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President's Column
By Mery Gross
February brought terrific programming and many successes. The Women's Network Rosh Hodesh program with seven women rabbis was a sensation. Purim was a fun-filled celebration with great chanting, two Purim shpiels, food, raffles, animal balloons, and more. The Shalach Manot fundraising project was a hit, delivering financial results while touching the hearts of congregants with the distribution of hamentashen and copies of the history of our 120-year-old congregation.
As committee chairs delved into their work to bring these accomplishments, other congregants emerged, willing to chair committees and help address other needs at Agudat Achim. Highlighted below are the backgrounds of four congregants who have stepped up to the plate: Judge Bruce S. Trachtenberg, Ken Carpenter, Deborah Friedson, and Naomi Golovin.
Judge Bruce S. Trachtenberg has agreed to serve as chair of our Security Committee, to develop a comprehensive safety plan for our congregation. He has hit the ground running and is already working with Director of Education and Programming Jack Mintzer and Fire District One Chief Dale Ligenfelter to review our school emergency procedures.
Bruce has served on the Security Committee at Agudat Achim for  many years, which has focused mainly on security around the High Holy Days. He has attended a number of FBI and Homeland Security meetings. On January 30, Bruce attended a special safety and security preparedness meeting at the Jewish Federation, presented by the Secure Community Network (SCN), the national homeland security initiative of the Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish organizations. At the meeting, there were representatives of local law enforcement agencies, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, and Homeland Security.
Bruce has been a member of our congregation since 1979. He has served on the Boards of the Schenectady Jewish Community Center and Agudat Achim, and has been president of Men's Club. He is fully certified to work in our kosher kitchen, where he has been the primary cook preparing meals for Men's Club for over 25 years, as well as for other events. In addition, Bruce has been our liaison to and Board member of the V'aad Hakashruth for over a decade.
For eight years Bruce was Niskayuna Town Justice. A practicing attorney for over three decades, Bruce serves as an assistant Conflict Defender three days per week, representing the indigent in Family Court and Niskayuna Town Court. He maintains a law practice concentrating on litigation, matrimonial, and family law.
 Ken Carpenter is the new chair of our Investment Committee, replacing long-term leader Sam Lefkowitz. Ken has a Bachelor's Degree from RPI in Management Science, a Master's Degree from the University at Albany in Accounting, a Master's Degree from University of Southern California in Public Administration, and did post graduate work in strategic planning and system dynamics at SUNY Albany.
Most of Ken's work was with the State of New York as a researcher, then as manager of federal grant programs, before his first retirement. After a number of years as accountant at the Schenectady Jewish Community Center, he returned to his research background with the Research Foundation of SUNY as a Research Scientist conducting behavior studies. Ken plans to leave that position in May and finally retire for real.
He has served as an officer and treasurer of many social and not for profit groups, including Congregation Agudat Achim. Currently, he is on the Board of the Niskayuna Consumer Cooperative. Ken and his wife Ellen, a former school board and Women's Network president, have two adult children, each with a baby boy born in 2012.
Deborah Friedson is the chair of Ritual Objects, a newly created position. Deborah is a watercolor artist, author, speaker, and a retired visual arts educator, who is enthusiastic about contributing to our congregation.
 Deborah will be working closely with the Ritual Committee. She received her bachelor of arts degree from Wagner College in Staten Island, NY, and attended graduate school at Syracuse University. Her current artwork is primarily represented by Symmetry Gallery in Saratoga Springs, NY. Many of her original paintings are installed in various locations across the country, including: The National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Bethesda Maryland, Ophelia's Place in Syracuse, NY, Albany Medical Center's Melody Center in Albany, NY, and at our congregation. For more information on her accomplishments, visit her website at www.elephantheart.net.
 New member Naomi Golovin will be replacing Lori Stein as librarian. Naomi has been a librarian for 32 years. She has worked in academic, state, law, school, and special libraries. Her most recent job was librarian at the Bureau of Jewish Education in Indianapolis. Naomi has volunteered at and set up libraries at the synagogues where she belonged in Atlanta and Indianapolis. Naomi and her husband Neal have four children, Seth, Kevin, Randy and Hannah. They are the proud owners of two cats who are enjoying the house they purchased in Schenectady. Naomi grew up in Chappaqua, NY, and is pleased to have returned to her home state. We are delighted to welcome Bruce, Ken, Debbie, and Naomi to the positions listed above. Our gratitude goes to Sam and Lori for their significant contributions to our congregation. Fortunately, Sam will continue as member of the Investment Committee. Lori has accepted a full-time job, and we wish her the best of luck. _______________________________________________________
SAVE THE DATE FOR AN IMPORTANT CONGREGATIONAL MEETING ON THE FUTURE OF OUR CEMETERY CHAPEL, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, AT 7:30 P.M. THERE WILL BE A TOUR OF THE CHAPEL ON SUNDAY, APRIL 7, AT 10:30 A.M. WATCH YOUR MAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION SOON!
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Rabbi's Column
By Rabbi Ted
Pesach -- particularly the Seder nights -- has always been, along with Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday. That is not only because, apparently, I like to eat, but because of the drama of the story we recount and the powerful feeling that I am now joined to Jews throughout throughout the world, who even now as I do are contemplating why this night is different from all the other nights of the year. In the New American Haggadah of Jonathan Safran Foer, Rebecca N. Goldstein (the "Library" commentary) writes regarding Kiddush:
"Time rushes on, impassive and unmarked. It's we who domesticate  the flux, parceling it out into countable units so that we can situate ourselves within it: I am young and live in expectation, I am old and nearing the end of the my days. Differentiation creates order, creates duration, creates the sense of our lives. A religious calendar imposes further divisions on time, separating out hours to be regarded as so significant as to achieve holiness. . . . From the beginning to the end of the seder there is a multiplicity of stages, with procedural instructions overlaid all along the way.... And if there is a way toward sanctification in all of this, if such an ideal is even possible, then it lies somewhere in the divisions, parting time as Moses parted the sea, effecting a separation where the extraordinary can make itself felt."
 As we celebrate the Sedarim, may we see this setting aside of sacred time as a call to carve holiness out of the mundane more often, and to use Shabbat, Kashrut, and other mitzvot as a tool for doing so. Just as God separated us from bondage through wonders and miracles, so should we make other "separations where the extraordinary can make itself felt," cultivating a sense of (in Heschel's phrase) "radical amazement," at the frequent beauty of our world and the privilege we have been given to be members of the House of Israel.
Hag Kasher vSameah. Rabbi Miriam and our children join me in wishing you a sweet and kosher Pesach.
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Funday Sunday is Coming
By Hillary Fink
On Sunday, March 17 from 12:15 until 3 p.m, please join us at our first ever Funday Sunday. As a new, FUN way to raise FUNDS for our synagogue, the afternoon will feature lunch and activities for the entire family!
Our featured entertainment will be the Mop and Bucket Company  (the Capital District's premiere improvisational theater company), which will "perform" two sets. If you are not familiar with who makes up this group, please check out their website here http://mopco.org/. As they say, they "don't do stand-up comedy. But they do stand up, sit down, sing, dance, sit, roll over, you name it!" Whether you decide to participate in or watch their performances, I guarantee that you will have fun! Many members of Women's Network have seen them before, as they have been our entertainment at Paid-Up Membership programs in the past.
Your ticket price will also include: a pasta lunch, one complimentary adult beverage, jazz by Mitch Kessler and Friends, games for adults and children, crafts, movies and ice cream sundaes. Babysitting will be available for children under three years old.
When you arrive at 12:15 p.m., right after Religious School (hint,
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hint), you will be treated to a pasta lunch and music in the social hall. The Mop and Bucket Company will perform its first set at 1 p.m. Please don't be nervous! Participation is only encouraged and is appropriate for ALL ages. The music will continue at 1:30 p.m., and the "breakout rooms" will open. In the Game Room (or small social hall) you will find Mah Jongg, card games, and more for the adults. In the Fun Room (or Michael Handelman Room) children can play games and do arts and crafts. If you aren't interested in crafts or games, then please come relax in the Movie Theater (or chapel). The second set of Mop and Bucket Company will begin at 2 p.m., while the "breakout rooms" remain open, and the afternoon will end with "make your own sundaes."
Our fabulous committee has been hard at work designing this program so it is appropriate for all ages! It is also open to the entire community, so please bring your family and friends! If you have any questions, please contact me at 458-2756 or hbean5891@aol.com.
Ticket prices include food and entertainment:
BY MARCH 10: $12/adult $6/child $36/family cap (the way we price the dinners)
AFTER MARCH 10: $18/adult $9/child $45/family cap
We look forward to seeing you on March 17!
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Mishloach Manot Project a Huge Success
By Hillary Fink and Este Sylvetsky
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Mishloach Manot project! Whether you helped bake more than 6000 hamantashen in January, you sent greetings to family and friends, you helped assemble more than 450 packages, or you helped deliver them, your support is greatly appreciated.
All of our college students as well as several home bound non-  members received packages, as one of the traditions of Women's Network. In addition, Gary, Jack, and our office staff received a package. Thanks to the generosity of: Randy & Rob Fox, Mery & Dan Gross and the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee, The Lichtenfeld Family, The Mayers, Eric & Gilah Moses and Family, Hildy, Herb, Jacob and Andi Reich, Alice Rubenfeld, Martin (Mendel) Siegel, The Sharfstein / Shiang Family and Roberta & Don Steiner, every congregant received a package!
We would like your feedback so we can make this project even bigger and better for next year! Please click here and complete the very brief survey. Thank you again for your support!
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Caring for Our Ritual Objects
By Deborah Friedson
Many of our beloved ritual artifacts have become worn and threadbare. Like our aging building, we must attend to our treasured ritual objects.
Our Torah covers, small Torah mantle, Torah ties, bimah covers for Shabbat and holidays, and curtains or screens for our Holy Arks are being inspected and assessed to determine their condition.
 We have begun to research the repair and/or replacement of our precious ritual objects. As this work progresses, we will keep you informed. In the meantime, if you have an upcoming simcha and are interested in exploring the donation of a ritual object in celebration of your special occasion, please contact me (Deborah Friedson) at 518-346-1449 or elephantheart@gmail.com.
I will be happy to discuss all the details of my work.
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Women's Network
By Judy Ben-Ami
Since the last e-newsletter, we had two big programs that featured women in Judaism in very different ways. However, both programs were also similar due to the fact that the participants who attended were from different synagogues, giving us a chance to meet and get to know each other better. First, there was a joint program with the other three sisterhoods of  Schenectady and Clifton Park, held at the Schenectady Jewish Community Center. Wendy Rabinowitz, from Pittsfield, Massachussetts, who has an exhibit called: "Shalom: Weaving Threads of Peace" at the JCC, talked about herself as a Jewish woman artist. Wendy also explained the meaning of her beautiful art, which is based on weaving and mixed-media assemblages. After Wendy's presentation, attendees participated in a healing circle session that was both comforting and bonding.  The Second program was a Rosh Hodesh Celebration: "Women's Voices in Prayer, Worship and Ritual." We welcomed the month of Adar and began the day with a minyan. Seven women rabbis and other guests participated. Minyan was followed by breakfast, and then a panel discussion led by our guests: Rabbis Rose Durbin (Glens Falls), Debora Gordon (Berith Shalom, Troy), Nomi Manon (SUNY Albany Hillel), Linda Motzkin (Temple Sinai, Saratoga), Catherine Nemiroff (Delmar), Anna Sugarman (Synagogue Without Walls, Or Chadash) and our own Miriam Midlarsky-Lichtenfeld, who served as moderator of the discussion. We then divided into small groups to study with the rabbis and enjoyed a delicious lunch. I would like to give many thanks to Mishka Luft, Sharon Strosberg, Miriam Midlarsky-Lichtenfeld, Ruth Fraster, Roberta Steiner, Lynn Finkel, Anita Merims, Sylvia Winer and Jack Mintzer because without their help and hard work, this program would not have been as successful as it was. I would also like to send a big thank-you to Cheryl Ratner for having the gift shop open before and after hours for our guests' pleasure. Following are a few examples of the feedback that we received: - First time I've ever done anything like this I look forward to more like it.
- Very informative and interesting to hear different points of view.
- The panel was great.
- Very impressive to hear the depth of knowledge...loved the diversity in the room, the strength of everyone's knowledge.
- I liked seeing our sisters together.
Was above my expectations - exciting program. Thank you for a wonderful program. - I liked having a program that brought women from all over the area together.
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Upcoming Women's Network Programs
By Judy Ben-Ami
We are still offering Pilates on Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. and our playgroup for tots on Thursdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on a weekly basis.
March, 10 - Noon. Torah Fund at Julia Eddy's home. Jessica Minnen will be our guest speaker. Jessica is a senior Rabbinical School student at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, and will be ordained in May 2013. Click here for more information.
March 11, 7:00 p.m. we will be celebrating Rosh Hodesh Nissan with a Passover Program led by Rabbi Beverly Magidson. The program will be at Mishka's home at 1332 Wemple Lane, Niskayuna. For more information and to RSVP, please call her at 393-5753.
March 13, noon, the Book Club will be discussing "How to Read the Bible" (second half) by James Kugel. Location: synagogue's library.
Save the date for the following April programs. More information will be posted soon.
Sunday, April 21, 10 - Noon. Faith Community Nursing program dealing with healthy relationships. Presenter: Mary Greenfield.
Monday, April 22, Cooking for One Class.
For comments, suggestions or more information, please call Judy 393-3617 or email judybenami@gmail.com
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Renovation of Ladies Bathroom/Lounge
By Sylvia Winer
The ladies restroom and lounge have officially been renovated with  major thanks going to Nancy Cornell for her expertise in the designing and coordination of the work. New counters, a handicap-accessible cubicle and new trimmings have been installed in the restroom, along with a fresh coat of paint and modern trimmings. Hill and Marks generously donated the modern soap and towel dispensers. The lounge has a new counter, carpet, window covering, mirror and furniture. The latest acquisition is an end table as a gift from Cohen Furniture.
The project was funded primarily by Women's Network, with additional moneys coming from the 110th Anniversary Fund and the Health and Accessibility Fund.
If you have not already done so, please take a look! I am sure that any lady will check to make sure "the coast is clear" if you are a man who wants to see what has been done.
 We are still in need of pictures to be hung in the cubicles and a small lamp and flower arrangement for the table. If you are able to make a donation of any of these items, please either leave them in the office or e-mail me at sylndherb@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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BIBLICAL GARDEN UPDATE
By Josie Kivort
"The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing is come" Song of Songs 2:12
Spring is only a few weeks away! Soon the bulbs, planted in the  fall in the Biblical Garden, will be poking through the hardened ground, preparing to burst forth with color. New growth will appear on the shrubs, such as the Mt. Laurels, and perhaps they will bloom for the first time.
The Biblical Garden committee looks forward to resuming its work as the weather improves. Our plans include purchasing a bench, a fig tree, a flowering almond, grasses to represent the wheat and barley mentioned in the Bible, and replenishing the herb garden.
We offer thanks to those of you who have made contributions to the Biblical Garden Fund over the winter months and encourage you all to continue to do so when you wish to honor or remember someone special.
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Men's Club Breakfast to Feature Richard Ball
By Paul Westheimer
On Sunday, March 10, Richard Ball will be speaking at the Men's Club Breakfast about issues of 21st century farming, including solar  power and efficient irrigation methods. He is an active farmer and owner of Schoharie Valley Farms, best known at Agudat Achim for his major role in the success of the Carrot Festival. The farm consists of 200 acres and produces a wide range of vegetable crops, small fruits, and greenhouse crops. The farm serves both retail customers, through the farm market known as The Carrot Barn, as well as wholesale customers, shipping to brokers and restaurants in the Albany Capital District and New York City. Richard, his wife Shirley, and his three children are all actively engaged in the farm with a growing number of potential future farmers amongst the grandchildren.
 In addition to that role, there is much of interest that he can present at the breakfast. He is deeply involved in statewide and national agricultural organizations, including being on the Board of Directors of the New York State Vegetable Growers Association, Schoharie County Farm Bureau, and New York State Farm Bureau. He is co-chair of New York Farm Bureau's labor committee and past chair of the American Farm Bureau labor advisory committee. He represents Schoharie County on the Governor's Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council, is president of the Schoharie Valley Association and, most recently, a board member of Schoharie Recovery - an organization formed in response to the flooding from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.
With the help of a grant, he developed a solar project to supply a major portion of the electricity for the refrigeration needs, greenhouses and the washing and packaging of the produce.
His farm is also one of the farms working in partnership with Tanya Field's community in the South Bronx to supply vegetables each week through the Corbin Hill Road Farm Shares. Richard told the story of how the strong relationship formed between the farming community of Schoharie County and their urban partners in the South Bronx supported his farm and the community in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.
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Passover Sale
By Este Sylvetsky
Passover is very early this year; the first Seder is on Monday  night, March 25. Leora Judaica Shop will be open Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00-6:00 p.m. and Sunday mornings from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. until Passover. If you would like to shop at a more convenient time, please contact Este and she will make arrangements with you. Stop by the shop for all your Passover needs. If you'd like to update your haggadot or buy your first set, please stop in and see our selection. Our congregant Don Steiner has put together a beautiful egalitarian haggadah that is worth checking out. All haggadot and seder plate special orders must be in by March 15. All in stock items are on sale at 25% off until Passover! We are in desperate need of additional volunteers. If you have a couple of hours per month and would like to help out, please let Este know.
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March Yahrzeits
March 1 - 8
Albert Rubins, Reva Appelbaum, Nathan Bilgore, Bess Krupa, Fannie Neuer, Louis Raphael, Kathy F. Siegel, Sadie Clevenson, Benjamin Jaffe, Paul Lichenstein, Minnie Cohen, Jack Gandy, Sarah Rockower, Laura Garber, Ellen Pletman, Salek Rosendorn, Gussie Keen, Morris Rotman, Miriam Scharapan, Gustav Mittleman, Gladys Goldman, Morris Johnson, Rhea Keesal, Nathan Shafarman, Sonia Young, Florence Cohn, Ruth Eisenberg, Alexander Levine, Joseph Moses, Jerrold Nelson, Simon Paktor, Constance Schweinfurth, Leonard Woolf, Max Levine
March 9 - 15
Essie Asken, Alexander Diamond, Benjamin Goldberg, Sami Kay, Isadore Groopman, Arline LaVallee Winter, Goldie Bilgore, Debbie Schapiro Horn, Morris Kadisky, Milton LeVine, Blanche Berk, Annie Spira, David Agdish, Leon Kaplan, Edward Levine, George Schweinfurth, Eric Wuerzburger, Libby Elson, Rose Levinstein, E. William Stillman, Morris Anapolsky, Hyman Frumkin, Abraham Gold, Rachel Pitkin, Betty Lou Schiff, Harold Herzog, Lester Levine, Joseph Goodman, Etta Lavin, Samuel Merims, Anne E. Saslow, Dorothy Stein, Leah Frumkin, Judith Wolin, Sam Haber, Moise Moise, Celia Gahuse, Tillie Blum, Rose Gelwarg, Irving Jacob Miness, Reba Sidewater, Vicki Freedman, Rose Kraut, Rose Green,, Mattitiyahu Schapiro, Harriet Johnson, Daniel Solomon Gold, Alice Wakesberg, Sarah Cohen, Jacob A. Engle, Sadie Reinhard, Aaron Berman, Baruch Metzger, Mildred Weissman, Herbert Saunders, Jerome Stern, Eva O. Cohen, Rose Dolan, Sidney Kraut, Jeannette Shapiro, Harry Kintz, Bessie W. Lifset, Dorothy Weiner, Julie Mendelson, Sally Adelson, Norman Kaufman, Veda LaBaer, Thea Meyer, Frieda Oshinsky, Catherine Salwen, Jane Sochin, Esther Yovits, Gertrude Goodman Goldstein, Dorothy D. Finkel, Florence Olender, Murray Packer
March 16 - 22
Selig Blumenthal, Basha Cramer, Bessie Cramer, Edna Deixler, Idadore Goldstock, Rose Silver Kaplan, Edith Klein, Hyman Berkowitz, Goldie Buff, Julius Held, Bella Jaroszewski, Myer Mont, Bertha Lasdon, Robert Shaller, Jerome Goldstock, Joseph Males, Mickie Becker, Mildred M. Becker, Abe Cohn, Sylvain Garnett, Charles Halpern, Tamara Kreinine Rubins, Bernard Cohen, Macy Luria, Samuel Nogee, Nathan Silver, Benjamin Sparagen, Elmer Wallach, Leonard Winer, Mary Glick, Sol Goodman, Barbara Sevits Lewi, Libbie Polatschek, Barbara Sevits-Lewi, Richard Braiman, Dvorah Buff, Ethel Feinstein, Alexander Gerzov, Melvin Schiff , Edythe Nathan, Elsie Newman
March 23 - 31
Jack Beirach, Arthur Flax, Helene Marx, Irving Schock, David Senzel, Max Goldman, Marjorie Drooz, Helene Saul, Ethel Kappel, Hugo Sternlicht, Simon Bernstein, Abraham Clayman, Max Dworsky, Bertha Gerling, Jacob Gold, Mr. Kerness, Jack Rotman, Ann Salden, Ruth Freedman, Minnie Englebart, Dora Groopman, Anna Berkowitz Weintraub, Max Winer, Leon Chalfin, Edward Korn, Lucille Diamond, Simon Victor Bernstein, Dr. Donald K. Binder, Jacob Breslaw, Fannie Fine, Samuel Freedman, Anna Graubart, Jacob Handelman, Lucille Diamond, Mona Feingold, Sadie Rotenberg, Edward Cohen, Edith Kaplan, Irving Shapiro, Mary Wasserman Tabachnick, Anna Rosenberg (Stillman), Inge Woods, Liba Bronstein, Grigoriy Osherov, Anna Rotman, Woodrow Weissman, Walter Graubart, Ida Pitkin, Minna Segall, Anna. Spayd, George Strichman, Cecelia Bloch
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January Donations
ADULT EDUCATION FUND
In memory of Adele Fox
Randy & Robert Fox
In memory of Bonnie Cramer's father, James Bruce MacWhinney
Roberta & Stephen Berk
In memory of Samuel Moise
Roberta & Stephen Berk
Mazal tov to Bonnie & Steve Cramer on the arrival of their new grandson
Roberta & Stephen Berk
ALAN WESTHEIMER EDUCATION IN ISRAEL FUND
In honor of Bob Oshins Special Birthday
Phyllis & Sidney Friedson
In memory of Annie Friedson
Phyllis & Sidney Friedson
In memory of Bonnie Cramer's father, James Bruce MacWhinney
Debbie & Art Friedson
In memory of Jack Ruthberg
Debbie & Art Friedson
In memory of Max Fox
Ann & Paul Zonderman
In memory of my beloved parents, Selma & Berthold Kahn
Rose & Paul Westheimer
In memory of our beloved sister and sister-in-law, Ilse Sharlet, mother of Mrs. Ruth Lipman
Rose & Paul Westheimer
In memory of Rose Westheimer's sister, Ilsa Sharlet
Ellin & William Friedman
Phyllis & Sidney Friedson
Hilda Wuerzburger
Sylvia & Herb Winer
Lois & Dick Mendelson
Marlene & Rich Mendelson
Ann & Alan Posner
In memory of Paula Lang
Harvey & Ruth Happ
In memory of Ron Bucinell's mother, Irene Bucinell
Debbie & Art Friedson
ANITA MERIMS FUND
In memory of Chay Khirge
Yefim Khirge
AUGUSTA & SAMUEL ENGLEBARDT FUND
In memory of Samuel Englebardt
Kathy & Carl Englebardt
BIBLICAL GARDEN
In appreciation of the extra effort of the Women's Network Shabbat Luncheon Volunteers
Jill & Ron Bucinell
In honor of Carol & Barry Kline's granddaughter Elana Cohen's Bat Mitzvah
Susan & Steve Jarrett
In loving memory of my stepmom, Virginia Irene Levy, whose trip to Israel with my Dad was a very special, meaningful trip
Linda Birnby
In memory of Herman Kerman
Susan & Steve Jarrett
In memory of Irene Bucinell
Barrie & Mark Handelman
In memory of James MacWhinney
Barrie & Mark Handelman
In memory of Linda Finkle's father, Alfred Waxman
Jan Altschuller
In memory of Max Fox
Susan & Steve Jarrett
In memory of Sam Moise
Ann & Paul Zonderman
In memory of Stanley Kivort
Sylvia & Herb Winer
Jane Kintz
Marilyn Soffer
Betty & Murray Weissman
Jan Altschuller
Ruth Fraster
Marsha & Dave Boelio
Risé & Larry Routenberg
Ann & Paul Zonderman
Barrie & Mark Handelman
Mikhail & Luda Borodulin
BUILDING FUND
In memory of Jack Ruthberg
Monika & Bob Woll
In memory of Rose Westheimer's sister, Ilsa Sharlet
Monika & Bob Woll
CEMETERY FUND
In memory of Benjamin Sevits
Elaine & Norman Sevits
In memory of Dan Krug on his 41st birthday
Alice Rubenfeld
In memory of Eva Mickelson
Roz & Hal Menter
In memory of Les, on our anniversary
Alice Rubenfeld
In memory of my Dad, Dr. Manahiem Siegal
Alice Rubenfeld
In memory of my mother, Helen Siegal on her birthday
Alice Rubenfeld
In memory of my parents, Nathan Silver & Rose Geller Silver
Evelyn Katchman
In memory of my brother, Richard Siegal
Alice Rubenfeld
GENERAL FUND
For High Holiday honors
Mikhail & Luda Borodulin
Thank you to Glenys for all of her work
Linda Woodward-Stein
In honor of Bob Oshin's 80th birthday
Sondra & Melvin Leibson
In honor of our niece and cousin who was recently honored for her years of service to Agudat Achim
Peggy Richek Goldberg
Jean Richek
Steve Richek
Perry Goldberg
In honor of Joanne Seltzer's birthday and second Bat Mitzvah
Lynn & Abraham Finkel
In memory of Annette Tepper
Alice Buff Tepper
Cynthia & Clifford Tepper
In memory of Bern Rotman's sister, Rochelle Rotman Kohn
Ann & Alan Posner
In memory of Bertsutskay Getl Benumovna
Betty Shpigel
In memory of Bonnie Cramer's father, James Bruce MacWhinney
Linda & Neil R. Shapiro
Kathy & Carl Englebardt
In memory of Edith Weissberg
Mishka Luft & Robert Weissberg
In memory of Frances Silver
Cynthia & Clifford Tepper
In memory of Herman Kerman
Hillary Fink
Lynn & Abraham Finkel
Este & Sam Sylvetsky
Beth & Bob Nevins
The Yablon family
Marilyn & Clifford Elson
Marsha & Murray Jaros
In memory of Ilene Nevins
Beth & Bob Nevins & Family
In memory of Irene Levy
Roberta & Stephen Berk
Marilyn & Clifford Elson
In memory of Jack Lefkowitz
Sam Lefkowitz
In memory of Jack Ruthberg
Risé & Larry Routenberg
Roberta & Stephen Berk
In memory of Joseph Friedman
Marsha & Murray Jaros
In memory of Linda Finkle's father, Alfred Waxman
Este & Sam Sylvetsky
In memory of Max Fox
Hillary Fink
Marsha & Murray Jaros
The Yablon family
Marilyn & Clifford Elson
In memory of my father, Abraham Marvin Konopko
Deborah Konopko
In memory of my husband, Bill Altschuller
Jan Altschuller
In memory of Rivka bat Zalmen Filanovskiy
Zinaida & Yuriy Borodulin
In memory of Robert Taylor
Hillary Fink
In memory of Ron Bucinell's mother, Irene Bucinell
Kathy & Carl Englebardt
Risé & Larry Routenberg
Linda & Neil R. Shapiro
In memory of Sam Moise
Bette & Stuart Kraut
Barby & Stan Harris
In memory of Sophie Shapiro
Muriel & Wilbur Shapiro
In memory of Stanley Kivort
Ellie & Ed Kiss
Marlene & Rich Mendelson
Kathy & Carl Englebardt
Barby & Stan Harris
Esther & David Eisner
Cynthia & Clifford Tepper
JoAnn & Walter Krefetz
Muriel & Wilbur Shapiro
In memory of William Dreisenstock
Joyce Rhubin
In memory of Rose Westheimer's sister, Ilsa Sharlet
Risé & Larry Routenberg
HEALTH/ACCESSIBILITY FUND
In memory of Bonnie Cramer's father, James Bruce MacWhinney
Adrien Richlin
In memory of Jack Ruthberg
Jan Altschuller
Sylvia & Herb Winer
In memory of Samuel Moise
Sylvia & Herb Winer
LAURA SCHEINZEIT CEMETERY BEAUTIFICATION FUND
In memory of Michael Krajcer
Pola & Imek Metzger
PRAGER MUSIC FUND
In memory of Alfred Waxman
Marilyn & Clifford Elson
In memory of Howard Cramer
Bonnie & Steve Cramer
In memory of Irene Bucinell
Marilyn & Clifford Elson
In memory of Jack Ruthberg
Marilyn & Clifford Elson
In memory of James Bruce MacWhinney
Marilyn & Clifford Elson
In memory of Stanley Kivort
Marilyn & Clifford Elson
PRAYER BOOK FUND
In memory of Bernice Bressler
Ellen Bressler-Wakesberg & Martin Wakesberg
In memory of Paula Cohen Crane, Samuel & Minnie Cohen, and Irving & Tillie Cohen
Shirley & Richard Cohen
RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND
Linda Woodward-Stein
In memory of Anna Rosenthal
Phyllis & Arnold Ritterband
In memory of Gertrude Baldinger
Kathy & Carl Englebardt
In memory of Jason Tepper
Alice Buff Tepper
In memory of Joseph Levy
Lea-Lilly Klein
In memory of Marga Kassimir
Laurey & Steven Goldberg
In memory of Nicholas Klein
Lea-Lilly Klein
In memory of my parents, Sam & Ida Levy
Linda & Martin Birnby
In memory of our father, Nathan Posner
Ann & Alan Posner
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DISCRETIONARY FUND
In memory of Herman Kerman
Adrien Richlin
REYUT
In appreciation of Sharon & Martin Strosberg for their thoughtfulness
Ellin & William Friedman
In honor of Linda Birnby & Barby Harris
Jules Scheinzeit
In memory of Herman Kerman
Ruth Fraster
In memory of Irene Bucinell
Ann & Paul Zonderman
In memory of Linda Birnby's stepmother, Irene Levy
Barby & Stan Harris
Ruth Fraster
In memory of my parents Sam & Ida Levy
Linda & Martin Birnby
SARA & IRVING HANDELMAN MEMORIAL FUND
In honor of our father, Myron Finklebrand
Roberta & Stephen Berk
In memory of Hendel Jaroszewski
Marsha & Murray Jaros
In memory of our dear son, Matthew Berk
Roberta & Stephen Berk
SHABBAT TOT FUND
In memory of James Bruce MacWhinney
Ann & Paul Zonderman
YOUTH ACTIVITIES FUND
In honor of our granddaughter, Elena Sarah Cohen's Bat Mitzvah
Carol & Barry Kline
In memory of Stanley Kivort
Anne Paktor
YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In memory of Jack Ruthberg
Ann & Paul Zonderman
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