Summer 2020

2020 JULY 5780

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Benevolence: Ryan Golditch page 5

Stevan Labush Tabbed as New Board of Directors Chairman

By Larry Berman

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tevan Labush, who has held nearly every office in his 28 years as a Touro member, has been elected as the new chairman of the Board of Directors.

He was chosen by a majority of the 15-member Stevan Labush board at the June 2020 Board of Directors meeting. Jeffrey Davis Chairman was elected to replace Labush as the board vice chairman.

“Touro has always had a special place in my heart, and I look forward to leading our great organization toward a bright future,” said Labush.

“I sincerely thank Alan Lury for his two years of service as chairman, and I hope to consult closely with him, as well as fellow past Chairmen Bob

Salute to Graduates

Board of Directors Vice Chairman

By Larry Berman

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uring May, Touro Fraternal Association delivered a catered dinner for 140 frontline workers fighting the daily COVID-19 battle at the Miriam Hospital in Providence. It is one of several efforts being made by Touro to offer assistance during the pandemic.

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Touro Provides Meals for Frontline Workers

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Virtual Laughs

Miller and Jed Brandes.”

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the board has met remotely each month. The crisis forced Touro to hold a first-ever mail-in election in May for its board and officers. A total of 153 votes were cast, a much higher participation than the in-person voting of recent years.

The winners of the contested election for three-year board terms were: Larry Berman, Davis, Andrew Gilstein, Lury and Michael Smith.

J e ff r e y S t o l o ff w a s unopposed to fulfill a two-year vacant board seat.

All of the lodge Jeffrey Davis officers were uncontested

Community Involvement Committee Chairman Bob Miller and Harmony Lodge President Larry Berman present meals for front-line workers at Miriam Hospital, accepted by Emergency Room nurses. ~1~

“As today’s events in the world change our society, Touro continues its century-long support of the community,” said Robert Miller, chairman of Touro’s Community Involvement Committee.

“This donation of 140 meals to the emergency room staff at Miriam Hospital is the least we can do to show our support.”

Choosing to assist the Miriam doctors, nurses and other staff members was a logical choice given the hospital’s deep roots in the Jewish community. Miriam was founded in 1926 by the mothers of eight Jewish doctors who were told their sons were not allowed to practice medicine at another hospital in Rhode Island.

With families throughout the state struggling during the COVID crisis, Touro has also made significant donations to the Louis & Goldie Chester Kosher Food Pantry, operated by Jewish Collaborative Services, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, and the Ronald McDonald House, which assists families of hospitalized children.

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From the Desk of the Chairman

President’s Report

By Stevan Labush

By Jeffrey Stoloff, President, Friendship Lodge

am tremendously honored and proud to serve as the new chairman of the Board of Directors for Touro Fraternal Association, which has been a major part of my life for nearly three decades.

Being vice chairman for the past two years has been a great learning experience, and I want to thank former Chairman Alan Lury for his dedication to our organization.

Touro has always held a very special place in my heart, and always will. As members of Temple Am-David back in 1992, Arthur Poulten asked me to consider joining Touro. I jumped in right away and got hooked, and the late chairman served as a great mentor and role model to me, as have fellow past chairs Bob Miller and Jed Brandes.

I will lead Touro by continuing to serve as a “handson guy.” There’s no job too big or too small, whether it’s cooking on the grill, cleaning off tables at lodge meetings or organizing the hundreds of details for the Centennial Gala weekend in 2017.

I will have an open-door policy and encourage all Touro members to contact me on my cell phone at 401529-2810 or by email at srjlabush@aol.com. I want to know your thoughts about how we can keep Touro thriving well into the future. Your ideas for vibrant programs will help us attract new members and more actively engage our current ones.

One of my primary goals is to encourage members to consider taking leadership roles in the future. Perhaps you are a fairly new member who has been reluctant to get too involved, or maybe you are recently retired and have more time to offer us. I want to hear from you!

I pledge to improve communications. It was truly enjoyable to join my fellow board members and officers in calling many of you during the COVID-19 crisis. I know our members were truly appreciative of the gift cards, which were small tokens of appreciation for hanging in there with Touro while we have limited activities to offer. I also heard many appreciative comments about the donations made to feed the front-line workers at Miriam Hospital and the assistance provided to the less fortunate in our community.

These are especially challenging times. During the public health crisis, we can’t have large gatherings for social events or lodge meetings. We have planned remote activities over the internet, and we look forward to holding in-person events when it is safe to do so. I know we will emerge as a stronger and more vibrant organization than ever.

Please stay healthy and active. I wish you all well, in the spirit of Harmony, Friendship and Benevolence.

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s I write this report, like you, I am dealing with a world that has changed for all of us. We are social distancing and wearing masks in public. For many of us who are so fortunate, we are working from home, instead of at school or in an office.

Along with this reality, large gatherings, such as our Touro Lodge meetings, two-fers, and outside summer events, had to be canceled. The brothers of Touro mean so much to me and not being able to see you in person is very difficult.

However, if I can borrow from someone more famous than me, “from challenges come opportunities.” Despite the challenges we have faced since March, I have been strengthened by the brotherhood that has been shown by many of us.

The Community Involvement Committee has increased its funding of organizations in need, including feeding medical personnel at Miriam Hospital. The Social Committee has stepped up to provide remote programming for all of our members and their families to enjoy. The Membership Committee has reached out to all of our members to provide camaraderie and support.

Every committee has continued to operate through this unusual time and in many cases has gone above and beyond. I am so proud of the leadership of Touro.

I am also proud of all of you, our members. You have continued to support us and I know many of you are making Touro proud by your acts of kindness within your families and community. I look forward to when we can all meet in person and I know we will come out of this a stronger organization with an enhanced sense of brotherhood. Feel free to reach out to me (jstol@ymail. com) or any of the officers or board members anytime.

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Touro's Board of Directors and Officers continue to hold virtual meetings during the COVID-19 crisis. ~2~

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Keeping an Eye Towards the Future

Keeping Traditions Alive - Virtually

By Jed R. Brandes, Chairman Emeritus

By Robert D. Miller, Chairman Emeritus

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ust as the coronavirus has impacted most aspects of dayto-day life, so too has it changed Touro. Already we have seen the cancelation of all our gatherings since March. We have missed such iconic events as the Installation Dinner, the Steak Fry and the summer two-fer, not to mention our monthly meetings. Our normal processes, such as elections, board and committee meetings, and community outreach (for instance, cooking at Ronald McDonald House), have been affected. As we hear time and time again, there is a “new normal.” Yet, we may have only scratched the surface in terms of understanding all that is new, and how we are supposed to conduct ourselves, moving forward.

That is the challenge which faces Touro today. How do we adapt to this new reality, so that Touro can continue to be the shining beacon that it has been for the brothers and their families, the Jewish community and the world? The question is worrisome, but it also presents opportunity, if we mind our p’s and q’s. For instance, faced with an inability to hold in-person polling, Touro held its first-ever write-in election. The results were astounding, as ballots were cast by four times the normal amount from years past! Talk about changing a negative into a positive! In fact, it behooves us to review everything that we do, against the backdrop of life in the age of the coronavirus. How many other adaptations can we affect, which will make Touro more vibrant?

To this end, the board of directors has empaneled a Strategic Planning Committee. Chaired by brother Andrew

imes are certainly different in 2020. Not too long ago, I was at a lodge meeting, or maybe a committee meeting.

It’s been 40 years of this for me. Breaking bread with my brothers before a meeting, completing the necessary rituals, or maybe some coffee and pastry afterwards. Wednesday night, Sunday morning or a Saturday night out-and-about.

Who would have thought that overnight it would just go away? It did not matter what the gathering was: business, entertainment or just a group of our brothers gathering for a card game or a round of golf.

Poof! It is gone. What is that saying? Wait, it was the song

by Joni Mitchell, “Big Yellow Taxi”: “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.”

Well, it is gone for now, but not forgotten. Committees and the board have been meeting virtually. Touro’s business is being conducted. We are continuing our programming and community involvement the best we can under these conditions.

The Social Committee is planning online lodge meetings with entertainment. Community Involvement has made some significant contributions to the Kosher Food Pantry, the RI Food Bank and the Ronald McDonald House. Membership is working hard at getting new members. Communications is communicating.

Recently the board approved sending our members a token gift card to Gregg’s for those in-state, and a generic gift card to those who live elsewhere. In fact, you may have received a call from a board member, lodge officer or committee member

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An Update from Your Newest Chairman Emeritus

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parts of the country are starting to see the explosion of the COVID virus that we have already lived through. Hopefully when you read this article, we will soon be reaching Stage IV – the “New Normal.”

By Alan D. Lury, Chairman Emeritus

ell, I guess I cursed the balance of the year when I opened my last article to you with the words “A Happy 2020 to all. So far, so good.” Well at least I got the “so far” correct!

About three weeks after I penned that letter, everything went south and all the great events we had planned went by the wayside. As the old expression goes, “the best-laid plans of mice and men oft go astray.” Today, we are slowly starting the process of reopening society and so far, so good (hope that is not my second jinx of the year) in our area. Meanwhile, other ~3~

As a result of what has transpired, Touro board and committee activities soon moved to the web. Committee work continued seamlessly, board meetings were conducted and we held our very first online event. The future is uncertain, but Touro will navigate through the obstacles that exist today, just as we have during the past 100-plus years. Hopefully our temporary crisis will soon be eliminated with a vaccine.

Unfortunately, our Touro family has not gone unscathed during the COVID crisis. We have lost members to the illness and others luckily have been able to overcome their battle with COVID and are still here with us. For all of our late brethren who succumbed to this horrible disease, though we were unable continued on page 7 - Lury

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Larry Berman

Andrew Gilstein

Michael Smith

Jeffrey Stoloff

on the ballot. Elected to one-year terms for Harmony Lodge were: Berman, president; Jeffrey Harpel, vice president; David Altman, treasurer; and Jonathan Finkle, secretary. Elected for Friendship Lodge were: Stoloff, president; Adam Halpern, vice president; and Peter Silverman, treasurer. Lester Nathan will be the interim secretary.

Labush appointed the following as association officers: Bruce Wasser, secretary; Jonathan Finkle, treasurer; Barry Schiff, chaplain; Mitchell Cohen, inside guard; and Ried Redlich, faithful guide.

Both Stevan and Jeffrey have deep commitments to volunteer service at Touro and many other organizations.

Stevan was recruited to join Touro in 1992 by the late board chairman, Arthur Poulten. He became treasurer of Friendship Lodge after only a few months, then served as lodge vice president and president for two years each. He has been a board member for 25 years.

An associate professor of accounting and finance at Johnson & Wales University, he holds undergraduate and master’s degrees

from JWU. In addition, he runs a tax preparation, bookkeeping and consulting business in Cranston.

Stevan is the president of Greater Providence Hebrew Free Loan and the past president and current board member of the Temple Beth-El Brotherhood. He is also the past president of the Temple Am David Men’s Club. Additionally, he taught Sunday School at Beth-El for 16 years.

He is the president of the Providence Bruins’ Fan Club, which is a family affair. Rhonda, his wife of 34 years, and their daughter Jenna, are also season-ticket holders and active Fan Club members.

They live in Warwick.

Jeff has been active in Touro for more than 25 years, currently chairing the Investigation and Golf committees. A board member for 15 years, he was the president, vice president and secretary of Harmony Lodge for two years each.

Jeff is the treasurer of Greater Providence Hebrew Free Loan, a board member at Temple Emanu-El, and the president of the River Farms Condo Association in West Warwick. He also works part-time at Shalom Memorial Chapel.

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brothers together, even if done over the internet. What are your ideas?

So many of our brothers are especially proud of the association’s philanthropy. But, in today’s day and age, it is more difficult for needy charities/programs to state their cases to the Community Involvement Committee. More than ever, the committee will need to seek out worthy recipients of our aid. What are your ideas?

Our need to grow our membership continues to be critical to the future success of the association. However, we have already canceled one Open House, and it is not clear when we will next be able to hold one. What are your ideas?

You do not need to be an elected officer, or a committee member to make significant contributions. The association’s growth and continued success will correlate directly to the degree to which we all pitch in. Your board and officers relish the opportunity to engage with you and discuss ways that we can elevate Touro to greater heights.

Gai gezunterhait!

Gilstein, it is charged with reviewing the Constitution and Bylaws, as well as all our processes. My suspicion is that we will see a flurry of change, in the form of constitutional amendments, and other more subtle revisions to Touro’s daily routines.

Your participation is more vital than ever before. We have been fond of telling our members they can get involved in Touro to whatever degree they find suitable. That may no longer be appropriate. Consider this a call to arms. Touro’s ability to adapt depends on the concern and commitment of all its brothers. To that end, if you have a thought, an idea, or a skill that can benefit the association, we need it. The board and its committees should not be asked to “go it alone.” For example, the Social Committee must come up with a slate of new and engaging events, most of which (at least for the short term), will have to be conducted remotely. If Touro will continue to be a source of fraternalism, it will need to effectively bring the Miller continued from page 3

just checking in with you to see how it is going in your world.

The golf league is back playing, so some of our members are fraternalizing once again.

We do not know what the future looks like. That part is no different than normal. Do we ever know what the future will look like? We could not have ever predicted this event nor, I

believe, can we predict how this will play out. It is all really based on lots of things. The science, our behavior, others’ behavior and of course, Mother Nature.

My brothers, Touro remains alive and well. Rest assured that current leadership is working hard to maintain our 100-plus years of sustaining the traditions of HARMONY, FRIENDSHIP and BENEVOLENCE. ~4~

Membership in Touro's Facebook Page is Growing

By Lester Nathan

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long with our website and email blasts, Touro’s Facebook page has provided the Communications Committee with a way to quickly update our members on Touro news. This is especially relevant this year, when many events have been canceled or postponed, and we can’t give a committee report at a live meeting. The page also gives members an opportunity to add their own posts and comments on the discussion page, which distinguishes it from our other communication media.

Touro’s group page on Facebook turns 11 this year. Membership has grown from a few dozen in 2009 to 135 at the time of this writing. The page is administered by Max Guarino and myself.

To join, you must either be a Touro member in good standing or a spouse of a member. Second, you must have a Facebook account. Third, you must request to join the group and be approved by an administrator. The page is classified as private, meaning it can only be viewed by group members.

If you have never visited the page, you can find it by typing in “Touro Fraternal” in the search box. A list of several choices

appears; select “Touro Fraternal Association group.” Click on the Join button to put in the request. Once we approve your membership, you’ll receive a notification message in Facebook.

Now, you’ll be able to view page content. To return to the page at a later session, either repeat the search or use a shortcut button.

The group discussion page is the site’s focal point and the first page you’ll see. Here, you can post either a text message, a comment to another member’s post or a “like” emoji; FB now provides seven different emojis.

Additionally, you can post or attach: photos, videos, web links (e.g. YouTube videos) or files (e.g. pdfs or word docs). These are the major options, and there are many more.

The general guidelines for posting are being kind and courteous, adhering to Touro’s three cardinal principles (Harmony, Friendship and Benevolence), and not promoting events or merchandise for monetary gain. To view all our rules, go to the bottom of the About page.

Past postings have included: Community Involvement’s recent donation to Miriam Hospital, lodge meeting reminders, jokes of the day and updates on sports contests. Like all social media sites, the more of our members who join and contribute, the better this page will be.

Ryan Golditch, 10, Creates Relief for Mask Wearers

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By Larry Berman

yan Golditch may only be 10 years old, but he already understands the meaning of “benevolence,” one of Touro’s cardinal principles.

Ryan, the son of Touro brother Jason Golditch of Cranston, experienced first-hand that wearing masks during the COVID-19 crisis for only a short period of time can be uncomfortable on your ears. He said he could only imagine how difficult it must be for doctors and nurses wearing masks for many hours at a time. So Ryan created his own mask hooks, mask straps and N95 clips by using his Toybox 3-D Printer.

“I tried them out and found they were very comfortable,” said Ryan. “I thought about other people who have it worse, and thought about what I could do for them.”

Ryan donated eight bags of them to the emergency unit workers at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence. Each bag took him an hour and a half to make.

Ryan’s great volunteer efforts were spotlighted in a story on WPRI Channel 12. Dr. Laura Chapman was one of the many workers who was pleased to receive the gift from Ryan and told WPRI, “it is true, these masks get hard to wear day in and day out,

my ears do get sore. It’s so nice to have Ryan showing up here, and you can tell he’s worked really hard to make these attachments for our masks.”

Ryan, who is going into the fifth grade, then donated more bags to Landmark Medical Center’s ICU workers in Woonsocket and to the Oak Hill Nursing Center in Pawtucket.

Touro brothers can also benefit from Ryan’s benevolence.

He will be happy to make them available to any Touro member.

Send him an email at ryangolditch314@gmail.com and he’ll make sure you receive these specially designed mask hooks and mask straps.

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Ryan Golditch presents mask hooks and mask straps he made to Hasbro Children’s Hospital Emergency Unit workers

Salute to the Class of 2020 Graduates

ith the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Class of 2020 have not been able to experience the joy of sharing their high school graduations and college commencement ceremonies with their classmates, family and friends. As a token of our appreciation for this very special class of graduates, Touro asked its brothers to share photos and short biographies of their children or grandchildren who are members of the Class of 2020.

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High School Graduates Adam Rega,

grandson of Abe Strashnick, graduated from Pilgrim High School in Warwick. He received the Xerox Award for innovation and information technology. He will be attending URI.

Taylor Anne Diefenbach,

granddaughter of Barry Rappoport, graduated from Pilgrim High School in Warwick. She will be attending Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, NH to study bio-medical science.

Sabrina Goncalves,

granddaughter of Robert Smith, graduated from Barrington High School, where she was a member of the gymnastics team. She will be attending the University of Vermont.

Emily Guarino,

daughter of Max Guarino, graduated from Shea High School in Pawtucket.

She was in the National Honor Society, was a member of the school’s robotics and art clubs and is active at Temple Beth-El. She will attend CCRI and hopes to attain a veterinary degree.

Amanda Steckler,

granddaughter of Robert Smith, graduated from Moses Brown School. She was selected firstteam All-State in field hockey for three years. She will attend Tulane University in New Orleans.

Jason Woolf, son of Mark Woolf, graduated from Cranston High School West. He played football and hockey and was a great cook in the school’s tech program. He will be attending CCRI.

Dora Elice, Zachary Vanderhoff,

son of Earl Vanderhoff and a newly initiated Touro brother himself, graduated with high honors from Cranston High School West. He ran cross country and was captain of the swim team. He achieved Eagle Scout status and was a senior patrol leader for Boy Scout Troop 6 in Cranston.

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daughter of Dr. Craig Elice, graduated from Moses Brown School with a 3.9 GPA. She held both chapter board and New England regional board positions in BBYO and was a counselor at Camp JORI. She was a student-teacher for the third-graders at Temple Beth-El and led programs at Moses Brown for the Jewish Cultural Club. She will be attending the University of Miami to study communications.

Touro Golf League in Full Swing

College Graduates Halle Jo Lury,

By Jeffrey Davis, Chairman, Golf Committee

daughter of Alan Lury, is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Curry College in Milton, Mass. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English and a minor in communications. She is currently searching for a full-time position.

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fter a brief delay due to the coronavirus, Touro’s Golf League is in full swing. We have 16 brothers who play every Tuesday afternoon at Cranston Country Club. We are looking forward to more of our brothers returning from Florida to join us for the second half of the season starting on July 7.

If you are interested in joining your brothers on the links, please contact Jeff Davis at info@tourofraternal.org.

Due to the pandemic, Touro will not be holding its Golf Tournament this year, but we look forwarding to resuming it in 2021.

Hope to see you on the links!

Jeffrey Golditch,

son of Jason Golditch, received a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Rhode Island College. A graduate of Toll Gate High School in Warwick, he is a former RI Senate page. He works as a computer software engineer in Boston.

Jason Hochman, a Touro brother and son of Alan Hochman, received his Master’s degree in Holocaust studies from the University of Haifa in Israel. (l-r) Alan Kaplan, Jed Brandes and Ralph Nathan get ready to tee off

Erik Brenner,

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son of Jeremy Brenner, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in new media studies at Eastern Connecticut State University, with a minor in film studies. He is pursuing a career in video editing and special effects.

to light a memorial candle in Touro Hall in your memory, we will remember them.

In closing, I want to thank the Association officers, our board members, lodge officers, and our new chairman, Stevan Labush, for all of their support during the past two years. I believe we accomplished some significant milestones during this period, including stepping in and subsidizing the security costs during the High Holidays for many of the houses of worship across the State of Rhode Island. Additionally, as the virus took hold, Touro stepped up with additional funding for the Kosher Food Pantry, the Rhode Island Food Bank and serving the first line responders at Miriam Hospital with a healthy dinner.

I know that Touro will be able to move forward through this crisis, and one day soon we will all be able to resume meeting, and, of course, eating at Touro Hall. Though we are not meeting together at this time, it does not mean Touro is not looking for new members. Don’t think you have a break from recruiting.

That is the ongoing responsibility of all of our members. Until we meet again, stay well, and enjoy the balance of your summer.

Alexa Steckler,

granddaughter of Robert Smith, received a Bachelor of Arts with distinction from the University of Virginia. She received Phi Beta Kappa honors and majored in global public health, with a minor in bioethics. She plans to attend medical school. ~7~

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TOURO BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2020-2021 Stevan Labush, Chairman Jeffrey Davis, Vice Chairman Jonathan Finkle, Treasurer Bruce Wasser, Secretary Barry Schiff, Chaplain Mitchell Cohen, Inside Guard Jed Brandes, Chairman Emeritus Alan Lury, Chairman Emeritus Robert Miller, Chairman Emeritus

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HARMONY LODGE Larry Berman, President Jeffrey Harpel, Vice President David Altman, Secretary Jonathan Finkle, Treasurer David Weisman, Inside Guard

Barry Ackerman Larry Berman Jed Brandes Jeffrey Davis Andrew Gilstein Max Guarino Stevan Labush Andrew Lamchick

Alan Lury Robert Miller Ried Redlich Barry Schiff Michael Smith Jeffrey Stoloff Bruce Weisman

FRIENDSHIP LODGE Jeffrey Stoloff, President Adam Halpern, Vice President Lester Nathan, Secretary Peter Silverman, Treasurer David Weisman, Inside Guard

Ried Redlich, Faithful Guide

HARMONY • FRIENDSHIP • BENEVOLENCE

100 Participate in Virtual Comedy Night; 7 New Members Initiated

By Larry Berman

Frank O'Donnell

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Charlie Hall

conducted by Chaplain Barry Schiff. The new members are: Gabriel Cohen, Jordan Harpel, Jonathan Lentz, Richard Polish, David Schiff, Rick Schwartz and Zachery Vanderhoff.

Chaplain Schiff also offered a Memorial Prayer for recently departed members Paul Botvin, Myron Guttin, Seymour Ladd, Irwin Levin and Kurt Willner.

harlie Hall and Frank O’Donnell, both inductees in the Rhode Island Comedy Hall of Fame, entertained 100 Touro members at our first ever Virtual Comedy Night on June 17. Close friends since their days at Classical High School, Class of 1974, they have performed at several lodge meetings and organization events in recent years. A donation was made on their behalf to the Louis and Goldie Chester Kosher Food Pantry.

With the COVID-19 crisis forcing Touro to postpone many of its planned events, the turnout for the on-line gathering was very encouraging. Until it is safe to meet in-person, other virtual events are being planned. A Trivia Night, with cash prizes, is scheduled for July 22.

Comedy Night began with a brief Friendship Lodge meeting highlighted by the initiation of seven new members

Curt Abbot

David Altman

Barry Ackerman

Louis Beckenstein

Jed Brandes

Joel Blazer

Rick Cohen

Gabe Cohen

David Couture

Kevin Dwares

Jonathan Finkle

Mark Freedman

Joe Friedman

Joel Gluck

Rich Glucksman

Max Guarino

Adam Halpern

Harold Hurlich

Harris Greenstone

Jordan Harpel

Peter Hodosh

Stevan Labush

Andy Lamchick

David Leach

Sam Mandelowitz and Wife

Alan Lury

Louis Long

David Fink

Larry Berman

Ed Deluty

Some of the members participating in our first-ever virtual event

Lots of laughs at Virtual Comedy Night. Hope you can join us on July 22 for Virtual Trivia. ~8~