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Temple Beth Torah

Board of Trustees

President: Stephen Iger

1st Vice President: Howard Golden

2nd Vice President: Ellen Holtzman

3rd Vice President: Bart Silverman

Treasurer: David Firstenberg

Financial Secretary: Catherine Rothbard

Recording Secretary: Phil Beutel

Zena Brand-DeDeo

Claire Brownstein

Scott Esbin

Eric Fliegel

Myra Glaser

Lynn Howell

Joanna Landau

Judith Levy

Robin Loeb

Jeri Newman

Howard Reiss

Hilary Schwartz

Eva Steen

Jordan Turner

Fred Weber

Julie Weinstein

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Temple Beth Torah

Presents

Friday Night

Musical Service

Honoring

Rabbi Brian Beal

&

Saturday

Comedy Night

Honoring

Past President

Eva Steen

April 8 & 9, 2011

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April 2011 / Nisan 5771

Dear Friends:

I am grateful to all within the TBT Community who have contributed to bring this weekend to fruition.

For ten years I have partnered with many outstanding volunteers who give of their talent, passion and

time and help shape TBT in profound ways. To each and every person who worked on this weekend and prepared us for a joyous and meaningful celebration of what we work together to create… thank

you!

It is a great honor and joy for me to be able to celebrate my ten years as rabbi alongside Eva Steen,

who is my dear friend and colleague. In Eva, TBT has been blessed with a learned and dedicated

volunteer who willing and enthusiastically carved out a significant portion of her life to serve our

community with wisdom, skill, enthusiasm and compassion.

In Pirke Avot we read: ―Be not like servants who work for their master only on condition that they

receive payment, but be like servants who work for their master without looking for any reward; and be filled with reverence for God.‖ (1:3)

I cannot think of a text that better describes Eva’s presidency, the years leading up and the months since she completed her term (and a half). Eva’s selfless nature, appreciation for the importance of

substantive learning, commitment to social justice and social action, unwavering desire to provide the

very best for our children through an engaging youth group program and high quality religious school,

and her vision for how to create and protect sacred community, all were key to her success in guiding TBT through three years of challenging, and yet thriving, times.

We are grateful to Eva’s family, her husband Ed, and children David, Adina and Hilary, for supporting her volunteer activities at TBT throughout the years and for their ongoing place as one of our most

giving and dedicated families. Each of them has contributed to TBT in unique and special ways, and

we appreciate you all.

Naomi, Joshua, Ari and Benjamin join with me in offering our thanks to Eva and the entire Steen

family for all you have done to enrich our lives along the way. All of TBT joins together in saluting

you, Eva, as our leader, role model and friend. Wishing you continued health, joy and blessing for many, many years to come.

One final word. It has been a privilege for me to serve as Temple Beth Torah’s rabbi for the past decade. When Naomi and I were looking for a congregation more than ten years ago, it was with an

eye towards finding a community that we want to join if we were moving to town for another purpose.

In TBT we have found people who share our values, passions, prayers, hopes and dreams. We

consider ourselves blessed to join with Joshua, Benjamin and Ari in being part of this sacred community. For all of your support and for welcoming us into your lives, we remain most grateful!

L’shalom,

Rabbi Brian K. Beal

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EVA STEEN Although Eva lived in Brooklyn only until the age of 12, she considers herself a “Brooklyn Girl” through and through…with adolescence in Wantagh, Long Island thrown in for good luck! While in Brooklyn, Eva’s family were members of the Brooklyn Jewish Center, a conservative synagogue in a magnificent edifice on Eastern Parkway. She attended religious school, and became a Bat Mitzvah in 1967. Upon moving to Long Island a year later, Eva continued her Jewish education at the Wantagh Jewish Center, attending Hebrew High School through 12th grade as well as participating in the Prozdor School, a program at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York for high school students. Although deeply committed to her studies, she began to recognize the inequalities inherent in the manner in which women were recognized within the Conservative movement. Eva believes that this realization set the stage for her later commitment to the Reform movement. In 1977, Eva earned a BA (magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa) from Hofstra University in Elementary Education and Psychology, and then went on to earn an MA from New York University in 1979 in Counselor Education. It was during the summer between college and graduate school that Eva met Ed at a Jewish singles coffee house held in a VFW Hall in Massapequa. Ed was taking a break from studying for the NY bar exam and Eva wanted to check out the offerings. They chatted over coffee long after everyone else had left, and began dating soon after. Eva and Ed married in September of 1979, and immediately moved to Rockland County to be close to Ed’s job as a corporate patent attorney in Sterling Forest. Eva commuted every day for four years to downtown Manhattan for her Human Resources job with Merrill Lynch. Then, in September of 1983, Eva left the corporate world to become a full time mom to David. She continued to devote her energies to their children as Adina was born in 1987 and then Hillary in 1992. All told, Eva proudly and enthusiastically spent 15 years at home raising their three children. During those years, Eva also became involved in several community organizations, most notably the Mothers’ Center of Rockland and the PTA, first in the East Ramapo School District (president of the Summit Park Elementary School PTA) and then in Clarkstown (Recording Secretary and Treasurer of the Laurel Plains PTA). Eva often chose to rise to the ranks of leadership in community organizations, and always found great satisfaction in these roles. She has lived by the credo that “community service is the rent that we pay for living on this earth.” In 1993, when Hillary was just 6 months old, the Steen family moved from Hillcrest to New City, resigning as members of the Pomona Jewish Center and joining Temple Beth Torah. Within months of joining, Eva was asked to become a member of the School Committee. Over the next handful of years, Eva took on additional responsibilities and finally assumed the position of chairperson. Eva is grateful to Gail Kahn, TBT’s Educator at that time, and to Myra Glaser, who preceded Eva as Chair of the School Committee and who has served as Eva’s role model in all temple leadership positions. Along with her volunteer work, most notably as a counselor at the Volunteer Counseling Service in New City, Eva was gainfully employed for six years by the Jewish Federation of Rockland as Teachers’ Center Director of the Center for Jewish Education. Following that job, she worked as a Community Outreach Caseworker for Meals on Wheels of Rockland for three years. Eva joined the TBT Board of Trustees at the request of President Judith Kiss, and went on to become a Vice President under Presidents Harvey Taylor and Barry Schoenberg. In 2007, Eva proudly and humbly assumed the position of President of the congregation, and had the privilege of serving in that capacity for three years. Now that both Eva and Ed have retired, they are looking forward to travelling, snowshoeing, attending plays and concerts, drinking wine and other libations and otherwise enjoying what retired life has to offer. Indeed, in recent years Eva has become an accomplished potter at the Rockland Center for the Arts. Eva has often remarked that serving as President of TBT was the most rewarding and satisfying “professional” experience of her life. The skills she honed, the knowledge she gained and the sense of purpose she developed are only rivaled by her role as mother to her children. In addition, one of the most rewarding aspects of her role is the close collegial relationship she was privileged to gain with Rabbi Brian Beal and Cantor Sally Neff. Their guidance and patience paved her way, and she will be forever grateful.

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RABBI BRIAN K. BEAL

We Are Blessed Rabbi Beal has been participating, inspiring, comforting, teaching, and involved at Temple Beth Torah since arriving in July 2001. The abounding energy, conviction and love for our Jewish community that he has brought to our synagogue have not diminished. In a short time, Rabbi Beal helped grow our programming into a dynamic array of offerings that meet the needs and

interests of congregants of all ages. His partnership with volunteer leadership, Cantor Neff, and our staff has resulted in a remarkably stable membership over his decade of service to the TBT community.

Coming to Temple Beth Torah, Rabbi Beal did not fail to jump in and start making contributions to the community right away. The Youth Program was entirely revitalized immediately, with programs from third grade through high school seniors. He also spends quality time in our Religious School interacting with our younger children through guest teaching, storytelling, and school-wide programming.

Rabbi Beal is the primary teacher for our 10th grade Confirmation class and 11th-12th grade Post-Confirmation Program. (Our 2011 Confirmation Class boasts twelve students. These are high school sophomores who have made a commitment to their religious education beyond their bar/bat mitzvahs! And our Post Confirmation class boasts another ten students.) Rabbi Beal’s interaction with each congregant is different depending on the person’s need, at the time. The lifecycle events

he conducts are warm, spiritually uplifting and inspiring – and each one is unique and personal. He apparently has unlimited days, spending time with those in need, welcoming those interested in joining our Temple, participating with volunteers in meetings and other activities, and leading our religious services.

A great doorway to TBT, Rabbi Beal welcomes interfaith families, reaching out to all who wish to be active in our community. He also studies with those contemplating conversion, offers a private pre-marital program for each couple he marries, and provides a listening ear in times of need. Rabbi Beal is instrumental in executing TBT’s vision for making our corner of the world a better place and continues to

support TBT’s active social action and social justice programming. Working alongside his wife and others to collect essential non-perishables, he helped deliver a 70-ft trailer of goods to Katrina survivors. He also engaged our congregation to participate in the CASH program that secured hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax credits for Rockland’s working poor. He brought TBT into the Helping Hands Coalition to house the homeless in our building a few days a month. Rabbi Beal also connected TBT with the New Israel Fund as a lead partner in one of their major initiatives. Rabbi Beal is dedicated to the importance of lifelong learning. His Adult Education mini-courses are well attended and he is

a celebrated teacher of Taste of Torah, held before our Saturday morning Shabbat service. His rabbinic thesis, entitled: “Judaism and the Twelve Steps”, provides opportunities for him to work one-on-one with Jews recovering from addiction, present at the Union for Reform Judaism’s National Biennial, and to offer expertise to colleagues and organizations who call upon him for support.

Rabbi Beal does not confine his activities to Temple Beth Torah! He recently accepted the position of Chaplain of the Valley Cottage Fire Department and is a coach of the 8U Clarkstown Stars travel baseball team. He served as chair of the Nyack Interfaith Clergy Association and sat on ethics committees at Nyack Hospital and United Hospice of Rockland. Through volunteer activities and speaking activities, Rabbi Beal has been involved with, and continues to provide ongoing support, to countless Rockland not-for-profits such as JCC, Federation, Volunteer Counseling Service (VCS), Rockland Family Shelter, People-to-People, Jawonio, NAMI-FAMILYA of Rockland County, Nyack Hospital and others.

Whew! All that, and Rabbi Beal is a dedicated and loving husband and father, too. Naomi Adler, Rabbi Beal’s wife, is President and CEO of United Way of Westchester and Putnam and previously served as CEO of United Way of Rockland. This connection has furthered some of TBT’s major charitable efforts. Naomi is actively involved in Temple life as a choir member, religious school parent, and other general member activities.

Rabbi Beal and Naomi’s three children, Joshua, Benjamin and Ari, are also involved in Temple life. The congregation loves seeing the boys at Temple, running around; happy, excited about the activity they’re participating in; and also when they join their father for the closing prayers at Family Services. Joshua, Benjamin and Ari are the joys of Rabbi Beal’s and Naomi’s l ives. We are all blessed…

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Congratulations to Eva Steen and

Rabbi Beal for all their wonderful work —

And to all of the volunteers at Temple Beth Torah who work

so hard every day.

Simona and Jerry Chazen

GOLD

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GOLD

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GOLD

Congratulations to

Eva Steen and

Rabbi Brian Beal.

Thank you so much for

your devotion to the

Temple Beth Torah

family.

Jayne & Ken

Steinglass

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wow 10 years and it has been a glorious 10 years

Congratulations to Rabbi Brian Beal and Naomi Adler

and a big Thank you to Eva Steen

"...if you have love in your heart you always have something to give..."

author unknown You all have love in your heart, as you always have something to give

and you do with our love and respect

Dr. Edward and Raselle Fisher

GOLD

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IN HONOR OF RABBI BRIAN BEAL

& EVA STEEN

YOUR SPIRITUALITY,

DEDICATION,

LEADERSHIP AND

COMMITMENT TO TEMPLE BETH TORAH IS

ALWAYS APPRECIATED

WITH LOVE,

STEFANY & SIMON BERGSON

& FAMILY

GOLD

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Congratulations and

Warmest Wishes to

Rabbi Brian Beal

on the occasion of his

10th Anniversary with TBT

~ and to ~

Eva Steen

on her Steadfast Leadership

as TBT President

Esbin & Alter, LLP Attorneys at Law

497 South Main Street New City, New York 10956

GOLD

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The Past Presidents Club Of Temple Beth Torah

Welcomes

Our newest member

EVA STEEN

Congratulations on a job well done!

David Firstenberg Myra Glaser

Warren Goodsmith Rita Jacobs Judith Kiss

Joanna Landau Eugene Levine

Lee Ostroff Carl Radin

Vivian Resnick Richard Rothbard Barry Schoenberg Steve Silverberg Len Silverman

Eva Steen

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CONGRATULATIONS TO

RABBI BEAL AND EVA STEEN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR

LEADERSHIP AND COMPASSION

AND FOR YOUR IMPACT FOR GOOD

ON THE COMMUNITY

AND ON OUR FAMILY.

HOWARD AND GAIL GOLDEN

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For 10 years, our Rabbi has shared with us all his gifts.

lessing

ducation

pproachability

eadership

We’ve all said it before and will say it again:

Rabbi Beal is the Real Deal.

- Rabbi Peg & Aaron Kershenbaum

B

E

A

L

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“A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position” -John Maxwell

Rabbi Beal

Eva Steen

Your hard work and dedication is

evident through your passion and

commitment to our community.

Thank you for your leadership.

The Silverman’s

Katie, Bart, Scott & Zach

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The Board of Trustees of Temple Beth Torah

congratulates and thanks Eva Steen & Rabbi Beal

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Congratulations and Best wishes to

Rabbi Beal and Eva Steen

For your well deserved honor

Thank you for your guidance and leadership

And may you continue to be an inspiration to the Jewish community.

With admiration, Steve and Jamie Dranow

Gregg Brunwasser

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We are a people, one people- Theodor Herzel

The Jewish Federation of Rockland County Joins with Temple Beth Torah

In paying tribute to Rabbi Brian Beal’s 10th Year Anniversary

And Eve Steen’s Presidency

May Temple Beth Torah go from strength to strength.

Diane Sloyer Carol Blau Executive Director President

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Nyack Hospital applauds

Rabbi Brian Beal on his 10 years of service to the

community!

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Congratulations to

Rabbi Brian Beal

and

Eva Steen

for your dedicated service to the

Temple Beth Torah community.

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Nyack, NY 10960

845-358-0573

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Rabbi Brian Beal, the best rabbi a president and congregation

could ever hope for!

Our congregation is truly blessed!

With Admiration and Gratitude, Eva, Ed, David, Adina & Hillary Steen

With appreciation to Eva for her vision and ability to lead our congregation with love and commitment and with

heartfelt love and thanks to Rabbi Beal for his spiritual nurturing and guidance.

Kol HaKavod!

Libby Tulin, Len Gross, Matt & Dan

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RABBI BEAL

THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US HOW TO PUT OUR

FAITH INTO ACTION IN EVERYDAY LIFE. MAY YOU BE WITH US FOR 10 TIMES 10

EVA STEEN

THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP

GIVING US A LEGACY TO INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS

STEPHEN & JUDITH LEVY

Thank you for making TBT such a warm and caring temple.

Charlene & Martin Furman

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Mazel Tov

Rabbi Brian Beal and Eva Steen

Thank you both for years of

dedicated service and love.

We are blessed to have you

as part of our TBT Family.

Robin & Jimmy Condoluci

Janet & Kenny Levitt

Robin & Richard Loeb

Jeri & Evan Newman

Thank You Rabbi Beal For Your Inspiration and Friendship.

Thank You Eva

For Your Dedication and Leadership. It was an honor for Eric to serve under you!

Eric, Catherine, Adam, Brian & Rebecca Fliegel

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Our heartfelt THANKS to both Eva Steen and Rabbi Brian Beal for

their steadfast dedication to TBT and their inspiration over the years.

With gratitude,

The Tucker Family (Sara, Bruce, Harris & Alec)

We appreciate all you have done and continue to do for our Temple family.

Thank You

Joan and Carl Radin

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RABBI BEAL

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SPIRITUAL

GUIDANCE AND FOR YOUR TIRELESS

EFFORTS IN CARING FOR OUR

CONGREGATION.

VIVIAN & NORMAN RESNICK

EVA

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DID AND

ALL THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO ON

BEHALF OF THE TEMPLE COMMUNITY.

WELCOME TO THE P. P. U.

VIVIAN & NORMAN RESNICK

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IT IS OUR HONOR TO BE HERE IN TRIBUTE TO RABBI BEAL AND

EVA STEEN. WE CELEBRATE YOUR WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE

TEMPLE AND COMMUNITY.

MAZAL TOV, Barbara & Sheldon Weiner

Congratulations and Thank You to

Rabbi Beal

And

Eva Steen

for all they have done for TBT

Lee & Anne Ostroff

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A heartfelt thank you to

Eva Steen and Rabbi Brian Beal For all they have done for our

Congregation and our community.

Micki and Jim Leader and Family

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Mazel Tov and Todah Rabah to our friend,

Rabbi Brian Beal for 10 “awesome” years at TBT!

Thank you, Eva...

The evolution of your presidency was exciting to witness. You are an excellent leader!

Jason & Hilary Schwartz

Congratulations to Rabbi Beal on his

10th Anniversary at TBT

10 down - 40 to go

Congratulations to Eva Steen on her

service & dedication to TBT

Bob & Nancy Fliegel

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Mazal Tov and much love and

many more happy and creative

years at Temple Beth Torah

Sam, Emily and Deborah

Congratulations to the honorees

Rabbi Brian Beal and Eva Steen

Thanks for everything you do for all of us!

Karen Acker and Glenn Kassel

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Congratulations To our Honorees

Brian and Eva

For all that they have done and continue to do

for our Temple

Thank You

David & Laurie Firstenberg

With our Appreciation and

Thanks

Andie & Joe Leighton

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Our heartfelt thanks to

Rabbi Beal and Eva Steen for

their many years of commitment

to the TBT community.

The Bookman Family

Congratulations Eva on your most esteemed presidency and Mazel Tov to our outstanding, warm and generous Rabbi Brian Beal for your

10th anniversary at TBT.

It’s with great pride that my book, What Do You Expect? She’s A Teenager!

A Hope and Happiness Guide for Moms with Daughters ages 11-19

will be available August 2011 at amazon.com, your favorite book store and in ebook.

Much love, Arden Greenspan-Goldberg and Larry Goldberg

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MAZEL TOV RABBI BEAL !!!!!!

We are very fortunate to have you and

we truly appreciate your hard work.

Thank you for all of your efforts.

Lisa, Michael, Steven, Samantha & Jason

Haber

Mazal Tov! Eva Steen

& Rabbi Brian Beal

Thank you for your hard work & dedication!

Senator David Carlucci Visit our District Office:

95 South Middletown Road Nanuet, NY

845-623-3627 senatorcarlucci.com

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With sincere thanks

to Eva Steen

The Gabler Family

With thanks to Rabbi Beal

who has been a continuing comfort and support for our family

beginning on 9/1/2001

~The Gabler Family~

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Shout out to our

Rabbi!

Love the Haber’s

Scott, Robyn,

Ashley, Taylor &

Morgan

Congratulations

Brian!

We love you, Mom and Dad

Rabbi Beal:

Your warmth, your friendliness and your

leadership are a blessing to us all. May you continue to go from strength to strength in leading our Temple Beth

Torah congregation.

We extend our love and warmest wishes as you are

honored tonight.

Elaine and Sam Simon

Dear Eva,

Your leadership and dedication to

Temple Beth Torah have been exemplary.

We congratulate you on this

well deserved honor.

With love and warmest wishes,

Elaine and Sam Simon

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With heartfelt

appreciation for your

vision, dedication,

outstanding

leadership and love for

the TBT family.

Marty and Norma

Gottlieb

Mazel Tov to our honorees, Rabbi Beal and Eva Steen!

Mazel Tov to our

congregation for being so blessed to have our

Rabbi and Eva, such devoted and passionate people!

The Ammon/Markbreit and

Weinstein/Jimenez Families

“A good head and a good heart are always a

formidable combination” — Nelson Mendela

Aren’t we lucky to have a

Rabbi with both.

Congratulations!

Howard and Ellen Reiss

Sincere appreciation for the many ways you both contribute

to our congregational

community.

Kate Blickstein & Lynn Howell

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Mazel Tov and Thank You, Rabbi Beal

For Your Wit, Wisdom, and

Humanity…

And for being such as integral part of our lives

for the past 10 years.

We All Love You, The Kaminsky and

Flanz Families, Janet, Jason, Brett, David

and Sydney

Rabbi Beal: It has been an honor to have you as our Rabbi for the past 10 years.

We also congratulate

Eva Steen for her dedication as our past President.

Mazel Tov from the Renaissance Group

Leslie Gabler 18 Dunmore Road

New City, NY 10956

Phone & Fax: 845.638.3880 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

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PERSONALIZED HOLIDAY CARDS ALL DISCOUNTED

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Todah Rabah for all you have

done for TBT

Carol and Joel Kanter Janet and Bert Droga

Dear Rabbi Beal

and Eva,

Thank you for all that

you do and continue to

do to make TBT our

cherished home.

Mazal Tov!

The Goldmanns

CONGRATULATIONS

RABBI BEAL AND EVA STEEN

THANK YOU BOTH

FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND

DEDICATION

ELLEN AND PAUL GOULD

The

Nelson-Barkan

family

congratulates

Eva Steen and

Rabbi Beal for

their exemplary

leadership -

thank you!

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Thank you, Rabbi and Eva for leading our

congregation with such dedication and passion.

Ten years and counting, wow! We continue to be

blessed Rabbi Brian, having you as our

spiritual advisor and friend.

Congratulations, Fondly,

Anne & Frank Reemer

CONGRATULATIONS

Eva - Thank you for your continuous dedication to

our Temple family.

Rabbi Beal - It’s an honor to salute your caring, your spiritual guidance, and your trusting leadership.

Marcy & Jeff Leif

Dear Rabbi Beal

Congratulations on Your

10th Anniversary

With Best Wishes and Gratitude,

Rona, Joel, Scott Katz

From our family to both of you. We are grateful

for your tireless commitment and devotion

to our congregation.

Thank you for all of your hard work.

Helene, Keven, Allison & Jordan Peck

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Heartfelt

Todah Rabah

To

Rabbi Brian Beal

And

Eva Steen

Arlene & Steve

Silverberg

Temple Beth Torah

Youth Program

Thanks

Eva Steen & Rabbi Beal

For their continued &

ongoing support.

Sally Schoenberg &

Gail Wanger

Co-Chairs

Mazel Tov Rabbi Brian Beal

Best Wishes,

Sylvia Avstreih

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Father Rees Doughty and St. Ann’s Church

Congratulates

Rabbi Brian Beal

On his 10 years of service to Gods People

at Temple Beth Torah

Thank You

Eva Steen &

Rabbi Beal

From

Polly, Ethan,

Brooke, and

Kenny Scher

—––—Alex—––—

GROMACK

Clarkstown Supervisor

Congratulations

Eva Steen and

Rabbi Brian Beal!

Congratulations Rabbi Brian Beal & Eva Steen!

The Perfect

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Dear Eva

Mazel Tov on being honored for your

years of serving as president of Temple Beth Torah! We wish we could be with you to share in this Happy Occasion!

Love,

Martyn and Sheila Winston

Dear Eva,

Thank you for all that you have done for TBT as president and

congregant. Our temple is all the better for it.

Best Wishes,

Larry, Susan, Hannah & Noah

Dear Rabbi Beal,

Thank you for a terrific decade of taking good care of our beloved

synagogue.

Best Wishes, The Silver-Beck Family

To Rabbi Beal, our friend and biggest supporter, who has

continued to believe in all we do for the congregation… To Eva Steen, the person who led the congregation with compassion and finesse during our first years at TBT…

...we are truly grateful and congratulate you! With much admiration and gratitude,

Elkin & Miranda Escobar

Congratulations, and our gratitude for your

outstanding efforts for Temple Beth Torah

Ernie & Susan Kramer

Mazel Tov Eva Steen

Best Wishes,

Sylvia Avstreih

The TBT Book Club is delighted to join the Congregation in honoring

EVA STEEN

Eva is not only distinguished as a

TBT Past President, but is also a

thoughtful, passionate,

insightful reader.

Thank You for Everything Rabbi Beal!

Congratulations on Your First 10 Years

at TBT!

Thank You Eva for the Years of Leadership

& Dedication you have given all of us!

Judith & Stephen Kiss

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To: Rabbi Brian Beal

Eva Steen

With respect & appreciation Muriel Hittman

Congratulations Rabbi Beal

Thank you Eva

Robert and Cy Ross

Thank you to Rabbi Beal

whose commitment to TBT is an inspiration to our community.

Congratulations on your

10 year anniversary!

Phil, Patti, Alex & Stephen Beutel

Our best wishes & thanks to

Eva Steen for your dedication to TBT.

We are happy to share

this special night with you.

Phil and Patti

Thank You and Congratulations!

To Eva Steen and Rabbi Brian Beal

Joanna and Michael Landau

Congratulations from the

Turners and

Natural Awakenings Magazine

to Rabbi Beal and Eva Steen

on being honored for their commitment

to Temple Beth Torah and the

Rockland Jewish Community.

www.naturalawakeningsRO.com

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Dear Rabbi Beal and

Eva Steen,

Thank You and

Mazal Tov

Anne Jacobs

Eva

Congratulations!

Linda & David Goldstein

Mazel Tov!

Best Wishes to Rabbi Brian Beal and

Eva Steen

Harvey & Eileen Marx

Eva & Rabbi,

Thanks for making TBT such a welcoming

place for our family.

Love, The O’Neills

Todah Rabbah for all you do!

Rita & Michael Jacobs

We are so proud of your accomplishment as our

Temple’s President and even prouder to call you a friend.

Diane, Elliot, Steven, and

Larissa Sachs

RABBI BEAL

THANKS FOR 10 YRS OF

WONDERFUL SPIRITUAL

LEADERSHIP. LOOKING FORWARD

TO THE NEXT 10 YRS.

MAZEL TOV,

JUNE & LEN SILVERMAN

THANK YOU RABBI BEAL

FOR BRINGING WARMTH AND SPIRITUALITY TO US AND OUR TEMPLE

THANK YOU EVA FOR YOUR TIME

AND DEDICATION

MARION LOEB

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Dear Rabbi:

You have been there for us for everything. We greatly

appreciate you.

The Buonocore Family

To Rabbi Beal: Congratulations on reaching the first

10 year mark.

To Eva Steen: Recognizing your hard work on

behalf of TBT.

Sandy & Howie Hammer

To Rabbi Beal

Thank you for all that you’ve given our family

over these past ten years. Julie, Russ, Sam &

Jonathan Rizner

Mazel Tov & Thank You

Marilyn Troy

To our favorite Rabbi Beal.

Congratulations!

Intelligent - Compassionate - Funny

Thank you for all you do.

Our very best wishes to you,

your congregation and family.

Sue & Norm Solomon

Dear Eva:

Thanks for all that you do.

Best of Luck,

The Buonocore Family

Dear Rabbi: Thanks for taking such

good care of us.

Best of luck, and with love, The “entire”

Sterngass Family

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Congratulations to Rabbi Beal & Eva Steen!

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Temple Beth Torah

330 North Highland Avenue (Route 9W)

Upper Nyack, NY 10960

(845) 358-2248

www.TempleBethTorah.org

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Special thanks to the entire committee for organizing this event and journal.

Vivian Resnick, Chair

Eric Fliegel and Barry Schoenberg, Journal Chairs Laurie Firstenberg

Mimi Fetterman

Robyn Haber Jeff Friedberg

Susan Juechter

Kathy Bookman Jeri Newman

Robin Loeb

Marilyn Troy Myra Glaser

Howard Gerber

Julie Weinstein Jimenez TBT’s Front Office & Maintenance Staff

Further thanks to those who donated to the evening

Steve Iger: Printing of the Journal

Robyn Haber: Silent Auction Burt Kreindel: Cheese

Fran Grossman: Cover design

To all those who baked for the Friday night Oneg and Saturday event Bergsons: Soft drinks and water

Sally Schoenberg, Jeri Newman, Robin Condoluci: Baskets

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Eva/Mom

We are all so proud of your continued

dedication to Temple Beth Torah. You

brought passion, optimism, vision and a can-

do spirit to your presidency. Temple Beth

Torah is a better and more vibrant place

thanks to your ceaseless efforts.

Love,

Ed, David, Adina and Hillary

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