Bulletin
Celebrating the Joy of Judaism, Embracing all Jews. SUMMER 2020/TAMMUZ-AV 5780
THE MASK
Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg Rarely, if ever, have we looked forward to a summer as much as this one of 2020. After what we have been through this spring, the summer has to be better! The spring of 2020 will go down in the history books…and not for anything good! We were challenged medically, economically, politically, and socially — one right after the other. But they did not come right after the other — they all came together as one, creating a feeling of fear, anxiety, and for some, outright despair. Now that spring is over, summer is here, and we can hope that the threats from spring can be left behind. But there is one thing that stops us from doing that: the MASK. There are some who say that wearing a mask is no longer necessary. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Dr. Anthony Fauci say masks are necessary; I take their word for it! Some refuse to wear masks because they consider them “unmanly.” All I know is: Zorro wore a mask! Batman wore a mask! Spiderman wore a mask! The Lone Ranger wore a mask! If it was good enough for them… it’s good enough for me. And it’s not just for me — it’s for the people who might come near me. It has now been shown that wearing a mask keeps people farther away. Massimo Marchiori, an Italian computer scientist, attached sensors to himself as he recently walked through the streets of Venice. He found that when wearing a mask people stayed farther away from him. When he took off the mask, they felt comfortable getting closer to him. That is in no one’s best interest when the need for social distancing is so crucial. The only problem is…we can’t go on like this forever. That is not the nature of a human being. In Dr. Marchiori’s words: “We are drawn to one another. We do things more efficiently – shop, pass soccer balls – when we work together.” Perhaps Ecclesiastes put it best when he wrote, “Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up. Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone? And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.”
So when will we be able to take off the masks and be back to our natural selves? Be back together again? No one knows for sure, but perhaps Jewish tradition provides some guideline. In the Torah, the Day of Atonement is always called Yom Kippurim. This name, Yom Kippurim, led the sages to make a very strange pun. They said Yom Kippurim can be read as “Yom K’Purim — This day is like Purim.” Yom Kippur is like Purim? It is anything but like Purim. Yom Kippur is for fasting; Purim is for feasting. Yom Kippur is for confronting one’s mortality and confessing one’s sins; Purim is for clowning and making merry. What on earth can these two days possibly have in common that our sages would make such a strange pun — Yom K’Purim — this day is like Purim? A great rabbi once answered that the two days have one thing in common: the wearing of a mask. On Purim we put one on; on Yom Kippurim we take one off. Yom Kippur is a day for facing ourselves as we really are, no secrets: without bluff, without pretense, without any cover-ups. No masks! In this historic year we started putting on masks after Purim. Let us hope that we’ll be able to take them off by Yom Kippurim, which will bring in a year fulfilling the words of our prayers: “Ha-baah aleinu l’tovah – which will come upon us for good.”
High Holy Days at Beth Tfiloh Congregation Most years our summers are spent hard at work gearing up for the High Holy Days: arranging the seating plans, working out logistics, planning kids services, writing sermons, and more. This year, we are hard at work coming up with creative ways to connect, inspire, and grow together safely. We are closely monitoring Baltimore County’s reopening progress and considering multiple possibilities for in-person High Holy Day services, as well as pre-holiday programming and learning, so that we can be together as much as is safely possible as we begin the New Year. We will share more information with you as soon as possible – as soon as we know, you will know!
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THE G.O.A.T. Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev The National Basketball Association’s G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time) debate was rekindled earlier this summer as ESPN rolled out its riveting ten-part documentary series entitled The Last Dance. It came just in time for us basketball junkies, desperate for any footage we could get our hands on during the NBA’s COVID-19 hiatus. The series focused on the final championship season of the 1990s Chicago Bulls dynasty. As I eagerly watched episode after episode, I was transported back to a time when my childhood buddies and I would lace up our Air Jordan sneakers, wag our tongues, and pretend to gracefully glide through the air (well, I believe we elevated at least a few inches off the ground!) in an attempt to “be like Mike.” Sorry Lebron James fans. For me, Michael is and always will be the G.O.A.T. (unless Lebron wins a championship or two in a Lakers uniform, or I learn a bit more about Bill Russell). Jordan’s unwavering belief in his ability to win, no matter what obstacles stood in his way, set him apart from the rest. Whether in a card game with teammates or in an Olympic scrimmage with all-time greats, he was relentless, never giving up until he won. In the famous “flu game,” he contracted food poisoning the night prior to a finals game. By morning, he could barely lift his body. Nevertheless, that evening he lifted his team to victory, only to collapse into a teammate’s arms, needing to be physically supported off the court, upon the final whistle blow. Jordan proved that you can do so much when you believe in yourself. Our recent Bamidbar Torah portions relay a similar message. The desert generation did not have an easy time. They suffered, complained, and were punished, time and
again. They lacked faith in themselves. Who can blame a nation only a year or so out of such demoralizing and crushing treatment in Egypt? The sin of the meraglim, the spies, brings all of this to the fore. Some say their sin was that they did not believe in themselves. Consider the spies’ deflated reaction upon witnessing towering giants in the Land of Israel: “In our eyes, we seemed like grasshoppers, and so we were in their eyes!” Imagine someone on Jordan’s team sharing something like this about an upcoming opponent. Jordan would make sure this teammate stayed intact (to put it lightly) and didn’t demoralize the team. Yehoshua and Calev responded in similar fashion, reminding the nation that they can succeed: “We can surely go up and take possession of it, for we can indeed overcome it!” This is the attitude the Torah expects us to adopt. It took time, however, for it to sink in. A new generation had to be born, forty years later, who never experienced servitude. They were able to confidently enter the Land and defeat their enemies. The ESPN series concludes with Jordan’s team dissolving after six championship titles, only to wonder what could have been if they were able to join together for another “last dance.” But the story of Am Yisrael is far from over. We are still here, baruch Hashem, after so many enemies have tried to keep us down. A lot of this is due to our faith in ourselves. So when life presents challenges that appear unsurpassable, when you are faltering and doubting yourself, just remember the Torah’s encouraging message, voiced by a few of our very own all-time greats: “We can surely go up and take possession of it, for we can indeed overcome it!”
SERVICES AND SHABBAT TIMES
July 5-11
Mincha/Maariv
Candle lighting
Shabbat ends
Havdallah with Hazzan
6:50 pm
8:17 pm
9:17 pm
9:40 pm
Parshah Pinchas
July 12-18
6:50 pm
8:13 pm
9:13 pm
9:40 pm
Matot-Maasei
July 19-25
6:45 pm
8:08 pm
9:08 pm
9:35 pm
Devarim
July 26-Aug. 1
6:40 pm
8:01 pm
9:01 pm
9:25 pm
Vaetchanan
Aug. 2-8
6:35 pm
7:53 pm
8:53 pm
9:20 pm
Eikev
Aug. 9-15
6:30 pm
7:45 pm
8:44 pm
9:10 pm
Re’eh
Aug. 16-22
6:20 pm
7:35 pm
8:34 pm
9:00 pm
Shoftim
Aug. 23-29
6:10 pm
7:24 pm
8:24 pm
8:50 pm
Ki Teitze
Aug. 30-Sept. 5
6:05 pm
7:14 pm
8:13 pm
TBA
Ki Tavo
July 9, fast of 17th of Tammuz: The fast begins at 4:36 am and concludes at 9:18 pm. Mincha will be at 8:05 pm and Maariv at 8:35 pm. July 29-30, fast of Tisha B’av: The fast begins at 8:21 pm and concludes at 9:03 PM. Mincha on July 29 will be at 8:00 pm and Maariv at 8:20 pm. Mincha on July 30 will be at 1:50 pm and 7:55 pm, and Maariv at 8:25 pm.
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SUMMER 2020/TAMMUZ-AV 5780
BETH TFILOH BULLETIN
KEEPING OUR BT FAMILY CONNECTED COVID-19 may have kept us apart physically, but our BT family stayed connected socially, educationally and spiritually through online programs and services. Take a peek into what our members have been up to! Yom Yerushalayim Story of our Local IDF Lone Soldiers- Nathan Altshuler The Beth Tfiloh community shows how much they value each person’s personal story by providing a platform for them to share their experiences.
Challah Baking, Ricka Neumann
Yonina Concert, Ivy Ammann
Religious Services, Louis Baer I have found the virtual weekday and Havdalah services to be exceptionally worthwhile because they fulfill a spiritual need while keeping me connected to Beth Tfiloh clergy and congregants at the same time.
Making challah has brought moments of calm and peace to my hectic and intense life... I didn’t realize I needed something new in my life and it brings me incredible joy to see such amazing results.
Kabbalat Shabbat, Terry, David, and Charlotte Golaner Shabbat was a time where we could come to BT and be part of a loving community. We sorely miss this anchor in our week but love that we can sneak in a little bit of that Shabbat feeling right before candle lighting.
Our family loves seeing everyone and feels connected to our BT family through events like the Yonina concert, even when we can’t be together physically. It felt like we were all singing and dancing together in our kitchen!
Touchpoints Emails, Brenda and Joe Pariser Touchpoints connects us to weekly parshah and the growth we can achieve. It gives us a positive Jewish perspective on the challenging situation affecting our country.
MS/HS Parent Trivia Game Night, Laura and Richard Wolf We loved seeing our BT shul friends and rabbis to interact, even virtually. It was a fun, relaxing and kid-free hour or so that made us feel just a little more “normal.”
Kid Cong, Todd, Whitney, Ariyel, and Dorie Ehrlich
BT in the AM, Anne Pfeffer My BT classes feed my mind and spirit, and keep me connected to my BT friends. Being able to learn with my teachers and my rabbis (albeit in a different form) has literally been a lifeboat for me during this extraordinary time.
I like the games. They are fun but challenging and exciting. - Ariyel I like it that they still made a way to do a kind of service and that we do it all together as a family. - Dorie
MeZOOMin, Jeff Karlin My business was affected by the pandemic around week 3. I suddenly went from working 65 hours a week to almost zero. It was and has been a huge transition. Besides spending newfound time with my family, there wasn’t much structure to fill my days. We look forward to the scheduled MeZOOMin events as well as “Wecker Wednesdays.” Our rabbis have done a great job of keeping us entertained and educated. Yasher koach to all at BT for the great programming during these challenging times.
Women’s Hallel, Hudi Schorr Shiva is never an easy thing to experience, let alone during a pandemic. But if there’s one thing that the BT family knows best, it’s community. We were able to join more than 50 women strong as my mother got up from shiva, and, with the words of the Hallel, offer my mother our comfort and love. That’s extraordinary.
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SUMMERTIME AND THE LIVING IS EASY… BUT THE WORK REMAINS! Rabbi Chai Posner There is a longstanding custom to study Pirkei Avot (Ethics of our Fathers) over the summertime. Pirkei Avot is a section of the Mishna that focuses on character development and personal growth, rather than strictly halachic (legal) matters which makes up most of the rest of the Mishna. There are several different explanations for why we learn Pirkei Avot in the summer. The custom is to begin Pirkei Avot starting the first Shabbat after Pesach, learning one of the six chapters each week leading up to Shavuot. According to this reasoning, Pirkei Avot is learned in preparation for Matan Torah (the giving of the Torah) on Shavuot. Since proper ethical behavior is necessary to receive the Torah, we focus on morality and ethics leading up to Shavuot. After Shavuot we continue the learning all the way until Rosh Hashanah. In this view, learning Pirkei Avot over the summer is simply an extension of what began between Pesach and Shavuot. However, there is another opinion that sees learning Pirkei Avot as specifically driven by the character of the summer. As the song goes, “Summertime and the living is easy.” This approach understands that during the summer we naturally take a break. We take a step back. We go on vacation. We have some fun. And there is certainly nothing wrong with that. Summer is a great time to refresh and enjoy! However, in all of the fun, it is wise
MAZEL TOV Jessica Marder Spiro graduated from Columbia Law school and received the Ruth Bader Ginsberg award for academic achievement
MAZEL TOV B’NEI MITZVAH Zachary Abramson מתן חיים Son of Randi and Lawrence Abramson Friday, June 12, 2020 Zachary attends the Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School and is the brother of Carly Abramson. He is the grandson of Barbara and Marvin Abramson, and Irene and Michael Sherman. His hobbies include camping, biking, building websites, and video editing. For his Mitzvah Project, Zachary hopes to be able to help nursing home residents with technology.
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to remind ourselves not to get carried away. Jewish living isn’t only for 10 months of the year. I remember how, as we were growing up, our teachers would remind us at the end of school that “you don’t go on vacation from God.” After all, wherever we go over the summer, God goes with us. This is specifically why we learn Pirkei Avot over the summertime. It is to remind us of our responsibilities to God and to our fellow people. It is to remind us that the summer fun is not a free-for-all. After all, as Rabbi Tarfon says in Pirkei Avot 2:16: ”.חֹורין ִל ָּב ֵטל ִמ ֶּמ ָּנה ִ ַאתה ֶבן ָּ וְ ֹלא,אכה ִל ְגמֹר ָ “ֹלא ָע ֶליָך ַה ְּמ ָל “It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it.” If these past months have taught us anything, it is that there is still much work to be done in this world, and even in the summer we are not “at liberty to neglect it.” So, in all of the fun over the summer try also find some time to reflect on who you are, on your commitments to God, to your fellow Jew, and to this world as a whole. What are areas for growth and improvement? What “work” is unique to you, that you can bring to this world. How can you grow in your service of God and your service to people? This summer will undoubtedly look different than any summer in recent past. Kids will be home from camp, vacation plans will be curtailed, money will be tight. But the summer will still be an opportunity to step back and rejuvenate. Here’s to hoping that it will also be an opportunity to lean in and Re-JEW-venate!
George Blueford גבריאל Son of Miriam Rossman and the late George Blueford, Jr. Saturday, August 29, 2020 George attends the Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School and is the brother of Jacob Rossman and Rachel Goff. He is the grandson of the late Catherine Blueford, the late George A. Blueford, Sr., and the late Natalie J. Herstein. His hobbies include playing instruments (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, guitar, piano, etc.), drawing, cooking, camping and writing. For his Mitzvah Project, George is making masks for the current pandemic.
CONDOLENCES To Stuart Baker on the loss of his mother, Beverly Baker To Harry Chase on the loss of his brother, David Scherr To Joel Chazen on the loss of his mother, Marlyn Chazen
To Layne Herman on the loss of his mother, Corinne Vineberg To the Jacobs family on the loss of our member, Elaine Jacobs To Kathi Karlin on the loss of her father, Monroe Lunitz To Jack Kinstlinger on the loss of his wife, and our member, Marilyn Kinstlinger To the Klein family on the loss of our member, Robert “Bobby” Klein To Sharan Kushner and Susan Copeland on the loss of their mother, and our member, Fern Sydney Swerdlin To Virginia Lanzkron on the loss of her husband, and our member, Rolf Lanzkron To Marshall Levine on the loss of his brother, Lawrence “Larry” Levine To Carl Oppenheim on the loss of his father, Erich Oppenheim To Albert Polovoy on the loss of his wife, and our member, Donna Polovoy To Mordechai Sheynman on the loss of his mother, Sarah Sheynman
We are grateful for all your generous contibutions! View a complete list of acknowledgments at bethtfiloh.com/bulletin.
Mazal Tov to Beth Tfiloh’s Extraordinary
SUMMER 2020/TAMMUZ-AV 5780
BETH TFILOH BULLETIN
Class of 2020!
Ilanit Talya Abraham Joshua Thomas Adelstein Elianna Rose Albert Yisroel Aaron Arnson Samuel Gabriel Auerhan Hershel David Barnstein Steven Andrew Barron Andrew Thomas Bean Naomi Bennett Devin Jack Berman Sara Gabrielle Berman Anna Bitman Eden Zachary Brody Alexa Lillian Cohen
Ava Nicole Cohen Joshua Paul Cohen Rebecca Mollie Cohen Aviva Datlof Sophie Eliana Dubin Aleesa Malka Elbaum Elyana Fine Joseph Z. Franks Gaya Friedman Jordan Gabriel Friedman Anael Galilov Eli Louis Getz Sophie Madelyn Getz Max Avrum Goldman
Joshua Andrew Hanukayev Steven Herman Ari Jonathon Heyman Sarit Kaplan-Nadel Aleeza Shiri Kerbel Ronen Tal Kerbel Jason Lee King Tamir Eyal Krief Andrew Isaac Kuperman Gavriel Yehuda Leichter Julia Rose Leventer Leah Meyers Isabella Ava Miller Benjamin Garbow Monroe
Avishye David Moskowitz Monica Mutin Louis Charles Myers Chaviva Sophia Nicholas Zachary Samuel Pearlstone Emma Toby Platt Jordyn Leigh Rabinowitz Samuel Levi Rosemore Jonathan Louis Rosen Matthew Abram Rotman Samuel Jacob Rubin Tamara Alexandra Rubin Noam Benjamin Schoenfeld
Shira Chaya Seaman Ashley Rena Shaivitz Eedan Shavi Matan Shiller Selena Adele Shirkin Eden Hana Shoshan Julia Isabel Shpigel Sam Sidle Jeremy Max Silber Molly Beth Silverman Tyler Max Singer Abbey Rae Susel Michael Benjamin Harris Sykes
Ethan Max Traub Andrew Theodore Ungar Hannah Brooke Wahlberg Samantha Eliana Weiner Asher Simon Weinstock Emma Zoe Wions Ella Chaya Wohlberg Tyler Jordan Yurganov Arden Victoria Ziman Coby Nathaniel Ziv Samantha Zudov Joseph Moshe Zymelman Shoshana Abigail Zysman
We are so proud of our Class of 2020, whose members were accepted to the following 88 colleges and universities and 22 Israel programs, and awarded more than $5 million in merit scholarships. We wish you the best of luck in the future! Colleges and Universities Allegheny College American University Arizona State University Binghamton University Boston University Brandeis University Bucknell University College of Charleston Colorado School of Mines Dickinson College Drexel University Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emory University Fairleigh Dickinson University Florida Atlantic University Florida State University Franklin and Marshall College Frostburg State University George Washington University
Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Goucher College Hofstra University Hood College Indiana University at Bloomington Ithaca College James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Lehigh University Loyola University Maryland Lynn University Make-up Designory New York McDaniel College McGill University Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University Middlebury College New England College Northeastern University Norwich University
Nova Southeastern University Pennsylvania State University Purdue University Rochester Institute of Technology Rutgers University Salisbury University St. John’s College St. Mary’s College of Maryland Stevenson University SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse University Temple University Texas A&M University The College of Wooster The Ohio State University The University of Alabama The University of Arizona Towson University Tulane University
Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School Learning together. For life.
University of Central Florida University of Colorado University of Delaware University of Florida University of Georgia University of Hawaii University of Kentucky University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Maryland, College Park University of MassachusettsAmherst University of Miami University of Michigan University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of South Carolina University of Toronto University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison Vanderbilt University Virginia Tech
Washington College Washington University in St. Louis Wesleyan University West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Virginia University William and Mary Yeshiva University/Stern College for Women York College of Pennsylvania
Israel and Gap Year Programs Bar-Ilan University Kivunim International Gap Year Program Kol Ami- The Jewish Peoplehood Leadership Academy Machon Maayan MASA Israel/Bina Merchavim
Michlelet Mevaseret Yerusahlayim Midreshet Amit Midreshet Harova Midreshet Torah V’Avodah Nativ College Leadership Program in Israel Tiferet Center: Advanced Jewish Studies for Women Torah Tech Yeshivat Ashreinu Yeshivat Lev Hatorah Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh Yeshivat Orayta Yeshivat Reishit Yeshivat Shaalavim Yeshivat Sha’arei Mevaseret Zion Yeshivat Torat Shraga Young Judaea
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WE ARE SIMPLY ASTOUNDED BY THE GENEROSITY AND OVERWHELMING SUPPORT OF THE BETH TFILOH COMMUNITY. When it became clear that Spotlight 2020 could not happen in person, we quickly changed gears to transform our annual scholarship fundraising gala into a virtual online. We knew we had to help the Beth Tfiloh families who were impacted by the COVID-19 economic downturn, suddenly finding themselves in need of financial aid – some for the first time.
We never could have imagined a night like Spotlight 2020 at Home. Simply put, your response was AMAZING.
We truly did not know how people would react to an online scholarship fundraising event. What we did know was that we wanted the entire community to participate – to celebrate our resilience throughout this crisis as our school transformed into an online academy.
n T ogether, our community contributed
n 2 ,500+ Spotlight 2020 at Home
participants
RABBI MITCHELL WOHLBERG, Dean
n 7 69 donors
DR. ZIPORA SCHORR, Director of Education
n 250 sponsors
more than $925,000 to the BT Scholarship Relief Fund – $80,734 donated during our virtual event!
Phyllis and Leonard J. Attman Foundation and Family Dr. Adrian Dobs and Dr. Martin Auster In honor of BT’s Amazing Teachers and in honor of the BT Class of 2020
Susan and Steve Bond
The Haron Dahan Foundation In memory of Drs. Liebe and Earl Diamond
LARRY SEEGULL, President, Board of Trustees
PILLAR $5,000-$9,999
The David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation
Anonymous
The Philip and Harriet Klein Foundation
Benus and Blecher Families
In honor and in memory of Morton J. Macks
Deborah and Louis Baer Sharon and Jacob Benus, Liba and Avi Benus ‘94, Mia and Dr. Lee Blecher
Rosemary Gluck and Dr. Thomas Pozefsky Dr. Zipora Schorr
The Messing Family Foundation Natanzon and Taylor Families Penn Carliner Family The Polakoff Family
Ellyn, Stephen, Dara ‘05, Nancy, Ben, Lilly ‘22, Sophie ‘22, and Asher ‘24
Andrew and Trish Pollak and Family Frona A. Brown, Ed.D. and Family
MANDI MILLER, Director of Institutional Advancement
BECKY BRENNER, Vice President, Board of Trustees
LEADERSHIP $10,000+ Anonymous
We thank all of you for being a part of this special evening, and for your support of our mission: providing an outstanding education to so many deserving students in our community.
Tsipi and Michael Renbaum
Reba and Arnold G. Cohen Judi and Steve Fader Marcia and Harry Hochman Cheri and David Hurwitz, Linda and Steve Hurwitz, Suzanne and Marc Hurwitz
Irene and Robert Russel and Family
Phyllis and Nelson Neuman Family
Silverstein Family
Robin and Mark Neumann
Judy and Rick Morrison, Phyllis and Harvey Shankman
Beth J Kaplan and Bruce, Henry ’11, and Seth ‘15 Sholk Gilbert L. and Ruth Solomon Beth Tfiloh Community School Endowment
In loving memory of Phyllis A. Neuman
In loving memory of Judy by Martin Mintz Isaac Samuel and Family, Anton and Tamara Samuel and Family, Joseph and Dodi Samuel ‘98 and Family, Moty and Sharon ‘01 Bar and Family
Roz and Marvin H. Weiner Family Foundation Jerome G. and Annette S. Zimmerman Foundation
Lyn and Freddie Traub, Mitchell ‘14, Kelsey ‘16, and Ethan ‘20 Drs. Miller, Abrahams, Wray, and Mahmoudi
Joseph and Debra Weinberg Family Foundation Rabbi Mitchell and Sherry Wohlberg
Mike Adelstein in Loving Memory of Janean Adelstein
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SAFETY NET $1,800-$4,999 Anonymous (3)
Chaya and Howard Friedman
The Kazin Family
Richard Rynd
Alleviation Institute LLC Alexander Reznikov, ATP
Craig, Wendy, Sarah ‘08 and Julie ‘13 Friedman
Anna and Daniel Klein
Liora and Ed Schlesinger Heshy and Sandy Schoenfeld
Mr. Jeff Amdur
Eve and Mark Gheiler | MiCasa Title Group, LLC
Armand and Esther Lasky In honor of Liba and Avi Benus and our grandchildren Nomi and Devorah Benus
Arrow Parking Sharon ‘01 and Moty Bar and Family Joan and Brian Brown Carbiz: Jodi and Colin Fleisher and Debra and Jeff Berney
Teri ‘92 and David Gitlitz Gordon Feinblatt LLC Ned T. Himmelrich, Searle E. Mitnick, Abba David Poliakoff Sharon and David Green
Chase Bank
Elliott Gorbaty
Sophie and Richard Cohen
Abraham and Berly Hershkovitz
Joel Cohn and Jill Spector
Jeff and Shelly Hettleman
Crossroads Dental Arts | Joanne Block Rief DDS
Howard Bank
Dr. Howard and Maureen Davidov
Katz & Associates, PA on behalf of Betsy and David
Jill and Gary Eidelman and Family Josh, Jamie, Alyssa, and Ryann Forman
Mrs. Alan J. Karlin
Shelley and Robert Kaye
Patty and Charles Leve Emily, Scott, Ryan ’18, and Shayna Levin In loving memory of Janean Adelstein z”l and Ezra Seegull z”l
Stacy and Louis Schwartz The Nathan and Louise Schwartz Tzedaka Fund Abby Weinstock and Shawn Sefret Lois and Ben Sigman Rozzie and Harold Taylor The Velvet Chocolatier
Levinoff Family
Denise and Carl Verstandig
Feliks and Regina Leybengrub
Stacey and Steve Verstandig
Marc and Elaine Lowen
Kenny and Debbie Vogelstein
Martha Nathanson
R. A. Walton and Co. Inc.
Pearlstone Family Fund – Karen and P. J. Pearlstone
Donna and Howard Weiss
Rachel and Chai Posner Randallstown Synagogue Center
Michelle and Steve Wions Dr. Edward and Faith Wolf York Roofing, Inc.
SUPPORTER $500-$1,799 Randi and Larry Abramson In honor of Zach’s Bar Mitzvah
Sheldon and Carol Glusman
Gerald and Betty Maizlish
Alvin and Marcia Sachs
Leslie and David Goldstein
Calla and Todd Samuels
Edie and Robert Altshuler
Dena and Mayer Gorbaty
Dror and Vered Mei-Tal Global Telecom
Ivy and Christopher Ammann
Cass and Sheldon Gottlieb
Ellen and Joseph Miller
In memory of Barbara Samuelson by Friends of Barbara Samuelson
Anonymous (4)
Lisa and David Hackam
Judy and Judah Minkove
Ron Samuelson
The Hammond Family
Searle and Deborah Mitnick
Steve Samuelson
Best Battery
Faith, Adam, Maia ‘15 and Bradley ‘19 Harrison
Phipps and Tom Moran Amie Sue and Paul Nochumowitz
Jeff, Cindy, Maya and Jake Schreiber
David and Jody Berg
Steven and Shari Hawtof
Rabbi Yehuda Oratz
Alvan and Gertrude Schunick
In memory of Sheldon Berman by Ann Berman and Family
Ezra and Courtney Hercenberg
Shoshi ‘03 and Brian ‘98 Ponczak
Diane and Larry Seegull
Margie and Lowell Herman
Rena and Sheldon Polun
Tina and Lee Sheller
Wendy and David Berman
Mark and Debi Holzman
Sabi and Savti Posner
Joe Silhavy
Becky, Josh, Jacob ‘19 and Noah Brenner
Larraine Bernstein and Kenneth Hornstein
Carol and Allan Pristoop
Margie, Randall, Tyler and Lexi Singer
Elizabeth and Eric Brown
IntelliComp Technologies Inc.
Cherie and Jeb Brownstein
The Jakob Family
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bruner
Peter, Ilene, Mitchell ‘18, and Margot Jay
Bruce, Susan, Alex and Adrian Rabin
Susanna and Gregory Smith
Rena and Elliot Rank
Sol Levinson and Bros., Inc.
City Wide Maintenance of Central Maryland
Harvey and Cindy Kasner
Helene and Robert Riederman
Diane and Nathan Torn
David and Renata ‘00 Kepner
Triangle Sign
Jesse and Steve Cleveland
Bebe Kernan and Ken Kinsey
Law Offices of Rochlin, Settleman & Dobres, P.A.
Steven Cohen
Aviva and Shalom Kovacs
Stuart and Nancy Rombro
Rachel Steinberg Warschawski ‘96 and David Warschawski
Defender One Security Jon, Jen, Jared ‘16 and Ali Krieger
Joseph and Nancy Kowitz
Justin and Avigail Rosemore
Ahuva Weinreb
The La Fiandra Family Ella ‘24, Olivia ‘21, Joseph ‘19, Jackie and Dino
Harriet Rosen
Stan and Elaine Weintraub
The Rosenblatt Group Sam Rosenblatt, Mortgage Planner
Marilyn Weisman and Family
Ellen, Larry, Emily, Jeremy and Adam Feldman
Marcia and Marc Leavey
Marilyn and Josef Rosenblatt
Risa and Josh ‘98 Wolf
Marshall and Sarellen Levine
Danielle and Saul Roskes
Jack Finkelstein and Frances Kessler
David and Sue Liebman
Miriam Rossman
Zahler Construction and Development, LLC
Myra and William Z. Fox
Drs. Gail and Bob Liss The Liss Family Philanthropic Fund
Jason, Laura, Evan and Harris Rubenstein
Julie and Dr. Gary Applebaum Dr. Marc and Debra Attman
Natalie and Jay Chason
Dr. Michael and Linda Elman Law Office of Larry J. Feldman
Shellye and Steve Gilden and Family
Quarry Orthodontics Dr. Michael Noorani and Dr. Jill Baldinger
Michael and Susan Sless Smile Forever Dentistry
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