VOLUME 126 NUMBER 1 ShalomFALL 2020 THE QUARTERLY BULLETIN OF REFORM CONGREGATION KENESETH ISRAEL & THE MEYERS LIBRARY Our 5781 Mission: Tikkun HaNefesh
From KI Leadership President’s The New Year and Tikkun HaNefesh — How is My Soul Doing Now? Message I feel incredibly lucky that I have the called upon to examine my own deeds and Janice opportunity to celebrate two “New Years,” the contemplate how I can improve myself. I am Schwartz-Donahue, Secular New Year and the Jewish New Year. supposed to tremble before God and awake from President This year I need to face them both, resolving to my spiritual slumber during these Days of Awe. take time to reflect more deeply on who I am I am compelled to think about the changes that and how the events of 2020 have changed my occurred in the year gone by and I am commanded way of thinking. to take time to “repair my soul.” The world celebration of the secular calendar Unlike my plans for secular 2021, I will not year starts weeks ahead of time when TV news turn the virtual version of KI’s High Holy Days shows share memories and human-interest stories off and go to bed early. Instead, I am looking of the passing year. Then, with tremendous fanfare, forward to what our Rabbi and Cantor have on the evening of December 31, highlights appear planned. I know the sights and sounds and the showing celebrations throughout the world. There comforting feeling of our community praying are fireworks and candlelight vigils, people singing together, listening to familiar melodies and and cheering. The New Year celebration starts chanting of the Torah will be more important officially on the island of Tonga in the Pacific than ever before. I look forward to seeing familiar and moves hour by hour across the globe until faces on the monitors this year. Seeing “High Holy finally the official “ball” drops in Times Square, Day Greetings” from our congregants in real time, New York City. and because our services will be recorded, I can watch the “best parts” over and over again. Across America, everyone sings Auld Lang Syne and finally collapses from partying, dancing, We have chosen the perfect theme for this and watching too many fireworks. Happy New coming year at KI. This is the year for Tikkun Year 2021! I cannot imagine what the images will HaNefesh, for repairing our soul. I promised be like this year… I really should turn the TV off myself that in planning for both New Years, I and go to bed early, but my questions remain: would resolve to reflect more deeply and I have How has this year changed who I am and my way learned that this pandemic of a year will not hold of thinking? Have I spent all of that time being me back rather I have found new ways to move isolated at home wisely? How have I been forward. personally impacted by the events of 2020? This is the year that I will focus on Tikkun The Jewish New Year is celebrated worldwide HaNefesh v’olam: repairing, balancing and by people of the Jewish faith, but is much quieter integrating my soul back into the world. by comparison. There are no fireworks to herald in L’Shana Tovah, Rosh Hashanah, but there is the ominous revelry Janice of the shofar! At the New Year, I am personally Dear KI Congregants, Send a Holiday Card to everyone in our community! Please join my husband Joe and I in sending out a • $18 for Greeting personalized High Holy Day Greeting Card to be featured • $36 for Greeting & Photo during our High Holy Day worship services. Everyone in our community will get to read your special greeting and all (Email your photo to [email protected]) of our cards will become part of a virtual Holiday Greetings • ORDER HERE: Book on our website! https://www.kenesethisrael.org/hhd-cards/ This is a great way we can all stay connected while we are apart, and support our High Holy Day Food Drive. Kindly submit your request by Friday, September 11. Sincerely, Janice Schwartz-Donahue 2 FALL 2020
From the Bimah Tikkun HaNefesh (Self Care): Our High Holy Day Theme 2020/5781 Rabbi’s Message Last year from the High Holy Days to Shavuot (May 28, souls (Gilgul HaNefesh). 2020), our congregation focused on the theme of Tikkun Olam, Central to the observance of the “the repair of the world,” a mystical phrase which is associated High Holy Days is the concept and with the quest for social justice in the American Jewish commu- practice of Cheshbon HaNefesh of nity. Beginning with holiday sermons and study sessions to “the accounting of the soul.” In engaging programs to an inspiring vigil in front of our building 1808, Menahem Mendel Lefin, an protesting racial injustice and violence, we explored and acted enlightened follower of the Musar to advance tikkun olam in our community and world today. movement from the Czarist In a certain sense, one of the main themes of KI has always province of Podolia, wrote “Sefer been tikkun olam from our founding to today and beyond. Cheshbon HaNefesh, The [Sacred] At the same time, we also have highlighted a theme every Book of the Accounting of the Soul.” year and this year, we (i.e., KI’s Senior Staff ) chose Tikkun In the book, he “criticized Hasidic HaNefesh (self-care), a sister concept to tikkun olam, as our dependence upon the tsadik or rebbe Rabbi Lance J. congregational theme for 5781/2020–2021. Both themes begin for the moral self-improvement of Sussman, Ph.D. with the Hebrew word, tikkun, or “repair.” However, instead of young Jews, and [also] condemned tikkun olam, “repair of world,” this year we are focusing on the Hasidic hitlahavut (ecstatic prayer) term tikkun hanefesh or “repair of the soul.” This year will look and techniques for expiating sin. To at tikkun hanefesh in all its complexity with a special emphasis this day in Reform Judaism, we continue to practice self- on the idea of “self-care.” examination along with prayer and fasting as the essence of the While both tikkun olam and tikkun hanefesh are inherently holiday experience. modern in their current use in Jewish life, both have deep roots During the course of the 5781/2020 holy days, we will in the Jewish tradition. Tikkun olam was already a recognized continue to learn about and practice cheshbon haNefesh with the value in Talmudic times (1st to 5th centuries, CE). However, it goal of achieving or at least advancing the possibility of tikkun did not receive its full explication until the 16th century in the haNefesh in our lives. Each of us experiences some aspect of work of Isaac Luria (1534–1572), a master of Jewish mysticism brokenness in our lives, feelings of incompleteness and even who lived in Safed in the Land of Israel. failure. We yearn to be whole, healed and guiltless. It is not easy. By contrast, the idea of tikkun haNefesh, was first fully Wisely, Judaism dedicates its most important holidays to these explicated by Solomon ibn Gabriol (approximately 1021– issues. This year, we plan to dig deep into the concept of tikkun 1070), a Judeo-Spanish poet and neo-Platonic philosopher. haNefesh. Hopefully, we will experience some modicum of In particular, ibn Gabriol’s 1045 work, “Tikkun Middot success and renewal and rise from our prayers as better people. HaNefesh”), was written “at the request of some friends who Wishing everyone a healthy, happy and meaningful High wished to possess a book treating of the qualities of man and Holy Day season! the methods of effecting their improvement.” Importantly, Maimonides uses the term tikkun haNefesh and as a concept. Sincerely, Today, tikkun haNefesh is emerging as a major theme in modern Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D. Jewish religious life including our own Reform movement. The idea of the soul in Judaism introduced at the very From our family to you, wishing you a Healthy and beginning of the Torah. In Genesis 2:7, we read, “then the Prosperous New Year. LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul (nefesh chayah).” In the Talmud, the rabbis discussed the idea of the soul, increasingly understood it as complex and multifaceted. To the rabbis, nefesh referred to our “natural instincts.” Ruach (spirit) as the basis of both of our emotions and morality and neshamah (soul) as part of our intellectual relationship with God. The ancient rabbis also discussed the relationship of body and soul, the continued existence of the soul after the death of the body and even the transmigration of 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 Togetherness at the same time bring about the power of this moment in time. Message Just as the particles of sunlight in our sanctuary through the I miss togetherness. Preparing for a virtual High Holy Day experience has brought to light my windows, will be our prayers through the microphones, to the iPad sense of “togetherness.” We started and the computer. Right now, our trumpet service and our shofar recording for the Holy Days at the calls are held on my computer, waiting to be edited, waiting to end of July. Together with Rita be combined with a variety of software, visuals, and mechanisms Poley, Museum Director, and Sleen, to ultimately play “live” on Rosh Hashanah. The power of this I put on our Torah white covers within our worship experience should be enough to bring my and the silver. I hold in my heart computer to life! the times I have seen the museum We set ourselves up within a formation. The formation is volunteers polishing the silver. me in front of the singers, and the singers are spread out with I hold in my heart the times I appropriate distance. We consider the ark being open or closed Cantor have changed the covers with based on how the light is reflecting. Knowing that light or glare Amy E. Levy our congregational family, how within a video is uncomfortable, we decide to keep the ark awkward it is to put on these closed except for the prayers when the ark “needs” to be open. white covers without you. It is We begin to sing, and in that moment, the music, our prayers quiet in the sanctuary, and the dust from the sun have never felt more powerful. We address God: coming from our stained glass windows seems “Hear our prayer, be with us, bring us compassion, thick — the particles flying without each of us Just as the particles don’t let us feel alone even though we are vulnerable, inhaling the memories, the joy, the sorrow, and of sunlight in our bring your shelter of peace over us, maker of peace, the shared experiences in our beautiful sanctuary. heal us, don’t leave us, and hear our voices.” The I put on my mask to sing with our quartet sanctuary through mode of how our ancient prayers make their way and with our organist. We are all wearing masks. the windows, will be to our hearts starts to not matter. In this moment, Some are thicker than others. Mine is made of a I remember that how I pray these prayers are deeper light fabric, one that covers my nose and mouth, our prayers through than ever before, and I give my voice, my heart, and but I still feel that I can sing and pray through it. the microphones, to my prayers to you through the lens of a camera. I I can still deliver the prayers without boundaries can feel all of you with me in this empty sanctuary. and with the love in my heart. I can almost the iPad and the I move to the opened ark, and I miss standing pretend it is not there until it tickles my nose. next to Rabbi Sussman, my clergy partner, my When I see everyone, I extend out my arms. computer. spiritual guide, my friend, my family, and my It feels so great to be with Andrew Senn, our rabbi. So many exchanges at that ark flood to organist, Rita, and our professional singers. Even though we my memory as I sing “Avinu Malkeynu.” I smile knowing that cannot physically embrace, the space I create with my arms is I will somehow figure out how to put Rabbi Sussman in a filled with more than my usual love, it is filled with mourning, “box” next to me at the ark with the magic of our video editing memories and moments we have had together. So much of my software. I try to focus not on the loss I am feeling, but the work is about the exchange of communication; the reminder oddity and the humor of the ways we stay connected, even that we are never alone. God is with us, our community is with if it is in “floating boxes” on a screen. us, our friends and family are with us, tradition is with us, and As we leave the sanctuary, we wave goodbye to each other I am with you. from more than six feet. While we won’t see each other in Andrew sets up an incredible “rig.” It seems similar to September, we now have this gift of holding these voices in everything we have needed to record Shabbat services over our sound archives, one we can access anytime when we need the last few months: an iPad holder, several top-of-the-line to be uplifted and when we need the memory of how powerful microphones, and a computer. This equipment is going to our togetherness is. help us transmute the history of our worship experience while 4 FALL 2020
Worship Schedule BELOW: From left to right, Jeff Miller with our professional choir preparing for High Holy Day service; Andrew Senn recording Cantor and choir; Andrew Senn and Jessie Reagan preparing for Selichot. Worship Schedule Due to the current situation with the coronavirus, we cannot give you definitive times for worship or calendar and Calendar programing. We ask that you check our weekly e-KI and the KI webpage for the most current information. High Holy Days 5781 — HaNefesh In the spirit of physically distant and spiritually close, there will be no in-person services this year. ALL services will be available on kenesethisrael.org and the KI Facebook page or selectively on the radio. Radio broadcast schedule is below. Services are streamed unless otherwise noted. Selichot Monday, September 28 Saturday, October 10 Saturday, September 12 9:00 a.m. Tot Service, ages up to 5 9:00 a.m. Torah Study (by Zoom) 8:00 p.m. Meditations and 10:30 a.m. Yizkor Service & Caring (by Zoom) High Holy Day Music 10:00 a.m. Morning Service Community Gathering Rosh Hashanah 1:00 p.m. Study Session (by Zoom) (by Zoom) Friday, September 18 2:00 p.m. Family Service, ages 5 to 12 8:00 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 3:00 p.m. High Holy Days Liturgical Radio Broadcast Schedule: Saturday, September 19 WWDB – 860 AM 9:00 a.m. Tot Service (by Zoom) Choral Selections Rosh Hashanah Ages up to 5 4:00 p.m. Memorial Services and Friday, September 18 10:00 a.m. Morning Service 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Family Service Ne’ilah Service Erev Rosh Hashanah Service Tashlich, on your own, at Wall Park Sukkot Saturday, September 19 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. (printable resources Friday, October 2 10:00 a.m. – noon available at kenesethisrael.org) 6:00 p.m. Service—“Sheltering Morning Service Shabbat Yom Kippur Friday, September 25 Together Virtually“ Sunday, September 27 6:00 p.m. Shabbat Shuvah Saturday, October 3 5:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. Yom Kippur 1st Day of Sukkot Kol Nidre Service Sunday, September 27 9:00 a.m. Torah Study (by Zoom) Monday, September 28 6:00 p.m. Kol Nidre for the Soul 10:30 a.m. Sukkot Morning Service 10:00 a.m.– noon Morning Service 8:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Service 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Yizkor & (by Zoom) Ne’ilah Services Friday, October 9 Erev Simchat Torah 6:00 p.m. Shabbat Erev Simchat Torah Service 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 JQuest The Work of Repair B’Yachad I am so pleased to be joining the KI team to pull back the holiness of God’s light, the light Rabbi Shoshanah in my role as educator and director of JQuest spilled over and broke the vessels, leaving shards Tornberg, B’Yachad. This has been a whirlwind summer of flying throughout the universe. Director of getting to know some of you and thinking deeply Thus, when God labored six days to create our Religious about how we “do Jewish” and “learn Jewish” universe and rested on the seventh, the universe was Education in the age of COVID-19. Pikuach Nefesh — not in fact complete; the vessels were still broken. the Jewish value of preserving a life above other God had instead created human beings in order to mitzvot hovers over all our decisions, including make us partners in repairing and completing the the choice to begin our learning this year as work of creation. We are called upon to collect the remote learning: a combination of on-line shards; to reunite the light into the vessel; to repair classes, one-on-one check-ins and asynchronous the broken pieces. And this is the role of mitzvot. individual learning modules. This is certainly This is the role of improving the world; of fixing it; a different learning environment than any of of repairing it; of making it whole (again?). us have experienced before. However, it is also As a young person, when I learned of this an exciting opportunity for creativity sacred duty, I thought of the world and innovation; for thinking of new outside of myself. I thought of the sense ways of doing our holy work. Frankly, We are called of injustice that rises in the breast of the I am thrilled by this educational and Jew who dares to see a more perfect leadership challenge both as an educa- upon to collect world. Tikkun olam, it seemed, was tional leader and as a rabbi concerned the shards; about social justice work. with my students’ spiritual lives and But I am young no longer, and needs. to reunite the today, amidst the injustice all around us, light into I also see the pain of the person —even I was one of these students, too. Since many of you do not know the activist; even the advocate. I see the a lot about me, let me share some the vessel; pain not only in my peers and my elders things from my history that help to repair the but also the pain of the young. For, we point us toward our future. I was cannot engage in the work of repair raised in the Reform movement. broken pieces. without contracting enough space to One of the backbones of my recognize our own pain. This self-repair upbringing, especially as I moved And this is the through qualities of character and tools through my teen years and NFTY, role of mitzvot. of mental wellness is hard and holy was the concept of Tikkun Olam: the work. It is called Tikkun Nefesh: repair of the world. Nowadays, we repair of the soul. often characterize this concept as a simple Soon we approach the month of Elul: the shorthand for doing good in the world; as a month during which we look deep within and kind of fixing. But, phrasing of “repair” is not make an accounting of that nefesh. Who are we? just poetic. Where have we fallen short? Of course, we have Some of you know the story, so I thank you fallen short as a society in so many ways, but how for obliging me: When the Holy one of Blessing have we fallen short as individuals? What is the went to create the universe, God filled up all space self-care in which we need to engage in order to with the holy light of the Eternal’s presence. As rise to the outward task of tikkun olam. I am such, there was no room in which a world could grateful to KI’s professional team for launching dwell. And so, the Holy One withdrew Gods-self; a year of meaningful reflection for all of us; a year the Eternal contracted in order to create a vacuum for exploring tikkun nefesh as a learning community. of space in which humanity and our world could May it be a year in which we can recognize how emerge and grow. God placed this Divine light in each of us can grow and heal; and how we can vessels for safekeeping. But, despite God’s efforts grow and heal one another, young and old alike. 6 FALL 2020
Youth and Education KIFTY Making Connections I was ecstatic to be a part of the KIFTY board News because it allowed me to meet the older kids who Being a part of the KIFTY board is an amazing are a part of KI. It allowed me to plan the fun Alexa Rhodes, opportunity to meet and establish connections events that I had seen my older brother take part in KIFTY Co-President with all teenagers from KI. It allows you to form when he was on the KIFTY board, and it allowed friendships with people from other grades that me to get closer with our amazing KIFTY advisor, KIFTY you are not in class with during Confirmation. We Danielle. come up with different events and activities to not only bring those in KIFTY closer together, but Throughout my three years in KIFTY, I have also to reach out to other Jewish high school had many positions: 9th grade representative, Club students in our area. KIFTY liaison, 10th grade representative, program- ming vice president, and now my position for this We are a tight-knit group that meets frequently upcoming year, co-president. Every position I have in order to plan the best possible events for our had has made me a better human being as they have teens. Each member of the KIFTY board is an each developed my understanding of working in a important part of our team because we each have group, working toward a common goal, and working different positions that have several responsibilities. together to create change. There is a range of positions, some having more responsibilities than others do, but we each work I have not only learned a lot about myself but together and try to make everyone’s experience as also about my peers. KIFTY has not only shown me perfect as possible…from events in the city of what it means to be a valuable member of a commu- Philadelphia during the winter to events in our nity, it has also taught me what it means to be own KI building for the little kids. Each event is responsible, reliable, creative, and resilient. During unique in its own way. We plan events that bring my first two years in KIFTY, I established friend- the members of the board closer, events that give ships with people I never knew before joining the back to the community, events that the younger board, I have created memories that will last a members of KI look forward to each year, and lifetime, and I have given back to our community. events that celebrate all holidays such as Purim and Hanukkah. Everything we do in KIFTY, Being on the KIFTY board does not just make whether it be planning or attending the events, you a better person, but it allows you to grow into is incredibly fun, enjoyable, and rewarding. the best version of yourself, preparing you for the future. I cannot wait to plan the events for this My name is Alexa Rhodes, and I am going to year and am excited to see what my final two years be in 11th grade during the 2020–21 school year. in KIFTY have in store. I have been a part of the KIFTY board since 9th grade (the first year I was old enough to join). 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 Membership Repairing Our Souls GreenFaith Tip: Jaimie Abt These past few months have been very strange A Well-Deserved Laugh Shmelzer, for all of us. We are living in unprecedented times On Wednesday, July 22, Membership of economic hardship, civil unrest, and of course Rabbi Bob Alper led a Engagement a global pandemic. Normally at this time of year, program called, “The Director we would come together with our community Spirituality of Laughter.” and find comfort with one another. Sadly, it is It explored humor in still not safe to gather in person. ancient and modern Jewish tradition, and considered why laughter has been such an Thankfully, our clergy, staff, and lay leaders integral part of Jewish culture. It was a jumped into action quickly, and provided all of welcome respite during this unusual summer! us with ways to stay connected and active during these trying times. Services, classes, and activities moved online seamlessly. While we would prefer to be together in our sanctuary for the High Holy Days, we will be together online and on Zoom, as preparations have been underway for months to make sure our services are meaningful. Last year our theme was Tikkun Olam — repairing the world. KI did not waiver from this charge even when hit with the pandemic. We continued to raise money and find ways to give to local people in need. This is ingrained in our KI members. This year while we will continue to do all of our social action and social justice work, we will focus on Tikkun HaNefesh — repairing one’s soul. It does seem like we are all in need of some of this right now. What can we do to repair our souls? For some it might mean finding some quiet time for yourself each day, for others it might mean exercising, for some volunteering, and for others it might mean becoming more engaged with your Judaism. If for you, repairing your soul means a deeper connection to Judaism, volunteering, yoga or meditation, or continuing your education, please check our website, read our weekly emails, or call our office to see how KI can help on your journey. We want to be your partner. I wish you all a happy and healthy 5781, and I hope we can be together again soon. Shanah Tovah! 8 FALL 2020
Lifelong Learning Exploring Judaism and Spirituality By Rita Rosen Poley Marlene D’orazio Adler go to project chair, Susan Chace who worked long hours to The Temple Judea Museum’s fall exhibition is “Exploring organize years of file folders to create this archive/index. A Note from the Project Chair, Susan Lowenstein Chace Judaism and Spirituality — An Exhibition of the Work of Marlene D’Orazio Adler. Marlene’s work will be installed in “I remember the day I met with Rita Poley to find out if the gallery, throughout the fall, for viewing by appointment there would be an opportunity for me to volunteer for the museum. with coronavirus regulations in effect. It will also be available Rita asked if I would be interested in organizing an archive from online. (See photos at lower right.) all the years of accumulated materials that contained the history of the congregation’s Prophetic Quest stained glass windows, Here are some of Marlene’s thoughts about her work: created by artist Jacob Landau. The purpose of the work would “Two years ago, Rita Rosen Poley and Karen Shain Schloss be to add this material to the KI website. I jumped at the chance. invited me to have a solo exhibition. I was very honored, as it is My family had donated the Second Isaiah window, so this project very rare to be asked to have a one-person show. Over the past would be near and dear to my heart. Over the years, generations two years, I started to think about my work in terms of how to of caring and thoughtful KI members had amassed quite a bring it all together with continuity. It also became the motivation comprehensive collection of material, and for months, I poured to finish a project that I started over five years ago wherein my through letters, synagogue minutes, biblical references, biographic vision was to have a display space that would complement the information, public relations articles, information about Willet subject of this work, which was about the twenty-two letters of Studios, photographs, and more. It was utterly fascinating work. the Hebrew alphabet. Over the years, I have explored the Hebrew I felt privileged to do my part to help make the Prophetic Quest text in various mediums. I also use content such as the Holocaust, story accessible to the public.” ancestry, jewish traditions, immigration, and spirituality in my work. My exhibition will touch on all of these interests of mine with two- and three-dimensional works and artist-crafted books. The Temple Judea Museum is the perfect space! When the pandemic hit us and we were asked to stay home and quarantine, Rita asked me if I still was interested in having my exhibition. I thought that the preparations would help me to stay focused on creating work for this long-anticipated art opportunity. I therefore told her that I was still interested. Although there will not be a traditional opening, I am excited and happy to be able to bring my work to you virtually!” The “Prophetic Quest” Archives/Index Project Update Now, almost 50 years after the “Prophetic Quest” windows were installed in the Korn Memorial Sanctuary, a historical archive/index of the project has become part of the KI website. This new index of 27 separate entries contains the story of the windows as preserved in the collections of this museum and the KI Archives. In particular, letters, meeting minutes and contracts allow us to witness the years long struggle of rabbinic leadership, dedicated volunteers, visionary artists and skilled craftsmen to complete this massive project. Also included are materials collected after 1974, including published articles, essays and lectures. What becomes clear upon studying these materials is the dedication of all involved to bring this important and stunningly beautiful work of religious art to fruition, as well as the recognition from far and wide of the importance of this great work. Through this new archive and index, we will be able to share this unique history to a broad audience. Special thanks 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
Lifelong Learning KI Adult Education Update the Birthplace of American Rowing, shares some surprising insights into 19th century Philadelphia, as told through the By Caryl Levin lens of its most iconic venue, among them how the social Do you want to learn, connect with friends, and be entertained? changes on the Row mirror those of America itself. Do you want to get more interesting and have a very enjoyable Thursday morning? Ten Jews, Other Than Moses and Queen Esther, You Should Do you have a copy of the KI Adult Education brochure? Know, with Marvin Kriethen If not, contact [email protected]. You will get the full Monday, October 12 at 10:30 a.m. descriptions of all our programs. Below are the Adult Ed programs for September and October. Until further notice, From Martin Kriethen: The history of the Jews is more all programs will take place via Zoom. than what is in the Torah and Tanakh and the commentaries of the rabbinic Jews that make up the Talmud. It is in the lives Please join us virtually on September 10 at 11:00 a.m. for of the many Jews who, throughout history, have made a differ- the Holocaust Awareness and Education Center’s Annual ence in how we live our lives. When I was in my teens, my Educator of the Year Program. They will be honoring Rabbi Jewish education was limited to a knowledge of those mythical Lance Sussman, Ph.D. with their fourth annual Excellence biblical people of Torah fame: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and in Education Award in recognition of his exceptional their supporting cast. I have since become acquainted with the leadership, dedication, and outstanding contributions true heroes of the Jewish experience, the ones who magnificently to advocating for and promoting the fulfilled the essence of Judaism — to be, to do — and changed fields of Holocaust studies and the world. This talk presents 10 such Jews. The life of Judaism education. Rabbi Sussman will is not of the Torah, the life of Judaism is with people. be delivering a Keynote Address, titled“From Bamberg to America, Norman Rockwell and Maxfield Parrish, with Steve Pollack 1938–1939: The Sacki Family Story.” Thursday, October 15 at 11:00 a.m. Portraits of Holocaust Survivors, with Debra Kapnek Two iconic American artists of the Golden Age of Monday, September 14 at 10:30 a.m. Illustration: Looking at the art of Norman Rockwell and Maxfield Parrish, one would think that the two could not Join local artist Debra Kapnek as she speaks about and have art styles farther apart…but were they really so different? shows a short film about her journey painting portraits of This talk will look at the two artists — their lives, work, legacy Shoah survivors. She includes brief interviews with four and styles — and compare them within the amazing age of generations of Survivors. Q and A to follow. illustrative art that flourished during their lifetimes. Great Cities, Great Art, Phyllis Gotkin India: Problems and Potential, with Dr. Lesley Solomon Monday, September 21 at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 19 at 10:30 a.m. Yom Kippur Service Please join Lesley Solomon in discussing the key events Monday, September 28 at 10:00 a.m. and famous people that created the modern nation of India, a major world economic and political power. We will consider The Unknown Stories of Boathouse Row, with Dotty Brown images, famous quotes, statistics, and political cartoons to Monday, October 5 at 10:30 gain an understanding of a country with a very different past but with surprising similarities to the United States in the Why did the famous Philadelphia artist Thomas Eakins twenty-first century. Like the United States, India is struggling paint rowers? How did noted architect Frank Furness leave with racism, past and present, internal threats to democratic his mark on Boathouse Row? Why did city firehouses institutions, rising world powers, especially China, and, of transform themselves into rowing clubs, and what strange course, COVID-19. While we will focus on the present, we customs did they bring with them? Dotty Brown, who spent will review India’s glorious past as the birthplace of two major three years researching Boathouse Row, Waves of Change in religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, and the source of great scientific and literary traditions. 10 FALL 2020
Lifelong Learning The Art of Stillness, with Steph Heilakka and Barbara Moon Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D. wrote a series of prayers Boertzel for the Family High Holy Day Services. These are two in Monday, October 26 10:30 a.m. the series. Job, with Rabbi Jon Cutler Repair of the Soul (Tikkun Hanefesh) Monday, November 2 at 10:30 a.m. Eternal One, God of all people. As we begin the New Year, 5781, we turn to You for wisdom, We will be examining the Book of Job from an courage and strength. existential perspective and ask the fundamental life questions: Help us to take care of ourselves in every dimension: our When bad events happen in our lives, is it random? How physical health, our relations with others and our inner, do we move beyond tragic events in our own personal lives? personal experience as people. How do we make meaning following tragedy? Rabbi Jon Guide us in our search to be better people. Cutler was a colonel in the Marine Corps and was chief Enable us to be more loving, more helpful, more forgiving chaplain in Iraq. He is a Reconstructionist rabbi and is of others and more aware of who we are as individuals. one of the most popular lecturers at Gratz. Help us to see that the work of making the world a better place begins with making ourselves better people. With Rita Rosen Poley (topic TBD) We pray for the ability to do the mitzvot of Tikkun HaNefesh, Thursday, November 5 at 11:30 a.m. of taking care of others and ourselves in the year ahead. Amen. The Untold Story of How the Stories Were Told, with Louis Schmidt Monday, November 9 at 10:30 a.m. Forgiveness God of my ancestors, God of all people, From Louis Schmidt: For the past five years, I have On this Day of Atonement, teach me to be more appeared at many venues around the country talking forgiving of others and myself. about my meaningful experience interviewing Holocaust Forgiving can be hard. survivors for Steven Spielberg’s Shoah Foundation. My Often, we are proud, even stubborn and unwilling presentation usually begins with a four-minute video to admit mistakes, most of all to ourselves. featuring Steven Spielberg explaining the genesis of his Teach us to see beyond the moment, beyond the hurts Foundation during the filming of Schindler’s List in of today and to forgive others for the benefit of everyone Poland. That is followed by my 30-minute speech, which around us. details my intensive training and profound experience Enable us to see your paths of kindness, love and peace as an official interviewer for the project. The message I more clearly that we may walk on them in peace and relate about antisemitism is, unfortunately, now more with the belief that we can be rays of light in a sometimes relevant than ever. darkened world. Our God, on the Day of Atonement, accept our prayers With Bev Rosen (topic TBD) in love, help us to be more forgiving and help us create Monday, November 16 at 10:30 a.m. a better tomorrow for all. Amen. One Hundred Years of Fashion, with Steph Heilakka Monday, November 23 at 10:30 a.m. Morro Castle, with Bernice Keebler Monday, November 30 at 10:30 a.m. On a September night in 1934, a luxury cruise liner, the Morro Castle, mysteriously caught fire at sea off the coast of New Jersey. Although many safety features had been built into the vessel, a series of errors and unfortunate events resulted in the complete destruction of the ship, with the loss of 134 lives. The Morro Castle drifted to the Asbury Park beach where it became a tourist attraction until it was finally towed away for scrap. 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
Lifelong Learning From the Meyers Library The Meyers Library will publish a list of “Good Reads” in time for Rosh Hashanah. This will include recommended By Ellen Tilman, Director of Library Services selections for both adults and children. We also will have a list “What did you do on your summer vacation?,” is a question of resources to help you prepare for the High Holidays this year. one frequently hears during September. This year one may have Adult Book Discussion Group some unexpected responses: What vacation? Or, I have been working from home since March and I never had a vacation. Our next Adult Book Discussion group takes place on For me, the response is traditional. I have been reading books, Wednesday, September 23 at 1:00 p.m. We will meet via many books. I also participated in FREE webinars sponsored Zoom. We will discuss The Third Daughter by Talia Carner. This by organizations that feature interviews with authors I am work of historical fiction is set in the late nineteenth century. It reading. I recommend that you look at the programs hosted by is the little known story of a Jewish-run syndicate that kidnaps the Jewish Book Council and Jewish Women’s Archive ( JWA). young women from Eastern Europe and sells them as prostitutes I believe these sessions will continue into the fall. In late June, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Batya is a daughter of a struggling I attended the first digital conference of The Association of Russian milkman. Her family’s existence is uncertain. A smooth- Jewish Libraries. We discussed re-openings of libraries and talking and debonair man from “America” promises to marry curbside book distributions, learned about award winning her when she turns 16. Unfortunately, nothing is as he promised. books, spoke with authors, and shared ideas for new programs. The following book discussion selection is Mrs. Everything In addition, all summer, I ordered new books for the by Jennifer Weiner. The date is TBD. library. When you receive this bulletin, these new additions will be fully catalogued and ready for you to borrow. We are Jewish Film Series continuing our KI Foyer pick-up and return of books. All returned books will be quarantined for seven days, before The library hopes to continue our successful Jewish Film a new patron may borrow them. Series. Once we can safely resume, our schedule will include Operation Finale (2018), the dramatic story of the capture I know you are wondering how to find the list of new titles of Adolf Eichmann by Israeli Mossad agents in Buenos Aires. and the most popular titles in the Meyers Library? The answer We are all aware that he was captured in 1960 and stood trial in is simple. Consult the library on-line catalog! Israel. The twists and turns in the plot will keep you on the edge of your seat. I also want to show Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles Go to the KI website: www.kenesethisrael.org. Click on (2019). This is a documentary about the creation of the Fiddler “Our Campus”. Click on “Meyers Library.” Scroll down the body of work. It combines archival film, with current interviews page to where it says “new items.” You will find the titles and and lots of singing. Details will be shared as they become links to the 15 newest items in our collection. Click further available. down the page and you will find the titles of the books with our “Most checkouts.” Attention Grandparents How to Borrow a Book Are you missing frequent contact with your grandchildren? Join me via Zoom on September 30 at 1:00 p.m. to discuss • Check the on-line catalog to see if it is in the collection how we can use books to help us connect with our children. • Contact the library ([email protected]) to see Come prepared with ideas to share with other grandparents. I will have some new resources to suggest. Zoom sign-on will if it is already on loan or if you can borrow it. be shared with the library email list. • You will receive a message from the library saying that the Missing and Lost Books book is available, that you may pick it up in the KI foyer OR we may say that another patron has the book, and Please be on the lookout for any Meyers Library books that we have added your name to a waiting list for the title. may have taken up residence on your shelves. Frequently, we find • Contact the KI office (215.887.8700) by telephone to that a book was accidentally placed on a shelf; or in a pile, or on the make sure that there is someone in the building to buzz backseat of the car and never returned to the library. We welcome you into the foyer at a designated time. the return of these misplaced books. They will be warmly • Pick up your book from the white metal basket in the welcomed onto their rightful place in our collection. Another foyer. library user cannot enjoy a book that has not been returned. There are a few new rules for foyer borrowing: 1. Patrons with an overdue title may not borrow a new title until the Check your e-KI every week for updates. overdue book is returned. 2. Each patron may only borrow two titles at any one time. 12 FALL 2020
In Our Community SHALOM KI 13 Women of KI By Lynore Eisman, President, Women of KI It is nearing the High Holy Days and although we cannot be together physically, Women of KI wants you to know that we are praying with you. There is a poem, “You Hold Out Your Hand,” that speaks to me and comes directly after Avinu Malkeinu. It reflects God’s mercy as we offer our apologies for hurts we may have done to others. So, I offer my hand in sincere apology, friendship, and caring during this time of year. Many of you know that my husband, Elliot received a kidney in June after waiting for 4 ½ years. He is doing well and getting stronger every day. I hope this brings hope to you, your families, and all our futures. Elliot and I would like to thank all of you for sending your prayers and good thoughts to us through our long journey. Your caring is an important part of why being a part of KI is so special to us. Thank you! In October 2019, we had a very special program and Shabbat Service in an attempt to find a living donor for Elliot. While these events helped us spread the word about the importance of organ and tissue donation through our community, we were unable to find a living donor. A very special kind of person, a hero in our eyes, an organ donor, unfortunately, passed away at 60 years of age. By being a donor, he saved many lives, including Elliot’s, as he received his kidney. It is so important to be a “Gift of Life” donor. Please think about checking off the Gift of Life organ box on your driver’s license or ID card. You, too, can be a HERO. Our KI Mitzvah Garden has reopened this year and a wonderful new group of KI members have helped plant, weed, water, and have harvested our vegetables. You may have driven by and seen some of our beautiful tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, eggplants and string beans growing on the vine, as well as, all the beautiful flowers started last year. This year our vegetables are being donated to the local food pantries. Women of KI want to let you know that we are here for you even if we could not be together in person. Let us know how you and your family are doing; we are wishing you and your family well. Please feel free to contact me, Lynore, at 215.676.1812 or [email protected]. Have a happy and healthy New Year, 5781! Lynore Eisman and Women of KI Join with us and become a part of “the nurturing soul of our KI Community.” 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 !
In Our Community HaMotzi Very Busy During the Pandemic By Sue Fried ([email protected]) & Paulette Sterman-Soroko ([email protected]), HaMotzi Dinner Chairs The Pandemic did not stop the HaMotzi Committee and There are many opportunities to help during these very our amazing volunteers from taking care of our own and our challenging times: neighbors regarding food insecurity. Some of the ways include: 1. Since March, meals and non-perishables were delivered 1. Drop off non-perishables in the KI entrance lobby. 2. Make donations to the KI Sharing is Caring Fund or picked up by our own members. Any time there was a food-related request, it was addressed by this committee. indicating it is for HaMotzi. 2. We distributed supermarket gift cards totaling $10,000 to 3. Use KI’s website to order food through Amazon to the Cheltenham School District, thanks to the KI fundraiser organized by Cantor Amy along with the committee. be delivered to the Inter-Faith Housing Alliance for 3. The Virtual BINGO event (Thank you, Cantor Amy Levy the Inter-faith Food Cupboard in Abington. and Ross M. Levy) raised $2,400 enabling us to purchase 4. Volunteer for the contactless drive thru dinners we grocery gift cards that were distributed to both our own are planning. We need people to cook, package meals, members, and families at the Lowell, Jenks, and Kelly package non-perishables, fruit, and baked goods, and Schools in Philadelphia. Gift cards were also distributed to to distribute the meals in a contactless way. these food pantries; St. Paul’s (Across from the Lowell There are many ways we can help others who are food School), Interfaith Food Cupboard in LaMott AME insecure while keeping ourselves safe. Please contact us to Church Pantry, Willow Grove Baptist Pantry, and Abington. join the effort! 4. We thank Rabbi Sussman for sponsoring and organizing BELOW: Top, Virtual BINGO. Bottom, food “The Spirituality of Laughter,” starring rabbi-comedian distribution from KI’s parking lot. Bob Alper! We learned how Judaism values the spiritual, psychological, and physiological benefits of laughter! Your donations again go the local schools and agencies listed above. 5. We made weekly deliveries of non-perishables to the above pantries from the HaMotzi Pantry and donations from members. We hosted an 8-week food distribution in KI’s parking lot sponsored by the Montgomery County Anti-Hunger Network. Thank you to our member, Dr. Margie Curtis-Cohen for her leadership. 6. We are hoping to resume the HaMotzi dinners in the fall in a drive-through contactless fashion. Stay tuned for further details. 14 FALL 2020
In Our Community Israel Committee By William Schur, Chair KI Israel Committee One State or Two? The State of Israel has been and industry, where 99% of their 5. Who will bear the economic wrestling for many years with that workers are Palestinian. burden of absorbing and question. The following condensed rehabilitating them? article* from the Times of Israel argues There is virtually no social and for continuing the two-state status, cultural connection between the 6. Are one-staters familiar with the despite its imperfections. In a future two populations. recent survey of the Institute for issue, they will present the argument National Security Studies, which for annexation of the West Bank, etc. As to the argument that impedi- found the 78% of the Jewish popula- Some inconvenient facts for ments to two states should lead us to tion is unwilling to grant resident one-state advocates. embrace one, we should address a or civil rights to Palestinians in By Shaul Arieli, Israel Policy Forum few questions: the territories annexed to Israel, 1. How does a country with a per preferring apartheid over loss of In the debate over how to resolve Jewish control? the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the one- capita GDP of $40,000 absorb The impossibility stems from the state advocates try to oversimplify a a population with a per capita very complex reality. They tend to make GDP of less than $4,000? lack of political feasibility, especially on two complementary arguments: first is 2. With the absorption of a the Israeli side. Suffice it to mention the that the large number of settlers and population of a similar size, of “Shamir Declaration” in which more than their integration with the West Bank which 98% will be at the bottom 40 ministers and MKs pledged to abolish Palestinian population has rendered of the socioeconomic ladder, will the two-state solution, and establish one the two-state solution impossible. The the Jewish population accept the state for one people in the entire Land second is that one state is necessarily a decline in health, welfare and of Israel. It is a simple, catchy idea. The viable answer. education, or will we witness a only thing it lacks is any grounding in brain drain, with young Israelis facts that assess the political, cultural, Here are a few useful facts relating with the means to do so leaving? security and economic implications to the first assumption: 62% of the 3. Will the Palestinians serve in of the creation of one state, and that Israeli settler labor force works in Israel’s security services? demonstrate how such a move will not Israel proper, another 25% work in the 4. What will be the future of lead to civil war and the inevitable Settlements’ education systems, and the Palestinian refugees? unraveling of the Zionist dream. only a tiny percent work in agriculture *https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/some-inconvenient-facts-for-one-state-advocates/ 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
In Our Community Life Cycles “MitzVotes” Campaign Aims for Mazal Tov to Our Bar Mitzvah Students 100% KI Voter Participation in November My name is Freedy Lev Kelman, and my Bar Mitzvah is November By Arlene B. Holtz, Ph.D., Chair 14, 2020. For my Mitzvah Project Backsliding is the term some political scientists use to describe the I worked as a volunteer coach for the Kehillah soccer league last erosion of democracy in a nation. It takes place through incremental, season. I am in the 8th grade at often legal steps that politicize democratic institutions like the courts, Cedarbrook. My hobbies include public prosecutors, the police, intelligence agencies, and regulatory video games, listening to music, and agencies. These institutions were designed to serve as neutral arbiters biking. I enjoy playing soccer and run by career civil servants, but today they are under threat. baseball. My parents are Kenneth and Bonnye Kelman, I have a sister, Jordyn, and pets Taggy, Chippy, and Rosie. During the last 20 years, partisan gerrymandering has allowed elected officials to choose their voters instead of the other way around, My name is Grant Karlin. For my hyper-partisanship has resulted in a deadlocked Congress, and the Mitzvah Project, I am reading Supreme Court has ruled that corporations are people, thus allowing books to kindergarten students at virtually unlimited, unaccountable money into the electoral system. Copper Beech Elementary School in Glenside. I attend Abington In addition to backsliding, some states have dismantled the right Junior High. My hobbies include to vote for Black voters by eliminating polling sites in Black neighbor- reading Wikipedia, history, museums, hoods. Moving polling sites so that Black voters have to travel farther Wii, and reading about biographies, to vote. Passing Voter ID laws that recognize only a driver’s license earth, and sea life/aquariums. My and then closing down all Motor Vehicle Registration sites in Black favorite sports include basketball, football, and karate. neighborhoods. Purging voter rolls including 1.5 million voters in My parents are Roz and Joe Karlin. Georgia between 2012 and 2016, disenfranchisement for not voting (although the courts ruled this illegal), and felony disfranchisement. My name is Jacob Timothy Stein, and my Bar Mitzvah is November 21, It could be argued that America’s basic tenets of democracy are 2020. My Mitzvah Project was indeed backsliding — which is why the Social Justice Committee has put on hold due to the pandemic. joined with the Religious Action Center’s 2020 Civic Engagement I attend Abingon Middle School, Campaign: Every Voice, Every Vote. We call our effort “MitzVotes.” my hobbies include gaming, playing Our goal is to reach 100 percent voter turnout within Reform outside, and playing with my dogs. Jewish communities and overcome voter suppression nationwide in My favorite sports are baseball and the 2020 election cycle. KI members received a Pledge to Register tennis. My parents are Robert and and Vote in November. Please sign it and return it. Yvonne. Rabbi Shai Held, a theologian and scholar, teaches us that My name is Raffi Van Wie, and my Jewish theology believes in “radical responsibility.” He wrote, Bar Mitzvah was on June 27, 2020 “You cannot be preoccupied with the God of justice and remain over Zoom. For my Mitzvah indifferent to questions of justice. Good people can disagree with Project, I worked on an oral history what justice requires of us, but there isn’t room for disagreement for the KI archives. I interviewed about our responsibility to engage.” Matt London, who has been a member of KI his entire life. I Please sign the pledge and then vote in the coming election. attend Bala Cynwyd Middle Stop the backsliding by stepping up to the responsibility to vote. School in Lower Merion. My hobbies include playing the Respond to our pledge online (https://forms.gle/g6TuKE9oAtTJtP488) saxophone in my middle school’s competition jazz band or by completing the form below and sending it to Social Justice and at the Philadelphia Clef Club. I also enjoy hanging Committee at KI, 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027. with my friends, and playing video games and fantasy football. My parents are Deb Rosen and Eric Van Wie. Every Voice, Every Vote: The Social Justice Committee’s Voter Pledge (See Bar Mitzvahs on P. 17) Name Phone Number I pledge to register I pledge to vote 16 FALL 2020
Life Cycles (B ar Mitzvahs Continued from P. 16) Mazal Tov to the following congregants on their Special Simchas… My name is Samuel Isaac White, but Births Ravi Shai Charny, son of Hannah and David everyone calls Charny; great-grandson of our member Margaret me Sam. My Bar Theodore Henry Davidson, son of Susan and Goldenberg; great-great nephew of our member Mitzvah is Michael Davidson, grandson of our members Robert Goldenberg; great-nephew of our November 7, 2020. Amy and Joe Davidson members Glenn and Vivian Goldenberg, Unfortunately, my Cyrus Albert Schwerin, son of Chelsea and Susie and Chip Wise, and Kenneth and Mitzvah Project Ben Schwerin, great-nephew of our member Dorothee Goldenberg was put on hold Sue and Gary Fried Eamonn Ronen Kelly, son of Shira and Sean because of the pandemic, and I am Miles Benjamin Kruger, son of Erin and Kelly, grandson of our members Beth and looking forward to working on one very Abraham Kruger, grandson of our members Steven Stein soon. I attend Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Evonne and Issak Kruger Academy. My hobbies include bike Naomie Sanuk, daughter of Liz and Daniel Weddings riding and video games, and I play Sanuk, great-granddaughter of our member baseball, basketball, and flag football. Miriam Finkel Caitlin Lawson and Ken Finkel. Ken is the My parents are Lisa and Lee White. Miriam Yemima Maslin, daughter of Benjamin grandson of our member Miriam Finkel. and Jessica Maslin; great-granddaughter of our Lauren Stein and Scott Stein. Scott is the son members Rabbi Simeon and Judith Maslin; of our members Beth and Steve Stein. great-niece of our members Naomi and Doron Sarah Katz Cryer and Zachary Shapiro. Sarah Godel, and of our member Eve Maslin is the granddaughter of our member Sonnie Katz. We mark with sorrow the passing of… Berrie D. Fligelman, our member and Arnold K. Brenman, our member and Paul S. Selya, our member wife of our member Steven Fligelman husband of our member Jeannette Brenman Michael Gershman, brother of our Martin Duretz, father of our member Beatrice Beer, mother of our member member Eric (Andrea) Gershman Scott (Robin) Duretz Bennett (Meena Manilal) Beer Joe Tilsner, brother of Carol Cooter, Sarah Lieberman Asher, sister of our Ronald Mendoza Waxman, brother of our bookkeeper member Henry Rubin our member Myron (Janet) Waxman Berton E. Korman, brother of our members Robert Mitchell, our member and husband Rose Phillips, mother of our member Leonard Korman and Judith Langsfeld, uncle of of our member Mirjam Mitchell Bari (Richard) Himes our members, Catherine (Laurence) Altman and Rita Sutow, our member Norman Schwerin, father of our member Mark (Karen) Langsfeld Arthur B. Blackman, our member and Sue (Gary) Fried Benyamin “Buddy” Korn, he was the son of husband of our member Barbara Blackman, Vicki Sklar, mother of our member Peter (Caitlin) Rabbi Bertram Korn z”l father of our member Gary (Bari) Blackman Sklar Richard M. Meltzer, uncle of our member Melva Herrin, sister of our member Jeffrey Mildred Blask, our member; mother Michael (Rachel Taylor Brown) Meltzer (Caren) Fogel of our member Wendy Neuhs; grandmother of Norman Lankin, cousin of our member Rachel Pollack Wurman, daughter-in-law our member Jessica (Brett) Endy; and sister-in- Sue (Gary) Fried of our members Nancy and Frank Wurman law of our members Francis and Eugene Miglio Elise G. Mittelman, mother of our member Irma Malissa, our member Edward Gutenschwager, father of our member Michael (Tanis) Mittelman Meryl Salkin, mother of our member Marianne (Richard) Greenberg Barbara Batt, our member and mother Gary (Susan Dornstein) Deutsch Ethel Rubin, stepmother of our member of our member John (Anne) Solis-Cohen Donna Ann Breslow, mother of our member Iris (Allan Lisse) Schweon Marjorie Feinstein, grandmother of our Jordan Breslow and daughter-in-law of our Albert Kline, father of our member member Ellen (Adam) Segalow member Elaine Breslow Steven (Janet) Klein James Segal, son of our member Lois Rudnick, Irving “Mike” Millis, father of our member Alma Elias, mother of our member nephew of our members Susie and Milton Ivy (Robert) Caplan Herschel Elias Snellenburg Leonard Schwartz, brother of our member Dale Smith, father of our member Ina P. Schecter, mother of our member Helene (Robert) Wagman, uncle of our Mitchell (Cassandra) Cohen Karen Shain (Andrew) Schloss member Kim Manin Jackie Kahn, sister of our member Robert Kahn Lois Rosenberg, our member 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 17
Contributions All listings indicate donor first, followed by the honor or memorial. 21st CENTURY FUND Regina & Bruce Krieger................................................................... Arnold K. Brenman DONOR IN MEMORY OF Michael & Barbara Payne............................................................................Tom Smylie Marc & Andy Brookman............................................... Phyllis Haas; Leonard Schwartz Stuart & Estelle Price................................................................................ Ron Waxman Stephani Perlmutter.................................................................................. Irma Malissa Amy Rubinsohn.......................................................................................Bobbie Gomer Frank & Nancy Wurman..................Murray R. Glickman; Elaine Shorr; Rachel Wurman Claire Schein............................................................................Geraldine“Gerry”Myers Herb & Rochelle Bass................................................................................... Mike Millis Robert & Kathy Schlesinger................................................................Charlotte Shapiro ADULT EDUCATION FUND Sid & Fran Schwartz..................................................................................... Mike Millis DONOR IN MEMORY OF Barbara Shifrin..................................................................................Norman Schwerin Paul & Ruthie Frank..................................................................................Ruth C. Elgart Barbara Sitman.......................................................................................... Rose Philips Meira Greenwald.............................................................................................Ilse Kube Peter & Denise Soloff.................................Albert Kline; Harvey LaKind; Edward Marks; Mike & Caryl Levin.............................................................Mike Landau; Arnold Snyder Daniel J. Meiklejohn; Vicki Sklar DONOR IN HONOR OF Leonard Sussman................................................................................ Jacqueline Kahn Paul & Ruthie Frank................................................................................Brian Rissinger Stanley & Judith Woloff............................................................................Mildred Blask ARCHIVES FUND DONOR IN HONOR OF DONOR IN MEMORY OF Marty Beilin & Nancy Osborn...................................................................... The KI Staff Ethel Gershman.................................................................................... Elaine Isaacson Catherine Berry..................................................................................... Keneseth Israel CANTOR’S PHILANTHROPIC FUND Elliot & Lynore Eisman........................................................................... Keneseth Israel DONOR IN MEMORY OF Meira Greenwald................................................................................... Keneseth Israel Victor & Deborah Chong...........................................................................Mildred Blask GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Aileen Endy..............................................................................................Mildred Blask DONOR IN MEMORY OF Emily Fan.................................................................................................Mildred Blask Arlene Lublin............................................................................................. Rose Phillips The Forst Foundation...............................................................................Mildred Blask William Schur......................................................................................... Myron Landau Rebecca, Adam, Spencer & Caleb Goldberg..............................................Mildred Blask HAMOTZI DINNER FUND Trisha Hansen...........................................................................................Mildred Blask DONOR IN MEMORY OF Caren & David Gutman.............................................................................Mildred Blask Andrew Altman & Leon Chudzinski...................................................Norman Schwerin Marion & Marc Kirsch................................................................................Edythe Weiss Richard & Ilene Bomze......................................................................Norman Schwerin John Schu.................................................................................................Mildred Blask Joan Brantz.......................................................................................Norman Schwerin Leonard & Doris Singer.....................................................................Michael Gershman David & Helen Braverman.............................................................................Alma Elias Sharon Weidner.......................................................................................Mildred Blask Ilene Chasen......................................................................................Norman Schwerin DONOR IN HONOR OF Fred & Marla Cohen..........................................................Beverly Cohen; Robert Cohen Wendy Ankrom................................................................. The Children of Cheltenham Joseph & Amy Davidson....................................................................Norman Schwerin Gary & Sue Fried..........................................................................................Cantor Levy Elliot & Lynore Eisman.......................................................................Norman Schwerin Arlene Lishinsky.......................................................The families at Lowell Elementary Renate Elgart................................................................................................Alma Elias Mike & Caryl Levin...................................................Gift cards for Cheltenham students Michael & Rene Fox & family.............................................................Norman Schwerin Anita & Murray Madnick..................................................90th Birthday of Sonnie Katz Sue Fried & Paulette Sterman-Soroko...................................................... Beatrice Baer Alan Shaw......................................................................... The Children of Cheltenham Jerry & Fran Gabriel...........................................................................Norman Schwerin EDUCATOR’S PHILANTHROPIC FUND Mindi, Aaron & Susan Glachman and Ed Feevish...............................Norman Schwerin DONOR IN MEMORY OF Shelley Goldin...................................................................................Norman Schwerin Marsha Shuter & Friends of Rose............................................................... Rose Phillips Yoni, Tracy & Omari Greenbaum........................................................Norman Schwerin MAE W. FINESHRIBER MEMORIAL ROSE GARDEN FUND Howard & Emily Greenberg...............................................................Norman Schwerin DONOR IN MEMORY OF Joel & Toby Grubman........................................................................Norman Schwerin Sonnie Katz.......................................................................................Leonard Schwartz Babe Hernes......................................................................................Norman Schwerin Fr. Russell & Cynthia Griffin...............................................................Norman Schwerin GENERAL FUND Bernard & Marie Granor....................................................................Norman Schwerin DONOR IN MEMORY OF HaMotzi Comm.......................................................... Beatrice Baer; Norman Schwerin Bob & Ellen Bildersee........................................................................Norman Schwerin Rich & Denise Kahn...........................................................................Norman Schwerin Peggy & Joe Carver............................................................Debby Malissa; Irma Malissa Lance & Robin Kimmelman...............................................................Norman Schwerin Robert & Betty Cohen................................................................................Stan Oswald Jean Lisman......................................................................................Norman Schwerin Emil & Lois Cohn.............................................................Gordon Moses; Renee Zuritsky Anita & Murray Madnick....................................Michael Gershman; Norman Schwerin Jeffrey & Caren Fogel.................................................................................Melva Herrin Nathaniel & Charlene Mayer.............................................................Norman Schwerin Olin & Sylvia Gentry........................................................................ Arnold K. Brenman Murray & Diane Miller.......................................................................Norman Schwerin Rhoda Hershman & Family.......................................................................... Sue Kirzner Jack & Laurie Myers...........................................................................Norman Schwerin 18 FALL 2020
Contributions All listings indicate donor first, followed by the honor or memorial. HAMOTZI DINNER FUND (CONT.) DONOR IN HONOR OF DONOR................................................................... IN MEMORY OF Jerry & Jacqueline Rosenzweig.........................................................Norman Schwerin Myron & Janet Waxman............................................... In appreciation of Ellen Tilman; William Schur & Lesley Solomon.......................................................Norman Schwerin William Schur & Lesley Solomon.......................................................Norman Schwerin Birth of Teddy Grant Waxman Joe Donahue & Janice Schwartz-Donahue........................................Norman Schwerin Barbara Shifrin..................................................................................Norman Schwerin MUSIC ARTS FUND Richard & Barbara Shifrin..................................................................Norman Schwerin Scott Solar & Family..........................................................................Norman Schwerin DONOR IN MEMORY OF Skits Soroko & Paulette Sterman-Soroko.................... Beatrice Baer; Norman Schwerin Claire Spilker.....................................................................................Norman Schwerin Dave & Sandy Rosenthal................................................................. Arnold K. Brenman Phil & Ellen Steinberg........................................................................Norman Schwerin Ellen Taupin.......................................................................................Norman Schwerin DONOR IN HONOR OF Michael & Sondra Zukerman...................................Charlotte Reber; Norman Schwerin DONOR...................................................................... IN HONOR OF Olin & Sylvia Gentry.................................................Speedy recovery of Ellen Bildersee Albert & Amy Berkheimer...................................................................HaMotzi Dinners Joan Brantz................................. HaMotzi Dinners; Special birthday of Debby Kendall; Dave & Sandy Rosenthal..........................................Speedy recovery of Ellen Bildersee Keneseth Israel Ilene Chasen..........................................................Speedy recovery of Mindi Glachman NEUMAN CHAPEL FUND Elliot & Lynore Eisman........................................................................... Keneseth Israel Gary & Sue Fried........................................................... Speedy recovery of Joel Eisman DONOR IN MEMORY OF Anita & Murray Madnick............................................ Speedy recovery of Elliot Eisman Eve Mennies........................................................................................HaMotzi Dinners Marvin & Louise Kleinman........................................................................Tony Comido Lynn Neigut........................................................................................HaMotzi Dinners Rosalind Reichstein.............................................................................. KI’s Food Pantry CHARLOTTE AND JERRY NEW STREAMING FUND Robert & Carey Roseman.....................................................................HaMotzi Dinners Tiffany Schroeder................................................................................HaMotzi Dinners DONOR IN MEMORY OF Seth & Joyce Schulman........................................................Feeding the food-insecure Joan Myerson Shrager.........................................................................HaMotzi Dinners Andrew Altman & Leon Chudzinski............................................................... Jerry New Rochelle Wolf......................................................................................HaMotzi Dinners Michael & Sondra Zukerman........................... Bar Mitzvah of Carol & Chet’s Grandson Emil & Lois Cohn............................................................................................ Jerry New Michael & Jamie Goodman..................................................Mother of Ruth Mooreville The Solar Family............................................................................................ Jerry New DONOR IN HONOR OF Babe Hernes.......................................................................Marriage of Rachel Skolnick Judith Monheit...............................................................................Streaming Services Richard Peel....................................................................................Streaming Services Dave & Sandy Rosenthal........................................... 83rd Birthday of David Rosenthal Marsha Shuter.................................................................................Streaming Services The Solar Family..............................................................................Streaming Services Steven & Carol Weller......................................................................Streaming Services Joanetta Willis.................................................................................Streaming Services ONEG SHABBAT FUND DONOR IN MEMORY OF Sonnie Katz.......................................................................................Norman Schwerin MARK & MILLICENT & MARK KAY SCHOLARSHIP FUND PRAYER BOOK FUND DONOR IN HONOR OF DONOR IN MEMORY OF Peggy Goldenberg.................................................................. Bonnie Kay; Bruce Marks Terry & Marjorie Caddy.............................................................................. Irma Malissa KING DAVID HARP SOCIETY Joan Flintoff.............................................................................................. Irma Malissa DONOR IN MEMORY OF Harvey & Rosalie Goldberg........................................................................ Irma Malissa Frank & Ellen Abrahams..................................Elaine S. Abrahams; Gustave Abrahams; Barry & Marlene Green.............................................................................. Irma Malissa Regina F. Stein; Betty Stern Stephen & Lynn Greenfield....................................................................... Irma Malissa Les Cooperson & Robyn Miller......................................................... Arnold K. Brenman Bernard Gross............................................................................................ Irma Malissa Sonnie Katz..................................................................................... Arnold K. Brenman Paul & Denise Hermany............................................................................. Irma Malissa Jan C. Finkelman............................... Rose Kramer Finkelman; Nora Rodman Marymor Stephen & Alexis Hellman......................................................................... Irma Malissa DONOR IN HONOR OF Sylvia Kreithen.......................................................................................... Irma Malissa Mike & Caryl Levin.......................................................Speedy recovery of Mark Pitkow Marc, Adrienne, Ryan & Alec Kahn............................................................. Mollie Kahn Dave & Sandy Rosenthal..............................................Our 62nd Wedding Anniversary Robert Kahn............................................................................................... Mollie Kahn CLARENCE L. & ESTELLE S. MEYERS LIBRARY FUND Samuel & Joyce Krain................................................................................ Irma Malissa DONOR IN MEMORY OF Robert & Ellen Malissa.............................................................................. Irma Malissa Renate Elgart.......................................................Arnold K. Brenman; Ronald Waxman Eve Mennies.............................................................................................. Irma Malissa Joni Herman & Family........................................................................... Donna Breslow Herb & Lynn Rigberg................................................................................. Irma Malissa Irv Matusow & Barbara Rudnick............................................................ Donna Breslow Jerome & Paula Robin............................................................................... Irma Malissa Eve Mennies.................................................................................... Arnold K. Brenman Bud Rothschild.......................................................................................... Irma Malissa Myron & Janet Waxman........................................................................... Ron Waxman Art & Rita Schell........................................................................................ Irma Malissa Karen Silverberg........................................................................................ Irma Malissa 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
Contributions All listings indicate donor first, followed by the honor or memorial. PRAYER BOOK FUND (CONT.) SECURITY FUND (CONT.) DONOR IN MEMORY OF DONOR IN MEMORY OF Deborah Toll.............................................................................................. Irma Malissa Babe Hernes...................................................... Arnold K. Brenman; Leonard Schwartz Richard & Eileen Weinberg........................................................................ Irma Malissa Anita & Murray Madnick...................................................................Leonard Schwartz RABBI’S PHILANTHROPIC FUND David & Amy Manin..........................................................................Leonard Schwartz DONOR IN MEMORY OF Eve Mennies......................................................................................Leonard Schwartz Robert Kahn........................................................................................ Jacqueline Kahn Rochelle Wolf....................................................................................Leonard Schwartz Max Lieberman........................................................................Edward Gutenschwager DONOR IN HONOR OF Hannah & Jacob Lindenbaum...........................................................Norman Schwerin Gary & Sue Fried...................................................The Supportive KI Clergy and Friends Madelyn Schaeffer............................................................................Norman Schwerin Barbara Wasserman.........................................................................Helping a Member Michael Schaeffer..............................................................................Norman Schwerin SHARING IS CARING FUND Melinda Schorr..................................................................................Norman Schwerin DONOR IN MEMORY OF William Schur.......................... Al Finer; Myron Landau; Belle Leeds; Norman Schwerin Dick & Anne Brown......................................................................... Arnold K. Brenman DONOR IN HONOR OF Sheldon & Shirley Somerman............................................................... Sheila Shaffran Howard & Myrna Asher.............................Special Anniversary of Harriet & Larry Weiss DONOR IN HONOR OF Marlene Bookbinder.................................Rabbi Sussman, Cantor Levy & Ross M. Levy Meira Greenwald.............................................................................Helping the elderly Gary & Sue Fried.................................................................................... Rabbi Sussman SOCIAL ACTION FUND Ina Gaber Greenspan...My grandsons Tyler Colby & Austin Phillip’s college graduations DONOR IN MEMORY OF Mirjam Mitchell...............................................................Rabbi Sussman & Cantor Levy Dick & Bobbi Weiss............................................................................Norman Schwerin TEMPLE JUDEA MUSEUM FINE ARTS FUND Joan Myerson Shrager........................................................................... Keneseth Israel DONOR IN MEMORY OF BEN & RENEE RICHMAN FUND FOR ELDER CARE Howard & Myrna Asher............................................................................. Irma Malissa DONOR IN MEMORY OF James & Karen Kantor............................................................................... Irma Malissa Terry & Marjorie Caddy.............................................................................. Irma Malissa DONOR IN HONOR OF Chuck & Alice Richman.............................Celia Feldman; Debby Malissa;,Irma Malissa; Howard & Myrna Asher.............................................90th Birthday of Devorah Kendall Tom Silverman; Nina; Pearl Lynn Brody............................................................................................ Keneseth Israel Raymond Singer.......................................................................................... Olga Tuluca YAHRZEIT FUND DONOR IN HONOR OF DONOR IN MEMORY OF Terry & Marjorie Caddy............................................. 50th Birthday of Grant Nicholson; Birthdays of Leo Palermo, Marc Palermo & Temma Palermo; Bayuk & Janas Families...........................................................................Thelma Bayuk 44th Birthday of Benjamin Richman; Birthday of Chuck Richman; Lewis & Elaine Abel..................................................................Hirmon Abel; Ellen Gold Anniversary of Charles & Alice Richman; Birthday of Ryan Richman Richard & Marci Abt........................................ Sylvia M. Abt; Bette Rush; William Rush 90th Birthday of Birthday of Myrna Rosenau Marlene Adler............................................................... Sylvia D’Orazio; Richard Jacobs FAY AND LEO ROSENAU FUND James & Joanne Adler...............................................................................Frank Snyder DONOR IN MEMORY OF Steven & Phyllis Allen.................................................................................. Chad Allen Jerry & Lois Rosenau........................................................................Fay & Leo Rosenau Craig & Robin Anforth............................................ Shirley Goldstein; Sidney Goldstein RICHARD E. RUDOLPH, JR. PRESCHOOL FUND Sylvia Angert............................................................................................Jacob Kramer DONOR IN MEMORY OF Maxine Arno.................Irvin Arno; Beatrice Eskin; Michael Grossberg; Theresa R. Selig Scott & Merryl Bender............................................................................... Sylvia Topkis Howard & Myrna Asher.............................................Harriet Asher Stern; Bessie Zeitlin DONOR IN HONOR OF Elaine Baer.................................................................................................. Stuart Baer Scott & Merryl Bender................................................................Roselee & Ken Feinour Barber Family........................................................................................... Jeremy Hunn Steven & Alexis Stone.................................................................................KI Preschool Herbert Bass.............................................................................................Mildred Bass SACRED MUSIC PROGRAMS FUND Maxine Bass.................................................................................................. Lee Smith DONOR IN MEMORY OF Harris Baum............................................................Albert I. Baum; Myrna Field Baum; Seymour Z. Baum; Florence Paul Sonnie Katz................................................................................................Meryl Salkin Brenda Baumholtz............................................................................. Libby Baumholtz SECURITY FUND Rick Bedrick & Amy Brantz Bedrick....................................David Bedrick; Ruth Bedrick; DONOR IN MEMORY OF George Brantz; Louis Brantz Stephen & Karen Franklin..................................................................Leonard Schwartz John Behrend........................................................................................Albert Behrend Scott Lempert & Sharon Sood...........................................................Leonard Schwartz Marty Beilin................................................................ Benjamin Beilin; Saundra Beilin Joan Brantz.......................................................................................Leonard Schwartz Judy Bell............................................................................ Jack Bendon; Sylvia Gilgore Les Cooperson & Robyn Miller...........................................................Leonard Schwartz Scott & Merryl Bender................................................................................ Jack Bender David Berman...........................................................................................Jean Berman 20 FALL 2020
Contributions All listings indicate donor first, followed by the honor or memorial. YAHRZEIT FUND (CONT.) IN MEMORY OF YAHRZEIT FUND (CONT.) IN MEMORY OF DONOR DONOR Bers Family..................................................................................................Janice Bers Allan Furman...........................................................................................Louis Furman Daniel Bleicher.........................................................................................Carol Bleicher Richard Gash.................................................................................................Ruth Gash Joan Brantz........................................................................George Brantz; Louis Brantz Ethel Gershman........................................................................................Esther Haber David & Helen Braverman................................ Harry“Hesh”Braverman; Israel Mandel Darlene Gilbert.................................................Irving Gilbert; Henry Miller; Rose Miller George Breslau......................................................................................Martha Breslau Sally Ginsberg........................................................................................... Jack Bendon Briker Family................................................................................................Lucy Briker Sondra Gittis...................................................Bernard M. Hamberg; Mildred Hamberg Anne Brown................................................................................................. Joan Lubin Mindi Glachman............................................................................... Betty Washerstein Florence Caplan............................................................. Leonard Caplan; Matilda Frank Eve Glassberg....................................................................................Barbara Glassberg Alison Carson......................................................................................... Nathan Carson Dennis Glick.................................................................................................. Ruth Glick Carol Cei.................................................................................................Vincent Ciaccia Barry & Phyllis Goldberg.....................................................................Edythe Newman Cindy Charlton....................................................................................Estelle Steinberg Cheryl Goldberg..................................................................................Edythe Newman Richard Charney & Carol Schaefer.......................................................... Sarah Charney Shelley Goldin....................................................................Rose Goldin; Samuel Goldin Judith Charny & family...................Richard Charny; Grace Gottlieb; Helen Schneeberg; Stacie Goldsmith..................................................................................... Sylvia Pechter Ida Schneeberg; Myron Schneeberg Judy Golland...........................................................................................Barrie Golland Michael Chauveau....................................... Jacob Woolfe Chauveau; Minnie Chauveau Mark, Cindy & Jessie Goodman.......................................................... Shirley Weinraub Lorraine Cherashore..................Jean Cherashore; Howard Kornblum Shirley Kornblum Ricki Gordon..................................................................... Clara B. Gordon; Isidor Perlin Cherwony family....................................................................................... Arlene Naids Dan & Mila Gorman.....................................................................................Walter Katz Willam Clyman......................................................................................... Anna Clyman Connie Gottlieb....................................................................................Stanley Gottlieb Fred & Marla Cohen..................................................................................Robert Cohen Harry & Lillian Gottlieb..................................................................................May Spitz Emil & Lois Cohn...........................................Emil Cohn, Jr.; Effye W. Kun; Joseph L. Kun Marilyn Gray........................................................................................Anna Lieberman Harry Cooper.......................................................................................Robert L. Cooper Irma Green................................................................................................ Albert Green Geraldine Cramer................................................................................. Blanche Cramer Marc Grossman & Ellen Edelman Grossman.......................................... Anne Edelman; James Cristol........................................................................................... Elise H. Cristol Morton Grossman; Ruth Grossman Robert Cypres...................................................................................... Bertha H. Cypres Susan Hamberg................. Bernard M. Hamberg; Mildred Hamberg; William Hamberg Maxine Dalsemer...............................................................................Richard Dalsemer Carl & Edith Hanzelik.......................................................... Alfred D’Elia & Fay Hanzelik Joseph & Amy Davidson........................................................................David Davidson Jerold Harrison...................................................................................Marlene Harrison Julia Davis.......................Fannie Kraft; Philip Kraft; Herman Schwartz; Julius Schwartz Scott Harrison....................................................................................Marlene Harrison Sheila DeAnnuntis................................................................. Melvin Geiss; Kenny Saull Barry & Lana Hendler...........................................................................Pauline Hendler Bill & Deena Dell..........................................................................................Maren Dell Babe Hernes............................................................................................Sarah Garfield Phyllis Dittrich.......................................................................................Herbert Kramer Rhoda Hershman....................................................................... Benjamin Blumenthal Dodies Family........................................................................................Rebecca Dodies Steven & Wendy Hess................................................................... Howard Stanley Hess Harold Don, Jr.......................................................................................... Harold K. Don Jerome & Dolores Horowitz.................................Sadie Fairstone Horowitz; Pearl Weiss Elliot & Lynore Eisman............................................................................... Rae Balaban Frances Israel............................................................ Selma Sussman; Walter Sussman Renate Elgart...........................................Adolph Schonwetter; Margaret Schonwetter Edward E. Itzenson..............................................................................Gerri Shechtman Jules & Chantal Feinberg........................................ Simon Liez; Yvette Liez; Henri Stark Edwin Jaffe................................................................................................Sadie S. Jaffe Stephen & Eileen Feldman.........................................Leonard Feldman; Sarah Rudnick Nan Jurman....................................................................... Sara Becker; Paul Bernstein Eleanor Feldsher........................................ Ethel Feldsher; Yetta Milkstein; Mary Sciaky Marc, Adrienne, Ryan and Alec Kahn.......................................................... Mollie Kahn Ted & Diane Feldstein..............................................Joshua Feldstein; Miriam Feldstein Robert Kahn............................................................................................... Mollie Kahn Carl Fertman & Barb Murock................................................................. Lester Fertman Sonnie Katz.............................................................................................Lillian R. Stark Annette Field....................................................................................... Edgar Friedman Richard & Hannah Kaufman..................Herman Kaufman; Florence Kitey; Albert Kitey Leslie Fields...............................................................................................Arthur Fields Marilyn Keesal..................................................................................Raymond Goldfine Miriam Finkel................................................................................All of My Loved Ones Stefan & Donna Keller............................................................... Virginia“Ginger”Keller Sandra Fischer.....................................................................................Sharon P. Fischer Janet Kerry........................................... Adele M. Haas; Jerome S. Haas; Lillian D. Mann Susan Fisher................................................................................................Ethel Fisher Sharon Kieserman........................................................................................Faye Finkle Jeffrey & Caren Fogel..................................................................................Albert Fogel Sue Klein-Nemore & Robert Nemore.....................................................Herbert Kramer Kenneth & Barbara Forman.......................................................................Dora Forman Marilyn Koff........................................................................................... Nathan Schlok Kenneth Forman.....................................................................................Ada P. Forman Sandra Kramer........................................................Selma Gorodetzer; Herbert Kramer Penny Frederick............................................................Kenneth Blau; Mollie Weinstein Aaron Krauss & Rhonda McKitten.............. Sandra Glass; Mollie Lipkin; Frank McKitten Morton Freedman..............................................................................Milton Freedman Aaron Kuptsow.......................................................................................Anita Kuptsow Albert Friedman................................................. Charles Friedman; Lucille S. Friedman Gary Kutner............................................................................................... Joyce Kutner 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. YAHRZEIT FUND (CONT.) IN MEMORY OF YAHRZEIT FUND (CONT.) IN MEMORY OF DONOR DONOR Brooke Laken & Jennifer Laken Shirk............................................John Bayne Brush, Jr. Beth Porten.............................................................................................Joseph Porten David & Ginger Lane.................................................. Hazel Lipshutz; Ralph R. Lipshutz Lynda Quinn................................................................Jerome Ornstein; Sydelle Sloane Elaine Langman............................................................Betty Cohen ; Robert Langman Paul & Ann Rappoport................................Lewis E. Littmann; Ann Epstein Rappoport Judy Langsfeld............................................ Morton Langsfeld; Morton A. Langsfeld Jr. Iris Raylesberg & Michael Rozansky...................................................Daniel Raylesberg Elaine Leibowitz.......................................................................................... Sarah Stein Wendy Richman......................................................................................Sheila Weisser Arlene Lessack....................................................................................... Leonard Levine Jack & Ruth Ringlestein...................................Jack L. Ringlestein, Sr.; Rose Ringlestein Michael H. Levin......................................................................................Beatrice Levin Adele Roda...............................................................................David Roda; Philip Roda Merle Levy............................................................................................Daniel Fairshter Al Rodstein.................................................................................. Dorothy Lerner Gould M. Tony Lieberman.............................................................................. Barbara Brenner Jay Rosen..............................................................................Edith Rosen; Ruth Schultz Marilyn Lifson.........................................................................................Kalman Lifson Ronald & Lynne Rosen.......................................................................Bernie Silverstein Amy Lifson..............................................................................................Kalman Lifson Dave & Sandy Rosenthal.................................................Edythe Lewis; Elsie Rosenthal Bruce P. Loigman..........................Darwin Loigman; Florence Loigman; Sonia Loigman Henry Rubin..............................................................................................Harry Kessler Anita & Murray Madnick & Family............................................ Lydia Margaretta Black; Taffy Rubin........................................................................................ Warren Blumberg Robert Premet; Justin Ryder Wysocki Bill & Deborah Rubinsohn...............................................Donna Breslow; Clem Crystal; Lee & Barbara Maimon..............................................................................Byron Prusky Helen Kendall; Anne Rush; Ken Sataloff; Barry Stupine; Julian Weinstein Elsa C. Malmud................................................................................Henrietta V. Kravitz Greta Rubinstein & Family...........................................Bernard Goldston; Rita Goldston Robin Marks............................................................................................Bernice Marks Barbara Rudnick...................................................................................Harry A. Altman Marsha Elefant Mcgee...................................... Lillian Elefant; Frances Elefant Woolsey Phyllis Salinger................................................................Rebecca Dodies; Ruth Dodies Henry Meil................................................................................................Barbara Meil Joan C. Sall...............................................................................................Jonathan Sall Sondra Mendelsohn...........................................................................Paul Mendelsohn Susan Schear.................................................................................................... Jack Fox Eve Mennies.................. Jennie Mennies; Adolph Schonwetter; Margaret Schonwetter Paul & Doris Schor........................................................................................Kitty Schor Craig Messinger..............................................................................Milton I. Messinger William Schur..............Irving Freier; Sophie Schur Freier; Charlotte Penn; Robert Schur Carolyn Meyer....................................................................................... Milton Gottlieb Sidney & Frances Schwartz........................................ David Karabel; Annette Schwartz Harold Meyer..............................................................................................Leah Rieder Fredda Segal........................................................................................... Harry S. Levin Alan & Lois Meyers......................................................Miriam S. Hahn; Aline H. Meyers Susan Segal....................................................................................... Joseph H. Resnick Lee Michaels....................................................................................Joseph S. Michaels Serdikoff Family...................................................................... Helen McCray; Mae Weil Lee & Barbara Michaels........................................Barbara J. Michaels; Herbert Nibauer Georgia Shafia......................................................................................George L. Cohen B. Franklin Miller......................................................................................... Lynn Miller Natalie Shamberg................................................Fanny Shamberg; Stanley Sugarman Harold & Carol Miller............................................................................. Jacob Wollman Bernard & Nancy Shapiro..........................................................................Ruth Shapiro Larry & Diane Mitnick......................................................Arthur Mitnick; Helen Mitnick Leonard & Joan Shore....................................................Fannie Kaufman; Morris Shore Judith Monheit........................ Sadye P. Deitch; Norman E. Waxman; Samuel Waxman Joan K. Shore....................................................................................Milton J. Kolansky Toni Montague....................................................Minnie Sukerman; Samuel Sukerman Howard & Emmie Shubin.......................................................................Charles Shubin Rick & Sarah Morrison.........................................................................Phyllis Larrimore Ronda Silbermann........................................................Eleanor Kupzoff; Jacob Kupzoff Laurie Myers.....................................................................Pearl Farber; Louis A. Neigut Lisa, Adam & Ari Silverstein/Rhea & Noah Lowenthal..........................Leon Lowenthal Marilyn Neigut & Family............Louis A. Neigut; Jack Silver; Lena Silver; Samuel Silver Janet Simmons.............................................................................................Allan Blitz Lisa Nerenberg..................................Louis Nerenberg; Shirley Nerenberg; Anna Paikin Stan & Lois Singer....................................................... Rose Malerman; Sadye Mondell Aaron & Gail Newberg.......................................Herbert B. Newberg; Ellen Snyderman; Katharine Sokol....................................................................................... Elise H. Cristol ................................................................................................... Isadore L. Snyderman Lesley Solomon.................................................. Steven Schlesinger; Bernard Solomon Laurence & Mary Nodiff & Family............................... Gerald Kramer; Edward A. Nodiff Sheldon & Shirley Somerman........................................................... Harriet Messinger Charlotte Noskow.................................................................................. Arnold Noskow Marc Sonnenfeld....................................................................Burton David Sonnenfeld Anita Oller......................................................................................................Otto Oller Miriam Soskin.....................................................................................Joseph Flickstein Karen Oller.....................................................................................................Otto Oller Claire Spilker.............................................................................................Oscar Spilker Maxine Ostroff...........................................................................................Larry Ostroff Phil & Ellen Steinberg.........Lea Berman; Bernice“Bunny”Steinberg; Samuel Steinberg Reesa Ostroff & Family.............................................................................. Arlene Naids Edward Stock............................................................................................. Lynda Stock Iris & Kevin Parker.............................Leonard Miller; Reba Miller; Fannie Mondelblatt; Ann Stolinsky..................................................................................... Edward Stolinsky ......................................................................................................Harold J. Rosenberg Arlene Stone...............................................................................................Daniel Baer Ellen & Faith Parkinson.......................................................................Dennis Parkinson Michael Suckle............................................................................. Carol (Cookie) Suckle Renee Parris...........................................Natalia Kudelka; Tillie Parris; Ethel Kazen Paul Jenny Thibeault, Caleb Sweedler & Kate Sweedler......... Evelyn Ringold; Toni Sweedler Jeffrey & Ellen Plaut........................................................Anna Langberg; Werner Plaut R. Ross Tishler..........................................................................................Morris Tishler Rita Rosen Poley.......................................................................................Martin Rosen Michael & Colette Tomeo........................................Judith Tartack 22 FALL 2020
Contributions (cont.) All listings indicate donor first, followed by the honor or memorial. YAHRZEIT FUND (CONT.) DONOR IN MEMORY OF 215.887.8700 • FAX 215.887.1070 • www.kenesethisrael.org Bob & Helene Wagman.......................Ida Gangel, Rose Wagman Marlene Wald......................................................... Ruth Kushner SENIOR STAFF Dorothy Wasserman..........................................Edith (Ida) Rubin Senior Rabbi, Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D., D.D. Shirley Weiner............................................................Neil Weiner [email protected] / 215.887.8702 Robert Wenick..................................................... William Wenick Cantor, Amy E. Levy, M.S.M. Libby Wikler..........................................................Stanley Wikler [email protected] / 215.887.8702 Lorraine Woldow..................................................Robert H. Wahl Director of Religious Education, Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg Barry & Merle Wolf..................................................Ruth Solotoff [email protected] / 215.887.8704 Rochelle Wolf............................Dorothy Rich; George M. Shapiro Executive Director, Brian Rissinger Cindy Wollman......................................................Mark Wollman [email protected] / 215.887.8700, ext. 405 Larry & Maxine Zalkin........................................... Jack Zalicovitz Director of Early Childhood Education, Liz Z. Sussman, M.Ed. [email protected] / 215.885.2425, ext. 419 (Archives Continued from P. 28) Membership Engagement Director, Jaimie Abt Shmelzer In July, member Rosalind Reichstein [email protected] / 215.887.8700, ext. 401 Director/Curator, Temple Judea Museum, Rita Rosen Poley forwarded a question regarding the Richmond, [email protected] / 215.887.8700, ext. 416 Virginia roots of KI families as a follow-up to Librarian, Meyers Library, Ellen Tilman a Zoom program by Rabbi Sussman. Another [email protected] / 215.887.8700, ext. 417 inquiry, forwarded by Brian Rissinger, asked for Youth Engagement Coordinator, Danielle Carlin information about a Joseph Hirschman (sic.) [email protected] / 215.887.8700 The spreadsheet summaries allowed me to Choir Director/Pastoral Care, Hazzan David Tilman partially respond. [email protected] / 215.887.8702 Organist, Andrew Senn Meanwhile, Linda Roth has used her at-home Rabbi Emeritus, Simeon J. Maslin, D. Min. free time to expand our marriage record index to Cantor Emeritus, Richard Allen cover the period 1962 to 1972, using a parallel Executive Director Emeritus, William Ferstenfeld format to the 1861–1961 records I had indexed. As the pandemic rolls on, the archives team OFFICERS hopes to do more and respond to your requests. President, Janice Schwartz-Donahue [email protected] Vice President, Andrew Altman [email protected] Vice President, James L. Rosenthal [email protected] Secretary, Donna Bleznak Keller [email protected] Treasurer, Isaak Kruger [email protected] Immediate Past President, Evonne Jonas Kruger [email protected] Honorary Presidents Hon. Jan E. DuBois, Miriam Finkel, Connie Kay, E. Harris Baum, Norma Meshkov, Karen L. Sirota, Carey S. Roseman, Andrew J. Flame, Peter J. Soloff, Richard Weiss, Arnold Meshkov 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, Anita Madnick Reform Judaism Graphic Designer, Marjorie Trager C O N G R E G AT I O N SHALOM KI 23 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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High Holy Days KI CORE VALUES Yahadut Mitkademit Limmud Radio Broadcast Reform Judaism Sacred Learning Schedule: As a diverse community repre- T’fillot Kehillah senting a broad constituency Prayer and Spirituality Community WWDB – 860 AM of nearly 1,000 families strong, Tikkun Olam Ahavat Israel Rosh Hashanah we have identified seven core Social Justice/ Jewish Pride/Love of Israel Friday, September 18 values that define the heart and Repair of the World 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. soul of our congregation. Hiddur Mitzvah Presorted Erev Rosh Hashanah Service Arts and Culture 1st Class Saturday, September 19 US Postage 10:00 a.m. – noon 8339 Old York Road Morning Service Elkins Park, PA 19027-1597 Paid Yom Kippur Address Service Requested: Permit #81 Sunday, September 27 Langhorne, PA 5:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Service Monday, September 28 10:00 a.m.– noon Morning Service 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Yizkor & Ne’ilah Services please recycle Archives From Afar by Jack A. Myers, KI Archivist (email: [email protected]) Until mid-March, the Archives Committee had held late May, I responded to a request for information about the working sessions every Tuesday morning. On occasion, we Brunswick family of the late 1800s. A more complete response put in additional on-site time. In fact, we had just put together however will have to wait. Similarly, when asked about what KI an exhibit in the Foyer Display Case featuring items from our did during the 1918 flu epidemic, I referenced the March 19 various synagogue buildings. It will remain in place until such Jewish Exponent issue, which referred to November 1918, time as our congregants can view it up close. comments of Rabbi Krauskopf. Over the years, we have created Excel spreadsheets of some In June, KI received an interesting call and follow-up email of our archival records (5,000 marriages, 7,000 confirmations, from the Naval Chaplaincy School in Newport, Rhode Island. some 19th century religious school registrations) which have The inquiry involved trying to establish the history of the Ark allowed us to respond to inquiries without consulting the in their possession that has a small plaque indicating its 1984 original documents. This, in conjunction with the individual contribution by Keneseth Israel. Claire Schweriner, was quickly knowledges of our working group, have enabled us to respond able to shed light on this by referencing a 2004 exhibit to some inquiries received via email. A few of the messages we commemorating the 25th yahrzeit of Dr. Korn. His sister, Jean, have received since March can give you a sense of what the a long-time archives contributor, had written: “On October 9, archives contain: 1984 The Chaplain Bertram W. Korn Room was dedicated at the Philadelphia Naval Yard at ‘A Service of Dedication in A group studying Women’s Suffrage at Rodeph Shalom had Memory of Rear Admiral Bertram W. Korn, CHC, USNR’. come across a reference to such a discussion by KI’s Sisterhood Due to the closing of the Philadelphia Naval Yard in 1995, this in February, 1914. Unfortunately, this March inquiry will not was moved to the Newport, Rhode Island Navy Base.” As with be able to be fully researched until our return to the building. In the other inquiries, we can later share pictures and more detail early March, Sheri Waas Shunfenthal indicated that she had a upon return to “normal.” collection of her grandmother’s letters from the 1940s, which includes her excitement over Eleanor Roosevelt’s visit to KI. In (See Archives on P. 23)
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