A Fond Farewell to - Baltimore Hebrew Congregation

Number 7 March 2008 

24 Adar I – 24 Adar II 5768 

Rabbi Rex D. Perlmeter 

Cantor Judith K. Rowland 

Rabbi Elissa M. Sachs-Kohen 

Rabbi-Educator Paul Sidlofsky 

Cantor Ann Sacks 

Rabbi Emeritus Murray Saltzman 

A Fond Farewell to 

Inside . . . 

Welcome New Members . . . . . . . . . . 2 

From the Clergy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

A Letter to the Congregation . . . . . . . . 3 

Welcome Rabbi Andrew Busch . . . . . . 3 

Interfaith Comedy Show . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Inclusion and Accessibility. . . . . . . . . . 4 

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation 

Bulletin 

Family 

Farewell Worship Service & Dinner, page 3 • Interfaith, page 3 • Purim Events, insert. 

Family Concerns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Indo-Judaic Relations by Ben Piven . . . 5 

Religious School Ruach. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

Brotherhood News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

Prime Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

The Day School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Youth News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Sisterhood in Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Hoffberger Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Offerings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12 

March Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Mishkan T’Filah Prayer Books 

The Mishkan T’filah prayer books are now 

available for $50 at the Temple Office. 

Consider purchasing books for special 

occasions, “in honor of,” “in memory of,” 

or for your own use during worship. 

Welcome 

New Members! 

We welcome the following 

Congregants who have joined 

BHC since January: 

Jie-hong and Charles Morrison 

Cindy Richard 

Jack Richard 

Tammy Showalter & Jason Carter 

Drs. Svetlana & Jacob Tendler 

Save the Date 

Passover Seder 

Sunday, April 20 • 6 PM 

Reservations Required. 

Members and Family: 

Adults • $45 

Children 13 and under • $27 

Non-members: 

Adults • $55 

Children 13 and under • $30 

Deadline for reservations: Friday, April 11. 

Mail check made payable to BHC, attn: 

Francie Gill, 7401 Park Heights Avenue, 

Baltimore, MD 21208 

or return form in the Mid-Month Mailing. 

Simcha 

TREE of LIFE 

For those interested in inscribing a leaf 

for any simcha, contact Sally Palmbaum, 

410-764-1587, ext. 225. 

It’s Easy Being Green! 

Keep the tires on your car adequately 

inflated. Check them monthly. 

Save 250 lbs. of carbon dioxide 

and $840 per year! 

Green Team Task Force 

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Bulletin • Number 7 • 24 Adar I – 24 Adar I1 5768 • March 2008 

From The Clergy 

A Little Bit of Blessing . . . 

touched my soul 

I really don’t feel ready to write this column of farewell, 

even though this Bulletin has to leave for the printer 

today! 

So I won’t. Instead, I will take on another task I’ve put off for too long—that of 

telling you about my teachers, Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks, of blessed memory, and 

his wife Jane; and Cantor Manfred F. and Ilse Kuttner, both of blessed memory. 

Cantor Kuttner was my first true connection to Judaism. My family’s level of 

involvement in our Temple was pretty significant in terms of leadership (my 

father), Sisterhood (my mother) and Youth Group (both of my older brothers.) 

But I, the youngest, was the one who took a stronger interest in the learning 

and worship activities of synagogue life. And it was largely thanks to the Cantor. 

Cantor Kuttner was the Hebrew School. He also ran the Sunday School, but he 

taught every weekday Hebrew class and tutored every Bar and Bat Mitzvah at 

Temple Israel in Omaha. And he told stories—wonderful stories. And he had a 

twinkle in his eye. And that twinkle had outlasted the Shoah, of which both he 

and his wife were survivors. He loved music of all kind and encouraged that love 

in me. And when he died, six months after I became Bar Mitzvah, Ilse picked 

up the thread of my education in opera and symphony and filled my soul with 

companionship in song, even as hers was breaking in loss and loneliness. For 

too long I have neglected to acknowledge their sacred teaching. I thank God for 

it and for them today. 

Rabbi and Mrs. Brooks were more a part of my brothers’ and parents’ 

lives through their various levels of involvement. But then came 10th grade 

Confirmation Class, taught exclusively by Rabbi Brooks. It was 1973, and our 

teacher had been a rabbi since the late ‘40s. Needless to say, the changes in 

youth and their attitudes toward religion and authority provided him with a new 

challenge. But he was up to the task. Oh, there were moments of frustration. 

But most of the time, when my classmates and I would give him a hard time, 

he’d give it right back—with a ready and dry wit, occasional sternness and everpresent 

compassion. And through Jane, a beautiful home was provided which 

was always open to the children of the Congregation. It was in that home that I 

first studied text in a small post-Confirmation group with my rabbi, and learned 

to call him counselor and friend. I bless his memory to this day, and Rachel and I 

have memorialized that memory in Nathaniel’s Hebrew name. Jane, thank God, 

is still living near her daughter in New England and when occasionally we speak, 

floods of good memories and teaching flood my heart. 

These were my first great teachers. They changed my life. I thank God for 

their teachings today. On the night of my farewell to this Congregation which 

has given so much to me and my beloved family, I will have the privilege of 

sharing with you other mentors and colleagues from my career. I know you will 

enjoy them. But if in any way I have brought a little bit of blessing into the lives 

of some of you reading these words, please know that it is in large part because 

I am a vessel trying to transmit some of the holiness with which these, my first 

teachers, touched my soul. Thank you for giving me that sacred opportunity. 

–Rabbi Rex D. Perlmeter

For reservations to the dinner and 

to make a donation to the 

Rabbi Rex D. Perlmeter Lifelong Learning Fund, 

call 410-764-1587, ext. 403. 

Create a Lasting Gift for Rabbi Perlmeter 

BHC is coordinating a scrapbook of 

memories for Rabbi Perlmeter’s Farewell 

Service and Dinner on Friday, 

March 28. Be sure to pick up your 

scrapbook page at the Temple Office 

and return your completed page by 

March 17. A $1 donation is requested 

for each page and we ask a limit of 

one page per family. Your memories 

will help make a lasting gift for Rabbi Perlmeter. 

48th Annual Interfaith Institute 

Monday, March 10 • 9:30 AM – 2:15 PM 

9:30 AM • Registration and Refreshments 

10 AM • Keynote Address and Panel Responses 

NOON • Lunch and Discussion Sessions 

1 PM • Responses 

Keynote speaker and panel respond to questions and 

comments generated during the lunchtime sessions. 

Please extend an invitation to friends! 

$10 per person registration, includes lunch. 

For more information call 410-764-1587, ext. 270. 

Carol J. Caplan, Chair • Alice Dolle Trosch, Co-Chair 

Lynda S. Weinstein, Sisterhood President 

Karan Engerman, Vice President-in-Charge 

A Letter to the Congregation 

I am happy to announce that Rabbi Andrew Busch is officially 

our new Senior Rabbi effective July 1, 2008. His contract with 

BHC is signed and everyone involved is extremely satisfied. 

Our thanks to our congregant and attorney Carl S. Silverman 

for representing BHC and helping to expedite the process with 

ease. 

As chair of the Rabbinic Search Committee, I am thrilled with 

our selection and am truly confident that Rabbi Busch will be a 

fabulous leader as we energetically engage our current members, 

our future members and our community. This is a wonderful 

time in the history of BHC, and as we sadly bid farewell to Rabbi 

Perlmeter and Cantor Rowland, the foundation that they have 

developed and the strength of our enthusiastic Congregation 

has created a wonderful environment for our new rabbi. 

We are fortunate to have Rabbi Busch as our Senior Rabbi, 

and many thanks to the Search Committee and all of the 

Congregants who helped facilitate such a successful rabbinic 

search. Let’s keep the momentum going as we reach out to Rabbi 

Busch, his wife, Rabbi Debbie Pine, and his children, Johanna, 

Ben and Ethan—we welcome them to our Congregation and 

their new home. 

A Warm Welcome to Rabbi Andrew Busch 

Rabbi Andrew Busch is currently the senior rabbi at New Orleans’ 

Touro Synagogue, the sixth oldest Reform congregation in the 

United States. He spent the last three years at Touro, succeeding 

Rabbi David Goldstein, a former BHC spiritual leader. Within 

two months of his arrival in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina hit 

and Rabbi Busch spent the following months ministering to his 

scattered congregation. 

Rabbi Busch is a native of New Brunswick, NJ. He graduated 

cum laude from Brandeis University in 1987 and from Hebrew 

Union College in 1994. He served as the assistant rabbi, and 

then as the associate rabbi, at Rodef Shalom in Pittsburgh 

before becoming the rabbi at Beth David in Philadelphia where 

he served prior to becoming senior rabbi at Touro. 

Adult B’nai Mitzvah, Shabbat Shelanu 

Worship, Saturday, March 29, 10 AM 

Back row (left to right): Cantor Rowland, Cantor Sacks, Marc Plisko, 

Jane Marion, Claudia Cameron, Maria Lambros Kannen, Rabbi 

Sachs-Kohen, Rabbi Perlmeter, Front row: Suzanne Strutt, Amy 

Juskowitz Sponseller, Michele Short, Sylvia Beser, Gina Barr 

(not pictured Lee Smothers) 


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Lighting the Way 

Last year, BHC Sisterhood participated 

in the Light Among the Nations Climate 

Change Campaign. We started at the 

Holiday Boutique, 2006, with How Many 

Jews Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb? 

encouraging individuals to switch from 

incandescent bulbs to energy efficient and 

cost effective compact fluorescent lights 

(CFLs). Nationally, the campaign has been 

an incredible success. To date, over 70,000 

CFLs have been purchased, reducing our 

carbon dioxide emissions by over 25,000 

tons and saving over $4,000,000 dollars 

in electricity bills. As a Congregation, we 

truly are doing our part! To purchase bulbs, 

contact the Sisterhood Office, ext. 270. 

Use Compact Fluorescent Bulbs 

Replace 3 frequently used light bulbs with 

compact fluorescent bulbs. Save 300 lbs. of 

carbon dioxide and $60 per year. 

Interfaith Green Team Comedy Task Force Show 

Comedy Show 

Join us Saturday, March 1, 7:30 PM, for an 

Interfaith Comedy Show, “A Muslim, a Jew 

and a Christian Walk onto a Stage . . .” with 

comedians Azhar Usman, Rabbi Bob Alper 

and Nazareth. Admission is $20/general 

and $10/student—children 11 and older are 

welcome. Proceeds benefit Chesapeake 

Habitat for Humanity Interfaith Build. For 

more information, tickets or to donate to 

Interfaith Build call 410-366-1250 or visit 

www.chesapeakehfh.org. 

PEP Rally! 

Join PEP for breakfast on Sunday, March 

2, 9:15 AM, followed by Study at 9:45 AM. 

PEP is a BHC adult education class, open to 

all adults who want to have fun, learn and 

make new friends. Contact Ruth Spivak, 

410-666-1891, or spivakcpa@verizon.net—or 

just show up on March 2. 

Bereavement Group 

Jewish Family Services presents a 

Bereavement Group, “When You’ve Lost 

a Loved One,” at BHC on six consecutive 

Mondays, 7–8:30 PM, beginning March 

3. The group will be facilitated by Wendy 

Garson, Clinical Social Worker. Cost is 

$180/person or $270/couple. Limited 

scholarships are available by calling 410- 

764-1587, ext. 402. To register, call Jewish 

Family Services, 410-466-9200. 


Inclusion and Accessibility 

In partnership with the Jewish Community 

Center/Associated, Philip and Susan 

Abraham, Hon. Michel and Lu Pierson, 

and the Family Concerns Inclusion and 

Accessibility sub-committee is sponsoring 

an exciting new program that reaches out 

to those in the Jewish community with 

cognitive disabilities. BHC will host the 

program, which consists of bringing people 

who live at home or in group homes to BHC 

for dinner, a Friday evening Shabbat service 

and Oneg Shabbat. Members of the Family 

Concerns Inclusion and Accessibility subcommittee 

will offer assistance. Be sure 

to extend a warm welcome to our visitors 

when they join our sacred community for 

the first time on Friday, April 11! 

We are grateful for the generous gift 

from the Abraham and Pierson families 

which makes this program possible. Philip 

and Susan Abraham are giving this in 

memory of Susan’s parents, Abraham and 

Bessie Umansky. Michel and Lu Pierson’s 

gift is in memory of his sister, Marcia 

Pierson. 

Social Action 

On Sunday, March 9, students in 

Religious School will make Purim cards to 

bring holiday joy to people in the Jewish 

community with cognitive disabilities. 

Yasher Koach and thanks to Andy Wayne 

and Daniel Kannen, who sponsored a 

Guitar Hero Tournament in January for 

the Youth Group. The tournament raised 

over $100 for Family Concerns inclusion 

and accessibility projects. 

Limited quantities of the large print 

copies of the new Mishkan T’filah are now 

available. Ask an usher if you would like 

to use one during services. They are also 

available for purchase; contact Francie 

Gill in the Temple Office, ext. 226. 

In-Reach and Out-Reach 

The purpose of our Family Concerns 

Committee is to create a warm, caring 

atmosphere in the Congregation and 

reach out to Congregants in a supportive 

and helpful manner. It is through this 

philosophy of congregational in-reach 

that a powerful and positive message 

can be sent to the entire congregational 

family. The Synagogue is your spiritual 

home and the Congregation is your 

support community. 

Sharing Shabbat takes place the first 

Saturday of each month. On Saturday, 

March 1 BHC Congregants will lead Shabbat 

afternoon worship at three assisted living 

facilities: Spring House, Atrium and Sun 

Rise. We thank all who take part in this 

special program, especially our coordinator 

Maria Kannen and regular participants 

Sid Bravmann, Stuart Cohen and Mildred 

Sheff. 

One project coming up is a visit with 

our Congregants living at North Oaks to 

celebrate Purim and bid farewell to Rabbi 

Perlmeter. This gathering will take place 

Monday, March 17, 2 PM. 

Tu B’Shevat Highlights 

The New Year for Trees 

It’s customary to eat fruits on this festive day.

Blurring the Division Between East and West: Indo-Judaic Relations 

Article and photos submitted by Ben Piven. Ben (BHC Bar Mitzvah ’96, Confirmand ’99) is currently a U.S. Fulbright Scholar living in India and doing research on 

the cultural geography of the caste system in Mumbai (Bombay). After completing his 9-month study, Ben will attend the Columbia University Graduate School of 

Journalism starting in Fall 2008. 

As a Jewish-American researcher in this exhilarating country of stark contrasts, India strikes me as vivid, voluminous, and variegated. While 

the primary focus of my research project is on Dalits (formerly Untouchable castes) in Mumbai, I have also had the opportunity to explore 

various Jewish themes during my time in India. 

Global Context of Warming Relations 

In recent years, there has been a tremendous warming of relations between Jews/Israel and Indians/India, with the U.S. providing a conduit. 

The increased linkages have taken on business, tourist, military, and geopolitical dimensions. Relations are more intimate than ever. The 

end of the Cold War meant a significant shift in alliances, especially with regards to the 

rise of Islam. Moreover, the Indian economy liberalized, and the Indian government has 

been moving ever closer to the U.S. on the global stage. Along with increased cross-cultural 

understanding, many Indians view America as a land of incredible opportunity, while 

Americans often see India as curiously exotic. There is also a very profound Israeli obsession 

with India, and Israeli tourists, especially post-military service, are ever-present on the 

subcontinent. One further similarity is that the Hebrew and Hindi languages have borrowed 

extensively from both English and Arabic. 

Jewish Connection with India 

The various Semitic/Middle Eastern 

influences on Indian culture include Mughal 

Islamic influence in North India and Syrian 

Christian heritage in South India. Moreover, Ben Piven, center, with a family during the 

there is increasing historical knowledge of Diwali celebration (Festival of Lights) 

the five Indian groups practicing Judaism in 

various ways and whose Jewish descent ranges from literal to far-fetched. In chronological 

order of emergence, they are: Cochin Jews (Kerala), Bene Israel (Maharashtra), Baghdadi Jews 

(Mumbai, Kolkata), Bnei Menashe (Manipur, Mizoram), and Bene Ephraim (Andhra Pradesh). 

I have been fortunate enough to encounter the former three communities, whose Jewish 

origins are indubitable – while the latter two communities have emerged more recently. 

Nonetheless, many Bnei Menashe have migrated to Israel. The Telugu-speaking Bene 

Ephraim are notable because they are members of an Untouchable caste (Madigas) who have 

promoted liberation from low-caste Hinduism through Judaism and migration to Israel. 

The Star of David, Diwali mandala sand painting 

Moreover, there is ongoing Jewish religious interest in Hindu rituals, yoga practice, and 

Buddhist meditation. An additional cultural link is the Star of David and the related Sri 

Yantra, which are omnipresent symbols in India. Speculative theories about ancestral linkages involve various Semitic-sounding placenames 

in India that are attributed to Hebraic rather than Arabic roots and particular Indian castes/communities (Yadavs, Kashmiris) 

for whom distant Jewish origin is claimed, generally through some version of the 10 Lost Tribes of Israel hypothesis. Another common 

theme for Indo-Judaic researchers is Abraham’s purported a-Brahmanism, which attributes the etymology of his name to his being an 

“a-Brahm.” Such folks argue that monotheistic Abraham emerged from the ancient Vedic tradition of Northwest India and migrated 

westward towards Canaan because he rejected the precepts of Brahmanism. Even if this 

theory is far-fetched, the distinction between so-called Dharmic and Abrahamic faiths is 

not always so clear-cut. 

Jews & Brahmins 

There have also been conspiratorial comparisons drawn between the “Jews of India” 

(contemporary Brahmins) and actual Jews, which concentrate both on political alliances 

and on demographic minority status. Though Brahmin-baiting and anti-Semitism both have 

varied avatars, Brahmins are viewed as similar in their attainment of economic resources 

and political influence, both in India and abroad. Yet, reactionary sentiment towards Jews 

is comparatively very rare in India, due to the lack of Hindu proselytizing and the long 

tradition of Indian religious tolerance. 

Kohens & Brahmins 

One additional area of interest lies in the priestly caste, which exists in both Hinduism and 

Judaism. Despite significant difference between Kohens and Brahmins, certain parallels 

abound. Although there are more vestiges of Brahminical privilege extant in contemporary 

Hinduism, some features of Kohen status still serve to differentiate the priests of the ancient 

Hebrew temple. Judaic society was never caste-stratified by lineage in the same way as 

Hindu society, but the priestly caste of yesteryear retains special distinction in both cultural 

spheres. In conclusion, the numerous connections between Abrahamic and Dharmic The Star of David—an “Om Star” on a temple 

cultures blur the divisions between East and West. 

in Kerala 


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Brotherhood News 

Shabbat Worship 

honoring Brotherhood 

Friday, March 21 

Worship • 6:15 PM 

Dinner • 7:30 PM 

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Save the Dates • All Welcome! 

Sunday, April 6 • 10 AM 

Health Day 2008 

Sponsored by Family Concerns, 

Brotherhood and Sisterhood 

Friday, May 2 

Annual Meeting 

and Dinner 

Friday, June 13 

Cantor Rowland’s 

Farewell Service 

5:30 PM • Wine & Cheese Reception 

6:15 PM • Shabbat Worship 

7:30 PM • Congregational Dinner 

Reservations required for dinner 

Brotherhood Members, $15 

Guests, $15 • Children under 10, Free 

Specify menu choice: meat, fish, vegetarian 

Mail check made payable to BHC 

Brotherhood to Art Kalisch, 

8906 Griffin Way, Baltimore, MD 21208 or 

sign up online at www.bhcbrotherhood.org. 

Call 410-484-6681 for more information. 

Brotherhood Breakfast 

Sunday, April 13 • 10 AM 

Rabbi Rachel Hertzman and 

Sister Sharon Burns 

“How to Deal with Holocaust 

Denying and Denyers” 

ALL breakfasts are FREE! 

Online Store 

www.bhcbrotherhood.org/store.html 

RS 

For more information 

on any of our upcoming 

programs contact 

Shauna Leavey, 

410-764-2197, ext. 290 

or sleavey@bhcong.org 


Friday, April 11 

Special Shabbat 

with participation from 

4th Grade 

Etz Chaim 

Students 

Dinner, 6 PM • Worship, 7 PM 

Join us for a Special Shabbat Evening! 

Students from our 4th Grade Etz Chaim 

program will participate in leading the 

family-friendly service. 

An Oneg Shabbat will follow. 

Celebrate Shabbat with your BHC Family 

and support our Etz Chaim students. 

Details to follow. 

Religious School Ruach 

8th Grade 

Quad Temple Retreat 

Survivor: Israel 

Friday – Saturday, March 7 – 8 

• No 8th Grade Religious School • 

Sunday, March 9 

Religious School 

Spring Break 

Sunday – Sunday, 

March 23 – 30, 

Re-Opening Monday, March 31 

PT 

Prime Timers 

In January Jerome Beser and Jack Spangler 

talked about their book The Rising Sun Sets: 

A Complete Story of the Bombing of Nagasaki. 

Two of their books, as well as Jacob Beser’s 

book Hiroshima & Nagasaki Revisited, were 

donated to the Julius and Doris Myerberg 

Library by Prime Timers. 

Want to help your 

children make lifelong 

Jewish memories? 

Send them to Jewish overnight 

camp they will thank you 

for the rest of their lives 

Apply now for a $1,000 incentive for 

first-time overnight campers ages 8-16. 

Application deadline: 

March 21, 2008 

For an application contact Shauna Leavey 

For an application contact Shauna Leavey 

410-764-2197, 410-764-2917 ext. x290 290, sleavey@bhcong.org 

or sleavey@bhcong.org 

For a list of eligible camps, log onto 

www.jewishcamping.org.

BHCDS 

Day School Doings 

Renaming is in the Air 

Andy Wayne’s “Youth and Young Adult News” February’s column was entitled “A Rose by Any Other Name...” 

What a great lead into our “Day School Doings” news this month! For that matter, “Day School Doings”—especially 

its first two words—isn’t a bad lead in! For, this spring, renaming is in the air. Or, perhaps, I should say, “name 

adjusting.” We are hoping, per Andy and Will (Shakespeare!), we’ll smell even sweeter! 

First, the school. Tuesday evening, January 29, the BHCDS Board of Trustees voted unanimously to reorder the school’s name, 

from Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Day School to The Day School at Baltimore Hebrew. Not a major change, but significant. As 

Board Chair Aimée Adashek shared in a mid-January letter to Day School parents as the Board requested feedback, 

“Since we opened in 1991, the name of our school has too often provided us with challenges. Repeatedly we’re 

told that it is: 

Confusing – Parents often think we’re BHC’s Religious School or that they have to belong to BHC to enroll. 

A barrier to student recruitment – Our name is the first message potential families receive. Many unaffiliated 

and interfaith families are reluctant to consider a congregational school. 

Misunderstood – A consultant recently identified us publicly using ‘Congressional’ as our middle name! 

An impediment to fund-raising – Members of other Reform congregations often feel disinclined to support 

a school seemingly ‘owned’ by BHC. 

Unwieldy – The name is lengthy and awkward, and, when abbreviated, people ask, “What on earth is 

BHCDS?” 

And now, the Board of Trustees and administration have realized we have the opportunity to adjust it. This winter, 

our Admissions Office will launch a new marketing initiative, starting with our almost completed ‘viewbook.’ 

We’re becoming more professional, more mature. Our name needs to reflect that.” 

Parents, with a few expressing alternative ideas, either with greater or lesser indication of the importance of our partnership 

with BHC, overwhelmingly expressed support for more clarity and the identity strength of the new name. 

So, while implementation will be evolutionary, not revolutionary (no new dress code shirts immediately, logo to emerge over 

time, etc.), The Day School at Baltimore Hebrew is, this winter, wearing its new identity with enthusiasm. 

And, as PreSchool Director Sharon Edlow writes below, our youngest division is also into name transition. Not, in their case, 

“new.” Rather, excitingly “old.” And very sweet! Denny Grubbs, Head of School 

The Legacy of One Great Lady 

PreSchool 

One new name. Why not two?! The (until-this-summer) “PreSchool” 

of “Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Day School” will soon be the 

“E.B. Hirsh Early Childhood Center” of “The Day School at Baltimore 

Hebrew.” And everyone connected to our division (faculty, parents, children) are 

thrilled that the conviction and perseverance of this great lady will be forever linked 

to the institution she was determined to help establish. 

It was E.B. Hirsh who, more than a quarter century ago, convinced the Temple of 

the importance of educating young children—and then proceeded to make it happen. 

Our new name seems rose-right. 

Daily, within the “to-be” E.B. Hirsh Early Childhood Center, we strive to honor 

our founder’s determined spirit and developmental values. We know that children 

learn best through play, exploring and experimenting with the world around them, 

employing all of their senses. We are committed to fostering a learning environment 

where children always know that they are respected members of the community and 

valued as individuals. We are certain that’s how children should begin their early 

childhood learning. And we are unequivocally proud to be part of providing children 

with the legacy of E.B. Hirsh. 

Sharon Edlow, PreSchool Director 

Save the Date—August 29 for the “E.B. Hirsh Early Childhood Center” Dedication! 

Just Helping Out 

photos submitted by Ashley Jenkins 


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YN 

Youth & Young Adult News 

“. . . Starting to Improve the World” 

As we are 3⁄4 of the way through the program year, I’d like to take 

the opportunity to brag a little bit. I won’t be writing about my tie 

collection or adventures in foreign countries. Instead, I want to 

brag about something much more important—the amazing tikkun olam happening in 

the youth and young adult communities at BHC. 

I’ll start with JYGE, our junior youth group for 5th-7th grades. This January, a 

large group of kids attended our Guitar Hero tournament, conceived by one of the 

JYGEites, Daniel Kannen. All proceeds from the competition went to BHC Family 

Concerns Disabilities funds. In February, JYGE made over 300 peanut butter and jelly 

sandwiches for the Manna House shelter—this sandwich-making race only took thirty 

minutes! Lastly, several Bar/Bat Mitzvah-age kids are participating in this year’s SPARK 

program, which pairs Jewish kids with Jewish elderly. We run the program through 

Weinberg Park every year, and this year is sure to be another success. 

BHeCTY, our senior youth group for BHC high schoolers, is also doing great things. 

Last fall, the BHeCTY Board ran Religious School for an evening, teaching their peers 

in the high school program about drugs and violence. Also, at the Winter Shul-in 

(overnight), BHeCTY collected hundreds of cans for the hungry and made sandwiches 

as well. BHeCTY will continue similar efforts this spring. Most impressively, Delegate 

Dana Stein has invited BHeCTY to sign on to state legislation that will introduce solid 

anti-bullying efforts into Maryland schools. 

Finally, we have our new young adult division, Chai Life, for 23-35 year olds. Though 

in its fledgling year, Chai Life has already included several mitzvah opportunities 

ranging from serving in a food line at a shelter, to helping at a Habitat for Humanity 

event, to attending a benefit concert for breast cancer research. 

All in all, we are doing some really important work here in the youth and young 

adult division as we aim to be proactive rather than reactive. After all, as Anne Frank 

said, “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to 

improve the world.” 

Chai Lifers schmooze at a recent Downtown Shabbat. 


Andy Wayne 

Director of Youth and 

Young Adult Programs 

• What’s Happening • 

JYGE 

Sunday, March 9 • 12:30 PM 

Ice Skating • $8 

Northwest Family 

Sports Center Ice Rink 

5731 Cottonworth Ave 

Baltimore, MD 21209 

RSVP to Andy Wayne 

Chai Life 

Young Adult Community ages 23-35 

Tuesday, March 11 • 5:30 – 6:30 PM 

Java Jews 

Location to be determined 

Thursday, March 20 

Downtown Young Adult Purim Party 

Details to follow. 

Friday, March 21 • 6 – 9 PM 

Downtown Shabbat 

111 West Lee Street, Baltimore 21201 

For more information contact Andy 

Wayne, 410-764-1587, ext. 246 or 

awayne@bhcong.org 

Emily Rosenfield and Dylan Hazlett duel it 

out in the championship of the JYGE Guitar 

Hero Fundraiser. Money raised went to 

Family Concerns Disabilities programming.

SH 

Sisterhood in Session 

Nominating Committee 

The Sisterhood Nominating Committee 

has nominated the following to Offices 

and positions on the Board: 

Sisterhood 

Dues 

Officers 

Karan Engerman • President, 2008-2010 

Phyllis Troy, filling unexpired term 

Vice President, 2008-2009 

Helene Waranch 


Suzanne Crone 


Linda Litofsky • Recording Secretary, 

2008-2010 

Jill Woltman • Treasurer, 2008-2010 

JoAnne Zarling, filling unexpired term 

Corresponding Secretary, 2008-2009 

Marcia Gampel • Auditor 

Board Members, 2008-2011 

Estelle Bass, Wendie Beser, 

Ann Fishkin, Beverly Goldstein, 

Evelyn Gorman, Ayme Lederman, 

Jody Lederman, Ellen Levi, Baila Noel, 

Amy Peck 

Outgoing Officers, serving one year 

Marian Millhauser, Sandra Raskin, 

Ellen Sapinkopf 

Bridge Begins Again 

Intermediate and Advanced Beginners 

Bridge begins on Tuesday, April 15. For 

more information contact Carol Kaufmann, 

410-433-3235 or ck914@aol.com. 

New (York) Merchandise 

Linda Paige, Judaica Shop Chair, just 

returned from New York with great gift- 

giving and personal items, including: 

seder plates, Menorahs, wedding gifts and 

so much more! Stop by the Judaica Shop 

for all your gift-giving needs. 

Volunteers Needed 

The Judaica Shop is in need of volunteers on 

Monday and Friday mornings. To volunteer 

e-mail Linda Paige, bbbpaige@gmail.com. 

CHECK! 

Book, Bijoux & Bag Sale 

Sisterhood’s Annual Book, Bijoux and Bag Sale 

is Sunday, March 16 at BHC’s Purim Carnival. 

Drop off books, CDs, DVDs, jewelry, and 

pocketbooks (good condition) 

to the Sisterhood Office. 

Volunteers needed. Contact Lynda Weinstein, 

410-484-3576, or missmagothy@aol.com 

Super Thursdays 

• 10 AM Classes • 

Rabbi Hertzman 

Israel: Historical and Present Realities 

March 6, 20 and 27 

• 11 AM Classes • 

Cantor Rowland 

Legends of the Jews 

March 6, 20 and 27 

• NOON Lunch • 

• 1 PM Programs • 

March 6 • Jimmy Galdieri 

BHC’s Music Director •TBA 

March 20 • Dr. Elliot Wiseman 

Preventative Health Medicine 

March 27 • Closing Study Lunch 

Linda Losey 

Amazon.com 

Best-Selling Author 

The Great God Hunt 

Award-winning Speaker, Long Rider 

and BHC’s Bulletin Editor 

“From Adversity to Adventure” 

The Great God Hunt is available in the 

Judaica Shop for $10. 

Federation 

Spring Program 


9:45 AM – NOON 

Har Sinai Congregation 

Jill Greenberg, Guest Speaker 

Founding Executive Director, 

Maryland Women’s Heritage Center 

and Museum 

RSVP: Arlene M. Burman, 410-833-0972 

Save the Dates 

To RSVP or for more information on any 

Sisterhood program call 410-764-1587, 

ext. 270 or e-mail missmagothy@aol.com. 

Sunday, March 2 • 11:30 AM 

Uniongram Luncheon 

$18 Sisterhood members, $23 guests 

with Werner Neuburger, author, 

Dark Clouds Don’t Stay Forever 

Tuesday, March 4 • Book Club, 7:30 PM 

Dinner, 6:30 PM 

Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and 

How They Changed America, 1789-–1989 

by Michael R. Beschloss 

Facilitator: Helene Waranch 

Friday, March 7 • 6:15 PM 

Shabbat Worship honoring Sisterhood 

Rabbi Rachel Hertzman, guest speaker 

Followed by a Congregational Dinner 

Dinner: Adults $25 

children under 12, $12.50 

Mail check made payable to BHC Sisterhood, 

7401 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, 21208. 

Saturday, March 8 • Havdalah • 7 PM 

with Rabbi Perlmeter 

Wine Tasting • 7:30 PM • $18 

with a speaker from Dugan’s 

Wine and Liquor Store, Pikesville 

The Classic Catering People 

For more information contact 

Marsha Kalisch, 410-484-6681 

Thursday, March 13 • 6:30 PM 

Cooking Demo and Dinner 

The Classic Catering People 

Cost is $12. RSVP by March 7 to 

Karan Engerman, 410-664-8244 or 

karansander@comcast.net 

Monday, March 17 • NOON • $15 

Lunch and Learn • Mr. Chan’s 

Cantor Sacks, Her Conversion to Judaism 

Wednesday, April 2 • 5 PM 

Pikesville Chico’s Fundraiser 

Tuesday, April 15 • 6:30 PM 

Women’s Seder 

with Rabbi Sachs-Kohen and Cantor Sacks 

RSVP by April 10 to Louise Kemper, 

louisekemper@hotmail.com 

Sunday, April 27 • NOON 

Special Circle of Service Luncheon 

honoring Rabbi Rachel Hertzman 


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Hoffberger Gallery 

Pat Campbell, Solo and in Collaboration 

Lately, on Sunday mornings, the warehouse studio of the 

abstract painter, Pat Campbell, is transformed into activity. Over 

the last year it has become a place where a handful of Baltimore 

painters regularly meet, paint, discuss art, and collaborate in 

their artwork. The shared sessions arose out of an idea—that 

painting as a serious endeavor could be taken to a higher level 

through collaboration. 

Sharing many ideas about materials, meaning, technique, and 

forming a new school of thought about how and why to paint 

emerges weekly in the Campbell Studio. The paintings presented 

in this exhibit represent both the solo work that has come out of 

the early morning sessions, as well as the collaborative work that 

has the hands of a number of different painters on it. 

BHC 

Offerings 

March 7-8 

Goldie Fishman 

Alper 

Max Samuel Ansell 

Nettie Behrend 

Stanley Behrend 

Minnie Blumberg 

Estelle F. Brown 

Edward L. Caplan 

William Howard 

Chapin 

Dr. Marvin Cohen 

Ruth Zelda Cohen 

Birdie W. Cohn 

Myra A. Copeland 

Samuel G. Cornblatt 

Edna M. DeBoskey 

Rebecca Ellis 

Lillian Epstein 

In Memoriam 

We record with sorrow the passing of 

Margaret Elliott Alonzo 

Mona Arzt 

Ralph Brandon 

Henry H. Brown 

Harry Philip Caplan 

Dr. Herbert Copeland 

Rhona Dorf 

Lucille Friedman 

Johanna Gelles 

Daniel Goldman 

Elmer Goldner 

Sylvia Klein 

Zinaida Kuchina 

Dr. Edward F. 

Lewison 

May their memories be for blessing. 

Perpetual Memorials 

Esther M. Fenigsohn 

Elias Jacob Filtzer 

Herman Fishbein 

Louis N. Frank 

John D. Gaffen 

Joel Gebhart 

Mary Cluster Goldstein 

Peggy Goldstein 

Hermyne S. Goldstock 

Harry Gordon 

Norton Gould 

Anna L. Greenberg 

Irving H. Gutharz 

Fannie Haas 

Elizabeth D. 

Hamburger 

Abraham Harman 

Stanley H. Hartman 

Maurice Herman 

Jacob Himmelrich 

Morris Kadish 

Dr. Sam Loube 

Maurice Meyer 

Lew Meyers 

Vivian Richardson 

Fannie Seidman 

Reuben Shiling 

Anna Weinberg 

Irene White 

Samuel Kahn 

Meyer Kushnick 

Helen Schwartzman 

LaPides 

Belle Skolnik Lerner 

Bernard Levin 

Sol A. Levy 

George Lichter 

Leonard Liepman 

Mary Frank Loewner 

Joel Mendels 

Adele G. Metzel 

Abraham Morris 

Mack Richard Moss 

Leopold Oettinger 

Ella Ottenheimer 

Lewis M. Ottenheimer 

Sarah Annenberg 

Press 

Jesse A. Rose 

Isaac Rosenstein 


Pat Campbell, 

Solo and in 

Collaboration 

Opening 

Reception 

Sunday, 

March 2, 2 PM. 

Show runs 

through 

March 24. 

Julia Rosenstock 

Milton Rosenstock 

Ralph J. Sapero 

Sarah Schiffer 

Irving Morris 

Schlenoff 

Bessie Seidenman 

Dorothy Seidman 

Sophie Siegel 

Aaron J. Simon 

Harry Skolnik 

Helen Strull 

William Louis 

Swogell 

Harold Moses 

Waxman 

Stanley M. Waxman 

Dr. Myer A. Weinberg 

Betty C. Weinstein 

Louis Welfeld 

Sybilla Wolf 

Bessie A. Wolff 

Alvin S. Wolpoff 

Helen Marx Zander 

March 14-15 

Sigmund M. Adler 

Katie Benjamin 

Rose Cheslock 

Berman 

Joseph B. Bloch 

Samuel Blum 

Jennie H. Brill 

Harris N. Brodie 

Louis A. Carliner 

Jacob Carp 

Sarah Carp 

Margaret S. Cohen 

Rebecca Cohen 

Sylvan G. Cohen 

Edward Eliason 

Mollie Feingold 

Harry Feldenheimer 

Martin Feldman 

Joseph Felsen 

Julius S. Fenigsohn 

Seymour Fensterwald 

Sigmund G. Frank 

Sidney R. Galler 

Milton Gluck 

Gertrude Goff 

Simon Greenebaum 

Harry Gruber 

Nettye Lesser Halpert 

Janet Diekmann Harris 

Emanuel Hettleman 

Meyer Kadden 

Zerlina N. Katz 

Nathan H. Kaufman 

Sarah Kohen 

Jacob Levi 

Emanuel Levinson 

Raymond Lichter 

Etta O. Loewner 

Louis Frank 

Loewner, Sr. 

Etta Juhn Mehlinger 

Martha Meyer 

Lillian Naden 

Jay Reisenstein 

Newman 

Milton Newman 

Lester B. Ott 

Rebecca M. 

Ottenheimer 

Rhea K. Pass 

Sophia Lewyt Rose 

Alfred Rosenthal 

Lynne Sachs 

Mollie Sandler 

Cecelia Sauber 

Albert L. Schlecter 

Jacob Schwartzman 

Lillian Shapiro 

Lillian Sherman 

Jean Shevitz 

Dorothy Rebecca 

Shpritz 

Aaron David Singer 

Birdie Solomon 

Meyer L. Straus 

Leonard Tossman 

Harry A. Veditz 

Rita G. Wagner 

Mary Weinberg 

March 21-22 

Lena Macks Abrams 

Robert Arzt 

Harry Brass 

Harold Ray Breslau 

Eva Brown 

Mazie F. Burgunder 

Charles M. Cahn 

Sylvan Caplan 

Harry N. Cohen 

Mary Cohen 

Nathan L. Cohen 

Jules Dresner 

Adolph Sylvan 

Farber 

Abraham Ben Jacob 

Fasher 

Samson Edward 

Feikin 

Jacob Fisher 

Blanche A. Fleischer 

David Fox 

Jacob Fox 

Louis N. Frank 

Samuel Frank 

Sarah Frank 

Harry Gaffen 

Celia F. Glazer 

Ray Goldman 

Dr. Alan F. 

Guttmacher 

Mary B. Hecht 

Saul C. Herman 

Jane W. Herstein 

Edith Muskatt 

Hoffman 

Helen Huchberger 

Frank Katz 

Sylvan Kaufman 

Harry Kessler 

Hilda Kirsch 

Naomi Hendler 

Legum 

Jacob Lewenberg 

Muriel E. Loeser

Abraham B. 

Lowenstein 

Rudolph May 

L. Joseph Meyer 

Florence 

Hamburger 

Morris 

Morton Nusbaum 

Harry D. 

Oppenheimer 

Bruce Alan 

Ottenheimer 

Norma H. Paul 

Louis Pinerman 

Harry Reicher 

Clara Rice 

Henry Robinson 

Vivion Engel 

Robinson 

Irma E. Rosenberg 

Samuel H. 

Rosenstock 

Irving Rubin 

Silvia Joan Rubin 

Frank Schwartz 

Sara Seidel 

Dr. Susan Lynn 

Shackman 

Saul H. Shapiro 

Sophie Shapiro 

Florence Solomon 

Marie T. Spear 

Leonard Steinberg 

Isaac Strauss 

L’Dor From Generation to v’Dor 

Generation 

Special Birthdays 

Marc Appel, Natalie Langrock, Shauna 

Leavey, Adam Lippe, Marci Messick, 

Craig Schwartz, Sharon Benzil, Dr. Shari 

Sopher, Paula Levine, Adam Sevel, Leonard 

Weinberg II, Dr. Jeffrey Kremen, Alan Platt, 

Dr. David Berliner, Sol Goldstein, 

Dr. Leslie Glickman, Dr. Alan Greenwald, 

Rona Snyder, Robert Weinblatt, Anne 

Hooper, Ilene Cohen, Roslyn Klein, 

Amanda Zinn, Beth Pozanek, David 

Shulman, Joan Katz, Ina Rifkin, Robert 

Frank, Ella Gilkis, Dr. Larry Snyder, Janet 

Winegarden, Dr. Paul Talalay 

Special Anniversaries 

55th Annette & Wilfred Romanoff 

50th Elaine & Norman Wigutow 

45th Linda & John Haas 

40th Elaine & William Layden 

30th Anita & Jerome Rosenbloom 

Sharon & Randy Thomas 

25th Madelyn & Dr. Michael Bender 

Drs. Joanna & Harry Brandt 

Drs. Lauren Schnaper & 

James Carlton 

Lori & Lawrence Frank 

Joan & Marvin Kahn 

Marla & Randy Schaper 

Nancy & Dr. Howard Steiner 

20th Janice & Terry Martin 

Susan & William Spivey 

Beth & David Swirnow 

Sherrie & Daniel Zlotowitz 

10th Jeanne & Gregory Robin 

5th Ilene & Michael Federman 

Laura & Andrew Hahn 

B’nai Mitzvah 

March 1 

Emily Elizabeth Rosenfield, daughter 

of Victoria & Stuart Rosenfield, 

granddaughter of Lois & Mark Rosenfield 

March 8 

Kim Doshanen Scott, Jr., son of Elaine & Kim 

Scott, grandson of Marcia Rosenblatt 

March 15 

Hannah Benzion, daughter of Sue Takemoto 

& Dr. Gary Benzion 

Lillian C. Sugerman 

Dr. Frank V. Sutland 

Michael Todd 

Beverly Totz 

Albert R. Weinstock 

Moses Wiesenfeld 

Lena (Chevia) Zetlin 

March 28-29 

Leroy S. Applefeld 

Herman Barchenko 

Herman L. Baron 

Gerald L. Behrend 

Louis David Berman 

Aaron G. Bloom 

Fred Brooksaler 

Harry Brown 

Fannie Burt 

Joseph L. Carmel 

Barry Leslie Carp 

Louis Cohen 

Mosella Eichengreen 

Hilton Feinsod 

Mae L. Fischler 

Ruth N. Frank 

Mary Wolk Fried 

Ramon F. Getzov 

Aaron H. Goldman 

Lilian Lyon Goldman 

Morton A. Goldstein 

Anne Gordon 

Rose Greenberg 

Herbert Gutman 

Gertrude F. Hanline 

Sylvia Rosen Jacobs 

Benjamin L. Katz 

Births 

Emerson Reese Lenet, daughter of Emanda 

& Steven Lenet, granddaughter of Ava & 

Dr. Marc Lenet, great-granddaughter of 

Elaine & Dr. Jerome Lenet and Shirley & 

Samuel Weisberg 

Aliyah Rose Orman, daughter of Willette 

& Michael Orman, granddaughter of 

Bobbie & Alan Orman 

Elexi Morgan Schwartz, daughter 

of Heather & Adam Schwartz, 

granddaughter of Rheta & 

Barry I. Schloss 

We gratefully acknowledge the 

following offerings: 

For the speedy recovery of 

Ada Bloom, by Lois Schapiro & Martin Bloom 

• Susan & Norman Lorch • Shirley & Irving 

Simon • JoAnne & Eugene Zarling 

Sallie Cushner, by Susan Mandel • Joyce & 

Mose Ottenheimer, 2nd 

David Desser, by Diane & Sidney Bravmann 

Joseph Edell, by Phyllis & Fred W. Frank 

Albert Gorman, by the Gutin-Creech Family 

Margit Hess, by Edith Goldschmitt & family 

Nancy Muskin, by Polina & Mark Lebed 

Sally Palmbaum, by Aimée Adashek • Carol 

J. Caplan • Lee Egerton • Lisa S. & Allan T. 

Hirsh, III • Polina & Mark Lebed • Phyllis 

G. & Richard M. Lederman & family • 

Betty & Irwin Meyers • Marian & Richard 

Millhauser • Bobbi & Aron Perlman • 

Lois & Mark Rosenfield • Sisterhood • 

Betty Spear • James & Alice Dolle Trosch • 

Lynda & Jerry Weinstein • Susan, Harvey & 

Diana Zeiger 

Irving Simon, by Ada & Sigmund Bloom • 

Karan Engerman • Betty & Edwin Fink • 

Jeanne & Harry Macks • James & Alice 

Dolle Trosch 

Jerry Weinstein, by Lynda Weinstein 

In honor of 

The special birthday of Mona Arzt, by Rhoda 

H. Shulman 

The special birthday of Beverly Baskin, by Jan 

& Stan Perlmeter 

Susan & Dr. Joel Brenner upon the birth of 

their grandson Max Aren Rose, by Ellen & 

Dr. Dennis Uhlfelder 

Jacob Katz 

Louis Katz 

Berney B. 

Katzenberg 

Elizabeth Kaufman 

Fay Kaufman 

Fannie Klaw 

Bertha Kleineibst 

Abraham Kornspun 

Anna R. Levy 

Nathan Litofsky 

Dr. Irving I. Mahler 

Leon H. Mayer 

Cecil J. Medwedeff 

Abraham P. Miller 

Dr. Norman L. 

Miller 

Martin B. Morrison 

Bessie J. Paymer 

Louis Paymer 

Solomon Morris 

Rosenberg 

Sody Salabes 

Solomon Salabes 

Joel David Schlecter 

Mary Sharogrodsky 

Bailey Michael Sher 

Esther Siegel 

Rosa Silverman 

Helen Sinsheimer 

Louise Straus 

Margaret Sussman 

Norma S. Weinberg 

Belle Salonic Weisman 

Ida F. White 

Sarah M. Wiesenfeld 

The honor bestowed upon Sylvan O. Feit, by 

his wife Helene Feit 

The dedication of a plaque in honor of BHC 

Archivist Sylvan O. Feit, by Douglas & 

Hilda Perl Goodwin 

Jimmy Galdieri for his participation in the 

successful joint service between BHC and 

First Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church in 

celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., by 

Douglas & Hilda Perl Goodwin 

Bunny Gilman upon her retirement, by Sylvia 

Beser • Douglas & Hilda Perl Goodwin 

The special birthday of Bette Hankin, by 

Floraine Applefeld 

Allan T. Hirsh, III for teaching cooking to 

Etz Chaim, by Shauna Leavey and Rabbi 

Sidlofsky 

The special birthday of Ross Jandorf, by his 

wife, children, grandchildren and greatgrandchild 

• Babs Chessler • Loraine Lobe 

• Joyce & Mose Ottenheimer, 2nd • Mae & 

Louis Sinsheimer 

Dr. Clementine Kaufman for her review of 

Einstein: His Life and Universe, by Sisterhood 

Gerri Kobren for her many years of service as 

Chair of the Judaica Shop, by Sisterhood 

Harriet & Jay Kramer upon the birth of their 

granddaughter Lauren Alexis Sherven, by 

Ellen & Dr. Dennis Uhlfelder 

The special birthday of Shirley Marks, by her 

family Gale, Max, Mollie & Eli Weisenfeld 

Bobbie & Alan Orman upon the birth of their 

granddaughter Aliyah Rose Orman, by 

Aimée & Dr. Steven Adashek • Lisa S. & 

Allan T. Hirsh, III • Barbi & Louis Hyman • 

Polina & Mark Lebed 

The special birthday of Dr. Edward Perl, by J.S. 

Edwards • Bonnie & Robert Garonzik 

Rabbi Perlmeter for his help with the 

preparation of Julia Leff becoming a Bat 

Mitzvah, by Julia Leff & family 

Rabbi Perlmeter for his leadership and 

success of the BHC and First Mt. Olive 

Freewill Baptist Church joint service in 


Gloria & Robert Speert 

The 50th anniversary of Mr. & Mrs. Buddy 

Puder, by Phyllis & Fred W. Frank 

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Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Rose upon their grandson 

Aaron Rose becoming a Bar Mitzvah, by 

Phyllis & Fred W. Frank • Marcia Sherman 

Cantor Rowland for her leadership and 

success of the BHC and First Mt. Olive 

Freewill Baptist Church joint service in 


Douglas & Hilda Perl Goodwin 

Rabbi Sachs-Kohen for an enjoyable Lunch 

and Learn, by Sisterhood 

Cantor Sacks for her help with the 

preparation of Julia Leff becoming a Bat 

Mitzvah, by Julia Leff & family 

Rheta & Barry I. Schloss upon the birth 

of their granddaughter Elexi Morgan 

Schwartz, by Carol J. Caplan • Lisa S. & 

Allan T. Hirsh, III & family 

The special birthday of Martin Segall, by 

Baila Noel 

The special birthday of Mildred K. Sheff, by 

Floraine Applefeld • Carol J. Caplan & 

family 

The 30th wedding anniversary of Mr. & Mrs. 

Max Shevitz, by Dee Silberman 

Ruth F. & Dr. Harris Silverstone upon the 

birth of their grandson Jacob V. Miller, by 

James & Alice Dolle Trosch 

Shirley & Irving Simon upon their 

granddaughter Heather Knipschild 

becoming a Bat Mitzvah, by Carol J. Caplan 

The birthday of Anne Veditz, by Naomi & Dr. 

Philip Benzil • Louise & Richard F. Kemper 

• Oscar Schabb 

Helene Waranch upon her installation as 

chair of the North American Council of 

the World Union of Progressive Judaism, 

by Sisterhood • Lynda & Jerry Weinstein 

The 35th wedding anniversary of Lynda & 

Jerry Weinstein, by Carol J. Caplan 

The special birthday of Jay Weiss, by Shirley & 

Irving Simon 

In memory of 

Lena Macks Abrams, by her family 

Margaret Elliott Alonzo, by PreSchool 

Barbara Ann Amernick, by Davida & 

David Oken 

Herbert Arzt, by Rhoda H. Shulman 

Faye Bayarsky, by Lori, David & 

Elliott Teichman 

JoAnne Finifter Beplat, by Sylvia Finifter 

Krause 

Anna S. Biron, by Naomi B. Cohen 

Ralph Brandon, by Aimée & Dr. Steven 

Adashek 

Fred Brooksaler, by Doris Cowl 

Henry H. Brown, by Lee N. Sachs 

Harry Philip Caplan, by Sylvan Cornblatt 

Harold Caro, by Jan & Stan Perlmeter 

Ethel Carton, by Adrianne & Robert 

Weinblatt 

Charles I. Cohen, by Anne Veditz & family 

Harry Cohen, by his daughter Rosalie 

Lichter & family 

Birdie W. Cohn, by the Family of 

Adolph D. Cohn 

Dr. Herbert Copeland, by Amy Shackman • 

Helen & Dr. Nathan Stofberg 

Doris Davison, by Carol Kaufmann 

Sophie Dopkin, by Carolyn & Dr. James 

Frenkil 

Rhona Dorf, by Joyce & Mose Ottenheimer, 

2nd • Lee N. Sachs • Pami & Harvey 

Schevitz 

Howard H. Engel, by Sonia & Marvin 

Blumberg & family 


Ruth Engel, by Sonia & Marvin Blumberg 

& family 

Julius Fensterwald, by Belle Fensterwald & 

family 

Bert Finkelstein, by Elaine Finkelstein & 

family 

Mae L. Fischler, by Loraine Lobe 

Lucille Friedman, by PreSchool 

Bernard Gann, by his wife Elly Gann & 

children 

Dora Gitomer, by her children & 

grandchildren 

Daniel Goldman, by Carla & Alex 

Katzenberg III & family • Lisa S. & Allan 

T. Hirsh, III • Lois & Mark Rosenfield 

Elaine Goldman, by Carol J. Caplan 

Sidney Gordon, by Eddie Jacobs, Jr. 

Milton Haas, by Linda & John Haas 

Fannie Horowitz, by Anne H. Meyers 

Dr. Jack Horowitz, by Anne H. Meyers 

Bertha Jandorf, by Linda J. & Michael 

J. Rosenberg • Sue & Jerry Taylor, 

grandchildren & great-grandchild 

Benjamin Kahn, by Linda Zuskin 

Joan Kahn, by Andrea Kessler Jahnke 

Alexander S. Katzenberg, Jr., by Carla 

G. & Alex S. Katzenberg III • Morton 

Katzenberg 

Helen L. Kaufman, by her daughter Ruth 

Keyser Lipsetts & grandchildren 

Paul Keller, by Betty Spear 

Sylvia Klein, by Ada & Sigmund Bloom • 

Carol J. Caplan • Judy & Jerry Caplan 

• Ilene & Marc Cohen • Jacqueline & 

Walter Cohen & Jay • Sharon & Dr. 

Donald Edlow • Lee Egerton • Julie Eliaz 

• Karan Engerman • Edith Goldschmitt 

& family • Ava, Neil, Elissa & Jay Gross 

• Lisa S. & Allan T. Hirsh, III • Louise 

& Richard F. Kemper • Susan & David 

Kerbel • Gene & Leonard Klein • Polina 

& Mark Lebed • Phyllis G. & Richard 

M. Lederman & family • Judy & Jerry 

Macks & family • Betty & Irwin Meyers 

• Shirley Neulander • Pearl Okon & 

family • Marlyn & Dr. Boris O’Mansky 

• Amy Peck • PreSchool • Lois & Mark 

Rosenfield • Pami & Harvey Schevitz & 

Hal • Carol & David Shulman • Irene & 

George Siegel • Barbara & Dr. Arnold 

Sindler • Marjorie Strasburger • James 

& Alice Dolle Trosch • David Tucker 

• Anne Veditz • Martha & Stanley 

Weiman • Lynda & Jerry Weinstein • 

JoAnne & Eugene Zarling 

Morton Kramer, by Gail & Bruce Mogol 

Martin Lev, by Arlene & Harry Fox & family 

• Elaine & Ross Jandorf 

Leib Lichter, by Rosalie Lichter & family 

Sarah Macks, by her family 

Dr. Arthur Mandy, by Drs. Sara & Frank 

Kern 

J. Carl Marder, by Fannie Marder 

Zelda Meltzer, by Jan & Stan Perlmeter 

Maurice Meyer, by Becky & Larry Gutin & 

family 

Lew Meyers, by Allene Gutin 

Irene Mindell, by Lee N. Sachs 

James Nathanson, by Jamie Miller 

Frances N. Perlmeter, by Jan & Stan 

Perlmeter 

Edward Raskin, by Sandra Raskin & family • 

Harriet Raskin 

Max Ricklen, by Annette & Wilfred 

Romanoff 

Henry Rosenberg, by Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr. 

Jennie Rosenberg, by Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr. 

Sara Rowland, by Cantor Judith K. & Michael 

Rowland 

Fannie Seidman, by Lucy & Charles 

Samorodin 

Miriam R. Selznick, by Dr. Jeffrey Selznick 

Bruce Shackman, by Amy Shackman 

Reuben Shiling, by Aimée & Dr. Steven 

Adashek • Douglas & Hilda Perl Goodwin 

• Lisa S. & Allan T. Hirsh, III • Ellen & 

Alvin Levi • Lois & Mark Rosenfield • 

Betty Spear • James & Alice Dolle Trosch 

George Stern, by the George Stern and Sara 

Stern Foundation 

Joan S. Stern, by Stanley A. Stern 

Mary Sussman, by Leonard S. Sussman 

A. Victor Taylor, by Sue & Jerry Taylor 

Samuel Tralins, by David M. Tralins 

Anna Weinblatt, by her daughter Beatrice 

Aronovitch, children, grandchildren, & 

great-grandchildren 

Irene White, by Floraine Applefeld • Gloria 

& Robert Speert 

Harry Winn, by Edith Mondell 

Richard J. Zander, Jr., by Simone Z. Brunn 

In commemoration of the birthday 

anniversary of 

Adolph David Cohn, by The Family of 

Adolph D. Cohn 

Solomon S. Macks, by his children, 

grandchildren & great-grandchildren 

Shirley Massing, by Marcia & Ries Daniel 

Joseph Seidman, by Carole Seidman & family 

Mose I. Speert, by Gloria & Robert Speert 

Acknowledgments 

Appreciation is expressed for messages 

of good wishes and Books of 

Uniongrams received by 

Robert Berenhaus on his special birthday 

Bette Hankin on her special birthday 

Harriett Kessler in memory of her sister, Joan 

Kahn 

Dr. Edward Perl on his special birthday 

Mildred K. Sheff on her special birthday 

Carol & David Shulman on the recovery of 

Miriam Shulman 

Morton Wasserkrug on his special birthday 

Lynda & Jerry Weinstein on their 35th 

anniversary 

Perpetual Memorials 

BHC makes it possible to establish a 

Perpetual Memorial for everlasting 

remembrance. A page in the special 

leather-bound books located in 

our Sanctuary may be dedicated 

as a memorial for your loved ones. 

Yahrzeit notification will be sent 

annually and your loved one’s name 

will be listed in the Temple Bulletin 

and the Shabbat Supplement. For 

information, contact Francie 

Gill, 410-764-1587, ext. 226, or 

fgill@bhcong.org.

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Events 

March 2008 

Saturday, March 1 

9 AM Torah Talk 

10 AM Shabbat Shelanu 

10:30 AM Shabbat Worship with Bat Mitzvah 

11:30 AM Sisterhood/Brotherhood Kiddush 

5 PM 4th Grade Havdalah 

7:30 PM Interfaith Comedy Show 


9 AM First Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist 

Church 

9:15 AM PEP 

9:30 AM Religious School 

9:45 AM Religious School Parent Forum 

9:45 AM Parents’ Association Board 

11:30 AM Religious School T’filah 

11:30 AM Sisterhood Uniongram Luncheon 

2 PM Hoffberger Gallery Reception 

Monday, March 3 

10 AM Sisterhood Board 

4:30 PM Religious School Har Sinai High 

School 

6 PM Religious School High School 

7 PM Bereavement Group 

7 PM Overeaters Anonymous 

7:30 PM Board of Electors 

Tuesday, March 4 

9:45 AM Sisterhood Bridge 

4:15 PM Religious School 

5:30 PM Day School Dinner 

6:15 PM Sisterhood Book Club 

7 PM Alcoholics Anonymous & Al-Anon 


7 PM Food Addicts in Recovery 

7 PM Kol Rinnah 

8 PM Augustine Group 


9:30 AM Ikkarim Class 

10 AM Sisterhood Study 

11 AM Sisterhood Program 

NOON Sisterhood Lunch 

1 PM Sisterhood Program 

7:30 PM Family Concerns 

Friday, March 7 • 8th Grade Retreat 

6 PM PJ Shabbat Dinner 

6:15 PM Shabbat Worship honoring 

Sisterhood 

6:30 PM PJ Shabbat 

7 PM PJ Oneg Shabbat 

7:30 PM Oneg Shabbat 

7:30 PM Congregational Shabbat Dinner 

(Reservations required, see page 9) 

Saturday, March 8 • 8th Grade Retreat 



10:30 AM Shabbat Worship with Bar Mitzvah 

7 PM Sisterhood Havdalah 

7:30 PM Sisterhood Wine Tasting 



Church 

9:15 AM PEP 

9:30 AM Religious School (except 8th grade) 

11 AM Religious School Parent Forum 

11:15 AM B’nai Mitzvah Q & A 

12:30 PM JYGE Ice Skating 

Monday, March 10 • Day School & PreSchool 

Closed 

9 AM Sisterhood Interfaith Institute 


School 


6:30 PM Consecration Dinner 



7:30 PM Brotherhood Board 

7:30 PM Consecration of Confirmands 




5:30 PM Java Jews 








7:30 PM Ikkarim Class 


7 PM Shabbat Worship 

8 PM Oneg Shabbat 




11:40 AM Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class 

1:30 PM Shabbat Worship with Bat Mitzvah 



Church 

9:30 AM Religious School 

11 AM Costume Parade 

11:15 AM Megillah Reading 

11:30 AM Purim Carnival 

NOON Sisterhood Book, Bijoux & Bag Sale 


2 PM North Oaks Event 


School 




7 PM Day School Board 









Thursday, March 20 • Erev Purim 



NOON Sisterhood Lunch 


Friday, March 21 • Purim 

10 AM Day School Megillah Reading 

6 PM Downtown Shabbat 


Brotherhood 


(Reservations Required) 

7:30 PM Oneg Shabbat 



9 AM Tot Shabbat 

9:30 AM Tot Shabbat Kiddush 


11:40 AM Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class 

7 PM Adult Purim Celebration 

Sunday, March 23 • Religious School Closed 


Church 

Monday, March 24 • Religious School Closed 



7 PM Green Team 

Tuesday, March 25 • Religious School Closed 









NOON Sisterhood Study Lunch 



5:30 PM Wine and Cheese Reception 


Rabbi Perlmeter 


(Reservations required, see page 3) 



10 AM Shabbat Shelanu with Adult B’nai 

Mitzvah 

11:30 AM Congregational Kiddush 

Sunday, March 30 • Religious School Closed 


Church 

9:45 AM Leadership Group 



School 

5:50 PM Confirmation Class Rehearsal 




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Officers 

Dr. Louis A. Shpritz 

President 

Dr. Edward L. Perl 

1st Vice President 

Gary Aiken 

Vice President 

Joel Simon 


Martha Weiman 


Norman J. Lorch 

Treasurer 

Debra Sober 

Assistant Treasurer 

Ralph Brunn 

Secretary 

Allan T. Hirsh, III 

Immediate Past President 

Staff 

Jo Ann Windman 

Executive Director 

Shauna Leavey 

Religious School Principal 

Dennis Grubbs 

Head of Day School 

Sharon Edlow 

PreSchool Director 

David K. Weis 

Controller 

Andy Wayne 

Director of Youth and 

Young Adult Programs 

Victor V. Davis 

Facility Manager 

Jimmy Galdieri 

Music Director 

Linda Losey 

Bulletin Editor 


Vayakhel, Exodus 35:1-38:20 

9 AM • Torah Talk 

10 AM • Shabbat Shelanu 

10:30 AM • Shabbat Worship 

Bat Mitzvah 

Emily Elizabeth Rosenfield 

daughter of Victoria & Stuart Rosenfield 



Honoring and led by Sisterhood 

Rabbi Hertzman will speak. 

Kol Rinnah will sing. 

6:30 PM • PJ Shabbat 


Pekude/Shekalim, Exodus 38:21-40:38 



10:30 AM • Shabbat Worship 

Bar Mitzvah 

Kim Doshanen Scott, Jr. 

son of Elaine & Kim Scott 


7:30 PM • Consecration of Confirmands 

10TH Grade Religious School Students 

Periodicals 

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Worship 


7 PM • Shabbat Worship 

Rabbis Perlmeter & Sachs-Kohen will speak. 

Birthday Blessings 


Vayikra/Zachor, Leviticus 1:1-5:26 




Bat Mitzvah 

Hannah Benzion 

daughter of Susan Takemoto & 

Dr. Gary Benzion 

Friday, March 21 • Purim 

10 AM • Megillah Reading 


Honoring and led by Brotherhood 

Rabbi Perlmeter will speak. 


Tzav, Leviticus 6:1-8:36 


9 AM • Tot Shabbat 




Farewell Service for Rabbi Perlmeter 

with Rabbis Perlmeter & Sachs-Kohen, 

Rabbi-Educator Sidlofsky & 

Cantors Rowland & Sacks 

Kol Rinnah, Kol Ruach and 

Contemporary Ensemble will participate. 


Shemini, Leviticus 9:1-11:47 



Adult B’nai Mitzvah 

Gina Barr 

Sylvia Beser 

Claudia Cameron 

Maria Kannen 

Jane Marion 

Marc Plisko 

Michele Short 

Lee Smothers 

Amy Sponseller 

Suzanne Strutt

Purim Events 


All Welcome! 

11 AM • Costume Parade 

11:15 AM • Megillah Reading 

Best Costume Prizes 

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 

CARNIVAL EXTRAVAGANZA! 

FUN! FUN! FUN! 

Games Galore!! 

Face Painting • Magician • Juggler 

Book, Bijoux & Bag Sale 

Prizes • Lunch in the Megillah Restaurant 

Tickets at the Door: 

3/$1.50 • 10/$5 • 20/$10 

Sponsored by BHC Brotherhood, Sisterhood, Parents’ 

Association, Religious School, Day School and PreSchool. 

Day School Megillah Reading 

Friday, March 21 • 10 AM 

Saturday, March 22 • 7 PM 

Who Dun It? ADULTS ONLY PURIM SHPIEL 

Mystery Megillah 

“Sam Spade” spin on the Book of Esther! 

Dancing & Dessert 

• BYOB & Dessert to Share • 

DJ • Prizes 

Best Costume • Best Dessert 

$5 

Best Themed Costume & Themed Dessert 

and so much more! 

Volunteers Needed 

RSVP by March 15 

Sharon Benzil 

sbbenzil@hotmail.com or 410-356-0203

A Fond Farewell to - Baltimore Hebrew Congregation

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