Milestones

BETH TFILOH הלפת תיב

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BETH TFILOH CONGREGATION

CLERGY

Rabbi Chai Posner Chazzan Avraham Albrecht Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg, Rabbi-in-Residence Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev Rabbi Chaim Wecker, Ritual Director

STAFF & LEADERSHIP

Dan Silien, Director of Shul Operations Eve Kresin Steinberg, Executive Director Talia Jordan, Director of Programming & Engagement Cherie Brownstein, Centennial Experience Director Chana Slavaticki, Director, Mercaz Center for

Jewish Life & Learning Sam Bloom, Director, Beth Tfiloh Camps Gary Eidelman, President Neil Sweren, Board Chair

BETH TFILOH DAHAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Switchboard: 410-486-1905 Dr. Zipora Schorr, Director of Education Laurie Kott, Director of Admission Allison Magat, Chief Administrative Officer Joan Feldman, Director of Strategic Initiatives Becky Brenner, President, Board of Trustees

CONGREGATION AND SCHOOL

Mandi Miller, Director of Institutional Advancement Mark Kaiser, Director of Facilities, Security and Technology Seydee Doradea, Events Director

BULLETIN

Rina Schiff, Director of Marketing and

Communications Paul Miller, Art Director Erin Smith, Marketing Coordinator Julie Wolff, Content Marketing Specialist Meredith Hill, Digital Marketing Associate

BAR/BAT MITZVAHS:

Dana Fleisher

אנאד Daughter of Jodi & Colin Fleisher March 19, 2022 Dana attends 7th grade at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School. She is the sister of Eran ’21 and Maytal ’23, and the granddaughter of Tony and Gloria Fleisher, and Selwyn and Ruth Bloch. Her hobbies are sports and singing. For her mitzvah project she made key chains to help raise money for Bike for Chai. Dana babysits regularly at Beth Tfiloh shul and participates in the school’s monthly Yachad program.

Madison Shayna

Hoff / אניש םירמ Daughter of Michael & Tracy Hoff May 14, 2022 Madison attends the 7th grade at the Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School. She is the sister of Ashton ’30, the granddaughter of Myra Hoff and the late Dr. Brian Hoff, and Gerry Sober and the late Terre Sober. Her hobbies include baking challahs and distributing them to friends and the homeless in Baltimore.

Ethan Benderson

ןתיא Son of Ilona and Joseph Benderson May 28, 2022 Ethan attends 7th grade at Severna Park Middle School. He is the brother of Lia Benderson, the grandson of Larisa and Leonid Leytman, and Carol Benderson-Lighter and Stuart Lighter, and the late Albert Benderson. His hobbies are tennis, ping pong, and spending time with his family and friends. Ethan will be volunteering at the animal shelter for his Mitzvah project. He has also donated his own money to charity and has studied different prayers and engaged in prayer on a regular basis.

BIRTHS:

To Lisa ’04 and Jared Levitt on the birth of a baby boy. Mazal tov to brother Ian ’35 and Ryleigh ’37, and to grandparents Debi and Mark Holzman, and Shirley and Harold Levitt, and great-grandfather Irvin Fishbein. To Stephanie Riederman ’06 and Moshe Dlott on the birth of their daughter, Talia Faith Dlott; and to big siblings Hannah and Gabriel, and grandparents Helene and Robert Riederman. To Becky ’02 and Daniel Freedman on the birth of their son, Nathaniel Dobs, and to big siblings Annabel, Theo ’33 and Vivien ’34, and grandparents, Adrian Dobs and Marty Auster.

IN THIS ISSUE

Milestones ......................................2

Staying on a Spiritual High, by Rabbi Chai Posner ........4 Purim in Photos .................................6

School Highlights ................................7 The Operative Word .............................8 Spotlight 2022 ..................................9 Philanthropy and Giving. . . . . .....................10

To Joshua ’01 and Marla Chinsky on the brit milah of their son, Shimshon Hirsch (Jackson Henry), and to grandparents Jeffrey Chinsky and Marian Jackson, and Nathan and Nannette Shor. To Nina and Gary Wand on the birth of their granddaughter, Zoe Alana, and to Ariel Wand Cohen ’06 and her husband Paul. To Rachel ’06 and Zach Alter ’06 on the birth of their daughter, Samantha Grace, and to grandparents Rosalie and Richard Alter and Sharon and Alan Rosen. To Wendy and Jeffrey Miller on the birth of their grandson, Ariel, and to Adam ’08 and Jamee Miller. To Calla and Todd Samuels on the birth of their grandson, Michael Idan, and to Bobby ’06 and Yifat Samuels. To Erin and Tzuriel Fenigstein ’02 on the birth of their son, Aviv Liel, and to big siblings Mila ’33 and Sophie ’34 and Ami, and grandparents Nissim and Mira Dahan. To Karen Weiss and Stanley Levin on the birth of a granddaughter, Lyla Valentina, and to Jordan Levin ’06 and his wife. To Hannah and Dr. Martin Magram on the birth of their grandson, Boaz Ezra Levin, and to Clara Magram Levin and David Levin.

CONDOLENCES:

To Marie Kaplan (née Levinson) and Daniel Kaplan (Jill Green) on the loss of their husband and father, our member Dr. Jeffrey Gene Kaplan; grandfather of Jacob, Aliyah, and Joshua Kaplan.

To Milana Isaacson (née Rich), Jesse Isaacson ’98 and Renata ’00 (David) Kepner on the loss of their husband and father Michael Isaacson; grandfather of Noah Kepner ’29 and Hannah Kepner ’31. To Joyce Stern (née Rubin) on the loss of her husband, our member Thomas Louis Stern. To Sara (James) Cook ’04 on the loss of her mother Nancy Ellen Schechman; former wife of Rubin Schechman. To the Sussman family on the loss of our member, Edith Sussman (née Schofer). To Ethel Gheiler, Mark (Eve) Gheiler and Jennifer (Benny) Sobol on the loss of their husband and father Isaac Gheiler; grandfather of Tali, Davene, Ilan ’26, Aliza, and Itai ’28. To Molly Lipman on the loss of her husband, our member Eugene Lipman. To Maytal (Mark) Schneyer on the loss of her father Dr. George Mittelman; grandfather of Alex ’28, Heidi ’30, and Ella ’33. To David (Tammy) Pierce on the loss of his father Howard Stanley Pierce; grandfather of Natalie Pierce ’11, and Chandler Pierce ’13.

MAZAL TOV:

To Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev and Morah Phaygi Chinn on their engagement! Mazal tov to their families: Uri and Paula Yoggev, Arlene Black and Mark Zeserman, Isabella, Boaz ’31 and Ari ’34 Blankchtein, Rabbi Hirsch and Chayie Chinn and Hindy Chinn... and to the entire Beth Tfiloh community! To Andrew Kadish ’14 on his marriage to Emily Willner ’14 and to their parents, Adele and Michael Greenbaum, Craig Kadish, and Edith and Nathan Willner. To Joseph Schwartz ’21 on his marriage to Megan Foard, and to parents Louis and Stacy Schwartz, and Richard and Roberta Foard. To Jay and Natalie Chason on the marriage of their son Eric ’10 to Nicole Firstman, and to parents José and Xiomara Firstman. To Andrew and Jan Cardin on the marriage of their son Max ’11 to Rachel Lauren Schwartzman, and to parents Scott and Judy Schwartzman. To Liora and Ed Schlesinger on the marriage of their daughter Daphne to Wade Miller, son of Gary and Karla Miller, and the engagement of their daughter Danielle to Jonathan Nachman, son of Sharon and Steven Nachman. To Larraine Bernstein and Kenneth Hornstein on the marriage of their son Jeffrey Hornstein ’10 to Alli Katzen. To Linda and Harry Burstyn on the marriage of their son, Aaron ’15, to Aviva Braier. To Beth Goldstein on the engagement of her daughter, Jill ’12, to Luke Attardi.

NEW MEMBERS:

We warmly welcome the following new members to our Beth Tfiloh family:

Zoe Taitel and Nathan Altshuler

Zoe and Nathan were married at BT on April 10th. Nathan is a pharmacy manager for Refua Pharmacy & Medical Supply. Zoe is a physical therapist.

Joseph and Penina Schacht

Joseph is an IT/business product owner with ANSYS and Penina is a speech pathologist with Johns Hopkins Bayview, Medstar Health, and Luminis Health. Joseph and Penina have a 1 ½ year old son, Leon Solomon (Aryeh Leib).

Yossi Zidell

Yossi works at Fearless as a digital service/ software provider. Yossi has three children, Chaim (6th grade at Tamudical Academy), Moshe (5th grade at Tamudical Academy) and Hadassah (2nd grade at Bais Yaakov).

Jonathan and Katie Tutnauer

Jonathan is a clinical trial manager for Precision Medical Group. Katie is a hairstylist at Scene North Salon. Jonathan and Katie’s brother/sister-in-law, Michael and Leah Tutnauer, and their children, Sidney and Nathan, are BT members.

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