Temple Israel Doorpost - May 2015

May 2015

Iyar/Sivan 5775

From the Rabbi’s Study…

“Vayar Moshe et kol hamelacha, vehinei asu osa kaasher tziva ashem ken asu vayevarech osam Moshe.”

Moses observed the work (of the sanctuary) and saw that they had done it just as Adonai had commanded.

So Moses blessed them. Exodus 39:43 The Medrash teaches us that Moshe's blessing of the people is the model upon which the custom of wishing someone “Yasher Kochach” upon successful completion of a task.

“Yasher Kochach” is commonly translated as good job or job well done. The actual translation is (as many things in Judaism) the subject of two different opinions. Literally translated the words “Yasher Kochach” mean may your strength be enriched. Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki, 10401105) teaches us to read the words as follows “Yeesher Kochach” or may your strength go straight.

Let us examine the context of Moses' original blessing and perhaps it can offer us some perspective. The Mishkan (sanctuary) was complete. This was a monumental task that took tremendous attention to detail. Given the herculean nature of the task, the people needed to rejuvenate. In blessing the people the words “Yasher Kochach” as may your strength be enriched is certainly appropriate.

The construction of the Mishkan was a cause that could be described as a Raison D'être. The Children of Israel had a defined goal and a mandate to fulfill it. Now that the Mishkan was in place, some might be of the mindset the task is complete our work is done. “Yeesher Kochach,” may your strength go straight, is a blessing that addresses this mindset.

Yes the task is complete, May you build on this accomplishment and focus your strength on other Holy endeavors.

This month, we will install the sixty-third president of Temple Israel. As we welcome our new president, we are afforded with the opportunity to express our gratitude to the outgoing officers and board members. We wish them “Yasher Kochach,” may your strength be enriched. You accepted the mantel of leadership during a period of transition and uncertainty. Through your efforts Temple Israel is spiritually, fiscally and emotionally ready to envision our future as the seacoast's center of Jewish life.

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Shang-‘Chai’ Shindig Fundraiser & Tribute to Al Spaien Saturday, May 9th, 7:30pm, Social Hall

Bar Mitzvah of Tyler Holmes Saturday, May 16th, 9:30am

Hebrew School Convocation Sunday, May 17th, 9-11am

Annual Meeting Monday, May 18th, 6pm, Hot Dog Dinner 6:45pm Meeting Begins

Shavuot Services & Renewal of Vows Sunday, May 24th, 9:30am, Vows 11:30am

Board Meeting Tuesday, May 26th, 7:00pm, Board Room

Shabbat at Home Friday, May 29th, Times TBD

Community Picnic Honoring Seniors Sunday, May 31st, 12-3pm Great Island Common, New Castle

Rabbi Senter’s Office Hours Wednesday 10:00am-5:30pm Thursday

10:00am-3:00pm

Friday

9:00am-1:00pm

Sunday 9:00am-12:00pm (when school is in session)

(Continued from Page 1) We also wish you a “Yeesher Kochach,� may your strength go straight. You have brought stability to Temple Israel.

May you build on this accomplishment. Yes, the formal roles of office draw to a close, but your dedication continues. May God bless you with the continuity of strength to focus on other endeavors within our sacred community.

To our outgoing Immediate Past President (IPP): Sandy Roberts is a decisive voice of leadership in our community.

He has the ability to hear both sides of an issue and is open to diverse opinions. Sandy is one who brings words into action. While his service as IPP comes to a close, Sandy is still actively involved serving on the Holocaust Torah Committee and the Insurance Subcommittee.

To our outgoing President: Barney Share has lived in our community since he was a teenager. He has a sense of our community, our history and our culture. We are grateful for his leadership and vision. He will continue to serve on our Board of Trustees as Immediate Past President.

To our outgoing Education Vice President: David Bachrach's tenure has overseen the total overhaul of our religious school curriculum and programming. Parents and children are ecstatic with the education and programming that has become synonymous with Temple Israel. David is involved in several special Temple projects that he will focus upon with the conclusion of his term.

To our outgoing Financial Secretary: David Schwartz continues a family tradition of dedication to Temple Israel.

David worked together with our Treasurer and financial team. The fruits of their labor is a balanced budget and a fiscally stable Temple Israel. Given David's family history

of service to the TIP community we are certain that his continuity of service will exceed his tenure.

I offer the following prayer on behalf of both the outgoing and incoming Board and Officers: A prayer for those who serve the community May God who blessed our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah, bless all who devotedly involve themselves with the needs of this community and the Land of Israel. May the Holy One reward them; remove sickness from them, heal them, and forgive their sins. May God bless them by prospering all their worthy endeavors, as well as those of the entire people Israel.

And let us say: Amen.

With Torah blessings and abundant Hakarat Hatov (gratitude) for your service, Rabbi David Ross Senter

ANNUAL MEETING Monday, May 18th 6:00pm Hot Dog Dinner 6:45pm Meeting Begins Presentation of the Slate for Board of Directors 2015-2016 Fran Berman President Robert Bradbard VP House Sam Berg VP Education

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

Mel Prostkoff Recording Secretary Matthew Herman Financial Secretary Howard Rubin Treasurer

Directors: Harvard Sitkoff Stephanie Ilberg-Lamm Sue Goldin Alan Lincoln Amy Hyett Ira Schwartz Jennifer Sebeny

Bar Mitzvah of Tyler Holmes Saturday, May 16th, Temple Israel Sanctuary My name is Tyler Holmes and I go to the Cooperative Middle School in Stratham, in 7th grade. My hobbies include skiing, writing and I love to have fun with my friends. Judaism is important to me because I love to be with the community, and all of the people in it. I also enjoy the stories of the Torah and traditions like apples and honey. For my Bar Mitzvah project, I am promoting youth literacy. Last summer, I put together a book drive at the Exeter Library Children's Room, and then held a book sale there a week later. I sold 162 books for 25 cents each and raised $61.50, which I donated back to the library to purchase books for their children's book clubs. Then over the winter I ran my own book club at Water Street Bookstore for 4th graders, which was very fun. I enjoy being Jewish, and all the things that come with it.

By Barney Share Winter has ended and it was one for the record books!

Spring heralds a renewal of the spirt and nature as well as the annual meeting of Temple of Israel. This year marks the end of my third and final term as President. It has been a tenure which has seen many changes over the decades. The 1980’s began the era of overcrowding in the Hebrew School and the Board wrestled with ways to provide space. Closets, the small chapel, and hallways provided much needed classrooms. The Rabbi and a few volunteers provided instruction to the congregation’s children. Over time, a new facility was built and the professional staff of the school expanded to include a preschool program.

Having been involved in our Temple’s leadership, for over 30 years, I am left with many memories. One of my proudest was when Temple Israel was designated a historic site. Our sanctuary remains one of history, beauty and spirituality. Our Temple community is growing, our school is thriving and our facility hosts a myriad of activities, programs and functions. In their short time, Rabbi David and Elisa Senter, have enriched our congregation and brought a new vitality to all of us.

The newest Temple achievement, during my tenure, is the acquisition of the Holocaust Torah. All Torahs, the sacred foundation of our history and beliefs, are cherished possessions. This Holocaust Torah, entrusted to us, is especially cherished. It began its journey, in the 1800s, in an Eastern European synagogue as part of a thriving Jewish community. Generations of European Jews read, learned and were inspired by it only to have it swept up in one of humanity’s darkest chapters. The hands of evil, which took it and planned to display it in a museum, showcasing the extinction of the Jewish people, never materialized. This Torah has now taken its place in the Ark of Temple Israel. As we read from it, learn from it and cherish it, WE MUST NEVER FORGET! I want to personally thank those who have given me support and advised me over the years. It has not been easy, as any past President will say, but it has had its rewards.

My parting wisdom, for what it is worth, is simple. We are an historic community. As future Boards of Directors and leaders make their plans for our future we, as a Jewish congregation, should remember upon whose shoulders we stand and the sacrifices they made so that Temple of Israel could remain Portsmouth’s vibrant house of worship.

May you all be well.

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Sisterhood We hope you can join the Sisterhood at one of our many upcoming events!

Nancy Mae Shaines Library presents

Sunday, May 31 for the "Temple Israel Community Picnic Honoring Our Seniors" Noon – 3pm at New Castle Common, Rain or Shine. If you are so inclined, please bring something to share.

Sunday, June 14 for “Seacoast Hadassah 101, What is Hadassah?” And, what is the "Hadassah Healthy Lifestyle Campaign" 10am – Noonish, at the home of Brenda Johnston. Bring your sneakers for a group walk! Details to follow.

Updates from our Special Interest Groups: Book Club: will be meeting on Tuesday, June 16th at 7pm, discuss The Lady in Gold. Please contact Pat Moreinis Dodge at Moreinis@comcast.net for info.

Women Talking: Sunday, June 7th at 1:30pm. Please contact Rachel Kurshan at rachelkurshan@gmail.com for more information. Recent topics have included: 

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Do you go to services regularly, to mark certain family life events, on holidays, when the spirit moves you, or never?

If you give money to charity or do volunteer work, do you consciously think of your Jewish identity when doing so?

Our acquaintances sometimes ask us: Are you religious? Are you observant? Are these questions different? What do these questions mean to us, and do these adjectives describe us?

Yoga: For upcoming dates, including yoga on the beach this summer, contact Deborah at dlevine12@yahoo.com.

DELI NIGHT THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH Start With CORNED BEEF * PASTRAMI TURKEY * ROAST BEEF and MORE POTATO SALAD * COLE SLAW PICKLES * TOMATOES BREADS & ROLLS * CONDIMENTS Then Stay For the Movie

“THE DELI MAN” 6pm Dinner, 7pm Movie STAY JUST FOR DINNER, OR STAY FOR THE EVENING JUST $10 A PERSON!!

RSVP to Temple Office (603) 436-5301 RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENT MUST BE MADE BY MAY 29TH

See you at the Shang-‘Chai’ Shindig!

Saturday, May 9th at 7:30pm 4

NO LAST MINUTE WALK-INS, PLEASE

Temple Israel Portsmouth

Membership Thanks to all the board members and congregants who attended our open house and chatted with the prospective members who came. It was great to nosh and to socialize, and we hope that some new members will result from our efforts. Please continue to encourage friends new and old who might be interested in joining our community to reach out to Membership or the office. The next Membership sponsored event will be Shabbat at Home, taking place on Friday, May 29th. Please look for our survey to participate. If you have not yet participated in Shabbat at Home, go for it this time! What a casual, uplifting way to get to know others in our community and to celebrate Shabbat outside of the synagogue. Hope to see you there!

Education As the school year comes to an end, I would like to thank all of our teachers for their dedication and hard work in helping our children prepare for a lifetime of Jewish learning. I enjoyed getting to know all of you and seeing the wonderful success that you have had. I also want to offer a special thanks to Noa Bourke for her extraordinary leadership in her first year leading the school. Her enthusiasm for Jewish learning and for our school has been contagious. This year is also one of transition for me, as I step down as Vice President for Education. I offer a warm welcome to Sam Berg who has volunteered to run for this office. I urge all of the parents in the school to get to know Sam. If you have any interest in serving on the Education Committee or helping with school functions, he will be glad to hear from you. It has been a pleasure working with parents and all congregants on school issues for the past two years. With my best wishes for a wonderful summer and great start for the new school year.

Ritual May is the beginning of our B’nai Mitzvah season at Temple Israel. The students who have been preparing

for years through their studies in our religious school and participation in Shabbat services stand up before friends, relatives, and congregants and help lead the Saturday morning Shabbat service. They chant from the Torah and Haftorah, and they share their thoughts on the week’s parsha. It is a very special moment in a young person’s life, but it is also a special moment in the life of the congregation. This young person now counts toward a minyan and is capable of assisting during services as a knowledgeable, confident member of the community.

Please come and share in the joy of these members of our temple family. The celebration is not complete without community participation. You don’t have to know the child or the parents -- this life cycle event is open to all. In fact, it’s a great way to get to know others in the congregation. I especially encourage parents to bring their younger children, who may never have seen a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, so they can begin to visualize what is in store for them a few years down the road. Afterward, you may be surprised at the comments and questions that are generated.

At the end of May, the holiday of Shavuot, commemorating the giving of the Torah, is a perfect chance to partake in a holiday service. This year Shavuot occurs on Sunday, May 24. Just like last year, we will observe only one day of this holiday, as is done in Israel. I hope many of you will join us that morning at 9:30am to celebrate the holiday with a traditional service at which we will read the Ten Commandments from the Torah and explore the Book of Ruth. We will sing the beautiful psalms and prayers of Hallel, and we will remember those no longer with us during Yizkor. We will top it all off with a dairy meal (blintzes?), as is traditional for Shavuot. There might even be an ice cream sundae buffet!

This is my last month as Vice President Ritual at Temple Israel. It has been my honor to serve the congregation and to work with Rabbi Senter over the past year. During my time as VP Ritual I have tried to reach out to all the members of the congregation so they know that all are welcome at any of our Shabbat and holiday services. Even toddlers and preschoolers are welcome -- we have Shabbat toy bags waiting for them on the back counter in the sanctuary. As ever, I hope to see you in shul in the weeks & months ahead!

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Where has the time gone? We celebrated our seders and are coming to the close of our school year. Our sixth graders performed an Exodus skit for the older grades this past week.

We appreciate their effort and enthusiasm in bringing this important story to us. Next steps: Red carpets and Oscar statuettes! Todah raba to our teachers who have given 110% this month with art, music, and Hebrew lessons engaging your children.

The Hebrew school greeted the new sefer torah as it arrived from NJ. The young people were very excited to be the first in the TIP community to welcome it to its new home. Perhaps we have some budding scribes in our midst.

Grade level parent meetings have occurred on Sunday mornings this month as we gather feedback and work to bring the best programming to our students. Parent meetings are always welcome, be in touch with convenient times to get together.

We are currently planning a few summer events for fun and fellowship. Stay tuned for youth group style gatherings this summer with hidden Hebrew practice mixed in! There will also be offerings for younger kids on Saturday mornings in the library with stories and snacks. We strive to keep our youngest members connected over the summer months to facilitate learning and support of their growing Jewish journey.

We wrap up our school year on May 17th with convocation. The school event is expected to conclude by 11 and we hope all families will bring a packed a picnic lunch and head to Prescott park! Every year we gather an increasing number of folks with balls, kites, horseshoes, frisbees, and gloves for an afternoon celebrating a completed year. Hopefully the weather will cooperate.

The teachers and I look forward to these final few weeks of school and seeing you all on May 17th!

L’Shalom, Noa Bourke

KVETCHERS CLUB Like to chat, complain, kvetch — join with the kvetchers, Sundays at 9:30am in the Schmoozatorium.

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For more information contact Irwin & Audrey at akmann@comcast.net or 603-436-5096. Open House next month—June 14th!

Seacoast Family Promise Our volunteer team is looking forward to our next host weeks, beginning May 3 and June 7. Right now there are four families in the program, including 3 moms, 1 dad, and 6 kids ages 1 to 17. We need one more person to round out our volunteer crew, this time and ongoing: Someone to help set up, serve, join the guests for dinner, and clean up. Time commitment is approximately 5:15 to 7:30 p.m., about six Wednesday nights per year. If you can help, contact Margie Wachtel at may12@comcast.net or 603-498-0473. SFP’s popular Barn Dance fundraiser is May 23. For more info and tickets ($25), go to sfpnh.org and choose “Events” under the “About” menu.

In today’s world we are increasingly faced with environmental challenges from pollution to waste disposal to natural resource depletion. Protecting and preserving our natural environment for future generations may be the driving force behind the designation of our modern Earth Day, yet this concept is embedded in our Jewish values. We are told in the very beginning of the Torah that we have a responsibility to develop the world, which has just been created, and to work and keep the land, l’ovda u’l’shomra, (Genesis 2:15).

Acting as environmental stewards, the children of the Early Learning Center have enthusiastically taken on recycling efforts Laura Sher and worm bin composting. Each day we sort our trash and feed Director, ELC our food scraps to our very hungry red wiggler worms. The children are fascinated by the worms’ activity and constantly check on their progress, monitor their “bedding” temperature, and sometimes even take a few worms out for a “walk” across their palms. And thanks to the worms, our uneaten organic material has turned into high quality vermicompost, which can now be used to enrich the soil in our raised bed gardens!

Additionally, the children spent time this past month “working the land,” by planting an early season crop of sugar snap peas, onions, spinach, potatoes, pumpkins and pansies. The children also learned about the ingredients of healthy soil, and had the most fun creating edible soil horizons with crushed cookies (weathered rocks), chocolate pudding (decomposed organic material), raisins (insects) and “worms!”

The Center for Jewish Education has generously funded our gardening and composting efforts over the past several years, and we are most grateful for their support. Tending the garden (especially watering it!) brings much joy to the children and enables even the very young to see how our actions positively impact our world.

Looking ahead…we are accepting registration applications for the fall. If someone you know is interested in joining the youngest members of our Temple Community, please have them contact me at preschool.director@templeisraelnh.org or 436-5301, ext 23. Wishing you a healthy and happy month ahead! L’Shalom, Laura

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Shalom Everyone! Happy (not just meteorological but this time for real) “SPRING”!

On Sunday, April 19th, Youth Group finally had its cancelled (snow), postponed (more snow) and rescheduled (Oops! Kitchen is closed for Pesach!!)

January 25th TRIVIA SUNDAE event! About a dozen 4th 7th graders spent an extremely lively two hours in the

guess what, he did pick Tyler Holmes!! Everyone was shrieking by the time Tyler then picked Ben’s name for the last prize!!!

This was our last Youth Group event of the school year and it was a complete success thanks to my last minute volunteers. A HUGE THANK YOU to ALICE EHRLICH for helping locate Kosher pizzas and baking, serving and cleaning up in the kitchen, ELISSA SENTER for chaperoning as well as taking over the ice cream sundae bar, DEBORAH EHRLICH for assisting with the ice cream and always being so helpful, RUTHIE SPIERO for single handedly scoring nine rounds, and NOA BOURKE for moral support and cleaning up at the end!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Youth Group will be back again in September.

Yours truly will be looking for interesting venues for new events over the summer. Parents please be on the lookout for Youth Group news and registration/release forms sometime in August.

Schmooz, inhaling pizza and ice cream sundaes (parents, don’t you ever feed these children?), and negotiating possible answers to Jewish, secular and TEMPLE ISRAEL trivia, while failing miserably at the art of whispering!

Have a wonderful summer and, as usual, please feel free to call or email me with any ideas or questions at 603-969-2984 or EGT9@aol.com.

Team #UNBEATABLE narrowly beat Team WEIRD, and Team SMART COOKIES came in a close 3rd!

Everyone ended up with sweet prizes! Raquel, an almost 4th grader and daughter of Ruthie, my volunteer scorer, won the door prize!

Gesher

The room erupted in laughter when Ben Ehrlich said he would pick Tyler’s name for the second door prize – and

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L’Shalom, Elian Tackeff, friendly youth person

Gesher attended the moving and very meaningful Yom HaShoah remembrance ceremony in which the Torah Scroll from the Czech Republic was presented to the community. The students were very intrigued by Ira Schwartz's collection of Holocaust artifacts and thoroughly enjoyed Rabbi Senter's video presentation of the Torah Scrolls' journey to our Temple. Afterwards we headed over to Orange Leaf where a lively and fun conversation ensued.

We made plans for next year and covered all sorts of topics both general and personal. For our last gathering, we are planning on going out to dinner.

If you are in Grades 8-12, please join us, even if you haven't attended this year. Tentative date is May 17th but stay tuned as this may change.

INSTITUTIONAL OPERATING ENDOWMENT Mickey Allen in memory of her mother Rae Pearl, Gail Bradbard in memory of Norris Bendetson, Lloyd Wolf in memory of his mother Mollie Wolf, Adam Barvenik KIDDUSH FUND Claire & Barry Siegel in memory of his mother Anna Siegel, Claire & Barry Siegel in honor of Mr and Mrs Jack Siegel’s new grandchild HEBREW SCHOOL DONATION FUND Michael & Laura Rubin and family in memory of his grandmother Lillie Sorkin, Sisterhood in honor of Jen Sebeny and CycleFierce’s generosity, Irving Bratter in memory of his mother Sarah Bratter RABBI’S FUND Leon & Roslyn Schor in memory of Rabbi Chaim Gershon Friedlin, Evelyn Miller in memory of her brother Robert Lasky, Arlene & Phil Wizwer in honor of Natalee Wizwer’s recovery and the Rabbi’s kindness, Niki & Herb Plaut in memory of Rabbi Chaim Gershon Friedlin, Jane & Marshall Lukoff, Leonard & Roberta Baer in memory of Samuel & Gertrude Borden Kline, Mikhail Klarov, Geoffrey Lombard, Debra Kupper Frischer and Harry Frischer LIBRARY FUND Estelle Goldberg and Susie, Bill, Julie & Brian Rothbard in memory of Maury Friedman, Bob & Marge Goldberg in memory of Maury Friedman, Arnold & Naomi Fishbein in memory of his mother Bessie Partell and brother Jerome Fishbein, Fred & Irene Gordon in memory of Maury Friedman, Jeannine St Germain in memory of Maury Friedman, Paul & Donna Floyd, David & Micki Lutz and Diana & Patrick Morrissey in memory of Maury Friedman, father of their colleague Leny Kalman Wallen-Friedman, Bernyce Goodman in memory of her sister-in-law Eleanor Goodman Sorrell, Barbara Fein in memory of her mother Tillie Fein, Eugene & Eleanor Schaffer, Selwyn & Helen

Rose and Joan Lewis & Norman Abramson in memory of Maury Friedman TZEDAKAH FUND Goldie Fink in memory of her daughter Sarah Bratter, Bernyce Goodman in memory of her mother-in-law Frances Goodman, Renee & Sheldon Goodman in memory of her mother Ethel Pierce CULTURAL ENDOWMENT FUND Shirley & Elliott Fishbein in memory of James Leavitt, Jim & Jan Bailey in memory of his mother Pauline Bailey, Shirley & Elliott Fishbein in memory of David Baker PRESCHOOL DONATION FUND Cynthia Freedman and Marcia Blacker in memory of their grandfather Barnett Freedman, Cynthia Freedman in memory of her father Max Freedman, Naomi & Arnold Fishbein in memory of Jim Leavitt DUES ABATEMENT FUND Doris Freedman in memory of her husband Max Freedman, Doris Freedman in memory of Barney Freedman, father of Max Freedman DINNERMAN ROTTENBERG ENDOWMENT FUND Doris Freedman in memory of her husband Max Freedman, Barbara Fox in memory of her mother Sarah Borwick

Congratulations to: Everett Lamm on being named NH Magazine’s Top Pediatrician for the fourth year in a row Condolences to: Janis Leavitt and family on the passing of longtime congregant and past president James Leavitt

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May Yahrzeits: 1 Ida Karpman, Nathan Neyer, Eugene Barbehenn, Harriet Gorski 2 Rose Lisagor, Benjamin Karpman 3 David Scheen 4 Eva Weisner, Jean Mittelman, Betty Feffer, Mark Freedman 5 Samuel Small, Kenneth Fleisher, Charles Gorman, Louis Shamesman, Milton Manin, Marc Rothstein

Iyar 12 / Sivan 12 15 Dora Levine 16 Goldi Saitz 17 Russell Levenson, Rose Steinberg 18 Mollie Fisher, Harry Portman 19 Gertrude Baer, Louis Pearlman, Sylvia Zack 20 Moses Nannis, Morris Green, Cecelia Woolfson, Jack Grossman, Johanna Baer

6 Doris Jacobs, Honey Shaines, Morris Coles

21 Sandra Rosen, Abraham Alpers

7 Louis Schwartz, Helen Naparsteck, Dora Rosenfeld, Melvyn Feitelson, Herman Fink

23 Zelda Parker, Samuel Shapiro, Herbert Siegal

8 Arthur Schwartz 9 Leo Levy, Sam Linden, Abraham Selzer 10 Ida Gersh, Manashe Polimar, Lilian White

22 Esther Liberson, Howard Kaufman

24 Alexander Zabin, Solomon Milechman, Abraham Kurtz, Samuel Lockman 25 Benjamin Cohen, Hana Haritonova, Molly Silverman, Hans Heilbronner 26 Joseph Wiseman, Isadore Rosenfeld

11 Max Greenberg, Shirley Vaughn, Harry Winebaum, Melba Meister

27 Allen Blum, Percy Danforth, Sarah Kurtz

12 Walter Mayer Sr

30 Jennie Sandler, James Katz, Irwin Broverman, Frieda Feldman, Bernice Salzman

13 Samuel Klaye, David Tober 14 Joseph Kernberg, Julius Applebaum

Memorial Lights Remembering our dear departed is an important Jewish tradition. A beautiful way to memorialize our loved ones in perpetuity is with a plaque in our sanctuary. Memorial plaques can be reserved or ordered for $250.

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Temple Israel Portsmouth Board of Directors Term Length

Term End

Barney Share, President

2 years

2015

Fran Berman, VP Ritual

2 years

2015

Robert Bradbard, VP House

2 years

2015

David Bachrach, VP Education

2 years

2015

Amy Hyett, Recording Secretary

2 years

2015

David Schwartz, Financial Secretary

2 years

2015

Howard Rubin, Treasurer

2 years

2015

Harvard Sitkoff, Director

3 years

2017

Stephanie Ilberg-Lamm, Director

3 years

2017

Sue Goldin, Director

3 years

2015

Alan Lincoln, Director

3 years

2017

Mel Prostkoff, Director

3 years

2016

Ira Schwartz, Director

1 year

2017

Jennifer Sebeny, Director

3 years

2017

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