TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL. Sukkot. Simchat Torah THE BULLETIN OF LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA. Member of the Union of Reform Judaism October 2006 Vol. XVI No.

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1 A Reform Congregation Practicing Progresssive Judaism Member of the Union of Reform Judaism Vol. XVI No. II THE BULLETIN OF TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA Sukkot Simchat Torah

2 MEET OUR NEW PRESIDENT: CHARLES ACKERMAN Charles Ackerman was installed as Temple President last March at the Annual Meeting. Before his election he served as Vice President for the Department of Services and Planning, overseeing several important committees. Since then, he has been working diligently toward activating and reactivating them. He was born and raised in Hammond, Indiana, and there ran a women s apparel business for 32 years. After they moved to Sarasota in 1988, it turned out that he and his wife Betty decided they were not exactly the retiring types. They soon set up shop in a T-shirt printing business supplying some of the nation s retailers. Later they established a wholesale apparel company where they currently work part time selling men s and women s sportswear to retail stores on the west coast of Florida. Somehow, Charles has found the time to contribute his time and energies to the community. He is a past chairman of the board of the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Children and Family Services and served on the board for six years and was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Sarasota Manatee Jewish Federation and the Flanzer Jewish Community Center. In 2004, Charles was honored by the Jewish National Fund with the Tree of Life Award for his commitment to the community and the state of Israel. Charles and Betty, who is from Brooklyn, NY, have between them eight children and fourteen grandchildren, all of whom live on the West Coast of Florida. WORSHIP SERVICES Shabbat Services Friday Evening 8:00 PM Saturday Morning 10:00 AM Sukkot Saturday October 7 Service at 10:00 AM Simchat Torah Saturday October 14 Service at 10:00 AM Rabbi Michael Eisenstat conducts all Friday evening, Saturday morning and Holiday Services assisted by Music Director and Organist Dr. Ann Stephenson Moe and on Friday evenings by the magnificent Temple Beth Israel Choir Save The Date! Sunday, January 21, 2007 Temple Beth Israel Annual Gala Michael s On East A Magical Evening Come visit our Sukkah This year Sukkot falls on Saturday October 7 Simchat Torah is Saturday, October 14 Services at 10:00 AM Led by Rabbi Michael Eisenstat Cece and Paul Grodner have again generously donated the Sukkah and Bima decorations Become part of the Magic and join the committee. We need many, many talented people, men and women, to pull this together. Call Mary at the Temple office or co-chairs Leah Barker, Anita DeVine or Sheila Zinder. 2

3 FROM THE RABBI S STUDY... The guns have fallen silent. Rockets no longer flail the air, and bombs no longer fall. Now is the time when the debates take place in the press, in the Knesset, in the cafes of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and in the streets of Beirut, Cairo, Syria, Teheran, and Riyadh. The media may spin the results of the war any way they please, but they cannot deny that the leader of Hezbollah has declared that if he knew how Israel would respond to the kidnapping of two soldiers he would never have done it. The media may choose to spin it any way they please, but they cannot deny that Israel has destroyed Hezbollah s long range missiles, leaving only the ineffective Katyushas, and even they have ceased. Hezbollah is no longer the threat it posed just two months ago. The only things flying to Israel, today, are commercial jetliners as tourism has already begun reviving. Along with Israel s hitech industries, pharmaceutical industries, and magnificent agricultural industries, the tourist industry is coming alive, once again. Israel s beautiful hotels, fine restaurants, art galleries, and museums are rapidly filling up. Temple Beth Israel is planning our second TRIP TO ISRAEL. We will leave on December 3 rd and return on December 13 th. Already about a dozen members are lining up to go. We want to limit our group to about 25. I encourage you to be among the first Jews to go back to Israel and show support in this post-war era. This will be a trip that does MORE THAN SIGHTSEEING. We will meet with people with governmental experience, with SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT IN THE WAR and MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES. THE JOYOUS HOLIDAYS OF SUKKOT AND SIMCHAT TORAH After the solemn High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we celebrate Sukkot, a joyous holiday that has both historical and agricultural significance. Sukkot commemorates the 40 years of wandering in the desert while living in temporary shelters and it is also a harvest festival, sometimes called the Festival of the Ingathering. The word sukkot means booths, a reference to those temporary homes. One of the traditions connected with this holiday is the decorating of the sukkah. Fall fruits and vegetables are hung from the walls, with children s artwork exhibited in private sukkahs. Another important observance involves the four species comprising the lulav and the etrog. The first, the etrog, is a fruit similar to a lemon that is native to Israel. The other three are parts of the lulav: a palm branch, two willow branches, and three myrtle branches. These six branches are bound together to form the lulav that is waved in four directions north, east, south, west, up and down, symbolizing G-d s presence. One week after Sukkot is Simchat Torah, which means Rejoicing in the Torah. On this holiday, we read the last part of Deuteronomy and then proceed to the first part of Genesis (the first book of the Torah). This continuity reminds us that the Torah is a circle, never ending. Simchat Torah is a holiday of celebration in which many synagogues and communities have processions carrying the Torah, amid singing and dancing. Gloria Sabin We will also see many of the historical sites that give form to our earliest Jewish beginnings. We will pray at the Wall and we will visit the BRAND NEW SECTION at YAD VASHEM. We will get down on our hands and knees and plant trees in Israel s ancient soil. I urge you to join us and fulfill the vow that we take every year when we say: Next year in Jerusalem! Call me at Temple and tell me that you want to join Nancy and me and your fellow congregants in this exciting endeavor! B shalom, Rabbi Michael B. Eisenstat 3 Monday, November 13 at 12:30 p.m. IN MEMORIUM JAY LIEBERMAN EVELYN BRIZDLE

4 BETH ISRAEL WOMEN Shalom: I hope it s the beginning of a very happy New Year for everyone. A skeleton committee consisting of Anita DeVine, Arlene Krum, Doris White and myself have been busy laying the groundwork for an interesting and involved year for our many members. Although we got great response for our membership, if you have not paid dues for this year, we would appreciate receiving them within the month so that we can keep you on our active list. With all of our events where there is a charge, we will charge more if you are not a member, so other than supporting all of the national WOMEN OF REFORM JUDAISM projects, it is to your advantage to be a member. We will be having more lunches, our wonderful fashion show in January, an evening at the Ballet and a bus trip and lunch to the Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg. We will also be having our Hanukah Happenings in December. Information will be forthcoming within the next month on many of these events. None of this happens without volunteers, and if BIW is to continue, we need support now. I ask that you give this thought and let us know that you are willing to help at some level on some event. It is much easier for you to call us than for us to guess who would like to become involved. Again, a great year! Leah Barker, President BIW JUDAICA SHOP While cleaning your closets and bookshelves, the BIW is planning for our annual Hanukkah Happening. Bring your Pink Elephant items or new or gently used items for our Pink Elephant sale. The Library is now accepting all books and audio books on tape or CD for donation toward their annual book sale during the Hanukkah Happening. Volunteers Needed Our wonderful merchandise almost sells itself, but not completely. Give us a hand -- short hours, excellent working conditions. Call Elise Galinsky or Alice Taich BIW FIRST MEMBERSHIP MEETING SCHEDULED. Beth Israel Women will get together for a light luncheon, a brief business meeting and entertainment by the Sarasota Israeli Dance Group on Monday, November 6, at 12 noon for the first membership meeting of the season. The cost is $5.00 for members and $7.00 for non-members. Reservations are required and may be made by completing the coupon in the Bulletin. BOOKS AND BROWN BAG SELECTIONS FOR November 13, Jubana by Gigi Anders, Carol Hallinger, Facilitator December 11, There are Jews in My House by Lara Vapnyar, Mimi Edlin, Facilitator January 15, The Life of David by Robert Pinsky, Gloria Sabin, Facilitator February 12, The History of Love by Nicole Krauss Doris White, Facilitator March 12, A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz, Lenore Benderly, Facilitator GLORIA SABIN AND LOIS ROSENTHAL, CO-CHAIRS Shabbat Services Celebrate or commemorate a special event in your lives. Call Oneg Chair, Selma Horowirz at to reserve your Oneg Shabbat. Onegs may be shared. If you would like to participate in Friday evening or Saturday morning services, please call Joseph Miller at

5 Men s Club MEN S CLUB INTRODUCES NEW JEWISH FYI SERIES Something new has been added to our Men s Club program this year a new series JEWISH FYI In addition to our regular schedule of events, the Men s Club will present this brand new series of Jewish-related events and programs as follows:. Klezmer Celebrates Shalom Again Sunday, December 10, 2006 at 7 PM, featuring the popular Mike Eisenstadt Klezmer Band. Cost is $15 per person, advance reservation required that will be included in the series subscription. (See below). Wagner and Anti-Semitism Wednesday, January 18, :00 PM. This event will feature comments by Dr. John Goodman, Professor Emeritus of Music Theory and Composition at Boston University and archivist at the Sarasota Music Archives at the Selby Library. Reception to follow.. Saving Yiddish Literature with Aaron Lansky- Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 3 PM. Aaron Lansky, author of the best selling book Outwitting History, tells the extraordinary story of how he led the effort to gather Yiddish books from dusty attics and dust bins across Europe and America to become the rescuer of a dying culture. Reception to follow.. Jewish Major Leaguers Monday, February 5, 2 PM Come hear Dr. Martin Abramowitz, who has identified 145 Jewish Major League Baseball players recognized at the 2004 Hall of Fame, at which the first kosher luncheon was served. For advance reservations for a full subscription to Jewish FYI series, the cost is $40 per person. Your separate reservation for the Klezmer program will be credited toward the subscription. Complete the Men s Club coupons and make your reservations no later than December 3, Shalom Again A Night with Klezmer A Concert & Reception Sunday, December 10, 7:00 PM What better way to welcome everyone back than to kickoff a new and exciting Men s Club Season than a freiliche night of entertainment by a Temple favorite, The Mike Eisenstadt Klezmer Band. It s a fun night mixed with a bit of nostalgia featuring classic Klezmer as well as Hebrew, Yiddish, Israeli, traditional, not-so-traditional music. A tasty reception follows the concert when we can catch up on the summer s happenings. Make your reservation early to see and hear the band that has as much fun performing as the audience does listening. It s traditionally a sellout. Temple members advance purchase (before December 4th), $15.00 per person, late registration at the door $ Non Temple members, $ LUNCH WITH THE RABBI CONTINUES One of the most popular, continuous programs sponsored by the Men s Club of Temple Beth Israel is Lunch with the Rabbi. For five months, starting in November and continuing into March, members of the Men s Club meet on the second Monday of the month to eat lunch, listen and discuss a specific subject with Rabbi Eisenstat.. These monthly meetings, starting on Monday, November 13, at 12:30 p.m., are available to Men s Club members for the very low price of $7 per event or $30 for all five sessions. Members may choose a sandwich of either corned beef or tuna, plus cole slaw, potato salad, pickles and drinks. If the five luncheons are paid for in advance, signed up members will be reminded each month as to the coming event. A committee, comprised of Men s Club members, meets with the Rabbi to discuss a subject for each month. Input from members is greatly appreciated; if you have a suggestion as to a possible topic for discussion, call Donald Kayton at If you are not a member of the Men s Club, send in your dues and enjoy the many programs scheduled for the coming year. Make your reservation by completing the form on the coupon page. Howard Sabin, President 5

6 IN HONOR OF JOE MILLER AND MAYE LAVINSON This month we honor two of the most hard working and dedicated Temple members who have given many years of service in a variety of activities to our Temple, Joe Miller and Maye Lavinson. Joe Miller is the embodiment of the word dedication. Since becoming a member about 15 years ago, he has served on the Ritual Committee, the Shiva Committee and as Chairman of the Ushers Committee being on hand with the members of his committee for every religious service to help seat congregants. He has coordinated Bimah honors and assisted with High Holy Day honors as well. By his own admission, he knows more Temple members than anyone else, and by his persuasive personality has brought in at least a dozen new members. Thanks, Joe! Where Maye Lavinson is concerned, whenever a task needs doing, she can be counted on to answer the call. During the past summer season she was particularly active, assisting Bob Chalphin in arranging and organizing the variety of planned social activities as well as planning the three summer Friday Shabbat dinners in restaurants outside of the Temple. Through her tireless efforts, the dinners in all attracted a total of 150 members and guests. Maye is president of Women On Our Own (WOOO), which will be celebrating its 8 th anniversary in October. WOOO, following Maye s lead. is encouraged to help where there is a need. Maye s smiling face is the first face you usually see when you enter the Temple on a Friday night, when she greets all comers and hands out programs. Maye and her WOOO members can be seen after services during Oneg Shabbat pitching in to pour coffee and tea. As a member of the Temple Membership Committee, Maye s enthusiasm and salesmanship have brought in numerous new members over the years, one more reason to honor her. Additionally, she has served on the Gala Committee and the Continuing Education Committee, helping with Mini-Versity preparations. Maye Lavinson is one of a kind, and we salute her. 6 MINI-VERSITY CATALOGUE PREVIEW Plans are in the works for the coming season s Mini-Versity. Here is a sampling of sessions to come: Rabbi Michael Eisenstat will be offering a class dealing with The Jewish Gymnasium exercising the Jewish mind. Rabbi Peter Kasdan will discuss The Jewish Life-Cycle What we Need to Know About our Grandchildren and Ourselves: Beginnings and Endings. Bob Waxman will teach Kabbalah 101. Diane Steinbrink will present All the World s a Stage about notable Jewish playwrights. Rabbi Richard Steinbrink will discuss Reform Judaism in America: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Dr. Jerome Rosenthal will discuss The Failure to Save the Jews Why both the Jewish Leadership and the Roosevelt Administration didn t do more to save European Jewry from destruction in these critical years. Kevin Costello will return to share insight into Jewish artists, 19 th Century into the 21 st Century. This program will include an art exhibition of Jewish artists from the Ringling School of Design. Also in the works is a program to discuss the rising trend of anti-semitism on American college campuses and, of course, the popular Bible Commentary Series. Earl Gordon, Chairman, Mini-Versity Series WOMEN ON OUR OWN WOOO CELEBRATES 8 TH ANNIVERSARY On October 18, 2006, Women On Our Own (WOOO) will celebrate their 8 th anniversary at the Colony Beach Club on 1301 Gulf of Mexico Drive at 12:00 noon, with a festive luncheon for those members who have paid their dues. The organization was formed by a group of women who felt there was a need to bring together other women who were alone and who had lost their husbands or mates. A function of WOOO is to plan a variety of social activities that can be enjoyed by all. Another function, according to President Maye Lavinson, is to serve as an integral adjunct to the Temple and to provide support where needed. WOOO currently has 30 members. Annual dues are $10.00, and anyone who wants to attend the luncheon and become a member may call Maye Lavinson at or Treasurer Dorrace Zucker at Other officers include Betty Salenger, vice president; Pearl Gurewitz, communications; Eleanor Lipson, sunshine lady.

7 LIBRARY LOOKING FOR A REALLY GOOD READ??? WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE VE ACQIRED FOR YOUR READING PLEASIRE???? Temple Beth Israel PERJAPS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WILL BE JUST WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR..... MESSAGES FROM MY FATHER. Calvin Trillin. Fond memoir of a father, born in Russia, who was a Kansas City grocer and chided his son to be a mensch demonstrating the father/son bond along with an unerring sense of the American persona. Gift of Beverly Peterman. RASHI S DAUGHTERS. Maggie Anton. A rare glimpse into the little known medieval Jewish world in which Rashi lived and worked. He was the first scholar ever to write a Talmud Commentary teaching it to his daughter something his community would view with great apprehension.. ALIYA. Liel Leibovitz. With a keen eye and passion for his subject, the author explores why some American Jews chose to leave the material comforts and safety of the United States for the uncertainty of Israel. Congratulations to the Eisenstats on the birth of grandson Joshua. Gift of Selma Klingenstein. A CODE OF JEWISH ETHICS. Joseph Telushkin. A comprehensive presentation of Jewish ethical teaching on fair speech, gratitude, repentance, humility and other traits. In honor of Joshua Larry Rosenstein. Gift of Miriam & Herbert Waltzer. EVERYMAN. Philip Roth. A cautionary tale of what the mysterious power of memory, of the love and the work of those who came before us, the love and work of our lives, for better or for worse bringing into focus what endures and what falls away as we approach the end. Gift of Doris White. EVERYTHING IS BURNING. Gerald Stern. A national book award winner that gives the reader sharp, political and honest poems that transform reality. DAVID AND SOLOMON. Israel Finkelstein. In search of the Bible s sacred Kings and the roots of the western tradition explaining a great deal of why the Bible appears as it does. In honor of Joshua Larry Rosenstein. Gift of Gloria & Howard Sabin. JAN AUSTIN IN SCARSDALE. Paula Morantz Cohen. A love story taking place amid the tense process of applying for college using Austin s Persuasion as an inspiration for this winning satire. STRIKING BACK. Aaron J. Klein. The first true account of the Munich Massacre when the deadly age of modern terrorism began with the horrifying murders of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. THE MESSENGER. Daniel Silva. A spellbinding story of deception, power, greed and revenge. 700 SUNDAYS. Billy Crystal. A beloved entertainer takes us into his home in his youth presenting scenes of hilarious performances that provide the seeds for his successful career. THE CONTRACT WITH GOD TRILOGY. Will Eisner. The birth of the graphic novel and the beginning of an era when serious cartoonists could be liberated from their stultifying comic-book format. WHY THE JEWS REJECTED JESUS. David Klinghoffer. The story of the long and deadly debate between Christians and Jews..written from a Jewish point of view, yet respectful of Christian sensibilities. Thoughtful and provocative representation of a generious effort to heal the ancient rift between these two great faith traditions. In honor of Dorothy and Milton Jacobson. Gift of Sarah Lewis. YIDDISH CIVILISATION. Paul Kriwaczek. Combining intimate family anecdotes, travelogue, historical research and interviews with scholars, the author retraces the history of this nearly extinguished civilization to the present of what remains of Yiddish culture in our time. Gift of Babette Levey in honor of Miriam Miller. Miriam Miller, Librarian 7

8 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 1 Mr. Willard Cohodas 2 Mrs. Miriam Miller 3 Dr. Joseph Klein 4 Mr. Milton Lucow 5 Mrs. Selma Flanzbaum 6 Mr. Jerry Hamovit 6 Elizabeth Wechter 7 Mrs. Anita DeVine 7 Mrs. Nancy Eisenstat 8 Mrs. Elise Galinsky 9 Mr. J. Brock Albert 9 Mrs. Bernice Skirboll 10 Mrs. Shirley Gottfried 10 Mrs. Carol Hallinger 12 Mrs. Bernice Thomas 13 Mr. Donald F. Markstein 13 Mrs. Linda Milberg 16 Mrs. Irene F. Ross 17 Dr. Julian Levinson 17 Mr. Arnold Manasse 17 Mr. Seymour C. Rudges 19 Mr. Norman Berke 20 Mrs. Judy Goldstein 20 Mrs. Frances S. Ross 21 Mrs. Nancy Trotta 21 Mr. Joseph A. Weinberger 22 Mrs. Andrea Lieb 23 Mrs. Lois Cohodas 23 Mrs. Natalie Friedberg 23 Mrs. Carol B. Siegler 24 Ms. Sheila Field 25 Mrs. Arlene Krum 25 Mrs. Clara Sandelman 29 Mr. Leonard Berkowitz 29 Mrs. Marcia Goldberg 29 Mrs. Regina Heller 29 Mr. Samuel Shapiro 31 Mr. Ralph Cohen HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! 7 Mr. & Mrs. Laurence DeLynn 7 Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Forchheimer 8 Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Dray 8 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Stern 9 Mr. & Mrs. Martin Heller 11 Mr. & Mrs. Sydney Flanzbaum 14 Mr. & Mrs. Everett Behrendt 16 Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Aberson 18 Mr. & Mrs. Milton Heller 18 Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Seigel 20 Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. Gourse 22 Mr. & Mrs. Howard Isermann 24 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Dryer 25 Mr. & Mrs Stanley B. Siegel 28 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Weinberger 30 Mr. & Mrs. Morton Bloch WE ARE GRATEFUL --- To the following for their contributions to the Congregation GENERAL FUND IN APPRECIATION: CHARLOTTE GRAVER by Reeva Shoengood IN HONOR OF: SHEILA & HARRY KARTOZ HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PEACE IN THEIR NEW HOME, by Doris & Joseph Miller NANCY & RABBI EISENSTAT S FIRST GRANDCHILD, by Sheila & Merrill Zinder RABBI MICHAEL EISENSTAT, by Toby & Eugene Halpern MARSHA & MARVIN FRANK S GRANDSON S BAR MITZVAH, by Sheila & Merrill Zinder SHIRLEY MERSKEY S BIRTHDAY, by Lillian Meckler FLORENCE KATZ HEALTH & HAPPINESS IN HER NEW HOME, by Doris & Joseph Miller Marriage the Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. Sheintal, by Pearl & Irving Kushner IN MEMORY OF: SHIRLEY LUCOW ZUCKERMAN, by Ruth Lerner NED BRODY, by Priscilla & Mel Furst, Betty Schiff, Sandy & Merrill Edison, Zel & Sanford Lewis, Jan & Ernie Ellison, Marci & Hank Yunes, Ruth Wexler, Shirley Dinkin, Islands West PHILIP JUDD, by Linda Berliner, Linda Milberg, Ann Moe EVELYN BRIZDLE, by Ruth Lerner SPEEDY RECOVERY: ARTHUR STERN, by Barbara & Dr. Irvin Blumfield ANNETTE BLACK, by Doris & Joseph Miller BETH ISRAEL WOMEN IN APPRECIATION: Libby Adelman CHOIR FUND IN HONOR OF: FLORENCE KATZ, by Pearl and Irving Kushner, Joyce & Dr. Sheldon Paley, Molly Schechter EDUCATION FUND SPEEDY RECOVERY: ARTHUR STERN, by Eileen Eagan LIBRARY BOOK FUND IN APPRECIATION: CHARLOTTE GRAVER by Joyce and Dr. Sheldon Paley, FLORENCR KATZ HOSPITALITY, by Irma & Irv Eison 8

9 IN HONOR OF: SHIRLEY MERSKEY S BIRTHDAY, by Lois & Dr. Jerome C. Rosenthal DR. SHELDON PALEY S MILESTONE BIRTHDAY, by Marnie & Marty Paley SPEEDY RECOVERY: ARTHUR STERN, by Cec & Paul Grodner, Irma & Irv Eison RABBI DISCRETIONARY FUND IN APPRECIATION: RABBI EISENSTAT, by Irving O. Levine SPEEDY RECOVERY: STANTON LIPSCHUTZ, by Jane Moran ARTHUR STERN, by Jane Moran, Ruth Engman IN MEMORY OF: SHIRLEY LUCOW ZUCKERMAN, by Mary Ann & Ted Simon S. MARTIN ADELMAN, by Libby Adelman VISITOR DONATIONS IN APPRECIATION: Irwin D. Kaplan ENDOWMENT FUNDS MUSIC ENDOWMENT FUND IN MEMORY OF: NED BRODY, by Selma & Sydney Flanzbaum RABBI SANFORD SAPERSTEIN MEMORIAL FUND SPEEDY RECOVERY: ARTHUR STERN, by Gerard Daniel DORIS & WILLIAM LIBMAN MEMORIAL MUSIC FUND IN HONOR OF: DR. ROBERT SEGAL S BIRTHDAY, by Doris Libman & Irving Levine IN MEMORY OF: NED BRODY, by Doris Libman & Irving Levine BERNARD WARSHAW, by Doris Libman & Irving Levine YAHRZEIT OF: REMEMBERED BY: DAVID AMES Bernice Kaplan ROSE AXELRAD Milton Axelrad NADAV BENDERLY Lenore Benderly MARCIA CARLOW Dr. Bernard Levine MARY CHETLAIN Gail Bachman EDITH M. COHEN Mrs. Sheridan Libby GRACE COIN Milton Axelrad BESS CUTLER Sandra Cutler Cohen ERNEST EINSTEIN Ralph Einstein RHODA G. FREEMAN Gloria G. Sabin ETTA FURST Melvin Furst BENJAMIN GASS Rosalyn Gass ROSE GHERMAN Ruth Wexler SIDNEY GOLDSTEIN Faye Goldstein IDA GROCER Norman Grocer LENA HELLER Milton Heller LOUIS HOLLAND Francine Adelman SHERMAN LAVINSON Maye Lavinson Judith Eaton ELAINE LEVINE Irving Levine MILTON LEVINE Joyce Toppel RICHARD LIEBOW Elise Galinsky MIRIAM LOCKWOOD Evelyn Lerman LOUIS MASKELL Mrs. Sheridan Libby WILLIAM MOOSEMAN Sylvia Roberts DAVID PITASKY Judith Markstein JOSEPH REFKIN Sylvia Scheiner MYRON J. SALLE Jerome Salle HARRY SCHEINER Murray Scheiner BERNARD SEIDMAN Sondra Seidman JANET SILMAN Winifred Skversky GOLDIE SROGE Susan Johnson ELAINE SYDNEY Norma Greenwald ALBERT REITER Pamela & Norman Reiter JOSEPH RUBIN Irene Ross MILTON TOPPEL Joyce Toppel RHODA TUROW Dr. E. Alan Turow ERIC SHOENGOOD Reeva Shoengood WENDY WALLACE Margot Wallace BENJAMIN WALTER Lenore Benderly DAVID WARSAW Dr. E. Alan Turow MAURICE WEINBERGER Joseph Weinberger FRANK WEINTRAUB Jack Weintraub LOUIS WOLFE Zena F. Wolfe HARVEY ZATKOW Phyllis Ploener GEORGE ZETRIN Shirley Green 9

10 PICK IT UP! The Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation, with your support: On SUPER SUNDAY (November 5) when the phone rings, please pick it up. You ll do a Keeps children safe locally, in Israel and around the world Provides food for the hungry Offers Jewish education for children and adults Works with local Jewish organizations, agencies and temples to build Jewish community world of good. Also, if you could help us make the calls, please contact the Federation: (941) , or go to www. smjf.org, Volunteering. Do remember to support the All Faiths Food Bank by bringing in your nonperishable foodstuffs and dropping them into the Food Barrel at the entrance to the Social Hall. TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL STAFF MICHAEL B. EISENSTAT, Rabbi Rabbis Emeriti SANFORD E. SAPERSTEIN (z l) ALBERT SHULMAN (z l), PHILIP FRANKEL (z l) BULLETIN STAFF Bernard White, Editor Gloria Sabin, Associate Editor Doris White, Editorial Asst/Writer Richard Olin, Layout & Design/Photographer Francine Adelman, Editorial Asst. Shirley Fein, Features Writer Judy Goldstein, BIW/Features Writer Marvin Feinstein, (z l), Editor Emeritus Irv Eison, Editor Emeritus Joyce Paley, Editor Emeritus Ed Shapiro, Editor Emeritus TEMPLE ADMINISTRATION Charles Ackerman, President Morton Bloch, Vice President Robert Chalphin, Vice President Norman Reiter, Vice President Paul P. Grodner, Treasurer Audrey Lucow, Financial Secretary Bernard White, Recording Secretary Joseph Miller, Corresponding Secretary Ed Shapiro, Endowment Leah Barker, President BIW Howard Sabin, President, Men s Club Maye Lavinson, President, WOOO Jane Moran, Assistant to the Treasurer Mary Moccia, Office Operations David Aura, House Maintenance IMPORTANT Please remember to call the Temple office ( ) when you return from your northern address so that we can update our mailing list. 10

11 Yahrzeits October 6, 2006 Ben Thorpe David Peterman Fanny Gottfried David Cooper Lena Heller Helen Thall Rose Mannes Syd Peterman Amelia Silbert Irving Shaw Esther Mandle Isador Cohen Benjamin Oppenheim Max Lewis Ada Orne Elmer Pollack Toby Rosen Beatrice Cohen Ruth Shub Emanuel Leopold Lambert Schwartz Morris Taub Ruth C. Salk George Zetrin Morton Silver Rhoda Turow October 13, 2006 Louis H. Cohn Barbara Sharfman Theodore Cabot Vivian C. Stein Sidney Sinick Milton Levine Stanley Ben Lowenstein Maurice Finkel Seymour Miller Grace Coin Sarah Klein Willard Goodheim Nettie Levinson Herbert Edelstein Eric Shoengood Ben Zion Winer Rosalie Sapp Ruth Purcel Sylvia Milter Esther Salle Albert Reiter October 20, 2006 Abraham Horwitz Esther Benderly Lillian Kushner Alfred Tick Samuel Seigel Samuel Seigel Milton Jacob Anna Rosenthal Jason Abbott Louis Jacobson Stanley B. Loeser Louis Jacobson Ruth Markus Frances Sabin Ernst Heumann Edith Haas Dorothy Kornblut Samuel Lipschultz Anne Heller Gertrude Dinner Sam Miller Max Schmier Jack Trupin Tessie Oppenheim Goldie Pielet Florrie Karp Stanley Eisler Dina Beth Salle Mildred Edelman Herman Richter October 27, 2006 Arthur Lieb Jennie Pressman Herbert Setlow Seymour Roth Max Kohn Molly Horwitz Jacob Hulitt Minnie Epstein Isaac Benderson Blanch Kohn Lillian Kupperman Helen Lippe Michael Friedberg Harry Goldberg Oscar Dinkin Charles Putterman Solomon J. Miller Suzanne Libit Alexander Licht Stanley Miller Ruth Zellinger Nat Miller Harvey Pearlman November 3, 2006 Stanley Miller Ruth Zellinger Alexander Licht Nat Miller Harvey Pearlman Jerre Wilkof Celia Schenkman Albert Orlin David Leavitt Maurice B. Stern Sophie Gass David Hamovit Richard L. Brown David Field Jessie Licht Esther Rose William Green Labe Leibowitz Max Weisman Isadore Schuman Isadore T. Samson Dorothy Becker Mark Yanowitz Samuel Fishman Esther Fishman Joseph Setlow Harry Kadison Lewis Herman Herman Wolicki Louise B. Cohen David Fine Ella Guttstadt Katherine Skadron Albert Sroge Harry Loef Charlotte Lewis 11

12 TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL 567 Bay Isles Road Longboat Key, FL Tel: NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID MANASOTA, FL PERMIT # 1037