $50 for the year. Please complete<br />
the form below, and return it to <strong>TBS</strong>.<br />
Adam Pollack<br />
856-278-1369<br />
December 2007 KISLEV/TEVET 5768 Page 13<br />
congregants have responded to<br />
my offer. I hope you will too.<br />
Mark Fendrick<br />
Mark.Fendrick@ms.com<br />
The 2007 Yizkor Book<br />
contained some errors.<br />
We sincerely regret any<br />
anxiety or discomfort caused<br />
to the families of those<br />
whose names were<br />
inadvertently omitted.<br />
Myer Idelson<br />
Aaron Hurwitz<br />
Eleanor Cohen<br />
Remembered by<br />
Ben & Tammy Hurwitz<br />
Men’s Club Membership Form<br />
Please send completed form and check to: <strong>TBS</strong>,<br />
1901 Kresson Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ 08003. Make your<br />
check payable to <strong>TBS</strong> Men’s Club. Thank you!<br />
Name: __________________________________<br />
Address: _________________________________<br />
City: _______________ State: ___ Zip: _______<br />
Phone: ( ) _____________________________<br />
Email: ___________________________________<br />
Amount Enclosed: Regular Dues: $50.00<br />
Additional Contribution: $ ____________
WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS<br />
To send a contribution card, requests should be made to Betzy Abramson in the synagogue office.<br />
ANTELL EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL FUND<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Vivian & Solomon<br />
Greenberg........................Sara Barnett’s Bat Mitzvah<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Barbara & Barry<br />
Hoffman..........................Lynne Stein<br />
DONOR YAHRZEIT<br />
Barbara & Barry<br />
Hoffman..........................Father, Harry Antell<br />
Grandmother, Mitilda Mednicov<br />
Sharon Antell ..................Father, Harry Antell<br />
CYNTHIA & EDWARD ADLEMAN FUND FOR<br />
TEACHER ENRICHMENT<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Susan & Arnie Baskies ...Dayna Baker’s engagement<br />
MAX BECKER SILVER TORAH FUND<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Miriam & Saul<br />
Grossmann ......................Benjamin Greenblatt<br />
ADAM CONVISSAR SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Carol Weinstein, Fred<br />
and Melissa .....................Herschel Frankel<br />
Carol Weinstein ..............Eileen Kanefsky’s birthday<br />
EDUCATIONAL CAMPUS FACILITY FUND<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
The Warren Family.........Sam Kotler’s Bar Mitzvah<br />
Steve Ravitz<br />
FINE ARTS FUND<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Rachel & Fred Kurz........Birth of Joel & Shellie Okon’s<br />
grandchild<br />
DONOR SPEEDY RECOVERY<br />
Sivia Braunstein..............Rachel Kurz<br />
Len & Marsha Yorinks ...Rachel Kurz<br />
Lisa & Sam<br />
Gershenfeld.....................Vivienne Stevens<br />
GENERAL FUND<br />
DONOR IN APPRECIATION<br />
Joe & Trudy Levin..........Temple Beth Sholom<br />
David Caplin...................Morning Minyon<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
The Simon & Spechler<br />
Families...........................Rabbi Lewis’ 90th birthday<br />
Jana & Mark Gelernt &<br />
family..............................Jeremy Lindemann’s engagement<br />
Alvin Stern<br />
Rachel & Adam Small<br />
Roger & Lore Bryan .......Barry Gertsman<br />
Adam Engle ....................HHD honor<br />
Rachel & Mark Baglin....Sam Kotler’s Bar Mitzvah<br />
Saul & Miriam<br />
Grossmann ......................Jessica Siegal’s Bat Mitzvah<br />
Marion & Murray Gross .Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Leonard Gold & Jane<br />
Friedman .........................Teddy Kritz<br />
Zach Oppenheimer..........Birth of Zachary Matthew Halbert<br />
Sylvia & Tricia Schafer ..Rochelle Tobolsky’s birthday<br />
Rosanne Goodman<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Amy Spiegel ...................William Green<br />
The Simon & Spechler<br />
Families...........................Sam Aron<br />
Abe Rothstein<br />
The Baker Family ...........Max Cherkas<br />
Abbie, Bruce & Jason<br />
Seher ...............................William Green<br />
Shirley & Charles<br />
Kastenberg ......................William Green<br />
Dorothy Kelemen............Yizkor<br />
Glenn Fuhrman ...............Peggy Fuhrman<br />
Stephanie & Chuck<br />
Cahn................................ Mother & grandmother of<br />
The Leib Family<br />
Sunnie Itkin .................... Elihu Grossmann<br />
The Gelernt Family ........ Elihu Grossmann<br />
Dora & Oscar Wilsker.... Elihu Grossmann<br />
Irene Morrow.................. David Golub<br />
Gloria Aron..................... Elihu Grossmann<br />
Janet & Art Simons ........ Elihu Grossmann<br />
The Simon & Spechler<br />
Families .......................... Merle Levit<br />
Yale & Audrey Asbell.... Elihu Grossmann<br />
Naomi & Barry<br />
Schimmer........................ Yizkor<br />
Selma & Mel Saltz ......... Benjamin Greenblatt<br />
Ursala & Arnold Kahn ... Benjamin Greenblatt<br />
Kallen & Joel Korin ....... Elihu Grossmann<br />
Susan & Gregg Pearson.. Mitchell Magiday<br />
Yale & Audrey Asbell.... Benjamin Greenblatt<br />
DONOR SPEEDY RECOVERY<br />
Donna & Gary<br />
Silverman........................ Joe Levin<br />
Glenn Fuhrman............... Audrey Asbell<br />
DONOR YAHRZEIT<br />
Jeffrey Beinart ................ Brother<br />
Anita Mellul ................... Mother, Clara Trihen<br />
Norman Rosen................ Mother, Alice Rosen<br />
Joan Toll & family ......... Miriam Toll<br />
Louis Toll<br />
Claire Bass...................... Husband, Jack<br />
Miriam Grossmann......... Father, Joachim Stybel<br />
Deenie Ettenson.............. Josef Berger<br />
Florence Wallis............... Mother, Rose Goldman<br />
Alan Cohen..................... Father, Samuel Cohen<br />
Irv Joffe .......................... Mother, Lottie Joffe<br />
Ilene Hayme ................... Mother, Evelyn Troskin<br />
Marlkene Levy ............... Mother, Esther LaMont<br />
Della Jacobson................ Husband, Lou Jacobson<br />
Ellen Bloch..................... Father, Eugene Drucker<br />
Paul Hirsch ..................... Brother<br />
Ahuva Gleimer ............... Nathaniel Devorkin<br />
Lynn Green..................... Mother, Min Green<br />
Joe, Sue, Dana, Justin<br />
and Noah Kamerling ...... Rhoda Selman<br />
Donna Silverman............ Father, David Krongold<br />
Elise & Myron Miller..... Father, Martin Friedman<br />
Ervin Toll ....................... Mother, Miriam Toll<br />
Joan Toll ......................... Husband, Herb Toll<br />
Sunnie Itkin .................... Mother, Lillian Kosowsky<br />
Sonya Katz ..................... Husband, Manuel Katz<br />
Son, Martin Katz<br />
Father, Max Spivak<br />
Father-in-law, Louis Katz<br />
Stepfather, Oscar Yoblic<br />
The Weiner Family......... Mandel Weiner<br />
Sylvia Levy..................... Husband, Bertram Levy<br />
Bonnie Friedman ............ Father, Samuel Zaroff<br />
Roselyn Mulnick ............ Uncle, Benjamin Singer<br />
Father, Morris Goldberg<br />
Joel & Kallen Korin ....... Mother, Beatrice Stillwell<br />
Father, Leon Korin<br />
Grandmother, Esther Levin<br />
Florence Leace ............... Brother, Joseph Sbar<br />
Brother, Emanual Sbar<br />
Arthur Seltzer ................. Mother, Sarah Seltzer<br />
Ruth Herron.................... Father<br />
Gary Miller..................... Father, Samuel Miller<br />
HERBERT GOLDBERG LIBRARY FUND<br />
DONOR IN APPRECIATION<br />
Glenn & Gail Dragon ..... Eric Jacobs<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Dana & Mark Fallick<br />
and family....................... HHD Aliyah<br />
Shirley & Mort<br />
Rubinstein....................... HHD honors<br />
Andrea & Marty<br />
Feigenbaum .................... Sam Kotler’s Bar Mitzvah<br />
Maxine Amon & family . Cindy & Michael Nossen’s marriage<br />
Judy & Alan Cohen,<br />
Mark & Robin ................ Jack Asher<br />
December 2007 KISLEV/TEVET 5768 Page 14<br />
Mrs. Lewis’ Tuesday<br />
Hebrew II Class.............. Mrs. Lewis<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Betsy & Michael<br />
Lambert .......................... Merle Levit<br />
Margery & Mark<br />
Dannenbaum................... Shirley Gershenfeld<br />
Rosanne & Howard<br />
Cetel................................ Irving Libes<br />
David & Sally<br />
Finkelstein ...................... Merle Levit<br />
Ruth Brodnick ................ Elihu Grossmann<br />
Ruth & Paul Brodnick.... Mitchell Magiday<br />
Marlene Denber.............. Son, Louis Denber<br />
Father, Daniel Boxman<br />
Shari & Sam<br />
Rabinowitz ..................... Elihu Grossmann<br />
Ellyne Dombro &<br />
Maxine Amon................. Father of Debra Goldstein<br />
Bill & Judy Brookover ... Elihu Grossmann<br />
Maxine Amon &<br />
Ellyne Dombro ............... Mitchell Magiday<br />
Tracey, Randy, Rhett<br />
and Reagan Zeid............. Mitchell Magiday<br />
DONOR SPEEDY RECOVERY<br />
Beth Stanley ................... Alice Cuttone<br />
SHELLIE GREENSPUN SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Adele & Bert<br />
Greenspun....................... Edith Shechman’s 100th birthday<br />
Rob & Barbara Elkan ..... Andi Levin<br />
Miriam & Alan<br />
Feldman and family........ Andi Levin<br />
Caren & Mark Fendrick . Andi Levin<br />
DONOR SPEEDY RECOVERY<br />
Sivya & Gary Romisher. Vivienne Stevens<br />
DONOR YAHRZEIT<br />
Beverly Byck.................. Grandfather, Abraham Goddes<br />
Sivya Romisher .............. Father, William Spiegel<br />
GERRY GOLDSTEIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
DONOR YAHRZEIT<br />
Irv Goldstein................... Father, Gerson Goldstein<br />
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FUND<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Ben & Tammy Hurwitz.. Bella Ber<br />
Mark & Michelle<br />
Gershon .......................... Simon Prutchi<br />
ISRAEL CONFIRMATION FUND<br />
DONOR IN APPRECIATION<br />
Michele Levene Brill...... HHD honor<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Marissa Goldberg ........... Confirmation Class Israel Trip<br />
Gloria & Jerry Baer........ Rosanne Goodman<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Peter & Rosanne Goodman Irving Libes<br />
Phyllis & Manny Pak ..... Yizkor<br />
Gloria & Jerry Baer........ Elihu Grossmann<br />
Michele Brill .................. Elihu Grossmann<br />
DONOR SPEEDY RECOVERY<br />
Michele Brill .................. Sunnie Itkin<br />
JOYS OF JEWISH LIVING SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Carl & Beverly Byck...... Bruce & Carolyn Whitman’s<br />
marriage<br />
The Cahn Family............ Birth of Max Robert Scott<br />
Carly Stern’s Bat Mitzvah<br />
Sam Kotler’s Bar Mitzvah<br />
Megan Cohen’s engagement<br />
Susan & Arnie Baskies... Sara & Michael Furman’s marriage<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Cathy, Adam, Lindsey<br />
and Ella Belsky............... Hilda Satz
Sam, Debbie, Daniel<br />
and Eric First .................. Leslie Handler<br />
Scott, Michele, Jason<br />
and Josh Warren............. Elihu Grossmann<br />
Sam & Debbie First........ Mother of Nina Lieberman<br />
DONOR SPEEDY RECOVERY<br />
Carl & Beverly Byck...... Armand Mellul<br />
S BENHAM KAHN FUND FOR YOUTH BOOKS<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Joanne & Ben Kahn ....... Mina & Sherman Bannett’s 50th<br />
wedding anniversary<br />
Sara Barnett’s Bat Mitzvah<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
David & Sally<br />
Finkelstein ...................... Merle Levit<br />
KIDDISH FUND<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Dana & Mark Fallick ..... Ben’s 8th birthday<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Abbie, Bruce & Jason<br />
Seher............................... Merle Levit<br />
KAREN LEVY SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
DONOR IN APPRECIATION<br />
Lori & Eric Miller .......... Jerry Ackerman’s help with David’s<br />
Bar Mitzvah<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Lori & Eric Miller .......... Milton Schwartz<br />
William Green<br />
Joe Kingan...................... Elihu Grossmann<br />
Sylvia Levy .................... Ben Baker<br />
Benjamin Greenblatt<br />
MUSIC ENDOWMENT FUND<br />
DONOR IN APPRECIATION<br />
Irene Raicer .................... Albert Sbar<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Phyllis & Manny Pak ..... HHD honors<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Zelda & Irv Joffe............ Morris Freed<br />
Lisa & Sam<br />
Gershenfeld .................... William Green<br />
Lyn Davis & family ....... Sam Aron<br />
RABBI MICAH PELTZ TZEDAKAH FUND<br />
DONOR IN APPRECIATION<br />
Phyllis Pak...................... Rabbi Peltz<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Daniel Rednic................. Rabbi Peltz<br />
Yale & Audrey Asbell.... Rachel & Adam Small’s marriage<br />
PRAYER BOOK & BIBLE FUND<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Ari, Eitan & Gabi<br />
Scheinthal....................... Phil Butensky’s 83rd birthday<br />
Simmy & Sol<br />
Oxenhandler ................... Our 50th wedding anniversary<br />
The Korin Family........... Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Cantor Marlena & Uri<br />
Taenzer........................... Stephen Romisher<br />
Romayne & Ed Small..... Hilda Satz<br />
Allison & Steve<br />
Borenstein....................... Merle Levit<br />
Cynthia & Ed<br />
Adleman ......................... Elihu Grossmann<br />
Rosaline Harrison........... David Slobodien<br />
Philip & Barbara Dine.... David Slobodien<br />
PRESCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Brenda & Jack<br />
Goldstein ........................ Michael Grossman<br />
PERRY B GOLDSTEIN MORNING MINYON FUND<br />
DONOR IN APPRECIATION<br />
Barbara & Marc Ayes .... Misheberach<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Anita Rothstein............... Yizkor<br />
CAMP RAMAH SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
DONOR IN APPRECIATION<br />
Leonard & Marsha<br />
Yorinks........................... HHD Aliyah<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Hilda Isaacson ................ Jessica Siegal’s Bat Mitzvah<br />
Dana & Mark Fallick ..... Sara Barnett’s Bat Mitzvah<br />
Patti Leia & Ruth<br />
Brodnick......................... Sara Barnett’s Bat Mitzvah<br />
Robin & Larry Kaufman Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Gladys Steinberg ............ Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Betzy Abramson............. Sara Barnett’s Bat Mitzvah<br />
Jackie & Stuart<br />
Goldstein ........................ Birth of Zachary Matthew Halbert<br />
Barry & Susan<br />
Gertsman ........................ Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Janice Botwin ................. Sara Barnett’s Bat Mitzvah<br />
Audrey Litto ................... Sara Barnett’s Bat Mitzvah<br />
Jerry & Fran Ackerman.. Jeremy Lindemann & Allison Singer’s<br />
engagement<br />
Dayna Baker and Larry Weintraub’s<br />
engagement<br />
Len & Marsha Yorinks... Birth of Zachary Matthew Halbert<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
The Bromberg Family.... Elihu Grossmann<br />
Barry & Susan<br />
Gertsman ........................ Elihu Grossmann<br />
DONOR SPEEDY RECOVERY<br />
Joyce & Joe Fox............. Marvin Brager<br />
RENAH RIVKAH RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Brooke & Michael Zeitz. Herschel Frankel<br />
RABBI LEWIS TZEDAKAH FUND<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Marilyn & David Zibbell<br />
and family....................... Rabbi Lewis’ 90th birthday<br />
The Hilibrands................ Rabbi Lewis’ 90th birthday<br />
Daniel Rednic................. Rabbi Lewis<br />
RABBI LINDEMANN TZEDAKAH FUND<br />
DONOR IN APPRECIATION<br />
The Simon & Spechler<br />
Families .......................... Rabbi Lindemann<br />
Florence Leace ............... Rabbi Lindemann<br />
Mimi & Harold Weitzman Rabbi Lindemann<br />
Daniel Rednic................. Rabbi Lindemann<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Marilyn & David Zibbell<br />
and family....................... Jeremy Lindemann’s engagement to<br />
Allison Singer<br />
Marc & Arlene Lauf-<br />
Goldstein ........................ Megan Cohen’s engagement<br />
Nancy, Michael,<br />
Jennifer & Jamie Hacker Jeremy Lindemann & Allison<br />
Singer’s engagement<br />
Birth of Max Robert Scott<br />
Tyler Berlinsky’s Bar Mitzvah<br />
Publication of Dan Brown’s book<br />
Dan Brown’s marriage<br />
Susan & Arnie Baskies... Yale Asbell<br />
Gloria & Jerry Baer........ Sara Barnett’s Bat Mitzvah<br />
Yale & Audrey Asbell.... Jeremy Lindemann & Allison Singer’s<br />
engagement<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Shelli & Fred Berlinsky . Father of Brett Mosgowsky<br />
William Green<br />
Eileen Friedland &<br />
Steve Fischer .................. Mother, Hilda Satz<br />
Maxine & Len Licata ..... Father of Brian & Maryann Somach<br />
Cynthia & Ed Adleman.. Michael Grossman<br />
Jackie Epstein................. Alice Hersh<br />
Harvey Hersh.................. Alice Hersh<br />
Phyllis & Manny Pak ..... Yizkor<br />
Nancy, Michael, Jennifer<br />
and Jamie Hacker ........... Milton Eisenberg<br />
The Bromberg Family.... Samuel Zell<br />
Ralph & Diane Dressler . Elihu Grossmann<br />
Robin & Larry Kaufman Samuel Zell<br />
Elihu Grossmann<br />
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Marcia & Mark Libes......Ruth Einziger<br />
The Borenstein Family....Peppie Goldstein<br />
Naomi & Barry<br />
Schimmer ........................Elihu Grossmann<br />
Caren & Mark Fendrick..Ann Apple<br />
DONOR SPEEDY RECOVERY<br />
Shelli & Fred Berlinsky ..Jan Lipov<br />
DONOR YAHRZEIT<br />
Susan Denbo ...................Mother, Sylvia Denbo<br />
Father, Maurice Denbo<br />
Nancy Hacker..................Father, Milford Myers<br />
Anita Rothstein ...............Mother, Sara Morris<br />
RABBI LEVENSON TZEDAKAH FUND<br />
DONOR IN APPRECIATION<br />
Christie Robinson............Rabbi Levenson<br />
Michele Brill ...................David’s recovery<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Saul & Miriam<br />
Grossmann ......................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Brian & Vicki Zell ..........Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Zach Oppenheimer..........Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Daniel Rednic..................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Hilda Isaacson.................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
The Horowitz Family......Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Mara & Brett Rosenthal..Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
The Zibbell Family .........Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Carol & Jon Orwitz &<br />
family ..............................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
The Perlman Family........Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
The Hilibrands ................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Joanne & Martin Kanoff.Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Stan & Helene<br />
Curzman..........................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Debbie & Ross<br />
Begelman ........................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Jackie & Stuart<br />
Goldstein .........................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Lisa & Sam<br />
Gershenfeld.....................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Shari & Sam<br />
Rabinowitz ......................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Sunnie Itkin.....................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
The Gelernt Family.........Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Gail & Harvey<br />
Shapiro ............................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Dora & Oscar Wilsker ....Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Anita Rothstein ...............Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
The Bromberg Family.....Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Marcia & Cliff Brown.....Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Beverly Solomon ............Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Selina Barnett..................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Rachel & fred Kurz.........Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Steve & Andrea Stomel ..Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Beverly & Dennis<br />
Glass................................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Rosanne & Howard<br />
Cetel ................................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Adam Rosen....................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Lisa Gross .......................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Marla, Eric, Noah<br />
and Colin Deibler............Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Stephanie & Aaron Krause<br />
and family .......................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Michele & Scott Warren,<br />
Jason & Josh ...................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Lisa, Leo, Corey &<br />
Tanner Katz.....................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Naomi & Barry<br />
Schimmer ........................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Marriage of Annie Levenson<br />
Sara Barnett’s Bat Mitzvah<br />
Sharon & Mark Sobel .....Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Amy & Andy<br />
Blackstone.......................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Bob & Barbara Elkan<br />
and family .......................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
The Elkan Family............Cara Reiff’s Bat Mitzvah<br />
Arlene Lombardy............Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Joyce & Joe Fox..............Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Karen & David Hess<br />
and family .......................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Edith Kalech....................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Michele Brill ...................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
(Continued on page 17)
Temple Beth Sholom Directory<br />
Office: 856-751-6663 • School: 856-751-1824 • Preschool: 856-751-0994<br />
CLERGY<br />
Rabbi Steven C. Lindemann<br />
reblindy@aol.com<br />
Rabbi Joel M. Levenson<br />
rabbijlev@tbsonline.org<br />
Rabbi Micah J. Peltz<br />
ravmicah@tbsonline.org<br />
Rabbi Albert L. Lewis<br />
856-751-6663<br />
Cantor Jen Cohen<br />
jcohen@jtsa.edu<br />
STAFF<br />
Ackerman, Jerry,<br />
Executive Director Emeritus<br />
jerrya@tbsonline.org<br />
Abramson, Betzy, Front Office<br />
betzya@tbsonline.org<br />
Baker, Harriet,<br />
Preschool Coordinator<br />
hbaker8684@aol.com<br />
Barkan-Shamir, Tamar,<br />
Assistant to Education Director<br />
tamarb@tbsonline.org<br />
Berju, Ellen, Preschool Director<br />
ellenb@tbsonline.org<br />
Brodnick, Ruth, Front Office<br />
ruthb@tbsonline.org<br />
Eliezer, Dina, Education Director<br />
dinae@tbsonline.org<br />
Ferguson, Michele, Preschool Office<br />
michelef@tbsonline.org<br />
Jacobs, Eric, Executive Director<br />
ericj@tbsonline.org<br />
Magowan, Steve, Maintenance Supv<br />
856-751-6663<br />
Markoff, Linda, School Office<br />
lindam@tbsonline.org<br />
Rutter-Leia, Patti, Front Office<br />
pattir@tbsonline.org<br />
Seher, Abbie, Accountant<br />
abbies@tbsonline.org<br />
Stofman, Jennifer, Program Director<br />
jennifers@tbsonline.org<br />
Trichon, Patty, Front Office<br />
pattyt@tbsonline.org<br />
Urkowitz, Lois, School Office<br />
lru10@yahoo.com<br />
BOARD OFFICERS<br />
President: Mark Fendrick<br />
mark.fendrick@morganstanley.com<br />
Vice Presidents:<br />
Helene Amster<br />
helene18@verizon.net<br />
Jerry Baer<br />
jbthebronx@comcast.net<br />
Vivian Barnett<br />
vivinch@comcast.net<br />
Sandy Brown<br />
sandyb3666@aol.com<br />
Vice President/Secretary:<br />
Debbie Perlman<br />
rdperlman@comcast.net<br />
Treasurer: Ben Ansell<br />
bhansell@aol.com<br />
COMMITTEE CHAIRS<br />
Adult Education:<br />
Margie Dannenbaum<br />
mdannenbau@aol.com<br />
Dana Fallick<br />
starrflick@aol.com<br />
Budget: Howard Silverstone<br />
hsilverstone@forensicresolutions.com<br />
Catering: Steve Scheinthal<br />
scheinth@umdnj.edu<br />
E-mail Lists: David Hollander<br />
dmhollander@verizon.net<br />
HAZAK (Sr. Chaverim):<br />
Hilda Isaacson<br />
jhildamli@earthlink.net<br />
House & Grounds:<br />
Peter Goodman<br />
petergoodman@comcast.net<br />
Frank Haaz<br />
fhaaz@wagnersharer.com<br />
Leadership Development:<br />
Jonathan Boiskin<br />
jonboi@aol.com<br />
Long Range Planning:<br />
Art Simons<br />
artsimons66@comcast.net<br />
Membership:<br />
Marc Cohen<br />
mc924@aol.com<br />
GIFT CARD CORNER<br />
A <strong>TBS</strong> member and his family stayed at a Marriott Resort recently,<br />
and paid for it with SCRIP cards, and <strong>TBS</strong> earned $900!<br />
When several other members took their families to Disney World and<br />
paid for their trips with SCRIP cards, <strong>TBS</strong> also earned a profit.<br />
A few members going to the movies earned $27 for us. Some amounts<br />
may seem small, but when we add them up, <strong>TBS</strong> has the potential to earn<br />
big dividends while you are out having fun!<br />
When looking for that special gift, order SCRIP cards from the retailers on<br />
our SCRIP list. Order forms are available online at www.tbsonline.org or at<br />
the synagogue office.<br />
This program takes very little effort but can result in big returns, so give it a<br />
try! For info call Sandy Agus at 489-3221 or Beverly Glass at 424-3689.<br />
December 2007 KISLEV/TEVET 5768 Page 16<br />
Alison Shapiro<br />
alisonshapiro@hotmail.com<br />
Men’s Club: Adam Pollack<br />
mh_consulting@comcast.net<br />
Personnel: Ellen Spitz<br />
easpitz@comcast.net<br />
Plus Givers: Sandy Brown<br />
sandyb3666@aol.com<br />
Preschool Board: Marcia Brown<br />
mbrown1324@aol.com<br />
Publicity: Robin Rudofker<br />
rudo428@aol.com<br />
Religious School Board:<br />
Andi Levin<br />
nandalevin@comcast.net<br />
Ritual Committee: Sue K. Levine<br />
chukosh@aol.com<br />
SCRIP Gift Cards: Sandy Agus<br />
grammy502@comcast.net<br />
Sisterhood: Helene Amster<br />
helene18@verizon.com<br />
Social Action: Janet Simons<br />
janetsimons68@comcast.net<br />
Temple Talk: Betzy Abramson<br />
betzya@tbsonline.org<br />
Tributes & Bequests:<br />
Susan Trager<br />
strager1@comcast.net<br />
Sharon Horowitz<br />
sharonrube@aol.com<br />
Young Members Group:<br />
Stacey Chazin<br />
schazin@comcast.net<br />
Youth Commission:<br />
Debbie Silverstone<br />
dbsilverstone@comcast.net<br />
Website: Marsha Axler<br />
morahmarsha@yahoo.com
Contributions (continued from page 15)<br />
Sivya & Gary Romisher<br />
and family....................... Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Shirley & Irv Lazar ........ Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
The Herron Family......... Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Harold & Maris Kobb .... Tillie Kobb<br />
The Borenstein Family... Peppie Goldstein<br />
RACHMIEL COHEN LEVENSON SCHOLARSHIP<br />
FUND FOR CAMP RAMAH<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
The Scheinthal Family ... Sam Kotler’s Bar Mitzvah<br />
Charles & Zelda<br />
Greenberg....................... Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Sheila & Bob Kessler..... Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Sharon & Steven Ritz..... Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Susan & Arnie Baskies... Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Bill Levenson ................. Rachmiel Cohen Levenson<br />
GEORGE & MARY SHILLING SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Tania & Jerry Sokoloff .. Birth of Sir Hain Yedidya<br />
Birth of Stella Zoe Heimerling<br />
SOCIAL ACTION FUND<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Ed & Carol Papish.......... Rachel & Adam Small’s marriage<br />
Sara & Michael Furman’s marriage<br />
Dana & Mark Fallick ..... Andi Levin<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Jeanne & Larry Teller .... Elihu Grossmann<br />
Norma, Joel, Shayna,<br />
Jeremy & Marlena Penn. Merle Levit<br />
SANDRA FRAME MUSIC FUND<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Nancy & Robert<br />
Novack ........................... Sam Aron<br />
Alice & Jacob Klein....... Sam Aron<br />
Marge & Joseph Sobel ... Samuel Zell<br />
Myrna Birnbaum ............ Elihu Grossmann<br />
Saul & Miriam<br />
Grossmann...................... George Epstein<br />
SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION FUND<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Lauren & Billy Wolfson. Mitchell Magiday<br />
During our visit to Arad, our twin town in Israel,<br />
we visited an Ethiopian woman who leads a special<br />
club for Ethiopian immigrants. Arad is one of the<br />
towns in Israel that absorbed many of these<br />
immigrants. In order to help the women integrate<br />
better in the society and become involved with their<br />
children’s education, they’ve created a way for them<br />
to come together in the school and do what they like<br />
most—embroidery and basket-making. While in<br />
school, they meet people and exchange ideas.<br />
I brought home some of the items they made so<br />
that we can sell them at <strong>TBS</strong>. They’ll be on display<br />
near the gift shop during December, with proceeds<br />
from their sale going toward the purchase of more<br />
materials so they can continue to work on their<br />
crafts. Let’s show our support to our friends in Arad!<br />
Dina Eliezer<br />
STANLEY & DORIS RAVITZ ACT OF KINDNESS FUND<br />
DONOR IN APPRECIATION<br />
The Simon & Spechler<br />
Families .......................... Steve Ravitz<br />
Jennifer Stofman ............ Mark Dannenbaum<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Susan & Arnie Baskies... Ilanit Cohen’s engagement<br />
Steve & Lynny Ravitz.... Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Jennifer & Eric Stofman. Herschel Frankel<br />
Sam & Debbie First........ Husband of the Hon. Anita Brody<br />
Sam First ........................ Mother of Fred Furman<br />
SHIRLEY TOLTZIS PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT &<br />
SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
<strong>TBS</strong> HSA........................ Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Stephanie & Aaron Krause<br />
and family....................... Dayna Baker’s engagement<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Dana & Mark Fallick ..... Herschel Frankel<br />
Mark & Michelle<br />
Gershon .......................... Herschel Frankel<br />
Anita & Ron Brittner...... Herschel Frankel<br />
Dana & Mark Fallick ..... Mitchell Magiday<br />
Alison & Mark<br />
Shapiro ........................... Mitchell Magiday<br />
TEACHERS’ CONFERENCE & EDUCATION FUND<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Norma & Joel Penn<br />
and family....................... Dayna Baker’s engagement<br />
Jackie Goldstein ............. Rosanne Goodman<br />
Jackie & Stuart<br />
Goldstein ........................ Rosanne & Peter Goodman’s<br />
son’s marriage<br />
Maxine & Len Licata ..... Rosanne & Peter Goodman’s son’s<br />
wedding<br />
Daniel Rednic................. <strong>TBS</strong> teachers<br />
Daniel Rednic................. <strong>TBS</strong> Religious School<br />
Barbara & Burt Lavin..... Carly Stern’s Bat Mitzvah<br />
Help Us to Help Them<br />
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DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Steve & Janice Traum.....Rosalind Friedman<br />
Maxine & Len Licata......Rosalind Friedman<br />
Leo & Lisa Katz..............Shirley Gershenfeld<br />
Joanne & Martin Kanoff.Elihu Grossmann<br />
Alysa & Scott Bannett ....Mitchell Magiday<br />
Carol & Jack Kanoff .......Mitchell Magiday<br />
Mrs. Jacob Kolodner.......Jacob Kolodner<br />
DONOR YAHRZEIT<br />
Miriam & Saul<br />
Grossmann ......................Daughter, Deena H. Grossmann<br />
TORAH ENDOWMENT FUND<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Dana & Mark Fallick ......Sam Kotler’s Bar Mitzvah<br />
DONOR IN MEMORY OF<br />
Fred & Carol Adelson.....Emily Bloch<br />
Eric & Carolyn Jacobs ....Elihu Grossmann<br />
USY KADIMA FUND<br />
DONOR IN HONOR OF<br />
Leslie Schuck..................Birth of Shir Hain Yedidya<br />
Susan & Arnie Baskies ...Suzanne Fox’s engagement<br />
Rosanne Goodman<br />
Birth of Ella Beatrice Korin<br />
Dear Congregants,<br />
We gratefully acknowledge the<br />
thoughtful and encouraging best<br />
wishes and prayers for Joe’s<br />
complete and speedy recovery from<br />
recent surgery.<br />
We know that your prayers and<br />
support were a significant source for<br />
helping him heal and recover.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Joe & Trudy Levin & Family
Millard M. Braunstein DDS<br />
Francine B. Rebhun DMD<br />
Susan B. Trager DMD<br />
Somerdale Family<br />
Dental Associates<br />
Let our family treat your family<br />
and give yourself<br />
something to smile about.<br />
856-783-3499<br />
205 N. White Horse Pike<br />
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YOUR CHOICE CAR SERVICE<br />
Prompt Service<br />
Good Conversation<br />
24 Hours/7 Days a Week<br />
Proprietor: Alan Cohen, son of<br />
<strong>TBS</strong>’ own Myrna Cohen!<br />
Weichert<br />
Airports • Courier Service<br />
All Occasions<br />
Call 609-220-4069<br />
FAMILY OWNED FOR OVER 100 YEARS<br />
Eiselen’s Pastry Shoppe<br />
Cakes for All Occasions<br />
Kosher Supervision by<br />
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P: 215.482.3111 • F: 215.487.7410<br />
Rick & Lucy Eiselen & Family<br />
Knitters in the Know Always Go...<br />
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1871 Route 70 East, Cherry Hill<br />
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Senior Solutions<br />
Counseling & Support Services<br />
Promoting Senior Independence<br />
Geriatric Case Management<br />
In-home appointments<br />
Jill Coval, MSW/LSW<br />
856-287-5694<br />
JillCovalMSW@comcast.net<br />
Bringing 22 Years of Success to Cherry Hill<br />
Bring this ad and receive<br />
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SHORT HILLS TOWNE CENTER<br />
(856) 616–8808<br />
Magowan<br />
HOME REPAIRS<br />
Steve Magowan<br />
Reliable, capable, honest<br />
and experienced<br />
handyman.<br />
Call 856-751-8323<br />
ERIC FRAINT<br />
ERICF@YPTC.COM<br />
PH: 779-7080 • FAX: 779-7084<br />
WWW.YPTC.COM<br />
Rebhun<br />
YOUR PART-TIME<br />
CONTROLLER, LLC<br />
P.O. BOX 3252<br />
CHERRY HILL<br />
NJ 08003<br />
OB-GYN CARE OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY<br />
A Division of Regional Women’s Health Group, LLC<br />
Lennard R. Gildiner, M.D.<br />
Ann E. Miller, M.D.<br />
Marie Henselder-Kimmel, M.D.<br />
Colleen M. McCleery, M.D.<br />
Michele Benoit-Wilson, M.D.<br />
Rose Marie Kunaszuk, CNM, MSN<br />
Susan Hutchinson, MSN, APN, C<br />
Leslee J. Means, MSN, APN, C<br />
406 Gibbsboro Road, E . Lindenwold, NJ 08021<br />
Phone 856-435-7007 . Fax 856-435-7077<br />
HOME HEALTH CARE<br />
Nancy Toll Perilstein, Area Director<br />
Millennium Flowers<br />
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Dr. David Mellul<br />
Surgeon—Podiatrist<br />
Dr. Victor Mellul<br />
Dermatologist<br />
Dr. Steven Mellul<br />
Cosmetic Surgeon<br />
200 S. Kings Hwy . Cherry Hill, NJ<br />
856-429-9009<br />
MEDICARE PROVIDERS<br />
Eric D. Glasofer, M.D., Ph.D., P.A.<br />
PEDIATRIC & ADULT<br />
ALLERGY AND CLINICAL<br />
IMMUNOLOGY<br />
GLENDALE EXECUTIVE CAMPUS<br />
(856) 772-1200 SUITE 904<br />
OFFICE HOURS 1000 WHITE HORSE<br />
BY APPOINTMENT VOORHEES, NJ<br />
DAVE FILAN<br />
Plumbing and Heating<br />
Complete Emergency Service . Bathroom Remodeling<br />
“Visit Our Showroom”<br />
—By Appointment Only—<br />
Hot Water Heaters . Sump Pumps . Garbage Disposals<br />
856-751-8118<br />
1816 Garden Avenue, Cherry Hill, NJ<br />
Plumbing Lic. Number 5256<br />
Mark D. Fendrick, CFP<br />
Senior Vice President<br />
Wealth Advisor<br />
Retirement Planning Specialist<br />
Morgan Stanley<br />
1000 Main St., Suite 201, Voorhees, NJ 08043<br />
toll-free 800.789.0104<br />
direct 856.489.2410<br />
fax 856.489.0875<br />
mark.fendrick@morganstanley.com<br />
295 W Route 70<br />
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002<br />
Phone: (856) 216-1350<br />
Fax: (609) 216-1309<br />
nancy.perilstein@nursefinders.com<br />
Floral Designs for All Occasions<br />
Avian Plaza, 2999 Evesham Rd, Voorhees, NJ 08043<br />
856-489-8404<br />
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Wedding and Party Arrangements,<br />
Fruit Baskets, Plants, Balloons, Baby Arrangements<br />
www.flowersbymillennium.com
TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM<br />
1901 Kresson Road<br />
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003-2580<br />
Steven C. Lindemann, Rabbi<br />
Joel M. Levenson, Associate Rabbi<br />
Micah J. Peltz, Assistant Rabbi<br />
Albert L. Lewis, Rabbi Emeritus<br />
Eric Jacobs, Executive Director<br />
Jerry Ackerman, Executive Director Emeritus<br />
Dina Eliezer, Educational Director<br />
Ellen Berju, Preschool Director<br />
Jennifer Stofman, Program Director<br />
Mark Fendrick, President<br />
Helene Amster, Sisterhood President<br />
Adam Pollack, Men’s Club President<br />
Hilda Isaacson, HAZAK President<br />
Betzy Abramson, Temple Talk Editor<br />
Magness-Stafford Ob-Gyn<br />
ROSE L. MAGNESS, MD, FACOG<br />
PATRICIA T. STAFFORD, MD, FACOG<br />
PAMELA A. REYNOLDS, MSN, APN,C<br />
LINDA M. BATASTINI, MSN, APN,C<br />
1810 HADDONFIELD-BERLIN RD<br />
CHERRY HILL, NJ 08003<br />
856-795-3313<br />
WE PERFORM AESTHETIC LASER TREATMENT FOR HAIR<br />
REMOVAL, SPIDER VEINS, FINE LINES AND SUN SPOTS.<br />
Gerald Jacobson, DDS<br />
Robert M. Stern, DMD<br />
Atrium Medical—Dental Center<br />
1910 E Route 70 . Suite 1 . Cherry Hill<br />
856-424-4100<br />
Practice Limited to Orthodontics . NJ Spec Permits 2743 3799<br />
PLATT<br />
Memorial Chapels, Inc.<br />
2001 Berlin Rd Cherry Hill, NJ<br />
Bernard A. Platt, Mgr. NJ Lic. No. 3480<br />
Harry A. Platt, Dir. NJ Lic. No. 3824<br />
Alison Platt, Dir. NJ Lic. No. 4542<br />
856-428-9442 800-262-9442<br />
Audrey Zelnick<br />
Sales & Leasing Consultant<br />
Regional Surgical Associates<br />
A Division of Surgical Specialists of New Jersey, LLC<br />
Howard J. Winter, M.D.<br />
General and Colorectal Surgery<br />
Proctology and Colonoscopy<br />
West Jersey Medical & Professional Plaza<br />
130 Carnie Blvd, Suite 4<br />
Voorhees, NJ 08043<br />
856-596-7440 . www.regionalsurgical.com<br />
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Member of <strong>TBS</strong><br />
Cell: 609-332-3646<br />
azelnick@1888classic.com • www.1888classic.com<br />
2000 Rt 70 E • PO Box 4310 • Cherry Hill, NJ 08003<br />
Ph: 856-424-5300, Ext. 466 • Fax: 856-751-9650<br />
Serago Roberts<br />
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Douglas A. Fendrick<br />
ESQ., CPA, LL.M<br />
Staffordshire Professional Center<br />
1307 White Horse Road, Bldg. B<br />
Voorhees, NJ 08043<br />
856-489-8388 ~ www.fendricklaw.com<br />
Estate Planning & Administration . Elder Law<br />
Asset Protection . Special Needs Planning<br />
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