Hahodesh April 2021 by Temple Emunah

H desh April – May 2021

Nisan/Iyar/Sivan 5781

From Rabbi Lerner With Appreciation for the Emunah Family

Yom HaAtzma’ut Community Celebration Wednesday, April 14

“I am weary with sighing and weeping; nightly my pillow is soaked with tears.” (Psalm 6:7, utilized in the daily Tahanun prayer) As I sit here during Shloshim (the thirty day mourning period), I am devastated by the loss of my father, teacher and rabbi. While I have spent much of the last year trying to help our community through this pandemic and felt its horrific impacts, I suppose that I did not expect it to hit me and my family so hard and so quickly. At the same time, I am so appreciative of the support that I have felt from my Temple Emunah family. The words of support, the acts of kindness, and the outpouring of love both during the shiva and continuing into the Shloshim have been such a blessing. It is not possible for me to thank all of you, but please know that each card, email, call, text, Facebook communication, meal and act of h.esed (love) has been a gift that my family and I have treasured during this difficult time. Since my father touched the lives of so many during his career in the rabbinate, I was privileged to hear many stories during the Zoom shiva minyanim and that virtual embrace was incredibly sustaining, yet at the same time, I realized that I was alone and did not experience one actual hug. Such is the pain of mourning during COVID.

Join our Israel Independence Day celebration! 5:30-6:00 pm Car Parade and Falafel Dinner Pick-up 6:45-7:30 pm Tekes/ceremony for Yom HaAtzma’ut on Zoom 7:30-8:00 pm Special Ma’ariv for the festival 8:00-9:15 pm PRESENTATION WITH THE ACTORS FROM FAUDA (See page 3 for more information.) After the presentation, there will be an opportunity for Q&A. Please note: Parental Guidance is suggested for this intense, and at times violent, TV program.

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NEW TEMPLE WEBSITE see page 21

Sunday, May 16 All-night pajama party on Zoom Learn, cook, sing around a campfire! Concluding sunrise service See page 4 for details and watch for more information!

Inside: President................................... 2 Yom Ha’Atzma’ut........................ 3 Adult Education......................... 4 Minyan Story............................. 5 Religious School/Youth.......... 6-7 Pre-School..............................8-9 Ladle Fund................................. 9 Sisterhood............................... 10

‫בתוך‬ Brotherhood........................11 Family Table.........................11 Hineni/Social Connecting....11 Library.............................12-13 Inclusion..............................14 Yahrzeits..........................16-18 Donations.......................19-21 Calendar.........................22-23

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President's Message

We have been consumed by the COVID-19 pandemic for one year. One year ago we locked down in the hopes the pandemic would abate. It did, and then it did not. Nationwide, Senior Rabbi David G. Lerner 781-861-0300, ext. 22 we flattened the curve from April dlerner@templeemunah.org until July, but then new infection rates Assisstant Rabbi Leora Kling Perkins 781-861-0300, ext. 31 per day went up about two-fold from lklingperkins@templeemunah.org what they were in the spring. Rates Rabbi Emeritus Bernard Eisenman started rising again in the fall, and after the new year, reached over eight times the rates we had President Mark Bobrow 781-861-1920 in the spring. In Massachusetts, rates reached about three president@templeemunah.org times what they were in the spring. New infection rates have Executive Director Raveetal Celine 781-861-0300, ext. 21 now declined dramatically, and if we can achieve a high level rceline@templeemunah.org vaccinating the population, we could have in person indoor Director of Me’ir Sherer 781-861-0303, ext. 24 events in the summer. Congregational Learning msherer@templeemunah.org Through all this, our community adapted and embraced Director, Billy Dalwin Shelley Rossman 781-861-0708, ext. 27 new ways of praying together, learning together, socializing Pre-School srossman@templeemunah.org together, celebrating and mourning together. We opened our Accounting Manager Alisa Billings 781-861-0300, ext. 23 virtual minyan doors and welcomed others who needed supabillings@templeemunah.org port from our community. If you have not joined our virtual minyanim, please try. Attending minyan is more than supportChief of Cong. Advancement Hannah Arwe 781-861-0300, ext. 30 ing those who need to say Kaddish. It is a way to connect with & Manager of Pastoral Admin. harwe@templeemunah.org our community and is a respite from our daily work. Communication Manager & Efrat Assulin 781-861-0300, ext. 28 Our adaptive response to the pandemic is an example Programming Coordinator eassulin@templeemunah.org of how exceptional our community is. The foundation of our Synagogue Educator/Young Tova Weinronk 781-861-0300, ext. 34 stature starts with our professional staff – Rabbi Lerner, Rabbi Family Engagement Coord. tweinronk@templeemunah.org Kling Perkins, Raveetal Celine, and Me’ir Sherer. This group is Synagogue Educator Andrew Doxer 781-861-0300, ext. 32 creative, tireless, and extraordinarily dedicated to the Temple adoxer@templeemunah.org Emunah community. We are indebted to them for making our Accounting Assistant Mary Melnick 781-861-0300, ext. 26 virtual and in person experiences as meaningful as possible. mmelnick@templeemunah.org One year ago, many of us hastily created a virtual Office Administrator Marilyn Pappo 781-861-0300, ext. 20 Pesah. seder. Reusing materials from previous years, I came office@templeemunah.org up with a simplified and shorter version that would keep participants engaged for an anticipated shorter than usual Office Administrator Ellen Weene 781-861-0300, ext. 29 attention span. This year, amid a plague, having experienced elweene@templeemunah.org loss of freedoms, suffering, and constant uncertainty, has Bulletin Editor Linda Silverstein lindags@comcast.net added a plethora of subjects and materials to enrich our study and discussions for many years to come. In a sense, the seder should be leavened by our collective experiences this past year. I hope we teach and learn from it because we need to Landscape Committee be better prepared. Let’s maintain our vigilance, wear masks, stay safely disAs spring approaches, the Landscape Committee is emergtant, and get vaccinated as soon as possible. ing from its own winter/COVID dormancy. We plan to continue L’Shalom, our rehabilitation of the Woodland Garden (the large island), Mark Bobrow president@templeemunah.org including screening of the new solar panel transformers. We also want to remind everyone that the rear courtyard will be a lovely gathering place for small events when the weather warms up – and even larger ones when we don’t have to stay Yom HaZikaron Ceremony distanced. Tuesday, April 13 at 7:30 pm If you would like to help or donate to the Committee, we We will honor the Day of Remembrance for Israeli welcome your support. Contact Art Kreiger (akreiger01@gmail. Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terror with evening services, com) or Joelle Gunther (joellegunther@gmail.com). songs, poems, and personal stories. You are welcome to Art Kreiger and Joelle Gunther wear a white top, as is the custom in Israel.

Yom Ha’Atzma’ut See page 1 for details of this special program on Wednesday, April 14

Link to register: https://form.jotform.com/210404051906039

Adult Education Brought to You from the Adult Education Desk Is that a hint of spring in the air? Celebrate the new season by learning something new with Adult Education at Temple Emunah. The Bess Ezekiel Rosh Hodesh Group meets monthly for an informal, participant-inspired women’s Rosh Hodesh gathering. The next meeting, on April 25, at 10:00 am, will be led by Linna Ettinger who will guide the group in “A Quick Look at Menschlichkeit and Gender.” On May 13 at 6:00 pm, Anne Miller will look at a troubling episode in the Tanakh: the story of the concubine of Gilbeah. On the evening of June 10, Sandy Miller-Jacobs will lead a discussion questioning where in the Torah are the people with disabilities. For more information and meeting links, contact Leah Sugarman at leahsugarman@ gmail.com or Alisa Kotler-Berkowitz at 205alisa@gmail.com. Registration is now full for the new Me’ah Select class, Mission and Message: The Biblical Prophets and the Transformation of Jewish Destiny, with Dr. Benjamin Samuels. The classical prophets of Israel represent some of the most radical, dramatic, passionate, poetic, and powerful messages that our tradition offers. The class will study essential passages from one of the classical prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible. Sessions will be interactive text-based studies with an eye to both literary medium and moral message. Sponsored by Hebrew College and hosted by Temple Emunah and Temple Isaiah, Lexington. Does the promise of summer make you eager to get moving? We have plenty of physical activity to help you shake off winter. Try Vinyasa Yoga on Zoom with Jen Geller (contact at jentgeller@ gmail.com) to work the kinks out. Join Emunah Cyclists for a fun, fast early morning bike ride from Lexington to Concord and back (contact Lester Blumberg at Lester.Blumberg@gmail.com). Shabbat mornings are a great time to go Running with the Rabbi for a 3.65 mile jaunt around the neighborhood (contact Hannah Arwe at harwe@templeemunah.org). During the week, Emunah Walks in the mornings in Lexington (contact Miriam Sadofsky at miriamsadofsky@gmail.com). Curious about Pickle Ball? Then join The Kosher Dills on Sunday mornings to see why this is the fastest growing sport in the country (contact Hal Miller Jacobs at halmj100@gmail.com). And the Men’s Shul Softball League is always looking for players (contact Ken Zimmerman at ken@zimsong.com). Don’t forget, new participants are welcome at any time in our on-going programs. We’ve got Meditation (see article at right; contact Barbara Neustadt at barbneus7@gmail.com); Niggun Saloon with Rabbi Kling Perkins (contact Hannah Arwe at harwe@templeemunah.org); Morning Minyan, Study, and Breakfast with the rabbis (contact Hannah Arwe at harwe@templeemunah.org); Perek Yomi (contact Larry Marin at lbmlbm@aol.com); and Talmud Study with Dr. Isaac Ely Stillman (contact Louis Stuhl at lstuhl@verizon.net). Happy spring and happy learning! Terri Swartz Russell and Sandy Goldstein Co-chairs of Adult Education adulted@templeemunah.org

Emunat HaLev Meditation Groups Tuesday mornings 8:30-9:30 am Thursday afternoons 4:30-5:20 pm Led by Rabbi Lerner and Barbara Neustadt Shabbat meditations: once a month Led by Paul Neustadt The meditations usually focus on the parsha of the week and how the parsha relates to present day life. Meditations begin with guiding and then we sit in silence for 25 minutes. At the end of the meditation people are invited to share their meditation experience. Everyone is welcome regardless of meditation experience. The Zoom links can be found in Emunah Happenings emails. Please contact Barbara Neustadt barbneus7@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Shavuot starts the evening of Sunday, May 16 Join us for an all-night* pajama party on Zoom with lots of options to learn, cook, and even sing around a campfire! The celebration will conclude with a sunrise service, when we will collectively reenact the receiving of the Torah. Sessions will be taught by Rabbis Eisenman, Lerner, as well as many other members of our community. We hope that the sunrise service and other aspects of the celebration will be able to be held in person, outdoors. Watch for details. We will have an option to pick up a pre-packaged meal before the holiday starts, complete with treats to keep you going all night. Check your email for links and details. *Join in at any point during the night.

Minyan Story Minyan Happenings For many years, Temple Emunah has held minyan twice daily. Beginning in February, we added a 1:30 pm daily afternoon Minh.ah service. In past years, we only davened Minh.ah in community when sunset was after 7:30 pm and we could daven it just prior to Ma’ariv. But now, we will have Minh.ah all year – in the winter at 1:30 and in the summer at 7:30. In addition to providing a 15-minute respite during the day and an opportunity to say Kaddish, this 1:30 Minh.ah service gives each of us more opportunities to make our 10-for-10. All synagogue members (except in mitigating circumstances) are asked to attend minyan (with video on during a Zoom service) at least ten times each year as part of their contribution to our community, just as all members are expected to pay dues. That is our 10-for-10 Program. Thank you to all those (listed below) who made their 10-for-10 last year: September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020. If you have a minyan story that you would like to share, contact Kathy Macdonald (knmacdonald@verizon.net). Kathy Macdonald Steve Aaron Mike Ablove Larry Andler Eric Austin Dave Becker Marge Becker Robert Becker Gideon Ben-Horin Wendy Bernays Phil Bernstein Estha Blachman Jacob Bloom Nancy Bloom Lester Blumberg Cindy Bobrow Mark Bobrow Miriam Boucher Risa Bressler Ken Bruss Lois Bruss Judi Canter Marc Cantor Ann Chait Arleen Chase Karen Cheyney Larry Coblentz Sharon Zirkin Dagan Hannah Delfiner Mo Diamant Alison Dick Mark Druy Malcah Effron Howard Epstein M Jane Epstein

David Ezekiel Fred Ezekiel Derek Feifke Bonnie Fox Miriam Cohen Franzen Dave Geller Dawny Gershkowitz Mike Gildesgame David Goldberg Evan Goldberg Janet Goldberg Richard Goldberg Howard Goldman Susan Goldman Robin Goldstein Wayne Goldstein Matt Goldstone Joelle Gunther Leon Gunther Buzz Hausner Laurie Henkin Judith Himber Charles Hollander Stu Jacobson Donna Jauvtis Harmon Jordan Joe Kalus Sharon Kalus Jane Feinberg-Kaplan Leonard Katz Carolyn Keller Max Klein Rabbi Leora Kling Perkins Annette Koren

Babsy Krichmar Charlotte Kupiec Israel Kupiec Ann Kushner Ellen Laderman David Landis Scott Lerman Stuart Lerman Rabbi David Lerner Beth Levine Sandra Levine Bonnie Levy Cliff Librach Ed Lidman Marcy Lidman William Lidman Susan Lipson Roberta Lovitz Harvey Lowell Kathy Macdonald Sarah Magidson Seth Maislin Helen Marcus Joel Marcus Larry Marin Teddi Marin Hal Miller-Jacobs Sandy Miller-Jacobs Peggy Moses Alan Musnikow Karen Musnikow Rose Myers Joyce Nelson Barbara Palant Dan Pion Stanley Pomeranz Barbara Posnick Elizabeth Pressman Barbara Rosenbaum Mike Rosenberg Rachel Rosenblum

Terri Swartz Russell Bob Russman-Halperin Wendy Russman-Halperin Miriam Sadofsky Ellen Schwartz Shelly Schwartz Henry Schwarzberg Jack Shaio Aithan Shapira Stephen Shefsky Alan Sherman Josh Sherman Leslie Sherman Zachary Sherman Joel Shwimer Alan Silver Sam Silverman Glenda Singer Jeremy Singer Jerome Smith Sharon Smith Meli Solomon David Srebnick Toni Stechler Sharon Stein Nareeluck Stephenson Marsha Stewart Howard Sumner Marty Thrope Marilyn Tracey Michael Tracey Jessica Tsymbal Marsha Tucker Sue Wacks Mark Weiner Laura Musikant- Weiser Neil Weiser Ed Willins Mitchell Wolfe Judy Zola

Yom HaShoah Commemoration Wednesday, April 7 at 7:00 pm Our annual commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day will include music, candle lighting, memorial prayers for the victims of the Shoah and the Kaddish prayer. Watch your email for details.

Religious School / Youth From the Director of Congregational Learning Again, this second half of winter, our calendars were full. Our school community participated in the World Wide Wrap and Mitzvah Day; they celebrated Tu b’Shevat and Purim. Our students in Kitah Bet, along with their families, continued meeting virtually with tour guide educator, Shira Boso, in Jerusalem. In January, they visited the neighborhood or Ein Kerem for Tu b’Shevat. Everyone was able to see almond trees in blossom and Shira planted a tree sapling for us. In February, they visited Jerusalem’s Ben Yehuda street to celebrate Shushan Purim. Kitah Zayin and YADniks began 2021 in-person, meeting in the courtyard at Temple Emunah. They then returned to their second round of Havayot. In January, students, families and congregants participated in an online Tu b’Shevat Seder. In February, YADniks began their third round of Havayot, participating in either Jews and TV or the Seven Wonders of Jewish History. On February 24, Kitah Zayin, YADniks and their parents joined together for an amazing evening with Pamela Schuller as part of JDAIM (Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month). As one parent told us, “The girls loved it (both thought it was going to be BORING beforehand, by-the-way). I found her hilarious, touching, inspiring, and sometimes hitting too close for comfort to some of my own experiences growing up. When I wasn’t crying, I was laughing hard! She taught about inclusion without preaching, but by showing what the repercussions are in its absence.” On February 7, our religious school joined in the Brotherhood’s World Wide Wrap and then in our own Mitzvah Day. Kindergarteners made tzedakah boxes, Kitah Alef students made dog biscuits, which were brought to Buddy Dog Humane Society; Kitah Bet baked Chocolate Chip Cookies, which were brought to the Bristol Lodge Family Shelter, and Kitah Gimmel made birthday cards for Temple Emunah congregants, supporting our Sisterhood’s Birthday Card Campaign. Kitah Dalet students packed Mishloah Manot for Family Table, Kitah Hey Families packed clothes for Cradles to Crayons, Kitah Vav students cared for Horses at BINA Family Farm and Kitah Zayin students built desks for Desk Mates. The Sunday prior, our Kitah Hey students learned about tefillin and built their own with Rabbi Kling Perkins and members of our Brotherhood. In addition, Gan, Kitah Alef and Kitah Bet joined with students of the same age from Temple Israel in Natick for Story Time with Meron Reuben, Consul General of Israel to New England. They heard him read the story “A Room for Rent” by Leah Goldberg. Senior USYers ran their second Bagel Sale of the year. Thank you to all who supported them. They delivered bagels to forty Temple Emunah households and raised over $300. Article continues on next page.

Kitah Zayin students wrap tefillin during the World Wide Wrap.

Kitah Vav at BINA Farm Center

Meron Reuben, Consul General of Israel to New England, reads to students.

Religious School / Youth Most of February was devoted to Purim School vacation week saw staff and volunteers pack Mishloah Manot for our congregants. A sincere thank you to the committee members of our Mishloah Manot Fundraiser and to all the volunteers who helped pack and make deliveries. Thanks to their efforts and your support we surpassed our fundraising goal for our Religious School and were able to send Mishloah Manot to every congregant! Leading up to Purim our Kadimaniks participated in their annual Hamantashen Bake-off. Families picked up bags of dough and fixin’s for making hamantashen together on Zoom. Purim and Shushan Purim were very busy. We enjoyed joining the congregation for the Megillah reading and on Sunday, February 28, we celebrated Shushan Purim. Thanks to our Senior USY Board and Religious School madrikhim, students in Gan through Kitah Vav participated in a variety of fun carnival activities online. Kitah Vav students even joined with their Haifa partners for the fun. Students in Kitah Gimmel through Kitah Vav were treated to an interactive magic show by NateJester the Magician and students in Kitah Zayin “solved” A Megillah Mystery produced by Bagels and Locks Studios. In the afternoon, families gathered in-person in Temple Emunah’s parking lot for a performance by Benjamin the Clown. As we plan for the months ahead, we look forward to more in-person youth activities, engaging in online learning and celebrating Pesah., Yom Ha’Atzma’ut, Lag Ba’Omer and Shavuot. We look forward to celebrating together both online and in-person. Wishing everyone good health, Me’ir Sherer Director of Congregational Learning

Benjamin the Clown entertained.

msherer@templeemunah.org

Boston-Haifa Purim Meet-up

Kitah Zayin Megillah Mystery

Kitah Dalet students pack Mishloach Manot bags.

Pre-School Billy Dalwin Pre-School (BDPS) Notes In 1986, Robert Fulghum published the best-selling book, observed important benefits from moving many of our activiAll I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. It presents ties outdoors. And we’ve experienced joyous and meaningful lessons learned in kindergarten and describes how the world connections at family events like the Sh’ma Pajama Party and would be better if adults followed the same rules of kindness, the BDPS Havdalah even using a Zoom platform. sharing, cleaning up after themselves and balancing work, play The staff and I will apply all of this learning as we joyfully and learning. Fulghum’s book prompted me to think about plan for Passover and our annual BDPS Israel trip. The format what I have learned at the Billy Dalwin Pre-School of Temple might be different than in previous years, but the level of Emunah during this year of the COVID-19 pandemic and I’d engagement and hands-on learning will be the same. like to share those thoughts with you. We are also beginning to plan for our Kaytana Summer First, I have learned that the power of community is much Program and the 2021-2022 school year. Kaytana will operstronger than the power of COVID-19. The BDPS staff, families ate this year from Tuesday, July 6–Friday, August 13 and very and board of directors, the Temple Emunah staff and lay lead- limited space remains. If you know of anyone who would ership collaborated to build an infrastructure that overcame like more information about Kaytana or our school program, the challenges created by the virus and the restrictions that please contact me at the Pre-School office. I’d be happy to set it imposed. And thanks to this successful collaboration, we up a virtual tour. have been able to provide our children with a warm, engaging L’Shalom, and safe preschool environment every day. Shelley Rossman, Pre-School Director Second, I have relearned the value of hard work and think781-861-0708; srossman@templeemunah.org ing outside of the box. Since we entered the age of COVID, I have embraced my creative problem-solving skills… over and over again. There have been no short-cuts and often when I thought that a task had been completed, requirements changed and I needed to start again. But keeping the end goal of reopening Billy Dalwin Pre-School (BDPS) in mind, it was clear to me that it was worth the effort. is now accepting applications for toddler & pre-school classes for the 2021–22 school year. Third, I have been reminded of the importance of encouragement and appreciation. In the most demanding times, they Children may enroll in our half-day (9 am–1 pm) keep us going strong. This year we are celebrating the 30th or full-day program (9 am–3:30 pm) Monday–Friday. anniversary of the Billy Dalwin Pre-School of Temple Emunah Extended hours are available from 8–9 am daily . and I am so grateful for our amazing board of directors and COVID restrictions permitting, BDPS will reinstate our our incredible staff. Ailsa, Amy, Anna, Audrey, Brittany, Deb, Keshet Plus Program from 3:30-5:30 pm Monday-Thursday Hannah, Kate, Nareeluck, Sally, Sara, Sue and Tanya have as well as our gap camps in February, April and June. been the heart and soul of BDPS in 2020-2021 and they were recognized by the board along with former BDPS teachers at a virtual Teacher Appreciation Brunch in February. Most important, this year has renewed my belief in the resilience of children. If we pay close attention, our children can be our best teachers. The toddlers and preschoolers at the Billy Dalwin Pre-School entered in September expecting to have fun, to play with their friends and to experience the joy of learning. I am proud to say that their expectations have been met on a daily basis. The masks don’t matter, the frequent handwashing doesn’t matter, the social distancing doesn’t matter and the new daily routine doesn’t matter. It hasn’t even mattered that parents can’t come into the building for drop-off and pick-up. They only things that have mattered to our children is that they are back at the school that they love, learning and growing with their friends and teachers. During this year, we have reexamined our BDPS values and our beliefs about what constitutes quality Jewish early education. We’ve seen that children can learn the value of For more information or to receive an application packet, sharing even if they are using different materials. We’ve created please call Shelley at the Pre-School office (781-861-0708). new ways for children to benefit from sensory play even if we can’t have a sandbox or water table in the classroom. We have

Pre-School / Ladle Ladle Fund Committee

Building and scaling “Mt. Everest”

The Ladle Fund is committed to supporting our community during the COVID-19 pandemic by fostering community connections through participatory events. THEME NIGHTS!! – Looking Back, Looking Forward This fall we were fortunate to have Theme Nights which focused on Supporting Parents in the Time of a Pandemic led by Steve Quantrano, Sharing Our Favorite Siddurim led by Hal Miller-Jacobs and Apple Watches, Fitbits and Other Wearable Devices led by Scott Miller and Annette Koren. Thank you to all our facilitators! This winter’s Theme Nights included: Hats – stylish, functional and just for fun, Sephardic Music and Playing Musical Instruments as Adults Keep an eye out for the following Theme Nights in the coming months: Meeting New Temple Members and a repeat of Wearable Devices. AND – The 10th Year Reunion of the first Theme Night – MIT while also celebrating the milestone of 100 Theme Nights. Have an interest you want to share with others? Please contact Anne Miller (annehlmiller@verizon.net), Bob Russman-Halperin (bob.halperin@gmail.com) or Joelle Gunther (joellegunther@gmail.com) and we will make it happen. Ladle Fund Committee: (Mark Bobrow, Ben Brosgol, David Ezekiel, Fred Ezekiel (founder Emeritus), Robin Goldstein, Joelle Gunther, Bob Russman-Halperin, Judy Lipperman, Helen Marcus, Joe Nissenbaum, Linda Skolnik, Terri Swartz Russell, Meli Solomon (co-chair), Arleen Chase (co-chair). Arleen Chase and Meli Solomon, Ladle Co-Chairs

What you put in the pot,

comes out in the ladle!

Butcherie Fundraiser

Pre-schoolers celebrate Purim

Benefits the BDPS Scholarship Fund! Every time you shop at the Butcherie in Brookline, please have your receipt stamped and return it to the Pre-School mailbox in the Temple Emunah office. The BDPS Fund will receive 5% of all cash & check sales and 3% of all credit card purchases. Thanks for your support!

Sisterhood It’s hard to believe that it’s April and time for another bulletin article written during COVID-19. I looked back to my past articles, and they began with: 1. Some say that life is Groundhog Day all over again. My day is filled with daily tasks that seem to repeat themselves day after day. 2. Welcome to Sisterhood 2020 Part 2. I actually didn’t like Part 1, and I’m hoping part 2 is better! 3. Who would have thought that seven months ago when we were all introduced to Zoom that it would still be controlling our daily lives and we follow each other around our Emunah Zoom room!! Although this bulletin article still has the COVID theme, I have a happier start. Sisterhood has hit it out of the park with wonderful and engaging programs/initiatives over the past few months. In fact, we hit a home run and maybe even exceeded our expectations. Our winter months included many wonderful events including: • A Mitzvah Day initiative with the religious school youth and teens geared towards reaching our “senior friends” at Emunah. • We did a trial run to bring back the “Emunah Café” with a selected program called Tuna Tuesday @ Twelve. We held a Zoom event with tuna and veggie sandwiches followed by a showing of a short film entitled GIFILTE, with a discussion of Passover and holiday traditions following the film. The event was sponsored by The Bess Ezekiel Memorial fund. The success of this event shows that there is an interest in future Café Emunah opportunities. • On March 7 we hosted a Community Breakfast with guest speaker Phil Goff, who presented a program entitled “Tracking the Roots of the Jewish Diaspora in Boston,” with a question and answer session following the presentation. Many thanks to Phil for bringing this program to our Sisterhood and the Emunah Community. • On March 14 we honored Marcy Lidman as our 2021 Light of Torah during our Torah Fund Chai Tea. This event was postponed from March 2020. We made it up with a wonderful Zoom event that featured “Family Matters,” a production by The Braid, for entertainment that was enjoyed by all. Sisterhood is a major contributor to the Torah Fund which is part of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism. This fund provides financial support to students at the Jewish Theological Seminary and its affiliate schools. This year we once again exceeded our fundraising initiative with a successful campaign honoring Marcy as Light of Torah.Special thanks go out to Rabbi Lerner, Rabbi Kling Perkins, Barbara Posnick, Terri Swartz Russell, and the entire Lidman family!

Our next planned event is a Community Breakfast on Sunday, April 11 when we will be joined by Rabbi Ed Rosenthal, Founder of Tikkun HaYam, for an interactive, virtual exploration about the “Spirituality of the Sea” via Zoom. Sisterhood is collaborating with the Climate Control Committee on this event and I promise this one is not to be missed. Sisterhood is thankful that we have been able to provide our programming events this year without cost. Much of this is due to our membership dues and fundraising initiatives. I hope that you will continue to support us with opportunities to sponsor bimah flowers. This sponsorship is a vital Sisterhood activity, adding beauty to our synagogue and providing a steady source of funds to help us meet our annual financial obligations. We are continuing our weekly tradition, offering “virtual flowers” to help brighten these days and weeks when we cannot come together in our sanctuary. These flowers can be for any occasion – holiday greetings, yahrzeit or other remembrances, birthdays, anniversaries, or new babies – or simply to express appreciation and well wishes. Flower sponsorship is ordinarily offered at $90. To keep Emunah and spring/summer blooming during this time, we invite your contribution of $36 (or any increment of chai). Please email Sheila Kojm at Bimahflowers@gmail.com to arrange your sponsorship. Finally, my hope is that everyone continues to stay healthy and that you are able to show your support in any way that you can to our community, your friends and family, as we continue to adapt to the changes in our lifestyles. As we start to put the winter months behind us with the beginning of spring, I hope that you will continue to participate in our events. With fingers crossed, I hope that we will be able to resume a more normal Temple Emunah lifestyle in the near future. L ’shalom, Janet Goldberg, Sisterhood President janet.goldberg2@verizon.net

Rabbi Lerner’s annual trip to Florida was virtual this year, as he Zoomed with Emunah-ites this winter.

Brotherhood / Family Table Brotherhood News

Family Table: Your Support Goes A Long Way

This year has moved quickly since Rosh Hashanah, and the Brotherhood has continued to evolve and adjust to the COVID crisis. Despite COVID we successfully held the Keeper of the Flame and Man of the Year dinners, with a very high turnout for MOY in particular. Thank you to Mo Diamant, Howard Epstein and Dave Goldberg who organized them. We held a really phenomenal speaker series, arranged by Alan Silver in his freshman year on the board – hopefully you were able to join us. Mo Diamant organized the Yom HaShoah candles for the shul, and Steve Dangel and Scott Lerman managed the wine sale. Now we are heading into the summer, with Purim, (most of) Pesah. and our wine sale in the rear-view mirror. Ahead lie the Brotherhood Shabbat, softball (if we are able to play) and the socially distanced Tour de Shuls (http://www. nerfjmc.org/tourdeshuls) which will run throughout June. I encourage anyone interested in either of these to please reach out to find out more information, see below. Please, stay active, and healthy. We will be organizing small, socially distanced, outdoor opportunities to gather over the summer. With luck, we will all be vaccinated, and can soon be together in person, but if not, the Brotherhood will be back in the fall, building the sukkah and organizing the Yizkor books in a responsible, socially distanced way. We hope you will join us virtually or IRL (in real life) for one or more activities. David Rosenbaum, BH President

Jewish Family & Children’s Services (JF&CS) Family Table successfully met its goals in the early winter, both in being able to provide H.anukkah foods to its recipients and in adapting ways to pack and distribute the food during the colder temperatures while remaining safe during the pandemic. We at Temple Emunah are not able to meet in person and our usual collection of brown rice and whole wheat crackers has been put on hold. Our usual foods are replaced by directly ordering those foods identified by JF&CS as being needed on line and having the items delivered directly to the Waltham offices. We have Michelle Abramson to thank for taking the lead in working with Lisa Katz at JF&CS to secure items requested. Of course, it is due to our congregation’s ongoing generosity in donating monies to TE’s Social Action Committee’s Family Table fund that we have been able to help JF&CS deliver a variety of foods to our neighbors throughout the communities served by JF&CS. You have been outstanding in helping Temple Emunah do what we do best – help those who need help. We strongly encourage you to continue to make donations directly to the TE Family Table fund so that we can remain a strong support for JF&CS throughout the year. We are grateful for your contributions and know that despite the fact that this may be a personal stretch during these difficult times that what ever you can give is so appreciated. If you wish to pack and deliver food please contact Lisa Katz at JF&CS directly for further information: lkatz@jfcsboston.org or 781-693-5593. Todah Rabbah, Nancy Lefkowitz nancylef@gmail.com, 781-696-2085 Mark and Michelle Abramson, mra4271@gmail.com, 781-861-7152 mhabramson@gmail.com Family Table Coordinators

david.rosenbaum84@gmail.com

Cartoon Caption Contest Congratulations to Jeff Post for his winning caption: “Why does Timmy always go to the bathroom when it’s his turn to read his Parshah?” Thanks to all those who submitted entries.

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Library New and Interesting Books to Borrow with literary allusions and Talmudic connections….” A capSince we are still unable tivating Jewish twist on the classic American campus novel.” to browse in the Library, for The Tunnel by A. B. Yehoshua [336 pages] this issue I’m listing some new A master storyteller deals with the challenges of dementia recommended books that you for a couple, in a story about “memory and mercy.” might like to read. To borrow a book, or inquire if we own The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman [384 pages] something, just send an email “A compelling story, well written and illustrating the ways to emunahlibrary@gmail. in which the Underground rescued Jews, and the ways some com. We’ll check the book out and leave it in the foyer for you. non-Jews saved Jewish lives.” (Elizabeth Pressman) Toni Stechler (emunahlibrary@gmail.com) Adult Fiction The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem by Sarit Yishai-Levi [384 pages] “Like a Sephardi view of Fiddler on the Roof. Yishai-Levi depicts Israel’s unique challenge to assemble its balkanized communities into a coherent whole.”(Haaretz) “This is what historical fiction should be!”(Jenny Brown) Big Summer: A Novel by Jennifer Weiner [368 pages] “If you love Jennifer Warren, you’ll love this one. And if you’re a newbie, start here.” The Book of V. by Anna Solomon [320 pages] “An absorbing story about desire, power imbalances and the quest for self-determination – a feminist rallying cry born in the private spaces of women’s lives.” Haunting Paris: A Novel by Mamta Chaudhry [288 pages] “Elegant.” “Haunting Paris explores dark questions – loss, grief, unforgivable crimes – but the novel itself is full of light and life and beauty.” “Chaudhry deftly portrays how a place can hold so much beauty and tragedy all at the same time.” Neuland by Eshkol Nevo [547 pages] The author is the grandson of Israel’s third prime minister, Levi Eshkol, who famously said, “Put three Zionists in a room and they will form four political parties.” This beautifully written and translated book “tells the story of a history teacher in Israel who travels to South America to find his father, a hero of the Yom Kippur War, who has gone missing.” On Division: A Novel by Goldie Goldbloom [288 pages] “A wonderfully complex example of what it means to be an Orthodox Jew in modern times….” Surie lives on Division Street in Brooklyn, and she has 10 children, many grandchildren, and at the age of 57 finds herself pregnant with twins. A very moving story, filled with love. The Orchard: A Novel by David Hopen [480 pages] “Powerful and stirring, like a 2020 Jewish version of The Catcher in the Rye.” “An entirely surprising tale, rich

Adult Non-Fiction Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman by Abby Stein [272 pages] This is “a beautiful, haunting story of self-discovery. [Stein’s] longing for truth, acceptance, and love will echo in the heart of every reader.” Genius and Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847–1947, by Norman Lebrecht [464 pages] “Lebrecht discusses artists, scientists, and rabbis who shaped Western culture. Jews throughout this era were outsiders in a constant state of anxiety about their place in society and even their personal safety. As such, they were in a unique position to criticize and transform Western civilization.” Here We Are: My Friendship with Philip Roth by Benjamin Taylor [192 pages] Rave reviews, such as this: “If you never met Philip Roth, you can now, for Ben Taylor’s new book enacts a kind of resurrection. In addition to bringing a mastery of the writer’s work, Taylor has somehow managed to conjure the living man – someone I found wholly at odds with his public persona.” (Mary Karr) How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish, edited by Ilan Stavans and Josh Lambert [480 pages] “For readers unfamiliar with Yiddish writing, a revelation; for readers and aficionados of the language, a treasure.” Judaism for the World: Reflections on God, Life, and Love by Arthur Green [391 pages] “A neo-hasidic seeker…he shows us a Judaism that cultivates the life of the spirit, that inspires an inward journey….” (jacket cover) The Last Kings of Shanghai by Jonathan Kaufman [384 pages] This is about two Jewish families and their contributions to Shanghai’s development. It’s “not just a brilliant, wellresearched, and highly readable book about China’s past, it also reveals the contingencies and ironic twists of fate in China’s modern history.” (LA Review of Books) Never Alone: Prison, Politics, and My People, by Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy [480 pages] “In this inspirational account, Soviet dissident Sharansky chronicles his life story and offers his perspective on the

Library Jewish people... The result is a worthy intro-duction to the life and work of one of the world’s most famous political prisoners.” (Publishers Weekly) Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel by Matti Friedman [272 pages] “In unadorned yet piercing prose, Matti Friedman captures what it was like to be part of the Arab Section.” “The author is a lyrical writer and a master of suspenseful storytelling. His gripping spy story doesn’t just narrate Israel’s heroic founding – it illuminates its tortured present.” [Note: Isaac Shoshan, one of the spies Friedman interviewed, just died, at the age of 96. Interesting NYTimes obituary, Jan. 5, 2021] Too Good to Passover: Sephardic and Judeo-Arabic Seder Menus and Memories from Africa, Asia, and Europe, by Jennifer Abadi [709 pages] “Kudos to Jennifer Abadi for capturing cultural memories and flavors from throughout the Jewish Diaspora.” Recipes are great, and not just for Passover. What We Will Become: A Mother, a Son, and a Journey of Transformation, by Mimi Lemay [336 pages] “Engrossing and compassionate… This fascinating, heartwrenching memoir offers invaluable insights into issues of gender identity.” Lemay visited us on Zoom a few months ago.

Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier [368 pages] Gr. 3-7 2019 Sydney Taylor Book Award Nan is a chimney sweep who gets stuck in a chimney during a fire. She fears the worst, but wakes to find that a golem has saved her. Takedown by Laura Shovan [272 pages]. Gr. 4-7 Story about a fifth-grade girl who becomes a wrestler. Turtle Boy by M. Evan Wolkenstein [391 pages] Gr. 5-9 “A story about what it means to be brave when all you want to do is hide in your shell.” 2020 Sydney Taylor Book Award Graphic Books Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation by Ari Folman, Anne Frank, and David Polonsky (illus.) [160 pages] The Adventures of Rabbi Harvey: 1) Jewish Wisdom and Wit in the Wild West; 2) Jewish Folktales in the Wild West; 3)Rabbi Harvey vs. the Wisdom Kid by Steve Sheinken [each 144 pages] Gr. 6-9 Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder [201 pages] Gr. 8-12 “A funny, sad, confidently illustrated meditation on grief, and a guide to Jewish mourning practices.” 2020 Sydney Taylor Award Hereville: How Mirka Caught a Fish; How Mirka Got her Sword by Barry Deutsch [146 pages each] Gr. 3-7

Youth The Brave Cyclist: The True Story of a Holocaust Hero by Amalia Hoffman [40 pages] Gr. 3-4 Once a skinny and weak child, Gino Bartali became a Tour de France champion. But even more amazing were his dangerous rides to save Jewish lives during the Holocaust. Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team, 1936 Olympics by A. Maraniss [240 pages] “Even readers who don’t appreciate sports will find this story a page-turner.” Gr. 7-10 The Ghost in Apartment 2R by Denis Markell [291 pages] Gr. 5-6 Three friends rescue a ghost. The Length of a String by Elissa Weissman [384 pages] Gr. 5-9 “You’ll yearn with this wonderful heroine as she searches for long-ago Anna and her own hidden past…. A book readers will love.” Someday We Will Fly by Rachel DeWoskin [365 pages] Gr. 7-12 Historical fiction set in Japaneseoccupied Shanghai, with Jewish refugees.

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Be a Shabbat Summer Speaker! During the summer months (July and August) we invite Temple Emunah members to be a summer speaker during Shabbat services. Topics in the past have been far ranging, including: personal stories – both triumphs and trials, work-related professions, recent trips, Jewish identity and, of course, the speaker’s individual take on the weekly Torah portion. If you have an interest in speaking this summer to our community, or if you know a Temple Emunah member with an interesting story you’d like to hear, please contact Terri Swartz Russell, summer speaker coordinator, to sign up for a date: terrisrussell@yahoo. com or 617-448-3996.

Inclusion Holidays Serve as a Support System

Devastation

Breathe a sigh of relief, spring is upon us! Sometime in April and May, we will again see trees with leaves, flowers in bloom, and the warm sunshine. We’ll again shed our winter coats and spend time with others outside, although still with masks and staying socially distanced. April is filled with many Jewish holidays: Passover (the Exodus from Egypt) goes from March 27-April 4t, Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) is April 8, Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) is April 14 and it rolls into Yom HaAtzma’ut (Israel’s Independence Day) on April 15. Shavuot (Commemoration of the Giving of the Torah) arrives May 17–18. During seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot, we count the Omer every evening, starting the second night of Passover until the night before Shavuot. We have been facing the pandemic since last March. These holidays support us so we don’t get lost in the days, weeks, and months that roll into each other. Our daily minyanim, Wednesday morning breakfasts with learning, Shabbat, and h.agim serve as an anchor. The Omer serves this purpose as well. Many people find ways to creatively draw or write each night, reminding them another day has gone by and a new day has begun. Each of these holidays serve as an example of Inclusion. All Jews leave Egypt together without allowing anyone to be left behind, ensuring the elderly and those with disabilities were included. Remembrance of the lives that were cut short in the Holocaust, included all who had disabilities and were killed in hiding, in ghettos and in concentration camps. Israel’s Memorial Day is a day for remembering the many people lost through wars and terrorist killings. Israeli soldiers, including those soldiers with special needs, stand to honor those who are no longer among them. Independence Day is historic, when Israel became a country, May 14, 1948, just 73 years ago. I have been in Israel on Independence Day and have always been heartened by the many ways individuals with special needs are included by families and friends to participate in this holiday together. As we breathe in the spring air, consider how resilient we have been. We acknowledge the resilience of Emunah families that include those with special needs. We are especially thankful to CJP and the Ruderman Synagogue Inclusion Project for their support of our programs, offered over the years, enabling Temple Emunah to be an inclusive community. Sandy Miller-Jacobs Chair, Inclusion Committee sandymj@gmail.com

I recently read two obituaries that made me very sad: the first was for Thomas Raskin, 25, son of Rep. Jamie Raskin and his wife Sarah Bloom Raskin, and the second was for “Jane Doe,” 26, child of a physician and a judge. They died within days of each other. Each was born into a wonderful and loving family but each of them suffered from mental illness. Thomas wrote on New Years’ Eve that he was hurting so much that the only way out was to take his own life. Jane died on January 9 of an overdose after more than a year of sobriety. I didn’t know Thomas or his family. Neither did I know Jane but I did know her family. Her paternal great-grandparents were friends of my parents. Her great-grandfather was a judge. His wife was a community leader who throughout her adult life helped those in need and worked for a more just society. She and my mother worked together as leaders of several Jewish organizations. I know Jane’s grandparents and at one time reconnected with one of the sisters of Jane’s grandfather. Jane was an extremely creative and talented young woman. She was an artist as well as a musician who had a beautiful voice and could play multiple instruments. She was adventurous, hitchhiking and train hopping across the country several times and opting at times to live on the streets. She had great compassion for the homeless and encouraged others to demonstrate similar compassion. I only knew of Rep. Jamie Raskin. We all know him much better now. He too works for a more just society, as did his son. According to his Dad, Thomas had a “…perfect soul and a dazzling mind.” I assume that both of these young adults had access to the best therapy available. And yet, neither was able to overcome this illness. What about those who live in circumstances where good care is not available to them? In addition to issues of racial justice, calls to police from families in distress often lead to a response by officers without the assistance of mental health professionals. It is too often the case that the member of the family acting out is injured or even killed rather than treated in a way to diminish her or his anguish. We have a long way to go for mental health parity and accepting the very great need for a stronger mental health system. Yes, we have better pharmaceutical treatments now, but that is clearly not enough. My family also includes young people who suffer from depression. There have been times when the parents of one could not leave her/him alone in the house. That person seems to be coping better now, but who really knows. Another young adult has had serious addiction issues and has been in various rehab programs and I’m told they are okay, but I’m not sure whether or not that is true. My heart goes out to the Raskin and “Doe” families. I often think about members of my family who live every day with concern about the young people they love so much. If either one suffered the ultimate harm, their immediate families would be devastated and so would I. Elizabeth Pressman

Rabbi’s Message (continued from page 1) Many of you have asked to learn more about my father’s life and I hope to share videos and articles about him with you. Since in the days after his death, the Rabbinical Assembly was publishing its annual booklet of the rabbis who died in the previous year, my family wrote the following summary of my father’s life. I hope you find it enlightening, shedding light on his life and in many ways, you can see the way he is the foundation of the rabbi I am and am still becoming. Rabbi Stephen C. Lerner The child of immigrants who came to the U.S. after World War I, Rabbi Lerner was a son of the Bronx – and let everyone know it. A graduate of the prestigious Bronx High School of Science, he earned his BA at Columbia College in 1960, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. While at Columbia he served as editorials editor of the Columbia Daily Spectator. After graduation, inspired by Dr. Morton Smith, he received a fellowship at the University of Iowa to study ancient history. There he encountered Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, who was a visiting professor at the university that year. With Heschel’s encouragement, he decided to apply to rabbinical school at The Jewish Theological Seminary where he was ordained in 1967. During his years in New York, he spent a summer at Ramah, where campers and staff alike recall his down-to-earth personality and knowledge of text; in other summers he drove a New York City taxicab, and his taxi driver’s license remained a lifelong point of pride. When Rabbi Lerner was ordained, graduates of JTS entered the military chaplaincy or took “hardship” pulpits in smaller communities. Rabbi Lerner assumed what was deemed a hardship pulpit, Temple Israel in Riverhead, NY. Two years later, he became the rabbi of Town & Village Synagogue in Lower Manhattan. Convinced of the need to move toward greater inclusion of women in synagogue life, he undertook the challenge of making the congregation egalitarian, despite significant opposition from the synagogue’s board. Due to his leadership, T&V became one of the first egalitarian synagogues in the Conservative Movement. While at T&V, he founded a draft counseling service at the synagogue during the height of the Vietnam War. Most importantly, during a visit to the JTS sukkah shortly after he arrived at T&V, he met a new faculty member named Anne Lapidus. They married in February of 1970. After serving T&V for eight years, Rabbi Lerner assumed the pulpit of the Jewish Community Center of West Hempstead on Long Island in 1977 and in 1980 became the rabbi of Temple Emanuel of Ridgefield Park, NJ, later named Kanfei Shahar. His boundless energy, and his desire to encourage those curious about Judaism to join the fold, blossomed into the Center for Conversion to Judaism which he formally established in 1981. It is now housed at Town & Village Synagogue. Over the course of more than four decades, Rabbi Lerner brought more than 1,800 new individuals to the Jewish people and in many cases

re-energized their partners’ commitment to Judaism. The Lerner family welcomed many of his students and congregants into their home over the years, enabling them to experience the warmth and richness of Jewish life. Rabbi Lerner served the Rabbinical Assembly in several capacities. He was associate editor of Conservative Judaism under Rabbi Harold Kushner from 1972-1974, and then served as editor himself from 1974-1977. He authored two seminal articles in the journal in the early 70s: “The Havurot” (1970) and “Ramah and its Critics” (1971). He served as program director of the RA in 1981-1982 and chaired the Gerut Committee, 1982-1986. He was deeply committed to the continuing education of rabbis. In 1975, he chaired the RA kallah and over the following decades he mentored many rabbis who served as his interns, worked with him on batei din, and otherwise encountered him in the course of his work. In recognition of his years of service, JTS awarded him a Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, in 1992. He loved baseball and was an avid Mets fan. He attributed his preference for the Mets over the Bronx-based Yankees to a Jewish imperative to root for the underdog. He took great pride that the New York Times published his article entitled “Views of Sport: Johnny Mize and the Birth of a Baseball Fan” in 1981, on the occasion of the election of his hero to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He also could not pass by a good kosher deli or bakery. The Second Avenue Deli in its original location was only a stone’s throw away from Town & Village Synagogue. In 1974, Rabbi Lerner was even featured in an article in the Times when the deli set its prices back to its opening year, 1954, in honor of its 20th anniversary. Rabbi Lerner’s passions were not limited to baseball and Jewish food; he was equally knowledgeable and enthusiastic about North American mammals, Broadway theater, film (he may have been the only rabbi to subscribe to Variety, the movie trade weekly), northeastern trees, and a diverse range of other subjects. Above all, Rabbi Lerner loved his family deeply. As many reading this biography know, his wife, Anne, is an accomplished scholar of Hebrew literature. Although not generally lavish with praise, he heaped accolades on Anne at every opportunity and shouted his admiration for her from the rooftops. He was equally proud of his children and their spouses. Again, David, our colleague, in his eulogy pronounced, “After he read a Rosh Hashanah sermon of mine about ten years ago, he wrote me a succinct email, ‘David, one of the loveliest sermons I have ever read. Your spiritual health seems in pretty good shape.’ Due to COVID and our Zoom services, for the first time, he got to join me for the High Holy Days in our shul. That meant the world to me and as he told me, to him as well.” May his memory be for a blessing. Rabbi David Lerner

Yahrzeits The following loved ones will be remembered at our worship services in the coming months: Apr 1 Annette Natkin Mother of Lissa Natkin Rabbi Irving Perlman Father of Benjamin Perlman Jacob Shapiro Husband of Shirley Shapiro Melvin Tracey Husband of Marilyn Tracey Father of Michael Tracey Apr 2 Uri Ben-Meir Grandfather of Jonathan Ring Lowell Bensky Friend of Leonard Katz Richard Berk Father of Sheryl Wein Morton Camac Husband of Marcia Camac Father of Ann Ben-Horin Barbara Holstein Daughter of Phyllis Blumberg Sister of Lester Blumberg Anna Koltai Mother-in-law of Barbara Delfiner Aron Lipszyc Grandfather of Doronit Shlank-Bloomenthal Libby Soffar Mother of Cindy Jacobs Eva Urmer Grandmother of Doreen Karoll Marjorie Woods Mother of Lawrence Woods Apr 3 Ida Gottlieb Mother of Betty Pious Heindel Bessie Thrope Grandmother of Martin Thrope Apr 4 Stowe Hausner Mother of Buzz Hausner Eric Moskow Son of Richard and Shirley Moskow Irving Nelson Father-in-law of Joyce Nelson Morris Weiner Father of Ann Chait Grandfather of David Chait Apr 5 Stella Sadofsky Mother of Miriam Sadofsky Bernice Singer Mother of Jeremy Singer Apr 6 Diane Finkelstein Mother of Alan Fields

Leonard Nacht Father of Kathy Macdonald Isay Zeylikman Father-in-law of Irina Zeylikman Apr 7 Sidney Chernick Father of Paul Chernick Miriam D’Amato Mother of Julian Lander Sarah Fox Mother of Joseph Fox Leon Gildesgame Father of Myron Gildesgame Pearl Goldberg Mother of David Goldberg Chai Gitel Silverman Mother of Sam Silverman Apr 8 Robert Bernstein Father of Laura Pierce Janet David Wife of John Stayn Sidonia Miller Aunt of Risa Bressler Marjorie Reder Mother of Richard Reder Apr 9 Samuel Lerman Grandfather of Scott Lerman David Schechner Father of David Schechner Martin Sprince Grandfather of Scott Lerman Harriet Willins Mother of Edward Willins Apr 10 Annie Harris Frankel Mother of Reva Levitt Carl Hollander Father of Charles Hollander Apr 11 Anny Graf Mother of Eva Glaser Mother-in-law of Stephen Tauber Stella Kantor Mother of Natalie Warshawer Anna Mencow Mother of Barbara Neustadt Celia Cumens Perlmutter Mother of Burt Perlmutter Regina Pesin Wife of Stuart Pesin Apr 12 Marian Cain Aunt of Edward Lidman Stuart Goff Father of Philip Goff Victor Levitt Uncle of Alisa Billings

Yehudith Shtill Mother of Michal Fuller Helen Towers Mother of David Towers Apr 13 Isaac Tarmy Father of Arnold Tarmy Jacob Weinronk Father of Stan Weinronk Apr 14 Josephine Abelman Mother of David Abelman Hyman Doodlesack Father of Phyllis Fish Ida Levine Grandmother of Harvey Lowell William Miller Father of Rebecca Karen Rose Rifken Pearlman Mother of Valerie Seidman Hyman Smith Grandfather of Jerome Smith Martin Sorkin Father of Shelley Rossman Jiing-Liang Wu Father of Ailsa Hermann-Wu Apr 15 Anna Antonoff Mother of Marvin Antonoff Sonia Baker Mother of Linda Chessman Lillian Cohen Mother-in-law of Lillian Cohen Margaret Goldberg Mother of Nancy Goldberg Apr 16 Murray Feinzig Grandfather of Benjamin Bloomenthal Selma Greenberg Grandmother of Sharon Smith Gilbert Nerenberg Father of Anna Nerenberg Pauline Rubinovitz Mother of Samuel Rubinovitz Celia Sadow Grandmother of Carolyn Leshin Apr 17 Elizabeth Bruss Sister-in-law of Kenneth Bruss Clifford Bryant Father-in-law of Rita Gildea-Bryant Harold Michelson Father-in-law of Barbara Michelson Ann Rantz Mother-in-law of Stanley Pomeranz

Helene Rock Mother of Mia Lieberman Sylvia Teitelbaum Mother of Ken Teitelbaum Albert Towers Father of David Towers Apr 18 Herbert Katz Brother of Leonard Katz Shirley Reubenstein Mother of Howard Reubenstein Lila Ruiz Tarkoff Daughter of Vanessa Ruiz and Anna Tarkoff Yitzhak Shtill Father of Michal Fuller Oscar Sumner Father of Howard Sumner Noah Tsymbal Son of Ilya and Jessica Tsymbal Apr 19 Louis Aronson Father of Richard Aronson Zelda Paley Mother of Marcia Camac Edith Russman Mother of Wendy Russman-Halperin Charles Shapiro Father of Linda Tarmy Baba Shirazi Father of Essy Shirazi Grandfather of Eleanor Perlmutter, Farshad Pourmousa, Pejman Pourmousa, and Babak Shirazi Julia Peitzer Shwimer Mother of Joel Shwimer Beatrice Tucker Mother-in-law of Marsha Tucker Miriam Wein Grandmother of Alisa Billings Apr 20 Leon Katz Father of Paul Katz Albert Kerstein Father of Larry Kerstein Dr. Harry Konterwitz Father of Elaine Shwimer Eleanor Rothfeld Aunt of Marsha Tucker Apr 21 Irving Goldstein Father of Mark Goldstein Anna Shanes Grandmother of Cynthia Bobrow Howard Stecker Father of Elissa Stecker

Apr 22 Louis Cohen Father of Judith Wisnia Bennie Frankel Father of Reva Levitt Emanuel Jacobson Grandfather of Irene Wachsler Isadore Marcus Father-in-law of Judith Marcus Grandfather of Joel Marcus Ida Pekin Mother of Bobby Galani and Ellen Gordon Alter Prusky Father of Shirley Shapiro Joseph Tauber Father of Stephen Tauber Morris Testa Father of Susan Cook Dorothy Woolf Miller Mother of Arnie Miller Apr 23 Risa Gerrig Daughter of Bernice Gerrig Robert Goldstone Father of Matthew Goldstone Minnie Klein Grandmother of Dorothy Seltzer Martin Laderman Father of Ellen Laderman Gertrude Levine Mother of Ralph Levine Sarah Tuzman Mother of Judith Kliger Apr 24 Ethel Goldman Mother of Phyllis Herda Aunt of Leonard Katz, Susan Shnidman and Arnold Tarmy Thelma Greenberg Mother of Mark Greenberg Esta Mae Katz Mother of Amy Goldminz Shirley Koren Mother of Annette Koren Samuel Lidman Grandfather of Edward Lidman Kurt Schloesser Father of Ruth Berg Apr 25 David Cherny Brother of Miriam Boucher Lea Markuse Mother of Jack Markuse Apr 26 Miriam Allen Mother of Amy Zaslow Murray Rappaport Father-in-law of Howard Kaufman

Yahrzeits Norman Thrope Father of Martin Thrope Apr 27 Peter Bain Brother of Susan Wilner Fannie Gordon Mother of Martin Gordon Anne Mills Mother of Roberta Jaffer Fannie Porton Grandmother of Martin Thrope Fritzie Schloesser Mother of Ruth Berg Harry Tucker Father-in-law of Marsha Tucker Apr 28 Analee Bang Sister of Charlotte Kupiec Ruth Chessman Mother of Daniel Chessman Josephine Freifelder Aunt of Marsha Tucker William Gerrig Father-in-law of Bernice Gerrig Tanna Goott Niece of Derek and Carole Feifke Phyllis Gorenstein Mother of Jonina Schonfeld Stuart Owades Brother of Gordon Owades Harry Schultz Father of Brian Schultz D. William Unterberg Father of Thelma Marin Apr 29 Hannah Boltson Mother of Barbara Mintz Melvin Botbol Father of Donna Jauvtis Donald Freedman Father of Lisa Barinotto Louis Frolich Father of Rochelle Zohn Ida Jacobson Grandmother of Irene Wachsler Sidney Mael Father of Jeffrey Mael Aya Spektor Mother of Elena Gorlovsky Ruth Zelermyer Mother of Mark Zelermyer Apr 30 Dorothy Joseph Mother of Caron Bleich Grandmother of Lauren Bleich Barbara Zimmerman Mother of Kenneth Zimmerman May 1 Sylvia Handler Mother of Risa Bressler Alfred Kojm Father of Sheila Kojm

Pauline Liederman Mother of Lawrence Liederman Helen Liskov Mother of Judith Zabin May 2 Deborah Buckler Mother of Aaron Buckler Lauri Chait Sister of Laurence Chait Dorothy Lezberg Aunt of Alisa Billings Beatrice Samuels Mother of Harold Samuels Rosalie Spatz Mother of Harry Spatz May 3 Sydney Cantor Stepfather of Barbara Palant Uncle of Bonnie Levy Libby Gordon Mother of Robert Gordon Zelda Govenar Mother of Helen Zelinsky Yossef Ifrah Brother of Miriam Sidman Ira Katzman Uncle of Barbara Palant Esther Kaufman Mother of Howard Kaufman Vital Kliger Mother of Isaac Kliger Esther Rubinovitz Sister of Samuel Rubinovitz Beatrice Schmetterling Sister of Sam Silverman May 4 Carol Getman Wife of Marvin Getman Frances Gluck Sister of Barbara Michelson Dalia Sheff Mother of Daphne Harris May 5 Liza Cohn Sister of Miriam Blechter Irving Gluck Grandfather of Edward Lidman Shirley Jacobson Aunt of Irene Wachsler Paul Kantner Brother of Ronni Skerker Ruth Stein Mother of Judith Canter May 6 Louis Antonoff Father of Marvin Antonoff Sylvia Druy Mother of Mark Druy Roslynne Greenberg Mother of Julie Greenberg

Jonah Jacobson Father of Stuart Jacobson Julius Rubinovitz Brother of Samuel Rubinovitz Murray Schweitzer Father of Randi Silverman May 7 Samuel Blotner Brother of Barbara Michelson Irene Lefkowitz Mother of Nancy Lefkowitz Jessie Michelson Mother-in-law of Barbara Michelson Avraham Sussman Father of Susan Lutwak Sarah Weinronk Mother of Stan Weinronk May 8 Fred Bernstein Father of Marc Bernstein Messouda Dray Mother of Isaac Dray Jacob Keller Grandfather of Carolyn Keller Esther Mizrahi Sister of Miriam Sidman Celia Nissenbaum Mother of Joseph Nissenbaum Mollie Prusky Mother of Shirley Shapiro Ezra Shapiro Grandfather of Catharyn Gildesgame May 9 Mozelle Berkowitz Mother of Alisa Kotler-Berkowitz Roselyn Bernstein Mother of Marc Bernstein Mary Burack Aunt of Katharine Hermann-Wu Frieda Eisenberg Mother of Gloria Fox James Gildea Brother of Rita Gildea-Bryant Martin Livingston Brother of Marjorie Becker Uncle of Robert Becker Ralph Livingston Father of Marjorie Becker Benjamin Wollins Father of Jill Wollins Victor Yeheskal Father of Tamar Krant May 10 Bernard Canter Father of Mark Canter Michael Chasanoff Grandfather of Thelma Marin Madeline Haft Mother of Rachel Brown

Irwin Heim Grandfather of Melissa Warneck Leo Marin Father of Lawrence Marin Isabelle Rapin Mother of Anne Oaklander Ida Rosen Mother of David Rosen Elinor Yarkoni Mother of Sharon Kalus May 11 Robert Danon Father of Monique Brykman Peter Glaser Husband of Eva Glaser Bessie Spero Grandmother of Sharon Smith May 12 Sarah Cook Mother of Stewart Cook Rachel Epstein Mother of Judith Marcus Grandmother of Joel Marcus Lois Flamm Sister of Mark Canter Mark Gornstein Father of Eric Gornstein Isadore Lidman Uncle of Edward Lidman May 13 Barry Aronson Brother of Richard Aronson Thomas Hill Father of James Hill Haim Ifrah Brother of Miriam Sidman May 14 Allan Berkowitz Stepfather of Marc Landman Karin Brorsdotter Sister of Margaretha Jacobson Arthur Lefkowitz Father of Nancy Lefkowitz Gordon McCauslin Brother of Scott McCauslin Ethel Purnell Mother of Laura Krich May 15 Sidney Abramson Father of Mark Abramson David Blotner Brother of Barbara Michelson Bob Galvin Companion of Judith Himber Meir Hott Brother of Estha Blachman Rhoda Rosenfield Grandmother of Joshua Namias Phyllis Silverman Wife of Sam Silverman

Saul Silverstein Father of Phyllis Rubinovitz May 16 Anna Aaron Mother of Steven Aaron Joel Bornstein Uncle of Joseph Nissenbaum Wilma Brown Mother of Elizabeth Sumner Gilbert Garber Uncle of Barbara Palant Julius Gershkowitz Father of Donna Gershkowitz Wendy Lack Sister of Heidi Lack Abraham Menzin Father of Marvin Menzin Zelda Sherman Aunt of Leonard Katz Raymond Weyl Father of Guy Weyl May 17 Ruth Finkel Fox Mother of Arthur Fox Michael Leipner Father of Carol Srebnick Ruth Rosengard Mother of Mark Rosengard May 18 Max Eisenberg Father of Gloria Fox Louis Fzikia Cousin of Ervin Dan Maynard London Father of Susan London Marian O’Connell Aunt of Larry Kerstein May 19 Harry Bassin Father of Elise Bassin Kenneth Greenberg Brother of Julie Greenberg Peggy Osher Mother of Judith Osher Morris Solomon Grandfather of Carolyn Leshin Julius Wiland Father of Paulette Binder

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Yahrzeits / Connecting May 20 Renee Berkowitz Mother of Marc Landman Joseph Gaies Father of Ellen Gaies David Haft Father of Rachel Brown Bertha Hertz Mother of Diane Eisner Jennie Migdal Grandmother of Steve Tavan Leopold Neumann Husband of Margolia Gilson Morris Nissenbaum Uncle of Joseph Nissenbaum Burton Price Father of Steven Price Augusta Solomon Grandmother of Meli Solomon May 21 Nathaniel Mencow Father of Barbara Neustadt Amy Wells Mother of Barbara Wells May 22 Harry Foster Father-in-law of Gloria Foster

Rose Jacobson Grandmother of Stuart Jacobson Jack Zimmerman Father of Roberta Perlmutter May 23 William Clayman Father of Stephanie Clayman Abraham Cohen Father of Margolia Gilson Jacob Krich Father of Steven Krich May 24 Frieda Feldman Mother of Fred Feldman David Green Cousin of David Lerner and Beth Levine Gertrude Herda Mother of Hans Herda May 25 William Feinstein Grandfather of M. Jane Epstein Jacob Hoffman Father of Beth Fentin Shirley Ross Mother of Adele Kress Mary Savage Grandmother of Nancy Liberman

May 26 Esther Block Mother-in-law of Audrey Block Molly Cochran Grandmother of Andrea Mills Barbara Kardon Stepmother of Len Kardon Abraham Lippman Father of Susan Mason Dorothy Rosenthal Mother of Gary Haffer Max Schwartz Father of Karen Musnikow Linda Urbanowicz Sister-in-law of Barbara Palant May 27 Nathan Cooper Grandfather of Suzanne Cooper Florence Epstein Mother of Howard Epstein Eveline Librach Mother of Rabbi Clifford Librach Esther Wand Mother of Leon Gunther Benjamin Wisnia Father of Jeffry Wisnia

May 28 Albert Mayer Father of Susan Mayer Haim I. Morhaim Father of Rabbi Abraham Morhaim Grandfather of Esther Hausman May 29 Arthur Hattenbach Father of Esther Bass Jacob Pekin Father of Bobby Galani and Ellen Gordon Rabbi Kaddish Waldman Grandfather of Barbara Palant May 30 Adele Goldberg Mother of Mark Goldberg Arnold Greenstein Father of Doreen Grossman William Ledewitz Brother of Phyllis Blumberg S. Robert Wolf Father of Susan Wolf-Fordham May 31 Leah Osher Grandmother of Judith Osher

The Hineni Connecting Team Presents a Program for Everyone

Bikur H.olim in the Virtual Age Sunday, April 18, 1:00-2:30 pm

We’re in an era of COVID-19 where the nature of visiting the sick, bikur h.olim, is changing. We can no longer visit our community members, family and friends in person. While many of us know people dealing with illness now, there are those who may not identify as ill, and are feeling lonely, alone and fearful. Please join the Hineni Connecting Team to learn more about visiting via Zoom and phone. The session, led by Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick, Jewish Community Chaplain at Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City, includes Torah texts, a script for callers, screening tools for identifying issues that need addressing through follow ups, and a role play to illustrate a virtual visit. Moderator will be David Balto, Chairman of the National Bikur H.olim Conference, a Chaplain at Washington Hospital Center and a volunteer with Bikur H.olim of Greater Washington. RSVPs are appreciated, but not required. Please reply to Linda Skolnik: LRskolnik@msn.com Generously co-sponsored by Sisterhood

Rabbi Jonathan Rudnick

David Balto

Social Connecting Reminder While we remain social distanced now, we can still be connected through acts of h.esed. Temple Emunah is a community who has shown countless times during the pandemic, what it means to care for each other. The Social Connecting volunteers are available to run errands and grocery shop for those most at risk for COVID-19 in our community, our elders and those with underlying medical conditions. If you find yourself needing a hand, please reach out, and we’ll connect you. Linda Skolnik, Social Connecting Coordinator LRskolnik@msn.com

Donations The congregation gratefully acknowledges the following contributions (recorded as of Feb. 28., 2021): Abkowitz Family Israel & Camp Scholarship

In memory of: Barry Seidman, beloved husband of Valerie and our dear friend Stew & Carolyn Leshin Lorraine Abkowitz, beloved mother of Susan Abkowitz Alan & Sandra Wiener Donald & Edith Kaplan Ed & Marcy Lidman Gerald Dermody & Family

Beautification

In memory of: David Fader, beloved brother of Linda Laredo Marsha Tucker Ethel Goldman, your beloved mother and mother-in-law Hans & Phyllis Herda Yahrzeit of: Charles Cohen, beloved father Norm & Linda Cohen Gussie Alper, beloved mother-in-law Charleen Alper

Bereavement Fund

In memory of Edward Hattenbach, beloved brother of Esther Bass Helaine Davis

Billy Dalwin Pre-school

In honor of Oscar Solomon Cohen, our beloved son, and the new baby Shabbat service Lauren & Nicole Cohen In memory of: Rabbi Stephen Lerner, beloved father & grandfather of the Lerner/Levin family Howard & Jane Epstein Barry Seidman, beloved husband of Valerie Seidman Howard & Jane Epstein David Fader, beloved brother of Linda Laredo Barbara Wissoker Yahrzeit of: Anne Feifke, beloved mother Derek & Carole Feifke

Brotherhood

In memr of Barry Seidman, beloved husband of Valerie Seidman Jeffrey & Jacqui Goldberg

Emunah 60

In memory of Dolores Polakoff, Lois’ beloved aunt and grand-aunt of Dena Bruss Snyder and Andrew Snyder Ken & Lois Bruss

Emunah Scholarship Fund

In memory of Herbert Turney, beloved father of Linda Skolnik Dick Duffley & Arleen Chase

General

In appreciation of: My being offered an aliyah Barbara Delfiner The opportunity to say Yahrzeit for Sheila Lidman Bonnie Fox In honor of: Alexa Curhan’s marriage to Bence Budavari Rick & Margo Reder All those whose efforts make the daily Minyans possible Richard & Sally Goldberg Phil Stark’s 90th birthday Marty & Alice Gordon Sam Markuse’s engagement to Kaleigh Intrator Rick & Margo Reder Steven Feifke’s engagement to Alexa Tarantino Rick & Margo Reder In memory of: Rabbi Stephen Lerner, beloved father & grandfather of the Lerner/Levin family Rachel Kalikow Ilyse Zable & Rachel Kyte Marilyn Tracey Ralph & Sandra Levine Jean-Philippe Weyl, beloved brother of Guy Weyl Jake & Claudia Handwerker Gershon Goldberg, beloved father of Richard & Sally Goldberg Steve & Amira Aaron Alan & Naomi Kielar

Barry Seidman, beloved husband of Valerie and father, grandfather and brother Jake & Claudia Handwerker Carol Liff Janet & Norman Tobey Steve & Paula Dangel Joseph & Wendy Katz David & Janet Goldberg Israel & Charlotte Kupiec Bob Warshawer, beloved husband of Natalie Warshawer Carl Mikkelsen & Barbara Posnick Cliff & Georgia Weinstein David & Janet Goldberg David Faber, beloved brother of Linda Laredo Phyllis Blumberg Cliff & Georgia Weinstein Harry & Rona Cohen Joseph & Wendy Katz David & Janet Goldberg Herb Turney, beloved father of Linda Skolnik Lawrence & Ruth Page Carl Mikkelsen & Barbara Posnick David & Janet Goldberg Lester Macklin, beloved husband of Ellen Macklin Allen & Debbie Sheldon Donald & Edith Kaplan Lorraine Abkowitz, beloved mother of Miles, Susan and Robin and mother-in-law and grandmother of the family Donald & Barbara Galler Cliff & Georgia Weinstein Wanda Cook, beloved mother of Chris Cook David & Carol Srebnick

Michael Damsky, beloved father of Scott Damsky Ron Chaney & Julie Greenberg David & Janet Goldberg Yahrzeit of: Arthur Block, beloved father Eric Block & Marcia Walsh Barbara Quatrano, beloved mother Stephen Quatrano & Doreen Karoll Bernard Slosberg, beloved brother Esta Faye Levine Bertha Wissoker, beloved mother Barbara Wissoker Fred Ohanesian, beloved father Peter & Linda Kahn Fred Perlmutter, beloved brother Burt & Bobbi Perlmutter Henry Delfiner, beloved husband Barbara Delfiner I. Joel Abromson, beloved father Alan & Leslie Sherman Max Polonsky, beloved father Pearl Lewis Norton Zief, beloved husband Rose Glantz, beloved mother Freyda Zieff Additional donation: Joyce Nelson

Hineni Committee

In memory of: Rabbi Stephen Lerner, beloved father & grandfather of the Lerner/Levin family Bob & Ellen Gordon Herbert Turney, beloved father of Linda Skolnik Meli Solomon

Holy Book Fund

The Lerner/Levin family thanks all who made donations in memory of Rabbi Stephen Lerner

In appreciation of the Rabbis welcoming me to weekly Shabbat and Havdallah services and in my feeling a part of your wonderful congregation Laurie Henkin In memory of: Rabbi Stephen Lerner, beloved father & grandfather of the Lerner/Levin family Toni Stechler Lester Macklin, beloved husband of Ellen Macklin Howard & Lori Reubenstein Yahrzeit for: Harry Lerner, beloved father Sid & Deanna Wolk Margaret A. Garvey, beloved mother Joel & Peggy Moses

Israel Masorti

In memory of: Rabbi Stephen Lerner, beloved father & grandfather of the Lerner/Levin family Mike Ablove Ken & Lois Bruss (continued on page 20)

Donations Israel Committee

In honor of the birth of Arielle Lena, beloved granddaughter of Elana and Dennis Markovitz and daughter of Michal and Raviv Markovitz Rick & Margo Reder In memory of: Rabbi Stephen Lerner, beloved father & grandfather of the Lerner/Levin family Ed Willins & Alison Dick Jean-Philippe Weyl, beloved brother of Guy Weyl Ken & Lois Bruss

Keruv Outreach

In memory of: Rabbi Stephen Lerner, beloved father & grandfather of the Lerner/Levin family Toni Stechler

Ladle Fund

In honor of Philip Stark’s birthday David & Krana Rosen In memory of: Rabbi Stephen C. Lerner, beloved father & grandfather of the Lerner/Levin family David & Carol Srebnick Bob Warshawer, beloved husband of Natalie Warshawer Krana Rosen Yahrzeit of: Eva Brostoff, beloved mother Mark & Carolyn Lichtenstein Frank and Doris Lichtenstein, beloved parents Mark & Carolyn Lichtenstein Suzan Davis, beloved mother Sinai & Penny Davis

Landscape

In honor of the B’not Mitzvah of Ruti and Nomi Pfeffer, beloved daughters of Debby Gelber and Avi Pfeffer Ed & Marcy Lidman In memory of: Rabbi Stephen Lerner, beloved father & grandfather of the Lerner/Levin family Lillian Cohen David Faber, beloved brother of Linda Laredo Jerome & Sharon Smith Lillian Cohen Herbert Behrmann, beloved husband of Vivian Cohen, stepfather and grandfather of the family Ed & Marcy Lidman Manny Smith, beloved brother Michael Damsky, Scott Damsky’s beloved father Jerome & Sharon Smith

Rabbi Stephen C.Lerner Memorial Conversion Fund

In memory of: Rabbi Stephen Lerner, beloved father & grandfather of the Lerner/Levin family Marsha Tucker Joe & Myrna Fox Jon Hirschtick & Randy Gollub Community Hevra Kadisha of Greater Boston Amy & Jonathan Kraus Marvin Getman & Sharon Kamowitz Richard Fein & Rhonda Frankel-Fein Jon Hirschtick & Randy Gollub Don Burstyn & Lissa Natkin Carol Bromberg Anna Ruiz Tarkoff & Nessie Ruiz Tarkoff Scott Lerman & Malcah Effron Donald & Edith Kaplan Mike & Cathy Gildesgame Mark & Carolyn Lichtenstein Larry & Duffy Page Mark & Ilene Weiner Rochelle Zohn Pearl Lewis Alan & Naomi Kielar Gordon & Lorri Owades Marty & Alice Gordon Barbara Delfiner Steven & Susan Lipson Maxine Marcus David & Linda Laredo Marty & Alice Gordon Bandman-Schmeltz Family David Abelman & Marilyn Weil-Abelman Michael Klein & Susan Cohen Phyllis Blumberg Jerry &Ellen Baum Barbara Wissoker Reva Levitt Shelly & Cheryl Lowenthal Margie Gilson Paul & Barbara Neustadt Jeremy & Glenda Singer Rochelle Rubinoff Jake & Claudia Handwerker Paul & Susan Mentioff Joseph &Wendy Katz Marvin & Peggy Menzin Barbara Wells Henry & Deborah Schwarzberg Stuart Lerman & Miriam Sadofsky Brian Bernstein & Tracey Wright Tuesday & Thursday Meditation Group

Library

Yahrzeit of: Abraham Klatskin, beloved brother Donald & Edith Kaplan Fanny Pildis Rubin, beloved aunt Marilyn Tracey Lillian Pildus Escor, beloved mother Marilyn Tracey

Rabbi Kling Perkins Discretionary Fund

In appreciation of Rabbi Kling Perkins’ kind acceptance of us at evening minyan Roberta Lovitz & Family

Rabbi Kling Perkins leadership and kavanah Dick Duffley & Arleen Chase Yahrzeit of: Gerald Levine, beloved husband Esta Faye Levine Lillian Seligman, beloved mother Judy Neiterman

Rabbi Lerner Discretionary Fund

In appreciation of the Rabbis’ generosity in helping my mother during a transition Seth & Gami Maislin In memory of: Rabbi Stephen Lerner, beloved father & grandfather of the Lerner/Levin family Kate Hermann-Wu & Ailsa Hermann-Wu Jeremy & Jody Kieval Doreen Grossman Ellen Weene Lisa Mount Joel & Elaine Shwimer Bennett & Dina Savitz Marc & Phyllis Landman Howard & Elizabeth Sumner Jeff & Phyllis Sokolov Arthur & Gloria Fox Dick Duffley & Arleen Chase Wendy Ross Ralph & Helen Zelinsky Wendy & Joseph Czarnecki Adam & Emily Samansky Linda & Peter Silverstein Ed & Marcy Lidman Leslie, Alan, Zachary and Josh Sherman Ron Chaney & Julie Greenberg David & Elyssa Towers Lester Blumberg, Robin Hasenfeld & Phyllis Blumberg Laurie Speicher & family Joel Alpert & Nancy Lefkowitz Louis Stuhl & Sheila Kojm Neal Gold Dick & Ellen Mazow Reena Schultz Steve & Amira Aaron Mitchell Feldman & Andrea Fribush Mark & Judi Canter Harvey & Rosalind Segaloff Jeremy & Glenda Singer Jerome & Sharon Smith Janice Rossbach Israel & Charlotte Kupiec Cliff & Georgia Weinstein Joe & Elaine Siegel Caron Bleich Betsy Miller Landis Alan Silver Rochelle Rubinoff Dave & Marge Becker Leon & Phyllis Goldman Ben & Zelda Cohen Hannah Delfiner Robert & Katherine Becker Ken & Maddy Teitelbaum Louise Citron Sam & Phyllis Rubinovitz Alan & Gila Namias Charleen Alper Mark & Margo Zelermyer

Barry & Susan Orenstein Larry & Roni Woods Albert & Judy Zabin Phyllis Brick Miriam Sidman Norm & Linda Cohen Esther Bass Marcia Camac Philip & Marsha Stark Julian Lander Pearl Lewis Garry & Eileen Feldman Paul & Barbara Neustadt Jeffrey & Elaine Wiesen Steve Price & Robin Grossman Harry & Rona Cohen Harvey & Donna Jauvtis Margaretha Jacobson Kathleen McCafferty Steve Price & Robin Grossman Barbara Newman Ronald & Susan Stering David Abelman & Marilyn Weil-Abelman Brezniak Rodman Funeral Directors Inc. Sid & Deanna Wolk Adam Wohlberg Carl Mikkelsen & Barbara Posnick Jonathan Golden Stuart & Lisa Arbesfeld Benjamin & Sylvia Perlman Ed & Estha Blachman Avi Pfeffer & Debby Gelber Barry Seidman, beloved husband of Valerie Seidman Howard & Elizabeth Sumner Cliff & Georgia Weinstein Muriel Shapiro Carrie Finestone Phyllis Udell Edward Hattenbach, beloved brother of Esther Bass Lester Macklin, beloved husband of Ellen Macklin Phyllis Udell Robert Warshawer, beloved husband of Natalie Warshawer Muriel Shapiro Yahrzeit of: Bessie Kaplan, beloved mother Marlene Karshbaum Edwin Reder and Mark Reder, beloved father and brother Rick & Margo Reder Ida Trusten, beloved mother Phyllis Udell Irving Feldman, beloved brother Fred & Rhoda Feldman Lillian Wisnia, beloved mother Sophia Fine, beloved mother Jeffry & Judith Wisnia Samuel Jordan, beloved father and father-in-law Shirley M. Jordan, beloved mother and mother-in-law Harmon Jordan & Annette Koren

Donations / New Website Harry B. Goldberg, beloved father and father-in-law Jeff & Phyllis Sokolov

Religious School Fund

In memory of: Rabbi Stephen Lerner, beloved father & grandfather of the Lerner/Levin family Rob & Nancy Capparelli

Sisterhood

In honor of our 25th wedding anniversary Mark & Pam Goldstein

Social Action Committee

In memory of: Rabbi Stephen Lerner, beloved father & grandfather of the Lerner/Levin family Marc Bernstein & Anna Nerenberg

Social Action Family Table

In memory of: Rabbi Stephen Lerner, beloved father & grandfather of the Lerner/Levin family Dick Duffley & Arleen Chase Barry Seidman, beloved husband of Valerie Seidman Gershon Goldberg, beloved father of Richard, Jay & Elise Goldberg Marcia Camac David Fader, beloved brother of Linda Laredo Meli Solomon Mary Cutler, beloved mother David & Krana Rosen Yahrzeit of: Edna Brick, beloved mother-in-law Maxwell Brick, beloved father-in-law Phyllis Brick Helen Lion-Ziekenoppasser, beloved mother Rudie Lion Rachel Kessler, beloved mother Jack Kessler & Marcia Prager Thomas Kaplan, beloved brother Donald & Edith Kaplan

Additional donations: Pilgrim Congregational Church Marcia Camac

Special Needs

In memory of: Rabbi Stephen Lerner, beloved father & grandfather of the Lerner/Levin family Ronald Rosenbaum Barry Seidman, beloved husband of Valerie Seidman Ronald Rosenbaum Yahrzeit of: Debra Rosenbum, beloved daughter Sylvia Rosenbaum, beloved mother Ronald Rosenbaum

Wednesday Minyan Study Group

Yahrzeit of: Jonah Miller, beloved father and zayde of the family Harry & Bonnie Levy Joseph Koren, beloved father Harmon Jordan & Annette Koren

Youth

In appreciation of the birthday wishes from Laura Pierce David Rosen Yahrzeit of Mabel Sheinhait, beloved mother and grandmother of the family Lois Lovins In memory of: Rabbi Stephen Lerner, beloved father & grandfather of the Lerner/Levin family Rachelle Misiph Barry Seidman, beloved husband of Valerie Seidman David & Carol Srebnick David Speicher, beloved husband of Laurie Speicher Jerry & Ellen Baum

New Website Coming April 1! Temple Emunah’s Web Team, consisting of Temple Emunah members and staff, is excited to share that we will be introducing the new Temple Emunah website on April 1st! This upgrade will present a new, user-friendly member portal and a new modern-looking website. Please be aware that the old website and the old link to the ChaverWeb interface are obsolete. While we are looking forward to introducing the new website with the new member portal, we anticipate that as the transition occurs, we might face some challenges that will need to be resolved. To help with the transition, the office will be hosting a series of virtual office hours via Zoom to answer your questions. Please check our office hours as we publish them in the Constant Contact newsletters. During this process, the office team will take your donations and payment requests over the phone (781-861-0300), via email (office@templeemunah.org) or by regular mail. We want to extend a special thanks to the Ad Hoc Website Committee and our administrative team: Ken Bruss Eric Baim David Cutler Norma Gaffin Julie Greenberg Max Librach Beth Levine Seth Maislin Bruce Roberts Stephen Quatrano Howard Sumner Marilyn Pappo Mary Melnick

Mark Bobrow Eyal Dvir Eric Gornstein Lisa Gualtieri Ashley Librach David Russell Zach Sherman Rabbi David Lerner Rabbi Leora Kling Perkins Efrat Assulin Alisa Billings Hannah Arwe Ellen Weene Thank you, Raveetal Celine Executive Director

Special Office Hours If you would like assistance or support for the new member portal or the new website, please join us via Zoom for any of the following office hours:

Save the Date: Thursday, April 17 BBQ & BONFIRE Details to come

April 2: 10-11 am April 7: 10-11 am and 2-3 pm April 12: 10-11 am and 2-3 pm For info, contact Efrat at eassulin@templeemunah.org

April 2021 / Nisan-Iyar 5781

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28 Nisan

Passover 6th day Shaharit 7 am Shabbat SIng Along 9:30 am Niggun Saloon, Minhah and Shabbat/Pesah Ma’ariv 6:15 pm

Passover 5th day Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hashavua 12:30 pm Minhah 1:30 pm Meditation 4:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Perek Yomi 8 pm

22 Nisan 5

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30 Nisan 13

Passover 8th day Shaharit 7 am Pesah Shaharit with Minhah 1:30 pm Yizkor 9:15 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ mini-Havdalah 7 pm

Shaharit 9 am SH Breakfast 10 am Wisdom Project 12 pm Minhah 1:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Rosh Hodesh Iyar Shaharit 7 am Minhah 1:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

6 Iyar 19

24 Nisan 7

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 10:30 am Minhah 1:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Dessert & Discussion 8 pm

1 Iyar 14

Rosh Hodesh Iyar Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 10:30 am Minhah 1:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Yom HaZikaron ceremony 7:30 pm

13 Iyar 26

Yom HaShoah Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hashavua 12:30 pm Minhah 1:30 pm Meditation 4:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shabbat SIng Along 9:30 am Niggun Saloon 12:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 6:15 pm

4 Iyar 17

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12 Iyar

Shaharit 7 am Shabbat SIng Along 9:30 am Niggun Saloon 12:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 6:15 pm

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14 Iyar

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 10:30 am Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

IDF Veterans’ Shabbat Shabbat Service 9:30 am Meditation 9:30 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 7 pm

3 Iyar 16

Yom HaAtzma’ut Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hashavua 12:30 pm Minhah 1:30 pm Meditation 4:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

8 Iyar 21

Shaharit 9 am Shaharit 7 am Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Passover 7th day Shabbat Service 9:15 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 7 pm

2 Iyar 15

Yom HaZikaron Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Minhah 1:30 pm Yom HaAtzma’ut celebration 5:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Talmud Study 8 pm

7 Iyar 20

Shaharit 9 am Patriot’s Day Shaharit 7 am Bikur Holim program 1 pm Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Minhah 1:30 pm Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Yoga 10:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

25 Nisan 8

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Lunch & Learn 12 pm Minhah 1:30 pm Yom Hshoah Communal Commemoration 7 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Lunch & Learn 12 pm Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Talmud Study 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hashavua 12:30 pm Meditation 4:30 pm Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hashavua 12:30 pm Meditation 4:30 pm Lag Ba’Omer BBQ/ Bonfire 5:30 pm Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shabbat SIng Along 9:30 am Niggun Saloon 12:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 6:15 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Speaker: Rob Leikind AJC Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 7 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Brotherhood Shabbat Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 7 pm

18 Iyar

Lag Ba’Omer Shaharit 7 am Shabbat SIng Along 9:30 am Niggun Saloon 12:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 6:15 pm

Save the Date!

Special Guest Speaker at morning services

Saturday, April 10

Saturday, April 17

IDF Veterans’ Shabbat

Rob Leikind Regional Director, AJC New England

May 2021 / Iyar-Sivan 5781

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19 Iyar

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Ava Kieval Bat Mitzvah Minhah/Learning/ Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 7:15 pm

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21 Iyar 4

Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 9 am Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm BH speaker 10 am Bingo Bash 12 pm Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

28 Iyar

Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Yoga 10:30 am Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Dessert & Discussion 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Yom Yerushalayim Shaharit 9 am Meditation 8:30 am Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Shaharit 7 am Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Yoga 10:30 am Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

5 Sivan

Erev Shavuot Shaharit 9 am Shavuot Simhat Tot 10 am Minhah /Ma’ariv 8 pm Tikkun Leil Shavuot (all night)

Shavuot Outdoors Sunrise Shavuot Shaharit 4:45 am Festival Shaharit 9:15 am Minhah /Ma’ariv 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 9 am Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Tekes Hitkadmut and Zimriyah 10 am Spring Youth Day 12 pm Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Rosh Hodesh Sivan Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Lunch & Learn 12 pm Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Talmud Study 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shavuot Shaharit w/Yizkor 9:15 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 10:30 am Minhah/Learning/ Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 8 pm Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 10:30 am Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Talmud Study 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hashavua 12:30 pm Meditation 4:30 pm Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Perek Yomi 8 pm Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hashavua 12:30 pm Meditation 4:30 pm Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hashavua 12:30 pm Meditation 4:30 pm Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shabbat SIng Along 9:30 am Niggun Saloon 12:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 6:15 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Meditation 9:30 am Minhah/Learning/ Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 7:30 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Shaharit 7 am Shabbat SIng Along 9:30 am Minhah/Learning/ Niggun Saloon 12:30 pm Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 7:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 6:15 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shabbat SIng Along 9:30 am Niggun Saloon 12:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 6:15 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Abigail Roskind Bat Mitz. Minhah/Learning/ Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 7:45 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Magdalena Chessman Bat Mitzvah Minhah/Learning/ Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 7:45 pm

Shaharit 7 am Memorial Day Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Shaharit 9 am Minhah /Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Mazel Tov to Our May B’not Mitzvah

Ava Kieval, daughter of Jody & Jeremy Kieval (May 1)

Abigail Roskind, daughter of Pam Hess & Michael Roskind (May 22)

Maggie Chessman, daughter of Holly & Josh Chessman (May 29)

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