JUNE 2021 • Vol. 103, No11 SIVAN ~ TAMMUZ 5781 WWW.BETHELNR.ORG
Navigating a New Normal.................... page 3 Israeli Culture.................................... page 7 Pride Shabbat Returns to Beth El....... page 6 Nursery School.................................. page 8
Sisterhood Officer Installation............page 9 Youth & Family Graduates.................page 11
RABBI’S MESSAGE Dear Friends, As I hope you know, the Beth El Spring Fundraiser is around the corner. I am so excited to celebration our community together with all of you! As is true with all of our fundraisers, this is necessary in order to be the type of synagogue that we all want to be—a place of refuge, religious/ spiritual inspiration, educational enrichment for all ages, and social fulfillment. Creating, Rabbi David Schuck sustaining, and growing such a place requires financial support, which is at the heart of this fundraiser. We are calling this event Celebrating Our Community because in addition to the need to raise funds, we want to celebrate and honor people who have given so much to our community throughout the years. Linda Newman, Bekkah Gold, and Abby Wise have not just clocked into work here at Beth El, but they have given their full selves to our community. Their dedication to our shul grew from a real love and appreciation of our synagogue. The evening is designed to express our gratitude for their enthusiasm
and devotion to so many families throughout the years. Hakarat Hatov, expressing gratitude for such dedicated employees is an important Jewish value. Our Nursery School faculty has done a heroic job this year nurturing our children during a time in which so many people were afraid to do anything in person. We will have the opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments during this evening as well. And, of course, we are also excited to recognize our teen Sam Keusch, who helped secure vaccinations for many people within our shul. I hope that in addition to honoring Linda, Bekkah, and Abby’s dedication to our community, honoring our Nursery School teachers, recognizing Sam’s accomplishments, and raising the necessary funds, the event will also be a wonderful community builder for all of us. We have envisioned it as such. It should be a night of great fun, and we have so many reasons to celebrate. I look forward to seeing you there and together, we will give thanks to those who have given of themselves for the sake of the communal good. Wishing you all well. L’shalom, Rabbi David A. Schuck
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Join us for a 10-minute Mishnah study with our rabbis following morning minyan. We will recite the names of our loved ones aloud before and after we learn, and then end each mishnah study with the recitation of a communal prayer together in their memory.
Our tradition has an ethic of honoring our loved ones. One way we do this is through teaching and studying Torah in their honor or memory. Consider dedicating the weekly sermon in their name (sent out in our weekly Ride the El emails). Cost: $180. Visit bethelnr.org/sponsor.
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C.A.P. will meet (virtually) on Wednesday, June 23, at 7:30 pm. Our discussion will be led by Shari Baum, LMSW, coordinator of Partners in Caring at Westchester Jewish Community Services. Email Erica Epstein at mmleepstein@gmail.com with your interest and email address.
Join Our S.M.A.R.T. Group Discussion (Senior Mature Adults Retired Together) The SMART group continues to meet every Monday and Friday in June, from 11:00am-12:00 noon. Join us! We will be on hiatus in July and August. See you in the fall.
KEEP IN TOUCH!
Update Your Information in the Member Directory Did you know that when you log into the Beth El website, you can access a member directory? It is at bethelnr. org/member/directory. Please review your information and click on “edit my account information” to make updates. It is that simple, and it will help the Beth El community stay connected. Go to bethelnr.org/logininstructions, or email Carrie Fox (csfox99@gmail.com) if you need help logging into the website.
Camp Is Opening on Monday, June 28th! Ages 2-8 The Arts and Theater Program for ages 9-12 is beginning a new and exciting season!
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dear Beth El Family, For my final Bulletin article, I want to share excerpts from my report at the Annual Congregational Meeting in May. Two years ago, when Mark Seidenfeld was completing his very successful and productive term as president and I was beginning mine, I noted that he had experienced an unusually demanding time in office with the sanctuary renovation, the 18-month Journey Visioning project, a clergy search, and much more. I was not Mark Silver expecting as eventful a tenure, although I had a full agenda of initiatives and, as I told the congregation more than once, it was a pivotal moment for Beth El, as we commenced turning our Strategic Vision into Action, as we built a Strategic Plan to complement that Vision, as we confronted the challenges stemming from twenty years of declining membership, as we continued the clergy search that was still in process, and as we anticipated, as always, the unanticipated, such as the possibility of some major maintenance issue. But I was taken by surprise on March 2, returning to New Rochelle from a weekend away to learn that our incomparable Executive Director was moving to Colorado. And that problem suddenly seemed less daunting when I was awakened the very next day with the news that the first local case of COVID-19 was reported not just in New Rochelle, but in our neighborhood, in the Jewish community of the North End. Needless to say, nothing has been the same since then. And our lives were made all the more complicated by the social unrest that subsequently swept the country and a political season with the most contentious presidential election in memory. Clearly, the bulk of our efforts at Beth El since March 2020 have been related to one aspect or another of the pandemic. And while we by no means abandoned our commitment to our vision and our strategy, those efforts did need to take a backseat to our pandemic response. For instance, our plans for a major futurelooking fundraising campaign were replaced by the very successful B’Yachad campaign to meet the immediate financial challenges we faced. Our membership efforts focused not on recruiting new members but on meeting the needs of existing members and retaining the ones who might be at risk due to the impact of the pandemic. We had been exploring ways to monetize our building, such as renting out the school wing at times that it was not in use and, although we did have some opportunities to do so even this year, we concluded that it was unwise to do so under pandemic conditions. We did pursue—although at a slower pace than we might have done otherwise—a variety of strategic partnerships with other Jewish institutions, in particular, other synagogues. And while it was the clergy team and professional staff that took the lead in producing a diverse set of high-quality online programming, we have begun to move more aggressively in pursuing our goal of programming that is co-created and co-owned by the staff and by our membership. I believe that Hakarat Hatov—recognizing the good—is an important concept in Judaism and must be an important value at Beth
El. Since so many people did such extraordinary things for the shul since March 2020, I’m not going to single out people by name but rather recognize the groups of people who contributed to our efforts. First, the Clergy Team: What can I say? It was the clergy team that bore the brunt of the pandemic and was our greatest strength in responding to it. They took the initiative—I was going to say they were called upon, but the reality is that they did not wait to be called upon, they took the initiative—to care for our congregants’ spiritual needs, to provide pastoral counseling, to perform lifecycle events under extremely difficult circumstances, to create a bevy of online programming, and much more, all of which needed to be done immediately. I refer to them as the clergy team because that is exactly what they are, a team. Each is a talented clergy member in his or her own right, but together the whole is truly greater than the sum of its parts. And make no mistake, this clergy team has been deliberately constructed over the last several years to realize our new Vision, which embodies many aspects of Jewish Community, but places special emphasis on the ability of spirituality, education, and music to enrich and give meaning to our Jewish lives. With our Vision and with this team in place, Beth El is well positioned to approach the future. And now, our staff—including our senior staff, the remainder of our professional staff, and truly everyone who works for Beth El. Again, what can I say? As they confronted the same stresses in their personal lives that we all confronted, they went above and beyond to make sure that Beth El functioned, even if the building was closed, and that our congregants’ needs were met. We are fortunate to have such a dedicated and competent collection of individuals. The Lay Leadership, including the Officer Team, Board of Trustees, the chairs and members of our governance committees, and the chairs and members of our various program committees all performed magnificently, tasked with two responsibilities: (a) maintaining the routine business of the shul under pandemic conditions and (b) addressing the unique challenges that the pandemic presented. And so many other congregants stepped up in one way or another to help other congregants or the community as a whole. I want to thank, in particular, the many of you who, in addition to doing whatever else you did, reached out to me with your support and encouragement, providing me with the energy to keep going. Please know how much I appreciate that support. I do not want to dwell on the specific challenges we faced and the specific actions we took. Enough has been said about that already. But I do want to acknowledge, once again, the suffering and losses of the past year. And I also want to note that despite the pain and suffering so many of us experienced as individuals, as an institution, Beth El weathered the storm relatively well. For instance, although at one point we forecast a worst-case scenario of a 1.5 million dollar budget deficit, thanks to the hard work of the Audit and Finance Committee and our professional staff, the generosity of our members to the B’Yachad Campaign, the help of the government through two PPP loans that we expect to be forgiven, and perhaps some good luck, we did not operate at a substantial deficit this year, after all, and, in all likelihood, we will not need to draw significantly on our reserves as we originally planned. 4
area, but true reform is needed to ensure that our processes are efficient, effective, and equitable. We need greater clarity on the relationships among the Officers, the Board of Trustees, our three key governance committees—Audit & Finance, Human Resources, and Ritual—and the clergy and professional staff in terms of who is responsible for what, who is authorized to do what, and how to work together effectively. So I want to encourage you to join me in speaking out and demanding of your leadership governance reform. But there is an obligation that comes with speaking out. And that obligation is volunteering to participate in the shul governance process. The second area I want to mention is membership. Years ago, we adopted a three-part approach to membership: recruiting new members, welcoming and engaging new members, and serving and retaining existing members. This is essentially the approach recommended by Dr. Ron Wolfson in his popular book, “Relational Judaism,” but we were doing it before the book was published. This year, of necessity, our focus was much more on existing members than recruitment. But new members are essential to Beth El, not only for our financial stability but also to remain the vibrant and energized community called for in our Vision. People are our lifeblood. So while the days of 40 new families a year are long gone, we nonetheless need to recruit new members. As we all know, the real estate market in New Rochelle is hot right now as people move here from the city. This represents an important opportunity for Beth El to grow its membership—one family at a time. No doubt you will have new neighbors on your block or you will know of friends or family who are moving to New Rochelle, or perhaps friends or family of friends and family. Tonight, I am announcing an initiative known as Membership Watch. And it is quite simple. I am asking you to be mindful of these many opportunities—on your block, in your family, within your circle of friends, to introduce Beth El to people who are moving into the area. Those of us who love Beth El know that it is a win-win—you will be helping them and you will be helping the shul. If you are reticent to approach newcomers directly, please feel free to pass us their contact information and we will do so. We have always said that “At Beth El, everyone is on the membership committee.” That was never more true than it is today. Please join me in supporting the Membership Watch initiative. We have just elected our Officers and Board of Trustees for the coming year. I am confident that this exceptional group of individuals, dedicated to this institution, will lead Beth El to a bright future. My thanks go to this year’s Officers and Board of Trustees whose performance was magnificent under very trying circumstances. It was a pleasure and an honor to serve with them. As I conclude, I want to share with you how disappointed I am that we were unable to be together in-person for so many months, that I was unable to see your smiling faces in shul, to hear you echo “Shabbat Shalom” at the beginning and end of the Shabbat Announcements, to give you a handshake or a kiss after services, to give you a hug of nechamah when you suffered a loss, or to give you a Mazal Tov pat on the back when you enjoyed a simcha. I recognize that collectively I owe you many, many handshakes, hugs, kisses, and pats on the back. And know that YOU owe me many, many, as well. I am going to hold you to it. Let us all hope and pray for the day when we can repay those mutual debts. Mark
Similarly, we budgeted for a possible 20% decline in membership, which was recommended as best practice for synagogue planning this year. As it turns out, our decline was less than 8%. And that figure should be seen relative to the 3 or 4% annual decline we have been experiencing in recent years. Please do not misunderstand the point I am making. As I reported to the congregation 18 months ago, we continue to face long-term financial challenges due to our ongoing declining membership. That has not changed and we continue to address this situation. And, of course, we do not know what the coming year will bring, given ongoing uncertainty. But my point is that the pandemic did not damage Beth El as an institution as we feared it might. And in some ways we are emerging stronger and more resilient. While we could not operate our normal camp last year, which typically enrolls about 250 campers and generates substantial funds for the shul, we were able to have a Camp Reimagined that helped us financially by covering our sunk costs and, more importantly, served families with young children who were greatly in need of a summer break and maintained our formidable presence in the summer camp marketplace. And, while initially, we anticipated a substantially scaled-down, virtual Nursery School this year, in the end, we had a larger than usual program—all in person—with the addition of a kindergarten and enrollments from other schools that did not open as we did. Other than a few brief shutdowns of a pod here and there due to quarantining, the Camp and Nursery School did not have major interruptions to their in-person experiences. We all owe a tremendous debt and thank you to the administrators, teachers, and counselors of the Camp and Nursery School who were very much front-line workers, dealing close-up with children and one another on a daily basis under difficult conditions, promoting both the children’s growth and safety. I hope you have seen the announcements for our year-end Community Celebration on June 10th. This largely online event is intended to serve the same three purposes as our Gala has in normal years: (1) to honor deserving members of the community, (2) to come together as a community (something that we very much need to do right now), and (3) to raise funds for the shul. We will be saying L’hitraot and thank you to Abby Wise, Bekkah Gold, and Linda Newman; thanking our dedicated Nursery School Staff for all they have done this year, and recognizing Sam Keusch, whose Bar Mitzvah project helped so many get vaccinated. Be sure to go to www.bethelnr.org/celebrating to sign-up to participate in the many aspects of the program. I look forward to seeing you there. As I noted a few minutes ago, I began my term with a full agenda, some of which was impeded by the pandemic. I want to share with you two areas where I wish we could have made more progress, in the hope that raising the congregation’s consciousness around these issues will help move us in the right direction. The first area is shul governance. I recently participated in a Zoom roundtable with presidents of many other synagogues sponsored by the Westchester Jewish Council. There was widespread agreement that our various shuls’ governance mechanisms are fundamentally out-of-date. I think most people involved in Beth El’s governance would agree. Indeed, our consultants on the Journey project told us that one of the urgent matters that remains to be addressed is governance. We have, in recent years, made incremental progress in this 5
The weekend of June 25th to 27th is Beth El’s annual Pride Shabbat weekend, a time in which Beth El shows its collective support for, and celebrates with, the Dr. Joy Ladin LGBTQ community. The Keruv Committee customarily invites an individual to address our community with a D’var Torah, a matter of importance to the LGBT community, or a personal journey. Over the years we have been graced with the presence of Beth El members, former members or visitors on the bimah—and more recently on the screen—who have opened our world a bit wider. For Pride
KERUV* KORNER Shabbat 2021, Keruv is excited to bring an extraordinary voice to our community, that of Dr. Joy Ladin. Yeshiva University’s first transgender professor, Dr. Ladin holds the David and Ruth Gottesman Chair in English at Stern College. She is a widely published literary scholar, poet, and essayist, and a nationally known speaker on transgender issues. Dr. Ladin has been a Fulbright Scholar and a National Jewish Book Award finalist (2012’s Through the Door of Life); she has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Hadassah-Brandeis, and the American Council of Learned Societies; she was awarded a Hachamat Lev award from Keshet, America’s leading Jewish LGBTQ advocacy organization. Those who are interested can learn much more about Dr.
*“Keruv” = to bring close, to draw near.
Ladin, and watch video recordings of her interviews, talks, and teaching, at https:// joyladin.wordpress.com/. Dr. Ladin’s Zoom presentation to our community is open to the public and will be on Sunday evening, June 27th, at 7:00 pm (see box below). The Zoom link will be provided closer to the event. When offered the option to pre-record her remarks, Dr. Ladin strongly preferred a live Zoom presentation specifically in order to have a Question & Answer component with viewers. So, by all means, visit her website, make her acquaintance, and tune in on Sunday evening, June 27th, for what promises to be a wide-ranging evening and discussion. Nina Luban Elise Richman
"LET’S TALK ABOUT IT"
Wednesday, June 2nd, 7:30 pm (via zoom) Shari Baum, L.M.S.W., will lead us in a discussion on the valuable work of THE JEWISH GRANDPARENTS NETWORK
Learn how sharing inter-generational stories shape how we engage with our own families, which now include those from other faiths. How do we bring our Jewish story to our new family? Zoom information will be provided when you R.S.V.P. to Elise Schepp, lcmoocow@aol.com. *Generously funded by UJA-Federation of NY *Sponsored by the Keruv Committee
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ISRAELI CULTURAL CONNECTIONS Presented by Beth El’s Israel Affairs Committee
Beth El’s Israel Affairs Committee (IAC) is pleased to share cultural items of interest concerning Israel each month. IAC always welcomes new members. For more information about meetings and events, please contact either Tamar Tait at TamarTait@optonline.net, or Bruce Gold at Bruces.gold@gmail.com. This month’s Israeli Cultural Connections column is presented by Gideon Aronoff, Executive Director, The Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in Israel.
The Joys and Challenges of Marrying in Israel It sounds like the start of fable or a joke: One day, a rabbi was officiating at a wedding and the next day, at 5:30 in morning, he was summoned by the police for an interrogation. The rabbi, Dov Haiyun of Congregation Moriah in Haifa, is a Masorti/Conservative rabbi and the State of Israel only recognizes marriages officiated by Orthodox and UltraOrthodox (Haredi) rabbis approved by the Haredi Chief Rabbinate. Rabbi Haiyun, if successfully prosecuted for officiating at the wedding, would have faced a two-year prison sentence. That is not a fable or a joke. That is the truth. (Rabbi Haiyun was released shortly after his questioning by the police and he is fine.) What is not fine? The state of affairs for young Israeli couples who want a traditional Jewish wedding in Israel but are not Orthodox and do not want an Orthodox ceremony. Over 800,000 people in Israel now identify with Masorti (Conservative) or Reform Judaism. They want to live and observe Judaism in ways that are spiritually meaningful to them. And for young couples that often starts with a profound desire to have a Masorti wedding. Fortunately, Rabbi Haiyun isn’t the only “law-defying” rabbi. Many others, like Rabbi Arie Hasit of Maskeret Batya and Rabbi Nathalie Lastreger of Kfar Vradim, also officiate. Israeli couples turn to these Masorti rabbis to have a wedding that satisfies their longing for the ceremonies, the prayers, and the traditions of a Jewish wedding service. One such young couple, Michal and Mickey, were committed to having a Masorti wedding even if it would not be recognized by the State. They grew up in Masorti families, were part of the NOAM youth movement, and treasured Conservative Judaism
and Masorti values of pluralism and egalitarianism. Says Michal, “A part of our Jewish identity was to make sure our wedding was a Jewish wedding, with major Jewish and pluralistic components in it.” They had the satisfying experience they wanted, signing a ketuba and standing under a huppa with their rabbi. What they don’t have is recognition of their marriage by the State of Israel—in the Jewish Homeland, they are common law man and wife. Rabbi Nathalie Lastreger grew up in an ultra-Orthodox home and at her own wedding, she described herself as witness rather than a full participant. She was not even allowed to recite the “Shehechenyu.” It was the start of her journey toward Conservative Judaism and ultimately to the Masorti rabbinate. She now joyfully officiates for young couples, including same-sex couples, saying a “basic assumption of Judaism is to celebrate love...to start a new Jewish home based on mutual values, mutual agreements and full egalitarian principles.” In the words of Dr. Yizhar Hess, formerly CEO of the Masorti Movement and currently the Vice Chair of the WZO, “The public in Israel wants open and accepting Judaism without coercion, of a type that respects each person according to his way and his customs. Exactly. This is the way of Masorti/Conservative Judaism. The Masorti Movement brings an open, inclusive, pluralistic and accepting Judaism to Israel. If you’d like to learn more, you can go to www.masorti. org. To watch the webinar on weddings, go to https://youtu.be/ XV1Nyvanvsc. And to contribute to Masorti’s Jewish Pluralism Watch, an advocate for pluralism and egalitarianism in Israel, go to https://www.masorti.org/donate-jewish-pluralism-watch.
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WE STAND WITH ISRAEL Beth El's Israel Affairs Committee would like to share interesting and exciting news regarding the week's developments in business, culture, technology, agriculture, sports, and the environment in Israel. Ahead of 54th Jerusalem Day, capital’s population nears 1 million https://www.jns.org/ahead-of-54th-jerusalem-day-capitalspopulation-nears-1-million/ First Woman Chosen Sole Spiritual Leader of Orthodox Community https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-israeli-first-woman-chosen-assole-spiritual-leader-of-orthodox-community/
“Who is honored? One who honors others.” Pirkei Avot 4:1 This teaching from Pirkei Avot reminds us that our tradition has an ethic of honoring our loved ones. One way we do this is through teaching and studying Torah in their honor or in their memory. If you would like to celebrate someone marking a simcha or elevate the name and memory of a loved one, consider honoring them with your Beth El community by sponsoring an OBM session (www. bethelnr.org/obmsponsorship). 7
NURSERY SCHOOL NEWS exceed all expectations set back in Sept. This is greatly attributed to the deep dedication and commitment of our staff. During Teacher Appreciation Day our parent body and children surprised the staff by driving up to school with balloons, streamers, and homemade signs to show their teachers how much they are loved. Musical accompaniment by Jack added to the festivities. Each teacher was presented with a flowering plant and the joy at morning drop-off lasted throughout the entire day. Ronnie Becher, Director
It is no secret that this year has been a challenging one on so many levels. The Nursery School teachers have really given their all. Rarely absent, they have maintained the highest level of learning and discovery for their children in spite of having to operate within the Covid parameters of masking and isolation. Spending as much time as possible outdoors, despite the weather challenges, our nursery School continued to thrive, and
Nursery school Opening day Monday, September 13 * Spaces filling up *
Sisterhood’s Ongoing Programs WALKING CLUB: every Monday at 9:30 am for a nice easy walk—not a jog. All are welcome! MITZVAH KNITTING: Free lessons and supplies. Knit at home and donate your work. E-mail Phyllis at pjf920@ verizon.net.
jtsa.edu/torah-fund torahfund.jtsa.edu
QUESTIONS? Contact Arlene Salman at aesalman@aol. com, or 914-235-2485. 8
Sisterhood Scene What a Year This Has Been! synagogue to help with the many programs that Beth El sponsors. How were we able to do that? It was all because of the dedicated women of our Beth El community who gave of their time and expertise, their caring and their love of Judaism, and their desire to do chesed in this world. We hope to continue our positive deeds with you in the future. Have a healthy and safe summer and we look forward to seeing you in the Fall. Sandy Gruenberg Sisterhood President
In the midst of the pandemic, Sisterhood has risen to the call and been there for its members, the Beth El community and the community at large. We took you on a visit to the Italian Jewish community of the past, to the homes of our cooking clergy, to the movies, to Israel with a policy maven, to a museum in Florida, and to a visit to our sister Seminary in Berlin. We listened to the Holocaust story of the mother of one of our members; we donated to a New Rochelle food pantry, our county food pantry, and a kosher food pantry in the Bronx. We helped send a child to camp Ramah and we donated money to the
Sisterhood’s Executive Board for 2021-2022
EVENING BOOK CLUB invites you to discuss its next book
President Executive VP Membership VP
Sandy Gruenberg Marcia Assor Cynthia Glickman, Carole Graham, Ellen Hollander Ongoing Programs VP Arlene Salman Programming VP Joyce Goldklang, Phoebe Gross, Marcia Pryluck Torah Fund VP Sheila Cohen, Rise Stern Corresponding Sec. Lori Schwartz Recording Secretary Lauren Berger, Rita Kaufman Treasurer Vicki Fisher Advisor Rise Stern
Concealed, by Esther Amini
Wednesday, June 16 7:30 pm Questions? Contact Erica at mmleepstein@gmail.com or Cynthia at cynglickman@gmail.com.
Meetings are on Mondays, beginning at 9:30 am June 28
Here I Am, by Jonathan Foer
July 26
The Song of The Jade Lilly, by Kirsty Manning
August 30
Concealed, by Esther Amini
September 27 The Cut-Out Girl, by Bart Vones October 25
Eli's Promise, by Ronald Balson
November 29 Mrs. Everything, by Jennifer Weiner December 27
A Guide for The Perplexed, by Dara Horn
New Rochelle Public Library reserves books for our Book Club-mention you are a member of Beth El. Questions? Contact Arlene Salman at aesalman@aol.com or 914-235-2485.
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Tell us about your summer plans. See page 13 for information on how to complete our survey!
Gan/Kitah Alef had so much fun during in-person Religious School art.
Kitah Vav planted flowers and herbs outside of Beth El this month.
Beth El Celebrates June Birthdays
Beth El would like to extend a “Happy Birthday!” to its members with a birthday in the month of June. If you have a June
birthday, but your name does not appear on the list, we are sorry for the omission and ask that you e-mail the synagogue at info@bethelnr.org so that we can update our
records. Contact us if you do not wish to have your name appear on our birthday list. (The list reflects our adult members and post-bar/ bat mitzvah children up to the age of 21.)
Gabrielle Abramowitz Scott Afran Maayan Aizenberg Rhona Aronstein Nathan Assor Alvin Begleiter Lauren Berger Jane Berkowitz Melinda Berman Robin Bronk Sharon Brown Richard Brown Ronald Burton Robert Cohen
Caryl Fuchs Lawrence Ginsburg Jonathan Glickman Joyce Goldklang Michael Goldstein Edward Heffner Harvey Heir Cynthia Hershkowitz Margery Katz Rita Kaufman Martin Keltz Claire Kessler Shelley Klein Margo Lampert
Barbara Pitkoff Elise Richman Caleb Rosenberger Shayna Rosenstein Shery Rosenstein Todd Rothenberg Evan Rothstein Malva Rothstein Michelle Sasson Judith Schmeidler Benjamin Schwarcz Jeffrey Schwarcz Aviva Segal Marjorie Seidenfeld
Ronald Cohen Steven Cohen Beverly Drucker Marvin Dubin Maddy Efron Avi Einzig Jonathan Erber Lisa Estreich Ray Fein Vika Fishler Alexander Fishler Donald Fleishaker Dorothy Fox Shepherd Friedland
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Cathy Lane Barbara Lerman Donna Levy Leonora Loewentheil Thomas Lustig Daniel Mailick Mia Mandel Ron Mandel Debra Mayblum Alan Mazursky Heather Mazursky Horowitz Seth Menell Barbara Nitzberg
Michael Sherman Charles Silk Stephen Silverman Doreen Simon Evan Snyder Jake Solar Rise Stern Ana Urrutia-Wenig Rami Vamos Jennifer Vegh Eleanor Walfish Ariel Weiner Churba Ben Wulfsohn Happy Birthday!
Con-GRAD-ulations to our Graduates! Elementary School (5th grade Grads) Noa Avni Charlie Mandelker Theo Bernstein Hayden Marcus Noah Elzam Matthew Menell Emily Erber Ella Patchen Sophie Frankel Eden Rieber Eli Friedlander Olivia Schwarcz Russell Kerchner Hannah Seiden Reece Keusch Daniel Shteingart Dylan Kline David Spiegeland Emmett Klingsberg Avi Yairi Hannah Longman Beth El Religious School (7th Grade) Graduates Mensch Award Recipient: Aaron Barlis Akiba Award Recipient: Gabby Cohen Scholar Award Recipients Ava Elzam Mia Grobstein Tyler Hogan Sam Keusch Noah Yairi
High School (12th grade) Grads Middle School (8th grade Grads) Lauren Afran Gabby Abramowitz Maayan Aizenberg Adiel Chhahira Brett Bernstein Julia Cohen Carmel Coblence Rachel Cooper Vika Fishler Sophie Erber Alison Kessler Paige FioRito Foster Maidenberg Aidan Forman Claire O’Neill Andrew Katzenberg Rachel Parsley Naomi Kellman Lianna Platzner Liam Maliniak Evan Rothstein Rafael Malka Noam Schuck Talia Mamaysky Yaffa Siegel Ari Mayblum Jenna Siegel-Myron Gabriel Novoseller Matthew Solar Ben Schwarcz Jake Solar Eva Spiegeland Sebastian Stock JUNE CALENDAR Daniel Straussberg Friday, June 4 Graduation Kabbalat Shabbat Jacob Tolle and Youth Awards, 6:00 pm Zachary Weber Sunday, June 6 USY Elections, 5:00 pm Jack Wolk June 11 - 13 Kallah Petra Wulfsohn
Lag BaOmer in person was such a fun time for kids, teens, and parents alike!
Kitah Vav and our whole Religious School have had so much fun with Cator Gaby this year during Tefillah.
Kitah Dalet in person learning has been a blast. 11
JUNE 2021
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SUNDAY
TUESDAY
MONDAY 1
SIVAN ~ TAMMUZ 5781
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
21 SIVAN 2
22 SIVAN 3
FRIDAY
23 SIVAN 4
24 SIVAN 5 SH’LACH
Parasha HaShavua 1:30pm Ritual Committee Meeting 7:30 pm
Officers Mtg.7:30 pm Keruv “Let’s Talk About It” 7:30 pm
SHABBAT
25 SIVAN
Shabbat Ends 9:05 pm
8:05 pm Aufruf Victor Salama
Innovation Lab 7:30pm SMART Discussion 11:00 am Graduation Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 pm
and Lindsey Schiffman Shabbat Serv. 9:30 am TOT Shabbat 9:45 am Kehillah Svc. 10:45 am
SHABBAT MEVARCHIM
26 SIVAN 7
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Rise & Sing 9:00 am Virtual Daf Shevui 10:30 am
27 SIVAN 8
28 SIVAN 9
Bar Mitzvah Caleb Rosenberger 10:00am SMART 11:00 am
Gala Drive-by 9:30 am
29 SIVAN 10
Last Day of Nursery School
Westchester Board of Rabbis Mtg. 9:00 am
CSA 4:30 pm
Parasha HaShavua 1:30pm
Audit & Finance 7:00 pm Bd of Trustees Mtg 8:30 pm
USY Board Elections 5:00 pm
30 SIVAN 11
Virtual Gala 7:30pm
Kallah Weekend
3 TAMMUZ 14
Annual Minyan Breakfast 8:15 am Rise & Sing 9:00 am Navigating the New Normal 10:00 am Virtual Daf Shevui 10:30 am
4 TAMMUZ 15
Nursery School MiniCamp 9:00 am
5 TAMMUZ 16
Nursery School MiniCamp 9:00 am
6 TAMMUZ 17
Nursery School MiniCamp 9:00 am
CSA 4:30 pm
Parasha HaShavua 1:30 pm
SMART 11:00 am Sisterhood Installation of Officers 7:00 pm
Evening Book Club 7:30 pm
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8:09 pm Kallah Weekend
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 pm
Shabbat Serv. 9:30 am TOT Shabbat 9:45 am Kehillah Svc. 10:45 am
ROSH HODESH
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Nursery School MiniCamp 9:00 am
KORACH
SMART Discussion 11:00 am
ROSH HODESH
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Nursery School CHUKAT ends Mini-Camp 9:12 pm 8:12 pm 9:00 am Shabbat Serv. 9:30 am SMART Discussion TOT Shabbat 9:45 am 11:00 am Kehillah Svc. 10:45 am Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 pm
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Rise & Sing 9:00 am Virtual Daf Shevui 10:30 am
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Nursery School MiniCamp 9:00 am
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Nursery School Mini- Nursery School MiniCamp 9:00 am Camp 9:00 am
SMART 11:00 am
CSA 4:30 pm CAP Discussion 7:30 pm
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Nursery School MiniCamp 9:00 am Parasha HaShavua 1:30 pm
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BALAK ends Nursery School 9:13 pm Mini-Camp 8:13 pm 9:00 am Pride Shabbat Shabbat Service 9:30 am SMART 11:00 am TOT Shabbat 9:45 am Kabbalat Shabbat Kehillah Svc. 10:45 am 6:00 pm
FATHERS' DAY
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Rise & Sing 9:00 am Virtual Daf Shevui 10:30 am Pride Discussion 7:00 pm
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CAMP OPENS Sis. Bagels & Books 9:30 am SMART 11:00 am
CSA 4:30 pm Talmud Learning with the Rabbis 8:00pm
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NEWSMAKERS
JUNE YAHRZEIT OBSERVANCES
The yahrzeit of the following deceased persons permanently inscribed on our Memorial Walls are observed on these dates: Robin Kaphan on the birth of grandson Mazwell Lee Florence Teichman 12 Lillian Gordon Alpern 1 Kaphan, and to parents Kimberly and Mark Kaphan; Benjamin Chabrow 13 Kay Charm 1 Alan and Liz Legatt on the birth of grandson Micah Shai Legatt, Samuel Feinberg 15 Henry E. Hirsch 1 and to parents Joel and Aviva Legatt; Eunice Kaplan on the birth of Rebecca Kaplan 15 Nathaniel Kleppel 1 her third great-grandson Micah Reed Katz, grandson of Lisa Kaplan Rebecca Wasley 15 Isaac Moses 1 and Leon Katz, and son of Suesan and David Katz and to big brother Israel Diesenhof 16 Ruth Pusick 1 Solomon; Michelle and Noah Kolodny on the bar mitzvah of their Steven H. Hirsch 16 David Robinson 1 son Spencer; Jessica and David Keusch on the bar mitzvah of their Ruth Kornfeld 16 Janette Alpert 2 son Sam; Beth and Ron Cohen on the bat mitzvah of their daughter Meyer Nova 16 Hyman Greenberg 2 Gabby, and to grandmother Mona Gross; Jacqueline and Jason Albert E. Singer 16 Libby Wolf 2 Friedland on the bar mitzvah of their son Shepherd; Sydney and Max Bitter 17 Morris F. Cron 3 Dan Rosenberger on the bar mitzvah of their son Caleb; Bernie Katz Dr. Herbert M. Jacobs 17 Louis W. Jaffe 4 on the birth of great-grandson Nathan Arakanchy, son of Michelle Eva Meyers 17 Andrew Scherz 4 and Yossi Arakanchy; Hanita and Paul Schneiderman on the birth Ernst Grunauer 18 Seymour Sobel 4 of their first grandchild, Cameron Lawless Schneiderman, to Jesse Rose Wechsler 18 Joseph Halpern 5 Schneiderman and Megan Lawless. Steven Douglas Miller 20 Bertram B. Schwarz 5 A Warm Beth El Mazal Tov to One and All!! Irving Kanner 21 Audrey Strauss 5 Bess Siegel 21 Irving Gendelman 6 Share your milestone events with us! Max Siegel 21 Louise Troodler 6 If you experience a milestone or a loss in your family, contact Rose Stillman 22 Dr. Leon Figur 7 ZRaynes@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 228. Sylvia Farber 23 Esther Benkel 8 Sidney Fein 23 Herman L. Goldman 8 Morris Halpern 23 Daisy M. Holman 8 We record with sorrow the losses suffered by our members Sidney H. Posner 23 Leizer H. Leibowitz 8 and friends and extend to them our deepest sympathies. Benjamin Raber 24 Mary Newman 8 Condolences to: Rubin Scheinkman 24 Max Rabinowitz 8 Orgeary Gabriella Parsley on the loss of her father, Ezra James Ida B. Shimm 24 Abraham Belsky 9 Henderson; Myron Penn 25 Max Belsky 9 Joseph Aronauer on the loss of his wife, Peri Schwartz. Aviva Berger 26 Rae Feuerstein 9 Rabbi Kenneth Berger 26 Max Jackson 9 Milton Honig 26 Milton Gordon 10 Mollie Sirner 26 Samuel Gore 10 Ruth Sobel 26 Rose Sussman 10 Martin Teichman 10 Sam Kavarsky 28 The Fishman Family 11 The Rafalowicz/Porcaro Family Sarah Mandel Sam Zuckerman 28 Anna Strauch 11 Of Scarsdale Of New Rochelle Eva Bernstein 29 Rafael Moshe Zaiman 11 Eric and Vivian Fishman Ben Rafalowicz and William Bloom 29 Yona Kessel 12 Ariella, 15, and Eliza 9 Lizzie Porcaro Ida Grandberg 29 Sadye Leben 12 Yetta Halpern 29 Ellen Dembicer Nathan Lopatin 12 Michael Lichtenstein 30 of Scarsdale Clara Mirenburg 12 Leo J. Springer 30 Frances B. Sussman 30
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RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Laurie and Eric Roth in memory of Laurie’s beloved father, Dr Morris Michael; Phyllis Cole in memory of Art Kaplan, beloved husband of Debbie Kaplan; Merill and Ellen Resnick in honor of Abe Walfish on the the 87th anniversary of his bar mitzvah and his 100th birthday; Jeffrey Graf in memory of Joseph and Sally Knisbacher on their yahrzeits; Alice Gadlin Lutwak, David Gadlin, and Naomi and Eric Stone in memory of Arthur Kaplan, our favorite “out-law”; John and Eleanor Rorer in memory of Art Kaplan, beloved husband of Debbie Kaplan; Lydia Read in memory of her father, Edgar Read; Elizabeth and Alan Legatt in memory of Theophilus Tait, brother of Joe Tait; Deborah Gerstein in memory of her husband, Joel Narod, on his yahrzeit; Valerie and Barry Fertel in memory of Art Kaplan, beloved husband of Debbie Kaplan; Sol and Linda Haber in honor of the birth of our grandson Ezra Harris (Hillel) Hazan; Nancy Mayerfield in memory of her mother,Harriet Gross; Bernard Katz in honor of Yvette Gordon’s birthday; Lindsay and Jake Ross in honor of
SERMON SPONSORSHIPS The sermon on July 10, 2021 will be sponsored by Laura Lewis and Michelle Moseley in memory of Renee Algazy, z"l, beloved mother and grandmother.
JEREMY SCHEINFELD MEMORIAL FUND
Cameron’s baby naming ceremony; Mitchell and Sima Littman in memory of Sima’s mother, Betty Trachtman; Jeff and Susan Mittleman in memory of Theophilus Tait, brother of Joe Tait; Caryl Fuchs in memory of Rabbi Stanley Kazan, beloved brother of Claire Kessler; Zona Kaufman in memory Edward Kaufman, beloved husband and father, on his first yahrzeit; Richard and Susan Nygard in memory of Art Kaplan, beloved husband of Debbie Kaplan; Morris Stampfer in memory of Marlene Gorsky, mother of Ellen Bernstein; Erica and Larry Epstein in memory of Larry’s father, Leonard Epstein, on his first yahrzeit; Denise and Bernard Siegal in memory of Art Kaplan, beloved husband of Debbie Kaplan; Liz Weinstein in memory of Art Kaplan, beloved husband of Debbie Kaplan; Sheila Tanenbaum in memory of her beloved mother, Goldie Siegel, and brother, Bernie Siegel; Fred and Judy Bomback in honor of the bar mitzvah of Spencer Kolodny; Jay and Barbara Lerman in memory of Jay’s sister, Marilyn Schultz.
THE ROBERT MATTHEW KLEIN FUND FOR INCLUSION AND SPECIAL NEEDS IN HONOR OF: Nina Luban and Elise Richman for their extraordinary leadership of the Keruv Committee, from Ronald and Beth Cohen. IN MEMORY OF Stanley Marlin, dear father of Elizabeth Legatt, from Robin Kaphan and family. Robert Matthew Klein, and in tribute to the Klein family, from Maggie Hoffman, Susan Platkin, and Lynn and Jeffrey Lowin. Theophilus Tait, brother of Joe Tait, from Geralynn and David Reifer, and Steve and Lori Schwartz. Robert Matthew Klein, beloved son of Fred and Shelley Klein, from Marshall and Naomi Jaffe.
SISTERHOOD MITZVAH FUND IN MEMORY OF:
IN HONOR OF:
Robin Kaphan on the birth of your grandson Art Kaplan, beloved husband of Debbie Maxwell Lee Kaphan, from Elise and Bob Kaplan, from George and Gaby Newfield. Schepp. My beloved father, Paul Feigeles, from Elizabeth and Alan Legatt on the birth of your Janis Demartini. grandson Micah Shai Legatt, from Elise and Bob Bernice Ward, beloved mother of Schepp. Sondra Costin, from Shelley Goldring-
Louise and Jason Silverman on the bat mitzvah Silverman. of your granddaughter Yael Hodara, from Joyce Miriam Rabin, beloved mother of Michael Judy and Mel Gabriel on the birth of their and Michael Wechsler. Rabin, from Shelley Goldring-Silverman. granddaughter Savanna, and to parents Raquel Linda Newman, best wishes on your retirement Stanley Marlin, beloved father of and Andrew Gabriel, from Robin Kaphan and and much enjoyment, from Gaby Newfield. Elizabeth Legatt, from Elise and Bob family. Jack Klebanow with much thanks for your help Schepp. The birth of my second grandson, Maxwell and your moral support, from Gaby Newfield. Lee Kaphan, and mazal tov to his mom and dad, Kimberley and Mark Kaphan, from Robin Kaphan. IN HONOR OF:
IN MEMORY OF: Bobby Futterman, beloved dad and grandpa, and Norman Kaplan, beloved pop and grandpa, on their yahrzeits, from Robin Kaphan and family. Jeremy Scheinfeld, beloved son of Rob and Jodi Scheinfeld, from Robin Kaphan. Bradley Ruttenberg, beloved son of Richard and Leslie Ruttenberg, from Robin Kaphan.
THE BERNICE FELDMAN NURSERY SCHOOL FUND IN HONOR OF: The birth of our grandson Ezra Harris (Hillel) Hazan, from Sol and Linda Haber.
TO DONATE TO THE SISTERHOOD MITZVAH FUND Please send all Sisterhood donations to: Sisterhood Mitzvah Fund, c/o Gaby Newfield 87 Runyon Place, Scarsdale, NY 10583 P: 914-235-4030 E: gabyn77@yahoo.com
DOROTHY FLEISHAKER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN HONOR OF: Shari Chinitz for her years of teaching and mentoring students for their bar and bat mitzvah, including my daughter. Wishing you the best of health and good luck for your retirement, from Robin Kaphan and family. Samuel Keusch and his Vaccine Helper Bar Mitzvah Project, from Robyn Ruelius. The birth of a new baby to Stasy and Nate Richman, from Teddy and Elly Zabb. 14
YAHRZEIT DONATIONS
GENERAL FUND A donation was received from Daniel Josephs. IN HONOR OF: Samuel Keusch and his Vaccine Helper Bar Mitzvah Project, from Danielle Schlanger. The bat mitzvah of Yael, granddaughter of Louise and Jason Silverman, from Marianne and Bob Sussman. The birth of a new grandson to Robin Kaphan, from Rochelle Chaiken, and Shari and Marvin Chinitz. Abe Walfish on his 100th Birthday. Mazal tov, from Marc and Barbara Lazarus. IN MEMORY OF: Art Kaplan, beloved husband of Debbie Kaplan, from Carrie Granit, and Karen Grant. Theophilus Tait, brother of Joe Tait, from Dina and David Brot, and Shari and Marvin Chinitz. Stanley Marlin, beloved father of Elizabeth Legatt, from Marianne and Bob Sussman.
Roslyn Barnett, Rabbi David and Dr. Frances Blumenfeld, Martin Cornick, Dr. and Mrs. Ken Eisenberg, Jill and Danny Efron, Dalia Fenster, Karen and Mitchell Fleiss, Judy and Mel Gabriel, Faye and Jack Gingold, Mark Goldman, Mildred Gordon, Phoebe and Peter Gross, Sandy and Jack Gruenberg, Judith Harary, Ruth and David Hirsh, Sarah Katz, Alex LaTorraca, Sima and Mitchell Littman, Arkady Mamaysky, Barbara and Arthur Margolin, Ilan Moallem, Deborah Olstein, The Rosen Family, Elise and Bob Schepp, Andy Tannen, Abe Walfish, Claudia and Norbert Wolloch, Helene Wolloch, Lester Zimmerman
PTA ISRAEL TRAVEL STUDY SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN HONOR OF: The birth of a new grandson to Robin Kaphan, from Larry and Erica Epstein.
Hy Davis, beloved brother of Josh Davis, from Shari and Marvin Chinitz.
SUSAN GELB
The way we handle notification of general donations made to Beth El is: We will only mail out acknowledgement letters for donations of $36 or greater made to our various funds. ALL donations of any value will continue to be posted in the monthly Bulletin. This is in line with common practice of other synagogues of similar size, and also yields administrative savings for Beth El. To donate, visit www.bethelnr.org/ donation. Note: This policy does not affect donations made to Sisterhood or the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund. Please use ShulCloud wherever possible to make your donations electronically, as this yields administrative savings. If you have questions, contact Zoe Raynes at ZRaynes@ bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 228.
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