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JUNE 2019 VOLUME 163, ISSUE 10
C O N G R E G A T I O N G A T E S O F H E A V E N • A F F I L I A T E D W I T H U R J
Honoring
RABBI
ELEANOR
PEARLMAN
12 YEARS OF
DEDICATED
SERVICE
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MARWILL
SCHOLARHIP
ANNOUNCES AWARD RECIPIENT
ELINORE FARNUM
FARWELL DINNER
GUARDIAN SHABBAT
& BOARD INSTALLATION
2019-2020
RELIGIOUS
SCHOOL
REGISTRATION
NOW OPEN
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GUARDIAN SHABBAT &
BOARD INSTALLATION
Held at the temple on Saturdays at 9:00 a.m.�
Shabbat Bechukotai/Leviticus 26:3-27:34
6/1/19: 10:45 a.m. Morning Shabbat Service with bar mitzvah of
Joshua Angelou
Shabbat Bamidbar/Numbers 1:1-4:20
6/7/19: 5:30 p.m. Tot Shabbat and 7:00 p.m. Shabbat Service
honoring Guardian members and Board Installation
6/8/19: 10:45 a.m. Morning Shabbat Service with bar mitzvah of
Asher Smith
Shabbat Nasso/Numbers 4:21-7:89
6/14/19: 7:00 p.m. Shabbat Service with Marwill Scholarship
Award, GOHTY Board Installation, and farewell to Elinore
Farnum
6/15/19: 10:45 a.m. Morning Shabbat Service with bat mitzvah
of Sophie Brettholtz
Shabbat Beha’alotcha/Numbers 8:1-12:16
6/21/19: 7:00 p.m. Shabbat Service
6/22/19: 10:45 a.m. Morning Shabbat Service with bar mitzvah
of Jacob Stolfi�
Shabbat Sh’lach/Numbers 13:1-15:41
6/28/19: 7:00 p.m. Shabbat Service
TORAH STUDY
TOT SHABBAT
For families with preschool age
children. Tot Shabbat Services
are held the first Friday of each
month (except July and August)
at 5:30 p.m. followed by a kid
friendly dinner at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner is free, donations are
accepted. RSVP to Kathy at 518-
374-8173 or [email protected]. �
KATTAN SHABBAT
SHABBAT SERVICES
PRAYER GROUP
LIVE STREAM SERVICES
A 30-minute service for children in grades K-2. Held the second
Friday of each month (except July and August) during 7:00 p.m.
Shabbat Services. We sing, have story time, playtime, and begin
to follow the Siddur.�
For parents and infants-preschoolers, meets in the back of the
sanctuary for quiet play during services. Held the second Friday
of each month.
Watch Shabbat evening and Saturday morning (during b’nai
mitzvah only) services, live and archived, at www.cgoh.org.�
SHAVUOT YIZKOR SERVICE
This holiday recalls the revelation of the Torah at Mount Sinai,
when the Israelites renewed their mature commitment to
Judaism and to the Jewish people. A morning Shavuot Yizkor
service will be held on Sunday, June 9 at 9:00 a.m. Which will
include reading the Shavuot Yizkor memorial list, which are the
names of all congregants and loved ones of congregants who
have died since last Shavuot.
On Friday, June 7 at the 7:00 p.m. Shabbat Services we will
thank our outgoing trustees: Mindy Holland, Ruth Schulman,
and Richard Weiskopf and welcome our new board members:
Andrea Berkowitz-Cerasano, Joe Krongold, and Melinda Teter.
We will also recognize and thank the following 5779 Guardian
Circle members: Eric & Anne Aronowitz, Randy & Deb Belkin,
Ray z”l & June Benenson, Peter & Joan Bent, Jane & Moses
Brand, Jeff & Cindy Cohen, Stanley Cohen, Sidney & Ann
Cramer, Robert & Elizabeth Desbiens, Richard Dolins, Laura
Ehrich & Doug Smith, Ellen & Lawrence Eisenberg, Jonathan
Falk, Irv & Jackie Freedman, Alan & Yvette Gebell, Karen
Gerhardt, Bill & Rhoda Gilbert, David & Andrea Golub, Jane z”l
and Neil Golub, Debra & Brian Gordon, Alice Gorowitz, Robert
&Donna Grossman, Brian Haak, Bea & Gerry Hahn, Marcus
Harrington & Elisa Harrington-Verb, Jesse & Mindy Holland,
Michael & Hana Idelchik, Kay Keller, Ian Kudel & Stacey Farber,
Meg Levine, Michelle & Timothy Lynch, Al & Sally Magid, Mary
Matthews, Peter & Carol Max, Paula Metzner & Ed Bein, Jeffrey
& Wendy Moran, Elyse Pearson, Harvey & Sheila Randall, Arnie
Rotenberg, Jonathan & Jessica Rubin, Ruth Sanes, Howard
Schlossberg & Michelle Ostrelich, Randy Simon & Rachel
Cohon, William & Stacie Waters, Deborah & Irwin Wein, Jeff &
Cathy Weiss, Thomas & Ruth Yorker, and Gordon Zuckerman.
Guardian Circle members are congregants who donate above
and beyond their annual financial commitment (minimum $500)
to help insure the future of our congregation. The financial
support provided through the Guardian Circle members allows
us to keep “the gates open to all” regardless of their financial
circumstances. There is still time to be included in our circle.
Please contact Jesse Holland at [email protected] or Laura
Ehrich at [email protected] or 518-374-8173.
MAZEL TOV!
2019 CONFIRMATION CLASS
From left to right, front to back: Erin Kipp, Isabella Polk, Sydney
Tolokonsky, Anya Muraven, Holly Lightbody, Jessica Reale, Alise
Hale, Aaron Siegelman, Jakob Kudel, and Luke Teter, with Rabbi
Matt and Arnie Rotenberg. �
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Arnie Rotenberg, Director of Congregation Jewish Living
CHANGES ON OUR HORIZON
As we close out the 2018-2019 school year, I want to thank you for an incredible year. Your dedication to
Jewish education not only requires a commitment of both time and resources, it also depends on your
decision to make Jewish education a priority in your home. We are grateful for your support and will strive
over the coming school year to engage both students and families in our common endeavor to teach the
values, traditions, and history of Judaism to a new generation.
I want to particularly commend our teachers who labor to impart their wisdom to our students. This year
we have had some incredible programs and innovative lessons. In Judaism, hardly any higher praise exists
than to call someone a teacher.
Being Jewish is a year-round activity and even though there is no Religious School in the summer, we all
continue to do Jewish things—we just need to be intentional about naming them for ourselves and our
children. For example, when riding bikes, hiking, swimming we are doing the mitzvah of shmirat ha-guf,
taking care of our health. When we are cleaning the basement or garage, we are showing kavod for the family’s space. Father’s Day
celebration is honoring parents; and throwing away garbage when you are at a barbeque in a park is Bal takhshit, taking care of the
environment. And as a kehillah, community, use social media to keep in touch. Gates of Heaven is still open during the summer;
Shabbat services are a great way to see friends.
Registration is open for our 2019-2020 school year, which begins September 15. Don’t wait till the last minute—go to our website for
all your registration material. Building on this year’s positive relationships, we look forward to greeting your child on that first day
of school, and partnering to ensure your child’s story, strengths, and needs are known and supported.
Have a safe and fun summer!
Please join us for a recognition brunch in honor of Rabbi Eleanor Pearlman on Sunday, June 2 at 11:00 a.m. at the temple. This event
is free and no reservations are required.
BRUNCH HONORING RABBI ELEANOR PEARLMAN
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WHAT’S HAPPENING @ GATES
2019 MARWILL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
DINNER & A MOVIE NIGHT
SENIOR MOMENTS LUNCH
CLASSICALLY TRAINED VIRTUOSO PIANIST
RICHARD DEVENS
Richard Devens will entertain us at the next
luncheon on Wednesday, June 12 from 12:00 p.m.
to 2:00 p.m. Richard will be playing a variety of
music and talk about the music, composers, and
himself.
Richard is a classically trained virtuoso pianist who has
performed on the concert stage in the US and abroad. He has
also performed at various functions such as wedding,
corporate events, private parties, fundraisers, and black-tie
affairs. His repertoire includes such standards from Gershwin,
Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers, Harold Arlen,
Irving Berlin, and many other composers.
This program, facilitated by Rabbi Pearlman, is free and open
to all. Donations encouraged. RSVP to Kathy at 518-374-8173 or
The next Brotherhood-sponsored Dinner and a Movie is on
Saturday, June 22 at 6:00 p.m. Buffet dinner by Homestyle
of salad, eggplant parm, veggie lasagna, meatballs, and rolls.
Movies TBD. The fee is $12pp and $30 per family max.,
includes drinks and snacks. Free for those not eating. RSVP
to Mike at 518-381-4432 or [email protected].
2ND WIND Adult Social Group for Gates Members Only
Please join us for a farewell dinner in honor of
Elinore Farnum on Friday, June 14 at 6:00 p.m.
The dinner, catered by Turf Tavern, is free to
attend. Reservations are required, contact
Michelle at [email protected].
FARWELL DINNER
The Marwill scholarship committee is pleased to announce the 2019 Marwill Scholarship recipient. Julia
Kronick will receive a $1,000 Marwill College Scholarship, which will be presented at Shabbat Services on
Friday, June 14 at 7:00 p.m. The Dr. Ralph & Edna Marwill Scholarship Fund was established in 1980 with a
bequest from Dr. Ralph Marwill’s will.
Julia is the daughter of congregants Dr. Steven and Carrie Kronick. She is working toward her master’s
degree in Literacy at SUNY Albany. She received a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education at Goucher
College in Baltimore, Mayland and graduated from Guilderland High School. Julia grew up at Gates, her
family have been Gates members for 23 years. Julia was an aide in our Religious School, attended our
temple High School program, was on the GOHTY Board, participated for many years on Mitzvah Day, was
confirmed in 2012, and is currently a teacher in our Religious School. She also spent many summers
working at URJ Eisner camp, first as a counselor and currently as a Unit Head.
Julia says, “I’ve loved working with children for as long as I can remember… I’ve worked in many elementary schools, and even
taught in South Africa for a summer! I love education and am so happy to be pursuing my Master’s in Literacy, in hopes to instill a
love of reading and writing in all of my future students.”
NYC TRIP FOR ADULTS
All adults are invited to join us for a bus trip to NYC Lower
East Side on Sunday, October 20. We need to know by June
14th if you are interested in attending. If so, please RSVP to
Jeffry and Trish Luria at [email protected] or 518-254-
7230. More details to come in the July bulletin once we
know if there is interest and how many people will be going.
BALLROOM DANCING AT DANCELAND: First Saturday of
each month. Lesson at 7:00 p.m. followed by open dancing.
$10 pp includes dinner & lesson. RSVP to Ed at ed-
MIKE’S MOVIE MATINEE: Join Mike Auerbach on June 10 at
3:00 p.m. to watch a favorite movie of his and spend time
with friends. RSVP to Mike at [email protected].
ANNUAL DAY AT THE AUERBACH’S LAKE GEORGE CAMP:
Join us for our annual potluck gathering at the Auerbach’s
camp in Lake George on Sunday, July 14 starting at 11:00 a.m.
Enjoy hiking, boating, great company, and delicious food!
RSVP to Mike and Ellen at [email protected].
SECRET CAVERNS TOUR AND LUNCH AT THE LURIA’S:
Join us for a tour of the Secret Caverns on Sunday, July 21 at
11:00 a.m. followed by a relaxing afternoon and potluck at
the Luria’s home in Central Bridge. (If you don't want to do
the cave tour, please meet us at the Luria’s at 1:00 p.m.)
RSVP to Jeff and Trish at [email protected].
Join the Gan Chaim Garden Club at Gates for the yearly fee
of $20; the $100 start up fee is waived for this year only! You
will get a 4x8ft. raised bed and any support you need to
grow fresh veggies and flowers. First come, first served.
Please contact Vic at [email protected] for details.
DO YOU ENJOY GARDENING?
2019 PRIDE PARADE
Join Gates and
Schenectady Clergy
Against Hate
congregations as we
march in the 2019
Capital Region Pride
Parade on Sunday,
June 9. For more
details or to sign up
go to: http://tiny.cc/rlz36y. Whether you identify as LGBTQI,
as an ally, or an advocate, you are welcome to join us and
represent Gates! Wear your Mitzvah Day shirt or let Laura
know you want a special tie-dye Gates shirt for an $18
donation at [email protected] or 518-374-8173.
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ADULT PROGRAMMING
ONGOING ADULT PROGRAMS & EDUCATION
SISTERHOOD BOOK GROUPS
AM GROUP: 6/11 at 10a.m. at the temple. We will select books for next season. Questions, call Sonia at 518-377-7598.
PM GROUP: 6/19 at 7p.m. We will meet at the home of Ellen Strauss for our annual book selection; please bring a dessert to
share. RSVP to Ellen at 518-377-3610 or [email protected].
TORAH ON TAP
SUNDAY MORNING ADULT BIBLICAL HEBREW AND PRAYER STUDY 9:30 a.m. Biblical Hebrew Beginning (Hebrew reading
required), 10:30 a.m. Prayer Study in English, 11:30 a.m. Biblical Hebrew Intermediate. Texts: Aleph Isn't Enough by Rabbi Linda
Motzkin and My People’s Prayer Book by Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman. Teachers: Lee Brice, Rabbi Eleanor Pearlman, Student
Cantor Stefano Iacono, Arnie Rotenberg, and Rabbi Matt. For more details, contact Lee at 518-727-6968/[email protected].
WORDS WE LIVE BY with Lee Brice. Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. No fee. Materials provided.
LUNCH & LEARN with Rabbi Matt. Thursdays at noon. Lunch & materials provided. No fee. Donations accepted.
TORAH STUDY with Rabbi Matt. Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. No fee.
LEARNERS MINYAN with Rabbi Eleanor Pearlman. Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. or 10:15 a.m. on Senior Moments days. No fee.
MAH JONGG All level of players welcomed. Mondays at 12:30 p.m. Contact Bea Hahn at 518-374-0713 or [email protected].
KNITTING GROUP with Lee Brice. Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. Hats, scarves, sweaters, and shawls: all begin with a simple knit
stitch, and we can show you how! You will find enthusiastic encouragement and support. Come learn, no experience
necessary. Bring your own projects or make hats and scarves to be donated. Yarn available. Contact Lee at 518-727-6968.
ZENOBICS TAI CHI Mondays 7pm to 8pm. No Fee. Certified Tai Chi instructors, Aaron and Ina Fried will guide you through the yin
and yang of Tai Chi, a healthful form of “moving meditation” whose 108 slow and gentle flowing dancelike movements will naturally
exercise your body and breathing. No registration needed, show up when you can.
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Thank you for all your support!
If you need something,
please contact Erica Berger
The Audacious Hospitality Committee is seeking artwork to celebrate the diversity of our congregation, specifically from or
reflective of the L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ community, Jews of Color, interfaith couples, and those with disabilities. If interested, please
contact Shae Fitzgerald at [email protected].
CALLING ALL ARTISTS
Torah on Tap is a relaxed conversation about the week's Torah reading and a discussion about the problem with
religion, which is…um, religion. Join us on July 21 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Location TBD. You can always just
drop in, but if you plan to attend, please contact Arnie Rotenberg, Director of Congregational Jewish Living at
[email protected] or 518-374-8173. He can give you the location of our next meeting. This event is open to
the public and is free, purchase your own beverages and munchies.
SISTERHOOD
Sisters, thank you so much!! Your loyalty and generosity—73 paid members for 2018-2019—generated $4,020.00 in membership dues
and donations. Many of you, over 40 %, made donations in addition to your dues. Because of your support, we were able to fund
these Sisterhood sponsored activities: Fall Meet and Greet, Women's Seder, Chanukah White Elephant, and the Sephardic Dinner
and Dessert night. In addition, we contributed to the Religious School, Cemetery Fund, and the B'nai Mitzvah gifts. We also made
grants to the Regional Food Bank Backpack Program, the Salvation Army Soup Kitchen, the Schenectady Schools Foundation, and in
memory of Jane Golub. A number of our members also consistently volunteered to support programs in the local community,
attended meeting, and served on committees. Sisters, we can be very proud of our record in promoting community and Tikkun
Olam! If you still would like to pay your 2018-2019 dues, the fiscal year ends on June 30, 2019, please contact temple bookkeeper,
Sharon Lotano in the temple office at 518-374-8173. We thank you and look forward to your continued support!
Stefano’s Concert
CDs$15. (first CD is
$20)Purchase at
the temple office
or online at
www.cgoh.org
under Events/Forms.
All proceeds benefit
Gates. Thank you for
your support!
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Volunteer with other Gates families at the NE Regional Food Bank
on Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Great family activity. To
RSVP, email Eric at [email protected]. Next date: 6/9.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered at the Salvation Army
Soup Kitchen. We served 526 meals and gave 141.5 volunteer
hours. Everyone is invited to participate in the program. Look
for more information and the 2019-2020 schedule in upcoming
bulletin and emails.
VOLUNTEER @ THE FOOD BANK
VOLUNTEER @ THE SOUP KITCHEN
S O C I A L A C T I O N
BACKPACK PROGRAM
The Regional Food Bank has a program to help
alleviate hunger for children in Schenectady
Schools. Backpacks filled with child-friendly
easy-to-prepare foods are sent home with
these students every Friday. Sponsor a child’s
backpack for a year: $183.00 for a full backpack;
$92.00 for half a backpack; all contributions are
appreciated. Please send your donations to the temple made
out to the Regional Food Bank. For details, contact Lorna at
518-384-1303.
YOUNG FAMILIES/SCHOOL NEWS
B’NAI MITZVAH
We congratulate the parents of this month’s B’nai Mitzvah and thank them for co-sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat. We welcome their
families to the bimah as they bless the Shabbat candles and lead us in Kiddush.
June 22, 2019:
Jacob Stolfi, son of Michael and
Michelle Stolfi and brother
to William Stolfi.
GOHTY BOARD INSTALLATION
2019-2020 RELIGIOUS SCHOOL REGISTRATION
June 1, 2019:
Joshua Angelou, son of Gerald and
Nicole Angelou and brother
to Emma and Jacob Angelou.
June 8, 2019:
Asher Smith, son of Robert and Jolie
Smith and brother to Jacob Smith.
June 15, 2019:
Sophie Brettholtz, daughter of Russell
and Tara Brettholtz and sister
to Daphne Brettholtz.
GRADUATING TEENS BLESSING
Mazel Tov to our graduating students: Hannah Aronowitz, Chase Behar, Bryce Berkof, Maxim Chuckrow,
Jonathan DeChalus, Matthew Frankel, Victoria Freedman, Marissa Gordon, Edward Gosch, Cassidy Harvey,
Emma Kowalczyk, Kennedy Schaefer, Hannah Valensi, Quinton Walsh, Jacob Weber, and Jordan Weiss. We
invite these and all Gates graduating High School students and their families to attend Shabbat Services on
June 14 at 7:00 p.m. as we honor these students with a special blessing from Rabbi Matt Cutler.
Your child’s journey continues… Register now for 2019-2020 Religious School and Kolel on our temple website,
www.cgoh.org. Deadline is July 1st to avoid late fees. If you prefer to not register online and want a paper hard
copy, please contact Kathy in the temple office at [email protected] or call the office at 518-374-8173. If you have
program questions or concerns, contact Arnie Rotenberg, Director of Congregational Jewish Living at
[email protected] or 518-374-8173.
The 2019-2020 GOHTY board will be installed during Shabbat Services on Friday, June 14 at 7:00 p.m. Your
Co-Presidents are Skylar Schaefer and Jack Price; come to services to find out who will be appointed as
Program VP, Membership VP, Social Action VP and NFTY Rep.
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BROTHERHOOD MITZVAH
•Barbara & Richard Preisman in memory of
Ray Benenson
•Harry Stein in memory of Mary Minkoff
BROTHERHOOD YOM HASHOAH APPEAL
Erica & Leonard Berger, Ellen Blake, Joy &
Fredric Bloomstein, Winnie Chuckrow,
Judith Diamond, Al & Sherry Dickinson,
Richard Dolins, Irv & Jackie Freedman, Alan
& Yvette Gebell, Bill & Rhoda Gilbert, Juli &
Boris Gisin, Brian & Deb Gordon, Larry &
Marilyn Gordon, Gay Griffith, Margaret
Hertzman, Sandra Hohman, Jesse & Mindy
Holland, Charles & Johanna Horowitz, Roy
& Susan Keats, Jeff Kimmer, Al & Sally
Magid, Irit & Gerry Magnes, Richard &
Barbara Preisman, Harvey & Sheila Randall,
Eric & Rachel Siegelman, John & Lorna
Snapp, Sanford & Gail Sternstein, Jack &
Rochelle Treiber
CAMPERSHIP FUNDS
•Stan & Ellen Strauss in honor of Bea Hahn,
Jeff Dashew, Cindy Cohen, and Jeff Cohen
for receiving the Volunteer of the Year
Award
CEMETERY FUNDS
•Brian & Denise Tepper in memory of Max
Tepper
•Susan Hoetker in memory of Sylvia
Tischler
FLOWER FUND
•Harold Eisenstein in memory of David
Eisenstein
GENERAL FUNDS
Supporting Jewish Vibrancy
In memory of Jane Golub:
Ruth Sanes
Jesse & Mindy Holland
Susanna Stein Hurley
Lee Brice
Andrew Kahn
Steven Goldberg
Marian & Norman Wolgin
In memory of Ray Benenson:
Meryl Midler
Eileen & Bob Michaels
Lee Brice
In honor of Jesse Holland receiving the
Distinguished Service Award:
Eileen & Bob Michaels
Lee Brice
Bill & Rochelle Shapiro
Michelle Ostrelich & Howard Schlossberg
Jeff & Cindy Cohen
•Pearl Zvirman in memory of Morton
Zvirman
•Elaine & Jeff Dashew in memory of Tillie
Rosenberg
•Jesse & Mindy Holland in honor of Erica
Berger, Cindy Cohen, Jeff Cohen, Jeff
Dashew, Steve Feinberg, Bea Hahn, and Jeff
Luria receiving the Volunteer of the Year
Award
•Eileen & Bob Michael in memory of
Dennis Kipp and in honor of Adam
Holland’s marriage to Rachel Scalzo, and
Rabbi Eleanor Pearlman’s retirement
•Lee Brice in honor of Jeffry Luria, Bea
Hahn, and Erica Berger receiving the
Volunteer of the Year Award
LIFE LONG LEARNING FUND
Lewis Chapman Lifelong Learning
In honor of Rabbi Eleanor Pearlman’s
retirement:
Lois Bluestein
Rhoda & Bill Gilbert
Sarah Chapman
•Lois Bluestein in memory of Marilyn
Wasserman and Dr. Robert Wasserman
and in honor of Sarah Chapman’s birthday
•Roberta & Stephen Berk in memory of
Ray Benenson
MUSIC FUND
•Barbara & Richard Preisman in memory
of Ruth Preisman
PRAYER BOOK FUND
•Miriam & Peter Vollweiler in memory of
Rabbi Michael Szenes, Jane Golub, Merv
Dickinson, and Nancy Max
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUNDS
• Sisterhood in memory of Jane Golub
Alan Sternstein Cheder Scholarship
•Gail & Sanford Sternstein in memory of
Shirley Sternstein, Ray Benenson, and
Jane Golub and in honor of Rabbi Eleanor
Pearlman’s and Elinore Farnum’s
retirement
RABBI DISCRETIONARY FUND
In memory of Jane Golub
Ken & Leslee Leichman
Richard Olender
Lisa & Seth Newman
Ruth Sanes
Barbara & Richard Preisman
•Lois Bluestein in memory of Ray
Benenson and for the speedy recovery of
Karen Picker
•Tracie Hilton in memory of Michael
Friedman
•Dorothy Meyer in memory of Ray
Benenson
•Carole & Paul Donahue in memory of
Michael D. Mandel, MD
•Irv & Jackie Freedman in memory of Marv
Freedman
•Larry & Marilyn Gordon in memory of
Sidney Engel and Mark Friedenthal
•Jeff Kimmer in memory of Sam Kimmer
•Ruth Sanes in memory of Nancy Max
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND
•Ruth Sanes in memory of Ray Benenson
•Stan & Ellen Strauss in memory of Ray
Benenson
SISTERHOOD FUNDS
•Sydna Schwartz in memory of Jane Golub
Thank you for your generous donation.
Oneg Fund
•Steven & Wendi Philbrick in memory of
Barbara Kushnick
•Karyn & Bob Picker in memory of Louise
Picker
•Irv & Jackie Freedman in memory of Ray
Benenson and Jane Golub
Dorothy Ludwig Reyut
•Miriam & Peter Vollweiler in memory of
Ray Benenson
TEEN & YOUTH ADULT FUNDS
Hahn Family Teen Initiative
•Bea & Gerry Hahn in honor of Kay Keller
•Dorothy Meyer in memory of Ray
Benenson
•Ted Vinick in memory of Ray Benenson
and in honor of Rabbi Eleanor Pearlman’s
retirement
Marwill College Scholarship
•Edward & Anne Davis in memory of Jane
Golub
Passport to Israel
•Arlene & Richard Platt and Robert &
Donna Lapidus in memory of Sylvia
Lapidus
Sunshine Golub Youth Scholarship
•Rosa & Stanley Aukburg in memory of
Jane Golub
TCSC
Annual Appeal:
Rabbi Bernard & Bailey Bloom, Lois
Bluestein, Moses & Jane Brand, Sid & Ann
Cramer, Rabbi Matt & Sharon Cutler, John
Darsinos and Shelley Gordon, Richard
Dolins, Harold Eisenstein & Lisa Newmark,
Sue & Sanford Fialkoff, Irv & Jackie
Freedman, Alan & Yevette Gebell, Mark
Gibbons & Paula Yablonsky, Bill & Rhoda
Gilbert, Boris & Julia Gisin, Ron & Kathy
Glasser, Alice Gorowitz, Robert & Donna
Grossman, John & Susan Hoetker, Sandra
Hohman, Graham & Karen Holmes, Elaine
Hughes, Roy & Susan Keats, Kay Keller,
Jeff Kimmer, Claudette Koza, Margaret
Levine, Levine Memorial Chapel, Desiree
Loucks Baer, Al & Sally Magid, Irit & Gerry
Magnes, Elisa Meredith & Tim Carleton,
Paula Metzner & Ed Bein, Dorothy Meyer,
Mark Muraven & Meta Rappaport, Harvey
& Sheila Randall, Marc Rosenbloom,
Marian & Carol Rosenbloom, Sonia
Rubenstein, Richard & Lauren Savage,
Howard Schlossberg & Michelle Ostrelich,
Eric & Rachel Siegelman, John & Lorna
Snapp, Sonya Stall, John & Debra Toy,
Miriam & Peter Vollweiler, and Peter &
Diana Weinberg
•Dorothy Meyer in memory of Ray
Benenson and Celia Tafler
•Kay Keller in memory of Jane Golub
•Ann & Sid Cramer in honor of Jesse
Holland receiving the Distinguished
Service Award
DONA T I ON S
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Todah Rabah, Thank you:
• John Berhaupt, Allen and Yvette Gebell, Suzanne Gold, Irit and Gerry Magnes, Elisa Meredith, and Bill Shapiro for volunteering at
the Salvation Army soup kitchen in May.
• Suzanne Gold, Brian, Noah, and Grant Herschenhorn, and Kay Keller for volunteering to do a temple wide mailing.
We share in their joy and extend warm congratulations to:
• Jean and Malath Arar on their daughter, Dolores Arar’s engagement to James Connell.
• Elazar Cramer, grandson of Ann & Sid Cramer and son of Yoninah & Michael Cramer won the National John F. Kennedy Profile in
Courage Essay Contest for High School Students. He was honored at the JFK Presidential Library & Museum and received a
scholarship award.
• Rabbi Matt for being individually nominated by the Schenectady County Human Rights Commission for his service and
commitment to human rights, civil rights, and social justice. Congratulations also to The Schenectady Clergy Against Hate for
their group nomination.
• Mindy and Jesse Holland on their son, Adam Holland's upcoming marriage to Rachel Scazlo.
• Michael Kimball on this marriage to Annie Ruyack.
• Kat Koppett on receiving the 2019 Women of Excellence Award.
• Carrie and Steven Kronick on their daughter, Julia receiving the Marwill Scholarship.
• Debbie and Charlie Wilkinson on their daughter, Leah Wilkinson’s engagement to Christopher Leiffer.
• Shirley Feldman on her granddaughter, Leah Wilkinson’s engagement.
We are thinking of those who are ill and pray for their wholeness of body and sol and continued
recovery of: Jackie Freedman
We grieve with those who have lost loved ones and extend our condolences to:
• June Benenson on the passing of her husband and temple member, Raymond Benenson.
• Cheryl Berkof on the passing of her great grandmother, Anita Domash Imber,
grandmother
of Bryce and Kyle Berkof.
• Zina Katz on the passing of her father and temple member, Ruven Simkovich.
• Jonathan Kipp on the passing of his father, Earle Dennis Kipp.
• Howie Kohn on the passing of his mother, Shirlee Brounstein.
Kaddish will be recited at Shabbat services in memory of:
JUNE 7: Morris Brounstein, Marvin Buff, Jack Claridge, Goldie Coffman, Benjamin Cooper, Marian Frank Gelfin, Hyman Gilbert, Clara
Glickman, Tess Grusensky, Ida Guts, Alice Hecht, Charles Kaplan, Beverly Lesser, Joel Lindy, Dr. Harvey Maisel, Dorothy Margolis,
Joseph Muraven, Louise Newman, Dr. Michael P. Novak, Max Schulman, Abraham Stone, Martin Weissman, Oi Chung Wong, Melvin
Wright, William Zarrow.
JUNE 14: Beatrice Barrett, Ruth Bechky, Rose Bloomfield, Lena Borisoff, Gerald Davis, Rose Diamond, Equan Fallen, Sam Farkas,
Shirley Freedman, William Friedman, Herbert Hamovitz, Yetta Hochman, Eva Holland, Lester Keller, Lewis Lurie, Ruala Mullin, Tillie
Myers, Faina Polishchuk, Don Putterman, David Sanes, Robert Schulman, Bernard Silverstein, Donald Spraragen, Daniel Strichman,
Isaac Tischler.
JUNE 28: Virginia Brown, Manuel Caden, Philip Carr, Lena Cohen, Harold Cramer, William Faver, Leonard Fialkoff, Alfred I.
Freedman, Ira Gilman, Florence Ginsburg, Ted Griffith, Abe Handler, Hedwig Kahn, Sophie Kaplan, Morris Katz, Leonard Koppett,
Bertha Manberg, Natalie Margolis, Alice Markowitz, Jonathan Muehl, Jacob Perlstein, MD, Jay Peskin, Lillian Silverston, Marty Stein.
JUNE 21: Jacob Antokol, Rose Appel, Leonard Bergman, Santa Bianchi, C. Harmon Dickinson, Dr. William Felson, Charles B.
Friedman, Ira Gilman, Hilda Gilman, Frank Goldstein, Elaine Goodman, Jack Heffler, Ruth Hurwitz, Alfred Isenberg, Harvey Kronick,
Lillian Lashenick, Ruth Leichman, Samuel Maisel, Gerald Margolis, John Meyer, Voldemars Ozols, Abraham Pletman, Annie Schaffer,
Freda Sommers, Eva Trop, Ruth Weiss, Russell Witney, Anne Zima.
OUR TEMPLE FAMILY
YAHRZEITS
We record with sorrow the death
of our members
RAYMOND BENENSON
RUVEN SIMKOVICH
Our deepest sympathy to
the bereaved families.
Have you seen our beautiful new parking lot? This was made possible because of the generosity of Neil Golub,
who has made us this gift to honor the memory of his beloved wife Jane, and which we receive with tremendous appreciation.
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LEADERSHIP
Rabbi Matthew S. Cutler, DD
Adjunct Rabbi Eleanor B. Pearlman
Rabbi Emeritus Dr. Bernard Bloom
Executive Director Laura J. Ehrich, MSP
Director of Congregational Jewish Living
Arnold Rotenberg
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Mindy Holland, President
Jonathan Falk, Executive Vice President
Elizabeth Desbiens, Vice President
Peter Kopcha, Vice President
Michelle Lynch, Vice President
Richard Dolins, Honorary Vice President
Randy Simon, Financial Secretary
Ronald Wachenheim, Treasurer
Lisa Morlitz, Secretary
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Michael Auerbach, Ed Bein, Randy Belkin,
Jeffrey Cohen, Elizabeth Desbiens,
Steve Elson, Jonathan Falk, Stacey Farber,
Elisa Harrington-Verb, Mindy Holland,
Kay Keller, Peter Kopcha, Jeffry Luria,
Michelle Lynch, Gerry Magnes, Lisa Morlitz,
Ruth Schulman, Randy Simon, Shawn Tabankin,
Ron Wachenheim, Debbie Wein,
Richard Weiskopf
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Richard Dolins, Chairperson
Raymond Benenson, Lois Bluestein,
Ann Cramer, Jeffrey Cohen, Victor Friedman,
Gerald Hahn, Eileen Michaels, Sheila Randall,
Ruth Sanes, Harry Stein, Stan Strauss
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WHAT’S
YOUR LEGACY?
At this year’s annual meeting, many members from our Gates
Life & Legacy Society gathered to celebrate our synagogue's
successful year as we look forward to supporting the Jewish
community next year and for many years to come.
To learn more about our Life & Legacy program, please contact
committee chair, Paula Metzner at [email protected] or
our Executive Director, Laura Ehrich at [email protected] or
518-374-8173.
From left to right front to back: Mindy Holland, Theresa
Cassiack, Paula Metzner, Gerry Hahn, Bea Hahn, Mary Matthews,
Trish Luria, Laura Ehrich, Ed Bein, Jesse Holland, Jonathan Falk,
Suzanne Gold, Richard Dolins, Gordon Zuckerman, Brian Haak,
Jeffry Luria, John Berhaupt, and Randy Simon.