9. October, 2012.pub - Adath Jeshurun Congregation

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T H E V O I C E O F A D A T H J E S H U R U N 

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CHAG SAMEACH! 

Celebrate the 

Beautiful Holiday 

of 

Sukkot 

September 30- 

October 8 

The beautiful fall holiday of Sukkot is 

a time for celebration and reflection 

on our blessings, especially as we 

approach the cold months ahead. 

The synagogue’s sukkah will be open 

all week for your enjoyment. The 

Yizkor Memorial Service takes place 

during the morning service on Shemini 

Atzeret, the conclusion of the Sukkot 

festival, on Monday, October 8. 

For the full schedule of Sukkot and 

Shemini Atzeret Services, see page 2. 

Look Inside for 

Shabbat and Sukkot Events 2, 3 

TAMID/Synaplex 3 

Adult Learning 4 

Women’s League World 5 

60’s Plus Fall Get-Away 5 

Children, Youth and Education 6 

USY @ 60 Celebration 6 

Yad Sima Tova and Nurse 7 

Welcome New Members 8 

Passings 9 

Contributions 9, 10 

and More! 

It’s a 

Saucy Salsa Simchat Torah 

for All Ages! 

Monday, October 8 

at Adath Jeshurun 

with Mayim Rabim Congregation 

6:00 PM ● Young Family Dinner with Spice 

In the Large Muscle Room 

Pizzadillas, chips with salsa and guacamole, 

veggies and churros! 

$8 ages 11 & up; $4 ages 2-10 

RSVP by October 4 

with payment to Adath Jeshurun, attn: Simchat Torah Dinner 

6:45 PM ● Conga Line to the Social Hall 

7 PM ● Celebration for All Ages 

Take joy in the Torah! 

Live music with Mark Bloom, Israeli dancing, 

Torah parades, delicious treats and more! 

8 PM ● Salsa Dancing! 

With Kerri Simonson, Salsa Instructor 

Plus Margaritas—alcoholic and non-alcoholic 

The celebration continues 

Tuesday morning, October 9 ● 9:30 AM 

We honor Kallat Torah Paula Fox 

And Kallat Beresheet Jaye Snyder 

Everyone gets an aliyah and a l’chaim! 

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S E R V I C E S C H E D U L E 

Sukkot, Days 1 & 2 

September 30-October 2 

Sunday Festival Service 

Monday Festival Service 

Monday Festival Service 

Tuesday Festival Service 

6:00 PM 

9:30 AM 

6:00 PM 

9:30 AM 

Shabbat Hol Hamo-ed Sukkot 

October 5-6 

Friday Evening Service 6:00 PM 

Shabbat Morning Service 9:30 AM 

Shabbat Mincha & 

5:50 PM 

Seuda Shelisheet 

Maariv & Havdalah 

7:10 PM 

Shemini Atzeret ● October 7-8 

Sunday Festival Service 6:00 PM 

Monday Festival Service & 9:30 AM 

Yizkor Memorial Service 

Simchat Torah ● October 8-9 

Monday Festival Service 7:00 PM 

Tuesday Festival Service 9:30 AM 

Shabbat Beresheet 


Friday Evening Service 

Beit T’Shuvah Musical 

Service 

Shabbat Morning Service 

SMP 

Havaya K’tana 

Yoga/Meditation 




Shabbat Noach 







Shabbat Lech-Lecha 




SMP 




Shabbat Vayera 

November 2-3 

Friday Night Live with Choir 


Jacob Stillman Bar Mitzvah 

SMP 

Spirit & Song 




6:00 PM 

8:00 PM 

9:30 AM 

10:00 AM 

10:30 AM 

11:40 AM 

5:40 PM 

7:00 PM 

6:00 PM 

9:30 AM 

5:25 PM 

6:45 PM 

6:00 PM 

9:30 AM 

10:00 AM 

5:15 PM 

6:35 PM 

6:00 PM 

9:30 AM 

10:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

5:05 PM 

6:25 PM 

Beit T’Shuvah Is Returning to Minneapolis 

Friday, October 12 ● 8 PM 

At Adath Jeshurun 

On Friday, October 12, Beit T’Shuvah, a 

residential treatment center and full service 

congregation in Los Angeles, is bringing 

its inspirational and musical Friday night 

service to Adath Jeshurun Synagogue at 

8 PM. This service is innovative and filled 

with congregational participation. Local 

gospel Pavarotti, Robert Robinson, will be part of the service, along with choir, 

musical instruments and our Adath clergy. 

Two years ago, Beit T’Shuvah came here with Freedom Song, a musical showing 

how people with addiction problems can move to recovery and a new life. 

The primary reason for bringing Beit T’Shuvah with Rabbi Mark Borovitz to Minneapolis 

is to make the community aware that addiction is a disease and should 

not be a secret that families have to live with. 

Thank you to sponsors Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis, the 

Jewish Recovery Network, Adath Jeshurun Congregation, and the Laurence and 

Shirley Zipkin family. 

Celebrating 83-Year-Olds ● Shabbat Morning ● October 13 

On Shabbat morning, October 13, please join us as we honor our 83-year-old 

members in celebration of their “second B'nai Mitzvah”. The custom of celebrating 

a second Bar or Bat Mitzvah at age 83 derives from the verse in Psalm 90, 

"The days of our years are seventy, or if by reason of special strength, eighty 

years...." Since a "normal" life span is pegged at 70, one can start counting again 

from there. Add 13 years, and you get 83. 

Celebrating Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah, whether it is the first or second time, is a 

wonderful way to celebrate one's commitment to Judaism. If you are 83 or know 

someone who has reached this special milestone, please join us. For further 

information, please contact Gisell, the Rabbis’ Assistant, at 952.545.2424. 

Lifnei Iver: Stumbling Blocks and the Photo ID Amendment 

Learn after Lunch ● October 13 

Join us on Saturday, October 13 for an informative Shabbat “Learn after Lunch” 

program about the proposed Photo ID amendment. Learn how the proposed 

amendment could affect people in our communities, including seniors, students, 

people of color, homebound adults, and military personnel overseas. Explore 

how values of inclusion, fairness, civic participation, and Lifnei Iver (not putting a 

stumbling block before the blind) inform how we look at the proposed amendment. 

Co-hosted by the Adath Hesed Committee and Jewish Community Action, 

with participation of Rabbi Kravitz, Adath congregants and JCA. 

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November 2 

6:38 PM 

6:28 PM 

6:25 PM 

7:23 PM 

6:16 PM 

6:04 PM 

5:52 PM 

5:42 PM 

Weekdays 

Sundays 

and Holidays 

7:20 AM 

5:45 PM 

9:30 AM 

5:45 PM 

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Adath Inclusion Committee 

Hosts a Musical Program 

in the Sukkah 

Sunday, October 7 

On Sunday, October 7, at 1:30-3:00 

PM, Adath Jeshurun’s Inclusion 

Committee will host a concert in the 

synagogue sukkah for the entire congregation’s 

enjoyment. This musical 

event during Sukkot will feature Laurie 

Herstig on guitar, Julie Dean on drums 

and Matt Kalin on keyboard. 

Special guests at this event will be 

Caring Connections, which is a program 

of Jewish Family and Children’s 

Service of Minneapolis, Jewish Family 

Service of St. Paul, and the Sabes and 

St. Paul JCCs. The group provides 

opportunities for adult Jews with 

disabilities to participate in programs, 

services and events in the Jewish 

community, giving them an opportunity 

to engage with other Jews and feel a 

part of the community. 

The Inclusion Committee invites everyone 

to join in this joyful celebration 

and welcome the members of Caring 

Connections to feel the warmth and 

interconnection with others in the 

community. RSVP is encouraged to 

Jeannie Gilfix at jegilfix@gmail.com 

or 952.920.3178. 

Sunday Minyan Breakfast 

October 28 with Jerry Siegel 

Join us for 9:30 AM 

minyan and breakfast on 

Sunday, October 28. The 

monthly minyan breakfast—it’s 

a wonderful way 

to connect with others, 

enjoy good food and conversation, 

and participate in the mitzvah of 

supporting our minyan and mourners 

in the congregation. This month our 

member Jerry Siegel will talk about 

preserving family memories and will 

read from his newly published book 

You Shoulda Been There. 

Shabbat Morning Meditation/Yoga ● October 13 

Sunday Workshop ● October 7 

“Mind, Body, Soul: Creating a Space for Connection on Shabbat” is a new 

monthly Shabbat morning experience of yoga and meditation, beginning Saturday, 

October 13, 11:40 AM-12:20 PM, in the synagogue Library. It will be led by 

Jennifer Gray, an Adath member and owner of the Yoga Center of Minneapolis. 

The series continues on November 17 and December 15, with an introductory 

workshop on Sunday, October 7. Attend as often as you are able. 

“Mind, Body, Soul: Creating a Space for Connection on Shabbat” will include 

meditation, breathing techniques, chanting and light yoga moves—all within a 

Jewish context, and all of which may be done comfortably in a chair. Participants 

are welcome to come directly from the Shabbat Morning Service or to attend just 

this part of the morning. Anyone is welcome, with or without prior experience. 

On Sunday, October 7, at 10-11:30 AM there will be an optional introductory 

workshop, to acquaint participants with some breathing and yoga techniques to 

be used on Shabbat mornings. Recommended donation: $10/person. Space is 

limited--contact Nina Samuels at 952.215.3904 or ninas@adath.net to sign up. 

Save the Dates: December 7-8 

A Shabbat Filled with Music and Light! 

A Synaplex/TAMID Weekend 

with Danny Maseng 

Our community is in for a real treat! Adath’s cultural 

arts committee TAMID is partnering with Adath's 

Synaplex program to bring you an incredible weekend 

with critically acclaimed actor, singer, writer and composer Danny Maseng. 

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Friday Night Service and Congregational Dinner 

Shabbat Morning Synaplex Activities 

Saturday Night TAMID Concert 

One of the most popular and respected composers of contemporary liturgical 

and synagogue music, Danny is equally at home with pop and rock. When he’s 

not appearing on shows like Law & Order or narrating Wild Discovery, Danny 

travels the world, inspiring, teaching and rekindling the love of Judaism through 

Torah, Kabbalah, Jewish culture and the arts. 

Thank You 

for making a difference 

Thank you for your considerate donations to the L’Chaim Annual Campaign. 

With your support and the help of others, we fully expect to reach 

our $250,000 budgeted goal. 

Because of your generosity Adath is able to continue to host wonderful 

services and excellent programming in our beautiful, well-maintained 

building. Your gift also assists our congregational family in numerous, 

unseen ways. From awarding scholarships, to attending Jewish summer 

experiences, to nursing home visits from our clergy and congregational 

nurse, it is all possible because of your thoughtfulness. 

With heartfelt gratitude, 

David Kohn 

L’Chaim Annual Campaign 

L’Chaim: to life, for life! 

If you would like to learn more about the L’Chaim 

Campaign or make a donation, contact Amy 

Cytron at 952.215.3900 or amyc@adath.net. 

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A D U L T L E A R N I N G 

Intro to Judaism/Conversion Program 

Begins October 16 

Adath Jeshurun, Beth El and Sharei Chesed synagogues 

offer a joint Introduction to Judaism course on Tuesday 

evenings, beginning October 16 and taught by rabbis of 

these three Conservative congregations. 

The Introduction to Judaism class is a wonderful chance to 

explore the wealth of Jewish history and values as well as 

one’s personal beliefs. This course will challenge and 

inspire participants both intellectually and spiritually. A 

beginning Hebrew class is offered as well. 

Introduction to Judaism is open to Jews, non-Jews, people 

who have grown up in interfaith families, and those considering 

conversion. It especially enables people who are 

considering conversion and their partners to study Judaism 

seriously as they struggle with the religious and personal 

questions that are raised in this soul-searching process. 

Anyone interested in enrolling through Adath Jeshurun 

must first speak with Rabbi Adam Titcher at 952.545.2424. 

Learn to Read Hebrew! 

Tuesdays Evenings Beginning October 30 

Learn the alef-bet, phonetic Hebrew reading and homebased 

prayer skills, your building blocks to active participation 

in Jewish life. You will learn and practice Shabbat home 

rituals and holiday blessings and songs, so you can be fully 

engaged in your Jewish life and the life of your family. This 

class meets weekly on Tuesdays evenings, October 30 

through April 23, at 6:30-7:30 PM. It is led by Rachel Levitt. 

Fee: $125/person, $160/couple, payable to Adath Jeshurun. 

All class fees can be adjusted according to need. To sign 

up or for further information contact Nina Samuels at 

952.215.3904 or ninas@adath.net. 

Learn to Speak Hebrew! 

Conversational Hebrew at Talmud Torah 

This year the Talmud Torah of Minneapolis will offer three 

levels of Conversational Hebrew, all beginning in October. 

If you want to learn to speak Hebrew or improve your conversation 

skills, this is your chance! Contact Talmud Torah 

for details, 952.381.3300 or www.talmudtorahmpls.org. 

J O I N A N A D A T H S T U D Y G R O U P 

Enjoy informal learning in convenient settings with friendly 

people. New participants are welcome! 

Tuesday Torah Study Group—Join 

us on Tuesdays at 12 noon at the synagogue 

for study related to the weekly parsha (Torah 

portion), led by Rabbi Kravitz, Rabbi 

Titcher, Rabbi Weininger and Jim 

Sherman. It’s a friendly group, and conversation 

is always stimulating. We start at the 

beginning again on October 16 with a dairy/ 

vegetarian potluck lunch. 

Etzion Study Group—Senior adults meet monthly on 

Monday afternoons, at 1:30-3:00 PM in the Adult Lounge, 

for relaxed socializing, refreshments and spirited discussions 

on issues that relate to our lives, centered on current 

books and articles with Jewish themes. Discussion is led 

by Jim Sherman. Join them on October 15. 

Israeli Book Discussion Group—Join an enthusiastic 

book group to discuss some of the best contemporary 

Israeli fiction (in English translation). This group meets on 

November 5 at 7:30 PM with discussion of Bliss by Ronit 

Matalon. Eilat Harel of the Israel Center leads discussion. 

Downtown Study Group—Rabbi Kravitz leads a 

lively group in exploring the development of mitzvot from 

Biblical to modern times and into the future, applying their 

learning to their own experience. They are using the book 

Walking with Mitzvot, published on-line by American Jewish 

University. Starting on October 16, they meet two Tuesdays 

a month at 12 noon in the US Bank Plaza building. 

Weekly Talmud Study—Many 

times we wonder how all of this came 

about – Jewish laws, prayers, God 

and we simply say, it is all in the Torah! 

But that is not the case. The core of our 

religion is discussed and formulated in 

the Talmud, an ancient rabbinic text 

developed post second Temple Jewish experience in exile. 

Beginning on October 17, Rabbi Titcher will be leading a 

Talmud Study group Wednesday mornings at 8:00 AM 

following the daily minyan. 

If you have never studied Talmud before but have wondered 

about it, you are encouraged to join! If you are looking 

for a provocative conversation with Jewish thinkers 

across the table and across the centuries, this is the class 

for you too! We will start the year with the tractates Brachot 

(Blessings) and Shabbat. 

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Start off the New Year with one of these groups or find out about other Adath study groups and 

learning opportunities. Contact Nina Samuels at 952.215.3904 or ninas@adath.net or one of the 

group leaders at the synagogue for more information.

W O M E N ’ S L E A G U E W O R L D 

The Women’s Leagues of Adath Jeshurun Congregation 

and Beth El Synagogue invite you to attend 

Mah Jongg, Canasta, Food and Fun! 

Sunday, October 14 

12:00- 4:00 PM at Adath Jeshurun 

Your donation of $36 reserves your place for lunch and 

play. Watch the Chadashot for more information. 

Questions? Contact Susie Kane, 763.546.7135, 

suekane614@gmail.com, or Sue Oreck, 952.542.8700, 

susanoreck@me.com. 

Women’s League Paid-Up Membership Party 

Wine Tasting, Appetizers and Dessert 

Thursday, October 25 ● 7:00 PM 

Back by popular demand! Join us at this complimentary 

event for our paid up Women’s League members. 

By now you should have received your membership dues 

statement. If you have not returned it yet, you still have time 

before this special event with Bob Edelstein. He will give us 

an opportunity to try some tantalizing wines. Along with 

wine, we will socialize with cheese, fruit and dessert. 

We hope that you will join us for a wonderful year of activities, 

starting with this Membership Party. Please send your 

dues to Adath Jeshurun, Attn: Women's League Membership, 

10500 Hillside Lane West, Minnetonka, MN 55305. 

We want you with us for an entertaining evening and many 

events throughout the year. I hope to greet you on October 

25—Sheila Goldstein, Membership Vice President 

We’re collecting socks! Last winter, 

the Women’s League conducted a sock 

collection for a local shelter. We asked that 

congregants donate pairs of new, non-wool 

socks for children and adults. We are repeating 

this tikkun olam activity again until the end of October, 

with a goal of collecting 300 pairs of socks. Collection bins 

will be found at the Gan and front entrance doors. Please 

fill them generously. Questions: Contact Ardis Wexler at 

952.925.2097. 

Notes from the Adath Jeshurun Women’s 

League President 

Awake! Greet the New Dawn – this is the theme of Women’s 

League this year. Our committees have toiled over the 

summer to conceive programs that will attract everyone and 

make them want to “Greet the New Dawn”. 

Watch for your invitations to the two great October events 

noted in this column. 

So you are interested in Book Club, baking hamentashen, 

any number of various programs or being on a committee, 

but who do you contact? Here is the answer: 

Book Club Helen Vinitsky – 952.544.3957 

Hamentashen Lorene Lampert – 763.593.5808 

Community Service Ardis Wexler – 952.925.2097 

Cooking Classes Bobby Nemer – 952.938.8941 

Programs Charlene Schwartz – 763.479.1619 

Education Anita Siegel – 763.553.2614 

Awake! And join the Adath Women’s League as we “Greet 

the New Dawn”—Ruth Harris, President 

Sheri Steinman, Clarion Correspondent 

Adath’s Fall Fun Get-Away: What We Care About 

Wednesday, October 17 

A D A T H ’ S F A L L G E T - A W A Y 

Featuring Gail Rosenblum, Columnist, Star Tribune 

Those Relationships! Complex and Essential, Infuriating and Life-Affirming 

It's a fabulous get-away for adults 60 and over! We're traveling by bus to beautiful Mount Olivet Retreat 

Center in Farmington, Minnesota for a day of relaxation, delicious meals, learning and laughter. 

Our get-away celebrates those things we care about—our world, our community, relationships, health, 

Jewish life and more! 

• Those Relationships! Complex and Essential, Infuriating and Life-Affirming—Gail Rosenblum is an award-winning 

columnist and author of A Hundred Lives Since Then: Essays on Motherhood, Marriage and Morality 

• The Jewish Vote and the Jewish Voter with Steven Hunegs, Exec. Dir., JCRC of Minnesota and the Dakotas 

• Everything You Wanted to Know about Aging but Were Afraid to Ask with Dr. Vic Sandler and Annette Sandler 

• Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Adam Titcher and Rabbi Aaron Weininger 

• You Shoulda Been There—Jerry Siegel reads from his new book 

• Gentle Fitness Activities You Can Do Anywhere with Mary Clapp, fitness instructor at the Sabes JCC 

Bus leaves Adath Jeshurun at 8:45 AM, returning by 8:30 PM. Space is limited! RSVP deadline October 5. Send payment of 

$42 per person to Adath Jeshurun, attn: Fall Get-Away. 

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C H I L D R E N , Y O U T H & E D U C A T I O N 

2016 Bar and Bat Mitzvah 

We are compiling a list of all children 

born in the calendar year 2003, in 

preparation for assigning Bar and Bat 

Mitzvah dates. Please call Gisell, the 

Rabbis’ Assistant, at 952.545.2424, to 

give her your child’s name, birth date, 

and telephone number. Join Rabbi 

Kravitz and parents on Monday, January 

14, 2013, at 7:30-8:30 PM in the 

Chapel to share information about the 

Bar and Bat Mitzvah and this process. 

Calling All Jewish 

Minnesota Teens 

keren or 

A creative arts forum for 

Jewish teens 

Keren Or (Ray of Light) announces its 

9 th annual contest for Jewish Minnesota 

teenagers. Students in grades 7-12 

are invited to submit original poems, 

prose, and photographs. The deadline 

for submissions is Wednesday, 

December 5, 2012. Prizes in each 

category are $100 for first place and 

$50 for second and third places. 

Winning entries will be published on 

our website and in a special supplement 

to the American Jewish World. 

For more information and contest rules 

refer to www.kerenorcontest.org. 

Spirit and Song Shabbat 

November 3 ● 10 AM 

Young families—save the date for the 

next Spirit and Song Shabbat! This 

upbeat, participatory family service is 

led by Rabbi Titcher. It’s filled with 

stories, activities, guitar, drumming 

and lots of singing, and is followed by 

an Oneg (celebratory refreshments). 

Parents and grandparents are all 

encouraged to participate. 

Havaya K’tana—K-4 Families Experience Israel! 

Shabbat Morning, October 13 

Families with children in K-4 th grade are invited to participate in this special 

Shabbat morning exploring the many cultures of Israel, led by Galia Daniel- 

Titcher. There will be lots of fun hands-on activities, as we experience Israeli 

culture and learn about heroes, people and places in Israel. We strongly 

recommend an RSVP to each session to galiadt@adath.net. 

We begin in the Gan at 10:30 AM, and end at 12:00 noon. A light snack is 

included. We encourage families to join with their kids. Parents are also welcome 

to attend the Sanctuary service, SMP, or the coffee house. Families 

visiting for a Bar or Bat Mitzvah are encouraged to bring their children to this 

program. 

Mark your calendars for Havaya K’tana in the coming year: 

October 13, November 10, December 15, January 12 and 26, February 23, 

April 13 and May 18. 

New GAN KATAN (Little Garden) Weekly Parent and Child 

Class to Begin this October! 

Call it a “PLAY” group, call it a “SUPPORT” group, call it “FUN!" Similar to an 

Early Childhood and Family Education (ECFE) class through your school district, 

Gan Katan is a safe, supportive and nurturing environment for parents of 

children ages birth to 2 years to share experiences. Each week a different child 

development, Jewish family living or parenting topic is presented by our 

experienced leader, Jodi Rubin. 

Fall session morning and evening classes begin in October. Adath membership 

is not required to enroll. For details contact Kim Gelperin, kimg@adath.net 

or 952.545.8694. 

Calling All Emtza Region USY Alums! 

USY at 60 

October 14 Twin Cities Celebration 

Just talk to a synagogue president, rabbi, Jewish educator, 

or anyone else in the forefront of Jewish life, and chances 

are you will find someone whose Jewish identity and passion 

were nurtured through USY. In a myriad of ways, USY has shaped the lives 

of more than 250,000 North American Jewish teens. It also has nurtured 

countless leaders in Conservative Judaism and in the larger Jewish world. 

On Sunday, October 14, 6-10 PM at Beth El Synagogue, the celebration of 

USY’s 60 th birthday comes “home” to the Twin Cities, whose EMTZA region is 

the birthplace of USY. We will honor the synagogues that were involved in 

forming USY and have helped it flourish in the Twin Cities, with a special 

tribute to Rabbi Kassel Abelson, rabbi emeritus of Beth El and past president 

of the Rabbinical Assembly, and Rabbi Bernard S. Raskas z”l, who served as 

the longtime rabbi and rabbi emeritus at Temple of Aaron. 

Funds raised will support the USY Founders Fund, providing more Jewish 

teens the opportunity to participate in USY’s transformative programs. 

To purchase tickets, place a journal ad, share your USY story, or get involved 

with the USY Alumni Association, please visit www.usy60.org, e-mail 

usy60@uscj.org or call 212.533.7800. You can also connect on Facebook at 

www.facebook.com/USY60. 

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I N T H E A D A T H C O M M U N I T Y 

Twin Cities Jewish Book Fair 

Beautiful Souls: Saying No, 

Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the 

Voice of Conscience in Dark Times 

October 28 at the St. Paul JCC 

 

Journalist Eyal Press 

will speak at the St. 

Paul JCC on Sunday, 

October 28, at 7 PM, 

as part of the 2012 

Twin Cities Jewish 

Book Fair. Through 

the dramatic stories 

of unlikely resisters, 

his new book 

Beautiful Souls maps out what impels 

ordinary people to defy the sway of 

authority and convention. Eyal Press 

is a contributing writer to The Nation 

magazine. 

Adath Jeshurun is a community 

sponsor of this event, and Adath 

members are eligible for the sponsor/ 

member price of $6. The Book Fair is 

presented by the St. Paul JCC with 

The Friends of the St. Paul Public 

Library and support from the George 

Kaplan Memorial Foundation. 

Mazal Tov to Zach and Alex 

Maccabi Games Gold Medalists 

Mazal Tov to Adath teens Zach 

Condon and Alex Lehman, who were 

part of the boys’ basketball team from 

the St. Paul delegation which took 

the Gold Medal in the 2012 Maccabi 

Games in Houston. The eight players 

defeated a team from Orange County, 

California in overtime play to win the 

Gold Medal. According to their coach 

Jon Gallop “These games were not 

about the wins or medals, but the 

camaraderie with the other participants. 

I was so proud of how these 

boys conducted themselves on and 

off the field.” 

The JCC Maccabi Games® are a 

week-long international sporting event 

for Jewish athletes ages 13-16, held 

each year in North America. The 

experience includes opening ceremonies, 

intense competitions and 

community service projects. 

 

 

 

One of the pillars of Adath Jeshurun Congregation is Gemilut Hasadim (acts of 

loving kindness). This is reflected in the first "bold statement" that guides Adath's 

future as "we support each other throughout all stages of life and in times of joy 

and times of need". 

One of the ways we carry out this responsibility is through Adath's Caring Community: 

Yad Sima Tova, a group of volunteers with whom I work closely as your 

Congregational Nurse. Among many other good deeds, Yad Sima Tova offers 

meals to individuals and their families in need of assistance while ill or after returning 

home from the hospital or nursing home. 

After a recent delivery of meals to a family with a new baby, we received a letter 

of thanks. Here's what it said, in part: 

"We want to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the 

wonderful support you provided when we most needed it. 

Please don't underestimate the loving care you provide 

to people in their times of both despair and joy. 

You bring assistance and warmth into the hearts and 

homes of people in need." 

This help was provided through a joint effort of Yad Sima Tova and the Congregational 

Nurse Program. We recently started a program in which a Yad Sima 

Tova volunteer calls the congregant or family after hospital discharge to assure 

that all is going well, to convey wishes of refuah shlemah (complete healing), 

and to offer help. As your Congregational Nurse I receive names of congregants 

who have been hospitalized and pass these on to the volunteer. A call to the 

congregant or family is made a week or so after hospital discharge. 

In this particular instance, the family told our phone volunteer that they would 

very much appreciate getting meals through Yad Sima Tova. The volunteer 

notified me and I passed on the information to our Yad Sima Tova co-chairs, 

who arranged to deliver meals to the family. 

As is clear from the thank you note above, such support and care is very much 

appreciated. We would like to be able to offer such support to as many Adath 

congregants as possible. To do that, we need your help—as volunteers for Yad 

Sima Tova and with information about hospitalizations within our community. 

Please encourage your family members to let Adath know when they are hospitalized, 

so that our clergy may visit them and we can offer our support during 

and after hospitalization. And please let me, or the Yad Sima Tova co-chairs Sari 

Lederman and Kim Gedan, know of your interest in helping with this important 

act of outreach and Gemilut Hasadim. 

To leave a private, confidential message for 

Debby Jewett, Adath Jeshurun Congregational Nurse, 

call 952.215.3936 or send an e-mail to nurse@adath.net. 

The Congregational Nurse program 

is generously sponsored 

by Julie and Marc Kozberg. 

Do you need a ride to Adath? 

Call Adath’s Yad Sima Tova Transportation Hotline 

952.215.3937 

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Welcome New Members 

Max & Ruby Addis 

Alan & Marci Cosentino 

Faye (4 mos) 

Amy & Sowat Jeanchaiyaphum 

Uma (4) 

Frances Nemet 

Dayna & Trevor Shad 

Miles & Zoe (6 mos) 

A D A T H F O U N D A T I O N 

Ben and Miriam Kaitz’s Melodies Live On 

Through Scholarship Fund 

The rabbis say “Im ain kemach 

ain Torah,” i.e. without proper 

support, we cannot ensure a 

future generation of committed 

Jews. Ben and Miriam Kaitz 

understood this message and 

accepted the challenge. 

Throughout their lives, they 

were at the forefront supporting 

the State of Israel and its 

people, realizing its importance to Jewish continuity. 

In addition to being icons in the beauty industry, Ben and 

Miriam were prolific songwriters and even serenaded David 

Ben Gurion on his 80 th birthday with a song written for the 

occasion, “April in Israel.” The couple had an enduring love 

for one another and for the Jewish people until Ben’s 

passing in 2004, followed by his beloved Miriam in 2007. 

Recently, their son Richard Kaitz and his family decided to 

honor their parents’ memory by establishing the Ben and 

Miriam Kaitz Family Scholarship Fund in the Adath 

Jeshurun Foundation. This Fund will provide need-based 

scholarships to young people of the Adath Jeshurun Congregation 

for Jewish summer camp and Israel experiences. 

“These experiences exert a powerful influence on the lives 

of our young people with proven impact on their continued 

Jewish commitment,” says Rabbi Harold Kravitz. 

We will continue to sing our praises to the Kaitz family as 

their scholarships will make an impact on our congregation 

for this and future generations. 

To find out more about this fund or how you can establish a 

named endowment fund, please contact Jennifer Herman 

Spiller, Development Director, at 952.215.3916 or check us 

out online at www.adathfoundation.org. 

Upcoming at HMJDS 

C O M M U N I T Y N E W S 

The Amos and Celia Heilicher 

Minneapolis Jewish Day 

School has two story time 

series for young families: Story Time Express with PJ 

Library and Sifriyat Pijama B’America. Please join the 

School for these open to the public events to promote 

Jewish and Hebrew learning and engagement. The school 

also has several upcoming Open Houses for prospective 

parents interested in learning more about entering HMJDS 

at any grade, full-day Kindergarten-Grade 8. For more 

information call 952.381.3566. 

NECHAMA Volunteer and Donation Opportunities 

Hurricane Isaac’s wind and floodwater 

battered communities in 

Mississippi and Louisiana. 

NECHAMA Jewish Response to 

Disaster has been on the scene 

helping people restore their homes. Volunteers and donations 

are needed to support this important work. To get 

involved go to nechama.org. Donations may be made 

online or by mail to NECHAMA, 7260 Washington Avenue 

South, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. 

Sharsheret Walk-a-Thon 

In honor of National Breast 

Cancer Awareness Month, there 

will be a local walk-a-thon to benefit 

Sharsheret, a national organization supporting young 

Jewish women and families of all backgrounds facing 

breast and ovarian cancer. It will take place on Sunday, 

October 14 with 1- and 5-mile walks leaving from 

Kenesseth Israel at 12:30 PM, followed by refreshments 

and information booths. It is sponsored by DERECH (Diet 

and Exercise to Reach and Enrich the Care of Your 

Health), a Twin Cities spiritual-based lifestyle change 

program. For details contact BJ Goldman, 952.922.8865 

or bjkgoldmaneatwell@gmail.com. 

Save Trees; Save Energy; 

Read Your Clarion On-line! 

The Clarion is on our website in its entirety – you can 

read it with one click. No need to go looking for your 

printed Clarion – it is always on the Adath website 

www.adathjeshurun.org and Chadashot, our weekly 

e-newsletter. We will let you know in Chadashot when 

the new Clarion is up on our website. 

Send us an e-mail at office@adath.net or call the office 

at 952.545.2424 if you no longer wish to receive the 

Clarion by U.S. Mail. 

You may change your mind and receive a print copy of 

the Clarion at any time. 

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Funds noted with an * 

are permanent funds 

of the Adath Jeshurun 

Foundation. 

YAHRZEIT DONATIONS 

David Abrams 

Kalman Abrams 

William Ancier 

Cliff Ancier 

Rose Arenson 

Ivan Arenson 

Sonya Aronchik 

Rimma Star 

Esther R. Baral 

Paula & Norman Fox 

Zollie Baratz 

Shirley Baratz 

Fred Berdass 

Margo Berdass 

Nathan Berman 

Phil & Sharon Snyder 

Mirla Biderman 

Rebecca Biderman 

Max Robert Bix 

Lois Kozberg 

Daniel Bloom 

Helene Tapper & Family 

Clara Bream 

Ruth Kronick 

Shimon Brodskiy 

Roman Brodskiy 

P A S S I N G S 

WE NOTE WITH SORROW THE PASSING OF... 

MARVIN ARENSON 

father of Ivan Arenson 

ALEX ASTREN 

husband of Lorraine Astren 

father of Jeanne Astren 

MARVIN BOOKIN 

husband of Sharon Bookin 

DR. EDWARD COEN 

father of Deborah Coen 

JACK ERLICH 

father of Steve Erlich 

OUR CONDOLENCES TO THEIR FAMILIES 

C O N T R I B U T I O N S 

Max Bromer 

Michael & Carol Bromer 

Milton Leon Chazin 

Stuart Chazin 

Milton Leon Chazin 

Rose Chazin 

Delores Chazin 

Alex Chernoff 

Marsha Chernoff Golob 

Ida Cohen 

Herman & Betty Snyder 

Phil & Sharon Snyder 

Josiah Cohen 

Dorothy & Marvin 

Haskvitz 

Louis Cohen 

Ethel Cohen 

Charlotte Dachis 

Anne Dachis 

Rose Diamond 

Fred Nassauer 

Israel Dickstein 

Ann Dickstein 

Helen Dobrin 

Steve & Cecilia Dobrin 

Libby Dryer 

Kalman Abrams 

Barbara Edstrom 

Judy Santos 

Esther Engler 

Marvin Engler 

Robert Epstein 

WILLARD FISH 

father of Diane Arenson 

ABBEY KULLER 

mother of Gayle Werner 

ABEL A. SADOWSKY 

father of Lori Stein 

EUGENE “GENE” SNYDER 

brother of Paula Cohen 

PEARL WALLACK 

wife of Max Wallack 

Gene & Carole Epstein 

Audrey Estrin 

Paul Estrin 

Nathan Fefercorn 

Rosella Fefercorn 

Maurice Fischbein 

Irving Fischbein 

Eileen Freidson 

Judy Freidson, Debe, 

Adam, Jenne & Ben 

Lillian Friedman 

Carol Bromer 

William Friedman 

Elaine Weber 

Susanne Gardner 

Debra & Paul Greenblatt 

Dorothy Gendein 

Phyllis Appelbaum 

Clara Getzkin 

Leon Getzkin 

Sally Masnek 

Alice Gilman 

Judy Freidson, Debe, 

Adam, Jenne & Ben 

Norton Gilman 

Susan & Doug Greenberg 

Pearl Glassman 

Sandy & Ron Glassman 

Ivan Goldman 

Mildred & Martin Price 

Harvey Goldstein 

Gail Goldstein 


Aron Gorelick 

Debbye Nathanson 

Vera Gringauz 

Lazar Gringauz 

Jacob Haskvitz 

Delores Chazin 

Simon Held 

Nancy & Jack Held 

Avischer Roza Hirsch 

Gurevich Hirsch 

Svetlana Babushkina 

Israel Hoffer 

Ruth & Walter Elias 

Calvin Johnson 

Mary Kitsis 

Sylvia Kanegson 

Ruth & Jerry Levine 

Ruby Kaplan 

Fred Kaplan 

Irene Karlien 

Harold Berman 

Clara Kloizner 

Beverly Dolinsky 

Basya Krigel 

Mark & Violet Karasik 

Betty Landy 

Lois Liss 

Esther Latarus 

Lili Chester 

Louis Abe Laurie 

Edythe Laurie 

Sadie Laurie 

Max Lavine 

Howard & Margaret 

Goldfine 

Elcy Levin 

Arnold “Bill” Aberman 

Sidney Levin 

Judy Cook 

Evelyn Levitt 

George Levitt 

Rachel & John Levitt 

Renee Ribnick Levy 

Jeffrey Levy 

Jean Marsh 

Ruth Harris 

Eli Melemed 

Bruce Melemed 

Yegish Misheyev 

Efrem Misheev 

Ilse Nassauer 

Klara Nassauer 

Fred Nassauer 

Fred Nemet 

Evie & Al Ingber 

Isaak Rabinovich 

Ada Wasserman 

Burt Ribnick 

Renee Ribnick 

Janet Roddy 

Barbara Moe 

Marcia Pritikin 

Dorothy Rosen 

Lenore Pridham 

Isadore Rosenfeld 

William Rosenfeld 

Freda Rubenstein 

Lois Lichten 

Ethie Rutzick 

Randy & Sheryl Rutzick 

Pinkus Rymer 

Ann Dickstein 

Mary Samuels 

Barbara Myers 

Irving Sandler 

David Sandler 

Martin Schoenberger 

Ruth Schoenberger 

Cera Segal 

Robert G. Segal 

Rebecca Sholler 

Reva Sholler 

Alice & Larry Sholler 

Naomi Siegel 

Jerry & Eileen Siegel 

Idell Silberman 

Sheldon Silberman & 

Melissa Cohen 

Silberman 

Walter Silesky 

Leonard Silesky 

Hannah Sisler 

Erv Lichten 

Alfred Spicer 

Sue & Harvey Kaplan 

Mary Swerdlick 

Paul & Shirley 

Swerdlick 

Muriel Swerdlick 

Willard Swerdlick 

Louis Tockman 

Paul & Shirley 

Swerdlick 

Aron Vasserman 

Sima Vasserman 

Pavel Wasserman 

Ruth Wartnick 

Wendy Grosser 

Faye Weinberg 

Loren & Renee 

Weinberg 

Sam Weisman 

Gerald & Dorothea 

Weisman 

Gertrude Weiss 

Jack & Nancy Held 

ADATH WOMEN’S 

LEAGUE FUND* 

Appreciation for the 

calendar 

Patti Frisch 

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LORRAINE & ALEX 

ASTREN FAMILY 

JEWISH STUDIES 

SCHOLARSHIP FUND* 

Refuah Shlemah to Alex 

Astren 

Teresa & Irving Victor 

CHEVRA FUND 

Memory of Pearl Wallack 

Paul Estrin 

Debby Jewett 

Charlotte & Irv Nudell 

Jerry & Karen Robitz 

EDUCATION FUND 

Memory of Sermata Shane 

Pollack 

Sandy & Gary Baron & 

Family 

GENERAL FUND 

Memory of Phil Freeman 

Loving Friends of Phil 

Freeman 

Memory of Stutz Maul 

Sunny Floum & Chuck Mark 

Memory of Sermata Pollack 

Jan & Bill Kuretsky 

Debbie & Howard 

Toberman 

Memory of Pearl Wallack 

Joyce Gaida 

Honor of Avery & Cindi 

Appelman’s special 

anniversary 

Jesse & Cym Kibort 

Honor of Nate Freidson’s 

special birthday 

Miles & Sandra Locketz 

Honor of Ed Levine’s 

Hebrew naming 

David & Elaine Liss 

Honor of Ruth & Jerry 

Levine’s special anniversary 

Bob & Madalyn Less 

Honor of the birth of Milton 

Vlosky 

David & Elaine Liss 

MEYER & GOLDIE 

GILBERT FUND 


Pollack 

Bill & Bev Fishman 

Refuah Shlemah to Diane 

Jolson 

Bill & Bev Fishman 

YALE GREENFIELD 

MEMORIAL GARDEN 

FUND 

Honor of Ida Greenfield’s 

birthday 

Ann Dickstein 

TERI & MIKE 

GREENSTEIN JEWISH 

EDUCATION FUND* 

Memory of Sermata 

Pollack 

Teri & Mike Greenstein 

PHYLLIS & DAN 

HEILICHER FUND* 


Pollack 

Todd & Bev Heilicher & 

Family 

HESED FUND 


Pollack 


Memory of Abbey Kuller 


Honor of Carol & Michael 

Bromer’s special anniversary 

Ann Dickstein 

Charlotte & Irv Nudell 

HARRY & MARILYN 

KARASOV FUND* 

Honor of Elliott Karasov’s 


Marilyn Karasov 

Appreciation of Charlotte & 

Irv Nudell 

Marilyn Karasov 

ALLEN & BARBARA 

LABOFSKY FUND 

Honor of Pam Gallop’s 


Sheila & Bill Marver 

L’CHAIM CAMPAIGN 

Honor of Janis Kuretsky’s 


Jay & Roberta Hoffman 


KURT & LEE LINDAU 

EDUCATION FUND* 

Honor of Lola Goldsmith 

Roselind Lindau 

MORNING MINYAN 

FUND 

Honor of the anniversary of 

Irv Nudell’s Bar Mitzvah 

Noreen & Ed Levine 

ORBUCH FAMILY 

TIKKUN OLAM FUND* 


Pollack 

Jill & David Orbuch 

Memory of Harry 

Rosenbaum 

Joyce & Martin Orbuch 

Memory of Warren Maul 

Joyce & Martin Orbuch 

BARBARA ZIMAN 

PENTELOVICH GAN 

SHELANU FUND* 

Memory of Harriette Rutstein 

Ruth Ziman 

Honor of Pam & Ron 

Kaufman’s anniversary 

Wendy & Howie Bach 

Honor of Bill Pentelovitch’s 

birthday 

Howie & Wendy Bach 

NORMAN & DOROTHY 

PINK FAMILY 

LEADERSHIP FUND* 

Honor of Phyllis Heilicher’s 


Dorothy & Norman Pink 

RABBIS’ 

DISCRETIONARY FUND 

Honor of Carol & Michael 

Bromer’s special anniversary 

Jonathan Friedman 

Honor of Harold Roitenberg 

Clarice Cutts 

HAROLD & ELAINE 

RUBIN GAN SHELANU 

ENDOWMENT FUND* 

Honor of Harold Roitenberg 

Elaine & Harold Rubin 

SMP FUND 


Rabbi Adam Titcher & Galia 

Daniel-Titcher 

SCHOLARSHIP FUND* 

Memory of Allan Honigman 

Jan Frisch 


Cheryl, Sandy, Ari & Bri 

Stein 

ISAAC BENJAMIN 

SEGAL MEMORIAL 

FUND 

Memory of Warren “Stutz” 

Maul 

Faye & Ralph Stillman 

Liba & Tommy Stillman 

Phyllis Sudit 

DR. MELVIN & 

DELORES SIGEL 

ISRAEL BONDS FUND 

Honor of Mel & Delores 

Sigel’s special anniversary 

Susan & Bill Goldenberg 

HOWIE STILLMAN 

YOUNG LEADERSHIP 

FUND 

Memory of Solorez Lazar 

Marla & Richard Weiner 


Marla & Richard Weiner 


Rosenbaum 


Honor of Keith Alper’s 



Honor of Faye Stillman’s 

birthday 

Phyllis Sudit 

Honor of Faye & Ralph 

Stillman’s anniversary 

Phyllis Sudit 

Honor of Liba & Tommy 

Stillman’s anniversary 

Phyllis Sudit 

www.adathjeshurun.org. 

Honor of Tommy Stillman’s 

birthday 

Joel & Harmony Kaplan 

Phyllis Sudit 

Honor of Stacie & Jeff 

Usem’s special anniversary 

The Lifsons 

Refuah Shlemah to Bud 

Bolter 

Darrell & Loni Ansel 

TAMID FUND 


Rosenbaum 

Marlene & Sandy Goldberg 

USY LEADERSHIP 

DEVELOPMENT FUND 

Honor of Danny & Lauren 

Kaplan’s anniversary 

Tamra & Jim Segal 

MAX WEITZ FUND FOR 

PERPETUATION OF 

JEWISH STUDIES 

Memory of Fay Ribnick 

Lillian Weitz 

YOUTH FUND 

Memory of Abbey Kuller 

Roxie & Eric King-Smith 

Honor of the Bat Mitzvah of 

Nina Cooperman 

Diane Baumwald 


Dara Cytron 


Honor of the Bar Mitzvah of 

Jared Liebesny 



Jessica Noaman 



Dory Sela 



Sadie Skadron 


Honor of the Bar Mitzvah of 

Ari Tapper 


Thank You 

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ADATH JESHURUN CONGREGATION • MOE AND ESTHER SABES CAMPUS 

10500 HILLSIDE LANE WEST • MINNETONKA MN 55305 

DATED MATERIAL 

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Twin Cies, MN 

 

Adath Jeshurun Congregation • Moe and Esther Sabes Campus 

10500 Hillside Lane West • Minnetonka MN 55305 

952.545.2424 • Fax: 952.545.2913 

E-Mail: office@adath.net • Web-site: www.adathjeshurun.org 

Rabbi Harold J. Kravitz....Senior Rabbi 

MAX NEWMAN FAMILY CHAIR IN RABBINICS 

rabbikravitz@adath.net 

Rabbi Adam J. Titcher.Assistant Rabbi 

rabbititcher@adath.net 

Rabbi Aaron S. Weininger..Assistant Rabbi 

Berman Family Chair in Jewish Learning 

rabbiweininger@adath.net 

Jim Sherman .......Rabbis’ Associate 

jsherman@adath.net 

Rabbi Barry Cytron....Senior Scholar 

Cantor Scott Buckner........Hazzan 

cantorbuckner@adath.net 

Cantor Morris Amsel.....Hazzan Emeritus 

Bernie Goldblatt...Executive Director 

bernieg@adath.net 

Sivya Leventhal..Youth Activities Director 

Leonard & Clara Savitt Youth Director Chair 

sivyal@adath.net 

Nina Samuels..Adult Learning Director/ 

Clarion Editor.ninas@adath.net 

Jennifer Herman Spiller..Dev’t Director 

Adath Jeshurun Foundation 

jspiller@adath.net 

Amy Cytron... Membership & Annual 

Giving Coordinatoramyc@adath.net 

Gisell Wien.....Rabbis’ Assistant 

gisellw@adath.net 

Beth Mayerich.....Catering Director 

bethm@adath.net 

Bob Simon..Director of Facilities 

bobs@adath.net 

Rafina Larsen..Director of Finance 

rafinal@adath.net 

Chris Yarger...Executive Assistant 

chrisy@adath.net 

Tobi Cooper...Hazzan’s Assistant/Clarion 

tobic@adath.net 

Sheree CurryMarketing & 

Communications Coordinator 

shereec@adath.net 

Janice Schachtman.....Gan Director/ 

Volunteer Coord...janices@adath.net 

Risa Kessler.Rabbi’s Asst./Jewish 

Learning Administrator...risak@adath.net 

Gan Shelanu.952.545.8694 

thegan@adath.net 

Steve Mintz .....SMP Coordinator 

Harlan Brand.Torah Reading Coord. 

Roberta Armel.......Librarian 

Debby Bearman Jewett....Congregational 

Nurse.....nurse@adath.net 

Barbara Rubin-Greenberg ........ President 

Julie Ziessman....VP Primary Ed 

Gary Baron ............................VP Finance 

Sharon Garber..VP Communications 

Amy Newman ....... VP Human Resources 

Lauren Segelbaum.......... VP Membership 

Todd Werner .......... VP Property/Catering 

Nancy Harold .............. VP Adult Learning 

Lon Rosenfield ............. VP Secondary Ed 

Chris Kellogg...VP Jewish Life & Learning 

Michael OreckVP Fundraising & 

Development 

Jaye Snyder .............................. Secretary 

Women’s League Pres....Ruth Harris 

Chevra: Cindy Dubansky....612.866.2297 

Bruce Nemer..612.701.7089 

Adath Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery: 

Michael Morris.................... 612.998.0077 

Adath Jeshurun Foundation President: 

David Segal.. ..................... 952.544.7989 

disegal@comcast.net 

The mission of the Adath Jeshurun Congregation, a member of the 

Conservative Movement, is to be a progressive, egalitarian, and sacred 

community, dedicated to Torah (learning and tradition), Avodah (prayer and 

spirituality), and Gemilut Hasadim (acts of kindness). 

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