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The Or-acle A A Quarterly Publication of Temple B’nai Or
Winter 2018/Volume 64/Issue 1 (December, January, February)
Scenes From Fall
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Rabbi
David Katz
Cantor
Galit Dadoun Cohen
Rabbis Emeritus
Donald B. Rossoff
Z. David Levy*
(*Of Blessed Memory)
President
Michele Murray
Executive Director
Joel D. Katz
Director of Education
David Iskovitz
Director of Early
Childhood Education
Jennifer Rubin
Choir Director and
Organist
Mark Hyczko
WRJ/Sisterhood
Hallie Beyer
Abby Wellington
Men’s Club
David Anolick
Bob Goldstein
From the Rabbi…. I continue to think about Pittsburgh, about the Jews who were gunned down at the moment they were praying to God for life, sustenance, and protection. The shooting raises serious theological and practical questions. How could God permit the slaughter of the faithful innocent? Could a guard at the door have stopped a determined killer? What does it mean to bow humbly before God and at the same time stand courageously against aggressors? Let us look to the double story of Chanukah for guidance.
Here is the first story. The Maccabees fought against King Antiochus and his army for three years until victory was theirs. The second story? After the Temple was recaptured and found in ruins, a little boy uncovered a flask of oil and miraculously there was enough oil in it to light the Temple’s menorah for eight days.
How did it come to be that two so different stories explain the origins of Chanukah? The first story is the older one, i.e., the Maccabees - but 300 years later the Jews were suffering under Roman occupation and the story of a rebel band fighting a great empire was not going to be politically correct or particularly inspiring. So the story of the little boy and the miracle of the tiny flask came into being.
Let’s ask ourselves, given our own political circumstance today, with the international and local terrorism we experience, which of the two Chanukah stories should we emphasize? What should our children be taught? Here, our Reform prayer books can help us.
In the Union Prayer Book, which was published in 1940, listen to the beginning of the third verse of “Rock of Ages.”
“Children of the martyr-race, Whether free or fettered,
Wake the echoes of the songs Where we may be scattered.”
Now compare these words with those found in Mishkan T’filah, the prayer book we use today.
“Children of the Maccabees, whether free or fettered,
wake the echoes of the songs where you may be scattered.”
Note the difference in the first line. After WWII and the catastrophe of the Holocaust, we no longer want to describe ourselves as martyrs or as a race. Today we have a Jewish state that we must defend, and we must also protect ourselves around the world.
Today we must be the children of the Maccabees.
So we will continue to teach our children about the little boy who found the tiny flask of oil that miraculously lasted eight days, but we must stress the other story - the band of warriors who called themselves Maccabees. The modern state of Israel cannot depend on miracles, rather she must rely on political and military strength to survive. And we too, in America must take every precaution to make sure we are safe. During Chanukah our children will eat their latkes and donuts and spin their dreidels, but first and foremost, they must be taught to protect and defend themselves whenever there is risk.
Let us pray that someday the lesson of Chanukah will change again and with it the words of “Rock of Ages.” In the future perhaps this is will be our song:
Children of a peaceful world
Embracing one another People living side by side guns laid down forever…
This would be a hymn to sing with joy.
Happy Chanukah,
Rabbi David Katz
This Bulletin is published quarterly by
Temple B’nai Or
60 Overlook Road
Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone: 973 539 4539
Fax: 973 539 2758
Email: [email protected]
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From the Cantor…
The other day I spoke with my dearest friend and esteemed colleague Cantor Jonathan Comisar. He shared that he was composing a grand orchestral and choir piece based on the letter President Washington sent to Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1790.
The letter says in part “…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.” Washington concluded with a blessing quoting a verse from the prophet Micah 4:4 - “May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while everyone shall sit under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid.”
Never in the history of the Jewish people has there been a promise of equality of citizenship and opportunity such as this.
On the recent confirmation trip to Philadelphia, as we were excitedly reading the words from this letter in the National Museum of American Jewish History, we heard the news: There’s been a shooting… synagogue in Pittsburgh…. casualties. We now know, this would be the worst devastation suffered by Jews on American soil.
Eleven lights were extinguished in our midst on that day. The painful memory of their loss will forever be etched on our heart. It is a reminder to teach our children and the world Micah’s vision that “we shall never be afraid.”
Our prophet Micah’s vision now rings truer than ever. Acts of hatred and violence are rooted in fear. It is our role to teach the world how not to act from fear.
Comisar’s piece “To Bigotry No Sanction” will be filmed in Philadelphia, the first American capital symbolizing liberty and equality for all. A diverse choir will sing the words “none shall be afraid” in 40 different languages as a symbol to the diversity that the American vision has brought to the rest of the world.
As we continue to heal from this tragedy, we offer hope and solidarity to one another. We will sing our prophetic sacred words alongside the philosophy of freedom, tolerance, and equality that this country was founded on.
Cantor Galit Dadoun Cohen
From the President…
As I write this, we are all recovering from the tragic events at the Tree of Life
Synagogue in Pittsburgh. The morning after the shooting, we had a full house of
children and parents attending religious school and praying together for healing.
Yes, there were police. I wish we didn’t need to call them. Most people walked
right over to them and said “thank you.” I am so proud of the work Rabbi Katz and
Cantor Galit did with the families helping them process what had happened and
helping us all wrestle with how to cope.
The Friday night after the brutal, senseless murder of 11 Jews while they were
praying, we had almost 400 people in our sanctuary, celebrating Shabbat and
remembering those who died. Again, our clergy crafted a beautiful service that
helped us begin healing - together as one community. Joel Katz, our Executive Director, created a beautiful
memorial, celebrating the lives of the people who had died.
People join Temples for many reasons. I hope that having a community to be with in times of joy and sorrow
is at the top of your list. You might not always need it. There will be times and stages of life where it will feel
more and less important to you. Temple B’nai Or offers the opportunity to be engaged with the community
through learning, praying, programming and events week after week, all year long. I hope you take advantage
of everything this community has to offer and support it with all of your heart. We need to have this
community available to us for the times we don’t want to think about, to help lift us up and carry us through.
Wishing everyone joy, health, time with family, and peace during this holiday season. Happy Hanukkah!
Michele Murray, President
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Save the Dates for These Upcoming
Membership Events! Saturday, February 2, 2019
PROGRESSIVE DINNER
We’ll have appetizers at TBO, move to dinner at individual host houses, and come back together for dessert. It’ll be a great time! Details to follow.
Saturday, March 23, 2019
COFFEEHOUSE
We want to change it up a bit for our third TBO Coffeehouse! Think the Gaslight in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel… All types of performances welcome (music, comedy, poetry, etc.), 10 minutes max. Details to follow, but if you are interested in performing, please contact Lori Weintraub at [email protected]
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Schmooze Newz
Carly and Timothy Conrad Morristown
Rebecca Epstein Morristown
Wendy and Lance Kadushin Abraham, Eliana, Isabelle
Morristown
Louise and Daniel Karger Morristown
Karen and Hugo Kitzis Convent Station
Nichole and Daniel Lane Nathan, Gavin Basking Ridge
Geri and Steve Lane
Morristown
Freya Rand and Brett Lewis Olivia, Ezra
Madison
Phyllis Lieberman Morristown
Lana Pyatetsky Morris Plains
Susan Saideman and Barry Robinson Colin
Gladstone
Suzanne and Manfred Simon Palm Beach, Florida
Stephanie and Michael Zucker
Jacob, Maxwell Randolph
NEW MEMBERS
ANNIVERSARIES
Phyllis and Hillel Ben-Asher 60th wedding anniversary
Janice and George Gerwitz 55th wedding anniversary
Zachary Fields Son of
Jessica Temlock-Fields and David Fields
Michael Goldberg
Son of Todd Goldberg
Adin Kasmin
Son of Melissa and Richard Kasmin
Ethan Levy Son of
Jessica and Jason Levy
Sophia Rogers Daughter of
Lisa and David Rogers
B’NAI MITZVAH
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From the Pre-School…
King Solomon says, in the book of Proverbs, “educate a child in their own way, and when they grow old, they
will not depart from it.” What does this mean? I believe that by inspiring a child’s individual curiosity, you
create a spark that continues to fuel their intellectual growth throughout their lifetimes. In our school we
foster a love for learning by providing a warm, nurturing environment that promotes exploration and growth.
Our pre-school teachers evaluate each child’s gifts, and provide challenges, reinforcement, and success
through planned and unplanned activity. Painting, singing, moving, and building, our children finish each
year having amassed knowledge and skills that are the foundation of all learning, and provide incredible life
lessons. Jewish pre-school has the added bonus of providing a love of God, holidays, and tradition. We use
the values of Judaism to reinforce every lesson. And even more amazing is the beautiful experiences children
and their families enjoy while being in engaged in Jewish life. Our multi-award-winning Pre-school offers a
premier education within a community of educated, experienced, caring professionals and truly lovely
families. Registration for the 2019-2020 school year and for Camp Brody of B’nai Or begins in
December. Sign up for school before January 15th to receive incentive pricing. For more information or to
schedule a tour, please contact Jennie Rubin at [email protected], or 973-267-6424. A
registration form can be downloaded from our website www.templebnaior.org/learning/preschool.
Please mark your calendars to support our school… TRIVIA NIGHT is back! Saturday, January 26th
at 7:00PM. Amazing basket raffles, light bites, adult beverages, and TRIVIA fun.
The future is in our children’s hands, and we couldn’t be prouder. There is no better pre-school than ours,
and no greater joy than knowing that the work we do daily makes the future brighter for all of us.
Jennie Rubin, Director of Early Childhood Education
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From the Religious School…
Our Religious School has so many gifted and talented young teens. Too often we don’t recognize them
enough. This year Lauren Broseker and Zach Goldman, both in 11th grade and Orim students, are Diller Teen
Fellows, an elite international and prestigious leadership development group building skills toward social
action and community involvement, limited to 20 students from the entire spectrum of Jewish life. The
outcome of the yearlong training will have them understanding their present and future role in advocating
for Jewish Peoplehood, Jewish identity, pluralism, and Israel. They will spend three weeks in Israel
traveling, volunteering, and sharing experiences with other international Diller students. Based upon
feedback from those in our school who are former Diller Fellows, it proves to be a once-in-a-lifetime
experience that creates future Jewish leaders. Mazel Tov!
We wish to highlight the recent achievement of Matthew Littman, another of our Orim students, on becoming an Eagle Scout. It is a long and challenging journey to reach such a milestone. Eagle scouts prove to be outstanding leaders in all walks of life, and we wish Matthew future success as he climbs to even greater heights.
The reason for bringing attention to these students at Hanukkah time (aside from sheer pride) is that this, holiday which we celebrate with lighting the menorah, is really a story of the split in history between those Jews who embraced Greek culture and those who fought to make certain our Jewish distinctiveness remained. It was the struggle between “Jews selling out” to modernism and those supporting the practices that kept us Jewish.
We straddle two worlds, it seems. Our fitting into the culture at large and the community of our fellow Jews may seem to some problematic, and requiring a one-side-wins-all resolve. Our students prove that we can excel in both worlds simultaneously. It may be an oversimplification, but Jewish youth can sprout their roots in American culture alongside Jewish involvement. I only wish all our students would continue their Jewish education with us and deepen their Jewish identity, learn more than basic Judaism, understand how they are a link in the long history of the Jewish people, and become Jewish adults deeply committed to their faith and people.
Wishing all a joyous and de-light-ful Hanukkah.
David Iskovitz, Director of Education
From the Youth Group...
On Sunday, October 21, our youth group (BOOTY) teens went to the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze! It was such a fun and successful event. They saw sculptures and all kinds of things made out of Jack O’Lanterns.
On Monday, October 29, the BOOTY Board led the 8th-10th graders in religious school in a fun activity to get a taste of what youth group is like. Julie Lilienfeld, Matt Litman and Zach Goldman did
a fantastic job! See the pictures of the three of them leading.
Join us for bowling at Hanover Lanes from 7:00-9:15pm On November 17 we enjoyed a night out bowling at Hanover Lanes. Rabbi Katz even stopped in to say hi!
We would like to invite you to our shul-in at the Temple on Saturday, December 8. Let Miriam know if you are interested in coming!
Miriam Edelstein, BOOTY Advisor
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Renaissance News THE RENAISSANCE GROUP CONTINUES STRONG THROUGHOUT ITS 30TH YEAR AT TBO.
ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN IN THE FUN!
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 – 1:30 PM – LUNCHEON
A special luncheon will be followed by a Cantorial Concert starting at 3PM. The concert will feature TBO’s own
Cantor Galit, accompanied by Mark Hyczko. A varied program will include guest artists joining Galit in musical
selections from classical, contemporary, Jewish and Broadway genres. Renaissance members, $15.00, guests
$20.00. Concert is provided by a generous donation made to TBO at the fund-raising Gala held last spring.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 1st – 2 PM – LUNCH
Join us as we once again go to the Hunan Chinese Room, 255 Speedwell Ave, Morris Plains NJ 07950, for our
traditional New Year’s Day Festival meal. Price will be $29 per person, including tip, the same as last year, for
lots of excellent food. If you need to cancel for any reason, we must have that information by December 29.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 – 12:30 PM – BRUNCH/LUNCH
Program under construction.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17 – 2 PM – LUNCH AT PORTOFINO’S
Whether you want to celebrate a belated Valentine's Day, an early Presidents' Day, or just enjoy an opportunity
for a collegial outing to help shatter the winter blahs, join the Renaissance Group at Portofino’s in Morristown.
This outstanding Italian restaurant is located at 29 Mills Street, Morristown. The set menu will offer several
choices of entrees. The prix fixe (including tip) is $30 pp. You need to have your check to Mitzi by Wednesday
February 13th to reserve your seat.
For ALL reservations, contact Mitzi Szerlip at 215 Forest Glen, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 973-839-1939
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Sisterhood Come RELAX with the Sisterhood
Tuesday, December 18 from 7:00-9:30 PM
b Jones Organic Spa 62B South Street in Morristown (Pine Street Entrance)
$10 per person, lite bites and drinks served and your choice of a 15 minute neck, scalp, hand, arm, foot, or chair massage!
RSVP only! Limited to the first 20 women!
Email: [email protected] to RSVP or for more information!
SAVE THE DATE
Sunday, February 10 9:30 AM
Sisterhood “Brunch and Learn”
At Jockey Hollow Kitchen and Bar
Details to come!
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When What Time Description
1st Friday of
each month Shabbat Mishpacha 6:30 pm Family friendly service with birthday blessings
Torah Explorers 5:45 pm For children from birth to Grade 2 - (a brief happy
service with songs, prayers, followed by Shabbat dinner) 2nd Friday of
each month Torah Shabbat 7:30 pm Shabbat service with Torah reading
3rd Friday of
each month Choir Shabbat 7:30 pm
A beautiful service accompanied by our
congregational choir, with sermon or guest speaker
4th Friday of
each month Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 pm
Welcoming Shabbat—an earlier, shorter, informal
service—meditative and musical
5th Friday of
each month Shabbat Service 6:30 pm
A brief service where we explore alternative
ways to worship
Saturday Shabbat Service 10:30 am Service held only when B’nai Mitzvah are scheduled
Worship Schedule…Join Us!
December 7,2018
Leon Cheskin
Dr. Philip Epstein
Frances Canter Flreischman
Julian Freeman
Alice Galey
Paul Martin Gibilisco
Ida Gozonsky
Robert Gutentag
Irving Kriegsfeld
Sandra Laba
Rabbi Abraham W. Levy
Frank Lewis
Abraham Lupkin
Sylvia Marin
David K. Marx, Sr.
Mike Meyer
Mary Parris
Philip Rand
Rose Rubin
Rose Sayette
Joseph Stern
Louis Thaler
Abraham Weinberg
December 14, 2018
Sylvia Adler
Alex Aidekman
Dorothy Okin Allen
Arthur Isaac Bergner
Lewis Berliner
Theodore Bernheim
Justin Black
Morris Brody
Irving Chopin
Mildred Diamond
Ethel Dorfman
Irma Frischer
William Furstman
Archie Ginsburg
Lawrence Glaser
Hilton Goldman
Adele Gordon
Barbara Gordon
Zachary Gordon
Miriam L. Harris
Howard Herbitter
Lena Holzer
Leon Kasmin
Esther Katchen
Doris Largman
Ben Lobel
Rose Luray
Mollie Margulies
Lillian R. Menkes
Doris Orgel
Sylvia T. Sander
Stephanie Satz
December 14,2018 (cont’d)
Maria Schloss
Bela Schoenbrun
Mary Schwartz
Richard Simon
Angeline Treml
Mollie Vigodsky
Barbara Weinberg
Rosa Weinschenk
Evelyn Zahn
Franziska Zucker
December 21, 2018
Sophie Alter
Harold Arens
Peninah Ascher
Rose Dolins
Risa Eger
Judith Flatow
Frances Fried
Nat Friedman
William Furstman
Nathan Gold
Helen Gordon
Walter Greenbaum
Morris Greenberger
Melvin Hecht
Irving Helderman
Betty H. Katz
Claire Kurland
Lori Ledis
Arthur Lefko
Benjamin Levin
Samuel Lieber
Albert Lieberman
Mary Mazzarella
Shirley Milman
Jules Oberst
Israel Pfeiffer
Ted Phillips
Romayne Sachs
Patricia Sarasohn
Max Schwartz
Joseph Seid
Samuel Simmons
Adolf Solomon
Michael Sturm
David Wallis
Regina Wang
Cynthia Weinman
Fanny Wien
Carole Wiland
December 28, 2018
Kurt Benjamin
Ruth Cohen
Samuel Dicker
Maurice Epstein
Samuel Farben
Vicki Feinblum
Jack Kaplan
Rose Haskel Levy
Jason Alan Lewis
Bernard Lidsky
Cecile Lieberman
George Maleski
Alfred Mazor
Benjamin M. Meltzer
Alter Milberg
David Mitre
Albert Osman
Marcella Pavilonis
Ruth Pober
January 4, 2019
Bassya Benjamin
Arnold Brauer
Morris Dimont
Bertha Ehrenreich
Louis Flatt
Morris Fogelson
Burton V. Frank
Helene Friedman
Samuel Goldenberg
Bertha Goodman
Michael Gorman
Bettyanne Herbitter
Rose Jacobson
William Jacobson
Jacob Kerzman
Vera Korman
Martin Lazarus
Irwin Lerner
Rabbi Z. David Levy
Marian Lowenstein
Tillie Mazor
Joseph Morrissey
Edward Myers
Henrietta Nehemkis
Samuel Noss
Alexander Prince
Robert Rosenberg
Sarah Rudnick
Nat Schlossman
Charles L. Schwartz
Joseph Schwartz
Marbelle Schwarz
Ethel Strauss
William Thomas
Harry Vigodsky
Nathan L. Wilansky
Sam Zahn
Eric Rosner Zaziski
January 11, 2019
Seymour H. Baurer
Pearl Bernstein
Bertram Brandler
Dr. Frederic H. Deutsch
Elizabeth Granville
Aaron Hertz
Rebecca Isenman
Irving Kitzes
Myra Lauffer
Rita Leff
Vera Lewis
John Meizinger
John Oettinger
Dr. Carl I. Rosenberg
Ethel Rubin
George Rubman
Beatrice Schlein
Mordecai Schoenbrun
Barbara Warshaw
Morris Zurowsky
January 18, 2019
Beatrice Barkin
Pauline Barth
Ira Baskin
Maurice Cheyette
Sherman Diamond
David H. Ellis
Irwin Gewirtz
Frank Glassner
Percy Goren
Irwin Granville
Samuel A. Hollander
Leo Holzer
Helen Jacobs
Morris Jewler
Arthur Leblanc
Isidor Margolius
Donald K. Piermont
Mr. Abe Priborkin
Jennie Geison Prince
Beverly Rassas
Melvin Rosenberg
Sylvia Frey Ross
Mary Rossman
Paul Rouslin
Ethel Schwartz
Roberta Schwartzman
Charles Steinberg
Beatrice Teitch
Mrs. Harriet Vogel
Anna Weinberg
Rose C. Wexler
George Yampolsky
Joseph Zucker
Yahrzeits
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Yahrzeits
January 25, 2019
Victor Aresty
Israel Beilin
Nelson R. Bernstein
Ethel Chernack
Rosamond Taub Cobert
Sara Crimi
Gary Z. Daniels
Harry Deutsch
Roslyn Emanuel
Cele Friedman
Norman Gadol
Gertrude Gannett
Julius Garfield
Irving Golden
Jean Handler
Dorothy Hertz
Velma S. Holle
Barbara Holstein
Saul Kalina
Richard Kohn
Leslie Kuperstein
Esther Lass
Samuel Levine
Rose Lupkin
Louis Michaelson
Simon Rothenberg
Iris Kleban Schwartz
Maxwell Shaffer
Phillip Solsky
Marvin Spiegel
Edwin Steiner
Joseph Vallone
Ruth Vogel
Isabel Weinberg
Isadore Wolfson
February 1, 2019
Alvin Austin
Gerald Baker
Richard Blier
Harry Bloom
Philipp Brecher
Henry Brown
Hyman Brown
Dr. Richard Carleton
Ira Dorman
Clara Efros
Stanley Feingold
Jacob Feldman
Joseph Gingold
Ethel Cohen Ginsberg
Jack Hochberg
Rose Starin Hyman
Zelda Israel
Barnett Kaplan
Stanford Kaplan
Bertha Keenberg
Rose Keil
Ira Kerzman
February 1, 2019 (cont’d)
William B. Kroner
Bernard Levin
Celia Levy
Stanley Levy
Seymour S. Lewis
Kathleen McVicker
Emil Newmark
Elsie Price
Sanford Rems
Nancy Robinette
Frieda Simon
Theodore Singer
Frank Stifelman
Stewart S. Szerlip
Cary Wellington
February 8, 2019
Bertha Ainbender
Alice Auslander
David Blier
Clara Borenstein
Jennie Brody
Lola Delson
Joseph Donner
Simon Dreskin
Ida Feinblum
Jesse Feldstein
Milton Finkelstein
Tobey Fisch
Albert Ford
Eleanor Fried
Walter Goldberg
Arthur G. Jaffe
Dora Kaplan
Mildred Kriegsfeld
Jean C. Laba
Michael Levine
Ida Linsenbaum
Noah Meyerson
Louis Munitz
Carl C. Myers
Frances Regan
Milton Rockland
Cecelia Rogal
Arnold Segal
Jacob Silverstein
Anne Gruber Smolowitz
Celia Spurr
Edward Sukoneck
Irving Wacks
Sadie Weinberger
Hattie Belkin Whitehead
Esther Zweig
February 15, 2019
Nathan Ackerman
Nancy Austin
Minnie Bardack
Sam Chase
Jeremy Daspin
Albert Feigen
Molly Goldberg
Raymond Gorman
Sylvia Israel
Leo Kaplan
Sidney Keats
Gertrude Lerner
William Robert Lewis
Jordan Lieberman
Nathaniel Lubowe
Neil Luray
Harry May
Ruth Pomerantz
Jeffrey Reiber
Sarah Esther Rosenhaus
Betty Schulman
Harry Schwarz
Fannie Slepian
Gladys Stein
Mildred Stern
Frederick D. Streicher
William Treml
Harold Weber
Leonard Zamore
Marie Zernick
February 22, 2019
Betty L. Becker
Dr. Michael Bernstein
Fred Bernstein
Evelyn Barbarosh Bersh
John Bishop
Max Cohen
Murray Cohen
Michael Glickman
Danny Gottsegen
Ethel Guterwill
Eileen Cooper Holway
Samuel Kurland
Louis Leviss
Sidney Mayer
Jane McKee
Elaine Menkes
Gussie Rose Morris
Benjamin Okun
Doug Pine
Lawrence Saltzman
Samuel Samach
Jack Schwartz
Jack Simon
Mildred Sturm
Arthur Teweles
Mary L. Tolkoff
Graham Turpin
IN MEMORIAM
When cherished ties are
broken, our burden of
sadness is made lighter by
the sympathy and comfort
of friends.
The Congregation
extends its sympathy to
the families of:
Mildred Brickel
longtime Temple
member
Bernard Feuerzieg
beloved husband of
Donna Feuerzeig
Babette Bergner
beloved wife of
Walter Bergner
Leonora Cohen
beloved mother of
Phil and Julie Cohen
beloved grandmother of
Daniel, Willie, and Fara
TRIBUTES
Acts of Loving Kindness
RABBI KATZ’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
*The Pine Family
In honor of:
Rabbi Katz leading Funeral and
Shiva services for Babette Bergner
In memory of:
Babette Bergner
*Walter Bergner
Babette Bergner
Barbara Levy
CANTOR GALIT DADOUN COHEN’S
DISCRETIONARY FUND
In honor of:
Cantor Galit leading Shiva services
for Babette Bergner
Claudia DiGesu’s 65th Birthday
*Gay Klapman
The birth of Sally and Josh
Gillenson’s grandaughter,
Lucia Maria
Barbara and Donald Piermont
Michael A. Goldberg becoming a
Bar Mitzvah
*Joan and Herb Goldberg
Louise Gordon
*Marilyn and Eric Blier
Michael Leiderman
Barbara and Donald Piermont
Coco and Annabel Simon
becoming B’nai Mitzvah
*Kara, Jeff and Aly Maser
In memory of:
Babette Bergner
*Walter Bergner
Louis Gordon
*Marilyn and Eric Blier
Lloyd Tamarin
Audrey and Ira Forman
RABBI DONALD B. ROSSOFF
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In honor of:
Rabbi Rossoff officiating at
Josh’s wedding
*Craig and Marjorie Bissinger
Eliot and Judy Steinberg
*Andrew and Sue Steinberg
Z. DAVID LEVY ENDOWMENT FUND
In honor of:
Lisa and Keith Barbarosh on the
marriage of their daughter
Stephanie to Fred Kain
Mitzi Szerlip
Dr. Ronald S. Levy
*Joyce Levy and Family
Pearl and David Pall on the
marriage of their granddaughter
Stephanie to Fred Kain
Mitzi Szerlip
Eliot and Judy Steinberg
*Andrew and Sue Steinberg
BUILDING FUND
In honor of:
The engagement of Audrey and
Ira Forman’s son Eric
*Marilyn and Jack Piermont
Mr. and Mrs. Josh Gillenson on the
birth of their granddaughter,
Lorelei
*Marilyn and Jack Piermont
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schwartz on their
granddaughter, Lorelei
*Marilyn and Jack Piermont
Alison Widman on winning the
Women’s Golf Club
Championship at Preakness Hill
Country Club
*Marilyn and Jack Piermont
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Zipper on the
birth of their grandson, Nathaniel
*Marilyn and Jack Piermont
In memory of:
Florence Goldstein
Tobi and George Goldman
Louis Gordon
Judith and Michael Israel
FRANCES AND HERBERT BRODY
PRE-SCHOOL FUND
In honor of:
Jennie Rubin and all the TBO
Pre-School teachers
*Tobi and George Goldman
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
In honor of:
Caroline and Yaron Moshel’s
10th Anniversary
*Eric and Jean Rosenberg
Gail and Dennis Lalk
Robert Sherman
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
In honor of:
Samantha Golub Bat Mitzvah
Mattye and Bob Gandel
Annabel and Coco Simon
becoming B’nai Mitzvah
*Michael and Alice Samach
Temple B’nai Or
*Amy Jones
In memory of:
The 11 Citizens of Pittsburgh
*Wendy and Gregory Supron
Babette Bergner
Scott Schlosser
*Lisa and Mark Schlossman
Bernie Feuerzeig
*Mary Hess
Florence Goldstein
*Robert Goldstein
Jack Rudolph
Ilene Wolff
JOEL AND HELEN JACOBS
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
In honor of:
Stephanie Barbarosh’s marriage to
Fred Kain
Charlotte Abberman
David Iskovitz
*Keith and Lisa Barbarosh
In memory of:
Florence Goldstein
Shari and Steve Leviss
Louis Gordon
Ilene and Bruce Jacobs
LISA K. GOLDBERG PRE-SCHOOL
TUITION ASSISTANCE FUND
In honor of:
Herb Goldberg’s Birthday
*Bob Raskin
Michael A. Goldberg becoming a
Bar Mitzvah
*Joan and Herb Goldberg
In memory of:
Lisa K. Goldberg, beloved wife of
Todd Goldberg and beloved
mother of Michael and Ryan
Goldberg
*Joan and Herb Goldberg
William S. Hirsch, beloved friend
*Joan and Herb Goldberg
TRIBUTES
Acts of Loving Kindness
SECURITY FUND
In honor of:
Eric Robbins’ Birthday
*Lisa and Keith Barbarosh
Annabel and Coco becoming
B’nai Mitzvah
*Melissa and Mark Simon
SHABBAT SHIRA FUND
Thank you for all the New Year’s
greetings
Ricki Bernstein
Thank you for the High Holiday
music
Ricki Bernstein
In honor of:
Helen Jacobson’s daughter, Jen
Pralgever’s marriage to Conor
Smith
Ricki Bernstein
In memory of:
Louis Gordon
*Ann and Alan Bernstein
YAHRZEIT FUND
In memory of:
Eli Ancowitz
Lee and Harriet Broadwin
Louise Arens
Margo and Bob Siroty
Nina Bein
Roger and Carol Kane
Dora Bleiman
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Schnee
Irvin Blumberg
*Alice and Michael Samach
Pearl Braunstein
Richard and Poppy Segal
Irving W. Chase
Laurie and Steve Spiegel
William David Cohen
Philip and Julie Cohen
Milton Cobert
The Cobert Family
William David Cohen
Philip Cohen
Leo Dumbroff
Judy, Larry, Paul, and Andrew
Kessler
YAHRZEIT FUND
In memory of:
Helen Dunn
James and Jamie Dunn
David Ehrlich
Bruce Goldman and Melissa
Thomas
Benjamin Farkas
Debbi and Joel Farkas
Edith Farkas
Debbi and Joel Farkas
Murray B. Feldman
David, Amy, Adam and Matt
Feldman
Edith Flatow
Audrey and Ira Forman
Gerard Flatow
Audrey and Ira Forman
Edgar Freundlich
The Freundlich Family
Oscar Gervis
*Michael and Lori Gervis
Grace Goldberg
*Sally and Jonathan Solsky
Frances Goldstein
*Glen and Donna Goldstein
Michael Golum
Charlotte and Nelson Cohen
Eugene Gordon
Larry Gordon
Arthur Gottsegen
Paul and Wendy Gottsegen
Sam Gross
Debbi and Joel Farkas
Dorothy Herbert
Richard, Miriam, Hannah and
Jeremy Herbert
Daniel Hirsch
The Noble Family
Joel Jacobs
Bruce and Ilene Jacobs
Louis Karner
Sheila and Harold Karner
Dora Kerzman
Goldie Jaffe
Paul Kessler
Judy, Larry, Paul and Andrew
Kessler
Aaron Kohn
Sid and Joane Kohn
Richard Landau
*Ellen Landau
Joseph S. Leventhal
Lois and Simon Leventhal
Alice Leviss
* Shari and Steve Leviss
YAHRZEIT FUND
In memory of:
Eva Levy
Joyce Levy and Family
David Levy
*Eli Levy
Dr. Ronald S. Levy
*Joyce Levy and Family
Anne Lieber
Lois and Simon Leventhal
Maurice Miller
Anne and Mel Miller
Sylvia Narcez
*David Widman
Anna Neaman
Ilene and Bruce Jacobs
Shirley Nosofsky
*Joseph, Laurie, Julia and
Emma Nosofsky
Dorothy Orgel
Phyllis Feinblum
Julius Orgel
Phyllis Feinblum
Lois Pall
David Pall
Bernard Pearl
The Oliver Family
Mandel Paes Pinheiro
Marise Pinheiro Brown
Henry M. Platt
*The Platt Family
Bertha Oliver
The Oliver Family
Selma Oliver
The Oliver Family
Jeanne K. Rayvid
Stuart and Barbara Rayvid
Milton Rosner
Norma and Daniel Schwartz
Sondra Rosner
Margo and Bob Siroty
Richard Rossman
Susan and Gary Aidekman and
Family
Helen Rothenberg
Jane Jewel
Sidney Schlosser
Bill, Stacey, Caya and Scott
Schlosser
Philip Schnee
*Jerome and Rosalyn Schnee
Sylvia Schnee
*Jerome and Rosalyn Schnee
May Schwartz
Norma and Daniel Schwartz
Welcome to the Morristown
Unitarian Fellowship Junior Youth
Group
TRIBUTES
Acts of Loving Kindness
YAHRZEIT FUND
In memory of:
Ruth Sherman
Gail and Dennis Lalk
Philip Singer
*David and Marie Singer
Morton Sichel
Brenda Sichel
Edward Siegel
Stephanie and Harvey Siegel
Irving B. Siroty
Margo and Bob Siroty
Morris Snow
Phyllis and Dave Feinblum
Harold Sobel
Goldie Jaffe
Helen Solsky
Jonathan and Sally Solsky
Esther Spector
Jordan and Dana Fried
Earl Spiegel
Miriam, Rich, Hannah and
Jeremy Herbert
Byrdie Steiner
Francine Milberg
Byrdie Steiner
Nadine Milberg
Peter Calal Tillis
Susan Tillis
Irving Weinstein
Brenda Sichel
Robert Weinstein
*The Weinstein Family
Rachel S. Welt
*Aaron, William and Rachel M.
Welt
David Zaborsky
Donna Feuerzeig
Thelma Zane
Linda and Rick Haan
Donation of $50 or more
Updated 11/30/18
Welcome to the Morristown
Unitarian Fellowship Junior Youth
Group
