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Iyar/Sivan - May 2018 e Congregation Shaarey Tikvah e Beachwood, Ohio e Since 1940 e Our Leadership Executive Committee President Jeff Epstein Executive Vice President Josh Gordon Vice President

Steve Friedman, Harold Greenberg Isaac Kirstein, Martin Kohn Phil Rosenberg, Gussie Singer Representatives Men s Club Richard Friedman Sisterhood Shirley Edelman Past Presidents Oscar Stadtler * Marv

1 Iyar/Sivan - May 2018 e Congregation Shaarey Tikvah e Beachwood, Ohio e Since 1940 e Our Leadership Executive Committee President Jeff Epstein Executive Vice President Josh Gordon Vice President Ethan Karp Vice President Alyson Fieldman Secretary Peter Shulman Assistant Secretary Jessi Shapiro Treasurer Jeff Cohen Assistant Treasurer Deborah Coleman Board Members Ted Einhorn, Mark Fixler Steve Friedman, Harold Greenberg Isaac Kirstein, Martin Kohn Phil Rosenberg, Gussie Singer Representatives Men s Club Richard Friedman Sisterhood Shirley Edelman Past Presidents Oscar Stadtler * Marv Engelberg Henry Gruen * Stuart Sharpe Howard Bochnek Alan Leff * David Hutt Rick Kodish ** David Leavitt Sharon Fagin ** Roberta Kaplan Amy Einhorn Leslie Sobel ** * Of Blessed Memory ** Executive Committee Clergy Rabbi Scott Roland rabbi@ shaareytikvah.org (x105) Cantor Emeritus Gary Paller gdpal@ sbcglobal.net Staff 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) Director of Congregational Learning Julie Kaufman julie@ shaareytikvah.org (x103) Youth Engagement Coordinator Jennifer Cutler jennifer@ shaareytikvah.org Maintenance Manager Frank George (x112) Service Hours: Friday, Kabbalat Shabbat 6 pm Saturday, Shabbat 9 am Sunday, Minyan 9 am If you have questions about becoming a Shaarey Tikvah Member or about planning a lifecycle event, please call the CST Office at (216) ext Shavuot is a two-day holiday, beginning at sundown of the 5th of Sivan (May 19) and lasting until nightfall of the 7th of Sivan (May 21). The word Shavuot (or Shavuos) means weeks. It marks the completion of the seven-week counting period between Passover and Shavuot. The Torah was given by G-d to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai on Shavuot more than 3,300 years ago. Every year on the holiday of Shavuot we renew our acceptance of G-d s gift, and G-d re-gives the Torah. The giving of the Torah was a far-reaching spiritual event one that touched the essence of the Jewish soul for all times and is compared it to a wedding between G-d and the Jewish people. Shavuot also means oaths, for on this day G-d swore eternal devotion to us, and we in turn pledged everlasting loyalty to G-d. In ancient times, two wheat loaves would be offered in Holy Temple on Shavuot. It was also at this time that people would begin to bring bikkurim, their first and choicest fruits, to thank G-d for Israel s bounty. 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.

Iyar/Sivan - May 2018 Page 2 A Message From Our President Jeff Epstein Dear Friends, Spring continues to be a busy time at CST with activity on many fronts.

The musical futures committee is working on collecting feedback from the community to continue to plan for our future.

By the time your read this the first of our Entrees and Insights programs will be complete with many more exciting dinner-and-a-speaker events to follow.

2 Iyar/Sivan - May 2018 Page 2 A Message From Our President Jeff Epstein Dear Friends, Spring continues to be a busy time at CST with activity on many fronts. We are excited that Cantor Beth Schlossberg will be joining us starting this summer as a part time visiting Cantor. The musical futures committee is working on collecting feedback from the community to continue to plan for our future. The Va ad is starting the planning process around our educational vision as they look to replace our director of congregational learning, Julie Kaufman. By the time your read this the first of our Entrees and Insights programs will be complete with many more exciting dinner-and-a-speaker events to follow. We are also in the midst of our annual cycle of budget planning and board nominations as summer and our annual meeting will quickly be upon us. The phenomenal volunteers who make up our board and committees continue to work tirelessly to make CST a great place! Jeff Epstein CST Board President Cantor Beth Schlossberg grew up on the Main Line of Philadelphia. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 2001 with a Bachelor of Music, she spent several years singing professionally in the classical world with the Philadelphia Opera Company and the Da Ponte Concert Opera in NYC, and singing in the Jewish world as a cantorial soloist. Cantor Beth also taught piano and voice, and ran the Hebrew School and Pre School music programs at Har Zion Temple, the synagogue she grew up attending. In 2003, realizing that the Cantorate was a perfect fit to combine her love of Judaism and of music, she decided to enroll in the Jewish Theological Seminary at the H.L. Miller Cantorial School. After being invested in 2008, Cantor Beth moved to Omaha, Nebraska where she spent 4 years with Beth El Synagogue before joining the Kol Ami family in Cantor Beth and her husband Michael are delighted to share in the warmth and vitality of our community. Lunch and Learn sponsored by Israel Bonds Shabbat, May 5 Celebrating Israel's 70th year, Israel Bonds ranks among Israel's most valued economic and strategic resources, with a record of proven success. Praised for its dependability, the Israel Bonds organization has helped build every sector of Israel's economy. Join us for Kiddush lunch on Shabbat, May 5th to hear more! Development Corporation for Israel This is not an offering, which can be made only by prospectus. Read the prospectus carefully before investing to fully evaluate the risks associated with investing in Israel bonds. Member FINRA.

Page 3 Face To Face Louise Freilich, Director of Face To Face Iyar/Sivan - May 2018 Reaching Out-Moving Forward at Face to Face Every year at Face to Face, we welcome back teachers who have brought

As you can see from the chart detailing our new and returning schools over the past five years, we have a great retention rate.

With that in mind, on April 10th, Martha Sivertson and I attended Fair on the Square at Playhouse Square to reach out to potential teachers who might be interested in bringing their classes to Face

3 Page 3 Face To Face Louise Freilich, Director of Face To Face Iyar/Sivan - May 2018 Reaching Out-Moving Forward at Face to Face Every year at Face to Face, we welcome back teachers who have brought us their students previously for a morning of learning about Judaism, the Holocaust, and tolerance. We love having them come through our doors with each new batch of their students. As you can see from the chart detailing our new and returning schools over the past five years, we have a great retention rate. Each year we also need to welcome new schools and new teachers in order for the program to grow and move forward. With that in mind, on April 10th, Martha Sivertson and I attended Fair on the Square at Playhouse Square to reach out to potential teachers who might be interested in bringing their classes to Face to Face next schoolyear. Fair on the Square is an event put on by the Playhouse Square Community Engagement and Education Department. Several hundred teachers were able to explore more than 50 exhibit tables, set up back stage at the KeyBank State Theatre, representing organizations which provide fieldtrip or other educational opportunities for students. Martha and I had a fun afternoon talking with dozens of people, collecting addresses from hot prospects, and giving out Face to Face information to teachers of students in younger grades to give to their colleagues and friends who teach middle and high school students. Now begins the work of keeping our wonderful Holocaust education program on prospective teachers radar. In May, you will still have 3 chances to visit us. On May 10th we ll be hosting a new survivor speaker, Eric Kisch, whose family escaped from Austria to Shanghai during the Holocaust. We ll finish up the year with sessions on May 17th and May 24th and our annual staff and volunteer appreciation luncheon on May 31st. Please don t forget to visit us this year and also, don t forget to put your Friend of Face to Face check in the mail if you have not done so already.

Iyar/Sivan - May 2018 Page 4 Mazel Tov to the Faust Family on their new Baby Boy!

8:00pm Katie Foster: Jewish Weddings: Beyond the Hora and Breaking the Glass 8:05 8:50 pm Bob Jacob, CJN: Information for a Print and Digital World 8:05 8:50 pm Rabbi

Braverman-Plotkin: Who Should Own a Gun 1:00 1:45 am Jerry Isaak-Shapiro: What the Torah Teaches Us About Leadership 2:00 2:45 am See enclosed flyer for complete

We will be celebrating monthly birthdays on the following dates: May 26 Milestone Birthdays Morgan Leavitt Terry Harary Rachel Lappen Doreen Harris Larry Weiss Max

4 Iyar/Sivan - May 2018 Page 4 Mazel Tov to the Faust Family on their new Baby Boy! Tikkun Leil Shavuot 5778 Saturday, May 19 to Sunday, May 20, :00 pm to 7:00 pm Sessions of Note: Rabbi Shalom Plotkin: Developing an Attitude of Gratitude 7:15 8:00pm Katie Foster: Jewish Weddings: Beyond the Hora and Breaking the Glass 8:05 8:50 pm Bob Jacob, CJN: Information for a Print and Digital World 8:05 8:50 pm Rabbi Josh Foster: Innovations Bringing Judaism into the 21st Century 8:55 9:40 pm Rabbi Scott Roland: The Brink of Holiness: The Tanya s Middle Path 12:15 am 1:00 am Elise Braverman-Plotkin: Who Should Own a Gun 1:00 1:45 am Jerry Isaak-Shapiro: What the Torah Teaches Us About Leadership 2:00 2:45 am See enclosed flyer for complete program information. Birthday Shabbatot! We will be celebrating monthly birthdays on the following dates: May 26 Milestone Birthdays Morgan Leavitt Terry Harary Rachel Lappen Doreen Harris Larry Weiss Max Wertheim Mel Weinberg Milestone Anniversaries Steve & Rena Wertheim 35 Our condolences to Susan Lockshine on the loss of her husband, Charles (Chuck) Reiner Elise Braverman-Plotkin on the loss of her father, Sheldon L. Braverman Bob Jacob on the loss of his father, Armin Jacob The family of member Tova Sego Ron Portnoy on the loss of his stepfather, Herman Hy Weiss June 16, July 21

Page 5 Iyar/Sivan - May 2018 Worship Committee Gesher Minyan on the Move (a bridge

7:30 to 8:45pm At the home of Fischer George & Bela May 2 No need to RSVP.

Once a month Wednesdays 1:30-3:00 pm Join friends and peers in our free mid-day

(440) 781-1788 Transportation Available Have you ever thought of giving a d var

5 Page 5 Iyar/Sivan - May 2018 Worship Committee Gesher Minyan on the Move (a bridge from one Shabbat to another) First Wednesday of each month Service. Learning. Snacks. 7:30 to 8:45pm At the home of Fischer George & Bela May 2 No need to RSVP. All are welcome. SENIOR CAFE where the wise come for wisdom! Once a month Wednesdays 1:30-3:00 pm Join friends and peers in our free mid-day coffee klatch for conversation and a changing selection of light, breezy activities and speakers on topics of interest. May 16 Topic - To Be Announced Contact: Judy Friedman (216) Shirley Hoffman (440) Transportation Available Have you ever thought of giving a d var Torah on Shabbat morning? We love to hear what our congregants have to say about the weekly Torah portion. If interested, please contact Rick Kodish at erickodish@gmail.com.

6 Iyar/Sivan - May 2018 Page 6 DONATIONS as of April 12, 2018 GENERAL FUND HARRIET MARGOLIS: Richard Belkind RONALD LIPSON: Shelley Lipson CHUCK REINER: Roberta & Gary Kaplan, Pam & Steve Weisman, Warren & Zehava Sklar, Kyla & Mitchell Schneider, Marcia Spiro, Eileen Hoicowitz, Laurie & Aaron Billowitz, Aletta & Clive SInoff SHELDON BRAVERMAN: Laurie & Aaron Billowitz, Richard Belkind, Nancy & Adam Levin, Leanne Leavitt ARMIN JACOB: Richard Belkind HERMAN HY WEISS: Roberta & Gary Kaplan JUDY ROSENBERG, MARVIN PALLER, JOSH STONE, ANNA SZABO: Andy Havas & Janet Greene RABBI ROLAND, MARTHA & BRYNNA FOR ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL, VERY SPECIAL SEDER: Harriet Friedman ELISE BRAVERMAN- PLOTKIN S BIRTHDAY: Trysa & Peter Shulman ROSENBERG: Aletta & Clive SInoff BIRTHDAYS OF NANCY LEVIN, ALETTA SINOFF, ART KAPLAN, HALLIE BRAVO, MARTHA SIVERTSON, LORA COVER, RICHARD KATZMAN, DAVID LEAVITT, PETER SHULMAN, SHEL OBERFELD, CAROL BECK, MELANIE KUTNICK: Roberta & Gary Kaplan BIRTH OF FLORENCE MARSH S GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: Andy Havas & Janet Greene ROSENBERG: Andy Havas & Janet Greene MICAH SUKOL S MARRIAGE: Andy Havas & Janet Greene In appreciation of: MISHLOACH MANOT DELIVERY: Ellen Vendeland, Larry & Reeva Lettofsky, Gale & Jim Jacobsohn SHERRY & MARK FIXLER: Laurie & Aaron Billowitz Speedy recovery of: JACKIE CHERNIN: Andy Havas & Janet Greene ANNETTE SZABO: Andy Havas & Janet Greene BERTMAN COHEN KITCHEN FUND ROSENBERG: Sherry & Mark Fixler FACE TO FACE HARRIETTE STERN: Rochelle Solomon CHUCK REINER: Fern & Joel Simkoff, Annette Szabo JACOB HENNENBERG: Susan & Michael Hennenberg, Debby & David Horowitz HANNAH & GUS RATH, HELEN & AL STONE: Roz & Peter Stone ROSE ROSNER: Judy Friedman HARRIET MARGOLIS: Judy Friedman SHELDON BRAVERMAN: Louise & Joel Freilich ARMIN JACOB: Louise & Joel Freilich, Laurie & Aaron Billowitz HANNAH RATH: Nancy & Ed Kutler RONALD PELTZ, ED (MENDEL) KRUPMAN: Slesh Family CARL & FLORA KANE: Lissa Keller CHAIM FRAJMAN: Roman & Elaine Frayman LASZLO KOLLIN: Susan & Tom Wiegand ARIANA DARM: Ariana Starkman EVA BECKERMAN: Debbie Falck NEAL LIBSTER: Catherine & James Holloway MY FAMILY MEMBERS KILLED BY THE NAZIS: Roni Berenson KAROL SAKS: Joan Saks LYNDA SIFF: John Siff TETALMAN, BELKIND, KHRUSHKOVSKY, BERMAN FAMILY MEMBERS KILLED IN THE SHOAH: Richard Belkind TOVA SEGO, BELOVED HEBREW TEACHER OF SAM, BEN, KATIE, ALLISON, AND ABBY ELDER: Jack & Judy Elder & Family ROSENBERG: Shirley & Neal Hoffman LOUISE FREILICH: Erika Gold, Jeff Kaplan LEANNE LEAVITT: Robin Herrington- Bowen JULIE KAUFMAN: Laurie & Aaron Billowitz ANNETTE SZABO: Andy Szabo GRUEN ENTRANCE GARDEN FUND CHUCK REINER: Marion Gruen MORIAH ALTMAN S BAT MITZVAH: Marion Gruen HENRY MARGOLIS ISRAEL STUDY SCHOLARSHIP FUND DOROTHY SOLOMON: Maxine Margolis MEN S CLUB ARMIN JACOB: Roberta & Gary Kaplan MEN S CLUB PASSOVER FUND HARRIET MARGOLIS: Sharon & Bob Desatnik JULIAN BRAIMAN: Sharon & Bob Desatnik ROSENBERG: Sherry & Mark Fixler MISHLOACH MANOT FUND ALL OF THE NICE PEOPLE FOR THEIR HAPPY PURIM WISHES: Rita Shtull

7 Page 7 RABBI S DISCRETIONARY FUND SHELDON BRAVERMAN: Karen & Barry Mintzer ARMIN JACOB: Karen & Barry Mintzer RABBI JOSH FOSTER S BIRTHDAY: Roberta & Gary Kaplan JUDY ROSENBERG FUND ARMIN JACOB: Leona Green DAVID LEAVITT S BIRTHDAY: Leona Green RICHARD KATZMAN S BIRTHDAY: Leona Green SISTERHOOD CHUCK REINER: Leanne Leavitt TOBY ROSENBERG S BIRTHDAY: Roberta & Gary Kaplan JOSH STONE PLAYGROUND FUND CHUCK REINER: Roz & Peter Stone ARMIN JACOB: Roz & Peter Stone MORIAH ALTMAN S BAT MITZVAH: Karen & Barry Mintzer TZARIKH IYUN: FERSKY FUND FOR ADULT LEARNING HARRIET MARGOLIS, SHELDON BRAVERMAN, ARMIN JACOB: Ron Fersky ROSENBEERG: Ron Fersky Yahrzeits YAHRZEIT DONATIONS MARC ARON: Mimi & Ted Aron SARA BELKIND: Richard Belkind LUCIA BRIS: Kareen Caputo BEATRICE DAVIS: Marv Engelberg NATHAN ESTRIN: Rita Shtull PHYLLIS ANN FELDMAN: Fern Feldman-Simkoff SARAH FISHER: Fern Feldman-Simkoff PAULA GOLDSTEIN: Nancy Levin FLORENCE GOODMAN: Bob & Alice Schubach ARNOLD GREENBERG: Susan Greenberg THEODORE GREENE: Janet Greene STEVE HAVAS: Andy Havas & Janet Greene LOUIS HEINBACH: Stuart Heinbach MAX HEINBACH: Stuart Heinbach DAVID HERSTIG: Shirley & Neal Hoffman Iyar/Sivan - May 2018 HY HOFFMAN: Shirley & Neal Hoffman ABRAHAM KATZMAN: Richard Katzman BARRY LEVIN: Adam & Nancy Levin ROSE MANDEL: Shirley & Neal Hoffman YALE MANDEL: Shirley & Neal Hoffman LEO MARGOLIS: Mimi & Ted Aron RUDY MICHEL: Loni Pinns, Lisa & David Michel ROSE ROSNER: Larry & Nina Rosner NAOMI SCHOTTENSTEIN: Joyce Wiesenthal LAURA SCHUBACH: Bob & Alice Schubach YACOV SHTEYNGAUZ: Emma Dvorkin FLORENCE SPIEGEL: Andy Havas & Janet Greene SIGMUND STRAUSS: Bob & Alice Schubach FLORA WOLF: Jerry Wolf May 5 11 Waldemaar Amsterdam Sheldon Baker Arthur Baum Daniel Beckerman Aida Berenson David Burgin Ruth Fossberg Schmuel Galperin Jolan Havas Jacob Hennenberg Paula Kahn Ingrid Goldsmith Komar Meral Komor Lazarus H. Lewis Solomon Michel Heather Portnoy Rita Rosskamm Tillie Roth Alexander Rothschild Sol Schwab Miksa Wasserman Robert Weiss May Phillip Appell Benjamin Feinsilber Maurice Gelfand Allen Goldstone Bernard Goldstone Bernard Horowitz Allen Mintzer Joanne Paller Randy Paller Frank Rabinowitz Susan Rohrbach Gerhard Samuel Blima Shtull Sarah Silver Alex Spiegler David Spiegler William Wolf May Ruth Amkraut William Citton Nathan Cohen Reisha Cohn Henry Gruen Jacob & Chaja Gutherz Herman Katz Rose Katz Albert & Bertha Koch Jack Mandel Cilly Mayerfeld Mindy Beth Silver Nora Simon Arnold Swertloff Frances Weiss May 26 June 1 Bertha Baum Malkah Ben-poorat Betty Berry Mathilde Bildstein Morris Bloom Martha Eisenberger Morton Epstein Robert Forchheimer Clarence Goldsmith Ernest Goldstein Sue Anne Grossman Kalman Holtz Miriam Holtz Leo Jacobs Lina Jacobs Eric Kiwi Martin Klaar Max Lamden Joseph & Mollie Rosenberg Bernard Salomon Martha Seller Sam Soloway Alexander Weinberg

8 Page 8 May 2018 (Details on our website: SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SHABBAT 1 2 Gesher Minyan Fischer 7:30pm Video L+L w/ Rabbi Roland 12:15pm 3 Lag B Omer 4 Services 6pm 5 Services 9am Ed Prog 10am Luncheon sponsored by Israel Bonds 6 Minyan 9am Strategic Planning 11am Kodish Spector/Leavitt ST Shiur 7:30pm 10 F2F 9:30am 11 Services 6pm 12 Services 9am Ed Prog 10am Lunch & Learn 13 Mother s Day Yom Yerushalayim Minyan 9am Executive Committee 7:30pm 16 Senior Café 1:30pm 17 F2F 9:30am 18 5:30pm Pajama Neshama Services 6pm 19 Services 9am Ed Prog 10am Tikkun Leil Shavuot at BJ 20 Shavuot Services Day I 9am 21 Shavuot Services Day II 9am 22 Board of Trustees Meeting 7:30pm 23 Video L&L w/rabbi 12:15pm 24 F2F 9:30am 25 Services 6pm 26 Services 9am Ed Prog 10am Birthday Shabbat 27 Minyan 9am 28 Memorial Day Office closed Men s Club Zion F2F Luncheon

GATEWAYS. BEACHWOOD u CONGREGATION SHAAREY TIKVAH. OHIO u SINCE 1940

GATEWAYS. BEACHWOOD u CONGREGATION SHAAREY TIKVAH. OHIO u SINCE 1940 GATEWAYS CONGREGATION SHAAREY TIKVAH BEACHWOOD u OHIO u SINCE 1940 JANUARY 2019 u TEVET/SHEVAT 5779 JANUARY 2019/TEVET /SHEVAT 5779 PAGE 2 OUR LEADERSHIP EXEC. COMMITTEE President Jeff Epstein Executive