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Congregation Ahavath Sholom A Family of Families

Bringing God and the Community Closer Together A Conservative Synagogue affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

October, 2014—7 Tishri to 7 Cheshvan 5775 Vol. 79— Number 2

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 AT 7:30 P.M.

You can look forward to a performance of the Gold Tone Senior Choir presenting songs from a variety of classic Broadway

Musicals. Coffee, Tea, Soda, Water and Cake will be available for purchase as you enjoy a nite club atmosphere at the House

of Shmooze, a new entertainment event that will happen once a month at Congregation Ahavath Sholom at 4050 South

Hulen, Fort Worth TX 76109. So we can make sure that we have enough room for everyone, please call for your

reservations as soon as possible. There will be a $5 entrance fee at the door. Please confirm with Ahavath Sholom office at

817-731-4721 or Larry Steckler at 817-927-2736.

In November we are doing it again. This time we have a one woman show:

Linda Zoblotsky will present Luvchild!

This entertaining, musical and educational play explores the journey of an adopted woman, as she searches for her Mother

and her Identity. Music and lyrics were written by Howard Beckerman and includes 2 songs written by Linda Zoblotsky. Orchestrations by Tru Doty include: Help Me Find My Son, Free Spirit, Strangers, Just Around the Corner, This is my First

Love Song, I Really Don’t Know How, We Belong Together and My Secret Luvchild.

So we can make sure we have enough room for everyone, please call for your reservations as soon as possible. There will be

a $5 entrance fee at the door.

2 Page www.ahavathsholom.org

FROM OUR RABBI

I was thinking about the

Kever Avot service for

our congregation, that

takes place on the

Sunday between Rosh

Hashanah and Yom

Kippur and the prayers

that we offer in

remembrance of our

loved ones. Personally,

my favorite prayer of

remembrance is the one

below.

“There is no replacing a person of wisdom

There are mines for sliver,

And places where gold is refined.

Iron is taken from the earth,

And copper is smelted from the rock.

But where can wisdom be found?

And where is the source of understanding?

There is no replacing a person of wisdom”

[After Job 28:1-2, 12]

The prayer itself in essence forces us to focus on

what is truly important in life and the legacy that our

loved ones and eventually we, will leave behind.

The prayer reminds us that gold, silver and other

precious materials are only physical in nature and

they come and go depending on our luck in life.

However, a person’s wisdom remains with them all

the days of their lives. Not only this, but one’s

wisdom is often transmitted to others and thus lives

on indefinitely even after that person is long gone.

I know that the worldly wisdom concerning

family, friendships and loyalty that my grandmother

departed me will live on within my family for many

years to come.

Since wisdom is so important and central to our

lives, we must ask ourselves what is wisdom?

Judaism defines four parameters of wisdom.

The first Traditional paragon of wisdom is

Solomon, for Solomon came to replace his father

David as the king. Eventually Solomon

accomplished what his father was not able to, and

that was the building of the first Temple.

In I Kings 2:6, we read the following verse. “Do

therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his

hoary head go down to She’ol in peace”

Biblical commentators came to understand this verse

as a commandment to Solomon—that commandment

being to use his wisdom for good and not to let that

wisdom slip away towards She’ol (biblical version of

hell). Solomon in the end did use his wisdom in the

building of the First Temple and the Children of

Israel prospered because of it.

The second paragon of wisdom deals with

understand and implementing justice among thy

people. In I Kings 3: 9: we read, “Give therefore thy

servant an understanding heart to judge thy people,

that I may discern between good and evil.” Here

we can interpret wisdom as the ability and

knowledge to judge an individual on the merits of

each case and not based on a person’s standing in

society. The Bible in this verse is telling us that

there should be no difference between a wealthy

person who can afford the best lawyers in the

country, and a destitute individual who is

appointed a court attorney. Judaism demands that

each individual be afforded the same

opportunities for their defense under the law.

The third form of wisdom according to

traditional Judaism is, encyclopedic knowledge.

We read in I kings 5:14, “And there came of all

people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all

kings of the earth, who has heard his wisdom”

Here wisdom is the capability to learn from

any situation, any culture or any man, as well as

the ability to pass on that knowledge to others.

The importance of learning from others and

passing on that knowledge is reinforced in Pirket

Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) “Who is wise? One

who learns from all persons . . .” (Pirket Avot 4:1)

Finally the fourth definition of wisdom talks

about a leaders ability to work for the betterment

of all peoples. This we learn from I Kings 5:21

“And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the

words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and said,

Blessed is the Lord this day, who has given to

David a wise son over this great people.”

Solomon was known to be revered for his

leadership ability and his work on behalf of all of

his people.

From these four examples we can conclude that

wisdom is the ability to learn and use this

knowledge fairly, justly and for the betterment of

the whole. To be wise is to understand where we

came from and where we are going, and hopefully

the ability to help not only ourselves but also

others along the way.

Having learned what Judaism teaches us about

wisdom and having become a better person due to

the wisdom of my grandmother, I now have found

even more meaning in the prayer that I quoted

above and which I recite at every funeral.

It is my hope that each and every one of us will

be able to remember the wisdom of our loved

ones who have passed away and to surround

ourselves with those who are wise today, for if we

are able to do this then our lives will truly be

enriched.

B’shalom and friendship,

Rabbi Andrew Bloom

Clergy & Professional Staff:

Rabbi Andrew Bloom

Cantor Shoshana Abrams Kaikov

Michael L. Linn

Executive Director

Officers:

President Ebrahim Lavi

1st Vice President

Dr. Nancy Faigin

2nd Vice President Jerry Stein

3rd Vice President

Glenn Garoon

Treasurer Ben Herman

Secretary

Jodi Berger

Parliamentarian Dr. Murray Cohen

Board of Directors: Ava Beleck

Shirley Ben David Sonny Brister

Elizabeth Chesser Martis Herman Valerie Kaye Will Kutler

William Landy Viqui Litman Foster Owen

Zoe Stein Pierce Debby Rice

Sigi Rodriguez Daniel Tirsun

Nan Udell Louise Vermillion

Stephanie Corso Zavala

Catering Department

Maria Loya

Office Staff

Peppe Bailin

Religious School Secretary

Suzi Gardner Bookkeeper

JoAnn English Shul Secretary

Janitorial Staff Antonio Contreras Gabriel Sanchez


FROM OUR PRESIDENT

On behalf of myself and the Board of Directors, we want to wish

everyone a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.

I have been president for less than 4 months and these are the

questions I am asked;

Have you started counting the days till the end of your term?

How do you deal with all those difficult people?

Why would you want to be president?

Isn’t it a thankless job?

Well let me start by saying, No, I am not counting the days, there

is still so much to accomplish and I hope I don’t run out of time.

How do you deal with all those difficult people?

What difficult people? – all of us are a little difficult but we all

care so much about the synagogue that we want our opinion

heard.

Why would I want to be president?

I would like to answer this question by posing a question.

Why should our synagogue matter to us? For me, both these

questions have the same answer – Jewish Continuity.

Isn’t it a thankless job?

I do not think of the presidency as a job. To me it is an honor and

privilege to be able to do this, and I am fortunate to have a terrific

leadership team and such a strong and vibrant community that

helps me and makes me look good being the president, or as

some of you call me the SHAH.

A lot of hard work goes into making sure our synagogue is a

comfortable, welcoming, safe environment for you, and I would

like to recognize some very important people that help make this

happen:

Our dedicated clergy: Rabbi Bloom and Cantor Abrams

Kaikov thanks for all you do, and by the way Mazel Tov to

Cantor and Mordechai. If you have not heard by now Cantor is

pregnant.

Our incredible office staff: Michael Linn our Executive

Director, JoAnn, Suzie, Peppe, Maria, Gabriel, and Tony.

If you spend any time here at all, and as president I do, you

cannot deny that this place is bustling with life. We are blessed

with a great professional team and so many volunteers that give

of themselves to make sure this is so.

As president, you begin to notice things you may not have

noticed before. I notice these things in the silence, at night after a

board meeting, as we're the last to leave the building. Our shul is

alive too. This building is the framework, just as our bones are

the framework for our bodies. Just as a body has many systems

at work functioning automatically, without a second thought, so

does our shul. It takes a lot of people, time and money to make

our shul work.

I think of how important it is for all of us that this shul

maintains its vitality for our children and their children and their

children’s children. For this High Holiday appeal, I asked you to

give a little chai for the future. For l'dor v'dor - that these

moments, these life cycle events, can continue to grow and

Our Condolences

To Howard and Rhoda Bernstein, Cheryl and Richard Kress,

Denise and Carl Labarba and the many friends of Helen Richard on

her loss.

To Peter Lederman, children Mark and Pia and their entire family

on the loss of Carmen Lederman.

To Rebecca and Stuart Isgur, Michael Reznikoff and Janet

Williamson, Daniel Reznikoff, and their entire family on the loss of

Sam Reznikoff.

To Mona and Steve Karten, Jonathan and Rachel Green, Sheryl

Green and Caryn Green, and their entire family on the loss of Barry

Green.

To Rita S. and Ted Hoffman, and their entire family, on the loss of

their brother-in-law, Seymour Feldman.

To Isadore and Jeanne Bloomberg, and their entire family, on the

loss of Izzy’s brother, Leon Bloomberg.

flourish within our community. I asked that you join me and the

Board of Directors and support this year long Chai on Life

celebration. From $18 to $18,000, the number is not important.

Every dollar is a breath of life to the shul, every time you say “yes”

to volunteering, the heart of this shul beats stronger.

You will notice this Chai on Life theme in our programs. Your

presence and participation is key to making this year a success.

You can continue to bring life to this congregation by joining us at

services and at our programs. We have so many different programs

available. Some of these programs include:

Rockin’ Ruach

House of schmooze

Film series

Jerusalem movie at Imax

Purim ball

Congregational Trip to Israel

Sunday School programs for the children

Ladies Auxiliary programs

Men’s club programs

Shabbat with Chaverim

Plus, if you are fan of working outside, have we got the garden for

you - Gan Ahavath Sholom. If you have not stopped by to see the

garden, please do so, and contact Marty Herman if you have any

question.

Please pick up a flyer that gives you a list of the upcoming

programs. With all the programs that we have it should not be hard

for you to find something you like and to participate in it.

This year of Chai is not only for the continued vitality of OUR

synagogue and community, but for the ripple effect we can cause in

the world by celebrating the gift of chai (the gift of LIFE) that we

are blessed with each day.

Please make sure that your pledge has been paid, or if you were

not able to make a pledge earlier, do so now.

Ebby Lavi, President


FROM OUR EXECUTIVE

DIRECTOR

I am fortunate in being able to speak to

my father every day; and Pat is able to

speak to both her mother and father

daily. Our fathers are veterans of

World War II and have stories to tell,

all it takes is a little nudging. All three

of our parents are in their nineties and

are beginning to exhibit some signs of

frailty and forgetfulness. I am one that

does not hide feelings, and I remind my father that I am grateful

for his guidance, direction and understanding. My dad and I did

not always agree on the choices I made or the activities I

engaged in, but he was always there and he was always my

father and the love we share remains strong. I believe that it

continues to grow.

Too often we forget the importance of letting our family

members and our friends know how much we care and

appreciate them. It does not take much to say thank you for

being there, or to say I love you.

We have just finished asking God for forgiveness of our sins

and promises that we were not able to complete. We had the

chance during services to consider the prayers, listen to

speeches and to acknowledge relatives and friends. Did you

remember too, to say hello to the new face that you

encountered? I know how important it is to feel welcomed into

a new family, and our congregation is truly a family. Extend

yourself to at least one person that you did not know, remember

to express your positive feelings to your friends, and don’t

forget to call your parents and your children. Be the first one to

call, and not wait for the phone to ring. Our time on this planet

is short, enjoy every moment, take a few minutes out of each

week to attend a service or one of our many programs and

acknowledge members of your extended family.

Michael Linn

Newest CAS Member

Coming Spring 2015

by Cantor Shoshana

Abrams Kaikov

As I reflect on the past year and

look ahead to the new, I am overwhelmed with a great sense

of gratitude for so many things: the blessing of being a part

of the CAS community, the gift of my marriage to my

b’shert, the privilege of love and health, family and a warm

circle of friends. Many of you have probably already noticed

my expanding waist-size, pale (and sometimes green)

complexion, and constant urge to sit down. If you have not

already heard, it is with great joy and excitement that I share

with you all that Mordecai and I will God-willing be

welcoming our first child into the world this upcoming

Spring.

It was just several weeks ago that Mordecai and I sat

down one evening to watch our wedding video that arrived

in the mail from Los Angeles, and as we delighted in the

sweet and heartfelt messages that our wedding guests left us

on our video, we could not help but smile as we listened to

Rabbi Zimelman’s message to us on our wedding day. He

said: “As we are commanded, be fruitful and multiply.”

And, so, we have taken this quite seriously.

Such a blessing of a whirlwind this past year has been, I

can hardly believe how much our lives have changed in such

a short time. And, come Springtime, our lives will be

changing even more drastically. As we have all shared

together in the high holy days here at CAS and now Sukkot,

Mordecai and I find ourselves dreaming of our traditions

embracing our child in these festive holidays in the years to

come. We even imagine what it will feel like to bless our

child at the Shabbat table each Friday night as we sit down

to a family meal together, and on the bima, beneath a

chuppah of tallitot at the end of Shabbat services each week.

In the Kedushah portion of the Amidah, we chant “L’dor

Va’dor Nagid Gadlecha – Through all generations we

declare Your (God’s) greatness” and I can’t help but have

these words flow through my mind even more than ever

now that Mordecai and I are expecting. We are so incredibly

excited to welcome our baby into the CAS community and

God-willing raise him/her surrounded by the love of this

wonderful family of families. We look forward to instilling

in our child a love of Torah and appreciation and honor for

our rich and beautiful tradition. Thank you, God, for

bringing us to this moment in time, and may we all share in

the gift of passing on our tradition, L’dor Va’dor.

From Our Cantor

and

Educational Director

What goes up . . .

Rarely comes down by itself.

Help dismantle the Sukkah

Sunday, October 19 starting at about 8:30 a.m.

Call the Shul Office for

more information or if you have questions.

Simchat Torah Celebration Thursday, October 16 following

the 6:00 p.m. service.


“Daytimers” Daytime activities for adults

The Sylvia Wolens, Jewish Daytimers A program of Beth-El Congregation

with support from the Jewish Federation

Daytimers present

Professor Jim Riddlespurger

Wednesday, October 15 at 12:00 noon—Beth El Congregation

Election Day, November 4—that’s right around the corner. We are all probably wondering who will win the

Governor’s race; will Texas stay red or turn blue; what will happen that will shape our future? Jim Riddlespurger

is not a prophet but he does know about Texas and national politics. Professor in the Political Science

Department of TCU since 1982, he focuses on the presidency and Texas politics. If you are looking for insight

into what is likely to happen, you won’t want to miss this session of Daytimers.

Lunch catered by Subway—$9.00 each—your choice of Roast Beef,

Tuna, Turkey Breast, Veggie Delite, plus chips, cookies, coffee or tea

Program only: $5.00 per person

Reservations: Call with credit card to Larry Steckler 817-927-2736,

520-990-3155 or Hugh Lamensdorf, 817-738-1428, or sign up at

www.bethelfw.org.

Coming Events

Daytimers Bridge—Tuesday, October 28 at 1:30 p.m., Beth

El Great Hall 817-282-798 for reservations 817-282-0798

(Bill Margolis)

Daytimers Luncheon—Wednesday, November 12, noon—

Gold Tones Senior Citizen Show Choir

Chanukah Party! Wednesday, December 10, Noon

Chabad Chile Cookoff

Team

Ahavath Sholom (2nd Place Winners)

L to R—Ben Herman, Ebby Lavi, Chad Herman,

and Marvin Beleck

L to R— “Taste Tester” Rabbi Andrew

Bloom, Ben Herman, Ebby Lavi, Chad Herman,

and Marvin Beleck.


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2014-15 SHOWTIMES Film Series

Congregation Ahavath Sholom CONGREGATION AHAVATH SHOLOM has the coming year

planned for you! We hope you will enjoy the films planned for

showings on Sunday nights at the Shul!

The entire community is invited to the 2014-2015 SHOWTIMES

Film Series from November 2, 2014 through March 8, 2015. Six

films will be shown on Sundays at 6:30 PM with the exception of

Christmas Day when our film will be shown at 3:30 pm as

Christmas falls this year on a Thursday.

The 2014-2015 SHOWTIMES Series films have been carefully

chosen to interest everyone. Moderators will lead the discussions

after each film. There is no cost, the films are our gift to the

community and the popcorn and cold drinks are complimentary! A

special "Thank You" to the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth and

Tarrant County for supporting our CAS 2014-2015 SHOWTIMES

Film Series. Without their help, we would not be able to proceed.

Our 2014-2015 SHOWTIMES Film Series will open on Sunday,

November 2, 2014, at 6:30 pm, with THE OTHER SON, a

moving and provocative tale of two young men—one Israeli, the

other Palestinian—who discover they were accidentally switched at

birth, and the complex repercussions facing them and their

respective families. This film should generate an interesting

discussion and hope many of you will attend this opening film.

The second film in our series, TAILOR OF PANAMA, an

espionage thriller set amidst the controversy of the handover of the

Panama Canal from America to Panama in late 1999, starring

Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, Jamie Lee Curtis and Daniel

Radcliffe, will be shown on Sunday, November 23 at 6:30 pm.

This film is about the political situation in Panama and is based on

John LeCarre’s popular novel of the same title. Vicky and Sal

Mitrani have agreed to lead the post-film discussion about Jewish

life in another culture. They moved to the U.S. from Cuba and we

look forward to their hearing their stories.

On Christmas Day, Thursday — December 25 at 3:30 pm, we will

show the film, THE FRISCO KID. This is a feel-good family film

starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford and is directed by Robert

Aldrich. Come watch the film and spend a wonderful holiday

afternoon with us!

Did you know that a Jewish kid from New York scored the first

basket in the NBA? THE FIRST BASKET, scheduled for Sunday,

January 18, 2015 at 6:30 pm, is a documentary which follows

the little-known history of Jews and basketball at the beginning of

the 20th century. This film will be sponsored by the CAS Men’s

Club, and in the true spirit of basketball, hotdogs and cold drinks

will be served as well as popcorn.

On Sunday, February 8 at 6:30 pm, ZAYTOUN. In this movie, set

in Beirut, 1982, a young Palestinian refugee helps an Israeli fighter

pilot escape from PLO captivity because he wants to visit his

ancestral family home. En route through war-torn Lebanon their

relationship develops into a close bond. This film gives way to long

discussions.

On Sunday, March 8 at 6:30 pm, THE JEWISH CARDINAL

will be shown. It is the amazing true story of Jean-Marie Lustiger,

son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, who maintained his cultural

identity as a Jew even after converting to Catholicism at a young

age, and later joining the priesthood. Quickly rising within the

ranks of the Church, Lustiger was appointed Archbishop of Paris

by Pope jean Paul II—and found a new platform to celebrate his

dual identity as a Catholic Jew, earning him both friends and

enemies from either group. When Carmelite nuns settle down to

build a convent within the cursed walls of Auschwitz, Lustiger

found himself a mediator between the two communities—and

might be forced at last to choose his side. A very interesting story.

We will start a new six-month film series in beginning in April

2015, so be on the lookout for the films in the new series. What a

pleasure, picking out films to bring to our community for your

enjoyment!

WE HOPE YOU WILL LOVE THE SELECTIONS made

by our 2014-2015 SHOWTIMES Series Film Committee and we

look forward to sharing the movies with you. Thanks to our

committee members Michal Bloom, Liz Chesser, Bootsie Coggan,

Hedy Collins, Kim Goldberg, Lisa Laudato, Foster Owen, Jane

Pawgan, Debby Rice, Reggie Rog, Jayna Sosland, Jim Stansbury,

Sheila Stocker, Roz Vaden, Men’s Club President Sonny Brister

and Shul President Ebi Lavi.

For more information please call Congregation Ahavath Sholom at

817-731-4721. See you at the movies!


CELEBRATIONS Birthdays

JFS Senior Program NOSH AND SCHMOOZE, GAMES AND NEWS

Please join us at Beth-El

Congregation We meet

Monday-Friday from

10am-1pm

A dairy lunch is served at noon.

For daily schedule or more info,

please call the JFS office

817-569-0898 Or

Hedy Collins’ cell 817-296-3709

Children’s Birthdays Years

1-Oct Diane Oberstein 11-Oct Edwin Bond 21-Oct Rachel Cristol

2-Oct Dr. Robert Meltzer 12-Oct Robert Dubinsky 22-Oct Larry Kiger

2-Oct Arthur Moses 12-Oct Joe Feldstein 23-Oct Neal Bailey

3-Oct Jeanne Bloomberg 12-Oct Shayne Moses 23-Oct Larry Daiches

3-Oct Barbara Gilbert 12-Oct Charles Norman 23-Oct Julie Goldstein

5-Oct Orly Birenbaum 12-Oct Karen Silverberg 23-Oct Dr. Josef Widerhorn

6-Oct Mike Singer 15-Oct Carol Bulbrook 26-Oct Elizabeth Chesser

7-Oct Jeffrey Gilbert 15-Oct Marcia Malofsky 28-Oct Sonny Brister

7-Oct Jack Labovitz 16-Oct Richard Hollander 28-Oct Kevin Garsek

7-Oct Luydmila Shturman 16-Oct Arthur Rubin 28-Oct Salvador Mitrani

9-Oct Scott Cooper 17-Oct Dr. Don Rosen 29-Oct Autumn Holland

10-Oct Dr. Elizabeth Cohen 18-Oct Lee Cohen 29-Oct Lisa Moses

10-Oct Raanan Horowitz 20-Oct Phyllis Gordon 29-Oct Dr. Barry Schneider

12-Oct Jerry Berkowitz 20-Oct Walter Listig

1-Oct Foster and Marla Owen 31

2-Oct Clint and Anna Lax 20

4-Oct Paul and Elaine Weisblatt 50

5-Oct Tommy and Karen Paul 18

6-Oct Dr. Gene and Sonja Vertkin 13

9-Oct Daniel and Karen Berman 15

11-Oct Harry and Claire Eckles 47

11-Oct Mark and Laura Fierer 2

17-Oct Jack and Patricia Godfrey 57

20-Oct William and Linda Landy 27

22-Oct Rodney and Elaine Bumpus 27

22-Oct Efraim and Rivka Marco 34

27-Oct Jeffrey and Kerry Dolan 23

Wedding Anniversaries

2-Oct Sara Lavi

11-Oct Sarah Margolis

12-Oct Courtney Smith

18-Oct Haia Galagnov

19-Oct Benjamin Berger

24-Oct Hannah Stansbury

25-Oct Erez Schwartz

31-Oct Milton Vandaveer

Mazal Tov!

Rhona and Irv Raffel on the engagement of their

granddaughter, Emily Furman to Daniel Koch.

Emily’s parents are Susan and Maurice Furman

of San Antonio and Daniel’s parents are Barbara

and Larry Schuman of Fort Worth and Daniel’s

grandfather is Irv Gratch also of Fort Worth.


YAHRZEITS—MAY THE MEMORY OF OUR LOVED ONES BE A BLESSING

Mon., Oct. 6,

12 Tishri

Robert Philip

Max Rohman

Tue., Oct. 7,

13 Tishri

Sadie Abramowitz

Edith Z. Gachman

George Levitan

Nathaniel L. Myers

Milton B. Schwartz

Irvin Weisman

Wed., Oct. 8,

14 Tishri

Alan Antweil

Samuel S. Coggan

Lillie Daiches

Marta H. Finegold

Dr. Alan I. Hamill

Sol Hochster

Myer Mehl

Jack Solomon

Thu., Oct. 9,

15 Tishri

Sidney Forman

Rose Leff

Anna R. Levy

Fri. Oct. 10,

16 Tishri

Elvin Bernstein

Jerome Garoon

Virginia J. Reed

Yale Smith

Sat., Oct. 11,

17 Tishri

Rebecca Foreman

Bess Frieden

Charles Levinson

William Loevy

Betty Massis

Mordukh Nayberg

Sun., Oct. 12,

18 Tishri

Joseph Breier

Chandler G. Cohen

Bella B. Cuperman

Meta Hochster

Donald B. Louis

Oscar Rubin

Benjamin Sacks

Avraham Schlaffer

Wed., Oct 1,

7 Tishri

Esther Alpert

Ted Brown

Sarah Fried

Helen Kahalnik

Fannie Schwartz

Sam Spigel

Fannie Wexler

Thu., Oct. 2,

8 Tishri

Meyer Greines

Dr. David W. Hirsch

Carl S. Hoffman

Tamara Kaikov

Ethel Kaplan

Ismael Lobato

Fannie Potishman

Beverly Schwartz

Julia Schwartz

Fri., Oct. 3,

9 Tishri

Willard Glazer

Elsie K. Greenberg

Seymour Kanoff

Maurice Rabinowitz

Sat., Oct. 4,

10 Tishri

Zalmen Boguslawski

Harry L. Eckert

Moshe Fersztman

Rabbi Isadore Garsek

Gittel Sack

Sarah Sack

Yaakov Sack

Lippa Sandler

Rose Schwartz

Joseph Sliski

Leah Sliski

Matie B. Thompson

Sun., Oct. 5,

11 Tishri

Anne L. Beleck

Clara Goldweber

Bertha Oxman

Herbert Paul

Lipsha Sandler

Mon., Oct. 6,

12 Tishri

Louis Dworkin

Solomon S. Griver

Dr. Richard C. Hochberger

Hannah G. Kline

Leopold Loevy

J. William Nachbar

Mon., Oct. 13,

19 Tishri

Julius Barkman

Max M. Dworkin

Nisan Friedman

Abe Haller

Edward Koch

Sol Kruger

Charles J. Mehl

Yoel Sack

Albert L. Schneider

Emma G. Sobol

Tue., Oct. 14,

20 Tishri

Joe Cohen

Jack Ettinger

Rose Greenberg

Ida Saikin

Wed., Oct. 15,

21 Tishri

Mannes Brand

Thu., Oct. 16,

22 Tishri

Rabbi Charles Blumenthal

Abraham N. Bodzy

Julius Colton

Dr. Alexander Hoffman

Ida Loewenthal

Lee C. Moss

Fri., Oct. 17,

23 Tishri

Sanford Bogart

Paul Engelberg

David Gottlieb

Dr. Norman Rubin

Sat., Oct. 18,

24 Tishri

Lila Ansin

Barbara Dworkin

Tanya Dworkin

Mose Herman

Ida G. Star

Chayim T. Weingarten

Sun., Oct. 19,

25 Tishri

Abe Anisman

Elissa A. Dworkin

The Sobol Family

Rosa Glickman

Beverly M. Hofstein

Faye G. Kaitcer

Bessie Levinson

Sat., Oct. 25,

1 Cheshvan

Irving Bodzy

Faygi L. Coplin

Nat Imber

Irene Pensak

Cipa R. Taylor

Sally Wecker

Mary L. Weil

Sam Zale

Sun., Oct. 26,

2 Cheshvan

Constance Gorman

Greg Olshansky

Mon. Oct. 27,

3 Cheshvan

Albert R. Doss

Hyman Ellis

Bernice M. Frank

Lillian Goldman

Abraham Katz

Estelle Levitt

Tue., Oct. 28,

4 Cheshvan

Brian Lee Ansel

Lila Baum

Warren Blackstone

Samuel Friedman

Jack Perlman

Baruch Speier

Samuel Spigel

William Zlotorin

Wed., Oct. 29,

5 Cheshvan

Mendel Cohen

Sarah S. Daiches

Maurice Hofstein

Robert Raff

Thu. Oct. 30,

6 Cheshvan

Isaac Goldstein

Freda Lichtman

Robert Savitz

Sarah Luskey Schwartz

Ruth Tetenbaum

Fri., Oct. 31,

7 Cheshvan

Laszlo Mittelman

Wolff Moses

Slata Zenick

Sun., Oct. 19,

25 Tishri

Helen J. Stanley

Bertha Taylor

E. Joseph Wolf

Mon., Oct. 20,

26 Tishri

Henry Cohen

Sol Gilbert

Gary Gurkoff

Linda Kaye

Gertrude Kragen

I.N. Mehl

Suzanne Watemberg

Tue., Oct. 21,

27 Tishri

Sandy Hoffman

Thelma A. Obelsky

Anne K. Peisner

Wed., Oct. 22,

28 Tishri

Ruth Engelberg

Phyllis H. Falik

Max Falkowitz

The Freedling Family

Adele N. Friedman

Verna Kamel

Rachael Rosenthal

Samuel Sheinberg

Thu., Oct. 23,

29 Tishri

Aaron Falkovitz

Sam Feiner

Moshe Gershengoren

Edwin Hoffman

Jean Kaplan

Chaye L. Kornfeld

Mordecai Kornfeld

Gertrude Rubin

Fannie Sandler

Larry Spiegel

David Stenzler

Fri., Oct. 24,

30 Tishri

Annie S. Gerson

Bennett Hammer

Betty Kessler

Charlotte Kreines

Leslie S. Lobel

Vera G. Sherwin

Nestor Zapata


CONTRIBUTIONS Michael Hollander

Terri and Rich Hollander

William Lenes

Beverly Lenes

Julius M. Neerman

Ann and Marc Neerman

Bertram A. Levy

Linda and Ronald Elsenbaumer

Sidney “Buddy” Shelby

Donna and Robert Chicotsky

Rene Wisch

The Wisch Family

Jimmy Wisch

The Wisch Family

In honor of:

Their High Holiday Aliyah

Sophia and Alex Nason

Pat and Michael Linn

Judy and Paul Weinstein

Avraham Kaikov

Stephanie Zavala

Louise and Judd Vermillion

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Vandaveer

Richard Hollander

Shoshana Howard

Congregation

Ahavath Sholom

Lenore R. Abrams

Adele Arensberg

With best wishes to:

Angie Kitzman

Linda and Ebby Lavi

Linda Lavi

Elaine and Jim Stanton

Religious Education In loving memory of:

Ilse Gutmann

Polina and Michael Kuptsin

Cheryl and Sherwin Coplin

Marla and Scott Sturman

Drs. Elizabeth and Murray Cohen

Jodi, Scott, Ben and Jerry Berger

Les Kaitcer

Drs. Etta and Bruce Miller

Marlene Yesnick

Peppe and Harry Bailin

Carmen Lederman


Laura Rice

Shirley and Larry Goodwin

Yahrzeit

In loving memory of:

Frances and Joe Zenick

Larry Zenick

Sidney Klemow

Annette and Mitchell Smith

Catering In loving memory of:

Laura Rice

Bootsie and Joseph Coggan

Ilse Gutmann


Yahrzeit—In loving memory of:

Myer Mehl


Samuel Coggan


In honor of:

The birth of

Juliet Georgie Savetsky

Karen and Jim Reisman


Laurie and Marvin Blum

Sam Reznikoff

Ceil Canter

Our dear friend,

Rhoda Solomon

Rita S. and Ted Hoffman

CHAI Fund In loving memory of:

Carmen Lederman

Ellen and Bernie Appel

Ilse Gutmann

Linda and Ebby Lavi

Rhona and Irv Raffel

Sophia and Alex Nason

Les Kaitcer


Cindy and Bill Sacharin

Ruth Bogart

Rebecca and Stuart Isgur

Ellen and Bernie Appel

Laura Rice


Joyce and Jack Gerrick

Jenny and Michael Herman

Sondra Richard


Louis Engler

Joyce Engler Walters

Nettye Freeman Engler


Jay Nathan Engler


Cilla Zilberg

Dr. Bernard Zilberg

Minnie Saltzberg

Laurie and Lon Werner

Lena Werner

Laurie and Lon Werner

In honor of:

Chad Herman—for all the

time spent in the garden

Ava and Marvin Beleck

Ben Herman—for all the time

spent in the garden



Linda Lavi

Naomi and Mark Rosenfield

Suzie and Ben Herman

Beverley and R.D. Moses

Youth Lounge In honor of:

The birthday of

Rosalyn Rosenthal

Drs. Elizabeth and Murray

Cohen


Linda and Arthur Moses

Dave Klimist Cemetery

Beautification and

Maintenance Fund


Laura Rice

Idelle Luskey


Samuel Abramowitz

Joyce and Mark Abramowitz

Joe Daiches

Elaine and Larry Daiches

Sadie Abramowitz


Lillie Daiches


In honor of:

Esther Rosen’s

94th birthday

Paula Rosen

Her High Holiday Aliyah

Jeanie Luskey

“Happy 96th Birthday

to Al Wexler”

Kara and Craig Lidell

Carrying the Torah of the

Second Day of Rosh Hashanah


Sukkot Pavilion Yahrzeit—In loving memory of:

Sarah Shanblum

Marilyn J. Wroobel

Yale Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Smith

In honor of:


Bronislava and Israel Shafir

Autumn and Gary Holland

Robin and Dan Tirsun

Hedy Collins

Harold Gernsbacher, Jr.

Cookie and Gary Kaftan

Mordecai Kaikov

Virginia and Arnie Barkman

Doris Smith

The new granddaughter of

Dr. Phillip Cohen

Judith and Dr. Don Peska

The Stanton’s grandbabies

Sam Reznikoff

The Bloom’s

wedding anniversary



David Saul

Sam Reznikoff

Rose and Al Sankary

Computer Lab Yahrzeit


Shalom Yaacobi

Rachel and Dr. Yoseph Yaacobi

Prayer Book


Ralph Zimelman

Rosalyn Rosenthal

Ilse Gutmann

Rosalyn Rosenthal

In honor of:

The election of Ebrahim Lavi

as CAS president

Webberman Family

Legacy Fund In honor of:


Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bernstein

GAN CAS

Community Garden In loving memory of:

Les Kaitcer


Ilse Gutmann



CONTRIBUTIONS Planned Giving Endowment In honor of:


Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bernstein

Cantor’s

Discretionary Fund In loving memory of:

Laura Rice

Nancy Sheinberg

In honor of:

The infanticipation of Cantor

Shoshana Abrams Kaikov

and Mordecai Kaikov

Jerry Weinstein

Sound of Music Shabbat Yahrzeit

In loving memory of

Harry Cohn



Laura Rice


Les Kaitcer

Sheila Stocker

Carmen Lederman


In honor of:

The birthday of Joe Feldstein

Evelyne Neimand

Continued from last page

In honor of:

Marvin Beleck—

B’nai B’rith’s Man

of the Year, 2014

Sonya Stenzler,

Brittany Drake and Jackson

General Fund Yahrzeit—In loving memory of:

Dr. Joseph Rothschild

Riki and Dr. Michael Zide

Rabbi Isadore Garsek’s

Patriot Garden In loving memory of:

Carmen Lederman

Patty and Elliott Garsek

Yahrzeit


Sam Berg

Jeff Berg

In honor of:

Marvin Beleck—B’nai B’rith’s Man

of the Year, 2014

Patty and Elliottt Garsek

Saul Frydman

Library Fund In loving memory of:

Les Kaitcer

Dr. and Mrs. Irvin Robinson

Don Herman

and Scott Zarrow

Chevra Kaddisha Fund In loving memory of:

Ilse Gutmann

Barbara and Morty Herman

Ralph Zimelman


Yahrzeit


David Menscher


In honor of:

The new grandson of

Dr. Phillip Cohen


Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund In loving memory of:

Laura Rice

Lee Cohen

Ralph Zimelman

Elaine and Dr. Allen Schuster


Joseph Gressel

Philip Gressel

Leo Koppelman

Claudia Boksiner

Raphael Mazer

Linda and Ronald Elsenbaumer

Joe S. Downey

Linda and Tom Collins

Sam Beleck


Albert L. Schneider

Dolores and Barry Schneider

In honor of:


Bronislava and Israel Shafir

Rabbi Bloom

Posey and Terry McMillen

The birth of grandson

David Asher Goren

Dr. Phillip Cohen

Rabbi Bloom—in thanks

for the Kever Avot Service


Our Rosh Hashanah flowers were provided by:

Barbara and Dr. Dennis Schuster in loving memory of

Belle and Jack Schuster

Our flowers for Yom Kippur were provided by:

Rita S. and Ted Hoffman, Their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren

in memory of Loved Ones

and

Rebecca and Allen Bodzy, Matthew and Elizabeth Bodzy

in loving memory of Rose Perlman Sankary, Abraham “Al” Sankary,

Thomas P. Sankary and Irving Bodzy


Telephone - Office: 731-4721; Fax: 731-4724; Kitchen: 731-4431; visit our website at www.ahavathsholom.org

Schedule of Services

Kabbalat Shabbat (Friday)

Shabbat Morning (Saturday)

Junior Torah Troop—0 through 3rd Grade

Torah Troop—4th through 8th Grade

6:00 PM

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

10:30 AM

Monday - Friday Morning

Sunday and National Holiday Morning

Sunday - Thursday Evening

Rosh Chodesh (New Month)

6:55 AM

9:00 AM

6:00 PM

6:45 AM

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE HOSTS OF OUR KIDDUSH LUNCHEONS

Big Thanks to those who re-erected the Sukkah this year . . .

Lenore Abrams, Marvin Beleck David Brister, Sonny Brister, Stuart Isgur, Ben Herman,

Chad Herman, Ebby Lavi, Mike Lavi, Hal Ratner, Jerry Stein and Rueben Zavala.

Rebecca and Stuart Isgur,

Janet Williamson and Michael Reznikoff,

and Daniel Reznikoff

with all our love—in honor of the

93rd birthday of

Sam Reznikoff

The Faigin Family

in honor of the birthday of

Sam Reznikoff

Frances and Dr. Richard Marks

in honor of

their wedding anniversary

Dr. Gerald Hecht

in loving memory of his wife

Sonia Hecht

Our birthday cake this month was provided by:



Michael’s father,

Herb Linn

Our bimah flowers were provided this past month by:

Louise and Judd Vermillion

in loving memory of

Louise’s mother,

Dorothy Bearman

Ilana and Kurt Knust

in honor of

the wedding of

Sharon and Josh Gelbart

After the "I Do's" are said

And Sharon and Josh are joyfully wed

Let's gather once more to celebrate

This happy event and

wish them the best

Honoring the Newlyweds—

Sharon and Josh Gelbart

Mrs. Rachel and Dr. Yoseph Yaacobi

and Ms. Shunit Yaacobi

Dr. Nancy Faigin, Al Faigin, D.O.,

J.R. Faigin, and Jennifer Faigin

in loving memory of

Anna Faigin and Joseph Faigin



Michael’s father,

Herb Linn

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

7 Tishri

2

8 Tishri

3

9 T

ishri 4

10 Tishri

5

11 Tishri

6

12 T

ishri 7

13 T

ishri 8

14 Tishri

6:00 p.m. S

ervice

Candle Lighting T

ime:

6:47 p.m.

9

15 T

ishri 9:00 a.m

. Morning S

ervice 6:00 p.m

. Evening S

ervice

Candle Lighting T

ime:

6:46 p.m.

10

16 Tishri

6:55 a.m. M

orning Service

6:00 p.m. K

abbalat

Shabbat S

ervice followed by

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ukkah C

andle Lighting Tim

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. 11

17 Tishri

9:30 a.m. M

orning Shabbat

Service

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8:00 p.m. M

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Sukkah

12

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ukkah service

13

19 Tishri

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15

21 Tishri

6:30 p.m. Ladies A

uxiliary in the S

ukkah

Candle Lighting T

ime:

6:38 p.m.

16

22 Tishri

6:55 a.m. M

orning Service

with Y

izkor 9:30 a.m

. Additional Y

izkor 6:00 p.m

. Evening S

ervice follow

ed by Sim

chat Torah

Celebration

Candle Lighting T

ime:

6:37 p.m.

17

23 Tishri

6:55 a.m. S

imchat T

orah S

ervice 6:00 p.m

. Kabbalat

Shabbat S

ervice

Candle Lighting T

ime:

6:36 p.m. 18

24 T

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. Morning S

habbat S

ervice

Havdalah: 7:28 p.m

.

19

25 T

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useum of

Science and H

istory

20

26 T

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21

27 T

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28 T

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29 Tishri

7:00 p.m. C

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unity Briefing

with G

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24

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habbat

6:00 p.m. K

abbalat S

habbat Service

C

andle Lighting Tim

e: 6:28 p.m

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heshvan 9:30 a.m

. Morning S

habbat S

ervice

Havdalah: 7:20 p.m

. 7:30 p.m

. House of S

hmooze

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27

3 Cheshvan 28

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heshvan 30

6 C

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7 C

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