The Bulletin of Temple Beth Sholom, May 2003

TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM Temple Beth Sholom THE BULLETIN May 2003 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Nisan?lyar 5763 Vol. 3. No. 5 Rabbi's Message 2 Cantor's Message 3 President's Message Executive Director 4 Under the Dome 5 Women's League Men's Club 6 Youth Activities Cantor's column (con'td) 7 Preschool News 8 Religious School 9 Donations 10 11 Charles Krauthammer 12 Calendar of Events Schedule of Services 20 Temple Beth Sholom is a Conservative Congregation affiliated with The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism TBS DEDICATES WARSAW GARDEN MAY 18 KRAUTHAMMER LECTURE MAY 21 They were weakened by starvation and emotionally battered, but for nearly a month the inhabitants of Poland's Warsaw Ghetto demonstrated that the strength of the human spirit prevails, even under the most adverse of conditions. Now, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the uprising, the perseverance of those lost heroes and heroines is celebrated with the dedication of the Warsaw Ghetto Remembrance Garden, a project of the Men's Club of Temple Beth Sholom. All TBS members are invited to attend the official dedication services, which will be held on Sunday, May 18th at 11 AM. A keynote address will be delivered during the dedication by nationally acclaimed educator and historical consultant Dr. Michael Berenbaum. The winner of several Academy Awards and Emmy Awards, he was Presi-dent and Chief Executive Officer of the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation and served at the request of President Carter as Deputy Director of the President's Commission on the Holocaust. Other speakers at the May 18 function include City of Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Good-man, Senator Richard Bryan and Congresswoman Shelly Berkley. Ambassador Chic Hecht also is expected to attend, along with numerous dignitaries. The official introduction of the memorial will be marked by a musical performance under the direction of Cantor Daniel Friedman, and remarks will be made by Rabbi Felipe Goodman. (Continued on Page 14) 2?Rabbi's Message THE ABILITY TO HEAR Rabbi Felipe Goodman I recently shared this story on a Shabbat morning service. I thought it would be nice to share it with the entire congregation. A group of frogs were hopping through the woods one day. They were having such a good time that they stopped paying attention to where they were going. Suddenly, two of the frogs fell into a pit. It was a really deep pit. The two frogs immediately tried to jump out, but it was to no avail. It was, after all, a really deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around the top of the pit and started yelling down at the two trapped frogs. "Oy Vey", they yelled. (They were, after all, Jewish frogs). "Stop jumping", they yelled. "The pit is far too deep. You'll never get out." The two frogs in the pit kept jumping and jumping attempting to free themselves from the hole they were in. The frogs above kept yelling down at them, "It's no use. The hole's too deep. You're going to die any-way." One of the frogs finally listened to the frogs above. He stopped trying to jump out of the pit. He curled up in a corner of the hole. He had given up. In no time at all, he succumbed to death. The other frog in the pit continued to jump and jump with all his might. The frogs above kept yelling down to him, "Stop making it harder on yourself. It's no use. You may as well give up. The pit is far too deep. You'll never make it out of there. You might as well croak already." But, the trapped frog continued his efforts. He jumped and jumped with all the strength he could mus-ter. Finally, a miracle occurred. He found the strength deep inside himself and took one giant leap. He was up. He was out of the pit. He was free. All the other frogs cheered loudly for their friend. Then, one of them asked him, "Tell me, we were yelling at you to give up. We kept yelling that it was no use. We kept telling you that you would never be able to get out. Why didn't you just give up like your companion did?" This was the frog's response, 'To tell the truth, I'm a little hard of hearing. I knew you were all yelling to us, but I thought you were yelling words of encouragement. I thought you were yelling, 'You can make it. Don't give up. You can do it." "In fact", the frog continued, "It was you who gave me the strength to go on. You gave me the encouragement not to give up." We know that Lashon Hara, that gossip and speaking badly about others is something to avoid. In our High Holiday Liturgy, sins of the mouth are mentioned more than any other. But, we need not only be careful what we say. We need to be careful what we hear. We can choose to listen to the latest gossip and sink deeper into the pit of despair, or we can choose to listen to words of encouragement that can give us the strength to jump out of any hole in which we may be trapped. If we are busy listening to rumor and nega-tive chitchat, we will find it difficult to hear the good in this world. Choose to be a little hard of hearing where gossip; where Lashon Hara is concerned. When you avoid listening to negativity, you just might discover that you are able to hear the Still Small Voice of God, and hearing this just might give you the strength to get out of whatever deep pit you find yourself in. Cantor's Message?3 MY TRIP TO NEW YORK, Part III Cantor Daniel Friedman Once again, the afternoon air was cold as we walked up Broadway from B'nai Jeshurun to Sha'arei Tsedek. W hat a gang we must have looked like; Shmuli, Aviva, Eitan, Mia, Albert and I heading up Broadway to celebrate Shabbat. At about 90th street, we ran into Shir Yaakov. He was a friend of Aviva's; a very good friend from the looks of how they greeted each other (lots of hugs and kisses). "Shir Yaakov" was the unique name ringing in my head, as he introduced himself to me. "Hi, I'm Shir Yaakov. Song of Jacob. My father is Yaakov, and my mother didn't mind," he said, in anticipation of my potential queries. Do I call him just "Shir" or perhaps the English translation, "Song?" Either way he was a nice guy, even though he dressed like he just got out of a Tibetan ashram or could be asking for donations at the airport. Not that I was making a judgment or anything. Just not the type of observant Jew I was used to meeting...anywhere. As we all walked up Broadway to Sha'arei Tsedek, I learned that Shir was Bar Mitzvahed at B'nai Jeshurun. He was contemplating Aliyah, now that he had graduated from Columbia and met the woman of his dreams, an Israeli, at an Isralight gathering. "What's Isralight?" I asked inno-cently. "Oh, my gosh, Isralight is great," Shir said, his whole body shuddering with excitement as he in-vited me to a study session New Years Eve, three days away. "The Rav is in from Israel. He is an amazing man, a great teacher of the Zohar and Jewish mysticism. We sing, we talk, we study and we socialize. Come, I think you will like it." "Okay", I said with a shrug of my shoulders. Besides, what else was I going to do...see a movie? After a brisk 15 minute walk, "the posse" arrived at Sha'arei Tsedek. We were greeted by George Halpern, a young man in his early 40's. I thought he was the Rabbi, but I later learned that this congrega-tion does not have a Rabbi. Everyone "pitches-in" to lead services. George was in the midst of a conver-sation. "Don't forget to do page 182, and skip the second paragraph on page 163, then go back to page 183 and continue with...," the well-meaning bubby prodded. "Yes, of course, of course," George said, nodding his head, as he whisked us up to the main sanctuary where we davined Mincha. Fast and furi-ous, we raced through the service fulfilling our obligation. I sat alone looking around at a very ornately-carved wood, once spectacular, now overwhelming-oppressive feeling sanctuary. Oh, how I miss our main Sanctuary with all that light and the stained glass windows. Oh, how I miss our Steinberg Chapel. I looked around again and was taken by the weight of my surroundings. This room in which I was sitting, is a part of my Jewish heritage, I thought. This room, this sanctuary, this building was constructed in the 1940's. This structure is an expression of the freedom, and to some extent, of the massive weight of reli-gious oppression lifted from the shoulders of my forefathers. The walls are filled with Yartzeit plaques, with tiny lights illuminating the memories of those family and friends that had passed-on, yet were still present into eternity. The long rows of wooden pews were stained dark brown from the sweat of use, Yaamim Noraim to Yaamim Noraim. Meaningless names were inscribed everywhere, dedicating some sort of tzedakah. The person behind the name reached into the future, stretching toward immortality, to the ark, the table, the Bima, the Torah, the yad, the mantle, the cover, the light, the siddur, the floor and the windows. Everything was dedicated. Names were everywhere. Each name was familiar and inter-changeable with any name in any congregation anywhere. This is part of the continuation of Judaism I struggle to keep alive. This is part of me, and I am part of all this. This Temple family is struggling to stay alive. This congregation has no Rabbi, no Cantor, no "Executive Director," no Educational Director, no Pre-School; no anything. The parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers and cousins all volun-teer to "help-out" in any way they can. They teach, clean, lead services, set-up and take-down events, read Torah. This congregation has a group of descendants, a group of families, to which these names have meaning. This congregation is struggling to keep the Judaism they love alive for their children and for their children's' children. (Continued on Page 7) 4?President's Message/Executive Director's Column SHABBAT SHOLOM Jeff Zucker, President I remember going to services as a child. They are not fond memories. Children were expected to behave just like adults. (Actually, we were expected to behave better than adults, since we weren't allowed to kib-butz with our neighbors.) Needless to say, this did not make services an endearing experience. When I had the chance, I stopped going?and didn't come back for all too long. Fortunately, that is not a problem at Temple Beth Sholom. We seem to have found balance. Our children have free run, so long as they don't disturb the rest of us. The result couldn't be better. We have children who make their parents bring them to services-an impressive reversal of the typical pattern. I have even seen the threat of not going to services be used by par-ents to get their children to behave. Numerous visitors have told me how impressed they are by the number, and enthusi-asm, of our children at services. If the future of our faith is our children, we surely seem to be succeeding at TBS. Indeed, it probably wouldn't hurt if all of us were a little more like the kids. After all, Judaism invented TGIF ?and we mean it literally. We also started the happy hour; only we call it Kabbalat Shabbat. It is clear from the prayers that we repeat every week that Shabbat is not a day for self affliction, but for rejoicing in all the works of creation and life. These prayers tell us that Shabbat is a holy day, a special day to be celebrated, not merely observed. If priests and kings millennia ago didn't think it beneath their dignity, perhaps we too will not suffer if we let go a little. I'm not saying services should be a Woodstock. There is definitely a line between holy celebration and a music festival. However, we should be able to avoid the latter without having to forego the former. After all, our children have shown us the way. THERE'S A GROUP FOR EVERYTHING Bob Mirisch, Executive Director It seems to me that there's a group for everything. Whatever your interest, whatever your cause, there's sure to be some organization that represents your particular point of view. So, it should come as no surprise that there's even a group for Executive Directors of Conservative congrega-tions in North America. Not exactly COMDEX in numbers; but even this group, known as NAASE (from the declaration at Mt. Sinai that "we will do") - the North American Association of Synagogue Executives, has its convention. Since my last column, NAASE held its annual convention in New Orleans. Executive Directors from all over America and Canada gath-ered to meet, study, pray and help one another, so that the profession of synagogue administration can be elevated and the service pro-vided by its practitioners improved. Here was an opportunity for first-timers, such as myself, to meet and talk with people who have worked in the field for as much as 40 years. One person who was retiring was recognized for 41 years of service to the same congrega-tion. There were executives from very large congregations, from small ones, from congregations who are in the midst of rebuilding and from congregations over 100 years old. The formal portion of the schedule dealt with classes on innumerable topics of common interest. They ranged from insurance concerns, to security, publicity, facilities management, human resources concerns, fiscal controls, fundraising, marketing and computer programs. Materials were m ade a vailable w hich were s hared b y m embers f or u se b y o ther members. I b rought h ome m any o f t hese, w hich I thought useful and applicable to our congregation. But by far the best time spent was the time spent talking one on one with my colleagues. In the non-formal settings, I was able to dis-cuss specific questions that I had. I was able to brainpick people who have done it all and seen it all (although they would, undoubtedly, be the first to say - "No way - there's always something new."). Their experience is the best source of information. Their techniques have been developed over years of going through the annual cycle of the Jewish calendar and each year becoming more sophisticated in the recurring challenges of the cycle. They all agree, the best teacher is doing it. These lessons came at meals, and at times we would walk around the French Quarter. One evening, when no dinner was scheduled for the convention, a group of us went to one of those well known New Orleans restaurants. As the waiter took our orders, each guest would say "Can that be made without shellfish?" The waiter assured guest after guest that their requested meal could be done as requested, until he finally asked "Is this some kind of shellfish allergy club?" We all agreed it was. Finally, in the plenary sessions, where the group governance is decided, we discussed the scheduling of future conventions. Next year's gathering is to be held in Toronto, the following year in Israel, and the question of where to hold the convention in 2006 was raised. I pro-posed and pitched for Las Vegas. Other cities in the running were Chicago and Miami. The members overwhelmingly voted to hold the 2006 NAASE convention in Las Vegas. Look out COMDEX ...here we come! Under the Dome?5 FOR MILITARY FAMILIES: We want to let all families with friends or family members in the military know that the Conservative Movement has a web site just for you. Go to: The Brave@USJC.org. This is a listserve for families of Jewish active duty military. It's purpose is to provide mutual support, share information, provide a way to be in touch with Jewish chaplains worldwide and to find ways to support our Jewish armed forces wherever they may be stationed. DID YOU KNOW that there are currently 15- 20,000 Jews within the total US armed forces? LETTER TO THE CONGREGATION: Dear Congregants: Jewish Family Service Agency would like to take this op-portunity in thanking you for adopting our agency as a re-cipient of your Purim baskets. Your donation was used to assist needy families in the Las Vegas Community. Thank you for your time and effort as it is greatly appreciated. We thank you again for the generous donation and show of confidence in the work our agency does. With your con-tinued support, we will strive to make Jewish Family Ser-vice Agency better every year. Sincerely, Sue Levinsky Editor's Note: Mitchell Gilbert, the Executive Director des-ignate of JFS, visited TBS in preparing to make his move here to Las Vegas. He comes to us from Temple Beth Sholom in San Francisco. We suggested he join us. He won't have to even get use to a new temple name. TBS MEMBERS HELPING JNF TBS members Hal and Dee Ober are chairing a breakfast to benefit the Jewish National Fund on May 28th at the Rio at 7:45 a.m. The Guest Speaker will be Hal Linden, and the 101st Anniversary of the Jewish National Fund will be celebrated. There is no minimum or maximum amount asked or required. Breakfast is free. For reservations and information call the Obers at 804-5552. LEARNER'S MINYAN: Whether you are just learning the alef-beit of the Hebrew alphabet, or you have been unlocking the mystical secrets of Judaism for years, Shir Hadash Learner's Minyan will offer a safe environment to learn everything from the structure of the Jewish ser-vice to the meaning of the prayers. Together you and Rabbinic Intern Will Berkovitz will study, question and explore our relationship to God through the Jewish prayer book. Minyan will be at 9:30 a.m. in the Chapel. Come on May 10 and June 7 and to subsequent ses-sions. WOMEN'S LEAGUE SUNDAY MAY 4TH: ANNUAL DONOR LUNCHEON 11:30 A.M.-1:30 P.M. AWARD CEREMONY. BAL-LADS SUNG BY IVONNE MELANIE THURSDAY MAY 8TH: BOOK GROUP DISCUSSES THE CHOSEN BY CHAIM POTOK. CALL SHERYL @255- 1801 FOR LOCATION. FRIDAY MAY 22: INSTALLATION OF NEW OFFICERS AND BOARD. SATURDAY MAY 31: Z'HAVA, THE YOUNGER WOMEN'S GROUP PROGRESSIVE DINNER. CALL I LAN A AT 655-6241 TO SIGN UP. The Las Vegas Zimriya Youth Chorale will be performing at TBS on June 8th from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm. Please come and support the Chorale and Cantor Daniel! "Under the Dome" is an ongoing column of general information. Read "Under the Dome" to find out the latest tidbits about people and events at Temple Beth Sholom. u - . , o n m 6?Women's League/Men's Club WOMEN'S LEAGUE PUTTING IT TOGETHER AND MAKING IT WORK, Blanche Meisel, President Whether it is our prescribed agendas as guided by the Women's League Mission Statement, or a tapes-try of the many facets of our lives, we need to "pull it all together" and to make it "work" for us. It's like piecing together a 5000-piece puzzle and making sure it sends the right message and looks terrific. That is the challenge and the fun. The Women's League is, as Temple Beth Sholom is, always a work in progress. Several people meet, either formally or informally, ideas flow, and the idea moves from being a noun to a verb. Sometimes the idea moves quickly, and almost as soon as it get the "go ahead" sign, it's a done deal "just right" for the moment. Sometimes the idea takes months, or perhaps a year or more to develop, to get it "just right." Often the idea needs to get the stamp of approval and/or the funding to make it happen. We take that idea, nurture it, feed it, let it grow to fruition, make it happen and then evaluate it all. This is our creativity and our fun. Two examples of this are the Education Day called "Judaism, Modernism and Feminism." It took a year and a half of continuous planning to get the format from grandiose to comfortable and personal. Only then did the event take place. Last year and this year we have received outstanding evaluations from the participants. Thank you, Mimi Katz and Doris Blut for this year's successful day. It is taking close to two years to bring the Tree of Life, so prominent at the Oakey Street location, to its new home in Summerlin. The final stages of preparation are now beginning. Completion will hopefully be by the High Holy Days. Thank you Audrey Merkin, Vice President, and Marjie Wrobel, Chairperson, for undertaking this assignment. As the Tree of Life will once again blossom, may we continue to blossom and find joy in the wonderful work of Women's League. TBS MEN'S CLUB The Men's Club wants to express our thanks to the many congregants who helped support the Yom Hashoah Yellow Candle Program by donating to our annual fundraising activity. Your contributions di-rectly help the Club in providing ongoing programming for members of our congregation. We'd appreci-ate a candle donation, if you have not yet done so. Elections for Men's Club officers are being held at a special meeting on Wednesday, May 21st beginning at 6:15 p.m. Men interested in running for office should contact any member of our Nominating Commit-tee: Michael Breyer, Sam Showel, Jeff Michelman or Warren Stamm. Voting will be for the positions of President(s), Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Financial Secretary for the 2003 - 2004 term. Michael Breyer, Jeff Michelman and Jerry Katz recently represented our Men's Club at a leadership training seminar at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, sponsored by the Federation of Jewish Men's Club's Western Region. The outstanding program included presentations by Dr. Ron Wolfson, Leonard Nimoy reviewing his controversial book "Shekhina" along with comments by Rabbi David Wolpe. A bout 70 Men's Club participants representing 23 congregations on the West Coast attended the seminar. Irwin and Jerry Youth Activities?7 USY AND KADIMA David Frydman, Youth Director USY and Kadima both hoped everyone had a Happy Passover! In April, USY had their monthly event at Laser Quest. We played 3 action packed games of laser tag. May will be a busy month for USY. B'nai Israel USY from New Mexico of USY will be coming into town. We will have a combined event of Minyan and a Movie on May 28. Come to this event and meet other teens from New Mexico. USY will also be participating in the Holocaust Remembrance Service. For more in-formation call David Frydman 804-1333 ext. 122. Kadima joined up with Young Judea in March to play Laser Tag. We had a sold out crowd with both groups attending. In April, a chocolate Seder was planned for Kadima. The children that attended ranged from 4th - 6lh grade. Call the Youth Department if you are interested in having your children at-tend USY and Kadima events! (Cantor's column continued) So, they won't ever have to come back and say, "This is where the Temple I grew up in used to be." This congregation also had a building; a piece of property, land and a very valuable commodity in New York City. What price one pays, I wonder, for land with a building that has no soul; no life to it, barely alive, held together by a string so tightly attached to the traditions of our past?just for the sake of those traditions. I couldn't help but think how grateful I am to be in vibrant Las Vegas. We finished our prayers and headed downstairs for the Seudah Sh'lishit and a little study session. With Maariv complete and our "third-meal (the meal for healing)" of twizzlers, various chocolates, potato chips and soda cageling in my stomach, I needed to find a good kosher restaurant for dinner and per-haps make my way to a movie...finally, a movie. I heard "The Pianist" was supposed to be good. I like classical music, I thought to myself, with a shrug of my shoulders and no idea about the movies content. So, I bid a "good night" to everyone and started home. Tomorrow I would go visit Bensonhurst and Crown Heights; the orthodox... and maybe see another movie. (To be continued.) SAVE T H E DATES A S I M P L Y S P E C T A C U L A R S P A V I T C T IS C O M I N G June 5th,6th and 7th Look for the announcements of all the plans DON'T DARE TO MISS IT May 2003 8?Preschool News The Early Childhood Department The Early Childhood Center had an amazing Passover. Our Seder was especially delicious this year, thanks to Gustav Mauler! The children and their families had a nice time. We want to thank all the parents and women's league! Their helping hands made our Seder a true success. Camp is on its way! Many of our classes are full, and space is limited- so make your summer plans soon and join us for the best summer in Las Vegas. Our wonderful preschool teachers will be on staff to provide a safe and loving environment. Their experience really makes a difference when looking for a camp for your preschooler! End of the year calendar: May 2 - Shabbat Family Fundraiser June 6-Shavuot Closed May 5-9 Teacher Appreciation Week June 12- Pre-K graduation May 26- Closed for Memorial Day June 13- Last day of school June 5-Shavuot Closed at noon Religious School/?9 Save the Date! May 2 Annual Religious School/Pre-K Shabbat Dinner Fundraiser May 22 Registration begins for the Religious School 2003-2004 School Year May 30 1st & 7th Grade Graduation (during Friday night services) June 1 End of the Year Assembly and BBQ! Religious School Director A yelet BUt and son Omri enjoy the Pesach Seder. Dear Parents, The end of the school year is always a whirlwind of activity - and this year is no exception! The beginning of Spring Break was marked by our Religious School Pesach Seder (pictured). We enjoyed a meaningful time together reading the Haggadah, singing Pesach songs and, of course, eating delicious Matzah ball soup! Yum! Our thanks to Rabbi Goodman, Cantor Friedman, our Education Committee and our wonderful faculty for making the event so special. Now that Spring Break is over, we are back in full force, ready to take the home stretch of this school year by a storm! Please take a moment to review the "Save the Date" section on this page to see what events we are looking forward to during the remainder of the school year. Even as this school year winds down, we are looking forward to next year! Registration for the 2003-2004 school year starts on May 22 at 8:45am. We hope this year's earlier date will make registration easier for families heading off to summer vacations. We look forward to continuing to participate in your child's Judaic education, and we hope to see you there! B'vracha P i y dU benjamin Marx and Mark Magda enjoy the Matzah Ball Soup! Brooke Mitchell, Ashley Levin and Aye/et BUt enjoy the Seder. ? but Rabbi Goodman follows along as Rachel Olbur reads from the Haggadah. May 2003 Members of our Education Committee speak softly carry a big ladle! 10?Tributes...Donations from our Hearts CANTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND Thank you Cantor Karen & Rene Colen Melvin & Beverlee Chervitz Robert & Jeanette Resnik Thank you for your help Pauline Shirocky EDUCATION FUND Thank You Sandy Mallin for your unending kindness and help. Anita Lewy PRESCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Shirley & Sidney Chaplin STEVEN BRANSKY MEMORIAL FUND: Norman Bergen Thanks to the Branskys for their dedication and hard work lead-ing the Mitzvah Mavens. Anita Lewy RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND Thank you Rabbi Karen & Rene Colen In memory of: Liz Goodman's Grandfather David & Lara Stone Rachel Jones Esther Frankenstein In honor of: Renee & Joe Premack's first grandchild Samuel & Charlotte Showel YAHRZEIT/MEMORIAL FUND In memory of: Esther Aisuss Irving Aisuss Samuel & Charlotte Showel Oscar Agron Charlene & Tony Carter & Elissa Agron All my dear departed Helene Greestein Stadler Rebecca Antonos Celia Rubin Albert Applebaum Bobbee Finkel Marc Belfer Florence Bolatin Ruth Bernstein Gerald & Deena Epstein Linda Rifka Borukh Susan & Irwin Molasky Adolph Brown Rose Raphael Avraham Yitzchuk Ben Chanuch Leon Marthon Harry Colodny June Colodny Philip Devore Ed & Lee Devore Joseph Dupler Rosalyn Fitch Gertrude Epstein Phyllis & David Dale Ann Ferdman Hyman Ferdman Jack Straus Bernat Fischer Yolanda & Bobby Phelps Albert Fuhrman Melita Vickter Lee Gardner Suellen Levy Minnie Gelfand Earle & JoAnn Malkin Karen & Rene Colen Adelle Gersten's father Adelle Gersten Yechouad Gertler Lillian Kronberg Robert B. Goldberg Shirley Goldberg & Daughters Edward Goodman Denise Stamm Ruth Grey Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Grey Paul Hessing William Hessing Esther Hessing Pearl Hewel Marie L. Ackerman Morris Hyzen Howard Hyzen William B. Jaeger Jacque Jaeger William Jaffa Dr. Elliott & Elaine Klain Rachel Jones Marlene & Maury Jones Joseph Katz Brenda & Jerry Katz Mort Kirsch Clarice Kirsch Dora Klessman Marcy Simon Moshe Ben Koulange Ethel Koulange Max Manhiem Rema & Donald Gee Dr. Jake Markewich Gary & Rosi Markewich Abraham Marmor Chana Baila Nelkin Mollie G. Weiss Memorial Fund- Dorothy Norwood Marci & Ed Seltzer Bernard Ohriner Dr. & Mrs. H. Ohriner Norman Pasternack Ruth Pasternack Florence Premack Joe & Renee Premack Anna Reiter Norma Wilensky Robin Resnik Harriet Resnik Sydney Roberts Ellen Singer Mary Esformes Robins Nate & Annie Esformes Alexander K. Roseff Bruce & Lois Joseph Mary Roseff Bruce, Lois, Brian & Andrew Joseph Getel Schikiransky Anne Walker Max Shinert Joanie Shinert Max Showel Morris Showel Sadie Showel Samuel & Charlotte Showel William Sincoff Judith & J. Scott Morrison Ezra Slonim Phyllis, Ira & Eric Wechsler liana Vann Sally Slotnick Terry Slotnick Minnie Sotnick Carol Sotnick Frieda Spector Libby Spector Lotti Spitzer Melita Vickter Pesa Szrut Shia Szrut Tributes...Donations from our Hearts/Meet the Candidates?11 Shia Szrut Judy & Ron Mack Evelyn Tomar Joseh Tomar Jack & Seena Bernstein Jack Unrot Linda & Stanley Garber Sol Varon Shellie & Watty Magd Hymie Weiner John & Sharon Weiner Rochell Weinstein Richard Weinstein Sam Kirk Aron Winer Leo Winer Rebecca Yanovid Sophie Weiner Yiskor Harvey Gitel Joseph Zolton Karen & Rene Coten GENERAL FUND Aliyah Zadick & Sally Eskenazi Speedy Recovery to Bob Fischer Henry & Lillian Kronberg Happy Birthday and many more to Stan Mallin Henry & Lillian Kronberg Jerry & Reesa Niznick Happy Anniversary to Shirley & Sidney Chaplin Howard Caplan In memory of: Howard Bruski Lillian "Cookie" Bruski Morris Gewercer, Father Samuel Gewercer Shirley Gorelic Jeffrey & Elvira Michelman Leonard Shapiro Debbie & Jerry Smith WARSAW GHETTO MEMORIAL L'DOR V'DOR Gail Alcalay Mark Goldstein Brenda & Jerry Katz Get Well Hy Abramson Leon & Evelyn Goldstein Happy Anniversary to Shirley & Sidney Chaplin Edythe & Irwin Goldberg In memory of: Leon Gilbert's Beloved Mother Evelyn & Leon Goldstein Eleanor K. Goldberg Irwin & Edythe Goldberg Marshall Landman Lillian & Ken Glicken Jerry Rosen Edythe & Irwin Goldberg HEATHER SAXE SCHOLAR-SHIP FUND In honor of: Baby Naming of Heather Saxe Jeffrey & Elvira Michelman In memory of: Liz Goodman's Grandfather Dr. Steven & Marcy Saxe Harold Oppenheimer Lawrence Saxe Dr. Steven & Marcy Saxe Richard Rose's Father Dr. Steven & Marcy Saxe Carolyn & Morris Gertz & son Gary Rhonda & Steven Glyman In memory of: Ruth Groner Carolyn Gertz Liz Goodman's Grandfather Ruth Goldfarb Bill Paletz Rosalie & Orin Lazar & Family In honor of: Stan & Sandy Mallin's grand-daughter, Sayde Edythe & Irwin Goldberg Josh Pianko & Jessica Mallin's new baby girl, Sayde Ron & Jackie Turshinsky Marriage of Mike Sussman to Candace Rosalie & Orin Lazar SIDDUR FUND Dr. Michael & llanit Saxe Dr. Steven & Marcy Saxe ARGENTINA FUND The Bleecker Family Bobbee Finkel Charlotte Kuklin Ellis & Yvette Landa Fred & Kim Memar Morris & Kathleen Menasche Audrey Merkin Jeffrey & Elvira Michelman Brett Morgan & Doreen Lewis Dr. Michael & llanit Saxe Ed & Marci Seltzer Ron & Jackie Turshinsky Carol & Jeff Zucker In honor of: Linda Yershalami's Birthday Leonard & Linda Eckha SECURITY FUND Bonnie Berkowitz Esther Frankenstein Stanley & Diane Goldfarb Joel Goot Sidney & Louise Hoffman, Jr Harriet Katz Irwin & Susan Molasky Max & Lily Phillips Philip Rosenberg Martin & Nancy Stone Sophie Weiner LIBRARY FUND Book donations: Brenda & Jerry Katz MINYAN FUND Jeffrey & Elvira Michelman Dr. Michael & llanit Saxe Mau SHIRLEY AND SIDNEY CHAPLIN LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER Charles Krauthammer, will be the guest speaker of the Shirley and Sidney Chaplin Lecture Series on Wednesday, May 21st at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Krauthammer is a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post, an essayist for Time Magazine, a political analyst for Fox News, a contributing editor to The Weekly Standard and The New Republic and a weekly panelist on "Inside Washington". In 2001, he was appointed to the President's Council on Bioethics