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Je suis Charlie. In a free Saturday, February 28 • 8-11 p.m. society, in the context of • DJ “Spinning the Platters” satire and commentary, • Comfort Diner Food we do have the right to • Fancy Cocktail Bar demean or insult one We promise a fabulous night of fun, another’s beliefs. We food, and music! also have the responsibility not to Dress: Your Best 50’s/60’s or Casual do so, or to do so with some degree Attire with Comfy Dancing Shoes of care. Just the same, when it is $20 per person, includes dairy expressed, someone else’s affront dinner. RSVP by February 18 with a should never define who we are. check made out to Chizuk Amuno I respect that believing Muslims Sisterhood and returned to the revere their prophet. I am sensitive synagogue office. to their view that mocking him is disrespectful. I have trouble Interpreting Our Lives: Chizuk Amuno understanding, however, how a Relevant Midrash University ~ religious mandate in one religious Tuesdays • 7:30-8:30 p.m. Parents Class community applies to those who live February 3, February 10 outside the boundaries of that faith. I Sunday, February 8 can’t ever accept violence, terror, and “You shall love the Eternal God with all 9:15 a.m. • Coffee your heart, with all your soul, and with 9:30-10:30 a.m. • Class barbarism as response to religious or all your strength.” With Rabbi Ron political satire, even if it offends. Purim Masks ~ Rabbi Debi Wechsler Shulman, discover relevant Jewish Throughout the Middle East, if will talk about ways to be true to who insights for living within the limits of not the world, newspapers regularly we are as individuals and be role our strengths, for living out the desires models for our kids. depict Jews and Israeli leaders in of our hearts, and for living through stereotypical, ugly, and anti-Semitic words and images. Our most effective the yearnings of our souls. No Fee, The American Jewish RSVP: dtanhoff@chizukamuno.org. protests are mounted by living the Population’s Continual very values and ideas others mock. Texting Together Muslim, Christian, or Jew, it seems to Search for Unity me that we all honor the legacies of What Really Happened Wednesday, March 11 • 7:30 p.m. our particular teachers by adhering to Dr. Valerie Thaler will explore with us at Sinai? the enduring good in their teachings several moments in American Jewish Wednesday, February 4 as best we can. history in which American Jews sought 7 p.m. Text Study of Exodus 19 A month from now we’ll celebrate to speak with one voice, and why that 7:30 p.m. A Rabbinic Conversation Purim. Even though I haven’t chosen goal proved so elusive regardless of A Trialogue on Revelation with my costume and don’t yet smell the the circumstances. Rabbi John Franken of Bolton Street aroma of Hamantaschen baking in Congregation, Rabbi Etan Mintz of Follow Up Study Sessions the kitchen, because of recent events B’nai Israel The Downtown Synagogue, Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. in Paris, France Purim is on my mind. and our own Rabbi Debi Wechsler. March 18, 25, April 15, 22 The Book of Esther recounts the life of a diaspora Jewish community For more details, please refer to our website comfortable in Persian culture, distinct or the January HaHodesh Program Guide Update. continued on page 8
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Prayer @ Chizuk Amuno FEBRUARY 2015 Shevat/Adar 5775 February 6/7 | Shevat 17/18
February 20/21 | Adar 1/2 5th-6th grade Shabbaton Oneg Shabbat/Minhah Kabbalat Shabbat
5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 9:15 a.m.
Erev Shabbat Family Experience Oneg Shabbat/Minhah Kabbalat Shabbat Erev Shabbat Experience New Shabbat
5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
Shabbat Morning Service 5th-6th grade Shabbaton TORAH PORTION: T’RUMAH
Shabbat Morning Service TORAH PORTION: YITRO
9:15 a.m.
Study Session Minhah/Ma’ariv Havdalah
Sermon by Rabbi Shulman
Family Service
Study Session Minhah/Ma’ariv Havdalah
10:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:01 p.m.
February 13/14 | Shevat 24/25 Oneg Shabbat/Minhah Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m.
Shabbat Morning Service TORAH PORTION: MISHPATIM
9:15 a.m.
Sermon by Rabbi Wechsler
Family Service
Study Session Minhah/Ma’ariv Havdalah
10:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:09 p.m.
March 6/7 | Adar 15/16
Sermon by Rabbi Schneider
Family Service
10:30 a.m. 4:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 6:17 p.m.
February 27/28 | Adar 8/9 Oneg Shabbat/Minhah Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m.
Shabbat Morning Service TORAH PORTION: T’TZAVVEH Sisterhood Shabbat
9:15 a.m.
Sermon by Rabbi Shulman
Family Service 10:30 a.m. Torah for Tots 10:30 a.m. Kiddush Luncheon following Services Study Session Minhah/Ma’ariv Havdalah
4:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 6:24 p.m.
Daily Services, Hoffberger Chapel
Oneg Shabbat/Minhah Kabbalat Shabbat New Shabbat First Friday Shabbat Dinner
6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m.
Shabbat Morning Service TORAH PORTION: KI-TISSA Brotherhood Shabbat
9:15 a.m.
Sermon by Rabbi Wechsler
Family Service 10:30 a.m. Kadima Minyan 10:30 a.m. Kiddush Luncheon following Services Study Session New/Prospective Member Seudah Shlishit Minhah/Ma’ariv Community Havdalah …led by 3rd Graders Havdalah
4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:32 p.m.
Candle Lighting February 6
5:14 p.m.
February 13
5:22 p.m.
February 20
5:30 p.m.
February 27
5:38 p.m.
March 6
5:46 p.m.
Shabbat Minhah, Ma’ariv, and Havdalah: Refer to weekly Shabbat schedule
Unless otherwise noted: Daily: 7:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. Sunday: 9:15 a.m. and 6:15 p.m.
New Shabbat
Erev Shabbat Family Experience
Fridays • 6:30 p.m. February 6 and March 6
Friday, February 6
GECEC (4’s and 5’s) and kindergarten students from RRS, KSDS, and Chizuk Amuno • 5:30 p.m. Shabbat Sing-Along and Healthy Snacks with
“And I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit into you…” (Ezekiel 36:26) Our New Shabbat Friday night service with instrumental music is catching on. Participants describe how joyous, comfortable, and uplifting they find the service. Come and see for yourself. Take the time after a busy Friday and before Shabbat dinner to enjoy an upbeat celebration of prayer, song, and insight with Rabbi Ron Shulman, Leslie Pomerantz, Ayal Yariv, and David Goldstein. New Shabbat is enjoyed by adults and children, families and individuals. Bring your family and friends with you. We use a special prayer book that includes Hebrew transliteration and English reflection so everyone can participate comfortably.
Josh Bender, KSDS Lower School Head • 6 p.m. Shabbat Dinner and Dessert Story by Rabbi Shulman …and the celebration continues • 6:30 p.m. Join us for our joyous New Shabbat service Shabbat is even more special when we celebrate with old and new friends. You are welcome to join us for part of the evening or the whole event. $15/person or $45/family; Free/child 2 and under. RSVP online at http://bit.ly/ShabbatFamilyExperience2015 or ppollack@chizukamuno.org.
NEW SHABBAT
Our next New Shabbat A.M. will meet on March 14. 2
Shabbat & Holidays @ Chizuk Amuno Overnight Shabbaton Grades 5-6
The Amuno Minyan
February 20-21
Saturday, March 28 • 9:30 a.m.
Fifth and sixth graders take over the building for 25 hours of activities, including a scavenger hunt, rousing Shabbat songs, challenges in the gym, and more. Sleeping bags in hand, students set up their “bunks” in the classrooms and truly turn Chizuk Amuno into their home for the weekend. The Shabbaton concludes with participants joining the larger Chizuk Amuno community for a winter Havdalah service. RSVP: rosenbloom@chizukamuno.org
Save the date! It’s the last Amuno Minyan of the year! The Amuno Minyan is our lay-led participatory Shabbat Morning Service, a more intimate and informal setting for prayer and Torah study. Come lend your voice and your spirit.
How to Read, Understand, and Use the Haggadah at Your Passover Seder
First Friday @ Chizuk Amuno March 6 • 7:15 p.m.
Enjoy a light snack before attending either of our Friday evening services (Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:15 p.m. or New Shabbat, 6:30 p.m.) refresh after a busy week by welcoming Shabbat in prayer and song, and relax with family and friends at Shabbat dinner. Cost: $25/adult; $15/child under 12; Free/child 4 and under. RSVP to ppollack@chizukamuno.org and return your check payable to Chizuk Amuno Congregation to the synagogue office.
Tuesdays • 7:30-8:30 p.m. February 24, March 3, 17, 24 Rabbi Ron Shulman
We’re all familiar with the Passover Haggadah. We’re just not all sure what it’s talking about. Four Questions, Four Sons, Memories of Slavery and Freedom, Ritual Instructions, Seder Symbols, Traditional Rabbinic Texts, Mysterious Songs – how did the Haggadah come to be? What should those around our seder tables get from it? How can we use it most effectively to interest and inspire our seder guests? Join in this fascinating and informative class and be ready for Passover. No Fee
Kadima Minyan
Saturday, March 7 • 10:30 a.m.-noon
A special Shabbat morning experience designed specifically for all students in grades 6-8. The Kadima Minyan is an engaging, energetic, and meaningful experience where our students explore prayer in a fun and social environment. Students take an active role in the service and read from the Torah.
A Passover Prep Shabbaton with Noam Zion Friday-Saturday, March 20-21
Noam Zion’s “A Different Haggadah” is a wonderful balance of modern and traditional commentaries. Join us in a participatory weekend with the author in preparation for the best Pesah ever.
New and Prospective Member Seudah Shlishit Saturday, March 7 • 4:30 p.m.
Haggadah Fair
Haven’t found your synagogue home yet? We’re here for you. Before our Community Havdalah celebration, we invite you to a seudah shlishit, traditional third meal on Shabbat. You will have the opportunity to mingle with our synagogue leadership, clergy, and staff members, as well as those who have recently joined our Chizuk Amuno family.
Sunday, March 22 10 a.m.-Noon
Join us for a morning of Passover planning, shopping, and learning. Explore a variety of Haggadot to use at your seder. Taste wines to serve at your seder table. Learn about Passover customs, creative seder ideas, and more about the Haggadah and Passover story.
Community Havdalah Celebration Led by RRS and KSDS 3rd Graders
Dunkin’ Pots and Pans
Come and kasher your silverware or metal pots and utensils. Items used during the year may be used for Passover if they are immersed in a large container filled with boiling water.
Saturday, March 7 • 6-7 p.m.
During the winter, when night comes early, join us for special outdoor (weather-permitting) Havdalah services to mark the conclusion of Shabbat. Enjoy this beautiful ritual moment of music, song, light, and fragrance with your synagogue family. Adults and children will receive candles and spices. We’ll also enjoy sweet treats, symbolizing our wishes for a sweet week before heading out on a Saturday night. 3
Prayer @ Chizuk Amuno Learning @ Chizuk Amuno Our Achshav 9th Graders Enjoy Learning in Israel On January 2, we proudly welcomed home our Achshav Cohort I Israel Mission participants, the first students to participate in the new Chizuk Amuno and Beth El Achshav: Leadership Now program. After a year and a half of learning about Jewish approaches to leadership through Israeli history and heroes, 22 ninth grade students put their learning to action during an 11-day trip that took them from the antiquities of Jerusalem to the technological wonders of the Weisman Institute, from making new friends in Ashkelon to getting cozy with old ones in a Bedoin tent, and from the courage of Masada to the bravery of the IDF. The trip, which for the majority of the students was their first to Israel, put their many years of Jewish studies into perspective and provided the environment to forge an even deeper connection to their Jewish identity. As one student wrote, “the first day when
we were shepherds, I felt like I was part of the land.” Said another, “[I’m] learning new things and becoming more confident.”
The trip was even more meaningful because it coincided with the last three days of Hanukkah. The feeling of being in a truly Jewish country was pervasive, as the wreaths and trees so prominent in America were replaced by hanukkiyot and donut-stands. Said one student, “Hanukkah in Israel is so much better. It’s so cool standing
Sharing the Holiday with our Elders
by RRS Students Jenna Resnik and Hannah Stone On December 7, 2014, Yad B’Yad – Hand in Hand – went to Weinberg Village. Yad B’Yad is a group of Rosenbloom Religious School students and their parents who do handson community service. Usually, kids under 13 don’t get the opportunity to do community service. This program gives those kids a chance to see the outcome of a mitzvah. Every month or couple of months, we do something. This time, we had a Hanukkah party with the residents at Weinberg Village. We sang songs to them and then we played driedel. While playing our game, it
was heartwarming to see the smiles on their faces. Older people don’t usually get a lot of visitors, and they were extremely grateful to have kids there with them. Afterwards, the kitchen staff even brought us a snack as a thank you for coming and visiting the residents. Everyone, including the kids, the parents, and the residents, came out of the party feeling happy and in full holiday spirit. We would like to thank Michelle Clay and Richard Stone for setting up this wonderful party for us, and also the staff and residents at Weinberg Village for having us. We all had a great time! 4
where Hanukkah actually was.” Many students also reflected on the realization that in visiting Israel they were living experiences that many of their great-grandparents had only dreamed of. As the trip drew to a close, the students were asked to think about how the trip had changed them, and when their next trip to Israel might be. Some have already asked that Achshav offer a Hebrew language component, to prepare them for their next visit. The Achshav Israel Mission was truly a transformative experience for many of the participants, and it could not have happened without the generous support of many people and organizations. Achshav: Leadership Now is so grateful to The Florence and Charles Hoffberger Family Foundation, The Charles Crane Family Foundation, and The Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Fund for the Enrichment of Jewish Education, an endowment of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore. In the words of our students, “todah rabbah!”
Welcome Ethan Haas
Ethan Haas has joined our staff as the new Rosenbloom Religious School office manager. Please stop by at your convenience to introduce yourself to him so that he can start connecting names with faces. In the short time he has been here, we have already enjoyed his warm, caring personality and have been impressed by his computer and organizational skills. Please note the new Religious School hours for office assistance: Mondays • 2-6 p.m. Tuesdays • 1:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays • 10-6:30 p.m. Thursdays • 11:30-5 p.m. Sundays • 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Learning @ Chizuk Amuno Krieger Schechter Day School Presents Mary Poppins
It’s Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Join us as Krieger Schechter Day School Grade 8 students present Mary Poppins, completely in Hebrew! Two evening performances are available, Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18, at 7 p.m. at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Dalsheimer Auditorium. Tickets: $12/ KSDS student; $15/all others in advance; $18/at the door. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, February 24. To purchase: contact Susan Van Hoven in the KSMS office, 410-824-2053. Our Wednesday, March 18 performance is also KSDS Alumni Night! Alumni tickets, including a preshow dinner and reunion with alum classmates, cost $12. To reserve alumni tickets in advance, contact Donna Friedman, dfriedman@ksds.edu.
TWO Great Baby and Toddler Classes from YF of CA! Baby Yoga: 9:30-10:30 a.m. February 4, 11, 18, 25; March 4, 11
Blossom and Grow with Me Yoga is a supportive, fun-loving, and active Mommy and Me yoga class. Classes offer tot-centric poses that encourage and support toddler’s physical explorations. Mommies also get some stretching as they bond with their little ones through songs, movement, and kinesthetic play. For moms/caretakers and their babies (crawling to 24 months) Fee: $125
Stroller Fitness: 9:30-10:15 a.m. February 5, 12, 19, 26; March 5, 12
StrollerBFit is an exercise program designed for a full body workout. This class offers cardio-vascular conditioning, core and full body strengthening, balance, agility, and flexibility and caters to all fitness levels and mothers at any stage. Fee: $65 or drop-in for a class or two for $12/ class Sign up online at http://bit. ly/1x7QQ4E or e-mail ppollack@ chizukamuno.org.
Attention 2017-2018 B’nei Mitzvah Families Note Important Changes
It is difficult to believe that we are already planning for our 2017-2018 b’nei mitzvah students. Our date assignment process is a little different than in previous years. Rather than assign dates based on the calendar year as we have done in the past, we will now be assigning dates according to the school year (August through June). This will enable us to create one cohort of students, mostly in the same grade, who can participate with their families in our preparation programs, training, meetings, and gatherings. We will soon be assigning dates for students born between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005. If you have not yet received your B’nei Mitzvah introductory letter, please contact Marci Scher, mscher@ chizukamuno.org or ext. 223. The letter includes a B’nei Mitzvah Application, which asks, in advance, for any dates or pairings that we should avoid. Instead of assigning a date to our families and then asking if the date works with their family schedule, we now ask families, in advance, of any date preferences or pairings that we
should avoid through the completion of a B’nei Mitzvah Application Form. Finally, we recognize that the finances surrounding a bar/bat mitzvah year can be significant so we will be reducing some of the expenses and spreading them out so they don’t all occur at one time. In the time period between the assignment of a bar/bat mitzvah date and the day of the simhah, families will continue to be invited to participate in “613 & Me,” a series of programs designed to enhance the meaning of this milestone lifecycle event. These programs include a session entitled “It’s a Date” that will explore each child’s Torah portion, a Mitzvah Fair to help your family be more engaged in mitzvot and acts of social justice, a special Shabbat dinner for our b’nei mitzvah families, and a special Shabbat morning service to help families become more familiar with and comfortable in our Sanctuary service. We hope that these changes to our bar/bat mitzvah preparation program are helpful and enhance the b’nei mitzvah experiences for our families.
613 & Me: Preparing for Bar and Bat Mitzvah It’s a Journey • Friday, March 27 • 6 p.m.
Sixth graders and their families go on a scavenger hunt through the Friday evening prayer service. Following a delicious Shabbat dinner, the rabbis will lead an engaging discussion on the meaning of becoming Bar and Bat Mitzvah.
Preschool Students Participate in Day of Service On the day we honor Martin Luther King, Jr., students and families from the Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center visited North Oaks seniors and shared activities with them. Books were read and songs were sung – accompanied by GECEC music teacher, Becky Gordon. Games were played – such as “roll the question die,” which elicited some pretty funny answers to the question “What do you like to cook?” (…Nothing!) The students presented each resident with a craft 5
item created by GECEC students and brightened the day for many who can no longer get out and about. We thank GECEC parent Lauren Kean for organizing this project, with the support of the Jewish Volunteer Connection.
Prayer @ Chizuk Amuno Affiliates @ Chizuk Amuno Chizuk Amuno Brotherhood
Brotherhood Shabbat
We thank Chizuk Amuno Brotherhood - each year, they make a contribution in support of our students attending Camp Ramah.
Saturday, March 7 • 9:15 a.m.
Members of Brotherhood will lead Shabbat morning services.
Parent/Child Pizza and Fun Night
Wednesday, March 11 • 6 p.m.
For every age – join us in the Krieger Auditorium for dinner, door prizes, and a live animal show. Cost: $4 per person, 3 and under are free. Send your check made out to Chizuk Amuno Brotherhood in a self-addressed envelope to the synagogue office. Tickets are available in the synagogue office and will be sold at the Purim carnival. For more information, please contact Ted Walman, 410486-7423 or tedwalman@gmail.com.
WWW – Be Part of the World Wide Wrap
Sunday, February 1 • 9:15 a.m.
At minyan, Brotherhood members will provide instruction and assistance to all men and women, young and old, who are looking to learn how to properly wear tefillin. Breakfast will be served following minyan and the featured speaker will be Dr. Moshe Shualy, who will discuss “What You Didn’t Know You Knew About Tefillin.”
Pesah Meat Carving and Wine Tasting
Wednesday, March 18 • 6:30 p.m. Details to follow.
For more information about Brotherhood events, please contact Gary Brager, garybrager@yahoo.com or 410-486-1876.
Mah Jongg with Sisterhood
On the Road Again – to Broadway!
Tuesdays • 9:30 a.m. February 3,17 and March 3, 17
Sunday, June 14
We’re going to see the Broadway musical Dr. Zhivago! We’ll leave Chizuk Amuno at 7 a.m. and enjoy a light breakfast on the bus, no other meals are included. You’ll have time for lunch or to get some shopping in before the 3 p.m. matinee performance at the Broadway Theater. The price is $179 per person (orchestra seats). Watch your mail for further details or call Sisterhood representative Marilyn Spector, 410-486-3888 or marilynspe@gmail.com.
If you would like to play, please contact Randee Glassman, randee853@aol.com.
Women C.A.N.
Tuesday, February 3 • 8 a.m.
W omen C.A.N.
Cathy Shapiro will discuss networking. Be part of our conversation. Set your phone alarm and plan to C H I Z U K A M U N O N E T W O R K I N G join us. RSVP: Ava Barron-Shasho, avabarronshasho@yahoo.com, or Jill Bers, jillb1118@gmail.com. Next gathering: Wednesday, March 18 at 7 p.m. Women C.A.N. is a Chizuk Amuno Sisterhood initiative.
For more information about Sisterhood events, please contact Lynne Lichtig, lll3811@aol.com.
Join Club Hatikvah for Dinner and an Evening of Great Entertainment
Sisterhood Shabbat
Saturday, February 28 • 9:15 a.m.
Our Sisterhood will lead us in Shabbat Morning services.
On Sunday, March 15, Club Hatikvah will present the “Musical Arts Theatre,” who will perform their version of the Broadway Hit I Do, I Do – the musical about marriage, featuring the song My Cup Runneth Over. Bring your friends and join us for this delightful evening. For more information, contact Carol Davis, president, at 410-833-7673.
Pesah Baking
Thursday, March 19 • 7 p.m.
Building on the popularity of the Sisterhood challah baking event earlier in the year, Robin Shulman will now host Pesah baking in her home. There will be demonstrations, tastings, and recipes to take home. RSVP by Friday, March 6 to Ruth Silber, 410-218-8545 or baberuthe@comcast.net. 6
Gemilut Hasadim @ Chizuk Amuno
Adopt-A-Road
Operation Welcome Home Maryland
Contact: Irwin Golob, 410-560-7422. Chizuk Amuno Brotherhood performs the mitzvah of shmirat adamah, protecting the earth, by cleaning a segment of Greenspring Avenue. All supplies will be provided. All are welcome.
Todah Rabbah to those who greeted our troops late December: Stuart Aiken, Marlene Sussman, and Lily Massouda
Contact: Rabbi Wechsler, dwechsler@chizukamuno.org Join adults and children at BWI as we welcome home our troops from military service overseas.
Sunday, March 1, 9 a.m. • (Rain date March 8)
Todah Rabbah to our December volunteers: Irwin Golob (leader), Moe Brown, and Zosia Zaks
Our Daily Bread
Sundays, February 22 and March 29 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Art with a Heart
Sunday, April 12, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Contact: Miriam Foss • Volunteers work on art projects at AWaH headquarters in Hampden. Carpooling will be available from the Chizuk Amuno parking lot at 1 p.m.
Contacts: Jenny Baker, 410-602-9885 or bakerjenny@ yahoo.com; Wendy Davis, 410-358-5979 or bandwdavis@aol.com • Join the Chizuk Amuno team to help serve meals to hungry men, women, and children.
Todah Rabbah to our January volunteers: Deb Charles,
Todah Rabbah to our December volunteers: Jenny Baker
Hakhnasat Orhim–Welcoming Guests
Ronald McDonald House
Miriam Foss, Jacob Ferrandi, Claire Freeland, Leah Helman, Ruthanne Kaufman, Lisa Levine, and Sheila Sandbank
(leader), Teresa Alpert, Barbara Cohen, Michelle Safferman, Nancy Safferman, and Rachel Safferman
Contact: Rabbi Wechsler, dwechsler@chizukamuno.org For those living within walking distance of the synagogue and are able to host visitors for Shabbat.
Wednesdays, February18 and March 11
Contact: Miriam Foss • Join us as we cook and serve dinners at Ronald McDonald House for families with seriously ill children.
Keeping in Touch with Our Elders
Todah Rabbah to our January volunteers: Molly Bookoff,
Contact: Miriam Foss • We are eager to hear from our fellow congregants who are not able to come to shul as often as they would like. We will be instituting monthly phone calls to those who would like to be more in touch.
Nancy Bookoff, Matt Greenspan, Hazel Greenstein, Hilly Greestein, Madison Greenstein, Margi Hoffman, Joy Katz, Rona London, Saundra Madoff, Dawn Reznik, Joshua Reznik, Nancy Safferman, Rachel Safferman, Marcia Scherr, Howard Sobkov, Max Sobkov, Sam Sobkov, Michelle Shermak, and Marsha Yoffe
Knitting Havurah
Wednesdays, February 18 and March 18 2-3:30 p.m.
We express special gratitude for funding from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Gemilut Hasadim Endowment Fund of the Chizuk Amuno Foundation, Inc.
Contact: Miriam Foss • We knit and and/or crochet blankets for babies in Israel and Baltimore. Knitting instruction is available and everyone is welcome.
For questions or to participate in any Gemilut Hasadim programs, contact Miriam Foss, Gemilut Hasadim Director, at ext. 281 or mfoss@chizukamuno.org, or refer to our website for more information.
Todah Rabbah to our December knitters: Vivian Chait, Linda Eisenberg, Claire Freeland, Anita Raines, Hazel Radowsky, Miriam Shulman, and Harriet Udell
Todah Rabbah to the many congregants who participated in Community Mitzvah Day on December 25. A special thank you to Linda Levy who coordinated our congregational participation. Appreciation goes to those who led our synagogue blanket making: Linda Levy (leader), Teresa Alpert, Jenny Baker, Miriam Foss, and Barbara Grochal 7
Milestones @ Chizuk Amuno B’nei Mitzvah
We proudly celebrate with these students who will be called to the Torah as B’nei Mitzvah. Mazal tov to their families. FEBRUARY 7 Jordan Benson Asch Pinchas son of Sandra Asch and Gregory Asch Rachel Fae Kaplan Rachel daughter of Shari and Neil Kaplan
FEBRUARY 14 Hailey Madison Bekar Rosa daughter of Kimberly Bekar and Boris Bekar FEBRUARY 21 Daniel Jacob Wise Daniel Yaakov son of Ilene and Jerold Wise
Births
We congratulate the following families on the birth of their children and grandchildren. Ethan Francis Bender, son of Julie and Joshua Bender Yale Maddox Laugtug, son of Shelby and Steve Laugtug, and grandson of Mindee and Bruce Block Naphtali Tzvi Platt, son of Channy and Michael Platt, grandson of Pamela and Dr. Jeffrey Platt, and great-grandson of Sue and Howard Platt and Marion and Walter Straus
Engagements
We congratulate these couples and their families as we wish them much happiness. Tracy Bienenfeld, granddaughter of Lowell Glazer and daughter of Cindy and Jack Bienenfeld, to Benjamin Waller
Joshua Bienenfeld, grandson of
Lowell Glazer and son of Cindy and Jack Bienenfeld, to Rayni Rabinovitz Abigail Malis, daughter of Shelly and Ira Malis, to Alex Schostak, son of Lillian and Lee Schostak
In Loving Memory
In sadness, our synagogue community mourns the passing of our members: Gertrude Posner, mother of William Posner Shirley M. Rudo, mother of Dr. Arthur L. Rudo, Diane Kilzer and Charlotte Polon Irvin Zimmerman, husband of Marilyn Zimmerman and father of Amie Sue Nochumowitz, Wendy Zimmerman Bloomberg, and Wayne Charles Zimmerman We offer our sincere condolences to our members: Debbi Charles, on the loss of her father, Albert Glickman
Continued from page 1 in religious identity, and in peril due to an irrational prejudice and vicious ego. The story is an important marker of Jewish responsibility for our people’s welfare and identity. The story of Purim is also a parody, a spoof. Biblical scholars understand Megillat Esther to be a farce, a comedy designed to provoke laughter through exaggerated characters and ludicrous situations. The pious Jew Mordecai, who everyone knows is a Jew, encourages his niece Esther to enter a pagan king’s beauty contest while hiding her Jewish identity. The Persian king is upset by his queen’s refusal to attend a party but gives no real thought to his decision to annihilate a portion of his population. While Mordecai is wise and Esther is brave, King Ahasuerus appears as a pampered and bumbling monarch. Haman plays the classic comic villain. Why is Megillat Esther a parody? So that a Jewish audience can 8
Sue Crystal, on the loss of her father,
Jules Lippert Erik Folkart, on the loss of his father, Robert A. Folkart Ann Fried, on the loss of her mother, Gertrude Katz William Gann, on the loss of his mother, Helen R. Gann Beth Goldsmith, on the loss of her mother, Mona Himmelstein Ann Hantgan, on the loss of her mother, Shirley Cowan Dr. Alfred Kronthal, on the loss of his brother, Dr. Herbert Lee Kronthal Robert Pollokoff, on the loss of his mother, Phyllis Pollokoff Deborah Witow, on the loss of her mother, Freyda Perlmutter Dr. Jonathan Zenilman, on the loss of his mother, Dorothy Zenilman Dr. Rhona Zuckerman, on the loss of her father, Harold Zuckerman As a synagogue community, we express our sincere condolences and prayers for comfort to those who mourn. watch with glee and laugh with relief when a threat against them is overcome. In a mad and threatening world, we can’t maintain our stamina and our values if we can’t imagine a happy ending. The Book of Esther affirms our Jewish place in the larger world, no matter the circumstances. The Purim story encourages us to demonstrate our values and beliefs in all places at all times. That’s why I’m looking forward to Purim. In a world where religious fanaticism threatens us all, it’ll be good to laugh, to celebrate, and to honor a religious tradition, our Jewish tradition, that reminds us there’s even a time and a place to mock and to make fun. Je suis Juif. B’Shalom Rav,
Rabbi Ron Shulman
Tzedakah @ Chizuk Amuno Bimah Flowers
Shabbat, February 7 | 18 Shevat IN HONOR OF: The Bar Mitzvah of Jordan Benson Asch, by his parents, Sandra Asch and Gregory Asch, and his grandparents, Allen Seaman and Toby Asch-Snyderman The Bar Mitzvah of Rachel Fae Kaplan, by her parents, Shari and Neil Kaplan, and her grandparents, Marilyn Shangraw and Dr. Albert Heck, Lois Kaplan, and Samuel and Trudy Kaplan IN MEMORY OF: Josephine Seaman and Malcom Snyderman, grandparents of Jordan Benson Asch, on the occasion of Jordan’s Bar Mitzvah Ralph Shangraw, grandfather of Rachel Fae Kaplan, on the occasion of Rachel’s Bat Mitzvah Bernard B. Bloomberg, by Estelle Bloomberg and family Milton Addis, father, by Diane and Stephen Dansicker and family Hyman Shear, father, by Miriam and Dr. Joseph Shear and family Dora “Dutchie” Needle, mother, by Lynne Komins and family and Jack Needle and family Louis Diamond, by Shirley Diamond and family Isadore Pateka, father and grandfather, by Marlene Szapiro and Jay Szapiro Charlotte L. Eisenberg, mother, by Linda and Robert Eisenberg and family Carl Schechter, by Dara and Dr. Ronald Schechter and Noah and Nicole Donald Levy, father and grandfather, by Linda and Mark Levy and Mandy and Aaron Levy Lena and Samuel Friedman, parents, by Arlene and Kenneth Friedman Anna L. Fuchsman and David Benjamin, by Harvey A. Jerome and family Burton Blum, brother, by Elke and Arnold Neuburger and family David Krol, father, by Harriet and Dr. Alan Friedman and family Anna Nochumowitz, mother, by her family Amos Meyers, on his birthday, by Marlene Brager and family
Shabbat, February 14 | 25 Shevat IN HONOR OF: The Bat Mitzvah of Hailey Madison Bekar, by her parents, Kimberly Bekar and Boris Bekar, and her grandparents, Lana and Jacob Bekar and Janice Wagner IN MEMORY OF: Ronald Wagner, grandfather of Hailey Madison Bekar, on the occasion of Hailey’s Bat Mitzvah Morris R. Walman, father, by Dr. Ted Walman and family Steven Michael Levy, by Linda and Mark Levy and Mandy and Aaron Levy
Jerold I. Lenrow, father and grandfather, by Ruth and Jay Lenrow and family Fannie Sacks, mother, by Pauline Luntz and family Cantor Abraham Salkov, by the congregation Harold Goldsmith, by his family Rita Helzner Silverman, by “Chuck” Klein Esther Rosenbloom, by her family Rose Klapper, mother, by Sandra and Harold Klapper and family Samuel Eisenberg, father, by Linda and Robert Eisenberg and family Harold Lipsky, father, by Idaline and Joseph Lipsky Myra Copeland, mother, by Marsha and Richard Manekin Monty H. Goodman, father, by Mindy Goodman and Marc Kivitz and family Norma Blumberg, mother, by Beth and Dr. Albert Blumberg and family Charles Carasik, father, by Rona Zukerberg and Barbara Natkowitz
Howard Glazer, by Ronald Blavatt and family Howard Glazer, father, by Nancy Dickman and family Jack Morganstern, father, by Lisa and Stuart Levine Rosie Wolfson, by Edna and Mace Crystal Emanuel Hettleman, father, by Ann Kahan and family Miriam Kipper, by Rita and Dr. Marshall Plaut and family Freda Dubin, sister, by Pauline Luntz Edith Mackler, mother and grandmother, by Ilene and Stephen Mackler and Geoffrey, David and Melissa, and Stefanie Mackler Mary Yankellow, by Dorothy Yankellow and family Selma Levitsky, mother and grandmother, by Dr. Hyam, Rhonda, Abby, Julie, and Ben Levitsky Hazel S. Blatt, on her birthday, by Stuart R. Blatt and family Marion Goldman, on her birthday, by her family
Shabbat, February 21 | 2 Adar
IN MEMORY OF: Dorothy Miller, by Susan and Alan Rosen Eileen Mary Leish, mother and grandmother, by Susan and Paul Bloomberg and Jack David Baraban, father, by Drs. Jay Baraban and Liba Goldblum and family Jacob Effron, by his family Sylvia Esther Pintzuk, mother, by Brina and Jay Pintzuk and family Sylvia G. Zinz, wife, mother, and grandmother, by Herbert Zinz and Steven and Randi Mary Larimer, by Dr. Anne and David Young Rose Edelman, by Sandra Hittman and family Melvin J. Abrams, by his family Charlotte Ross Setzer, mother, by Andrea and Neil Lewis, Ruth and Dr. Jerome Ross and families Irving Gale, by Lorraine and Earl Raffel and family Annette P. Meyers, mother, by Marlene Brager and family Bernard Gaspas, father, by Elaine and Dr. Barry Gittlen Dr. Gilbert E. Rudman, father, by Lynn Rudman and family Rose Stutman by Ellen and Alan, Jonathan, Andrew, Sarah and Sophie Mogol and Irene Epstein Esther and Morris (Moe) Levine, parents and grandparents, and Stanley Levine, brother and uncle, by Roslyn and Melvin Siegel and family Ira Rosenzwog, by his family Harold Goldberg, father, by Serene Israel Theodore Plaut, brother, by Doris Fox Milton Stoller, by Jacqueline and Robert Gordon and family Anita Hallock, by Fritzi and Bob Hallock and family
IN HONOR OF: The Bar Mitzvah of Daniel Jacob Wise, by his parents, Ilene and Jerold Wise, and his grandparents, Iris Barron and Eileen and Morris (Maish) Wise IN MEMORY OF: Daniel Barron, grandfather of Daniel Jacob Wise, on the occasion of Daniel’s Bar Mitzvah Stuart Alan Auslander, son, by Beverly and Robert Auslander and sisters Lester Matz, by his wife and children Anne Speert, mother, by Bonnie and Pacy Oletsky and family Louis Sulsky, father, by Natalie and Bernard Fish and family Herman E. Josephs, father, by Sallye J. Esterson and family Max Hittman, by Sandra Hittman and family Gertrude Weinberg, mother, by Harriet and Alan N. Kanter and family Irene Fink, mother, by Elaine Baker and family Julia W. Rosen, mother, by Alan R. Rosen and family Samuel Radowsky, father, by Hazel and Dr. Michael Radowsky Celia Baylin, by Gail and Jack L. Baylin and family Gerry Gerard, by Margo and Dr. Barry Friedman and family Brig. Gen. Philip Sherman by his wife, Bette Miller Sherman Beatrice Schloss by her children, Karen, Donald and Patrice Schloss Ray Shuman, mother, by Idaline and Joseph Lipsky Donald Nathan Leish, father and grandfather, by Susan and Paul Bloomberg and Jack Isadore Allex, father, by Bernice and Herb Koppel and family
Shabbat, February 28 | 9 Adar
New Members
We are happy to welcome those who have most recently joined our Chizuk Amuno family. B’rukhim Habaim! Audra and David Antwerpen Kim and Braeme Glaun Regina and Stephen Jacobs
If you have friends or family who may be interested in joining Chizuk Amuno, please call our Director of Member Engagement, Cheryl Snyderman, 410/486-6400, ext. 300. 9
Prayer @ Chizuk Amuno Tzedakah @ Chizuk Amuno Terumot HaKodesh – Sacred Tribute Gifts
We are so grateful for the generous and thoughtful contributions to Chizuk Amuno Congregation or one of our schools in honor or in memory of loved ones and friends, to wish a speedy recovery, or to express appreciation. Sacred Tribute Gifts and contributions to Chizuk Amuno Congregation can be made by contacting our synagogue office, 410486-6400. If you are interested in establishing a named endowment fund to commemorate an individual or occasion, please contact Beth Goldsmith, Development Chair, or Glenn Easton, Executive Director, at the synagogue. Chizuk Amuno Congregation Contributions IN HONOR OF
Sharon and Irv Caplan, on the birth of their
granddaughter, Ruby Dean Caplan, by Sheila and Howard Sandbank Gilbert Davis, on his recovery by Barbara and Bruce Lewbart Harriet and Bill Helfand, on the birth of their granddaughter, Meital Daniella Helfand, by Sheila and Howard Sandbank Dixie Leikach, on becoming a Bat Mitzvah by Marilynn and Marty Kinstler Barbara and Bruce Lewbart, with wishes for a Happy and Healthy 2015 by Diane and Joel Aronson Barbara and Bruce Lewbart, for their ongoing hospitality by Sheila and Howard Sandbank Lily Massouda, on her 65th birthday by Sheila and Howard Sandbank Andy Miller, on his 60th birthday by Sheila and Howard Sandbank Mickey Simon, on her special birthday by Sheila and Howard Sandbank
IN MEMORY OF
George Brill, by Sheldon Stern Phyllis Wagner Brill, by Rosellen and Norman
Bloomberg; Leslie and Ronnie Goldberg; Sheila and Howard Sandbank; Hannah Winn Dr. Robert Coplan, by Selma and Alvin Blaker Beth Mona Deutch, by Sharon and Irv Caplan Ruth Deutch, by Selma and Alvin Blaker A loved one on their yahrzeit, by Gail and Sheldon Dorph George Hantgan, by Audrey and Leslie Polt Leah Hirsch, by Jenny Baker A loved one on their yahrzeit, by Arnold Kahn Gertrude Katz, by Naomi and Larry Amsterdam; Jenny Baker; Irene Pack Marshall Layton, by Sharon and Irv Caplan Jules Lippert, by Richard Crystal and Rick Wasserman The beloved father of Karen Mandelbaum, by Dawn Reznik Louis Merkel, on his yahrzeit by Doris Stern Thelma Oppenheim, by Jenny Baker; Paulette and Jay Pollack; Seema Reznick Freyda Perlmutter, by Jenny Baker Phyllis Pollakoff, by Judy A. Hyatt Ralph Shenker, by Rona London
The beloved brother of Donald Sherman,
by Irene Pack Phyllis Wagner Brill, by Lynn Berger Helen Wasserman, on her yahrzeit by Irene Pack
REFUAH SH’LEMAH TO
Dr. Gary Brager, by Miriam and Forrest Foss;
Sheila and Howard Sandbank Hazel Radowsky, by Miriam and Forrest Foss Nancy Shualy, by Miriam and Forrest Foss Susan Vick, by Cheryl Snyderman
Chizuk Amuno Congregation Special Offerings IN HONOR OF
Chizuk Amuno Congregation, by Sarah and
Leonid Gorovoy
Chizuk Amuno Congregation and Krieger Schechter Day School, by Danielle Clark and FDA Vanpool Dr. Moshe Shualy, by Ina Singer Dr. Moshe Shualy, with gratitude for being a source
of comfort and healing by Margot Zipper
REFUAH SH’LEMAH TO
Sarah Abramowitz, on her yahrzeit by Rose Frank Phyllis Wagner Brill, by the University of New
Hampshire
David Cohen, on his yahrzeit by Rose Frank Moritz Grossman, on his yahrzeit by Rose Frank Sadie Grossman, on her yahrzeit by Rose Frank
Krieger Schechter Day School Scholarship Fund IN MEMORY OF
Phyllis Wagner Brill, by Debbie and Chuck Frazer Irene Friedman, by Judy and Bob Cohen and family;
Debbie and Chuck Frazer; Katy and David Lobell George Hantgan, by Debbie and Chuck Frazer Gerald Katz, by Susan and John Abosch; Evelyn and Dr. Gary Brager; Benjamin R. Civiletti; Michael Novey and Allison Dray-Novey; Charles Owens and Glynn Owens; Pessin Katz Law, P.A.; Carole and Jesse Reuben; Ellen and Paul Saval Shoshana Margolies, by Ann Berman Maynard Rabin, by Debbie and Chuck Frazer
Krieger Schechter Day School Special Offerings Fund IN MEMORY OF
Phyllis Wagner Brill, by Evelyn and Dr. Gary Brager Bernard Freiman, by Evelyn and Dr. Gary Brager Mollie Fribush, by Evelyn and Dr. Gary Brager Sam Herman, by Evelyn and Dr. Gary Brager Meta Oppenheimer, by Evelyn and Dr. Gary Brager
Krieger Schechter Day School Special Projects Fund IN HONOR OF Judy and Bruce Yaillen, by Isabel and
Dr. Steven Pinson
Ezrine Library and Glazer Media Center IN HONOR OF
Inscribed Mahzor Lev Shalem IN MEMORY OF
Merle and Richard Intner Jill and Allan Rubin, on their special anniversary by Merle and Richard Intner
Minyan Fund IN HONOR OF
The Gould/Chodak family, on their new home by
IN MEMORY OF Shoshana Margolies, by Brina and Jay Pintzuk
Goldsmith Museum IN HONOR OF
Dixie Leikach, on becoming a Bat Mitzvah by Cindy
Dr. Herbert Kronthal, by Kathy and Stevan Weinberg
Herta and Arthur Baitch, on the birth of their
great-granddaughter, Bayla Baitch, by Amy and Hugh Schwartz Lily Massouda, on her special birthday by Margot Zipper Minyan Breakfasts, by Sandra Mitchell
and Glenn Easton
REFUAH SH’LEMAH TO
Krieger Schechter Day School Contributions IN HONOR OF
Netivon Tiyul Fund IN HONOR OF
Morris Wise
Laura, to David Goldstein by Cheryl Snyderman Naomi Pinson, on her engagement to Jordan Tucker by Cheryl Snyderman
Ralph Dolgoff, by Margot Zipper
Iris Barron, on her special birthday by Eileen and Dr. Robert Friedman, on his 50th birthday by the
Gold Family
Ellen and Richard Gillette, on the engagement of
their daughter, Rebecca, to Max Brondfield by Joy, Eugene, Lindsay, and Michael Katz Shelly and Ira Malis, on the engagement of their daughter, Abigail, to Alex Schostak by Joy, Eugene, Lindsay, and Michael Katz Amy and Pete Sloane, on the marriage of their son, Joshua, to Sonia Silinsky by Joy, Eugene, Lindsay, and Michael Katz
IN MEMORY OF Sylvia Julius, by Rona, Yossi, Mickey, Eli, and
Oren Katz
Jules Lippert, by Joy, Eugene, Lindsay, and
Michael Katz
Lillian Narrow, by Joy, Eugene, Lindsay,
and Michael Katz
Thelma Oppenheim, by Cindy and Glenn Easton Harold Zukerman, by Joy, Eugene, Lindsay, and
Michael Katz
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Amy Caplan, on the engagement of her daughter,
Prayer Book Fund IN HONOR OF
Dixie Leikach, on becoming a Bat Mitzvah by Payton
and Evan Goldman; Mary and Jonathan Haar; Donna and Bob Wolf Shelly and Ira Malis, on the engagement of their daughter, Abigail, to Alex Schostak by Fritzi and Bob Hallock Sam Moskowitz and family, in appreciation by Jerry Fleishman Margot Zipper, on her special birthday by Jane Kahn
IN MEMORY OF
Ronald Cooper, on his yahrzeit by Melody Cooper Leon L. Goldberg, on his yahrzeit by Regina and
Samuel Teitelman Gertrude Katz, by Diane, Jennifer, and Jeff Lieberman; Lisa and Bradley Trattner Etta Merkel, on her yahrzeit by Doris Stern Irvin (Izzy) Zimmerman, by Sharon and Irv Caplan
Tzedakah @ Chizuk Amuno Esther Ann Brown Adler Scholarship Fund IN MEMORY OF Philip Rudich, by Drs. Penny and Ron Silverman
and family
Phyllis and Leonard Attman Music Fund IN HONOR OF Leonard Attman, by A and G Management
Fred M. Bart Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund IN HONOR OF Chizuk Amuno Congregation and Krieger Schechter Day School, by Judy Bart
Marcia and Dr. Jerry Buxbaum Endowment Fund IN HONOR OF
Lily Massouda, on her special birthday by
Dr. Jerry Buxbaum Andy Miller, on his special birthday by Dr. Jerry Buxbaum
IN MEMORY OF
Marcia Buxbaum, by Peggy and Julian Lewis Dr. Herbert Kronthal, by Dr. Jerry Buxbaum
Louis Barry Gershen “Our Daily Bread” Fund IN HONOR OF Chizuk Amuno Congregation, by Myra and
Michael Gershen
IN MEMORY OF
Thelma Oppenheim, by Myra and Michael Gershen
I. Leon Glassgold Memorial Scholarship Fund IN HONOR OF
Lois and Alvin Neuberger Family Educational Fund IN HONOR OF
Ann and Alan Hamburger, on the birth of Ziva Lela
Hamburger by Dr. Anne and David Young
Reznik-Frier Scholarship Fund IN MEMORY OF
Phyllis Wagner Brill, by the Frier Family Robert Tucker, by the Frier Family
REFUAH SH’LEMAH TO
Hazel Radowsky, by Dawn Reznik and Charmian and
Len Muller
Paul D. Schneider Scholarship Fund IN MEMORY OF
Jules Lippert, by Susan, Ken, and Samantha Bloom
Dr. Howard Lee Silverman Fund IN MEMORY OF
Irene Friedman, by Drs. Penny and Ron Silverman
and family
Peter Hoch, by Drs. Penny and Ron Silverman and
family
Kurt and Erna Weiler Memorial Scholarship Fund IN HONOR OF
Kurt and Erna Weiler, on their yahrzeits by Linda and
Dr. Jeffrey Cole
Margot and Norman Zipper Library Endowment Fund IN HONOR OF
Margot Zipper, on her special birthday by Karen,
Marlene Sussman and Stuart Aiken, on their
Steve, Matt, Amanda, and Sam Brown; Lily and Dr. Warren Massouda; Esther and Louis Miller; Dr. Anne and David Young
IN MEMORY OF
Clergy Discretionary Fund
engagement by Jackie Glassgold
Phyllis Wagner Brill, by Jackie Glassgold
Goldner Ramah Scholarship Fund IN MEMORY OF
Meta Oppenheimer, by Cheryl Snyderman
Barbara Leibowitz Lichter and Barry Leibowitz Pathways to Menschlekeit Fund IN HONOR OF
Dixie Leikach, on becoming a Bat Mitzvah by Amy
and Bruce Chapper; Marsha and Sherwin Yoffe
Jared Scott Levy Memorial Scholarship Fund IN HONOR OF
Dixie Leikach, on becoming a Bat Mitzvah by Linda
and Mark Levy
IN MEMORY OF
Sylvia Gabe, by Linda and Mark Levy Thelma Oppenheim, by Linda and Mark Levy
Louis W. and Esther P. Miller Library Endowment Fund IN HONOR OF
Esther and Louis Miller, on their new home by
Margot Zipper
Light-Yaillen Israel Scholarship Fund IN HONOR OF
Bruce Yaillen, for his 25 years of service to Chizuk
Amuno by Cindy and Glenn Easton
Tzedakah contributions to our clergy Discretionary Fund, as well as gifts received in honor, memory, or appreciation of life cycle occasions support charitable, cultural, and educational causes. Howard Brill and Dr. Lessa Brill, in appreciation of
Rabbi Shulman for co-officiating at the funeral of Phyllis Brill Dr. Harvey Cohen and Jay Cohen, in appreciation of Rabbi Shulman for officiating at the funeral of Goldie Cohen Judith Culiner, in appreciation of Rabbi Shulman for officiating at the unveiling of Louis Culiner Ann and Dan Fried and Tessa and Glenn Fuchs, in appreciation of Rabbi Shulman for officiating at the funeral of Gertrude Katz Richard Hantgan, in appreciation of Rabbi Shulman for leading a shiva minyan service for George Hantgan By Ina Singer, in appreciation of Rabbi Shulman Ruthanne Kaufman, in appreciation of Rabbi Shulman for his spiritual leadership of Chizuk Amumo Robert Pollokoff, in appreciation of Rabbi Shulman for leading at a shiva minyan service for Phyllis Pollokoff Ruthanne Kaufman, in appreciation of Rabbi Wechsler for her teachings and her sermons on Shabbat and the High Holy Days
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Marilyn Zimmerman and Amy Sue and Paul Nochumowitz, in appreciation of Rabbi Wechsler for
officiating at the funeral of Irvin Zimmerman Howard Brill and Dr. Lessa Brill, in appreciation of Hazzan Perlman for co-officiating at the funeral of Phyllis Brill Richard Friedlander, in appreciation of Hazzan Perlman for officiating at the unveiling of Sharon Friedlander Jane Kahn, in honor of Janice and Hazzan Perlman on the birth of their grandson, Abner Judah Perlman Ruthanne Kaufman, in appreciation of Hazzan Perlman for his spiritual belief when he speaks and when he chants the services Lynn G. Kapiloff, in appreciation of Hazzan Perlman Ina Singer, in appreciation of Hazzan Perlman, with gratefulness Linda and Stephen Goldberg, in appreciation of Dr. Shualy Ruthanne Kaufman, in appreciation of Dr. Shualy for teaching her to read Torah Dr. Arthur and Kathryn Rudo, in appreciation of Dr. Shualy for officiating at the funeral and shiva of Shirley M. Rudo Jane Kahn, in appreciation for their family aliyah and Torah reading Marion and Walter Straus, in honor of their 60th wedding anniversary Karen Zale, in memory of John Bruton on his yahrzeit
Chizuk Amuno Congregation
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Purim
Purim Circus under the Big Top Wednesday, March 4 Traditional Megillah Reading • 6:15 p.m. Family Megillah Reading • 7 p.m.
Join Ringmaster Mordecai and Esther, the high wire aerialist. Come dressed as your favorite Purim character or circus performer. Services followed by Purim parties for all ages.
RIM U P Purim Carnival Sunday, March 8 • 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Our Purim Carnival is chock full of fun, food, games, and prizes. Sponsored by the Parent Association of Chizuk Amuno Schools. In advance: $12/child or $20/family At the door: $15/child or $25/family
Purim Morning Megillah Reading Thursday, March 5 • 7 a.m.
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