Temple Israel Ner Tamid The IsraeLight July/August 2018 Av ...— the Cleveland Cavaliers lose to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy

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Our Past Lights Our Future

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July/August 2018 Av/Elul 5778

Volume 32 Number 6

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August 27th: Annual 100-Hole Golf Marathon Fundraiser. See page 9

August 19th: Jewish Heritage Day at the Lake County

Captains. See page 6

August 19th: First Day of

Religious School with Cookout & Dunk-Tank.

But wait...there’s MORE! See page 3

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Rabbi’s Message:

A message for summer... As we view television, social media posts, and read the newspapers, it is difficult to remain on an even keel. There is a 24/7 news cycle and every topic is “breaking news.” Too often the reportage is incomplete or filled with editorial commentary. We are left to research significant

factual details. We try to digest the images and make sense of the issues.

This is a very incomplete list: Children with their families at our southern bor-der — some children separated from their parents at the border — violence in our metropolitan area and other cities — human trafficking — opioid epidemic in Ohio and elsewhere — every election is “the most important election” ever — every election is a referendum on those in power — epidemic amount of shootings in Chicago — shootings at restaurants, schools, and anywhere — Is-rael under attack from Hamas protestors and rockets — Hamas continues to build terror tunnels in attempts to infiltrate Israel and kill her citizens — the United States Embassy moves from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem — President Trump meets with Kim Jong-un of North Korea to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula — the Cleveland Cavaliers lose to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy retires —etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. It is enervating just reading the “incomplete” list. There is little civility as people discuss, more likely raise their voices, in discussion.

A profound question — is it fair to enjoy the pleasures of this world while oth-ers suffer? Give this some thought. If you believe it isn’t, then you will never know enjoyment, for the world is always filled with suffering — at the hands of others, through the vagaries of volcanic vents in Hawaii, by being at the wrong place at the wrong time, so on and so on. Also, the world is filled with great happiness. Some of you are recovering from a medical diagnosis, which you were told was very unlikely. Yet, here you are, alive and still standing. Cou-ples marry, healthy children are born, you awake each morning to the routine functioning of a healthy body — thank God.

However, the world is filled with suffering. The Torah reminds us in Deuteron-omy 15:11, “for there will never cease to be needy people in your land, which is why I command you: open your hand to poor and needy.”

So, in light of the above, what does God want me to do? Our Rabbis note the Torah begins and ends with divine acts of loving kindness (gemilut chas-sadim). In the beginning, God provided clothes for Adam and Eve (Gen. 3:21) and at the end, provided for Moses’ final resting place (Deut. 34:6). In Genesis 18:1, God made a “hospital visit” to Abraham shortly after his circumcision at the age of 99.

What shall we do? Our tradition esteems the giving of tzedakah (charity), how-ever it ranks performing acts of kindness even a little higher. Our Rabbis teach in the Talmud: Acts of kindness are greater than charity in three ways. (1) Charity is done with one’s money, while kindness may be done with one’s money or with one’s person. For example, visiting a sick person. (2) Charity is given only to the poor, while kindness may be done for both the poor and the rich. For example, consoling mourners or those who are depressed. (3) Charity is given only to the living, while kindness may be shown to both the living and the dead. For example, arranging for the burial of an indigent person or helping to maintain a cemetery. (Sukkah 49b)

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Temple Israel Ner Tamid

Rabbi Matthew J. Eisenberg [email protected] Founding Rabbi Emeritus: Frederick A. Eisenberg Cantorial Soloist: Rachel Eisenberg Temple Administrator: Marcie Oelbracht [email protected]

TINT Board of Trustees

Executive Board: President: Richard Freedman V.P. Administration: Gary Rosenthal V.P. Membership: Kori Karas V.P. Capital Campaign: Richard Freedman V.P. Operations: Craig Appell V.P. Special Events: Joanne Guerra V.P. Religious Practices: Bill Droe Member-at-Large: Richard Berkowitz Secretary: Judy Aplis Treasurer: Douglas Wieder Legacy Giving: Steve Newman

Committee Chairs: Adult Education: Bill Droe, Joy Gray Communications: Rick Brown House: Doug Wieder Tzedakah: Peter Freimark

IsraeLight Staff: Editor: Linda McMullen

Temple Office Phone: (440) 473-5120 Office Fax: (440) 646-9585 Website: www.tintcleveland.org

Temple Israel Ner Tamid

Mission Statement

Temple Israel Ner Tamid is a caring, accepting, Reform

Jewish Congregation providing a welcoming place

to gather, pray, learn and engage in acts of kindness

and tzedakah.

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TINT Office Hours

Monday: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday: Closed

Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Thursday: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Friday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday: Closed

Sunday:* 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

(*when Religious School is in session)

You can leave a message on the Temple answering machine.

Thank You to our Oneg & Bima Flower Sponsors!

May 4 - Oneg sponsored by Jay & Sandy Kaufman & David & Roseann Kaufman, in memory of mother, Dotty Kauffman. Also, Abe & Sharon Herskovitz, in memory of father, Jack Herskovitz.

May 11 - Bima flowers sponsored by Janet & Steve Newman, in memory of mother, Rita Spitzer. May 25 - Oneg co-sponsored by Jewish War Veterans, Post 44. Bima flowers sponsored by Carol Kass, Ruth Kass, Brian Lever & Gavin Kass, in memory of husband, father & grandfather, David Richard Kass, & mother & grandmother, Ruth Lever Jirousek. June 8 - Oneg sponsored by Bill & Carol Droe & Richard Droe, in memory of mother, Dora Droe.

Celebrate a special occasion, like a baby naming, anniversary, birthday or remembrance, with flowers and food! Call the office at 440-473-5120.

SAVE THE DATE! Wednesday, July 4 Office Closed for Independence Day Friday, July 6, 13, 20, 27 Shabbat Services 7:30 p.m. Join us as Cantorial Soloist Rachel Eisenberg leads services with a guest Davar Torah. July 6, Mark Siegel. July 13, Joy Gray. July 20, Bill Droe. July 27, Alan Miner. Friday, August 10 Shabbat at Lakeside Yacht Club” AND Membership Picnic AND Boat Rides 5:45 p.m. Rescheduled from June. Bring your own picnic dinner & beverages...we supply dessert. After a short Shabbat service, we’ll take to the Lake for a sunset cruise. PLUS July and August birthday and anniversary blessings.

This is also a “Friend-Raiser”...bring a guest — particularly if they might be interested in membership. See page 8 for details.

Sunday, August 19 First Day of Religious School 9:00 a.m.-Noon We’ll have classes, meet new friends, and follow-up with a cook-out and the dunk-tank!

Sunday, August 19 Jewish Heritage Night at Lake County Captains See page 6 for time and ticket information.

Tuesday, August 28 Dinner at St. Aloysius Hunger Center 4:00 p.m. set up. 5:00 p.m. serve. Sponsored by Allan Miner, in memory of his mother, Pearl Miner. Help us with this mitzvah. Directions in the pamphlet tower.

Next dinner: September 25.

Would you like to sponsor a St. Al’s dinner? Please contact Marcie in the TINT office if you are interested. Donation is $180. Monday, Aug. 27 100-Hole Golf Marathon 6:30 a.m. Our biggest fundraiser of the year! See page 9 for details.

MITZVAH OF THE SEASON

Don’t forget one of TINT’s most important projects! We are collecting:

School supplies: notebooks, paper, crayons, pencils, calculators, scissors, markers, mini-tissue boxes, glue, etc.

Goods for “Blessing Bags” Travel-sized toiletries: toothpaste, soap, deodorant, shave cream & razors, baby wipes, shampoo, soap, etc. Supplies for PB&J: Smooth peanut butter (not “natural) & jam (not “jelly”); quart-sized zip-lock bags

A recent study has found that women who carry a little extra weight, live longer than the men who mention it.


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From the President’s Desk

By Richard Freedman

I am writing this as the summer solstice is about to begin. Summertime at Temple Israel Ner Tamid means that our esteemed Rabbi will be heading north to Alaska. He will spend the month of July resting, communing with nature and his family, and recharging his batteries. During his absence, Bill Droe, Joy Gray, Alan Miner, and Mark Siegel will each help Rachel lead a service. I thank these brave volunteers for going above and beyond in taking their turn on the bima. Remember, each of them needs some help. Your presence and voices will ease their burden. Please attend as many of these Shabbat services and you can. They will be fulfilling spiritually and you will have performed an act of gemilut chassidim. This act of kindness toward our volunteers will be rewarded. Save the date of August 10, 2018. We will combine our “Shabbat at Lakeside Yacht Club” service/boat ride event with an Open House designed to introduce our congregation to potential new members. Please see page 8 for details, and bring friends you think might be interested in joining TINT. Be proactive in telling those with school-aged children about our congregational commitment to provide learning opportunities as part of their membership. While almost every other congregation charges for religious school, Temple Israel Ner Tamid continues to provide tuition as a value added benefit to membership. Please patronize the businesses that donate food and products that allow our synagogue to engage in our mission of Tikun Olam. Let them know you’re a member and appreciate their generosity. There will be a nice feature about our PB&J efforts at the Panera website. Mitchell’s Ice Cream has provided treats for many events including teacher appreciation. Bialy’s Bagels, Costco, Chick-Fil-A and Jack’s Deli...all have provided goods or services to our congregation this year. A new bakery called Goldie’s—owned by a member of our congregation—has opened on Mayfield Road. I’ve sampled their coconut bars and Russian tea biscuits. You should, too, trust me. Goldie’s has agreed to become the official donut shop and bakery of Temple Israel Ner Tamid. Jack’s Deli has agreed to become the official delicatessen of Temple Israel Ner Tamid. Please see their ads elsewhere in this bulletin. The High Holidays are just around the corner. The choir begins practicing soon. For the members of our shofar choir, you too should begin to warm up. But most importantly, use this summer to recharge your batteries. Take a page from Rabbi Matt and spend time with your family and friends, enjoying the wonderful Cleveland weather. I hope to see you somewhere soon.

Do you write checks to pay your dues or make a donation? Be sure to fill in the “Memo” line to tell the Office what your check is for.

If it is a donation, let us know to which fund you want it applied, i.e. General Operating, Religious School, Tzedakah, etc. If you send money electronically through your bank, again, please be sure to indicate what it is for.

Remember to feed THE PAPER RETRIEVER in TINT’s parking lot! TINT gets a rebate for the recyclable paper we collect!

Celebrate with a Leaf for our Simcha Tree.

An engraved leaf is a lasting expression of

celebration or appreciation.

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Temple Israel Ner Tamid Capital Campaign “Vision 2020”

Last month the city of Mayfield Heights gave preliminary approval to our plans for the addition to our building. The architect’s rendering is pictured below. As you can see, this is a beautiful addition, designed to fit in with our existing structure.

The addition will include two classrooms, restrooms, office space for our teachers, a courtyard/gathering area for outside events, a river (for Taschlich) and other features that will modernize the learning experience for our religious school students of all ages..

At the same time, we expect to modernize the Sanctuary with an updated sound system, an improved heating and cooling system, new lighting and more. Each of these improvements will help lower our overall operating costs while providing a better atmosphere for our congregants.

You will also begin to see new lighting and safety features around the synagogue. A member of the community, Jim Wallack has conducted a security review for us and will be presenting the results shortly to the Board of Trustees. Our facility must remain a place where we can study, pray, and gather with complete confidence that all will be well. These security features will be incorporated into the design of the building and we expect them to be aesthetically pleasing.

Further, we will seek bids for repaying our driveway and parking lot. We will also incorporate new signage, and repair minor cracks in our existing structure. Temple Israel will be a more modern facility designed to last for many years.

Obviously, none of this work is free. Already, more than 40 congregants have donated, or pledged to donate, over $600,000 to kickstart our efforts (see list on page 15). Thanks to the efforts of Rick Brown and Craig Appel, a grant was received as well. Less obvious improvements have been made. These include the new chairs in the Sanctuary, a new roof, a new phone system and other improvements.

We still need to raise more money. The Board believes that an additional $400,000-$600,000 will be needed. I ask each congregant to make a donation to help meet these costs. Pledges can be fulfilled over a five-year period. A pledge of just $18 per month results in $1080 towards our capital campaign. Many congregants have pledged $12,500 over the five-year period. Some have been even more generous. Please join those of us who have provided the seed capital and we will realize our goal of a modern facility with no debt.

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Take Yourself Out to the Ballgame!

Jewish Heritage Day at the Lake County Captains

with Fireworks!

Sunday, August 19 6:30 p.m.

Join other TINT members in our section and cheer the Lake County Captains as they take on the West Michigan Whitecaps.

There will also be the Captains’ usual Family Fun Sunday activities: face painting, kids

running the bases, pre-game player autographs. Other promotions are also planned.

Box seat tickets are $9.00 per person. Call the Temple office at 440-473-5120 to reserve yours.

Religious School begins Sunday, August 19th. All grades K thru 10

Wednesday Hebrew School will

begin in September.

Parents of 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th graders:

Is a bar or bat mitzvah on the horizon? Call the office NOW to discuss dates and other information you need to plan a

successful and meaningful event.

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TINT Responds to Immigrant Children Separation Crisis In keeping with Temple Israel Ner Tamid’s commitment to Tikum Olam, Peter Freimark, chairman of our Tzedakah/Social Action committee, along with past president Joy Gray and Larry Heller, packed and shipped several boxes of soft, cuddly teddy bears to ease the stress of children kept from their parents in Texas. The bears headed off to McAllen, Texas on the first day of summer. They would be handed out by Catholic Charities and other relief organizations.

Left: Larry Heller. Above: Joy Gray & Peter Freimark.

It’s Not Too Early to Make Your New Year’s Resolution: Get More Involved in 5779.

There’s an amazing magic trick that always happens around the 1st of Tishri. Every year, over 400 people come to High Holy Day services...and then—POOF!—most vanish from our halls until the following year. Why? The usual excuse is “I’m too busy.” Followed by: the kids have soccer, I have book club, I like to sleep in on Sundays, I don’t know anyone on the committees, I’m tired, etc. A congregation is only as strong as your commitment to its success. We need your input, as well as your dues, to thrive. On the Board of Trustees. On event committees. Attending adult education classes. In discussions about Religious School and Budget issues. We need to see you at Friday night services (there are 168 hours in a week; you can’t spare 2 for shul and nosh)?

Resolve NOW to become more involved in Temple Israel Ner Tamid. Your voice is important. Share it.


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“Shabbat at Lakeside Yacht Club”

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“Bring-a-Friend” Membership Drive

Friday, August 10, 2018

We’ve rescheduled our lakeside get-together for August, and added something new.

Bring one or more friends you think might be interested in joining the TINT family!

Let’s meet, schmooze and show them what a great congregation we are!

6:00-ish p.m. You bring a picnic dinner & drinks (we don’t provide beverages) We provide dessert.

6:30-ish p.m. Shabbat service + July & August birthday & anniversary blessings

7:00-ish p.m. 2 relaxing cruises on Lake Erie on the good ship “Holiday”

Directions: • Take the Shoreway, exit at E. 55th St. • Turn left on North Marginal Drive, stay in right lane, then turn right. • Pass Cleveland Public Power (with the whales painted on it). • Lakeside Yacht Club is the next driveway. Ring the phone box. • Tell them you’re here for our Temple picnic. Drive back as far as you

can without getting wet! We’ll be there to greet you.

Captain Rabbi Matt Eisenberg is looking for 18 Assistant Cruise Directors @ $108 to help defray the rental costs for the boat, tables and chairs. So far, we have 9:

Anonymous; Dick Droe; Rabbi Matt & Pat Eisenberg; Richard & Lynda Freedman; Mr. & Mrs. Thurston Howell, III; Carole Kass; Mary Ann; Jerry & Susie Strom; Frank & Phyllis Weiss.

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Be a Golfer! Be a Volunteer! Be a Sponsor! Get Involved in TINT’s

11TH Annual Emil Spitzer Memorial

1 -Hole Golf Marathon

Monday, August 27, 2018 at

Legend Lake Golf Course 11135 Auburn Road, between Route 6/Chardon Road

& Wilson Mills Road

Breakfast Lunch Dinner Prizes!

Join Rabbi Matt, fellow congregants and friends for a fun day of golf...and TINT’s biggest fundraiser of the year. After a 6:30 sunrise and a little breakfast, we tee off around 7:00 a.m.

and go until we drop...or 100 holes are played. Of course, this isn’t regulation PGA rules; no one counts if you tee-off 3 balls at a time or take 12 swings to reach the hole!!

Participate. Be a golfer for $250. Or get sponsors or bring friends and have them get sponsors. Men and

women, young and old are encouraged to play.

Sponsor Rabbi Matt or another golfer.

Sponsor a hole for yourself or your company. $250 donation includes signage.

Donate prizes. Gift cards, sports tickets or restaurant certificates are always welcome.

We’re looking for golfers and sponsors NOW! Call Marcie at 440-473-5120 or see the flyer

in the pamphlet tower outside the office for details.

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Simchas!

Happy July

Birthday to…

1 Stephanie Guerra 2 Mia Gen, Noah Mitchell,

Miranda Vanek 6 Ryan Stefancik 7 Drew Goldberg, Allison Ledsky 8 Kevin Adell, Jill Friedman, Elina Gen, 9 Gerald Weiner, Max Weltman 10 Ruth Kass, Fanette Yelsky 11 Brandon Schneider 12 Jared Friedman 13 Mary Basch 14 Nadine Bendycki 15 Renee Belman 16 Beverly Koslen, Daniel Oelbracht 17 Hannah Berrie, Dustin Goldberg,

Linda McMullen, Joseph Polevoi 18 Ileen Berk, Linda Kemmerer,

Harold Sternberg 19 Lynda Freedman, Kent Kemmerer 20 Hailey Hoyat 21 Robin Baker, Anthony Madden,

Robert November 22 Ron Kess, Vilma Kurtz, Julia

Penkhasov 23 Rick Brown, Joy Gray, Alan Grown 25 Merle Ettinger 26 Benjamin Abramowitz, Karen Arnoff, Michael Goldstein 27 Maya Eisenberg 28 Bryan Rosenstein, Annette Wakser 29 Don Levenson 30 Lorraine Adell, Jack Krienen, Samantha Madden, Nori Wieder 31 Mildred Wohl

Happy August

Birthday to…

1 Stephanie Weltman 3 Michael Mitchell, Tibor Szabo 4 Jessica Schaffer 5 Elizabeth Bendycki daSilva,

Deborah Derin 7 Marian (Babe) Tolin 10 Ketti Finneran, Ilan Gen, Isabella

Gen, Sandy Kaufman 11 Tom Severovich 12 Sophia Derin 13 Kyle Ozan 14 Kori Karas 17 Janet Edelman, Joanne Guerra 18 Dawn Tolchinsky 19 Mark Friedman, Ann Levy 21 Ethan Appell, Richard Edelman,

Natalya Penkhasov, Alex Philip 22 Jerome Sanshuck 23 Janet Fox, Eunice Kalina,

Sue Stark, Robert Weitzner 26 Enid Friedman, Carol Friedrich 27 Ilyana Leenheer 28 Jay Kaufman, Victoria Philip 29 Rachel Eisenberg, Erika Gold 31 Nate Weltman

Happy July

Anniversary to…

1 Richard & Erika Gold 6 Leah Merrit-Mervine & Nathaniel

Merritt, Robert & Ronda Rosenstein

8 Don & Roberta Levenson 11 Jerome & Lorraine Adell 15 Lawrence & Sandra Golden 18 Andrew & Angela Silverman 20 Philip & Karen Ozan 27 Nadine & Richard Bendycki

Happy August

Anniversary to...

6 Neil & Sondra Myers 7 Melvin & Lola Kamins 8 Tom & Alice Severovich 10 Bill & Carol Droe 13 Jeff & Shari Bailey 14 Jonathan & Kori Karas 15 Felix & Elina Gen, Joel & Donna

Wallenstein 17 Rick Brown & Ketti Finneran 21 Paul & Diane Spohn 23 Merle & Marilyn Ettinger,

Jill & Bob Shemory 27 Larry & Barbara Mervine 28 Martin & Jan Bursky 31 Michael & Lynn Lustig

Please join us at Shabbat Services...

...on the last FRIDAY of the month for BIRTHDAY and

ANNIVERSARY BLESSINGS (and cake!)

2018-2019 Schedule of Monthly Birthday & Anniversary Blessings.

September 28 October 26 November 30 December 28 January 25 February 22

March 29 April 26 May 31 June 28 July 26 August 30

Shimon the Shul Mouse says:

Life is like a roller coaster. You can either scream every time there is a bump or you can

throw your hands up and enjoy the ride.

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On May 20th, TINT religious school students presented Joe Hendlin from the Friends of the IDF (FIDF) with a check for $1,070 in honor of the 70th anniversary of Israel. The amount, to be used by The Impact Fund to provide college scholarships for Israeli veterans, reflected tzedakah money the youngsters donated throughout the 2017-2018 school year.

Here’s a High Holy Days Heads-Up! The new year — 5779 — begins a week earlier than last year (Erev Rosh Hashanah is Sunday, September 9th).

Soon you will be receiving information about tickets for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services. Remember, High Holy Day tickets are required for services, and will be sent only to those members who have paid their 2017-2018 in full AND have either 1) made July and August payments, or 2) have sent in written arrangements for paying your dues by credit card for 2018-2019. High Holy Day tickets are a benefit of membership. We encourage you to show your support for your synagogue and fellow congregants by fulfilling your financial obligation at this special time of the year. More High Holy Day information will be available in the September/October issue of The IsraeLight.

Rabbi’s Message, continued from page 2 This summer, if the spirit moves you — get involved. If the spirit doesn’t move you — get involved anyway. You are needed. As you look through this IsraeLight, you will see and read about the acts of loving kind-ness (gemilut chassadim) we perform at Temple Israel Ner Tamid. Very recently, we sent more than 100 Teddy Bears, from our Teddy Bear Bank, to McAllen, Texas to help comfort the children in detention centers at the southern border (page 7). We have done this before and, if need be, we will send more. After every Shabbat Ser-vice, we make peanut butter and jelly sand-wiches and deliver them to Cleveland’s homeless. We need help with those deliv-eries. We have done this for more than 10 years, on a weekly basis. This summer be on the alert for opportuni-ties to perform acts of kindness. Do you see a frail person schlepping a package which seems too heavy for him? Have you come across an acquaintance who seems upset and distracted, and in need of some-one to talk with her? Do you spot a neigh-bor who is recuperating from an operation and needs a companion with whom to take a walk to build up his strength? Are you really so harried that you cannot let the driver pull into the traffic on the road? Your instinct might be to continue doing whatever you are doing — often I feel that way — but, as you rush from place to place, ask yourself the question, “What would God want me to do?” How about doing an act of gemilut chassadim? It will make your day better, your summer better, and improve the lives of those you touch. And, it is the right thing to do. Kol tuv (all the best) and shalom, Parents, Register NOW for

the 2018-2019 school year!

Religious School for K thru 10 starts on Sunday, August 19!

Remember, children and grandchildren of members in good standing with their dues can attend Religious School with NO tuition fee (just a $50 supply fee per child).

Any remaining typos or mistakes

in this newsletter have been left

in to satisfy those who have to

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Yahrzeits that fall on Saturday are read on the previous Friday evening, as Friday and Saturday are one Shabbat, an Island in Time.

Week ending July 7, 2018 18 Tammuz to 24 Tammuz 5778 Louis Tolin Sanford Ziff Jacob Yelsky Sara Seltz Arnoff Karin Press Israel Hyman Packer Morton B. Copperman David Solsky Anna Weinberg Samuel Spira Blanche Sukenik Jacob Brick Milton M. Guzik William Levenson Zoltan Taubner Dr. Samuel B. Aronson Harold Kaminsky Week ending July 14 2018 25 Tammuz to 2 Av 5778 Joe Press Sarah Bott Anita Brown Jack Oettinger Joe Ziff Mildred Baker Lillian Barr Martin Berger Evelyn Garber Daniel K. Solomon Rhea Gordon Mami K. Theodore Korn Andrea Lynn Marshall Sam Miner Celie Teplitzky Jessica Ziff Ida Greene Mollie Lipman Marvin Setnik Week ending July 21, 2018 3 Av to 9 Av 5778 Sadie Dobrin Marion Goldman Morris Schuster Rae Yelsky

Newman Anna Setnik Polensky Pearl Miner Rita Silverman David Ferber Lena Gordon Donald Howard Allen Ducker Irving Epstein Boris Ioffe Week ending July 28, 2018 10 Av to 16 Av 5778 Kay Shemory Bernice Jung Bertha Rothschild Jack Feinstein Ben Hart Aaron Landau Molly Lesser Helen Pearlman Sally Spira Ann Green Blecher Harry J. Davis Charles Freedman Israel Solomon Schindler Ann Helen Skigan Louis Klingman David Metz Albert Mitchell Skigan Howard Mayers Herbert Cohen Pearl Miner Leonard Signer Tessie Smith Week ending August 4, 2018 17 Av to 23 Av 5778 Betty Stolarsky Lillian Adell Morris Blatt Albert H, Davidson Anna Erlechman Melvin Gold Emery Klug William Kushner Morris Rancman Florence Rosenstein Gertrude Weinzimmer Luisa Adelson Eli Chudakoff Susan Kirschenbaum Gonzales Anne Katzman Hyman Wolf Weinberg Ben Weiner Dorothy Harmon Marilyn Kammer Ethel Wohl Susan Kopcsik Anna Setnik Polensky Emil Glauber Week ending August 11 2018 24 Av to 30 Av 5778 Leon E. Abel Benjamin Linetsky Lena Tickton Harry Wasserman Lawrence Bassin Sylvia Landis David Leuchtag Sam Scott Leonard Speiser Harry Waldman Herman Weitzner Dolores Feldman

Irma Gross Florence Levin Jo Mandel Betty Brown Richard Hahn Rose Levy Phillip Rabinovitz Mildred Steinberg Lena Spira

Week ending August 18, 2018 1 Elul to 7 Elul 5778 Jack Brown Heini Goda Joe Lovinger Rose Rudnick Eva Cohen Eisenberg Frieda Eisinger Gail Bash Michael Derin Danielle Grossman David Ilem Leo Levin Albert Young Tillie Atkins Max Raskin Bessie Barr Dorthey Brouthers Nathan Feigeles Leo Greene Anna Rickman Nathan Rubenstein Gustie Silverman Anthony Fogel Suzanne Wengel Shirley Ziff Wasserman Week ending August 25, 2018 8 Elul to 14 Elul 5778 Morris Azine Grant Heller Jerry Lefkowitz Adolph Fischer Herman Kain Edna Lecht Sidelle Friedman Eleanor Palchick Suzanne Wengel Nathan Fellman Louis J. Rotman Adeline Strom Robert Katz Jack Wohl Harry Feldman Rose Ziff Himmel Shirley Young Week ending September 1, 2018 15 Elul to 21 Elul 5778 Sarah Davidson Morris Finkelman Frances W. Freedman Toba Goldstein Lillian Tolin Elmer Brouthers Leonard Robert Lubline Sophie Adler Ben Kurtz Elizabeth Feigeles Joseph Feigeles Edward Katz Deanne Bayer Sylvia Leiken Irving Levine Ruth Newman Carol Rubenstein


Tree of Li fe They Still Live in Our Hearts

PLEASE NOTE: If a name is listed twice or not on the date you expected, it is because some are listed according to the Hebrew calendar date, others by the civil calendar, as per a family member’s request.

If you have any questions about when a yahrzeit should be observed or when a name will be read at Shabbat services, please call the office.

In Memorium Our deepest sympathy to the families of Robert Roy, Lois Horvat, Yuri Weinstein, Sanford Scott and Don Plasco.

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Tree of Life (continued from page 12) Week ending September 8, 2018 22 Elul to 28 Elul 5778 Ernest Emerman Barbara Signer Jessel David Meisner Morton Myers Jack Saltzman Melvin Schneider Sarah Black Herman Eisenberg Helen Fein Joyce Friedrich Samuel Goldfarb Morris Signer Leonard Marshall Lily Fellman Sam Zimmerman Goldie Kopolow William Belman Eva Rozsa Tillie Scott Irwin N. Abel Herman Howard Jack Malkin Elsie Menks Benjamin Zalben 11 Israeli Olympians: David Berger Ze’ev Friedman Yossef Gutfreund Eliezer Halfin Yossef Romano Amitzur Shapira Kehat Shorr Mark Slavin Andre Spitzer Yakov Springer Moshe Weinberg

What Do You See...and Feel?

During the TINT trip to Israel last December, this picture was purchased by Frank & Phyllis Weiss at Yad Vashem, the holocaust museum. It now hangs in our temple’s library. Rabbi Matt asks that you study the image. How do you interpret it? What do you see? How does it make you feel? Is it just a piece of cloth on barbed wire? Or is there something more? Come, take a closer look at the original in the library. Write some of your thoughts and share them with Rabbi Matt at [email protected].

Students from St. Edward High School Make Donation, Share Lunch with Rabbi.

In April, 25 young men and their teacher from St. Edward High School in Lakewood visited Temple Israel Ner Tamid for a morning of learning and discussion with Rabbi Matt. During the meeting, they presented TINT with a $100 check for our Tzedakah Fund. After the session, everyone reconvened at Jack’s Deli for a real taste of Judaism...lunch!


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HONORABLE MENSCHEN Donations may be made to:

Belman Scholarship Fund: In Bill’s loving memory. For Jewish camping, Israel trips, based on financial need.

Bima Fund: To maintain and enhance our Sanctuary Bima.

Building Fund: To maintain and enhance our building.

Kari Friedman Memorial Religious Education Fund: Used to support our religious education programs.

Mack & Estelle Bossin Library Fund: In Mack and Estelle’s loving memory to maintain and enhance our library.

Tzedakah Fund: Supports all tzedakah projects, including the Hunger Fund, St. Al's monthly dinners, PB&J and the Teddy Bear Bank.

General Operating Fund: Funds TINT’s daily operations.

Rabbi Frederick Eisenberg Music Fund: Rabbi Fred’s fund to support and enhance all things musical at TINT.

Rabbi’s Philanthropic Fund: A fund Rabbi Matt uses for tzed-akah and extra budgetary needs.

Raskin Temple Beautification Fund: A family fund to beauti-fy our temple and grounds.

Henry & Carol Schoenewald Endowment Fund: A family fund for extra budgetary needs, at the Rabbi’s discretion.

Irwin Abel Torah Fund: In Irwin’s loving memory. To main-tain, repair, and enhance our Torah scrolls.

Lenore November Memorial Fund: In Lenore’s loving memory. A family fund for extra budgetary needs, at the Rabbi’s discretion.

Donations made as of June 15, 2018 General Operating Fund

• Hilda Blatt, in memory of sister, Lee Jacobs • Sophia & Boria Torgov • Mark Shoag, in memory of father, Warren Shoag • Barbara Sofer, in memory of mother-in-law, Sally

Sofer • Nadine & Richard Bendycki, in memory of

grandfather, Meyer Adelson; mother, Luisa Adelson; & Rebecca Hesselbacher, niece of Joy & Marvin Gray

• Bernice Kain, in memory of brothers Aaron, Maurice & David Dachner

• Robert & Carol Weitzner, in memory of mother, Irene Weitzner; mother, Fay Sustin

• Yuri Weinstein, in memory of father, Yakov Weinstein & in appreciation for prayers for his health

• Frank & Phyllis Weiss, in memory of father, Lewis Rakusin & brother, Jerry Weiss

• Steve & Janet Newman • Joanne Guerra, in memory of friend, Alita Michael • Emma Korolyov, in memory of father, Boris Ioffe;

mother, Bertha Ioffe • Alice & Tom Severovich, in memory of brother, Gary

Severovich • Alan Grown, in memory of father, Samuel Grown • Ronda Rosenstein, in memory of mother, Florence

Rosenstein • Judith Guzik, in memory of brother-in-law,

Milton M. Guzik • Alexander & Galina Gen • Jonathan Wengel, in memory of mother, Suzanne

Wengel • Erika & Dick Gold, in memory of father, Zoltan,

Taubner; loved one, Melvin Gold • Gary & Sue Stark, in memory of father, Mort Stark

• Jerry & Susie Strom, in memory of Lois Horvat, Goldie Markowitz, Robert Roy; and in honor of Reese Singerman’s high school graduation & all TINT confirmands

Tzedakah Fund

• Norma Klein, in memory of son, Larry Edward Klein • St. Edward High School students • The Good People Fund, Inc., for the Sober Seder • Forest City Hebrew Benevolent Association • Allan Miner, in memory of father, Jack Miner • Judy & Irv Aplis, in memory of mother, Anne Katzman

& Robert Roy Religious Education Fund

• Rabbi Matt & Pat Eisenberg, in honor of Victor & Ellen Cohn receiving award

• Cheryl & Paul Miller, in memory of Robert Roy • Marv & Marcia Gisser, in memory of parents Henry

& Rae Gisser Mack & Estelle Bossin Library Fund

• Hannah & Tibor Szabo, in memory of mother, Myrna Harad

Raskin Temple Beautification Fund

• Marcia & Marv Gisser, in memory of brother, Michael Goldman

• Cheryl & Paul Miller, in loving memory of son, Jared Scott Miller

Irwin Abel Torah Fund

• Jewish War Veterans, Post 712, in honor of 2018/5778 Confirmands


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• Joy & Marvin Gray, in memory of niece, Rebecca Hesselbacher


St. Aloysius Hunger Center Sponsors

• Mark & Jill Friedman, in loving memory of daughter, Kari Friedman (April)

• Peter Freimark, in loving memory of son, Adam Freimark (April)

• Richard & Ann Schamberger, in memory of Floy Schamberger & Henry Koref (May)

• Jill & Bob Shemory (June) Rabbi’s Philanthropic Fund

• Babes of 1916, in appreciation • Shelly Plasco, in memory of husband, Don Plasco • Carol Schoenewald, in memory of father, Louis

Klingman • Lev & Nancy Weinstein, in loving memory of father,

Yuri Weinstein

Rabbi Frederick Eisenberg Music Fund

• Rabbi Fred & Helen Eisenberg, in memory of Don Plasco, Susan Shapiro & Harry Berkowitz


“Vision 20/20” Capital Campaign Fund Pledges

• Anonymous • Irv & Judy Aplis • Gerald & Tracy Appel • Craig & Jodi Appell • Jeff & Mary Basch • Nadine & Rich Bendycki • Richard & Stephanie Berkowitz • Bill & Carol Droe • Richard Droe • Steve & Janet Edelman • Elizabeth Eisenberg • Rabbi Fred & Helen Eisenberg • Rabbi Matt & Pat Eisenberg • Jeff & Sandra Fine • Richard & Lynda Freedman • Dick & Erika Gold • Brett & Robin Goldberg • Dr. Joy & Marvin Gray • Joanne Guerra

• Allan & Karen Hirth • Davida Howard • Eunice Kalina • Mel & Lola Kamins • Jonathan & Kori Karas • Carole Kass • Janis Kovan • Ben & Jill Ledsky • Jordan & Ann Levy • Linda McMullen • Paul & Cheryl Miller • Steve & Janet Newman • Robert November, in memory of Lenore November • Tom & Marcie Oelbracht • Stan & Ruthie Raskin • Gary & Janie Rosenthal • Larry & Susan Scheps • Dr. Mark & Betsey Shoag • Paul & Kim Singerman • Mort Stark* • Jerry & Susie Strom • Michael Ungar & Deborah Warner Ungar • Doug & Arlene Wieder *Deceased

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If you’ve explored all other scholarship, grand and funding options and still need a helping hand, call 216-378-9042, or email [email protected]. Applications also available at www.interestfree.org.

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