THIS MONTH HaHodesh
AT CHIZUK AMUNO CONGREGATION AND SCHOOLS Engaging Jewish Life & Learning APRIL 2017 | Nisan/Iyar 5777
RABBI’S COLUMN The Bread of Affliction and Freedom For the past two years I’ve enjoyed teaching a Talmud RABBI RON SHULMAN class of dynamic and devoted Chizuk Amuno members. We studied Jewish law and ethics and debated about our responsibilities toward others in society. We gained insight into the thought process of the ancient rabbis who advanced Judaism and added their wisdom and vocabulary to our understandings of being Jewish. Anticipating Passover these last weeks we studied Talmudic texts about preparing for Pesah and the Seder. Torah tells us, “No leavened bread shall be seen with you.” Torah tells us why. “You shall explain to your child on that day, ‘It is because of what the Eternal God did for me when I went free from Egypt.’” In our class we discovered how seriously the rabbis view God’s command in Torah to avoid hametz throughout our holiday. “One who searches for leaven must also render it null and void in his heart so he doesn’t even think about it on Pesah.” Torah describes matzah as “lehem oni - the bread of affliction.” The Talmudic sage Rabbi Shmuel plays with the Hebrew word “oni - affliction,” which can also mean “answer.” He tells us matzah is the “bread over which one answers matters,” which of course leads us to the Four Questions and our Seder Table discussions. Continued on Page 2
2017 Glassgold Kallah
How to Avoid the Evil Eye Featuring our own Judy Meltzer as our speaker
Friday, April 28 6 p.m. - Kabbalat Shabbat Service 7 p.m. - Communal Shabbat Dinner 8 p.m. - Lecture by Judy Meltzer (Everyone welcome)
RSVP for dinner by Friday, April 14
Cost for Dinner: $26/ adult (Ages 13 +) | $13/ child (Ages 4-12) Pay online at bit.ly/2017glassgoldkallah or by returning your check to Chizuk Amuno Congregation, 8100 Stevenson Rd., Baltimore, MD 21208 410-486-6400 Join us as we trace the origins of some of our favorite Jewish rituals, many of which began as superstitious practices. Well known to us at Chizuk Amuno and beloved as a teacher, educator, and friend, Judy Meltzer was the founding director of the Stulman Center for Adult Learning and previously served as Dean of the Bernard Manekin School of Undergraduate Studies and the Stulman School of Continuing Education at the former Baltimore Hebrew University. Judy has taught at schools and programs around the world. She has won numerous awards for excellence in the field of adult Jewish learning and has published and lectured on many Jewish subjects, including literature, history, humor, and superstition. We thank Jackie Glassgold for her ongoing support of this annual Glassgold Kallah, a weekend that honors the generations of her family’s participation at Chizuk Amuno Congregation.
ENGAGE IN PRAYER Schedule of weekly shabbat services Erev Shabbat, Friday Evenings 6:00 p.m. Oneg Shabbat - Greeting each other before Minhah. 6:15 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat - Welcoming Shabbat with song & prayer.
Shabbat Mornings 9:15 a.m. Shabbat Morning Services – Celebrating Shabbat in community with prayer, inspiration, Torah Study, & personal milestones.
March 31/April 1 | nisan 5 Candle Lighting: .......................Friday 7:11 p.m. TORAH PORTION: VA-YIKRA Hannah Sadie Getz becomes Bat Mitzvah Sermon by Rabbi Shulman Family Service .....................................10:30 a.m. Shabbat Study Session ....................5:00 p.m. Minhah/Ma’ariv ...................................6:00 p.m. Havdalah ..............................................7:57 p.m.
april 7/8 | nisan 12 Candle Lighting: .......................Friday 7:17 p.m. TORAH PORTION: TZAV Sermon by Rabbi Wechsler Family Service .....................................10:30 a.m. Shabbat Study Session .....................6:00 p.m. Minhah/Ma’ariv ...................................7:00 p.m. Havdalah ..............................................8:03 p.m.
april 14/15 | nisan 19 Candle Lighting: .....................Friday 7:24 p.m. TORAH PORTION: CHOL HAMOED Sermon by Rabbi Shulman Family Service .....................................10:30 a.m. Shabbat Study Session ......................6:15 p.m. Minhah/Ma’ariv..................................... 7:15 p.m. Havdalah ................................................8:10 p.m.
april 21/22 | nisan 26 Candle Lighting: .......................Friday 7:31 p.m. TORAH PORTION: SH’MINI Jamie Micah Lickstein & Sophia Renee Marlin become B’nei Mitzvah Sermon by Rabbi Shulman Family Service .....................................10:30 a.m. Torah for Tots ......................................10:30 a.m. Shabbat Study Session ......................6:15 p.m. Minhah/Ma’ariv ....................................7:15 p.m. Havdalah ...............................................8:17 p.m.
april 28/29 | iyar 3 Candle Lighting: ......................Friday 7:38 p.m. TORAH PORTION: TAZRI-A-M’TZORA Sermon by Rabbi Wechsler Family Service .....................................10:30 a.m. Shabbat Study Session ......................6:15 p.m. Minhah/Ma’ariv .....................................7:15 p.m. Havdalah ..............................................8:24 p.m.
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UPCOMING TOT ShabbatS Fridays, April 28 & May 12, 9:15 a.m. Bring your infants and toddlers to an interactive Tot Shabbat. Join Melissa Berman, Chizuk’s Young Families Coordinator, for songs, puppets, stories and more in the Goldsmith Music Room. No RSVP Required. Contact Melissa Berman at mberman@chizukamuno.org
It’s Just (Kiddush) Lunch Our experience of community is enhanced when we are able to enjoy lunch with each other after shul on Shabbat and Holidays. The synagogue sponsors lunch on special shabbatot and on Yizkor days. Still other holidays and Shabbatot are open and available for others who would like to mark special life milestones or occasions by sponsoring part or all of Kiddush lunch. It costs just $500 to upgrade our usual Kiddush of sweets to a full lunch. Contact Jenny Baker at x.225 or jbaker@chizukamuno.org to enhance our sense of community and provide lunch for the congregation.
KSDS Middle School sings songs of Jerusalem Saturday, April 29 Join us for a special treat as we have our Middle School choir join us to sing at our regular Shabbat services.
Daily Services, Hoffberger Chapel Daily: 7:30 a.m., and 6:15 p.m. Durng Pesah: 7 a.m. and 6:15 pm. Sunday: 9:15 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. Our Sanctuary is equipped with an audio assistance system to aid in hearing our services. Please see an usher or security guard for a headset.
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Matzah is an amazing symbol. It represents both the affliction of slavery and the promise of freedom. As we retell at our Sedarim, slaves eat matzah. A slave’s life is most humble. In contrast, the taskmaster eats hametz. He exalts himself and believes that others must do his bidding. His is a lavish style of food and life. That’s why the Talmudic rabbis teach us to shun hametz. For fifty-one weeks each year we don’t attach value judgments to our daily bread. On Passover we live the cliché – we are what we eat. Freedom and equality are what we seek. Matzah symbolizes every good intention or simple truth. Hametz, leavened and fermented grains, represents every good intention exploited, every simple truth disguised. We clean it out of our homes and kitchens on Passover for this religious reason. To affirm in our lives the master story and ethical vision of the Jewish people. Bakers make Matzah with the same five grains they use to bake bread – wheat, barley, oats, rye, and spelt. Think of it this way. Matzah is anything with the potential to become hametz. Let’s think of ourselves. We strive for humility, not arrogance. We don’t always succeed. On Passover fermented grain implies personal and social excess. Unleavened bread suggests the modesty and human dignity we intend. Matzah is a potent symbol of our ideals. As my Talmud students learned, cleaning our homes for Passover and avoiding hametz throughout the holiday is a demonstration of our beliefs, our moral vision, and our best hopes for ourselves and all people. Hag Sameah v’Kasher – Enjoy a joyous and Happy Passover!
All things passover
Passover is a season of hope, renewal, and life. Nature’s spring is the backdrop for our people’s story of beginnings and freedom. Passover’s message and mood lift us up and encourage us to look ahead to better days and brighter times. Anticipating Pesah, we are optimistic. In the course of time we may feel differently, but before our festival we look forward. As spring begins, we need Passover’s reminder. We are keepers of the vision, advocates for redemption. Celebrating Pesah by gathering with family and friends around our Seder tables and joining in community, we attach our personal lives and concerns to the grand and potent moral principles for which God brought our ancestors out of Egypt.
Fortunate to be Jewish today, rooted in our people’s story, memories, and visions, we celebrate this Passover as a time of renewed goodness and hope. Information about preparing for Passover and how to change your kitchen over from hametz to matzah is available at www.chizukamuno.org/jewish-life/holidays/ During our Festival Morning Services, we celebrate freedom and the personal meanings we find in Passover. We’ll invite for Torah honors synagogue friends who have experienced personal redemptions this year or, as we count the Omer, who anticipate significant moments in the coming weeks and, sadly, who are observing their first Yizkor Service in memory of a loved one as Passover concludes. Special kavanot, reflections, will introduce moments of prayer. We look forward to lovely and meaningful services throughout Pesah!
Pre-Passover Food Drive: Through Friday, April 7 Food will be donated to local agencies. Please drop off food in bins located in the Chapel Lobby and the Administrative Lobby. For complete details, please refer to the Chizuk Amuno website.
Pot Kashering Monday April 3, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Certain types of metal flatware and cookware may be koshered for Pesah by a method of boiling called hag’alah. Rabbi Wechsler will assist you in this annual preparation for Pesah. RSVP to Judy Simkin at x.232
Pre-Pesah Shabbat Dinner Friday April 7, 7 p.m. | $20/adult Your kitchen is already kosher for Pesah so join us for a haimish (warm) hametzdik (bread filled) Shabbat dinner in community. Prior RSVP Required to Jenny Baker, jbaker@chizukamuno.org
Siyyum B’khorim: First Born Celebration Monday April 10, 7 a.m. Siyyum B’khorim is a morning minyan and celebration of learning followed by a light breakfast, the last hametz meal before Passover. The tradition of participating in a Siyyum B’khorim marks the role of the first born of both Israel and Egypt in the Exodus story. Attendance at this minyan is a special mitzvah for all first-born males. First born daughters and everyone else are always welcome. Breakfast sponsored by the Komins and Needle Families.
Passover Kiddushim is sponsored in part by the Stanley & Lillian Wilen Charity Fund in memory of Stanley & Lillian by their children.
PASSOVER FESTIVAL SERVICES Monday, April 10 First Seder Night Shaharit: First Born Siyyum.….7:00 a.m. Minhah/Ma’ariv ………………….….6:00 p.m.
SISTERHOOD judaica shop Our wonderful volunteers are looking forward to helping you get everything you need for a beautiful Passover holiday! Please stop by and check out the wonderful selection of seder plates, Afikomen gifts and fantastic tableware! Hag Sameach! Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:30 - 11:30 10 - 12 and 2 - 4 10 - 12 and 2 - 6 10 - 12 and 2 - 6 10 - 12 and 1 - 3 10 - 12
Tuesday, April 11 Second Seder Night Festival Morning Service……... 9:15 a.m. Minhah/Ma’ariv ………………….…..6:15 p.m. WEDNESDAY, April 12 Festival Morning Service……... 9:15 a.m Minhah/Ma’ariv……..………………..7:45 p.m. Sunday, April 16 Minhah…………………………………….6:00 p.m. Ma’ariv………………..………………..….6:15 p.m. Monday, April 17 Festival Morning Service……... 9:15 a.m Minhah/Ma’ariv………………………..6:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 18 Festival Morning Service……... 9:15 a.m. Yizkor Memorial Prayers Minhah/Ma’ariv………………..……..7:45 p.m. Havdalah……………………………….. 8:13 p.m.
Need a Seder? Have an extra seat? A community celebrates together and we want to make sure that everyone has an opportunity to celebrate Passover. If you need a place to go for first or second seder or have extra seats at your table for one of the seders, please be in touch with Rabbi Wechsler dwechsler@chizukamuno.org. Page 3
Chizuk AmunO Rabbinic Transition Magnify your engagement We are listening and learning!
We are energized and excited as our Rabbinic Transition Process moves forward. We are listening to congregants share their hopes and dreams for the future, while learning about successful transitions in other synagogues around the country. We are listening to our congregation in many ways: • Roundtable Discussions We are conducting interactive group sessions beginning in April. The dates and times have been sent to all members of the Chizuk Amuno Community. To help facilitate, we have retained a consultant, Guy Sapirstein, PhD, an expert in synagogue culture and change management. See www.resi-con.com. Questions or to RSVP, email roundtables@chizukamuno.org • Website Suggestion Box Please send us your comments and suggestions at www.chizukamuno.org/rabbinic-transition. You can either provide your name or remain anonymous. • Email - Write us anytime with comments or questions at search@chizukamuno.org. • One-on-one conversations Please feel free to contact us or any of our committee members to share your views and ideas. • Congregational Survey We are beginning the process of putting together a congregational survey to allow another avenue for congregants to express their opinions. This will add more insight into who we are as a community and who we want to be. We also are learning about what’s going on within the synagogue world by reaching out to other synagogues who have engaged in rabbinic transitions. Additionally, each member of our committee is reading one or more books on the subject of synagogue transformation, change, Page 4
and engagement. We feel it is critical to learn what Jewish communal leaders and innovators are thinking about as we look to our future. We are sharing our reading list here so you have the opportunity to learn as well. If you are inspired, please contact us to let us know your thoughts. Here is the list: • Playlist Judaism: Making Choices for a Vital Future, by Kerry M. Olitzky and Ron Wolfson • Sacred Strategies: Transforming Synagogues from Functional to Visionary, by Isa Aron, Steven M. Cohen, Lawrence A. Hoffman, and Ari Y. Kelman • Leading Congregations and Nonprofits in a Connected World, by Hayim Herring • The New Rabbi, by Stephen Fried • Rethinking Synagogues: A New Vocabulary for Congregational Life, by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman • Finding a Spiritual Home: How a New Generation of Jews can Transform the American Synagogue, by Sidney Schwartz • The Spirituality of Welcoming: How to Transform Your Congregation into a Sacred Community, by Dr. Ron Wolfson We are passionate about building the future of Chizuk Amuno and Schools and want and need your input, thoughts and ideas. Magnify your Engagement by joining us in creating the next chapter at Chizuk Amuno!
NEWS@CHIZUK AMUNO New Slate of Synagogue Leaders Announced We are pleased to announce the proposed Slate of Synagogue Leaders to be presented at our annual Congregational Meeting on Monday, May 22 at 7:30 pm.
ANNUAL MEETING Monday, May 22 chIZUK aMUNO CONGREGATION 7:30 p.m. - lake chizzy dedication 8:00 p.m. - annual meeting
Evening to include: Election of Synagogue Leaders Honoring Debby Hellman, on her Retirement Update on synagogue activities Dessert Reception
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS Each One Reach One As spring and summer arrive, our calls from prospective members increase as new families move into the community. In order to warmly invite and welcome new members into our congregational family, we encourage our members to reach out to new neighbors, business associates, relatives, and friends to join the Chizuk Amuno family. “If each Chizuk Amuno member would reach out to one new arrival to Baltimore, we would be able to expand our membership and sustain our wonderful congregation,” explains Neil Leikach, Membership VP. “We need ‘each one to reach one’ to share the meaning and excitement of belonging to our sacred congregation,” concludes Neil. Please forward names and contact information of prospective members to Neil, Allison Baumwald, or Cheryl Snyderman at the synagogue office. Help us grow our congregational family with our “Each One Reach One” membership campaign.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES (3 Year Term) Larry Amsterdam, Heather Cohen, Jamie Cohen, Anna Davis Gordon, Adam Hartman, Richard Matz, and Joel Suldan. Our thanks to Barbara Sugarman Grochal who is completing a term on the Board of Trustees. According to our By-Laws, “additional nominations for each position….may be made upon the submission to the President of a petition containing the printed names and actual signatures of not fewer than two hundred (200) Full Members of the Congregation in good standing. The petition must be delivered to the President no later than thirty (30) days before the date of the Annual Meeting.”
Please join us at the Annual Congregational Meeting to acknowledge and thank our current and future synagogue leaders. Our appreciation to our nominating Committee for their good work: Andy Miller, (Chair), Jeff Snyder, Michelle Clay, Richard Matz, Jenny Gamliel, Ricky Gratz and Joy Katz.
Can Chizuk Amuno Save the Chesapeake Bay? Chizuk Amuno and Schools may not be able to save the Chesapeake Bay, but we are doing what we can to help. How is this possible when we are located about 130 miles away from the Bay? Chizuk Amuno is located in the Jones Falls Watershed, which means that every drop of surface water will eventually make its way into the Jones Falls which in turn leads to the Patapsco River, and then into the Chesapeake Bay. Unfortunately, Maryland’s Storm Drain System is failing in many locations, and is unable to filter out many of the harmful chemicals water picks up along the way. If Chizuk Amuno can reduce the amount of storm water flowing into the system, or if we can clean the runoff before it enters the system, then we are doing what we can to improve the health of the Bay. In January, 2013, we began the process to develop a Small Watershed Action Plan (SWAP) for Chizuk Amuno’s main campus. After 4 years, and with the help of significant grants from the Chesapeake Bay Trust (design) and Blue Water Baltimore (installation), we are delighted that we have completed 80% of the recommendations identified on the SWAP. We installed 27 Trees, an Infiltration Basin designed to allow our excess runoff to flow into the earth, and 2 Bioretention Facilities. At ‘Lake Chizzie’ we are capturing significant runoff from our large parking lot, most of which will percolate into the soil. Any excess runoff will be piped over to the Infiltration Basin. At the Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center, we have disconnected one of the downspouts from the roof, and are sending the water through a rain garden designed to absorb the water into the soil. Here, the emergency runoff will be directed into the storm drain system, but we are hopeful that some of the detrimental chemicals will be removed by our plantings. The grand opening of the Bioretention Facilities is scheduled for Monday, May 22, at 7:30 p.m. prior to our Annual Meeting. We hope you will be able to join us for this special occasion, and that you and your families will take the time to learn more about these systems, the habitats they provide for wildlife, and how we are helping to preserve one of our greatest treasures – the Chesapeake Bay. Our special thanks to Ann Betten and her committee for the hundreds of hours and excellent consulting advice they dedicated to this exciting project. Page 5
NEWS@CHIZUK AMUNO
Chizuk wears Jeans for Genes By Marci Scher World RARE Disease Day is an annual observance held on the last day of February. On Tuesday, February 28th, Chizuk Amuno staff wore jeans for genes to raise awareness for rare diseases and improve access to treatments and medical representation for individuals with rare diseases and their families. According to the Global Genes website, there are approximately 7,000 different types of rare diseases and disorder and 30 million people in the United States (10% of the U.S. Population) are living with a rare disease. In the United States, a condition is considered “rare” if it affects fewer than 200,000 persons combined in a particular rare disease group. Approximately 50% of the people affected by rare disease are children. Approximately 50% of rare diseases do not have a disease specific foundation supporting or researching their rare disease. Living with a family member with a rare disease can be rewarding and challenging at the same time. My son, Ian, was one of 50% of children affected with a rare disease. I ended up becoming the person with the most knowledge on the disease, more than any doctor, and who broke grounds for others to follow. When I called the doctor, I was most likely the one who came up with the treatments plan. All of these were both rewarding and challenging at the same time. There were no support group for Ian’s disease, he was 1 of 6 known cases. Throughout the years we have gotten support from family, friends, Chai Lifeline and Gilchrist for Kids, and still do since Ian’s passing last year. Having these groups have been a blessing. Check out www.globalgenes.org to learn more about rare diseases.
SPARKS OF CHANGE FOUNDATION TO BRING A GROUP OF ISRAELI 11TH GRADE STUDENTS JEWISH AND ARAB TO THE UNITED STATES March 27 - April 7 Sparks of Change Foundation (SOC), established in loving memory of Daniel Siegel, z’l KSDS Class of 2003, is again bringing a group of Israeli 11th grade students, Jewish and Arab, to role-model coexistence. There will be three students from the Jewish high school in Misgav, and three Arab students from the Al Bayan School in Deir al Asad. They will be accompanied by a staff of two teachers, one college student and the director of international programs at Oranim College, Roberta Bell Kligler.
The group will be in the United States from March 27-April 7, and will visit several Jewish day schools in Philadelphia, Beth Tifiloh, our own Krieger Schechter Day School, and Park School in Baltimore. They will visit Union Baptist Church in Baltimore, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, and hopefully, a Mosque and Islamic school in DC. Please welcome them as they arrive at Chizuk Amuno on Saturday morning, April 1, and they will sit in the back right side for the last hour of the service.
Last Chance!!! Jewish Civil Rights Trip Sunday May 7- Wednesday May 10 A civil rights journey that uses the history, sites, and current issues of each city as a springboard to highlight the relationship, and at times, the tension, of the Jewish and American identity. Our trip begins and ends in Atlanta with visits to Montgomery and Selma including the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the Rosa Park Museum, the Tomb of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and much more. For more information including pricing contact Rabbi Wechsler at dwechsler@chizukamuno.org Our trip provider is Etgar 36.
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Congregational LIFE
Their First Siddurim!
Shabbat Yahad Along with the surprisingly warm February weather, Shabbat Yahad equaled that warmth inside with a special day for congregants and visitors of all ages.
Chizuk Amuno first graders at Krieger Schechter Day School received their first siddurim and the congregation celebrated with them on Shabbat morning February 27th. Our students, together with their parents, grandparents and siblings attended the Family Service where they were welcomed by Rabbi Seltzer and then were honored by Rabbi Wechsler in the Main Sanctuary by leading Ein Keloheinu and Adon Olam. Rabbi Wechsler spoke to the first graders about the congregation’s pride in their ability to help lead the service and expressed a hope that their new siddurim (lovingly decorated by their parents) become their re’im ahuvim, their beloved companions throughout a life of prayer and community. Mazal Tov to our Krieger Schechter First Graders on this wonderful milestone.
Camp Ramah Scholarships We are delighted to announce that through a variety of Chizuk Amuno and Ramah Scholarship funds, including the Kahan Trust Fund, the Camp Ramah Trust Fund (with generous donations from Sisterhood and Brotherhood), the Jared Levy Endowment Fund, the Goldner Ramah Endowment Fund, and the Siegel Ramah Endowment Fund, we have distributed almost $10,000 in camp scholarships for summer 2017. We know that summers at Camp Ramah are wonderful Jewish experiences of friendship, learning and community and we are proud to assist our Chizuk Amuno families in giving our children these immersive and intensive experiences. Please consider making a donation to any of these funds and help make a Ramah summer possible for our children and teens. If you may be interested in Camp Ramah for Summer 2018, be in touch with Rabbi Wechsler dwechsler@chizukamuno.org.
Seeing The Wiz with Union Baptist Church Sunday April 2, 3 p.m. Murphy Fine Arts Center Morgan State University Union Baptist Church, through its affiliate, The Beloved Community Services Corporation, is sponsoring a performance of The Wiz. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased by sending a check made out to: Beloved Community Services Corporation Mailed to: Rev. Dr. Alvin C. Hathaway, Sr. Union Baptist Church 1219 Druid Hill Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21217 Please include a stamped selfaddressed envelope. The mission of Beloved Community Services Corporation is to build an inclusive community as envisioned by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., through programs, projects and educational activities.
Questions: Contact Dr. Alvin Hathaway, 410-523-6880, alhathaway@gmail.com or Margie Simon at 410-484-3461, mbs827@verizon.net
Our youngest visitors attended Torah for Tots, where Goldsmith Early Childhood Center Director, Michelle Gold, led age appropriate prayers and fun for young children and their families and then welcomed the new month of Adar and Purim with Melissa Berman, Young Families Coordinator. Family Services, led by Rabbi Seltzer, were well attended with many school aged children (from RRS and KSDS) leading prayers, being called to the Torah for an Aliyah and reading from the Torah. Many KSDS students, and their families also warmed our synagogue community by coming together for the annual 4th grade service, while 1st graders were called to the bimah in the Sanctuary to celebrate receiving their special family decorated siddurim (prayer books) earlier in the week. As services concluded in the Main Sanctuary the Rabbis invited our young participants up to the bimah for concluding prayers adding to the beauty and warmth or our synagogue and school communities coming together (b’yahad). And of course a delicious Kiddush lunch was enjoyed by all!
2019-2020 B’nei Mitzvah Dates Assigned We recently assigned the bar and bat mitzvah dates for students born between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. If your child’s birthday falls during that time period and you would like to celebrate your simcha at Chizuk Amuno Congregation, please contact Marci Scher or Glenn Easton at the synagogue office. The B’nei Mitzvah experience is a meaningful milestone linking your family with our congregational community. Our clergy, tutors, and staff look forward to working with you on this exciting achievement.
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Congregational LIFE
The Found Generation: Boomer Grandparents
A couple of years ago, congregant Lee Hendler had an “aha moment” which led to a series of conversations, then to a focus group and finally to several innovative programs sponsored by Chizuk Amuno this winter and spring. Lee’s hunch was that today’s Jewish grandchildren are blessed with a unique generation of grandparents, special for lots of reasons. They are youthful, in good shape, strongly connected to and passionate about Judaism and look outward at the world for meaning and entertainment, rather than at the screens of their smart phones. Also, these grandparents, often standing in for their grandchildren’s’ parents, are looking for things to do with their grandchildren. To discuss Lee’s idea, she and Rabbi Seltzer, Director of Congregational Education and Director of Rosenbloom Religious School, brought together a focus group of 15 grandparents to think about how grandparents, often overlooked in Jewish organizational life,
could find the support they wanted in their new roles. The focus group, through their personal experiences, confirmed many of Lee’s ideas and encouraged Lee, Rabbi Seltzer and Melissa Berman, Chizuk Amuno Young Families Coordinator, to create a program that tapped into the opportunities that this unique grandparent/grandchildren relationship presents. They learned that both grandparents and grandchildren saw their time together as very special and wanted more activities to do together. They also learned that everyday interactions with grandchildren emerged spontaneously as the source of greatest joy and meaning to grandparents: going to the playground, cooking together, reading books, imaginary play, taking walks, visiting zoos and museums, dining together, watching videos, playing board games, gardening, and special trips when possible. We decided to focus on these every day activities to launch a pilot year of
Our first program in December focused on the arts and the holiday season. We invited grandparents to bring grandchildren ages 5 and up to a holiday keepsake workshop. Adults and kids were excited to make their own holiday gifts and decorations for loved ones. Rabbi Seltzer taught from Torah portion, Bereishit, and suggested that grandparents and grandchildren were partners in creation, and that tov “good”—not perfect—was the standard. The room hummed with work punctuated by laughter. Our “Screens Off, Games On,” program gave participants the chance to enjoy a Shabbat dinner and to have some fun playing classic board games with a Jewish twist. Grandparents and grandchildren were really into it, reinforcing how Shabbat demands attention and presence in the moment.
Sunday, May 7, 1-3 p.m.
The GRAND
*no raindate*
The Brill & Goldsmith Playgrounds at Chizuk Amuno
$10/family
PLAYDATE A Jewish playground experience for grandparents and grandchildren Chizuk Amuno Congregation and Schools
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programming. Judaism’s genius is in elevating the mundane—teaching us that we have the power to make the everyday holy.
Registration is required at www.cjebaltimore.org/grand-playdate Refreshments & Kosher & Nut Free Snacks Provided. Snowball Truck • Scavenger Hunt • Photo Ops • PJ Library Storytime Receive your own pocket guide to “What’s Jewish about Playgrounds”
Contact Melissa Berman, mberman@chizukamuno.org for questions or more information about this event. We welcome participants of all abilities. Please contact us for any special accommodations.
Engage with our Schools
Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center and Krieger Schechter Day School Fight Hunger One Lunch at a Time Collaboration (n) - the action of working with someone to produce or create something. An amazing collaboration occurred between our Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center, Krieger Schechter Day School and the Baltimore Jewish Community. “Congratulations on a great Bunches of Lunches day! We are so glad that this partnership continues to be meaningful for the families and for the seniors who receive the meals.” - Jewish Volunteer Connection (JVC)
5th grade students were wonderful helpers and ambassadors as they guided, collected and thanked the preschool children and their parents. Our community answered the call in resounding fashion. We look forward to the entire preschool community participating in the next Bunches of Lunches on April 27th.
Our first collaborative Bunches of Lunches program was a great success! Our 4 & 5 year old classes participated in the mitzvah of feeding the needy. Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center and Krieger Schechter Day School collected 172 lunches for low income and isolated seniors in our community. Krieger Schechter
The Four Children Deserve Great Teachers! By Rabbi Stuart Seltzer As a Jewish educator, the text of the Four Children reminds me that each student learns differently and challenges us to find various ways to bring our students into the conversations of Judaism. This text not only introduces us to four different kinds of learners or personalities, but to four teaching styles, each trying to inspire, challenge, and motivate children in the Passover story. This example of teaching in the Haggadah reminds me that at Rosenbloom Religious School we are fortunate to have a caring, knowledgeable, and dedicated faculty with a diversity of teaching styles. In fact, many of our parents name the faculty as the unique hallmark of our school. Morah Pnina loves her students as if they are her own children. From the moment the students enter her classroom until the time they will leave, they know that they will be cared for and appreciated. Morah Chantal is Mary Poppins. Her students have fun with her because she is having fun with them. Learning in her class always has an element of enjoyment. Morah Nelkin is a magician. She is always pulling out creative projects from her magical repertoire of ideas to teach Hebrew reading. Morah Orly has the spirit and energy of an early Israeli pioneer; she is optimistic, dedicated and strong. Her students are always in motion trying to keep with her enthusiasm and passion for learning. Morah Barbie so easily identifies and empathizes with her students and never forgets to tap her inner child in order to bring a lesson or story alive to them.
Morah Plaut is a passionate and articulate scholar, inspiring her students to probe the depth of a text with interesting and thought provoking questions. Her classroom hums with intellectual seriousness and curiosity. Moreh Rudy’s outstanding knowledge of synagogue skills helps his students develop confidence and competency and a sense of belonging to the synagogue. Mr. Gordon teaches in his KSDS social studies classroom. His students know and appreciate that he is a serious student of both secular studies and Judaism. Making the material personal and relevant is one of Morah Allen’s many strengths and that’s why her 7th grade students enjoy studying Jewish history with her. She has an uncanny ability to put her students into the story! This Passover, at the Seder, while we’re discussing the Four Children, let’s be sure to also talk about our teachers. Share a story about your favorite teacher. What are the qualities which made that teacher so special? Our teachers help us grow and become the people we are as we sit around the Seder table. Page 9
Engage IN gemilut hasadim
Upcoming volunteer opportunities We express special gratitude for funding from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Gemilut Hasadim Endowment Fund of the Chizuk Amuno Foundation, Inc. For questions or to participate in any Gemilut Hasadim programs, contact Cheryl Snyderman, csnyderman@chizukamuno.org or ext. 300, or refer to our website for more information.
New Project: Gilead House Gemilut Hasadim Partnership At our open meeting in February, Betty Symington, Executive Director of ERICA, (Episcopal Refugee and Immigrant Center Alliance) shared with us their plans for Gilead House, located at St. Mark’s on the Hill on Reisterstown Road, which is a program providing housing and other services for four individuals seeking asylum. The list of needs is quite comprehensive, and a sampling includes material objects (clothing, furniture, computers), financial support (internet/TV fees, MTA Charm Cards),
training (English, computers, resume writing), and orientation (nearby locations, available services, day-today life in the United States). Chizuk Amuno has committed to partner with ERICA to provide some of these needed services. We are forming a team which will determine how Chizuk Amuno volunteers will focus their efforts. Please be in touch with one of our project co-chairs if you would like to participate: Margie Simon, mbs827@verizon.net, or Jennie Rothschild, jzrothschild@comcast.net.
Transportation Service on Shabbat Need a ride to shul on Shabbat mornings? Rides for members who no longer drive can be arranged on a week-by-week basis. Just call Cheryl Snyderman by Tuesday of the week you want to attend services.
Knitting Havurah ART WITH A HEART Sunday, May 7, 1 p.m. Volunteers work on art projects at Art with a Heart headquarters in Hampden. All those ages 5 and up are welcome. Rides are available, leaving from Chizuk Amuno at 12:30 p.m. Contact: Deb Charles, text 443-386-1324
OUR DAILy bread Sundays, April 23 & May 21 9 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Join with friends from Chizuk Amuno and help serve meals to Baltimore’s hungry men, women, and children. Todah Rabbah to our February volunteers: Frank Greenstein, Hazel Greenstein, Hilly Greenstein, and Madison Greenstein. Contacts: Wendy Davis, 410-358-5979 or bandwdavis@aol.com or Jenny Baker, 410-602-9885 Page 10
Wednesdays, April 26 & May 17 2-3:30 p.m. We knit and/or crochet blankets for babies in Israel and in the United States. Each session is enriched with conversation and camaraderie. Knitting instruction is available and everyone is welcome. For those who can’t attend our sessions, we still welcome your contributions. Todah Rabbah to our February knitters/crocheters: Vivian Chait, Claire Freeland, Irene Himelfarb, Esther Marsiglia, Betty Medalie, and Hazel Radowsky. Contact: Cheryl Snyderman
Ronald mcdonald house Wednesday, May 17, 4-7 p.m. Join the Chizuk Amuno team as we cook and/or serve dinners at Ronald McDonald House for families with seriously ill children being treated in Baltimore area hospitals. Todah Rabbah to our February volunteers: Hazel Greenstein (leader), Samantha Antwerpen, Sam Askin, Nancy Bookoff, Hillary Crystal, Hilly Greenstein, Madison Greenstein, Melissa Halpern, Joy Katz, Saundra Madoff, Sheila Sandbank, Maxine Seidman, Margie Simon, Mickey Simon, Cheryl Snyderman, Vanda White, and Marsha Yoffe Contact: Cheryl Snyderman
Chizuk Amuno’s Team Supports JVC’s Good Deeds Day Sunday, April 2 Join JVC in a global movement of Doing Good! Service projects are available for all ages throughout the day in the Greater Baltimore area. Register at: jvcbaltimore.org/gooddeedsday
Jared Scott Levy Memorial Garden Do you enjoy gardening? Do you have a few hours to spare? We are planning our spring clean-up and planting at this beautiful site for learning and rejuvenating. We are in need of help and would love to hear from you. Contact: Cheryl Snyderman
Engage with SYNAGOGUE FRIENDS
SISTERHOOD
Contact Dixie Leikach, with any questions or for further information at Sisterhood@chizukamuno.org or 443-386-1062. If you’d like to be on our Sisterhood e-newsletter, please give Dixie your e-mail address.
Joint Sisterhood Dinner
Paid Up Membership Event
Monday, April 3, 6 p.m. RSVP/Payment Required. Beth El Congregation $38 per person
Wednesday, April 26, 6:30 p.m. No Charge for Paid Up Sisterhood members
Join us for a wonderful night of Sisterhood with our fellow area Conservative Synagogue Sisterhoods. Entertainment will be provided by Dan Schoener - mentalist extrodinaire. Reservations can be made by sending your check, payable to Chizuk Amuno Sisterhood, attn Sheila Sandbank. Questions, please contact Sheila Sandbank at 410-484-5016
Howard Greenberg, artist and publisher, will be demonstrating the Adult Coloring Book craze! And we will have a chance to mingle, enjoy adult beverages, and color. Please RSVP to Amy Blavatt at amyblavatt@blavatt.com by April 13th.
Spring cleaning solution….. I have cleaned out my closets. Now what do I do with the stuff I don’t need?!! DONATE it to support CHANA, the Baltimore Jewish organization that responds to domesticate violence. HOW? 1. Drop your old mobile phone off at the Sisterhood gift shop or in the box in the Garden Lounge cloak room 2. Drop off clothing, shoes, belts, purses, towels, bed linen, and stuffed toys in plastic bags into the sheds located in the Park Heights and Owings Mills JCC parking lots. (Please – no rags, fabric scraps, toys or household goods)
CHANA provides crisis intervention, safety planning legal advocacy and other life saving services to Jews of all backgrounds. www.chanabaltimore.org | 410-234-0030
Sunday, July 23
7:30 a.m - Buses leave Chizuk Amuno Buses leave theater immediately after show to return to Chizuk Amuno
All inclusive $279/ person
Reserve your spot now!
(Tickets are Non-Refundable) (Includes bus, breakfast, deli dinner, & theater ticket)
Edith Askin Book Review The Debt of Tamar Sunday, April 23, noon Please plan on joining us for lunch as author, Nicole Dweck, talks about her enchanting, lyrical novel “The Debt of Tamar.” Lunch will be served. Members - $18/person Non-Members - $23/person Hardbound copies will be for sale in the Sisterhood Judaica Shop for $18 (regular retail $25.99) Can’t get into the gift shop? Contact Sue Crystal at 410-206-3846 or Patty Anbinder 410-916-7616 RSVP by April 14 Pay by check payable to Chizuk Amuno Sisterhood Attn: Book Review: 8100 Stevenson Rd. Baltimore, MD 21208
BROTHERHOOD Save the dates for our upcoming events. Questions and more information, please contact Eric Beser, Brotherhood President, eric.beser@e-isg.com
Yom Hashoah Sunday morning breakfast The Rise of Hate in America Sunday, April 23
RSVP to Marilyn Spector, 410-486-3888 or marilynspe@gmail.com
men’s night out steak night!
Reservation finalized once check is received.
Wednesday, May 10
Please mail your check to: Chizuk Amuno Sisterhood C/O Marilyn S. Spector | 14 Cobbler Ct. | Baltimore, MD 21208 Page 11
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PURIM IN PARADISE Congregants donned their Hawaiian shirts, grass skirts, and leis and joined us for a tropical take on Megillat Esther. A raucous crowd did a great job drowning out Haman’s name and then partied the night away amid the flora at our luau in the Krieger. Hundreds of children rolled, dropped, and threw balls, decorated cookies, bags, masks, hair, and faces, and hopped their way through our annual Purim Carnival. It was a festive atmosphere and the smiles were contagious. We thank Carnival chair Kristen Katz for her commitment and boundless energy. In addition, it is with deep appreciation that we acknowledge over 100 volunteers who came together to make the holiday celebration such a success, including staff members, school parents, students, and congregants who decorated the Krieger and Sanctuary, welcomed guests with a lei, read the Megillah, paraded around as Elmo, Dora the Explorer, Mickey Mouse, Superman and Supergirl, manned the Tiki Hut bar, set-up and broke-down the carnival games and tables, served lunch in the Stulman, and manned the games and activities, popcorn/cotton candy machines, guest registration, volunteer check-in, and last, but not least, the prize tables. We couldn’t have done it without you!
School was closed for a professional development day, but that didn’t stop over 35 preschoolers along with their parents, grandparents, and friends from coming in to perform a mitzvah! The children learned about giving to the poor and then enthusiastically made about 100 mishloah manot bags and contributed tzedakah. The mishloah manot were given to cognitively impaired clients of Jewish Community Services, the children of clients of CHANA, and to some of Chizuk Amuno’s most senior members. Families in attendance were encouraged to take two bags home to give to friends. The tzedakah collected was donated to CHANA. The program wrapped up with a captivating performance by Becky Gordon and her puppet friends. We thank the following for their generous support of this program: Young Families of Chizuk Amuno, the Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center Parent Association, and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Gemilut Hasadim Endowment Fund of the Chizuk Amuno Foundation. Page 12
Milestones
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. APRIL 1 Hannah Sadie Getz Penina Ilana daughter of Stacey & Randy Getz APRIL 22 Jamie Micah Lickstein Micah Yosel son of Lori Lickstein and Dr. Larry Lickstein Sophia Renee Marlin Shmuela Rivkah daughter of Amy Marlin and Evan Marlin
Births We congratulate the following families on the birth of their children and grandchildren. Samuel Cole Ollins, son of Jamie & Gabriel Ollins and grandson of Robyn & Mark Horwitz
Weddings
New Members
We congratulate the following couple and their families as we wish them much happiness.
We are happy to welcome those who recently joined or returned to our Chizuk Amuno family.
Ilana Foss, daughter of Forrest Foss and Miriam Foss z’l, to Raphael Franck, son of Martine & Claude Franck
Nicole & Eric Fribush, Harrison and Andrew Sandra & Avrom Swird, Hannah, Shoshana and Steven Melanie Glickson & Jonathan Thierman, Jacob, Benjamin and Maia Allyson & Matthew Weinstein, Tyler and Mia
In Loving Memory In sadness, our synagogue community mourns the passing of our members: Alan Lewis Caplan, husband of Viki Caplan, father of Gary Abrams, Jay Caplan, Barbara Getlan, Joseph Caplan and Melissa Wachs, and brother of Wendy Katz Lucille Fink, mother of Dr. Aaron Fink, Norman Fink and Stuart Fink Martin Greenberg, husband of Sondra Greenberg and father of Mark Greenberg, Allan Greenberg and Kevin Greenberg Theodore Surosky, husband of Norma Surosky, father of Dr. Bruce Surosky and Jody Steinwinter and step-father of Roger Himelfarb, Sheldon Himelfarb, Suzi Galler, Michael Himelfarb and Adam Himelfarb
Oscar Rey & Opal Max Howard, son and daughter of Martine Schwartz & Chad Howard and grandson and granddaughter of Elda & Dr. David Schwartz
We offer our sincere condolences to our members: Deborah Abel, on the loss of her father, A. Fred Stewart
Zachary David Schermer, son of Megan & Joshua Schermer, grandson of Sandy & Lester Guthorn and great-grandson of June Minch and Stanley Minch z’l
Ann Berey, on the loss of her mother, Sareba Maslow
Rita Abel, on the loss of her mother Frieda Pertman
David Cahn, on the loss of his father, Charles Cahn, II Richard Flax, on the loss of his sister, Susan Jaffe Pearl Oslick, on the loss of her mother, Rose Rosenblum As a synagogue community, we express our sincere condolences and prayers for comfort to those who mourn.
If you have friends or family who may be interested in joining the Chizuk Amuno Family, please call Cheryl Snyderman or Glenn Easton at the synagogue office.
Members in the News Rebecca Sereboff, daughter of Laurel & Matt Freedman and Terry & Neal Sereboff was elected to serve as the 73rd International N’Siah of BBYO. Rabbi Seltzer, Director of Congregational Education and Director of Rosenbloom Religious School, Covenant Award recipient and now the recipient of an honorary doctorate for 25 years in the rabbinate, from The Jewish Theological Seminary - JTS. Samantha Max, daughter of Jill & Aaron Max, was elected President of the Northwestern University, Hillel. Page 13
Tzedakah At Chizuk Amuno
Terumot HaKodesh. 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, 410-486-6400, or by logging on to your Chaverweb account from the Giving page of our website. 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. Brotherhood Maxine Seidman in honor of Eric & Kay Beser’s grandson
Congregational General Endowment Fund Tamara, Alan & Michelle Levitas in honor of Harry Deitchman’s 92nd birthday Dr. Sheldon & Mrs. Patsy Milner in memory of Marvin Feld Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Brown wishing Mazal Tov to Ed Frieman on his 80th birthday
Floral Fund General Donations Sherry Wolf, Gail Kushner and Marcie Weisberg in memory of Elaine Fisher Kline Shari Koman in memory of Judge I. Marshall Seidler
Fred M. Bart Scholarship Endowment Fund Michael &Judy Baylin in memory of Jon S. Rendelman
Glassgold Kallah Fund Jackie Glassgold wishing Mazal Tov to Andy Miller & Sandra Dzija on the birth of their granddaughter Sophia Stiger Miller
Irene & Jerome Wasserkrug Adult Education Fund Shoshana Harris in honor of Eddie Frieman’s special birthday
KSDS Eli & Yetta Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund
Dr. & Mrs. Anton Grobani in memory of Joseph Lee Collins Dr. & Mrs. Anton Grobani in memory of Bernie Margolis. Dr. & Mrs. Anton Grobani in memory of Harold Walinsky Dr. Gary and Mrs. Evelyn Brager in memory of Joan Dubois Dr. Gary and Mrs. Evelyn Brager in memory of Marvin Snyder
Louis Barry Gershen Our Daily Bread Fund Michael & Myra Gershen in memory of Bernard Margolis
Morning Minyan Fund Margot Zipper for a speedy recovery of Elaine Fox Dr. Damie Stillman in memory of Samuel Stillman and in honor of Moshe Shualy Dr. Howard Cohen in memory of Harold Cohen Elaine Fox in memory of Isadore Fox Lewis & Roslyn Godfrey in memory of Irving Schwartzman & Marc Schwartzman Margot Zipper in memory of Gershon Zipper and Annie Zipper Lawrence Gilbert in memory of Patsy Gilbert Lawrence Gilbert in memory of Pauline Tedlow Goldberg Muriel Freedman in memory of Sonia Helman Pamela Platt in memory of Marion Straus Steve & Diane Dansicker in memory of Marvin Feld Ms. Stephany Gilbert in honor of Norman Wigutow’s 90th Birthday Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Schwartz in memory of Bernard Koser, brother of Sandra Steingart
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Max in memory of in memory of Sareba Maslow
Miriam Foss Gemilut Hasadim Memorial Fund
KSDS Minnie Garber & Rose Greenberg Scholarship Fund
Brian Gamble & Henry Harbin George & Bella Savran
In memory of Martin Greenberg: Steve & Diane Dansicker, Cindy, Glenn, Lisa & Amy Easton, Dr. Adam & Jill Hartman, Brian & Sandra Moffet, Joel & Miriam Suldan, David & Dr. Anne Young
Prayer Book Fund
KSDS Program Enhancement Fund Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Abrams in memory of Phyllis Silverman
KSDS Scholarship Fund Dr. & Mrs. Barry S. Solomon in memory of Bernie Margolis on behalf of the Harriet Lane Clinic Family Dr. Eugene & Mrs. Joy Katz in memory of Libby White In memory of Bernie Margolis: Helen Friedman, Lori Rosman, Eileen & Dr. Stanley Schultz and Mrs. Maxine Seidman
KSDS – Special Offering Dr. Gary & Mrs. Evelyn Brager for a speedy recovery of Judy Spector Dr. Gary & Mrs. Evelyn Brager in honor of the birth of Kay & Eric Beser’s grandson Dr. Gary & Mrs. Evelyn Brager in honor of Dr. Moshe Shualy for your teaching & ritual guidance Dr. Gary & Mrs. Evelyn Brager in honor of Joyce Overbeck-Geller’s 75th birthday Dr. Gary & Mrs. Evelyn Brager in honor of Edward Freiman’s 80th birthday
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Fred & Judy Zimmerman in honor of Ed Frieman’s 80th birthday Stuart & Marlene Aiken in honor of the baby naming of Marlene & Stuart Aiken’s granddaughter Luciana Rose Alarcon Mr. Stanley Merwitz in memory of Marvin Feld Rona & Reese Feuerman, Margie & Paul Block & Debbie & Gary Merwitz in memory of Marvin Feld
Rabbi Seltzer Netivon Judaic Studies Award Fund Beverly Franken in honor of Rabbi Stuart Seltzer upon receiving his Doctorate
Rosenbloom Religious School Special Projects Fund Glenn & Cindy Easton in honor of Rebecca Sereboff election as N’Siah of BBYO International
School Scholarship Fund Maxine Seidman in honor of Calvin Hamburger’s 80th birthday Elaine Gittlen in memory of Bernard B. Gaspas Harriet Friedman in memory of David Krol Marina Bogin in memory of Gennadiy Paskovatyy Mr. Marc Winner in memory of Frederick P. Winner Natalya Paskovataya in memory of Gennadiy Paskovatyy
Special Offering Congregational Support Bruce & Barbara Lewbart in honor of Maurice & Ann Shamash 50th wedding anniversary Jenny Baker wishing Mazal Tov to David & Elda Schwartz on the birth of their twin grandchildren, Oscar Rey & Opal Max Howard Martin & Marilynn Kinstler for a speedy recovery of Todd Feigenbaum Roz & Al Kronthal for a speedy recovery of Steven Weinberg David & Dr. Anne Young in honor of Ed Frieman’s 80th Birthday Martin & Marilynn Kinstler in honor of Arnold Cohen’s 85th Birthday Stanford G. Gann Sr. Levin & Gann in honor of Andrew Sandler’s 65th birthday Levin & Gann, P.A. in honor of Norman Wigutow’s 90th Birthday Bruce & Barbara Lewbart in memory of Bernard Koser Bruce Goldman in memory of Marvin Goldman David & Joan Greenberg in memory of Barbara & Jack Greenberg David & Anne Young in memory of Bernard Koser Drs. Howard & Claire Freeland in memory of Rhoda Marlin Drs. Howard & Claire Freeland in memory of Richard Walsh Edward & Susan Frieman in memory of Bernard Koser Jenny Baker in memory of Theodore Surosky Jenny Baker in memory of Martin Greenberg Kenneth & Sandra Ullman in memory of Bernard Frank Margolis Mrs. Natalie Jeffrey & Family in memory of Frieda Pertman Philip & Vivian Chait in memory of Bernard Margolis Saul & Joan Gurney in memory of Anita Fisher Maxine Seidman wishing Mazal Tov to Ed Frieman on his 80th birthday
Special Offering- Goldsmith Early Childhood Center Mr. & Mrs. Jason Blavatt in memory of Frieda Pertman Mr. & Mrs. Jason Blavatt in memory of Martin Greenberg
Tzedakah Fund Alan Glazer in memory of Doris Bernhardt Cherie Hochberg in memory of Morris Green Harriet Helfand in memory of Dorothy Cohen Jay & Marsha Gamerman in memory of Jean Satisky Marcia Snyder in memory of Harold Snyder Michael Scherr in memory of Jerome Scherr Sylvia Gamerman in memory of Arnold Siegel
Hazzan Perlman’s Discretionary Fund Lester & Joan Edelman in honor of Norman Wigutow’s 90th birthday Marc & Judy Gann in honor of Norman Wigutow’s 90th birthday
Rabbi WECHSLER’s Discretionary Fund Hilly & Hazel Greenstein in honor of renewing their wedding vows Dr. Lawrence Pakula in memory of Sheila Pakula
Tzedakah At Chizuk Amuno
Rabbi Shulman’s Discretionary Fund Stuart & Marlene Aiken in honor of officiating at the baby naming of their granddaughter Luciana Rose Alarcon Norman Wigutow with thanks to Rabbi Shulman for honoring him on his special birthday Paula Hoffberger in memory of LeRoy Hoffberger
Dr. Shualy’s Discretionary Fund Walter Lamm in memory of Edith Lamm’s birthday
To the Clergy: With thanks from Marlene Pollack, Linda & Marc Klitenic, Carol & Howard Nelson, Drs. John & Susan Pollack, Shelley Pollack Schwartz and families in loving memory of Brian Pollack
Special Offering Gemilut Hasadim Did you know?... A fund has been established in support of our Gemilut Hasadim activities at Chizuk Amuno. You may make a gift to the Special Offering – Gemilut Hasadim Fund in honor of or in memory of loved ones or friends, wish somebody a refuah sh'lemah - speedy recovery, or to simply express appreciation. Todah Rabbah!
Bimah Flowers Shabbat, APRIL 1 | 5 NISAN In Honor Of: The Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Sadie Getz, by her parents, Stacey & Randy Getz, and her grandparents, Carollee & Alan Getz and Susan & Jerry Steinberger In Memory Of: Ethel Gendason, mother, by Sharon Rose & family. Harold Effron, father, by his family. Solomon Rosenbloom by his family. Judge Albert L. Sklar by his children & grandchild. Caswell Nuger, uncle, by Ellen & Dan Karlin and Dr. Lewis Klotzman. Madeline Beerman, mother, by Carole & Dr. Morton Ellin & family. Aaron Reznick, father & grandfather, by Debbie & Dr. Marc Attman & Alison Goodwich & family. Louis L. Kahan by Ann Kahan. Maurice Katz by Suzanne Katz. Cecelia Crystal by Edna & Mace Crystal. Shirley Hammer, mother, by Ann & Ronald Holstein & family. Hilda Manchester by her children & grandchildren. Dr. Moses Raskin by Joan Raskin, Lisa Raskin and Philip Raskin. Shabbat, April 8 | 12 Nisan In Memory Of: Rose & Thomas Pass, by Shirley & Stanley Adler, grandchildren & great-grandchildren.
Ruth Dinitz, mother & grandmother, by Barbara, Roland & Lisa Einhorn. Charles “Chase” Solomon, by Bernice, children & grandchildren. Wilfred H. Gluckstern, father & grandfather, by Ilene & Stephen Mackler and Geoffrey, David & Melissa & Stefanie Mackler. Larry Millard Wolf, father, by Vanina & Joshua Wolf & family. Selina Ossen, mother, by Regina & David Postal & family. Hilda Cohen, mother, by Dr. Richard Cohen. Mayer Putterman, father, by Sharon & IrvinCaplan. Melvin Landsman, father, by Gail & Jerry Kurman & children. Alan Goldstein, brother, by Susan & Paul Richter & sons. Dora Goldner, mother, by Florene & Dr. Ronald Goldner. Jayne Lois Nochumowitz by her family. Naomi Walman, mother, by Dr. Ted Walman & family. Lottie Neuburger, mother, by Elke & Arnold Neuburger & family. Eli Weingram, father, by Samuel Weingram & family. Meyer Shuman, father, by Idaline & Joseph Lipsky & family. Lawrence H. Shenker by Dr. Larry Amsterdam, Alisa & Rachel. Jacob Spevak, father, by Estelle Bloomberg & family. Isabelle Rosenberg, sister, by Shirley Shor & family. Sylvia Eskow, mother, by Sandy Fisher. Dr. Alan Young by Dr. Anne & David Young.
Shabbat, April 15 | 19 Nisan In Memory Of: Hyman Kahn, father, by Miriam & Arnold Kahn & family. Lyn P. Meyerhoff, mother, by Lee Meyeroff Hendler & children. Isaac Shapiro, father, by his family. Dr. Howard Gendason, brother, by Sharon Rose & family. Julius Plaut, father, by Doris Fox. Dr. I. Lee Singer by Ina Singer & family Louis Lachman by his daughter, Isobel Weiner, & grandchildren. Sarah & Maurice Hirschhorn, parents, by Harriet Feinglass & children, Ellen & Dr. Mark Gordon & Barbara Rothstein. Samuel Raffel by Lorraine & Earl Raffel. Norman Apatoff by his children, grandchildren & great-grandchildren. Raphael Levin by Susan & Dr. Richard Kolker, & Drs. Marilyn Miller & Philip Levin. Herbert Borger, father, by Lynne & Larry Lichtig & family. Dr. Harry S. Gimbel by his family. Erika Greenblum by Joseph Greenblum & family. Lori Susan Ledford by Mae Levin Anna Lustgarten, mother, by Marilynn & Marty Kinstler. Rosa Lebovitz Cohen by her children & grandchildren. Gilbert Epstein by Ellen & Alan, Jonathan, Andrew, Sarah & Sophie Mogol and Irene Epstein. Bernard H. Fink, father & grandfather, by Marcia Scherr & family. Harvey Spector, brother, by Judy & Marvin Spector & family. Shabbat, April 22 | 26 Nisan In Honor Of: The Bar Mitzvah of Jamie Micah Lickstein, by his parents, Lori Lickstein and Dr. Larry Lickstein, and his grandparents, Marilyn & Thomas Engel and Barbara & Fred Lickstein The Bat Mitzvah of Sophia Renee Marlin, by her parents, Amy Malin and Evan Marlin, and her grandparents, Barbara & Barry Marlin and Marlene London In Memory Of: Dorothy & Nathan London and Minni & Samuel Haas, on the occasion of Sophia’s Bat Mitzvah
Louis B. Harrison, father, by Marlene & Bruce Harrison & family. Sarah Leah Shor by Shirley Shor & family. Sara Bass by Bill Lewis & family. Benjamin Schneider, father, by his family. Dr. I. Lee Singer by Ina Singer & family. Nathan D. Cummins, father, by his family. Dr. Stuart H. Brager by Marlene Brager & family. Fannie Finglass by her family. Samuel Stutman by Ellen & Alan, Jonathan, Andrew, Sarah & Sophie Mogol and Irene Epstein. Myer Buxbaum, father, by Dr. Jerry Buxbaum. Kenneth Blumenthal, on his birthday, by Dr. Stuart Blumenthal & family.
Shabbat, April 29 | 3 Iyar In Memory Of: Ruth Steinberg, mother, by Ilene & David Freishtat & family. Belle G. Jacobs by Ethel Jacobs & family. Ann Freeman by her niece/daughter, Marilyn R. Berger Harry Kleiman, father, by Bernice Sachs & family. Jocelyn Sara Glassman by her parents, Randee & Ron Glassman, her sisters & brother, Melissa & Kevin Mako, Nina & Brett Ungar & Matthew Glassman, & grandmother, Bea Radinsky Irene Oshrine, mother, by Ivan Oshrine and Marsha & Herbert Stoller. David Nochumowitz, father, by his family. Jack Freishtat, father, by Ilene & David Freishtat. Anna Blumberg Cohn by Dr. Jerry Buxbaum. Florence Cardin by Shoshana S. Cardin & family. Joseph Mehlman by his family. Ann Freeman by her niece/daughter, Marilyn R. Berger. Albert Zukerberg, father, by Rona & Alan Zukerberg. Barry Leibowitz, on his birthday, by his family.
PASSOVER BIMAH FLOWERS
In Memory Of: Sylvia & Norman L. Apatoff, by their children & grandchildren. Susan Blavatt by Ronald Blavatt & family. Dr. M. Larrie Blue by his wife, Sima Blue. Nathan L. Cohen by his wife, Suzanne F. Cohen & family. Esther & David Crystal, Cecelia Crystal, Rosie & Jacob Wolfson, Adolph J. Wolfson, Samuel D. Wolfson, Isadore & Rosalie Wolfson and Leonard & Sara Wolfson Katz by Edna & Mace Crystal. Marci Glazer Crosby by her father, Lowell Glazer. Rabbi Israel M. & Mildred Goldman by the Congregation. Harold Goldsmith by his family. Marjorie & Martin Greenbaum by Kathy & Bruce Posner & family and Selene & Harvey Greenbaum & family. Edith & Edward Mackler & Wilfred Gluckstern, by their family, Stephen, Ilene, Geoffrey & Lindsay, David & Melissa & Stefanie Mackler. Shirley & Lester Matz, Mollie & Maurice Goldstone & Sarah & Harry Matz by Alina & Dick Matz and Fran & Dr. Jonathan Matz Stanley I. Minch by his wife, June Minch, & family. Theresa & Harry Minch by their family. Morton (Sonny) Plant by his wife, Tammie Plant & children. Bess & Henry Goldsmith by Ilene & Alvin Powers & family. Ruth Pollack by Fran & Dr. Jonathan Matz Cantor Abraham Salkov by the Congregation. Henry O. Shor, Sarah & Joseph Shor, Bertha B. & Hyman N. Levy, Isabelle Rosenberg, and Manuel & Morris Shor, by Shirley Shor & family. Sayde J. & Judge Albert L. Sklar by their children & grandchild. Norman N. Yankellow by Dorothy Yankellow, Fred & Amy Yankellow, Sonia & Rick Samuel & Ethan & Eileen Yankellow. Rafael Moshe Zaiman by the Congregation.
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6th Annual Schechter on the Move 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Run! Sunday, June 4 8 a.m. schechter5k.eventbrite.com
Shredding & eCycling Event Questions? Please contact Marcia Scherr, 410-484-2480, or marcia@marciapscherrcpa.com
I.O.U. Clothing Drive
Questions?
Contact Cheryl Snyderman 410-486-6400, ext. 300 csnyderman@chizukamuno.org A service initiative made possible by the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Gemilut Hasadim Endowment Fund
Co-sponsored by Chizuk Amuno Sisterhood