Amram Presents: Memory and History — A Reporter’s Journey

Years after her grandfather’s death, Sarah Wildman stumbled upon

a hidden box of his letters that would prove to be a path into his past and the story of the love he left behind when he escaped Nazi-occupied Vienna in 1938. Determined to learn the fate of the girl described as the “true love” of her grandfather’s life and what he had done to help her, Ms. Wildman began a quest that lasted years, spanned conti-nents, and forced her to re-examine family history. The result, a book called Paper Love: Searching for the Girl My Grandfather Left Behind, has been praised by historian Simon Schama as a “gripping, tender, beautifully painful”

story that gets to the heart of the Holo-caust “through matters of the heart.”

Please join us at Temple on Sunday, February 21 at 10:30 am, when Ms. Wildman will recount her journey of memory and history in our next

URJ President to Give Congregational Conversations Keynote

In Not in God’s Name, Rabbi

Jonathan Sacks articulates a theory of the origins of inter-religious conflict and a hopeful vision of mutual respect and co-operation.

We have invited Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, to deliver the next Congre-gational Conversations Keynote at Temple on Wednesday, March 2 at 7:00 pm. Rabbi Jacobs will respond to Sacks’ challenge and reflect on the Reform Movement’s efforts at cultivat-ing mutual understanding in light of current international pressures.

A longtime and devoted creative change agent, Rabbi Jacobs spent 20 years as the spiritual leader of West-chester Reform Temple in Scarsdale, New York before being named Presi-dent of the URJ, the governing body of Reform synagogues in the United States. Deeply committed to the State of Israel, Rabbi Jacobs has studied for two decades at Jerusalem’s Shalom Hartman Institute, where he is now a Senior Rabbinic Fellow. He has held numerous leadership posts within the Reform movement at the URJ, the Central Conference of American Rab-bis (CCAR), Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA), and the World Union for Progressive Judaism.

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Rebecca Alexander — Embracing Life and Facing Obstacles with Optimism and Gratitude

Rebecca Alexander is almost completely blind and deaf. Born

with Usher Syndrome Type III, a rare genetic disorder, she has been losing both her sight and hearing since she was a teenager. Today, Ms. Alexander is a psychotherapist with two master’s degrees from Columbia University. She is also a spin instructor, volunteer, and extreme athlete who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. She says, “We have all these reminders that we’re not pretty enough or thin enough or we don’t have the best job or whatever it is, instead of focusing on all the things we do have and are capable of. And it feels so much better to focus on the

things that you can do. Why do we spend so much time focusing on things we can’t?”

At JBSC on Tuesday, March 8 at 7:00 pm, Ms. Alexander will share her powerful story of hope, motivation,

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WHC News

Washington Hebrew CongregationMeg Jacobs Flax, PresidentM. Bruce Lustig, M.A.H.L., D.D., Senior RabbiSusan N. Shankman, M.A.H.L., A.M.R.S., RabbiAaron Miller, M.A.H.L., Associate RabbiJoseph A. Skloot, M.A.H.L., M.A., Assistant RabbiMikhail Manevich, CantorSusan R.A. Bortnick, M.S.M., CantorDJ Schneider Jensen, M.S. Ed.,

Director, E-T Early Childhood CenterFran Miller, M.S. Ed., Director RJW Early Childhood CenterIra Miller, Director of Informal EducationStephanie Tankel, M.A., M.A.J.E., RJE,

Director, Religious EducationSteven Jacober, Executive DirectorNaomi Abelson, M.A.J.C.S. & M.P.A,

Director of Temple Programs & TOVMiriam Feffer, Director of DevelopmentLindsay Fry, Director of Member ServicesMohan Mistry, Director of Engineering & MaintenanceStephen Stoupa, CPA, CGMA, Director of FinanceJoshua O. Haberman, D.H.L., D.D., Rabbi EmeritusSusan J. Hanenbaum, Executive Director Emerita

We Can Be ReachedTemple Office ................................................ 202-362-7100 (M-Th: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm; F: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm)Weekends/After Hours ............................... 202-895-6341Temple Fax .................................................... 202-537-1091Julia Bindeman Suburban Center .............. 301-279-7505JBSC Fax ....................................................... 301-354-3200Listen In ........................................................ 202-895-6333Live Streaming of Services ....... streaming.whctemple.orgWebsite ......................................................... whctemple.orgJennifer Millstone, EditorThe Washington Hebrew Congregation Journal (Permit No. 4240) is published two times a month and monthly in June, July and December by the Washington Hebrew Congregation. Send address changes to the Washington Hebrew Congregation Journal, 3935 Macomb Street, NW, Washington, DC 20016.

Our Condolences to the Families of…Betty Falk Glick, mother of Marilyn Glosserman (Michael) and Howard Glick (Barbara); mother-in-law of Marilyn Glick.Beverly Gural, wife of I. Jack Gural; mother of Janice Wherry (John), Kenneth Gural (Hoa), and Karen Walant (David); and grandmother of 10.Donald Kaufmann, husband of Henny Kaufmann; father of Steven Kaufmann (Alexis), Robert Kaufmann (Jennifer), and Leslie Sidell (Mark).Helen Lebowitz, aunt of Linda Recht (Ron).Ayla Moskowitz, daughter of Marc Moskowitz and Fran & Peter Gage; sister of Ilana Moskowitz and Shira Moskowitz; granddaughter of Myrna Reinhardt and the late Eleanor & Irving Moskowitz and Herbert Mednick; step-sister of Brandon Gage and Aaron Gage; step-granddaughter of Sharon Gage.Irving Roth, husband of Betty Roth; father of Melinda Roth; grandfather of Connor and Ethan Roth.Bette Miller Rothstein, mother of Randy Rothstein (Sheri), Robin Berman (Robert), Audrey Rothstein (Frank Lipson), and Russell Rothstein (Susan).

Congratulations to…Robin & David Lightman, on the birth of their grandson, Max Jonah Lightman (Matan Yair); and to Max’s parents, Eric & Margo Lightman; maternal grandparents, Martha Rafelson and Norman Rafelson; and great-grandmother, Eunice Dubin.Donna & Stan Stoller, whose daughter, Gail Baer, has been named one of the “Best of Jewish Phoenix 2016” by the Jewish News of Greater Phoenix. She will be honored at a luncheon on February 19.

Community Education Day at Jewish Film Festival Highlights Lives of Israeli ArabsJoin WHC and the Greater Washington Forum on Israeli Arab Issues (GWFIAI)at the DCJCC on Sunday, February 28 at 12:30 pm for a film and panel discus-sion about the daily lives and challenges faced by Arab citizens of Israel.

The afternoon will begin with the screening of Women in Sink, an incisive and powerful documentary by Israeli filmmaker Iris Zaki. It is the story of a little hair salon in the heart of the Arab community in Haifa, where friendships between Arab and Jewish women demon-strate a model of coexistence. Iris Zaki, the film’s director, worked as a hair washer at the salon so she could get to know the women of the neighborhood.

Following the film, the 6th Annual Community Education Day on Arab Citi-zens of Israel brings together Reem Younis, co-founder of Nazareth-based global high-tech company Alpha Omega and role model for Israeli Arab entrepreneurial success, and Tziona Koenig-Yair, Israel’s first Equal Employment Opportunity Commissioner. Rabbi Sid Schwarz, co-chair of the GWFIAI, will moderate the conversation, and a reception and World Café-style discussion will follow.

Tickets for this event may be purchased online, wjff.org/dayofed.2

It’s the 25th Anniversary of Mitzvah Day and we are

Mark your calendars now and watch for details on how you can be part of

this incredible day of tikkun olam!

For more information, visit whctemple.org/MitzvahDay

or contact Anne Friedman, annefriedman@aol.com.

Sunday, 4/17

WHC News ServicesFriday, February 12

Lay-Led Service 5:30 pmPriscilla and Alan Levine

Multi-Generational Shabbat Service* 6:00 pmRabbi Shankman, Cantor Manevich

Saturday, February 13Early Torah Study 9:00 amRabbi Shankman

Morning Service 10:30 amRabbi Shankman

Afternoon Service & Havdalah 5:30 pmRabbi Shankman, Cantor Manevich

¡ Bat Mitzvah of Alexandra Dixson ¡ Bar Mitzvah of Andrew Dixson

Friday, February 19Lay-Led Service 5:30 pmShel West

Shabbat Service* 6:00 pmRabbi Skloot

Saturday, February 20Early Torah Study 9:00 amRabbi Skloot

Morning Service 10:30 amRabbi Skloot, Cantor Bortnick

¡ Bat Mitzvah of Sophie Graf

2/8 9:45am, JBSC: ECC Cantor’s Culture Club

7:00pm, Temple: WHC Academy

2/9 4:00pm, Temple: Continuing Education for ECC Teachers

6:30pm, JBSC: Pre-Confirmation and Confirmation

7:00pm, Temple: Bereavement Group 7:00pm, JBSC: Congregational

Conversations Discussion 7:30pm, Temple: Back to Basics

2/10 10:00am, JBSC: Back to Basics 12:00pm, Outside Location:

Congregation Conversations Discussion

7:00pm, Temple: The Red Stone 7:30pm, JBSC: Back to Basics2/10 7:30pm, Temple: CISA Meeting

2/11 9:45am, Temple: ECC Cantor’s Culture Club

10:00am, JBSC: Intermediate/Advanced Hebrew

11:15am, JBSC: Beginning Hebrew

2/12 10:30am, JBSC: Sisterhood Mah Jongg

2/15 Presidents’ Day: ECCs Closed at Temple and JBSC

2/16 4:00pm, Temple: Continuing Education for ECC Teachers

6:30pm, JBSC: Confirmation and Post Confirmation

2/16 7:00pm, Temple: Bereavement Group 7:30pm, Temple: Back to Basics

2/17 10:00am, JBSC: Back to Basics 7:00pm, Outside Location: RJWECC

Mom’s Night Out 7:30pm, JBSC: Back to Basics

2/18 10:00am, JBSC: Intermediate/Advanced Hebrew

11:15am, JBSC: Beginning Hebrew 6:30pm, Outside Location: WHECTY’s

7 Days/7 Dinners

2/19 9:45am, JBSC: Wise Aging “Group B” 10:30am, JBSC: Sisterhood Mah

Jongg 7:30pm, Temple: Couples Club Dinner

Upcoming EventsBelow is a sample of upcoming events at WHC. Complete information for

these and other events can be found on the Temple’s website, whctemple.org.

The Guy Mendilow Ensemble to Bring “Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom” to Shabbat

We invite you to embark on a musical trek to kingdoms long forgot-ten and bustling towns now vanished at our Friday, March 11 Shabbat service at 6:00 pm at Temple. The Guy Mendilow Ensemble will share “Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom,” with stories of vagabond queens, pauper poets, and lovers lost to the sea, all set to spellbinding arrangements of old Sephardi songs worthy of symphonic film scores.

“Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom” is a sonic adventure masterfully brought to life by the Guy Mendilow Ensemble, an award-winning sextet of world-class musicians from Israel, Palestine, Argentina, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Chicago Tribune calls this program “…music of hope and af-firmation, sophisticated in its delivery but easily accessible to listeners anywhere.”

This service is part of Washington Hebrew Congregation’s Irene & Abe Pollin Music Program Initiative.

Dedicated to global social justice issues, Rabbi Jacobs was part of a delegation that assessed disaster response following Haiti’s devastating earthquake in 2010; and in 2009, he participated in an annual confer-ence of Muslim and Christian leaders designed to build understanding between the West and the Muslim world.

Rabbi Jacobs’ insight on the issue of interreligious conflict will deepen our understanding of religious violence and how together we can confront it. Learn more and register to attend online, whctemple.org/CongregationalConversations.

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Our B’nei Mitzvah

Shabbat AcknowledgementsFebruary 12–13, 2016Sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat:Stanley Gitelson, in honor of the B’nei Mitzvah of his grandchildren, Allie and Andrew Dixson.Contributing to the Carrie Simon Altar Flower Fund:Stanley Gitelson, in honor of Allie and Andrew Dixson; and Sherry Sundick, in memory of Sarah Nordlinger.

February 19–20, 2016Sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat:Sarah Kahn & Richard Graf, in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Sophie.Contributing to the Carrie Simon Altar Flower Fund:Sarah Kahn & Richard Graf, in honor of Sophie; and Sherry Sundick, in memory of Rudolph B. Behrend.

AMRAM SUNDAY SCHOLAR SERIES ENDOWMENT FUND Donor In Honor of:Michael Kraskin Marion Kraskin Jeffrey Kraskin

JULIA & JACK BINDEMAN FUND Donor In Memory of:Stuart & Martha Bindeman Ben Bindeman

CANTORIAL & CONCERT FUND Donor Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Silverberg Donor In Memory of:Sophia Fleischer Arthur F. Eisenman, Sr.Susan & Alan Gold William GreenwaldDana Jo & Marvin Mermelstein S. Harrison KahnBarbara F. Polansky Murray D. FriedmanBev Rosenblatt Howard Greer

EMPTY NESTERS FUND Donor In Memory of:Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Adoff Bessie Adoff

LOIS & RICHARD ENGLAND SPECIAL NEEDS ENDOWMENT FUND Donor In Memory of:Frank Spigel Catherine England

GENERAL FUND Donor James A. Marples Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Reiskin Donor In Memory of:Susan Berg & Family Paul D. WilenskyTrudy & Ed Bernstein Milton WeissFlo & Norman Berry Dr. Joshua J. BerryC. Richard Beyda Daniel C. BeydaMarjorie & Harold Bingham Marietta L. BinghamBeverly & Bruce Birchman Ronald BirchmanJackie & Ken Blank & Family Phil BlankJames R. & Daphne I. Bloomberg

Daphne DzwonkowskiLouann Deckelbaum Tessie M. JacobsJessica Berk Dolleck Ruth Milestone BerkCarol B. Fischer Richard BarrSam Flax Mary FlaxAimee, Gregory, Jaclyn & Ryan Frank Gerald FischerLinda & Jay Freedman Sam FreedmanDr. Harold Goald Anna B. GoaldMr. & Mrs. Roger Golden Daniel L. GoldenSharyn & Robert Goldman Al BurnsMr. & Mrs. William Goldman Manuel D. Goldman Lillian S. Alberts

WHC Thanks Its Generous ContributorsAmram Scholar Series lecture. A former New Republic staffer, she has reported across Europe and the Middle East for numerous publications, including The New York Times, Slate, and The New Yorker.

Ms. Wildman is the 2014 Barach Nonfiction Fellow at the Wesleyan Writers Conference. In March 2013, she received a grant from the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting to report on the future of Jerusalem. Ms. Wild-man wrote Paper Love while a visiting scholar at the International Report-ing Project at Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies. Her Amram talk has been arranged in cooperation with the Jewish Book Council.

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February 13, 2016 February 13, 2016Havdalah Service

Alexandra Leah DixsonDaughter of Angela & Duncan DixsonAllie is an eighth grade student at Julius West Middle School. She is the sister of Andrew and Lindi, and the granddaughter of Stanley & the late Linda Gitelson and Patricia Dixson.

February 20, 2016Morning Service

Sophie Kahn GrafDaughter of Sarah Kahn & Richard GrafSophie is a seventh grade student at the National Cathedral School. She is the sister of Christopher and Charles, and the granddaughter of Annette & Charles Kahn and Charlene & Richard Graf.

Havdalah Service

Andrew Vaughn DixsonSon of Angela & Duncan DixsonAndrew is a sixth grade student at the Bullis School. He is the brother of Allie and Lindi, and the grandson of Stanley & the late Linda Gitelson and Patricia Dixson.

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January 2016

My name is Bob Margolis, and I have been a member of Washington Hebrew Congregation since 2010. About three years ago Rabbi Lustig asked me to tour and learn about Carrie Simon House. After my visit, I realized the incredible help, support and encouragement that Carrie Simon House was giving three young women and their children by providing a safe place for them to live and assistance in finding a job and educational programs. I encourage you to attend the Carrie Simon House Shabbat to hear the remarks of DC Police Chief Lanier about her role in helping Washington, DC, address the issue of homelessness. Immediately after the service we will be having a dinner to show our appreciation to donors and to hear the uplifting stories of our program alumni.

Over 25 years ago, Washington Hebrew Congregation (WHC) created the Carrie Simon House. At any one time, the house serves three young mothers, ages 18-24, each with one child, who can stay in the house for up to two years.  Volunteer congregants, as well as a social worker and house manager employed by Carrie Simon House, help these young mothers enter school, find jobs and develop parenting and budgeting skills.  Over 100 young women and their children have been helped by the Carrie Simon House and the WHC community over the years.    To me, Carrie Simon House illustrates the role women play in raising and caring for family.  And that is one reason we invited a top woman leader in Washington, DC, Cathy Lanier, to speak at the Shabbat service.  Cathy Lanier was a single mother herself, and she truly is a local hero.   !Our dinner will celebrate the individuals and companies that have given their time and financial support to the Carrie Simon House. Eagle Bank, BB&T Bank, and Revere Bank each contributed to Carrie Simon House as part of their commitment to the Community Reinvestment Act. These banks have stepped up to support our cause.   Carrie Simon House has experienced a renaissance in the last couple of years.  We have worked hard to renovate the home and are now adding a new playground in the backyard with the help of the WHC TOV Fund.  A new Carrie Simon House board has been created to look after the house and its residents.  Many of the auxiliaries and schools of WHC have been active in raising money and further improving the house. I hope that you will join us on Friday March 4th to celebrate and learn more about the Carrie Simon House and the effect that our many WHC and other supporters have had on the young families that we have been able to serve.

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Board of Directors Deborah G. Astrove Nancy Robinson Breuer Nicole Goodman Jamie Hanenbaum Groban Melinda Halpert Janet Katz Mia Kogan, MD Lissa Levin Bob Margolis Robin L. Shaffert James Smith Cortney Weinbaum

CARRIE SIMON HOUSE Helping young, homeless mothers build better lives for themselves and their children.

CARRIE SIMON HOUSE SHABBAT

Friday, March 4 at 6:00 pmWashington Hebrew Congregation

3935 Macomb Street NW

Celebrate the Carrie Simon House at a special Shabbat service featuring

Cathy Lanier, Chief of Police, Metropolitan Police Department.

Donors will be honored after the service at a dinner catered by D.C. Central Kitchen.

Tickets: $25 for individuals, $60 for families up to four (additional family members are $18 each)

RSVP: whctemple.org/CSH

For more information, contact Janet Katz, Carrie.Simon.DC@gmail.com

WHC NewsCARRIE SIMON HOUSE January 2016

One Mentor’s Experience by Melinda Halpert!She had no idea what a dresser was or what it was for. I had stopped by Carrie Simon House (CSH) to greet a new resident. I would be her mentor. She was 20 years-old with a year-old son. All her belongings were stuffed into giant garbage bags. She had grown up in shelters – a reality I can barely process. She wanted a better life for her child. I showed her how to fold her clothes and put them in the drawers. That was a first step. Getting her to part with the garbage bags took longer. She couldn’t believe that we wouldn’t make her leave the next day or the next week. Over time, she came to trust in the possibility of stability and independence. At CSH, she took her first steps toward achieving that better life. For 15 years, I have volunteered as a mentor with Carrie Simon House. I was drawn to WHC’s commitment to social action and to Rabbi Weinberg’s vision for addressing a vulnerable group in our community: homeless, single mothers. I saw this as one way I could help repair the world. And I got to be around cute little kids again, admittedly a selfish benefit as my own sons were growing up. As mentors, we are relentless cheerleaders for women who have experienced too little encouragement. We point them in the right direction and help them plan and follow through – whether that means getting a GED, applying to college, opening a checking account, finding daycare or finding a job. We work a lot on parenting skills. Motherhood is daunting, but more so for those who may not have experienced the best parenting themselves. We measure success in big and small ways. We’ve celebrated amazing women who have graduated high school or college, launched careers, purchased homes. And we delight in resilient women who never heard a bedtime story themselves, but who now make it a habit to read to their own children each night. That’s no small victory.

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CSH School Fundraisers The Religious Schools and Early Childhood Centers of Washington Hebrew Congregation raised funds for the Carrie Simon House in Fall 2015. Revere Bank underwrote house-shaped piggy banks that the Religious School students received to use for their six weeks of Tzedakah collection. The effort was led by 7th grade students who visited each class to talk about the mission of CSH. After the collection period was concluded, the 7th graders emptied the banks, rolled and wrapped the coins. In total the Religious School students raised over $2,500 for Carrie Simon House. In November 2015, the Early Childhood Centers held mini walk-a-thons, which included both current and alumni students. In addition to walking, these students learned about what it means to have a home and a bed. Together, the ECC schools raised over $2,000. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! !Ways to support Carrie Simon House To volunteer or join our email list and receive bi-annual newsletters, please email Carrie.Simon.DC@gmail.com.

To make a contribution online please donate directly at our website or go to WHCTemple.org, choose Donate and select Carrie Simon House under the fund designation.

Contributions may also be mailed to: Carrie Simon House, 8605 Hidden Hill Lane, Potomac, MD 20854.

In recognition of the need for young children to have a safe place to explore and play outdoors, Carrie Simon House is undertaking a major backyard renovation. The updates began in Fall 2015 with a new hardscape walkway. In Spring 2016, the renovation will continue with landscaping, a new play set, and outdoor toys

including a toddler-sized picnic table and trikes.

Much of the renovation work will take place on WHC’s Mitzvah Day, April 17, 2016. We are looking for able-bodied people who want to help repair and repaint the front wood porch rails; assist a crew with installing

the play set; move and set up outdoor toys; and plant planters.

Carrie Simon House Backyard Renovation

Backyard - before

Backyard - hardscape after

Tributes in this WHC Journal reflect contributions received through January 20.

WHC Thanks Its Generous ContributorsGENERAL FUND Donor In Memory of:Marcia & Paul Greenberg Stan Lavine Henry WeissJonathan Greenblatt & Linda Adams

Herman GreenblattAnn Joseph George Jay JosephJoel J. Karp Joel J. KarpDr. & Mrs. Richard Kaufman Philip KaufmanNeil & Emily Kishter Murray KishterAnn Lane Isobelle J. SteinbergHarriet Lilienfeld Eugene LilienfeldSarah Bellen & Gerald Lilienfield Henry J. LilienfeldMarvin & Dana Jo Mermelstein Sadie MermelsteinJennifer & Sam Millstone Jo-Ann WassermanMr. & Mrs. Ruben Moller Levi MollerAmy & Joe Musher Jay A. RosenMandell Ourisman Ben OurismanDr. & Mrs. Keith Progebin Irving ProgebinMr. & Mrs. Kinsey S. Reagan & Family

Harry L. BeckmanMark, Lynne, Adam & Evan Schaffer Jennie SchafferCarol Schwartz David SchwartzSuzanne & Jonathan Slade Dr. Arnold M. BaskinMr. & Mrs. Albert Small Martin SchwalbFrank Spigel Melvyn NewmanFamily of Jennie Fitterman Jennie FittermanMarilyn Taff Florence ShafranDr. & Mrs. Alan Weintraub David CohnTina & Edward West Ilsa WestRachel A. Carren & Mark D. Young Barbara YoungPhilip & Nancy Zeidman John Fisher Zeidman

LEO & ELIZABETH GOODMAN PUBLIC ISSUES ENDOWMENT FUND Donor In Honor of:Frank Spigel Joan Churchill’s Special BirthdayDonor In Memory of:Kay Stambler & Stanley Greenberg Anthony Churchill

RABBI JOUI HESSEL FUND FOR ENGAGEMENTDonor In Memory of:Gary & Laura Siegel Theodore Liebowitz Drew Siegel

HURSTON LIBRARY Donor In Memory of:Selma Philipson Bruce G. PhilipsonFrancine & Steve Seltzer Irving Arthur

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY OF SERVICEDonor In Honor of:Jonathan, Monica & Boaz Berman

WHC’s Work During MLK weekend

ROSE E. KOENIG RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUNDDonor In Memory of:Anne & Andrew Stein Matthew Shlonsky

RABBI M. BRUCE LUSTIG SCHOLARSHIP FUNDDonor In Memory of:Family of Warren Brill Rabbi LustigGlenn & Joy Gastwirth Janette GastwirthDonor In Memory of:Rebecca Fox & David Gottesman Samuel Zweig

ZENA MASON EDUCATION FUND Donor In Memory of:Linda & Ron Recht Gary Bellin

MITZVAH DAY Donor In Memory of:Benjamin & Anne Friedman Rhoda Greenwald

STEPHANIE MORRIS PRIME TIMERS PROGRAMMING FUNDDonor In Honor of:Frank Spigel Bat Mitzvah of Cecilia Skinner-GrantDonor In Memory of:Gail Brenner Prof. Donald R. Brenner

KAMY LOREN NATHANSON BAR & BAT MITZVAH KIDDUSH CUP ENDOWMENT FUNDDonor In Memory of:Mona M. Wolf Robert O. Wolf

ALBERT & SCOTT PELMOTER YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND Donor In Honor of:Brad & Melissa Kalmans

Stephanie & Andy Pelmoter’s Anniversary and Birthdays

SYLVIA & SAUL RITZENBERG HUMANITARIAN FUNDDonor In Honor of:Five Star Premier Residences

Herman J. Kossow’s 100th BirthdayFrank Spigel David Marblestone’s BirthdaySYLVIA & SAUL RITZENBERG HUMANITARIAN FUNDDonor In Memory of:Cathy & Scot McCulloch Betty Glick

SELINGER (CHILDRENS) LIBRARY Donor In Honor of:Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Feldman

Jeanette Levin’s 90th Birthday

ABE & SYLVIA SHRINSKY CREATIVE WORSHIP PROGRAM FUNDDonor In Memory of:Faith & Jim Kirk Sylvia Shrinsky Ida WeinsteinMargery Shrinsky Sylvia Shrinsky Isa Weinstein

SISTERHOOD YOUTH, EDUCATION & ENRICHMENT FUND Donor In Memory of:Mildred Amer Mildred KernEllen Miller & Bob Kelly Samuel Zweig

ABRAM SIMON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMP FUND Donor In Memory of:William H. Davis Robert W. Davis

CARRIE SIMON HOUSE Donor In Memory of:The Hirschel Family Jacqueline Z. DorfmannRon & Holly Lobel Gertrude Miller Rachel Sher

C. HASKELL & RUTH BEHREND SMALL MUSIC FUND Donor In Honor of:Joyce Isaacson Sherry Sundick

TIKKUN OLAM VALUES (TOV) FUND Donor Philip & Melissa Urofsky Donor In Honor of:Marc & Cathy Scheineson

Rabbi Lustig, Recipient of the Medal of Commander of Wissam Alaouite from the Kingdom of Morocco

Donor In Memory of:Barbara Landow Richard “Dickie” Dubin Jerome L. BernsteinLinda & Ron Recht Noah Gregory LipkinStacey & Matt Eisenstein Sarabelle RudickLinda & Ron and Marc Recht Sarabelle RudickTina & Albert Small Jr. & Family

Richard “Dickie” Dubin

RABBI JOSEPH WEINBERG YOUNG LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY SERVICE FUNDDonor In Memory of:Joan & Marshall Cutler Ruth AbramsonRuth & Barry Fishman Brian Nolan Fishman

WHC HUNGER PROJECT Donor Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Bergman Donor In Honor of:Frank Spigel Jeff & Holly Bergman’s 50th AnniversaryDonor In Memory of:Melissa Schwartz & David Muenzer Meryl Schwartz

WORSHIP & MUSIC FUND Donor In Honor of:Bonnie Kramer Rabbi LustigMichele Kulerman Rabbi ShankmanDr. & Mrs. Samuel Philipson Rabbi SklootLynn & Larry Silverberg Rabbi LustigThe Zweig Family Rabbi Shankman Cantor Bortnick Shel WestDonor In Memory of:Ellen S. Smith & Howard E. Alpert Eliot HalperinKaye & Edward Mopsik Sarah Gordon Frank ApplemanJackie & Franklin Paulson Rosa May FrankLayne Weiss, Rachel, Ryan, Brian, Ilyssa & Ethan

Jack SchoolerEllen & Bruce Winston & Family Beverly FooterPeter Yeskel Edith Zabarsky Herman Zabarsky

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (22-39) FUND Donor In Honor of:Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fishman Rabbi MillerMr. & Mrs. Samuel Philipson Rabbi Miller

IVY ZOLA’S HELP-A-FRIEND FUND Donor In Honor of:Irene Silverstone Gerdy TrachtmanDonor In Memory of:Marc & Michelle Chernoff Zoila Chernoff

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Couples ClubSHABBAT DINNER

Bring some light into the darkness of February...

TICKETS: $36 per couple

RSVP: whctemple.org/CouplesClub

Questions? Contact Marsha Humphries, mhumphries@whctemple.org or 202-895-6303.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19730 pm at Temple(dinner will follow Shabbat services)

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and perseverance. Day after day, challenge after challenge, she stresses how important it is to be grateful for every sound, every sight, and every sense. In her first book, Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found, Ms. Alexander has recounted what she has lost — the sound of a whisper, seeing the sky full of stars — the gratitude for everything she still has, and the joy in simple pleasures many of us take for granted.

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