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The IsraeLight 


Feathers Fly as TINT Holds Its First 

“Best Chicken Soup” Contest! 

Joy Gray wins the coveted Golden Ladle Award! 

The best way to start Shabbat? With chicken soup! Rabbi Matt‘s idea for a 

chicken soup competition was a huge success on February 25th. Cooks: 

Aliza Baden, Ashley Bailey, Robin 

Baker, Keith Gisser, Joy Gray, 

Audrey Heller, Alan Miner, Jaren 

Philleo, Wendy Weinberg. 

Judges (from left: Bret Lipton, Marcia Gisser, Marilyn Ettinger, 

Rick Brown and Rabbi Fred Eisenberg. 

Check out our website at www.tintcleveland.org 

March/April 2011 

Adar II/Nisan 5771 

Volume 25 Number 3 

DRESS UP 

for 

PURIM! 

On Sunday, March 20, we 

will celebrate Purim. We encourage 

students -- parents, too -- to dress in 

costumes related to Purim, if possible.School 

begins, as usual, at 9:00 

a.m. We will sing Purim Shpiel 

songs, read Megillah, have a Costume 

Parade, eat Hamantaschen, and enjoy 

our annual 

Purim Carnival. 

The Carnival should begin about 

10:30 a.m. All Carnival proceeds will 

go toward our $1,200 pledge to the 

Israel Guide Dog Center. 

Mrs. Madden needs 

several adults to help 

with the Carnival. 

Please call the temple 

office to volunteer. 

Tommy & Chuck 

Grieshammer 

March/April 2011 � Adar II/Nisan 5771 1

Rabbi’s Message 


We recite the following prayer on Purim and Chanukah: 

―We give thanks for the redeeming wonders and mighty 

deeds by which, at this season, our people were saved in 

days of old.‖ It is called Al Ha-Nisim which thanks God 

for the nisim (miracles) by which our people were saved in 

days of old. Strangely enough, we recite Al Ha-Nisim on 

holidays when God‘s intervention seems to have been 

completely absent. Consider Purim. Do you know the 

only book in the Hebrew Bible which does not mention God even once? It is 

the book of Esther. And what about Chanukah? No sea was parted for the 

Macabees and God did not drown the Syrian army. Chanukah was predominantly 

a military struggle with defeats and successes, reversals and battles 

won. 

And yet, on Purim and Chanukah we recite Al Ha-Nisim. Why are the 

events of Chanukah and Purim called nisim (miracles) and the redemptive 

events of Pesach are not? 

Put briefly, for a supernatural God to perform supernatural acts is natural. 

That's what it means to be God. Alternatively, a miracle is when human 

beings, who have exhausted the limits of their strength and spirit, manage to 

sacrifice for an ideal. The nes (miracle) is when we muster the strength and 

determination to achieve the seemingly impossible. A miracle happens when 

individuals like Esther and Mordechai, or Mattithius and Judah, emerge triumphant 

over attempts of annihilation and they do so with their faith intact. 

As a congregation, we will celebrate Purim on Sunday morning, March 

20. We will begin at 9:00 a.m. with a few Purim Shpiel songs, Megillah reading, 

loads of noisemaking, our Purim Carnival and lots of Hamentaschen. 

Dress in a costume...remember this holiday is for everyone! Bring a 

few extra ―shekels‖ for the Carnival, tzedakah, and goodies. 

In preparation, here are... The Top Ten Reasons To Celebrate Purim: 

10. I can make ‗lots‘ of noise and people will be happy about it. 

9. Levity is not reserved for the Levites. 

8. With a bad hair day you are half way to a good costume! 

7. Chanukah, Chanuka, Hanuka, Hanukkah? Purim is easier to spell! 

6. Finally, people will appreciate it when I act a little meshugenah. 

5. Making a grogger takes much less time than building a sukkah. 

4. It is a testament to Jewish patience. Esther won the beauty contest in Shushan 

and it was only another 2600 years until 1945 when Bess Myerson became 

the first Jewess to become Miss America. 

3. We won, let‘s eat. Mordechai and the Jews - 1, Haman and his lot - 0. 

2. No protective goggles needed. No one gets poked in the eye by a lulav. 

1. No dieting allowed, eat as many hamentaschen as you like! 

Continued on page 6 

Temple Office Phone: 

(440) 473-5120 

Office Fax: (440) 646-9585 

Website: www.tintcleveland.org 

Rabbi Matthew J. Eisenberg 

RabbiMJE3@tintcleveland.org 

Founding Rabbi Emeritus: 

Frederick A. Eisenberg 

Ephrimat@aol.com 

Administrator: Wendy Weinberg 

tint@tintcleveland.org 

Cantoral Soloist: Rachel Eisenberg 

Executive Board: 

President: Rick Brown 

V.P. Administration: Mitch Yelsky 

V.P. Development: Pat Moore 

V.P. Religious Practices: Joy Gray 

Secretary: Linda McMullen 

Treasurer: Steve Newman 

Member-at-Large: Alan Fox 

Committee Chairs: 

Adult Education: Joy Gray 

College: Becki Gisser 

Marketing: Linda McMullen 

Rebuilding the House: Doug Wieder 

Tereumah: Judy Aplis 

Social Action: Peter Freimark 

IsraeLight Staff: 

Editor: Linda McMullen 

Content Contributors: Wendy 

Weinberg, Rabbi Matt Eisenberg, 

Alan Miner 

Advertising: Wendy Weinberg 

Photos: Michael Horvat 

TINT Mission Statement 

Temple Israel Ner Tamid is predicated 

on the belief that the creation and 

establishment of a congregation 

dedicated to the needs of Jewish people 

provides the environment necessary for 

the accomplishment of our purposes: the 

study, understanding and practice of 

Liberal Judaism warm to tradition amid 

an atmosphere of friendship and 

fellowship so that each individual 

member can develop the desire and have 

the ability to lead a meaningful Jewish 

life. We are dedicated to promoting and 

maintaining family involvement in a 

Jewish life through total commitment to 

family participation. 

2 March/April 2011 � Adar II/Nisan 5771

Thank you Oneg and 

Bima Flower Sponsors! 

January 28 th – Oneg sponsored by 

Sanford & Harriett Scott in honor of 

their anniversary 

March 4 th - Oneg sponsored by 

Jan Tucker in honor of her adult 

Bat Mitzvah 

March 11 th – Joanne Guerra in 

memory of her father David Kwait 

March 25 th – Tibor & Hannah 

Szabo in honor of their anniversary 

April 1 st – The Strom/Wren family 

in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of 

Noah Wren 

April 29 th – The Levy family in 

honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Josh 

Levy 

If you would like to sponsor an oneg 

or have flowers for any special occasion, 

such as a birthday or anniversary, 

please call the temple office at 

440-473-5120. 

Beautiful Seder plates, hostess gifts, 

even fun things to liven up your table. 

Coming soon: Kosher for Passover 

chocolate Seder plates! 

TINT‘s gift shop is open Sundays 

9am-12 pm when religious school is 

in session, and Friday nights before 

and after services. 


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SAVE THE DATE! 

Monday, March 7th BLT (Begin Learning Torah) with Rabbi Matt 

First 2 Mondays of every month starting at 10:30 a.m. 

Next dates: March 14th, April 4th, April 11th, May 2nd, May 9th 

Wed., March 16th 7:00 pm Cleveland’s Funniest Rabbi 

Cheer on Rabbi Matt as the Maltz Museum holds its first every stand-up 

comedy competition for the area’s rabbinical corps! Tickets are $15 and 

available at the Temple office. 

Sunday, March 20th 9:00 a.m. Purim Shpiel, Megillah Reading 

and Carnival 

Oneg sponsored by the Eisenberg family. 

Tuesday, March 22nd 4:00 p.m. Preparing/Serving Dinner at St. Al’s 

Also April 19th, May 24th 

Friday, April 1st 11-11:30 a.m. First Fridays with the Rabbi 

Bring infants, children and grandchildren. May 6th 

Tuesday, April 19th 5:30 p.m. 2nd Night Congregational Seder 

Reservations REQUIRED; no walk-ins. See page 5 for details. 

MITZVAH OF THE MONTH 

5771 

Cut this list out, post it on your refrigerator or take it with 

you whenever you shop. See a bargain? Buy it now for any 

of these “Mitzvah of the Month” needs. 

Peanut butter and jelly are needed every month, as 

well as quart-sized zip-top bags for sandwiches. 

March: Passover products for Hebrew Shelter Home 

April: Children’s new and gently used books 

May: Dental products (toothpaste, brushes, etc.) 

June: Any size toiletries (shampoos, first aid items, soap, etc.) 


Mazel Tov - To US! 


Match Grant Sets TINT-ers on Fire. 

$ 30K Raised in Under 30 Days! 

A message from Rick Brown, President, Temple Israel Ner Tamid: 

In December 2010, our congregation was given a challenge. A single, anonymous donor was willing to match, dollar-for 

-dollar, contributions up to $30,000 made by the end of January 2011 — effectively totaling $60,000.00. This amount 

would be enough to completely retire the debt from the Rebuilding The House campaign. 

Well, you did it and then some! By February 1 st , the total raised by 87 congregants - nearly 30% of our members - stood 

at $31,250. This allowed our extremely generous contributor to add $30,000.00 to the total. Treasurer Steve Newman has 

written the final check to the bank eliminating our loan obligation. 

Please do remember, if you still owe contributions based on previous Terumah - Rebuilding The House pledges, those 

monies are still being collected and are NOT factored into the numbers above. All are welcome to attend the "mortgage 

burning celebration" on May 22 nd during the Religious School end-of-year picnic. 

We could not have done this without a benefactor willing to contribute so significantly to our community. Nor could we 

have done it without the contributions of all those named below. Congratulation and thanks to all who contributed. 

American Diversified 

Anonymous 

Janice Apple 

Judy & Irv Aplis 

Stephanie & Steve Baden 

Bart & Priscilla Baker 

Robin & Stan Baker 

Jeanine Balin 

Nadine Bendycki – in memory of Lester & 

Luisa Adelson 

Jonathan & Laurie Berrie 

Morris & Hilda Blatt 

Ken & Sheila Bossin – in memory of Mack 

& Estelle Bossin and Warren & Anne 

Goldstock 

Howard & Mary Brondfield – in memory of 

Eunice Brondfield 

Rick Brown & Ketti Finneran 

Sam Burke 

Marty & Jan Bursky 

Arlene & Steve Comet – in memory of 

parents Harry & Sally Krieger 

Max Edelman 

Elizabeth Eisenberg 

Rabbi Matt & Pat Eisenberg 

Merle & Marilyn Ettinger 

Don & Barbara Ettkin 

Joe & Claire Feigeles 

Alan & Diane Fox 

Sid & Janet Fox 

Richard & Lynda Freedman 

Felix & Elina Gen 

Marvin & Marcia Gisser – honor of 

Marcia’s milestone birthday 

Joy & Marv Gray 

Sue & Chuck Grieshammer 

Natalie Goodman – in honor of Rabbi Matt 

Eugene & Eileen Gordon 

Judith Guzik 

Andy Haas – in memory of Edward & 

Beatrice Haas 

Davida Howard 

Bernice Kain – in honor of great-grandchildren, 

Milo & Lena Carlton, Maizie Kain 

Eunice Kalina – in honor of Max Edelman 

Anonymous 

Annmarie Kaspy 

Carole Kass 

Ruth Kass 

Max & Velma Kurtz 

Esther LeBois – in memory of Max LeBois 

Ben & Jill Ledsky 

Jordan & Ann Levy 

Herbert Luxenburg – in memory of Tricia 

Luxenburg 

Claudia Madden 

Michael & Lynne Madden 

Alison & Terry McBrady 

Linda McMullen – in memory of Rich McMullen 

Cher Miles – in memory of Suzanne 

Marshall & Leonard Marshall 

Allan Miner – in honor of parents Jack & 

Pearl Miner 

Jack & Pearl Miner – in memory of Sol & 

Mary Miner and Ida & Harry Joseph 

Michael Mitchell 

Anonymous 

Leonard & Carole Naft 

Rita Nagusky 

Steve & Janet Newman 

Iris & Mort November – in honor of Rabbi 

Fred & Helen Eisenberg 

Phil & Karen Ozan 

Harvey & Hilda Palchick 

Don & Shelly Plasco 

Stan & Ruthie Raskin 

Marc & Jackie Robbins 

Leo & Judy Rosen 

Ronda & Bob Rosenstein 

Barry & Sue Rubin – in memory of Sam & 

Sally Rubin 

Larry & Susan Scheps 

Carol Schoenewald 

Marv & Elaine Setnik 

Leonard & Joan Signer – in honor of 

grandchildren Lily Anne DeYoung, 

Samuel Aiden DeYoung, Miles Garson 

Signer & Sylvie Garson Signer 

Judy Simkow 

Paul & Kim Singerman 

Jerry & Susie Strom 

Robert & Babe Tolin – in honor of Rabbi 

Fred’s 80 th birthday 

Vadim Tsing 

James Unger - in memory of cousins 

Avram & Zelig Unger 

Ron & Annette Wakser 

Sue Weber – in memory of Sig Edelman 

Anonymous 

Wendy & David Weinberg 

Frank & Phyllis Weiss – in memory of 

Lewis Rakusin 

Doug & Arlene Wieder 

Randy & Stephanie Weltman 

Harvey & Judy Wiseberg 

Mitch & Fanette Yelsky 

Sanford & Sally Ziff – in honor of Sanford’s 

85 th birthday 



Join us! Temple Israel Ner Tamid’s 

2 nd Night 

Congregational Seder 

Tuesday, April 19 th � 5:30 p.m. 

New this year: Brisket Dinner made by Landerhaven! 

$ 32 (adults; $10 kids under 10; under 2, free) 

� Ceremonial Foods (charoset, eggs, 

bitter herbs, matzah, wine, etc.) 

� Chicken Soup with Matzah Balls 

� Roast Brisket of Beef 

� Potato Kugel 

Our family-style dinner includes: 

Do you have a soup tureen or serving platters? Please bring them to TINT before 

the seder (label them first) so we can use them for your table. 

Please fill out this form and bring it to Wendy NO LATER THAN 4/11/11 with your check. 

ADVANCED RESERVATIONS ONLY; NO WALK-INS! 

� Carrot Tzimmes 

� Green Beans with Pimento 

� Beverages (wine, grape juice, water, 

coffee, tea) 

� Dessert Tray 

Name _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Phone Number ________________________________ Email _______________________________________________ 

The following families will be attending under my name: __________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

# of ADULT (11 and over) ________ @ $32.00 each = __________ 

# of CHILDREN ________ @ $10.00 each = __________ 

# of CHILDREN 2 & under ________ FREE 

Total amount enclosed $ ______________ 

Make checks out to Temple Israel Ner Tamid 


Rabbi’s Message from page 2 

Join us to ―boo‖ Haman and 

cheer for Esther and Mordechai on 

March 20. Also, think ahead to the 

congregational Seder, Tuesday, 

April 19 at 5:30 p.m. As usual, our 

congregational seder is the 2nd 

night. 

―Marbim besimcha,‖ may your 

―joy be increased‖ in the month of 

Adar during which we celebrate Purim. 

Kol tuv v‘shalom, 


Congratulations to our Newest 

B’nai Mitzvah! 

Jan Tucker 

Jan is a longtime teacher in 

our religious school. She is approaching 

a milestone 60 th birthday 

and wanted to mark it by becoming 

an adult Bat 

Mitzvah. 

―I wanted to do 

something meaningful 

and I wanted to 

be an example for 

my students. It is a 

great way to keep up my Hebrew. 

And it is an honor to read 

from the Torah. The rabbi and I 

have had many discussions on the 

Torah portion and I have learned 

a lot through the months.‖ 

Everyone is invited to come 

and celebrate with Jan as she becomes 

an adult Bat Mitzvah on 

Friday, March 4, 2011. Mazel 

Tov, Jan! 

Noah Wren 

Noah is a seventh grader at 

Solon Middle School. His favorite 

subjects are Social Studies 

and Science. Noah loves to play 

baseball and soccer. He is an 

utility player which means he has 

the skills to play anywhere, in 

baseball and in soccer. Baseball 

season starts right after the Bar 

Mitzvah... that‘s great timing. 

Why become a Bar Mitvah? 

Noah answered, ―it‘s a tradition 

in my family and I 

want to keep it 

going.‖ 

Mazel Tov to 

Noach, his parents 

Amy and Bob, his 

brother Trevor, his 

grandparents Susie 

and Jerry Strom, and the rest of 

his extended family. He will be 

called to the Torah, Friday April 

1, 2011. Everyone is invited to 

come and share this simcha with 

his family. 

Joshua Levy 

Josh is a seventh grader at 

LaMuth Middle School in Painesville 

Township. His favorite subjects 

are math and 

science… lunch 

too. He plays saxophone 

in the 

school band. For 

the past two years, 

he has played 

Hatikvah with his 

classmates, at the 

conclusion of religious school 

each week. 

Joshua is looking forward to 

reading from the Torah and sharing 

this joyous occasion with 

family and friends. 

Mazel Tov to Yehoshua and 

his parents, Ann and Jordan, and 

his brothers Noah and Zachary. 

The congregation is invited to 

join the celebration at services, 

Friday, April 29, 2011. 



Religious School Chadashot (News) 

from Rabbi Matt 

This school year, all of our Religious School Tzedakah is 

being donated to the Israel Guide Dog Center for the 

Blind. We pledged a gift of $1200. So far we have 

raised $500. At the end of February, Mr. Peter Freimark 

went to Israel to do acts of Tzedakah. He took a $500 

check with him to give to the Guide Dog Center. 

Confirmation Class Retreat 

Thank you to the Steve and 

Stephanie Baden for graciously 

hosting the Confirmation 

Retreat, February 25- 

26. Left to right: Alex Weinberg, 

Trevor Wren, Samantha 

Bailey, Izzy Baden, Miranda 

Vanek, Nita Weltman, Rabbi 

Matt. Not pictured: Jacob 

Yelsky. 

The St. Aloysius Christmas 

dinner was sponsored 

by the Forest City 

Masonic Lodge's generous 

$600 donation. We 

thank the Lodge. 

Helping out: (left to 

right) Joshua, Noah and 

Zachary Levy. 

Learning about 

Shabbat 

On Sunday, February 27th, students 

and parents held their own Shabbat 

―dinner‖ with blessings, candle, and 

of course, food! Perach Kodish, our 

―One Room Schoolhouse‖ Hebrew 

coordinator, organized the program 

with teachers Wendy Rosett, Cantor 

Josefovitz, and Liz Fertel. 



Special Deliveries: How 200 PB&J Sandwiches 

Get from TINT to the Hungry Every Friday Night 

By Allan Miner 

Did you know that in addition to our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, TINT volunteers hand out food donated by 

Panera’s and Chick-Fil-A. Here is a typical Friday night route: 

After the sandwiches are made every Friday after services, we have two Panera‘s Bread pick-ups to make: one at Harvard 

Park and one at Wilson Mills. This requires two people in separate cars to split this task. Normally, Peter Freimark 

will get the Harvard Park donation and take this with some PB&J boxes separately to The Edward Keating Center on W. 

117 th Street and Carbon Avenue. 

If Peter isn‘t around, then TJ Summers goes to Harvard Park, we meet at the Wilson Mills Panera‘s to consolidate the 

donations and boxes of PB&J for the trip downtown for street distribution. We take the Shoreway to the W. 28 th St. exit 

where we begin to distributive to the people on the street. In the winter, we are providing coats and blankets to anyone 

who is in need. In all seasons we hand out bottles of water. 

We start on West 25 th at St. Malachi Center, where there are usually around 5-7 people around the buildings. We then 

take the Detroit/Superior Bridge to W. 9 th where there is a regular recipient wrapped in plastic in a corner doorway; there 

we drop off sandwiches and water. Next, we make our way around 

Public Square, where there are usually 5-7 people waiting. We politely 

ask them if they need a sandwich; water is often requested here. 

The Old Stone Church usually has a person on the steps that regularly 

accepts sandwiches and water. We scan this area thoroughly. We then 

go to the area around St. Clair and E. 9 th St where there are 3-4 people 

in a recessed doorway. Just around the corner there is usually some 

one, but not always the same person, on the grating. We travel E. 12 th 

Street looking under the benches installed there and in the bus shelters. 

We run by the Greyhound station and the adjacent parking lot 

and provide sandwiches to all who want them. We go to the Bishop T 

Cosgrove building where there are usually people camped out on the 

sidewalk or wrapped in blankets in the bus shelter. On E. 30 th St and 

Payne Avenue, we drop off some of the Panera‘s and sandwiches, at 

the Norma Herr Women‘s Center. If we have the energy, we go down 

Superior to E. 40 th and then back up toward E 20 th Street on St. Clair. 

Men are allowed in the shelter at 4:00 pm but we find them in the surrounding areas around Lakeside Avenue where 

people congregate, sleeping on pallets and sitting on the sidewalks and steps of various buildings. They are grateful for 

the sandwiches and water. We drop off whatever we have left at the Lutheran Ministries Men‘s Shelter at 2100 Lakeside 

Avenue. They get breakfast before they leave in the morning. 

We also take donations from Panera‘s and/or Chick-Fil-A to the Casa Alma Center at 3387 Fulton Avenue run by a west 

side Hispanic non-profit group known as UMADOT. 

This route starts at around 10:20pm (we have to wait for Panera‘s to close) and we get back to the Temple parking lot at 

around 12:30 every Friday. The regulars who always are performing this Tzedakah are: Peter Freimark, TJ Summers, 



PB&J from page 8 


Brent Lipton, myself and now we have had Rabbi Matt, Becki Gisser, Larry Heller and Diane coming along on the trip. 

When I can not be there TJ, Peter, or now Larry Heller will drive. 

If you would like to help out, just come to services on Fridays. Also, you can call the temple office. 

Thank you, 

The T.I.N.T Social Action Committee 

Allan, TJ, Peter, Brent 

Adult Education for March & April 

Bagels & Bible Sundays when Religious School is in session. 10:15-11:15 a.m. 

The History and Influence of Jewish Music from Psalms to Leonard Bernstein. 

Taught by Rabbi Fred Eisenberg. 

Feast of Judaism Wednesdays in Spring 7:30-9:30 p.m. 

6 session course taught by Rabbi Matt Eisenberg. 

This course focuses on the calendar, holidays and life cycle events. 

Women’s Torah Study Thursdays (1 st and 3 rd of the month) 7:00-8:30 p.m. 

Taught by Rabbi Lauren Werber, verse by verse. WTS is in the book of Numbers. 

Begin Learning Torah (BLT) First 2 Mondays of the month 10:30-11:30 a.m. 

Learn Torah with Rabbi Matt 

March 2011 

Wed 2 Rabbi MJE Feast session 1 

Thurs 3 Rabbi LW Women‘s Torah Study 

Sun 6 Davida Howard Bagels & Bible Jewish Law vs. Tradition 

(part 2) Jewish Sex 

Mon 7 Rabbi MJE BLT Begin Learning Torah 


Sun 13 Rabbi FAE Bagels & Bible The Ascent of Man 



Sun 20 NO Bagels & Bible Megillah & Purim Carnival 




April 2011 






Sun 17 Davida Howard Bagels & Bible Jewish Law vs Tradition 

part 2) Jewish Sex 




Happy March Birthdays to… 

2 Kristen Bell, Kyle Gisser, 

Steven Newman 

4 Richard Freedman, Max Kurtz 

6 Wendy Cantor Dobo, Sam 

Cohen 

8 Jonathan Berrie, Joseph 

Feigeles, Wayne Kawalek, 

Phyllis Weiss 

9 Craig Appell, Kim Singerman, 

Doug Wieder 

10 Fred Gunn, Lynn Lustig, Emily 

Lynette 

11 Brian Barrett, Elijah Kriwinsky 

12 Monique Kawalek, Bryan 

Lever, Larry Scheps 

13 Robin Leuchtag, Sarah Ungar 

14 Richard Berkowitz, Errol Brick 

17 Zackary Madden 

18 Lenny Derin, Philip Ozan, Irene 

Weiner 

21 Marc Roeder 

23 Zachary Kumin, Jerome Rippin, 

Rosella Rosenberg 

25 Louis Weisman 

26 Jeffrey Mayers 

27 Emily Axel, Katherine Ungar 

29 Kevin Snader 

30 Steve Derin, David Najfach 

31 Bev Lurie 


Simchas! 

Happy April Birthdays to... 

1 Hilda Blatt, Pat Eisenberg, 

Michael Lustig, Susan Scheps, 

Noah Wren 

4 Arlene Cook 

6 Terrence McBrady, Elizabeth 

Stark 

7 Haley Glassman, Stephanie 

Glassman 

9 Renee Diamond, Bernice Kain, 

Rob Risman 

11 Stephen Peshek 

13 Leonard Signer 

15 Jeffrey Toppston, Susan Weber 

16 Nancy Michelson 

17 Carol Droe, Dale Kaufman 

18 Paul Goldstein, Jennifer 

Rosenstein 

19 Barbara Ettkin 

20 Amelia Perry, Richard Sims 

23 Richard Goldsmith 

24 Jan Bursky, Eugene Gordon, 

Donna Wallenstein 

25 Marvin Epstein, Ellie Goldstein 

27 Marcy Kaufman, Jackie Robbins 

28 Jennifer Guerra, Barbara Sofer, 

TJ Summers 

29 Natalie Goodman 

Please join us at 

Shabbat Services... 

...on the last FRIDAY of the 

month for BIRTHDAY and 

ANNIVERSARY BLESSINGS 

(and cake!). 

Happy March 

Anniversary to… 

2 Howard & Sheila 

Leuchtag 

3 Stan & Ruthie Raskin 

5 Steve & Janet Edelman, Max & 

Velma Kurtz 

11 Leonard & Carole Naft 

13 Anthony & Michelle Madden 

18 Mitchell & Fanette Yelsky 

20 Allen & Denise Gold 

21 Morris & Hilda Blatt, Ben & Jill 

Ledsky 

29 Tibor & Hannah Szabo 

Happy April Anniversary to… 

3 Sidney & Janet Fox 

6 Jack & Pearl Miner 

7 Robert & Lenore November 

11 Christopher & Emily Lynette 

13 George & Martha Glauber, Ira & 

Elaine Lapine, Marc & Jackie 

Robbins 

16 Spencer & Roberta Jaffe, 

Sanford & Marsha Mintz 

17 Michael & Diane Axel 

24 Don & Shelly Plasco 

28 Brian & Denise Butvin, Michael 

& Lynn Kumin 

29 Ron & Sheila Derrwaldt 

30 Paul & Kim Singerman 

Chaim Yankel, the fattest man in Chelm went to see his doctor for a check up. Dr. Epstein told Chaim Yankel 

that he needed to lose weight immediately, and the best way to do it would be for him to start running seven 

miles a day. 

Chaim Yankel followed Dr. Epstein’s advice, and it seemed to be working. After only 40 days 

he had lost over 30 pounds. Chaim Yankel phoned Dr. Epstein and thanked him very much for 

the excellent advice. But at the end of the conversation, 

Chaim Yankel said, “Doctor, I just have one more question. How do I get home, now that I am 

280 miles away from home?" 


Donations may be made to: 

� Belman Scholarship Fund 

� Bima Fund 

� Building Fund 

� Chapel Education Fund 

� Emily Goldsmith Memorial Fund 

� Mack & Estelle Bossin Library Fund 

� Hunger Fund 

Chapel Ed Fund 

� Carol & Robert Weitzner in memory of Sam Sustin & 

Arthur Weitzner 

� Joy Gray in memory of Marjorie Aronson Marks & 

Malcolm J. Marks 

� Phil Hart in memory of Anna Hart 

� Meg Cole in memory of Monroe Cole 

� Marian Tolin in memory of Ben Adelman 

� Bea Mitchell in memory of Manuel Rock 

� Laurel & Jonathan Berrie in memory of Elmer Timen & 

Elizabeth Berrie 

� Velma Kurtz in memory of Susan Fix, Elizabeth 

Spinnler & Joseph Kopcsik 

� Esther LeBois in memory of Max LeBois 

� Rose Rudnick in memory of Leon Rudnick 

� Jane York in memory of Louise Fertel 

� Thomas Severovich in memory of Jennie Severovich 

� Stark Family in memory of Mae Stark 

� John Kovan in memory of Bernice Kovan 

� Janice Apple in memory of Robert Apple 

� Gert Kades in memory of Alice Putterman 

� Eileen Stolarsky in memory of Harry Katz 

� Rabbi Matt Eisenberg in memory of Elan Ramon 

� Ira & Elaine Lapine in memory of Ruth Malkin 

Solomon 

� Jackie Rippin in memory of Sylvia Rippin 

� Jerome Rippin memory of Sylvia Rippin 

� Max Kurtz in memory of William Kurtz 

� Morris & Hilda Blatt in memory of Minnie Blatt & Sam 

Arnovitz 

� Rita Babin in memory of Mildred Tenenbaum 

� Sue Wengel in memory of Abe Mark Cohen 

� Sanford Ziff in memory of Abraham Himmel 

� Jack & Pearl Miner in memory of Sol Miner. Harry 

Joseph, Ida Joseph 

� Errol Brick in memory of Harry Bruce Brick 

� Sue & Nate Arnold in memory of Harvey Arnold 


HONORABLE MENSCHEN 

� Rabbi Frederick Eisenberg Music Fund 

� Rabbi’s Philanthropic Fund 

� Raskin Temple Beautification Fund 

� Henry & Carol Schoenewald Endowment Fund 

� Irwin Abel Torah Fund 

� General Operating Fund 

� Tree of Life Fund 

Yahrzeit donations, unless otherwise specified, are applied to the Chapel Education Fund. 

The Chapel Education Fund is used for our synagogue's daily operations. If you would like to sponsor a prayer book in honor of, 

or in memory of someone, it is a $36.00 donation. 

� Joyce Ronen in appreciation of our prayers for healing 

� Michael & Lea Schuldiner in support of the Mitzvot we 

perform at TINT 

� Estelle Epstein in memory of Charles Gutowitz 

� Rita Babin in memory of David Babin 

� Jack & Pearl Miner in memory of Mary Miner 

� Morry & Hilda Blatt in memory of Irvin Kalski 

� Bunny Kain in memory of Lester Pollock 

� Joanne Guerra in memory of David Kwait 

� Robert Tolin in memory of Sanford Tolchinsky 

� Gert Kades in memory of Annabelle Adler & Min 

Mervis 

� Leonard Naft in memory of Mildred Naft 

� Hilda Palchick in memory of Sanford Katz & Meyer 

Goodman 

� William Steiner in memory of Rose Steiner 

Rabbi Fred Eisenberg Music Fund 

� Steve & Arlene Comet, Susan & Larry Scheps, Marilyn 

& Jeffrey Bilsky, Jack & Pearl Miner, Len & Joan 

Signer, Geraldine Siegal, Liz Fertel in honor of Rabbi 

Fred‘s 80 th birthday 

� Rabbi Fred & Helen Eisenberg in memory of Dr. Alan 

Bennett & in honor of speedy recovery of Tillie Atkins 

Emily Goldsmith Memorial Fund 

� Dick Goldsmith 

� Judy Goldsmith 

� Josh Goldsmith 

� Zach Goldsmith 

Rebuilding the House 

� Dale & Ellie Goldstein in honor of Rabbi Fred‘s 80 th 

birthday 




Yahrzeits that fall on Saturday are read the previous Friday evening, as Friday and Saturday are one Shabbat, an Island in Time. 

IN MEMORIUM 

Our deepest sympathy to Larry & 

Susan Scheps on the loss of their 

granddaughter Emma Rabinowitz; 

to Lynn Lustig on the loss of her 

sister-in-law Kyle Wasserman; to 

Jodi Appell on the loss of her uncle 

Mel Baskind; to Sue Stark on the 

loss of her uncle Charles White. 

Week ending March 12, 2011 

30 Adar I 5771 – 6 Adar II 5771 

Rose Guzik 

Lillian Freedman 

Harold Rosenberg 

Wilbur Weiner 

Sue Weiss Gallaway 

Lester Adelson 

Sarah Goldstein 

Frieda Lustig 

Isidore Moss 

Harry Golland 

Louis Golland 

Ben Kemelhar 

Wilma Laurunen 

Sara Unger 


7 Adar II 5771 – 13 Adar II 5771 

Sylvia Rosen 

Anita Greenberg 

Eva Segall 

Harry Simkow 

Annette Solsky 

William Aronstein 

Elaine Bauchner 

Jennie Cohen 

Mark Alan Lee 

Myron Myerovich 

Edna Sims 

T r e e o f L i f e 

They Still Live in Our Hearts 


14 Adar II 5771 – 20 Adar II 5771 

Rivette Orkin 

Doris Fogel 

Emily Goldsmith 

Harry B. Malbin 

Myrtle Kaufman 

Rudolf Steiner 

Robert Horowitz 

Dora Tolchinsky 

Harry Bayer 

Elaine Leighton 

Helen Westfall 

Martin Stark 

Week ending April 2, 2011 

21 Adar II 5771 – 27 Adar II 5771 

Jack Rappoport 

Wilbur Dorfman 

Solomon Garbus 

Steve Sofer 

Dorothy Kemelhar 

Leonard Rosen 

Martin Block 

Sophie Block 

Janet Paul 

Sam Splaver 

Fred Goodman 

Abraham Katzman 

Arthur Roeder 

Esther Schumacher 


28 Adar II 5771 – 5 Nissan 5771 

Judith Speiser 

Jozsa Taubner 

Meyer Blatt 

Morris Somers 

Julius Kurtz 


6 Nissan 5771 – 12 Nissan 5771 

Sidney Brown 

Lucille Kastriner 

Alex Polsky 

Al Rosen 

Goldie Salovon 

Max Weingart 

Judith Levi 

Maurice Goodman 

Sharon Kumin 

Sarah Splaver 

Fannie Cadkin 

Liviu Librescu 

Lilly Topplestein 

Marilyn Winkler 


13 Nissan 5771 – 19 Nissan 5771 

Harry Eisinger 

Lena Bittenson 

Esther D. Rothenberg 

Armand Brondfield 

Lillian Helen Schuster 

Aaron Dachner 

Philip Goldstein 

Maria Miller 

Barbara Fogel 

Alita Michael 

Stanley Addelmann 

Gladys Berk 


20 Nissan 5771 - 26 Nissan 5771 

Dennis B. Adams 

Max I. Myers 

John Schwalb 

Anna Weiner 

Shika Belopolsky 

Reva Davis 

Nancy Adelson Gleiner 

Mary Lipton 

REMINDER 

Names of loved ones are not automatically 

added to the computerized 

Yahrzeit list. Please call the 

temple office to update our 

computer list when the need arises. 


Honorable Menschen from page 11 

Henry and Carol Schoenewald Endowment Fund 

� Carol Schoenewald in memory of Mollye Klingman 

Religious School Education 

� Liz & Bob Fertel in honor of Jan Tucker‘s Bat Mitzvah 

� Liz & Bob Fertel in honor of Rabbi Matt‘s birthday 

Rabbi’s Philanthropic Fund 

� Philip Mellon in memory of Marge Mellon 

� Mildred Zalben in appreciation 

� Brian Eisenberg 

� CJ Campbell and Cub Scout Troop 13 for the temple's 

hospitality 

� Leslie DeBaltzo in appreciation of the prayers for 

healing 


Special Shabbat Speaker on 

Jewish Medical Ethics: 

Rights vs. Responsibilities 

Join us on Friday, May 6th as Dr. Eric Kodish, husband of Hebrew teacher Perach Kodish, brings 

his expertise in the field of Jewish Bioethics to Temple Israel Ner Tamid. 

Currently the F.J. O‘Neill Professor and Chairman of the Department of Bioethics at the Cleveland 

Clinic Foundation, Dr. Kodish is the editor of Ethics and Research with Children: A Cased-Based Approach, and has 

significant research experience with pediatric leukemia trials and oncology. He is also Executive Director of the Cleveland 

Fellowship in Advanced Bioethics, and Professor of Pediatrics at the Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western 

Reserve University. 

Because of this unique opportunity to hear Dr. Kodish, the evening will have a different format. We will do a slightly 

abbreviated Shabbat Service, then go on to the Pot Luck Oneg for Kiddish and Motzi. Shortly thereafter, those who are 

interested can return to the Sanctuary for Dr. Kodish's talk, followed by Q & A. Others will be free to stay in the Stark 

Family Social Hall to make PB&J sandwiches and schmooze. 

From Haikus For Jews by David M. Bader 

Hunger Fund 

� Forest City Lodge #388 

� Mildred Wohl in memory of Clara Waxman, Marcia 

Krauss, Jack Gelman, Nathan Wohl 

� Norma Klein in memory of Sidney Klein 

� Darlyne Bailey & Sharon Robinson in honor of Peter 

Freimark‘s birthday 

� Rita Nagusky for the Christmas Dinner 

� Myra & Richard Stone in honor of the birthday of 

Andy Haas 

Irwin Abel Torah Fund 

� Gayle Routman in honor of Sid Silverman‘s 90 th 

birthday 

General Operating Fund 

� Jack, Pearl, Allan & Ileen Miner in honor of good 

health to Rachel Wager Retoro 

� Jack Miner in honor of Pearl Miner‘s birthday 

� Meryl Simon in honor of Jan Tucker‘s Bat Mitzvah 

After the warm rain, Left the door open After the youngest 

The sweet spring scent of lilacs. for the Prophet Elijah. Recites the Four Questions the 

Did you wipe your feet? Now our cat is gone. …...fifth — when do we eat? 


It’s 

Purim and 

Passover 

time! 

Here are the four sons of the Seder. 

Their names are: Shlomo, David, Yitzchak and Moshe. 

But who is who? Here are a few hints: 

1. Yitzchak forgot to bring his Haggadah for the Seder. 

2. David is next to the boy who is not wearing either a jacket or 

a tie. 

3. Moshe is next to Shlomo. 

4. Shlomo doesn‘t have a Haggadah and is not wearing his new 

black shoes. 

Write the name of each boy on the line under his picture. 


Answers (left to right): Yitzchak, David, Shlomo, Moshe 

How many words 

can you make 

from the phrase: 

Esther 

the Queen 

_____ set _____ 

_____ _____ 

_____ _____ 

_____ _____ 

_____ _____ 

_____ _____ 

Q. What do you get when you cross a frog 

and a frozen treat? 

A. A hopcicle. 

Q. How does a frog feel 

when he has a 

broken leg? 

A Unhoppy. 

Q. What is a frog's favorite 

kind of music? 

A. Hip hop 


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