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KISLEV- TEVET- SHEVAT- ADAR 5776 n DECEMBER 2015 - FEBRUARY 2016

Celebrate Hanukkah @ KTI

Friday, December 11th

6:30 p.m.

Commemorate the Festival of Lights with a Traditional

Kabbalat Shabbat Service followed by an Avril Kaye-catered holiday dinner. Enjoy festive music, feast on homemade latkes, and light up the night with family and friends.

Questions? Please contact the KTI office, congkti@aol.com

Kindly RSVP by Thursday, December 3rd

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From the Rabbi

Rabbi Jaymee M. Alpert

Save the Dates

Annual Meeting of the Congregation of KTI for the purpose of approving the 2016 budget and slate of officers and trustees.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 8:15 P.M.

in the Daily Prayer Room.

The meeting will be preceded by an 8:00 p.m. minyan.

Fundraiser at KTI on March 5, 2016 . Details to follow

With Hanukkah approaching, we turn our thoughts to latkas and hanukkiot (menorahs). We think about family, dreidels, and miracles. When we think about Hanukkah, we tend to focus on the miracle of the oil, but the Maccabees also deserve our attention. The Maccabees are interesting folks - they are a band of ruffians engaging in guerilla warfare, they are right-wing fundamentalists, and they are also the heroes of the Hanukkah story. The Maccabees, small in number but devoted to their cause, take on the Syrian Greek army and win. The Maccabees speak out against assimilation. They are determined to hang onto their Jewish identity and to fight for their identity on two fronts – the Syrian Greek empire which is persecuting the Jews, and the Jews themselves who become Hellenized. Hanukkah represents a moment in our history where we, the Jewish People, could have been lost. The rate of assimilation was so high during that time, that if the Maccabees hadn’t waged a war, Judaism might have been subsumed by the larger Greek culture. I find Hanukkah relevant today because the Jewish community in America has assimilated into the larger American society. Assimilation is not an inherently bad thing, but we do need to be careful about retaining our Jewish identity. We are at the precipice of another turning point in history. I recently spoke with a woman who was concerned that her grandchildren don’t know enough about being Jewish. While her son is content to pass along 'matzah ball and chicken soup' or 'lox and bagel' Judaism, she wants her grandchildren, to know more. The conversation struck a chord in me, especially with Hanukkah around the corner, because when we think about Hanukkah, we focus on the oil. It's lovely. It’s also a little superficial. Hanukkah has a lot to teach us about identity and what it means to fight for what we believe in, but we begin and end with the miracle of the oil and of course the gifts. I would like to issue a challenge to this community: what is one Jewish thing that you would like to learn about in depth, in the coming year? It can be anything you want – a value, a concept, a time in history, a holiday – What is your something Jewish? And how will you commit to learning about it? Wishing you a Happy Hanukkah, and a New Year filled with a deepened sense of Jewish identity,

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Cantor’s Notes

The Congregation Extends Condolences to:

Sheila Rednick & family, on the loss of her

beloved husband, father & grandfather, Robert Rednick

Bill Popper and family, on the loss of beloved

mother, Florine Popper

Hanukkah is the holiday of miracles. After all, the dreidel – the quintessential Hanukkah toy, is marked by Hebrew letters standing for “a great miracle happened there.” But when we think about miracles, do we really think about the kind of miracle that Hanukkah is about? Miracles. The very word conjures up ideas of fairies, unknown forces, weird healers, and phony cures - things that are more “magical” than “miracle. We mistrust the idea of miracles, and with that mistrust, we lose a sense of awe and wonder at the world. Yet, on Hanukkah, miracles are the focus of the celebration. First and foremost, a small band of Jewish fighters were able to recapture and rededicate the Temple. Their victory against a large army should not have happened - the odds were stacked against them. The rabbis further extended the idea of celebrating miracles with the midrash about the oil that burned for eight days, when it should have only been enough for one day. This idea of the miracle of the oil helped the rabbis during the Roman era to find hope and faith in God. Similarly, we too are faced with situations every day that challenge our belief in God and in miracles. Whether we are dealing with changes in our health, family issues, or struggling with finding meaning in an ever-changing world, Hanukkah gives us permission to take a step back. On Hanukkah we are instructed to sit by the light of the candles with our family, friends, and loved ones and just enjoy their company. We are here to take delight in the company of those whom we care about, and we can see the miracle of the love that surrounds us like the light of the candles. May this Hanukkah find all of us with peace in our hearts and in our world. May we always be blessed to see the miracles that surround us. Chag Urim Sameach, Cantor Alexis K. Sklar

Annual Interfaith Baby Shower

Donations of diapers, formula and ointment are needed!

Please bring to the Gantz Building Office Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

and Friday until 3:00 p.m. no later than Wednesday, December 2nd

Thank you for your support!!

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President’s Message We are the Candle People

I love to give and receive gifts. Don’t you?

It makes me feel like a kid again – especially at Hanukkah. I enjoy the anticipation when unwrapping a gift as much as I do seeing the expressions of those who receive my gifts. Like many of us, my earliest memories include lighting candles with my family on the eight nights of Hanukkah and, of course, the gifts that would follow. But, before we opened our surprises, my dad would remind us how important it was for each of us to “be like a candle” and the light that it shone.

He said there were two types of people in the world: a candle and a sponge … the sponge people take and take until they could take no more. Sponges, he said, only gave when they were squeezed into doing so; don’t be a sponge. We, the Jews, are “the candle people.” We will give and give, until our strength is dwindled, our light is weakened and we can give no longer.

Generations of Jewish parents have taught us that lighting the world, keeping it warm, and giving it hope is the essence of what it means to be a Jew. This was their way of teaching us our responsibility for tikkun olam, healing the world.

Our parents taught us that while we light the candles on the menorah to remember the miracle of the oil that burned for eight nights, it was equally if not more important that we remember the miracle we can provide to others by giving to the needy and supporting our temple. They were always certain to remind us of our responsibility to the center of Jewish learning, community and spirituality … our synagogue.

With Hanukkah approaching, I hope that you will continue to be candles and consider a gift to KTI so that we can always be the hub of Jewish life in your community. Your continued investment in KTI can change lives and is important to insuring the differences we want to see can be achieved.

I will close with the first and last lines of my favorite holiday song written by a Jew, “Light One Candle” by Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary).

Light one candle for the Macabee children

Give thanks that their light didn’t die.

And light one candle to bind us together

With peace as the song in our heart!

Be one candle. Happy Hanukkah, Lawrence D. Engle President

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February 26 March 18 *April 8 May 20

* Service will start at 7:30 p.m. to be preceded by wine and hors d’oeuvres at 7:00 p.m.

Please join us in welcoming Shabbat at this

joyful service filled with music, rhythm and soul.

led by Rabbi Alpert and Cantor Sklar

(Cantor Sklar is accompanied by a guitarist and percussionist)

Bring your family and friends.

Everyone is welcome!

Light Refreshments will be served.

Congregation KTI 575 King Street, Port Chester, NY 10573 914-939-1004• congkti@aol.com• www.ktionline.org• www.facebook.com/CongregationKTI

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KTI Sisterhood Gift Shop

See our display in the

Gantz Building

Beautiful gift items for Hanukkah

and for all occasions

Discounted Prices

For Gift Shop hours and Special Orders

Contact Cindy Jacobs

914-804-1893, twoson@aol.com

Celebrate with a Leaf on our

Tree of Life

A Special Occasion .....

Anniversary, Birthday, Wedding,

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Graduation

cost $180.00

A beautiful way to commemorate

important life cycle events.

For more information, call the KTI

Office, 939-1004.

Please contact Cindy Jacobs, twoson@aol.com if

you have any questions or would like to order this great necklace with your Hebrew name on it!

Comes in silver or yellow gold.

Fast delivery.

Special orders being taken now

MAYA J COMES TO KTI

Congratulations to the

following winners:

Daniel Alper

Sam Barkin

Saul Bershadker

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Jill Abel William & Kathy Alper Rabbi Jaymee Alpert & Danny Kischel Dr. Joseph & Joyce Askinasi Sam Barkin Daniel Berger & Elyse Echtman Drs. Kenneth & Jessica Berkowitz Allene Berman Sonya Bernfeld Saul & Laurel Bershadker Leonard Blum & Nori Goldsmith Arthur & Barbara Brandon Michael & Marji Brown Stan & Gwen Brown David & Dena Bruckman Stanley & Judith Buchholz Brian Butler & Bonnie Baker Hy & Mimi Charney Leslie & Beverly Cheiken Barbara Cohen Ruth Cohen Doug & Judy Conrad Larry Chatzinoff Michael & Danielle Craighead Robert & Bea Drechsler Dr. Kenneth & Lori Egol Lawrence & Bethany Engle Nate Feinman Dr. Steven & Janice Feldman David & Michelle Fishman Bud & Jackie Freedman Dorothy Friedman Stuart & Adrian Gelbard David Gelfarb Stephen Glick & Margot Metzger Adin & Rochelle Goldberg Joshua & Enna Goldowsky Arlene Goldstein David Goldstein Edward & Sheryle Goldstein Jordan Goldstein

Marc & Linda Goldstein Peter & Amanda Goodman Alan & Elaine Haber Rudolph & Bobbie Hanau Mark & Ellen Harmon David Heiser Michael Hoffman & Barbara Bernstein Ken & Sheri Ingwer Max Jacobowitz Gary & Cindy Jacobs Erna Kahan Adam & Nancy Kansler Irving Kaplan Mark & Pam Kaplow Howard & Amy Katz Lottie Katz Aaron & Ellen Kischel Ben & Stacy Koenig Allen & Merle Kohn Dr. Sheldon & Marjorie Konigsberg Ruth Krainin Marcia Kramer Harvey & Gayle Krauss William & Marian Kromberg John & Laurie Landes Robyn Lane Howard & Jodi Lavitt Paul Lavitt Harold & Helen Lehrer Allan Lind Mark & Ilene Lowenthal Roger & Carena Lowenthal Henry & Eleanor Lowet Stephen & Vickie Lurie Ron & Andrea Neuman Richard & Ellen Newmark Henry & Leslie Novack Scott & Rebecca Oling David Parker Robert & Janet Paul Tony & Amy Polak

Louise Pomerantz Peter & Lisa Raider Lawrence Rand Sheila Rednick Gertrude Reich David & Sheila Rosen Norman & Joan Rosenbaum Harriet Rosenberg Jean Rosenberg Drs. Warren & Susan Rosenzweig Dolph & Karen Rotfeld Bruce & Sandy Rubenstein Jerome Sadler Daniel & Shari Savitt Naomi Saxe Jared & Barbara Scharf Davida Scher Michael & Susan Schnur Jordan & Robbie Sedler Richard & Rhoda Shapiro Stan & Ruth Sheppard Arthur & Belle Simon Clifford & Karen Simon Helene Simon Leslie Snyder Adam & Felicia Sohn Dr. Don & Jennifer Starr Gary & Michelle Starr Daniel & Laura Stone Rob & Marla Striar Dan Taitz & Dr. Penny Nemzer Douglas Trokie & Leslie Dubin Roy Tumpowsky Robert Tunick Daniel & Susan Vock Mort & Ethel Weisburd Lewis & Susan Wirshba Dan & Helene Wurtzel Diane Yasgur Barbara Yolen

Kol Nidre Donations 5776 KTI gratefully acknowledges Kol Nidre contributions from the following

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Harrison Bake Shop Home of Old

World Baking Ralph Langenbach 357 Halstead Ave.

Harrison NY 10528 914-935-1151

Harrisonbakeshop

@yahoo.com

The Westchester Board of Rabbis

and The Westchester Jewish Council present

A Night of Jewish Learning and

Celebration

Saturday, December 5, 2015

7:00pm

Beth El Synagogue Center 1324 North Avenue

New Rochelle, NY 10804

GENERAL FUND - Supports general maintenance of synagogue facilities. RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND - Funds dispensed by Rabbi as she sees fit for charitable and educational purposes. CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND - Funds dispensed by Cantor for musical programs and activities. CAPITAL FUND - Funds will be used for infrastructure improvements. LEO FRANK FUND - Contributions will be used for the beautification and maintenance of the Synagogue and Daily Prayer Room. KIDDUSH FUND - $118 donation to co-sponsor kiddush and $360 to be a sole sponsor. Funds are allocated to subsidize Saturday morning kiddushim and collations on Friday night and holidays. BRICK PAVER FUND - $ 118 (4 x 8 inch brick) $180 (8 x8 inch brick) per brick to mark simchas and other lifecycle events in our beautiful new contemplation courtyard. PRAYER BOOK FUND - $36 donation used to replenish supply of weekday, sabbath and holiday prayer books. YAHRZEIT & MINYAN FUNDS - Donations are used to purchase or replace religious items - torah covers, kippot, lace coverings, taleisim, havdalah sets - and for maintenance of Memorial Boards. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND - Funds subsidize enrichment programs and materials for the Religious School. EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND - Funds are used for books, toys and special programs for the nursery program. LADIES AID - Donations provide a small monthly stipend for individuals/families in our community who are in need. HESED FUND - Donations are used to fulfill acts of loving kindness, bringing comfort to those in the community who are in need. TREE OF LIFE - $180 per leaf for the Tree of Life in the vestibule of the main building to commemorate special occasions. MEMORIAL PLAQUES - $360 for a brass plaque hung in the Daily Prayer Room in memory of a departed loved one. It is lit each year during the week of the Yahrzeit observance and Yizkor holidays. PERMANENT SEATS - $1,500 per seat. A brass nameplate reserves seat(s) for family members during High Holiday Services.

Join hundreds of people from

around Westchester for this

evening of learning, socializing, and

fun. Rabbi Alpert will be among the

more than 30 Westchester Rabbis

who will be participating

this evening.

The evening will conclude with a

Kosher dairy dessert reception with

music by Rabbi Andrew Bossov.

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KTI Religious School

We began our Bechira (electives) a few weeks ago with great excitement! This cycle we are offering four courses for our Hei, Vav, and Zayin classes which include: Jewish Yoga which blends traditional yoga with Hebrew vocabulary; Acting Out in Class (weekly Parsha study)--after studying about the weekly Torah portion students act out key parts of the story; Bishul (Jewish cooking)--kids get to learn to cook traditional Jewish foods (and get to eat them too!); The Underground where kids learn about the Resistance movement during World War II. The students are loving these electives and it is wonderful to watch them learning in mixed groupings.

We are also continuing our Israel tzedakah drive this year. This school year we will be collecting tzedakah for the Israel Guide Dog organization, an organization that helps visually impaired Israelis regain their independence through the use of guide dogs.

If it’s December Hanukkah must not be too far behind. On Tuesday, December 8th the Religious School 3rd-7th grade will participate in the annual Hanukiyadah, a school-wide color war, where the kids are divided into different teams representing different aspects of Hanukah. Each team will be creating a team song, cheer, commercial and participating in various Hanukah-themed events.

This year KTI Teens, along with teens from Temple Emanuel, Community Synagogue of Rye and JCC Harrison will join forces to make a difference in our community and have a fun time at our Teen Social Action Sundays. So far kids have participated in creating blankets for Project Linus and have participated in a Lone Soldier program which is designed the help lone Israeli soldiers (soldiers without Israeli parents) cope with serving in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF).

On December 11th please join us for a traditional Friday Night Kabbalat Shabbat service at 6:30 p.m. Following services we will have a KTI Hanukkah dinner at approximately 7:15 p.m. catered by Avril Kaye. There will be live music, delicious latkes prepared by KTI member Peter Raider and other Hanukkah treats. You do not have to attend one to enjoy the other. Reservations are required for the dinner. Please call the KTI office to RSVP no later than December 3

rd or with any

questions. Also our first Havdallah gathering will be on January 23rd from 5-6 p.m. Rabbi Sandy Zisser Director of Education

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K.T.I. Early Childhood Program

The beginning days of school have quickly passed and we’re thoroughly into fall! Children have had fun making new friends and being immersed in seasonal activities. They have learned about the changing colors of the leaves and why the squirrels collect tasty acorns. During apple picking season, several classes also studied units on apples and have made apple prints, enjoyed apple tastings and charted each child’s preference. The holiday of Sukkot came late in September. Unfortunately, the weather was rainy but the children still sang songs, made decorations for the Sukkah, and had an opportunity to shake the lulav and smell the etrog in their classrooms. Despite raindrops, we had a great turnout of families who joined Rabbi Alpert, Cantor Sklar and many of the ECP staff for “Pizza in the Hut” (held in the sanctuary this year). All enjoyed a yummy pizza dinner with family and friends.

October was Fire Prevention Awareness month and the Port Chester Fire Department came to visit the ECP with a ladder engine and two firefighters. Firefighters Ryan and Cea spoke to all the children about staying safe with ‘Stop, Drop and Roll!’ After, each child got to have a turn sitting in the fire engine!

Our busy days are also always filled with fun “specials.” We’ve had visits from our furry friends through Animal Embassy, Mad Science, Bobby Doowah, and Gardening with our wonderful Fern. The “famous” Steve Stone has also been here. Sports with Steve Stone offers our children the opportunity to have fun, encourages fitness and develops sports skills and coordination.

After-school activities also began in October. Soccer, Once Upon a Story, Artists in Residence, Cooking, Clay, Nature, Rhythm, Math and Momentum are some of the programs that give children the opportunity to stay later at school, have lunch with their friends and try a new activity.

We had a large turnout for our Family Planting Day, held on Sunday, October 18th. Families came to the ECP and planted lots of flower bulbs in our backyard with the help of Fern Kaplan, Robin Goldberg and many from the ECP staff. Rabbi Alpert was also there, encouraging all the hard working planters. After, everyone enjoyed bagels and cream cheese, apples and cookies. We can hardly wait until spring when we’ll get to see all the colorful blossoms that the families planted.

Our first Tot Shabbat was Friday, November 6th and was very successful. Many ECP families joined us to welcome Shabbat with Rabbi Alpert, Cantor Sklar, Robin Goldberg and many from the ECP staff. We all sang songs, said Shabbat prayers and later enjoyed delicious challah, cookies and fruit. There was even wine for adults. We hope you will mark your calendars for our next Tot Shabbat: January 22, 2016!

Sunday, November 8th was our annual Bagels and Blocks for the 3s & 4s. Families came to meet the teachers, play in their children’s classrooms and enjoy coffee and bagels. It was a fun morning for all.

The Holiday Gift Boutique took place Thursday, November 12th. It was a great opportunity to pick up a few

presents for Hanukkah which comes early in December! Our KTI Hanukkah Party with our ECP families is on Thursday, December 10th from 5:00- 6:15pm. It will be a fun event where children join Rabbi Alpert to light the Hanukkiah, sing songs with Cantor Sklar, decorate and eat holiday cookies and create colorful crafts projects too. Also keep a lookout for our flyer with information on our December Vacation Camp which will run during the holidays.

Until next time, we wish you and your families a safe and happy holiday season.

Robin Goldberg, Educational Coordinator of KTI Early Childhood Program

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December 2015 - Kislev/Tevet 5776

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Neshama Body & Soul

KTI Social Hall

7:15 p.m.

4:09 Candlelighting

5 Vayeshev

Peri Glick Bat

Mitzvah, a.m.

9:30 a.m. Service

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Hanukkah 1st candle

8:30 a.m. Service

7 Hanukkah 2nd candle

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Hanukkah 3rd candle

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Hanukkah 4th candle

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Hanukkah 5th candle ECP & Religious

School Hanukkah

Celebration,

4:45-6:00 pm

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Hanukkah 6th candle

Hanukkah Kabbalat

Shabbat Dinner

6:30 p.m.

4:08 Candlelighting

6:30 p.m. Service

12Miketz

Shabbat Hanukkah 7th candle

Shabbat Rosh

Hodesh Tevet

Joshua Brown Bar

Mitzvah, p.m.

9:30 a.m. Service

13 Hanukkah 8th candle

Rosh Hodesh Tevet

Neshama Body & Soul

KTI Social Hall, 9:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Service

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Board Meeting

8:00 p.m.

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4:10 Candlelighting

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Vayiggash

9:30 a.m. Service

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8:30 a.m. Service

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Office closed

4:13Candlelighting

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Vayhi

9:30 a.m. Service

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8:30 a.m. Service

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January 2016 - Tevet - Shevat 5776

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Office Closed

4:19 Candlelighting

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Shemot

9:30 a.m. Service

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8:30 a.m. Service

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8 4:25 Candlelighting

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Va’era

9:30 a.m. Service

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Vav Class Nosh &Drosh

Tallit Workshop,

9:15 - 11:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m. Service

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Rosh Hodesh Shevat

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4:33 Candlelighting

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Bo

9:30 a.m. Service

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8:30 a.m. Service

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Office Closed

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Board Meeting

8:00 p.m.

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ECP Tot Shabbat

6:00 - 6:45 p.m.

4:41 Candlelighting

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Beshalach

Shabbat Shira

Religious School Havdalah, 5-6 pm

9:30 a.m. Service

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MLK Interfaith

Service, 6-8 p.m.

Christ Church in Rye

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Tu B’Shvat

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Annual Meeting of

the Congregation

8:15 p.m.

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Tu B’shvat Celebration

ECP and RS- K-3

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4:49 Candlelighting

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Yitro

9:30 a.m. Service

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February 2016 - Shevat - Adar I 5776

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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4:58 Candlelighting

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Mishpatim

9:30 a.m. Service

7 “World Wide Wrap”

Tefillin Workshop,

8:15 a.m.

Vav class participation.

Light breakfast served,

8:45 a.m. Minyan

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9 Rosh Hodesh Adar

Board Meeting

8 p.m.

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Rosh Hodesh Adar

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5:07 Candlelighting

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Terumah

Shabbat Shekalim

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8:30 a.m. Service

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President’s Day

Office Closed

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Tetzaveh

9:30 a.m. Service

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8:30 a.m. Service

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Musical Kabbalat

Shabbat, 6:30 p.m. 5:23 Candlelighting

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Ki Tissa

Carly Wagner &

Emma Wagner

B’not Mitzvah 9:30 a.m. Service

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8:30 a.m. Service

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Tributes

Congregation KTI gratefully acknowledges the following donations

GENERAL FUND In Honor of: *Joe Askinasi, for his many years as a Chairman of the High Holiday committee, from Sheila & David Rosen *Abe Baker-Butler, on reading Shacharit during services, from Rebecca & Scott Oling *David and Jordan Goldstein receiving aliyot during the High Holidays, from Sheryle & Ed Goldstein *Reading from the Torah on Rosh Hashanah, from Caryn Greenspan *Marian Kromberg, for her work on the KTItems, from Edie Evans *Congregation KTI, from Sam Barkin *John Landes, for his continued above-and-beyond compassion and caring, from Michelle Starr *John & Peter Landes, from Michael Goldstein *Nancy Lumish, for her continued above-and-beyond compassion and caring, from Michelle Starr *Being named Kallat Bereshit on Simchat Torah, from Leslie Novack *Leslie Novack, from Edith Halpern *Leslie Novack, for her continued above-and-beyond compassion and caring, from Michelle Starr *Don Starr, for his continued above-and-beyond compassion and caring, from Michelle Starr *Gary Starr, on his inspiring Kol Nidre speech, from Allene Berman *Michelle Starr, on her wonderful Haftarah chanting, from Allene Berman Congratulations and Best Wishes to: *Laurie & John Landes, on the birth of granddaughter, Annabel Marie, from Helene Simon * Laurie Landes, on the birth of grandson, Jackson Jian Lee *Henry Lowet, on his 2nd Bar Mitzvah, from David Heiser, Janet & Robert Paul, Elise Frank & George Sternman *Leslie & Henry Novack, on the birth of grandson, Gavin Sidney Seibert, from Joanie & Norman Rosenbaum *Leslie & Henry Novack, on Shira’s marriage to Raanan Korinow, from Rebecca & Scott Oling *Robbie & Jordan Sedler, on Jessie’s marriage, from Sherri & Ken Ingwer *Julie & Alan Solarz, on the marriage of

Benjamin to Jessica Rubin, from Joyce & Joe Askinasi, Mona & Mark Klapper *Roy Tumpowsky, on the engagement of son Paul, from Janet & Robert Paul *Roy Tumpowsky, on the marriage of son Ronald, from Marian Kromberg *Diane Yasgur, on the birth of great-grandchild, from Ilene & Mark Lowenthal *The Weiss family, on Devin’s Bar Mitzvah, from Rebecca & Scott Oling Deepest Sympathy and Condolences to: *Marilyn Carlin, on the loss of beloved husband, Dennis, from Mimi & Hy Charney *Stanley Circle & family, on the loss of beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Mali, from Janet & Robert Paul *Marilyn Cohen & family, on the loss of beloved daughter, Deborah Jond, from Mimi & Hy Charney *Larry Feintuck, Marcia Shanahan & family, on the loss of beloved father and grandfather, Jerry, from Jill Yolen *Linda Friedman, on the loss of beloved husband, Bill, from Jackie & Bud Freedman, Janet & Robert Paul *Jon Kantor, on the loss of beloved father, from Helene Simon *Cynthia Knoll, on the loss of beloved mother, Rita Heller, from Sheryle & Ed Goldstein *Faye Ellen Lane, on the loss of beloved mother, Estelle Lane, from Parkside Memorial Chapels, Inc. *Robin Lubin & family, on the loss of beloved brother, son, father and grandfather, Harvey Berlin, from Joyce & Joe Askinasi, Sonya Bernfeld, Barbara Cohen, Ruth Cohen, Steven Cohen, Joanie & Norman Rosenbaum, Helene Simon, Jill Yolen *Phyllis Lux, on the loss of beloved brother, Robert Rednick, from Jackie & Bud Freedman *Shira Novack & Ranaan Korinow on the loss of beloved mother, from Doug & Judy Conrad *Bill Popper & family, on the loss of beloved mother and grandmother, Florine Popper, from Joyce & Joe Askinasi, David Heiser *Lisa Grove Raider, on the loss of beloved grandmother, Edith Patten, from Joy & Michael Goldstein *Jeffrey Rednick & family, on the loss of beloved father and grandfather, Robert, from David Heiser

*Sheila Rednick & family, on the loss of beloved husband, father and grandfather, Robert, from Inge & Max Adler, Allene Berman, Laurel & Saul Bershadker, Salie & Les Bloom, Mimi & Hy Charney, Beverly & Les Cheikin, Ruth Cohen, Judy & Doug Conrad, Linda & Paul Ellenbogen, Barbara Epstein, Edie & Sy Evans, Jackie & Bud Freedman, Linda & Marc Goldstein, Sheryle & Ed Goldstein, Bobbie & Rudolf Hanau, Irving Kaplan, Marian & Bill Kromberg, Ilene & Mark Lowenthal and family, Parkside Memorial Chapels, Inc., Janet & Robert Paul, Sheila & David Rosen, Gerry Roth, Howard Rubin, Sherry & Alan Salzman, Rhoda & Richard Shapiro, Sandi & Robert Shapiro, Thelma Silberstein, Robert Tunick, Jamie & Adam Wagner, Karen & Bob Walker, Ethel & Mort Weisburd *Kathi Schiller & Dr. Robert Schiller, on the loss of beloved mother and grandmother, Martha Schiller, from Jean Rosenberg In Loving Memory of: *Herman Lessin, beloved father-in-law, from David Heiser Speedy Recovery to: *Mark Jacobowsky, from Linda & Paul Ellenbogen *Pam Kaplow, from Leslie & Henry Novack ALIYAH FUND In Honor of: *Receiving an aliyah on Yom Kippur, from Marian Kromberg *Receiving an aliyah on Rosh Hashanah, from Bob Tunick PRAYERBOOKFUND In Honor of: *Henry Lowet, on his 2nd Bar Mitzvah, from Ilene & Mark Lowenthal In Loving Memory of: *Molly Marrow, beloved mother, from Toby & Ted Marrow *Tillie Rosen, beloved mother, from David Rosen YAHRZEIT FUND In Loving Memory of: *Dorette & Maurice Cohen, beloved parents, from Nina & Raphael Cohen *Sarah Feinman, beloved mother, from Nate Feinman

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Tributes (continued)

*Larry Goldstein, beloved father, from Edward Goldstein *Fannie Jacobowitz, beloved mother, from Max Jacobowitz *Lila Jacobowitz, beloved wife, from Max Jacobowitz *Harry Klein, beloved father, from Mona Klapper *Maria & Joseph Landes, beloved parents, from John Landes *Gilbert Launer, beloved cousin, from Ilene Lowenthal *Jerome Perlman, beloved father, from Marian Kromberg *Malka & Jonas Rosenberg, beloved parents, Jane Robbins *Frieda Simon, beloved mother, from Arthur Simon *Richie Tanchum, beloved husband, from Joyce Tanchum *Stacy Gayle Tanchum, beloved daughter, from Joyce Tanchum *Boris Weisburd, beloved father, from Mort Weisburd

HESED FUND In Loving Memory of: *Fruma Wolf, beloved mother-in-law, from Jill Abel In Honor of: *KTI’s kindness, from Sheila Rednick KIDDUSH FUND In Loving Memory of: *Jamie Fischer, beloved daughter and sister, from Edward, Sheryle, David & Jordan Goldstein *Bernard Gellis, beloved father, from Toby & Ted Marrow *Arlene Heiser, beloved mother, from David Heiser *Anna Kessler, beloved grandmother, from Stephanie Fischer *Rose G.E. Margolis, beloved mother, from Arthur Joel Eisenberg *Ethel & Milton Mirsky, beloved parents, from Nancy Mirsky

*Shepley Shapiro, beloved father, from Rhoda & Richard Shapiro *Charles Silberberg, beloved grandfather, from Helene Simon *Morris Weinstein, beloved father, from Rhoda Shapiro *Fred Yolen, beloved uncle, from Victoria & David Yolen In Honor of: *Peri Glick, on the occasion of her upcoming Bat Mitzvah, from Margot Metzger & Stephen Glick LADIES AID In Loving Memory of: *Ceil Azorsky, beloved grandmother, from Steven Cohen *Mollie Azorsky, beloved great-grandmother, from Steven Cohen Deepest Sympathy and Condolences to: *Sheila Rednick & family, on the loss of beloved husband, father and grandfather, Robert, from Jackie & Butch Goldowsky RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND In Honor of: *Aliyah and the prayer for healing, from Leila Dorne *High Holiday Ark opening and aliyah, from Leila Dorne *Rabbi Alpert for leading beautiful High Holiday services, from David Heiser *Shira & Raanan Korinow, on their wedding, from Leslie & Henry Novack *The congregation for being so welcoming during Rosh Hashanah, from David Ringler *Fran & Steven Miller, as a thank you for their friendship and dedication to KTI, from David Ringler *Rabbi Alpert for her visit to King Street, from Rona & Marvin Robinson In Loving Memory of: *Richard Dorne & Freda Novak, beloved husband and mother, from Leila Dorne *Susy Glasgall, beloved wife, from Neil Glasgall *Estelle Lane, beloved mother, from Fay-Ellen Lane

*Robert Rednick, from Sheila Rednick *Bea Schechter, beloved sister, from Jack & Sheila Granowitz Deepest Sympathy and Condolences to: *Sheila Rednick & family, on the loss of beloved husband, father and grandfather, Robert, from Dee Yasgur *A donation was received by Ellen & Mark Harmon CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND In Honor of: *Cantor Sklar for leading beautiful High Holiday services, from David Heiser *Cantor Sklar for helping with her Rosh Hashanah Haftarah, from Naomi Saxe In Loving Memory of: *Herb Sedler, from Robbie & Jordan Sedler LEO FRANK FUND In Loving Memory of: *Miriam Frank, beloved mother, from Elise Frank & George Sterman CAPITAL FUND In Loving Memory of: *Joseph Yasgur, beloved father-in-law, from Diane Yasgur PATRON MEMBERS FOR HIGH HOLIDAYS: *Janice & Steven Feldman TREE OF LIFE FUND In Honor of: *Joseph Askinasi, for serving on KTI’s High Holiday Committee for more than 20 years, from the Congregation *Jonah Glick, on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah in 2012, from Margot Metzger & Stephen Glick *Peri Glick, on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah in 2015, from Margot Metzger & Stephen Glick *Henry Lowet, on his 2nd Bar Mitzvah, from Jackie & Bud Freedman, Sheila & David Rosen

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