GATEWAYS December

GATEWAYS
CONGREGATION SHAAREY TIKVAH BEACHWOOD, OH ESTABLISHED 1940
December 2020 u
KISLEV/TEVET 5781
Happy Chanukah!
May your home be filled with love and light
making each evening bright!

Professional Leadership
Lay Leadership
Executive Committee
President
Josh Gordon
Executive Vice President
Jessi Shapiro
RABBI
Scott B. Roland
rabbi@shaareytikvah.org
CANTOR
Beth Schlossberg
beth.schlossberg@gmail.com
CANTOR EMERITUS
Gary D. Paller
gdpal@sbcglobal.net
Vice Presidents
Deborah Coleman
Ruth Hatchuel
Secretary
Irit Rawraway
President
Staff
Assistant Secretary
Isaac Kirstein
Treasurer
Jeff Cohen
Assistant Treasurer
Leslie Sobel
President
Josh Gordon
cstpresident@
shaareytikvah.org
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Martha Sivertson
martha@shaareytikvah.org
DIRECTOR OF
CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING
Rabbi Rachel Brown
rbrown@shaareytikvah.org
Board Members
Rachael Parkin
Jamie Stadlin
Alyson Fieldman
Joel Gabelman
Beth Kuritzky
Gabe Tannenbaum
Representatives
Men’s Club - Richard Friedman
Sisterhood - Shirley Edelman
OFFICE MANAGER
Debbie Rosen
debbie@shaareytikvah.org
MAINTENANCE MANAGER
Frank George
We are an egalitarian Conservative congregation whose members are
passionate about Judaism. By combining meaningful and joyful worship,
serious Jewish learning and compelling Shabbat and holiday experiences,
we create a vibrant spiritual community.
Gateways is a monthly publication of: Congregation Shaarey Tikvah
26811 Fairmount Boulevard Beachwood, Ohio 44122
www,shaareytikvah.org
Past Presidents
Henry Marsh *
Oscar Stadtler *
Marv Engelberg
Henry Gruen *
Stuart Sharpe
Howard Bochnek
Alan Leff *
David Hutt
Rick Kodish
David Leavitt
Sharon Fagin
Roberta Kaplan
Amy Einhorn **
Leslie Sobel **
Jeff Epstein **
* Of Blessed Memory
** Exec. Committee
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A Message from Rabbi Scott Roland
“You seed light to the righteous ones and joy in the heart of the virtuous. Oh, righteous ones, may you
delight in the Divine and be filled with gratitude when you reflect upon Divine holiness.”
(Psalm 97:11-12)
“I ain’t often right but I’ve never been wrong. It seldom turns out the way it does in the song.
Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.”
(“Scarlet Begonias” written by Robert Hunter and music by Jerry Garcia z”l)
Dear Friends,
It seems like only a moment ago that we had come to the end of the High Holy Day season and were
preparing to read the Torah again from the beginning. Close readers of Parashat Bereshit quickly notice that
the Torah’s narrative of creation begins with the Divine declaration of, “Let there be light!” However, The
Holy One does not create the luminaries until fourth day! What is the light that is spoken into being on the
first day? The Talmud (BT Hagigah 12a) explains that the light of God’s first utterance was not sunlight, but
rather a different and more powerful light, “through which one could observe from one end of the world to
the other.” The Talmud continues that the Divine recognized that this first light was too sacred for ordinary
use. Therefore, The Holy One set this unique and powerful light aside, reserving it for the righteous in the
World to Come.
Shabbat is referred to as “a taste of the World to Come.” This is why we insert the words, “May the Merciful
One bring us to inherit a world that is entirely Shabbat” into the Grace after Meals on Shabbat. We recognize
that, on a day that is set aside for the sacred, we can connect more easily to all that is sacred. This is also
why we read Psalm 97 during Kabbalat Shabbat, which concludes, ““You seed light to the righteous ones
and joy in the heart of the virtuous. Oh, righteous ones, may you delight in the Divine and be filled with gratitude
when you reflect upon Divine holiness.” Therefore, Shabbat becomes an example of a time when we
can tap into this initial Divine Light and reap its glorious benefits. Of course, Shabbat isn’t the only time we
can do this. Rather, Shabbat is a weekly reminder that light exists on the opposite side of all that is dark and
dreary. Our sacred task is to recall this when we look upon the world.
How wonderful is it that we, like many other faith traditions, have a festival during the darkest part of the
year that is wholly dedicated to tapping into this Divine light? We can set aside the debate as to whether
Chanukah is a celebration of the miracle of the oil, or of the brief success of the Maccabean Revolt. I only
need to look at the Diwali lights of my Hindu neighbors, the Christmas lights of my Christian neighbors, and
my own table full of chanukiyot to see the universal among these winter rituals. Each exist in our gloomy
world to remind us that, “Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it
right.”
The first night of Chanukah falls exactly nine months after our last large community gathering on Purim eve.
Shortly after Purim, at our Passover Seders, many of us sang, “Ehad Mi Yodea,” and reminded ourselves
that, “Nine are the months until a baby is born.” (Trust me, I know it is closer to ten months, but work with
me here people. I’ve got a nice drash brewing…) How wonderful that, after nine months of laboring through
this pandemic, we find ourselves rewarded with the birth of abundant light? May we be blessed to have a
joyous and illuminating Festival of Lights. May we embrace the sacred task it places upon us. May it inspire
us to continue to seek righteous light in the dark months ahead.
Bivracha, Rabbi Scott B. Roland
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A Message from our President, Josh Gordon
I have been thinking a great deal about how we are going to get through this pandemic. I am grateful
to the community, leadership, and staff for all of the efforts up to this point. And, there is more to
come. In the coming weeks we will be unveiling a CST Winter Connection Plan which will provide more
opportunities for us to be together as a community as we face the upcoming winter months.
When it comes to the question of how we are going to get through this, I would like to share a bit of
Gemara shared with me by our newest member and Mandel Jewish Day School Head of School, Jay
Leberman.
“For three years Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel disagreed. These said: The halakha is in accordance
with our opinion, and these said: The halakha is in accordance with our opinion. Ultimately, a Divine
Voice emerged and proclaimed: Both these and those are the words of the living God. However, the
halakha is in accordance with the opinion of Beit Hillel.”
This passage begs a question. If both parties are the “words of the of the living G-d” why is the
halakha in accordance with Hillel? Why is the Beit Hillel accepted at the authority? The Gemara
goes on to explain that the House of Hillel exercised kindness and modesty. Moreover, they would
often focus on the teachings of Shammai before their own.
Perhaps it is simplistic, but this passage illustrates what I have come to believe is our best tool for
getting through this pandemic. We will continue to plan, adjust, and innovate. We will continue to
have new programs and opportunities to connect. Some of these efforts will be more successful
than others. What is really going to help us get through this challenge, however, is compassion and
empathy for one another. The houses of Hillel and Shamai argued for three years. And though the
substance of their arguments were undoubtedly important, in the end it was the respect, kindness,
and the compassion displayed during the argument that G-d chose to recognize.
We are all feeling worn down and tired by this pandemic. During this season when we celebrate
Chanukah, I look forward with great hope of days that are filled with brightness and light. I look
forward to the brightness found in the healing presence of one another. I envision the light brought
by din of laughter in our sanctuary. I picture us singing Eitz Chaim while congregating around the
bima, illuminated by our children’s voices. Through the trial of these past 9 months, I have come to
believe that ultimately it is our compassion and empathy for one another that will get us to those
days.
In Service,
Josh
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What’s Happening at CST
Thank you to the Men’s Club for organizing a great event on Sunday, November 8th! Your CST Men’s
Club presented a fun-filled day called LOST in the C.L.E. or Where’s Rabbi Scott? There were over 30
participants, driving around Cleveland looking for the historical sites from the old JCC on E. 105th to
Superman’s Home to Mitchell’s Ice Cream parlor. Prizes were awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place.
Winning families were: The Plotkins, Singers, Fieldmans and Rolands
Congratulations to Mitchell Schneider
for being named one of the
Cleveland Jewish News’
“18 Difference Makers 2020".
The virtual event takes place
Sunday, December 6 at 6pm.
Registration is FREE, but required to
gain access to the virtual awards
ceremony.
Register at: cjn.org/18dm.
Trysa Shulman is starting a monthly Racial Justice
Book Club for CST members. Chosen books will lead
to discussions and provide an opportunity for learning
and self-reflection... as well as a way to connect
with fellow congregants who are also interested in
exploring these issues. The group will meet virtually
once a month on Sundays starting late December. If
we grow large enough, we will have sections that
meet on different days to accommodate different
schedules. We will begin with discussing parts 1 and
2 of Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. If you are interested
in participating, please contact Trysa directly at
tshulmanshy@gmail.com.
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A Message from Martha Sivertson, Executive Director
Take What You Can Carry
As I mentioned last month, I use NPR as my main source of news and entertainment. Two weeks ago I caught
an interview in their “Play it Forward” segment with Ari Shapiro talking with singer/songwriter, Mia Doi Todd. I
had never heard her music before but a song of hers she referenced was “Take What You Can Carry”. It was
personal to her in that her parents had spent time in a Japanese Internment Camp when, as you may imagine,
people had to do just that when forced to relocate.
Mia, a Californian, went on to relate the phrase to both people fleeing the horrific fires on the West Coast as
well as the looters breaking into stores during the George Floyd riots. The interview was light up to that point
but then took a reflective turn for me.
Bending a little, I cannot seem to shake the phrase as it relates to these COVID times. Staying in good health is
everyone’s desire but, as we see others struggle with their maladies, their finances, and their stressed mental
coping abilities, I feel the need to reach out and, possibly and hopefully, be able to take on some of the burdens
people are carrying now. However, if you will indulge me to use yet another metaphor, we all have to put
on our own oxygen masks first. Carrying too much will not be helpful to anyone.
2021 will be here in the blink of an eye. Many will think of it as not coming quick enough. There is hope that a
vaccine will bring us all a little comfort. There is hope that jobs will return and everyone will have enough to
eat. Hope is a good thing. As we gather with our families, friends and even some strangers, virtually or otherwise,
try to be mindful of what others are carrying (maybe even for you!) and hold on to the hope for a bright,
safe, and healthy New Year.
Martha
EMAIL TROUBLE SHOOTING
We have noticed lately that some of you who have Gmail email addresses are not getting our weekly emails. If
you have noticed this, please be sure to check your spam/junk folders as well as your Promotions folders. It
appears that many of the emails are getting trapped in the Promotions Folder.
To rectify this situation, you can just follow these simple steps given below.
Steps To Move Gmail Emails From Promotion To Primary
Step 1. Open “Promotions” tab in Gmail
Step 2. Left click and hold on the email you want to receive regularly in your Inbox
Step 3. Drag and drop the mail on the primary tab of your Gmail, you will see a
popup asking you if you want to do this for future messages.
Step 4. Click Yes on the popup to get all your future emails directly in your inbox.
Step 5: After this, add the sender email address in your contacts book.
Going forward you should get the emails directly in your inbox.
Feel free to call Debbi if you need further assistance with this. (216) 765-8300 ext. 100
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Chanukah Happenings
CST Community Candle Lighting
(First night Thursday, December 10th)
We will be coming together each night of
Chanukah (Dec 10 — Dec 17)
To light candles as a CST community
6:30pm — 7:00 pm via Zoom.*
* Friday will be at 4pm as part of Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday will be at 6:30pm in place of Havdalah
(see calendar on back page for all dates & times)
Each night will have a different host family who will lead candle lighting
in their family tradition and share something festive with the community.
Others will be encouraged to light at the same time so we have a screen full of light
On the 6 th night of Chanukah (Tuesday, December 15th) we will incorporate the
Rosh Hodesh Reflections into this event and ask our presenter to teach as part of
Candle lighting that evening.
Stay Tuned… More information and zoom links will be sent out in our weekly emails.
CST Chanukah D-light
Grab your menorah or ‘Chanukia’ every night
Let's Zoom together for Chanukah D-light,
For blessings and candle lighting,
left to right.
Different hosts, from the first
to the eighth night ,
will open their homes
and share their own special insight.
‘Zoom’ in so we’ll be together
to celebrate the holiday of lights
So grab your menorah
even two or three
and share this opportunity
with our CST family
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Sisterhood Corner
November started with relatively warm and beautiful weather as many of the trees were still dressed in their fall
suit. But, as all November months in Cleveland, with few wind storms, colder days, a little of that pearly white
snow and suddenly the trees are as bare as could be. Cheer up… only three and half months to spring : )
Sisterhood got a jumpstart to our new zoom, “CSTea Time/ Happy Hour” Chevrutah ( a‏-חברותה
friendly social) as ladies came together via Zoom (and a cup of tea) to connect, chat, laugh and
brainstorm future endeavors. Cheers to the participants!
Instead of the usual Thanksgiving eve of long hours of cleaning, prepping
and cooking for Thanksgiving. Sisterhood hosted a November birthdays
Bash on Thanksgiving Eve. Some silver lining...
As the winter takes center stage with its 37 shades of gray, Sisterhood
is planning an array of fun activities to enhance the long stretch of the
upcoming months. As usual, we’re open to ideas for activities, functions,
fundraising etc. You may choose to lead an event or simply share your
ideas and let us run with them.
In the meantime, we hope you can join us for many of the CST Community Candle Lightings (see page 7), the
Cooking Demo, and Game Night!
Stay Warm. Stay Safe . And let’s Stay Connected!
Your Sisterhood Co-Presidents,
Irit Rawraway gingit4@aol.com
Sheryl Golden sheryl@psmr91.com
A Cooking Demo - A fun 30 minutes of ‘Flavor Boosters’
Thursday, December 3 rd at 7:30 with our own, Joel Gableman
Are you tired of the same take-outs or constantly searching for
new recipes that only appear too complicated?
What if 30 minutes with our own, Joel Gabelman can provide you new and exciting ways to enhance old
recipes and/or add new layers to your tastebuds with just few fun, quick and inexpensive tricks?
Please RSVP to Irit Rawraway gingit4@aol.com by Dec 3 rd at Noon to get your zoom link
Sisterhood Game Night — Thursday, December 24 th
Get (or make) a Chinese meal, grab a glass of wine
and join Sisterhood for a fun Game Night!
Got great Zoom game ideas for small and/or large groups?
Would you like to help lead small groups (in breakrooms) games?
Please contact Irit Rawraway gingit4@aol.com
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Clothes and Food* Drive
Sunday, December 13
Noon until 2 (Drive by at CST)
NEW items strongly suggested . Socks and gloves especially needed.
Food items: Toiletries, paper products, peanut butter, canned tuna, chicken,
vegetables and soup, red sauce, pasta, and juices only, please.
All items will be donated to the Mt. Pleasant (Cleveland)
Community. Don’t have items to drop off? Checks made out to
Concerned Citizens Community Council will also be
appreciated. Drop them off on the 13th or mail to the Office.
Thank you!
Recommended Winter Reading:
Leona Green: “Each was compelling and entertaining”
Saving Sophie by Ronald H. Balsom
The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani
Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan (non-fiction on personality disorders)
Disappeared by C. J. Box
Baker's Secret by S. Kierman
Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
Small Great Things by Jodi Piccoult – The author tackles a fascinating moral dilemma - a black ob/gyn nurse is
told she cannot touch the child of a white supremacist couple - and then the baby gets sick.
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates – A combination of history, sci-fi, character-driven. One of America’s
pre-eminent black historians, this is his first attempt at fiction.
The Overstory by Richard Powers – A fascinating story told about people who interact with trees. You’ll never
look at trees the same again
Diane Burgin and David Hutt:
Apeirogon by Colum McCann - Amazing! We loved this unique novel, based on real men, one Israeli and one
Palestinian, each of whom lost daughter to the conflict, and how they come together. The Palestinian man has
spoken at AIPAC and the two of them go around the world speaking to people about Israeli-Palestinian
struggles.
Richard Belkind:
The Girl From Berlin by Ronald H. Balson - I thoroughly enjoy historical fiction and mysteries!
One story is historical and follows a German Jewish family during the 1930s, with the reader continuously
anxious about what will happen to them. The other story takes place in contemporary times and is a pure mystery
that, seemingly, has nothing to do with the saga of the German Jewish family….oh, but they do!
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December Men’s Club Events
Join the Men’s Club on December 13th at 10:30 am
for a ZOOM event :
Manufacturing Cleveland’s Future: MAGNET and America Works
Guest Speakers are Matt Fieldman and Ethan Karp
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6811797415
Or by phone: 1-646-558-8656
Meeting ID: 6811797415
Join us for “Bark in the Dog Pound”
Richard Friedman will be our ZOOM host after all Browns football games.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4580588692?pwd=Z2wxU1lsMlgzajZ3K2dFU3NMUTZvZz09
Meeting ID: 458 058 8692 Passcode: 1964
December’s schedule
Sunday, December 6th Browns at Tennessee Titans; 1pm kickoff
Monday, December 14th Baltimore at Browns; 8:15pm kickoff
Sunday, December 20th Browns at NY Giants 1pm kickoff
December - Browns at NY Jets - TBD
GO BROWNS!
Wine on the Vine - The New FJMC Initiative
The Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs,(FJMC) has just launched a perfect new initiative called Wine on the
Vine (WOTV). What makes WOTV perfect for the FJMC is that it is a 21st century program strongly supporting
Israel. Specifically, WOTV brings us closer to the land of Israel by supporting their emerging wine industry and
by underwriting several Israeli youth cultural programs, yet is environmentally sustainable
Since the 1920’s, Jews have helped Israel by planting trees so that the barren hillsides could, once again,
become rich and fertile. Now the FJMC has taken this type of proactive Israeli support to the next level with
Wine on the Vine. Commemorate a simcha, graduation, bris or someone’s passing or send a thank you by
planting a vine in Israel. We now have the opportunity to plant vines in someone’s name in an established
Israel winery. By planting vines you become part of an ancient tradition of wine making. Enjoy the fruit of our
vines during our lifetime, when we drink the delicious kosher Israeli wine.
To purchase a vine, go to https://www.fjmc.wineonthevine.org (for $18.00 a vine), select your winery,
let us know who you would like to honor and finally select your club CST Men’s Club.
Your selected club will receive credit for the sale and receive $3/vine sold.
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November Donations (as of November 19th)
GENERAL FUND
In honor of:
THE BIRTH OF GABE &
SUSAN TANNENBAUM’S
GRANDSON: Pauline Horn
DAVID HUTT FOR A
BEAUTIFUL SHABBAT:
George & Bela Fischer
BIRTHDAYS OF:
YAFA SILVERMAN, ISAAC
KIRSTEIN, POLINA
GALPERIN, GLENN
STARKMAN, DIANE
ADELMAN, DAVID SINGER,
ERIN HOPKINS, ABBY
STADLIN, JEFF COHEN,
KYLA SCHNEIDER, GUSSIE
SINGER, Michelle Karp,
Avidan Cover: Roberta &
Gary Kaplan
In loving memory of:
MARION GRUEN: Rochelle
Solomon
BOB SCHUBACH: Laurie &
Aaron Billowitz
In appreciation of:
MITCHELL SCHNEIDER FOR
ALL YOU DO FOR OUR
JEWISH COMMUNITY:
Roberta & Gary Kaplan
THE SOUP & MANDLE-
BREAD MAKERS: Laurie &
Aaron Billowitz
GRUEN ENTRANCE
GARDEN FUND
In loving memory of:
MARION GRUEN:
Rick & Allison Schultz,
Natalie Rad, Erin Stone
Cowley & Carson Tompkins,
Jackie & Ron
Wiesenthal, Maxine
Margolis, Debra & Avi
Weiss, Roz & Pete Stone,
Roberta & Gary Kaplan,
Pauline Horn, Leanne
Leavitt, Marty Kohn &
Marcia Silver, Barry &
Karen Mintzer, Gale & Jim
Jacobsohn, Debbie
Swisshelm, Merrianne Leff,
Jocelyn Berger & Rabbi
Stephanie Kolin,
Jacqueline Freedman,
Carol & David Willen, Judy
Friedman, Marion Fish,
Janet & Lee Shapiro, Arlene
Lombardy, Richard Belkind,
The Carrolls, The Barths,
The Shattucks, The Hollos,
The Smiths, The Patels and
The Pattersons, Warren &
Zehava Sklar, Arlyne &
Howard Bochnek, Gloria
Cohen, George & Bela
Fischer, Diane Loveman,
Joseph & Lois Piade, Rabbi
Edward Bernstein & Ariella
Reback, Ronald & Joyce
Kahn, Linda Zaret, Terry
Harary, Pat Keyerleber,
Betsy Schultz, Jeffrey Piade
& Martin Tilzer, Mark &
Sherry Fixler
SCHUBACH HOLOCAUST
EDUCATION FUND
In loving memory of:
BOB SCHUBACH: Roberta
& Gary Kaplan, Sharon
Brown, Leona Green &
Marvin Engelberg, Jennifer
Cooper, Michael Kurtz,
Maxine Margolis, Roz &
Pete Stone, Steve & Rena
Wertheim, Karen Sutton,
Roni & Elliott Berenson,
Mark & Sherry Fixler
KARSH JEWISH SACRED
MUSIC FUND
In honor of:
BIRTHDAYS OF:
CANTOR GARY PALLER:
Roberta & Gary Kaplan
JOE PARKIN: Abba & Ima
KOHN/SILVER WHOLE-
SOME KITCHEN FUND:
In memory of:
MIRIAM FRIEDLANDER:
Marty Kohn & Marcia Silver
JOSH STONE PLAY
STATION FUND
In honor of:
BELA’S ALIYAH TO THE
TORAH ON 10/31/20:
George & Bela Fischer
THE MARRIAGE OF CARSON
& ERIN: Roz & Pete Stone
YAHRZEIT DONATIONS:
In memory of:
IONA & JUDY BOROFF:
Barbie & Randy Boroff
BARBARA H. EDELMAN:
Amy & Ted Einhorn
LEO GLADSTONE: Sheila &
David Horowitz
FRIEDA JACOBSOHN: Gale
& Jim Jacobsohn
MORRIS LEAVITT: Leanne
Leavitt
SAM LEAVITT: Leanne
Leavitt
MACE LEVIN: Nancy &
Adam Levin
JUDY MICHEL: Lisa & David
Michel
HANS RAWRAWAY: Rene
Rawraway
ARTHUR ROLAND: Sibyl &
Mark Roland
EMILY SATTIN: Markus
Lyytinen
PAULINE SCHUBACH: Alice
& Bob Schubach
YOSEF SHEMESH: Perach
Kodish
MELVYN SILVER: Gayle
Silver
SAM TUMARKIN: Mindy
Tumarkin
AARON JEFFREY WEISS:
Liz & Larry Weiss
GARY WIESMAN: Carol
Weisman Beck
MANUEL WEISMAN: Carol
Weisman Beck
SIGMUND WOLF: Doris &
Pete Copeland
ALBERT YEDID: Liz & Larry
Weiss
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Upcoming Family and Child Programming
Latkes, Laughter and Labriut
Latkes and Laughter with Deena Nyer Mendlowitz
Sunday, December 13, at 4 PM on Zoom
Join us on Zoom for an hour of latke frying fun! We’ll cook, joke around, and end with lighting
the candles and tasting our delicious fried foods.
You bring:
Latke batter (or other ready-to-be-fried food, or frozen latkes from the supermarket that are
ready to be cooked)
Chanukah menorah
Chanukah candles
We bring: The Fun!!!
About Deena Nyer Mendlowitz:
Deena is a comedian, an improviser, a
preschool teacher, and has also worked as an
on-staff humor writer for American Greetings.
Deena trained at The Second City Cleveland
and at both The Second City and Annoyance
Theater in Chicago. She wrote a one-woman
comedic play called Funnel Cakes not
Included, which debuted at Dobama theater,
based on work she did as an inaugural fellow
in the Jewish Arts and Cultural Lab. Deena
was recently named one of Ohio's funniest
women by Cleveland.com and was also
honored as a Cleveland Jewish News
“Difference Maker” for the work she has done
using comedy to promote mental health
awareness and to
destigmatize mental illness. Deena is the creator of This Improvised Life, a part improvised,
part written story-telling hour and Mental Illness and Friends!, A Live Comedy Talk Show. She is
also the co-founder of Mass Hysteria Improv Comedy Fest, a comedy fest run by women, for
everyone.
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La-bri’ut: To Our Health and Wellness
Beginning in January, students in kindergarten through 6 th grade are invited to join us once a week for
La-bri’ut: To Our Health and Wellness.
This past summer, the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland developed an exciting, new values-based program
designed for participants in kindergarten through sixth grade. Via values-focused modules, participants gain a
variety of tools that build resiliency and supportive strategies for better managing the challenges that life can
throw their way, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
The program approach is a hybrid of synchronous learning in a weekly cohort-based mifgash (“gathering”). At
home, children delve into module-related content and concepts with a fair amount of independence from the
adults in their lives. Lower elementary age children explore them through a curated box of hands-on activities,
while upper elementary learners receive engaging weekly challenges.
Learning is anchored in Jewish texts and tales of our past, offering rich understandings of Jewish values that
build resiliency and guide personal and communal health and wellness. The full program includes 5 weeks
each of 5 modules. At CST, we will start with the first 5-week module and go from there. The 5 modules are:
ometz lev (inner strength)
g’vurah (courage)
k’hillah (community)
hesed (loving kindness, tying into hope)
sukkat shalom (a shelter of peace)
While developed with minimal at-home adult responsibility for participating, we will supply resources to encourage
informal family conversations.
The first module of La-bri’ut: To Our Health and Wellness will take place for 5 weeks, beginning in January. The
dates are: Wednesdays January 6, 13, 20, 27, and February 3, from 4:30-5:00 PM on Zoom. Zoom classes will
be taught by Holly Sukol.
For more information or to sign up, please be in touch with Rabbi Rachel Brown at rbrown@shaareytikvah.org
or by text/phone at 216-245-5039.
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Shabbat Mitzvah Drivers Needed!
All CST families with children will be receiving a monthly package with
Shabbat and miscellaneous goodies to increase our sense of kehilla. We
are looking for drivers to help with these deliveries to 5-10 homes. This is
a perfect activity for parents and children to bring in the kavanah of
Shabbat by bringing joy to our community. Please watch for a link to a
Sign Up Genius in the next weekly email with multiple opportunities to
volunteer.
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Thank you to all of our generous 2020/2021
Shofar Campaign Donors! (as of November 21st)
Joel & Diane Adelman
Martin & Carolyn Alpert
Andy Altman & Amy Lipson
Brian Amkraut & Davida Horowitz
Amkraut
Karla Anhalt & Ramona Wiles
Gary Bakst
Natalie Barr
Carol Beck
Richard Belkind
George & Anna Benedikt
Donald & Sharlet Berman
Aaron & Laurie Billowitz
Randy & Barbara Boroff
Jason & Hallie Bravo
Jonathan & Ellen Brown
Ken & Rachel Browner
David & Sandy Cameron
Chaim Caron
Jeff & Arielle Cohen
Kate Cook
Avidan & Lora Cover
Robert & Sharon Desatnik
Jay & Janna Dorfman
Joe & Nya Dreyfuss
Larry Edelman
Ted & Amy Einhorn
Laurie & Jeffrey Ekstein
Marvin Engelberg
Jeff & Leah Epstein
Bennett & Sharon Fagin
Matthew & Alyson Fieldman
George & Bela Fischer
Mark & Sherry Fixler
Melanie & Adam Fletcher
Richard Friedman
Steven & Harriet Friedman
Polina Galperin
Michael & Shari Goldberg
Phillip & Sheryl Golden
Olga Goldstein
Josh & Ilyssa Gordon
Norman & Cheryl Gordon
David & Leslie Granoff
Leona Green
Joe Grundfast & Deana Stein
Stephen & Judith Grundfast
Shabtay & Terry Harary
Stuart Heinbach
Pauline Horn
David Hutt & Diane Burgin
Rachel Hutt & Nikki Marks
Bob & Susan Immerman
Jerry & Deborah Isaak-Shapiro
Jim & Gale Jacobsohn
Gary & Roberta Kaplan
David & Shelley Karp
Ethan & Michelle Karp
Heidi Katz
Isaac & Rebecca Kirstein
David & Judy Klein
Ed & Janet Kneitel
Eric & Perach Kodish
Marty Kohn & Marcia Silver
Justin & Rachel Lappen
David Leavitt & Leah Spector
Leanne Leavitt
Adam & Nancy Levin
Zachary Levin
Susan Lockshine
Arlene Lombardy
Diane Loveman
Maxine Margolis
Larry & Lynn Miller
Barry & Karen Mintzer
David Mitchell & Cindy Makler
Mathew Napchen & Morgan
Leavitt
Michael & Joyce Okrent
Sara Okrent
Joe & Rachael Parkin
Elisabeth Plax
Shalom Plotkin & Elise
Braverman-Plotkin
Dan Polster & Deborah Coleman
Ron & Shelly Portnoy
Rene & Irit Rawraway
Joseph Rettman & Nora Sherwin
Scott & Aviva Roland
Douglas Rothenberg
Seth Rotz & Sari Schneider
Mark Sarlson
Jonathan & Suzanne Scharfstein
Mitchell & Kyla Schneider
Robert & Alice Schubach
Neal & Cheri Shapero
Marc & Jessica Shapiro
Stuart Sharpe & Rachel Schwarz
Kiva Shtull & Penny Patterson
Barry & Gayle Shapiro
Peter & Trysa Shulman
Gayle Silver
Alan Silverman & Tamra Gould
Richard & Yafa Silverman
David & Gussie Singer
Allyn & Leslie Sobel
Rochelle Solomon
Mildred Soroky
Phillip & Donna Soroky
Jamie & Abby Stadlin
Erin Stone Cowley & Carson
Tompkins
Peter & Roz Stone
Edward & Roxanne Sukol
Eli & Holly Sukol
Karen Sutton
Deborah Swisshelm
Andrew & Annette Szabo
Gabriel & Susan Tannenbaum
Mindy Tumarkin
Ellen Vendeland
Neil R. Waxman
Mel & Marilyn Weinberg
Steven & Pamela Weisman
Avi & Debra Weiss
Larry & Elizabeth Weiss
Stephen & Rena Wertheim
Joan Wittenberg
Robert & Nancy Zimmerman
Maxene Zion
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Please join us (virtually) for weekly Shabbat Services
Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/955142707
Saturday morning Shabbat 9:30 am via Livestream:
http://www.shaareytikvah.org/pray/livestream/
Contact the office for the Password to the Live Stream
Saturday night Havdalah Services on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/121196610
(For Kabbalat Shabbat and Havdalah services, please refer to times on back calendar)
Milestone Birthdays
for December
Mazal Tov to Erin & Carson
October 18, 2020
Gabe Tannenbaum
Shabtay Harary
Ori Akrish
Janet Mitchell
George Fischer
Norman Gordon
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DECEMBER YAHRZEITS
Dec 5—Dec 11
Elise Bloch *
Sol Burko
Jack Chernin *
Sara Chimowicz *
Helen Citron
Theodore H. Cohen Jr.
Sigfried Einstein *
Alex Fishman
Edith Goldman
Ted Hirschman
Adele Hornik *
Jack Jacoby
Frederika Jakob *
Esther Lewis
Arthur Maas *
Judy Michel *
Al Nash *
Marvin Paller
Jacob Porjes *
Arthur Roland
Pauline Schubach *
Harriet-Carole Senturia *
Sydney Shapiro
Jessie Silbiger *
Julius Wurzman *
Dec 12—Dec 18
Elise Chanteau
Faye Cohen
Mordecai Eliyahu *
Jerome Estrin *
Phillip Goodman *
Aliza Hatchuel
Ella Heinbach *
Morris Leavitt *
Aaron Litmanowitz *
Henry Marsh *
Ben Nevins *
Yetta Olshansky *
Sol E. Podolsky
Lewis H. Polster
Mathilda Rohrbach *
Mildred Rudolph
Emily Sattin
Ralph Shapero
Yosef Shemesh *
Ernest Silbiger *
Marcus Silverman
Phillip Speser
Sandra Sutton
Max Weiner *
Leonard Weissman
Fanny Wertheim
Max Winick *
Dec 19—Dec 25
Paul Adler *
Sylvetta Asadow
Ruth M. Baer *
Ruth Burko
Mollie Chenchinsky
Erna Einstein *
Herman Geltman *
Martha Gompertz *
Richard Gompertz *
Katherine Jacoby
Bruce Kaplan
Herbert Kaplan
Siegfried Kleeberg *
Yetta Kutash *
Al Linsky *
Frank Loeb *
Noah Marks
Rabbi Irving Miller
Dov Milner
Phillip Rauss
Lillian Weinberg *
Jane Wertheim
Walter Wertheim
Renee Yaspan *
Justin Zimmerman *
Dec 26—Jan 1
Ben Adelman
Florence Alpert
Joe Attenson
Marcia Bachrach
Henry Bildstein *
John J. Boyko
Abraham Cohen
Kathryn Cohn *
Leo Dick
Jerome S. Fish
Elsbeth Glahs *
Leah Goldstein *
Sylvia (Sarah) Harris *
Harold Hoenig
Jerman Jacobsohn *
Eleanor Kiestin
Louis Klastorin
Helen Klein *
Leah Lichtstern *
Jacob Louis Schlachet *
Howard Schoenfeld
Bernard Shipper
Sol Simon *
Nelly Spiegler
Harry Steiger
Bertha Strauss *
Karen Szabo
David Warner
* Indicates Memorial Nameplate
May God comfort the
mourners among all those
who mourn in
Zion and Jerusalem.
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In Memoriam
In Memory of our beloved Robert (Bob) Schubach,
August 8, 1933 - November 12th, 2020
Over the last few days, I have been overwhelmed and overjoyed by the
outpouring of love, support and sympathy from the CST community. This has
been in the form of texts, emails, phone calls, Facebook messages, shiva
visits and more. Thank you all so much, from the bottom of my heart!
As many of you know, Bob and I were married for 57 years. We did just
about everything together. We even retired from our separate jobs on the
same day (planned that way), in August 2007. Life will never be the same,
but I know that with the backing of my CST family, I will forge a new path in
my life's journey.
Alice Schubach
Remember your deceased loved ones by purchasing a memorial nameplate
to be added to the Memorial Boards in the Sanctuary.
Also, adding a Simcha Leaf to the plaque in the hallway is a beautiful way
to celebrate a birth, B’nai Mitzvah or Milestone Birthday/Anniversary!
Contact Martha to reserve a spot or to purchase a plaque
In Memory of our beloved Marion Gruen
September 18, 1947 - October 22, 2020
Thank you to everyone who donated to the Gruen Garden Fund in
memory of my mother. That garden meant a lot to her and means even
more to me now, since it is now in memory of both of my
parents.
I hope you all will get to walk through those doors in the springtime and
enjoy the blossoming flowers and trees and think of both of them. They
both loved Shaarey Tikvah and it’s
amazing community.
Again, thank you to everyone for the
generous donations in her memory.
She is missed.
Debra Gruen
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New Member Spotlight—Welcome our new members!
Debra Gruen—Joined November 2020
“I joined CST, well because I was born into this
congregation back at Mayfield Hillcrest. My
parents were both very active in this community
and I was always involved as well with USY,
helping at different functions or just running
around the synagogue halls as a kid. I grew up
with a dad who was president for 2 terms (10
years total) and also was Executive Director and
a mom who was a part of Sisterhood and other
committees over the years. How could I not join
CST? I have always had a great connection here
with the congregation, the community and the
love that everyone has given me over the years
through good and, lately, sad times. I live out in
Walnut Creek, California and enjoy wine tasting
up in Sonoma, weekend getaways, camping and
hanging with my friends (obviously in non-COVID
times).”
Jennifer Weissman—Joined November 2020
“I grew up in the area and went to the Agnon
School. My professional background is in
English language teaching. I moved back to
this area from Columbus rather recently and
missed being part of the Jewish community,
hence my joining.
I enjoy reading, singing, and growing orchids.”
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Kol Israel Foundation’s Holocaust education programs have gone virtual! Due to the current
circumstances we are not providing in-person programming but we are working with schools
to bring a virtual program into the classroom. Working with a few docents at a time to share
their expertise on subjects chosen by a teacher, we are bringing the lessons of the Holocaust
into the virtual classroom. We are breaking the fieldtrip into shorter segments which include 2
topics and a session with a Holocaust Survivor. Students will still be able to engage with the
Survivor in real time over a Zoom platform. Please share this information with teachers and
community organizations. Please direct questions or referrals to Marianne Lax at 216-831-
3754 ext. 404.
Please help us make a difference as we continue to push back against a rising tide of anti-
Semitism, hate and bigotry—and, learning from the lessons of the Holocaust—advocate for civility
and mutual understanding at Kol Israel Foundations’s fundraiser.
SAVE THE DATE. NOMINATE. CELEBRATE
LATKE LUCK!
Are YOU Smarter than a Potato Grater?
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
7:00 P.M. via Zoom
$75 per household
Celebrate the seventh night of Chanukah with an exciting trivia competition in support of Kol
Israel Foundation’s Holocaust Education Programs! Our interactive game show features three
rounds of questions with lavish prizes awarded after each round!
In addition to the game show, Latke Luck will include:
· Comedy from the emcee
· Congratulating award honorees in six categories
· A hand-delivered goody bag and Tribute Book
Sponsorship guarantees messaging in the Tribute Book for your family or business:
CHAMPION $1800 – full pg. (7.125” x 9.75”)
FINALIST $1000 – 1/2 pg. (7.125” x 4.75”)
SEMI-FINALIST $ 500 – 1/4 pg. (3.375” x 4.75”)
HOST $ 250 – 1/8 pg. (3.375” x 2.25”)
MEMORIAL NAME LISTING $ 36 per name
This event replaces KIF’s Annual Gala and Year-End Ask.
Your support is essential for KIF.
For more information on sponsorship or to nominate an honoree, visit LATKE LUCK!,
call (216) 831-3754 or email info@kifcle.org.
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NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
CLEVELAND, OHIO
PERMIT NO. 2978
December 2020
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
10 am Midweek
Mishnah
3
7:30 Sisterhood
Cooking Demo
9 pm The Rebbe’s
Tisch
4
4 pm Shabbat
Services—Zoom
5
9:30 am Shabbat
Services Live Streamed
5:35 pm Havdalah-Zoom
6
4 pm Virtual Dog Pound
7 8 9
10 am Midweek
Mishnah
10
6:30 pm Erev Chanukah
1st Candle Lighting-
Zoom
9 pm The Rebbe’s
Tisch
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4 pm Shabbat
Services & Chanukah
Candle Lighting—Zoom
12
9:30 am Shabbat
Services Live Streamed
5:35 Havdalah-Zoom
6:30 Chanukah Candle
Lighting—Zoom
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10:30 Men’s Club Event
12-2pm Clothing Drive
4 pm Latkes & Laughter
Family ChanukahEvent
6:30 Hanukkah
Candle Lighting
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6:30 Chanukah Candle
Lighting
11:00pm Virtual Dog
Pound
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5:45 pm
Rosh Hodesh
Reflections & Chanukah
Candle Lighting
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10 am Midweek
Mishnah
6:30 Chanukah Candle
Lighting
17
9 pm The Rebbe’s
Tisch
6:30 Chanukah Candle
Lighting
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4 pm Shabbat
Services—Zoom
19
9:30 am Shabbat
Services Live Streamed
5:40 Havdalah-Zoom
20
4 pm Virtual Dog Pound
21 22 23
10 am Midweek
Mishnah
24
Sisterhood Game
Night
25
4 pm Shabbat
Services—Zoom
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9:30 am Shabbat
Services Live Streamed
5:45 Havdalah—Zoom
27 28 29 30 31 Happy New Year! **See Page 15 for link to Shabbat Live
Stream services and Zoom link(s) for
Kabbalat Shabbat & Havdalah
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