GATEWAYS CONGREGATION SHAAREY TIKVAH BEACHWOOD OHIO SINCE 1940 MARCH 2016 ADAR I /ADAR II Be Happy! It s Adar!

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1 GATEWAYS CONGREGATION SHAAREY TIKVAH BEACHWOOD OHIO SINCE 1940 MARCH 2016 ADAR I /ADAR II 5776 Be Happy! It s Adar!

2 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 PAGE 2 OUR LEADERSHIP CLERGY PRESIDENT EXEC. COMMITTEE President Rick Kodish Executive Vice President Jeff Epstein Vice President Karen Mintzer Vice President Alyson Fieldman Rabbi Eddie Sukol rabbieddie@ shaareytikvah.org x105 Cantor Gary Paller cantorgary@ shaareytikvah.org x107 President Rick Kodish erickodish@ gmail.com Secretary Peter Shulman STAFF Assistant Secretary Josh Gordon Treasurer Jeff Cohen Assistant Treasurer Ethan Karp BOARD MEMBERS Ted Einhorn Michael Goldberg Harold Greenberg Ellen Greenfield Ed Kneitel Martin Kohn Adam Levin Rene Rawraway Jessi Shapiro Steve Wertheim Executive Director Martha Sivertson martha@ shaareytikvah.org x101 Office Manager Roz Stone roz@ shaareytikvah.org x100 Face to Face Director Louise Freilich face2face@ shaareytikvah.org x140 PAST PRESIDENTS Howard Bochnek Amy Einhorn Marvin Engelberg Sharon Fagin David Hutt Roberta Kaplan David Leavitt Stuart Sharpe Leslie Sobel REPRESENTATIVES Men s Club Richard Friedman Sisterhood Shirley Edelman Education Director Ilana Yares ilana@ shaareytikvah.org x103 Maintenance Manager Frank George x112 Our front cover: March 23 is the Fast of Esther and megillah reading in the evening (Erev Purim). March 24 (14th of Adar II) is Purim, and March 25 is Shushan Purim. Gateways is a monthly publication of: Congregation Shaarey Tikvah Fairmount Boulevard Beachwood, Ohio Fax: Congregation Shaarey Tikvah is an egalitarian Conservative congregation whose members are passionate about Judaism. By combining meaningful and joyful worship, serious Jewish learning, social action and compelling Shabbat and holiday experiences, we create a vibrant spiritual community.

3 PAGE 3 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 BOARD MEMBER FOCUS ED KNEITEL Ed Kneitel was appointed to the Board of Trustees in June Ed moved to Cleveland in January 1980, met his wife Janet a year later, and recently celebrated their 31 st wedding anniversary. Ed and Janet live in Beachwood and have two children Matt, a biology graduate student at Eastern Illinois University, and Allie, a child life specialist at UH St. John Medical Center in Westlake. Ed grew up in Erie, PA, where he and his family were members of the Congregation Brith Shalom. He was active in USY, spent summers as a camper at Camp Ramah in Canada, and was also on staff at both Camp Ramah in Canada and in the Poconos. Professionally, Ed has an accounting degree from Indiana University, and devoted 25 years to assisting companies in selecting and implementing accounting systems. He is currently the controller for HGR Industrial Surplus in Euclid, managing all accounting and technology aspects of the company. Ed has participated in many CST activities over his 20+ years as a member, including executive, worship and finance committees, Chanukah Day of Fun, USY advisor, rabbinic search co-chair, gabbai sheni, torah/ haftarah reader and b nai mitzvah tutor. He especially enjoys reading to children on Shabbat morning and watching children ask for candy from Leanne Leavitt. Ed s extracurricular activities include playing basketball whenever possible, attempting to fix whatever breaks in his house, and spending leisure time at home with his family. SENIOR CAFÉ where the wise come for wisdom! Once a month -Wednesdays 1:30 3:00 pm Join friends and peers for our free midday coffee klatch. Conversation, a changing selection of light, breezy activities and speakers on topics of interest. Contact: Judy Friedman (216) Shirley Hoffman (440) March 16 Victor Goodman will speak on Jews and Broadway - movie and discussion Transportation available Next date: April 20

4 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 PAGE 4 A LESSON FROM RABBI EDDIE SUKOL Backwards Day Years ago my youngest son s kindergarten class celebrated Backwards Day. On Backwards Day the children wore pajamas to school, put their shirts on inside-out, wore socks that didn t match and had their morning activities in the afternoon. They loved it because, for one day, their world was turned topsy-turvy. Though they did not realize it, the children were, in essence, celebrating their own personal Purim. For the Jews, Purim is Backwards Day. Some evidence to support my assertion: We read Megillat Esther as if it were an historical book, when it fact we know it is a tall tale. Esther, a precious Jewish maiden, achieves greatness by becoming wife to a gentile, and buffoonish king. We revel in the murder of the wicked villain and his ten sons. (Compare this to the Passover seder when we diminish our wine cup by ten drops to remember the suffering of the Egyptians during the plagues.) On Purim we wear masks to hide our true identity, enabling us to behave in ways that we normally would not. We drink to excess. We make noise during the synagogue service, raucously rattling our groggers and stomping our feet. Purim is the one day during the year when students in Jewish schools were allowed to have a spiel, a little play that would mock their rabbis and teachers. While every Jewish holiday has an element of joy and celebration connected to it, Purim is pure joy. Like a Jewish Mardi Gras, on Purim we eat, drink, and make merry. On Purim we are required not only to hear the Megillah, but also to hold a feast. Our festive meal commemorates the victory of the Persian Jews over their enemies. But it is more than that. Our Purim feast, along with all of the other Purim customs and rituals, acknowledges our trust in God, even when God s presence seems hidden. Purim is a holiday about hiddenness about what is seen and unseen. The very name Esther comes from the Hebrew root samech-tav-resh meaning secret or hidden. Esther hides her Jewish identity from the King. Nowhere in the story of Esther is God s name mentioned. God is hidden in the story, present perhaps, but not seen or heard. Is it possible we want Purim to affirm that it is all right to hide our identity? Do we want Purim to suggest that God is absent in the world? As Rabbi Arthur Green has written in The Language of Truth, his translation and interpretation of the Gerer Rebbe s great writings, Purim seems to be the most secular of Jewish holidays, a time when salvation takes place through human cunning and without benefit of divine interference at all. Of course the hasidic tradition cannot see it this way. Because providence here is hidden, it must be of a higher order, entirely transcending the realm of human action. Purim points to a higher realm, the nature of which will be revealed only in the mysterious future. Let us celebrate Purim with full-throated joy. May we enjoy our feast with family and friends and lift a glass in celebration. May we also understand that Purim is a holiday of hope and trust, that no matter what happens, no matter how dire our circumstance, the Jewish people are destined to enjoy an eternal future.

5 PAGE 5 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 Be Happy!... It s Purim! Wednesday, March 23, :30-8:15pm Children s Megillah and Purim fun! 7:45-8:15pm The Great Latke-Hamentashen Debate Roger Gold, Esq. will face off against Karla Anhalt, Ph.D. to discuss the respective merits and virtues of the Purim Hamentash and the Chanukah Latke. Hilarity will ensue!! 8:15pm Costume Parade for All 8:30pm Traditional Megillah Reading Led by Kiva Shtull, M.D. and CST teens Join us for fun, costumes, and celebration BYOG (Bring your own grogger!) Hamentashen and beverages will be served See page 19 for opportunity to purchase mishloach manot from our USYers!

6 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 PAGE 6 A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT RICK KODISH Thoughts from Israel on Erev Shabbat As I write this column, Shabbat is about to descend on Israel. You can see it as the traffic tapers, hear it as the music changes on the radio, and you can almost smell it in the air. You can feel it in your bones, and I will soon be tasting it after kiddush at the home of my mother-in-law. I am sitting in an apartment that we have rented a block away from the Mediterranean Sea. The sensory experience of Shabbat coming in here and now reminds me of an obscure song by Bob Dylan: "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky." Some say that it is possible to have but one home, but I disagree. Since Perach and I have been married, it feels to me like both Ohio and Israel are home. Perhaps this parallels the way you feel, or the way Jews in the diaspora have felt for centuries. The street on which our apartment is located in Herzlyia Pituach is called Rehov HaMedinat HaYehudit: roughly translated as "Jewish State" street. A street sign teaches history in this place: Theodor Herzl wrote a book called "HaMedinat HaYehudit" in The possibility of having two real homes became a reality for Jews in If you have not yet been to Israel, or if it has been too long since your last trip here, I encourage you to come home. All the while, I am also thinking about Shabbat at Shaarey Tikvah. I recently had the absolute pleasure of getting to know Mr. Julius Rothschild, one of the founders of our synagogue. He was born 15 years after Herzl's book, in Mainz, Germany in In 1934, as Hitler rose to power, Mr. Rothschild moved to Cleveland. Six years later, Shaarey Tikvah was born. Some of you may remember Mr. Rothschild speaking from the bima on the occasion of our 75th anniversary celebration. I was not there but heard that he was charming and inspiring. Late in 2015, I was informed that his 104th Birthday was approaching. I sent him a letter of congratulation on behalf of our kehillah, and he called me on the phone to say thank you. This gave me the opportunity to update him on all the wonderful activity in our shul, and he was very proud to learn that we are a thriving community. He also recently let me know that he was featured in the January 14 edition of the Beverly Hills Courrier, which you can easily find on the Internet. I encourage you to read the article which mentions our synagogue and his role as a founder. I send along best wishes to you from Mr. Rothschild!!! Back to Shabbat in Israel and at CST. The past 2 weekends were wonderful Shabbat experiences with visits from our rabbinic candidate finalists. To say that the community is engaged would be a dramatic understatement. We now have the opportunity to welcome Rabbi Sukol back from his visit to Israel (we may have crossed airplane paths somewhere over the Atlantic!!), and look forward to celebrating Purim soon to be followed by Pesach. There is so much going on and I invite you to participate. Let's keep the momentum going as we move into the next 75 years in our history!! Shalom aleichem, Rick Attn: Families with students in college Sisterhood will be sending out Passover packages to all college students for whom we have addresses. Please contact Roz at x100 or her at roz@shaareytikvah.org with your child s name and his/her college address no later than March 15!

7 PAGE 7 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 EVENTS IN THE NEW YEAR MARK YOUR CALENDARS March 23 Purim Celebration April 10 Interfaith Concert April 13 A Very Special Seder May 15 A Kosher Taste of Cleveland May 21 B nai Emunah/B nai Torah June 5 - Annual Meeting followed by 2nd Annual Josh Stone Game Day SISTERHOOD GIFT SHOP SALE 50% off (original price) on all items through Sunday, March 13 th Beautiful tallitot and so much more! *Cash or check only *All sales final Stop by the office (Martha or Roz) anytime or come shop on the final day of the sale, Sunday, March 13th from 4:30-6:30pm

8 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 PAGE 8 A NOTE FROM CANTOR GARY The Cantor s Prescription MUSIC, as far back as Shirat Mosheh, has always been an integral part of the Jewish people s worship and celebration. It is an invaluable gift, and has brought us back from the brink of despair countless times. Our life experience does not always give us much cause for rejoicing. But the healing balm of music can help pull us through dark days. In a world where it is easy to be pulled down by the negative, we must strive to be positive. Yes, we may be tired of the cold and snow but wasn t the ride up Fairmount Blvd. beautiful this morning, with the snow lacing each little tree branch? And that heavenly music playing on WCLV made the ride seem effortless. Music, in prayer and in praise of what is so right in a world where so much seems wrong, can lift us up. Here is what one of my favorite spiritual guides, Abraham Joshua Heschel, has to say about all this: The Biblical words about the genesis of heaven and earth are not words of information, but words of appreciation. the story of creation is not a description of how the world came into being, but a song about the glory of the world s having come into being. And God saw that it was good (Genesis 1:25). This is the challenge: to reconcile God s view with our experience. The meaning of existence is experienced in moments of exaltation. Man must strive for the summit in order to survive on the ground. His norms must be higher than his behavior, his ends must surpass his needs. The security of existence lies in the exaltation of existence. The demand, as understood in Biblical religion, is to be alert and open to what is happening. What is, happens, comes about. Every moment is a new arrival, a new bestowal. How to welcome the moment? How to respond to the marvel? The cardinal sin is in our failure not to sense the grandeur of the moment, the marvel and mystery of being, the possibility of quiet exaltation. This is one of the rewards of being human: quiet exaltation, capability for celebration. It is expressed in a phrase which Rabbi Akiba offered to his disciples: A song every day, A song every day. Are not Heschel s words like music? This is my prescription for whatever may be ailing you: Sing two songs and call me (or me) in the morning. Spring is just around the corner. L shalom, Cantor Gary

9 PAGE 9 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 Congregation Shaarey Tikvah s Education Va ad presents a lunch-and-learn program: YOUR State Medical Board By Dr. Aaron Billowitz Join us for Shabbat services and schmooze over a delicious lunch sponsored by Men s Club March 12, 2016 (new date) In the Beit Tefillah about 30 minutes after Kiddush Contact Elise Braverman-Plotkin at ebravermanplotkin@gmail.com for more information or with ideas for future lunch and learns. Songs of Peace: An Interfaith Concert Congregation Shaarey Tikvah Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 2pm Featuring the following participants: Cantor Beth Friedman-Romell of Knesseth Israel Temple in Wooster Cantor Laura Lindauer of Suburban Temple Kol Ami in Beachwood Cantor Aaron Shifman of B nai Jeshurun Congregation in Beachwood Judy Fesko and the Trinity Lutheran Church Choir David Williams and the Holy Spirit Church Choir and our own Cantor Gary Paller!

10 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 PAGE 10 FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARTHA SIVERTSON Disrupt Yourself! A few weeks ago I heard an interview on NPR with Whitney Johnson, author of Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work. Basically, she spoke on how CEO s go along in their companies performing tasks and accomplishing goals but it s not until a real challenge arises that the true strength of their company is tested. How about when the challenge is actually injected and set as the new course for the company? This disruption, to Ms. Johnson s point, can be just the thing a company needs to do something new, something exciting, something everyone can rally around as a new goal a new way of operating. I couldn t help but relate this disruptive business model, so to speak, to my own position here at CST and to our search for a new spiritual leader. Could it be that Rabbi Kosak knew that, for Shaarey Tikvah to take the next step in our development, our membership, our friendships, he had to leave? He knew he had to disrupt himself to further his personal growth but, Shaarey Tikvah? Let me explain how I have seen only positive signs that we are a better place because of it not in spite of it 1) Now, don t get me wrong, I love Rabbi Eddie s humor and the humanness he brings to his job and to CST as a whole. We ve had some long talks and short talks where I learn something about Judaism, about communicating with all sorts of people and, yes, a joke here and there. However, since the interim word lurks, I know I have made a lot of decisions where collaboration with a non-interim Rabbi would have been the obvious route. I ve grown in my job not only due to my two and a half years here but because disruptions have put me in a place to grow. This is a very positive thing. 2) Our 75 th Anniversary celebrations disrupted our weekly Shabbat kiddushim from time to time but weren t they fun? As I write this article, I remember being in the thick of mounting the timeline and preparing a feast for the February 21, 2015 celebration of our past. March, August and October were also happy disruptions. Good, positive memories, for sure. 3) There were some worries that, without a full-time Rabbi, our 75 th Anniversary Endowment Campaign would be lacking the punch it needed to get us to the $1.5 million we projected. You will be hearing more on that progress in a few months as we rally again to celebrate the generosity of the donors with a meal and new donor wall. The Rabbinic Search process may seem long to you but it is sure to be the most positive disruption of them all. When you see an RSC member, please thank them for their time and effort over this past year. After reviewing 15 resumes, Skype interviewing with 10, choosing six for one day interviews and willowing down to two weekend visits, the job is not yet done but the time was well spent. I look forward to many more disruptions. This year is young! Martha

11 PAGE 11 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 Milestone Anniversaries for March: Justin & Rachel Lappen 10 Milestone Birthdays for March: Paula Levy Joel Freilich Aletta Sinoff David Horowitz Richard Katzman...and Martha Sivertson MAZAL TOV...to Roz and Peter Stone on the engagement of their daughter Rebecca to Preston DeFrancis....to Mindi and Stu Steiger on the birth of a grandson, Lucien Zvi Steger, born on December 13, Parents are Eric and Roxanne Steiger....to Merrianne Leff on the birth of a grandson, Solomon Ephraim Leff, born on February 6. Parents are Aaron and Jessica Leff.

12 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 PAGE 12 NEWS FROM FACE TO FACE DIRECTOR LOUISE FREILICH That Time of Year Again A Holocaust Education Program at Congregation Shaarey Tikvah It is snowing and cold as I write this. But, we re starting to think about Purim, Passover, Yom HaShoah and Kosher Taste of Cleveland. Maybe we re even starting to make some summer plans. And, at Face to Face, we need your financial help again. Face to Face is now in the middle of its 22 nd successful year. We have brought more than 44,000 students through our doors since Rabbi Gary Robuck initiated the program in More than 150 schools have participated in our meaningful Holocaust education program. In recent years, 3,000 students per year have had the opportunity to learn the lessons of the Holocaust by: Meeting with a rabbi or Jewish educator Receiving an overview about antisemitism and the Holocaust Talking with our volunteer docents Hearing first-hand testimony from a survivor We need your help. Student fees cover only about one-third of the program s cost. Moreover, we would like to increase scholarships so that fewer children will be unable to attend due to lack of funds. So, when you get your Friends of Face to Face fundraising letter, please respond generously to support the work of our volunteers and to ensure that our program continues to be a vital part of Holocaust education for students in our community. UPCOMING FACE TO FACE SESSIONS Visit Date School City Speaker 3/1/2016 Garfield Heights Middle Garfield Heights Helen Marks School 3/3/2016 St. Robert and William Euclid Erika Gold School 3/8/2016 Copley High School Copley TBA 3/10/2016 St. Thomas Acquinas Cleveland Lynda Zielinski School 3/15/2016 Kenston Middle School Chagrin Falls Alex Zelczer 3/17/2016 Kenston Middle School Chagrin Falls Albert Hersh 3/22/2016 Struthers Middle School Struthers Ellis Lewin 3/31/2016 Tuscarawas Valley High Zoarville Ellis Lewin School Right at Home -staff

13 PAGE 13 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 At Home with Leona Green On the fourteenth day of the month of Adar (Adar II in a leap year), Jews celebrate our deliverance from the evil Haman who plotted to kill us. Haman has come to symbolize all of the villains throughout our history who sought to destroy us and Purim celebrates our survival in spite of them. Purim teaches us that life has infinite value. Current dates to remember in March are: Mar 10-30th of Adar I - Rosh Chodesh Mar 11-1st of Adar II Mar 23-13th of Adar II - Fast of Esther, reading of Megillah in the evening Mar 24-14th of Adar II - Purim, reading of Megillah in the morning (not at CST) Mar 25-15th of Adar II - Shushan Purim KADIMA/USY TOBOGGANING PARTY

14 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 PAGE 14 UPDATE FROM THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR MORAH ILANA YARES Growing up, each child has their own idea about God. The children at CST will be delving into their next MyArk TM unit this month to talk about God and hear about other s ideas about God. By exploring these ideas together, I hope that a belief in God is created and solidified. Enjoy these children s stories about God and tell me about your thoughts on God! Morah Ilana What Does God Look Like? by Lawrence and Karen Kushner What Is God s Name? by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso What does God look like? God looks like nothing. And nothing looks like God. But there are many things you cannot see And still we know they are there. Like wind on a summer night. Or the sun drying puddles of rain. You know they are there, But there is nothing to see. Like the long hours until suppertime, Or the short minutes of a day at the beach. You know they are there, but there is nothing to see. Like the hug in your dad s voice, Or the happiness in a song. You know it s there, but there is nothing to see. Like the love your mom adds To your good night story, Or your worry when your dog runs away. You know it s there, but there is nothing to see. God doesn t look like anything, Because there is nothing to see. But everyone and everything give us clues that God is here. Clues that point to the One we cannot see. In the most popular TED talk of all time, Sir Ken Robinson (Do Schools Kill Creativity, 2006) tells a story about a small child drawing a picture. An adult asks, What are you drawing? The child responds, G-d. The adult says, No one knows what G-d looks like. The child responds, You will in a few minutes. After God created the world all living things were given a name. But no one knew the name for God. So each person looked for God s name. The farmer called God Source of Life. The man who tended sheep called God Shepherd. The tired soldier called God Maker of Peace. The woman who took care of sick people called God Healer. The young woman who nursed her baby called God Mother. The young man who held his baby s hand called God Father. And the child who was lonely called God Friend. All the people called God by different names. Each person said My name for God is the best. But no one listened. Then one day all the people came together. They knelt by a lake that was like a mirror, God s mirror. They looked forward and saw their own faces. They saw the faces of all the others. At that moment, the people knew that all their names for God were good. All at once, all together, they called God One. God heard and was very happy.

15 PAGE 15 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 Mark your calendar for MyArk TM starting February 27 and continuing on 3/5, 3/12, and 3/19! Special Sunday session on March 13 th from 10:00 to 11:30am.

16 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 PAGE 16 SISTERHOOD NEWS Shalom. Wow, what a great winter so far. I am sitting here watching the snow fall thick and heavy, and thinking to myself, You can t complain, we have not really had a winter; we have had an extended fall and now we are waiting for spring! The Rabbi search committee and the board at CST have just completed two very busy full weeks during which the membership interviewed two Rabbinical candidates. As a result we postponed the Sisterhood Short Story night to allow for those involved with the Rabbi search to complete their work. Thanks to Lois, Laurie and Nina for agreeing to postpone the date. We do have a new date scheduled for the Short Story night, so please mark your calendars and get started on your reading. The new date is March 7 th at 7:00pm at the home of Laurie and Aaron Billowitz. Please RSVP to Lois Novikoff by March 1st. As Purim is around the corner, we will have our annual Hamantashen Bakeoff on March 20 th at the synagogue. This year we are expecting to bake from 10:00am until 2:30pm. Come and join in the fun. Babysitting is not available. Please contact Ruth Hatchuel or Ellen Greenfield if you are able to assist with preparing the dough on Thursday night March 17 th at 6:00pm. Leanne Leavitt has informed us that she is ready to retire. Leanne has been a devoted Sisterhood member and has taken care of our gift shop for many years. It is time to pass the baton along to others. Pam Weisman and Sheryl Golden are assisting with the gift shop, and Roz or Martha are always available to help you as needed, but we really would like to have some additional volunteers. If you are interested in helping in the gift shop, please contact Roberta or Ruth. Please remember to purchase all your gifts at the wonderful Sisterhood gift shop. Special 50% off sale information may be found on page 7. It is well worth a visit. If we don t have it.well we can order it for you! We hope to see you at the upcoming events. Have a happy month! May we continue to go from strength to strength, Roberta Kaplan and Ruth Hatchuel Sisterhood Co-Presidents SEE PAGE 7 FOR INFORMATION ON OUR FABULOUS GIFT SHOP SALE! Here s just a sampling of some great items on sale now!

17 PAGE 17 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 MEN S CLUB MOMENTS Thank you to everyone who responded to our mailings and has recently become a member of the Men s Club. If you did not receive a mailing, or haven t responded yet, it s not too late. Dues for the year are still only $18, which supports Men s Club activities and helps us support the synagogue. Drop off your dues or mail them to the office. Donations to the Men s Club Passover Fund are being accepted until April 1. This fund supports CST congregants and Jewish families in the Cleveland area that are in need of Passover foods and holiday items. Thank you to everyone who has already contributed to this worthwhile and meaningful fund. Yasher koach (may your strength be firm or, in other words, good job) to the volunteers who prepared, served and cleaned up at the Men s Club breakfast on January 24. Those attending ate a hearty breakfast and heard Tom Sudow speak about the reasons Israel is considered a start-up nation and Cleveland s involvement in bringing high tech companies to northeast Ohio. CST Men s Club joined congregations around the world for World Wide Wrap on February 7. The event was sponsored by the Federation of Jewish Men s Clubs, of which CST Men s Club is a member. Several congregants attending the morning minyan were instructed on how to wrap tefillin and the meaning behind the mitzvah. Thank you to Ilana Yares and Rabbi Shalom Plotkin for teaching tefillin wrapping. Larry Rosner Men s Club President WORLD WIDE WRAP

18 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 PAGE 18 Congregation Shaarey Tikvah Men s Club PASSOVER FUND Donations are now being accepted for the Men s Club PASSOVER FUND. This fund supports CST congregants and Jewish families in the Cleveland area that are in need of Passover foods and holiday items. Donations will be accepted up to Friday, April 1, Please make your donation out to CST Men s Club Passover Fund. 12th Annual Hamantashen Bake-off Sponsored by Sisterhood Sunday, March 20 Come and bake with us for Purim! Two sessions: (attend one or sign up for both) 10am Noon and Noon - 2:30pm (Sorry, no babysitting available) RSVP: Arlene Lombardy (440) or Ruth Hatchuel (440)

19 PAGE 19 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 Do the mitzvah of tzedakah and order a mishloach manot bag from STUSY. Half of our proceeds go to TO (tikkun olam)! Order by March 20 and pay $7 then, or $10 at the Megillah reading. Pick up at Megillah reading on March 23!

20 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 PAGE 20 Short Story Discussion Group for Men and Women Presented by Shaarey Tikvah Sisterhood Join us for a discussion of Jews in Stalin s Russia The Tears of Yefimovich by Cleveland author Tovli Simiryan A true story about the power of prayer and hope Story available by , in synagogue office, on table in rear of sanctuary, or at www. shaareytikvah.org/assets/cms/uploads/the_tears_of_yefimovich.pdf New Date: Monday, March 7, 2016 Time: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Place: Home of Laurie & Aaron Billowitz Shaker Blvd. West, Shaker Hts Refreshments will be served Please RSVP by March 1 to Lois Novikoff lonovikoff@roadrunner.com or All synagogue members welcome!

21 PAGE 21 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 Ron & Michal Tannenbaum with son Itai Recently moved here from Los Angeles Hallie Rombach and Andrew Reaven Steve Fishman Men s Club Treas-

22 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 PAGE 22 DONATIONS as of February 18, 2016 GENERAL FUND In memory of: HARRY KUPERMAN: Roberta & Gary Kaplan LOUIS COLEMAN: Laurie & Aaron Billowitz, Roberta & Gary Kaplan In honor of: JUDY ROSENBERG S BIRTHDAY: Nancy & Adam Levin BIRTH OF SHULAMIT CHANNAH YARES: Nancy & Adam Levin KAREN MINTZER S NEW JOB: Nancy & Adam Levin JACKIE CHERNIN S NEW HOME: Nancy & Adam Levin BIRTHDAYS OF ANDY HAVAS, WENDY RAPPORT, SCOTT PICKER, STEVE WERTHEIM, LIZ WEISS, MICHAEL MALY, SHALOM PLOTKIN, WENDY SATTIN, ANDY ALTMAN, DAVIDA HOROWITZ AMKRAUT: Roberta & Gary Kaplan Speedy recovery of: ELISABETH PLAX: Laurie & Aaron Billowitz JOE RETTMAN: Laurie & Aaron Billowitz JACKIE CHERNIN FUND Speedy recovery of: JACKIE CHERNIN: Beryl Burko FACE TO FACE FUND In memory of: ALBERT ROSENBERG, ESTHER ROSENBERG, SOL BURKO, RUTH BURKO: Beryl Burko KAREN SZABO: Natalie Barr RAENETTE SIMON: Beryl Burko GERRY LIEBERMAN: Arnie & Milly Soroky In honor of: BIRTH OF ERICA NORVILLE FREILICH: Barry & Karen Mintzer, Beryl Burko BIRTH OF HANNAH ALIZA KAPLAN: Sherri Broder & Marvin Natowicz Speedy recovery of: ANNETTE SZABO: Natalie Barr GRUEN ENTRANCE GARDEN FUND In memory of: LOUIS COLEMAN: Marion Gruen In honor of: PHIL & SHERYL GOLDEN S 25TH ANNIVERSARY: Marion Gruen SHERYL GOLDEN S MILESTONE BIRTHDAY: Marion Gruen LOIS NOVIKOFF S MILESTONE BIRTHDAY: Marion Gruen BIRTH OF SOLOMON EPHRAIM LEFF: Marion Gruen Speedy recovery of: ANNETTE SZABO: Marion Gruen JOE RETTMAN: Marion Gruen RACHEL HOFFER FUND In memory of: HANK WOLFE: Joyce & Barry Hoffer RABBI SHTULL FUND In honor of: RITA SHTULL S BIRTHDAY: Roberta & Gary Kaplan SISTERHOOD In honor of: BETH WINKELER S BIRTHDAY: Roberta & Gary Kaplan JOSH STONE FUND In memory of: JOSH STONE: Roz & Peter Stone, Linda Frisch GUS RATH: Roz & Peter Stone HARRY KUPERMAN: Roz & Peter Stone LOUIS COLEMAN: Roz & Peter Stone In honor of: REBECCA STONE S ENGAGEMENT: Debbie Swisshelm, Wiesenthal Family, Bela & George Fischer JACKIE CHERNIN S NEW HOME: Wiesenthal Family BIRTHDAYS OF SHERYL GOLDEN, ARLENE LOMBARDY, BARRY MINTZER, LAURIE BILLOWITZ: Leona Green BIRTH OF SOLOMON EPHRAIM LEFF: Roz & Peter Stone JACKIE CHERNIN S NEW HOME & SPEEDY RECOVERY: Roz & Peter Stone TZARIKH IYUN: THE FERSKY FUND FOR ADULT LEARNING In memory of: HARRY KUPERMAN: Ron Fersky YOUTH FUND In appreciation of: THE RABBINIC SEARCH COMMITTEE FOR THEIR HARD WORK: Cindy & Larry Mittman YAHRZEIT DONATIONS ARLENE ALBIN: Wendy Albin Sattin PAUL AXEL: Mike Axel JULIUS BERMAN: Don & Sharlet Berman MICHAEL BOBOVIK: Miri Gilad EDWIN S. BROWN: Jonathan, Ellen, Bess, & Simon Brown FLORENCE D. BROWN: Jonathan, Ellen, Bess, & Simon Brown EDITH BUZNEY: Sandra Buzney, Robert Buzney SIDNEY BUZNEY: Sandra Buzney, Robert Buzney ALICE FIXLER: Simon Fixler MARJORIE FLANZ: Ken & Rachel Browner RUTH GOLDEN: Phil Golden WILLIAM GOLDSTEIN: Sue & Gabe Tannenbaum MERLE GORDON: Fran Gordon NORMAN GREEN: Leona S. Green RETA HEINBACH: Stuart Heinbach MEYER KOHN: Martin Kohn LILA KRANGLE: Robin & Larry Collins MARVIN J. ROSENTHAL: Debby Rosenthal & Family MOLLIE COHEN SACOLICK: Natalie Barr RONALD SCHULTZ: Rick & Allison Schultz BESSIE SCHWAB: Marion Gruen RABBI JACOB SHTULL: Rita Shtull LORI SOLOMON: Natalie Barr ALEXANDER WEIL: Peggy & Gary Dorfman ELEANOR WEISS: Larry & Liz Weiss STANLEY WHAY: Sandra Buzney FLORA WOLF: Jerry Wolf

23 PAGE 23 MARCH 2016 /ADAR I/ADAR II 5776 YAHRZEITS March 5 11 Fanny Bickart Edwin Brown Kurt Ebstein Irving Edelman Martha Einstein Mimi Kahn Sigmund Kramer Alan Leff Jack Meyers Sally Pape Gus Rath Mary Richards Marvin J. Rosenthal David Sauer Amalie Sichel Arline Silverman Nadav Spector Laurie Stokes Mary Sutton Fe Weiss March Hedwig Fuldauer Isadore Goodman Sally Greenberg Saul A. Kammen Hans Pape Siegfried Sichel Joshua David Stone Anna Sunshine Anne Symons Ida Wurzman Sumner Zacks March Hanna Berg Leo Decker Shlomo Dinovitzer Dora Edelman Jacob Hausman Adolph Keller Anne Lewinson Florence Spiegel Marcia H. Sukol Leo Wurzman March 26 April 1 Michael Albin Lehman Bildstein Anne Browner David Katz Leon Katz Simon Krakow Jeannette Leavitt Maurice Melinkoff David Lester Reichell Ida Rund Arnold Seligman Herta Straus Leo Weiss OUR CONDOLENCES TO:...Deborah Coleman on the loss of her father, Louis Coleman....to Sarah Kammen on the loss of her mother, Lucille Kammen.

24 Congregation Shaarey Tikvah Fairmount Boulevard Beachwood, Ohio Return service requested NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID CLEVELAND, OHIO PERMIT NO MARCH 2016 (see details on the website) SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SHABBAT 1 9:30am F2F 7:30pm Board of Trustees Mtg :30am F2F 4 5:45pm Chaverim Shabbat 6pm Services 5 9am Services 10:00am Ed Prog MyArk 6 9am Services 7 7:30pm Sist. Short Story Night at Billowitz home 8 9:30am F2F :30am F2F 11 6pm Services * 12 9am Services * 10am Ed Prog MyArk Noon Lunch & Learn 13 9am Services 10am MyArk 1pm B'nai E/T GemaCh Activity 2pm jdiscovery 4:30pm NEXT :30am F2F 7:30pm Comm. Mtgs. 16 1:30pm Senior Cafe 17 9:30am F2F 18 6pm Services 19 USY Senior Retreat 9am Services 10:00am Ed Prog MyArk Birthday Shabbat 20 Senior Retreat 9am Services 10am Sist. Hamentaschen Baking :30am F2F 23 Erev Purim Megillah Reading 24 Purim 25 6pm Services * 26 9am Services * 10:00am Ed Prog 27 9am Services :30am F2F * Rabbi Sukol officiating