Beth Tfiloh BULLETIN - December 2017 by Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School & Congregation

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WINTER WONDERFUL SHABBAT Celebrating the Joy of Judaism,

A WARM & DELICIOUS SHABBAT WITH Embracing all Jews. SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, KISLEV-TEVET FAMILIES & ADULTS OF ALL AGES!! 5778 DECEMBER 2017

Meet & Greet • Hebew School Family Program • Cookie Minyan • Mini Minion Kid Cong • Parsha Insights for Women Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program • Intriguing Sermons • Special Simcha Kiddush

Chanukah Trivia: Eight Fun Facts for the Festival of Lights By Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe, Beth Tfiloh Community Educator Chanukah is our winter festival filled with light and latkes, gifts and gelt. Here are eight fun facts, one for each night of the Chanukah holiday: 1. We light one candle for the first night, two candles for the second night and so on until the eighth night when we fill the menorah with eight lights. This seems natural and obvious to us. However, this was the source of a dispute between Tana’itic sages. While we follow Beit Hillel’s opinion to add a candle every night, Beit Shammai held the opposite. They thought that we should start with eight candles and decrease the number each night!

2. In Israel the letters on the dreidel are oa vhv kusd xb — a great miracle happened here. Outside of Israel the letters are: vp vhv kusd xb — a great miracle happened there.

Guests, Visitors and Prospective New Members are welcome

3. A menorah is lit in our synagogues to publicize the miracle of Chanukah. We placed the menorah on the southern wall – just like the menorah in the Temple. 4. Erev Shabbat Chanukah feels like the shortest Friday of the year. Not only does the sun set very early, we need to gather everyone and light Chanukah candles before Shabbat candles! That’s why our sages tell us to save singing Ma’oz Tzur until the Shabbat meal! 5. Purim and Chanukah are our two major rabbinic holidays. Yet there is a profound difference between them. The Purim gragger is spun from the bottom, symbolizing the Jews’ prayers and entreaties to God to save the day. The

High School Open House

Dec. 4, 7 pm

Lower School Tour with Principals

Dec. 6, 8:45 am

What’s Your Child’s Passion? Find it at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School Baltimore’s only co-ed college preparatory Jewish day school oﬀering PreSchool through High School

dreidel, on Chanukah, is spun from the top, signifying God’s showering us with miracles even without our prayers! 6. While Purim has a megillah that was canonized in our Bible, Chanukah does not. Yet there is a book called Sefer HaMaccabim – Maccabees I - that was written by an observant Jewish soldier and contains a lot of the stories that we know about Chanukah today. 7. Spinning the dreidel started when students were illegally studying Torah, forbidden by the Greeks. Whenever the Greek soldiers made a surprise visit, the students would quickly whip out their dreidels and pretend to gamble. Perhaps that is why we play dreidel with money today! 8. In Israel there are over 100 children’s songs about Chanukah! jna vfubj – A freilichin Chanukah!

NEXT SPECIAL MEAT

SIMCHA KIDDUSH January 6

Celebrate a birthday, anniversry, birth, graduation, engagement or other special occasion with your BT family and other Simcha celebrants

$300 SPONSORSHIP Contact Eve Kresin Steinberg 410-413-2251, esteinberg@btfiloh.org

7:00 am

8:30 am 7:00 am 4:30 pm 4:45 pm 4:50 pm

8:30 am 7:00 am 4:35 pm 4:20 pm 4:50 pm 4:55 pm

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Sun Shacharit M-F Shacharit S-Th Mincha S-Th PM Class S-Th Maariv

S-M Shacharit T-Th Shacharit S-W Mincha Th Mincha S-Th PM Class S-Th Maariv

Sun Shacharit Sun Mincha Sun PM Class Sun Maariv

Weekday Services

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Sixth Chanukah Candle

Empty Nester Chavurah

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Community Mitzvah Day

Seventh Chanukah Candle

Rosh Chodesh

BT in the AM Mercaz Book Club Family Chanukah Bingo

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PS Conferences

Living Room Learning

BT in the AM

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BT in the AM

Body & Soul

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Eighth Chanukah Candle

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Rosh Chodesh

First Chanukah Candle

Six13 Chanukah Concert

recited each weekday morning 10 minutes prior to Shacharit prayers.

TUESDAY

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Israeli Dance

Yaffe Scholars

Lunch Bunch

Mercaz Book Club

Second Chanukah Candle

Yaffe Scholars Israeli Dance

LS Tour with Principals PS Conferences “My Life as a Nazi Hunter” Lecture “Growing Confident Children” Lecture Israeli Dance

WEDNESDAY

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Please note: T’hillim are

MONDAY

HS Open House for Prospective Parents

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Fast of the Tenth of Tevet

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Fourth Chanukah Candle

Mincha Kabbalat Shabbat

Chumash Program

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Bat Mitzvah: Samantha Birenbaum

Weiner Basketball Tournament

Mincha Kabbalat Shabbat

FRIDAY Shabbat Services

Shacharit 8:45 am The Minyan 9:15 am Teen Minyan 9:32 am Mincha 4:15 pm Seudah and Class 4:45 pm Maariv 5:35 pm Shabbat Ends 5:35 pm

VAYECHI

Shacharit 8:45 am The Minyan 9:15 am Teen Minyan 9:32 am Mincha 4:10 pm Seudah and Class 4:40 pm Maariv 5:30 pm Shabbat Ends 5:30 pm

VAYIGASH

Shacharit 8:45 am The Minyan 9:15 am Teen Minyan 9:32 am Mincha 4:10 pm Seudah and Class 4:40 pm Maariv 5:25 pm Shabbat Ends 5:27 pm

MIKEITZ

Shacharit 8:45 am The Minyan 9:15 am Teen Minyan 9:32 am Mincha 4:10 pm Seudah and Class 4:40 pm Maariv 5:25 pm Shabbat Ends 5:25 pm

VAYEISHEV

Shacharit 8:45 am The Minyan 9:15 am Teen Minyan 9:32 am Mincha 4:10 pm Seudah and Class 4:40 pm Maariv 5:25 pm Shabbat Ends 5:26 pm

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Daughter of Nira and Robert Birenbaum Sat., Dec. 9, 2017

Samantha attends Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School and is the sister of Zachary Birenbaum. She is the granddaughter of Debra and Howard Birenbaum, and Sousan and Bijan Simhai; and the greatgranddaughter of Helen and the late William Tannenbaum, and Celia and Fred Birenbaum. Her hobbies include sewing, theatre, bike riding and reading. For her Mitzvah Project, Sammie is sewing pillows to give to sick children in the hospital.

Please join Rabbi Yoggev at a weekly Zohar class Participants will explore the depths of this classic mystical text, including topics such as: • Creation

DECEMBER 2017 A KISLEV-TEVET 5778 MEN'S NIGHT - Thank you to the 200+ men who enjoyed a great night out while raising money to support BT’s Congregation, School and Camps programming at the BT Brotherhood’s 4th annual Men's Night Out. Congratulations to the three big winners: Nadav Spiegler, Stephen Leavey, and Eric Black. They will deliver the 200+ toys donated at Men’s Night to Horizon Day Camp, a summer camp for children with cancer and their siblings.

Men & Women’s Clothing Drive Sponsored by BT Cares & BT Sisterhood

Snow Date: Sunday, January 21 Donation will benefit men and women through CHANA. Donation receipts will be given. Contact Lindsay Gaister, Director of Social Action, lgaister@btfiloh.org

Rabbi Eli Yoggev

• Levels of inspiration • Jewish holidays based on the Kabbalah • Water and light imagery • Concepts of the “self”... and more. Class meets on Thursday nights (no class Dec. 14) from 9-10 pm at Rabbi Yoggev’s home, 3202 Old Post Drive, Apt. 10. Refreshments will be served. This interactive class is open to women and men, and is in English. Please note that no prior knowledge of Zohar is necessary. Participants use this translation of the Zohar: Zohar: The Book of Enlightenment (Classics of Western Spirituality), if you would like to purchase your own copy. Please contact eyoggev@btfiloh.org for any questions. 3

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Sisterhood News Lots of exciting things coming up from Sisterhood. For all Mahjongg afficionados - get your new 2018 Mahjongg Cards from Linda Barron 410484-1985. Deadline is January 15, 2018. Are you a reader? Looking for gifts? Sisterhood will be at Barnes and Noble the week of December 18. Not only will we be gift wrapping, but we will be sponsoring a Book Fair that week. See the coupon on this page and use our special code online at bn.com/bookfairs or take the coupon with you to make purchases at Barnes and Noble. Help the Sisterhood raise funds to support the Synagogue and School. Save the date! Game Day is January 30, 2018. Snow date is February 7, 2018.

SISTERHOOD GIFT SHOP Phone: 410-413-2227 www.bethtfiloh.com/giftshop Hours: Sun: 10 am-1 pm, Mon-Thur: 1-4 pm

Mitzvah Cards Brenda Boches Marcia Miller

410-585-1045 410-580-2039

Special Mitzvah Cards Charlene Schimberg

PNC Mortgage Harvey Grutman Great rates!!! 410-415-6000 Harvey.Grutman@pncmortgage.com NMLS 587326

Chesed Committee Roselyn Kalb

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New Members ohtcv ohfurc We are delighted to welcome the recent new members of our Congregation:

Marie and Jeffrey Kaplan - Jeffrey is a retired pediatrician. They are the parents of our members Daniel Kaplan and Jill Green. Brandon and Shari Kirk and their children, Shelby (4th grade) and Jack (Kindergarten).

Join us on December 9 for a special

Cookie Minyan and Mini Minion Lunch and Family Gym Fantastic services with Morah Cindy and Morah Temi followed by a yummy lunch, crafts for kids and open family gym with Coach Fuld. Register online by December 5

www.bethtfiloh.com/register

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Meet our Members Ezra and Courtney Hercenberg Ezra and Courtney Hercenberg moved from Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood to Pikesville this past April specifically to become part of the BT school and shul community. “We have met a lot of great people since moving here and are very happy we made the decision to move—even though we did enjoy living down in the city,” says Courtney. The move provided their 2 year-old son, Ethan, who started in BT PreSchool’s 2’s program this fall, with many more playdate opportunities and kid-friendly activities. “We wanted more of a Jewish community than we had downtown,” she adds. Ezra owns and runs a general contracting company that operates mostly in Washington DC, building high-end multi-family apartments and condominiums. Courtney also works for the company managing the bookkeeping, running the HR department, and “doing whatever else is needed!” An LCSW-C, Courtney has also spent the past 10 years providing outpatient mental health care.

Courtney notes that among Ethan’s many talents is soccer, which he started playing shortly after learning to walk at nine months. “He is quite good—and it seems he is left-footed, which is something that does not run in our family.” Their baby, 3 monthold Kira, is Ethan’s biggest fan, watching his every move. Her special talent? “Her ability to stay up all day long!” laughs Courtney. Family fun for the Hercenbergs includes spending time at the beach and pool, and taking family walks. They also enjoy coming to BT on Shabbat, attending the services, and going to the Cookie Minyan. “BT is a nice community—even with a big congregation, it has a personal feel to it,” Courtney shares. “Within 12 hours of giving birth to Kira, I had a message from two of BT’s rabbis as well as [BT School Director of Education] Dr. Schorr, all congratulating us on Kira’s birth.” The Hercenbergs were touched by the many BT shul and staff members who delivered meals and presents to their

My Life as a Nazi-Hunter

Successes, Failures and Insights by Dr. Efraim Zuroff Director, Simon Wiesenthal Center – Israel ofﬁce and Eastern European Affairs

Wednesday, December 6, 7:30 pm Beth Tﬁloh Dahan Community School’s Mintzes Theatre 3300 Old Court Road, Pikesville Use campus’s East Entrance to access the High School entrance CART Live Captions for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will be provided, sponsored by a generous grant from the Herbert Bearman Foundation and the Louise D. and Morton J. Macks Center for Jewish Education, an agency of the Associated.

For more than 35 years, Nobel Peace Prize nomineeDr. Efraim Zuroff has hunted down Nazi war criminals all over the world and helped bring them to justice, unveiling the truth of the Holocaust’s horrors and keeping its victims’ memories alive. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

Sponsored by the Mercaz ofﬁce: 410-413-2321 or mercaz@btﬁloh.org

family in the weeks preceding Kira’s birth. “It felt very nice to be welcomed into this community in such a way, and is something that I think would be hard to find in other communities.”

BT Young Professionals A new group, BT Young Professionals (“BTYP”), is providing engaging programming Young Professionals for young professionals age 21+ to mid,-late 30's. In addition to running independent events, BTYP partners with other institutions to offer Young Professionals all that BT has to offer. With the support and leadership of Rabbi Eli Yoggev and Marlene Hollander, we have created a Young Professionals committee and programming focused on our Young Professionals’ feedback.

Recent events have included a special BTYP as part of the BT Shabbat Project Dinner, a Sukkot event at B’nai Israel, and a downtown book club. BTYP is participating in the upcoming Chanukah BrewHaHa on December. 13 at Union Craft Brewing (see details on page 7). The BT leadership is excited to bring in more of this cohort to our community. Through BTYP, our goal is to make BT a relevant and vibrant home for the Young Professionals of our community. For more information about getting involved in BTYP or to get on our mailing list, contact Marlene Hollander, mhollander@btfiloh.org. 5

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School News Can you mentor a BT senior this spring? Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community High School is seeking mentors to provide 12th grade Beth Tfiloh students with four-week internships this spring. This is an extraordinary opportunity for our seniors to explore their interests and gain valuable work experience from experts and professionals in a variety of fields. Examples of past BT senior internship placements include the fields of accounting, architecture, computer science, technology, engineering, finance, general business, journalism, law, marketing, medicince, non-profits, and education. The 30 hour per week unpaid internship runs from March 12 to April 13, 2018

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Doors Open at 5:30 PM / Auditorium $5 / person - $25 family maximum Pizza available by pre-order for an additional fee. Come light the menorah on the 7th night of Chanukah! No Chanukah would be complete without the fun of Family Bingo, the delight of eating latkes, and the excitement of playing games all in the spirit of fun and camaraderie. Everyone is a winner! Register and order pizza by Thursday, December 13 at 9 AM BT Cares Toy Collection: Please bring brand new, unwrapped and unopened toys to be donated to children at Hackerman Patz House.

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BT students excel in college entrance exams Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School students outperform their counterparts in Baltimore County Public Schools and across Maryland state. These impressive statistics reflect the academic preparation BT students receive for college, and of the wealth of opportunities they have, based upon their achievements. This data reinforces what 92% of our School parents reported in our most recent survey â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that a Beth Tfiloh education prepares their children for the next level of education.

More School News online >Fall Team Sports championships in soccer, cross country & volleyball >Middle School STEAM (STEM+Arts) project >4th Grade learns nuts and bolts of writing Divrei Torah from BT rabbis >PreSchool playground enhancements stimulate creative play >BT students attend AIPAC High School Summit

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Think you know Beth Tfiloh?? Check us out at this year’s….

Chanukah Concert

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Tuesday, December 12

CHANUKAH BREWHAHA Join B.T. Young Professionals’ “Shot for Shot” — answer a Chanukah question correctly, hit a basketball shot, get a “shot” at a prize!

Wednesday, December 13 7-10 pm Union Craft Brewing 1700 Union Ave, Suite D, Baltimore, MD 21211

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SCHEDULE 5:15–6:15 pm

A “Nugget” of a Meal for Purchase, Tuvin Hall Chicken nuggets, latkes, veggie platter dinner $10/Adult; $7/Kids (ages 8-18); $5/Kids (ages 2-7)

6:30–7:30 pm

Chanukah Candlelighting and Six13 Concert, Rosen Performing Arts Center, Mintzes Theatre $10/Adult; $5/Kids (ages 2-18) General Admission Seating Doors open at 6:00 pm

www.bethtfiloh.com/register

AGOGUE SYN SCHOOL CAMP

Registration Deadlines: Dinner - Wednesday, December 6, 9 am Concert Tickets - Monday, December 11, midnight To learn more about Six13 and hear their music, visit http://www.six13.com

Includes: special Chanukah BrewHaHa souvenir glass & complimentary 1st beer, Music by DJs dreidel contests, Sumo wrestling, a photo booth, Chanukah games, service projects and so much more...

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TICKETS: $18 in advance, $23 at the door– age 21+ (Valid ID required for entry)

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Star K certified Kosher food is available for purchase Space is limited so buy your tickets early! Parking is limited so we recommend you carpool, Uber, or take the light rail to Woodberry Station!

Registration opens shortly after Thanksgiving. Call 410.517.3451 or visit btcamps.org for more information.

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We have GREAT NEWS to share! To date,

The even greater news is that there is still time for you over 400 Beth Tfiloh families have made gifts qualifying to take advantage of the Russel Family Challenge Grant. for the Russel Family Challenge Grant, which matches Gifts to the Annual Campaign help make Beth Tfiloh increased or first-time gifts to the 2018 Beth Tfiloh the outstanding and dynamic community that it is. Here Annual Campaign. is how YOUR gift will make a difference.

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Supports

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…BT’s highly acclaimed College Guidance program

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…resources for weekly Children’s Shabbat services

$750

…transportation and equipment for BT’s 43 Athletic Teams

$500

…supplies for the new Lower School MakerSpace hands-on learning center

$360

…teachers’ participation in professional development workshops

$180

…Shabbat dinner experience at Beth Tfiloh

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…Lunch Bunch program uniting senior citizens for socializing and cultural activities for at Beth Tfiloh

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…the Middle School’s Yachad program where BT Middle Schoolers participate in inclusive programs for individuals with disabilities.

Participation Is Everything! Just as important as Our parents’ participation the dollars raised is the speaks volumes about our percentage of BT school school and its values — parents who contribute •• It reflects the mitzvah of tzedakah taught at BT. to Beth Tfiloh’s Annual Campaign. Whether your • It sets an example for other parents to follow. gift is $18 or $1,800, the • It demonstrates a strong level act of giving is key to the of parent commitment to the strength of our school.

community, including potential donors and foundations.

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We gratefully acknowledge the following contributions to our Congregation & School ROSALIE AND RICHARD ALTER SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Honor of: Sandy and Sheldon Dobres and Julie and Gary Applebaum, on chairing the best FIDF Gala in Baltimore history, by Rosalie and Richard Alter, and Rachel and Zach Alter Beth and Michael Sellman, and Allison and Mike Raphael, on the birth of Levi, a new member of the tribe, by Rosalie and Richard Alter, and Rachel and Zach Alter Bruce Sholk, on receiving the Renaissance Award from Hillel International, by Rosalie and Richard Alter, and Rachel and Zach Alter In Memory of: Allen Green, by Rosalie and Richard Alter, and Rachel and Zach Alter Elsie Legum, by Rosalie and Richard Alter, and Rachel and Zach Alter

BETH JACOB SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Honor of Mark Eisen, on his special birthday, by Dorathy and Arnold Goldberg

BETH TFILOH DAHAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL In Honor of: Ann Sue Grossman, on her special birthday, by Jill Spector and Joel Cohn In Memory of: Yale Fagan, by Ethel and Isaac Gheiler and family, Renee and Burton King Elsie Miller Legum, by Joanne and Fred Felton, Wendy and Craig Friedman, Marcia, Emily and Lindsey Katz

BETH TFILOH DAHAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL ALUMNI FUND In Memory of: Yale Fagan, by Rayut Berkowitz

BETH TFILOH DAHAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Honor of: Michelle and Scott Cherry, on the birth of their daughter, Demi, by Joan and Larry Feldman Joan and Larry Feldman, on the birth of their newest grandson, by Susan and Michael Sless Marcia and Harry Hochman, on their 35th wedding anniversary, by Honey and Michael Shara Heather and Aaron Levinoff, on the birth of their daughter, by Joan and Larry Feldman Rena and Sheldon Polun, on their special wedding anniversary, by Stacy and Louis Schwartz and family Eve Kresin Steinberg, on her grandson, Micah Warschawski, becoming a Bar Mitzvah, by Ineza and David Chikvashvili Micah Warschawski, on becoming a Bar Mitzvah, by Stacy and Louis Schwartz and family

In Memory of: Lt. Avshalom Armoni, by Hazel and Mike Radowsky Jeanne Caplan, by Miriam and Sidney Schlachman Cantor Abraham Denburg, by Rabbi Yehuda Oratz Samuel Einbinder, by Judy and Marty Mintz Yale Fagan, by Allison and Aaron Magat, Cheri Milrad, Sherri and Neil Sweren Joyce Feinberg, by Rabbi Yehuda Oratz, Jeanne Wachter Perla Finkielszstein, by Carole and Ron Fradkin Sylvia Gimbel, by Lynn and Harold Davidov Sonia Goldberg, by Rabbi Yehuda Oratz Allen Green, by Elaine and Marc Lowen Larry Grutman, by Mindy and Jud Lipowitz, Rabbi Yehuda Oratz, Susan and Michael Sless Ellen Hettleman, by Rabbi Yehuda Oratz Yosef Katz, by Rabbi Yehuda Oratz Jerome Kern, by Mindy and Jud Lipowitz, Allison and Aaron Magat, Wendy and Jeffrey Miller and family, Rabbi Yehuda Oratz Selma Klein, by Allison and Aaron Magat and family Toby Knopf, by Mandi and Brett Miller Sherwood Kohn, by Rabbi Yehuda Oratz Samuel Kurland, by Rabbi Yehuda Oratz Elsie Miller Legum, by Larraine Bernstein and Ken Hornstein, Shirley and Larry Block, Natalie and Jay Chason, Jill, Gary, Sara, Josh and Eric Eidelman, Joyce and Richard Franklin, Allison and Aaron Magat, Wendy and Jeffrey Miller and family, Cheri Milrad, Rabbi Yehuda Oratz, Tina and Lee Sheller, Nina and Gary Wand Daniel Pevner, by Yael and David Moses, Rachelle and Ronnie Silverstein Norman Sklar, by Rochelle, Mark, Malcah, Shoshana and Zvi Effron, Susan and Michael Sless

JEROME AND RHEDA FADER CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Memory of: Laurie Schimmel, by the attendees of the 2017 Camp Milldale Reunion The birthday of Laurie Schimmel, by Lillian Alpert, Robin Gladstone, Julie and Adam Gladstone, Vic Gladstone and Mary Saylor, Jenna and Sam Millman.

GENERAL FUND In Honor of: A generous donation was made by Judith Asner. Elayne and Buzz Berg, on Elayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday and their 65th wedding anniversary, by Tootsie and Mark Eisenberg Mark Eisen, on his special birthday, by Marsha and Jay Danick, Dorathy and Arnold Golberg Irvin Fishbein, on his 95th birthday, by Reba and Arnold Cohen Harry Sommer and High Holiday Ushers, in

appreciation, by Lisa and Steve Attman Micah Warschawski, on becoming a Bar Mitzvah, by Danielle and Saul Roskes Rabbi Chaim Wecker, in appreciation, by Susan Miller In Memory of: Beverly Albin, by Reba and Arnold Cohen Joyce Feinberg, by Barbara Aarons Sonia Goldberg, by Malcolm Renbaum Allen I. Green, by Nancy Fink, Michael Mohler Elsie Miller Legum, by Marsha and Jay Danick, Karen and William Glazer, Klein Enterprises, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Shindler Emanuel Levy, by Ted Chernak, Anne Madow Louis W. Miller, by Susan Miller Hal Schlaffer, by Norman DuBois and Family Leah Szmidt, by Amy and Mark Rotenberg

SHELLYE & STEVE GILDEN FAMILY PROGRAMMING FUND In Memory of: Donald Caplan, by Shellye and Steve Gilden Allen Green, by Shellye and Steve Gilden

SONIA AND STANLEY GOLDBERG ADOPT-A-CHILD FUND In Memory of: Yale Fagan, by Leslie and Ron Goldberg, and Stanley Goldberg Allen Green, by Leslie and Ron Goldberg Jerome Kern, by Leslie and Ron Goldberg Sonia Goldberg, by Barbara Aarons, Fran and Sol Ackman, Faye and Abe Adler, Teresa Alpert and Alan Green, Donna and Irwin Azman, Linda Barron, the BT Sisterhood, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Billig, Mindee and Bruce Block, Janet and Howard Blum, Lynne and Victor Brick, Evie Burlant, Mark Carp, Laura Cohen, Kristen Minch and Kristen Mylotte, Reba and Arnold Cohen, Annette and Joe Cooper, Barbara and Paul Cooper, Shari and Larry Cooper, Reta Davis, Sandy and Stuart Dettelbach, Sandy and Sheldon Dobres, and Leslie and David Goldstein, Terry and Michael Frank, Renee and Scott Furman, Karen and Bill Glazer, Stacey Glazer, Myra and Burt Gold, Toby and Randy Goodman, Julie and Alan Gordon, Lois and Leonard Greenebaum, Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum, Lynn and Stan Haas, Sarah and David Hirshfeld, Marianne and Larry Hornstein, Judy A. Hyatt, Joanne Schwartz Jacobs and Alan Jacobs, Roberta and Ron Katz, Elsa Kramer, Joy and Richard Lacey, Carlyn Levy and Joann Levy, Gayle Levy, Shirley Littman, the Manekin Family, Donna and Al Polovoy, Barbara Rosen and Marvin Renbaum, Debi and Ricky Rothstein, Doris Schwartz, Fanny and Morris Segall, Terry J Posner Seidel and Gene Seidel and family, Adele Sidle, Susan and Michael Sless, Cindy and Jerry Stern, Ronda and Mark Stiekman, Lenore Talles, Marty Taubenfeld, Kathy and Stevan Weinberg Elsie Legum, by Ron and Leslie Goldberg

BETH TFILOH BULLETIN DR. ISADORE AND HILDA KAPLAN SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND In Memory of: Sonia Goldberg, by Ellen and Jay Feinglass

DECEMBER 2017 A KISLEV-TEVET 5778 Daniel Pevner, by Sandy and Sheldon Dobres

MILTON AND RAE SAMUELSON MEMORIAL FUND In Memory of:

MAX AND ESTHER KAYE ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Manny Levy, by Barbara and Steve Samuelson, and Phyllis Kolodner

In Honor of:

COREY SEIDEL EDUCATIONAL FUND

Ilene and Steve Mackler, on the birth of their grandson, Logan James, by Shelley and Bob Kaye Rabbi Mitchell and Sherry Wohlberg, with appreciation for their Sukkot hospitality, by Shelley and Bob Kaye

LEVINE FAMILY ARTS APPRECIATION FUND Speedy Recovery to: Beth Blumberg, by Sarellen and Marshall Levine

LOUISE D. AND MORTON J. MACKS SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Memory of: Sonia Goldberg, by Selma Kitt

THE MERCAZ DAHAN CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE AND LEARNING In Honor of: Rena and Sheldon Polun, on their 50th wedding anniversary, by Jackie and Irwin Cohen In Memory of: To commemorate the yahrzeit of George Ehrlich, by Rosanne and Keith Ehrlich

NATANZON & TAYLOR FAMILY ISRAEL/ POLAND TRIP FUND In Honor of: Shellye Gilden, on being honored by Israel Bonds, by Tova and Rony Natanzon

THE STANLEY Z. PENN MEMORIAL LECTURE FUND In Honor of: Linda and Steve Hurwitz, on the engagement of their son, Michael to Morgan, by Helene Penn Dorf. Linda and Arnold Kaufman, on their new home, by Helene Penn Dorf In Memory of: Elsie M. Legum, by Angelica and Joe Carliner, Beth Carliner, Ruthie and David Carliner, Helene Penn Dorf Jules Shaivitz, by Helene Penn Dorf Joanne Shecter, by Helene Penn Dorf

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND In Honor of: Allison and Michael Raphael, on the naming of their son after her father, by Rosalie Sellman. In Memory of: Beverly Albin, by Richard Rynd Yale Isaac Fagan, by Edie and Bob Altshuler Philip Klein, by Sandy and Sheldon Dobres Emanuel “Manny” Levy, by Frona Brown and Beryl Rosenstein

In Memory of: Ivan Oshrine, by Nancy and Jeff DuBois

SISTERHOOD GIFT FUND Speedy Recovery to: Jean Burgan, by Charlene Schimberg In Memory of: Danny Pevner, by Brenda and Frank Boches, Charlene Schimberg, Judy and Marty Woolfson

THE HOLLY & STEVEN VENICK & FAMILY EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY FUND In Memory of: Yale Isaac Fagan, by Holly and Steven Venick Sonia Goldberg, by Holly and Steven Venick

EDWARD AND FAITH WOLF SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Honor of:

Condolences We extend our heartfelt condolences to the following members:

To Stanley, Glenn and Ron Goldberg on the loss of their wife and mother, and our member, Sonia Goldberg To Susan Green and Daniel Green on the loss of their father, Allen Green To Harvey Grutman on the loss of his father, Larry Grutman To Margie Herman on the loss of her mother, and our member, Elsie Miller Legum To the family of our member, Philip Klein To Melissa Peters on the loss of her father, Jerome Kern To Herbert Proper on the loss of his sister, Esther Elkin To Sherri Sweren on the loss of her father, Yale Fagan To Nathan Torn on the loss of his mother, Anna Torn To the family of our member Jacqueline Wilen

Shabbat Kiddush Sponsors

Shoshi and Brian Ponczak, on the birth of their daughter, Molly, by Laurie and Mike Kott

We appreciate the generosity of the following individuals for their sponsorship of the weekly Shabbat morning Kiddush:

Mazel Tov

OCTOBER 14 - Marianne and Paul Solovyovsky in honor of their daughter, Maya becoming a Bat Mitzvah OCTOBER 21 - SIMCHA KIDDUSH • Renee Koplon and Marc Schwarzschild in honor of Marc’s birthday • Stephen Oliner and Jane Epstein • Ira Fine in honor of the upcoming Bat Mitzvah of Allison Blank • Alan and Carolee Getz in honor of their 60th wedding anniversary • The family of Irvin Fishbein in honor of his 95th birthday • Rena and Sheldon Polun in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary OCTOBER 28 - Harvey and Rachel Gordon in honor of their son, Noah, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. NOVEMBER 4 - Avi and Shiri Leibowitz in honor of their daughter, Michal, becoming a Bat Mitzvah.

We extend a Mazel Tov to the following members: To Nikki and Ben Elgamil on the birth of their daughter, Melody Fay To Joan and Larry Feldman on the birth of their grandson, Dov Hillel Feldman, son of Ben ’06 and Janna Feldman; and to the greatgrandfather, Irvin Fishbein To Alison and Michael Kleinberg, on their son, Peter Kleinberg’s auf-ruf and marriage to Melissa Wurtzel, daughter of Ruth Jacobs; and to the grandparents, Gertrude Yohay, Connie and Israel Kleinberg, and Ellen Jacobs To Rose Walder Lipsitz ’06 and Andrew Lipsitz ’06 on the birth of their daughter, Ivy Isabella Lipsitz; and to the grandparents, Suzanne and Charles Walder, and Rochelle and Gary Lipsitz To Adam and Ryan Munitz on the birth of their daughter, Bella Lilly Munitz; and to the grandparents, Angela and Alex Munitz To Ian Oliner and Samantha Pruden on their marriage and on Ian’s auf-ruf; to their parents Stephen and Jane Oliner, Carol and Martin Kalmanson, and Jeffrey and Sheri Pruden; and to the grandparents, Shirley Oliner, and Elaine and Jerry Lapidus To Hillary and Zvi Spivack on the birth of their son, Kai Stuart To Rachel and David Warschawski on their son, Micah Kurt, becoming a Bar Mitzvah. Micah is the grandson of Eve Kresin Steinberg and Steven G. Steinberg z”l

Rikud Baltimore:

Israeli Dancing with Carol Rubin

Every Wednesday 8-10 PM Lower School Zimmerman Gym For more information contact Carol Rubin (410-415-5872) or RikudBaltimore@gmail.com or go to tinyurl.com/RikudBaltimore.

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Shabbat Wine Sponsors We appreciate the generosity of the following sponsors of the Shabbat Kiddush wine: OCTOBER 28 - in honor of Ian Oliner's aufruf by Shirley Oliner, and Jerome and Elaine Lapides, the grandparents of Ian Oliner and Samantha Pruden.

Seudah Shelishit Sponsors We appreciate the generosity of the following sponsors of the weekly Shabbat afternoon Seudah Shelishit: OCTOBER 14 - Carol and Sheldon Glusman in loving memories of Carol’s mother, Florence Bernstein and Sheldon’s brother, Errol Glusman; Cass and Sheldon Gottlieb in memory of Cass’ father, Joseph Mordechai Weintraub; Benjamin M. Hoffman to commemorate the yahrzeits of his parents, Minnie and Stanley Hoffman, grandparents of Melissa and Andrew Lean, Dara and Rachel Hoffman and great-grandparents of Charlotte Rose Lean. OCTOBER 21 - Deborah and Louis Baer to commemorate the yahrzeits of their beloved fathers, Alfred L. Freud and Aaron R. Baer; Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe in memory of her fatherin-law, Arthur Jaffe z”l OCTOBER 28 - Betty Reichenberg and family to commemorate the yahrzeit of Henry Eric Reichenberg, beloved husband, father and zadie. NOVEMBER 4 - Rod and Cheryl King and

family to commemorate the yahrzeit of John Eberstein, Sr. beloved father and grandfather; Marshall and Harris Feldman to commemorate the yahrzeits of their parents, Charles and Ruth Feldman

Memorial Plaques Memorial Plaques have been purchased in memory of the following: Kenneth Golberg Marcie Arleen Golberg Yosef Katz Morris L. Kessler Emanuel “Manny” Levy

Yahrzeit Contributions Nathan Aiken, by Lawrence Aiken Jennie Amdur, by Marlene Amdur Ferguson Mark A. Aronoff, by Revanne Aronoff, Stanley Aronoff Samuel Bass, by Maurice Bass Iris Kaila Baum, by Rachelle Silverstein Stuart Baum, by Ronnie Silverstein Ruth Baumann, by Al Kleeman Sarah Berman, by Shirley Rosenzweig Eunice Bernstein, by Larraine Bernstein, Sharon Klein Esther Billian, by Leonard Billian Bernard Blass, by Carol Oppenheim Solomon Block, by Nancy Rombro Susan Blumenfeld, by Lois Sigman Anne Bondy, by Irving Hyatt Joshua Breschkin, by Myra Fox Robert Breschkin, by Myra Fox

Allen Brooks, by Robert Owen Brooks Bernice Brooks, by Morton Silverstein Joel Brooks, by Robert Owen Brooks Stella Brooks, by Robert Owen Brooks Ann Pomerantz Brown, by Barry Levine Isaac Jacob Chernak, by Ted Chernak Ella Cheslock, by Jack Cheslock Zinaida “Zina” Chikvashvili, by David Chikvashvili Minnie Claire, by Fred Karlip Herman A. Cohen, by Sidney Cohen Maurice M. Cohen, by Arnold G. Cohen Melvin C. Cohen, by Annyce Baylin Samuel Cohen, by David Cohen Vivian Cushner, by Susan Frank William Cylus, by Lewis Cylus Nathan Jacob Davidov, by Howard Davidov Abraham Dickstein, by Nadine Dickstein Benjamin Dickstein, by Nadine Dickstein Hilda Edelman, by Myrna Cardin Evelyn Eisner, by Adam Eisner Irvin Eisner, by Allen Eisner Myra Eisenstadt, by Manuel Eisenstadt Albert Enten, by Adele Sidle Sarah Epstein, by Gloria Lessing Rose A. Esterson, by Judy Chernak, Ted Chernak David Falck, by Matilda Falck Charles Feldman, by Harris Feldman, Marshall Feldman Ruth Feldman, by Harris Feldman, Marshall Feldman Harry Finkelstein, by Sherry Blum Sylvia Rynd Francus, by Richard Rynd Irvin S. Friedman, by Myles Friedman Sylvan Friedman, by Cheri Milrad Ada Garonzik, by Robert Garonzik Lyn Stacie Getz, by Carollee and Alan Getz Harry Glazer, by William Glazer Ida Goldberg, by Ruth Sobkov Macklin Jennie Goldberg, by Ruth Sobkov Macklin Miriam H. Goldberg, by Ted Chernak Barbara F. Goldman, by Myles Friedman Nesya Goldman, by Jane Feldman Harold Greenwald, by Judith Mehlman Lillian Greenwald, by Judith Mehlman Frances Grossman, by Marlene Friedenberg

FILM AND FORTUNE COOKIE DAY

MONDAY, DECEMBER 25TH

Join us for this special event! Enjoy Kosher Chinese food from David Chu’s and take the opportunity to tour our vibrant community. Following lunch, we will treat you to the hit comedy, “Home Again” starring Reece Witherspoon, here at Atrium Village. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY DECEMBER 19TH AS LIMITED SEATS ARE AVAILABLE! CALL 443-471-8653 TODAY!

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BETH TFILOH CONGREGATION Roz & Marvin H. Weiner Family Campus 3300 Old Court Road / Baltimore, MD 21208

Non-Profit Org U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 1262 Baltimore, MD

BETH TFILOH Synagogue Office 410-486-1900 Fax 410-653-0603 Schedule of Services Dial 6, 2 Information Hotline 410-413-2345 mail@btfiloh.org • www.BethTfiloh.com

Beth Tfiloh Congregation Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg, 410-413-2215 Hazzan Avraham Albrecht, 410-413-2212 Rabbi Chai Posner, 410-413-2219 Rabbi Eli Yoggev, 410-413-2316 Rabbi Chaim Wecker, Ritual Director, 410-413-2218 Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe, Community Educator, 410-413-2441 Dr. Louis Baer, President Ricka Neuman, Board Chair Don Weinapple, VP, Finance, 410-413-2291 Eve Kresin Steinberg, Executive Director, 410-413-2251

Celebrating the Joy of Judaism Embracing all Jews Save the Date Saturday, January 6

WINTER WONDERFUL SHABBAT A WARM & DELICIOUS SHABBAT WITH SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES & ADULTS OF ALL AGES!! Yahrzeit Contributions

Meyer Miller, by Sheila Kessler

Raymond Morstein, by Saundra Morstein Continued from&page 11 Meet Greet • Hebew School Family

Irving Naftaly, by David Naftaly David Nelson, by Sandra DobresMinion Sonia Gruzin, by Sidney Schlachman Program • Cookie Minyan • Mini Dora Nelson, by Sandra Dobres Rose Hack, by Florence Brill, Karen Glazer Kid Cong • Parsha Insights for Women Julius Nelson, by Sandra Dobres Julius M. Halpren, by Shirley Gambel Selma Newman, by Nina Wand Walter Hendin, by Benjamin Hendin Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program • Intriguing Eli Nieman, by Marlene Amdur Ferguson Edythe Herman, by Gwenn Eisenberg Sidney Pats, by Marc Leavey Lillian C. Hettleman, by Jerome Hettleman Sermons • Special Simcha Kiddush Melvyn Pavsner, by Abe Berg Mary Heyman, by Bernard Heyman Kalman Perelman, by Irving Hyatt Shep Hochberg, by Sharon Lamb Visitors and Prospective New Members Oscar L. Polinger, by Brenda Boches are welcome Samuel Hochman, by Leah Hochman, Guests, Rosalind Taylor Max Polonsky, by Norman Polonsky Sara Hofkin, by Gerald Hofkin Alan Polun, by Sheldon Polun Earl Hornstein, by Larry Hornstein, Lottie Lattin Bertha Polun, by Sheldon Polun Abraham Hyatt, by Judith Hyatt Steven Polun, by Sheldon Polun David Hyatt, by Judith Hyatt Sidney Rapchik, by Barbara Schwartz Edna Hyatt, by Irving Hyatt Henry Rosenzweig, by Shirley Rosenzweig Jesse Janoff, by Marshall Janoff Hannah Roth, by Gladys Kremen Nathan Janoff, by Marshall Janoff Alice Rozenel, by Samuel Rozenel Nathan Jaschik, by Marcia Leavey Morton Sachs, by Ronnie Amernick Amelia Jay, by Charley Jay Louis Sandler, by Alan Sandler Stephanie Lynn Kann-Celentano, by Sandra and Maurice Rose Schein, by Sanford Schein Bass Toby Schenerman, by Fred Schenerman Simon Katz, by Esther Gross Harry Schevker, by Billy Schevker Jean Klawansky, by Irene Bressler Ethel Schuster, by Joy Schuster Bernard Klein, by Brenda Belsky Freda Seidman, by Ted Chernak Nathan “Nade” Klein, by Robert Klein Harry Seidman, by Shirley Seidman Doris Klotzman, by Frances Reicher Henry Seidman, by Herbert Seidman Martin Klotzman, by Frances Reicher Louis E. Setren, by Marcie Zisow Anna Kovens, by Faye Adler Barbara Joy Shaffer, by Lillian Shaffer Irvin Kovens, by Faye Adler Minna Shavitz, by Reta Davis, Leslie Goldberg Rena Kramer, by Rachelle Silverstein Lillie Sidle, by I. Gerald Sidle Beverly Kroll, by Geoffrey Kroll Cynthia Silverman, by Richard Lamb Rose Lamb, by Richard Lamb John Silvers, by Stacey Rubin Scott Lesser, by Esta Lee Lesser Mary B. Sindler, by Harry Sindler Selig Lesser, by Loryn Lesser Mollie Steiner, by Nancy Rombro Bernard Levine, by Sondra Levine Rosalie Steiner, by Stuart Steiner Florence Levy, Devera Nachman Sophie Stern, by Lutz Alexander Prager Ed Libov, by Morton Libov Harold Sugar, by Linda Barron Meyer Benjamin Listernick, by Sandy Vogel Louis Sussman, by Edith Sussman Samuel London, by Fred London Louis Terle, by Phyllis Lerner Julius Macks, Louise Macks Gersh Vayner, by Svetlana Gelfand Regina Marshall, by Anita Knisbacher Joseph Mordechai Weintraub, by Cassandra Gottlieb Elliott Massuda, by Donya Dabbah Arnold Stewart Wilder, by Beth Sellman, Natalie Wilder Mathilde Mayer, by Lutz Alexander Prager Nettie Wolff, by Lois Sigman Yetta Michaelson, by Paul Gordon Leroy Miller, by Jeffrey Miller Jack Yevzeroff, by Barbara Zerivitz Martin K. Miller, by Howard Miller Mildred T. Zemel, by Stephen M. Zemel

Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School Switchboard: 410-486-1905

Dr. Zipora Schorr, Director of Education, 410-413-2305 Joel Cohn, President, Board of Trustees Melissa Lebowitz, PreSchool Director, 410-413-2303 Nina Wand, LS Principal, 410-413-2508 Rabbi Yehuda Oratz, MS Principal, 410-413-2407 Dr. Renee Koplon, HS Principal, 410-413-2235 Brian Singer, Hebrew School Coordinator, 410-413-2523 Laurie Kott, Director of Admission, 410-413-2308 Joan Feldman, Director of Communications, 410-413-2312 Mandi Miller, Development Director, 410-413-2399 Michelle Cherry, Director of Alumni Relations, 410-413-2336

Beth Tfiloh Youth Center Cherie Brownstein, Youth Director 410-413-2220 Marlene Hollander, Asst. Youth Director 410-413-2451

MERCAZ DAHAN CENTER

FOR JEWISH LIFE AND LEARNING

Sandy Vogel, Director, 410-413-2306 Shelley Kaye and Anne Pfeffer, Co-Chairs

Beth Tfiloh Camps

410-517-3451

David Schimmel, Director Craig Friedman, Chair

Synagogue Life Committee Holly Venick, Director of Synagogue Life, 410-413-2244 Vered Taylor, Chair

Beth Tfiloh Cemetery Morris Segall, Chair

Parent Association

410-413-2314

Laura Wolf, President

Brotherhood Sisterhood

410-413-2238

410-413-2239

Marlene Friedenberg, President Evelyn Gross & Shirley Miller, Gift Shop

Social Action Committee

410-413-2224

Lindsay Gaister, Director

Chesed Committee

Irv Hyatt, Chair Roselyn Kalb, Sisterhood Chair

Bulletin

Joan Feldman, Director of Communications, 410-413-2312 Rina Goloskov, Asst Dir. of Communications, 410-413-2369 Lori Bernstein, Graphic Designer, 410-413-2216 Charlene Schimberg, Communications Assoc., 410-413-2217 Erin Smith, Communications Coordinator, 410-413-2322