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TO ENRICH YOU.
SMALL ENOUGH
TO KNOW YOU.
FALL 2019Congregation Beth Ahm
Fall 2019 XLIII No. 1 Tishrei - Heshvan - Kislev - Tevet 5780
High Holiday Schedule
Kids’ Book Club
Heart of the Talmud
A Day at theApple Orchard
My Legacy atBeth Ahm
In Loving Memory
What’s Inside?
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Our grand celebration of the Torah begins on Monday, October 21 at 7:00 p.m.
with singing, dancing, ice cream, and more. Arrive early at 6:30 p.m. for Minha and stay late for the
8th Hakafa, Beth Ahm’s newest l’chaim and noshing tradition.
The celebration continues on Tuesday morning, October 22, with morning services beginning at 9:30 a.m. Dancing with the
Torahs at approximately 10:15 a.m., a festive Mussaf, and awesome lunch complete the celebration.
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Mazal Tov
Mazal Tov and Yasher Koach to:
Katie Rosen & Matthew Kurzmann on the birth of their son Brock Harold Kurzmann.Proud grandparents are Lisa & Daniel Kurzmann and Robin & Roy Rosen.
Tammy & Jeff Kahan and Family on the birth of their grandson Reece Mason Brodsky.Proud great grandparents are Terry & David Kahan.
Elyse & Eric Frehsee on the birth of their daughter Hanna Blake Frehsee.
Proud grandparents are Karen & Howard Frehsee.Proud great grandparents are Claire & Marvin Tamaroff.
Shelley & Harvey Schulist on the birth of their great granddaughter Addison Faith King.
Margo & Doug Woll on the birth of their granddaughter Mira Fay Rosen.
Aaron & Winnie Brightman and Family on the birth of their son Joseph Brightman.
Janice and Steve Traison on the birth of their grandson Hadar Yona Traison Witkin.
Proud great-grandparents are Barbara and Larry Traison.
Sharona Shapiro and David Lerner on the birth of their grandson Eliezer Newman.
Linda & Sid Blackman and Family on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Jonathan Blackman.
Thank you to our recent Shabbat lunch sponsors:
The Shapiro family in memory of Sara and Asa Shapiro
Harold & Shirley Strom in memory of their son Elliot Strom and Harold’s father, Isidor Strom
Marsha Lynn in memory of her sister and brother-in-law Sylvia & Phillip Buckfire
Anna Glik in celebration of her husband Boris Drigant’s 75th birthday
Anita & Harvey Zalesin in celebration of Anita’s 80th birthday
Dorothy & Hershel Sandberg in memory of Jerry Superstine
Janet & Herb Pont and Nancy & Ira Goldberg in honor of Janet & Herb Pont’s 60th Wedding Anniversary
To learn more about sponsoring Shabbat lunch for a yahrzeit, birthday, anniversary, or other occasion, contact David Goodman at 248-851-6880 or [email protected]
V. Patrick Ritchie III will become a Bar Mitzvah on November 9, 2019. Patrick is the brother of Mackenzie Ritchie and son of Patrick Ritchie II. Patrick is a student at Rochester High School. His favorite things to do are remote control car racing, martial arts, ATV trail riding, and playing video games in his spare time. For his mitzvah project, he is volunteering for Neighborhood House which helps area teens and adults with everything from counseling to food. He wishes to donate ten percent of his simcha to the Yad Ezra food pantry.
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High Holidays
Sukkah DecoratingSunday, October 13
beginning at 10:00 a.m.Everyone is invited for brunch and to make
decorations for the Beth Ahm sukkah. There will be projects for artists of all ages, abilities, and skill levels. For more information or to RSVP, contact Tova Schreiber at 248-851-6880 or
Rosh HashanaSunday, September 29 Erev Rosh HashanaCandle lighting 7:00 p.m.Minha/Maariv 6:00-6:45 p.m.
Monday, September 30 Rosh Hashana Day 1Shaharit 8:15 a.m.Tashlikh 5:00 p.m.Minha/Maariv 6:00 p.m.Candlelighting 7:58 p.m.
Tuesday, October 1Rosh Hashana Day 2Shaharit 8:15 a.m.Minha/Maariv 7:00 p.m.Havdalah 7:56 p.m.
Yom KippurTuesday, October 8Kol NidreMinha 2:00 p.m.Kol Nidre 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday, October 9Yom Kippur Shaharit 9:00 a.m.Yizkor 12:00 p.m.Minha 5:00 p.m.Neilah 6:25 p.m.Shofar 7:50 p.m.Yontuv ends at 7:44 p.m.
Sukkot Service TimesSunday, October 13 Erev SukkotMinha/Maariv 5:00 p.m.Candlelighting 6:36 p.m.
Monday, October 14 1st Day of SukkotShaharit 9:30 a.m.Minha/Maariv 7:00 p.m.Candlelighting 7:35 p.m.
Tuesday, October 15 2nd Day of SukkotShaharit 9:30 a.m.Minha/Maariv 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 16 Sukkot 1st day of Hol HaMoedShaharit 6:45 a.m.Minha 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 17 Sukkot 2nd day of Hol HaMoedShaharit 6:45 a.m.Minha 7:00 p.m.
Friday, October 18 Sukkot 3rd day of Hol HaMoedShaharit 6:45 a.m.Minha 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 19 Sukkot 4th day of Hol HaMoedShaharit 9:30 a.m.Minha 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 20 Sukkot Hoshana RabaShaharit 9:00 a.m.Minha/Maariv 5:00 p.m. (Erev Shemini Atzeret)Candlelighting 6:25 p.m.
Monday, October 21 Shemini Atzeret/Simhat TorahShaharit 9:30 a.m.Yizkor 11:00 a.m.Minha 6:30 p.m.Maariv 7:00 p.m.Candlelighting 7:24 p.m.
Tuesday, October 22 Simhat TorahShaharit 9:30 a.m.Minha/Maariv 7:00 p.m.
A note about candle lighting on the 2nd day of a holiday: Jewish tradition says that while we are not permitted to light a fire on a yontuv, we are permitted to transfer a fire on yontuv. This is important for candle lighting on the 2nd day of a holiday
(2nd night of Rosh Hashana, 2nd night of Sukkot and Simhat Torah). Prior to the beginning of the 1st day of a holiday, you
should light a yahrzeit candle so that after dark on the 2nd night of a holiday, you can light your yontuv candles
from the yahrzeit candle. If you have any questions, please contact Rabbi Rubenstein.
Lulav & Etrog OrdersOrdering a lulav & etrog is easy.
Submit your order on our website at www.cbahm.org/event/lulav
and you will be contacted when they arrive.
Orders are due by October 4.Chag Sameach.
Synagogue NewsJoin Rabbi Steven Rubenstein for
Birthday & Tot ShabbatTot Shabbat:
Parents and/or grandparents are invited to attend with their pre-schoolers at 10:45 a.m.
Birthday Shabbat: Kids will join us for the end of service in the main sanctuary to receive a special blessing and gift during their birthday month.
RSVP to Rabbi Rubenstein at 248-851-6880 or [email protected]
Upcoming Dates: October 19
November 16December 14
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Kid’s Book Club – “Big Ugly Guy”Saturday, November 23 at 10:30 a.m.Sammy Greenberg would rather talk back to The Boyz–a gang of bullies at his school–and get his head stuck in the toilet than constantly be afraid. But when his friend Skink gets beaten up so badly that he has to go to the hospital, Sammy thinks he may be in over his head. He decides to build a golem–a mythical protector from Jewish folklore, made of clay and animated by the ineffable name of God. But this monster doesn’t just protect him and Skink from The Boyz, he is also a great drummer for their rock-jazz-klezmer fusion band! But golems come with warnings. They will protect you until they don’t.
B.U.G (Big Ugly Guy) by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple is a fun read for kids 8-12 years old. Everyone is invited to join Rabbi Rubenstein to talk about the book and enjoy a Shabbat lunch. No cost to attend but advanced registration to www.cbahm.org/event/biguglyguy is appreciated.
Jewish Mindfulness Meditationwith Dennis Blender, Ph.D
Four Monday sessions: 7:30-8:30 p.m.
This event is for all takers- beginners and more advanced practitioners.Never meditated before? No problem. If you can breathe, you are half-way there.
Sessions will place our meditation within Jewish traditionand will include guided meditation and opportunities for text study. No cost. RSVPs are appreciated to [email protected] or 248-851-6880.
September 23October 28
November 11December 9
A BIG Welcome to our Newest Members
Carole, Shlome, Noa and Ellie BenEzraTamara Gertsberg
Shannon and Travis GonyouJack Wolf
Sisterhood & Men’s Club
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We hope you had an enjoyable summer!On September 10th, paid up members attended a wonderful event with a Middle Eastern flair at the home of Sharona Shapiro. We want to extend a hearty Yasher Koach to Sharona for her generosity in opening up her home! We also say Yasher Koach to all of you who sent in your dues and supported Sisterhood programming for another year. And we added a new way to send your donation through Venmo. It’s not too late to make your contribution. We greatly appreciate it! Your support of Sisterhood also benefits our wonderful shul!Sisterhood has been busy planning for the upcoming programming year. Here are some of the highlights, so mark your calendars!:
· New Time of Year for Sisterhood Shabbat - November 2If you want to participate in any way, please get in touch through [email protected] Ark opening honors, an English reading, an Aliyah, we would love for you to participate, please let us know!· November 23, we are teaming up with the Men’s Club for some axe throwing, see below for more details
· January 25, 2020, we are getting together with the Men’s Club again at Go Comedy! an Improv Comedy Club in Ferndale· March 15, 2020, spend the afternoon at The Schvitz· April 26, 2020, exploring Pewabic Pottery in Detroit· June 4, 2020, an afternoon program especially for seniors—how you can avoid being scammed· June 7, 2020, drumming exercise class
And just a reminder, if you would like to make a donation for the Ruth Mermelstein Kitchen Fund, please contact Beverly Fradis at 248-661-8395. Your contributions go a long way to keeping a busy kitchen in good shape!Our next Sisterhood meeting is on Sunday October 13 at 11:00 a.m. All are invited to participate,we would love your input and energy! Sisterhood is FOR YOU!Thank you again for your support of Sisterhood! We wish you a happy and healthy New Year! Sincerely,Marni Foster and Nancy [email protected]
Axe ThrowingSaturday, November 23 at 7:00 p.m.
Take aim with one of the hottest new sports in North America. Join the Men’s Club and Sisterhood for a night of axe throwing at The Hub Stadium, 2550 Innovation Drive in
Auburn Hills. $10 per person. Contact Ron Jedwab at [email protected] with questions, to RSVP, or to
inquire about carpooling from Beth Ahm.
Sukkah Building with the Men’s ClubSunday, October 6 at 10:00 a.m.
Everyone is invited to join the Men’s Club and help build the Beth Ahm sukkah. Contact Jerry Zabel
at [email protected] or 248-521-1090 for more information.
Football, Food and Fun with the Men’s ClubSunday, December 8 from 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. at a private home
Watch the Lions vs. the Minessota Vikings on the big screen, play cards or just hang out. A catered lunch will be served at 12:45 p.m. by Dish Kosher Cuisine and there will be plenty of pop and munchies.
$20 per person. You can pay in advance or at the door, please RSVP no later than December 3
to Ronn Nadis at [email protected]
The Heart of TalmudThe Twelve Spies as found in Sotah 34b-35a
with Rabbi Steven Rubenstein
Thursday nights from 7:30-9:00 p.m.October 31, November 7, November 14
While many people think of Talmud primarily as a source of Jewish law, the Talmud is full of rabbinic stories that present the ideas, attitudes, and theology of our ancestors. In this 3-part class, we will examine an extended series of rabbinic stories and midrashim about the incident of the twelve spies discussed in the Book of Numbers. In addition to our study of the Talmudic text itself, we will also consider a variety of modern understandings of this text with a focus on a reading from the 20th century philosopher Emmanuel Levinas.
This class will provide an opportunity for direct study of the primary sources in the Talmud in either the original or in translation. We’ll be creating a bet midrash-style learning environment with hevruta/paired learning.
This course is free and open to the community. Everyone is welcome. To register, visit: www.cbahm.org/event/12spies
For questions, please contact Rabbi Rubenstein at [email protected]
Israel Book Club with Rabbi RubensteinSaturday, October 26 following Shabbat services
The Saturday Morning Murder by Batya GurWhen Dr. Eva Neidorf is found dead on the morning she is to
give a lecture to the Jerusalem Psychoanalytic Society, Chief Inspector Michael Ohayon investigates, revealing,
along the way, intimate details about his own life. Upcoming dates for the book clubSunday, February 2 at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Synagogue News
Attention Families with College Students!Beth Ahm wants to know where your college students are
studying for the 2019-2020 school year. The Charlotte and Warren Tessler College Fund is happy to send Chanukah, Purim and Pesach packages that will add extra joy to
their holiday. Contact Alison Blau at 248-851-6880 or [email protected] to register your child.
Thank you
for helping me get the college student packages out for the 2018-2019 school year.
Time to gear up for 2019-2020!
-Warren Tessler
Rabbi Rubenstein Alison Blau
Tova SchreiberDavid Goodman
Linda Wright
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Dear Friends,What follows is a translation of a story told by Abba Kovner (there is a brief bio at the bottom) at a teacher’s seminar years ago. The translation is by Rabbi Daniel Goldfarb.Here is Kovner’s story:It’s clear that Israel is not strange to any of the participants in this seminar today, but I imagine that for each of us Israel means something else.The Nazi ghetto did not make me a religious person, and I did not become a romantic in the forests with the Partizans. On the day I first arrived in Jerusalem, before even washing my face or changing my clothes, I went to the Kotel. It was 1945, and the place was narrow, crowded, dirty and depressing. British soldiers were stationed there, armed with guns and rubber truncheons. I had no friends or relatives who longed for those large stones. I did not go there to pray, my head was uncovered, and I had no plan to push a note into a crack between the stones.Behind me I could hear the donkeys braying and the Arab merchants whose language I did not understand, and I was flushed with the odd sensation of fear and foreignness and the feeling that I belong somewhere else. And then someone pulled at my sleeve and asked in a whisper, “maybe you can join the minyan?”Had the fellow called out like the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s young men who grab you by the sleeve at the bus station in Tel Aviv or on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, in a commanding tone: “Are you Jewish? Come put on tefillin!” I would have responded the way I do to the ChaBaD commandoes: “Sorry, I’m Jewish but I don’t put on tefillin.”But the anonymous fellow by the Kotel in 1945 said only: “we need a tenth for a minyan,” and his voice was like the voice of Avraham Leib, the shamash.Avraham Leib was the shamash of the local shul in the city where I grew up (Vilna). In those days it was called “Jerusalem of Lita.” For morning and evening services there were enough davenners, but for Mincha, even in Jerusalem of Lita there were not many. The elderly shamash would stand in the doorway of the synagogue and, in his hoarse voice, invite Jews to make the minyan.I’m sure you know that minyan is an important value-concept in Judaism, perhaps the most Jewish thing in Judaism, to be part of the minyan. To know that nine Jews need a tenth, and that the individual Jew needs nine more to be a people, a divine congregation. At that moment it was as if the thousands of miles that my feet had trodden from Vilna to Jerusalem disappeared. I put on a hat and joined the minyan. I felt I’d arrived.*Note on Abba Kovner from Wikipedia: Abba Kovner (March 14, 1918 – September 25, 1987) was a Jewish Hebrew and Yiddish poet, writer and partisan leader. In the Vilna Ghetto, his manifesto was the first time that a target of the Holocaust identified the German plan to murder all Jews. His attempt to organize a ghetto uprising failed, but he fled into the forest, became a Soviet partisan, and survived the war. After the war, Kovner led a secretive organization to take revenge for the Holocaust; he made aliyah in 1947. Considered one of the greatest poets of modern Israel, he received the Israel Prize in 1970.To join our Beth Ahm minyan team or for more information, please call or email me. Remember, it’s not how often one comes to minyan, but that one makes the commitment.I wish you and your family a Sweet, Healthy and Happy New Year!
Message from the PresidentMinyan Matters
Rick Emmer248-660-4071
Videostreamed Lifelong LearningWednesdays at 1:00 p.m. in the Teen Lounge
Free and open to the community. No reservations needed, all welcome!
No session on October 9, Yom KippurJoin us this New Year for high-quality videostreamed lifelong Jewish learning on an array of topics, including Jewish history,
philosophy, art, culture and politics. We will be watching videorecorded lectures by Professor Howard Lupovitch, Professor Henry Abramson, scholars from the Shalom Hartman Institute, Valley Beit Midrash, JTS, ELI Talks, and more.
Each week’s video is followed by a brief informal discussion facilitated by Nancy Kaplan.
Please share this invitation with anyone you think might like to attend. For more info, contact Nancy Kaplan at 248-737-1931, text 248-390-4294 or [email protected]
Drop In & Learn at Beth Ahm
Paper Works October 27, 2019 - December 5, 2019.
Opening Reception: Sunday, October 27 from 1-4 p.m.
October 2019
1 Rosh Hashanah 2 Rosh Hashanah 4 Lulav & Etrog orders due 6 Sukkah building with the Men’s Club 8 Kol Nidre 9 Yom Kippur Yizkor13 Sukkah decorating Sisterhood planning meeting Erev Sukkot14 Yom Tov Sukkot15 Yom Tov Sukkot19 Tot and Birthday Shabbat20 Hoshanah Rabah21 Shemini Atzeret Yizkor Simchat Torah celebration (evening)22 Simchat Torah celebration (morning)26 Israel book club28 Jewish Mindfulness Meditation Men’s Club planning meeting31 The Twelve Spies
November 2019 2 Sisterhood Shabbat 7 The Twelve Spies 9 Patrick Ritchie Bar Mitzvah11 Jewish Mindfulness Meditation14 The Twelve Spies16 Tot and Birthday Shabbat23 Axe Throwing with the Sisterhood and Men’s Club Kids’ Book Club24 Yad Ezra deliveries28 Thanksgiving day
December 2019 8 Football Tailgate with the Men’s Club 9 Jewish Mindfulness Meditation10 Men’s Club planning meeting14 Tot and Birthday Shabbat22 Hanukkah begins 26 Hanukkah party
Calendar of Events
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ClimbA solo exhibition by Meighen Jackson displayed
on the Upper Level of the Gallery.“CLIMB marks a major transition in the journey of my life and art. For over thirty years I loved a man who, camera in hand, recorded the magic of the everyday. When he died, I watched my reserve
shatter, my ink grow bolder, and the human figure return to center stage. These images are the result.” –Meighen Jackson
Curated by Meighen Jackson, these seven artists are all well known for working in paper. Invited artists include: Armin Mersmann,
Coco Bruner, Elizabeth Youngblood, Jiangmei Wu, John Hegarty, Lynne Avadenka, and Sue Carman Vian.
The exhibition will also feature a display of “Big Heads” from the Detroit Parade Company.
Synagogue News
Check out our newly designed website. The address remains the same, www.cbahm.org, but the website has a new look full of color, photos, and advanced functionality. You can make donation, register for events, view the synagogue calendar, and much more.
Plus, you can login to unlock even more functionality. The login button is located in the upper right corner of the website. To login for the first time, select the “Forgot Password” option and follow the instructions to create a password. Please remember, the email address you enter must match the address that is being used and on record with the Beth Ahm office. If you are having trouble, please call the synagogue office at 248-851-6880 for assistance.
Once in the website, go to the “My Account” menu to view to update personal information, access your account and make payments, and view the synagogue’s membership directory. If you do not want your contact information to be visible to others, you can hide it by clicking on the option titled “Edit My Directory Listing” on your main account page.
Everyone is excited about the new website and the benefits it brings to the synagogue and to you. Please visit the site often.
It was a great day at the apple orchard… pancake breakfast, cider and donuts, and fresh apples for Rosh Hashanah.
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CandlelightingOctober 4 - 6:52 p.m.October 11 - 6:40 p.m.October 18 - 6:28 p.m.October 25 - 6:18 p.m.November 1 - 6:08 p.m.November 8 - 5:00 p.m.November 15 - 4:53 p.m.November 22 - 4:47 p.m.November 29 - 4:44 p.m.December 6 - 4:42 p.m.December 13 - 4:42 p.m.December 20 - 4:44 p.m.December 27 - 4:48 p.m.
Daily MinyanMonday – Thursday: 7:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.Friday: 7:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.Sunday & Major Legal Holidays: 9:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.
* Weekday morning minyan starts at 6:45 a.m. on Rosh Hodesh (Tuesday, October 29, Wednesday, October 30, and Friday, November 29).
Shabbat Services Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma’ariv – Friday 6:00 p.m. Shabbat Morning – Saturday 9:30 a.m.
Service TimesShabbat endsOctober 5 - 7:50 p.m.October 12 - 7:39 p.m.October 19 - 7:28 p.m.October 26 - 7:18 p.m.November 2 - 7:09 p.m.November 9 - 6:02 p.m.November 16 - 5:56 p.m.November 23 - 5:51 p.m.November 30 - 5:48 p.m.December 7 - 5:47 p.m.December 14- 5:48 p.m.December 21 - 5:51 p.m.December 28 - 5:55 p.m.
Shabbat Times
Shabbat Afternoon October & November - 5:00 p.m.December - 1:00 p.m.
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Unity and Pluralism within The Jewish People
Message from the RabbiLooking just beyond Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur you’ll find the festival of Sukkot. The lulav and etrog are key elements of the celebration of course, and they are seen as symbolic in a wide variety of ways. In one midrash, the lulav and etrog represent different types of individuals that make up The Jewish People. Just as the various elements of the lulav and etrog are different one from the other, so too are individual Jews different one from the other. And still, God wants the lulav and etrog to function as a unit. That’s why we pick up, bless, and wave the lulav (made up of 3 parts) with the etrog all together in our hands. The midrash wants us to see, feel, and act in a way which expresses the unity of the Jewish people.
Nevertheless, unity doesn’t mean conformity. Beth Ahm has been offering an opportunity (through the Beth Ahm Facebook page – check out the Both/And group) for people to learn about the history and ideas of the Conservative movement through a podcast of Chancellor Arnold Eisen of The Jewish Theological Seminary. Not surprisingly, Dr. Eisen is a committed Conservative Jew. Still, in response to those who believe that denominations within the Jewish community are misguided, Dr. Eisen says, “I firmly believe in denominational differences…it is impossible for all of us to agree on what the Torah wants from us, and therefore we must as
Jews practice different sorts of Judaism. These varieties must be strong…”
Rabbi Dr. Ismar Schorsch (the previous chancellor of JTS) emphasized a similar idea in his work The Sacred Cluster when he wrote that one of the core values of the Conservative movement, “is an undiminished devotion to the ideal of klal yisrael, the unfractured totality of Jewish existence and the ultimate significance of every single Jew. In the consciousness of Conservative Jews, there yet resonates the affirmation of haverim kol yisrael (all Israel is still joined in fellowship)—despite all the dispersion, dichotomies and politicization that history has visited upon us, Jews remain united in a tenacious pilgrimage of universal import.”
The Jews are one people and it is important to remind ourselves of that not only when we gather in a large group to call out Am Yisrael Chai – The Jewish people lives! Yet, even though we are one nation, we are a nation of many opinions. (as many, many Jewish jokes can affirm) To believe in Klal Yisrael – that the Jewish people are one – is not the same as saying that we all agree. In fact, believing in Klal Yisrael is to believe that we are one people even though we don’t agree!
I was once speaking with a Jew by Choice about what drew her to become Jewish. One element of her choice was embedded in her experience with her college sorority—one with many Jewish members. She wondered at (and then really appreciated) the fact that she could have Jewish sorority sisters---one who was Jewishly knowledgeable and observant, one who was not knowledgeable, an atheist, and non-observant---and they each treated each other as Jews. They knew that they were part of Am Yisrael, they were part of the family of the Jewish people. We take this sort of thing for granted most of the time. We shouldn’t. We should cherish these bonds when we agree with our brothers and sisters, and especially when we disagree.
Rabbi Steven Rubenstein248-851-6880 ext. [email protected]
“Relationships” heads the list of what matters to me in life. Especially at this High Holiday time of year, the statement “it all comes down to relationships” is on my mind.
Yet, forming and maintaining relationships can be a challenge. It’s often hard to find the right words to express one’s thoughts and feelings on the spot. It can be hard to know how to start a conversation or how to proceed once we do. As President, there have been many moments in which I would have liked to continue a conversation with one of our members well beyond “Shabbat Shalom”, but time pressure or my natural shyness got in the way. It’s something I endeavor to improve every year.
As a synagogue, we also strive to connect to and enrich all our congregants. Much of the time we get it right. But sometimes we miss a cue, or don’t meet a need. We know we have room for improvement. If there is something on your mind that we could be improving in our relationship, please let me know! You’ll be engaging in an age-old Days of Repentance tradition and building a relationship with a congregation that cares about you and wants to know you!
This favorite message of mine expresses my thoughts and hopes at this High Holiday time of year.
Wishing everyone at Beth Ahm and beyond a fulfilling, prosperous, healthy and peaceful 5780!
Shanah Tova U’Metukah! Best wishes for a happy and sweet new year. I look forward to seeing you during the Holidays.
Message from the President
Beth [email protected]
Jewish tradition teaches, “As my parents planted for me before I was born, so do I plant for those who will come after me.” A legacy gift will preserve and perpetuate the spiritual lives of our children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
A legacy gift empowers you to give tzedakkah to your synagogue in a way that has a minimal impact on your current living expenses. Creating a legacy gift at Beth Ahm is easy. The giving opportunities below can help you achieve your philanthropic goals.
Contact David Goodman at 248-851-6880 or [email protected] to learn more.
Bequests & WillsThe simplest way to create a legacy at Beth Ahm is through a bequest. In your will or estate plan, you can designate a specific amount of money or percentage of your estate. Upon your passing, Beth Ahm receives the benefit of your bequest and your estate receives a tax deduction in the amount of the bequest. There is no minimum or maximum amount that you can bequeath and you retain control over your assets during your lifetime.
Retirement AccountsYou can name Congregation Beth Ahm as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401k or other qualified retirement plan. All you have to do is file a change of beneficiary form defining the amount or percentage of the retirement account that you want to gift to Beth Ahm. Like a bequest, Beth Ahm receives the benefit upon your passing and your estate receives a tax deduction. Unlike a bequest, a gift from your retirement account can avoid costly taxes, especially if your retirement account has substantial gains.
Life InsuranceThe gift of a new or existing policy is an inexpensive way to create your legacy and receive an immediate tax benefit. You can gift an existing policy, or a portion of it, by completing a form identifying Beth Ahm as the policy owner or beneficiary. New policies, with Beth Ahm listed as the owner or beneficiary, are a cost effective method of providing a long lasting benefit.
My Legacy at Beth Ahm
Shabbat Morning Torah Study with Rabbi RubensteinJoin us shabbat morning for informal learning beginning at 9:00 a.m. Topics vary and no prior knowledge is needed.
For more information, contact Rabbi Rubenstein at [email protected] or 248-851-6880.
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
October Birthdays November Birthdays
December Birthdays
1 Laura Berg 1 Natalie Jacobson 2 Leora Kahan 2 Barbara Sokolov 3 Jack Sobel 6 Mark Farber 6 Rebecca Traison 7 Arnold Berman 7 Sandy Glazier 7 Isabel Slutsky 7 Samuel Slutsky10 Kimberly Siegler10 Kenneth Weiss11 Elissa Berg11 Lili Brode11 Beverly Gale11 Eliana Schreiber12 Gregg Kepes12 Nora Skolnik13 Rayna Golnick13 Elizabeth Goodman13 Tatum Goodman13 Cherie Guttman13 Emma Jacobson13 Susan Bruss Soble14 Leora Bernard15 Henry Ellenbogen15 Rachel Grajek15 Seydehwon Nagbe
16 Laura Adler17 Grace Golodner17 Charlotte Jonap17 Marisa Lakind17 Ronn Nadis18 Jeffrey Maisels18 Jeffrey Weinfeld19 David Adler19 Daniel Golodner20 Marcy Rosen21 Dennis Blender23 Fabio Giske23 Itamar Moltz23 Ira Rosenbaum24 Kenneth Apsel24 Summer Brightman24 David Lerner25 Michele Freind25 Oren Lerner25 Sheri Shapiro26 Leah Gray26 Charles Gordon27 Alexander Adler29 Jacob Seid30 Jordyn Cranis30 Audrey Elkus31 Martin Rose
1 Clare Chait 1 Sharon Gold 1 Phoebe Silver 2 Stuart Farber 2 Sharon Klein 2 Marsha Lynn 2 Haley Nusbaum 3 Elaine Cohen 3 Seymour Cohen 4 Lila Cetner 4 Robert Lavine 4 Michelle Seid 5 Leo Stern 6 Sari Goodstein 6 Jamie Shapiro 7 Jody Grossman 7 Olga Makar-Limanov 9 Nicole Mazur10 Jerome Seid11 Asher Brode11 Shari Kaufman11 Zachary Manela
11 Todd Stearn12 Bailey Besser14 Richard Emmer15 Lucy Aguilar15 Graham Fishman15 Parker Gnesin15 Shyah Lakind16 Hanna Lupovitch16 Susan Rothstein16 Rosalyn Winer17 Sara Seid17 Thea Seid17 Marvin Tamaroff17 Rochelle Zabel19 Dennis Dembs20 Amy Folberg20 Nancy Kalef20 Meredith Shapiro21 Sofia Klein22 Esther Davidson22 David Kahan23 Tom Adler
23 Cheryl Goldis23 David Jacobson24 Miriam Levi25 Mackenzie Bohen25 Paul Schmitz25 Phyllis Shapiro26 Julia Klein27 Shirley Cetner27 David Goodman27 Natalierose Kaufman27 Nia Kepes29 Howard Jacobson29 Leslie Schonberg30 Rachel Maxbauer30 Herb Pont
1 Jerrold Zabel 2 Ellina Collins 2 Isaac Slutsky 3 Harrison Feber 3 Catherine Lichtman 4 Rene Lichtman 4 Susan Rose 5 Ruby Harwin 5 Jamie Menuck 6 Kathleen Moltz 7 Michael Glazier 7 Marcie Israel 7 Zita Kirsch 8 Judith Lawson 9 Linda Blackman 9 Marilynn Emmer 9 Micah Kurzmann 9 Adele Silver10 Brooklyn Rubinstein11 Harris Mainster12 Rhona Fidler12 Rochelle Schulist13 Sharon Havis14 Danielle Goldston14 Ashley Israel14 Shelley Shindler14 Audrey Sobel15 Elliot Baum15 Charles Kessler15 Henri Medwed
16 Timothy Zwickl17 Alfred Bricker17 Michael Glazier18 Freda Arlow18 Marina Collins18 Laura Goldston19 Maya Mazur19 Harold Strom20 Nicole Kahan20 Noah Kahan20 Rachel Kennelly22 Jonah Cetner22 Julie Englender22 Linda Jedwab22 Libby Newman23 Jeremiah Fischer23 Lisa Kurzmann23 Lev Mechnikov23 Judith Vine25 Richard Grossman25 Reuben Maxbauer26 Craig Menuck29 Nancy Weinfeld30 Sadie Mazur30 Monica Podolsky31 Abbey Blender31 Laila Goodstein31 Norman Lewis
October Anniversaries 7 Albert & Diane Sasson 10 Mark & Faye Wolf 11 David Eisenberg & Marcy Rosen11 Jeffrey & Sandra Tamaroff 15 Lawrence & Barbara Traison
19 Gabriel Maine & Ilana Gaba-Maine21 Reuben & Rachel Maxbauer 24 Graham & Susan Fishman 27 Tom & Chava Adler 31 William Vine & Karol Friedman
November Anniversaries 2 Steven & Polina Stryk 4 Jack & Ilene Friedman 5 David & Elizabeth Elkus “30th” 5 Richard & Marilynn Emmer 5 Mark & Ellyn Weiss “25th” 8 Peter & Janice LeWitt 10 Norman & Robin Lewis10 Isac & Miriam User11 Mark & Laura Adler12 David & Kate Kurzmann12 Mark & Lois Langberg12 David & Alyse Schwartz
December Anniversaries11 Nat & Lois Fishman “65th” 12 Louis & Alyssa Aguilar “15th” 12 Jack & Audrey Sobel 17 Robert & Bylaina Lavine 18 Robert & Deborah Steingold 22 Robert White & Inez Garfield 23 Rene & Cathy Lichtman
24 Lawrence & Susan Rothstein 26 Martin & Susan Rose26 Larry & Sharon Schwartz30 Joseph & Bailey Besser 31 Matthew Kurzmann & Katie Rosen 31 Zack & Rebecca Strobehn
12 Jason & Gillian Tamaroff 13 Dennis & Sandra Dembs 13 Melvin Markhan & Om-Shrees Prabhupada18 Aaron & Jennifer Ellenbogen18 Bruce Skolnik & Michele Freind 18 Carl & Nety User22 Gabe & Daniella Mechnikov24 Adam & Amy Brode27 Bob & Amy Folberg29 Aaron & Jill Dones29 Leslie & Ila Schonberg “50th”
Aliyah FundDonation(s) by:Judy VineSusan & Lawrence RothsteinBoris Drigant & Anna GlikHerschel Wander
In Memory of:Louis (Abie) RingBy: Risha Ring and Family
Abraham WeisnerBy: Ilene Rubin
Aliza ZilberbergBy: Linda and Ron Jedwab
Natalia DrigantBy: Boris Drigant & Anna Glik
In Honor of:Opening the arkBy: Vivian Friedman
Our Shabbat honorsBy: Faye & Mark Wolf
Beth Ahm Endowment FundIn Memory of:Morris SperberBy: Melvyn Kalt
Max & Malli BlumSenior Shut-in FundIn Memory of:Lou LesermanBy: Pauline & Werner Seiferheld
Bertha SeiferheldBy: Pauline & Werner Seiferheld
Stuart J. BrickerLibrary Shelf FundIn Memory of:Audrey MogillBy: Alfred D. Bricker
Natalie & Manny Charach Religious School FundIn Memory of:Sally TuchklaperBy: Natalie Charach
Amy Harvey Volunteer Appreciation FundDonation(s) by:Beverly FradisEleanor Fradis
In Memory of:Amy HarveyBy: Anna & Len Stein
In Honor of:Jeffrey TamaroffBy: Isaac Smith
Sidney & Bee KaltIsrael Scholarship FundIn Memory of:Lewis GrantBy: Bee Kalt Travel
Esther Kawer Minyan Breakfast FundIn Memory of:Alter Yitzhok LengelBy: Freda Arlow, David Lengel, David Sachs
Jerry SuperstineBy: Sharon Klein
Pauline FineBy: Elayne & Barry Moss
In Honor of:Birth of grandsonBrock Harold Kurzmannto Daniel & Lisa Kurzmannand Robin & Roy RosenBy: Lois & Mark Langberg
The Beth Abraham Cemetery Association’s Annual MeetingBy: The Beth Abraham Cemetery Association
Get Well Wishes to:Millie FeldmanBy: Libby Newman
Thank You to our recentEsther Kawer MinyanBreakfast Fund SponsorsIn Memory of:Elias Rosenthal, FatherBy: Miriam (Isac) User
Janice Charach, DaughterManny Charach, HusbandBy: Natalie Charach
Ann Jacobson, MotherBy: Joseph Jacobson
Avery Sandberg, BrotherBy: Hershel (Dorothy) Sandberg
Pinches David Feldman, FatherBy: Bella (Paul) Brookenthal,Michael Feldman and Eugene Feldman
Sara Dzodin, MotherMayme & Victor Lawson, ParentsBy: Judy & Noel Lawson
Belmont Kershenbaum, FatherBy: Ellen Kershenbaum
Esther KawerBy: The Wolf and Kawer Families
Jerry Superstine, SonBy: Dorothy (Hershel) Sandberg
Maxwell Nadis, FatherBy: Ronn (Beth) Nadis
Nadis Family FundIn Honor of:The birth of grandson Hadar Yona Traison Witkin to Janice & Steve TraisonBy: Beth & Ronn Nadis
In Memory of:Ilana KaufmanBy: Beth & Ronn Nadis and Family
Josef TolkovskyBy: Sara Nadis
Pauline FineBy: Karen & Allan LovingerBeth & Ronn Nadis and Family
Willie Opperer FundIn Honor of:Dr. Maurice Opperer’s BirthdayBy: Mindy & Stuart Opperer
In Memory of:Sally TuchklaperBy: Margi & Morry Opperer
Ben KottBy: Charlene & David Kott
Rabbi’s Discretionary FundIn Honor of:Our AliyahsBy: Lili & Howard Brode
Marcia Kersch’s AliyahBy: Ed Kersch
My AliyahBy: Debi King
The birth of granddaughterand great-granddaughterPnina Zeeva Zwicklto Tim & Sara Zivian Zwickland Etta ZivianBy: Cathy & Rene Lichtman
Thank You to:Rabbi Steven RubensteinBy: Nancy & Manny Kalef
In Memory of:Norman KatzBy: Laura & Mark Adler
Irene WolfBy: Sharon Klein
Gitlya TorbanBy: Boris Drigant & Anna Glik
Debra FeldmanBy: Rochelle & Jerry Gach
Pauline FineBy: Rochelle & Jerry Gach
Dr. Andrew E. SegalBy: Rochelle & Jerry GachBenjamin H. Craine
Tributes
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Gary ApplebaumBy: Susan & Larry Rothstein
Rachel DrigantBy: Boris Drigant & Anna Glik
Sally TuchklaperBy: Karen & Allan Lovinger
Natalia DrigantBy: Boris Drigant & Anna Glik
Get Well Wishes to:Julie Conklin LichtmanBy: Cathy & Rene Lichtman
Samantha Erin RosenYouth Programming FundIn Memory of:Esther IndianerBy: Helen Indianer
Pat Sachs Food FundIn Memory of:Sandra KnappBy: David Sachs & Freda Arlow
Anna LengelBy: Freda Arlow, David Lengeland David Sachs
Pat SachsBy: David Sachs, Freda Arlowand David Lengel
Shabbat Lunch FundIn Honor of:Marcia & Ed Kersch’s60th Wedding AnniversaryBy: Sherry & Jim Hobson
Our AliyahOur Ark OpeningBy: Sherry & Jim Hobson
Anita Zalesin’s 80th Birthdayand Anita & Harvey Zalesin’s60th Wedding AnniversaryBy: Nancy & Manny Kalef
Boris Drigant’s 75th BirthdayBy: Anita & Harvey Zalesin
Janet & Herb Pont’s60th Wedding AnniversaryBy: Zita Kirsch
Murphy Ealy and Kevin TerryBy: Lois & Nat Fishman
Zita KirschBy: Lois & Nat Fishman
Nancy KaplanBy: Lois & Nat Fishman
The birth of grandsonSeth Joshua Davidsonto Vicki & Ben CraineBy: Lois & Nat Fishman
Nancy & Manny Kalef’s40th Wedding AnniversaryBy: Sherry & Jim Hobson
Naomi Kahan’s Bat MitzvahBy: Sherry & Jim Hobson
In Memory of:Norman David KatzBy: Lois & Nat Fishman
Dolores FarberBy: Lois & Nat Fishman
Dr. Andrew E. SegalBy: Nancy & Manny Kalef
Joanne DavidsonBy: Nancy & Manny Kalef
Herb ChadBy: Nancy & Manny Kalef
Boruch Simcha SalomonBy: Esther & Leon Salomon
Get Well Wishes to:Anita ZalesinBy: Nancy & Manny Kalef
Sharon LampearBy: Sherry & Jim Hobson
Synagogue FundIn Honor of:Steve Traison’s 60th BirthdayBy: Lisa & Bob Jaffe
Jerry Soble’s 89th BirthdayBy: Gillie Lender
Dorothy & Hershel Sandberg’s14th Wedding AnniversaryBy: Sharon Klein
The birth of a great-granddaughterto Florence & Sheldon DulbergBy: Florence & Don Nitzkin
Dr. Howard LupovitchBy: Janet & Herb Pont
Anita Zalesin’s 80th BirthdayBy: Boris Drigant & Anna Glik
In Memory of:Ann OsurBy: Marsha Lynn
Dr. Ken FinkBy: Linda & Sid Blackman
Sally TuchklaperBy: Bill SperberSue & Marc SoblePaula & Lou Glazier
Dr. Andrew E. SegalBy: Polina & Steven StrykMarc TerebeloAmy & Adam Brode and Family
Ilana KaufmanBy: Barbara & Larry TraisonSharon KleinJoy & Zvi LevranTerri, Todd and Paige StearnDebi & Steve KingJerry Soble
Aliza ZilberbergBy: Linda & Sid Blackman
Elaine FrazisBy: Sharon Klein
Mildred GilbertBy: Jerry Soble
Pauline FineBy: Jody & Rich Grossman
Eugene DeutschBy: Jerry Soble
Frank BlazofskyBy: Jerry Soble
Get Well Wishes to:Rabbi Irving SchnipperBy: Marilyn and Michael Rice and Family
Thank You to:Rabbi Steven Rubensteinand Congregation Beth AhmBy: The Sternlicht Family
Tauber Chapel FundIn Memory of:Steven AverbuchBy: Risha Ring
Tikkun Olam FundDonation(s) by:Isaac Smith
In Memory of:Ilana KaufmanBy: Sandy Vine
Get Well Wishes to:Steve SchneiderBy: Sharon Klein
Louis & Fay WollMemorial Bible Garden FundIn Memory of:Norma GoroshBy: Margo & Doug Woll
Dena Rita PetrusBy: Alison & Ben Blau
Tributes
In Honor of:The birth of granddaughterMira Fay Rosento Margo & Doug WollBy: Beth & Ronn NadisGreat Granny Elsie Yellinand Aunt Ruchel BroadmanDr. Owen & Sheila PerlmanJanet & Andy Belsky
Roberta & Kenny Lloyd’s45th Wedding AnniversaryBy: Margo & Doug Woll
The wedding ofBarbara Kaplan & Leslie SwartzBy: Marilyn & Michael Rice
Yahrzeit FundIn Memory ofRachel DrigantBy: Boris Drigant & Anna Glik
Natalia DrigantBy: Boris Drigant & Anna Glik
Efraim KahanBy: Terry & David Kahan
Martin HermanBy: Joyce Herman
Irene BelskyBy: Janet & Andy Belsky
George YellinBy: Margo Woll
Harold RothsteinBy: Suzanne Rothstein
Clara FradisBy: Beverly FradisEleanor Fradis
Sarah RubinBy: Ilene Rubin
Marika KatzenderBy: Jody & Rich Grossman
Ruth AalBy: Nancy Aal
Leah BaumBy: Elliot Baum
Ann JacobsonDon KirschBy: Zita Kirsch
Zoltan LugosiBy: Agnes & Thomas Lugosi
Mollie LustigBy: Vivian Friedman
Jacques BenguiguiRichard BenguiguiJean-Claude BenguiguiBy: Bruce Skolnik, Michele Freindand Maya Skolnik
Brad SilversteinDora LewisDiane RinglerBy: Robin & Norman Lewis
Sally TuchklaperBy: The Olender Family
Joanne Kreekun DavidsonAlbert & Edie LayneLinda Layne BrennerSol & Rose DavidsonNathan & Phyllis DavidsonShirley SwayBy: Morrie, Karen and Joel Davidson
Edward I. KleinBy: Betty Klein
Jerry SuperstineBy: Jody & Rich Grossman
Oren Kalman LewisBy: Shiela Lewis
Pearl NewmanBy: Cheryl & Alex Goldis
Sima WittChana Mindel LuchtanBy: Adele Silver
Goldie BankBy: Shelley & Harvey Schulist
Jennie TopperBy: Goldie Topper
Monroe TitleBy: Deede & Miles Auster
Alex and Gittel NeshkesLeo David NeshkesBy: Debbie & Stuart Weisblatt
The Neshkes FamilyBy: Judy Vine
Betty RobinsSamuel RobinsMorris ShoskesLouis ShoskesEsther ShoskesRose ShoskesBy: Renee Shoskes
Meyer MetzgerAbraham MetzgerBy: Raye Dinnerstein
Cyril SilverBy: Adele Silver
Dr. Maurice SilvermanBy: Anita Zalesin
Emily SitronBy: Susan & Bruce Sitron
Sanford BaronBy: Gail Baron
Sonia ZalesinBy: Harvey Zalesin
Hershey BinderBy: Etta Zivian
Betty & Samuel ByckBy: Rena Kresch
Bernard H. WinerBy: Rosalyn Winer
Albert MigdalBy: Teresa & Mark Migdal
Eva MaisterBy: Goldie Topper
Eleanor KirschBy: Zita & Don (z’l) Kirsch
Anna NeumannBy: Martin Newman
The Ruth MermelsteinKitchen FundIn Memory of:Dr. Andrew SegalBy: Marsha Lynn
Pauline FineBy: Marsha LynnBoris Drigant & Anna GlikBeth Ahm Sisterhood
Get Well Wishes to:Shelley SchulistBy: Karen & Morrie Davidson
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Tributes are a great way to mark a special occasion, honor the memory of a loved one, or send good wishes to a friend.
Beth Ahm has many tribute funds which support various congregational programs
and provide scholarship assistance to members in need. Submit your tributes
online at: www.cbahm.org/tributes
Please remember to fill out yahrzeit and tribute forms completely.
Thank you!
Minimum suggested tribute amount is $18. If received after 8/30/19
tributes will appear in the Winter 2020 Bulletin.
The Ruth Mermelstein Kitchen Fund
helps with ongoing expenses such as cleaning and appliance
maintenance for the Ruth Mermelstein Kitchen. The minimum suggested
contribution is $10. Call Beverly Fradis
at 248-661-8395 if you would like to make a contribution.
10/1/2019 (2 Tishrei) Sam Baker, Fannie Federman, Clare King, Ida Krinsky, Herta Lichtenstein, Zalman Leib Moskovitv, Irving Stern
10/2/2019 (3 Tishrei) Joseph Dembs, Abraham Liber, Merle R. Silverman, George Vine, Jacob Wigodsky
10/3/2019 (4 Tishrei) Fanny Bayer, Abraham Block, Jacob Cohen, Sarah Deroven, Betty Felberbaum, Ernest Fridson, Harry Gross, Selma Hartman, Alfred Klein, Sigmund Seiferheld, Loraine Shapiro, Frances Weingarden
10/4/2019 (5 Tishrei) Eva Berkowitz, Murray Greenblatt, Norma Nemeth, Rose Ring, Hyman Silverman, Louise Thompson, Irving Waxman
10/5/2019 (6 Tishrei) Esther Grossberg, Nusyn Inowlocki, Jason Bradley Kott, Maurice Kurzmann, Karl Lowy, Moritz Marx, Jennie Tobin, Marcus Wasserman, Jean Wigod
10/6/2019 (7 Tishrei) Chessy Allen, Howard Kersch, Eugene Ketchel
10/7/2019 (8 Tishrei) Nathan Davidson, Clara Gold, Harry Shiovitz, Lawrence Terebelo
10/8/2019 (9 Tishrei) Kurt Ellenbogen, Max Friedman, Solomon Gold, Marvin Kertes, James Marks, Robert Schlaff
10/9/2019 (10 Tishrei) Avraham Adler, Chava Adler, Devorah Adler, Hersh Adler, Moshe Adler, Royza Adler, Minnie Blake, Frieda Lichtenstein Brandris, Sophia Feldman, Fay Greenberg, Pesha Haar, Simcha Haar, Clara Herrmann, Rebecca Kaufer, Carl Levy, Leopold Lichtenstein, More W. Neumann, Esther Pokart, Osias Pokart, Salkah Pokart, Yetka Pokart, Evelyn Rosen, Hersh Leib Schlussel, Regina Schlussel, Meyer Schriebman, Luise Stattmann, Avraham Wecker, Pearl Wecker, Shulim Wecker, Yehoshua Wecker
10/10/2019 (11 Tishrei) Joseph Gendler, Sam Green, Ethel Israel, Imanuel Litvak, Beatrice Rice, Chava Salomon, Rivka Salomon, Louis Tobin
10/11/2019 (12 Tishrei) Jacob Bernstein, Sydney Guyer, Morris Kaminsky, Bernice Rubenstein, Paul Shapiro, Irving Tessler
10/12/2019 (13 Tishrei) Alice Berkower, Goldie Dorshow, Louis Sondheimer
10/13/2019 (14 Tishrei) Sophie Bienenstock, Sarah Hammer, Abe Weintraub
10/14/2019 (15 Tishrei) Sidney Cohn, Joseph Epstein, Stanford B. Gittleman, Rosel Katzenstein, Mendel Kessler, Sarah Kott, David Sachs
10/15/2019 (16 Tishrei) Jennie Barris, Harry Kales, Harry Levine, Benjamin Meizler, Fern Rott, Yaacov Yanai
10/16/2019 (17 Tishrei) Louis Balantzow, Dora Strom, Barbara Vine, Rose Zahler
10/17/2019 (18 Tishrei) Leah Hirsch, Samuel Kief, Fanny Lankowsky, Arthur Schussler, Manfred Stryk, Milton Weingarden, Samuel Weintraub, Antonia Weller
10/18/2019 (19 Tishrei) Anna Cohn, Lee Diamond, Moses Moser, Goldie Moss, Miriam Panetz, Evelyn Ruth Schreier
10/19/2019 (20 Tishrei) Aaron Bienstock, Marvin Dubrinsky, Philip Lieberman, William A. Lieberman, Devorah Rogowsky, Vera Weinberg
10/20/2019 (21 Tishrei) Geri Bernard, Lisa Krieger, Victor Morros, Sara Reisman
10/21/2019 (22 Tishrei) Hadasa Goldberg, Bee Kalt, Abraham kaufer, Erwin Lindemann, Jacob Schnipper
10/22/2019 (23 Tishrei) Alexander Glasser, Alfred Strauss, Rabbi Jacob Thumin, George Wenokur, Frieda Wolf
10/23/2019 (24 Tishrei) Arthur Byck, Marion Cohen, Aaron Margolis, Broche Weingarten
10/24/2019 (25 Tishrei) Esther Auster, Regina Jonas, Bernard Levy, John Lowenthal, Rachel Pearlman, Edward Singer
10/25/2019 (26 Tishrei) Gisella Bernstein, Paul Felberbaum, Barbara Glinski, Sam Kaufer, Geraldine Levy, Sheldon “Buddy” Manson, Anna Maxman, Yitzchak Stattmann, Alice Thumin, Manuel Remer
10/26/2019 (27 Tishrei) Harry Goldberg, Martin Goldberg, Marion Levine, Joseph Pollack, Joseph Schwartz, Joseph David Shanbrom, Eugenia Urbach
10/27/2019 (28 Tishrei) Harold Eskovitz, Marie Kramer, Rachel Pearlman, Nathan Rosner, Nettie Rothenberg
10/28/2019 (29 Tishrei) Anna Berg, Bessie Cohen, Esther Leah Ehrlich, William Gantz, Herman Katz, Abrahan Sarrett, Dina Superstine, William Wolk
10/29/2019 (30 Tishrei) Bernard Cohen, Robert Dorshow, Burton Hyman Gutman, Samuel Kalt, Herman Kessler, Meyer King, Tybe Mash, Leon Mondry, Irene Rosner, Fanny Shrier, Sam Weisman
10/30/2019 (1 Heshvan) Helen Apsel, Salomon Baer, Barrow Bass, Yetta Brodie, Cantor David Gutman, Miriam Neyman, Margaret Tuch
10/31/2019 (2 Heshvan) Jennie Beerbohm, Claire Berk, Fannie Brown, Milton Ringler, Friederika Weiss
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Yahrzeits–In Loving MemorySponsored by the Beth Abraham Cemetery Association, serving our congregation since 1912.
*Denotes a plaque in the Kahan Memorial room
October 2019 - Tishrei/Heshvan 5780
Due to privacy laws, hospitals do not let synagogues know if there are Jewish patients in the hospital. If you know of someone who is ill who would appreciate a visit from Rabbi Rubenstein, please let him know.
He can be contacted at 248-851-6880 ext.17 or [email protected]
Yahrzeits–In Loving MemorySponsored by the Beth Abraham Cemetery Association, serving our congregation since 1912.
November 2019 - Heshvan/Kislev 5780
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11/1/2019 (3 Heshvan) Morris Berman, Irene Jeanette Goldberg, Lois Sandberg
11/2/2019 (4 Heshvan) Fannie Forman, Doris Halprin, Ruth Kass, Harry Rosenbaum, Florence Schon, Soloman “Saul” Stein
11/3/2019 (5 Heshvan) Reva Bussell, Esther Kalef, Emma Weiss
11/4/2019 (6 Heshvan) Fannie Bazaman, Erwin Dallman, Rita Milner, Alex Neshkes, Yetta Norber, Fannie Rudin, Emil Siegel
11/5/2019 (7 Heshvan) Regina Abramson, Alice Eudovich, Solomon Glass, Oscar Levy, Harold Singer, Shirley Szydlo
11/6/2019 (8 Heshvan) Jose Grinberg, Frances Warsh, Eva Wigodski
11/7/2019 (9 Heshvan) Oscar Bank, Aubrey Beneson, Abraham Berkowitz, Sylvia Bernstein, Celia Greenberg, Mort Greitzer, Jack Schreier, Harvey Skolnik, Simonne T. Stern
11/8/2019 (10 Heshvan) Libbie Bieman, Harry Faternick, Walter Fischel, Ethel Goldman, Fred Grossman, Morris Hechtman, Morris Hirsch, Kurt Urbach, Fay Woll
11/9/2019 (11 Heshvan) Arnold Golob, Helen Greenberger, Roger Isadore Herman, Eugene Klein, Isadore Leibovitz, Aaron Lovinger, Emma Robert, Grete Robert, Morris Rosenzweig
11/10/2019 12 Heshvan) Herman Band, Mildred (Mille) Chad, Max Efros, Bessie Glazier, Abraham Grant, Alfred Jack Sellin, Morton J. Serlin, Gloria Stacey, Abe Zeff
11/11/2019 (13 Heshvan) Bessie Brishner, Philip Dines, Dora Galer, Hinda Halpern, Anna Helman, Esther Krolik, Ely Rose, Helen Wolf, Max Zuckerman
11/12/2019 (14 Heshvan) Alexander Adler, Mickey Adler, Sidney Dinner, Joseph Fineman, Simon Indianer, Ethel Itskovitz, Fannie Rader, David Shapiro, Harold H. Sitron, Allen Soble
11/13/2019 (15 Heshvan) Emanuel Baer, Ben Dorshow, Mariette Moscovici, Isidore Seligmman, Jacob Torban
11/14/2019 (16 Heshvan) Karen Blackman, Werner Victor Cohn, Herbert Gale
11/15/2019 (17 Heshvan) Manny Chudnow, Sara Haar, David Kaplan, Arthur Erwin Kotlier, Albert Nadell, Samuel Revzin, Sara Ribiat, Shirley Robbins, Gussie Rothenberg, Sam Walkon, Regina Wauldron
11/16/2019 (18 Heshvan) Lena Dinnerstein, Pauline Eder, Keith Feldman, Joseph Fetter, Rosalind Lois Morros, Miriam Offen, Rochme Gitel Offen, Julius Plaut, Anne Resnick, Irene Schumer, Nathan Yaffa, Dina Zissman
11/17/2019 (19 Heshvan) Lorraine Altus, Max Chicorel, Ilene Cohen, Kate Nelkin, Irving Nusbaum, Joel Shapiro
11/18/2019 (20 Heshvan) Palmer Brown, Frances Kaczander, Mildred Labelle, Rose Manheim, Samuel Joseph Maxman, Bertha Salita, Charles Schwartz, Martin Segal, Yetta Silverman, David Sirota
11/19/2019 (21 Heshvan) Candy Davidson, Louis Dzien, Sara Folkoff, Gusta Gantz, Oscar Goodgall, Rose Kramer, Abe Labelle, Philip Liner, William Pultusker, Joseph Share, Eva Tauber, Jacob Weinbaum
11/20/2019 (22 Heshvan) Nathan Bobroff, Harold Friedman, Edith Markiewicz, Anneliese Selig
11/21/2019 (23 Heshvan) Rose Castin, Manny Dembs, Charlotte Goldfarb, Betty Goldin, Sarah Rebecca Gross, Lee Rothstein, Isadore Rudack, Louis Tamaroff
11/22/2019 (24 Heshvan) Betty Alexander, Esther Emmer, Mary Fischer Kahan, Jacob Frumin, Edward Gelt, Rose Neuman
11/23/2019 (25 Heshvan) Morris Brand, Fannie Bricker, Irene Charney, Simon Eudovich, Helen Goodman, Norma Harwood, Ida Kurland
11/24/2019 (26 Heshvan) Joseph Fradis, Wolfe Kaufman, Sam Offen, Erna Rosenthal, Hirsch Leib Schreier, Sarah Schreier, Harry Segel, Nathan Silverman
11/25/2019 (27 Heshvan) Toby Barsky, Joseph Emmer, Bertha Klein, Edward Lazarus, Sheldon Manela, Wolfeq Nagus, Otilia Rosenthal, Michael Thumin, Samuel Waxler, Abraham Wolf
11/26/2019 (28 Heshvan) Harry Davidson, Harold Friedman, Martha Lichtblau, Paul Rafales, Sidney Robins, Bessie Sirota, Sarah Snyder
11/27/2019 (29 Heshvan) Harry Bernstein, Fanny Herman, Mercia Ruth Hoffman, Siegmund Marx, Pauline Moses, Siegmund Moses
11/29/2019 (1 Kislev) Jean Brookenthal, Rebekka Bunina, Siegfried Cahn, Jakob Hammersley, Herbert Lewis, Leo David Neshkes, Bram Pais, Rose Rader, Alice Right, Gilbert Marvin Starr
11/30/2019 (2 Kislev ) Shirley Baker, Leslie Geller, Tamara Goodman, Gerald Kepes, Ivory Lopez Miller, Arlene Rubenstein, Harry Benjamin Tinianov, Ruth Waserman
*Denotes a plaque in the Kahan Memorial room
May their memories endure for a blessingHonor the memory of your loved ones by purchasing a memorial plaque in the Kahan Memorial Room. The purchase of a plaque
will ensure that your loved one’s name will be read during the week of their yahrzeit. It is a lasting tribute of your love that links the generations of your family. Plaques are currently $500 each. We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity to assure your
loved ones will be forever remembered at Congregation Beth Ahm. Contact David Goodman at 248-851-6880.
December 2019 - Kislev/Tevet 5780
Yahrzeits–In Loving MemorySponsored by the Beth Abraham Cemetery Association, serving our congregation since 1912.
*Denotes a plaque in the Kahan Memorial room
12/1/2019 (3 Kislev) Gladys Allen, Max Berman, Liezer Leib Iancovici, Charna Rozenfeld, Allen Schreier, Gutke Soble, Morris Weinstein, Rose Wiesenberg
12/2/2019 (4 Kislev) Sylvia Abramovitz, Abraham Zahler
12/3/2019 (5 Kislev) William Auster, Marvin Federman, Helen Schlachter Fitlow, Mary Goldberg, Harold Israel, Helen Silverman, Sylvia Taitelbaum, Fanny Yarzig
12/4/2019 (6 Kislev) Bronia Englender, Freida Greenfield, Julius Ruda
12/5/2019 (7 Kislev) Andrea Kalef Brass, Bernice Friedman, William Klein, Michael Lisnov, Martha Nitzkin, Esther Stone, Max Wais
12/6/2019 (8 Kislev) Rebecca (Rivka) Braverman, Sarah Garten, Aaron Schreier
12/7/2019 (9 Kislev) Charlotte Cohen, Bella Mash, Sadie Schlaff, Herschel Shulman, Al Tobin, Mildred Wise
12/8/2019 (10 Kislev) Max Adler, Harry Bricker, Marvin Brode, Max Cohen, Joseph Neshkes
12/9/2019 (11 Kislev) Nathan Chusid, Leonard A. Efros, Simon Mash, Hyman Myer Margolis, Harold Samuels, Freda M. Winer
12/10/2019 (12 Kislev) Mordechai Braitbard, Jack Friedman, Irene Griffin, Rose Rogow Miller, Lottie Salzman, Sarah Dora Selber
12/11/2019 (13 Kislev) Edward Cohen, Anna Gritt, Benjamin Havis, Sam Rothenberg, Rose Stern, Avrom Vine, Israel Vine, Moshe Reuven Vine, Noach Vine, Yosel Vine, Zysel Vine
12/12/2019 (14 Kislev) Albert Luchtan, Sylvia Nedelman, Myriam Nelson, Leo Neshkes, David Podolsky, Marc Shapiro
12/13/2019 (15 Kislev) Lena Cranis, David Freedman, Ida Miller Scherr, Nathan Shiovitz, Max Wolf
12/14/2019 (16 Kislev) Cecile Bass, Shirley S. Dinner, Abraham Friedman, Otto Kaufman, Melvyn Levin, Marvin Revzin, Fannie Yancovitch
12/15/2019 (17 Kislev) Irvin Charach, Paul Gach, Henry Rubin, Ida Shiffman, Regina Sondheimer, Benjamin Terris
12/16/2019 (18 Kislev) Martha Bernard, Morris Israel Fine, Morris H. Goldberg, Ida Havis, Jack Israel, Leo Korn, Avrum Neuman, Louis Statfeld
12/17/2019 (19 Kislev) Elfriede Glancy, Sophie Gutman, Myer Rubin
12/18/2019 (20 Kislev) Hilde Frank, Tillei Gran, Lewis Lavine, Yechiel Metz
12/19/2019 (21 Kislev) Rose Braverman, Lena Drigant, Helen Fruitman, Albert Goodman, Joseph Goodman, Roger Hazan, Harold Levine, Hedy Lonnerstater, Lena Nadell, Annette Schulman, Louis Supian, Leon Weberman
12/20/2019 (22 Kislev) Louis Browarny, Jacob Faxon, Bonnie Leibson, Meyer Millman, Bernie Winer
12/21/2019 (23 Kislev) Geraldine Coggan, Meyer Rothenberg, Morris Sasson, Elizabeth Schottenfeld, Matilda Moltz
12/22/2019 (24 Kislev) George Brookenthal, Golda Cheifer, Sheri Lynne Traison Devries, Louis Federman, Charles Forman, Bernard Iancovich, Sophie Levine, Sheila Schussler, Nancy Simon
12/23/2019 (25 Kislev) Anna Goldfine Lee, Morris Kurland
12/24/2019 (26 Kislev) Renee Jasper, Molli Knoppo Kalb, Carl J. Nelson, LeRoy Neumann, Eva Lang
12/25/2019 (27 Kislev) Harry Goldberg, Mose Topper
12/26/2019 (28 Kislev) Yefim Glik, Berta Meyerson Molasky, Frances Ring, Carl Strauss, Alfred Weil
12/27/2019 (29 Kislev) Sigmund Bernard, Dave Kresch, Heinz Seiferheld, Bernice Leib Zissman
12/28/2019 (30 Kislev) Nelson Dembs, Morris Scholnick, Claude Superstine, Emil Weiss
12/29/2019 (1 Tevet) Sam Bayer, Bessie Brown, Cantor Israel Fuchs, Jeannette Klein, Abraham Kleinberg, Harry Lengel, Eva Rubin, Alan Abner Sachs, William Schussler
12/30/2019 (2 Tevet) Irving Adler, Alyce Diamond, Ruth Goodman, Beverly Kurtis, Helen Neuman, Max Schlachter, Israel Schottenfeld
12/31/2019 (3 Tevet) Mina Fishman, Albert Kahl, Belle Ribiat, Feiga Salomon, Fishel Salomon, Yochevet Serl Salomon, Michael Shpiece
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Publication Statement
Serving Congregation Beth Ahm and the broader community since 1912.
Contact Risha Ring at 248-763-7929 to discuss preplanning options and burial needs.
Community$1800$3000$500$5300
Beth Ahm Member$1500$2700
included$4200
Plot purchaseCemetery feesMemorial plaque
Significant savings for Beth Ahm members!
Beth Abraham Cemetery Association
Annual MembershipMeeting
Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.At Beth Ahm
5075 West Maple RoadWest Bloomfield, MI 48322
Membership is limited to the owner of a plot or burial right in Beth Abraham Cemetery.
Synagogue News
The Family of Frank Blazofsky on his passing.
Abby and Aliyah Segal on the passing of their father and grandfather Dr. Andrew Segal.
Laura (Charles), Marissa and Danielle Goldston on the passing
of their mother and grandmother Pauline Fine.
Alon (Shari), Daniel, Jonathan, Joshua, Laurenne and Natalierose Kaufman on the passing of their mother and
grandmother Ilana Chana Kaufman.
Chava (Tom) Adler and Family on the passing of her sister Aliza Zilberberg.
Lynne (Daniel) Golodner and Asher, Eliana and Shaya Schreiber on the passing of their former father-in-law and grandfather
Bertram Manuel Schreiber.
Marilynn (Richard) Emmer and Family on the passing of her mother Rae Peltz.
We Extend our Condolences to:
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Office Information
Staff
Hours
David Goodman-Executive Director • [email protected]
phone 248.851.6880 • fax 248.636.2052
Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Congregation Beth Ahm5075 West Maple Rd.West Bloomfield, MI 48322www.cbahm.org
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Core PurposeCongregation Beth Ahm provides opportunities to explore and practice Judaism in a warm and
approachable community.
Core ValuesConservative: We believe in the value of weaving Jewish traditions and ritual with flexibility and modernism.
Egalitarian: We believe in the value of equal opportunity and participation in congregational life.
Learning: We believe in the value of nurturing religious and spiritual growth through the exploration of Torah and Jewish thought.
Family: We believe in the value of community within our multi-generational and child friendly congregation.
Warmth: We believe in the value of promoting an inviting, caring and welcoming environment where we demonstrate compassion toward others through Derech Eretz, Tzedaka and Tikkun Olam.
www.cbahm.org
Elissa Berg Religious [email protected]
Linda [email protected]
Alison Blau Office Coordinator [email protected]
Congregation Beth Ahm — Fall 2019
Rabbi Steven Rubenstein
David GoodmanExecutive Director
2019-2020 OfficersBeth NadisPresident
Marc SobleFirst Vice President
Debi KingSecond Vice President
David StrykThird Vice President
Todd StearnTreasurer
Dennis BlenderRecording Secretary
Immediate Past PresidentSandi Tamaroff
2019-2020 Trustees Al Bricker*Boris DrigantAaron EllenbogenJennie GnesinGene GoodmanNancy GoldbergMarisa LaKindLois LangbergElayne MossJeremy MossRisha B. Ring*Harvey SchulistJerome SeidSharona ShapiroSheri ShapiroJeff Silver*Illana SternFaye WolfSara Zivian Zwickl
* Past Presidents
Professional StaffElissa BergAlison BlauLisa GatesNancy Kaplan Professor Howard LupovitchTova SchreiberLinda Wright
Rabbi EmeritusA. Irving Schnipper
Tova Schreiber Programming & Engagement [email protected]
Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy
New Year!
The Officers and Board of Trustees of Beth Abraham Cemetery
Stuart Farber PresidentSteven M. Ribiat Vice President
Risha B. Ring Secretary Treasurer
Board of TrusteesNat FishmanBea Mondry
Robert NusbaumMorry OppererArthur SmithEtta Zivian