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Rabbi Randy Sheinberg

Our Jewish Heritage Has Benefited Our Country with Its Ingenuity, Commitment, and Spirit!

• On August 21st 1790, President George Washington wrote a letter to Moses Seixas and the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island. Washington wrote the letter in response to an inquiry from Seixas that expressed hope that the newly formed United States would accord respect and tolerance to the Jews, who had known persecution elsewhere. Washington’s historic response makes clear that the words of the Declaration of Independence that guarantee “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” would apply to the Jews as well. Here is an excerpt from that letter: The Citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for having given to mankind examples of an enlarged and liberal policy: a policy worthy of imitation. All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship. It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens, in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.
• I like to reflect back upon that letter as we seek in this Issue of The Tikvah Times to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month. In truth, American Jewry would not be the thriving community it is today without Washington’s commitment long ago to the Jews, and to other religious minorities. Judaism and the Jewish people found a safe haven in America. Since its founding, the United States has benefited from Jewish ingenuity, commitment, and spirit. And since Jews came to the US, Judaism itself has benefited from America.
• What has America given to the Jews?
• To answer that question, let’s look for a moment at Europe…Israel Jacobson, the man often called the Father of Reform Judaism, was born in 1768 in Halberstadt, Germany. The only son of a wealthy businessman, Jacobson went to yeshivah, and studied rabbinic literature and Hebrew at University. But the Judaism Jacobson was raised with did not suit him. Jacobson dreamed of a Judaism that combined tradition and modernity. He began to make his dream a reality. In 1801, Jacobson opened a school in Seesen, in the Kingdom of Westphalia - the first educational institution in modern times that offered Jewish religious education along with secular studies - fully open to both boys and girls - and to Jews and non-Jews. Soon came adaptations to worship, to relations with non-Jewish neighbors, and many other changes that we would find quite familiar today. Reform Judaism was born.
• While Jacobson found takers for the kind of Judaism he was offering, not everyone was happy. In the early days of the enlightenment, Rabbi Moses Sofer (the “Hatam Sofer”) issued a famous decree: "hadash asur min haTorah” (Anything new is forbidden by the Torah.) Reform Judaism in Enlightenment Europe could only develop so far without coming up against significant backlash.
• Enter America. In the land of the free, Reform Judaism was able to grow and flourish. In the land of opportunity and of innovation, the new Jewish immigrants were able to develop many different expressions of Jewish life and culture, without fear of repercussions. With its first platform, written in Pittsburgh in 1885, the nascent American Reform Jewish Community resoundingly refuted Hatam Sofer, and made many changes to the way to interpret Torah and practice our faith. By doing so, it was as if our Reform ancestors said, “hadash chayav la Torah” (Innovation is necessary for Torah to thrive.) Change is the way we keep our Jewish Heritage relevant and compelling for all times. Etz Chayim Hee - the Torah, Jewish tradition, is organic, a living tree, an evolving legacy.

Today, American Jewish Heritage is alive and well. Let us be grateful for the freedom this country has given us to thrive and grow, and let us continue to innovate and evolve for many generations to come.

Temple President

andrea comerchero

Let Us Continue to Celebrate Our Achievements and Honor the Successes of Jewish Americans

FUN FACTS ABOUT JUDAISM (ISJI.ORG)

We are diverse! We are strong! We are smart! It is now our turn to educate and foster pride amongst our community and nationwide!

religious school

Education Director

SHARON FRICANO

As We Conclude Our Year, Let Us Celebrate that Our Students Continuously Connected with Our Heritage to Enable Them to Learn about the Roots of Their Faith

• It is hard to believe this is the last month of the 2020/2021 Religious School Year. It has been a challenging year as we pivoted from in-person learning to remote learning and back to in-person learning. Yet our students have admirably faced the challenge. They have also learned a lot about values and have made huge strides in not only understanding the meaning of prayers, but also in learning to read and chant them. We are so proud of our students!
• I want to thank MANY people for the efforts they have put in to make this year work. We could not have done it without parent support. Your professional and personal input was instrumental to making this year work under difficult circumstances.

• Mazel Tov to the Hersh and Moy Families on the B’nai Mitzvahs of Liliana on May 1st and Ethan on May 8th!
• Please join the K/1 Class as they lead us in Shabbat Prayer on May 7th. Participating students include Ellis Lavoie, Theo Rappaport, Owen Baker, Bailey Faulkner, and Spencer Stern.
• Upcoming Events: May 1st - Bat Mitzvah of Liliana Hersh at 10:15am & Congregational Israeli Dancing Havdallah at 4:00pm • May 2nd - Tikvah Tots/Religious School Open House at 9:30am • May 7th - K/1 Grade Service at 7:30pm • May 8th - Bar Mitzvah of Ethan Moy at 10:15am • May 9th - Mother’s Day • May 14th - Confirmation Service at 7:30pm • May 15th - Junior Congregation at 9:30am • May 16th - Erev Shavuot • May 23rd - Last Day of Religious School/End-of-Year BBQ at 9:30am

mazel tov to liliana Hersh!

Bat Mitzvah - May 1st 2021

mazel tov to ethan moy!

Bar Mitzvah - May 8th 2021

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TOGETHER WE LIFTED OUR VOICES AND WE REMEMBERED...

ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7th 2021 - WE OPENED OUR HEARTS, MINDS, AND SOULS ON HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

Muriel Adler • Sharon Adler • Lillian Alexander • Victoria Aliev • Linda Altman • Allison Alvarez • Ellen Aronoff • Melissa Aul • Charlotte Balsam • Dennis Baltuch • Les Bennett • Harold Bernstein • CANTOR SHMULLY BLESOFSKY • Carol Blum • Farhad Bolanakhtari • Elaine Brooks • Carol • Charles • Aliya Cheskis-Cotel • Anita Cohen • Rose Cohen • CANTOR ERIK CONTZIUS • Martin Davidowitz • Steven Davis • Ssndra Decarle • Diane DeFazio • Jack Dermer • Seth Diamond • Gina Drangel • Deborah Duke • Gabriella Duke • Helena Eilenberg • Lior Evan • Esther Feigenbaum • Lynne Ferraro • Vivian Floch • Florence • Bernice S. Fox • Kathryn Francos • Sandra Hazel Frank • Audrey Frankel & Fred P • Susan Friedman • Susan Furr • Amy Geffen • Phyllis Goldberg • Ed Goldstein • Mimi Golob • Arlene Green • Allan Greenberg • Malky Haimoff • Walter Harf • Sheryl Hausman • Charles Hays • Jodie Herman • Ronnie Hochberg • Debra Hochrad • Jackie • Ronni Hollander • Debbie Hurwitz • Toby Israel • Jackie • Robin Jacobson • Roger J. & Cari P. • Edith Joseph • Mickey Josephs • BK • Deborah Kahm • Linda Kahn • Sharon Kahn • Jay Kallor • Alexis Kaplan • Andy Kimler • Rita Kimmel • Leslie Kizner • Sami & Ross Kleinberg • Richard & Dana Knox • Pauline Kurtzman • Sharyn Kussin • S & S Kussin • Joan Land • Laurence Lande • Marc Leavitt • Barbara Lederman • Rhoda Leffert • Terry Lepzelter • Eileen Leshkowitz • David Lester • Scott Levine • Stephen Levine • Susan Lewis • Joanie Lipton • Nat Litman • Pam Lowe • Lisa Lupo • Janice Mandel • Jill Manis • Neil Manis • Marilyn • Barbara Massey • Paulette Mendelsohn • Sarita Mlawer • Lisa Nathanson • Phyliss Newman • Felice Oppenheim • Eric Pallant • CANTOR EMILY PICUS • Eileen Pentel • Vivian Perlmutter • Sandra & David Peskin • Jeff & Doris Pinski • Barbara Pollock • Mark Rand • Marilyn Reichstein • Brenda Reiss • Naomi Reiss • Carol Reiter • Craig Reynolds • Gail Riccobene • Paula Rice • Phyliss Richards • Dana Rogoff • Meryl R. • Neil Rosenblatt • Phyliss Rosenberg • Suzanne Rosenberg • Melinda Rubin • Ruth & Barry • Bobby S. • Sally • Arlene Sandelstein • Renee Sandler • Helaine Schachter • Susan Schall • Charla Schnupp • Alene Schonhaut • Barbara Shapira • Scott Sheldlower • Lisa Sherman • Wendy Sherman • Barbara Silberman • Doris Silberman • Charles Skop • Joanne Skop • Barbara Small • Janet & Barry Spool • Ina Stauss • Julie Stelton • Barbara Sternberg • Alexandra Stubbs • Ellen Sussman • Susie Tanenbaum • Arthur Teller • Lisa Totleben • Roberta Trager • Lauren Unger • Cheryl Uram • Cindra Vallone • Jay Wanderman • Stuart Weinstock • Helga Weiss • Sarah Wexler • Judi Williams • Win7 • Erika Witover Janice Wittmershaus • Madeleine Wolf • Barry Wollner • Jeffrey Young • Linda & Jack Zaffos • Linda Zryb

caring community

Helene Schonhaut & Sharon Kahn

JEWISH HERITAGE MONTH

• On April 20th 2006, President George W. Bush signed into law an act establishing May as Jewish American Heritage Month, recognizing the more than 350-year history of Jewish contributions to American culture. Nationwide, Jewish immigrants have made significant and lasting contributions to both their local communities and the nation at large.
• Jewish American Heritage Month celebrates the achievements of Jewish Americans, fosters pride among the American Jewish Community, and aims to educate and enlighten a wider audience about the achievements of Jewish Americans.
• Here are some facts and some reading suggestions for your reading and learning pleasures...FACTS: In 1903 Oscar Straus is appointed Secretary of Labor and Commerce, the first Jew to hold a Cabinet position. • Physicist Albert A. Michelson is the first American Jew to win the Nobel Prize in 1907. • Louis Dembitz Brandeis is the first Jew appointed to the Supreme Court in 1916. • Edna Ferber is the first American Jew to win the Pulitzer Prize in fiction in 1925. • Brandeis University is founded as the first nonsectarian, Jewish-sponsored institution of higher education in 1948. • In 1957 the United States attains world's largest Jewish population. • Hebrew Union College ordains Sally J. Priesand as the first woman rabbi in 1972. • Ronald Mark Blomberg, nicknamed Boomer was Major League Baseball’s first designated hitter on April 6th 1973 playing for the New York Yankees in a game against the Boston Red Sox. • Mark Spitz, an American swimmer won the second most gold medals during a single Olympics, winning seven at the 1972 Munich Olympics. • Letty Cottin Pogrebin became a feminist author and advocate in the 1970s. She was the founding editor of Ms. Magazine and a co-founder of the National Women’s Political Caucus. • Leonard Nimoy, the original Spock on Star Trek developed the iconic Vulcan salute (a raised hand with palm forward and parted fingers between the middle and ring finger) based on the traditional kohanic blessing. The blessing is performed with two hands thought to represent the Hebrew letter shin. • Shari Lewis, born Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz was the original puppeteer for the beloved children’s character Lamb Chop. Her father, Abraham Hurwitz was a founding member of Yeshiva University. • Paul Anthony Samuelson, the first American to win the Nobel Prize in economics was denied a position at Harvard University’s Economic Department in 1948 during the era in which a quota system at elite colleges and universities limited the number of Jewish students. He went on to teach at MIT, where he was instrumental in turning its Department of Economics into a world-renowned institution. His nephew, Larry Summers, later served as the 27th president of Harvard University from 2001 - 2006. Summers, also an economist served under President Barack Obama as the Director of the White House’s National Economic Council. Both Summers (undergraduate at MIT) and Samuelson (University of Chicago) entered college at age 16. FICTION READING: The Landsman by Peter Melman - This page turning work of historical fiction tells the story of Elias Abrams who leaves his sordid New Orleans home to enlist in the 3rd Louisiana Infantry, leaving behind a murder that threatens to unravel his world. • The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon – This New York Times best-selling novel follows the lives of the title characters, a Czech artist named Joe Kavalier and a Brooklyn-born writer named Sam Clay who are both Jewish - before, during, and after World War II. Kavalier and Clay become major figures in the comics industry during its "Golden Age." • The Plot Against America by Philip Roth – Roth balances personal, domestic, and national events in a novel that re-imagines history by positing a thesis that aviator Charles Lindbergh defeats Franklin D. Roosevelt for the presidency in 1940 and explores what can happen when a government limits religious liberties in the name of national interest.
• As a post script to the above summary of the establishment of JEWISH HERITAGE MONTH, we add a thought about the lives lost due to COVID-19. Rabbi Ira Ebbin of Congregation Ohav Sholom in Merrick, NewYork wrote a letter which appeared in NEWSDAY. Due to space constrictions, we are sharing with you a small part of the letter that illustrates a Jewish tradition that teaches that when we are presented with the incredible honor of rescuing someone who is in danger, we aren't just saving a life, we are saving a person who loved, and was loved by others. Each life lost is a world lost.
• PLEASE NOTE…The Evening Book Club will be reviewing Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie (...a sweeping, heartrending coming-of-age novel about a young woman's quest for acceptance in post–World War II Japan - Goodreads) at 7:30pm on May 10th and the Afternoon Book Club will be reviewing Ordinary Grace (...a brilliantly moving account of a boy standing at the door of his young manhood, trying to understand a world that seems to be falling apart around him. It is an unforgettable novel about discovering the terrible price of wisdom and the enduring grace of God. - Simon & Schuster) by William Kent Krueger at 1:00pm on May 20th. The Writing Club will next meet at 7:30pm on May 18th.
• There is a planning committee working to foster a feeling of stronger community between generations and needs. These objectives are of concern to the CARING COMMUNITY. It has been a while since our group has met. However, we have been reaching out to members of the Congregation to let them know we are here for them. With the help of several others, not in our group, a successful REACHING OUT effort was made to our Congregation to let them know we care about them. Since the number of volunteers in our group has declined significantly for several reasons, which includes - physical inability to attend meetings and sadly the passing of some of our volunteers, and we want to continue our mission and efforts ... WE ARE REACHING OUT AGAIN - THIS TIME TO ASK THAT YOU JOIN US AT OUR MEETINGS THAT WE TRUST WILL RESUME SOON. Please leave a message with the office staff about your interest in joining us. We will then contact you. THE CARING COMMUNITY NEEDS YOU !

HOPING THAT AN ABUNDANCE OF LOVE AND CARING IS CONTAGIOUS

social action

Elaine Brooks, Judy Kirschner & Elaine Weiss

Let Us Continue to Live Quintessential Lives

• SAVE THE DATE: There will be a Social Action Lunch and Learn on Saturday, May 15th. Katherine Kolios, Executive Director of Rain for the Sahel and the Sahara, (and Temple Tikvah daughter of Elaine Brooks and Anthony Kolios) will be speaking about what motivates people to leave their homes and become migrants and/or refugees - including environmental, social and political factors, with emphasis on Niger as a specific example, but applicable to many other regions. We hope you join us for a fascinating and unusual presentation.
• May is Jewish Heritage Month, a good time to take a quick look at the history of the RAC, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. Temple Tikvah has had a long association with this national organization and has been involved with the new RAC-NY Branch since its inception a few years ago.
• The RAC’s mission can be summed up in the words we all learned were prominently displayed in the chambers of one of the most inspiring Jewish Americans of our time, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof! Justice, justice shall you seek!” And so, the RAC fights anti-Semitism wherever it occurs, but also hate and injustice affecting all other groups; most recently standing in solidarity with the Asian-American Community. Here are a few examples of RAC actions from the last century:

• The RAC’s commitment to social justice and to leadership training has continued into the twenty-first century, expanding to include advocacy for local legislation in several states. During the winter and early spring, we participated in the RAC-NY’s Campaign to pass an act familiarly known as “Less is More” which would end the practice of sending people on parole back to prison for minor, non-criminal parole violations such as missing a meeting with a parole officer.
• Robin Jacobson and Lynn Beber joined the Social Action Chairwomen at the virtual opening rally in January, and the Social Action Chairwomen also attended the closing rally in April. In addition, the RAC had set up virtual lobbying sessions with state senators and assembly representatives. State Senator Anna Kaplan’s lobbying session was attended by constituents: Rabbi Sheinberg, who took on the role of directly asking the Senator for her support, Ed and Helaine Schachter, and Lynn Beber. Lynn Beber also attended the session with Assemblywoman Gina Siletti as a constituent. A campaign to call legislators was scheduled for late April.

Our next Social Action Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, May 23rd at 10:30am. All are welcome. Please email socialaction@templetikvah.org if you would like the ZOOM LINK for the meeting.

lifelong learning

Meryl Root

Our Religion’s Heritage Enables Us to Internalize It, Appreciate It, and Achieve Learning Experiences

• Lunch & Learn: Social Action is sponsoring the next Lunch & Learn, which will take place on Saturday, May 15th on ZOOM at 11:00am. Katherine Kolios (daughter of Elaine Brooks) who is the Executive Director of Rain for the Sahel and Sahara (see link below) will be speaking to us about the reasons people become migrants and/or refugees, which may be due to environmental as well as social or political factors. Niger, a country in West Africa will be used as her specific example, but the information discussed is applicable to many groups and places.

• Torah Study: Shabbat Morning Torah Study continues every Saturday at 9:00am via ZOOM with Rabbi Randy Sheinberg. We will finish reading Vayikra, The Book of Leviticus early in May. With finishing this book, we turn from ritual, legal, and moral practices to continuing the journey with the Israelites in the next book, Bamidbar which means “in the wilderness,” also known as the Book of Numbers. Here, we will complete the journey to the edge of the Promised Land. Please join us on the journey. No experience or prior knowledge is required. All are welcome. The ZOOM LINK will be published in the Weekly Update each week. We are always welcoming new participants.
• Tikkun Leil Shavuot: It is a tradition that the People of Israel have received the Torah on the morning of Shavuot. Therefore, as the Sages of the Kabbalah practiced, we too dedicate Shavuot Eve for study, and follow with a symbolic "reception of the Torah.”
• Hyperlinks: All ZOOM information and LINKS are available in the Weekly Updates.
• Suggestions: If you have any suggestions for a presenter, a film or a topic of interest that would be good for a Lifelong Learning Program, please feel free to email me at the LINK below and click on Community/Lifelong Learning.

We will continue to honor our Heritage by continuing to learn about our faith.

sisterhood

President - Phyllis Richards

May is Jewish Heritage Month, A Time to Celebrate!

• Growing up in a predominately Jewish community gave me a strong connection to my heritage. I was aware of other religious groups, yet my association with Judaism was strong. I am also proud of the Jews who have contributed to American culture - in the past and present, in government, in entertainment, and in sports.
• Many Sisterhood members share this background. Many of us now live in more diverse communities than we grew up in. Although this enriches our life experiences, we now need to make a more conscious commitment to our identification as Jews. Temple membership and Sisterhood give us that opportunity. Sisterhood provides opportunity for lending a helping hand, socialization, and fun.
• The profits from the very successful Purim Card enabled Sisterhood to make another sizable monetary contribution to Temple!
• Sisterhood fundraising although challenged by the restrictions of Covid is actively contributing support to Temple with our very popular Simcha Grams and our increasingly popular Shabbat Simchas. Consider joining these efforts. See the Weekly Update or call the Temple Office at 516.746.1120.
• Sisterhood once again will be supporting the MS Walk by contributing funds. If you would like to participate, please send a check made out to MS Society and address it to Mindy Daniels at Temple Tikvah - 3315 Hillside Avenue – New Hyde Park, NY 11040.
• Sisterhood is scheduling a webinar with Anat Hoffman, where we will learn about the current situation of Israeli woman, the restrictions still to be solved, and hear if any progress has been made. Ms. Hoffman is an Israeli activist and serves as Executive Director of the Israeli Religious Action Center, also known as IRAC. She is also the director and founding member of Nashot HaKotel, also known as Women of the Wall. Please check the upcoming Weekly Updates for more information.
• Just for the fun of it - on Saturday, May 1st there will be a Havdallah Service and Israeli Dancing Event outdoors in the parking lot. This event is for both the children and adults. Look for information in the Weekly Update.

The Biden Administration has a minyan and a half Jews. Our Jewish Heritage is always growing!

brotherhood

President - Marc Gold

My Heritage – A Tradition, An Achievement, and A Belief That is an Integral Part of Me

• About a month ago, I posted the above picture on Facebook of myself from my Bar Mitzvah in 1963. A young nerdy looking dude (with hair) who only had sports on his mind, and I guess his haftorah. I knew then that sports would take up most of my life as that nerdy kid ended up becoming a physical education teacher for 40 years.
• I digress...let me get back to my Bar Mitzvah. My special day took place at the Queensborough Hill Jewish Center on Horace Harding Expressway in Flushing on March 30th 1963. On that day I recited my 3 page Torah portion; and to this day, I still remember the first lines of my portion…Om zu, yeir zsa ti lee (I apologize, I do not have a Hebrew keyboard, yet that was it.) I still have the original book the Rabbi or maybe the Cantor gave me to practice with. They also gave us a record to hear what it should sound like. I believe I was close! In my pre-adolescent voice, the hormones had not yet kicked, however I would practice in between playing ball in the street and doing school work.
• I remember it well - Nervous? Of course, but once I started, I kept going…this was my heritage!
• Next came the party, the following day at the Hillside House in Hollis on Hillside Avenue, which included my sister, cousins, and friends. The friends were all boys of course - ewe girls!
• I have retained so many memories of this day 58 years later after all these years. Why? Perhaps because it was an important day in my life. Being a Bar Mitzvah is after all a milestone event in our faith. I am really not sure. Yet I do remember I was kind of excited, the week prior. I recall telling my homeroom teacher about my upcoming Bar Mitzvah and I remember he showed up that Saturday morning! My hero!!
• Many, if not all of the adults in my Bar Mitzvah Album have passed away and yet those memories of my big day have never been forgotten, and I am very happy I remember most of them. I was proud to be a Bar Mitzvah and remember the day, as if it were yesterday. I hope many of you who had a similar experience as mine, also have fond memories of those days.
• As for Brotherhood - We had our BINGO Night a few weeks ago. I hope everyone who participated enjoyed themselves. As always, it was good for the boys to get together for an evening.
• Moving forward, Brotherhood is offering Scholarships to our Temple’s Youth. If your child is planning on attending a Jewish Sponsored Camp this summer - you can fill out a Brotherhood Scholarship Form, turn it in to the Temple’s Office, and Brotherhood will happily pay for some of the costs. Brotherhood is also paying for the Sunday Religious School Security. Again, this is something meaningful to Brotherhood and helps our Synagogue continue to safely remain ‘A House of Worship That Feels Like Home.’

Our Heritage - Somehow it is always there.

Temple building reminders

With Covid cases still prevalent, it is important that everyone adhere to Temple Policies to keep our staff and each other safe:

• Do not come to Temple if you have any Covid-19 symptoms, even if you think it is just a cold. • Always wear a mask that covers your mouth and nose. • Call first to let the Office know you are coming. Only one visitor at a time may be in the Office. • Respect social distancing guidelines by staying at least 6 feet apart.

TODA RABA – תודה רבה

kol nidre

• ANGEL • Ken & Neela Weber
• CHESED • Barbara Silberman
• TZEDEKAH • Lorraine & Lester Bertan • Arnold & Sylvia Bloch • Elaine Farber • Cheryl & Steve Levine • Marilyn & Jerome Markowitz • Joyce & Joel Mensoff • Susan & Martin Siroka
• BENEFACTOR • Lynn & Jay Beber • Marty Cohen & Rabbi Randy Sheinberg • Alan Fogelman & Susan Feinblatt • Robin & Bob Jacobson • Carole Kaplan • Anonymous • Sandra & David Peskin • Jeffrey & Teresa Weisbrot
• PATRON • Arline & Jack Cazes • Nancy Eschemuller • Bruce, Maria, Lauren & Marc Gross • Justin Wax Jacobs Family – Helen Jacobs, Leonard Jacobs, Goldie Schwartz, Joseph Schwartz, Eva Jacobs, Samuel Jacobs, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Gloria & Lawrence Konstan • Lisa Selkin Lupo • Helaine & Ed Schachter • Janet & Barry Spool
• SPONSOR • Helen & Bob Bader • Maureen & Steve Berman • Betsy Jacob Bivrano • Andrea & Marc Comerchero and Family • Martin & Susan Fox • Marc & Michele Gold • Roger Jassie & Cari Pepkin-Jassie • Judith & Joseph Kirschner • Debbie, Larry & David Klig • Phyllis & Marc Newman • Arlene Sheff & Family • Ruth Vincent-Sechechtman • Stuart & Judy Weinstock • Irene & Stanley Zorn
• DONOR • Sharon Adler • Michele & Dennis Baltuch • Florence Baravarian • Sharon Bibergal • Sheila & Martin Bosker • Farhad Bolandakhtari & Nazita Dashitpour • Anonymous • The Chirel Family • Terry & Michael Cutler • Arleen & Ronald Degen • The Diamond Family • Anonymous • Edythe Fastow • Sonia Fink • Vivian E. Floch • Fran Fredrick • Sharon Fricano • Ruth Friedlander • Vivian Goldbaum • Stephen & Barbara Goldberg • Lori & Mark Gordon • David Herz & Janet Stahl • Ronni & Charles Hollanders • Andrea & Doug King • Leslie Kizner • Joel & Sadie Kramer • Rachel & Nicole Lavoie • Terry & Ira Lepzelter • Traci & Victor Levy • Susan & Andre Louis • Estelle Magidson & Family • Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Massey • Lynn Moser • Margery & Edward Orenstein • Beverly Osrow • Phyllis Richards • Barbara & Milton Rosenberg and Family • Barbara Rosenthal (IMO - Philip Kaplan) • Adam Lee Sabel • Burton & Susan Schall • Ron, Barbara, Melissa & Justin Schreiber • June & Jack Schwarz • Doris & Irving Silberman • Felice Tarter • Anonymous • Leo & Jane Tujak • Elaine & Howie Weiss • Sandra Witt • Jeffrey Young • Jerome & Sydell Zelanko
• PARTICIPANT • Deborah Abramowitz • Anonymous • Jeanie & George Berger • Cindy & Joe Bettelheim • Sharyn & Joel Chanin • Steven & Doreen Geller • Selma Goldberg • Deborah Golob • Muriel Gorochow • Abe & Hanna Kormas • Steven B. Levine • Anonymous • Sandra Lichtenstein • Frances Lowenstein • Andrew & Marilyn Mandell • Mark & Robin Mandell • Lee Newman • Karla & Orlando Osuna • Donald & Lori Panetta • Sandy Portnoy • Anonymous • Rachel Raphael-Kupferberg • Jaynie Rudick • Helene & Alene Schonhaut • Susan & Irwin Schneider • Anonymous • Gerty Wolf • Laurence & Ari Wolfson • Linda Lustig-Zaffos & Jack Zaffos • Howard & Gale Zeidman • Elaine Zipser

donations

• HELEN BADER SPECIAL PROJECT FUND:  Robert Bader
• RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND: Sandra Lichtenstein in memory of Susan Cohen • Jill Marcus in memory of Golda Balcony • Jody Osterweil & Family in appreciation of Rabbi Sheinberg • Barbara Rosenthal in memory of Susan Cohen • Susan Schall in memory of Susan Cohen • Cara Usatch in appreciation of Friday Night Services • Neela & Ken Weber in memory of Susan Cohen • Ida & Daniel Weisser in honor of their grandson, Aaron Weisser and his participation in the Family Services
• RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND: The Golden & Osterweil Families in memory of Susan Cohen • Suzanne Katz in memory of Michael Fricano
• SIMCHA FUND: Lynn & Jay Beber in honor of Leslie Kizner’s granddaughter, Melody Lynn Moran • Sandra & David Peskin in honor of Debbie & Herb Hochrad’s Grandchildren • Susan & Irwin Schneider in honor of Leslie Kizner’s granddaughter, Melody Lynn Moran
• TEMPLE TIKVAH MEMORIAL FUND: Florence Baravarian in memory of Julius J. Herlistschek • Lois Baron in memory of Herman Pearl • Lynn & Jay Beber in memory of Susan Cohen • Sharon Goldberg Bibergal in memory of Hyman Goldberg • Brotherhood in memory of Michael Fricano • Mindy & Mark Daniels in memory of Marilyn Daniels • Nancy Eschemuller in memory of Susan Cohen • Myrna Fischbach in memory of Lori Robin Fischbach • Doreen & Steve Geller in memory of Susan Cohen • Dean Hernan in memory of Joseph Hernandez • Phyllis Jacoby in memory of Jerome Beatus • Mimi Kahn in memory of Israel Silverstein and Tillie Lichtenstein • Carole Kaplan in memory of Mathilda Abzug, Shirley Kaplan, and Zoey Kapla • Nancy Kiss in memory of Irving Kiss • Deborah Klig in memory of Charles Conover • Patrice Kolomer in memory of Sydney Lipchonsky and Yetta Lipchonsky • Gloria & Larry Konstan in memory of Harry Konstan and Marilyn Shuman • Esther Krichevsky in memory of Dora Krichevsky and Shirley Cantos • Cheryle & Stephen Levine in memory of Charles Golden, Susan Cohen, Abbey Bonnie Passariello, and Alison Werner Levine • Cathleen Lent in memory of Michael Fricano • Susan Louis in memory of Susan Cohen • Lois Marcus in memory of Philip Marcus • Lee Newman in memory of Irving Newman • Michael Newman in memory of Matilde Gutierrez • Edward & Margery Orenstein in memory of Joseph Orenstein • Beverly Osrow in memory of Leonard Osrow and Helen Kerbel • Sandra & David Peskin in memory of Charles Golden, Murray Leff, and Marvin Witt • Susan & Irwin Schneider in memory of Louise & John Cavaliere, Mildred Rosen, Burt Schall, and Frances & Samuel Schneider • Helene, Alene & Jordan Schonhaut and Family in memory of Traci Schonhaut Fuller • Jack & June Schwarz in memory of Ludwig Schwarz • Barbara Silberman & Dorothy Kellner in memory of Sylvia Miller • Barbara Silberman in memory of Susan Cohen • Doris & Irving Silberman in memory of Eli Goodman • Susan & Martin Siroka in memory of Violet Hechstadt and Shirley & Harold Siroka • Janet & Barry Spool in memory of Edward Spool • Felice Tarter in memory of Louis Tarter • Temple Tikvah Religious School in memory of Michael Fricano • Jeffrey & Teresa Weisbrot in memory of Esther Graff and David Weisbrot • Carolyn Weissfeld in memory of Yetta Weiss • Howard & Gale Zeidman in memory of Leon Zeidma • Irene & Stanley Zorn in memory of Susan Zorn and Evelyn Kamberg

in loving memory

• SATURDAY, MAY 1st - Torah Study at 9:00am; Bat Mitzvah of Liliana Hersh at 10:15am; and Temple-wide Outdoor Havdallah & Israeli Dancing at 4:00pm
• SUNDAY, May 2nd - Religious School at 9:30am & Religious School Open House for Tikvah Tots at 9:30am
• TUESDAY, MAY 4th - Sisterhood Board Meeting at 7:45pm
• WEDNESDAY, MAY 5th - Jewish Music and More at 7:00pm & Brotherhood Meeting at 7:00pm
• THURSDAY, May 6th - On the Marc Sports Talk at 4:00pm & Meditation at 7:00pm
• FRIDAY, May 7th - Grades K/1 Shabbat Services and Michelle Wolf & EJ Coyne Betrothal Blessing
• SATURDAY, MAY 8th - Torah Study at 9:00am & Bar Mitzvah of Ethen Moy at 10:15am
• SUNDAY, MAY 9th / MOTHER"S DAY - Religious School at 9:30am
• MONDAY, MAY 10th - Evening Book Club Meeting at 7:30pm
• WEDNESDAY, MAY 12th - Jewish Music and More at 7:00pm
• THURSDAY, MAY 13th - On the Marc Sports Talk at 4:00pm
• FRIDAY, MAY 14th - Meditation at 6:45pm & Confirmation Shabbat Services at 7:30pm
• SATURDAY, MAY 15th - Torah Study at 9:00am; Junior Congregation at 9:30am; and Lifelong Learning at 11:30am
• SUNDAY, MAY 16th / EREV SHAVUOT - Religious School at 9:30am; Outdoor Parent Art Project at 9:45am; and Tikkun Leil Shavuot at 7:00pm
• MONDAY, MAY 17th / YIZKOR - Festival Service & Yizkor at 10:30am
• TUESDAY, MAY 18th - Creative Writing Group Meeting at 7:30pm
• WEDNESDAY, MAY 19th - Jewish Music and More at 7:00pm
• THURSDAY, MAY 20th - Afternoon Book Club Meeting at 1:00pm; On the Marc Sports Talk at 4:00pm; and Meditation at 7:00pm
• FRIDAY, MAY 21st - Shabbat Services at 7:30pm
• SATURDAY, MAY 22nd - Torah Study at 9:00pm
• SUNDAY, MAY 23rd - Religious School End-of-Year BBQ at 9:30am & Social Action Meeting at 10:30am
• WEDNESDAY, MAY 26th - Jewish Music and More at 7:00pm
• THURSDAY, MAY 27th - On the Marc Sports Talk at 4:00pm
• FRIDAY, MAY 28th - Meditation at 6:45pm & Shabbat Services at 7:30pm
• SATURDAY, MAY 29th - Torah Study at 9:00am
• MONDAY, MAY 31st - MEMORIAL DAY

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