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From the Board Arthur Jablon In June of 1988, I moved to Calabasas from St. Louis with my wife Mady and our children, one of which was in high school and the other two were in college. We had belonged to a synagogue our entire married life, so it was natural that we spent our summer investigating what synagogues were available to us. After meeting the staff and connecting with new friends like Irv and Sandy Klasky, our decision was easy. Temple Judea would be our Jewish community. It is now 28 years later and I have had the opportunity and pleasure of serving on the Temple Judea Board of Trustees for 27 years, including my tenure as President. During my time on the board, I have often served as a presidential appointee, a position that gave me the opportunity to wrestle with many of the hard decisions of the time—choosing a new rabbi or cantor, temple mergers, and location of our present facility to name just a few. While these discussions were never easy, they were always approached with the best interests of the congregation in mind. Many people have asked, “Arthur, why have you agreed to spend the hours you do, year after year, on the Temple Board of Trustees?” The answer for me is simple; I believe I have a responsibility to use my abilities to help assist in maintaining a viable Jewish community. My time serving on the board has been very rewarding, as the members of our Board of Trustees over the years, have always been exceptionally dedicated individuals. Deliberations by our board may not always come out with a result I personally agree with, but there is no question that each issue being handled gets a fair and thoughtful hearing by everyone, and that is exactly what we count on our board to do. It has always been my honor and privilege to serve on our temple’s board and to be an active participant in our Temple Judea community.
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www.templejudea.com ............................................. Senior Staff Rabbi Joshua M. Aaronson Rabbi Cantor Alison Wissot Rabbi Samuel L. Spector Cantor Yonah Kliger Rachel Cohen, Program Director Rabbinic Intern Benj Fried
Margie Ipp, Director of Early Childhood Center Rebecca C. Platt, Director of Education Ellen Franklin, Executive Director Diane Lennox, Director of Finance Eileen Aroesti, Director of Development
............................................. Board of Trustees Ellen Fink Israel, President
Executive Committee
Executive Vice President, Karen Twersky VP, Education, Megan Fischer VP, Finance & Development, Bill Harris VP, Membership Engagement, Judy Rutt VP, Membership Outreach, Josh Rubenstein VP, Personnel, Jill Shear Secretary, Gail Aspinwall Treasurer, Joe Woolf Immediate Past President, Teri Levin
Trustees
Janet Bornstein Gail Browdy Greg Cohen Julie Fuld Joann Kramar Steve Levitt
Jennifer Lutzky Ron Milman Dani Rogers Glenn Summer David Terk Barri Worth Girvan
Presidential Appointees Andy Keimach Arthur Jablon
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Judy Scharf, Caring Community Tracey Poirier, Women of Temple Judea Grace Jacobsen, Senior Youth Group David Daniel / Dean Piller, Brotherhood Erin Mediuch, ECC Parents’ Association Submissions for the Judean may be sent to
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A Valuable Lesson I Have Learned Rabbi Sam Spector
My greatest strength also happens to be my greatest flaw: my stubbornness. On one hand, I never give up on accomplishing a task or fulfilling a vision. Yet, my stubbornness also hindered me when I was a student; how so? I was sure that my way of seeing the world was the right way. People who disagreed with my approaches “needed to be educated,” people who voted differently than me were “misguided,” and people whose views on Israel differed than my own were “anti-Israel if not “anti-Semitic.” I had an idea that I would someday become a rabbi and that everyone would then learn to think exactly the way that I do and see the world through my eyes. I discovered that people did not relate well to college students who thought they knew everything, and if I wanted to succeed in the rabbinate, it required listening to views with which I disagreed. What I found was that people who disagreed with me were not “wrong,” but rather they were often just as, if not more, informed on issues as I was. They arrived at different their views through their unique life experiences. I found that listening to other viewpoints helped me in becoming a better rabbi and a more informed person, and I evolved in my ideologies. There is no issue closer to my heart than Israel. What I have discovered is that my support for Israel manifests itself differently than others within the Jewish community, who also share my deep love for our homeland. We are blessed in Los Angeles as there are many organizations whose mission is helping Israel, yet each have different approaches and views. This array of organizations allows a space to be created for
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every person who is passionate about Israel to advocate and become involved and make a difference. Throughout this year, the clergy team and I will attend conferences for StandWithUs, AIPAC, and JStreet. Though these organizations differ in their views, missions and approaches, they all are committed to Ahavat v’Ezrat Yisrael, loving and helping Israel. I agree and disagree with all of these organizations to some degree; yet, all inspire me. They serve as a reminder that Reform Jews have an obligation to make informed choices, meaning that we cannot dismiss a viewpoint or an organization until we listen and experience the other side for ourselves. It is my hope that everyone committed to Israel’s future will join us at least at one of these organizations’ events, even if you think that the organization may not be for you. As Israel and the United States are at pivotal moments in their histories, may we all see within each other beyond disagreements to a love and commitment for the countries whose flags are represented on our bima: Israel and America.
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What ELSE is happening in the ECC? Margie Ipp - Director of ECC Lisa Whitman - Assistant Director of ECC In addition to the amazing daily learning that is taking place in our ECC classrooms, we are lucky to have an incredible line-up of enrichment programs that are available to our students during the school day. On Tuesdays, every nursery school class alternates between Yoga and Library time. Our Yoga class is taught by “Brookie Cookie” (Brooke Harker) who inspires the children to move their bodies in new ways, and teaches them how to be “peaceful piggies.” They are encouraged not only to stretch their bodies, but also to calm their minds. Our new Horowitz Children’s Library is the site for story time every other week, and the kids (and teachers) LOVE it! Our library teacher Tracy Wiessbrod reads stories, and uses puppet shows and felt boards to explore books and entertain the children. Mostly, she shares her deep love of literature, and encourages all our students to be lovers of learning. Wednesdays bring time in the Imagination Station and Music. The Imagination Station is our own fully
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functioning children’s museum with rotating interactive exhibits. Created by nursery school teacher Jil Dyan, it is a space that encourages free exploration. Our newest exhibits are a dark room, equipped with black lights to see fluorescent shapes and manipulatives inside, and a puppet theater. Ongoing exploration areas include a pizza restaurant, Lego wall, and wind machine. Our music class is taught by Cantor Jen Roher, who is also a mom in our program and a Temple Judea Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutor. The children are not only learning and singing songs that relate to all the Jewish and secular holidays, but they are also learning the early childhood version of music history and appreciation. Add all that to the daily classroom fun of nursery school, and you can see why the Temple Judea ECC is the place to be!
Rebecca Platt - Director of Education I am thrilled to announce that Camp Zehut will be entering its second summer of Jewish day camp fun this year at a fantastic new location: De Toledo High School. Moving Camp Zehut off campus will allow us to enhance what we offer to our camp families. We will now have a full swim program in collaboration with De Toledo and the Lenny Krayzelburg Swim Academy, including not only free swim, but options for swim lessons and swim instruction. In addition, our new summer home will provide campers with a quality outdoor and athletic space that we have long dreamed of for our program. We could not be more excited about this partnership with De Toledo High School and weare excited to build our program on their state-of-the-art campus.
Kindergarten Readiness program, utilizing our cutting edge Early Childhood Center curriculum. Please consider sending your child to Camp Zehut for a magical Jewish camp experience!
Despite the move to De Toledo, all that you loved about Camp Zehut last summer at Temple Judea will remain! From opening circle to chugim (electives); Israeli dance to Jewish learning; from gaga and athletics to friendship bracelets and t’filah; Camp Zehut will take the best of Jewish overnight camping and bring it to day camp. In addition, the nurturing environment that you expect from Temple Judea and the excellence in camp staff and safety will continue. If you have a child entering Kindergarten in the fall, take advantage of our innovative
CAMP ZEHUT REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. To register, go to http://www.templejudea.com/camp-zehut/
CAMP ZEHUT SUMMER 2017 DATES: June 19 through August 11-- Register for any 3 weeks! Kindergarten Readiness offered July 31 through August 11
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Learning with the Clergy – Opening Our Ark Holy People: Jewish Identity & Peoplehood in the 21st Century Rabbi Sam Spector
What does it mean to be Jewish in the 21st century? Is Judaism an ethnicity, a religion, a culture, or all of the above? Join Rabbi Sam Spector in taking a look at the history and sociology that formed the modern Jewish experience and how millennials view Jewish identity for the coming generations. Tuesdays: January 10, 17, 24 at 7:30pm*
Holy Music & Prayer: Deepening our Connections Cantor Yonah Kliger
Cantor Kliger will lead you though an exploration of Jewish music that will enable you to connect in a deeper, meaningful way to our worship services and traditions. From the simple niggun, to the complex art song, music touches the soul and the heart. Come and open your minds and your hearts. Tuesdays: February 28, March 7, 14 – 7:30pm*
Hartman Collaborative Lecture Series
Shalom Hartman Institute of North America brings the finest Jewish scholars in the world to Los Angeles. We hope you will join us for the two remaining sessions.
Visions for a Shared Society: The “Tribes” of Israel
What are the core values of some of the “tribes” that comprise Israel today - Secular, Arab Palestinian Israeli, Religious Zionist, and Ultra-Orthodox? How does a people divided along religious, geographic, and ideological lines build a shared society? What are the challenges and the possibilities for Israel in building a Jewish and Democratic State? Sunday, January 22, 2017, 4-6pm with Micah Goodman at Valley Beth Shalom* Sunday, March 5, 2017, 4-6pm with Elana Stein Hain at Temple Beth Am* (followed by optional dinner & discussion)
Screening of 24 Days –The True Story of the Ilan Halimi Affair with ADL
Please join Temple Judea and the Anti-Defamation League for a special screening of the award-winning French film 24 Days (2013), which tells the true story of the kidnapping, torture and murder of 23 year old French Jew, Ilan Halimi, in 2006. Beforehand, the Anti-Defamation League will facilitate a discussion on anti-Semitism in France and Europe, and how the world has changed in the ten years since the Halimi affair. 108 minutes; French (with English Subtitles). Tuesday, January 31, 2017, 7:30pm* *Please visit www.templejudea.com to enroll
We are pleased to welcome Stacey Rutstein to our staff. Sadly, this meant saying “so long” to Danit Rothstein, who recently left the LA area for Portland, Oregon, for a change in lifestyle. Stacey will take over Danit’s responsibilities as the Cantors’ Assistant and B’nei Mitzvah Coordinator. Stacey comes to us with a great deal of administrative support experience, having worked most recently at both a synagogue and a school district office. She lives in Oak Park with her family. I’m sure you will help her feel right at home when you meet her. Welcome, Stacey! 5
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B’nei Mitzvah - January HARRISON SIEGEL Son of Sarah Siegel & Lee Siegel 1/7/2017, 10:30am Project: Helped the kittens that came to Best Friends Animal Shelter, with donations of personally handmade toys and collected blankets.
RYAN SACKLER Son of Marla & Jerry 1/14/2017, 10:30am Project: Organized toy/gift card donations to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles to benefit children who are battling illnesses.
SAMANTHA HABER Daughter of Susan & Steve 1/28/2017, 10:30am Project: Raised awareness about growth hormone deficiency and supported others who suffer from this condition by writing a blog about her personal journey. Her blog has readers worldwide and can be followed at www. seriouslysamantha.blogspot.com/
COSMO CALLAWAY Son of Nancy & Trey 1/28/2017, 5pm Project: Collected items for Hope of the Valley Mission.
B’nei Mitzvah - February JORDYN GREENFIELD Daughter of Samantha & Scott 2/11/2017, 10:30am Project:Volunteered for My Gym Challenged America and has helped raise money for kids facing physical and cognitive challenges.
AUDEN MEYER Daughter of Vicki & Joshua 2/18/2017, 10:30am Project:Volunteered on a weekly basis for several years at Adopt Me Rescue, a small dog rescue. Her project is to raise more money and awareness of their mission to locate, save, and find homes for abandoned pets.
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Development Greg Cohen - Trustee & Eileen Aroesti - Director of Development STARRY, STARRY NIGHT…. Pillars of the Community Event
On Thursday, October 6, more than 70 members of our Pillar community celebrated the good deeds of our synagogue through the benefits of our Pillar Program with a special event hosted by Debbie & Rabbi Joshua Aaronson and Ellen Franklin & Roy Silver.
The beautiful new home of the Aaronsons was the backdrop for this event where guests gathered in the early evening to spend time together, nibbling on Scott Roeb’s wonderful hors d’oeuvres as the wine flowed and discussion was in the air of the present political climate; a pre-curser to the evening’s program. As evening turned to night everyone came inside the to bless the Aaronson’s new home and hang the Mezuzah and then out into the perfect night air for an interesting, thought-provoking conversation with David Daniel, CNN senior reporter, as the topic Media: Fact, Fiction, Myth or Reality was reported on and discussed. It was a wonderful way to begin our New Year!
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Greg & Chris Cohen
Ellen & Stu Israel
Lori & Adam Saitman
Marsha Novak, Sandy Klasky, Vicky Kupetz
Harvey & Harriet Bookstein
Karen & Steve Twersky
Fern Keimach, Lori Saitman, Gail Aspinwall
Cantor Jerry Miller & Bonnie Friedman
Sylvia Lezak, Lydia & Jay Schlanger, Verna Liss
We are grateful for these members, who contribute at the Pillar level. Pillar of Torah • Pillar of Creation Harriet & Harvey Bookstein & Family Chris & Greg Cohen and Family Sally & Irwin Goldstein Gail & Murray Heltzer Allison & Mark Kanter Annette Lewis The Lezak Family
The List Family The Littman Family Bonnie Friedman & Cantor Jerry Miller The Prady Family The Saitman Family The Snyder Family
Pillar of Leadership Alison & Gary Diamond Sara & Al Dreskin and Family Evelyn & Barry Levitt and Family
Marsha & Mark Novak Ellen & Michael Opell Frayne & Sandy Rosenfield and Family Loretta Shine and Family
Carol & Carl Singerman Jennifer & Joe Woolf and Famiily Nisa & Steven Zap and Family
Pillar of Strength Debbie & Rabbi Joshua Aaronson Anonymous Cathy Balin & Michael Robbins Chuck Berney and Family Barbara & Todd Cobin The Eisner Family Jaci & Jon Feldman Lorraine & Ray Friedman and Family The Fuld Family DeAnne & Tom Heymann and Family Ellen Fink Israel & Stuart Israel and Family
Mady & Arthur Jablon Stacey & Dennis Kass The Keimach Famiily Sandy & Irv Klasky Joann & Ron Kramar Caryn Leemon-Krausz & Gary Krausz and Family Vicki & Arnie Kupetz The La Van Family Barbara & Gary Luboff
Diana & Robert Morgenstern and Family Dora Cohen & Edward Morris The Nichol Family Ronni & Izak Okon Brendie & Al Rosenbloom The Rutt Family Ellen Franklin & Roy Silver Susan Stone Ellen & Ron Tinero and Family Karen & Steve Twersky Ruth & Stan Zicklin and Family
Pillar of Learning Anonymous The Aspinwall Family Babette & Rodger Bemel Ilene & Jack Blok Julie & Eric Book Gail Browdy and Famiily Rochelle Browne Norma & Mark Citron The Erwich Family Beth & Scott Fink and Family Michele & Edward Fischer Micki & John Glaser
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Denise & David Goldberg Cindy & Cliff Hassel Robin & Robert Heiber Diane Weil & Les Horowitz The Isrow Familiy Susan & David Jefferson The Kaplan/ Marer Family The Lashever Family Robin & Steve Levitt and Family Peggy & Bernard Lewak Verna Liss and Family
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Women of Temple Judea Tracey Pomerance-Poirier, President
2017 ushers in a time of uncertainty for many of us. This is why Women of Temple Judea is more important than ever to our temple community. We provide great programs, social and spiritual opportunities, that cannot be found anywhere else. In October, Women of Temple Judea hosted Jewish Women’s Theatre--powerful, contemporary stories of and by Jewish Women that made us laugh and cry. We hosted “The California Ballot Proposition Thicket,” where the 18 State propositions were dissected including how our votes on these issues will impact California. Rounding out October was our annual Mah Jongg Tournament, where women throughout Los Angeles came together to enjoy a day of Mah Jongg and friendship. Two weeks later, we held our annual Chanukah Boutique, where our extended temple community came together to have latkes, schmooze, shop for kids and grandkids--another great opportunity for relationship building. February brings a Maggie Anton discussion of her book, “Fifty Shades of Talmud,” followed by another Jewish Women’s Theatre performance later in the month. This is just a sampling of what Women of Temple Judea provides to create a sense of community and sisterhood. Get involved, support us, join us.
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Brotherhood David Daniel and Dean Piller, Co-Presidents This photo shows a perfect example of Brotherhood in action: having fun while helping the community. Joel Greene (in green & brown plaid with the stylish “stache”) led our volunteer group at the Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission Great Thanksgiving Banquet, helping serve turkey dinner with all the trimmings to more than a thousand people in need. Even for those of us who are there every year, the expressions of gratitude for something so seemingly basic never fail to touch our hearts. Our December highlight, of course, was another Brotherhood tradition: our Christmas Day Pancake Breakfast! (Yes, our events do seem to center on food. This is a bad thing?) The fellowship and the syrup both flowed freely, as we kibitzed and fressed between Chanukah celebrations. January brings the next event in our Speaker Series with WTJ: “And The Oscar Goes To…” with movie experts from the Los Angeles Times and Entertainment Weekly sharing their insights on the favorites, the longshots, and the way things really work inside the Academy. Hope we see you there on the 25th! Looking further ahead, we have other events in the works, including our spring retreat, all involving some combination of social action, serving the Temple Judea community, and just having fun with a great group of guys. To make it happen, we need you! Connect with Brotherhood! 11
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Mazal Tov to Benjamin & Meredith Mitnick, who welcomed their new daughter, Layla, on September 16. Jeremy & Rachel Haft, who welcomed their new daughter, Harper, on October 10. Big brother, Declan, is a student in our Nursery School. Darren & Laurel Saul, who welcomed their new daughter, Sienna, on October 11. Big brother, Elijah, is a student in our Parenting Center. Adam & Jordana Marcus, who welcomed their new son, Toby, on October 17. Big brother, Jonah, is a student in our Nursery School. Nadav & Danielle Ben Yakar, who welcomed their new son, Ethan, on November 3. Big sister, Sophia, is a student in our Nursery School. Daniel & Lindsey Lax, who welcomed their new son, Dylan, on November 7. Big sister, Lilah, is a student in our Parenting Center. Hilda Fogelson, whose son, George, had a book published about the Jews of Santa Cruz, published by the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History.
Social Action
Jennifer Lutzky - Chair
Congregants of all ages had a wonderful time performing acts of Tikkun Olam on Mitzvah Day this past November. The morning began with our clergy leading a brief service, as well as a visit from City Council Member Bob Blumenfield. Then, we spread out across the campus for a variety of activities. There was an obstacle course to run, sandwiches to make and lunches to pack, Israeli dancing to learn, lots of craft activities, and food! We packed 400 lunches and 200 toiletry kits, decorated 70 meal delivery bags for Project Chicken Soup, made 28 stuffed comfort toys for Save A Child’s Heart, made 26 beautiful beaded eyeglass chains for the Jewish Home, and raised more than $100 to buy new books for Chai Lifeline. We also hosted congregation Shir Ami, enabling them to pack backpacks for School on Wheels, and we enjoyed lemonade benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The Brotherhood sponsored a terrific barbecue lunch, and the Women of Temple Judea helped host our bake sale. If you are interested in helping plan future Mitzvah Days, or other Social Action events, we want to hear from you! Please contact Jennifer at jenlutzky@yahoo. com, or watch your email for our monthly meetings (typically the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm).
New Members We welcome you!
Joshua Berman Janice Sherrod-Chriss & Jimmy Chriss Teri & Alfred Curtis Rhonda Eisner Barbara & Brad Glassman Alicia & Corey Kasif Danna & Collin Kay Elysia & Gene Kowel Cipi & Stu Kricun Stacey Levin Stacey & Barry Levy Jen & Michael Lippman Terri & David Loth Marci & Bryan Martyn Mona Mikael & Michael Mikael Lauren & Jason Miller Julie Ries & Ken Miller Dora Cohen & Eddie Morris Deborah & Alan Perla Tami Harris & Ted Ries Victoria & Cliff Secia Phyllis Shear Julie & Rob Sitomer Rachel & Rich Slaton Shiran & Elliott Tiomkin Audrey & Glenn Young As of 12/2/16
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Donations
RABBI JOSHUA M. AARONSON DISCRETIONARY FUND Alison & Gary Diamond in honor of Alexis Diamond & Isaiah Costas’ wedding Brendie & Al Rosenbloom for the honor of blowing shofar during the High Holy Days Diane Weil & Leslie Horowitz in memory of Janice Weil Gary Doctorman in appreciation of Rabbi Josh Aaronson Herb Schneider in memory of Rose Hyman, Henrietta & Ernst Schneider Joanne & Duke Molner in appreciation of Temple Judea Judy Miller in memory of Will Johnson & Matthew Peckler Marsha & Howard Spike in appreciation of Rabbi Aaronson’s High Holy Day Services Rachel Cohen in memory of Marsha Cohen, thank you Rabbi Aaronson for your support during a year of mourning Sharon & Tony Landler in memory of Mildred Tauman
RABBI CANTOR ALISON WISSOT DISCRETIONARY FUND Brendie & Al Rosenbloom for the honor of blowing shofar during the High Holy Days Ellen & Ron Tinero in memory of Melech Ben‑Zion Evelyn & Barry Levitt in memory of Jerry Shulman Heidi Poveda in appreciation of Rabbi Cantor Alison Wissot Judy Miller in memory of Ida Major Jennifer & David Stearns in honor of Carly Stearn’s baby naming Lara & Eric Tochner in appreciation of Rabbi Cantor Alison Wissot Lillian Trilling in appreciation of Rabbi Cantor Alison Wissot Margot & Lloyd Hummel in honor of Allison Hummel’s Bat Mitzvah RABBI SAM SPECTOR DISCRETIONARY FUND Brendie & Al Rosenbloom for the honor of blowing shofar during the High Holy Days Herb Schneider in memory of Rose Hyman, Henrietta & Ernst Schneider Ida & Robert Worth in memory of Joan Michel
Lillian Trilling in appreciation of Rabbi Sam Spector CANTOR YONAH KLIGER DISCRETIONARY FUND Adrienne & Arthur Zitsow in memory of Pearl Lerner Brendie & Al Rosenbloom for the honor of blowing shofar during the High Holy Days Leslie Lewinter‑Suskind & Robert Suskind in appreciation of Cantor Yonah Kliger Margot & Lloyd Hummel in honor of Allison Hummel’s Bat Mitzvah Natalie Roberts in appreciation of Cantor Yonah Kliger GENERAL FUND Anna Efim Fridman Camille Bourque Dana & Steve Martinez Donna & Ronald Roscoe for Children’s Education Elyse & Victor Rose in memory of Allan & Sylvia Diamond Jay Rothman in memory of Alexander Rothman Larry Schwartz in memory of Arlene Schwartz Marcia Berman in memory of Staci Hope Cohen Paula & Bernard Cohen in memory of Marshall Levin & Gilda Ban Rhoda King in memory of Meyer Mutnick & Milton King Rose & Howard Turner in memory of Yomtov Esformes Sandy & Bill Ritter in memory of Malvina & Joseph Klein Suzanne & Cary Reisman in memory of Leah Schoenwald CAMPERSHIP FUND Cantor Gerald Miller & Bonnie Friedman in honor of Roni Jablon’s Bat Mitzvah ECC PROGRAM SUPPORT FUND Beth & Scott Fink for Imagination Station in memory of Jerry Fink David Neporent wishing a speedy recovery to Eli & Vera Freddie Jacobs in memory of Bertha Jacobs
Jil & Rob Dyan for Imagination Station in memory of Herb Silinsky Sandy Cooper for Imagination Station in memory of Herb Silinsky Sandy Cooper in honor of the Imagination Station ELLEN M. ROSE CARING COMMUNITY FUND Barri Worth Girvan & Greg Girvan in appreciation of the Ellen M. Rose Caring Community’s support Marsha & Howard Spike in honor of the Ellen M. Rose Caring Community’s volunteers, visitors & cooks Shelly Browne in memory of Eva Leiter ENDOWMENT FUND Barbara & Todd Cobin in memory of Philip Cobin HOMELESS/NEEDY ASSISTANCE FUND Brendie & Al Rosenbloom wishing a speedy recovery to Larry Diamond Cantor Gerald Miller & Bonnie Friedman in memory of Geri Weisbaum, William Weisbaum, Flora Weisbaum, Arnie Miller, Phil Schwab, Matt Abrams, Rachel Galperin & Bertha Krevat Ellen & Michael Opell for Social Action in honor of Mitzvah Day Sylvia Motty & Teri, Alfred & Randal Curtis in memory of Irvin Motty, Michael Motty, Rose Motty, Max Motty, Theodore Rosner, Rose Rosner, Alex Rosner, Isador Rosner, Lillian Vendt, Frieda Rosner & Rosalie Sacks NATALIE SMOLENS ECC SCHOLARSHIP FUND Barbara & Todd Cobin in memory of Geri Cobin ECC Sunshine Club in honor of Ella Moseska’s Bat Mitzvah Ellen & Stu Israel in memory of Max Drootin Janet & Steve Bornstein in memory of Jim Rabishaw & Alan Bornstein Joann & Ron Kramar in memory of Norman Kramar
PRAYERBOOK & TORAH FUND Brendie & Al Rosenbloom wishing a speedy recovery to Mike Rothberg RABBI DONALD GOOR LIFELONG LEARNING FUND Marsha & Howard Spike in honor of Renee Symans & her family having a healthy, peaceful, New Year Sylvia Motty & Teri, Alfred & Randal Curtis in memory of Irvin Motty, Michael Motty, Rose Motty, Max Motty, Theodore Rosner, Rose Rosner, Alex Rosner, Isador Rosner, Lillian Vendt, Frieda Rosner & Rosalie Sacks SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND Margaret & David Altschul in honor of the birth of their grandson, Benjamin Harrington Altschul Margaret & David Altschul in memory of Grace Altschul Teri Levin & Devan Grossblatt in appreciation of Geri Mund making Devan’s swearing‑in ceremony special STEVEN A. FULD YOUTH FUND Carol & Harris Bernstein wishing Julie Fuld a Happy New Year Micki & John Glaser in memory of Michael Simonoff
Thanks to these generous donors who help keep our community strong.
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