From Generation to GenerationSharing Experiences and Heritage

MAY 2019 / NISAN–IYAR 5779VOL. 60, NO. 5

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Senior Staff – AdministrationSteven Jacober, Executive DirectorLindsay Fry Feldman, Director of Member ServicesNaomi Abelson Gohn

Director of Temple Programs & TOVMohan Mistry, Director of Engineering & MaintenanceEliza Prince, Director of DevelopmentStephen Stoupa, Director of FinanceSusan J. Hanenbaum, Executive Director Emerita

OfficersNell Shapiro, PresidentMark Director, First Vice PresidentJanet Katz, Vice PresidentAndrew Lazerow, Vice PresidentJeffrey Weiss, Vice PresidentKimberly Wachen, TreasurerRichard Newman, Assistant TreasurerDeborah Goldman, SecretaryDan Werner, Assistant SecretaryLewis Wiener, General Counsel

Board of Directors Jami AxelrodEllen R. BerlowBarry ChasenSharon Jaffe DanBeth Levin DubinBetty Jane EichbergJoseph FirscheinSusan B. GersonEdward P. JosephAnne LackritzJeremy LondonAlejandro (Ali) Mayorkas

David MetznerWilliam MillerSandy NesbitAri RedbordSteven A. RobinsAndrea RubinfeldLynn SachsMelissa SchwartzAaron W. StopakPaula TiedemannPhilip UrofskyKimberly Vogel

Past Presidents Leonard I. AbelDavid AstroveDavid R. BerzStuart L. BindemanEarl M. ColsonMeg Jacobs FlaxJay W. Freedman

Susan J. HanenbaumSherry Bindeman

KahnRichard D. KaufmannHank D. LevineKenneth L. MarksPaul J. Mason

John M. NannesLauren S. RacoosinFroma SandlerBob M. ShapiroDavid A. ViseRichard M. YoungPeter L. Winik

ClergyM. Bruce Lustig, Senior RabbiSusan N. Shankman, RabbiAaron Miller, Associate RabbiEliana Fischel, Assistant RabbiMikhail Manevich, CantorSusan R.A. Bortnick, Cantor

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Auxiliary Presidents & Contacts2239: Valerie Hillman BluesteinThe Boomers: Jeanne FlemingBrotherhood: Alan SingerCouples Club: Kim & Brian Cooper,

Chris McCannell & Ven NerallaEmptyNesters: Joan Adoff, Ruth Seif, Marcia WeinbergPrime Timers: Phyllis Belford, Sandy GrantSisterhood: Ellen M. MillerWHECTY: Ian Rosenthal

In This IssueRabbi’s Reflection ...............................................................................3

Director’s Reflection ...........................................................................4

Lag BaOmer: A Time to Celebrate and Reflect .....................................5

Then and Now — Milestone Anniversaries ..........................................6

The 139th Confirmation Service ............................................................ 7

Photo Retrospectives

Totally ‘80s Purim ........................................................................8

Mitzvah Day ...............................................................................9

Three Weddings and a Statement ...............................................10

The Untold Story of U.S. Efforts to Save Europe’s Jews at WHC Books’ June 14 Shabbat Dinner .....................................................................11

WHC Programs & Events .................................................................. 12

Calendar ........................................................................................... 14

B’nei Mitzvah ................................................................................... 16

Life Cycle: Congratulations ................................................................ 17

Tzedakah Read-a-Thon Raises Over $1,600 ....................................... 17

Contributions .................................................................................... 18

Life Cycle: Condolences .................................................................... 19

Yom Ha’Shoah: Memory and Legacy ................................................. 21

Tikkun Leil Shavuot: (Re)Claim Your Connection to Judaism ...............28

MAY 2019VOL. 60, NO. 5

On the Cover:The story of the Jewish people is one that is passed down in both words and deeds. From last month’s Mitzvah Day to this month’s Confirmation Service, we see that story nurtured and passed on from generation to generation.

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Rabbi’s ReflectionRabbi Aaron Miller

Becoming a parent means becoming the most important person in a child’s life — and an unhealthy relationship with caffeine. Our two

small children depend on my wife Lauren and me for everything. We pick out their clothes in the morning and make sure dinner is on the table at a time some adults designate for a late lunch. Largely unnoticed by children until they near adulthood, parents provide a home, a neighborhood, a school, a social circle, and so much more. Their young lives are mostly shaped by the deci-sions we make for them. In return, if we’re lucky, perhaps they will let us sleep through the night.

In a world otherwise vast and expan-sive, a good parent or role model can give a young person a sense of life’s home base, or to borrow a term from Emory University’s Dr. Martin Duke, an “intergenerational self.” An intergenerational self is the connection from a child’s own life to a story much bigger than his or her own. This intergenerational self is the greatest gift one generation can give the next. When faced with life’s inevitable twists and turns, the details of a child’s story — how her parents met, from which country his grandparents immigrated — can serve as ballast for a thriving and resilient adulthood. The story of our own lives is relatively small, and in the scheme of things, insignificant, but on Shavuot, we celebrate a connection to something much, much bigger.

In the biblical story, Shavuot celebrates the moment Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments in his hands. Reading the story at face value, you’d be right to feel underwhelmed. After 400 years of slavery, the plagues, the sea splitting, a weeks-long trek through the wilderness, 40 days and nights at the foot of Mt. Sinai … and at the end of it all, Moses comes down the mountain with these tablets? All of that, for this?

Our rabbis have a different take on the very long conversation

between Moses and God on Mount Sinai. What, they ask, did they talk about for all this time? For 40 days and 40 nights, our sages answer, they discussed Torah. Not just the Ten Commandments, not just the five books in the literal Torah scroll itself, but every bit of the Jewish story ever to be revealed.

“Torah,” then, is not a book a rabbi gives a child at a b’nei mitzvah service, relegated to some dusty bookshelf alongside the obligatory copy of Great Jews in Sports. By “Torah,” we mean the eternal story that links our generation to every generation. Shavuot, which begins at sundown

on Saturday, June 8, joins us to our ancestors at the foot of Mount Sinai and serves as our annual reminder that we are a part of a story much, much bigger than we, alone, could ever be. Torah is the “intergener-ational self” of the Jewish people.

This is why the halls of Washington Hebrew feature the photographs of each Confirmation class. We cele-brate the connectedness of teenagers’ lives to something much bigger than

themselves. Their stories are now a part of the eternal Torah of our people. The gift of Torah is not limited to spiritual uplift or moral insight, but for each confirmand, an “inter-generational self.”

Looking up from his Torah scroll, our ancient sage Ben Bag Bag taught, “Turn it and turn it, for everything is in it.” Your story is in it. My story is in it. And as parents, we teach our children that their story is in it too. For one hundred generations before us and one hundred generations after, Shavuot celebrates the bigness of Torah and the eternality of our story found within. And when all of our stories are woven together, this fabric of the Jewish people is called Torah. Torah is what we pass down to our children, and our children to theirs, until, an eternity from now, the entire Jewish story is finally revealed.

Please turn to page 7 to learn about this year’s Confirmation class.

“Shavuot, linking us to our ancestors at the foot of Mount Sinai, serves as our annual reminder that we are a part of a story much, much bigger than we, alone, could ever be.”

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As Jewish educators, this time of year often means getting caught up in the whirlwind of growing parsley, making matzah covers, and baking kosher for Passover

brownies. This Passover prep to-do list can easily distract us from what is meaningful about this holiday. Central to the holiday is the telling of the story of the Exodus from Egypt (hence the name of the prayer book we use at the seder – Haggadah, which means “the telling”). This presents us with a wonderful opportunity, not only to share the story with our children but to actually revisit and reflect on how we find meaning in the story. As we recite in the Haggadah, “Every generation is obligated to see themselves as if they came out of Egypt.” We ask ourselves what does this mean to us as parents and teachers and most importantly, what does this mean to the children? Considering we each have our own interpretation of this obligation, how do we, as adults, help our children navigate their way through this practice?

Children are meaning makers! They use the world and its inhabitants to create and test their own questions and find their own answers. They take that infor-mation and process it through interactions with others, thereby sharing and constructing knowledge based on experiences. Teachers must be there at every step of this journey to learn alongside them. To do this, we must consider materials and content and reflect on our teaching practices in the classroom to ensure that we meet our children where they are and encourage them to grow. We are led by our own questions: What do we think, know, and hypothesize about how children will interact with each other, materials, and us?

The children and educators at the Rabbi Joseph Weinberg Early Childhood Center spent the last few weeks preparing for Passover. It was quite a balancing act – having a rich experience connected to the holiday while at the same time, creating all the materials they would use at their seders. To accomplish this, we read a variety of books, had conversations about complex concepts like what is slavery, sang Passover

songs, talked through what a seder is, and prepared food and ritual objects we used during the seders. The teachers also spent time with each other, talking through what these experiences would look like and asking themselves what the children already knew about Passover and what they wanted the children to take away from their work with this holiday.

This process culminated in a week of school seder experi-ences. Our two-year-old classes gathered together with their parents and teachers to hear the story, sing, and dance before heading to the table to taste the foods of Passover –charoset,

maror, and parsley. Our three-year-old classes entered the worship space to see it transformed into Egypt where they walked with Rabbi Shankman and Lisa Baydush (our music teacher) as their guides. The children and their parents encountered Pharoah, Jocheved, and Moses (both as a baby and a grown up), and crossed the Red Sea together. All the pre-K classes performed the story of Passover together for their families during their seder, with several children acting out each character. The pre-K classes also used their knowledge of

the different components of the Passover story and created their own illustrated Haggadah with each child contributing a picture to this special keepsake book.

These experiences provided rich opportunities for children, educators, and families to explore the story and engage with it in meaningful, developmentally appropriate ways. As a school, we provided Haggadot for the families with songs and blessings. We see ourselves as a resource to our families as well as responsible for building a foundation of Judaism for our children as they continue to celebrate the holiday of Passover each year throughout their lives.

I hope that you found moments in your Passover experiences this year, however they presented themselves, to revisit, reflect, and learn something new!

“Children are meaning makers! They use the world and its inhabitants to create and test their own questions and find their own answers.”

Director’s ReflectionKirstin Springer, Director Rabbi Joseph Weinberg Early Childhood Center

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A Time to Celebrate and Reflect

As Jews, we tend to live our religious lives from holiday to holiday, from Shabbat to Shabbat, forgetting about the in-between. During the period between Passover

and Shavuot, however, we have the opportunity to “count the Omer” (sefirat ha’Omer), and focus on the in-between, the every day, the mundane that makes the holy possible. This ritual dates back to our agrarian forebears and might not be familiar. “Omer” means barley sheaf, and counting the Omer marks the time from the beginning of the barley harvest to the end of the wheat harvest. As in all farming societies, if the weather pattern deviates, it can be disastrous for the community.

In addition to tracking the agricultural cycle, the Omer marks the period from Passover, which commemorates our people’s Exodus from Egypt, to Shavuot, when Moses received the Torah at Mount Sinai. The journey from Egypt to Sinai was not only biblical but spiritual as well. As the Israelites hiked through the desert, they had to find their way through the wilderness of their souls, preparing themselves not only to be given the Torah but to accept the Torah.

The counting, which lasts for 49 days, takes place at night, beginning on the second night of Passover when this blessing is recited:

Baruch Atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech ha’olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav, vitzivanu al sefirat ha’Omer.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who sanctifies us with mitzvot, and

commands us concerning the counting of the Omer.

Since our ancestors saw the Omer as a somber time, there were many prohibitions during this 49-day period, including no weddings, parties or haircuts, which many observant Jews still adhere to today. There is also the belief that the Omer is a time of semi-mourning in memory of a plague that killed thousands of students of Rabbi Akiva, a Talmudic scholar.

The one exception during this solemn period is Lag BaOmer, a shorthand way of saying the 33rd day of the Omer. Many reasons are given for this break during the Omer. One is that Lag BaOmer was the day on which that plague ceased, and thus it became a day when mourning rituals are abandoned and replaced with great joy.

Lag BaOmer is not mentioned in the Torah and only hinted at in the Talmud. Consequently, there is no formal ritual associated with the holiday; rather, a series of meaningful — and fun — observances have evolved over time, including teaching as a tribute to scholars, and outdoor celebrations that include bonfires (symbolizing the light of the Torah), picnics, and field days for school children.

This year, Lag BaOmer begins Wednesday evening, May 22 and ends at sundown on Thursday, May 23. Take time to study a new Jewish text (come to our Wednesday Study Group at Temple!), have a picnic with family and friends, appreciate all that surrounds you in the world, and celebrate everything that Judaism brings to enrich your life.

This article adapted from resources found on ReformJudaism.org.

Lag BaOmer

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Milestone Anniversaries

Then and Now

2019 is a significant year for four of Washington Hebrew Congregation’s clergy

Join us to honor these special anniversaries at WHC’s Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 4 at 7:00 pm at Temple. We will look back over the decades and remember special moments. This is an anniversary party you don’t want to miss!

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The 139th Confirmation Service

Confirmation is the ceremony through which we recognize and celebrate the importance of continued Jewish education. It is traditionally linked to the festival of Shavuot when the first fruits were brought to be offered at the Temple. During their years of study, WHC’s Confirmands have developed a stronger connection to the Jewish people, a greater under-

standing of a wide range of Jewish values, and have come to more fully appreciate the diversity of Jewish beliefs and practices. We applaud the achievements of our Confirmands and invite the entire Congregation to join us on Sunday, May 19 at 9:00 am at Temple for the confirmation of these dedicated students.

Samantha Fay AlbertRuss Albert and Mary Coller Albert

Sam BrombergJulia Beck and Robert MazerNeil Bromberg

Matthew DicksteinMichele and Jason Dickstein

Dylan EttingerDana and Andrew Ettinger

Alexa FleckLisa and Peter Fleck

Mia Caroline FriedmanJulie and Andrew Friedman

Morgan Jordyn GodsickRobyn and Andrew Godsick

Chloe Eliana GoldbergMartin and Sabrina Goldberg

Lily Bae GreenleighDavid and Suzanne Greenleigh

Samantha Rose HeberleeBrent and Marjie Heberlee

Bailey Arin HermanJulie and Dee Herman

Ethan HerrSarah and Wesley Herr

Brandon Samuel HotchkissJamie and Ryan Hotchkiss

Sam IsenJessica and Michael Isen

Ella Brooke KaminskyDana and David Kaminsky

Micah Kahn KriesbergMartha L. Kahn and Simeon M. Kriesberg

Joshua Seth LevineDeborah Goldman and Howard Levine

Samantha LondonRobin and Jeremy London

Alexandra Lewis OrensteinJacqueline Greene and Joshua Orenstein

Abigail Rose PashkoffDana and Paul Pashkoff

Shoshana Reese RosenthalCheryl Katz and Brad Rosenthal

Max Carl SamuelsJay and Nancy Samuels

Nicole Amanda SamuelsJay and Nancy Samuels

Ari Lewis SiegelLori Lewis and David Siegel

Daniel Lewis SiegelLori Lewis and David Siegel

Taylor Erin SternDiane and Andrew Stern

Edina Mae WeinbaumGil and Felice Weinbaum

Lindsay Eliza WienerLewis and Alisa Wiener

You shall be holy, For I, the Eternal your God, am holy.

Leviticus 19:2

Totally ‘80s PurimThis year’s Purim theme jumped

us back in time to the totally rad ‘80s. Preps, jocks, valley girls, and punks celebrated the defeat of Haman (boo!)

and the triumph of the Jewish people to a mix tape mash-up of incredible music from the 1980s. We haven’t seen this

many track suits, neon, and hair gel (lots of hair gel) since, well,

the ‘80s!

What’s in store for Purim 2020? Stay tuned, dudes!

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Worship

Mitzvah Day

Since 1991, WHC’s Mitzvah Day has brought together gen-

erations young and old for tikkun olam at its finest. On Sunday, April 7, hundreds of

volunteers produced thousands of items (everything from cakes to sandwiches to blankets and more) to support those in need

throughout the Washington, D.C. area. Thank you to

everyone who helped make this year’s Mitzvah Day a success!

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Faith in Action

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Three Weddings and a StatementThere was joy, and there were

tears; there was celebration and a declaration as Jews from nearly every progressive movement in the American Jewish community and

more than 30 synagogues and Jewish organizations partnered to bring three

Israeli couples to Washington to cel-ebrate their love for each other, for Judaism, and for Israel.

We laughed and cried with them when they tried on suits and gowns. We wrote ketubot with them as they prepared for the moment they would stand

before each other to confess their love with the integrity and freedom such a sacred moment deserves.

On the eve of the wedding, we blessed, we danced, and we honored our love of freedom. We declared with them that we stand for marriage equality in Israel because we love Israel and wish to foster the democratic princi-ples envisioned in the Declaration of Establishment of the State of Israel. It was a magical night because of love and cooperation, and because we know our voice and values matter to both the

future of Judaism and the future of Israel.

I am justly proud of the Reform movement, the Israel Religious Action Center, and most importantly, Washington Hebrew Congregation’s leaders, members, and staff who actu-alized this dream into an enchanting evening doing what we do best – bringing joy and justice to a fractured world. Mazel tov!

Rabbi M. Bruce Lustig

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The Untold Story of U.S. Efforts to Save Europe’s Jews

WHC Books invites you to join them at Temple on Friday, June 14 fol-lowing the 6:00 pm service for a

Shabbat dinner and discussion with Rebecca Erbelding, author of the award-winning book Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America’s Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe.

America has long been criticized for refusing to give harbor to the Jews during World War II as Hitler and the Nazis closed in. Rebecca Erbelding, a historian, archivist, and curator at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, can refute this claim. Through years of research and newly uncovered archival materials, she is able to share the dramatic story of America’s lit-tle-known efforts to save the Jews of Europe.

Until January 1944, the United States had no policy regarding the mass murder of Jews across Europe. That changed when Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., a young Treasury lawyer named John Pehle, and several other Treasury staff met with President Franklin Roosevelt to argue for the relief funds needed to

help the Jews escape Nazi-occupied territory. Morgenthau and Pehle prevailed, and days later, FDR established the War Refugee Board (WRB), putting John Pehle in charge and empow-ering the group to rescue the victims of Nazi persecution.

Over the next twenty months, Pehle pulled together D.C. pencil pushers, international relief workers, smugglers, diplomats, millionaires, and rabble-rousers to run operations across four continents and a dozen countries. They tricked Nazis, forged identity papers, maneuvered food and medicine into concentration camps, recruited spies, leaked news stories, laundered money, negotiated ransoms, and funneled millions of dollars into Europe. They bought weapons for the French Resistance and sliced red tape to allow Jewish refugees to escape to Palestine.

Registration is required. The cost is $18, which includes dinner. Reserve your place online at whctemple.org/WHCBooks.

Travel to Israel with

August 11-23, 2019With Cantor Bortnick

& Rabbi LustigTrip includes round trip airfare

from IAD to Tel Aviv10 nights’ hotel accomodations

Most mealsAll tours, site admission fees, &

guides

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WHC Programs & EventsIn May …

Featured ProgramsCommunity Yom HaShoah CommemorationThe JCRC of Greater Washington’s Holocaust ObservanceSunday, May 5, 1:00 pm at B’nai Israel Congregation in Rockville, MDThis annual event brings Holocaust survivors and their families, dignitaries, elected officials, interfaith and commu-nity leaders, teens, and adults together to remember those who were killed and those who survived the Holocaust. Featured elements include “Unto Every Person There Is a Name,” the annual worldwide name-reading program coordinated by B’nai B’rith International; “Dor L’Dor,” multi-generational small group discussions with local Holocaust survivors; and a memorial service honoring survi-vors, victims, and heroes of the Holocaust. Information: jcouncil.org

Family Havdalah BBQ at the Shapiros’For All GenerationsSaturday, May 11, 5:30 pm at the Home of Nell & Ed ShapiroBring your family to the Shapiros’ final dinner of this pro-gramming year. This casual Havdalah BBQ in the Shapiros’ backyard can accommodate 50 guests – including kids, who will be sure to enjoy the ping-pong table, basketball hoop, and trampoline! It’s a perfect way to end Shabbat and connect with others in our extended WHC family.RSVP required (free): whctemple.org/ShapiroShabbatRichard Gordon: rgordon@whctemple.org, 202-895-6337

Confirmation Service – For All GenerationsSunday, May 19, 9:00 am at TempleDuring their years of study, WHC’s Confirmands have devel-oped a stronger connection to the Jewish people, a greater understanding of a wide range of Jewish values, and have come to more fully appreciate the diversity of Jewish beliefs and practices. The entire congregational community is invited to this special service, designed and led by our Confirmation class.whctemple.org/WorshipMarsha Humphries: mhumphries@whctemple, 202-895-6303

Special Worship ExperiencesMacomb St. Shabbat – For All GenerationsFriday, May 3, 6:00 pm Pre-Oneg; 6:30 pm Shabbat service, with an oneg followingThis joyful, spirited, and musical Shabbat evening has con-nection at its center. We begin with Chevruta — a deep and engaging Torah discussion for adults with our clergy, Shabbat stories for children, and hot hors d’oeuvres and drinks for everyone. Our service has live musical accompaniment and encourages participation, interaction, and connection. We’ll celebrate simchas, offer support through Mi Shebeirach and Kaddish prayers, and bless all our children. Afterward, eat and drink, connect with clergy, or head off to begin your weekend. It’s all up to you!whctemple.org/MacombStShabbatBeth Donaldson: bdonaldson@whctemple.org, 202-895-6309

Special Worship ExperiencesDistrict Shabbat for Tots – For Families With Young ChildrenFriday, May 10, 5:30 pm at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in Southwest DCIt’s a fun and engaging service led by WHC’s clergy and musi-cians Dan Nichols and Alan Goodis that’s perfect for the little ones — and will get you on your feet too! A complimentary, family-friendly Shabbat dinner follows, so both tummies and hearts will be full at the end of your evening.RSVP required (free): whctemple.org/DistrictShabbatMarsha Humphries: mhumphries@whctemple.org, 202-895-6303

District Shabbat – For All GenerationsFriday, May 10, 6:15 pm at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in Southwest DCMeet us at the Southwest Waterfront for these monthly Shabbat experiences with our clergy and folk-rock musicians Dan Nichols and Alan Goodis. The night begins with a “Shot of Torah,” a spirited Torah discussion with our clergy fueled by food and drinks. It’s followed by a high-energy, participa-tory, and musical service and an optional dinner, catered by a fabulous, local restaurant.RSVP required ($ for dinner only): whctemple.org/DistrictShabbatMarsha Humphries: mhumphries@whctemple.org, 202-895-6303

Confirmation and Teacher Recognition ShabbatFor All GenerationsFriday, May 17, 6:00 pm at TempleThis service is the start of a special weekend for WHC’s Confirmation Class. It recognizes the ECC and Religious School teachers who have made the students’ journeys possible, and honors WHC’s teachers who are marking their 18th anniversary at Washington Hebrew Congregation.whctemple.org/WorshipMarsha Humphries: mhumphries@whctemple, 202-895-6303

Help Send a Kid to Camp

LEARN MORE:whctemple.org/WHCCollects

WHC is collecting Target & Walmart gift cards to help kids from Simon Elementary School

in Southeast DC go to camp this summer.

Donations (in denominations of $25, $50, or more) can be left at the front

desk at Temple or JBSC until Friday, May 17.

WHC Collects

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WHC Programs & EventsIn May …

Special Worship ExperiencesTot Shabbat & Family DinnerFriday, May 31, 5:00 pm at TempleOur clergy and song leaders make going to Friday night services a fun, fulfilling event for families with young children (or grandchildren). We begin with an engaging, interactive Tot Shabbat service, which lasts about a half-hour and teaches Jewish prayers, traditions, and rituals through songs, stories, and art projects. A family-style (and family-friendly) dinner follows the service.RSVP required for dinner only (free): whctemple.org/TotShabbatDJ Jensen: djensen@whctemple.org, 301-354-3208

Shirei Shabbat – For All GenerationsFriday, May 31, 6:00 pm at TempleLed by our cantors, Shirei Shabbat is a spiritual, musical, and uplifting way to end the week. With upbeat tunes, some new music, and more English, this “Shabbat of Songs” is certain to engage and delight.whctemple.org/ShabbatBeth Donaldson: bdonaldson@whctemple.org, 202-895-6309

2239’s Metro Minyan For Adults in Their 20s and 30sFriday, May 31, 6:15 pm at First Congregational UCC in NW Washington, DCThis monthly Shabbat evening for young professionals starts with “A Shot of Torah,” an opportunity to study the weekly Torah portion and dive into a discussion. The guitar-led, come-as-you-are service starts at 7:00 pm and is followed by dinner.RSVP required for dinner only ($): whctemple.org/2239Valerie Bluestein: vbluestein@whctemple.org

Opportunities for Adults to EngageMah Jongg TournamentOrganized by the RJWECC Parents Committee, Open to the CommunitySunday, May 5, 10:00 am at JBSCWith three options — a full-day Regular Tournament, a half-day Junior Tournament, and a Maj 101 Learning Session

— our “day of maj” will offer something for players at every level, from “mah jongg mavens” to those who have never touched a tile.RSVP required ($): whctemple.org/MJTournamentHelaine Groeger: hgroeger@whctemple.org, 301-354-3203

It’s Not Downsizing - It’s “Rightsizing”Women of WHC Monthly Meeting and ProgramMonday, May 6, 10:00 am at JBSCDeciding to sell “the house” and move to something smaller can have you spinning in circles. What comes with you? What goes? How to decide? Join us for some sage advice and guidance from the professionals.RSVP preferred (free): whctemple.org/WomenofWHCBrenda Holt: holtbrenda@gmail.com

Opportunities for Adults to EngageWomen of WHC Literary Group: “The Rain Watcher”Friday, May 10, 10:00 am at JBSCTatiana de Rosnay, the author of Sarah’s Key has a new novel that The New York Times calls, “hypnotic, passionate, ominous and tender—unforgettable.” Set in Paris, The Rain Watcher is a heartbreaking and uplifting story of family secrets that unfold amid a devastating natural disaster.RSVP preferred (free): whctemple.org/WomenofWHCMara Brick: mgbrickslp@gmail.com

Kreeger Museum Tour and LunchAn Afternoon in DC for the Prime TimersTuesday, May 14, departing Temple at 10:45 amJoin the Prime Timers for a private tour at the Kreeger Museum followed by lunch. Transportation to and from Temple is included.RSVP required ($): whctemple.org/PrimeTimersMarsha Humphries: mhumphries@whctemple.org, 202-895-6303

Faith in ActionThe 21%: The Lives of Arab Citizens of IsraelSunday, May 19, 4:30 pm at the AFI Silver Theatre, Silver SpringJoin us for the annual in-depth exploration of the daily lives and challenges of Arab Citizens of Israel with screenings of two mid-length films—Freedom Train from director Tawfik Abu Wael, and Be/Longing by Amit Breuer—followed by a conversation with the main subject of Be/Longing, Amal Rihan. Both the films and the conversation to follow center on the challenges faced by Arab women in Israel regarding career opportunities, racism, and the struggle for equal treatment.Registration required ($): jxjdc.org/events/the21Further information: jxjdc.org/events/the21

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Services:9:00am Confirmation Service (M)

Yom Hazikaron1:00pm Wednesday Study Group (M)4:30pm Hebrew School (M)6:00pm JAM Rehearsal (M)7:30pm Community Issues/Social Action Committee Meeting (M)

1:00pm Wednesday Study Group (M)4:30pm Hebrew School (M)6:00pm JAM Rehearsal (M)

4:30pm Hebrew School (B)6:30pm Upper School and Confirmation (M)

10:00am Women of WHC Monthly Meeting and Program (B)7:00pm 12 Jewish Questions (M)

9:30am Religious School (M&B)10:00am Mah Jongg Tournament (B)1:00pm Yom HaShoah Community Commemoration (OUT)2:00pm Boomers’ Theater Outing (OUT)

1:00pm Wednesday Study Group (M)4:30pm Hebrew School (M)6:00pm JAM Rehearsal (M)

11:00am Prime Timers’ Museum Tour and Lunch (OUT)4:30pm Hebrew School (B)6:30pm Confirmation (M)

6:30pm WHECTY Senior Celebration (B)7:00pm 12 Jewish Questions (M)

Mother’s Day9:30am Religious School (M&B)

RJWECC Closed (M): Parent-Teacher

Conferences

1:00pm Wednesday Study Group (M)6:30pm WHECTY Banquet (Location TBD)

7:00pm 12 Jewish Questions (M)

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Services:5:30pm Lay Led Service (M)6:00pm Macomb St. Shabbat Service (M)

Services:5:30pm District Shabbat for Tots (OUT)5:30pm Lay Led Service (M)6:00pm Shabbat Service (M)6:15pm District Shabbat (OUT)

Services:5:30pm Lay Led Service (M)6:00pm Confirmation and Teacher Recognition Shabbat Service (M)

Services:5:30pm Lay Led Service (M)6:00pm Shabbat Service (M)

Services:5:00pm Tot Shabbat and Family Dinner (M)5:30pm Lay Led Service (M)6:00pm Shirei Shabbat & Women of WHC Installation Service (M)6:15pm 2239’s Metro Minyan (OUT)

Services:9:00am Early Torah (M)10:30am Shabbat Service (M)

B’nei Mitzvah of Reese Fainbraun and Sam Schick5:30pm Afternoon Service and Havdalah (M) Bat Mitzvah of Ava Lewis

Services:9:00am Early Torah (M)10:30am Shabbat Service (M)

Bar Mitzvah of Jordan Block5:30pm Afternoon Service and Havdalah (M) Bar Mitzvah of Asher Dubin

Services:9:00am Early Torah (M)10:30am Shabbat Service (M)

Bar Mitzvah of Bennett Galper

Services:9:00am Early Torah (M)10:30am Shabbat Service (M)5:30pm Afternoon Service and Havdalah (M) B’not Mitzvah of Samantha Pepper and Darian Winston

3:00pm ETY & Club56 “Xtreme Bowling” (OUT)10:30am Women of WHC Mah Jongg (B)6:30pm WHECTY Shabbat Dinner & Town Hall (B)

Yom HaShoah

Lag BaOmer

5:30pm Family Havdalah BBQ at the Shapiros’ (OUT)

10:00am Women of WHC Literary Group (B)10:30am Women of WHC Mah Jongg (B)5:30pm RJWECC Pre-K Shabbat Celebration (B)7:00pm EmptyNesters’ Shabbat Dinners (OUT)

Yom Ha’Atzmaut

Women of Reform Judaism Social Justice Conference (OUT through Sunday)

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10:30am Women of WHC Mah Jongg (B)

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10:30am Women of WHC Mah Jongg (B)7:00pm Women of WHC Shabbat Installation Dinner (M)

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Jordan Aaron BlockMay 11, MorningJordan is a seventh-grade student at North Bethesda Middle School. She is the daughter of Kimberly & Joshua Block; the sister of Jack, Marni, and Henry; and the granddaughter of Harriet & Allan Aaron and Susan & Rabbi Richard Block.

Darian Brooke WinstonMay 25, HavdalahDarian is a seventh-grade student at Westland Middle School. She is the daughter of Amy & Evan Winston, the sister of Tyler and Layla, and the granddaughter of Ava & Allen Zweig and Ellen & Bruce Winston.

Samuel Groves SchickMay 4, MorningSam is a seventh-grade student at Maret School. He is the son of Abigail & David Schick, the brother of Aidan, and the grandson of Sue & Tom Schick and the late Carroll Beck.

Reese Danielle FainbraunMay 4, MorningReese is a seventh-grade student at North Bethesda Middle School. She is the daughter of Karyn & Sebastian Fainbraun, the sister of Mia, and the granddaughter of Susana & Steve Shapiro, the late Raul Fainbraun, and Morris & the late Adrienne Krumhorn.

Asher Chase DubinMay 11, HavdalahAsher is a sixth-grade student at Herbert Hoover Middle School. He is the son of Beth & Brian Dubin, the brother of Andi, and the grandson of Faye & Harvey Levin, Sydelle & Fred Schneider, and Darlene & Mark Dubin.

Bennett George GalperMay 18, MorningBennett is a seventh-grade student at The Field School. He is the son of Erin & Josh Galper, the brother of Theo and Nathan, and the grandson of Janice & Max Cohen and Barbara & Howard Galper.

Ava Reynolds LewisMay 4, HavdalahAva is a seventh-grade student at Green Acres School. She is the daughter of Katherine & Brian Lewis, the sister of Samantha Merrill and James Lewis, and the granddaughter of Yoke San Lee & Bruce L. Reynolds and Barbara S. & Herbert A. Lewis.

Samantha Lynn PepperMay 25, HavdalahSamantha is a seventh-grade student at Bullis School. She is the daughter of Janette & David Pepper, the sister of Max, and the granddaughter of Nangnoy & Manuel Lemos and Janet Rudofker.

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Life Cycle Ashira Greene & William W. Beutler, on their marriage; and to their parents, Dara

& Joshua Greene and Toija & William C. Beutler.Kristin & Danny Cole, on the birth of their daughter, Jacqueline Mae Cole; and to

Jacqueline’s grandparents, Kathy Cole and Barbara & Frand Werdann. Jacqueline is also the granddaughter of the late Randy Cole.

Beth & Rob Eisman, on the engagement of their daughter, Melanie, to Ryan Garber, the son of Amy & Scott Garber. Melanie is the granddaughter of Barbara & Howard Felder and Stanley

Eisman & Marilyn Spitzer. Ryan is the grandson of Marilyn Garber.Drs. Naomi & Norman Luban, on the birth of their granddaughter, Arielle Brinn Luban; and to Arielle’s parents, Kim & Ben Luban, and big sister, Emma.Amy & Alan Munaker, on the marriage of their son, Jacob, to Karen Weschler, the daughter of Janet & Bill Weschler. Jacob is the grandson of the late Annette & Hy Bronrott.Mary & Jim Salander, on the engagement of their daughter, Hannah, to Terry Carl.Melyssa & Jordan Savitz, on the naming of their daughter, Ella Mae Savitz (Esther); and to Ella’s grandparents, Peggy & David Leibowitz, Robin Savitz, and Jim Savitz, and great-grandparents, Barbara & Joe Battleman.Lindsey & Todd Schulte, on the naming of their daughter, Serena Iris Schulte (Shoshanna); and to Serena’s big sister, Sylvia, and grandparents, Lois Melander and Susie & Bob Schulte.Emmy & Brian Torruellas, on the birth of their son, Asa Francisco Schneider Torruellas; and to Asa’s grandparents, Marjorie & Matthew Schneider and Sonia & Frank Torruellas.Lindsay & Derrek Young, on the naming of their son, Asher Alexander Young (Ya’akov Feivel); and to Asher’s grandparents, Jeff & Eileen Glaser and Bryon Young & Rachel Flanik.

Pictured from left to right: Liam Davis, Adam Solovey, Eliya Bortnick, WHC Librarian Ellen Share, Mikala Bortnick, Hannah

Gordon, Asher Falkowitz, and Benjamin Gildea.

Tzedakah Read-a-Thon Raises Over $1,600This year, 36 Religious School students participated in our annual Tzedakah Read-a-Thon, coordinated by WHC’s librarian, Ellen Share. The students, who are in kindergarten through third grade, read 421 books and raised $1,641, which will go to WHC Ritzenberg Humanitarian Fund, to provide aide to the people affected by the California fires; Carrie Simon House, a transitional housing program in DC for young mothers and their children; and Therapeutic Riding Centers in Israel, supported by the Jewish National Fund.

The winners of this year’s Read-a-Thon:Kindergarten: Mikala Bortnick and Asher Falkowitz, 1st place; Allegra Metzner, 2nd place

First Grade: Noah Solovey, 1st place

Second Grade: Hannah Gordon, 1st place; Benjamin Gildea and Elizabeth Gilgoff, 2nd place; Liam Davis and Caroline Putala, 3rd place

Third Grade: Eliya Bortnick, 1st place; Liyva Lesburg and Adam Solovey, 2nd place

We congratulate all the students who participated and thank their parents and teachers for their support.

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Contributions

H. Max & Jodie and Stephen Ammerman Interfaith Fund Donor: In Honor of:Andrew R. Ammerman

Nancy Petschek Kohn’s Birthday Cathi Collin’s Birthday Sean Collin’s Birthday Joel Felt’s BirthdayDonor: In Memory of:Andrew R. Ammerman Walter J. Roth

Ruth T. Blond Healthy Aging EndowmentDonor: In Memory of:Elisabeth Posner Schouten Stanley I. Posner

Florence & Norman Brody Archives Endowment Fund Donor: In Memory of:Beverly Baker Norman Brody David Baker Sarah G. Baker

Jane Burka Sisterhood Leadership FundDonor: In Memory of:Kathy & Jody Dreyfuss David W. Dreyfuss Mortimer Hirschfield

Cantorial & Concert Fund Donor: In Honor of:Beverly Rosenblatt Lee Rosenblatt’s BirthdayThe Zweig Family Cantor Mikhail ManevichDonor: In Memory of:Sherry Brodner & Bill Brody Florence BrodySusan & Alan Gold Mickey Gold Ruth WorgaftikDavid Hirshfeld Sonny HirshfeldVeda Levy & Family Lorraine H. AlperKaye & Ed Mopsik Frances ApplemanMimi & Tommy Nordlinger Sue Corenman KraftLan & Mel Swerdloff Pauline Bernholtz

Dr. Samuel M. & Miriam Selker Dodek Annual Memorial Lecture Fund Donor: In Memory of:Jonathan & Suzanne Slade Kenneth Slade

General Fund Donor: In Honor of:Grace Robinowitz Dody Stella RobinowitzErin & Josh Galper

Bar Mitzvah of Bennett George GalperKatherine & Brian Lewis

Bat Mitzvah of Ava Reynolds LewisDavid & Janette Pepper

Bat Mitzvah of Samantha Lynn PepperJeanne & Marvin Spivak

Linda Recht’s Special BirthdayPaula, Chad & Grace Tiedemann

Frank Spigel’s 75th BirthdayDonor: In Memory of:Lawrence & Jane Abrams Irvin FeldmanDr. Marshall & Linda Ackerman Rose AckermanLedolph & Inge Baer Norbert RosenbaumPat & Norton Baron Faye BaronEliezer & Miriam Benbassat Ameli BenbassatMitchell Berliner Jerome BerlinerMichele & Allan J. Berman Annie Louise BermanJandy Blaine Arthur RosenthalDr. Jack D. Blaine Harold Blaine & Selma BlaineMrs. Barbara Blechman Solomon AckermanDebby & Gary Bortnick A. Joseph TandetMindy Brodsky Sam Kuperberg

General Fund Donor: In Memory of:Francis Chucker, M.D. Beatrice Wexler Lewis WexlerMr. & Mrs. Dudley Dworken Curtis DworkenRachel & Marc Ehudin Sandra N. YuffeePatricia Fabrikant Marvin FabrikantSherry & Bruce Feldman Irvin Feldman, M.D.Steven Fischer & Linda Adler Lester FischerTony Fleming Lillian WolffLinda & Jay Freeman Sophia G. FreedmanThe Friedman Family Nora BalkBeverly Gendleman Milton GendlemanCarl & Nancy Gewirz Richard Hariton Morris HaritonMr. & Mrs. Roger M. Golden Evelyn GoldenScott & Diane Green Michael J. GreenSusan Banes & Laurence E. Harris Helen R. BanesAlana, Debbie, Ed & Harrison Heller

Kenneth PressmanMichael Herman Toby HermanMurray L. Howder Hilda Rose Howder Mary SawyerBeth & Steve Jacober Samuel FrumerRobert & Ronnie Jersky Michael JerskyMyrtle Katzen Holly BolterMr. Bruce Kipnis Joseph KipnisDavid Krakoff Louis J. KrakoffMarvin Levy Margaret LevyJane Cafritz Morris YarowskyDorothy & Jay Martin Bernard A. MartinSelig S. Merber & Andrea Grant Ruth MerberRuben Moller Tommie MollerAmy Bronrott Munaker & Alan Munaker

Melvin BragmanAnnette & Lionel Pashkoff Nat PashkoffEric & Seena Pleet Jacob A. PleetArthur Ross Charlotte RossJack & Joyce Sandler Mary AlprinDr. & Mrs. George Schonholtz Morris SchonholtzDale Schuble Muriel & David DreyfussCarol Schwartz Stanley LevittLee Schwartz Herbert SchwartzGerald & Ellen Sigal Leonard SigalDoris Slavin Augusta PurlsonThe Family of Jacob P. Billig Jacob P. BilligJeanne & Marvin Spivak Arnell Kudysh Julia SpivakMelanie Stern Carol Goodman SternMrs. Judith Sugarman Ervin UngerDr. Stanley Tempchin Barbara TempchinRon West Abe WestDeborah Wolf Phyllis WolfAngela & Daniel Yergin Naomi YerginThe Zindler Family Cheryl Zindler

Leo & Elizabeth Goodman Public Issues Endowment Fund Donor: In Memory of:Joan Churchill Elizabeth Goodman Sarah Lipson

Abraham & Freida Hochberg Creative Cultural Fund Donor: In Memory of:Philip & Jane Hochberg Abraham Hochberg Elma Wolf

Andrew Kaplan Youth Endowment FundDonor: In Memory of:Pam & Dan Wojnilower Lisa ViseThe Zweig Family Katherine Berk

Carol Kellner ECC Memorial Fund Donor: In Memory of:Rickie & Ray Bialek Jacob Silverman

Kol Rinah Choir Donor: In Memory of:Ada Adler Daniel NathEileen Polinger Daniel NathSondra Snyder Daniel NathDr. Barbara B. Stein & Murray R. Stein

Dr. Meyer M. BaylusLan & Mel Swerdloff Daniel Nath

Library Fund Donor: In Memory of:Faith, Kolman & Nora Apt A. Harris GrossmanMs. Cheryl Bleiberg Richard FettersWendy M. Cimmet Maxine MarksonVeda Levy & Family Margaret LevyMarsha Pinson & Family Lisa ViseThe Pinson/Vine Family Bob Greenbaum

Rabbi M. Bruce Lustig Scholarship FundDonor: In Honor of:Myrna & Howard Asher

Bat Mitzvah of Alison Paige Asher

Mitzvah Day Donor: In Honor of:Jacqueline & Frank Zappala

Bar Mitzvah of Henry Hollander B’nei Mitzvah of Sarah & Owen FinkeDonor: In Memory of:Betsy Grossman John Kossow’s Sister Edward SacksEileen & Ronnie Orleans & Family

Robert “Bobby” Sher

MLK Day of Service Donor: In Memory of:Betsy Grossman Donald A. Brown

Stephanie Morris Prime Timers Programming Fund Donor: In Honor of:Veda Levy Dorothy Kornhauser’s Special BirthdayDonor: In Memory of:Suzy & Al Morris Dr. Frederic SchiffmanLillian Smuckler Gary SmucklerDonna & Stan Stoller Laura Gail Stoller

Kamy Loren Nathanson Bar & Bat Mitzvah Kiddush Cup Endowment Fund Donor: In Memory of:Amy Bronrott Munaker & Alan Munaker

Annette BronrottMarsha Pinson & Children Marty Pinson

Naomi & LeRoy Robins Medical Emergency Fund Donor: In Memory of:Margaret R. Lawson John L. Lawson

Harold “Buddy” & Shirley Robinson Memorial Education Scholarship Fund Donor: In Memory of:Paula & Bruce Robinson Joseph Hein

Abram Simon Elementary School FundDonor: In Memory of:Nina Kraut & Nicholas Kraut Rose Baum KrautLinda & Alvin Neuman

Janet Neuman & Marjorie Neuman Lester Neuman

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Contributions

Carrie Simon House Donor: In Honor of:Sherry Sundick Joyce Isaacson’s Special BirthdayDonor: In Memory of:Hermine Levy Dreyfuss Lillian Salle LevyAlexis Levine & Amy Bronrott Munaker

Dr. Sidney Shankman

Tikkun Olam Values (TOV) Fund Donor: In Honor of:Harriet & Shelley Contract

Robin Amer & Aaron Jacobson’s MarriageCaryn Roman Birth of Dahlia Pearl GohnGail Schonfeld

Rabbi Shankman & the Clergy of WHCPhyllis & Richard Sharlin

Three Weddings & a StatementJane & Robert Stein Nell & Ed ShapiroDonor: In Memory of:Joann Lamm Theodore Schwartz

Wender Memorial Archives Fund Donor: In Honor of:Sandy & Ken Ullman & Veda Levy

Louis Kornhauser’s 99th BirthdayDavid Stearman & Rita Bloom

Louis Kornhauser’s 99th BirthdayDonor: In Memory of:William H. Davis Rita G. DavisMr. & Mrs. Louis Kornhauser Mrs. Cecelia DiamondLouis Kornhauser Edith Kornhauser Adler Jennie Mensh Kornhauser

Worship and Music Fund Donor: In Honor of:Howard Lehrer Rabbi Susan ShankmanKim & Mitch Goldsteen Cantor Susan BortnickNorman Hanenbaum

Allen & Susan Hanenbaum’s 50th AnniversaryMarilyn Wessler Rabbi Susan Shankman

Worship and Music Fund Donor: In Memory of:Arlene Friedlander Stephen FriedlanderFerne Jaffe Toby M. KaplonS. Kalman & Ellen Kolansky Richard FettersJoyce Sands & Randal Posin Ethel DavisMr. & Mrs. Gary Siegel Scot SiegelLauren, Abby & Ronald Sinker Robert Sinker

Young Professionals (22-39) Fund Donor: Michael B. Scheffres

Ivy Zola’s Help-a-Friend Fund Donor: In Honor of:Sherry Cohen Gary Cohen’s BirthdayDonor: In Memory of:Paula, Neal, Michael, Checka,

Steven & Jennifer Bobys Meyer G. KushnerJoan & Norman Smith Holly BolterAndrea & Geoffrey Zola Holly Bolter

Life Cycle Byrle Abbin, husband of Lili Abbin; father of Lisa Abbin (Jeff Kramer) and Mark

Abbin; grandfather of one.Lori Gordon, mother of Jonathan Eisenberg (Lisa), Beth Redwood (Daniel), David

Eisenberg (Fran Caplan), and Seth Eisenberg (Stephanie); grandmother of ten.Martha Oser Greenspan, mother of Marcia Blau and Dr. Robert Greenspan;

grandmother of six and great-grandmother of four.Leslie “Les” Guttman, brother of Corinne Guttman-Russell (George Annarella).

Ruth Kozlow, mother of Billie Cooper (Jack), Warren Kozlow, and Ralph Kozlow; sister of Helen Solomon; grandmother of five and great-grandmother of 11.Ruthjoy Leventhal, mother of Scott Livingston (Claire), Amy Musher (Joseph), and John Livingston (Susan); grandmother of four.Dr. Alan Morris, husband of Rhona Morris; father of Jonathan Morris (Irene), Michael Morris (Lisa) and Karen Morris (David Power); grandfather of Garret, Hailey, Jake, and Drew.Daniel Aaron Nath, son of Judith & Robert Nath; brother of Jennifer Nath Doc-Habany (Yehonatan) and Cheryl Nath (fiancé Travis); grandson of June Sussman.Joan Nordlinger, cousin of Tom Nordlinger (Mimi).Charlotte Pearlman, mother of Richard Pearlman (RuthAnn), Sandra Pearlman (Gene Meyer), and Melinda Rudolph (Andy Gardner); grandmother of six.Kenneth A. Pressman, husband of Carolyn Pressman; father of Robyn Godsick (Andrew) and Wendy Pressman; grandfather of Brett and Morgan Godsick.Richard Robins, husband of Eve Robins; mother of Amanda Alter (Mike), Rachel Robins, and Lena Robins-Faden; grandmother of six.Selma Ruderman, sister of Bernice Oringher; aunt of Dr. Seth Oringher (Laura) and Maida Lerner (Steve).Arlyn Silverman, mother of Alicia Levin (Mark), Cindy Silverman (Greg Kost), and Diane Holtz (Ron); grandmother of six.Joseph Tandet, husband of Estelle Kay Tandet, father of Joann DiMeglio (James), Robert Tandet, Debbie Tandet, Susan, Tandet, and Steven Kay; brother of Naomi Schwartz; grandfather of two.

Shabbat at the Shapiros’

Saturday, May 11, 5:30 pm at Nell & Ed Shapiros’ home

RSVP: whctemple.org/ShapiroShabbat

An evening of food, fun (ping pong, a trampoline, basketball) and friends hosted by WHC President

Nell Shapiro and her husband, Ed

COST$12 for Prime Timers Members, $15 for Guests

Please meet at Temple by 10:45 amBus transportation to/from Kreeger Museum will be provided.

Questions?Contact Marsha Humphries 202-895-6303

RSVP by Monday, May 6

KreegerMuseum Tour

Checks can be made payable to Washington Hebrew Congregation and sent to:

Marsha Humphries3935 Macomb St NW

Washington, D.C. 20016

Tuesday, May 1411:00 am Tour

followed by lunch at Temple

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WHC Programs & EventsIn May …

YouthWHECTY Shabbat Dinner & Town Hall MeetingFor Students in Grades 8–12Friday, May 3, 6:30 pm at JBSCCelebrate Shabbat with WHECTY and a traditional dinner fea-turing matzah ball soup, chicken, kugel, and more. Following dinner, we will hold our annual WHECTY Town Hall meeting where all candidates for the 2019-2020 WHECTY Board will have the opportunity to introduce themselves to the group. This event is for all candidates and for everyone who cares about the future of WHECTY.RSVP required ($): whctemple.org/WHECTYIra Miller: imiller@whctemple.org, 301-354-3209

Xtreme Bowling For Students Grades 3–6Saturday, May 4, 3:00 pm at Bowlero in Bethesda, MDMeet us at Bowlero for the final Junior Youth Group event of the year. The price includes two hours of bowling, appetizers, and snacks. We will group lanes by age, so kids can bowl with classmates and friends.RSVP required ($): whctemple.org/Club56Ira Miller: imiller@whctemple.org, 301-354-3209

WHECTY Senior CelebrationFor Students in Grades 8–12Monday, May 13, 6:30 pm at JBSCGet the Kleenex ready — it’s time to say goodbye to the Class of 2019! Join us for dinner, senior roasts, and gradua-tion ceremony for our Post Confirmation seniors. Parents are welcome to join us for the graduation at 7:30 pm.RSVP required ($, free for seniors):

whctemple.org/WHECTYIra Miller: imiller@whctemple.org, 301-354-3209

WHECTY BanquetFor Students in Grades 8–12 and Their FamiliesWednesday, May 22, 6:30 pm, location to be announcedCelebrate WHECTY’s great year and the installation of the 2019-2020 WHECTY Board. Families are invited to join us.RSVP required (free): whctemple.org/WHECTYIra Miller: imiller@whctemple.org, 301-354-3209

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WHC Programs & EventsIn May …

Memorial service honoring survivors, victims, and heroes of the Holocaust. With recollections from local Holocaust survivors and reflections on the responsibilities of memory and legacy for future generations

Additional sponsors and donation opportunities listed online.

NON-PROFIT ORGUS POSTAGE

PAIDSUBURBAN, MDPERMIT NO. 4240

3935 Macomb Street NWWashington, DC 20016202-362-7100whctemple.orgfacebook.com/whctemple

Tikkun Leil Shavuot

Saturday, June 8 7:00 – 10:00 pm

At the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center

One of the most distinctive customs of Shavuot is “Tikkun Leil Shavuot,” an evening-long study session. Join us as we reclaim this holiday tradition!

Creative and Traditional Learning Sessions • HavdalahStories of (Re)Dedication to Judaism

A Dessert Reception Featuring Our First-Ever Cheesecake Competition*Shavuot is associated with eating dairy, and — for just one night — we

can pretend that the moon is made of cheese(cake).

and cheesecake!*

There is no charge for this program, but please RSVP (and sign-up to participate in the cheesecake competition!): whctemple.org/Shavuot