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June/July 2015 Iyar/Sivan 5775 Published Monthly Issue No. 182 Temple Beth Am 2250 Central Blvd. Jupiter, FL 33458 (561) 747-1109 On May 15 th we followed a 200-year-old tradition as we had an extraordinarily meaningful and joyous Confirmation Service, led by thirteen 10th graders from our congregation. These talented, creative and devoted teens led us in traditional and contemporary prayers, and also spoke about the meaning they find in being Jewish. While it didn’t come as a surprise, I was nonetheless tremendously proud and moved by their eloquence and the depth of their ideas and thoughts. Earlier that week when I considered my message to them I was wondering if the world that they live in is better than ours, their parents, when we were their age. On one hand they have all the knowledge and entertainment at the tips of their fingers, and they have dozens of ways to connect with their friends wherever they are. But on the other hand, they have no recollection of living in a safer world, the one before September 11 th , Al Qaeda and ISIS. While I couldn’t find an answer to the question of which world is better, I was bothered even more by the realization that we didn’t keep our promises to them, in particular the pledge of “never again.” After the crimes of the Holocaust became internationally known, the world vowed it would never happen again. But history since 1945 has shown that the world stood idly by, again and again, as genocide unfolded in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur to list a few. The scariest thing is that the same atrocities, followed by indifference, are happening right now. Take for example the plight of Myanmar's Rohingya “boat people” in Southeast Asia. It is an eerie flashback to the days of the late 1930’s and early 1940’s. In those dark days, mainly after Kristallnacht, ships of European Jewish refugees tried to escape the Nazis—only to be denied access to safe shores around the world. They were forced to go back to the death camps in Europe. The story of the S.S. St. Louis in 1939 is only one of many. The ship’s captain, Gustav Schröder, planned to save the lives of more than 900 Jewish refugees from Germany: by taking them first to Cuba with the hope of ultimately getting to America. After they were denied entry to Cuba, America not only refused their entry but even fired a warning shot to keep them away from Florida's shores. After a failed attempt of clergy and academics in Canada to persuade the authorities to provide sanctuary to the ship's passengers, the St. Louis had to cross the Atlantic again on its way back to Europe. When I look at the pictures of the dehydrated and starving Myanmar refugees on dilapidated boats—all begging Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia to take them in, but instead being pushed back to sea—I know that we, the post- Holocaust generation, failed miserably. Yet as I was looking at the idealistic and bright young men and women of our Confirmation Class I felt somewhat better. I realized that our failure to keep those promises will not discourage them. On the contrary, it will motivate them to work harder so they can turn the world into a better place for the next generation. B’Shalom, Rabbi Alon Levkovitz
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June/July 2015 Iyar/Sivan 5775 Published Monthly Issue No. 182
Temple Beth Am 2250 Central Blvd. Jupiter, FL 33458 (561) 747-1109
On May 15th we followed a 200-year-old tradition as we had an extraordinarily meaningful and joyous Confirmation Service, led by thirteen 10th graders from our congregation. These talented, creative and devoted teens led us in traditional and contemporary prayers, and also spoke about the meaning they find in being Jewish. While it didn’t come as a surprise, I was nonetheless tremendously proud and moved by their eloquence and the depth of their ideas and thoughts. Earlier that week when I considered my message to them I was wondering if the world that they live in is better than ours, their parents, when we were their age. On one hand they have all the knowledge and entertainment at the tips of their fingers, and they
have dozens of ways to connect with their friends wherever they are. But on the other hand, they have no recollection of living in a safer world, the one before September 11th, Al Qaeda and ISIS. While I couldn’t find an answer to the question of which world is better, I was bothered even more by the realization that we didn’t keep our promises to them, in particular the pledge of “never again.” After the crimes of the Holocaust became internationally known, the world vowed it would never happen again. But history since 1945 has shown that the world stood idly by, again and again, as genocide unfolded in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur to list a few. The scariest thing is that the same atrocities, followed by indifference, are happening right now. Take for example the plight of Myanmar's Rohingya “boat people” in Southeast Asia. It is an eerie flashback to the days of the late 1930’s and early 1940’s. In those dark days, mainly after Kristallnacht, ships of European Jewish refugees tried to escape the Nazis—only to be denied access to safe shores around the world. They were forced to go back to the death camps in Europe. The story of the S.S. St. Louis in 1939 is only one of many. The ship’s captain, Gustav Schröder, planned to save the lives of more than 900 Jewish refugees from Germany: by taking them first to Cuba with the hope of ultimately getting to America. After they were denied entry to Cuba, America not only refused their entry but even fired a warning shot to keep them away from Florida's shores. After a failed attempt of clergy and academics in Canada to persuade the authorities to provide sanctuary to the ship's passengers, the St. Louis had to cross the Atlantic again on its way back to Europe. When I look at the pictures of the dehydrated and starving Myanmar refugees on dilapidated boats—all begging Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia to take them in, but instead being pushed back to sea—I know that we, the post-Holocaust generation, failed miserably. Yet as I was looking at the idealistic and bright young men and women of our Confirmation Class I felt somewhat better. I realized that our failure to keep those promises will not discourage them. On the contrary, it will motivate them to work harder so they can turn the world into a better place for the next generation. B’Shalom, Rabbi Alon Levkovitz
Temple Beth Am 2 June/July 2015
Congratulations to Geoff Moody, a current 10th-grader at the Benjamin School in Palm Beach Gardens, who was selected as a High School Summer Research Intern at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience for 2015. Also, Geoff will participate in the TEN80 National Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics competition
finals in Houston as a founding member of the Bengineers, the Benjamin School's Engineering team and Vice President of the Engineering Club.
Congratulations to Logan Dennis & Alexandra Cherenson who were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society on May 12th.
Mazel Tov to Korky & Myles Cooley on the birth of their granddaughter, Eden Marina Cooley. Eden was born on May 13, 2015 to Jill & David Cooley.
KVELL & TELL
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Myles & Korky Cooley from Palm Beach Gardens
Harold & Linda Kay from Jupiter
Michael & Robin Walder from Jupiter & their children Merrick, Shaun & Brielle
We need YOU to help us make a quorum so we can conduct
Temple business.
ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2015 at 9:30am
(please note change of date)
Vote on your new Board of Directors
Hear about “The Chidush (Renewal) ִחידּוׁש Project” and
our Capital Campaign to update our facility
Free Breakfast will be served.
ANNUAL MEETING
Temple Beth Am 3 June/July 2015
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Mark Slifkin
WOW, it is summer already. You would think that this is the time of year for your TBA staff to relax. Actually just the opposite happens since this is a very busy time: getting ready for the new HaMakom Religious School curriculum; your Voluntary Financial Commitment forms will be mailed around June 10; the Summer Pool Party on July 12th, preparations for the High Holy Days is extensive; and then maybe some vacation time. So I tip my hat to our great staff both existing and new. See Melanie’s article in this Scribe.
NEED YOUR HELP: We urgently need volunteers to work on and lead our Caring Community effor ts. This is a critical service we provide to our members. Please send me an email or call if you can help.
NEED YOUR HELP: We are looking for help on the Chidush Project during design and implementation. We need a Mechanical Engineer and someone familiar with project management software and tracking of the schedule and costs. We really want to use members with these skills and avoid hir ing an outside firm to help manage this project. Please give me a call!
TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE – GOING FAST: The show - our own Cantor Jessica and the Joe Scott Trio performing at the Maltz titled “Jewish Life In Music” on JANUARY 2, 2016, 8:00pm. I know it is a long way off but please purchase your tickets through the Temple early so we can properly plan this special event (your check is your reservation-see details elsewhere in the Scribe). We have reserved the Green Room, so look for additional announcements in the near future.
Congratulations: To Alissa Frankel on her promotion to Education Director of our Religious School. If you were not at Temple on Sunday May 17th to hear all about the new and exciting HaMakom (“The Place”) curriculum or the ability to sign up on line during the summer, please call the office.
Welcome: – Danna Cohen has joined Alissa Frankel’s staff as the Jewish Life Activities Director. She will be working on activities for ALL ages from Kindergarten through our nonagenarians. So look for Danna at all those activities in our upcoming calendar.
UPDATE ON OUR SKIING STAR: Lacie Greenwald won the 12-13 age group NASTAR event out of 128 competitors. This is the 3rd year in a row on the NASTAR podium. Gee and no snow in Florida – how does she do it?
HIGH HOLY DAY RECOGNITION: Dur ing last years’ High Holy Days we recognized 43 families who generously gave, in the spirit of Kulanu, and met the requirements for one of these categories; Chazonim-Visionaries ($18,000 or more), Circle of Tzadik ($10,000-$17,999), L’Dor V’Dor ($5,400-$9,999), or Tikkun Olam ($3,600-$5,399). There is still time, before June 30, 2015, to meet the requirements. If you are close to one of these categories you will be receiving a call, or if you want to know where you are just call Melanie Goldsobel.
CONGRATULATIONS: Melanie Goldsobel, our Director of Administration, has done it – we thank you. At the Religious School open house May 17 we have introduced Chaverweb – our online registration, bill payment and sign up system. We are star ting with HaMakom (what is that you ask – see Alissa Frankel’s ar ticle). You will be able to register on line for Religious School. Soon you will be able to pay your yearly membership Voluntary Financial Commitment, fees, registering for events etc., all on line behind a very secure system.
SUPPORT TBA WITH AMAZON PURCHASES: Thanks to Melanie Goldsobel & Carol Sleeper, here is an easy way to do your shopping AND have Amazon make a contribution to TBA. All of us buy from Amazon – right? Just go to www.templebetham.com, click on the link & and do your ordering as you normally would. Select ‘Reform Temple of Jupiter-Tequesta’ (that is our actual incorporated name) as your favorite charitable organization. All items marked ‘Eligible for AmazonSmile Donation’ will automatically result in Amazon sending a check to TBA for 0.5% of your purchases.
That will make us all SMILE! Nothing else for you to do except make TBA your favorite charity and keep using that link.
Our Board member names are always listed in the Scribe – talk to them anytime about your thoughts, suggestions and ideas – our tag line ALL OF US TOGETHER only works if we have YOUR input!
Scribe articles are great and contain interesting tidbits about TBA – enjoy them. Call me at 561-222-8350 if you have ANY questions or just wish to chat. Email works also: [email protected].
B’ Shalom Mark Slifkin
Temple Beth Am 4 June/July 2015
MAZEL TOV TO OUR GRADUATES
Carol Sleeper, Director of Membership, Engagement & Programming
Congratulations to all of Temple Beth Am’s high school graduating seniors. We’ve helped you celebrate many simchas over the years and wanted to wish you Mazel Tov on this milestone! Some of the graduates will be staying in Florida for school and some will be going out of state. Some will be going to college on football, music or academic scholarships and some will be joining siblings at various universities. Their majors are varied and include Nursing, Pre-Med, Computer Science, Business/Economics, Physics, Political Science, Hospitality, Culinary Arts, Communications, Environmental Science and Microbiology. They are a diverse group with many interests but the commonality that they share is that they are part of our Temple Beth Am community. Below is a list of where “our kids” are heading.
Josh Ackerman University of Central Florida Isabel Amsden Florida Gulf Coast University Allison Bell University of Central Florida Danielle Borenstein University of Central Florida Hannah Denenberg University of Michigan Josh Drourr University of Florida Seth Freeman Jacksonville University Jonah Galewitz Florida State University Jared Greenberg University of Florida Ben Greenspan Columbia University Brittany Grogins University of Florida Brandon Hass Vanderbilt University Jamie Honowitz University of Florida Calvin Kaler Cornell University Erin Kaufmann University of Wisconsin Haley Lichterman University of Alabama Jake Locke University of Florida Jordan Reich going to college up North Shelby Rubin University of Florida Alec Schafler University of Florida Matt Vogel University of Central Florida Jared White University of West Florida Seth White PBSC/University of Central Florida
If your child graduated this year and is not on the list I’m sorry we missed you. If you want to send me their information I’ll share it with the congregation in a future article. And don’t forget once your college students find out their address at school let us know so we can give it to Alissa and her HaMakom staff so that they can send them “college care packages”. And a quick shout out to our recent college graduates, Teddy Dwork, Talia Brody-Barre & Samantha Stein. On a personal note congratulations also to my niece Emma who is graduating from MIT in a few weeks. Very appropriate at this time is a quote from one of my favorite authors, Dr. Seuss:
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide
where to go...” ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You'll Go!
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A NUCLEAR IRAN
Temple Beth Am 6 June/July 2015
FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION
Melanie Goldsobel
Shalom! April has been an extremely busy month at Temple Beth Am and we are very proud to announce that Religious School parents can now register and pay for Religious School online with Chaverweb. Chaverweb is a very secure system which is part of the Synagogue’s membership database. Within the next few months you will receive information regarding Synagogue Membership for 2015/2016 and you will be able to sign up and pay on-line with Chaverweb. In addition, you will be able to sign up and pay for events, dinners, and all Synagogue activities on-line. Of course you can still register for events on the phone and in the mail. We're very excited to offer you an easier way to stay in touch with us! I'd also like to introduce you to your Temple Beth Am family. A lot of times your interaction with the office is on the phone and we'd like to take this opportunity to put a voice to a face. So here we are...
Debbie Baseman – Volunteer Assistant to the Administrators & Assistant Scribe Editor- Joined TBA Staff 8/1996 *
Margot Hauser – Executive Administrative Assistant & Scribe Editor - Joined TBA Staff 11/2003 *
Alissa Frankel – Education Director – Joined TBA Staff 6/2014
Laura Williams – Youth Director – Joining TBA Staff 8/2015
Danna Cohen – Jewish Life Activities Director – Joined TBA Staff 6/2015
Robbin Briley – Bookkeeper – Joined TBA Staff 8/2014
Carol Sleeper – Director of Engagement, Programming & Membership –Joined TBA Staff 8/1997 *
Melanie Goldsobel – Director of Administration & Accounting – Joined TBA Staff 1/2015
Shawn Berry – Facilities Supervisor – Joined TBA Staff 3/2015
Alfredo Montes – Facilities Associate – Joined TBA Staff 8/1996 *
Guillermo Ruiz – Facilities Associate – Joined TBA Staff 2/2015
Brett Tancer – Music Director – Joined TBA Staff 9/2012
John Propper – Communications Director – Joined TBA Staff 8/2014
Rich Remick – Facilities Associate – Joined TBA Staff 8/2008
Paula Deakter – Early Childhood Director – Joined TBA Staff 8/1987*
Sherrie Kesselman – Early Childhood Administrator – Joined TBA Staff 3/2012
Yael Lawrence – Mishpacha Center Coordinator – Joined TBA Staff 8/2008
Rabbi Alon Levkovitz – Joined TBA Staff 7/2006
*As you can see, we are very fortunate to have 5 of our associates with TBA over 10 years! I hope you all have a safe, healthy and wonderful summer.
L-R: Paula, Sherrie, Yael L-R Back : Guillermo, Carol, Melanie, Debbie, Margot, Robbin, Brett L-R: John, Rich
L-R Front : Alfredo, Danna, Alissa, Laura, Shawn & Rabbi Alon
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POOL PARTY
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SISTERHOOD SCOOP
Lois Remick
In April, the snowbirds leave, and in summer, the residents leave. We, the residents, leave our Paradise to visit relatives and friends in New York, Boston, Chicago and other points north. What has always struck me funny is that it is usually hotter and more humid up north during the summer! Just an observation on the peculiarity of our human condition: we will suffer hotter temperatures just to see our family and then come back to Paradise and tell everyone how terrible the weather was! Well, Sisterhood has wonderful events planned for us in our little Paradise this summer. On July 9, at 1:00pm at the Temple, we will have some laughs and some fun at our Membership Meeting! We have a special guest coming who will be applying temporary henna designs to us. If you attended the movie Sisterhood showed in March, Arranged, you will remember Nasira applied henna to Rochel's hands. And, in The Book Club, we read Henna House, and we were tantalized by the intricate designs described in the novel. So, come join us for a henna experience and enjoy some Indian and Middle-Eastern snacks too. Speaking of events, we have scheduled a Theater Party outing, co-sponsored with Men's Club, on Wednesday, July 15. We'll be going to Palm Beach DramaWorks in West Palm, for a 2:00pm matinee performance of A Little Night Music. The cost is $40 per person but we have only 25 tickets available. Tickets will go to the first 25 people who send in their reservation accompanied by their payment in full. Please remember to give Shelley Kissil a call if you want to be part of the Savta’s Storytime this summer . Par ticipants will read to preschool classes at the Temple's One School on the first and third Tuesday of the month, beginning June 16, from 9:30am – 10:30am. You can contact Shelley at [email protected] or phone her at 406-3667 for more information and to sign up. For those Sisterhood members who attended our meeting on May 7, we thank you for joining us, and hope you enjoyed learning about the upcoming year’s events and socializing with your TBA sisters. We also thank Taylor – the owner of Direct Floral and the person responsible for our beautiful Bima flowers – for being our special guest speaker. Taylor taught us how to create a gorgeous yellow rose floral arrangement and shared some pointers for selecting the freshest cut flowers and how to make them last longer. Sisterhood thanks our members and their spouses for helping with Family Promise’s hosting from May 10 to May 17. We appreciate our member’s generosity of spirit and time. We want to welcome our two new Board members, Sharon Rosen and Cathy Yonkers, who officially assume duties on July 1. It is our pleasure to have them join us for what promises to be an outstanding year of events and activities. Soon, you will be receiving a letter inviting you to join Sisterhood for the 2015-2016 season, which begins on July 1. Please complete your form and return it to TBA along with your Sisterhood annual dues check, and join your TBA sisters for a year of fun, laughter, and getting things done! Kulanu! We wish everybody a safe and happy summer and go someplace that is “chilly”!
We want to remind all Temple members that they may purchase Flowers for the Bimah by calling Judy Goldstein at 747-3888.
All your simchas, not just B’nei Mitzvah, can be celebrated (baby naming, anniversary,
retirement, big-birthday, etc.) by decorating our Bimah with beautiful flowers.
This is one more way you are able to support the programs of our Temple. Kulanu!
Ku;amn
Temple Beth Am 9 June/July 2015
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
Temple Beth Am 10 June/July 2015
MEN’S CLUB SCRIBBLES
Jack Tenenbaum, President
The April 24th Yom Haatzmaut Friday Night Service went extremely well. We successfully fed over 250 people. Thanks to John Marzina, Eric Weiner, Mel Wolfe, Dan Liss, Howard Freedland and Ralph Van Baalen for cooking and serving, Bruce Cohen for helping with the preparation, and David Elias for schlepping everything back and forth. Mark Slifkin and Barry Goldstein pitched in as well, as did several other members of the Men's Club for clean up. If I missed mentioning you and your work at the event, my apologies. All in all, a very successful event.
The next event will be the Congregational meeting on May 31, for which the Men's Club will provide a lox and bagel breakfast.
To date, over $3,000 has been collected to honor Jerry Holinstat's memory by dedicating an appropriate part of the re-modeled Temple. If you have not yet made a contribution, please send it to the Men's Club c/o the Temple and mark it for the Jerry Holinstat fund.
There will be an informal Men's Club/Sisterhood jointly sponsored Dining Out on Saturday, June 13th and July 18th at 6:00pm. Watch our weekly e-newsletter and your emails for details. Other informal dining out events are scheduled throughout the year.
The Men's Club has made arrangements for a trip to see the Miami Dolphins play the Houston Texans on October 25, 2015 at 1:00pm. There will be a char ter bus and a block of tickets. The cost for transpor tation and admission is only $50. We can only accept 50 reservations, so reserve your place quickly. We anticipate a very quick sell-out. See the reservation form in this Scribe.
We are well on our way to finalizing the schedule of events for next year which promises to be more active to serve the congregation and the community. There will be fishing charters, Marlins and Dolphins games, dining outs, theater, and more events co-sponsored with the Sisterhood, etc. We are also exploring Mitzvah Days for middle and high school students.
Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
Temple Beth Am 11 June/July 2015
MIAMI DOLPHINS GAME
Temple Beth Am 12 June/July 2015
SOCIAL ACTION
Audrey Ades, Debby Baker & Marcy Isdaner
Temple Beth Am 13 June/July 2015
MAH JONGG CLUB
MAH JONGG CLUB
Wednesdays at 12:45pm
Cracks, Bams, and Dots!
Oh, my!
Interested in joining a Mah Jongg Club
here at Temple?
Call Joan Weinberger at 775-1408 or email [email protected],
Dotty Wisch at 746-7017 or email [email protected], or call
Toby Zeichner at 745-0395.
No Mah Jongg on June 3rd due to The One School Graduation
CONDOLENCES TO:
Jody Minde on the loss of her husband, Daniella & Jade Minde on the loss of their father and Jason & Samantha Short on the loss of their
step-father, Barry Minde.
Melissa Soule & family on the loss of her grandmother, Miriam "“Nelly" Matzliah.
Al Alter & family on the loss of his wife, Frieda.
Roz Gitlitz & family on the loss of her sister,
Harriet Moran.
Dena Gitlitz & family on the loss of her aunt, Harriet Moran.
May God send comfort to those in mourning.
CONDOLENCES
Please bring in canned goods or non-perishable food items
for our Social Action Food Pantry.
The bin is located in the hallway
near the office.
FOOD PANTRY
Temple Beth Am 14 June/July 2015
JEWISH LIFE IN MUSIC
WINE & CHEESE RECEPTION
FRIDAYS
JUNE 19TH & JULY 17TH
6:00PM RECEPTION
7:00PM SERVICE
WINE AND CHEESE RECEPTION
SHABBAT SERVICE WITH TORAH READING
JUNE AND JULY BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS
Temple Beth Am 15 June/July 2015
INDEPENDENCE DAY SHABBAT
Temple Beth Am 16 June/July 2015
YOUTH GROUP
Laura Williams, Director
Shalom! My name is Laura Williams and I am the new Youth Director at Temple Beth Am! I am so excited to join the TBA family as I move from my home state of Michigan. I just graduated this May from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science and a minor in Jewish Studies. There I worked as an intern for Destination Detroit, where MSU students connected with elementary schools in the city to build a bridge between our communities. I also worked as a religious school teacher in Lansing, Michigan for fifth grade students. This summer I will return to Tamarack Camps in Michigan for my sixth year on the staff team. I will be a supervisor for our co-ed village of campers entering eighth grade, where I started as a camper myself. In high school, I was president of my youth group and I am so excited to be part of Temple Beth Am’s JAMTY/JAMTY Jr./Cochavim, and our NFTY-STR region! I cannot wait for the school year to start and to see what all our youth groups accomplish together! Please feel free to contact me at [email protected]. I am looking forward to meeting you and your families come August! L’Shalom, Laura Williams
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Alissa Frankel, Education Director
HaMakom at Temple Beth Am Learn Jewish. Live Jewish.
The next time you come to Temple Beth Am, you may see some changes to our youth and education department. We have named our youth education department HaMakom. HaMakom is Hebrew for “The Place” and at Temple Beth Am it refers to our blend of formal and informal education for Kindergarten – 12th grade. Here are some of the exciting changes that come along with our new lingo. Online registration through Chaverweb Religious School & Shalom Chai tuition includes Youth Group membership dues for 3rd -12th graders Some new faces! Laura Williams, Youth Director and Danna Cohen, Jewish Life Activities Director will be
joining our HaMakom team
So over the summer, please keep an eye out for more information on registration for Religious School and our Taste of Religious School on Sunday, August 23rd. L’Shalom, Alissa Frankel
Temple Beth Am 17 June/July 2015
EDUCATION DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE AT THE OPEN HOUSE
Alissa Frankel, Education Director
The wilderness lends itself for the potential of personal growth. It’s a place of nature and a retreat from the world. In the Torah portion, B’midbar (bah-med-bar), we read about the wilderness where our ancestors encountered God and where the Torah and their stories were revealed. As summer approaches and we get ready to spend time outdoors at camp and on vacation, think of this time like a continuation of school. This time allows you the opportunity to learn and to mature. Nature especially is a unique environment that teaches respect, kindness, and connectedness among one another. It was in the wilderness of Sinai that our people learned the value of collective responsibility to one another in the community. This lesson teaches us the importance of experience to reinforce education. Similar to this environment, HaMakom, Hebrew for “The Place”, creates a continuum of learning from Kindergarten through 12th grade by moving education beyond the classroom into the family space and community, giving the learning back to the students and their families. HaMakom is a place designed for everyone to feel comfortable to learn Jewish and live Jewish. Building on our school’s success, we have enhanced our curriculum to include weekly specials such as art, cooking, dance, sports, multimedia, and drama. These specials have been designed to connect the classroom to a camp-like atmosphere and offer a fun and exploratory learning environment. In addition, we will no longer be just utilizing the classroom to teach our students. We invite parents to join their children for a monthly Family Shabbat Experience that will allow our parents and students to learn together and enjoy a family-friendly Service. Also, grade-based celebrations throughout the year will develop a connection among our students that can’t be replicated anywhere else. Hebrew learning will begin earlier in Kindergarten and we will continue with our one-on-one Skype Hebrew tutoring, beginning in fourth grade, which allows us to strengthen students Hebrew decoding skills and teach to their current level and ability. Expanding this to our Shalom Chai students, we have changed the schedule to “block scheduling” to allow our busiest teens to put their learning in their own hands. Core classes and elective nights will meet every other Tuesday. The evening begins with dinner, followed by a new curriculum for core nights and elective nights that are both engaging and enriching. HaMakom is a blend of formal and informal education, lowering the barriers to participation. Tuition now includes youth group membership dues for our three thriving youth groups. This allows all of our students the opportunity to experience the unique programs offered throughout HaMakom at Temple Beth Am. B’midbar reflects on the uncertain and adventurous journey of the generations before us. Just like today, life happens. We try new things, we grow, and we are always learning something new. And in our search to make meaning out of our experiences, we use our words to tell a story. It becomes more important than the event itself. The event is locked into a moment in time, but the story can be retold endlessly. By being part of HaMakom at Temple Beth Am, you can tell your stories, foster connections among your peers, and build lasting relationships, and in doing so learn a great deal about what’s important to you. I hope you enjoy your summer and I look forward to having you join us on our upcoming journey at HaMakom at Temple Beth Am.
Temple Beth Am 18 June/July 2015
CONDOLENCES TO:
Al Alter & family on the loss of his wife,
Frieda Alter.
Roz Gitlitz & family on the loss of her sister, Harriet Moran.
Dena Gitlitz & family on the loss of her aunt,
Harriet Moran.
May God send comfort to those in mourning.
Temple Beth Am 19 June/July 2015
TEMPLE BETH AM MISHPACHA/FAMILY CENTER
Check out our Upcoming Events & Fun Parenting Tips on our Facebook group: Temple Beth Am Mishpacha/Family Center
Temple Beth Am 20 June/July 2015
JUNE YAHRZEITS * Memorial Plaque
June 1– June 6
Dorothy Bernstein: Wife of Max Bernstein Elizabeth Goldstein: Grandmother of Jana Taylor Meyer Siegel: Father of Hal Siegel Mae Gerstein*: Mother of Edward Gerstein J. Gerald Lewis*: Father of Bob Lewis Fannie Newman: Mother of Alan Newman Harry Bogner: Grandfather of Amy Pepper Henry Dwork*: Father of Thomas Dwork Harry Finkel*: Father of Nathan Finkel Roslyn Freedman: Mother of Phyllis Cohen Fannie B. Prigoff*: Mother of Milton Prigoff Renata Columbo Treves: Mother of Vivian Treves June 7 - June 13 Ruth Barr: Mother of Jack Barr Frederick Fialkow: Uncle of Ira Fialkow Jules Lawrence*: Father of Marcy Sprechman Fannie Colton: Grandmother of Gary Colton Morris Weinstein: Father of Joel Weinstein Malvin T. Davidson: Father of Diane Davidson Bessie Gordon: Mother of Herb Gordon Alice Holz: Mother of Ruth Dubrowin Ida Kalfus: Aunt of Ira Fialkow Frances Ruben: Mother of Rene Friedman Joel Spungin*: Father of Marc Spungin Rachel Zipkin*: Mother of Shirley Stone Gertrude Hack Hartman*: Mother-in-law of Esther Hartman, Grandmother of Chris & Eileen Hartman Turenne, Herbert & Cindy Hartman & Debora Hartman. Great-
Grandmother of Tamara & Matthew Hartman and Kacy, Jaclyn & Michelle Turenne
Rita Kushner: Grandmother of Andrew Kushner William Marks: Father of Elinor Roosth & Grandfather of Kenneth Roosth Dr. Francis Z. Reinus: Husband of Helene Margulies Sylvia Stein: Grandmother of Marla Colton Jacob J. Yonkers: Father of Ed Yonkers Philip Bogatin: Father of Patrice Boyland Bernard Essinger: Father of Ted Essinger Sidney Miller: Father of David Miller & Grandfather of Shellie Chiet Sadie Reiss: Mother of Sandra Hilcoff Lillian Torbin: Mother of Michael Torbin Charlotte Levine: Mother of Carole Levine Julius Weiner: Brother of Gerald Weiner Bertha Ruth Kaplan: Mother-in-law of Edith Kaplan Leon Rosenblatt*: Father of Carol Willner Harry Tatarsky: Grandfather of Gregory Taylor June 14 - June 20 Charlotte Gerson: Mother of Irwin Gerson Henry Starkand: Father of Gary Starkand Abraham Zigelsky: Father of Morton Zigelsky Raymond Exizian: Brother of Jack Exizian Lillian Goldwyn*: Aunt of Myrna Abramowitz Jacob Hartman: Father-in-law of Janet Hartman Aaron Hayden*: Husband of Selma Hayden & Grandfather of Elaine Beard
June 14 - June 20(cont.) Hyman Margolis*: Uncle of Esther Hartman Tiebl Kowal Margolis*: Aunt of Esther Hartman Sarita Levin: Sister of Howie Levin Louis Robbins: Father of Phyllis Frydman Tracy Sack: Mother of Lois Edelstein Carol Goodman: Mother of Lisa Black Michael Hartman*: Son of Esther Hartman, Brother of Chris & Eileen Hartman Turenne, Herbert & Cindy Hartman & Debora Hartman. Uncle of Tamara & Matthew Hartman and Kacy, Jaclyn & Michelle Turenne Marvin Blatt: Father of Philip Blatt Michael Cohen: Father of Albert Cohen Joseph Fischer: Father of Zona Castellano Thelma Kapner: Aunt of Marvin Slotkin Harold Wecht: Father of Bernard Wecht Sandra Wexler: Daughter of Eleanor Titelbaum June 21– June 27
Robert Bernstein: Brother of Max Bernstein Fred Mendelson*: Father of Esther Hartman, Grandfather of Chris & Eileen Hartman Turenne, Herbert & Cindy Hartman & Debora Hartman. Great-Grandfather of Tamara & Matthew Hartman and Kacy, Jaclyn & Michelle Turenne Elsie Zysman: Mother of Len Zysman William Berger: Grandfather of Amy Russell Sally Sandquist: Mother of Peter Sandquist Peter Smith*: Husband of Jo Smith Dorothy Adelman*: Mother of Faye Tarsches Grace Golber: Mother of Richard Golber David Goldberg: Father of Sandra Goldberg Dorothy Koch: Mother of Karen Feller Harold Prigoff*: Father of Milton Prigoff Maurice B. Ross: Father of Tom Ross Esther Sabbah: Mother of Joyce Drew Wally Steinberg: Grandfather of Pamela Friedman Shirley Katz: Sister-in-law of Myrna Abramowitz Rose Sirkus*: Grandmother of Myrna Abramowitz Pauline Wildenberg: Mother of Tina Shuldiner Arnold Golber: Father of Richard Golber Kenneth Gordon: Brother of Ruth Stavisky Arlene Altman: Mother of Robert Grossman Florence Black*: Mother of Myrna Abramowitz Victor Black*: Father of Myrna Abramowitz Morris Eiselman*: Father-in-law of Eva Eiselman Jack Rubenstein: Father of Harold Rubenstein & Grandfather of Mark Rubenstein Charlotte Provus: Mother of Jan Hochman Bernard Siegel: Father of Elaine Ades & Grandfather of Audrey Ades
June 28 - June 30
Lillian Sandler: Mother-in-law of Linda Sandler Harry Marks: Father of Irma Meyer Ron Byrd Foster: Brother-in-law of Susan Marzina Arthur Goldstein*: Grandfather of Bruce Rodan John Marzina: Father of John Marzina David Shmaefsky: Father of Susan Federgreen Henry Skurnick: Father of Norm Skurnick
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JULY YAHRZEITS * Memorial Plaque
July 1 - July 4
Rebecca Lerner: Mother of Marilyn Becker Harold Altman: Father of Robert Grossman Jacob Rubin: Father of Carol Carswell Edward Sherman: Father of Jane Choate Marcy Abrams: Mother of Judy Skurnick & Rhonda Levin Helen Hochman: Mother of Bob Hochman James Miller: Brother of David Miller & Uncle of Shellie Chiet Joseph Rubin*: Father of Len Rubin
July 5 - July 11
Warren Jampol: Friend of Rabbi Alon Levkovitz Frances Kaplan*: Mother of Judy Bloom Isaac Schwartz: Grandfather of Edie Kaplan Leo Ornstein: Father of Howard Ornstein Elroy Sandquist: Brother of Peter Sandquist Sylvia M. Weisman: Stepmother of John Weisman Paul Cohen: Uncle of Bruce Cohen Evelyn Goldman: Mother of Barbara Goldman Lillian Goldstein*: Grandmother of Bruce Rodan Rita Harris: Sister of Rosalie Snyder & Aunt of Sheryl Stewart & Craig Snyder Zelda Landsman*: Mother of Rod Landsman Samuel Scheck: Father of Carole Greene Ethel Slifkin*: Mother of Mark Slifkin & Grandmother of Howard Slifkin Robert Landy: Father of Susan Freedland & Grandfather of Howard Freedland Jerry Lipson: Father of Susan Lane Sharon Miller*: Wife of David Miller & Mother of Shellie Chiet Henrietta Miron Salzberg: Grandmother of Tracey Freedland Rose Abramowitz: Mother of Murry Abramowitz Harold A. Blitman*: Father of Ilene Smiley Shirley Cherenson: Mother of Marc Cherenson William K. Erlanger: Brother of Doris Ornstein Phillip L. Gamse: Father of Jacqueline Heckman Lillian Chomsky: Sister of Shirley Grangard Benjamin Edelman*: Stepfather of Myrna Abramowitz Bella Schiller Gottlieb: Sister of Lewis Schiller Mary B. Klein*: Mother of Linda Tylka Dori Brink: Sister of Trudy Boltuch Ricky Fischer*: Son of Leona Usher Bob Friedman: Husband of Rene Friedman & Father of Ronald Friedman Walter Grzybowski: Father of Peter Grzybowski Lila Jarer: Grandmother of Alyce Riedesel Eli Hyam Katz: Brother of Felicia Geraghty David Stoller: Father of Betsy Towers
July 12 - July 18
Dolores Erony: Mother of Janet Erony-Kahan Moses Goldenson: Father of Josephine Klein William Klapp*: Uncle of Harvey Toback Carolyn Kurtz: Mother of Laurie Toback Pearl Linn*: Friend of the Congregation Kate Goldstein: Mother of Barry Goldstein Mark Friedman: Father of Melanie Friedman Julius Pincus: Father of Jack Pincus & Grandfather of Jonathan Pincus Martha Moore Russell: Sister of Korky Cooley
July 12 - July 18 (cont.)
David Clayman: Cousin of Jim Bloom Raphael Dubrowin*: Husband of Ruth Dubrowin Matilda Kester: Mother of Herbert Kester Esther Elson: Mother-in-law of Emile Sandler Sondra Engel*: Wife of Elliot Engel Sylvia Falk: Mother of Harvey Falk Meyer Denmark: Uncle of Stephen Denmark Jack Exizian, Sr.: Father of Jack Exizian Stanley Isenstein: Brother of Joseph Isenstein Joseph Krieg: Father of Deanna Talmud Mac Litow*: Husband of Rose Litow and Father of Joseph & Stanley Litow Milton Vogel: Father-in-law of Harriet Vogel & Grandfather of Craig Vogel Julia Abramowitz: Mother of Joan Weinberger Esther Goldstein: Aunt of Carol Sleeper Jack Grusby*: Father-in-law of Myrna Abramowitz Noel Hauser: Father of Paul Hauser Charles Margulies: Husband of Helene Margulies Rose Schneider: Mother of Barbara Falk
July 19 - July 25
Vivian K. Allen: Mother of Judi Rubenstein & Grandmother of Mark Rubenstein Steve Druck: Father of Norma Schattner Frieda Hochman: Mother of Elliot Hochman & Ed Hochman Bryan David Kasser: Son of Frank Seidman Cecelia Chodroff*: Aunt of Myrna Abramowitz Jack Levine: Grandfather of Kim Denenberg Paul Schretter: Father of Joyce Heine Steve Soifer: Father of Bob Soifer Rabbi Aaron Chomsky: Brother-in-law of Shirley Grangard Arthur Cooley: Father of Myles Cooley Fran Franklin: Aunt of Amy Pepper Dian Gordon: Wife of Richard Gordon George Lange: Father of Evelyn Maltman Robert Meissler: Husband of Bobbie Meissler Phillip Abrahamson: Grandfather of Harriet Schaffer Eugene Goldfarb*: Father of Gilda Silver Irving Lebit: Father of Joyce Ageloff Dora Pariser: Sister-in-law of Leon Schwartz & Aunt of Madeline Morris Max Shimmerman*: Father of Charlotte Markowitz Annette Velinsky: Aunt of Rachel Brody Harvey Brownrout: Father of Jill Fried Joanne Lemelman*: Wife of Mark Lemelman Ethyl Roffman: Sister-in-law of Jack Barr James D. Wecht: Brother of Bernard Wecht Melvin Levey*: Grandfather of Amanda Schaub Barbara Jean Wisner Rankin: Cousin of Ralph Van Baalen Jeffrey Weiner*: Husband of Carol Weiner
JULY YAHRZEITS (continued on the following page)
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July 26 - July 31
Stanley Garfinkel: Brother of Harmon Garfinkel Mara Gesundheit*: Grandmother of Chantelle Egan John Holland: Father of Ron Holland Mae Ellen Sussman: Mother of Risa Voorhees Frieda Fordon Brown: Mother of Dorothy Ann Fischman Ruth Unell: Grandmother of Stacy Kushner Jerry Weinberg: Husband of Gail Barr Selma Katzman: Mother of Rosalie Grass Anne Rosenblum*: Sister of Jacob Heidenberg Edward Spierer: Grandfather of Craig Senzon Oriol Izard Badia: Father of Tina Bois Lillian Berman*: Mother of Sandra Fox Irene Bonamarte: Grandmother of Nicole Gould Rufus Choate: Father of Tom Choate Irving Schlesinger: Father of Marilyn Carp Laura Zelma Smeyne: Mother-in-law of Tema Smeyne Benjamin Feuerstein*: Friend of the Congregation Marion Hochron: Sister of Brud Tarsches Howard Kaufman: Father of Charles Kaufman Sidney M. Miller*: Father of Steve Miller Rose Remick: Mother of Richard Remick Dorothy London: Grandmother of Mark Golzbein Lester Miller*: Father of Bob Miller Evelyn Yeskel: Friend of the Congregation Camp Coleman Jan & Elliot Hochman-in memory of Max Hochman
Judy & Barry Goldstein-in honor of John Cullen’s 90th birthday
Caring Community Betty Miller-in memory of Rose & Zoltan Smooke Amy Pepper-in memory of Isabel Bogner Ainbender
Flower Fund Sharon & Bruce Prolow-in honor of their son Blake Harrison becoming a Bar Mitzvah Stacy & Andrew Kushner- in honor of their children Ryan & Lindsey becoming a B’nei Mitzvah Jana & Greg Taylor-in honor of their son Andrew becoming a Bar Mitzvah Amy & Nate Dalton-in honor of their daughter Rissy becoming a Bat Mitzvah Kerri & Jeffrey Kaufmann-in honor of their daughter Alicia becoming a Bat Mitzvah
General Fund Mickey Berman-in memory of Laura Nason Judy Pincus-in memory of Helen Sacks Biebel Lenore & Bernie Goldman-in memory of Frieda Alter Carole Levine-in memory of Samuel Levine Bobbie Meissler-in memory of Saul Meissler Gail Sargent-many thanks for the wonderful Shabbat at the beach Judy Pincus & Jonathan Pincus-in memory of Helen Sacks Biebel Joy & Andy Klein-wishing a speedy recovery to Carol Carswell Harriet Dubick-in memory of Frieda Alter Cindy & Neal Mermelstein-in memory of Harvey Baseman Debbie & Hal Baseman-in memory of Barry Minde Liz & Brian Cohn and Wendy & Barry Cohn- in honor of Gladys Gottlieb’s birthday and Gladys Gottlieb & Joel Weinstein’s new home Jack Tenenbaum-in memory of Meyer Tenenbaum Alison, Seth, Lauren & Erica Stern-in memory of Barry Minde Lois & Larry Goldberg-in memory of Frieda Alter Joetta Schneider-in memory of Barry Minde Carol Sleeper-wishing her husband, Forrest, a very happy birthday Carol & Forrest Sleeper-in memory of Barry Minde Karen & Bob Feller-in memory of Barry Minde Chloe Wasserman & Bill Schloss-in memory of Frieda Alter
Mortgage Elimination Fund Marilyn & Nate Finkel-in honor of the birthdays of Ann DeVingo & Mary Sheils and the anniversary of Jesse & Erin Levier Jackie & David Halderman-wishing a speedy recovery to Carol Carswell Carol Carswell-in memory of Howard Carswell Ruth Dubrowin-in memory of Leffert Holz Ed Gerstein-in memory of Mae Gerstein Jerry Silvers-in memory of Charles Silvers Robin Silvers-in memory of Ray London Charlie Madanick-wishing a speedy recovery to Carol Carswell & in honor of Debbie Baseman’s many years of volunteer service to TBA Carol Carswell-in honor of Melanie Goldsobel’s daughter Farah’s Bat Mitzvah Charlie Madanick-in memory of Barry Minde Ed Hochman-in memory of Max Hochman Carol Carswell-in memory of Barry Minde
Music Fund Evelyn Maltman-in memory of Theresa Lange Roseann & Marc Cherenson-in appreciation & in honor of their daughter Alexandra’s Bat Mitzvah Julie Littky-Rubin & Len Rubin-in honor of their son Matthew’s Bar Mitzvah Stacy & Andrew Kushner-in honor of their children, Ryan & Lindsey, becoming a B’nei Mitzvah
WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR DONATIONS
JULY YAHRZEITS (cont. from previous page) WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR DONATIONS
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Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Jackie Baseman-in memory of Harvey Baseman Harold Becker-in memory of Samuel Becker Jackie & David Halderman-in memory of Ruth N. Gulko Edie Wolf-in memory of Florence Newell Solomont Ruth Stavisky-in memory of Sadie Gordon David Levy-in memory of Richard Levy Stuart Manoff-in memory of Beverly Manoff David Friedman-in memory of Dr. Joseph Friedman The Seltzer Clan-in memory of Judith Mehlman Marcy Morris-in appreciation Peter Sandquist-in memory of Andrew B. Sandquist Carol Carwell-in honor of Gladys Gottlieb’s special birthday Linda Sandler-in memory of Hyman Sandler Emile Sandler-in memory of Max Sandler Gwen Tanner-in memory of Ray London Maxine Essinger-in memory of William Levin John Weisman-in memory of Allen Weisman & Sylvia Weisman Cookie & Mark Govrin-in honor of Gladys Gottlieb’s birthday Cookie & Mark Govrin-wishing Gladys Gottlieb & Joel Weinstein congratulations on their housewarming Sharon Holinstat & Family-in memory of Jerry Holinstat and in appreciation to Rabbi Alon Joseph Isenstein-in memory of Morris Isenstein Emily & Howard Bromberg-in appreciation of all that Rabbi Alon does Julie Littky Rubin & Len Rubin-in honor of their son Matthew’s Bar Mitzvah Stacy & Andrew Kushner-in honor of their children, Ryan & Lindsey, becoming a B’nei Mitzvah Sandy Weiner-in memory of Samuel Binder Amy & Craig Vogel & Family-in appreciation to Rabbi Alon Roseann & Marc Cherenson-in appreciation & in honor of their daughter Alexandra’s Bat Mitzvah Ed Hochman-in memory of Max Hochman Maxine & Ted Essinger-in memory of Barry Minde Charlotte & Irving Markowitz-in memory of Frieda Alter Rosalie Grass-in memory of Harry Harr Rabbi’s Education & Programming Fund Wendy & Barry Cohn Brian & Liz Cohn Joel Weinstein-in memory of his parents, Dorothy & Morris Weinstein Dori Kiken-in memory of Jack Kiken Maureen & Bruce Cohen-in appreciation for their daughter Brielle’s becoming a Bat Mitzvah Rena Mittenberg-in memory of Sally Novick Charlie Madanick-in memory of Alice Madanick Mim Davis-in memory of Milton Mohl Debbie & Hal Baseman-in honor of Gladys Gottlieb’s birthday & in celebration of Gladys Gottlieb & Joel Weinstein’s new home Arline & Mark Slifkin-in honor of Gladys Gottlieb’s 80th birthday Arline & Mark Slifkin-in memory of Barry Minde
WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR DONATIONS
Religious School Fund Charlotte & Irving Markowitz-in honor of David Sherman’s retirement Diane & Stan Belsky-in honor of David Sherman’s retirement
Social Action Fund Roz & Dena Gitlitz-in memory of Harriet Moran, beloved sister of Roz and aunt of Dena Arline & Mark Slifkin-sending get well wishes to Robin Silvers, in honor of David Sherman’s retirement, in honor of Bennett Freedland’s Bar Mitzvah and in honor of Farah Skye’s Bat Mitzvah Norma Schattner-in memory of Anna Druck Lois & Richard Remick-in honor of Gladys Gottlieb’s birthday Lois & Richard Remick-wishing Gladys Gottlieb & Joel Weinstein congratulations on their housewarming Carole Levine-in memory of Milton Oshins
In Memory of Jerry Holinstat Rita & Harvey Silverman
Arline & Mark Slifkin Maril & Charlie Levy
Louise & Peter Lippman Cathy & Nat Drourr
Fredda & Paul Steidle Harriet & Len Zysman
C.K. & Jack Tenenbaum Marilyn & Steve Carp
The Sklar Family Wendy & Barry Cohn
Liz & Brian Cohn Diane & Stanley Belsky
The Seltzer Clan Linda & Henry Grossman Jennifer & Lew Minsky Esther & Allen Schultz Susan & Lanny Jacobs
Amy & Craig Vogel & Family Linda & Mel Wolfe
Debbie & Hal Baseman Tammy Funk
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JUNE BIRTHDAYS
JUNE ANNIVERSARIES
Jon Charney 1
Brianna Steidle 1
Tom Choate 2
Zelda Cohen 2
Madeleine Dalton 2
Hunter Krieger 2
Pat Silverberg 2
Lois Weiss 2
Violet Goldman 3
Asher Moss 3
Alexandra Berman 4
Adrian Bois 4
Sam Feldman 4
Bob Grass 4
Alex Hauser 4
Jessica Hauser 4
Bill Heston 4
Sophie Katz 4
Trevor Klee 4
Phil Neidoff 4
Jacob Shakerdge 4
Connor Voorhees 4
Carol Willner 4
Doreen Bassin 5
Myles Friedman 5
Barry Weinberg 5
Corey Goldstick 6
Edie Wolf 6
Gilbert Bassin 7
Neil Candiotti 7
Joshua Cox 7
Joel Engelhardt 7
Barry Goldstein 7
Stephen Kaler 7
Beth Moss 7
Jillian Rose 7
Samuel Drourr 8
Ted Essinger 8
Dorothy Ann Fischman 8
Joshua Goodwin 8
Leona Holland 8
Steven Misshula 8
Valerie Snyder 8
Brooke Taylor 8
Maya Voorhees 8
Jon Gilbert 9
Bari Levitt 9
Michael Torbin 9
Bob Feller 10
Paul Hauser 10
Mason Healy 10
Ryan Kushner 10
Martha Satinoff 10
Madison Strahl 10
Carole Levine 11
Myles Cooley 12
Brett Hass 12
Mary Gordon 12
Jeffrey Lichterman 12
Sidnee Ragofsky 12
Maya Coleman 13
Michael Deakter 13
Maxine Essinger 13
Steve Miller 13
Emma Strauss 13
Jeff Webber 13
Roger Beutner 15
Madison Zelner 15
Steven Frank 16
Bennett Freedland 16
Naomi Goldberg 16
Shanisha Gordon 16
David Levy 16
Hannah Murray 16
Enrique Vargas 16
Linda Wolfe 16
Myron Fox 17
Alexander Heckman 17
Samuel Gordon 17
Jonathan Ballin 18
Patrice Boyland 18
Gail Jarmel 18
Sydney Sprechman 18
Skyler Taylor 18
Stephen DelPrete 19
Jamie Frankel 19
Howard Ornstein 19
Lois Remick 19
Laurel Teitelbaum 19
Myna Homburger 20
Jody Minde 20
Morgan Pascal 20
Len Rubin 20
Hannah Thomas 20
Laney Becker 21
Phyllis Dennis 21
Kyle Gormezano 21
Calvin Kaler 21
Preston Lawrence 21
Natalie Siegel 21
Andrea Alintoff 22
George Andreassi 22
Albert Jacob 22
Bernard Schattner 22
Randee Cherner 23
Lindsay Copple 23
Dena Gitlitz 23
Helen Gordon 23
Mary-Ann Siegel 23
Harold Becker 24
Emily Minsky 24
Marion Prigoff 24
Lagahn Webber 24
Michael Black 25
Alex Goldberg 25
Nathan Ward 25
Murry Abramowitz 26
Robyn Hurvitz 26
Nicole Leibovich 26
Yoni Levkovitz 26
Richard Ades 27
Ava Dreier 27
Meryl Goldberg 27
Lori Myers 27
Vanessa Perez- Goodman 27
Milton Prigoff 27
Seth Ackerman 29
Scott Berman 29
Jacob Goodwin 29
Daniel Myerson 29
Benjamin Shainman 29
Dylan Soule 29
Nava Viniar 29
Edward Ackerman 30
Robert Friedman 30
Stephan Hilcoff 30
Ben Krieger 30
Brenda Lane 30
Gabriella Pincus 30
Bill & Terri Berryman 2
Steve & Marilyn Carp 3
Steven & Satu Leibovich 3
William & Laurie Toback 3
Alan & Joyce Ageloff 4
Chris & Debby Baker 4
Bob & Nava Viniar 4
Jon & Ashley Popiel 7
Julian & Joan Weinberger 7
Eric & Jill Becker 8
Brian & Kristin Glassman 8
Harvey & Barbara Falk 9
Ed & Leah Frankel 9
Joe & Carole Meshil 9
Alan & Pat Silverberg 9
Howard & Tracey Freedland 10
Harvey & Rita Silverman 10
Howard & Martha Slifkin 10
Herb & Phyllis Cohen 11
Stephen & Liz Denmark 11
Jon & Shelley Ballin 12
Brian Goodman & Vanessa Perez-Goodman 14
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JULY BIRTHDAYS
JUNE ANNIVERSARIES (cont.)
Kyle & Dyann Gormezano 14
Samuel & Mary Gordon 14
Charlie & Maril Levy 14
David & Jackie Halderman 15
Jerry & Sandy Weiner 15
John & Renee Weisman 15
Herb & Marge Gildenhorn 17
Art & Sandy Bobrow 18
Michael & Michelle Borenstein 18
Bradley & Amy Andersen 19
Ron & Allysa Friedman 19
Marc & Mindy Golden 19
Mark & Arline Slifkin 21
Alan & Roberta Strassler 22
Jordan & Tory Fried 23
Jonathan & Diane Rubin 23
John Propper Wofford & Lindsay Baker 23
Ross & Susan Federgreen 24
Hal & Elaine Kaufman 24
Phil & Allison Neidoff 24
Mort & Natalie Siegel 24
Don & Harriet Schaffer 26
Jay & Nina Gelman 27
Kevin & Jodie Wagner 27
Ed & Judi Ackerman 28
Marc & Roseann Cherenson 28
Tom & Jane Choate 28
Gary & Amy Pepper 28
Robert & Lisa Kleinfeld 29
David & Michele Schlisserman 29
Bernie & Bonnie Stein 29
Larry & Jackie Goldstick 30
Sol & Harriette Koved 30
Pamela Bell 1
Colleen Goldenfarb 1
Samantha Charney 2
Steven Deitch 2
Irving Mittenberg 2
Elena Pascal 2
Howard Kaplan 4
Melvin Serisky 4
Albert Cohen 5
Samantha Fried 5
Marina Kelley 5
Moshe Lifshitz 5
Mary Rosenberg 5
Audri Schiller 5
Helene Newman 6
Max Rubenstein 6
Jaclyn Turenne 6
Tracey Freedland 7
Joseph Frydman 7
Brittany Grzybowski 7
Suzanne Holmes 7
Yael Lawrence 7
Amir Lubarsky 7
Gary Starkand 7
Laya Albert 8
Matthew Golzbein 8
Tracie Krieger 8
Lorelei Riedesel 8
David Sherman 8
Darci Cohen 9
Jake Grogins 9
Aaron Idlis 9
Evelyn Maltman 9
Brandon Snyder 9
Ethan Snyder 9
Hannah Snyder 9
Allison Salinger 10
Beth Strauss 10
Josh Ackerman 11
Marsha Orandle 11
Lisa Strahl 11
Greg Weiss 11
Peter Krieger 12
Jeffrey Miller 12
Norma Schattner 12
Judith Cosentino 13
Melissa Kelley 13
Jordan Reich 13
Lorraine Katz 14
Craig Kelley 14
Lisa-Marie Lerner 14
Michele Schlisserman 14
Mark Slifkin 14
Alicia Kaufmann 15
Jared Shapiro 15
Josie Dreier 16
Hal Becker 17
Douglass Grangard 17
David Halderman 17
Matthew Wood 17
Shiri Ben-Israel 18
Zac Resnick 18
Daniel Diamond 19
Sara Feldman 19
Jane Meehan 19
Griffon Alterman 20
Jonah Goldberg 21
Sharmila Gordon 21
Seth Rodgers 21
Steven Towers 21
Harrison Wagner 21
Phyllis Cohen 22
Elana Cooper 22
Harvey Silverman 22
Brittany Grogins 23
Benjamin Levy 23
Maxx Lowy 23
Ana Nuchovich 23
Risa Thomas 23
Alexa Albanese 24
Cheryl Baldwin 24
Hal Baseman 24
Joshua Drourr 24
Carol Goldstein 24
Jaxson Lawrence 24
Jacob Locke 24
Nathan Rosenberg 24
Judi Rubenstein 24
Lewis Schiller 24
Eric Colton 25
Lisa Colton 25
Christine Levinson 25
Barbara Seltzer 25
Allison Wodar 25
Alan Ageloff 26
David Darby 26
Milton Maltz 26
John Stauffer 26
Joshua Stauffer 26
Danielle Borenstein 27
Natalie Merin 27
Hailey Shuldiner 27
Susan Torbin 27
Allegra Treves 27
Stanley Belsky 28
Omri Chia 28
Andrew Clayman 28
Nathaniel Drourr 28
Claire Hurvitz 28
Helene Margulies 28
Nadine Nuchovich 28
Thomas Dwork 29
Jack Exizian 29
Noa Kroyter 29
Michael Cox 30
Mia Albert 31
Debbie Baseman 31
Nancy Kaler 31
Jacob Kelley 31
A very happy belated birthday to
Mary Gordon, who celebrated her
birthday on May 12th and
Samuel Gordon, who
celebrated his
birthday on May 17th!
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JULY ANNIVERSARIES
Jeremy Ben-Israel & Elena Levy 1
Al Komins & Sharon Rosen 1
Barry & Lois Weiss 1
Jon & Amy Shainman 2
Charles & Joan Tager 3
Bob & Susan Enslein 4
Bernard & Patricia Wecht 4
Alex & Jackie Heckman 5
Melvin & Linda Wolfe 5
George & Tracy Andreassi 7
Emre & Krisztina Ergas 7
Jonathan & Randee Cherner 8
Mike & Paula Deakter 8
Jeff & Veronica Lichtenstein 8
Bob & Rosalie Grass 10
Barry & Judy Goldstein 13
Myles & Korky Cooley 14
Scott & Jennifer Friedman 14
Richie & Nina Golub 15
Ron & Judy Rosenthal 15
Alberto & Ellen Vargas 16
Bob & Nancy Soifer 17
Bob & Marion Ashkins 18
Craig & Valerie Snyder 24
Paul & Fredda Steidle 27
Stanley & Diane Belsky 28
Bernard & Norma Schattner 29
Neil & Barbara Goldman Primack 31
Barry & Susan Sternberg 31
MEMORIAL BOARDS
CEMETERY PLOTS
How can you honor your deceased loved one?
By placing your loved one’s name on the Memorial Board in the Sanctuary.
When you do this, a light on their plaque will be lit on their Yahrzeit (anniversary of their death) and
their name will be read from the Bimah.
Their light will also be lit on Yom Kippur and their name will always be included in the Yizkor Book
during the High Holy Days.
Even when you are gone, your loved one will not be forgotten. Plaques are $500.
Call the Temple at 747-1109 to place your order.
Did you know that as a benefit of Temple membership, you can purchase cemetery plots for
yourself and your family at a significantly discounted price?
Temple Beth Am has reserved a limited number of cemetery plots in the Garden of Abraham section
at the Star of David Cemetery and Funeral Chapel of the Palm Beaches (formerly known as Menorah
Gardens).
The price of a plot purchased from Temple Beth Am is $1,500. If you went directly to the Star of
David, the price to purchase a plot is $2,995. Please note that this price is for a plot only. You will need to see a funeral director for information
for additional services and charges.
Remember, the number of plots is limited so if you wish to take advantage of this benefit and purchase a plot, please contact Margot in the Temple office
at 561-747-1109 and she will gladly help you.
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June 2015 Calendar subject to change. Check our website at www.templebetham.com for updates.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
31
9:30 Annual
Congregational
Meeting
1
2
3 No Mah Jongg
11:00 TOS
Graduation
12:00 TOS
Graduation
Luncheon
7:00 Choir
4
1:00 Last day of
TOS – early
dismissal
5
Shalom Chai
cruise
7:00 Shabbat
Service
6
Shalom Chai
cruise
7
Shalom Chai cruise
8
Shalom Chai cruise
9:00 TOS Summer
camp begins
9
4:30 Ben Gurion
University speaker,
Fred Lazin
10
12:45 Mah Jongg
6:30 Men’s Club
meeting
7:00 Choir
11
12
7:00 Shabbat
Service
13
6:00 Men’s Club
dinner out
14
15
5:00 St. George’s
Soup Kitchen
7:00 Board Meeting
16
17
12:45 Mah Jongg
7:00 Choir
18
19
6:00 Wine &
Cheese
Reception
7:00 Shabbat
Service with
Torah reading &
B’day Blessings
20
21 Fathers’ Day
22
23
24
12:45 Mah Jongg
7:00 Choir
25
26
7:00 Shabbat
Service
27
28
29
30
1
12:45 Mah Jongg
7:00 Choir
2
3
Office & TOS
Camp closed for
4th of July
5:30 Early
Shabbat Service
followed by a
BBQ
4 Independence
Day
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July 2015 Calendar subject to change. Check our website at www.templebetham.com for updates.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
28
29
30
1
12:45 Mah Jongg
2
3
Office & TOS
Camp closed for
4th of July
5:30 Early
Shabbat Service
followed by a
BBQ
4 Independence
Day
5
6
7
8
12:45 Mah Jongg
9
1:00
Sisterhood meeting,
“A Henna
Application”
and Indian &
Middle Eastern
snacks
10
7:00 Shabbat
Service
11
12
10:00-1:00
Pool Party
13
14
15
12:45 Mah Jongg
2:00 M/C, S/H
outing to Palm
Beach Drama-
works “A Little
Night Music”
16
17
6:00 Wine &
Cheese
Reception
7:00 Shabbat
Service with
Torah reading &
B’day Blessings
18
6:00 Men’s Club
dinner out
19
20
5:00 St. George’s
Soup Kitchen
21
7:00 Board Meeting
22
12:45 Mah Jongg
23
24
7:00 Shabbat
Service
25
26
27
28
6:00 Men’s Club
Charter Boat
Fishing
29
12:45 Mah Jongg
30
31
7:00 Shabbat
Service
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TEMPLE BETH AM 2250 CENTRAL BLVD JUPITER, FL 33458 561-747-1109 - FAX 561-222-2781
TEMPLE OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
WEB SITE: templebetham.com E-MAIL: [email protected] THE ONE SCHOOL BLOG: TempleBethAmJupiter.blogspot.com
Rabbi: Alon Levkovitz Cantor: Jessica Turnoff Ferrari Director of Engagement, Programming & Membership: Carol Sleeper Director of Administration & Accounting: Melanie Goldsobel Early Childhood Director: Paula Deakter Education Director: Alissa Frankel Music Director: Brett Tancer Youth Director: Laura Williams Communications Director: John Propper Facilities Supervisor Shawn Berry Administrative Assistant & Scribe Editor: Margot Hauser Assistant Scribe Editor: Debbie Baseman Early Childhood Administrator: Sherrie Kesselman Bookkeeper: Robbin Briley
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President: Mark Slifkin [email protected] Vice President: Brian Cohn [email protected] Vice President: Bruce Cohen [email protected] Vice President: Fran Sachs [email protected] Treasurer: Carol Carswell [email protected] BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Hal Baseman Gwen Berry Cathy Drourr Mary Elias Amy Russell Harvey Silverman Cubby Steinhart Leona Usher Ellen Vargas
MEN’S CLUB REPRESENTATIVE: Jack Tenenbaum SISTERHOOD REPRESENTATIVE: Maril Levy PARLIAMENTARIAN: Debby Baker
PAST PRESIDENTS: Jeanne Tarsches John Alexander Alvin Schlossberg Brud Tarsches Stephen Lewis Michael Deakter (2 terms) Beth Eisenman Len Green Jerry Silvers Arnie Weinstein Bob Miller Tom Ross Myrna Abramowitz Jody Minde Bruce Cohen Hal Baseman (2 terms)
