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BulletinElul 5781/ Tishrei 5782 www.BethEmethAlbany.org September 2021
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From all of the clergy, staff and Board of Trustees, we wish you a year of love, peace and togetherness. May 5782 be the sweetest yet!
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August Movie Night
Masks must be worn at all services both inside and outside CBE
A Message From Rabbi Shpeen Invariably, during the early months of the summer, I am always asked, “Rabbi, when is Rosh Hashanah this year?” My immediate response would like to be, “On the first of Tishrei, on the same day it always occurs.” But I know from whence the question always comes.
Our secular calendar is solar based and the Jewish calendar is lunisolar. Since the holidays always have to occur in their right season (Sukkot during the fall and Passover during the spring), seven times in a nineteen year span (every two to three years), an additional thir-teenth month is added to our Jewish calendar (always prior to Passover) in order to keep in step with the astronomical seasons and our religious observance at the correct time. This year is particularly unique because Rosh Hashanah occurs almost as early as it can ever be and coincides with Labor Day weekend.
Whenever Rosh Hashanah does take place, the one thing that remains constant, is the spirit that it evokes in us as we usher in our High Holy Day season, followed immediately by our fall festivals.
Rosh Hashanah is literally the “birthday of the world” and is a joyous time when we all connect with family, faith and community. Rosh Hashanah inspires and motivates us to look inward, to reflect upon the year that is passed and to take stock of our lives. Rosh Hashanah also provides us with the opportunity to look ahead with a renewed sense of hope. No matter what we faced during the past year, no matter what
challenges were thrown our way, no matter what losses or hardships we had to endure, welcoming the New Year provides us the chance to start afresh, to set new goals, to anticipate new blessings and explore new opportunities. Similarly, we can make peace with those things that troubled us in the past and wipe the slate clean to begin anew. Like the rainbow after the flood, a symbol of our covenant with God, no matter how bad things might have been, we are a people who believe that hope springs eternal. The New Year always provides the promise of better days ahead.
Yet, on this Rosh Hashanah, still immersed in the world wide pandemic, still trying to navigate the changing tides of the storm, it makes it ever more challenging to remain hopeful despite all of the stress, anxiety, frustra-tion and loneliness COVID thrusts upon us. Never before have we felt that so much of our lives are totally out of our control. We are able to survive and we are able to better cope, in part, by focusing on how our cup of life is half full, not half empty.
August is always a very difficult and stressful month each year for me not only because of all of the High Holy Day preparations that need to be done but also because of the particular signposts of the losses I have experienced in my life.
But this August was different. The same week that marked the twelfth anniversary of Susan’s diagnosis which led to her death and on that same day the 11th anniversary of my father’s unexpected death, and the week prior to what would have been our forty-third wedding anniversary, I was blessed to welcome my fifth grandchild into the world. In the midst of my own personal sadness, new life, new joy, new hope came into my life.
So it is with Rosh Hashanah and the New Year. No matter what we have all been experiencing, both personally and as a society of humanity, there is always a rainbow at the end of a storm. There is always some-thing to look forward to with hope and with faith in tomorrow. This year, my dear little Everett Myles Shpeen taught me this precious lesson as I anticipate the New Year ahead. When I first held him in my arms, it was as if all of the troubles of the world stood still for a moment and the blessings of a new life helped put everything else into perspective.
From my home to yours and from my growing family to yours, my heartfelt good wishes for a happy, healthy and sweet New Year!
L’shanah Tova Tikateivu!! Rabbi Scott Shpeen
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New Beginnings
Friday Evening, September 3 5:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service Shabbat Nitzavim Deuteronomy 29:9 - 30:20 Saturday Morning, September 4 9:30 am Torah Study with Susan Kushner
Rosh Hashanah Monday Evening, September 6 8:00 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service Tuesday, September 7 10:00 am Rosh Hashanah Service 1:30 pm Shofar Service in CBE Parking Lot 4:30 pm Tashlich at Buckingham Pond with PJ Library 5:30 pm Tashlich at Buckingham Pond with Albany Community Friday Evening, September 10 5:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service Shabbat Vayeilech Deuteronomy 3:23 - 7:11 Saturday Morning, September 11 9:30 am Torah Study with Susan Kushner Sunday, September 12 11:00 am Annual Memorial Service at Beth Emeth Cemetery, Loudonville
Yom Kippur Wednesday Evening, September 15 8:00 pm Kol Nidre Service Thurday, September 16 11:00 am Yom Kippur Service 1:00 pm Guided Meditation 2:00 pm Service of Renewal 3:30 pm CBEYG Afternoon Service 4:30 pm Yizkor Memorial/ Ne’ilah Friday Evening, September 17 5:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service Shabbat Haazinu Deuteronomy 32:1 - 32:52 Saturday Morning, September 18 9:30 am Torah Study with Alexandra Stein 10:45 am Bat Mitzvah of Rebecca Harrell Monday Evening, September 20 5:30 pm Erev Sukkot Service Friday Evening, September 24 5:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service Shabbat Chol HaMo-eid/ Sukkot Deuteronomy 16:18 - 21:9 Saturday Morning, September 25 9:30 am Torah Study with Susan Kushner Monday Evening, September 27 7:30 pm Yizkor/Shemini Atzeret Wednesday Evening, September 29 5:30 pm Simchat Torah and Unraveling the Torah
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Worship Service Schedule
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In Memoriam Beth Emeth recognizes with profound sorrow the deaths of our members:
Peter Danziger Husband of Joan Danziger Father of Lisa (Jason) Metz, Dr. Carrie Danziger (Brian Rasizer) and Beth (Justin) Ferrintino Brother of Kathy (Jerry) Fortier Son of Eleanor Danziger Stuart Doling Father of David Doling, Mark Doling and Jennie Doling Donald Herkowits Partner of Kay Gonzalez Father of Dianne Herkowits (partner Vito Rinaldi) and Gail (Curtis) Powell Alton Paul Mendleson, Jr. Husband of Gaynelle Mendleson Father of Alton Vernon Mendleson, Andrew (Lauri) Mendleson and Holly Oropallo Brother of Bibs Pankin Harry Morris Rosenfeld Husband of Anne Rosenfeld Father of Susan Rosenfeld Wachter (Dr. Stuart), Amy Rosenfeld Kaufman (Daniel), and Stefanie Rosenfeld Marcia Caryl Scharfman Mother of Lynne Scharfman (Jonathan) Brill, Wendy Scharfman (partner Tom Blatner) and Susan Scharfman (Geoffrey Pagen) Larry Segel Brother of Charlene Lebowitz Beth Emeth extends sympathy to those in our congregation who have lost a loved one: Arthur Cope Father of Pya (David) Seidner Irene Gurdin Mother of Evelyn (Marc) Cohen Alice Hoffman Mother of Peter (Kasy) Hoffman Constance Repko Mother of John (Jessica) Repko Michael L. Solomon Brother of Carole S. Rosenblum
Our Temple Family
Patty Brown Mark Cederbaum Daniel Chura Brian D. Cohen Mary Ann Cooper Judd Feinman Lisa Freedman Richard Friedenthal Karen Friedman
Madeline Kauffman Bill Kellert Margery Kirsch Greg Lurie Burton Segel Robin Sobol Susan Sperber Jane Waldman
September Anniversaries Danielle and David Brown ~ 15 years Ally and David Meyers ~ 15 years Alyson and David Brody ~ 25 years Jen and Dave Vener ~ 25 years Nancy and Dwight Boone ~ 30 years Nancy Hoffman and Tom Spagnoletti ~ 30 years Lucia and Steve Fischer ~ 35 years Madeline and Bret Kauffman ~ 35 years Ruth and Michael Staff ~ 35 years Susan and Al Volo ~ 40 years
* A belated happy 10th Anniversary to Lisa Babiskin and Jeffrey Rosen who celebrated on July 2.
September Special Birthdays
Mazel Tov To... Adam Shpeen and Emily Farber of Brooklyn Heights, NY on the birth of their son, Everett Myles Shpeen, on August 14. He is the grandson of Rabbi Scott Shpeen and the late Susan Shpeen and Drs. Bruce Farber and Judy Brody, of Sands Point, NY. Everett joins big brothers Caleb and Julian. Nancy and George Forrest on the birth of their new grandson, Leo, brother of Ethan and son of Emily and David Skurnik. Nadav and Yoav Kamer will celebrate their B’nai Mitzvah in Ra’anana, Israel on September 25. Nadav and Yoav are the twin sons of Stacy and Allen Kamer and the grandsons of Diane and Ira Rubtchinsky and the great-grandsons of the late Estelle Halpern.
It is our practice to acknowledge congregants on special birthdays (starting at age 35) and anniversaries (beginning with the 10th) in multiples of five years. Please send events you want to share, or ones we have missed, to [email protected].
Be Nice. You Nice. Pass it on ☺ Be Nice and You Nice. It comes more naturally to some, than others. My mother’s name was BErNICE and my mother-in-law’s name is EUNICE. For many years I have had the good fortune of being surrounded by two of the nicest people I have ever known. I certainly hope it rubbed off a little.
In difficult times there is so much good that Beth Emeth does. Last week around 3:00 pm on Friday afternoon. I picked up my phone. “Hi Kathy. I am driving back from my cousin’s funeral and I was wondering if it is too late
to add his name to the Kaddish list?” I expressed my condolences and said, “no problem at all,” and then explained how she could listen to her cousin’s name recited via Live Stream right in her car as she was making the long drive home. “It is so nice that you are there for me.” The congregant didn’t mean me, she
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A New Year
Summer is a time to recharge our batteries and to connect with family and friends. Perhaps most importantly in New York State, it is a time to also appreciate the sunshine. It appears the rain had other plans for us this summer but I still hope that everyone was able to enjoy the season and to see – in-person – those whom we were not able to during the COVID restrictions.
It appears that the emotional and physi-cal roller coaster of the pandemic may not be over for some time. We have all learned to adapt and to overcome the many challenges with kindness, patience, planning and then more and more planning!
This is true, now more than ever, with the High Holy Days upon us. We have been working with the reality of the late summer surges to ensure a safe in-
person environment for the High Holy Days. You have already received communication about this but please know how much time, consideration and effort goes into trying to create and to maintain a safe “new normal” that works for our Congregation.
We are also closely monitoring the CDC and New York State guidelines for schools as our children re-enter the secular and religious school year. We will have to be flexible and adapt where needed - knowing full well that our goal is for our children to have an immersive and social Jewish education.
The year ahead is going to be an important one. Not only will we continue to navigate the COVID world, but the future of our beloved Beth Emeth is nothing short of monumental. As you will hear during my. remarks on Rosh Hashanah, the coming year will see the beginning of the celebration of Rabbi Shpeen’s rabbinate and his long and amazing tenure here at Beth Emeth. We will also be introducing our new Rabbi during this next year. As you know, the Rabbinic search process is well under way and it is a very exciting time. The Rabbinic Search Committee and the leadership of the temple will be meeting with candidates in the coming months with more great news to share after that time.
This past year, our community showed its vibrancy and strength. This next year, we will build upon that and we will move forward on solid footing and with the knowledge that we can and we will overcome challenges while enjoying what we love about our temple; the family community, the holidays and rituals, the compassion and love. I wish you all a happy and healthy New Year. Lshana tova tikateyvu – May you be inscribed in the book of life.
Michael Lurie, President [email protected]
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President’s Perspective
Mike, pictured second from left at the New Member BBQ
Kathy’s Corner
Eunice Golderman
Bernice Kahn
Welcoming Cantor Kohn
On Friday, July 23, over 60 people enjoyed a TRG sponsored Dinner, to FINALLY welcome our talented Cantor Kohn and her family to our CBE. Better late than never, with wonderful food prepared by Brotherhood and good times had by all!
Diane’s Farm We have been putting our land to good use here at Diane’s Farm and there has been a lot going on that folks can feel good about. A successful garden like this relies on its caring volunteers to tend and nurture the crops while problem solving the variables that make or break a season. This growing season began with lots of nibbled seedlings and for a moment I doubted its future, but together we turned it around and have had productive harvests including radishes, strawberries, lettuce, beets, kale, garlic, squash, beans, potatoes and cucumbers. All of this food has been distributed to local soup kitchens and food pantries plus there is a fall bumper harvest on the way.
But of course there is still so much more! The product (food) is needed and according to the folks we deliver to (The Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless, The Sal-vation Army, Catholic Charities to name a few) it’s greatly appreciated. This said, I was asked recently by a long time committed volunteer if I thought that this work and space really made a difference, or would a financial donation to the regional food pantry be wiser? No surprise to either of us, my answer is a definitive “Yes!”
The effort contributed is well worth the end results: not only the tangible veggies we donate, at Diane’s Farm friendships are formed. Relationships strengthen when you commit time and energy working side by side. When we come out together we have an opportunity to connect with one another in nature and we are learning to communicate with the land. It isn’t always pretty or easy but it is essential to our global health to learn this language of cooperation. Please feel free to come by and lend your helping hands to ours and we can dig in together
Marni Tesser, [email protected]
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Tikkun Olam Healing the World This year, in addition to our continued advocacy work with Religious Action Center (RAC)-NY, the Social Action Committee will be working on creating and building partnerships with local organizations that pro-vide direct services in our community. Please let us know of a project, activity or event that’s important to you. We want to hear your ideas! Our Voices Matter: CBE members were among the hundreds on a RAC-NY Zoom call on August 1 with Sen. Schumer to advocate for the passage of two voting rights bills, For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Ad-vancement Act. These bills help ensure that all Amer-icans can safely and freely cast their ballots so that every voice is heard and our elections reflect the will of the people. The goal was to pressure Sen. Schumer to do everything possible, including changing the Senate filibuster rules, to make sure, as he proclaimed to our own Abby Nash, that “failure is not an option,” and the voting rights bills pass. Thanks to the more than 700 voices he heard from, his closing words suggest we accomplished our goal: “The fact that you were here, the fact that you have my back, the fact that you are pushing so hard on something I so devoutly believe in, gives me strength.” Help address food scarcity in our community:
Sign up at the Soup Kitchen Sunday mornings (find •the link at BethEmethAlbany.org) Diane’s Farm (Contact Marni to receive emails) •The Shalom Food Pantry, which delivers produce, •dairy and shelf-stable food to Jewish and non-Jew-ish households in the greater Albany area.
Abby Nash [email protected] or 518.466.1244
TRG - Paint ‘n Sip - December 2019
Save the Date: Sunday, October 3, 10:00 - 11:30 am Join us for a virtual conversation about race and Judaism with award-winning producer, writer, director, and outreach specialist Lacey Schwartz Delgado. Using the power of narratives to build community and impact change on personal, familial, institutional, and societal levels, "Little White Lie" explores her shifting racial identity and what it means to be Black and Jewish in America. Participants will have access to the doc-umentary prior to the conversation, during which Delgado will discuss her personal story and engage in a moderated question and answer period. Contact: Judy Kahn, [email protected] Register on line. Cost: Free
The Renaissance Group Be a Part of TRG TRG has just celebrated its 6-year anniversary. While there are many congregants familiar with the group, this is a perfect time to take a step back and review its purpose and mission. For many members, their connection to the temple is centered around their children’s activities and Jewish education but what happens after graduation? The “empty nest,” while presenting a void, is also a moment of opportunity to revisit old interests and make new connections with others at the same stage in their lives. In the six years since inception, there are many congregants who are now ready to make this exploration and we hope you will look to TRG to enrich your CBE experience. Our events are open to all, and we hope that you will find our programming a great mix of Jewish Education, cultural events and recreation. Watch for activities in the temple weekly emails and our special TRG newsletters. If you wish to get more involved, please join our planning committee.
Hope to see you at an event soon! Joe Schwartz, TRG Chair
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Sisterhood Enjoying Each Other’s Company
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Sisterhood Walks
Saturday, September 18 1:30 pm Forest Hike 2.5 miles +/- 1 hour Bozenkill Rd, Altamont Saturday, October 2, 1:30 pm 2.5 miles +/- 1 hour Anchor Diamond Park, Ballston Spa, off Of Middle Line Rd
Sisterhood welcomes new walkers/hikers to join on easy hikes. Come with water and bug spray and good hiking shoes or sneakers. Details about hikes can be found at AllTrails.com RSVP to Jacki Stein (in case of weather changes) at [email protected].
Wolf Creek Falls Preserve
El Mariachi
Ann Lee Preserve
Sisterhood It’s hard to believe that the summer has flown by and that we are embracing the High Holy Days and the beginning of fall. I hope that you’ve had a chance to take some time for yourselves and your families and were able to enjoy the beautiful northeast when it wasn’t raining.
As co-presidents of CBE Sisterhood, Marjie Burgasser and I are looking forward to this upcoming year and to seeing you in person, if possible. Many exciting Sisterhood events are planned, including:
Paint & Sip led by Gayle Abrams •Monthly walks/hikes led by Jackie Stein •Sisterhood is Calling via Zoom led by our •clergy and Rabbinic Intern Brotherhood/Sisterhood Membership Brunch •Wellness Events •Donor Dinner •Plus so much more……. •
To those of you who have joined Sisterhood this year, thank you for your support of sisterhood and all that we do to support our congregation and community. As of the writing of this article, we have almost 100 members, 11 who are new or have rejoined Sisterhood this year. We are very excited to welcome you and en-courage you to participate in any of our activities whether virtual or in-person.
If you haven’t had the chance to join Sisterhood, we hope that you will consider becoming a member. Your donation of $36 or more enables us to provide funds for the youth of our congregation, Lunch and Learn, Family Life Programming, the beautiful gift bags you received last year, plus the beautiful new carpeting you will see in the Wolk Hall!
On behalf of Marjie Burgasser’s family and my family, we extend our best wishes for a Happy, Healthy and Sweet New Year!
L’shana Tovah, Robin Sobol
Sisterhood Co-President
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Brotherhood
Join Us! L’Shana Tovah. The New Year is upon us. As we review the past year and go through the process of atonement, what can we do differently in this New Year?
I am working through the discomforting news about an uptick in COVID-19 related to the Delta variant. It makes planning a bit more dicey. The Brotherhood will certainly continue our tradition of feeding a hungry congregation in whatever form makes sense. We will have a Chanukah Celebration of some form. It may be our traditional one, but it may take a new form.
The Brotherhood Board will be doing more reaching out to get more of you involved in participating in our activities and/or planning activities and programs.
We will be sponsoring in-person and Zoom activities, discussions and meetings to maintain our community. We are excited about the challenges and opportunities for growth and service this new year will bring.
We hope you will choose to be a part of it. Barry Z. Davis, 518.237.5553
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Hudson River Cruise
Counting Our Blessings Volunteers are the Best! What would Beth Emeth do without our wonderful volunteers? They are truly blessings to us all! This month I'd like to "count" and give a heartfelt thanks to Sue Wollner who has been our "press" editor for these past few years. Sue retired from her work as a teacher and almost immediately offered to help with this ex-tremely important task. So, if you've read an article in the Jewish World both via mail as well as email, or saw a photo from Beth Emeth -- that was Sue hard at work. She also wrote for other area publications and helped get the word out about all that we do at Beth Emeth. THANK YOU Sue and we wish you and David all the best as you enjoy your retirements together.
Deb Sokoler Director of Programming
Saturday Morning Torah Study Join us via Zoom every Saturday at 9:30 am
The Rabbinic Search Committee continues to move forward in the search for our congregation’s next Senior Rabbi. We are pleased to let you know that in July, the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), the organization that governs the search pro-cess for identifying and recruiting rabbinical candi-dates, accepted our application and posted it on their website. Since then, resumes have been received and reviewed by the Rabbinic Search Committee. In early fall, the committee will be conducting preliminary zoom interviews with several highly qualified candi-dates. The interview questions are being composed based on YOUR responses from participating in Focus Groups and from completing the Survey. THANK YOU for your ongoing support! Stay tuned for more updates in next month’s bulletin. And as always, please feel free to contact us with any questions! On behalf of the Rabbinic Search Committee, we wish you and those whom you hold dear, a happy, sweet, safe and healthy New Year! L’shanah tovah!
Robyn Marinstein, [email protected] Garry Sanders, [email protected]
Rabbinic Search Update
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September Calendar
5:30 pm CBEYG Welcome Back Ice Cream Event Friday, September 3
5:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service - Changing Covers
Wednesday, September 1
8:00 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
Monday, September 6
Sunday, September 59:00 am
11:00 amHelp in Diane’s Farm Work at the Soup Kitchen
10:00 am 1:30 pm 4:30 pm
5:30 pm
Congregational Service Drive-In Shofar Ceremony Tashlich at Buckingham Pond with PJ Library Tashlich at Buckingham Pond with Albany Community
Tuesday, September 7 - Rosh Hashanah
9:30 am 10:45 am 1:30 pm
Torah Study with Alexandra Stein Bat Mitzvah of Hadassah Harrell Sisterhood Walk at Wolf Creek Falls
Saturday, September 18
4:00 pm 4:30 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm
Religious School Grade 7 Religious School Grades 3-6 (virtual) CBEYG Confirmation Class
Wednesday, September 22
5:30 pm Sukkot Service
Monday, September 20
9:30 am Torah Study with Susan Kushner
Saturday, September 4
Labor Day - Temple Office Closed
5:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service
Friday, September 10
11:00 am 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:30 pm
Congregational Service Guided Meditation in Chapel Service of Renewal CBEYG Afternoon Service Yizkor Memorial/ Ne’ilah Service
Thursday, September 16 - Yom Kippur
5:30 pm CBEYG Yom Kippur Rehearsal
Wednesday, September 8Rosh Hashanah - Temple Office Closed
6:30 pm Brotherhood Dinner and Card Night
Thursday, September 9
9:30 am Torah Study with Susan Kushner
Saturday, September 11
9:30 am 10:00 am 11:00 am
Brotherhood Board Meeting off-site Help in Diane’s Farm Annual Cemetery Service off-site
Sunday, September 12
7:00 pm 7:30 pm
Membership Committee Meeting Knit and Nosh
Monday, September 13
Yom Kippur - Temple Office Closed
Friday, September 17
12:00 pm 5:30 pm
Sukkah Building with Brotherhood Erev Shabbat Service
9:00 am 9:30 am
Help in Diane’s Farm Opening Day of Religious School
Sunday, September 19
Tuesday, September 21Sukkot - Temple Office Closed
Friday, September 24
5:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service
9:30 am Torah Study with Susan Kushner
Saturday, September 25
7:30 pm Shemini Atzeret Yizkor Memorial Service
Monday, September 27
9:00 am 9:30 am
11:15 am
Help in Diane’s Farm Religious School Grades K-6 Meet and Eat for Grade 8
Sunday, September 26
Tuesday, September 28Shemini Atzeret - Temple Office Closed
5:30 pm Simchat Torah - Unraveling the Torah
Wednesday, September 29Special programming during virtual classes. Check the website for details
8:30 am Finance Committee Meeting
Thursday, September 30
8:00 pm Kol Nidre Service
Wednesday, September 15 - Erev Yom KippurTemple Offices Close at 2:00 pm No Religious School or CBEYG
Yom Kippur Wednesday, September 15 8:00 pm Kol Nidre Cellist endowed by Karen and Mark Glaser Thursday, September 16 11:00 am Yom Kippur Service 1:00 pm Guided Meditation with Rabbinic Intern, Alexandra Stein 2:00 pm Service of Renewal conducted by members of the Ritual Committee 3:30 pm Afternoon Service conducted by members of CBEYG 4:30 pm Yizkor Memorial / Ne’ilah
Sukkot Friday, September 17, noon Join Brotherhood to help build the Sukkah. Sunday, September 19, 9:30 am The Religious School families will decorate the Sukkah. Monday, September 20, 5:30 pm Sukkot Service, leave with a sweet treat served by The Ritual Committee Endowed by The Lurie/Wander Fund for Sukkot
Yizkor/Shemini Atzeret Monday, September 27, 7:30 pm
Music underwritten in memory of Bonnie & Jules Ostroff
Simchat Torah, & Unraveling The Torah Wednesday, September 29, 5:30 pm Honoring all of our students who became B’nai Mitzvah during COVID
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All events with this apple are in-person for those who have registered and have shown proof of vacci-nation, as well as Live Stream for those who choose to view from home. Please note that all services/pro-grams are subject to change. Our High Holy Day page has all up-to-date information.
Changing of Torah Scroll Covers Friday, September 3, 5:30 pm Sanctuary Torah covers will be changed as part of our Shabbat Service in preparation for the High Holy Days. Rosh Hashanah Monday, September 6 8:00 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service Tuesday, September 7 10:00 am Rosh Hashanah Service 1:30 pm Drive-In Shofar Ceremony in CBE Parking Lot. Please register online ahead of time for safety and security Tashlich at Buckingham Pond 4:30 pm with PJ Library 5:30 pm Albany Community Cantor Kohn and Rabbinic Intern Alexandra Stein will be participating Sunday, September 12 11:00 am Annual Memorial Service at Beth Emeth Cemetery, Loudonville (The names of our loved ones who died this past year and are interred in our CBE Cemetery will be recited)
Celebrating the High Holy Days and fall Festivals
Register by September 3 to attend in-person •High Holy Day services. Please stay home if you are feeling sick.•
Kids Programming on page 12
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May all your prayers be heard and may you be blessed with a happy, healthy and sweet New Year filled with love, peace and togetherness.
Prayer Books Prayer books can be viewed via the Live Stream page. You may: * Open the online prayer book and view on a split screen * Open the online prayer book on one device and watch the service on another device * If you prefer, congregants may borrow a set of Prayer Books. Go to the High Holy Day page on the website or call the office at 518.436.9761 x222 to arrange a tme to pick them up.
Please register to pick up Prayer Books on: Tuesday, August 31, 4:00 - 6:00 pm Wednesday, September 1, 10:00 am - noon
We kindly ask that you return prayer books on: Sunday, September 19, 10:00 - 11:00 am Thursday, September 23, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
The cost for replacement of one copy of each the Mishkan HaNefesh is $75. ($150 per set)
Shofar Ceremony Tuesday, September 7 at 1:30 pm
1:15 pm - ALL kids under 12 are invited to join Shara by front lawn for a quick activity
1:30 pm - Drive-In Shofar Ceremony begins. This is open to all our guests regardless of age and vaccination status. Please wear a mask out of respect for others.
Please register through the High Holy Day page on our website OR by calling the temple office
We are happy to help! 518.436.9761 x222
High Holy Days for Our Children Rabbinic Intern, Alexandra Stein Programs Please register by September 3 Rosh Hashanah, Tuesday, September 7 10:00 am In Person for vaccinated 12-14 year olds 10:40 am Zoom for Kindergarten to grade 2 11:00 am Zoom for 12-14 year olds 11:30 am Zoom for grades 3-5 Yom Kippur, Thursday, September 16 9:30 am Zoom for Kindergarten to grade 2 10:00 am Zoom for grades 3-5 11:00 am In Person for vaccinated 12-14 year olds noon Zoom for 12-14 year olds
Live Stream Pre-School Puppet Show Rosh Hashanah, Tuesday, September 7 9:30 am Show begins via Zoom (you may watch any time after) Yom Kippur, Thursday, September 16 10:30 am Show begins via Zoom (you may watch any time after)
SPECIAL APPRECIATION FOR MAKING OUR 5782 / 2021 HIGH HOLY DAYS SPECIAL Livestreaming of Services
underwritten by Marge and Barry Hollander The High Holy Days Children’s Programming
underwritten by Nancy Yaffee & Family Kol Nidre Cellist underwritten by Karen & Mark Glaser
CBEYG The CBEYG Senior Send off was a blast! We are looking forward to a new year of fun activites with our current High School students. Join us onWednesday, September 1 at 5:30 pm for CBEYG Welcome Back Event with ice-cream! Future CBEYG meetings - for now, no dinners and meetings will take place in-person 6:00-7:00 pm
Kids
Our fearless advisors: Alison and Maddie Senior Send Off - June 2021
Join the Circle of Friends
All b’nai mitzvah participate in candle lighting and Kiddush at services on the Friday evening prior to their bar or bat mitzvah.
Hadassah Leila Harrell, daughter of Rebecca Harrell and Aaron Harrell, will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, September 18. Hadassah is an honest, loving, enthusiastic, and driven young lady. She is very passionate and spends her free time singing, dancing, performing, and creating art. Hadassah enjoys caring for
and snuggling with her animals at home in her "mini zoo." She is very dedicated and hard working and eager to volunteer to help others whenever possible. Most importantly, Hadassah prides herself on being Jewish and looks forward to doing her part to make the world a better place.
B’nai Mitzvah
Welcome
Manya Monson to the Beth Emeth Team! Manya is the new Administrave Assistant at The Einhorn Center for Jewish Education.
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The Einhorn Center for Jewish Education Awe and Wonder In Avot 5:22, the Mishna teaches, Ben Bag Bag said: “Turn it over, and [again] turn it over, for all is therein.” Meant as a reference to Torah, the practice of studying year after year, the cycle of learning, and ending and beginning again.
Each year we begin Torah anew, with a “new set of eyes” as the words of Torah remain the same, but we change and grow.
As I am writing this column from Israel, on my I don’t know what number trip, the words of Ben Bag Bag are striking me as equally applicable to this magnificent country as they are to Torah. The awe and wonder I feel about being surrounded by a rich atmosphere of Hebrew and Jewish culture in a vibrant thriving country, is just as strong as it was on my first visit during my teens. Sitting at a coffee shop, people watching, I notice the clothing styles and sophistication has changed, yet the wholesomeness and comfort is all the same. Like every other country, Israel has been greatly affected by the coronavirus. Many of my favorite shops and restaurants have now closed. However, there is an overwhelming spirit of hope and growth.
This study program I am completing on this trip has
introduced me to, and opened me up to, some new and incredible experiences. I have learned about some of the deeper complexities within Israeli society, marginalized populations, and met amazing activists and artists working to create platforms giving a voice to the potential of tomorrow. Yes, there is conflict. Yes, there is complexity. Most of all though, there is a real country here, struggling and growing and unbelievably thriving.
My learning never stops. I turn it over and over again - turning it over and finding I am only filled with greater awe, wonder, and pride for this phenomenal land I love.
May the words from the seder ring true - next year in Jerusalem!
Shara Siegfeld, Director of Lifelong Learning
The Education Committee In August, our young families enjoyed a wonderful evening under the stars with fun games, a beautiful Havdalah service led by Cantor Kohn and an outdoor movie (Yes Day), complete with a CBE Concession Stand. A great time was had by all!
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Shabbat of July 23-24 in memory of Judy and Bill Kahn Bernice Kahn Laura Kramer Joanne Frisch Kramer Shabbat of August 6-7 in memory of Cathy and Erik Cooley Harold Switkes Marilyn Laufer Harold B. Laufer Hope Nathan Thomas Martin Nathan The Nathan family Thomas Martin Nathan
Shabbat of August 13-14 in memory of Judith Katz Albert Kaufmann Shabbat of August 20-21 in memory of Joni Lieberman Basen and Don Basen Bertram Lieberman Laura Kramer Sanford Kramer Betty Shapiro Sally Shapiro Shabbat of August 27-28 in memory of Stuart Doling Ann Lee Doling Judith Katz Audrey B. Kaufmann Shabbat of September 3-4 in memory of Elaine and David Auerbach Norma Tick Auerbach Joyce Bookstein Barbara Hellman Iselin Doris Brickman Norman Brickman The Davidoff family Herman Davidoff Lucia and Steven Fischer David A. Fischer Kathy and Billy Golderman Lester M. Golderman Eunice Golderman Lester M. Golderman Lauren and Harold Iselin Barbara Hellman Iselin Nancy and Jeffrey Lozman Laura Lozman Greenberg Ruth Facher Mendel Helen Facher The family of Alexander Perle Alexander J. Perle Jessica, Alan and Alexandra Richer Evelyn Tower Locke Jenn and David Siegal Roslyn A. Siegal Shabbat of September 10-11 in memory of Philip Auerbach Norma Tick Auerbach Leslie and Roy Auerbach Edith Nuss Phyllis and Celia Berk Abraham Berk Joyce Bookstein Harry Hellman Judy and Tom Clement Laura Caplan Woodroe Karen and Steven Fein Archie Pearlman Harriet Greenberg Edith Nuss The Netter family Miriam Maccoby Netter, Esq. Irene and Alan Richter Sidney Richter Carl Rosenstock Annette Rosenstock Nancie and Ken Segel Raymond Segel Harris Sitrin Lynn Sitrin Shabbat of September 17-18 in memory of Harriet Ackerman and family Fred S. Ackerman Kelly and Rick Alfred Gloria Maskin Alfred Judy and Tom Clement Joseph H. Levy Pat, Arthur and Jen Roth and the Blackman family Luzie Hatch The Friedlander family Leah Monk Kevin, Cara, Aaron and Sydney Graham Sandra D. Graham
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This fund enhances Beth Emeth with flowers. Listed are the donations received by August 10. Donations received after, will be listed in the October Bulletin. You may make donations on our website under the “Beautification Fund.”
Steven Ostroff and Thomas Hunt Julius Ostroff Margie and Larry Kirsch Alvin Kirsch Dr. Martha Lepow Dr. Irwin Howard Lepow Jane Loeb and family David G. Loeb Rabbi Paul and Rita Menitoff Lillian G. Menitoff The Ostroff family Julius Ostroff Judith Katz Matthew Margolis Jeffrey Wennar William I. Wennar Dr. Mark Zubres Esther Slverman Fleishman Shabbat of September 24-25 in memory of Kelly and Rick Alfred Reuben Alfred Barbara and Ralph Cohn and David Cohn Edith Gothelf Nancy M. Cummins Richard J. Cummins Carolyn, Bruce, Emily and Evan Ginsburg Ira Martin Bloom The Herkowitz, Kennedy and Deutsch families Allan L. Herkowitz Dorry Sims Kotzin and family Alan Richard Sims Sara Lee and Barry Larner Ira Martin Bloom Eric Larner Ira Martin Bloom Rabbi Paul and Rita Menitoff Albert J. Menitoff Jackie Rosenthal and family Dr. Mark Eric Rosenthal Judy Roth and family Howard W. Roth Irene Senter Rose Marcus Silverstein Millie Serling and family Stanley Levine Dr. Mark Zubres Doris Fleishman Zubres
Beautification
Perpetual Memorials ensure that Kaddish will always be recited for your loved ones. Each year the name is added to the Kaddish list and a plaque is hung in the Chapel or Sanctuary. Notices are sent to remind you of the upcoming Yahrzeit and the name of your loved one is listed in the Bulletin. Contact [email protected] for information. The family of Bruce Gottlieb has established a Perpetual Memorial in his memory
The family of Leslie J. Newman has established a Perpetual Memorial in her memory The family of Arielle Rosenfeld has established a Perpetual Memorial in her memory
The family of Norman S. Shapiro has established a Perpetual Memorial in his memory
The family of Beth Williamson Spitalny has established a Perpetual Memorial in her memory Dorry Sims Kotzin has established a Perpetual Memorial in memory of her grandmother, Mollie Goldstein Symansky
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CBE mails receipts to individuals who have made contributions in excess of $100. Notification cards are mailed to all recipients, and appear in the Bulletin shortly thereafter. This list includes new gifts received by August 9. Clergy Funds
Rabbi Scott Shpeen Discretionary Fund Lisa and Charles Blackman in memory of Luzie Hatch Elaine Burrick in appreciation of Rabbi Shpeen Lindsay Chura and Matthew Mandelberg in appreciation Judy Doling in memory of Dick Doling Inalee Foldes in memory of Alice Hoffman Eleanor Goodman in appreciation of Rabbi Shpeen Carol and David Grand in honor of the 55th anniversary of Diane and Ira Rubtchinsky Carol and David Grand in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Avery Simon, grandson of Shirley and Fred Simon Sharon Johnson in memory of her beloved father, Marvin Baar Judy and Bill Kahn in honor of Adam Shpeen being named Partner at Davis Polk Helene and Harry Kushner in memory of Harry Rosenfeld Carol and Alfred Landess in memory of Kristin Greenhouse Brown Carol and Alfred Landess in memory of Myron Serling
Elinor Lewin in memory of Norman Shapiro Karen and Alan Lobel in appreciation of Rabbi Shpeen Jane and Mark Levine in honor of the bar mitzvah of Avery Simon David and Richard Meyers in memory of Louis Tomson Carrie Miller in memory of Dr. Myron Serling Caryl Newhof in appreciation of Rabbi Shpeen Meryl and Al Norek in memory of Peter Danziger Anne Rosenfeld in appreciation of Rabbi Shpeen Elaine Rubenstein in appreciation Pya and David Seidner in memory of Arthur Cope Michelle and Jeff Solomon in memory of Luzie Hatch Barbara and Jim Tombros in appreciation of Rabbi Shpeen Herm Ungerman in honor of Rabbi Shpeen Cindy Urbach in memory of Peter Danziger Cindy Urbach in memory of Harry Rosenfeld Cindy Urbach in memory of Marcia Scharfman Cindy Urbach in memory of Cantor Jodi Schechtman Cindy Urbach in memory of Robert Warsh Katie Yezzi and Dan Cotton in honor of the bar mitzvah of Ezra Cotton Sandi Zarch in honor of the birth of Evie Berkowitz, great-granddaughter of Miriam Grode Sandi Zarch in honor of the engage-ment of Aaron Gordon, grandson of Michael and Donna Gordon, to Brooke Cleveland Rabbi Scott L. Shpeen Distinguished Artist Fund Patricia Bennett and Richard Gold in memory of Dr. Myron Serling Dorry Kotzin in honor of the special birthday of Bert Weinberg
Dorry Kotzin in memory of Harry Rosenfeld Lucy Larner in appreciation of Jane and Mark Levine of Levine Memorial Chapel Lucy Larner in appreciation of Rabbi Shpeen The family of Dr. Robert Lieberman in honor of the bat mitzvah of Talia, granddaughter of Dr. & Mrs. Sam Feldman The family of Dr. Robert Lieberman in honor of the graduation from University of Vermont of Haley Golderman, daughter of Kathy and Billy Golderman Caryl Newhof with grateful thanks to Jan Reiss-Weitzman and Richard Bass Judith Roth in honor of Susan Debronsky’s music at the CBE post-COVID opening service
Helping our Synagogue
The Beautification Fund in memory of Beatrice Glucksman Eric Larner Mollie Larner The Brotherhood General Fund Madeline and Bret Kauffman in memory of Norman Shapiro Cantor Jodi Schechtman Music Fund Katie Yezzi and Dan Cotton in support of Cantor Kohn, Helena Rosenstrauch and Keith Kowalski preparing Ezra for his bar mitzvah Pat and Bob Friedman in honor of the special anniversary of Phyllis and Jeff Sperry Pat and Bob Friedman in honor of the special birthday of Larry Kirsch Tracy Greenfield in memory of Cantor Jodi Schechtman
Donations
The Ellen Herkowitz Judaic Art Fund Gloria Herkowitz in memory of Shirley Larner Gloria Herkowitz in memory of Joan Shore Jason Rice in memory of Dr. Myron Serling The General Fund Christopher Bradley in memory of Joan Shore Winnie Chuckrow and Howard Berkun in memory of Mike Serling Diane and Beryl Frank in appreciation of Rabbi Shpeen Jeffrey Freedman in memory of Teddy Freedman Sherry and Marvin Freedman in honor of the confirmation of Alexis Safranko Carol and David Grand in wishing a speedy recovery to Saul Kimmel Kasy, Peter and Mabel Hoffman in memory of Alice Hoffman Madeline and Bret Kaufman in memory of Marian Smith Melissa and Michael Lurie in memory of Peter Danziger Melissa and Michael Lurie in memory of Mark Long Robyn and Ed Marinstein in memory of Peter Danziger Robyn and Ed Marinstein in memory of Harry Rosenfeld Sigrid and Raymond Naar in appreciation of Deb Sokoler Sigrid and Raymond Naar in memory of Norman Shapiro Eric Larner in appreciation of the kindness of Kathy Golderman Reeva Nowitz in memory of Harry Rosenfeld Susan and Jeffrey Rudnick in memory of Richard Doling
Julie and Andrew Safranko in memory of Peter Danziger Lois and Judd Suresky in memory of Peter Danziger Leonard Weiss in memory of Harry Rosenfeld Nancy Yaffee in honor of the oustanding cast of the “Happy Together” video Nancy Yaffee in memory of Marian Smith Nancy Yaffee in wishing Saul Kimmel a complete recovery The Hazel B. Wagner Memorial Fund Kerryn and Michael Kent in memory of Peter Danziger The Lurie Wander Sukkot Fund Eileen and Greg Lurie in memory of Peter Danziger The Mendleson Memorial Chapel Fund Carol and Leon Aronowitz in memory of Alton Mendleson Gaynelle Mendleson in memory of Alton Mendleson The Lurie Wander Sukkot Fund Toby and Fred Wander in memory of Richard Doling The Prayer Book Fund Phyllis R. Ross in memory of Harry Rosenfeld
Helping our World
David Goodman Reyut/ Caring Community Fund Pya and David Seidner in honor of Arleen Stein and the Reyut Committee Social Action Tzedakah Fund Cheryl and Steve Ainspan in memory of Bea and Don Cohen Susan and Ron Backer in memory of Peter Danziger
Phyllis and Stephen Hillinger in memory of Peter Danziger Jane and David Kadish in memory of Peter Danziger Jane Loeb in wishing Joan Paul a speedy recovery Nan Miller in memory of Harry Rosenfeld Suzanne Eichorn and Lew Priven in honor of Zachary Sinkoff becoming a bar mitzvah Anne Rosenfeld in memory of Dr. Myron Gordon Jackie Itzkow and Carl Ruppert in honor of Ruth Mendel’s 90th birthday Bert Weinberg in memory of Irma Weinberg The Rabbi Martin I. Silverman Interrelgious Fund Naomi and Tom Hitchcock in memory of Benjamin Mendel, Jr.
Helping Our Children
The David Iselin Memorial CBEYG Fund Ruthie and Norm Ellenbogen in memory of Peter Danziger Ruthie and Norm Ellenbogen in memory of Harry Rosenfeld Caryl Newhof and Jan Reiss-Weitzman in memory of Mike Serling The Dembling and Sabatino families in honor of the b’nai mitzvah of Rebecca, Olivia and Benjamin Steuer Fund for Jewish Education Sherry and Steven Einhorn in memory of Peter Danziger Sherry Einhorn in memory of Harry Rosenfeld
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More Donations
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Karen and Steven Fein in memory of Peter Danziger Marcy and Jeff Feinman in honor of the special birthday of Larry Kirsch Marcy and Jeff Feinman wishing Roberta and Ned Berkowitz a mazel tov on the birth of their grandaughter, Evelyn Rose Sherry Gold and Wendell Lorang in honor of the bat mitzvah of Leah Schreiber-Romeo Katherine Kaplan wishing a mazel tov on the confirmation of Ava Roth, granddaughter of Nancy Roth Lee Lieberman sending best wishes to Cynthia Freedman in her new home Joni Lieberman Basen, Donald Basen, and Lee Lieberman in honor of the birth of Rosalind Hope, the grand-daughter of Sandy and Charlie Stern
The Larner Family Tree of Life Fund Elaine, David, and Hope Freedman In memory of Alford E. Freedman and Robert L. Freedman Sara Lee and Barry Larner in memory of Richard Doling Sara Lee and Barry Larner in memory of Peter Danziger Gerry and Sheri Lubin in memory of Peter Danziger Elizabeth and William Nathan The Parenting Center Karen and Alan Ekstein in memory Peter Danziger TheRosen Family Fund for Jewish Education Katherine Kaplan in honor of the bar mitzvah of Zach Gornstein, grandson of Bonnie and Stuart Rosenberg Barbara Manning in celebration of the birth of Evie, the great-granddaughter of Miriam Grode Barbara Manning in celebration of the birth of Evie, the granddaughter of Ned and Roberta Berkowitz Nancy Yaffee in honor of Joshua Gutner, grandson of Kathie Kaplan The Ruth Sherman Linn Memorial Fund Margie and Larry Kirsch in honor of the special anniversary of Phyllis and Jeff Sperry
Margie and Larry Kirsch in honor of the special birthday of Dr. Sam Feldman Margie and Larry Kirsch in honor of the special birthday of Mimi Rosenthal Phyllis and Jeffrey Sperry in honor of the special birthday of Margie Kirsch The Sisterhood General Fund Elaine Rubenstein wishing Joan Paul a speedy recovery The Youth Scholarship Fund Madeline and Bret Kaufman in memory of Arielle Rosenfeld
More Donations
Ever notice those gorgeous flowers at our entrance? You can thank the lovely Jan Reiss-Weitzman for planting those in both spring and fall!
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Annual Cemetery Service (1) Beth Emeth Cemetery Mendleson Chapel Sunday, September 12, 11:00 am Yom Kippur Yizkor Memorial Service (2) Congregation Beth Emeth Sanctuary Thursday, September 16, 4:30 pm Shemini Atzeret Yizkor Memorial Service (3) Congregation Beth Emeth Chapel Monday, September 27 7:30 pm
Lydia Ackerman 2,3 Arnold Applebaum 1,2,3 Irene Barats 1 Joseph Baron 1 Steven Berg 2,3 Sophie Berman 1,2,3 Thomas Bigley 2,3 Shirley Brand 2 Harriet Brown 2,3 Kristin Brown 1,2,3 Daniel Burnetter 2,3 Sylvia Cherna 2,3 Beatrice Cohen 1,2,3 Donald Cohen 1,2,3 Gerald Cohen 2,3 Jack Cohen 1,2,3 Elaine Cohn 2,3 Arthur Cope 2,3 Janice Cramer 2,3
Michael Danziger 2,3 Peter Danziger 1,2,3 Richard Doling 1,2,3 Stephen Doling 1 Stanley Dropkin 2,3 Samuel Fisher 1 Estelle Fuld-Alfred 1,2,3 Paul Goldstein 1,2,3 Dr. Myron Gordon 2,3 Bruce Gottlieb 2,3 Irene Gurdin 2,3 Luzie Hatch 1 Selma Heflich 1,2,3 Donald Herkowits 1,2,3 Alice Hoffman 2,3 Phyllis Katz 2,3 Alfred Klein 1 Zoe Knapik 2,3 Barbara Koblintz1
Shirley Larner 1,2,3 Marcus Lehman 1 Harriet Lerner 2,3 Adele Levine 1 Louise Lobel 2,3 Joseph Massry 2,3 Lillian Meckler 2,3 Alton Mendleson, Jr. 1,2,3 Daniel Menkis 2,3 Elinor Naigles 1,2,3 Leslie Newman 1,2,3 Kenneth Nirenberg 1 Deborah Panitch 2,3 Shirley Pomerantz 2,3 Stanley Priess 1 Constance Repko 2,3 Stephen Rosenblatt 1,2,3 Arielle Rosenfeld 1,2,3 Harry Rosenfeld 1,2,3
Lewis Rubenstein 1,2,3 Harold Rubin 2,3 Marcia Scharfman 1,2,3 Cantor Jodi Schechtman 1,2,3 Larry Segel 2,3 Dr. Myron Serling 1,2,3 Norman Shapiro 2,3 Harvey Sherwood 1 Constance Simon 2,3 Marian Smith 2,3 Michael Solomon 2,3 Stevi Swire 1,2,3 Audrey Unger 1 Thomas Vangerud 2,3 Beverly Warheit 2,3 Robert Warsh 1,2,3
Listed below, are the names of our loved ones who have died since last year (note color/ number guide) and will be recited at these services. If you would like the name of a loved one who has died since last Yom Kippur (September 28, 2020) or Shemini Atzeret (October 10, 2020) included in one or more of the Memorial Services, please call Susan Debronsky at 518.4369761 x224. Please note that the names read at the Cemetery Service are of those who were interred at the Beth Emeth Cemetery since last year’s Cemetery Service (September 20, 2020). You may honor the memory of a loved one with a con-tribution to the Beautification Fund, please send a check, payable to CBE, to the temple office.
(continued from page 5) she meant Beth Emeth collectively. She had a loss, was feeling terrible, but she knew she was not alone. We are a community where together we say Kaddish for our loved ones.
Last year, when some of our congregants were not able to get out, the Ritual Committee made calls to make sure everyone was ok. I witnessed a beautiful friendship develop between a lifelong member and a newer member. The younger family brought the gentlemen their own picnic table, laid out a beautiful dinner and they sat outside for the High Holy Days last year and watched services. The friendship blossomed with Hanukkah and Passover spent together and they con-tinue to check in on one another.
This will be my 9th High Holy Day season at Beth Emeth. It is 3 weeks away and things are still so up in the air. The clergy, the Board of Trustees and staff have worked really hard to have a safe environment for you.
Due to the Delta variant, unfortunately, we have had to implement protocols to ensure that as a community we are all safe. I so appreciate hearing via the telephone, emails or Facebook the affirmations from congregants that they are in support of all that we are doing.
Please give yourselves a pat on the back. 5781 was a very difficult year. We at CBE are there for each other and continue to be kind and nice to one another. We also all need to be kind to ourselves.
I know from the good examples that were set by my mother and mother-in-law, that being nice to others has the added benefit of making you feel good about your-self. That good feeling, in turn, pays it forward to nicer interactions with your community as a whole.
I wish you a Year filled with only “nice” things- good health, special moments with family and friends and lots of smiles.
Kathy Golderman, Executive Director
Kathy’s Corner
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Fred S. Ackerman Anna Landau Carp Leah Goldstein Finks George Raymond Gordon Allan M. Greene Luzie Hatch Floyd J. Kessler
Murray R. Nathan Julius Ostroff Hannah Pohly Mildred S. Roth Louis Rubin Robert K. Sperber Linda Anne Wolkenbreit
Yom Kippur, September 16
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Kaddish will be recited for those beloved departed whose names are perpetuated in Permanent Memorials established by their families. We invite your inquiries about this thoughtful way of remembrance.
If you wish to have a name included on our Shabbat Kaddish list or have a question about a Kaddish name being recited, please call Susan at 518.436.9761 x224 (please do not leave a name for the Yahrzeit list on e-mail or voice mail). When phon-ing in a name, please do so by the Thursday of the week it is to be read.
Yahrzeits
Sarah Adler Norma Tick Auerbach Mary Aufsesser Milton J. Bass Irwin Isaac Berger William Boochever Norman Brickman Lawrence Chartoff Paulette Ellen Bohnen Coté Herman Davidoff Helen Facher David Alexander Fischer Robert B. Freedman Rosalind L. Gefen Lester M. Golderman Laura Lozman Greenberg Dr. Lawrence Greenfield Malvina Hirschfeld Myer Illch
Barbara Hellman Iselin Rhea Fisher Jacobs Dorothy Lincoln Kopp Morris I. Landau Evelyn Tower Locke Dr. Arthur I. Neuberg Anna G. Nidetch Alexander J. Perle Beatrice H. Reohr Sidney Richter Bertha Rogowski Florence Feinberg Rosen Chaylie Saxe Roslyn A. Siegal Ann May Silverman Myron S. Strasser Marie Ulrich David Weinberg Pearl Werlin
Shabbat of September 3-4
Sylvia S. Altmark Robert Blumberg Anna Boochever deBeer Harry Hellman Hannah Illch Louis Katz N. Herschel Koblenz Helen Markusfeld Krouner Hattie Miller Pina Fleischman Muhlfelder
Edith Nuss Annette Rosenstock Raymond Segel Lynn Madison Sitrin Moses Strasser William H. Sumberg Eugene Urbach Minnie Rosenn Waldman Laura Caplan Woodroe
Rosh Hashanah, September 7
Fred S. Ackerman Gloria Maskin Alfred Frank Blum Dr. Bertram B. Brown Dr. Aaron L. Buchman Anna Landau Carp Hattie Cohn Arnold Elkind Linda L. Feinman Leah Goldstein Finks Esther Silverman Fleishman Jacob Abraham Freedman George Raymond Gordon Sandra D. Graham Allan M. Greene Luzie Hatch Jessie Hirschfeld Taubi Jeneroff Kaminsky Floyd J. Kessler Alvin Kirsch
Richard Bruce Koblintz Dr. Irwin Howard Lepow Joseph H. Levy David G. Loeb Lillian G. Menitoff Rose Merin Murray R. Nathan Julius Ostroff Hannah Pohly Annie Russell Radner Arthur Raskin Philip R. Richter Mildred S. Roth Louis Rubin Robert K. Sperber Grace Aronowitz Strasser Rose G. Sumberg Lillian F. Thorn Linda Anne Wolkenbreit
Shabbat of September 17-18
Samuel E. Aronowitz Ira Martin Bloom Tilly K. Edelstein Fanny Fisher Helen Josephson Jasper Bernard L. Kramer
Stanley Levine Julia B. Levy Curtis Manasse Benjamin J. Mann Howard W. Roth
Sukkot, September 21
Hannah Silberman Abraham Sylvia S. Altmark Abraham Berk Robert Blumberg Satie Cohn Anna Boochever deBeer Lillian Kohn Fenster Paul H. Freedman George Goldberg Abraham Goldberg Dr. Harriet Harris Betty J. Hegleman Harry Hellman Hannah Illch Louis Katz N. Herschel Koblenz Helen Markusfeld Krouner Sally G. Levine Florence M. Livingston Hattie Miller
Pina Fleischman Muhlfelder Jacob Myers Miriam Maccoby Netter, Esq. Edith Nuss Archie Pearlman Katherine Fenster Riesner Dr. Leonard B. Rosen Annette Rosenstock Monas Rosenthal Raymond Segel Lynn Madison Sitrin Harry Sperry Amy Rosenstock Stark Moses Strasser William H. Sumberg Eugene Urbach John A. Vellano Minnie Rosenn Waldman William I. Wennar Laura Caplan Woodroe
Shabbat of September 10-11
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Jason Todd Alfred Reuben Alfred Samuel E. Aronowitz Yetta Berman Mildred Berman Binder Ira Martin Bloom Oscar Bohnen Richard J. Cummins Tilly K. Edelstein Norman David Fenster Fanny Fisher Fred Gangberg Samuel Goodman Edith Gothelf Beulah Grossman Simon Hegleman Allan L. Herkowitz Helen Josephson Jasper Gussie Katcher Anthony Kleinberg Jesse S. Klugman Bernard L. Kramer Stanley Levine Julia B. Levy Curtis Manasse Benjamin J. Mann
Louis Mayersohn Albert J. Menitoff Rosa Gerson Morje Julius Muffson Myer Nussbaum Henry deBoer Perle Dr. Jeanne Rabin-Kanaan Dr. Mark Eric Rosenthal Howard W. Roth Charles Harry Schlang Melvin B. Schulman Nancy Mintz Sills Rose Marcus Silverstein Alan Richard Sims Erna Stern Isaac Stern Henry E. Stern Esther Barnet Stern Rosa Swartz Anatol Truskier Isaac Waldman Howard Victor Winston Louis Worthman Doris Fleishman Zubres
Shabbat of September 24-25
Yahrzeits, cont.Marvin B. Clapkin Ann Sporberg Fishell Sidney N. Fromm Etta Goodman Mona Karen Grosberg
Esther Moss Dr. Milton Siegal Kate Taube Louise Adessa Verfenstein
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