FIFTH AVENUE SYNAGOGUE Learning and Living Judaism . . .Together

5 East 62nd Street Tel: 212-838-2122 www.5as.org

BULLETIN JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019

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SHABBAT, JANUARY 11 - 12, 2019

FAS Warmly Welcomes

AMBASSADOR DORE GOLD

Friday Night Dinner following services Members: $80/Adult, $40/Child;

Non- Members: $100/Adult, $50/Child Great Children's Program!

RSVP: Tanya@5as.org, 212-838-2122, or www.5as.org.

Ambassador Gold will speak on the following topic: “The Multiple Tools Used in the Delegitimation

of Israel: The Core Goal of the BDS Movement.” Ambassador and Israeli Diplomat Dore Gold is President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. In June 2015, Dore Gold left the Jerusalem Cen-ter, which he had led since 2000, to serve as Director General of the Minis-try of Foreign Affairs, appointed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During his tenure at the Foreign Ministry until October 2016, Ambassador Gold advanced policies that strengthened Israel on a global level - from Africa and Asia to the Mideast and the Western world. Ambassador Gold has written books and articles on the Middle East, including The Rise of Nuclear Iran: How Tehran Defies the West (Regnery, 2009), and The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City (Regnery, 2007). He lives in Jerusalem with his wife Ofra, their children and grandchildren.

SAVE THE DATE: SHABBAT, MARCH 29 - 30, 2019

FAS Warmly Welcomes

CHIEF RABBI DR. WARREN GOLDSTEIN

Friday Night Dinner following services

Members: $80/Adult, $40/Child; Non- Members: $100/Adult, $50/Child Great Children's Program!

RSVP: Tanya@5as.org, 212-838-2122, or www.5as.org.

Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein is the current Chief Rabbi of South Africa. In his 14 years in office he has launched and led a number of revolutionary initiatives that have changed the landscape of both his own community and indeed world Jewry. Locally these include The Bill of Responsibilities which has been adopted by the Department of Education in schools nationwide, CAP, a radical crime fighting initiative proactively protecting more than 250,000 South Africans, and Sinai Indaba, perhaps the largest annual Torah convention of its kind in the world. Two of his local projects have been em-braced and implemented by world-jewry: Generation Sinai, a Torah learn-ing experience between parents and children and, The Shabbat Project which has united Jews in over 1,500 cities in 101 countries through the keeping of one shabbat together. A qualified Dayan, Rabbi Goldstein has published several books including Sefer Mishpat Tzedek, Defending the Human Spirit and The Legacy. The Chief Rabbi has a PhD in human rights and constitutional law and is a regular columnist for the Jerusalem Post.

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SAVE THE DATE:

FRIDAY NIGHT, MARCH 8, 2019

FAS Warmly Welcomes AMBASSADOR DANNY DANON

Friday Night Dinner following services

Members: $80/Adult, $40/Child; Non- Members: $100/Adult, $50/Child Great Children's Program!

RSVP: Tanya@5as.org, 212-838-2122, or www.5as.org.

Ambassador Danny Danon is Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Born in Israel in 1971, Ambassador Danon completed his IDF service with the rank of lieutenant and served as Overall Command-er of the Marva volunteer program. Prior to his appointment in October 2015, the Ambassador had a distinguished career in the Israeli Knesset and Cabinet serving as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, Deputy Minister of Defense and Minister of Science, Technology, and Space. Ambassador Danon served, among others, as Chairman of World Likud, member of the Jewish Agency Board of Governors, member of the Zionist Executive of W.Z.O., and Chairman of the World Betar Executive. He holds a BA in International Relations from FIU and an MA in Public Policy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Ambassador Danon is the recent recipi-ent of an honorary doctorate from Yeshiva University.

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Founding Chairman Founding President Honorary Chairman Honorary Chairman Honorary Chairman Honorary Chairman Honorary President Honorary President

Young Leadership Chairs: Rachel Akrongold Wesley LePatner Jennifer Majzner Erynne Rennert

Clergy: Rabbi Eli Babich Rabbi Dr. Sol Roth Rabbi Shmuel Fishelis Rabbi Dr. M. Rosensweig Rabbi Yaakov Y. Kermaier Joseph Malovany Yisroel Halpert

Officers: Walter J. Molofsky, M.D. Jacob D. Gold Mitchell Davidson Kim Heyman

Honorary: Henry Hirsch, ob”m Hermann Merkin, ob”m Ira Leon Rennert Prof. William Schwartz, ob”m Rabbi Sol Trau, ob”m David Yagoda, ob”m Victor Barnett Martin Romerovski, ob”m

Women’s Club: Starlin Leitner Taub Chairman

Men’s Club: Zig Mandelbaum Co-Chair Steven Eichel Co-Chair

Associate Rabbi Rabbi Emeritus, USA Daf Yomi Resident Scholar Rabbi Emeritus, Israel Cantor Ritual Director

Chairman President Vice President Vice President

Youth Directors: Rivkah Halpert Junior Congregation Yosef Itzkowitz Youth Groups

JANUARY 2019 Tevet 24 - Shevat 25, 5779

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Shabbat

1 New Year’s Day S 8:30 AM M 4:25 PM

2 S 7:30 AM M 4:25 PM

3 S 7:30 AM M 4:25 PM

4 S 7:30 AM C 4:23 PM M 4:30 PM

5 Va’eira Birchas Hachodesh S 9:00 AM M 4:05 PM E 5:28 PM

6 S 8:30 AM KS 9:41 AM M 4:30 PM

7 Rosh Chodesh Shevat S 7:30 AM M 4:35 PM

8 S 7:30 AM M 4:35 PM

9 S 7:30 AM M 4:35 PM

10 S 7:30 AM M 4:35 PM

11 S 7:30 AM C 4:30 PM M 4:35 PM

12 Bo S 9:00 AM M 4:15 PM E 5:35 PM

13 S 8:30 AM KS 9:41 AM M 4:40 PM

14 S 7:30 AM M 4:40 PM

15 S 7:30 AM M 4:40 PM

16 S 7:30 AM M 4:40 PM

17 S 7:30 AM M 4:40 PM

18 S 7:30 AM C 4:38 PM M 4:45 PM

19 Beshalach S 9:00 AM M 4:20 PM E 5:42 PM

20 S 8:30 AM KS 9:41 AM M 4:45 PM

21 Tu B’Shevat Martin Luther King Jr. Day S 7:30 AM M 4:50 PM

22 S 7:30 AM M 4:50 PM

23 S 7:30 AM M 4:50 PM

24 S 7:30 AM M 4:50 PM

25 S 7:30 AM C 4:46 PM M 4:55 PM

26 Yisro S 9:00 AM M 4:30 PM E 5:50 PM

27 S 8:30 AM KS 9:39 AM M 4:55 PM

28 S 7:30 AM M 5:00 PM

29 S 7:30 AM M 5:00 PM

30 S 7:30 AM M 5:00 PM

31 S 7:30 AM M 5:00 PM

Key — S: Shacharit; KS: Latest time for K’riat Shema; M: Mincha/Ma’ariv; C: Candle Lighting; E: End of Shabbat

NEXT DAF YOMI SIYUM: EREV PESACH - FRIDAY, APRIL 19 Join us for a Siyum celebrating the completion of Tractate Chullin by our Daf Yomi study group.

Led by distinguished Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Shmuel Fishelis, the class participants include: Joel Davidson, Shimmy Deutscher, Rabbi David Eliach, Aaron Feder, Simon Fischer, Michael Fiskus,

Sunny Ganger, Betzalel Gelbtuch, Jacob Gold, Avraham Goldringer, David Hollander, Martin Klein, Andrew Lowinger, Cantor Malovany, David Present, Alan Rechtschaffen, Rabbi Dr. Sol Roth,

Steve Schneider, Howard Schraub, Martin Schwartz, Michael Semchuk, Abe Shainberg, Andrew Silverberg, and Charles Taub.

The class meets at 6:30 a.m. on weekdays, 7:30 a.m. on Sundays with Rabbi Fishelis, and 7:45 a.m. on Shabbos with Dr. Aryeh Pollack. Great opportunity to join the group as we learn the new Tractate Bechoros

on Friday, April 19, with Rabbi Fishelis.

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FEBRUARY 2019 Shevat 26 - Adar I 23, 5779

Key — S: Shacharit; KS: Latest time for K’riat Shema; M: Mincha/Ma’ariv; C: Candle Lighting; E: End of Shabbat

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Shabbat

1 S 7:30 AM C 4:55 PM M 5:00 PM

2 Mishpatim Birchas Hachodesh S 9:00 AM M 4:40 PM E 5:58 PM

3 S 8:30 AM KS 9:37 AM M 5:05 PM

4 S 7:30 AM M 5:05 PM

5 Rosh Chodesh Adar I S 7:30 AM M 5:05 PM

6 Rosh Chodesh Adar I S 7:30 AM M 5:05 PM

7 S 7:30 AM M 5:05 PM

8 S 7:30 AM C 5:03 PM M 5:10 PM

9 Terumah S 9:00 AM M 4:45 PM E 6:06 PM

10 S 8:30 AM KS 9:33 AM M 5:15 PM

11 S 7:30 AM M 5:15 PM

12 S 7:30 AM M 5:15 PM

13 S 7:30 AM M 5:15 PM

14 S 7:30 AM M 5:15 PM

15 S 7:30 AM C 5:12 PM M 5:20 PM

16 Tetzaveh S 9:00 AM M 4:55 PM E 6:14 PM

17 S 8:30 AM KS 9:28 AM M 5:20 PM

18 President’s Day S 8:30 AM M 5:25 PM

19 S 7:30 AM M 5:25 PM

20 S 7:30 AM M 5:25 PM

21 S 7:30 AM M 5:25 PM

22 S 7:30 AM C 5:20 PM M 5:25 PM

23 Ki Sisa S 9:00 AM M 5:05 PM E 6:22 PM

24 S 8:30 AM KS 9:23 AM M 5:30 PM

25 S 7:30 AM M 5:30 PM

26 S 7:30 AM M 5:30 PM

27 S 7:30 AM M 5:30 PM

28 S 7:30 AM M 5:30 PM

March 1 S 7:30 AM C 5:28 PM M 5:35 PM

2 Vayakheil Shabbat Shekalim Birchas Hachodesh S 9:00 AM M 5:10 PM E 6:30 PM

FOUR GENERATIONS OF THE HIRSCH FAMILY HAVE BEEN MEMBERS AT FIFTH AVENUE SYNAGOGUE.

WITH DR. YOEL JAKOBOVITS, SON OF FAS FOUNDING RABBI DR. IMMANUEL JAKOBOVITS ob”m.

After FAS, Rabbi Dr. Immanuel Jakobovits was the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth.

Mazal Tov to Matthew & William Hirsch who celebrated their Bar Mitzvah at FAS. Mazal Tov to grandfather Richard L. Hirsch,

father Daniel Hirsch, and brother Ryan Hirsch.

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UPCOMING CLASSES & EVENTS

PROPHETS CLASS with RABBI ELI BABICH

Mondays: January 7, January 21, and February 4; 6:00 PM at FAS.

Join us as we continue to explore the lives of the

Prophets Samuel, King David, King Solomon and others. Study these dynamic Biblical personalities

and see how their lives and legacies left us not only with incredible stories but with valuable life lessons as well.

Pizza will be provided. Please RSVP to tanya@5as.org.

TUESDAY NIGHT TALMUD CLASS with RESIDENT SCHOLAR RABBI DR. MICHAEL ROSENSWEIG

Rabbi Rosensweig’s Talmud class continues on

Tuesday nights at 7:30 PM. Rabbi Rosensweig is teaching the first perek of Tractate Bava Kamma.

*Rabbi Rosensweig will be away in Israel and there will be

no Talmud class on Tuesday, January 15 and Tuesday, January 22. Class will resume on Tuesday, January 29.

Rabbi Dr. Michael Rosensweig is a Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva University and one of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein’s leading disciples. He received his doctorate in Jewish history from Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School under the tutelage of Dr. Haym Soloveitchik. Rabbi Rosensweig has delivered a weekly advanced Talmud class at Fifth Avenue Synagogue for over ten years.

WOMEN’S MONTHLY TEHILLIM GROUP

Ladies are invited to participate as we gather together to recite the Book of Tehillim (Psalms) to pray for those in need of a

refuah or bracha. The next two sessions take place on Tuesday, January 8, and Tuesday, February 5 at the home of

Ilene Gordon Deutscher. 7:30 - 7:45 pm: light refreshments, 7:45 - 8:15 pm: D’var Torah and Tehillim. The D’var Torah

will be given by Lisa Babich. Please RSVP to 5as.tehillim@gmail.com

HEBREW CLASS with JUDY GELDZAHLER AT FAS

Tuesdays and Thursdays: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM, and Sundays: 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM.

Call 212-838-2122, or email Tanya@5as.org to register.

THREE-PART SERIES with ALAN RECHTSCHAFFEN

“LIVING ALIVE”

Class 1: Politics, Faith and Knowing We’re Alive

Class 2: Self Accounting: Advice for Growth

Class 3: The World through the Eyes of Abraham

Mondays: January 28, February 11, and February 25; 6:00 PM at FAS.

Sushi & Wine will be served. Please RSVP to Tanya@5as.org.

WEEKLY PARSHA CLASS with YISROEL HALPERT

Thursdays at FAS, immediately

following Mincha.

(Please check the monthly calendar or www.5as.org for weekly service and class times).

Pizza will be provided. Please RSVP to tanya@5as.org.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM CLASSES AT FAS

WOMEN’S SEUDAH SHLISHIT

We welcome the women of the community to our Women's Seudah Shlishit, for a Shabbat afternoon program with good

food and spirited song. The next Seudah Shlishit takes place on Shabbat, January 26, at 4:00 PM at the home of Linda Schonfeld, and the D’var Torah will be given by Laura

Rabinowitz. The following Seudah Shlishit will take place on February 23. Details to follow. Please RSVP to tanya@5as.org.

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THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS - 5779 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN

Below is a list of those who thus far have made contributions to the 5779 Annual Campaign in an amount of $500 or

more. Please contact President Jacob Gold, (212) 980-0140, jacob@jacobdgold.com, Vice President Kim Heyman,

kimheyman@gmail.com or the Synagogue office (212) 838-2122, regarding your contribution for the new year.

We thank all contributors for their support! Please make your donation today!

——————————— BENEFACTOR ($250,000 & ABOVE) ————————————

Larry Heyman, The Hirsch/Friedman Families, Inge & Ira Leon Rennert

———————————— DIAMOND ($100,000-$250,000) ————————————

———————————— EMERALD ($50,000-$100,000) ————————————

Patricia & James Cayne, The Estate of Inez Gellin, Lauren & J. Ezra Merkin

———————————— SAPPHIRE ($25,000-$50,000) ————————————

Marilyn & Lawrence Friedland, George Klein & Family, Barbara K. & Ira A. Lipman, Ruth & Ted Mirvis,

Drs. Brenda Kohn & Walter Molofsky, Ilyssa & Evan Schwartzberg

———————————— PLATINUM ($18,000-$25,000) ————————————

Anonymous, Nina & Mitch Davidson, Linda & Michael Jesselson, Sandra & Jeffrey Justin, Tammy & Randy Winn

———————————— GOLD ($10,000-$18,000) ————————————

Tikva & Oscar Gluck, Lilly & Jacob Gold, Linda & Myron Schonfeld, Barbara Taylor & Henry Wollman, Renate & Martin Zimet

———————————— SILVER ($5,000-$10,000) ————————————

Randy & Mark Belnick, Elyse & Benjamin Goldberg, Elizabeth & Dr. Shaun Honig, Gloria & Matthew Ingber

———————————— BRONZE ($1,800-$5,000) ————————————

Anonymous, Marilyn & Jack Belz, Yael & Barak Dunayer, Janie & Robert Fisher, Paula Fishman, Carol & Dr. David Goddard,

Jack Joseph, Basya & Andrew Lowinger, Louis Perlman, Miera & Alan Rechtschaffen, Abrah & Joseph Sprung

—————————— SUPPORTER ($500-$1,800) ——————————

Lisa & Rabbi Eli Babich, Esther Feld, Steven Leiter, Robert & Jessica Rackman Bernstein,

Mr. & Mrs. Eli Haas, Andrea & Ari Lefkovits, Edward Richard, Malke & Gary Torgow, Eva & Dr. Miklos Weinberger, Sholom Weiss

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FAS MEN’S & WOMEN’S CLUBS CHANUKAH PARTY GAME NIGHT HELD ON DECEMBER 8, 2018

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Elaine and Richard Hirsch who celebrated the Bar Mitzvah of their grandsons, Matthew and William Hirsch. Jacqueline and Jeffrey Linsenbaum on the occasion of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Olivia Linsenbaum. Smadar and Rabbi Dr. Michael Rosensweig on the birth of a

KIDDUSH SPONSORS Jacqueline and Jeffrey Linsenbaum for sponsoring the kiddush on Shabbat, December 1, in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Olivia Linsenbaum. SEUDAH SHLISHIT SPONSORS

Michele & Dr. Laurence Gould for sponsoring the seudah shlishit on Shabbat, November 17 in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Michele's mother, Yvonne Clark ob"m. Rose Romerovski for sponsoring the seudah shlishit on Shabbat, November 24 in commemoration of the yahrzeit of her daughter, Hannah Romerovski Newman ob"m. Ruth Dimenstein for sponsoring the seudah shlishit on Shabbat, December 8 in commemoration of the yahrzeit of her husband, Benjamin Dimenstein ob"m. BREAKFAST SPONSORS

Mark Belnick for sponsoring the breakfast on November 18 in commemoration of the yahrzeit of his brother, Todd Belnick ob”m.

Rebecca and Edward Sugar for sponsoring the breakfast on November 22 in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Eddie’s mother, Aggie Moss ob”m.

Mark Belnick for sponsoring the breakfast on November 23 in commemoration of the yahrzeit of his father, Ben Belnick ob”m.

Janice Linzer for sponsoring the breakfast on December 5 in commemoration of the yahrzeit of her son, Bruce Linzer ob”m.

Nizza Heyman for sponsoring the breakfast on December 6 in commemoration of the yahrzeit of her father, Rubin Bilgoraj ob”m.

The Siegel and Rabinowitz Families for sponsoring the breakfast on December 10 in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Laura Rabinowitz’s father, Rabbi Dr. Stanley Siegel ob”m.

Nizza Heyman for sponsoring the breakfast on December 21 in commemoration of the yahrzeit of her mother, Irma Blaustein Bilgoraj ob”m.

Bernice Schwartz for sponsoring the breakfast on December 11 in commemoration of the one year yahrzeit of her husband and late Synagogue Honorary Chairman, Prof. William Schwartz ob”m.

CONDOLENCES

Mrs. Marlyse Korba, on the loss of her mother, Irene Rose Eudlitz ob”m.

Mrs. Fran Kalban, on the loss of her sister, Shirley Thaler ob”m.

Mr. Michael Shvo, on the loss of his mother, Hannah Shvo ob”m. Our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS MAZAL TOV!

SAVE THE DATE: FAS WOMEN’S CLUB EXCLUSIVE BOOK READING EVENT

Sunday, February 10, 2019 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Fifth Avenue Synagogue Women’s Club presents Sandra Rapoport, a fascinating and mind-challenging teacher, to speak and read to us from her recently published fourth book, THE

QUEEN & THE SPYMASTER, a page-turner novel about the story of Esther. In the days before a holiday, it is always nice to learn something new that will enrich our under-standing of the holiday experi-ence that can be shared with family and friends. The story of Purim is always exciting; familiar and yet myste-

rious. In her novel, “The Queen & The Spymaster”, Sandra Rapoport answers many of the story’s unasked questions: What was the true nature of the relationship between Esther and Mordechai? What became of Vashti? How did the Jews succeed in their military victory, against all odds? Drawing on her vast knowledge of Bible and Midrash, Sandra addresses these and other questions while spinning an original, compel-ling and evocative tale. Her biography appears below. On Sunday evening, February 10th, from 7 - 9 PM, Sandra will transport us back in time to the ancient city of Shushan, explore with us some of the mysteries of Purim, and will read to us from her new book. So, while it is not yet time to bake hammentaschen or prepare mishloach manot, let’s take a little time to learn and become enchanted together, and enjoy each other’s company! -Dessert will be served -Books will be available for purchase and signing We hope to see you on February 10! Sandra E. Rapoport is an attorney, Bible teacher and award-winning author. Sandra was a Resident Scholar at Harvard University in Law and Bible. Her third book, Biblical Seductions, won a National Jew-ish Book Awards Finalist prize and was a Boston Globe Top-Ten Bestseller. Sandra taught Tanach at the Drisha Institute; for eleven years she taught a popular series on Women in the Bible at the Man-hattan JCC; and she lectures widely. You can read her essays on the parsha in The Jewish Week. Sandra's new book, The Queen & The Spymaster, is a historical novel based on the story of Esther.

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Junior Congregation with Rivkah Halpert Ages 1-4 - 5th Floor at 10:30 AM

Join us every Shabbat and Jewish Holiday.

The children are introduced to basic teffilot and alef-bet. Food, games, activities and fun!

FAS YOUTH Ages 5+ with Yosef Itzkowitz

Every Shabbat - 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM. 4th Floor.

THE CREATIVE PLAYSCHOOL

FAS YOUNG LEADERSHIP & THE CREATIVE PLAYSCHOOL FESTIVE CHANUKAH PARTY HELD ON DECEMBER 5, 2018

NEW YOUTH DIRECTOR AT FAS

FAS welcomes Yosef Itzkowitz as the new Youth Program Director for ages 5 and older. Yosef has ample experience with Jewish youth, having been one him-self, as well as having over two years’ experience with NCSY as a student mentor and leader. Yosef has spent two years as a veteran

counselor in Camp HASC and has worked as Creative Direc-tor/Paraprofessional at Yachad’s IVDU School for Special Education. Yosef is currently studying art towards a BFA in Illustration, at the The School of Visual Arts in NYC, and he is even a published author of short stories and poetry. Yosef plays guitar, baseball, is a football wide receiver, and has even been attacked by a 5 foot shark…sort of (ask him about it). Yosef plans to bring much excitement and creativity to our FAS youth groups this year, and his main objective is to ensure that all the youth look forward to coming to shul and most importantly, are happy to be Jewish.

SAVE THE DATE: THURSDAY, MARCH 21

FAS PRESENTS OUR

PURIM EXTRAVAGANZA KIDS PROGRAM!

BBQ & CARNIVAL & MUCH MORE!

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JANUARY YAHRZEITS

JANUARY/SHEVAT continued

24 18 Dr. Rena Orbuch, Mother 24 18 Mrs. Marion Wiesel, Father-In-Law 25 19 Mr. Joseph Guttmann, Father 25 19 Mr. Natalio Fridman, Mother 26 20 Mrs. Ilene Gordon Deutscher, Father 27 21 Mrs. Rena Shulsky-David, Mother 27 21 Mrs. Inge Rennert, Father 28 22 Rabbi Yaakov Kermaier, Grandmother 30 24 Mrs. Janice Linzer, Brother 30 24 Mrs. Eva Weinberger, Uncle 31 25 Dr. David Goddard, Father 31 25 Mrs. Lorelei Hammerman, Mother

JANUARY/TEVET 1 24 Rabbi Dr. Sol Roth, Mother 1 24 Mrs. Marsha Handel, Sister 3 26 Mrs. Claire Dienstag, Husband 3 26 Mrs. Janice Linzer, Father 4 27 Mrs. Lauren Merkin, Father 4 27 Mrs. Ruth Mirvis, Father 4 27 Mr. Howard Schraub, Father 4 27 Mrs. Lorelei Hammerman, Father-In-Law 5 28 Mr. Alex Balanevsky, Father 6 29 Mr. Sid Gold, Father 6 29 Mr. Harry Freund, Mother 6 29 Mr. Fred Frenkel, Brother 6 29 Dr. Sami David, Mother JANUARY/SHEVAT 7 1 Mrs. Eva Weinberger, Father 8 2 Cantor Joseph Malovany, Father 8 2 Mrs. Lynn Gold, Mother 8 2 Mrs. Henchy Balsam, Grandfather 8 2 Mrs. Seryl Kushner, Father 8 2 Mrs. Gail Ginsberg, Mother-In-Law 9 3 Mr. Stanley Rosenblatt, Mother 9 3 Cantor Joseph Malovany, Sister 9 3 Mrs. Lorelei Hammerman, Brother-In-Law 10 4 Mrs. Rachel Akrongold, Grandfather 10 4 Mrs. Lauren Merkin, Uncle 10 4 Mr. Victor Barnett, Mother 12 6 Mr. Laurence Gould, Mother 12 6 Mrs. Sara Sherman, Mother 12 6 Mrs. Rose Romerovski, Mother-In-Law 12 6 Mrs. Judith Lobel, Father 14 8 Mr. Edward Lee, Father-In-Law 14 8 Mrs. Jane Rabhan, Father-In-Law 14 8 Mrs. Roberta Hadi, Mother 15 9 Mrs. Eva Weinberger, Mother 16 10 Mrs. Jane Rabhan, Husband 16 10 Mrs. Paulette Stein Meyer, Father 17 11 Mr. Yisroel Halpert, Grandfather 18 12 Mrs. Paula Fishman, Brother-In-Law 18 12 Mrs. Mimi Perlman, Mother 18 12 Mrs. Hannah Frankel, Mother-In-Law 19 13 Mrs. Anne Hiltzik, Father 19 13 Mrs. Renate Zimet, Father 19 13 Mrs. Evelyn Hootnick, Friend 20 14 Mr. Joel Handel, Mother 20 14 Mr. Martin Zimet, Brother 21 15 Mrs. Bernice Schwartz, Mother 21 15 Dr. Renata Frankel, Father 22 16 Mr. David Benrimon, Mother 22 16 Mr. Jacob Gold, Grandmother 22 16 Mrs. Susan Kalt, Mother-In-Law 22 16 Mrs. Lorelei Hammerman, Sister 23 17 Dr. Patricia Cayne, Father

The Rennert Mikvah of Fifth Avenue Synagogue A beautiful mitzvah has an exquisite home on the Upper East Side - 5 East 62nd Street

Check our website - www.5as.org for hours and further details.

Rivkah Halpert, Mikvah Attendant,

Phone: 212-753-6058; Cell: 917-238-6143

Chevra Kadisha (Ritual Burial Society)

In case of death, please notify the Synagogue office or:

• Larry Present - (917) 806-9060

• Starlin Leitner Taub - (917) 519-8577

• Claire Dienstag - (917) 890-4578

• Lee Maslansky - (212) 249-2518

• Rose Present - (212) 772-3892

Telephone Numbers to Remember

Upper Manhattan Eruv: Call the FAS office (212) 838-2122 on Friday morning; if you call on Friday afternoon, press 5 for Eruv mailbox. Hatzolah: Ambulance Service: (212) 230-1000.

The FAS Women's Club Good Will Committee If you know anyone who is ill or homebound and would enjoy a visit or other assistance, contact Lisa Babich through the synagogue office.

FAS CHEVRA KADISHA MITZVAH OPPORTUNITY FAS Chevra Kadisha invites interested women to join the Chevra Kadi-

sha Home Preparation Team to help prepare the Shiva homes of FAS members in mourning. What's involved? Home Team Members will visit

the Shiva home to cover the mirrors and bring the traditional meal of recovery or condolence known as Seudat Havra-ah, (a peeled boiled egg and bagel whose round shape symbolize the circle of life). By performing

this important mitzvah, members get to learn the Jewish mourning cus-toms while showing our community's concern for the welfare of the mourners and extending a comforting hand in this time of greatest need.

Please contact Starlin Leitner Taub for more information: Cell: 917.519.8577 or starlinleitner@gmail.com.

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From: Fifth Avenue Synagogue 5 East 62nd Street New York, New York 10065

FEBRUARY YAHRZEITS

FEBRUARY/SHEVAT 1 26 Mrs. Beatrice Malovany, Mother 1 26 Mrs. Gail Propp, Father-In-Law 2 27 Mr. Larry Rabinowitz, Mother 2 27 Mrs. Lorelei Hammerman, Father 3 28 Mr. George Kuhl, Father 4 29 Mr. Fred Frenkel, Sister 5 30 Mrs. Aviva Willig, Father 5 30 Mrs. Inge Rennert, Grandmother FEBRUARY/ADAR 6 1 Mr. Charles Dimston, Mother 6 1 Mrs. Lili Stawski, Mother 7 2 Mrs. Beatrice Malovany, Father 7 2 Mr. Michael Shane, Mother 7 2 Mr. Joel Davidson, Mother 8 3 Mr. Baruch Halpern, Father 9 4 Mr. Simon Fischer, Father 10 5 Mr. Michael Shvo, Father 12 7 Mr. Lawrence Friedland, Mother 12 7 Mrs. Anne Hiltzik, Husband 12 7 Dr. Phyllis Cohen Gladstein, Father 13 8 Mrs. Linda Jesselson, Mother 14 9 Mrs. Inge Rennert, Mother 14 9 Mr. Yisroel Halpert, Father 14 9 Mr. Joel Davidson, Sister 14 9 Dr. Elizabeth Muss, Grandfather 15 10 Prof. Joel Fleishman, Mother 16 11 Mr. Daniel Stein, Father 16 11 Dr. Renata Frankel, Mother 17 12 Mr. Jonathan Berland, Grandfather 18 13 Mr. Evan Schwartzberg, Grandfather 18 13 Mr. Avi Spodek, Grandmother

FEBRUARY/ADAR continued 19 14 Mr. Milton Goodstein, Brother 20 15 Cantor Joseph Malovany, Mother 20 15 Mr. Edward Sugar, Father 20 15 Mrs. Lucia Smigel, Father 21 16 Ms. Linda Bernell, Grandfather 21 16 Mr. Jacques Blinbaum, Grandfather 21 16 Mr. Jacob Plitman, Relative 21 16 Mr. Jeffrey Justin, Father 21 16 Mrs. Helaine Barnett, Father 22 17 Mr. Avi Spodek, Father 22 17 Mrs. Anne Fridman, Mother 23 18 Mrs. Shirley Feder, Father 22 18 Mr. Michael Kamen, Mother 23 18 Mr. Noam Gottesman, Father 23 18 Mrs. Ilene Gordon Deutscher, Mother 24 19 Mrs. Marilyn Plitman, Mother 24 19 Mrs. Anne Hiltzik, Father-In-Law 25 20 Mr. Jack Goldman, Father 25 20 Mr. Robert Novig, Mother 26 21 Mr. Martin Sanders, Father 26 21 Mr. J. Ezra Merkin, Father 27 22 Mr. Myron Schonfeld, Mother 27 22 Mr. Jack Joseph, Mother 28 23 Mr. Robert Hadi, Mother 28 23 Mr. Sam Greenberg, Father

Mezuzot for Sale at FAS

Mezuzah scrolls are now available for purchase from the Shul office-$50. Please contact Rabbi Eli Babich for details.