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2016 AnnuAl MeetingWednesday, June 8

6:30 pm Dairy Dinner

7:00 pm Meeting Agenda President’s Report Finance Committee Report Volunteers of the Year Award Installation of Officers and Board Members

7:30 pm Special Guest Speaker Rabbi Steven Wernick, Chief Executive Officer, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

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Vol. 95 No. 8May/June 2016nisan/iyar/sivan 5776

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Mission StatementTemple Beth El is a vibrant and inclusive community of Jews who join together for prayer, education, celebration, mutual support and comfort, tikkun olam and acts of loving kindness. We are guided by Torah and the principles of the Conservative movement. We are committed to our community, the State of Israel, and Jews around the world. Vision StatementOur vision is that Temple Beth El will be an inspiring center of Conservative Judaism in which meaningful experiences and memories take root and grow. Values StatementWe are a welcoming and inclusive congregation. We value and respect each congregant and his or her personal journey in Judaism.We foster a sense of connectedness with our community.We value participation in all aspects of synagogue and Jewish life.Our congregation will be here for the entire Temple family now and for future generations.

Welcome to our house.

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shacharit: Sunday: 8:30 am Monday-Friday: 7:30 amRosh Hodesh: 7:15 amShabbat: 9:00 amSecular Holidays: 8:30 amMincha/Ma’ariv:Sunday-Friday: 6:00 pm

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Deborah GolDMan, chair“Guess Who’s Coming to Shabbas,” a program that partners congregants with one another for Shabbat dinners in their own homes, kicks off at Temple Beth El on Friday, November 6, 2015.

This program, which began in a suburban congregation outside Philadelphia, has two goals: To strengthen our synagogue community, and to help families build meaningful Jewish memories.

Our hope is to grow the program exponentially, with invited guests then serving as hosts in subsequent months, leading to 100% inclusion of our members by the end of a year. So don’t be shy! Let us know if you can host or attend a dinner.

Guess Who’s Coming to Shabbas?Sign up Form (also available at tberochester.org)

Would you like to participate in a Shabbat dinner ? If so, please fill in the following information. Remember, it’s not about the food! It’s about being together and strengthening our temple family, one Shabbat dinner at a time!

I/we would like to ___ Host a Dinner ____ Attend a Dinner

Name (s): _________________________________________________________________________________________Email address: _____________________________________________________________________________________Phone Number: ________________________________ Cell Phone Number: _________________________________Children- names and ages: ___________________________________________________________________________

We would like to participate on the date(s) listed below: Please check all that apply:

__May 6, 2016 __June 3, 2016 __July 8, 2016 __Aug 12, 2016

Please tell us about the level of kashrut in your home:

_______ Strictly kosher_______ Kosher style ( no separate dishes, don’t mix meat and dairy, kosher meat or poultry only)_______ Not kosher

We already know who we’ll be inviting:

_______yes Name(s)________________________________________________________________________________no

We would like suggestions for guests:

_______yes _______no

Thank you! We will record your response, and we’ll be in touch with you soon to confirm any arrangements.Questions? Contact Jessie Atkin at 473-1770 or jatkin@tberochester.org.

An Exciting New Shabbat Program & You’re Already Included!

GuESS Who’S ComING to ShAbbAS?

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I was reading a Jewish magazine recently and was amused by the number of ads that contained the phrase "life changing".

Send your children to Jewish camp. LIFECHANGING! Tour Poland and Israel with a renowned history professor. LIFECHANGING! Birthright Israel. LIFECHANGING! The reality of course is that life changing events can rarely be planned and in fact, can only be recognized years later with the benefit of hindsight.

When Lesley and I first moved to Rochester, we belonged to a synagogue that had Friday Night Children's services at 7:30 pm. Every Friday night, after finally settling in at home after a hectic week of work and running young children around, we would debate whether we had the energy to bundle our children up and head off to services. Whenever we did go, we returned home happy that we went; the warmth of the shul, the singing, the story telling, and praying together with friends was transformational. We entered shul frazzled young parents and somehow emerged with a sense of peace and community. And yet the next Friday, the debate would begin anew. Should we go or shouldn't we? Eventually, the weekly debate became just another obstacle and so after much discussion we decided that we would just go each week and stop discussing it. Twenty-five years later I understand that the decision we made back then to attend services every week was the defining, LIFECHANGING conversation of our adult lives. It has shaped how we raised our children, who our friends are, how we eat, and our entire outlook on life and the world we live in.

A few weeks ago over five hundred people attended our Centennial Purim festivities. Hundreds more will be attending our second night of Passover Seder. Each and every week Temple Beth El is filled with activities that can enrich your lives. Programs, however, are only part of the equation; it is our congregants and the caring community which develops from that which is our greatest asset. Temple Beth El can be LIFECHANGING, but it takes your commitment and participation to make that happen.

B'Shalom Dan Glowinsky, President

President's message

The Pursuit of HappinessDuring the weeks between Pesach and Shavuot, we follow a time –honored Jewish practice of studying Pirke Avot, the Ethics of the Fathers, works of wisdom about life and morality, offered by the Sages of old.

One of them, Ben Zoma, analyzed the qualities which comprise happiness. His definition speaks to modern people with as much cogency as it did to our forebears some two thousand years ago.

The first element that enters the equation is wealth. The Jewish Tradition is not naïve or unrealistic. Poverty is not a virtue. Poverty and happiness are not faithful companions. Millions of people in underprivileged countries around the world would define happiness as a loaf of bread, a bowl of rice, a roof over their heads or a secure employment.

The second in the series of Ben Zoma is power. No person can experience fulfillment if he/she has no influence over the lives of others, if her/his opinions are disregarded, his/her decisions rejected. The ability to exercise control over events is a capacity necessary for happiness.

The third goal was wisdom. This is a uniquely Jewish understanding of happiness. From the Jewish point of view, a person devoid of culture and knowledge can achieve gratifications of the senses, but he/she cannot know the fulfillment of the mind that is essential to human happiness.

And finally, Ben Zoma refers to honor. One who is the object of scorn and derision cannot be happy. We recognize the deep universal need to be respected, to win the deference of others, the approval of our group, the regard of our peers

Rabbi Leonardo Bitran

From the Desk of the Senior Rabbi

To read more of Rabbi Bitran's' letter please go to: www.tberochester.org/senior-rabbi

For highlights of the Minutes of the Board of Trustees Meeting, please go to tberochester.org.

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To read more of Hazzan Leubitz's letter please go to: www.tberochester.org/blog/notes-hazzan

I hope you are planning to be with us on Friday evening, May 13th, at 6:00, when we will present our third annual Friday Night Jazz. We are extremely fortunate in that Mr. Gap Mangione will, once again, be our featured artist and add his incredible musical talent to our service.

In preparation of this special Shabbat service and in case you missed this article I include it for you. It is from the Encyclopedia of Jewish Music.:

Jews & Jazz Music

At the turn of the last century, Jewish immigrants from Europe mixed in New York and Chicago with black immigrants from the Deep South. Soon they lent their own unique ingredient to America's greatest single musical innovation—jazz. Popular music was seen as a chance to escape from the ghettos.

Jazz probably originated in New Orleans in the late 19th century. Meanwhile, Jews started writing popular tunes in New York's Tin Pan Alley (28th Street). In time, the two streams met, and urban jazz began to blend klezmer riffs with black gospel harmonies and African rhythms. Some Yiddish melodies became jazz standards (eg. Bei Mir Bist Du Shein turned into Burton on the Ritz). Al Jolson popularized jazz and eschewed traditional Jewish music. His story is told in The Jazz Singer. Harry Kandel mixed jazz and klezmer (1917-21).

Classically trained and musically innovative, Benny Goodman was also one of the first major white musicians to play openly with black colleagues during the swing period, so flaunting an unofficial 'color bar'.

Hazzan Martin Leubitz

Notes From our hazzan. . .

Name(s) of all attending: ____________________________________________

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Address _____________________________________________________________

Phone_______________________________________________________________

Email _______________________________________________________________

Allergies and dietary restrictions _________________________________________

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Payment Information:

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Exp. Date _________________________ Sec. Code _________________________

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Friday Night Jazz & Shabbat DinnerAdults (13 years and older):_____ TBE Member @ $21 _____ Non-Member @ $25

Kids’ Meals (12 and younger):_____ TBE Member @ $13 _____ Non-Member @ $17

Maximum cost per member family household _____ @ $60

may 13, 2016 at 6 PmFeaturing Gap mangione

Friday Night Jazz

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Religious School CornerL’dor v dor: from one generation to the next

We find these words at the end of the kedusha the part of the Amidah we only do as a community. But what does it mean from one generation to the next? What do we want to share from one generation to the next? What are the most important parts of our Jewish faith, our heritage, our history, our culture, our traditions, our values? How should we share these things?

Over the course of our school year we have spent a lot of time thinking about giving the next generation the richness of our Jewish heritage. We have spent time considering as families what do we want to give

to our children and why is it important? We have spent time in experiences that have given parents an opportunity to share with their children what they find most important. We have spent time as parents exploring what exactly we want to give to our children and why. This is an ongoing journey. It’s not something we can accomplish just once, but yet something that we do over and over and over again. It’s something we strive to consider as our children get older, it may be that we change what we share with them or clarify it more deeply. Our children gain so much from having the knowledge and experience of those who have come before them. We ourselves as adults gain so much from sharing with our children that which is important to us. Collectively we are creating a future that has the values of the past shaped by the knowledge of our present time. It is with this transfer of knowledge and transfer of values from one generation to the next one that we are able to Jewish-ly enrich the lives of our children, the lives of our families, and the lives of each generation.

Our school year is ending on May 22, 2016. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all our Youth/Education staff & volunteers: Kimberly Ambrose, Michelle Caron, Josh Cline, Lisa Cline, Bonnie Comisar, Roei Dery, Leah Friedman, Josh Fuller, Rich Gordon, Allison Grosser, Phil Katzman, Maya Kovach, Mikayla Kravetz, Emily Krohn, David Leichtner, Matt Lipschitz, Ben Lukacher, Jeremy Markus, Nira Mehlenbacher, Michael Miller, Joan Papkin, Avi Presberg, Rebecca Reich, Sammie Reich, Amy Ressel, Halle Rogoff, Scott Rogoff, Jenn Schwab, Talia Schwartz, Sarah Schwarz, Gabi Silverstein, Shira Silverstein, Sydney Singer, Josh Sofian, Brad Spencer, Sheryl Tatelman, Gail Vail, Ally Yanoff, Melinda Yanoff, Rebecca Zaretsky, David Zarkowsky, Rachel Zeger and Daniel Zucker. Thank you also to our Education Committee led by Sonya Charatz and Victoria Goldstein.

Samara Sofian

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Address ___________________________________________________________

Phone_____________________________________________________________

Email _____________________________________________________________

Payment Information:

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Exp. Date _______________________ Sec. Code _______________________

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Adults (13 years and older):_____ @ $10

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NEWS & EvENtS

Temple Beth ElCommunitMarilyn & Ronald FurmanDavid Zarkowsky

Welcome New & Returning Members

Yom Ha'atzmaut Community Celebration

Horses and HavdalahMay 7Join us at TBE on May 7th as we celebrate a day of rest with a day of roses.

Appetizers @ 7:30 pmCelebration @ 8:00 pmHavdalah @ 9:00 pm, followed by a replay of the day's race

Enjoy delicious appetizers and entrees, including: Tea Sandwiches, Chipotle Cheddar Bisque, and Bananas Foster

There will also be Mint Juleps and a Bourbon tasting! The evening will also include hat decorating, lawn games, and more!

Suggested Dress: Derby attire

$25 per person | 21+ only event

Programming begins at 4:30 pm at TBE. See tberochester.org for details

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May 13, 2016 6:00 pmFeaturing Gap Mangionein the Auditorium

Led by Rabbi Leonardo Bitran & Hazzan Martin Leubitz with the Friday Night Jazz Musicians

Shabbat Dinner to follow

Adults (13 & older): member $21 & non-member $25Children: member $13 & non-member $17Maximum per Member Family Household: $60

Friday Night Jazz

Centennial CelebrationSeptember 18Want to volunteer? Email - jatkin@tberochester.org. Committee Forming Now! Co-chaired by Ilene Flaum and Sara Flaum Ressler

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Email jatkin@tberochester.org if you are interested.

The Beth El Community Garden is Ready for YouIt is officially spring, keep your eyes open as our community garden starts to take shape once again. Consider volunteering.

First meeting, May 12, 7:00 pm

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B’nai MitzvahNaomi MarkusBat Mitzvah Date: May 7, 2016Parents: Adrienne & Howard MarkusSibling: Jeremy MarkusGrandparents: Merle & Lawrence Markus, Maya & Carter Brown and

Philomena & Samuel Freed

Naomi is a seventh grader at Twelve Corners Middle School where she really enjoys American History, Social Studies and French. Naomi has been a member of the Stormers Soccer Club for five years, has fun running and plays viola. Naomi loves reading, writing stories and spending time with her friends. When not doing any of these things, you can find her listening or rapping along to the soundtrack of

the Broadway Musical “Hamilton” …often with her brother.

Noah RogoffBar Mitzvah Date: May 14, 2016Parents: Sarabeth & Scott RogoffSibling: Halle Rose RogoffGrandparents: Stephen Rogoff, Arlayne Rogoff, z’l, Clint & Lisa Zalkind and

Roslyn Zalkind, z’l

Noah is a seventh grader at Bay Trail Middle School. He has a passion for baseball, and loves working out, ESPN, and being with his friends. An avid reader and writer, Noah also enjoys playing the trumpet and was selected as a “Caring Community Ambassador” to help create a positive learning environment for other students in school. He is excited to celebrate his Bar

Mitzvah with all of his friends and family.

Nathaniel RubinBar Mitzvah Date: May 28, 2016Parents: Renee Jolles & Michael RubinSiblings: Elena & Ariana RubinGrandparents: Naomi Rubin & Walter Rubin, z’l and Susan Jolles &

Jerome Jolles, z’l

Nathaniel Rubin is a seventh grader at Calkins Road Middle School in Pittsford. Nat loves science, nature, technology, and games. In addition, he studies the trumpet, performing in his school band, jazz band, and the Pittsford District Wind Ensemble. Nat also loves to play his ukulele and ocarina, and enjoys his karate classes. During the summers, he attends Eden Village Camp.

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Spencer Garrett DworkinBar Mitzvah Date: June 4, 2016Parents: Wendy & David DworkinSibling: Arabella Lane DworkinGrandparents: Barbara Lane, Sheldon Lane, z’l, and Linda & Arnold Dworkin

Spencer is a 7th grader at Allendale Columbia School where he loves taking entrepreneurship, history and math classes. He enjoys playing World of Tanks, baseball, eating gourmet food and fishing with his family in Alexandria Bay. Most of all he likes being a big brother to Arabella.

To Seymour Margolis on the birth of great-granddaughter, Dylan Zoe Cardeli on March 1, 2016. And Mazal Tov to the parents, Seth & Lori Apfel Cardeli; brother Oliver; and maternal grandparents Dov & Sharon Margolis Apfel.

To Hillary Lampell on the birth of her granddaughter, Shira Ariel on March 18, 2016. And Mazal Tov to the mother, Elysa Lampell; big sister, Eden; aunt Stacey; aunt & uncle, Amy & Brett Shulman; and great-grandparents, Dvorah & Henry Shulman.

Mazal Tov

Ethan BitranBar Mitzvah Date: June 18, 2016Parents: Silvana Bacman & Rabbi Leonardo BitranSibling: Lara BitranGrandparents: Mirta & Enrique Bacman and Cora Bitran & Raul Bitran, z’l

Ethan is a 7th grader at Twelve Corners Middle School. He loves playing the ukulele and telling jokes. He loves reading, playing card games, and playing video games. He also loves to spend time with his family. He is happy to have a Bar Mitzvah. He is also exited to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah with his family and friends.

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Men's Club

Men’s Club of Temple Beth ElInvolving Jewish Men in Jewish Life

May 20169 Rosh Chodesh Iyar, 7 pm Board Room15 Board Meeting17 Knitting Circle, 2 pm Beit Cafe

June 2016 8 Spring Book Club14 Knitting Circle, 2:00 Beit Café19 Annual Meeting26 Ronald McDonald Dinner

Watch for Summer Announcements

Calendar

Special Yom HaShoah Breakfast Program Sunday, May 8 at 9:30am

"A Survivor’s Story"presented by Henry Silberstern

Born to a middle-class family in Bohemia in 1930, Henry Silberstern lost his youth and his entire family to the Holocaust. But despite slave labor camps, Terezin (Theresienstadt), Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Bergen-Belsen, he survived and bore witness in his book, A Lost Childhood. His presentation is not to be missed, nor will it be forgotten.

Hot Breakfast Buffet: 9:30am | Program: 10:15amEveryone is invited

Sisterhood

Sisterhood Spring Book Club

Join Athene Goldstein in a discussion of A Marriage of Opposites, by Alice Hoffman.

We will meet at 7:30 p.m. on June 8, 2016 at the home of Marcia Nabut

Who was Camille Pissaro? What was it like to live a Jewish life in St. Thomas of the 1800s? Do we marry for love or to strengthen the family business? What does it mean to “pass?” Get ready to share your thoughts on these issues still relevant today.

More info? mnabut@rochester.rr.com or 585-271-4189

Just JudaicaTemple Beth El’s Gift Shop

An enduring project ofTemple Beth El Sisterhood

SPRING INTO SUMMERLOOK FOR OUR SALE DATES

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Our Tummies Are Grateful!Temple Beth El Centennial CookbookBe in the Mix!

Thanks to everyone in the TBE Congregation who shared recipes for the TBE Centennial Cookbook. This was a great community effort.

We are well over our goal of 400 recipes and starting the process of assembling the cookbook.

Look for publication notices towards the end of this coming Summer!

DID YOU KNOW………

**Ronald McDonald House Dinner: Each year Sisterhood sponsors a dinner at the Ronald McDonald House. We are part of a large group of volunteer organizations in our community who each sponsor one dinner for the 50+ family members who stay at the Ronald McDonald House while their children are treated at the Golisano Children’s Hospital. We are proud to be part of such a giving group of people. This year, our chair is Marilyn Manis. She is coordinating the efforts for the Temple Beth El Sisterhood dinner on Sunday, June 26. Contact Marilyn for more information.

**Music for Rosh Hodesh:Sisterhood Rosh Hodesh programs at TBE are brightened with interesting speakers and our very own in-house musical composer/performers: Terri Rosenhouse and Barb Savage. Each time we meet there is interesting discussion, a small collation and beautiful music written and performed to match the month we are talking about. Terri and Barb have been composing music and lyrics for some time. When they share their talents, the world is a brighter place.

**Torah Fund and SEEDS: Sisterhood supports the training of clergy at JTS through donations to Torah Fund. This year, JTS is also embarking on the SEEDS program to renew and modernize the dormitory, library and chapel at JTS. Abbey Rasnick and Merle Markus co-chair the Torah Fund committee, which welcomes all donors at the Annual Torah Fund Luncheon.

Israel Scholarships AvailableIS IT YOUR DREAM TO STUDY IN ISRAEL?SISTERHOOD CAN HELP YOU TO REALIZE YOUR DREAM

There are many opportunities available to study in Israel. They vary in the organizations which sponsor them, the length of time spent in Israel and the specific emphasis of the study involved. You can survey the opportunities and explore your options.

TBE Sisterhood offers need-based financial assistance to help offset the costs of an Israel immersion program, which is defined as a teen trip of at least 10 days that is organized by a Jewish organization or an institution of higher education and designed to teach teens about Israel's history, current events, geography and culture. Scholarships are available to all pre-college students or college students. Applications available in the School Office.

Shiva Help BoxTemple Beth El Sisterhood hopes to provide a small measure of comfort to the newly bereaved of our synagogue family. Our project to make this time a little easier for families “sitting shiva” in the Rochester area is the SHIVA HELP BOX. The Shiva Help Box is a collection of items often needed at this time.

It is traditional to wash your hands after being at the cemetery, so among the items is a hand washing set to place at the home’s entrance. There is a booklet describing the custom of Shiva as well as a poster of our special way to say goodbye, the traditional blessing of consolation, at a time when it is often hard to find comforting words. Also included are other non-perishable items that are useful at this time.

As Sisterhood learns of a loss suffered by a member of our congregation, we reach out to the bereaved family with our condolences to bring a Shiva Help Box to their home. Please allow the Temple office to share your contact information with us. Our thoughts and prayers are with you as you mourn.

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Volunteer with RAIHN!(Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network)

Our next RAIHN rotation will be: Monday, May 9 and Wednesday, May 11. We are looking for caring people to cook dinner, host dinner, and participate in afternoon and evening activities with RAIHN families. New volunteers require no training, and we ask only that people donate their time with family (kids welcome!) or friends.

RAIHN is a not-for-profit, interfaith organization that assists homeless families to achieve sustainable independence by supporting them with tailored services including shelter, food, personalized case management, and a diverse network of caring volunteers.

It's a perfect time to get involved NOW! For sign up information and to get onto our volunteer email list, please contact Lauren Hosek at (303-489-6566) or lrhosek@gmail.com

Tikkun OlamMITZVAH OF THE MONTH PROJECTS:

•ASBURY:HelpservelunchatAsburyDining&CaringCenteronSunday,May22.Shiftsareavailablefrom 10:30–noon (set up) or from 11:15/11:30–1:30 (serving). Please contact Carol Konuksever (ckonuksever@tberochester. org or 473-1770) to register. Remaining Team TBE Asbury dates in 2016: July 24, September 25, November 27 and December 25.

•TOWELS&TOILETRIES:GentlyusedtowelsofallsizeswillbecollectedandprovidedtoAsbury/Storehouse, as well as to refugee families. Toiletries are needed for the shower room at the Asbury Dining & Caring Center (toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, deodorant, razers). A warm shower is one of the many services provided at the Center.

March Mitzvah Madness

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michael bernsteinEli Charatz

Leah CharatzSeth Charatz

Noy Cohenmonica FlaumAllison Fogel

martha Greene

victoria GoldsteinStaci hillerLori Karbel

Carly LibermanJacob Liberman

Lisa maas vangellowmary marshSara Ressler

Rob RosenblattLeora RozinAdam SaksStacie Saks

Aviva Schochatbarb Schronmuriel Smith

Devora Steiner

A huge thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers for their hard work on

We could not have done it without you,Sonya Charatz and Jill Liberman

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Building FundFor the Yahrzeit of Yeva Girin Yevgenia ReznikFor the Yahrzeit of Maria Reznik Aleksandr Reznik

david e sadick Jewish environMenTal FundIn memory of Harriet Lempert Dorothy & Bob SadickIn memory of Jewell Rothstein Dorothy & Bob SadickIn memory of David Sadick Jean Morin

general FundFor the Yahrzeit of David Diamond Seymour MargolisFor the Yahrzeit of Jennie Goldman Stephen GoldmanFor the Yahrzeit of Pesya Kogan Genya BraslavskyFor the Yahrzeit of Moshe Mann Eva MannFor the Yahrzeit of Jasper I. Manning Merle & Lawrence MarkusFor the Yahrzeit of Eugene Miller Mildred MillerFor the Yahrzeit of Harry Rubinson Naomi & David SchrierFor the Yahrzeit of Rosara Sundell Steve SundellIn memory of Bernice Cornell Gail DrewIn memory of Ruth Shapiro Miriam and Lloyd KriegerBarbara & Sam WaldmanMazal Tov to Sharon Kovalsky on the birth of her grandson, Raphael Isaac FenigGail Drew

halpern canTorial concerT FundFor the Yahrzeit of Myron Joffe Randi & Richard Cowen & Family

hazzan's discreTionary FundFor the Yahrzeit of Julius Grosberg Alice TeichmanFor the Yahrzeit of Margaret Kovel Eileen & Dennis KovelFor the Yahrzeit of Helen Diamond Margolis Seymour MargolisFor the Yahrzeit of Dorothy Roberson Jodi & Jon RobersonFor the Yahrzeit of Shirley Salzman Susan & Ronald SalzmanFor the Yahrzeit of Morris Wolf Marvin KorusFor the Yahrzeit of Janet Wurtzman Susan & Ronald SalzmanIn honor of Hazzan Leubitz on his 20th anniversary at TBESharon & Sydney CohenRisa & Warren FrankelLeah & Justin GoldmanVirginia & Irving GordonAmy & Larry JacobsonMarilyn & Howard KatzMona & Mark KolkoEileen & Dennis KovelLois LondonJean OwerbachJune RapowitzTerri & Michael RosenhouseHarriett ShulmanWendy & Steven SilvermanMonique, Evan, Reed, Lena & Talia SpindelmanSandra & Stuart SternIn honor of Shayna Pavsner's baby namingRachel & Seth PavsnerMazal Tov to Arnold Kovalsky on the birth of his grandson, Raphael Isaac FenigShirley FagenbaumMazal Tov to Sharon Kovalsky on the birth of her grandson, Raphael Isaac FenigShirley FagenbaumMazal Tov to Shelley & Lenny Zwas on the birth of their grandson, SethJodi & Jon Roberson

hs discreTionary FundIn memory of Richard J. Cole Helen & Saul Presberg

kesheT nursery FundFor the Yahrzeit of Tala Ghalchi Nilia & Thomas RohatschIn honor of Debi & Ralph Brenner's granddaughter, Shayna SusanHillary, Elysa, Stacey & Eden LampellIn honor of Hazzan Leubitz's 20th AnniversaryHillary, Elysa, Stacey & Eden Lampell

kiddush FundFor the Yahrzeit of Samuel L. Cohen Anna May EisenbergFor the Yahrzeit of Ruth Gottlieb Marilyn & Howard KatzFor the Yahrzeit of Lillian A. Joffe Randi & Richard Cowen & FamilyIn appreciation of TBE Olivia & David CornellIn honor of Debi & Ralph Brenner on the birth of their granddaughterLinda ReynoldsIn honor of Janise & Hal Ross on the birth of their grandsonLinda ReynoldsIn honor of Jeff Voldman's 60th birthdayHillary, Elysa, Eden & Stacey LampellIn memory of Faye Boyar Barb & Steve SchronIn memory of Morris Shapiro Hillary LampellDvorah & Henry Shulman

l d schachT Minyan/chapel FundFor the Yahrzeit of Lena M. Schacht Letty Gail & Robert Schacht

liBrary FundFor the Yahrzeit of Helen Margolis Sharon Margolis Apfel & Dov ApfelFor the Yahrzeit of Thelma Schreiber Gail Drew

Maxine peTer's MeMorial FundFor the Yahrzeit of Evelyn Dankner Sara Freeling & Family

MuseuM FundFor the Yahrzeit of Channah Diamond Sharon Margolis Apfel & Dov ApfelFor the Yahrzeit of David Diamond Sharon Margolis Apfel & Dov ApfelFor the Yahrzeit of Simon Margolis Sharon Margolis Apfel & Dov Apfel

todah Rabbah Contributions* to temple beth El Funds that Are Worth menschen-ing

Every contribution to a Temple Beth El Fund is worth menschening. However, we can only publish those that are $10 or more. The contributions listed were received between March 2 and April 1, 2016. If your contribution is not listed, please call the TBE Office, we will correct it in the next KOL issue.

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neil norry MeMorial caMpership FundFor the Yahrzeit of Phyllis Ann Cohen Louise EpsteinIn honor of Noemi Bustin's 90th birthdayLouise Epstein

richard w. Briskin canTor-in-residence FundFor the Yahrzeit of Isaac Gray Dolores SchwartzFor the Yahrzeit of Erna Rheinstein Thomas RheinsteinIn honor of Henra Briskin's granddaughter Clara on her Bat MitzvahBrenda & Jerry Deemer

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YAhRZEItS… Dates are determined according to the hebrew calendar. the names will be listed in the Shabbat program booklet on the date listed.

May 7Nathaniel AlpertMolly DeMayo BakerMary BarnettDissa BerghashSaundra BraitmanRoseann ChiusanoJacob CohenPearl CohenSidney CohenClara ComisarRena R. DavidsonFanny DinerLouis DonerLillian EllenRamona S. FisherAnne GarfinkelDavid GlassmanMarian GlowinskyAbraham L. GordonMorris GordonHelen GouldFay GreenbergWilliam GreenbergIrvin GreenstineIrving HollanderEva HoltzHelen JosephsonYospa KinelMelvin KingsleyAbraham KolkoSidney KorpeckNathan KorusMichael KowalMacy LapidesEzra B. LaskerJacob LedermanAlexander E. LeitsteinMurray R. LevisEtta F. LevyRaymond N. MargoliusMinnie MeyersFred B. MorgensternH. Milton NusbaumNettie ObersteinIvy R. PhillipsHyman PriceFlorence Kauffman RichmanRuth B. RicklessJack RubinsteinVictor SalitanJudy Susswein SandlerFanny SandsEthel SaperstoneRobert SaylesSam SchreiberSidney A. SeidenbergCharles ShapiroRachel ShapiroJoseph ShimbergMynne ShulmanMiriam SouzaHyman StermanIrving SternIsidore TrachtenbergCelia WeinthropKlara Zharovskya

Philip ZimmermanIda ZipkinJoseph ZipkinBoris Zwas

May 14Yetta BerghashAnn BonessBenjamin BronsteinFrieda BushinskyEzra ChazanovitzChana ChernyakLois ClamenAbraham CohenBenjamin A. CramerSol C. DavidsonGertrude DeLeeuwIda C. FinestoneBenjamin FinkRosalind G. FisherDveira GildermanBarbara GoldbergEva GoldbergAnna GoldmanManuel Q. GoldsteinDora Selma GreenbergSamuel HenryTaba KaminkerHenry KaplanDavid KatzRaymond KinelRywka KinelSeymour H. KriegerH. Jerry LavenderRebecca LessingerJennie G. LevinLouis LevinEugene LevineFrada LifschutzMerelyn Fried LohrFannie MandwelleZalman MayminFannie MelinAdeline MonsonSaul MoressIssie MorgensternLouis MorrisAbraham RaffelsonBertha RaismanJonathan RicklessAugusta RubinsteinMary SchreiberJacob ScullNorman SeldesBenjamin ShapiroHarry ShinderBernard ShulmanSamuel SmithRebecca K. SnyderKatie SpectorLeya SpivakMay SternDavid A. TaschmanMary TemkinIrving WeintraubStanley WexlerPhilip F. Winn

Leonard WinogradRose Zundell

May 21Louis BeckerEdna W. BermanSam ChazanoffSol CherryHarold CohenHarry CohenRose Zegler CohenAnne J. DiamondIda EpsteinVictor EramusAnna FoxBernard FriedmanYetta S. GaisMartin GlowinskyClaire GoldmanHyman GoldsteinPerry L. GoldsteinBaby Mary R. GordonIda K. GouldSamuel GuppKalman HaberIrwin HoffmanBeatrice HollanderJeanette IsnerYale JoffeeMinnie JosephRebecca Sarachan KahnRosalind L. KauffmanJacob KinelRhoda K. KominzSarah KrakowskyAbraham M. KublanovEthel LefbergSamuel LesserLillian LessingerDoris LevinRebecca LevinEdith LevineTheodore LevinsonGilbert LocksIrene Lewis MitlofCharles J. MyersBernard NaditzBruce Arthur NewmanDavid OsbandHarry OstroffMartin ReingoldBeverly RosenbaumPhilip SalitMarilyn S. ScherJeanette SchwartzLouis R. SchwartzBen ShumanAlbert A. SiegelRose T. SiegelKurt SilversteinBertha SloanMolly SmallineNorman WeinsteinEthel WintersMax ZipkinAugusta Zivan

May 28Mortimer AldermanJack Irving AmdurskyRay B. AsnassBessie BakerLarry BakerMaurice Louis BakerShirley R. ChakovEmily CohenPearl G. CohenJacob CominsDina DavidsonMort DuckmanAdeline EvansRuth N. FrankelEthel GoldbergRuth B. GoldbergMax GoldmanAlice A. GoldsteinSarah GrayCharles GreenbergEva HandlemanHarold HeckerKate Goldberg HorowitzAbraham IsnerSamuel KanthorIsidore KarbelSamuel H. KauffmanEthel Hope KestenblattLouis H. KominzMildred KovenEarl KrakowerRose KrollJackson LaBaerElliott LandsmanLena LankSaul C. LapidesDavid LipskyJacques M. LipsonPreston ManelisJessie MelterGershon RapfogelMay ReichBella R. RelinLeonard RelinAnn RossPhilip G. RubensteinBertha RudolphDorothy SadickDorothy SanowIsaac L. SchechtermanBertha SchwabElla ShapiroSolomon ShertokDorothy ShoolmanMarion SlateBernard StollerAnna SweedlerMichael TrumbleEva TyserBernard WaldmanHyman WassermanLillian WetzsteinBeatrice Winkelstein

June 4Mary AlpertSol AtkinsAbram BelotserkovskyBertha Stapsky BermanPhilip BrennerTheodore BresloffJack CobrinBessie Lavine CohenEric CohnNellie G. DavidsonSimon H. EdelsteinLiebel Isaac EngelIda EpsteinBasya FalkovichIda Goldberg FinnSarah K. FrankelMindle GekhtbergBlanche GerberNorman L. GermanowMalcolm I. GlazerEva GoldbergIsadore D. GoldbergIda S. GoldsteinSobyl GoldsteinArleen R. GordonDavid GordonJudith GreenRosa A. GrossmanJacob HymanMax JosselRebecca KahnLeif KannanskyAnna KauffmanChanna Leah KaufmanMarvin KovelElias KrollMalka KuslerMildred Rose LapidesLillian LazersonMaurice LibermanMamie ManisJoseph MarineJacob MarkusMeyer M. MillerMorton MoskovPaul MusingerIsadore OurielGary S. PastonAlvin PhetersonEsther PhillipsRuth PinskyMarian PozeSara ResselSarah ResselBeverly RibetGeorge RobertsMax RockoffArthur RoseMildred RosenbaumBessie O. RubensKarl RubensteinAlbert SchaftSam SiegelIrving SimonSamuel SussweinMorris Valinsky

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Bayla F. WeinsteinNathan WeinsteinJoan ZinnBella Zysman

June 11Regina AverbakhRobert A. BakerAlbert R. BarnettCharles BastanskyEvelyn BerlowitzReuben BoyarElizabeth H. BurkittLillian ByerEsther Leah CamerosMary CohenJohn I. DavisGary J. DworkinBessie EberMorris FagenbaumLouis FrankelEsther FutermanMax A. GoldsteinGoldie S. GordonAnna GorinJennie GuppLois HarrisCelia HayesNorman Ernest HurwitzIsrael JoffeeElcon KaplanLibbie KasdinMildred KatzIsabelle Naomi KestenblattHerman KriegerAnnie LefkowitzSolomon J. LevinBernard T. LibglidDora MayminSarah R. MillsSarah MitlofAbraham Mitlofsky

Sarah MitlofskySeymour MondrowitzIda MorinJacob C. PaleyRuth B. PeckEshe PozeLibbie B. RappaportClara RosenbergAnn RosenzweigLeslie C. RothEileen Strauss RubinMeyer RubinJacob G. SchneierSam SeidenbergMay ShurGloria SlotskyBessie SpectorLeonid Noach SpivakIta StarkMartin StarkCharles SteinbergJesse A. StolnitzAbraham StopeckRuth StrassbergIrene Nakrach StubinskyJoseph TeichmanTsilya VaynshteynRuth B. WainerAnna WeinsteinJoan M. WheelerWilliam WhitcombHarry WronkerYehudah Yungelson

June 18Joshua AioleIrving AldermanRalph AllisonMax BeckerAbraham BergerBetty BlumArlen Miles Brodsky

Hyman E. BrodyIsrael CohenBessie CopelandBelle DiamondEdward DouglasMorris EichenbaumGeorge J. EisenbergRose ElbaumAbraham EramusAbraham FalkAliza GabayIrving GoldbergMaurice GoldmanSarah GordonSarah GreenHazel GwirtzmanEllen HershbergIsador HochmanGeorge HoffenbergLester IsnerBenjamin JaffeeMilton H. JoffeNellie KahnJosee KaneroAnna KaplanLouis LevensonMorris LevineAlfred C. ManovillClara MarcusfieldIrving MeyersHarold MitlofLouis OserMitchell OstroffPhyllis Freeman PoushterAlina PressmanIrving RockIlene F. RothNathan SadickMorton SalitAdele SaperstoneMilton L. SchreiberRose Shapero

Minnie ShapiroRose ShapiroThelma ShapiroCharles ShoolmanSadie SiegelLester SpectorMeyer SpivakSophie TeppermanDorothy TishkoffBenjamin TurkRose WeinsteinMorris WeintraubPauline WeintraubMark WinterShirley ZegarekTessie ZipkinAnna Zloth

June 25Melvin AndlerMorris AtkinLouis BenjaminMorris BorovoyGitel BrackerMorris M. BrackerFannie BrenerLouis BriskinHarold BrownSylvia BursteinEarl CohenLazarus CohenAbraham DavidsonSam DavidsonPhilip DworkinEmanuel EdelsteinBennett EisensteinWilliam P. EissenstatLouis FagenbaumAdele FaitlerHilda GaraventiIda GoldsteinBenjamin F. Greenstone

Mortimer C. GreenstoneHerbert HammermanRichard A. HarrisMilton HitterLillian P. JoffeMorris KaprowAda KolkoLouis KrakowerLouis KrollEsther G. LevineMeyer Abe LichtensteinDavid W. LissonSarah Moses LoebMortimer A. LondonHannah Rebecca MalleyCerna H. MarkLois Diane Wexler MarkusVictoria MassoudaBernice MellmanElie MordoDavid MunterJacob OurielJacob PincusEsta PravdaAvraham RappaportAgnes RapportCharles G. RotenbergJesse SanowNettie SchiffmanJoseph SchreiberMorris SeidenbergDavid ShurSelma SilversteinMeyer SimonSarah SolomonSamuel SpagnolaElaine TrippiRita WagnerBelle WeinsteinGarson Wolitzky

We record with sorrow the passing of:

Richard J. Cole, z’lBrother of Marcia (Melvin) Altman; cousin of Carol Kolko, Barbara Kovel, Dr. Saul Presberg, Dr. Harry Presberg & Dr. Steven Bernstein; uncle of Felicia (Dr. Scott) Rosen & their children, Benjamin, Elliot & Ethan and Brian (Dr. Jennifer) Altman & their children, Hannah & Matthew.

Dr. Marvin Kahn, z’lHusband of Lonna Esterson Kahn; father of Robyn Kahn Federman, Susan Kahn and Richard (Carole) Kahn; grandfather of Michelle, Michael & Daniel Kahn and Sarah & Rachel Federman; brother of Barbara Kahn and Elliot Kahn; brother-in-law of Judith Chernak, Marilyn Stern, Joan Esterson and Dr. Joseph Esterson.

Sidney Peck, z’lFather of Jeffrey (Lisa Vigdor-Peck) Peck and Charles (Cathy) Peck; grandfather of Lena, Allie, Sarah, Justin & Abby.

Burton Yanoff, z’lHusband of Vivian Yanoff; father of Dan (Melinda) Yanoff and Lisa (Marc) Sasso; grandfather of Evan & Ally Yanoff and Luke & Brad Sasso.

May their souls be bound up in the bond of life.

Condolences

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Led by Rabbi Leonardo Bitran & Hazzan Martin Leubitz with the Friday Night Jazz Musicians

Shabbat Dinner to follow

Adults (13 & older): member $16 & non-member $20Children: member $8 & non-member $12Maximum per Member Family Household: $50

Friday Night Jazzmay 13, 2016 at 6 Pm | Featuring Gap mangione

Prices increase $5 per person & $10 per member family April 25RSVP to the Temple Office 585-473-1770

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Events Calendar

Torah Study 12 pm

Torah Study 12 pm

L’Chaim8:45 am

Parashat HaShavua10:00 am

Kehilat Yeladim 10:30 am

Tot Shabbat 11 am

Sisterhood Knitting Circle 2 pm

Torah Study 12 pm

Community Yom Hazatzamut Program4:30 pm

Friday Night Jazz 6:00 pm

& Family Shabbat Dinner to Follow

Last Day of Religious School Assembly & Lunch

Maysunday Monday Tuesday wednesday Thursday Friday saTurday

Torah Study 12 pm

Keshet Mother's Day Celebration 11 am"Guess Who's Coming to Shabbas"

L’Chaim8:45 amHorses and Havdalah 7:30 pm

3rd Grade Israel Fair9 amMen's ClubYom Hashoah Breakfast9:30 am

SisterhoodRosh HodeshGroup7 pm

L’Chaim8:45 am

SisterhoodBoard Meeting7 pm

L’Chaim8:45 am

Memorial Day

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L’Chaim8:45 amSisterhood

Knitting Circle 2 pm

TBE Annual Meeting5 pm

Junesunday Monday Tuesday wednesday Thursday Friday saTurday

Torah Study 12 pm

L’Chaim8:45 am

Men's ClubBreakfast9:30 am

L’Chaim8:45 am

Erev Shavuot

All Night Study Session

Shavuot 1st Day

L’Chaim8:45 am

Shavuot 2nd Day

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Friday Night Live and Shabbat Dinner

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Candle Lighting: 8:27 pm Sidra: Behukkotai

Bar Mitzvah of Spencer Dworkin

Mincha: 7:55 pm

Havdalah: 9:28 pm 3 & 4

Candle Lighting: 8:32 pm Sidra: Bamidbar Mincha: 8:15 pm

Havdalah: 9:44 pm

Erev Shavout

10 & 11

Candle Lighting: 8:35 pm Sidra: Naso

Bar Mitzvah of Ethan Bitran

Mincha: 8:05 pm

Havdalah: 9:35 pm17 & 18

Candle Lighting: 8:36 pm Sidra: Beha’alotecha Mincha: 8:05 pm

Havdalah: 9:36 pm24 & 25

June 2016 Friday evening 6 pM shaBBaT Morning 9 aM conclusion oF shaBBaT

Shabbat ServicesCandle Lighting: 8 pm Sidra: Aharei Mot

Bat Mitzvah of Naomi Markus

Family Service – 10:30 amChapel

Mincha: 7:30 pm

Havdalah: 9:01 pm 6 & 7

Candle Lighting: 8:08 pm

Friday Night Jazz 6:00 pmFamily Shabbat Dinner to follow

Sidra: Kedoshim

Bar Mitzvah of Noah Rogoff

Mincha: 7:40 pm

Havdalah: 9:09 pm13 & 14

Candle Lighting: 8:15 pm Sidra: Emor

Parashat HaShavua: 10:00 amPastoral Conference Room

Kehilat Yeladim: 10:30 amChapel

Tot Shabbat – 11 amYouth Lounge

Mincha: 7:45 pm

Havdalah: 9:16 pm20 & 21

Candle Lighting: 8:22 pm Sidra: Behar

Bar Mitzvah of Nathaniel Rubin

Mincha: 7:15 pm

Havdalah: 8:48 pm27 & 28

May 2016 Friday evening 6 pM shaBBaT Morning 9 aM conclusion oF shaBBaT

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oFFICeRS 2015-2016

dan glowinskyPresidentTBEPrez@tberochester.org

caroline kornVice President

amy libensonVice President

lisa silversteinVice President

Marc haasTreasurer

seth charatzSecretary

SeNIoR STAFF leonardo BitranSenior Rabbilbitran@tberochester.org Martin leubitzHazzanmleubitz@tberochester.org deborah zegerExecutive Directordzeger@tberochester.org samara sofianDirector of Youth & Family Educationssofian@tberochester.org randi Fox TabbKeshet Preschool Directorrfoxtabb@tberochester.org

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Bonnie harrisAccounting, Ext. 117bharris@tberochester.org

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