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AT CHIZUK AMUNO CONGREGATION AND SCHOOLS Engaging Jewish Life & Learning SEPTEMBER 2017 | Elul / Tishri 5778
RABBI’S COLUMN As promised in my last column, I’d like to share with you some ideas and plans for this coming RABBI DEBI WECHSLER year. My focus will primarily be in five areas which I hope will enable us to have a rich, robust communal year of programming and also position us to be our best possible self for when we engage a new rabbi. I am deeply appreciative of the important work that so many are doing during this transitional year. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about transition and I’d like to identify some of our initiatives. 1. My primary goal is maintaining the offerings and services of Chizuk Amuno in the way we all expect. I am delighted to partner with Rabbi Schneider and Hazzan Perlman to ensure continuity and institutional memory during the transition. 2. The next area of interest will be that of prayer and Shabbat Services. It is important that we engage in multiple modes of prayer and explore some exciting new offerings in Jewish music this year. To that end we’ve engaged a Rosh Shirah (song leader) about whom you’ll read in this bulletin. We’ve also invited some Shabbat guests so we can experience different rabbinic models. 3. My third goal is to increase lay involvement. I’m so gratified by those who already responded Continued on Page 2
Welcome sam blustin as our ROSH SHirah We delighted to welcome Sam Blustin as our Rosh Shirah (songleader) for the 2017-2018 year. For Sam, music has always been a big part of life. From singing in choirs to serving as Rosh Shirah at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, he combines his passion for music with Judaism, opening doors to deeper meaning within Jewish tradition. Sam is also a Rabbinical Student at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York and he is excited to be joining Chizuk Amuno this year as our Rosh Shirah. Sam will be spending a long weekend with us each month from September through May where he will be involved in music in Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center, Krieger Schechter Day School, and Rosenbloom Religious School. He will also be song leading and leading prayer services for our Shabbat communities. Over the course of these nine weekends with Sam as our Rosh Shirah we hope to provide ruach (spirit) in our congregation and all three of our schools. Our Rosh Shirah is someone who loves to sing, invites others to sing, and brings Jewish music into all aspects of our community. The Rosh Shirah is underwritten by the Rabbi Zaiman Educational Alliance Fund. Sam’s first weekend with us will be September 8-10. Please join us for these programs.
Friday September 8, 5:30 p.m. KSDS Shabbat Services and Welcome Back Shabbat Dinner KSDS families may RSVP at www.ksds.edu/celebrate36
Saturday September 9 12:15 p.m. (After services) - Communal Singing 7:45 p.m. - Camp Havdalah at Shul complete with S’mores, campfire and singalong – meet out at the Rosenbloom amphitheater and B.Y.O.I. (Bring Your Own Instrument) RSVP to Judy Simkin at jsimkin@chizukamuno.org
Friday, September 1, 6 p.m. Musical Shabbat with Hazzan Perlman joined by virtuosic instrumentalists Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Amphitheater Come join and experience the mystical, musical ushering in of Shabbat at Chizuk Amuno accompanied by instruments and congregational voices in robust harmony. Traditional Shabbat services will be held in the Chapel.
ENGAGE IN PRAYER Schedule of weekly shabbat services Erev Shabbat, Friday Evenings 6:00 p.m. Oneg Shabbat - Gather to greet each other. 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.
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UPCOMING TOT ShabbatS
Candle Lighting..........................Friday 7:19 p.m. TORAH PORTION: KI TETZEI Paul Hudes becomes Bar Mitzvah Sermon by Rabbi Wechsler Study Session .......................................6:00 p.m. Minhah/Ma’ariv ......................................7:00 p.m. Havdalah ................................................8:03 p.m.
Fridays, September 1 & 15, 9:15 a.m.
SEPTEMBER 8/9/ ELUL 17/18 Candle Lighting: ....................Friday 7:08 p.m. TORAH PORTION: KI TAVO Harris Bobby Stone and Olivia Schwaber become B’nei Mitzvah Sermon by Rabbi Wechsler Family Service .....................................10:30 a.m. Birthday Blessings................................11:45 a.m. Shabbat Study Session ......................6:00 p.m. Minhah/Ma’ariv .................................. 7:00 p.m. Havdalah ................................................7:51 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 15/16 / ELUL 24/25 Candle Lighting: ....................Friday 6:57 p.m. TORAH PORTION: NITZAVIM – VA’YEILEKH Michael Neschis becomes Bar Mitzvah Sermon by Rabbi Schneider Family Service .....................................10:30 a.m. Shabbat Study Session ......................5:45 p.m. Minhah/Ma’ariv ................................... 6:45 p.m. Havdalah .............................................7:40 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 22/23 / TISHREI 2/3 Candle Lighting: .....................Friday 6:45 p.m. TORAH PORTION: HA-AZINU Sermon by Rabbi Moshe Schwartz Shabbat Study Session .......................5:30 p.m. Minhah/Ma’ariv ................................... 6:30 p.m. Havdalah ...............................................7:29 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 29/30 / TISHREI 9/10 Candle Lighting: .....................Friday 6:34 p.m. YOM KIPPUR
Daily Services, Hoffberger Chapel Daily: 7:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. Sunday: 9:15 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. Note: Labor Day Monday, September 4 - 9:15 a.m Page 2
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
Kavannot for High HOLY DAYS 2017 A sacred community prepares individually and collectively for significant moments on our Jewish calendar. One of the ways we prepare, is by bringing to mind evocative experiences in our Jewish past and hopes for our Jewish future. Several years ago we began a tradition of kavannot which was much beloved by the congregation. A kavannah is intended to be a highly personal short essay. These kavannot will be shared with the congregation by email and social media during the month of September.
Friendly Hosts & Greeters Needed!
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to my plea in last month’s bulletin for help and support. I hope even more of you will contact me to get involved in some way in our sacred community. Any rabbi coming to our community will want to see that you are caught up in the mission and vision of the congregation and that we have an intact community of those who are willing to work on its behalf. 4. Next I will be focusing on bringing the individual arms of Chizuk Amuno, in particular its schools, closer together into one cohesive unit. For the health of our schools and our congregation, I think it is vitally important that we move toward one interconnected institutional body. 5. Lastly I hope that together we will be focused on our congregational identity. Let us dream together about what Chizuk’s place is and could be in our Baltimore Jewish community. We know that the demographics have changed, the Jewish community has changed, and we need to understand who we are in the context of our long history and who we aspire to be in the context of our long, bright future. I look forward to seeing you soon!
We need volunteers to serve as hosts for services during the year, both Shabbat and High Holy Days, and as hallway greeters. Please help us greet our congregations and guests warmly. To volunteer, please contact Sheila Sandbank at grandmasheilax2@hotmail.com or 410-484-5016, Fran Glushakow Gould, franny1912@ yahoo.com or 443-691-0133, or Paulette Pollack, in the Synagogue front office at 410-486-6400.
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.
engage in the HIGH HOLY DAYS HIGH HOLY DAYS 5778 selihot Saturday, September 16 8:30 p.m. Havdalah & Dessert Reception 9:00 p.m. Selihot Service (Service of Forgiveness)
Family Selihot Service (K-6) Sunday, September 17, 10:30 a.m.
EREV Rosh hashanAh Wednesday, September 20 5:45 p.m. - Shofar Ceremony, Courtyard 5:45 p.m. - Minhah, Hoffberger Chapel 6:00 p.m. - Ma’ariv, Sanctuary
Rosh hashanAh - 1st day THURSDAY, September 21 9:00 a.m. - Shaharit, Morning Service 9:30 a.m. - Torah Service 11:00 a.m. - Musaf: Holy Day Service 5:00 p.m. - Tashlikh
EREV 2nd DAY Rosh hashanAh THURSDAY, September 21 6:15 p.m. - Minhah 6:30 p.m. - Ma’ariv
Rosh hashanAh - 2nd day FRIDAY, September 22 9:00 a.m. - Shaharit, Morning Service Sanctuary 9:30 a.m. - Torah Service 11:00 a.m. - Musaf: Holy Day Service 6:30 p.m. - Ma’ariv Evening Service
KOL NIDRE - EREV Yom kippur FRIDAY, September 29 5:45 p.m. - Minhah, Hoffberger Chapel 6:15 p.m. - Kol Nidre & Ma’ariv
Yom kippur SATURDAY, September 30 9:00 a.m. - Shaharit 10:00 a.m. - Torah Service 11:00 a.m. - Yizkor Memorial Prayers 11:30 a.m. - Musaf Holy Day Service 4:45 p.m. - Minhah 6:15 p.m. - Neilah, Sanctuary 6:45 p.m. - Family Neilah Service Krieger Auditorium *View the complete High Holy Day Brochure including services for toddlers, students, and families at www.chizukamuno.org/ jewish-life/holidays
Cemetery Memorial Services Sunday, September 24
Arlington Cemetery • 10:00 a.m. Garrison Forest Cemetery • 11:30 a.m. In the tradition of our ancestors, we gather inside the hallowed gates of our congregation’s cemeteries to recite psalms, prayers, and personal memorials during the Days of Repentance between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. Services are conducted by our clergy, accompanied at Arlington Cemetery by voices of the Chizuk Amuno Choir.
Holocaust Memorial Service Sunday, September 24
Holocaust Memorial Garden at Chizuk Amuno • 1:00 p.m. To honor the memories of our loved ones who perished in the Shoah, our beloved departed whose graves we cannot visit, we will hold a special Memorial Service in the courtyard. Please join us to honor the legacies of those we will always remember.
Development Corporation for Israel / Israel Bonds ISRAEL BONDS – UPGRADES AND UPDATES SUPPORT THE ISRAEL BONDS 5778 HIGH HOLY DAY APPEAL AT CHIZUK AMUNO CONGREGATION Investing in Israel bonds sends a message – a statement that you support a nation that: • Educates, builds, and innovates. • Lives by democracy, liberty and human rights/freedoms for all people. • Produces technologies and innovations that connect, feed, and heal the world (last year The Times of Israel reported, “more than one out of every four of the medicines, treatments and technologies in use today have Israeli roots).” Every investment no matter the amount declares: • Israel is our homeland to develop, visit and protect. • Israel is our heritage, purpose, identity and responsibility. Investment options begin at $100. Current terms range from 2-10 years, all bonds are issued in book-entry form (no certificates) and redemption checks are mailed automatically at maturity. Gift bonds are available too and perfect for simchas or other occasions ($36, $54, $72, $90 – available only online.) You can do a double mitzvah by supporting your synagogue or other Jewish organization
with an Israel bond and even fulfill your Federation or Jewish Agency pledge with an Israel bond. The strength of the Israel Bonds campaign is derived in part from the synagogue’s appeals and Sheila Sandbank will again be chairing the Israel Bonds/Chizuk Amuno Congregation appeal. Again this year: Four Matching Partners Demonstrate Their Support for Israel. Bay Bank and The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore are joined again by The Haron Dahan Foundation and Sandra R. & Malcolm C. Berman, as they continue the 100% match on all Israel Bond investments made during the High Holy Days appeals. Go to israelbonds.com to obtain prospectuses and rates and to set up an online account; you may also call 410-484-6670 x1 or send a message to baltimore@israelbonds.com. Development Corporation for Israel. Issues subject to availability. This is not an offering, which can be made only by prospectus. Read the prospectus carefully before investing to fully evaluate the risks associated with investing in Israel bonds. Member FINR
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Chizuk AmunO Rabbinic Transition Magnify your engagement
On behalf of the Rabbinic Transition Committee, thank you for the tremendous support you have shown for Chizuk Amuno as we transition to our future. Up until now, we have been concentrating on engaging the community to assess who we are as a congregation and what kind of Rabbi we want to lead us into our future. While the engagement will continue, we will now be shifting to the search itself. Because it is critical that our process be transparent and that we keep our entire community informed as we move forward, we hope you will find the following timeline helpful: • November 2016 - Sandi Moffet and Stephen Pomerantz were appointed chairs of the transition and search process by Jason A. Blavatt, President of the Congregation. • January 2017 - The Transition Co-Chairs and President selected a diverse, passionate group of congregants to make up our Transition and Search Committee. Sub-committees were formed for each aspect of the transition and search. We then enlisted the assistance of Dr. Guy Sapirstein, a consultant with a specific expertise in synagogue culture and change management. • April - May 2017 - We conducted lively Roundtable discussions which engaged over 350 members of the community in dialogue about our future Rabbinic leadership. • June - July 2017 - Our Community Survey was conducted, providing another venue for our community to share thoughts and opinions. In excess of 500 surveys were completed, a tribute to our community’s dedication to our future. • July 2017 - Rabbi Deborah Wechsler assumed the role of Transitional Senior Rabbi, assisted by the outstanding team of Rabbi Paul Schneider, Hazzan Emanuel Perlman, Rabbi Moshe Schwartz, Rabbi Stuart Seltzer, Michelle Gold, Dr. Moshe Shualy, and Glenn Easton. • August 2017 - Using the feedback from the Roundtable discussions, community survey, suggestion boxes, emails and other communications, the Rabbinical Assembly (RA) Congregational Questionnaire was completed. Submission of this document in mid August officially listed the rabbinic position with the RA. Applications are expected to begin arriving after the High Holy Days. • Fall 2017- A series of Town Halls will be offered to discuss the results of our engagement process (roundtables, survey etc.) with the community and to allow community members to share additional perspectives. • September 2017- February 2018 - Applications will be vetted by the Transition Committee including thorough reference checks. Qualified candidates will be invited to Chizuk Amuno to participate in services and other communal activities. The entire community will be encouraged to interact with the candidates. Your feedback after each visit will be critical. • Spring 2018 - The Transition Committee hopes to be positioned to make a final recommendation to the Board of Trustee for our new Senior Rabbi in the early spring. The Board, in turn, will then make a recommendation to you, the Chizuk Amuno membership, who will vote to approve or disapprove. The new Senior Rabbi will begin his or her tenure effective July 1, 2018. You are the lifeblood of Chizuk Amuno. Please use this transition period to actively share in and celebrate all that we do together as a synagogue and school community. Please continue to participate in our transition activities and don’t hesitate to contact us personally (search@chizukamuno.org). You can keep up to date on the process by visiting our website www.chizukamuno.org/about/rabbinic-transition/. B’Shalom,
Jason A. Blavatt President
Sandi Moffet Co-Chair, Transition Committee
Stephen Pomerantz Co-Chair, Transition Committee
Chizuk Amuno Congregation Rabbinic Transition and Search Committee: Ronald Attman, Allison Baumwald, Jason A. Blavatt, Jenny Gamliel, Ricky Gratz, Bob Hallock, Nancy Hudes, Ruthanne Kaufman, Jonny Lewis, Sarah Manekin, Jordon Max, Samuel Moskowitz, Jeffrey Platt, David Roffman, Michelle Rosenbloom, Mindy Rosen, Abigail Malischostak, Lee Sherman, and Lynn Tucker
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from the president
Annual Appeal Campaign Needs Your Support
As we enjoy the last days of summer with family and friends, I hope each of you are eager to experience the breadth of opportunities that Chizuk Amuno is offering for the upcoming year. Like you, I enjoyed time relaxing and traveling, as well as partaking in the many things that make summer fun. I also had the pleasure of working with our clergy and staff to properly prepare for a year of learning, growth, development and opportunity. As we prepare for the High Holy Days, rededicating ourselves as Jews, let us use that energy to also participate in the task at hand, engaging a new Senior Rabbi, so that we can inspire an even brighter future.
All members will receive an invitation to support our Annual Appeal Campaign, our congregation’s only major annual fundraising focus which supports our schools and our congregational programming, provides scholarships and assistance to those with financial need, enables us to enhance our relationships with our members through meaningful contact, expands opportunities for learners of all ages, and helps to balance our lean synagogue and school budgets unable to cover all expenses through membership dues and tuition alone. This year’s Appeal will enable us to enhance our growing preschool, enrich our excellent day school, further develop our new religious school “middle school” and high school programs, boost our adult learning opportunities, and underwrite our congregational programming.
Shanah Tovah Umetukah.
Jason A. Blavatt President
Thanks to your support and support of others, our annual campaign has met and exceeded our goals for the last three years. We invite you to support our campaign at one of the following leadership categories: Visionary - $36,000 and over Sustainer - $10,000 and over Patron - $3,600 and over Donor - $1,800 and over Sponsor - $500 and over
Benefactor - $18,000 and over Partner - $5,000 and over Friend – $2,500 and over Supporter - $1,000 and over Contributor – up to $500
We invite our donors to direct your meaningful pledge, if desired, to one of our schools or general congregational programming and support. As in the past, we will not interrupt the beauty and dignity of our High Holy Day services with a spoken appeal for funds so we invite you to generously respond to the solicitation you will receive by mail.
CAMP HAVDALAH
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Skhakh – Sukkah Roofing Material It’s not too early to start planning for the High Holy Days, which begin this year with Erev Rosh HaShanah on Wednesday, September 20. Once again, Chizuk Amuno’s landscaper will be available to trim your white pine trees at no charge. The trimmings will be used as skhakh for Chizuk Amuno’s Attman Family Sukkah.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
7:45 p.m. - @the Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Amphitheater Complete with S’mores, campfire and singalong – meet out at the Rosenbloom amphitheater and B.Y.O.I. (Bring Your Own Instrument) featuring, Sam Blustin, as our Rosh Shirah (songleader). RSVP to Judy Simkin at jsimkin@chizukamuno.org
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Torah for Tots-an Exciting Interactive Shabbat Experience for children BIRTH to 5 years Experience a joyful and meaningful Shabbat celebration with Michelle Gold, Director of Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center of Chizuk Amuno Congregation. Michelle is the co-founder of this interactive Shabbat program which is entering its 13th year. We welcome families with little ones to celebrate Shabbat with singing, dancing, parachutes, parades, Torah stories and prayer. Join other families with young children to explore the wonder and value of Jewish community that is sometimes silly but always spirited!
UPCOMING DATES: Saturday, September 9 at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 21, 11:15 a.m. (Rosh HaShanah) Friday, September 22, 11:15 a.m. (Rosh HaShanah) September 30, 11:15 a.m. (Yom Kippur)
FAMILY SERVICE SCHEDULE Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. Hoffberger Chapel
A family friendly and spirited service led by our school educators for families with students in grades K-4. Our interactive service, which our children help lead, includes Torah reading and family participation. Family services continue with a special Kiddush followed by play in our gymnasium. UPCOMING DATES:
BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS
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This year we look forward to reinstating Birthday Blessings. Join us on September 9th for our first celebration of September birthdays. Birthday children 12 and under will receive a special blessing and a coupon for an icey birthday treat. All children will then lead the closing prayers of the service.
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Reading Partners Newly retired KSDS teacher Rita Plaut reflects on her experience serving as a Reading Partners tutor: “Having been very involved in the Jewish community, I thought it was also important to be involved in the larger Baltimore community. Volunteering with Reading Partners resonated with me because of the opportunity to help young school children improve their reading ability. I was assigned to a third grade boy at the Dallas F. Nicholas, Sr. Elementary School and was very impressed with his interest and motivation. His great attitude helped to make it a special and delightful experience for me. Throughout the time we worked together, it was a pleasure to see how he improved and met his challenges and I enjoyed working with a student from the African American community.”
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Reading Partners is a national organization with a presence in several Baltimore schools. This past year, Chizuk Amuno participants provided a total of 212 tutoring sessions serving 10 students, equating to $5,700 worth of professional tutoring. Throughout the entire Baltimore Reading Partners program – 19 schools – 1,000 students were served by 935 community volunteers for a total of 36,521 sessions. Over 18,000 books were distributed to the students for their own home libraries, including several hundred donated by members of Chizuk Amuno. Volunteers are asked to commit one hour a week to help a child with reading. If you have just one hour in your week, you can make a real difference in a child’s success in school and life. The beginning of the school year is the perfect time to get involved! To volunteer or for more information, please contact Fran Glushakow Gould, franny1912@yahoo.com or 443-691-0133.
College Outreach Package Deadline September 1, 2017 Our college students receive gifts of snacks and a greeting from Rabbi Wechsler. If you have not yet submitted your Chizuk Amuno college student’s address please email it to dwechsler@chizukamuno.org. This effort is supported by the Adult Bat Mitzvah 2006 College Outreach Fund
Engage with our Schools
ROSENBLOOM RELIGIOUS SCHOOL ISRAEL - 70 Years Young
New Beginnings
70 will be an extremely important and miraculously beautiful number this year for Israel and for the students at Rosenbloom Religious School. Together, with Jews all over the world, our RRS students will look forward to celebrating in April the modern miracle of the 70th birthday of the State of Israel.
On Sunday, September 17, our Rosenbloom 2 - 6 grade students and their teachers will perform the mitzvah of hachnasat orchim or hospitality and welcome their parents to Back to School Morning! The morning will be a great way to build community and give our parents a glimpse into the new year of learning and special activities. It will begin in the classrooms where parents and students will learn together. This will give the parents an opportunity to continue their relationships with our teachers whom they have identified as the hallmark of our school. They know that on any given day in the classroom lives can change and magic can happen. After the parents and students study together, students will have special activities while their parents meet with their teachers.
Various activities throughout the year will engage students in exploring different aspects of Israeli culture and history. The Story of Israel in 70 Objects: The entire school will think up and collect 70 objects that tell the story of Israel. These objects will be displayed in a living museum at Chizuk Amuno and will expand our historical timeline in the Hendler Learning Center. Special guests with a personal connection to Israel will meet with our students and also contribute their own objects that tell the story of Israel. We will collect 70 student wishes for Israel and make our own Western Wall of Wishes for Israel. Our midweek students will learn 70 Modern Hebrew expressions. (like yom huledet sameach L'Yisrael - Happy Birthday Israel!) We will make 70 Israeli flags to adorn the walls of Chizuk Amuno. Each class will choose an Israeli tzedakah organization and collect $70 for them. There will be song writing, stamp design, birthday banner and tee shirt contests. And of course, on Yom HaAtzmaut, we will have a big 70th birthday party that you will not want to miss.
At 10:30 our Kindergarten – 6th grade parents and students will join together in the main sanctuary for a participatory Family Selihot Service to begin the High Holy Day Season. The service will be led by our Chizuk Amuno clergy and introduce our families to the prayers and motifs of the coming Days of Awe. Students will sound the shofar, lead parts, and help change the Torah covers to white to symbolize a new year. The service will conclude with a Welcome Back Brunch, an opportunity to spend time with old friends, make new ones, and wish each other a shanah tovah or a sweet new year!
KRIEGER SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL Double chai The start of the 2017-18 academic year marks a special time for our Krieger Schechter Day School as we celebrate our 36th anniversary. KSDS was founded in 1981, as part of the The Solomon Schechter Day School Association, and named in recognition of major benefactor, the Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund. Over the years, KSDS has increased in enrollment and community awareness and now stands as a highly regarded, K - 8 independent school that develops confident, successful, well-rounded students who are independent, respectful, critical thinkers with deep Jewish values.
CELEBRATING 36 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
We will commemorate our “double chai” anniversary with a year full of celebratory events that are meant to unite and engage our broad, caring KSDS community. Key event dates are listed below. If you are interested in helping, please contact Liz Minkin Friedman at lminkinfriedman@ksds.edu. 9/8/17- Welcome Back to School Shabbat Services & Dinner 12/10/17 - KSDS “Ted” Talks 3/2/18 & 3/3/18 - Shabbaton 3/25/18 - Passover Preview Party for Grandparents & Grandchildren 6/10/18 - 7th Annual 5K Race, Post Race Party & Music Fest
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Engage IN gemilut hasadim 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.
Todah Rabbah Thank You, Gemilut Hasadim Volunteers Over the course of this past year, Chizuk Amuno volunteers have spent hundreds of hours practicing Tikkun Olam, the repair of the world. You have cleaned roads, cooked or served meals, delivered food and clothing, and knitted or crocheted items for those in need. You’ve donated clothing, books, and food, as well as glasses, hearing aids, toiletries, cell phones, and soda can tabs. Art projects have been completed, students have been tutored, flowers have been planted and watered, and we’ve begun our journey as a welcoming and supportive resource for asylum-seekers new to the United States. We thank you for your generosity of time and spirit. Your contributions have touched uncounted lives and you have represented Chizuk Amuno in a most positive way, helping to make us a warmer and more complete community. Kol HaKavod!
ADOPT A ROAD Sunday, September 10, 9 a.m. (raindate: September 17) Co-sponsored by Chizuk Amuno Brotherhood Contact: Irwin Golob, 410-560-7422
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.
GH2 (Gilead House Gemilut Hasadim Partnership) Sunday, September 10, 1:30 - 3 p.m. A celebratory Open House will take place on Sunday, September 10 from 1:30-3 p.m. with a special blessing ceremony at 2 p.m.
OPEN HOUSE
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To RSVP or sign up to help with this project, please contact either Margie Simon, mbs827@verizon.net, or Jennie Rothschild, jzrothschild@comcast.net.
Friday, Sept. 15 - 29
Knitting Havurah Wednesday, September 13, 2-3:30 p.m. Knitting instruction is available and everyone is welcome. For those who can’t attend our sessions, we still welcome your contributions. Contact: Cheryl Snyderman
Who feeds the entire world with goodness —Birkat Hamazon
Please drop off your sealed food in bins located in the Louis A. Cohen Family Chapel Lobby and the Administrative Lobby. Please check expiration dates.
Questions? Call Cheryl Snyderman, 410-486-6400, ext. 300 A service initiative made possible by the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Gemilut Hasadim Endowment Fund
Ronald McDonald House Wednesday, September 13 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. Contact: Beth Blumberg beth26@comcast.net Page 8
DO You Get Your GH Newsletter? Monthly, we send out via e-mail the GH Monthly – a compilation of upcoming Gemilut Hasadim volunteer opportunities. Sign up for events by a simple click at http://bit.ly/GemilutHasadimMonthly
Engage with SYNAGOGUE FRIENDS
BROTHERHOOD
SISTERHOOD
Questions and more information, please contact Richard Udell, Brotherhood President, pvfc3251@verizon.net
Contact Ruth Silber, Sisterhood President, with any questions or for further information at Sisterhood@chizukamuno.org. If you’d like to receive our Sisterhood e-newsletter, please send Ruth your e-mail address.
SISTERHOOD OPENING EVENT
Buy Your Lulav and Etrog!
“A TRIP OF A LIFETIME”
Tuesday, September 12, 6:30 p.m. $18 (Members) $23 (Non-Members) Dinner is included. Featuring guest speaker, our own Hazzan Perlman, discussing his month long trip to India and experiences with spiritual leaders, including the Dalai Lama, and Amma “the hugging Saint of India.”
Order your Lulav and Etrog set from Israel through Brotherhood representatives, Marvin Spector, 410-484-8939 or Michael Moranz, 410-486-0277 by Mon., Sept. 18. $45/ set. Please make your check payable to Chizuk Amuno Brotherhood.
UPCOMING BROTHERHOOD EVENTS: Chizuk Amuno Brotherhood presents
RSVP by Sept. 5 by Check Payable to Chizuk Amuno Sisterhood, 8100 Stevenson Rd., Baltimore, MD 21208 Contact Donna Friedman, Dfriedman@ksds.edu or 410-370-5037
SISTERHOOD JUDAICA SHOP The shop is open! We found wonderful new items at the NY Gift show so be sure to stop in. Hours are: Sunday 9:30am-11:30am Monday 10-12noon and 2-4pm Tuesday 10-12noon and 2-6pm Wednesday 10-12noon and 2-6pm Thursday 10-12noon and 2-6pm Friday 10-12noon
Men, Meat, and Midrash Wednesday, February 17, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, October 25, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 6, 6:30 p.m.
: PART 3
with Rabbi Moshe Schwartz
(Closed when schools are closed) Fall holidays are approaching quickly. We are ready - are you? Beautiful hostess gifts so you don't go empty handed. Come see our Sukkot items with new designs of serving pieces, luminary laterns, bee traps and more!
Deli dinner and drinks included. For men only.
September Blow Out Sale!
Cost: $8/person. RSVP to Richard Udell, pvfc3251@verizon.net or pay online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/men-meat-and-midrash-tickets-20993504136
Find that new special dish for your holiday meal with a new cookbook! All cookbooks are 50% for the month of September.
Sunday, November 19, noon Brotherhood Tailgate
Contact Anne King at 410-303-7716 or Edna Crystal at 410-653-3495 or giftshop@chizukamuno.org for questions, or to schedule and appointment. Page 9
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MEET MARIE MOKUBA, FIRST RECIPIENT OF THE MIRIAM FOSS GEMILUT HASADIM MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Each year, the Miriam Foss Gemilut Hasadim Memorial Fund awards one graduating senior at Baltimore City College High School a $5,000 scholarship designated for the student’s college tuition. This special Fund also honors Miriam's deep love for Judaism and her and the synagogue's commitment to helping communities across Baltimore City. The first recipient of the scholarship is Marie Mokuba, who will be attending Goucher College in the fall. The scholarship is awarded to a student who has demonstrated a long-term commitment to improving the community and has shown outstanding character. In this spirit, Marie was chosen by the faculty at City College for her involvement in community and social justice work.
SECURITY GUARD UPDATE Our thanks to Jon Krieger and Defender One Security for providing our school and congregation security guards who provide protection and assistance throughout the year. We welcome two new guards, Tyler Grier and Peleg Ovadia (with whom you can speak Hebrew) and welcome back our other security personnel. Please welcome and thank our guards:
Matt Attman
Matteo Cantelmi
Nitai Gafny
Born in Kinshasa, Congo, Marie came to the United States with her family in 2004. When Marie was a freshman at City she joined the debate team and honed her speaking and presentation skills, helping her advocate for disenfranchised communities. Her involvement continued with City Bloc, a student club that fosters dialogue and understanding between teachers and students at the school.
Matt Goodman
Don Gray
Tyler Grier
Outside of City, she has served as a youth policy organizer for the Baltimore Algebra Project, a youth-led organization that provides math tutoring for students in Baltimore City; interned at Johns Hopkins, assisting a professor who taught a class on the intersection of theater and social justice; and served on the board of the City Youth Fund Task Force, which allocates resources to organizations helping students across Baltimore City. Most recently she completed an internship with the American Civil Liberties Union to discuss civil rights issues with students from around the country.
Angela Larkins-Lucas
David McCullers
Manson Mikel
Peleg Ovadia
Lou Ruzicka
Jean Stanley
When asked about the experiences contributing to her involvement in these projects and activities, Marie says she is grateful for her education, which has allowed her to give voice to the individuals and communities that have not had access to the same resources and opportunities she has had. At Goucher she hopes to study peace studies and political science. Congratulations to Maria, and thank you to the family and friends of Miriam Foss (z’l) for their generous and thoughftul support. The Foss family is grateful for all the contributions that have been made to the Fund. If you would like to make a gift, please contact the Chizuk Amuno office for more information. Page 10
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Fineman Ethics Lecture to Feature Ron Lieber on “The Ethics of Money” Tuesday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m.
the Stulman Center of Adult Learning at chizuk amuno WELCOMES RACHEL KADISH Author of The Weight of Ink Tuesday, October 24, 7 p.m.
Ron Lieber, New York Times “Your Money” columnist since 2008, will be the featured speaker at our Paul J. Fineman Ethics Education Lecture on Tuesday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m. Author of the bestsellers The Opposite of Spoiled, Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money, and Upstart Startups, A Guide for Young Entrepreuners, Ron will speak on “The Ethics of Money.” Before coming to the Times, he wrote the “Green Thumb” personal finance column for The Wall Street Journal and spent 14 years at the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago. Mr. Lieber’s book Taking Time Off: Inspiring Stories of Students Who Enjoyed Successful Breaks from College and How You Can Plan Your Own, was a New York Times bestseller by the Amherst College graduate. Established in 1991, the Paul J. Fineman Fund for Ethics Education was created by his wife, children and grandchildren to honor Paul’s memory in a meaningful way. In anticipation of Mr. Lieber’s lecture, each of our three schools will be hosting a book discussion on Ron Lieber’s book The Opposite of Spoiled. Please join us for this special evening which may also be of special interest to teens and young adults.
Please join us on Tuesday evening, October 24 at 7:00 p.m when we will welcome author Rachel Kadish who will discuss her new book, The Weight of Ink and her work as an award-winning author of novels. Set in London of the 1660s and of the early twenty-first century, The Weight of Ink is the interwoven tale of two women of remarkable intellect: Ester Velasquez, an emigrant from Amsterdam who is permitted to scribe for a blind rabbi, just before the plague hits the city; and Helen Watt, an ailing historian with a love of Jewish history. Electrifying and ambitious, sweeping in scope and intimate in tone, The Weight of Ink is a sophisticated work of historical fiction about women separated by centuries, and the choices and sacrifices they must make in order reconcile the life of the heart and mind. Ms. Kadish has appeared on NPR and in the New York Times, and has been a fiction fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts. She has received the John Gardner Fiction Award and the Koret Foundation’s Young Writer on Jewish Themes Award, and was a writer-inresidence at Stanford University. She lives outside Boston and teaches in Lesley University’s MFA Program in Creative Writing. Page 11
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. SEPTEMBER 2 PAUL LOUIS HUDES PESACH LEIB son of Nancy & Dr. Richard Hudes
SEPTEMBER 9 HARRIS BOBBY STONE HENACH son of Kathy & Richard Stone Olivia Rivka Schwaber Sima Rivka daughter of Calley & Nathan Schwaber SEPTEMBER 16 Michael Gutherz Neschis MOSHE son of Kim & Dr. David Neschis
Births We congratulate the following families on the birth of their children and grandchildren. Claudia “Chloe” Rae Abrmaoff, daughter of Serafima & Jeffrey Abramoff and granddaughter of Sandy & David Abramoff Eve Shoshana Gratz, daughter of Sarah & Richard Gratz and granddaughter of Carol & Dr. Ed Gratz and Drs. Linda & Paul Weinberg
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Engagements We congratulate this couple and their families as we wish them much happiness. Dr. Jenna Goldberg, daughter of Judy & Keith Goldberg and granddaughter of Cecil Fox, to Scott Goldberg, son of Michelle & Howard Goldberg
In Loving Memory We offer our sincere condolences to our members: Ilene Dashoff, on the loss of her father, Jerome Shane Karen Desser, on the loss of her mother, Helen Desser Sharon Rubin, on the loss of her father, Alvin Sirota Ellen Weiss, on the loss of her father, Richard Moskowitz Dr. Stuart Aiken, on the loss of his mother, Sylvia Aiken
Mazal tov to the following KSDS students and alumni who read Torah at Camp Ramah in the Poconos this summer... We are so proud of you! Benjamin Abrams Sam Abrams Jacob Blum Gilly Blum (*Eicha) Ross Chudow Allie Cohen Joshua Danon Elie Schwartz Liba Schwartz Daniel Sugerman Benjamin Wahlberg Hannah Wahlberg
Michele Brill, on the loss of her father, Dr. Hilbert Merrill (Bert) Levine As a synagogue community, we express our sincere condolences and prayers for comfort to those who mourn.
New Members We are happy to welcome those who recently joined or returned to our Chizuk Amuno family. Stephen & Kimberly Gluck Ari, Andrew and Nora Philip & Alison Sacks Roger, Elliott and Kate Thomas & Jennifer Hence Sydney, Peyton and Jackson
Shelley & Sheldon Goldseker Award David Polsky, a KSDS 6th grader, is the 2017 recipient of the Shelley & Sheldon Goldseker Award. It is given annually to recognize a pre Bar/Bat Mitzvah student, enrolled in formal Jewish education at Chizuk Amuno who performs meaningful acts of loving kindness. He was awarded a gift of $118 to be used for a tzedakah project and a tzedakah box.
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. Alvin Pomerantz/Ronnie Kleiman Siddur Fund Glenn & Cindy Easton in honor of Ronnie Kleiman's special birthday
Congregational General Endowment Fund
Paulette & Jay Pollack & Ann & Bret Pollack & families in memory of Marilyn Naviasky Dawn, Rob, Janine, Larry & Chantal & Families wishing Mazal Tov to Nathan & Ferne Rogow on the birth of their granddaughter in LA
KSDS Scholarship Fund
Glenn & Cindy Easton in honor of Stevan & Kathy Weinberg's 50th Wedding Anniversary & Stevan's 75th Birthday
Glenn & Cindy Easton for a speedy recovery of Robyn Blum Mr. Stephen Leven in memory of Eunice Leven Ms. Sharon Brooker in memory of Dr. Harold Goldberg Dr. Scott Lever and Shelley Hendler in memory of Dr. Harold Goldberg Ann Berman in memory of Linda Ann Wright Ann Berman wishing speedy recovery to Robyn Blum Melanie and Lorne Yasbin in memory of Dr. Harold Goldberg
Floral Fund
KSDS Special Projects Fund
Alan Katz in memory of Marilyn Naviasky Dr. Lawrence Pakula, children & grandchildren in memory of Sidney Pakula Glynn Devins in memory of Marilyn Naviasky Bruce Goldman in memory of Edythe R. Goldman
Congregational Special Projects Fund
Michael & Susan Adess in memory of Susan & Michael Adess's parents Amy and Hugh Schwartz in memory of Richard Moskowitz Jeffrey Snyder in memory of Shirley Zalis Snyder Rona London in memory of Helen Eisenstein
Pathways To Menschlikeit Fund Mr. & Mrs. Steven King in memory of Richard Moskowitz
Phyllis & Leonard Attman Music Fund Glenn & Cindy Easton in honor of Leonard Attman's appointment to the Maryland Stadium Authority.
Playground Fund Allison Pendroy in memory of Marilyn Naviasky Linda Lebovic in memory of Laurie Michelle Schimmel
Mrs. Marion Isaac in memory of Rae Isaac Mrs. Marion Isaac in memory of Louis Isaac Roslyn Siegel in memory of Melvin Siegel
Lawrence & Susan Schultz with thanks to Rabbi Moshe Schwartz for putting up Mezuzot for Jami, Avi & Emma Margolis
Prayer Book Fund
Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center Tzedakah Fund
Louis Barry Gershen Our Daily Bread Fund
Ramah Scholarship Fund
Grandpa Waddy (Walter Straus) wishing Mazal Tov to Ricky & Sarah Gratz on the birth of a baby girl
KSDS Eli & Yetta Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund Beverly Max in memory of Eli Miller
KSDS Ezrine Library Fund Norris and Janice Brodsky in memory of Dr. Harold Goldberg
KSDS Gerald & Suzanne Katz Scholarship Fund Suzanne & Michael Katz in memory of Marilyn Naviasky
KSDS Dr. Howard Lee Silverman Fund Penny and Dr. Ron Silverman in memory of Alvin Sirota
KSDS Lois & Alvin Neuberger Family Education Fund Maury & Alice Garten in memory of Ann Hamburger
KSDS Minnie Garber & Rose Greenberg Scholarship Sandi Greenberg to Allan Greenberg with thanks to him for giving her such a meaningful day Sandi Greenberg wishing Millie Basch a happy 90th birthday Sandi Greenberg wishing Samuel Greenberg a happy 90th birthday Sandi Greenberg wishing Mazal Tov to Allan Greenberg on his new future
KSDS Reznik Frier Scholarship Fund Paulette & Jay Pollack in honor of the birth of Jill & Louis Sapperstein's granddaughter Julie Reese Stern Dawn, Larry, Chantal Reznik & Family in memory of Ailene Sher Rob and Janine Frier in memory of Dr. Harold Goldberg.
Myra & Michael in honor of Barbara London's 75th Birthday Michael & Myra Gershen in honor of Jeffrey & Helene Maslan's 50th wedding anniversary Michael & Myra Gershen in honor of Earle Falck's 85th Birthday Jennifer Eisenberger in memory of Louis Gershen Michael & Myra Gershen in memory of Lisa Ann Leonard
Memorial Fund Contributions Barbara Mandel in memory of Edith B. Mandel Michael & Libby Monias in memory of Isidore Monias & Raphael Rotman Millie Fisher in memory of Sarah Fisher Lowell Glazer in memory of Rose Lazinsky Martin Zuckerman in memory of Elizabeth Zuckerman Stanley Zuckerman in memory of Max Zuckerman Stanley Zuckerman in memory of Elizabeth Zuckerman
Morning Minyan Fund Damie & Diane Stillman In appreciation for the availability of the daily minyan Glenn & Cindy Easton wishing Moshe Shualy a speedy & complete recovery Amy & Hugh Schwartz wishing Rabbi Moshe Shualy a speedy recovery Larry & Carol Gilbert in honor of Dr. Harold H. Gilbert Stephany Gilbert in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Arnie & Lisa Feiner Diane Dansicker in memory of Estelle Addis Drs. Adam & Jill Hartman in memory of Ann Levin Elaine Fox in memory of Sonia Schnaper Joshua Rosen in memory of Enid B. Rosen & Beila Riva Rosen Larry & Carol Gilbert in memory of E. Harvey Kayne Lowell Glazer in memory of Marci Glazer Crosby Marcia Greenberg Hoffman in memory of Frank Greenberg
Joan Rief in memory of Sonia Schnaper Sanford & Tobey Schreiber in memory of Henny Stern Ed & Susan Frieman in honor of Sarajane Brown's "special birthday"
Shelley & Sheldon Goldseker Chesed Award Fund Sheldon & Shelley Goldseker in memory of Samuel Goldseker
Special Offering Congregational Support Martin & Marilynn Kinstler in honor of Sande Mitchell's "special birthday" Martin & Marilynn Kinstler in honor of Sara Jane Brown's special birthday Nelson & Lynn Tucker in honor of Arnie & Lisa Feiner's 50th wedding anniversary Roz & Al Kronthal wishing Lewis Noonberg continued good health David & Anne Young in honor of Sandy Mitchell's 70th birthday David & Anne Young in honor of Sarajane Brown's 70th birthday Jared & Joanne Mandell in honor of Philip "Pinky" Chait's special birthday Maxine Seidman in honor of Sarajane Brown's 70th birthday Sam & Roz Oppenheim in honor of Sandy Mitchell's 70th birthday Stephen & Janet Moss in honor of Dr. Robert Schwartz's 70th birthday Bernie & Andy Denick in memory of Sonia Schnaper Bill & Toba Grant in memory of Sonia Schnaper David & Elise Saltzberg in memory of loved ones Ed Gerstein & Tema Smeyne in memory of Marilyn Naviasky Harriet Friedman in memory of Rose Krol Irv & Sharon Caplan in memory of Ray Ely Jeffrey & Pam Platt in memory of Raquel Zwaig Jeffrey & Pam Platt in memory of Ann Levin Jenny Baker in memory of Ailene Sher Jon & Robin Tagatz in memory of Marilyn Naviasky Judy Rubenstein in memory of Marilyn Naviasky Lewis Frank in memory of Rose C. Frank
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Liz Bush & the SLMS Team from Life Care Services in memory of Marilyn Naviasky Lotta Holzman in memory of Hugo & Selma Bendorf & Edith Mosbacher Marcia Epstein in memory of Marilyn Naviasky Maxine Seidman in memory of Marilyn Naviasky Mitchell & Marci Platt in memory of Sonia Schnaper Dorothy Rainess in memory of Marilyn Naviasky Nancy & Dr. Marc Gertner in memory of Sonia Schnaper Norman & Rosellen Bloomberg in memory of Joan Sobkov Norman & Rosellen Bloomberg in memory of Sonia Schnaper Norman & Rosellen Bloomberg in memory of beloved Rhona Tabor in memory of Marilyn Naviasky Roslyn Echison in memory of Marilyn Naviasky Saul & Joan Gurney in memory of Barry Schloss Your friends at Chizuk Amuno Congregation in memory of Marilyn Naviasky Irene Pack wishing Mazal Tov to Margie Kwart Bernard Krol & Diana Zwaig Krol with thanks
Special Projects Fund – Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center Glenn & Cindy Easton wishing Mazal Tov to Sarah & Ricky Gratz on the birth of their new baby girl
Tzedakah Fund Glenn & Cindy Easton in honor of Barbara Scott's special birthday Sonny & Kaye Kreitman in honor of Lisa & Arnie Feiner 50th wedding anniversary Debby Schwaber in memory of Jonathan Schwaber Glenn & Cindy Easton in memory of Selma Cohen, Ike Kranich, and Marilyn Naviasky Ethel Klein in memory of beloved family members Natalie Shapiro in memory of Harry Agetstein, Charles Agetstein & William Agetstein Wilma Greisman with thanks
Hazzan Perlman’s Discretionary Fund Carl Jacobs in honor of Hazzan Emanuel Perlman
Rabbi Paul Schneider’s Discretionary Fund Janet Berg & Dr. Everett Siegel in memory of Lillian Siegel
Dr. Moshe Shualy’s Discretionary Fund Marsha Layton in memory of Irwin Layton
Rabbi Wechsler’s Discretionary Fund Abram Kronsberg and Robin Kaplan in honor of the baby naming of their granddaughter, Maya Rachel Kronsberg Adele Marcus in memory of Daniel “Danny” Marcus Albert & Nadja Pats in memory of David Barron Dr. Leonard & Mrs. Barbara Spector in memory of Joan Sobkov Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Grant in memory of Marilyn Naviasky Sally & Margaret & Fred Weinberg in memory of Sonia Schnaper
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Bimah Flowers Shabbat, September 2 /11 Elul In Honor Of: The Bar Mitzvah of Paul Louis Hudes, by his parents, Nancy & Dr. Richard Hudes, and his grandmothers, Harriet Miller and Rita Hudes In Memory Of: Paul Miller and Rita Hudes, grandfathers, and Dana Hudes, uncle, of Paul Louis Hudes, on the occasion of Paul’s Bar Mitzvah Jules Livingston by his family. Stanley Fisher, father, by his family. Ida Attman, mother, by Phyllis & Leonard Attman. Harry Plotkin, father, by Marlene & Bernie Gerber, children grandchildren & great-grandchildren. Esther Crystal by Edna & Mace Crystal. Gene Walman, brother, by Dr. Ted Walman & family. Mollie B. Esterson by Sallye Esterson & family. Fannie Handelman by Donna Handelman & family. Samuel D. Wolfson by Edna & Mace Crystal. Steven Szapiro, by his mother & brother, Marlene Szapiro and Jay Szapiro. Claire M. Gould, mother, by Fran & Warren Gould & family. Henry Satisky by his wife, children & grandchildren. Nettie Goldman Weinstein by Marvin Solomon & family. Edgar J. Hecht, Jr., father, by Jill & Louis Sapperstein & family. Sally Marie Kolker by Susan & Dr. Richard Kolker & family. Leo Amster, father, by Louise & Jay Weinberg & family. Jacob Yospy by his daughter, Bette Miller Sherman. Minna Zimmerman, mother, by Judith & Fred Zimmerman & family. Jacob Wolfson by Edna & Mace Crystal. Eleanor Himelfarb, mother, by her family. Gerson Mehlman, husband, father & brother, by Susan Mehlman, Arthur Mehlman & families
Shabbat, September 9 /18 Elul In Honor of: The Bar Mitzvah of Harris Bobby Stone, by his parents, Kathy & Richard Stone, and his grandmother, Ray Stone The Bat Mitzvah of Olivia Rivka Schwaber, by her parents, Calley & Nathan Schwaber, and her grandparents, Marlene & David Schwaber, Barbara Hellman and Scott Hellman In Memory Of: Blanche & Irving Joffe, parents, by their family. Beatrice Kaufman by her daughter, Ruthanne Kaufman. Michael Barry Kaufman by his sister, Ruthanne Kaufman. Mark I. Baker by his wife, Elaine Baker & family. David Bloomberg by his wife Estelle Bloomberg & family. Aaron Levin, father, by Rhona & Dr. Martin Levin & family. Richard Konigsberg, brother, by Maxine & Dr. Martin Cooper & family. Anna K. Grossman, mother, by Janet & Stanley Kantor & family. Rosa Kolker by Fritzi & Bob Hallock. Gershon Cooper, father, by Maxine & Dr. Martin B. Cooper & family. Harold Goldsmith, on his birthday, by his family
Shabbat, September 16/ 25 Elul In Honor Of: The Bar Mitzvah of Michael Gutherz Neschis, by his parents, Kim & Dr. David Neschis, and his
grandparents, Ellen & Alan Tiedrich and Renee & Sid Neschis In Memory Of: Bertha Fink, mother, by her family. Manuel Shor by Shirley Shor & family. David Diamond by his wife & family. Martin Leon Weinberg by his wife, Estelle, children, grandchildren & great-grandchildren. Meyer Mazer by his family. Bernard Berman, husband & father, by Beverly Berman & family. Tillie Reiser, mother, by Anita & Warren Klawans. Alfred Klotzman, father, by Ellen & Dan Karlin and Dr. Lewis Klotzman
Shabbat, September 23 / 3 Tishrei In Memory Of: Sylvia Glick, mother & grandmother, by Linda & Mark Levy and Mandy & Aaron Levy. Fannie & Philip Zimt, parents, by Edythe Rosenzwog. Jayme Dorf Weinstein by Jay M. Weinstein. Evelyn Levin, by her friends. Bernard Kagen, father, by Barbara & Perry Kagen. Myrna Brill, mother, by Dr. Janice & Jeffrey Miller & family. Dr. M. Larrie Blue by his wife Sima Blue. Myer Glazer by Lowell R. Glazer & family. Ellen Nochumowitz Shapiro, daughter, by her family. Mickey Setzer by his family. Brian Gamerman, by his mother, Sylvia Gamerman, & Sarah & Dr. Marc Gamerman & Max, Nancy and Tracy Gamerman. Max Frankel, grandfather, by Dorothy Yankellow & family. Maurice S. Goldstone, father, by Shirley Matz. Sarah Rebekah Miller by Esther & Louis Miller. Beverley Kahn, mother & grandmother, by Arlene & Dr. Carl Sperling & family Lena Trieger, mother, by her family. Harry Matziover by his granddaughter Ruthanne Kaufman. Max Weiss, on his birthday, by Janet & Stanley Kantor & family Henry Goldsmith, on his birthday, by Ilene & Alvin Powers & family Sayde J. Sklar, on her birthday, by her children & grandson Shabbat, September 30 / 10 Tishrei In Memory Of: Louis Robbins, father, by Arlene Friedman. Meyer Reznick by his daughter Seema Reznick. Edward Helzner by Howard “Chuck” Klein. Dr. Gerson Freedman, by his wife, children & grandchildren. Brig. Gen. Jack D. Kaufman, by his daughter, Ruthanne Kaufman. Allen Harvey Mervis, son, brother & uncle, by Annabelle & Morris Mervis, Jill & Dr. Larry Layton, & Bradley, Ryan & Andrew Layton. Yetta Miller by Beverly & Jordon Max & family. Dr. Maurice Klawans, father, by Anita & Warren Klawans & family. Janis Greenhood, mother, by Kathy & Stevan Weinberg & family. Marshall (Mickey) Gendason, brother, by Sharon Rose & family. Allan Lake Berman by his family. Ida Rovin, mother, by Sonya & Arthur Alperstein & family. Miriam Brager, on her birthday, by her children, grandchildren & great-grandchildren
Tzedakah At Chizuk Amuno
Rosh haShanah Bimah Flowers
In Memory Of: Sylvia & Norman L. Apatoff, by their children, grandchildren & great-grandchiden. Ida Attman & Harry Attman by their son, Leonard Attman. Susan Blavatt by Ronald Blavatt & family. Dr. M. Larrie Blue by his wife Sima Blue. Abby & Dr. Saul Blumenthal, Kenneth Blumenthal, Bruce Blumenthal and Reba & Joseph Phillips by Dr. Stuart Blumenthal & family. Jerome Cardin by Shoshana S. Cardin & family. Hilda R. & Paul Cohen by their son, Richard. Nathan L. Cohen by his wife, Suzanne F. Cohen & family. Rosa Lebovitz Cohen by her family. Sybil & Harold Effron by Deborah & James Effron & family. Fannie C. & Jacob Effron by their family. Dorothy & Robert Gerber and Selma & Ezra Gratz, by Carol & Dr. Ed Gratz & family. Albert Gamerman and Jean & Henry Satisky, by Jay, Marsha, Ira, Jeffrey & Jamie Gamerman Tessie & Samuel Gerber by Marlene & Bernie Gerber, children, grandchildren & greatgrandchildren. Rabbi Israel M. & Mildred Goldman by the Congregation. Bess & Henry Goldsmith by Ilene & Alvin Powers & family. Sarah & Michael Goldstein and William Abrams by their family. Shirley & Lester Matz, Mollie & Maurice Goldstone and Sarah & Harry Matz by Alina & Dick Matz and Fran & Dr. Jonathan Matz Marjorie & Martin Greenbaum by Kathy & Bruce Posner & family and Selene & Harvey Greenbaum & family. Nathaniel Jacobs, Samuel Budd Jacobs, Belle C. Jacobs, Morris A. Offit and Lena L. Offit by Ethel Jacobs & family. Herbert Kleiman, Benjamin Kleiman & Rebecca Kleiman by Ronnie Kleiman & family. Barbara Leibowitz Lichter and Barry M. Leibowitz by their family. Eileen Mary & Donald Nathan Leish, by Susan & Paul Bloomberg & Jack. Lenore & Edwin Levy and Jeanette & Louis Levy by their children & grandchildren. Edith & Edward Mackler & Wilfred Gluckstern, by their family, Stephen, Ilene, Geoffrey & Lindsay, David & Melissa & Stefanie Mackler. Stanley I. Minch by his wife, June Minch, & family. Morton (Sonny) Plant by his wife,Tammie Plant & children. Faye & Harry Plotkin, by Marlene & Bernie Gerber, children, grandchildren & great-grandchildren. Louis & Anna Polakoff and Abraham & Esther Goldman by their children. Ruth Pollack by Fran & Dr. Jonathan Matz Cantor Abraham Salkov by the Congregation. Henry O. Shor, Joseph & Sarah Shor, Manuel Shor, Morris Shor, Hyman & Bertha Levy and Isabelle Rosenberg by Shirley Shor & family. Solomon & Hannah Silverman and Isadore & Flora Rosenbloom by their family. Sayde J. & Judge Albert L. Sklar by their children & grandson. Isadore Stern by his wife, children & granddaughter. Stuart Tilson by his family.
Irene & William Weinberg, parents, by Toba & Bill Grant & family and Kathy & Stevan Weinberg & family. Cecelia & Max Weiss by Janet & Stanley Kantor & family. Jacob & Rebecca Wolock by their children, grandchildren & great-grandchildren. Norman N. Yankellow by Dorothy Yankellow, Fred & Amy Yankellow, Sonia & Rick Samuel & Ethan & Eileen Yankellow. Rafael Moshe Zaiman by the Congregation. Sylvia Zinz, Fannie & Samuel Zinz and Tessie & Samuel Gerber by Herbert Zinz, children & grandchildren.
Yom Kippur Bimah Flowers
In Memory Of: Norman Altshuler by his family. Sylvia & Norman L. Apatoff, by their children, grandchildren & great-grandchildren. Ida Attman & Harry Attman by their son, Leonard Attman. Susan Blavatt by Ronald Blavatt & family. Dr. M. Larrie Blue by his wife, Sima Blue. Abby & Dr. Saul Blumenthal, Kenneth Blumenthal, Bruce Blumenthal and Joseph & Reba Phillips by Dr. Stuart Blumenthal & family. Dr. Stuart Brager, Miriam & Harry E. Brager, Amos I. & Annette P. Meyers by Marlene Brager & family. Jerome Cardin by Shoshana S. Cardin & family. Paul & Hilda R. Cohen by their son, Richard. LeRoy S. Cohen by his family. Nathan L. Cohen by his wife, Suzanne F. Cohen & family. Rosa Lebovitz Cohen by her family. Rose & Sam B. Conn and Penny Conn, sister, by Allan Conn. Lee & Dr. Morris L. Cooper by their children & grandchildren. 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. Fannie C. & Jacob Effron by their family. Sybil & Harold Effron by Deborah & James Effron & family. Mildred & Rabbi Israel M. Goldman, by the Congregation. Harold Goldsmith by his family. Bess & Henry Goldsmith, by Ilene & Alvin Powers. Sarah & Michael Goldstein and William Abrams by their family. Frieda & Irving C. Grant by their family. Rebecca Greenwald, mother, by her children & grandchildren. Mollye Hamburger, Kitty & Ben Hamburger and Esther & Harry Blumberg, by their family. Mollie & Harry Hoffberger by their children. Herbert J. Kleiman by his wife & family. Ruth S. & Abraham Krieger by their children & grandchildren. Barbara Leibowitz Lichter and Barry M. Leibowitz by their family. Edith & Edward Mackler & Wilfred Gluckstern, by their family, Stephen, Ilene, Geoffrey & Lindsay, David & Melissa & Stefanie Mackler. Marjorie & Martin Greenbaum by Kathy & Bruce Posner & family and Selene & Harvey Greenbaum & family.
Shirley & Lester Matz, Mollie & Maurice Goldstone and Sarah & Harry Matz by Alina & Dick Matz and Fran & Dr. Jonathan Matz Lenore & Edwin Levy and Jeanette & Louis Levy by their children & grandchildren. Harold Miller, Blanche & Eli Miller and Elise & Jacob Yospy, by their children & grandchildren. Stanley I. Minch by his wife, June Minch, & family. Harry L. & Theresa Minch by their family. Pauline Oshrine, Nettie Gottfried & Rose Oshrine by Ivan Oshrine. Morton (Sonny) Plant by his wife, Tammie Plant & children. Ruth Pollack by Fran & Dr. Jonathan Matz Lillian & Edward Rosenberg by Ronnie Kleiman & family. Anna & Solomon Rosenbloom by their children. Esther & Benjamin Rosenbloom and Saul Rosenbloom, by their family. Cantor Abraham Salkov by the Congregation. Dorothy L. Schapiro by her family. Joseph & Sarah R. Schapiro by their children & grandchildren. Louis Seidman and Ernie Platt by their family. Henry O. Shor, Joseph & Sarah Shor, Manuel Shor, Morris Shor and Hyman & Bertha Levy and Isabelle Rosenberg by Shirley Shor & family. Sayde J. & Judge Albert L. Sklar & by their children & grandson. Stuart Barry Tilson by his family. Dr. Leonard Wallenstein by his family. Norman N. Yankellow by Dorothy Yankellow, Fred & Amy Yankellow, Sonia & Rick Samuel & Ethan & Eileen Yankellow. Rafael Moshe Zaiman by the Congregation. Sylvia Zinz, Tessie & Samuel Gerber and Fannie & Samuel Zinz by Herbert Zinz, children & grandchildren.
Thinking about purchasing a brick to celebrate a milestone or honor the memory of somebody special? Each permanent brick is a $250 contribution. For more information or to make an order, please contact Judy Schwartz, Derekh Amuno Chair or Marci Scher at the synagogue office or order a dedicated brick online on our website at www.chizukamuno.org.
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GOAL:
To provide thousands of new books for four renovated Baltimore City Public School libraries as well as classroom and home libraries!
WHERE: Dozens of book drop-off locations throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area!
Co-sponsored by Chizuk Amuno Sisterhood
Donate your new or gently used books for grades K-4. In support of a partnership with