July/August 2016 Bulletin - Congregation Beth Israel, Portland Oregon

BulletinJuly/August 2016

Sivan-Tamuz-Av 5776Vol. 65, No. 10

Established 1858

What did you learn or like best

about Religious School this year?

1ST GRADE 5TH GRADE

For a wrap up of our fabulous school year and information on registering for next year, see p. 5.

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Ivan Dombiak Ivan Dombiak will become Bar Mitzvah on July 16, 2016. A rising eighth grader at Portland Jewish Academy, he is the son of Cynthia Scheines. His Mitzvah Project focuses on the care and nurture of dogs that are up for adoption at PetSmart, where he happily volunteers on Saturdays.

Leo Maxwell Schulhof Leo Maxwell Schulhof will become Bar Mitzvah on July 23, 2016. He is the son of Susanne Aronowitz and Robert Schulhof, and older brother of Benjamin. Leo is in the 7th grade at Robert Gray Middle School. For his Mitzvah Project, Leo has chosen to work with the Oregon Food Bank. He “chose this project because

some people take their privileges for granted, and some kids can’t even get a filling meal.” Leo plans to volunteer at the food bank packaging foods. For more information, visit www.oregonfoodbank.org/?c=131069416902860168.

Aliyah Miranda Blank Aliyah Miranda Blank will become Bat Mitzvah on July 30, 2016. She is the daughter of Joshua and Maria Blank, and older sister of Carmen and a student at West Sylvan Middle School. For her Mitzvah Project, Aliyah is raising money for IDF Widows and Orphans, an organization that runs

summer camps and programs for children who have lost a parent in the Israeli military. Aliyah’s “goal is to help these children have a safe place where they can make friends, feel safe, and meet others going through the same thing as them.” To learn more, visit www.idfwo.org.

Liam YakerLiam Yaker will become Bar Mitzvah on August 6, 2016. He is the son of James and Kricken Yaker, and brother of Riley and Beckett. Liam’s Mitzvah Project is inspired by his deep love of soccer, a sport he trains for twelve hours a week in hopes of making the Timbers Youth Academy.

Liam will be selling One World Durable Soccer Balls to raise money for the One World Play Project, an organization that provides soccer balls to communities worldwide. For every ball Liam sells, the organization will donate one to communities in need of them.

Max Schecter Max Schecter will become Bar Mitzvah on August 11, 2016. He is the son of Jack and Sara Schecter and the brother of Rachel and Samuel. Max has partnered with Universal Recycling Technologies (URT) to collect old and broken technology and recycle it in a way that is not harmful to the environment. His collection drive ran

this May at Congregation Beth Israel and made sure that these home electronics were kept out of landfills where they would have run the risk of groundwater contamination and serious pollution. Max thanks CBI for their recycling efforts and notes that “by recycling, you also save energy and materials because any salvaged parts from the technology can be reused in modern day computers and cell phones.”

Zadie Jean Schaffer Zadie Jean Schaffer will become Bat Mitzvah on August 13, 2016. She is the daughter of Scott Schaffer and Tracy Prince and the older sister of Price Schaffer. She will attend West Sylvan Middle School as an 8th grader in the fall. Zadie’s has spent the last eighteen months co-authoring a book titled

Notable Women of Portland’s History as part of her Mitzvah Project. It will be published by Arcadia Publishing, and proceeds will benefit the Goose Hollow Family Shelter. The book grew from Zadie’s interest in recognizing the important, and often understated, part that women have played in Portland’s history.

Olivia Elly Ziegler Olivia Elly Ziegler will become Bat Mitzvah on August 20, 2016. She is the daughter of Jan Cohen and Josh Ziegler and younger sister of Julia. She is a student at West Sylvan Middle School. For her Mitzvah Project, Olivia is working with the Oregon Food Bank. She will be setting up food donation bins at her Bat

Mitzvah service and party and volunteering at the food bank with friends and family.

Lucille Rebecca Seres Lucille Rebecca Seres will become Bat Mitzvah on August 27, 2016. She is the daughter of Steven and Geogreanne Seres and a student at Portland Jewish Academy. For her Mitzvah Project, she hopes to “provide art supplies and musical instruments” for The Dreaming Zebra Foundation, a non-profit encouraging

children to embrace their individuality, to express themselves creatively, and to follow their artistic dreams. She will set up donation bins on the CBI campus for gently used art supplies and instruments that can be recycled for art therapy or repaired for and used by children in need.

B’nei Mitzvah

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Our Leadership

When Illness Strikesby Ida Rae CahanaSenior Cantor

R’fa’einu Adonai v’neirafe; hoshieinu v’nivasheiah“Heal us, Eternal One and we will be healed; save us and we will be saved.”

Cantor Leon Sher wrote a moving musical setting of these words from our liturgy and added a passage from the Book of Numbers and another from Psalms so that the prayer continues:

“Please God, grant healing, healing of the soul, healing of the body, complete healing. You who blessed our fathers and our mothers: O please, help us, God.”

When I was in my early twenties, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and a few years after, so was my aunt. They went through surgery, treatment, and with the strength and the support that is the gift of loving family and friends, they became two more of the millions of women who survive this disease.

In April, I was diagnosed with a stage one breast cancer and have had surgery and am now in treatment myself, walking a path that so many of us fear. At first, I wanted to keep this news to myself and close family, but decided that it was best to let my congregation know. So many of you are dealing with illness in your own families, in yourselves, in your friends. Please know that your clergy and congregation are here for you, that people want to help; want to listen or schlep or cook for you. Because of HIPAA laws, even your Cantor and Rabbis often don’t know when sickness becomes a part of your life. And while I certainly understand the need for privacy and stillness as a piece of the healing process; I am also learning firsthand that opening up to another can also be a needed release.

We align ourselves with a group of people because of our chosen identity. We study; we mark time with holidays and celebrate together. And we also endure pain and mourn losses and struggle with what is incomprehensible.

I am very grateful to have this community to lean on right now and for a long time to come. I am very hopeful that my own diagnosis will end with a healthy, positive outcome. I pray that when you read this, you will understand that I am writing not out of a need for more attention – that you have already generously given me and my family – but to hopefully get your attention and encourage you to reach out when you have moments of distress. Your clergy and CBI community are here for you.

Hineinu! We are here! to help each other live the fullest, most positive, energetically Jewish lives we can. May we continue to trust in each other’s capacity for love and caring; may we be God’s angels, messengers of healing, and partners in bringing wholeness to those of us who are in a broken place.

A Spark Ignites: an Historic Mission and Ongoing Effortby Theodore M. NelsonBoard President

This past June, your Board of Trustees met at Rabbi and Cantor Cahana’s house for training. We focused on important structural topics -- state law, bylaws, and policy – that provide the

framework for the Board’s duties. I’m happy to report that the Board engaged in lively and productive discussion around the subject. I am grateful to presenters Ilene Davidson and Mark Peterman for their research and presentation and for their work to reveal information that guided each of us to service with deeper wisdom and understanding. Before we launched the day’s agenda, each of us told the group something that was current and relevant. I shared that two days before the retreat, I arrived home from an historic mission to Israel.

Many of you saw my article a few months ago in Oregon Jewish Life, discussing my anticipation of joining the history-making LGBTQ mission to Israel and my gratefulness for the opportunity carve out some time to join the Mission. The Mission was envisioned by Stuart Kurlander (a national LGBTQ leader), organized by Jewish Federations of North America, and strongly supported by our Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. Over 100 LGBTQ people from communities around the U.S. attended the Mission, with Portland well represented by seven people. The trip was transforming. Given our large group, we had the privilege of meeting the Honorable Reuven Rivlin (the President of the State of Israel) at his home in Jerusalem, U.S. Ambassador Daniel Shapiro and his wife, Julie Fisher, at their home on the Mediterranean Sea outside of Tel Aviv, and Dalia Rabin-Pelossof, the daughter of Yitzhak Rabin. We visited the border with Syria and Lebanon, where we were informed about middle-east challenges by author and Middle East expert, Avi Melamed. We held Shabbat services at the egalitarian prayer space near the Western Wall.

When the opportunity to join the Mission was presented to me, I was interested but uncommitted. Fellow Board member JoAnne Van Ness Menashe created the spark that brought together our Portland mission leadership team, setting in motion my involvement and nurturing my desire to join the Mission. I am grateful to Joanne and to our Jewish Federation for opening the door

and for sparking my interest to become involved in this life-changing mission. The Mission deepened my love of Judaism and understanding of the land, the people, and the State of Israel.

I feel honored and transformed to have been part of the mission leadership team. My initial feelings of ambivalence remind me of the importance of having a spark to ignite connection and experience. Your Board, clergy, and staff stand ready to inspire your engagement. Our CBI doors are open for you to find your path toward a full Jewish life and all of us seek opportunity to ignite your engagement. Please contact us and tell us what we can do to ensure you feel fully connected with CBI life.


Community

Leslie Zimmer joins CBI as our new Clergy Assistant. Originally from the Midwest (Ohio and Chicago), she spent thirteen years in Los Angeles before moving to Portland last September. While living in Chicago and Los Angeles, Leslie worked at

Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago, as well as at Temple Judea and Kehillat Israel in Los Angeles, where she gained extensive knowledge in all aspects of Judaism’s lifecycles.

In her spare time, Leslie has run large singles groups in Chicago and Los Angeles, as well as fan conventions for thousands of people from all over the world. She has also run Dayton BBYO Alumni Reunions and has volunteered for many charitable organizations, especially those that help children. Her many creative endeavors include baking tempting desserts…while dreaming of one day to have a business showcasing her talents.

Leslie is excited to work for CBI’s dynamic clergy and looks forward to meeting her new congregation and helping out when needed.

Sarah Reiter is thrilled to be joining the CBI team as our new Education Administrator. Some of you may already know Sarah from her time as a 3rd Grade Religious School teacher here at CBI this last year. For those of you who she hasn’t met yet, Sarah is a University of Oregon alum who recently returned to Oregon after

two years of living in Washington, D.C. Having worked as a Religious School teacher and at Jewish summer camps for the past eight years, she is honored to be able to continue her personal and professional Jewish journey in the Congregation Beth Israel community.

Since last July, Congregation Beth Israel welcomed nearly sixty new families! In celebration of our growing, vibrant community, please join us on July 22 after Shabbat on the Plaza for a community wide Sha-BBQ.

Welcome, Leslie and Sara!

Our Thriving Commumity Continues to Grow

Peter Ackerman and familyRob Schulhof and Sue Aronowitz and familyStephanie Axman and Alison Gash and familyKenny and Dena Barry and familyJoshua Berg and Sara Saltzberg and familyTodd and Annie Borus and familyAlan and Liz Cohen and familyNaomi Derner and familyMichael Lynch and Kelsey Erck Steve Friedman and familyFaith Galderisi and familyIan Gilula and Elena Garcia De Paredes Del Rey Brian and Tamara Glover and familyDick and Harriet Gottlieb David and Claudine Halmos and familyMichael and Marietta Harrison and familyKimberly Hartnett Chris and Fara Heath and familyDan Henig and Jamie Rice and familySteve Kaplan and familyJay and Tina Lamb Nancy Langan and familyMarshall Leathers and Katie Quintero Leathers and familyMarty Lefkowitz and Shira Fogel and familyBruce and Andrea Liebowitz and familyGeorge and Jennifer Macoubray and familyDarren Malinoski and Sehra Sampson and familyDave and Jann Margolin and familyKevin McCart and Allison Gordon and family

John and Hannah Melendy Adam and Daniela Meltzer and familyLinda Merican Christie Moore and Stacy Lewis and familyJulia Pickar and familyRichard and Shirley Plotzker Alex and Marisa Reby and familyAvril Richardson-Hart Taylor and Sarah Richman and familyMike and Amy Rosenberg and familyMatthew Runnels and Rebecca Maiuri David and Lesley Sacks and familyKeith and Maurrie Salenger Cynthia Scheines and familyJack and Sara Schecter and familyArt Schneider and Lin Wang and familyBrian and Ilana Schwartz and familyZiva Sholin Nate Smith and Anna Epstein John and Becca Spain and familyAlfred Stein and Amanda Sweeney Diane Sussman Miles Ellenby and Robyn Tenenbaum and familyJeremy and Allison Tobin and familyMarc Blackstein and Hannah Treuhaft and familyEric Virshbo and familySuzanne Watnick and familyWendy Weiss and familyLeslie Zimmer

Do you know someone looking to connect with a warm, welcoming Jewish community?Please get in touch with Marisa Reby, our Director of Membership and Special Events, via email at [email protected] or at (503) 222-1069.

Established 1858

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Education

Religious School Wrap Upby Ben SandlerEducation Director

Summer is in full swing with beautiful Shabbat on the Plaza experiences, and with our Camp Sababa campers embarking on adventure with a truly unique Jewish day camp journey guided by our amazing Camp Directors Shoshanna Pro, Sarah Reiter and teen Madrichim.

Religious school registration is well underway, so if you have a child in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grades, and have not done so already, please register them as soon as possible so we can plan our teaching faculty accordingly. Specifically, for students in sixth through twelfth grades our youth group calendar year is filling out nicely with opportunities for teen leadership, travel, and mostly fun! Huge congratulations to Shoshanna Pro, who begins our year in a new CBI position, Director of Youth Engagement. Nationally, our Reform Movement has a very special youth component in NFTY, and through her work, dedication and ruach, Shoshanna is elevating the youth group experience here at CBI and enriching the lives of our young people.

A warm welcome to Sarah Reiter! Over the past two months I’ve quickly come to appreciate the skills and talents of our new Education Administrator and Camp Sababa Director. Sarah brings humor, intellect, and a love of working in Jewish settings to our CBI Education team and I’m thrilled to be working together.

I’d like to conclude very special thank you to Ziva Sholin, who has served as our Education Administrator for the past two years. Ziva took the initiative on so many behind the scenes aspects of our CBI Preschool and Religious School, and I’m so grateful for having the opportunity to work with her. I know that her journey to the south will be filled with new experiences, people, and adventures, and that she will be successful in this next chapter in her life (plus, my Mom lives in Charlotte, NC and is committed to keeping an eye after her:) ) Ziva , on behalf of CBI thank you so much for all your good work, “May you be blessed as you go on your way, may you be guided in peace, may you be blessed with health and joy, may this be our blessing amen.” (from T’filat HaDerech by Debbie Friedman, based on the liturgy).

L’ Shalom,

Ben Sandler

We are proud to announce Camp Sababa is back for its second summer of awesome fun! If you still need to sign up, it is not too late to join the best and only Reform Jewish day camp in Portland! We welcome all children entering kindergarten through fifth grade, with a special leadership program for teenagers entering eighth and ninth grades. Camp Sababa features creative and fun morning activities at Congregation Beth Israel with afternoon field trips to explore the greater Portland area. We are thrilled to return for our second summer of adventures and fun. The Camp Sababa office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM.

We are also proud to announce a new member of our camp director team, Sarah Reiter! Sarah has spent the last few months with CBI working as a third grade teacher. She comes to us from California where she has over ten years of camp experience. She is excited to spend August with your Camp Sababa campers!

Camp Sababa is proud to feature:• Age appropriate themes and games• Madrichim-In-Training (MIT) led activities• Specially trained and experienced staff• Fully equipped art room and blooming garden• Daily field trips• Locked and secure campus• Financial assistance available• And much more!

Join in the fun on August 15- 26! For more information, visit www.bethisrael-pdx.org/education/camp-sababa

See you this summer!

Shoshanna Pro and Sarah ReiterCamp Sababa Co-Directors

After two wonderful years working in the Education Department, I am moving on to a start a new adventure in Charlotte, North Carolina. I wanted to take the opportunity to thank all my fellow staff members, parents, and students for making my experience so memorable here. This is a very special community that I will always cherish and keep near to my heart. It has been amazing to get to know each and every one of you and to have been the face of the Religious School these last couple years. Thank you for all the support and encouragement I’ve received during this transition, I feel very loved and honored to have been a part of Congregation Beth Israel. Even though I will miss this great community, I am looking forward to this new phase of my life. If you know someone in Charlotte or ever find yourself there, please ask the main office for my personal email address so we can be in touch. Goodbye for now and best wishes for the future!

L’Shalom,

Ziva Sholin

L’hitraot, CBI!


Hineinu / Adult Education L’Dor V’Dor From Generation to Generation

Hineinu, I Am Here: A Progress Reportby Ilene Davidson, Chair of the Hineinu Task Force

Last November a number of congregants, with the guidance of our clergy, came together to foster and nourish our community, to grow our efforts to engage in acts of Bikkur Cholim, to be ambassadors for our community, to greet people at Shabbat services, and to provide opportunities for our congregants to come together in many different ways.

Our Steering Committee members, Bobbie Goldstein, Bob Kravitz, Sydney Baer, Michelle Gradow, Susan Milstein, Rachel Pollin, Robin McCoy, Jan Cohen, Margie Anton, Michael Anton, Daureen Morris, David Goldwyn, Rob LaForte, Bianca Urdes, Tony Urdes, Sarah Epstein, Maurrie Salenger, and Kira Denison have worked incredibly hard to create opportunities for our congregants to come together in a variety of ways, from ushering at services, creating beautiful Onegs, and organizing entertaining events to engage each of our congregants. Bobbie and Bob continue to develop our Caring Community, including the creation of Neighborhood Circles, which now have captains to help neighboring congregants connect with one another. Cantor Cahana, Rabbi Joseph, Jen Feldman, and Marisa Reby have been invaluable in helping us develop programming to better unite us all.

Our Steering Committee is working through the summer to develop a robust array of opportunities for our congregants to connect with one another and we are excited to introduce these in September. Over the summer, you will see us at Shabbat on the Plaza Services and we can provide you with more information.

So, we are here, but are you? While we’ve had some amazing responses to our invitations - a great turnout at our special Shabbat Service and Oneg in February, the positive response to our Neighborhood Circles, with potlucks and other events being hosted by our congregants - we’ve had less success with other events. We need your input - tell us what you would like to see at CBI - and we need your presence - join us at our events. Please sign up to get notifications of activities planned by our Families, Adults 30+ and/or Adults 50+, just let Alyssa know at [email protected] and ask to be put on the distribution list.

If you would like to get involved or have questions or suggestions, please let me know at [email protected]. We are here for you - please be here for us.

Hineinu is our ongoing commitment to strengthen our community and recognize the kedusha (sanctity) of one another. Here is a sampling of what has been going on and what is to come…

ADULTSHow we, as adults, connect at every stage of our life. Margie and Michael Anton, Co-Chairs

Our Adults 50+ group recently enjoyed two more outings - to The Fireside in the NW for Meatloaf Monday, and to the SE for a Russian dinner at Kachka. We have had nothing but fun and camaraderie on our adventures together. If you would like to join us, please email Alyssa at [email protected] and have your name added to our list. We look forward to seeing you!

HINEINU: We are Here, Together!

Mazel Tov to Stephen and Elaine Kantor, who the OJCF honored as this year’s Legacy Society Honorees at their Annual Meeting and Reception on Wednesday, June 15, 2016.

Steven Wilker, who has been honored by ACLU of Oregon as one of only three attorneys who have taken a civil liberties case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Wilker and his fellow honorees were acknowledged for their commitment and dedication over the course of many years to protect freedom by serving as cooperating volunteer attorneys for the ACLU. Wilker argued to the Supreme Court in Wood v. Moss that Secret Service agents violated constitutional free speech rights by moving peaceful protesters away from then-President Bush because of the political viewpoint of their speech.

Condolences toCharlene Zidell, Jay Zidell, and Vicki French Lippman on the loss of their mother, to Frieda Tobin on the loss of her sister, and to the extended Zidell family on the loss of Min Zidell, who passed away on May 12, 2016.

Barbara Lovre, Julie Saltzman Leuvrey, Jeff Saltzman, and Dan Saltzman on the loss of their mother, Adrianne Saltzman on the loss of her grandmother, Ruth Saltzman on the loss of her sister-in-law, and the extended Saltzman family on the loss of Marjorie Saltzman.

Curt (Kathy) Sheinin and Lesa Jablon on the loss of their mother, Richard Sheinin, Michelle Sheinin, and Joshua Jablon on the loss of their grandmother, and to the extended Sheinin family on the loss of Ruth Sheinin, who passed away on June 11, 2016.

Changing Paradigm in the Israel-Diaspora Relations: Adding a New Holiday to the Jewish CalendarWednesday, July 20, 7:00 PMPollin ChapelThe latest events happening in Israel and the Jewish world, including the struggle of the Kotel, the Mikvaot, and the Kashrut require a new approach and new engagement between Israel and the Jewish World. Rabbi Nir Barkin, the Head of the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism’s Israel Diaspora Relations Department and Special Projects Unit, address the challenges facing our movement.

Book ClubThe date and time of our first fall meeting and discussion are yet to be determined, but we’ll be sure to update you. In the meantime, we hope you are enjoying our summer selection, Kati Marton’s The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World.

ADULT EDUCATION:

Rabbi Nir Barkin

L’Dor V’Dor From Generation to Generation

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Social Action Sisterhood / Brotherhood

Sisterhood Board InstallationSisterhood installed the 2016-2018 Board at on June 24, 2016 at Shabbat on the Plaza and provided the evening’s Oneg. Please welcome the new Sisterhood Board:

President: Lynn GelberImmediate Past President: Stephanie SiegelRecording Secretary: Michael RichmanCorresponding Secretary: Shoshanna LansbergTreasurer: Leslie RobinsonParliamentarian: Diane LowensohnAdvocacy and Social Action Chair: Anita Mention CBI Liaison: Kathleen DoctorCommunications Chair: Sally SwireNext Generation: Shaina BoalProgramming Chair: Linda HarrisonReligious Programming Chair: Kate RoystonVolunteer Coordinator: Debbie BraymerGift Shop: Bonnie BargEmerita: Ellen Bick

Pacific NW Area DayA delegation of Sisterhood members were fortunate to attend Pacific NW Area Day on June 26th at Temple Beth Am in Seattle. It was an opportunity to share ideas focused on the seminar theme of Social Action.

SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEEThe Social Action Committee has had a busy and productive year and we are so grateful to our committee members and congregation for helping us to do so much. Below is our calendar of upcoming events. Please keep an eye on the Beneath Our Dome weekly emails and CBI facebook page for other activities and more details.

Meanwhile, please join us for some fun and worthwhile activities for the summer.

NW Towers BBQFriday, July 24Join us for this fun annual activity with our NW Towers and Annex neighbors. We will be having a summer picnic with food and fun. Volunteers are needed for food preparation and serving as well as setup and cleanup.

SAC Shabbat on the PlazaFriday, August 19, 6:00 PMSAC will be sponsoring this and providing dessert.

School supplies for the schoolchildren of NW Towers AnnexIf you would like to donate money towards this important annual effort, please go to the CBI donation page and indicate that your donation is for school supplies.

SEPTEMBER • Tuesday, September 6: Tutoring at NW Towers begins @ 4:30 PM• Wednesday, September 7: Social Action Committee Meeting

@ 5:30 PM• High Holidays Food Drive

OCTOBER • Wednesday, October 5: Social Action Committee Meeting

@ 5:30 PM• Sunday, October 16: Sukkot Soup Sac

NOVEMBER • Sunday, November 20: NW Tower Thanksgiving Dinner

(Sisterhood to provide games for kids)• NW Tower Boot and Coat Drive

DECEMBER • Wednesday, December 7: Social Action Committee Meeting

@ 5:30 PM• Sunday, December 25: Lift Urban Portland Christmas Dinner

@ CBI• NW Tower Christmas Gift Drive

Social Action Calendar

Shabbat on the Plaza Brotherhood BBQ!Friday, August 5, 6:00 PMTemple LawnHot dogs! Get your Brotherhood hot dogs at the August 5th Shabbat on the Plaza. Our Zenner’s hot dogs are boiled in beer and then grilled until they pop. Plus ice cold beverages! Brought to you by the Mighty Men of the Brotherhood. Come hungry and leave full!

The Mighty Men of Brotherhood!


Developing CBI

You make it all possible by Jenat Levison FeldmanDevelopment Director

The generosity of our CBI community is truly meaningful. While there are numerous ways to demonstrate your support, the donors listed below are those who have gone above and beyond and helped us far surpass this year’s original $215,000 fundraising

goal. To them we say thank you, thank you, and thank you again.

On a regular basis, members ask me how things are going at CBI and/or how are we doing financially? This year I can proudly say that thanks to over 550 individuals, families, and businesses we had an extremely successful fundraising year. My March Bulletin article listed many of the programs and services that the money you donated helped fund.

At CBI we consider ourselves partners with our members; all of this belongs to you. Through our annual campaign (formerly dues) we ask that you give us your best, most meaningful contribution and we in turn do our best to provide an impactful and transformative experience. With 40% of our membership needing some kind of financial help, we turn to our CBI community and ask that you join with us to provide the necessary supplemental support so that we can keep our doors wide open and welcoming to all. In every way this is a partnership.

It is our privilege to thank you for helping us create Jewish memories and impact Jewish lives. It is an honor to list all the donors who have made this year’s amazing programs and services possible by: making an annual contribution (formerly dues) above and beyond their giving level; contributing to our Every Family Initiative (EFI) Campaign; supporting either of our two major fundraisers (Traditions or Taste and Temple) whether as a sponsor, a Mitzvah Moment or Recipe for Success donor; buying a Golden Ticket or admission to a House Party; or donating through the school registration fundraiser. It is truly thanks to each of you that all this and more is possible.

While we continue to thank you, we hope you will continue to be with us as much and as often as you can. As we turn the page to the 2016-17 fiscal year, we want to SHOUT that we are already planning to COME TOGETHER on Sunday, September 18th, because we know WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS, WE CAN WORK IT OUT. ASK ME WHY anytime…..

CBI Contributor’s CirclePeter AckermanMichael Adler and Molly NewcomerSue AlbertGeorge and Sharon AlexanderMarc and Tracy AlifanzAlina Aliyar and Sara Spetlel AliyarMichael and Margie AntonApex Real Estate PartnersAndrea Gevurtz AraiLee and Stephanie AuerbachStephanie Axman and Alison GashBill and Sydney BaerMark Banks and Lauren CooperTony and Robyn BarbonJonathan and Bonnie BargLester and Heather BaskinMichael and Rosalie BaskinDavid and Marah BeanLiz Bedewi

Brian and Alisa BendisLen and Betsy BergsteinGerel BlauerScott Rector and Rachel BloomGeorge BodnerJoanne BonimeErnie BonyhadiGreg and Alison BostromDavid and Debbie BraymerMarina and Bill BrownRon and Marisa BrownDebra and Kim BurchielRabbi Michael and Cantor Ida Rae CahanaLance and Debbie CaldwellConnie CambrelengAsher and Grace CantorJeff Capen and Kira Dennison-CapenBernard Caplan

Bob and Patty ChestlerStuart and Mandi ChestlerBen Chinn and Phyllis NakayamaMichael ClancyMegan CoensonDavid Cohen and Lee Anna JonesFred and Randy CohenKenny and Rhonda CohenMarvin Richmond and Marge CohnMarcia ColtonScott CooleyWill and Melanie DannJim and Ilene DavidsonAndrea DavisDick and Cameron DavisTom and Julie DiamondRichard DobrowLou and Kathleen DoctorLee and Nikki Dorfman

Mircea and Cristina DraghicescuJames Monteith and Ned DuhnkrackJohn and Sarah EpsteinPierce EthierJeff and Sharon FeinblattHoward and Jen FeldmanLeigh Feldman and Sara MoskovitzLouis Feldman and Risa Colton-FeldmanSelma FeldmanMelissa FiresideAdam and Barbra FisherJoey and Val FishmanPaul and Sherry FishmanAndrew Frank and Sally RosenfeldEric and Rebecca Friedenwald- FishmanJanet Friedman

Fall Fundraiser 2016Congregation Beth Israel’s

September 18, 20165:00 pmThe Exchange Ballroom



“All You Need is Love” as we gather for an evening to celebrate Congregation Beth Israel with music of The Beatles along with fellow congregants who have and will help CBI to rock on year after year.

We promise it won’t be a “Hard Day’s Night” when we “Come Together” for an evening of fun, inspiration and entertainment.

September 18, 2016, 5:00 pmThe Exchange Ballroom

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Developing CBI

Zachary FruchtengartenMorrie GalenBill and Bev GalenAndrew Galler and Audra LaFaveZanley and Claire GaltonJudah and Alison GarfinkleRick Garfinkle and Karla GreenNoe GarnicaStanley and Adrienne GeffenRandy and Debbie GellerRoger GellerTom Georges III and Linda GeorgesNeil and Joan GerardGevurtz Menashe Attorneys at LawBrad and Julie GevurtzGary GilbertLeonard and Yvonne GionetBarbara GlazerMarshall and Lisa GlickmanPaul and Mimi GoldmanRichard and Shari GoldsandJudith GoldsmithBobbie GoldsteinDavid and Tiffany GoldwynGoodman FamilyDoug and Lila GoodmanGreg Goodman and Susan SchnitzerMark and Christi GoodmanThe Hon. Susan Graber and Mr. William JuneSteven and Michelle GradowArline GreenblattJonathan and Lisa GreenleafTyler and DeeDee GundbergDavid and Claudine HalmosIrv and Gail HandelmanCraig Hartzman and James JohnMargaret HassonGary and Joyce HoffmanJanet Hoffman and John HarlandJonathan and Susan HoffmanIrwin and Renee HolzmanDan HurwitzArdee ImermanJanice IsenbergMorris and Gerry JacksonGail JacobyRabbi Rachel JosephRabbi Samuel and Dori JosephMichael and Michelle KaneSivia KayeJim and Rhonda KennedyMichael and Kristen KernEvan KingScott Howard and Lucy KivelMichael and Mary KleinPaul and Arlene KoenigsbergAaron and Sarah KorachChris Hill and Laura KormanDonald and Judith KramerBob Kravitz and David GilbertJean KrosnerUri and Jessica KushnerPaul and Lee LabbyRob and Virginia LaForteJason and Lucy Langer

Jeff Schwartz and Shoshanna LansbergBrian LeeJerry and Evelyn LeshgoldMatthew and Leah LettsSimcha Levental and Laura RobbinsIrv Levin and Stephanie FowlerGlen and Lisa LevyDavid and Amy LewinCarol LewisKathleen LewisKen and Colleen LewisScott Lewis and Laura Rose-LewisFrani LilienthalJonathan and Marilyn LindnerDavid and Liz LippoffRalph LondonDick and Harriet MaizelsDarren Malinoski and Sehra SampsonSteve Klein and Gail MandelPhillip MargolinLynn MarksSteve and Robin McCoyMaddie McMoniesFred Cirillo and Sharon MeieranBarry and Susan MenasheJoe and Joanne MenasheMichael MenasheRuben and Elizabeth MenasheJulie and Albert MenasheRuth MenashePage and Lynn MesherJoan MeyersKaren MillerBarney and Susan MilsteinDarren and Jill MitchellChristie Moore and Stacy LewisMaddie Nelson and Jim LafkyRoscoe Nelson III and Debra HarrisonTed Nelson and Curt ShaffstallAdam and Sandy NemerHeinz Holzapfel and Sylvia NessanPatricia NeubergerRosalyn NeubergerEd and Jill NeuweltMark NewJeanne NewmarkMiles Newmark and Barbara GilbertNorthwest BankAndy Olshin and Rebecca MischelThe Oregon Clinic Gastroenterology - WestDan and Tracy OseranHenry and Nancy OseranDaniel and Chelsea OstranderSteve and Anna ParisJim Paustian and Sadie RogersPDX Reading Specialist, LLCRobert and Leslie PeltzMark and Judy PetermanGary Peterson and Debbie FriedmanGraham and Ashley PetersenBob and Rita Philip

Allan and Marney PikeSteven Pike and Allison Sneider PikeRyan and Sarah PitmanRichard and Shirley PlotzkerHarold and Jane PollinRachel PollinYale Popowich and Tina SkourasBrian PuzissDavid and Lesley RaphaelAlex and Marisa RebyRecumbent PDXKevin ReedyPhil and Dorothy ReiterJoshua and Amy RemickJim and Michael RichmanStephen and Leslie RobinsonAlice RoganPaul and Gayle RomainRabbi Emanuel and Lorraine RoseJames Rosenbaum and Sandra LewisRobert and Joan RosenbaumJack Rosenberg and DeeDee DohertyMike and Amy RosenbergDavid and Diane RosencrantzAlan and Eve RosenfeldEric and Tiffany RosenfeldLuanne RosenfeldRosemarie RosenfeldWarren Rosenfeld and Sheryl LangermanJohn and Marti RosenthalHenry Rosicky III and Gillian RosickyDick and Deanne RubinsteinEleanore RubinsteinRick Rubinstein, Jr. and Jill RubinsteinTed and Davia RubensteinRose RustinBabak and Caroline SabiJerry and Bunny SadisKen and Loree SakaiKeith and Maurrie SalengerMichael and Linda SalinskyFaye SamuelsBen Sandler and Lolly JamersonDavid and Lisa SarasohnNathan SasakiDan and Kathie SaucyDr. David and Cantor Judith SchiffJosh Schindler and Andrea HerzkaRon and Rita SchlanskyGreg and Melissa SchmidtArlene SchnitzerArlene Schnitzer TrustDina SchnitzerDori SchnitzerLois SchnitzerThelma SchnitzerBen Hartman and Ava SchoenPete SchulbergDave Smith and Libby SchwartzRichard SchwartzScott Semproni

Joel and Sandra SeresBill ShawNir Peled and Jerami ShecterJamie and Denise ShulmanScott and Pam SidellJeffrey Whalen and Stephanie SiegelRon and Sheila SilverThe Hon. Michael Simon and Representative Suzanne Bonamici Jennifer SingerRichard and Lori SingerJill SlanskyNate Smith and Anna EpsteinNick and Sanny SnellRichard Solomon and Alyce FlitcraftLes and Martha SolteszBruce SpiegelDon Spiegel and Deborah Davis-SpiegelTom and Mardi SpitzerHarley and Robyn SpringArthur SteinhornJeff and Barbara SteinbergLance and Mary SteinbergTom and Mary Jane SternRon and Bobbi SwerdlinLynn and Chet TobiasAdam TonkinAlex TonkinBrad and Michelle TonkinCheryl TonkinEdward TonkinMarcy TonkinRena TonkinJesse Treger and Candice AdelsonBill and Joanne TreuhaftMarc Blackstein and Hannah TreuhaftUltimate SoftwareMichelle UngerBruce Melzer and Robyn UrbachTony and Bianca UrdesUrdes Miller Wealth Management GroupJordan and Gina WandElinor WattsJason WaxmanSharon WeilMichael Weiner and Kathy Davis-WeinerJeff and Scotti WeintraubStuart and Marcia WeissJeff and Jen WeprinJon and Amie WexlerDoug WinterJeff and Lynn WolfstoneSenator Ron and Mrs. Nancy WydenPhil and Tammy YasharLewis and Ann YoungRobert ZelinkaJanet ZellMartin and Beverly ZellCharlene ZidellHerman and Vicki Zimmerman

All names have been carefully reviewed. Nevertheless, error and omissions may occur. If your name has been misprinted or omitted, please accept our apology. Please direct all questions or corrections to Development Director Jen Feldman at (503)222-1069 or [email protected].


Adult EducAtion FundIn Memory of

Charlotte PearlmanGail Handelman

In Honor ofJoyce Loeb (Birthday)Susan Graber and Bill June

AltAr FlowErs And onEg shAbbAtIn Memory of

Jacob L KraneSue and Joel KraneDottie FieldsSydney and Bill BaerJulian ShipleyMarianne BuchwalterHarry MittlemanHerbert NewmarkAbrams FamilyMary BraunstenBernie CaplanGrace Hochfeld GilbertRick and Marilyn GilbertStan SteinbergCharlene WeinsteinSue and Joel KraneDavid and Claire GrossAdrienne and Stanley Geffen

In Honor ofBarney Milstein (Birthday)Susan MilsteinCantor Judith and David Schiff

(Birth of new grandson, Eliot Leo Sperling)

Sydney and Bill Baer

brothErhood scholArship FundIn Honor of

Max Freedman’s Bar Mitzvah Charles and Feralee Levin

cAring communityIn Memory of

Michael GoldsteinLance and Mary SteinbergBonita WeinsteinElaine SavinarStanley GilbertDavid GilbertRuth KravitzDr. Robert Kravitz

In Honor of Bobbie Goldstein (Birth of twin

grandchildren)Wendy and Bob Steinberg

cEmEtEry bEAutiFicAtionIn Memory of

Henry H KavittBenita Schlesinger and FamilyBetty and Randy Rubenstein and

FamilyAlec L BlackHerb BlackHelen MittlemanLeonard SchnitzerBabette SchnitzerGoldie RosenbaumRita and Robert PhilipSandy KowittGeri and Michael RumbolzKay Kowitt

Dolores BlackDavid Black and Allen Cook, Laurie

Black and Stafford Mays, and Neal Black

Dolores BlackNathan BlackFloyd BlackJoy AlkalayPierce EthierSanford KowittDan and Susan MaksHarry H BaronRena and Cheryl TonkinDorothy SchubachRobert Rowe and Nannette

Hasman-RoweEthel Osborne GreenGerel Blauer

In Honor ofJames Spivak (Recovery)Helen Spivak and Family

rAbbi cAhAnA discrEtionAryIn Memory of

Irving AilLouise Ruben and FamilyAlbert MorgensternPaul and Arlene KoenigsbergAdele and Herb SavageAdair Savage and FamilyFrank WesleyEileen Glasser Wesley and Mark

WesleyHenry S BlauerShemaya Blauer

In AppreciationRabbi CahanaEdward and Gloria Baker-FeinsteinRabbi David KosakRabbi Cahana

(Wedding Blessing)Evyn Zell and Brian GronerRabbi Cahana (Zoe Carver’s

Bat Mitzvah)Jaime Kean

cAntor cAhAnA discrEtionAryIn Memory of

Helen KatzkyMargaret HassonDr. Steven AcostaDavid and Liz LippoffHarvey S KelinsonLeslie KelinsonHerman J FriedmanBarry and Barbara Caplan

In AppreciationCantor Cahana (Zoe Carver’s

Bat Mitzvah)Jaime Kean

rAbbi JosEph discrEtionAryIn Memory of

Gale GrossmanAmy Grossman RaineConnie AnkerSydney and Bill Baer

In AppreciationRabbi Joseph’s SupportExecutive Director Discretionary

Fund of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation

Rabbi Joseph’s Torah StudyHelen Duewell

cAntor schiFF discrEtionAryIn Memory of

Danny BlackJeff and Lynn Wolfstone

gEnErAl AdministrAtivEIn Memory of

Alec L BlackSusan and Larry BlackMaurice KaplanJanice IsenbergMarlene JacobyGail JacobySamuel Dov BermanAlisa and Brian BendisDanny BlackHarry and Joanne GlickmanRose Davis GoodmanDouglas and Lila GoodmanMaurice PikeRose BackerMarney and Allan PikeNadina WolfeSarah BoskowitzFrances and Ken WolfeMartin NeuweltJill and Edward Neuwelt

Jill nEwmAn slAnsky EArly childhood lEAdEr FundIn Honor of

Ben Sandler (Master in Arts in Religious Education)

Jill Ann Slansky

Judith AnnE EpstEin EducAtion dirEctor’s FundIn Memory of

Stacy Sadis Bunny and Jerry SadisJoseph HarrisonDodie Harrison

In Honor of Ben Sandler (Master in Arts in

Religious Education)Sydney and Bill Baer

lAndAu chApElIn Memory of

George CaroLore Labby

millEr room rEFurbishmEnt And rEstorAtion FundIn Memory of

Lettie SonnesRobert Alan SonnesDottie FieldsSue AlbertMeier RosencrantzLouis M RosencrantzSarah Albert Sue Albert Edith MillerGladys RosenbergAlan and Lana Miller

In Honor ofBarbara Lang (Birthday)Stuart Lang (Birthday)Joyce Loeb (Birthday)Alan and Lana Miller

prEschoolIn Memory of

Phyllis SwettMichael Swett Lily FeuersteinHoward and Tamra FeuersteinBenjamin GellerRandy and Debbie Geller along with

the grandchildrenGeneral Contribution

Given ByAnonymous

rosEnFEld FAmily AssistAnt/AssociAtE rAbbi FundIn Memory of

Jeffrey GradowSteve, Michelle, and Mallory GradowJudith DreierWilliam Parks-HillWilliam Lawrence Klein Mollie Paulowitz KleinTammy Kramer

ruth sEmlEr youth ActivitiEsIn Memory of

Alysmae Semler NudelmanAvrel NudelmanDavid TrachtenbergJohn and Barbara TrachtenbergLena Cohen SwerdlikJoan and Louis Soriano

In Honor ofJoyce Loeb (Birthday)Jan and Mike SigellJames Spivak (Recovery)Helen Spivak and Family

sAlly vidgoFF cAmp kAlsmAn scholArshipIn Honor of

Jack KoontzTerri KoontzAndrew KoontzLeslie and Rich Geller and kidsWilliam OppenheimerShirley Deitch Fay and Leonard Oppenheimer

sociAl Action (gEnErAl)In Memory of

Sidney SpiegelDavid SpiegelDon Spiegel and Deborah Davis-

SpiegelRobert FriedenwaldEric, Rebecca, Max and Sophie

Friedenwald-FishmanMargory and Irwin FrankSally Rosenfeld and Andrew Frank

In Honor ofElaine Savinar

(Speedy Recovery)Henry Oseran (Speedy Recovery)Dick and Deanne RubinsteinDavid LightRay and Dorothy PackouzLiz and David Lipoff

(Anniversary)Bari Isaacson

General ContributionGiven ByRobert WinthropGerda EisemanDr. Gerald and Evelyn Leshgold

Very Thoughtful People

11July/August 2016

FoodIn Memory of

Anna RichmanMimi RichmanSandy KowittArdis KowittStephanie CohenSydney and Bill BaerScott ColtonMarcia Colton, Risa Colton-Feldman

and Louis Feldman, and Jacob and Noah Feldman

Frederick S WolffBarbara and Stuart LangEsta BrownWilliam BrownMorris CohenIlaine Cohen and FamilyEdna FentonJacob FeingoldFrank and Lee BerneGoldie RosenbaumBeverly and Marty ZellBobbi LondonRalph LondonZanly EdelsonBunny EdelsonLeonard FriedmanSuzanne FriedmanCharles CraneJim Crane and Karla ForsytheZanly EdelsonJIll and Richard EdelsonPhilip ChuckerLou Ann Frisch Arthur H Cohen Florence M KaneEileen and Joseph KaneElliott FlaxmanSamuel RosenblattJane FlaxmanHarold HirschFrederic HirschGeorge WeinerWilliam and Beverly GalenGert NeubergerPatricia NeubergerBernard La RossaJanet E La RossaEdna FentonLynda BakerTillie WachsPearl TrachtenbergRoger L MeyerPaul and Alice MeyerTassie LewisElaine and Sandy WeinsteinMayer LudwigShan and Len LudwigFelix GelbrasSusan GersonSusan CarlDr. Wm and Beverly GalenSarah UtayEvelyn LasterMollie RosenblumBen TarlowDena TarlowSharon TarlowBernice and Hy CanterGerald Edelman Lori and Michael EdelmanBen SteinbergIlene S Goldberg and FamilyDaniel BlackBeverly and Marty Zell

Albert StraussMs Naomi StraussBeverly MillerRobin, Eric, Olivia, and Jonah FlammDenis SeinfeldDanny BlackDeanne and Dick Rubinstein

In Honor ofAlan Rosenfeld (Birthday)Andrea and Alan OverbeckHarry GlickmanHoward and Barbara Cohen

General ContributionGiven ByDiane S Williams

i hAvE A drEAmIn Memory of

Danny BlackArdis KowittDaniel Davis Debbie Davis and Don SpiegelJoyce LoebBarbara and Barry CaplanBernice W SchlessingerMark Schlessinger and FamilyAbe PuzissPaul and Sherry Puziss

In Honor ofJames Spivak (Recovery)Helen Spivak and Family

spEAr rEsEArch librAryIn Memory of

Manuel HoltzmanWilma Jane Balick

In Appreciation ofJanet Zell (Book Club)Diane and Carl Polesky

urmAn FAmily collEgE communicAtionIn Memory of

Maxwell Silverstein Marvin and Lois Urman

lloyd b. rosEnFEld youth lEAdErship FundIn Memory of

Karl S FreyRosemarie RosenfeldLeo MitchellBunny and Jerry SadisLottie MendelsonHarry NemerClara S FreyLloyd B RosenfeldTiffany and Eric RosenfeldLloyd B RosenfeldMeryl Haber

mAy gEorgEs study in isrAEl scholArshipIn Memory of

Henry S BlauerKaren BlauerSharon H GoldmanMarcia Colton, Risa Colton-Feldman

and Louis Feldman, and Jacob and Noah Feldman

nEttiE dirEctor librAry book EndowmEntIn Memory of

Dr. Joe SchwartzDottie FieldsDinah RosenStuart and Nikki DirectorMildred GoldHarriet and Dick MaizelsDaniel FromerShirley MarkClarence H LoebJoyce and Stan Loeb

In Honor ofJoyce Loeb (Birthday)Stuart and Nikki Director

tEmplE EndowmEntIn Memory of

Albert MaizelsHarriet and Dick MaizelsMIlton R MarksLianne Marks KleinLeland H LowensonLynn Marks

WRJ/Beth IsRael sIsteRhood Funds

prAyEr bookIn Memory of

Clara EllenportBernard MilsteinBarney and Susan MilsteinHarry RubensteinJean RubensteinJay and Tina LambDiane Friedman McCulloughBarbara Glazer and Deborah

FriedmanAdam Wilson DavisBonnie and Barry DavisLeonard SchnitzerBabette Mittleman SchnitzerHarry MIttlemanHelen MittlemanMardi and Tom SpitzerDr. Robert GilbertGrace Hochfeld GilbertPearl RussellSamuel L RussellRick and Marilyn GilbertBooth ColmanBarbara and Howard CohnEdythe RubinDebra, Wally and Rachel MacDougallEllen KolaskyBecca and John SpainFlorence Lynn Rader GoldsandAliyar FamilyJoseph and Lula SmertenkoDebbie David and Katelyn BraymerFrieda Ehre EisenbergRuth Finkel FoxThe Schecter FamilyCantor Edward FogelShira Fogel and Marty LeftkowitzMorris and Rose KunowskiHenry and Kerstin Schulz-KunowskiHy SamuelsIlaine Cohen Gert NeubergerRosalyn NeubergerSue HalupowskiMegan BrownRobert FriedenwaldEric and Rebecca Friedenwald-

Fishman

Harry MIttlemanHerbert L NewmarkJeanne NewmarkSol DirectorNettie DirectorHerman KoreyFlorence Korey ClementStuart and Nikki DirectorLloyd B RosenfeldRosemarie F RosenfeldToni KahanNaomi StraussDavene Vines CohenMorris and Gerry Jackson

In Honor ofJane NetboyWilliam BardStephanie SiegelSamuel WhalenJessica WhalenAliza WhalenDaniel WhalenJerry Sadis (Father’s Day)Bunny SadisAlison Weiss Bostrom

(Mother’s Day)Greg BostromSheila Freedman (Mother’s Day)Howard and Susan FreedmanMary Fisher “Omi” (Birthday)Alison, Greg and Naomi BostromMax Kunowski (Bar Mitzvah)Isaac Kunowski (Bar Mitzvah)Henry and Kerstin Schulz-KunowskiGerry Jackson (Mother’s Day)Morrie Jackson Linda HarrisonColin BrownCalvin BrownMorgan ShafferMegan BrownEve RosenfeldAlan RosenfeldSally Rosenfeld and Andrew FrankSarit Cahana (Graduation)Idit Cahana (Graduation)Leora Cahana (Graduation)Sydney and Bill Baer

In Appreciation ofRabbi Rachel JosephAliyar Family

General ContributionGiven ByAnonymous

sErvicE to thE blindIn Memory of

Edna Kean Jaime Kean

sistErhood lublinEr lEAdErship FundIn Memory of

Patricia E StraussScott and Terri Strauss and Family

In Honor ofLynn Lertzman (Birthday)Eve and Alan RosenfeldStephanie Siegel (Beth Israel

Honoree Song of Miriam Award)

Leslie GellerIn Appreciation of

Stephanie SiegelDebbie Braymer

Very Thoughtful People


In Remembrance ~ May their memory be for a blessing.

July 1 and 2Rhoda AikenSara ArnsbergDaniel Jeremy BerksonEsther Berman*Laura BolligerThea CohenEugene E. Cohn*Mary CollinsJerry M. Colton*Sasha DrutterLinda FeidelsonWilmer FreemanJulius C. Friendly*Louis GilulaBella GoldwasserBertha GraberGale GrossmanCarol Jones KrakauerMax M. Keyser*William Lawrence Klein*Binnie Kramer*Celia LazarusAbraham Paul MeyerDorothy MorgensternBonnie NaftalinMarian OvitzAnna RichmanAnn RomainAlex RubinRose RudmanJerome SalomonRebecca SamuelsHerbert SavageCarolyn See*Rose SilbermanPaul SonnesBabette Strauss*Sarah UtayNathan Weil*Eleanor WishengradSimon Wolfe

July 8 and 9Therese Abeles Rose Backer*Rene Bloch*Jan BormanSarah BoskowitzMorris CohenArthur H. CohenRose Goodman DavisEmma Diamond*Florence DobrowZanly C. EdelsonJeanette FeldmanLily FeuersteinGerald Fine

Irwin FrankLeonard FriedmanGladys GalkinBenjamin GellerEthel GreenblattJoseph HarrisonCarrie Myers Herrman*Harold HirschClinton E. JohnToni KahanEvelyn Wright KantorTillie KaufmanBernard La RossaEva Lowengart Langerman*Anne Lavine-KilbourneLetty LefkowitzCelia LesmanDonald LoftusGeorge Lowenson*Richard LublinerAlbert MorgensternJulius NewmarkWilliam OppenheimerCharlotte PearlmanMaurice Pike*Philip E. SeltzerJulian J. Shipley*Henry SpivakIda SteinbockLena Cohen Swerdlik*Grace Ann ThomasGretchen ThomasIzetta Tonkon*Tillie WachsFaye Zasloff

July 15 and 16Joe BlankHelen BlumenthalGoldie ChestlerFlorence Korey ClementAvery ClineHarry DriesenSylvan F. DurkheimerCharlotte EisemanArthur EisenhardtGus L. FeldmanDorothy FeldmanGeorge Forrest*Hy FreedmanMelvyn C. FriendlyCarmen GolbySharon GoldmanLew W. GoodwinEthel Osborne Green*Michael “Mickey” GreenbergJay GrenleyBetty Haas

Antoinette S. HimmelreichSilas K. HimmelreichMax JanowHarvey KelinsonIrving J. LevinZelotta (Lottie) MendelsonMaxine NewmanJesse OroshnikSylvia OstrofskyEsther PlattJack RollinsDora L. Sanford*Florence Savan*David SchefferBernice W. Schlesinger*Jeanie SobelSidney SpiegelDon StilwellAnna G. TobinJessie R. WebbSusan WeinerGeorge Weiner

July 22 and 23Lipman B. BardeThomas Tom BarnettHenry R. Bauer, Sr.Bernice CanterDonald CartwrightMarla CarverKlaus G.CittermanBeatrice W. CohnEugene L. CoodleyCharles CraneBarbara CyprianoEthel DantoArnold DavisFrank Dessayer*Felice Lauterstein DriesenEdna Fenton*Grace Hochfeld GilbertYvonne GrimesWilliam S. GrossJoseph GrossClaire GrossmanMichael HarlandJohannette Kahn*Dolev KeidarGeorge KellyEva Korn*Max LamfromMax LesmanCelia LidovitchAlbert G. MaizelsHenrietta MendozaEdward MoeWilliam A. MorrisonAlysmae Semler Nudelman*

Darrell M. OverbeckSarah PomerantzPeter PongraczSuzanne C. PowellHyman ReiterFrank RogersAnna RosenfieldAdele SavageCarol SigelmanMilton SingerMarilyn SingerFrances SpivackIrving SpivackPatricia StraussGilbert SussmanPat Tannenbaum*Carol Tannenbaum*

July 29 and 30Edith G. Barde*Saidee R. Berg*Leo M. BergmanDaniel BerlinNick I. Braunsten*Mortimer Wilkes BrennerHy CanterRose Judith CezerVita Gertrude CezerPhilip ChuckerScott ColtonDaniel DavisMinnie EinsteinJacob FeingoldMorris Fendrich*Lena Freedman*Clara S. FreyHerman J. Friedman*Emma C. FriendlyHenrietta S. GarfinkleCelia Geller*Ruth HeldfondLester HerrupSarah Leah HorensteinJosephine Stern Kalisher*Ruth KravitzWilliam B. LaytonBeatrice Barde LublinerRay MachacekN. Calmin “Cal” Margulies*Leo MitchellJean Kent NudelmanCynthia PetermanFrancis X PetersBernard PomerantzGerald PoplackDinah RosenSamuel RosenblattMollie Rosenblum

13July/August 2016

In Remembrance ~ May their memory be for a blessing.

(*) next to a name indicates a memorial plaque has been purchased to ensure the beloved departed is remembered in perpetuity. For information about memorial plaques in the Temple, please contact Tracy at (503) 222-1069 or [email protected].

Edythe RubinStacy SadisGeorge SaxeRoxanne SchlossAlbert G. SendersRose Lubliner Shank*Molly ShusterDaniel SimonCelia Levitt SondheimLettie SonnesEsther SorenCecelia K. Steinbach*Ben SteinbergBen D.Tarlow*Reubin TennenbaumGail M. ThomasWilliam ZacksHiroto ZakojiFlora Jean Zurow

August 5 and 6Samuel Dov BermanPaul Bernays*Dolores BlackLeonard W. CohenMary Ann DavisGerald EdelmanRichard ElconinJack EpsteinRalph FeibelmanElliott FlaxmanRobert FriedenwaldSam FriedmanStanley GilbertMildred Gold*Ben F. GoldmanGary GreenbergZelotta GrossElizabeth HirshHeinrich Kaufmann*Barney Liebreich*Milton R. MarksLouis N. MesherEdith O. Miller*Harry Mittleman*Pat NewWilliam S. PackouzAda PostIrving PuzissJeanne RauchLeopold M. Rosenbaum*Lillian Schiff*Bernard SchnitzerDennis SeinfeldAlan Selling

Kenneth Harry Stoloff*Celia SugarmanPeter Joseph SugarmanMorris S. Ullman*Sophie WeissNadine WolfeFrederick WolffSaundra Wood

August 12 and 13Parry AnkersenRachael Rae Arnsberg*Harry H. BaronBud BlumenkronSamuel BurginJacqueline DavisSimone Dessayer*Maurice DunnPhilip Feldman, Sr.*Jack William FriedlanderDavid GoldFlorence R. Goldstein*Michael W. GoldsteinViolet GreenbergDavid E. Gross*Manuel HoltzmanPaul David JosephsonAndrea KarlinHelen Katzky*Amelia Senders KleinbergSarah Kramer*Shirley LaneSam LeopoldLeah HeiligLevineNathaniel LewisBobbi LondonMayer LudwigFlora MarcusIda MargulisHarry NemerMartin NeuweltClaire PuzissDavid A. Rosen*Lloyd B. Rosenfeld*Ruth RubensteinBertha RubinEleanor Golby Saffron*Max SolomonMax UtayMattie B. Vetsberg*Patricia Anne WatkinsSandra WeertsMary Jane WinterDon Zavin

August 19 and 20Sarah AlbertConnie Anker*Werner BergNathan J. Bergman*Norman BerkleyRose BerlinerAdalbert G. Bettman*Nathan BlackMary K. Braunsten*George CaroDavene CohenSol J. CohnCarolyn Heinberg ColeFrances B. CreamerMarian H. Davidson*Shirley DeitchNathan DirectorHarriet Moskowitz EpsteinNorman S. Fields*Felix GelbrasHedwig GoldsmithClaire Gross*Abner GroverHardy HaltenorthHarry HaydenJudith Lowengart Jacobs*Judith Stusser JedeikinCelia KaplanEdna KeanDaniel KirkDaryl Ruth Brown KlonoffSanford KowittLouis Lang*Helen ManiloffJordan M. Meier*Sara A. NudelmanRuth PressDavid RaskinJill Elizabeth RosenbergRose RotenbergMartin S. RothschildSarah RubinRichard RuffineAbe I. SamuelsDorothy C. Schubach*Harry SilverMaxwell I. Silverstein*Sybil SolomonDavid SpiegelDavid I. StillmanWilliam A. WhalenHarry L. WoolachFred Young

August 26 and 27Josephine Rubens BeekeStanley BenderMolly BoyarskySheila Geller BrombergDavid Avner CohenJacob A. CohnHarold CohnGeorge Jackson CollingsJuliet DayanReva Belle Nudelman FieldsDaniel A. FromerHarry Louis GerberVera GoldsmithRose HermanHarry A. Herzog*Ernst Kahn*Sarah Bobrow KaplanKenneth KimmelHoward L. KirzLianne Marks KleinSusan Poplack Leavitt*Morris LebBernard LevineTessie LewisClarence Henry LoebLeland H. Lowenson*Sol D. Maizels*Harry MesherBeverly MillerLynn NewmanHerbert L. Newmark*David PoplackMaurie RitchieGladys M. Rosenberg*A. Victor RosenfeldBetsy RotbergJulian RothJeaneatta “Rusty” Sautter*Belle SaxeAnne M. Segal*Ida Rosalie ShermanPete SteffensMollie StusserPhyllis SwettDena Tarlow*Joseph TenenbaumSimon Zavin*


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY July 1 Sivan 25

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

2 Sivan 26

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 AM PC

3 Sivan 27

4 Sivan 28 Independence DayTemple Offices closed

5 Sivan 29

6 Sivan 30 7 Tamuz 1

8 Tamuz 2 Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat on the Plaza6:00 PM Temple Lawn (weather permitting)

9 Tamuz 3 Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Tot Shabbat9:00 AM PC Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 AM PC

10 Tamuz 4 11 Tamuz 5

12 Tamuz 6 13 Tamuz 7 14 Tamuz 8 Executive Committee Meeting12:00 PM SBR

15 Tamuz 9 Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

16 Tamuz 10 Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbat Morning Service: Bar Mitzvah of Ivan Dombiak10:30 AM Temple

17 Tamuz 11

18 Tamuz 12 19 Tamuz 13 20 Tamuz 14

Changing Paradigm in the Israel-Diaspora Relations: Adding a new Holiday to the Jewish Calendar7:00 PM PC

21 Tamuz 15

Board of Trustees Meeting6:30 PM SBR

22 Tamuz 16

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat on the Plazaand Sha-BBQ

6:00 PM Temple Lawn (weather permitting)

23 Tamuz 17

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbat Morning Service: Bar Mitzvah of Leo Schulhof10:30 AM Temple


Knit ‘n’ Nosh12:00 PM SBR



Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

30 Tamuz 24

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah of Aliyah Blank10:30 AM Temple

31 Tamuz 25

Location Key

HH = Harris Hall BA = Blumauer Auditorium GH = Goodman Hall LB = Library LF = Lipman Foyer MR = Miller Room PC = Pollin Chapel

SBR = Shirley & Herbert Semler Board Room SC = Shemanski Chapel SEC = Sherman Education Center SFC = Schnitzer Family Center

July 2016 Sivan-Tamuz 5776

View our calendar and campus map online at www.bethisrael-pdx.org

Shabbat on the Plaza!July 8, 22 • August 5, 19 • September 2, 9

AdministrationOffices & Clergy 503-222-1069Education Department & Preschool 503-222-1069Fax Machine 503-274-1400WRJ/BI Sisterhood Judaica Gift Shop 503-222-1069Beth Israel Cemetery 503-222-1069426 SW Taylors Ferry Road

15Congregation Beth Israel

August 2016 Tamuz-Av 5776

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYAugust 1 Tamuz 26 2 Tamuz 27 3 Tamuz 28 4 Tamuz 29 5 Av 1


Shabbat on the Plazaand Brotherhood BBQ


6 Av 2

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Tot Shabbat9:00 AM PC Shabbat Morning Service:Bar Mitzvah of Liam Yaker 10:30 AM Temple

7 Av 3 8 Av 4

Camp SababaAll week

9 Av 5 10 Av 6 11 Av 7

Bar Mitzvah of Max Schecter10:30 AM Temple

Executive Committee Meeting12:00 PM SBR

12 Av 8



13 Av 9

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah of Zadie Schaffer10:30 AM Temple

14 Av 10 15 Av 11

Camp SababaAll week

16 Av 12 17 Av 13 18 Av 14

Board of Trustees Meeting6:30 PM SBR

19 Av 15


Shabbat on the Plazasponsored by SAC


20 Av 16

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah of Olivia Ziegler10:30 AM Temple

21 Av 17 22 Av 18

Camp SababaAll week

23 Av 19 24 Av 20 25 Av 21 26 Av 22



27 Av 23

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah of Lucille Seres10:30 AM Temple

28 Av 24

Back to School Picnic

29 Av 25

Preschool Begins

30 Av 26

Knit ‘n’ Nosh12:00 PM SBR

31 Av 27 1 2 3

Location Key

HH = Harris Hall BA = Blumauer Auditorium GH = Goodman Hall LB = Library LF = Lipman Foyer MR = Miller Room PC = Pollin Chapel

SBR = Shirley & Herbert Semler Board Room SC = Shemanski Chapel SEC = Sherman Education Center SFC = Schnitzer Family Center

CBI TeamSenior RabbiMichael Z. [email protected]

Senior CantorIda Rae [email protected]

Associate RabbiRachel L. [email protected]

Rabbi EmeritusEmanuel Rose, D.H.L., [email protected]

Cantor EmeritaJudith Blanc Schiff [email protected]

Education Department

Education DirectorBen Sandler, M. Ed. [email protected]

Director of Youth EngagementShoshanna [email protected]

Education AdministratorSarah [email protected]

Temple Administration

Executive DirectorJosh [email protected]

Development DirectorJen [email protected]

Director of Membership and Special EventsMarisa [email protected]

Communications CoordinatorTracy [email protected]

Office AdministratorAlyssa [email protected]

Clergy AssistantLeslie [email protected]

Finance DirectorJim Baldwin, [email protected]

Accounting AssistantVicki [email protected]

Facilities StaffPerry Meekins, Facilities ManagerTony BennettShalamar WashingtonDallas Van WinkleSusie Young

Catering Panel

Alfresco Catering by Sheraton503-335-2858Shellie Engelquist

Art of Catering503-231-8185Larry Grimes

Century Catering503-849-2605Allen Levin

Culinary Artistry503-232-4675Jenn Louis

Devil’s Food Catering503-233-9288Charles Stilwell

Lisa Glickman, LLCPrivate Chef541-728-6678Lisa Glickman

VT Group: Vibrant Table, Food In Bloom, f&b Café503-297-9635Karen Rich

Save the Date!Summer goes by fast! Mark your calendars for the first

day of Religious School September 11th. And make sure to get your school registration forms sent in!


Congregation Beth Israel1972 NW Flanders StreetPortland, OR 97209-2097

Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism since 1879

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE PAID

PORTLAND, ORPERMIT NO. 594

Board of Trustees 2016/2017

Theodore M. Nelson President

Ned Duhnkrack Vice President, Immediate Past President

Ilene DavidsonVice President

Brad Tonkin Vice President

Mark Peterman Secretary

Steve Gradow Treasurer

John EpsteinStacy FriedmanDavid GoldwynAli GarfinkleGlen LevyRobin McCoySharon MeieranJoAnne Van Ness MenasheYale PopowichBob RosenbaumDavid SarasohnArthur SteinhornTony Urdes

TrusteesOfficers

AuxiliariesLynn Gelber - WRJ/BI Sisterhood PresidentAndy Olshin - Brotherhood President



July/August 2016 Bulletin - Congregation Beth Israel, Portland Oregon

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