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United Jewish Center

ShofarAffi liated with the Union for Reform Judaism

May 2019 Nisan-Iyar 5779 / June 2019 Iyar-Sivan 5779

Put on a Happy Face, It’s Springtime!

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Religious Services • May & June 2019

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United Jewish CenterStefan Tiwy RabbiPenny Kessler CantorDaryl Bain Director of EducationHoward Altmann GabbaiJerome R. Malino, D.D.* Rabbi Emeritus

OfficersLisi Green Marcus PresidentColombe Gralla First Vice PresidentCarolyn Wolfe Second Vice President Leslie Siegel SecretaryBonnie Wunsch Financial SecretaryNeil Friedman TreasurerMyrna Jacobs-Rubin Honorary PresidentMichael Marcus Honorary PresidentJack Marcus* Honorary PresidentLeroy Paltrowitz* Honorary President Colombe Gralla Immediate Past President

* Deceased

Auxiliary PresidentsNeil Friedman BrotherhoodAnat Schneider & Laurie Boxer Sisterhood

AFFILIATED WITH THE UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM

Th e United Jewish Center141 Deer Hill AvenueDanbury, CT 06810Telephone: (203) 748-3355Fax: (203) 790-1448Religious School: (203) 743-1180Email: offi [email protected]: www.unitedjewishcenter.org

Shabbat K’doshimFri May 10 7:00pm Shabbat for All Ages Evening Service with Birthday and Mother’s Day Blessings Sat May 11 10:00am Shabbat Morning Service Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Stowell

Fri May 17 7:00pm Shabbat Evening Service Sat May 18 10:00am Shabbat Morning Service

Shabbat Emor

Shabbat B’midbarFri Jun 7 7:00pm Shabbat Evening ServiceSat Jun 8 10:00am Shabbat Morning Service 6:00pm Festival Evening Service (with Yizkor) and Confi rmation

Shabbat B’chukotai Fri May 31 7:00pm Shabbat Evening ServiceSat Jun 1 10:00am Shabbat Morning Service

Fri May 24 7:00pm Downstairs Shabbat Evening Service Sat May 25 10:00am Shabbat Morning Service

Shabbat B’har

Shabbat Acharei Mot IIFri May 3 7:00pm Brotherhood Shabbat Service Sat May 4 10:00am Shabbat Morning Service

Shabbat NasoFri Jun 14 7:00pm Shabbat Evening Service at Bennett Park Sat Jun 15 10:00am Shabbat Morning Service

Shabbat Sh’lach L’cha Fri Jun 28 7:00pm Shabbat Evening Service Sat Jun 29 10:00am Shabbat Morning Service

Shabbat B’haalot’cha Fri Jun 21 7:00pm DownstairsShabbat Evening Service Sat Jun 22 10:00am Shabbat Morning Service


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Rabbi Stefan TiwyRabbi’s Reveries

Shalom everybody,

Finally – spring is here! Aft er long and dreary months with little daylight and stray snow fall up until a month ago, nature seems to fi nally have awoken from its hibernation. And along with the arrival of spring time, we got to celebrate the holidays of Purim and Passover.

Th anks to the way the calendar worked out this year, we had a full week of Purim celebrations: From our very well-attended fun Purim Carnival of our Religious School over the actual Purim Eve Service with festive Megillah reading to our adult-only “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Purim Shpiel – the UJC has been abuzz with life and celebration.

Same goes for Passover: A few weeks back, I got to learn with interested adults from our congregation about the Four Children of the Haggadah and the lessons we can pull from them for our own lives and families. My adult-ed session was followed by our Model Passover Seder, which gained completely new momentum this year with active, movement-oriented participation of our religious school kids envisioned by Cantor Kessler. Pesach being

a home-based holiday, this program enabled us to prepare and share ideas for meaningful Seders at everybody's homes.

In our tradition, Passover is the holiday of freedom – not only physical freedom, but also mental and emotional. Getting confronted in the news by some of the terrible actions people are capable of, such as the terrible massacres in the Muslim community in New Zealand in March and the Christian community in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, we are once more shockingly reminded of the ongoing need for our world to be healed.

In times of crisis, seeing people stand up in support can be a powerful force for good as well as a starting point for the healing process. I feel honored that I had the chance to join the Muslim community in Newtown at the Al-Hedaya Islamic Center last month along with Cantor Kessler for a Solidarity Jumu'ah Friday prayer service. Th e community was very welcoming and appreciative of the attendance of neighbors and clergy representatives of diff erent faith groups showing their support.

Looking ahead, we have several more events coming up on an almost weekly basis: On Friday, May 3, we will celebrate our annual Brotherhood Shabbat, and the following Sunday, May 5, we will already embark on our Field Trip to the Bronx Zoo! More than 80 people have signed up for this fi eld trip, and I am excited that we get to explore this enormous zoo together.

Th ere are also several special services as well: On Friday, May 25, we will experiment with a “Downstairs Shabbat” in the auditorium to allow members with diffi culty walking the stairs to attend. Also, Shavuot is coming up on Saturday eve, June 8 at 6 pm, when we will hold our festival evening service (incl. Yizkor) and ceremony of Confi rmation for our 10th-graders. Our confi rmation students will participate in the leading of the service and also share their experiences from confi rmation class that evening.

Th ere is one more special event before summer break, and that will be on Friday, June 14 at 7 pm: Th e UJC will have its fi rst “Shabbat at the Park” service at Bennett Park in Bethel together with our neighbors at Temple Sholom in New Milford. Keep your eyes peeled for more information, including guidelines for a shared potluck dinner that evening.

Looking forward to celebrating these special occasions together, with all best wishes,

Rabbi Tiwy


Cantor Confi dential

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Cantor Penny Kessler

Israel: It’s Complicated

I love Israel. I love the idea, the place, and the fact of her existence. I pray for peace in Israel and between Israel and her neighbors, a peace that’s more than just an absence of war and terrorism. I pray for her success as an example of democracy.

My relationship with Israel is more complicated. I intensely dislike the current government’s attitudes towards American and Israeli liberal Jews (specifi cally Reform Jews) and its extreme dependence on religious and political ultra-right-wing politicians who say horrifyingly racist and bigoted things about liberal Jews and Arabs (in fact anyone who’s not of their mindset).

Th ere’s now generations of Jews for whom Israel is a vague abstract, nothing more than a point on a map. Th ey have no spiritual, emotional, or physical connection. Th ere’s no understanding of or appreciation for history or purpose. Israel is just another country with a bad rep and even worse PR.

We older Jews have unintentionally created this mess with our insisting that Israel was, is, and – worst of all –will always be a helpless country. It’s absolutely true that countries and terrorist groups that wish her both ill and eradicated surround Israel. And it’s also true that anti-Zionism and its underpinning of anti-Semitism is growing throughout

the world. But Israel is far from helpless. People, Jews included, who insist that any criticism of Israel (like my disdain for the current government) is a form of self-hatred encourage

the younger generations to back away from the attachment that many of us older Jews felt back in the day.

So what do we do about it? Well, one way is to keep Israel in the forefront of Jewish education. Th at’s exactly what my UJC curricula do. I use music and current events to impress on our kids that Israeli kids are just like them. Th ey like similar music, television shows, games, and toys. Th ey talk in the language that our kids try to learn to pray in. Th ey worry about the environment, their safety, and civil rights, just like American kids.

Our kids can tell you all about Netta, Israel at Eurovision, “Push the Button,” pink rhinoceroses, and “Toy.” Th ey know about the funky hairstyles Israelis wore in the late 70s, and the transgender phenom that won major awards for her fantastic musical performances. Th ey will tell you about my colleagues' search for the best sufganiyot in Israel, the time snow brought Jerusalem traffi c to a screeching halt, and what happens in Israel on Israel’s Memorial (Yom HaZikaron) and Holocaust Remembrance (Yom HaShoah) Days. Th ey also know that there are lots of other religions and ethnicities in Israel; and the older kids are aware that Israelis live a perilous balancing act between safety/security and ensuring the rights of everyone who lives there.

I don’t expect that our kids will have the same attachment to Israel that I have. But they will be able to tell you that Israel is a very special place. So maybe one day they’ll want to go there and pick carobs off trees, plant trees in forests, and experience sufganiyot right out of a Tel Aviv bakery.


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From the PresidentLisi Green Marcus

Dear Friends,

I recently attended a Celebration of Life for a dear family friend, a remarkable man who lived into his late 90s. His family escaped Nazi Germany and followed a somewhat circuitous route to the USA. Once here, he and his family reaped the benefi ts of freedom and the opportunities this country aff ords.

Despite leaving his home and being ostracized because of his religious identity, he never showed any bitterness and established himself as a businessman who would rarely suff er a missed opportunity.

I learned much from this gentleman, and gentle he was. He was smart, ambitious and successful yet there was a fun, youthful side to him. He could dine with diplomats and CEOs one day while focusing his attention on the local

cheese merchant, looking for Easter eggs with children or going to Home Goods for an impromptu shopping trip the next; enjoying all these experiences equally!

Th ere are many lessons to be learned here. He inspired all to try harder, do more, reach higher, face challenges, be creative, be philanthropic, take risks, take someone out to dinner, do random acts of kindness, learn a new language, try a new activity, make a new friend, try a new food, travel to a new country. VOLUNTEER! Whatever your joy is share it with others!

He epitomized the concept of noblesse oblige; the duty of those who have been given every opportunity to then do for others – g’milut chasadim – acts of loving kindness. As I look around our congregation, I see a chosen people – those who benefi t from many of the best things life has to off er: art, travel, education, family and community. Th is is not to say that life goes on without challenges. It is, however, all about perspective. Th e lesson of my friend’s life makes me realize how goodness can be cherished and how it inspires me to the point that I can encourage you to a life fi lled with g’milut chasadim.

B’Shalom,

Lisi

Th e Nominating Committee is pleased to present the following Slate of Offi cers and Trustees for the Board of Trustees of the United Jewish Center. Th ey will be elected at the UJC Annual Meeting to be held on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 7:00 pm.Only the positions shown below are being elected this year. All other Offi cers and Trustees are continuing in their cur-rent positions.

OFFICERSTerm ending June 30, 2020:1st Vice President - Jeff rey Katz

Term ending June 20, 2021Treasurer - Neil FriedmanFinancial Secretary - Ann ElbaumSecretary - Bonnie Wunsch

TRUSTEESTerm ending June 30, 2020:Howard RussockJulie SanSeverino

Term Ending June 30, 2021Elyse GoldsheinDebra Pollack-WollmanLeslie Siegel

Additional nominations for any Offi cers and Trustees may be made by Voting Members with the consent of the nominee, if accompanied by the signatures of fi ve percent (5%) of the Voting Members or fi ft een (15) Members, whichever is greater, exclusive of the nominee. Such nomina-tions shall be presented to the Secretary not fewer than forty-fi ve (45) days prior to the date of the Annual Meeting. In the event that additional nominations have been received, an updated Notice of the slate of the Nominating Committee and all additional nominations made pursu-ant to the requirements stated above shall be sent to the Congregation, together with any statements that may be submitted by nominees at their option. Said Notice shall be provided to the Congregation no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Annual Meeting. Nominating Committee:Myrna Jacobs-Rubin, ChairElyse Goldshein, Colombe Gralla, Jeff rey Pagelson, Leslie Reiter, Karen Waldman and Alan Wunsch

SAVE THE DATE!Th e UJC Annual Meeting

June 19 • 7:00 pm Elections and Q & A for the Clergy and Board Members

Wine, Cheese and Desserts


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Talmud Torah • Religious School NewsDaryl Bain

Mazel Tov to students who have upcoming birthdays!May Birthdays:Aaron GaleJonah GaleMason LeBlancAmanda MathenyHannah McGuireBrian SaltzmanBen SanSeverino

June Birthdays:Quinn AamodtSpencer AbramsZara Lehecka

Hannah is looking forward to her bat mitzvah on May 11, 2019. Her parents Allison and Greg as well as her 10-year-old brother Drew can’t wait to celebrate with family and friends. Residents of Bethel, Hannah is very involved in leadership activities at her school. When she isn’t keeping up with school clubs and homework, she is usually at the dance studio. Her family is very proud of Hannah and how hard she has beeen working to prepare for her bat mitzvah.

END OF SCHOOL YEARTh e very last Sunday of Hebrew School is Sunday, May 19. Join us as our youngest students put on a play at 11:00 am. Th e very last Wednesday is May 22.

Don’t miss a very special Mother’s Day Breakfast at 9:00 am, followed by our Teacher Appreciation Assembly at 10:30 am on Sunday, May 12.

REGISTRATIONPreparations for the 2019-2020 school year are full swing. If you have not already done so, please be sure to register now for the coming school year. Your registration helps us plan appropriately for the new school year. A $50 deposit per family is due by May 15 and will be applied to your synagogue dues. Registration forms have been sent out. Th ere are extra registration forms outside of Daryl’s offi ce if needed.

Mark your calendar! Opening Day for the new school year is Sunday, September 15. We are planning a very special Hearts of Hope opening day program as we did last year.

Join us forErev Shavuot and

Our Service of Confi rmation

SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 20196 Sivan 5779

6:00 pm

Mazal Tov to Our Confi rmands:Spencer AbramsDaniel Camacho

Rebecca CamachoCharlotte Kaczmarek

Bat MitzvahHannah Stowell


B’Veit HaKnesset • In the Synagogue

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COMING SOON THE UNITED JEWISH CENTER

SUMMER TAG SALE

When – Sometime in August Where – The Heyman Auditorium

Why – To Raise money Who - will make this a great success?

YOU!How – by donating “like new” items to the

UJC for us to sell

We are still in the planning stage but we will keep you in-formed through the Shofar and the UJC weekly emails or

you can call Ann Elbaum at 203-740-2225

All Levels YOGA Class

Tuesday, May 7Tuesday, June 4

7:00 pm Please bring a yoga mat or large

towel and a water bottle. For more info, call Karen at: 203-746-2843.

No RSVP necessary. Can’t wait to see you there! Th is is a donation-based

class benefi tting UJC charities.

United Jewish Center

Yom HaShoah Observance

Wednesday, May 1, 2019 7 pm

Guest Speaker Award-winning author and

journalist Cathryn Prince

141 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury, CT www.unitedjewishcenter.org

Anti-Semitism in Connecticut

STAMP OUT HUNGER FOOD DRIVESaturday, May 11Letter carriers will be collecting non-perishable food items such as canned soup, juices, pasta, vegetables, cereal and rice on Saturday, May 11 to help families in need in our community. You can help by placing your food donation at your mailbox on May 11 before your letter carrier arrives. Th is will be delivered to local food banks.

Th ank you!


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TWO STEPS DOWNTOWN GRILLE

RECIPES, DEMOS, TASTINGS

LAYERED GRILLED VEGETABLES - FRESHBASIL TOMATO SAUCE

SMOKED SALMON AND POTATOCROQUETTES - SAFFRON TOMATO FUME

ROASTED FILET MIGNON - ADOBE PINOTNOIR REDUCTION

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE -RASPBERRY PUREE

WINE~ COFFEE~ SOFT DRINKS

5 Ives Street Danbury, CT

$48 PER PERSONRSVP UJC 203.748.3355

THURSDAY JUNE 13 7PM

United Jewish Center Presents


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Model Megillah Reading


Model Seder

Mishloach Manot

SPRNG HOLIDAYS2019


I realize that we are well past the date when people usually make resolutions for the coming year, but has anyone thought of making Spring-time resolutions? Perhaps you’ve always wanted to learn more about some specifi c topic or just general learning about an era in history. Well, I’m pleased to tell you that our own UJC Feinson Library has the resources to help you with that. I know that I’ve mentioned in the past that the Library has books on every conceivable Jewish topic. So, why not check out the Library and be pleasantly surprised with the vast selection of non-fi ction books or our selection of fi ction books, or our selection of DVDs, or our selection of magazines or selection of books for both young, pre-teen and also teenage children.

An interesting part of Jewish Life is that of the Hasidim. We have books on that too! Th ere’s “Hasidic Tales of the Holocaust” compiled by Yaff a Eliasch. Th rough interviews and oral histories, it shows how the Hasidim used faith to survive the Holocaust. Th en there’s “Hasidim and the Modern Man” by Martin Buber – one of the great philosophers of the 20th century. And there’s also “Unorthodox – Scandalous Rejection of my Hasidic Roots” by Deborah Feldman. Th e story of growing up – and eventually leaving – the oppressive Satmar sect in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

So, check out our Library - I’m sure you will fi nd something (or somethings) that connect with any of your interests.

We also have many hundreds and hundreds of books on every conceivable topic. But some of these books have not been used in quite a while. We would like to fi nd a new “home” for these books, and would appreciate any suggestion as to where.

And, as always, I would like to hear from you regarding ANY suggestion concerning the Library – maybe about a book or DVD, or the Library usage. Please contact me at either at 203-746-3963 at [email protected].

Happy Reading!!!

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Read … View … Enjoy, But Please Return

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SIGN OUT BOOKS AND DVDS

Th e Library is open most times when the UJC is open and runs on a self-help honor system - once you fi nd a book or DVD, just sign it out. Th is is the only way we can keep

track of the items being borrowed. Aft er you sign your name and date on the card, put it in the box on the round table. When returning the item, please place the item

either in the basket on the fl oor (when you fi rst walk in) or on the desk. Please - DO NOT put the books back on the shelves. If

you are looking for something in particular, or have a suggestion, please call Leslie

Siegel at 203-746-3963, or e-mail me at [email protected], or leave a message

at the Library or with the offi ce.

Feinson Library NewsLeslie Siegel

UJC Book Club & Study Group

We meet the third Tuesday of every month at 1:15 pm in Larry’s Room at the UJC.

For our May 21 meeting, we will be reading and discussing the book, Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifk a Brunt.

For our June 28 meeting, we will be reading and discussing the novel, Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg.

All are welcome - you don’t have to be a UJC member to join us!

Th e Jewish Studies group generally meets one Tuesday of each month at 1:15pm in Larry’s Room at the UJC.

For the months of May and June we haven’t chosen a date or book yet. Please watch your weekly e-mail for that information.

Join us for lively and educational discussions!

For more information, contact Leslie Siegel at [email protected] or at 203-746-3963.


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Ritual Moments

One of least understood and observed of the three pilgrimage holidays (the other two being Passover and Sukkot) is Shavout, which this year falls on Saturday, June 8 and is observed by Reform Jewry for one day. As Religious School is normally fi nished for the year, many students do not learn too much about this holiday. It is observed 7 weeks (or 49 days) aft er the 2nd Passover Seder (if you want to join with many of us in the counting of the Omer – just contact the UJC offi ce to be put on the mailing list for counting the Omer). Th e holiday has two diff erent signifi cances – a grain harvest conclusion and the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai.

It is customary to eat dairy products on Shavout. Th ere are several diff erent explanations for this, but the one that seems to be the most common is that when the Israelites who left Egypt were in the desert, but before they received the Torah, they were not required to keep kosher. Since all the pots and pans and dishes had to be made kosher, they choose to eat dairy foods. Th e common dairy foods that are usually eaten on Shavout are cheesecake, cheese blintzes, etc.

Th e Book of Ruth is usually read at this time. Th ere are several reasons for this. King David was a direct descendant of

Ruth and was believed to have both been born and died on Shavout, and Ruth (a former non-Jew) stated her wish to follow the Torah and convert, so it is very fi tting to read her story on Shavout, the holiday of the giving of the Torah.

Since Shavout is so closely associated with both Torah study and pledging of loyalty to Judaism, it is appropriate to hold Confi rmation services for our religious school students at that time.

Join us on Saturday, June 8 for a four-fold celebration: Shavout services, the reading of the Book of Ruth, Confi rmation and Yizkor – all starting at 6:00 pm.

Leslie Siegal


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Yahrzeits • Times of RemembranceMay & June 2019

Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4 Ann GoldbergJerome KaufmanMinnie KlimanIsrael Pruman Stanley RubensteinAudrey SiegelSteven SitomerJoseph ZegerRamon Zimmer

Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11Marvin GoldsteinIda LubinMendel MaybruchLouis NelkenInge PagelsonDavid RubinClara Wallach

Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18Seymour Green

Rose HorowitzAlan MarcusTh eresa Ann NoachAbraham ReiterJane SchwartzTrudy Silverman

Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25Jacob BeresinPearl CanettiRenee CoteAbe DickBertha FeinsonSamuel GandlerLawrence M. GoldsteinAnette GolenbockGrace MatzMurray MenkesRuth MillsRose Romanoff Harry Vorperian

Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1

Karen AlexanderMelvin M. FeldmanSamuel FisherKatheryn FungPaula Alexander KrugmanRichard MarguliesLilyan Ginsburg PicowMinnie Sieff King SinanianBea Stelzner

Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8Belle ElbaumMiriam RosenbergHarry SackmanIrene SlosbergRabbi Jeff rey Weisblatt

Friday, June 14 and Saturday, June 15Emanuel BohrerJoseph FalkI. Fred Gross

Rose KrateElaine Pitegoff Anna ShapiroEthel UsilevskyBelle WeinRuth WineSaul Zeger

Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22Albert BorisGloria BossakBernard BoxerLeonard GilmanMona Weissman GlassLilian Green Benjamin GoldbergJerome GolenbockEmil HowardJack MarcusRuth ParkerMinna SchweidMari SinanianLouis SilvermanAaron Wolfe Yetta Zeger

T’rumot • Contributions

Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29Joseph BorNathan FingerothStanley FrankJoseph Galletta Jr. Esther KatzensteinHelen SolBen SilvermanBertha SusnitzkyHarry Walzer

Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6Alice BarelJulius FisherJacob GrossmanRebecca HenickDorothy C. KrugmanIda LiebermanSamuel PisetskyDorothea Sherrick Jerry WalzerWilma Winer

SHALOM FUND

IN HONOR OF:Bonnie and Alan Wunsch by Jeff rey and Jeanne Katz Th e marriage of Randall Skandera and Dana Perez by Debbie and Bob Feinson Th e Bat Mitzvah of Rachel Falkenstein by Debbie and Bob FeinsonDr. Stanley Kessler's retirement by Robert Rubin and Myrna Jacobs-Rubin

IN MEMORY OF:Leslie Stewart Fox by Michael and Nancy MarcusLillian Kanfer by Michael and Nancy MarcusBernice Hertzberg by Miles Barel and Sharyn KatzBernice Hertzberg by Neil and Lisi MarcusSteven Sitomer by Dan and

Ann SitomerSydel Sachs by Michael and Nancy MarcusSydel Sachs by Terry Siegel Jack Siegelbaum by Rissa MendelsteinJerry Goldberg by Debbie and Bob FeinsonIrene Uff er by Michael and Nancy Marcus

RUTH GRUBER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL ENRICHMENT FUND

IN HONOR OF:Estelle Zimmer's birthday by Barbara WeisblattDaryl Bain, Suzanne Kloos, and Leslie Siegel by Barbara WeisblattCyndie McGuire receiving the Cliff Hurgin Democrat of the Year Award by Susan and Ben Frank

IN MEMORY OF:Lillian Kanfer by Barbara WeisblattSydel Sachs by Barbara WeisblattJerry Goldberg by Joan Lipman

Irene Uff er by: Karen and Scott SteinerLeslie and Michael ReiterPhil Segan and John JesseSteven Silver and Susan BlumenthalSimcha and Colombe GrallaRobert Rubin and Myrna Jacobs-RubinCantor Penny and Dr. Stanley KesslerJanet and Bob KahnSusan and Ben Frank Arthur Stueck (REI Property Management)Harriet and Ben YomtovRoberta and Rich Sol

Elaine SkolerNeil and Lisi MarcusDebbie and Bob Feinson Sara StuartJoel and Jan MeshLeslie SiegelCyndie, Paul, and Hannah McGuire

RABBI ROBERT LEVINE TIKVAH FUND

By Karen Steiner's Yoga Class

IN MEMORY OF:Lillian Kanfer by Barbara and Albert Uziel

CANTOR KESSLER'S DISCRETIONARY FUND

Todah Rabah from Sheila Goldberg and family

IN MEMORY OF:Jack Goldberg by Sheila GoldbergStephen and Laurel Cohen by Mindy Stockfi eld, Arlene Cohen, and Rebecca Rosenzweig

IN HONOR OF:Callie Russell's Bat Mitzvah by Jill and Scott Russell

RABBI TIWY’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

By Estelle ZimmerBy Susan and Ben Frank in appreciation for the Scholar-in-Residence program


May AnniversariesStephen and Joan HowardPaul and Sharon SiegelPaul and Cyndie McGuireArthur and Trish TobackJames Wilson and Mindy Cass

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Orach Chayim • Pathway of Life

In Loving MemoryTh e United Jewish Center extends its most heartfelt sympathy to the recently bereaved families of:

Jerry GoldbergLillian KanferSydel SachsIrene Uff er

Ralph FalkensteinBarbara DrillickJeff rey GoldsheinSusan BlumenthalEstela CamachoNancy BrownTerry FriedmanRyan StoryNeil FriedmanJean FalkensteinMark SilvermanAnne ZellerHelen GoldsteinRose Seror

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June Birthdays

Howard and Christine RussockGlenn and Anat SchneiderJeff rey and Jeanne KatzRalph and Jean FalkensteinKarl and Judy WagnerSteven Silver and Susan BlumenthalNeil and Lisi MarcusRob and Julie SanSeverinoAlan and Sue Ellen ClairHoward Altmann and Robin GlaserNorman and Barbara WinnermanTed and Carleen BlumJerry and Sheila GoldbergLarry and Meg Riefb ergEd Krugman and Ethel KleinStephen and Arlene EschwegeStanley and Beverly ParkerMark and Melani SaltzmanRobert and Jane GolenbockAlbert and Barbara UzielBob and Janet Kahn

June Anniversaries

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May BirthdaysEd SherrickPaul SiegelMyrna Jacobs-RubinVivian MaletzkyLaurie BoxerBenjamin FrankMiriam ZimmerElyse GoldsheinConnie KaufmanCathy SchwartzRoberta BergerCarol SpiegelErica RomeHoward LondinAnne LevineDeborah FeinsonGreg DworkinSusan KaczmarekEric AamodtShirley EisenboothJeanne KatzArnold RosenbergMarjorie LeisawitzLisa AbramsCarol SingerSteven SilverRobyn Anton

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By Bonnie Wunsch and Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority in honor of Sharsheret’s Pink Shabbat.

By the Pollack/Wollman families in memory of Jonas Colbert, Warren Colbert, and Lowell Pollack.

By the Madrid/Aamodt family in honor of their daughter Mina’s baby naming ceremony.

By the Kruzansky and Miller families in memory of Sara and Max Kruzansky and Reuben Miller.

Th e Russell family in honor of Callie being called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah.

Todah RabahTo the following people for sponsoring or co-sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat or Kiddush since the last issue of the Shofar:

Celebrating a joyous occasion? Want to honor a loved one?If you would like to sponsor an Oneg Shabbat aft er a Friday night Shabbat service or a Kiddush aft er a Saturday morning service, please call Diane Sarna at 203-364-1580. Your name and reason for sponsorship will be listed in the Shabbat brochure and in the Shofar. We will help you with the planning and setup.


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