HAPPY HANUKKAH

Published Monthly Volume 4 • Issue 39 December 2014

Temple Beth Kodesh Shalom

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From the PulpitRabbi Michael Simon

Halacha tells us that the can-dles that we light on Hanukkah are not be used for anything other than being lit. They exist to publicize the miracle of Hanukkah and to remind us of the story of the Maccabees. They shouldn’t be used to provide heat or light or to cook with. In that regard these candles are merely symbolic, and they each represent a specific aspect of Jewish life. So maybe looking at the Hanukkah candles as symbols of different as-pects of Jewish life, might help us

to internalize the true nature of the holiday.The First Candle represents Jewish Learning. The Syrians

sought to end Judaism by forbidding Jewish learning. We light this candle in memory of all the Jews who disobeyed the edict and continued to study and teach Torah. Study and knowledge lead us to deeper understanding of God and greater obser-vance as Jews. As we light these Hanukkah lights, may we be inspired to seek the light of Jewish learning.

The Second Candle represents Jewish Living. When the Syrians found that they could not extinguish Jewish learning, they attempted to extinguish Jewish living by forbidding our re-ligious rituals of sacrifice, circumcision, Shabbat observance and kashrut. Refusing to turn away from the Torah, our people resisted and, led by the Maccabees, fought for the right to live as Jews. We are fortunate that we do not have to fight for our right to live as Jews today. Let us glory in that freedom by participating fully in the rich tradition we have inherited. May these Hanukkah lights inspire us to seek a fuller Jewish life for ourselves, our family and our community.

The Third Candle represents Courage. The Maccabees were courageous leaders. But they did not fight alone. Ordi-nary people joined the war against the Syrians. They lived in caves and fought with farm tools. People who were not sol-diers found strength in God and in the belief that Jewish tra-dition must survive to be passed on to another generation of Jews. This strength brought them great courage. We, too, can find courage to overcome the battles in our lives if we look to God, to our tradition and to our community. As we light these Hanukkah lights and recall the courage of our ancestors, may we find renewed courage within ourselves.

The Fourth Candle represents Hope. We, like the Mac-cabees, have known fear and despair. But we have learned from the Maccabees that hope can conquer both, and lead us to triumph over evil. May these Hanukkah lights inspire us to work toward the realization of a Jewish vision of the world at peace, a place of justice.

The Fifth Candle represents Peoplehood. The story of Hanukkah is also the story of divisiveness within the Jewish people. Today, we suffer the strains of discord within our reli-gious family. Our futures are tied up, one with the other. We are our brothers’ keepers. As we light these Hanukkah lights, let us rededicate ourselves to working to unite all Israel in the common bond of Ahavat Yisrael, a love of the People Israel.

The Sixth Candle represents Tzedakah. Our tradition re-

Cantor’s Corner

Chanukah is the festival of lights and is illuminating our world with positive impact. The Delightful Story of Chanukah tells of the great triumphs of the Maccabees and their commitment to preserving the light of Torah and spirituality for generations to come. Despite all odds, a small

impromptu army was able to go beyond themselves and overcome the great-in-number Yevanim. Not only does this story tell of triumphs in the battle, but also how we as individuals can overcome setbacks and challenges – and discover the full distance of our potential.

The knowledge of how to live our lives has been already given to us, as Jews. The decision for us is whether or not we want to learn and use it. Arguments, doubting and questioning are part of who we are but we must not forget the shape can be changed – not the content. Judaism has survived many tests throughout the centuries and has always come out on top.

Judaism is not only a philosophy, but also a built-in system with structure, foundation and framework. As a country with a president or a city with a mayor or, if you want, an orchestra with a conductor, so is a synagogue with its rabbi there to guide and strengthen the spiritual life of the community and it’s cantor who leads the congregation in prayer.

During the days of Chanukah we sing in the blessing: “…she asah nissam la’avoteinu ul’imoteinu bayamim hahem uvaz’man hazeh…” which we translate as: “who made miracles for our fathers and our mothers from ancient days until our time”.

May miracles always happen in all of our lives.Cantor Michael

cords that during the war against the Syrians, our people con-tributed not only towards the cause of defeating the enemy, but continued to practice tzedakah, taking care of those less fortunate than themselves. Today our enemies include hunger, disease, poverty, ignorance and tyranny. May these Hanukkah lights inspire us to rededicate ourselves to carrying on the tradi-tion of tzedakah in order to bring greater justice to our world.

The Seventh Candle represents Holiness. The Syrians desecrated our Temple with idols, but when our people won the war, they restored and rededicated the Temple to God. As we light these Hanukkah lights, let us rededicate ourselves this Hanukkah to better serve God and to truly be a Holy People.

The Eighth Candle represents Peace. The story of Hanuk-kah is a story of war fought to secure peace. As we light these lights, let us rededicate ourselves to pursuing peace in our own troubled world. And may our efforts culminate in the ultimate peace our tradition promises for the world: the coming of the Mashiach.

As you light your candles during Hanukkah, think of these symbols as you light each one. And hopefully these Hanukkah candles will kindle a flame within you to rededicate yourselves to Jewish living as it did for our ancestors so many years ago.

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President’s Message

I hope you realize, that we at Temple Beth Kodesh, are blessed to have such outstanding clergy. Rabbi Michael C. Simon has been with us for 10 years. He has led this congregation through hurricanes, electrical problems, leaking roofs and more. With his guidance,

Temple Beth Kodesh has withstood the test of time, and is growing. Rabbi visits our sick and tends to his flock. Our members actually stay awake to listen to his sermon on shabbos, not like other shuls (whom I won’t mention). How many Rabbis can leyn Torah like Rabbi Simon? Have you attended any of the adult education classes? If not, then you are really missing something.

Cantor Michael Glozman has been with our Temple for about one year, and what a year it has been. His voice is unbelievable! From my vantage point on the Bimah, I look out on the congregation as they strain to hear every note. Some of us even try to sing along and harmonize. For those of us that are Hebrew challenged, we have transliterated versions of all the songs. Cantor Glozman brings new tunes to old classics, while still retaining the Kavanah in our prayer services.

I hope you are looking forward to the February 22nd, 2015 concert. Cantor Michael (Misha) will entertain us with the broad depth of his musical knowledge. Make sure to get your reservations in early. Looking forward to seeing you there.

All the best,Len Epstein, President

Temple Beth KodeshProudly Offers

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To Temple Beth KodeshWhen placing your order, please have available the purpose of the donation and where and to whom you would like the certificate mailed.

 

Chai Society -2014-15 Members

Marion AlbanBernard DickmanStanley & Miryam EisenbergLeonard & Sherry EpsteinGary & Reva FeldmanStan & Ellen FlaschnerBernard & Tova GershenSipora GroenJohn R. & Marion G. HalpernEugene & Lottie HorowitzRobert & Nancy KauffmanHarry PakSheila SerasBernard & Janice Silver (Double Chai)Rabbi Michael & Andrea SimonHarvey WalletDavid & Joan Zimmer

Please donate $18/month to Temple Beth Kodesh and you will be added to this list as pillars of your shul. If you have not completed your pledge, please do before year-end to get the tax deduction for 2014.

Tribute CardsDid you know that Temple Beth Kodesh sends out tribute cards throughout the year? A tribute can pay a friend a compliment, send good wishes to friends and family, be given as a sign of respect or to com-memorate – births, birthdays, weddings, mitzvahs, or deaths.

Call the office and speak to Sheila or Eileen. They will be glad to send out a card for any occasion and the temple will let the recipient know of your contribu-tion to the shul.

You can donate any amount -- $5.00 per card/mini-mum. We also have tribute cards you can purchase in the office to mail out yourself. Cards are available in sets of 10 for $25.00 each and will come in handy whenever you may need them.

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News from the

SisterhoodShalom,So far this year, Sisterhood

has 122 members and there is always room for more.

Sisterhood has two year-round programs: Rosh Chodesh learning sessions with Rabbi Simon and book discussions facilitated by Ronda Bellsey.

We had more than 70 people attend our first general meeting featuring the Psychodramatists from the Faulk Center for Counseling, who performed a show titled, “Seniors and Their Adult Children: Can’t we All Get Along?” We laughed. We cried. We were entertained.

Sisterhood Shabbat will be on December 19th and 20th with many Sisterhood members participating in the services. There will be a Shabbat dinner on December 19th. The dinner, catered by Diamond Caterers, is $36 per person. Please send your reservation to Marion Goldberg or Claire Zimmerman. See flyer on another page in this bulletin for further information. Sisterhood will sponsor the Kiddush on Saturday morning.

On January 11th, at 10:00 am, we will be sponsoring a free documentary with comments by one of the filmmakers, Philip Shane, son of Marci and Frank Kearly. The title of the documentary is “Making Trouble”, which is about six Jewish entertainers: Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner, and Wendy Wasserstein. Each of these stars brought something new and unique through their talents, but all shared the gift – and the burden – of being funny, being Jewish and being female. There is more information on another page in this bulletin.

On January 20th, we will have our annual card party, including bridge, canasta, dominoes, mah jongg, etc. More information to follow.

Kol Tov,Linda Cooper

Welcome New MembersWelcome New Members

Israel BordainickJoan & Stanley Cohen

Dr. Manouch & Karolyn DarvishCasley & Andrew Rodman & Family

Irene & Stan Zimmerman

We Mourn the Following Deaths to the TBK Family

Leon DeitchmanMurray FinkelDavid Gerg

Rosalie Steiner

CARPOOLWe now have the best problem Temple Beth Kodesh could ever ask for: a crowded parking lot!!!

Please, if you possibly can, try to carpool to shul. In the Telephone Directory you will find the names of the communities we live in. Carpool and save not only gas but also an extra spot in the parking lot.

An Open Letter to my Temple Family Unfortunately, due to some serious medi-cal issues, I was forced to resign from my position as Vice President in charge of membership. However, I have not re-signed from my temple family. You all mean too much to me. I will continue to support the temple whenever possible and be dedicated to this wonderful House of Worship. Many, many thanks to my Membership Committee who were so dedicated and helped make our functions such a suc-cess. It was wonderful working with you. I also would like to thank all of you who showed such concern for me during this difficult time. Your cards and telephone calls were so gratifying and they were sincerely appreciated. I miss you all and hope to see you again soon. Sherry Bernstein

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Temple Beth Kodesh Sisterhood Presents!

Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women

Sunday, January 11, 2015 @10:00 AM

Remember … Molly Picon … Fanny Brice …

Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women tells the story of six of the greatest female comic performers of the last century — Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie

Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner, and Wendy Wasserstein.

Hosted by four of today’s funniest women — Judy Gold, Jackie Hoffman, Cory Kahaney, and Jessica Kirson — it's the true saga of what it means to be Jewish, female and funny.

“What is it that makes funny Jewish women so funny…and so Jewish? Is it a nose wrinkled just so, accompanied by a devilishly sexy grin or a jolting and sarcastic punch line? Is it the acerbic humor of

generations of immigrant and first-generation women who fought for a place in America with their brains and their wit, and at the same time needed to make a living?

Making Trouble celebrates three generations who, for all of the reasons above, successfully went from vaudeville and the Yiddish theatre to Broadway, from Ziegfeld’s Follies to Saturday Night Live.”

-San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Produced by the Jewish Women's Archive Directed by Rachel Talbot

FREE ADMISSION

Editor: Philip Shane … son of Marci and Frank Kearly … Will be there to discuss the making of his movie!

Temple Beth Kodesh

501 NE 26th Ave Boynton Beach, FL 33435

561-586-9428

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Men’s Club Chatter

My Dear Fellow TBK Member’s and Friends:

I would like to follow up regarding the letter of September 19th (WANTED A FEW GOOD MEN). I want to thank those

members that responded. Five new temple members have joined the Men’s Club and have volunterd to work with the Men’s Club and the board. Let me tell you this is a Mitzvah.

As I said in one of my past Shalom articles that my goal is to make the Men’s Club an important fund raising organization for the temple.

The board voted to have a General Membership Meeting on January 25th 2015. The meeting will start with a Complimentary Breakfast. The subject will be regarding future plans for the men’s club.The flyer will have more details,so look for it in this months Shalom.Our October 26th brunch was well received and everyone had a wonderful time. Plans are in the making for 2015 with something a little different. Kudos to all of you who worked very hard at setting up and serving and cleaning-up. I thank you all.

Special reminder that we are in the midst of our annual renewal and new Membership drive for 2015. Invoices and a Corresponding letter have been sent out to all temple members. Please return the invoice with your check to me or drop it off at the office.(Ladies are also invited to join as Associate Members).

ShalomIrving Schecter, Men’s Club President

FUNDRAISINGWe are in full bloom now.

The Journal is being chaired by Pauline and Allan Tapper and they are hoping you will ALL buy and sell ads. It is so important to the financial health of our shul. We need to raise a lot of money this year so let’s all take this campaign very

seriously and make the Journal a great success. Last year we raised over $20,000 for our shul and this year I have such high hopes for an even greater number. Please……….

The Concert, starring Michael (Misha) Glozman and friends promises to be such an exciting event. Seats are selling quickly so please send in your money soon. The Gala will be more wonderful than anything we have ever had at TBK. The room will look like the Waldorf Astoria (so I exaggerate a little) and the food, I promise, will be absolutely fantastic. Everything about this event will be “over the top.” Please come and support our one major fundraiser. Be a part of what will be a truly grand evening.

I continue to be amazed at how much money our pushkes raise for the shul. Over $4000.00 already and thanks to some very kind, generous and loving people the money continues to come in. Please make sure you have a pushke. If you don’t please call me. I just happen to have a few sitting in my trunk and can get one to you quickly.

I want to end with a note about Israeli Bonds. This year Temple Beth Kodesh exceeded any previous year by over 50%. I am so proud of all of us who purchased Israeli Bonds and also so proud of the person who tried to fill George Brindis’ shoes. It is a pretty impossible job to fill George Brindis’ shoes but Jerry—you did a fantastic job and I am really proud of you.

Looking forward to a successful year of fundraising and fun!!!!

Ronda BellseyExecutive Vice President

Shalom ArticlesThe deadline for the next issue of

Shalom is Wedday, December 10thEarlier submissions are,

as always, welcome.Thank you, Marsha Slade.

All submissions for the Temple Bulletin must be emailed to Marsha Slade at:

slade7641@gmail.com

“Breakfast all Day” - “Free Coffee for Seniors”

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TEMPLE BETH KODESH SISTERHOOD

CHANUKAH SHABBAT DINNERFRIDAY EVENING,

DECEMBER 19, 2014SERVICES AT 6PM

DINNER IMMEDIATELYFOLLOWING

DINNER CATERED BY DIAMOND CATERERSChopped liver, matzo ball soup, Choice of 1/2

roast chicken, filet of salmon, brisket or vegetable cutlet

Challah, pickles, potato pancakes, green bean almodine, dessert, beverages

CONTRIBUTION - $36 PER PERSONNo reservations or cancellations after

Friday, December 12, 2014

Please make checks payable to TBK Sisterhood and send to:Marion Goldberg 330 NE 26 Avenue, #411 orClaire Zimmerman 330 NE 26th Avenue, #413, Boynton Beach, Florida 33435

Name__________________________ __chicken __salmon __brisket __vegetable cutletName__________________________ __chicken __salmon __brisket __vegetable cutlet

I would like to be seated with__________________________________________

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TEMPLE BETH KODESHCONGREGATION MEETING

NOVEMBER 9, 2014Meeting called to order by President Len Epstein at 11:05 AM. Over 40 Congregants were in attendance, establishing a quorum.

Len made the following announcements:• This meeting is instructional only. No voting will be required.• 750 people attended High Holiday services.• 60 new members joined TBK this fiscal year.• Attendance at services has increased.• Over $3000 has already been received for the 2015 Gala Concert/Banquet.• The IDF musicians will appear at TBK again. Details to follow.• The Ritual Committee will be reviewing our services.• Send all electronic reports to Ronda for this month only.• Thanks to Carrin Simmons for single-handedly sending out new member packets.• Liz Taylor-Watnick is head of the Nominating Committee.• Form on Shalom Page 8 for anyone interested in running for Officer or Trustee.

Treasurer’s Report – Given by LenCash in for the 1st four months of the fiscal year was $32,815 per month, and the burn rate (expenses) was $33,500 per month. This is about break-even and within budget.Bank to be changed from Sun Trust to Florida Community Bank, which will save $2000 - $3000 yearly in reduced credit card fees.Our cash position is between $200,000 and $300,000. Capital improvements to our building will lower that amount somewhat. The amount is stable, and consistent with past years.

Financial Secretary – Fred BrownTotal Accounts Receivable as of 11-8-2014 $7,053, excluding HH pledges.Dues – Regular Members (11 Households) $2600.Dues – Seasonal Members (3 Households) $1,125.Dues – Possible write-off (1) $400.Chai Society (12 Households) (12 Households) $1,678.Ads (Shalom) (6) $1,150.

Executive V.P. – Ronda Bellsey2014 Gala netted over $20,000 for TBK, and $5000 for AFMDA’s blood bank in Israel.Pushkes have brought in almost $4000 to date. Support Chai Society.2015 Gala is underway with committees and $3000 of advance sales.Correct Gala Concert and Banquet prices are: Concert - $25, and $35 for priority Concert seating; Combined Banquet and Concert: $65, and $75 for priority Concert seating.

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Sponsors are needed for Gala items – contact Art Farkas.Telephone directory to be included in Gala Journal. Contact Carrin Simmons if phone num-bers, etc. to be excluded. Israeli bond appeal netted over 50% more than in 2014.

Membership Report – By Len EpsteinSherry Bernstein resigned as V.P. due to health reasons.55 new members in 2014/2015 fiscal year.274 member family units, and 392 total member units.

Ritual V.P. – Murray RubinMurray thanked the Rabbi, and Cantor for the most beautiful services.Thanks to all who helped prepare the Book of Remembrance.Also thanks to the Honors Committee for distributing honors, and ushers and Gabayim.Marsha Slade prepares the most beautiful Shalom each month.This Wednesday the Ritual Committee will meet and discuss time of Friday services, among other things.

Operations V.P. – Harvey WalletRight now the Temple is in great shape, with nothing in need of repair. This year much work has been done – parking lot and roof repairs, landscaping, etc.

Sisterhood President–Linda Cooper121 Members this year.2 year-round programs: Rosh Chodesh learning with Rabbi, and book discussions.1st General Meeting: Tuesday, Nov. 11.Sisterhood Shabbat on Dec. 19 & 20, and Shabbat dinner on Friday, Dec. 19. Price $36.Sisterhood will sponsor the Kiddush Saturday, Dec.20.In January, a free documentary entitled “Making Trouble”, about 6 Jewish comedians.January 20, 2015 – annual card party.

Men’s Club President – Irv SchechterIrv has spent the last 4 -5 months rebuilding the Men’s Club. 4 men and 1 woman have joined as new members. New ideas are coming.Men’s Club will participate in Shabbat Services Saturday, November 15 and will sponsor the kiddush. Two big events scheduled - January 25 General Membership meeting with free breakfast and entertainment; March 8 Purim party.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted:Jerry Bellsey for Sherry Deutsch, Secretary

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RUMOR or REALITY

No reserved seating at the gala: Wrong. We are absolutely having reserved Seating at the gala. You can choose a table Of eight or ten or we will find a wonderful And compatible table for you. Advertisers will receive the Journal: Wrong. Advertisers only get tear sheets (samples of their ads). They do NOT Receive Journals. Only those who attend The Banquet will receive Journals. You will have to wait on line for food: Wrong. We are planning on having at least Four stations with delicious food which Means you will not have to walk more than Four steps to get your food. AND—if you Can’t serve yourself we will have servers Who will get your food for you. No Dancing: Are you kidding? Of course there will be dancing. No Music: Are you kidding? Of course there will be Music!!!! No appetizers: Are you kidding? How could we have a Banquet without the MOST delicious Appetizers. Of course we’re having appetizers. No Valet Parking: YUP. That one is true!!!

Anything else you may have heard

Is also probably not true. Please do not Listen to rumors. Call us and we’ll be Happy to tell you the REAL TRUTH.

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ONEG SHABBAT THANK YOU FOR FRITZ

Thank you to the following people who helped make the Oneg Shabbat for Fritz on October 24 such a success: My committee: Lois Baker Len Epstein Tova Gershen Lila Nass Marilyn Rosenberg Rabbi Michael Simon Assisted By: Betty Bosnick Sandra Brown Mort Cooper Miryam Eisenberg Barbara & Marty Goldfarb Lynn Karten Gladys Korn

Irwin Kurtz Lois Paige Manny Roth Adele Schutzman Marilyn & Jerry Solomon Ora Stock Contributions By: Barbara Goldstein Joan Goldstein Florence & Sid Lederman Office Staff: Ruth Halkuff Sheila Seras Eileeen Trager

Linda Cooper

Chair

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SISTERHOOD OF TEMPLE BETH KODESH

BOOK CLUB

CLOUDS ACROSS THE SUN

DECEMBER 9TH1:00 P.M.

FACILITATOR:RONDA BELLSEY

ALL ARE WELCOME

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 Jewish Views of the Afterlife

with

Reb Simcha Raphael, Ph.D.

Tuesday December 9, 20147:00 PM

Temple Beth Kodesh501 NE 26th Avenue

Boynton Beach, Fl 33435(561) 586-9428

Simcha Raphael, Ph.D. is Founding Director of the DA’AT Institute for Death Awareness, Advocacy and Training, and teaches in the Department of Religion of Temple University, in Philadelphia. He is also in private practice as a psychotherapist and bereavement counselor. Ordained by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi as a Rabbinic Pastor, he is author of Jewish Views of the Afterlife.

Does Judaism believe in the afterlife? Unequivocally, the answer is yes! Unfortunately, in the modern period we have lost touch with much of the traditional Jewish wisdom on the afterlife journey of the soul. In this presentation, we shall explore Judaism's teachings on life after death - particularly in the traditions of Jewish mysticism - and endeavor to understand the contemporary relevance of these teachings in dealing with the human encounter with death.

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ATTENTION: Temple Beth Kodesh MEN'S CLUB MEMBERS AND

ASSOCIATES

On Sunday January 25th 2015 at 9:30 AM there will be a General Membership meeting regarding the future of the Men’s Club. We will begin the session with a complimentary breakfast. Only Members and Associates may attend. Please respond to this flier if you are going to attend return the flier to -

IRVING SCHECTER, PRESIDENT

11778 HADDON PKWY BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33437 or drop it off at the Temple Beth Kodesh office. ……………………………………………………………………………………….

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Happy anniversary DeC.

Dale & Lynn Sugerman 1Julius & Doris Schiffman 15Gary & Reva Feldman 17Michel & Blanche Jeifa 18Arnold & Judith Landy 22Steve & Marsha Slade 26Mort & Linda Cooper 29

Happy BirtHDay DeC.

1 Ronda Bellsey2 Murray Rubin3 Seymour Gross4 George Brindis7 Irwin Kurtz8 Andrea Beckerman12 Judith Gordon13 Alan Halkuff14 Agnes Finkelstein15 Mary Roth16 Hannah Siegel19 John Halpern20 Len Glantz21 Murray Naparstek21 Bernard Silver22 Reva Feldman22 Harriet Flashenburg22 Shirley Gatto

24 Irving Goldsmith24 Donna Luxemburg25 Harvey Wallet28 Diana Garret29 Julius Schiffman30 Robert Kauffman30 Gene Weissman31 Edith Leuchter31 Phyllis Smith31 Irwin Trager

TELEPHONE DIRECTORYIf you do not want your name and address in the new Telephone Direc-tory please call Carrin Simmons, 561-808-8490. If you do not call Carrin your name will be placed in the directory and we will be able to call you when we have to. This year the telephone directory will be a part of our Journal. Most of the other temples use this system and it seems to work very well. Also, please note that advertisers only receive tear sheets (samples of their own ads) and not the entire Journal so you do not have to worry about having your information spread.

Tell Carrin if you want your name included with just the address and tele-phone omitted or if you do not want any information in the directory.

We sincerely hope you will all want to be included in this new and we hope very improved Telephone Directory!!!!

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2015 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

Yes, you read that number correctly---2015. We’re doing another direc-tory because we have so many new members. What a wonderful pre-dicament!!!!

Please – if you have any corrections to the last directory – send the at-tached form into the office. And, if you are a new member please fill in the community you live in so we can list that information also.

And, I hate to be a broken record but if you would like to help sponsor the cost of printing this give me a call. This year we are hoping to in-clude the telephone directory in the journal so we will have to print many more than we did in previous years and the cost will be much greater.

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY2015

NAME_______________________________________________________________

ADDRESS____________________________________________________________

TELEPHONE__________________________________________________________

CELL PHONE (1)______________________(2)______________________________

Name Name

E-MAIL (1)___________________________(2)______________________________

Name Name

COMMUNITY_________________________________________________________

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12/1/14 Ellen Barrows12/1/14 Evelyn Kopper12/1/14 Irving Listman12/1/14 Maxwell R. Gross12/1/14 Solomon Rosenthal12/2/14 Abraham Ugol12/2/14 Dora Hamerman12/2/14 Esther Basha Olchowsky12/2/14 Hannah Lorber12/2/14 Leonard Berliner12/3/14 Hyman Lichtzer12/3/14 Rose Katz12/3/14 Sally Hirsch12/3/14 Sylvia Zinn12/4/14 Alvin Greenberg12/4/14 Esther Goldstein12/4/14 Jacob Isaacson12/4/14 Marvin Liebensohn12/5/14 Molly Abeshaus12/6/14 Abraham Klarman12/6/14 Dorothy Rosen12/6/14 Hyman Tropp12/6/14 Maurice R. Colby12/6/14 Ruth Polonsky12/6/14 Sadie Friedberg12/7/14 Anna Carlin12/7/14 Dorothy Zagorin12/7/14 Dr. Abraham M. Goldman12/7/14 Israel Needlman12/7/14 Lazar Temkin12/7/14 Martha Grossbard12/8/14 Beatrice Stillman12/8/14 Burton Federman12/8/14 Esther Baum12/8/14 Eva Isenberg12/8/14 Frieda Baum12/8/14 J. Edward Tropp12/8/14 Joseph Fishman12/8/14 Louis Itskoff12/8/14 Max Rosen12/9/14 Abraham Bowitch12/9/14 Abraham Schorr12/9/14 Charles Klein12/9/14 Clara Kaplan12/9/14 Dora Hoffenberg12/9/14 Frances Rosenthal12/9/14 Helen Goldstein12/9/14 Milton Krivit12/9/14 Mollie Singer12/9/14 William Mittleman12/10/14 Benjamin Rosenblatt12/10/14 Celia Mendelsohn12/10/14 Eleanor Thaler

12/10/14 Franklin Schoenberg12/10/14 Gertrude Bronstein12/10/14 Jonathan Zall12/10/14 Murray Gers12/10/14 Robert Mendelshohn12/10/14 Samuel Levine12/10/14 Samuel Schulman12/11/14 Anne Blum12/11/14 Benjamin Schulman12/11/14 Burt Reiss12/11/14 David Adelstone12/11/14 Irving Koch12/11/14 Jacob Shulman12/11/14 Sam Wagner12/11/14 Samuel Herman12/12/14 Barbara Rozenberg12/12/14 Esther Salamon12/12/14 Eva Kushner12/12/14 Harry Kanstroom12/12/14 Meyer Wiener12/12/14 Rebecca Roth12/12/14 Ruth Frank12/13/14 Arthur Friedberg12/13/14 Barbara Anne Taylor12/13/14 Berill Friedland12/13/14 Dr. Allen Sloane12/13/14 Eugene Cohen12/13/14 Eugene Neubarth12/13/14 Hyman Rossman12/13/14 Joel Rockaway12/13/14 Leslie Donath12/13/14 Lester Wertman12/14/14 Arthur Siegel12/14/14 Boris Kunst12/14/14 Esther Elkin12/14/14 Harvey Strauber12/14/14 Max Livon12/14/14 Minnie Zutonsky12/15/14 Louis Binder12/15/14 Rose Sherry12/15/14 Sidney Hoffman12/16/14 Ester Rosenberg12/16/14 Israel Kosin12/16/14 Julius Sacher12/16/14 Rose Seedman12/17/14 Harry Berger12/17/14 Israel Mintz12/17/14 Joseph Linsenberg12/17/14 Mae Goffman12/18/14 Henry Kirschner12/18/14 Leah Temkin12/18/14 Louis Fischer12/18/14 Marvin Silverberg12/18/14 Morris Pincus12/18/14 Norbert Sondheimer12/19/14 Anna Fink12/19/14 Dr. Marvin Davis12/19/14 Louis Plotnick12/19/14 Molly Slesinger

12/19/14 Rene Kanstroom12/20/14 Abraham Schwam12/20/14 Barney Bass12/20/14 Bernard Stefansky12/20/14 Isidor Schiffman12/21/14 Gladys Moyel12/21/14 Harry Tropp12/21/14 Irwin Flashenburg12/22/14 Edward Osit12/22/14 Leon Katz12/22/14 Louis Kaplan12/23/14 Anna Strauch12/23/14 Celia Boxerbaum12/23/14 Celia Plotnick12/23/14 Jack Fink12/23/14 Joseph Alsen12/23/14 Morris J. Terris12/23/14 Murray Wolfset12/23/14 Sally Scharff12/23/14 Sophie Freidenreich12/24/14 Jean Sacher12/24/14 Leonard Lewis Kahn12/24/14 Nathan Kushner12/24/14 Sonya Schultz12/24/14 William Bruch12/25/14 Augusta Zimmerman12/25/14 Dr. Howard J. Berman12/25/14 Esther Heiman12/25/14 Fannie Slavin12/25/14 Margaret Tureck12/26/14 Eli Schwartzberg12/26/14 Esther Lieberman12/26/14 Ruth Levine12/26/14 Stephen L. Schwartz12/27/14 Burnett Opperman

12/27/14 Hilda Alsen12/27/14 Mildred Nollman12/27/14 P.F.C. David Weinberg12/27/14 Rose Braun12/27/14 Stuart Halpern12/28/14 Aaron Moskovits12/28/14 Anne Weisskoff12/28/14 Esther Korn12/28/14 Grace Poliakoff12/28/14 Hilda Fately12/28/14 Isadore Elkin12/28/14 Larry Shapiro12/28/14 Rose Fieldstein12/29/14 Charles Kovalsky12/29/14 Henry Halpern12/29/14 Norma Kempner12/29/14 Sali Rothschild12/29/14 Werner Hanstein12/30/14 Amelia Kovalsky12/30/14 David Goldstein12/30/14 Henry Livingstone12/30/14 Hyman Glasser12/30/14 Joseph Sussman12/30/14 Lillian Dretel12/30/14 Meyer Golub12/30/14 Mollie Shapiro12/30/14 Morris Zimmerman12/30/14 Oscar Kaufman12/31/14 Arthur Perlman12/31/14 Buddy Joseph12/31/14 Fred Nass12/31/14 Helen Moidel12/31/14 Joseph Tracht12/31/14 Meyer Cohen

OCtOBer DOnatiOns Lillian Abrams Memory of husband, Arnold

Abrams Memory of father-in-law, Sam

AbramsMelvin & Joan Berman Memory of father, Herman SchiffFred & Sandra Brown Honor of Grace LaPidius Honor of Barbara Zucker’s

special birthdayLinda Cohen-Webb Memory of David GerbSylvia Dassa Memory of Harold PurcellSimon & Marilyn Denenberg Community YizkorBernard Dickman Memory of wife, Cynthia

DickmanIvan Dickman Honor of Ivan & Bernie DickmanShirley Dix Memory of husband, Wallace

DixNathan & Blanche Dorman Yom Kippur & Shabbat Aliyot Misheberach for Norma DormanIrene Feldman Memory of David NewmanMilton & Shirley Friend Memory of brother, Sol BrownLeatrice Futterman Memory of friend, Martin

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Arlene Galler Honor of my AliyahJean Gers Memory of uncle, Joseph

KlarmanJack & Elaine Gold Memory of sister Besse

Weinbaum Tribute cardsBeatrice Gondelman Memory of David Newman Memory of husband, Samuel

GondelmanLucille Goodman Memory of father, Morris Gantz Siddur in Memory of Rosalie

SteinerJudith Gordon Memory of Marcolm Schnall,

Herman Schnall, Percival Gordon, Mildred Mintz, Cayla Gruny, Doris Schnall

Phil Mintz, Toby Mintz, Amy Gorin Memory of grandmother, Ida

GorinSipora Groen Honor of Cantor Michael

GlozmanJohn & Marion Halpern Memory of brother, Marvin

Gansberg Honor of the anniversaries of

Florence & Arthur Farkas, Barbara & Martin Goldfarb & Anne & Mark Sherman

Honor of the birthdays of Bernard Dickman, Rita Rubin & Joan Sircus

Ruth Heinemann Memory of sister, Edith BabichEileen Jacobs Memory of husband

Gerald JacobsMartin & Joan Karasick Memory of Milton Litwin, Harry

Karasick & Frieda StoneNorman & Frances Katz Memory of brother, Harold Katz Memory of parents, Morris Katz

& Lille SimonCharlotte Kesten Speedy recovery to Jack

Rozenberg & Diana Garrett. Memory of Jean Caplan

Buddy & Arlene Koch Honor of Bereishit AliyahGladys Korn Honor of Joan Sircus’ birthday High Holiday Aliyah AliyahLillian Kozik Memory of husband, Milton

KozikHoward & Beverly Lazarus Kol Nidre pledge in honor of

Rabbi & Cantor Memory of father,

Peter BenenfeldAudrey Linet Honor of my granddaughter

Ariel marriage to Dr. Daniel Goodman

Donna Luxemburg For parents, Faye & Morris AlterBeverly Mellman Memory of Shirley FriedlandIda Meltzer Memory of husband, Louis

Meltzer & mother, Rose Schorr Memory of mother, Rose SchorrIrwin & MIldred Mendelson Memory of father,

Morris MendelsonJules & Marilyn Meyers YK flowers

Shirley Meyers GALAJules & Marilyn Meyers Memory of uncle, Morris

Myerowitz, & father, William Meyers

Selma Miller Memory of father, Morris Feinberg

Harold & Joan Mirrer Memory of father, Philip MirrerLila Nass Memory of father-in-law, Karl

Nass & brother-in-law, Murray Nass

Memory of father, Abraham Prager & aunt, Belle Gottlieb

Leah Noskin Memory of father, Murray BloomMildred Oberon Memory of father, Joseph

GrossbardHarry Pak Memory of grandfather, Harry

HahanGerald & Lenore Peterman Memory of mother, Celia CottonHoward Pliskin AliyahsRobert & Helene Pollack Memory of mother, Lena PollackEvelyn Reiner Memory of father, Moe SimonFrances Rubin For my AliyahRalph Sandler Memory of beloved wife, Edith

SandlerGladys Schoenberg Memory of father, David CohenHenny Seedman Memory of father-in-law, David

SeedmanHerbert & Ellen Shore Honor of Rita & Murray Rubin’s

granddaughters’ Bat-Mitzvah Good luck to Carrin Simmons’

new homeFay Siegel Community Yizkor Memory of

the Siegel & Saperstein familiesLewis & Hannah Siegel Memory of sister, Elaine

Brandwein-LowensteinJack Silberman Memory of father-in-law, Abe

ZaiontzBernard & Janice Silver Tribute cards AliyahJerry and Marilyn Solomon Misheberach for Kevin GuburtOra Stock Memory of parents Holiday AliyahEdward & Harriet Strauber Memory of brother, Eugene

StrauberDr. Sheldon Watnick and Liz Taylor-Watnick Honor of our Hagbah & G’lilah

aliyahAvron Wahl Memory of Betty WahlHarvey Wallet Holiday AliyahStanley Warshaw HH Hagbah honorStanley & Wanda Warshaw Kol Nidre pledgeGene & Ellen Weissman Memory of father, Theodore

SosnickTerry Witlin Memory of husband, Sanford

WitlinDavid & Joan Zimmer Memory of mother, Anne

ZimmerClaire Zimmerman AliyahJerome & Barbara Zucker Memory of father, Joseph

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Being A Part of Our GrowthThe Sylvia Brown Wall of Honor plaque is being used for the Growth Fund.There are various categories starting at $500, $1000, $2000, $5000 and up.You may contribute any amount over a period of

time by making your checks payable to Temple Beth Kodesh and referencing the Growth Fund. Once you have accumulated the necessary dollars, your name will be added to the plaque in the appropriate category.

This does not mean in any way that we are eliminating the Yahrzeit, Misheberach, JNF Trees or the Kol Nidre fund categories. This plaque is being used to help maintain the Temple in order to keep on growing.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call Fred Brown at 561-735-9537.

Awarded levels of merit may continuallty be earned through accumulated donations and may be added at anytime with the grateful acknowledgement of Temple Beth Kodesh.

We must and can continue our growth and acceptance in the Boynton Beach community.

George & Phyllis Brindis - DiamondJerry & Sylvia Brown - DiamondWilliam and Charlotte Gorin and Family - DiamondSylvia Terry - DiamondLillian Sekac - DiamondBertha Epstein - DiamondClaire Zimmerman - DiamondThe Platina Singers - DiamondMarshall & Shirley Friedland - PlatinumEsther Alsen - PlatinumMaurice Halpern - PlatinumBeth & Roy Haas - PlatinumBob & Judy Rosenthal - PlatinumBruce & Harriet Becker - PlatinumLen & Beverly Block - GoldMyron & Lois Paige - GoldArthur & Florence Farkas - GoldSteve & Mary Frank - GoldMac & Diana Garret - GoldI. Alan Cohen - GoldBarbara & Jerry Zucker - GoldIn Memory of Anne Hahn - GoldJohn R. & Marion Halpern - GoldFred & Sandra Brown - Gold

Felice Rosenzweig - GoldMorris Boruck & Miriam Frankel - SilverMarvin & Shirley Liebensohn - SilverRuth Heinemann - SilverMurray Naparstek - SilverJack & Shirley Sorin - SilverJim & Laura Kurtzman - SilverIn Loving Memory of Benjamin Jon Siegel - SilverHarvey Wallet - SilverSherry Bernstein - SilverRuth Heineman - SilverIn Memory of Ilse, Karl and Selma Simon

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