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RABBI DeBI WechsleR
Last year while out to dinner on the sixth night of Hanukkah, I asked my shul dinner companion if he
had lit the hanukkiyah before coming out to meet me, or would do it when he returned home. He responded, “Neither, it’s too sad to be lighting candles when it’s just me.” Earlier that week on the second night of Hanukkah, a group of women meet-ing at the synagogue had a similar response. Hanukkah was sad they said. Their children were grown and out of the house and they found the holiday depressing, especially the idea of candle lighting, which they mostly did not do.In years in the rabbinate, I’ve led countless discussions with parents of young children about how to celebrate Hanukkah and make it meaningful, but until last winter hadn’t engaged from the other side: How to celebrate Hanukkah as an adult, or why to celebrate Hanukkah as an adult.The Code of Jewish Law addresses how to celebrate another Jewish holiday when children are not present. When it comes to the Pesah Seder, even if no children are there to ask the Mah Nishtanah, the Four Questions must still be asked by an adult having a seder by him or herself or at a Seder where everyone is a Torah scholar. The Code wants us to understand that not only do adults have an obligation to observe the
Winter WorshipShabbat Morning Saturday, deceMber 26 9:15 a.M.Join us for a special Winter Worship morn-ing when we hold our Shabbat Morning Service in the Krieger Auditorium. This move creates an intimate and relaxed prayer environment for us to enjoy during this qui-et winter week. Families and friends, adults and children of all ages are most welcome to share in the special mood of this Winter Worship Shabbat.
rabbi’S coluMn
December 2015 | Kislev–Tevet 5776Engaging Jewish Life and Learning
at cHiZuK aMuno congregation and ScHoolS
haHodeshTHIS MonTh
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einStein’S JewiSH ScienceDr. Steven Gimbel Professor of Philosophy, Gettysburg CollegeWednesday, december 2 • 7:30 p.m.
Einstein and his work to explore how beliefs, background, and environ-ment may – or may not – have influenced the
work of the scientist. You cannot understand Einstein’s science, Gimbel declares, without knowing the history, religion, and philosophy that influenced it.
5:45 p.m. Pasta Bar, Latke Dinner, Hanukkah Games, Crafts, and Songs
6:30 p.m. Hanukkah Candle Lighting
6:45 p.m. Fireworks Light Up the Sky Over Chizuk Amuno and Beth El
Rain or Shine!
The cost for dinner is $5 per person or $18 per family.
Please register online at http://bit.ly/HanukkahFireworks by
Tuesday, December 1, and return your check made payable to
Chizuk Amuno Congregation to the synagogue office.
HanukkaH LiGhTS UP ThE SkyFireworks, Candle Lighting, Songs and Games
TueSDay DeCember 8, 5:45 p.m.
Chizuk Amuno and Beth El Congregations
join together to celebrate Hanukkah!
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December 4/5 / Kislev 22/23
Oneg Shabbat/Minhah 6:00 p.m.
kabbalat Shabbat 6:15 p.m.
Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m.
TORaH PORTiON: Va-YEISHEV
Sermon by rabbi Wechsler
Chizuk Amuno Choir joins Hazzan perlman
Family Service 10:30 a.m.
Study Session 4:00 p.m.
Minhah/Ma’ariv 4:30 p.m.
Havdalah 5:10 p.m.
SHAbbAt HAnuKKAHDecember 11/12 / Kislev 29/30
Oneg Shabbat/Minhah 6:00 p.m.
New Shabbat 6:00 p.m.
kabbalat Shabbat 6:15 p.m.
hanukkah Dinner 7:00 p.m.
Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m.
TORaH PORTiON: MI-kETZ
Sermon by rabbi Shulman
Family Service 10:30 a.m.
Torah for Tots 10:30 a.m.
Study Session 4:00 p.m.
Minhah/Ma’ariv 4:30 p.m.
Havdalah 5:10 p.m.
December 18/19 / tevet 6/7
Oneg Shabbat/Minhah 6:00 p.m.
kabbalat Shabbat 6:15 p.m.
Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m.
TORaH PORTiON: Va-YIGGaSH
Sermon by rabbi Shulman
Family Service 10:30 a.m.
Study Session 4:00 p.m.
Minhah/Ma’ariv 4:30 p.m.
Havdalah 5:12 p.m.
December 25/26 / tevet 13/14
Oneg Shabbat/Minhah 6:00 p.m.
kabbalat Shabbat 6:15 p.m.
Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m.
TORaH PORTiON: Va-Y’HI
Winter Worship in Krieger auditorium
No Family Service
Study Session 4:00 p.m.
Minhah/Ma’ariv 4:30 p.m.
Havdalah 5:16 p.m.
January 1/2 / tevet 20/21
Oneg Shabbat/Minhah 6:00 p.m.
kabbalat Shabbat 6:15 p.m.
Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m.
TORaH PORTiON: SH’MOT
Sermon by rabbi Wechsler
No Family Service
Study Session 4:00 p.m.
Minhah/Ma’ariv 4:30 p.m.
Havdalah 5:21 p.m.
Candle lighting
December 4 4:25 p.m.
December 11 4:25 p.m.
December 18 4:27 p.m.
December 25 4:30 p.m.
January 1 4:36 p.m.
december 2015 | Kislev/Tevet 5776
Daily Services, Hoffberger Chapel
daily: 7:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m.
sunday: 9:15 a.m. and 6:15 p.m.
On Hanukkah, weekday morning
services are held at 7:00 a.m. and on
national holidays at 9:15 a.m.
engage in prayer
dereKH aMunoChizuk Amuno’s Pathway to Faith
Were you beaming with pride at a loved
one’s bar or bat mitzvah? Were you trying to
come up with the ‘perfect’ Hanukkah gift?
how about purchasing a brick to celebrate a
milestone or honor the memory of somebody
special?
• $250 per brick for up to four lines of text,
15 characters per line
• Package options available
Purchase a brick by contacting
Glenn Easton, 410-486-6400.
holidays, but also that the serious themes as represented by the rituals of the festivals are perhaps best engaged in adult exploration of Judaism. Then there is the matter of modeling that even without children at home still being able to share with adult children or grand-children that we lit the hanukkiyah and that the rituals are a beloved part of our Jewish practice.When we celebrate holidays with young children we tend to focus on the rituals that would engage them, and providing warm family memories to add to their treasure trove of Jewish experience. As adults, either without children or with children out of the house we have the opportunity to engage with Hanukkah on a more adult level.So if you really want to skip spinning the dreydels this year go ahead, but light the can-dles or the oil to illuminate your own adult practice and study of our tradition.
Hag Urim Sameyach!
Rabbi Deborah Wechsler
▶ From Rabbi Wechsler, from page 1
Shabbat Morning Torah Study: the Weekly Torah Portion SaTurDayS • 9-9:30 a.m. Join our clergy each Shabbat morning to glean insights from the weekly Torah portion. Following, at Shabbat Morning Services, we will continue to reflect on the meaning of the Torah text.
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engage in JeWiSH LiFe
SPirit weeK- goldsmith early childhood education centerOn November 9-13, the Goldsmith Early
Childhood Education Center children and
staff came together in SPiRiT. They became
their favorite superheroes and princesses,
wore crazy socks, dressed in their favorite
sports team gear. They even ate a purple
snack to cheer on the Ravens and got comfy
in their favorite pajamas. it’s fun to be a kiD!
A Super Purimmarch 20 – Purim carnivalmarch 23 – 24 – Purim night megillaH reading
Calling all Superheroes! Calling all Superheroes! Grab
your capes and report to Chizuk Amuno Congregation
on Purim for what is going to be “A Super Purim.” Cap-
tain Mordecai and Super Esther together with iron Man
Ahasuerus are preparing to fight the evil villain haman
and they need your help. Suit up as your favorite su-
perhero and get ready for the most amazing Purim celebration ever. No kryptonite allowed.
betSalel to viSit cHiZuK aMuno and betH el (an educator- in- reSidence) tUesday, december 1 - mOnday, december 7
achshav twice BlessedEvery person on the inaugural Achshav trip to Israel in the winter of 2014 felt extremely lucky and privileged to spend two weeks with the phenomenal, unbelievably dynamic, and theatrical tour guide, Betsalel Steinhart. Betsalel has the unique ability to bring times and places, ancient and modern, to life. His talks are educational and entertaining, personal and relevant, all at the same time. He managed to instill in the students not only a deep interest in and love for Israel, but an appreciation for Jewish
history and the Bible. Many of the Achshav students came closer to finding their places in our Jewish story because of Betsalel’s masterful teaching and challenging personal questions.
Due to a generous grant from the Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Fund for the Enrichment of Jewish Education, we are twice blessed, to have Betsalel visit Chizuk Amuno and Beth El (who jointly collaborated on the Achshav High School Leadership Project) as an Educator- In- Residence from Tuesday, December 1st through Monday, December 7th. Betsalel will work with the Achshav faculty on curriculum development and meet with our 7th through 9th grade classes to get them excited about their Achshav trips to Israel. He will also teach in our KSDS Middle School and guide Chizuk Amuno and Beth El parents and students through virtual Israel at defining moments in Jewish history. Our 2013 Achshav students are thrilled to have this chance to reunite with Betsalel during his stay here.
Here are the names of the extraordinary Achshav students who graduated from Rosenbloom Religious School who are beginning the Achshav program this fall, and those who are continuing into their third year: Cole Abel, Sara Berman, Rachel Blavatt, Noam Fox, Danielle Garten, Arenal Haut, Max Holzman, Seth Hudes, Rachel Kaplan, Jessica Karmiol, Ryan Platt, Eden Silver, Aaron Sterling, Hannah Stone, Spencer Wachs, Aaron Zaiman, Eliana Abel, Sarah Karmiol, Katelyn Flaks, Ethan Harrison, Zachary Laporte, Lorin Losin, Lexi Silverman, Ethan Schwartz and Mackenzie Wachs.
The Achshav program has succeeded beyond Chizuk Amuno and Beth El’s wildest dreams. With Betsalel’s upcoming visit, the success will surely continue.
Betsalel Steinhart, the Director of Jewish and Israel Studies on Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim (Ramah Israel’s High School in Israel Program) is their tour guide in Israel.
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engage in JeWiSH LiFe
JewiSH volunteer connection’S coMMunity Mitzvah day thUrsday, december 24 • eveningFriday, december 25 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m.Join thousands of volunteers in various
locations throughout Baltimore to
celebrate this annual community wide
day of service by participating in hands-
on projects helping those in need in
Baltimore and overseas. Chizuk Amuno
Congregation is a community partner and
will be stationed in the mitzvah room at
the Park heights JCC from 9-11:30 a.m. on
Friday, making no-sew fleece blankets.
Visit www.jvcbaltimore.org for more
details. This is family friendly event and
both JCC locations will have activities, as
well as many offsite opportunities.
wonder of wonderS – 2016 glaSSgold Kallah celebrate the 50th anniversary of “fiddler on the roof”award Winning Drama Critic alisa Solomon will be our featured guest
FebrUary 5-6, 2016in the half century since
its premiere, Fiddler on
the Roof has had an as-
tonishing global impact.
Beloved by audiences
the world over, per-
formed from rural high
schools to grand state
theaters, Fiddler is a su-
premely potent cultural
landmark.
Join us as we wel-
come award winning drama critic Alisa Solomon who will trace how and why the story of Tevye
the milkman, the creation of the great yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem, was reborn as blockbust-
er entertainment and a social touchstone, not only for Jews and not only in America.
On February 5 our gathering begins at 6 p.m. as we welcome Shabbat at our New
Shabbat Service, a lively gathering of prayer, guitar music and singing or our weekly kab-
balat Shabbat Service, a joyous gathering of prayer and singing.
At 7 p.m. we’ll share the beauty and warmth of a communal Shabbat dinner after which
Alisa Solomon will speak about “Fiddler’s Fortunes: The mighty Life and afterlife of a
broadway musical” exploring the cultural and social impact of Fiddler on the Roof. We’ll
also sing some of our favorite Fiddler songs!
On February 6 Shabbat Morning Services at 9:15 a.m. will be followed by a special Shab-
bat luncheon at 12 noon. After lunch Alisa Solomon will enchant us with more insights about
the show’s legacy as she discusses “The Surprising rediscovery of Jewish History and
identity in poland through Fiddler on the Roof.”
The cost will be $25 per
adult; $12 per child; no charge
for child under 4.
Please register for the
dinner at http://bit.ly/Wonder-
OfWonders by January 27,
2016, and return your check
made payable to Chizuk
Amuno Congregation to the
synagogue office.
We thank Jackie Glassgold
for her on-going support of
this annual Glassgold kallah,
a weekend that honors the
generations of her family’s
participation at Chizuk Amuno
Congregation.
image from the Washington Post
Congratulations to erica allen on Receiving the 2015 Pomegranate Prize!
Mazel Tov to our own Erica Allen as she recently received the prestigious Pomegranate Prize of $15,000 for professional devel-opment from the Covenant Founda-
tion. In receiving this award, Erica joins a distinguished list of forward-thinking and innovative Jewish educators.
While grounded in tradition, Erica brings to everything she does a questioning and innovative spirit. Erica is a person whose life matches her beliefs and informs her teaching. Erica recognizes and acts upon the insight that Jewish education in the 21st Century must be at the forefront of innovation, progressive thought, and social action. She is passion-ate about issues involving gender equality, liberation, the environment, healthy living, and social justice. It is extremely important to Erica that our tradition evolves and remains relevant to her and her students.
Mazal Tov to Erica, and we look forward to the many applications that you will have for this award!
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art with a heart in early November,
Sandy Fisher and her
granddaughter, Riley,
participated with a team of Chizuk Amuno volun-
teers at Art with a Heart. Sandy described the ex-
perience as a lovely afternoon and reflects, “Even
though we were all different and may not have
known each other before, when we came together
we quickly found ourselves all on the same page.
When i left, i felt a huge sense of community and
felt pride in knowing that we all represented the ‘heart’ of Chizuk Amuno.” Sandy is pictured 5th
from right in the group shot above.
Volunteers work on art projects at Art with a heart headquarters in hampden. All those
aged 5 and up are welcome.
Todah Rabbah to our volunteers who participated in November: Deb Charles (leader), ezra
Charles, riley Fisher, Sandy Fisher, Claire Freeland, Leah Hellman, Shelley Hettleman, ruth-
anne Kaufman, Lisa Levine, eliezer medina, ezra medina, maya medina, and Jackie ross
Contact: Deb Charles, text 443-386-1324
engaging witH Gemilut HASAdim
adopt-a-Road sUnday, JanUary 10 • 9 a.m.(rain date: JanUary 17) Chizuk Amuno Brotherhood performs the
mitzvah of shmirat adamah, protecting the
earth, by cleaning a segment of Greenspring
Avenue. All supplies will be provided.
All are welcome.
Contact: irwin Golob, 410-560-7422
Hakhnasat Orhim – Welcoming guests For those living within walking distance of
the synagogue who are able to host visitors
for Shabbat. Also, if you are in need of
hospitality, please let us know.
Contact: Rabbi Debi Wechsler
Jared Scott levy Memorial garden
For gardening enthusiasts of all ages who
would like to help with planting and maintain-
ing our garden.
Contact: Allen Brown, 410-363-3605,
Keeping in touch with Our elders We will be instituting monthly phone calls to
be more in touch with fellow congregants
who are not able to come to shul as often
as they would like. Be part of our elder
dialogue.
Contact: Cheryl Snyderman
Knitting Havurah
Wednesdays, december 16 and JanUary 20 • 2 p.m.
We knit and/or crochet blankets for babies
in israel and Baltimore. knitting instruction is
available and everyone is welcome.
Todah Rabbah to our October knitters/
crocheters: Vivian Chait, edna Crystal,
Linda eisenberg, esther marsiglia, elaine
Schultz, miriam Shulman, and Harriet udell
Contact: Cheryl Snyderman
Operation Welcome home Maryland Join us as we welcome home our troops
from military service overseas. Volunteers
meet at BWi airport and help pack goodie
bags, cheer for soldiers, and thank them
for their service. Dates are set 1-3 weeks in
advance of the incoming flights. This project
is suitable for adults and children of all ages.
Contact: Rabbi Debi Wechsler to be on the
mailing list
Reading Partners
Through the auspices of the Gemilut
Hasadim Committee, Chizuk Amuno has
entered into a new partnership with Reading
Partners, a national organization with a
Baltimore presence in 14 schools. Volunteers
are asked to commit one hour a week to
help a child with reading. Training, guidance,
and a curriculum are all provided by Reading
Partners. Several of our Chizuk Amuno
members are already tutors and you may
have read about the meaningful experiences
they are having in previous issues of
HaHodesh. if you have just one hour in
your week, you can make a real difference
in a child’s success in school and life. To
volunteer or for more information, please
contact Cheryl Snyderman.
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engage in JeWiSH LearNiNG
the Otherrabbi Debi Wechsler
thUrsdays, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.beginning JanUary 7
This text based class for adults will explore the Jewish attitude towards “The Other.” Inspired by conversations in which we at Chizuk Amuno have been engaged regarding our Bal-timore neighbors, this is an attempt to study, confront, and wrestle with the traditional and historic ways that the Jewish community has perceived those who are different. Texts will be presented in both Hebrew and English.
the Midrash of exodusTorah Study group with Rabbi Ron ShulmanthUrsday mOrnings, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. JanUary 14 thrU march 17
Join this exploration of the Book of Exodus enhanced by some of the classic interpretations and commentaries of Jewish tradition. No pre-vious background in Bible study is necessary to enjoy this Torah Study experience.
613 & Me Shabbat dinnerLast month, more than 90 people, B’nei Mitzvah, their parents and siblings (and even a few grandparents!) joined us
to welcome Shabbat. They joined the syna-gogue minyan for Friday night and became more familiar with the Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv services. They scavenged their way through the Friday night service and learned Pirkei Avot’s advice for becoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah. For more information about 613 & Me contact Rabbi Wechsler.
Shul Shabbat ShareTodah Rabbah to Sandra Dzija and her committee for a wonderful first Shul Shabbat Share! Many shul friends joined in celebrating Shabbat in community. What a pleasure it was to share Shabbat with new and old Chizuk Amuno friends and to have someone else do the cooking. Plans are already underway for the next Shul Shabbat Share in spring 2016.
If you would like to get involved in planning for the next Shul Shabbat Share, please contact Sandra at [email protected] or 443-904-4485
For more information about our adult education courses, please contact Doris Tanhoff, [email protected] or ext. 288.
Our daily Bread sUndays, december 27 and JanUary 31 • 9 a.m.-12:45 p.m.Join with friends from Chizuk Amuno and
help serve meals to Baltimore’s hungry men,
women, and children.
Todah Rabbah to our October volunteers:
barbara Cohen, Carol Gilbert, Stephany
Gilbert, and Susan Schehr
Contacts: Wendy Davis, 410-358-5979 or
[email protected] or Jenny Baker,
410-602-9885 or [email protected]
BBQ Chicken Preparation for Our daily Bread mOnday, FebrUary 22 • 3-5 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.
Help prepare large quantities of bbQ chicken
for the guests at our daily bread. we also are
in need of volunteers for clean-up and to load
the van. dinner will be provided for all
participants. we will take a special study break
with rabbi wechsler at 5 p.m. rSvP to cheryl
Snyderman.
Program made possible by the harry
and Jeannette Weinberg Gemilut Hasadim
Endowment Fund and the Louis Barry
Gershen “Our Daily Bread” Fund
▶ From Gemilat Hasadim, from page 5
tips to the Support Staff holiday gift Fund Chizuk Amuno Congregation is fortunate to have a wonderful, dedicated maintenance, clerical, administrative, and support staff, who ensure that the synagogue and schools run well, that the building is set as needed, who care deeply about our children, students, members, and friends and help us achieve the mission and goals of the congregation.
Several years ago, the synagogue adopted a policy of no tipping to individual staff members following events or programs. Some support staff members are more visible than others, but it takes all of them to prepare. In lieu of tipping, the congregation has created a Staff Holiday Gift Fund, which is divided equally among our support staff every December. We appreciate those who contribute to the holiday gift fund to our staff members in honor of their good work during the High Holy Days and throughout the year.
Going Fast...Adopt A Playground Component!We’re excited to announce that you now have the opportunity to “purchase” a real component of our community playground. Each component of the playground from the swings to the slides are available for adoption. They will sell quickly so get them soon to help make our community playground a reality!
Please make sure your donation is above and beyond annual campaign.
Be a part of this amazing effort to cre-ate a meaningful play space that we will build with our own hands. Our commu-nity playground and amphitheater will be a place for kids, families, community to enjoy for many years to come. Join us as we build a community while building our playground.
When you become a playground spon-sor, you choose your level of sponsorship with increasing levels of recognition at our major levels. All sponsors will be recognized on-site unless you choose to be anonymous.
Feel free to contact us with questions at [email protected] you for your support!
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B’nei Mitzvah
We proudly celebrate with these students
who will be called to the Torah as
B’nei Mitzvah. Mazal tov to their families.
DeCember 5
JaCK CaMeROn BOOS
YaakOV CHaIM
son of heather and
Brian Boos
DeCember 19
aviad YOel gaMliel
aVIad YOEL
son of Jenny & Dr. Ziv Gamliel
Births
We congratulate the following family on the
birth of:
Olivia Jane isaac, daughter of Michelle & Ryan
isaac, granddaughter of Wendy & Barry isaac
and great-granddaughter of Marion isaac and
Edith Robinson
Weddings
We congratulate the following couples and
their families as we wish them much happiness.
tracy bienenfeld, daughter of Cindy & Jack
Bienenfeld and granddaughter of Lowell
Glazer and helen Bienenfeld, to ben Waller,
son of Eric Waller and Debra Roter
david Freeland, son of Drs. Claire & howard
Freeland, to norma a. lopez campos
sarah hack, granddaughter of Gloria kolker
hack, to Justin luria, a descendent of Rabbi
isaac Luria
stephanie lerner, daughter of Traci & Mark
Lerner, and granddaughter of Sylvia Rose,
Judy Michelson, Mende Lerner & harriett
Stein, to Jason levee, son of Barbara & ira
Levee and grandson of Arleane Stier
maya smith, daughter of Dr. Samuel &
Robin Smith and Linda harris Smith, to drew
bloomberg, son of Robert Bloomberg and
Wendy Zimmerman
in loving Memory
in sadness, our synagogue community mourns
the passing of our members:
elyse caplan, mother of Robert Caplan and
the late Lynne Caplan Barnes and partner of
the late Arnold Zulanch
henry Finkelstein, father of Susan Macht
herschel polakoff, father of Anne king,
Lawrence Polakoff and Dr. Stephen Polakoff
doris stern, mother of Sheldon Stern and
Arlene Stern
We offer our sincere condolences
to our members:
sherrie becker, on the loss of her mother,
Clara hirsch
lisa Friedman, on the loss of her father,
Jay Cohen
shari Koman, on the loss of her father,
Judge i. Marshall Seidler
Fran matz, on the loss of her mother, Ruth Pollack
dr. robert schwartz, on the loss of his mother,
Dr. Lila Schwartz
As a synagogue community, we express our
sincere condolences and prayers for comfort
to those who mourn.
new Members
We are happy to welcome those who have
most recently joined our Chizuk Amuno family.
B’rukhim Habaim!
Shana and Jeremy alter
renee marlin-bennett and Charles bennett
Lori Fleischmann
Debra Friedland
maureen Goldman
amy and albert Harris
if you have friends or family who may be
interested in joining Chizuk Amuno, please
call our Executive Director, Glenn Easton,
410/486-6400, ext. 224.
miLeSToNeS
8100 stevenson road,
baltimore, maryland 21208
www.chizukamuno.org
Office • 410-486-6400
Fax • 410-486-4050
E-mail • [email protected]
goldsmith early childhood
education center
410-486-8642
Krieger schechter day school
410-486-8640
rosenbloom religious school
410-486-8641
stulman center for adult learning
410-824-2055
dr. andrew J. miller, President
eric beser, brotherhood President
carol davis, club hatikvah President
dixie leikach, Sisterhood President
amy massouda and Jaime silverman,
goldsmith early childhood education
center Parent association co-Presidents
alicia berlin, Krieger Schechter day
School Parent association President
richard stone, rosenbloom religious
School Parent association President
rabbi ronald J. shulman
rabbi deborah Wechsler
rabbi emeritus Joel h. Zaiman
Hazzan emanuel c. perlman
dr. moshe d. shualy, ritual director
glenn s. easton, executive director
rabbi stuart seltzer, director of
congregational education
rabbi moshe schwartz, Head of School,
Krieger Schechter day School
michelle gold, director, goldsmith
early childhood education center
cheryl snyderman, director
Gemilut hasadim
melissa halpern, director of communica-
tions, Marketing, and Social Media
adina moses, graphic designer
Chizuk amuno Congregation
end of year givingThere are great tax advantages to donat-
ing appreciated securities directly to the
congregation. Stock may be contributed
toward the payment of synagogue mem-
bership dues, annual appeal campaign,
tuition payments, general donations, or
other special offerings.
Please visit our website
www.chizukamuno.org/giving/ways-to-give/
or contact Susan Bernstein
([email protected]) at the
synagogue office for the instructions and
account number for contributing stock.
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SiSTERhOOD We are a group of women who feel passion-
ately about our synagogue, our schools, and
our members. Any questions about Sisterhood
and upcoming activities can be directed to
Dixie Leikach, [email protected]
or 443-386-1062. if you are not yet receiving
our weekly e-newsletter, give Dixie your e-mail
address and we’ll add you to the list!
Mah JonggtUesdays – OngOing9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
youth Lounge
Join us for Mah Jongg every
Tuesday at 9:30 am in the
youth Lounge.
RSVP to Randee Glassman
Sisterhood goes to Broadway!sUnday, may 22
Join us to see an amer-
ican in Paris - a musical
and beautifully choreo-
graphed adaptation that
pays tribute to the 1951
movie. The cost is $215
per person.
RSVP to Marilyn Spector,
410-486-3888 or [email protected].
CLUB HaTIkVaHCome join us for an evening of fabulous food,
catered by yaffa and served at your table.
Renew old friendships and make new ones
and enjoy the outstanding entertainment we
have lined up for you.
For further information, call Carol Davis,
410-833-7673 or [email protected].
two for the Show sUnday, december 20, 6 p.m. Krieger aUditOriUmJoin us for an evening of delicious food and
fabulous entertainment - two For the Show - a
singing team who will delight us with their pop-
ular and Broadway show tunes. The cost is for
members is $23 per person, and $25 per person
for guests. RSVP by Thursday, December 10.
Contact: Carol Davis, 410-833-7673 or Ruthanne
kaufman, 410-484-4060, for questions.
BROThERhOOD We aim to contribute to Jewish life at Chizuk
Amuno and have fun doing Jewish “guy stuff”
at all our activities. if you would like to learn
more about Brotherhood, are interested
in participating, or have some awesome
programming ideas, please contact Eric Beser,
Men, Meat, and Midrash– Fifty Shades of Torah Part 2Wednesday december 16, 6 p.m.
our moderator will be rabbi Shulman. Join us
for a deli dinner and good discussion.
Raven’s tailgate Party JanUary 3, 1 p.m.
Brotherhood Shabbat Weekend, Kabballat Shabbat dinner Friday FebrUary 19
$25 per person.
Please rSvP by feb 10.
Brotherhood Shabbat Morning, with Kiddush luncheon. FebrUary 20
Zakhor HaYeladim • Remember the Children
Chizuk Amuno Brotherhood hopes you will
join them in the mitzvah of reciting kaddish
and lighting a yahrzeit candle for a child
murdered during the holocaust. More than 1.5
million children were murdered by the Nazi
regime and most had no family members left
behind to recite the memorial prayer for them.
you will be provided with a fact sheet about
a specific child and a list of upcoming Yizkor/
Yom HaShaoh dates when you are asked to
recite kaddish. Contact Eric Beser for more
information.
engage witH SyNaGoGue FrieNDS
Sisterhood Judaica Shop
The Sisterhood Judaica Shop is stocked
and ready for your Hanukkah shopping. Be
sure to stop in to see the latest and greatest
in menorot, candles, dreidels and other
toys, books and latke serving dishes. We
have something for everyone on your list.
Judaica Shop hoursSunday, 9:30-noon
monday, 10 a.m.-noon and 2-4 p.m.
Tuesday, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m.
Wednesday, 10 a.m.-noon and 2-6 p.m.
Thursday, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m.
Friday, 10 a.m.-noon
For appointments call
Edna Crystal at 410-653-3495 or
Anne king at 410-303-7716.
kadIMa6TH-8TH GRadERS
KadiMa HanuKKaH PROgRaM
sUnday, december 6
Put on your yarmulke, here comes Hanukkah…
Chizuk Amuno middle school students will
spend the morning getting pumped for the
Festival of Lights. Bring your harmonica and
tell your friend Veronica, because it’s time for
Hanukkah funukkah!
Contact Sara for more information at
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Bimah FlowersdeCeMBeR 5 / 23 KiSlev
in Honor of:
the Bar mitzvah of Jack cameron
boos, by his parents, heather & Brian
Boos, and his grandparents, Sydnee
Berlin and Barry Bye and Mary & Don
Boos
in memory of:
morris Jacob by his daughter, Barbara
Wallenstein, & family.
lee b. cooper, mother, by Pamela &
Joel Fradin.
baracat elgamil, father, by Lily & Dr.
Warren Massouda & family.
rebecca bobick, mother, by Anita
Raynes & family.
Jeanette Friedman, mother, by Joannie
& Dr. harry Friedman & family & Neil
Friedman.
leon Weiner, brother, by Miriam &
Arnold kahn.
isadore stern by his wife, children &
granddaughter.
rebecca spevak, mother, by Estelle
Bloomberg & family.
Julius leiter, father, by Ruth & Allen
Brown & family.
anna yoffe, mother, by Marsha &
Sherwin yoffe & family.
anne picower, mother, by ilene & Alvin
Powers & family.
Jacob donick, father, by Faye &
howard Pollack.
rita helzner silverman, on her
birthday, by “Chuck” klein & family.
stanley i. minch, on his birthday, by his
wife, June Minch & family.
deCeMBeR 12 / 30 KiSlev
in memory of:
herman glanzman by Joel Richmond
& family.
geraldine shane by her husband &
family.
moritz h. grossman, nephew, by Rose
Frank.
Jerome s. cardin by Shoshana S.
Cardin & family.
marion l. goldman, by her children &
grandchildren.
ethel Wolf, mother, by Donna & Robert
Wolf & family.
lillian Kurman, mother, by Gail & Jerry
kurman and children.
marjorie tucker Friedlander by Lynn &
Nelson Tucker & family.
nathan l. cohen by his wife, Suzanne
F. Cohen, & family.
mary e. mogol by Ellen & Alan,
Jonathan, Andrew, Sarah & Sophie
Mogol and irene Epstein.
mollye hamburger, sister, by ina &
Calvin hamburger.
abraham Weiner, father, by Miriam &
Arnold kahn & family.
anna miller by Beverly & Jordon Max
& family.
nathaniel Jacobs by his wife Ethel,
children & grandchildren.
Judge albert l. sklar, on his birthday,
by his family.
deCeMBeR 19 / 7 TeveT
in Honor of
the Bar mitzvah of aviad yoel gamliel,
by his parents, Jenny & Dr. Ziv Gamliel,
and his grandparents, Mollie & Dr.
William Smulyan and Rivka & David
Gamliel
in memory of:
rose shapiro, mother, & simon
Levinson, father-in-law, by Bernice
Levinson & family.
beulah Oppenheim, mother, by
Rosalind & Samuel Oppenheim &
family.
morris pines, father, by his family.
Florence m. Friedman, mother, by
Drs. Deborah & Lawrence Weber, &
grandchildren, Staci & Nikki.
mollie putterman, mother, by Sharon &
irvin Caplan & family.
marcia lee selko by Mildred & Soll
Selko.
Flora pearlstein, mother, by Audrey
Levine & family.
esther Kahan by Ann kahan & family.
gabriel massouda, father, by Lily & Dr.
Warren Massouda & family.
Joseph l. shor by Shirley Shor & family.
yetta & issy cooperman, parents, by
their family.
F. david cohen by Rose Frank & family.
bess & louis m. schlimer, mother &
father, by Carol & Gilbert Davis & family.
sarah rosenberg, mother, by her
children & grandchildren.
sylvia apatoff by her children,
grandchildren & great-grandchildren.
alexander silverman, father, by Jackie
Glassgold & children.
abby blumenthal by Dr. Stuart
Blumenthal & family.
harry blumberg by his children &
grandchildren.
Florence & paul J. Fineman by their
children & grandchildren.
maurice m. Kaplan, father, by Joyce &
Louis kaplan.
rose max by Beverly & Jordon Max &
family.
evelyn King by Anne & Steven king &
family.
deCeMBeR 26 / 14 TeveT
in memory of:
bruce blumenthal by Dr. Stuart
Blumenthal & family.
shirley solomon by Marvin Solomon
& family.
Friedel lobe, mother, by
Evelyn & Gary Brager &
family.
sarah abramowitz, sister, by
Rose Frank.
edward gamson by irma
Gamson & family.
theodore Waranch by his
children & grandchildren.
sylvia levine, mother, by
Barry, Stuart & Lisa Levine.
donald levinson by his wife,
Bernice Levinson.
david v. goldscheider,
brother, by Shirley Wolock.
lewis J. lebow by his
children & grandchildren.
sidney chernak by Marlene
& Dr. irvin Pollack & family.
morris prohovnik by his wife
& family.
ethel s. lapides by her
children & grandchildren.
morris a. Offit, by Ethel
Jacobs & grandchildren.
isadore miller by Esther &
Louis Miller.
morton (sonny) plant by his wife &
children.
Florence geber by Deborah & Leonard
Foland & family.
cheryl rimerman, on her birthday, by
her mother, Marlene Brager & family.
Clergy Discretionary FundTzedakah contributions to our clergy Discretionary Fund, as well as gifts
received in honor, memory, or appreciation of life cycle occasions support
charitable, cultural, and educational causes.
RaBBi ShulMan’S diSCRetiOnaRY Fund
ilene & Stephen mackler, in appreciation
of Rabbi Shulman for officiating at the
wedding of Stefanie Mackler and ian
Group
Walter Lamm, in appreciation of Rabbi
Shulman for officiating at the funeral of
Edith Lamm
richard Hantgan, in appreciation of
participating in the Rosh Hashanah
services
anne King and family in appreciation of
Rabbi Shulman for co-officiating at the
funeral of herschel Polakoff
RaBBi WeChSleR’S
diSCRetiOnaRY Fund
Sharon margulis, for her kindness and
warmth
marni and Dan Kahn, for our meeting
Sally and arthur Grant, in honor of
Wynne hailey Moffet’s Bat Mitzvah
HaZZan PeRlMan’S
diSCRetiOnaRY Fund
ann and Donald Schwartz, for a
meaningful Succot service
Helene yaki, and Danielle moskovich,
in appreciation of Hazzan Perlman for
officiating at the unveiling of Myrna
Blumenthal
ina Singer, in memory of Doris Merkel Stern
By elliot and anita alter-King
Drs. adam & Jill Hartman, in memory
of Hazzan Perlman’s beloved mother,
Muriel Perlman
anne King and family, in appreciation of
Hazzan Perlman for co-officiating at the
funeral of herschel Polakoff
Heller and Dr. ari Zaiman, in
appreciation of Hazzan Perlman for
working with Aaron for his Bar Mitzvah
dR. ShualY’S diSCRetiOnaRY Fund
ann Hantgan, in appreciation of Dr.
Shualy for leading evening Shiva
services for Shirley Cowan
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Terumot HaKodesh
COngRegatiOnal SuPPORt -
annual aPPeal
iN memory oF
Herschel polakoff, by Amy and hugh
Schwartz
COngRegatiOnal geneRal
endOWMent Fund
iN HoNor oF
Jerome ross and Jackie ross, by Fritzi
and Robert hallock
GeMiluT HaSadiM
iN HoNor oF
Jeff Kreshtool, by Rita and Marshall
Plant and family
KRiegeR SCheChteR daY SChOOl annual CaMPaign
in honor of
earl raffel, by Libby, Adam, and Ari
Smoler
iN memory oF
evelyn Seltzer, by Rachael, Josh, Sam,
and Ben Abrams
KRiegeR SCheChteR daY
SChOOl SChOlaRShiP Fund
iN HoNor oF
Fredda and Dr. paul pennock, by Shula
and Dr. Aharon Netzer
Dr. moshe Shualy, by hedy and irv
Goldstein
iN memory oF
Daniel barron, by iris Barron
KRiegeR SCheChteR daY
SChOOl SPeCial OFFeRing
iN HoNor oF
michael adess, by Evelyn and Dr. Gary
Brager
Naomi and Dr. Lawrence amsterdam,
by Evelyn and Dr. Gary Brager
iN memory oF
edith Lamm, by Evelyn and Dr. Gary
Brager
evelyn Seltzer, by Sandy and David
Abramoff; Sally and Dr. Anton Grobani;
Linda and Marc Perlin
Doris Stern, by Evelyn and Dr. Gary
Brager
reFuaH SH’LemaH To
alina matz, by Sally and Dr. Anton
Grobani
MaHZOriM Fund
iN memory oF
Lorraine pugatch, by Arthur and Robin
kaplan
Herschel polakoff, by Gil and Ann
Abramson; ira and Sharon Goldman;
Morton Goldman and family; William and
Loretta hirshfeld; Judy and Dr. Robert
Schwartz; Nelson and Lynn Tucker; and
Robert and Donna Wolf
Harriet rosenbloom, by Nancy Cohen
Dr. Lila Schwartz, by Steve and Anne king
MinYan BReaKFaSt
COntRiButiOn
iN memory oF
William Gainsburg, by Elaine Fox
Refuah Sh’lemah to
michael adess, by Ruthanne kaufman
PRaYeR BOOK Fund
iN memory oF
Lillian Greenwald, by David and
Marlene Schwaber
Herschel polakoff, by harold and
Florence hackerman
beverly, by Elaine Fox
ROSenBlOOM ReligiOuS
SChOOl - annual aPPeal
iN memory oF
evelen Seltzer, by harlene Appelman;
Dr. David Mallott and Dr. Miriam Blitzer
ROSenBlOOM ReligiOuS SChOOl SPeCial PROJeCtS
Fund
iN HoNor oF
Stephani and Gary braverman, by
Cheryl Snyderman
iN memory oF
Herschel polakoff, by Ferne and Leslie
Abramowitz
Harriet rosenbloom, by Cheryl
Snyderman
evelyn Seltzer, by Leslie and Ferne
Abramowitz; Bruce and Amy Chapper;
Tobey and Sandy Schreiber; Maxine
Seidman; and Mickey Simon
SPeCial OFFeRing - COngRegatiOn
in honor of
Sonia and arthur alperstein, by
Sheldon and Shelley Goldseker
Chizuk amuno Congregation, by
kenneth and helaine Weber
Debbie Gilbert Glassman and Family,
by Shelley Lev Wiseman
Harriet Helfand, by Sandy and Tobey
Schreiber
Judy meltzer, by Alan and harriet
kanter; and Stanley Merwitz
morris and annabelle mervis, by Alfred
and Rachel Meisels
Sande and ed mitchell, by Dr. Theodore
Walman
mickey Simon, by howard and Sheila
Sandbank
Steve and Sandy Simon, by howard
and Sheila Sandbank
earl raffel, by Alvin and Selma Blaker
iN memory oF
elyse Caplan, by Frada Wall
Jay Cohen, by Jenny Baker
Selma borger, by Larry and Lynne
Lichtig
benjamin elkayam, by Jamie, Marc,
Jack, isaac, and Lila Cohen
martin Fedder, by Paul and Shirley
Sachs
Henry Finkelstein, by Ed and Carol
Gratz and family
Joseph Goodman, by irv and Sharon
Caplan
Lillian Greenwald, by irv and Sharon
Caplan; Serene israel; howard and
Sheila Sandbank
Lee Harrow, by Arthur and Judith
harrow
ruth Janoff, by Marshall Janoff
Leo Lamm, by Walter Lamm
arthur Levine, by Audrey Levine
etta merkel, by Sheldon Stern
Louis merkel, by Sheldon Stern
Sidney pats, by Albert and Nadja Pats
muriel perlman, by Saul and Joan
Gurney; and Steve and karen Caplan
Herschel polakoff, by Jenny Baker; Philip
and Vivian Chait; Julie May Okun and Alan
Davidson; irv and Sharon Caplan; Jimmy
and Debbie Effron; Darlene and Gerry
Gordon; Joanie and David Greenberg;
Joan and Saul Gurney; Serene israel;
Ruthanne kaufman; Gail and Jerome
kurma; Marilyn Naviasky; Bobi and Aron
Perlman; howard and Sheila Sandbank;
Arlene Schimberg; Sanford and Tobey
Schreiber; Ed and Ann Shaivitz; Donald
and Ruth Shein; Jay and Louise Weinberg;
and David and Anneyoung
ruth pollack, by Patricia and Gary
Attman; Jenny Baker; and Sheldon and
Elaine kramer
max polt, by Leslie and Audrey Polt
edith potash, by Elaine Fox
Lorraine pugatch, by Jimmy and Debbie
Effron; Barbara Steinberg
reba raffel, by Earl Raffel
Frank Schneider, by Leah helman
Dr. Lila Schwartz, by Jenny Baker; Dr. Ed
and Carol Gratz and family; Margot Zipper
Doris Stern, by Saul and Joan Gurney;
Serene israel; Lou and Joyce kaplan;
Ruthanne kaufman; Ronnie kleiman;
howard and Sheila Sandbank
rebecca Teitelman, by Samuel and
Regina Teitelman
Tobie Volks, by Joshua Rosen
ReFuAH SH’lemAH To
edward attman, by Ruthanne kaufman
Harriet Kantor, by Lynn, Sherry, Barbara,
and Betsy
tzedaKah Fund
iN memory oF
edith Lamm, by Sara and John Capitelli
Herschel polakoff, by Cindy and Glenn
Easton
eStheR ann BROWn adleR
Fund
iN memory oF
Joel Glasser, by howard Brown
pHyLLiS aND LeoNarD aTTmaN
muSiC FuND
Cantor ivan and muriel perlman, by
Joel and Diane Aronson
MaRCia and dR. JeRRY
BuxBauM endOWMent Fund
iN memory oF
Herschel polakoff, by Dr. Jerry D.
Buxbaum
lOuiS BaRRY geRShen “OuR
dailY BRead” Fund
iN HoNor oF
richard Hess, by Michael and Myra
Gershen
melanie and mark Gerber, by Michael
and Myra Gershen
mr. and mrs. Dan Leonard, Sr., by
Michael and Myra Gershen
iN memory oF
Herschel polakoff, by Michael and Myra
Gershen
Dr. Lila Schwartz, by Philip and Vivian Chait
i. leOn glaSSgOld MeMORial
SChOlaRShiP Fund
iN memory oF
Lorraine pugatch, by Jacqueline Glassgold
BaRBaRa leiBOWitz liChteR and BaRRY leiBOWitz PathWaYS
tO MenSChliKeit Fund
iN HoNor oF
Nancie Leibowitz, by Richard Crystal
and Rich Wasserman
We are so grateful for the generous and thoughtful contributions to Chizuk Amuno Congregation or one of our
schools in honor or in memory of loved ones and friends, to wish a speedy recovery, or to express appreciation.
Sacred Tribute Gifts and contributions to Chizuk Amuno Congregation can be made by contacting our syna-
gogue office, 410-486-6400, or by logging on to your Chaverweb account from the Giving page of our website.
if you are interested in establishing a named endowment fund to commemorate an individual or occasion,
please contact Beth Goldsmith, Development Chair, or Glenn Easton, Executive Director, at the synagogue.
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iN memory oF
Herschel polakoff, by Bruce and Amy
Chapper; Mace and Edna Crystal; irwin,
Miriam, Seth, and Adina Golob; Nancie
Leibowitz; Cheryl Snyderman; and
Richard Crystal and Rick Wasserman
morris porter, by Nancie Leibowitz
JuliuS and lORe levi KSdS SChOlaRShiP and aWaRd Fund
iN HoNor oF
Family members, friends, and guests
at Julie Levi’s and eric przelski’s
upcoming wedding reception, by Julie
Levi and Eric Przelski
JaRed SCOtt levY MeMORial SChOlaRShiP Fund
iN memory oF
Herschel polakoff, by Dorothy
yankellow; and Mark and Linda Levy
Lila Schwartz, by Dorothy yankellow;
and Mark and Linda Levy
JudY MeltzeR CineMa undeR
the StaRS Fund
iN HoNor oF
Judy meltzer, by Cheryl Snyderman
iN memory oF
alfred Freud, by Linda Freud
aRnOld and elKe neuBuRgeR
SChOlaRShiP Fund
iN HoNor oF
earl raffel, by Elke and Arnold
Neuburger
ReFuAH SH’lemAH To
Harriet Kanter, by Elke and Arnold
Neuburger
RezniK-FRieR SChOlaRShiP Fund
iN HoNor oF
earl raffel, by Joel and Diane Aronson
iN memory oF
Herschel polakoff, by the Frier family;
Dawn Reznik and Paulette Pollack
dR. hOWaRd lee SilveRMan Fund
iN memory oF
Jay Cohen, by Drs. Penny and Ron
Silverman and family
zaiMan eduCatiOnal allianCe
endOWMent Fund
iN HoNor oF
rabbi Joel and ann Zaiman, by Sheldon
and Shelley Goldseker; and Marshall
and Rita Plaut
iN memory oF
Zvi Harry Shoubin, by Cheryl
Snyderman
tzedAKAH
Chizuk Amuno Wish ListMany times during the year members and friends tell us that they would like to contribute “something”
to our congregation and schools in honor or memory of a loved one or to mark a special occasion. We
are often asked what we need and what would enhance one of our schools, programs, services, or our
programs.
The following is a partial list of some suggestions compiled by our schools and leadership, but don’t
hesitate to suggest additional, creative ways to enhance our congregation and community. The full list
can be found on our website here www.chizukamuno.org/giving/wishlist. Wish List contributors will
be recognized in the hahodesh monthly newsletter. To contribute something on our Wish List, please
contact Beth Goldsmith or Glenn Easton at the synagogue.
Sponsor a Minyan Breakfast - $150
inscribed Brick on derekh amuno Pathway - $250
Purchase New Scanner and Materials for Archives - $500
Sponsor Nutritional snacks in our Preschool (one month) - $800
Underwrite the Delivery of Shabbat Dinner to Families with Newborns - $1,000/yr.
Purchase Upgraded Computer and Software for Archives and Museum - $1,250
Upgrade a new kSDS and Religious School Office Computer - $1,800/ea.
Purchase a Laptop Computer and Projector for the Preschool - $2,750
Purchase New Ark for Beit Midrash for youth and Other Services - $3,600
Purchase a hearing Assistance System for the krieger Auditorium - $6,500
Underwrite the annual Wings of Memory yizkor Booklet - $6,500
Underwrite Upgrade and Revision of Synagogue Website - $12,500
Underwrite the hahodesh monthly Newsletter - $17,000/year
Chizuk Amuno has been blessed by many generous families who have endowed programs, dedicated
schools, and named rooms to provide for the generations of future children and members of our con-
gregation. The following represent some of the current needs to enhance, expand, and maintain our
historic synagogue as approved by our Board of Trustees.
Endowed Summer Camp Scholarship Fund - $36,000
Endowed Monthly Rosh Hodesh Minyan Breakfast - $36,000
Endowed kSDS Scholarship - $72,000
Endowed youth Group Leader - $180,000
Endowed Archives Staffing and Program - $500,000
Endowed Family Educator - $750,000
Endowed Center for Educational Technology - $950,000
Named & Endowed youth Department - $1 million
Named & Endowed Entrance Lobby - $1.5 million
Named & Rededicated Cemetery - $3 million
Named & Endowed Educational Academy - $7 million
Named Synagogue Sanctuary - $10 million
Named Synagogue Campus - $15 million
(Note: For the larger facility endowments, 20% would be used for capital maintenance and improve-
ments to that space with the remainder placed in a permanently restricted endowment fund with the
earnings used to maintain that area. Gifts may be paid over 3 – 4 years.)
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נ nothing is nicer than celebrating Shabbat Hanukkah together.
.all of us will enjoy song, celebration, food and fun ג
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.Put in your plans to join us as soon as you can ש
Here’s the spin.
We’ll celebrate Shabbat Hanukkah with lots of singing and joy followed by
a lovely Shabbat Hanukkah Dinner and dreidel Spin.
6 p.m. Welcome Shabbat
7 p.m. Shabbat Hanukkah Dinner and dreidel Spin
• Attend our New Shabbat Service, a lively gathering of prayer, guitar
music and singing or…
• Attend our weekly kabbalat Shabbat Service, a joyous gathering of
prayer and singing.
• half way through our prayer, our two services will join as one, merging
our many voices and our upbeat spirit in celebration and community.
Register online by december 3 at http://bit.ly/hanukkahSpin, and
return your check made payable to
Chizuk Amuno Congregation to the
synagogue office.
The cost for dinner will be $25 per
adult; $12 per child; no charge for
child under 4.
Contact Judy Simkon in the
Rabbinic Office, 410-486-6400,
ext. 232 or [email protected]
to receive an itinerary.
Israel Experience
2016HISTORY & DESTINY
MARCH 27 - APRIL 7, 2016Escorted by Rabbi Ron
and Robin Shulman