January ChaiLights Newsletter 2012.pub - Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim

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Rabbi Stephanie M. Alexander rabbia@kkbe.org Rabbi Emeritus Anthony D. Holz adholz@kkbe.org Temple Educator Amy I. W. Horner, MA ahorner@kkbe.org Executive Director Floy Wor k floy@kkbe.org Executive Assistant Tamar BenArdout tamar@kkbe.org Bookkeeper Elizabeth Mar kley emarkley@kkbe.org Receptionist Natalie Hernandez nhernandez@kkbe.org Communications & Program Coordinator Brenda Braye bbraye@kkbe.org Music Director Heidi Kunitz-Levy B’nei Mitzvah Coordinator Shula Holtz Youth Advisor Robin Shul er Officers David Jaffee Pr esident Anita R osenberg VP—Admi nistration Mark Adelson VP—Financ e Frieda Bernstei n VP—Programmi ng Patricia Sykes VP—Fundraising Kenneth Chavin Secretar y Benjamin Glass Financial Secretary William Olas ov Pas t President Edwin Pearlstine President Emeritus Tim Carle Shula Holtz Paul Levy Larry Libater Rachel Morley Trustees Robert New LuAnn R osenz weig Leslie Arc her Patricia Votava Ex Officio Nadine Chavin Naomi Gorstei n Sisterhood C o-Presidents Gregory Wensman Brotherhood President Michelle Rovner Religious School Chair Samantha Chavi n CHARLEY Presi dent Bereavement Building & Gr ounds Caring Cemeter y Chavurot East Cooper Endowment Finance Fundraising Heritage Insurance Leadershi p Devel opment Library Lifelong Learning Membership Nominating Oneg & H onors Programs Personnel Pulpit Religious School Ritual Social Ac tion Tourism / Docents Youth Committee Chairs Dunlap Silver Steve Ziff Guy Gi mson Judith Green Herb Goldberg Morton Ellison Paul Levy Lynda Sc hwartz Sarah Blum Billy Olas ov Mark Adelson Patricia Rones Sykes Andy Slotin Anita R osenberg Marty J ac kson Cynthia Solomon Marlene Williamon Margaret Seres Roz Price Tim Carle Paul Levy Billy Olas ov Judy & Tim Carle Frieda Bernstei n David Jaffee David Jaffee Michelle Rovner Art Richek Cynthia Ava LuAnn R osenz weig Linda Bergman Ben Glass Our Next Tot Shabbat Will be January 14th Freudenberg Chapel Suitable for children up to 10 years of age. Celebrating Birthdays & Anniversaries Friday, January 27th Join us for this monthly celebration of KKBE’s member birthdays and anniversaries. The Deadline for ChaiLights Submissions is the 5th of Each Month Due to postal regulations we are now limited to 20 pages per issue. Volume 14 Issue 1 Published monthly by: Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim 90 Hasell Street • Charleston, SC 29401 843-723-1090 Phone 843-723-0537 Fax www.kkbe.org office@kkbe.org Editor • Tamar BenArdout Publication • Natalie Hernandez © Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim - 2012 Page 2 ChaiLights January 2012 • Tevet ~ Shevat 5772
President’s Message Coming Street Cemetery Our pre-Revolutionary War cemetery on Coming Street is not only of great historic significance to our congregation, but to Jewish Charleston, Charleston itself and to the history of the United States. Buried there are soldiers from w ars starting w ith the Revolution. The last person to be interred there w as our long-time historian, Solomon Breibart (Uncle Solly to many of us). The cemetery has endured the rav ages of w ar, storm, earthquake, vandalism and time. To maintain this sacred space, there is much needed work to be done to the w all, headstones, tombs, monuments and the grounds. Dr. Robert Russell, Preservationist and Professor at the College of Charleston, completed a three-phase survey w hich prioritized the work needed: 1) Immediate repairs needed for safety; 2) Secondary needs that w ill deteriorate quickly if not addressed within the nex t few y ears; 3) Longer term needs to ensure the proper maintenance of our congregation’s treasure. Work has already been done w ithin the ability of our congregation to support it. An ad-hoc committee has formed, headed by our Vice President of Administration, Anita Rosenberg, and Cemetery Committee Chair and Members, Morton Ellison, Mary Radin, Ed Kronsberg, Louis Tick and Randi Serrins. They are supported closely in their endeav ors by our Executiv e Director, Floy Work. Floy has been instrumental in helping obtain a grant to offset some of the planning stages of our work. A grant for $9,500 was obtained from the Henry & Sy lvia Yaschik Foundation. We have sev eral other grant requests outstanding at this time, Amanda Barton, an accomplished landscape architect, has been retained to help develop the plan and ov ersee the work. To do ev ery thing necessary to Coming Street Cemetery will require ov er $500,000. Some small amounts of money come in the form of contributions from those tourists and others w ho tour the cemetery w ith one of the limited number of docents with access. Some hav e already donated to the cause to help make repairs to the grav es of their ow n ancestors. Others have given because of their realization of the need. If y ou hav e relativ es or long-time friends w ho “sleep in the dust” at Coming Street, w ould you consider supporting the cause? If y ou just believ e that this is truly a need you want to support and that w e are obligated to do so, y our contributions w ould be w elcomed. You can contact Floy or Anita for further information. Shalom, Dav id H. Jaffee KKBE President KKBE Members and friends spending time together while at the URJ Biennial Washington, DC ChaiLights January 2012 Tevet ~ Shevat 5772 Page 3
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