Everything Emanuel March-April 2013 - The Emanuel Synagogue

Everything 

Emanuel 

Vol. 88, No. 5 

March/April 2013 • Adar/Nisan/Iyyar 5773 

SAVE THE DATE — SUNDAY, MAY 19th 

Join us for A Celebration of Leadership 

and Community 

7TH ANNUAL GOLF 

OUTING 

Save The Date! 

MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013 

Across the River Golf Outing, 

a combined effort between The 

Emanuel, Beth El, and Kol 

Haverim to bring together golfers 

from the three synagogues for 

great golf, fine food, and valuable 

raffle prizes. Returning this year 

is our celebrity guest host Brad 

Drazen. Call Mark Wolfberg at 

(860) 655-5337 for information 

about playing, sponsoring, or 

volunteering. 

C 

elebrate Rabbi David Small’s tenth anniversary year as our spiritual 

leader and the recognition of Rabbi Philip Lazowski as our Rabbi 

Emeritus. The Emanuel Synagogue honors our two gifted Rabbis for their 

leadership to our synagogue and for their contributions to the Greater 

Hartford community. 

Join us as we celebrate the Rabbis’ achievements and how they have 

each come to touch our own lives. This will be a most joyous occasion and 

an opportunity for each of us to say thank-you to our wonderful Rabbis. 

Watch for your invitation in the mail…coming soon… and then read 

more in our E-News and on our website. Mark your calendar now to join in 

the Celebration…Sunday, May 19, 6:00 p.m. at The Emanuel Synagogue. 

FROM THE RABBI…RENEWAL 

Why do we 

find karpas, 

greens, on 

the Pesach Seder 

plate? In my view, 

the greens represent 

the power of 

renewal. Out of 

the apparently bar- 

ren earth rise green shoots, emerging 

over time into the leafy plants that fix 

nitrogen in the soil, cleanse the air of 

carbon dioxide and other toxins, and 

give us oxygen to breathe and food 

to eat. So common that we may take 

their existence for granted, the greens 

are life giving. Their cycle of annual 

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Inside This Issue… 

Community of Prayer ..........2 

Passover Services ..................3 

Community of Caring .......10 

Community of Action .......11 

Community of Learning ...12 

Brotherhood ......................15 

Sisterhood ..........................16 

Donations ..........................18 

Service Times/Calendar 

of Events ...................... 23-24

Community of 

PARTICIPATORY PRAYER / Tefilah 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE ............................................................................................................ by Gail Weinstein 

am a Zionist. 

I I have never 

known the world 

without the modern 

State of Israel. 

I can recall Israel 

in its infancy — 

the pioneers, the 

Kibbutzniks — and 

their dreams for a Jewish state, 

a Jewish homeland. I remember 

my grandparents being glued to 

their black and white TVs, cursing 

Nasser in 1956. I remember the Six 

Day War and the pride it brought 

to Jews worldwide, especially 

American Jews. We were proud 

that Jews could fight so decisively. 

From 1967 onward Jews would no 

longer be viewed as underdogs, but 

through hard work, true grit, passion, 

and smarts, “Never Again” 

would Jews not have a country or 

an army. The Six Day War opened 

doors left closed after World War 

II as Holocaust programs were introduced 

into universities. I remember 

the Yom Kippur War, going to 

synagogue knowing that Israel was 

once again attacked — praying and 

holding my breath that Israel would 

emerge victorious. 

I remember my joy upon my first 

visit to Israel, realizing that I was 

fortunate to be in Israel, fulfilling the 

dreams of my grandparents, greatgrandparents, 

and all those who 

came before me, for whom Israel 

was always a dream, a wish. I vowed 

that this would not be my only visit 

to Israel, indeed I have returned six 

times. Each visit always fills me with 

a feeling of being at home; of being 

comfortable and unafraid. There is 

always something “new” to see in 

Israel…even if it is a “dig” uncovering 

history of 2000 years ago. 

I was determined that my sons 

would also love and be proud of 

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Israel. At our holiday tables, Israel is 

front and center during our discussions. 

They too have visited Israel 

more than once. They believe in 

and understand the importance of 

Israel to the Jewish people worldwide. 

To me, the modern State of Israel 

is indeed a miracle. Nevertheless, 

too often we are now witnessing 

Israel, a sovereign nation, under attack 

by the international community. 

We hear calls for anti-Israel 

boycotts, divestment, and sanctions; 

too often, Israel’s legitimacy 

is questioned on the international 

stage, in the UN, the media and 

on college campuses. As President 

of The Emanuel Synagogue I have 

introduced, Israel Update – Good 

News, weekly during my Shabbat 

announcements. Our weekly Tuesday 

E-News features Ahavat Yisrael. 

This has been done to bring Israel 

into focus, to share with the congregation 

all that is good within Israel, 

all that we can be proud of. 

I wish to share with you 

the following article by Rabbi 

Dr. Daniel Gordis, Senior Vice 

President and Koret Distinguished 

Fellow at the Shalem Center in 

Jerusalem. His book Saving Israel 

won the 2009 National Jewish Book 

Award. 

I believe this article sums up 

the relationship between Israel and 

American Jews today. Please read the 

article and use it as a point of discussion 

during your Seder. Think about 

Israel — and think about visiting 

Israel…soon. Experience a Miracle. 

Wishing each of us a Zessin Pesach. 


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by The Emanuel Synagogue, 160 Mohegan Drive, West 

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Internet Address: ......... www.emanuelsynagogue.org 

OFFICERS AND STAFF EMAIL VOICE MAIL EXT. 

Gail Weinstein ................................ President .... gjw171@aol.com 

David J. Small .......................................Rabbi .... rabbismall@emanuelsynagogue.org ...... 115 

Philip Lazowski ....................Rabbi Emeritus .... jonahle@aol.com 

Gerald B. Zelermyer ............Rabbi Emeritus 

Moshe Pinchover .................. Ritual Director .... mpinch@emanuelsynagogue.org ........... 117 

Sanford Cohn .....................................Cantor .... cantorcohn@emanuelsynagogue.org .... 114 

Judith T. Fox ...................Education Director .... judyefox@emanuelsynagogue.org ......... 122 

Myra Emrick .........Synagogue Administrator .... myra@emanuelsynagoguue.org ............. 112 

Susan Kurtis ....Communications Coordinator ..... skurtis@emanuelsynagoguue.org 

Tahisha Durham ..................Rabbi’s Assistant .... tahisha@emanuelsynagogue.org ........... 110 

Jeffrey Rudolph ......Asst. Synagogue Admin. .... jeff@emanuelsynagogue.org .................. 116 

Beth Polebaum ............................... Librarian .... library@emanuelsynagogue.org ............ 124 

Grae Sibelman .................... Family Educator .... earlychildhood@emanuelsynagogue.org 

The Emanuel Synagogue is affiliated with The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

PASSOVER CANDLE-LIGHTING AND SERVICE SCHEDULE 

Monday, March 25 Shaharit Service & Siyum 7:00 a.m. 

Fast of First Born Minha 1:00 p.m. 

Erev Yom Tov Candle Lighting 6:50 p.m. 

(First Seder) 

Maariv in homes 

1st Day Tuesday, March 26 Shaharit 9:00 a.m. 

Yom Tov Minha/Maariv 1:00 p.m. 

(2nd Seder) Candle Lighting 7:50 p.m. 

2nd Day Wednesday, March 27 Shaharit 9:00 a.m. 


Havdalah 

7:50 p.m. 

3rd Day Thursday, March 28 Shaharit 7:00 a.m. 

Hol HaMoed Minha/Maariv 7:00 p.m. 

4th Day Friday, March 29 Shaharit 7:00 a.m. 


Candle Lighting 

6:54 p.m. 

5th Day Saturday, March 30 Shaharit 9:00 a.m. 


Havdalah 

7:53 p.m. 

6th Day Sunday, March 31 Shaharit 8:00 a.m. 

Erev Yom Tov Minha/Maariv 6:00 p.m. 


6:57 p.m. 

7th Day Monday, April 1 Shaharit 9:00 a.m. 



7:57 p.m. 

8th Day Tuesday, April 2 Shaharit 9:00 a.m. 

Yom Tov Yizkor around 10:45 a.m. 

Minha/Maariv 

7:15 p.m. 

Havdalah 

7:57 p.m. 

Sold Hametz Repurchased 

8:15 p.m. 

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PREPARING FOR PESACH: HELPFUL GUIDELINES 

The Torah prohibits the ownership of hametz (leaven) 

during Pesah. Therefore, we arrange for the sale of the 

hametz to a non-Jew. The transfer, mekhirat hametz, is accomplished 

by appointing an agent, usually the rabbi, to 

handle the sale. It is valid and legal transfer of ownership. 

At the end of the holiday, the agent arranges for the reversion 

of ownership of the now-permitted hametz. If ownership 

of the hametz was not transferred before the holiday, 

the use of this hametz is prohibited after the holiday as well 

(hametz she-avar alav ha-Pesah). 

Since the Torah prohibits the eating of hametz during 

Pesah, and since many common foods contain some admixture 

of hametz, guidance is necessary when shopping and 

preparing for Pesah. 

During the eight days of Pesah, hametz cannot lose its 

identity in an admixture. Therefore, the minutest amount 

of hametz renders the whole admixture hametz and its use 

on Pesah is prohibited. However, during the rest of the 

year, hametz follows the normal rules of admixture, i.e., it 

loses its identity in an admixture of one part hametz and 

sixty parts of non-hametz (batel be-shishim). This affords us 

the opportunity to differentiate between foods purchased 

before and during Pesah. 

What follows is a general guideline. However, your 

rabbi should be consulted when any doubt arises. Kosher 

le-Pesah labels that do not bear the name of a rabbi or one 

of the recognized symbols of rabbinic supervision, or which 

are not integral to the package, should not be used without 

consulting your rabbi. 

PROHIBITED FOODS 

Prohibited foods include the following: leavened bread, 

cakes, biscuits, crackers, cereal, coffees containing cereal 

derivatives, wheat, barley, oats, spelt, rye, and all liquids 

containing ingredients or flavors made from grain alcohol. 

Most Ashkenazic authorities have added the following 

foods (kitniyot) to the above list: rice, corn, millet, legumes 

(beans and peas; however, string beans are permitted). 

The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards has ruled 

unanimously that peanuts and peanut oil are permissible. 

Some Ashkenazic authorities permit, while others forbid, 

the use of legumes in a form other than their natural state, 

for example, corn sweeteners, corn oil, soy oil. Sephardic 

authorities permit the use of all of the above. Consult your 

rabbi for guidance in the use of these products. 

PERMITTED FOODS 

A. The following foods require no kosher le-Pesah label if 

purchased prior to Pesah: unopened packages or containers 

of natural coffee without cereal additives (However, 

be aware that coffees produced by General Foods are not 

kosher for Passover unless marked KP); sugar, pure tea (not 

herbal tea); salt (not iodized); pepper; natural spices; frozen 

fruit juices with no additives; frozen (uncooked) vegetables 

(for legumes see above); milk; butter; cottage cheese; cream 

cheese; ripened cheeses such as cheddar (hard), muenster 

(semi-soft) and Camembert (soft); frozen (uncooked) fruit 

(with no additives); baking soda. 

B. The following foods require no kosher le-Pesah label if 

purchased before or during Pesah: Fresh fruits and vegetables 

(for legumes see above), eggs, fresh fish and fresh 

meat. 

C. The following foods require a kosher le-Pesah label if 

purchased before or during Pesah: All baked products 

(matzah, cakes, matzah flour, farfel, matzah meal, and any 

products containing matzah); canned or bottled fruit juices 

(These juices are often clarified with kitniyot which are 

not listed among the ingredients. However, if one knows 

there are no such agents, the juice may be purchased prior 

to Pesah without a kosher le-Pesah label; canned tuna (since 

tuna, even when packed in water, has often been processed 

in vegetable broth and/or hydrolyzed protein-however, 

if it is known that the tuna is packed exclusively in water, 

without any additional ingredients or additives, it may be 

purchased without a kosher le-Pesah label); wine; vinegar; 

liquor; oils; dried fruits; candy; chocolate flavored milk; ice 

cream; yogurt and soda. 

D. The following processed foods (canned, bottled or 

frozen), require a kosher le-Pesah label if purchased during 

Pesah: milk, butter, juices, vegetables, fruit, milk products, 

spices, coffee, tea, and fish, as well as all foods listed in 

Category C. 

DETERGENTS: If permitted during the year, powdered 

and liquid detergents do not require a kosher le-Pesah label. 

MEDICINE: Since hametz binders are used in many pills, 

the following guidelines should be followed: If the medicine 

is required for life sustaining therapy, it may be used 

on Pesah. If it is not for life sustaining therapy, some authorities 

permit, while others prohibit. Consult your rabbi. 

In all cases, capsules are preferable to pills. 

DISHES AND UTENSILS 

Kashering of Utensils: The process of kashering utensils 

depends on how the utensils are used. According to 

halakhah, leaven can be purged from a utensil by the same 

process in which it was absorbed in the utensil (ke-voleo 

kakh poleto). Therefore, utensils used in cooking are kashered 

by boiling, those used in broiling are kashered by fire 

and heat, and those used only for cold food are kashered by 

rinsing.

A. Earthenware (china, pottery, etc.) may not be kashered. 

However, fine translucent chinaware which has 

not been used for over a year may be used if scoured and 

cleaned in hot water. 

B. Metal (wholly made of metal) Utensils Used in Fire 

(spit, broiler) must first be thoroughly scrubbed and 

cleansed and then made as hot as possible. Those used for 

cooking or eating (silverware, pots) must be thoroughly 

scrubbed and cleaned and completely immersed in boiling 

water. Pots should have water boiled in them which will 

overflow the rim. 

The utensils should not be used for a period of at least 

24 hours between cleaning and the immersions of boiling 

water. Metal baking utensils cannot be kashered. 

C. Ovens and Ranges: Every part that comes in contact 

with food must be thoroughly scrubbed and cleaned. Then, 

oven and range should be heated as hot as possible for a 

half hour. If there is a broil setting, use it. Self-cleaning ovens 

should be scrubbed and cleaned and then put through 

the self-cleaning cycle. Continuous ovens must be kashered 

the same way as regular ovens. 

Microwave Ovens, which do not cook the food by 

means of heat, should be cleaned, and then a cup of water 

should be placed inside. Then the oven should be turned 

on until the water disappears. A microwave oven that has a 

browning element cannot be kashered for Pesach. 

D. Glassware: Authorities disagree as to the method for 

kashering drinking utensils. One opinion requires soaking 

in water for three days, changing the water every 24 hours. 

The other opinions requires only a thorough scrubbing 

before Pesach, or putting them through a dishwasher. 

E. Dishwasher: After not using the machine for a period 

of 24 hours, a full cycle with detergent should be run. 

F. Electrical Appliances: If the parts that come into 

contact with hametz are removable, they can be kashered 

in the appropriate way (if metal, follow the rules for metal 

utensils). If the parts are not removable, the appliance cannot 

be kashered. (All exposed parts should be thoroughly 

cleaned.) 

G. Tables, Closets and Counters: If used with hametz, 

they should be thoroughly cleaned and covered, and then 

they may be used. 

H. Kitchen Sink: A metal sink can be kashered by thoroughly 

cleaning and then pouring boiling water over it. A 

porcelain sink should be cleaned and a sink rack used. If, 

however, dishes are to be soaked in a porcelain sink, a dish 

basin must be used. 

I. Hametz and Non-Passover Utensils: Non-Passover 

dishes, pots and hametz whose ownership has been transferred, 

should be separated, locked up or covered, and 

marked in order to prevent accidental use. 

SELLING HAMETZ 

The Torah instructs that in observing Pesach all leaven must be removed from one’s home or destroyed. To protect against 

excessive waste and financial hardship, the Rabbis permit the individual to sell one’s hametz to a non-Jew until Passover is 

complete. It is traditional at that time to make a contribution to the Maot Hittim, the Passover Fund, which helps 

needy Jews purchase the necessities to celebrate Pesach. To arrange for the sale of your hametz, please see Rabbi Small 

or Mr. Pinchover in person, or submit this declaration to the Emanuel office by Sunday, March 24, 2013. 

SELLING HAMETZ DECLARATION/PASSOVER FUND CONTRIBUTION 

I, , empower and permit Rabbi David J. Small to act in my 

stead and in my behalf to sell all hametz (leaven) possessed by me, knowingly or unknowingly, and 

to lease all places wherein the above products may be found, especially at the premises located at 

. To this I affix my signature on this day. 

Signature 

Date 

Enclosed is $ for the Emanuel Passover Fund from .

NOTES FROM THE CANTOR 

WHAT DO I DO ALL DAY? 

by Hazzan Sanford Cohn 

remember, as 

I a child, wondering 

what my 

mother did all 

day while I was at 

school. Like most 

school-age children, 

I kissed her 

goodbye at 7:30 or 8 in the morning 

and didn’t see or hear from her until 

I returned home in the afternoon. 

What did she do all day to fill her 

day? 

I sense that many people have the 

same question about me in my job as 

Cantor of the congregation. Sure, the 

Shabbat regulars see me on Friday 

and Saturday evenings and on Shabbat 

morning, leading services and 

guiding our B’ney Mitzvah through 

their big day, and those who attend 

weekday minyan know that I’m there 

davening with them several mornings 

and afternoons through the week. But 

what do I do when I’m not officiating 

or participating in a service? 

One week in January I began to 

keep a log of my days. I note that 

a large portion of my time is spent 

with correspondence and planning. 

The former refers to phone calls and 

emails with congregants, especially 

with Bar/Bat Mitzvah parents, and 

with colleagues, both within the synagogue 

and in the Cantors Assembly. 

I also spend time planning for upcoming 

services, special programs or 

classes. This usually requires researching 

and choosing the right music for 

a particular occasion and preparing 

materials, such as song sheets, musical 

arrangements and arranging facilities 

needs with the Administrator. My 

mornings are also filled with meeting 

with adult congregants who are 

learning a Haftara or other skill or in 

recording Torah or Haftara passages 

for adults and youth as they prepare to 

participate in our services, including 

those special services hosted by the 

various arms of the congregation. 

As a member of our clergy team, 

I am closely involved with every lifecycle 

event of our Emanuel family: 

b’rit mila, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, weddings, 

funerals and shiva. Not only do I 

provide the music for these events, I 

often meet with families before and 

afterward to give support during these 

important moments. 

While not a duty of most cantors, 

I am the unofficial proofreader 

of much of our printed matter. This 

includes the programs that most Bar/ 

Bat Mitzvah families provide, as well 

as the weekly Emanuel Essentials and 

bi-monthly Everything Emanuel that 

our Communications Coordinator, 

Susan Kurtis, produces. I enjoy doing 

this and seem to have the necessary 

eye for detail. 

During most of my office hours, 

I listen to a variety of Jewish music, 

from traditional cantorial chant to 

modern prayer settings to Jewish 

choral music. Doing so keeps my 

ear attuned to our musical tradition 

and gives me ideas of what may or 

may not work for our congregation. 

Whenever possible, I also learn new 

music that may be used for our services 

and programs. 

Most weeks I attend a planning 

and evaluation meeting of our senior 

staff, and Rabbi Small and I meet 

more frequently to discuss a variety 

of topics and plans for our congregation. 

The two of us meet at least 

once weekly with Moshe Pinchover 

as well, to ensure the smooth flow 

our Shabbat services and to update 

each other on pastoral issues facing 

our congregants. Whenever we have 

congregants who are ill, I visit them 

in hospitals and rehab facilities to give 

them hope and strength, often praying 

with them or chanting a Psalm to 

help in their healing of spirit and soul. 

Three afternoons each week are 

devoted to Bar/Bat Mitzvah lessons. I 

generally work with 13 to 18 students 

each week for a half hour each, for a 

full year before their Bar/Bat Mitzvah 

service. In addition, I meet with Mr. 

Pinchover’s students periodically to 

make sure that I have contact with 

all of our students. In the last month 

The Convocation at the 

Jewish Theological Seminary, 

originally planned for October 

29, 2012, cancelled due to 

Hurricane Sandy, has been 

re-scheduled for Thursday 

afternoon, June 6, 2013. At 

this time Hazzan Cohn will 

be among 26 members of the 

Cantors Assembly receiving an 

honorary Doctorate of Music. 

If you would be interested 

in attending, please contact 

Hazzan Cohn. 

of their preparation, I rehearse with 

them in the Chapel and Sanctuary to 

help them feel more comfortable in 

those spaces. While most of our lesson 

time is spent in the mechanics of 

learning and perfecting the chanting 

of Torah, Haftara and liturgical portions, 

my favorite parts of the lessons 

are getting to know the students as 

individuals and helping them understand 

the meaning of the texts they 

are chanting. 

On Sunday mornings, I feel like 

I’m on roller skates, speeding from 

minyan to breakfast to 6th grade 

trope class, on to music classes with 

grades 5, 4 and 3, respectively, then 

leading their T’fila service together, 

concluding with a half hour rehearsal 

of the Junior Choir. As if that’s not 

enough to exhaust anyone, I volunteer 

on Sunday afternoons as Conductor 

of HaZamir Hartford at the JCC. 

Finally, I participate in and prepare 

for a variety of committee meetings, 

choir rehearsals and adult education 

classes that must take place in the 

evenings, to accommodate everyone’s 

schedules. My evenings also include 

more correspondence that may have 

accumulated throughout the day. 

I hope that you have enjoyed this 

glimpse into my professional life. The 

variety of activities that fill my week 

has always been a source of satisfaction 

and fulfillment for me in my 

sacred calling. Best wishes to all for a 

happy and meaningful Pesah. 

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Melvin & Carrie Simon 

Fred & Judy Singer 

Harry & Hyla Sklar 

Steve & Elyse Slitt 

William & Cookie Sloat 

Jay D. & Rosalie Smith 

Howard & Elaine Smith 

Abraham David Smolar 

Gerald & Barbara Sperber 

Mel Spivak 

Irene Starr 

Martin & Linda Stein 

Rhoda N. Steinberg 

Robert Teitelman & Reesa Fern Olins 

Robert & Carol Tellar 

David & Carolyn Topol 

Janet Wallans 

Bruce & Leslie Weiner 

Fran Weiner 

Myron & Ruth Weiner 

Jeremy & Francene Weingast 

Ellen Weingold 

Michael Weinstein 

Morton Weinstein 

Ray & Gail Weinstein 

Richard & Leslie Weinstein 

Alan & Betty Weintraub 

Martin & Audrey Yanofsky 

William & Muriel Zeldis

From the President, continued from page 2 

No Jewish People Without Israel — Why the future of American Judaism, 

as we know it, depends on the survival of the Jewish state. 

by Daniel Gordis 

Why do Jews lie at the Passover 

Seder? Across the world every 

year, we Jews recite the famous line: 

“Next year in Jerusalem.” But how 

many American Jews actually mean it? 

The vast majority of them clearly do 

not plan to live in Israel, which is the 

liturgy’s obvious meaning. Why, then, 

proceed with the charade? On this 

pivotal night, why celebrate freedom 

by uttering a lie? 

Truths come in different forms. 

“Next year in Jerusalem” is not about 

a plan, but about a dream. And uttering 

this phrase has long been the Jewish 

people’s way of keeping in mind 

both an ethereal ideal and a common 

national yearning. Jerusalem served 

as a compass during prayer, but, more 

importantly, it made for flights of 

national fancy. For two millennia, as 

Jews imagined their people’s future, 

one place occupied center-stage. That 

place was Zion. 

As is increasingly apparent, however, 

the times are changing. Ours is the 

first generation in which the centrality 

of Zion in Jewish dreams is beginning 

to fade. It is fading rapidly, and we 

know why. Part of it has to do with 

the fact that Israel’s supporters have 

framed the conversation about the 

Jewish State in terms of the conflict 

with the Palestinians. Even among 

knowledgeable and committed Jews, 

an oral Rorschach test in response to 

the word “Israel” evokes responses 

such as “checkpoints,” “occupation,” 

or “settlements” — as though the conflict 

were all that Israel is about. 

In response to that, a younger 

generation for whom war is anathema 

and occupation is morally unbearable 

has begun to drift away. Part of that is 

understandable, but only to an extent. 

For even when faced with the tragic 

and interminable conflict with the 

Palestinians, is it too much to hope 

that Jews would still find much worth 

celebrating when they think of Israel? 

When the revival of Jewish sovereignty 

in their ancestral land evokes only 

images of war, and the ingathering 

of exiles after 2,000 years evokes no 

awe, when the rebirth of the Jewish 

language elicits little sense of wonder, 

Jews have lost sight of the real significance 

of Israel’s re-creation. 

But this is precisely where we find 

ourselves. Young Jews today, discouraged 

by Israeli policies that they cannot 

abide, either explicitly or tacitly 

join those who condemn the Jewish 

State. But they do not recognize that 

the de-legitimization of Israel will 

affect them, too, that they, too, have 

a personal stake in Israel, no matter 

how discomfited they may be by some 

of its policies. What happens to Israel 

will affect not only Jews in Beersheva 

or Tel Aviv, but Jews in New York, 

Boston, London, and Buenos Aires. 

Why that is the case has to become 

part of the Zionist conversation, 

which can no longer be only about 

Palestinians and occupation, borders 

and war. 

Evidence that a new conversation 

about the Jewish state is long overdue is 

everywhere. The distance between Diaspora 

Jews (mostly, but not exclusively, 

American Jews) and the Jewish state is 

painfully apparent. A recent study asked 

American Jews if the destruction of Israel 

would be a personal tragedy for them. 

The study asked about the destruction 

of Israel, not its gradual disappearance 

or slow withering away. Eighty percent 

of Jewish Americans 65 years of age 

and older said that Israel’s destruction 

would, indeed, be a personal tragedy 

for them. But amazingly, 50 percent 

of those 35 years old and younger said 

that Israel’s destruction would not be 

a personal tragedy. Similarly, a 2011 

study of American Jews showed that 

the younger the cohort, the lower their 

support for Israel. 

The same phenomenon began to 

surface even among young rabbinical 

students; outside the Orthodox community, 

increasing numbers of mainstream 

Zionist rabbinical students 

reported that expressing support for 

Israel on their campuses had become 

a lonely proposition. 

In an era in which American Jews 

can proudly espouse any political 

position they wish, why are so many 

young American Jews turning away 

from Israel? Why has Zion shifted 

away from the core of their national 

sensibilities and dreams? The most 

obvious reason, as stated, is the ongoing 

conflict with the Palestinians. 

These young people have no memory 

of Israel’s past fragility, or of a time 

before the international community’s 

endorsement of Palestinian national 

aspirations. Israel’s re-creation and 

even the 1967 and 1973 wars, when 

the Arab nations pledged to “push the 

Jews into the sea,” are ancient history. 

Today, what these young Jews see 

is a power imbalance. One side is an 

internationally recognized democracy 

with nuclear weapons, a worldclass 

army, and a robust economy. 

The other side has none of these. 

In what is a radical departure from 

the mindset of their parents, these 

young Americans’ earliest memories 

of Israel are of the Intifada, of heavily 

armed Israeli soldiers arrayed against 

young Palestinian boys “only” throwing 

rocks. Sensitive to the underdog 

everywhere, and with a deep-seated 

belief in fairness, they insisted and 

continue to insist upon balancing the 

scales. The Palestinians, they decided, 

needed a state. 

Palestinian statehood, however, 

has been slow in coming. To be sure, 

some of these young American Jews 

understand the impasse stems from 

the Palestinian refusal to recognize 

Israel and continuing insistence that 

any political settlement with the 

Israelis allow for the return of the 

now-millions of people classified as 

“refugees” by UNRWA (the United 

Nations Relief and Works Agency). 

Israel, in turn, understands that with 

the immigration of those original refugees 

and their descendants the state 


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From the President, continued 

would cease to be Jewish — which is 

precisely what the Palestinians intend. 

At the same time, these young 

Jews have also intuited that the Palestinians 

will not change. Therefore, 

because they cannot bear a conflict 

that simply cannot be resolved, they 

conclude that something has to give 

— and if the Palestinians will not 

give, then that something has to be 

Israel. But then, as this thinking goes, 

if Israel refuses to budge, it is Israel 

that is responsible for the impasse. 

Faced with a choice between loyalty 

to their humanitarian values or to 

their parents’ Zionism, they have chosen 

the former. 

That point, of course, is not new. 

Peter Beinart, former editor of The 

New Republic and author of the recent 

book The Crisis of Zionism, has 

made the point extensively; perhaps 

the most quoted line from his muchdiscussed 

New York Review of Books 

was his assertion that “For several 

decades, the Jewish establishment has 

asked American Jews to check their 

liberalism at Zionism’s door, and now, 

to their horror, they are finding that 

many young Jews have checked their 

Zionism instead.” 

From the Rabbi, continued 

renewal makes a profound statement about the power of renewal in all aspects 

of life. 

How did the slave generation find the courage to leave the only place 

they had known? Where did they find the will to move away from the narrow 

lanes of Goshen and march to the Sea of Reeds and beyond? Somehow, 

each person looked within himself or herself and discovered new 

possibilities. 

The very notion of a static status quo is a reassuring fiction. Life is 

change. The question is, what sort of change? Death and decay are forms 

of change. But so is renewal. The capacity to adapt and grow in new and 

better directions is a miraculous aspect of being human. At the Seder we 

read: Bchol dor vador chayav adam lirot et atzmo k’ilu hu yatza mimitzrayim. 

This is usually rendered: “In every generation a person must view him/ 

herself as if they have personally gone out from Egypt.” In other words, 

identification with the historical event, from one generation of people to 

the next. But what if we read: “In every generation of one’s life, a person 

must look within, for self-renewal is like liberating one’s self from slavery.” 

This spirit can help a person overcome hardship, improve the world, and 

find meaning and joy in each day of life. 

Self-renewal is the trait of healthy communities and vital congregations. 

I look with joy upon the many signs of renewal within our Emanuel 

Synagogue. I have witnessed many examples of renewal: fresh approaches, 

renewed energy, new faces, and a renewed sense of purpose; the spirit of 

renewal is a key to our Emanuel Synagogue’s vitality. 

This Pesach, enjoy the karpas and celebrate the life giving spirit of 

renewal! 

Debbie, Gabrielle, Sharone, and Ilan join me in wishing you a happy 

and healthy Passover! Hag Pesach Kasher v’Samayach! 

— David J. Small 

MENORAH LEGACY SOCIETY 

The Endowment Committee is nors might consider percentage of assets 

or a specific amount. Consulting 

pleased to announce the placement 

of a new wall sculpture in the with an estate planner, a CFP or tax 

synagogue lobby honoring members of specialist for your individual circumstances 

would be helpful in planning. 

The Menorah Legacy Society (MLS). 

Members of MLS are demonstrating 

their support of The Emanuel is available to assist. He will explain 

Endowment Chair, Jeffrey Renert, 

Synagogue’s economic future by leaving 

a monetary gift in their will or along with placing your name on our 

the Letter of Intent (LOI) process 

estate plans to the synagogue. These new Menorah Legacy sculpture. Jeff 

members have reflected on their history 

at The Emanuel, their life events: munity Foundation for professional 

works closely with The Jewish Com- 

births, B’nai Mitzvah, weddings, support. 

burials, and beyond! Many gifts are We believe many congregants 

earmarked for personal endowment have made decisions bequeathing 

funds. Others are earmarked for a specific 

Emanuel organization or fund. If you are part of this group, please 

part of their estates to The Emanuel. 

Gifts may be in the form of cash, contact us to join your fellow generous, 

committed, and forward thinking 

life insurance proceeds, IRA funds, 

charitable remainder trusts, etc. Do- 

members of our Legacy Society 

Contact Myra Emrick, Synagogue 

Administrator, or Jeff Renert, Endowment 

Chair, at the synagogue office: 

(860) 236-1275. 

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Community of 

CARING / Chesed 

EMANUEL’S MARCH & APRIL B’NAI MITZVAH 

Sophie Elfenbaum, daughter of 

Anna and Michael Elfenbaum, 

granddaughter of Miriam and 

Stanley Elfenbaum and Eleanor and 

Michael Geller, will become a Bat 

Mitzvah on March 2, 2013. 

Max Alexander Berman, son of 

Lisa and Evan Berman, grandson of Barry 

Snyder and the late Linda Snyder and 

Brenda and Malcolm Berman, 

will become a Bar Mitzvah on 

March 23, 2013. 

Taylor Nicole Lubin, daughter of 

Lisa and Alan Lubin, granddaughter of 

Ida and Joseph Lubin and Gladys and 

Joseph Lichtenbaum, will become a 

Bat Mitzvah on April 6, 2013. 

WELCOME TO 

THE EMANUEL! 

OUR NEW 

MEMBERS: 

Haley J. Berkowitz, daughter of 

Jacqueline and Mark Berkowitz, 

granddaughter of Janet I. Ossen and 

the late Jeffrey P. Ossen and the late 

Lorraine and Leon Berkowitz, 

will become a Bat Mitzvah on 

April 20, 2013. 

Zachary Goldberg, son of 

Elizabeth and Eric Goldberg, 

grandson of Ronne and Arthur 

Goldberg and Arnold Shasun, 

will become a Bar Mitzvah on 

April 27, 2013. 

MAOZ OHAD AND NOA 

MENCHER AND FAMILY 

LINDSAY TRINGALI 

AND FAMILY 

MARSHALL AND 

MARGARET KAPLAN 

NEHAMA – WE EXTEND HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES AND SUPPORT TO THE FAMILIES OF… 

Leslie Beatman, husband of Lillian Beatman, father of Matthew Beatman 

Diane (Tremblay) Bourgoin, mother of Lucy Harris. 

Adele Bettan, mother of Paul Bettan 

Helen Fine 

Herbert Nair, brother of Howard Nair 

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Community of 

ACTION / Tikkun Olam 

B’YADEYNU COMMITTEE NEWS 

by Risa Davidson 

In response to the Newtown tragedy, an interfaith initiative 

has formed in our area to change the culture of violence. 

Marian Wright Edelman, Founder and President of 

the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), will speak at the first 

event on Thursday, March 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lincoln 

Theater, University of Hartford. Marian Wright Edelman, 

a graduate of Yale Law School, has received many honorary 

degrees and awards, including the Albert Schweitzer 

Humanitarian Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. 

Admission to the event is free and open to the entire 

community, but reservations are required. Please RSVP to 

the Lincoln Theater Box Office at (860) 768-4454. This 

event is sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations 

Council and the University of Hartford. 

Join us at the fourth annual Interfaith Hunger Seder 

on Thursday, March 21 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. at the State 

Capitol in the Old Judiciary Room on the third floor. 

Once again, Rabbi David Small and the Reverend Tim 

Oslovich will lead the seder. All are welcome but reservations 

are required. Please call Kathy Fishman at (860) 

727-5771 or email jfact@mcmgmt.com if you would like 

to attend. 

Service people from Kuwait say thanks to one and all for the 

packages and cards everyone sent on Hanukah! 

Please join other Emanuel synagogue members in leading 

Friday evening Shabbat services and sharing Shabbat 

joy with residents at the Hebrew Home. Services are held 

on the third Friday of the month and are from 3:15 to 4:15 

p.m. In March, services will be held on the 15th. April 

services will be held on the 19th. We start gathering and 

escorting residents from their rooms to the chapel at 2:40 

p.m. For more information, please contact Pam Garry at 

(860) 523-5254 or pgarry@comcast.net. Your participation, 

children and adults, regardless of your knowledge of 

Hebrew or the service, will help to make it a warm-hearted 

and spirited service for everyone. 

Please contact one of our co-chairs, Risa Davidson, 

risagdavidson@gmail.com, (860-236-8889); or Janet Wallans, 

Janetcw@sbcglobal.net, (860-278-4596) if you are 

interested in learning more about B’yadeynu activities. 

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Community of 

LEARNING / Talmud Torah 

SCHOOL NEWS 

by Judith T. Fox, Director of Education 

As we begin to look forward to 

spring it is also time for 7th 

Graders in Religious School and 

8th Graders in Day School to begin 

considering their next steps in Jewish 

education. I invite you to consider 

Beit Sefer Tichon as the next step. 

Beit Sefer Tichon is the high school 

program of The Emanuel Synagogue. 

We meet on Sunday mornings at 

The Emanuel Synagogue from 

10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and offer 

a stimulating variety of required 

and elective courses. Excellent 

teachers who genuinely care about 

meeting the special needs of Jewish 

high school students present these 

courses. Students who attend Jewish 

Teen Learning Connection (our 

community high school) in addition 

to Beit Sefer Tichon receive a subsidy 

from The Emanuel Synagogue. 

Parents of middle school students 

are encouraged to arrange to observe 

Beit Sefer Tichon classes. Interested 

students are invited to observe if they 

wish. If you would like to arrange 

this, please call the religious school 

office at (860) 233-2774 or email 

judyefox@emanuelsynagogue.org. 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO 

SPONSOR A SHABBAT KIDDUSH, 

PLEASE CONTACT MYRA 

EMRICK AT (860) 236-1275 

OR MYRA@EMANUEL 

SYNAGOGUE.ORG 

PLEASE JOIN US… 

Family Services in March/April: 

KAHAL FOR KIDS AT THE EMANUEL 

March 2, 9, and 16 and April 6, 13, 20, and 27 

– Kahal – in the Chapel at 10:30 a.m. 

Please join us to sing, pray, learn, and have fun. 

ChallahPalooza!: 

April 6 at 11:00 a.m. – Playgroup for preschoolers in the Seminar Room 

Family Programs in March/April: 

March 3 – 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. 

Matzah, Blocks and Beyond – Preschool – Pesach 

March 10 – Grades PreK-7 Family program – 

Pesach Around the World – Children in grades PreK-7 come at 9:00 

a.m., and will meet their parents at 10:30 a.m. for the program. Each class 

has been researching Pesach customs in different parts of the world. All 

the classes will present their work at the program. 

April 7 – Grade 6 & 7 Family Program – 

Yom HaShoah – Holocaust commemoration 

April 28 – Bagels, Blocks and Beyond – Preschool – Lag BaOmer 

ADULT EDUCATION NEWS 

FROM JUDAH MACCABEE TO RABBI JUDAH THE PRINCE: JEWISH AND 

CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION IN COOPERATION AND CONFLICT 

March 14, 28, and April 11 at 7:30 p.m. 

Facilitator: Dr. Jeffrey Kaimowitz 

What do historical sources say about the origins of Hanukah and the revolt 

against Antiochus? Who was Antiochus and why was he called Epiphanes? 

What happened to the Jews when Judah Maccabee was killed in battle? 

What High Priests were also Jewish kings? What do some major Roman authors 

have to say about the Jews? What non-practicing Jew was a Roman procurator? 

What Roman emperor fell in love with a Jewish princess? How do we know that 

Bar Kokhba was not really named Bar Kokhba? What Roman Emperor helped 

to revive Judaism? What was the administrative language of Palestine during 

this period and what influence did it have on Jewish literature? Find out the 

answers to these questions and much more about this pivotal era in Jewish history 

in a three session course to be taught at The Emanuel. Enrollment for the 

course is limited to 15. 

To enroll please call the education office at (860) 233-2774 or email 

school@emanuelsynagogue.org. 

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Let’s show them our community support for their efforts at the 

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Our tables seat 8-12. If you wish to arrange a table, please list the names 

on the other side of the reservation form. Otherwise, we will be happy to seat you 

with others who are attending. 

 

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Please join us for a presentation and discussion about the 

Israeli High School Robotics program following dinner. 

 

NAMES: ______________________________________________________________________________________ 

 

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ADDRESS: _________________________________________________________________ 

PHONE: _____________________________________ 

EMAIL: _________________________________________ 

ADULTS (Bar/Bat Mitzvah age and above) @ $16.00 

CHILDREN’S Meal @ $4.00 (only for children 10 years of age or younger) 

________I/we want a pasta and meatball meal (include number needed) 

________I/we want a vegetarian meal () 

________I/we will be happy to help serve the meal 

________Please let me know if you need other help 

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NEWS FROM THE LIBRARY 

by Beth M. Polebaum 

There are two new sections in the library. 

The first, unveiled during the fall, is a shelf of books for 

study of the weekly Torah portion. They consist of 

some new books and others culled from other sections of 

the library for anyone wishing to prepare a D’var Torah or 

simply interested in Torah L’ishma, the study of Torah for 

its own sake. 

The other section consists of parenting books. These 

are different from many of the parenting books you may 

find in other libraries since they focus on raising Jewish 

children and creating a Jewish environment rich with 

tradition and values. There are books that help inspire 

spirituality and provide insights into talking about G-d 

with children. Others discuss the meaning of Bar and Bat 

Mitzvah and others attempt to guide parents through those 

tumultuous teenage years. One of my favorites, The Blessing 

of a Skinned Knee, by Wendy Mogel, distills traditional Jewish 

wisdom into insightful parenting guidelines. 

You can find these books on a bookcase on your right 

as you enter the library from the door closest to the Activity 

Room. You may check out books even when I am not 

there. Just sign the card in the book pocket, adding your 

phone number and email address, and leave the card on my 

desk near the computer. Please return adult books in two 

weeks, children’s books in one week. 

News alert for Maggie Anton fans! 

Maggie Anton is the author of the series of books she 

calls Rashi’s Daughters. She recently published the first 

book of a new series called Rav Hisda’s Daughter, Book I: The 

Apprentice. The book is historical fiction, based on the life 

of Rav Hisda, who became head of the academy in Sura in 

295 CE. Ms. Anton bases the book on Talmudic stories and 

other research into the times, all told from a woman’s perspective. 

The library has just acquired a copy of this book. 

Enjoy! 

MINYONAIRE BREAKFAST SPONSORS 

Gloria Bein, in memory of her husband Irving Bein. 

Grant and Elizabeth Ehrlich, in honor of their son Noah becoming a Bar 

Mitzvah. 

Myra Emrick, on the yahrzeit of her father Jack Gladstone. 

Barry Feigenbaum, in memory of his mother Lucille Feigenbaum. 

Mel Gerrol, on the yahrzeit of his father Israel Gerrol. 

Lori Gottlieb, in honor of her son Andrew becoming a Bar Mitzvah. 

David Harris, in memory of his father Victor Harris. 

Eleanor Henken, on the yahrzeit of her husband Marvin Henken. 

Alan Mendelson and Sandy Ziplow, on the yahrzeit of their father Morris 

Ziplow. 

Rena Miller, in memory of her father William Harris. 

Minyonaires, in honor of the 56th wedding anniversary of Rabbi Philip and 

Ruth Lazowski. 

Gladys Mondshein, on the yahrzeit of her father-in-law Cantor Samuel 

Mondshein. 

Cynthia and Jeff Noble, in honor of their son Max becoming a Bar Mitzvah. 

Saul and Joanne Pasternack, on the yahrzeit of Isaac Pasternack and Myer 

Kaplan. 

Jeremy Pressman and Audrey Sobel, in honor of their son Noah becoming a 

Bar Mitzvah. 

Herb Silver, in honor of Dr. Brown leading the morning service. 

Dr. Gerald Silverman, in memory of his mother. 

Dr. Jay Smith, in memory of his father Irving Smith and father-in-law 

Ben Haiblum. 

Rabbi David Small, in honor of his wonderful trip to Israel, in appreciation to 

the Minyonaires, and in honor of Cantor Sanford Cohn on his birthday. 

Spivak and Lieblick families, in memory of their mother Vivian Berson Spivak. 

DO YOU KNOW 

YOU CAN OPEN AN 

ENDOWMENT FUND FOR 

AS LITTLE AS $1,000? 

FOR MORE 

INFORMATION, PLEASE 

CONTACT MYRA EMRICK 

AT (860) 236-1275 OR 

MYRA@EMANUEL 

SYNAGOGUE.ORG 

REMEMBER TO REMEMBER 

YOU MAY PURCHASE A 

SUITABLE MEMORIAL 

PLAQUE OR YAHRZEIT 

PLAQUE TO MEMORIALIZE 

A LOVED ONE. CONTACT 

THE EMANUEL OFFICE 

AT (860) 236-1275 FOR 

MORE INFORMATION. 

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News From The 

BROTHERHOOD 

by Ken Malley 

Brotherhood is looking forward to the following events: 

Mar 3 9:00 a.m. Sunday Breakfast. Speaker: State Tax 

Commissioner Kevin Sullivan 

Mar 16 Brotherhood Shabbat 

Mar 24 9:00 a.m. Sunday Breakfast. Speaker: Israeli 

Emissary 

Apr 14 “Keeper of The Flame” awards dinner, 

Rodeph Sholom, Bridgeport, CT 

Apr 21 9:00 a.m. Sunday Breakfast Speaker: Michael 

Blank, JNF 

June 2 New York City Bus Trip in cooperation with 

the Emanuel Sisterhood 

June 6-9 Brotherhood Retreat 

June 23 4th Annual Tours de Shuls, Beth El Hosting. 

July 24-28 FJMC National Convention, Danvers, MA 

Brotherhood Programming is subject to additions and 

changes. Watch the weekly E-News every Tuesday, check 

the synagogue website, and watch for flyers in the mail for 

up-to-date information. 

Recent Brotherhood Programs 

We had a fascinating presentation for the month of January. 

Ken Simon introduced us to his friend and colleague 

Patrick Culligan, Chief Public Defender for the capital 

Defense and Trial Service unit for the State of Connecticut. 

Mr. Culligan spoke about his career defending those 

accused of a capital felony. He also discussed the recent 

work of the Innocence Project involving cases of false confessions 

and where DNA evidence would later exonerate 

the defendants. Mr. Culligan spoke about the 1992 trial 

when he represented Richard Lapointe. It is Mr. Culligan’s 

belief that Richard Lapointe was wrongfully convicted. 

Richard Lapointe is currently in prison awaiting a new trial 

ordered by the State Appellate last October. 

Brotherhood Catering Service 

Some of our members are not aware that the Brotherhood, 

under the direction of master cook Saul Shemkovitz, prepares 

some of the finest food delights for Bar/Bat Mitzvah 

Kiddush spreads and many other occasions in the synagogue. 

Our kugel, egg salad and tuna salad are the most 

scrumptious tasting in West Hartford. The bookings for 

this year are going fast, so if you have an event coming up, 

please send an email to Saul at sshemkov@gmail.com or 

call him at (860) 280-1457 for menus and prices. All food 

preparation is done in-house and proceeds benefit the shul. 

Are you a Brotherhood member? 

If you are, we welcome you back for another great year! If 

not, please consider becoming one today. Have you become 

a new member of the Emanuel within the last six months? 

If so, your first year of Brotherhood membership is free. 

The Emanuel Brotherhood recently earned the Federation 

of Jewish Men’s Club “QUALITY CLUB AWARD” 

in recognition of planning and executing great programs 

and supporting the FJMC national mission. By joining the 

Brotherhood, you too can become part of this dynamic 

organization and also enjoy the benefits of a participant, 

including the fostering of interpersonal relationships which 

could have a positive impact on your job and at home 

Emanuel Brotherhood Endowment Fund 

Do you wish to memorialize a yahrzeit? Is there a special 

birthday or anniversary in your family? Is there a Bar/Bat 

Mitzvah to commemorate? Whatever the occasion, consider 

donating to The Emanuel Synagogue Brotherhood 

Endowment Fund. Contributions may be made to The 

Emanuel Brotherhood Endowment Fund for the future 

benefit of The Emanuel Synagogue and its members. All 

tax-deductible donations to this fund should be payable to 

The Emanuel Synagogue Brotherhood Endowment Fund. 

For any Brotherhood information, contact Bob Teller at 

(860) 232-6598 or rtellar@aol.com. 

Thank you to the following Brotherhood Breakfast 

Sponsors: 

Steve Barshay, in honor of his son Micah’s 18th birthday 

Brian Becker and Rick Lasker, in honor the great work of Bob Tellar 

with The Brotherhood 

Michael Birnbaum, in memory of Burnette Birnbaum 

Sam Cohn, in memory of Marcia Cohn 

Leon Davidoff, in honor of The Brotherhood for providing an awesome 

Kiddush at his daughter’s Bat Mitzvah 

Ted Fox, in honor of birthdays of grandchildren: Simon 8, Derek 7, and 

Laurel 6 

Sam Goodman, in honor of being happy to be here! 

Bob Levine, in honor of his wife Marlene’s special birthday 

Michael Levine, in honor his daughter going into remission 

Ken Malley, in honor of Leslie Fialkievicz and her work at the Connecticut 

State Judiciary 

Tom Mastronade, in honor of Howard Smith’s birthday and his 

granddaughter Aleeza 5th birthday 

Peter Mehlman, in honor of his daughter Rebecca 

Joyce Merkin, in memory of her husband Jacob Merkin 

Emily Lebovitz-Miller and Stan Miller, in memory of Helen Fine 

Renee Nekne, in honor of Mark, Nancy, Jesse, Jamie, and Jeffrey 

Steve Rabb, in honor of The Brotherhood 

Ken Simon, in honor of Pat Culligan, our speaker, and in memory of 

George and Ida Simon 

Harvey Smith, in honor of his grandchildren Hannah, Michael, Halle, 

and Erica 

Jerry Sperber, in honor of his wife, “the love of my life” 

Bob Tellar, in honor of his four grandchildren: Cassidy, Emily, Olivia, 

and Katelyn 

Francine Weingast, in memory of her father Morris Turken 

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News From The 

SISTERHOOD 

SISTERHOOD NEWS by Lisa Tesser & Fay deHaas, Co-Presidents 

When you receive this bulletin, 

Sisterhood women will 

be preparing for our Sisterhood 

Shabbat on March 9th. Whether you 

are participating in the service or 

attending, this will be a meaningful 

Shabbat for all. Sisterhood women 

will be preparing the kiddush in the 

synagogue kitchen that Thursday 

evening. Please come and lend a 

hand. Fay and I would especially 

like to thank Lisa Lenckiewicz for 

organizing our Torah readers. 

This past January, the sisterhoods 

of Emanuel and Beth El held their 

31st annual joint program at Beth 

El, a festive, fun, and informative Tu 

BiShvat Seder. We thank Gloria Bein 

for helping to plan this wonderful 

evening. 

February began with the World 

Wide Wrap sponsored by Brotherhood, 

Minyonnaires, and Sisterhood. 

After learning to wrap tefillin and a 

family friendly Shaharit service, we 

joined in the Silverman Auditorium 

for a brunch prepared by the three 

arms of our synagogue. In February, 

we also worked together on our delicious 

Purim Café. 

Please join the Sisterhood on 

Thursday evening, March 21st, in 

the chapel at 7:30 p.m. for our Jewish 

Family Living program, presented 

by Gloria Bein. This year, Gloria is 

working with Cantor Cohn to present 

a program entitled “The Evolution 

of Jewish Music.” Bring in the spring 

with music and Cantor Cohn. 

Our sisterhood is part of a larger 

organization known as Women’s 

League. We are part of the North 

Atlantic Region (NAR) of Women’s 

League and on Sunday, April 21st, 

NAR region is having a spring conference. 

All sisterhood members 

are invited to attend a day of learning, 

camaraderie, good food. North 

Atlantic Region encompasses all of 

New England and this year we are 

fortunate that the conference will be 

in Springfield, Mass. Please contact 

Fay at faydehaas@comcast.net or Lisa 

at LRT34@aol.com if you would like 

more information and are planning 

on attending. 

Please come and shop our newest 

merchandise in the gift shop. With 

Passover approaching this month, 

there are many items you may need or 

want for your holiday table. 

Watch Tuesday E-News for other 

upcoming events such as our Kugel 

Kookoff on Sunday , May 5th and 

our joint bus trip to New York with 

Brotherhood on Sunday, June 2nd. 

B’Shalom. 

GERTRUDE K. CLARE SISTERHOOD SHABBAT BOOK REVIEW SCHEDULE 2013 

DATES 

REVIEWER 

BOOK 

HOSTESS 

March 2, 2013 

Rebecca Azia 

The Sandcastle Girls 

by Chris Bohjalian 

Joan Fine 

10 Cliffmore Rd. 

West Hartford / (860) 521-1438 

April 20, 2013 

Audrey Yanofsky 

The Gilded Chamber 

by Rebecca Kohn 

Elaine Smith 

10 Porter Dr. 

West Hartford / (860) 521-2511 

May 18, 2013 

Marcia Mizrachi 

The Last Wife 

by Alyson Richman 

Elysa Graber-Lipperman 

100 Pilgrim Rd. 

West Hartford / (860) 233-6626 

Alternate Hostess: Alice Margolis, 20 Tanglewood Rd, West Hartford / (860) 232-7952 

All reviews are held on Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. 

Please call your hostess at least a week in advance to make your reservation! 

Book Review Chairperson: Gloria Bein / (860) 232-9860 

Book Review Corresponding Secretary: Cynthia Blayer / (860) 233-4702 

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EMANUEL SYNAGOGUE SISTERHOOD PRESENTS 

OUR ANNUAL JEWISH FAMILY LIVING DESSERT MEETING 

THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013 AT 7:30 P.M. 

FEATURING: THE EVOLUTION OF JEWISH MUSIC 

WITH GLORIA BEIN AND CANTOR SANFORD COHN ON GUITAR, 

ACCOMPANIED BY FERN COHEN, PIANIST 

WHEN DID WE BEGIN SINGING L’CHA DODI? 

WHAT STIMULATED THE POPULARITY OF EREV SHEL SHOSHANIM? 

HOW DID HATIKVAH BECOME THE OFFICIAL ANTHEM OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL? 

HOW DID ELIYAHU HANAVI BECOME THE FAREWELL SONG TO SHABBAT? 

Cantor Cohn earned his Bachelor of Sacred Music and 

the Diploma of Hazzan from the Cantors Institute of 

the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1982, 

where he received awards in composition and musical 

excellence. He came to The Emanuel after officiating 

in congregations in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Silver Spring, 

Maryland, and Whitestone and Port Chester, New York. 

Through 30 years in the cantorate, Cantor Cohn has 

honed his skills in chanting, conducting, teaching, composing, 

arranging, concert production, and everything 

necessary to make Jewish music and prayer come alive 

as an integral part of modern synagogue life. 

He is currently our cantor, a member of the Cantors 

Assembly and the American Society for Jewish Music. 

He is also a member of the adjunct faculty of the Hartt 

School at the University of Hartford, coaching pre-cantorial 

students in the art of synagogue chant. 

Hazzan Cohn has performed music of all types for 

over 35 years, including American, Israeli, Ladino, and 

Yiddish folk songs, as well as musical theater, light opera, 

and classical art songs. 

Fern Kent Cohen is a native of Hartford who has a 

Bachelor of Music from Peabody Conservatory of Music, 

Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, and a 

Master of Science and a 6th year in Administration from 

Central CT State University. 

She has been in the field of education for more than 

45 years. She has taught in Hartford, Plainville, and 

Newington, where she retired after 26 years. Cohen 

presently teaches part-time at the Goodwin Elementary 

School in East Hartford. 

Fern has taught Hebrew and music at Beth Sholom 

Synagogue in Hartford, B’nai Sholom in Newington, 

and Beth Hillel in Bloomfield. She was also the director 

of the choirs at the aforementioned two synagogues. 

Cohen currently teaches private piano and is the rehearsal 

accompanist for The Emanuel Adult Choir, with 

Hazzan Cohn. 

Gloria Bein has been the Jewish Family Living 

Chairperson for the past 35 years. In this capacity, she 

has brought various programs to the Sisterhood, including 

dramatic scripts, original holiday productions, musicals, 

and lectures, always with the primary thought of 

educating as well as entertaining the Sisterhood. 

ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. BRING YOUR FRIENDS. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT GLORIA BEIN AT (860) 236-9860. 

GIFT SHOP NEWS 

by Debbie Bettan, Lisa Tesser and Fay deHaas, Judaic Shop Co-Chairs 

We are moving back in! You might not have noticed might just find that special item you have been looking for. 

but our Sisterhood Judaic Shop has been out of 

Lisa and Debbie have just returned from the Gift Show 

commission since December 16 due to the Emanuel Synagogue 

Renaissance, but we are ready to move back into the Mezuzot, Seder Plates, and jewelry. Whether you are looking 

and have new merchandise arriving. Come see the new 

Shop to help meet your needs for the upcoming holidays. for a special gift or a new item to adorn your holiday table, 

Stop by on Sunday mornings during Religious School we are sure you will be pleased with our selection. 

hours to browse our merchandise or just to schmooze. You We wish everyone a Hag Sameah! 

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DONATIONS FROM THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE 

ADULT EDUCATION FUND 

In Appreciation of: 

THE EMANUEL SYNAGOGUE, thanks for all the 

wonderful Torah and learning that the shul provides 

by David & Bobbi Teva 

In Honor of: 

The engagement of our daughter, JENNIFER to RICK 

MOLINARI 

by David A. & Carolyn Topol 

BILL & MURIEL ZELDIS, on their 60th anniversary 

by Joan & Len Glazier 

In Memory of: 

DAVID SCHWARTZ 

by Gerry Schwartz 

Wishing Good Health to: 

SUSAN GOLDBERG 

by David & Merle Harris 

ELIANA, daughter of MICHAEL & CAROLYN 

LEVINE 

by Gerald & Barbara Sperber 

BROTHERHOOD FUND 

In Memory of: 

Beloved father 

by Sam Goodman 

MORTON SIGNER, on his yahrzeit 

by Sheldon & Renee Friedman 

CAMP RAMAH FUND 

In Honor of: 

JAY SMITH, on his second Bar Mitzvah 

by Philip, Karen, Esther & Aaron Schlossberg 

In Memory of: 

Beloved aunt, ESTELLE SIEGEL, on her yahrzeit 

by Philip, Karen, Esther & Aaron Schlossberg 

CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND 


CANTOR COHN 

by Joel Cohen 

CANTOR COHN, thank you for your help during 

MOLLY’s Bat Mitzvah 

by Alan & Barbara Rosenberg 

CANTOR COHN 

by Charles & Michelle Ward 

CANTOR COHN, wishing you and your family a 

happy & healthy 2013 

by Ed Wood 

CANTOR COHN, for preparing DREW for his Bar 

Mitzvah 

by Lori Gottlieb 

CANTOR COHN, for his friendship and support 

during this difficult time 

by Mark & Ilene Merin 

CANTOR COHN, for the addition of your beautiful 

voice during our wedding and your musical guidance 

prior to our wedding 

by Monique Faison & Leah Ross 

In Honor of: 

LORI GOTTLIEB, on the occasion of DREW’s Bar 

Mitzvah 

by Edward & Trudy Milikow 

CANTOR COHN, on his birthday 

by Judd & Bella Fink 

JANET WALLANS, on her special birthday 

by Sharon Lea Sperling 

In Memory of: 

PAUL WOLFBERG 

by Mark & Marsha Wolfberg 

Beloved mother, NATALIE LEBOVITZ on her 

yahrzeit 

by Stan Miller & Emily Lebovitz Miller 

FAYE WACHTEL’s yahrzeit 

by William & Muriel Zeldis 

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND 

In Memory of: 

Beloved husband, BEN 

by Sylvia Schloss 

CARING FUND 


RABBI SMALL’s visit during my hospitalization 

by Selma Gordon 

In Honor of: 

JANET WALLANS’s birthday 

by David & Pamela Garry 

In Memory of: 

WILLIAM LAPP, beloved father of BARNEY & 

MILDRED 

by Barney & Mildred Lapp 


HELEN FINE 

by Robert & Carolyn Isakson 

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION 

DISCRETIONARY FUND 

In Memory of: 



EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER 

In Memory of: 

JACOB FRIEDMAN 

by Sheldon & Renee Friedman 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S 

DISCRETIONARY FUND 

by Joel Cohen 

FRIDAY NIGHT ONEG FUND 

In Honor of: 

LINDA ASMAR, on her new home 

by Abraham David Smolar 

SEYMOUR & JUDY MELNICK, on their 54th 

anniversary 

by Jeff & Alison Rudolph 

The anniversary of JUDY & SEYMOUR MELNICK 

by Marcia Mizrahi 

The 54th wedding anniversary of, SEYMOUR & JUDY 

MELNICK 

by Naomi & Michael Cohen 

RABBI PHILIP & RUTH LAZOWSKI, on their 

wedding anniversary 

by Seymour & Judy Melnick 

LORI GOTTLIEB, on the Bar Mitzvah of DREW 


SEYMOUR BENSON, on his special birthday 


GLORIA BEIN, on her birthday 


JAY SMITH’s haftarah 


JUDY & SEYMOUR MELNICK, on their anniversary 

by Len & Joan Glazier 

by Elaine & Howard Smith 

In Memory of: 

Beloved brother of ROBERT HABER 

by Judy & Seymour Melnick 

HERBERT NAIR 


DIANE (TREMBLAY) BOURGOIN, beloved mother 

of LUCY HARRIS 


Beloved brother of, JULIE LEVIN 

by Judy & Seymour Melinick 

Beloved mother of Paul Bettan, ADELE BETTAN 

by Judy & Seymour Melinick 

GENERAL FUND 


RICK & BONNIE LASKER, wishing you and your 

family a happy and healthy 2013 

by Ed Wood 

MYRA EMRICK, for her help with DREW’s Bar 

Mitzvah 


THE EMANUEL SYNAGOGUE 

by Paul & Abbie Perlsweig 

In Honor of: 

My birthday aliyah 

by Peter & Elysa Graber Lipperman 

GAIL WEINSTEIN, our president 

by Sheila Silverman 

JANET WALLANS, on her special birthday 

by Francene & Jeremy Weingast 

DREW GOTTLIEB’s Bar Mitzvah 

by Deborah, Lance and Barak Goldberg 

Our beloved aunt, MRS. SYLVIA G. SEIDE 

by Joel Bresler & Judith Osher 

In Memory of: 

WALTER SCHATZ 

by Alan & Michele Parker 

Our beloved grandparents on their yahrzeits 


Beloved mother, IDA WEINBERG LAPP 

by Barney & Mildred Lapp 

JUDY BLATT 

by Debbie & James Levy 

SUE HUTENSKY 

by Gertrude Sucoll 

MONROE SHERROW, beloved brother of 

ROCHELLE FIERSTON 

by Harry & Hyla Sklar 

SAMUEL WALLANS 

by Janet Wallans 

Our beloved uncle, DR. MORRIS J. SEIDE 

by Joel Bresler & Judith Osher 

GEORGE LESNY, beloved father 

by Marge Berman 

FLORENCE GOLD 

by Martin & Nancy Swilling 

SELMA SCHWARTZ 

by Michael Birnbaum 

LESLIE BEATMAN 

by Rachel & Mitchell Marcus 

by Richard & Joyce Leibert 

DAVID SHEKETOFF 

by Rena Miller 

CHARLES EILENBERG 

by Sheila Silverman 

ADELE BETTAN 

by Deborah, Lance & Barak Goldberg 

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DIANE (TREMBLAY) BOURGOIN 

by Deborah, Lance & Barak Goldberg 




GREEN BUILDING FUND 

In Memory of: 

BETH RAPKIN 

by Anne Rapkin 

In Honor of: 

DAVID TOPOL, for all of his accomplishments and 

support 

by Carolyn Topol 

RABBI NATHAN AND LOTTE 

HERSHFIELD 

In Honor of: 

INES FORUNATO, on her special 100th birthday 

by Lotte Hershfield 

In Memory of: 

DOROTHY KAVALER 

by Celia Kavaler 

JULIUS VETSBURG 

by Celia Kavaler 

JOSEPH KASHMANN 

by Lotte Hershfield 

LIBRARY FUND 


BETH POLEBAUM, for her friendship and support 

during this difficult time 

by Mark & Ilene Merin 

In Memory of: 

JUDY BLATT 



by Sam & Susan Cohn 

MORRIS AND EDITH MANCOLL 

FUND 

In Memory of: 

EDITH MANCOLL 

by Bill & Anita Mancoll 



by Bill & Anita Mancoll 

MINYONAIRES FUND 

In Honor of: 

GLORIA BEIN’s birthday and 192nd haftarah and with 

gratitude for her inspiration 


by Jeremy & Francene Weingast 

SAUL & JOANNE PASTERNACK on their 

anniversary 


ROBERT & HEDYTH FISHMAN, on the birth of 

their grandson ISAAC MURRAY FISHMAN 


ELEANOR CALMUS, on her special birthday 

by Lillian Hochman 

In Memory of: 

JESSIE ROSENTHAL 

by Ann Rosenthal 

IRVING LANTZ 

by Cynthia Blayer 

ANN FRANK 


BENJAMIN GARRY 


Our beloved father, LEO ROSENBERG and our 

beloved mother, ELIZABETH ROSENBERG 

by Elliott & Meryl Rosenberg 

Beloved mother, LUCILLE BEYER OPAS 

by Flescher Family 

NATHAN WEISEL 

by Helen Weisel 

ROSE & WILLIAM FISHMAN 

by Herb Fishman 

NELLIE C. ROSEN 

by Joan Kemler & Family 

Beloved sister, DORIS HOFFMAN 


Beloved father, LOUIS BRUNSWICK 


Our beloved father, LEO M. ABRAMSON 

by Marjorie Lindauer 

BENJAMIN & SARA LEMCOFF 

by Noberto Lemcoff 

LENNY NEIKRIE 

by Renee Neikrie 

A. HARRY FLESCHER 

by Robert & Joyce Flescher 

DAVID FLESCHER 

by Robert & Joyce Flescher 

Beloved mother 

by Sam Goodman 

JOSEPH SELDEN 

by Steve & Janet Selden 

MRS. LYNETTE BASS 

by Sylvia Cohen 


CHARLOTTE BRICK 

by Elliott & Meryl Rosenberg 

MUSIC FUND 


CANTOR COHN and choir, for being part of the 2012 

Holiday Stroll 

by Blue Back Square & West Hartford Center 

Business Association 

In Honor of: 

The special birthday of JANET WALLANS 

by Myles & Suzanne Connell 

In Memory of: 

Our dear aunt, LILLIAN WOHLMUTH 

by Gerald & Vivian Marks 

HELEN FINE 


BEN GLAZIER, beloved father 

by Leonard & Joan Glazier 

PRAYER BOOK FUND 

In Memory of: 

JULIUS E. LARMAN 

by Naomi Larman 

LILLIAN K COHN, RUBEN COHN, EILEEN S. 

COHN 

by Marshall Cohn 

HELEN ZAMSTEIN 

by Alice Margolis 

HYMAN ORDER 

by Jeff & Alison Rudolph 

In Honor of: 

SUZANNE CONNELL’s special birthday 

by Janice Margolis 


JEFF RUDOLPH 

by Marshall Cohn 

RABBI LAZOWSKI’S DISCRETIONARY 

FUND 


RABBI LAZOWSKI, thank you for your visits during 

my hospitalization and your daily prayers 

by David & Arline Wolansky 

In Honor of: 

RICK & BONNIE LASKER, on their anniversary 

by Marc & Sandra Needelman 

RABBI PHILIP & RUTH LAZOWSKI, on their 

anniversary 


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DR. & MRS. MELNICK, on their anniversary 


RABBI PHILIP & RUTH LAZOWSKI 

by Marcia Mizrahi 

In Memory of: 

HERB GORDON 

by Douglas & Devora Ginsberg & Dee Brooks 

EFFIE E. FICHMAN 

by Florence G. Fichman 

Beloved sister & beloved aunt LINDA REZICK 

by Joel & Robin Backer 

Beloved brother, EARLE KLEIN 



Me during my knee surgery 

by Joel & Robin Backer 

RABBI SMALL’S DISCRETIONARY FUND 


RABBI SMALL, thank you for all of your help for 

MOLLY’s Bat Mitzvah 

by Alan & Barbara Rosenberg 

RABBI SMALL 


RABBI SMALL, thank you for your visits during my 

hospitalization and your daily prayers 

by David & Arline Wolansky 

RABBI SMALL, wishing you and your family a happy 

and healthy 2013 

by Ed Wood 

RABBI SMALL, on the occasion of DREW’s Bar 

Mitzvah 


RABBI SMALL, during our wedding 

by Monique Faison & Leah Ross 

RABBI SMALL, for NOAH’s Bar Mitzvah 

by Phillip & Lois Silverman 

RABBI SMALL’s wise words at my Sunday event 

by Linda Asmar 

RABBI SMALL 

by Joel Cohen 

by Linda Moss 

by Peter Elinsky 

In Memory of: 

MARTIN TESLER & DOROTHY PARVEN 

by Alvin & Sandra Parven 

Beloved dad, BENJAMIN SCHLOSS 

by Barbara Nachtigal 

RUTH SELWITZ 

by Berry & Hannah Libman 

MIRIAM POPPER 

by Berry & Hannah Libman 

HARRY EDELSON, beloved father 

by Caryl Blum 

MORTON BLUM, beloved husband 

by Caryl Blum 

Beloved brother, MARSHALL GREENSPON 

by Claire Fegelman 

WALTER SCHATZ 

by Gilles Pipernos & Patricia Pipernos Schatz 

MANUEL SALVIN 

by Iris Salvin 

Beloved mother, SOPHIE LIPNICK KAGAN 

by Marjorie Solomon 

Beloved mother, SONIA OBERSTEIN 

by Morton & Lee Oberstein 

Beloved father DAVID STONER 


Beloved sister ROSE OBERSTEIN BERNSTEIN 


MICHAEL COHN 

by Mrs. Marjorie Solomon 

SUE HUTENSKY 

by Myron & Estelle Freed 

MAURICE KATES & MORTON WATSTEIN 

by Richard & Maxine Kates 

SAUL HOROWITZ 

by Susan Aldrich 

by Gertrude Horowitz 



ALEXANDER SCHLOSS, beloved brother in law 


RENEE MANDELL 

by Timothy Holsbeke & Stacey Rubin 

Beloved husband PAUL POMERANTZ 

by Trudy Pomerantz 

RITUAL FUND “MOSHE’S 

DISCRETIONARY FUND” 


MOSHE PINCHOVER 


by Caryl Blum 

MOSHE PINCHOVER, wishing you and your family a 

happy & healthy 2013 

by Ed Wood 

MOSHE PINCHOVER, for your help with DREW’s 

Bar Mitzvah 


MOSHE, thank you for your help hanging my Mezuzah 

in my new home 

by Linda Asmar 

In Memory of: 

Beloved mother & father on their yahrzeit, 

ELIZABETH & LOUIS YANOFSKY 

by Martin & Audrey A. Yanofsky 

SAUL WACHTEL, beloved father 


SATURDAY KIDDUSH FUND 

In Memory of: 

GOLDA SMOLAR 

by Abraham David Smolar 




SYLVIA COHEN 

by Barry & Lisa Feigenbaum 

SCHOLASTIC AWARDS 

ENDOWMENT FUND 

In Memory of: 



In Honor of: 

JAY SMITH’s 2nd Bar Mitzvah 

by Francene & Jeremy Weingast 

YOUTH ACTIVITIES FUND 

In Honor of: 

MARISSA WARD’s Bat mitzvah 

by Lee & Monica Gold 

LORI GOTTLIEB, on DREW’s Bar Mitzvah 

by Joanne & Saul Pasternack 

In Memory of: 

DAVID SHEKETOFF 

by Myron E. & Ruth Frosh Weiner 

DAVID H. WEINER & SARANNE FINDER 


BLANCHE L. WEINER 


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THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS… 

MICHAEL AND CORA ALTSCHULER 

FUND 


WILLIAM MANCOLL 

by Michael & Cora Altschuler 


by Michael & Cora Altschuler 

JACK AND MIMI BASSOK FUND 

In Honor of: 

Birth of great grandson 

by Nathan & Miriam Bassok 

In Memory of: 

Beloved father, BENNIE BASSOK 

by Nathan & Miriam Bassok 

BEIN FUND 

In Honor of: 

GLORIA BEIN’s excellent D’var Torah and chanting 

the haftarah 

by Beatrice Mitlak 

GLORIA BEIN’s birthday and 192nd haftarah chanting 

by Bob & Carolyn Isakson 

GLORIA BEIN 

by Joy Platt & Faith Helene 

SUE AND BRUCE BERGMAN FUND 

In Honor of: 

The birth of our grandson, SONNY BENJAMIN 

by Bruce & Sue Bergman 

In Memory of: 

Beloved father, DR. HARRY G. LEVIN, on his yahrzeit 





JEROME AND ELEANOR CAPLAN 

FUND 

In Memory of: 

Beloved brother, DAVID H. NEIDITZ 

by Dan & Arlene Neiditz 

SAMUEL H. AND PAULINE R. COHEN 

FUND 

In Memory of: 

CHARLES HATTEN, beloved brother of SANDY SATELL 

by Donald & Iris Rosenberg 

MYLES AND SUSAN CONNELL FUND 

In Memory of: 

HOWARD KATZ 

by Arlene Kaizer 


PAUL AND ETTA DUBROW FUND 

In Memory of: 

PAUL W. DUBROW 

by Edward & Cynthia Dubrow 

REBECCA CITRON 


SAMUEL J. DUBROW 


HELEN LEAR 


ABRAHAM GORDON 


BENJAMIN DUBROW 

by Edward & Cynthia Dubrow

HERBERT AND ELAINE EPSTEIN 

FUND 

In Memory of: 

HERBERT EPSTEIN 

by Elaine Epstein 

IDA MAISLEN 

by Elaine Epstein 

JACK AND LEATRICE ETELIS FUND 

In Memory of: 

SAMUEL & JEAN PRANT COHEN 

by Leatrice Hoffman Etelis 

CARLTON AND FRANCINE SILVER 

ETELIS FUND 


My sister, HARRIET CARPENOS 

by Leatrice Hoffman Etelis 

FIERSTON FAMILY FUND 

In Honor of: 

NATE FIERSTON on his Bar Mitzvah 

by Lee & Monica Gold 

DANIEL AND JOAN FINE FUND 

In Memory of: 

BERTHA SONTZ 

by Dan & Joni Fine 

HENRY SONTZ 


BEATRICE FINE ABRAMS 


For Honors 

by Dan & Joan Fine 

ROBERT AND HEDYTH FISHMAN 

FUND 

In Honor of: 

Bob & Hedyth Fishman, on the birth of their grandson 

ISAAC FISHMAN 


SUSAN AND PAUL GOLDBERG 

FAMILY FUND 



by Gerald & Barbara Sperber 

by Herbert & Judy Silver 


THE GOODMAN, WAXMAN AND 

HENOWITZ FUND 

In Memory of: 


by Ira & Sally Henowitz 

SELMA AND DAVID KAYE FUND 

In Honor of: 

DAVID KAYE’s special birthday 

by Ron, Ellen, Jessica, Andrew Yazmer 

KAIZER FAMILY FUND 

In Memory of: 

DORIS FERRARO, mother of RONALD FERRARO 


KEMLER GRANT 

In Memory of: 

NELLIE C. ROSEN 

by Joan Kemler & Family 

MICHAEL AND MARCIA KRINSKY 

FUND 

In Memory of: 

BERNICE KRINSKY 

by Michael & Marcia Krinsky 

SEYMOUR AND JUDY MELNICK 

FUND 

In Honor of: 

SEYMOUR & JUDY MELNICK, on their 54th 

anniversary 


by Randi Pitruzzello 

MAHZOR LEV SHALEM DEDICATION/ORDER FORM 

This past Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur we all had the opportunity 

to experience Mahzor Lev Shalem first hand. From the many comments 

we have received it was warmly and enthusiastically received by our 

Emanuel Family. Many have asked about dedicating a Mahzor or purchasing 

one for home use. The dedication form is below. 

The cost to dedicate a Mahzor is $72. 

The easiest way to purchase a copy for home use is to visit The Emanuel 

office and purchase a Mahzor. The cost is $50. 

MAHZOR LEV SHALEM DEDICATION 

From: 

The Emanuel Synagogue 



Number of dedications @ $72 per dedication: 

Total donation: $ 

Dedication (maximum 4 lines/20 spaces per line): 

DONALD AND REGINA MILLER 

FUND 


DON & REGINA, for acting as Gabbaim during 

DREW’s Bar Mitzvah 


In Memory of: 

YETTA MILLER 

by Donald & Regina Miller 

MAX AND FREDA MISSAN FUND 

In Memory of: 

Beloved father, MAX MISSAN 

by Dan & Arlene Neiditz 

HAROLD AND GLADYS MONDSHEIN 

FUND 

In Honor of: 

The special birthday of CARL & IRMA FELDMAN 

by Gladys Mondshein 


MARVIN SCHAFFMAN 

by Gladys Mondshein 

LOUIS AND SOPHIE ORENSTEIN 

FUND 

In Memory of: 

Beloved father, LOUIS ORENSTEIN 

by Fred & Faith Helene 

Beloved grandfather, ISRAEL BORISOWSKY 

by Fred & Faith Helene 

ALAN AND MICHELE PARKER 

FAMILY FUND 

In Honor of: 

ALAN PARKER 

by Jenny Pawlus & Andrea Nicolas 

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SAUL AND JOANNE PASTERNACK 

FUND 


SAUL & JOANNE PASTERNACK, wishing you and 

your family a happy and healthy 2013 

by Ed Wood 

BEN AND SYLVIA ROSENBERG FUND 



by Marc & Nancy Bazilian 

In Memory of: 

Our beloved mooge & nana, SYLVIA ROSENBERG 


Our ma, MARY DENOWITZ 


Our beloved uncle, JACK DENOWITZ 


Loving memory of HERBIE NAIR 


ELIZABETH SCHATZ FUND 

In Memory of: 

WALTER SCHATZ 

by Eleanor Caplan 

BEN AND EDITH SCHWAB FUND 

In Memory of: 

MORRIS COHN 

by Joyce Hanna 

PEARL BASS 

by Joyce Hanna 

SIEGAL GARDEN FUND 



by Barry & Judy Siegal 

HERBERT AND JUDY SILVER FUND 

In Memory of: 

RUTH BELLE MILLER, on her yahrzeit 

by Herbert & Judy Silver 

DRS. ROSALIE AND JAY D. SMITH 

FUND 


SYLVIA COHEN 

by Dr. Jay D. Smith 


by Dr. Jay D. Smith 

In Honor of: 

JAY D. SMITH, on the anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah 

by Howard & Elaine Smith 

by Len & Joan Glazier 

by Saul & Joanne Pasternack 

In Memory of: 

ADELE BETTAN 

by Jay Smith 

SOCIAL ACTION FUND 

In Honor of: 

BRIAN BECKER, with appreciation 


LINDA ASMAR, on her new home 

by Jeff, Alison & Aaron Rudolph 

JANET WALLANS, special birthday 

by Jeff, Alison & Aaron Rudolph 

VIVIAN AND ROBERT SPIVAK FUND 

In Memory of: 

Our beloved mother, VIVIAN BERSON SPIVAK 

by Mel Spivak & Arlan Lieblick 

Our beloved aunt, DELORES BERSON HORWITZ 


Our beloved grandfather, JACOB BERSON 


TURKEN/WEINGAST FUND 



by Jeremy & Francene Weingast 

In Memory of: 

MEYER KAPLAN, beloved grandfather 

by Francene Weingast 

MORRIS TURKEN, beloved father and grandfather 

by Francene, Jeremy, Lila, and Jay Weingast 

WALDMAN /SAMUELS FAMILY FUND 

In Honor of: 

Marty & Lanie’s move to West Hartford 

by Sid & Karen Kaye 

BERNARD AND BERNICE WALDMAN 

FUND 

In Memory of: 

BERNICE WALDMAN, on her first yahrzeit 

by Jamie, Mark, Amanda & Matthew Seltzer 

RAYMOND A. AND GAIL WEINSTEIN 

FUND 


RAY & GAIL WEINSTEIN, wishing you and your 

family a happy and healthy 2013 

by Ed Wood 

Your bequest to the 

The Emanuel Synagogue Endowment Fund 

will ensure that your name is inscribed in 

the permanent history of 

The Emanuel Synagogue of West Hartford 

JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 

Endowing Our Future 

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April 2013 

1 2 3 4 5 6 

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 

28 29 30 

Nisan/Iyyar 5773 

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 

21 Nisan 22 Nisan 23 Nisan 24 Nisan 25 Nisan 26 Nisan 

Shaharith 9am Shaharith 9am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Parashat Shmini 

Pesach VII Pesach VIII 8th Day of the 9th Day of the 10th Day of the Services 9am 

6th Day of the 7th Day of the 

Omer 

Omer 

Omer 

Bat Mitzvah of 

Ziplow Study 

Taylor Lubin 

Omer 

Omer 

ChallahPalooza 11am 

Group 10:30am Shabbat Dinner 

Birthday Shabbat 

Executive Comm. 

Minha/Maariv 6pm Minha/Maariv 7:15pm 

Mtg. 7:30pm 

Candles 7:57pm Havdalah 7:57pm Minha/Maariv 7pm Minha/Maariv 7pm 

Minha/Maariv 6pm 

Candles 7:02pm 

Shabbat Youth Programming — Join Us! 

Kahal: April 6, 13, 20 & 27 at 10:30 a.m. 

in the Chapel 

Minha/Maariv 7:15pm 

Havdalah 8:01pm 

27 Nisan 28 Nisan 29 Nisan 30 Nisan 1 Iyyar 2 Iyyar 3 Iyyar 

Shaharith 8am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Parashat Tazria-Metzora 

12th Day of the Omer 13th Day of the 14th Day of the 15th Day of the 16th Day of the Omer 17th Day of the 18th Day of the 

Yom HaShoah Omer 

Omer 

Omer Rosh Hodesh Iyyar Omer 

Omer 

Holocaust Program Adult B’nai 

Rosh Hodesh Ziplow Study 

Services 9am 

Grades 6-7 10am 

Mitzvah 10:30 am 

Iyyar Group 10:30am 

Annniversary Shabbat 

Holocaust Community 

Program 7:30pm 

Board of Ed Mtg. 

7:30pm 

Minha/Maariv 7pm Minha/Maariv 7pm Minha/Maariv 7pm Minha/Maariv 7pm Minha/Maariv7pm 





4 Iyyar 5 Iyyar 6 Iyyar 7 Iyyar 8 Iyyar 9 Iyyar 10 Iyyar 

Shaharith 8am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Parashat Achrei 

19th Day of the 20th Day of the 21st Day of the 22nd Day of the 23rd Day of the 24th Day of the Mot-Kedoshim 

Omer 

Omer 

Omer 

Omer 

Omer 

Omer 25th Day of the Omer 

No Religious School Yom HaZikaron Yom HaAtzma’ut 

Ziplow Study Hebrew Home Services 9am 

No Religious School 

Group 10:30am Service 3:15pm Bat Mitzvah of 

No Religious School Bereavement Gp 6pm 

Haley Berkowitz 

Bd of Trustees 7:30pm 






11 Iyyar 12 Iyyar 13 Iyyar 14 Iyyar 15 Iyyar 16 Iyyar 17 Iyyar 

Shaharith 8am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Parashat Emor 

26th Day of the 27th Day of the 28th Day of the 29th Day of the 30th Day of the 31st Day of the 32nd Day of the Omer 

Omer 

Omer 

Omer 

Omer 

Omer 

Omer 

Services 9am 

No Religious Adult B’nai 

Ziplow Study 

Bar Mitzvah of 

School Mitzvah 10:30 am 

Group 10:30am 

Zachary Goldberg 

Brotherhood 

Breakfast 9am 


18 Iyyar 19 Iyyar 20 Iyyar 

Shaharith 8am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am 

35th Day of the 

Omer 

33rd Day of the Omer 

Lag B’omer 

Rel. School 9am 

Bagels, Blocks & 

Beyond 9:30am 

Ozreinu 4pm 

34th Day of the 

Omer 

Adult B’nai 

Mitzvah 10:30 am 

Minha/Maariv 7pm Minha/Maariv 7pm Minha/Maariv 7pm 





GIFT CARDS!! HELP RAISE SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS FOR THE EMANUEL… 

Purchase gift cards for all your favorite grocery stores and retailers to benefit the Emanuel. 

Help your synagogue community at no cost to you! Contact Jeff at the Synagogue Office at 

(860) 236-1275 or jeff@emanuelsynagogue.org. 

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Periodical 

Postage 

PAID 

Hartford 

Connecticut 

March 2013 

Shabbat Youth Programming — Join Us! 

1 2 

19 Adar 20 Adar 

Shaharith 7am Parashat Ki Tisa 

Shabbat Parah 

Services 9am 

Bat Mitzvah of 

Sophie Elfenbaum 

Birthday Shabbat 

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 

20 Nisan 

Shaharith 8am 

Pesach VI 



Kahal: March 2, 9 & 16 at 10:30 a.m. 

in the Chapel 

Adar/Nisan 5773 

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 





21 Adar 22 Adar 23 Adar 24 Adar 25 Adar 26 Adar 27 Adar 

Shaharith 8am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Parashat Vayakhei-Pekudei 

Matzah, Blocks & Adult B’nai Bereavement 

Ziplow Study 

Shabbat HaHodesh 

Beyond 9:30am Mitzvah 10:30am Group 6pm 

Group 10:30am 

Services 9am 

Brotherhood 

Ritual Committee 

Executive 

Sisterhood Shabbat 

Breakfast 9am 

Mtg. 7:30pm 

Committee 

Ozreinu 4pm 

7:30pm 

Minha/Maariv 5:30pm Minha/Maariv 5:30pm Minha/Maariv 5:30pm Minha/Maariv 5:30pm Minha/Maariv 5:30pm 





28 Adar 29 Adar 1 Nisan 2 Nisan 3 Nisan 4 Nisan 5 Nisan 

Shaharith 8am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Parashat Vayikra 

Adult B’nai Rosh Hodesh 

Hebrew Home Services 9am 

Mitzvah 10:30am Nisan 

Service 3:15pm Brotherhood 

TGIS 

Shabbat 

Pesach Family 

Program PreK-7 

9am 

Daylight Savings 

Time Begins 

Ziplow Study 

Group 10:30am 

Board of Ed Mtg. 

7:30pm 






6 Nisan 7 Nisan 8 Nisan 9 Nisan 10 Nisan 11 Nisan 12 Nisan 

Shaharith 8am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am 

Parashat Tzav 

Adult B’nai Bereavement 

Sisterhood Family 

Shabbat HaGadol 

Mitzvah 10:30am Group 6pm 

Living Program 

Services 9am 

Board of Trustees 

7:30pm 

Bar Mitzvah of 

Mtg. 7:30pm 

Max Berman 






13 Nisan 14 Nisan 15 Nisan 16 Nisan 17 Nisan 18 Nisan 19 Nisan 

Shaharith 8am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 9am Shaharith 9am Shaharith 7am Shaharith 7am 

Parashat Tzav 

Brotherhd Breakfast 9am Ta’anit Bechorot Pesach I Pesach II Pesach III Pesach IV 

Services 9am 

Minha/Maariv 7pm Erev Pesach Minha 1pm 1st Day of the Omer (H”M) 

(H”M) 

Pesach V 

Minha 1pm Candles 7:50pm 

2nd Day of the 3rd Day of the 

(H”M) 

31 

Candles 6:50pm Maaariv at home 

Omer 

Omer 

4th Day of the Omer 

Maariv at home 7:51pm 

7:08pm 







Havdalah 7:53pm

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