December 2012/January/February 2013 - Congregation Mishkan ...

CONGREGATION 

MISHKAN TEFILA 

Winter 

Newsletter & 

Program guide 

5773/2012-2013 

VOL. 63 No. 1 

KISLEV / TEVET / SHEVAT / ADAR 5773 

Inside this issue 

• Program highlights 

• A Taste of Mussar 

• Shabbat... Shabbat... 

Shabbat... 

• CMT’ers reaching Out 

• News from CMT 

Nursery School 

• Religious School 

Highlights 

• and lots more! 

Reflections from 

Your president 

Steve Kurzman 

IAs I started to write this article 

I received a phone call from a 

good friend who wanted to tell 

me about a wonderful restaurant 

which he and his wife had dined at 

the night before. He characterized 

the experience as probably “the best 

meal he had ever had in his life”. He 

asked to see the chef and told him 

that his skills were unbelievable. He 

thought that the wait staff could not 

have been more efficient or friendly. 

The menu was “unbelievable” in its 

variety and sophistication; the 

decor impeccable. In fact, 

on the way out they actually 

made reservations for 

the following week. 

He finished by telling 

me that I had to try it! 

After the conversation I thought 

about our recent High Holiday 

services. Many people told me that 

the services and their experience was 

the best in years. Rabbi Gordon 

was applauded for his excellence in 

conducting the service and for his 

sermons and teachings which were 

described as deep and meaningful. 

continued on page 4 

Oh dreidel, 

dreidel, dreidel 

Welcome back everyone and Happy 

Chanukah! Fall at CMT was both 

enriching and invigorating, from 

the High Holidays to the Tichnor 

Memorial Symposium to dinners in 

the sukkah to celebrations honoring 

Joe Miller and Steve Handler. The 

next three months is filled with new 

services and programs, including the 

Brotherhood/Sisterhood Menorah 

Fest, Jews in Sports, A Taste of 

Mussar and special Family Shabbat 

Services. We’re also including a new 

column called “CMT’ers Reaching 

Out” – Please send us summaries 

of your good deeds for the next 

newsletter. Take a look inside – mark 

your calendars – and join us for all! 

And before you know it – we’ll be 

celebrating Purim! 

Phyllis Katz 

Editor 

bosskatz@gmail.com 

Brenden Sanborn 

Graphic Designer 

MishkanDesign@gmail.com

Coming to CMT This Winter 

Shabbat... Shabbat... Shabbat 

Shabbat for Young Families 

Join your CMT friends for a family-friendly Shabbat experience. Meet in the Library at 10am 

on January 26th and March 2nd. Rabbi Marcia Plumb will lead services – we’ll sing, dance, tell 

stories and lots more. And birthdays will be celebrated. 

All participants are invited to join the main service, for the conclusion of our Shabbat service, and 

then everyone is welcome at a festive Kiddush. 

Family Kabbalat Shabbat 

Children and their parents are also invited to a series of Family 

Kabbalat Shabbat services led by Rabbi Plumb. Join us Friday 

evening, December 14th and February 8th, at 6:15pm in the 

Library for services, and we’ll enjoy dinner together afterwards. 

And on Fridays January 11th and March 8th, we also begin at 

6:15pm in the Library and conclude with a festive oneg Shabbat 

afterwards. And, younger children can arrive at 6:00pm before 

Kabbalat Shabbat for a pre-service snack. 

And for All Cmt’ers... 

Please join us and we together welcome in Shabbat at these 

special musical services led by Rabbi Audrey Berkman. 

These services, beginning at 6:15pm, will be held on Friday 

evenings, December 14th, January 11th and February 8th; 

they will be followed by a wonderful oneg Shabbat. 

These Friday night programs are sponsored in part through 

the generosity of the families of Irwin and Roberta Chafetz, 

Larry and Rachel Chafetz, and Michael and Dena Rashes. 

AND – FINALLY – MARK DECEMBER 21ST ON YOUR 

CALENDARS FOR OUR FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE!, 

LED BY CANTOR ARYEH FINKLESTEIN AND FNL! BAND

Happy 

Chanukah! 

Table of Contents 

Reflections from your President..........................................2 

A Taste of Mussar....................................................................3 

Program Highlights 5773.....................................................4 

Member Spotlight...................................................................7 

Blessing Over Candles...........................................................8 

Blessing For Chanukah..........................................................8 

It’s Latke Time!........................................................................8 

Religious School Highlights.................................................9 

CMT Snapshots................................................................... 10 

‘Specially For Singles........................................................... 12 

Save the Dates for Hazak.................................................... 12 

Where to Find It In The Feinberg Library...................... 13 

Celebrate Your Child's Birthday 

With Your CMT Family.................................................... 13 

CMT’ers Reaching Out ..................................................... 14 

Our Fourth Annual 

Alan J. Tichnor Memorial Symposium .......................... 14 

Thanks to our wonderful 

photographers - 

Erin Gubert, David 

Rubinstein, Lisa Kideckel 

and Amy Blotner 

News from CMT Nursery School................................... 15 

CMT Teens participate in Gateways............................... 15 

Revitalized Youth Committee.......................................... 16 

Myra and Robert Kraft Passport to Israel Program...... 16 

Upcoming Sisterhood and Brotherhood Events........... 16 

Anniversaries......................................................................... 17 

In Memoriam........................................................................ 18 

TODAH 

RABAH 

RABAH! 

Jewish Holidays 5773 (2012-2013)................................. 18 

Acknowledgements............................................................. 19 

Calendars............................................................................... 26 

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Reflections from your President 

Steve Kurzman 

Others raved that Rabbi Plumb’s teaching was warm 

and spiritual. Many commented about how smoothly 

the ushers had functioned in moving people to and 

from the Bimah. I actually received emails complementing 

how wonderful the building looked - sparkling 

and inviting. Some were kind enough to mention 

how handsome the president was (OK, I made that 

up). All in all, the congregants who spoke to me had 

a wonderful experience and I greatly appreciated the 

feedback. So, I had to wonder why no one told me 

that they were going to tell all their friends and that 

they would be coming to services next Shabbat. Why 

are we so eager to tell everyone about an experience 

which fills our stomachs but do not spread the word 

about an experience which fills our souls? Let me ask 

you, did you tell any of your friends or family about 

the wonderful experience which you had during Rosh 

Hashanah and Yom Kippur? Did you consider coming 

back the following Shabbat, or for Sukkot, or to the 

minyan one morning or evening? Let me assure you 

that the conduct and tenor of the High Holiday service 

is not a singular unique occurrence. All of the services 

which our Rabbis lead are excellent. Our facilities are 

warm and inviting all year long. So I challenge you - 

invite one friend to accompany you to Mishkan Tefila 

next Shabbat. Come to minyan one morning or evening 

next week. Do not miss the joy and spirituality which 

you experienced at Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur for 

an entire year until next year’s High Holidays -- share it, 

capture it, revel in it all year long. 

Shabbat Service and a Musical Friday night service 

will be offered by Rabbis Audrey Berkman and Jethro 

Berkman, followed by an Oneg Shabbat. On February 

18, 2013, Dena and Michael Rashes will be hosting our 

annual Snowbirds Luncheon – please join us if you are 

in south Florida then! On Saturday evening February 

23, 2013, everyone is welcome to the Purim Megillah 

reading - always a fun family event (be sure to wear 

your costume). 

I want to thank everyone who has already given to 

the Annual Appeal. The initial response was unprecedented 

- at the conclusion of Yom Kippur we had 

pledges for more than 50% of our goal from 20% of 

the Congregation. Larry Fischer and his crew have been 

“working the phones” to raise that number even further. 

If they have not yet reached out to you, do not fear -- 

they will --and when they do, please be generous. 

With warm wishes for 2013, 

You also can enjoy many varied events over the next 

few months – to begin with, on December 11, 2012, 

the Brotherhood and Sisterhood are co-sponsoring 

Menorah Fest, featuring a klezmer band. On January 

11, 2013, there are two great programs: beginning 

at 6:15PM Rabbi Plumb will lead a Family Kabbalat 

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A Taste of Mussar 

Rabbi Marcia Plumb 

I am delighted to introduce myself to you as the new 

Associate Rabbi at CMT. I will be working with 

Wendy Handler to help create family services, and with 

our nursery and religious schools, as well as with Rabbi 

Gordon and the rest of the professional staff in teaching 

and leading services. I look forward to meeting you. 

One of my passions is Mussar literature. I know Rabbi 

Gordon has taught Mussar here at CMT, and I am 

pleased to continue this area of study for the congregation. 

Mussar is a genre of Jewish literature that 

was written from the 11th century onwards. The first 

Mussar book was written by Bahya ibn Pakuda in 

Spain. Pakuda, who was an observant Jew, saw his 

Jewish compatriots focussing a great deal on fulfilling 

mitzvot, but very little on treating others with kindness. 

He also noticed that many observant Jews at the time 

were keeping the commandments but with little interest 

or motivation. Pakuda realised that something was 

missing from Jewish life -- the intention behind the 

actions. He wrote a book called Duties of the Heart 

(Hovot ha Levavot). The book instructed people to 

focus on our hearts and our behaviour when we lived 

our daily lives. 

In the 18th century, Rabbi Israel Salanter in Lithuania, 

created a Mussar yeshiva and spread the word about 

Mussar. Mussar is still being written today. It is still a 

school of thought which teaches that Jews must be as 

concerned with the inner life as well as the outer life; 

as much with our soul as with mitzvot (commandments). 

Mussar instructs us to work on our personality 

traits so that we can be the best human beings possible, 

and cultivate our souls so that we are always in balance 

emotionally and spiritually. According to Mussar, we 

become close to God when we feel whole, and behave 

in the best way possible. 

In order to create a life in 

which we feel balanced, 

measured, calm and joyful, 

Mussar gives us texts to study 

and spiritual practices to 

follow. For example, we might wish to be more content 

with our lives. Mussar would suggest that we work on 

cultivating gratitude. We would study texts from Bible, 

Talmud, and Mussar about gratitude, and we would be 

asked to list 5 things we were grateful for every day. We 

would practice being grateful. Eventually, according to 

Mussar, we would begin to see the world and our lives 

with appreciation rather than discontent. Mussar is 

meant to transform the way we see ourselves, others and 

the world at large. 

Lifelong Learning 

at Mishkan Tefila 

RABBI MARCIA PLUMB 

A TASTE OF MUSSAR - Tuesday mornings 

from 10am to 11:15am, from October 16 

through December 4 

DR. DAVIN WOLOK 

CALMING THE WATERS OF OUR 

INNERMOST SELVES - Tuesday evenings from 

7:30pm to 8:30pm, from October 16 through 

December 18 

RABBI LEONARD GORDON 

REREADING THE BOOK OF EXODUS - Our 

class will discuss the various ways of reading the 

Torah focusing on the stories and laws in the first 

half of the book of Exodus. Tuesday mornings 

from 10am to 11:15am, from January 8 through 

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Program 

Highlights 

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 

5773 

5773 (2012-2013) 

december 

2 LIMMUDBoston at CMT 

11 MenorahFest sponsored by Sisterhood and Brotherhood 

14 6:15 PM - Family Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Rabbi Marcia Plumb 

14 6:15 PM - Musical Friday night service with Rabbi Audrey Marcus-Berkman 

15 4:30 PM - Young Family Havdallah service - Hanukkah Lights 

21 6:15 PM - Friday Night Live! led by Cantor Aryeh Finklestein & the FNL Band 

January 2013 

8 10:00-11:15 AM - First session of Rabbi Leonard Gordon’s course, 

“Rereading the Book of Exodus” (through February 12) 



12 4:30 PM - Young Family Havdallah service 

19 Iron Chef sponsored by Brotherhood and Sisterhood 

26 10:00 AM - Family Shabbat Morning Service led by Rabbi Marcia Plumb 

26 Figs, Faith and Fashion: a Tu B’shvat program 

co-sponsored by CMT Sisterhood and Temple Emanuel Sisterhood 

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february 2013 

3 World Wide Wrap 



9 Brotherhood/Sisterhood Shabbat 

18 Snowbirds Gathering in Florida 

23 Purim Megillah Reading and Celebration 

march 2013 




9 Boston Jewish Music Festival Concert at CMT, details TBA 

16 4:30 PM - Young Family Havdallah service 

17 Minyannaire’s Breakfast 


26 Communal Second Seder 

Please visit our website at www.mishkantefila.org for the full event calendar. 




april 2013 



7 Brotherhood Yom Hashoah Program 



26 Lag B’omer Carnival and Field Day 

28-May 9 ASHKENAZ TRIP to Berlin, Prague and Vienna with Rabbi Gordon 

may 2013 

3-5 3rd Annual Shabbat Away Retreat Weekend 

14 Eve of Shavuot Service; Memorial Plaque Dedication; 

Tikkun L’el Shavuot (late night study) 

19 Student Trip to US Holocaust Museum in Washington 

30 Annual Meeting of the Congregation 

Please visit our website at www.mishkantefila.org for the full event calendar. 

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Member Spotlight: 

CMT PRESIDENT STEPHEN KURZMAN 

It is four months into his Presidency, and President 

Steve Kurzman finds his job even more enjoyable 

and challenging than expected. Steve’s wanted to 

be President because he knew it was the right thing to 

do and was confident that, with support from staff and 

congregants, he could succeed in this job. According to 

Steve, there are two skills necessary to succeed and have 

fun with a responsibility like this: being organized and 

being able to delegate. Steve, you’re looking great so far! 

Steve grew up in Brookline, started his undergraduate 

studies at University of Michigan and graduated 

from Northeastern University. He received a Masters 

Degree in Taxation from Bentley University. Steve is 

a partner in the accounting firm, Kurzman, Dempsey 

and Kowalker, which he started in 1976. Steve spends 

most of his professional time in the tax area particularly 

with estates and trusts. Since 1977, Steve has served as 

an Adjunct Professor at Bentley University, teaching a 

graduate course in the Law Department entitled “The 

Income Taxation of Estates, Trusts and Beneficiaries”. 

He gets a great deal of pleasure teaching these graduate 

students as it allows him to interact with bright, young 

professionals who offer different insights and perspectives 

from the people he deals with in his daily work. 

Steve’s teaching experiences have allowed him to learn, 

teach and laugh with his students, all at the same time. 

In the limited spare time that he has, Steve enjoys 

reading, particularly history, walking and spending time 

with his grandson Finnley. 

Steve and wife Marilyn have been members of CMT for 

29 years, and celebrated both of their children’s b’nei 

mitzvoth here. Steve has filled many roles at CMT: 

Brotherhood President, Forum co-President, PTO 

Treasurer, and Chairman of the Finance Committee for 

10 years. He has been on the Cemetery Committee, 

Endowment 

Committee, 

Strategic Planning 

Committee and 

even co-produced 

five plays at CMT, 

most recently the 

smash hit Guys 

and Dolls! 

Steve feels that 

CMT’s greatest 

strength is our 

Stephen Kurzman 

people – staff 

and members 

alike – and he never ceases to be impressed by their 

intelligence and commitment, which have directly led 

to our success. He is excited to work with our great 

staff, and appreciates both the pleasant and professional 

atmosphere in our office, as well as the strong, 

cordial relationships between our clergy. Having just 

completed one cycle of the high holidays, witnessing 

the enormous time, effort and hard work that is 

required, Steve has found an even greater respect for our 

entire staff. 

Steve’s goals for Mishkan Tefila include greater 

congregant attendance and participation at Shabbat 

and at minyan, a strong commitment to a Shul-based 

Hebrew School, and expanded partnerships with other 

Jewish organizations and synagogues in programming 

and religious services. All of us wish Steve well in his 

Presidency and thank Marilyn, son David, daughter 

Jessica, daughter-in-law Stacie, and especially Finnley 

for sharing Steve with us for the next three years. We 

look forward to working with him and know that he 

will see great progress. See you in Shul, Steve! 


Blessing Over Candles 

Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh ha’olam 

Blessed are you, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe 

asher kidishanu b’mitz’votav v’tzivanu 

Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us 

l’had’lik neir shel Chanukah. (Amein) 

to light the lights of Chanukkah. (Amen) 

Blessing For Chanukah 



Shehecheyanu 

(First Night Only) 



she’asah nisim la’avoteinu bayamim haheim baziman hazeh. (Amein) 

Who performed miracles for our ancestors in those days at this time 

(Amen) 

shehecheyanu v’kiyimanu v’higi’anu laz’man hazeh. (Amein) 

who has kept us alive, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this season 

(Amen) 

It’s Latke Time! 

4 medium Russet or Yukon Gold potatoes 

1 small onion 3 tablespoons flour 

1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking powder 

1 large egg Vegetable or Canola oil 

Peel potatoes and grate them with grating disc (not steel blade) in food 

processor. Place potatoes in very large bowl. Peel onion and chop finely in food 

processor. Add onion, salt and egg to potatoes and mix well. Add flour and baking 

soda and mix well. 

In very large frying pan, pour oil to about ½ inch depth and heat until very hot 

but not smoking. CAREFULLY, drop rounded tablespoons of potato mixture into hot 

oil and fry on both sides (about 7 minutes per side) until golden brown. 

Drain latkes on paper towels or paper bags and then place on cookie sheet or 

glass baking dish. Keep warm in oven at 250 degrees until ready to serve. 

Makes 14-18 latkes. ENJOY WITH APPLESAUCE OR SOUR CREAM … OR JUST PLAIN!! 

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Religious School Highlights 

Chanukah is almost here, but it seems like only 

yesterday that we were enjoying our Back to 

School luncheon! 

The students have come so far and learned 

so much. We have had so much to celebrate 

from birthdays, to meals in the sukkah, to 

praying and singing together in the chapelall 

this as we build up our Hebrew School 

community and look for opportunities to 

come together. We’ve been learning how 

to express joy by showing our gratitude to 

God through our music and tefila (prayer) 

program. If you haven’t stopped by for 

havdalla on a Sunday morning or services 

Tuesday afternoon, please feel free to do so. 

Our Tuesday afternoon service is modeled 

after the Saturday morning one so that 

kids will feel comfortable when they come 

on Shabbat. Speaking of Shabbat, please 

join us for the many family services we 

have and help your children fulfill their 

Shabbat attendance requirement. There are 

weekly Tot Shabbat services from 10-11:15 

in the Nursery School, Family Kabbalat 

Shabbats (Friday evenings) with an oneg/ 

dinner on 12/4, 1/11, 2/8, 3/8 and 4/15. We 

also have family-friendly Shabbat morning 

and birthday celebrations on 1/26, 3/2, and 

4/20. If you or your post-bar or bat mitzvah 

age child would like to read all or part of 

the Torah or Haftarah portion please be in 

touch with Dr. Wolok. Parents, students 

and friends are welcome to share readings. 

There are prizes being offered this year to 

the students who do the most readings this 

year! There is something for every age, level of 

involvement, and ability. 

At this time of year when the hours of daylight are so 

short, we look forward to the brightness of Chanukah. 

This holiday is all about increasing the lightboth 

actually and metaphorically. In fact 

when determining how best to celebrate the 

holiday many years ago, the Rabbis had a 

discussion as to whether it would be best 

to begin with eight lights and count down 

to just one, or to begin with one light and 

add another each night. The 

latter was agreed upon because 

as the light should grow, 

“holiness is something that must 

grow, not become smaller”. 

We all want to welcome the fifth 

graders from Temple Emeth who 

have joined our Hebrew School. 

We know they will be a great 

addition to our student body and 

are so happy to have their families 

as part of our school community. 

In addition to thanking our 

families for all their support, a 

big todah rabah to Jessica Freier 

who, on behalf of our PTO, comes every 

Tuesday to sell healthy snacks to our 

Hebrew School students. 

Finally, I would like to thank our teacher’s 

aides: Bella, Emma, Kayla, Lexi, Mariana, 

Michaela, Nicole, Rebecca, Sara, Tal, Tristan 

and Zoe. All of you are such a great helpyou 

bring so much love and fun to our 

school!! 

All the best, 

Erin 


CMT Snapshots 

Here’s a quick look at what we’ve been up to! 

For more photos visit www.mishkantefila.org. 

Tichnor Memorial Symposium 

Sukkah Builders 

Nursery School 

Reading Aloud 

A lesson with Professor RJ 

Brotherhood Explorers 

Dr. Joel Fish and CMT Students 

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Joe Miller - Keeper of the Flame 

Sukkah Decorating 

Rabbi visits our schools 

Nursery School Family Nosh 

Hard at work 

Adding color 

Artist! 

Sukkah Decorating 



Visit www.mishkantefila.org for news, updates and resources. 

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‘Specially For Singles 

It’s Game Time! 

Please join us for Game Time where we will learn and enjoy 

Cribbage, Scrabble, Uno and lots more! We’ll be meeting on: 

• Wednesday, December 5th from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM 

• Tuesday, December 18th from 10 AM to 

2:00PM (bring a kosher dairy lunch) 

• Wednesday, January 9th from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM 

• Tuesday, January 22nd from 10:00 AM to 

2:00PM (bring a kosher dairy lunch) 

See you then! 

Save the Dates for Hazak 

• December 16: A Musical Chanukah – An 

Afternoon of Freilekh with the Bob Drukman Trio 

• January 20: Movie – to be announced 

• February 17: Movie – to be announced 

• March 10: 25th anniversary showing of 

the video of CMT’s Forum production of 

Joseph & the Technicolor Dreamcoat 

• April 14: Judith Pinnolis will 

talk about Jewish music 

All HAZAK programs begin at 2 pm – 

P lease Join Us! 

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Where to Find It In The 

Feinberg Library 

The Feinberg Library is open when the 

synagogue is open, and we encourage 

members to come in any time to browse 

and check out materials. (Checkout forms 

are on the desk.) The Library provides all 

congregants with a wide variety of Judaic 

materials, popular Jewish authors, recent 

best sellers, and a large collection of young 

adult and children’s books. 

The Library is easy to navigate, with signs 

to help you in your search . Recent books 

and Book Club selections are in the New 

Books section to the left of the front door. 

Fiction and biography are on the righthand 

wall. To your left is non-fiction. 

Shelves are marked with signs showing 

subject categories. Inside the back door is 

the children’s corner. On the left are books 

for older children and young adults. 

notebook with listings by call number 

and title, is opposite the librarian’s desk. 

Please note: Titles starting with “A” and 

“The” are listed under those words. 

Still can’t find it? Look in our special 

display bookcases for books on Israeli 

Culture and Jews in Sports, and the 

Kurland Young Adult Collection. Books 

on the shelf on the right hand wall 

change according to specific themes 

(examples: holidays, biography, art). 

Still looking? Email librarian Barbara at 

librarian@mishkantefila.org or leave a 

message at 617-332-7770, x3231. 

For the latest Library and 

Book Club information, check 

mishkantefila.org/library. 

There’s a catalog on the public computer 

by the window. The “Library Catalogue,” a 

Celebrate Your Child's Birthday 

With Your CMT Family 

We will celebrate children's birthdays at our Family 

Shabbat morning services (January 26th; March 2nd 

and April 20th). We will share cute tidbits about our 

celebrants, present each child with a birthday gift 

and indulge in a sweet treat. What could be better. 


CMT’ers Reaching Out 

Last Fall, I saw a notice in the CMT order of service requesting volunteers for Families Connecting with Families 

International Conference, co-sponsored by NAPVI Jewish Guild for the Blind at the Perkins School. This conference 

was designed to meet many goals to enhance and support the growth and lifelong skills needed by youth who are 

visually impaired. It covers all aspects of raising and educating a child with visual impairment. I signed up to help and 

it turned out to be an amazing memorable and emotional experience. 

My job was to help with the barbeque. On the day of the conference, unfortunately, it started to rain. Volunteers had 

to carry all the supplies inside, and set up 25 tables to accommodate the 250 kids and parents. One of my tasks was to 

hold 2 umbrellas and escort the families from the bus into the dining room. I met many wonderful families but one 

that I became especially close to was the Kulh family from Charleston, West Virginia. The parents Sigal and Charles 

have 3 boys: Liad, 13, Ben 11, and Ely 9. Liad is both deaf and legally blind. 

Sigal is originally from Haifa and works as an Occupational Therapist in the school system and Charles is a pharmacy 

manager. In February, their son Liad celebrated his Bar Mitzvah using sign language while his brothers acted as interpreters. 

I really enjoyed meeting all the Kuhls so much and learning about them that I returned to the conference on 

Sunday for the final program and drove the entire family to the Science Museum. 

I am so glad that I had the opportunity to help others. 

Mitchell Selig 

Our Fourth Annual Alan J. Tichnor 

Memorial Symposium 

On Thursday, October 11th, hundreds of people 

attended the Alan J. Tichnor Memorial Symposium 

and enjoyed an inspiring and lively panel presentation 

on “Conservative Judaism: Directions for Today and 

Tomorrow”. Chancellor Arnold Eisen of the Jewish 

Theological Seminary first addressed our group, and 

was followed by responses and vision statements from 

Rabbi Steve Wernick, CEO of the United Synagogue 

of Conservative Judaism and Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, 

Executive Vice President of the Rabbinical Assembly. 

Professor Jonathan Sarna from Brandeis University 

provided the introduction and history of the conservative 

movement and our congregation. He then 

moderated a discussion and question and answer from 

the audience, and participants then enjoyed a wonderful 

dessert reception. 

This program was funded by the Tichnor family to remember Alan’s 

many years of philanthropy and leadership in the Jewish Community. 

CMT appreciates the efforts of Sid & Nancy Lejfer, Program Chairs, 

and the entire Tichnor family for putting this together. 

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News from CMT Nursery School 

Dear friends, 

As a preschool, we said shalom to the high holidays. 

The highlight for us was a nursery school family “nosh 

in the sukkah (LOBBY)”. Over 100 people attended 

and a joyous time was had by all. 

For the next several weeks, teachers and children alike, 

brought nature into the classroom. The youngsters 

used pine needles instead of paint brushes and printed 

with gourds. We cut open pumpkins and “sold” the 

seeds at the faux classroom fruit stands that were 

equipped with orchard shopping bags, faux money 

in the cash registers and real scales to weigh the 

goods. Some teachers made pumpkin bread with the 

preschoolers. Others cleaned and baked the seeds for 

snack. Of course, the Pilgrims and Native Americans 

were excited about sharing a feast together. 

Our Brotherhood donated new tricycles to the nursery 

school this year. The children have been enjoying those 

since opening day and continue to do so. On school 

days when it is wet and soggy, our 

children go outside with rags and 

towels to dry off the shiny new 

bikes. They love taking care of their 

new vehicles. 

Come upstairs and visit us anytime. 

We will always greet you with a 

smile and may even ask you to read 

us a story. We love having visitors! 

I hope you enjoyed being with 

family and friends at Thanksgiving. 

Gobble, Gobble, 

Lisa 

Nursery School Families 

– MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 

Nursery School Kabbalat Shabbat and Dinner 

Friday, January 25th at 4:45pm 

More details to follow 

CMT Teens participate in Gateways 

Gateways is the organization that enables children 

with a range of special needs to receive a quality 

Jewish education with the intent and hope that these 

children will become integrated members of the Jewish 

community. 

Mishkan Tefila teens have a long history of working as 

teen aides in the Gateways Sunday morning Hebrew 

School program. Carrying on this tradition is Polly 

Lejfer, Brianna Gershkowitz and Jessica Handler. 

youth group, teens learn about mitzvot, social action 

and social skills. These peer relationships promote 

friendship, responsibility and Jewish values. Kudos 

to Jeremy Glickman, Brianna Gershkowitz, Lexi 

Gershkowitz, Emma Kaitz and Sam Stein for their 

participation in the Mitzvah Mensches program. 

We are proud of our teens and their commitment to 

mitzvot and Jewish values! 

Gateways also organizes a youth group program called 

Mitzvah Mensches. In this integrated, social action 


Revitalized Youth Committee 

Sharon Cohen, the newly appointed Youth 

Committee Chair, has worked diligently to fill 

this committee with a diverse group of committed 

parents from the Hebrew School and from Day 

Schools. Members include Diane Jaye, Laura Lerner, 

David Ball, Lisa Liss and Jessica Freier, who is the 

Vice President of Youth and Education. The first 

meeting was held in November and a lively discussed 

ensued. The second meeting is scheduled for late 

March. Sharon can be reached at cohenmsj@comcast. 

net and your feedback and comments are welcome. 

Myra and Robert Kraft 

Passport to Israel Program 

The Myra and Robert Kraft Passport to Israel 

program is a unique savings plan to help parents 

send their children on a life-changing teen Israel 

experience. The program is designed so that our 

community, CMT and CJP, helps families make a 

trip to Israel during the high school years a reality. It 

is open to all CMT families with children in grades 3 

through 7. CJP, together with CMT, will contribute 

up to $1400 towards your child’s trip. And you can 

even help sponsor another child’s trip by buying a 

gift certificate for them! 

Give your child a gift that lasts a lifetime – as one 

recent teen traveler said: “In the United States, I 

know I’m Jewish. But in Israel, I FEEL that I’m 

Jewish”. 

For more information, contact Marcy Fischer at 

passportcmt@gmail.com. 

Upcoming Sisterhood and 

Brotherhood Events 

Tuesday, December 11: MenorahFest 

Celebrate Hanukkah – Dance to Klezmer Music – Enjoy Latkes and Gift Exchange 

Saturday, January 19: Iron Chef 

Our second annual cooking competition – Special treats prepared by our super chefs 

Sunday, January 27: Figs, Faith and Fashion 

Tu B’shvat program co-sponsored by CMT Sisterhood and Temple Emanuel Sisterhood 

Sunday, February 3: World Wide Wrap 

Join Brotherhood as we learn about the mitzvah of wrapping tefillin 

Saturday, February 9: Brotherhood/Sisterhood Shabbat 

Celebrate Brotherhood and Sisterhood as they lead us in a special Shabbat service 

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Anniversaries 

December 2012 

Sydney and Phyllis Sacks................................66 Years on December 1 

Harvey and Sara Lewin..................................62 Years on December 4 

Leo and Barbara Karas..................................62 Years on December 25 

Bernard and Joan Sudikoff...........................59 Years on December 19 

Eliot and Elaine Cohen................................56 Years on December 16 

William and Cynthia Marcus.........................50 Years on December 9 

Norman and Carol Tasgal.............................50 Years on December 16 

Michael and Barbara Sheff............................45 Years on December 24 

Robert and Laurel Kaplan............................35 Years on December 25 

Alexander and Vicktoria Kuritnick ..............30 Years on December 25 

Bruce and Gitte Apotheker...........................25 Years on December 26 


Murray and May Gorelick................................65 Years on January 17 

Samuel and Gala Finkielsztein..........................50 Years on January 12 

Michael Barza and Judith Robinson.................30 Years on January 11 

February 2013 

Barry and Doris Hyman...................................65 Years on February 1 

Gerald and Deborah Simches.........................56 Years on February 10 

Ellie and Stan Weisman on the 

Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, 

Hanan Dov Weisman, in Israel 

Robin and Mel Shuman on 

the marriage of their daughter, 

Lauren, to Ofer Perry 

Althea and Buddy Lank on the 

birth of their great grandson, 

Jake Aaron Gustin 

Barbara Maletz on the 

marriage of her grandson, 

Jeremy Maletz, to Julie Biron 

Tina and Stephen Sachs on the 

birth of their granddaughter, 

Flora Rose Zemel, daughter of 

Nicole and Felix Zemel 

Cindy and Mark Kaplan on 

the birth of their grandson, 

Maxwell Isaac Kaplan, to 

Michael and Lisa Kaplan 

Steve Buchbinder and Harriet 

and Marty Yogel on the birth 

of their granddaughter, Elyse 

Brooke Hutton, to Marc and 

Emily Hutton 


In Memoriam 

DATE DECEASED MEMBER 

August 8, 2012 shirley Bornstein synagogue Member 

August 9, 2012 lawrence Ruzumna synagogue Member 

Husband of Heidi Ruzumna 

August 15, 2012 marilyn Rosenberg synagogue Member 

wife of Leon Rosenberg 

August 16, 2012 gary Fleischer son of Lois & Aaron Fleischer 

August 20, 2012 phyllis Kirshen synagogue Member 

August 24, 2012 mildred Bick mother of Linda Bick 

September 3, 2012 lilian Glickstein synagogue Member 

wife of Dr. Milton Glickstein 

September 13, 2012 Charlotte Carpenter synagogue Member 

September 18, 2012 gertrude Saunders synagogue Member 

October 4, 2012 rita Goldman synagogue Member 

October 25, 2012 ralph Banner synagogue Member 

Husband of Micki Banner 

Jewish Holidays 5773 (2012-2013) 

(All holidays begin at sunset the previous night) 

Chanukah......................December 9-16 

Tu B’Shvat............................January 26 

Purim.................................. February 24 

Pesach......................March 26 – April 2 

Yom Hashoah.............................April 7 

Yom HaAtzma’ut......................April 16 

Shavuot................................May 15–16 

Tish’a B’Av.................................July 16 

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Acknowledgements 

The following donations were received between August 1, 2012 and October 25, 2012. You are most welcome to 

email your donations to Harriet Charnitsky at secretary@mishkantefila.org 

SARAH R. AND JACK 

ADELSON EDUCATION FUND 

In Honor of 

Sharon Diamond by Rhonda Kaplan 

In Memory of 

Norman Buchbinder, Father of Steve 

Buchbinder, by Sharon and Chuck 

Diamond 

Rosalind Geller, Mother of Cary Geller, 

by Sharon and Chuck Diamond 

Lilian Glickstein, Wife of Dr. Milton 

Glickstein, by Goodman and 

Werthheimer Families 

BENEVOLENT FUNd 

Anonymous 

In Appreciation of 

Dr. Davin Wolok, to thank you for your 

knowledge and warm presentation of 

“”Life after Life””, by Joanne Mamber 

and Michael Stone 

Speedy Recovery to 

Margie Kaitz-Seligman by Sharon and 

Chuck Diamond 

ROSLAIDE AND ROBERT 

BOYER EDUCATIONAL FUND 

In Honor of 

Our receiving a Pulpit Honor by Alan 

Boyer and Roz Boyer 

Steve Kurzman, becoming President of 

CMT, by Roz Boyer and Alan Boyer 

Marking Yahrzeit of 

Gertrude Tolman, Mother, by Roz Boyer 

EHRLICH GLASS FUND 

In Honor of 

Sydney Sacks, on your special birthday, by 

Millie Ehrlich 

In Memory of 

Gary Fleischer, Son of Lois and Aaron 

Fleischer, by Millie Ehrlich 

Bert Kellem, Father of Jeffrey Kellem, by 

Millie Ehrlich 

Rita Goldman, Mother of Mark 

Goldman, by Millie Ehrlich 

Joan Schilder, Mother of Richard Schilder, 

by Millie Ehrlich 

ADELLE AND SIDNEY 

FAGELMAN EDUCATION 

ENRICHMENT FUND 

In Memory of 

Sidney Fagelman, Husband of Adelle 

Fagelman and brother of Barbara Sidell, 

by Joan Benjamin; Sumner Darman; 

Sharon and Robert Devine; Marge 

Felder; Rennty and Michael Fulco; 

Nancy and Barry Greenfield; Milton 

M. Kriger; Chicki Lampert; Myra and 

Sheldon Landau; Roberta Levin; Phyllis 

and Norman Lipsett; Walter Lipsett 

and Barbara Lushan; Sydney Miller 

and Family; Sheila Shulkin; Cynthia 

Shulman; Bernice Trachtenberg; 

Sandra Noymer and Joe Wolfson; 

Kevin Wulff and Marc Busny of CBIZ; 

Edward Zucker 

JEWISH FAMILY AND 

CHILDREN’S SERVICE 

FAMILY TABLE FUND 

In Honor of 

Jay Allschwang’s Birthday by Neal, Hope, 

Alyssa and Todd Wolf 

Hope Wolf’s Birthday by Karen and Jay 

Allschwang 

Harriet Allschwang, Happy and Healthy 

Birthday, by Karen and Jay Allschwang; 

Hope, Neal, Alyssa, and Todd Wolf 

Steve Kurzman, on your installation as 

President of CMT, by Eleanor R. Ames 

Michael Rashes’ 40th Birthday by Wendy 

and Steve Handler 


Joy Anne White Pettite, daughter, by 

Edith White 

Timothy Pettite, grandson, by Edith 

White 

In Memory of 


Buchbinder, by Lilian and Milton 

Glickstein; Wendy and Steve Handler; 

Jeffrey and Phyllis Katz 


Glickstein and mother of Betty-Ann 

Estner, by Judy and Martin Alpert; 

Eleanor Ames; Linda and Shimon 

Amir; Adelle and Sumner Barnett; 

Allan and Irene Bikopky; Charlotte 

Binder; Emily and Sonny Blau; Harriet 

Brody; Vera Burtman; Patty and Gerry 

Clarke; Maxine and Gary Columbia; 

Leonard and Nancy Domba; Millie 

Ehrlich; Lois and Aaron Fleischer; Irene 

and Stan Gaffin; Michele and Robert 

Gottlieb; Reeve and Sam Goldhaber; 

Barbara and Don Grenadir; Zona and 

Marty Hoffman; Jeffrey and Phyllis 


Katz; Barbara Lapp; Nancy and Sid 

Lejfer; Barbara Lushan and Walter 

Lipsett; Barbara Maletz; Jill and Peter 

Matusow; Miriam Modricamin and 

Michael Lefkowitz ; Robert, Lesley, 

and Marjorie Perlman; Bill Nathanson; 

Sarah F. Ostroff; Doris and Harvey 

Robinson; Phyllis and Sydney Sacks; 

Eileen and Steve Samuels; Linda 

and Sherman Saperstein; Madelyn 

Schreider; Mitchell Selig; Robert 

Severy; Lilyane and Peter Soltz; Ina 

Tamir; Beth and Alan Weiner 


Goldman, by Judy and Martin Alpert 

Abraham Silber, Great Uncle and Uncle, 

by Jay Allschwang; Harriet Allschwang 

Violet Yomtov by Lisa and Stephen 

Schiffman 

KAITZ/KRENTMAN 

NURSERY SCHOOL FUND 

In Memory of 

Cynthia Palmer, Mother of Lisa Feinberg, 

by Rosanne and Harvey Greenstein 

RABBI ISRAEL J. AND 

BERNICE KAZIS 

SCHOLARSHIP FUND 

In Memory of 

Morton Bardfield, Husband of Claire 

Bardfield, by Bernice Kazis 


Fleischer, by Bernice Kazis 

William Ginsburg, Husband of Rae 

Ginsburg, by Bernice Kazis 


Glickstein, by Bernice Kazis 

THE KIDDUSH FUND 


Rabbi Gordon, for making our services so 

spiritual and regal, by Walter Einstein; 

Margie and Ed Hurwitz 

Dr. Davin Wolok, for making our 

services so spiritual and regal; by Walter 

Einstein, Margie and Ed Hurwitz 

Cantor Aryeh Finklestein, for making our 

services so spiritual and regal, by Walter 

Einstein; Margie and Ed Hurwitz 


Shirley Kaplan by Judy and Martin 

Alpert 

Shelly Strauss by Barbara and Don 

Grenadir 

In Honor of 

Selma Cooperband’s Birthday by Selma 

Cooperband 

Lois and Aaron Fleischer’s 60th 

Anniversary by Lois and Aaron Fleischer 

Steve Handler, on being named CMT’s 

Man of the Year, by Walter Einstein 

Engagement of Adam Katz, son of Phyllis 

and Jeff Katz, to Nicole Kirshner by 

Walter Einstein and Joan Goodman 

Arlene and Gary Miller, for your many 

kindnesses, by George Kaplan 

Joe Miller, on being named Keeper 

of the Flame, by Walter Einstein Mel 

and Mildred Miller, on your 62nd 

Anniversary, by Walter Einstein 

Eleanor Sandler’s birthday by Eleanor 

Sandler 

Lauren Shuman’s wedding to Ofer Perry 

by May and Murray Gorelick 

Janet Stein’s birthday by Adele and 

David Dembling; Chester A. Rubin 

Janet Stein, a belated happy birthday, by 

Marcia Barron; Dennis R. Chin 

Marjorie Tichnor, Mazel Tov on a 

beautiful Tichnor Symposium, by Walter 

Einstein 

Abe Zimelman’s becoming a Brigadier 

General by Walter Einstein 

In Memory of 


Bardfield, by Walter Einstein; Margie 

and Ed Hurwitz 


Buchbinder, by Judy and Martin Alpert; 

Walter Einstein; Arlene and Gary Miller 

Charlotte Carpenter, Mother of the 

Carpenter Family, by Lila and Herb 

Kotzen 


Fleischer, by Adele K. Cohen; Walter 

Einstein; Helen Katz; Lila and Herb 

Kotzen 


Goldman, by Walter Einstein 


Glickstein, by Walter Einstein 

Lillian Katz by Janet Stein 

Marilyn Rosenberg, Wife of Leon 

Rosenberg, by Walter Einstein 

Libby Seltzer, beloved Mother of Marty 

Seltzer and Sister of Martin Hoffman, 

by Elise and David Cherny; Neal 

Goldstein; Jeffrey and Phyllis Katz 

MANNY KURLAND B’NEI 

MITZVAH BOOK FUND 

In Memory of 


Bardfield, by Anita Kurland; Jim 

Kurland and Linda Pilla; Zack and Ben 

Kurland 

Shirley Bornstein by Anita Kurland 

Al Frager, Husband of Marion Frager, by 

Anita Kurland 


Glickstein, by Myrna R. Bagley; Anita 

Kurland; Jim Kurland and Linda Pilla, 

Zack and Ben Kurland 

Hilda Mesnick, Mother of Deena Seigel, 

by Jim Kurland and Linda Pilla; Zack 

and Ben Kurland 

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LIBRARY FUND 

In Honor of 

Zona Hoffman’s special birthday by Julius 

Cohen 

In Memory of 


Bardfield, by Zella Mervis 


Fleischer, by Myrna and Robert Cohen 


Glickstein, by Myrna and Robert Cohen 

ELIOT D. MICHAELSON 

MEMORIAL FUND 


Anne Selib Rothstein, Sister, by Charlotte 

Frank 

Gertrude Pransky Selib, Mother, by 

Charlotte Frank 

Morris L. Selib, Father, by Charlotte 

Frank 

MINYAN FUND 

In Memory of 

Al Frager, Father of Sherri Goodstein, by 

Phyllis and Jeffrey Katz 


Fleischer, by the Rogozinski Family 

Libby Seltzer, Mother of Marty Seltzer, by 

Phyllis and Jeffrey Katz 

In Honor of 

The morning Minyan by Anonymous 

Dr. Davin Wolok, for guiding Merissa 

with her Torah reading, by Diane and 

Robert Jaye 

Dr. Davin Wolok, Happy New Year, by 

Carole Persh 

MUSIC FUND 


Cantor Aryeh Finklestein, for the music 

that you bring into our lives, by Jeanette 

Blank; Barbara, Don and Jonathan 

Grenadir 

Cantor Aryeh Finklestein, for your 

guidance in reading the Torah on Rosh 

Hashanah, by Ziva Paley 

In Honor of 

Cantor Aryeh Finklestein by Robin and 

Mel Shuman 

In Memory of 

Leonard Silverman, Husband of Claire 

Silverman, by Avis and Ron Pritzker 

PULPIT HONOR FUND 

We are grateful to the following people 

who have made contributions for Pulpit 

Honors: Claire Bardfield; Karen and 

Bruce Cohen; Julius Cohen; Selma 

Cooperband; Miriam Drukman; 

Melissa Grunbaum; Jo-Edith, and Ben 

Heffron; Barry Hyman; Susan and 

Norman Jacob; Phyllis Jacobs; Walter 

Lipsett and Barbara Lushan; William 

Nathanson; Amanda Reuter; Corey 

Rosenfield; Mark Shooman; Arthur and 

Gail Wald; Jean Yanofsky 

To help feed the Hungry by Sydney Sacks 

In observance of Yizkor by Karen and Jay 

Allschwang 

RABBI HERMAN H. AND 

MIGNON L. RUBENOVITZ 

MUSEUM FUND 


Rabbi Gordon, for your support, 

guidance, and friendship, by Chuck 

Diamond 

In Honor of 

CMT Office, Happy New Year, by Pat 

Black 

Robert and Myrna Cohen’s 35th 

Anniversary by Pat Black 

Tony Daniels, Happy New Year, by Pat 

Black 

Cantor Aryeh And Rachael Finklestein, 

Happy New Year, by Pat Black 

Rabbi Gordon and Lori Lefkovitz, Happy 

New Year, by Pat Black 

Steve and Marilyn Kurzman, Happy New 

Year, by Pat Black 

Kathy and Fred Lawrence’s new home by 

Pat Black 

Joe Miller, for being honored as the Keeper 

of the Flame, by Pat Black 

Rabbi Marcia Plumb and Rabbi Dr. 

Michael Shire, Happy New Year, by Pat 

Black 

Steve and Eileen Samuels’s 52nd 

Anniversary by Patricia Black 

Dr. Davin Wolok and Carol Lurie-Wolok, 

Happy New Year, by Pat Black 

In Memory of 


Bardfield, by Patty and Gerry Clarke 


Buchbinder, by Pat Black; Charlotte 

Kaitz 


Fleischer, by Judy and Martin Alpert; 

Pat Black; Barbara and Leo Karas 


by Pat Black 


Glickstein, I am sending you my love, by 

Pat Black 


Goldman, by Pat Black; Charlotte Kaitz 


Rosenberg, by Barbara and Leo Karas 

Gertrude Saunders, Mother of Arthur 

Perlmutter, by Pat Black 


RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY 

FUND 


Rabbi Gordon, for being with my family 

during the tragic death of my son-in-law, 

by Julius Cohen 

Rabbi Gordon, with deepest gratitude, by 

Edith and Roy Ettlinger 

In Memory of 


Glickstein, by Bess and Mel Perlmutter 

In Honor of 

Rabbi Gordon for your kindness, goodness, 

and Sachel Tov, by Barbara, Don and 

Jonathan Grenadir 

Rabbi Gordon by Mel Shuman; Murray 

Bortman 

Rabbi Gordon, with deep appreciation, 

by Sherri and Mark Goodstein 

HAZEL AND 

JOSEPH SCHWARTZ 

MEMORIAL FUND 

In Memory of 


Buchbinder, by Linda and Mack 

Rosenbaum 


Glickstein, by Linda and Mack 

Rosenbaum 

Dr. Lawrence Ruzumna, Husband of 

Heidi Ruzumna, by Linda and Mack 

Rosenbaum 

SIM SHALOM 

PRAYERBOOK FUND 

In Honor of 

Gert Kotzen, on your 88th Birthday, by 

Rae and Jordan Silin 

In Memory of 


Buchbinder, by Tom and Ronna Klein 


Fleischer, by Walter Lipsett and Barbara 

Lushan 


Glickstein, by Fanna Kreidberg; Archie 

Sherman 

TICHNOR FAMILY 

EDUCATION FUND 

In Memory of 


by Nancy and Sid Lejfer and Family; 

Amy Tichnor; Marjorie Tichnor 


Buchbinder, by Amy Tichnor 


Fleischer, by Nancy and Sid Lejfer and 

Family; Amy Tichnor; Marjorie Tichnor 


Glickstein, by Amy Tichnor; Marjorie 

Tichnor 


Goldman, by Marjorie Tichnor 

Phyllis Kirshen by Amy Tichnor; 

Marjorie Tichnor 


Rosenberg, by Nancy and Sid Lejfer and 

Family; Amy Tichnor; Marjorie Tichnor 

Dr. Laurence Ruzumna, Husband of 

Heidi Ruzumna, by Amy Tichnor 


Perlmutter, by Marjorie Tichnor 

TRIBUTE FUND 

In Honor of 

Rachel Becker, Granddaughter of Ruth 

Shapiro, on her graduation from Natick 

High School and entrance to Tulane 

University, by Ruth Shapiro 

Ethan Brown, Grandson of Ruth Shapiro 

and son of Ellen and Barry Brown, on 

his graduation from Cornell University 

Medical School, by Ruth Shapiro 

Tony Daniels, for the beautiful job well 

done for the High Holidays, by Ziva and 

Jack Paley 

The naming of our Granddaughter, Dori 

Lynn Grumbaum, by Karen and Bruce 

Cohen 

The naming of my great Granddaughter, 

Dori Lynn Grumbaum, by Julius Cohen 

George Kaplan, on the 80th Anniversary 

of your Bar Mitzvah, by Bill Nathanson 

Dr. Jeffrey Katz, a truly special person and 

gifted physician, by Ellen, Dennis and 

Deacon Steward 

Jim Kurland, Yasher Ko’ach, by Barbara 

and Don Grenadir 

The birth of Althea and Buddy Lank’s 

great-grandson, Jake Aaron Gustin, by 

Shanie Rabinovitz 

Joe Miller, Yasher Ko’ach on being named 

the CMT Keeper of the Flame, by 

Barbara and Don Grenadir 

Sydney Sack’s Birthday by Judith and 

Richard Fein 

The upcoming bar mitzvah in Israel of 

Hanan Dov Weisman, grandson of Ellie 

and Stan Weisman, by Cynthia and Paul 

Rosenthal 


Maxine Selig by Eliot Sagan 

In Memory of 

Morty Bardfield, beloved Husband of 

Claire Bardfield, by Jeffrey and Phyllis 

Katz 


Buchbinder, by Linda and Shimon 

Amir; Phyllis Blotner; Marion Frager; 

Irene and Stan Gaffin; Reeve and Sam 

Goldhaber; Ellen and Ernest Kornmehl 

and Family; Jean Moss 

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Charlotte Carpenter, Mother of the 

Carpenter Family, by Judy and Martin 

Alpert; Arthur Bryant and Lisa 

Goldman; Jack and Ruth Carpenter; 

Richard Carpenter; Stephanie and 

Mark Greenbaum; Debora and Stephen 

Fay; Mary Trager 

Mother of Gerald Cummings by Jean 

Moss 

Al Frager, Father of Sherri Goodstein and 

Husband of Marion Frager, by Arlene 

Goldstein; Barbara and Michael Sheff 


Fleischer by Sim and Myril Adler; Irene 

and Stan Gaffin; Elaine K. Greenberg; 

Barbara Lapp; Mildred and Mel Miller; 

Gloria and Arnold Nathanson; Bess 

and Mel Permutter; Shanie Rabinovitz; 

Doris and Harvey Robinson; Eliot 

Sagan; Eleanor Sandler; Ruth Shapiro; 

Ellie and Stan Weisman; Mike 

Wasserman and Sandi Konsker 


by Linda and Shimon Amir; Marcy and 

Larry Fischer 


Glickstein, by Jean Moss 

Monte Goldman, Husband of Rita 

Goldman, by Barbara and Michael Sheff 


Goldman, by Irene and Stan Gaffin; 

Eileen and Steve Samuels 

David Lederman, Uncle of Jany 

Finkielsztein, by Sherri and Mark 

Goodstein 

Bertrum Kellem, Husband of Phyllis 

Kellem, by Barbara and Michael Sheff 


Perlmutter, by Eleanor and Allen 

Botney; Cathy and David Cullen; 

Irene and Stan Gaffin; Joan and Larry 

Hahn; Fred Levinson; Lenore Levinson; 

Florence Litchman; Miriam Remar and 

Harold Millman; Aunt Bess and Uncle 

Mel Perlmutter; Kate Cohen-Posly and 

Harry Posly; Morton and Lois Schleffer; 

Barbara and Michael Sheff 

Libby Seltzer, Mother of Marty Seltzer 

and Nancy Housman, by Lisa and 

Richard Greene; Herb and Jack Kotzen; 

Ruth and Jack Meyers 

Leonard Silverman, Husband of Claire 

Silverman, by Claudia and Ben Hyman 


Harvey Cohen, to thank you for your 

kindness (Chesed) to Melvin H. Levin 

MD, by Betty Levin 

ROSE AND HARRY WALD 


In Memory of 


Bardfield, by Gail and Arthur Wald 


Buchbinder, by Gail and Arthur Wald 


Glickstein, by Gail and Arthur Wald 


Goldman, by Gail and Arthur Wald 

Dr. Lawrence Ruzumna, Husband of 

Heidi Ruzumna, by Gail and Arthur 

Wald 

Joanne Wald, Wife of Warren Wald, by 

Jennifer and Justin O’Neil; Amy and 

Garret Sokoloff 

Aunt Violet Weit by Gail and Arthur 

Wald and Family 

HARVEY WEISS 


In Memory of 

Harvey Weiss, Husband, by Joan Weiss 

SARA WILSON PULPIT 

FLOWER FUND 

In Memory of 


Buchbinder, by Zona and Marty 

Hoffman 


Fleischer, by Zona and Marty Hoffman 

YIZKOR MEMORIAL FUND 


Fannie Adesska, Grandmother, by Lucille 

A. Kaplan 

Henry A. Allen, Father, by Howard and 

Jeannette Allen 

Rose Aronson, Mother, by Leonard and 

Sara Aronson 

Dora Averbach, Mother, by Jeannette 

and Howard Allen 

Annette M. Baker, Mother, by Marilyn 

and Stephen Kurzman 

Edward I. Bardfield, Father-in-Law 

and Grandfather, by Claire Bardfield, 

Melissa, David, and Edward Bardfield 

Lois Barron, Mother, by Marcia Barron 

Stanley Barron, Father, by Marcia 

Barron 

Jordan Baruch, Husband, by Rhoda 

Baruch 

Solomon Baruch, Father-in-law, by 

Rhoda Baruch 

Max Bayard, Father, by Doris Robbins 

Rose Becker, Mother, by Stanley and 

Marilyn Becker 

Betty A. Beckwith, Sister-in-law, by 

Bernice B. Godine 

Leo M. Beckwith, Brother, by Bernie B. 

Godine 

Constance Bereson, Sister, by Barry 

Hyman 

Samuel Berkman, Father, by Bernard 

Berkman 

Lawrence Bernstein, Father, by Judie 

Strauss 

Leonard Bernstein, Brother, by Burton 

Bernstein 

Ken Blotner, Father and Grandfather, by 

Mark and Cindy Blotner and Family 


Joseph E. Bronstein, Father, by Maxine 

Selig 

Laura Appleton Brown, Mother, by Barry 

Brown, Ellen Shapiro Brown, Jenny 

Brown, and Ethan Brown 

Irving Bunick, Yitchok breb Ruven, 

Brother, by Reisa Anna Bunick 

Sylvia Burtman, Mother, by Maxine and 

Allen Burtman 

Louis Charnow, Father, by Harriet 

Robbins 

Boris Cohen, Father, by Phyllis Katz 

Doris Cohen, Mother, by Bruce and 

Karen Cohen 

Doris H. Cohen, Sister, by Jean Yanofsky 

Doris H. Cohen, Wife, by Julius Cohen 

Isadore Cohen, Father, by James S. 

Cohen 

Jennette Cohen, Mother, by Eliot K. 

Cohen 

Rebecca Cohen, Mother, by Julius Cohen 

Joan Cutler, Wife, by Ted Cutler 

Abraham Davidi, Brother-in-law, by 

Meira Davidi 

Esther Dickerman, Mother, by Arthur 

and Diane Dickerman 

Eve Dickerman, Aunt, by Arthur and 

Diane Dickerman 

Samuel Dickerman, Father, by Arthur 

and Diane Dickerman 

Mollie Ehrlich by the Ehrlich Family 

Ruth G. Einstein, Mother, by Walter 

Einstein; Marjorie and Ed Hurwitz 

Rosa Eshkenazi, Mother, by Meira 

Davidi 

Jacob Etscovitz, Father, by Rose Leah 

Kazis 

Harry Etscovitz, Brother, by Eli Etscovitz 

Bessie Ezer, Mother, by Lilian Greene 

Alyce Fisher, beloved Mother, by Donald 

R. Fisher 

My Friends and Family by anonymous 

Jean Goland Frisch, Mother, by Patty 

Clarke 

Sadie Gaffinowitz, Mother, by Stan and 

Irene Gaffin 

Percy Genser, Father, by Joan and David 

Genser 

Myer Gersin, Father, by Helen Cyker 

Morton Godine, Husband, by Bernice 

Godine 

Lillian Goldman, Grandmother, by 

Cindy Blotner 

Anna Miriam Goldstein, Mother-in-law, 

by Bill Nathanson 

Isaac Goldstein, Grandfather, by Ramon 

M. Rakoff 

Samuel Golov, Grandfather, by Walter 

Einstein and Margie Hurwitz 

Fred Gordon, Husband, by Anita 

Gordon 

Ira Gordon, Father, by Fred and Lynda 

Gordon and Family 

Michael P. Gordon, Son, by Ken and 

Nancy Gordon 

Samuel Greenberg, Husband, by Elaine 

K. Greenberg 

Arnold Greene, Husband, by Lillian 

Greene 

Emma Gutlon, Mother of Doris Hyman, 

by Barry Hyman 

Peter Gutlon, Brother of Doris Hyman, 


Sidney Gutlon, Father of Doris Hyman, 


Elizabeth Hebben, Mother and 

Grandmother, by Nancy Hebben and 

William, Jan, and Aron Milberg 

Minio Hochman, Mother, by Gala 

Finkielsztein 

Ida. S Hoffman, Mother, by Jean 

Yanofsky 

Anna R. Hyman, Mother, by Barry 

Hyman 

Benjamin Hyman, Grandfather, by Ben 

Hyman 

Gladys Kadis, Sister, by Jean Yanofsky 

Ida Mae Kahn, Mother, by Elaine K. 

Greenberg 

Joseph Klein, Father, by Tom Klein 

Abraham M. Kosow, Grandfather, by 

Lawrence Kosow 

Laurence Lapp, Father, Brother, and 

Brother-in-Law, by Joyce Lapp; Joan 

and Bernard Sudikoff 

Milton Lefkowitz, Father, by Diane and 

Arthur Dickerman 

Edward Levenson, Father, by Gerald A. 

Levenson 

Bessie Levine, Mother, by Mel Levine 

Israel Levine, Father, by Mel Levine 

Mollie Levine, Aunt, by Anonymous 

George Levy, Husband, Father, and 

Grandfather, by Barbara, Nancy and 

Georgiana Levy 

Gertrude Levy, Mother-in-Law, by 

Barbara Levy 

Morris and Sarah Lichter, Father and 

Mother, by Matilda L. Gellis 

Lester Linsky, Father, by Sharon Linsky 

Bertha Lipsett, Mother, by Walter Lipsett 

and Barbara Lushan 

Eleanor “Ellie” Lipsett, Wife, by Walter 

Lipsett and Barbara Lushan 

Florence Madow, Mother, by Phyllis and 

Larry Kimmelman 

Joseph J. Marshall, Father, by George J. 

Marshall 

Nathan Mindess, Father-in-law, by Mary 

Mindess 

Samuel Nathan, Father, by Marion 

Frager 

Betty Nathanson, Wife, by Bill 

Nathanson 

Dorothy Nathanson, Mother, by Bill 

Nathanson 

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Debby Needleman, Wife, by Leonard 

Needleman 

Lawrence Oppenheim, Brother, by Phyllis 

Goodman 

Our Loved Ones, by Mary and William 

Ehrlieh 

Irving Paley, Father, by Martin, Susan, 

and Emily Paley; Jack and Ziva Paley 

Helen Cohen Peters, Sister, by Rae and 

Jordan Silin 

Aaron and Sarah Plotnick, Parents, by 

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Plotnick 

Herman Rakoff, Father, by Ramon M. 

Rakoff 

Gussie Reszelbach, Mother, by Rosalie 

Reszelbach and Bennett Greenspon 

Betsy Joy Roberts, Daughter, by Ruth 

Roberts 

Simon D. Roberts, Husband, by Ruth 

Roberts 

Harry L. Rogal, Grandfather, by Rogal 

and Cohen Families 

Abraham Sandler, Father, by Shanie 

Rabinovitz 

Rose and Sam Sandler, Father and 

Mother, by Lois and Murray Sandler 

Yetta Sandler, Mother, by Shanie 

Rabinovitz 

Judith and Samuel Sarver, Parents, by 

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Plotnick 

Samuel Sarver, Father and Father-in-law, 

by Ronald and Rhoda Sarver 

Frances and Theodore Schaffer, Mother 

and Father, by Sandra Schaffer Akashian 

Janet Schoem, Sister, by Lois Martin 

Ina Seidman, First Wife, by Win 

Seidman 

Jacob Shapiro, Father, by Ellen Shapiro 

Brown 

Norma Sherman, Wife, by Hon. Arthur 

Sherman 

Celia Bloom Short, Mother, by Roberta 

Binder 

George L. Short, Father, by Michael 

Stone 

Louis Silberstein, Father, by Burton 

Silberstein 

Susan B. Sims, Mother, by Barbara Levy 

Edward Steinberg, Husband, by Ruth 

Steinberg 

Dr. Louis Strauss, Father, by Sheldon 

and Judie Strauss 

Mae D. Stone, Mother, by Phyllis Jacobs 

Louis Sudikoff, Father, by Joan and 

Bernard Sudikoff 

James Marc Swerling, Son, by Mrs. 

Bertram Kellem 

Julian Synder, Father, by Larry and 

Debbie Silverstein 

Miriam (Buddy) Ulman, Sister, by 

Stanley and Marilyn Becker 

Sylvia Wain, Sister, by Shanie Rabinovitz 

Frances Wertheimer, Mother, by Austin 

Wetheimer and Caryl Goodman 

Aaron White, Husband, by Edith White 

Helen Wise, Great Aunt, by Rachel and 

Larry Chafetz 

Daniel Yanovich, Grandfather, by Esther 

and Sergio Finkielsztein 

Dr. Melvin Yavner, Husband, by Barbara 

Yavner 

Lillian Zimble, Mother, by Barbara Lapp 

YOUTH AND 

EDUCATION FUND 

In Honor of 

Selma Cooperband by Linda Munitz and 

Robert Caro and Family 

Steve Kurzman becoming President of 

CMT by Jeanette Keljik 

Judy Szathmary, on reading the Haftarah 

and your wedding anniversary, by Helen 

Shair and Anthony Fox 


Rabbi Gordon by Selma Cooperband 

In Memory of 


Bardfield, by Selma Cooperband; Lisa 

and Stephen Schiffman 


Fleischer, by Adelle and Sumner Barnett; 

Selma Cooperband; Barbara and 

Michael Sheff 

Lilian Glickstein, wife of Dr. Milton 

Glickstein, by Selma Cooperband; Judy 

and Allan Szathmary 

Did you 

know... 

You can transfer funds 

directly from your IRA, tax 

free, as a gift to CMT. 

Turn your required 

minimum distribution 

into a tax-free gift to 

CMT. Reduce your IRA, 

which is likely the most 

highly taxed asset in your 

estate. 

Unless Congress acts before 

December 31 of this year, 

this special opportunity is 

available only during 2012. 

Contact Executive Director, 

Tony Daniels at 

617-332-7770 for further 

information. 


December 2012 

Kislev - Tevet 5773 

26 

CONGREGATION 


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Shabbat 

1 Kislev 17 

Vayishlach 

9:30 Shabbat Morning 

Services 

10:00-11:15 Tot Shabbat 

minyan Times 

Monday-Thursday - 7:00am & 7:00pm 

Friday - 7:00am & 6:15pm 

Sundays - 8:00am & 7:00pm 

Legal Holidays - 8:00am & 7:00pm 

7 Kislev 23 8 Kislev 24 

Vayeshev 

Erev Chanukah 

6 Kislev 22 

7:30p Library Book 

Club Meeting 

5 Kislev 21 

8:00p Brotherhood at 

Union Street 

3 Kislev 19 4 Kislev 20 

2 Kislev 18 


Services 


7:00p ‘Specially for 

Singles Game Time 

10:00 “A Taste of 

Mussar” with Rabbi 

Plumb 

7:30p “Calming the 

Waters of Our Innermost 

Selves” with Dr. Wolok 

LimmudBoston 

Parent Participation Day 

and Family Table 

Light 1st candle 

3:54p Light Candle 

15 Tevet 2 

Miketz 

Chanukah 

14 Tevet 1 

Chanukah 

13 Kislev 29 

Chanukah 

12 Kislev 28 

Chanukah 

11 Kislev 27 

Chanukah 

10 Kislev 26 

Chanukah 

9 Kislev 25 

Chanukah I 


Services 


4:30p-6:00p Young Family 

Havdallah Program 

6:00p-6:15pPreschool 

Snack Time 

6:15p Family Kabbalat 

Services 

6:15p Musical Friday 

night service with Rabbis 

Audrey & Jenthro 

Berkman 

Menorah Fest 

Celebration 


Union Street 




CONGREGATION MISHKAN TEFILA December 2012 - February 2013 

Light 8th candle 


22 Tevet 9 

Vayigash 

21 Tevet 8 

6:15p Friday Night Live! 

19 Tevet 6 20 Tevet 7 

12:30p Library Book 

Club Meeting 


10:00 ‘Specially for 


16 Tevet 3 

Chanukah VIII 


Services 





2:00p Hazak: A Musial 

Chanukah 


26 Tevet 13 27 Tevet 14 28 Tevet 15 29 Tevet 16 

Vayechi 

25 Tevet 12 

National Holiday 

24 Tevet 11 

No session - public 

school vacation 

23 Tevet 10 

Winter Break/No Hebrew 

or Makor classes 


Services 



No session - New Year’s 

Day 

4:01p Light Candle


Tevet - Shevat 5773 

Tevet - Shevat 5773 


minyan Times 

1 Tevet 19 

5 Tevet Tevet 23 23 



Services 

2 Tevet Tevet 20 20 3 Tevet Tevet 21 21 4 Tevet Tevet 22 22 

6:15p Kabbalat Shabbat 


1 Tevet 19 

New Year’s Day 

New Year’s Day 

Services 









minyan Times 





12 12 Shevat 

Shevat 

1 



Services 

10 10 Tevet 

Tevet 

28 

28 11 11 Tevet 

Tevet 

29 

29 



9 Tevet 

Tevet 

27 

27 


10:00-11:15 Rereading 

the Book of Exodus with 


Rabbi Gordon 



Services 

Hebrew school classes 

resume 



6 Tevet 

Tevet 

24 

24 

Hebrew school classes 

resume 

10:00-11:15 Tot 

10:00-11:15 Tot 

Shabbat4:30p-6:00p 

Shabbat4:30p-6:00p 

Young Family Havdallah 

Young Family Havdallah 

Program 

Program 

Snack Time 

Snack Time 



Services 

Services 



Rabbi Gordon 





Audrey Jenthro 


Berkman 



Union Street 

Union Street 

Berkman 



19 19 Shevat 

Shevat 

8 



Services 

16 16 Shevat 

Shevat 

5 17 17 Shevat 

Shevat 

6 18 18 Shevat 

Shevat 

7 



13 Shevat 2 14 Shevat 3 15 Shevat 4 

Services 






Rabbi Gordon 



Sisterhood and 

Sisterhood and 

Brotherhood Iron Chef 

Brotherhood Iron Chef 

Program 

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Rabbi Gordon 

Program 



26 

26 

Shevat 

Shevat 

15 

15 

Tu B’Shevatl 

23 

23 

Shevat 

Shevat 

12 

12 

24 

24 

Shevat 

Shevat 

13 

13 

25 

25 

Shevat 

Shevat 

14 

14 

5:00p-7:00p Nursery 

21 

21 Shevat 

Shevat 

10 

10 

22 

22 

Shevat 

Shevat 

11 

11 

20 

20 

Shevat 

Shevat 9 

Tu B’Shevatl 



5:00p-7:00p 

School Kabbalat 

Nursery 

School 

Shabbat 

Kabbalat 

Services 

Shabbat Services 







10:00-11:30 Family 

10:00-11:30 

Shabbat services 

Family 

with 

Shabbat 

Birthday 

services 

Shabbat 

with 

& child 

Birthday 

friendly kiddush 

Shabbat & child 


10:00-11:15 

the Book of 

Rereading 

Exodus with 

the 

Rabbi 

Book 

Gordon 

of Exodus with 

2:00p Hazak: Flim to be 

announced 

2:00p Hazak: Flim to be 

announced 

Rabbi Gordon 

friendly kiddush 



30 Shevat 19 31 Shevat 20 





10:00-11:15 

the Book of 

Rereading 

Exodus with 

the 

Rabbi 

Book 

Gordon 

of Exodus with 

27 Shevat 16 

27 Shevat 16 

Sisterhood: Figs, Faith 

and 

Sisterhood: 

Fashion 

Figs, Faith 

and Fashion 

Rabbi Gordon

February 2013 

Shevat - Adar 5773 

28 

CONGREGATION 


2 Shevat 22 


Services 


1 Shevat 21 



minyan Times 






9 Shevat 29 


Services 



Snack Time 




Rabbi Gordon 

3 Shevat 23 

8:30-11:30 World Wide 

Wrap 


Brotherhood/Sisterhood 

Shabbat 


Services 




Berkman 


13 Adar 3 14 Adar 4 15 Adar 5 16 Adar 6 


Services 

10 Shevat 30 11 Adar 1 12 Adar 2 



Rabbi Gordon 

CONGREGATION MISHKAN TEFILA December 2012 - February 2013 



23 Adar 13 


Services 

22 Adar 12 


18 Adar 8 19 Adar 9 20 Adar 10 21 Adar 11 

Ta’anit Esther 

17 Adar 7 

2:00p Hazak: Film to be 

announced 


Purim Megillah Reading & 

Celebration 

After sunset - Purim 

7:30p Library Book Club 

Meeting 


26 Adar 16 27 Adar 17 28 Adar 18 

25 Adar 15 

Shusham Purim 

24 Adar 14 

Purim

LimmudBoston 2012 

The Annual Celebration of Jewish Lifelong Learning 

Sunday, December 2, 2012 

DISCOVER * LEARN * LAUGH * MEET * GREET * SING * SHARE 

~ Something for Everyone ~ 

All-day Conference 

Sunday, December 2, 2012: 8 am - 7 pm 

$45: all day | $10: Kosher Lunch 

Special rate for Camp LImmud (ages 3-14) Families 

Congregation Mishkan Tefila, 300 Hammond Pond Parkway, Chestnut Hill 

Register Now: www.LimmudBoston.org 

As part of Limmud Shabbat: Musical Kabbalat Shabbat at 

Shabbat Experience: Friday, Nov. 30 & Saturday, Dec. 1 

Mishkan Tefila led by Rabbi Shawn Zevit 

See www.limmudboston.org 

November 

for 

30th 

Shabbat 

at 8pm 

Experience locations 

e 

AIPAC Conference 

The annual AIPAC Policy Conference is the largest gathering of the 

pro-Israel movement. Thousands of participants come from all 50 

states to take part in “three of the most important days affecting 

Israel’s future.” The 2013 conference will be held March 3-5, 2013, 

in Washington, D.C. Thousands have already registered, don’t miss 

out on this truly remarkable experience to be in our nation’s capital 

with thousands of fellow pro-Israel supporters. For more information 

or to register, visit www.aipac.org/pc.

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minute news alerts, we ask that 

you please share your current 

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Happy 

Chanukah 

- from ALL of us at CMT 

CONGREGATION 


Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative 

Judaism and Synagogue Council of Massachusetts 

PROFESSIONAL STAFF 

Leonard Gordon, Senior Rabbi 

Rabbi Marcia Plumb, Associate Rabbi 

Aryeh Finklestein, Cantor 

Dr. Davin Wolok, Ritual Director & Hazzan Sheni 

Anthony Daniels, Executive Director 

Lisa Kideckel, Nursery School Director 

Erin Gubert, Religious School Director 

Wendy Handler, Director of Youth and Family Programs 

Jonathan H. Barnhart, Organist & Choir Director 

PAST PRESIDENTS 

Dr. Barry Benjamin, Charles R. Diamond, Walter 

Einstein, Dr. Milton Glickstein, Martin Hoffman, 

Barbara Karas, Leo Karas, Melvin Miller, Stephen 

Samuels, Dr. Abraham Zimelman. 

OFFICERS 

Stephen Kurzman, President 

Charles R. Diamond,, Executive VP 

Larry Chafetz, VP 

Jessica Freier, VP 

Laurie Gershkowitz, VP 

James Kurland, VP 

Dena Rashes, VP 

Janet Stein, VP 

Gary Miller, Treasurer 

Scott Krentzman, Associate Treasurer 

Steven Kaitz, Secretary 

Lynda Gordon, Associate Secretary 

AUXILIARY PRESIDENTS 

Joshua Douglass and David Rubinstein, Brotherhood 

Cheryl Grau & Cathy Shait, Sisterhood

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