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SEPTEMBER 2018 THE VOICE/KOLENU 1

VOL. 13, NO. 3 SEPTEMBER 2018

The Voice/Kolenu is a quarterly newsletter published by the Montebello Jewish Center

34 Montebello Road • Montebello, NY 10901Phone: 845-357-2430 • Fax: 845-357-1043

www.montebellojc.orgAdvertising rates and additional information are available through the MJC office. If you have any suggestions for the next issue, please write to Judy Berkun, Editor, at [email protected].

IN THIS ISSUE:Schedule of High Holiday

ServicesRabbi’s MessagePresident’s MessageCantor’s MessageNews from SisterhoodHelping HandsSunshine CommitteeAdult EducationMen’s ClubDonations

Temple Office HoursMon - Wed 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Thurs 9.30 a.m.- 6:30 p.m.Friday 9:00 a.m. - 2 p.m.

E-Mail AddressesRabbi Joshua S. Finkelstein

[email protected]/Religious School Director - Michelle

Rubin - [email protected] - Linda Tanenbaum -

[email protected] Admin. - Shari Brunn -

[email protected] Voice/Kolenu, Judy Berkun -

[email protected]

Schedule of Services 2018 / 5779SELICHOTSaturday, September 1stProgram 8:30 pm Selichot Service 10:00 pm ROSH HASHANAHSunday, September 9th Evening Services 6:30 pm

Monday, September 10th First Day Rosh Hashanah Service 8:30 amFamily Service *10:00 - 10:30 amChildren’s Programming 10:00 am - 12:00 pmConclusion of Service 1:00 pmTashlich 5:00 pmMincha/Ma’ariv Services 6:30 pm

Tuesday, September 11th Second Day Rosh Hashanah Service 8:30 amFamily Service *10:00 - 10:30 am

SHABBAT SHUVAHFriday, September 14th Evening Service 6:00 pmSaturday, September 15th Shabbat Service 9:00 am

YOM KIPPURTuesday, September 18th Mincha Service 6:00 pmKol Nidre 6:30 pm

Wednesday, September 19th Yom Kippur Services 9:00 a.mFamily Service *11:00 - 11:30 am Children’s Programming 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Yizkor *12:00 pm

COMMUNITY YIZKOR 4:30 pmMincha Service 5:00 pmNe’ila 6:30 pmFinal Shofar Blast 7:40 pm

SUKKOTSunday, September 23rd Ma’ariv Service 6:30 pm

Monday, September 24th Sukkot Service, First Day 9:00 amMincha and Ma’ariv Service 6:00 pm

Tuesday September 25th Sukkot Service, Second Day 9:00 am

Friday, September 28th Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot 6:00 pm

Saturday, September 29th Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot 9:00 am

SHEMINI ATZERET & SIMCHAT TORAHSunday, September 30th Hoshanah Rabbah 9:00 amMa’ariv for Shemini Atzeret 6:00 pm

Monday, October 1st Shemini Atzeret Service 9:00 amYizkor *11:00 am Religious School Ice Cream Social 6:15 pm Torah Rolling 6:45 pmSimchat Torah Service 7:00 pm

Tuesday, October 2nd Simchat Torah Service and Celebration 9:00 am

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Montebello Jewish Center - Ruach Yisrael

Officers, Trustees and Committees

COMMITTEES & CHAIRPERSONSKiddush – Susan Kroll House – Jack BergEducation – Darlene MollovRitual – Joe SchachnerSisterhood President – Karen Stein, Elinor SilverMen’s Club – Bruce Yore, Fred RobinovitzMembership – Cory Berwanger Fundraising – Richard OrlandoHelping Hands - Elaine AllinsonHigh Holiday – Steven WalzerYouth – Cantor Michelle Rubin Technology – Larry Bloom, Ray VerhoeffAdult Education – Bruce Levine, Elinor SilverVoice/Kolenu Editor – Judy BerkunChevra Kadisha – Gregg BrunwasserYoung Couples Club – Anat Kuperman Makhaylat Kol Chai – Michele VerhoeffFood Pantry – Men’s ClubSunshine Committee - Andrea Caloras

OFFICERS President Harriet Spevack1st Vice President Cory Berwanger 2nd Vice President Fred Robinovitz 3rd Vice President Richard Orlando*Treasurer Paul Galan Financial Secretary Ken Busman Recording Secretary Adam Goodman Corresponding Secretary Marsha

Krohnengold Gerson

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Rabbi Joshua S. Finkelstein

Ari AufgangDebra BassinRobert BieberLori BregmanSteven CalorasJaine FrankAlan Plumer*

Stewart ReitzfeldRizaldo SantiagoDavid SteinDavid TanenbaumNatalie Terdiman

*Past President

Message from the Rabbi


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Memories - Old and NewIt seems incredible that in

about a week will be sitting to-gether welcoming a New Year with the celebration of Rosh Ha-shanah. The suddenness of the High Holidays has always jarred me, coming as it does at the con-clusion of summer. In addition to the abrupt end of summer and the beginning of the High Holidays, a new year is often accompanied by changes of circumstances, such as additions or losses to family, maturity and experience that comes with age, or the frailty that is brought by those additional years. If there is one aspect of life that is immutable, it is life’s propensity for change.

Over the past weeks it has occurred to me that the coun-terbalance to our ever-changing lives is Rosh Hashanah. Our Rabbis called Rosh Hashanah by the name Yom Hazikaron, the Day of Remembrance. It is often explained that on Rosh Hashanah we want God to remember us, but in the Talmud (Rosh Hashanah 34b), our Rabbis explain that it is our memories that should rise up before God. It is not the Divine Memory that should concern us, but our individual memories that will help sustain us in the coming year. While it may be unique to refer to a day celebrating begin-nings and moving forward by look-ing backward, our tradition has always been special. By having memory at the core of our leap forward, our tradition offers us an anchor, with which to moor our-selves and stabilize our journey

into a future that is ours to shape.

On Rosh Hashanah each of us will stand before God with our hopes as we pray for a new year of blessings, health and happiness. Rosh Ha-shanah is that day when we focus on the year to come with all our hopes and aspirations. Individu-ally, we come with our distinctive voices. The older members and the children of the congrega-tion will have differing perspec-tives. The young students and the middle age will have different concerns. But whoever we are, we are accompanied by our individual memories that flood our minds, and nourish our souls. These memories will sustain us in the year ahead and guide us as we come to the crossroads in our lives.

As we are sustained by our past memories, the great chal-lenge we face every New Year is creating new memories in the coming year. Not only does the New Year offer us the opportunity to create new memories, it chal-lenges us to decide what types of memories we want to create. Are they memories of accomplish-ments, connections, growth? Are they individual goals? Familial hopes? Whatever memories we hope to create, we begin now with Rosh Hashanah.


Message from the President


Many of you may have had a chance to read an article that I wrote for The Voice when I re-turned from a vacation in Madrid, Paris and the British Isles. In it I talked about the warm and won-derful feeling that I had when meeting other Jews from different parts of the world. The reception that Harold and I received at a Conservative synagogue in Ma-drid, the participation of other Jews from around the world in services aboard our cruise ship, and the honors we received while attend-ing Shabbat services in Edinburgh, Scotland, were among the most memorable moments of our trip.

The feeling of being a part of a global Jewish community was one of warmth and acceptance and it reminded me of how I feel whenever I enter the doors of our synagogue; I am at home. It is one of the reasons that I accepted the Presidency of MJC. I felt the obli-gation to give back some of what MJC has given to me. I hope to be able to serve the community well and that I will receive support from all of you.

We are making an effort to let others learn about our synagogue. We have sent a mailing out to Jewish families that have recently moved in to Mahwah, Ramsey, Upper Saddle River and Oakland, inviting them to join us at services and offering them a “Shabbat in a basket.” It is my hope that if you see someone that is unfamiliar to

you at services you might go up to them, introduce yourself and welcome them to our shul. Take some time to “schmooze,” find out something about them and tell them something about yourself.

It is also my hope that if you know someone who is unaffili-ated with a synagogue that you might be an ambassador for us and let them know how to find out more information about our congregation. Invite them to one of our events, encourage them to contact Cory Berwanger, First Vice-President of MJC and Chair of the Membership Committee. If you know someone who is new to our synagogue or is uncomfortable coming to events on their own, call them and invite them to come with you to a Sisterhood Book Club meeting, a Men’s Club poker game, a Religious School function, a Friday night dinner, an adult edu-cation class, a synagogue movie, join our choir, become part of the Purim Meshuganah Players; you get the idea. The more welcoming and inclusive we are to our com-munity the more intense, meaning-ful and broader our reach will be.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS! That’s how long our synagogue has been serving the Jewish com-munity. Sons of Israel of Suffern opened its doors in 1919 and in 1999 it merged with Pomona Jewish Center to form Montebello Jewish Center. We have a lot to be proud of. We have provided a religious home to thousands of families; educating thousands of children, celebrating thousands of b’nai mitzvah, many weddings, baby namings and sadly, many

funerals. We have perpetuated the spirit of Judaism for five gen-erations!

Looking to the future we have undertaken several steps in order to make our synagogue a more inviting and safer place to be. Michele Berwanger, an architec-tural designer, has come up with a new palette of colors for our walls and has picked out new carpeting and tiling for the building. As we do not want to take money from the general fund we will be having a Capital Campaign to pay for these, and several other improvements. We already have commitments of over $13,000 and are hopeful that we will be able to start painting in the winter, when there are no B’nai Mitzvah, and carpet soon thereaf-ter. If we can raise enough money, we would also like to get different colored chairs for the sanctuary and minyan room. Again, I am asking for your help and support in this project.

You probably can already see some improvements. The hallway and the classrooms have all been painted. Thanks to David Haas’ generous contribution, the yellow tinted light bulbs in the building have been replaced with white bulbs and the uneven concrete walk in front of the building has been fixed. We are looking into getting LED bulbs for the park-ing lot and a security system with cameras for the front and rear of the building.

On Friday, September 28th at 7:00 PM there will be an Instal-lation of Officers at which time we will honor all our members


President’s Message (continued)


who have served on our Board of Trustees over the past five years. At this time each of these hard working volunteers will be given a plaque which will be placed on the wall in our lobby. At the same time our new Board members and offi-cers will be inducted into their new positions. Sue Ecker is planning the program and several “original” songs will be sung to our outgoing and incoming officials. We hope that you all can attend. Yummy desserts will be served at a special Oneg Shabbat following services. Please join us in honoring these deserving people who work on your behalf to continue the tradi-tion of serving our community.

Here are some other things to look forward to in the coming year. Our adult education classes will continue to provide stimulation to our minds. Bruce Levine and Eli-nor Silver are planning an exciting season. We will be seeing some interesting movies and having a dinner/lecture about the Jews of Italy. Rabbi Finkelstein will be teaching his Lunch and Learn and Midrash Mondays series and we will also have a host of guest lec-turers on various topics. Several trips are being planned.

Cantor Rubin is preparing for the Religious School and youth group activities. It is my hope that we can join with some other syna-gogues this year to plan some joint events together.

Shabbat mornings are always something to look forward to. The rabbi’s sermons are inspiring and the cantor can be counted on to lead us in beautiful song. Thank you to Sue Ecker and Joe

Schachner, head of our Ritual Committee, for coordinating ser-vices each week. Our coterie of “daveners,” Torah readers, hafto-rah readers and people giving divrei Torah are impressive. (If you are interested in becoming one of them, please contact either myself or Sue Ecker and we will be happy to help you learn whatever you wish.)

The kiddush following services is always beautiful. A large thank you goes Jeff and Lynnea Elliot, Susan Kroll and Juan Roman for getting, preparing and setting up the lunches for all of us. At least thirty to forty people can be found each Shabbat enjoying each other’s company, maintaining and developing new relationships. Won’t you join us?

Taking on the role of President of MJC has not been easy. There was, and still is, much to learn. I want to thank several people for helping me with this transition. Shari Brunn, our wonder woman secretary is amazing. There isn’t anything that she cannot accom-plish. Linda Tanenbaum has been invaluable. She knows everything about our synagogue finances and is very efficient at handling High Holiday issues. Rabbi Finkelstein and I have been meeting every other week and are in constant contact. We are working on sev-eral ideas of how to bring in and maintain membership and raise our synagogue’s profile in the county. Cantor Rubin cares about everything going on in the syna-gogue and is an invaluable asset to me and the congregation. She always has creative thoughts and ideas.

The members of my Executive Board have been vital in helping to develop policy and coming up with new ways of thinking about things. Cory Berwanger, our First Vice President, has been my sounding board and is working hard on new ways to think about developing membership. Fred Robinovitz, our Second Vice President, is working with the Men’s Club and the Board of Education to develop programs. Richard Orlando, our Third Vice President, has formed a large committee and is planning many fundraising events and other ways in which we can fiscally support the synagogue.

Paul Galan has taken on the role as Treasurer and along with David Tanenbaum, has created a strong fiscal policy to keep our synagogue on a better financial footing. Ken Busman, our Finan-cial Secretary, has been working to help anyone who wants to belong to our synagogue maintain their membership. Adam Goodman, our Recording Secretary, is great at note taking and keeps us all on our toes. Marsha Gerson, our Cor-responding Secretary, has been working to keep things running smoothly with the office. Elinor Silver and Karen Stein have been planning all sorts of events for this coming year and Fred Robinovitz and Bruce Yore have also been planning Men’s Club activities.

Getting ready for the holidays is a monumental task. I want to thank Steve Walzer and his com-mittee for doing such a fine job organizing this most important part of the year. Steve and his wife, Jackie, are a constant sup-port throughout the year. They are regular attendees at morning


Rabbi’s Message (continued)Memories, Old and New

President’s Message (continued)

minyan and Shabbat services and never turn down a task when it is asked of them.

All of the arms of the syna-gogue blend together to make one large community. It takes all dif-ferent people with diverse skills to run the synagogue. Won’t you get involved? MJC needs YOU! You are already part of our MJC fam-ily, whether you participate or not. However, you get out of something what you put into it. Take pride in our 100 years of achievement and help us grow into the next century.

On behalf of Harold, my sons Michael and Daniel, my daughters-in-law, Elana and Liz, and grand-children, Eytan, Noam, Ayelet and Noa, I wish you a Shanah Tovah u’Metukah, a good and sweet new year.

Harriet Spevack

Communities create memories as well. This past year Monte-bello Jewish Center created many memories. We planted daffodils, celebrated around our new Ha-nukiah. We went on a morning run to feed the homeless in New York City, and worked with Helping Hands in a new venue to feed the homeless in our community. We prayed together, learned together, and played together. This year we have the opportunities to cre-ate new memories that will help sustain us now and in the com-ing years and it all starts soon on Rosh Hashanah!

I look forward to a year of bless-ings and growth for all of us as in-dividuals and as a community. May we be blessed with health, joy, and happiness, where we are sustained by memories of our past and create memories for our future.

On behalf of my wife Elana, and our children, Sarah, Eli, and Becky, I wish us all a Shanah Toveh U’mtukah, a sweet, healthy and happy New Year.

Rabbi Joshua S. Finkelstein

Our SUNSHINE COMMITEE FUNDis in need of monetary donations as well as new volunteers! We are grateful you for your continued generosity.

Members have seen our efforts in the form of phone calls, visits, shiva meals, cards, flowers, challahs and other items for various life cycle events.

Thank you in advance for supporting this committee. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Andrea Caloras [email protected]

Helping Hands This is the fifth year

that MJC will be par-ticipating in the Helping

Hands program. On November 4th, 5th and 6th and March 10th, 11th and 12th, congregants will volunteer at the new Safe Haven Warming Center in Pomona. We will help set up and serve dinner and provide dessert. But, most importantly, we will be interacting with the guests, en-couraging them and demonstrating that others care about them. Please consider joining us in this important and rewarding mitzvah.

Elaine Allinson


Cantor’s Message Religious School Buzz

I recently came upon

an inspiring quote about Rosh Hashanah by Rav Zalman, the founder of the Jewish renewal movement. He says to “Think of Rosh Hashanah as the stem cells of the year.”

As someone who has been wit-ness to a loved one being saved through the gift of someone else’s stem cells, I find Rav Zalman’s advice to be incredibly powerful. As defined by the National Institute of Health, “Stem cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body.....In addition they serve as a sort of internal repair system...When a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential either to remain a stem cell or become another type of cell with a more specialized function...”. Essentially, stem cells can become anything as they mature and grow. Indeed, they contain infinite potential.

We all have stem cells and like the cells within us, we always have an opportunity and ability to begin anew. Of course we can and should take stock of our lives at any time, but it is during the Yamim Nora’im, the Days of Awe, that we particularly concentrate on becom-ing better versions of ourselves. As we seek forgiveness of oth-ers and of God, we should also acknowledge the need to forgive ourselves. We as humans are im-

perfect, but like stem cells, we can always work to become something or somebody, different or better.

As we evaluate our actions and behaviors and strive to im-prove ourselves, we may recog-nize that our lives are not follow-ing the trajectory we anticipated. Over the years, I have counseled congregants in crises such as the unexpected or tragic illness or loss of a loved one, the dissolution of a marriage, loss of a close friend-ship, challenges of parenthood, loss of a job, and the mercurial ride of the teenage years. In all of these situations, those with whom I spoke were uncomfortable with the loss of control over their lives. Ironically, even when one has a lifesaving stem cell trans-plant, those amazing cells don’t always take the path we hoped or expected they would. Yet, it is important to continue to have faith and strength that while there are many elements of lives over which we may not have control, there are so many ways we can work to improve ourselves and the lives of others.

This year is in the past, but what we decide to do with the year to come is up to us. As Vik-tor Frankl said, “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change our-selves.”

While we clearly cannot predict all of the exact paths our lives will take, we can control the way we

act toward others. We can commit ourselves to making an impact in the lives of others by performing acts of lovingkindness. Perhaps you will to raise money or aware-ness for a cause that is close to your heart, or actively participate in assisting those who are less fortunate. Maybe you will help a friend or acquaintance who is in need of love and support or you will concentrate on offering to oth-ers, a kind word or gesture.

Each of us, like the stem cells inside of us, has the opportunity to become who we want to be, even if our trajectory is not a straight one. As the holiday season ap-proaches, I encourage each of us to remember the words of busi-ness strategist, Dan Waldschmidt: believing that within you is the abil-ity to change the world is the first step in making a difference.

On behalf of Jeff, Erica, Kara, Mitchell and Abby, I want to wish all of you a Shana Tova U’metukah, a sweet and happy new year.

Cantor Michelle Rubin


News from Sisterhood

The Mission of Sisterhood is to connect women and engage them toward meaningful community and friendships. Karen and I have once again taken the helm of Sisterhood, as presidents. This journey we cannot travel alone. We need your spiritual guidance and inspiration to keep Sisterhood thriving. From the beginning of history Jewish women have sought out the compan-ionship of other women, recognizing the link between the past and future. Sisterhood is timeless. We need to look toward the future for change yet maintain our traditional values that connect who we are. We are mothers, daughters grandmothers and neighbors. But mostly we are sisters and friends.

Shana Tovah — Have a Sweet New Year

Elinor Silver and Karen Stein

Co-Presidents

Adult Education 2018—2019

A Matter of Size Goodbye Columbus Portnoy’s Complaint Footnote Zero Motivation


Men’s Club

Wow, can you believe that the Summer of 5778 is over and the new year (5779) will be starting soon! Where did all the

time go?

So, the first thing we must do is to thank Rabbi Finkelstein (again) for his leadership over his first FULL year with our congregation. I am looking forward to his lead-ing us in his second High Holiday service. We look forward to Rabbi Finkelstein being a part of our community for many years and simchas to come.

As we have stated in past articles, the MJC Men’s Club has had some fantastic events and participated in many other areas of the MJC community. All those who were present had an amazing time.

The last article mentioned that we are hosting our boldest event, the Star Trek Deep Space 9 Convention. I have to say that this event was amazing and out of this

world. Everyone was transported to “Starbase Montebello”. At the starbase we had discussion with authors that wrote screenplays for Star Trek and other science fiction books. The highlight of the event was the keynote speaker JG Hertzler (General Martok and others). We even had lunch at “Quark’s Bar and Restaurant”

The Men’s Club needs to send out a special thank you to Keith Shikowitz and his crew. Keith is the Commanding Officer of the USS Abraham Lincoln, without them we would not have been able to have this event. This was think-ing out of the box and working with the Men’s Club to turn into reality an incredible event.

We thank all our long-term core members, as well as our newer members who are making their mark in our community. You all know who you are, and your efforts definitely are noticed and immensely appreciated!

Last year was just a start and we are looking forward to the fu-ture and what it will bring, we need to get off to a fast start!

We encour-age and welcome all MJC members to become Men’s Club members when they receive their member-ship packets over the summer. Your dues are greatly appreciated and help to make a difference in the success of the Men’s Club, and in turn our MJC community. Participation in our meetings and events is strictly voluntary, but highly encouraged and welcomed. New ideas and energy are always welcome! They can be submitted via email to [email protected], by contacting directly or through the synagogue office, or simply by attending one of our meetings.

We wish everyone a wonderful new year and are excited about what the future will bring.

Looking forward to seeing everyone soon!

Fred Robinovitz & Bruce Yore

Men’s Club Co-Presidents


Donations

Each of the MJC funds has a suggested donation of $18 and over. A tribute card of acknowledgement will be sent:

General FundRabbi’s Discretionary FundCantor’s Discretionary FundReligious School FundYouth Group FundHymie Adler Torah FundMakhaylat Kol Chai - Choir FundAlan Apfelbaum Torah Repair Fund

CHAI Fund: $18.00Trees: $15.00 per treeLibrary Book Dedication: $36.00Machzor Dedication: $54.00Tree of Life Leaf: $180.00Memorial Plaque: $360.00Tribute Cards: $10.00 each

You can participate in fundraising for MJC by buying leaves on the beautiful Tree of Life in the front lobby of the synagogue or honoring those who have passed with a Me-morial Plaque.

* Cost of a Leaf $180

* Memorial Plaques $360

Please contact Shari in the MJC office for more informa-tion.

YAHRZEITS:Beth and Adam Goodman IMO Emily LevineStephen and Anne Math IMO Nathan FabianMark Kornblum and Selena Schreiber IMO Louis KornblumHarriet and Harold Spevack IMO Max SpevackIrving and Nancy Brown IMO Bernard StallerIrving and Nancy Brown IMO Bernard BrownLouis and Pat Lefkowitz IMO Bertha LefkowitzRobert and Mikki Bieber IMO Dina DeantoMuriel Levine IMO Rose LevineSteven & Jacalyn Walzer IMO Arlene FriedmanRichard and Lillian Weinberger IMO Louise WeinbergerRichard and Lillian Weinberger IMO Eddy BowmanIrene Greenstein IMO Dianne FoxMarty and Barbara Kleinberg IMO Mildred WildmanCharles and Letty Mintz IMO Morris EidueIra and Stephanie Birnbaum IMO Rose Pollack ZebineJanet Russell IMO Lillian FeldGeorge Bielski IMO Milton ShumafskyGeorge Bielski IMO Viola BielskiLouis and Pat Lefkowitz IMO Beatrice SmithRay and Mirel Verhoeff IMO Stanley MarmerMarty and Barbara Kleinberg IMO Aaron HurwitzArnold and Susan Kronick IMO Ben KronickRichard and Lillian Weinberger IMO Robert WeinbergerSteven and Jacalyn Walzer IMO Frank FriedmanSusan and Arnold Kronick IMO Shirley TannenbaumJeffrey and Florence Manoff IMO Morris ManoffJeffrey and Florence Manoff IMO Ruth BergBeth and Adam Goodman IMO Irving GoodmanBarbara and Jeff Gold IMO Harry ComisarMindy and Jay Friedman IMO Greta Lippman

In memory of David Iscowitz:

Marsha, Andrew & Harrison Gerson (Trees)

In memory of Irene Bevie Luxenberg:

Judy and Michael Tamaroff (Tree)

In memory of Ivan Leist:Ilene and Stephen Smith & family (Trees)

In memory of Morton Sosin:Ilene and Stephen Smith & family (Tree)

In memory of Shlomo Feder:

Ilene and Stephen Smith & family (Tree)

In memory of Pauline Sprotzer:

Marsha and Andrew Gerson

In memory of Roslyn Schweitzer:

Judy and Michael Tamarof (Tree)

Wishing a speedy recovery to Anita Marmer:

Sue and Lloyd Ecker (Choir Fund)

Wishing a speedy recovery to Fred Robinovitz:

Sue and Lloyd Ecker (Choir Fund)

Wishing a speedy recovery to Lloyd Newman:

Rabbi Finkelstein and Elana GershenCantor Rubin and Jeffrey Gross

Harriet and Harold SpevackSisterhoodMen’s Club

Your MJC FamilyTrudy Album


Donations

Mazel Tov to our Parents & Grandparents,

Judy & Allan berkunon their 60th Anniversary

Joanna Berkun and Ruth WinnFawne Berkun and Sarah and Ella Sklaw

Dianne Berkun and Samantha Ennis

Wishing a speedy recovery to Barbara Kleinberg:

Rabbi Finkelstein and Elana GershenCantor Rubin and Jeffrey Gross

Harriet and Harold SpevackSisterhoodMen’s Club

Your MJC FamilyTrudy Album

In appreciation of your service to MJC on the 2016-

2017 Executive Board: Lori Bregman, Stephen

Smith, Jaine Rahimi, Alan Apfelbaum, Ken Busman & Harriet Spevack (Tree of

Life):Alan Plumer

In appreciation of your service to MJC on the 2017-2018 Executive

Board: Lori Bregman, Stephen Smith, Andrea Caloras, Ken Busman,

Harriet Spevack & Marsha Krohnengold Gerson (Tree

of Life):Alan Plumer

In appreciation of the 2016 – 2018 Board of

Trustees’ service to MJC (Tree of Life):

Alan Plumer

In appreciation of Linda Tanenbaum, Juan Roman

and Shari Brunn’s service to MJC (Tree of Life):

Alan Plumer

In honor of Rabbi Finkelstein and Cantor

Rubin, in appreciation of your service to MJC (Tree

of Life):Alan Plumer

To the Sunshine Fund:Harold and Harriet Spevack


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