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1 August Habitat for Humanity Painting Day Communities Coming Together for Good By Carol Cassell and Iris Bendahan On June 5th, volunteers from CBD joined together with volunteers from Saratoga Federated Church and the West Valley Muslim Assoc. (WVMA) to paint a house for Habitat for Humanity. This was an all-day event organized by Rod Cardoza s Abrahamic Alliance. In our area, few affordable houses are built, but there is a home repair program. Low income homeowners apply, and, once selected, pay $150 and pick out their paint colors. The house gets primed and taped on Saturday and gets two coats of paint on Sunday. We were told our painting job would last for 20 years! Before starting, we were divided into work groups which included a member from each community. We were given some time to chat with each other; though we received a template of questions, a good starting point, but most conversations had a life of their own. During work time there were plenty of snacks, and drinks for all, and picnic style pizza lunch under the shade made for some good schmoozing time. During my ride home with Taj and Noori Qamar, I learned that this Muslim community doesn t affiliate with one place, but travels to different David Osofsky getting ready to climb one of the many needed ladders with help from a WVMA volunteer. community center building down the street from CBD. Thank you to CBD members who participated: Carol and Chris Cassell, Dorothy Dorsay, Larry Shen with daughters Rachel and Ilana, David Osofsky, Iris Bendahan, Sharon Gloster, Lori Cinnamon and daughter Julia centers to hear from different teachers and leaders. WVMA is the community which often holds prayer services at the Saratoga All in all, about 45 people worked on painting the house, helped by three professionals. Participating in an Abrahamic Alliance project is a very gratifying experience. Not only is one helping complete an important social action project, but the chance to work, speak, and share a meal with members of the Muslim and Christian communities offers personal insight into the members of these communities, and is an excellent bridge building opportunity. This was our 4 th Abrahamic Alliance encounter, and we hope more of you will consider joining the next project that comes along. In This Issue: From the Rabbi Page 3 President s Perspective Page 5 Calendars Pages August Anniversaries Pages 23 August Birthdays Pages % club Pages 25 & 26 contributions Pages

2 Main Office Rabbis Philip R. Ohriner Senior Rabbi Leslie Alexander Rabbi of Community Engagement and Outreach Daniel J. Pressman Rabbi Emeritus Staff Sarah Hanuka Director of Lifelong Learning Tanya Lorien Director of Operations Barbara Biran Director of Ritual Monica Hernandez Member Account Associate Jillian Cosgrave Front Office Associate Lynn Crocker Mkt & Comm Associate Andrea Ammerman Admin. Rabbi Alexander & Sarah Hanuka Jewish Experience for Teens (JET) 2

3 From the Rabbi By Leslie Alexander The blessing of living in the moment could apply then, even when a child made the age old comment I m bored. Even that is wonderful, even that is a blessing in the moment. It is still summer, friends! What do you want to do to appreciate whatever moment you have in the present? Get an ice cream cone and savor, put on some summer music and savor, sit outside for even a few moments at the end of the day with a glass of something iced and fruity in hand and savor. Push PAUSE. Summer is still here! Forget the back to school signs and Halloween things in the stores. Don t start preparing for Rosh Hashana yet, it s in October! Relax, pause, savor, enjoy. Summertime is STILL here! Rabbi Leslie Alexander I LOVE Summer! I like the long days and the warm weather. I like the feeling that vacation time is here even if it isn t! (I must have that sealed on my soul from the days of my youth when I really did have a summer vacation.) I love a baseball game and fireworks on the 4 th of July. I love the chance to read a book purely for entertainment while sitting on a deck chair underneath a sun umbrella. Is anyone with me??? Or, as my Christian colleagues would say, can I get an Amen? I will tell you what I don t like. I don t like that the day after the 4 th of July, ads start appearing for back to school or end of summer sale. The reminder that summer s close is right around the corner, even when it isn t, drains all the joy out of the summer experience. In Judaism, there is a real affirmation of the preciousness of the here and now, not just in relationship to afterlife, but truly in relationship to embracing each moment of life fully and living it. In my youth, popular culture called it be here now. But Judaism isn t popular culture, it is lasting culture, that reminds us through prayer, through text, and through blessing that each minute and each day matters and that we should hold them fast. When we say any kind of blessing, that is what we are doing; we are stopping time and living in the moment. I am eating this cherry - pause. I am wearing this new pair of shoes - pause. I am seeing a friend I haven t seen in a while - pause. I am harvesting a tomato plant - pause. It goes on and on, for as you know, there is a blessing for almost everything! (OK, there isn t one yet for watching a reality show, but there is one for the blessing of sight!) Psalm 118, "This is the day that God has made. Celebrate and rejoice in it." Judaism has this right, but our society doesn t always get it. This issue of D var comes out at the beginning of August. Many of the children and teens in our congregation are already going back to school. I just want to say, I am sorry. If I could convince schools to go back to starting after Labor Day in order to give all kids a real summer vacation, I would! Building Dedication & Cornerstone Setting Sunday, October 16 a.m. ** This event has been rescheduled from August 28 th Stay tuned for a new evening celebration date and time 3

4 President s Perspective At the May 29 th congregational meeting, we announced that unfortunately Bryson Burns Construction, our contractor had declared bankruptcy, and went out of business. We have filed a complaint with the Contractor s State License Board, alleging that Bryson Burns diverted approximately $1,100,000 of our funds that we paid them, by failing to pay our subcontractors for three months from February to April This came as a complete surprise to all of us. We believed Bryson Burns when they told us they were paying our subcontractors, as there had been no indication in the previous 12 months of work, that they weren t. We had twelve months of trouble free business with Bryson Burns; they went from a thriving construction firm with a stellar reputation to bust in about two years. Since the congregational meeting, we have made a lot of progress, but I assume many of you still have lingering questions about the status of the Next 50 Project. In May, we worked very quickly to mitigate our damages. We hired job supervisors familiar with our project, and established a direct working relationship with all the subcontractors. The City of Saratoga has permitted us to complete the job as an owner-builder. These actions will allow us to complete the job with minimal delay. If we had to hire a new general contractor to complete Phase I we would have lost at least three months of time, and it could have cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars more to complete the job. What is the new schedule to complete construction? Will it be finished by the High Holy Days? We should have the Mercaz, Beit Midrash and Beit Tefilah, office and school wing completed by the end of July. We are just wrapping up the finishes, the air conditioning, and fire systems. The gating item right now is our front doors. Although the absence of a front door does create a very open and welcoming environment, it is hard to secure the building without them. The main sanctuary remodel is well underway. The framing is complete, the new windows and stucco are finished, and we have started to work on the electrical, gas plumbing, and heating/air conditioning registers. This second phase will be finished in plenty of time to set up for Rosh Hashanah. How do we know we are getting quality work and what kind of construction guarantee will we have when we no longer general contractor? The job supervisors and general contractor that we have hired check the work very carefully. In addition we have regular inspections from the city of Saratoga to protect us. Our architect is also on site every week to check the work. Our glass company installs the two new windows for our main sanctuary. The new windows are almost 12 feet high and 3 feet wide and are located on the Bima. The subcontractors warrant their work for longer than Bryson Burn s original one-year guarantee. We must call a specific subcontractor if we have a problem with work in their area, rather than calling a general contractor. If the problem falls between two subs, we will have to work to resolve the issue with the parties involved. The quality of the work throughout this entire job has been very good. Because we were under a cost plus contract, the general contractor did not cut corners on the construction to try to improve profit on the job. We are confident that we will move into a reliable and well-built facility. How are we paying for the additional expense of the diversion of our funds, as well as the cost to complete the building? We are so fortunate to have the support of our entire Kehilla behind this project. We have received committed donations of over $7,700,000 toward the construction, and have about $150,000 of the building endowment completed. Even after Bryson Burns went out of business, congregants stepped up to pledge even more to the project. In addition congregants have loaned us $1,600,000 dollars to cover the short-term cash flow we need as pledges are paid over time. We will need to see how our legal recourse against Bryson Burns turns out and raise enough additional donations to cover the misdirected funds. (Continued on page 5) 4

5 Continued on page 4) President s Perspective Was Bryson Burns vetted before we hired them? Did we have a performance bond? Can our insurance cover this? Bryson Burns had an excellent reputation when we hired them. They only had the minimum bond required by the state licensing board. In hindsight, if we had purchased a performance bond on this job, it would have potentially saved us some money, but not necessarily aggravation. The bond would have been very expensive, and once we needed to collect, we would likely have lost control over finishing the construction to the contractor(s) hired by the bonding company. Our contract held back 10% of all construction costs as retention to assure the contract was completed. We no longer owe Bryson Burns their 5% profit on the job which helps lower the total cost of the job. Unfortunately, insurance does not cover fraud. How did we not see this coming? Bryson Burn s staff didn t warn us because of potential legal risk with their company and expectations were set by management that they only had a very short-term problem. None of the subs would tell us about the payment problems because every time they threatened to walk off the job from lack of payment Bryson Burns threw them some cash to keep them on the job. We had 13 months of good performance on our contract. We relied on lien releases we were receiving from Bryson Burns without demanding the releases directly from the subs. In hindsight, it would have been prudent to demand proof of lien releases from the subs, rather than just relying on the lien releases from Bryson Burns. What legal action are we taking? Ian Kass and David Hoffman are chairing the ad hoc legal committee. Beth David has retained the firm of Greenfield, Draa & Harrington, a well-known construction and bankruptcy law firm, in San Jose. GDH is representing Beth David in bankruptcy court, and also advising on our other legal options. What are we doing to make sure we have better financial oversight? We have hired a contract full-time construction bookkeeper working in the synagogue office to manage all the bills and collect all the lien releases from both the subcontractors and their suppliers. We have copies of all the original contracts and change orders, and copies of all past payments and lien releases. We also have legal paperwork with all the subs that certifies that they are giving us accurate information, and if they are paid by the bankruptcy court, they will pay us back any money we are due. We will have all the construction finished by the High Holy Days, and will move out of the trailers in early August and have the school ready in the new building before September. We thank you for your patience. We regret that this happened and the Next 50 Project Committee is working night and day to raise donations and get this project finished. We hope you find the results both functional and beautiful. Dan Skilken President, CBD Board of Directors The Next 50 Building and Endowment Campaign Update Bonnie Slavitt Moore, Campaign Chair So far, we have raised an amazing $7,747,959.63! This includes the Building, Endowment, Chair, and Million Coin Campaigns, plus directed giving done in honor and in memory of an individual. Very soon we will be putting together the tribute to the major donors of the Next 50 campaign. Following the synagogues previous recognition policy, any gifts of $1,800 or more will be recognized with names posted in the Mercaz. If you have not contributed at this level yet and would like to be recognized when this tribute is first posted in the Mercaz, please contact us as quickly as possible. There are still many opportunities for our members to make a gift to the Next 50 and many naming opportunities for the gift are still available! Naming opportunities begin at $1800 in the Great Chair Round Up campaign and go up from there. For more information about the Chair Campaign, please contact me at bjewished@gmail.com. If you are interested in a naming opportunity, please contact Sandy Mayer fammayer@aol.com. 5

6 Please share our joy as our daughter, Merav, is called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on: Saturday, August 20, 2016 We invite you to join us for Kiddush lunch following the service. Nimrod and Dorit Tzori Please share our joy as our son, Ben, is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on: Saturday, August 27, 2016 We invite you to join us for Kiddush lunch following the service. Daniel and Lori Kahn Please share our joy as our son and daughter, Jacob and Gabrielle, are called to the Torah as B nei Mitzvah on: Saturday, September 3, 2016 We invite you to join us for Kiddush lunch following the service. Steven Labovitz and Lauren Flato 6

7 Please share our joy as we celebrate our 50 th wedding anniversary on Saturday, September 10, 2016 We invite you to join us for Kiddush lunch following the service. Barbara and Chuck Taubman Please share our joy as our son, Evan, is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on: Saturday, September 17, 2016 We invite you to join us for Kiddush lunch following the service. Peter and Stephanie Spielvogel My heartfelt thanks to all of you who participated, baked, and/or donated for the Teen Shabbat & Siyum service, luncheon and congregational gift. The event was lovely and it was a wonderful feeling that I do not take for granted to finish my tenure as school principal bathed in so much love. With much appreciation, Iris Bendahan 7

8 The Best Thing You Can Do for CBD and What it Truly Means By Carol Cassell I'm new on the CBD board and actually pretty new at Beth David! I attended a committee meeting recently on how to outreach to new members. What I heard clearly was that one thing you can do for CBD this year is to actually invite your Jewish friends to check out, and hopefully join, the shul. That means that all your Jewish friends around the Seder table or even the Mah Jong table should be invited to events and made to feel welcome and included. Then they should be told about the new sustaining contribution model, and ultimately be asked to join CBD. People want to be asked, they feel welcomed when they are asked. We can invite and include people and Jeff Warwick, our membership chair, or the Rabbis, or any of us, can do the ultimate asking. We are all asked to be ambassadors for our congregation, our kehillah. At a sisterhood planning meeting, I heard that when you are at kiddush lunch, if someone asks, Is this seat saved?, you should say It is saved for you. The much less welcoming thing you can do, is to tilt the chairs, legs out indicating that seats are saved and making it clear that someone else is not welcome at the table. (Kindness to seniors walking by is primary here). Introduce yourself to new faces at the table. Rabbi Alexander sent me across the shul during services to talk to a new person. I didn t get it right, and talked to an existing member. I was embarrassed, but did meet someone that I didn t yet know. I asked again Who am I to talk to? I got the right person on my next try. I invited that person to sit with me and my friends at lunch. Please think of new faces as potential new friends. At Shabbat services, I see all kinds of people, and often I think to myself that I would like to speak with them and find out more about them. That s the wonderful thing about our weekly Shabbat lunch, even if we go off to a Netivot Haneshama session, we often get the chance to see people after services and talk. These people who are new to me would be welcome at my Seder table. This past Passover, my actual, physical Seder table got brought downstairs to the now clean living room, rather late, indeed, after some of my guests arrived. That was because almost up to the Seder time, my dining room table was covered in papers. I also looked high and low, but I couldn t find my Seder plate, so I had to improvise. I admit, I'm messier, and more disorganized than most. I wanted to try out a new Haggadah found online, and I asked my guests to put the pdf on their phones, tablets and computers, so we would all have it. (Yes, it was Shabbat, and Rabbis, I promise never to do it again. Some of us are not observant in all areas (yet).) The point is- there are all kinds of Jews at CBD and all kinds should come to CBD, and that we all bring gifts, our talents and passions, to the community. We just need to make people feel welcome, wanted and accepted. Let's take a closer look at the Jews around the Seder tables I sat at this year. I'm feeling a bit like Dr. Suess. There were rich Jews, poor Jews, married Jews, single Jews, widowed Jews, intermarried Jews, Jews who have lived in Israel, Jews who have visited Israel and Jews who have never been to Israel. There was a Jew who heads his own company, and a Jew on food stamps. If I went into other details on the specific uniqueness of the individuals, I would need to get consent. All Jews, all welcome, period. I am going to be inviting my unaffiliated, and other affiliated Jewish friends to accompany me to events at CBD. Please be welcoming to my friends, and I ll be welcoming to your friends. Let s be surprised and delighted by the gifts these potential members bring to our community. Join CBD Men s Club for Jewish Heritage Night at the SF Giants Tuesday, August 30 th Tickets are available online at Beth-David.org/RSVP or call the office at The Men s Club gets together all year long for camaraderie, learning and service. All men in the synagogue community are invited to participate in any men s club activity. All ages welcome. Contact Art Singer for specific information at cbd.mensclub@beth-david.org or

9 Are You Part of a Beth David Havurah? We are looking for you! Yiddish Conversation Group Do you know Yiddish? Would you like to chat with others in Yiddish? This informal group meets two times a month for casual conversation, jokes and socializing. Yiddish speakers of all levels welcome! The group is not meeting in August but will resume in September. We know that there are a lot of longstanding havurot at Beth David, but unfortunately, we have no information or records of any of them. If you are a member of a havurah, please Rabbi Alexander at Alexander@bethdavid.org with the havurah name, names of the members and the year is was established. We want to know who you are so that we can recreate our records but also do a havurah Shabbat this next year. New havurot??? Give yourself a name and let us know what it is. A CBD Spanish speakers group is forming now. If you are interested in participating, Susan Englander at: CBD.Spanish@beth-david.org or call Meeting dates and times to be determined by group consensus. Upcoming Dates: September 6 th & 20 th For more information, group coordinator, Ruth Bareket, at CBD.Yiddish@beth-david.org, or call Vivian Herman at Presentations & Discussions on Judaica Everyone is welcome, whether member of CBD or visitor, including non-artists. August Meeting: Saturday, August 20 th After approx 1:00 p.m. Our Remodeled Synagogue: New Symbols and Architecture. Presented by Jeff Warwick September Meeting: Saturday, September 24th After approx 1:00 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Haggadah & Music. Presented by Avraham and Dahlia Perahia For more information contact: cbd.artists@beth-david.org 9

10 Welcome Our First Director of Lifelong Learning We are pleased to welcome Sarah Hanuka as the first Director of Lifelong Learning at Beth David. Sarah approaches Jewish education with a passion and tenacity that flows from both her roots in Israel and her immigrant experience in America. Her intense commitment as there is no other way to describe it has a tremendous impact on all who meet her. Sarah began her career as an Educator by working as a camp counselor and Sunday school teacher shortly after arriving in America. She taught Hebrew and Judaic Studies at several Jewish Day Schools, became School Principal at Temple Anshe Sholom in Illinois, and directed the Religious schools at Temple Sholom of Chicago and Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles. At regular school you learn how to become a doctor, a lawyer, at shul, we learn how to become human beings. Sarah s approach to teaching Judaism is through knowledge and love of the language, the land and the people. These essential ingredients are, in her thinking, crucial to the survival and strength of the Jewish people. Hebrew studies are one of Sarah s main goals when it comes to Jewish Education. Several generations of Rabbis, Cantors and lay professionals have been her students, and now pass Sarah s ideas on in their own work. What is so special about Sarah is that for her, knowledge starts with love. Do Judaism, Sarah is fond of saying. Carry it physically with you, and write your own chapter in the history of our people. Saturday, August 13 1:30pm The Secret Chord By Geraldine Brooks, led by Harry Cornbleet Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks provides a fresh look at the life of King David as seen through the eyes of those who loved or feared him: the prophet Nathan, his wives Michal, Abigail, and Bathsheba, and his son Solomon. Brooks has an uncanny ability to bring alive historical characters, and this saga of faith, desire, family, ambition, betrayal, and power will enthrall her readers. Saturday, September 10 1:30pm Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II By Keith Lowe, led by Steve Levin We remember images of victory and celebration after the end of World War II, but have forgotten the period of anarchy that followed. Savage Continent reveals a land still racked by violence. Germans and collaborators were rounded up and summarily executed. Concentration camps were reopened. Violent anti-semitism was reborn. Massacres and civil wars occurred. Tens of millions were expelled from their homelands. Savage Continent is the story of post -World War II Europe in all its ugly detail, from the end of the war to the late 1940s. It is a frightening chronicle of a world gone mad. 10

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12 Reflections on Losing a Student By Iris Bendahan Having a student die is something we teachers try not to think about. Thankfully, during my 11 years as religious school principal, this unthinkable didn t happen; until the 11 th hour, my last official week, when I learned of the heartbreaking death of Noah Goldstein. Noah and his brother, Sam, joined CBD s Hebrew High and TMT (Teen Madrichim Team) when they, and their mom, Lisa, moved to the area in According to Irene Swedroe, the TMT coordinator, Noah and Sam wanted to use the TMT program toward their service hours that their high school, Bellarmine, required. It was Noah, (who recently took on the gender neutral pronoun of they/them) who challenged the Dean s initial refusal, and was able to get TMT work to be an accepted venue for service hours at Bellarmine. Noah volunteered all 4 of their high school years and served as an aide with individual students and in art class. Students, peers and teachers all loved having Noah around. Sam sharing some stories of his brother, Noah z l, along side a life-sized poster, at the memorial service at Bellarmine. Irene (and Bob), my daughter, Arielle (who was Sam s classmate), and I, attended the memorial service Sam and Lisa held for Noah at Bellarmine on June 25. There we learned about their love for theatre and the great opportunities Bellarmine afforded them to grow in the field, especially in the areas of set design, sound and lighting. Noah s brother Sam, their parents and teachers painted the full picture of the talented, energetic, young person full of promise that Noah had become since leaving CBD s program. Irene related to me that learning what Noah had accomplished these past 4 years and hearing from their father, Richard, that they had talked about volunteering as a TMTer when they spent summers together in Austin, made my heart melt. Just this year, Noah had graduated from the theatre program at Fordham College near Lincoln Center in New York, and it was near here that their life was tragically taken after being hit by a garbage truck (the driver never even realized he had hit a person). Noah had worked as a set designer on numerous university productions as well as at Ars Nova, a Manhattan theater company, and the XL Nightclub in Manhattan. Their skills included scenic carpentry, painting, metalwork, hanging and focusing lights, sketching, dramaturgical research and literary analysis. Daniel Alexander Jones, an associate professor of theater at Fordham, told The NY Post that Noah was a gifted young artist. He was unfailingly curious, disciplined, and inventive. He was also among the most joyful and compassionate people I ve worked with, and his mind was electric We have lost a bright star,. Fordham College wrote: They were our best and our brightest. They are gone too soon. Show the other side what great art looks like. Love, The Fordham Theatre Program. Each year at our graduation/siyum service, we address our graduating teens, and our 7 th graders moving up, and wonder what they will do, where they will go after they leave us, but never have I contemplated their going to the other side so early in life. Noah will always have a special place in my heart. I shall try to recall them as someone who found their passion, and even though so young, already had been blessed with opportunities to live their love. May that be a small measure of comfort to Lisa, Richard and Sam. The family asks that those who want to make a memorial gift in Noah s name can make a donation to Bellarmine Prep Theatre Tech Department, 960 West Hedding Street, San Jose, CA

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16 August Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 1 26 Tamuz 10:00am Intermed. Hebrew 11:45am Beginning Hebrew 2:15pm Beg. Hebrew FSU Émigrés (offsite) 2 27 Tamuz 3 28 Tamuz 7 3 Av 9:30am Minyan 8 4 Av 10:00am Intermed. Hebrew 11:45am Beginning Hebrew 2:15pm Beg. Hebrew FSU Émigrés (offsite) 9 5 Av 7:30pm Finance Committee 7:30pm Para-Mashgiaḥ Training* 10 6 Av Av Tish'a B'Av 9:30am Tisha B'Av Services 1:00pm Tisha B Av Community Learning and Minha (offsite) Av 10:00am Intermed. Hebrew 11:45am Beginning Hebrew 2:15pm Beg. Hebrew FSU Émigrés (offsite) Av 7:30pm Program Committee Av Av 9:30am Minyan Av 10:00am Intermed. Hebrew 11:45am Beginning Hebrew 2:15pm Beg. Hebrew FSU Émigrés (offsite) Av Av 7:30pm Board Meeting Av 9:30am Minyan 4:00pm Religious School Open House Av 10:00am Intermed. Hebrew 11:45am Beginning Hebrew 2:15pm Beg. Hebrew FSU Émigrés Av 7:15pm Jewish Heritage Night with the SF Giants Av 16

17 Thursday Friday Saturday 4 29 Tamuz 11 7 Av 11:00am Ladies Who Lunch Av 7:30pm That s the Power of Love (see sidebar) Av 7:00pm Dames Who Dine 5 1 Av Rosh Chodesh Av 10:00am Talmud Study 11:15am Jewish Ethics Discussion 6:30pm Services 7:53pm Candle lighting 12 8 Av 10:00am Talmud Study 11:15am Jewish Ethics Discussion 6:30pm Services 7:45pm Candle lighting Av 10:00am Talmud Study 11:15am Jewish Ethics Discussion 6:00pm PJ Shabbat 6:30pm Services 7:36pm Candle lighting Av 10:00am Talmud Study 11:15am Jewish Ethics Discussion 7:27pm Candle lighting 6 2 Av 9:30am Services/Birthday Marshall Burak 12:00pm Ruah Rally 12:30pm Kiddush 13 9 Av Erev Tish'a B'Av (see sidebar) Shabbat Chazon 9:30am Services 11:15am Tot Shabbat 12:00pm Ruah Rally 12:30pm Kiddush 1:30pm Book Discussion Group 9:00pm Erev Tisha B'Av Community Services (offsite) Av Shabbat Nachamu 9:30am Services/Merav Tzori Bat Mitzvah 10:30am Netivot HaNeshamah: A Learning Minyan with Rabbi Alexander 12:00pm Ruah Rally 12:30pm Kiddush 1:30pm CBD Jewish Artists Group Av 9:30am Services/Ben Kahn Bar Mitzvah 10:30am Netivot HaNeshamah: Approachable Torah with Rabbi Berkowitz 11:15am Tot Shabbat 12:00pm Ruah Rally 12:30pm Kiddush *Para-Mashgiaḥ Training Tuesday, August 9th, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Be trained to be the representative responsible for maintaining CBDs Kashrut guidelines as well our Kitchen Use Guidelines. Pre-requesitie to become a Para-Mashgiah is to pass a California approved ANSI accredited Food Handler course. We must have a copy of your certificate on file before you may be trained as a Para-Mashgiaḥ. Questions please contact Barbara Biran Upcoming Tisha B Av 9:00pm Erev Tisha B Av Services at Congregation Sinai 1532 Willowbrae Avenue, San Jose 9:30am Tisha B Av Services at CBD 1:30pm Tisha B Av Community Learning & Minḥa at Congregation Sinai 1532 Willowbrae Avenue, San Jose Tu B Av 7:30pm That s the Power of Love! An Enjoyable Night Out for Adults 6:00pm Special PJ Shabbat in honor of Tu B Av 6:30pm A special Tu B Av celebration See flyer on page 15 for details 17

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19 Netivot HaNeshama Summer Sessions August 20 10:30 a.m. A Learning Minyan with Rabbi Alexander This session is for those who want to understand the prayers, psalms and choreography of the Shabbat service so that it can be a meaningful personal and communal experience. August 27 10:30 a.m. Approachable Torah with Rabbi Berkowitz Rabbi Berkowitz makes the Torah accessible to all and helps learners connect Torah lessons to their lives. Calling all Musicians Once a month CBD and community members will have an opportunity jam together or play individually. If you are a musician and/or vocalist and would like to hear more about the how to join Music in the Mercaz, contact Rabbi Alexander at alexander@bethdavid.org Do You Have Backyard Apple Trees? Donate your surplus apples to CBD! Contact Rabbi Alexander for more information: alexander@beth-david.org Ladies Who Lunch and Dames Who Dine Ladies Who Lunch - August 11 th This month s theme is brunch. Please bring a fun brunch dish to share. Dames Who Dine - August 25 th This month s hostess is Seema Ciccerone who will provide food for the evening. Cost is $18 Interested in Ladies who Lunch and/or Dames who Dine? RSVP at Beth-David.org/RSVP or call the office at for assistance. Early bird pricing Ends 8/25 Thursday, September 8th 5:30 7:30 p.m. In conjunction with PJ Library Enjoy breakfast for dinner at CBD in our new Mercaz under the star! with rainbows reflecting on the walls. We will do a craft project and read stories while relaxing on the floor and just enjoying the summer. Kids can come in pajamas. Bring a big pillow to sit on. Bring books to read. The program is designed for kids ages 2-8 and parents. Older or younger siblings welcome! RSVP online at Beth-David.org/RSVP or call the office at for assistance. Before August 25th Adults and Teens $6 Children (3-12 years) $4 Tots FREE After August 25th Adults and Teens $8 Children (3-12 years) $6 Tots $2 19

20 One hundred teens traveled from different parts of Northern CA to attend the 2016 New Frontier USY May Convention at the Flamingo Hotel in Santa Rosa. Saratoga USY (SAUSY) sent five teens to attend this end of the year convention. The theme was back to the future which tied in our discussion topics and the movie that we watched Saturday night. Throughout the weekend the teens were able to go to the Charles Schulz Museum and animation studio, swim in the pool, have fun and interactive services/ruach, see the bubble man show, and hold elections. Saturday night the teens got to go between a dance party, movie, and game truck. New Frontier USY Convention Representing Sausy are: Mayer Adelberg, Zahava Preil, Raffi Bendahan, Sivan Yahdav (advisor) and Josh Mendel As this convention is the last one of the year, it was very emotional hearing the senior goodbye speeches and saying see you later rather than goodbye. Awards were also given out during this event in which SAUSY was awarded with Best Website! All in all it was a great convention filled with friends, food, and ruach! Mazal Tov Abigail, Rachel, Ben K., Gabe, Tal, Merav, Sam, Ben S. and Robert on completing the religious school portion of your Jewish education and Moving Up to JET! We hope to continue to see you participating in CBD life! 20

21 Join us for Cantor Andres Levy Bar Mitzvah Celebration in our Exquisite Synagogue By Vivian Golub This year, Cantor Levy will again be joining Rabbis Philip Ohriner and Leslie Alexander in our High Holy Day services. This is Cantor levy s 13 th year at CBD, and we are excited to announce a celebratory Bar Mitzvah concert where he will perform beautiful Ashkenaz and Sephardic melodies! Cantor Levy has also recorded a new CD which will be available for sale. Be sure to save the date, Sunday October 9 th from 1:00-3:00 p.m. for this celebration with Cantor Levy. Because Religious school will be held that Sunday, tickets will include a light lunch and refreshments prior to the concert so that children and their parents can join us after school. Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we have an opportunity to fulfill many mitzvot - first by providing an opportunity for Cantor Levy to perform as we support his endeavors, and second by providing an opportunity to welcome friends and family members to visit our synagogue and see our beautiful new home while listening to joyous melodies (including sing-alongs for children). I have offered to chair this event and am looking to enlist support to make this event a success. I would like to encourage members who can help contribute financially toward the luncheon or who can who can bake or provide desserts to contact me at Concert@beth-david.org Your help would be most appreciated. Please join us - The beams of our house are cedars our rafters are firs. (Song of Songs) Save the Date Come enjoy an afternoon of beautiful Jewish music. Cantor Levy received his degree from Rabbinic Seminary in Buenos Aries and is a member of the Cantor Assembly of the United States. Adults $20.00 Teens (ages 13-18) $10.00 Under 13 Free RSVP online at Beth-David.org/RSVP or call the office at Payment ONLY accepted at the door. Payment by cash or check, no credit cards! 21

22 Our Community Joins Together to Commemorate Yom HaZikaron and Celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut By Iris Bendahan On May 11, CBD held a very heart warming series of events for Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut. Yom HaZikaron began with a lovely ceremony which included prayers, readings, and songs, and culminated with the lighting of 12 candles representing each of the tribes. The ceremony was led by religious school students, teachers, teen madrikhim, and congregants. Morah Ora, Evan and Mia recite Magash HaKesef, the Silver Platter by Natan Alterman Following the ceremony, HaZamir Silicon Valley performed 6 pieces in 4 part harmony from the full held in New York City where all chapters perform together. The 14 member Silicon Valley chapter, which was formed this year by the dedicated hard work of David and Melinda Joffe of Kol Emeth, was led by Hannah Druckman and included 3 CBD teens Rafi Bendahan, Daniela Gloster and Derron Mendel, who joined 400 teens for an incredible festival at Carnegie Hall. Check out the beautiful sound by looking for HaZamir 2016 on Youtube. Any incoming 8th- 12th grader who loves to sing, is welcome to try out contact - dxjoffe@gmail.com. Sam and Rachel open the ceremony HaZamir repertoire which was performed in April at Carnegie Hall. HaZamir Silicon Valley is the newest chapter to join the HaZamir Choral Foundation s International Jewish High School Choir which boasts over 30 chapters in the United States and Israel. The highlight of their year is an annual soldout festival An Israeli style falafel dinner followed the ceremony and HaZamir SV, led by Hannah Druckman performance. However, the culmination of the evening was the enlightening speech given by Rebecca Avera. Rebecca has spent the last year as the Israel shliha (emissary) for Stanford s Hillel. She has spent countless hours meeting with various groups on campus and off, helping to build bridges of understanding about Israel. As an Ethiopian Israeli, she has a unique vantage point into the common problems Israel and the United States face in terms of fighting intolerance and standing up for justice. Rebecca is highly articulate and passionate, speaking right from her soul. Those who stayed found her, her family story, and her work today amazing. We wish Rebecca b hatzlaha as she returns to Israel on her dream to become an ambassador! Rebecca Avera with Iris Bendahan 22

23 Anniversaries We wish the following members a happy anniversary. For August 3 rd Opher & Naomi Harel 5 th Andy & Roni Wolfe Herb & Ilene Finger 7 th Chet Lanctot & Rachel Schwab 8 th Edward & Loretta Levin 9 th Lee & Bonnie Hirsch Jeffrey & Clara Imas 10 th Alan & Mary Jo Bernard Scott & Barbara Knaster Saul & Regina Koghan 11 th Sherman & Vivian Golub 13 th Daniel & Lu Gildenberg 14 th Mordechai & Daniela Blaunstein Fay Levinson & Joe Vela Noah & Ruth Bareket Allan & Marilyn Ader 15 th Frank & Harriet Weiss George & Tamar Mednick 16 th Esmail & Ima Eshaghoff 17 th Dennis & Elise Wolf Joel & Marianne Zussman 18 th Lance & Wendy Glasser Sam & Laura Schaevitz Ben & Judie Ram David & Judy Paktor 19 th Stanley & Hillary Farkas Isaac & Beth Berezovsky 20 th Peter & Stephanie Spielvogel Shmuel & Haya Shottan Alexander & Zoya Lazer 21 st Izak & Rosa Bencuya 22 nd Martin & Nancy Newman Larry & Rhoda Yelowitz Albert & Lee Ghan 23 rd Ron & Alison Ruebusch Mitchell & Debbie Cohen 24 th Terry & Carol Winograd 25 th Oleg & Irina Varshavsky 27 th Charles & Davida Adelberg Jeffrey Warwick & Marjorie Alpert 29 th Rick & Ann Tavan 30 th Michael & Joy Cohen 31 st Scott Klein & Karen Garcia 23

24 Happy Birthday For August 1 st Eyal Blaunstein Andrew Pickholtz 2 nd Hannah Nathanson Jan Ferguson 3 rd Talia Gless 4 th Gene Tenberg Yaakov Ohriner Emil Veksler Jeffrey Katz Jennifer Ganeles 5 th Ellen Karel 6 th Elena Darevsky Nicole Sabes Rachel Sabes Felicia Schaffer 7 th Eric Janofsky Sharon Segev Pamela Levin 8 th Orit Riskin Galina Belogolovsky Boris Cherny Alvin Lampell 9 th David Belogolovsky Eitan Berkowitz Svitlana Veksler 10 th Alexandra Rose Samuel Lichy Michael Pennypacker Avi Gross 11 th Elena Mandrusov Eric Lewis 12 th Dana Korol Bettina Rosenberg Neta Korol 13 th Mayer Adelberg Jack Goodman Matthew Applesmith 14 th Mina Itzkowitz Josephine Menkin Robert Glicksman 15 th Ilana Lavian Micah Gless 16 th Susan Gutterman Meital Factor Ronald Remba Hagar Holan Dmitriy Drabovskiy Leeor Mamou 17 th Ruth Gipstein Jake Alexander Caryn Kovar Shoshana Levitt Benjamin Kahn 18 th Roni Fishman James Attar Victor Brill Richard Tavan 19 th Stephen Kinsey Shai Horovitz Herbert Dreifuss Marshall Burak Alexander Ring Cara Vainish Rachel Pfalzer 20 th Jeffrey Kanel Yakov Agroskin 21 st Aaron Nankin Sheryl Lewis Michael Harris Charles Adelberg Bonnie Hirsch Kenneth Aitchison Raisa Kukuyev 22 nd Alexander Rodstein Kenneth Bretz Rona Graubart 23 rd Sivan Yahdav Joy Cohen Jacob Labovitz Gil Katzir Eduard Yevelev Alisa Preil Douglas Brook Ricki Gafter Gary Yevelev 24 th Cameron Park 25 th Thomas Klein Frances Glicksman 26 th Nathan Varshavsky Jacob Silver 27 th Isaac Feria Seema Cicerone 28 th Diane Aronson Kenneth Luskey Nathan Silberman Daniela Blaunstein Barbara Davis 29 th Donald Schwartz Erin Handelsman Genya Glukhovsky Isadora (Izzy) Rothstein 30 th Noah Katz Danielle Factor Lev Aronson Frank Fleck 31 st Robin Rauchwerk Carol Winograd Joshua Taylor Welcome to New CBD Members! Oleg & Irina Varshavsky, Ilan, Nathan & Eliana Susan Marcus Bob & Marcia Bankirer Eric Steiger & Mickey Chiang, Jeremy, Jessica 24

25 THANK YOU! To the following who have donated to the Next 50 building campaign Your participation is important, not the amount. See your name here! (List updated as of July 15, 2016) Laura and David Abada Cookie Addison & Family Davida & Charles Adelberg Marilyn & Allan Ader Yael & Elie Alcheck Monique & Philip Alexander Dr. Kenneth Aitchison & Rabbi Leslie Alexander Rochelle & Barry Alhadeff Appleman Family Judy & Michael Applesmith Diane & Doron Aronson Wendy Askenas James Attar Helen & Max Baer Ginny & Bob Baird David & Rabbi Ilana Baird Mishy & Jason Balaban Amy & Gary Ball Ruth & Noah Bareket Muriel & David Barnett Elizabeth & Jim Batson Betty Becker Iris & Joseph Bendahan Renee & Jacob Ben-David Mindy & Rabbi Allan Berkowitz Mary Jo & Alan Bernard Marlene & Phil Bernstein Cathy & William Beyda Barbara Biran Marjorie Bischoff Roberta & Jeremy Bloom Ellyn & Kenneth Bloomfield The Blumenthal Family Judy & Brett Borah Rhoda & Martin Bress Sandi & Kenneth Bretz Ruth & Victor Brill Bayla & Abe Bromberg Linda & Barry Brummer Marlene & Marshall Burak Nestor Cabrales Felissa & Myron Cagan Carol & Chris Cassell The Checkman Family Seema Cicerone Lori Kramer Cinnamon Diane & Bert Clement Judith & Lawrence Cohn Joanne & Harry Cornbleet Jillian Cosgrave Lynn Crocker Jerry Daniel Barbara (Babs) J. W. Davis Karen & Jacob Deloumi Eleanor & Lloyd Dickman Sandra & Morris Dolmatch Lou Dombro Dorothy & Richard Dorsay Galina & Mike Drabkin Herb Dreifuss Danielle & Hank Drew Lory & Alexander Drukarev Susan Greenberg-Englander & Jeffrey Englander Miriam Engel Deborah Estreicher Rhonda Farber Hillary & Stanley Farkas Dina Fayngold Jan & Bryan Ferguson Cary & Adrian Feria Harriet & Don Fernandez Donald Field Karen & Melvin Fihn Debbie & Bob Fils Sofia Filshtinsky Reneé & Howard Fine Ziva & David Fishman Aurelia & Frank Fleck Kama Fletcher Kate & Jeffrey Fox Liya Freydin Rosemary & Stephen Frieden Julia & Adam Fuks Sandi & David Gaertner Ricki Lee & Neal Gafter Emily & Howard Gannes Susan & Lee Gavens Daisy Gelb Ann Graubart Gershanov Lee & Al Ghan Rachel & Eli Gild Judy & David Gilford Ruth & Edward Gipstein Rakhil Karasik & Viktor Gitis Wendy J. & Lance Glasser Glenda & Harry Glatstein Gaelle Glickfield Jane & Robert Glicksman Myrna Gluck Genya & Yakov Glukhovsky Ellen & Harvey Gold Jane & Michael Gold Sondra & Alex Goldberger Hava Goldman Sheila & Howard Goldstein Isaac Goldstein Barbara & Stephen Goldstein & Family Vivian & Sherman Golub Alana & Grant Goodman Norma & David Goorvitch Janie & Greg Gotlib Rhonda Raider & Donald Gould Joseph Grapa Cheryl Graubart Dave Graubart Barbara & Arye Green Helaine & Stephen Green Ann Greenspan Karen & Allen Guggenheim Susan & Clifford Gutterman Maxine and Robert Halem Joyce & Bill Halper Nathan Handelsman Harel Family Wendy & David Harris CBD Hazak Vivian Herman Monica Hernandez Laurie Himelstein Bonnie & Lee Hirsch Debby & David Hoffman Dr. Melinda Reynard & Steve Hoffman Sharon & Amir Horovitz Marcia Hunter Janet & David Hurwitz Madelyn & Dov Isaacs Beverly & Fred Jacobson Jane & Len Jacobson Lori & Daniel Kahn Renee & Jeffrey Kanel Marcia Kaplan Ellen & Steven Karel Evan Kass Stephanie & Ian Kass & Family Marlene Kass Rudi & Jeff Katz Shoshana Wolf & Jonathan Katz Doris & Stanley Katz Bonnie Kehl Carol & Roland King Lynne & Stephen Kinsey Morrie Kirschen Eleanor & Ed Kiss Jacqueline & Charles Klein 25

26 Susan & Thomas Klein Barbara & Scott Knaster Ruth A. Kohan Caryn & Ben Kovar Anna Kraus Judith & Israel Krongold Jan Krum Raisa and Vladimir Kukuyev Marina and Maels Kuperman Lauren Flato & Steven Labovitz Al Lampell Rachel Schwab & Chet Lanctot Suzanne & Dave Larky Judith & Allan Lavetter Lorna Borenstein & David Lawee Benjamin Leitner Susan & Michael Leitner Jeanette & Stuart Lerner Loretta & Edward Levin Judy & Gordon Levin Bernard Levine Susan & Mark Levine Fay Levinson Paula Barbarito-Levitt & Marc E. Levitt Gloria & Ken Levy Mimi & Reuben Levy Sheryl & Eric Lewis Andrea & Steven Linder Tanya Lorien Shelley & Ken Luskey Enid Malkin Sue & Ron Maltiel Tamar & Leeor Mamou Vered Marash Doysa Markova Miriam & Charles Marr Natalie & William Mauskopf Howard May, DDS Dan Maydan Sandy & David Mayer Tamar & George Mednick Lydia Mednick Sylvia & Michael Meltzer Holly & David Mendel Aileen Menkin Elizabeth & William Menkin Sylvia & Leonard Metz Dalia & Alvin Milgram Ruth Miller Bonnie Slavitt Moore & Jack Moore Janine & Austin Moore Cohava & Jacob (Kobi) Mor Vanina J. Sandel Mutchnik & Sharon Mutchnik Susan & Gary Nankin Ronee & Ike Nassi Josephine & Scott Nelson Nancy & Marty Newman Phyllis & Neil Newman Jenifer & Evan Ohriner Rabbis Shoshana & Philip Ohriner Crystal & Mendy Ouzillou Alice Wald & Paul Overmyer Judy & David Paktor Minda & Richard Parrish Andrew Passett Lori Passett & Family Robin D. Penn Evette & David Pennypacker Susannah & Karl Pfalzer Joelle Pluemer Margie & Howard Pomerantz Marilyn Popper Rabbi Daniel Pressman Emma & Gregory Prokter Julie Tardos & William Province Susan Murai Raider & Andrew Raider Lena & Jussi Rajna Judie & Benjamin Ram Thelma Ramm Sheryl & Martin Rattner Susan & Ron Remba Svetlana and Alexander Ring Orit & Paul Riskin Robinson Family Bettina & Daniel Rosenberg Jill & Josh Rosenberg Gloria & Theodore Rosenblume Susan & Allen Rosenzweig Rothstein Family Riva Rubnitz Alison & Ron Ruebusch Robin Sabes Marina & Michael Salzman Christel Sanders Felicia & Michael Schaffer Cyndi Sherman & Steve Schleimer Rita & Steve Schlosser Maureen and Andrew Schneider Natalie M. Schriger Myrtle & Joel Schwartz Myra & Pete Schwartz Roberta & Martin Schwartz Marilyn Sefchovich Jerome Shapiro Tzvia & Reuven Shelef Susan Cohen & Leonard Shen Inna Sigal & Alexander Shlifshteyn Sima Shore Haya & Shmuel Shottan Yulia Shvarts Lil Silberstein Ken Silver Sandra Silver Barbara & David Silverstein Michal Strutin & Michael Sinensky Blanka & Art Singer Nancy & Dan Skilken Morris and Fannie Skilken Family Foundation Liza & Ilya Slain Anna & Mikhail Slutsky Kenneth Solnit Ann & Joseph Sorger Irene & Walter Spector Stephanie & Peter Spielvogel Kitty Steinborn Cheryl Zatkin-Steres & George Steres Penina & Herman Stern Joan & Henry Stone Bonnie & Lee Stone Rama & Arieh Strod Meryle & Howard Sussman Irene & Bob Swedroe & Family Susan Gould & Rami Tabibian Rochelle & Sander Taboh Barbara & Chuck Taubman Ann & Rick Tavan Evelyn Tavan Irina & Gene Tenberg Support provided by Tides Foundation Helen Tieger Nazgol & Shelley Timmins Janice & Robert Torczyner Aline Usim Cara & Ronen Vainish Sima Vishnevsky Tal Volinsky Reenie Wagner Marjorie Alpert & Jeff Warwick Barbie & Martin Weinstein Sheila & Marty Weisberg Carol & Jeffrey Weiss Harriet & Frank Weiss Linda & Joseph Weiss & Family Gayle & Arthur Weissbrodt Pat & Alan Werba Nancy & Kenneth Wiener Drs. Carol & Terry Winograd Marsha & John Witkin Elise & Dennis Wolf Roni & Andy Wolfe Wendy Wu Patty Yalowich Yanovsky Family Lourdes & Frank Yashar Rhoda & Larry Yelowitz Liliya & Igor Yunerman Rimma Zaraysky Zimberoff Family Trust Beryl Zimberoff Phyllis & Jerry Zis 26

27 Contributions Contributions are vital to the life of our community. We acknowledge the gifts received between April 1 June 30, 2016 from the following individuals and families. Annual Campaign In memory of my nephew, Michel Katz, from Sheila Weisberg In memory of my father, Herman Perrick, from Sheila Weisberg Pressman, from Laurie Himelstein Balk Family Camp Scholarship Fund Alisa Balk, in memory of Richard Balk on his 18th yahrtzeit, from Arthur & Sheila Braufman Beth David Memorial Garden Beautification Pressman, from Thelma Ramm Congregation Beth David Bible and Siddur and Mahzor Fund In memory of our parents, Dan & Gloria Mueller, from Stephen & Helaine Green & Family Congregation Beth David Capital Campaign In memory of my brother-in-law, Sidney Helfand, from Sheila Weisberg In memory of my mother, Ida Perrick, from Sheila Weisberg In memory of my mother, Berta Gorlovetsky, from Vladimir Gorlovetsky In memory of my wife, Esther Daniel, from Gerald Daniel In memory of my father, Sergey Segal, from Kamilla Lif In memory of Bonnie's father, Laurence Joseph Melnick, from Lee & Bonnie Stone In memory of my cousin, Irina Moshiashvili, from Vladimir Gorlovetsky In memory of my mother, Yelena Merenzon, from Zoya Lazer In memory of my mother, Etta Taubman, from Charles Taubman Pressman, from Steven & Rita Schlosser Pressman, from Arye & Barbara Green Pressman, from Jeffrey & Renee Kanel Pressman, from Jack Moore & Bonnie Slavitt Moore Pressman, from Victor & Ruth Brill Pressman, from Stephen & Helaine Green Martin & Sheila Weisberg, in honor of the birth of your grandson, from Jack Moore & Bonnie Slavitt Moore Lee & Susan Gavens, in honor of the engagement of your son, Daniel, from Jack Moore & Bonnie Slavitt Moore Bonnie Slavitt Moore, in honor of your birthday and Mother's Day, from Hank & Danielle Drew Andrew Schneider, in memory of your mother, Natalie Schneider, from Eric & Sheryl Lewis Pressman, from Marc & Paula Levitt Wendy J Glasser, in memory of your cousin, Judy Trigger, from Seema Cicerone In memory of Leon Schlosser, from Steven & Rita Schlosser In honor of Michael Schaffer, from Charles & Miriam Marr Congregation Beth David Endowment Fund In memory of my aunt, Inge Oppenheimer, from Wendy Harris In memory of my great-great aunt, Edna Haimovitz, from Jonathan Harris In memory of my father, Henry Harris, from David Harris In memory of my father, Jack Kersky, from Marilyn Ader Michael Leitner, in memory of your father, Murray Leitner, from David & Deborah Hoffman Pressman, from David & Deborah Hoffman Congregation Beth David Fund In memory of my grandfather, Shmil Waisman, from Alex Belogolovsky In memory of my husband, Alexander Evsey Kreimer, from Alexandra Kreimer In memory of my mother, Kathleen Serrell, from William & Elizabeth Menkin MD In memory of my father, Harry Goldstein, from Frederica Postman In memory of my mother, Ivy Goldstein, from Frederica Postman In memory of my father-in-law, Sigmund Selig, from Herbert Dreifuss In memory of my mother, Faina Belogolovsky, from Alex Belogolovsky In memory of my mother, Regina Hoffman, from Helen Baer In memory of my mother, Martha Shapiro, from Jerome Shapiro In memory of my father, Max Shapiro, from Jerome Shapiro In memory of my mother, Catherine Schwartz, from Martin Schwartz In memory of my father, Lou Lerner, from Stuart Lerner In memory of my grandmother, Esther Schneider, from Natalie Mauskopf In memory of my mother, Edith Mauskopf, from William Mauskopf In memory of my aunt, Ann Wiener, from William & Natalie Mauskopf In memory of my father, Joseph Woron, from Harold Woron In memory of my grandmother, Bella Belogolovsky, from Alex Belogolovsky In memory of my father, Nicholas Lasarev, from Alex Belogolovsky In memory of my father, Abraham Gipstein, from Edward Gipstein In memory of my father, Steven Foerder, from Diane Aronson In memory of my father, Isaac Marash, from Vered Marash The Zietman Family, in memory of Jeannette Zeitman, from Leon & Beverly Avrech Pressman, from Harry & Joanne Cornbleet In honor of the Beth David community for your contributions to our parents, Anita & Ernest Salsberg, throughout the years that enriched their lives, from Cary Salsberg & Dean Salsberg Sofia Filshtinsky, in memory of your sister, Mira Filshtinsky, from Harry & Joanne Cornbleet Lee & Susan Gavens, in honor of the engagement of Daniel Gavens to Sarah Michaud, from Harry & Joanne Cornbleet Pressman, from Franklyn & Harriet Weiss Henry Stone, in memory of your wife, Joan Stone, from Joel & Myrtle Schwartz 27

28 Contributions (Continued) Congregation Beth David Fund (continued) Sandra Dolmatch, in memory of Morris (Murray) Dolmatch, from James Posner & Linda Baldwin Sarah Gild c/o Eli & Rachel Gild, Happy Birthday, from Joshua Bress & Nicole Jaramillo Bress Family of Bernard Levine, in memory of Bernard Levine, from Harry & Joanne Cornbleet In loving memory of Yaakov Abukasis, from David & Ziva Fishman In loving memory of our parents, Mikhail & Faina Belogolovsky and Isak & Luybov Plotkin, from Arkady & Maya Belogolovsky Phyllis Zis, for refuah sheleimah, from Edward & Eleanor Kiss Jeffrey Katz, in memory of your mother, Anne Katz, from Alan & Mary Jo Bernard Pressman, from Herman & Penina Stern Congregation Beth David, thank you, from The Zeitman Family Congregation Beth David, from Elias & Lorraine Isaac Congregation Beth David, from Michael & Elaine Hamilton Jewish Education Program/JET Scholarship Fund In memory of my father, Irving Strutin, from Michal Strutin Lee & Susan Gavens, mazal tov on the engagement of your son, Daniel, from Edward & Eleanor Kiss Kiddush Lunch Sponsor kiddush on March 12, 2016 in honor of Tal's bat mitzvah, from Alex & Miri Volinsky Sponsor kiddush on March 26, 2016 in honor of Ora's baby naming, from Martin & Rhoda Bress Sponsor kiddush on May 14, 2016 in honor of Rachel Wigon s Bat Mitzvah, from Michael & Robin Wigon Sponsor kiddush June 11, 2016 in honor of Ben Segev s Bar Mitzvah, from Amir & Sharon Segev In memory of my brother, Jerald Roman, from Susan Ehrlich In memory of my grandfather, Hyman Steinberg, from Jerome & Phyllis Zis In memory of my father, Irving Steinberg, from Jerome & Phyllis Zis In memory of my father, Glenn Richard Merrittstein, from Richard Timmins In memory of my father, Leo Levine, from Carol Weiss In memory of my mother, Estella Ashkenaz, from Minda Schwartz In memory of my mother, Berta Fisch Wald, from Alice Wald In memory of my grandmother & grandfather, Yetta Maurer & Henry Kohan, from Ruth Kohan In memory of my sister, Ethel, from Herman Burdman In memory of my husband & father, Sam Fayngold, from Dina Fayngold & Ella Kofman In memory of my grandmother, Gertrude Simms, from Joel Schwartz In memory of Roberta Howard, from Ike & Ronee Nassi In memory of my mother, Freida Mack, from Ina Checkman In memory of my father, Allan Mack, from Ina Checkman In memory of my grandmother, Clara Kessler, from Charles Klein In memory of my grandmother, Irene Grabenstetter, from Jacqueline Klein In memory of my uncle, Judah F. Issac, from Myrtle Schwartz In memory of my mother, Sylvia Ehrlich, from Donald Ehrlich In memory of my grandmother, Marsha Carr, from Sheryl Rattner In memory of my aunt, Raya Simms, from Joel Schwartz In memory of my mother, Sylvia Berger, from Carol Cassell In memory of my husband, Alex Berger, from Vera Berger In memory of our mother, Dora Guberman, from Dina Fayngold & Anatoly Guberman Congregation Beth David, in honor of Passover, from Dov & Madelyn Isaacs Pressman, from Herman & Phyllis Burdman Michael Leitner, in memory of your father, Murray Leitner, from Herman & Phyllis Burdman Pressman, from Minda Schwartz Pressman, from Charles & Miriam Marr Sofia Filshtinsky, in memory of your sister, Mira Filshtinsky, from Charles & Miriam Marr Ruth Miller, in honor of your birthday, from Jeffrey Englander & Susan Greenberg-Englander Rhonda Farber, in honor of your birthday, from Jeffrey Englander & Susan Greenberg-Englander Ronald & Susan Remba, in honor of Mitchell's wedding to Lisa, from Stephen & Barbara Goldstein Lee & Susan Gavens, in honor of Daniel's engagement, from Stephen & Barbara Goldstein Congregation Beth David, in honor of Passover, from Allan & Marilyn Ader Congregation Beth David, in honor of Passover, from Dennis & Elise Wolf Pressman, from Daniel & Bettina Rosenberg Congregation Beth David,, in honor of Passover, from Robin D. Penn Pressman, from Joel & Myrtle Schwartz In memory of Vickie Barocas, from Ike & Ronee Nassi Pressman, from Marilyn Popper Martin & Sheila Weisberg, in honor of the birth of your grandson, Levi David Weisberg, from Marilyn Popper Pressman, from Marilyn Sefchovich Pressman, from Jeremy & Roberta Bloom In memory of Bob N. Wolf, from Steven & Rita Schlosser In loving memory of our father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Ben Zion Meilach, from David & Ilana Baird Pressman, from Steven & Andrea Linder Hindy Ganeles, in memory of your mother, Audrey Krawitz, from Steven & Andrea Linder Stephen Green, in memory of your mother, Dorothy Green, from Steven & Andrea Linder Michael Leitner, in memory of your father, Murray Leitner, from Steven & Andrea Linder 28

29 Contributions (Continued) Kiddush Lunch (continued) Rabbi Daniel Pressman & Family, in memory of your mother and grandmother, Marjorie Pressman, from Ronald & Susan Remba Michael Leitner, in memory of your father and grandfather, Murray Leitner, from Ronald & Susan Remba In appreciation of Sharone Hadassah services on March 19, 2016, from Sharone Chapter of Hadassah Sylvia Rattner, in memory of Sylvia Rattner, from Martin Rattner Leon Kusnetzky, in memory of Leon Kusnetzky, from Sheryl Rattner Seema Cicerone, in honor of your daughter's engagement, from Marilyn Sefchovich Jeffrey Katz, in memory of your mother, Anne Katz, from Marilyn Sefchovich Karen Fihn, in memory of your sister, Lenora Walkover, from Marilyn Sefchovich Ike & Ronee Nassi, in honor of the birth of your grandchild, from Stephen & Barbara Goldstein Rhonda Farber, in honor of your new grandson, from Stephen & Barbara Goldstein Seema Cicerone, in honor of Gina's engagement, from Stephen & Barbara Goldstein Martin & Corinne Sherman, in honor of your new grandchild, from Jack & Marilyn Goodman Arye Green, Happy Birthday & thanks for your many good deeds, from Jack & Marilyn Goodman Co-sponsor Kiddush Lunch in Honor of Iris Bendahan Thank you, from Charles & Miriam Marr In appreciation, from Martin & Rhoda Bress In appreciation, from Martin & Robin Rauchwerk Thank you, from Neal & Stephanie Rothstein Thank you, from Daniel & Nancy Skilken Toda Raba, from Harry & Joanne Cornbleet Thank you, from Frank & Lourdes Yashar In appreciation, from Andrew Pickholtz & Jan Larky Thank you, from Gregory & Emma Prokter William & Cathy Beyda Jack Moore & Bonnie Slavitt Moore Arye & Barbara Green Jeffrey Warwick & Marjorie Alpert David & Ziva Fishman Arieh & Rama Strod Vivian Herman Robin Sabes Richard & Ann Tavan Howard & Emily Gannes Gerald Daniel & Natalie Schriger Lee & Susan Gavens Micah & Rebecca Rosenheim Lee & Bonnie Hirsch Israel & Judith Krongold Daniel & Bettina Rosenberg Philip & Shoshana Ohriner Susan Toth Arthur & Blanka Singer Alan & Mary Jo Bernard David & Andrea Ammerman K'vod Hamet In memory of our mother, Marjorie Bischoff, from Miriam Bischoff & Family March of the Living Fund In memory of my mother, Chana Yungelson, from Miriam Engel In memory of my father, Gyula Klein, from Thomas Klein In memory of my mother, Margaret Rickman, from Susan Klein In memory of my Linda's father, Joseph Steinberger, from Barry & Linda Brummer In memory of my father, Yehuda Yungelson, from Miriam Engel In memory of my father-in-law, Isaac Engel, from Miriam Engel In memory of my brother-in-law, Hlavna Engel, from Miriam Engel In memory of my mother-in-law, Haya Engel, from Miriam Engel In memory of my brother-in-law, Albert Dockswell, from Edward Kiss Iris Bendahan, in your honor with respect, love & gratitude, from Deborah Estreicher NEXT 50 Capital Campaign Rabbi Daniel Pressman, in memory of your mother, Margie Pressman, from Rabbi Allan & Mindy Berkowitz Rabbi Alexander Discretionary Fund In memory of our beloved daughter, Marlena Jan, from Leonard & Sylvia Metz In memory of my brother, Donald Weiss, from Mr. Franklyn Weiss In memory of my father, Fritz Dreifuss, from Herbert Dreifuss In memory of my brother, Erich Dreifuss, from Herbert Dreifuss In memory of my mother, Jennye Checkman, from Mr. Harvey Checkman Linda Weiss, in memory of your mother, Joan Stone, from Natalie Schriger Stephen Green, in memory of your mother, Dorothy Green, from Natalie Schriger Michael Leitner, in memory of your father, Murray Leitner, from Natalie Schriger Rabbi Leslie Alexander, in honor for visiting Bryan in hospital, from Joel & Myrtle Schwartz Rabbi Leslie Alexander, from Brent & Susan Hailpern Rabbi Ohriner Discretionary Fund In memory of my beloved mother, Esther Taboh, from Sandy Taboh In memory of my beloved father, Jack Taboh, from Sandey Taboh In memory of my beloved mother, Elizabeth Taboh, from Shelley Taboh In memory of my beloved father, Harry Lazarus, from Shelley Taboh In memory of my uncle, Schmuel Gurevitch, from Dina Yevelev In memory of my father, Hillel Levine, from Mark Levine In memory of my father, Chester Jur, from Susan Levine In memory of my uncle, Schmuel Gurevitch, from Dina Yevelev In memory of my mother-in-law, Rebecca Polidi, from Lydia Polidi 29

30 Contributions (Continued) Rabbi Ohriner Discretionary Fund (continued) In memory of my father, Abraham Solomon Harari, from Eli Harari In memory of my father, Fritz Dreifuss, from Herbert Dreifuss In memory of my brother, Erich Dreifuss, from Herbert Dreifuss Sofia Filshtinsky, in memory of your sister, Mira Filshtinsky, from Michael & Lena Filshtinsky Sofia Filshtinsky, in memory of your sister, Mira Filshtinsky, from Ari & Deborah Katz Rabbi Philip Ohriner, thank you for the Mi Shebeirach for Shelley, from Sander & Rochelle Taboh Rabbi Philip Ohriner, thank you, from Rhonda Farber Rabbi Philip Ohriner, many thanks, from Barbara Korthamar Rabbi Philip Ohriner, from Arieh & Rama Strod Rabbi Pressman Discretionary Fund In memory of my grandfather, Paul Resnick, from Harvey & Ina Checkman Rabbi Daniel Pressman, in memory of your mother, Marjorie Pressman, from Edward & Eleanor Kiss Rabbi Daniel Pressman, in memory of your mother, Marjorie Pressman, from Elie & Yael Alcheck Rabbi Daniel Pressman, in memory of your mother, Marjorie Pressman, from Vivian Herman Rabbi Daniel Pressman, in memory of your mother, from Jack & Marilyn Goodman In honor of Passover, from Mary Egan Rabbi Daniel Pressman, in appreciation of the touching funeral service you led for our mother, Marjorie Bischoff and in memory of your father, from Miriam Bischoff & Family Rabbi Daniel Pressman, thank you, from Cary Salsberg & Dean Salsberg Rama Strod Education Fund In memory of my sister, Suzi Evron, from Herzel Ashkenazi In memory of my father, Martin Greenberg, from Harriet Weiss In memory of my mother, Sara Strod, from Arieh Strod In memory of my father, Shmuel Zucker, from Rama Strod In memory of my mother, Yocheved Zucker, from Rama Strod Religious School Myuchad Fund In memory of my grandmother, Sara Schweitzer, from Eleanor Kiss In memory of my mother, Frances Rice, from Louis Dombro In memory of my mother, Lorraine Jur, from Susan Levine In memory of my father, William Overmyer, from Paul Overmyer Robert E. Levinson Memorial Library Fund In memory of my Abe's mother, Rose Bromberg, from Abraham & Barbara Bromberg In memory of my mother, Celia Kiss, from Eleanor Kiss In memory of my mother-in-law, Esther G. Postman, from Frederica Postman In memory of my Abe's father, David Bromberg, from Abe & Bayla Bromberg In memory of my husband, Robert E. Levinson, from Fay Levinson In memory of my father, Chester Jur, from Susan Levine In memory of my cousin, Jacob Zeltzer, from Rita Sauvage Laura Hill, in memory of Linda Hill, former Secretary at CBD, from Edward & Eleanor Kiss In memory of my beloved Dick and my dearest father-inlaw Barney, from Natalie Schriger Jeffrey Katz & Family, in memory of your mother, Anne Katz, from Israel & Judith Krongold Social Action Faith In Action: Rotating Shelter, from Daniel & Bettina Rosenberg Faith In Action: Rotating Shelter, from Stephen & Lynne Kinsey Faith In Action: Rotating Shelter, from Jeffrey Warwick & Marjorie Alpert Faith In Action: Rotating Shelter, from Lee & Bonnie Stone Faith In Action: Rotating Shelter, from Stanley & Hillary Farkas Faith In Action: Rotating Shelter, from Yulia Shvarts Faith In Action: Rotating Shelter, from Lee & Susan Gavens Stone Scholarship Fund In memory of my mother, Franziska Steinberg, from Henry Stone In memory of my grandmother, Sophie Rosenfelder, from Henry Stone Henry Stone, in loving memory of Joan Stone, from Rambod & Jessica Jacoby Linda Weiss, in memory of your mother, Joan Stone, from Jerome & Hindy Ganeles Henry Stone, in memory of Joan Stone, with love from, from Edmond & Eleanor Intrator Bettey Naymark, in memory of Sherman Naymark, from Henry Stone Varadi Youth Education Fund In honor of our 50th anniversary, from Andrew & Judith Varadi Yizkor Donation Congregation Beth David, from Sima Vishnevsky 30

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