Bulletin
Number 9 May 2015
12 Iyar – 13 Sivan 5775
Rabbi Andrew Busch
Cantor Robbie Solomon
Rabbi Elissa Sachs-Kohen
Cantor Ann G. Sacks
Rabbi Emeritus Rex D. Perlmeter
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
www.bhcong.org
a fabulous evening of
CLASSIC
MAY 7 8PM BHCONG.ORG
THURSDAY
EVENING
HONORING BHC CONGREGANTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS RONNIE & ROBERT FOOTLICK
Take a Peek Inside . . .
New and Returning Members . . . . 2
Todah Rabbah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
From the Clergy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
A Message from the President . . . . 3
Service & Commitment Award . . . . 3
Upcoming at BHC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Program Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Mitzvah Month Calendar . . . . . . . . 5
Night of the Stars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Shavuot Evening Study . . . . . . . . . . 7
Shavuot Sunrise Service . . . . . . . . . 7
JCC Community Block Party . . . . . . 7
Chai Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hoffberger Art Gallery . . . . . . . . . . 8
Youth Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
E.B. Hirsh Early Childhood Center . 9
Brotherhood News . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Sisterhood in Session . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Offerings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13
May Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Service Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Welcome New and
Returning Members!
We welcome the following congregants
who have joined BHC since March:
From The Clergy
Inviting You To Be Inviting
Geniene & Dr. Mitchell Silverman
Felicia, Rachel, Sarah & Zachary Silverman
Todah Rabbah
The Oneg Shabbat on May 1 is sponsored by
Marnie & Matthew Plovan in honor of their
daughter Melissa becoming a Bat Mitzvah.
The Oneg Shabbat on May 8 is sponsored
by Betty & Stephen Cooper and Charlotte &
Sheldon Taule in honor of their grandson
Reed becoming a Bar Mitzvah.
Say Hello to Lauren Yetter
BHC welcomes Lauren
Yetter, our new Temple
Office receptionist. Next
time you are at BHC,
stop by to say hello and
introduce yourself.
Yahrzeit Reminder
To have a yahrzeit name read, call the
Temple Office or fill out a card when
coming to a service. For more information
call Iris, 410-764-1587, ext. 224.
Our events
are open to
all caterers!
Shabbat Shalom… L’shanah Tovah… Good Morning… May I
help you?...
How sweet it is to enter a synagogue, a sanctuary, or any
communal setting and hear words such as these. I am confident that you enjoy being
welcomed warmly to a BHC service, but have you thought about being among those
doing the welcoming? Please allow me to take a moment to explain the importance
of helping welcome both members and guests to BHC.
BHC’s Brotherhood coordinates our ushers. They do a wonderful job representing
and caring for BHC. Both women and men volunteer as ushers, as it has been for a
long time. We are so appreciative of Harvey Schevitz, Brotherhood’s Usher Chair.
Some of the reasons you should consider volunteering as an usher are:
•The warmth, community, and meaning of a service are not only
crafted from the bema. The tone and spirituality of our experience
are set by how we are welcomed and how the occasional question is
addressed. You can bring yourself to this important task.
• Starting with these upcoming 2015 High Holy Days, BHC ushers will
distribute and collect Machzors at each service. The new Machzor
(High Holy Day prayerbook) will be kept at BHC. You will be able
to purchase your own copy if you want. Therefore, we need more
assistance for smooth handling of the prayerbooks.
• You will find it personally rewarding. I am moved by the language
our ushers use regarding their volunteering in this capacity. Some
find meaning in helping others pray. Some find it easier to stand for
some services than to sit in their seats. Some Shabbat ushers find it
helps bring them to services on a regular basis.
Some of our ushers volunteer only for Rosh Hashanah and/or Yom Kippur
services. Others volunteer on Shabbat. Any time we pray, we not only need ushers,
we love to have ushers. The ushers’ primary goal is to set a warm and meaningful
tone for our worship. I will make it easy. If you are curious or want to volunteer,
contact me directly, [email protected] or 410-764-1587. I welcome your response.
– Rabbi Busch
(caterers must meet
BHC requirements)
Congregants can stay current
with all that’s happening at
BHC! Send your e-mail address
to [email protected], or sign
up online at www.bhcong.org.
Log into My BHC for our online
Membership Directory by going to
www.bhcong.org. For your ID and
password, contact Sally Palmbaum,
[email protected].
• Please Let Us Know •
Due to hospital policy, clergy and Family Concerns volunteers have no way of
knowing you are in the hospital unless you or a family member inform us.
• Disclaimers •
1. All prices, events and times published in the Bulletin are current at the time
of publication, but are subject to change.
2. Publication of an advertisement in the Bulletin is neither an endorsement nor
recommendation of any advertisers’ products or services by BHC.
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A Message from the President: Martha Weiman
A Perfect Fit
The month of May is book-ended with our
Annual Meeting on Friday, May 1 and Shavuot
on Sunday, May 24. They go hand-in-hand.
Shavuot, as we interpret it today, speaks
directly to education and participation. Our Annual Meeting is
informational, participatory and celebratory as we acknowledge
the accomplishments of the year as well as installing new Board
members.
Like so many Jewish holidays, Shavuot began as an ancient
agricultural festival, during which Israelites brought offerings
to the Temple in Jerusalem. Today, it is a celebration of Torah,
education and active participation in Jewish life.
We are given the responsibility of receiving the Torah, and
it is traditional, with some, to stay up all night and study. Then
there are the customary dairy foods including blintzes, kugels
and cheesecake with the prerequisite strong coffee necessary to
“pull an all nighter.”
As Shavuot suggests, engaging in Jewish life today gives us
many options. Attending the Annual Meeting and acknowledging
the leaders who work tirelessly for BHC is just one of many.
The devotion and thoughtful decisions of our Board members
impact our congregation’s ongoing success.
May 2015 is beautifully bracketed with very different events
that perfectly reflect who we are.
Pirke Avot tells us “the world rests on three things: on Torah,
on worship and on acts of lovingkindness.”
MAZEL TOV
BHC CONFIRMANDS
AND THEIR FAMILIES!
Parker Brotman
Meyer (Mike) Fishman
Edith Brotman and
Dr. Daniel Brotman
Drs. Elizabeth Barry &
Paul Fishman
Benjamin Burgunder
Linda Hill
Dr. Tamara (Tammy) &
Herbert (Tripp) Burgunder III
Liora & Gregory Hill
Edwin Fishman
Marci & Steven Messick
Drs. Elizabeth Barry
Paul Fishman
!
Griffen Messick
Scott Rosen
Linda Nathan & Elliot Rosen
Congratulations to the Carol J. Caplan
Service & Commitment Award Recipients
Join us as we celebrate with Paula Cohen
and Sharon Edlow, award co-recipients,
on Friday, May 1, at BHC. The evening
will begin at 5 pm with a reception
followed by the Annual Meeting and
Shabbat service.
Paula Cohen enjoys her time
volunteering at Baltimore Hebrew
Congregation. She is focused on
connecting with and helping others. It is befriending another
person and bringing a smile to their face that truly fulfills her.
Paula grew up in Rockville and received her first two college
degrees at Montgomery College. She came to Baltimore in the mid70’s to receive a degree in Physical Therapy. From there, she worked
for 30 years in geriatrics, orthopedics and out-patient settings.
Paula retired after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Paula met her husband, Stuart Cohen, in the mid-70’s and they
married in 1981. They have two daughters, Erica and Ashley, who
became B’not Mitzvah and were confirmed at BHC. Erica is now at
Wayne State University for her third Master’s Degree in speech/
language pathology. Ashley is at Zip Car’s home base in Boston,
working in global marketing.
Paula and Stuart have been members of BHC since the mid80’s and Paula promptly joined Sisterhood. She has had several
positions in the auxiliary, but her most prominent was chairing
the decorating of the sanctuary bema for Sukkot over the last
twenty-five years. Paula is currently the manager of BHC’s Judaica
Shop alongside congregant Ann Fishkin and a dedicated staff
of volunteers.
Outside of Sisterhood, Paula was involved in Parents’ Association,
inspired by her connection with her own children; she was
president from 2000-2002. Paula, with her husband, worked on the
committee for the Safam concert in 2014. She is a member of Kol
Rinnah, which she finds to be spiritually uplifting. Additionally,
Paula frequently attends Shabbat Shelanu services.
Being at BHC is always a heartwarming experience for Paula;
Paula feels like she is at her second home. She is proud to welcome
visitors and enjoys spending time with her close friends when in
the building. When asked to pick a favorite memory at BHC, Paula
could not choose just one specific moment, but rather pictures the
feeling of welcome and belonging she gets each time she enters
BHC’s doors. It is the enjoyment of the congregants and the lasting
friendships that Paula continues to come for. She finds herself
loyal to BHC, not because generations of her family were members
of BHC, but because of the warmth, continued learning and
wonderful, clergy she finds every day when she enters BHC.
Sharon Edlow was featured in our April Bulletin.
Congregational Conversations:
Our Path Forward
Our Conversation Has Begun! Share your Jewish journey and your hopes for BHC.
Sign up for a casual 1-on-1 conversation today: www.bhcong.org/conversations.
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Upcoming at BHC
For more information on any of the programs below,
contact Andy Wayne, [email protected] or ext. 246.
Annual Meeting
Friday, May 1, 5 pm
Our 185th Annual Meeting will begin with a reception followed
by the Annual Meeting and Shabbat service.
PJ Shabbat
Friday, May 1, 6:30 pm
Bring your toddlers and young children for BHC’s pajama-clad
services the first Friday of every month.
Brotherhood Breakfast
Sunday, May 10, 9:30 am
See page 10 for details.
Mother’s Day Memorial Service, Berrymans Lane Cemetery
Sunday, May 10, 10 am
See page 7 for details.
Second Monday Series
Monday, May 11, 10:30 am
Susan Sullam, will speak about “World War II-The Rescue of
Europe’s Plundered Wealth.” The cost is $5 for the final session.
To register send check along with name, phone, address and
email to Arlene Mazer, 6 Halston Court, 21209.
BEIT-RJ Graduation
Monday, May 11, 7:30 pm
Mark your calendars for the BEIT-RJ community celebration
at Har Sinai Congregation to honor graduating seniors, other
Reform Jewish 12th graders who have remained committed to
Jewish life, and all BEIT-RJ students. Families are encouraged to
attend as we celebrate the fantastic 2014-2015 school year!
Shake It Up Shabbat
Friday, May 1, 6:30 pm
A spirit-filled service for first and second grade families. We will
dance, sing, act out stories, pray, and enjoy Shabbat as a family.
Adult Hebrew Class
Sundays, May 3, 10 & 17, 9:15 am
This class is for adults with little or no Hebrew reading ability,
taught by Cantor Sacks. INFO: Becky Gutin, [email protected]
or ext. 250.
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
Sundays, May 3, 10 & 17, 10:15 am
Study with our rabbis and cantors to become an adult Bar or Bat
Mitzvah. INFO: Becky Gutin, ext. 250 or [email protected].
Bereavement Group
Sundays, May 3, 10 & 17, 10:30 am
See page 7 for details.
Sisterhood Closing Luncheon
Sunday, May 3, 11:30 am
See page 10 for details.
Hoffberger Art Gallery Reception
Sunday, May 3, 2 pm
See page 8 for details.
Night of the Stars
Thursday, May 7, 8 pm
See page 6 for details.
Family Jewish Outdoor Education
Saturday, May 9, 1 pm
Family Jewish Outdoor Education will go on an edible/foraging
food tour of a Baltimore City Park. INFO: Brad Cohen, Director of
Education, ext. 290 or [email protected].
Chai Society Dinner
Saturday, May 9, 6 pm
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Enjoy an Indian dinner with Chai Life at The Ambassador
Dining Room. Reservations required. INFO: Steve DeBois,
[email protected].
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Chai Life Member Shabbat Dinner
Friday, May 15, 6 pm
See the Chai Life column on page 8 for details.
BHC Pride Dinner
Friday, May 15, 7:30 pm
Join us for dinner following the 6:15 pm Shabbat service at Ledo
Pizza, 3765 Old Court Road. BHC Pride dinners are held every 3rd
Friday of the month.
Goodnight Shabbat
Saturday, May 16, 5 pm
This free young family gathering includes games, crafts, Havdalah,
drinks, and dessert. This month we’ll celebrate Mitzvah Month,
providing kid-friendly projects. Just pack up your dinner and
come to BHC. RSVP to [email protected].
U.S. Holocaust Museum Program
Thursday, May 21, 7 pm
See page 7 for details.
Confirmation Dinner
Saturday, May 23, 6 pm
We will join together for dinner to celebrate the achievements of
our Confirmands. INFO: Brad Cohen, Director of Education, ext.
290 or [email protected].
Shavuot Evening Service
Saturday, May 23, 7 pm
See page 7 for details.
Shavuot Sunrise Service
Sunday, May 24, 8 am
See page 7 for details.
Shavuot Scoop
Sunday, May 24, 7 pm
See page 5 for details.
Caregivers Support Group
Tuesday, May 26, 7 pm
See page 7 for details.
JCC Community Block Party
Sunday, May 31, 11 am
See page 7 for details.
Program Highlights
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Shavuot Scoop With A Twist
It’s that time of year when ice cream shops and
snowball stands gear up for lines of excited
customers. And it’s also that time of year when
Jews enjoy dairy meals all day to celebrate a
holiday. That’s right, it’s time for Shavuot Scoop,
BHC’s special ice cream social that’s free and
open to the community.
MAKE MAY MEANINGFUL: 2015 CALENDAR
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 5 pm
Annual Meeting
Bring non-perishable food items for GEDCO to kick off a special
push for Mitzvah Month
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 6:30 pm
PJ Shabbat & Shake It Up Shabbat
Bring new toddler, children’s and adult pajamas for the
Children’s Hospital at Sinai
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 9 am - Noon
Get Swabbed! Bone Marrow Drive at BHC
Get swabbed by BHC volunteers in just a few minutes and add
your name to the bone marrow registry.
Everyone loves ice cream
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 6-8 pm
Bowling Fundraiser at Pikesville AMF Lanes
Help us support NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) by
bowling and enjoying a pizza dinner with your BHC friends.
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 7:30 pm
Chai Life Member Shabbat Dinner
Our special Shabbat dinner for Chai Life members of BHC is
completely free with donations of non-perishable food items for
GEDCO Cares Food Pantry.
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 5-6:30 pm
Goodnight Shabbat
Families with infants and toddlers will enjoy this free and fun
Havdalah event, especially as we celebrate Mitzvah Month,
providing kid-friendly projects. RSVP to [email protected].
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 9 am - Noon
Religious Students Project
Once again, our Religious School students will participate in
several meaningful projects this morning. Parent volunteers are
requested. INFO: Andy Wayne, [email protected] to help.
Fun on the inflatables
On Sunday, May 24, 7-8 pm, BHC’s 6th Annual Shavuot Scoop
welcomes you to another evening of fun, but this time with a twist—
Miss Twist, that is. The neighborhood soft serve specialist will bring
her tasty treat to our event this year and we are thrilled to have her.
Additionally, enjoy inflatable fun for kids in our grassy space, meet
our ice cream mascots and play BHC’s “Scoop Bingo.” Since Shavuot
Scoop falls during May this year, please bring non-perishable goods
for GEDCO to share in our Mitzvah Month efforts. See page 7 for
details about our other Shavuot opportunities. See you at the Scoop!
Andy Wayne
Director of Communications and Engagement
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 5-7 pm
Casserole Cooking at BHC
Feed the hungry clients of Paul’s Place with tasty casseroles.
Drinks and snacks will be provided while you work.
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 6-7 pm
Cap and Scarf Project at BHC: Final Knitting Day
Show up on Tuesday, April 28, 6-7 pm to learn the knitting needs
of this project and then return on May 26, 6-7 pm to present your
creation/s and celebrate the effort.
To sign up or for more information, email Andy Wayne at awayne@
bhcong.org. Sign up allows us to update you for any project changes.
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a fabulous evening of
CLASSIC
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Baltimore Hebrew Congregation honors congregants and community leaders Ronnie
and Robert (Bob) Footlick, as Lily Tomlin and her classic characters performs for one
night in BHC’s Dalsheimer Theater.
On Thursday, May 7, 8 pm, expect lots of laughs thanks to the beloved actress,
comedian, writer and producer Lily Tomlin, who has been an award-winning storyteller
and innovator for five decades. She has starred in television, theater, film, animation
and recordings. Richard Pryor called her a “national treasure—I’d drop anything,
anywhere, to work with her.”
Tomlin joined “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” in 1969 and rapidly rose to prominence
with her characterizations of Ernestine, the power-mad telephone operator, and the
philosophical six-year-old in the big rocking chair, Edith Ann. She has guest starred
on “The Carol Burnett Show,” “Homicide,” “X-Files,” “Will and Grace,” “Desperate
Housewives,” “NCIS,” “Eastbound and Down,” “Damages,” “Sesame Street,” and “the
Magic School Bus.” She played in “And the Band Played On,” “Murphy Brown,” and
“The West Wing.” Tomlin can be seen on the Showtime series “Web Therapy” as Lisa
Kudrow’s narcissistic mother, and will soon co-star with Jane Fonda in the new Netflix
series “Grace and Frankie.”
Films include her Oscar-nominated debut as Linnea in “Nashville.” She also
appeared in “9 to 5,” “The Incredible Shrinking Woman,” “The Late Show,” “Beverly
Hillbillies,” “All of Me,” “The Kid,” “Big Business,” “Short Cuts,” “I Heart Huckabees,”
“Prairie Home Companion” and “Admission.”
She has received numerous honors, including a Kennedy Center Honor in 2014. Lily
Tomlin has touched a huge cross section of people with her work, delighting us with
her sophisticated wit and keen insight into human nature.
Night of the Stars 2015 celebrates the achievements of Ronnie and Bob Footlick, who
have each impacted the Baltimore community in their own right. Ronnie has been the
Director of Human Services at Bond Distributing Company in Baltimore for 45 years,
a third-generation, family-owned, full-service beverage distributor. Ronnie is a lifelong volunteer in the Baltimore Community and has served on the boards and/or held
officer positions for LifeBridge Health, Sinai Hospital and the Sinai Hospital Auxiliary,
The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, in addition to Associated
Women and the Business and Professional Division, Jewish Vocational Services, Jewish
Community Services and the PTA Council of Baltimore County. Ronnie is proud to have
been on the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Board of Electors, where she was chair of
the Gay-Lesbian Outreach Committee.
Robert (Bob) Footlick is President of Bond Distributing Company. He has served
on the Boards of the Maryland Beer Wholesalers, Distributor Council-Miller Brewing,
Sports Boosters of Maryland, Woodholme Country Club and the Sports Legends
Museum. He was awarded “Legends” status by the Miller Brewing Company for over 45
years of service to the Industry.
In addition to honoring the Footlicks, Night of the Stars raises money for BHC’s youth
community, benefitting the E.B. Hirsh Early Childhood Center and Youth Education.
Tickets are priced at $65 for Balcony (not handicap accessible), $95 for General
Seating and $200 for Premium Seating and are available for purchase at bhcong.org/
nots or by calling 410-764-1587. Premium tickets include a Cocktail and Light Supper
Reception, 6–7:30 pm. Doors to the Dalsheimer Theater open at 7:30 pm; the show
starts at 8 pm.
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Night of the Stars Sponsors
(as of April 12)
Anonymous (3)
Wilma & Alex Azar
Bunny & Alan Bernstein, Jr.
BHC Executive Committee
Barbara & David Bugen
Ronnie & Bob Footlick
Michele Lax & Barry Garber
Patricia & Harvey L. Goldstock
Hilda Perl Goodwin
Paula K. & Martin S. Himeles, Jr.
Barbi & Lou Hyman
Louise & Richard F. Kemper
Laura Black & Charles Klein
Harriet & Jay M. Kramer
Law Office of Carl S. Silverman,
LLC
Harriet & Jeffrey Legum
Susan & Norman Lorch
Ellen & Neil Meltzer
Susan W. & Edward L. Perl
Roberta & Aron Perlman
Dot & Henry Rosenberg
Deborah & Louis Shpritz
The Wayne Family
Lindley & Leonard Weinberg II
Thommie & Ted Williams
www.radcliffejewelers.com
Bereavement Support Group
Shavuot Sunrise Service
BHC’s spring bereavement group, “When You’ve Lost A Loved
One,” will continue Sundays, May 3, 10 & 17. This is a chance
for congregants and family members to be supported by our
community. Robert Cohen, PhD, PA, will be the facilitator. This
program is for members only; there is no charge to attend. To
register call Carol J. Caplan, Chair, BHC Cares, 410-764-1587 ext. 270.
Shavuot’s roots connect to a harvest festival and to a celebration
of receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai. Later, the rabbis embraced
a feeling of excitement around the arrival of sunrise on a day
dedicated to that revelation. At BHC, our Shavuot morning “Sunrise”
service, Sunday, May 24, 8 am, is great way to celebrate the festival
through worship outside in the Fink Assembly courtyard, hear
the Ten Commandments chanted, and celebrate as a community.
Many attend to participate in the tradition of Yizkor, though our
Yizkor service is brief. Celebrate Shavuot and stay to enjoy a light
breakfast afterwards.
Mother’s Day Memorial Service
Join us for a Mother’s Day Memorial Service on Sunday, May 10,
10 am at BHC’s Berrymans Lane Cemetery, 318 Berrymans Lane,
Reisterstown. The service is open to all.
Baltimore Jewish Hall of Fame
The Baltimore Jewish Hall of Fame, created by the Jewish Community
Center of Greater Baltimore in 2008, honors exceptional Jewish
Baltimoreans who have made significant contributions to the
community through their life’s work in fields such as science,
medicine, business, community service, law, and the arts. On
Wednesday, May 20, 7 pm, at the Gordon Center for Performing
Arts, the 2015 Baltimore Jewish Hall of Fame will be inducted.
BHC honors our congregents:
• Irving Blum*
• Lyn P. Meyerhoff*
• Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr.
(* denotes deceased)
To attend this event, contact Esther H. Greenberg, Senior Vice
President, 410-559-3545 or [email protected].
U.S. Holocaust Museum Program
BHC will host the U.S. Holocaust Museum program on Thursday, May
21, 7 pm. Author and former Museum fellow Wendy Lower presents
“Some Were Wives, Some Were Mothers: Female Perpetrators
During the Holocaust.” Wendy will discuss her new book, “Hitler’s
Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields.” This compelling
work presents new evidence that challenges the traditional picture
of Germany’s women holding down the home front as loyal wives
and mothers during World War II to one in which German women
are placed directly in the Reich’s killing fields.
Shavuot Evening Study: “Doing and Hearing”
Join with Rabbis Busch and Sachs-Kohen and Director of Education,
Brad Cohen, for a special night-time study to celebrate Shavuot,
Saturday, May 23, 9 pm. Many Jews follow the tradition of staying
up all night on Erev Shavuot to be spiritually prepared to celebrate
the Giving of the Torah come morning. We only study for an
hour or two, but please join us whether or not you attended the
earlier Shavuot Confirmation Service. When offered the Torah,
our ancestors were understood to have said: “Na’aseh v’nishmah,
we will do and then we will hear.” The “hear” part means
understanding. This understanding of our tradition leaves us
pondering the inter-relationship between understanding and doing
in our world. Come share in our study of texts, ideas, and opinions.
As is traditional on Shavuot, cheesecake will be served.
Caregivers Support Group
At BHC Cares, we know that as a caregiver you face many issues that
often go unanswered. Because of this, we have formed a monthly
support group. We invite you to join this group regardless of whom
you care for—a spouse, a parent, a sibling, or a child—at home or
in a facility. This group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month
at 7 pm at BHC. This month’s meeting date is Tuesday, May 26 with
Tuesday, June 23 to follow. The group is led by congregant Benjy
Dubin, who has over six years of experience. INFO: 410-764-1587,
ext. 270.
BHC Rocks the JCC Community Block Party
The Baltimore JCC’s Community Block Party is back and BHC’s
booth is going to pop! Join us on Sunday, May 31, 11 am-4 pm at the
Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC. Last year, thousands attended this
free event open to the public. Here are some features:
• Inflatables, nature & animal exhibits, photo booth, face
painting, carnival games, arts & crafts and more!
• 60+ Jewish community partners
• Music and Dance Performers
• Marketplace with 50+ local merchants
• BHC’s booth featuring a balloon artist, games and more!
Contact Andy Wayne, Director of Communications and Engagement,
with questions, 410-764-1587 ext.246 or [email protected].
Save The Date: Beach Shabbat is Back
and Better Then Ever!
Are you ready for an amazing
night at the beach? On Friday,
July 10, 6 pm, join us for a
community-wide Beach Shabbat
and Bonfire at Delaware Seashore
State Park in Rehoboth Beach.
Our clergy, Rabbi Sachs-Kohen
and Cantor Solomon, will lead
the Shabbat evening service and
then we will enjoy a bonfire, a
new feature of the park. The
event is free and all are welcome.
Videostreaming is available. Registration for is not necessary.
Go to: www.ustream.tv/channel/baltimore-hebrew-congregation.
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Accessibility at BHC
Accessible Parking is available
on the main lot closest to the
Hoffberger Chapel entrance, in
the Chapel driveway marked by
blue curbs, as well as outside the
Adalman Lobby near the Sanctuary.
Accessible Automatic Entrances
to the building are located at
the Hoffberger Chapel entrance
adjoining the main parking lot and
at the entrance to the Adalman
Lobby.
An Access Ramp to the
Sanctuary is off the Adalman Lobby
and Accessible Seating in the Sanctuary is available in the front
rows on both sides.
Book Donation
We thank the BHC Cares Committee, which has purchased and
donated to The Julius and Doris Myerberg Library “Recovery, the
12 Steps and Jewish Spirituality: Reclaiming Hope, Courage &
Wholeness” by Rabbi Paul Steinberg.
Congregational Wish List:
If you have an iPad, flat-panel computer monitor 19” or larger,
PC desktop or laptop computer no more than four years old that
you would like to donate to BHC, contact Becky Gutin, ext. 250 or
[email protected].
Chai Life: 20s & 30s Community
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We Are Excited For Spring, You Should Be Too!
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Chai Life has a lot to be happy about this spring.
The Chai Life Trivia team, Tuchas, went to the
playoffs; Mazel Tov for a fun and successful
season! We also enjoyed an evening at the
Hippodrome Theater where we had a “Wicked”
good time!
Spring with Chai Life continues in May with successful returning
events. On May 15, we are excited to have our Chai Life Member
Shabbat Dinner at BHC. We also hope to continue our tradition
of participating in BHC’s Mitzvah Month with a Chai Life Mitzvah
project. Book Club continues in the summer with some light
“beach” reads. Contact Sarah Wechsler, sarah.e.wechsler@gmail.
com, if you are interested in joining the group.
As we look toward the warm summer months, we would
love suggestions for summer programming, so please be in
touch. As always, we are here for you. Contact Amy Goldberg,
[email protected] or Ben Goldberg, btgoldberg@
gmail.com with any thoughts or questions.
Amy & Ben Goldberg
Chai Life Co-Chairs
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Bulletin • Number 9 • 12 Iyar – 13 Sivan 5775 • May 2015
Videostreaming Volunteers Needed
We are looking for volunteers to assist with videostreaming for
Shabbat and holiday services­—perfect for a high schooler needing
community service hours. Contact Jo Ann Windman, 410-764-1587,
ext. 223 or [email protected].
Hoffberger Gallery
HG
Outside/Inside by Marcia Wolfson Ray
May/June Exhibit
Reception: Sunday, May 3, 2-4 pm
Artist Statement: “You can’t
know the way” is a Taoist
saying that sums up my
feelings towards my own
work. The sense of mystery at
the center of life for me is
echoed in the forms, rhythms
and patterns represented in
nature. It is not only the beauty
that influences me but the
physical manifestation — the
geography of place, the season,
the temperature, the light. I
collect the materials myself
and the work I do outdoors
is central to what I produce.
I find my materials in fields,
marshes, by the side of the highway and in vacant city lots. The
point where I intersect with these materials serves as a catalyst for
my imagination.
After collecting the materials – bamboo, hibiscus, dog fennel,
corn, reeds, grasses, and various other plants – they may sit in
my studio for years, and it’s during this time that I can see what
happens to them. Some of the materials petrify and become
stronger while others disintegrate, turning to dust. This gives me a
hint of what I can build with them. The idea my imagination starts
with may not mesh with the physical reality of the material I’m
using, so I have to allow for a certain degree of improvisation that
lets the work evolve and dictate its own form. I try to minimally
impose myself so that in a way I am collaborating with nature.
This is where I return to the sense of mystery, because all my
conscious calculations may come to naught and all I am left with
is a process that reveals itself in a most obscure way. There lies the
excitement I feel when I’m working. It is my hope that the pieces
convey to the viewer an intensity that transcends words.
Leave a Legacy
Leave a Legacy to BHC through your will or other
planned gift. For information contact Annette Saxon,
410-764-1587, ext. 236, or [email protected].
Youth Education
YE
E.B. Hirsh Early Childhood Center
EB
Thank You To Our Teachers
Reflections of Another Successful Year Come
and Gone
Who are the teachers who inspire our students?
We have a wide array of teachers with various
skills and creativity. Sally Rifkin has been
teaching for almost 48 years and has been with
BHC for over 10 years. She has been an amazing
teacher for us and for the last five years has taught Kindergarten.
Her commitment and dedication has been astounding and we will
honor her on Sunday, May 3, 11:45 am as she retires this year. One
of our new teachers this year is Julia Phoon, a sophomore at Johns
Hopkins University. Julia teaches T’filah for 3rd and 4th grades
as well as a Jewish Creative Writing class. She has deconstructed
prayers and inspired our students to engage in T’filah. Her Creative
Writing class has enabled her students to go in depth in the topics
she has chosen for them. These are two examples of the rich
diversity of our teaching staff.
They are all extraordinary, and we are lucky to have them!
To our teachers:
Every year you pour your heart and soul into guiding our
youth. We thank you for inspiring, teaching, sharing, learning
and growing with our students. Your dedication and commitment
is amazing, and we are blessed to have all of you as part of
our community.
May brings to a close another fantastic year for our Religious
School. I thank all of our wonderful teachers for providing hours of
meaningful experiences to the kids of this congregation.
Sivanne Bachrach
Dave Berenhaus
Ron Boger
Natasha Bogopolskaya
Becca Brody
Adam Cines
Stuart Cohen
Eileen Gerke
Jessica Harris
Alex Hill
Rachel Horn
Irina Kogan
Gigi Lepski
Joe Levin-Manning
Pam Mandell
Cameron Messick
Shira Moskowitz
Anne Norris
Julia Phoon
Teddy Plisko
Samantha Prager
Sally Rifkin
Ella Rogers
Shawna Rubenstein
Jesse Scott
Aaron Seldowitz
Zi Smith
Rudy Stoler
Ilana Sugarman
Hannah Ticho
Jessica Vishner
Jalynn Williams
L’Shalom (For Peace),
Brad Cohen
Director of Education
GEDCO Cares Food Pantry Support
Deliver non-perishables to the BHC food collection bin located in
the Hoffberger Chapel Lobby. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Each year flies by. Where did it go? What did
we do? We are very busy each and every day…
learning skills, plugging cognitive information
into our brains, enjoying our friends, and making
‘stuff’ that our imaginations have created. The
list is endless. At this point my favorite reflections relate to how
much the children have grown over the past year.
What did she say?
How Do I look; do they fit?
We are creating masterpieces!
We dig, measure and discover.
Making snow angels is one of my favorite winter activities.
The Closing Ceremony for our four-year-old program is Friday,
June 5, 10 am. This is always an exciting day for staff and families.
Our children have spent several years with us and we have
established loving, secure and trusting relationships with them.
Our goodbyes are always bittersweet. We wish them well on their
educational journey!
We look forward to seeing you in our Summer Camp program!
If you have not yet registered, call or stop by for camp information.
Summer Camp runs from June 15 – August 7.
Renée Stadd
Director, E.B. Hirsh Early Childhood Center
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BH
Brotherhood News
Brotherhood Breakfast: May
Manna House
Katy Rothkopf will speak on “The BMA and the Jewish Community: Celebrating Baltimore
Collectors” at the final Brotherhood Breakfast of the year, Sunday, May 10, 9:30 am.
Katy is the BMA’s Senior Curator and Department Head of European
Painting and Sculpture. She received her Master’s Degree in art history
from Williams College in 1991, and then spent two years as a Research
Assistant in the Department of European Paintings at the Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston. In 1993, she moved to The Phillips Collection, where
she was Assistant Curator until her promotion to Associate Curator in
January 1999.
In 2000, she became the Curator of Painting and Sculpture at The Baltimore Museum of
Art. In her fourteen years at the BMA, she led the reinstallation of the Cone Collection in
2001, organized the BMA’s presentation of “Art of the Ballet Russes” in 2003 and “Monet’s
London: Artists’ Reflections on the Thames” in 2005, and curated “Pissarro: Creating the
Impressionist Landscape” in 2007. She was the co-curator of “Cézanne and American
Modernism” in 2010, the first exhibition to explore the influence of Paul Cézanne’s
paintings and watercolors on American artists in the first years of the 20th Century. She
is currently working on an exhibition that examines the influence of Henri Matisse on the
work of American artist Richard Diebenkorn.
For more information and to RSVP contact Sid Bravmann, [email protected] or 410-9526352, or go to www.bhcong.org/breakfast.
BHC Brotherhood sponsored Easter
Breakfast, and congregants cooked and
served at Manna House in Baltimore City
on Easter Sunday. Volunteers included
Aaron Bloom, Dave Berenhaus, Barbara
Berenhaus, Jordan Berenhaus, Bruce Harris
and Jessica Harris.
Board Meeting
Monday, May 11, 7
pm,
is the monthly Brotherhood Board Meeting.
SH
Find Out More!
To find out more about the benefits of
joining Brotherhood or for details on any
of Brotherhood’s programs visit
www.bhcong.org/brotherhood
Sisterhood in Session
The Federation of Jewish
Women’s Organizations, MD
The 99th Annual Convention will be held
Thursday, May 7, 9:30 am-2:30 pm at
Temple Oheb Shalom. The theme is “Lift
Our Voices.” Jeanne Albert, M.Ed., Founder
and Director of the Samaritan Women,
will speak in the morning, educating
us on the issues surrounding domestic
human trafficking. The afternoon special
event will be a concert performed by local
cantors, including BHC’s Cantors Solomon
and Sacks, in honor of Lag B’Omer. The
E.B. Hirsh Lifetime Achievement Award will
be presented to community leader Beth
Goldsmith. BHC Sisterhood will honor Ann
K. Fishkin who will receive the “Woman
Who Lifts Her Voice” Award. The cost is $36
and includes lunch. RSVP to Arlene Mazer,
6 Halston Court, 21209.
Find Out More!
Learn the benefits of joining Sisterhood:
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www.bhcong.org/sisterhood
BHC Sisterhood Closing Luncheon
with Installation of Officers and Board Members
Sunday, May 3 • 11:30 am, Reception • Noon, Luncheon and Program
Presentation by: Susan Adler Davis
“Saidie May: Pioneer of 20th Century Art Collecting”
Susan Adler Davis, the great-great-niece of Saidie Adler May and
Blanche Adler is a textile artist and graduate of the Maryland
Institute College of Art, 1979, with a BFA in Crafts and a minor in
Art History. She also holds an MAT (Master of Arts in Teaching) in
Art Education from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, 2000.
She is a fourth-generation Baltimorean, acquainted with many
people in the area, and has been a long-time member of the
Baltimore Museum of Art. She was a docent at the Maryland
Historical Society as well as the Carroll Mansion in Baltimore City. She volunteered time
to research in the archives of the Maryland Historical Society for the curators to help
them acquire information for several shows at the museum. She is currently a teacher’s
aide in a public elementary school.
$25 per person payable to BHC Sisterhood. Registration is required.
To RSVP fill out the form located on the table in BHC’s main hallway.
INFO: Phyllis G. Lederman, [email protected]
A portion of proceeds will be donated to MAZON: A Response to Jewish Hunger
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TREE of LIFE
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Cost: $180 per leaf
Make checks payable to: Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
All Visa and MasterCard payments must be made in person at the Temple Office.
All payments must be received prior to engraving. For any other form of payment or
for questions, contact Sally Palmbaum, 410-764-1587, ext. 225.
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BHC
In Memoriam
We record with sorrow the passing of
Elaine Adelberg
Myra Askin
Matthew DiBlasi
Frances Filtzer
Dorothy Kling Galoon
Dr. Stanley Kogan
Burton H. Levinson
Morris H. Mishner
Zelda Prager
Esther Zerden
May their memories be for a blessing
Perpetual Memorials
May 1-2
Flora W.
Annenberg
Gail R. Becker
Israel Benjamin
Harry H. Berman
Bernard Bernstein
Alvin H. Blum
Erna Brill
Alex Cooper
Sigmund Eisenberg
Aaron Straus Fish
Arthur Fisher
Harry E. Fleishman
Joseph
Friedemann
Julian Gillis
Rose F. Goldberg
Sarah Goldberg
Kermit Roland
Goldbergh
Gustave Goldstein
Manuel Q.
Goldstein
Leon Greenberg
Lilian Sarah Greif
Lillie Gross
N. Ned Halpert
Leo Hamburger
Samuel Herman
Hoffberger
Bernice G. Jules
Leon Kahn
Philip Kahn, Jr.
Miriam Kamenetz
Elinor Leibowitz
Kaplan
Tillie Katz
Marian “Mahsee”
Klein
Marie S. Kolker
Leon Kostinsky
Sarah C. Legum
Milton H. Mitchell
Naomi M.
Palmbaum
Roy L. Rascovar
Albert Rogers
Betty Ruth Saks
Jack H. Sapperstein
Dr. Irvin Sauber
Bertha Schapiro
Frederick Joseph
Schiffer
Rose Schoeneman
Alvin Schwartz
Elmer J.
Schwartzman
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Please be aware this is for a simcha (honor), not a memorial.
Frank Shapiro
Dr. Howard J. Shear
Ada L. Shoben
Daniel Nathan
Stein
Dorothy Frank
Strauss
Henry G. Taubman
Sarah Tinanoff
Kate Tossman
Jason D. Tralins
Dr. Harold L. Vyner
Barney Waldman
Rose Meyer
Wasserman
Annie S. Wilson
Israel Wilson
Helen Juliette Wolff
May 8-9
Morton Jacob
Abrams
Anne C. Alpern
Sara Bass
Louis Baum
Alexander
Bechhofer
Joan Schabb
Bellhouse
Abraham Berlin
Abraham Berman
Maggie Bloch
Morris J. Bricken
Rubin M. Brodsky
Jerome T. Carp
Hyman Carton
Lena Joffe Cohen
Samuel Cohen
Gertrude S. Cohn
Mollie H. Collector
Sophia Cronenberg
George J. Dolle
Dr. David L. Filtzer
Victoria Finn
Sidney W. Fishbein
Martha H. Fisher
Aaron Frank
Gertrude Frank
Myer A. Frank
Aaron Freeman
Samuel B.
Goldberg
Morris Gordon
Leon Hamburger
Solomon
Hamburger
Rae Seigle
Heneson
Allan T. Hirsh, Sr.
Max Judd
Philip Katz
Herbert G.
Kaufman
Harold Klivans
Bessie Kolker
Leibowitz
Mania Levine
Goldie Levinson
Charlotte G. Levy
Minna R. Levy
Joseph Strauss
Lewenberg
Louis J. Liepman
Evelyn Glaser Loew
Harry Lyon
Ida Helen
Mermelstein
Michael Stuart
Middleman
Caroline Miller
Bertha M. Mondell
Anne C. Morris
Betty Myerberg
Henry A. Nachlas
Samuel
Oppenheim
Alan Theodore
Osserman, Sr.
Jack H. Pearlstone
Harry M. Pumpian
Isador M.
Rappaport
Augustus Rice
Berneice D.
Robinson
Bessie Robinson
Addye G. Rosenfeld
Joel H. Rosenheim
Gertrude H.
Rosenstock
Samuel Sagner
Irene Schunick
Janet B. Segel
Edith R. Shapiro
Mary Skolnik
Sol Smith
Anna Sody
Joseph D.
Sondheim
Ruth L. Sondheim
Irving L. Steele
Neil Stein
Hyman Steinhorn
Leon Stern
Carrie Sussman
Fannie Hanna
Wasserman
Moe Weil
Jeanette Kahn
Wilcox
May 15-16
Irving Brower
Frances Bukofzer
Janet Caplan
Mollie Carton
Sophia H. Cohen
Barbara Cohn
Bessie Collector
Bessie S. Cone
Nathan Deutsch
Jacob Dowinsky
Peter A. Eisner
Helen
Feldenheimer
Esther Morris
Feldman
David O. Feldmann
Dora Bachrach
Fink
Rena A. Frank
Benjamin C. Glass
Louise M. Glazer
Milton D.
Glickman
Thelma S. Goldiner
Rose Sklar
Goldsmith
Lena S. Goldstein
Dr. Charles I.
Highstein
Lizzie R.
Himmelrich
Hannah Jacobi
Millard W. Jacobi
Ludwig Kahn
Morris Katz
William B. Katz
Eva Kaufman
Anna Klugman
Jeanette Rosengart
Kurz
William Lasky
Alfred Levy
Fannie F. Levy
Bruce Jay Lipstein
Bessie London
Solomon S. Macks
Robert Mittelman
A. Leonard Mogol
Benjamin Molofsky
Hilda F. Panitz
Belle Dorothy
Plimack
Ruth Wolf Rehfeld
Raye M. Rose
Julian Carl
Rosenstock
Tilly Rotner
Sarah Schenthal
Joseph Schlossberg
William I.
Schulman
Beatrice B. Siegel
Joan P. Slotnick
Charles Snyder
Julius M. Stark
William Statter
Bernard Steinberg
Florence
Stromberg
Eva Troy
Ira Troy
Anne L. Veditz
Leonard Weinberg
Paul Joseph
Weiner
Edward Weisberg
May 22-23
Gertie Meyer
Aaron
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Morris Aronovitch
Jacob Bayer
Erwin M. Brown
Joseph J. Chor
Mendel Cohen
Rose K. Cohen
Shirley Eiseman
Marian L.
Feldmann
Bernard H.
Feustman
Dr. Rubin H.
Flocks
Alberta Sampliner
Gerson
Maurice H.
Goldstein
Julia R.
Guggenheim
Hortense F. Hahn
Sophie B. Hanline
Jesse H. Hartman
Eleanor E.B. Hirsh
Carrie Hornstein
Etta D. Kadden
Abraham Kahn
Marcia L. Keiser
Marcus Kleineibst
Eugene W. Kramer
Abraham Kravetz
Audrey Krieger
William A.
Leibowitz
Julia Lenet
Fannie Losin
Milton D.
Lowenthal
Anne W. Miller
Rose B. Needle
Harold Nitzburg
Helen R.
Oppenheim
Elkan S. Palmbaum
Fanny Jonas Patz
Helen Gene
Goldman Purdy
Samuel P. Raffel
Nathan Raskin
Ernestine Rice
Joseph A. Rose
Anna Rose
Rosenberg
Minnie Ginsberg
Rosenfeld
Nathan Rosenthal
Hymen Sandler
Morris Schreiber
Lottie Schwartz
Alfred Seider
Nathan Shackman
Ida Sharogrodsky
Mollie F. Shavell
Hattie Smith
Lenora Spahn
Sadie Harris Stein
David Stern
R. Samuel Stern
Kaufman Sanders
Thalheimer
Constance Arnold
Weinberg
Jesse L. Weinberg
Sarah B. Weinstein
Irvin Weisberg
Rosalind G.
Wertheimer
Fannie Wilson
Boris Yaffe
Dorothy Engel
Zetlin
May 29-30
Shirley Gorenstein
Alper
Matilda B.
Aronson
Rose H. Balder
Rebecca S.
Bechhofer*
Saul Berenson*
Robert Berney
Esther S. Bernstein
Julius Brafman*
Blanche Carmel
Leon M. Chor
Rose S. Coplan*
Edwin Fink*
Henrietta S. Frank
Hattie K. Friedman
Hilda Goldberg
Rena L. Goldfinger
David Goldstein
Sol Goodman
Harry H. Green
Myer Greenbaum
Samuel Hamburger
Leon S. Hanline
William Harris
Sadie Gertrude
Cohen Horwitz*
Florence K. Israel
Emanuel H. Jacobi
Rebecca Kahn
Sam Kahn*
Allan Katz
Benjamin Katz
Louis Kemper
Max Klasman
Sylvia Koch*
Samuel Kolker
Anita Yaffe Leavitt
Bessie Leon
Leonard L. Levin*
Abraham H. Levine
Benjamin Marks
Bernard Miller
Joseph H. Myers*
Barnett B. Naiditch
George J.
Nathanson*
Jacob Ostroff
George Palmbaum
Albert Paltell
Harry Peck*
Larry Pozanek*
L’Dor
v’Dor
From Generation to Generation
Special Birthdays
Brendan Butler, Laurie Haas, Jacqueline
Rubinstein, Lauren Braitman,
Susan Nathan, Betty Jean Himeles,
Alexander Lippitt, Herbert Burgunder,
Jr., Stuart Goodman, Stephen Blum,
Bernard Kaufman, Jill Woltman, Gina
Barr, Alissa Frankel, Jill Petschek,
Oshri Shalgi, Dr. Stephen Winikoff,
Shawn Zeigler, Marshall Klein, Brenda
Cohen, Dr. James Carlton, Lynda S.
Weinstein, Robin Weiman, Susan
Abraham, Lee Jacobson, Rhonda
Framm, James Trosch, Dr. Louis
Shpritz, Michael Fortier, Judith Macks,
Betty Meyers, Lauren Jacobson
Special Anniversaries
50th Dr. Joseph (Jerry) & Sandra Mechanick
35th James & Alice Dolle Trosch
15th Mindy & David Kramer
Laurie & Wayne Sher
10th Melinda (Mindy) & Dr. Jason Brandt
Naomi & Brice King
Julie & Josh McElhenney
Jennifer & Steve Wilkerson
B’nai Mitzvah
May 2
Zachary Alec Hermann, son of Cory and
Barak Hermann
Melissa Sydney Plovan, daughter of
Marnie and Matthew Plovan
May 9
Reed Jacob Cooper, son of Jessica and
Matthew Cooper, grandson of Betty
and Stephen Cooper
May 16
12
Alec Bryce Kalisch, son of Modesta
(Dusty) and Louis (Chip) Kalisch,
grandson of Marsha and Arthur
Kalisch
May 23
Rachel Tressa Katzenberg, daughter of
Joy and Bruce Katzenberg
May 30
Benjamin Joseph Sims, son of Jane and
Brian Sims, grandson of Helaine and
Marc Witman
Engagements
Jessica Brodsky, daughter of Laura and
Robert Brodsky, to Jason Weintraub
Aaron Finch, son of Eleanor Hirsh and
Christopher Finch, grandson of Allan
T. Hirsh, Jr., to Melissa McGrane
Dr. Drew Pate to Dr. Tess Carpenter
Erica Robinson, daughter of Terese and
Dr. Howard Robinson, to Michael
Rubin
Marriages
Emily Greenberg, daughter of
Melanie and Howard Greenberg,
granddaughter of Trudy Greenberg
and Jeanne Rottenberg, to André
Brasser
Dan Kozlow to Nancy Cohen
Births
Morgan Cook, daughter of India Goldring
and Maurice Cook, granddaughter of
Celina Young
Sara Gechtman, daughter of Chaya
and Moshe Gechtman, great-greatgranddaughter of Ruth and Robert M.
Taubman
Kenneth Reed Green, son of Rebecca and
Mark Green
Pearl Elice Silverstone, daughter of
Laura Reed and Murray Silverstone,
granddaughter of Ruth F. and Dr.
Harris Silverstone
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Bulletin • Number 9 • 12 Iyar – 13 Sivan 5775 • May 2015
Ethel Raichlen*
Sarah Ritterman*
Bernie Rosenstein
Edna D. Rosenthal
Adolph C. Rosner*
Beverly Legum
London Sachs*
Norman Salzman*
Sarah Schein*
Anne Vera
Schunick
Jacob M. Shoben*
Stanley Sollins
Dorothy Shapiro
Steinberg*
Lillian Stichman
Arthur Strasburger
Albert Strull
Harry Sussman*
Frieda Deutsch
Taubman*
James Henry
Weinberg
Minnie S.
Weinblatt*
Gussie Weiss
*Shavuot
We gratefully acknowledge the
following offerings:
For the speedy recovery of
Elaine Finkelstein, by Hannah Winn
Harvey Goldstock, by Diane & Sidney
Bravmann
Louis Katz, by Ellen & Dr. Dennis
Uhlfelder
Barbara Kornblatt, by Evelyn Gorman
Iris Powell, by Suzanne Strutt
Chuck Spivak, by Sandy Raskin
In honor of
The 25th wedding anniversary of
Barbara & David Berenhaus, by Betty
Meyers
The special birthday of Ralph Brunn, by
Suzanne & Dr. George F. Strutt
Sharon Edlow on receiving the Carol
J. Caplan Service and Commitment
Award, by Ilene & Dr. John K. Brooks
Rabbi Busch for counseling us, by Amy
Bram & Jonathan Gerstl
The birth of Sara Gechtman, by her
great-great-grandparents, Ruth &
Robert M. Taubman
The marriage of Amy Bram & Jonathan
Gerstl, by Becky Gutin & Rachel
Medvin
The special birthday of Sol Goodman, by
Elizabeth Epstein
Rebecca & Mark Green, on the birth of
their son, Kenneth Reed Green, by
Renée, Ilene & the staff of the E.B.
Hirsh Early Childhood Center • PEP
Melanie & Howard Greenberg, on the
marriage of their daughter Emily to
André Brasser, by Carol J. Caplan
The special birthday of Judith Gross, by
Betty Spear
The 30th wedding anniversary Becky
& Larry Gutin, by Betty Meyers •
Suzanne Strutt
The special birthday of Jay M. Kramer, by
Joyce & Robert Baker
The 45th wedding anniversary of Harriet
& Jay M. Kramer, by Joyce & Robert
Baker • Rita & Bob Fellerman
The privilege of dressing the Torah at
Shabbat Shelanu, by Isabel & Stan
Levin
The special birthday of Butsy Mandel, by
Loraine Lobe • Caryl Odenheimer
The special birthday of Sherri Minkin, by
Marsha & Douglas Marcus
Ron Maytin, on his granddaughter Hallie
Maytin becoming a Bat Mitzvah, by
Phyllis & Fred W. Frank
The 45th wedding anniversary of Bobbi
& Aron Perlman, by Suzanne Strutt
Merle Porter on the birth of her
grandson, Avery Ryan Mayer, by
Suzanne Strutt
Therese & Dr. Howard Robinson, on the
engagement of their daughter, Erica
to Michael Rubin, by Ilene & Dr. John
K. Brooks
Rabbi Sachs-Kohen on her 10th
anniversary at BHC, by her family at
Camp Airy & Camp Louise • Naomi,
Dr. Philip & Randy Benzil • Susanna
Garfein & Ross Goldstein • Hilda
Perl Goodwin • Lola & Joseph Hahn •
Marcy Hyatt & Kathy Keene • Cerrill
Meister & Eddie Jacobs, Jr. • Gerri
& Larry Kobren • The Kohen Family
• Harriet & Jay M. Kramer • Isabel
& Stan Levin • Jane Lillien • Sandy
Raskin • Pam & Theron Russell •
Carole Seidman • Suzanne Strutt •
Ruth & Robert M. Taubman • Susan &
Harvey Zeiger
Laura Reed & Murray Silverstone on the
birth of their daughter, Pearl Elice
Silverstone, by their parents, Ruth F.
& Dr. Harris Silverstone
Ruth F. & Dr. Harris Silverstone on the
birth of their granddaughter, Pearl
Elice Silverstone, by Louise & Richard
F. Kemper
Shirley & Irving Simon on their grandson
Daniel Simon becoming a Bar
Mitzvah, by Suzanne Strutt
Celina Young on the birth of her
granddaughter, Morgan Cook, by
James & Alice Dolle Trosch
In memory of
Goldie Alper, by Joy Katzenberg
Myra Askin, by Butsy Mandel & Allan T.
Hirsh, Jr.
Gail R. Becker, by Dr. Larry Becker
Joan Schabb Bellhouse, by Oscar Schabb
Louis David Berman, by Elaine
Finkelstein & Family
Naomi Beser, by Sylvia Beser
Aaron Bloom, by Sig Bloom
Ada Bloom, by Sig Bloom
Fred Brooksaler, by Doris Cowl
Shelley Brownstein & Herman Herman
Kahn, by Estelle Kahn, children &
grandchildren
Fannie Burt, by Dr. Robert Burt
Barry Carp, by Judy & Stanley Rudo
Betty Carp, by Judy & Stanley Rudo
Victor Chemouny, by Margie Chapin •
Paula K. & Marty Himeles, Jr. • Betty
Spear
Jerome B. Cohen, by Naomi Cohen
Marvin Cohen, by Florence Cohen Jones
Rebecca Cohen & Ada Dowinsky, by
Florence Cohen
Matthew DiBlasi, by Karan Engerman •
PEP • Sandy Raskin • Ruth & Chuck
Spivak •James & Alice Dolle Trosch
Dr. Henry Dillon, by Sonya Dillon,
Nancy, Geoffrey & Emily Tobias,
Aaron Weidle & Robert, Joshua &
Molly Dillon
Sylvan A. Dogoloff, by Chaya & Ira
Wexler, & Mirko & Ilyssa Zacchei
Jules Dresner, by Vicki & Larry Glaser
Bernard H. Feustman, by Anne Meyers
Harry E. Fleishman, by his children,
Janet & Dr. Robert Fleishman
Shandl Futerman, by Leonid Shteyman
Milton Gluck, by Stuart A. Gluck
Gertrude Goff, by Margery Gluck
Steven Gresser, by Arnold Gresser
L. Manuel Hendler, by Jeffrey Legum
Jane Herstein, by Paul Brody
Charles Hoffberger, by LeRoy Hoffberger
Jerold C. Hoffberger, by Jan & David
Hoffberger
Louis Jandorf, Jr., by Susan & Jerry Taylor
Fay Kaufman, by Steve Kaufman •
Barbara Sakin
Bernice Kramer, by Harriet & Jay M.
Kramer
Abraham Kravetz, by his Family
Naomi Hendler Legum, by Harriet &
Jeffrey Legum
Aaron Lessans, by Elizabeth & Irwin
Epstein
Burton Levinson, by Phyllis & Fred W.
Frank • Ava & Dr. Marc Lenet • The
Ottenheimer Family • Ron, Ruth &
Robert M. Taubman • Adrianne &
Robert Weinblatt • Ellen & Sheldon
Wollman
Carlyn Lipman, by Betty Fink
Bruce Jay Lipstein, by Dr. David I.
Tossman
Adele Loew, by Susan Sklar
George London, by Joan R. London
Sylvia Lubman, by Mindie Flamholtz
• Judi & Alan Gillis • Marcia & Dan
Pearl • Jody & Howard Kessner • Oscar
Schabb • Sandy & Ted Shooman •
Cathy Wolff
Janet Lustgarten, by Margie Chapin •
Pauline Z. Chapin
Eleanore Medwedeff, by Charles
Greenberg
Susan Mermelstein, by Anita & Fred
Gelfand
Lyn Myerhoff, by Harvey M. Meyerhoff
Judi Miller, by Steve Miller
Morris H. Mishner, by Adrianne &
Robert Weinblatt
Gertrude “Geetze” Meyerberg, by Becky
Gutin • Louise & Richard F. Kemper •
Lisa, Harriet & Jay M. Kramer
Joyce S. Ottenheimer, by Iris & Bob
Berenhaus • Bonnie & Howard
Heneson • Emily & Spence Levitas •
Rheta & Barry I. Schloss • Dr. Leonard
Tucker
Edward I. Paul, by Lauren Brown
Lewis Penn, by Betty W. Cohen
Bette Lehman Rascovar, by Barry
Rascovar
Vivion Robinson, by Sonia Blumberg &
Family
Ruth Rosenberg, by Henry A. Rosenberg,
Jr.
Anne-Maris Rudo, by Shirley Rudo
Blanch Rymland, by Richard Rymland
Lilyane Sarnoff, by Phyllis & Fred W.
Frank
Julius Segall, by Phyllis & Martin Segall
Lillian Shapiro, by Betty & Jerome
Shapiro
Sophie Shapiro, by Betty & Jerome
Shapiro
Genya Shtyeyman, by Leonid Shteyman
Herbert Norman Slotnick, by Suzanne
Strutt
Rev. Rhonda Moore Smith, by Renée
Stadd
Dr. Frank V. Sutland, by Sheila Sutland
Pakula & Lawrence C. Pakula, M.D., &
their children & grandchildren
Rena Tralins, by David Tralins
Eva Troy, by Phyllis Troy
Ira Troy, by Phyllis Troy
Henry Umansky, by Suzanne & Daniel
W. Crone III • Benjy Dubin • Louis &
Richard F. Kemper • Susan & Norman
Lorch • Lu & Hon. Michel Pierson •
Sandy Raskin • Helene & Jeff Waranch
Morris Waldman, by Alan Waldman
Constance Arnold Weinberg, by Anne
Meyers
James Henry Weinberg, by Anne Meyers
Leonard Weinberg, Anne Meyers
Robert Weinstein, by Elizabeth Weinstein
Esther Zerden, by Rachel & Benjy Dubin
• Phyllis & Fred W. Frank
In commemoration of the birthday
anniversary of
William Bornfriend, by Marcia
Bornfriend
Maurice Glazer, by his children,
grandchildren & great-grandchildren
In commemoration of the wedding
anniversary of
The 45th of Diane & Richard Mandy, by
Dr. Sarah M. Kern
Acknowledgments
Appreciation is expressed for
messages of good wishes and
Books of Uniongrams received by
Laurence & David Weis in memory of
Victor Chemouny
Ries Daniel on his special birthday
Becky & Larry Gutin on their 30th
wedding anniversary
Jay M. Kramer on his special birthday
Harriet & Jay M. Kramer on their 45th
wedding anniversary
Rheta Schloss on her special birthday
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Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Bulletin • Number 9 • 12 Iyar – 13 Sivan 5775 • May 2015
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Bulletin • Number 9 • 12 Iyar – 13 Sivan 5775 • May 2015
May 2015
Events
riday, May 1
F
5 pmReception
5:30 pm Annual Meeting
6:15 pm Shabbat Service with Installation,
Oneg Shabbat following
6:30 pm PJ Shabbat
6:30 pm Shake It Up Shabbat
S aturday, May 2
9 am Torah Talk
10 am Shabbat Shelanu
10:30 am Shabbat Service with Bar Mitzvah
5:30 pm Mincha/Havdalah Service with
Bat Mitzvah
Sunday, May 3
9 am 9:15 am 10:15 am 10:30 am
11:30 am 12:15 pm 2 pm Religious School
Adult Hebrew Class
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
Bereavement Group
Sisterhood Closing Luncheon
Religious School Teachers Lunch
Hoffberger Art Gallery
Artist Reception
Monday, May 4
6:30 pm BEIT-RJ at Har Sinai
7:30 pm BHC Board of Electors Meeting
Tuesday, May 5
7 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
Food Addicts in Recovery
Alcoholics Anonymous &
Al-Anon
Overeaters Anonymous
Grey Sheet Anonymous
Thursday, May 7
6 pm
8 pm
Night of the Stars Reception
(premium ticket holders only)
Night of the Stars (tickets
required)
Friday, May 8
7 pm
Shabbat Service,
Oneg Shabbat following
Saturday, May 9
9 am
10 am 10:30 am 1 pm
Torah Talk
Shabbat Shelanu
Shabbat Service with Bar Mitzvah
Family Jewish Outdoor
Education
6 pm Chai Society Dinner
Sunday, May 10
Saturday, May 23 • Shavuot Evening
9 am
10 am 10:30 am 6 pm 9 am 9:15 am 9:30 am 10 am Religious School
Adult Hebrew Class
Brotherhood Breakfast
Mother’s Day Memorial Service
at Berrymans Lane Cemetery
10:15 am Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
10:30 am Bereavement Group
Monday, May 11
10:30 am Second Monday Series
7 pm
7:30 pm
Tuesday, May 12
5:30 pm
7 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
BHC Cares
Food Addicts in Recovery
Kol Rinnah
Alcoholics Anonymous & Al-Anon
Overeaters Anonymous
Grey Sheet Anonymous
riday, May 15
F
6:15 pm Shabbat Service,
Oneg Shabbat following
7:30 pm Chai Life Member Shabbat
Dinner
7:30 pm BHC Pride Dinner
Saturday, May 16
9 am
10 am 10:30 am 5 pm Torah Talk
Shabbat Shelanu
Shabbat Service with Bar Mitzvah
Goodnight Shabbat
Sunday, May 24 • Shavuot
8 am Shavuot Sunrise Service (Note
Time)
9 am Shavuot Breakfast
7 pm Shavuot Scoop
Monday, May 25 • Building Closed
Tuesday, May 26
7 pm
7 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
Food Addicts in Recovery
Caregivers Support Group
Kol Rinnah
Alcoholics Anonymous & Al-Anon
Overeaters Anonymous
Grey Sheet Anonymous
Friday, May 29
6:15 pm
Shabbat Service,
Oneg Shabbat following
S aturday, May 30
9 am Torah Talk
10 am Shabbat Shelanu
5 pm Mincha/Havdalah Service with
Bar Mitzvah
Sunday, May 31 • Building Closed
Sunday, May 17
9 am 9:15 am 10:15 am 10:30 am
10:30 am
Religious School
• Aleph All Stars
Adult Hebrew Class
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
Bereavement Group
7 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
Food Addicts in Recovery
Kol Rinnah
Alcoholics Anonymous & Al-Anon
Overeaters Anonymous
Grey Sheet Anonymous
BHC Cares Phone Connection
Tuesday, May 19
Thursday, May 21
7 pm
U.S. Holocaust Museum Program
Friday, May 22
6:15 pm
Bema Home Connection is available
in the Sanctuary, Goodwin Center and
Hoffberger Chapel. To connect to Bema
Home Connection, call the Temple
Office, 410-764-1587.
Brotherhood Board Meeting
BEIT-RJ Graduation at Har Sinai
Torah Talk
Shabbat Shelanu
Shabbat Service with Bat Mitzvah
Confirmation Dinner (reservation
required)
7 pm Shavuot Evening Service
9 pm Shavuot Study Session
Shabbat Service,
Oneg Shabbat following
Hearing loops are available in all of
our worship spaces and social halls.
Simply turn on the T-coil. For more
information contact David Weis,
[email protected].
Mark Your Calendar
Camp BHC
Monday, June 15 through
Friday, June 19 • 9 am - 4 pm
3, 4 and 5 day options
early and after care available
Father’s Day Memorial Service
Sunday, June 21 • 10 am
BHC’s Berrymans Lane Cemetery
Beach Shabbat
Friday, July 10 • 6 pm
Delaware Seashore State Park in Rehoboth
Periodicals
Postage paid at Baltimore, Maryland
Officers
Martha Weiman
President
Steven Sharfstein
1st Vice President
Gary P. Aiken
Vice President
Paula K. Himeles
Vice President
Jay M. Kramer
Vice President
Robert D. Waldman
Treasurer
Linda R. Nathan
Assistant Treasurer
Marc Plisko
Secretary
Peggy K. Wolf
Immediate
Past President
Counsel
Carl S. Silverman, Esq.
Staff
Jo Ann Windman
Executive Director
Brad Cohen
Director of Education
Renée Stadd
Director, E. B. Hirsh
Early Childhood Center
Annette Saxon
Director of Development
David K. Weis
Controller
Andy Wayne
Director of
Communications and
Engagement
Jimmy Galdieri
Music Director
Mark Hucks
Facility Operations
Coordinator
Tracy Ringel
Communications and
Design Associate
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Services
Friday, May 1
Saturday, May 9
Saturday, May 23
5 pm • Reception
Emor, Leviticus 21:1-24:23
Bemidbar, Numbers 1:1-4:20
5:30 pm • Annual Meeting
6:15 pm • Shabbat Service with Installation
Rabbi Busch will speak
Kol Rinnah will sing
6:30 pm • PJ Shabbat
for newborns-Pre-K
with Rabbi Sachs-Kohen
6:30 pm • Shake It Up Shabbat
for children in grades K-2nd
with Cantor Sacks
Saturday, May 2
Kedoshim, Leviticus 19:1-20:27
9
10
am
am
• Torah Talk
• Shabbat Shelanu
10:30 am • Shabbat Service
Bar Mitzvah of Zachary Alec Hermann
son of Cory & Barak Hermann
5:30 pm • Mincha/Havdalah Service
Bat Mitzvah of Melissa Sydney Plovan
daughter of Marnie & Matthew Plovan
Friday, May 8
7 pm • Shabbat Service
Rabbi Sachs-Kohen will speak
Junior Choir will sing
9
10
am
am
• Torah Talk
• Shabbat Shelanu
10:30 am • Shabbat Service
Bar Mitzvah of Reed Jacob Cooper
son of Jessica & Matthew Cooper
Friday, May 15
6:15
9
pm
10
7
9
10
am
am
• Torah Talk
• Shabbat Shelanu
10:30 am • Shabbat Service
Bar Mitzvah of Alec Bryce Kalisch
son of Modesta & Louis Kalisch
5
pm
• Goodnight Shabbat
Friday, May 22
6:15
pm
• Shabbat Service
Rabbi Busch will speak
• Shabbat Shelanu
• Shavuot Evening Service
with Confirmation
pm
Sunday, May 24
Rabbi Busch will speak
Behar/Bechukkotai, Leviticus 25:1-27:34
• Torah Talk
10:30 am • Shabbat Service
Bat Mitzvah of Rachel Tressa Katzenberg
daughter of Joy & Bruce Katzenberg
• Shabbat Service
Saturday, May 16
am
am
Shavuot, Exodus 19:1-8, 20:1-14
8
am
• Shavuot Sunrise Service
Friday, May 29
6:15 pm • Shabbat Service
Rabbi Busch will speak
Kol Rinnah will sing
Saturday, May 30
Naso, Numbers 4:21-7:89
9
10
am
am
• Torah Talk
• Shabbat Shelanu
5 pm • Mincha/Havdalah Service
Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin Joseph Sims
son of Jane & Brian Sims