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March 2018 Volume 162 Issue 6
GATES NEWS
Congregation Gates of Heaven • Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism
A Look Back At The
Jewish Food Festival…
Save Time, Don’t Wait In Line!
Order Your Tickets Now! See page 4
IN THIS ISSUE SHABBAT SERVICES/PROGRAMS
2 Shabbat Services/Programs SHABBAT SERVICE SCHEDULE
3 From the Desk of … Shabbat Ki Tisa/Exodus 30:11-34:35
3 Founder’s Day ● 3/2: 5:30 p.m. Tot Shabbat Service
● 3/2: 7:00 p.m. Shabbat Service
4 Upcoming Events ● 3/3: 10:45 a.m. Morning Service with Bar Mitzvah of Jonathan Waters
5 Adult B’nai Mitzvah Shabbat Vayakhel-Pekudei/Exodus 35:1-40:38
5 Sisterhood/Brotherhood ● 3/9: 7:00 p.m. Family Shabbat Service and Katan Shabbat
6 Religious School News Shabbat Vayikra/Leviticus 1:1-5:26
6 Teen Programing ● 3/16: 7:00 p.m. Shabbat Service
● 3/17: 10:45 a.m. Morning Service with Adult B’nai Mitzvah
7 Adult Programming/SAC Shabbat Tzav/Leviticus 6-1-8:36
8 Donations ● 3/23: 7:00 p.m. Founder’s Day Service at Berith Sholom in Troy
8 Tzedakah Shabbat Pesach l/Exodus 12:21 - 12:51 & Numbers 28:16 - 28:25
9 Yahrzeits/Our Temple Family News ● 3/30: Passover… No Shabbat Services
10 Bulletin Sponsors TORAH STUDY
11 Calendar Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. unless noted on calendar.
12 Bulletin Sponsors
CANDLE BLESSING/KIDDUSH
● 3/2: The Waters family
GATES LEADERSHIP ● 3/9: TBA
Rabbi…………………Matthew S. Cutler, DD
Adjunct Rabbi……..…...Eleanor B. Pearlman ● 3/16: The Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
Rabbi Emeritus…………..Dr. Bernard Bloom ● 3/23: No service at Gates
Executive Director……………Susan Litynski ● 3/30: No services at Gates
Director of Congregational Jewish Living We need volunteers…contact Arnie at arotenberg@cgoh.org.
……………….………..…..Arnold Rotenberg
EXECUTIVE BOARD
TOT SHABBAT SERVICE & DINNER
President……….…………….. Mindy Holland The first Friday of each month at 5:30 p.m. followed by a
Executive VP ……………….… Jonathan Falk pizza dinner at 6:00 p.m. Fee for dinner is $12 per family.
VP ……………………….. Elizabeth Desbiens RSVP required to klaws@cgoh.org or 518-374-8173.
VP ….…….………………….….… Holly Loth
VP ……………..…………….. Michelle Lynch KATAN SHABBAT
Financial Secretary …………..… Ruth Yorker A thirty minute service for children in grades K through 2. It’s held the
Treasurer ………………….…… Peter Kopcha second Friday of each month during the family services at 7:00 p.m. We sing,
Secretary ………………………… Lisa Morlitz have story time, playtime, and begin to follow the siddur.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Michael Auerbach, Adam Chaskin, Deidre PRAYER GROUP
Chuckrow, Jeffrey Cohen, Elizabeth For parents and children up through kindergarten, meets in the back of the
Desbiens, Steve Elson, Jonathan Falk, Mindy sanctuary for quiet play during services.
Holland, Kay Keller, Sue Kimball, Peter
Kopcha, Holly Loth, Michelle Lynch, Mary MONTHLY POT LUCK SHABBAT DINNER
Mathews, Paula Metzner, Lisa Morlitz, Ruth The second Friday of each month at 6:00 p.m. RSVP to
Schulman, Bill Shapiro, Eric Siegelman, klaws@cgoh.org or 518-374-8173. Indicate number
Randy Simon, Ron Wachenheim, Debbie
Wein, Richard Weiskopf, Ruth Yorker
attending and what dish you are bringing to share. Fee is
$2 pp if you bring a dish or $10/adult, $5/under 12 yrs,
BOARD OF ADVISORS and $35/max per family if you don't bring a dish.
Sheila Randall, Chairperson
Raymond Benenson, Lois Bluestein, Ann
Teachers, aides, and those over 60 years are free. We also
Cramer, Richard Dolins, Suzanne Gold, Irv assign our Religious School grades a special night. 2017-2018 remaining
Freedman, Victor Freidman, Gerald Hahn, schedule: 3rd: 3/9, 7th: 4/13, and 2nd: 5/11.
Eileen Michaels, Sheila Randall, Ruth
Sanes, Stan Strauss LIVE STREAMING SERVICES
Submit bulletin information to klaws@cgoh.org Watch Shabbat evening and Saturday morning (when we have a b’nai
Temple Office Hours M-F 8am to 4pm mitzvah) services live (and archived) on line…visit www.cgoh.org.
518-374-8173 . www.cgoh.org
FROM THE DESK OF… Rabbi Matt Cutler
Add a Glass of Water To Your Passover Seder: The Importance of Miriam's Cup
May we never forget how God with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm delivered our ancestors from
the harsh rule of Pharaoh. May we recall the Exodus that led us to the foot of Mount Sinai where we
embraced God’s laws and Torah to guide us. Each generation is obligated to embrace the tradition and
claim it as their own. Through the Seder experience, we reenact the story as if we were there. The rituals
spark collective memories from our history and food stirs the emotions. We remember… the tears of our
slavery; taste the bitter herbs; the pain of our bondage; dip parsley into salt water; feel the plight from
slavery to freedom; eat matzah; rejoice as our ancestors did to embrace God as they did through the rituals of
the Temple in Jerusalem; eat roasted meats and sweet desserts; and finally, yearn for the Messianic ideal of complete
redemption; end the seder by saying “next year in Jerusalem.”
Memory at this season is not enough. We should be emboldened by action. We are God’s partners in this journey and we
should not expect to be served, but to step up and share the responsibility of our redemption. Social action and advocacy are
seeds that lead to tikun olam—world repair. Just as our ancestors journeyed, we too must move the agenda of our lives
forward to create a new level of kedusha–-holiness. In this regard, I implore you to add to the Hagadah that you will use at the
seder by picking readings that add to the significance of the holiday. In addition, add a ritual object or two to bring a
contemporary twist to this never ending story of ours.
Here is a new ritual—well it’s not so new, but it has new significance this year. Reclaim the voices of the #MeToo
movement. Hear women’s voices that have been silenced by tradition for far too long. Put an orange on the seder plate—a
symbol that goes back to the 1970's when the fight for woman to be rabbis was in full swing. Some said that a woman on the
bema was as foreign as an orange on the Passover table. As a symbol of strength, put an orange on the table and explain with
pride why it is there. Perhaps we can add a glass of water and put it next to Elijah’s Cup. This is Miriam’s Cup and it is a
relatively new ritual object that is placed on the seder table. Miriam’s Cup is filled with water. It serves as a symbol of Miriam’s
Well, which was the source of water for the Israelites in the desert. Putting a Miriam’s Cup on your table is a way of making
your seder more inclusive.
It is also a way of drawing attention to the importance of Miriam and the other women of the Exodus story; women who
have sometimes been overlooked, but about whom our tradition says, “If it wasn’t for the righteousness of women of that
generation we would not have been redeemed from Egypt” (Babylonian Talmud, Sotah 9b). Then have each person present
pour a bit of his or her water into the cup. This contribution symbolizes that, at every stage of her life, Miriam was integral in
the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. We pour water, specifically, because it plays a recurring role in the Exodus–-the
rescue of Moshe, the first plague in Egypt when the water is turned to blood, the parting of the Red Sea, and so on. Today,
we continue the fight to protect women, to raise them up, and to honor their equality and agency. We take this moment to
remember Miriam for the role model that she is, to honor the girls and women who are at the seder table, and to remember
those who have touched our lives.
In a terrific book, Thirst: The Desert Trilogy, Shulamith Hareven finds the voices of women who participated in the Exodus. It
is a work of fiction, but it is an allegory for modern times. Her narrative shows examples of justice, asserting Jewish identity,
and the importance of applying Jewish tenents into real life. Prepare for your seder by reading something like this.
The Torah states:"Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after
her in dance with timbrels. And Miriam chanted for them, "Sing to God, for God has triumphed gloriously; horse and driver
God has hurled into the sea.” Take a moment to honor the women at your seder. Ask them what achievements in their lives
give them the greatest sense of pride, and celebrate their contributions within the family and in the public realm.
Chag Same’ach!!!
FOUNDER’S DAY SHABBAT SERVICE
Founders’ Day honors the memories of Isaac Mayer Wise and Stephen S. Wise, the founders of the major
institutions of Reform Judaism in America. Join us and Reform Jews from across the Capital District for
the annual Founder's Day community service on Friday, March 23 at 7:00 p.m. This year's service will be
held at Congregation Berith Sholom, located at 167 3rd Street in Troy. (Note: They now have access to
off street parking in a lot down the alley from the temple.)
The keynote speaker will be Evan Traylor. Evan is serving as the inaugural Presidential Fellow for Millennial Engagement at
the Union for Reform Judaism. This dynamic leader has been sharing his expertise in engaging younger congregants and how
to connect and inspire the next generation of caretakers of the traditions and rituals of religious life.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
15th annual Jewish food festival ANNUAL PASSOVER SEDER
A beautiful, inter-active, multi-generational
First night Seder catered by Gershons
Friday, March 30, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
Enjoy matzo ball soup, either chicken marsala or
eggplant parmesan, mashed potatoes, roasted
veggies, and a Passover dessert buffet.
Sunday, March 18, 2018 Child meal price is for chicken nuggets.
Please indicate if you are vegetarian.
12:00 p.m. To 3:00 p.m. Early Bird Price RSVP by 3/15:
Enjoy unlimited samples of Jewish foods Maximum of $110 per immediate family.
$40/adult, $60/non-member adult, $15/child 5-12
Made by various Gates members,
years, $5/child 4 years & under.
Restaurants, and Caterers such as…
Bill and Ben’s Deli (Price chopper|Market 32), Price after 3/15:
$45/adult, $65/non-member adult, $15/child 5-12
Gershons, Phoenicians, Finn Your Fishmonger, Dilly Bean
years, $5/child 4 years & under.
Silent Auction • Drawings • kids activities RSVP to Michelle at
518-374-8173/mwarren@cgoh.org.
Save time, dont wait in line! Deadline is 3/26; no refunds after this date.
Pre-purchase tickets at www.cgoh.org Indicate number of adults/children, adult meal
or call 518-374-8173 choice of chicken or eggplant, and if you want to be
$20/adult • $8/13-17yrs • Free/12yrs&under seated with anyone else (max 8-12 per table).
$5 off per ticket: bring 3 non-perishable food items
To be donated to the food bank (per ticket) 5th Annual Gates Women's Seder
Thursday, March 22 at 6:00 p.m.
Thank you to all our sponsors/supporters: Price Chopper/Market 32, Hill &
Markes, Morgan Linen, The Magnet Man, County Waste, Hugh Johnson
Advisors, Tech Valley Drywall, Adirondack Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Catskill
Hudson Bank, DeLuke Orthodontic, Levine Memorial Chapel, Niskayuna Animal
Hospital, Capital Smiles, DeChants, Fluglein, & Johnson, LLP, Bilinski Sausage
Manufacturing Co., The Salmon Law Firm, PLLC, The Massry Residence
Assisted Living/Daughter's of Sarah, Walton Realty Group, Todd Moffre
Entertainment, Seeing I Studio, Law Office of Veronica Reed, Foot Care of
Clifton Park, Evergreen Olive Oil Company, and Crisifulli Brothers.
RSVP to womensseder@cgoh.org by 3/16.
You will receive an email with directions to sign up for
a vegetarian potluck dish. Any questions, please
contact Paula Metzner at 518-265-9796.
The temple board would like to acknowledge and thank all
those who joined Guardian Circle 5778. The financial support The fee is $10 paid at the door
provided through the Guardian Circle members allows us to The beating heart of Passover is a refugee story, the story
keep “the gates open to all” regardless of their financial of people who had to take only what they could carry, and
circumstances. Guardian Circle member names will be listed in run. A portion of your $10, and any amounts over $10, will
be donated to USCRI Albany. USCRI is one of several
the April Gates News and will be invited to a special catered refugee settlement agencies in the US. The Albany branch
dinner in April. Help us keep “the gates open to all”, become works to help refugees from places like Syria, Burma, and
a member today. Please contact Jesse Holland at Sudan to become our neighbors here in the Capital District.
endowment@cgoh.org or Sue Litynski at slitynski@cgoh.org
or 518-374-8173. Donations can be made through the Open to the community. All women are welcome!
(Very very young women are welcome, but this is a long and talky event,
donation section on the temple website at www.cgoh.org. not a good fit for those who need crayons to keep from squirming.)
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ADULT B’NAI MITZVAH ONGOING PROGRAMS
SH AM BOOK GROUP
● Tuesday, March 13 at 10:00 a.m.
● Rabbi Eleanor Pearlman will lead
the discussion of
by
Anthony David.
For more information, contact Sonia
The 2018 Adult B’nai Mitzvah class invites the congregation to their B’nai Rubenstein at 518-377-7598.
Mitzvah service on Saturday, March 17 at 10:45 a.m. followed by a luncheon.
Photo above from left to right: Rosette Rubins, Rabbi Eleanor Pearlman, Jennifer SH PM BOOK GROUP
Tabankin, Melinda Teter, Michael Schulman(teacher), Karen DeChalus, ● Wednesday, March 28 at 7:00 p.m.
Kimberley Broad (holding her son Avi), Lee Brice(teacher), and Mary Matthews. ● At the home of Cindy Cohen
● Irit Magnes will lead the
SISTERHOOD discussion of
by Batya Gur
SISTERHOOD POT LUCK AND DESSERT DEMO/TASTING
For more information, contact Ellen
All women are invited to the temple on Thursday, May 17 at 6:00 p.m. for a Strauss at 518-377-3610.
Sisterhood sponsored pot luck dinner followed by dessert making demo and
tasting by area Chef Mark Bauman. Fee is $5 per person and a nut free main SH ROSH CHODESH
dish, side dish, or salad that serves 12 people. Seating is limited! Please RSVP by Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh is a group
May 14 by mailing in your non-refundable check made out to Sisterhood to the for Jewish women which meets
temple. Indicate what dish you will bring to share, how many attending (please monthly around the time of the new
invite your friends, you don't need to be a member of Gates to attend), your Jewish month. All Gates women are
email address, and phone number. For more information, please contact Cindy invited. See the temple bulletins and
Cohen at 518-357-8048 or cynth217@gmail.com. We hope you will join us for calendar for upcoming events. For
this fun evening, with door prizes, recipes, great conversation, and lots of laughs! more information, contact Mary
Matthews at 518-641-8017 or
BROTHERHOOD memmatthews6@gmail.com.
BROTHERHOOD BREAKFAST SH Soup Kitchen
Niskayuna Deputy Chief of Police Mike Stevens will be the Experience the mitzvah of giving,
guest speaker at the Sunday, March 4 Brotherhood Breakfast serving, and sharing together. We
and Speaker program. His topics may include Niskayuna prepare and serve lunch at the
Police Community relations and security of Jewish institutions Salvation Army located at 222
locally. These topics are important as it relates to current Lafayette Street on the Mondays
events in the U.S. and abroad. listed below at 10:00 a.m. followed
Breakfast begins at 10:00 a.m., and is free for Gates Brotherhood members, $4 by clean up. For questions or to
for all others. The presentation at 10:30 a.m. is free. No reservations needed. volunteer, contact Suzanne Gold at
goodnow1@gmail.com/518-265-
BROTHERHOOD SPONSORED DINNER AND A MOVIE NIGHT 9384 or Elisa Meredith at 518-605-
Join us on Saturday, March 10 for a Brotherhood sponsored dinner and a movie. 7783/elisameredithlcsw@gmail.com
A buffet dinner of tossed salad, eggplant parm, veggie lasagna, meatballs, and 2017-2018 dates are: 3/12 and 5/7.
rolls prepared by Homestyle begins at 6:00 p.m. and the movie at 7:00 p.m. The
movie selections are: Only the Brave and Red Dog: True Blue. The fee, which also BH BREAKFAST
includes drinks and snacks, is $12 per person and $30 family max. No fee for Save the date for the upcoming
those who are not eating. All are welcome... invite relatives, friends, or neighbors Brotherhood breakfast and speaker
and enjoy a casual evening of good company, movies, food, and snacks. To RSVP program on 4/15.
or if you have qustions, please contact Michael Auerbach at 518-381-4432 or
mgauerbach13@gmail.com.
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS
Pi Day
Seth Rogovoy wrote in The Forward magazine,“ In an episode of the original Star Trek, Mr. Spock— played
by the late, great Jewish actor Leonard Nimoy—commands an evil computer that has taken over the life
support system of the Starship Enterprise to compute Pi to the last digit. Spock therefore outwitted the
murderous cyborg, which wound up self-destructing, because, as Spock explained, 'the value of Pi is a
transcendental figure without resolution.' ” Being totally logical, Spock wasn’t suggesting that Pi had some
sort of spiritual quality of transcendence…Pi just may have a spiritual quality of transcendence.”
In that spirit, we too will celebrate Pi Day on Sunday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 14 (the actual Pi Day) with different
activities and snacks reminding our students of the connections between Judaism, science, and math. Including a birthday
celebration of Albert Einstein which will help them see that connection.
FAMILY HEBREW SCHOOL
Sixth grade parents and significant others are invited to Family Hebrew School on Sunday, March 11 from 11:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. This year our school wide focus is on Text Me: Judaism and Technology.
YOUTH PROGRAMS
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
The Marwill College Scholarship and the Weifenbach College Scholarship: three awards of $1000 each are given to further
the higher education of Gates students. Families must have been members of Gates for at least two years. Forms are
available in the office. Deadline is March 15, 2018.
GOHTY and GOHTY-Kids: Gates of Heaven Temple Youth Groups
GOHTY (Grades 8-12): Will have a dinner and murder mystery night at the temple on Saturday, March 3 from 7:00 p.m. to
10:00 p.m. RSVP to jprice@cgoh.org. You will then be assigned a role as one of the guests at Archibald Frath’s cocktail
party on his yacht in the Mediterranean. Familiarize yourself with your “character” and join us in costume to solve a murder.
GOHTY-Kids (Grades 5-8): An afternoon at 5 Wits in Crossgates Mall on Sunday, March 4 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
RSVP to jprice@cgoh.org. We will do the escape room and have pizza. The event is free for GOHTY-Kids members; $20
for non members. We need drivers to make this event successful.
Bar Mitzvah
We congratulate the parents of this month’s
Bar Mitzvah and thank them for
co-sponsoring the Sisterhood Oneg Shabbat.
We welcome their family to the bimah as they
bless the Shabbat candles & lead us in Kiddush.
PJ Library Havdalah
Play, songs, stories, snacks, & Havdalah
For families and kids under 5
Every Monday at 9:15 a.m.
Me and Baby
Interactive play,stories,crafts, & more
For families and infants up to 2 yrs
From 9:30 am to noon
during Religious School Sundays
If you have questions, contact
Arnie at arotenberg@cgoh.org March 3, 2018: Jonathan Waters, son of Stacie
or 518-374-8173. and Bill Waters and brother to Ethan Waters.
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ADULT EDUCATION & PROGRAMS ONGOING PROGRAMS
MONTHLY THURSDAY ADULT ED TALKS
Each talk is free-standing. No reservations needed. Refreshments served. 2017- WORDS WE LIVE BY
2018 dates: 3/8/18, 4/12/18, and 5/3/18 at 7:00 p.m. With Lee Brice.
My Jewish Journey Thursdays at 11:00 a.m.
(unless noted on calendar).
“More beloved by God than all the children of Israel who stood at the foot of
In the Adult Library.
Mt. Sinai are those who choose Judaism, who come to the Torah of their own
No fee & materials provided.
accord.” -Midrash Tanchuma
Many people seeking a spiritual home find Judaism attractive. Here at Gates we LUNCH AND LEARN
have welcomed many as they explored what Judaism offers. Come and listen to With Rabbi Matt.
Mary Matthews, Kimberly Broad, Joe Otter, Jay Rourke, and Shae Fitzgerald Thursdays at noon
talk about their personal journey to Judaism and how it represents a challenging, (unless noted on calendar).
powerful, and transformative undertaking. In the Sisterhood/Hatkoff Room.
No fee, lunch & materials provided.
SENIOR MOMENTS MONTHLY LUNCHEON
Join us on Wednesday, March 14 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. our guest TORAH STUDY
speaker will be Michael Diana, educator and programs manager for the With Rabbi Matt.
Schenectady Historical Society. His presentation will be on the Glen family and Saturday at 9:00 a.m.
the Glen Sanders Mansion. He traces the first three generations of the Glen In the Sisterhood/Hatkoff Room.
family from Scotland to their founding role here in Schenectady. RSVP to No fee.
Kathy at klaws@cgoh.org or 518-374-8173. This program, facilitated by Rabbi
Eleanor Pearlman, is free and open to the public. Up to $5 donations accepted.
LEARNERS MINYAN
With Rabbi Eleanor Pearlman.
2ND WIND Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The 2nd Winders invite all temple adults to their next outing on Sunday, April or on Senior Moments days class
15 at 4:30 p.m. at the SJCC to view the movie The Tenth Man. The movie takes meets 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
place in Buenos Aires, portraying the return of a prodigal son to a Jewish (unless noted calendar).
community in which his father is highly respected macher. Following the In Classroom 13.
movie, Gates member and 2nd Winder, Dr. Jeffry Luria will lead a discussion. No fee or knowledge of Hebrew
Jeff is a clinical psychologist with a passionate professional and personal necessary.
interest in why people do what they do and has a longstanding love for movies.
After the discussion join us for dinner (restaurant TBD). RSVP to Paula at
metzner.paula@gmail.com or 518-265-9796.
MAH JONGG
New players of all levels are invited
and encouraged to participate.
SOCIAL ACTION Mondays 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
In the Sisterhood/Hatkoff Room.
VOLUNTEER AT THE FOOD BANK More info, contact Bea Hahn at
Gates members volunteer at the Northeast Regional Food Bank monthly. Join bea254@gmail.com or 518-374-0713.
us on Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Upcoming dates: 3/4, 4/15, 5/6,
6/3, 7/8, and 8/5. To volunteer, contact Eric at 518-372-2038 or
esiegelm@nycap.rr.com. KNITTING GROUP
With Lee Brice.
THE BACKPACK PROGRAM Wednesdays at noon or
We are now collecting commitments for 2018-2019 school year. Please 11:00 a.m. on Senior Moments days.
send your donations to the temple made out to the Regional Food Bank. In the Adult Library.
The Regional Food Bank has a program to help alleviate hunger for children in All level of knitters invited; we will
Schenectady Schools. Backpacks filled with child-friendly easy-to-prepare foods even teach you! We make hats for the
are sent home with these students every Friday. Sponsor a child’s backpack for a homeless and shawls for Daughters of
year: $183.00 for a full backpack; $91.50 for half a backpack; all contributions Sarah (yarn provided), or bring your
are appreciated. Make checks to the Regional Food Bank and mail to Gates. own projects.
More info, contact Lorna at 518-384-1303 or lornasnapp@gmail.com.
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DONATIONS… We gratefully acknowledge these contributions.
BUILDING FUNDS JEWISH PROFESSIONAL granddaughter of Rabbi Bernard and
Jewish Vibrancy(Building Improvement) DEVELOPMENT Bailey Bloom
• Lauren Savage in memory of Herman Sydna Weiss Memorial Teacher’s Scholarship
Paul Weisberg RELIGIOUS & HEBREW SCHOOL
● Harlan & Helen Harrison in memory of
• Samuil Shkolnik in memory of Srul FUNDS
Monham Harrison
Religious School Fund
Shkolnik
PRAYERBOOK FUND ● Caryn Feig in memory of Abraham
• Lois Bluestein in memory of Muriel
• Lisa Norelli in memory of Frances Sultan
Lidman
Norelli ● Ruth Sanes in honor of the marriage of
• Janet & Mike Goldman in memory of
RABBI FUND Arnie and Victoria Rotenberg
Florence Luborsky
● Sherry & Al Dickinson in memory of
• Elaine & Jeff Dashew in honor of Stan & Rabbi Cutler’s Discretionary Esther Zeitlin
Ellen Strauss’ grandson, Drew Kessler, • Michael Pletman and family in ● Sarah Moise & Bernard Kleppel in
becoming a Bar Mitzvah appreciation of Rabbi Matt and Rabbi
Pearlman memory of Florence Luborsky
• Lisa Newman & Harold Eisenstein in
memory of Joseph Newmark • Alma Hurwitz in honor of Sharon Cutler Alan Sternstein Cheder Scholarship
• Ruth Sanes in memory of Lawrence for receiving the Robert Ludwig ● Gail & Sanford Sternstein in memory of
Benenson Community Service Award Lawrence Benenson and Larry Miller
• Ted Vinick in appreciation of Rabbi SOCIAL ACTION FUNDS
David Alan Hatkoff Memorial and
Matt’s meaningful and heartwarming TCSC or TCSC Endowment
Campership Funds
sentiments at my dear friend Alice ● Maxine George in memory of Edgar
● Fern Field Brooks in honor of Sandy
Tepper’s funeral at Agudat Achim Linton
Hatkoff’s 90th birthday
• Sabra & Marvin Englebardt in memory of
CEMETERY FUND Augusta and Sam Englebardt TEEN & YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM
● Marilyn Harvey in memory of Roger K. • Ruth Sanes in memory of Mildred FUNDS:
Harvey Dashew Hahn Family Teen Initiative
MUSIC FUND • Lindsey & Colin Boyle in honor of the • Dorothy Meyer in memory of Samuel
● Alma Hurwitz in memory of Ivan bris of Benjamin Phillip Boyle Tafler and Claire Tafler and in honor of
Rosenbaum • Beth & Daniel Berman in appreciation of the anniversary of Rabbi Eleanor and
● The Shalom Chavurah in appreciation of Rabbi Matt and in honor of Noah Dr. William Pearlman
Stefano Iacono Berman becoming a Bar Mitzvah • Bea & Gerry Hahn in memory of
● Chris Trombley and John Keal Music in • Sue & Sanford Fialkoff in honor of the Lawrence Benenson
memory of Florence Luborsky birth of Marlowe Ansel Bloom,
Available March 1st
2-CD set for $20
Order on our website
or call us at 518-374-8173.
Listen to samples and
view the concert video on our
website at www.cgoh.org.
This is a fundraiser for Gates.
Judaica Shop Sisterhood
Open March 11 from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
For all your Passover needs!
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TZEDAKAH YAHRZEITS… kaddish will be recited at Sabbath in memory of :
March 2: Sanford Bronsther, Ethel Cline,Joseph Coler, Ethel Dickinson, Ruth Gordon
Eisenberg, Martin Entine, Jack Farber, A. Albert Freeman, Sadye Friedman, Irene
Don’t forget our year long
Goldberg, Harvey Kaufman, Dr. Ellis Kellert, Minerva Laubheimer, Ben Newdow,
Tzedakah collections.
Donald Ollendorf, Jeffrey Perchick, Dorothy Rom, Mae Sandman, Gordon Savage,
SICM Food Pantry... Benjamin Shanin, Richard Teter, Mary Valensi, Bette Waxer, Leonard Weinstein, Edith
Non-perishable items Weiskopf, Johana Zuckerman.
Baby food & formula March 9: Marie Bloomstein, Gertrude Cadan, Judith Caden, Nathan Carr, Beverly
Diapers Dozoetz, Rebecca Dubinett, Richard Dwore, Henry Fischer, Saralee Friedman, Mary
Toilet paper Gerhardt, Marcia Gilboord, Harry Gold, Mitchell Greene Martin Grossman, Olga
Paper towels Grossman, Neil Hamovitz, Clara Handler, David Hatkoff, Ruth Hershman, Frances
Pet food Klein, Sandra Krim, Saul Marcus, Henry Metzner, Ruth Muckler, Herb Mullin, Janet
No glass Murray, Norman Schecter, Meyer Sincher.
Bethesda House... March 16: Todd Andrews, Donald Berns, John Bianchi, Harold Braunstein, Arthur
Men’s work boots Cerasano, Rita Faver, Norman Friedman, Alan L. Gershon, Richard Gordon, May
Underwear/socks… new, Greene, Doris Hatkoff, Enid Holmes, Evelyn Katz, Ella Pletman, Albert Rankell,
all sizes, men and women Claude Rochminski, Harold Rosenthal, George Ross, Anastasia Schoesser, Charles
Gloves, mittens, hats Segel, Meyer Silverston, Henry Sloter, Abraham Tafler, Fay Tanner, Harry Verdaasdonk,
Full-size hygiene products Cynthia Wachenheim.
2-gallon zip lock bags March 23: Aranka Adler, Alvin Berns, Harry Block, Rebecca Brass, Barney Davis,
Helen Freeman, Saila Harju, Leon Hatkoff, Donald Hirshorn, Moysei Ievzerova,
YWCA Domestic
Herman J. Skole, Allyn Kimball, Carol Knox, Andre Moran, Harriet "Jill" Paul, Sophie
Violence Shelter... Pisk, John Prebish, Sidney Roberts, Sally Schaffer, Jean Schill, Morris Silverman, Irwin
New towels, all sizes Simner, Sarah Soffin, Margaret Sofro, Solomon Stern, Amy Szlamowicz.
Hygiene products,
New socks/underwear for March 30: Helen Abramson, Ralph Appel, Alfaro Bertha, Joseph Bogatka, Naomi
women and children Burch, Abraham Cobrin Edward Cohen, Claire Cooper, Herman Cooper, Frank
Dashew, Selwyn Daniel Davis, Chester Dougherty, Edward Friedman, Fannie E.
Pleasant Valley and Friedman, Hy Gardlin, Ellis Goldberger, Irving Handler, Samuel Herkowits, Murray
Keane Elementary Kaufman, Eva Lichman, Stanley Loth, Alexander Magnes, Sadie Reinhard, Fred
Schools... Rubinovitch, Max Schill, Rosa Shkaf, Herman Simon, Esther Stracher, Lotte
Children’s books Wachenheim, George Zuckerman.
School supplies
New small toys... like OUR TEMPLE FAMILY
Happy Meal toys Todah Rabah––thank you to:
Tissues ● Stefano Iacona for an amazing musical performance and offering his talents for a
very successful temple fundraiser.
Welcome the Stranger* ● Jeffry & Patricia Luria for sponsoring the Stefano Sings concert. And all the patron
Refugee Assistance ticket sponsors and attendees for making this fundraiser a success.
● Patricia Luria for organizing the baked goods for the Stefano concert and to all the
Home furnishings bakers for making the reception very special.
Sheets (especially twin) ● Randy Simon for helping to organize the Stefano concert and making the beautiful
Pillowcases tickets, flyers, and CD’s.
Pots & pans, plates, ● Arden Rauch and Marc Rosenbloom for volunteering at the February Regional
flatware Food Bank.
Blankets/comforters
We share in their joy and extend warm congratulations to:
Baby gear
● Carol & Peter Max on the birth of their grandson, Henry Paxton Lipp, son of
* For large items: please don’t Lauren Max and Michael Lipp.
leave them in the lobby–contact ● Carol & Peter Max on the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth to Brian Adwar.
Abby at findabby@gmail.com. ● Arnie Rotenberg & Veronica Reed on their marriage.
Items go in blue bins located in We grieve with those who have lost loved ones and extend our condolences to:
the temple foyer. Please, no Mark Gibbons on the passing of his mother, Joan Gibbons.
clothing unless noted. Jerome Rosen on the passing of his father, Jesse Rosen.
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