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Andrew Wollner, Rabbi Scott Shpeen. Back Row: Nancy Simon, Gabrielle Schaffer,
James Barnet, Samuel Feinman, Jeffrey Wright, Rabbi Dennis Ross.
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A Day At the Races ~ Sunday, August 18th at 12:30 p.m.
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Donations drop-off begins June 2nd, 9 a.m.
Please sign up to volunteer
with the enclosed blue flyer
Thank you to Federation!
We are pleased to announce that The United Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York
has provided Beth Emeth with a special 2013 grant for new or existing initiatives
or activities that support Membership and/or Education.
Please remember to support Federation,which generously provides support every
year toward our religious school Special Needs Program.
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Special Birthdays and Anniversaries
Beth Emeth wishes to congratulate the following on their
Special August Birthdays:
Beth Emeth wishes to congratulate the following on their
Special June Birthdays:
Joy Davidoff
Ken Deitcher
Fran Dembling
Jan Dorman
Chuck Falk
Bob Finkle
Sherry Freedman
Diane Kern
Sandy Kletter
Brent Letourneau
Joe Albert
Anna Bray
Jerry Cohen
Rosaline Etlinger
Steven Fischer
Rob Futterman
Harvey Gold
Steve Gonick
Merill Greenberg
Mike Hawrylchak
Penny Manasse
Amy Milstein
Drew Roemer
Harry Rosenstein
Judith Roth
Mimi Slawsky
Jeff Sperry
Charlie Stern
Gerry Swimm Schlesinger
Dee Dee Wolberg
Beth Emeth wishes to congratulate the following on their
Special August Wedding Anniversaries:
Karen and Mark Glaser – 10th
Melissa and Ron Greenberg – 10th
Melissa and Mike Lurie – 10th
Lisa and Jason Metz – 10th
Sheri and Scott Townsend – 15th
Shari and David Gordon – 20th
Sheryl and Michael Welton – 20th
Patti and Steve Boochever – 30th
Steffi Silon and Bruce Gottlieb – 35th
Marlene and Howard Pressman – 40th
Marion and Merill Greenberg – 45th
Bea and Don Cohen – 60th
Bernice and Dick Lesnick – 65th
Beth Emeth wishes to congratulate the following on their
Special June Wedding Anniversaries:
Karen and Jordan Rosen – 10th
Jessica and Alex Brand – 15th
Shellie and Dave Carr – 15th
Karen DeBlanc and Paul Fellenbaum – 20th
Janet and Bob Wright – 20th
Lisa and Steve Stulmaker – 25th
Angela and Steve Wattenberg – 25th
Patricia and Dan Bernstein – 30th
Linda and Terry Freedland – 30th
Debbie and Joel Schaller – 35th
Ellen and Mort Hess – 40th
Jocelyn and Steve Pranis – 40th
Susan and Ron Backer – 45th
Lois and Jan Dorman – 45th
Marcia and Mike Horelick – 45th
Phyllis and Stephen Hillinger – 45th
Ceil and Richard Friedenthal – 50th
Yvette and Jerry Nackenson – 60th
Millie and Mike Serling – 60th
Ruth and Curt Manasse – 65th
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New Members
We welcome David, Shara, Zev, Ariel, Aden and Chaz Siegfeld
to our Beth Emeth Family.
Beth Emeth wishes to congratulate the following on their
Special July Birthdays:
Susan Benjamin
Ronald Berinstein
Jonathan Burman
Joel Burtman
Edith Cohen
Mary Ellen Dix
Sherry Einhorn
Lissa Fine
Alice Firsty
Carol Grand
Jill Hildreth
Penny Lippman
Bill Lubin
Eileen Mathena
Jessica Melchior
Jim Milstein
Ilene Stein
Terry Strong
Sheri Townsend
Mitzvah Heroes
Here are this month’s Mitzvah Heroes! Remember, if there
is someone (youth or adult) who you feel should be acknowledged for a mitzvah, let me know and I will list them in this
column. E-mail or call Debbie Sokoler (436-9761 X228 or
[email protected]). It’s that simple!
Stephanie Palat volunteers at Ronald McDonald House
with her family – they are making breakfasts on Sundays.
Stephanie’s goals include making people’s lives better and to
help them find some happiness during a difficult time.
Gary Greenhouse
Andrew Kotlow
Steven Lerner
Mark Levine
Kathy Liebman
Paul Preceruti
Betty Richter
Steve Sabatino
Arlene Sheber
Alla Umanskaya
Beth Emeth Responds to History
Beth Emeth wishes to congratulate the following on their
Special July Wedding Anniversaries:
Part of our 175th Anniversary Celebration:
Five minute glimpses into Beth Emeth involvement
in various historical events.
Presented by members of the Ritual Committee.
Various Shabbats in June
Leslie and Mark Laven – 10th
Jane and Mark Levine – 10th
Julia Richards and David Barnet – 20th
Linda and Mike Barnas – 25th
Renee and Rich Morris – 25th
Blanche and Bill Schiller – 25th
Lois and Judd Suresky – 40th
Nancy and Norm Levine – 45th
Pat and Bob Friedman - 50th
Bulletin Deadline
All articles for the September Bulletin should be submitted by
August 10th
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Shabbat Sh’lach L’cha
(Numbers 13:1-15:41)
Friday Evening, May 31 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday Morning, June 1
Torah Study at 9:30 a.m.
Services at 10:45 a.m.
B’nai Mitzvah of Jonathan Sills and Isabel Armour-Garb
Shabbat Matot-Mas’ei
(Numbers 30:2-36:13)
Friday Evening, July 5 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday Morning, July 6
Services at 10:45 a.m
Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin Klamka
Shabbat D’varim
(Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22)
Friday Evening, July 12 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday Morning, July 13
9:30 Torah Study in the Library
Shabbat Korach
(Numbers 16:1-18:32)
Friday Evening, June 7 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday Morning, June 8
9:30 Torah Study in the Library
Shabbat Va-et’chanan
(Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11)
Friday Evening, July 19 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday Morning, July 20
9:30 Torah Study in the Library
Shabbat Chukat
(Numbers 19:1-22:1)
Friday Evening, June 14 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday Morning, June 15
9:30 Torah Study in the Library
Shabbat Eikev
(Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25)
Friday Evening, July 26 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday Morning, July 27
9:30 Torah Study in the Library
Shabbat Balak
(Numbers 22:2-25:9)
Friday Evening, June 21 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday Morning, June 22
Torah Study at 9:30 a.m.
Services at 10:45 a.m
B’not Mitzvah of Teresa Bastiani and Sarah Vener
Shabbat Re’eh
(Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17)
Friday Evening, August 2 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday Morning, August 3
9:30 Torah Study in the Library
Shabbat Pinchas
(Numbers 25:10-30:1)
Friday Evening, June 28 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday Morning, June 29
Torah Study at 9:30 a.m.
Services at 10:45 a.m
Bar Mitzvah of Ethan Kurlander
Shabbat Shof’tim
(Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9)
Friday Evening, August 9 at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday Morning, August 10
9:30 Torah Study in the Library
Shabbat Ki Teitzei
(Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19)
Friday Evening, August 16
Saturday Morning, August 17
9:30 Torah Study in the Library
ARE YOU CELEBRATING A SIMCHA at SERVICES?
Baby Naming
Wedding Blessing
Special Anniversary Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Special Birthday
Graduation
Consider sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat!
(light refreshments immediately following services on Friday
night) Interested? Contact
Gail Kendall at 436-9761 x225 or [email protected]
Shabbat Ki Tavo
(Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
Friday Evening, August 23
Saturday Morning, August 24
9:30 Torah Study in the Library
LIVE STREAMED SERVICES ON-LINE
Can’t come to Shabbat services?
You can watch services live on our web-site.
Go to www.BethEmethAlbany.org and click on the
purple ‘Worship’ tab on the top. When you see the screen .
you may have to click an arrow to begin watching.
Shabbat Nitzavim-Vayelech
(Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30)
Friday Evening, August 30
Saturday Morning, August 31
9:30 Torah Study in the Library
You can also go to our on-line
archive to see a service you missed!
To underwrite live-streaming for a week, a month, or more
Contact Gail Kendall in the office at 436-9761 x 225.
Congregation Beth Emeth Bulletin
June/ July/ August 2013 - 5773
Published monthly except July and August
Congregation Beth Emeth
100 Academy Road, Albany, New York 12208
Volume LVI, No. 9
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It’s hard to believe that almost a full year
has passed since I wrote my first column as
President. Thanks to you, our committed
congregants, our dedicated Officers, Board,
Affiliates and hardworking clergy and staff, it
has been a full and productive year. We
completed our Next Dor focus groups and
have begun incorporating your input into our
planning for the coming year. We welcomed
our new members, revived our 2nd Night Seder, came together
for educational and cultural programs, listened to wonderful
music, helped to grow Diane’s Farm, thanked Nancy Simon
and welcomed Shara Siegfeld as our new Director of the
Einhorn Center for Jewish Education. We made significant
progress in growing our endowment. We have celebrated the
holidays, rejoiced at baby namings, B’nai Mitzvah and
weddings. We have prayed for healing and mourned the loss of
our loved ones. Together, we have strengthened our congregational community.
And we’re not done yet! June offers additional opportunities for connection. Volunteering at the Garage Sale on June
9th is a great way to meet new people while providing an
important service to the larger community and helping to raise
needed funds for CBE. The 175th Anniversary Dinner Gala and
Show on June 15th, on which so many have worked long and
hard, will be a wonderful culmination of the meaningful and fun
celebrations our committees, affiliates, clergy and staff created
for us. And last but not least, our June 19th
Annual
Congregational Meeting will give us the opportunity to gather in
community to conduct important business and honor deserving
members. I hope to see many of you at these events.
As this edition of the bulletin covers three months, please
read it carefully and mark your calendars with the great things
that are planned. I wish you all a happy and healthy summer!
B’Shalom,
Jill Goodman, president
Beth Emeth recognizes with profound sorrow
the death of our members
Beatrice G. Levy
Wife of the late Donald Levy,
Mother of Jeffrey (Christine) Levy , Linda (Eleanor) Levy,
Tina (AJ) Sorell and Karen (Sami) Davda
Jeanne Ratzker
Wife of Leon Ratzker,
Mother of Nora Isaacs and Leslie Felner
Donald Rubin
Husband of Bernice Rubin,
Father of Lynn Rubin and David Rubin (Carole Ju)
Howard Smith, M.D.
Husband of Joan Smith,
Father of Alyssa, Joshua, Benjamin and Eric Smith
Bertha Scher Susman
Wife of the late Milton H. Susman,
Mother of Annette Susman and Ron Susman
Irma Koppel Weinberg
Wife of Bertold Weinberg,
Mother of Daniel (Susan) Weinberg
Dr. Allen Yarinsky
Husband of Estelle Yarinsky,
Father of Steven Yarinsky (Pamela Moniz), Carolyn (Myron)
Finkelstein andAdam Yarinsky (Amy Weisseg)
Beth Emeth extends sympathy to those in our
congregation who have lost a loved one
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Jeffrey Goulston
Son of Linda Levine (Drew Roemer)
Thursday June 27, 7:00 p.m. - Film "The Law in These
Parts" co-sponsored by WAMC and Albany Capital District
JSTREET, at The Linda WAMC Performing Arts Studio. For more
info: [email protected] or 526-0618.
Salvatore Nicoletta
Father of John Nicoletta (Rose Golden)
The Howard & Doris Rome Garden –
An Endowed Gift
Please join us for services on Friday, June 14th at
5:30 p.m., after which we will go outside to
dedicate the Howard & Doris Rome Garden. Congregation
Beth Emeth is most grateful to their children for creating and
endowing this lasting tribute to the Temple and to the
community that Howard and Doris so loved.
Howard William Rome was a graduate of Lasalle Institute and Norwich University. He also received his Masters
of Public Administration from SUNY Albany. He dedicated
his life to the family store, Spector’s, which Doris’s father
had founded, and which is still open today. He was a loving
father and always had a smile on his face. He encouraged
his children to be independent thinkers with his thoughtful
words of encouragement and able advice. His passion was
gardening and flowers. The home was surrounded by them,
and a holiday never passed without him sending flowers to
all of “his girls”.
Dr. Doris Spector Rome graduated from Milne High
school, Skidmore College and Albany Medical College. After
having studied with Dr. Papanicolaou, who developed the
PAP smear as it is known today, she opened the Cytology
Laboratory at the Albany Medical Center. She later went on
to pursue a residency in Pathology and became Board certified in both fields. She eventually opened her own laboratory
known as Cytopath. Doris and Howard worked together as
always on this project. During the course of her career she
received many awards and citations, published several papers and was presented with an honorary degree from her
Alma Mater, Skidmore College. She was a pioneer in Medicine, enjoyed skiing and excelled at golf. Being a woman
did not deter her from accomplishing anything to which she
set her mind. Their children, Marcia Rome Levitz, Lisa S.
Rome M.D., and Michael Spector Rome and grandchildren,
Aaron Moskowitz, Lauren Rome and David Rome, hope this
garden will be a peaceful setting for reflection and contemplation and a testament to their parents and grandparents
who enriched their lives as well as many other lives through
the way they conducted theirs.
All are invited to an Oneg Shabbat, sponsored by the
Romes, following services.
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It’s graduation time and we would like to send a Mazel Tov
to all of our graduating students!
Sherry Gold on the birth of her granddaughter Teagan
Lyndsley Wilson-Gold born on March 29th in Seattle, Washington. Parents are Sari Danielle Gold and Eric Stephen Wilson.
Maternal grandfather was the late Barry Alan Gold. Paternal
grandparents are Jan Wilson and the late Ben Lyle Wilson.
Helene Gordon on the Bat Mitzvah of her granddaughter
Hanna Freeman at Har Shalom Synagogue in Rockland, MD
on May 25th. Hannah is the daughter of Sandra and David
Freeman, who were married at Beth Emeth. Sandra was also
confirmed at Beth Emeth. Hannah’s maternal grandfather was
the late Robert M. Adler and paternal grandparents are Anne
and Cyril Freeman.
Adam Greenstein and Robyn Rosenblatt on their recent
engagement. Adam is the son of Dr. Neal and Cindy
Greenstein and the grandson of Florence Speigel and Harold
Greenstein and the late Jules Speigel and Beverly Greenstein.
Robyn is the daughter of Dr. Gary and Leslie Rosenblatt of
West Orange,NJ and the granddaughter of Grace Dobrer and
the late Milton Dobrer and Edith and Abe Rosenblatt.
Marvin and Miriam Grode on the college graduation of
their granddaughter Alana Goldfine from James Madison University, with a degree in accounting. She wlll intern with KPMG
Accounting firm in Washington D.C. this summer, and then go
onto grad school for her Master's in accounting in the fall. She
is the daughter of Jill and Howard Goldfine of Richmond, VA.
Lily Kowalski who has been accepted to Hebrew Union
College's Rhea Hirsch School of Education. She will be studying for a Masters in Jewish Education. She leaves in June to
spend the first year at HUC's Jerusalem campus and then will
spend 2 years finishing her studies at the Los Angeles campus.
Richard Kotlow, who was inducted into the Tech Valley
Business Hall of Fame on May 1st.
Samantha Liebman, daughter of Deborah and Bennett
Liebman, on her graduation from Barnard College in New York
City on May 19, 2013.
Joshua Malkin, son of Jill Goodman and Arthur Malkin on
his graduation from Tufts University. He is the recipient of the
Joanne May Sullivan Prize for Psychology, he will receive a
B.A. in Psychology and a Certificate in Community Health.
Upon his graduation Josh will be moving to New Orleans to
work for Teach for America.
Vita and Mark Phillips on the birth of their daughter Mila
Ann Phillips. She is the granddaughter of Yevgeny and Zina
Sosnovsky
Jamie Rosen of Bethlehem Central High School who was
named as a Times Union Top High School Scholar of 2013.
Cookie and Peter Siegel on the marriage of their daughter Margery to Francis W. Carmody, son of Leonie Luterman
and Christopher Carmody. Margery is the granddaughter of
Pearl Siegel and the late Aaron Siegel of Atlantis, FL and the
late Dr. Robert and Sydney Heller of Wyncote, PA. The wedding took place on April 27, 2013 in Beverly, MA.
Barbara Zaron who was has been elected Co-Chair of
Reform Jewish Voice of New York State, the voice of Reform
Jewish values to policy makers in our state.
Beginning with the September Bulletin, we will be printing
a list of all of our Beth Emeth graduates. If you or a member of
your family are graduating from high school, college, graduate
school, technical school, military training, etc., PLEASE LET
US KNOW. Help us recognize your amazing achievement!
Please send us the following information:
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the graduate’s name
the name of the school from which graduating
what degree he/she is receiving
any future plans he/she may have (such as the name
of the college they will be attending in the fall)
For inclusion in the September Bulletin, please send your
information by August 10th.
Send your information to: [email protected]
or contact Debbie Schaffer at 275-0562.
Securing the Future of Beth Emeth
At the June 15
175th Anniversary Celebration
we look forward to recognizing
those making gifts and bequests to
our endowment to help secure our future.
If you have included us in your
estate planning or wish to make a gift,
please contact Gail Kendall at 436-9761 ext 225.
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It is impossible to believe that I am concluding my first year
as Chair of the Social Action Committee. It has been an exciting and inspiring experience so far. I am incredibly grateful to
the members of the committee who do so much to meet our
commandment to Tikkun Olam. Thanks also to every soup
kitchen volunteer, crew chief, mitzah squad participant, Diane’s
Garden volunteers, and any of you who have assisted in the
work of the committee.
At the Social Action Shabbat in April, I made the comment,
that because of the commitment of Reform Judaism to Social
Justice and Repairing the World that everyone in the congregation is a member, some are just inactive. I would love for you to
join the roster of active members and participants.
Ways to become active are to write letters to the editor of
area newspapers. Communicating in person, by phone, by
e-mail or snail mail with your area legislators, or other government leaders. Become a soup kitchen volunteer and become a
crew chief. You may join our Mitzvah Squad. Diane’s Farm is
always looking for volunteers.
I urge you to visit our web site www.bethemethalbany.org,
especially since this is the last bulletin for several months. Also
become a facebook friend of the congregation.
I want to close by giving a huge thanks to the Board of
Trustees, the Clergy and the lay staff of the congregation for all
of the wonderful help and support throughout the year.
Have a great summer season,
Barry Z.. Davis
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Thank you to everyone who attended the Josh Nelson Concert on Sunday, May 5th. The sanctuary was filled with spirit,
fun and music as we gathered to recognize our children and to
continue celebrating Beth Emeth’s 175th anniversary.
Donor Dinner was a huge success, thanks to the hard work
of fabulous committee members: Lisa Finkle, Marcia Horelick,
Julie Koenig, Nancy Lozman, Sue Melnikoff, Beth Monaco,
Joan Paley, Ellen Roehr and Lynn Warheit. The entertainment
for the evening included Rabbi Kenneth Kantor presenting a
heart warming musical program. Thank you to Rabbi Shpeen
for sponsoring Rabbi Kantor through the Rabbi Scott L. Shpeen
Distinguished Artist Fund in memory of Susan. Many thanks to
Robin Sobol for creating a beautiful tribute to WRJ's centennial
celebration. The sentiments shared by past presidents captured
the past 100 years of WRJ and of our very own Beth Emeth
Sisterhood.
Margie Dorkin, outgoing Sisterhood President, was honored during the dinner. Margie led Sisterhood into a new generation of programs, while maintaining the traditions that were
passed down to her from her predecessors. It was through
Margie’s leadership, guidance, passion and vision that the delicate balance of the past, present and future have been realized.
A hearty yashar koach to Margie!
Sisterhood is proud to sponsor its annual summer trip to
Glimmerglass and monthly Mah Jongg tournaments. Looking
ahead to the fall, Sisterhood is pleased to continue to sponsor
Mah Jongg lessons will resume in the fall along with Knit and
Nosh and new and exciting programs for all to enjoy. Information will be posted on the temple website.
Thank you for your continued support,
Robyn Marinstein- President
[email protected]
We look forward to a couple of exciting summer events.
Have the entire family join us for the Valley Cats vs. Connecticut Tigers baseball game on Sunday, July 28th at 4 p.m., tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for children under 12. On Sunday,
August 18th at 12:30 p.m., we will hold another “Day At The
Races” at the Saratoga flat track. Check the bulletin flyers or
the website for complete details and registration information.
Over Memorial Day weekend, Brotherhood marked the
graves of our Jewish war veterans with American flags honoring vets laid to rest at our Loudonville and Bethlehem cemeteries. If we missed your family member, please contact the
temple office and they will update the records for next year.
We currently have vacancies on our board for several
positions including corresponding secretary. Please contact me
if you are interested in serving on our board, chairing an event,
assisting with publicity, or any other capacity. Have a terrific
summer!
Rob Dorkin – President
[email protected] or 456-0503
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Our annual Giant Garage Sale will be held June 8-11. The
Garage Sale is a fundraiser which helps Beth Emeth provide a
broad spectrum of programs and activities for its members,
while at the same time providing a service to the larger community by offering quality merchandise at a very reasonable price.
Many of our returning customers consider our sale to be the
“BEST IN THE CAPITAL REGION”.
The Garage Sale is part of Beth Emeth’s Social Action
programming. At the conclusion of the sale, unsold merchandise will be donated to community based non-profit agencies to
assist them in serving their clients. Our goal is to sell or donate
everything and to throw away nothing.
Thanks in advance to our CBEYG volunteers who assist
with a variety of duties. Thank you to the wonderful Garage
Sale Committee—co-chairs Margie and Rob Dorkin, Janis
Campo, Janis Englestein, David Galletly, Karen Gerstenzang,
Wendy Keyser, Julie Levin, Jill Peterson, Arleen Stein, Gary
Weitzman, and Barbara Zaron - and to all the volunteers.
Thanks to Joan Paley, Gail Kendall, and Steve Squires for the
many things they do to make the weekend run smoothly. We
couldn’t do it without you all!!
Sisterhood’s Chapter One Book Club
Join us to share in very insightful discussions about our book selections. What are our
requirements for membership? None! Male,
female, all generations are all encouraged to
join us at any time during the year. You are not required to attend each discussion. Our book selections are chosen by consensus several months in advance at the meetings. Members
are encouraged to make recommendations for future books.
Meetings are held every 4-6 weeks generally on a Thursday
evening from 6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Temple Library.
Each discussion is lead by a volunteer facilitator. If you wish to
join our group and receive our emails please contact Nancy
Lozman, [email protected].
Our summer book group will meet on June 27th, to discuss
Tale of Love and Darkness by Amoz Oz and on August 29th,
Zetoin by Dave Eggers.
In the fall and early winter we will meet on Wednesdays;
October 2nd, November 6th and December 11th. The reading
selections for these dates will be chosen at our May and June
meetings. These selections will appear over the summer on the
Temple Beth Emeth website, under Sisterhood Activities.
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Sisterhood members and their families and
friends volunteer at the Soup Kitchen
on the third Sunday of each month
from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Please join us!
Contact Jane Sanders to choose a date at
439-0991 or [email protected].
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry with Us!
Beth Emeth Gourmet Group for Adults. Singles welcome!
Here's an opportunity to put your culinary talents to work,
share a nice glass of wine, recipes, and camaraderie with us.
Contact Alice Slingerland at 518-768-2620 or Joan Weinberg at
513-519-0122. Come join us!
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Parenting Center
Our “formal” programming is complete for this season and
we are BUSY working on next year. I’ll be posting all Parenting Center programs on our web site this summer. Interested
in seeing any particular type of program for The Parenting
Center? Always happy to hear from you –
[email protected]!!
In the meantime here are some fun and meaningful family
Beth Emeth activities:
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Help with Diane’s Farm (see gold flyer for more details)
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Help with our Soup Kitchen
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Join our Mitzvah Squad (see blue flyer for more details)
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Join our Mitzvah Meal Group (see flyer for more details)
Registration for all of the above can be found on our website. Go to www.bethemethalbany.org and scroll down to
“Volunteer Activities”
A message from our Programming Director
As everyone else is starting up their lawn mowers, getting
out their sandals and anticipating those wonderful, fun days at
a pool, lake, ocean . .. I’m actually getting ready for the High
Holy Days (Wow – that was a quick summer!!!!) For me getting
ready involves getting curriculum/supplies/registration forms all
set for our High Holy Day Children’s programming, as well as
cleaning up The Parenting Center and putting it to “sleep” for
the summer.
Another way that helps me get ready for the High Holy
Days is a daily e-mail that I sign up for – “Jewels of Elul.” For
everyday of the month of Elul (beginning August 7), you get an
e-mail with a thought written by a variety of people (actors,
theologians, poets, authors, etc) – to help prepare and enhance your High Holy Day experience. To sign up, go to
www.craignco.com/jewelsflash.php. Hope you enjoy them as
much as I do.
I’ll be keeping everyone posted through my weekly e-mails
of upcoming programs for the Fall at Beth Emeth as well as
posting everything on our web-site. Check out the fun activities
being planned this summer at Beth Emeth from our 175th Anniversary Show to a Day at the Races – there’s something for all
this summer at Beth Emeth!
Wishing everyone a WONDERFUL summer!!
B’ Shalom
Debbie
Life Long Learning
NEXT BROADCAST: **
Fall Schedule will be posted on our web-site late summer.
LUNCH & LEARN Wednesdays ~ Noon – 1:30/2:00 p.m. **
You bring your lunch; coffee, tea and dessert are on us!
Will start up again on October 16 with Rabbi Shpeen –
more details in the September bulletin as well as on our web
site.
(**These programs are available through the generous support
of Beth Emeth Sisterhood)
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The Temple office mails acknowledgement letters to individuals who
have made contributions of $100 or more. Notification cards are mailed to
all recipients, and will appear in the Bulletin shortly thereafter.
Rabbi Shpeen’s Discretionary Fund
Mary and Edward Cooper
The Kane and Warheit Families
Valerie Strauss and Laurence Kranich
in appreciation
Ida Kay
Sandi Zarch
Food Pantry/Soup Kitchen Fund
Lynne Gorsin
John Lasher
Irma and Bert Weinberg
contributions
Food Pantry/Soup Kitchen Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Marmustein
in appreciation of
Nancy and Eric Yaffee
in honor of the
Rabbi Shpeen’s Discretionary Fund
marriage of Hilary and Josh Brownstein
Lois and Jan Dorman
Joan Goldstein
Ruth and Norman Ellenbogen Anne and Michael Marmulstein
Mark Friedman Family
Karen and Ed Martin
Donna and Michael Gordon
Food Pantry/Soup Kitchen Fund
Lynne Gorsin
Bonnie and Stuart Rosenberg
in honor of
Rabbi Shpeen’s Discretionary Fund
Sara Barr
special birthday of Ida Kay
Cynthia Freedman
special birthday of Steven Stracher
Bonnie and Stuart Rosenberg
engagement of
Lauren Ginsburg
in memory of
Food Pantry/Soup Kitchen Fund
Joan Paley
Jeffrey Goulston
Joan Paley
Jeanne Ratzker
Ellen Reohr
Bea Karp
Jan and Alan Rubenstein
Jeffrey Goulston
Jan and Alan Rubenstein and
Herb and Marilyn Weisburgh
our grandmother, Dora Dickerman
Jan and Alan Rubenstein
Jeanne Ratzker
Phyllis Silverman
Bea Karp
Phyllis Silverman
Dorothy Friedlander
Phyllis Silverman
Wendy Waplinger
Rabbi Shpeen’s Discretionary Fund
Cynthia Freedman
Barbara Manning and Harvey Rosen
Joan Paley
Jan and Alan Rubenstein
in memory of
Bea Karp
Bea Karp
Rabbi Shpeen’s Distinguished Artist Fund
Ruth and Norman Ellenbogen
in honor of the marriage of
Hilary and Josh Brownstein
Kathie and Arnold Kaplan in honor of the special birthdays of
Cathy Kimmel and Sara Lee Larner
Rabbi Ross’ Discretionary Fund
Shirley Gordon
in honor of
birthday of Gail Kendall
special birthday of
Dr. Michael Marmulstein
85th birthday of Stanley Weintraub
85th birthday of Stanley Weintraub
in honor of
Fund for Jewish Education
Joni Lieberman Basen, Don Basen
and family
speedy Recovery to Jan Rubenstein
Joni Lieberman Basen, Don Basen
and family
special anniversary of Nancy and Barry Simon
Joni Lieberman Basen, Don Basen
and family
birth of grandson Jake, to Judy Glatt
Marlene Pressman
Bar Mitzvah of Nate Weinstock
Patricia Snyder
Bar Mitzvah of Jonah Goldstein
in memory of
Bea Karp
Cantor Glenn Groper’s Discretionary Fund in appreciation
Elaine Burrick and Barbara Heft
Valerie Strauss and Laurence Kranich
in honor of
Ellen Herkowitz Judaica Art Fund
Eileen and Jay Fluster
Bat Mitzvah of Mira,
granddaughter of Sandra Patack
Selma Heflich and Stanley Metzner
Bat Mitzvah of Mira,
granddaughter of Sandra Patack
Sandra Cohen Patack
high school graduation of
Jordan Crandall
Sandra Cohen Patack high school graduation of Josh Jacobs
Sandra Cohen Patack
marriage of
Molly Warheit and Alex Kane
Sandra Cohen Patack
marriage of
Hilary and Josh Brownstein
Suzanne Freedman
marriage of Molly Warheit,
daughter of Lynn and Andy Warheit
Suzanne Freedman
marriage of Molly Warheit,
granddaughter of Arlene and Sanford Sheber
Gail Kaplan Memorial Fund
Lovey Schweid and Marlene Block
General Fund
Jill Goodman and Arthur Malkin
in memory of
Michael Greenberg
in honor of
Confirmation Class of 2013
in honor of Graduation
General Fund
Jill Goodman and Arthur Malkin
Rachel Barnas from Yale University
Jill Goodman and Arthur Malkin
Madeline Shenker-Campbell from U. of Michigan
Jill Goodman and Arthur Malkin
David Sokoler from Tufts University
Jill Goodman and Arthur Malkin
Alexandra Shenker-Campbell from NY Law School
Jill Goodman and Arthur Malkin
Michelle Kauffman from Albany Academy
Jill Goodman and Arthur Malkin
Jessica Marinstein from Guilderland H S
Jill Goodman and Arthur Malkin
Nathan Swyer from Guilderland H S
Jill Goodman and Arthur Malkin
Jamie Rosen from Bethlehem H S
Jill Goodman and Arthur Malkin
Samuel Wollner from Bethlehem H S
in honor of
Ellen Herkowitz Judaica Art Fund
Gloria and Allan Herkowitz
Bat Mitzvah of Mira,
granddaughter of Sandra Patrack
Gloria and Allan Herkowitz
great grandson of Anne Fischoff
in memory of
Ellen Herkowitz Judaica Art Fund
Leslie Green Berlin
Irving Green
Leslie Green Berlin
Lena Green
Gloria and Allan Herkowitz
Eleanor Rose Metzner
Gloria and Allan Herkowitz
Dr. Robert and Hildreth Reiss
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General Fund
Doris Alpart
in appreciation
General Fund
Seth Gordon
contribution
YES Fund
in honor of
Elaine Burrick
the good health of Jan Rubenstein
The Benoit Family
Cynthia Freedman
Ed, David and Jessica Marinstein
Robyn Marinstein
Congregation Beth Emeth Sisterhood
Bertha Kotlow
Congregation Beth Emeth Sisterhood
Eleanor Oppenheim
Congregation Beth Emeth Sisterhood
Sophie Hollander
Congregation Beth Emeth Sisterhood
Edith Green
Congregation Beth Emeth Sisterhood
Jean Sykes
Larry, Doreen and Leonard Smith
Lily Kowalski’s admission
to H.U.C.
Jeff and Nancy Lozman
the good health of Jan Rubenstein
Congregation Beth Emeth Sisterhood
the good health of
Jan Runbenstein
Mike and Marcia Horelick
Bat Mitzvah of
granddaughter of Elaine Rubenstein
Mike and Marcia Horelick
special birthday of Eileen Lurie
Mike and Marcia Horelick
wedding of daughter of
Lynn and Andy Warheit
in honor of
baby naming of Alexis Kotlow
marriage of
Hilary and Josh Brownstein
Dick Kotlow being named to
Tech Valley Hall of Fame
General Fund
Evy and Larry Farbstein
Lauren and Harold Iselin
Jerry and Ilene Sykes
General Fund
Edna Sissman
Edna Sissman
in memory of
Bea Karp
Daniel Kerness
Inscribed Prayerbook Fund
Martin Stein
Martin Stein
Martin Stein
in memory of
Yetta Hochman
Oscar Stein
Tillie Stein
YES Fund
Cynthia Freedman and Family
Dorry Kotzin
Nancy and Jeff Lozman
in honor of
Mendleson Memorial Chapel Fund
Judith Roth
marriage of Hilary and Josh Brownstein
Rabbi Martin Silverman Interreligious Fund
Phyllis Silverman
Phyllis Silverman
Phyllis Silverman
Phyllis Silverman
Phyllis Silverman
in memory of
Jason Burrick
Bea Karp
Stanley Kivort
Karl Nisoff
Morris Sax
Youth Scholarship Fund
CBEYG
The Demblings and the Sabatinos
The LaBatt Family
in appreciation
Contributions to the SISTERHOOD LIMUD CONFIRMATION
FUND may be made to CBE Sisterhood and sent to: Karen Glaser,
103 Middlesex Court, Slingerlands, NY 12159
in honor of
Reyut/Caring Community Fund
Elaine Burrick
special birthday of Bert Kotlow
Patricia Snyder
special birthday of Ida Kay
Patricia Snyder
special birthday of Richard Seiden
Patricia Snyder
40th anniversary of Laura and Rick Kagan
Patricia Snyder
10th anniversary of
Geraldine and Dr. Robert Schlesinger
Selling or Trading-in your car?
Why not make it a tax-deductible
donation to Beth Emeth?
Contact Gail Kendall 436-9761 ext 225
in honor of
special birthday of
Richard Seiden
special birthday of Richard Seiden
Sharon Seiden Stein Memorial Fund
Robert and Elaine Freedman
Patricia Snyder
Sisterhood LIMUD Fund
Margie Dorkin
Margie Dorkin
in memory of
Howard Smith, M.D.
Daniel Kerness
Howard Smith, M.D.
Contributions to the YES Fund (Youth Education and Special
Projects Fund of the Women of Reform Judaism) should be made
payable to Beth Emeth Sisterhood and should be sent to: Lisa Finkle,
92 Jordan Blvd. Delmar NY 12054. .
Religious School Tree of Life
Beth and Barry Davis
Deborah and Bennett Liebman
Miriam Swyer
Reyut/Caring Community Fund
Elaine Burrick
in memory of
Marvin Freedman
Bea Karp
Bea Karp
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It’s so easy! Go to www.bethemethalbany.org and simply
click on the “GO SHOPPING” button - you’ll find many of the
stores that you shop at or services that you regularly purchase.
Make your purchase and Beth Emeth automatically makes
some money. This does not impact your final cost of the item/
service purchased.
in honor of
speedy recovery of Jan Rubenstein
speedy recovery of Ellen Roehr
Please Help Us Keep Our Records Current
If you have a new phone number, cell number, email address,
home address, etc. let us know. If you change your locale
during the winter, please let us know when you are leaving and
returning so that we can mail Beth Emeth information to you.
Please call or email Joan Paley at 436-9761 x222 or
[email protected]
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April 28th “Tracing Our Routes
Historic Bus Tour of Albany
April 20th Moveable Feast
On April 28th the Reyut Committee led us
in “Honoring our Fathers and Mothers” at
Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home
in honor of our 175th Anniversary.
Brotherhood - April 6th NCAA Men’s Basketball - Final Four
Nathan Swyer is the
Recipient of the
2013 Cerf Levy Award.
Presented by Brotherhood
President, Rob Dorkin
Jewish Voice of NYS’s May 6th Advocacy Day
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As is our custom, all B’nai Mitzvah participate in
Candle Lighting and Kiddush at services on the
Friday evening prior to their Bar or Bat Mitzvah.
Jonathan Q. Sills, son of
Joanne and Eric Sills
will become a Bar Mitzvah
on June 1st.
Pictured in order from left to right:
Social Action Vice President: Jacob Sanders
Programming Vice President: Max Burman
Executive Vice President: Josh Rosenblatt
President: Ben Smith
Membership Vice President and NFTY Representative: Gabbi Schaffer
Religious and Cultural Vice President: Miranda Miller
Vice President of Fundraising and the Treasury: Lily Warford
Isabel Rhys Armour-Garb
daughter of Allison and Brad
Armour-Garb will become a
Bat Mitzvah on June 1st.
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Sarah Vener, daughter of
Jennifer and David Vener
will become a Bat Mitzvah
on June 22nd.
Online School Registration
You asked for online registration for Religious School,
and we listened! Online registration is in the works. Look for
an email from the school.
Kindergarten and New Students
If you have a child entering kindergarten in the
upcoming year, or an older child who has not yet attended
The Einhorn Center for Jewish Education, please contact
Joni Lieberman Basen in the Education Office: 432-1392, or
email: [email protected].
Teresa Bastiani, daughter of
Meredith and David Bastiani
will become a Bat Mitzvah
on June 22nd.
Ethan Andrew H R Kurlander
son of Robyn I. Easton
will become a Bar Mitzvah
on June 29th.
Congratulations to our Graduating Seniors who
donated their time as aides on Sunday Mornings at
The Einhorn Center for Jewish Education.
Benjamin Adin Klamka,
son of Rebecca and Jeff Klamka
will become a Bar Mitzvah
on July 6th.
L-R: Jamie Rosen, Jessica Marinstein, Erika Feinman,
Nathan Swyer and Samantha Wright.
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Thanks to all who volunteered at the April 21st Beth
Emeth - JCC Health & Services Fair. With your help, all ran
smoothly, hundreds of people received free health information,
and Beth Emeth and the JCC had a successful fund-raiser.
With gratitude and appreciation,
Claire Sigal & Sally Greenblatt, Fair Coordinators
The Clergy of Beth Emeth take great pride in making
themselves available to the members of our congregation at
the time of their pastoral needs.
However, in recent years the realities of hospital visitations
have changed dramatically. First, because of the HIPPA Laws,
the Temple is only notified of the hospitalization of a member IF
the hospital is specifically instructed to do so OR if a family
member chooses to inform us. Secondly, the typical length of a
hospital stay has decreased significantly and many procedures
require a minimal stay if any.
In addition, we understand and fully respect the privacy of
our members in that many individuals do not want or require a
pastoral visit while hospitalized and, in fact, an unscheduled
visit might well interrupt their recuperation, rehabilitation schedule or testing procedure.
In light of this, please be reminded that if you are hospitalized and would, indeed, welcome the visit of a member of our
Clergy or are in need of pastoral attention, PLEASE either have
the hospital chaplain or nurse be in touch with us (as they can
easily do) OR have a relative or friend let us know. The Clergy
are not routinely in the hospitals and ONLY make calls upon
request because of the aforementioned reasons and out of
respect for your privacy.
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The Next Dor focus groups demonstrated how important
our Religious School is to our congregants. The purpose of the
Education Committee is to provide oversight to the Religious
School. We further this purpose by participating in developing
the policies of the school, organizing programming for the
Religious School community and the greater Congregation, and
raising funds to support the Religious School.
I am happy to report that the Education Committee accomplished all of these goals this year. The Committee offered
advice to Nancy Simon, our interim Religious School Director,
as she skillfully shepherded our school during the transition
after Wendy Barnet retired and before Shara Siegfeld was
hired as our new Education Director. We are very grateful for
Nancy’s efforts. We planned the annual Opening Day Picnic
which was enjoyed by our Religious School students and families. And, through the success of our Holiday Craft Fair last
November and the Moveable Feast last month, we raised over
$8000.
We are looking for new members and would be thrilled to
have you join us. We are also looking for individuals who
simply want to help plan an event or work on a particular
program. If you are someone who wants to become more
involved in the religious school and Beth Emeth community,
please contact me at 439-6959 or [email protected]. I look
forward to hearing from you.
Deborah Liebman
To underwrite an edition of Beth Emeth’s Bulletin,
contact Gail Kendall at 436-9761 ext. 225 or
[email protected].
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Kaddish will be recited for those beloved departed whose names are perpetuated in Permanent Memorials established by their families.
Please note: If you wish to have a name included on our Shabbat Kaddish list or have a question about a Perpetual Kaddish name being recited, please call Joan
Paley in the Temple office, 436-9761 x222. (Please do not leave a name for the Yahrzeit list on email or voice mail.) When phoning in a name, please do so by the Thursday of the week it is to be read.
Shabbat of June 7-8
Beatrice Lillian Allan
Bertram S. Armm
Eva Goldstein Brandao
Harry Brickman
Sarah K. Clonick
Edward Cohn
Ruth Brown Feinman
Sarah A. Goldfarb
George H. Green
Nathan Hatch
Satie Hirschfeld
Bruce Howard Huston
Arthur R. Kapner
Gus Krips
Lillian Raskin Kuperman
Ferdinand B. Levison
Anita Lidman
Shabbat of June 28-29
Maurice P. Goldstein
Daniel Adler
Beverly G. Greenstein
Jonathan Aaron Albert
Irving Hendler
Blanche Roth Ashkenas
Bernard Leff
Martha Auer
Milton M. Mann
William Barnet II
Jessie Ehrlich Marks
Gabrielle Beck
Dr. Archie A. Meckler
Lillian Hold Berinstein
Jesse Mendelsohn
Elliot Berman
Pauline Fisher Myers
Harry Bloch
Herbert Reiner
Ruth Bloomberg Boochever
Elizabeth Roskin
William Cohn
Della Dunn Roth
Dr. William Feltman
Robert Schreiber
Julius K. Finklestein
Max Starkman
Alford E. Freedman
Ida Stern
Minnie G. Freedman
Albert Wirth
Rose Boochever Freund
Matilda T. Getz
Mary Mandelbaum
Henry Mann
Louis Mann
Sarah K. Metzendorf
Samuel Miller
Alfred W. Nathan
Jennette Levy Newhof
Ray Pollack
Harry Allen Raab II
Walter A. Saxe
William Schaler
Carrie M. Silberman
Kate Spaner
Hannah M. Swartz
Lewis A. Swartz
Nathan Taylor
Shabbat of June 14-15
Lillian Aberman
Babetta Miller
Yvette Hyman Benson
Joseph Myers
Mollie Ostroff Blacker
Shirley C. Nelson
Henry M. Blatner
Harry Novik
Robert Cantor
Rose Olshin
Julia Coleman
Oscar Rasken
Betty Zolzensky Colin
Frieda Rosenbaum
Vivian Vener Fink
Dr. Kalmon Rosenblatt
Lillian Mann Fischer
Myer Rosengarden
Harry M. Fleishman
Mary Lou Rosenthal
Barbara Symansky Frankel
Donald V. Ruslander
Maurice Glatt
Dr. William B. Scharfman
Samuel Gordon
Frances B. Singer Schenck
Joseph Green
Mildred Bersh Shapiro
Janice B. Greenstein
Gladys Heyman Smith
Avrom M. Jacobs
Morton D. Stern
Reuben F. Kopp
Joseph Stone
Sally Ann Lavine
Joseph Tinkle
Sadie Prager Levison
Judith Loeb Wander
Mary Lincoln
Martin E. Whitman
Henrietta Lowenthal
Edith I. Wildove
Morris Maistelman
Claire E. Yaguda
Samuel Metzendorf
Shavuot, June 21-22
Sigmund Adler
Sarah Geller Ambinder
Sarah Baere
Abraham Berinstein
Pauline Bernstein
Mendall Bloom
Bertram R. Blume
Esther Levitz Bocian
Mary Bookheim
Fannie Buchdahl
Annette A. Cohen
Molly Cohn
Dave Cooper
David Feuer
Thomas Finklestein
Ruth Galeav
Sidney Ginsburg
Samuel Gordon
Arthur A. Grosberg
Jerome D. Guthmann
Miriam Muffson Hershman
Samuel Hessberg
Judith Honigsbaum Huston
Tess Solomon Isenbergh
Eva Bass Kapewich
Shabbat of July 5-6
Harry Abrams
Dorothy S. Arensberg
David Auer
Philip Auerbach
J. Harry Boochever
Katherine S. Caplan
Wayne Steven Coté
Satie Crystal
Samuel Cuttler
Harriet Cohen Dembo
Betty S. Doling
Samuel Englander
Pauline Freedman
Richard Friedlander
Bernard Gallup
Sandi L. Greenberg
Raymond "Sonny" Kaplan
Morton David Kintisch
Ralph Kulerman
Evelyn Leff
Grace Stark Marx
Meyer Mazon
Claire Vogel Kaplan
David L. Kessler
Sara T. Kessler
Dr. Sidney Kimelblot
Lillian Kleinberg
Myer Kornreich
Herman Krouner
Sadye Freedman Lerner
Ann Michaelson
Lillian Meckler Nidetch
Sidney Nuss
Mollie Fischler Reiner
Arthur Robinson
Milton W. Rosenberg
Benjamin D. Rosenthal
Kalman "Kal" Ross
Fannie G. Schlesinger
Harriett J. Schuster
Harry L. Sherer
Dr. Edmund G. Silverman
David Harris Sokol
Lillian Strumpf
Samuel Warshaw
Anna Brothers Wasserman
Gay Jasper Wattenberg
Joel Melnikoff
Anna F. Metzner
Rachel L. Mossin
Fred Muhlfedler
Lewis Newhof
Frances Jackofsky Nisoff
Minnie Pearlman
Joseph Preiss
Sadie Berkowitz Press
Robert Shulman Rabinowitz
George S. Rosen
Esther Rosenfeld
Elaine Gail Rosenthal
Irving G. Roth
Mildred A. Singer
Sally Goodman Singer
Martin S. Sprung
Howard B. Stark
Fanny Steinberg
Helen H. Stern
Lewis Stern
Anne Stroll
Shabbat of July 12-13
Sidney Albert
Ida Bloomberg
Gerturde Blumberg
Edward R. Eichenbroner
Charles M. Friend
Lena Glick
Anna Goldberg
Daniel B. Goldstein
Lillian W. Gordon
Sandra Silverman Gordon
William L. Green
Lillian Schlesinger Hirshfield
Joseph L. Hyman
Marion Patlen Jacobs
Jeffery David Kurman
Henry L. Oppenheim
Aaron Pareira
Catherine "Kitty" L. Perle
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Beth Jo Ratzker
Karen A. Rosmarin
Caroline M. Schuster
Jerry Louis Siegel
Leona J. Tucker Simon
Wolf Simon
Clara Dick Sporborg
Emil H. Steiner
Annette Stillman
Jerome Strumpf
Bernard Sussman
Eliza Newman Swartz
Nathan Swartz
Edith Feinberg Tucker
Deborah Ellen Weinstock
Harold Wilson
Louis D. Zugsmith
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Shabbat of July 19-20
Elsie Berinstein
William Bookheim
Oscar C. Brennar
Henry A. Cohen
Elaine Frisch Cohn
Belle S. Corbat
Pauline Eichenbroner
Gabriel Feltman
Joseph Figarsky
Rose Shapiro Friedenthal
Harry M. Goldman
Abraham Hirschfeld
Raymond Leon Kranson
Esther Weisburgh Lavine
Joseph Margolis
Shabbat of August 16-17
Nannette E. Auer
Rosa Muhlfelder
Fay Carlin Blackoff
Edwin S. Myers
Seligman Bondy
Emma Livingston Nusbaum
Edward Isidore Chudnovsky
Ruth Bolz Opal
Jean Alexander Cohen
Lena Peltyn
Fannie Simon Ferber
Lucy W. Preiss
Pauline C. Finklestein
Bessie Reiner
Sylvia Gold-Rabin
Harvey H. Richer
Rena M. Goldsmith
Claire Rivchin
Celia Lincoln Hecker
Harold W. Rosenstrauch
Barbara S. Kessler
Mollie Rothstein Ruslander
Matilda G. Kimelblot
Dr. Abraham Schaffer
Grace Cole Klugman
Dr. Harold Shpeen
Leonard Livingston
Richard Jay Silverman
Ida Esther Meckler
Simon Swartz
Gloria Rosner Meyers
Aaron R. Tinkle
Myer Morje
Benjamin Vener
Frances M. Meyers
Lila Lebowitz Paul
Seymour Pearlman
Howard Rosenstein
Irwin Rosenstein
Vera M. Rudof
Lenore Morris Shelsky
Isaac Sommers
Melvin Stein
Adolf Stern
Charles Stone
Charlotte S. Symansky
Bertha Wallock Tucker
Sarah Weiss
Eli Werlin
Shabbat of July 26-27
Harry Abramson
Henry B. Barnet
Ida M. Blatner
Dora Brothers
Myron J. Cohn
Kenneth Etkin
Judith Solomon Freedman
Louis Gingold
Herman Glick
Martha Freedman Goldman
Lillian M. Goldstein
Bernice "Bunny" S. Kahn
Joseph Kirchenbaum
Hannah H. Laventall
Rose Lazoroff
Philip Mandelbaum
Tinie Hyman Mendelsohn
Norman Mendleson
Shabbat of August 23-24
Milton S. Altmark
Sanford Kramer
Esther Tucker Bach
Gerson Levine
Arliene Riber Boochever
J. Joseph Mandelbaum
Esther R. Cohen
Herbert L. Marx
Sandra Melnick Dembo
Nathaniel H. Mendelson
Max Facher
Jeanne Olshansky Nadell
Sophie Bate Fine
Gerson Oppenheim
David Jay Freedman
Laura M. Pareira
Anne Friedman
Bertha Paris
Robert H. Friedman
Rose B. Paul
Elias Fulder
Joseph M. Poskanzer
Benjamin Gabrilove
Helen Cohn Rosendale
Marvin Glazier
Louis L. Rosenthal
Stephen H. Gould
Fannie Saxe
Dora Sternschus Hegleman
Dina Bachrach Schlesinger
Robert Samuel Herman
H. Beryl Sikora
Sara Simon Herskowitz
Herman Stracher
Myer C. Jacobs
Sylvia Bernstein Wald
Barbara Hershenhorn Kalfon
Anna Mae Weinberg
Audrey P. Kaufmann
Linda Anne Wolkenbreit
Eleanor Lerner Moses
James Carroll Myers
Leah deBoer Perle
Catherine M. Rosenblatt
Irving Rosenstock
Dolores "Dolly" Sachs
Edna A. Schlesinger
Morris G. Simon
Minna Meckler Slowe
Louis Stroll
Marian Judith Teitelbaum
Rae Rubinstein Uzewitz
Hazel Brenner Wagner
Dr. Samuel Jacob Werlin
Isidore Zoota
Emma C. Zugsmith
Shabbat of August 2-3
Sidney D. Beck
Lilyan H. Berman
Dr. William H. Chait
Carrie Cohn
Sarah Doctor
Della Drooz
Emma Drooz
Samuel Einhorn
Maurice Flasterstein
Alvin Goldblatt
Fay Goldstein
Emma Holzer
Morris Hyman
Estelle A. Jaffee
Rhoda Baker Karp
Harold Laufer
Milton S. Lidman
David A. Lieberman
Solomon Livingston
Rabbi Eli Mayer
Ethel Sirota Motlin
Charles Sidney Nidetch
Lawrence Nidetch
Jeannette Rheingold
M. Fred Rosenblatt
Nicolle Plisson Rosenbloom
Dr. Samuel P. Rosenstock
George M. Simon
Pauline Adler Strouse
Rae Horwitz Tischler
Rose Vener
Tilda Richman Warsh
Shabbat of August 30-31
Rachel Saxe Adler
Dr. Robert S. Heller
Lee Aronowitz
Selig Horowitz
Norma Tick Auerbach
Gilbert Illch
Mary Aufsesser
Rose Lazarus Klein
Dorothy Livingston Barrick
Freda Hoffman Kranson
Milton J. Bass
Milton F. Levison
Irwin Isaac Berger
Dr. Arthur I. Neuberg
Emanuel H. Bocian
Alexander J. Perle
David Cohen
Jean Figarsky Reiner
Paulette Ellen Bohnen Coté
Bertha Rogowski
Ann Lee Doling
Sidney M. Rosenstock
Leon M. Einhorn
Carol Myers Sherman
Dr. Sidney I. Etkin
Aaron Siegel
Helen Facher
Ann May Silverman
Rosalind L. Gefen
Rita Sokoler
Laura Lozman Greenberg
Thomas F. Hartnett
Shabbat of August 9-10
Risa Kaplan Alfred
Saralyn S. Balan
Henry B. Barnet, Jr.
Samuel Boochever
Herbert Farber
Henry Finks
Edward Gelbin
Louis Goldberg
Milton S. Goldsmith
Edith Marx Hellman
Avram Horovitz
Rosa Livingston Isenbergh
Albert Kaufmann
Benjamin Klassner
Dr. Donald S. Koretz
Isaac Merin
Lillian Levy Muhlfelder
Rose Alexander Myers
Thomas Martin Nathan
George Michael Opal
Jeffery C. Pick
Jack F. Schere
Beatrice Bloom Schwager
Dorothy Yaguda Schwartz
Irving Weinstock
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The following have established Perpetual Memorials in memory of
their loved ones:
The Family of Marcia Cohen in her memory
The Family of Charlotte Fisher in her memory
Nancy, Amanda and Liz Hodes in memory of Thomas F. Hartnett
If you have included us in your will, please let us know
so that we may acknowledge your generosity.
Too often we learn of bequests after a donor’s death
and we never get to thank them.
Please contact Gail Kendall at 436-9761 ext. 225
When services are in the Chapel, yahrzeit plaques are located in
the alcove to the right of the ark. When services are in the Sanctuary,
yahrzeit plaques are placed on the rear brick walls.
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Contributions can be made to the fund in memory of or in honor of a person or event. Contributions can also be made to this fund even though a
Perpetual Memorial has not been established. Please send all the information including the name of the donor, and the name of the deceased (with
date of the Yahrzeit) or the name of the honoree with a check payable to Congregation Beth Emeth to Lynn Warheit, 213 Colonial Ave., Albany 12208
or [email protected].
Shabbat of June 28-29
in memory of
Shabbat of April 12-13
in memory of
Joe Albert
Jonathan Aaron Albert
Mildred Farber
Lena Brickman
Lissa and Leonard Fine
Gabrielle Beck
Mary and Richard Nathan
Betty Green Nathan
Joseph Boochever
Ruth Bloomberg Boochever
Linda and Larry Schechter
Louis Gingold
Shabbat of April 20-21
in honor of
Nancy and Barry Simon and Family
Maurice P. Goldstein
Rose Golden and John Nicoletta
Bat Mitzvah of Claire Nicoletta
Harold Greenstein
Beverly Greenstein
Shabbat of May 3-4
in memory of
Nancy and Barry Simon and Family
Beverly Greenstein
Robert and Steven Alpert
Dr. Morris Alpert
Lori Strong
Tinie Hyman Mendelsohn
Judith Roth and Family
Della Roth
Shabbat of May 17-18
in memory of
Nancy and Arthur Roth and Family
Della Roth
Cheryl, Marc, Lauren and Shari Beth Ginsburg
Elaine Ginsburg
The Ruslander Family
Arthur Alexander Ruslander
in memory of
Shabbat of July 5-6
Andrea Saxe Castillo
Leatrice K. Saxe
David and Elaine Auerbach
Philp Auerbach
The Davidoff Family
Harriet Cohen Dembo
Shabbat of May 24-25
in memory of
Myron Greenberg
Sandi L. Greenberg
Lisa, Bruce, Sara and Ross Supovitz
Wiliam B. Freedman
Roslyn and Steve Kaplan and David
Lauren and Paul Mancuso
Lena Green
and Amanda Alfred and Family
Raymond “Sonny” Kaplan
Joyce and Sanford Bookstein
Grace Stark Marx
Shabbat of May 31 – June 1
in honor of
Judith Roth and Family
Irving Roth
The Armour-Garb Family
Bat Mitzvah of Isabel Armour-Garb
Nancy and Arthur Roth and Family
Irving Roth
Shabbat of May 31 – June 1
Phyllis and Howard Berk
Celia Berk
Donald Metzner
Shabbat of June 7-8
A. Richard Goodman
Lorelei and Sherry Armm
The Eisen Family
Renee and Evan Feinman
Beverly Pearlman
Mona Raskin Miksis
The Davidoff Family
Andrea Saxe Castillo
Shabbat of June 14-15
Eileen and Jay Fluster and Family
Mary Ellen and Alan Klein and
Susan and Tim Fischer
Mark, Barry and Rick Zubres
Karol and Myron Gordon
Celia Berk
Phyllis and Howard Berk
Gloria and Allan Herkowitz
Valerie and Spike Solomon
Phyllis O. Silverman
Carol and Bob Rosenblatt
The Ruslander Family
Sumner Shapiro
Renee Whitman
Karen and Mark Glaser
Paula and Rob Whitman
Shabbat of June June 21-22
Linda and Larry Schechter
Elizabeth Tops Lizan
The Lublin Family
Michael Kessler
Leslie and Roy Auerbach
Harriet and Allen Greenberg
Bonnie and Stuart Rosenberg
Joan S. Coplan
Phyllis O. Silverman
Gail and Hal Sokol
The Strumpf Family
in memory of
Brian D. Berk
Brian D. Berk
Eleanor R. Metzner
Shabbat of July 12-13
Amie Albert
Lissa and Leonard Fine
A. Richard Goodman
Renee Green
The Family of Catherine L. Perle
Michael Kessler
Nancy and Barry Simon and Family
The Strumpf Family
The Green Family
Karol and Myron Gordon
Pearl Weinstock and Family
Muriel Wilson
in memory of
Beatrice Allan
Bertram S. Armm
Marvin Eisen
Ruth Brown Feinman
Sarah Goldfarb
Lillian Raskin Kuperman
Harry Allen Raab II
Walter A. Saxe
in memory of
Sidney Albert
Gertrude Blumberg
Leah Friedman Goodman
William Green
Catherine L. Perle
Jerry Siegel
Leona Simon
Jerry Strumpf
Bernard Sussman
Edith Tucker
Deborah Ellen Weinstock
Harold Wilson
in memory of
Shabbat of July 19-20
Joanne Kramer
Elaine Frisch Cohn
Lucy and John Myers and Linda and Bill Myers
Myron J. Cohn
A. Richard Goodman
Joseph Goodman
Phyllis and Howard Berk
Esther Weisburgh Lavine
Kathleen and Richard Meyers and Family
Frances M. Meyers
Judith Rosenstein and Family
Irwin Rosenstein
in memory of
Mollie Ostroff Blacker
Lillian M. Fischer
Harry M. Fleishman
Samuel Gordon
Sally Ann Lavine
Sally Ann Lavine
Morris Maistelman
Shirley C. Nelson
Rose Olshin
Kalmon Rosenblatt
Donald V. Ruslander
Mildred Bersh Shapiro
Martin Whitman
Martin Whitman
Martin Whitman
Shabbat of July 26-27
Joel Dobris
Lori Strong
Carol and Bob Rosenblatt
Carol G. Rosenthal
Shabbat of August 2-3
Dorry S. Kotzin and Family
Helene and Ed Haven
Nancy and Barry Simon and Family
Joyce and Sanford Bookstein
Carol G. Rosenthal
Linda and Larry Schechter and Family
The Laufer Family
Hope B. Nathan
Carl Rosenbloom
in memory of
Pauline Bernstein
Miriam Muffson Hershman
Judith Honigsbaum Huston
David L. and Sara T. Kessler
Sidney Nuss
Sidney Nuss
Milton W. Rosenberg
Kalmon Ross
Dr. Edmund G. Silverman
David Sokol
Lillian Strumpf
in memory of
Rose Lazoroff
Jesse Mendelsohn
Catherine M. Rosenblatt
Louis Gingold
in memory of
Lilyan Berman
Alvin Goldblatt
Fay Goldstein
Edith M. Hellman
Estelle Jaffee
Estelle Jaffee
Harold B. Laufer
Thomas Nathan
Nicole P. Rosenbloom
in memory of
Shabbat of August 9-10
Roslyn and Steve Kaplan and David, Amanda,
Ryan and Alexa Alfred
Risa Kaplan Alfred
Mary and Richard Nathan
Thomas Martin Nathan
Marian Schwager
Beatrice Bloom Schwager
Pearl Weinstock
Irving Weinstock
Shabbat of June 28-29
in honor of
Robyn Easton, Emily Kurlander
and Ileen and Daniel Duffy Bar Mitzvah of Ethan Andrew Kurlander
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Shabbat of August 16-17
Michael Kessler
The Ruslander Family
The Sykes Family
Shabbat of August 23-24
Ilene and Chip Stein and Heather and Jodi
Joan and Harvey Friedman
Rona, Michael & Melissa Wilker
Elyse and Alan Gould
Arthur Herman
Joyce and Sanford Bookstein
Carol Tulgan
Shabbat of August 30-31
Elaine and David Auerbach
Martin Cohen
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lozman
The Family of Alexander J. Perle
Debbie and Rick Sokoler
in memory of
Barbara S. Kessler
Mollie Rothstein Ruslander
Dr. Abraham Schaffer
in memory of
Sandra Dembo
Anne Friedman
Marvin Glazier
Stephen H. Gould
Robert Samuel Herman
Herbert L. Marx
Samuel P. Rosenstock
in memory of
Norman Auerbach
David Cohen
Laura Lozman Greenberg
Alexander J. Perle
Rita Sokoler
If you’d like to advertise in the Bulletin,
on our Website or in our E-mail blasts,
please contact Gail Kendall at (518) 436-9761 ext 225
or [email protected]
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JAMI DURANTE ROGOWSKI, ESQ.
MATTHEW J. DORSEY, ESQ.
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Phone 518.436.9761
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www.BethEmethAlbany.org
General Inquiries: [email protected]
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Cantor Glenn Groper
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Gail Kendall, Executive Director
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Shara L. Siegfeld, Director of Education
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[email protected]
Clergy:
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ext. 226; and for Rabbi
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Ross ext. 230.
Josh Nelson Rocked the House at the May 5th Closing Ceremonies for The Einhorn Center for Jewish Education.
Thank you to Sisterhood for organizing the concert as part of our 175th Anniversary Celebration.
Also a big thank you to Nancy Simon for a great job as the Interim Religious School Director!!
We look forward to the fall with our new Director, Shara Siegfeld.