Hebrew College Celebrate 2016 | Hebrew College: Celebrate 2016 TRIBUTE COMMITTEE PROGRAM Daniel L. Miller & Adam and Matthew Miller Rabbi Lee Moore Dorie Alexander Mufson and Michael

Hebrew College

TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2016

י"ג אדר ב' תשע"וGANN ACADEMY

WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

Honoring Women’s Leadershipand Philanthropy

Celebrate 2016

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Welcome to Celebrate 2016Dear Friends,

Tonight, we usher in the Fast of Esther as we prepare for the celebration of Purim that follows on its heels. Esther represents a powerful model of female Jewish leadership that stems from a deep commitment to the

future fl ourishing of the Jewish people. Esther’s leadership was demonstrated not only in the halls of Persian political power, but according to the Talmud, also in the deliberations of the early sages who, as a result of her persuasive arguments, decided to establish Purim as an everlasting holiday and the Scroll of Esther as a sacred book. Esther not only saved the Jewish people of the Persian Empire, she served as a catalyst for a new, post-prophetic Judaism. It is in recognition of the biblical Esther’s legacy that the Hebrew College community gathers this evening to celebrate women’s leadership.

Hebrew College is proud to confer its fi rst Esther Awards on four women who have become signifi cant leaders in our Jewish community. Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine, Winnie Sandler Grinspoon, Sari Anne Rapkin, and Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller z”l have embodied Hebrew College’s motto: Jewish learning and leadership for a pluralistic world. Their achievements as communal and philanthropic leaders have enriched our community through their passion for Jewish learning and living.

Our keynote speaker, Ellen Goodman, is a recognized leader and pioneer in the fi eld of journalism, and has recently focused her entrepreneurial energies into founding The Conversation Project. We hope to gain new insights into women’s leadership from her vast experience and keen observations of social and political change.

Hebrew College takes great pride in the accomplishments of our alumnae, students and faculty who are paving new paths in Jewish leadership, scholarship, education and spirituality. Our fi rst graduating class in 1925 was comprised of ten men and three women. Today, women make up the majority of our students across the various schools and programs of Hebrew College. Their vision and voices contribute signifi cantly to the vitality of Jewish life in North America, Israel and throughout the world.

Thank you, supporters and friends of Hebrew College, for helping to make this evening a success, and for providing the resources necessary for Hebrew College to continue its role as the premier center of Jewish learning and leadership for our pluralistic world.

With gratitude and blessings,

Daniel Lehmann

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!—Maya Angelou

Thank you, Winnie, Sari and Geraldine for everything you have done for our community. Your leadership and commitment are an inspiration to us all.

Betty Ann, your compassion and commitment to making the world a better place has left an everlasting imprint on all those you touched in this life. We are better people because of you. We love you and we miss you.

D A N M I L L E R

A D A M A N D M A T T H E W M I L L E R

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TRIBUTE COMMITTEECOMMITTEE PROGRAM

Daniel L. Miller & Adam and Matthew MillerRabbi Lee MooreDorie Alexander Mufson and Michael Mufson* Myra Musicant and Howard Cohen*Jessica and Chuck MyersRobert NissenbaumRabbi Suzanne and Andy Offit*Scott and Candace Lun PlotkinLinda and Dr. Kenneth PolivyThomas PowersSuzanne PriebatschStuart RoseJulie Rosen and Gary BelowichElyse and Howard RubinMa’ayan and Rick SandsLynne Satlof-Karas and Steven KarasAviva Sapers and Judith SydneyPamela and James SchwartzBetty and Peter ShapiroEnid ShapiroJennifer SilverMarc and Marsha Katz Slotnick Myra and Robert SnyderNaomi and Jeffrey StonbergSusan and Joseph StoneStone/Teplow Families Charitable FundJeff ThibaultMartin TourignyDiane Troderman and Harold Grinspoon Lisa and Neil WallackLeigh WeissDavid E. Williams and Nyna UrovitchLeigh Shapiro WilliamsonArnee and Walter WinshallDeana and Sidney Wolk

Geraldine Acuna-Sunshine and Gabriel SunshineSusan and Aron Ain*Nancy AngellJessica AronoffChester and Diane Black*Darren and Michelle BlackBrookline BankBetty BrudnickNancy Buck and James Sebenius*Claire and Daniel CaineCarol and Carl ChudnofskyLouise CitronMichael ClareAaron ClarkCharlotte Cohen and Marcel MethMarsha Cohen*Kathy and Scott CohenSuzanne and David DiamondMady and Bruce DonoffThomas DuffRabbi Joshua and Judy ElkinDr. Edward and Ruth Ann FeinbergRenee and Steven Finn*John FoxBrenda and Harvey FreishtatValerie and Mark FriedmanLinda and Michael FriezeTamar FriezeReid GalasDena and Jason GlasgowCarol R. and Avram J. Goldberg FundLillian and Richard GrayDr. Steven and Winnie Sandler GrinspoonPatti and Louis GrossmanPhyllis and Michael (z”l) Hammer FundLynne HellerElyse HymanCindy and Andrew JanowerRabbi Daniel JudsonMary F. KaneSteffi Aronson KarpJudith and William KatesJamie and Harold G. Kotler*Lydia and Bernie Kukoff*Karl and Marie KyrissRabbi Van LancktonSara S. Lee*Dr. Lisa and Rabbi Daniel L. LehmannMarcia and Alan LeiferMargot LeStrange and Andrew SternCantor Brian MayerBarry Mesch

EVENT COMMITTEESusan AinCarl ChudnofskyDeborah FeinsteinLouis J. GrossmanLynne Heller**Enid ShapiroPeter ShapiroMyra Snyder

* Tribute Co-Chairs

** Me’ah faculty

WelcomeHarold G. Kotler, Chair, Board of Trustees

D’var Torah and HamotziRebecca Weinstein

Student in the Rabbinical and Shoolman Education SchoolsCandidate for Rab/MJEd`18

The State of the CollegeRabbi Daniel L. Lehmann, President

Esther’s Dinner Banquet

Musical Selections Kol Arev, The Chamber Choir of Hebrew CollegeVera Broekhuysen, Soloist, Candidate for Can`16

Esther Awards for Leadership and PhilanthropyRabbi Daniel L. Lehmann

Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine (presented by Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, Dean, Rabbinical School)Winnie Sandler Grinspoon (presented by Rachel Raz, MJE`06, Director, Early Childhood Institute)

Sari Anne Rapkin (presented by Susan Ain, MAJS`ll, Chair, Development Committee)

Voices of Alumnae LeadersVideo introduced by Rabbi Sonia Saltzman, Rab`08

Remembering Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller z’’l, MAJS`05 Rabbi Or Rose, Director, Center for Global JudaismJamie Kotler, Candidate for Rabbinic Ordination`16

Dorie Alexander Mufson, Tribute Committee Co-Chair

Esther Award for Leadership and Philanthropy Presented in memory of Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller by Rabbi Daniel L. Lehmann

Introduction of Ellen GoodmanSara S. Lee, Member, Board of Trustees

“Women’s Leadership: Leaning In, and Up”Ellen Goodman

Closing RemarksMyra Snyder, MAJS`01, Member, Board of Trustees

Toddah Rabbah and Leila TovThank you for coming. Good night!

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A W A R D R E C I P I E N T S

Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine

Geraldine has a passion for all issues involving global Jewry, next generation/young adult programs, and using Jewish learning as a pathway to leading a more meaningful life. She is active throughout Boston as a community leader. She currently serves on the Board of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies and is Co-Chair of CJP’s Annual Campaign. She was a Learning Session Leader for CJP’s 2014 “Bring Learning to Life” event, and is a graduate of the Cynthia and Leon Shulman Acharai Leadership program. She is a founding board member of the philanthropic foundation, SheGives, and sits on the boards of The Rashi School, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, and Congregation Kehillath Israel in Brookline.

Geraldine graduated with high honors from Harvard College, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar from Columbia Law School. She is a director on the boards of Columbia Law School, and the Harvard Alumni Association as well as Co-Chair of the Harvard College Fund Executive Committee. She has practiced corporate and derivatives law for the past 16 years serving as Senior Counsel for Bracebridge Capital.

She lives in Boston with her husband, Gabriel Sunshine, and their three children.

Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine

Esther Award for Leadership and Philanthropy

A: When I first came to Judaism, I knew nothing. I remember having an indescribable fear in the pit of my stomach that I would go through life as a smart, seemingly accomplished, resume-glowing…zombie. With each worldly accomplishment, I would feed my inner demons who, at the end of each day, would leave me hollower than before. At night, I would pray to whomever might listen that I be shown some reason for being, some deeper sense of purpose and understanding of what it is I came on this Earth to do.

My prayer would be answered several years later in the form of a poem, whose haunting melody stirred something deep within my heart, but whose words I could not yet understand. The song was Avinu Malkeinu, sung at a traditional Kol Nidre service which a Jewish friend invited me to attend. When I eventually chose to follow the Jewish path and continued to grow in communal and spiritual understanding, the prayer came to embody the beauty that Judaism has brought to me, and continues to bring, into my life: a sense of divine love and wonder, an unrelenting education on the importance of justice and loving kindness, and a spiritual liberation born out of the many opportunities we are given as Jews to choose light over darkness and trust over fear.Today, I feel inordinately blessed not only to have found my Jewish path, but to also be a part of a loving Jewish community here in Boston, filled with seekers eager to share this journey with me. Through Judaism, I have finally found depth and meaning. And in our community, I have finally found my home.

What inspires you to work for the benefi t of the Jewish community? Q:



Winnie Sandler Grinspoon

Winnie is president of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, the creator of PJ Library®, a program that shares Jewish tradition, culture and values with nearly 400,000 children and their families through monthly gifts of children’s books. The foundation also works to enhance the Jewish community through its JCamp180® initiative to support summer camp and its Life & Legacy® program to insure a vibrant future, and funds many programs in its local Western Massachusetts community.

Winnie currently serves on the boards of the Jewish Funders Network and Cornell Hillel.

She and her husband, Dr. Steven Grinspoon, are the proud parents of three young adults.

Winnie Sandler Grinspoon

A: My children attended a day school during its start-up phase. It was a wonderful school, but it lacked the facilities and sports programs of more established schools.

I remember the day my son visited another day school to play basketball. He came home talking nonstop about that “real” school, with its basketball court, coaches and uniforms. He complained on and on about how bad his school was in comparison.

I let him vent, and then I explained how the “real” school came to be. I told him about the people who raised money to build that gym and hire the coaches and buy the uniforms. I explained that they served on fundraising committees, and they donated their own money. I explained that many people helped that school as volunteers, often after work hours, when they could have been at home watching TV. I let him know that the process took energy and effort. His school would enhance its facilities and programs over time, so long as people valued the school and were willing to dedicate themselves to it.

Our Jewish communities thrive because of the people I was describing. They roll up their sleeves and give of themselves to build and improve our community. They value what our community offers, and they support it.

My fellow honorees are those people. In fact, I attended one of my first day school community gatherings in Betty Ann’s home. It is a true honor to be recognized among this group of women.

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Sari Anne Rapkin

Sari recently retired from her career as an assurance partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers in its private company services practice. Her clients included privately-held and private equity-backed companies in the retail, distribution, manufacturing and services industries, as well as several prominent not-for-profit institutions in Greater Boston.

Sari currently serves on the boards of Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston, Jewish Family Service of Metrowest, Brandeis University’s Heller School Board of Overseers, Jewish Federations of North America/JFNA (chairing the audit committee), Mayyim Hayyim, and the New Center for Arts & Culture, now known as the Jewish Arts Collaborative.

At CJP, Sari was chair of the board of directors and was one of three co-chairs of the strategic planning committee, playing an instrumental role in the creation of their current strategic plan. As treasurer, she served as the chair of the budget & finance committee for four years. She recently chaired the organizational development committee, focusing on succession planning, and co-chaired the 2006-2008 class of the Cynthia and Leon Shulman Acharai Leadership Program.

Sari resides in Needham and is originally from Rochester, New York. She is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Sari Anne Rapkin

A: As a young girl, I remember being introduced to the story of Esther in the Megillah. I was excited to find a hero that was female; perhaps I was looking for my first woman role model. I was inspired by Esther’s unique leadership qualities as she demonstrated courage and took risks in order to save our people.

Over thirty years ago, I moved to Boston and became involved in the Jewish community. At the time, Boston was beginning its renaissance. We were building our new JCC in Newton; CJP was beginning a bold partnership with Haifa; day schools were growing; and innovative adult Jewish education programs were introduced. At the heart of this growing Jewish community, were numerous examples of bold and extremely capable women in important leadership positions. Once again, I was inspired by strong women role models. This was a community that I wanted to be part of.

When I began volunteering, I didn’t think of myself as a leader. I was invited to get involved by several welcoming female mentors. I just focused on using my unique skills in the best way possible to benefit the community, and stepping up when asked. That’s probably a very Jewish approach to leadership! When God puts Abraham to the test, Abraham answers his call with a simple answer: Hineni, Here I am. This is a powerful example; to me, it means having courage to accept responsibility and faith that what I can offer will be enough.

CJP’s President Barry Shrage always says, “We have the right leader at the right time.” This kind of faith in our community is a self-fulfilling prophecy. It allows each person to bring their authentic style of leadership, which won’t be the same as the person who came before. That is the perfection of kehillah, of community; we don’t have to lead alone, but in partnership with others. Together, we give each other balance and strength.

Our Jewish community is filled with unique and inspiring talent. I see it everywhere I go, at every organization with which I’m involved. From the inspiring professionals at our Jewish organizations, to the powerhouse volunteer leaders on our boards, we are blessed with innovators, doers, thinkers and change makers. And yet, we need every single person in our community to say Hineni in order to be the best we can be. As a woman, I believe that I have a responsibility to invite other women to step up. However, you don’t need to wait to be asked. I urge you to add your unique voice to the chorus, and add your gifts to our communal table. Thank you to Hebrew College for celebrating Women’s Leadership and Philanthropy. I am humbled to be honored with the Esther Award together with such outstanding community leaders.

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Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller z”l T A P E S T R Y

Betty Ann graduated from Stanford University in 1983 with a Bachelor’s degree in human biology. Her work in philanthropy and volunteerism began at Stanford as a student volunteer for a newly founded quarterly magazine, Surviving, which was among the first publications to address the physical and emotional issues faced by cancer survivors such as Betty Ann.

After raising two sons, Adam and Matthew, her focus turned once again to her interest in Judaism, and in compassionate care: she became involved in the early 1990’s at The Rashi School as a parent and a board member; completed

Hebrew College’s Me’ah program in 1999; was a founding member of the Advisory Council for Jewish Family & Children’s Service’s Jewish Healing Connections; received her Masters in Jewish Studies in 2005 from Hebrew College, where she was a founding member of Journeys on the Hill, the predecessor to CIRCLE, the Center for Inter-religious and Communal Leadership Education; and entered the Clinical Pastoral Education program at Hebrew SeniorLife in 2008. While her health issues did not allow her to complete her chaplaincy certification, she was indeed a chaplain to those who knew her, and was a member of the National Association of Jewish Chaplains.

Betty Ann and her husband Dan met and became inseparable in 1974 while presidents of their respective B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO) chapters. They were married for nearly 36 years, prior to her death last summer.

I see each individual life represented by a single thread. Each thread is tied on and woven into the other threads that were there before and that come after. The varieties of threads create a beautiful pattern that flow through the fabric as if on the breath of life itself.

When I am closest to the image of the tapestry, all I can see is my own thread and the few threads directly around me. When I stand back and look at as much as I am able, I see that my life thread is but a fragment of a whole whose beginning and end is out of my view. I also notice other things. I notice that the pattern of the tapestry changes and yet feels familiar. I notice there are knots, and frays and warped areas throughout the shawl. I notice vibrant colors, and even deadly colors. Colors that make me weep with joy, and colors that cause my retreat. I notice holes, tears, rips, and uneven weave. I notice patches, and darning, and do-overs.

When I look very closely, I see my thread has many frays and knots and pulls. I see places where it seems that the thread is even broken and then resumes its weave farther on in the pattern. I see when my thread has been ripped. Other times, I can see my thread blowing in a breeze, barely connected with any will and no strength…that is when the other threads around me hold my space in the tapestry.

Even as they weave their own definition of color and texture, they remind me of my place. They share mending materials; they make suggestions for knots. They show me different and new directions of weave, maybe stronger ones and simpler ones. They even might share a piece of their own thread, which can be very close to breaking too. They always pull me back in, when my broken thread is beginning to float away…

This is when the real healing begins and the tapestry repairs its holes. This is when the threads of the many separate lives take on an inexplicable iridescent golden aura. This is when I am no longer afraid and alone because someone has held onto my thread for me with his or her own life. They hold on, while I mend my own thread.

The whole tapestry is once again salvaged and strengthened. Its beauty is calming and comforting. It seems to be life itself, or maybe life’s companions, love and compassion. The golden thread is woven so gently into so many of the single threads. In and out, all over every perfect and imperfect thread of the tapestry, it continues its elegant journey, floating effortlessly and endlessly through time and space with our frayed and broken… and golden threads in it.

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Dan Miller, Betty Ann’s husband, o� ers this introduction:

Betty Ann’s vision of life—as a tapestry or prayer shawl of intertwined threads—gave her tremendous comfort and strength to live with the challenges of chronic illness. The poem is more than metaphorical; it is her attempt to put into words a vision that came to her during a very difficult surgical procedure over 20 years ago. I find her vision of a community connected through time and space gives me great comfort as well during this difficult period.

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Ellen GoodmanEllen Goodman has spent most of her life as keen observer, chronicling the way families, women’s lives, the media and values have been transformed over the turbulent past generation. She has been an innovative force in American journalism, commenting on the tumult and impact of social change.

Ellen began her career as a researcher for Newsweek magazine in the days when only men wrote for the newsweekly. She landed a job as a reporter for the Detroit Free Press in 1965 and, in 1967, for The Boston Globe where she began writing her column in 1974 which was syndicated by the Washington Post Writers Group two years later. Shattering the mold of exclusively men writing about politics, she was one of the first women to open up the op-ed pages to women’s voices. Ellen’s Pulitzer Prize winning commentary has appeared in more than 400 newspapers. She wrote her twice-weekly column until 2010 when she left with a column about the virtues of “letting myself go.”

A 1963 cum laude graduate of Radcliffe College, Goodman returned to Harvard in 1973-74 as a Nieman Fellow, where she studied the dynamics of social change, and again in 2007 as a Shorenstein Fellow.

Now, as founder of The Conversation Project, she shares insights and inspiration, encouraging families and individuals to tell their stories and express their wishes for end-of-life care.

F E A T U R E D S P E A K E R B I O G R A P H Y

Jewish Women’s Philanthropy: An Historical View

Tonight, we celebrate women philanthropists whose generosity and hard work has a great impact on Jewish education in our community. Boston women, it should come as no surprise, have always been ahead of the curve on women’s philanthropy, including quietly founding the fi rst-ever Federation women’s campaign in 1917. Our students are blessed to live and study at Hebrew College where women’s leadership is modeled and celebrated. At the same time, we must remember that such recognition is newer and rarer than we might think.

Though women have been moving American Jewish philanthropy forward for over 200 years, they were often historically blocked from positions of power, even in the organizations they created. In the 1800’s and early 1900’s, many women’s organizations had male presidents or treasurers, leaving women out of ultimate positions of power. This dichotomy - women encouraged and lauded for raising funds, yet cut off from deciding how to spend them - refl ected emerging middle class norms about “women’s domestic sphere.”

Despite being disempowered or relegated to auxiliaries, sisterhoods and sewing societies, Jewish women thwarted those norms in quiet but powerful ways. Under the cover of the domestic sphere were created the fi rst Jewish Sunday school, orphanages, benevolent societies, and national Jewish organizations advocating for Israel and social change for women. In 1920,

inspired by suff rage, American Hebrew columnist Zelda Popkin demanded equality in charity work, “as at the polls.”

Hearing this call over the last century, leaders and donors have worked toward that end. Women are now welcome in Federation’s Young Leadership Cabinet. Jewish women’s foundations throughout the country invest in social change for women and girls in North America and Israel. The campaign known as “Men as Allies” empowers male leaders to refuse to sit on all-male panels, thus ensuring that conferences include women experts. These Jewish community evolutions, in concert with evolutions of social norms around work, family and philanthropy, continue to move the needle on women as leaders and major donors in our Jewish organizations and foundations.

In Parshat Vayakhel, which calls upon “men and women, all whose hearts moved them” to help build the mishkan (tabernacle), we see the power of such an inclusive community to inspire universal generosity. When all are included and encouraged to bring their passions and unique skills, Moses actually has to ask the Israelites to stop giving, “…their eff orts had been more than enough for all the tasks to be done” (Exodus 36:6). Tonight’s work of uncovering and celebrating women’s philanthropy and leadership, and providing role models for future leaders of any gender, continues our community down the path of realizing all of its many gifts.

D E B O R A H S KO L N I C K E I N H O R N , P H . D . Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for Academic Development and Advising Shoolman Graduate School of Jewish Education


Begun in 2012, Kol Arev is a musical ensemble made up of members from all corners of the Hebrew College community: students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters. Artistic Director Cantor Lynn Torgove and Music Director Amy Lieberman have created the ensemble to serve as an ambassador of the School of Jewish Music and Hebrew College, both within the College and beyond. They have performed at Hebrew College events, including Commencement, All-College Days of Learning, and Ta Sh’ma (the annual recruitment weekend), and in the Jewish and interfaith communities, including leading services in area congregations - Kol Arev has been part of the Boston Jewish Music Festival’s Kabbalat Shabbat offerings for four years in a row - and performing with member choirs of the Boston Theological Institute.

Jinny Sagorin Marcia Spellman Joe StrasslerJoel Davidson Sarah BoltsVera BroekhuysenMelanie BlattMaayan HarelCantor Jeri Robins Can`13

Cantor Becky Khitrik Can`14Dara RosenblattWendy Linden Julie NewmanJudith PinnolisJanet PennAudrey KleinMonica BravermanBeth Strassler

Cantor Lynn Torgove Can`12Elaine Bresnick Shmuel DorrJacob Harris Cantor Brian MayerAlan ShermanRabbi Daniel LehmannAvi Davis

Amy Lieberman, conductorVicky Noe, pianist

Ki K’shimcho, Louis Lewandowski Vera Broekhuysen, soloist and candidate for Cantorial Ordination, 2016With Kol Arev

Shir HaShirim, arranged by Cantor Becky Wexler Khitrik Can`14 With Women Members of Kol Arev

Members of Kol Arev (2015-16)

Repertoire

Kol Arev, The Chamber Choir of Hebrew College

MISSIONMISSIONHEBREW COLLEGE

Hebrew College promotes excellence in Jewish learning and leadership within a pluralistic environment of open inquiry, intellectual rigor, personal engagement and spiritual creativity. We empower and inspire individuals to contribute their voices and vision to the Jewish community and to bring Jewish values to bear on the critical issues of our time.

Dedicated to building bridges between the academy and the community, we off er diverse educational and cultural programs for youths, adults and Jewish professionals, and seek to invigorate Jewish life through the following core values:

A H AVA T T O R A H : A L O V E O F L E A R N I N G

At the heart of Hebrew College is our vibrant learning community. We share the conviction that education is the key to Jewish vitality, and we are devoted to rigorous study of the full breadth of Jewish religion and culture. Together, we foster lifelong Jewish learning that engages the whole person, challenging the mind and nourishing the soul.

A R E I V U T : E M B R A C I N G C O M M U N A L R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y

Jewish leaders in the 21st century must assume responsibility for both the Jewish future and the future of our planet. Hebrew College promotes learning in a context of communal commitment and concern — for our own local community, for Israel and Jewish communities around the world, and for all inhabitants of the Earth. Through education, activism, service and interfaith cooperation, we seek to bring healing to a world in need of repair.

E L U V ’ E L U : E N G A G I N G D I V E R S I T Y

As a pluralistic institution, we recognize and value human diversity. Within our own k’lal Yisrael community and in dialogue with people from other faith traditions, we actively engage a multiplicity of experiences and perspectives in an environment of mutual respect. The encounter with diff erent points of view prompts us to ask honest and searching questions of ourselves and of one another, and to see this process as a source of wisdom and strength.

Y E T Z I R A : F O S T E R I N G J E W I S H C R E A T I V I T Y

Judaism, at its best, is a creative, intellectual and spiritual encounter among the individual, the community and the received tradition. Hebrew College encourages and empowers learners to see themselves as both inheritors and innovators — active participants in the unfolding story of the Jewish people. We embrace music, literature and the visual and performing arts as sources of inspiration and as vital modes of Jewish discovery and expression.

DiamondJamie and Harold G. KotlerDaniel L. Miller & Adam and Matthew Miller

RubyGeraldine Acuña-Sunshine and Gabriel Sunshine

GoldCarol R. and Avram J. Goldberg FundPhyllis and Michael (z”l) Hammer FundRabbi Suzanne and Andy Offit

SilverRenee and Steven FinnLinda and Michael FriezeLillian and Richard GrayDr. Lisa and Rabbi Daniel L. Lehmann

Myra Musicant and Howard CohenMyra and Robert SnyderStone/Teplow Families Charitable Fund

BronzeSusan and Aron AinBrookline BankChester and Diane BlackNancy Buck and James SebeniusMarsha CohenCongregation Kehillath Israel

Patti and Louis GrossmanDorie Alexander Mufson and Michael Mufson Diane Troderman and Harold Grinspoon Lisa and Neil WallackArnee B. and Walter A. Winshall

ChaiDarren and Michelle BlackBetty BrudnickValerie and Mark FriedmanDena and Jason GlasgowDr. Steven and Winnie Sandler GrinspoonMarcia and Alan LeiferJessica and Chuck MyersLinda and Dr. Kenneth PolivyElyse and Howard RubinJennifer SilverNaomi and Jeffrey StonbergSusan and Joseph StoneDeana and Sidney WolkLeslie and Kenneth Zises

FriendsNancy AngellClaire and Daniel CaineCarol and Carl ChudnofskyKathy and Scott CohenRabbi Joshua and Judy ElkinDr. Edward and Ruth Ann FeinbergJohn FoxTamar FriezeMary F. KaneJudith and William KatesLydia and Bernie KukoffThomas PowersMa’ayan and Rick SandsAviva Sapers and Judith SydneyLynne Satlof-Karas and Steven KarasPamela and James SchwartzEnid ShapiroBetty and Peter ShapiroMarc and Marsha Katz Slotnick Martin Tourigny

GuestsJessica AronoffLouise CitronMichael ClareAaron ClarkCharlotte Cohen and Marcel MethSuzanne and David DiamondMady and Bruce DonoffThomas DuffBrenda and Harvey FreishtatReid GalasLynne HellerElyse HymanCindy and Andrew JanowerRabbi Daniel JudsonSteffi Aronson KarpKarl and Marie KyrissRabbi Van LancktonSara S. LeeMargot LeStrange and Andrew SternCantor Brian MayerBarry MeschRabbi Lee MooreRobert NissenbaumScott and Candace Lun PlotkinSuzanne PriebatschStuart RoseJulie Rosen and Gary BelowichJeff ThibaultLeigh WeissDavid E. Williams and Nyna UrovitchLeigh Shapiro Williamson

TO OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERSTO OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERSTO OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERSTHANK YOU

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Abraham Joshua Heschel

Geraldine,

A hearty mazel tov from your family!

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T E D D Y, D AV I D , S O P H I E & G A B E

L’ChavodWinnie, Sari, and GeraldineFor All They Do For Others

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P H Y L L I S A N D M I C H A E L ( Z ’ ’ L )

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In Loving Memory of Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller

who embodied the mitzvotof Jewish Learning,

Compassionate Care and Tzedakah.

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You teach by example, lead with grace, raise the bar for all.

Your acts of lovingkindness strengthen and enrich our

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In memory of Betty Ann – the softest voice with the

resounding message to live each day as the

blessing it is.

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With Congratulations and Aff ection for

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T H E T E P L O W F A M I L Y

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“And the decree of Esther confi rmed these matters of Purim and it was written

in the book.” (Esther 9:32)

Kol Hakavod to our honorees.

We pay tribute to these exceptional leaders of our Jewish community as they receive Hebrew College’s

fi rst Esther awards:

Geraldine Acuña-SunshineWinnie Sandler Grinspoon

Sari Anne RapkinBetty Ann Greenbaum Miller z”l

May the commitment to the Jewish community and the vision for the Jewish

future, exemplifi ed by our honorees and central to the mission of Hebrew College,

inspire others to lead in the spirit of Queen Esther and her legacy.

W I T H G R E A T A D M I R A T I O N A N D A F F E C T I O N ,

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We join Hebrew College in Honoring Women’s Leadership

and Philanthropy and celebrate our dear friends

whose impact on our Jewish community cannot be measured.


Sari Anne Rapkinand

Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller z”l

“True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves

but about lifting others up.”

—Sheri L. Dew

ן כ ח ו כ ר ש י יA R N E E A N D WA L T W I N S H A L L

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Sari and Geraldine,

Congratulations and thank you for your leadership.

M A R S H A C O H E N

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Ben Zoma says:

•Who is wise? He who learns from every person, as it is said, ‘From all my teachers I grew wise.’

•Who is strong? He who overcomes his desire, as it is said, ‘He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit is better than he who conquers a city.’

•Who is rich? He who is happy in what he has, as it is said, ‘When you eat the labor of your hands, happy will you be, and all is well with you.’

•Who is honored? He who honors others, as it is said, ‘For those who honor Me I will honor.’

-Pirke Avot 4:1

In memory of our dear friend,


whose wisdom taught us so much;

whose strength inspired us;

who was rich in everything but time; and

whose memory we will always honor.

With love,

Dorie Alexander Mufson & Michael Mufson

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There are a few people in one’s life who enrich you

because of their steadfast value system, their gentle wisdom,

and the manner by which they walk our shared journey.

Betty Ann was that person for us.Our job is to carry her humanity

in our hearts always.—

Sari, Winnie and Geraldine:

Kol HaKavod!

We thank you for the positive impact you’ve had on the Boston Jewish community.

With great respect, admiration and appreciation for your leadership and

commitment to Tikkun Olam.

C H E S T E R A N D D I A N E B L A C K

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ZEMAZAL TOV

Winnie Sandler GrinspoonHonored By The Hebrew College

Women’s Leadership And Philanthropy

For your dynamic leadership of The Harold Grinspoon Foundation

Enhancing Jewish education through PJ Library, Voices and Visions, JCamp,

Schools, Israel Trips And so much more!

W I T H L O V E A N D G R E A T A D M I R A T I O N

H A R O L D A N D D I A N E

“As the garden, so the gardner”

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ברוב טובך נהל עדתךMAZAL TOV

to Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine

together with the other richly deserving honorees

and Hebrew College

with deep aff ection and admiration!

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Congratulations and thanks toGeraldine Acura-Sunshine, Winnie Sandler Grinspoon,

Sari Anne Rapkin and Betty Ann Miller, z”l

for their leadership and service toHebrew College and to our entire community.

L I S A & N E I L WA L L A C K

We salute Hebrew Collegeand congratulate this year’s honorees:

Geraldine Acuña-SunshineWinnie Sandler GrinspoonSari Anne RapkinBetty Ann Greenbaum Miller z”l

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Geraldine, Sari and Winnie –

Kol Ha’kavod on this well-deserved honor!

With great respect and appreciation for the signifi cant contributions you have

each made within our community.

M I C H E L L E A N D D A R R E N B L A C K

In honor of our dear friend Betty Ann

whose quiet voice moved mountains,and whose spirit lives on

in those who delighted in her presence.

S U S A N A N D J O E S T O N E

E T H A N , B E C C A , J A M I E A N D M A I A

Geraldine, Winnie and Sari: May you go from strength to strength.

Dan, Adam and Matthew: May Betty Ann’s memory be a blessing and may we celebrate her life for years to come.

COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES joins

Hebrew Collegein celebrating


Sari Anne RapkinBetty Ann Greenbaum Miller (z”l)

These remarkable women have been instrumental in shaping Jewish life in Greater Boston. They have

enriched our community in countless ways with their innovative passion and spirit, including supporting many Jewish education programs, building on our

strong relationship with Israel, and bringing compassion and resources to those who are struggling. They have

motivated and inspired others to do the same, and they have strengthened our community by adding

their exceptional perspectives.

Thank you for all you do.

מי יודע אם לעת כזאת הגעת למלכות?

“Who knows if it wasn’t for just such a time that you assumed your royal position?” Esther 4:14

With humility and hope

you have inspired our community and uplifted the Jewish people.

Geraldine Acuna-Sunshine Winnie Sandler Grinspoon

Sari Anne Rapkin Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller z’’l

With deep admiration

And appreciation for your leadership.

Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld and Shimon Cohen Anisfeld

MAZEL TOV

Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine, Winnie Sandler Grinspoon and Sari Anne Rapkin

and in loving memory of


Your good work has enhanced our community. We are so fortunate to have leaders like you who make our world a better place. Thank you for being positive role models – strong, caring and involved women.

May you continue to go from strength to strength.

Marcia and Alan Leifer

The Rashi SchoolBoston Area Reform Jewish K-8 Independent School8000 Great Meadow Road | Dedham, MA | 02026617-969-4444 | www.rashi.org

We are delighted to share in honoring the efforts and achievements of Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine and Betty Ann Miller z”l.

Kol Hakavod for setting an astounding example for the Jewish community and women everywhere! The Parents, Faculty, Staff,and Board of Trustees of The Rashi School

Congratulates

all the honorees

on this special occasion.

Debbie Kurinsky, President, Board of Directors

Barnet Wolf Kessel, Executive Director

A place for everyone to connect with Jewish culture.

617-523-2324 | www.vilnashul.org

Congratulations to Our Women Leaders and Philanthropists

Geraldine, Winnie, Sari Anne, and Betty Ann z’’l

Thank you for all that you have done for our community.

H O WA R D A N D E L Y S E R U B I N A N D F A M I L Y

It is my privilege to join Hebrew College in honoring

Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine, Winnie Sandler Grinspoon and Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller z”l

May their love of Jewish learning and their dedication continue to inspire generations of women to come.

S A R I A N N E R A P K I N

Thank you Geraldine, Winnie, Sari and Betty Ann For your outstanding leadership.

Betty Ann, you have forever imprinted your special leadership style on our hearts and minds.

J E N N I F E R S I LV E R

Yasher Koach, Rabbi Jamie Kotler.We are so proud of you.

J E F F A N D N A O M I S T O N B E R G

Congratulations to Sari Rapkin on this well-deserved honor.

D E A N N A A N D S I D N E Y W O L K

Leadership is about making others better as a result of yourpresence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.

- Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook

Congratulations to tonight’s honoreesGeraldine Acuña-SunshineWinnie Sandler GrinspoonSari Anne RapkinThe family of Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller z’’l

Jewish Community Centers of Greater BostonMark Sokoll, CEO/President

Philip J. Sher, Chair

We join Hebrew College in honoring Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller, z”l, a devoted member of our Jewish Healing Connections advisory council.

She was a compassionate woman who cared deeply about Jewish learning.

Zikhronah livrakha - may her memory be a blessing.

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JFS is bursting with pride about

our own Sari Anne Rapkin.... An extraordinary role model and community leader---

Always standing up for those left behind in society.

And we extend our congratulations to Hebrew College and the other exemplary honorees,

Geraldine, Winnie and Betty Ann z”l.

Warm wishes from the Staff and Board of JFS of Metrowest

and the generations of JFS' own women leadership!

We salute Hebrew College as they celebrate

Women’s Leadership and Philanthropy.

Congratulations to the honorees. Thank you for all you’ve done for our community!

Jewish Vocational Service


In honor of Betty Ann Miller z’’l

For your love and leadership.

Nancy Angell & David Pierre

. . .

Mazel tov, Geraldine, on this well-deserved

honor. You enrich our community each and

every day!

Yasher Koach and Love, The Arono� s

. . .

In honor of Winnie Sandler Grinspoon

and Sari Anne Rapkin.

Mady and Bruce Dono�

. . .

In memory of Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller.

Thomas and Julia Powers

. . .

R. Awira expounded:

As the reward for the righteous women ….

were the Israelites delivered from Egypt.

(Sotah 11b)

In celebration of the wise and generous

women who have contributed in countless

ways to our Hebrew College community.

Ma’ayan and Rick Sands

. . .

We celebrate the vision, achievements

and the bright promise of Hebrew College.

Lydia and Bernie Kuko�

We join you in Honoring and

Celebrating Womens’ Leadership.

From your friends at Camp Yavneh

. . .

Mazel Tov to our dear friends Geraldine

and Sari! We are so very proud of your efforts

and passion.

With love,Aviva Sapers and Judith Sydney

. . .

.ברע ךלוק יכ ,ךלוק תא יניעימשהLet me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet.

(Song of Songs, 2:14.)

Cantor Brian Mayer, Dean,

School of Jewish Music

. . .

We honor Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller z”l,

for the path she shared with all of us and

for her unswerving commitment to Jewish

values and education. May her memory be a

blessing to all of us.

Kol HaKavod to Sari Anne Rapkin for your

leadership, friendship and all you do for

our community!

Lynn Satlof-Karas and Steven Karas

. . .

Dear Winnie,

We are so proud of you and all of the

wonderful work that you are doing for the

Jewish community.

You really inspire us all. Mazel Tov!

Love,Joshua and Debra Troderman

To the Women of Hebrew College,

past and present,

who have shared their passion and vision for 95 years!

To our Honorees and Supporters

To our Board of Trustees

To our Leadership Council and Board of Overseers

To the Members of Kol Arev,

and to all our participants, volunteers and students

who helped to make this evening a success

To our Faculty and Staff

To Combined Jewish Philanthropies

To Brookline Bank

To Newton’s Whole Foods, Star Market, Trader Joe’s, Walgreens, for their donation of Mishloach Manot baskets for the Center Street Food Pantry

To Gann Academy, Catering by Andrew, Robert Snyder of Sinco, Rentals Unlimited, Murray’s Liquors, Larry Sandberg, Brandon Miller, Journeyman Press,

Honorcraft and ThelmaWorld Video.

Video music credits: Amar Amar. (Galeh: A Tenth-Anniversary Celebration of the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College, Hebrew College 2014.) The New Path.

(The 30th Meridian: From Cairo to St. Petersburg with Love. Klezwoods 2012.) Cantor Becky Wexler Khitrik Can’14, MAJS ’14, Klezwoods band member, assistant

cantor & choir director, Temple Sinai, Sharon, MA.

And

To Ellen Goodman

THANK YOU


EVENTSTo learn more about our events: www.hebrewcollege.edu/upcoming-events

EVENTSUPCOMING

A N I S R A E L I V I S I O N F O R F I G H T I N G C L I M A T E C H A N G E : A N E V E N I N G W I T H S O L A R R E V O L U T I O N A R Y Y O S E F A B R A M O W I T Z

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - 7:30pm

In this upcoming Martin Kace lecture, Yosef Abramowitz will share his unconventional journey from Boston Jewish educator to Israeli solar impact investor. Abramowitz has been from the Negev to the heart of East Africa and attended 2015 Paris Climate Conference as a member of the Israeli Delegation. 2015 Nobel Prize nominee Yosef Abramowitz is President of Gigawatt Global and its Israeli affi liate Energiya Global.

A J E W I S H R E S P O N S E T O T O D AY ’ S R E F U G E E S : S Y R I A A N D B E Y O N D W I T H R A B B I J E N N I E R O S E N N

Wednesday, Apr 13, 2016 - 7:30pm

As we approach Passover and remember the plight of our ancestors in Egypt, we are called upon to focus on the status of the modern day refugee. Vice President of Community Engagement for the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), Rabbi Jennie Rosenn will share up-to-date news on the current refugee crisis and will analyze and discuss its evolution in the U.S. and the American Jewish community’s response.

A J E W I S H R E S P O N S E T O T O D AY ’ S

J O U R N E Y T O S I N A I : T O WA R D A N E W H A S I D I C T O R A H S E R I E S

Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 7:30pm

Rabbi Arthur Green, Rabbinical School of Hebrew College Rector, will be off ering a new spring series open to the general public entitled, “Journey to Sinai: Toward a New Hasidic Torah.” Rabbi Green will draw on the classic Hasidic text Me’or ‘Eynayim, combined with contemporary readings, to raise important questions including: How can we update and universalize the Hasidic message to make it work for seekers in our day? Can the deep truth within the Hasidic message expand beyond its original confi nes? How do we allow this to happen without losing the richness of its teachings?

Six-Sessions: Thursdays, May 5 - June 9 from 7:30 - 9:15 p.m.

P O L A N D : U N C O V E R I N G T H E PA S T A N D R E V E A L I N G T H E F U T U R E - W I T H G L E N N K U R T Z A N D L E O R A T E C

Monday, May 9, 2016 - 7:30pm

In 2009, writer Glenn Kurtz found a short, 1938 ‘home movie’ that his grandfather, took when visiting his former home in Nasielsk, Kurtz will share “Three Minutes in Poland” and discuss how his discovery led him to a riveting exploration of memory, loss and improbable survival. Leora Tec, Founder and Director of “Bridge to Poland,” inspired by the memorialization of Jewish life by non-Jewish Poles, will share her passion for showing people the power of reconciliation and hope even in the shadow of the darkest history.

The event is co-sponsored by Hebrew College and The Jewish Arts Collaborative.

C E O F O R U M : A C O N V E R S A T I O N W I T H C O N S T A N T C O N T A C T C E O G A I L G O O D M A N

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 7:30am

CEO of Constant Contact, Gail Goodman will share her professional philosophy that is sure to inspire executives in both the for-profi t and nonprofi t sectors. This event, which includes a kosher breakfast buff et, is appropriate for CEOs and executives of private enterprises and non-profi ts. Hebrew College’s CEO Forum Series aims to bridge academic Jewish studies and community needs by serving as a resource for leaders who want to engage in Jewish values and Jewish community.


BOARD OF TRUSTEESBOARD OF TRUSTEES

Harold G. Kotler, Chair*Geoffrey Kurinsky, Treasurer*Jack A. Eiferman, SecretarySusan Ain, MAJS’11*David Begelfer*Nancy Buck*Carl Chudnofsky, MAJS’13*Steve Cohen*Louis J. Grossman*Lydia KukoffSara S. LeeRabbi Daniel L. Lehmann, PresidentDaniel L. Miller*Myra Musicant*Rabbi Suzanne Offit, Rab’09*Steven G. Segal*Myra L. Snyder, MAJS’01, ex-officio* James G. SokoloveGregory L. Stoller

EmeritiBetty Brudnick, H’10Mickey Cail, H’06*Ted Cutler, H’02Theodore Teplow, H’99

PresidentRabbi Daniel L. Lehmann

Vice PresidentsRabbi Lisa Keshet, Institutional AdvancementAlan Sherman, Marketing

Chief Academic OfficerRabbi Michael Shire, Dean, Shoolman GraduateSchool of Jewish Education

Graduate Studies Deans and DirectorsRabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, Rabbinical SchoolCantor Brian Mayer, School of Jewish MusicBarry Mesch, Special Assistant to the President

Community Education Program DirectorsDan Brosgol, Prozdor and Youth EducationBernice Lerner, Adult LearningRabbi Or Rose, Center for Global Judaism

Event Contact:Jan Moidel SchwartzSenior Development [email protected]

ADMINISTRATIONADMINISTRATIONADMINISTRATION

* Me’ah graduate

We honor the vision of our friend and colleague

Dan Miller and his beloved wife

Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller z’’lin their support of

Hebrew College’s Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership

whose goal is to educate and prepare a new generation of leaders for service in a religiously

diverse society

Betty Ann’s dream was to help bring healing and transformation to the world through study, dialogue and joint action.

Ken Yehi Ratzon – May it be so!

We salute

Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine Winnie Sandler Grinspoon

Sari Anne Rapkinfor their devoted service to the Jewish Community

May you be strengthened in your efforts.

With love, Jamie and Harold Kotler and your friends at GW&K

GW&K Investment Management • 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116 t: 617.236.8900 • www.gwkinvest.com

Hebrew College160 Herrick RoadNewton Centre, MA 02459617-559-8600www.hebrewcollege.edu

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