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TBA ANNUAL GIVING PARTNERS IN LEADERSHIP 2018-2019
We thank you in advance for your participation in TBA’s Annual Giving program. Let’s ALL support Temple B’nai Abraham together and be Partners in Leadership! Pledge payments were due by February 28, 2019. Merle H. Kalishman Chair: TBA Annual Giving—Partners in Leadership Committee Julie Silbermann, Chair, Development Committee
As of February 19, 2019
President’s Circle
Randi & Marc Berson
Ricki & Mitchell Birner
Jeanette Black
Bradley Glassman
Charles M. Greef & Shawn Lech
Susan & Alan Hammer
Sherry & Robert Lieb
Leslie & Jay Mayesh
Sandi & Mark Rosenbaum
Sara-Ann & Robert Sanders
Julie & M. Steven Silbermann
Maya & David Silbermann
Trudy & Fred Slater
Robin & Leigh Walters
Torah Circle
Deborah & Scott Berger
Bernice & Kenneth Garbade
The Halper Family
Ellen & David Hyman
Sheila & Lester Kalisher
Marcy & Mark Schwartz
Ethel & Bob Singer
Ellen & Barry Wagenberg
1853 Society
Suzanne & Saul Berkowitz
Nancy & Ken Bernstein
Andrea & Philip Bershad
Joni & Alan Cohen
Isabella & Joshua Fiske
Susan & Alan Gallinson
Susan & Bruce Greene
Merle & Martin Kalishman
Eileen & Jeffrey Klein
Jane & Alan Mark
ShariEve & Mark Meller
Eileen & Marc Mellman
Nancy & Steven Pokotilow
Rabbi’s Circle
Jaryn & Ronnie Bloom
Lucy & Joe Borg
Terry & Denis Bovin
Nancy & Richard Dinar
Ina & Howard Drew
Nancy & Bob Eskow
Iris Fisher
Caren & Herb Ford
Beth & Kenneth Friedman
Terri & Mark Friedman
Gittlin & Rosen Families
Sandy & Stephen Greenberg
Lesley & Neil Greenstein
Randi & Greg Jeddis
Harriet & Marvin Kirschner
Karyn Klein
Ellen & Peter Klein
Susan & Richard Kogan
Robin & Jeffrey Kollin
Patricia & Frank Kolodny
Jacqueline & Ira Kopito
Michael Lewis
Ellen & Richard Lincer
Ellen & Scott Loventhal
Judy & Eric Perlmutter
Joy & Neil Prupis
Marian & David Rocker
David Rodin
Barbara & Michael Rosenbaum
Ruth Ross
Ginny & Jeff Roth
Andrew Salz & Nyssa Reine-Salz
Linda & John Schupper
Bunny & Stephen Schwartz
Terry & Ken Starr
Christine & Wayne Strassman
Shari Weiner
Myrna & Marvin Wertheimer
Mitzvah Circle
Jacqueline & Brian Altman
Michelle & Scott Barishaw
Adrienne & Harvey Berkman
Robin & Richard Bernstein
Arlene & Richard Bookbinder
Elizabeth Buchbinder
Renee & Jeffrey Cohen
Ruth Dolinko
Barbara Drench
Jane & Howard Ehrenkranz
Cathy & Bruce Fischberg
Kerri & Steven Fischer
Sharleen & Andrew Friedman
Andrea & Scott Gillman
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Barbara Gottesman
Fran & Mitch Handman
Jayne & James Jacoby
Julie & Gregg Klein
Cindy & Shawn Klein
Leslie & Fred Lavinthal
Susan & Andrew Leichter
Dr. Alyce Sands Miller
Helene & David Mintz
Christine & Jeremy Neuer
Stacey & Marc Rosenberg
Beth & John Schachtel
Mindy & Greg Scheier
Lynn & Bruce Schonbraun
Adrienne & Stan Schwartz
Elaine & Stanley Shapiro
Harvey & Frances Sonnenberg
Bonnie & Harrison Sterling
Marianne & Bernard Tulman
Honi & Bennett Wasserman
Staci & Glen Weiss
Marjorie Yonteff
Marjie & Scott Zucker
Circle of Friends
Mira & Laurence Agron
Phyllis & Barry Becker
Lory & Rick Bernstein
Barbara & Roland Berrebi
Rebecca & Todd Bialick
Karen & Frank Bisk
Joel Bornstein
Louise Buchbinder
Leonard Cohen
Allyn & Larry Cooper
Steve Delman
Donna & Marc Ellenbogen
Erica & Bryce Facktor
Helen Farber
Sharon & Larry Feinsod
Annette & Herb Feldman
Marsha & Steven Fiske
Rheda & Raymond Folkman
Joyce & Bruce Freeman
Jamie & Brian Geltzeiler
Evelyn & Amos Gern
Denise & Arnold Gerst
Barbara & Mark Gersten
Debbie & Carey Gertler
Richard Goldsmith
Susan & Joel Goldstein
Lisa Fried-Grodin & Andrew Grodin
Bonnie & Keith Gurland
Tara & Richard Heyderman
Madeline & Harold Hoffman
Edna & William Horn
Susan Stark & Peter Jackowitz
Deborah & Gregg Jacob
Sandra & Craig Kantor
Valerie & Robert Katz
Audrey & Robert Kaye
Sloan & Jeffrey Kestenbaum
Barbara & Warren Klein
Karen & David Klugman
Antoinette & Michael Koenig
Arlene & Dan Kollin
Bobbi & Barry Kolton
Jessica & Jay Kooper
Richard Kosson
Alyssa & Avery Kranz
Jill & Brett Krasnove
Beth & Claude Krause
Bette & Stan Kurzweil
Stacey & Alec Laken
Esther Laufman
Illana & Jason Lebersfeld
Debbi & Max Lebersfeld
TBA ANNUAL GIVING PARTNERS IN LEADERSHIP 2018-2019
Andrea & Larry Leff
Scott Levy
Ilena & Paul Lieberman
Debbie & Wayne Locke
Dr. Steven Maser
Evi Meinhardt
Dr. Ronald Meyers
Carly & David Miller
Marlene & Alan Moscowitz
Rona & Robert Parker
Cynthia R. Pfeffer, M.D.
Brandi & Arthur Podnos
Sandy & David Posner
Nancy & Scott Ritch
Karen & Steven Rockoff
Marilyn Rosenbaum
Lori & Peter Rosenbaum
Renee & Edward Rosenthal
Enid & Fred Rothman
Anita & Allan Rubinstein
Geri & Milt Schaeffer
Jay Scharer
Luba & Mark Schonwetter
Abby & Barry Silverman
Sivia & Philip Snow
Sharon & Norman Spindel
Diane & Ira Starr
Elain & Harold Sterling
Arlene & Herb Tarutz
Debbie & Glenn Turtletaub
Marilyn Wald
Allison & Jonathan Wasserstein
Phyllis Weingarten
Judith & Amnon Weinstock
Barbara G. Weisenfeld
Randi & Scott Wolfson
Naomi Zeitel
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LIFE CYCLE EVENTS
As of February 19, 2019
MAZEL TOV
Leigh & Jason Gourvitz, daughter, Avery, becoming a Bat Mitzvah
Emily Bahler & Stuart Heitner, son Edward, becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Emily Bahler & Stuart Heitner, son, Jack, becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Ilisa & Kevin Harrison, daughter, Ella, becoming a Bat Mitzvah
Debbie & David Post, daughter, Sydney, becoming a Bat Mitzvah
Jody & Jason Gianni, daughter, Anabella, becoming a Bat Mitzvah
Debbie & Ted Pearlman, grandson, Lucas Gunzberg, becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Bonnie & Harrison Sterling, on the birth of their new granddaughter, Zoe Rae Sterling
Cathy & Bruce Fischberg, on the birth of their new grandson, Brody Miles Reiser
Karen & Steve Rockoff, on the birth of their new grandson, Bryce Finely Rockoff
Edna & William Horn, on the birth of their new grandson, Liam Cheng Low
Irene Friedman, on being elected to the National Board of NAORRR (National Association of Retired Reformed Rabbis)
Marilyn Wald, on celebrating her special birthday
Alan Moscowitz, on celebrating his 90th birthday
CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF Lynda & John Wachsteter son, Bart Wachsteter
Brandi Podnos father, Bernard Moss
Leslie Schwartz mother, Phyllis Weingarten
Jason Weingarten mother, Phyllis Weingarten
Jesse Levitt father, Bert Levitt
Robyn Licht mother, Arlyne Weinberg
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MORE EVENTS & PROGRAMS CELEBRATING RABBI KULWIN
A Historian Reflects on Israel’s Past and Future Professor David N. Myers
Sadie and Ludwig Kahn Chair in Jewish History, UCLA
Thursday, March 28, 2019, 7:30 PM, at TBA
Free & Open to the Community!
Israel was founded 70 years ago, but its future is as unknowable today as it was in 1948. Israel’s army is the most powerful in the region. Recent governments have sought new strategic alliances, making friends with former enemies, and alienating longstanding allies. Its economy is one of the most robust in the world, even as economic disparity widens. The Occupation, majority-minority relations, a serious housing shortage, in-numerable matters of “church and state” and other domestic matters
fuel ongoing tumult. The struggle to remain both democratic and Jewish grows more and more complex. What is Israel’s future? Prof. David Myers, a frequent visitor to Temple B’nai Abraham, believes that to un-derstand Israel’s future, it is important to understand its past. Author of numerous definitive works on Jewish and Israeli history, a frequent visitor to Israeli universities, and commentator on contemporary Isra-el, Myers will explore what Israel’s history can teach us about its future, both that which we can know, and that for which we hope.
Prof. David Myers has been on the faculty of UCLA since 1991, and has served as both Chair of its Depart-ment of History and Director of its Center for Jewish Studies. For the year 2017-2018, Myers was also Pres-ident of the Center for Jewish History in New York City. One of his generation’s most respected Jewish his-torians, Myers is the author or editor of fifteen books, has written hundreds of scholarly and popular arti-cles, and has lectured at universities throughout North America, as well as in France, Germany, Russia, The Netherlands, and, of course, Israel.
Supported by the Bloom Family Memorial Fund
Shabbat Services Honoring our Rabbi Clifford Kulwin
Friday, March 29, 2019, 6:30 PM
Join us for Wine & Cheese with Rabbi Kulwin before services at 6:00 PM
Joining us for services will be
Dov Ben-Shimon Executive Vice President/CEO of Jewish Federation of
Greater MetroWest NJ and
Toby Singer, Musician and Composer
Prof. David N. Myers
Photo credit: Scarlett Freund
Dov Ben-Shimon
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CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING
TBA Congregational Learning: These programs are free and most are open to the community. If you have any questions, please call the Temple office at 973.994.2290.
Monthly Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Dantowitz Bring your appetite for learning as well as your dairy lunch! Beverages will be provided!
Love, Lust and Power: David, The Biblical Character Study the Books of Samuel and learn about David and his relationships. Through this exploration we will delve into the themes of love, lust, power and friendship. Thursdays, March 28, April 25 & May 23, 2019, 11:30 AM
Rosh Hodesh with Rabbi Dantowitz, sponsored by Sisterhood—The Women’s Connection
The new moon or new month is a special holiday that women celebrate together. Join Sisterhood in a warm atmosphere of sharing, learning and noshing to welcome each new Hebrew month! Thursday, April 4, 7:00 PM—Nissan, A Women’s Seder Wednesday, May 22, 7:30 PM—Sivan, Lag B’Omer
TBA Book Group with Rabbi Kulwin Book Group members know that modern Jewish fiction falls mainly into three categories: books about Israel, books about the Holocaust and books about Jewish life in the Diaspora. In our twentieth year, we read works from each. Some are classics, some are new, and some approach their sub-ject in unusual ways.
Thursday, March 7, 7:30 PM Mischling by Affinity Konar In 1944, Polish twins Pearl and Stasha are sent to Auschwitz, where they soon become part of Josef Mengele’s notorious experiments with twins. Pearl disappears and after liberation by the Red Army, Stasha and Feliks, whose twin had also disappeared, search Poland for their missing siblings. They also seek vengeance on perhaps the most evil doctor in history.
Parashat HaShavuah
Join the lively discussion of legend and lore, the ancient world and the modern one, the Jewish people’s feelings about its God, and God’s feelings about His people. Through our reading of the weekly portion, and occasional forays into the traditional commentators, we seek not only to understand the profundities of Torah, but also to understand the world and ourselves a little better. Parallel English/Hebrew texts will be used. We hope you’ll stay for services, but even if you can’t, stop by for a weekly dose of Torah! Saturdays, Parashat HaShavuah, from 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM
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CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING
History Through Text with Rabbi Kulwin Each class is a stand-alone unit so that an inability to attend all (or even most) of the sessions will not be an impediment to an enjoyable and stimulating learning experience.
Jews, Art and Jewish Art : The Ten Commandments insist that we are not to make graven images. Nev-ertheless, graphic arts—to say nothing of music, literature and other artistic forms—have long been associated with Jews and Jewish life. The Torah itself contains prose and poetry of unparalleled beauty; a Renaissance rabbi “proved” that all orchestra instruments were found in the Bible; and Marc Chagall is on anyone’s list of the greatest painters of the 20th Century. We will examine Jewish writings about art, and works of art themselves, to try to understand Judaism’s historic relationship with art, and the prominence art enjoys in Jewish life today.
Art and the Jewish Renaissance—Especially in Italy, Jews caught the Renaissance spirit, mining their own past for early examples of the most admired civic culture of the day. Thursday, March 14, 7:30 PM
Jews and Music—Liturgical music, folk music, Mahler, Schoenberg, Copland…what makes it Jewish music? Tuesday, April 9, 7:30 PM
Jews and Painting—Jewish themes, like Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac, have long been subjects of the greatest western artists; many of those great artists were Jews. How did this happen? Thursday, May 16, 7:30 PM
Art and the Holocaust—From before the war, from the camps, and certainly since, the Holocaust has inspired artistic works beyond number. Does this say something about the importance of art to the Jews? Thursday, June 13, 7:30 PM
Mary Poppins Purim
We are doing a (short) Mary Poppins Purim for this year’s service!
We need participants, no chimney sweep experience required or memorization.
Purim is Wednesday, March 20, at 7:00 PM with a rehearsal at 6:00 PM.
If interested, please contact Cantor Epstein,
[email protected] or 973.994.2290, ext 262, ASAP!
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All funds as of February 19, 2019
CLERGY DISCRETIONARY FUND
In honor of Randi & Dan’s wedding David Tepper In memory of Marilyn & Irving Kuskin, parents of Kathy Gering Stacy & Steve Novich In honor of Cantor Epstein with thanks Donna & Stuart Shoengold ONE FAMILY FUND In memory of Bernard Moss Joni & Alan Cohen In memory of Bernard Moss In memory of Bart Wachsteter Nancy & Richard Dinar In memory of Phyllis Weingarten Marlene & Gerald Tuch Merle & Marty Kalishman In memory of Arlyne Weinberg JoAnn, Steve, Alex & Rachel Lee Felicia Kruvant In honor of the birth of Brody Miles Reiser In honor of Sophia Minocha becoming a Bat Mitzvah In honor of the birth of Zoe Rae Sterling In honor of Marilyn Wald’s special birthday Merle & Marty Kalishman In honor of Lucas Gunzberg becoming a Bar Mitzvah Wendy Goldberg & Richard Grunebaum In honor of Hannah Kluft becoming a Bat Mitzvah Barbara Spector In honor of Eden Kirschenbaum becoming a Bat Mitzvah Tobi & Herb Glatt In honor of Alan Moscowitz’s 90th birthday Sandi & Mark Rosenbaum In honor of the marriage of Sue Stark to Peter Jackowitz Cheryl & Howard Udoff
FLORENCE L. BERKOWITZ FUND In memory of Bernard Moss Sue & Joel Goldstein CARING CONNECTIONS In memory of Bart Wachsteter In honor of the marriage of Christopher Wold to Annabelle Hinkel Marianne & Bernard Tulman HERMAN GREENBERG PUBLISHING FUND In honor of the marriage of Christopher Wold to Annabelle Hinkel Eileen Greenberg SHEILA GROSSMAN EARLY SCHOOL FUND In honor of the birth of Zoe Rae Sterling In honor of the birth of Brody Miles Reiser Patti & Barry Roberts JEWISH LEARNING PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP FUND In memory of Bart Wachsteter Andrea & Mark Epstein In memory of Arlyne Weinberg The Schofel Family ELLEN & PETER KLEIN GARDEN FLOWER FUND In memory of Bernard Moss In honor of the birth of Brody Miles Reiser In honor of the birth of Zoe Rae Sterling In honor of Marilyn Wald’s special birthday In honor of Alan Moskowitz’s 90th birthday In honor of the birth of Liam Cheng Low Ellen & Peter Klein In memory of Gerald Allen Goldberg Pat Sebold
ALBERT MEINHARDT FUND FOR LEARNING In honor of Irene Friedman being elected to the National Board of NAORRR Evi Meinhardt In memory of Bernard Moss Ellen, Curtis, Nicole & Chelsea Foster ORLOVSKY/REICHEL SENIOR SERVICES FUND In memory of Bernard Moss Debra Levy PRAYERBOOK FUND In memory of Chaim Yitzhak Krajcman Marsha Krajcman Buchwald In memory of Bart Wachsteter Marcia & Lonnie Tabatchnick PRIME TIME In honor of Marilyn Wald’s special birthday In honor of Alan Moscowitz’s 90th birthday In honor of the birth of Liam Cheng Low Ethel & Bob Singer
GENEROUS GIFTS FROM THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE
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GENEROUS GIFTS FROM THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE
YAHRZEIT FUND It is a traditional duty of Jews to recite Kaddish for a deceased parent, child, spouse, or sibling (daily during the first year, annually thereafter on the anniversary of death). We thank those who have contributed to the Yahrzeit Fund in memory of their loved ones. May their memories forever be for a blessing…
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March 2019
The Temple B’nai Abraham Bulletin is published monthly.
Bruce H. Greene, D.O., President
Jeffrey Klein, Vice President Scott Loventhal, Vice President
Stacey Rosenberg,, Vice President Kenneth Starr, Vice President
Isabella Fiske, Secretary Tara Heyderman, Asst. Secretary
Carey Gertler, Treasurer Craig Kantor, Assist. Treasurer
Julie A. Silbermann, Immediate Past President
Jakob B. Halpern, Counsel
Clifford M. Kulwin, Rabbi
Faith Joy Dantowitz, Rabbi
Jessica Epstein , Cantor
Lee Coppersmith, Cantor Emeritus
Gail Milchman, Executive Director
Debbie Aronson Ziering, Director of Early Childhood Education
Melissa G. Weiner, Director of Jewish Learning
Tina Greenberg, Communications Coordinator
MARCH 2019 SERVICES
Friday, March 1 6:30 PM Family Shabbat Service Toby Singer, composer and musician, will join us for services. March birthdays will be celebrated. Saturday, March 2 9:00 AM Parashat HaShavuah: Vayakhel 10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service Jordana D’Andrea, daughter of Rachael and Massimo D’Andrea, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah. Alex Yelen, son of Jill and Harvey Yelen, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah. Friday, March 8 6:30 PM Shabbat Service The TBA Shabbat Band will join us for services. Saturday, March 9 9:00 AM Parashat HaShavuah: Pekude 9:00 AM Jr. Congregation 10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service Hannah Kluft, daughter of Jennifer and Andrew Kluft, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah. Sasha Lederman, daughter of Valerie and Scott Lederman, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah. Friday, March 15 6:30 PM Shabbat Service, 5th Grade Yom HaShoah Service Toby Singer, composer and musician, will join us for services.
Saturday, March 16 9:00 AM Parashat HaShavuah: Vayikra 10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service Teddi Scharf, daughter of Marji and Seth Scharf, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah. Jada Solomon, daughter of Andrea and Eric Solomon, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah. Wednesday, March 20 Erev Purim 7:00 PM Purim Service, reading of the Megillah, “Mary Poppins Purim.” (see page 9 for details) Friday, March 22 5:45 PM Tot Shabbat & Pizza Dinner 6:30 PM Shabbat Service Ilya Maslov, pianist, will join us for services. Saturday, March 23 9:00 AM Parashat HaShavuah: Tzav 10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service Jerry Meranus, daughter of Barbara and Leonard Meranus, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah. Dylan Pierce, son of Debbi and Steven Pierce, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah. Friday, March 29 6:30 PM Shabbat Service honoring Rabbi Kulwin, Dov Ben-Shimon and Toby Singer will join us for services. (see page 7 for details ) Saturday, March 30 9:00 AM Parashat HaShavuah: Shmini 10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service