KOL SHALOM · In the newly released Disney movie, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, I cried. I cried a lot. I did not cry because Maleficent died or because of Aurora’s reaction to

KOL SHALOM December 2019

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Inside this edition…

Letter from the Editor 2

From Our Rabbi: Chanukah 3

Welcome New Member Shabbat 4

Kochavim Launched 5

Commentary 7

Family Shabbat 8

Kraft Educational Foundation 9

In Our Congregation 10

Yahrzeits 11 &12

CBS History 13

Chanukah Supplement 14

Contributions 15 - 17

Calendar of Events 19

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Light One Candle

Within a few short weeks we will come to celebrate another holiday. Chanukah. As most know, this holiday tells a story of triumph over adversity. Further, we start the holiday with but two candles and by its conclusion, we have lots of light produced by nine candles. Even in our darkest days, we can have light to shine on us and to show us the way. As such, it is a good reminder for us not just at Chanukah, but at all times of the year and season. Every December, I, like you, probably receive anywhere from ten to fifty pieces of mail that ask for money. “Save the Children,” “Save the Environment,” “Save the Dolphins,” “Save the Wildlife,” “Remember the Federation,” “Remember the School,” “Honor Your Alma Mater,” and so on and so forth. They are hoping that I will make one last pledge at the end of the year—to help keep their “lights” on or simply to remember those that are not so fortunate at this time of year. My heart aches with this much need. Clearly, these mailers are designed to evoke the challenges of the darkness; the power to overcome despair by contributing to a worthy cause. Many of you, like me, you choose your causes carefully. Maybe you contribute to one that speaks to your interests or simply one that speaks to your heart. Maybe you contribute your time because your money is tight and finances are limited. Maybe you contribute through donations of food, clothing, or other goods. Every donation matters... or at least that’s what they say. We are so fortunate that we have holidays to remind us of the good things and the not-so-good things; the rewards and the challenges. This year, I am going to light one candle for those who need light and by the end of the holiday I hope you will see what I see - a community full of goodness, hope, prayer, and lasting peace. B’Shalom, Hayim Weiss, Editor

CHANUKAH PRAYERS AND PRACTICES

In this month’s issue, please find our special holiday supplement for the festival of Chanukah, including prayers and rules for playing dreidel. Visit our website for an extended supplement—which also includes seasonal recipes, song sheets, and crafty ideas to keep both young and old spinning like a dreidel for many years to come. Enjoy!

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Chanukah 5780: December 22 to December 30 by Rabbi Michael Beals

According to the last National Jewish Population Survey, in 2001, 72 percent of Jews in the United

States light Chanukah candles — more than partake of any other Jewish rite, including attending a

Passover seder or fasting on Yom Kippur.

In the Talmud, Tractate Shabbat, the Rabbis ask “mie Chanukah?” – “What’s Chanukah?” (Shabbat 19b). With the current Chabad practice of Chanukah menorahs affixed to cars parading through our neighborhoods, and Chanukah menorahs being lit in the public square, in shopping malls, even in front of the White House, one might ask – how could the Rabbis have ever asked such a question?! The 2001 National Jewish Population Survey of 2001 reported 72% of American Jews lighting Chanukah candles – more than any other Jewish ritual act. WHY?!

The beginning of the answer lies with the Talmud itself. Rava (280-352 CE, Babylonian Rabbi, 4th generation of amoraim), is asked if one has only enough money for Shabbat Kiddush wine or Chanukah wicks and oil, where should one invest his funds? Rava answers, buy the wicks and the oil in order to l’farsame et ha nes, “publicize the miracle” (of the oil in the desecrated Jerusalem Temple lasting for eight nights instead of one until the oil supply could be replenished).

But it really was a conscious effort by Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, which accounts for the large 72% candle lighting number. In 1973, the Rebbe announced his “Chanukah-Awareness Campaign.” That year his followers and emissaries (shelichim) distributed 60,000 tin Chanukiyot. The following year, in 1974, Rabbi Abraham Shemtov kindled a Chanukah menorah at the foot of the Liberty Bell in nearby Philadelphia. In 1979, then-President Jimmy Carter participated in a public Chanukah lighting ceremony.

I remember being invited by then-Vice President Joe Biden to participate in his public lighting of the huge National Chanukah Menorah in front of the White House, with jelly-filled sufganiyot supplied by Chabad’s Rabbi Shemtov. And the following year I was invited to President Barak Obama’s White House Chanukah party, with music provided by the Maccabeats and the best kosher lollypop lamb chops I have ever tasted.

I recently asked my friend and colleague, Rabbi Chuni Vogel of Chabad of Delaware why Chabad places such an emphasis on public Chanukah lighting? He corrected the premise of my question. He told me Chabad puts an emphasis on EVERY mitzvah, from tefillin to Shabbat candle lighting to observing Pesach and more. Because the focus of Chanukah candle lighting revolves around publicizing the miracle, it might appear to me that Chabad prioritizes this mitzvah over others.

But obviously the success of the Rebbe’s vision 46 years ago has paid off. Yet perhaps Chanukah-lighting is low-hanging fruit. That is to say, it does not require much time or effort to fulfill this mitzvah. And we do get a Christmas tail-wind. In December, with our majority non-Jewish neighbors fixating on Christmas spurred on by commercialism, it does get Jews to reflect on their own religious practice. I remember as far back as elementary school in the late 1960s, every December the non-Jewish teacher expected me, as the only Jew in my Northern California school, to explain the significance of the Chanukah menorah. I did my best with my pre-Seminary education at the local Reform Sunday School.

Perhaps it was the first century Rabbi, Hillel, who best understood the lure of lighting the Chanukah candles. Long before the Rebbe, in an argument with his intellectual sparring partner, Shammai, Hillel argued for the uplifting emotional quality of lighting one more candle, nightly adding more and more light in the darkest period of the calendar.

So it is in these dark times of political polarization and serious moral questions being asked of those at the very pinnacle of leadership that we are desperate to put light in dark places. And how wonderful it is to add that light amid songs, potato latkas, jelly-filled sufganiyot, friends, families and presents. May we light those Chanukiyot in our front windows early in the evening, when all passersby might be inspired by both great miracles which happened at that time long ago, as well as the miracle of religious freedom we enjoy in this country in these times as well. Above all, may the kindling of Chanukah candles remind us never to take our many daily miracles for granted.

Chag sameach!

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Kochavim (Stars) Launched by Cantor Elisa Abrams

Congregation Beth Shalom is building a bright future, one baby step at a time. Last month, families with babies

gathered to sing, learn, dance, play, eat, and schmooze together! Members and non-members are all welcome

to join us for our next gathering on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at 9:30am! Spread the word!

Brandon Weaver

is a seventh grader

at Garnet Valley

Middle School.

His favorite

subject is Spanish

because he enjoys

learning another

language and

about the Spanish culture. His favorite extra-curricular activity is karate. Brandon started karate at the Siegel

JCC pre-school lunch bunch when he was three and has been training ever since. He is currently a black belt.

In his free time, he enjoys playing video games and hanging out with his friends.

Using his passion for swimming, Brandon's bar mitzvah project was teaching swim lessons at the Siegel JCC.

He really enjoyed working with the kids, helping the community, and giving back to the organization and

people that taught him to love swimming.

Brandon is the son of Stacy and Jake Weaver and the older brother of Emma. His grandparents are Ruth

and Martin Hochheiser of Wilmington, DE and Judy and Ken Lau of Wilmington, DE and Dan and Lynn

Weaver of Kansas.

Sophia Madeline Platsis

Sophia became a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, November 2. She is a graduate of Albert Einstein Academy and currently attends Springer Middle School, where she is a member of the National Junior Honors Society and the Bark Builders Service Club. She is also in her school’s drama club and dances at Kicks Academy of Dance. In addition to drama and dance, she enjoys reading, writing, and being outside in nature.

For her Mitzvah project, Sophia volunteered for Jewish Family Services by baking desserts for the Memory Café (a support group for individuals experiencing memory changes, along with their care partners).

Sophia is the daughter of Liz and Zach Platsis, and the older sister of Miriam. Her grandparents are Helen and Ron Vederman of Lewes, DE and Carol and Stan Platsis of Ann Arbor, MI.



In the newly released Disney movie, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, I cried. I cried a lot. I did not cry because Maleficent died or because of Aurora’s reaction to losing her godmother. I cried for different reasons. I cried because, for me, there was something familiar in the plot.

Picture this scene from the movie: a minority group is ushered into a church sanctuary under false pretenses. The doors are shut. Then the guests are gassed. Remember, this from a PG-rated Disney film! A note of importance for me is that the location of the genocidal murder is a church sanctuary.

Throughout history, church sanctuaries were always meant to represent places of safety. Even I know that, and I am a nice Jewish girl.

In the movie, all the fairy folk of the Moor are coming to celebrate Aurora’s wedding to Prince Phillip, which will take place in a church. All of them sit on one side of the sanctuary. One fairy creature sits on the opposite side of the room. He quickly sees his mistake and moves to the fairy side of the room. The message was clear: humans on one side and fairies on the other. During our studies at Cab Calloway School for the Arts, some of us might remember that throughout the Holocaust, Nazis justified their actions by calling Jewish people “sub-human.” The Nuremberg Laws set out special laws where Aryans could sit, and where Jews could sit. Later, Jim Crow laws in the American South would separate African Americans from Whites in the same way. In this film, images of the fairies were presented as somewhat human – but not quite human.

Once we have registered these details, a female military leader working for the fascist queen, starts to play a grand pipe organ. We are expecting Here Comes the Bride. What is played is no wedding march. Rather, in the pipes of the organ is stuffed a special dust or gas made just for killing fairies. Then, dramatically, the doors to the church are locked and barricaded. The lady playing the organ smiles a satisfied smile-and I shiver.

As she plays her malevolent fugue, she occasionally presses a particular dissonant note on the organ key pad, which make the fairies die as they come in contact with the dust which is released. They scream. One brave fairy throws himself in front of three smaller fairies- sacrificing himself so that they can live. It reminded me of parents throwing themselves in front of their children.

Again, it dawned on me that these fairies looked somewhat human but not quite human. The fairies banged on the doors of the church and threw themselves at the doors, but the doors remained locked. You could hear their cries and see their faces contort in agony as their loved ones died. It seemed important to me that when the dust touched the fairies, they disintegrated – as if they never existed in the first place. At least children who are (or were) Disney fans had that mercy – we did not need to see lifeless fairy carcasses piled on top of one another. As the shot pans out of the church, we can still hear the screams.

A fair amount of other plot details happened next. Yet, all I could focus on were fairies dying, even as I was supposed to bond with other characters as they talked or stood around. This left me in suspense. I was thinking: How many fairies were being disintegrated per second that weren’t portrayed in the frame of the movie scene I was watching?

Finally, we were back at the church. Finally the rest of the fairies were freed. But it was so traumatic. At this point in the film, I was openly sobbing.

For me, another controversial part of this film was how the fascist queen arranged to produce the fairy killing gas. She sent her human army into the Moors to desecrate the resting places of dead fairies, and used their remains to make the gas. During the Holocaust, one of the many atrocities that the Jewish people endured was the Nazis’ destruction of their ancient gravesites. Over the summer, my choir performed in Germany. That moment in the movie reminded me of the circular brass plaques I saw that commemorate where the Nazis had destroyed Jewish people’s graves. In short, this movie was very triggering for me. I do not know where to go from here. Did this Disney film introduce themes of the Holocaust to children in a deliberate “safer” way, through the use of fantasy? Or, did the folks at Disney use their plot to trivialize the Holocaust, using themes from this dark period for entertainment? I do not completely understand my feelings, past the trauma that I felt while watching the movie. If you see the film, I am curious to learn what you think. Shira Beals is the daughter of Rabbi Michael Beals and Dr. Elissa Green Beals and is a Sophomore at Cab Calloway School of the Arts. Shira presented this drash at a recent Friday Evening’s Shabbat Service.

Commentary - Maleficent Mistress of Evil: Trivializing the

Holocaust or Making it Accessible? Shira Beals

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT? HAVE YOU CONSIDERED DOING IT? HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT OTHERS DOING IT?

If you enjoy lunch after Shabbat Services, kibitzing with your shul friends over rugelach, or simply catching up on the latest, we would love your help to host a kiddush or festive oneg. Contact Sue Midanek, [email protected], for more information and available dates.


Kraft Educational Foundation Brings

Aaron David Miller to Discuss Middle

East Politics Then and Now

On December 8, 2019 at 7:00pm, Congregation Beth Shalom and the Rabbi Jacob Kraft Educational Foundation bring author, analyst, and frequent radio commentator, Aaron David Miller to discuss his views of the New Middle East. Vice President for New Initiatives and a Distinguished Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. Miller previously served as an advisor to several Secretaries of State helping formulate U.S. policy on the Middle East and Arab-Israel peace process. He also served as the Senior Advisor for Arab-Israeli Negotiations. A dessert reception will follow his talk.

How to be Jewish

and Observe

Christmas: Volunteer Christmas Day at

St. Francis Hospital

You will working in the cafeteria. Select one of these three shifts: • 7:00am to 10:30pm • 10:30am to 2:00pm • 4:00pm to 7:00pm You must at least 16 years old to volunteer. St. Francis will feed you at the end of your shift. Sign up by contacting Ellen Meyer at [email protected] or 302-652-6663. Don’t delay as popular shifts fill quickly!

Submissions

for the

January 2020

Kol Shalom

due by

Thursday, December 5!


Congregants’ Birthday Celebrations

1) Steven Weiler & Sarah Truitt

4) Paul & Cindy Imber

9) Matt & Erica Erbeck

11) Errol & Ruth Ger

Gary & Marlene Gold

16) Judith & Edwared Dolinger

17) Barry & Shirley Klassman

Gregg & Susan Millman

Jerry & Sandye Turnauer

19) Larry & Marlene Ornston

22) Leslie & Barbara Dukart

24) Jay & Harriet Harowitz

26) Elias & Vivian Mamberg

27) Terry & Lynne Sklar

Jeffrey Stape & Caryl Marcus-Stape

28) Adir & Raichel Barzilay

31) Bill & Sue Adelman

We wish a Happy Birthday to all of the following congregants who are celebrating their December birthdays:

1) Leonard Markovitz, Gregg Fink, Elizabeth Bear,

3) Stacy Wintjen, 4) Philip Fuhrman, Jeffrey Rubin

5) Suzanne Burcat, 7) Jodi Frank, 8) Doris Miller,

9) Stanley Budner, Robert Cohen, 10) Karen Morris,

Chad Laurence, 11) Paula Epstein, 12) Gregg Millman,

Phyllis Holtzman, 13) Bess Lobel, Kara Haines,

14) Jeffrey Dombchik, Ellen Meyer, Tom Tolin,

15) Rhoda Dombchik, David Wiley, Daniel Devlin,

16) Ruth Greenberg, Robert Bycer, Marni Grossman,

17) Barbara Swinger, Hollis Sherman, 18) Jordon Rosen,

Esther Schmerling, 19) Lewis Bennett, 20) Liz Platsis,

21) James Midanek, Karen Friedman, 23) Philip Epstein,

Stacy Weaver, Lauren Martin, 24) Eva Weissman,

26) Shelly Mand, Harry Themal, Zachary Schnapp,

27) Steven Ebner, Jason Silovitch, 28) Lawrence Ornston,

Carol Derman, 29) Jill Downard, Gordon Manin,

Rebecca Wiley, 31) Ellen Levin, Rachel Clark

December

Anniversaries

Mazel Tov

To Norma Pressman on the occasion of the Bat Mitzvah of her granddaughter Elisheva Appelbaum, daughter of Emily Pressman Appelbaum and Yoni Appelbaum.

To Rabbi Ellen Bernhardt for her community program on Resilience: Honoring the Memory of the Tree of Life Synagogue Fallen.

To Liza Lewis, daughter of Jeffery and Judith Lewis, is engaged to Michael Chatlin of Bethesda Maryland.

Do you have a mazel to share? If so, send it to [email protected] with the subject: Mazel Tov

and we will gladly add your mazel tov to our list. Thank you and Mazel Tov!


May Their Memories Be For a Blessing With Reverence We Record the Following Yahrzeits

12/2/2019 (4 Kislev 5780) Sima Aserkoff 12/3/2019 (5 Kislev 5780) Helen Likover 12/4/2019 (6 Kislev 5780) Herman Dolinger Yecheskel Helmer Bernard Schaffer 12/6/2019 (8 Kislev 5780) Morris Davidoff Helen Feldman Ruth Leskiwec 12/7/2019 (9 Kislev 5780) Nathan Epstein Frances Frank 12/8/2019 (10 Kislev 5780) Lionel Lipschultz 12/9/2019 (11 Kislev 5780) Bernard G. Greenberg Mary Helmer Eric Rotholz

12/10/2019 (12 Kislev 5780) Ida Edell Morris Zucker 12/11/2019 (13 Kislev 5780) Marlene Greenberg 12/12/2019 (14 Kislev 5780) Helen Weiner 12/15/2019 (17 Kislev 5780) Norman W. Grant Howard Levitt 12/16/2019 (18 Kislev 5780) Hyman Kattler 12/17/2019 (19 Kislev 5780) Bette Heiman Steven Libin Charles Meyer 12/19/2019 (21 Kislev 5780) Diane Aaron Robert Einhorn Davida Levitt Joseph Sandler Celia Weissman

12/20/2019 (22 Kislev 5780) Norman Alper Clara Sperber

12/21/2019 (23 Kislev 5780) Bertha Meyer Ruth Zevin Slomovitz Herbert Sperber Emmy Weil

12/23/2019 (25 Kislev 5780) Jacob Lipson Erwin Schmerling Tillie Zutz

12/24/2019 (26 Kislev 5780) Herman Meritz

12/25/2019 (27 Kislev 5780) Maurice Liebesman Henrietta Zutz

12/26/2019 (28 Kislev 5780) Sidney Cohen Doris Gold Nina Roffman

12/27/2019 (29 Kislev 5780) Israel Kurfirst

We Lovingly Recall we remember those who departed us too soon

Congregation Beth Shalom expresses condolences to the families and friends of

Benjie Cohen on the death of his father Paul Cohen,

who passed away on November 1, 2019

Including Benjie (Jodi), he is survived by four children, ten grandchildren, six great-grand children, and his wife.

Wayne Geller on the death of his mother, Elizabeth (Betty) Geller

who passed away on November 17, 2019

Including Wayne (Beverly), she is survived by three children and six grandchildren.

Hamakom yenachem etchem b'toch she'ar aveley Tzion v'Yerushalayim

May the Lord comfort and sustain you among the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.


May Their

Memories Be

For a Blessing With Reverence We Record

the Following Yahrzeits

12/28/2019 (30 Kislev 5780) Louis Dombchik Izaac Mamberg Dorothy Sherman 12/29/2019 (1 Tevet 5780) Fannie Cohen Marvin Epstein David Kudish Rose Morganstein 12/30/2019 (2 Tevet 5780) Elsie Bachrach Anita Braunstein Leon Stein 12/31/2019 (3 Tevet 5780) J Baylson Jacob Weiner

The Ben-Bassat Family Mourns the loss of their beloved Arie Ben-Bassat z”l October 15, 2019

Laura, and Laura and Arie’s children: Oren Ben-Bassat, Tel Aviv

Daniella Ben-Bassat, Providence RI

Arie’s brother Ami (Eti) Ben Bassat, Nes Tziona, (Alona, Naama, and families)

Rachel (David z”l) Ben Bassat, Jerusalem (Yifat, Dafna, and families)

Tami (Shmuel z”l) Ben Bassat, Nes Tziona (Roey, Yair, Edit, Avishag, and families)

With deep appreciation to Rabbi Beals, Cantor Abrams Cohn, and to the congregants and staff of Congregation Beth Shalom for their sustained support during this difficult time.


Everyone’s Book Club The CBS Book Club is open to all members of the CBS community. We have a group of varied participants – men and women with a wide range of political and religious views and of varying cultural backgrounds – which makes for lively and enlightening discussions.

Our next Book Club is on December 15 at 10am, where we will discuss The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish. Contact Lori Barbanel, [email protected] for more info.

CBS History in the Archives: 1966 - 1968 by Diane Wolf

In May of 1966, CBS celebrated the tenth anniversary of the dedication of the “new temple building.” Not long after that, the CBS leadership decided to refurbish the bima, an effort that culminated in the mounting of the new doors for the ark, ner tamid and menorahs. These works by renowned sculptor, Luise Kaish continue to enhance our worship in the sanctuary today.

The archives hold the 1966 specifications for remodeling and the blueprints of the bima drawn up up Richard Chalfant, the project architect. Morris Leibowitz initiated the remodeling with a gift. Commitments were made in early 1967, but the advent of the 1967 war in Israel delayed the effort. With permission from Mr. Leibowitz, CBS diverted all uncommitted funds for the remodeling to support Israel. Fortunately the 1967 War was brief. By July 1967, a Bimah Committee had been formed, and was chaired by Isaac Budovitch. Committee members included Irving and Doris Morris; other people mentioned frequently in the archives were Ben Stolper and Bernard Raphaelson. Also that July, a contract with Luise Kaish was signed.

During 1968, there was much correspondence about the remodeling project. In addition to Richard Chalfant and Luise Kaish, there are records of vendors such as Modern Art Foundry, City Electric, George Snyder (contractor), Arthur Bruce Hoheb (models of sculptures) and others. One letter to a vendor from 1966 discusses the requirements for a “rolling device that will permit both [ark doors] smoothly… and easily.”

The new bima was dedicated during Rosh Hashanah in 1968. The reconstruction was made possible through the generosity of Morris Leibowitz and dedicated to Aaron Finger. Mr. Leibowitz died in August 1968 just before completion of the project, and Mr. Finger died the following year.

A brochure about the ark doors was published with an essay by Rabbi Jacob Kraft about the artists’ “...interpretation of the Ten Commandments based on the medieval conception of God as Ein Soph, the Infinite.”

Thanks to former CBS Rabbi David Geffen, we also know that when the Jewish Museum (NYC) held an exhibition of Luise Kaish sculpture in 1973, our ark doors were featured on the cover of the exhibition catalog.

Family Promise Congregation Beth Shalom together with five other faith-based congregations in the Ninth Ward supports Family Promise of Northern New Castle County, a non-profit, 501(C)3 organization, with the goal of preventing and ending homelessness for families with children. During a week-long commitment, congregations work to provide volunteers to set up sleeping accommodations, prepare meals, assist with transportation (van provided), plan and participate in family activities, and provide warm and caring fellowship by interacting with the families. Along with the staff of Family Promise, we help move families along a path to their own independent and sustainable living.

Our next commitment begins December 1, 2019. To volunteer or to receive more information, please contact Stacey Friedland at (302) 545-9531.

Artwork: Shira Beals



Al Berlin Minyan Fund In appreciation of High Holy Days Honor Anita & Ed Sobel

In memory of Frances Glick Estelle & Marty Glick Matthew, Holly, &Naomi Glick Debbie, Zack, & Ben Newman Phyllis Dwares Leonard Dwares Wendy Linder Ann Zion

Brian Dombchik Fund In appreciation of High Holy Days Honor Sheila Gardner

Building Fund In honor of Eddi Chaikin Robert & Ellen Meyer Riebmans' daughter's wedding Robert & Ellen Meyer

Cantor Salzer Fund In memory of Benjamin Goldstein Lawrence and Ann Klein

Cantor’s Discretionary Fund In appreciation Marty & Shelly Mand

High Holy Days Honor Hershey Schloss

In honor of Elaine Schmerling and Warren Butt’s 30th Wedding Anniversary Sheila Gardner

Mazel Tov On the Birth of Eden Noah to Cantor Elisa & Daniel Cohn Robert & Deborah Feinson

Capital Campaign In memory of Larry K. Miller Doris Miller Lolo Heitlinger Judy & Alex Montag Michele, Dave, Jake, & Kate Laughin Jeff, Steph, Wesley, & Zachary Montag

Chumash Dedication In honor of Anita & Ed Sobel’s 50th Wedding Anniversary Steven & Frances Klein My Parents - Zoltan and ZsuZsi Spitzer Marica Spitzer

Congregation Fund In appreciation Miriam Feldman

In appreciation of High Holy Days Honor Allan Tocker Ruth & Martin Hochheiser

In honor of Aryeh Kuller's engagement to Hope Steven & Stacey Colton Meri and Hayim Weiss on Simchat Torah Celina & Ron Riebman Edward & Anita Sobel Lawrence & Marlene Ornston Steven & Frances Klein Steven & Stacey Colton Tammy & Mark Albom Warren Butt & Elaine Schmerling Wendy & Larry Lehrfeld Riebmans' daughter's wedding Gary & Marlene Gold Norman & Barbara Ertel

Sheila Gardner Joel & Gila Lipman Steven & Stacey Colton In memory of Harry Levin Richard & Marilyn Levin Samuel Levin Richard & Marilyn Levin Hattie Goldberg Richard & Marilyn Levin Isadore Goldberg Richard & Marilyn Levin Aaron Byron Gary and Marlene Gold Abraham Jenner Ellen Koniver Anna Wishnow Edythe Wishnow Arie Ben Bassatt Faith & Paul Silver Sherry & Melvin Olicker Ben Mason Jay & Harriet Harowitz Bruce Hirschfield Barbara Stargatt Charles Klein Naomi Klein Clara Stein Herman & Anna Stein Doris Louick Felicia Tannenbaum Edna Riebman Harriet & Marvin Sachs Haim Solomon Ethan Solomon Jerry Grossman Faith Tomases Stuart Grant Joan Baron Steven & Stacey Colton Joseph Goldenberg Edward & Leslie Goldenberg Louis Geller Harriet Schloss Marcella Kanofsky Barry & Rachelle Kanofsky

Congregation Beth Shalom raises funds to support synagogue activities, programs and projects. To make a donation to any of our existing funds, please email or call our synagogue office, 302.654.4462. The minimum contribution to receive a tribute card is $12. To establish a new fund or learn more about contributory opportunities, please speak with our President, Barney Kantar, or our Director of Administration, Matthia McCracken. We appreciate your generosity.

Contributions


Mary & Bea Taub Jerome & Gail Kurman Max Aerenson Norman & Phyllis Aerenson Mildred Bycer Charles & Debra Goodman Paul & Cindy Imber Warren Butt & Elaine Schmerling Miriam Geller Hershey Schloss Miriam Spector Faith Tomases Miriam Westrich Barry & Betty Diznoff Milton Silber Robert & Amira Silber Ralph Freidberg Florence Austin Stuart & Suzanne Grant Ruth Forman Faith & Paul Silver Paul & Barbara Cohen Ruth Rosenberg Ralph Tomases Faith Tomases Rebecca Fink Alan & Phyllis Fink Robert Silberglied Michelle & Russell Silberglied Sandy Berg Judy & Howard Zucker Marion & Jack Jacobs Shyer Harowitz Jay & Harriet Harowitz Stanley Wishnow Edythe Wishnow Steven Guzik Ilene Guzik-Farber Sylvia Mass Alan & Phyllis Fink Terri Lucier Linda Seidenstat Marla & Paul Minestrella Mindye & Robert Hughes Yetta Roth & Sol Hirsch Carol & Jeffrey Roth

Mazel Tov to Beth Ledger on the birth of her granddaughter Warren Butt & Elaine Schmerling

Ruth & Martin Hochheiser for grandson Brandon Weaver's Bar Mitzvah. Faith and Paul Silver

Speedy Recovery to Laura Rubin Barry & Betty Diznoff

Harriet Kaufman Fund In memory of Harriet Kaufman Lynda & Larry Kaufman Carl Bland Lynda & Larry Kaufman Lee Ursomarso Lynda & Larry Kaufman Mark Cohen, MD Lynda & Larry Kaufman

Hebrew School Fund In honor of Shabbat Koleinu Frances Stein The birth of granddaughter Hilde Mauer Stanley & Rhea Levy

In memory of Alexander Queller Jacqueline Harad Harry Atlas Frances Stein Marrissa Fishman Richard & Barbara Longwill Martha Cohen Robert & Barbara Cohen

High Holy Days In appreciation of High Holy Days Honor Barbara & Philip Epstein Robert E Bycer

In honor of Meri and Hayim Weiss on Simchat Torah Karen and Art Moss

Kraft Educational Foundation In memory of Elihu Gottesman Robert & Margo G. Bycer

Harold Schloss Hershey Schloss Miriam April Josephine Fisher Miriam Brumberg Edward & Leslie Goldenberg Miriam Spector Barbara Yalisove

Linda Goldstein Fund In honor of The Engagement of Jarad Goldstein to Claire Young Ruth & Martin Hochheiser The Marriage of Lara Goldstein to Terence Stone Ruth & Martin Hochheiser

Men’s Club In memory of Joseph & Lillian Zucker Howard Zucker

Morris Fund In memory of Ben Markowitz Karen Morris & Alan Levenson

Prayer Book Fund In memory of Linda Popper Peter & Rosalie Popper

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Anniversary wishes to: Rabbi Michael Beals & Elissa Green-Beals, Ed & Anita Sobel, and Ron & Celina Riebman Warren Butt & Elaine Schmerling

In appreciation Hershey Schloss

In honor of Elisa Beals Becoming Director of the Delaware Humane Association Robert & Ellen Meyer

The Riebman Family Sheila Gardner


Rabbi Michael Beals & Elissa Green-Beals 25th Wedding Anniversary Robert & Deborah Feinson In memory of Alan Beals Arthur & Sheila Inden Carol Einhorn Michele Greene Eleanor Brant Sandye & Gerald Turnauer Esther Green Arthur & Sheila Inden Carol Einhorn Harry Ross Stanley & Adele Ross

Jerry Grossman Warren Butt & Elaine Schmerling

Ralph Freidberg Rochelle Golder

Speedy recovery to Laura Rubin Warren Butt & Elaine Schmerling

Sisterhood In memory of Arie Ben-Bassat Hershey Schloss

Tikkun Olam Fund In honor of Faith & Paul Silvers' grandson's Bar Mitzvah Hershey Schloss Ruth & Martin Hochheisers' grandson's Bar Mitzvah Hershey Schloss Stacy and Jacob Weavers' son's Bar Mitzvah Hershey Schloss Tikkun Olam Shulamith Shafer All donations listed are based on donations received and processed from August 1 to October 30. If a donation has been made between these dates and not noted, please call the office to correct our records. WE THANK

FOR THE SUPPORT OF OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

We're looking to hear from CBS congregants

about your favorite Purim traditions for an article

that would appear in the March Kol Shalom.

Please send your memories to Gary Haber at

[email protected] or Lori Barbanel at

[email protected].



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