2003 SUMMER 5763

Inside This IssueFrom the Chairman ................................. 2Kibitzing with the President ..................... 3Student Financial Aid .............................. 3Golf Outing ............................................. 4Out & About ........................................... 7

Not just thebus monitor!

See page 3

Gentlemen, start your engines!

by Barry Jay Schiff

Above (l-r): Providence MayorDavid Cicilline with Vice-President Edward Deluty.Right: Eight new brothers wereinitiated. Surrounding FriendshipLodge President Steven Dinermanare new brothers Gary Halpern,John Brezack, Herbert Bloom,Richard Waldman, Steven Sack,Leon Resnick, Alan Kaplan andMichael Abrams.Left (l-r): Chefs extraordinaire:Alan Lury, Bob Miller, PeterHodosh and Michael Smith

Providence Mayor Cicilline featured at Touro's June Steak Fry

Jeffrey DavisHarmony Lodge President

Steve DinermanFriendship Lodge President

President Steven Dinerman and Friendship Lodge played hostto a capacity crowd of 150 at the annual Steak Fry and NewMember Initiation Wednesday, June 25.

Following the initiation of our 8 new broth-ers, Chef Chairman Miller's cooking crew saw toit that we were fully sated after a fine meal of steak,corn on the cob, potato salad and cole slaw.

Friendship Vice President Ed Deluty intro-duced the speaker, Mayor David Cicilline of Provi-dence, as a soon-to-be-member. The Mayor out-

lined his first six months in office, highlighting new city hiring strat-egies, policing issues and budgetary matters. Many of our politi-

cally savvy brothers asked some pointed questionsof the Mayor, which he handled in a clear anddistinct manner. No topic was off limits or tootaboo. His appearance was well received by themembership and highlighted a very successfulevening. We look forward to welcoming Davidas a brother in the very near future.

Touro Committee Appointments

There's another series of elections at Touro that gets very littlenotoriety, at least in comparison to the Association's generalelection in May. The other elections are held in June at the

annual organizational meeting of the board of directors.At the June 11 Board meeting, Robert Miller was elected to an-

other term as chairman; Andrew Lamchick, vice chairman; GeraldTebrow, secretary, and Gerald Hodosh, treasurer. All were unani-mously elected for one-year terms. Continued on page 6

Newly

Installed

Officers for

2003-2004Continued page 6

Robert Miller

From the Chairman

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Social

Scene

By Barry Jay Schiff

Mazels, Mitzvahs& Milestones...

... To brother Michael and Marilyn Smith on their35th anniversary.

... To brother Jerry and Joan Tebrow on their35th anniversary.

... To brother Joel and Sally Pressman on their50th anniversary, August 23, 2003.

Summer has been a busy season at Touro.Following our successful Steak Fry in June, wehosted a Family Picnic at Buttonwoods August 3rd

and our annual Pawsox outing August 18th. This fall, the funcontinues. Here is a list of upcoming events:• Harmony Lodge presents Cranston Mayor Steven Laffey September 24th along with the initiation of new candidates.• Friendship Lodge presents Dr. Stanley Aaronson October 22nd.• Touro’s fall Two-Fer will take place at Lombardi’s 1025 Club November 1st with the Ocean State Follies.• Harmony Lodge presents a November 23rd Brunch with guest speaker General Reginald Centracchio from the

R.I. National Guard.• Friendship Lodge is lining up a great speaker for its meeting December 17th.• Our annual Hanukah party will take place Sunday, December 21.• To round out the season, join Touro for our annual Chinese Buffet and a Movie outing December 25.Check the mail as well as our web site, www.tourofraternal.org, for these and other upcoming events. Please remember to sign upearly as many events sell out fast.

I have an idea!!!At the beginning of every

organization, of every business,of every invention, of every lifeis an idea: an idea that is good,an idea that is bad, an idea thatis yet to be proven, but still, anidea.

Look at your own life. Whoyou are is no magical accident.If you look closely, you will seethat your life represents ideasothers have had that influencedyou, for better or for worse,ideas you have had that haveinfluenced who you became,and even ideas you never evenknew had influenced you. Likethe idea of relativity. The ideaof gravity. The idea of human

equality. The idea oftime. The idea ofspace. The idea ofGod. The idea ofjustice. The idea ofmanagement.

Certainly everyone of these ideas hasinfluenced your lifeto some degree. Yethow many of these conceptshave you questioned? Perhapsin the early years of your life,you did. But as we know, theolder we get, the less time wehave for serious questions. Aswe get older, the most seriousof questions become unserious

answers; we've got ajob to do, and we doit. Yet it is these veryserious questions,these very ideas thatshape the work thatmen and women do. History teaches usthat an unchallengedidea can be a danger-

ous proposition. Still, everyday, tens of thousands ofpeople like us go to work doingsomething founded uponsomeone's idea and assume theresponsibility of makingsomething happen, whether ornot the idea is still viable, still

achievable and still sane.Here at Touro, founded on

someone's idea, we continue tocome up with new ideas. Wecontinue to repeat successfulprograms that were based onsomeone's ideas. But we arealways looking for new ideas.

It is my belief that Touro'scontinued success will comefrom you, our members. Getactive and participate in ourexisting programs. Come upwith new ideas for new pro-grams. Come and meet somenew people. See how the worldat Touro can enhance yourworld through Harmony,Friendship and Benevolence.

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Kibitzing with the President

By Jeffrey Davis, Harmony Lodge

It can be safely said that Touro does notmake a move without Stevan Labush.That is because every time the Social

Committee plans an event that requirestransportation, Stevan is the person whoplans and supervises the details. Whetherit's the annual trip to Foxwoods, a trip toSix Flags or a ride to a sporting event, Stevanis the person who contracts with the buscompany and is usually standing by the doorof the bus checking the roster as membersboard.

It can also be said that Touro has grownwith Steven Labush. As a member of theBoard of Directors, Stevan held the posi-tion of Chairman of the Membership Com-mittee for several years. Under Stevan's lead-ership, the committee planned Open Houseevents and encouraged members to bringtheir friends and relatives to Touro. As aresult, Touro has had a steady stream of ini-tiates. One of the largest new memberclasses in 40 years was initiated duringStevan's tenure.

Stevan has served as a lodge vice presi-dent, a lodge president and now is in hissecond term as a Board Member. In addi-tion to serving on the Social Committee,Stevan puts his expertise as an accountantto good use by watching how Touro plansand spends its money. Stevan is currentlychairman of the Welfare Committee whichis the beneficiary of the profits from all the

raffles held at Touro events. The commit-tee decides which local charities will get do-nations from Touro. Stevan is also a mem-ber of the Budget and Finance Committeethat plans Touro's annual budget, and amember of the Community InvolvementCommittee that decides Touro's major giftgiving programs such as the recent dona-tion to Camp JORI.

Stevan and his wife Rhonda have onedaughter, Jenna, and together run BasketsGalore, a gift basket for all occasions busi-ness. Stevan is a graduate of Pilgrim HighSchool and Johnson and Wales Universityand currently is working on a masters de-gree in financial management.

Looking for some social opportunitieswith other young Jewish families, Stevanjoined Touro at the urging of some friends,including then-chairman, Art Poulten. Itwas Art who also got Stevan interested inrunning for office. Stevan noted that oneof his fondest Touro memories is that hewas initiated the same night as his father.

The Student Financial Aid Committee met on July 19,2003 to select Touro Fraternal Association’s two grantrecipients for the 2003-2004 academic year. This year

we received 11 applications for our grant program, so thetask of selecting two proved to be difficult. I am pleased toannounce that the committee chose the following individu-als to receive our annual grants.

Allison Rappoport, a 2003 Cranston West graduate anddaughter of Mr. & Mrs. Barry Rappoport, will be attendingNortheastern University in the fall and Touro member Jef-frey Horovitz, who is pursuing, full time, his master’s degreein social work at Rhode Island College. Each will be awardeda $2,500 educational grant for the upcoming academic year.

In addition, the committee awarded to nine children ofour members, interest-free student loans of $2,000 each.

I want to thank the committee members for their excel-lent work in selecting this year’s recipients. Please look for-ward to information regarding next year’s program in up-coming editions of the Tourogram.

Student Financial Aid – another benefit of membershipin Touro Fraternal Association.

Shalom Brothers!For those who do not know me, I am

Jeff Davis, the newly installed president of Harmony Lodge. It is a pleasureto take over the presidency from Brother Richard Glucksman. He andBrother Aaron Sherman have helped me attain the position of HarmonyLodge President.

I hope you all had a great summer and look forward to more excitingprograms from Touro. If you missed the Steak Fry, with our guest speaker,Mayor of Providence David Cicilline, you missed a great time.

Please take advantage of all that Touro has to offer. If you have an idea,seek out a lodge officer or a board member – or better yet, attend a SocialCommittee meeting, which usually meets the first Wednesday of the month.

As the summer comes to a close and the fall rapidly approaches, look forexciting new programs. We will start the fall season off with the Mayor ofCranston, Steve Laffey. It is sure to be a great night. Cranston residents:here’s your opportunity to talk about your TAX INCREASE with the Man.

On behalf of the officers of Harmony Lodge, Barry Schiff, vice presi-dent, Peter Hodosh, treasurer, and Steve Waldman, secretary, I would liketo wish you a Healthy and Happy New Year.

Stevan LabushBy Gerald Tebrow

Educational Grants andLoans awarded for 2003

By Alan Lury, ChairmanStudent Financial Aid Committee

Richmond Country Club once again played host to Touro’s annual golftournament held July 21st.

Over 70 golfers attended the event, now in its fourth year, featuring lunch,18 holes of golf and a steak dinner. There were 14 four-man teams and 6 three-man teams who played in the scramble formatted tournament.

Touro member Howard Poulten's team, featuring teammates Wayne Lima,Joel Marques and Bob Taylor, recorded the low team score, 60. Second placewent to Barry Shaw’s team, which included Bill Austin, Marco Belhumeur, andMark Hosford. Their score was 63. The best effort by a Touro team was 66,turned in by Paul Botvin, Sheldon Land, Ed Rotmer and David Epstein.

Besides the prizes given for best team scores, longest drives and closest-to-the-pin, a raffle was held after dinner. Committee chairman Andy Gilstein ranthe tournament, with assistance from Barry Shaw and Abe Strashnick.

Good Turnout for Golf Dayby Lester Nathan

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Touro CommitteeChair Appointments for 2003-04

By Arthur Poulten

Continued from page 1The chairman also announced the appointment of Judah Rosen asAssociation Chaplain and Barry Shaw as Inside Guard.

The new committees for the coming year, their chairmen and theirfunctions are:ASSISTANCE: Irving Wolpert

Administers the Association's Assistance Fund.BUDGET & FINANCE: Barry Shaw

Responsible for the financial stability of the Association.CEMETERY: Joel Pressman

Oversees Touro's interests at Lincoln Park Cemetery.CEMETERY SEARCH: Rodney Locke

Continues the search for new cemetery land.COMMUNICATIONS: Arthur Poulten

Responsible for communications to the communityand the membership.TOUROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE: Bruce WeismanProduces the TourogramWEBSITE SUBCOMMITTEE: Lester NathanOversees the content of our website,TOUROFRATERNAL.ORG.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Michael SmithOversees Touro's participation in community activities.

CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS: Andrew GilsteinThe guardian of the documents that govern the Association.

HOUSE: Nathan LuryResponsible for the maintenance and improvement of our home.

INVESTIGATION: Richard GlucksmanChecks the background of all applicants for membership.

INVESTMENT: Milton BronsteinResponsible for Touro's portfolio and raising thefunds with which Touro operates.

LONG RANGE PLANNING: Dr. Aaron ShermanDevises special programs and projects to assure thefuture of Touro.

MEMBERSHIP: Andrew LamchickDevelops programs to attract new members and retainexisting members.

ORIENTATION: Morton CokenGives new members an insight into what Touro is all aboutand what it has to offer.

RITUAL: Bruce WeismanPrepares the procedures for the conduct of meetingsand special programs.

STUDENT FINANCIAL AID: Alan LuryAdministers Touro's student loan and grant programs.

SUNSHINE: Robert HodoshAssures that our brothers and sisters, who are confined to their homesor institutions, know they are remembered.

WAYS & MEANS: Andrew GilsteinDevelops new programs and projects for the betterment ofthe Association

WELFARE: Stevan LabushAdministers Touro's Welfare Fund with charitable donations.

Board members elected for 3-year term are:Above (l-r): Richard Glucksman, Andrew Lamchick and AndrewGilstein. Below (l-r): Nathan Lury, Robert Miller, Bruce Weisman andIrving Wolpert.

Lodge officers elected for 1-year term are:Above (l-r): Harmony Lodge Officers Steve Waldman, Secretary; BarrySchiff, Vice-President and Peter Hodosh, Treasurer.Below (l-r): Friendship Lodge Officers Rich Levinson, Secretary; EdwardDeluty, Vice-President and Jed Brandes, Treasurer.

Newly InstalledDirectors and Officers

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First row: Joel Pressman, Lester Nathan, Morton Coken, MiltonBronstein, directors; Steven Dinerman, president, FriendshipLodge; Barry Schiff, vice president, Harmony Lodge; NathanLury, director.

Second row: Gerald Tebrow, Association secretary; ArthurPoulten, chairman emeritus, Andrew Lamchick, vice chairman,Robert Miller chairman, Michael Smith, Rodney Locke, direc-tors; Jed Brandes, treasurer, Friendship Lodge; Robert Hodosh,director.

Third row: Peter Hodosh, treasurer, Harmony Lodge; GeraldHodosh, Association treasurer; Steven Waldman, secretary, Har-mony Lodge; Barry Shaw, Stevan Labush, Bruce Weisman, di-rectors; Richard Levenson, secretary, Friendship Lodge; AlanLury, director.

Not Present When Photo Taken: Jeffrey Davis, president, Har-mony Lodge; Edward Deluty, vice president, Friendship Lodge;Andrew Gilstein, Richard Glucksman, Dr. Aaron Sherman, Irv-ing Wolpert, directors; Judah Rosen, chaplain.

Directors & Officers2003-2004

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Summer PicnicA look at the future of Touro as seen

through the eyes of babes.

Venus Two-ferTouro parties into

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HARMONY LODGEJeffrey Davis, PresidentBarry Schiff, Vice PresidentSteven Waldman, SecretaryPeter Hodosh, Treasurer

FRIENDSHIP LODGESteven Dinerman, PresidentEdward Deluty, Vice PresidentRichard Levenson, SecretaryJed Brandes, Treasurer

September 2003

Editor: Bruce WeismanColumnists: Edward Deluty

Richard GlucksmanAndrew LamchickRichard LevensonLester NathanArthur PoultenBarry SchiffGerald Tebrow

Robert Miller, ChairmanAndrew Lamchick, Vice ChairmanGerald D. Hodosh, TreasurerGerald Tebrow, SecretaryJudah Rosen, ChaplainArthur Poulten, Chairman EmeritusMilton BronsteinMorton CokenAndrew GilsteinRichard GlucksmanRobert HodoshStevan LabushRodney LockeAlan LuryNathan LuryLester NathanJoel PressmanBarry ShawDr. Aaron ShermanMichael SmithBruce WeismanIrving Wolpert

BOARD OF DIRECTORS • 2003-2004

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Happy

New Year

from the Officers

and

Members of the

Board