June 2019 Shalom KI

VOLUME 124 NUMBER 10 ShalomJUNE 2019 THE BULLETIN OF REFORM CONGREGATION KENESETH ISRAEL & THE MEYERS LIBRARY iAnWJuonned!erful Week Thursday, June 13 at 7:00 p.m. • Special Presentation, Annual Meeting & Vote “Before Mrs. Maisel: Six Jewish Women Comedians” by Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D. with Joan Myerson Shrager Fanny Brice • Jean Carroll • Joan Rivers • Madeline Kahn • Gilda Radner • Fran Dresher Friday, June 14 • Installation of New Officers and Boards 6:15 p.m. Shabbat Dinner (RSVP ONLY)* 8:00 p.m. Shabbat Service Saturday, June 15 at 10:30 a.m. • Shabbat Morning Service with Special Guest Speaker “The 3 Bs of Jewish Sports: Boxing, Baseball, and Basketball” by KI Member Dr. Paul Finkelman, President of Gratz College *For dinner RSVP information, see P. 5!

From KI Leadership President’s Reflections on Three Years as President Message As I reflect upon my three years as KI’s Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, planned Evonne J. Kruger, President, I am amazed at the changes and growth and led by our amazing teenaged students. President we have experienced as a congregation. Celebrating Our Hazak Initiative is providing over $2.5 KI’s 170-year history as a progressive congregation million for building renovations, programming, and 2 JUNE 2019 in 2017 was an apt reminder. Renewed interest in funding for the Lance J. Sussman Rabbinic Chair exploring our Archives helped us understand and (see story on P. 9). Thanks to Hazak and earlier appreciate our roots, which inspire us to keep donations, the Chapel is now more welcoming and evolving. Each year’s Heritage Shabbat and Spring adaptable, with flexible seating, streaming, and a Celebration, especially this year’s tribute to Rabbi projection system. Three new preschool classrooms Sussman’s 18 years at KI, have kept us focused on and security doors were added to the second floor, our KI family and what we can do together. and a new infant playground will be installed as our KI has been transformed into a premier preschool continues to thrive. Much-needed new social action synagogue by a legion of dedicated windows will update the street side of our building. clergy, staff, volunteers and lay leadership. Our Religious Practices Committee spear- Our Lowell School and HaMotzi dinners are headed the congregation’s adoption of a new High expanding as we gain new volunteers and donations. Holy Day prayer book and the inclusion of more Cook for a Friend, the Federation Hanukkah HHD congregant honors. Our choirs continue to Dinner and special programs round add beautiful depth to our services. out our social action agenda. The “None of the Programs offered by Adult Social Justice Policy Task Force was programmatic Education, the Museum, Music Arts, established to inform KI’s social Women of KI and Brotherhood, action efforts. We sent two growth and changes are augmented by Library book enthusiastic delegations to the KI experienced over the reviews, movies, and author events, Religious Action Center’s (RAC) last three years would plus KIGreenfaith sustainability, Consultation on Conscience, Inclusion, and Senior Moments and have hosted election debates, have happened without committee programs. This incredible congressional updates, and our dedicated leaders, array of programming keeps KI the speakers. Our Tzedek Center place to be for adult learning in reinforces giving as the front clergy, staff, volunteers Eastern Montgomery County. line of social action. and participants.” In governance, it bears repeating I see change in other areas too. that I have the “Philadelphia Our Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) ties are Orchestra of governance” in my Officers, Board of strong, and URJ President Rick Jacobs shared our Directors and Board of Trustees. Both the Social 170th celebration. Twenty congregants attended Justice Policy Task Force and Inclusion Committees, the 2018 Biennial in Boston. Rabbi Sussman is along with the Religious Practices Committee, a valuable resource for our rabbinical colleges Directors and Trustees, were involved in the and the Central Conference of American Rabbis adoption of our KI inclusion insignia welcoming (CCAR). Our youth are active in KIFTY, our members of the LGBTQ+ community into our regional WINSTY, and the North American building, our programs, and congregational life. Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY). The governance committee continues to focus on JQuest B’Yachad is exploring new areas for leadership development so that our leaders will be collaboration through grants and programs. Our prepared for the future. teens annually attend the RAC’s L’Taken Social None of the programmatic growth and changes Justice Seminar and this year, we added a moving, KI experienced over the last three years would have educational Civil Rights student trip that we hope happened without our dedicated leaders, clergy, to continue. A highlight of my tenure was “Taking staff, volunteers and participants. I thank each and Action: One Year Later”, an inspirational service in every one of you. It has been my honor to serve you. memory of students killed during the Marjorie

From the Bimah An Unsung Hero: Rep. Emanuel Celler (D), the Holocaust Rabbi’s and American Immigration Law, 1924–1965 Message Representative Emanuel Celler (1888-1981) was the the Holy See could help with rescue longest serving Congressman from New York. During his first efforts. Celler actively supported the term in the House, Celler was present when Congress legislated anti-Nazi demonstrations held at the “National Origins” system, a highly restrictive formula using Madison Square Garden and national origin, race, and ancestry as the basis for immigration elsewhere. to the U.S. The goal was to keep America an Anglo-Saxon Six months after Pearl Harbor country. Celler spent the next 40 years seeking to overturn and the American entrance into the Johnson Acts, and finally did in 1965 as a co-sponsor of World War II, at the May 1942 the Hart-Celler Act. New York Biltmore Conference, A Democratic Liberal, Celler’s indefatigable work rescuing collective American Jewish leader- Jews during the Holocaust then helping them settle in the U.S. ship agreed to prioritize their efforts Rabbi Lance J. after World War II is largely unknown. Indeed, of all American as follows: 1. Win the war; 2. Pursue Sussman, Ph.D. elected officials during the Shoah and its aftermath, Celler Jewish statehood in Palestine; and stands out as the most determined rescuer of Jews and others. 3. Rescue survivors. Celler strongly In an age of increasingly divisive immigration politics, his story disagreed and refused to downgrade must be told and his humanitarian efforts recognized as stellar, his rescue efforts. He was particularly if not unique. incensed by another New York Jewish Congressman, Sol Bloom, Emanuel “Manny” Celler was born in Brooklyn, NY, on who fought against “rescue” at the April 1943 Bermuda May 6, 1888. His father, Henry, made whiskey Conference. Celler called the Conference a in the basement of his childhood row home. “blooming fiasco” and publically criticized Celler had three Jewish grandparents; his FDR’s lack of interest in rescue until the mother’s father was Catholic. He did not President’s death in office. attend synagogue but was raised as a cultural In late 1944, Celler called for the resigna- Jew. At age eight, his father took him to hear tion of Assistant Secretary of State Breckenridge William Jennings Bryan speak and it changed Long, who obstructed the settlement of Jews his life. Later, he attended Boys High School, in America during the final years of the war. Columbia and Columbia Law. Although vocal and steadfast in his rescue During World War I, Celler became a efforts, the New York Congressman enjoyed Zionist after reading Herzl. Later recruited little success during the actual war years, by the Democratic Party to run in his home although he supported the establishment of district, he ran on an anti-Prohibition platform the War Refugee Board. With the war and and was elected in 1923. Known for his humor, mass killing of Jews ended, Celler focused on Celler once remarked that to be a successful the resettlement of survivors; in this, he was Congressman “one must have the friendliness of a child, the more successful, but only over time with dogged persistence. enthusiasm of a teenager, the assurance of a college boy, the After the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, diplomacy of a wayward husband, the curiosity of a cat and the Celler helped amend American immigration law. Already in good humor of an idiot.” He never really warmed to the culture 1946, “The Luce-Celler Act,” the first crack in the dam, allowed of the Hill in Washington, D.C. 100 Phillipinos and others to come to the U.S. In 1949, Celler At the Evian Conference of July 1938, Celler began to became Chair of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, engage in the politics of rescue. Initially content to fulfill a position he held for 11 terms until 1973. He had an ally in existing quotas, this changed for Celler after Kristallnacht President Truman, who vetoed efforts to reinforce the Johnson that November. He supported the failed Wagner-Rogers Act Acts of the 1920s, but was overruled by Congress. Led by Celler, to allow 20,000 German Jewish children under age 14 to come Displaces Persons (DPs) were increasingly admitted to the U.S. to the U.S. He then unsuccessfully lobbied President Roosevelt despite occasional Congressional opposition, and by the time to challenge the British blockade of the Palestine coast. He also the Hart-Celler Act was adopted in 1965, approximately lobbied for full diplomatic relations with the Vatican, hoping (See Rabbi Sussman on P. 4) S U P P O R T K I ! C a l l 2 1 5 . 8 8 7 . 8 7 0 0 o r v i s i t w w w . k e n e s e t h i s r a e l . o r g . T h a n k y o u !  SHALOM KI 3

From the Bimah Cantor’s From Cassettes to SoundCloud: A Retrospective on Learning Torah Message I have been a cantor now for almost 20 years! Then finally, we come to SoundCloud. When I started teaching Bar and Bat Mitzvah I now upload all of my files directly onto my students, I recorded Torah portions on cassette tapes. page, cantorlevy. When you visit me on the Tape after tape, everyone had a tape. Rewind, fast SoundCloud app, you will find playlists of every forward, and play! I even remember re-recording Torah and Haftarah portion, along with playlists worn-out tapes, when challenging Torah parts, of the prayers from our services. You can download listened to over and over, would cause a snag the tracks directly onto your computer and your in the tape itself ! phone. So now, our students can study just using Cantor Amy E. Levy With tape dubbing, I was able to do more than their phones, which is extremely convenient for one tape at a time. It was a miracle, unless, of course, everyone. Gone are the days of clunky tape the tapes were not perfectly lined up. recorders! Then came CDs. Beautiful discs where you While technology has changed, so has the could skip tracks so easily. Recording them and learning process. Accessing Torah portions and burning them was so much fun. Then…the burners prayers on our phones has made learning less on my computers “burned out.” In addition, CD complicated and much faster; most students players were phased out of both computers and cars. have their phones on or nearby at all times. I began sending MP3s via email. This seemed like I am very thankful for the changes in a novel idea and an efficient solution, until I realized technology, and I look forward to the next the challenge of sending such large files. Many technological advance in learning Torah… emails bounced back; some got lost in cyber space. while we sleep! (Rabbi Sussman Continued from P. 3) would not alter levels or demographics of immigration 600,000 Holocaust survivors had settled in the U.S. due, to America; it did, greatly increasing the total number of in part, to the Congressman’s efforts. immigrants coming to the U.S. As Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Celler was In retirement, Celler remained active in the Jewish able to link immigration reform to Civil Rights legislation community and supported the building of The Semitic with the help of Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts. Division of the Library of Congress. Acutely aware of his Signed into law by President Johnson in 1965, the Hart- impact on American immigration law, he commented, Celler Act, co-authored by Senator Philip A. Hart, abolished “On the one hand, we publically pronounce the equality the National Origins system of the 1920s, eliminating of all peoples. On the other hand, in our immigration laws, national origin, race, and ancestry as basis for immigration. we embrace and practice the very theories we abhor and The Bill was signed into law at the foot of the Statue of verbally condemn.” In an interview after being voted out Liberty. While Hart-Celler also restricted immigration of office, he said, “I fought against the unjust restriction from the Western Hemisphere and homosexuals, it did allow of immigration into the United States.” Lessons from the for “special immigrants” and immigrants with unique labor Holocaust were not wasted on Congressman Celler. skills. By 1970, the rate of immigration to the U.S. began to Whether those lessons will continue to inform American rise. To a certain extent, much of the current debate in the policy in the future is now up for debate again. U.S. about immigration centers on provisions of the Hart- Celler bill. Ironically, its supporters argued that their bill 4 JUNE 2019

Worship June Worship Schedule Saturday, June 1 Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel cordially invites you Shabbat Behukotai ~ Leviticus 26:3 to attend the Installation Shabbat Dinner & Service 9:00 a.m. Torah Study Friday, June 14, 2019 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service 5:30 p.m. Havdalah Service 6:15 PM Shabbat Dinner 8:00 PM Shabbat Service Bat Mitzvah of Maya Isabella Schwartz including Installation of the O cers and Trustees Friday, June 7 of the Congregation and its Constituent Groups Shabbat B’midbar ~ Numbers 1:1 8:00 p.m. Brotherhood Shabbat June 14 Installation Shabbat Dinner: RSVP by June 7 Evening Service Saturday, June 8 Gluten-free dinner will include: broiled salmon, roasted chicken, vegetables, and salad 9:00 a.m. Torah Study Names of all attending _______________________________________ 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service 7:30 p.m. Erev Shavuot Service & _____________________________________________________ Consecration of 6th and 9th Grade _____________________________________________________ students, Installation of KIFTY Board, _______ attending @ $35 per person = $ ___________ enclosed Blessing of 12th Grade students Please make check payable to Keneseth Israel. Sunday, June 9 If you have questions, please contact Naomi at 215.887.8700 10:30 a.m. Shavuot Confirmation Service Friday, June 14 We hope you’ll also join us for the Annual Meeting Shabbat Naso ~ Numbers 4:21 on Thursday, June 13, and a special Shabbat Service 8:00 p.m. Installation Shabbat Service on Saturday, June 15. Saturday, June 15 9:00 a.m. Torah Study Shavuot 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service with Special Guest Speaker Shavuot is a Hebrew word meaning “weeks”. The Torah tells us it took Friday, June 21 49 days for our ancestors to travel from Egypt to the foot of Mount Sinai Shabbat Behaalotecha ~ Numbers 8:1 where they were to receive the Torah. Leviticus 23:21 commands: 5:45 p.m. Tot Shabbat Service “And you shall proclaim that day (the 50th day) to be a holy convocation!” 6:30 p.m. Family Shabbat Service Saturday, June 22 The name Shavuot symbolizes the completion of the 9:00 a.m. Torah Study seven-week journey. The holiday is also known as the 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service Festival of the Giving of the Torah. Special customs Bar Mitzvah of Shawn Michael Polokoff on Shavuot are the reading of the Book of Ruth. 2:00 p.m. Rydal Park Shabbat Another tradition includes staying up Friday, June 28 all night to study Torah, called Tikkun Shabbat Shelah Lecha ~ Numbers 13:1 Leil Shavuot, which symbolizes our 8:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service commitment to the Torah, and that Saturday, June 29 we are always ready and awake to receive 9:00 a.m. Torah Study the Torah. Dairy dishes are served on the 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service Bat Mitzvah of Julia Aviv Gershman holiday to symbolize the sweetness of the Torah, as well as the “land of milk and honey”. For more information, consult www.urj.org or visit the Meyers Library. S U P P O R T K I ! C a l l 2 1 5 . 8 8 7 . 8 7 0 0 o r v i s i t w w w . k e n e s e t h i s r a e l . o r g . T h a n k y o u !  SHALOM KI 5

Youth and Education Tikkun Olam CORE VALUE JQuest A Focus on Social Justice B’Yachad Recently I had the opportunity to sit on a While I was in Chicago with colleagues, Rabbi Stacy search committee for something my children I was reminded of a national organization that Eskovitz Rigler, are involved in. A big part of the process was works with faith communities in areas of justice: Director of determining if the applicant had a good “why”. POWER, based right here in Philadelphia. Religious Why did they want to help impact children’s lives? During meetings with their local community Education This helped remind me of my own “why”. organizer over the last few months, I learned that For me, a critical piece of my work is helping our POWER supports congregations who believe 6 JUNE 2019 students and their families understand how the that doing justice work is part of their religious commandments and rituals of Judaism can be obligation, believing that there is “power” in relevant and add meaning to our lives. My “how” working across differences, and inspiration in is by helping our students create Jewish experiences joining together with other faith communities. and develop their own Jewish identities, forming I was also reminded that providing opportunities pride in their knowledge, heritage, and connections and planting seeds can lead to rich outcomes. to their community. Now in June, as I reflect on Currently, our sixth graders “For me, this work, I am proud to say that not only do social action projects this was another year of significant to prepare for their b’nai mitzvah, a critical piece of my work growth for social justice at KI. they also have the opportunity to is helping our students and The SJPTF, established two years learn about civil rights, systemic their families understand ago, has made wonderful progress, racism, and how that connects to delving deep into policies, sponsor- becoming a Jewish adult, through how the commandments ing intriguing forums, and holding our Civil Rights Journey. This year, and rituals of Judaism bi-monthly book groups. KI’s our KIFTY teens went beyond can be relevant and add SJPTF recently decided to do more their annual Washington, D.C. work with POWER to help fight RAC trip by organizing and meaning to our lives.” local injustice, in addition to their hosting a well-attended forum on education and awareness efforts. gun violence prevention, inviting our If you’d like to learn more about how join in congresswoman and a Parkland survivor to our congregation’s work to fight local injustice, commemorate the one-year anniversary of contact Arlene Holtz, the new chair of the SJPTF, that tragedy. at [email protected]. This year, my work in this area expanded If my “why” of being a rabbi is to help our when Rabbi Sussman asked if I would get congregants understand how Judaism can be more involved in the social justice work of our relevant and meaningful in our lives, then I can congregation. A lifelong learner, I jumped in think of no better vehicle than social justice. with both feet to read, listen, and learn every- Tzedek is not just “helping make the world a thing I could about systemic challenges in our better place”. It’s not only giving charity. Tzedek, society, and our tradition’s roots in social justice. as detailed in the Torah and envisioned by the Being a Reform rabbi and a product of the Prophets, is truly working, shouting, dreaming, Reform Movement, I also sought to connect and creating a world where individuals are not with colleagues. The Religious Action Center only treated with equality, but they are also given (RAC) and the Central Conference of American a fair start. Where the circumstances they have Rabbis (CCAR) hosted a Rabbinic Summit in inherited are taken into account, and the history December, and I traveled there to learn more they have experienced is considered. If you are about what was working in congregations. I also interested in joining one of the many ways our learned from our congregants in KI’s Social congregation seeks to do justice work but don’t Justice Policy Task Force (SJPTF), spent time know where to start, please let me know. I would with our KIFTY teens, and spoke with our students love to help connect you to the important work about their thoughts on tikkun olam and our being done in our sacred community. commandment to seek justice in our world.

Youth and Education Preschool School’s Out: Another Year Building Lasting Friendships & News Cultivating Kindness Liz Z. Sussman, Our school year has ended, but we leave the 2018–2019 school year with full hearts, knowing that M.Ed., Director of we have further established a community of strength and love here at KI. Early Childhood Education Our families, teachers, and children have formed bonds that will last long after they have graduated preschool. While we are in the business of early childhood education, it really is secondary to our work of building a world of lasting friendships and kindness. Our Pre-K classes celebrated this very sentiment during their graduation ceremony. The theme was “Be a Mensch — What’s Your Superpower?” The children walked the procession in their handmade Superhero capes to the applause of their proud parents. We know these kids will do truly great things! Summer has now begun and that means camp will soon be in full swing. We’ll play in the sun and run through the sprinklers every chance we get. Our favorite summer tradition is Shabbat in the playscape. Our campers gather onto picnic blankets to welcome the Sabbath, together as a community, under beautiful blue summer skies. We look forward all year to this very special experience. Registration for the 2019–20 school year remains open, so if you know of anyone in our community looking for a preschool, please continue to recommend KI and our beautiful, diverse and inclusive program, where everyone is welcome! KIFTY KIFTY Leadership Passes the Baton to Incoming Board News By Danielle Strauss Danielle Carlin, Youth Engagement As the 2019–2020 season approaches, KIFTY is pleased to announce and initiate our new Coordinator Board and begin planning for the year ahead. The new Board members span a range of ages and grades; their participation and contribution of fresh ideas will help KIFTY progress and grow. KIFTY is also proud to announce that at this year’s NFTY-PAR Spring Kallah, we were awarded with the Sunshine Social Action Award. We earned this through our efforts planning and preparing our “Taking Action: One Year Later” event to raise awareness around gun violence. Our most sincere gratitude to our 2018–2019 KIFTY Board for their hard work and dedication, and Mazel Tov to the following teens who will be taking their place on the KIFTY Board: Presidents: Zoe Freedman & Sydnee Ostroff Communications Vice Presidents: Vice President: Jolie Berman Andrew Beer, Emily Eisenman & Mia Zucker Programming Vice Presidents: Events Coordinator: Alyssa Markowitz Lucas Golluber & Alexa Rhodes Treasurer: Jacob Kane Fundraising Vice Presidents: NFTY-PAR Liaison: Sydnee Ostroff Quest Noar Representatives: Jordan Gershman, Tracy Reich & Jane Rosenthal Social Action Vice Presidents: Jacob Goldin & Laina Snellenburg Club KIFTY Representative: Samara Brookman, Anastasia Goshorn & Maya Green Membership Vice President: Ethan Glass Isabella Plaut, Amanda Rosen & Sophie Taylor 9th Grade Representatives: Samara Brookman, Isabella Plaut & Sophie Taylor 10th Grade Representatives: Jordan Gershman, Jacob Goldin, Maya Green & Laina Snellenburg 11th Grade Representatives: Zoe Freedman, Alyssa Markowitz & Amanda Rosen 12th Grade Representative: Ezra Taylor The New KIFTY Board S U P P O R T K I ! C a l l 2 1 5 . 8 8 7 . 8 7 0 0 o r v i s i t w w w . k e n e s e t h i s r a e l . o r g . T h a n k y o u !  SHALOM KI 7

Membership Summer: Time to Reflect, Rest, and Renew Membership Summer at KI is generally never far from my mind, including, of course, my own. quieter than the rest of the year. My hope is that you all take some time this summer JQuest is not in session; our adult education program is on hiatus, as is to reflect on what you love about KI. Think about what KI much of our group programming; and means to you. It might be a sense of belonging; it might be a many of our members go out of town. closeness to our clergy or to other members; it might be that With less activity in the building, this is the place where you come to unwind at services after I am able to reflect on the year, a stressful week. For some of us, we come to KI for social consider our successes, and also how interaction; for others, it is a place for learning; and for we can improve. I am already others still, it is where we go for opportunities to help out thinking about KI’s amazing Spring in our community. Some of us volunteer through KI, others Jaimie Abt Celebration Weekend, our fun fall have been helped by KI volunteers, and some people fit into both categories. While you are considering what KI means to Shmelzer, dance party with Mas Tequila you, think about those you know who could also benefit from being part of the KI community and encourage them to join. Membership Orchestra, and Always keep in mind: KI is strong because of you, Engagement the return of KI’s Oscar Night. our members. We hope that you will help us stay that way. When you receive your membership renewal information Director Hard to top these highlights, so in the next few weeks, please be sure to return it promptly, either via email or regular mail. Should you have any questions, a good portion of my summer is don’t hesitate to contact me at [email protected] spent brainstorming and planning or Brian Rissinger at [email protected]. And when activities for the upcoming year, you see friends around town, or “down the shore” this summer, with even more opportunities for engagement and enrichment. tell them about the richness of being part of our amazing Mostly though, I think about what people tell me they love community. Rest and recharge, so you are ready for another about KI. These are the messages I share with prospective exhilarating year! members visiting KI, searching for a synagogue to call home. Toward the end of the summer, with High Holy Days in view, Have a peaceful, rejuvenating summer. Please come in synagogue searches typically ramp up and I get very busy. Then, and see me if you are in town! I have the opportunity to talk to and meet many new people, and encourage them to join our vibrant KI community. As a result, the many positive connections people have with KI are many …to our 2018–19 Rabbi’s Circle Members for their generous support and commitment thanks… to KI! Our 2019–20 Membership Renewal forms are coming soon — we hope you will join these congregants and consider becoming a Rabbi’s Circle Member too! Richard & Marci Abt Geraldine Cramer Robert Kahn Laurence & Catherine Altman Jan & Ruth DuBois Alan & Ellen Kaplinsky Howard & Myrna Asher Elliot & Lynore Eisman Jay Karfunkle Alan & Lynn Barbell Jack & Vickie Farber Jules & Connie Kay Rochelle & Herbert Bass Jan C. Finkelman Stefan & Donna Keller E. Harris Baum Joyce Fishbein Devorah Kendall Edward Bedrick & Amy Brantz Bedrick Gary & Susan Fried Elaine Kieserman Elsa Behrend Allan Furman Leonard & Jane Korman John & Gay Binswanger Marc Furman & Robin Fine-Furman Aaron Krauss & Rhonda McKitten Cecile Blumenthal Sidney & Marjorie Gable Isaak & Evonne Kruger Joan Brantz Rochelle Goldin Warren & Cynthia Kruger Arnold & Jeannette Brenman Connie Gottlieb Morton & Judith Langsfeld Marc & Andrea Brookman Howard & Emily Greenberg Michael & Caryl Levin Donna Ostroff & Carl Capista Joel & Toby Grubman Rita Lifson Marc Cohen & Marjorie Curtis-Cohen Susan Hamberg 8 JUNE 2019 (See Rabbi’s Circle on P. 18)

In Our Community Honoring Our Rabbi: the Lance J. Sussman Rabbinic Chair By Evonne J. Kruger When we were planning the Hazak Initiative in early 2018, I knew that Rabbi Sussman’s chai year was approaching and wanted to include some way of permanently honoring him. I distinctly remember listening to Rabbi Sussman give the D’var Torah and his Rabbi’s report during a Board of Directors meeting, thinking how lucky we were to have a rabbi who was such a great scholar, teacher, and spiritual leader. Then the answer came to me. What better way to honor an academic rabbi than with his own rabbinic chair? Specifically, by officially naming KI’s senior rabbinic position as the Lance J. Sussman Rabbinic Chair. “Chair” in this case refers to the actual position of rabbi, but the concept of the academic chair can be traced to the The Sussman Chair Proclamation Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121–180 CE). Later, a bishop in residence at a medieval church had an official seat or throne, Eighteen years ago, Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D. responded called a “cathedra”, a symbol of the bishop’s teaching authority. hineni to Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel’s call. From 2001, Rabbi Lance J. Sussman has nurtured and Medieval universities followed the church’s model and appointed masters to teach their areas of expertise from their sustained our Kehillah Kedoshah through sacred partnerships chairs. They quickly learned to solicit funding from royalty and with our professional and lay leaders. A respected intellectual others for these chairs. leader of Reform Judaism, Rabbi Sussman has promoted Today, one of the most significant ways alumni and friends life-long transformative Jewish learning and fostered can support a school is to endow an academic chair, usually in the an understanding and appreciation of our history names of the donors or family members. Institutions name chairs through the advancement of our archives. He has shared our simchas and comforted us in times of sorrow. in honor of leaders, such as past presidents or exemplary professors. He has encouraged our love and connections with Jews around the world through insightful teaching and leading Being appointed to a chair is a prestigious honor only bestowed us in international travel. He has cultivated our deep on the best and brightest academicians. Other institutions, such as the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Museum of Art appreciation of all forms of Jewish art and artists. have chairs or positions named for donors. Synagogues frequently He has refashioned creative spaces for meaningful, name positions, such as Reform Congregation Temple Israel in St. Louis, which has the Rabbi Rubin Endowed Rabbinic Chair. diverse and creative worship experiences. “Rabbi” means teacher; Rabbi Sussman not only teaches, He has championed our commitment to tikkun olam. but shares his knowledge through publications. He is our spiritual Rabbi Lance J. Sussman speaks emet and demonstrates his deep leader, engages in pastoral counseling and partners with our lay commitment to the core values of our sacred congregation. leaders and professional staff in synagogue administration. Rabbi In grateful recognition of Rabbi Lance J. Sussman’s 18 years of also actively supports our archives, museum, music, library, social distinguished service at Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, action and social justice programs, raises funds, and represents KI The Board of Trustees hereby resolves that henceforth the to other organizations and the public. position of KI Senior Rabbi shall be called the A globally recognized historian, Rabbi Sussman comes out Lance J. Sussman Rabbinic Chair. of the academic tradition that reveres the great honor of being named to a chair, particularly a chair named for him. He was May future generations of KI rabbis be inspired by the leadership tenured at SUNY Binghamton and has taught at Princeton, of our esteemed and beloved Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D. Temple, Hunter, Delaware Valley, and Gratz College where he is Effective this 8th day of Nissan, 5779 the incoming Chairperson of the Board. He recently presented Corresponding to the 12th day of April 2019. the prestigious Founders Day Address at Hebrew Union College Evonne J. Kruger Arnold Meshkov and taught several sessions at the annual meeting of the Central President Immediate Past President Conference of American Rabbis. (Proclamation designed by Marlene D’Orazio Adler.) S U P P O R T K I ! C a l l 2 1 5 . 8 8 7 . 8 7 0 0 o r v i s i t w w w . k e n e s e t h i s r a e l . o r g . T h a n k y o u !  SHALOM KI 9

In Our Community Tikkun Olam CORE VALUE KI’s Social Justice Policy Task Force: Fighting Hunger Right Here Education, Advocacy, Action Women of KI By Dr. Arlene B. Holtz recently hosted their The Social Justice Policy Task Force (SJPTF) decided to focus on Annual Interfaith Program, “A Religious Response to both education and advocacy during the past year, as it developed into a Food Insecurity,” which was group of people committed to working on significant social justice issues. organized by HaMotzi Dinner Chairs Paulette Sterman-Soroko Education and Sue Fried. Kathy Fisher, Policy Director for Coalition Against Members read three books and invited the community to join us Hunger, led the informative in discussions about them. We began with There Shall Be No Needy presentation, sharing statistics about the very by Rabbi Jill Jacobs, who situated social justice within “the general real problem of food insecurity in Montgomery principles of the Torah and the ringing declamations of the prophets…” County and how we can help. By starting with this book, we were able to base our work firmly within a Jewish context. Next, we read Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, about Hunger in Montgomery County mass incarceration and the work of the Equal Justice Initiative, which seeks the release of innocent prisoners including many on death row. • Food insecurity affects 72,520 people (8.9%). Stevenson’s stories about children incarcerated with adults, the cruel • Child food insecurity affects 22,250 children treatment of prisoners, and the unequal justice meted out throughout our country were chilling. Finally, we read Guns Don’t Kill People, (12.4%). People Kill People by Dennis A. Henigan, which deconstructs the • An estimated 58% of those who are myths and mistakes of gun policy in America. Henigan concludes that America does not have more crime than other Western democracies, food insecure are above 185% of poverty but its crime is more deadly because of the easy access to guns. Our book (i.e., are not eligible for many of the federal groups will continue next year. nutrition programs). • SNAP (food stamps) participants total 49,983. Advocacy • Public school students eligible for free and reduced-price (FRP) meals total 34,698 (32%). We joined with other communities of faith in Eastern Montgomery • Summer meals are estimated to reach less than County to begin our work with POWER, a group that organizes people 15% of FRP eligible students. of faith across lines of race, faith, and income level to advance policies for the common good. We began this work with a Listening Session to hear How Can You Help Fight Hunger? KI members’ thoughts about which issues we should address. Our work with POWER will continue throughout next year. Stay informed, get involved, and take action! • Sign up for e-newsletters and e-alerts: In the coming year, the committee will continue its advocacy work hungercoalition.salsalabs.org/advocacyalerts/ in areas such as anti-Semitism, immigration reform, and gun control. • Weigh in with your elected officials: Please get involved and join us in these efforts. Contact me at hungercoalition.salsalabs.org/findyourlegislator [email protected]. • Donate to and/or volunteer at your local KIGreenfaith Tip Eliminate single-use disposable food pantry bowls and utensils. It takes a lot of energy to make those Ending Hunger in PA Checklist items and then dispose of them. Most are not recyclable. Let’s get back to washing and re-using our dishware ✔ 1.6 million Pennsylvanians live in poverty and cutlery like Bubbe used to! Eating on the go? Put and are at risk of going hungry.1 together a bag with reusable food containers, cutlery, napkins and a water bottle. Keep it in a place that is easy to ✔ Food insecutiry affests 1 in 8 adults, and grab on your way out. If you are a frequent host, invest in 1 in 6 childen.2 reusable items. ✔ When you add up the cost of poor health, 1 0 J U NE 2019 struggles with education, and other factors, the impact of hunger on our communities is enormous. Public policy that facilitates access to nutritious food for chidren and adults lowers the negative effects of hunger resulting in healthy communities and savings to the taxpayers. Sources: 1) U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Income and Poverty in the United States: 2014. 2) Feeding America.

In Our Community Women of KI Upcoming Events Thursday, June 13 at 7:00 PM in the K/G Auditorium By Lynore Eisman, President, Women of KI Tuesday, June 11 at 6:00 p.m. Special Presentation, Annual Meeting & Vote Music for the Heart and Soul: Dinner and Concert (RSVP ONLY) “Before Mrs. Maisel: Six Sponsored by KI Adult Education Committee and Women of KI. A concert Jewish Women Comedians” by of joy and memory with songs such as L’dor Vador, Yerushalayim Shel Zahav, Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D. Hallelujah, Maria, and Blowin’ in the Wind. Our concert musicians are Phil with Joan Myerson Shrager Kates, violin; Dave Posmontier, piano; and Leila Naitove, vocalist. $54/person. Send checks to KI, 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027, Attn. Caryl Vote on the slated Officers, Levin, by June 8. Directors & Trustees for 2019–2020 Friday, June 14, 6:15 p.m. (Dinner) & 8:00 p.m (Service) Officers (One-year term): President: Janice Schwartz-Donahue Installation Shabbat Dinner & Service VP: Andrew Altman Join us in honoring our own Janice Schwartz-Donahue, as she is officially installed VP: Jim Rosenthal as our new KI President. Installation Dinner (RSVP ONLY) at 6:15 p.m., Treasurer: Isaac Kruger followed by 8:00 p.m. Installation Shabbat Service. Dinner is $35 per person; Secretary: Donna Keller please make check payable to Keneseth Israel. RSVP by Friday, June 7. Questions? Please contact Naomi at 215.887.8700. Directors: At-Large (term expires): Sundays, June 23, July 28, and August 25, at 5:00 p.m. Sue Fried (2023) Elyse Herman (2023) Upcoming HaMotzi Dinners Arlene Holtz (2020) All who are in need are invited. Contact Sue Fried at 215.327.8065 or Mark Pitkow (2021) [email protected] or Paulette Sterman-Soroko at 215.287.1073 or Marijke Shenkman (2023) [email protected]. Denise Yarnoff-Soloff (2023) Thursday, June 27 at 1:00 p.m. (Out of Building) Committee Chairs (appointed by President): National Museum of American Jewish History Tour with Rabbi Lance Sussman Membership—Karen Langsfeld “An Old People in a New Land” — $36/Adult; $30/Museum Member. The first Religious Practices—Lise Schwartz 15 people we receive checks from will tour with Rabbi. RSVP by June 14 with Finance—Stan Singer your check to WKI at KI, 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027, Attn. Carole Levitan. Contact her at 267.818.6130 or [email protected]. Affinity Groups: Women of KI — Lynore Eisman Sunday, June 30 at 1:00 p.m. (Out of Building) Brotherhood — David Pinsky Lilith Salon ~ Join Us! Board of Trustees (three-year term We use Lilith Magazine, a feminist Jewish publication, to get our expires July 2023): conversations started. RSVP to Paulette Sterman-Soroko at 215.287.1073 New Nominees: or [email protected]. Lauren Goldin Jonathan Schmalzbach August Date to Be Announced Ellen Sklaroff Amy Wapnitsky MBIEE & Women of KI: An Evening Together We are always happy to spend an interesting evening of learning and sociability Renewed: with our neighbors, Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El Sisterhood. Come join us! Contact me, Lynore Eisman, at 215.676.1812 or [email protected]. John Behrend Iris Raylesberg Have a wonderful summer! Lynore Eisman David Rosenthal Join with us and become a part of Morton Freedman Robert Saltzburg “the nurturing soul of our KI Community.” Joseph Gordon Lise Schwartz Evonne Kruger Liz Kaufman Taylor Arnold Meshkov 2019 Nominating Committee Arnold Meshkov, Chair Richard Abt Robert Michaelson Joel Farber Elaine Pitkow Arlene Holtz Jonathan Schmalzbach S U P P O R T K I ! C a l l 2 1 5 . 8 8 7 . 8 7 0 0 o r v i s i t w w w . k e n e s e t h i s r a e l . o r g . T h a n k y o u !  SHALOM KI 11

In Our Community Israel Committee It Was a Zissen Pesach Israel’s Sheba Hospital with KI Family Ranks 10th in the World Ninety-nine people, including many By Sonnie Katz, Chair KI Israel Committee children, enjoyed a lively, lovely Second This spring, Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Night Congregational Seder at KI. How great to have so many of us Gan joined Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins and other celebrating Passover together at our prestigious medical institutions on Newsweek home away from home! magazine’s list of best hospitals. The following excerpts from the article explain the ranking: Ellen Sklaroff, Chair of KI’s Inclusion Committee, along with her committee “Sheba Medical Center or Tel HaShomer members, work hard to bring Inclusion Hospital, is a leader in medical science and bio- Awareness to every corner of our technical innovation, both in the Middle East and community. Please help them realize worldwide. The tertiary referral hospital, affili- their goal of installing a much-needed ated with Tel Aviv University, includes centers for chair lift at KI, which would benefit nearly all medical divisions and specialties, and many by greatly improving accessi- serves over one million patients per year. More bility. Please consider directing you than 25 percent of all Israeli medical clinical next contribution in memory or honor research takes place at its state-of-the-art of a loved one to the Inclusion Committee Fund. Thank you so much! facilities, and as a hospital it works with nearly every Israeli medical institute to educate students and advance the future of the medical profession.” “We are proud and excited to have been chosen by Newsweek magazine to appear on this prestigious list of elite hospitals around the globe,” says Sheba’s Director General Prof. Yitshak Kreiss. “This is the culmination of 70 years of dedication to excellence, professionalism and innovation by our devoted, talented staff, within the field of medicine and patient care. Never resting on our laurels, we will continue pushing the boundaries to find cures and treatments that will not only benefit our patients in Israel, but to also benefit mankind around the globe.” Trees for Israel Photo & info from https://www.israel21c.org/ If you wish to purchase a tree in the KI Forest in Israel, israels-sheba-hospital-ranks-10th-in-the-world/ in memory or honor of a loved one, please contact the KI Office, 215.887.8700. We will be happy to mail a beautiful tree certificate for you. The cost is $18, checks are payable to: KI Forest, 8339 Old York Road Elkins Park, PA 19027. 1 2 J U NE 2019

Record Turnout to Honor Rabbi Sussman! on behalf of the congregation, presented Rabbi Sussman with a Proclamation officially naming and dedicating the Lance J. Our celebration of Rabbi Sussman’s 18 years at KI was Sussman Rabbinic Chair in recognition of his dedicated service. a true measure of his rabbinate; a multitude of congregants As always, a wonderful Oneg capped off the evening deliciously! and community members eagerly gathered for three days filled with appreciation for Rabbi’s wonderful work as a The weekend culminated in a Saturday evening Pre-Show visionary leader, scholar and friend. Hors d’Oeuvres Reception, a fabulous Silent Auction and Tribute Journal, and a performance by Kevin Pollak, actor, Festivities began with an Opening Sponsors’ Dessert comedian and impressionist featured in the award-winning Reception at Karen and Robert Sirota’s home, with song shows, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Billions”. A Sponsors’ tributes to Rabbi by lay leaders (“Lance-A-Lot” a la “Camelot”) Post-Show Meet & Greet Dessert Reception concluded our and administrative staff (“Master of the Shul”), as well as light events, but the many tributes to Rabbi Sussman and the opera and Jewish music sung by Cantor Levy and Jenn Smith. moving moments throughout will endure for all involved! For more photos and a special “Thank You” from Celebration A joyful Friday evening Shabbat service featured Weekend Chair Karen Sirota, visit www.kenesethisrael.org. History Making Productions founder, Sam Katz, presenting “Engineering the DNA of KI: The Lance Sussman Story”. The service’s highlight was when KI President Evonne Kruger,

Lifelong Learning From the Meyers Library Library Catalog Available in Your Home By Ellen Tilman, Director of Library Services Our catalog of books is now available online. If you need With our program year officially over, the Meyers assistance in searching for a title, please let me know. Open the KI website (kenesethisrael.org), click the Education tab, then click Library can now look back at a very busy and satisfying year the Library link on the drop-down menu. Click on the catalog. in programs! The Library sponsored a successful Five-Book Explore the many books and DVDs that you can borrow. Insert Discussion Group for adults; hosted a Jewish Film Series the name of your favorite author into the search box. You will see featuring six films; held a Jewish Genealogy program on the author’s books that are available in the Library. Insert a topic Going Beyond DNA Testing; sponsored a series of events as a subject (i.e., Israel, Purim, Jewish Art, etc.), and up pops an on Jewish writer Philip Roth; sponsored “January at the illustrated list of the books. As you use the database, please let me Movies;” coordinated “Jews: Tin Pan Alley and Broadway;” know if you find any mistakes. Our catalog is still a work in progress! and hosted a pre-Passover author and writing session. We worked with other constituent groups at KI and If you would like to receive information on new acquisitions, jointly sponsored many of these programs. Library events and updates please send your email address to [email protected] and we will add you to the Library Missing and Lost Books email list. Please be on the lookout for any Meyers Library Enjoy a restful summer with many happy hours spent reading books that may have taken up residence on your shelves. books. Please visit the Meyers Library for book suggestions. Frequently, we find that a book was accidentally placed on a shelf, in a pile, or on the backseat of the car and Summer Library Hours never returned to us. We welcome their return to their rightful place in our collection: another Library user The Meyers Library is a wireless computer zone. Bring cannot enjoy a book that has not been returned. your laptop or explore the latest book arrivals in your KI home. The Meyers Library begins summer hours this month. Library Volunteers During the months of June and August, the Library is open on Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and As this year ends, I want to thank our loyal corps of on Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Check eKI for July Library volunteers. These men and women come to the Library hours. Visit our book carts Friday evenings after Library on a regular basis and work hard to make the services. Make the KI Library your home away from home. Meyers Library a warm and friendly place. We are looking for new volunteers who can bring the Library Book Carts And the Winner Is… to certain KI programs. Jessica Knapp, KI member Become a Book Reviewer and MIT freshman, is the winner of the Kesher KI Essay Contest! Have you noticed that the Library has not included book The annual contest is open to all reviews in recent issues of Shalom KI? We need volunteers to KI student members in college. write these book recommendations! Have you read a Jewish Jessica plans to study bio- book that you recommend others read? Would you like to engineering with a minor in see your name in print? Contact me about becoming a Book statistics and data science. She Reviewer for our “Good Reads” Column. regularly visits MIT Hillel on Shabbat and has also been involved in the Kindle Your Judaism group, where they Adult Book Discussion Group and Jewish Film Series read books with Jewish themes and topics. Congrats, Jessica! (To read Jessica’s full essay entry, go to the KI We are starting to prepare our list of books and films for website, kenesethisrael.org). next year. If you have recommendations for feature films with Jewish themes and content to show in the future, please share them with me. I would also like your suggestions for book titles to use in the Book Discussion group. Coffee in the Library Coffee Angels contribute $25 each to sponsor FREE coffee for one month for KI Library patrons. If you would like to become a Coffee Angel and enable us to continue to provide FREE coffee, please contact me in the Library. 1 4 J U NE 2019

Lifelong Learning Volunteer at TJM: Fascinating Objects, Adult Ed’s New Season Begins Soon! Varied Tasks, Lively Environment By Caryl Levin By Rita Rosen Poley I want to take this opportunity to invite Since many of us are away in January and February, our Adult Ed programs will now continue through the you to inquire about volunteer opportunities summer. This month, Mike and I will again host our with the Temple Judea Museum (TJM). Annual Member Luncheon at our home for Adult Ed While the exhibition gallery is the public face members who have paid their annual dues. Look for of the museum, most of our activity takes place email announcements about dates and times for memoir behind the scenes. Let me tell you about it. writing and canasta lessons. First, where do we work? The museum office and separate storage space are both on the second floor, near the Meyers Library. Thursday, June 6, 11:30 a.m. Nearby is our new, preschool Arts Alive/Words Alive Gallery, which is dedicated to bringing the world of the professional “Beyond Judaism: Jews in the Secular Arts,” artist to our preschool children. with Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D. Second, what do we do? Our weekly work centers around the following: The Collection; Friends of TJM; our exhibitions; Tuesday, June 11, 6:00 p.m. activities of the TJM Artists’ Collaborative*; the Arts Alive/ Words Alive Gallery; our website, Facebook pages and Instagram “Music for the Heart and Soul” Dinner and Concert page; special projects; the museum’s work with JQuest; fund raising; $54 per person. RSVP by June 8. For more information, PR; and our online collection. see page 11 or contact Caryl at [email protected]. Right now, there are six volunteers who work with the collection on a regular weekly basis. Each object has to be Monday, July 1, 10:30 a.m. formally accessioned into the collection and assigned catalog numbers. Each needs to be photographed and entered into our “COLLAPSE: The End of American Jewry’s Golden Age,” online database. Research is often necessary so that we understand with Rabbi Jon Cutler. Lunch and Learn, $15 each item’s history. Then, as needed, objects must be selected and prepared for exhibition. To list just a very few of our many Monday, July 8, 10:30 a.m. sub-collections: photographs; Judaica; paintings; ritual fabrics; music; rare books and much more. “Louis Magaziner,” with Amy Cohen In addition to the main gallery and central showcases, we also display parts of the Judaica collection in the Temple Judea Monday, July 22, 10:30 a.m. Synagogue memorial showcase, to the right side of the main lobby. There is also a small showcase in the school entrance lobby. In Trip to Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education addition, of course, we display artwork in the hallways and offices. Center. RSVP to [email protected] to carpool. The TJM exhibition schedule is now set through the year Meet at KI. 2025, and research is already underway for upcoming exhibitions such as: The Teddy Roosevelt Memorial window in the KI Thursday, July 25, 11:30 a.m. Lobby (2019); Photographs from the KI Archives (2020); and the World of Jewish Camping (2021), which will include an “You Are Love,” with Shelley Goldberg amazing collection owned by congregants Anne and Dick Brown. Important short-term projects seem to always be happening. Monday, July 29, 10:30 a.m. Last year, congregant Dave Rosenthal worked with TJM artist and photographer, Marlene Adler to prepare a most important Trip to Delaware Valley University: Rabbi Joseph addition to our webpage — a research project about the history Krauskopf and the Founding of the National Farm of the KI Torah scroll collection. We just finished working with School. Escorted Tour by Peter Kupersmith. RSVP to the team that created the new brochure for the Neumann Chapel. [email protected] to carpool. In addition, congregant David Steinberg is helping to prepare Monday, August 5, 10:30 a.m. (See TJM on P. 20) “Jewish-Catholic Relations,” with Dr. Philip Cunningham Thursday, August 8, 11:30 a.m. “Artificial Intelligence: Recent Developments,” with Bob Bernoff Monday, August 19, 10:30 a.m. “La France Divisie” with Barbara Barnett Monday, August 26, 10:30 a.m. “Science vs. Society,” with Natalie Isser. Sponsored by Claire Tuckman. S U P P O R T K I ! C a l l 2 1 5 . 8 8 7 . 8 7 0 0 o r v i s i t w w w . k e n e s e t h i s r a e l . o r g . T h a n k y o u !  SHALOM KI 15

June 2019 Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Keneseth Israel Phone Directory Preschool.................................. 215.885.2425 1 Administrative Office.......... 215.885.8700 Museum.................................... 215.887.2027 Rabbinic Office....................... 215.887.8702 Gift Shop................................... 215.884.4364 9:00 a.m. Torah Study JQuest B’Yachad.................... 215.884.4364 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Fax............................................... 215.887.1070 Service 5:30 p.m. Havdalah Service 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Erev Shavuot 3:00 p.m. Rabbi’s Circle Event— 7:00 p.m. Social Justice Policy 7:30 p.m. Religious Practices 11:30 a.m. Adult Education 8:00 p.m. Brotherhood 9:00 a.m. Torah Study Out of Building Task Force Book Committee Meeting Program Shabbat Evening 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service Group Service 7:30 p.m. Erev Shavuot Service & 7:00 p.m. Board of Trustees Consecration of 6th and Meeting 9th Grade students, Installation of KIFTY Board, Blessing of 12th Grade students 9 Shavuot 10 11 12 13 14 15 10:30 a.m. Shavuot NO Preschool First Day of Camp 7:00 p.m. Cannabis Education 7:00 p.m. Special Presentation, 6:15 p.m. Installation Dinner 9:00 a.m. Torah Study Confirmation Service Program KI Annual Meeting & by RSVP ONLY 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service 6:00 p.m. Adult Ed & WKI Event Vote—Presentation “Music for the Heart by Rabbi Lance J. 8:00 p.m. Installation Shabbat with Special Guest and Soul”Dinner Sussman, Ph.D. with Evening Service Speaker Paul Finkelman: & Concert Joan Myerson Shrager: “The 3 Bs of Jewish Sports: (RSVP ONLY) “Before Mrs. Maisel: 21 Boxing, Baseball, and Six Jewish Women Basketball” 16 17Father’s Day 18 19 Comedians” 5:45 p.m. Tot Shabbat Service 6:30 p.m. Family Shabbat 22 20 Service 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 7:00 p.m. Board of Directors 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Meeting Service 23 24 25 26 27 28 2:00 p.m. Rydal Park Shabbat 5:00 p.m. HaMotzi Dinner 6:30 p.m. Brotherhood Meeting 1:00 p.m. WKI NMAJH Event — 8:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening 29 Out of Building and Service 30 Reservation Only 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning 1:00 p.m. Lilith Salon— Out of Building Service

July 2019 Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 Independence Day 5 6 10:30 a.m. Adult Ed. Program 10 Preschool and Offices Closed Preschool Closed 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 8:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service — Special Service Sermon by Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D. 7 89 11 12 13 10:30 a.m. Adult Ed. Program 8:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening 9:00 a.m. Torah Study Service 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 31 6:30 p.m. Informal Family 9:00 a.m. Torah Study Shabbat Service 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service 2:00 p.m. Rydal Park Shabbat 21 22 23 25 26 27 10:30 a.m. Adult Ed. Program— 11:30 a.m. Adult Ed. Program 8:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening 9:00 a.m. Torah Study Out of Building Service 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning 6:30 p.m. Brotherhood Meeting Service 28 29 30 5:00 p.m. HaMotzi Dinner 10:30 a.m. Adult Ed. Program— Out of Building See August 2019 Calendar Highlights on page 18.

August 2019 Highlights & More (Rabbi’s Circle Continued from P. 8) Jack Ringlestein & Ruth Sandberg Stanley & Lois Singer Patricia Loudis Judith Robbins Robert & Karen Sirota Arthur & Elaine Magilner R. Reed & Mindi Roeser Peter & Caitlin Sklar Leon & Elsa Malmud B. Walter & Marcia Rose Neil & Ellen Sklaroff Richard & Paula Mandel Robert & Carey Roseman Anne & John Solis-Cohen Nathaniel & Charlene Mayer Jay Rosen Peter & Denise Soloff Daniel & Marsha Mcgee Jeremy & Lois Rosenau Philip & Ellen Steinberg Arnold & Norma Meshkov David & Sandy Rosenthal Jeffrey & Henny Sternfeld Robert & Robin Michaelson James & Diane Rosenthal Michael & Colette Tomeo Jack & Laurie Myers Seth & Joyce Schulman James & Stephanie Udell David Pinsky Janice Schwartz-Donahue & Dorothy Wasserman Jeffrey & Ellen Plaut Laurence & Harriet Weiss Steven & Irina Pogrebivsky Joseph Donahue Richard & Barbara Weiss Shanlee Pollack Joel & Charlotte Schwartz J. Michael Winheld Stuart & Estelle Price Sidney & Frances Schwartz Barry & Merle Wolf Alan Reinach & Dana Perlman Leonard & Joan Shore Michael & Michele Yarnoff Melvyn & Linda Richter Joan Shrager August 2019 Calendar Highlights 2 8:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service 19 10:30 a.m. Adult Ed. Program 3 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 23 8:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service 5 10:30 a.m. Adult Ed. Program Service — Special 8 11:30 a.m. Adult Ed. Program Sermon by Rabbi 9 6:00 p.m. Tot Shabbat Service Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D. 8:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service 24 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 10 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service 25 5:00 p.m. HaMotzi Dinner 26 10:30 a.m. Adult Ed. Program Erev Tish’a B’Av 6:30 p.m. Brotherhood Meeting 30 8:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service 11 Tish’a B’Av 31 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 15 7:00 p.m. Board of Directors 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service Meeting 16 6:30 p.m. Informal Family Shabbat Service 17 9:00 a.m. Torah Study 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service 2:00 p.m. Rydal Park Shabbat 1 8 J U NE 2019

Life Cycles Mazal Tov to the following congregants on their Special Simchas… Mazal Tov to our Bar/Bat Mitzvah Students Births My name is Maya Isabella Schwartz; Caleb Asher Kress, son of Michal and Alex Kress, my Bat Mitzvah is June 1, 2019. grandson of our members, Laura and Marc Kress For my Mitzvah Project, I organized and ran bake sales We mark with sorrow the passing of… to raise money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Doris Wallner, our member The goal was for the money to be used to purchase art supplies Helen Schneeberg, our member for long-term patients. I attend Cedarbrook Middle School. My hobbies include practicing calligraphy and Bernard “Bernie” Filler, father of our member handwriting, shopping, spending time with friends, and Mara (Jerry) Bailis doing makeup. My favorite sports are soccer, softball and field hockey. My parents are Danielle and Jon Schwartz. Carl D. Herman, our member Herman “Mat”Tecosky, father of our member Karen (Andrew) Goode My name is Shawn Michael Polokoff; Entrepreneur, Author, my Bar Mitzvah is June 22, 2019. For my KI Member! Mitzvah Project, I have been packing and delivering boxes with JRA. I have met many Entrepreneur and KI member different people while making deliveries, Traci Manuel has written a new children’s and they were all very grateful for the help. book that introduces school-age children to I attend Murray Avenue Middle School. the world of yoga. Gina Explores Nature: I enjoy watching the Sixers, riding my bike, Lessons from a Magical Mat is the story of a hanging out with my friends, and playing young student named Gina, who discovers video games. My parents are Sue and Craig an escape from her overly busy young life Polokoff, and my older sister is Hanna. in yoga. Her “magical mat” takes Gina and My name is Julia Aviv Gershman, but her mother to Nature, where they learn to friends call me Jules. My Bat Mitzvah is practice yoga from animals and other natural June 29, 2019. My Mitzvah Project came to me unexpectedly, when my family was elements, while also spending a lot of time at the Hospital of receiving powerful life the University of Pennsylvania. As we were lessons that bond frequent visitors, I decided to try to brighten the spirits of the many cancer patients by them together. dancing for them and handing out homemade gifts. This mitzvah relates to my Torah portion (Sh’lach Lecha, Numbers 13:1−15:41), which is about developing your inner strength when entering the unknown. I am also a regular volunteer at KI’s HaMotzi dinners for people experiencing food insecurity. When not catching up on my homeschooling curriculum, I am at Metropolitan Ballet Academy, where I pursue my passion for ballet and dance daily, and aspire to become a professional dancer. I was recently awarded a scholarship to study with the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Connecticut this summer. When not dancing, I enjoy reading, listening to music, hanging out with friends and traveling. My team of unconditional love and support are my parents, Andy and Eric; my brothers, Jordan and Avi; and my cat of many lives, Busby! S U P P O R T K I ! C a l l 2 1 5 . 8 8 7 . 8 7 0 0 o r v i s i t w w w . k e n e s e t h i s r a e l . o r g . T h a n k y o u !  SHALOM KI 19

A Look Ahead T’fillot CORE VALUE High Holy Days 5780 — Tikkun Olam Yom Kippur Tuesday, October 8 Selichot 6:00 p.m. Kol Nidre for the Soul Saturday, September 21 8:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Service 7:30 p.m. Dessert, Wednesday, October 9 9:00 a.m. Tot Service, ages 5 & under (Chapel) Followed by Selichot Service 10:00 a.m. Morning Service Rosh Hashanah 10:30 a.m. Kid’s Yom Kippur Program (Family Lounge) Sunday, September 29 12:30 p.m. Study Session (Chapel) 8:00 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 2:00 p.m. Family Service, ages 5 to 12 Monday, September 30 3:30 p.m. Afternoon & Memorial Services 9:00 a.m. Tot Service, ages 5 & under (Chapel) 5:10 p.m. Ne’ilah Service 10:00 a.m. Morning Service 10:30 a.m. Kid’s Program, 2nd to 6th Grades (Family Lounge) 2:00 p.m. Family Service, ages 5 to 12 3:30 p.m. Tashlich at Wall Park Shabbat Friday, October 4 8:00 p.m. Shabbat Shuvah (TJM Continued from P. 15) of TJM. There is a lot happening and we Our Main materials for our webpage that will tell the need HELP! Besides, we also have FUN! Sanctuary and story of the background of “The Prophetic Chapel are Quest”, Jacob Landau’s magnificent stained If you want to know more, please email looped for glass installation in the Korn Memorial or call us, or just leave a note in the TJM those who Sanctuary. mailbox in the KI main office with your name have T-Coil and the best way to contact you. THANKS. enabled I have not touched on activities of the *All artist members of the TJM Collaborative hearing aids or cochlear TJM Artists’ Collaborative, or the Arts Alive/ are also members of KI. implant processors. Words Alive Gallery, or our special projects Additionally, the FM with JQuest, fund raising, PR, or the Friends system is also available. 2 0 J U NE 2019

Contributions All listings indicate donor first, followed by the honor or memorial. YAHRZEIT Dolly Horowitz............................................................................................Pearl Weiss Frances S. Israel................................................................................... Walter Sussman DONOR IN MEMORY OF Robert Kahn.................................................................................................Elyse Kahn Marc & Adrienne Kahn, Ryan & Alec.............................................................Elyse Kahn Carlyn Abrams.................................................................................... Carli Starr Pezola Jack Kanoff................................................................................................Zelda Kanoff Hannah Kaufman....................................................................................Florence Kitey Richard & Marci Abt.............................................................. Bette Rush; William Rush Tim & Janet Kerry.................................Adele M. Haas; Jerome S. Haas; Lillian D. Mann David Lane................................................................Hazel Lipshutz; Ralph R. Lipshutz Neysa Adams..................................................................................Drusilla Greenblatt Helen B. Laver.........................................................................................Edwin Marcus Elaine Leibowitz..........................................................................................Sarah Stein Rita C. Altman...........................................................................................Ruth Schultz Mike & Caryl Levin.................................................................................Charlotte Levin A. J. Lichtenstein.........................................Edwin Jacob Kaufmann; Ruth Lichtenstein Craig & Robin Anforth........................................................................Shirley Goldstein Amy Lifson............................................................................................. Kalman Lifson Marilyn Lifson........................................................................................ Kalman Lifson Maxine Arno......................................................... Michael Grossberg; Theresa R. Selig Rhea & Noah Lowenthal...................................................................... Leon Lowenthal Marsha Elefant Mcgee.............................................................Frances Elefant Woolsey Harris Baum............................................................ Albert I. Baum; Myrna Field Baum Eve Mennies.........................................................................................Jennie Mennies Craig Messinger................................................................................Harriet Messinger Thelma Bayuk.................................................................................Anna Trachtenberg Alan & Lois Meyers.....................................................Miriam S. Hahn; Aline H. Meyers Barbara Michaels................................................................................ Herbert Nibauer Rick Bedrick & Amy Brantz Bedrick.............David Bedrick; George Brantz; Louis Brantz Lee Michaels................................................................................... Joseph S. Michaels Larry & Diane Mitnick.....................................................Arthur Mitnick; Helen Mitnick Judy Bell...................................................................................................Jack Bendon Toni & Russ Montague................................................................................Marie Casey Marilyn Neigut & Family......................................................................... Samuel Silver Scott & Merryl Bender................................................................................Jack Bender Frances Nodiff........................................................................................Gerald Kramer Anita Oller..................................................................................................... Otto Oller Harry D. Boonin........................................................................................Jacob Boonin Karen Oller.................................................................................................... Otto Oller Ostroff Family............................................................................................Arlene Naids Joan Brantz...................................................George Brantz; Louis Brantz; Rose Nadler Iris & Kevin Parker................ Leonard Miller; Fannie Mondelblatt; Harold J. Rosenberg Ellen Parkinson.................................................................................. Dennis Parkinson Anne Brown.................................................................................................Joan Lubin David Pinsky..................................... Abraham Klein; Felix Scherzinger; Martin Yarnoff Rita Poley................................................................................................ Martin Rosen Carl Capista & Donna Ostroff................................................................... Etta Sherman Walter & Marcia Rosen...............................................................Beverly Ina Rosenberg Rochelle Rosen........................................................................................ Martin Rosen Florence Caplan.........................................................................All my dearly departed Myrna Rosenau.......................................................................................Lilyan Kramer Nan Rosner....................................................................... Charlotte Isen; Ralph Rosner Alison Carson........................................................... Nathan Carson; Theresa G. Carson Michael Rozansky & Iris Raylesberg.................................................. Daniel Raylesberg Arlene Rubin............................................................................................. Sarah Rubin Cherwony Family......................................................................................Arlene Naids Bill & Deborah Rubinsohn.....................................................................Hank Friedman Greta Rubinstein............................................................................... Bernard Goldston Benay Cohen Coffman........................................................................Cynthia A. Cohen Marilyn Savitz............................................................................................. Faye Savitz Paul & Doris Schor....................................................................................... Kitty Schor Robert L. Cohen..............................................................Jeanne Cohen; Maurice Cohen Ross Schriftman................................................................................ William Goldman William Schur.............................................................................................Irving Freier Julie Copeland............................................................................................. Trudy Glick Georgia Shafia.....................................................................................George L. Cohen Natalie Shamberg............................................... Fanny Shamberg; Stanley Sugarman Julia Davis............................................................................................ Julius Schwartz Joan Shore..........................................................................................Fannie Kaufman Ronda Silbermann....................................................... Eleanor Kupzoff; Jacob Kupzoff Martha Diamond...........................................................................B. Franklin Diamond Lisa, Adam & Ari Silverstein................................................................. Leon Lowenthal Lorna Sohn................................................................................................Irene Joseph Harold Don, Jr..........................................................................................Harold K. Don Katharine Cristol Sokol............................................................................Elise H. Cristol Lesley Solomon..................................................Steven Schlesinger; Bernard Solomon Elliot & Lynore Eisman...............................................................................Rae Balaban Rabbi Sheldon Ezring.....................................................................My dearly departed Jules & Chantal Feinberg..............................................................................Yvette Liez Stephen & Eileen Feldman......................................................................Louis Rudnick Ted & Diane Feldstein......................................................................... Miriam Feldstein Jeffrey Fogel.............................................................................................. Albert Fogel Kenneth & Barbara Forman.............................................. Ada P. Forman; Dora Forman Nataporn & Allysha Freedman...................................................... Robert S. Freedman Albert Friedman..............................................................................Lucille S. Friedman Richard Gash................................................................................................ Ruth Gash Ethel Gershman....................................................................................... Ida Schwartz Darlene Gilbert..........................................................................................Henry Miller Sally Ginsberg...........................................................................................Jack Bendon Cathy Gaber Glass......................................................................Andrew Howard Gaber Marlene Glass.......................................................................... Manny Davis; John Kern Eve Glassberg...................................................................................Barbara Glassberg Cheryl Goldberg..................................................................................Edythe Newman Phyllis Goldberg..................................................................................Edythe Newman Mark, Cindy & Jessie Goodman..........................................................Shirley Weinraub Ricki Gordon.....................................................................Clara B. Gordon; Isidor Perlin Tracy, Yoni & Omari Greenbaum...............................................................Jamie Bodoff Carol Halpern........................................................................................ Bernard Speier Susan Hamberg.................................................................................Mildred Hamberg Liza Herman..............................................................................................Zelda Kanoff Joni Herman..............................................................................................Zelda Kanoff Babe Hernes........................................................................................... Sarah Garfield S U P P O R T K I ! C a l l 2 1 5 . 8 8 7 . 8 7 0 0 o r v i s i t w w w . k e n e s e t h i s r a e l . o r g . T h a n k y o u !  SHALOM KI 21

Contributions All listings indicate donor first, followed by the honor or memorial. Sheldon & Shirley Somerman...........................................................Harriet Messinger GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Marc, Ann & Jonny Sonnenfeld.............................................Burton David Sonnenfeld Mickey Soskin......................................................................................... Rae Flickstein DONOR IN MEMORY OF Phil & Ellen Steinberg................................................... Lea Berman; Samuel Steinberg Michael Suckle.............................................................................Carol (Cookie) Suckle David Anthony............................................................................................Gert Singer Hannah Troutman..................................................................................Jo-Ann Soroka Bob & Helene Wagman..................................................... Ida Gangel & Rose Wagman William Schur........................................................................................... Barbara Meil Wasserman Family.............................................................................Edith (Ida) Rubin Shirley Weiner.............................................................................................Neil Weiner KING DAVID HARP SOCIETY Rochelle Wolf.............................................................Dorothy Rich; George M. Shapiro Edith Wolfson...................................................................................Harold W. Wolfson DONOR IN MEMORY OF Frank & Ellen Abrahams.........................................................................Regina F. Stein Jan C. Finkelman...............................Rose Kramer Finkelman; Nora Rodman Marymor DONOR IN HONOR OF Jan C. Finkelman.............................................................70th Birthday of Isaak Kruger ADAMS LIBRARY FUND CLARENCE L. & ESTELLE S. MEYERS LIBRARY FUND DONOR IN HONOR OF DONOR IN MEMORY OF Margaret Lichtenstein...............................................................................Eve Mennies Eve Mennies.....................................................................................Helen Schneeberg ADULT EDUCATION FUND MUSIC ARTS FUND DONOR IN MEMORY OF DONOR IN MEMORY OF Howard & Myrna Asher................................................................ Helen S. Schneeberg Michaelson Family................................................................................ Carl D. Herman DONOR IN HONOR OF DONOR IN HONOR OF Deanne Comer................................................................................................ Adult Ed Dolores Cascarino......................................................................... Music Arts Programs Millie Ellerson................................................................................... Maxine Dalsemer Elliot & Lynore Eisman.................................................................. Music Arts Programs Myrna Marcus............................................................................................. Caryl Levin ONEG FUND CANTOR’S PHILANTHROPIC FUND DONOR IN MEMORY OF DONOR IN MEMORY OF Melvin & Greta Green.............................................................................Martin Yarnoff David & Cathy Dodies............................................................................William Dodies DONOR IN HONOR OF Marc & Robin Furman...............................................Naming of Jonah Gabriel Furman CARING COMMUNITY FUND Patricia Loudis...........................................................................................Isaak Kruger DONOR IN HONOR OF PRAYER BOOK FUND Richard Rake...............................................Appreciation of Yizkor Service & Luncheon DONOR IN MEMORY OF GENERAL FUND Robert Kahn.................................................................................................Elyse Kahn DONOR IN MEMORY OF Marc & Adrienne Kahn, Ryan & Alec.............................................................Elyse Kahn Sara & Allen Brill............................................................................. Benjamin Fishbein RABBI’S PHILANTHROPIC FUND Carol Gianfrancesco................................................................................Martin Yarnoff DONOR IN MEMORY OF Alan & Lynne Kaye.................................................................................Martin Yarnoff David & Cathy Dodies............................................................................William Dodies Stuart & Jennifer Leon...........................................................................Martin Yarnoff Adele Roda...................................................................................... Benjamin Fishbein Sandy Pitkow.........................................................................................Martin Yarnoff DONOR IN HONOR OF Arlene Rubin....................................................................................Helen Schneeberg Warren & Susan Apollon.......................................................Rabbi Sussman’s 18 years Salus University............................................................................... Benjamin Fishbein Scott & Merryl Bender...........................................................Rabbi Sussman’s 18 years Joel & Brenda Shear........................................................................ Benjamin Fishbein David & Nancy Fox................................................................................Rabbi Sussman Richard & Kathy Soloff...........................................................................Martin Yarnoff Harriet Heller.........................................................................Shirley Kessler’s birthday Michele Tate...........................................................................................Martin Yarnoff Lois N. Hitchman...................................................................Rabbi Sussman’s 18 years DONOR IN HONOR OF Robert Kahn........................................................................... Birthday of Ilene Chasen Steve & Susan Albert.............................................................................Keneseth Israel Judith Monheit.....................................................................................Rabbi Sussman Barry Cooper.........................................................................................Keneseth Israel Brodsky Salon.......................................................................................Rabbi Sussman Carol Markowitz Fiore............................................................................Rabbi Sussman Jane Schwartz.......................................................................................Rabbi Sussman Getson Family..................................................... Bat Mitzvah of Rachel Fay Khavinson Mark & Gail Schwartz............................................................Rabbi Sussman’s 18 years David Pinsky........................................................................... Birthday of Ilene Chasen Joan Shrager...........................................................80th Birthday of Maxine Dalsemer Shari Wagner...........................................................................Birthday of Skip Pitkow Michael Simon........................................................Appreciation for the Yizkor Service Marvin & Linda Waxman.........................................80th Birthday of Maxine Dalsemer Phil & Ellen Steinberg............................................................Rabbi Sussman’s 18 years Ron & Sue Trichon.................................................................................Rabbi Sussman Vince & Missy Wardle..........................................Special Birthday of Maxine Dalsemer Richard & Eileen Weinberg.............................................Special Birthday of Lynn Sklar 2 2 J U NE 2019 (See Contributions on P. 23)

(Contributions Continued from P. 22) BEN & RENEE RICHMAN FUND FOR ELDER CARE DONOR IN HONOR OF 215.887.8700 • FAX 215.887.1070 • www.kenesethisrael.org Marjorie & Terry Caddy Family Birthdays SENIOR STAFF FAY & LEO ROSENAU FUND Senior Rabbi, Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D., D.D. [email protected] / 215.887.8702 DONOR IN MEMORY OF Cantor, Amy E. Levy, M.S.M. [email protected] / 215.887.8702 Jerry & Lois Rosenau Robert Rosenau; Martin Yarnoff Director of Religious Education, Rabbi Stacy Eskovitz Rigler, MAJE [email protected] / 215.887.8704 DONOR IN HONOR OF Executive Director, Brian Rissinger [email protected] / 215.887.8700 Jerry & Lois Rosenau Jules Kay Director of Early Childhood Education, Liz Z. Sussman, M.Ed. [email protected] / 215.885.2425 SACRED MUSIC FUND IN HONOR OF Membership Engagement Director, Jaimie Abt Shmelzer DONOR Birthday of Fran Schwartz [email protected] / 215.887.8700 Richard & JoAnn Simon Birthday of Fran Schwartz Director/Curator, Temple Judea Museum, Rita Rosen Poley Dick & Jill Pomerantz [email protected] / 215.887.2027 Librarian, Meyers Library, Ellen Tilman SHARING IS CARING FUND [email protected] / 215.887.8700 Youth Engagement Coordinator, Danielle Carlin DONOR IN MEMORY OF [email protected] / 215.887.8700 Choir Director/Pastoral Care, Hazzan David Tilman Claire Spilker Martin Yarnoff [email protected] / 215.887.8702 Organist, Andrew Senn DONOR IN HONOR OF Rabbi Emeritus, Simeon J. Maslin, D. Min. Cantor Emeritus, Richard Allen Sharlyn Weitz Shirley Kessler Executive Director Emeritus, William Ferstenfeld SOCIAL ACTION FUND IN MEMORY OF DONOR Larry Ostroff Jakubowitz Family TEMPLE JUDEA MUSEUM FINE ARTS FUND DONOR IN MEMORY OF Rita Poley Lilyan Maitin DONOR IN HONOR OF Lynn Brody 72nd Wedding Anniversary of Bernard & Ruth OFFICERS Spekter President, Evonne Jonas Kruger [email protected] 21ST CENTURY FUND Vice President, Janice Schwartz-Donahue [email protected] DONOR Vice President, James L. Rosenthal [email protected] IN HONOR OF Vice President, Denise Yarnoff Soloff [email protected] Marc & Andy Brookman Birth of Penelope Jade Secretary, Donna Bleznak Keller [email protected] TYSON BROADCAST FUND Assistant Secretary, Karen Langsfeld [email protected] DONOR IN MEMORY OF Treasurer, Robert B. Saltzburg [email protected] Joseph & Beverly Scarpignato Herb Cohen Associate Treasurer, Andrew F. Altman [email protected] DONOR IN HONOR OF Associate Treasurer, Robert B. Roseman [email protected] Richard Peel Streaming Services Immediate Past President, Arnold B. Meshkov [email protected] Steven & Carol Weller Streaming Services Honorary Presidents Joyce Fishbein, Hon. Jan E. DuBois, Miriam Finkel, Connie Kay, E. Harris Baum, YESNER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND Norma Meshkov, Karen L. Sirota, Carey S. Roseman, Andrew J. Flame, DONOR IN MEMORY OF Peter J. Soloff, Richard Weiss Harry & Lillian Gottlieb Doris Wallner Shalom Like KI Keneseth Israel on Facebook: is an affiliate THE BULLETIN OF KENESETH ISRAEL & THE MEYERS LIBRARY congregation of REFORM the Union for Editor, Donna Bleznak Keller Reform Judaism Assistant Editor, Anita Madnick C O N G R E G AT I O N SHALOM KI 23 Graphic Designer, Marjorie Trager KENESETH ISRAEL S U P P O R T K I ! C a l l 2 1 5 . 8 8 7 . 8 7 0 0 o r v i s i t w w w . k e n e s e t h i s r a e l . o r g . T h a n k y o u ! 

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Inspirational KI CORE VALUES Yahadut Mitkademit Limmud Musing: Reform Judaism Sacred Learning As a diverse community repre- T’fillot Kehillah When it rains, senting a broad constituency Prayer and Spirituality Community look for rainbows. of nearly 1,000 families strong, Tikkun Olam Ahavat Israel we have identified seven core Social Justice/ Jewish Pride/Love of Israel When it’s dark, values that define the heart and Repair of the World look for stars. soul of our congregation. Hiddur Mitzvah Arts and Culture – Unknown 8339 Old York Road Presorted Elkins Park, PA 19027-1597 1st Class Address Service Requested: US Postage Paid Permit #81 Langhorne, PA please recycle Current Archives Endeavors the era indicate that rather than expand which current congregational materials its cemetery, KI bought plots at Mt. Sinai should be preserved, and in what form by Jack A. Myers, KI Archivist Cemetery on Bridge Street. We speculated (paper, digital, or both.) Discussions over As we celebrate Confirmation and that perhaps those originally buried in the past two years have moved to codifying KI’s small cemetery might have been privacy and use policies, as well as gift head into summer, those of us who work reinterred at Mt. Sinai, which led us agreements for items given to the Archives. weekly with KI’s archival records are to call the cemetery office. After some In this regard, we have relied on input immersed in several projects. We continue research, it appears that two adjacent from a lawyer who consults with the to expand the computer indexes of KI plots owned by KI were transferred to American Jewish Archives and our own marriages and its early religious school the Armhold and Krauskopf families Archives member, Judge Joe Davidson. registry. A separate project involves our in the years after World War I. In fact, individual memorial plaques, most of Kay Brylawski, granddaughter of Rabbi With respect to gifting of archival- which are on the walls of the Neumann Joseph Krauskopf, was recently buried worthy material, we were thrilled to have Chapel. Yet another concerns information there. There is more to explore in this received a complete bound set of Rabbi regarding the burials of early KI family project, since the congregation was Krauskopf ’s early 20th-century sermons members during the 1850s. still listed as a plotholder in Mt. Sinai’s from Kay Brylawski’s daughter. This set Hundred Year Anniversary Booklet at is indeed quite rare. The Rabbi’s sermons An Archives list shows 19 burials mid-century. have been the subject of inquiries through- between 1856 and 1858, in a cemetery out the years. The KI Archives would be owned by the early congregation, located Although I have written in the past grateful for other materials related to KI, just west of Broad Street, (stretching about prominent KI’ers from prior its members and activities that you may between Elser and Bott Streets within the generations, we are not simply concerned have amongst your mementos of the past. triangle formed by Broad, Lycoming and about the past. We continue to discuss Germantown Ave.), not far from Gratz High School. There were burials in the early 1850s, but we have no substantive records of them. The Board minutes of