The Bulletin of Temple Beth Sholom, February 2003

TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM Temple Beth Sholom THE BULLETIN February 2003 Shevat?Adar I 5763 Vol. 3, No. 2 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Executive Director Announcements 2 Rabbi's Column Chapel Windows 3 Board Retreat Mazel Tovs 4 Under the Dome 5 Women's League Warsaw Donor Form 6 Men's Club 7 Preschool News 8 Religious School 9 Donations 1 0 1 1 Tu B'Shevat Picnic 1 2 Hero of Volunteerism/ Board Biz 1 3 Warsaw Photos/ Youth Corale 1 4 Calendar of Events 2 0 Temple Beth Sholom is a Conservative Congregation affiliated with The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism STONES ARE WITNESS TO HISTORY by Arlene Blut For me, the most painful memory of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising is not only the fire, the blood and smoke, but the "normal" atmosphere on the other side of the wall, on the Aryan side. ?Benjamin Meed, Survivor April 19, 1943 was an especially tragic day in the history of the Holocaust, as the Nazis moved to liquidate the Warsaw ghetto, a desperate last stand by the remaining Jewish in-habitants of the walled-in enclave began a hopeless month-long battle ending on May 16th in the complete destruction of the ghetto. How do we commemorate the spirit of the ghetto inhabitants who resisted the Nazis in every shape and form? In the most heartfelt response possible, the Men's Club of TBS announces that the long-awaited Warsaw Ghetto Remembrance Garden is near completion. Plans are being made by the Men's Club for the dedication ceremony to be held Sunday, May 18, 2003. The unique site, an open-air facility for quiet reflection, prayer and meditation, has been built to include 250 authentic paving stones from the bloodstained streets of the Warsaw Ghetto. Thanks to the imagination, drive and leadership of Irwin Goldberg, Henry Kron-berg, Mark Scheiner and the Men's Club, the stones that bore witness to the atrocities com-mitted on Chlonda Street in Warsaw, then housed in the Holocaust Museum in Washington, are now being incorporated in our Remembrance Garden. It is the Men's Club's belief that the Garden will serve as a significant addition to the reli-gious and cultural landscape of the Las Vegas Valley. It is their hope that in addition to providing a lasting tribute to the endurance of the human spirit, the Garden will provide a catalyst for education and historical review and will draw visitors from throughout the Southwest. Along with the Memorial, the Men's Club has established an endowment to fund an educa-tion program, which includes guest lecturers to heighten awareness of the Holocaust and World War II. They are also planning to underwrite another educational component. A docent program, headed by Emily Goodman, will make it possible for students of Clark County to visit the site and become familiar with the lessons of the Warsaw Ghetto. Once again, Temple Beth Sholom is in the forefront of innovative, educational and spiritual op-portunities. Plans for the dedication ceremony are underway, and arrangements are being made to bring in a notable historian and academic of the Holocaust. Other related projects include a spe-cial issue of the Temple bulletin that presents a first-person account of a hero of the upris-ing. Please become a part of this stunning project by completing the form provided in this bulle-tin on Page 6. 2?Executive Director/Announcements "I'M RUNNING HOT AND COLD" By Robert Mirisch. Executive Director It's hard for me to believe that I've now been Executive Director of TBS for a half a year already. In anticipating the difficulties of my new job, I speculated that perhaps the areas in which I would encounter the greatest difficulties would be my relationship with the Officers and Board, or maybe struggling with important financial matters, or possibly dealing with city regulators or other momentous and philosophical areas which play into the role of an ED. These are all impor-tant considerations, but the one that REALLY GETS ME is - the heating/cooling level in the Sanctuary. Now, if you've been attending services lately (and, of course, you have) you'll know what I'm talking about. For the two or three temple members who have missed services for one reason or another, I'll explain. Periodically throughout services I've been known to slowly approach one of the temperature regulators, stand at it for a few moments, do something and return to my seat (always being as unobtrusive as possible and trying my best not to trip along the way). Once in a while, Rabbi may wander away from the Bima, pause at the thermostat, make an adjustment, return to the service; this could be followed by our President, Jeff Zucker, checking out and adjusting, once again, the settings. I could be up a few more times - or not. Understand that the Sanctuary has two separate regulators. Not understanding physics, engineering or heating principles, I am assuming that it is too large an area for a single regulator. So, conceivably, the people to the West side could be frozen out, while those on the East side could be baking like a brisket. The West side thermostat is a pussycat. I can walk up the ramp, see the setting, make an adjustment and leave. The East one - aye, there's the rub. Whoever placed it where they placed it must have been either 7 feet tall, a contortionist or "Plasticman." Hey, designer, did it ever occur to you that it might be a 5 foot 8 (ok, 5 foot 7), out of shape senior who might be charged with fixing the temperature levels? Instead, you placed the regulator where a person (read "me"!) has to walk up to the top step, balance - hanging on to the railing while stretching on one foot, to reach the regulator and move the setting setter (isn't that what it's called?) until you hear the blower go on or off. What happens as my hearing goes? Please note friends, the Rabbi and Jeff ONLY go to the West side regu-lator. It use to be worse; the East side regulator use to have a lock on the cover that would require me to use a paper clip to squeeze though a few slots in the cover and wiggle the setting setter. Very high tech. I credit a large portion of the problem to metabolism. No two people's metabolism is set at the exactly same point. (I'm no doctor. I know slightly more about medical issues than I do about mechanical ones, so take that statement for what it's worth.) So, to paraphrase one of my favorite movie quotes (and that I do know about) "What we've got here is a failure to metabolize together." (Five points for knowing the movie.) Yes, I can't get my personal heating/cooling system to be in synch with the personal setting of every other person in the Sanctuary. I consulted with my physician. He said my system had yet to adjust to living in Las Vegas. It could take a few years for me to acquire a LV metabolism. It is possible that having lived so long in LA I will never get use to a climate that drops below 65 and exceeds 80 degrees. So, since I can't trust my own body to tell me if it's too hot or too cold, I look for external clues. People fanning themselves with Shabbat hand-outs is a good one. Someone (on a Saturday morning) wearing five or six tallit, all wrapped around various body parts, is another. Or peo-ple wildly lip synching "Turn down/up the heat," would be another if I was a lip reader. Or, they lean over to me and say "It's freezing in here," even when I'm sweating. I can be getting different clues from different people in different parts of the Sanctuary at the same time. A sympathetic congregant suggested that I get a remote control that I can use from my seat to regulate both regulators. I appreciated the thought. I fear making that work would exceed my budget allowance for this purpose. I find no line item reading "Sanctuary heating adjust-ment". Someone else suggested I provide a shelf with sweaters and hand held electric fans. Help yourself. So what's the answer? Since the Rabbi has unfettered control of what goes on on the Bima, and since air does circulate on the Bima, I will take my clues only from Rabbi Goodman. If he mops his brow, I will turn down the heat. If he looks at me, crosses his arms as he grabs his shoulders and shudders, I will turn up the heat. So folks, you can bring large (prewritten) flash cards that you can hold up to Rabbi Goodman saying. "Turn up the heat," or "Turn down the heat," and hope he agrees. If we get real good at the flash card thing maybe we can coordinate them like in the Rose Bowl and have them spell out the Shema. Bereavement Group Beginning Monday, February 3, 2003, an 8 week Bereavement Group will be held in the TBS Library from 1- 2:30pm. Laurie Lytel, a licensed So-cial Worker with 13 years experience in grief counseling, will lead the ses-sions. All those feeling grief over the loss of a loved one should consider enrolling in this free session. To en-roll, please contact Carol in the temple office. Nominations Being Sought for Board of Directors A Nominating Committee has been appointed to nominate candidates for Di-rector, to be voted on at the general membership meeting this May. If any member wishes to be considered to be nominated as a Director, he or she must notify the Nominating Committee prior to February 21st. Members may contact the Nominating Committee by sending a letter or email to the attention of "Chair, Nominating Committee," at the Temple office. To be nominated, a person must have been a member in good standing since July, unrelated to any appointed Director and not a member of the board of any other syna-gogue in Clark County. He or she will also have to give the Nominating Com-mittee a short resume of their qualifications. The Nominating Committee will submit its nominees to the board in March. Individuals nominated may seek nomination by petition, provided that their petition is signed by 10 members in good standing and is submitted within two weeks after notification, that they were not among the individuals designated by the Nominating Committee. Rabbi's Message/Steinberg Chapel Photos?3 COVETING and CREATIVITY: Limits and Meaning By Felipe Goodman, Rabbi Of all the Ten Commandments, the hardest to observe is the prohibition of coveting; it is also the only sin, the violation of the Ten Commandments which does not carry a punishment by the court. The Hebrew word for coveting is chamod : it is related to the word chemed, which means a precious, dear thing or ob-ject. A coveted object is one that is desired too intensively, that you want too much, and that is beyond your reach. On the other hand, the Bible teaches that the creation of humankind was good. Contrary to what we would normally think, The Midrash teaches that the quality of humankind that is very good is the yetzer ha'ra , the appetitive, the coveting instinct in people, without which we would not earn a living, raise a fam-ily, or engage in productive pursuits. How are we to resolve the prohibition against coveting on one hand, and the Biblical blessing of our animal instincts which lead us to covet, on the other? You shall not covet your neighbor's spouse, you shall not crave your neighbor's house, or his field, his male or female slave, his ox, his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. Our tradition commands that we be creative, that we build a society; to that end, the animal in us must be activated. We need ego. For other peoples, the ego must be broken. For the Jew, it must be directed. We do not reject the world, we perfect this world. Others reject all things of this world. We sanctify this world by bringing God into the lives we build. That is because there are areas where we are not acquisitive, ag-gressive, and appetitive. That is the area of our fellow, also made in the image of God, which is also a world in the human right. The Torah tells us that we may not covet what belongs to our neighbor; but there are no limits to our potential when we desire to strive for things that are within our grasp and that we may attain without harming others. We have every right to want, we have every right to need to become! We may fantasize about material wealth, a Hawaii vacation, a PhD from Harvard. But the Torah teaches that you can want what you will, but you cannot will what you want. You should covet, and within the respectful limits of human society, satisfy those wants, and acquire those goods, and creatively go about your business of being fully human. But your neighbor's car, spouse, property, and house belong to your neighbor. To covet it is destructive. Just as God is out of reach, God cannot be touched, what is your neighbor's is beyond your reach. To think about things beyond your reach but within your drive leads to frustration and the violation of the first nine of the ten command-ments. You will deny God who gave the Law, you will swear falsely, you will disobey your parents, you will steal, lie and mur-der, if your cravings do not know their limits. Coveting is kosher if it is directed towards the open world of God; it is treyf if you want what belongs to another, and you conspire to obtain it by rejecting the image of God in your fellow. This command is the hardest to keep, and because it is not punished in a court, it could fester. May we continue to dream, and use our dreams creatively; may we continue to desire, but only desire desirable ends. May we covet only what is ours to obtain, so that we may grow be'sechel tov be'eyne elohim ve'adam and find favor before other people, and the Lord by whose Torah we live. Two new windows were installed in the Steinberg Chapel this month. The windows are on the Eastern wall at the ceiling level. Two remaining windows will be installed in the months to come, thereby completing the Amidah, as depicted by artist Riki Dubo. 4?Board Retreat/Mazel Tovs BOARD NOT BORED AT BOARD RETREAT On January 12th, in the midst of NFL playoffs, the TBS Board of Directors spent all day focusing on how they can function better as Board members. The Retreat, held in the Las Vegas Country Club's conference room, was designed to examine the vision Board members have for the future of TBS, give an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the Board as a functioning body and examine the steps necessary to implement goals. The seminar was facilitated by Rabbi David-Seth Kishner from the Jewish Theological Seminary. The Board had a working lunch and paused only long enough to get occasional updates on the football scores. Despite the heavy duty competition for their attention, no one left early, and everybody agreed that it was time well spent. The next step is implementing some of the ideas which were explored as the Board goes about the business of creating next fiscal year's budget. - 1 | M ? . J)" ~?e ? ? h i V :?> 1 ?f ? < ?::'?> ] 0 J 'SSM'T * # iW %iimm ' 1 mi r J i X M'm T N V r, ?? : | mm. mk v ? 1 1 J 2 - , ~ ? / r H 9 Z s l f e w f o : stacey avid Amir Fel^sltber are pleased to aviviouiA.ce the birth of HaviviaV\ ^abrlelle, the baby sister of BeWi/ty ? Joshua Felitsllber, bom, ovi December qd, oooq.. CoviQrat\Aa\iovis> are Iia, order ovi the birth of <seth Matthew rtvik, to ?proud parents Deborah avid mfixMfiVKVte bom, oviJanuary 2, Mazal Tov to carol avid Jeff z^uoher as view qravidpa r e i A t s ! "Reu-benjacksovi Travis Cohevi was bom, to Audrey Travis avidjoviat\\avi Cohevi ovijaviuaru Q.O, 2003. Under the Dome?5 YOUTH ON THE MOVE Imagine his surprise when David Frydman, our USY and Kadima Youth Director, opened his mail and found two framed certificates. Both were from The Far West Re-gion of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. The first attests to the fact that TBS's USY group is now a member of the Chai Club. This honors a membership increase of 18% or more. The second certificate is for our Kadima group, which earned a place in the Half Chai Club, a membership increase of 9% or more. What's next ? a quarter chai? DRIVERS TO SATURDAY MORNING SERVICES SOUGHT We have had a request from Saville Terrace, a resi-dence home at Rampart and Lake Mead. They have five or six residents who would like to attend Saturday morning services, but they have no means of transpor-tation. Is there anyone out there that can help these folks to spend time Under the Dome on Shabbat morn-ing? If so, please let Carol in the office know, so she can make the arrangements. MEMBER PUSHES FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS POST TU B'SHEVAT We celebrated the Tu B'Shevat seder noshing on the the earth's most delicious fruits and nuts. Overflowing plates of cherries, apricots, grapes, pistachio's, cash-ews, and even coconut disappeared quickly! (Followed by the fruit of the vine, of course.) These edible treats have been shared by all of God's creation. Next year, I'll share my food and invite an animal friend to cele-brate and eat with me. I won't bring a cow or chimp, rather, a mouse. I'll hide the mouse in my pocket and train it to wait for the bracha before it comes out to eat. No one will have to "Shush" my mouse for making too much noise during a seder. Are we not re-quired to provide food to our pets before we eat? A mouse eats only a little, leaving plenty of food for us all! However, my wife brought me back to earth re-minding me that bringing animals to a seder is not a great trend to start. OK then, I eventually agreed to leave my pets at home. Too many mice in pock-ets could become a plague ... and Tu B'Shevat is the wrong seder for plagues! The mouse, achbar, is mentioned several times in the Torah. There are at least 22 species in Israel. A mouse's name is nearly the same in many lan-guages, so mice are very common. How can any-one resist those cute little whiskers and nose? My pocket mouse, along with other living things, do love celebrating a delicious Tu B'Shevat! - by Toby Goldman Editor's Note: Mr. Goldman's idea has some mouse traps hidden in it. For instance, the Fund-raising Committee would want to know: how one scales the admission fee for animals admitted to a seder? Is it by weight, size, price per item con-sumed? House and Ground would want to know : Do we add a surtax for janitorial services ( Who cleans up after a member's horse?) Facilities Man-agement questions: what insurance coverage is there in the event an pet elephant runs amok? Mr. Goldman: Would it be enough if we had a service blessing our members pets?outside?in a manner similar to our Catholic friends? "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. 6?Women's League/Warsaw Ghetto Donation Form WOMEN'S LEAGUE MESSAGE Blanche Meisel, President HAZAK AND TORAH FUND Hazak is the Hebrew word for strength. It is the theme word that we use in this year's Torah Fund cam-paign and that appears on the Benefactor's pin that so many of our women proudly wear. Torah Fund is the 60 year nationwide Women's League campaign in sup-port of the Jewish Theological Seminary and also, here in the West, the new Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies. The strength of these two Conservative institutions reaches not only into every facet of synagogue life, Jewish education and social service but also sustains the Schechter Institute of Jewish studies in Israel and vari-ous schools, camps, programs and universities in Eastern Europe. Many of the rab-bis in South America are educated through these Conservative movement facilities. This is Torah! Torah is strength! Torah, the heart of the Jewish people, is what binds us together as a faith, a nation and as a "people." To support Torah is a mitzvah of the highest accord. Sunday February 9, 2003, we are holding our annual Torah Fund luncheon for the entire community to attend. We are proud to be honoring long time Torah Fund, Temple Beth Sholom and Jewish commu-nity supporters Sandy Mallin and Sherry Siegesmund. We invite everyone to attend; men, women, friends. We want to give these two very special women the honor they so well deserve for their dedica-tion, hard work and philanthropy. The place is the Tuscany hotel, Flamingo west of Koval, at 11:30 a.m. Minimum contribution is $18 to this season's campaign and $28 couvert. Please call Fran Levien at 382- 8908 to reserve or for information. Wcvu>am Qfietto tRemem&exance Qwiden ^Donation &(vtm Wan aw QAetia SUman&tance Cjaxd.cn S pom oxs flip Opportunities Yes, I would like to support the Warsaw Ghetto Remembrance Garden. I have chosen the following sponsorship: _Friend $1,000 _Patron $2,500 _*Warsaw Stone (Up to 50 Characters) $5,000 _*Benches $7,500 _*Reflection Bench $10,000 _*Landscaping $15,000 _*Living Garden $15,000 _*Entrance Gates $25,000 _*Trellis $25,000 _*Center Map $25,000 _OTHER Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. *In Memory of. 'In Honor of Waxaaw. Qfietta Jlemem&uince Qwtden Yes, I would like to support the Warsaw Ghetto Remembrance Garden. I have enclosed my contributions by: Check payable to The TBS Warsaw Ghetto Remembrance Garden Please bill my credit card: | l Visa Name: I I Mastercard Address: _ City: State: Zip:. Card Number: Signature .Expiration: Your contribution is tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Thank MAYOR GOODMAN VISITS THE MEN'S CLUB Hizzoner the mayor, our mayor, America's happiest Mayor made a totally expected visit to the February Men's Club meeting. He was the guest speaker. Wherever he goes, Oscar Goodman draws a crowd, and TBS was no exception. In the largest Men's Club meeting of the year, Mayor Goodman regaled them with wit, details of Las Vegas' growth and future and answers to the variety of questions the Men's Club members had for him. With frequent references to his "colorful" past?pre-politics?Mayor Good-man gave the men an insight into making the transition from "Mob" mouthpiece to Mayor of this town which he loves so much. He spoke of the time when he first contemplated running for the office, and he tried out the idea on his family. His wife, Carolyn, abstained, but his four children were unanimous in their views?don't do it. We know the office of Mayor is supposed to be non-partisan, but it truly seems Oscar acted not as a "Democrat" in that situation. The highlight of the evening was when a sensitive political question was raised?the Mayor's status as a member in good standing of the Men's Club. An investigation of the Mayor's dues had been undertaken in contemplation of his speaking. Was he or was he not entitled to wear the Red Yarmulka? It seems that whether it's the FBI, the IRS or the TBS Men's Club, Oscar Goodman's life has been one investiga-tion after the other. Remember the Mayor is a Past President of TBS, a current member and the father-in- law of a Board Member. It would be a shanda if he wasn't a Men's Club member. To eliminate any question, Oscar Goodman reached into his pocket and whipped out $36 and plunked a Red Yarmulka on his head. Good going, Oscar! Left: Rabbi Hershel Brooks discusses issues of the day with Red Yar-mulka wearers at January's Men's Club Meeting. Below right: Mayor Goodman does more than take the cake at the Men's Club meeting. He ]S the cake. Below left: It's politics as unusual as the Mayor awaits receiving his Red Yarmulka as a Men's Club member. 8?Preschool News The Early Childhood Department TBS's Preschool had an amazing Tu B' Shevat! The children planted trees, sang Happy Birthday to their new plants and had a seder with the Rabbi and Cantor. Our Pre-K kids made family trees for the holiday which display each of their unique heritages. Come visit us and explore our hallways filled with Judaic masterpieces. The Early Childhood Center had a successful Kindergarten forum this month. Director, Danielle Friefeld, spoke about the spectacular curriculum and standards prepared for our Kindergarten class. Our eager parents left the meeting fully informed and ready to enroll in this new program. We have very limited space available, so please sign up or book a tour! We are fast approaching our 100th day of school, which will take place on the 5th of February. The chil-dren are all greatly anticipating this milestone. On this special day, we will be counting, graphing, tast-ing, sorting, measuring and adding different objects up to 100. Mark your calendars!! New Enrollment and Registration for the 2003-2004 school year will begin March 3rd for our existing families and will open to the public on March 10th. The Bears' Science Fair will be quite an event!! Come see the educational and interesting affair on March 12th. Finally, Kamp K' Ton Ton, is a guaranteed blast for this upcoming summer! We are so excited to be enrolling children ages 2- 6. Registration will open to everyone on April 7th. Right: Rabbi Goodman leads the children's Tu B'Shevat seder Left: The 2's Choo Choo Train at their creative dance class Right: Pre-K's meet the Masters Program had the children painting on their back like Michaelangelo Left: Matthew Warner presents his family tree for Tu B'Shevat 9 TBS is having a Purim Carnival on Sunday, March 16, 2003. We are in need of ap- 9 9 proximately 200 volunteers, ages 10 and over, to help with the festivities. Temple 9 members, Pre-School families, Religious School families, Women's League, Men's 9 Club?we need your help! If you are able to help that day, please call Cari at the f Pre-School front desk, Monday through Friday from 8:00 am-12:00 noon at 804- fy <P> 1333 x112. THANK YOU! ty Religious School ?9 A Letter To Parents Of Jewish Kids by Ayelet Blit Dear Parents: How hard is it to raise your children in today's world? How hard is it to keep your family life Jewish? Being Jewish is a privilege, not a burden (however farfetched this statement sometimes seems to be). Being Jewish is a journey, not an obstacle on the road, and the Temple's community is here to be a true companion in your most important family journey. Our family is the most important asset we have for as long as we live, and our Jewish tradition and heritage is the thread that goes through our family's life. Sometimes thin, sometimes thick, but it is always there. How many times have you paused for a split second and thought: I need to get more involved with my Jewish community? How many times have you briefly stopped the "running through life's madness" and made a mental note: I need to be more active in Jew-ish life?possibly with the children? How many times in the midst of ballet, gymnastics, piano, basketball, soccer, grocery shopping, office work, homework, dinner and baths (is it midnight yet?) did it cross your mind that oh my God, I need to put God on my list. I am Jewish. My children are Jewish, so how would I be able to weave it more into our lives? After all, Judaism will be there long after they retire from their careers as ballerinas, computer programmers, financial analysts and attorneys. Now for the "big surprise" .You are the most important and influential people in your children's lives! You are also the most domi-nant Jewish educator in your children's lives. The values that are most important to you are the ones that become most important to them (although this fact may seem hard to believe). Whenever you, as parents, show your sense of importance, respect and grati-tude, you plant those seeds within your child. And don't worry, sometime when puberty is over, your will get your rewards. There are many opportunities to be this great Jewish role model. You just need to recognize and grab them while they are there. Once a month, we have our "Friday Night Kids" service geared towards children ages newborn to seven with their families. Once a month, there is our "On Shabbat Morning" service for families and children ages 6 to 120! And, there are the Religious School and Pre-School holidays and special activities during the year. Our Religious School picnic-style Tu B'Shevat seder was a wonderful experience. Families came together having fun and sharing our Jewish tradition in an innovative way. And, most importantly, it showed that sense of importance, respect and gratitude that will remain with your children forever. Don't miss these opportunities because "it is not mandatory, we have the day ofF'. These are the irreplaceable times when you can incorporate Jewish experiences into your family life. But, just as important, is the opportunity to become the role model we all aspire to be in between tennis, swimming, work, reading a story and saying goodnight. Tomorrow is another day. B'Shalom Ayelet VESHAR KOACH To the following Religious School students who have met and exceeded the Shabbat Service Requirement Hannah Rodis, Jared Michelman, Ryan Saxe, Brandon Saxe, Carly Saxe, Samuel Lewis, Tad Lewis, Erica Underwood, Brandon McCarthy Kol Hahavod To the following Religious School students who attended 5 to 9 Shabbat Services Emma Kraft, Adam Frye, Miri Canton, Wesley Mann, Sarah Memar, Ari Steinberg, Ellie Steinberg, Jadin Tredup, Jesseca Zwerg, Connor Zwerg, Heather Joseph, Natasha Lejbman, Benjamin Marx, Aaron Merbin, Nathaniel Saxe, Brandon Silverman, Nicole Snipper, Leah Sussman, Natalie Tischler, Harrison Rodis, Joshua Snipper, Jabob Brounstein, Zachary Brounstein Feb. 2003 10?Tributes...Donations from our Hearts BUILDING FUND In memory of: Milly Lassoff Ruthe Spector CANTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND In honor of: Irv Herman: 70th Anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah Milton <6 Deborah Brown Sydney & Louise Hoffmann, Jr. ,Bar/ Bat Mitzvah & Celebration of their 20th Wedding Anniversary EDUCATION FUND In honor of: Gloria Bransky's Birthday in memory of Steven Bransky Eva Blumer Pearl Bottfeld Sol & Sarah Brejensky Jack & Carole Cohen Claire Endelman Betty & Irving Fels Maddy & Larry Fergang Vivian Gonzalez Helen Rosenberg Martha & Albert Roth Ellen L. Scully Donald & Rita Tell Debra & Thomas Thompson Carole Cohen's Birthday Irv & Gloria Bransky Jack Cohen's Birthday Irv & Gloria Bransky Gloria Daitz' Birthday Irv & Gloria Bransky Pauline Davis' Birthday Irv & Gloria Bransky Violetta Fitzpatrick's Birthday Irv & Gloria Bransky Budd Gibbs' Birthday Irv & Gloria Bransky Gloria Lieberstein's Birthday Irv & Gloria Bransky Maxine Renard's Birthday Irv & Gloria Bransky AlRoth's Birthday Irv <6 Gloria Bransky In memory of: Heather Saxe Anita Lewy Lee Warner Nita & Harry Shuster GENERAL FUND In honor of: Gloria Bransky's Birthday Linda & Herb White Stacey & Michael Soil Sarah & Joe Pasternack Jr. Barbara and Marlowe Mogill on the birth of twin granddaughters Linda & Herb White Dee & Fred Glick's 40th Anniversary Linda & Herb White Lew Stadtmauer's Birthday Linda & Herb White Birth of Daughter of Emily & Ross Goodman Dr. Miles Fine Birth of Grand daughter of Carolyn & Oscar Goodman Dr. Miles Fine Sidney & Louise Hoffmann, Jr. 's Bar/ Bat Mitzvah and 20th Wedding Anniv. Barb & Marlowe Mogill Evelyn Feins Karyl & Eugene Foray Mr. & Mrs. D. Gelbart Gay S. Goldstein Sandy & Stan Mallin Arthur Cossini Jim Malliner's recovery from surgery Mr. & Mrs. D. Gelbart An aliyah for Zadick Eskenazi Sally Eskenazi Dr. Doris Soroky Aarenau Nadolyn & Kenny Karchmer Receiving an aliyah Sam Showel Morton Silverman & Kay Green's Wed-ding Aunt Charlotte & Uncle David and Pearl In memory of: Art Chilton George & Sharlene Flushman Mickey Garber Rose Raphael Esther M. Gewercer Sam Gewercer Donna Gross Rose Raphael Albert Koulange Lily & Max Phillips, Pamela & Bobby Rudy Schneid Mr. & Mrs. M. Jones Harriet Woliner Paul Woliner J. Woliner General Donation: Morris & Anna Berman PRESCHOOL FUND In honor of: Naming of Twin Granddaughters Barb & Marlowe Mogill In memory of: Lee Warner Mr.&Mrs. S. Shuster & Family RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND In honor of: Weekly Lunch and learn sessions June Colodny SandraMallin'sfather?Get Well Kenny & Lillian Glicken Carrying Tor ah at children's service Aaron Merkin For a Mishaberch Debbie Lederer Baby naming Ceremony Torry & Wendy Somers Louise & Sidney Hoffmann, Jr. 's Bar/ Bat Mitzah & 20th Wedding Anniv. Sam & Charlotte Showel Sydney & Louise Hoffmann, Jr. Irv Herman: 70th Anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah Samuel & Charlotte Showel Benjamin Solcum Jeffrey & Judith Lowenhar In memory of: Max Showel Samuel Showel YAHRZEIT/MEMORIAL FUND In memory of: Fannie Berger Art & Natalie Berger Ida Berger Irvi