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December 2009 | Kislev - Tevet 5770

Musclejews, Wimps, and the Soldiers in BetweenSunday, December 6, 3 p.m.

Professor Mark Epstein, Director of Jewish Studies, Vassar CollegeWhat is a just war, who is an ethical soldier? And what kind of job is

soldiering for a nice Jewish girl or boy?This program is co-sponsored by

the Goldsmith Museum and the Stulman Center for Adult Learning.

Hanukkah, You, and IsraelThursday, December 10, 1 p.m.

Haim Aronovitz, Director of Israel Seminars of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School Institute

Join us for an informative and very enjoyable talk, followed by sufganiyot, jelly-fi lled doughnuts.

Shabbat YahadSongs, dreidels, latkes and lunch

December 12

10 a.m. Family Service – Families with students in grades K-4.10 a.m. Simhat Shabbat – Students in grades 5-7. Parents are invited.

11 a.m. Torah For Tots – Families with children birth - 5 years old.

Lighting Up HanukkahLearning with Rabbi Shulman after lunch.

Get Your Game On!Friday Evening, December 18, 6 p.m.Pray, Play, and Shabbat Dinner, Too

AdultsAfter Kabbalat Shabbat services and dinner – over wine and drinks – enjoy Hanukkah fun with your friends. Compete in the ultimate

game show challenge. Are you smarter than a Chizuk Amuno clergy member? Compete in the “History of Chizuk Amuno” showdown.

FamiliesJoin us for a family service, Shabbat dinner, and participate in a Hanukkah game show.

Appropriate for all ages – grandparents are invited too! Games • Dreidel • Latkes

Tweens (Grades 5-8)After dinner, play the ultimate Maccabee All-Star game show battle against your friends. Get your game on and compete

in this winner take all competition!

Adults: $14 • Children 5-12: $7 • Children under 5: freeRSVP by Wednesday, December 9

to Chizuk Amuno Congregation, c/o Congregational Life Committee, 8100 Stevenson Road, Baltimore, MD 21208 with your check enclosed.

For more information, please contact Alex Weinberg, Director of Congregational Education

at 410/486-6400.

a M e r i C a n J u D a i s M t o D a yTuesday January 12, 7:30 p.m.

Please join us when Chancellor Arnold Eisen of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America returns to

Chizuk Amuno for the fourth time to speak and meet with our community.

A dynamic and insightful teacher, Dr. Eisen will think with us about challenges present in American Jewish life,

and the diff erent approaches that respond to them, and our unique position as Conservative Jews.

Ha n u k k a H h a p p e n i n g s a t C h i z u k a M u n o

s i s t e r h o o D J u D a i C a s h o p

Currently Featuring Our Huge Selection of Hanukkah ItemsMenorahs • Candles • Dreidels

Lots of Popular Gift Items for the Youngsters and Young-At-Heart on your List

Books • Toys • Kitchenware Collections (aprons, cookbooks, serving pieces)

Shop Hours: Sunday: 9:15-11:30 a.m. Monday: 10 a.m.-noon, 2-7 p.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: 10 a.m.-noon, 2-6 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m.-noon

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December 11/12 Shabbat Hanukkah I | Kislev 24/25Minhah 5:50 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 p.m.

Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m.TORAH PORTION: VA-YEISHEV, GENESIS 37:1-40:23Bat Mitzvah of Caroline LewisShabbat Yahad – Shabbat TogetherRabbi Shulman’s Sermon Family Service 10:00 a.m. Simhat Shabbat 10:00 a.m. Torah for Tots 11:00 a.m. Learning with Rabbi Shulman after lunch “Lighting Up Hanukkah”Study Session 4:00 p.m.Minhah/Ma’ariv 4:30 p.m.Havdalah 5:12 p.m.

December 18/19 Shabbat Hanukkah II | Tevet 1/2Minhah 5:50 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 p.m.

Shabbat Hanukkah Dinner 7:00 p.m. Get Your Game On!

Hanukkah Games and Fun for All Ages

Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m.TORAH PORTION: MI-KETZ, GENESIS 41:1-44:17B’nei Mitzvah of Frank Pakula and Matthew RosenRabbi Wechsler’s SermonChizuk Amuno Choir joins Hazzan Perlman Family Service 10:00 a.m.

Study Session 4:00 p.m.Minhah/Ma’ariv 4:30 p.m.Havdalah 5:14 p.m.

December 25/26 | Tevet 8/9Minhah 5:50 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 p.m.

Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m.TORAH PORTION: VA-YIGGASH, GENESIS 44:18-47:27Bar Mitzvah of Jacob GordonRabbi Wechsler’s Sermon No Family Service

Study Session 4:00 p.m.Minhah/Ma’ariv 4:30 p.m.Havdalah 5:18 p.m.

January 1/2 | Tevet 15/16Oneg Shabbat/Minhah 6:00 p.m.Kabbalat Shabbat 6:15 p.m.

Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m.TORAH PORTION: VA-Y’HI, GENESIS 47:28-50:26Rabbi Shulman’s Torah Study for 2010 No Family Service

Study Session 4:00 p.m.Minhah/Ma’ariv 4:30 p.m.Havdalah 5:23 p.m.

Schedule of ServicesEach Friday evening and Shabbat morning we enjoy celebration, prayer, and Torah study with Rabbi Ronald Shulman, Rabbi Deborah Wechsler, Hazzan Emanuel Perlman and our synagogue community.

This schedule indicates the weeks when our Chizuk Amuno Choir participates in services, as well as study themes, or other service features including family and Shabbat Yahad activities.

Join with us to express yourself in the presence of God, to nurture your soul, and to connect your life with the life of our synagogue family.

Babysitting is available beginning at 9:15 a.m. every Shabbat, except holiday weekends.

Daily Services, Hoff berger Chapel

Unless otherwise noted:

Daily: 7:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m.

Sunday: 9:15 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Friday Minhah: 5:50 p.m.

Candle LightingDecember 4 4:25 p.m.

December 11 4:25 p.m.

December 18 4:27 p.m.

December 25 4:31 p.m.

January 1 4:36 p.m.

Chizuk Amuno Congregation8100 Stevenson Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21208www.chizukamuno.org

Synagogue Offi ce 410/486-6400

Synagogue Fax 410/486-4050

Synagogue E-mail info@chizukamuno.org

Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center 410/486-8642

Krieger Schechter Day School 410/486-8640

Rosenbloom Religious School 410/486-8641

Stulman Center for Adult Learning 410/824-2055

O F F I C E R SPresident Dr. Anne L. Young, pres@chizukamuno.orgFirst Vice President Richard Manekin, 1stvp@chizukamuno.orgVice President Michelle MalisVice President Louis E. SappersteinSecretary Dr. Andrew Miller Treasurer Alan MogolAssistant Treasurer Sandra Moff et

S Y N A G O G U E S T A F F Rabbi Ronald J. Shulman x230 rshulman@chizukamuno.org

Rabbi Deborah Wechsler x231 dwechsler@chizukamuno.org

Rabbi Emeritus Joel H. Zaiman x296

Hazzan Emanuel C. Perlman x233 eperlman@chizukamuno.org

Ritual Director Dr. Moshe D. Shualy x243 mshualy@chizukamuno.org

Ritual Director Emeritus Rev. Yehuda Dickstein

Headmaster, Krieger Schechter Day School Dr. Paul D. Schneider | x226 | pschneider@soink12.ksds.edu

Director, Congregational EducationAlex Weinberg | x234 | aweinberg@chizukamuno.org

Director, Goldsmith Early Childhood Education CenterMichelle Gold | x238 | gecec@chizukamuno.org

Director, Stulman Center for Adult LearningJudy Meltzer | x287 | stulman@chizukamuno.org

Director, Gemilut Hasadim ProgramMiriam Foss | x281 | mfoss@chizukamuno.org

Bar/Bat Mitzvah CoordinatorDebby Hellman | x290 | dhellman@chizukamuno.org

Youth EducatorIsaac Woloff | x305 | iwoloff @chizukamuno.org

Curator, Goldsmith MuseumDr. Susan Vick | x291 | svick@chizukamuno.org

Choir DirectorT. Herbert Dimmock

A D M I N I S T R A T I V E S T A F F Executive DirectorRonald N. Millen | x224 | rnmillen@chizukamuno.org

Director of Congregational AdvancementLaurel Freedman | x275 | lfreedman@chizukamuno.org

Synagogue AdministratorJenny Baker | x227 | jbaker@chizukamuno.org

ControllerRick Bernard | x256 | rbernard@chizukamuno.org

Information Systems ManagerBruce P. Yaillen | x284 | byaillen@chizukamuno.org

Cemetery DirectorBarbara Lichter | x248 | blichter@chizukamuno.org

Assistant Cemetery DirectorMarsha Yoff e | x309 | myoff e@chizukamuno.org

Communications and Membership CoordinatorCheryl Snyderman | x300 | csnyderman@chizukamuno.org

Graphic Designer Rachel Levitan | x282 | rlevitan@chizukamuno.org

DECEMBER 2009 | Kislev/Tevet

December 4/5 | Kislev 17/18Minhah 5:50 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 p.m.

Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 a.m.TORAH PORTION: VA-YISHLAH, GENESIS 32:4-36:43Bat Mitzvah of Hannah SopherRabbi Shulman’s SermonChizuk Amuno Choir joins Hazzan Perlman Family Service 10:00 a.m. Simhat Shabbat 10:00 a.m. Torah for Tots 11:00 a.m.

Study Session 4:00 p.m.Minhah/Ma’ariv 4:30 p.m.Havdalah 5:11 p.m.

DaiLy serViCes Beginning friDay, January 1, 2010

Daily Services Daily: 7:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. Sunday: 9:15 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. (previously 6 p.m.)

Shabbat Services Fridays Oneg Shabbat/Minhah: 6:00 p.m. (previously 5:50 p.m.) Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:15 p.m. (previously 6:00 p.m.) Saturdays Shabbat Morning Service: 9:15 a.m. Minhah/Ma’ariv: varies weekly

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Milestones In Our Synagogue Family

B’nei MitzvahWe proudly celebrate with these students who will be called to the Torah as B’nei Mitzvah. Mazal tov to their families.

DECEMBER 5Hannah Brooke SopherYosefa Sarahdaughter of Jane and Keith Sopher

DECEMBER 12Caroline Sarah LewisBatya Sarahdaughter of Randi Lewis

DECEMBER 13Holden Matthew PowersOri Gavrielson of Diane and Jeffrey Powers

DECEMBER 19

Frank V. Sutland PakulaEphraimson of Laura and Louis Pakula

Matthew Casciola RosenMosheson of Drs. Livia and Antony Rosen

DECEMBER 26Jacob Max GordonYaakovson of Randi Zell and Marc Gordon

AnniversariesMazal tov to the following members of our synagogue family who will be celebrating their wedding anniversaries in the coming weeks.

55th: Marion and Walter Straus

50th: Barbara and Thomas Steinhardt

35th: Beverly & Stuart Sagal

35th: Jill and Dr. Michael Weiss

30th: Marsha and Jay Gamerman

BirthsWe congratulate the following families on the birth of their children and grandchildren.

Shaya Miller and Gefen Miller, twin daughters of Huppit and David Miller, and great-granddaughters of Bette Miller Sherman.

Lucy Rosa Rapkin, daughter of Jenn and Andrew Rapkin, and granddaughter of Henne and Harvey Rapkin.

Jeremy Ryan Senker, son of Tara and Benjamin Senker, grandson of Polly and Allan Senker, and great-grandson of Lorraine Pugatch.

Sage Alexis Vogelstein, daughter of Rachel and Jacob Vogelstein, granddaughter of Ilene and Dr. Bert Vogelstein and Joan and Abe Brauner, and great-granddaughter of Shoshana Cardin.

Gideon Shai Wielechowski, son of Alison and George Wielechowski.

BirthdaysWe wish Happy Birthday to these members of our synagogue family who each celebrate a birthday milestone this month.

Joannie Friedman

Steven King

Dr. Barry Lever

Daniel Marcus

Nadia Massuda

Dr. William Smulyan

Margot Zipper

EngagementsWe congratulate these couples and their families as we wish them much happiness.

Jonathan Haar, son of Miriam and Dr. Richard Haar and grandson of Esther Zabludoff, to Mary Drey.

Jessica Greenwald, daughter of Nancy and Robert Greenwald, to Scott Athen.

Sara Madoff, daughter of Saundra and Dr. David Madoff, to Max Shapiro.

Jonathan Madoff, son of Saundra and Dr. David Madoff, to Lital Rashi.

In Loving MemoryIn sadness, our synagogue community mourns the the passing of:

Dr. Alan Marc Levine

Eileen Sacks

Our synagogue community offers sincere condolences to:

Dr. Alan Friedman, Dr. Robert Friedman and Bunny Naiditch, on the loss of their mother and sister, Dolly Friedman.

May their memories bring comfort and blessing to their loved ones.

Gemilut Hasadim Volunteer ProgramsAdopt-A-Road Volunteers Urgently Needed! Chizuk Amuno Brotherhood will perform the mitzvah of shmirat adamah, protecting the earth, by cleaning a segment of Greenspring Avenue. Meet us at 9 a.m. on Sunday, December 6 (rain date December 20) by the front office. All supplies will be provided. To volunteer please call Irwin Golob at 410/560-7422.Special thanks to Irwin Golob and Bruce Lewbart for the October clean up.

Chicken Soup for Our SickThanks to the Chizuk Amuno Sisterhood, we now have a supply of homemade chicken soup for members who are ill or who have just returned from the hospital. To receive some delicious “liquid penicillin,” please call Miriam Golob at 410/560-7422 and it will be delivered to your home.

Hakhnasat Orhim — Welcoming GuestsIf you live within walking distance of the synagogue, and are able to host visitors for Shabbat, please e-mail Rabbi Deborah Wechsler, dwechsler@chizukamuno.org.

Jared Scott Levy Memorial GardenWe are looking for flower and plant enthusiasts of all ages to help tend the garden. Double community service hours are available through the GH office. To sign up for winter maintenance, please call Miriam Foss. Todah rabbah to master gardener, Allen Brown, for planning, planting, and mulching.

Chizuk Amuno Supports Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake Chizuk Amuno has four volunteer spots remaining for an Interfaith Build on Sunday, December 6. Volunteers will meet at 8:30 a.m. for an orientation and should expect to be at their work site until approximately 3 p.m. Volunteers should bring a sack lunch and water. No construction skills are needed and there is always a construction supervisor on site. A variety of tasks are available and will be determined based on need. Teenagers over the age of 16 are encouraged to participate. This is a great opportunity to represent Chizuk Amuno while building homes for families alongside great volunteers from around the area. To sign up, or for more information, please contact Bobbi Schulman, 410/561-5967 or sschul@comcast.net.Todah Rabbah to the energetic volunteers who participated in the November Build: Forrest Foss, Ellen Friedman, Tyler Paulk, and Rabbi Deborah Wechsler

Our Daily BreadJoin the Chizuk Amuno team to help serve meals to hungry men, women, and children from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on upcoming Sundays, December 27, January 31, and February 28, To sign up, please contact Wendy Davis at 410/358-5979, bandwdavis@aol.com or Jenny Baker 410/602-9885, bakerjenny@yahoo.com.Todah Rabbah for the dedicated volunteers who served in October: Jenny Baker, Carole and Noah Buchman, Barbara Cohen, Janice Perlman, Dawn Reznik, Jeffrey and Karen Zale

Chizuk Amuno Races for the CureThe Chizuk Amuno team joined the Susan B. Komen Maryland Race for the Cure for it’s third consecutive year. A special addition this year

was an aliyah on the Shabbat before the race to honor and support breast cancer survivors and race participants. Special appreciation to Rena Lapidus, chairperson, and Kelly Blavatt, advisor and to all those who took part in the race and donated to this important cause: Teresa Alpert-Leibman; Ann Andorsky; Jenny Baker; Amy, Jason, Jared, Jeffrey, Rachel, Ronald, and Susan Blavatt; Arianna Brown; Rachel Brown; Sarajane Brown; Evelyn Brager; Nancy Diamond; Brett Diamond; Iris Friedman; Joanne Felton; Miriam Foss; Susan Frieman; Linda Freud; Megan Hodes; Sandy Guthorn; Janet Jacobs; Margery Kates; Debbie Kramer; Ari, Ben and Jacob Lapidus; Abigail and Brian Lerman; Barbara Lichter; Sara and Shari Malinow; Amy, Lily and Tylor Massouda; Betty Medalie; Margery and Michael Moranz; Pamela Platt; Kathy Posner; Janice Perlman; Jennifer Rozenberg; Alex Rozenberg; Mel Schehr, Douglas, and Susan Schehr; Bobbi Schulman; Judy Spector; Rebecca, Eli, Yonny, and Ian Raich; Randi Rombro

Ronald McDonald HouseJoin us as we cook and serve dinners at Ronald McDonald House for families with seriously ill children. The families look forward to home cooked meals to ease the strain and pressure that come with seeking medical treatment far from home. Our upcoming dates are Wednesdays, December 9, January 13, and February 17.Todah Rabbah to those who volunteered in November: Andrea and Nancy Bookoff; Janice Brodsky; Harriet Brown; Adam, Karen, and Rachel Cohen; Arlene Dalcin; Cory Dalcin; Joanne Felton; Laurel Freedman; Garth Gerstenblith; Debbie Gilbert; Joan and Michael Gottlieb; Carol Gratz; Jessica Grosman; Janet Kantor; Jody Moskowitz; Janice Perlman; Dawn Reznik (hand crocheted blankets); Shari Rosen; Alanna and Rebecca Sereboff; Marci Scher; and Frada WallTransportation Service on Shabbat and Holiday Mornings

Need a ride to shul on Shabbat morning or on holidays? Rides for members who no longer drive can be arranged on a week-by-week basis. Just call Miriam Foss by Monday or Tuesday of the week you want to attend services.For questions or to participate in any Gemilut Hasadim programs, contact Miriam Foss at 410/486-6400, ext. 281 or mfoss@chizukamuno.org. Please refer to www.chizukamuno.org for more information on all of these programs.We express special gratitude for funding from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Gemilut Hasadim Endowment Fund of the Chizuk Amuno Foundation, Inc.

BBQ Chicken Preparation for Our Daily BreadWe invite you to join Chef Annie Hood in preparing large quantities of BBQ chicken for the guests at Our Daily Bread on Thursday, January 7. Choose from two shifts: 5-7 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Dinner will be provided for all participants. We will take a special study break with Rabbi Wechsler at 7 p.m. RSVP to Miriam Foss, 410/486-6400, ext. 281 or mfoss@chizukamuno.org .

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Terumot HaKodesh – Sacred Tribute Gifts

We are so grateful for the generous and thoughtful contributions to Chizuk Amuno Congregation or one of our schools in honor or in memory of loved ones and friends, to wish a speedy recovery, or to express appreciation.

In our sacred community each contribution is understood as terumat hakodesh—a sacred tribute gift. These different offerings sustain and enrich the life of our community, and are a meaningful way to acknowledge occasions and milestones.

Sacred Tribute Gifts and contributions to Chizuk Amuno Congregation can be made by contacting our synagogue office, 410/486-6400.

If you are interested in establishing a named endowment fund to commemorate an individual or occasion, please contact Laurel Freedman, Director of Congregational Advancement, ext. 275.

ContributionsIn Honor ofAnn and Gil Abramson on the birth of their granddaughter, Sami, by Bobbi and Aron Perlman;

Dr. Anne and David YoungAnn and Gil Abramson on the birth of their granddaughter, Sami, and on Gil being honored as

Hatan Maftir by Kathy and Bruce PosnerAnn and Dr. Michael Andorsky on the birth of their grandchildren by Michael SanowDr. Arthur Baitch on his 80th birthday by Fritzi and Bob HallockAlice Leibowitz Bickoff on her special birthday by Bobbi and Aron PerlmanChizuk Amuno Congregation in honor of their aliyah on Rosh HaShanah by

Karla and Stanley SchulmanLeah Helman on the birth of twin grandchildren by Joan and Dr. Saul GurneyMargi and Steven Hoffman on their 40th wedding anniversary by Marsha and Richard ManekinHarriet and Alan Kanter on Lauren’s engagement by Joyce and Louis KaplanThe Kramer family on your new home by Beverly and Stuart SagalJoanne and Dr. Edward Kraus on their 30th wedding anniversary by Dr. Anne and David YoungIlene and Stephen Mackler on their 35th wedding anniversary by Marsha and Richard ManekinIlene and Stephen Mackler on the marriage of their son, David, to Melissa by Marsha and Richard

ManekinSaundra and Dr. David Madoff on the engagements of their daughter, Sara, to Max Shapiro and

their son, Jonathan, to Lital Rashi by the Gratz familyBetty Miller Sherman on the birth of twin great-granddaughters by Ruth RomSheila Rosen on the marriage of her daughter by Joan and Dr. Saul GurneySheila and Howard Sandbank on their retirements by Carole and Gil SchechterErika Schon on being honored as Kallat Torah by Naomi and Dr. Larry AmsterdamJudy and Dr. Bob Schwartz on the engagement of their daughter, Rachel, by Carol and Dr. Ed GratzRabbi Stuart Seltzer on receiving the Covenant Award by Jenny Baker; Dr. Anne and David YoungLisa Shuman and Jonathan Silver on Elyssa becoming a Bat Mitzvah by Sylvia GimbelMarion and Walter Straus on their 55th wedding anniversary by Dr. Anne and David YoungLynn and Nelson Tucker on the naming of their granddaughter, Hannah,

by Dr. Anne and David Young

In Memory ofBeatrice Brown and Jules Savlov on their yahrzeit by Mr. and Mrs. Miner BrownHilda Buchman by Bonnie and Joseph ParnesManuel Cohen by Susan and Dr. Harvey Cohen and family Morton Eisenstein by Beverly BermanDouglas Fox by Edye and Steven AbramsDolly Friedman by Naomi and Dr. Larry AmsterdamJerry Gottesman by Ann and Dr. Michael Andorsky; Beth and Albert Blumberg; Sharon and Irv

Caplan; Adele Curland; Eena and Arthur Feld; Sondra and Marvin Feld; Miriam and Forrest Foss; Hadassah and Leon Gordis; Serene Israel; Sandy and Harold Klapper; Barbara and Bruce Lewbart; Eileen Marks; Betsy and Lou Narrow and family; Dr. Anne and David Young

Jessie Jones by Bonnie and Joseph ParnesLeo Lamm on his yahrzeit by Edith and Walter LammMarla Lerner on her yahrzeit by Irving LernerMaurice Leven on his yahrzeit by Stephen LevenLeroy Levenson by Joan and Dr. Saul Gurney

Life, Death, anD the hereafter: the Mysteries of JuDaisM

Sunday, January 10, 1 p.m.

David Kraemer, Ph.D., will introduce the Phyllis and Louis Friedman Scholar-in-Residence program. Please join us for the luncheon and lecture,

which are free and open to the public. During his four days in residence, Dr. Kraemer will teach congregants

and the students and faculty of our schools. We are very grateful to Phyllis and Louis Friedman for making

this Scholar-in-Residence program possible.

sisterhooD – on the roaD

Bringing HanukkaH to the resiDents of CourtLanD garDens

Sunday, December 6, 9:15 a.m.

We will meet at Chizuk Amuno to prepare crafts to be completed by the residents.

Then we’ll carpool to Courtland Gardens, 7920 Scotts Level Road.

We will share snacks and also visit room bound residents.

RSVP to Linda Levy at 410/484-4015 or lindalevy10@gmail.com.

the ethiC aL ChaLLenges in heaLth Care reforMWednesday, January 20, 7:30 p.m.

Dr. Ruth Faden, Director of the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University, will deliver the Paul J. Fineman Jewish Ethics Lecture.

The lecture will be followed by a conversation with Rabbi Ron Shulman and a question and answer session.

The lecture is free and open to the community. A dessert reception will follow.

We thank the Fineman and Cohen families for funding this wonderful program.

Chizuk aMuno supports CoMMunity MitzvaH Day

Friday, December 25

Feed the homeless • Visit the elderly

Assemble winter survival kits

For times of specific projects and to register,

visit www.jvcbaltimore.org, call 410/843-7490,

or e-mail jvcbaltimore@associated.org.

Krieger Schechter Day School open house

Sunday, January 10, 2 p.m.

Rosenbloom Religious School

open house

Sunday, January 31, 9:15 a.m.

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Dr. Alan Marc Levine by Sharon and Irv Caplan; Janet and Dr. Jim Conway; Daina and Dr. Ira Garonzik and family; Bonnie, Joseph and Eric Parnes; Susan and Douglas Schehr

Samuel London on his yahrzeit by Myra GershenDr. Solomon Love by Betsy and Lou Narrow and familyEleanor Miller by Denise and Carl and family VerstandigMother Morrison by Florene and Dr. Ron GoldnerSidney Pats by Dr. Albert PatsRita Pfeiffer on her yahrzeit by Edith and Walter LammHerbert Rochlin by Carole and Noah BuchmanJosephine S. Sutland and Dora Kaplan Pakula by Sheila

and Dr. Lawrence Pakula and familyHelen Wasserman on her yahrzeit by Irene Friedman PackOn the yahrzeit of her loved ones by Shirley Parker In observance of yahrzeit by Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Silverman

Refu’ah Shelemah to Tammy Heyman by Shirley MatzMarilyn and Stanley Heyman by Shirley MatzWilliam Kolodner by Sharon and Irv CaplanDr. Paul Schneider by Susan and Douglas Schehr; Denise and

Carl Verstandig and familyFrada Wall by Miriam and Forrest Foss

Ezrine Library and Glazer Media CenterIn Honor of Anat Lang and Yuri Gimberg on their marriage by Faith and

Allen FriedmanRabbi Stuart Seltzer on receiving the Covenant Award by the

KSDS Library StaffGideon Wielechowski on his birth by Barbara Cohen

In Memory of Jerry Gottesman by Sonia Kozlovsky, Laurie Margolies, and

Esther Miller; Esther and Louis Miller; Esther SilvermanNaomi Prostic by Barbara Cohen and Faye Pollack

Gemilut Hasadim Service InitiativeIn Honor ofRichard Crystal and Rick Wasserman on their anniversary by

Hillary and Jack Crystal

Inscribed Humash Etz HayimIn Honor ofGary Attman for being a great friend by the Gaber family

Krieger Schechter Day SchoolIn Memory ofDolly Friedman by Judith and Hersch Langenthal; Beverly and

Jon Myers

Krieger Schechter Day School Scholarship FundIn Honor of Carolyn Helfman on the birth of her grandson by Lisa and

Dr. Brad Trattner

In Memory of Dolly Friedman by Lisa and Dr. Brad Trattner

Refu’ah Shelemah to Dr. Paul Schneider by Lisa and Dr. Brad Trattner

Krieger Schechter Day School Tuition Assistance FundIn Honor ofDr. Arthur Baitch on his 80th birthday by Beverly and

Dr. Arnold Feldman

Prayer Book FundIn Honor ofRichard Crystal and Rick Wasserman on their 30th

Anniversary by Larry and KennyLeonard Fox on his special birthday by Natalie JeffreySaundra and Dr. David Madoff on the engagement of their

daughter, Sara, to Max Shapiro by Ilene and Mark JanofskySaundra and Dr. David Madoff on the engagement of their

son, Jonathan, to Lital Rashi by Ilene and Mark JanofskyMeta Oppenheimer on her 95th birthday by Edythe FeldmanHenne and Harvey Rapkin on the birth of twin grandchildren

by Harriet DubanskySheila and Howard Sandbank on Jonathan becoming a Bar

Mitzvah by Natalie Jeffrey

In Memory ofDolly Friedman by Ronnie KleimanJerry Gottesman by Amy and Bruce Chapper; Lee Egerton;

Dr. Karen Garaber and Andy Sandler; Toba and Bill Grant; Anne and Steven King; Saundra and Dr. David Madoff; Sonia and Ed Obstler; Ruth and Don Shein

Dr. Alan Marc Levine by Gail and Jerry KurmanMichael Levy by Barbara and Tom SteinhartBernard Manekin by Harriet DubanskyMildred Zemel by Lisa and Dr. Brad Trattner

Refu’ah Shelemah to Marcia Buxbaum by Harriet DubanskyJoanne White by Barbara and Paul Natkowitz

Stulman Center for Adult LearningIn Memory ofIrving Lubich on his yahrzeit by Bruce Lubich

Zaiman Educational AllianceIn Honor ofSandra and Harold Klapper, with appreciation by Charlotte

and Morris Straitman

In Memory ofJerry Gottesman by Isabel Pinson

Phyllis and Leonard Attman Music FundIn Honor ofMr. and Mrs. Richard Kremen on the engagement of their

daughter, Peggy, to Joshua Cohen by Phyllis and Leonard Attman

In Memory ofRaymond Blank by Phyllis and Leonard AttmanEthel Chase by Phyllis and Leonard AttmanSylvan Goldman by Phyllis and Leonard AttmanDr. Alan Marc Levine by Phyllis and Leonard AttmanRabbi Mark Loeb by Phyllis and Leonard AttmanBernard Manekin by Phyllis and Leonard AttmanClarisse Mechanic by Phyllis and Leonard AttmanMax Mendelsohn by Phyllis and Leonard AttmanJames Nolan by Phyllis and Leonard AttmanGilbert Rubin by Phyllis and Leonard AttmanMignon Talkin by Phyllis and Leonard Attman

Refu’ah Shelemah to Jeffrey Fader by Phyllis and Leonard Attman

David M. Bloomberg Memorial Scholarship FundIn Honor ofElaine Alpert on her special birthday by Estelle BloombergEstelle Bloomberg on her 80th birthday by Susan and John

Abosch; Elaine Alpert; Patsy and Hal Gilbert; Selma and William Klein; Sylvia and Allan Lassen; Annette and Bernardo Rozencwaig

Eric Scherr on his engagement to Rebecca Pollack by Estelle Bloomberg

In Memory ofSylvan Goldman by Estelle BloombergA. Stewart Wilder by Pauline Luntz

Bronfein-Nathan Scholarship FundIn Memory ofDr. Alan Levine by Jessica and Michael BronfeinBernard Manekin by Jessica and Michael BronfeinA. Stewart Wilder by Jessica and Michael Bronfein

Marcia and Dr. Jerry Buxbaum Endowment FundIn Honor ofHarriet and Alan Kanter on the engagement of their daughter,

Lauren by Marcia and Dr. Jerry BuxbaumMarcia and Richard Manekin on their new home by Marcia

and Dr. Jerry BuxbaumBeverly and Jordon Max on their granddaughter, Samantha,

becoming a Bat Mitzvah by Marcia and Dr. Jerry Buxbaum

In Memory ofDr. Scott Lesser by Marcia and Dr. Jerry BuxbaumMax Mendelsohn by Marcia and Dr. Jerry BuxbaumDr. Paul Schenker by Marcia and Dr. Jerry Buxbaum

Refu’ah Shelemah to Suzanne Cohen by Marcia and Dr. Jerry BuxbaumDr. Paul Schneider by Marcia and Dr. Jerry Buxbaum

Goldner Ramah Scholarship FundIn Memory ofDr. Alan Levine by Florene and Dr. Ron GoldnerMary Rosen by Florene and Dr. Ron Goldner

Jared Scott Levy Memorial Scholarship FundIn Honor ofAnn and Dr. Michael Andorsky on the birth of their

granddaughter, Dalia Ronit Arch-Andorsky by Dorothy Yankellow

Ileen and Henry Dickman on their 60th wedding anniversary by Dorothy Yankellow and family

Stanley I. Minch Scholarship FundIn Memory ofBernard Manekin by June Minch

The Reznik-Frier Scholarship FundIn Memory ofScott Lesser by Janine and Robert FrierA. Stewart Wilder by Janine and Robert Frier

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Bimah Flowers

Friday & Saturday, December 4-5 | 17-18 Kislev

In Honor Of:The Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Brooke Sopher, daughter of Jane and Keith

Sopher, and granddaughter of Suellen and Morton Poland, Lisa and Jerry Sopher and Joyce and Paul Rochlin.

In Memory Of:Nathan Blum, father, by Elke and Arnold Neuburger and family.Evelyn Fishlin by Alita and Ron Millen and family.Lilyan Sayer, mother, by Suzanne and Gerald M. Katz and family.Sidney Tucker by Sally and Arthur Grant, children and grandchildren.Miriam Sokolow, sister, by Jeanne and Jack Luskin and family.Beatrice Kraus, mother and grandmother, by Joanne and Dr. Edward

Kraus and family.Irene Levin, mother, by Sherrie and Carl Polsky and family.Esther Sapperstein by her children and grandchildren.Morris Jacob by daughter, Barbara Wallenstein, and family.Lee B. Cooper, mother, by Pamela and Joel Fradin.Baracat Elgamil, father, by Lily and Dr. Warren Massouda and family.Rebecca Bobick, mother, by Anita and Herman Raynes and family.Robert Schwaber by his wife Judy and children.Jeanette Friedman, mother, by Joannie and Dr. Harry Friedman and

family and Neil Friedman.Leon Weiner, brother, by Miriam and Arnold Kahn.Rita Helzner Silverman, on her birthday, by Marian and “Chuck” Klein

and family.Stanley I. Minch, on his birthday, by his wife, June Minch and family.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, December 11-13 24-26 Kislev

In Honor Of:The Bat Mitzvah of Caroline Sarah Lewis, by her mother, Randi Lewis,

and her grandparents, Peggy and Bill Lewis and Flora B. Horowitz.The Bar Mitzvah of Holden Matthew Powers, by his parents, Diane and

Jeffrey Powers, and his grandparents, Ilene and Alvin Powers and Margie and Dr. David Golub.

In Memory Of:Helena Powers, grandmother of Holden Matthew Powers, on the

occasion of Holden’s Bar Mitzvah.Isadore Stern by his wife, children and granddaughter.Sophia Mendelson, mother, by Maxine and Dan L. Mendelson.Jeanette Finkelstein, sister and daughter, by Susan Macht and family

and Henry Finkelstein.Rebecca Spevak, mother, by Estelle Bloomberg and family.

Morris Sacks, father, by Pauline Luntz and family.Julius Leiter, father, by Ruth and Allen Brown and family.Anna Yoffe, mother, by Marsha and Sherwin Yoffe and family.Louis Keiser by Harriet Keiser.Martin S. Blum, son, by Mitzi and Fred Nochumowitz.Anne Picower, mother, by Ilene and Alvin Powers and family.Jacob Donick, father, by Faye and Howard Pollack.Herman Glanzman by Joel Richmond and family.Geraldine Shane by her husband and family.Judge Albert L. Sklar, on his birthday, by his family.

Friday & Saturday, December 18-19 | 1-2 Tevet

In Honor Of:The Bar Mitzvah of Frank V. Sutland Pakula, by his parents, Laura

and Louis Pakula, and his grandparents, Sheila and Dr. Lawrence Pakula and Norma and Conrad Barnes.

The Bar Mitzvah of Matthew Casciola Rosen, by his parents, Drs. Livia and Antony Rosen, and his grandparents, Enid and Josh Rosen and Reana Casciola.

In Memory Of:Gianni Casciola, grandfather of Matthew Casciola Rosen, on the

occasion of Matt’s Bar Mitzvah.Jerome S. Cardin by Shoshana S. Cardin and family.Frank Diskin, father and grandfather, by Suzanne and Dr. Sheldon

Diskin and family.Marion L. Goldman, by her children and grandchildren.Ethel Wolf, mother, by Donna and Robert Wolf and family.Leonard Jachman, father, by Sally and Michael Cooperman and family.Lillian Kurman, mother, by Gail and Jerry Kurman and children.Oscar Levy, father, by his family.Nathan L. Cohen by his wife Suzanne F. Cohen and family.Mary E. Mogol, grandmother, by Ellen, Alan, Jonathan, Andrew, Sarah

and Sophie Mogol.Mollye Hamburger, sister, by Ina and Calvin Hamburger.Abraham Weiner, father, by Miriam and Arnold Kahn and family.Anna Miller by Beverly and Jordon Max and family.Rebecca Kwastel, mother, by Shirley Deiner and family.Nathaniel Jacobs by his wife Ethel, children and grandchildren.Rose Shapiro, mother, and Simon Levinson, father-in-law, by Bernice

Levinson and family.Beulah Oppenheim, mother, by Rosalind and Samuel Oppenheim

and family.Morris Pines, father, by his family.Florence M. Friedman, mother, by Drs. Deborah and Lawrence Weber,

and grandchildren, Staci and Nikki.

Lenore Snyder, mother, by Arthur J. Wasserman and family.Carl Morstein, father, by Dee and Lewis Noonberg and family.Mollie Putterman, mother, by Sharon and Irvin Caplan and family.Marcia Lee Selko by Mildred and Soll Selko.

Friday & Saturday, December 25-26 | 8-9 Tevet

In Honor Of:The Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Max Gordon, by his parents, Randi Zell and

Marc Gordon, and his grandmother, Lana Gordon.

In Memory Of:Janet and Al Zell and Herb Gordon, grandparents of Jacob Max

Gordon, on the occasion of Jacob’s Bar Mitzvah.Joseph Tucker by his children and grandchildren.Mitzi Chasin by her sister, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-

nephew.Esther Kahan by Ann Kahan and family.Gabriel Massouda, father, by Lily and Dr. Warren Massouda and family.Harry Crystal by his family.Joseph L. Shor by Shirley Shor and family.Yetta and Issy Cooperman, parents, by their family.F. David Cohen by Rose Frank and family.Louis M. Schlimer, father, by Carol and Gilbert Davis and family.Sarah Rosenberg, mother, by her children and grandchildren.Tmima Sibel, mother, by Carole and Hanan Sibel and family.Alexander Silverman, father, by Jackie Glassgold and children.Abby Blumenthal by Dr. Stuart Blumenthal and family.Harry Blumberg by his children and grandchildren.Florence and Paul J. Fineman by their children and grandchildren.Maurice M. Kaplan, father, by Joyce and Louis Kaplan.Rose Max by Beverly and Jordon Max and family.Evelyn King by Anne and Steve King and family.Manuel M. Malman by his wife and children.Bruce Blumenthal by Dr. Stuart Blumenthal and family.Shirley Solomon by Marvin Solomon and family.Friedel Lobe, mother, by Evelyn and Gary Brager and family.Beatrice Diskin, mother and grandmother, by Suzanne and

Dr. Sheldon Diskin and family.Edward Gamson by Irma Gamson and family.Theodore Waranch by his children and grandchildren.Ada Levin by Rosalie Levin and family.Sylvia Levine, mother, by Barry, Stuart and Lisa Levine.Donald Levinson by his wife Bernice Levinson.Cheryl Rimerman, on her birthday, by her parents, Marlene and Dr.

Stuart Brager and family.

Discretionary FundTzedakah contributions to our clergy Discretionary Fund, as

well as gifts received in honor, memory, or appreciation of life cycle occasions support charitable, cultural, and educational causes.Janice and Norris Brodsky, in appreciation of Rabbi Shulman

for officiating at the wedding of Shelley Brodsky and Garrett Zimmerman

Gerry Feinglass and family, in appreciation of Rabbi Shulman for officiating at the unveiling of Mayme Oberfeld

Dr. Alan Friedman, Dr. Robert Friedman, Steven Friedman and Bunny Naiditch, in appreciation of Rabbi Shulman for officiating at the funeral of Dolly Friedman

Bracha & Peter Lang, in appreciation of Rabbi Shulman for officiating at the wedding of Anat Lang and Yury Gimburg

Bonnie and Douglas Zimmerman, in appreciation of Rabbi Shulman for officiating at the wedding of Shelley Brodsky and Garrett Zimmerman

Ruth and William Gann, in appreciation of Rabbi Wechsler for officiating at the wedding of Lauri Gann and Dan Greenberg

Myra Levy and Joyce Kaplan, in appreciation of Rabbi Wechsler for officiating at the unveiling of Alvin Levy

Harriet and Richard Udell, in appreciation of Rabbi Wechsler for officiating at the unveiling of Benjamin Preissman

Janice and Norris Brodsky, in appreciation of Hazzan Perlman for officiating at the wedding of Shelley Brodsky and Garrett Zimmerman

Robert Friedman, in appreciation of Hazzan Perlman for conducting shivah minyan for his mother, Dolly Friedman

Ruth and William Gann, in appreciation of Hazzan Perlman for officiating at the wedding of Lauri Gann and Dan Greenberg

Dorothy Gold and Dr. Jim Wolf, in appreciation of Hazzan Perlman for officiating at the wedding of their son, Benjamin, to Cydny

Bracha and Peter Lang, in appreciation of Dr. Shualy for reading the ketubah at the wedding of Anat Lang & Yury Gimburg

Susan & David Witte, wishing a refu’ah shelemah to Dr. Schneider

Leslie Levy and Jolene Oppenheim Fabricant, in honor of the 50th anniversary of their B’not Mitzvah

Saundra and Dr. David Madoff, in honor of the engagements of Sara Madoff to Max Shapiro and Jonathan Madoff to Lital Rashi

Judy and Warren Michelson, in honor of Freedom’s Feast Erica Orbach, in memory of her mother, Barbara Weisman, on

her yahrzeit

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C r a f t s a t s t . V i n C e n t ’s C e n t e rSunday, February 21, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

The Gemilut Hasadim Committee will be sponsoring an afternoon of crafts, cooking, and educational activities at St. Vincent’s Center,

a therapeutic group home based in Towson. To volunteer, contact Susan Straus in the evening, 410/356-6284.

Because advanced preparation is needed for this activity, please register as soon as possible.

Made possible by the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Gemilut Hasadim Endowment Fund and Jewish Community Services

Perpetual Memorials

We observe the yahrzeits of these loved ones this month. May their memories bring blessing and goodness to those who remember them.

18 Kislev | Dec. 5* Allan Blankman* Bessie Cohen Sylvia Feldman* Dolly Fish* Simon Hoffman* Louis Lipsitz* Nathan Lobel Nathan Lurie* Lawrence B. Miller* Dora Schnaper* Mary Weisberg Thomas Wolfe Irvin G. Wyman19 Kislev | Dec. 6 Nathan Blum Meyer Mickey Cohen Mary L. Joseph* Rose Kleiman* Annie Levin* Norman J. Levin* Rosalie Melnick* Henry Pflaunlacher* Sarah Sachs* Joseph Schmuckler* Howard Saul Wolfe20 Kislev | Dec. 7* Belle Altman Evelyn Fishlin* Charles M. Hoffberger Abram Milton Levin Sydney R. Traub* Etta Hoffberger Weinberg21 Kislev | Dec. 8* Herman Adler* Celia Cohen Rhoda S. Cramer Paul H. Garber* Samuel Goodman* Gladys Lurie* Harry Polansky* Lilyan Sayer* Ronald M. Sidle Sidney Tucker22 Kislev | Dec. 9 Rev. Aaron Baida Shirley M. Blumberg Beatrice Kraus

Irene R. Levin* Lester Needle* Henry H. Sagner* Maurice Salganik* Esther Sapperstein* Joseph Teitelbaum23 Kislev | Dec. 10* Jerome Asch Lee B. Cooper* Joseph Friedenwald Bertha Krieger Goldberg* Hyman Greenspan* Jacob Jacoby* Tara Michelle Katzner* Gertrude Landsman* Rachel Plotkin* Mark Schechter* Sophia Schloss* Fannie L. Simon* Max Yerman24 Kislev | Dec. 11* Mary Lee Edelstein* Jeanette Friedman* Celia Goodman Joe Krizman* Jack Mark* Irene R. Robinson* Robert A. Schwaber Sylvia Wolman Tossman* Anna Wolman25 Kislev | Dec. 12 Clara Abramson* Alan E. Cheskin* Jack Horowitz* Nathan Janney* Dr. Solomon C. Katzoff Sadie Kopelman* Rose K. Levin Harry A. Rosenblatt* Albert D. Safro* Michael Skalovsky* Isadore L. Stern26 Kislev | Dec. 13* Isaac Chor* Lillian Schiffer Cordish Morris W. Denkin* Sonya Ezrine* Anna W. Fink* Jeanette Finkelstein* Wolfe Kravitz* Bessie Levy* Sadie Rothenberg Loeb* Maurice B. Merrill* Betsy Novey* Rebecca Spevak27 Kislev | Dec. 14* Ruth C. Goodman* Jacob Milliman

* Morris Sacks Zena Sanders* Joseph G. Yaffe28 Kislev | Dec. 15* Isaac Adleberg* Benjamin Barr Maurice L. Berger* Hannah Joffe Bloom* Irma K. Davison* Betty Ginsberg Louis Gottesman* M. Budd Kolker* Dora Conn Winston* Anna G. Yoffe29 Kislev | Dec. 16* Martin Blum* Jacob Donick* Frieda Greifer* Louis Keiser* Bernice H. Kolodny* Dorothy Kravitz* Dr. Morris H. Levine* Louis W. Miller* Anne Picower* Ruben M. Rosen* Martin Sagel* Irvin Spector Beverly Wolfe30 Kislev | Dec. 17* Dora Berman Leonard Friedman* Joanne Lee Jacobs* Albert J. Kerbel Dr. Stuart A. Perkal* Sadie Straus1 Tevet | Dec. 18 Bessie Cohen Marc Gambel Herman Glanzman* Rubin Kipnis* Helen B. Kleiman* Dora Needle* Adolph Pariser* Morris Polansky* Molly Roffman* Robert Seff* Geraldine T. Shane Annette Silverstein* Isadore Snyder* Rosa Sussman* Edward Taft* Sadie Wagner2 Tevet | Dec. 19* Jerome S. Cardin* Frank Diskin* Aaron Fink* Meyer Goldberg* Marion Goldman

* Max M. Helman Leonard K. Jachman* Rosalie Lesser* Florence Sedell Siff* Julia Steinberg* Bertha Fuld Stern* Joseph Waldman Ethel N. Wolf3 Tevet | Dec. 20* Bertha Baumel* Emily Davidov Pauline Greenfeld* Ella Grossman* Eva Katzner* Ephraim Macht* Alexander Smith* Ann R. Wasserman4 Tevet | Dec. 21* Reverend Herman B. Abramson* Selma Blumberg* Bernard Caplan* Hilda N. Cohen* Hyman Cohen* Nathan L. Cohen Robert R. Cohen* David B. Kirsner* Oscar Levy Mary E. Mogol Samuel Rosensweig* Deborah Witteh Sachs* Thomas Scherr Louis Silbert* Rebecca Wallenstein5 Tevet | Dec. 22* Mollye Jane Hamburger* Louis Kleinman* Louis Lesser Herman Mandel Anna Miller* Nathan Naiman* Pauline B. Oshrine Sarah Rodbell* Lee Rosenstock* Hyman Rosenthal* Harry B. Schapiro* Bertha Straus* Louis Weinberg* Dr. Andrew Weinfeld6 Tevet | Dec. 23* Sarah B. Bereston* Hannah Buxbaum Nathaniel J. Jacobs* Jacob Kres* Phillip “Buddy” Leibowitz Matilda Slatkin Neuer* Mark Schneider* Evelyn Semer

* Joseph Wolman7 Tevet | Dec. 24* Hershel Brown* Meyer Michael Cantor* David E. Kaiser* Beulah Oppenheim* Morris Pines* Rose Raffel* Celya J. Robinson* Ida Salzman* Isadore Schwartzman* Rose Shapiro8 Tevet | Dec. 25* Louis Berman* Mannes F. Greenberg Carl Morstein* Henry Naiditch* Mollie Putterman* Marc Steven Schwartzman Marcia Lee Selko9 Tevet | Dec. 26 Harry Eli Balk* Ann Berman* Mitzi Chasin* Alvin Julius Coplan* Irving Dworkin* Katie Finkelstein Esther Kahan* Charles I. Lebovitz* Leon Parson* Samuel L. Preissman* Jacob Raffel* Anne Salganik Harold W. Siegel* Bernard M. Silesky Phyllis Verner Nathan I. Yaffe10 Tevet | Dec. 27* Clarence (Larry) Brull* Jacob Castleberg* Manfred Cohnen* Harry Crystal* Laura Ehrlich Sadie Engel* Joseph Louis Shor11 Tevet | Dec. 28* Edith Kres Alperstein* Milton Berman Martin Fine* Louis Freedman* Bertha B. Horowitz* Isaac Potts Sarah Rosenberg12 Tevet | Dec. 29* Etta F. Abramson* Rae L. Clarke Louis Eagle

* Selma Feldman* David Freedman* Oscar Goldfein Morton Goldner* Jacob Greenthal* Bertha B. Horowitz* Charles Levinson* Rose L. Moses Harry Pierce* Rose Rosen* Abraham Schloss* Tmima Sibel* Alexander Silverman* Ella F. Speert* Rosa Straus13 Tevet | Dec. 30* Henry Becker* Harry Lowe Blumberg* Florence Eisen Fineman* Paul J. Fineman* D. Sylvan Friedman* Charles Hoffberger* Maurice Kaplan* Evelyn King Rose S. Max* Rabbi Solomon Zaiman14 Tevet | Dec. 31* Bruce Blumenthal* Beatrice Diskin* Max Fleischmann Morris R. Forman* Maurice Glassman* Marjorie Hope Greenbaum* Trude Korzyn Rosalyn K. Kress* Dr. William Kress* Nettie Harris Macht* Manuel M. Malman Shirley M. Solomon Arthur Varsubsky15 Tevet | Jan. 1* Benjamin Erkes* Tanchum Shabse Fox* Edward Gamson* Deborah Hopkins* Sylvia Levine* Donald S. Levinson* Hannah Lewis* Edith R. Oppenheim* Roberta Rosenthal* Jessye M. Seidler Mendel Silverman* William (Phil) Sussman* Theodore M. Waranch

* Memorial Light

W i L L y o u B e i n f L o r i D a t h i s W i n t e r ?We Are Looking For You!

Join Rabbi Ron Shulman, CAC president Anne Young, and Foundation president Alan Kanter for dinner on Thursday, February 18, 6 p.m. at B’nai Torah

Congregation in Boca Raton. Invitations will be mailed late January.

If you would like to be included, please contact Marci Scher, Development Assistant, at 410/824-2057 or mscher@chizukamuno.org.

This gathering is sponsored by the Chizuk Amuno Foundation, Inc.

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6 Sunday Musclejews, Wimps and the Soldiers In-between • p. 1

Adopt-a-Road • p. 3 Habitat for Humanity • p. 3 Sisterhood at Courtland Gardens • p. 4 I.O.U. Clothing Drive • p. 8

9 Wednesday Brotherhood Blood Drive • p. 8 Ronald McDonald House • p. 3

10 Thursday Hanukkah, You and Israel • p. 1

12 Shabbat Shabbat Yahad • p. 1

18 Friday Shabbat Hanukkah Dinner • p. 1 Get Your Game On! • p. 1

20 Sunday Club Hatikvah • p. 8

25 Friday Community Mitzvah Day • p. 4

27 Sunday Our Daily Bread • p. 3

DE CE M B E R 2009 • KISLEV - TE VE T 5770

C L u B Ha t i k vaHSunday, December 20, 2009

Presenting “Thirst ‘n’ Howl” for your listening pleasure...

You’ll want to sing along with this entertaining three-some as they recall musical memories of the decades.

The evening starts with a delicious catered dinner. RSVP by December 10 to Norma Surosky, 410/653-0484.

To become a member of Club Hatikvah, call Leonard Fox, 410/484-6260.

For details on all our events, please visit our website w w w.chizuk amuno.org.

Questions? Call Miriam Foss, mfoss@chizukamuno.org or 410/486-6400, ext. 281A service initiative made possible by the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Gemilut Hasadim Endowment Fund

INTERVIEW OUTFITS UNLIMITED (I.O.U.) CLOTHING DRIVE

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 20099 A.M. - NOON

Volunteers will be on hand in the Louis A. Cohen Family Chapel Lobby to accept donations and help unload cars. Receipts will be available.

Please drop off cleaned, gently worn professional clothing on hangers and accessories for men and women.

Volunteers are needed to transport items. Donations take place on weekdays and Sundays.

If you drive a SUV, van, or truckand would like to do a mitzvah, please contact Miriam Foss.

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Wednesday, December 9, 1 – 7 p.m.

To make an appointment to donate blood or to volunteer your services,

please contact Jack Kiner, 410/833-0374.