January 2013 - Congregation Agudas Achim

The Conservative Jewish Congregation Serving San Antonio and Central Texas since 1889!
What’s
Inside
Adult Education…………………..12
Agudas News……………..………..9
Anniversaries……………………..21
Bimah Baskets/Pulpit
Flowers………………….….19
Birthdays…………………………..20
Calendar…………………………..16
Community News………………...17
Heintz Preschool…………………10
Inda Posner Religious
School………………………11
Kol Shira…………………………….5
Lessons from the Rabbi…………...4
Message from the
Executive Director…………..6
Oneg Kiddush/Bequests…………18
President’s Remarks……………….7
Sisterhood…………………………14
Tape to the Fridge………………..27
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Tell and Kvell……………………….8
Tills Library……………..………….15
Torah Fund………………………..23
Tributes…………………………….24
Tu B’Shevat……………………….13
Yahrzeits…………………………..22
“Our Voice”
January 2013 Tevet - Shevat 5773
Deuteronomy 20:19 “For man is like the tree of the field”

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Kolenu
The newsletter for Congregation Agudas Achim
Rabbi Rabbi Leonardo Bitran
rabbi.b@agudas-achim.org
Cantor Hazzan Jeremy Lipton
hazzan.jcl@agudas-achim.org
Executive Director Allan H. Glazerman
a.glazerman@agudas-achim.org
President Randy Pulman
VP Finance & Administration Marc Ross
VP Fundraising Ephraim Brenman
VP Membership Craig Berkowitch
VP Education Elizabeth Glazier
VP Ritual Alice Troy
Secretary Steve Saklad
Treasurer Kevin Epstein
Inda Posner Religious School Karen Katims
Education Director
iprs@agudas-achim.org
Heintz Preschool Director Aliza Holzman Cantu
preschool@agudas-achim.org
Director of Membership Mindi Stern
And Communication
m.stern@agudas-achim.org
Controller Mia Spigel
m.spigel@agudas-achim.org
Men's Club President Mike Kelne
mensclub@agudas-achim.org
Sisterhood President Judy Halfant
Goldie & Joe Tills Library Lynn Waghalter
Librarian
tills.library@agudas-achim.org
IPRS PTO President Daphna Haas
HPS PTO President Vanessa Sayers
Editor Mindi Stern
kolenu@agudas-achim.org
Kolenu Proofreaders Judy Halfant
Steve Cole
Contact Information
Administration Office
210.479.0307
Administration Office Fax
210.479.0295
Heintz Preschool
210.479.0429
Inda Posner Religious School
210.479.2689
Rabbi Bitran’s Private Line
210.479.0283
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want to hear from you! Yell a kvell to
Mindi at 210.479.0307 or email to
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ON MENTCHLICHKEIT
The Jewish tradition has
articulated certain terms that have
an enduring place in Jewish
consciousness. Consider the term
“mentch” or “mentchlichkeit,”
which means, literally, “person” or
“human being.” I receive many
requests to comment on this
ethical concept, and I submit a definition that has
shaped Jewish moral sensitivity through the centuries.
It would be especially helpful if this word were taught
to our children and grandchildren.
Mentch means “an ideal human being,” a
person who has cultivated a character of sensitivity,
care and compassion. Our society can produce the
best lawyers, the most talented doctors, the most
astute business executives, the most talented
professionals, but without Mentchlichkeit, there can be
no authentic , enduring and meaningful success in the
act of living.
The Jewish folk-tradition offers commentary on
the meaning and implication of being a ‘mentch’.
When a person failed to perform the basic acts
demanded by an elemental sense of decency, this
was a source of shock and consternation. What
happened to his/her mentchlichkeit - what happened
to his/her humanity?
How do we teach mentchlichkeit? How do we
acquire it? How do we transmit it? The answer lies
with the observance, practice and discipline of
Judaism, with the way of the Torah, but not Torah
restricted to an abstract intellectual exercise, but
Torah as a way of life. We Jews have a tradition that is
4,000 years old. From historic experience, we have
achieved profound insights and great wisdom
embodied in the values taught and preserved by our
heroes and heroines in our great literature. These
values are not disposable like yesterday’s
newspapers. The values enable a human being to live
a meaningful life.
These values have one goal: to try to make a
mentch out of each of us. Because if you are a
mentch, our tradition says, you can be relied upon
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Lessons K
From The Rabbi
under all circumstances. You can be a mentch for all
seasons. If you are a student, you will resist the
pressure of others who want you to take drugs, to use
sex as a substitute for love. If you are a mentch, and
you have a profession, your concern for your client or
patient will supersede your concern for your own self
advantage. If you are a mentch , and you are in
business, your concern for integrity will not be
compromised by your desire for profits. If you are a
mentch, and there is a crisis, you will be the person who
can be counted upon to help others as well as yourself.
To be a mentch means to give and to draw
satisfaction and to find joy in giving. A noted student of
human behavior underlined this truth: “Not he who has
much is rich, but he who gives much. The hoarder, who
is anxiously worried about losing something is the poor
impoverished man. Regardless of how much he has,
whoever is capable of himself is rich.”
To be a mentch means to give of ourselves. It
means comforting the bereaved, visiting the sick,
transcribing Braille for the blind, settling the stranger in
our midst, working on behalf of Israel, lending a hand to
the synagogue, to the community, to the causes and
movements that need our help. We call these deeds of
G’milut Chassadim - loving kindness. They heal not
only the object of such goodness, but also those who
perform such generous deeds. Because those who
engage G’milut Chassadim transform not only the
situation, but also their own character.
A glorious God gave each of us a treasure - a
precious gift - a Neshama - a soul and we can find it by
linking it to the world out there that has to be saved or
redeemed. There is something specific and particular
that everyone of us can do, with our care, with our
intelligence and our unique spirit. To be mentch is a
challenge issued to each of us. Let us be strengthened
and encouraged as we meet that challenge and thereby
bring great blessing to the world and to ourselves.
Happy Hanukkah,
Rabbi Leonardo Bitran

Kol Shira
SINGING OUR SONG…
In a few short weeks
we will celebrate “Shabbat
Shirah,” the “Sabbath of
Song,” and we will read from
Parashat B’shallach in the
book of Exodus, remarkable
because it contains the
distinctive “Shirat Hayam,”
the “Song of the Sea.” “Shirat Hayam,” one of only
two extended poems found within the Torah (the
other being Moses’ farewell poem at the very end of
Deuteronomy), is the triumphant song of victory
recounting Moses’ and the Israelites’ dramatic
departure from Egypt, as they sing praises to God
for their safe passage through the parted Red Sea,
while Pharaoh’s pursuing armies are drowned in the
turbulent waters. When you view the text in the
Torah scroll, you see the unique physical spacing of
the words on the parchment page—the poetic
phrases are divided into overlapping, yet separated
“bricks” (as noted in the Talmud), framed on either
side by the regular columns of fully-justified
handwritten text. Some scholars have suggested
that this separation of text is representative of the
parting of the Red Sea itself.
In Ashkenazic tradition there is a special,
recurring melody associated with “Shirat Hayam”
that enhances our regular Torah Cantillation of the
text. Our custom is that within each of the verses in
which God’s name is mentioned the Torah reader
deviates from his regular chanting of the text and
uses instead this ancient melody, named in some
sources as “Festive Trope.” This is an extremely
challenging reading for the Torah reader, as he/she
must seamlessly transition (just before and just after
the chanting of the “God” verses) in and out of these
special phrases; thus, the reader must alternate
between the normal Torah trope (as one might read
any other text in the Torah) and then immediately
switch to the singing of the new melody, chanting the
“God” phrase in Festive Trope, and then returning to
the regular Torah Cantillation patterns.
Ethnomusicologists believe that these Festive
Trope melodies are some of the oldest identifiable
Jewish musical material, occurring in variant forms
within both established Ashkenazic and Sephardic
traditions of the communal chanting of “Shirat
Hayam.”
Why is the reading of this text treated so
uniquely within our liturgy? And why was it chosen
to be included every day in our preliminary morning
prayers (it is found at the very end of Psukei
D’zimrah, Verses of Song, just before the Barchu
each morning)? Think for a moment of the singular
biblical event through which we become a unified
people with a focused, communal destiny…of course
it is the Exodus from Egypt! It is following that
monumental, transformative experience that we
become prepared to receive God’s commandments
and begin to fulfill the covenantal relationship
established between God and Abraham, which
results in our ultimate return to the land of Israel.
We regularly recall the Exodus when we lift
our cup of wine or grape juice each Erev Shabbat or
Festival evening during Kiddush as we pronounce
“zeicher l’tsiyat mitzrayim”—“in remembrance of the
Exodus from Egypt.“ We similarly invoke the
Exodus with even more intensity and detail during
each day’s morning service, as our liturgy calls upon
us to reenact our voluntary acceptance of God’s role
in our lives as we chant the words of “Shirat Hayam,”
praising our Creator, and carrying that recurring
refrain as each new day begins. Perhaps the
symbolism of God’s name being chanted with a
distinctive, festive melody reminds us that God’s
presence in the world brings a unique dimension to
our existence, even as the rest of our story marches
on. It is through the repeated chanting of “Shirat
Hayam” that the beauty and intensity of our poetic
narrative as a people continues. Who would have
thought that singing our song would have such an
impact on the world?
B’shalom,
Hazzan Jeremy Lipton
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CREATING SACRED
COMMUNITY
In his book, To Life,
Rabbi Harold Kushner recounts
an interesting anecdote about
Chaim Weitzman, the first
president of Israel. At a time
when Weitzman was lobbying
British politicians to win their
support for the Zionist effort to
gain a Jewish homeland, one member of the House
of Lords asked him: “Why do you Jews insist on
Palestine when there are so many undeveloped
countries you could settle in more conveniently?”
Weitzman answered: “That is like my asking you
why you drove twenty miles to visit your mother last
Sunday when there are so many old ladies living on
your street.”
By way of elucidation, Kushner comments:
“We love Israel, not because it is perfect, but
because it is ours. We love our parents, not
because they are better parents than anyone else
has, but because they are our parents.” By
extension, I would urge that what is true of our love
for Israel and our love for our parents is also true of
our love for our synagogue. We love Congregation
Agudas Achim, not because it is perfect, or more
beautiful, or better than any other synagogue, but
because it is ours. If that is right, then it would seem
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Message
From The Executive Director
to follow that our love for the shul grows in direct
proportion to the extent to which we take
ownership of it.
To the extent that we participate in the
host of religious, cultural, educational, and
recreational programs that the synagogue makes
available we take ownership of the shul, and our
love for it increases proportionately. Of course,
underlying, running through and driving all of our
programming is the synagogue’s purpose, which
I take to be “creating sacred community.” Our
purpose, to put it another way, is to create and
foster a community dedicated to a Torah way of
life, to moral interaction and genuine caring for
each other. True ownership resides in our
commitment to that purpose.
January is the month in which we
celebrate the secular New Year, and customarily,
we anticipate our new beginnings by making our
individual New Year’s resolutions. As we usher in
this New Year I urge us to put synagogue
ownership at the top of our individual lists.
Together we can create the sacred community
that will ensure a healthy, balanced and
sustainable synagogue.
Have a happy New Year!
Allan Glazerman
Camp & Israel Scholarships Available
Students wishing to go on a recognized program to Israel, including
March of the Living and Birthright, or wishing to attend Jewish Resident
Camps, are encouraged to apply directly to the synagogue for partial
scholarships.
To request a Scholarship Application Form please contact Karen
Katims at k.katims@agudas-achim.org or at 479-2689. Applications for
summer 2013 are due by January 30, 2013. Applications for travel
other than summer must be received in the office at least thirty days
before your chosen Israel or camp program requires a check.

President’s
Remarks
ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO
AN END
This will be my last Kolenu
article as President of Congregation
Agudas Achim. As I reflect back
over the past three years as
President, the first thought that
comes to mind is what a wonderful,
rewarding time I had. First off, we
have the greatest Conservative
congregation anywhere. Our
families call our synagogue home, and that was my
number one goal. We have an outstanding Rabbi and
Hazzan and a staff that goes out of their way to be helpful.
Our preschool and religious school are the best in the city.
We have a vibrant Sisterhood and Men's Club. We have a
synagogue we all can be very proud to call ours. We have
the full package.
I have been fortunate over the past three years to
have had the opportunity to work with a fine group of
officers and an active Board of Trustees. Their passion
and caring for our Agudas family has gotten us out of debt,
with a solid footing for the future. As other Jewish
organizations here in San Antonio are going through their
trials and tribulations, I am proud to say that Agudas
Achim is the rock-solid pillar of the community. I thank
everyone for the countless hours you spent with me
making our synagogue the best it can be. I'm excited
about our future. I'm leaving us in good hands with Randy
Pulman following me as President.
We now have a new challenge to face. Our
synagogue has faced a lot of situations over the years that
would have, or could have ended our existence. Our
congregants, our families, and our love for Conservative
Judaism have enabled us to persevere. Our next
challenge is to insure our future. The best way for that to
happen is to build our endowments and raise more
revenue. This is not something that has to happen
tomorrow. If Agudas Achim has been good to you over
your lifetime, then please consider leaving a bequest to
the synagogue. If you like what you are receiving from
your synagogue now, consider paying enhanced dues.
Enhanced dues are important to any synagogue’s survival.
Not everyone in our synagogue family is able to pay their
full share due to circumstances beyond their control. Your
enhanced dues help offset that deficiency in revenue lost
and insure us of a balanced budget year to year.
If you are thinking that our expenses are too high
and we waste money, I would like to assure you that we
do not. We are constantly pursuing ways to cut costs
without cutting service. I have worked hard over the last
three years to make sure we are operating as efficiently as
possible and as close to budget as possible.
When our beautiful synagogue was built, we
inherited some problems. Using my expertise, I have
highlighted those problems, and, with our tight budget,
was able to address and correct a good number of those
issues. We are still working on some, especially the air
conditioning that has never worked right from day one.
We are now on the right path to getting that corrected.
We will have other building issues in the future because
of deferred maintenance that we can't put off much
longer. Our building, which is fully paid for, is looking for
some tender loving care. A good wash, paint, and seal
would do wonders and help keep up the value of our
building. Sprucing up our grounds and adding trees and
ground cover will make us all proud of the way our shul
looks. We have a wonderful asset in our building. We all
should be very proud of it, especially since we are able
to call it ours.
I've enjoyed meeting hundreds of new
congregants over the past three years. Watching
everyone feeling at home when they are in the building
and at services and programs is wonderful. Our
children's accomplishments during their time at shul
might be the most rewarding part of being President.
Their love of being Jewish and their special friendships
they've made will be something that will remain in their
hearts the rest of their lives. Our synagogue offers a lot,
and our congregants take full advantage of what it has to
offer.
We've come a long way over the past three years
and I want to thank each and every one of you for
making my term as President something I will cherish the
rest of my life. I appreciate the vote of confidence you
gave me during my Presidency and your full support for
what I tried to accomplish.
I want to close by thanking my wonderful wife,
Eileen, and my son, Stevie, for inspiring me to be a good
President and a good Jew. I also want to thank my
mother for raising her four boys the right way even with
all the unfairness she had to endure in her life. I love
you all very much.
Thanks again for making three years fly by. I
look forward to seeing you all at shul.
Robi Jalnos
President
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Bar Mitzvah Boys!
Aaron Victor Ratner
and David Hayden Zeldes
were called to the Torah as
B'nai Mitzvah on December
31, 2012 in Jerusalem,
Israel. Their celebration
continues as they are called
to the Torah on January 19, 2013 at Agudas Achim.
Aaron is the son of Linda and Evan Ratner and
brother to Jacob and Bailey. He is the grandson of Merle
and George Ratner of Canton, Massachusetts and Sara
Kenigstein of Brownsville, Texas. Aaron is a 7 th grade
student at Hobby Middle School. He plays football and is
an avid cyclist. He also plays trumpet as a member of the
Symphonic and Jazz Bands.
David is the son of Barbie Scharf-Zeldes and
Adam Zeldes and brother to David. He is the grandson of
Barbara and Sheldon Zeldes of Boyton Beach, Florida
and Elaine and Robert Scharf of Plano, Texas. He is a 7 th
grade student at Eisenhower Middle School. David plays
football and basketball. He also plays trumpet as a
member of the Symphonic Band.
Sailing Through 2012 With Soupy & Clara!
2012 began a year
of celebrations for Harold
“Soupy” and Clara Reich
with their children and
their spouses: Allen &
Jennifer, Norine &
Howard, and Helene &
Harry, and grandchildren:
Ryan, Gabriel, Molly,
Joseph and Abby.
They celebrated Soupy’s 90 th birthday in San
Diego, California. The family spent 4 fun days enjoying
the beautiful coast, sailing, visiting the Midway aircraft
carrier, the San Diego Zoo, and Coronado Island. Of
course lots of wonderful meals were shared as well,
toasting Soupy at each one!
In August, Clara and Soupy celebrated 65 years
of marriage with their children and grandchildren at
Paesanos and dessert at their home with more family. It
all started 65 years ago when Harold met Clara at the
J.C.C.!
In December, once again the family sailed
together and celebrated life! Over 40 family members
from Texas, Mexico, California, New York, Georgia and
Missouri joined together to also celebrate the 50th
wedding anniversary of Clara’s brother and sister in law,
Abe & Myra Ribak.
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Yasher Koach, Nathaniel Sandlin!
Sean and Angela Sandlin are very proud of their
son, Nathaniel, an “Outstanding Honor Student” at St.
Phillips College. His major is cyber-security and after he
earns his Associate's of Science Degree, he will enter
UTSA to obtain a Bachelor's of Science Degree. Keep up
the good work, Nathaniel!
Stephanie Stern Embraces Jewish Campus Life
Mazel tov to Stephanie Stern for being recognized by
Goucher College Hillel for her participation and passion in
the organization. Below is a student profile on Stephanie
recently published by Hillel. Mazel tov, Stephanie!
Student Profile: Stephanie Stern '15
Board Position: Social Justice (Tzedek) Chair
How did you get involved in Hillel?
I've been in Jewish youth groups throughout my life. Last
year, I formed close connections with upper classmen in
Hillel and they encouraged me to apply for the Board.
What does Hillel mean to you?
It is a place that is very inclusive and for me. It's my niche
within Goucher, kind of like an extension of family: a
place where people can gather and share experiences.
How does social justice fit in with Hillel?
I enjoy having conversations with people about different
issues and problems within the Baltimore community or
even the world. By bringing more awareness and information,
we can get people to think about things like hunger
or homelessness. It's important for people to be
aware as members of the community. And it's good to
support other people and help them achieve the best
quality of life.
What has being on the Board done for you?
Through this position I've become more active in participating
with social justice issues outside of Goucher. Hillel
and my position on the board give me the opportunity to
be more active in pursuing things I'm passionate about.
My sociology major has helped in understanding why
inequality exists and how society can change. I've become
more active and more thoughtful about issues and
beliefs of different people and have also learned the importance
of supporting something you're passionate
about.
What are some of your hobbies?
I enjoy going to see plays and theatre, being involved in
community service, and hanging with my friends. I love to
eat and make food, especially Mediterranean, Italian, and
Jewish cuisines.

Agudas News
Todah Rabbah
Congregation Agudas Achim would like to offer
a tremendous yasher koach and thank you to Marinel
Robbins and Mike Winakur. Both Marinel and Mike
have served our congregation and held significant
volunteer positions at the synagogue. We have
benefitted from their dedication and caring service.
Marinel has been our Ross Family Kitchen
mashgihah for more than five years. She worked
tirelessly, whether overseeing kitchen staff and
caterers, kashering the kitchen for Pesach, or even
creating beautiful centerpieces. With her guidance and
wisdom, our annual Gala receptions were magnificent
events where we proudly welcomed the community.
As Gabbai, Mike was a commanding presence.
He read the Torah, led minyan, and ran services
among other functions. His harmonizing with Hazzan
and his impeccable correcting of the Torah readers
made him so dependable, efficient and competent.
Thank you Marinel and Mike for everything you
have done to make Congregation Agudas Achim the
best synagogue we can be.
Welcome Linda Brown
Next time you’re at Agudas Achim during office
hours, please be sure to stop at the reception desk and
say hello to Linda. As our new Administrative
Assistant, Linda is a welcome addition to our staff. She
feels blessed to be working at Agudas Achim and her
kindness, warmth and enthusiasm will definitely
impress you!
Linda is a life-long San Antonio resident and
the mother of two grown daughters. She enjoys
spending time with her three year old granddaughter
and working on jigsaw puzzles with her family.
Linda can be reached at 479.0307 or
l.brown@agudas-achim.org.
Mindi Stern: Director of Membership and
Communications
Agudas Achim has created a new position
to help facilitate our synagogue’s needs. Mindi will be
promoting our synagogue to potential new members,
as well as doing everything she can to provide our
current membership the personal touch we all deserve!
Among her many responsibilities, Mindi will be
editor of the Kolenu and weekly announcements. So,
please feel free to contact her regarding any
submissions at m.stern@agudas-achim.org.
Mindi is a very familiar face at Agudas Achim.
Her many positions over the years at Agudas include
preschool teacher, religious school teacher,
administrative receptionist and assistant to both Heintz
Preschool and Inda Posner Religious School. Mindi
considers Agudas Achim her home and treasures the
friendships made here as well as her contributions to
the synagogue.
Please give Mindi a call. Get involved and help
Agudas Achim reach its full potential by volunteering
for a project and participating in the variety of activities
available.
New Opportunities for Growth and Exploration
for Preschoolers!
Calling all Preschoolers! Heintz Preschool of
Congregation Agudas Achim is proud to announce the
beginning of a new after-school program open to the
community called Young Explorers. Young Explorers,
designed for children ages 2 to 5, provides an exciting
variety of enrichment activities for little ones.
This new program is open to all current Heintz
students, as well as the greater community. Young
Explorers will run Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday from 2pm-3pm, with Kids Club after school care
from 3pm-6pm (2pm-6pm on Tuesdays). The beauty
of Young Explorers and Kids Club is the flexibility in
scheduling for parents while knowing that their child is
learning in a safe, nurturing environment. Aliza adds,
“We are excited that we are able to open up our school
to the community and provide engaging activities for
young children that are not only fun, but academic as
well.”
For more information on Young Explorers, Kids
Club, and Heintz Preschool please contact Aliza
Holzman-Cantu at 210-479-0429 or a.cantu@agudasachim.org
On behalf of Silvana Bacman, Rosa Jonasz, and
myself, I would like to thank the Congregation
Agudas Achim Scholarship Committee for granting
scholarships to partially fund our travel to Israel. The
scholarships are provided from the Bertie & Selig
Frank Heritage Fund, which provides funds to send
teachers and students to Israel to learn more about
their heritage. Thank you to Bertie and Selig Frank
for providing this fund, and for your continued
support to educate students and teachers about
Israel.
Karen Katims
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Heintz
Preschool

Inda Posner
Religious School
IPRS 4 th & 5 th Grade Students Twin with Students in Israel
IPRS 4 th & 5 th Graders have started a “Twinning
Project” with Israeli Students. This project is part of
PARTNERSHIP2GETHER a program of the
Jewish Agency and the Jewish Federations of
North America. Our students will take part in at
least four opportunities to twin with their partner
class in Israel. By twinning, the two classes will
either do parallel activities or will participate at the
exact same time by Skype. Planned activities
include:
Pen Pals – Each student from IPRS will have a
personal relationship with one-two students in
Akko. With the help of their English teachers
and our Hebrew teachers, the students will
exchange letters.
Tu B’Shevat Seder- we will create an event to
happen at the same time with both schools on a
Sunday morning in San Antonio and an
evening in Israel. Both groups will celebrate
Tu B’Shevat at the same time via Skype.
“A day in the life of” - Each school will create a
IPRS 4 th & 5 th Graders learn a new song from Eliad Eliyahu,
Education Coordinator of PARTNERSHIP2GETHER
Israeli Students writing letters
o IPRS Students
Letter writing to Israeli students
short clip about its everyday life, to include
unique activities in the school and the routine
life of 4th & 5th graders.
Both classes will sing the song, "Hakol Le
Tova", and create a clip of all the school singing
from both sides of the ocean singing “2Gether”
Additionally, to enhance our partnership, I will be
visiting our partner class along with IPRS teachers,
Silvana Bacman, & Rosa Jonasz. On our
visit, we plan to present to the Israeli students a
“Texas” size gift (shown below) that was created
by the 4 th and 5 th grade students. We’ll have an
opportunity to teach a few classes to the Israeli
students, observe classes, and to continue planning
with the partner teachers. Unfortunately, our
November 28, 2012 trip was cancelled; however,
we hope to be able to take this exciting adventure
as soon as February 2013.
IPRS 4 th & 5 th Graders with their gift to their new
Israeli friends
4 th Grade Twin Class in Akko Israel
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Adult Education
Learn More ~ Understand More ~ Enjoy More
Judaism is a lifelong Journey! We
offer numerous ways for you to explore
the multiple facets of Jewish Life and
Jewish Thought, to enhance your
knowledge, your understanding and your
ritual practice through interesting,
challenging and stimulating opportunities
for study.
Explaining God and Death to Kids – Join Rabbi
Bitran for this lunch time class. A box lunch will be
provided for each class. Cost: $35 for members; $70
for nonmembers
Mitzvot and the Spirit – Students will explore Mitzvot
and the Spirit with Rabbi Bitran. Cost: Free for
members; $35 for nonmembers
It’s a Mitzvah – An Exploration of the 613 Commandments
– How many of the Torah’s 613 written
commandments do you know and understand? Join
Hazzan Lipton for an opportunity to investigate the
context and application of the Mitzvot and discuss their
relationship to our lives as Conservative Jews in the
twenty-first century. Cost: Free for members; $35 for
nonmembers
Shiru – Let us Sing! – Join Hazzan Lipton for this ten
-week course offering students the opportunity to
become familiar with our congregational Shabbat
melodies for Friday Evening and Shabbat Morning, in
addition to Birkat Hamazon (Grace After Meals) and
traditional Zemirot (Table Songs). Cost: Free for
members; $35 for nonmembers
Inside the Rabbinic Mind – Join Rabbi Bitran for an
exploration of Talmud, commentaries, codes,
Come to a class that is just right for
you, wherever you are on your Journey.
We look forward to joining in study with
you!
Rabbi Leonardo Bitran
Hazzan Jeremy Lipton
response and other genres of rabbinic literature.
Holidays, core Torah values, rabbinic concepts and
liturgy. Cost: Free for members; $35 for nonmembers
Priest, Prophets and Kings: The First Book of
Samuel – Join Rabbi Bitran and discover the
personalities who shaped the first kingdom in Israel
and ancient sources; emphasis on close textual
analysis using commentaries. Cost: Free for members;
$35 for nonmembers
See calendar for dates and times.
Call 479.0307 and register for classes today!

Tu B’Shevat
Tu B’Shevat
On Tu B'Shevat we celebrate a New Year for the
Trees, rejoicing in the fruit of the tree and the fruit of the
vine, celebrating the splendid, abundant gifts of the
natural world which give our senses delight and our
bodies life.
Tu B'Shevat marks the beginning of spring in
Israel. Sustaining rains are at the peak of their power
and the world responds, brimming with buds of fragrant
life. To mark this moment, school children often plant
trees, perpetuating this natural cycle of the Earth’s
rebirth.
For Jews outside of Israel, Tu B'Shevat is a
celebration of the renewal of vision and awareness, a
celebration of connections and connectedness--to our
own inner-selves, to the social world of human beings,
and to the natural world and its Source.
2013
LUNCH & LEARN
Led By Rabbi Leonardo Bitran
Part of
Congregation Agudas Achim’s
Limmud Adult Education Series
For More Information Call 210.479.0307
� Capital Punishment – January 16
� When Bad Things Happen to Regular People – February 13
� Short History of Prayer in Judaism – March 13
� What We Believe About God – April 17
� What a Conservative Jew Stands For – May 22
� A Short Study on Abortion – June 12
� A Short Study: Money & Charging Interest – July 10
A light lunch will be provided with your reservation
All sessions will take place in the large conference room at
Pulman, Cappuccio, Pullen & Benson, LLP
2161 NW Military Hwy #400, 78213
210.222.9494
Noon — 1:30pm
I did not find the world desolate when I entered it.
My fathers planted for me before I arrived, so I plant for
those who come after me. ~ Talmud
Happy Tu B’Shevat
The Tu B'Shevat Seder
In the 17th century, the Kabbalists, the Jewish
mystics of Safed, developed a special seder (order
service). Their efforts were influenced by the verse
Deuteronomy 20:19: "For man is like the tree of the
field".
Modeled on the Passover seder, the Tu B'Shevat
seder includes drinking four cups of wine with varying
percentages of red and white wine, representing the
shifting of yearly seasons. The seder also included
readings on trees and fruit from a range of Jewish
literature.
The new form of celebration spread from Safed to
Sephardi communities in Turkey, Italy and Greece.
Eventually, Jews throughout the world developed their
own versions of the Tu B’Shevat seder where we
gather together to eat, sing and rejoice in the miracle of
the tree.
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Monday/Wednesday:
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Sisterhood
A Moment With Judy
Hi everyone. It's been a while since
I've had the opportunity to keep you
up-to-date on Sisterhood doings, so
here goes. We had a highly
successful month of November,
beginning with the winding down of
our Estate Sale. Thanks, especially,
to Bernice Mazer and Sandy Shaenfield, co-chairs, and
thanks, also, to all our workers and buyers who helped
us help the synagogue and school. Following that, we
had our New Members brunch with fun games and a
delicious meal, planned by Caryn Landes and Sandy
Weingart. That same week, the mahjong and gin rummy
players had a wonderful morning and afternoon noshing
on snacks and lunch. Linda Aboloff takes care of this
event every year. On Friday evening we honored our
veterans and military with a service and dinner. This is a
very rewarding and satisfying program for us and for
them. We hope to repeat this again next year. Thanks,
Deanie Vogel and Jean Schlesinger for all your hard
work. Finally, our November book review with Sandy
Wartell, giving a very interesting discussion. Suzan
Mendlovitz chairs our book reviews. Look for the next
one coming up on January 8. WHEW! I'm tired just
thinking about all our November events.
On December 2nd we had our Gift Shop Open
House and Hanukah party for seniors at Barnes & Noble.
Seniors from Madison House and Adante enjoyed
listening to the EKA children singing Hanukkah
songs. This was planned by Sandy Weingart, our
Program Chair. Sisterhood also gave the seniors
Hanukkah gift bags from our Gift Shop.
By the time you read this, our New Year's Eve
party will be over. I hope everyone had a wonderful time
with entertainment, music, and a delicious breakfast! And
you were surrounded by 100 of your closest friends!!!
Sisterhood has several other events coming up in
the spring. We have some programs with guest
speakers, a return to the popular "Chocolate and
Chuckles", our Anniversary Tea, and other
programs. Information will be coming soon.
I hope everyone had a very happy Hanukkah,
and I wish all of you a successful and healthy 2013.
See you in shul,
Judy Halfant, Sisterhood President
Book Review with
Susan Whipple!
The author writes: "There is
no time in history that is
perfect. From Tudor unrest
through the Holocaust to the
Twin Towers, here are
women living with fear, terror,
strength, warmth and
love." Indeed a good read for
a winter's night! Please join
us Tuesday, January 8th at
10:00 a.m. in the Gurinsky
Family Social Hall. This
event is free and open to
everyone. You may contact chairperson Suzan Mendlovitz
at 344-1108 for more information
Sisterhood Shabbat-January 25th and 26th
Please join us on Friday, January 25th and
Shabbat, January 26th as we observe our Annual
Sisterhood Shabbat with Sisterhood ladies’ participation.
Friday Night with Friends service will begin at 6:15p.m.
with a delicious Shabbat dinner to follow. The cost for
dinner is $18 for adults, $11 for children 5-11 years, and
free for 4 years and younger. Please contact Linda Brown
for Shabbat dinner reservations at 479.0307 or
l.brown@agudas-achim.org. Help us give a Texas
welcome to our National Women’s League President, Ruth
Wertlieb, who will speak to us at Saturday morning
services. A wonderful Kiddush lunch will follow the service.
Sisterhood Gives Thanks
Thank you to all our Sisterhood members, our
Congregation, and our many friends in the community who
contributed merchandise to our Sisterhood’s Estate/Thrift
Sale. Your support helped toward making this a very
successful fundraiser.
Our congregation, the Heintz Pre-School, and the
Inda Posner Religious School will benefit from the
proceeds of this sale. We were also able to assist many
different charities in San Antonio including Fisher House,
Dress for Success, Goodwill, and Boysville.
Thanks to all our workers for volunteering their
endless time and effort in picking up, marking, sorting and
selling our merchandise. Your participation and financial
support made this annual event possible.
Todah Rabah.
Bernice Mazer, Chairperson
Sandra Shaenfield, Assistant to the Chair

Tills Library
Goldie & Joe Tills Library Report
January, 2013
Todah rabbah to all of you who supported your
library by purchasing books at our Scholastic
All-Star Book Fair! Every Reader is a Star! We
had a great selection of books for all ages,
pre-school students to adults. I do not have a list of
book fair contest winners as of this writing, but will
have it for the February report. We will have
another fun book fair in the Spring!
Please come and visit your library! New additions
are being added to our shelves. A collection of rare
World War II and Holocaust books donated by Brad
Bergmann is now available. Make 2013 the year that
you’ll check us out! We’re open when the IPRS is in
session: Sunday, 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Monday and
Wednesday, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.; and online 24/7 at
www.agudas-achim.org.
Happy & Healthy 2013!
We’re Shuffling Up in 2013 at Agudas Achim!
B’shalom,
Lynn Waghalter, Librarian
Your contributions to the Goldie & Joe Tills Library
Fund and to the Bob Kboudi Children’s Book Fund
help our library to grow and stay current.
Make 2013 your year to play in the City Championship Texas Hold’em Poker League benefitting
Congregation Agudas Achim. We’d love to see some new players!
Cash prizes awarded at the end of the tournament based on event attendance. In addition,
points will be awarded to the top finishers who will then factor into the crowning of a victor
of the ongoing City Championship Texas Hold 'em Poker League!
Here's how it works:
� $25 buy-in plus a $25 minimum tax-deductible contribution
to the Agudas Achim General Fund
� One optional re-buy of $25 is allowed in the first 4 rounds
if completely busted out, and no further contribution is
required.
� Cash only for buy-in/Cash or checks accepted for taxdeductible
contribution
� Soft drinks and light snacks will be provided.
� No limit Texas Hold 'em ~ 20 minute blinds
� 6,500 starting chip stack with a 500 chip bonus for arriving
and paying on time
Sunday, January 27
1:00pm
Home of Jim Barshop
REMAINDER OF 2013 DATES & TIMES TO BE
ANNOUNCED. WATCH FOR THEM IN YOUR
WEEKLY EMAILS AND FUTURE KOLENUS!
To sign up, or for more information, contact Jim Barshop
at 861-5263 or via email at jimbarshop@yahoo.com
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Calendar
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January 2013
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
13
Shabbaton
back
20
No IPRS
27
Texas Hold
‘em 1:00pm
7
HPS and IPR
back
Explaining God &
Death to Kids
12:45pm
Mitzvot & The
Spirit 6:15pm
Hebrew I 6:15pm
Conversion Class
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Explaining God &
Death to Kids
12:45
Mitzvot & The
Spirit 6:15pm
Hebrew I 6:15pm
Conversion Class
7:15pm
21
No IPRS
Explaining God &
Death to Kids
12:45
Mitzvot & The
Spirit 6:15pm
Hebrew I 6:15pm
Conversion Class
7:15pm
28
Exec Comm
Meeting 5:30pm
Hebrew I 6:15pm
Conversion Class
7:15pm
Board Meeting
1
Office Closed
IPRS Closed until
1/7
HPS Closed until
1/7
8
SH Book Review
10:00am
It’s a Mitzvah
11:30am
15
It’s a Mitzvah
11:30am
Shiru - Let Us
Sing! 7:00pm
22
It’s a Mitzvah
11:30am
Shiru - Let Us
Sing! 7:00pm
29
SH Board Meeting
9:45am
It’s a Mitzvah
11:30am
Shiru - Let Us
Sing! 7:00pm
2
Adult B’nai
Mitzvah 7:15pm
9
Adult B’nai
Mitzvah 7:15pm
16
HPS Conference
Day - No School
Lunch & Learn-
Capital Punishment
12:00pm
Adult B’nai
Mitzvah 7:15pm
23
IPRS back
Adult B’nai
Mitzvah 7:15pm
30
Adult B’nai
Mitzvah 7:15pm
3
Inside The Rabbinic
Mind 6:15pm
Priest, Prophets &
Kings 7:15pm
10
Parashat Hashavuah:
Study of the
Weekly Torah Portion
12:45pm
Inside The Rabbinic
Mind 6:15pm
Priest, Prophets &
Kings 7:15pm
17
Parashat Hashavuah:
Study of the
Weekly Torah Portion
12:45pm
Inside The Rabbinic
Mind 6:15pm
Priest, Prophets &
Kings 7:15pm
24
Parashat Hashavuah:
Study of the
Weekly Torah Portion
12:45pm
Inside The Rabbinic
Mind 6:15pm
Priest, Prophets &
Kings 7:15pm
31
Parashat Hashavuah:
Study of the
Weekly Torah Portion
12:45pm
4
Tot Shabbat
6:15pm
Service 6:15pm
11
Shabbaton
One Friday Night
With Friends Service
6:15pm
Dinner 7:00pm
18
Service 6:15pm
25
SH Shabbat
One Friday Night
With Friends Service
6:15pm
Dinner/SImcha
Shabbat 7:00pm
5
Service 9:00am
Jr. Congregation/Shabbat
Yeledim 10:30am
12
Service 9:00am
19
Aaron Ratner &
David Zeldes
B’nai Mitzvah
Services 9:00am
26
Elaina & Gabriel
Komerofsky B’nai
Mitzvah
(off –site)
SH Shabbat
Services 9:00am
TU B’SHEVAT
Shemot
Va’era
Bo
Beshallach

Community News
Barshop Jewish Community Center
January Events
JCC Jewish Film Festival Presents Hava Nagila (The
Movie)
Saturday, Jan. 5 | 7pm at the JCC
Come to this Prequel event at the JCC for a fabulous film
that follows the ubiquitous song Hava Nagila on its
journey from the shtetls of Eastern Europe to the cul-desacs
of America. Purchase tickets online at
www.jccsanantonio.org or call 210-302-6820.
JCC Presents Author, Producer and Musical-Theater
Lyricist David Javerbaum
Thursday, Jan. 31 | 7pm at the JCC
David Javerbaum author of The Last Testament: A
Memoir by God will be at the JCC for a moderated
discussion with David Martin Davies of Texas Public
Radio, a Q&A, book sale and signing. Tickets are $10
and may be purchased at the JCC, online at
www.jccsanantonio.org or by calling 210-302-6820.
Texas State Senior Games of San Antonio |
Registration begins early January
The Texas State Games run April 4-14. Register online
to compete in one of 28 events for Adults 50-plus! Visit
www.sportsforlife.org or call 210-302-6870 for more
information.
February Events
JCC Presents 12 th Annual Jewish Film Festival |
February 9-13 at Santikos Embassy 14
The 12th Annual Jewish Film Festival will present the
best in new Jewish cinema at Santikos Embassy 14 (281
& Bitters) beginning Saturday night, Feb. 9 and closing
on Wednesday evening, Feb. 13. Access full film
descriptions, trailers, individual or festival pack ticket
purchases online at www.jccsanantonio.org or by phone
at 302-6820.
The Sheldon Vexler Theatre Presents Glengarry Glen
Ross
February 7-March 3
Don’t miss this Pulitzer Prize winning Drama and Tony
winner for Best Revival of a Play. The New York Times
says this show is “Crackling tension…ferocious comedy
and drama.” Shows run Thursdays at 7:30pm,
Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2:30pm plus Sunday Feb.
24 at 7:30pm. Call 302-6835 for tickets. Please note
that this production contains adult language and content.
Cold Nights, Colder Brews
Thursday, Feb 21 | 7-8:30 at the JCC
In this third installment of tastings at the J, a certified
Cicerone brings on the cinnamon, roasty sweetness and
spice of popular winter brews. $5, ages 21+ only.
Purchase tickets online at www.jccsanantonio.org or call
Aliyah Kuchinsky (210) 302-6827.
March Events
First Night Seder at the JCC
Monday, March 25 | 7pm at the JCC
Be a part of a friendly, lively and tasty Seder. This
popular community celebration sells out quickly. Contact
Aliyah Kuchinsky for more information or visit
www.jccsanantonio.org for prices and registration.
Barshop JCC and NCJW 5th Annual Purim Pet
Parade | Sunday, March 3 | 1-3pm at the JCC
Costume contests, pet adoptions, music, food trucks and
a lively pet parade make this Purim celebration a hit for
everyone. The event is free to spectators; pets are $10
to enter in the contests and parade. A portion of the
proceeds will benefit a local animal centered
nonprofit. For more information, visit
www.jccsanantonio.org
Eleanor Koliitz Academy
Last month the EKA teamed up with Barnes and Noble
for a Book Fair supporting the Jewish day school. The
event was a tremendous success and we have the
picture to prove it!
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Oneg /Kiddush/Bequests
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Congregation Agudas Achim would like to
thank the following for providing November
Oneg and Kiddush for your synagogue family:
The Children, Grandchildren and Great-
Grandchildren of Sylvia Wilk
Kiddush
in honor of
Sylvia’s 85th birthday
November 2
Lisa and Jesse Edelman
Kiddush
in honor of
Their son, Archer Jordan “AJ” Edelman,
becoming a Bar Mitzvah
November 17
The Welcome Mat Is Out!
Bequests
In loving memory of those caring
individuals who remembered
the Synagogue in their wills
Esther Alterman
Charles Atkin
Solis Berman
Max and Ethel
Borowsky
Sam Briskman
Joseph Chasan
Norman Fink
Irving and Elaine
Lachman Frank
Cynthia and Sam
Glasser
Dr. Eugene Gold
Phyllis Gordon
Phil Heintz
Rose Jacobson
Rosa Lee Katz
Eva Kavy
Elsa Lampert
Isaac and Rivka
Ledor
Itta Lenowitz
Stizzi and Israel
Lewin
Gertrude Mendel
Sam Polunsky
Nat Posner
Thelma Preissman
Minnie Pulman
Odessa Ring
Max Rosenman
Shirley Rosofsky
Leon Sachnowitz
Berdie Scharlack
Schwartz
Leah Shapiro
Israel and Esther
Silber
Greta Stat
Joseph Steinfeld
William Udinski
Ruth Wilk
Do you know anyone new to our community?
If so, please contact Mindi Stern at the
synagogue office at 479-0307, or email to
m.stern@agudas-achim.org. If possible, get
their names and phone numbers so Mindi can call, welcome them to San
Antonio, and tell them all about our wonderful congregation.

Bimah Baskets/Pulpit Flowers
When observing a Yahrzeit, Simcha, or special occasion, please consider a donation to
Sisterhood for Bimah baskets or flowers. Call Helen Kerman at 492-3802.
We would like to thank the following for their donations for the pulpit flowers and/or the food basket.
Linda and Marvin Aboloff
Rochelle Adelstein
Barbara and Burt Arnow
Natalie and Irwin Barath
Shifra and Barry
Birnbaum
Gloria and Jim Cohen
Madeline and Charles
Cytrin .
David Helbon
Helen Isgur
Emi and Marvin Jacobs
Service Times
6:15 p.m. - 7:00
Led by
Silvana
Bacman
Services are held in
the Erica Rutstein
Anita and David Kboudi
Judy and Mike Kelne
Gladys Koranek
Barbara Loeffel
Alison Flaum-Meyer and
Greg Meyer
Rachelle and Sterling
Neuman
Merle Polunsky
Anne and Joel Roth
Jean and Ron Schlesinger
Lynn Schnitzer
COME JOIN IN OUR 23 nd
YEAR OF SHABBAT JOY!
February 1
Mindi Stern
Amy Sugarman & Dan
Weingart and family
Deanie and Arnold Vogel
Lynn and Stanley
Waghalter
Sandy & Mel Weingart
Heather and Gary Wilk
Linda and Ed Wilk
Joanne and Don Zaike
would like to sponsor
an Oneg in honor of
your child!
Youth Lounge Contact us if you
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January 1
Barbara Bikoff
Marvin Dinesman
Reed Hauser
Esther Vexler
January 3
Jacob Shweiki
Benjamin Zucker
January 4
Aaron Goldstein
Carolyn McKinley
January 5
Mark Reitblatt
Max Reitblatt
January 6
Paul Deschner
Sheryd Jackson
Randy Tawil
January 8
Daniel Barshop
Shari Pulman
January 9
Sheryl Barenblat
Beverly Birnbaum
January 10
Susan Beldon
Bryan Mendlovitz
Sarah Topletz
Morris Wise
January 11
Rose Rosin
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Happy Birthday!
To 120 and beyond!
January 12
Pavlova Gonzalez
Stacy Greenberg
Melissa Gunn
January 13
Helene Barenberg-
Gunn
Shane Epstein
Joan Fries
Felix Frydberg
Marsha Greenberg
Nicholas Kohn
Marguerite Lerer
Caleb Martinez
Leigh Ohlstein
Edward Rosenthal
Garland Scott
Alice Troy
January 14
Linda Aboloff
Lauren Barshop
Rabbi Leonardo Bitran
Elliot Foote
Abigail Pullen
Samuel Schwartz
January 15
Diane Fisher
Georgiana Gross
Elizabeth Mendlovitz
January 16
Zachary Ozer
Jason Siegel
January 17
John Carlson
Cameron Hughes
Stephanie Stern
January 18
Angela Behn
Reesa Pullen
Morris Toback
January 19
Maurice Federbusch
Elaina Komerofsky
Gabriel Komerofsky
Sarita Saltzman
Philip Siegel
January 20
Evelyn Crisp
Rachel Kutler
Goldie Panzer
Emma Reep
Esta Zucker
January 21
Gloria Cohn
Mack Goldberg
Brandon Gossen
Elizabeth Shaenfield
Bennett Stahl
John Troy
January 23
Jane Bankler
Madison Cohen
Jocelyn Epstein
Glenn Halff
Millie Jones
January 24
Ariel Friedman
Michael Goldberg
Sheri Pullen
January 25
David Feigenbaum
Miriam Harris
Susanne Jalnos
Tamarah Mata
David Reitblatt
Gary Stillman
Emma Weingerz
January 26
Zee Fisher
Syd Harris
Brandon Jalnos
Nailya Maryanchik
January 27
Howard Garb
Madeline Tawil
January 28
Frances Anderson
Noah Maizel
Jane Mincho
January 29
Sonja Goldberg
Gary Gossen
Samson Gresores
Heather Kerr
Devan Lauterstein
Michael Met
Mel Waldgeir
January 30
Perla Scott
January 31
Rick Fein
Marc Magram
Yoshua Weingerz

Happy Anniversary!
Here’s to many more years!
January 1
Sheryd and David Jackson
Michele and Derek Perry
January 2
Teresa and Jack Mynier
January 5
Lainey and Michael Berkus
January 10
Rosanne and Bob Atlas
Sheri and Brad Barenblat
January 13
Phyliss and Steve Cole
January 17
Jessica and Jon Bernstein
Mary Jo and Leonard Friedson
Marinel and Mike Robbins
January 18
Bonnie and Gal Shweiki
January 19
Anne and Joel Roth
January 21
Suzan and Max Mendlovitz
January 22
Tammy and Jerome Cohen
January 23
Gladys and Michael Koranek
January 24
Gaby and Alex Scharlack
January 25
Dara and Eric Holwitt
Rachel Rosenberg Peden
and Ron Peden
January 26
Judy and Eddie Halfant
Amy Sugarman and Dan
Weingart
January 27
Lois and Arthur Solomon
January 28
Burlene and Bruce Baumann
January 30
Betsy and Jeff Cowan
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January 1
Dr. George Stern
January 2
Isadore Miller
Judith Jamigson Saklad
Goldie Shapiro
Reva Tobias
Camilo Villanueva
Mary Wiederman
January 3
Rose Isgur
Tillie Rubin Korn
Lupe Mata
Fannie Nadler
Nehama Sachnowitz
Yadya Shulman
Jacob Weizman
January 4
Edna Alper
Roger Sacks
Vivian Shaenfield
January 5
Emanuel Harkavy
Rose Leah Jacobs
January 6
Elizabeth Abner Bikoff
Alvin E. Jacobs
January 7
Rose Esstman
Vivian Zucker
January 8
Nathan Cytrin
Morris Halpin
Jacob Harris
Myron Hauser
Charles Shaffer
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Yahrzeits
May their memories be for a blessing
Our sincere condolences to the families of Kitty Chatelain, Mary
Eisenstein, Joseph Gillespie, Jack Krashin, and Dr. Bernard Weiner.
January 9
Vera Fein
Bernice White
January 10
Bertha Lusky
Anton Sachnowitz
Simon Wiederman
January 11
Joseph Baseman
January 12
Erna Epstein
Marlene Hartstein
Ruth Levinson
Ann Lunenfeld
Ernest Simon
January 13
Janice Garlitz
Roberta Greenberg
Mary Ghetzler Harris
Beatrice Gans Kline
Chaim Shapiro
January 14
Louis Caner
Irwin Michael Danziger
Isadore Herschman
Arthur Kaiser
Sheldon H. Vexler
January 15
Max Bier
Bessie Buchalter
Melvin Roth
Lillian Shapiro
January 16
Beatrice Aaron
Freda Dzialoszynski
Gustav Kahn
Israel Maze
Carmen Villanueva
January 17
Israel Davis
Oscar Hoenig
Will Israel Rauch
Joseph Slapper
January 18
Jacob Halfant
January 19
Abe L. Argo
Aaron Block
Abraham Blucher
Minnie Davis
January 20
William E. Alterman
Nathan Aaron Lerer
Jake Zaike
January 21
Sam Friedman
Fannie Golden
Clara Schwartz Goldman
Samuel Grossman
Lillie Hessel
Helen Frances Katzman
Leonard Lehrman
Morris Rogal
January 22
Howard Anderson
Rebecca Barath
Martin Epstein
Dorothy Greenberg
Yzchak Shweiki
Anna Silberman
January 23
Isadore Braunstein
Harry Ginsburg
Sally Cohen Lasky
Ben Lyons
Herman Nitishin
January 24
Maxwell John Bikoff
Aaron Klemnes
Fred Reisberg
Phillip Stern
January 25
Renee Halpern
Mary Leavitt
Reuben Lubel
Barney Polunsky
Golda Shteynberg
January 26
Lisa Friedman
Jane Lauterstein
Rabbi Samuel S. Lerer
Leon Sachnowitz
Leo Stelzer
January 27
Nathan Alterman
Simon Haar
Rebecca Kelne
January 28
Bart Arden Goldberg
Channah Goldberg
Charles Goldberg
Charles Buddy Kulick
January 29
Hugo Scharlack
January 30
Lea Weingart
January 31
Pat Berger
Meyer Cohen
A.J. “Bob” Kboudi
Benicio Marquez
Rose Riesenberg
Elizabeth Winakur

Torah Fund
Donations
In Honor Of
Barbara & Ronald Argo on their
anniversary by Judy & Eddie Halfant
Barbara & Burt Arnow on their
anniversary by Gert Myers
Sandy Bonilla on her birthday by
Rose Williams
Jim Cohen on his birthday by Judy
& Eddie Halfant
Sylvia Cohen on her birthday by
Judy & Eddie Halfant
Pam Gold on her birthday by Tevia
& Joel Friedman
Sid Gold on his birthday by Tevia
& Joel Friedman
Dara Holwitt on her birthday by
Tevia & Joel Friedman
Esther Jacobs on her birthday by
Tevia & Joel Friedman
Eileen Jalnos on her birthday by
Tevia & Joel Friedman
Shirley Kanter, on her birthday
By Helen Isgur
Shirley Karp on her birthday by
Rose Williams
Caryn and Phil Landes on their
anniversary by Tevia & Joel
Friedman, Judy & Eddie Halfant
Hazzan & Mrs. Jeremy Lipton on
their anniversary by Tevia & Joel
Friedman, Helen Isgur
Suzan Mendlovitz on her birthday
by Tevia & Joel Friedman, Judy &
Eddie Halfant
Rose Marie Nathanson on her
birthday by Sylvia Wilk
Ron Noble on his birthday by
Tevia & Joel Friedman
Ron and Kathy Noble on the birth
of grandson Benjamin by Jean &
Arnold Eisenstot
Kathy O’Neill on her birthday by
Tevia & Joel Friedman
Charlene Petlin on her birthday by
Rose Williams
Ann Plantowsky on her 70th birthday
by Sylvia Wilk
David Present on his birthday by
Rose Williams
Marinel Robbins on her birthday
by Dorothy Jo & Bob Weiss
Pam and Joel Rosen by Tevia &
Joel Friedman
Babs Schnitzer on her birthday by
Suzan & Max Mendlovitz
M/M David Shaenfield on the birth
of daughter, Alyssa by Gert Myers
Sandy & Bernard Shaenfield on
the birth of granddaughter, Alyssa
by Jean & Arnold Eisenstot
Sherie Trakhtenbroit on her birthday
by Tevia & Joel Friedman
Sandy Weingart being honored by
the JCC by Judy & Eddie Halfant,
Helen Isgur
Michael Wilk on his 70th birthday
by Sylvia Wilk
Sylvia Wilk on her special birthday
by Pearl Gossen, Helen Isgur,
Gert Myers
Joanne Zaike on her birthday by
Helen Isgur, Suzan & Max
Mendlovitz
Speedy Recovery To
Joan Fries by Helen Isgur
Alice Jacobson by Natalie & Irwin
Barath
Anette Levenson by Thelma
Lettman
Torah Fund Donation Information
Please send all donations to Selma Lettman,
3719 Litchfield, San Antonio, TX 78230
For any questions, call Selma at 210.696.0926
Todah Rabbah for your continued support.
Leah Maze by Phyliss & Steve
Cole
Rifka Schechter by Natalie & Irwin
Barath, Helen Isgur, Marguerite
Lerer
Edith Shapiro by Leah Maze,
Fannie Rae Shapiro
Rabbi Samuel Stahl by Pearl
Gossen , Marguerite Lerer
In Memory of
Rosalyn Antman by Thelma
Lettman
Christine Cohen by Dororthy Jo &
Bob Weiss
Peter DuBrow by Jean & Butch
Karren
Mary Eisenstein by Leah Maze,
Fannie Rae Shapiro, Sylvia Wilk,
Joanne & Don Zaike
Joseph Gillespie, father of Meredith
Fox by Phyliss & Steve Cole
Mother of Lana Middleman by
Jean & Butch Karren
Grace Muller on her Yahrzeit by
Joanne & Don Zaike
Eva Olian on her Yahrzeit by
Joanne & Don Zaike
Max Stool by Helen Isgur and
Sandy & Mel Weingart, Dorothy Jo
& Bob Weiss
Bob Sutker by Leah Maze and
Fannie Rae Shapiro
Dr. Bernard Weiner by Jean &
Arnold Eisenstot, Helen Isgur and
Suzan & Max Mendlovitz, Dorothy
Jo & Bob Weiss
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RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
Thank You
for the donation by Barbara and
Michael Friedberg
for the donation by Nina and
Steven Neish
Speedy Recovery to
Rabbi Samuel Stahl, with prayers
and affection, by Suzan and Max
Mendlovitz
In Honor of
Silvana and Rabbi Leonardo
Bitran, by Rachel Lurie
Sam Cohen’s 90th birthday, by
Stephanie and John Nagy
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Bitran, for the moving High
Holy Days services, by Linda and
Marvin Aboloff
Rabbi Bitran, for the wonderful way
our mother, Linda Nevelow’s, funeral
was handled, Ashman, Nevelow,
and Zwirn Families
Rabbi Bitran, for our family’s High
Holy Day honors, by Angela Behn
and sons
Rabbi Bitran, for the honor for our
family, by Susan and Brad Beldon
Rabbi Bitran, for blessing our
granddaughter, Jordan, before
leaving for her commitment in the
Navy, Joan and Stuart Bernstein
Rabbi Bitran, for all your help, by
Rhonda Dortch and Angela Behn
for prayers recited on Kever Avot in
Memorial Gardens, by Pearl Gossen
and Dr. Gary Gossen
Rabbi Bitran, for your phone calls
and kindness following my father’s
passing, by Julie Miller
In Loving Memory of
mother, Jean Abramowitz, by
Frances Lehrman
Shelly’s father, Paul Diamond, by
Sid Stahl
Henry Glick, beloved grandfather,
on his yahrzeit, by Carolyn and
Howard Glick and Family
Elaine “Dixie” Kaufman, as well as
thank you for attending the funeral,
by Sharon and Kenny Kaufman
Sidney Lehrman, beloved father-inlaw,
on his yahrzeit, by Frances
Lehrman
Seymour Lyman, beloved father, on
his yahrzeit, by Hilary and Neal Kavy
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Tributes
Many thanks for these gracious contributions to Congregation Agudas Achim
Herbert Riedel, by Carolyn and
Howard Glick
Sybe Schlesinger, by Pam and Sid
Gold
Irving Stillman, father, on his
yahrzeit, by Garry Stillman
Larry Weinstein, brother and uncle,
by Phyllis Brooks and Tina
Dinesman
Bertye Dodic Wolfson, by Allan
Nussbaum and Family
CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY
FUND
Speedy Recovery to
Good health of Mark Kanter, by
Shirley Kanter
In Honor of
Hazzan Lipton, happy birthday, by
Judy and Eddie Halfant
In Appreciation of
Hazzan Lipton, for the moving High
Holy Days services, by Linda and
Marvin Aboloff
Hazzan Lipton, for blessing our
granddaughter, Jordan, before
leaving for her commitment in the
Navy, by Joan and Stuart Bernstein
Hazzan Lipton, for your phone calls
and kindness following my father’s
passing, by Julie Miller
In Loving Memory of
Elaine “Dixie” Kaufman, as well as
a thank you for attending the funeral,
by Sharon and Kenny Kaufman
Isadore Tudzin, beloved father, on
his yahrzeit, by Sally Scharff
her dearest husband, Isadore
Tudzin, on his yahrzeit and wishing
Kay Lipton, your precious wife,
good health, by Shirley Tudzin
Beryte Dodic Wolfson, by Shari,
Stu, Joe and Eli Markowitz
Beryte Dodic Wolfson, by Allan
Nussbaum and Family
ALEXANDER YOUTH FUND
Thank You
for the donation by David Loev
In Honor of
The Bar Mitzvah of Jordan Loev, by
Michele and Gerry Leverant
Jonah Loev’s Bar Mitzvah, by
Marcia and Mel Waldgeir
Jason Westgor’s birthday on
October 5th, by Joan Westgor
In Loving Memory of
Sybe Schlesinger, by Shirley and
Stewart Alexander
ALWAIS SCHOOL FUND
ELAINE AND IRVING FRANK
EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT
FUND
In Appreciation of
Helen Isgur, by Heidi and Ron
Addlestone
In Honor of
Bertie Frank, on her birthday, by
Heidi and Ron Addlestone
BERTIE AND SELIG FRANK
HERITAGE AND ENDOWMENT
FUND
To send students and teachers to
Israel to learn about their heritage.
GENERAL FUND
Thank You
for the donation, by Elizabeth and
Emmanuel Belasco
for the donation, by Keng and
Adam Chester
for the donation, Jayne and Gary
Damesek
for the donation, by Ann Newman
for the donation, by Miriam Stewart
for the donation, by Ava and Jeff
Weinstein
Speedy Recovery to
Dr. Lyle Goldman, by Sheryd and
David Jackson
In Appreciation of
Selichot Services, by Marilyn Jorrie
our Rosh Hashanah Aliya, by Mindy
and Barry Spigel
In Honor of
Rabbi Bitran, by Frances Lehrman
Silvana and Rabbi Bitran, on the
new year, by Geraldine Wolk
Congregation Agudas Achim, my
“shul away from shul,” by Jeff Levine
Sam Cohen on his 90th birthday, by
Riselle Bloom
Carly and Cameron Diamond, on
the celebration of their B’nai
Mitzvah, by Sonja Goldberg
Doris and Jimmy Toubin, on their
60th wedding anniversary, by Rabbi
Leonardo Bitran
In Loving Memory of
Ephraim Abramowitz, on his
yahrzeit, by Frances Lehrman
Jake Cohn, beloved father and
grandfather, on his yahrzeit, by
Sarah Aronstein
Paul Diamond, by Elaine and Don
Stahl
Peter DuBrow, by Gladys and
Michael Koranek
Melvin Frank, brother, Sol Frank,
father, and Celia Kalish, sister, by
Bertie and Selig Frank
Lenore Garfinkle, mother of Lana
(and Barry) Middleman,
grandmother of Jodi Siegel, by Barb
Bikoff and Craig Berkowitch
Suzy Kalter Gershman, by
Charlotte Sue and Richard Alterman
David Goldberg, beloved husband,
on his yahrzeit, by Sonja Goldberg
Ethel Goldsmith, by Marion
Goldsmith
Marcus Greenstein, by Bessie
Greenstein
Ethel Goldsmith, Edward Levis
and Ely Levis, by Marion Goldsmith
Rabbi Hashash, by Rabbi Leonardo
Bitran
Harry Hyman, on his yahrzeit, by
Joyce and Irving Saltzman
Violet Hyman and Ida Saltzman,
by Joyce and Irving Saltzman
Reuben Karren, by Ruth and Morris
Toback
Elaine “Dixie” Kaufman, by
Charlotte Sue and Richard Alterman
Rae Leof, by Phillip Simon
Celia Levis, on her yahrzeit, by
Marion Goldsmith
Joseph Martkowitz, on his yahrzeit,
by Shari and Stuart Markowitz
Betty Maas, on her yahrzeit, by Emi
and Marvin Jacobs
Eva Olian, on her yahrzeit, by Ilene,
Jimmy and Jeffrey Franco
Elaine Rosenfeld, by Charlotte Sue
and Richard Alterman
Sybe Schlesinger, by Sherie and
Anatole Trakhtenbroit
Israel Shulman, on his yahrzeit, by
Yadviga Shulman
Anna Simon, by Phillip Simon
Rita Simon, by Phillip Simon
Max Stool, by Thea and Mervyn
Bloom
Dolly Sumberg, by Susan and Brad
Beldon
Isadore Tudzin, on his 5th yahrzeit,
by Sally Scharff
GLADYS AND MINNIE
GREENBERG KITCHEN FUND TO
REPLENISH THE ROSS FAMILY
KITCHEN
HEINTZ PRESCHOOL FUND
In Honor of
Helen Isgur, on being honored by
Sisterhood Torah Fund, with love,
Elaine and Ed Lauterstein
Silvana Bacman, by Nina
Marcovich
Sandy and Mel Weingart, being
honored at the 59th Brotherhood
and Sisterhood Awards Dinner, by
Madeline and Charles Cytrin
In Loving Memory of
Murray Devin, beloved husband, on
his yahrzeit, by Carolyn Devin
Lenore Garfinkle, by Madeline and
Charles Cytrin
Ben Lionell, beloved father, on his
yahrzeit, by Karen Heintz
Beryte Wolfson, by Babs Schnitzer
RUTH RUTSTEIN POSNER AND
NATHAN POSNER RELIGIOUS
SCHOOL FUND
In Appreciation of
Karen Katims, for the fine work the
religious school is doing in the
Jewish education of our grandsons,
John and Joseph, by Ruth and
Samuel Friedberg
In Honor of
Hannah and Emma Reep, by Gwenn
Shellene Reep
In Loving Memory of
Renee Mizrahi White, beloved
mother, on her yahrzeit, by Molly
and Michael Sowry
Inda Posner, beloved mother, on
her yahrzeit, by Susan and Charlie
Whipple

JACK AND KITTY KADISH
MINYAN BREAKFAST FUND
In Honor of
Mike Winakur, happy birthday, by
Judy and Eddie Halfant
In Memory of
Christine Cohen and Ronald
Eastman, by Edward Wilk
Chic Eisenstein, beloved mother,
Mary Eisenstein, and Ayn Phillips,
by Jeanne and Rick Hersh
Clara’s mother, Pola Ribak, on her
yahrzeit, by Clara and LTC Harold
Reich
Sybe Schlesinger, by Tevia and
Joel Friedman
Harold’s sister, Evelyn Spencer, on
her yahrzeit, by Clara and LTC
Harold Reich
Beryte Dodic Wolfson, by Linda
and Ed Wilk
BERNARD AND SYLVIA KANTER
FUND
In Honor of
Pinney and Ilean Kanter, by Nancy,
Jay, Alexis and Baron Kanter
In Memory of
Eva Brown,Max Brown, Bernard
Kanter and Celia Kanter, Rev.
David Kanter and Sylvia Leah
Brown Kanter by Nancy, Jay,
Alexis and Baron Brown
William Callahan, by Ray David
Kanter
Elisa Carole Feldman, Rev. David
Kanter, Celia Kanter, Bernard
Kanter, Israel Kanter, Evelyn
Kanter and Harry L. Kanter, by Mr.
and Mrs. Pinney Kanter
Steven Gossen, by Ray David
Kanter
BOB KBOUDI CHILDREN’S BOOK
FUND
In Honor of
Simone and Jason Kboudi, being
honored by Israeli Bonds for their
involvement in the Jewish
community, by Marilyn and Van
Stenzler
Sybe Schlesinger, by Ruthie and
Dick Wurzburg
L’DOR VA-DOR ENDOWMENT
FUND
ANNA AND SAMUEL MEADOWS
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
MARTIN AND SARAH MARCUS
ENDOWED SCHOLORSHIP FUND
In Loving Memory of
Charlene Joachim, by Judy Marcus
and Rich Epstein
Patricia Wener, by Judy Marcus
and Rich Epstein
MEMORIAL GARDENS
In Loving Memory of
Mark David Abelow, beloved son,
on his yahrzeit, by Sharon and Harry
Abelow
Cookie Adelstein, on his yahrzeit,
by Rochelle Adelstein and Family
Israel Goldsmith, by Marion
Goldsmith
Samuel S. Mazer, beloved father,
on his yahrzeit, by Carolyn Devin
Ethel Meyer, on her yahrzeit, by
Joyce and Carrol Meyer
Sam Polunsky, beloved father, on
his yahrzeit, by Linda and Marvin
Aboloff
Sam Polunsky, on his yahrzeit, by
Merle Polunsky
Ruth Skolnick, on her yahrzeit, by
Joyce and Carrol Meyer
MINYAN FUND
Speedy Recovery to
Helen Isgur, by Linda and Marvin
Aboloff
In Honor of
Molly Abrams, daughter of Harry
and Helene Abrams of Dallas, for
receiving a full scholarship to
complete her Master’s Degree and
selected to be a professor’s
assistant at the University of Texas
in Austin, by Clara and LTC Harold
Reich
Sam Cohen on his special birthday,
by Clara and LTC Harold Reich
Ruth Posner, Mazel Tov on being
honored as “Ima” by Hadassah, by
Marilyn and Cal Lemmon and
Sheldon Levine
Sylvia Wilk, on celebrating her
special birthday, by Marilyn and Cal
Lemmon and Sheldon Levine
In Memory of
Ruth and Sidney Berg, on their
yahrzeits, by Judy Sobre
Rebecca Maize, our mom, on her
yahrzeit, by Marcia and David Segal
Paula Ribak, on her yahrzeit, by
Clara and LTC Harold Reich
Herbert Riedel, by Joan and Stuart
Bernstein.
Sybe Schlesinger, by Gloria and
Jim Cohen
Leah Segal, beloved mother, on her
yahrzeit, by Marcia and David Segal
Joe Shapiro, father, Goldie R.
Shapiro, mother, Lillian R.
Shapiro, mother, Edith Shapiro
Mantinband, sister, Bernice
Shapiro Vejans, sister and Albert
Maze, husband, by Leah Maze
Joe Shapiro, father, Goldie R.
Shapiro, mother, Lillian R.
Shapiro, mother, Edith Shapiro
Mantinband, sister, Bernice
Shapiro Vejans, sister , and Albert
Maze, brother-in-law, by Fannie Rae
Shapiro
Dr. Bernard Weiner, by Marilyn and
Calvin Lemmon and Sheldon Levine
Beryte Dodic Wolfson, by Marilyn
and Cal Lemmon and Sheldon
Levine
GERTRUDE MYERS FAMILY
ENDOWMENT FUND
ONEG AND KIDDUSH FUND
Speedy Recovery to
Joanne Zaike, by Eileen and Robi
Jalnos
Mazel Tov to
Sandy and Bernard Shaenfield on
the birth of their granddaughter,
Alyssa Leia, by Helen Kerman
Sandy and Bernard Shaenfield on
the birth of their granddaughter,
Alyssa Leia, by Suzan and Max
Mendlovitz
In Honor of
Silvana and Rabbi Bitran’s 10th
Anniversary, by Pearl Gossen
Sam Cohen’s 90th birthday, by
Pearl Gossen and Marvin Miller
Judy and Mike Kelne co-chairing
the Hiddur Mitzvah Project, by
Eileen and Robi Jalnos
Ruth Posner, on being honored as
“Ima” by Hadassah, by Esther
Jacobs
Sylvia Wilk on her 85th birthday, by
Eileen and Robi Jalnos
In Loving Memory of
Mollie Cohn, beloved mother, on
her yahrzeit, by Sarah Aronstein
Samuel Damesek, by Suzan and
Max Mendlovitz
Mary Eisenstein, by Esther Jacobs
Margaret Goodwin, by Mindy and
Barry Spigel
Neiten Gossen, father-in-law, on his
yahrzeit, by Pearl Gossen
Son, Steve Gossen, on his yahrzeit,
by Pearl Gossen and Marvin Miller
Arthur Greenberg, by Miriam and
Morton Greenberg
Charles Gurinsky, father-in-law, on
his yahrzeit, by Sara Lee Gurinsky
Anna Jacobs, by Esther Jacobs
Annie Jacobs, beloved sister, on
her yahrzeit, by Sarah Aronstein
Annie Jacobs, beloved sister, on
her yahrzeit, by Bernice Mazer
Reuben Karren, beloved father, on
his yahrzeit, by Jean and Butch
Karren
Elaine “Dixie” Kaufman, by Mindy
and Barry Spigel
Lillian Kleiner, beloved mother’, on
her yahrzeit, by Joan Westgor
David S. Myers, by Gert Myers
Herbert Riedel, by Eileen and Robi
Jalnos
Herbert Riedel, by Mindy and Barry
Spigel
Sybe Schlesinger, by Esther
Jacobs
Sybe Schlesinger, by Eileen and
Robi Jalnos
Sybe Schlesinger, by Rudi and
Irving Schweitzer
Sybe Schlesinger, by Mindy and
Barry Spigel
Hannah Spund, by Miriam and
Morton Greenberg
Max Stool, by Eileen and Robi
Jalnos
Isadore Nathan Tudzin, beloved
father, on his yahrzeit, by Lisa Marie
Tudzin
Stanford Weiner, by Eileen and
Robi Jalnos
PALMETTO STREET
HISTORICAL CEMETERY
RUTH AND FELIX REIF
BUILDING AND SECURITY FUND
Thank You
For the donation by Marvin Jacobs
Mazel Tov to
Silvana and Rabbi Bitran on their
anniversary, by Lala Emily and
Eleanore Gossen
In Honor of
Margo Hoenig on her birthday, by
Susanne Jalnos
Eileen and Robi Jalnos, thank you
for what you do, by Lala, Emily and
Eleanor Gossen
Ruth Rutstein Posner, being
honored as “Ima” by Hadassah, by
Lala, Emily and Eleanor Gossen
In Loving Memory of
Steven Gossen, beloved husband
and father, on his yahrzeit, by Lala,
Emily and Eleanor Gossen
Mother, Rosalee Josephson, on
her yahrzeit, by Jean and Ron
Schlesinger
ROSS FAMILY KITCHEN
IMPROVEMENT FUND
Speedy Recovery to
Helen Isgur, by Hana Ross
Marinel Robbins, by Alice and John
Troy
Mazel Tov to
Hana Ross, on the marriage of your
granddaughter, Amanda, by
Susanne Jalnos
In Appreciation of
all who helped make a minyan for
Bob’s yahrzeit, by Hana Ross
In Honor of
Eleanor Bergmann, on her 90th
birthday, by Sara Lee Gurinsky
Sam Cohen’s 90th birthday, by
Hana Ross
Lucille Friedman, happy special
birthday and many more, by Hana
Ross
Veronica Mitzelman, on becoming
a Bat Mitzvah, by Hana Ross
In Loving Memory of
Bob Ross, beloved husband, on his
yahrzeit, by Hana Ross
David Schlesinger, beloved father,
on his yahrzeit, by Jean and Ron
Schlesinger
Sybe Schlesinger, by Hana Ross
Max Stool, by Hana Ross
Dr. Bernard Weiner, by Hana Ross
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RUTH RUTSTEIN POSNER AND
BARBARA AND ERICA
RUTSTEIN CAMP FUND
In Loving Memory of
Erica Rutstein, beloved sister, on
her yahrzeit, by Jessica Rutstein and
David Hughes
RABBI LOUIS SCHECHTER
SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE FUND
MAX AND SERENE LOWY
SCHMIDT SCHOLARSHIP FUND
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Tributes
continued
SYNAGOGUE BEAUTIFICATION
FUND
SYNAGOGUE ENDOWMENT
FUND
GOLDIE AND JOE TILLS
LIBRARY FUND
Speedy Recovery to
Helen Isgur, by Joan and Stuart
Bernstein
In Honor of
Julius Tills, on his 90th birthday, by
Barbara and Stanley Spigel
Lynn Waghalter, for her kindness
and help, by Nina Marcovich
Jordan Zimmerman, happy
birthday, by Lala, Emily and Eleanor
Gossen
In Memory of
Steven Gossen, on what would
have been his 60th birthday, by
Barbara and Stanley Spigel
Elizabeth Spigel, by Barbara and
Stanley Spigel
Sam Spigel, beloved father, on his
yahrzeit, by Barbara and Stanley
Spigel
Bertye Dodic Wolfson, by Joan
and Stuart Bernstein
TORAH RESTORATION AND
REPAIR FUND
TOT SHABBAT FUND
2013 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Executive Committee
President Randy Pulman
VP Finance Marc Ross
& Administration
VP Education Elizabeth Glazier
VP Membership Craig Berkowitch
VP Fundraising Ephraim Brenman
VP Ritual Alice Troy
Secretary Steve Saklad
Treasurer Kevin Epstein
Board of Trustees
Joan Bernstein
Felix Frydberg
David Hauser
Ellen Barshop Ollervidez
Glenn Geller
Michael Goldberg
David Kalmeyer
Rhonda Gurinsky
Harold “Butch” Karren
Michele Leverant
Dapha Haas
Craig Israel
Leslie Met
Sheryl Jalnos
Julie Miller
Monica Lizka-Miller
Michael Peck
Shari Pulman
David Present
Pam Rosen
Arlynn “Sammi” Raez
Gal Shweiki
Bruce Topletz
Ron Weiss
USY FUND
VEXLER FLOWER FUND
WEINGART YOUTH CAMP AND
TRAVEL FUND
YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND

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Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
Wednesdays, January 2, 9, 16, 23,
30 at 7:15pm
Adult Education
� Inside the Rabbinic Mind
Thursdays, January 3, 10 17,
24 at 6:15pm
� Priest, Prophets & Kings
Thursdays January 3, 10, 17,
24 at 7:15pm
� Explaining God & Death to
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Mondays, January 7, 14, 21 at
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Mondays, January 7, 14, 21 at
6:15pm
� It’s a Mitzvah
Tuesdays, January 8, 15, 22,
29 at 11:30am
� Parashat Hashavua:Study the
Weekly Torah Portion
Thursdays, January 10, 17,
24,31 at 12:45pm
Tot Shabbat
Friday, January 4 at 6:15pm
Junior Congregation/
Shabbat Yeledim
Shabbat, January 5 at 10:30am
Sisterhood Book Review
Tuesday, January 8, at 10:00am
Shabbaton
Friday, January 11-Sunday,
January 13
One Friday Night With
Friends and Dinner
Friday, January 11, 25 at 6:15pm
Shiru—Let Us Sing!
Tuesdays, January 15, 22, 29 at
7:00pm
Lunch and Learn
Wednesday, January 16 at 12:00pm
Texas Hold ‘em
Sunday, January 27 at 1:00pm
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Congregation Agudas Achim
16550 Huebner Road
San Antonio, TX 78248
Address Service Requested
$10.00
Donation listed in bulletin and
acknowledgement mailed to the
recipient only.
$18.00
Donation listed in bulletin and
acknowledgement mailed to the
recipient and donor.
New Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
FYI
Donations made to the synagogue will be acknowledged as follows:
Service Times
ONE honoree’s name per
donation
Donations received after the
publication deadline will be
published in the following
Kolenu.
Daily Minyan 7:30 a.m. Monday - Friday Vexler Chapel
9:00 a.m. Sunday Vexler Chapel
Evenings by contacting office
Shabbat Evening 6:15 p.m. Vexler Chapel
Shabbat Morning 9:00 a.m. Alterman Salkind Louis
Sanctuary or Vexler Chapel
Yahrzeits are read at EACH service.
Babysitting provided for birth through 2nd grade at all Shabbat
Morning services.
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U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
PERMIT NO. 57
Candle Lighting Times
for San Antonio
January 4 5:30pm
January 11 5:36pm
January 18 5:42pm
January 25 5:48pm
February 1 5:54pm
February 8 5:59pm
February 15 6:05pm
February 22 6:10pm
Shabbat Ending Times
For San Antonio
January 5 6:27pm
January 12 6:33pm
January 19 6:38pm
January 26 6:44pm
February 2 6:49pm
February 9 6:54pm
February 16 7:00pm
February 23 7:04pm