February Bulletin.indd - Baltimore Hebrew Congregation

Number 6 February 2008 

25 Shevat – 23 Adar I 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 

Inside . . . 

BHC Participating Caterers. . . . . . . . . 2 

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

48th Annual Interfaith Guest Speaker 3 

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

Bereavement Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

BHC Green Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation 

Bulletin 

BHC Sisterhood presents 

The 48th A nual 

Interfaith Institute 

Does Evil Exist? 

The Role of Religion: 

Cause or Cure 

Monday, March 10 • 9:30 AM – 2:15 PM 

Sponsored in part by the Bernice S. Kramer Memorial Fund and the Alice Hecht Memorial Fund. 

See page 3 for details. 

Hoffberger Scholar-in-Residence. . . . . 5 

Library News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

BHCDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

New Head of Day School. . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Religious School Ruach. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Brotherhood News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

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

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

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

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

February Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

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

Mishkan T’Filah Prayer Books 

The Mishkan T’filah prayer books are now 

available for $50 through the Temple Office. 

Consider purchasing books for special 

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

or for your own use during worship. 

Simcha 

TREE of LIFE 

Thank You for purchasing leaves on 

our Simcha Tree of Life since the 

publication of our January Bulletin: 

Harriet and Jay Kramer 

Iris and Roger Powell 

Lois and Mark Rosenfield 

Cantor Judith K. Rowland (2) 

For those interested in inscribing a leaf 

for any simcha, contact Sally Palmbaum, 

410-764-1587, ext. 225. 

BHC Participating Caterers 

• Biddle Street Catering 

• The Classic Catering People 

• Charles Levine Caterers 

• Innovative Gourmet 

• Linwoods Catering 

• Simply Elegant Caterers 

• Zeffert and Gold Catering 

Facility Rentals for 

Lifecycle Events 

For lifecycle events and special occasions, 

BHC has wonderful facilities to rent, 

such as the Dalsheimer Auditorium and 

the Straus Social Hall. For information 

contact our Facility Coordinator, Francie 

Gill, 410-764-1587, ext. 226. Be sure to 

call one of our participating caterers 

listed above. 

It’s Easy Being Green! 

Take Shorter Showers 

Showers account for 2/3 of all water 

heating costs. Save 350 lbs. of 

carbon dioxide and $99 per year! 

BHC Green Team Task Force 

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Bulletin • Number 6 • 25 Shevat – 23 Adar I 5768 • February 2008 

From The Clergy 

Imagine! 

A 24-hour Day of Rest 

Every two years the Union for Reform Judaism holds its Biennial—the ingathering 

of over 5,000 Reform Jews from all over North America and countries throughout 

the world, for four days of learning, worshiping, spiritual nourishment and 

some good old-fashioned shmoozing with friends and colleagues. Between the 

multiplicity of workshop options, special services and multi-media programming, 

those who attend return both exhausted and refreshed. 

Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union charged the more than 5,000 Biennial 

attendees to embrace greater personal and communal Shabbat observance. 

Almost 150 years ago the Reform Movement transformed American Jewry by 

moving the major Shabbat worship service to Friday night, thus accommodating 

Jews who had to work on Saturday. Rabbi Yoffie has thus begun another major 

transformation, calling for a renewal of communal Shabbat morning worship and 

encouraging Jews to observe a full 24 hour day of rest. 

What a radical idea! A full day of Shabbat rest! How many of us can even 

imagine such a thing? After all, what would Shabbat be without soccer practice, 

lawn mowing, Target, Wegman’s and Towson Town Center? Could we survive? 

In order to aid us, the URJ sent us home with a pack of 52 cards—one for each 

week of the year—with ideas for making Shabbat holy. Some of these include: 

• Turn off the TV 

• Wake up late 

• Take off your watch 

• Bake a challah from scratch 

• Change the sheets on Friday afternoon and nap on Saturday afternoon 

• Create a Shabbat Toy Chest with toys just for Shabbat 

• No housework! 

• Dinner in the Dining Room on Friday night 

• Phone the extended family after Shabbat dinner 

• Observe a “green” day by riding a bicycle and refraining from 

using electric appliances 

When we look at these ideas, they don’t seem so very hard, and, in many 

cases, these are things we actually might enjoy doing. Add in an hour of worship 

on either Friday or Saturday (or both!) and it begins to feel like a little bit of Gan 

Eden (The Garden of Eden). 

What do you think? Could Reform Jews actually re-embrace a 24-hour Shabbat 

observance? Is this something you feel might enhance our community? Is it 

something you feel might enhance your own life? 

I invite you to log on to www.urj.org/shabbat in order to gather ideas, write in 

the Shabbat blog, or just imagine a world at rest for 24 hours. I look forward to 

sharing Shabbat with you in the next few months. 

–Cantor Judith K. Rowland 

• Please Let Us Know • 

Due to hospital policy, Clergy and our Family Concerns Volunteers have 

no way of knowing you’re in the hospital unless you or a family member inform us.

For reservations to the dinner and 

to make a donation to the 

Rabbi Rex D. Perlmeter Lifelong Learning Fund, 

call 410-764-1587. 

Create a Memory Page for Rabbi Perlmeter 

BHC is coordinating a scrapbook of memories for Rabbi Perlmeter’s 

Farewell Service and Dinner on Friday, March 28, and 

we want as many Congregants as possible to create their own 

good-bye page. Pick up your scrapbook page at the Judaica Shop 

or 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. 

Cantor Rowland’s Farewell Service 

Save the Date 

Friday, June 13 

• 5:30 PM • 

Wine & Cheese Reception 

• 6:15 PM • 

Shabbat Worship 

• 7:30 PM • 

Congregational Dinner 

Dr. Christopher M. Leighton, 

48th Annual Interfaith Institute Speaker 

Join us Monday, March 10, 9:30 AM, 

for Sisterhood’s 48th Annual Interfaith 

Institute with speaker Dr. Christopher 

M. Leighton, Executive Director, The 

Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies 

(ICJS). 

Dr. Leighton is an ordained 

Presbyterian minister who has served as 

Executive Director of the ICJS in Baltimore 

since its inception in 1987. Recipient 

of numerous awards for outstanding 

contributions to Jewish-Christian understanding, Dr. Leighton is 

also a contributor to various publications, including “Holocaust 

Theology” in a Dictionary of Jewish Christian Relations, “Strategies 

for the Jewish-Christian Encounter: The Baltimore Experiment” in 

Visions of the Other, and “Christian Theology After Auschwitz” in 

Christianity in Jewish Terms. 

A graduate of the Princeton Theological Seminary and Columbia 

University where he earned his doctorate in Philosophy and 

Education, Dr. Leighton has studied at the Baltimore Hebrew 

University, the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, and Yad 

Vashem in Jerusalem. In addition to his work at the ICJS, he is an 

Adjunct Professor at the Johns Hopkins University. After co-editing 

Talking About Genesis: A Resource Guide for the Bill Moyers series, 

he conducted a variety of educational programs which explored 

the challenges of reading and interpreting Genesis with public 

and independent high school students, individuals in retirement 

homes, a maximum security prison, as well as a diverse crosssection 

of churches and synagogues. 

Join Dr. Leighton at the 48th Annual Interfaith Institute where a 

panel of experts will discuss, “Does Evil Exist? The Role of Religion: 

Cause or Cure?” Details and registration form will be sent in the 

mail or call 410-764-1587, ext. 270, for more information. 

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. 

Look for Registration Flyer in the mail. 

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 


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Celebrate Shared Community 

On Friday, February 29, 6:15 PM, BHC 

will celebrate the many members of our 

Congregation involved at The ASSOCIATED: 

Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore 

and its network of agencies. BHC and The 

ASSOCIATED have benefited greatly from 

the dedication of dozens of community 

leaders who devote their time and talent 

to our shared agenda of celebrating Jewish 

life and building a strong and vibrant 

Jewish community. Celebrate our shared 

community! 

Interfaith Comedy Show 

Comedian 

Rabbi Bob 

Alper will join 

with Azhar 

Usman and 

Nazareth for 

an Interfaith 

Comedy Show 

at BHC. 

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. 


Capital Campaign 

Wall Dedication 

Thank you to Lois Rosenfield and Paul Sandler 

for co-chairing the Capital Campaign, and to 

Kim Bell, Sally Palmbaum, and Linda Speert for 

working with Ascalon Studios for the beautiful 

dedicatory wall made from Jerusalem stone, and 

to all those who participated in supporting the 

Capital Campaign—because of their dedication 

and support the campaign was a success! 

Thank You Sisterhood 

A special thank you to Sisterhood for the 

scholarship that enabled a student to 

attend the Confirmation Class Trip to New 

Orleans. 

Join the BHC Green Team 

The BHC Green Team is a group of 

Congregants committed to making their 

household lives more environmentally 

friendly as part of the Congregation’s green 

initiative. To join the Green Team, just 

commit to at least three environmental 

actions on a regular basis, preferably one of 

which you have never done before. 

In the next mid-month mailing, you’ll 

receive a postcard with action suggestions. 

Either send back the postcard or contact 

Ruth Spivak, spivakcpa@verizon.net, with 

your name and e-mail.You will be added 

to the ever-growing list of BHC Green 

Team members. You will also receive 

information about other initiatives of the 

BHC Green Team. 

Let’s make this an overwhelming effort 

to green our homes, our communities, our 

lives. 

Recycle Your Computer Paper 

Join our effort to be eco-friendly: Use both 

sides of paper for non-essential printing. 

BHC Green Team Task Force 

Green Synagogue Initiatives 

The BHC Green Team Task Force is hard 

at work transforming our Temple into a 

“Green Synagogue,” and seeks your help 

and support. 

A Green Synagogue, as defined by the 

Baltimore Jewish Environmental Network 

(BJEN), which BHC has been a member 

of almost since BJEN’s inception, is a 

congregation dedicated to integrating 

environmental concerns and behavior into 

every part of its mission, facilities, programs 

and business—dedicated to limiting its 

negative impact on the environment, and 

inspiring its members to do the same. 

BHC has taken a number of steps toward 

achieving this designation, and members 

of our staff and Congregants are working 

to further us along this path. Over the 

past few years, our hard-working Temple 

staff has seen to an extensive upgrading 

of our lighting and heating equipment to 

make them both more energy efficient 

and more cost effective. Our clergy have 

been raising environmental consciousness 

in the Congregation through High Holy 

Day sermons, teaching and programming. 

Rabbi Sachs-Kohen (temporary chair of the 

Green Team Task Force) is actively pushing 

us to increase our efforts. We have much 

yet to accomplish. 

BHC Green Team task force projects 

underway are: 

1) Surveying the Temple’s physical plant 

to determine what additional equipment 

and facilities changes are needed to further 

reduce our energy consumption, 

2) Reviewing our congregational and 

school policies and procedures to make us 

more environmentally protective, and 

3) Reaching out to our membership 

to help them be more environmentally 

helpful in their homes. 

In the coming weeks the BHC Green 

Team Task Force will continue to help 

make BHC more “green.” We shall reach 

out to our members to sign on to be part 

of the Green Team (see article in adjacent 

column). 

The need is great. In the spirit of Tikkun 

Olam, repairing our world, please join us. It 

is not only the right thing, but also a very 

Jewish thing to do. 

Submitted by Sidney Rankin 

BHC Green Team Task Force

Scholar-in-Residence 

Donniel Hartman to lead 

Union Shabbat Worship 

Hosted by the quad temples for Union 

Shabbat Services, Rabbi Dr. Donniel 

Hartman, The Hoffberger Institute for 

Torah Study Reform 

Communal Scholarin-Residence, 

will be 

BHC’s guest speaker 

on Friday, February 

22, 7:30 PM. 

Rabbi Hartman, codirector 

of the Shalom Hartman Institute 

(SHI) in Jerusalem, earned his doctorate 

in Jewish philosophy from the Hebrew 

University of Jerusalem, took his rabbinic 

ordination from the SHI, his master’s 

degree in political philosophy from New 

York University and another master’s in 

religion from Temple University. 

He has founded some of the most 

extensive and innovative Jewish education 

programs and lay, rabbinic and educator 

training enrichment programs serving 

Israel and North America. Before taking 

his position at SHI, for more than a decade 

Rabbi Hartman served as Judaic scholarin-residence 

at the Jewish Community 

Center of Tenafly, N.J. During that time, 

he pioneered the scholar-in-residence 

model for the JCC field. 

He is the author of Good Fences: The 

Boundaries of Judaism; editor of a new 

anthology, Judaism and the Challenges 

of Modernity; and co-author of Spheres 

of Jewish Identity, a new curriculum in 

Jewish philosophy for secular Israeli high 

schools. 

In addition to Friday evening’s worship 

at BHC where Rabbi Hartman will present 

“The Gods of Judaism,” he will speak 

at Temple Oheb Shalom on Saturday, 

February 23, 10:30 AM, “Who are the 

Jews?” On Sunday, February 24, 9:30 AM, 

at a free breakfast at Temple Emanuel, 

he will speak on “The Boundaries of 

Judaism” (RSVP 410-581-5810 or 

wildwoman6@verizon.net). Also on 

Sunday, February 24, 12:30 PM, at a free 

Study Lunch at Har Sinai Congregation, he 

will present “The Foundational Narratives 

of Judaism” (RSVP 410-654-9393). 

Congratulations 

Helene Waranch, 

World Union Chair 

Leaders of the World Union for Progressive 

Judaism convened a meeting of its North 

American Council during the San Diego 

Biennial and installed its new chair, Helene 

Waranch. Congratulations Helene! 

Congregants Helping 

Congregants 

Consider providing transportation to 

BHC members who no longer drive, but 

who wish to attend BHC services and 

activities. As little as one ride to and 

from a service or activity to a fellow 

Congregant who lives in the area is 

all that is needed. There is no further 

commitment to provide ongoing rides. 

To become involved with this Family 

Concerns project, contact Sid Bravmann, 

410-585-0009 or sidbrav@aol.com. 

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Library News 

Save the Dates! 

Purim 

Carnival 

Sunday, March 16 • 11:30 AM 

Come One, Come All! 

Food, Games, Book Sale & Prizes 

Tickets: 3/$1.50 • 10/$5 • 20/$10 

Sponsored by Brotherhood, Sisterhood, 

Parents’ Association, Religious School, 

Day School and PreSchool. 

A Huge Thank You to Our Outstanding Library Volunteers! 

Daniel Chizhik, Louis Gutin, Aaron Trofman and Jessica Yablonovskaya— 

for their devoted shelving and cataloging 

Irene Friedman—for cataloging, event planning and general invaluable wisdom 

Fred Lavon and Ilana Sugarman—for their outstanding contribution of time and 

effort, in particular storytelling for Religious School classes 

David Sugarman—for updating the library’s technology, guru of the computers! 

The library is in beautiful condition thanks to all your efforts! 

“Voices of Hopper’s Women” 

Tuesday, February 19 • 7 PM 

2nd Annual 

Adult Purim Shpiel 

Saturday, March 22 • 7 PM 

“The Mystery Megillah,” is the story of Esther 

told as a Sam Spade “who-dun-it.” 

The plot unfolds with a 1940’s B-movie twist. 

Audio-Visual Interpretation with 

Kendra Kopelke 

Director of the MFA program in Creative Writing 

and Publishing Arts, University of Baltimore, School 

of Communications Design 

For more information contact Jess Whitman-Raymond, 

410-764-1587, ext. 271 or jwraymond@bhcds.org 


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BHCDS 

Day School Doings 

New Possibilities 

Each February, as winter begins to seem a bit monotonous, the school year cycle is reenergized by thoughts of 

the next school year. Reappointment. Reenrollment. Planning. 

This year, Gerri Chizeck’s selection as BHCDS’s Head of School (see article on page 7) started everyone 

thinking of new possibilities early. Since December’s announcement, we’ve envisioned what someone with such an extensive and 

enriched—and Californian progressive—background might bring us. 

Almost equally uplifting was the look back provided by Rachel Kozlow ’00 at BHC’s Thanksgiving Shabbat—so worth reading! 

So rather than sharing our annual Chanukah and February Doings, here is Rachel’s excerpt. It tells the “story” of BHCDS 

perfectly. 

Denny Grubbs, Head of School 

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A portion of the D’var Torah by Rachel Kozlow, BHCDS ’00 and University of Pennsylvania ’08 

I’m really happy to be here today. It seems especially appropriate 

to come during Thanksgiving as a way to give thanks for the 

foundation that I established at BHC and for everything that I have 

been able to build on top of that foundation. I started at Baltimore 

Hebrew for kindergarten and stayed through the 8th grade. I’m so 

grateful for my background in Hebrew, t’filah, and Jewish history 

and tradition . . . In addition, the secular education that I received 

here was phenomenal—it helped me to get into a competitive local 

high school, St. Timothy’s, and the University of Pennsylvania . . . 

As far as academics go, the results speak for themselves. If you hear 

about all of the amazing things that the people from my class are 

participating in and researching and studying and creating, I’m sure 

you’ll be as impressed by them and their academic achievement as 

I am. But what I want to concentrate on is another aspect of BHC 

that I cherished even more. 

And that is the fact that at Baltimore Hebrew, I found a home. 

Growing up, I was a very shy and awkward child. I dealt with many 

issues of self-esteem and self-confidence like I think most kids do; but within the safe space of BHC I was able 

to build up my self-concept and I thrived and matured academically and also socially. My teachers were most 

instrumental in this. 

The teachers at BHC were supportive and devoted to challenging and inspiring us. I’ll never forget the 

ethical debates of Morah Gutin’s class, Morah Shalev’s Hebrew skits, and Morah Niki’s end-of-the year and 

Thanksgiving programs, but what really stands out to me is the atmosphere of warmth and the acceptance 

that all of the teachers helped to foster. At BHC, I also had a circle of friends who loved me for my awkward 

self, and, in the classroom, I was met with an abiding and mutual respect from every one of my classmates. 

These things really make a difference in the character of a school and help a kid to feel safe to self-express and 

come out of his/her shell. 

Today I hang out with my old friends from middle school and it’s like we’re back there, immersed in all 

of those glorious memories and that beautiful, unadulterated, uncorrupted experience of childhood and I 

wouldn’t change that for the world. Some seem to disagree, but I firmly believe that middle school is neither 

the time nor the place to toughen up or coarsen your children to get them ready to meet the world head-on 

or ensure that they will survive in a dog-eat-dog kind of world. Most of my friends from college talk about 

how they passionately despised middle school, how it was a bleak period of torment and self-doubt for them, 

and I’m always shocked and all the more thankful for my experience at Baltimore Hebrew. “How could you 

actually LIKE middle school?” my friends gawk at me. And I’m wondering, “How could you hate it? Those were 

the days!” 

–Rachel Kozlow, November 23, 2007 

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Bulletin • Number 6 • 25 Shevat – 23 Adar I 5768 • February 2008

A Warm Welcome to 

BHCDS’s New Head of 

School Gerri L. Chizeck 

A long-time resident of 

the Los Angeles area, 

Gerri L. Chizeck comes 

home to the east coast 

bringing fifteen years of 

K-8 independent school 

leadership to BHCDS. 

The Day School Board’s unanimous decision 

to select Gerri follows the recommendation 

of the Search Committee, chaired by Board 

Treasurer and alumni parent, Patricia 

Whitlock. Citing Gerri’s character, breadth 

of experience, life-long commitment to 

Judaism, and independent school leadership 

qualities, the committee enthusiastically 

endorsed her as ideally suited to lead 

the School in the years ahead. “Gerri is 

committed to children, to their education, 

and to liberal Judaism. She will be a great 

asset to the Jewish community,” stated 

Har Sinai Rabbi Emeritus Floyd Herman, a 

member of the Search Committee. 

“This appointment is the result of a 

nationwide search that began nearly a year 

ago and included input from every corner 

of the BHCDS community,” said Aimée 

Adashek BHCDS Board of Trustees’ President. 

After her two-day interviewing visit at the 

school, Gerri concluded, “BHCDS is clearly 

supported by an extraordinarily dedicated 

group of educators. I was drawn to the 

school by faculty and parent commitment 

to assuring an exceptional educational and 

spiritual environment that will nurture not 

only the individual student, but the next 

generation of leaders.” 

Gerri comes to Baltimore from the 

Emek Hebrew Academy, a K-8 Jewish 

day school in Sherman Oaks, California, 

where she has been principal since 2004. 

She has developed curriculum, mentored 

faculty, taught at every grade level, and 

administered the marketing, fundraising 

and financial management essential for 

small school leadership. She will assume 

responsibilities at BHCDS July 1, succeeding 

Interim Head of School Dennis H. Grubbs. 

Gerri is looking forward to becoming a part 

of the BHCDS community, “My vision of 

BHCDS’s future is one that sees the school 

meeting its potential as an institution of 

excellence, an institution with a heart and 

soul, and an institution that meets the 

needs of the Jewish community and our 

precious children.” 

RS Religious School Ruach 

Severe Weather Procedures 

Cold? Icy roadways? Fiercely blowing 

wind? If it looks like severe weather and 

you want to know if we are closed, here 

are the ways: 

Sunday Morning Religious School 

• Watch WBAL-TV and look for “Hebrew 

& Religious Schools affiliated with the 

Center for Jewish Education (CJE)” 

• Listen to WBAL-AM Radio 1090 and 

listen for “Hebrew & Religious Schools 

affiliated with the Center for Jewish 

Education (CJE)” 

• Call the Religious School Office after 7:30 

AM and listen for a message indicating a 

closure. 

• A phone tree has been established and 

teachers will call their students’ families 

to alert them of a Sunday closing. 

Tuesday Midweek Hebrew School 

• We will attempt to call and e-mail 

parents. 

• Call the Religious School Office and 

listen for a message indicating a closure. 

• If Baltimore County Schools are closed, 

so are we! 

No Religious School 

Sunday, February 17 

BH 

Brotherhood News 

For more information on any Brotherhood 

Program log onto www.bhcbrotherhood.org 

Brotherhood Breakfast 

Sunday, February 3 • 10 AM 

Joby Zink • Jewish Museum of Maryland 

“JMM Collections & Jewish War Veterans” 

ALL breakfasts are FREE! 

Online Store 

Help Brotherhood support it’s many 

programs, especially our youth & family 

programs! It’s doesn’t cost a penny more 

when you shop online at 

www.bhcbrotherhood.org/Store.html. 

Upcoming Programs 

Etz Chaim /4th Grade 

Family Shabbaton 

Friday – Saturday, February 1 – 2 

Pearlstone Retreat Center 

6th Grade 

Family Program with CHANA 


10:30 AM – NOON 

8th Grade 

Quad Temple Retreat 

Survivor: Israel 

Friday – Saturday, March 7 – 8 

Religious 

School 

Spring Break 

Sunday – Sunday, 

March 23 – 30, 

Re-Opening Monday, March 31 

Jewish Film Fest 

Sunday, February 10 • 1 PM 

Focus 

In the waning months of World War II, a 

man and his wife are mistakenly identified 

as Jews by their anti-Semitic Brooklyn 

neighbors. 

Sunday, February 24 • 1 PM 

I’m Not Rappaport 

This Tony-award winning play by Herb 

Gardner was inspired by two elderly men 

in NYC—an appealing version of a really 

‘odd couple’. 


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Youth & Young Adult News 

A Rose by Any Other Name . . . 

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name 

would smell as sweet.” The line, uttered by Shakespeare’s Romeo 

to Juliet, is intended to prove the meaninglessness of one’s name 

in relating to others. Romeo aims to show that, in the scheme of things, names are 

unimportant. 

In today’s world, however, names play an important role in identity and interaction 

with other people. In fact, there is even a holiday on February 13 called “Get a Different 

Name Day.” Seriously, it’s a holiday—Google it! People who have always disliked their 

given names can change it for a day, or, if so motivated, can have it legally changed. 

This holiday acknowledges that names play a big role in our lives. 

Some people would love to change their names. I imagine Gwyneth Paltrow’s 

daughter “Apple” might look forward to February 13 every year. Tom Cruise’s daughter 

“Suri” might feel the same way. I have a cousin who has actually already changed her 

name twice. She was born “Sunshine Wayne.” As a teen she changed that to “Sarah,” 

and now she goes by “Willow” (I can’t see how that’s better than “Sunshine”). My aunt 

was born Helaine Wayne. She married my uncle who’s last name is Lane. So, for the 

past thirty or so years she has been Helaine Wayne Lane. Maybe I should alert her to 

this holiday. 

The point is, names are important. They help us hold tight to things familiar. In 

Judaism, we are asked to put much thought into the English and Hebrew names we 

give children. However, we often gloss over people’s names when we greet them. How 

often do we remember faces and not names? 

Working at a synagogue, part of my job is to know people who come into our 

building. I remember the Rosh Hashanah two months after I had arrived. I greeted 

Congregants at the door. Many knew my name, yet I drew blanks on theirs. Now, in 

my third year at BHC, I know names of children, teens, young adults, parents, and 

many other Congregants. I try to use their names when I see them because I see it as 

part of my job, but also it maintains the warm community that I myself was welcomed 

into. Also, I’m sure that you don’t know everyone’s name when you are here. It’d be 

great if everyone could make an effort when they’re sitting in the Sanctuary or walking 

through our halls to get to know the names of the other people in your Jewish home 

in Baltimore. 

Now, if you feel adventurous, or maybe just fed-up with your name, go ahead 

and change your name on February 13. Maybe you’ll go from “Sheldon” to “Zeus” or 

“Miriam” to “Kitty.” Just be sure and tell me, because I will want to know it. 


Andy Wayne 

Director of Youth and 

Young Adult Programs 

Great discussion at 

Chai Life’s Java Jews 

at The Daily Grind 

in Fells Point. 

BHeCTYites enjoy 

NFTY-Mid Atlantic 

Region’s Fall Kallah 

at Temple Oheb 

Shalom. 

• What’s Happening • 

JYGE 

Sunday, February 10 • NOON 

Peanut Butter Jelly Time Challenge 

Chai Life 

Young Adult Community ages 23-35 

Friday, February 15 • 6 – 9 PM 

Downtown Shabbat 

with Rabbi Perlmeter 

Location to be determined 

Thursday, February 21 • 6 – 7 PM 

Java Jews 

with Rabbi Perlmeter 

Location to be determined 

For more information contact Andy 

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

awayne@bhcong.org 

Chai Life checks out the 

“All Faiths Beautiful” exhibit at 

The American Visionary Arts Museum

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Sisterhood in Session 

Uniongram Luncheon 

Join us Sunday, March 2, 

11:30 AM at the Uniongram 

Luncheon with Werner 

Neuburger, author, Dark 

Clouds Don’t Stay Forever. 

Born in Germany, Werner 

came to America when he was 13 and 

joined the U.S. Army in 1945. He will talk 

about his experiences as a Jewish child 

in Nazi Germany and what caused the 

German people to succumb to Hitler’s 

propaganda. Call 410-764-1587, ext. 270 

for more information, 

Lynda S. Weinstein, President, accepted 

an award for Sisterhood at the WRJ 46th 

Assembly in San Diego. 

Federation 

Spring Program 

Thursday, March 13 

9:45 AM – NOON 

Har Sinai Congregation 

RSVP: Arlene M. Burman 

410-833-0972 

Jill Greenberg 

Founding Executive Director, 

Maryland Women’s Heritage Center 

and Museum 

The Maryland Women’s Heritage Center and 

Museum is envisioned as a museum, learning, 

resource center, archives and showcase 

for Maryland women in the arts. It is also a 

gathering place to discuss and act on issues 

impacting women. 

Purim Carnival 

Book, Bijoux & Bag Sale 

Sisterhood’s Annual Book, Bijoux and Bag Sale 

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

Please drop off books, CDs, DVDs, jewelry, 

pocketbooks (good condition), etc., 

to the Sisterhood office. 

Volunteers are needed for this 

wonderful, fun event. 

Call Lynda Weinstein, 410-484-3576, 

or e-mail missmagothy@aol.com 

Super Thursdays 

• 10 AM Classes • 

Rabbi Hertzman 

Israel: Historical and Present Realities 

February 7, 14, 21 and 28 

March 6, 20 and 27 

• 11 AM Classes • 

Rabbi-Educator Sidlofsky 

TorAH-Metry 

February 7 

Cantor Rowland 

Legends of the Jews 

February 14, 21 and 28 

March 6, 20 and 27 

• Lunch, NOON • 

• Programs, 1 PM • 

Hilda Perl Goodwin 

Introduction to Opera 

February 7 • Choruses 

February 14 • Ensembles 

February 21 • Solos 

February 28 • Sid Bravmann 

TBA 

March 6 • Jimmy Galdieri 

BHC’s Music Director 

TBA 

March 13 • Federation 

See Side Bar 

March 20 • Elliot Wiseman 

TBA 

March 27 • Closing Study Lunch 

Thank You Gerri Kobren! 

Sisterhood gratefully acknowledges 

Gerri’s years of dedication to and 

co-chairing of the Judaica Shop. 

The Torah: A Women’s 

Commentary has Arrived! 

Pre-ordered a copy? Pick up your 

book in the Temple Office. 

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. 

Thursday, February 21 • 7 PM 

Interfaith Dialogue at BHC 

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 honoring Sisterhood 

with Rabbi Rachel Hertzman 

Followed by a Congregational Dinner 

Saturday, March 8 

Sisterhood Havdalah • 7 PM 

Wine Tasting • 7:30 PM 

with a speaker from Dugan’s 

Wine and Liquor Store, Pikesville 

For more information contact 

Marsha Kalisch, 410-484-6681 

Monday, March 17 • NOON • $15 

Lunch and Learn 

Conversion to Judaism 

Cantor Sacks 

Wednesday, April 2 • 5 PM 

Pikesville Chico’s Fundraiser 

Did You Know? 

Did you know your 

Sisterhood Dues help 

support many of the 

programs offered to the 

Congregation and Schools? 

Please, remember to check Sisterhood on 

your BHC Statement for payment of 

Sisterhood Dues. 


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Hoffberger Gallery 

“Culture Pop!” 

“Dirty” • Acrylic on Panel • 2005 

BHC 

Offerings 

February 1-2 

Arthur Abraham 

Jeanne Bloomberg 

Addelman 

Bertha Aronson 

Judah Paul Bachrach 

Etta Baum 

Harry Fuld Bear 

Benjamin Beck 

Mary Beck 

Anna Bercowitz 

Morris Bercowitz 

Anne D. Chapin 

Wanda Lynn Cherry 

Ellis Chomet 

Charles I. Cohen 

Harry Cohen 

Irma S. Constam 

Alan M. Dashew 

In Memoriam 

We record with sorrow the passing of 

Faye Bayarsky 

Clarence “Larry” Brull 

Iosif Galperin 

Johanna Gelles 

Mary Louise “Wheezie” 

Gutman 

Mabel Hertzsold 

William Ives 

May their memories be for blessing. 

Perpetual Memorials 

Abraham Distiller 

Leonard Emerich 

Howard H. Engel 

Joseph E. Feivish 

Sarah F. Feldmann 

Ellinor Jill Fox 

Annie Gebhart 

A. Harry Goldstein 

Ethel Bank Goldstein 

Mamie Goldstein 

Abe Goodman 

Ida Gordon 

Leon Greenbaum 

Bertha Hallenstein 

Maida Hamburger 

Benjamin Hendin 

Fannie Herling 

Tillie Herling 

Minnie E. Jacobs 

Bertha Jandorf 

Alice H. Kaufman 

Diane S. Kaufman 

Dora Kirschbaum 

Edna Klasman 

Esther R. Koman 

Edward A. Kraus 

Esther Cohen 

Kropman 

Nathan Kropman 

Abe M. Legum 

Nathan C. Maulitz 

Benjamin Middleman 

Barbara D. Miller 

Edward Raskin 

Fred Rehns 

Jennie Rosenberg 

Matilda Samuels 

Harry Schein 

Fannie Schoeneman 

Rae Seidenman 

Bruce David 

Shackman 


Paintings and Drawings by Ian MacLean Davis 

To some, “Culture” was once considered representation of the highest achievements of a 

society. An alternate, more contemporary idea of culture might be “what a society does.” 

“Popularity” is that which is accepted by a mass audience. How do we define a mass 

audience? These days, due to our technological achievements and global media, traditional 

ideas surrounding these commonly used terms can no longer be taken for granted. 

What is our American culture? How has our industry of entertainment and marketing 

affected our personal sense of identity, memory and perception? How do the answers we 

develop for these questions relate to our past conventions of art and life? 

These are the ideas Ian MacLean Davis explores in his work; synthesizing high and 

low technology and culture into images that test the ability to decode the visual and 

intellectual noise of contemporary life. 

Born, raised and educated in New England, Ian now lives and works in Baltimore. He 

holds a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art from the Maryland Institute, College of Art and has 

exhibited in galleries in Los Angeles and Washington, DC. Join Ian at the opening reception 

on Sunday, February 3, 2 PM. Show runs through Monday, February 25. 

Joan Kahn 

Monroe Kaphan 

Sylvia Klein 

Martin Lev 

A. Harvey Schreter 

Mel Schweitzer 

Neil Tabor 

Irene White 

Samuel Solomon 

Hilda Stark 

Dr. Harry Melmuth 

Sternberg 

William L. Straus, Jr. 

George Stromberg 

Mary Sussman 

Sadye D. Sussman 

Rae F. Weinberg 

Clarice Groner 

Weinstein 

Leonard Weisberg 

Helen H. Wertheim 

Richard Joseph 

Zander, Jr. 

William Zetlin 


Etta Gaffen Bonfeld 

William Bornfriend 

Lillian Jacobs 

Braverman 

Delma Block 

Brotman 

Barbara Kleiman 

Brown 

Fannie Butler 

Albert H. Buxbaum 

Zelda Carmel 

Hennye Cohen 

Sarah Hornstein 

Cohen 

Helen E. Cole 

Caroline Diener 

Samuel Dreyfuss 

William Ambach 

Eichengreen 

Jerome Engel 

Nathan Fellheimer 

Stanley Felser 

Abraham J. Fink 

Eugene Jerome Fink 

Marion Friedlander 

Phillip A.S. Galler 

Louis A. Gann 

William I. Gans 

Rose Minnie Garfink 

Joseph R. Ginsberg 

Irene M. Goldberg 

Pauline Goodman 

Sidney Gordon 

Victor Halperin 

Robert Harrow 

Philip Helstein 

Fanny Horowitz 

Benjamin Kahn 

Jeanette Kahn 

Helen L. Kaufman 

Hilda Hecht Kaufman 

Harry Herbert Kloze 

Bernice S. Kramer 

Morton L. Lazarus 

Samuel Levy 

Marian Lutzky 

Nathalie Meyer 

Albert Nasdor 

Ben Z. Neustadt 

James Lee Neustadt 

Sylvan Newman 

Jacob A. Rice 

Miriam Rothschild 

Nathan Rubin 

Jerome M. Sachs 

Esther Sapperstein 

Abbott M. Sheffler, Jr. 

Carrye Lamm 

Silverstein 

Leah Singer 

Kitty Spiegelman 

Ida Statter 

Frank Stern, Jr. 

George Stern 

Edith Selis Suls 

Erika R. Sundheim 

Fanny Waghelstein 

Joseph Winaker 

Milton Wise 


Bertha V. Aaron 

Bernard B. Adler 

Robert L. Bacharach 

Cecele F. Bernath 

Audrey Krackow Bord 

Leona Frank 

Breitstein 

Helen S. Brown 

Leroy J. Brown 

Dorothy E. Caplan 

Yetta Cohen 

Leah Collector 

Maxwell L. Coplan 

Hilda Deboskey 

Stephen I. Donnelly 

Leon Feit 

Benno Feldmann 

James Filtzer 

Jonas Schloss Frank 

Loire Shakman 

Frank 

Minnie Frank 

Miriam Friedberger 

Bernard M. Gann 

Jacob Gichner 

Charles Glass 

George Goff 

Betty Burke 

Goldberger 

Ben Goodman 

Harry J. Goodwin 

Lillian Gutman 

Matilda Harman 

Miriam S. Herstein 

Alfred R. 

Himmelrich, Jr. 

Mildred G. 

Hoffberger 

Irvin Hyman 

Leonard Abraham 

Jonas, Ph.D. 

Eleanor Levy Kane 

Louis S. Katten 

Mary Katten 

Esther Keiser 

Clara King 

Morton L. Lazarus 

Franziska Levi 

Gertrude Coplan 

Levin 

Irving Isaac Lewine 

Minna Liteanu

George Jacob 

London 

Samuel May 

Hannah Milhiser 

Henrietta New 

Elise Ann 

Newberger 

Carolyn Newman 

Ellinor G. Newman 

Edward R. 

Palmbaum 

Bette R. Pear 

Samuel Posner 

Emanuel A. Rice 

Milton W. Rodbell 

Minna H. 

Rosenberg 

Lewis Rosenstock 

Rose Rosenthal 

Milton M. Roth 

Rebecca Rubin 

Dolores Sachs 

Etta Salabes 

Goldye R. Sandy 

Lillian Sapero 

Minnie Schenthal 

Bird B. Schiff 

Philip Schwartzman 

Leon Selesky 

Yetta Shapiro 

Joseph Baruch 

Siegel 

Dr. Michael M. 

Silberg 

Isabelle Spandauer 

Joan S. Stern 

Lillie Straus 

Alfred Victor Taylor 

Samuel Tralins 

Beatrice Unger 

Anna Weinblatt 

Julius Weisberg 

Henrietta Wertheim 

Harry Winn 

Philip Wolf 

Tillie May 

Wurtzburger 


Herbert Louis Arzt 

Jo Anne Finifter 

Beplat 

Samuel Berliner 

Sidney Berney 

Albert Branoff 

Morris Burke 

Michael Carliner 

Rena H. Cohen 

Yetta R. Cohen 

Adolph David Cohn 

Abraham Collector 

Leah Collector 

Doris Sycle Davison 

Martin Davison 

Jennie Weisberg 

Dickler 

Rose C. Distiller 

Morris A. Dobres 

Leonora Edlow 

Lena Straus Emerich 

Samuel L. Fisher 

Morton Myer Fox 

Robert B. Fradkin 

Lillian Frank 

L’Dor From Generation to v’Dor 

Generation 

Special Birthdays 

Mark Stein, Jon Levinson, Martin Segall, 

Berryl Speert, David Cramer, Burton Bank, 

Sander Wise, Dr. Edward Lewison, Mona 

Arzt, Henry Pertman, Shirley Marks, 

Madeline (Mandy) Comoglio, Margie 

Warres, Dr. Benjamin DuBois, Joanne 

Frallicciardi, Michael Matalik, Gladys 

Schweriner, Merrell (Murph) Scherr, 

Aaron (Whitey) Schwartz, Sandra Vogel, 

Murray Hankin, Dr. Alison Gartner, Joseph 

Kovars, Arnold Gresser, Dr. Lois Weinstein, 

Phyllis Cohen, Gerald Katz 

Special Anniversaries 

35th Sally & Byrl Hendler 

Ellen & Alvin Levi 

30th Louise & Roger Bennett 

25th Sherryl & Abraham (Avi) Amoyal 

Nancy & Gerald Friedman 

Carol & John Hess 

15th Jill Petschek & Joseph Boccuzzi 

Vera & Jakub Zejmis 

10th Deb Gordon & Joel Simon 

B’nai Mitzvah 

December 8 

Johanna Busch, daughter of Rabbis Debbie 

Pine and Andrew Busch 

Benjamin Freeland 

Simon J. Friedman 

Jacob Glassman 

Simon Goldiner 

Louis Greenberg 

Theodore Robert 

Gresser 

Adolph C. Hahn 

Helen B. Hamburger 

Jacob Hamburger 

Joe Hellman 

Jeanne G. Highstein 

Anna Lustgarten 

Pincu Horn 

Anna Siegel 

Horowitz 

Dr. Jack Horowitz 

Louis Horowitz 

Esther Jacobs 

Harold M. Jacobs 

Rose Samuelson 

Kahn 

Sadie K. Kahn 

Levi Katten 

Alexander S. 

Katzenberg, Jr. 

Ben Kaufman 

Harold J. Kaufman 

Lena Kind 

Rose Landay Kloze 

Leslie Legum 

Ruth Whitehill 

Leidy 

Herman Lenet 

Casey Dylan 

Lenovitz 

Marjorie Levinson 

Daniel L. Manekin 

J. Carl Marder 

Manuel Matthews 

Fanny Matz 

Rebecca Meyers 

Samuel Meyers 

Esther Miller 

Dora Morganstein 

David L. Morrison 

Theresa B. Myerberg 

James Howard 

Nathanson 

Leon Needle 

Philip I. Needle 

Abe Oliver 

Bernice Hollins 

Packer 

Julius J. Prissman 

Bernice Resnick 

William Robinson 

Henry A. Rosenberg 

Sigmund Rosenblatt 

Emanuel Rosenheim 

Harry Rosenstock 

Hilda D. Rosenthal 

Walter Lyon 

Rosenthal 

Leon Schaffer 

Nathan Schloss 

Milton Baer Shapiro 

Douglas Sherman 

Maurice M. Sherman 

Benjamin Shevitz 

Albert Siegel 

Stanley Martin 

Sonnenfeld 

January 19 

Heather Knipschild, granddaughter of Shirley 

and Irving Simon 


Julia Kim Leff, daughter of Drs. Michelle & 

Bruce Leff 

Engagement 

Victoria Halperin, daughter of Sharon and 

Dr. Henry Halperin, to Brennan Kuhns 

Births 

Ethan Irving Aurnou, son of Sarah Kremen 

and Jon Aurnou, grandson of Judith and 

Dr. Jeffrey Kremen 

Joshua Brett Blank, son of Melissa and 

Elliott Blank, grandson of Marilyn and 

Ira Blank, great-grandson of Selma and 

Dr. Jerome Pleet 

Avery Rhys Lippe, daughter of Wendy and 

Adam Lippe 

Jacob V. Miller, son of Nancy Silverstone 

and Jason Miller, grandson of Ruth F. 

and Dr. Harris Silverstone 

Remy Jaye Walker, daughter of Sandee and 

Keith Walker, granddaughter of Bonnie 

and Howard Heneson 

Theresa M. Sonner 

David Surasky 

Karen Lynn 

Tankersley 

Kaufman 

Thalheimer 

Bernard Weiss 

Florence R. Wilson 

Alan Wurtzburger 

Seymour R. Ziv 

February 29- 

March 1 

Anna Sarah Biron 

Eva S. Black 

Joseph Emanuel 

Book 

Samuel Buckman 

Edith Glass Caplan 

Harry Sailie Cohen 

Jennie Cohen 

Joseph L. Collector 

Jennie Weisberg 

Dickler 

Sophie Frenkil 

Dopkin 

Ada Fine Dowinsky 

Harry Dubrowsky 

Fran Feikin 

Benjamin Fink 

Leah Gebhart 

Flinder 

Ethel R. Fox 

Louis J. Fox 

Beatrice R. Gann 

Samuel Gelfand 

Elizabeth Cohen 

Getzov 

Dora F. Gitomer 

Jennie Glassman 

Clara A. Glickman 

Rose J. Gross 

Babette Hecht 

Gertrude Hoffberger 

Rena Hollander 

Helene R. Kahn 

Rose Kessler 

Philip Klompus 

Harry C. Klotsch 

William Levinson 

Daisy B. Lowenthal 

Clara Manekin 

Solomon Meyer 

Sadie Tegay Miller 

Raymond Noel 

Etta Max Patz 

Milton C. Pretzfelder 

Dr. Daniel Raffel 

Sara Buch Rehfeld 

Sylvan L. Rosenthal 

Sara Rowland 

Lena Saks 

Abraham Schein 

Alexander Schenthal 

Rose P. Schwartzman 

Helen W. Seidenman 

Minna G. Silvers 

Jesse L. Strauss 

Minna Tossman 

Julius J. Tralins 

Toby A. Weinblatt 

Albert Weisberg 

Hilda G. Weiss 

Hattie Wertheimer 

Louis Zinn 

We gratefully acknowledge the 

following offerings: 

For the speedy recovery of 

Edward Friedman, by Lisa S. & Allan T. 

Hirsh, III 

Eleanore Gann, by Helen Krulevitz 

Susie Goldschmitt, by Edith Goldschmitt 

Lana Greenberg, by Adrianne & Robert 

Weinblatt 

Dorothy Katzenstein, by Lisa S. & Allan T. 

Hirsh, III 

Irina Kogan, by PreSchool 

Dr. Pat Mandell, by Lisa S. & Allan T. Hirsh, III 

Maish Mendelson, by Phyllis & Fred W. Frank 

Irwin Meyers, by Carol J. Caplan • Lisa S. & 

Allan T. Hirsh, III 

Phyllis Mezner, by Carole Seidman 

Richard Millhauser, by Helaine & Melvin 

Trosch 

Nancy Muskin, by Robin & Robert Just 

Reggie Schreiber, by Susan & Norman Lorch 

Irving Simon, by Shirley & Irving Simon • 

Aimée & Dr. Steven Adashek • Carol J. 

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

Marjorie Strasburger, by Lisa S. & Allan T. 

Hirsh, III 

Lynda Weinstein, by Jerry Weinstein • Maria 

Howell & Aaron Bloom • Carol J. Caplan • 

Karan Engerman • Lisa S. & Allan T. Hirsh, 

III • Betty & Irwin Meyers • Betty Spear • 


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JoAnne & Eugene Zarling • Susan & Harvey 

Zeiger 

In honor of 

Marilyn & Ira Blank upon the birth of their 

grandson Joshua Brett Blank, by Phyllis G. 

& Richard M. Lederman 

The birth of Joshua Brett Blank, by his 

grandparents Marilyn & Ira Blank 

Melissa, Elliott and Allison Blank upon the 

birth of Joshua Brett, by PreSchool 

Susan & Dr. Joel Brenner upon the birth of 

their grandson Max Aren Rose, by Roz & 

Steve Blum • Jeffrey Sekulow 

Rabbis Debbie Pine and Andrew Busch upon 

their daughter Johanna becoming a Bat 

Mitzvah, by Linda Flame & John Elias • 

Douglas & Hilda Perl Goodwin • Lisa S. & 

Allan T. Hirsh, III • James & Alice Dolle 

Trosch 

Carol J. Caplan for her leadership in 

Sisterhood activities, by Evelyn & Stanley 

Wagner 

The 60th wedding anniversary of Phyllis & Dr. 

Jerry Cohen, by Rosalie Lichter & family 

Frannye & Marc Cohen upon the birth of 

their son Asher Harrison Cohen, by his 

grandparents Bobbie & Alan Orman 

The 41st wedding anniversary of Suzanne & 

Daniel W. Crone III, by Robin & Robert Just 

Shirley & Paul Ford upon the recovery of their 

daughter Deborah Griesinger, by Carol J. 

Caplan 

Arlene & Harry Fox upon the engagement of 

their son Michael to Jen Tyrrell, by Sharon 

& Dr. Donald Edlow • PreSchool 

Connie Getzov upon being installed on the 

Board of the Women of Reform Judaism, 

by Carol J. Caplan • Sonya Dillon 

The special birthday of Hilda Perl Goodwin, 

by Carol J. Caplan • Cantor Ann & Joel 

Sacks 

Sharon & Dr. Henry Halperin upon the 

engagement of their daughter Victoria to 

Brennan Kuhns, by Barbara & Harold Barr 

• James & Alice Dolle Trosch 

Allan T. Hirsh, III for hosting a wonderful 

dinner in San Diego, by BHC Sisterhood 

The special birthday of Natalie Hoffman, by 

Sonya Dillon • Nancy & Geoffrey Tobias 

Marcia & Marshall Klein upon the 

engagement of their daughter Jennifer to 

Richard Gould, by Anne Veditz 

The 55th wedding anniversary of Shirley 

& Ralph Klein, by Hannah & Morton 

Wasserkrug 

Harriet & Jay Kramer upon the birth of their 

granddaughter Lauren Alexis Sherven, by 

Roz & Steve Blum • Jeffrey Sekulow 

Wendy, Adam, Sydney & Braun Lippe upon 

the birth of Avery Rhys Lippe, by PreSchool 

• James & Alice Dolle Trosch 

Lois & Michael Mannes upon the marriage 

of their son Daniel to Shannon Rasine, by 

Dorothy Jacobs & family 

Shirley Marks upon the engagement of 

her son Benjamin Stewart to Dr. Wendy 

Morris, by Oscar Schabb 

The special birthday of Dr. Sanford D. Minkin, 

by his wife, Sherri Minkin; his mother-inlaw 

Doris Schwartzman & family • Patti & 

Tom Minkin & family 

The special birthday of Dr. Edward Perl, by 

Bonnie & Rob Garonzik 

The special birthday of Jan Perlmeter, by 

Marcia & James Hertzman • Lois & Mark 

Rosenfield 


Rabbi Perlmeter for teaching Torah Study, by 

Gideon Eisenberg 

The special birthday of Howard Rochestie, by 

Patti & Tom Minkin & family 

The 50th wedding anniversary of Dr. & Mrs. 

Lawrence Rogers, by Evelyn Gorman 

Dr. Louis Shpritz for hosting a wonderful 

dinner in San Diego, by Sisterhood 

Ruth F. & Dr. Harris Silverstone upon the 

birth of their grandson Jacob V. Miller, 

by Carol J. Caplan • Louise & Richard F. 

Kemper 

Shirley & Irving Simon on Chanukah, by Barry 

Hond 

Shirley & Irving Simon upon their 

grandddaughter Heather Knipschild 

becoming a Bat Mitzvah, by Betty & Irwin 

Meyers 

The birth of Remy Jaye Walker, by her 

grandparents Bonnie & Howard Heneson 

Helene Waranch upon her installation as 

chair of the North American Council of 

the World Union for Progressive Judaism, 

by Carol J. Caplan 

In memory of 

Robert Abels, by Susan & Harvey Zeiger 

Daniel Aiken, by Arnita Aiken 

Barnet Annenberg, by Phyllis Neuberger 

Sunny Annenberg, by Phyllis Neuberger; 

Reba & Whitey Schwartz 

Martha Baneman, by her daughter Edith 

Goldschmitt & family 

Nathan Blumberg, by Martin Blumberg 

Alvin Blumenstein, by Sonia & Marvin 

Blumberg 

Audrey Krackow Bord, by Eleanore Gann 

Allen Brager, by Sharyn & Edwin Brager 

Albert Branoff, by Lillian Branoff, Dr. 

Richard Branoff, Gayle Hedrick and 

Ethel Cohen • Wendy & Dr. Ronald 

Branoff 

Anne Brookmeyer, by Ron Brookmeyer 

Clarence “Larry” Brull, by Roz & Steve Blum 

• Harriet & Jay Kramer 

Gustav Brunn, by Simone & Ralph Brunn 

Frank Caplan, by Ann & Richard Fishkin 

Ethel Carton, by Lynda & Jerry Weinstein 

Irwin R. Cohen, by Betty Cohen & family 

Jeffrey Marc Cohen, by Florence Cohen 

Jones 

Adolph David Cohn, by the Family of 

Adolph D. Cohn 

Albert Diener, by Harriet & I. Howard 

Diener 

Joseph Farkas, by Dorothy Farkas 

Gertrude Fensterwald, by Carol S. 

Fensterwald 

Louis A. Gann, by Eleanore Gann 

Harry Goldberg, by Harriet & David 

Finkelstein 

Pauline Goldman, by Benton Pumpian 

Larry Goldschmitt, by his wife Edith 

Goldschmitt & family 

A. Harry Goldstein, by Eleanore Gann 

Florence Mayover Goldstein, by Sandra 

Raskin & family 

Dr. Samuel S. Gordon, by Linda & Berryl 

Speert & family 

Robert Harrow, by Mrs. S. Sidney Meyers 

Mabel Hertzsold, by Carol J. Caplan • Allan 

T. Hirsh, Jr. 

Olivia Himelfarb, by Maxine C. Caplan 

Ellinor O. Hirsh, by Allan T. Hirsh, Jr.; 

Elaine & Ross Jandorf 

Leon Hoffman, by Marc Hoffman 

Fanny Horowitz, by Mrs. S. Sidney Meyers 

Dr. Jack Horowitz, by Mrs. S. Sidney Meyers 

William Ives, by Roz & Steve Blum • Elaine 

& Ross Jandorf 

Herman Kallins, by Howard H. Goldberg 

Monroe Kaphan, by Pami & Harvey Schevitz 

Alexander S. Katzenberg, Jr., by Alex 

Katzenberg III • Loraine Lobe 

Bernice S. Kramer, by Bernard Kramer & 

Joel Kramer 

Morton L. Lazarus, by Loraine Lobe 

Nathaniel Levin, by Mary Ellen & Dr. Stuart 

Levine 

Ida Lichter, by Rosalie Lichter & family 

H. William “Billy” Mandelberg, by Rabbi 

Rosalin & Martin Mandelberg 

Nathan “Bill” Morris, by Reba & Whitey 

Schwartz 

Shirley Nathanson, by Jon C. Nathanson • 

Jamie L. Miller 

Dorothy Needle, by Allan T. Hirsh, Jr. 

Nathan Newberger, by Ruth & Melvin Kabik 

Leo E. Ottenheimer, by Marjorie 

Ottenheimer 

Morton Peskin, by Phyllis Sarubin 

Ann Plesser, by Susan & Dr. Joel Brenner 

David Plesser, by Susan & Dr. Joel Brenner 

Benjamin Pumpian, by Benton Pumpian 

Abraham Rachelson, by Arnita Aiken 

Charles Raksin, by Sibyl Gordon, Meryl & 

Stan Raksin, Jay Raksin & Marcia Benesh 

Robert Rascovar, by Shirley R. Manekin 

Goldye Rubin, by Floraine Applefeld & 

family 

Dora Schabb, by Marie & Seymour Schwartz 

Abe Schack, by Janet & Dr. Robert P. 

Fleishman 

Merle Schacht, by Naomi Baron 

A. Harvey Schreter, by Gloria & Robert 

Speert 

Louis Schumann, by Harriet & I. Howard 

Diener & family 

Mel Schweitzer, by Irene & George Siegel 

Dr. Jerome Sherman, by Dr. Tania & 

Jonathan Tobin 

Morris L. Sirkis, by Jerome L. Walters 

Sylvia Snyder, by Sharyn & Edwin Brager 

Neil Tabor, by Edith & Sar Kaufman 

Lois Rita Taubenfeld, by Dr. Martin 

Taubenfeld 

E. David Weinberg, by Marjorie 

Ottenheimer 

Edith R. Weinberg, by Marjorie 

Ottenheimer 

Joseph H. Weinberg, by Karyn & Kenneth 

Calvert & family • Linda Krell & Isaac 

Krell 

Leonard Yarus, by Pam Russell & family 

Richard Zander, Sr., by Simone & Ralph A. 

Brunn 

In commemoration of the birthday 

anniversary of 

Louise Glazer, by her daughters Hilda R. 

Glazer, Phyllis G. Lederman & Joan 

Glazer Farber & their families 

Rebecca Jenna Horowitz, by Edith & Martin 

Horowitz 

Nathan Raskin, by Sandra Raskin & family 

Acknowledgments 

Appreciation is expressed for 

messages of good wishes and 

Books of Uniongrams received by 

Lora Gann on her special birthday

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Events 


Friday, February 1 • 4th Grade Retreat 

6 PM PJ Shabbat Dinner 

6:15 PM Union Shabbat Worship at BHC 

6:30 PM PJ Shabbat 

7 PM PJ Oneg Shabbat 

7:30 PM Oneg Shabbat 

Saturday, February 2 • 4th Grade Retreat 

9 AM Torah Talk 

10 AM Shabbat Shelanu 

11:30 AM Sisterhood/Brotherhood Kiddush 


9 AM First Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist 

Church 

9:30 AM Religious School 

9:30 AM 7th Grade Mitzvah Round About 

9:45 AM Religious School Parent Forum 

9:45 AM Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class 

10 AM Leadership Group 

11:30 AM Kol Ruach 

2 PM Hoffberger Gallery Reception 

5:30 PM Brotherhood/BHeCTY Super Bowl 

Party 

Monday, February 4 

5 PM RHUS Meeting 

6 PM Religious School High School 

7 PM Overeaters Anonymous 

7:30 PM Board of Electors 

Tuesday, February 5 

9:45 AM Sisterhood Bridge 

4:15 PM Religious School 

7 PM Alcoholics Anonymous & Al-Anon 


7 PM Food Addicts in Recovery 

7:30 PM Sisterhood Board 

8 PM Augustine Group 

Wednesday, February 6 


Thursday, February 7 

9:30 AM Ikkarim Class 

10 AM Sisterhood Study 

11 AM Sisterhood Program 

NOON Sisterhood Lunch 

1 PM Sisterhood Program 

Friday, February 8 • Sisterhood Shabbaton 

7:30 PM Union Shabbat Worship at Temple 

Emanuel 

Saturday, February 9 • Sisterhood Shabbaton 


10 AM Shabbat Shelanu 



Church 

9:15 AM PEP 



10 AM Brotherhood Breakfast 

11:30 AM Religious School T’filah 

NOON JYGE Peanut Butter and Jelly 

1 PM Brotherhood Film Festival 




7 PM Day School Board 

7:30 PM Brotherhood Board 










Thursday, February 14 • Mission: 

New Orleans 






Friday, February 15 • Day School & PreSchool 

Closed • Mission: New Orleans 

6 PM Downtown Shabbat 

7:30 PM Union Shabbat Worship at 


Saturday, February 16 • Mission: 

New Orleans 


9 AM Tot Shabbat 

9:30 AM Tot Shabbat Kiddush 

10 AM Shabbat Shelanu honoring PEP 

1:30 PM Shabbat Worship with Bat Mitzvah 

Sunday, February 17 • No Religious School • 

Temple Offices Closed • Mission: 

New Orleans 


Church 

Monday, February 18 • Presidents’ Day 

• Building Closed • Mission: 

New Orleans 



1:30 PM Prime Timers Board 





7 PM “Voices of Hopper’s Women” with 

Kendra Kopelke 

7:30 PM Kol Rinnah 










5:30 PM Java Jews 

5:30 PM Cemetery Committee Meeting 

7 PM Interfaith Dialogue 

Friday, February 22 

7:30 PM Union Shabbat Worship at BHC 

8:30 PM Oneg Shabbat 

Saturday, February 23 

9 AM Torah Talk at Temple Oheb Shalom 

10:30 AM Union Shabbat Worship at Temple 

Oheb Shalom 



Church 

9:15 AM PEP 

9:30 AM Leadership Group 


9:30 AM Hoffberger Scholar Breakfast at 

Temple Emanuel 


10:30 AM CHANA Workshop 

11:30 AM Religious School T’filah 

12:30 PM Study Lunch at Har Sinai 

Congregation 

1 PM Brotherhood Film Festival 

1 PM Our Crowd 


5 PM Budget Committee 



7 PM Green Team 







7:30 PM Kol Rinnah 











5:45 PM Wine and Cheese Reception 

6:15 PM Shabbat Worship

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 


6:15 PM • Union Shabbat Worship 


Rabbi Perlmeter will speak. 

6:30 PM • PJ Shabbat 


Mishpatim/Exodus 21:1-24:18 

9 AM • Torah Talk 

10 AM • Shabbat Shelanu 



Temple Emanuel 


Terumah, Exodus 25:1-27:19 




6 PM • Downtown Shabbat 



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Worship 


Tetzaveh, Exodus 27:20-30:10 


9 AM • Tot Shabbat 


Honoring PEP 

1:30 PM • Shabbat Worship 

Bat Mitzvah 

Julia Leff 

daughter of Drs. Michelle & Bruce Leff 




with The Hoffberger Institute for Torah Study 

Reform Communal Scholar-in-Residence 

Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman 


Ki Tisa, Exodus 30:11-34:35 

Temple Oheb Shalom 


10:30 AM • Union Shabbat Worship 

with The Hoffberger Institute for Torah Study 

Reform Communal Scholar-in-Residence 

Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman 


6:15 PM • Shabbat Worship 

Honoring BHC Members involved with 

The Associated: Jewish Federation 

of Baltimore. 

Rabbi Sachs-Kohen will speak. 

Bema-Home Connection is 

available in the Sanctuary and 

the Hoffberger Chapel. 

Speaker phones are available on loan 

for a $10 refundable fee by calling the 

Temple Office, 410-764-1587.

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