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Vol. 59 • No. 7 May/June 2009 Nisan/Iyar/Tammuz 5769 

Have You Made Your Reservation Yet 

Everybody’s coming—You won’t want to miss it! 

Enjoy an Effervescent Evening of Dining, Dancing and Fun 

and help your Shul—all at the same time! 

Dinner Dance 

June 20, 9:30 pm 

at the Sands of Atlantic Beach 

Honoring 

Marcy and Marc Goldberg 

Call 599-2634 to make your reservation! 

Fiddler on the Roof Presented by the HERJC Players 

Thursday, June 4 at 7:30 pm & Sunday, June 7 at 3 pm 

See page 7 for complete details

HERJC 516-599-2634 

Rabbi 

ANDREW WARMFLASH 

Ext. 214 

rabbiw@herjc.org 

Rabbi Emeritus 

DR. STANLEY PLATEK 

Cantor 

STACY SOKOL 

599-7432 or Ext. 222 

cantorsokol@herjc.org 

Executive Director 

KIM SCHWEITZER 

Ext. 215 

execdirkim@herjc.org 

Ritual Director 

NACHUM PLOTKIN 

599-8217 or Ext. 217 

nachump@aol.com 

Religious School Director 

DAVID WOOLFE 

599-0424 or Ext. 219 

rsdir@herjc.org 

Nursery School Director 

CHERYL KARP 

599-1169 or Ext. 237 

nurserydir@herjc.org 

Youth Director 

TODD HAUSMAN 

599-1148 or Ext. 223 

youthdir@herjc.org 

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LIZ KISLIK 

From the President 

This will be my last Hakol President’s column. Mostly, what I feel is 

gratitude, with a little amazement mixed in. Amazement, because 

how could it be possible that almost three years have passed And 

gratitude, because thanks to so many wonderful colleagues – professionals 

and volunteers alike – we have accomplished a lot and survived 

a lot. 

Certainly we are more efficient in many ways; areas of excess and 

waste have been reduced or eliminated, new areas of growth have 

been targeted, and we look for (and find) more of these opportunities 

at every meeting. A few areas of progress: 

Our revised constitution, to be voted at the Congregational Meeting on May 18, 

brings us up to date from 1980, the last time it was revised (see p. 5 for meeting 

notice) 

Our mission statement, voted in last year, expresses how we see ourselves and our 

congregation in the world, and has given us a platform from which to stage other 

improvements in all our activities (see website) 

Our newly launched Membership Movement brought us the Taste of HERJC and our 

very successful Family Fridays, where congregants of all ages and stages come 

together for a lively Kabbalat Shabbat service and a casual, friendly Shabbat dinner 

Our Religious School programs are reinvigorated: we’ve introduced the enriched 

Akiva track and are working on a new teen education program 

We’re getting more and better coverage in local papers and listings 

We’ve been awarded a UJA grant for Board development to continue improving our 

leadership and our work. 

The truth is that I did not cause any of these things to happen. They were ready to 

happen, just waiting for an engaged, mutable group of people to show up, brainstorm, 

experiment, evaluate, commit, revise, explore – as Rabbi Yishmael taught centuries ago: 

“Never say to your colleagues: ‘You must adopt my view’: the prerogative is theirs, not 

yours to coerce.” 

Before I took office, I wrote a personal strategy statement that I hoped would guide 

me through the presidency. I wanted to ensure that HERJC would provide a rewarding 

Conservative Egalitarian Jewish experience for its members, but recognized that I had 

no control over what others’ experience would be. I could try, though, to set the agenda 

for overall activity and to motivate others to create conditions that would be more 

engaging and therefore more rewarding to congregants. 

I wanted several outcomes, including better informed, more thoughtful, more 

balanced decision making; clear, consistent, and ongoing outreach to the larger 

Congregation, employees, and other constituents, and the ability to articulate who we 

President—Continued on page 4 

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From the Rabbi’s Study 

RABBI ANDREW WARMFLASH 

Shavuot, the major Jewish holiday which comes at the end of May 

celebrates the moment when God gave us the Torah at Mt. Sinai and 

our people made a lasting and irrevocable covenant to accept God 

as our sovereign and to live our lives according to Torah. It is the 

perfect time to reaffirm our commitment to living joyous and vibrant 

Jewish lives. 

The rabbinic imagination offers us two conflicting explanations as 

to how our people came to accept the Torah. According to one 

midrash, we took it because we had no choice: God held Mt. Sinai 

over our heads and said “Take My Torah or this will be your grave.” 

The other midrash portrays our acceptance as a voluntary act of love for God who 

brought us out of Egypt. In this version of events, God went to all the other nations on 

earth offering the Torah to each of them in turn. Each one asked what obligations this 

gift would entail and each, for its own reasons, rejected it. Finally, God came to Israel 

who, having already experienced God’s goodness, asked no questions but eagerly 

embraced the Torah, saying: “Naaseh venishma – we will do whatever You ask.” 

These two midrashim reflect two different paths by which Jewish people have 

traditionally come to affirm our commitment to Judaism. The first one describes an 

identification which comes al korhaynu – against our will and is symbolic of times in 

our history when some of our people have been forced to identify with Judaism because 

anti-Semites gave them no choice. 

The second midrash indicates a different path and one that is more relevant to our 

lives in America today. “Naaseh venishma” implies an acceptance of Judaism which isn’t 

based on the terms of the contract but rather comes about as a consequence of positive 

past experiences. 

The implications of this midrash for Jewish parents and grandparents could not be 

more clear: If we want our children and grandchildren to identify as Jews, we cannot 

rely on outside forces to compel them to be Jewish. We have to provide them with the 

positive Jewish experiences that will help them see that being Jewish is special and 

wonderful, something they should embrace with gratitude and joy. 

The Rabbi’s Table — Shabbat Afternoons at Twilight This Month 

May 2 at 7:20 pm — Must Israel Be a Jewish state 

May 9 at 7:30 pm — Ask the Rabbi 

May 16 at 7:30 pm — Mysteries of the Desert 

May 23 at 7:45 pm — Songs of Jerusalem 

May 30 at 7:45 pm — Shavuot 

Watch your weekly 

email for the topics 

for June. 

Join us each week for Mincha, a spirited discussion and singing over light 

refreshments, followed by Arvit and havdalah. What a nice way to end Shabbat together! 

HAKOL is published 

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Rockaway Jewish Centre/ 

Congregation Etz Chaim 

295 Main Street, 

East Rockaway, NY 11518 

Telephone: 516-599-2634 

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E-mail: office@herjc.org 

Website: www.herjc.org 

President 

LIZ KISLIK 

lizk@lizkislik.com 

Vice Presidents 

MARILYN COHEN 

JEFFREY FEIGENBLATT 

DANIEL GERSTMAN 

DR. MARTIN LESSER 

ROBERTA SUGARMAN 

Treasurer 

LARRY MILLER 

Financial Secretary 

JUDY HERBST 

Recording and 

Corresponding Secretary 

TERRI GOLD 

Sisterhood President 

NANCY LEVITT 

Men’s Club President 

MARTIN ABRAMS 

Editor 

CHARLOTTE BERCH 

Editorial Assistant 

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President—Continued from page 2 

DAILY 

SERVICES 

Mornings 

REGULAR 

Monday 

and Thursday 

6:50 am 

Tuesday, Wednesday, 

and Friday 

7:00 am 

Saturday 

9:30 am 

Sunday & 

Legal Holidays 

9:00 am 

Evenings 

Monday through 

Thursday, Sunday 

& Legal Holidays 

7:30 pm 

Fridays 

7:00 pm 

Saturday varies 

with sunset times 

Go to 

www.herjc.org 

Please check 

www.herjc.org 

or see the calendar for 

Saturday evening 

service times. 

are, what the institution represents, and what it means to be a HERJC member. You 

have to laugh a bit – I do it a lot – but I actually promised myself that I wouldn’t take 

on more than three discrete tasks at a time, and that I would only take on a fourth when 

a previous task had been completed, delegated, or otherwise removed from my list. 

The words of Rabbi Tarfon bring me comfort: “You are not obliged to complete the 

task; neither are you free to refrain from it.” OK, very little is complete. The work goes 

on and on. The lessons, though, have been many and valuable. 

I’ve learned how truly generous so many members of this congregation are – with 

their time, money, ideas, emotional support. More people have helped in ways large and 

small than you can ever know or would ever believe. Sometimes, just a kind word has 

been generosity enough. And on the tough days, I found that it was always better to be 

entertained (by human foibles, crotchets, and eccentricities) than drained (by same). 

A soft answer turneth away wrath 95% of the time, but for the other 5%, you just 

have to stand there and take it. People care about what they care about and they also 

expect that they will find whatever it is at the place they care about. Logic has almost 

no connection to people’s expectations, reactions, or feelings, so even when I couldn’t 

understand, couldn’t reconcile, our Sages gave me strength. Y’hoshua ben P’rahyah 

taught that “when you assess people, tip the balance in their favor.” And Hillel said, 

“Don’t judge your fellows till you stand in their situation.” 

So I also learned to ask myself why such a 

smart/nice/good/committed person would 

ever do such a dumb/unkind/bad/irresponsible 

“It happens from 

time to time that those 

who sing out with the 

greatest zest don’t 

necessarily have 

the greatest voices. 

It helps me to remember 

that they are not 

contributing tunefulness 

– they are 

contributing zest! 

” 

thing. Then it was easier to find a rationale or 

premise different from my own, one in which 

the other person, with the best of intentions, 

believed something I didn’t or saw something I 

didn’t see. It happens from time to time that 

those who sing out with the greatest zest don’t 

necessarily have the greatest voices. It helps me 

to remember that they are not contributing 

tunefulness – they are contributing zest! 

And now we enter the next stage. Dan 

Gerstman (see p. 5 for the Nominating Slate) is 

assembling a wonderful new team of volunteers, 

and our staff is stepping up more than 

ever. We will all have to do more with less – less funding, less time, perhaps even fewer 

people working. But we will also get to do more with more – more heart, more ideas, 

more hope for improvement. When everything is changing, there’s more and better 

chance for change. 

A few of the things you can look forward to with anticipation: new and significant 

fundraising to stabilize HERJC’s finances and give us a solid basis for growth and development 

– even in an uncertain future; new community outreach initiatives under the 

banner of “HERJC Cares”; and a renewed focus on bringing old members back into the 

fold. 

Come July, I’ll return to my old seat in the back row of the sanctuary and the back 

table of the Board room. But my perspective will have changed significantly. My heartfelt 

thanks and affection to all of you for the opportunity to learn and grow as a part of 

the HERJC community. Shalom, Chaverim – and see you in shul! 

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please join us 

Congregational Meeting 

MONDAY, MAY 18 AT 8:00 PM 

IN THE TEMPLE BOARDROOM 

AGENDA: 

• Election of Officers and 

Board of Director Members 

• Approval of 2009–10 Budget 

• Discussion of 257 Willard 

Installation of Officers and 

Board Members 2010–12 

FRIDAY, JUNE 12 AT 7:00 PM 

• Please join us at a Special 

Friday Evening Shabbat Service. 

• Installation of our new Officers 

and Board of Directors members 

• Open to all 

Nominating Committee Report 

On Monday, March 16, 2009, the Nominating Committee, having considered respective candidates, recommended the following 

slate of candidates as Officers of the Congregation and for election to the Board of Directors: 

OFFICERS 2010–2012 

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Gerstman 

Vice-Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marilyn Cohen 

Jeffrey Feigenblatt 

Dr. Martin Lesser 

Audrey Polinsky 

Roberta Sugarman 

Financial Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judy Herbst 

Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Miller 

Recording & Corresponding Secretary . . . . . . . . . Terri Gold 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

New Appointments, Term Ending 2010: 

Jaime Ezratty 

Reappointments, Term Ending 2010: 

Charlotte Berch, George Berch 


Harriet Meixler, Brian Silver 


Laurie Brofsky, Sandy Feit, Michael Frank, 

Bennett Futterman, Jeffrey Thaler 

The following procedure for nominations for officers and members of the Board of Directors is set forth in our Temple’s 

Constitution, Article IX, Section 1A: “Candidates for Officership and Board membership in the Congregation may be nominated 

by (a) the Nominating Committee or (b) the filing with the Recording & Corresponding Secretary of the Congregation a 

Nominating Petition signed by at least thirty (30) regular members in good standing. Such Petition must be filed with the 

Recording and Corresponding Secretary within thirty (30) days following the meeting of the Nominating Committee at which 

nominations are made for the ensuing year and notice thereof given to the membership.” 

Elections will be held at the Annual Meeting of the Congregation on Monday, May 18, 2009 at 8:00 PM. 

NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Norman Doctor, Chair, Michael Geselowitz, Marc Goldberg, Keith Harrow, Maty Olin, Deborah Riegel, 

Andrea Mandell, Linda Pachter, Stuart Sugarman, alternate: Harold Kislik. 

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Family 

Fridays 

Create 

Wonderful 

Memories for 

You and Your 

Children! 

May 8, 2009 

Highlighting Our 

Nursery School 

June 5, 2009 

End of the Year 

Barbeque 

A toasty and warm 

Todah Rabah to sponsors 

Lisa and Edmund Cohen 

Services begin 

at 6:30 pm; casual 

dinner at 7:20 pm. 

The nominal fee to 

help offset food 

expenses is $9 per 

adult, $5 for children 

12 and under and no 

charge for children 3 

and under. 

RSVP required. 

Email office@herjc.org 

or call 599-2634. 

MARC GOLDBERG 

notes from the cantor 

CANTOR STACY SOKOL 

patrons society 

These are difficult economic times, as we all know. So I must say a 

heartfelt thank you to all of our Patron members who have either 

renewed their pledge for this year and/or paid it already. When you 

join the Partrons Society, 

you will be doing 

something extraordinary 

for our Shul, 

school and Congregation. 

If you and your family would be interested 

in becoming members of the Patrons 

Society, please feel free to leave a message 

for me in the Temple office at 599-2634. 

PAID PATRON RENEWALS 

($1,000) 

Terri and Steven Gold 

Marsha and Larry Miller 

Nancy and Michael Rehns 

Beth Heit and Rabbi Andrew Warmflash 

PAID CHAI RENEWALS ($1,800) 

Philip Engel 

Many of us only know of one Megillah which is read during our joyous 

holiday of Purim. That Megillah, Megillat Ester is a beautiful 

story of how the Jewish people were redeemed by our heroin Queen 

Ester. However, there are four more megillot that are read every year. 

Megillat Ester has its own Trope System. However some of the story 

borrows some tunes found in Eicha, Lamentations. Eicha is recited 

in the summertime, it expresses itself through a mournful sounding 

Trope System on Tisha B'Av. Tisha B'Av commemorates the destruction 

of both our Temples in Jerusalem. 

Shir Hashirim (Song of Songs) recited on Passover, Ruth recited on Shavuot and 

Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) recited on Sukkot, all have the same Trope System. I invite those 

of you who are skilled in reading Hebrew to approach me about learning these Trope 

Systems and participating in our services throughout the year. I am available to meet 

you and teach you our beautiful heritage of chanting for the Five Books of Moses 

(Torah), The Prophets (Haftarah), and our Five Megillot. Please do not hesitate to call 

and set up an appointment 599-7432. 

Please join us on June 4 and 7, 2009 as our synagogue will be putting on The Fiddler 

on The Roof. The cast is amazing and this is something not to be missed. Please support 

our efforts and hard work as we take you back in time to our little shtetl (town) 

of Anetevka and blow you away with Shalom Alecheims's tale of Tevye the poor Milk 

Man. This show will be phenomenal, I promise you. 


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Presented by the HERJC Players 

Fiddler on the Roof 

Thursday, June 4 at 7:30 pm 

Sunday, June 7 at 3:00 pm 

Minimum Suggested Donation: 

Adults: $18 

Children 12 and under: $5 

For advance tickets, 

call Betsy at 599-1169 

ou,h ahse Kaddish Yatom 

Mourners Kaddish. The mourner’s Kaddish is one of best known and most 

profound prayers in our liturgy. It is traditionally recited daily by adult children for 

11 months after the death of a parent and for a month by all other members of the 

deceased’s immediate family. After the first year, Kaddish is said annually on the 

Yahrzeit, the anniversary of the death on the Hebrew calendar. It is also said as part 

of the Yizkor service on Yom Kippur and festivals. 

Kaddish binds the generations together in love. It responds to death by sanctifying God and embracing life. 

Because of its great sanctity, Kaddish requires that a minyan be present when it is said. This is one reason why 

our synagogue maintains a daily minyan, both morning and evening. 

According to an ancient mystical tradition, the recitation of Kaddish aids the soul of the deceased in its ascent 

to its final resting place in Paradise. It is also a powerful source of comfort and consolation for mourners, providing 

them with a daily opportunity to stand in the presence of community and pay tribute to the memory of 

a dear loved one. 

It is traditional to erect a monument on a person’s grave after they die. While this is certainly necessary and 

meaningful, it is important to remember that the true monument to a person’s life can be found in the lives of 

the people they leave behind when they die. There is no greater tribute that we can pay to someone we love who 

has left this world, than to stand daily as a flesh and blood monument to their memory, honoring them by 

reciting ancient words of holiness and sanctification. 

—Rabbi Andrew Warmflash 


holidays 

LAG B’OMER 

Lag B’Omer is the 33rd day of the Omer (the 49 days counted between Pesach and 

Shavuot), which this year falls on May 12. Having no calendar, the Jews of ancient 

times counted the days from the second day of Pesach (the start of the cereal harvest) 

until Shavuot, when they would gather the harvest. Lag B’Omer is a solitary 

joyous day in this solemn period of the Jewish calendar, when so much Jewish persecution 

is remembered. On this day, we remember the miraculous cessation of a 

terrible plague that raged among Rabbi Akiva’s students. The yahrzeit of Simeon 

Bar Yohai, a great Jewish scholar who hid in a cave, living off carob and spring water 

when the Romans forbade the study of Torah, is also commemorated. When his 

students came to visit him, they disguised themselves as hunters with bows and 

arrows, hence the bows and arrows children play with on Lag B’Omer today. We 

also remember the amazing determination and bravery of Bar Kochba and his small, ill-equipped Jewish army in withstanding 

the mighty Roman army for three long years. 

In most countries, Lag B’Omer is celebrated with picnics, field days and games of skill. In Israel, many Jews visit the 

grave of Rabbi Simeon Bar Yohai in Meron. Bonfires are lit and there is singing and dancing throughout the night 

because Rabbi Bar Yohai requested that his followers celebrate, rather than mourn, his death. The bonfires also remind 

us that the torch of Jewish learning continues to burn, despite cruel persecutions by tyrants throughout the centuries. 

SHAVUOT 

Shavuot means “weeks” and it falls exactly seven weeks after the second day of Pesach, on the 6th and 7th of Sivan. 

Shavuot is a three-fold celebration which commemorates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, the wheat harvest 

and the ripening of the first fruits in Israel. The Rabbis of old declared Shavuot to be the most pleasant of all Jewish 

holidays. In ancient times, the cereal harvest began on the second day of Passover with the 

ripening of barley. On this day, an omer or measure of grain was brought to the Temple as 

a thanksgiving to God. The 49 days were counted until Shavuot and this period is still called 

Sefirat HaOmer or the counting of the Omer. A special prayer was and still is said at the end 

of the Evening Service during this period. In a way, it fits in very well with Passover and 

brings that great festival to a glorious conclusion. On Passover the Jews were freed from 

slavery and on Shavuot the freed slaves were made into free men by the Ten Commandments. 

SHAVUOT CUSTOMS: In Israel, children usually march through the streets with baskets of 

fruit and beautifully decorated floats, in commemoration of the ancient festival processions 

carrying thanksgiving offerings to the Temple. Synagogues and homes in countries 

all over the world are decorated with plants, flowers and greenery. 

On the first night of Shavuot, the Evening Service is delayed until absolute nightfall to be sure the 49 days of counting 

are completed. Many observant Jews spend the whole first night studying Torah. During the day, the Scroll of Ruth 

is read at Services because this story describes harvesting in Palestine. On the second day, Yizkor is said. It is also customary 

to eat dairy foods, symbolizing the fact that the Torah is likened to “milk and honey.” 


schedule of services 

EREV SHAVUOT 

THURSDAY, MAY 28 

Services & Tikkun . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 pm 

Candlelighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 pm 

FIRST DAY SHAVUOT 

FRIDAY, MAY 29 

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am 

Vav Class Graduation . . . . . . . . 8:00 pm 

Services & Candlelighting . . . . 8:00 pm 

SECOND DAY SHAVUOT 

SATURDAY, MAY 30 

Services with Yizkor . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am 

Mincha, Seuda, Shlesheit, 

Maariv, Havdalah . . . . . . . . . 7:45 pm 

What Do You Do With The Leftovers 

Tikkun Layl Shavuot 

THURSDAY, MAY 28 

FOLLOWING 8 PM SERVICES 

It is tradition 

to study Torah 

on the eve of 

Shavuot. 

Please join in our Temple’s annual Tikkun Layl 

Shavuot study and discussion session. 

Delicious dairy desserts will be served. 

On Shabbat Pesach, Rehama Deffallah, founder of the Darfur People’s Association of 

New York, who fled Darfur in 1997 due to the policy of silent genocide, spoke to our 

congregation. This past winter, he traveled to Sudan to help his 93 year old father and 

90 year old mother. Their village was razed to the ground by government warplanes. 

They and others who were too old, too sick or too young to make the 80 mile walk to 

the safety of the refugee camps in Chad, fled to the nearby mountains on the Sudanese 

side of the Sudanese-Chad border. They sleep during the day and at night forage for the 

scant food and water that is available. Now, Mr. Deffallah said, the government is deploying 

even more warplanes to kill these left over civilians who somehow have survived. 

Since 2003, more than half a million persons have been killed, up to two and a half million 

internally displaced, 300,000 forced to cross the border to Chad, 7,000 villages 

completely destroyed and at least 8,000 women raped. Most recently Sudan expelled 

thirteen foreign aid groups and has done nothing to fill the gaps, leaving 4.7 million 

people at risk. 

Mazal Tov 

to our Vav 

Graduates 

Please 

join us at 

Graduation 

Friday, May 29 


 

People are 

hungry 

and you 

can help! 

Sisterhood collects 

Kosher canned and 

packaged food 

year round. 

Please leave your 

donations in the 

Lucite box 

in the Lobby. 

HOW TO HELP 

Call and e-mail your elected officials to voice your concern about events in Darfur. 

US Senate Switchboard: 202 224-3121 

House of Representatives: 202 225-3121 

White House: 202 456-1414 

Donate to any of these organizations: 

Doctors Without Borders, American Jewish World Watch, UNICEF, Oxfam, or 

Brooklyn for Peace Inc. (DPANY, PO Box 300405, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11230) 

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Supermarket Sweeps Brings Sweet Success 

Just before Passover, 24 USY’ers and Pre-USY’ers participated in 

a great game at the Stop and Shop on Long Beach Road in 

Oceanside. Each team tried to buy the most non-perishable 

kosher food (including at least one Passover item) for a total of 

$20. A tremendous time was had by all and HERJC Youth made 

a huge food donation to the food pantry in Far Rockaway. The 

balance of the money collected was donated to a local homeless 

shelter. A huge thank you goes out to Oceanside’s Stop and 

Shop, who not only gave us total access to the store but also 

donated a $25 gift card which made our food collection that 

much bigger! 

mazal tov to our may, june 

SYDNEY PAIGE KAHN 


Mazal Tov to Mitra and Dr. 

Mark Kahn on the Bat Mitzvah 

of their daughter, Sydney Paige. 

Sydney is a seventh grade 

student at Lynbrook South 

Middle School. Her favorite 

subjects are math, science 

and Spanish. She enjoys dance, 

tennis, piano and skiing. 

Sydney has a sister and brother, Alexa, 18 and 

Jared, 15. 

SAMANTHA NICOLE LASKIN 


Mazal Tov to Anita 

Boomstein and Burton Laskin 

on the Bat Mitzvah of their 

daughter, Samantha Nicole. 

Samantha is a seventh grade 


Middle School. Her favorite 

subjects are math, science 

and art. She enjoys drama, swimming and singing. 

JESSIE LEANA KURZ 

May 30, 2009 

Mazal Tov to Marcia and 

Jonathan Kurz on the Bat 

Mitzvah of their daughter, 

Jessie Leana. 

Jessie is a seventh grade 

student at Woodmere Middle 

School. Her favorite subjects 

are Spanish and math. She 

enjoys gymnastics, diving, and spending time with 

friends. 

Jessie has two sisters, Elle, 18 and Jenna, 14. 

SKYLER HARRISON KESSLER 


Mazal Tov to Barbara and 

Robert Kessler on the Bar 

Mitzvah of their son, Skyler 

Harrison. 

Skyler is a seventh grade 


Middle School. His favorite 

subjects are math and science. 

He enjoys playing the trumpet, biking and tennis. 

Skyler has a sister, Micaela, 9. 


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HAKOL

and august b’nai mitzvah 

MOLLIE ELIZABETH FALK 


Mazal Tov to Bonnie Mann 

Falk and Jonathan Falk on the 

Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, 

Mollie Elizabeth. 

Mollie is a seventh grade 

student at The Brandeis School. 

Her favorite subjects are math, 

Spanish and Jewish History. 

She enjoys tennis, swimming, spending time with 

friends, going to camp and the beach. 

Mollie has a brother, Perry, 9. 

WESLEY ERIC SCHEIER 

June 20, 2009 

Mazal Tov to Karen and 

Jeffrey Scheier on the Bar 

Mitzvah of their son, 

Wesley Eric. 

Wesley is a seventh grade 


Middle School. His favorite 

subjects are math and social 

studies. He enjoys baseball, basketball, video 

games and spending time with friends and family. 

Wesley has a sister, Danielle, 19. 

EMILY REID POLOKOFF 

August 29, 2009 

Mazal Tov to Deborah and 

Stuart Polokoff on the Bat 

Mitzvah of their daughter, 

Emily Reid. 

Emily is a sixth grade student 

at Lynbrook South Middle 

School. Her favorite subjects 

are math and social studies. 

She enjoys tennis, horseback riding and chorus. 

Emily has a sister and a brother, Hannah, 10 

and Adam, 6. 

Did you remember 

to buy Yarmulkes for your 

upcoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah 

Let us make it easy for you. 

Order from the Religious School Parents Association. 

Call Gail at 374-0468 or 

Liz at 593-7984. 

(Please call 4 weeks 

before your 

Bar/Bat Mitzvah date.) 


social outreach 

Sisterhood News 

NANCY LEVITT 

My first year as Sisterhood president is almost over and 

it has been a wonderful whirlwind of events and programs. 

We all enjoyed the best ever Sisterhood Shabbat. 

The wine tasting was a huge success and delicious 

wines graced our Passover tables thanks to Peninsula 

Wines and Liquor. We learned to crochet and we are 

very well read. We have new members at our book 

group and the discussion couldn’t be better so why don’t 

you give it a try 

We are still anticipating two big events: 

Cabaret Night – See page 13. 

Maggie Anton – See box below. 

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who 

helped this past year. It’s thanks to all your dedication 

and hard work that Sisterhood is able to do so much. 

Sisterhood Simcha Sponsors 

• Nancy and Paul Levitt in honor of their daughter, 

Julie, making Dean’s List and being inducted into the 

Honor Society at Ithaca College. 

• Hannah Plotkin in honor of Ariel’s 21st birthday. 

Men’s Club 

MARTIN ABRAMS 

May and June are very full months 

for Men’s Club and the congregation. 

Please support our activities. 

Louise and I wish you all a very 

happy Shavuot. 

On Saturday night, May 16, Sisterhood 

and Men’s Club are joining 

together to celebrate Israel’s 61st 

birthday – See page 13. 

Have a wonderful Mother’s day and Father’s day. 

Please consider the Jewish National Fund’s playground 

project for gifts. 

I hope to see you at the Israel Day Parade, Sunday, 

May 31. 

Our Defensive Driving class will be held on two 

Tuesdays, June 16 and 23. 

We are going to a Cyclones baseball game, Tuesday 

night, July 7 – See page 21. 

Have a great summer. 

Book Talk and Signing 

Meet Maggie Anton, award winning author of “Rashi’s Daughters” 

SUNDAY, MAY 31, 7:30 PM AT HERJC, FREE, OPEN TO ALL 

The program will be proceeded by a Meet the Author Dinner for 

Sisterhood members and their guests at 5:00 pm in a member’s home. 

Cost: $36 Space is limited Pre-paid reservations required by May 18 

Call Beverly for details, 374-0901 for details and RSVP 

Maggie Anton 


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events 

Join us for a fun-filled evening of dancing and music as Sisterhood 

and Men’s Club celebrate the 61st birthday of the State of Israel. 

HERJC CABARET 

SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 9:00 PM 

FEATURED PERFORMER: DOUG LEBLANG 

ISRAELI FOOD DELIGHTS! 

To RSVP, send your check for $25 per person (made out to: HERJC Men’s Club 

or HERJC Sisterhood) to the HERJC Office. Mention “Cabaret” on memo line. 

Any questions, call Nancy at 516-569-2366 or Marty at 718-327-3536 

RSVP a must by May 6! 

Men’s Club Defensive Driving Course 

TUESDAYS, JUNE 16 & 23 FROM 7:00 – 10:00 PM 

Complete the Defensive Driving Course through one of our Department of Motor 

Vehicles approved training agencies and become eligible for the insurance discount! 

Even the most experienced drivers will find the course interesting and filled with valuable 

safe driving tips. It’s great for new drivers, too! 

Men’s Club Defensive Driving Course Registration 

NAME(S) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 

ADDRESS ___________________________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PHONE_____________________________________________________________________________________ 

ENCLOSED IS A CHECK FOR $________________________________________________________________ 

South Shore 

Adult Jewish Institute 

Judaism in 

Today’s World 

May 17 


Congregation B’nai Israel 

91 N. Bayview Avenue, 

Freeport, NY 11520 

Dr. Harriet Davis-Kram, 

Queens College 

“Jewish Radical Women in 

the U.S. and Europe” 

 

This Mother’s Day 

and Father’s Day 

Do a Triple Mitzvah 

We are pleased to 

announce that HERJC 

is joining with the Jewish 

National Fund to aid the 

children of Sderot in 

southern Israel whose 

families continue to 

be vulnerable to missile 

attacks from Gaza. 

Honor Your Parents 

Help the People 

of Israel 

Support HERJC 

All with one donation! 

Call 599-2634 

or email secy@herjc.org 

Return to: HERJC Men’s Club, 295 Main Street, East Rockaway, NY 11518 

Fee $50.00 per driver • Please register as soon as possible. 


may calendar 

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 

Don’t Miss the Fun! 

Salute To Israel Parade 

Sunday, May 31, NYC 

Grades 7–12 

Come and March! 

Call Todd at 

599-1148 for Details 

Light the Shabbat 

Candles and 

Recite the 

Following Blessing 

(Candlelighting times are 

listed on the calendar) 

Blessed are You, 

Lord our God, 

King of the universe, 

who has hallowed us 

through commandments, 

and has commanded us 

to kindle the Shabbat Lights. 

Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai 

E-lohei-nu Me-lech Ha-olam 

A-Sher Kee-di-shah-noo 

Bi-mitz-vo-tav 

Vi-tzee-va-noo Li-had-leek 

Ner Shel Sha-bat. 

Go to 

www.herjc.org 

Learn the 

Blessings at 

www.herjc.org 

First click on “Cantor” 

and then on “Blessings” 

3 9 iyar 4 10 iyar 5 11 iyar 

Morning Minyan & Breakfast 

9:00 am 

Rabbi’s Talmud Class – 10:00 am 

GYM CLOSED FOR NURSERY ART SHOW 

Rabbi’s Genesis Class – 11:00 am 

USY – 7:00 pm 

Executive Committee Meeting 


Pizza Plus – 5:30 pm 

10 16 iyar 11 17 iyar 12 18 iyar 

MOTHER’S DAY 

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 

USY “Breakfast in Bed” 

Preparation – 9:00 am 


9:00 am 

GYM CLOSED FOR NURSERY ART SHOW 

Rabbi’s Genesis Class – 11:00 am 


Board of Education Meeting 


LAG B’OMER 


Ritual Committee Meeting 


17 23 iyar 18 24 iyar 19 25 iyar 

Religious School Last Gan Class 

9:00 am 


9:00 am 

Rabbi’s Last Talmud Class 

10:00 am 

Adult Ed./Away – 7:30 pm 

Rabbi’s Last Genesis Class 

11:00 am 


Congregational and 

Open Board Meetings 



Youth Committee Meeting 


24 1 sivan 25 2 sivan 26 3 sivan 

Rosh Chodesh Sivan 

Minyan & Breakfast – 9:00 am 

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 

31 

8 sivan 

Israeli Day Parade 

Minyan & Breakfast – 9:00 am 

Sist. Meet the Author – 7:30 pm 

MEMORIAL DAY 


9:00 am 

NURSERY & RELIGIOUS 

SCHOOLS CLOSED 

NO YOUTH PROGRAMS 

OFFICE CLOSED 

Religious School Last Alef, Bet 

& Gimel Classes – 4:00 pm 

Religious School Keshet 

Moving Up Ceremony – 4:30 pm 


of events 

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 

Looking for a fast, easy way 

to help support our Dinner Dance 

List your children or grandchildren’s names in the Journal! 

It’s $18 per family and names can be emailed to 

office@herjc.org or called into the office at 599-2634. 

Thanks so much! 

1 7 iyar 2 8 iyar 

acharei mot/kedoshim 

Kabbalat Shabbat Service 


Candlelighting – 7:33 pm 

Services – 9:30 am 

Jr. Congregation – 11:00 am 

Torah Kids – 11:00 am 

Mincha, Seuda, Maariv, Havdalah 


6 

12 iyar 

Kadima – 5:30 pm 

Nursery Art Show – 6:30 pm 

Sisterhood Board Meeting 


7 13 iyar 8 14 iyar 9 15 iyar 

Family Friday Service & Dinner 

featuring Nursery 



emor 


Bat Mitzvah: Sydney Kahn 

Religious School Family Services 

9:30 am 



13 

19 iyar 

Nursery School PA Luncheon 


Kadima – 5:30 pm 

House Committee Meeting 


14 20 iyar 15 21 iyar 16 22 iyar 

Nursery Soccer – 2:30 pm 

METNY Regional Convention 

May 15-17/Away 

Nursery Soccer – 2:00 pm 




behar/bechukotai 


Bat Mitzvah: Samantha Laskin 

Jr. Congregation – 11:00 am 

Torah Kids – 11:00 am 



Sisterhood/Men’s Club Yom 

Ha’atzmaut Cabaret – 9:00 pm 

20 

26 iyar 

Last Kadima – 5:30 pm 

21 27 iyar 22 28 iyar 23 29 iyar 



Last Vav Class – 6:00 pm 

YOM YERUSHALAYIM 

Early Minyan – 6:50 am 

NURSERY SCHOOL CLOSED 




bemidbar 




27 

4 sivan 


Last Dalet & Hay Class 


28 5 sivan 29 6 sivan 30 7 sivan 

Erev Shavuot 


Mincha & Tikkun Layl Shavuot 

8:00 PM 

SHAVUOT 


Services, Vav Graduation & 

Award Ceremony – 8:00 pm 


NURSERY & RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS 

CLOSED/NO YOUTH PROGRAMS 

OFFICE CLOSED 

shavuot 

Services with Yizkor – 9:30 am 

Bat Mitzvah: Jessie Kurz 



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june calendar 

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 

1 9 sivan 2 10 sivan 

3 

WEDNESDAY 

11 sivan 


Executive Committee Meeting 


Board of Education Meeting 



10 

18 sivan 


9:00 am 

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 

3:00 PM 

Last USY – 7:00 pm 

Nursery School Moving Up Day 


Ritual Committee Meeting 


Last Day of Nursery School 

House Committee Meeting 


Sisterhood End of Year 

Board Meeting – 7:30 pm 


17 

25 sivan 


9:00 am 

Board of Directors Meeting 


Men’s Club Defensive Driving 


21 29 kislev 22 1 tammuz 23 2 tammuz 

24 

3 tammuz 

FATHER’S DAY 


9:00 am 

Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 

Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 

Men’s Club Defensive Driving 


28 7 tammuz 29 8 tammuz 30 9 tammuz 


9:00 am 


of events 

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 


naso 


FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 

7:30 PM 


Family Fridays BBQ 

Shabbat Service & Dinner 




Bar Mitzvah: Skyler Kessler 



11 19 sivan 12 20 sivan 13 21 sivan 

Nursery Camp Orientation 

10:00 am 


& Installation – 7:00 pm 


beha’alotecha 


Bat Mitzvah: Mollie Falk 



18 26 sivan 19 27 sivan 20 28 sivan 




shelach 


Bar Mitzvah: Wesley Scheier 



Dinner Dance (Away) – 9:30 pm 

25 4 tammuz 26 5 tammuz 27 6 tammuz 




korach 


Aufruf: Evan Gluck & 

Liz Eskenasi 



Recycling 

Opportunities 

at HERJC 

THE NURSERY 

SCHOOL 

COLLECTS 

used ink cartridges, cell 

phones and “garbage” 

(which becomes Art!), 

such as CLEAN paper 

towel tubes, coffee cans, 

egg crates, baby food 

jars, plastic containers, 

ribbons, wrapping paper, 

wallpaper, buttons, trim, 

yarn, spools, fabric, 

shopping bags and 

anything else you 

can think of! 

HERJC 

COLLECTS 

BATTERIES! 

Used batteries are 

poisoning our landfills! 

Help save the earth 

by bringing your used 

batteries to the 

synagogue for collection 

and proper recycling. 

Commemorate a Happy Event 

by Placing a Leaf on the 

TREE OF LIFE 

in our Lobby 

Small acts that 

bring big results! 

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our jewish future 

nursery school 

CHERYL KARP 

School is almost over, and I have 

decided that since all of you mean so 

much to me, I would like to give 

you a gift. However, after months 

of searching for something special, 

I realized that no mere trinket or 

card could truly reflect the feelings 

of an early childhood director’s 

grateful heart. 

When school started in September, you gave me the 

gift of your trust, believing that I would teach your 

child, and you reserved respect for me as a director. 

I added to that my constant and fervent prayers that 

you would be objective and fair, and allow me the 

opportunity to set limitations while offering your child 

a chance to learn self-control and soar a bit in the 

process. I have tried to make our school a safe haven for 

your child. I pray for your health and happiness and 

your ability to be supplied with the tools necessary to 

succeed in your task as a parent, teacher and educator. 

You have given me your time as often as you could, and 

supported all my endeavors. Occasionally, I even 

offered you a challenge when I spoke my mind, sometimes 

standing firm, sometimes backing down with a 

renewed assurance with a “wait and see” attitude. 

And now as your child returns to your side for the 

summer, or leaves our school to go on to the next step, 

the gift I humbly give to you is found deep within my 

heart…I give to you my most profound thanks. 

Wishing all of my families a wonderful summer. 

I look forward to seeing you in September. 

religious school 

DAVID WOOLFE 

My, that went fast! It seems like only 

yesterday we were beginning the 

school year and preparing for the 

High Holidays; that our Alef and 

Bet students were celebrating their 

Kabbalat HaSiddur ceremony; that 

our Akiva students were chanting 

Torah on our bimah; that our Hay 

students and their families were 

making their yads with our incredible Yad Meister, Neil 

Meixler, and his fabulous Yad Squad. Family projects, 

classroom seders…it all seems to zip by so quickly. 

The end of the year seems to invite reflection on the 

passage of time. I know that, as a parent, it is inconceivable 

to me that my little boys are now men of 25 and 21 

years! Where did the years go All of their joys and 

challenges have just flown by. 

Bob Dylan sang that, “Time is a jet plane; it moves 

too fast.” Certainly, it often seems so. Of course, that is 

one of the reasons that we have ritual and ceremony – 

to slow down time; to make us aware of the significance 

of what is happening now, when it is happening. 

Blessings accomplish the same thing. They make us 

aware of the world around us. When we are aware, 

events seem not to fly by quite so frighteningly. 

As the Religious School prepares for another Vav 

Class Graduation ceremony, it is good to keep in mind 

that graduation not only gives us an opportunity to ask, 

“Where has the time gone” but also to stop and recognize 

just how remarkable these young adults have 

become; to mark who they are now. 

The Nursery School and Religious School would like to thank TERRI AND STEVEN GOLD for their generous 

donation of Gold’s Horseradish for all of our school seders. No one else could ever make the “bitter” so sweet! 


Time has always been fundamental to who we are as Jews. After all, our God is a God 

of time, a God who is the same at the beginning of time as at the end of time. And, for 

us, the past is never simply prelude. It plays itself out over and over. The past happens 

in our time. We are slaves in Egypt. We are redeemed. We stand at Sinai as Moses 

returns with God’s commandments. We are part of the incredible flow of tradition. 

When we feel that way, time doesn’t pass us by so much as embrace us and lift us up. 

Have a happy and healthy summer. See you next year when we “start it up” again! 

youth programs 

TODD HAUSMAN 

Another great year is coming to a close with HERJC Youth Group 

clocking into the #1 spot on the charts! Our USY’ers had loads of fun 

and learned a lot at such events as Israeli Color War, Israel Spa day, 

and Purim Carnival. They participated in many social action programs 

which directly impacted the surrounding communities, such 

as making blankets and delivering them to Hoffman Manor, playing 

Super Market Sweeps at Stop and Shop and donating the food to the 

hungry and money to a homeless shelter. USY also experienced the 

joy of creating tzedakah by running a car wash and selling Tikun 

Olam t-shirts. Our Youth Group kids also had a super time while doing some religious 

education programs such as planting pots for Tu B’Shevat, helping with Yellow Candle 

deliveries for Yom HaShoah, sponsoring the synagogue’s Yom HaShoah program, and 

making Purim and the Megillah reading awesome by coming up with the theme and 

then writing and performing a Purim spiel. Other fabulous activities included S-Cubed 

(soccer, socks and sundaes), Iron Chef and Make Your Own Pizza. One of the most popular 

events was our all-nighters! A great time was had by all. 

On a divisional and regional level, the year started with in the summer with 

Encampment, then moved onto the Kickoff Dance, Chazak Divisional Kinnus at 

HERJC, International Convention in Washington, DC, Mid-winter Kallah, Spring 

Kinnus, Regional Convention and will end on a 

high note at the Israel Day Parade in Manhattan! 

Kadima, Pizza Plus, and our seventh graders 

“USY also 

experienced the joy 

of creating tzedakah 

by running a car wash 

and selling Tikun 

” 

Olam t-shirts. 

participated in a Ben and Jerry’s ice cream sedar, 

lots of sports and arts and crafts events among 

many other great programs and trips to Owl Art 

Gallery, Fun Station, and will be going to Ultimate 

GaGa. 

Encampment applications are in. Encampment 

is an eight day sleep away camp held at Camp 

Ramah in the Berkshires. As a kid, I went to two 

Kadima and four USY encampments and then returned to camp as staff. I was a bunk 

counselor, then moved to Boys Head Counselor and as of last year was named Kadima 

Encampment Director. If you are between sixth and twelve grades and have any questions 

about this great program, please feel free to contact me. 

Mark Your 

Calendar and 

Don’t Miss 

These Upcoming 

Youth Group 

Events! 

 

MAY 3 

Ultimate GaGa 

 

MAY 10 

Mother’s Day 

Breakfast-in-Bed 

 

MAY 15–17 

Regional 

Convention 

(for 8–12 grades) 

 

MAY 14 

Special Seniors 

Event at Regional 

Convention 

 

MAY 31 

Israel Day Parade 

in New York City 

 

We are still selling 

Jewish baseball cards 

at $25 a set 

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Encampment ‘09 

August 26 –Sept. 3 

at Camp Ramah 

in the 

Berkshires 

METNY REGION’S 

BEST PROGRAM! 

Open to all current 

5th to 11th graders. 

Separate programs for 

5th–7th graders (Kadima) 

and 8th–11th 

graders (USY). 

ACTIVITIES 

Each teen gets to 

choose a variety of 

activities such as 

Drama, Music, 

Sports Clinics, 

Arts & Crafts, 

Teenage Dilemmas, 

and much more! 

EVERYONE 

PARTICIPATES IN 

Talent Show and 

Maccabia, Campfires 

and Hiking, and the 

Final Banquet 

For an application, 

contact the Youth Office 

or call 212-533-7800 

ext. 2155. 

events 

T ENT H ANNUAL 

NURSERY SCHOOL 

ART EXHIBIT ION 

Mentoring Program in Religious School 

NEXT YEAR’S 8TH–10TH GRADERS 

Join us for the Grand Opening 

Wednesday, May 6 

6:30–8:30 PM in the gym 

Refreshments 

Interested in a great job AND community service opportunity (say, “yes”!) 

One-on-One Mentoring Program in the Religious School 

You commit to: 

1. A Religious School day (or even more than one!) 

2. Three prep sessions with Mr. Woolfe 

3. Helping younger students 

You can also view our 

Art Show 

following Services on 

Saturday, May 9 

We commit to: 

1. Providing 1 hr pay/1 hr community service each Religious School day 

2. Supporting you in performing a wonderful task 

3. Helping you help your synagogue 

We Can Only Bring in a Limited Number of Mentors so…if you’re interested, 

call the Religious School office (599-0424) and talk to Mr. Woolfe! 

page 20 MAY/JUNE 2009 

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summertime – don’t forget us! 

SUMMER SHABBAT SERVICES 

FRIDAY EVENINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 pm 

SATURDAY MORNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am 

SATURDAY EVENINGS 

Please go to www.herjc.org 

for Minyan Times 

TISHA B’AV SERVICES 

Go to www.herjc.org 

Please watch your 

emails & check the website 

for the latest news. 

Baseball Jewish 

Heritage Night 

Join us on 

July 7 at a 

Cyclones game. 

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 

Mincha followed by Candlelit Tisha B’Av Service . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 pm 

THURSDAY, JULY 30 

Morning Minyan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 am 

Maariv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 pm 

join our summer fun 

Once again, we are asking Congregants to help us by either 

chanting a Haftara or delivering a D’var Tora during the summer 

months. If you would like to participate in this mitzva, contact 

Jeffrey Thaler at 917-685-8848 or email jeffrey12045@aol.com. 

Another HERJC summer tradition is asking Congregants to 

sponsor a Shabbat kiddush at the cost of $154. Celebrate a special 

occasion or commemorate a yahrzeit while helping us to 

maintain a nice kiddush during the quiet summer months. We 

hope to hear from you soon. 

The cost is $18 a seat 

and you’ll get 

a Cyclones hat! 

Call 917-797-0036 

and reserve your seat 

NOW! 

L’Shanah Tovah – Watch for details in the 

Weekly Update and in your mail. 

ADD YOUR NAME TO SISTERHOOD 

NEW YEAR’S GREETINGS 

Your name can be added to our specially designed New Year’s Greeting 

Card sent to every member of our Congregation on Rosh Hashanah. 

Support your shul. 

We’re here for you all 

summer long! 

SEND SWEET GREETINGS THIS ROSH HASHANAH 

What better way is there to wish a sweet Rosh Hashanah to family, 

friends, and business associates than with a delicious gift of honey 

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personals & donations 

Personals 

Bonnie Mann Falk and Jonathan Falk 

on the Bat Mitzvah of their 

daughter, Mollie Elizabeth. 

Mitra and Dr. Mark Kahn on the 


Sydney Paige. 

Barbara and Bob Kessler on the 

Bar Mitzvah of their son, 

Skyler Harrison. 

Marcia and Jonathan Kurz on the 


Jessie Leana. 

Anita Boomstein and Burton Laskin on 

the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, 

Samantha Nicole. 

Deborah and Stuart Polokoff on the 


Emily Reid. 

Karen and Jeff Scheier on the Bar 

Mitzvah of their son, Wesley Eric. 

Rita and Dr. Lawrence Gottlieb on the 

Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter 

Rachel. 

Ileane and Herbert Tischler on the 

Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, 

Jake Brandon. 

Sharon and Ron Nash on the 

engagement of their son, Philip, 

to Karen Olender. 

Marsha and Larry Miller on the 

marriage of their son, Mathew, 

to Diana Claybon. 

Michelle and Lawrence Kogan on the 

birth of twins, Abigail Jewel and 

Benjamin Jeffrey. 

Paula and George Akst on the birth 

of their grandson, Max Daniel. 

Adrienne and Harvey Cohen on the 

birth of their granddaughter, 

Isabella Fynn. 

Bea and Sam Miller on the birth of 

their great-grandchild, Lucas Miller. 

Al Stehr on celebrating a special 

birthday. 

Shari Zagorski on her son, Jason, 

placing fourth in the Long Island 

Spelling Bee and on her son, 

Zachary, winning the Long Island 

Spelling Bee and representing 

Long Island in the National 

Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. 

Speedy Recovery 

Charlotte Berch 

Debbie Jablon 

Condolences to 

Melissa Fabel on the loss of her 

grandmother, Elsie Steinberg. 

Bill Nicholson on the loss of his 

mother, Beatrice. 

Dr. Michael Sloane on the loss of 

his sister, Freida. 

Simchah Leaves on 

our Tree of Life 

Mitra and Dr. Mark Kahn in honor of 


Sydney Paige. 

Marcia and Jonathan Kurz in honor of 


Jessie Leana. 

Marsha and Larry Miller in honor of 

the marriage of their son, Mathew, 

to Diana Claybon. 

A Warm Welcome 

to our New Members 

Rachel and Andrew Cooper 

Adrienne and Daniel Davidson 

Beth and Donald Rubin 

Beth and Seth Shapiro 

FUNDS 

The Congregation gratefully 

acknowledges the following 

contributions: 

Bible Fund 

Kathy and Larry Feffer in honor of 

Marilyn and Stanley Cohen being 

honored by the Jewish Theological 

Seminary. 

Leslie and Ed Goldstein in honor 

of the Bat Mitzvah of Rachel, 

daughter of Lisa and 

Dr. Bennett Futterman. 

Cantor’s Music Fund 

Ora and Dr. David Kirsch in appreciation 

of Cantor Sokol’s guidance in 

preparing their daughter, Elayna, 

for her Bat Mitzvah. 

With Wishes for the Complete and 

Speedy Recovery of Cantor Sokol 

Hedda and Jeffrey Feigenblatt 

Judy, Steven, Amanda and 

Jessica Herbst 

Judith Nysenholc and Ian Herzberg 

Ferne and Jack Skiba 

Dr. Michael Frank in memory of his 

mother, Ray. 

Linda Pachter in memory of 

Irving Fischer. 

Education Fund 

Sarita and Ron Berkenblit in honor of 

their grandson, Jason Zagorski, 

who placed fourth in the Long 

Island Spelling Bee Championship 

(in his first year of competition). 

Sarita and Ron Berkenblit in honor of 

their grandson, Zachary Zagorski, 

who won the Spelling Bee for the 

second year in a row and will 

represent Long Island at the 

Scripps National Spelling Bee 

in Washington, D. C. in May. 

Janice and Allen Cederbaum in honor 

of the 40th wedding anniversary 

of Naomi and Norman Doctor. 

Janice and Allen Cederbaum in honor 


of Roz and Dr. Herbert Fisher. 

Judith Nysenholc and Ian Herzberg 

in appreciation of the Akiva 

Class reading Torah. 


of Religious School 

Director David Woolfe and the 

Religious School teachers help 

in preparing their daughter, 

Elayna, for her Bat Mitzvah. 

Elaine and Sidney Scheinfeld in 

honor of the Bar Mitzvah of 

Jake Brandon, grandson of 

Ileane and Herb Tischler. 

Sheila and Marvin Shenfeld in 

honor of the Bar Mitzvah of 

Jackson, grandson of Mr. & 

Mrs. Sidney Fein. 

Paula and Bruce Trauner in honor 



Rita and Dr. Lawrence Gottlieb in 

memory of Barbara Gross. 

Cheryl and Todd Graber in memory 

of the grandmother of Mr. & 

Mrs. M. Cohn. 

Cheryl and Todd Graber in memory 

of Elsie Steinberg. 

Ferne and Jack Skiba in memory 

of Beatrice Nicholson. 

Kiddush Fund 

Kathy and Larry Feffer in honor 

of the birth of Isabella Fynn, 

granddaughter of Adrienne 

and Harvey Cohen. 

Kathy and Larry Feffer in honor of the 

engagement of Sarah, daughter 

of Hon. Denise and Robert Sher, 

to Harris Baltch. 

Pam and Dan Gerstman in honor 


of Naomi and Norman Doctor. 

Judy, Steven, Amanda and Jessica 

Herbst in honor of the marriage 

of Mat, son of Marsha and Larry 

Miller, to Diana Claybon. 


of Ritual Director Nachum 

Plotkin’s guidance in preparing 

their daughter, Elayna, for her 

Bat Mitzvah. 

Bea and Sam Miller in honor of the 

birth of their 6th great-grandchild, 

Lucas Miller Muhlstein. 

Ferne and Jack Skiba in honor of 

the 65th wedding anniversary 


Library Fund 

Frederick Rosenfeld in memory of his 

mother, Anna Rosenfeld Naroff. 

Pearl Rosenfeld in memory of her 

mother, Bella Stern. 

Nursery School Fund 

Judy and Martin Citron in honor of the 

25th wedding anniversary of Karen 

and Danny Ditkowich. 

Marcy and Marc Goldberg in honor 

of Marilyn and Stanley Cohen 

being honored by the Jewish 

Theological Seminary. 






of the birth of Lucas Miller, 

sixth great grandchild of Bea 

and Sam Miller. 

Prayer Book Fund 

Laurie and Dr. Joseph Brofsky in 

honor of the Bat Mitzvah of 

Rachel, daughter of Lisa and 


Marilyn and Stanley Cohen in honor 

of in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of 

Jake Brandon, grandson of Ileane 

and Herb Tischler. 

Marilyn and Stanley Cohen with 

wishes for the speedy and complete 

recovery of Allen Cederbaum 

and to say thank you for Allen’s 

donation to the Jewish Theological 

Seminary in their name. 

Marilyn and Stanley Cohen in honor 





Anita and Bill Ovberg in honor of 

the special birthday of Al Stehr. 

The Schieren Family in honor of the 

engagement of Sarah, daughter of 

Hon. Denise and Robert Sher, to 

Harris Baltch. 

Rabbi’s 

Discretionary Fund 

Terri and Steven Gold in honor of 

the engagement of Sarah, 

daughter of Hon. Denise and 

Robert Sher, to Harris Baltch. 

Iris and Alan Jacobs in honor of 

Marilyn and Stanley Cohen 

being honored by the Jewish 

Theological Seminary. 


of Rabbi Warmflash’s guidance 

in preparing their daughter, 

Elayna, for her Bat Mitzvah. 

Jane and Marty Lesser in honor of the 

birth of Madeline, granddaughter 

of Bonnie and Bill Rost. 

Jane and Marty Lesser in honor of 

the birth of Isabella Fynn, granddaughter 

of Adrienne and 

Harvey Cohen. 

Jane and Marty Lesser in honor of 

the engagement of Samantha, 

daughter of Naomi and Norman 

Doctor to Brian Levine. 

Jane and Harry Mison in honor 

of Passover. 

The Feffer Family in memory of 

Beatrice Nicholson. 

Youth Fund 

Arlene and Jeff Thaler in honor of 

the Bat Mitzvah of Rachel, 

daughter of Lisa and 


General 

Synagogue Fund 

Sam Aarons in memory of his father, 

Charles Aronowitz. 

Louise and Marty Abrams in memory 

of their daughter, Ilene Sarah. 

Phylis Acker in memory of her 

mother, Shirley Levins. 

Sandy Acker in memory of his 

mother, Fay. 

Bertha Alweis in memory of her 

father, Jacob Green. 

Bertha Alweis in memory of her 

father-in-law, Jacob. 

Arnold Aronson in memory of his 

father, Albert. 

Paula Belmont in memory of her 

mother, Florence Baker. 

Paula Belmont in memory of her 

mother-in-law, Dena. 

Yona Beno in memory of his brother, 

Sammy. 

Morton Berkowitz in memory of his 

father, Nat. 

Lorraine Berman in memory of her 

father, Solomon Artzt. 

Ilene Browner in memory of her 

grandmother, Elizabeth. 

Ilene Browner in memory of her 

grandfather, Joseph. 

Carole Chasen in memory of her 

father, George Brodsky. 

Ernestine Chaut in memory of her 

parents, Frieda and Sol 

Rosenbloom. 

Adrienne and Harvey Cohen in 

memory of Harvey’s mother, Sadie. 

Richard Cohen in memory of his 

father, Lawrence. 

Henrietta Dobin in memory of her 

father, Samuel Horne. 

Naomi Doctor in memory of her 

mother, Ruth Stern. 

Rita Doneger in memory of her sister, 

Sylvia Hellenbrand. 

Rita Doneger in memory of her 

brother, Noel Roberts. 

Steven Engel in memory of his 

mother, Marjorie. 

Steven Estrin in memory of his 

grandfather, Irving Davis. 

Paul Feldman in memory of his 

mother, Carol. 

Rose Feldman in memory of her 

husband, Harold. 

Rose Feldman in memory of her 

father, Charles Gibber. 

Rita Fieber in memory of her 

father-in-law, Moses. 

Allen Frank in memory of his 

father, Leonard. 

Judith Frank in memory of her father, 

Alexander Oppenheim. 

Norma Gold in memory of her 

mother, Sally Sparer. 

Norma Gold in memory of her 

father-in-law, Hyman. 

Michael Goldman in memory of 

his father, Gad. 

Barry Goldstein in memory of his 

father, Oscar. 

Penny Gordon in memory of her 

father, William Dansker. 

Charney Greenberg in memory 

of her father, Louis 

Zuckerberg. 

Gary Grossman in memory of his 

father, Sidney. 

Sheila Harkavy in memory of her 

father, Martin Katz. 

Elaine and Jerry Judelson in memory 

of Jerry’s sister, Estelle Tolkin. 

Barbara Kaplan in memory of her 

father, Isaac Kirschenbaum. 

Jeffrey Kaplan in memory of his sister, 

Marilyn Cohen. 

Arnold Katz in memory of his father, 

Abraham. 

Lois Kemp in memory of her brother, 

Martin Kaufman. 

Rochelle Knobloch in memory of her 

father, Sidney Turkel. 

Miriam Kolnick in memory of her 

sister, Shirley Nizewitz. 

Sidney Kutler in memory of his sister, 

Doris Krug. 

Tamara Lamon in memory of her 

father, Arnold Garay. 

Burton Laskin in memory of his 

mother, Miriam Shapiro. 

Paul Levitt in memory of his 

mother, Tillie. 

Susan Julien-Levitt in memory of her 

mother, Phyllis E. Julien. 

Arthur Mintz in memory of his 

father, Murray. 

Benjamin Mintz in memory of his 

father, Bernard. 

Sy Moskowitz in memory of his 

mother, Ruth. 

Jack Nodiff in memory of his sister, 

Pearl Heyman. 

Allen Ostroff in memory of his 

grandmother, Fanny Cassoff. 

Laurie Platt in memory of her father, 

Sidney Kalikow. 

Laurie Platt in memory of her aunt, 

Lillian Rosenzweig. 

Martin Rosen in memory of his 

father, Irving. 

William Rubenstein in memory of his 

brother, Morris. 

Leonard Russin in memory of his 

father, Jack. 

Brian Sandler in memory of 

grandmother, Lillian. 

Laurie Sandler in memory of her 

mother, Esther Barashick. 

Donald Schaeffer in memory of his 

mother, Irene. 

Emanuel Schaeffer in memory of his 

wife, Irene. 

Marlene Schoen in memory of her 

parents, Pauline and Louis 

Meiselman. 

Michael Sedransk in memory of his 

father, Stanley. 

Ruth Sedrish in memory of her 

husband, Louis. 

Anita Segal in memory of her father, 

Sam Mortman. 

Max Sher in memory of his father, 

Simon. 

Shari Silver in memory of her father, 

Edward Wiederspiel. 

Herbert Silverman in memory of his 

father, Max. 

Bonnie Solomon in memory of her 

father, Al E. Metzger. 

Dorothy Spatt in memory of her father, 

Meyer Dov Warmbrand. 

Dr. Irving Spector in memory of his 

sister, Lillian Raiten. 

Faye Stein in memory of her father, 

Harry Siegelberg. 

Joan Stern in memory of her mother, 

Belle Spiro. 

Marvin Tolkin in memory of his 

wife, Estelle. 

Allan Trompeter in memory of his 

mother, Frances Helen. 

Marsha Wolf in memory of her father, 

Arthur Scheier. 

David Wonsever in memory of his 

father, Abraham. 

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YAHRZEITS 

The Yahrzeit of the 

following beloved 

relatives of our members 

will be observed during 

the next few weeks. It 

is especially fitting and 

proper that the members 

of the family be present 

at the appropriate Service 

to observe this occasion. 

May 1 – Iyar 7 

Bernard Cramer 

Irving Davis 

Rose Keller 

David Kislik 

Celia Metzger 


Marjorie Engel 

Anna Feldman 

Morton Irwin Julien 

Frances Karson 

Beatrice Levine 

Leanore Levine Pollitt 


Sidney Kalikow 

Howard Kshonz 

Rhoda Nadrich 

Alys Platek 

Abraham Plotkin 

Harry Seltzer 


Victoria Fader 

Stanley Kevelson 

Morris Scher 

Josef Seibald 


Hannah Isaacson 

Arnold Kaplan 

Carl Karcinell 

Rose Portugal 


Sol Aronow 

Goldie Barditch 

Max Blaustein 

Sheldon Caine 

Ruchla Chmielewski 

Ethel Herman 

Alfred Newman 

Shirley Nizewitz 

Lillian Raiten 

Walter Ross 

Orrin Skolnick 

Hyman Zeitlin 


Rafael Chmielewski 

Ruth Kaufman 


Florence Baker 

Kitty Misonznick 

Anna Rappaport 

Shirley Rosenblum 


Phillip Metzger 

Sarah Nodiff 

Louis Shiffman 


Harry Bondy 

David Sacksner 

Mae Willbach 


Hy Gerstman 

Dora Rubenstein 


Gustave Feldman 

Albert Goldman 

Sylvia Herbst 

Daniel Laufer 

Mack Levins 

Morris Lowenthal 

Philip Menchel 

Saul Rubinfeld 


Linda Cohen 

Louis Keller 

Sally Wacher 

May 14 – Iyar 20 

Samuel Cassoff 

Lois Grinker 


Mildred Frumkes 

Sarah Kaminsky 


Ethel Buchman 

Charles Fine 

Jack Kravitz 

Riva Skiba 

Max Stehr 


Susan Backman 


Hannah Boslow 

Rose Gursky 

Robert Olive 

Harold Rosenblum 

Rose Schneider 


Isaac Engel 

Rose Kurot 

Gladys Schneider 

Edward Skiba 

Estelle Steinman 

May 20 – Iyar 26 

Carolyn Joy Altus 

Lillian Altus 

Benjamin Crossner 

Isidore Feit 

Fredric Suser 

Ephraim Weiss 


David Ben-Ami 

Herman Boslow 

Pearl Donowitz 

Joseph Feuerstein 

Mildred Kronacher 

Rebecca Rutskin 

Elias Weiner 

Sam Wonsever 


Howard Cotler 

Ella Gross 

Isaac Laufer 

Miriam Levy 

Sheldon Segal 


Abraham Reichman 

Samuel Seid 

May 24 – Sivan 1 

Oscar Kaufman 

Nathan Lebovitz 

Rebecca Misonznick 

Peter Nash 

Harold Scheier 


Rita Huth 

Bertha Noble 

Harriet Rosen 

Benjamin Shankman 

Nicholas Sklar 

Minnie Thaler 

Lawrence Ungarten 


Anna Katz 

Irving Krasne 

Irving Krasne 

Abraham Misonznick 

Eleanor Winter 


Sophie Grossman 

Alfred Stier 

Julia Zaretsky 


Philip Davidson 

Benjamin Fink 

Benjamin Geiver 

Frederick Rand 

Louis Siegel 


George Arons 

Lenore Davidson 

Ruben Gross 

Abraham Kassel 

Leslie Zaransky 

May 30 – Sivan 7 

Alan Austen 

Sidney Donowitz 

Laura Fass 

Esther Halbridge 

Rudolph Stern 

Bessie Teitzman 


Stella Fuchs 

Rose Jaskol 

Shirley Lefkowitz 

George Levine 

June 1 – Sivan 9 

Deanna Abrevaya 

Michael Cohen 

Markus Ehrlich 

Isidore Goldberg 

Sally Golden 

Shaya Jeros 

Harris Joffe 

Frances Schieren 


Celia Dobuler 

Fima Rudgayzer 

Jennie Saks 


Gil Meyerowitz 

Murray Platt 


Allyson Rosenblatt 


Rose Schecter 


Tuvia Bielsky 

Irving Goodman 

Alfred Itkin 

Morton Lesser 


Irving Dubrowsky 

Abraham Goldberg 

Doris Peckerman 


Edith Katz 

Ruth Roye 

Rose Sher 


Francine Abrevaya 

Samuel Fishman 

Mildred Katz 

Judy Kelmenson 

Mina Portnoy 


Harold Gingold 

Abraham Malkin 

Ida Rubinstein 

June 12 – Sivan 20 

Jacob Dick 

Charles A. Feigenblatt 

Max Kaplan 

Yevsey Metelista 

Charles Silverstein 


Nathan Cohen 

Dr. Max Deutsch 


Anne Held 

William Levy 

Linda Schulman 

Charles Trauner 


Dorothy Braverman 

Nathan Cassoff 

Mera Goorian 

Stanley Gus 

Dora Lowenthal 

Sol Matza 

Ida Shkolnik 


Samuel Beldner 

Fannie Garfinkel 

Edith Greenstein 

Beatrice Gruman 

Julius Marashinsky 

Meyer Weingrad 

Abraham Wilk 


Jennie Bearman 

Anna Green 

Helen Levine 

Alex Pinquist 


Irwin Cohen 

Anna Kassel 


Kate Abrin 

Solomon Finerow 

Martin Goldstein 

June 20 – Sivan 28 

Max Akst 

Ralph Carron 

Benjamin Gottlieb 

Abraham Tamaroff 

Rose Wallshein 


Sophie Gordon 

Blanche Isaacson Pullman 

Sonja Kahn 

Gladys Yarow 

June 22 – Sivan 30 

Frank Falvo 

Claire Lurie 

Nechama Shankman 

Sadie Strassman 

Al Tischler 

Rose Zeitlin 

June 23 – Tammuz 1 

Nat Filler 

Rand Skolnick 

Irving Nathan Tolkin 


Miriam Baskin 

Sophie Mirel Bedar 

Sylvia Goldman 

Jack Horne 

Ida Levine 

Marion Levine 

Irving Lippert 


Harold Kaufman 

Rose Poploff 

Doris Robinson 

Ida Stakoff 


Shoshana Ron 


Lawrence Blank 

Mary Finkel 

Marion Moss 


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Michael Cohen 

Alice Lillian Dwoskin 

Malwina Gaidukowski 

Thomas Grossman 

Lenore Krieger 

Abe Lurie 

Bessie Rosen 

Ben Rosenstein 


Regina Feit 

Herman Gordon 

Max Rehns 

Jeremy Scheinfeld 

Joseph Schneider 

June 30 – Tammuz 8 

Claire Goldberg 

Doris Horowitz 

Sol Kessin 

Edith Levenson 

July 1 – Tammuz 9 

Bertha Bieber 

Richard Diamond 

Daniel Kanfer 

Isidore Nodiff 

Jack Peerless 

Edith Reichman 

Seymour Shiffman 

Leona Weiner 


Milton Garver 

Frieda Janoff 


Lisa Beth Gerstman 

Sylvia Jacobson 


Harry Bearman 

Evelyn Smith Sall 


Irene Davis 

Karen Goffner Gadol 

Toby Salpeter 


Rose Brenner 

Felix Friedman 

Max Noble 


Dr. Charles Goldberg 

Joseph Keilson 


Ethel Feinstein 

Fannie Graber 

Harry Hollander 

Joseph Levine 

Martin Weinburg 


Phyllis M. Lipman 


Ethel Becker 

Rebecca Bruh 

Selma Zinn 


Murray Hagler 

Bennie Morris 

Rubin Schieren 

Max Tischler 

Jack Trieger 


Dorothy Harrow 

Saul Isaacs 

Harold Kalikow 

Solomon Kislin 

Albert E. Paley 

Louis Rosenblum 


Joseph Feldman 

Nathan Hoffeld 

Herman Sckolnick 

Richard Stern 

Nathan L. Weingrad 


Ida Schmier 

Rhoda Shapiro 


Louis A. Case 

Bernard Jablon 

Frieda Lustig 

Beatrice Sterman 


Mira Ehrlich 

Daniel Epstein 

Annie Kalikow 

Clara Stehr 


Aaron Fisher 

Dorothy Moses 


Cole Genn 

Isaac Raffelson 

Mildred Whitman 

Fred Zinn 

July 20 – Tammuz 28 

Arthur K. Fried 

Benjamin Halbridge 


Herman Azia 

Anna Doneger 

Jack Jacobs 

Irving Katz 

Chaim Kramer 

Jeanette Marcus 

Hyman Partman 

July 22 – Av 1 

Dr. Jack H. Turetzky 


Harry Neveloff 

Rachel Leah Seibald 


Arnold Barash 

Jack Glickman 

Lila Jacobs 

Gerry Roberts 


Lena Cohen 

Louis Herman 

AlanB. Heyer 

Max Ivler 

Joseph Nizewitz 


Jean Epstein 

Elsie Fischer 

Rita Frank 

Samuel Garfinkel 

Charlotte Kristeller 

Susan Krull 

Abraham Rubinfeld 


Harry Louis Birnbaum 

Ida Clark 

Blanche Lieberman 

Jerome Weinburg 


Claire Gassel 

Robert Warren Gilbert 

Clara Gordon 

Hyman Lasker 

Rose Markowitz 


Lena Aronowitz 

Selma Slepian 

July 30 – Av 9 

Blanche Ruth Birnbaum 

Hillel Boslow 

Sadie Cohen 

Rose Fielder Kuntz 

Jerome Greenvald 

Herbert Polansky 

Ida Weiss 

July 31 – Av 10 

Esther Austin 

Marvin Feldman 

Nathan Grossman 

August 1 – Av 11 

Joseph Kirschner 

Seymour Miller 

Lawrence Sanders 


Elizabeth Bensusan 

Roslyn Grobman 

Barnet Grossman 

LillianZeitlin Slan 


Rhoda Anstendig 

Michael Kirshner 

Moira Lurie 

Ruth Shaw 

Beatrice Simon 


Irving Berman 

Morris Fielder 

Lenore Kotcher 

Stacy Schlegel 


Leon Abrevaya 

Nathan Bearman 

Sadie Engel 

Bessie Gingold 

Barnett Gordon 

Pauline Kanfer 

Rachael Schwartz 


Dorothy Schlesinger 


Jacob Buchman 

Nathan Nicholson 

Beulah Radburd 

Lawrence Wonsever 


Joseph Drillich 

Sue Gross 

MurrayDavid Leviton 

Benjamin Spector 

Bernard Stauber 

Sidney Teitzman 

Louis Turetzky 


Frances Miles 

Lyon Sacksner 

August 10 – Av 20 

Samuel Berchofsky 

Millie Carron 

Jacob Cohen 

Vicki Finkelstein 

Jacob Gabel 

Louis Moskowitz 

Faye Weinstein 


Herbert Ain 

David Kuncman 

Meyer Sugarman 

Pearl Weinstein 


Gus Doctor 

Bertha Ehrlich 

Lillian Pincus 


Eleanor Silverstein 

Sarah Weinberg 


Isidor Fishbach 

Blanche Rost 


Leonard Alweis 

Kate Dwoskin 

Irving Finkelstein 

Ryan Scott Kolnick 

Herman Levine 

Vladimir Slepak 


Joseph Lieberman 

Pearl Mandel 

Blossom Spiegel 


Rita Brodsky 

Walter Holick 


Joseph Held 

Ruth H. Schloss 

Anna Zaldin 


Celia Hager 

Stephen Moser 

Esther Rosenblatt 

Frank Theodore 

August 20 – Av 30 

Matilda Mendelson 

Leo Rosengart 

Rea Roth 

August 21 – Elul 1 

Sadie Gordon 

George Whitman 

Martha Zuckerman 


Minnie Antoville 

Regina Knobloch 

Herman N. Lipton 

Ann Weinstein 


Celia Benbasset 

Ilsa Berger 

Anna Spritzer 

Jacob Weilgus 


Doris Garroway 

Celia Goldberg 

Ruth Landesman 

Morris Skolnick 


Harry Bieber 

Sidney Doloboff 

Minnie Orgel 

George Rosenfeld 

Noah Sterling Sher 

Marvin Turkel 


Sheila Cohn Kislik 

Daniel Diamond 

Irving Rosenberg 


Ruth Boaz 

Norman Chait 

Hyman Feierstein 

Harry Fischer 

Jack D. Forem 

Aaron Lieberman 

Betty Schwartz 


Sol Gevarter 

Samuel Greenblatt 

Rose Grossman 

August 30 – Elul 10 

Gertie Hirschheimer 

Robert Judelson 

Fred Meisner 

Charles Radburd 


Archie Handler 

Beatrice Radomsky 

Louis Scheinfeld 

Gary David Stern 

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