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Tidings
June/July 2015
Sivan/Tammuz/Av 5775
Founded in 1866
Publication No. 8180 • Vol. 88 • Issue No. 5
Our mission is to ensure the flourishing
of Jewish life through educational, social
and Conservative religious experiences in
a warm and dynamic community.
Please join us at our
Annual Tribute Dinner
this year honoring
Hedy & Michael Milgrom
Sunday, June 28 • 6 pm
Cocktails & Dinner • Auction • $90/person
Both Hedy & Michael have served on the boards of Beth Am and B’nai Jeshurun, and Hedy is a past
officer of B’nai Jeshurun. They are the parents of Natan (Kate), Ari and Ben, and proud grandparents
of Ellie. Hedy has been on staff at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland since 1998, currently as Chief
Development Officer. She sits on Cleveland’s Advisory Board of the Foundation Center, is involved at
Gross Schechter Day School and is a newly elected trustee at B’nai Jeshurun. She also plays violin in
the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra. Michael is a recently retired staff attorney in the Cleveland office
of the Federal Trade Commission, a position he held since 1978. He is a frequent Torah reader and
teacher. He has served on the board of the Siegal College of Judaic Studies and was Chairman of the
Akiva Advisory Committee.
All reservations must be made in writing or submitted online to
bnaijeshurun.org/tributedinner. Please RSVP by Monday, June 15.
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B ’ n a i J E s h u R u n C O n g R E g at i O n P R E s E n t s O u R s P R i n g 2 0 1 5 C O n C E R t
(Psalm 95)
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Sunday, June 7 • 7 pm • Doors Open at 6:30 pm
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Beineinu - Between Us
We will honor our dear friends, Hedy & Michael Milgrom,
at our annual Tribute Dinner. They have been long-time
members of Beth Am and now B’nai Jeshurun. Shabbat
regulars and Torah readers, they have been involved in
leadership, learning and volunteering. Their dedication to
the synagogue and community, as well as their passion
for Israel and Jewish life, is evident not only in their own
lives, but those of their children. I hope you will join us as we celebrate
this amazing couple.
Candle Lighting
Balak, king of Moab, hires Balaam, a pagan prophet, to curse the Israelites.
But every time Balaam tries, out comes a blessing instead. What was it
about the Israelites that made them so invincible? When Balaam looked
down on the Israelite encampment, he saw they had their tents facing
each other. Their relationships were deep and solid and they stood as
one unified, extended family. In that moment, Balaam knew the Israelites
were so united they could never be defeated.
Torah Portions
We, too, are stronger when we turn our tents inward toward each other.
But too often, we don’t. We turn away from each other over differences in
political views or affiliations. The differences are real and worthy of debate,
but when we allow them to shatter our unity, we weaken ourselves and
become vulnerable. We also turn away from family and friends, severing
our deepest, most meaningful and sustaining relationships over hurts
and slights that sometimes are real, but sometimes exaggerated or
imagined.
We need to work to repair and restore relationships in our lives. The
summer season is all about reconciliation. We mark the Fast of Tammuz,
the day on which both the Babylonians and the Romans breached the
walls of Jerusalem leading to The Temple’s destruction on the 9th of Av.
Many other terrible Jewish tragedies happened on this day, but one
courageous act of hope also occurred on this day: Moses smashed the
first set of tablets following the sin of the golden calf. He could have
kept the tablets as a reminder of their rebelliousness, but he smashed
them, sending a clear message to God: Yes, this moment of rebellion and
infidelity hurt, but your relationship with Israel transcends this moment.
It is deeper, broader, more meaningful, fraught with more hope and
potential.
The same is true of our relationships. Isn’t it time to turn your tent back
toward those you love?
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June 6.......................................Beha’alotecha
June 13......................................Shelach-Lecha
June 20.....................................................Korach
June 27.....................................................Chukat
July 4........................................................ Balak
July 11....................................................Pinchas
July 18..........................................Matot-Masei
July 25............... Devarim/Shabbat Chazon
Daily Service Schedule
Mondays – Fridays
7:00 am, 7:30 am, 7:00 pm
Saturdays - 9:00 am, 6:00 pm
Sunday - 8:00 am, 6:00 pm
See page 6 for Tisha B’Av service schedule
Submissions for August Tidings
are due by Monday, June 15.
Happy & Healthy Birthday, Bill!
Yasher Koach on your
milestone! Many more
wonderful ones with all of us.
Our love, Shirley, Michael, Raquel,
Jeffrey, Nicole, Rachael, Kyle,
Alexandra, Sophia and Sammy
Rabbi Stephen Weiss
Join Us Under the Stars
Friday, June 19 • 6 pm
Join us as we dedicate the new Ark, Torah Reading Table and
Pulpit within Linden Family Courtyard, designed by Israeli artist
Jeremy Kimchi, as well as new pavers and other dedications. We
are thrilled that Mr. Kimchi will be joining us for this exciting
celebration. Then, stay for Shabbat Rocks! under the stars (we will
move inside if there is inclement weather).
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President’s Message From Our Intern
While there is little doubt that we are
more fortunate than many synagogues,
we at B’nai Jeshurun still must face a
difficult reality. Membership continues to
decline, and the income necessary for us
to operate is becoming harder to collect.
So a few months into my presidency, I
appointed a task force to look at alternatives to dues, a
move that approximately 40 Reform and Conservative
synagogues across the country have already made. We
read articles, conducted conference calls with other
synagogues and explored how that sort of change might
work here at B’nai Jeshurun. More recently, we shared
what we found with the Board and other constituencies
and received agreement that we should continue down
the path.
“…proposal to replace dues… with a
single, annual pledge process.”
As a result, throughout the rest of this year, we will be
arranging a series of community conversations to share
a proposal to replace dues, Mahar and other fundraising
we do with a single, annual pledge process. In those
meetings, we will cover a lot of detail, but it boils down
to this: your family will be asked to make a pledge for
the coming year, based on information we will provide
about what it costs per person to run the synagogue and
what your family contributed the year before. No more
first year membership rates, no more automatic increase
because you had a birthday and are moved into a new age
category, no more dues appeals.
Making this sort of change will have an impact not only on
how we raise funds, but also on the very culture of who we
are. Imagine a synagogue where membership isn’t defined
as a business transaction based on your willingness and
ability to pay the going rate, but is instead defined by
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After receiving the Torah during Shavuot,
the Israelites continue to wander in the
wilderness, and through the weekly Torah
portions all summer, we wander alongside
them. As the Israelites grow into their
freedom, their nationhood and their
relationship with God, we learn from their
mistakes and their growing pains and apply their lessons
to our lives. Over the course of the next few months, we’ll
learn, through the Israelites’ eyes, that complaining is
generally annoying and ineffective (Parshat Chukkat, June
27). We’ll learn that panicking is a bad idea, and usually
backfires (Parshat Shelach Lecha, June 13). We’ll learn that
even if the grass looks greener back in Egypt than it does in
the wilderness, we’re better off appreciating what we have
now (Parshat Beha’alotecha, June 6).
As we join the Israelites on their journey and learn from both
their highest and lowest moments, from their embrace of
Torah and their grumbling ingratitude, I want to thank you
for sharing your journeys with me this past year. As my
time as rabbinic intern winds down, I’ve been reflecting on
everything that I learned from each of you (not to mention
from the clergy!). Thank you for allowing me to join you
for your most painful moments and your most joyous,
for sharing your frustrations with our tradition and your
passionate commitment to it. Through your opening up
to me and enabling me to see synagogue life through your
eyes, I’ve been inspired by the holiness of the B’nai Jeshurun
community and the individuals who comprise it. As my
own journey leads me to the chuppah in August, back to
rabbinical school in the Fall, and on to a new internship just
outside of New York City, I will be carrying with me all that
I learned from you. Thank you again for affording me the
opportunity and privilege to be part of your lives, and as a
Clevelander, I hope to be back to visit often, to share the
stories and lessons of my journey, and to hear about yours.
B’ahavah (with love),
Rabbi Paula Sass
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Education & Youth
State of the
Youth & Learning Center
At the end of the school year, we can reflect
on all the wonderful things that have been
accomplished, as well as the areas we are
striving to strengthen. First and foremost,
we pride ourselves on the strong knowledge base we instill
- Torah, Jewish values, Shabbat, Hebrew, prayers, holidays,
Jewish history, Israel - that lead to strong Jewish identity
and pride in our heritage. Seeing our 2nd graders engaged
in Hebrew activities, watching our 3rd graders lead the
entire Shabbat morning service, hearing our 4th and 5th
graders chant from the Torah (join us any Shabbat during
the school year at our youth service, 10:50 am in Nickman
Chapel!); these are just a few examples of the tremendous
learning happening here.
We all know that Jewish learning is not designed to be
merely academic, but rather to be lived and cherished. To
that end, it’s exciting to see our Shabbaton series continuing
to get stronger, with over 300 people joining for Shabbat
dinners over the course of the year, over 100 3rd - 6th grade
students joining two Shabbat overnights, and 60 students
joining our Israel-themed Youth Shabbaton this past April.
We are working to add programs for our younger students,
such as our Havdalah, Ice Cream, MeshugaNotes concert
for pre-K - 2nd grade students and families, and beginning
to strengthen integration between our Shabbaton series
and youth groups, which extend the experience through
their high school years.
This year marked the beginning of a process to adapt our
post-B’nai Mitzvah program to better meet the needs of
our students. As we strive to meet these needs, you will
notice changes this coming year. We anticipate further
changes in the years to come as we continue to learn what
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B’nai Mitzvah
MAX LAWRENCE STEIGER
Shabbat morning, June 6
Max attends Beachwood Middle School
and enjoys Destination Imagination
and sports. For his Mitzvah Project, he
is organizing a team for the Race for
the Place and is raising money for the
Gathering Place. He is the son of Darby & Jon Miller
Steiger, brother of Lily Steiger and grandson of Karen &
Ezra Steiger and Susan Miller. Max is also the grandson
of the late Dr. Herbert Miller.
SOPHIE MICHAL GLUECK
Thursday, June 18 (Rosh Hodesh)
Sophie attends Star Prep Academy and
lives in Los Angeles, CA. She enjoys art.
For her Mitzvah Project, she works at
a cat shelter and fosters kittens. She is
the daughter of Cathy & Steve Glueck,
sister of Dakota and Chloe Glueck, granddaughter of
Elayne & Richard Glueck and Judy Podewell and greatgranddaughter of Jo Ross and Corinne Whitney. Sophie
is also the granddaughter of the late Richard Podewell.
ELANA MICHAL RUBANENKO
Monday, June 29 in Israel
Elana attends The Agnon School and lives
in Pepper Pike. She enjoys Playmakers,
Camp Wise, art, guitar, Israel and Fantasy
Football. She is the daughter of Kelly
& Gil Rubanenko, sister of Jonah and
Gabriel Rubanenko and granddaughter of Donna &
Howard Sperber, Barbara Rubanenko and Rosalie Fisher
& Mullie Rubanenko.
Honoring our Youth & Teachers
Saturday, June 13
A group honor will be offered during the Shabbat morning
service to those who:
• are B’nai Mitzvah tutors, or
• participated in the National Bible Contest, or
• are going to overnight camp or other Jewish summer programs, or
• are teachers in our school
No RSVP necessary; please notify an usher when you arrive.
School Registration
Register by Friday, July 17 to receive your “Early Bird”
discount. Deadline for all registration is Friday, August 14.
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Education & Youth
Mishpachot Shabbat Dinner Picnic
Friday, June 5 • 5:45 pm
Join us for an outdoor Shabbat dinner on our playground
with other families with kids ages birth - 6 years (older
siblings welcome, too). Songs, Shabbat experience and
entertainment by Outback Ray and his Live Animal
Show. Register for our family match-up program,
letting us seat you with another friendly family.
Menu includes chicken, sides, dessert and drinks;
vegetarian option on request. $10/adult; $5/child ages
2-12; under 2 free if registered on the BJC website
by Thursday, May 28. After May 28, cost is $12/adult;
$7/child. Held rain or shine. This program is being
generously supported by a grant from the JECC.
Popsicles on the Playground
Monday, June 1 • 1 pm
Play outside on the B’nai Jeshurun playground with
your friends. Popsicles provided. Free and open to the
community, but reservations requested.
Mishpachot Mitzvah
at Memphis Kiddie Park
Our religious school and library
are pleased to bring back…………..
Barbecue & Books
Thursday, June 25 • 6 pm
featuring a story hour, games and prizes!
6:00 pm Supper (vegetarian available upon request
when making reservation)
6:45 pm Fun games with Rabbi Josh
7:15 pm Special summer bedtime story hour with Rafi
Both libraries will be open so everyone has a chance to
borrow books. Door prize drawing for all who attend.
Reservations required by Monday, June 22; $6 per person;
$18 family max. Please RSVP through the synagogue
website, by e-mail (ralphsimon@bnaijeshurun.org) or
phone (216-337-6490 - leave a message) and indicate
name and number of attendees. Payment will also be
accepted on the night of the event.
8th Grade Shtetl Project &
Camp Wise Shabbaton
Sunday, July 19 • 10:30 am - noon
Meet at the Park
(10340 Memphis Ave., Cleveland 44144)
and enjoy a morning of rides and fun with your B’nai
Jeshurun friends. Do a mitzvah by bringing a new,
unused box of crayons or markers to be
donated to Stepstone Academy.
Cost: purchase your own tickets at the ticket booth.
Kinder Shabbat / Open Playroom
Fridays • 10:15 am (no program July 3)
Drop in for our popular “get ready for Shabbat”
program with challah making and singing.
Free and open to the community.
Playground Playgroup
Wednesdays, June 3 & 10 • 10 – 11 am
Meet on the B’nai Jeshurun playground for outdoor fun
and socializing. Free and open to the community. In case
of rain, program will be held in Room 1.
To RSVP, or for more information about any of
these programs, please contact Risa Roth.
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Upcoming Events
Tee it up at B’nai Jeshurun’s
4th Annual Golf Outing
Monday, July 13
(Rain Date - Monday, July 20)
Punderson State Park Golf Course
11755 Kinsman Road, Newbury, Ohio 44065
Pro Shop Phone: (440) 564-5465
The Barking Blessing
Friday, June 12
Cookout Dinner: 6 pm
Service: 7:30 pm
Sing with our furry family friends
at B’nai Jeshurun’s Annual Canine
Shabbat. Celebrate with a picnic
dinner and awards, followed by service and oneg. All are
welcome!
$10/adult; $5/child; $30/family max. Dogs beg for dinner.
BYOB (bring your own bags for cleanup!) Dinner by
reservation only; please RSVP to the synagogue office by
June 8. Please bring blankets, towels and cleaning supplies
to donate to local animal shelters.
12:00 pm - Lunch • 1:00 pm - Scramble Start
$50 by June 22 • $60 after June 23
Includes:
Kosher Boxed Lunch • 18 holes of Golf & Cart
Variety of Contests & Prizes
REGISTER ONLINE
bnai.jeshurun.org/golfouting
Questions? Contact Julie Berman.
*please indicate foursome or individual*
Tisha B’Av
Fast of the Ninth Day of Av
Saturday, July 25
6:00 pm No minyan service
7:45 pm Mincha
8:10 pm Seudah Shlisheet / Seudah Mafseket
(Meal before fast)
8:51 pm Fast begins -Tisha B’Av study session
9:29 pm Maariv, Havdallah, Reading of Lamentations
(9:39 pm Shabbat ends)
Sunday, July 26
8:00 am Combined minyans – no tallit and tefillin
6:00 pm Mincha – with tallit and tefillin
9:22 pm Fast ends
Summer Reading Roundtable
in the Courtyard with Rafi
Tuesdays, June 30 & August 4 • 2 pm
This is a new and exciting opportunity to share good
books with fellow readers. We ask that books presented
have a Jewish theme or content; fiction, non-fiction or
biography may be chosen. Enjoy a glass of cold iced tea
in the Linden Family Courtyard (will be held indoors in
case of inclement weather). No charge, but reservations
requested through the synagogue website or by leaving a
message for Rafi at ext. 114. Books will also be available to
borrow for summer reading.
Shabbat Rocks!
Fridays, June 19 & July 17 • 7 pm
We hope you’ll join us at our
popular musical Friday evening
service. Shabbat Rocks! combines
the flowing poetry of Psalms with
a live band playing some of today’s
hottest Jewish music. This unique
liturgical experience will make your heart sing, your hands
clap and your feet dance. Listen to and download tracks
from our website. Last date of the season: August 21
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Hazak Happenings
Hazak is B’nai Jeshurun’s senior adult group.
To join, or for further information, please contact
Membership Chairpersons, Barbara Warshawsky
(440-473-0614), Adelle Gloger (216-292-2665) or
President, Betty Fishman (216-591-9550).
Indoor Picnic
Sunday, August 9 • 5 pm
Musi-Gals present “100 Years on Broadway”
Hazak members $15; Guests $18
Chairperson: Rose and Dan Lash (216-531-2668)
Sisterhood Opening Event
Sunday, August 16
As you are enjoying the Summer of 2015, keep your
eyes open to check off Sisterhood dues when the
Congregation dues statement is received. New and
exciting events are being planned!
Cleveland Indians vs.
Minnesota Twins
Sunday, August 9 • Game time 1:10 pm
Great seats are reserved for YOU in section 448 - behind
home plate. Meet at 11 am at B’nai Jeshurun for lunch
before getting on the bus, which will depart at 12:10 pm.
$30 per person includes lunch, transportation and your
ticket.
There will be a silent auction for prizes, including jerseys
and an autographed baseball. There are also three
promotions planned for kids that day; for details, visit
Indians.com.
RSVP by July 22 to David Cohen (bnaijmc@gmail.com or
330-425-4989) and make checks payable to B’nai Jeshurun
Men’s Club. Men’s Club is subsidizing this event to make it
enjoyable and affordable for everybody.
Red Cross Blood Drive
Wednesday, July 15 • 9 am – 5 pm
Sponsored by Men’s Club.
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VP Israel Affairs: .....................................................Jonah Ross
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Social Action/Tikkun Olam: . ............................Gabe Segar
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Tree of Life
Happy June Milestone Birthday to:
Ann Berk
Morris Bordman
Deborah Botnick
Steven Daskal
Karen Evenchik
Eilene Golub
William Haas
Moshe Hyer
Susan Karp
Libby Lerman
Jacob Lyndon
Richard Martin
Helen Matlow
Albert Reet
Jodi Rosenthal
Alta Rosenzweig
Natalie Rothenberg
Scott Sable
Florence Schreibman
Sabrina Shifman
Lillian Ullman
Yasher Koach
• Bernice Rothman received the Valued Volunteer
award at Sisterhood’s Central Great Lakes Region
Conference.
Rothman
• Monica Sass won the USYer of the Year award
at the CRUSY Regional Convention. She is the
daughter of Michele & Harvey Sass.
Happy July Milestone Birthday to:
Morris Amon
Rachel Berkowitz
Bruce Botnick
Marvin Chernin
Laurie Davis
Richard Douglass
Sandra Ellis
Michael Frankel
Lynn Gardner
Harry Gips
Lynn Goldman
Ida Gordon
Morton J. Gross
Hazel Gross
Nancy Haarburger
Emily Hoffman
Shani Kadis
Allan Klein
Sherrie Linden
Scott Matasar
Brad Meyer
Marilyn Myers
Abbie Nagler Sender
Gary Neides
Steven Polakof
Shaina Rood
Wendi Shapiro
Renee Silverberg
Barry Simon
• Rachel Cohen was awarded the Elliot and Rose
Segerman 3rd Bienniel Scholarship Award at the
FJMC annual meeting. She is the daughter of
Margie & David Cohen.
Cohen
Sass
• BJUSY was awarded The Israel Programming
award and Best Cultural Programming award at
the CRUSY Regional Convention. Kadima was also
acknowledged for showing the greatest chapter
membership increase.
• Spencer Kawalek won first place in the National
Bible Contest in New York City and will compete
as the US winner next spring in Israel at the
International Chidon HaTanakh competition. He
is the son of Monique & Wayne Kawalek. Yasher
Koach also to his teacher, Paul Koret.
• Matt Brower, Michelle Cydulka-Weinstein, Kimberly Levin,
Dale Nash, Theresa Markowitz, Leah Polikoff and Jeremy
Zelwin completed the Edna & Nat Marcus Leadership Institute
training. (see page 9 for photo)
Happy June Milestone Anniversary to:
Happy July Milestone Anniversary to:
Karen & Len Steiger
Dee & Neil Cantor
Harriet & Harvey Freiman
Susan & Richard Glaser
Caren & Harry Lever
Sue & Jeff Wyner
Tova & Chad Cohen
Sandy & Tim Wuliger
Norma & David Belasco
Fran & Mark Doris
Maureen & Barry Sokolov
Debbie & Max Wiznitzer
Judith & Lawrence Wolkoff
Lisa & Ken Ingber
Darby & Jon Steiger
Eliana LeVine & Joshua Polster
Martha & Jack Spaner
Marian & Stuart Gertman
Marcia & Jerry Rothschild
Doris & Pete Copeland
Helen & Paul Wolf
Ronna & Edgar Bernstein
Sue & Mitch Frankel
Theresa & Lee Markowitz
Ellen Kowit-Potter & Steven Potter
Robin & Richard Douglass
Ellen & Ethan Walker
Joan & Chuck Whitehill
Rachel & Richard Berkowitz
Donna Krasney & Mark Fremont
Jeannie & Harley Gordon
Tong & Joe Zomber
Julie & Alex Beynenson
Dana & Jonah Stulberg
Brooke Lampl & Eric Rosenblatt
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If you have an achievement or mazal tov to share, please contact Diane Shalom.
We are happy to share your good news! Milestone listings recognize birthdays at 5-year intervals beginning with age 25,
and every year after 90. Anniversaries are recognized at 5-year intervals.
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Tree of Life
In Memoriam
We note with sorrow the passing of
*Julius Abrams
Maz al Tov to
• Michelle & Evan Hirsch on the birth
of a daughter, Shaina Rose Hirsch.
Hirsch
Nasatir
• Shirley & Paul Eisenberg on the birth of a
grandson, Abner Nasatir.
SEYMOUR KAWALEK
Father of Wayne Kawalek
• Laurie Linden Rabovsky & Michael Rabovsky
and Ethel & Earl Linden on the engagement
of their son and grandson, Zachary, to Hallie
Strauss.
*JEROME KOHN
Husband of Elaine Kohn
Brother of Arnold Kohn
Nephew of Meyer Kohn
Strauss - Rabovsky
• Wendy & Stephen Mendel on the engagement of
their son, Eric, to Miranda Horne.
ALLEN TRANGLE
Father of Kevin Trangle
Rabbi Weiss and Shelley
Scher are pictured with
Marcus Fellows Dale Nash,
Leah Polikoff, Theresa
Markowitz, Kimberly Levin,
Michele Cydulka-Weinstein.
*STUART WOLDMAN
*B’nai Jeshurun member
We extend our deepest condolences
to all the members of their families.
Not pictured:
Matt Brower,
Jeremy Zelwin
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Spotlight on Our Member
Although Barry Feldman became a
member of B’nai Jeshurun Congregation
only about four years ago, his connections
and contribution to the shul have been
tremendous. He is currently on our
Board of Trustees and is the Co-Chair of
the Development Committee, as well as
a dedicated 7 am minyan and Shabbat
services attendee. In addition to his leadership roles at the
synagogue, Barry is also on the Menorah Park Foundation
Board and co-chairs their Endowment Committee, chairs
the St. Petersburg Committee, sits on the Allocations and
Strategic Planning Committee at the Jewish Federation
of Cleveland, serves on the National Board of American
Friends of Magen David Adom, and is the Vice President of
Jewish National Fund of Cleveland. JNF is honoring Barry
with their Tree of Life Award this year. And yet somehow,
he finds time to be the President of Kottler Metal Products,
Inc., travel the globe and be a friend to all he meets!
You are tremendously committed to serving
the Cleveland and global communities through
volunteerism and philanthropy. What is your
motivation for doing so? Why is this work important to
you? I am most blessed even on in my worst of days. I have
learned that with privilege comes responsibility. I truly
prefer to stay under the radar. Yet, I have also learned that
we lead by example. I go through my days working these
philanthropies, for this is my estate, not what I have, but
what I can give of myself. These actions will be my legacy,
to know that I will have left my mark on the world, and
touched individuals in a positive way. It is our obligation
to give back to our general community, our Jewish
community and the global community. I have learned it
is important for all to give of whatever their resources, as
time commitments are as important as financial support.
Your giving to the synagogue has ranged from a
Courtyard Dedication, to including the shul in your
estate plans, to sponsoring minyan breakfasts and
kiddushes and so many other things. What motivates
you to support the shul and why is it important to you
to include the shul in your estate plans? I feel a sense
of community with our synagogue. It has become an
extended family to me, both in day to day life, as well as life
cycle events. While our synagogue has been a blessing to
me, it is my dream to pass this wonderful support system
to future generations.
Thank you, Barry, for all you do for our congregation,
the Jewish community and the broader community.
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Concert Artists’ Bios
Lazer Lloyd is an Israeli singer/songwriter and an original compositions with texts from the Kabbalat
international recording artist influenced by blues, gospel, Shabbat section of the Friday night service. His song, L’chu
southern rock and the great guitar traditions of power and N’ran’nah, is used in B’nai Jeshurun’s Friday night Shabbat
groove from Hendrix to Wes Montgomery. He has opened Rocks! service.
for such artists as Johnny Winter and Prince. His all new
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serving for three years as the Cantor of the Stephen Wise Tully Hall, and Town Hall. A skilled musical arranger,
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country. He can often be found at Alabama’s oldest Jewish and Middle East, and draws upon Eastern and Western
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Donations
JULIUS ABRAMS
MINYAN FUND
By: Sol Glasner.
In Honor of:
Milestone Birthday of
Robert Zelwin by Bill Jones
& Linda Schoenberg…
Murray Berkowitz by Barry
Chesler.
In Memory of:
Faygah Finkelman and
Max Drew by Sara Drew…
Franklyn Weissman and
Beatrice Weissman by
Gabe & Nicki Adler…Rose
Malik and Sarah Rosen by
Sylvia Kugelman…Sarah
Levin by Cheryl Rubin…
Charles Goodstein and
Rhonda Greenberg by
Bob & Judy Goodstein…H.
Yaakov Goldstein by Edith
Goldstein…Joan Miller by
Jay & Leslie Weller.
ALIYAH FUND
In Honor of:
Murray Altose’s Haftorah
honor by Murray & Connie
Altose…Jane Warn for
being a Passover helper by
Richard & Jane Warn…Our
Aliyah by Alan & Judith Riga.
EUNICE AND ERNEST
BENCHELL ENDOWMENT
FUND
In Honor of:
Ernie & Eunice Benchell
by Bart & Carole Bookatz…
Milestone Birthdays of
Bill Jones, David Wakser,
Lillian Gutterman, Marilyn
Alpern, May Hershey,
Robert Zelwin and Ruth
Weil by Ernie & Eunice
Benchell…Milestone
Anniversaries of Brian &
Lori Abraham and Frank &
Beth Rosenberg by Eunice
& Ernie Benchell.
In Memory of:
Ray Esther Davis by James
& Ellen Liss.
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To better manage administrative expenses, it is requested that contributions be at least $10 or more each.
Thank you for helping us reduce the synagogue’s cost, which increases the actual value of your gifts.
BEVA BERKOWITZ USY
FUND
In Honor of:
Murray Berkowitz, KIO
Region Ma’asim Tovim
Awardee by Murray & Connie
Altose.
B’NAI JESHURN CHESED
FUND
In Honor of:
Mishloah Manot by Sylvia
Rose…Birthday of Mary
Berkowitz by Murray &
Connie Altose.
In Memory of:
Sally Schwarz by Joel &
Rachel Schwarz…Hans
Segal by Nelson Pole…
Harry Golub by Adam &
Michelle Levine… Jonas
Miller and Leon Ades by
Steve & Zehava Galun and
Mark & Shelley Scher…
Robin Rood’s brother by
Mark & Shelley Scher.
BOHNEN SCHAFFER
GARDEN FOUNDATION
By: Bill Jones & Linda
Schoenberg.
In Honor of:
Birthday of Paul
Greenberger and Milestone
Birthday of Janice
Greenberger by
Aaron & Andrea Canowitz.
TEMPLE BUILDING AND
DEVELOPMENT FUND
In Honor of:
Rabbi Weiss, Rabbi RudinLuria and Cantor Shifman
by Lois Shepard.
In Memory of:
Andrew Spreiser by Loretta
Benis...Armond Berk by
Nancy Berk…Harold Willen
by Arlene Willen…
Jack Kowit by Ros & Ed
Kowit and Flo Chelm...
Lillian Nash by Dale &
Karen Nash…Marlene
Easterbrook by Morton
Weisberg…Michael
June/July 2015 Sivan/Tammuz/Av 5775
Shepard by Lois Shepard…
Nate & Gertrude Lippe by
Gary Lippe…Roy Bernstein
by Rosalind Bernstein…Sol
Kailes by Larelda Gruber…
Stanley “Sonny” Abrams
Ian & Gloria Abrams…
Evalynn Golder by Ed &
Gloria Jacobson…Jonas
Miller by Joel & Rachel
Heiser…Rhonda Greenberg
by Sylvia Kugelman… Edith
Friedman by Eileen Frank &
Bob Stovsky.
CANTOR’S MUSIC FUND
By: Avery & Susannah
Cohen.
In Honor of:
Our Aliyah by Malcolm &
Evelyn Brahms…Cantor
Shifman by Marcy Schindler,
Richard & Jane Warn,
Lenore Oscar…Birthday of
Art Gelbart by Art & Rose
Gelbart…Milestone Birthday
of Ileen Tepper by Robert &
Cheryl Spira…
In Memory of:
Anita Feldman by Raymond
& Sandra November…
Walter Freed and Ellen
Freed by Vera Dombcik…
Hans E. Segal by Howard &
Deborah Willen...Fanny Ross
and Dorothy Ginnis by Ruth
Koway.
DOBRES-BERKOWITZ
ISRAEL PROGRAMMING
FUND
In Honor of:
Richard Berkowitz, B’nai
Jeshurun Men’s Club Man of
the Year by Murray & Connie
Altose.
In Memory of:
Richard E. Schneider by
Bob & Sandy Berkowitz…
Joan Miller by Ruth
Dobres…Leon Ades by
Murray & Connie Altose.
EDWARD AND EDITH
FREILICH ISRAEL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Honor of:
Michael & Sylvia Blain by
Luisa Aviv.
In Memory of:
Edith Freilich, Edward
Freilich, Reinette Madow
and Linda Savransky by
Luisa Aviv.
GINSBERG FAMILY UNITED
SYNAGOGUE YOUTH (USY)
FUND
By: Bill & Shirley Haas.
In Honor of:
Rabbi Weiss, Rabbi
Rudin-Luria and Cantor
Shifman by Jeremy &
Meredith Ginsberg and Mel
& Diane Ginsberg…Birth
of Mel & Diane Ginsberg’s
grandson, Simon Ezra
Ginsberg by Murray &
Connie Altose.
LEO AND REGINA
GOODMAN MEMORIAL
FUND
In Memory of:
Regina Goodman and
Mildred Ludwig by Lenore
Oscar.
GOTTLIEB FAMILY
FUND FOR HOLOCAUST
MISSIONS
In Honor of:
Alan & Lorin Gottlieb’s
new grandson, Liam Saul
Brenner by Bill & Shirley
Haas and Joel & Cindy
Herman.
BESSIE HERSHEY
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
In Honor of:
Engagement of Alec Simon
and Jessica Roth by Larry &
Marcia Simon.
In Memory of:
Sylvia Weinberg by Davida
Weinberg…Bessie Bayer
and Sam Spiegle by Martin
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by Jed Weisman.
ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIP
FUND
In Memory of:
Evalynn Golder by Harvey &
Harriet Freiman.
JACK JACOBSON AND
BELLE WINOGRAD
MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUND
In Memory of:
Joseph R. Gross and Martin
C. Gross by Suellen Gross.
ETOLE AND JULIAN KAHAN
FINE ARTS ENDOWMENT
FUND
In Memory of:
Jackolyn K. Hanan by Dawn
Brown and Julian & Etole
Kahan.
MAZON HUNGER FUND
In Honor of:
Birthdays of Carol Macknin,
Harry Lever and Irving Bell
by Toby Macknin.
In Memory of:
Dorothy Siegan by Jerry &
Linda Siegan…Gertrude
Zychick Kleiner by Stuart
Kleiner...Maria Persico
by Robert and Barbara
Leeson…Milton Kronick by
Sylvia Kugelman.
NATHAN AND LENORE
OSCAR EDUCATION FUND
In Memory of:
Nate Oscar by Toby
Macknin, Dick & Marilyn
Myers, Jay Ross & Susan
Warshay, Bill Jones & Linda
Schoenberg, Bernice
Rothman, Vera Dombcik,
Rose Rubin, Shirley Shatten,
Alan & Iris Goodman, Lois
Klein, Sonya Shultz, Marty
& Carole Blake, Sheldon &
Marilyn Gerson, Ruth, Ron
and Jan Moskowitz Families,
Sarah Felder, Paul & Teri
Madow, Elaine Wach, Eila
Hattendorf and Friends at
Fennemore Craig.
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PAYNER-BESUNDER FUND
In Memory of:
Lilli Fiala by Jerry & Donna
Fiala…Fran Hammer’s
sister, Cheryle by Estelle
Payner…William Leone by
Sandy & Pam Besunder.
RABBIS’ DISCRETIONARY
FUNDS
In Honor of:
Rabbi Weiss by Randy &
Rhonda Kertesz, Harry &
Caren Lever, Richard & Jane
Warn, Lenore Oscar, Marcy
Schindler and Ian & Gloria
Abrams…Rabbi RudinLuria by Ileen Tepper, Marcy
Schindler, Richard & Jane
Warn, Lenore Oscar and
Elliot Teichman…Bris of
Liam Saul Brenner by Alan
& Lorin Gottlieb…Rabbi
Schachter by Lenore Oscar.
In Memory of:
Andrew Spreiser by Randy
& Rhonda Kertesz ...Sidney
Franklin by Joe & Carol
Feig...Joan Miller by
Samuel & Enid Wapner…
Richard Mark Handler,
Milton Wasserman and
Agusta Turner by Steven
& Joni Wasserman…Helen
Kritzer by Keith & Marilyn
Jacobs…Marvin Perlberg
and Loretta Greenberg by
Jeffrie & Sheryl Greenberg…
Esther Chaim by Alan & Gail
Moskowitz.
RABBI RUDOLPH M.
ROSENTHAL MEMORIAL
FUND
In Memory of:
Maxwell W. Cohen by Avery
& Susannah Cohen.
ROSENZWEIG SINGER
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Honor of:
Milestone Anniversary of
Dr. & Mrs. R. Teichner by
Arnold & Alta Rosenzweig.
In Memory of:
Benjamin Singer by Arnold
& Alta Rosenzweig.
RUTH AND GEORGE
ROTHSTEIN ISRAEL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Honor of:
David Ashpis & Rebakah
Dorman by Selma Friedman
and Lynne Friedman.
Please note: Donations may be made by mailing or bringing
in a note to the synagogue office detailing the name of the
fund, the reason for the donation, to whom acknowledgement
should be made, and the donor’s name, along with a check
made out to B’nai Jeshurun Congregation. It would be greatly
appreciated if checks for donations were separate from other
checks to the congregation.
For Sisterhood Enrichment Fund, please mail your donations
and full information to Millie Mandel, 25805 Fairmount Blvd.,
#103, Beachwood 44122. For Torah Fund, please mail your
donations and full information to Lynne Friedman, 180 Fox
Hollow Drive, #304, Mayfield Heights, 44124.
Thank you to our April
kiddush & bima flower sponsors:
April 4/5: The bima flowers were sponsored by Flo Chelm
and Roslyn & Ed Kowit in memory of their father, Jack Kowit.
April 18: The extended kiddush was sponsored by Nedra &
Nick Valdez in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson,
Jacob Solomon. The bima flowers were sponsored by Rayna
& Steven Solomon in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son,
Jacob Solomon
RONALD AND NATALIE
TITLEBAUM ENDOWMENT
FUND
In Memory of:
Eugene Wolsky by Ron &
Natalie Titlebaum.
IDA AND SAM ZELWIN
FAMILY FUND
In Honor of:
Birthday of Judy Freedman
by Larry & Ileen Boro.
In Memory of:
Ida Zelwin by Larry & Ileen
Boro.
VIDEO STREAMING
In Memory of:
Sylvia Miriam Goldstein
Gersch by Edith Goldstein.
Albert Fishman- Phil
Thal Fund
In Honor of:
Mary & Murray Berkowitz
by Deborah Rossman...
Lunch & Learn Series by
Avery & Susannah Cohen.
In Memory of:
Bob Koway by Ruth Koway.
TIDINGS
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Mishpachot
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7:30 pm Board of
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Red Cross Blood
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7:00 pm Service
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7:00 pm Service
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9:00 am Service
8:30 pm Mincha
Ma’ariv, Eicha
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31
7:00 pm Service
HELP WANTED
Looking for an energetic
saleswoman.
Knowledge of the following preferred:
Gift Wrapping, QuickBooks/POS
Merchandising & Product Display
Please call
216.509.2282
14437 Cedar Road
www.bnaijeshurun.org
June/July 2015 Sivan/Tammuz/Av 5775
15
Periodicals Postage Paid
DATED MATERIAL
Please Deliver Promptly
PHONE: 216-831-6555 FAX: 216-831-4599
EMAIL: info@bnaijeshurun.org
www.bnaijeshurun.org
Stephen Weiss, Senior Rabbi...................................................................... ext 104
rabbiweiss@bnaijeshurun.org
Hal Rudin-Luria, Rabbi.................................................................................. ext 101
rabbirudinluria@bnaijeshurun.org
Aaron Shifman, Cantor................................................................................. ext 112
cantorshifman@bnaijeshurun.org
Stanley J. Schachter, Rabbi Emeritus....................................................... ext 106
Michael Hecht, Rabbi Emeritus................................................................. ext 105
Josh Foster, Education Engagement Rabbi.......................................... ext 124
rabbifoster@bnaijeshurun.org
Jay Ross, Executive Director....................................................................... ext 107
jayross@bnaijeshurun.org
Kim Cole, Development Director.............................................................. ext 132
kimcole@bnaijeshurun.org
Marcy Stahm, Controller.............................................................................. ext 111
marcystahm@bnaijeshurun.org
Shani Kadis, Membership/Programming Director............................. ext 131
shanikadis@bnaijeshurun.org
Barbara Rosenfeld, Executive Educator.................................................. ext 121
barbararosenfeld@bnaijeshurun.org
Dr. R. Raphael Simon, Librarian................................................................. ext 114
ralphsimon@bnaijeshurun.org
Dana Blocker, Youth Director..................................................................... ext 120
danablocker@bnaijeshurun.org
Risa Roth, Early Childhood Director......................................................... ext 125
risaroth@bnaijeshurun.org
Diane Shalom, Asst. to Rabbi Weiss/Newsletters Editor................... ext 104
dianeshalom@bnaijeshurun.org
Paula Botkin, Accounting/Cemeteries/Calendaring.......................... ext 109
paulabotkin@bnaijeshurun.org
Wendy Altmire, School Admin. Asst........................................................ ext 123
wendyaltmire@bnaijeshurun.org
Julie Berman, Asst. to Cantor..................................................................... ext 102
julieberman@bnaijeshurun.org
Shirley Haas, School Admin. Asst.............................................................. ext 122
shirleyhaas@bnaijeshurun.org
Rachel Taxer, Receptionist, Asst. to
Rabbi Rudin-Luria and Jay Ross.............................................................. ext 100
racheltaxer@bnaijeshurun.org
Renee Greller, 150th Anniversary Coordinator.................................... ext 136
reneegreller@bnaijeshurun.org
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THROUGH SEPT. 7, 2015
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Baseball’s greatest
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They changed it.
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Free &
open to the
community
Fun Day
150 tH annIvERsaRy kICk-oFF EvEnt
Sunday, August 23 • 11-3 pm
B’nai Jeshurun • 27501 Fairmount Blvd, Pepper Pike
• 220 Foot Zip Line
• Bounce Houses &
Inflatables
• Euclid Beach
Rocket Car
• Face Painting
• Food for Purchase
... and so much more!