CLASSES

SUNDAY

9:00 AM Dr. William Major Memorial Advanced Shiur in Talmud

Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Wieder

MONDAY

9:00 AM Exploring Jewish Thought

Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz

TUESDAY

9:00 AM Ripped from the Headlines: Contemporary Issues Explored Through a Jewish Lens

Rabbi Elie Weinstock

WEDNESDAY

9:00 AM Women’s Parshat Hashavua

Rabbi Haskel Lookstein 6:30 PM Crash Course in Hebrew Reading Sara Rosen

7:30 PM Prayerbook Hebrew Sara Rosen

9:00 PM Contemporary Halakhic Issues Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz

THURSDAY

8:00 PM Thursday Night Live Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz with weekly special guests

8:45 PM Pre-Shabbat Inspiration Rabbi Daniel & Rachel Kraus

FRIDAY

8:30 AM TGIS: Thank God it’s Shabbos! Rabbi Elie Weinstock

ZOOM INFO & MORE DETAILS CKJ.ORG/WEEKLYCLASSES

SOUL CYCLE

A MONTHLY SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WITH RACHEL KRAUS

Women of the community are invited to participate to learn, share, engage, and inspire each Rosh Chodesh.

Join us at 8:45 PM at ckj.org/vds on the following dates:

December 15, January 13, February 22, March 23

KJ TECHNOLOGY CLASS FOR SENIORS WITH JORDAN MITTLER

Sundays at 11:30 AM, brush up on your technology skills and learn how to text, send photographs electronically, use email, the internet, the smartphone, new apps, and more. There is no registration or cost to participate.

Zoom Link mittlersenior.technology/zoom Zoom Meeting ID 838 464 615

For more information, please call 917-708-0501 or email jordan@mittlerseniortech.com.

Within Our FAMILY

BIRTHS

MAZAL TOV TO

Drs. Edie Gurewitsch Allen and Robert Allen upon the birth of a granddaughter, Esther Eliana, born to their children, Penina and Jason Allen, in Jerusalem.

Kimberly Gibson and David Allouche upon the birth of a son, Levi Raphael.

Lenore Feder and Michael Altman upon the birth of a daughter, Elle Diana (Esther).

Sandy and Dr. Robert April upon the birth of a granddaughter, Leah Tziporrah, born to their children Rina and Daniel Lauchheimer.

Joanne and Tsion Bensusan upon the birth of a son, Daniel Aaron (Daniel). Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ grandparents, Lillie and Danny Bensusan.

Deborah and Barry Berg upon the birth of a granddaughter, Sloane Ruthie, born to their children, Marissa and Zachary Berg. Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ great-grandmother, Lili Goldberg.

Dr. Taryn Fishman and David Bolnick upon the birth of a grandson, Yehoshua Daniel, born to their children, Rachel and Zach Sherman.

Caroline and Jordan Bryk upon the birth of a daughter, Nicole Dove (Davida Esther). Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ grandparents, Judy & KJ Board President David Lobel, and Laurie & Dr. Eli Bryk.

Mindy and Dr. Jay Cinnamon upon the birth of a grandson, Benjamin Micah (Binyamin Mordechai), born to their children, Rebecca and Dr. Noam Green. Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ greatgrandparents, Audrey and Rabbi Haskel Lookstein.

Debbie and Mark Cooper upon the birth of a granddaughter, Siena Jade (Leora Malka), born to their children Daniella and Zach Cooper.

Helen and Reuben Davis upon the birth of a grandson, Jack Benson (Ben Tzion Yaakov), born to their children, Gilli & Steven Davis of Los Angeles.

Diana and Dr. Robert Friedman upon the birth of their first grandson, Judah Hudson (Yehudah Menachem), born to their children, Laura & Michael Friedman, in Los Angeles. Mazal Tov as well to the proud KJ great-grandmother, Hedy Heller.

Marylene and Alan Friedman upon the birth of a grandson, Ethan Avi (Eitan Avi), born to their children, Carla Kalvin and David Aaron Friedman.

Rosie (Ramaz ’68) and Dr. Mark Friedman upon the birth of a grandson, Yehuda, born to their children, Rivkah and Yosef (Ramaz ’04) Friedman of Jerusalem and named for Rosie’s late father, Eugen Gluck z”l.

Alexandra and Eric Goodman upon the birth of a son, Tager Carter (Nachum).

Jessica Gribetz upon the birth of a granddaughter, Florence Mia (Ma’ayan Feigel), born to her children, Kate and Eric Englander. Kate is also the daughter of our beloved member, the late Dr. Allen Gribetz. Mazal Tov as well to the proud great aunt and uncle, Audrey and Rabbi Haskel Lookstein.

Michele and Ronald Jaspan upon the birth of a granddaughter, Adina Bryna, born to their children, Sarah and Joshua Jaspan of Cleveland.

Margo and Jon Kobrin upon the birth of a daughter, Camille Zoe. Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ grandparents, Gloria and Richard Kobrin.

Lynette and Steven Koppel upon the birth of a grandson, Henry Theodore (Chaim Itamar), born to their children, Sarah and Josh Smith. Mazal Tov as well to KJ great-grandmother, Yvonne Koppel.

Miriam and Aaron Levine upon the birth of a daughter, Rose Arielle (Rina Arielle). Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ grandparents, Esther and Ira Krawitz.

Edith and Salomon Lipiner upon the birth of a great-grandson, Yosef Mordechai, born to their grandchildren, Zeva (Ramaz ’10) and Noah Adelsberg.

55-year KJ Member Hannah Low upon the birth of two great-granddaughters, Ella Paige (Ella) Friedman, born to Samantha and Mitchell Friedman, and Riley (Malka), born to Jess Rubenstein and Andrew Doppelt (Ramaz ’07). Mazal Tov as well to the proud KJ grandparents, Debbie and Michael Doppelt.

Aliza and Aaron Menche upon the birth of a granddaughter, Noam Lior, born to their children Ayelet and Dr. Aaron Krom, in Israel.

Lauren and J. Ezra Merkin upon the birth of a granddaughter, born to their children, Jenny and David Merkin Brenner.

Lily and Noam Mintz upon the birth of a son, Izzy Aaron (Yisrael Yechiel).

Lauren and Michael Rosman upon the birth of a son, William Isaac (Moshe Yitzchak). Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ grandparents, Phyllis and Jonathan Wagner.

Ilyssa and Evan Schwartzberg upon the birth of a daughter, Lily Rae (Ruth).

Dr. Phyllis and Mark Speiser upon the birth of a grandson, Noach Pesach (Noah Francis), born to their children, Tali Rasooly and Jonathan Speiser of Silver Spring, Maryland.

Maureen and Jack Zaremski Rimon upon the birth of a son, Lev Avraham.

Welcome to the New & Improved KJ Website

We have updated and reorganized our website so you can more easily access important info such as Shabbat times, social media, virtual daily schedule, recent publications, helpful resources, and more.

Check it out at ckj.org.

FINALLY! We are happy to present our Annual Brochure!

Every year before Yom Kippur, KJ distributes a brochure which includes the highlights of the previous year and planned events for the coming year. The pandemic got in the way of much of our regularly scheduled programming, and our Fall Bulletin and the Annual Brochure were put on the back burner so that we could address the immediate concerns of the congregation. We went online with our classes and other programming and created a virtual synagogue experience. Our building may have been closed, but our community remains open, as you will see in the pages of this Brochure. Check it out at ckj.org on the homepage under Recent Publications.

Alexandra and Michael Rishty upon the birth of a daughter, Vivienne Maxine (Miriam).

Aurora Casirer and Sander Srulowitz upon the birth of their grandson, Gideon David (Gidon David).

Drs. Shera and Alan Tuchman upon the birth of a granddaughter, Adrielle Aliza, born to their children, Liora Schultz and Ari Tuchman.

Grace Weil upon the birth of a greatgrandson, Izzy, the first child born to her grandchildren, Ariana and Josh Sturm of New York.

Marianna and Sam Weiner upon the birth of a daughter, Adira Libi.

Melinda Elias and Daniel Winarick upon the birth of their first child and son, Arthur Isaac (Isaac).

May these children grow up in the finest tradition of Torah, chupah, and maasim tovim.

BNEI MITZVAH

MAZAL TOV TO

Dina (KJ Executive Assistant to Rabbis Lookstein and Steinmetz) and Jacques Farhi upon the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Jacob (Jakey) Sadres, son of Talia and Josh Sadres.

Rosie and Dr. Mark Friedman upon the Bat Mitzvah celebration of their granddaughter, Miriam, daughter of Yael (Ramaz ‘01) and Paul Farkas of Woodmere.

Terry and Michael Jaspan upon the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter, Yakira, daughter of Arielle (Wolfson, Ramaz ‘01) and Joseph (Ramaz ‘01) Jaspan of Woodmere.

Nicole and Joseph (Tuvy) Meyer upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, George, on November 13-14, Shabbat Parashat Chayei Sarah. George is a seventh-grade student in the Ramaz Middle School. Mazal Tov as well to KJ grandparents Seryl and Charles Kushner. Eyal & Erin Seinfeld and Tali Seinfeld upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Asaf, on October 17, Shabbat Parashat Bereishit, in Scarsdale.

Dr. Phyllis and Mark Speiser upon the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Netanel, son of Eva and David (Ramaz 2000) Speiser of Jerusalem, on Shabbat Parashat Vayera, November 7.

ENGAGEMENTS

MAZAL TOV TO

Esty and Mauricio Abadi upon the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie, to Elisha Jacobs, son of Rachel Dresner Jacobs and David Jacobs of Newton, Massachusetts.

Ellen and Mitchel Agoos upon the engagement of their son, Jake, to Robyn Abramson, daughter of Ellen and Benjamin Abramson.

Gila and Hon. David Cohen upon the engagement of their daughter, Sarah, to Ephraim Poloner, the son of Seth and Shoshana Poloner of Teaneck.

Jan and Dan Fenster upon the engagement of their daughter, Rebekah, to Ezra Berman, son of Sally and David Berman of Toronto.

Fran Margolin, and Robert Finkelstein, upon the engagement of their son, Seth Finkelstein, to Ariel Schnitzer, daughter of Maryjo and Avrumie Schnitzer, of Los Angeles.

Drs. Diana and Robert Friedman upon the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca, to Ron Kimchi, son of Miriam and Dan Kimchi of Manhattan.

Debra and Barry Frohlinger upon the engagement of their daughter, Natalie, to James Knepper, son of Sydelle and Rob Knepper of Great Neck.

Judith and Robert Hara upon the engagement of their son, Jacob, of Winter Park, Florida, to Lyat Salomon, daughter of Rachel and Ben Salomon of New York City.

Karen and Michael Hershkowitz upon the engagement of their daughter, Olivia, to Benni Tuchman, son of Bryndie and Neppy Tuchman of Scarsdale.

Debbie & Daniel Schwartz and Nicole & Raanan Agus upon the engagement of their children, Elianna to Alex. Mazal Tov to the proud KJ grandmother, Gabriella Major.

Shoshana and Dr. Saul Stromer upon the engagement of their son, Michael, to Gabrielle Meyer, daughter of Ellen and Dr. Fred Meyer of Long Beach, NY.

Dr. Cindy Trop and Stuart Ellman upon the marriage of her daughter, Arielle Trop, to Josh Rubin, of Merrick, Long Island.

Clarissa and Harry Uvegi upon the engagement of their son, Hugo Jake Uvegi, to Eliza Braun, daughter of Marta and Joseph Braun of New York.

May their weddings take place in happiness and blessing.

MARRIAGES MAZAL TOV TO

Kimberly Gibson and David Allouche on their marriage.

Monique and Eli Chetrit upon the marriage of their daughter, Anaelle, to Toby Cohen, son of Rina and Eli Cohen.

Dr. Carolyn & Orrin Feingold upon the marriage of their son, Jared, to Talia Raikin, daughter of Belinda & Dr. Steven Raikin of Merrion Station, PA. Mazal Tov to the proud KJ grandfather, Dr. Leonard Feingold.

Jan and Dan Fenster upon the marriage of their son, Zach, to Avital Tzubeli,

DEDICATE

Members of the Congregation and others are invited to honor a friend or relative, celebrate a milestone event, or memorialize a loved one by dedicating Chumashim ($75 each) or Siddurim ($50 each). Call Riva Alper at 212-774-5670 for more information.

daughter of Ruty and Shimshon Tzubeli of Miami.

Rose Gerszberg upon the marriage of her son, Jonathan Gerszberg, to Dr. Adinah Wieder, daughter of Heshy and Devorah Wieder of Wesley Hills.

Rose Gerszberg upon the marriage of her grandson, Eitan Gerszberg, to Yael Greenbaum, daughter of Steve and Rochelle Greenbaum of Teaneck. Debbie and Kenny Rochlin upon the

Sarah and Martin Goldman upon the marriage of their son, Eric, to Elayna Koevary of Boston.

Sarita and Ben Greszes upon the Pamela and George Rohr upon the

marriage of their granddaughter, Chani Aryeh (daughter of their children Mindy and Daniel Aryeh of Woodmere), to Jordan Panitch (son of Alise and Kenneth Panitch of Cherry Hill).

Helene and Michael Hartig upon the marriage of their son, Danny, to Gabby Weinstein.

Jeffrey Kleinhaus, son of Rosalie and Harry Kleinhaus, upon his marriage to Sarit Spindler, daughter of Deena and Ziggy Spindler of Riverdale.

Ruth and Larry Kobrin upon the marriage of their granddaughter, Yaira, daughter Sandy Shapiro, to Natan Bienstock,

of Michelle and Rabbi Jeffrey Kobrin, to Solomon Weiner, son of Tikvah and Aryeh Weiner, of Teaneck.

Lisa and Nathan Low upon the marriage the son of Sara and Mark Bienstock of

daughter of Bina and Steve Dabbah of the Upper East Side.

Pam and KJ Israel Bond Representative Robert Lunzer upon the marriage of their daughter, Rena, to Eli Kittay, of Toms River, NJ.

Natalie and David Paige upon their marriage.

Roni and Dr. Robert Pick upon the marriage of their daughter, Abigail, to Dani Katz, son of Zilla and Ira Katz of Queens.

marriage of their son, Zachary, to Tamara Elefant, daughter of Rivki and Ashi Elefant of Woodmere.

marriage of their daughter, Nina, to Yoni Cooper, son of Amy and Rabbi Mark Cooper, of South Orange, New Jersey. Mazel Tov as well to the proud KJ grandmother, Helen Nash.

Adrian and KJ Executive Director Leonard Silverman upon the marriage of their son, Jonathan, to Ariana Brody, daughter of Shoshana and Robert Brody of White Plains. Mazal Tov as well to the proud KJ grandparents, Donna and Arthur Silverman, and Sylvia Eisman.

Ruth and Irwin Shapiro upon the marriage of their granddaughter, Rachel Shapiro, the daughter of Monica and of their son, Daniel, to Eliane Dabbah,

Jamaica Estates.

May the newlywed couples be blessed to build homes faithful to the traditions of the Jewish people.

Create an Enduring Legacy While Receiving A Lifelong Revenue Stream

Please consider participating in the Congregation’s Endowment and Planned Giving Program, through which you can create an enduring legacy of active participation in KJ through a Charitable Gift Annuity that pays handsomely.

Contact Leonard Silverman at 212-774-5680 or lss@ckj.org to learn more.

MILESTONES

CONGRATULATIONS TO

Ruth and Dr. David Musher upon their 53rd wedding anniversary.

PROFESSIONAL/PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

CONGRATULATIONS TO

Harry Baumgarten upon becoming a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Fran Brown upon her son, Dan Brown, being appointed the first dedicated pro bono partner at the firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP.

David P. Goldman upon the publication of his new book You Will Be Assimilated: China’s Plan to Sino-Form the World. Former Deputy National Security Adviser K.T. McFarland writes, “If you read just one book about how China plans to make the 21st century theirs and what we can do about it, read You Will Be Assimilated.”

Clarissa Kirschenbaum and Ben Kirschenbaum upon their son and brother, Michael Samson, being selected as a Super Lawyer Rising Star for 2020.

Dr. Mark Lebwohl (dermatologist), upon being elevated to the newly created position of Dean for Clinical Therapeutics of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Pediatrician Dr. Leora Mogilner upon being selected “New Yorker of the Week” by NY1, for her work as a volunteer with the Reach out and Read program for more than 20 years, and encouraging her young patients to read by giving them each a book when they come for an office visit.

Sandra E. Rapoport upon delivering a lecture at Great Neck Synagogue’s Summer Torah Learning Institute, entitled “Warrior-Women of the Book of Judges: Devorah and Yael.”

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

CONGRATULATIONS TO

Judy and Dr. Robert Podell upon the graduation of their grandsons, Aaron and Marc Fishkind. Aaron graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, and Marc graduated Yeshivat Frisch and is attending Yeshivat Har Etzion (Gush), to be followed by the University of Pennsylvania upon his return from Israel.

Dina and Douglas Propp upon the advancement of their son, Jeremy, from the Ramaz Middle School. Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ grandmother, Eve Propp.

Ronnie Slochowsky and William Slochowsky upon their son, Jake, being the recipient of the William Goldberg Award as he completed his junior year at the Ramaz Upper School. This award is voted on by students, staff, and administrators.

COMMUNAL NEWS & HONORS

CONGRATULATIONS TO

Elana and Aryeh Bourkoff upon being honored with the Alan C. Greenberg Young Leadership Award at UJA’s Wall Street Dinner taking place virtually on November 30th. To honor the Bourkoffs or to register (the event is free of charge), please reach out to Rachel Goldrich at 212-836-1836 or goldrichr@ujafedny.org.

ORDER MAIN SYNAGOGUE MEMORIAL PLAQUES FOR LOVED ONES

Contact KJ Comptroller Sy Yanofsky at 212-774-5620 or sy@ckj.org.

CONDOLENCES

OUR CONDOLENCES TO

Mauricio Abadi upon the passing of his mother, Leyla Abadi.

Stacey Abrahams upon the passing of her father, Jerome Levenberg.

Sammy Attias upon passing of his father, Joseph L. Attias.

Dr. Taryn Fishman Bolnick upon the passing of her mother, Rhodalie Fishman.

Saul Burian upon the passing of his father, Andrew Burian.

Patrick Coyle upon the passing of his Jonathan Staiman upon the passing of

father, Paul Coyle. his mother, Jean Staiman.

Rabbi) upon the passing of his father, David Feldman.

Dr. Marty Grumet upon the passing of his father, Ephraim Grumet.

Sharon Katz upon the passing of her mother, Shirley Singer. Murray & Lee Kushner and Jonathan Kushner, upon the passing of their son and brother, Aryeh Kushner.

Liz Nahmias upon the passing of her mother, Ruth Beebe.

Chani Penstein upon the passing of her father, Dr. Mayer Penstein.

Phylise Sands upon the passing of her father, Gary Grossman.

Suzy Sokol upon the passing of her mother, Mali Kamali.

Amnon Shalhov, upon the passing of his mother, Lea (Looly) Shalhov.

Rabbi Roy Feldman (former KJ Assistant

Arlene Stein upon the passing of her mother, Tania Katz.

Billy Weiss upon the passing of his brother, Lewis Weiss.

May they be comforted among all those who mourn for Zion and Jerusalem.

CEMETERY PLOTS IN THE KJ GROUNDS IN PARAMUS, NJ

To purchase burial plots for a loved one (or yourself after 120) at Beth El cemetery in NJ, visit ckj.org/burialplots or contact KJ Comptroller Sy Yanofsky in the Synagogue Office at 212-774-5620 or sy@ckj.org.

CONGREGATION KEHILATH JESHURUN MOURNS THE PASSING OF

RABBI DOVID FEINSTEIN ZT”L RABBI DR. NORMAN LAMM ZT”L and RABBI LORD JONATHAN SACKS ZT”L,

THREE TORAH ILLUMINARIES WHOSE TEACHINGS BROUGHT LIGHT AND INSPIRATION TO JEWS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

.ךורב םרכז יהי