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The Conservative Jewish Congregation Serving San Antonio and Central Texas since 1889
“Our Voice”
January 2015
Tevet - Shevet 5775
2015-2016
President
VP Finance/Admin
VP Education
VP Membership
VP Fundraising
VP Ritual
Secretary
Treasurer
Barbie Scharf-Zeldes
Kevin Epstein
Jennifer Rosenblatt
Jody Reddy
Rhonda Gurinsky
Mindy Spigel
Dr. Amy Saklad
Dr. Michael Peck
Vicki Adelstein
Michael Levin
Dr. Mervyn Bloom
Rikko Ollervidez
Dr. Ephraim Brenman
Steve Cole
Lisa Friedman
Eileen Jalnos
Marilyn Karren
Jeff Kavy
Dr. Phillip Landes
Esther Lasky-Mata
Monica Lizka-Miller
David Present
Steve Ross
Ron Schlesinger
Isadora Sintes
Alice Troy
Arnold “Arnie” Vogel
Mel Waldgeir
Ron Weiss
Kolenu
The newsletter for Congregation Agudas Achim
Who We
Are
What’s
Inside
Rabbi
rabbi.abraham@agudas-achim.org
Advertisers…………………….……...…………..23
Cantor
hazzan.jcl@agudas-achim.org
Agudas News……………………………………..17
Interim Executive Director
m.kelne@agudas-achim.org
Anniversaries….………...………….….…….…..20
President
president@agudas-achim.org
Bequests……………….…………….…....………21
Birthdays……………………......……...…….…..20
Immediate Past President
VP Finance/Admin
Jeffrey Abraham
Jeremy Lipton
Mike Kelne
Barbie Scharf-Zeldes
Randy Pulman
Kevin Epstein
Calendar……………...……………….......…..12/13
VP Fundraising
Rhonda Gurinsky
Heintz Preschool….………………….…...…..…14
VP Membership
Jody Reddy
Inda Posner Religious School……….…..…....15
VP Education
Jennifer Rosenblatt
VP Ritual
Mindy Spigel
Secretary
Dr. Amy Saklad
Kiddush Klatch………………………….....……...9
Treasurer
Dr. Michael Peck
Kol Shira-The Voice of Song……….…....…..…4
Inda Posner Religious School
Education Director
k.katims@agudas-achim.org
Installation Shabbat……………...……………....3
Message From the President……………..……..3
Karen Katims
Rabbi’s Roundup……………………..……..…….5
Heintz Preschool Director
a.cantu@agudas-achim.org
Aliza Holzman Cantu
Sisterhood
Director of Membership
and Communication
m.stern@agudas-achim.org
Mindi Stern
Executive Secretary
r.koss@agudas-achim.org
Rose Koss
Book Review ………………………...…..16
Photo Gallery…………….…..……...….6/7
Presidents’ Message………………......11
Shabbat Weekend……………………....10
TX Kosher BBQ Texas Monthly Article……....8
Torah Fund…………………..….....……..….…..22
Tributes………..…………..……..….............18/19
USY/Kadima……………………………………...19
Yahrzeits……………..….………......…………...21
Accountant
o.hernandez@agudas-achim.org
Administrative Assistant
l.brown@agudas-achim.org
IPRS Assistant
Asst.iprs@agudas-achim.org
Heintz Preschool Assistant
j.eichelbaum@agudas-achim.org
Men's Club President
mensclub@agudas-achim.org
Olivia Hernandez
Linda Brown
Samantha Burgess
Jen Eichelbaum
Mike Kelne
Sisterhood Co-Presidents Sandy Weingart /Judy Halfant
Goldie & Joe Tills Library Librarian
tills.library@agudas-achim.org
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Lynn Waghalter
IPRS PTO President
Daphna Haas
HPS PTO President
Vicki Adelstein
Message From The President
Barbie Scharf-Zeldes
January 2015 is finally here! The month you have all
been waiting for! The checkout lines at the grocery
store are jam packed with magazine covers
beckoning you to maintain your new year's
resolutions, create a brand new you and change
your life for the better because - “now is the time.”
Taking a moment to reflect can always stimulate
positive change. I thank our newly elected Officers
and Board of Trustees for their willingness to serve
our Congregation and to reflect with me on how to
successfully manage and administer our synagogue.
There is a lot of excitement and energy and we are
already hard at work for you. Please join me as our
new board is installed during Shabbat morning
services on January 24, 2015.
money in this synagogue. I invite you to help me
create the synagogue that reflects the image you
desire for Congregation Agudas Achim – within our
congregation, within the Jewish community and
within South Texas.
Join a committee, create success.
committee for every need:
Adult Education
Fundraising
Library
School
Trip to Israel
Budget
House
Membership
Social Action
We have a
Cemetery
Keruv (Interfaith)
Ritual
Strategic Planning
Please contact Linda in the synagogue office at
(210) 479-0307 or email her at lbrown@agudasachim.org. If you are interested in an area for which
it appears we do not have a committee, please
contact me and we will create it. We are only limited
by our imagination and I am imagining great things
for Congregation Agudas Achim.
At High Holiday services, you heard Rabbi Abraham
invite you to get involved, join a committee, and be a
part of the congregation. We read in the torah that
we are created in God's image. Our synagogue , our
congregation, is a reflection of our image. The board
and office staff do not create this image alone. As a
congregational member, you are an ambassador of B’Shalom
Agudas Achim. What image do you want to project?
Each of you has an investment of time, energy and Barbie Scharf-Zeldes
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Kol Shira-The Voice of Song
Hazzan Jeremy Lipton
ARE YOU SINGING
OUR SONG?
In a few short weeks we
will celebrate Shabbat
Shirah, the Sabbath of
Song, and we will read
from Parashat B’shallach
in the book of Exodus,
remarkable because it
contains the distinctive
Shirat Hayam, the Song of the Sea. Shirat Hayam,
one of only two extended poems found within the
Torah (the other being Moses’ farewell poem at
the very end of Deuteronomy), is the triumphant
song of victory recounting Moses’ and the
Israelites’ dramatic departure from Egypt, as they
sing praises to God for their safe passage through
the parted Red Sea, while Pharaoh’s pursuing
armies are drowned in the turbulent waters. When
you view the text in the Torah scroll you see the
unique physical spacing of the words on the
parchment page—the poetic phrases are divided
into overlapping, yet separated “bricks” (as noted
in the Talmud), framed on either side by the
regular columns of fully-justified handwritten text.
Some scholars have suggested that this
separation of text is representative of the parting
of the Red Sea itself.
In Ashkenazic tradition there is a special, recurring
melody associated with Shirat Hayam that
enhances our regular Torah cantillation of the text.
Our custom is that within each of the verses in
which God’s name is mentioned the Torah reader
deviates from his regular chanting of the text and
uses instead this ancient melody, named in some
sources as “Festive Trope.” This is an extremely
challenging feat for the Torah reader, as he/she
must seamlessly transition (just before and just
after the chanting of the “God” phrases) in and out
of these special phrases; thus, the reader must
alternate between the normal Torah trope (as one
might read any other text in the Torah) and then
immediately switch to the singing of the new
melody, chanting the “God” phrase in Festive
Trope, and then returning to the regular Torah
cantillation patterns. Ethnomusicologists believe
that these Festive Trope melodies are some of the
oldest identifiable Jewish musical material,
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occurring in variant forms within both established
Ashkenazic and Sephardic traditions of the
communal chanting of Shirat Hayam.
Why is the reading of this text treated so
uniquely within our liturgy? And why was it
chosen to be included every day in our
preliminary morning prayers (it is found at the
very end of Psukei D’zimrah, Verses of Song,
just before the Barchu each morning)? Think for
a moment of the singular biblical event through
which we became a unified people with a
focused, communal destiny…of course it is the
Exodus from Egypt! It is following that
monumental, transformative experience that we
became prepared to receive God’s
commandments and began to fulfill the
covenantal relationship established between
God and Abraham, which resulted in our ultimate
return to the land of Israel. We regularly recall
the Exodus when we lift our cup of wine each
Erev Shabbat or Festival evening during Kiddush
as we pronounce “zeicher l’tsiyat mitzrayim”—“in
remembrance of the Exodus from Egypt. “ We
similarly invoke the Exodus with even more
intensity and detail during each day’s morning
service, as our liturgy calls upon us to reenact
our voluntary acceptance of God’s role in our
lives as we chant the words of Shirat Hayam,
praising our Creator, and carrying that recurring
refrain as each new day begins. Perhaps the
symbolism of God’s name being chanted with a
distinctive, festive melody reminds us that God’s
presence in the world brings a unique dimension
to our existence, even as the rest of our story
marches on. It is through the repeated chanting
of Shirat Hayam that the beauty and intensity of
our poetic narrative as a people continues. Who
would have thought that singing our song would
have such an impact on the world?
B’shalom,
Hazzan Jeremy Lipton
Rabbi’s Roundup
Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham
AIPAC RELATIONSHIPS
their unbridled support for Israel, followed by a
session with Hispanic supporters. Both were
fascinating, and it invigorates me to know we
have these types of allies in today's virulent
world. With everything going on in Israel, this is a
time when we must unite. It was super energizing
to see that a day after the horrible terrorist attack
at the synagogue in Jerusalem there was a
vibrant minyan in the same room in which the
attack occurred—how millennially Jewish.
Lauren and I are still
reveling since attending the
November AIPAC National
Summit in Dallas. Being at
that kind of function inspires
us even more to continue
our pro-Israel advocacy
here in San Antonio; more Our “friends” are few, and it is vital that we build
about that in a moment.
on our relationships with our Hispanic and other
Christian brethren. We are extremely fortunate to
An advantage to the Summit being in Dallas was live here in San Antonio where support for Israel
that we were able to go as a family and stay with is at astronomical levels. The last thing I would
my in-laws. While there, the carbon monoxide suggest is we take this deep-seated support for
detector went off, and between the fire granted. I am sure my grandfather was already
department and gas company, we were forced to saying it in the 40's, but Israel needs your help
vacate the house for almost an hour. The problem and support now more than ever.
was isolated to the vent on a hot water heater.
They turned off the gas, opened the windows, and In only two months, AIPAC will be holding its
we were allowed back in.
annual Policy Conference in Washington from
March 1 to 3. Hazzan Lipton and I will be leading
At least 10 firemen were on hand, and everyone a group from Agudas to this exceedingly
adjourned to the living room on a chilly night, important conference. If you have been to one
thankful that a tragedy had been averted. One of previously, you know how transformative it is.
the firemen was Jewish, and the others seemed Nothing compares to the exhilaration of being in
enamored when he showed them the mezuzot one room with 15,000 other (fanatical) Israel
around the house. The Jewish fireman told them supporters. Just recalling it makes the hair stand
what they were, and it seemed like every one of up on the back of my neck!
them became enraptured. The first question was
“why are they all crooked?” My father-in-law There are many ways each of us can stand up
explained, and I could tell their curiosity was for Israel, through our local Jewish Federation of
whetted.
San Antonio, Israel Bonds, the Jewish National
Fund (JNF), Mercaz USA, and on and on. The
They then wanted to know what was in the AIPAC annual Policy Conference is one of the
mezuzot. I explained it was prayers from the most important. Contact me to imbibe something
Bible (the Shema and V'Ahavta), and we are incredible. You will not regret it.
commanded to hang them “on our doorposts.”
Two firemen responded almost in unison, Am Yisrael Chai!
“Deuteronomy, chapter 6.” To say I was stunned Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham
would be an understatement. I must admit I knew
it was from parshat Va-ethannan in Deuteronomy,
but not “the chapter.” I instantly checked when
they left, and they were right!
The next morning, back at the Summit, I attended
a session with evangelical Christians espousing
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Sisterhood Photo Gallery
Sisterhood works tirelessly to promote the welfare of our synagogue. But sometimes these
interesting, dynamic ladies just need to let their hair down and have fun! Their recent events
include such diverse activities as a book review by member and first-time author, Dr. Ervin
Mendlovitz, New Member Luncheon with special guest Heloise, a casino road trip, and a
Caribbean cruise! If you’re not member yet, what are you waiting for?
NEW MEMBER LUNCHEON WITH HELOISE
SISTERHOOD CRUISE
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SISTERHOOD
CASINO TRIP
SISTERHOOD BOOK REVIEW
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The Texas Kosher BBQ Championship
Texas Monthly Article
How do you know when your BBQ cook-off has made the big-time? When it’s recognized by the
BBQ editor of Texas Monthly with a featured article! Here is the article now on TMBBQ.com
KOSHER TEXAS BBQ CHAMPIONSHIP
BY DANIEL VAUGHN · NOVEMBER 11, 2014
Tracy Frydberg attended the Kosher BBQ
Championship in San Antonio and filed this report:
When we eat smoked brisket in Texas, we can stop
and thank the Jewish community. Or, at least that connection
can be firmly made. As Daniel Vaughn, Texas Monthly’s
barbecue editor, noted in a column on the history of smoked
brisket, the first mention of the meat in Texas was in a
1910 newspaper ad for a Kosher grocery store in El Paso.
Smoked brisket’s long legacy in the state was
celebrated at the Second Annual Kosher Texas BBQ
Championship, held this past October in San Antonio. Hosted
by Congregation Agudas Achim, 2,000 pounds of Kosher meat
donated by H.E.B. were consumed within a few hours by more
than 2,500 people.
Twenty teams competed for to win honors for best
brisket, chicken, ribs, or beans in both a blind tasting and a
‘People’s Choice’ competition. It was as if the Bible was written
with a barbecue challenge in mind, inspiring team names like
Burnt Offerings, Golden Calf Grillers, and Bris-kit, a reference
to the Jewish male circumcision ceremony. (This humor
extended to the event’s official tagline: “no pork butts about it,”
a reference to the strict Kosher rules that barred pork and dairy
from the competition.)
Teams were required by the rules to follow the
standards of Kashrut, the laws of Kosher. It’s a long process
that began Friday, when contestants dipped utensils in boiling
hot water and cleaned grills with a blow torch to ensure all the
cooking utensils had been properly “kashered,” or cleaned in
such a way that they’re deemed kosher. A rabbi stood by and
supervised the preparations, per tradition. And on Friday night,
as is the Jewish custom, all work ceased in accordance with
Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest. On Saturday night, as the sun
set and teams could begin work again, the pitmasters, their
families, and members of Congregation Agudas Achim
gathered in the synagogue’s parking lot, where the event was
taking place, to sing Havdalah, the closing prayers of the
Sabbath, before they started in on the meat.
They smoked the briskets all through the cold night,
which gave to a warm, sunny fall day. Hungry attendees began
streaming in at noon, lining up at various tents to get a taste. A
surprise visit by Kinky Friedman, a two-time gubernatorial
candidate and former Texas Monthly columnist, momentarily
stole attention away from the meat. Talking with his trademark
cigar hanging from the side of his mouth, he lamented the
omission of pork. “This kosher cook-off is featuring, I guess,
ribs, but not pork ribs, which are the best, so I’m interested in
seeing how this holds up,” he said. But, he admitted, “the
brisket should be good.”
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And it was. I’m no barbecue expert, but armed with a
few tips from Vaughn, I did my best to be discerning. And, not
to brag, but my personal pick for ‘Best Brisket’ lined up with the
People’s Choice Award winner, Beldon’s Hot Tar Pit. My
father, Felix Frydberg, a more experienced judge of barbecue,
remarked after his first bite of the winning meat, “This tastes
like Rosh Hashana brisket, I like all of the schmutz”—the
onions and other flavorings coating the brisket – a preparation
of the meat similar to what’s served at a Sabbath meal versus
what you might find at traditionally Texas barbecue joint. The
chicken that won the People’s prize was neither Jewish or
Texan, and featured pineapple. Know your crowd, I guess.
The big question is, how different does Kosher ‘cue
taste than “treyf,” the Yiddish term for non-Kosher items? As
someone who has only ever eaten kosher, I’ll admit I can’t
attest personally to what that might be, but more worldly
barbecue connoisseurs I spoke to at the event all confirmed no
difference in taste between the two. Unless, of course, you
improperly season Kosher meat. According to Randy Pulman,
the man behind the event and Agudas Achim president,
“Kosher food is salty by process. The butchers use salt, a
saline solution to draw the blood out of the animal after the
slaughter so the product is already pretty salty. That means if
you have a soy-based marinade, throw it out the window; you
don’t use that. If you have salt in your rub or your marinade,
you cut it back by ninety percent.”
Pulman got his start in barbecue competitions at the
San Antonio Rodeo Barbecue Cook-off with members of his
law firm several years ago. When looking for a fundraiser for
the synagogue, the idea came about to create a Kosher
version of the event. This year’s Texas Kosher BBQ
Championship is set to have raised well over $100,000, and
five percent will be donated to the San Antonio Food Bank.
Though Kosher chili cook-offs exist around the state,
Pulman is now working to initiate a Kosher barbecue circuit.
Which would be nice for us Kosher-eating Jews in Texas who
want some good barbecue. Tamar Solomon, a UT freshman
who observes the laws of Kosher, said it’s not easy being
around so much barbecue and never being able to taste it. “It’s
like you can see it, but you can’t touch it. And it smells amazing,” she said. “It’s hard.” But she and her family had a chance
to experience the delicacy that is Kosher barbecue. When her
parents came to Austin from New York to visit her, they
skipped UT Parents’ Weekend, drove down to San Antonio,
and gorged on the offerings at the competition. When asked
what they thought about it, they just said, the meat was divine.
Kiddush Klatch
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Sisterhood
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What’s New With Sisterhood!
Hi Everyone, I'm writing this a few days after our wonderful Installation Ceremony for Rabbi
Abraham. Celebrating with him, Lauren, and their family was a heartwarming experience. I was
also proud of our Sisterhood on the bimah, singing the inspiring Hatikvah as we faced the flag
of Israel. All in all, it was a beautiful morning. Thanks to Vicki Adelstein and her committee who
made it possible.
Now, as you're reading this, it's almost January. I'm thinking that we Jews are very lucky. We
get to celebrate two New Years!! Rosh Hashanah, of course, is far more meaningful to me, but I
certainly hope everyone has a happy, secular New Year 2015.
In January, we have two important events on our agenda. On January 13, our second Book
Review of the year will be held in the Gurinsky Family Social Hall. Suzan Mendlovitz tells me
that the novel is A GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED by Dara Horn. It will be reviewed by retired
UTSA English Professor Bonnie Lyons. She is an excellent and insightful speaker and reviewer.
Then, a few days later, on January 16 and 17, is our annual Sisterhood Shabbat weekend. We
have a guest speaker coming, so please join us for services on Friday night and Saturday morning, followed by a delicious Kiddush lunch.
Now, the Rummage/Estate Sale is over for this year. I'm sure Bernice will be getting us busy to
start again in March!! (Oh, yes!) I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who came out
and worked to help make this annual event a success. For the past nine months, some of us
have been shlepping, pricing, and packing your donations. I also want to thank those of you
who donated clothing, household goods, and other merchandise to us. We couldn't have done it
without all of you. I want to give an extra-special thank you to our fund-raising vice-presidents,
JOYCE LEIGHTON and BERNICE MAZER. You both went above and beyond the call of
duty. Your love of Sisterhood is truly evident. I appreciate you both so much.
Once again, Happy New Year to all of you from Sandy Weingart and myself.
See you in shul, B'Shalom,
Judy Halfant, Sisterhood Co-President
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Calendar (as of 12/5/14)
Januar
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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Morning Minyan 9:00 am
No IPRS
5
Morning Minyan 7:30 am
6
Morning Minyan 7:30 am
Kiddush Klatch Theatre
Workshop 12:30pm
7
Morning Minyan 7:30 am
IPRS Pizza Night (Grade 6/7
Sex, War & Betrayal Class 7
Hebrew I 7pm
Intro to Judaism 8pm
Hebrew II 8pm
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Morning Minyan 9am
12
Morning Minyan 7:30 am
Lunch & Learn @ Pulman,
Cappuccio, Pullen, Benson & Jones LLP 12:00pm
13
Morning Minyan 7:30 am
Sisterhood Book Review 10am
It’s a Mitzvah III 11:30am
14
Morning Minyan 7:30 am
Pirkei Avot 10:30am
IPRS Pizza Night (Grade 6/7
Sex, War & Betrayal Class 7
Hebrew I 7pm
Intro to Judaism 8pm
Hebrew II 8pm
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Morning Minyan 9am
No IPRS (MLK Weekend)
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Martin Luther King Day
Morning Minyan 7:30 am
20
Morning Minyan 7:30 am
It’s a Mitzvah III 11:30am
21
Morning Minyan 7:30 am
Pirkei Avot 10:30am
IPRS Pizza Night (Grade 6/7
Sex, War & Betrayal Class 7
Hebrew I 7pm
Intro to Judaism 8pm
Hebrew II 8pm
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Morning Minyan 9am
26
Morning Minyan 7:30 am
Exec Comm Mtg 5:30pm
Board Mtg 7:30pm
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Morning Minyan 7:30 am
Sisterhood Board Mtg 9:45am
It’s a Mitzvah II 11:30am
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Morning Minyan 7:30 am
Pirkei Avot 10:30am
IPRS Pizza Night (Grade 6/7
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Please visit www.agudas-achim.org for updated information
ry 2015
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7pm
Thursday
Friday
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Happy New Year!
Office Closed—No Adult Education
HPS Closed
Morning Minyan 9:00am
2
Office Closed
HPS Closed
Morning Minyan 7:30 am
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:15pm
Candle Lighting 5:29pm
3
Shabbat Service 9:00am
Bim Bam Shabbat 11am
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Morning Minyan 7:30 am
Schmooze in the News 12:30pm
Brews & Schmooze at Big’z 5:30pm
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Morning Minyan 7:30 am
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:15pm
Candle Lighting 5:34pm
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Shabbat Services 9am
Jr. Congregation 10:15am
Bim Bam Shabbat 11am
Torah Study 1:00pm
Shemot
Havdalah 6:31pm
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Morning Minyan 7:30 am
Schmooze in the News 12:30pm
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Sisterhood Shabbat Weekend
Friday Night with Friends Kabbalat
Shabbat Service 6:15pm
Family Friendly Friday Night Service
6:15pm
Shabbat Dinner (RSVP required)
Candle Lighting 5:40pm
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Sisterhood Shabbat Weekend
Shabbat Services 9am
Bim Bam Shabbat 11am
Torah Study 1:00pm
Va’era
Havdalah 6:37pm
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Morning Minyan 7:30 am
Friday Night with Friends Kabbalat
Simcha Shabbat Service 6:15pm
Candle Lighting 5:46pm
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Shabbat Services 9am
Bim Bam Shabbat 11am
Torah Study 1:00pm
30
Morning Minyan 7:30 am
Friday Night with Friends Kabbalat
Shabbat Service 6:15pm
Candle Lighting 5:52pm
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Shabbat Services 9am
Bim Bam Shabbat 11am
7) 6:00pm
7pm
Vayechi
Havdalah 6:26pm
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Morning Minyan 7:30 am
Schmooze in the News 12:30pm
7) 6:00pm
7pm
7) 6:00pm
Saturday
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Morning Minyan 7:30 am
Bo
Havdalah 6:42pm
Bo
Havdalah 6:48pm
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Heintz Preschool
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Inda Posner Religious School
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Sisterhood Book Review
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Agudas News
Wanted!
Smile!
or for family portraits.
We would like to extend our
appreciation and thanks to IPRS
School Assistant and our
resident
photographer
e xt r a o r d i n a i r e , S a m a n t h a
Burgess for all the wonderful
photos of the Texas Kosher BBQ
Championship in last month’s
Kolenu. They really captured all
the fun and excitement of the
weekend. Samantha would love
to work with you at your simchas
Three
library
higher.
you can
(3) computers for
use, Windows 7 or
Please let us know if
help!
-The Goldie & Joe Tills Library
Rabbi Abraham’s Puppets
Benny & Bubby Make Challah
Blessing the Children
A Shabbat to Remember
More than 40 grandparents and grandpals attended the Heintz Preschool Yad B’Yad Grandparents
Shabbat in November. The morning started with hands-on challah baking. Everyone moved to the very
spirited children’s Shabbat service featuring a d’var Torah by eight of Rabbi Abraham’s special puppets
and blessing the children and grandparents under three large tallits. Everyone joined together for table
blessings, some group dancing and lots of Shabbat and Thanksgiving hands-on activities. It was a
wonderful way to start the Thanksgiving Holidays.
Join Yad B’Yad on Wednesday, January 21 – 10:00 – 11:45 for Rosh Chodesh morning. The children,
grandparents and grandpals will learn all about the New Moon Jewish celebration. Anyone who is a
grandparent and/or qualifies for a senior discount is invited to attend the monthly Yad B’Yad programs.
The Heintz Preschool Yad B’Yad Intergenerational Program is a beneficiary of a grant from Golden
Manor Jewish Senior Services.
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Tributes
to Alice Thorner by Hilary
RABBI’S
DISCRETIONARY FUND & Neal Kavy
Thank You
In Loving Memory
to Anonymous Donor for
your generous donation
of Dr. Samuel Joseph
Friedberg, Patricia Raye
to Lucy & Eugene Goldman & John Raye and
for their generous donation Charlotte Friedberg by
Barbara & Michael
In Appreciation
Friedberg
to Rabbi Abraham for the
of my dearest husband,
prayers recited during
Isadore Tudzin on his
Kever Avot at Memorial
yahrzeit by Shirley Tudzin
Gardens by Barbara &
Ronnie Argo
CANTOR’S
of Rabbi Abraham by
Carolyn Devin
DISCRETIONARY FUND
Thank You
of Rabbi Abraham by Barri to Lucy & Eugene Goldman
for their generous donation
& Kirby Fogel
of Rabbi Abraham by
Joyce & Alan Goldberg
of Rabbi Abraham’s care
and concern before and
after my surgery by Sheryd
Jackson
of Rabbi Abraham for the
fantastic High Holy Day
services by Esther Jacobs
of Rabbi Abraham
officiating at the funeral of
my wife, Emi Jacobs by
Marvin Jacobs
of Rabbi Abraham for the
meaningful service and
sermons you gave during
the High Holy Days by
Suzan & Max Mendlovitz
to Rabbi Abraham for the
prayers recited during
Kever Avot at Memorial
Gardens by Janice & Mark
Penner
In Appreciation
of Hazzan Lipton by Barri
& Kirby Fogel
of Hazzan Lipton’s care
and concern before and
after my surgery by Sheryd
Jackson
of Hazzan Liptonfor the
fantastic High Holy Day
services by Esther Jacobs
of Hazzan Lipton
officiating at the funeral of
my wife, Emi Jacobs by
Marvin Jacobs
of and thank you to Hazzan
Lipton for the awesome
service you performed by
Suzan & Max Mendlovitz
of the the Lipton Family.
Wishing you a happy &
Healthy New Year. Thank
you for the wonderful
rendition of the liturgy by
Hana Ross
of Rabbi Abraham by Lauri
of Hazzan Lipton for
& Irving Prengler
prayers said at the
and best wishes to Rabbi
cemetery during High Holy
Abraham for a happy &
Days by Gail & Melvin Topp
healthy New Year. Thank
and Roselle Simon Lebo
you for inspiring services by
of Hazzan Lipton by Amy
Hana Ross
Sugarman and Dan
of Rabbi Abraham leading Weingart
Shiva minyan in memory of of the prayers recited by
Don Schwartz by Amy &
Hazzan Lipton during
Steve Saklad
Kever Avot for my beloved
husband, Izzy Tudzin by
of Rabbi Abraham’s
Installation by Courtney & Shirley Tudzin
Stephen Silver & Joey
of Rabbi Abraham by Amy
Sugarman and Dan
Weingart
of Rabbi Abraham’s
kindness at the cemetery
memorial service by Maya
& David Trakhtenbroit
In Loving Memory
of Ruth Cohen by Bertie &
Selig Frank
of Melvin Frank on his
yahrzeit by Bertie & Selig
Frank
ALWAIS SCHOOL FUND of Celia Kalish on her
yahrzeit by Dorothy Frank
Speedy Recovery
to Irwin Glazier by Nathy,
Carole, Betsy, Rachel,
Joyce, Barbara and Karen
Simmons
of Leanore & Mike Kavy
on their yahrzeits by
Hortense Lyman Fein
Dorothy Frank
DOROTHY CHASAN,
MOTHER OF BARBARA
CHASAN ENDOWMENT
FUND
of Doris Linner by Gladys
Koranek
of my mom, Rebecca
Maize by Marcia & David
Segal
HANNAH JEAN COHEN
SCHOLORSHIP
of Sam Polunsky on his
yahrzeit by Merle Polunsky
ENDOWMENT FUND
ELAINE AND IRVING
FRANK EDUCATIONAL
ENRICHMENT FUND
of Ida Saltzman by Joyce
& Irving Saltzman
of my Ima, Leah Segal by
Marcia & David Segal
BERTIE AND SELIG
FRANK HERITAGE AND of Israel Shulman on his
yahrzeit by Yadviga
ENDOWMENT FUND
To send students and teachers to
Israel to learn about their heritage
Shulman
In Loving Memory
of Violet Hyman by Joyce
& Irving Saltzman
of Leanore & Mike Kavy
by
Bertie & Selig Frank
Hilary & Neal Kavy
GLADYS AND MINNIE
GREENBERG KITCHEN
FUND TO REPLENISH
THE ROSS FAMILY
KITCHEN
of Celia Kalish by Hilary &
Neal Kavy
of Seymour Lyman by
Hilary & Neal Kavy
GENERAL FUND
Thank You
to Leigh & Brian Goldstein
for their generous donation
Mazal Tov
to Rabbi Abraham by
Aliyah Kuchinsky
In Appreciation
Wishing the Congregation
of Agudas Achim a very
Happy New Year. Thank
you for having my family for
Rosh Hashanah as we
were visiting my family,
Joanie & Steve Pechenik
by The Loev Law Firm
Speedy Recovery
of Nohemi Gonzalez and
Ruth Luna by Rebeca
Gonzalez
HEINTZ PRESCHOOL
FUND
In Loving Memory
of our beloved mother,
Beatrice Glick on her
yahrzeit by Carolyn &
Howard Glick
of Irene Heintz on her
yahrzeit by Karen Heintz
of Louis Heintz on his
yahrzeit by Karen Heintz
of husband, Phil Heintz on
his yahrzeit by Karen
Heintz
of Abe Lewis on his
yahrzeit by Karen Heintz
of father, Ben Lionell on
his yahrzeit by Karen
Heintz
SAM HYMAN
PRAYERBOOK FUND
In Loving Memory
of Steve Gossen on his
yahrzeit by Pearl Gossen
BERNARD AND SYLVIA
KANTER FUND
Dedicated to nurturing the
conntinued growth and well being
of Agudas Achim from the Kanters
In Loving Memory
of Marion Levis Goldsmith,
on her yahrzeit by Janice &
Robert Jucker
BOB KBOUDI
CHILDREN’S BOOK
FUND
In Loving Memory
of Joe Betesh by Shirley
Kboudi
ANNA AND SAMUEL
MEADOWS
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
MARTIN AND SARAH
MARCUS ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
MEMORIAL GARDENS
FUND
In Loving Memory
of Ruth Skolnick’s
yahrzeit by Joyce Meyer
and Family
of Doris Toubin by Ruth
Lown & Lois Lown
MINYAN FUND
No tribute. The Minyan is a
very special group. Thank
you! L’Shanah Tovah! By
Kevin Baksh
In Honor
of Barbara & Burt Arnow
on their 50th wedding
anniversary by Linda &
Marvin Aboloff
of the Ark opening
received by Sheldon
Levine on the second day
of Rosh Hashanah by
Sheldon Levine and Marilyn
& Cal Lemmon
RUTH RUTSTEIN
POSNER AND NATHAN
of Joseph Birnbaum by
POSNER RELIGIOUS
Beverly & Mike Birnbaum
SCHOOL FUND
of Sam Cohen by Marcia & Speedy Recovery
of daughter, Sheila Cooper
and Michael Rosenberg
on their marriage on
November 1, 2014 by
Sylvia Wilk
of Melvin Frank on his
yahrzeit by Dorothy Frank
of the birth of my great
granddaughter, Hannah
Reese Wilk by Sylvia Wilk
In Loving Memory
David Segal
of Sol Frank on his
yahrzeit by Dorothy Frank
to Barry Spigel by Pam
Gold
to Deanie Vogel by Pam
Gold
JACK AND KITTY
of Emi Jacobs by Sherie &
KADISH MINYAN
of William Gresores on his
Dr. Anatole Trakhtenbroit
BREAKFAST
FUND
Speedy Recovery
yahrzeit by Matilde
Mazal Tov
ALEXANDER YOUTH
to Barry Spigel by Laura &
Gresores
to Tevia & Joel Friedman
FUND
Terry Rustin
on the birth of grandson,
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Miles by Suzan & Max
Mendlovoitz
Speedy Recovery
to Arnold Eisenstot by
Judy & Eddie Halfant
In Loving Memory
Of father Sam Polunsky by
Linda & Marvin Aboloff
USY/Kadima
GERTRUDE MYERS
FAMILY FUND
ONEG AND KIDDUSH
FUND
Renee Glazier, thinking of
you by Dorothy Jo & Robert
Weiss
Thank You
to Natalie & Irwin Barath for
their generous donation
Mazal Tov
to Sandy & Mel Weingart
and twin granddaughters
by Susanne Jalnos
In Honor
of the marriage of Sheila
Wilk Cooper to Michael
Rosenberg from Roselle
Simon Lebo and Gail &
Melvin Topp
Speedy Recovery
to Stuart Bernstein by
Judy & Eddie Halfant
to Phyliss Cole by
Helen Kerman
Suzan & Max Mendlovitz
to brother, Robert Lasky by
Esther & Gerry Mata
to Barry Spigel by
Eileen & Robi Jalnos
Esther & Gerry Mata
Sandi & Marc Schnall
to Linda Wilk by Dorothy
Jo & Robert Weiss
In Loving Memory
Of Jean’s mother, Bessie
Eisenberg on her yahrzeit
by Jean & Butch Karren
JOSEPH AND PAULINE
PREISSMAN FUND
JAKE AND MINNIE
PULMAN BUILDING AND
ENDOWMENT FUND
Mazal Tov
to Tevia & Joel Friedman
on the birth of their grandson, Miles by Jody Reddy
Speedy Recovery
of Miriam “Micki” Harris
by Jean & Ronald
Schlesinger
to Alice Thorner by Jody
Reddy
of Miriam’s father, Frank
Lefkowitz on his yahrzeit
by Miriam & Morton
Greenberg
of Jerry Sigman, father of
Lauren Ross by Jody Reddy
of Manuel Mata by Esther
& Gerry Mata
of Sam Reznikoff, father of
Rebecca Isgur by Helen
Kerman
of Doris Toubin by Jody
Reddy
of my beloved father,
Isadore Nathan Tudzin by
Lisa Marie Tudzin
PALMETTO STREET
HISTORICAL
to Hazzan Lipton’s brother
CEMETERY FUND
by Esther & Gerry Mata
In Loving Memory
of Bessie T. Bankler by
Morris Bankler
In Loving Memory
RUTH, FELIX & SAMMY
REIF BUILDING AND
SECURITY FUND
In Honor
of Tevia & Joel Friedman
on the birth of grandson,
Miles by Sherie & Anatole
Trakhtenbroit
of and wishing Eileen
Jalnos the best special
birthday ever by Anni Rado
In Loving Memory
Of Morris Wise by Lucille
Friedman & Family
ROSS FAMILY KITCHEN
IMPROVEMENT FUND
In Appreciation
to Dr. Michael Ozer for the
bris of our son, Dillon by
Amanda & Joe Lundblade
In Loving Memory
GOLDIE AND JOE TILLS
LIBRARY FUND
Speedy Recovery
of Haskell Gruber by Hana
Ross
to Alice Thorner by
Barbara & Stanley Spigel
of Jerry Sigman, father of
Lauren Ross by
Hilary & Neal Kavy
Hana Ross
In Loving Memory
of John Sigman, brother of
Lauren Ross by Helen
Kerman
of Morris Wise by Barbara,
Jerry & Leonard Friedson
RUTH RUTSTEIN
POSNER AND
BARBARA AND ERICA
RUTSTEIN CAMP FUND
RABBI LOUIS
SCHECHTER SCHOLAR
IN RESIDENCE FUND
MAX AND SERENE
LOWY SCHMIDT
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Loving Memory
of Jeremiah Schmidt by
Herman Schmidt
A. STILLMAN FUND
of Aaron “Sonny” Charles
by Sandy & Bernard
Shaenfield
TORAH RESTORATION
AND REPAIR FUND
In Honor
of Miriam & Morton
Greenberg by anonymous
TOT SHABBAT
PROGRAM
USY PROGRAM
Thank You
to Anonymous for their
generous donation
ABRAHAM AND ROSE
VEXLER YOM KIPPUR
FLOWER FUND
Thank You
to Lucy & Eugene Goldman
SYNAGOGUE
for their generous donation
BEAUTIFICATION FUND
WEINGART YOUTH
CAMP AND TRAVEL
SYNAGOGUE
FUND
ENDOWMENT FUND
YOUTH
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Shalom Yall!
This past month has been amazing and Kadima and USY has made great progress. We are proud to say that we
have weekly attendance at our 6th and 7th grade pizza hang out. We have a blast playing games and watching
movies and can’t wait to continue this new tradition in this new year.
The next big things we are doing is holding the annual South West USY (SWUSY) Spring Convention. This years
theme is Jurassic Park and we have some great plans in the making. This is a big deal for San Antonio to be
holding this convention and provides for a great opportunity for the kids to make some amazing new friends from
all over Texas. We will be looking for some families who are willing to house children. We are expecting close to
100 kids and need all the help we can get. If you are willing to help us out sign up at http://swusy.org/host_homes/ .
We appreciate all of your support!
Your Awesome Advisors!
Eric Steitz and Shayna Rosenthal
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Mazal Tov!
Birthdays
To 120 and beyond!
January 1
Barbara Bikoff
Marvin Dinesman
Reed Hauser
Esther Vexler
January 3
Jacob Shweiki
Benjamin Zucker
January 4
Janea Donaldson
Aaron Goldstein
Carolyn McKinley
Joshua Singer
January 5
Mark Reitblatt
Max Reitblatt
January 6
Paul Deschner
Sheryd Jackson
Randy Tawil
January 8
Daniel Barshop
Shari Pulman
January 9
Sheryl Barenblat
Beverly Birnbaum
January 10
Susan Beldon
Bryan Mendlovitz
Joaquin Nestel
Ronit Sherwin
Murry Stein
Sarah Topletz
January 11
Rose Rosin
Maggie Singer
January 12
Pavlova Gonzalez
Stacy Greenberg
Melissa Gunn
Rachel Solomon
January 13
Helene BarenburgGunn
Shane Epstein
Joan Fries
Marsha Greenberg
Marguerite Lerer
Caleb Martinez
Leigh Ohlstein
Edward Rosenthal
Garland Scott
Alice Troy
January 14
Linda Aboloff
Lauren Barshop
R. Leonardo Bitran
Yosef Fuller
Abigail Pullen
Samuel Schwartz
January 15
Georgiana Gross
Elizabeth Mendlovitz
January 16
Zachary Ozer
Jason Siegel
January 17
Elizabeth Davis
Cameron Hughes
Hailey Leighton
Stephanie Stern
January 18
Angela Behn
Gregory Jacobs
Reesa Pullen
Julia Singer
Michael Singer
Morris Toback
January 19
Maurice Federbusch
Damon Gray
Eliana Komerofsky
Gabriel Komerofsky
Sarita Saltzman
Philip Siegel
January 20
Evelyn Crisp
Rachel Kutler
Esta Zucker
January 21
Gloria Cohn
Brandon Gossen
Elizabeth Shaenfield
Bennett Stahl
John Troy
January 22
Carson Lichtmacher
January 23
Madison Cohen
Jocelyn Epstein
Glenn Halff
Julian Nestel
Thad Prince
January 24
Ariel Friedman
Michael Goldberg
Sheri Pullen
Eve Vizurraga
January 25
Susanne Jalnos
Tamarah Mata
David Reitblatt
Emma Weingerz
January 26
Syd Harris
Brandon Jalnos
Nailya Maryanchik
Veronica Viramontes
January 27
Howard Garb
Madeline Tawil
January 28
Frances Anderson
Noah Maizel
January 29
Sonia Goldberg
Gary Gossen
Samson Gresores
Heather Kerr
Devan Lauterstein
Jeffrey Mintz
Mel Waldgeir
January 30
Perla Scott
January 31
Rick Fein
Joseph Lundblade
Marc Magram
Sophia Maizel
Yoshua Weingerz
Anniversaries
Here’s to many more years!
January 1
Adam & Keng Chester
David & Sheryd Jackson
Derek & Michele Perry
January 4
Richard & Elaine Miller
January 5
Michael & Lainey Berkus
January 10
Bob & Roseanne Atlas
Brad & Sheri Barenblat
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January 12
Todd & Iris Usnik
January 13
Steve & Phyliss Cole
January 17
Jon & Jessica Bernstein
Mike & Marinel Robbins
January 18
Jackson & Beverly Salasky
Gal & Bonnie Shweiki
January 19
Joel & Anne Roth
January 20
Ronnie Levy & Emily Sparks
January 21
Max & Suzan Mendlovitz
January 22
Jerome & Tammy Cohen
January 23
Mike & Gladys Koranek
January 24
Alex & Gaby Scharlack
January 25
Eric & Dara Holwitt
Ron Peden & Rachel
Rosenberg-Peden
January 26
Eddie & Judy Halfant
Dan Weingart & Amy
Sugarman
January 27
Noah & Liliana Maizel
Arthur & Lois Solomon
January 28
Bruce & Burlene Baumann
Yahrzeits
May their memories be for a blessing
Our sincere condolences to Lauren, Marc, Rebecca and Sam Ross and the Sigman-Ross Family on the loss of Jerry Sigman;
Marvin, Susan, Bonnie, and Michael, Jeremy, Melody, Jack, and Halley, Isaac and Avram on the loss of Emi Jacobs; Danette
Morgan, Pamela Harris and Michelle Goodman, Maura, Shawn, Melissa and Hallie on the loss of Miriam “Micki” Harris;
Jimmy, Mark Toubin and Elizabeth Cohen, Cheryl and Rob Weiner on the loss of Doris Miller Toubin.
January 1
Sarah Levi Behar
Theresa Silver
Robert Dahms
Victor Krull
Morris Wiedermann
January 2
Irving Abraham
Rutstein
Dennis Marion
Joseph Goldparb
January 8
Ida Arnow
David Katims
Mark Levine
Leah Schuman
Saul Friedman
Faye DuBrow
January 3
Morton R. Leof
Julius Wartell
William Lipstein
January 9
Gay Golmon
Rae Lionell
January 4
Arnold Alper
Samuel Buchalter
George DuBrow
Harry Greenberg
Otto Haar
Harry Kalmans
Julius Garb
January 5
Morris Beldon
Sylvan Gurinsky
Rachel Wilk
January 6
Paul Atlas
Gladys Greenberg
Sam Skolnick
Abraham Grolnick
January 7
Charles Gossen
January 10
George Stern
January 11
Isadore Miller
Goldie Shapiro
Reva Tobias
Mary Wiedermann
Judith Jamigson
Saklad
Camilo Villanueva
January 12
Rose Isgur
Tillie Rubin Korn
Lupe Mata
Fannie Nadler
Nehama Sachnowitz
Yadya Shulman
Jacob Weizman
January 13
Edna Alper
Vivian Shaenfield
January 14
Emanuel Harkavy
Rose Leah Jacobs
Sophie Brown
January 15
Elizabeth Abner
Bikoff
Alvin E. Jacobs
January 16
Rose Esstman
Vivian Zucker
January 17
Nathan Cytrin
Morris Halpin
Jacob Harris
Myron Hauser
January 18
Vera Fein
Sam Friedman
January 19
Jack Domnitz
Bertha Lusky’Anton
Sachnowitz
Simon Wiedermann
January 20
Joseph Baseman
January 21
Erna Epstein
Ruth Levinson
Ann Lunenfeld
Ernest Simon
Marlene Hartstein
January 26
Israel Davis
Will Israel Rauch
Joseph Slapper
January 22
Janice Garlitz
Roberta Greenberg
Mary Ghetzler Harris
Beatrice Gans Kline
Chaim Shapiro
Leonard Leighton
January 27
Jacob Halfant
Karen Mann
January 23
Irwin Michael
Danziger
Isadore Herschman
Arthur Kaiser
Sheldon Vexler
Louis Caner
January 28
Abe Leon Argo
Aaron Block
Abraham Blucher
Minnie Davis
January 29
William Alterman
Nathan Aaron Lerer
Jake Zaike
January 24
Max Bier
Bessie Buchalter
Lillian Shapiro
Melvin Roth
January 30
Sam Friedman
Fannie Golden
Clara Goldman
Samuel Grossman
Helen Katzman
Leonard Lehrman
January 25
Freda Dzialoszynski
Gustav Kahn
Israel Maze
Beatrice Aaron
Carmen Villanueva
Anne Goldberg
Bruce Sorenson
Roman Lubetzky
January 31
Howard Anderson
Rebecca Barath
Martin Epstein
Dorothy Greenberg
Anna Silberman
Yzchak Shweiki
Bequests
In loving memory of those caring individuals who remembered the synagogue in their wills.
Esther Alterman
Charles Atkin
Solis Berman
Max & Ethel Borowsky
Sam Briskman
Joseph Chasan
Marilyn Dubrin
Norman Fink
Irving & Elaine Lachman
Frank
Joe & Harry Freeman
Cynthia & Sam Glasser
Dr. Eugene Gold
Phyllis Gordon
Phil Heintz
Rose Jacobson
Rosa Lee Katz
Eva Kavy
Elsa Lampert
Isaac & Rivka Ledor
Itta Lenowitz
Stizzi & Israel Lewin
Gertrude Mendel
Sam Polunsky
Nat Posner
Thelma Preissman
Minnie Pulman
Odessa Ring
Max Rosenman
Shirley Rosofsky
Leon Sachnowitz
Berdie Scharlack Schwartz
Leah Shapiro
Israel and Esther Silber
Greta Stat
Joseph Steinfeld
William Udinski
Ruth Wilk
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Judaism’s Torah Fund. Torah Fund cards are only $4 each. To order,
please make a payment to Sisterhood Torah Fund and send check to: Thelma Lettman 3719 Litchfield, 78230 Phone 210.696.0926 ~
Please call Sunday through Friday before 8:00pm. Please order your cards before calling. Todah Rabbah for your continued support.
Call Jean Eisenstot at 210.614.4617 to order cards.
In Honor Of
Birthdays
Sandy Bonilla by Rose Williams
Adina Karp wining the Photogenic Award by
Marguerite Lerer
Morris Eskenazi by Don & Joanne Zaike
Randy & Shari Pulman on the engagement 0f
their son Jason by Pearl Gossen
Roslyn Hager by Fannie Rae Shapiro, Lean
Maze
Claire & Lindsay Weingart on their B’not
Mitzvah byJudy & Eddie Halfant
Marcy Hyman byHelen Isgur
Neal Kavy by Helen Isgur
Leah Maze by Helen Isgur
Marinel Robbins by Marguerite Lerer
Babs Schnitzer by Susan & Max Mendlovitz,
Helen Isgur, Don & Joanne Zaike
Fred Wartell by Helen Isgur
Sandy Wartell by Helen Isgur
Sylvia Wilk by Helen Isgur
Joanne Zaike by Suzan & Max Mendlovitz,
Helen Isgur
Anniversaries
Charlotte Sue & Richard Alterman by Helen
Isgur
Barbara & Ronnie Argo by Helen Isgur
Miriam & Morton Greenberg by Anonymous
Kathy & Ron Noble by Helen Isgur
Ahuva & Jacob Shweki by Helen Isgur
Simchas
Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham on his installation by
Thelma Lettman ,Helen Isgur
Ben & Max Fogel on their B’nai Mitzvah by
Marge & David Present
Tevia & Joel Friedman on the birth of grandson
Miles Lewis by Judy & Eddie Halfant
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Speedy Recovery To
Stuart Bernstein by Suzan & Max Mendlovitz,
Joan Fries
Phyliss Cole by Joan Fries, Thelma Lettman,
Marguerite Lerer, Judy & Eddie Halfant
Helen Kerman by Pearl Gossen, Judy & Eddie
Halfant
Charlene Pelin by Pearl Gossen
Alice Thorner by Pearl Gossen
Deanie Vogel by Judy & Eddie Halfant,
In Memory of
Alvin Breit by Arnold & Jean Eisenstot
Brother A.W. Eisenstot on his Yahrzeit by
Arnold & Jean Eisenstot
Haskell Gruber by Don & Joanne Zaike, Sylvia
Wilk, Sandy & Mel Weingart
Micki Harris by Barbara & Ronnie Argo, Marguerite Lerer, Helen Isgur, Joanne & Don Zaike
Emi Jacobs by Arnold & Jean Eisenstot, Don &
Joanne Zaike, Thelma Lettman, Sylvia Wilk,
Marge & David Present
Carrol Meyer by Jean & Butch Karren
Doris Toubin by Suzan & Max Mendlovitz, Esta
& Stan Zucker. Sandy & Mel Weingart, Jean &
Butch Karren
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Shabbat Evening
6:15pm ~ Vexler Chapel
Shabbat Morning
9:00am ~ Alterman Salkind Louis Sanctuary or
Vexler Chapel
Yahrzeits are read at EACH service.
Babysitting provided for birth through 2nd grade at all
Shabbat Morning services.
Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday
9:00am - 6:00pm.
Service Times
Daily Minyan
7:30am Monday - Friday ~ Vexler Chapel
9:00am Sunday ~ Vexler Chapel
Evenings by contacting office
Friday
9:00am - 4:00pm
The office will be closed
January 1 & 2
for New Year
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submissions is the 28th day of each month two
months prior to publication.
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