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Navigating a New Normal
Sisterhood Scene What a Year This Has Been!
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 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
Sisterhood’s Executive Board for 2021-2022
President Sandy Gruenberg Executive VP Marcia Assor Membership VP 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
EVENING BOOK CLUB
invites you to discuss its next book 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.
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 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 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 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 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 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
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
Middle School (8th grade Grads) High School (12th grade) Grads
Gabby Abramowitz Lauren Afran Adiel Chhahira Maayan Aizenberg Julia Cohen Brett Bernstein Rachel Cooper Carmel Coblence Sophie Erber Vika Fishler Paige FioRito Alison Kessler Aidan Forman Foster Maidenberg Andrew Katzenberg Claire O’Neill Naomi Kellman Rachel Parsley Liam Maliniak Lianna Platzner Rafael Malka Evan Rothstein Talia Mamaysky Noam Schuck Ari Mayblum Yaffa Siegel Gabriel Novoseller Jenna Siegel-Myron Ben Schwarcz Matthew Solar 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!
