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Temple Beth ElBulletin
September 2012 - ELUL/TISHRI 5772 ALLENTOWN, PA VOLUME 8, ISSUE #8
Service ScheduleSaturday, September 1st, 9:00 AM
Torah portion Ki Tetzei
Friday, September 7th, 7:30 PM Light Candles 7:07 PM
Installation of the Board
Saturday, September 8th, 9:00 AM BIRTHDAY SHABBAT
Torah portion Ki Tavo SELICHOT Selichot Community Program and
Service at K.I. 9:00 PM
Friday, September 14th, 7:30 PM Light Candles 6:55 PM
Saturday, September 15th, 9:00 AM Torah portion Nitzavim
*NO KIDDUSH SERVED*
Sunday, September 16th, 7:15 PM Dedication of Memorial Plaques
EREV ROSH HASHANAH Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 8:00 PM
Light Candles 6:52 PM
Monday, September 17th, 8:30 AM 1st DAY OF ROSH HASHANAH
Shacharit Service 8:30 AM Torah Service and Musaf 9:45 AM
Traditional Service 9:45 AM Children and Teen Service 9:45 AM
Tashlich Service at the Stream following Services Ma’ariv Service 7:45 PM Light Candles 7:50 PM
Tuesday, September 18th, 8:30 AM 2nd Day of ROSH HASHANAH
Shacharit Service 8:30 AM Torah Service (combined) 9:45 AM
Contemporary Family Service 11:00 AM
Friday, September 21st, 7:30 PM Light Candles 6:43 PM
Saturday, September 22nd, 9:00 AM SHABBAT SHUVAH
Torah portion Vayeilekh *NO KIDDUSH SERVED*
Sunday, September 23rd, 11:00 AM Cemetery Service and Genizah Ceremony
Tuesday, September 25th, 6:30 PM KOL NIDRE
Kol Nidre Service Light Candles 6:37 PM
Wednesday, September 26th, 8:30 AM YOM KIPPUR
Shacharit Service 8:30 AM Torah Service, YIZKOR, and
Musaf 9:45 AM Traditional Service, YIZKOR, and
Musaf 9:45 AM Childrens and Teen Services 9:45 AM
Jewish Healing Service 4:00 PM Mincha 5:00 PM
Jewish Family Program 6:30 PM Neila 6:30 PM
Shofar Blowing 7:40 PM
Friday, September 28th, 7:30 PM Light Candles 6:32 PM
Saturday, September 29th, 9:00 AM BAR MITZVAH OF JACOB LANGER
Torah portion Ha’azinu
Sunday, September 30th
EREV SUKKOT Light Candles 6:29 PM
A few weeks ago, while I was teaching at Camp Ramah, we experienced a power outage. At around five o’ clock in the afternoon, on a clear day, the power in the entire camp suddenly went out and remained off until about ten o’ clock that same night. Besides the main dining hall, which was equipped with generated power for such emergencies, the entire camp was thrust into complete darkness. Choshech
Mitzraim, the pitch black experienced in ancient Egypt just prior to the Exodus, is how contemporary Israelis describe the texture of such darkness. As I made my way back to my room I noticed a staff member, a mother instructing her two young children to turn off their flashlights and look up
Rabbi’s Message
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Entertaining for the High Holidays? Having family and friends over
for a New Years Dinner?Buy Gift Cards thru Temple Beth El and
help earn money for our temple while you do your grocery shopping!
Temple Beth El makes $5 for every $100 in Giant and Weis Gift Cards that we sell!
This can really add up!
To place an order contact:Jill Steigerwald(610) 336-7482
(Please allow ample time for orders).
Raise money for Temple Beth El while you shop!
Sisterhood’s MessageWe hope everyone had a wonderful summer and we
wish all of you a Happy and Healthy New Year. TBE Sisterhood has so much going on this fall and we are so excited to kick off the year with our annual Paid up Event on Wed. October 17th, 2012 at 7 pm. The event features the Word Mavens with Philadelphia authors Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic. Look out for your invitations and we hope you will join us. Our gift shop is open for all your Holiday needs and is stocked with beautiful items! College Connection is reaching out to your college students with their Rosh HaShana package and our Apples and Honey event has reached so many near and far. Look out for Maj Jongg club dates, join our book club and join us at our upcoming brunches and events as there is something for everyone! This is your sisterhood and we would love you to get involved. We look forward to seeing all of you.
L’ Shana Tova!! Beth Kushnick and Laurie Wax
Sisterhood Gift Shop
The Gift Shop has the perfect way to welcome the year 5773. Celebrate the sweetness of the New Year with Asher’s chocolates. Assorted candies and nonpareils are the PERFECT hostess gift or dessert for your guests. Our new selection of apples and honey dishes will brighten up any table. The shop is full of new merchandise featuring jewelry, Michael Aram giftware, baby gifts, Gary Rosenthal dreidels, and of course, the ideal Bar/Bat Mitzvah gift.
Stop in and browse during shop hours or by appointment
Sunday and Friday - 10 AM until noonTuesday - 4 PM to 6 PM
Shanah Tovah Jill and Andy
Sisterhood’s Wine Sale
SAVE THE DATE:Sisterhood presents is annual Paid Up event 10/17 at 7pm featuring:
The Word Mavens... two ladies who know the
difference between a dreidel and a draykop!
Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, Philadelphia authors of
the best-selling Dictionary of Jewish Words
Sunday September 9, 2012
10:00 AM - 12:00 PMCome pick-up your pre-ordered
wine or shop our sale
College Connection Keep your college student
connected to TBEPlease make us part of your college life by
participating in this free program. Please email Jennifer Oxfeld at [email protected] for more information.
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Temple Beth El1305 Springhouse Road
Allentown, PA 18104(610) 435-3521
Website address: bethelallentown.orgAffiliated with the
United Synagogue of Conservative JudaismMoshe Re’em ...........................................................RabbiKevin D. Wartell ......................................................Cantor-EducatorLynn Rothman..........................................................PresidentMichelle Rohrbach ...................................................Executive DirectorAlicia Zahn ..............................................................Religious School DirectorWilliam Ofrichter .....................................................Activities Vice President Educational ProgrammingHenry Luftman .........................................................School Vice PresidentAndrew Block & Brad Finberg ................................Membership Vice PresidentBruce Reich..............................................................TreasurerBernard Schonbach ..................................................SecretaryCarol Wilson ............................................................Financial SecretaryLaurie Wax & Beth Kushnick ..................................Sisterhood Co-Presidents
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“Pray as If Everything Depended on G-d…Act as If Everything Depended on You.”
The High Holiday season is a time of deep inner reflection and healing.
Healing our relationships with each other…healing our souls…and healing our relationship with G-d.
This Yom Kippur afternoon, we will be facilitating a community Healing Service for our congregation…an opportunity to reflect on both our physical limitations and our emotional brokenness.
Let’s be honest…I pray for a living. That’s what I do on your behalf…I am your SHALIACH TZIBBUR…Your Messenger of Prayer.
But even if I did not play that role professionally in your lives, I would find the concept of prayer and synagogue community very inviting.
There is a certain energy to communal prayer…a sharing of our spirits and our fears about tomorrow and all of our tomorrows.
Many people may find the idea of community sharing a difficult, even uncomfortable situation to put oneself thru. Trust me, once in the moment; there is a bonding and a cleansing that occurs in the healing environment.
I am convinced that emotional healing promotes better physical health…strength to cope with life’s fragilities and realities.
These words from a prayer book of my youth have always brought me comfort and insight:
“Prayer invites G-d’s Presence to suffice our spirits, G-d’s will to prevail in our lives.
Prayer may not bring water to parched fields, nor mend a broken bridge…nor rebuild a ruined city.
But…prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.”
Let us pray as one community and heal our broken hearts together this High Holiday season.
Shana Tova…a Happy, Healthy New year to you and your loved ones,
Cantor Wartell Rabbi Barbara, MiRit and Ari
at the stars. I looked up and was amazed at the sight of the night sky. Its grandeur when seen without the intervention of artificial light was simply magnificent. There is a lesson to be learned from this incident. It is the lesson of perceiving through the eye of the soul and not only through the human eye. The stars are there every evening, but their brilliance becomes dimmed as a result of our own creation and as a result of our own unwillingness to see. We fail to see what is there. How can we learn to be present for such moments of grandeur in our lives? The great Jewish philosopher Abraham Joshua Heschel maintains that the religious person “comes to sense the present moment. And this is an extreme achievement. For the present is the presence of God. Things have a past and a future, but only G-d is pure presence.” We rush through life without being present to that presence. Fortunately, every year around this time we have an opportunity to slow down, to change, to re-connect with that which beckons us. “The Hebrew word for repentance, teshuvah,” wrote Abraham Joshua Heschel, “means return. Yet it also means answer. Return to G-d is an answer to Him. For G-d is not silent.” Heschel maintained that G-d calls out to us but that we fail to hear the call. How do we answer? How do we respond to that call? That is precisely the point of the High Holiday season. We must ask ourselves that question and change our patterns of behavior. Judaism is an optimistic religion. We have great hope for the future of humankind precisely because of our ability to change. But change does not come easily. As we approach this High Holiday season let us work at taking time to recognize the spiritual in our lives, to reawaken our inner eyes so that we can fully appreciate the world entrusted to us. The message is a simple one. To successfully implement it, however, is far from easy. L’shannah Tovah Tikateivu! May you be inscribed for good in the Book of Life!
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Kathi KatzmanSimcha Coordinator: Melanie May Shalshelet Coordinator: Ben Davis School Administrator: Todd HackerJewish Family Educator: Shari Spark Maintenance staff: Phyllis Milburn and Donald Snyder
TBE runs successfully because of you. We appreciate your support, attention to detail, professionalism and warmth.
Lastly, thank you to our Rabbi and Cantor, for your continuing care and devotion to our congregation.
Installation of our new board members and officers will take place during Friday night services on September 7th. Please join us for Shabbat dinner preceding services.
June 13, 2012 Congregational Meeting
Lynn Rothman, President
Thank you to the entire board and the executive committee for all of your time and effort to make this year a great success for our synagogue. You have my heartfelt appreciation for your service. A special thank you to those who will be leaving the board. I know we can count on you to continue to work on committees and support the temple!
Out going officers: Peter Fisher School VP, Greg Harris Fundraising VP and Miriam Zager Membership VP. Beth Kushnik will no longer be serving as Financial Secretary, but will remain on the board as Sisterhood Co-President.
Outgoing board members: Sherri Bassner, Michael Langsam, Sheldon Linn, Amy Morrison, Richard Morse and Susan Vengrove.
Thank you all for serving our temple. You will be missed.
Thank you to the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley for their generous support of our Jewish Family Education program, the Rabbi William Greenburg Cultural Endowment Foundation for supporting our Scholar in Residence programs and the Charles & Figa Kline Foundation and the Sylvia Perkin Perpetual Charitable Trust for their continuing support of TBE through capital improvements.
I am happy to report that the Burn the Mortgage campaign, co-chaired by Rance Block and Amy Holtz, has raised $103,700.00 to date. Our loan obligation to the bank will be covered once we raise an additional $150,000. We expect to finish this campaign by the end of 2012, but to do so, we need everyone’s help. No gift is too small, or too big, so please contact Amy or Rance to participate in this important campaign.
Our new WEBSITE is up and running! It is a continual work in progress, incorporating the most up to date information, temple calendar and photos. The school section will be completed by the end of the summer and the ability to make donations online with the click of a button should also be implemented by then. We are holding off on that aspect until we are confident that security measures are in place for credit cards. Currently, you can click to Amazon directly from the home page. Michelle Rohrbach requests that you email her with any ideas or feedback. Our great appreciation and thanks to Greg Harris and Michelle Rohrbach for bringing this important project, which was initiated by Amy Holtz, to fruition.
Finally, thank you to our wonderful staff: Michelle Rohrbach: Executive DirectorOffice staff: Debi Christman, Ilene Rubel and
Join Us - Rain or Shine - For A Morning of Fitness As We “Run With The Rabbi,”
Walk With Wartell,” And “Party With The President”!When: September 30, 2012
9:00 am until noon (check-in at 8:30 am).
BE SURE TO JOIN US FOR MINYAN at 8:15 AM in the park.
Where: At the Fish Hatchery, Fish Hatchery Road in the Lehigh Parkway
If you need registration forms, you can call the office at (610) 435-3521 or check on the Temple website under “Get Involved –
Fundraising – Run with Rabbi..”.
Temple Beth El Warmly Welcomes Our Newest Members
November 11, 2011 to August 9, 2012Patrick & Karen DaceyMelvin & Stella LondonRoss & Rebecca Silver
Alan & Maryann SnyderDarren & Stefanie Traub
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A Message From Alicia Zahn, Religious School Director . . .
As my son was figuring out his fantasy baseball lineup this summer, I was busy interviewing Religious School teachers. As he was researching players to make the best trades, I was putting together a fantasy team of teachers full of talent, creativity and energy. Finally, it all came together, and there is not a trade that I would make, as I am confident that this year will definitely be a winning season.
Introducing our 2012-2013 faculty:
Ganim - Morah Galit Cohen Grade 1 - Morah Jennifer Oxfeld Grade 2 - Morah Diane SteinGrade 3 - Morah Adi Ratner Grade 4 - Morah Elaine Langer and
Morah Miriam Harris-Botzum Grade 5 - Morah Shari SparkGrade 6 - Morah Esther MillerGrade 7 - Morah Jessica CookGrade 8 - Morah Shari SparkGrade 9 - Rabbi Re’em and Cantor WartellHebrew Lab (weekdays)-Morah Galit CohenMusic - Morah Nellie Gershtein
Now that the lineup is all in place, we are eager to begin the New Year with you, but are you ready for us? Here is a POP QUIZ to see:
It is the first day of Religious School. What is the most important thing for your child to bring to class? If you answered a pencil or a siddur, you are wrong. The correct answer is…..a positive attitude! A child’s attitude towards Religious School contributes to his/her entire view of Judaism. As a parent, you can promote a positive attitude towards religious education by showing interest in your child’s school projects/assignments and by making sure attendance is a priority. The teachers will do their part to make learning fun, interesting, and relevant, and we are looking forward to working together with you to make this a year full of positive Jewish experiences.
Also introducing: Regina Cruz! If you have recently called the school and the phone was answered by an unfamiliar (but VERY friendly) voice, you have probably reached Miss Regina. She is our new school secretary. Stop by the school office and say HI !
Welcome Brunch for Religious School Families
(Parents, students, siblings, grandparents, etc.)
Reconnect with Religious School Families, make new friends, welcome our new members,
and munch on a bagel!
Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday September 9, 2012 from 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Midrasha Students and Families WELCOME DINNER
6:30 Monday Evening September 10th
Come hear about the core curriculum and new electives.
Share a meal with family and friends.
Dinner for Midrasha family at 6:30 pm
Class for Midrasha student 7:00-9:00 pm
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Mr. Leonard Abrams & Family
Miriam Bandler
Mrs. Elaine Rappaport-Bass
Mary and Marla Beck
Dr. and Mrs. Yossi Bensimhon & Family
Mrs. Harry Berman & Family
Mr. and Mrs. David Bernfeld & Family
Carol, Ken, Ellen and Julie Bernhard
Dr. and Mrs. Marc Berson & Family
Alan and Donna Black & Family
Beverly and Leonard Bloch & Family
Lisa and Ellis Block & Family
Sheryl and Rance Block & Family
Michael and Rita Bloom & Family
Mr. Murray Bonfeld
Marilyn and Nate Braunstein & Family
Regina Brenner
Pearl Brooks & Family
Brown - Smoyer - Ali, Cyan & Pete
Evelyn Brown & Family
Marilyn Claire & Family
Dr. Barbara Cohen
Mrs. Marcia Cohen, Children & Grandchildren
Robert, Michelle and Mara Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Cylinder & Family
Mrs. Stanley Cylinder & Family
Hon. and Mrs. Maxwell E. Davison
Mrs. Leah DeVine
Judy, Marc, Noah and Molly Diamondstein
Dr. and Mrs. Neil Dicker & Family
Glenn, Jan, Naomi and Noah Ehrich
Laurie and David Eisenberg
Gail, Fred, Aaron, Nicole, Miriam and David Eisenberg
Karen and Bruce Ellsweig
The Elstein Family
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Engelson & Family
Howard and Linda Epstein
Steve, Diann, Jon and Dan Farbowitz
Jerry Farris
Bruce, Adam & Lauren Feldman, Chris & Leslie Baga
Lynn and Samuel Feldman & Family
Mr. David Fine
Harris, Sandi, Allison, Jason, Andrew & Seth Fine
Audrey Ettinger, Michael Finley, Rafi & Julian
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fisher & Family
Eleanor Wiener Fletcher
Neil and Marjorie Forgosh & Family
Barnet and Lisa Fraenkel & Family
Gary and Carol Fromer
Shirley and Lou Furmansky
Carol and Stewart Furmansky
Richard and Fran Gaines
Dr. and Mrs. Todd Garber & family
Ann and Gene Ginsberg & Family
Jerry and Gloria Ginsburg & Family
Renee Gittler & Family
Michelle, Roy, Sheri and Lauren Glaser
Libby Glass & Family
Lolly Glickman & Family
Linda and Ron Glickman & Family
Eydie and Neil Glickstein & Family
Mitzi Goldenberg & Family
Harold and Sandra Goldfarb
Dr. and Mrs. Eric Goldman
Mark L. Goldstein and Shari Spark & Family
Martin Goldstein
Rose Goldstone
Libby Golomb
Arlene Gorchov & Family
David and Marsha Gordon & Family
Ellen, Lance, Amanda and Danielle Gordon
Terrie and Len Goren & Family
Mrs. Betty Greenberg & Family
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Greenberg & Family
Mr. Donald Greenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Greenberg & Family
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Greenberg & Family
Arlene and Dwight Griffin & Family
Dr. and Mrs. H. William Gross
Esther Halperin & Family
Linda and Greg Hamilton & Family
Bonnie and Bobby Hammel & Family
Suzy and Greg Harris, Sam, Abbey & Hannah
Arlene and Al Herling & Family
Mark and Amy Holtz & Family
Dr. and Mrs. David Hyman & Family
Martha and Ron Kahan, Erica, Ashley & Alex
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Kaplan & Family
Dr. and Mrs. Jerome P. Kaplan & Family
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kaplan & Family
Elaine and Stan Kaplan & Family
Dr. Binae Karpo
Francine Katzman
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Katzman & Family
Phyllis, Jay, Alec and Mia Kaufman
Miriam Kiss
Bill and Susan Kitei
Heidi, Jerry, Josh, Lauren, Shelby, Mitchell and Kylie Knafo
Mrs. Norman Kobrovsky
Dr. Elwood and Marilyn Kolb
Dr. and Mrs. Nelson Kopyt & Family
Beth and Wesley Kozinn & Family
Martin and Judy Krasnov & Family
Natalie and Reuben Kravitz
Stuart, Lynda and Joshua Krawitz
Linda and Harold Kreithen & Family
Stephanie and Bob Kricun & Family
Mrs. Karen Kuhn & Family
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Kuller & Family
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Kurlander & Family
The Kushnick Family
Larry and Marnie Lang, Elaine Deutch
Elaine and Paul Langer & Family
Michael and Carole Langsam & Family
Suzanne Lapiduss, Tracey and Jason
Diane, Paul, Eliana, Joshua and Cory Lemberg
A Happy New YearWe wish all our relatives, friends and the entire community
a year of health, happiness and peace
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Monica and Martin, Jon, David, Ben and Sam Lemelman
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Lerner & Family
Laurie and Buddy Lesavoy & Family
Marc and Susan Levin & Family
Robert, Cindy, Andrew, Rachel, Joshua, Jill, Brody and Cooper Levine
Michele and Gilfrid Levy & Family
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Levy & Family
Sheldon, Paula, Brandon and Brittany Linn
Jay and Evelyn Lipschutz
Don and Lois Lipson
Scott and Alli Lipson & Family
David and Elizabeth Lischner & Family
Shelley and Marty Lower & Family
Henry, Pat, Nathan and Natalie Luftman
Jean Mandel & Family
Norman, Roberta, Rachel and David Marcus
Ethel and Jerry Melamut & Family
Dr. Jay and Atty. Marla Melman, David & Michael
Betty and Bob Mendelson
Barbara Merdinger & Family
Norman and Maxine Miller
Mrs. Shirley Miller
Alvin and Rosalind Mishkin
Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Morse
Ruth and Doug Nathanson & Family
Jay and Bobbi, Max & Josh Needle
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Neff & Family
Jennifer, Gary, Sam and Noah Oxfeld
Leon and Elaine Papir & Family
Drs. Sidney and Harriet Parmet & Family
Atty. and Mrs. Alan Penn
Henry and Phyllis Perkin & Family
Mark, Miriam, Naomi and Joelle Pitkoff
Dotty and Murray Platt & Family
Dr. Alison Post, Maia and Zev
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Post & Family
Prokup Family-Ilene, Michael, Jessica, Jonathan, Kate, Hannah & Maren
Rabbi Moshe and Adina Re’em & Family
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Reich & Family
Barbara and Richard Reisner & Family
Sharon and Howard Richman & Family
Lisa, Howard, Alexandra and Joshua Rosenberg
Martin Rosenblum
Adam and Penny Roth & Family
Mr. and Mrs. Monro Roth & Family
Selma Roth & Family
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Rothman & Family
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Rubel, Marla, Cori & Julie
Bobbie L. Rudolph, Jessica, Brian, Sara, Spencer, Shallon, Chris & Breelyn
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Salman & Family
Marlene and Murray Saltzman
Wayne Woodman and Lisa Scheller
Rusty and Nate Schiff
Vera M. Schiff & Family
Heidi, Michael, Alex and Ann Schiffman
Irwin and Ellen Schneider
Sol and Dolly Schocker & Family
Bernie and Sara Schonbach
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schonberger
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Schonfeld & Family
Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Schultz & Family
Atty. and Mrs. Mark Scoblionko & Family
Mrs. Reba Scoblionko & Family
Donald, Randi, Rissa and Marlee Senderowitz
Darryn, Lorey, Zach and Robbie Shaff
Edward and Sally Shapiro & Family
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shaw, Philip & Brenda, Steven & Nicole, Anna & Kate
Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Sheftel & Family
Mr. and Mrs. Larrie Sheftel & Children
Ronnie and Milt Sheftel & Family
Ruth Sheftel
Sue and Howard Sherer & Family
Roland Sigal
Mr. and Mrs. Hillel Silberg & Family
Mimi and Larry Silberstein
Diane and Howard Silverman & Family
Amy, Jack, Jessica and Abigail Silverman
Marshall and Nina Silverstein & Family
Audrey and Art Sosis & Family
Bruce, Jill and Matthew Steigerwald
Phil, Diane, Matthew and Lisa Stein
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stein & Family
Gary, MaraLynn, Adam, Amy, Jacob, Elliot and Isabella Steinberg
Hon. Robert Lee and Linda Steinberg
Mr. and Mrs. Max Stettner & Family
Dr. and Mrs. David Strassman & Family
Stanley L. Strause
Margie, Jay and Amanda Strauss, Alison and Seth Berger
Dr. and Mrs. Maurice Strongwater & Family
Barbara and Fred Sussman & Family
Mr. and Mrs. David Sussman & Family
Barbara and David Sussman
Tama and Frank Tamarkin & Family
Enid and Alan Tope & Family
Rochelle S. Topolsky
Mrs. Roslyn Trager & Family
Darren, Stephanie, Celia and Charlotte Traub
Sue and Sy Traub & Family
Mr. and Mrs. Philmore Tucker & Family
Susan and Marc Vengrove & Family
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Vishnevetsky & Family
Steve and Bev Volk
Lynn, Arielle and Justin Waite
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ward & Family
Lee Warsaw
Anne Warschauer & Family
Jay Warshawsky
Cantor Kevin Wartell and Rabbi Barbara Goldman-Wartell & Family
Bev and Ron Wasserman
Laurie, Robby, Benjamin and Daniel Wax
Ben and Ellie Weinberger
Mrs. Edward Weiner
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Weinzimer & Family
Adrienne, Alan, Jared and Sara Westheim
Bud and Bobbe Wiener
Lori, Joel and Jessica Wiener
Linda Wiener
Lynn, Steve, Michael, Benjamin, Ruby & Eliza Wiener
Carol, Bob, Benjamin and Rebecca Wilson
Adele and Bernie Wolensky & Family
Gail Wolson & Family
Miriam, Mike, Zachary, Benjamin, Carly, Matthew & Eric Zager
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Zager
Flossie and Jerry Zales & Family
Sandy Zales and Stephen Cinnamon
Jeff, Sue, Dan and Sarah Zimskind
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Selichot Service September 8, 2012 9:00 PM at Congregation Keneseth Isreal
Our Bodies...Our Souls/ Soles....: Five Levels of PleasureThis year, we will have the pleasure of hosting
Rabbi Lawrence Hajioff, who has established the Jewish Learning Exchange, now a thriving Jewish educational center in London.
Today, Rabbi Hajioff works for NY State with recovering Jewish teens and young adult drug addicts and is an Adjunct Professor at Stern College.
He is also the Educational Director of the Jewish Enrichment Center.
Rabbi Hajioff received his rabbinic training from Ohr Somayach in Monsey, NY.
The Ritual and Service Committee, in consultation with the Rabbi and Cantor, has approved a schedule change for the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah.
The schedule is as follows:Morning Services in the Main Sanctuary will start at
8:30 am.A combined Torah Service will begin in the
Sanctuary at 9:45 am.The Rosh Hashanah Family Service will now begin
at 11:00am, after the Torah and Haftorah readings, and conclude at 12:30pm. We know how important the Torah reading is to you. To ensure that you hear the Torah being read please plan on being in the Main Sanctuary by 9:45 a.m. THERE WILL BE NO TORAH READING IN THE FAMILY SERVICE.
Some Exciting News Concerning Our Rosh Hashanah Second Day Morning Schedule
The Clergy, Officers and Board of Directors of Temple Beth El Cordially Invite You to a Special Ceremony for the
Dedication of Memorial Plaques Erev Rosh Hashanah,Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 7:15 p.m.
followed by Services at 8:00 p.m. Temple Beth El, 1305 Springhouse Road, Allentown, PA 18104
“Their memories illumine our world”There are stars whose light reaches the earth only after they themselves have disintegrated. And there are individuals
whose memory lights the world after they have passed from it. These lights shine in the darkest night and illumine for us the path. (Hannah Senesh)
MEMORIAL PLAQUES INSCRIBED IN 2011 and 2012Joseph S. BassLucy Berneman BergerAnita Berman
Rachel BlockReuben BlockFlorence Schalet Kaplan
Leonard H. KaplanGerald MandelClaire Wiener Salitsky
Rose J. ShererSamuel C. ShererEdward M. Tilchen
Herbert TilchenAlan H. WolsonDeborah Zelickson
2012 High Holiday Information
Rabbi Hajioff will explore the role our bodies play with our souls in our striving towards a relationship with the Eternal Source of Life.
In addition to Rabbi Hajioff, our Selichot community choir, under the direction of Shari, Spark will perform.
The program and service, which will be held at Congregation Keneseth Israel beginning at 9:00 PM on September 8, 2012, promises to be an inspirational and thought provoking evening.
The change was made in order to accommodate families with younger children who might find it hard to sit for two and a half hours. In addition to the change in length and time of the service, a family room will be available from 11:00-12:30 in the school wing for those families who find that their children need a short break from the service. If you do utilize the available family room, please be sure to accompany your child.
We are making these changes to better accommodate families with younger children and to also bring our entire synagogue family together for what is the highlight of any worship service, the reading of Torah.
We would appreciate your feedback concerning this change and /or any other aspect of the worship style of our congregation.With best wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year,
Rabbi Moshe Re’em and Cantor Kevin Wartell
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Like a symphony that starts out with rationale and then reaches an urgent climax before a brilliant finish, or like a suspense movie that lays the groundwork for the major action scene before its resolution, Yom Kippur services create a certain pace that instill a sense of purpose for the day. The beginning, Kol Nidre, sets us up by annulling our vows from the past year and starts our confessions of sin. The next morning feels long and slow as we anticipate fasting and introspection throughout the day; will 7:30 p.m. ever arrive? We have diversions that shape the theme of Teshuva as well, services that allow us to think of our ancestors and not so much of ourselves: Avoda that tells the tale of the Cohen Gadol in the Temple on Yom Kippur, and Eleh Ezkerah that highlights the dramatic and tragic history of sanctifying G-d’s name.
ErevYom Kippur and throughout the day are slow but functional, giving us time to think and do the final work of Teshuvah. In stark comparison, when we reach the final service, Ne’ilah, there is a much more frantic pace, perhaps due to the fact that we don’t want to remain one second longer than the time for Shofar blowing!
But Ne’ilah is about much more than getting to the break-the-fast meal. If the goal of the day of Yom Kippur is to be written into the Book of Life and sealed in the final moments of Ne’ilah, then the name of the service is apt and descriptive of the urgency we might naturally feel. ‘Ne’ilah’ is translated as ‘closing’ or ‘locking’ of the gates…and while it once may have referenced the final service where the gates of the Holy Temple were closed,
2012 High Holiday InformationHigh Holiday Healing Service
Being Offered Yom Kippur Afternoon
Yom Kippur is a time of reflection, a time of taking an inner account of our souls.
It is also a time of healing.
This year we are offering a special High Holiday version of our monthly Healing Service during the afternoon break on Yom Kippur.
The service will be facilitated by Cantor Wartell in the Hammel Family Chapel at 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
The Healing Service features meditation, Torah study, music and an opportunity to share intimately what is in your heart and soul.
For more information, please contact either Cantor or Rabbi at the synagogue.
Important Note!Saturdays, September 15th & 22nd, 2012
*NO KIDDUSH SERVED*Due to High Holiday Preparation
Pastries will be available
we all understand the metaphor of ‘closing’, hoping that G-d will give us a good, healthy, happy judgment as the Sefer Chayim is closed. There is no doubt about it: Ne’ilah feels scary as we wonder if we have understood the locked gates we faced in the past year, and contemplate what keys we might need to open new gates in the coming year.
It has been our tradition at Beth El to greet the final moments of Ne’ilah with joy: We did it! The children parade through the congregation with light sticks as Havdallah gets underway, and the final blasting note of the Shofar is blown.
This year, Jewish Family Education will take a part in using this final service as a time to constructively approach Ne’ilah by offering Gateway to the New Year. So often, in the rush of just finishing, we forget that Ne’ilah has an important message. Gateway to the New Year will explore the gates that obstruct our progress during the year versus the gates that allow us access, and help us think about what we can do Jewishly to improve our spiritual family experiences. This family Ne’ilah will occur concurrently with the congregational Ne’ilah, and we’ll all be together for the light sticks parade and Havdallah.
Please join us, all are welcome, on Yom Kippur at 6:30 p.m. The Ne’ilah liturgy includes ‘Pitchu li sha’arei tzedek, avo vam odeh Yah’, ‘Open up for me the Gates of Righteousness and I will enter and thank G-d.’ Shana Tovah – Gamar Chatimah Tovah!
Ne’ilah: Gateway to the New YearShari Spark, Jewish Family Educator
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The Franklin Institute is offering the Temple a discounted rate for admission and to the Dead Sea Scroll section. The ticket price is $24.00 for all ages. When arriving at the museum, you can purchase head phones for $6.00 for the Dead Sea Scroll section. If you would like tickets, please call the Temple Office at (610) 435-3521 or email [email protected]. Payment must be cash or check. Don’t miss out on a great opportunity.
Wanted! Oneg/Kiddush Sponsors!Sponsoring a Saturday Kiddush luncheon or Friday
night Oneg Shabbat is a special way to support our Congregation. This is a wonderful way to honor a family or friend’s birthday, anniversary or other life cycle event, commemorate the Yahrzheit of a loved one or even just to make our Shabbat experience more enjoyable. The following dates are currently available for your sponsorship: September 1, 7, 8, 14, 21, October 19, 20 and November 16, 17. We always welcome contributions to the Kiddush Fund. Please contact Melanie May, Life Cycle Event Coordinator for more information at (610) 435-3521 or [email protected].
In Honor of theSpecial Birthdays of
Bobbe and Bud Wiener
The Wolgin Family Graciously Donated A
Handcrafted Tallis RackStationery, Invitations, Personalized Gifts
Business Cards & Stationery, Custom Coloring & Calligraphy...quick and discounted!
Lori Wiener 610 - 398 - 8599
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USY Friends,
During this High Holiday Season we all look for ways to put more points on our side of the ledger and mitigate G-ds decrees . Donating to the Mort Levy USY Scholarship Fund is a way to have impact on three of Judaism’s most important tenets. First is G’mielut Hasadim – Performing acts of loving kindness. What better way is there than supporting children? Second is the giving of Tzeddakah – Charity. Finally as it says in the Shema you should teach your children about Judaism. Supporting teens attending a Convention whose main focus is Jewish Education certainly qualifies.
USY Conventions are expensive. They must be 100% Kosher, which increases the cost of any gathering. The conventions attract some of the finest educators the Conservative Movement and the Jewish Theological Seminary can offer. And two of them, International, this year in Boston and the Regional Spring Convention are held in Hotels. In past years the money in the Mort Levy USY Scholarship Fund was used to defray the cost of our teens who attended those conventions. This year because The Regional Winter Convention will be held here at TBE I would like to help out those attending our convention as well. I would like to attract as many of our TBE Teens to experience USY by coming to the gathering held in our own shul. The more money in the fund, the easier it is to pass out money to the convention attendees parent’s who bear the cost of these gatherings. Cost should not be a reason to not send our teens.
As I have mentioned many times before, Jewishly involved young adults have backgrounds in Jewish Youth Groups and Jewish camps. USY is a great way for them to get their start as Committed Jewish Youth.
Parents of TBE Teens: By this time you should have received an e-mail from me with a USY or Kadima membership form. Please fill them out for your teens and send them or bring them to the Temple office. If you have not received one or if you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
Speaking of the USY Regional Winter Convention to be held at TBE: sometime in December I will be asking for volunteers to house the USYers from out of town who will be attending the convention over President’s Day Weekend. Please consider opening your homes and showing them the hospitality of the Lehigh Valley.
Shana Tovah
Jay Needle: TBE Youth Chair [email protected] 610-434-8749
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Lisa Stein’s Mitzvah Project Talent Show
Calling all adults and children! Mark your calendars for Lisa’s Talent Show to benefit the music program at the Rubin-Zeffren Home, a girls’ orphanage in Israel. The Lev LaLev Fund supports orphaned and disadvantaged girls in Israel who have no families to nurture and care for them. Here is your chance to either share your talents with the community or enjoy wonderful performances by your fellow congregants, all while helping to raise money for a great cause! The show will take place on October 14, 2012, at 4 p.m., followed by a reception with food and entertainment by M to the Third Power. Fantastic door prizes will be awarded throughout the afternoon.
This talent show is the second part of my Bat Mitzvah project. Thanks to the donations of many of my friends, family and Temple “family,” we have already raised more than $1,800 so that Bas-Sheva, a girl my age at the Rubin-Zeffren Home, was able to celebrate her becoming a Bat Mitzvah this summer. Most of the girls at the girls’ home were abused or neglected by their parents and therefore removed from their families. The Rubin-Zeffren home is a place where the girls can live happily with no worries and with plenty of provision for their physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs. They have wonderful opportunities for the girls, including a music program where they can learn guitar, organ, and hand drums. However, more money is needed to provide lessons in other instruments.
If you are interested in participating in the show, please contact me at [email protected] with a brief description of your proposed act, and then I will contact you. The sooner you contact me, the better, as we will have a limited number of time slots to fill. If you would like to donate a door prize, such as a piece of artwork; a gift certificate to a restaurant, your business, or for a service; or anything else; please let me know, and we will arrange for pick up of the item. Finally, please plan to attend what promises to be a spectacular talent show! Tickets purchased ahead of time through the Temple office are $10 - for adults and children 13 and over, $6 - for children ages 5-13, and free for participants, door prize and other donors, and children under 5. Tickets at the door will be $12 - for adults and children 13 and over and $8 - for children ages 5-13. All proceeds will go toward the music program at the girls’ orphanage through the Lev LaLev fund. Food sponsorships are also available; if you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact me at [email protected].
The girls in Israel and I thank you for your support, and I look forward to seeing you on October 14!
~Lisa Stein
Jewish Family Education is supported by a generous grant from the
Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley
October 2—Tuesday, Dor l’Dor Sukkot—10:00 a.m. Interactive Family Service in the Sukkah for parents, grandparents along with their kids!
Activities, family tefillah, song, make fruit salad, lunch in the Sukkah!
October 7—Sunday, Magic Sukkah Bus— 2-4 p.m. Hop from one Sukkah to the next enjoying sukkot of our families and even a surprise stop!
Snacks, puzzlers, skits, songs: YOU solve the Magic Sukkah Bus mystery!
Flyer with complete details coming soon!
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It’s A Simcha... Mazel TovEdie Miller on the birth of her great granddaughter, Nora Yerkes Baker.
Ilene & Michael Prokup on the birth of their granddaughter, Maren Eleanor Prokup.
Lota Post on her 70th birthday.
Bea Kuller on her 90th birthday.
Barbara & David Sussman on the birth of their granddaughter, Josie Rose Sussman.
Nate Braunstein on his 85th birthday.
Monica & Martin Lemelman on the marriage of their son.
Barbara & Max Davison on their 55th wedding anniversary.
Carol Weener and Alan Steinberg on their marriage.
Gail & Fred Eisenberg on the marriage of their son, Aaron, to Nicole Moore.
Jon Markson, son of Jane & William Markson, on his graduation from Connecticut College.
Bobbi Needle on her “special” birthday.
Vera Schiff on her “special” birthday.
Beth Kozinn on her 65th birthday.
Karen Kuhn on the marriage of her son, Eric, to Drew Watson.
In MemoriamThe congregation extends its heartfelt sympathy to
the families of …Elyse Freedman
beloved congregantLeo A. Wurtzel
brother of Lolly SiegelFlorence Brooks
mother of Charles Brooks
Tree of LifeA Leaf on the Tree of Life has been dedicated…
In Honor of Their Many SimchasLynn & Phil Weinzimer
Bar MitzvahJacob Langer, September 29, 2012
Jacob is an 8th grade Honors student at Springhouse Middle School. His favorite activities include baseball, archery, and tennis. He is an avid Phillies fan, who loves to go to games and cheer them on. Jacob also loves to read and can sometimes go through a book in a single day.
Jacob’s Mitzvah Project was raising money for Autism Speaks by participating in their annual walk. He more than doubled his fund raising goal and spent the day walking with his entire family.
Jacob and his family invite the congregation to join them in celebration as he is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on September 29, 2012.
Blood Drive October 7th at Temple Beth El
Makes you feel good to give!Blood donors report feeling a
sense of great satisfaction after making their donation.
Why? Because helping others in need just feels good.
For Information about the Blood Drives, contact
Stephanie Glacken at glackenstephanie @yahoo.com
Amy Morrison at [email protected]
CHAI SOCIETYTemple Beth El Chai’ly
appreciates the support of our Chai Society Members
for 2011 - 2012:
Your generosity and participation in this program subsidizes school scholarships and programs, adult education programs, and Jewish Family Life Education programs.
Chai’er LevelBonnie & Bobby Hammel
L’Chaim Level Jean Weiner
Double Chai Level Ilene & Michael Prokup
Alan SteinbergAnonymous
Memorial Plaqueswill be lovingly dedicated in the memory of …
Alan H. WolsonLucy Berneman Berger
Rachel Block
Reuben BlockJoseph S. Bass
Deborah Zelickson
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Contributions...Reminder: Minimum Contribution To
All Temple Funds is $10.00.
Beautification FundDonor In honor of Lori & Joel Wiener marriage of Alison Strauss to Seth Berger 65th birthday and friendship of Beth Kozinn In memory ofRonnie & Milt Sheftel Milton Mollick, husband of Ruth Mollick In observance of the yahrzeit ofRuth Helper her mother, Eva BillickJeffrey Gevirtz his wife, Nancy Gevirtz
Building FundDonor In honor of Debi & Dave Wiener Danielle Staiman on her graduation from
Parkland High School Ryan Sacher on his graduation from
Moravian High School Nicole Rosenthal receiving the
George Feldman Award Alex Schiffman being called to the Torah as a
Bar Mitzvah
Camp Ramah FundDonor In appreciation ofElaine Rappaport-Bass Tamar Earnest for the beautiful Tallis In observance of the yahrzeit ofLaurie & Marc Berson her grandfather, Samuel GoldfarbJean Mandel her sister, Selma “Sally” Lerman
Capital Campaign FundDonor In honor ofEtta & Jerry Salman birth of Nora Yerkes Baker, great
granddaughter of Edie MillerSheryl & Rance Block birth of Maren Eleanor Prokup, & family granddaughter of Ilene & Michael Prokup In observance of the yahrzeit ofPenny & Adam Roth his father, Gerald I. Roth
College Connection FundDonor In honor ofMonica & Martin Lemelman graduation of Ari Wartell from the University
of Illinois In observance of the yahrzeit of Pam & Greg Silverberg his mother, Marge SilverbergInna & Eugene Vishnevetsky his mother, Maina VishnevetskayaMonica & Martin Lemelman her mother, Sylvia Shapiro
Dor L’DorDonor In observance of the yahrzeit ofLinda & Neil Dicker her brother, Mark Fox
E. G. Scoblionko Religious School FundDonor In appreciation ofCindee Belman Cantor Kevin Wartell for his guidance with
Leah’s Bat Mitzvah In honor ofAnn & Gene Ginsberg “special” birthday of Lota PostCindy & Scott Schneider Josh Krawitz on his graduation from Hofstra
UniversityLori & Joel Wiener Alex Schiffman being called to the Torah as a
Bar Mitzvah
In memory ofCindy & Scott Schneider Florence Pecarsky Wilson, mother of
Bob Wilson Stella Troxel, mother of Elizabeth GreenbergEnid & Bruce Reich Bernard Fezza, grandfather of Nick VolchkoDoba Feldman and husband and father, Yeremey Feldman Lucy Korsky
Family Life Education FundDonor In honor ofLori & Joel Wiener graduations of Jane & Bill Markson’s children
Floral FundDonor In honor ofSheila Ginsburg & engagement of their son, Jonathan the late Alan Ginsburg Ginsburg to Kelly Bolen In memory ofLori & Joel Wiener Elaine Kurnitsky, mother of Jill Slobotkin
Kiddush FundDonor In appreciation ofJerry Farris Cantor Kevin Wartell for all his patience while
teaching her to daven the Shabbat services In honor ofMonica & Martin Lemelman birth of Josie Rose Sussman, granddaughter of
Barbara & David SussmanAdrienne & Alan Westheim engagements of Jonathan, David, & family and Benjamin Lemelman marriage of Alison Strauss to Seth Berger In thanksgiving Libby Golomb and in honor of the Almighty for restoring good
health to Neil Dicker In memory ofJoseph Lynn Joseph Bass, husband of Elaine Rappaport-BassLibby Golomb Leo Wurtzel, brother of Lolly Siegel In observance of the yahrzeit ofJune Roth her mother, Mildred RothCarol Robins her father, Benjamin Robins
Library FundDonor In memory ofMimi & Monro Roth Marilyn Bonfeld, wife of Murray Bonfeld Complete recovery of Bea & Abe Kuller Gloria Ginsburg
Morning Minyan FundDonor In honor ofEllie & Ben Weinberger 70th birthday of Lota Post In memory ofEllie & Ben Weinberger Leo A. Wurtzel, brother of Lolly Siegel In observance of the yahrzeit ofJean Mandel her sister-in-law, Harriet Davidove
her mother-in-law, Rose Mandel RothSharon & Joe Bernstein her mother, Sarah A. Hirsch his father, David BernsteinIn memory of Joseph Bass, husband of Elaine Rappaport-BassDonor DonorLori & Joel Wiener Ronnie & Milt Sheftel
Morton R. Levy USY Scholarship FundDonor In honor ofShirlee & Bernie Wiener birth of Nora Yerkes Baker, great granddaughter
of Edie Miller
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Music and Choir FundDonor In honor ofAdrienne & Alan Westheim marriage of Aaron Eisenberg to & family Nicole Moore In observance of the yahrzeit ofAdrienne, Alan, Jared, and father and grandfather, Morton M. Gimbel Sara Westheim Carol Robins her grandfather, William Rabinowitz
Rabbi’s Discretionary FundDonor In appreciation ofEydie & Neil Glickstein Rabbi Re’em’s Mishaberach prrayers for
Neil’s recoveryCindee Belman Rabbi Moshe Re’em for his guidance with
Leah’s Bat Mitzvah In honor ofMichele & Gilfrid Levy Rabbi Moshe Re’em on the occasion of his
10th anniversary as our spiritual leaderBeth & Wesley Kozinn Adina Re’em receiving a Bachelor of Science
in Nursing In memory ofSandra Goldstein Florence Lyons, mother of Susan Shmookler In observance of the yahrzeit ofMarilyn Claire her husband, Franklin ClaireSheila Ginsburg her father-in-law, Julius Ginsburg her mother, Irene Taxerman
her mother-in-law, Phyllis GinsburgIn honor of 90th birthday of Bea KullerDonor DonorAdrianne & Marvin Love Susan & Marvin GehnRobin & Larry Wicker & family Beth & David Gehn & family
Temple FundDonor In honor ofEvelyn Brown marriage of Monica & Martin Lemelman’s
sonElaine & Leslie Lerner 55th wedding anniversary of Lolly &
Shel Siegel 55th wedding anniversary of Barbara &
Maxwell DavisonRuth & Bill Gross Ellie & Ben Weinberger’s new home and
wishing them much happinessSusan & Stephan Sher birthday of Lois LipsonRhoda & Louis Fryman their daughter and son-in-law, Lynn &
Michael Rothman on the occasion of their reading the Torah on Shabbat
Barbara & David Sussman Adina Re’em receiving a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
engagement of Ben Lemelman engagement of David Lemelman graduation of Ben Lemelman from medical
school graduation of Ari Wartell from the University
of Illinois marriage of Janine Hyman to Mark Tandy Lisa Stein being called to the Torah as a
Bat Mitzvah graduation of Rachel Horowitz from the
University of Hartford 50th wedding anniversary of Carole &
Michael Langsam graduation of Matthew Stein from Parkland High School Marlene & Arnan Finkelstein 90th birthday of Bea Kuller marriage of Eric Kuhn and Drew Watson
In memory of Jan, Glenn, Naomi and Stella Troxel, mother of Elizabeth Greenberg Noah Ehrich Susan Geffen & Arthur Reich Bernie Fezza, grandfather of Nick VolchkoBarbara & David Sussman Rodney Shapiro, father of Monica Lemelman In observance of the yahrzeit of Beth & Wesley Kozinn his father, Murray S. Kozinn
Franklin H. Claire, husband of Marilyn ClairePhyllis & Henry Perkin her mother, Florence Kaplan his mother, Gloria PerkinDiane & Marvin Sandler her father, David A. Rosencrantz his mother, Rose SandlerJoanne & Stuart Zager his mother, Mary ZagerPamela & Phillip Ansell his mother, Pearl Ansell his grandmother, Doris RudmanCarol & Ken Bernhard her mother, Elaine W. JaspanRoslyn Trager & family her parents, Anne & Samuel Rubens Sheila Korr Baumgarten & her mother, Florence Korr Lurie Murray Baumgarten her father, Leon W. KorrAudrey & Jerome Cylinder his father, Benjamin Cylinder Complete recovery ofBarbara & David Sussman Marc LevinIn honor of “special” birthday of Lota PostDonor DonorSylvia Bub Ellen & Michael GordonRuth & Bill GrossIn memory of Joseph Bass, husband of Elaine Rappaport-BassDonor DonorRoz & Al Mishkin Jan, Glenn, Naomi and Noah Ehrich Barbara & David Sussman Beth & Wesley KozinnIn memory of Leo A. Wurtzel, brother of Lolly SiegelDonor DonorEvelyn Brown Marlene & Arnan FinkelsteinDiane & Howard Silverman
Endowment FoundationDonor In honor ofDonna & Alan Black marriage of Carol Weener & Alan Steinberg In memory ofDonna & Alan Black Leo A. Wurtzel, brother of Lolly Siegel
Beverly & Leonard Bloch Philanthropic FundDonor In appreciation ofElaine Rappaport-Bass Bev & Len Bloch for their hospitality In memory ofBeverly & Leonard Bloch son of Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Cember Complete recovery ofBeverly & Leonard Bloch Morton Rubin
Natalie F. & Edward H. Coleman Philanthropic FundDonor In honor ofNatalie & Ed Coleman birth of Nora Yerkes Baker, great
granddaughter of Edie Miller In observance of the yahrzeit ofNatalie & Ed Coleman her mother, Gertrude Nowak her brother, Larry Nowak
Shira Chadasha Service“Under the Stars”Friday, September 28th
7:00 PM
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Jean Glickstein Philanthropic FundDonor In honor ofEydie & Neil Glickstein Ellie & Ben Weinberger’s new home and
wishing them much happiness graduation of Ari Wartell from the University
of Illinois engagement of Jonathan Lemelman to
Simona Viktorinova engagement of David Lemelman to
Allison Calderbank engagement of Benjamin Lemelman to
Michelle Blanco In observance of the yahrzeit ofEydie & Neil Glickstein his father, Larry Glickstein
Lesavoy Family FundDonor In observance of the yahrzeit ofJoan Lesavoy & family her mother, Goldie HollandLynn & Michael Rothman his father, Dr. Irwin Rothman
Prokup Family Philanthropic FundDonor In honor ofAmy & Mark Holtz birth of Maren Eleanor Prokup,
granddaughter of Ilene & Michael Prokup
Maurice & Edith Wartell Fund for Jewish Family Programming
Donor In appreciation ofFrances Finkle Cantor Kevin Wartell In honor ofIlene & Steve Rubel Cantor Kevin for Rosie’s Puppy Simchat Bat
“Outdoor Service” Libby Golomb wedding anniversary of Rabbi Barbara
Goldman-Wartell & Cantor Kevin Wartell wedding anniversary of Ethel &
Gerald Melamut wedding anniversary of Elaine & Paul Langer “special” birthday of Lota Post birthday of Alvin Mishkin birthday of Ethel Melamut birthday of Michael Rothman
Amy W. Wiener Philanthropic FundDonor In memory ofLori & Joel Wiener Lorraine Boschwik, mother of Abby Feigen Kate Wolgin, daughter of Ilene Wolgin
for volunteering and helping our Synagogue Office prepare congregational mailings.
Thank YouElaine Rappaport-Bass
Jerry FarrisMarge ForgoshLinda GlickmanEydie Glickstein
Carol HoffmanSteecia Kofsky
Lois LipsonEnid Meyers
Debbie Sommers
Celebrating an September Birthday?Join us for Shabbat Morning services on
Saturday, September 8, 2012 and be honored by your fellow congregants.
R.S.V.P. to the office at (610) 435 – 3521 and let us know you will be there!
Thank you to the following congregants for their generous Kiddush sponsorships and donations:
• Lynn Rothman in celebration of Michael’s Birthday.
• Ronnie Sheftel in honor of Milt chanting the Haftarah.
• Irwin and Ellen Schneider in celebration of Irwin’s birthday.
• Bob and Lota Post in honor of Lota’s birthday.
Thank You
Jewish Family Service EventBrunch and Learn with Professor Bob Weiner
of Lafayette College
History of the Jewish Community of Easton
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012
Brunch at 9:45 a.m. and talk at 10:00 a.m.
Jewish Family Service, 2004 Allen Street, Allentown
Learn about the Easton Jewish community’s deeply rooted past.
$3 per person Please call (610) 821- 8722 to make reservations.
Honor or Memorialize your loved ones by endowing a tree for $1,000 at Beth El Memorial Park
The tree chosen will be marked by a permanent Memorial Plaque. Other items are also available to endow. Contact: Ivan Schonfeld (610) 395-8770
YahrzeitsThe following are the names of our beloved departed whose Yahrzeits will be observed this month
9/1/2012Mollie BergDavid Levy
Morton LevyDavid Margolis
Benjamin PhillipsEugene Rudman
9/2/2012Sidney CowenFaye Levinson
David NaythonsJoseph SnydermanAdolph WarenreichDeborah Zelickson
9/3/2012Leon BaringoldzHannah Goldstein
Joseph Roth
9/4/2012Max Sher
9/5/2012Ralph Glass
Louis HymanJoan Salitsky Mitchell
Josephine SeiscioAbe Sherr
9/6/2012Benjamin Kaufman
Hyman Wurtzel
9/7/2012Eleanor Brandt
Grace FeierMollie OstrowRuth SchentzelGertrude Schiff
Sarah Betty ShafferFannie StettnerJullian Willen
9/8/2012Brenda Fine
Lorraine Holtz-BasoraIda Karol
Andrew Schonberger
9/9/2012William BonfeldMorris GorfinkelSamuel Kalish Harvey Kuller
Louis LevyPaul Sherman
9/10/2012Gloria Gittleman
Dr. Joseph GoldstoneMaurice LangPhilip Levy
Morris Chester MaxAlan MerdingerLouise Plessner
Robert RosenthalSophie Loeff Sapadin
Annette StempelRuth Unterberg
Sidney Wasserstrom
9/11/2012Max BlockRose Boyar
Aaron MolovinskyBernice Pomerantz
Edith SchneiderHarold L. Schwartz
9/12/2012Sarah Kline
Joseph ShmooklerLeon SussmanMary Willen
9/13/2012Bernard LeavittEthel RichmondArthur Scholick
Ida Theodore
9/14/2012Harry Berman
Bella HoltzBeckie PincusAnn Spector
9/15/2012Ida Rosenberger
Theresa Schifreen Bane
9/16/2012Barbara Berry
Gittel GreenbergIdalee Mintz Hirsch
Samuel KramerJoseph RoseRichard Sass
Harold Steinberg
9/17/2012Rose Arbitman
Bernard FinebergMax Glickman
Sidney “Chick” MandelMorris Nahmias
9/18/2012Louis Fisher
Dorothy GreenbergEsther Kricun
Frances “Fedgie” Schultz
Dora Wiener
9/19/2012Ida MendelsohnIsaac Rosenberg
Morton SherHarry Traub
9/20/2012Dorothy CohenEthel Earnest
Samuel Sol FeierJoshua HalperHilda Klein
Benjamin LevineReuel Musselman
Bertha NiemanHarry Rothman
Sheldon SchwartzHanna Stein
9/21/2012Edith Braver
Pauline CohenLeonard Davison
Edith LangMollie Lipsky
Henry Steinberg
9/22/2012Sydney Ansell
William Zachary BaneFaye Kaplan
Lou Tannenbaum
9/23/2012Joseph Berg
Herman ChernoffFannie GladstoneSalomon Knafo
Etta Rickel Rose Silberstein
9/24/2012Allen Prokup
Lotte Ratsprecher
9/25/2012Michael Goldstein
Herman KatzIda Neff
Rachel Schlossberg
9/26/2012Hannah Dora Dickstein
Jean FlaxSally GinsbergAnne GlickmanSidney GouldZelig Kaplan
9/27/2012Celia Bandler
Chaya GesundermanJacob Gesunderman
Sol KrawitzSara LandauMuriel LevinMorris Litwak
Jeannette MeckenbergDorothy Phillips Isidore RothsteinSophie Slawetky
Edmund Sommerfeld
9/28/2012Dr. Ellen Kuller-King
Julius WartellAnna Wiener
Stephen Zeiger
9/29/2012Esther Goldberg
Rose GriffArthur Schiff
Marcus Sinberg
9/30/2012Goldie BandlerRose Berman
Morris CornfeldRose Dreyer
Murray GoldsteinBessie Koniver
Cantor Rubin Sherer
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