DECEMBER, 2015-JANUARY, 2016/KISLEV-SHEVAT, 5776

Volunteer ShabbatFriday, December 4 at 7:30 PM What makes our TSTI community special?

 It is each of you who volunteers.

It is each of you who contributes time, energy and support.It is each of you who makes our TSTI community strong!

 Volunteer Shabbat is a time to thank each of you who helps make a diff erence by volunteering.

 Have you served on a board or a committee, created or implemented a program, assisted our

local community though TSTI, brought in a can of food when you walk through our doors? This is a night to recognize you and the incredible impact that you have had on our TSTI community.

South Orange Menorah LightingSunday, December 6

4:00 PMJoin Cantor Moses for music, hot choc-olate and jelly donuts as we light the community menorah for Chanukah on Sunday, December 6 at Spiotta Park (South Orange Ave. adjacent to Chase Bank) at 4:00 PM

ClergyRabbi Daniel M. Cohen, D.Min.Rabbi Alexandra KleinCantor Rebecca MosesCantor Joan FinnRabbi Emeritus, Harvey S. GoldmanCantor Emeritus, Theodore Aronson

Congregational LeadershipCraig Krandel, PresidentRussell Kaplan, VPHarvey Kaufman, VPShari Stein - VPBill Strugger - VPLisa Tilton-Levine, VPMax Weisenfeld, VPSue Wishnow, VPRoberta Probber, TreasurerJanet Schwamm, Secretary

Leslie Y. Sporn, Executive DirectorCarol Paster, Preschool DirectorMindy Schreff , Religious School DirectorTracy Horwitz, LSW, Program DirectorSunny Seglin, Asst. to the Clergy, Bulletin

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Schedule of Services

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Friday, December 4VayeshevShabbat Service Honoring Volunteers, 7:30 PM, oneg to followGellis-Green Chapel

Saturday, December 5Minyan Service, 9:15 AMB’nai Mitzvah of Melinda Lituchy and Samuel Cohen, 10:15 AMBar Mitzvah of Luke Robinson, 10:30 AM

Friday, December 11MiketzOneg Shabbat, 5:30 PMShabbat Service and Chanukah Celebration, 6:00 PMGellis-Green Chapel

Saturday, December 12Minyan Service, 9:15 AMB’nai Mitzvah of Abbey and Jack Wish, 10:15 AM

Friday, December 18VayigashShabbat Service with TSTI Band and 4th Grade participation, 7:30 PM Oneg to followBass Sanctuary Building

Saturday, December 19Minyan Service, 9:15 AMB’not Mitzvah of Eliana and Isabella Ries, 10:30 AM

Friday, December 25VayechiOneg Shabbat, 5:30 PMShabbat Service, 6:00 PMGellis Green Chapel

Saturday, December 26Minyan Service, 9:15 AM

Friday, January 1ShemotOneg Shabbat, 5:30 PMShabbat Service, 6:00 PM

patterns of relationship become en-trenched with our loved ones.

Like Joseph’s arrogance and his brothers’ aggressiveness, familial patterns can develop into habits that are increasingly hard to break. In the months to come, may we keep Jo-seph’s story in mind when we start to pick the same old fi ght, or push the same old buttons, with one of our fam-ily members.

Instead, may chodesh Yosef - the month of Joseph - remind us to work harder to break old habits, to take a deep breath before our anger fl ares up, to try to keep our craziest dreams to ourselves, and most of all - to ap-preciate the abiding blessing of family.

B’yedidut - in friendship,

Gellis-Green Chapel

Saturday, January 2Minyan Service, 9:15 AM

Friday, January 8VaeraOneg Shabbat, 5:30 PMShabbat Service, 6:00 PMGellis-Green Chapel

Saturday, January 9Minyan Service, 9:15 AMBat Mitzvah of Madison Vorona, 10:30 AM

Friday, January 15BoOneg Shabbat, 5:30 PMShabbat Service, 6:00 PMGellis-Green Chapel

Saturday, January 16Minyan Service, 9:15 AMBar Mitzvah of Zachary Siskind, 10:30 AM

Friday, January 22BeshalachOneg Shabbat, 5:30 PMShabbat Service, 6:00 PMGellis-Green Chapel

Saturday, January 23Minyan Service, 9:15 AMBat Mitzvah of Abigail Freedman, 10:30 AM

Friday, January 29YitroShabbat Service with TSTI Band and 5th Grade participation, 7:30 PM, Oneg to followBass Sanctuary Building

Saturday, January 30Minyan Service, 9:15 AMB’nai Mitzvah of Jesse Grossman and Nathaniel Fisher, 10:15 AM

Havdalah and L’ChayimSaturday, December 19, from 5:00-7:00 PM at TSTI

A special evening for us as we joyously celebrate the upcoming marriage of

Rabbi Daniel Cohen and Raina Goldberg

Please RSVP to info@tstinj.org

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From the Rabbis’ Studies

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Dear Friends,

In my Rosh Hashanah sermon I focused on the fact that the only constant in life is change. In just a few weeks I will celebrate the most welcome and joyous of changes as I stand beneath the chuppah with my fi ancé Raina Goldberg. We could not be more excited. After the wedding Raina will be returning to Florida to complete the academic year as the Executive Director of Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach. We both look forward to Raina moving to New Jersey in May and her becoming part of the TSTI family.

Because we both have committed our professional lives to building and celebrating Jewish community we wanted to fi nd a way to celebrate with you, our TSTI community. We thought gathering together for Havdalah and a L’Chayim the night before our wedding would be a wonderful way to celebrate. We are grateful that the temple community has come together to make this celebration possible. We are similarly grateful to Rabbi Klein and Cantors Moses, Finn and Aronson, as well as guest musician Noah Aronson, for agreeing to lead havdalah as we end Shabbat and move into a new week. It is a week Raina and I will remember forever and we are so pleased to begin it surrounded by so many of you.

Hopefully you received the email invitation via Paperless Post but, as is often the case, some emails bounce or are incorrect. If you did not receive one, my/our apologies. The invitation reads as follows:

Please join us as we celebrate the marriage of

Rabbi Daniel Cohen and Raina Goldberg

Havdalah & L’Chayim

December 19th 5pm - 7pm Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel

As a TSTI community this celebration is our gift to the happy couple. Please bring no gifts other than your

smiles and warm wishes.

Please RSVP to info@tstinj.org by December 11th with the number of people attending.

Raina and I hope you will be able to join us to celebrate. In advance, our thanks.

Welcome to chodesh Yosef – the month of Joseph! This December, we will spend the entire month immersed in the Joseph narrative, as each shabbat of this month features one of the four parashot (Torah portions) of his story. We will read of Jacob’s unequal treat-ment of Joseph in comparison to his brothers, most notably by giving him the k’tonet pasim – the coat of many colors. While Joseph’s broth-

ers work outside shepherding in the fi elds, Joseph spends time with his father inside, as his ben z’kunim – the son chosen by the elderly Jacob to tend to him in his old age. If this favoritism wasn’t problematic enough, we also learn that Joseph speaks dibatam ra’ah – bad reports – about his brothers to their father, Jacob. Then comes the worst of it all - Joseph’s dreams, which he simply cannot keep to himself. Joseph speaks to his brothers, recounting his sleepy visions in which they bow down to him, and worship him.

To put it simply, Joseph is a real nudnik. While we could never, ever, excuse the way in which his brothers treat him later in the parasha, it is, in a way, understandable that they didn’t like him. In any family, we are familiar (some of us all-too-familiar) with the stereotypes of the annoy-ing younger sibling and the annoyed older sibling. But as we read this narrative throughout the month of December, we will see a story in which those types are taken to the extreme. Joseph is not just annoying; he is consistently ar-rogant and provocative. His brothers are not just annoyed; they are violently impatient and aggressive. As Joseph’s story continues, we see these ratcheted-up stereotypical roles play out in the most horrible way: Joseph’s brothers throw him into a pit, sell him a group of Midianite traders, and then cover up their heinous acts by faking his death.

This December also brings Chanukah and the New Year. With these winter holidays upon us, this is, for many, an intense family time compared to the rest of the year. While many look forward to this time, it seems that every family also has certain patterns that its members fall into when they are together. Often, each person regresses into their tried and true roles whenever everyone gathers under one roof. Hopefully, none of us is planning to throw a sibling in a pit this year...but how often do we fall into these pre-determined roles and let them escalate to the point where we act in ways we regret? How many moments of family togetherness have been marred by the same old stubborn confl icts that predictably spiral out of control?

Throughout December, as we read Joseph’s story, let us see it as a reminder of what can happen when unhealthy

Linda and Rudy Slucker Religious School

The Iris Family

Mindy SchreffReligious School Director

4Carol PasterPreschool Director

One of the most important values we strive to instill in our students is that every day there are choices we need to make: we can be a by-stander or we can stand up for what is right and be an “upstander”. We of

course, encourage them to always choose the path of up-stander, as long as doing so will not put them in harm’s way. Sometimes upstander behavior is tough, while other times it is easy and comfortable to do. Another other important value we work hard to bring to imbue in our students is car-ing for those in our community who are less fortunate than we. That too can be challenging but is usually eff ortless for our students who are such caring, thoughtful young people. This is evident all year long, but especially touching to see during holiday time.

Our celebration of Chanukah begins on Sunday, Decem-ber 6, with a school-wide mitzvah day, culminating in jelly donuts and the lighting of the fi rst candle. Our students will create a variety of projects that will bring holiday cheer to others. We will end the day in a rousing song session of Chanukah songs!

On the following Sunday, we will continue our Chanukah observance by viewing a puppet show based on the book “The Christmas Menorah,” and accounting of the true events that took place in Billings, Montana. The show re-counts how the entire town came together to fi ght anti-Sem-itism, racism and bullying. The disturbing events of that year rose to a fever-pitch when a group of skinheads threw rocks through a window containing a menorah. In support, many in the town, who were mostly non-Jews, placed photocopies of menorahs in their windows to show the bullies that the town stood together against hatred. The people of Billings showed us what it means to be UPSTANDERS, rather than BYSTANDERS. We know the content of the show will have a long lasting eff ect on our students. The performance will inspire continued conversation about what it means to be a supportive community.

In honor of the last night of Chanukah, our 7th graders will once again bring the light of Chanukah to residents of JESPY House in South Orange, which is a true highlight of the year for our students! They will play dreidel, sing songs and light the Menorah with developmentally disabled adults in our community.

Please join me in sharing the pride I feel for all our young people. They are the gifts we enjoy all year long.

I’ve attended quite a few profes-sional development conferences in a very short period of time and, unfortunately for my co-workers, I am re-energized, recommitted and

full of ideas to make our Early Childhood Center even bet-ter than it already is. While there is a huge list of individual items on my new ‘to-do’ list, I do recognize that they are all tied to one concept: hospitality. With the help of the Pre-school Board, I am constantly trying to fi nd ways to make TSTI’s Iris Family Center feel more like a second home for our families. Sometimes it’s as simple as off ering a cup of coff ee or a bottle of water to parents taking a tour of the school. Sometimes it’s adjusting a class schedule to meet the needs of a particular child. Sometimes, it’s remember-ing to send congratulations on the birth of a new baby or condolences on the death of a loved one. At the very least, it’s remembering peoples’ names when I greet them. It’s giving a hug to an over- tired mom who has a child who doesn’t sleep through the night. It’s sending a meal to a family who has had to deal with an unfortunate health issue.

The point is, it’s not what one does for a person that counts; it’s how you make him feel that’s important.So, as we enter the season of giving thanks and giving gifts, think about giving the gift of yourself—time with loved ones that builds memories. Rather than giving things, give patience, understanding, warmth and undivided atten-tion. Give your sense of humor, your life lessons and your experience. In response to a question about what was the best part of a two-week family vacation to California, my daughter summed it up beautifully at the age of 14. “It’s all the things we did in between the things we planned to do.” So while my husband and I had planned excit-ing adventures every day, including a visit to Disneyland, what my children remember years later were the games we played in the car on the way to each destination. They remembered fondly the days relaxing on a beach or sitting around a pool hearing stories about ourselves growing up. We wanted to expose our children to the grandeur of the Hearst Castle but what they remember was the laughter at our family’s shenanigans.

Looking back, my children really don’t remember the gifts we gave for birthdays and holidays, but they do remember how they felt when we lit the candles of our Chanukiah and sang the blessings together. They remember the pride they felt when giving a handmade gift to their sibling. They remember creating ‘favor coupons books’ which promised 8 days of doing something special for each other. They remember the joy of being part of a family that gave time, energy and unconditional love.

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From the Cantor’s Study

There are a few things in each of our lives that bring nothing but uncompli-cated joy. For me those include sitting

with my husband as we watch our daughter play outdoors, a good cup of hot tea made just the way I like it, and witnessing the beauty of nature as it changes throughout the year. There are other things that make us happy that we can’t appreciate in such a simple way. There are people we enjoy spending time with who live far away, there are activities that we would love to explore that we don’t feel we have the resources, time, or courage to try, and there are things we love to do that we just don’t feel like we’re good enough at to continue.

Pete Seeger, one of the leaders of the American folk music movement, said, “The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be.” For many of us, singing is one of those things that we wish we were better at, made more time for, used to enjoy when we were younger, like to do in the shower or the car but would never do in public. If you think about it, as infants, we sing long before we talk, making musical sounds to commu-nicate to the world around us. So why do we stop singing? We stop because we are told that we aren’t good enough. We stop because we don’t sound like the singers on the radio. We stop because we don’t have people to sing with.

A new study by Oxford researchers shows that singing in groups improves your overall happiness. It shows that those who sing together form friendships faster than those who participate in other activities together. It is thought that group singing is particularly benefi cial because moving and breath-ing together with others triggers the release of chemicals in the brain that make us feel good. Other studies have shown that singing with others provides a wealth of health benefi ts from strengthening the immune system to improving the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Best of all, these studies all agree about something very important: you don’t have to be a great singer to get the benefi ts of singing.

So where can one go today to be a part of a singing group? We all work so hard and are so busy that the thought of put-ting something else on our calendars, like singing in a choir, is completely overwhelming. So where can you go? You can come here! Synagogue is the perfect place to come and raise your voice with others who want to do the same. Whether you know the music or not, sing out. Whether you know the per-son next to you or not, sing out. If you’ve had a rough week, sing and you’ll feel better. If you’ve had a great week, sing and share your joy. Just sing.

Dr. Eric MandelThursday, December 3, 7:30 pm“American Jews and Israel at a Crossroad: Iran, BDS, and anti-Semitism on College Campus”

Dr. Eric Mandel is the founder and Director of MEPIN™, the Middle East Political and Information Network™.

MEPIN is a private Middle East re-search analysis read by members of Congress, their foreign policy advisors, members of the Knesset, journalists, and organizational leaders. Dr. Mandel regularly briefs members of Congress

and their staff s about the current geo-political situation in the Middle East, and meets with members of the Israeli leadership and their advisors. He is the Northeast Co-Chair of StandWithUs, an international organization dedi-cated to educating the public about Israel, while fi ghting the BDS movement (Boycott, Divest and Sanction) against Israel.

Dr. Eric Mandel will be the Keynote Speaker. Introduc-tion by Avi Posnick Managing Director New York Chapter, StandWithUs North East and Shahar Arazi, Executive Director, StandWithUs, North East Region.

Co-Sponsored by the Israel Involvement Committeeand StandWithUs

Rabbi Daniel CohenWednesday, December 9 at 7:00pm“Anti-Semitism in Europe”

After 70 years of relative quiet with regard to European Anti-Semitism, it seems to be back with a fury. What is this current situation with regard to Europe and Anti-Semitism? What is the history of bias in Europe?

And what is the relationship between Anti-Jewish, Anti-Semitic and Anti-Zionist?

Please reserve your seat by emailing thorwitz@tstinj.org

Adult Education

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Our B’nai MitzvahSamuel Nathan CohenDecember 5, 2015Sam is the son of Heidi and Rob Cohen, brother of Shayna, and grandson of Sharon Cohen and Ellen and Steve Ritz.Mitzvah Project: Sam volunteers with Maple-wood’s Soccer Buddies, an organization for children with special needs.

Melinda LituchyDecember 5, 2015Melinda is he daughter of Stacey and Jes-sica Lituchy, sister of Lily, granddaughter of Helene Lituchy, Thomas and Melinda Geist, and great granddaughter of Helen Markert.Mitzvah Project: Melinda made and sold paracord bracelets, donating the profi ts to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

Luke Austin RobinsonDecember 5, 2015Luke is the son of Melissa and Mark Robinson, brother of Zack, and grandson of Fran and Alan Robinson, Jeanne and Steve Heiber, and great grandson of Mollie Rosenberg.Mitzvah Project: Luke is involved with the TJ Martell Foundation which raises money to fi ght cancer and other diseases.

Jack Leonard WishDecember 12, 2015Jack is the son of Karen and Jerry Wish, brother of Abbey and Sarah, and grand-son of Naomi Wish, Mike Wish, and Faith Kurtzberg.Mitzvah Project: Jack taught neurology to patients at a brain trauma center. He also took part in the Holocaust Twin-to-Twin Survivor project.

Abbey Elana WishDecember 12, 2015Abbey is the daughter of Karen and Jerry Wish, sister of Jack and Sarah, and grand-daughter of Naomi Wish, Mike Wish, and Faith Kurtzberg.Mitzvah Project: Abbey created a website and collected money for Mt. Pleasant Ani-mal Shelter. She partnered with Petsmart to collect supplies for the shelter.

Eliana Danielle RiesDecember 19, 2015Eli is the daughter of Stacey Shames and Tim Ries, sister of Isabella and Jasia, and granddaughter of Sy and Eileen Shames.Mitzvah Project: Eli is collecting books for Reading Refl ections, an organization that serves children in need.

Once again the Women’s Connection is happy to off er three $500 scholarships for a Reform Jewish summer experience. Its purpose is to support and reinforce the commitment of our Temple youth, grade school through high school, to Reform Judaism by providing scholarships for summer experiences sponsored by the Reform Move-ment. This fund has been made possible by tributes to the Women’s Connection Fund for Reform Jewish Summers. Scholarships of $500 are available on a one-time and fi rst-come fi rst-served basis.

Please encourage your children to participate in the Reform Movement’s summer youth activities. Show your support for our eff orts on behalf of Reform Judaism and your chil-dren by joining the Women’s Connection and contributing to the Women’s Connection Fund for Reform Jewish Sum-mers through tributes.

Monday, December 14 7-9pm

Join the Women’s Connec-tion for a special Chanukah get together in the Mansion when we combine two of our favorite things... cookies and mah jong! Bring in your favorite cookies

(homemade or store bought) for sampling and swapping then enjoy playing maj. Teaching tables and maj cards will be available for new players. If you’d rather just mingle that’s fi ne as well!

No fee for Women’s Connection members. RSVP-by Wednesday, December 9 to Debbie Marx at debbie_marx@hotmail.com or Alice Hirsch at alice.hirsch@yahoo.com. Please indicate if you will play mah jong, if you need a card and if you are a beginner.

Women’s Connection Mah Jong and Cookie Swap

Women’s Connection Scholarship for a Reform Jewish Summer Experience

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Our B’nai MitzvahIsabella Micol RiesDecember 19, 2015Bella is the daughter of Stacey Shames and Tim Ries, sister of Eliana and Jasia, and granddaughter of Sy and Eileen Shames.Mitzvah Project: Bella will donate supplies to an animal shelter after holding a fund-raising drive.

Madison Kathleen VoronaJanuary 9, 2016Madison is the daughter of Heather and Dimitri Vorona, sister of Brooke, and grand-daughter of Zena and Zak Vorona.Mitzvah Project: Madison participates in reading aloud to children and plans a book collection for children in need.

Zachary Liam SiskindJanuary 16, 2016Zach is the son of Wendy and Eric Siskind, brother of Michael, and grandson of Laurie Siegel and Laura Mulkey.Mitzvah Project: For two years, Zach has volunteered with the Maplewood Recreation Department to teach kids with special nee ds to play soccer.

Abigail Jane FreedmanJanuary 23, 2016Abby is the daughter of Lauren and David Freedman, sister of Emma and Kayla, and granddaughter of Nancy and Morris Freed-man and Eleanor and Warren Weinstock.Mitzvah Project: Abby’s bake sale profi ts are going to Vet Ranch Rescue where home-less animals are healed and made ready for adoption.

Nathaniel Aptekar FisherJanuary 30, 2016Nate is the son of Rachel and Daniel Fisher, brother of Adam, and grandson of Myra Aptekar Eskin.Mitzvah Project: Nate collected books to cre-ate a library for Covenant House, a shelter for homeless teens in Newark.

Jesse Ross GrossmanJanuary 30, 2016Jesse is the son of Ilkene and David Grossman, brother of Jack and Jonah, and grandson of Sheila Heettner Grossman and Carole and Donald Ralston.Mitzvah Project: Jesse will help out at the Interfaith Food Pantry, bagging and distribut-ing groceries.

Habitat volunteers Carol Schiff man, Ed, Susan and Ben Reich-man, and Dennis Percher spent Saturday helping to fi nish the ren-ovation of a Habitat home in Morristown. It should be ready for the family to move in by Thanksgiving! Thank you to our volunteers, and thanks to all of you for your interest in Habitat for Humanity.

Wednesday, January 13 7:00-9:00 pm (snow date January 20).

Celebrate 2016 with the Women’s Connection at “Style by Schultz” in Millburn. Style consultants will give us some quick wardrobe up-dates and fashion tips to conquer winter while looking fabulous!

After our time in the store, we will kick back for drinks and snacks nearby.

Modest charge to cover food and drinks TBD. RSVP to Lisa Levine at lisatiltonlevine@me.com or 917-596-2189.

Women’s Connection Fashion Forward

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TRIBUTESC ontributions in memory of loved ones and in honor of the simchas in our lives are acts of loving kindness. We are grateful for your generous support of Temple through various Temple Funds

Loved Ones Remembered

TEMPLE FUND

IN MEMORY OFMaurice Lewis, father of Ellen Rice Andy & Arlene Brafman Joel Hemmendinger, husband of Adrienne Ament Frank DavisStanley Grossman, father of Renee Helfenstein Natalie Fisher & Jonathan MesseriSandra Fellen, mother of Lisa Fellen-Saurborn Natalie Fisher & Jonathan MesseriHerbert Hirsch, father of Larry Hirsch Melissa & Mark Robinson

IN HONOR OFSpecial birthday for Herman Yospin Diane Lieberfarb & Thelma GoldThe birth of Alexander, grandson of Debbie & George Russ Helene & Jack FerskoThe birth of Abigail, granddaughter of Ann Merin Jesse, Leslie & Ariel BayerThe birth of Isla, great granddaughter of Pauline Pollack Jesse & Leslie Bayer Helene & Jack Fersko

RABBI COHEN’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

IN HONOR OFThe birth of Isla, great granddaughter of Pauline Pollack Susan Felsenheld

B’nai Mitzvah of Max & Jules, grandchildren of Lou Ann & Irv Brothman Lauren & Rob Jacobson

SPEEDY RECOVERYElaine Cohen Jesse & Leslie Bayer

RABBI KLEIN’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

Welcome to TSTI Ann Merin

CANTOR ARONSON’S MUSIC FUND

IN HONOR OFThe marriage of Jill, daughter of Arnie & Wendy Budin Joel & Linda Scharf

FOOD PANTRY

IN HONOR OFBat Mitzvah of Nicole, daughter of Bennett Lieber & Nancy Distel David & Karyn LeitThe birth of Alexander, grandson of Debbie & George Russ David & Karyn LeitCharlotte MacCumber Joie BermanThe birth of Isla, great granddaughter of Pauline Pollack Alice & Mel Prager

GELLIS FAMILY FUND FOR SENIOR PROGRAMMING

IN HONOR OFSpecial birthday for Matty Goldberg Ann Merin Joie BermanThe Installation of Rabbi Alexandra Klein Bobbe & Vernon FuttermanThe birth of Isla, great granddaughter of Pauline Pollack Matty & Dan GoldbergThe birth of Abigail, granddaughter of Ann Merin Matty & Dan Goldberg

JOSH LITTMAN VIDEO FUND

IN MEMORY OFMother of Shari Littman & Family Matty & Dan Goldberg

IN HONOR OFSpecial birthday for Matty Goldberg Harold & Annette Littman Rabbi Arnold & Gert ZorefThe birth of Abigail, granddaughter of Ann Merin Harold & Annette Littman Florence KaplanThe birth of Isla, great granddaughter of Pauline Pollack Florence KaplanThe birth of Harrison, grandson of Larry & Marilyn Green Jesse, Leslie & Ariel Bayer

POMERANTZ FUND FOR ADULT JEWISH ENRICHMENT

IN HONOR OFThe Installation of Rabbi Alexandra Klein Steven PomerantzBar Mitzvah of Henry, son of Robert & Jennifer Larson Steven Pomerantz

PRAYER BOOK FUND

IN MEMORY OFArthur, family member of Linda Weisser Stephen Sachs

LINDA & RUDY SLUCKER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND

IN MEMORY OFEleanor Angoff , mother of Doug Angoff Max & Gale Weisenfeld & Family

TSTI ACCESS FUND/TRANSPORTATION

IN HONOR OFThe birth of Abigail, granddaughter of Ann Merin Pauline Pollack

NORMA BENISCH MANSION RESTORATION FUND

IN MEMORY OFJudy Caden The Minyan Group

Meyer SchumitzkyRemembered byAdrienne Ament

Manuel MillerRemembered byGail Amsterdam

Alexander Baldini Remembered by Reggie BaldiniEmil Block

Remembered byPaula Block

Irwin Jordan Remembered by

Arlene & Andy Brafman

Florence Lippin Remembered by Mimi BraunMelvin Chirls

Remembered byAllen Chirls

Ernest Rosen Remembered by Amy Rosen Connelly

Marilyn Druin Remembered by Mel DruinJanice EpsteinMarvin Epstein Remembered by Richard EpsteinClaire FalkinArthur FalkinCarl Nieburg Remembered by Sharon & Stuart FalkinJoseph Fink Remembered by Gloria Fink Leon & Roslyn FinkBernard GalstonFaye Goldstein

Remembered byLeon & Roslyn Fink

Richard FogelRemembered byMimi Fogel

Barbara Telanoff Remembered by Sheri Friedman

Melba LapidusCharles Green Remembered by Ramon & Bettye GreenRose GrossGertrude Edelstein Remembered by Sheldon GrossAbraham Straus Remembered by Estelle HarwoodLeon Jurgrau Remembered by Elinor HayumJoel Jaff e Remembered by Bonnie Jaff eFlorence Stern Remembered by Mildred KassJane Koch Remembered by Richard KochMary Malkin Kushner Remembered by Robb Kushner

Muriel SutkerRemembered byJennifer Larson

Herman Levenson Remembered by Lois LautenbergMarvin Mesnick Remembered by Wendy LazarusSteven Distel

Remembered byNancy Distel Lieber

Ruth Rubenstein Remembered by Barbara LowellEmma Lowenthal Remembered by Sandra & Mark LowenthalGloria MankowitzDiane Mankowitz

Remembered byMurray Mankowitz

Viola MeskinRemembered byKenneth Meskin

Joy Nathanson Remembered by Bennett NathansonEtta PomerantzAnna FarrellyRaymond Pomerantz

Remembered bySteven Pomerantz

Charles Rose Remembered by Lois RoseBenjamin RosenbaumRose Rosenbaum Remembered by Eileen RothEdith Scharf Remembered by Joel ScharfSusan SommerElaine Sommer Remembered by Elliot SommerRobert Braitman

Remembered byRenee Spelman

Sylvia SpornSelma Yogoda Remembered by Leslie & Eric SpornSonia Steinhauer

Remembered byWilliam Steinhauer

Inge StraussRemembered byFrancine Strauss

Samuel Tenner Remembered by Ruth TennerHenry Gerstl Remembered by Joan TurkDiana Umansky

Remembered byJoseph Umansky

Anna Grushkin Remembered by Frankie WeissAlice Whitty Remembered by Stephen WhittyClaire Flaum Remembered by Arnold Zoref

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Marilyn and Larry Green on the birth of a grandson, Harrison Louis Green. Parents are Leah and Eric Green.

Ann Merin on the birth of a granddaughter, Abigail Jane Shiff man. Parents are Maureen Merin and Eric Shiff man.

Pauline Pollack on the birth of a great granddaughter, Isla Madison Pollack. Parents are Jacqueline and Jacob Pollack.

David Bershad and Mindy Cohen on their December wedding.

Elissa Caterfi no-Mandel and Hal Mandel on the birth of a grand-daughter, Sylvia Rose Mandel. Parents are Caroline and Aron Mandel.

Wendy and Arnie Budin on the marriage of their daughter, Jill, to Ben Marcufi eld.

Rabbi Daniel Cohen and Raina Goldberg on their December wedding.

In Memoriam

May their memories be for a blessing

ELEANOR ANGOFFMother of Douglas Angoff

JOSEPH GODMAN

Father of Laura Woolfson

On Friday, December 11, we will celebrate Chanukah with our an-nual dinner. As in the past, Larry and Elly Silverstein will be the chairs for the Chanukah dinner, assisted by Ann Merin and friends. Renaissance members will par-ticipate in Shabbat services that evening, which begin at 6:00 PM.

Our best wishes for a speedy re-covery are sent to Ed Schey and Ray Green.

Happy Chanukah to all,

Renaissance Group

Mimi Braun

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