Temple Israel Doorpost - October 2015

October 2015

Tishrei/Cheshvan 5776

From the Rabbi’s Study…

Dear Synagogue Family, Thank you for an amazing High Holiday season. The following is the text of the sermon I delivered on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. Thank you again for the extraordinary privilege of being your rabbi.

With Torah blessings, Rabbi David

Thee Hope That is Israel On the eve of the six day war, the Israeli writer, Aahron Megged penned a letter to British playwright, Wolf Mankowitz. He wrote "The difficult hours of our people are at hand. This has been a moment of decision. will the world respond? Will the world once more keep silent, stay on the sidelines and remain neutral." He appealed to the fabric of his British counterpart's soul, "Your heart, I know is with us, bridging the physical distance between us. Each one of us in this hour of Jewish destiny is doing what he can as best he can. May you too do as your conscience dictates."

Wolf Mankowitz replied, "I am 42 years old, born in this country, have lived by its great and beautiful language and have always been a little confused as to how Jewish I am. This confusion I have shared with many other Diaspora Jews. But as I sat this Friday evening with barely a minyan, in a small synagogue, to give thanks for your victories, I knew that these uncertainties have finally been resolved for me. In this small synagogue where I was Bar Mitzvah, I knew with pride and happiness that I too, had returned with Moshe Dayan, to The Wall. Today, I came to the full realization that I am a Jew." This is the power of Eretz Yisrael, the Holy Land. This is the power of Zionism. This is the bond that brings together Jews who identify themselves with every stream of Judaism and with Judaism simply as a culture. The dream, the promise, the vision and the hope of Israel, a uniting factor since antiquity. In parashat Lech Lecha, the Almighty says to Abram (not yet Abraham): "Lech l'cha may'ar'tzeh'chah, … el ha'ah'retz ah'sher ar'eh'kah." This is commonly translated "You go from your land ... to the land that I will show you," a more accurate translation is "Go to yourself from your land ... to the land that I will show you." The journey to Israel is not only a physical journey, it is a spiritual and an

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Preschool Parent Night Thursday, October 1st, 7pm, Preschool

Simchat Torah: Klezmer & Ice Cream Sunday, October 4th, 6:30pm Klezmer Band & Service, Ice Cream to Follow

Sh’mini Atzeret Monday, October 5th, 9:30am, Services 11am,Yizkor (approx), 6:30pm, Commuter Yizkor

Bar Mitzvah of Ariel Steber Saturday, October 10th, 9:30am, Sanctuary

Hebrew School Cemetery Trip Gr. 4-7, Wednesday, October 14th, 3:45pm

Bat Mitzvah of Mica Wishengrad Saturday, October 17th, 9:30am, Sanctuary

New Member Brunch Sunday, October 18th, 9:30am, Social Hall

Board Meeting Tuesday, October 20th, 7:00pm, Board Room

Sofer (Scribe) Visit to Hebrew School Wednesday, October 28th, 3:45pm

Tuesday Afternoon 5:30pm Friday Night 7:30pm Saturday Morning 9:30am Followed by Kiddush Luncheon

(continued from page 1) emotional journey to the realization of who we are. Arriving in the Promised Land is a journey of self-realization.

This journey has kept us alive through the darkest pages of history after the destruction of the First Temple. Our ancestors were marched in shackles from the Promised Land. As they passed Kever Rachel (Rachel's Tomb) they cried out "L'shanah haba'ah b'Yerushalayim! - Next year in Jerusalem!" This became the mantra of the exile. It took much more than a year, but they saw the realization of their dreams. The Second Temple was rebuilt and Jerusalem was again in Jewish hands. Throughout Jewish History, whenever we have been able to reside in our ancestral home there has always been a Jewish presence in Israel.

The decimation of the Holocaust is perhaps the darkest moment in Jewish history and human history. There is no logical reason for the Jewish spirit to survive such decimation, yet, we survive and we thrive. Out of the ashes of that decimation rises the land of Israel with its promise of redemption. We are no longer a people without a home and without a voice. We are a nation with a homeland that is very much part of our identity.

When Israel is threatened, that threat reaches the core of our being. Who can forget the visceral reaction we experienced when we learned of the Yom Kippur War. Each of us reached deeply into our pockets to assist our brothers and sisters in Israel. The Jews of the Diaspora stated clearly with one voice Ani Yehudi (I am a Jew). Each of us echoed the words of Wolf Mankowitz replied "Today, I came to the full realization that I am a Jew." That voice from deep inside has inspired hope, faith and strength connecting Jews throughout the diaspora with our brothers and sisters in Israel.

Today Israel faces a new threat. Our president and State Department are championing a Nuclear Deal with Iran.

There are passionate views of support and opposition. One of the greatest voices of opposition is Prime Minister Netanyahu who has pulled no punches in expressing his opposition, going as far as addressing the US congress on this issue.

Pundits are lining up on both sides of this issue. The American Jewish community is clearly divided on this issue. AIPAC and its allied organizations have invested millions of dollars opposing the deal. J Street and its allied organizations have invested millions to support the deal.

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Two weeks ago Yehuda Yaakov, the Consul General of Israel, asked to meet with the New Hampshire Board of Jewish Clergy to discuss the Iran deal. The Consul General brought greetings from Prime Minister Netanyahu and passionately stated the case against the Iran deal. Last week President Obama held his annual conference call with Rabbis from across the country. The President extended blessings of Shana Tova to the Jewish community and and passionately stated the case in favor of the Iran deal. Both the Counsel General and the President were candid and articulate. Both of them agree that a nuclear Iran is an existential threat to both the United States and Israel. Both of them realize that the relationship between the Obama Administration and the Netanyahu government is strained. Both of them agree that the sharing of intelligence between Washington and Israel is at an all time high during the Obama administration.

The Counsel General argued that the deal opens Iran's path to a nuclear weapon in short order. He reiterated the Prime Minister's concerns regarding lifting sanctions and argued that doing so will destabilize the region. President Obama argued that the nuclear deal will improve security in the region, listing the various limits which will be placed on Iran's nuclear program according to the agreement.

I believe that both President Obama and Prime Minister are sincere in their motivations. I believe that both are advocating for what they perceive will be in the best interest of both countries and the realities of the world. I think that there is no easy answer here. There is no clear right or wrong.

Is the deal a major accomplishment or a colossal mistake?

History will be the judge of this deal.

I stand before you to speak of the most significant casualty of this deal and the mindset that informs the dialogue regarding our beloved Israel. When it comes to the politics of the Middle East and anything that pertains to Israel, we seem to have lost the capacity to respectfully disagree. There is a tendency to demonize the other. It happens in the halls of Washington and it happens in the halls of our beloved Temple.

We may have different perspectives on the issues at hand, and we should. That is the nature of Democratic Discourse.

We are blessed to live in a democratic society that promotes dialogue on the issues of the day. We get this when it comes to discussing stateside political issues. We seem to have lost that capacity when it comes to issues even remotely related to Israel.

The concept of Jews disagreeing is part in parcel of who we are. You've certainly heard the expression, two Jews and

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Bar Mitzvah of Ariel Steber Saturday, October 10th, Temple Israel Sanctuary My name is Ariel Steber and I attend The Cornerstone School in Stratham. My passion is baseball, especially the Oakland A's. I have been playing since I was 5, and my favorite positions are pitcher and 1st base. I am very knowledgeable about baseball history and trivia, and collect baseball cards as well. I hope to either play in the MLB someday or be a GM of a team. My other passion is history, and I like science as well, and take online classes through Johns Hopkins University to learn more. When not playing baseball, I like to draw and paint, and play violin. My love of geography has inspired me to travel the world when I am an adult, especially Africa, which I find especially fascinating.

Judaism is important to me because my dad and his family are from Israel, and I have family who were victims of the Holocaust. It's important that we learn about this tragedy and never forget.

Bat Mitzvah of Mica Wishengrad Saturday, October 17th, Temple Israel Sanctuary My name is Mica Wishengrad and I attend Oyster River Middle School in Durham. I like to act and have recently worked with the Oyster River Players in Great Expectations and Carousel. I like to go horseback riding at Linden Woods Farm and have learned how to canter as well as other things. I enjoy many sports including softball, archery and swimming. I really like school, and in particular participate in science and math clubs as well as in the school geography bee. I have been training dogs and participating in dog agility competitions for three years with my two dogs. I am a member of the New England Agility Team and help them run their agility trial each spring in Greenland, NH.

We invite you to share our joy as our daughter

Mica MacKenzie Wishengrad is called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah Saturday Morning, October 17th, 9:30am Kiddush luncheon following services

For my Bat Mitzvah project, I am volunteering with Mary’s Dogs in Kindly RSVP: Northwood NH. Mary’s Dogs brings homeless dogs up from several Jeanne & Steve Wishengrad southern states and finds them permanent homes here in NH. I got my second dog, Flume, from Mary’s Dogs. I help them take care of dogs that are still in quarantine (feeding them, cleaning cages, etc.). I also foster dogs who have yet to find a home. This coming school year I hope to raise money for purchase of more dog crates - which are always in need at a dog shelter! Judaism is important to me because it ties me to my family for generations. My ncestors were Jewish and I think it is who I am that makes being Jewish important to me.

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From the Rabbi’s Study (continued from pg 2) three views. Golda Meir articulated our passion for divergent opinions by telling President Nixon "You may be the president of 250 million people, but I'm the prime minister of 5 million prime ministers."

This reality was discussed by Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, the first chief Rabbi of the British mandate of Palestine. Rav Kook wrote "For the building will be constructed from various parts, and the truth of the light of the world will be built from various dimensions, from various approaches, for these and those are the words of the living God...It is precisely the multiplicity of opinions which derive from variegated souls and backgrounds, which enriches wisdom and brings about its enlargement."

The existence of multiple opinions within the Jewish world is not troubling at all, provided that we are able to express ourselves in the spirit of our sages, who demanded mutual respect as the premise of our discourse.

Realizing that we are a diverse congregation with varied views and perspectives on all matters including Israel, our lay leadership has dedicated itself to providing Israelfocused programming that informs, educates our community in matters pertaining to our homeland and encourages respectful discourse regarding the issues of the day.

As a rabbi, I am concerned that recent discourse regarding the Middle East and Israel has polarized Jews who are passionate about Israel. I am even more concerned about a growing population that seems less and less attached to Israel. A recent study reports that 39% of American Jews ages 18-49 report little or no attachment to Israel. This number drops dramatically when the same survey examines American Jews ages 65 and older. A whopping 79% of whom report a strong attachment to Israel.

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Quite frankly, I am not concerned if your love of Israel is expressed in a right or left leaning fashion. Apathy about our homeland is the greatest danger to the identity of the American Jew. The bond sustains us, nourishes and gives us hope. It is part and parcel of our resilience and continuity.

Two and a half years ago, I led a congregational trip to Israel. More than half the participants had never been to Israel before. It was amazing to watch these first timers connect with the people of Israel, the land of Israel and the history of the Jewish people. One participant started to cry as we gathered to pray in the El Al terminal. Another reported realizing that she was at home when she encountered the giant Mezzuzah greeting us at Ben Gurion Airport. Standing on the Haas Promenade overlooking the Old City and The Temple Mount, realizing that we were standing in the exact spot that Abraham and Isaac stood 4,000 years ago gazing at Mt. Moriah, we all felt connected to our Judaism and the land of our ancestors. This year I hope to organize a Temple Israel trip to Israel. Join me and let’s walk in the steps of our ancestors together. (Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey if you are interested in participating in a Temple trip to Israel https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ GF7FF2K.) Birthright is one of the most powerful formative Jewish experiences available to Diaspora Jews. Since the launch of Birthright Israel at the end of 1999, more than 250,000 Jewish young adults have traveled to Israel to take part in the program's ten-day educational experience. Almost unanimously Birthright Alumni report a stronger bond to Israel and their Judaism that becomes a part of who they are.

Statistically, Birthright Israel has proven to be the most effective program ever designed to strengthen Jewish engagement among young Jews.

I am pleased to announce that, because of the generosity of several generous donors, the Greater Seacoast Jewish Federation and Temple Israel's CJE Endowment Fund, we are in a position to offer $500 merit awards to cover expenses related to Birthright trips. We are also offering up to $1000 to young people who choose a Birthright extension or another approved Israel experience program. A list of approved programs is currently available on our website. (http:// www.templeisraelnh.org/education/israel-experience) It is my hope and prayer that the children of our congregation can experience Israel and connect with our history crying out the words of Wolf Mankowitz "I am a Jew....”

That voice from deep inside has inspired my hope, faith and strength, connecting me with our brothers and sisters in Israel.

Keeping on Keeping on

By Fran Berman, President The fall holidays are so busy at Temple Israel that it is easy to forget about all of the “regular” things going on. Behind the scenes, daily life continues in October at Temple Israel just as for each of us in our homes: mail is opened, bills are paid, floors are cleaned, supplies are reordered, appointments are scheduled, and plans are made for upcoming events. Our staff and volunteers see to it that our building and activities are supported and that operations continue to run smoothly.

One of the things that we need to run smoothly behind the scenes is our Board of Directors. For the past few months the Board of Directors has been participating in United Synagogue’s Sulam for Current Leaders program. This leadership development program focuses the board’s attention on how it operates, teaching us best practices. Over the spring and summer the board has spent some time thinking and talking about its role and coming up with better, more effective and efficient ways to do its jobs. We have created a Board Expectations document, laying out a model of board participation. We have started to use a consent agenda during board meetings so that reports from the various committees are submitted before each meeting and voted on all together, rather than one at a time. Board meetings are a bit shorter, but without time spent hearing reports on past activities, we have more time for in-depth discussion of new ideas and proposals, evaluation of current programs, and considering the future direction for the temple.

One change brought about by this process is that the board’s officers, our Executive Committee, has begun meeting monthly on the Thursday before each board meeting to plan the agenda for that month’s board meeting. This is a best practice recommended by the Sulam program. Quite often, issues and questions are directed toward the board that can be more quickly and effectively dealt with by a committee or staff member. The Executive Committee can redirect some of those issues and

questions to our Temple committees and staff, making more time at board meetings for strategic, big-picture discussions and decisions.

In recent months, during Sulam sessions on delegation and accountability, the board has considered how important it is to be clear about who has which responsibilities, what we expect from one another as volunteers and the importance of giving useful feedback to those who step forward as volunteers. Because Temple Israel has only a few professional staff members, we rely heavily on volunteers, so this is a critical area for us. We will continue to focus on volunteers during our Sulam unit on Volunteer Development later this fall.

Naturally, change does not occur overnight.

However, the Sulam program has set some changes in motion for the board that we hope will eventually make the governance of Temple Israel more effective and encourage a new crop of members to step into temple leadership in years to come.

Please join the Membership Committee for a Brunch Honoring

Temple Israel’s New Members October 18th at 10-11:30am in the Levenson Social Hall RSVP to the Office at 603.436.5301 x10

Fall Classes: “Torah Yoga” Sunday classes and private sessions will begin in October. Contact instructor Deb Levine with your time preference at dlevine12@aol.com or 603.205.4073.

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Education & Hebrew School

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Greetings from the Education Committee and Temple Israel Hebrew School,

It’s hard to believe the High Holidays have come and gone. I hope it was a time of spiritual renewal and personal reflection for you and that the services were conducive to that process. There were many individuals and groups of individuals who helped make this possible who should be recognized. First, I want to thank you for choosing to worship with us and to affiliate with the Temple. Thank you to our own Doug Danforth for stepping in as Chazzan (Cantor) and leading Musaf and chanting Kol Nidre services. To all of you who participated by accepting honors or performing readings from the Bimah, thank you. Thank you to our Torah readers, Jenny Rosenson, Amy Hyett and the students who assisted in reading. Behind the scenes I want to thank Dick Grossman and the ushers, the individuals who helped change over the books and Alissa Holmes for her coordinating efforts in the office. Finally, I want to thank Rabbi Senter for leading us through this High Holiday season. The many things he has done behind the scenes, which are in general not considered part of the Rabbi’s duties, were invaluable to us all. Thank you Rabbi!

Hebrew school 5776 is now well underway and we are off to a great start. Thanks to all who attended the first round of parent meetings. There is one parent meeting per grade each term. These meetings are a wonderful to chance to speak directly with Noa about about the school curriculum and events and importantly, are also a great opportunity to spend some time discussing these topics with other parents.

The scheduled parent meetings for October are Sunday, October 11th: 10:30am Kitah Gimmel (Grade 3) in the chapel *** note change in time from calendar 11:00am Kitah Aleph (Grade 1) in the chapel Also, in an effort to be as welcoming a community as possible, especially as have so many new families to the school this year, we have printed up name tags for parents which will be left in the lobby on Sundays (thank you, Noa!). Please feel free to put yours on while you visit Temple and drop them back in the basket under the tags when done.

We are all looking forward to a great Hebrew School year. Our thanks to all the teachers who have put in the tremendous planning effort to make the start of the term a big success.

Warm regards, Sam, VP Education, samuelberg@gmail.com

Membership

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Hello TIP! We are so happy to say that we have 26 new members or new member families this season so far! How fantastic! Please introduce yourself if you see someone new around the building. And, please mark your calendar for Sunday morning, October 18th when we will have a new member brunch to welcome new members to our great TIP community. Please look for your invitation via email and RSVP promptly. Thank you!

A final note about the Yizkor Memorial Book of Remembrance. Thank you to all of you who made a donation for a memorial listing or sponsorship. It was a great financial success! With your support it will grow and develop and I hope it will be a minhag, or custom, that we will continue as a congregation for many years to come. Thank you to the members of the committee: Sue Goldin, Jennifer Sebeny, Beth Salzman and Rabbi Senter. Special thanks to Alissa Holmes for design and layout, and extra special thanks to the Rabbi for his assistance in the printing process. And now it’s on to Sukkot!

Sisterhood Come join us to celebrate Simchat Torah with the Raymond Street Klemzer Band & Ice Cream Social. Bring your appetite and your dancing shoes!

Sunday, October 4th at 6:30pm. Plus: Save the Date for the Temple Israel Blood Drive on Wednesday, December 23rd.

Laura Sher Director, ELC

This past month was a whirlwind of excitement for the children of the Early Learning Center. As soon as we began school the Jewish holidays were upon us: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and now Sukkot. We celebrated the New Year, 5776, with a birthday cake for the world (a honey cake, of course) and a field trip to Prescott Park. We performed our own version of Tashlich, and threw our “mistakes,” (bread crumbs) into the Piscataqua River (actually into the waiting mouths of gulls). We designed our own Sukkot with a bountiful variety of natural materials and even created a Fairy House Sukkah, which became part of the 11th Annual Portsmouth Fairy House Tour.

But most importantly, this was a month of building self-confidence, friendship and compassion. How courageous our new students were in embracing their new environment, and how supportive and kind our veteran students were, clearly demonstrating the Jewish value“G’milut Chasadim,” helping each other willingly and with care. Within a few short days all the children were joyfully discovering the wonderful and challenging activities available in our beautiful classroom space. The children painted at the easel, built with tiles and blocks, experimented with magnets, sorted sea glass, read stories, did puzzles, and pounded away at our mini workbench! They were active in our new playground, running, climbing and swinging. And they harvested a late season crop of cherry tomatoes, string beans, Swiss chard, parsley, chives, and nasturtium from our school garden. Too bad a very bold squirrel made off with our beautiful corn and giant sunflower heads!

Later this month we’ll be welcoming Jessica Leff (Judah’s mom) and tapping into her gardening expertise, as we expand our preschool garden (beginning with planting garlic bulbs next week)!

At the end of the month, Elian and I will be traveling to Hebrew College in Newton, MA to attend the 6th Annual Early Childhood Jewish Education Conference. I’m excited to collaborate with fellow educators, and return invigorated with new resources and ideas!

Wishing you all a good month ahead!

L’Shalom, Laura

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Shalom Everyone and Happy Sukkot!

Youth Group started the new year by partnering with Blue Ocean Society for a Peirce Island Beach Cleanup, followed by pizza at Flatbread Company.

On Sunday, Sept. 27th, possibly the most gorgeous early fall day, a group of dedicated, fun loving, menchlich 4th - 7th graders spent an hour on the rocky shore of Peirce Island, collecting candy wrappers, cigarette butts, bottle caps and more, cataloging their findings and helping to repair a little corner of our world.

By the end of the hour, 8 pounds of garbage had been collected, human nature had been reflected upon (why do people throw a wrapper on the ground right next to a trash receptacle?) and nobody fell in the water!

Mitzvah was followed by delicious pizza and dessert at Flatbread Company, where our awesome waiter David and Assistant Manager Caleb treated us royally and gave us quite a discount when they heard where we had just come from.

If you go there, do make sure to let them know how much we appreciate their support of our awesome kids!

A giant thank you goes to Kellisue Friedman and Ruthie Spiero for driving and chaperoning – couldn’t have done it without you ladies!

Our next event is on Sunday, October 18th. We’re going to BowlO-Rama for some bowling and arcade fun! Be on the look out for the Youth Group email flier and don’t forget to RSVP!!

Also save the date for Sunday, Nov 15th. Trampoline fun anyone?

Please feel free to call or email me with any ideas, suggestions, questions at EGT9@aol.com or 603-969-2984.

Wishing you all a happy fall, L’Shalom, Elian Tackeff, your friendly youth person

4th Annual Temple Israel Pancake Breakfast

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Come eat delicious pancakes with all of the fixings on Sunday, November 1st from 8:15 to 9:30 in the Social Hall. Tickets are $10 for an individual and $18 for a family. You can purchase tickets in the Temple Office or at the Door. All proceeds go to support the programs of the Hebrew School. To volunteer or to sponsor a table contact David Bachrach at David.Bachrach@unh.edu

INSTITUTIONAL OPERATING ENDOWMENT FUND Laura & Sherwood Spelke, Linda Cote in memory of her father Louis Mackles, Mickey Allen in memory of her husband Stanley Allen, Marilyn & Alvin Mars in honor of Rabbi Senter, Rosilyn Steinberg in memory of her husband Leon Steinberg, Marilyn Gorman & Rosilyn Steinberg in memory of their sister Mildred Gorman Pollack, Michael & Evelyn Miller in memory of her mother Lorraine Lasky, Howard Levingston in memory of his mother Bernice Levingston

PRESCHOOL DONATION FUND Naomi & Arnold Fishbein in memory of Melvin Bressler’s sister Charlotte, Naomi & Arnold Fishbein in memory of Claudia LeBlanc’s mother Henrietta, Cynthia Freedman & Marcia Blacker in memory of their grandmother Annie Freedman DINNERMAN ROTTENBERG ENDOWMENT Amy Borne, Julie Mittelman Whitehouse in memory of her father Michael Mittelman, Arlene Rubin in honor of her grandchildren Hannah, Allyson & Lily Rubin

RABBI’S FUND Gail Spaien in honor of her father Al Spaien, Jeff Salloway, Anne & David Allen TZEDAKAH FUND Sheldon & Renee Goodman in memory of his father Samuel Goodman, Agnes Cabot in memory of her mother Elsa Vero

Temple Israel Portsmouth Board of Directors Fran Berman, President Barney Share, Immediate Past President

HOLOCAUST TORAH FUND Gary & Dure Alamed in honor of Kendall Lamm’s Bat Mitzvah

David Olken, VP Ritual Robert Bradbard, VP House Sam Berg, VP Education

CULTURAL ENDOWMENT FUND Shirley Fishbein in memory of her mother Lillian Lessow, Helaine Roberts in memory of her mother and father Molly Leitman & Elias Leitman and grandmother Dora Lightman, Selma Freedman to the Freedman Family Fund

Mel Prostkoff, Recording Secretary Matthew Herman, Financial Secretary Howard Rubin, Treasurer Sue Goldin, Director Amy Hyett, Director Stephanie Ilberg-Lamm, Director Alan Lincoln, Director

Condolences to:

Marilyn Zimman and family on the loss of her mother Ruth Elizabeth Feldman Epstein

Congratulations to: TIP Custodian Daniel Hastie on his promotion to Temple Israel Facility Manager

Ira Schwartz, Director Jennifer Sebeny, Director Harvard Sitkoff, Director

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October Yahrzeits: 1 Abraham Shapiro, Bessie Greenfield 2 Ida Tober, Simha Benshimol 3 Simon Cohen, Murray Goldberg 4 Nathan Thrope, Morris Cohen, Sarah Jackson

15 Lillian Goldin, Debbie Natansohn, Anita Freedman 16 Mindel Winebaum, Rose Hirshberg 17 Rose Wener 18 Baby Spousta, Fred Linden

5 Alfred Fluster, Debra Faye Jacobs

19 Abraham Cutler

6 Alice Sussman, Oscar Chaikin, Ben Benjamin

20 Eva Kramer

7 Sarah Applebaum, Jack Berman, Louis Wein 8 David Borne 9 Thelma Walden, Joyce Belostock, Bernard Shamesman 10 Gutman Grossman, Sophie Cohen Anderson, Ethel Goldstein, Melvin Harrison, Samuel Osher 11 Morris Schwartz, Sherry Parsons, Gergory Parsons 12 Gloria LaPatin, Arthur Promer, Diane Franklin 13 Philip Shapiro, Estelle Goldberg, Charlotte Meenes, Stanley Rosenfield 14 Samuel Cohen, Irving Schultz, Ruth Rosengard, Inez Sherman, Sylvia Pendell

Cemetery Benches

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Tishrei 18 / Cheshvan 18

Due to an increased number of requests, the Cemetery Committee is seeking donations to purchase and install two (2) granite benches adjacent to the bench presently located in the front section of the cemetery. The cost is $750/bench. Engraving is extra. Please send your donation to: Cemetery Bench, Temple Israel, 200 State Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801.

21 Evelyn Robbins, Jacob (Jack) Zeidman 22 Ruben Novak, Samuel Koiles, Esther Bradbard 23 Hyman Stromer, Helen Wyle 24 Robert Tober, Abraham Siegel, Abraham Richman 25 Rivka Meyerson, Philip Borwick, George Zitomer, Keven Miller 26 Judith Wiseman, Paul Pollack 27 Anna Borwick, Fred Kaplan, Evelyn Trotsky 28 Isaac Rammer, Harry Bratter, June Feldman 29 Harry Cutler 30 Nellie Willar 31 Leo Liberson, Bruce Fox, Martha Wein

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