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NANUET HEBREW CENTER AFFILIATED WITH THE UNITED SYNAGOGUE OF CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM 411 S. LITTLE TOR ROAD, NEW CITY, NY 10956 (845) 708-9181 Visit us at: http://www.nanuethc.org E-mail address: [email protected] May 2019 Nisan — Iyar 5779 Volume 48, Number 9 LAG BA`OMER — the 33rd Day of the Count of the Omer “The name of the righteous is invoked in blessing, but the fame of the wicked rots.” Proverbs 10:7 A 3rd-century synagogue located near the grave of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai On Mt. Meron in the Galilee The Torah lists three pilgrimage festivals: Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot. Yet the largest annual Jewish pilgrimage these days will take place this week during the lesser known holy day of Lag Ba’Omer, or the 33rd day of the 49-day counting of the Omer between Passover and Shavuot. An estimated 250,000 Israelis—men, women and children—are expected to travel to the gravesite of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in the small northern village of Meron in the Upper Galilee near Tzfat over a two- to three-day period. The day is associated with the anniversary of the passing of the Mishnaic sage and Kabbalist Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, also known by the acronym “Rashbi.” It is believed that on the day of his passing, he revealed for the first time teachings that constitute a significant portion of the Zohar, the foundational book of Jewish mysticism. Unlike other Jewish festivals with strict religious observances, Lag B’Omer Continued, p. 3

Nanuet Hebrew Center Please let the shul office know of all important events and occasions, including births, Published monthly by the Nanuet Hebrew Center weddings, etc., as well as illness and death. s. We have evening minyan at 7:30 p.m. Paul Kurland Rabbi except Saturday. Friday evening Shabbat Barry Kanarek Cantor services are at 6:00 p.m. Saturday morning Jeffrey Schragenheim President services begin at 9:30 a.m. There is no Vice President Sunday morning Minyan at NHC during the Gail Kaiser summer months. Sunday evening minyan will be held at 7:30pm. Andrew Toplitsky Vice President 1st Friday of the month 7:30 pm – Family Shabbat Service Nathan Schlanger Treasurer Please try to attend minyan and regularly Jeffrey Tepper Financial Sec'y scheduled services to enable mourners and Charyl Zweigbaum Corresponding Sec’y those who are observing yahrzeits to say Jay Jaffe Recording Sec’y Kaddish. Donna Smith Sisterhood Co-Pres. Please call the office the Wednesday before Karen Schragenheim Sisterhood Co-Pres. Shabbat if you would like an aliyah on Michael Morenberg Ritual Comm. Co-Chair Saturday. Josh Turnof Ritual Comm. Co-Chair Mitchell Spiegel Men’s Club Co-Pres. Eric Zweigbaum Men’s Club Co-Pres. Looking for volunteers Bulletin Advertising Tamar Luscher Educational Director Cynthia Schneider, Peggy Tepper Catering Estelle Eisenkraft Tree of Life/Stones Frieda Levitas Chairperson Comm. of Educ. Esther Spiegel HAZAK Flora Silver Chesed Committee Co-Chair Marion Fuld Chesed Committee Co-Chair For your information… Rabbi Kurland (845)623-0407 [email protected] Cantor [email protected] Tamar Luscher [email protected] Candle lighting times (NYC area only) Gift Shop [email protected] Dates Starts Ends John Fogelman-Ritual Co-Chairperson Emeritus May 3-4 7:37 8:41 Cynthia Schneider,Peggy [email protected] May 10-11 7:44 8:50 Judy Friedlander [email protected]* Judi Sees [email protected] May 17-18 7:51 8:58 May 24-25 7:58 9:05 All contributions for the Bulletin must be May 31-June 1 8:03 9:12 received by the 15th of the month for publication the following month, subject to space availability EDITOR’S NOTE and editor's approval. Contributions may also be edited as necessary. Please remember — when emailing us about the Bulletin, please include “Bulletin” on the subject line, Office Hours: CLOSED 12:00—1:00 pm Monday – Friday OPEN Monday 9:30 am—5:00 pm; Tuesday 10:00 am—5:00 pm so there is no chance we will miss your message or Wednesday 10:00 am—5:00 pm; Thursday 2:00 pm—6:00 pm Friday 9:30 am—4:00 pm contribution. And, if possible, please email it rather Bookkeeper Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 10:00 am—3:00 pm than leaving a printed page in the Bulletin mailbox. When emailing posters or pictures please send them as JPG or PDF attachments, not in the body of the email. Page 2 NHC Bulletin Nisan — Iyar 5779 May 2019

In This Issue: From the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 USY/Kadima Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 From the Principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Miriam’s Seder Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Life Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Sisterhood Book Club Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Tzedakah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Hazak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 continued, from Cover has few, if any, ritual requirements. Most celebrate the day with bonfires and barbecues, making it an attractive celebration to observant and non-observant Jews alike. The day is also associated with the end of a mourning period, in which 24,000 students of the Mishnaic sage Rabbi Akiva are believed to have died fighting the Romans during the bar Kochba rebellion (132-136 C.E.). After the tragic death of his students, only five remained—one of whom was bar Yochai. There is another view that the students died from a plague brought about by disrespecting one another, in violation of Rabbi Akiva’s principle teaching of “loving each other like oneself.” The death of the students is believed to have ceased on Lag B’Omer. In one famous Talmudic tale, found in Tractate Shabbat 33b, the rabbi and his son Elazar spent 12 years in a cave in hiding from the Romans who had condemned the pair to death for their statements against the empire. At the end of 12 years, in which the pair were sustained only by carob, the Prophet Elijah appears and gives the all clear for them to re-enter the world. From: www.timesofisrael.com and www.breakingisraelnews.com Tzedakah Kari Warren For those of you who are not sure of how Tzedakah works — It is really very simple.... The minimum donation is $5.00 (and the dollar amount is NOT included on the card). Pick a fund — General, Rabbi's Discretionary Fund, Cantor's Discretionary Fund, Building Fund, Shabbos Club, Hebrew School, Prayer Books or Bonnie Lynne Scholarship. You can call, mail or e-mail your donation to the office. This is a great way to help your shul and acknowledge life cycle events in someone's life. Nanuet Hebrew Center will send a card to the person letting them know that you made a donation in their honor or sending them condolences. We also will list your donation in the Bulletin. You may also make a donation to someone that is not a member of the shul. They will also receive a note as well, as long as you supply us with their address. If you have any additional questions, please call or e-mail me @ [email protected] May 2019 Nisan — Iyar 5779 NHC Bulletin Page 3

From the President Summertime…The sun embraces you in its warmth. The buzz of bees coming from outside your window. The aromas of wildflowers fill your living room. Summer can easily claim to be the best season of the year. It is not only bright and sunny, but also colorful and joyful. We enjoy spending the long days of summer on the white sand of beautiful beaches or swimming in the clear water of warm seas. It is such a great time because it also brings adventures and travels. With the end of school and working days, summer comes to us with its barbeques in the backyard, long evening walks with your better half, refreshing cold drinks with friends, and a lot of other nice things. A lot of parents even pack up their troubles and send them off to summer camp. Some are of the opinion that the summertime months are a time when we should have a break from it all. In fact, in many synagogues, congregants sometime ask, \"Don't you basically close up for the summer?\" The answer for us, of course, is NO! There isn’t much programming until the High Holidays and when the religious school starts, but Nanuet Hebrew Center never closes. Why? Because we must always connect ourselves to Hashem and our community. This is what we do when we pray together as a minyan. No, NHC doesn't close down for the summer. It’s pulse never stops. But we need davenners or it will. Please take a moment to consider how important regular communal prayer is, not just for those saying Kaddish, but also for each and every one of us. Don't let the pulse stop, particularly when the summer months approach while many are away. Select two or three extra days each month when you or someone in your household can commit to coming. Put it on your calendar. If everyone in our membership did this, there would never be a shortage of minyanaires, and there will always be a strong pulse at NHC–summer, winter, spring and fall. Jeff Schragenheim, President Page 4 NHC Bulletin Nisan — Iyar 5779 May 2019

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Join us for an end of year Shabbat service on Saturday, May 18th Service followed by Kiddush RSVP by Wednesday, May 15th to [email protected] Adults and children welcome Page 8 NHC Bulletin Nisan — Iyar 5779 May 2019

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Sisterhood of the Nanuet Hebrew Center Book Discussion Group The book we discussed was Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens. It is the story of a girl who, at age ten, is totally abandoned in the marshlands of North Carolina. The heroine, Kya, teaches herself survival skills with the occasional aid of a kindly neighbor. As a teenager, she and a local boy, Tate (who teaches her to read) have a loving relationship. Another boy, Chase, enters her life, but not in a positive way. The book alternates chapters between the past and the present as a mysterious death is explored. The writing is gripping (as evidenced by the amount of time the book has spent on the best-seller list). Our group felt that there were too many discrepancies in her ability to survive. However, the descriptive imagery of nature was quite compelling. The consensus was that although the book was a really good read, it did not provide quite enough for a discussion group. Marilyn Brenner Future Discussions Wednesday, May 22 – Gateway to the Moon, by Mary Morris Wednesday, July 10 – The Blue Zone, by Andrew Gross Stop & Shop Stop & Shop store is running a school-fundraising program, A+ School Rewards, and we need YOUR help! Every time you shop at a participating Stop & Shop from October 9 through March 17 using your Stop & Shop Card, you will earn points towards our school . . . those points will become CASH that our school can use for any of our educational needs! All you need to do to help Nanuet Hebrew Center Religious School earn A+ School Rewards is to designate our school using your Stop & Shop Card number and our school’s five-digit ID code, 18033. Designations can be made on-line at stopandshop.com/aplus or by visiting the Customer Service Desk of our local store. Page 10 NHC Bulletin Nisan — Iyar 5779 May

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Women’s Philanthropy at Jewish Federation This year’s Women’s Philanthropy event will be extra special. It will take place Sunday, May 19 and it will be elegant…as it always is. It will be inspiring…as it always is. And it will make you proud to be part of Women’s Philanthropy at Jewish Federation & Foundation of Rockland County. You will be even prouder this year because along with four other wonderful Jewish institutions in Rockland County, we will be honoring an Aishet Chayl…a woman of valor, Lillian Adler, z”L. Lillian, through her work and volunteerism, taught Rockland County the importance of tzedakah and how to act with loving kindness. Lillian's involvement in so many Jewish organizations—including the Federation, where she was a Board member, the Holocaust Museum & Center for Tolerance & Education, Israel Bonds, JCC Rockland, and Rockland Jewish Family Service—serves as an inspiration to each and every one of us and will resonate throughout the county for years. Keynoter, Siggy Flicker, knows a thing or two about what made Lillian tick. Siggy is an Israeli-born American, a staunch supporter of Israel, and the Jewish people. She has a unique message: #KNOW YOUR WORTH, which is all about self- assurance and empowerment. The Jewish Community of Rockland County Brunch honoring Lillian Adler, z”L, will take place at The Rockleigh, 26 Paris Avenue in Rockleigh, NJ, Sunday May 19, 10 am-12 noon. The couvert is $72. Dietary laws will be observed. Please RSVP to www.rjfs.org. May 2019 Nisan — Iyar 5779 NHC Bulletin Page 13

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Information Rockland-NY Connects is the first point of contact for Rockland residents to connect to health and human services, County government and municipalities. Contact 845-364-2020, Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM and speak to a Call Specialist about your specific needs or visit www.informationrockland.com. Calls are taken confidentially. Language translation services are also available. Please share this valuable resource with family and friends!! REMINDER TEA and PEANUT BUTTER Multiple synagogues help with the Rhoda Bloom Kosher Food Pantry and provide different types of food. NHC's responsibility is to supply TEA (boxes of tea bags) and PEANUT BUTTER to the Food Pantry families. Please drop off Kosher peanut butter and tea at the box outside of the NHC office. We are always looking for additional volunteers to support the Rhoda Bloom Kosher Food Pantry and distribute food at the JCC-Jewish Family Services. While NHC's turn to provide extra volunteers is every February, you are welcome to participate other months as well. For more information, please contact Susan Saffar at 352-1711 or [email protected]. Thanks for your help in supporting these 200 families! May 2019 Nisan — Iyar 5779 NHC Bulletin Page 17

Notes from Catering We have heard many positive comments about how clean and organized the meat kitchen is. It was professionally cleaned. We ask everyone who uses it to please help maintain it. The dairy kitchen is scheduled to be cleaned after Passover. If you or your committee or club have any items, food, appliances, utensils etc. in the dairy kitchen, we ask that you please remove everything until the cleaning is complete. We will re-organize the cabinets and try to accommodate whoever needs storage. Please let us know what you need! We thank you so much for your continued support and look forward to celebrating with you deliciously in the future. Cynthia and Peggy Catering, NHC Page 18 NHC Bulletin Nisan — Iyar 5779 May

Hazak Do you remember that old song lyrics “by the time I get to Phoenix…”? Well, by the time you get this month’s Bulletin, our Hyde Park trip will be over. We all will have had a great time at Eleanor Roosevelt’s house. Stay tuned to next month’s Bulletin for a picture of our group having a wonderful adventure at Hyde Park. The games event at our April meeting was a great success. The winners of Mexican Dominos were the team of Joyce and Yours truly. Our next meeting is scheduled for June 6. I have no idea what we will be doing at this meeting, or who will be in charge. However, if it is anything like the previous meetings you won’t want to miss it. For those of you who read the AARP MAGAZINE there was an article about how to write your own book. It states, “Best way to begin is with a notebook or diary, blindfold the computer; send the phone for a walk.” That is similar to how I write these articles. I take a pen and pad in hand and just make up the rest. Have a wonderful day. Your happy, friendly, cheerful, smiling, laughing, forgetful Bulletin contributor; and sometimes actor, and 50th anniversary person. With the exceptional able assistance from my helpful, caring, thoughtful ghost writer and technical advisor. Arthur Fishman May 2019 Nisan — Iyar 5779 NHC Bulletin Page 19

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Now you can pay your membership dues using VISA, MasterCard American Express or Discover card [email protected] Teaching Is Available Upon Request Don’t forget — You can help support the Synagogue at no cost to you — PURCHASE SCRIP — It’s easy: Contact NHC Office @ 708-9181 • Marcy Karsenty @ 634-7370 E-mail - [email protected] Mail - 411 South Little Tor Road New City We have gift cards for Pathmark • Shop Rite • Stop & Shop • DeCicco You can make purchases by cash, check or charge. Pay by cash or check and receive credit towards your dues once you meet the minimum requirement. Rather receive miles or points? Charge Harold’s • Fairway • Wegmans Page 22 NHC Bulletin Nisan — Iyar 5779 May

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In Our Mailbox Dear Nanuet Hebrew Center Family, We sincerely appreciate all of the cards and Leagrams that we received in honor of our 50th wedding anniversary. Thank you to Rabbi Kurland and to everyone who participated in the Shabbat Service to make it so personal and meaningful. Beverly Asinofsky made everything run so efficiently by finding everyone that needed to go up to the Bimah. Rabbi Kurland, Kari and Beverly all know how to keep a secret!! It was a huge surprise to us when our daughter, Bonnie, and son-in-law Steve suddenly walked into the Synagogue. It actually brought me to tears. You even arranged for them to receive an Aliyah. How very special! It was our pleasure to celebrate our Simcha with so many family and friends at our special Kiddush in honor of our milestone anniversary. Cynthia and Peggy were very helpful with their advice and making everything run smoothly. We would be remiss if we didn't thank Esther Spiegel for enhancing the Kiddush with her gluten free culinary delights. It means so much to us having made so many friends at NHC. Fondly, Diane and Arthur Fishman Dear NHC Congregants, Thank you for thinking of Selma and for your kindness and sympathy at a time when it was deeply appreciated. Irwin and Matthew Stelzer and Family Dear NHC Family, Thank you so much for your condolences and donations and most importantly, for your support. We are grateful for the minyan services that you brought to our home, led by Rabbi Kurland and Cantor Kanarek, and for your help at a difficult time when Enid Trotiner passed away. Jana and David Fisher Dear Rabbi Kurland, Your kindness, compassion and warmth cannot be measured. You have been there many times over the years to help us through the immediate days following a death in our family. Most recently, you guided us, officiated at a beautiful service in Enid’s memory and led the very personal shiva minyans in our home. Thank you from all of Enid’s family. Sincerely, Jana and David Fisher May 2019 Nisan — Iyar 5779 NHC Bulletin Page 27

Dear Rabbi Kurland, On behalf of myself, Josh’s mom Deborah, Lauren’s parents, Susan and family and especially the “kids” (who aren’t kids anymore, though I still pay his cell phone bill) I wanted to personally thank you for the lovely and touching ceremony you performed on behalf of their behalf. What most people don’t realize is the time you took to personally meet with both of them on multiple occasions so that you could personally get to know them and perform a meaningful service in a truly intimate setting. Oftentimes things become pro forma and so generic that you could be talking about anyone to anybody who happened to be there. Not so on Sunday, so I wanted to thank you for making it so personalized. My “higher authority” expressed to me how meaningful it was and I couldn’t agree more. Once again thanks so much for making the ceremony something that will be remembered and cherished, Yours truly, Bill Jaffe Spokesperson, wedding committee We are grateful for your generous support of our Annual Founders Dinner & Journal. Your contribution allows us to continue serving thousands of Rockland residents with social, cultural, educational and recreational programs at JCC Rockland. Thank you, Robin & Mitch Brill Melissa & Frank Borelli Senator David Carlucci Please be sure to visit, like and share Nanuet Hebrew Center's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/nanuethc This page is open to all NHC members, family, friends and potential new members. We also welcome you to post information and photos on this page that are appropriate to Nanuet Hebrew Center. Did you know? Cantor Kanarek posts many of the prayers that we sing every weekend online. Go to www.nanuethc.org. Select “From the Bimah” then “Cantor” and then “Music and Prayer Page.” Page 28 NHC Bulletin Nisan — Iyar 5779 May

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May Yahrzeits /‫יארצייט‬/‫יזכור‬ 1 Sally Felfand 11 Joseph Schwartz 20 Etta Benjamin Beatrice Marshall Joel Silver Sol Lomita Fay Levine Herman Cozcewith May-19 12 Bella Greiman Bess Green Eugene Price Karl Leib Israel Klinger Ronald Silver 21 Pauline Gliner Benjamin Schneider Manuel Stelzer Philip Myerson William Leib Lillie Blassberg 13 Beatrice Gartenlaub Clara Slotnick 2 Edith Edelman Charlotte Plotch Rose Losev Morris Redalje 22 Mary Berkis Joseph Kaplan Lee Reiter 4 Frances Cozcewith Jack Karp Edythe Fisher Samuel Kupferberg 23 Robert Stark Fannie Cozewith Harold Klarfeld Shep Geller 14 Jean Balaban Joseph Issak Elsie Engel Jacob Kay Monroe Kantor Mac Fox Abraham Kshonz Theodore Schulman Howard Kshonz David Wanger 5 Harry Benjamin Sara Atias Hasson Esther Borenstein 24 Richard Glass Ingrid Braun 15 Ludwig Heilbronn Rose Levine Archie Borkon Arthur Newfield Hyman Feldman Esther Rudnick Joel Wechsler Eleanor Sparer Harry Benjamin Abraham Morenberg Meyer Schwartz 16 Daisy Glassmen Irving Silver Hannah Yokell Eleanor Sparer 6 Meyer Halfond Morris Chalupsky Ethel Rogow Charles Zuckerman 25 Sophie Madinek Herman Lang Ruth Fogelman Gertrude Engel Albert Budak Gizi Binder Arthur Urvater 7 Sophie Lieser 17 Anna Levine 27 Samuel Weisberg Bella Gottschalk Bernard Packer Morris Dranow Anna Vogel Bertha Gersh Stanly Rubin Irwin Schwartz Julius Schragenheim Walter Pomerantz Dora Cohen 8 Herbert Sheiman 18 Regina Watstein Samuel Strauss Abe Bigelisen Joseph Wexler Anna Gerbitz Rhea Chalfin 28 Hyman Levine Edward Reiback Lorelei Mack Benjamin Kirshner Ann Guttman Elias Feit 9 Lawrence Spiegel Minora Levine Stephen Paseltiner William Besselman Estelle Spindel Jerry Israel 30 Ida Gloskin Howard Lieber 19 Florence Gordon Esther Levinson Ida Patsner Sari Casper Tessie Markowitz Raymond Reich Roslyn Epstein 10 Samuel Karp Scott Newhouse Marvin Pollack Anna Rogozyk 31 Wallace Koenig Esther Kantor Gussie Rosenfeld Marian Taub 11 Jennie Beck Nadtali Farkas Vivian Abrams Abigail Diane Bergling Mary Blum Mary Blum Joel Silver Page 32 NHC Bulletin Nisan — Iyar 5779 May

June Yahrzeits /‫יארצייט‬/‫יזכור‬ 1 Frances Sulkin 13 Rosiland Greene 23 Jack Hecker 2 Ilse Spatz Louis Kantrowitz Kenneth Leftkowitz Anna Kaplan Sam Laufer Stanley Rose 24 Ida Geller 3 Ruben Meltzer Susan Patsner Black 4 Marty Borenkoff 14 Adele Rothfeld Gertrude Krieg Louis Gerbitz Murray Rubinstein Irving Gross Charles Postrion Regina Schalnger Louis Gerbitz 25 Steven Schaller Norma Nevins Sam Gordon 5 Sidney Fenster 15 Victor Gersh Bernard Hillman 6 Klara Schaller Estelle Nelson 7 Bertha Kantrowitz 26 Marvin Kaplan Ray Rubinstein 16 Rosalind Feldman Jeanette Silver Charles Plazure 17 Ellen Hans 8 Julia Fierman 27 Max Fishman Alfred Zinn Mildred Szmuklaski Sigmund Tavel Susan Schaffer Dolores Zweigbaum Bertha Oberman 9 Jacques Chamak 18 Pearl Hoffman Charles Posner Arthur Cozewith Pearl Hoffman Abraham Zowader 10 Anna Kluger Sylvia Katz Oskar Minsker Manny Oberman 28 Gussie Knippel 11 Samuel Kagan 19 Karl Wrightman Harry Rosenberg Alwine Kallmann 20 Anne Binenfeld Marcia Siegel Sidney Fisher 29 Fela Spiegel David Tepper Steven Pezenik 30 Harry Yoel Goldie Wiener 21 Theodore Schwartz 12 Robert Olitsky Charles Safran Andor Glattstein Marcus Wachtel Michael Firestone 22 Erna Ten Brink 23 Leonora Popelsky Condolences/ ‫תנחומים‬ Irwin Stelzer on the death of his wife, Selma Speedy Recoveries / ‫רפואה שלמה‬ Esther Spiegel Mazal Tovs / ‫מזל טוב‬ Claire & Joel Gondelman on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Ezra Gondelman Paul Van Alstyne on being elected Chestnut Ridge Trustee Rhoda Patsner on her 90th Birthday Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th Wedding Anniversary ✡✡✡✡✡ Cemetery plots are still available. Call the NHC office at (845) 708-9181 May 2019 Nisan — Iyar 5779 NHC Bulletin Page 33

May Anniversaries Mazal Tovs / ‫מזל טוב‬ 6 Rachel and Andrew Benner 20 Jeff and Karen Schragenheim 15 Richard and Marilyn Hausner 23 Andrew and Shari Gold 17 Anita & David 25 Franci & Michael Kaufman 19 Martin and Gwen Wyenn 29 Nathan and Ann Gross 20 Michael and Lisa Scheiner 31 Ari and Corey Maas June Anniversaries Mazal Tovs / ‫מזל טוב‬ 1 Michael and Gail Kaiser 22 Alan and Elinor Farber Harvey and Debra Katz 23 Marty and Susan Sklaver 24 Marc and Heidi Habif 6 Allen and Sheila Reiter 25 Steven and Carole Sussner 10 Stuart and Judith Fenster 27 Jack and Melissa Holden 12 David and Lori Adelson 15 Nathan and Melissa Schlanger Phillip and Nancy Newfield 17 Yannai and Lori Zucker Sherry and Steven Schneider 20 Jesse and Ellen Blecher Alan and Robin Sokol 28 Lee and Simone Scheumann Michael and Marilyn Harris Lori & Stuart Binder Alvin and Eleanor Kaplan 29 Joel and Claire Gondelman Jeffrey and Kari Kleinberg Alfred and Eileen Rossi Lee and Sheila Pozensky Joshua and Jessica Turnof 21 Marc and Leah Blau 30 Kenneth and Phyllis Benjamin 22 Paul and Ann Borsuk Date [event] . Name [recipient] . Leagrams can be used in place of commercial greeting cards for congratulatory messages for birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, marriages and bnei mitzvot as well as get well wishes and expressions of sympathy. They are also one of Sisterhood’s most successful fund raisers, allowing Sisterhood to donate a significant amount of money back to the Shul to help defray various synagogue expenses. The cost of each Leagram is $3. Reminder: All Leagrams must be requested in writing. [sender] Page 34 NHC Bulletin Nisan — Iyar 5779 May

Tzedakah / ‫צדקה‬ Tzedakah received and recorded by the 10th of the month or the first business day after, will be acknowledged on these pages. If the office is closed because of holidays falling on these days, only donations received before the holiday will appear. Please also note that acknowledgment or lack thereof on these pages does not constitute an official receipt of your donation by the shul. In the event that acknowledgment of your donation does not appear, please let the synagogue office know and we will print it in the next issue of the Bulletin. Planning Ahead Now is the time to start the planning that enhances the work of the congregation by raising the necessary funds so dues need not be raised. Our ongoing fundraisers include the Rabbi's Walk and the Tree of Life. To reserve a brick on the Rabbi’s Walk or reserve a stone or a leaf on the Tree of Life, call Estelle Eisenkraft in care of the office at 845-708-9181. Donations to General Fund Ira Asinofsky In memory of mother, Freida Asinofsky Joan, Dov, & Avi Bash Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary In memory of Hilda Reutlinger Linda Black Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Iria Faiagin Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Diane Fishman In memory of father, Max Schweid Doris Fishman Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary John & Rita Fogelman Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Mazal Tov to Rhoda Patsner on her 90th birthday Mazal Tov to Amy & Cantor Barry Kanarek on their anniversary Mazal Tov to Helene & Ira Kornstein on their anniversary Mazal Tov to Renee & Bruce Schnur on their anniversary Mazal Tov to Michael Moore on being honored at the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs’ Dinner Mazal Tov to Karen Schragenheim on being honored at the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism’s Torah Fund Dinner Mazal Tov to Claire & Joel Gondelman on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Ezra Gondelman Condolences to Irwin Stelzer on the death of his wife, Selma Stelzer Marion & Milton Fuld Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Lynne H. & Bob Garfinkel In memory of father, Irving Horowitz Fran Gilston & Family In memory of husband and father, Harvey Gilston May 2019 Nisan — Iyar 5779 NHC Bulletin Page 35

Bernetta & Andrew Gordon Condolences to Irwin Stelzer on the death of his wife, Selma Stelzer Ann Gross In memory of father, Marvin Hillman In memory of grandmother, Betty Hillman Nathan Gross In memory of brother, Andrew Gross Arlene & Myron Hecker Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Mazal Tov to Amy & Cantor Barry Kanarek on their anniversary Condolences to Irwin Stelzer on the death of his wife, Selma Stelzer Evelyn & Arnold Herbert Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Roslyn Hurwitz Condolences to Irwin Stelzer on the death of his wife, Selma Stelzer Gail & Michael Kaiser Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Helene & Ira Kornstein Mazal Tov to Rhoda Patsner on her 90th birthday Condolences to Irwin Stelzer on the death of his wife, Selma Stelzer Phyllis Lewis Mazal Tov to Rhoda Patsner on her 90th birthday Sid Moskowitz Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Mazal Tov to Rhoda Patsner on her 90th birthday Mazal Tov to Rose Pollack on her birthday Mazal Tov to Marcy Karsenty on her birthday Mazal Tov to Lisa & Michael Scheiner on their anniversary Mazal Tov to Myrna Schenkel on the engagement of her granddaughter, Jenna Behar to Gershon Fellerberg Mazal Tov to Michael Moore on being honored at the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs’ Dinner Eliott Newman Condolences to Irwin Stelzer on the death of his wife, Selma Stelzer Rhoda Patsner Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Condolences to Judy Sosland and Family on the death of Rabbi Henry Sosland In memory of sister, Cynthia Sheldon In memory of sister-in-law, Muriel Rifkin Judy & Noel Rappaport Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Sheila & Allen Reiter Mazal Tov to Rhoda Patsner on her 90th birthday Mazal Tov to Amy & Cantor Barry Kanarek on their anniversary Mazal Tov to Claire & Joel Gondelman on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Ezra Gondelman Adrienne & Walter Rubenstein Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Mazal Tov to Rhoda Patsner on her 90th birthday Get Well wishes to Martha Geller Page 36 NHC Bulletin Nisan — Iyar 5779 May

Cynthia & Philip Schneider Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Mazal Tov to Rhoda Patsner on her 90th birthday Nora Schneider Mazal Tov to Rhoda Patsner on her 90th birthday Renee & Bruce Schnur In memory of father, Fred Markowitz Peggy & Jeff Tepper Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Mazal Tov to Rhoda Patsner on her 90th birthday Mazal Tov to Karen Schragenheim on being honored at Women’s League for Conservative Judaism’s Torah Fund Dinner Condolences to Irwin Stelzer on the death of his wife, Selma Stelzer Marilyn Wechsler Get Well wishes to Martha Geller Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Condolences to Irwin Stelzer on the death of his wife, Selma Stelzer Rita Zowader In memory of mother, Sara Blumenthal New Building Fund Phyllis & Ken Benjamin Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Get Well wishes to Martha Geller Condolences to Irwin Stelzer on the death of his wife, Selma Stelzer Ronnie Drachman Get Well wishes to Martha Geller Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Mazal Tov to Rhoda Patsner on her 90th birthday Mazal Tov to Myrna Schenkel on the engagement of her granddaughter, Jenna Behar to Gershon Fellerberg Mazal Tov to Michael Moore on being honored at Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs’ Dinner Elinor & Alan Farber Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Mazal Tov to Rhoda Patsner on her 90th birthday Ilse & John Lang Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Mazal Tov to Rhoda Patsner on her 90th birthday Mazal Tov to Karen Schragenheim on being honored at Women’s League for Conservative Judaism’s Torah Fund Dinner Mazal Tov to Claire & Joel Gondelman on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Ezra Gondelman Condolences to Irwin Stelzer on the death of his wife, Selma Stelzer Sid Moskowitz Mazal Tov to Bernetta Gordon on her birthday Mazal Tov to Amy Marchese on her birthday Mazal Tov to Marion Reichner on her birthday Mazal Tov to Judy Friedlander on her birthday May 2019 Nisan — Iyar 5779 NHC Bulletin Page 37

Dianne & Paul Rice Mazal Tov to Diane & Arthur Fishman on their 50th anniversary Mazal Tov to Roz Hurwitz on her birthday Condolences to Irwin Stelzer on the death of his wife, Selma Stelzer Renee & Bruce Schnur In memory of father, Nathan Schnur Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Estelle & Allan Eisenkraft Condolences to Irwin Stelzer on the death of his wife, Selma Stelzer In memory of father, Irving Eisenkraft Cantor’s Discretionary Fund Tillie Schwartz Mazal Tov to Rhoda Patsner on her 90th birthday Hebrew School Fund Louis Wasser In memory of aunt, Beatrice Shapiro Shabbos Club Marion Fuld In memory of mother, Hannah Kayem Andrew Gordon In memory of mother, Anna Gordon In memory of mother, Rose Strauss Susan & Jeff Mittleman In memory of mother, Kenie Mittleman Tillie Schwartz In memory of sister-in-law, Helen Schwartz Flora Silver Get Well wishes to Martha Geller Mazal Tov to Rhoda Patsner on her 90th birthday Mazal Tov to Myrna Schenkel on the engagement of her granddaughter, Jenna Behar to Gerson Fellerberg Condolences to Irwin Stelzer on the death of his wife, Selma Stelzer Phyllis & Arthur Tuttle In memory of father, David Klinger Bible Bonnie & Steve Rothenstein & Brenda & Jordan Shatsoff In honor of our parents’ 50th Wedding Anniversary Melissa & Alana Rothenstein & Isaac & Ryan Shatsoff In honor of our grandparents’ 50th Wedding Anniversary Herbert Spiegel In memory of father, Gershon Spiegel High Holiday Prayer Book – Mahzor Lev Shalem The Gilston Family In memory of husband and father, Harvey Gilston In memory of husband and father, Harvey Gilston Minyan Prayer Book Marion & Henry Reichner Mazal Tov to Rhoda Patsner on her 90th birthday Cynthia, Philip, & Adam Schneider In memory of Selma Stelzer  Page 38 NHC Bulletin Nisan — Iyar 5779 May

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