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DECEMBER 2023 KISLEV/TEVET 5784
HAPPY CHANUKAH
Upcoming December Dates:
Chanukah Begins - Sundown December 7
Shaarey Tikvah Chanukah Party - December 14
Men’s Club Breakfast with “The Next Generation” - December 17

Professional Leadership
Lay Leadership
Executive Committee
President
Ed Kneitel
RABBI
Scott B. Roland
rabbi@shaareytikvah.org
President
PRESIDENT
Ed Kneitel
cstpresident@shaareytikvah.org
CANTOR EMERITUS
Gary D. Paller
gdpal@sbcglobal.net
Staff
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Martha Sivertson
martha@shaareytikvah.org
Executive Vice President
Isaac Kirstein
Vice Presidents
Deborah Coleman
Wendy Sattin
Secretary
Irit Rawraway
Asst. Secretary
Tyler Grasee
Treasurer
Jeff Cohen
Board Members
Karla Anhalt
Sharon Desatnik
Janna Dorfman
Alyson Fieldman
Rachel Hutt
Paul Lurie
Gil Rubanenko
Scott Silverman
Erin Stone Tompkins
President’s Appointments
Gail Fox
Janice Steirn
Representatives
Men’s Club - Steve Wertheim
Sisterhood - Irit Rawraway
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
Josh Gordon
Jessi Shapiro **
* Of Blessed Memory
** Exec. Committee
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A Message From President Ed Kneitel
I had the opportunity to socialize with some of my CST friends a few weekends ago. I floated the idea for a
group activity and ended up with 14 people coming along for the fun. When I suggested dinner after the
activity, one of the couples offered to host a pot luck in their home. This made the day even more special.
As I think back on this day, I realize that some of the relationships I have with this group go back over 30 years.
Some started at The Agnon (Mandel) School, and all continued at Shaarey Tikvah. We have shared simchot,
grieved during times of loss, and reached out to each other for friendship and support when necessary. These
are truly lifelong friends.
I’m sure you have similar stories of friendships made through school, work or shul, and these relationships grew
organically through mutual interests, play dates with your children, school event participation, or simply getting
to know someone by enjoying Shabbat lunch at the same table. It starts small, sometimes without
even realizing it, and it often turns into a lifelong bond.
We continue to offer this opportunity at Shaarey Tikvah, to create generational friendships through worship,
educational and membership activities that bring congregants together to celebrate our successes, and learn
new ways to connect with Judaism through prayer and learning. Do you enjoy weekly Jewish text study? If so,
Rabbi Roland’s midweek Mishnah class is the perfect way to spend part of your Wednesday morning. How
about alternative Shabbat morning prayers? If yes, remember to join the monthly Pesukei Café for a niggun
and a nosh!
These opportunities are borne from committee meetings where dedicated congregants offer and act on
creative and fresh ideas for the many events we schedule throughout the year. One such committee is
membership, which is currently going through a re-energizing process! Our new chairperson, Alyson Fieldman,
is looking for congregants who can commit to one meeting plus 1-2 hours of volunteer work each month,
focused on new member recruitment and current member retention. This is an important committee for our
shul, so please consider contacting Alyson if you have time and energy.
Our other committees and task forces are also active and working on programming for a broad spectrum of
our congregation. Please contact me if you are interested in giving your time to these important initiatives.
It is through the hard work of our committees, combined with the dedication of our congregants to brainstorm,
organize, plan, advertise and attend our events, that will allow us to continue to create new, and strengthen
existing, relationships for years to come.
Ed Kneitel
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A Message from Rabbi Scott Roland
Dear Friends,
I am writing to you a day after returning from Washington, D.C., where nearly 300,000 of us gathered on the
National Mall to show our loving support for Israel, to demand release of her hostages, and to showcase our
Jewish pride amid increasing antisemitism. As I looked upon the crowd yesterday, I repeated the words of
Chronicles 17:21 to myself: “Mi k’amcha Yisrael,” who is like Your people Israel? With two weeks to plan,
Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations lead
us and partnered with us to ensure an enormous, safe, peaceful, and meaningful gathering. In a world that
was beginning to feel like a lonely place for Jews, I felt very much at home. I arrived home past midnight,
simultaneously exhausted and energized.
Though I did not travel with our Cleveland delegation, it is
worth noting how impressive it was. Cleveland Federation was
the only Federation who chartered twenty five busses to bring
nearly 1300 people to the rally for free. Combined with those
of us who made our way to D.C. by other means, Cleveland
was very well represented. One did not have to look far about
the sea of people to see Clevelanders standing out with our
branded signs and swag. Several friends commented that they
looked for me among the Cleveland delegation. I chuckled at
the thought as there seemed to be mini Cleveland delegations
in every section of the National Mall.
Now we are home, and I am thinking about how best to keep yesterday’s experience with me. There was
a particular safety, security, and joy that I felt surrounded by so many lovers of Jews and Israel. This is a
feeling that has felt somewhat out of reach over the past six weeks. One does not have to look too hard to
uncover Jew Hatred in our world today. We see it everywhere we look, be it in the increasing security of our
beloved institutions, the desecration of a local Jewish cemetery, or the hateful rhetoric of today’s digital
world.
As I consider how to hold on to the emotions I felt in Washington D.C., I am immediately turn to the
importance of our Shaarey Tikvah community. We have had two evenings of song and reflection to make
room for our members to process the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. We were fortunate to be able to learn from
Israeli American comedian, Benji Lovitt that it is okay to laugh, even at times like these. Every Shabbat has
provided the opportunity to stand with our community to offer prayers for Israel, the IDF, and the safe return
of the hostages.
I want to thank Alana Gallardo and Anna Rosenfeld for their support in holding space for our community to
gather in the wake of the October 7 th attacks. If you are interested in imagining how we might continue to
process together as a community, please contact me to join our little task force. Otherwise, I want to remind
you that self-care is extremely important at this time. I am here to listen to any members of our community
who may be struggling. If this sounds like you, I sincerely hope you will reach out.
With blessings for love and light,
Rabbi Scott B. Roland
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Prayers for Israel
Please Consider Donating Generously to the
Israel Emergency Relief Fund
The Jewish Federation of Cleveland has launched the Israel Emergency Campaign
to help provide assistance to victims of Hamas terrorism.
One hundred percent of your donation will go directly to help those in Israel being
affected by this horrible violence. Thank you for your generosity.
May the memories of all the innocent lives lost as a result of
these acts of war be for a blessing.
donate.jewishcleveland.org/israel
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SAVE THE DATE:
Adult Swim
Argentinian Shabbat Dinner!
January 12, 2024 at 6 PM
$30 per person.
RSVP to Debbie Rosen by January 5.
debbie@shaareytikvah.org
So what is this Adult Swim?
The name was coined as a playful reference to the fact
that Adult Swim programs are, by default, attended by
adults only. If you are an empty-nester/never-nester/
baby-boomer/baby-boomer-plus-a-few-years or just a
plain adult, then you are welcome to join CST’s Adult
Swim. Our Shabbat Supper Club is the first of our
initiatives; we look forward to creating more
opportunities to socialize, learn and grow together.
If you would like to get involved in planning activities
or have ideas of what you would like to see happen,
please contact: Wendy Sattin Cell: 216-406-1694.
wsattin@hotmail.com

A Message From Martha Sivertson
A few days ago, I met with Leona Green as she is planning her 90 th Birthday Party for
Shabbat, December 23 rd here at Shaarey Tikvah. I hope you can all join us in wishing
her all the best on the road to 100!
Our conversation, however, took a slight turn from the proposed lunch menu, as I
realized, in all my years of seeing Leona at events and services, I had never gotten the
chance to talk to her about her former life in the community. Most of you probably know
a lot about Leona already but one thing, in particular, stuck out to me… memory from
her Lyndhurst neighborhood.
Many of us know our next-door neighbors or even others from our block, so to speak,
but how many of us get together every Saturday night with them? Not me, for sure.
Leona and her husband be-friended many Christian (and Jewish) couples and spent
many a Saturday evening talking and laughing and singing. As a matter of fact, singing
was mandatory! Each person needed to sing, not just any song but, THEIR song.
Leona could not remember what her song was but it got me thinking about what
MY song would be.
There are so many songs that became my favorite year-by-year or season-by-season.
Some songs achieved that status because of the memory it conjured up – a boyfriend,
a holiday, birth of my daughters, etc. But when I went home and told my husband about
this “challenge”, he, without hesitation, said that my song has to be the one below. I
had learned it in my High School Glee Club and used it for auditions, while washing
dishes and even serving a tennis ball. What my husband remembers, though, is in
singing my daughters to sleep. Not exactly a lullaby but an easy lesson.
Everywhere you go, sunshine follows you.
Everywhere you go, skies are always blue.
Children love you, they seem to know
You bring roses out of the snow.
The whole world says “hello”
Everywhere you go.
- Willie Nelson
Happy Birthday, Leona. Thank you for the inspiration.
Now, what would YOUR song be?
Martha
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Men’s Club
Ezra and Eliana, “The Next Generation”, talk about Israel
Sunday, December 17 at 10am
The Men’s Club will have a breakfast
Sunday, December 17, at 10 AM. We will be honored to
hear from Ezra Epstein and Eliana Fieldman, telling
about their recent trips to Israel. It is important to hear
the perspectives of our next generation.
The breakfast is open to the entire community.
Please RSVP to Steve: swertheim55@gmail.com
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SAVE THE DATE:
Shaarey Tikvah, B’nai Jeshurun, and Park Synagogue
Men’s Club Fundraiser for Israel
Saturday Evening, January 20th
The Three Mens Clubs are hosting a dinner dance Saturday evening, January 20, at Park
Synagogue. Tickets are $75 per person. Proceeds will go to Neve Hanna, a youth
village supported by the Masorti Movement in Israel. Neve Hana is just 14 miles from
Gaza. They were serving children with trauma from the south before October 7. Now they
are pressed to the limit serving children directly traumatized by the terrorist slaughter.
They also must replace their security fence with a wall as well as increase the number of
security personnel at the village. There will be chances to be a sponsor for this event.
For more information about Neve Hanna go to afnevehanna.org
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Sisterhood Corner
Sisterhood Shabbat
In a world where women’s rights are being denied, limited, controlled, and monitored, we had a chance
to celebrate and enjoy ourselves expressing our individuality in various ways, while leading Sisterhood
Shabbat service with all its parts, according to the conservative movement.
A little pizzazz added a flare by Alyson and Roz with their beautiful 20’s and
50’s hats, Edie and Nora with their tall striped and very colorful Dr. Seuss hats
and the rest of us, who wore a variety of hat styles or no hats at all. The Bima
was decorated with USA flags in Respect to Veterans on Veterans Day, and
Israeli flags - in support of Israel.
New beautiful catchy Shacharit tunes were introduced by Rachel Hutt and
Adon Olam was sung by Deana Stein. Elise Braverman-Plotkin, as the head
service leader (Rabbi role) added a special and current touch to the prayer for
Rosh Chodesh, correlating it to the emotional aspect of the war in Israel. The
meaningful D’var was delivered by Alice Schubach who dedicated it in memory
of her husband, Bob, gave much needed inspiration to us all.
The energy, content and flow of the service provided us a much needed safe space to pray together
especially during these rough times where we are getting singled out with hate. I wish I would get an
extra page to thank each and every person who had a role in the service. Kudos to all, new and
veterans!
A big shout out to the three amazing young women: Moriyah Roland, Liora Fieldman and Adina Gordon,
who, without hesitation, accepted my invitation to read Torah with only 7- 8 days of practice, wow!
An array of Israeli dishes, with the rich colors, flavors, and aroma, covered the long serving tables with
a diversified menu that left no one hungry.
Ruth Hatchuel, spoiled us with delicious cheese cakes and other sweets.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the service as well as helped with prep, decorations,
cooking, baking etc.
It certainly takes a village to make Sisterhood Shabbat
Happen and I am grateful to be part of this amazing
village, the CST Sisterhood!
COMING UP /SAVE THE DATE:
Game Night will be January 27, 2024
More details to follow.
Have a very happy Hanukkah,
Irit Rawraway
Sisterhood president
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Order your 2024 Mah Jongg Cards
A fundraiser supporting Sisterhood (with no extra cost to you).
Order for you, friends and family!
CST Sisterhood is now taking orders for the new 2024 cards
Standard card - $14 Large Print - $15
Please email Irit (gingit4@aol.com) with your order or drop off
a form in shul (no verbal requests please).
If ordering via email, please include: The name(s) of ordering
person(s), Mailing address, Email address (for non CST
members), Type of card(s) desired (Regular or large print),
and how many cards of each size.
The cards will be mailed directly to you from the league in late March.
Feel free to offer it to friends and family all over the country!
Order forms for your friends are available in the Office. Pre-payment Required.
CHECKS ONLY PLEASE: CST Sisterhood
26811 Fairmount Blvd
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
Join us for our December
Birthday Shabbat!
December 16
We will honor all those celebrating
a birthday inthe month
of December.
Chanukah Begins
at Sundown
on Thursday,
December 7.
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Save the Date! CST Chanukah Celebration
Open to the entire Congregation
Thursday, December 14, starting at 5:30pm
No RSVP required. Bring a hanukiah from home to light in the Atrium.
Songs and games and food and fun!
YP, Etc.
YP Hanukkah Party
December 9 | 7pm
Ethan & Rachael Krasnow’s home
Join us for latkes, stay for the fun!
Check the Whatsapp for more details and
RSVP by December 2 to Holly at 440-725-0467.
Be a part of a YP Events Committee!
Do you enjoy planning events, dreaming up fun things to do, and connecting with
others in our community? Holly is looking to put together a small committee to
help plan and engage others this year. If you’re interested in growing our already
awesome YP community, reach out to Holly Sukol via text or WhatsApp!
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Need Candles for your Chanukah Celebrations?
CANDLES FOR A CAUSE is back!
We brought back the two most popular styles from last year: Breast Cancer and
Autism Awareness. Chanukah Candles are available for purchase in the office
$15 per box or $25 for 2.
We ran out last year, so don’t miss out this year!
Multi-Colored Candles - Chanukah (Autism Awareness)
Pink Candles - Chanukah (Breast Cancer Awareness)
Limited Quantities.
A portion of the proceeds was already given by
the manufacturer to promote Autism Awareness and Breast Cancer Awareness.
Call the office or email Martha: Martha@shaareytikvah.org to reserve your box(es)
Please make checks out to Shaarey Tikvah. Thank you!
December Milestones
Adult Milestone Birthdays
Diane Burgin
Kiva Shtull
Laura Cohen
Mara Leventhal
Deborah Swisshelm
Neal Shapero
Leona Green
Debbie Rosen
Bonnie Pawelkiewicz
Joan Boyko
December Milestones
Children/Young Adult
Milestone Birthdays
Molly Rosen (25)
Gabriel Cohen (25)
Eliana Fieldman (15)
Eliana Parkin (10)
Milestone Anniversaries
None this month
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November Donations (as of 11/16/2023)
GENERAL FUND
In honor of:
LIORA FIELDMAN
BECOMING A BAT MITZVAH:
Doug & Gail Fox
GAYLE & BARRY SHAPIRO’S
50 TH ANNIVERSARY:
Roberta & Gary Kaplan
BIRTHDAYS OF: GAYLE
SHAPIRO, SUZANNE
SCHARFSTEIN, BETH
KURITZKY, KAREN SUTTON,
SHARI WOLF, NEIL
WAXMAN, ALICE CAHEN,
DAVID HUTT, YAFA
SILVERMAN, ISAAC
KIRSTEIN, JAKE GREEN,
GLENN STARKMAN, DIANE
ADELMAN, DAVID SINGER,
ABBY STADLIN, JEFF
COHEN: Roberta & Gary
Kaplan
BRYNNA FISH’S LEGACY
AWARD: Roberta & Gary
Kaplan, Richard Belkind
SHIRLEY EDELMAN’S 100 TH
BIRTHDAY: The Goldberg
Family
GAIL FOX’S (BELATED)
BIRTHDAY: Kevin & Lori
Nashban
In memory of:
ALLYN SOBEL: Joanie &
John Boyko, Andrea &
Robert Holzheimer, Debra &
Avi Weiss, Richard Belkind,
Doug & Gail Fox, Warren &
Zehava Sklar, Roberta &
Gary Kaplan, Laurel
Sheldon, Olga Goldstein,
Leonard & Barbara
Greenberg, Marilyn Oif, Lori
Weisman, The Goldberg
Family, Adam & Nancy
Levin, Julie & Michael
Millstein, Shalom Plotkin &
Elise Braverman-Plotkin
HY LEVEY: Debra & Avi
Weiss
DONALD WEINBERG:
Roberta & Gary Kaplan,
Richard Belkind
MELVYN SILVER: Rachel
Browner
ERNEST WALLACH, ERNEST
BOYCE, LORE WALLACH:
Steve & Miriam Boyce
In appreciation of:
AVI WEISS FOR HIS
GENEROSITY WITH SHAB-
BAT SNACKS FOR THE KIDS:
Rachel Hutt
KARSH (KAPLAN) JEWISH
SACRED MUSIC FUND
In honor of:
CANTOR GARY PALLER’S
BIRTHDAY: Roberta & Gary
Kaplan
KIDDUSH FUND
In honor of:
SHIRLEY EDELMAN’S 100 TH
BIRTHDAY: Warren &
Zehava Sklar
HENRY MARGOLIS
SYNAGOGUE SECURITY
FUND
In memory of:
ALLYN SOBEL: Maxine
Margolis
In honor of:
BARRY & GAYLE SHAPIRO’S
50 TH ANNIVERSARY:
Maxine Margolis
RUDY & JUDY MICHEL
CHILDREN’S FUND
In memory of:
JUDY MICHEL: Lisa & David
Michel
MEN’S CLUB
In memory of:
MORRIS (POPPOP) YAFFE:
Nikki Marks
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY
FUND:
In honor of:
HOLLY SUKOL’S BIRTHDAY:
Roberta & Gary Kaplan
RABBI ROLAND’S SUPPORT
TO OUR CST COMMUNITY
DURING THIS DIFFICULT
TIME: Alice Schubach
GEORGE & ANNA
BENEDIKT’S NEW
GRANDSON: Leona Green
ROXANNE SUKOL’S
BIRTHDAY: Roberta & Gary
Kaplan
DEBBIE & STEVE ROSEN’S
SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY:
Leona Green
BIRTHDAYS OF:
ROXANNE SUKOL, GARY
PALLER, JAKE GREEN, YAFA
SILVERMAN, GLENN
STARKMAN, ERIN HOPKINS,
ABBY STADLIN, KYLA
SCHNEIDER: Leona Green
ANNIVERSARIES OF:
STEVE & HARRIET
FRIEDMAN, JIM & GALE
JACOBSOHN, ED & JANET
KNEITEL: Leona Green
In memory of:
DONALD WEINBERG:
The Karp Family
RABBI JACOB & RITA
SHTULL ADULT EDUCATION
& PROGRAMMING FUND
In memory of:
ALLYN SOBEL: Debbe
Rabinowitz
In honor of:
KYLA SCHNEIDER’S
BIRTHDAY: Roberta & Gary
Kaplan
SISTERHOOD
In memory of:
BETTY ROTH: Rochelle
Solomon
JOSH STONE PLAY STATION
FUND
In memory of:
DON WEINBERG: Roz &
Pete Stone
In honor of:
LIORA FIELDMAN
BECOMING A BAT MITZVAH:
The Marks-Hutt Family
ZIMMERMAN SOCIAL HALL
FUND
In memory of:
ALLYN SOBEL: Joan
Wittenberg
YAHRZEIT DONATIONS
In memory of:
BRENDA BARBASH: Joanie
& John Boyko
DONALD BERMAN: Sharlet
Berman
IONA BOROFF: Barbie &
Randy Boroff
BARBARA EDELMAN: Amy &
Ted Einhorn
MIRIAM FRIEDLANDER:
Marty Kohn
PHILLIP GOODMAN: Alice
Schubach
SUSAN GREENBERG: The
Greenberg Family
ALIZA HATCHUEL: Ruth
Hatchuel
JACK & KATHERINE JACOBY:
Sharlet Berman
JACK KATZ: Heidi Katz
FLORENCE KENDIS: Jill
Pupa
MACE LEVIN: Nancy &
Adam Levin
ANNE LICHTSTERN: Elaine
Liston
MARTIN LISTON: Elaine
Liston
BARBARA LURIE: Nancy
Zimmerman
SOL E. PODOLSKY: Leona
Green
MATHILDA ROHRBACH:
Sandi & Burt Zucker &
Family
ARTHUR ROLAND: Sibyl &
Mark Roland
JEAN RONIN: Sharlet
Berman
MILDRED RUDOLPH: Leah
Epstein
TIBERIU SALAMON: Olga
Goldstein & Family
EMILY SATTIN: Markus
Lyytinen
PAULINE SCHUBACH: Alice
Schubach
EVETTE YEDID: Liz & Larry
Weiss

Shirley Edelman would like to extend a HUGE Heartfelt
thank you to everyone who helped celebrate her milestone
birthday and for the good wishes and donations sent
in honor of her 100th Birthday!
Photo Credits: Brynna Fish
Thank you to the Jewish Federation of Cleveland for organizing
buses for us to attend the March for Israel in DC on November 14.
Members of our small shul, large community were well represented at the event!
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Holiday Season Tzedakah Project
Help our local community at the
upcoming holiday season!
Join the Tzedakah group volunteering at the
Cleveland Food Bank’s Healthy Choice Food
Market. Several of us have already signed up
to work the 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm shift on
Thursday December 21, 2023. We are open to working the same shift
on Thursday December 28, 2023.
For more information, email Deborah Coleman at dacoleman418@gmail.com.
Midweek Mishnah
Wednesdays at 10 am
In person and on ZOOM
Adult Learners welcome.
No Hebrew Required.
Upcoming Pesukei Cafe
Saturday, December 2
Join us Shabbat Morning
for Pesukei Cafe! We will
meet at 9am in the Beit
Tefillah for hot drinks,
pastries, kibbitzing, and
15 minutes of singing
to greet the day!
https://zoom.us/j/695805248
The Affordable Housing Task Force (AHTF) is a local grassroots interfaith task force of
interested citizens passionate about seeing that all people have access to affordable
housing. Members are affiliated with seven congregations and community organizations.
We have now partnered with CMHA to fill a void in services. Members connect by
phone with families who have housing vouchers to assist in the
search for affordable housing. The interest of voucher holders in
receiving this service has increased rapidly. Free training is
provided by CMHA. This is an extremely exciting and valuable
volunteer opportunity.
Please contact Luisa Aviv at ahtf2023@gmail.com for information.
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CST Virtual Holiday Auction 2023
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s
auction. With your bids, we raised $6,425.
Dear Friends,
Thank you to all of you who supported our auction by donating items, and by
bidding and buying. Our little committee (Roz Stone, Laurie Starner, Gayle
Shapiro, Debbie, Martha and Doug Fox, photographer) worked hard to make it
all happen.
While the total raised this year was short of our goal, we had fun and know the
profits will be put to good use.
Think about joining “the fun” next year!
Elisabeth C. Plax
Committee chair
Consider sponsoring a lunch in your Birthday month or,
simply, contributing to the lunch in honor of someone (even
yourself!) with a small (or large) cash donation.
Always want lox ($100) or brownies ($50)
or Mitchell’s Ice Cream ($350) on your birthday?
Contact Martha for specific pricing.
Martha@shaareytikvah.org OR (216) 765-8300 ext. 101
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December Yahrzeits
Dec 2 - Dec 8
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 *
Florence Kendis
Esther Lewis
Arthur Maas *
Judy Michel *
Al Nash *
Marvin Paller
Jacob Porjes *
Arthur Roland
Pauline Schubach *
Harriet-Carole Senturia *
Sydney Shapiro
Jessie Silbiger *
Clive Sinoff
Julius Wurzman *
Dec 9 - Dec 15
Bob Cahen *
Elise Chanteau
Faye Cohen
Mordecai Eliyahu *
Jerome Estrin *
Phillip Goodman *
Susan Greenberg
Aliza Hatchuel
Ella Heinbach *
Morris Leavitt *
Martin Liston
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
Annette Szabo *
Max Weiner *
Leonard Weissman
Fanny Wertheim
Max Winick *
Morris (Poppop) Yaffe
Dec 16 - Dec 22
Paul Adler *
Sylvetta Asadow
Ruth M. Baer *
Ruth Burko
Mollie Chenchinsky
Phil Cowley
Erna Einstein *
Elsie Farber
Herman Geltman *
Martha Gompertz *
Richard Gompertz *
Adam Green
Katherine Jacoby
Arthur L. Kaplan *
Bruce Kaplan
Herbert Kaplan
Siegfried Kleeberg *
Yetta Kutash *
Al Linsky *
Frank Loeb *
Arlene Lombardy *
Noah Marks
Rabbi Irving Miller
Dov Milner
Marvin Pollack
Phillip Rauss
Irene Satin
Elaine Jackson Stack
Sylva Stern
Lillian Weinberg *
Jane Wertheim
Walter Wertheim
Renee Yaspan *
Justin Zimmerman *
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Dec 23 - Dec 29
Ben Adelman
Florence Alpert
Joe Attenson *
Marcia Bachrach
Henry Bildstein *
John J. Boyko *
Mary Cantor
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 *
Maria Lola Malcmacher
Jacob Louis Schlachet *
Howard Schoenfeld
Bernard Shipper
Sol Simon *
Nelly Spiegler
Harry Steiger
Bertha Strauss *
Karen Szabo
David Warner
Florence Wise *
Dec 30 - Jan 5
Eva Beckerman *
Sam Berry *
Shirley Brick
Isaak Briskin
Rachel Cozen
Emery Daniel *
Hilda Eisenberg *
Sadie Gladstone
Max Goldsmith *
Fred Goodman *
Esther Hausman *
Martin Hutt *
Emilia Keller *
Arnold Levy *
Anne Lichtstern
Morry Malcmacher
Moses Marcovitch *
Harold Margolin
Bernard Portnoy
Lee Richter
Sally Roland
Esther Rosenberg
Gustav Schubach *
Ruth Scolnick
Rosa Shartenberg
Bruce Howard Shipper
William Silverman
Celia Sobel
Samuil Vikhman
Paul Wertheimer *
* indicates memorial
nameplate

Remember your deceased loved ones by purchasing a bronze plaque for
the memorial boards in the back of the sanctuary. You do not need to have been a
CST member to be added to our walls of remembrance.
Also, adding a brass Simcha leaf to the boards in the hallway is a
beautiful way to celebrate a birth, a B’nai Mitzvah, a “Thank You”,
a Milestone Birthday, an Anniversary, or other life cycle event.
Contact the office to purchase a plaque or leaf at 216-765-8300 ext. 101 or
martha@shaareytikvah.org
Sending our deepest Condolences to:
Tyler Grasee (Jake Green) on the passing of
his beloved grandmother, Diana Grasee,
On November 1, 2023.
Have you been enjoying our weekly
Shabbat lunches after services?
We need your help to continue this lovely tradition.
Celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or other special
occasion, or commemorate the Yahrzeit of a loved
one, by sponsoring a Shabbat lunch. See weekly
email for the link to SIGN-UP GENIUS, or contact
the office. Someone will contact you to confirm
dates and pricing. Thanks!
CST sells burial plots at
Mount Olive Cemetery and at
Zion Memorial Park.
If you would like more
Information, please contact
Martha in the office.
216-765-8300 x 101
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CST Celebrations!
Mazal Tov to the Smith Family
Eli Smith will become a
Bar Mitzvah on December 9, 2023
Eli will be called to the torah as a Bar Mitzvah on
December 9. He is the son of Matthew and Rebecca
Smith and brother to Bryna and Simon. He attends
Gross Schechter Day School where he plays soccer
and basketball for the Schechter Sharks. Eli’s home
away from home is Camp Kawaga in Minocqua,
Wisconsin, where he is better known as “Smitty.”
Eli’s easy going attitude enables him to remain a
loyal Cleveland Browns fan and enjoy many hobbies,
from flag football to water skiing to skateboarding.
He is excited to share his day with family, friends,
and the CST community.
Mazal Tov to George & Anna Benedikt
On the birth of their new grandson
Caleb Raphael Benedikt
Born October 27, 2023
in Boston
Mazal Tov to the Portnoy Family!
Ron and Shelly Portnoy are excited to
announce the engagement of their
Daughter, Edie, to Michael Feder
of Chicago, IL.
Join our beloved
Leona Green
on Shabbat,
December 23,
as she celebrates
her 90th Birthday
with a Kiddush
luncheon open to
the entire CST Community (and
friends)!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
LEONA!
A May wedding is planned.
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Weekly Shabbat Services
In Person in the Sanctuary
Saturday Mornings at 9:00 am
Enter through SOUTH (Atrium) Doors.
NOTE: The beautiful Shaarey Tikvah-branded nametags we
used as our High Holiday tickets should also be used on all Shabbatot.
Pick up in the Atrium and return after services or hold on to for the next week.
Kiddush lunches after Shabbat Services.
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If you are unable to join us in person for Shabbat Services, please join us virtually!
Virtual Services Links
9:00am - Saturday morning Shabbat Services via Live Stream
http://www.shaareytikvah.org/pray/livestream/
Please contact the office prior to Shabbat
for the password to the Saturday morning Live Stream
If you have any questions please reach out to Debbie at 216-765-8300 x.100
or debbie@shaareytikvah.org
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NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
CLEVELAND, OHIO
PERMIT NO. 2978
December 2023
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
9:00am Pseuki Café
9am Shabbat Services
In person and Livestreamed
3 4 5 6
10:00am Midweek
Mishnah
7
First Night of
Chanukah
7:30pm Executive
Committee Meeting
8
Chanukah
9 Chanukah
9am Shabbat Services
In person and Livestreamed
Eli Smith Bar Mitzvah
7pm YP, Etc. Chanukah Party
10
Chanukah
11
Chanukah
12
Chanukah
13
Chanukah
10:00am Midweek
Mishnah
14
Chanukah
5:30pm
Shaarey Tikvah
Chanukah Party
15
Last Day of Chanukah
16
9am Shabbat Services
In person and Livestreamed
BIRTHDAY SHABBAT
17
10am Men’s Club
Breakfast with “The
next generation:”
talking about Israel
18 19 20
10:00am Midweek
Mishnah
21
7:30PM Board
Meeting
22 23
9am Shabbat Services
In person and Livestreamed
Leona Green 90th Birthday
Kiddush
24 25
Christmas Day
Office closed
26 27
10:00am Midweek
Mishnah
28 29 30
9am Shabbat Services
In person and Livestreamed
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