Kol קולוקוווקו ו וקו ו Kehi lah July 2020 Tamuz / Av 5780

The Voice of our Congregation

Adath Israel USY Board 2020 - 2021

Get to know them - page 8

Rabbi’s Message 2 Rising Up from Loss It has been a tough spring and summer. There have been

many losses. The loss of life, the loss of jobs, the loss of summer camp and family

vacations and favorite restaurants that have closed. Each loss is significant and

meaningful in it and of itself.

This is the season when the Jewish calendar honors the losses we have

experienced in our history. We recall the fallen walls of Jerusalem on the 17th of

Tammuz (July 9), and three weeks later (July 29-30), Tisha B’Av marks the

destructions of the First and Second Temple, as well as the expulsion of Jews from

England and Spain and the deportation of the Warsaw Ghetto.

The Jewish response to loss is first and foremost to pause. We pause for funerals

and shiva, just as we pause on Tisha B’Av. We gather with family and friends to

grieve and to remember the deceased.

But then, on the seventh day of shiva, though the loss is fresh and the mourning

not yet complete, we rise up and return to our daily activities. We refuse to let despair overcome us. Instead,

we affirm God’s presence in the Mourner’s Kaddish. We affirm the value of life, and of our lives, by praising

God, and by expressing our hopes that God will bring God’s rule to earth.

Rabbi Bernard Lipnick asks: why is it that the mourner recites such a prayer of praise and hope? His response:

the mourner knows just how fragile life is, and therefore, they are here to remind us all of our life’s mission: to do

our part in redeeming the world. Loss reminds us of who, and what, is most important to us. It motivates us to

improve the world in honor and in memory of the one we miss.

This spring and summer have been a period of loss.

Just as we rise up at the close of shiva, many are

rising up now to return to work, play, and community

activities, albeit in a socially distanced manner. We

will not let the losses of the year prevent us from

embracing life; in fact, we are motivated now more

than ever to make the most of and appreciate the

times we can leave the home and be with one

another.

Moreover, the losses we have experienced have

helped clarify just what is most important in our lives:

our families, our relationships, and our responsibility to

improve the world we know needs our help, now

more than ever.

As we look forward to the resumption of in-person

activity at synagogue and in our daily lives, may the

losses we have experienced - big and small -

motivate us to embrace life for ourselves, for those

around us, and for the entire world.

Adath Israel’s Mission Statement

Adath Israel Congregation is a Kehilah Kedoshah, a

Conservative Jewish Community, which supports

congregants during significant life events and in their

journeys to become more involved, knowledgeable,

and spiritually fulfilled Jews.

Our V ision:Adath Israel Congregation is a place...

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The New Adath

Israel United

Synagogue Youth

Group Board

Rabbi Benjamin Chaidell, Associate Rabbi

where congregants work

together to make everyone

feel unconditionally

welcome, accepted, and at

home.

that nurtures our community

through innovative and

dynamic approaches to

Jewish life inside and outside

the walls of the synagogue.

that consistently steps

forward and speaks out to

build a just and equitable

community for all, rooted in

Jewish values and

teachings.

that cultivates a path to well

-being enabling our

congregants to grow

spiritually, religiously, and

intellectually.

Evolving with the Times It is a tremendous honor and privilege to be Adath Israel’s next President. Over

the 14 years I have lived in Cincinnati, Adath Israel has become my spiritual home

and a part of me in ways I never could have imagined possible. Through good

times and bad, Adath Israel has been the rock that grounds me. It is my pleasure

to give back in whatever way I can. I am excited to be your President. *

I, like most, had a vision of what the future would look like. I could never have

imagined a term that would include a pandemic, protests, what will likely be a

highly charged political election, and possibly even murder hornets. Now more

than ever, we, as a community, need to come together - to pray, converse,

exchange ideas, speak out, and lean on each other and our institution.

In next month’s article, I will share my rapidly evolving agenda for the next two

years. The first item never crossed my mind when I accepted this role more than

two years ago. How do we safely re-open our beautiful facility and ensure the

well-being of our members and staff? While our engagement is higher than any in

recent memory, I would love for you to be comfortable returning to shul. While it is amazing to see into your

homes via Zoom, I would rather see you face to face (maybe with a mask on). We are actively working on our

High Holiday program/solution. I have jokingly said no kittel this year... hazmat suit. I will share more details as

they become available.

Changes abound at Adath Israel. We are nimble and able to adapt to anything. I am incredibly excited to

welcome our new Director of Education & Youth and Family Programing, Rebekah Skirball Miller, overjoyed

with the number of new classes, online services, and personal rabbinic reflections, and over the moon about

our newly created position, Director of Engagement. This position, fully funded through an incredibly generous

grant from The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati, will uncover new ways for Adath Israel to become relevant in

your life.

We live in unprecedented times. Adath Israel will always be here for you. Our rabbinic team of Rabbi Moshe

Smolkin, Rabbi Benjamin Chaidell and Rabbi Emeritus Irvin Wise are the dream team. They are here for every

congregant - to listen, counsel, support, and advise. If you have not had the opportunity to interact closely

with Rabbi Smolkin or Chaidell, now is the time. If I can help in any way, I too am here for you.

Until we talk/meet again, be healthy, safe, and well.

*This article was due prior to the Congregational Meeting and election. As I’m running unopposed for the

office, I assume I’m going to win. It seems a safe bet. If someone else writes next month’s article, I will miss all of

you. It was fun while it lasted. And…I demand a recount.

to Evelyn and Marc Fisher on the high school graduation of

their son Bryan and the college graduation of their son Jared.

to Michael and Suzette Fisher on their daughter's, Rabbi

Jessica Fisher's, ordination from the Jewish Theological

Seminary in New York.

to Robyn and Steven Miller on the graduation of their son,

Tyler, from Indiana University.

to our Rabbinic Intern, Shmuel Polin, who just graduated with

a Masters in Hebrew Letters.

Josh Lisman

3 From the President,

Mazal tov Graduates...

to all of Adath Israel's high school graduating seniors:

Andrew Aronoff, Gabriel Deutch, Bryan Fisher, Shaul Francus,

Bernard Netanel, Ethan Reisenfeld, Lillian Reisenfeld, Sam

Vogel, and Noah Wise.

to our Mercaz graduates Andrew Aronoff, Gabe Deutch,

Bernard Netanel, and Noah Wise.

to Sherry and Mitch Cohen on the graduation of their son,

Ben, from the University of Cincinnati in Computer

Engineering.

to Martha Dave on the graduation of her son, Avi Dave, from

Miami University.

Adath Israel Board 2020-2021 4

Adath Israel

Congregation

is proud to

announce the

2020 - 2021

Officers

and Board

Members.

5 Welcome Rebekah Skirball Miller & Meg Wells

New Director of Education & Youth and

Family Programs

Rebekah Skirball Miller is thrilled to be joining Adath

Israel this summer as our new Director of Education and

Youth and Family Programming! She has over twenty

years of experience as an educator in both Jewish day

schools and congregational education programs. She

spent the last eleven years as a middle school Hebrew

teacher and two years as the Hebrew Department

Chair at the Leffell School (formerly Schechter

Westchester) in New York. She has a Master of Arts in

Teaching in Elementary Education with a focus on

Jewish Day Schools from Brandeis University. During her

summer breaks, she’s completed courses on teaching

Hebrew at the Bishvil Ha’Ivrit Master Teacher institute at

Hebrew College in Newton, Massachusetts, and trained

at the Tal AM Hebrew instruction workshops in Orange,

NJ. In addition to her studies in education, Rebekah has

a Bachelor’s of Music from the Berklee College of Music,

and a Master’s of Music degree from The Boston

Conservatory in Opera Performance.

Rebekah has always felt very much in her element

regarding Jewish learning, and she owes that not only to

her education, but to her upbringing. She spent twenty-

five years in Israel, where she attended the very first TALI

school (a network of pluralistic Jewish schools), a

performing arts high school, military service, and

college. She and her husband, a Cincinnati native, are

very excited about returning home to be close to family.

When Rebekah isn’t working, she enjoys music, travel,

art films, home-cooked meals (creating them and

eating them with people she loves), spending time in

nature, and giving her dog belly rubs.

New Director of Member Engagement

and Programming

Meg Wells, a Cincinnati native, has joined the Adath

Israel team. Meg spent the last three years working

for Hillel at the University of Rochester, growing the

small Hillel into an organization widely recognized

across campus. Prior to her work with Hillel at the U of

R, Meg received a BFA in Visual Media focusing on

photography, graphic design, and print media

layout design. Meg is excited to bring her passion of

creating meaningful and inclusive Jewish

communities to the Adath Israel and Cincinnati

communities. Whether it’s around the synagogue,

rock climbing, or out and about in Cincinnati, if you

see Meg, please say hello!

More about this new position…

Meg will be connecting with congregants, in person

and/or virtually, to determine their interests and

needs, evaluating and making recommendations

regarding current programs, and creating and im-

plementing dynamic and engaging programs, in

person and/or virtually.

The Personal

Touch

Standing by the door,

Evelyn Margolin quickly

scans her sheet of table

assignments and looks up

at the family in front of

her with a big smile. She

welcomes them to town,

shows them to their table

and then heads back to

the front, ready to greet

every single person that

walks into the room. It

gets hectic as groups of

people file in all at once,

and Evelyn may be

frantic on the inside, but

she manages to stay calm. As always, she has a few

welcome cards on hand in case she meets someone

new.

Eight years ago, Evelyn left New Jersey and moved back

to her hometown of Cincinnati to look after her father.

Her parents were longtime members of Adath Israel and

when her mother passed away, she was grateful for the

support Rabbi Wise gave to her and her family. So when

Evelyn moved to Cincinnati, Adath Israel was the obvious

choice for her spiritual home.

It didn’t take long for Evelyn to take on a leadership role.

After her father passed, she joined the membership and

IHN committees. A few membership committee meetings

later, the chair decided to step down and Evelyn agreed

to step up. Adath Israel’s Imagine Adath initiative was in

its early stages and Evelyn knew the membership

committee could play a key role in implementing it.

“I thought there was a lot the membership committee

could contribute to the initiative,” Evelyn said. “And I’ve

always been someone who’s a doer, it was just a natural

step for me to be involved.”

The new Imagine Adath vision states “Adath Israel

Congregation is a place where congregants work

together to make everyone feel unconditionally

welcome, accepted, and at home.” This may seem

simple, but how to ensure it actually happens is a tall

order.

As membership chair, Evelyn tried assigned seating for the

Simchat Torah dinner and a Chanukah dinner. The idea

was to make sure no one was left in the predicament of

where to sit. New and potential members often have this

issue, however, it became clear to Evelyn that others in

the congregation also felt assigned seating would be

more welcoming.

It’s processes like this one that demonstrate the care and

Membership 6 time Evelyn puts into her role as membership chair. “When

I took the role, there was no standard set of processes for

a prospective member and a new member’s journey

through joining the shul,” Evelyn said. “So we worked on

that, so everyone would essentially be welcomed the

same way from the first time they enter the building or

express an interest in the shul. We also needed a process

to follow up with people who decided to leave the shul

to find out why they left so we can improve.”

Evelyn knows that personal attention goes a long way. In

addition to greeting and seating, she makes sure every

new member receives a personal phone call inviting

them to big events in their first year - often on the phone

herself. Potential members get the same care.

Then when Adath went virtual along with the rest of the

world, Evelyn went online and joined in the Facebook

and Zoom services and programs. But she knew that not

everyone was tech savvy enough to participate. Evelyn

and the membership committee teamed up with the

Adath group Caring Mishpachah, led by Betsy Goldfarb

and Marsha Barsman, to coordinate ten volunteers to call

and check in with any members without email or who

may be isolated during this time.

Because it’s been very important for her own connection,

Evelyn wants everyone to have the opportunity to

participate online. “In the beginning, the whole idea of

the pandemic was really scary and just having that

social, spiritual connection was important,” Evelyn said.

“And in the more recent weeks, it’s been wonderful to

talk to my friends at the shul in the open chats.”

After Evelyn’s four years as membership chair, Andrea

Baron will take over this July. Evelyn will move on to

manage Adath Israel’s Create Your Jewish Legacy

initiative in conjunction with the Jewish Federation and

she will still continue to be an active Synagogue Board

Member.

“In terms of leadership in a synagogue, it’s good to have

multiple people play the roles. This is an opportunity for

Andrea to bring her talents. She’s been a member of the

committee and she will put her own leadership stamp on

it as chair.”

As Evelyn moves into another leadership role, she looks to

the future, “Adath Israel is a wonderful community and

even though it’s a large congregation it offers enough

different programs and services that people can find their

individual niche,” she said. “I think that the synagogue

has always been a focus in Jewish life in the community

and I’d like to see that continue for multiple generations.”

Eight years ago, Adath Israel gained much more than a

new member, it gained a leader with the vision and drive

to help move the congregation forward.

7 Zoom Instructions & Judaism & Justice

Three Mondays: July, 6, 13, 20, at 7:30 PM (Check your email or contact Kim@adath-israel.org for zoom link.)

"Justice, Justice you shall pursue" is our Torah's charge. But what exactly does justice look like? Join Rabbi

Benjamin Chaidell on a journey into Jewish law and practice to discuss what a just society might look like,

learning not only texts but also case studies from Jewish communities past and present. We will cover topics

such as tzedakah, the legal system, the death penalty, health care, and hierarchies in society.

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Judaism & Justice

Youth & Family Programs 8 Get to know the 2020-2021 Adath Israel United Synagogue Youth Executive Board

Q: Why is USY important to you and why did you take on a leadership role in AIUSY?

President

USY is important to me because

it’s a safe space where I can be

myself. I have made some of my

closest friends through USY. Being

a part of AIUSY has helped me

gain more confidence and

motivation to do the right thing. I

took on a leadership role in AIUSY

so that I could do more for myself

and my community. AIUSY is like

my second family and having the

opportunity to help it grow bigger

and stronger is the best feeling in

the world. My goals as president

for the upcoming year are to help

AIUSY grow to be a more inclusive

place. Not only that but to help

other teens grow more confident

in their Judaism like I and many

others have. I will make sure that

our board does as much as we

can to plan creative and fun new

programs for the upcoming year

even if some has to stay on Zoom.

Freshman Representative

USY is a place that I can meet and

connect to other Jews. I took on a

leadership position in AIUSY to

make sure other people have

good experiences in youth group.

Co-Social Action/Tikun Olam VP

I have grown more confident and

less timid from my experiences with

USY. I took on a leadership role to

promote that sense of pride for

others. Having this role gives me

the chance to make the world a

better place one event at a time.

We want to spread our positivity

and share our love for the world to

USYers. I am hoping to inspire

others to heal the world through

not only the SATO events and

through our actions at other USY

programs.

Co-Membership/Kadima VP

I want everyone who joins us for

chapter and regional events to

feel the same love and

excitement that I do when I

come to events.

Communication VP

USY is important to me because it

is my safe place and it has

amazing people I know I can

always rely on. I wanted to have

a board position because I

wanted to show other people as

a leader what USY can do for a

person.

Religious Education VP

USY is a place to connect with

other Jewish teens, and my past

experiences have led me to

want others to experience it too.

Israel Affairs VP

USY is a welcoming community

where I can relate to others in and

have fun. I want to do anything I

can to contribute to this amazing

youth group that for the past two

years has been amazing for me.

Co-Social Action/Tikun Olam VP

USY is so important to me

because it is how I connect with

my Jewish friends. I decided to

take a leadership position

because I love helping the

community and that is the job of

a SATO.

Co—Membership/Kadima VP

USY is a great initiative that I have

been more than elated to be a

part of for all these years. I’ve

met my closest friends through

USY and I couldn´t be more

thankful for this. Although I wasn't

always such a bubbly socialite,

when I was younger I was very

shy and kept to myself a lot when

I’d go to USY events. Now, I want

to make sure that I bring more

kids, who were just like me when I

was younger, to USY events and

push them just a little bit out of

their comfort zones. I know for a

fact that I needed it when I was

younger, so it's awesome to carry

the hope of helping the next

generation of Kadima-nicks have

a great time and learn to live,

laugh, love and RUACH!!

9 Jarson Education Center

Thanks for a great year!

Outstanding Religious School Attendance 2019-2020 School Year!

Harry & Rachel Rubin

Award for Mercaz

Scholarship

Jacob Baron

Highest number attended in each grade:

Kindergarten: Ashira Smolkin & Leon Cohen

1st Grade: Nadav Mellman

2nd Grade: Ari Sullivan

3rd Grade: Faye Wolfson

4th Grade: Sydney Monk

5th Grade: Noa Jaffee

6th Grade: Elijah Goldstone

7th Grade: Tovina Sullivan

Overall Highest Attendance—Top 4:

Ashira Smolkin

Jacob Baron

Ari Sullivan

Tovina Sullivan

Walter Hattenbach

Award for

Outstanding Teacher

Zak Lempert

Jacob Baron

Beckham Boymel

Cody Goldstone

Leah Greniman

Elijah Guttman

Maya Jaffee

Erez Kadosh

Hayden Lazar

Orit Leiferman

Paige Levine

Joey Monk

Alexander Montello

Brandon Oliff

Sarina Oliff

Sam Pressman

Jacob Ruby

Molly Salters

Wyatt Shaw

Tovina Sullivan

Philip Towbin

Sam Waspe

Aaron Willis

Theodora Leirl

Julia Lancman

Linus Max

Aviv Mellman

Sadie Schwartz

Cecelia Cullen

Sam Marcus

Hanna Marcus

Lincoln Carson

Sydney Monk

Scott Kaplan

Brandon Oliff

Harrison Allen

Morgan Lipps

Samantha Ackerman

Nadav Charnay

Ella Karito

Ruth Kaplan

David Lancman

Rosie Gruen

Blake Jarnicki

Nadav Mellman

Elan Newman

Jacob Jarnicki

Ari Sullivan

Jacob Baron

Ari Liss

Philip Towbin

Mazel Tov to our 7th Grade Graduating Class Shabbat Service Attendance!

Abrom & Sarah Dombar

Award for Outstanding

Mercaz Senior:

Bernard Netanel

Mazel Tov

to

Zak,

Jacob

and

Bernard!

Harry & Rachel Rubin

Award 7th grader—

Mercaz Scholarship

Jacob Baron

Sisterhood & Brotherhood 10

Greetings from the President’s Desk.

I hope this column finds you all healthy and safe.

Our sisterhood’s Torah Fund 5780’s Campaign just ended. On Behalf of Sisterhood and Torah

Fund Chair, Dara Lazar, we are so grateful and appreciative to all of you who generously

contributed to this campaign. We are especially thankful to the 23 Benefactors and 3

Guardian donors this year. Despite the unique challenges we faced in active fundraising,

we reached almost 90% of our Goal. We plan to be able to fully honor Gilda Schwartz - our

Torah Fund 5780 Woman of Achievement when we are able to safely do so.

On June 1st, we had our first online closing program featuring WLCJ CGLR Past President,

Rhonda Cohn, who shared her unique sense of humor with three dozen guests,

including WLCJ International President Margie Miller and outgoing shul President John

Stillpass, who closed the event expressing gratitude to Sisterhood for all that we do for Adath Israel. We wish John the

best and welcome Josh Lisman.

We also hosted a region-wide Book Buzz event co-led by Susan Farber and me. We discussed Naomi Ragen’s “An

Unorthodox Match.” 35 women from five states across the region participated.

I now need to thank two of my current board members who have just stepped down. Todah rabah to Evelyn Fleider,

Membership VP for her seven years of board service. My thanks to Dara Lazar, Torah Fund VP, for her service during

unprecedented times. Thank you both for your time, efforts, and work on behalf of our Sisterhood.

Sisterhood does not hold any activities during the month of July. However, our board members will be busy planning for

the upcoming year. We hope to hold a small socially distanced outdoor social in a park in early August. Stay tuned for

details.

I wish all of you a healthy, safe summer of 2020 with your families.

Marlene Ostrow, Sisterhood President

Message From Brotherhood

As a new-comer to Cincinnati as well as a relatively recent member of Adath Israel,

accepting the leadership of our Brotherhood was not something I actually had on my radar.

However, in the short time I’ve been here, I have come to appreciate how quickly my family

and I have become accepted by members of this congregation; and in particular the

fellowship expressed by my fellow Brotherhood members. That was actually the primary

driver to our decision to join the synagogue. I gradually got involved in various activities such

as the Bourbon Trail trip, Superbowl Party, World Wide Wrap, and our last KIO Region retreat.

So you’re probably asking yourself, “Who is this guy and where did he come from?” In

answer to that here’s a brief bio about me. Prior to moving to Cincinnati two years ago, we

lived virtually our entire lives in the greater Chicago area, starting off in Northwest Indiana

and then moving to the western Chicago suburbs where we joined a small synagogue in

Elgin, Illinois called Congregation Kneseth Israel where we were members for over 30 years. I became active there in

the Men’s club taking on various leadership roles including president. My wife, Wanda, and I live on the west side in the

Mt Airy area with our daughter Rachel and her fiancé Tom. BTW, a number of you have probably already met Wanda

because of her active involvement in Sisterhood and the larger Women’s League organization.

I’ve already met a number of people in the Synagogue and gradually I’m actually starting to remember some names,

but I hope to meet more of you, particularly at Brotherhood events. Speaking of which, in spite of the challenges

posed by the Covid Pandemic, we are actively planning new programs for this year the details for which we will be

excited to share with you in the near future.

Again, I hope to get to know more of you in the near future, and wish you all continued good health and happiness.

Perry Pitzele, Brotherhood President

11 CYJL

Deborah Abrams

Susan & Mark Abrams

Ami & Josh Ackerman

Jeffrey & Mallory Adler

Judith Aronoff

Marcie & Nathan Bachrach

Robert & Heid Bardach

Steven & Andrea Baron

Mark & Marsha Barsman

Marci & Gary Blachman

Josh & Chrissie Blatt

Rozlyn & Donald Bleznick*

Bob & Suzi Brant

Jody & Debbie Brant

Barbara Brown

Jeff & Sharon Casper

Jan & Barry Cobb

Andrew & Ariella Cohen

Mark Cohen

Robert Cohen

Craig & Fran Coleman

Mal & Adell Coleman*

Stephen Dann

Harry & April Davidow

Amy Diamond & Ed Wolf

Joel & Alyce Ellison

Haley & Shep Englander

Ross & Jan Evans

Debra Feldman

Ben & Amy Fisher

Marc & Evelyn Fisher

Mendy & Ginny Fisher

Michael & Suzette Fisher

Melvyn* & Roberta Fisher

Ed & Allison Frankel

Chris & Vallie Freeman

Roslyn Friedman

David Gershuny

Brion & Harriett Gillet

Betsy Goldfard

Howard & Rebecca Goldwasser

Gerald Greenberg & Pam Meyers

Kurt & Joanne Grossman

Harold & Cindy Guttman

Louis & Beth Guttman

Murray Guttman

Seth & Lauren Guttman

John & Gwen Heilbrun

Paul & Joyce* Heiman

Marty & Sally Hiudt

Marvin* & Pauline Horn

John & Sandy Isidor/Kaltman

Lou & Zelda Jacobs

Dave* & Florine Jacobson

Meryl & Steve Juran

Michael & Judy Kadetz

Ken* & Barb Kreines

Michael & Leslie Kreines

Edwards & Jessica Kuresman

Mark & Lilly Kurtz

Hamilton & Debbie Lempert

Bernard Lenchitz & Marlene Ostrow

Ed Levine

Josh & Marla Lisman

Tiffany Mannion

Evelyn Margolin

Harold & Sonny Margolin*

Manuel* & Rhoda Mayerson

Alvin Meisel

Don & Barbara Miller

Ken & Leslie Miller

Mike & Shirley Mills

Kim & Barry Morris

Tom & Joy Nadler

Carol & Larry Neuman

Mollie & Jared Newman

Nina & Ed Paul

Myles & Penny Pensak

Mark & Judy Petricoff

Joel & Marisa Phillips

Kenn & Julie Jacobson-Ruby

Bob & Alberta Schneider

Gary & Nancy Schneider

Hank & Anita Schneider

Michael Schneider

David & Gilda Schwartz

Michael & Carol Ann Schwartz

Steven & Susan Segerman

Kim Slaton

Gary & Leah Smith

Ron & Barbara Solomon

Larry Spitz*

Jeff & Diana Stewart

John & Merrie Stillpass

Josephine Stillpass

Ashley & Rob Stoker

Bob & Marcia Sugerman

Sherri & Adam Symson

Jon & Bonnie Ullner

Jeff & Deborah Wacksman

Arnold & Rita Wasserman

Julie Glazer Weisser

Rebekah & Brantley Wilks

Howard Winston

David & Sarah Wise

Rabbi Irvin & Kathy Wise

Ed Wolf

Scott & Natalie Wolf

Josh & Holly Wolfson

Jack & Sharon Yosafat

Andi Levenson Young & Scott Young

*Of blessed memory

Adath Israel and the Cincinnati Jewish community

have been such a strong part of my life and

identity, that I want to keep it going for future

generations. By making a gift through “Create

Your Jewish Legacy” I can help ensure the

programs that brought my wife and me together

and those we shared as a couple, continue to last

for many years to come.Shal

Larry Spitz (z”l)

THANK YOU TO OUR ADATH ISRAEL

CREATE YOUR JEWISH LEGACY DONORS

We apologize if your name has been inadvertently omitted. Please contact us so we can correct the oversight.

Contributions We acknowledge with gratitude and appreciation the generous contributions made to the various Congregational funds.

May those they honor take pride that our Congregation shares in their honor. May those who are remembering loved ones find strength.

CAMP RAMAH SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN MEMORY OF

LEAH FROLICH by David Frolich

LENA WEINER by Alan Weiner

LORYN HOWARD HOLTZMAN CAMP RAMAH SCHOLARSHIP

FUND

IN MEMORY OF

ROBERT BARNETT by Michael & Charlene Glassman

FRED DIAMOND SOCIAL ACTION FUND

IN MEMORY OF

PHILIP COHEN by Dan & Nancy Pilder

WILBUR COHEN by Dan & Nancy Pilder

MITCHELL S. GASWIRTH COMPUTER CENTER

IN MEMORY OF

ROBERT BARNETT by John & Sharon Baron

EVELYN FELDMAN by John & Sharon Baron

GENERAL FUND

IN HONOR OF

NEW GREAT GRANDCHILD by Corinne Kapor

JULIE BROOK – birthday by Adam & Carolyn Kaufman

DAN PILDER – complete and speedy recovery and welcome

home by David & Judy Dombar, Barry & Patsy Kohn,

Hatsy Lerer

IN MEMORY OF

MOTHER OF MR. & MRS. DOLPH BERMAN by Barry & Patsy Kohn

WILBUR COHEN by Gary & Ellen Weiss

MAL & ADELL COLEMAN by Myrna Waak

EVELYN FELDMAN by David & Judy Dombar, Harold & Helene

Kirzner, Barry & Patsy Kohn, Mark & Lilly Kurtz, Marvyn &

Nancy Youkilis

BARBARA KLEIN by Mark & Lilly Kurtz

JANICE LEVIN by Barry & Patsy Kohn

LEON SANDOR MORRISON by Michael & Suzette Fisher, Harold

& Helene Kirzner

GRANDDAUGHTER OF WALTER & MARCIA RUBIN by Barry &

Patsy Kohn

INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK

STEVEN & ANDREA BARON, DAVID & JUDY DOMBAR, SUSAN

FARBER, JULIE GLAZER, HOWARD & REBECCA

GOLDWASSER, JOHN ISIDOR & SANDY KALTMAN,

LOUIS & ZELDA JACOBS, STEVEN & MERYL JURAN,

HAMILTON & DEBORAH LEMPERT, JUSTIN LEVY, PERRY &

WANDA PITZELE, ALAN SHUSNER & JOY LAWRENCE-

SHUSNER, JOHN STILLPASS, SCOTT & NATALIE WOLF,

GARY & JUDY ZAKEM

IN HONOR OF

KATHY WISE & SHALVA WISE – in appreciation by Eddie Wolf &

Amy Diamond and Andrea & Daniel

IN MEMORY OF

EVELYN FELDMAN by Joel & Ellen Golub

HERBERT SOLOMON by Ronald & Barbara Solomon

JARSON MEMORIAL EDUCATION FUND

RACHEL PITZELE

KIDDUSH FUND

IN MEMORY OF

MARVIN ARONOFF by Judith Aronoff

DAVID CASUTO by Dianne Casuto

LUCY CASUTO by JoAnn Casuto

HARVEY HAHN by Jack & Barbara Hahn

EUGENE KIRZNER by Lou & Zelda Jacobs

ELIZABETH ROSENTHAL by JoAnn Casuto

MARLENE WEISMAN by Stuart & Joanne Silverman

KREINES FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUND

IN HONOR OF

BARBARA KREINES – birth of great granddaughter by Lou &

Zelda Jacobs, Judy & Marshall Ruchman

LESHNER LIBRARY FUND

IN MEMORY OF

LEON SANDOR MORRISON by Don & Barbara Miller

MICHAEL LEVENSON MUSIC PROGRAM

IN MEMORY OF

EVELYN FELDMAN by Mendy & Ginny Fisher

MILLARD & RITA LUCAS KIDDUSH FUND

IN MEMORY OF

FRANKLIN by David & Patti Levine

STELLA CLARK by David & Patti Levine

NANCY PETRICOFF MEISEL LIBRARY FUND

IN MEMORY OF

ETHEL PETRICOFF by David & Karen Hoguet

MINYAN FUND

IN MEMORY OF

HARRIET CHODASH by Lani Kirschner

JARED COHEN by Lani Kirschner

DOROTHY FREUND by Lani Kirschner

TOM HELDMAN by Barbara Heldman

DOROTHY KIRSCHNER by Lani Kirschner

KEVIN KIRSCHNER by Lani Kirschner

LEONARD KIRSCHNER by Lani Kirschner

MADELINE KRAFT by Lani Kirschner

ALBERT NEGIN by Lani Kirschner

ARTHUR NEGIN by Lani Kirschner

DAVID NEGIN by Lani Kirschner

BEA YOSAFAT WACKSMAN MEMORIAL FUND

IN MEMORY OF

EVELYN FELDMAN by Jeffrey & Debora Wacksman

ADELE GUTTERMAN by Jeffrey & Debora Wacksman

WILLIAM OKRENT by Jack & Sharon Yosafat

SANFORD G. WEINER YOUTH FUND

IN MEMORY OF

CALEB by Stuart & Joanne Silverman

JANICE LEVIN by Stuart & Joanne Silverman

RON LEVIN by Stuart & Joanne Silverman

SOL & LENA WISE MEMORIAL FUND

IN HONOR OF

DAN PILDER – speedy recovery by Brion & Harriet Gillett

13 Contributions Cont., CYJL, & Fund List

IN MEMORY OF

ROBERT BARNETT by Brion & Harriet Gillett

PHILIP COHEN by Brion & Harriet Gillett

EVELYN FELDMAN by Fred Wagshul & Joyce Kamen

JAMES FORBUS by Barbara Forbus & Nicole Forbus

SAMUEL METZ by Brion & Harriet Gillett

ALFRED PASSELL by Brion & Harriet Gillett

YAHRZEIT FUND

IN MEMORY OF

ERVINE HENING FRANKEL by Stuart & Joanne Silverman

ABRAHAM GREENSTEIN by Bess Wolf

LILLIAN GRINKER by Marcia Grinker

DAN HART by Lenorah Hart

PAULINE FRIEDMAN HENING by Stuart & Joanne Silverman

LEE KAPOR by Corinne Kapor

GUSTAV LINDER by Nelson Linder

MARVIN LINDER by Nelson Linder

LOUIS OSCHERWITZ by Diane Vogel

ROSLYN SANDLER by Randy & Michele Sandler

LEAH SCHIFF by Myra Schiff

Please note: Contributions in this newsletter were made from

April 30 - May 30. Contributions made after that date will appear in

the August 2020 Kol Kehilah.

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Aliyot & Honors

Jack Barrow Fund for Jewish

Education

Bimah Flower Fund

Bimah Plantscaping Fund **

Jeffrey Blatt Memorial Fund

Donald W. & Rozlyn Bleznick

Fund for Senior Activities

Herb Byer Memorial Fund

Building Fund

Camp Ramah Scholarship Fund

Loryn Howard Holtzman Camp

Ramah Scholarship Fund

Blanche Stillpass Camp Ramah

Scholarship Fund

Bertha Charkins Sisterhood

Fund**

Marilyn & Al Cohen Kiddush Fund

Dinnerstein Fund

Abrom & Sarah Dombar

Scholarship Fund

Fred Diamond Social Action

Fund

Benjamin & Lynore Feldman

Memorial Fund

Mitchell S. Gaswirth Computer

Center

General Fund

Florence Guttman Memorial

Fund

Walter Hattenbach Education

Fund

Holiday Events Fund

Itkoff Chaiken Visual Aid Fund**

Marc Jacobson Memorial Fund

Jarson Memorial Education Fund

Robert Kaufman Bookshelf

Fund**

Enrique Kaufman Rabbi’s Critical

Issues Fund

Kiddush Fund

Judge Robert & Madeline Kraft

Memorial Fund

Kreines Family Endowment Fund

Herman Krieger Minyan Fund

Lerner/Fisher Fund

Leshner Library Fund

Michael Levenson Music

Program

Rita & Millard Lucas Kiddush

Fund

Noretta & James Markley Fund

Nancy Meisel Memorial Fund

Men’s Club L’Chaim Fund

Minyan Fund

Pensak/Newman Leadership

Development & Training Fund

Boris & Herman Petricoff

Bookshelf Library Fund

Prayer Book Fund

Rabbi Irvin Wise Discretionary

Fund

Rabbi Benjamin Chaidell

Discretionary Fund

Rabbi Moshe Smolkin

Discretionary Fund

Harry & Rachel Rubin Youth

Education Fund

Sisterhood General Fund **

Sisterhood Memories &

Miracles **

Torah Project Fund

Bea Yosafat Wacksman Fund

Edith Wagner Children’s

Library Fund

Shirley Wagner Flower Fund

Miriam & Mac Warshauer Caring

Havurah Fund

Sanford G. Weiner Youth Fund

Samuel Werner/Marilyn Krug

Library Fund

Frances Widlansky Academy

for Adult Jewish Education

Sol & Lena Wise Memorial

Fund

Yahrzeit Fund

Youngerman Kallah Fund

Youth Fund

** Sisterhood Funds

תודה רבה! THANK YOU! A GIFT to the synagogue is a gracious way to remember all occasions. These funds enable the Synagogue to do

wonderful things. You may either let us determine how to best use your contribution or you may choose from the list below:

Contributions We acknowledge with gratitude and appreciation the generous contributions made to the various Congregational funds.

May those they honor take pride that our Congregation shares in their honor. May those who are remembering loved ones find strength.

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