COM bulletin. Author s Series Features Rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen INSIDE SPECIAL EVENTS VISIT US! CONGREGATION OF MOSES Kalamazoo, Michigan

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1 COM bulletin CONGREGATION OF MOSES Kalamazoo, Michigan Volume 6, Issue 12 Decvember 2014 Kislev-Tevet 5775 INSIDE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE page 2 SHABBAT SCHEDULE page3 MEN S CLUB page 9 SISTERHOOD page 9 HANUKKAH LIGHTING page 10 RABBI S MESSAGE page 14 HADASSAH page 18 YAHRZEITS page 19 SPECIAL EVENTS HANUKKAH PARTY HANUKKAH BAZAAR December 14 Author s Series Features Rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen On Sunday November 2, as part of the COM Fisher Library s Author Series, Rabbi Cohen charmed our pre-k through 3rd grade with a slide show about trains in Pre- State Palestine, tying it in with her wonderful Engineer Ari picture books. Then, after a lovely brunch prepared by the Men s Club, Rabbi Cohen presented a fascinating interactive workshop on the process of modern midrash, having participants rewrite biblical stories to include their own interpretations. Afterward, Rabbi Cohen enjoyed discussing her work during the book sale and signing. BRONSON PARK CANDLE LIGHTING + BARAK BARFI TALK December 16 NOSH & PLAY VISIT US!

2 CONGREGATION OF MOSES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS always welcomes comments from COM congregants and invites you to attend its regular board meetings, typically held the first Tuesday of each month. Minutes of board meetings are available upon request from the synagogue office. Executive Committee President Tema Lando st Vice President Beth Grode nd Vice President Brad Hershbein (617) Treasurer Steve Grode Secretary Connie Bowman Immediate Past President Tamara Norman Past President Shirley Wise Synagogue Staff Rabbi Harvey Spivak Religious School Principal Susan Katz-Scheinker Office Manager Shirley Mengel Building Manager Rod Anderson President s Message Dear COM Members and Friends, December. Winter. Feeling the cold wind, the low temperatures on my face, and surrounded by the beautiful white carpet of snow, I dress to brave the elements. I truly enjoy coming for Shabbat services: Shabbat the bride, all dressed up in white, inviting us to come and celebrate. Once, inside our Synagogue, I feel the warmth and the friendship that surrounds me. COM is our place, our house of worship and camaraderie. As, with any small synagogue, our dedicated members are committed to bringing programs and events for all of us to enjoy; unfortunately, at the same time, COM is facing a deficit of $37,000. This month we will be celebrating Hanukkah, we remember the struggles of our People. It is a time of rededication, togetherness. We continue to feel strong about our faith, following the path for our Jewishness. Our Kehillah is like that little engine that could. With our great members dedication, we can accomplish anything. I like to thank Diane and Harvey Fogel, our latest contributors to the Yom Kippur General Fund pledge. Wishing, that the bright lights of the Hannukka candles, shines upon you and your family. B Shalom, Tema Lando, President The COM bulletin is published monthly by the Congregation of Moses for the benefit of its members. The deadline for submitting articles, photos and ads is the third Monday of each month for publication the following month. Please send submissions to Maxine Berke, editor, at congofmosesbulletin@gmail.com. PAGE 2

3 Shabbat service schedule FRIDAY December 5 SATURDAY December 6 FRIDAY December 12 SATURDAY December 13 FRIDAY December 19 SATURDAY December 20 FRIDAY December 26 SATURDAY December 27 8:00 p.m. Joint Services w/ Temple B nai Israel and Temple Beth TBI in Battle Creek 9:00 a.m. Learners Shabbat Torah: Genesis 32:4-35:15 David Rosenberg Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1-1:21 Ken Eisenberg Announcements: Neal Berke 7:00 p.m. Community Shabbat Dinner 6:00 p.m. Announcements: Cathy Cheron 9:30 a.m. Torah: Genesis 37:1-38:30 Al Rosenthal Haftarah: Amos 2:6-3:8 Judah Ari-Gur Announcements: Brad Hershbein 7:30 p.m. Announcements: Joyce Camhi 9:30 a.m. Torah: Genesis 41:4-43:15 Rabbi Spivak Haftarah: I Kings 3:15-4:1 Earl Norman Announcements: 7:30 p.m. Announcements: 9:30 a.m. Torah: Genesis 44:18-46:27 Judah Ari-Gur Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-37:28 Judah Ari-Gur Announcements: Bruce Patrick Shabbat candle lighting times NOVEMBER 5 4:53 p.m NOVEMBER 12 4:52 p.m. NOVEMBER 19 4:54 p.m. NOVEMBER 26 4:57 p.m. Bracha for candle lighting Baruch ata Adonai Eloheinu melech haolam asher kideshanu bemitsvotav vetzivanu l hadlik ner shel Shabbat. PAGE 3

4 December calendar SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT Joint Services w/ Temple B nai Israel & Temple Beth El at TBL in Battle Creek 8 pm 6 7 Essential Jewish Ideas 11:30 am - 12:30 pm 8 9 Synagogue Board Meeting 7:30 pm Community Shabbat Dinner 6 pm Services 7 pm 13 2nd Cup Brunch following services 14 Men s Club 9:30 Sisterhood Bazaar 9:30 am Hanukkah party Menorah setup Bronson Park 12:30 pm 15 Bulletin Deadline Hadassah Book Club 7:30 pm 16 Menorah Lighting Bronson Park 6:00 pm Fed. Speaker Barak Barfi Kzoo Central Lib. 7:30 pm 17 Menorah Lighting Bronson Park 6:00 pm 18 Menorah Lighting Bronson Park 6:00 pm 19 Menorah Lighting Bronson Park 6:00 pm 20 Menorah Lighting Bronson Park 6:00 pm 21 Menorah Lighting Bronson Park 6:00 pm No Religious School 22 Menorah Lighting Bronson Park 6:00 pm 23 Menorah Lighting Bronson Park 6:00 pm 24 Family Night Dinner and Entertainment Synagogue Office Closed 25 Synagogue Office Closed 26 Synagogue Office Closed Synagogue Office Closed PAGE 4

5 January calendar SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT Synagogue Office Closed Synagogue Board Meeting 7:30 pm Religious School resumes Essential Jewish Ideas 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Learner s Shabbat Bulletin deadline 5 pm Hadassah Book Club 7:30 pm 20 Executive Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Jewish Mysticism 11:30 am to 12:30 pm PAGE 5

6 Mishpacha MAZEL TOV TO... Christy and Tim Howard on their 10th wedding anniversary Judy and Lowell Seyburn on their 45th wedding anniversary Donations have been made to the following tzedaka funds GENERAL FUND Mazel Tov to Christy and Tim Howard on their 10th wedding anniversary. Mazel Tov to Judy and Lowell Seyburn on their 45th wedding anniversary. Joanne & Mike Simon, Men s Club, Shirley Wise & Frank Szopo, Pnina & Judah Ari-Gur In appreciation of Carolyn Kennedy for the wonderful sign she made which encouraged our daughter Lis to complete her marathon on Sunday, October 26, Get well wishes to Earl Norman, we ve missed you. Judy Davis Rosenthal and Al Rosenthal In memory of our loved ones who we remembered in Yizkor. In loving memory of James Strauss Pnina & Judah Ari-Gur Adam Strauss & Family BUILDING FUND Mazel Tov to Christy and Tim Howard on their 10th wedding anniversary. Mazel Tov to Judy and Lowell Seyburn on their 45th wedding anniversary. Tamara & Earl Norman, Sallie & Ken Goodman Mazel Tov to Rae Lee and Mac Howard on their 45th wedding anniversary. Tamara & Earl Norman, Sallie & Ken Goodman, Randie Levin In honor of Werner Sichel s significant birthday. Condolences to Fran Raffel on the passing of her cousin, Marian Fisher. In loving memory of my brother, Bertram Zheutlin. In celebration of the birth of Margot. In loving memory of my wife, Beatrice Sichel. In loving memory of my parents, Frieda and Andy Levene, and my sister Sue Levene. In loving memory of my daughter, Eva Stein. In loving memory of my father, Rabbi Tuchman Shirley Grekin Allison & Josh Weiner Werner Sichel Candi Levene Bruce Stein Hy Tuchman PAGE 6

7 MARVIN AND ROSALIE OKUN RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND Mazel Tov to Christy and Tim Howard on their 10th wedding anniversary. Rae Lee and Mac Howard, The Ruterbusch Family, The Fischell Family, Judy & Lowell Seyburn Mazel Tov to Judy and Lowell Seyburn on their 45th wedding anniversary. Rae Lee and Mac Howard, The Ruterbusch Family, The Fischell Family In loving memory of Melvin Kirschner HERMAN AND ROSE FISHER LIBRARY FUND Mazel Tov to Christy and Tim Howard on their 10th wedding anniversary. Mazel Tov to Judy and Lowell Seyburn on their 45th wedding anniversary. In honor of Shira Haus Bat Mitzvah 8/30/14. Shanna, Rob & Eve Hodgson Marilyn & Art Feinberg Marlene Haus RABBI S DISCRETIONARY FUND Mazel Tov to Christy and Tim Howard on their 10th wedding anniversary. Mazel Tov to Judy and Lowell Seyburn on their 45th wedding anniversary. In honor of Rabbi Spivak for his leadership and hard work during the High Holy Days. In honor of Rabbi Spivak s good works. Phil Horwich Pnina & Judah Ari-Gur Mr. and Mrs. Frank Friedman Many thanks to those who made contributions in memory of my cousin, Marian Fisher. Marian was the wife of Jack Fisher (of blessed memory) and her in-laws Rose and Herman Fisher were major contributors to our library. Fran Raffel Barak Barfi Understanding the Arab Mindset and Strategies An evening presentation brought to you by Jewish Federation of Kalamazoo and Southwest Michigan Tuesday, December 16, :30 pm 8:30 pm (after the Bronson Park Menorah lighting) Kalamazoo Central Library Van Deusen Room PAGE 7

8 Have you photographed an event at the synagogue? Do you have pictures that you d like to share? We re looking for new pictures for the slide show that plays on the monitor in the synagogue s entryway. If you have digital picture files, please send them to: carrierichman@att.net Thank you! Carrie Richman and The Synagogue Communications Committee We offer professional counseling services for adults, teens, children, couples and families in a caring, comfortable setting. 269 individual, family, couples and group counseling psychological testing substance abuse evaluations more than 40 licensed psychologists and social workers in Kalamazoo and Portage offices most insurances accepted For more information, please call our office at (269) or visit childandfamilypsych.com. Director: Larry Beer, Ed.D. PAUL F. DAVIDOFF ATTORNEY AT LAW PAUL F. DAVIDOFF, P.C. The Cornerstone Building 405 W. MICHIGAN AVE., SUITE 130 P.O. BOX KALAMAZOO, MI PAGE 8 Telephone: (269) Fax: (269) pdavidoff@ameritech.net

9 MEN S CLUB Men s Club prepared the delicious brunch for the Library program featuring Rabbi Deborah Boden Cohen, and we have a lot of individuals to thank for their efforts. They include Phil Horwich, Paul Nimz, Adam Srauss, Charlie Ofstein, Ken Eisenberg, Steve Koss, and yours truly. Janet Heller also helped stage the event. The next meeting will be Sunday, December 14, when we will prepare latkes for the COM Hanukkah party. As always, we are looking for volunteers, and welcome and value your participation. Neal Berke SISTERHOOD November 18 This year we decided to have Sisterhood Shabbat in November, instead of January, so we might avoid a January snow storm, so instead we got a November snow storm! Even so, we had a spirited group for Friday night and Shabbat morning services. We used a preprint of the Friday night service from the soon-to-be published Lev Shalom Siddur, which includes the matriarchs whenever the patriarchs are mentioned. It also includes the traditional form of the prayers, so that the prayer leader may use whatever form they are more comfortable with. Toda Raba to Janet Heller for organizing the service and to all who participated: Betty Hiirschfield, Pat Kirschner, Gillian and Montana Thommes, Jen Rubin, Shirley Wise, Natalie Spivak, Alice and Steve Koss, Susan Welbourne, Marian Fisher, Saraphoena Koffron, Tema Lando, Rachel, Shira, Nava, and Mazal Haus, Gloria Besbris, with special thanks to our Torah Readers: Pnina Ari-Gur, Rachel Haus, Janet Heller and Susan Katz Scheinker and to our Haftorah chanter Michelle Angel. We enjoyed a lovely oneg Friday night and Kiddush luncheon Saturday afternoon, prepared by Liz Siegal and Beth Grode and sponsored by Janet Heller. Although it was cold outside, we were fortunate to enjoy warm feelings inside. November 23: We had a Sisterhood board meeting on Sunday, after the Rick Recht program. We passed our budget for During the meeting the rummage sale was discussed and Emily Hoffman volunteered to chair it. It will be held some time before the High Holidays. Janet Heller volunteered to do the publicity. We will coordinate with Connie Bowman to see what dates are available. Coming up on December 14th from 9:30 to 1:30 is the Hanukkah Bazaar. Chaired once again by Kim Rubin, this year it will include an art sale. Be sure to check it out. If you can volunteer some time, please contact Kim. Judy Davis-Rosenthal PAGE 9

10 Jewish Pride in Bronson Park For the second year in a row, the Jewish community will have a presence in the annual winter holiday display in downtown Kalamazoo s Bronson Park. Our 12-foot-tall Hanukkah menorah will be put together and installed on Sunday December 14 th at 12:30 pm on the corner of Rose and South streets across from the Kalamazoo Public Library. If you can help, please join us. The Federation purchased the menorah last year with financial contributions from generous local donors, the Congregation of Moses, Temple B nai Israel and Chabad of Kalamazoo. A candle lighting will take place at 6 p.m. every night of Hanukkah, which begins Tuesday December 16th. Two nights will have particularly special celebrations: On Tuesday, Dec. 16th, the first night of Hanukkah, the candle lighting will be followed by a talk by Barak Barfi in the Kalamazoo Public Library. See flyer on page 7 for more information. And on the second night of Hanukkah, Wednesday, Dec. 17th, there will be a candle lighting ceremony with Religious School students and their families. The entire community is invited to attend the candle lighting this night and every night of the holiday. Please join us as we let our Jewish Pride shine in Kalamazoo! Volunteers are needed to light the menorah candles (light bulbs) nightly and take down the menorah after the 23rd. Please contact Al Rosenthal at alvin.rosenthal@wmich.edu to volunteer. PAGE 10

11 HANUKKAH BAZAAR December 14 9:30 am. to 1:30 p.m. We will offer wrapping paper, toys, gifts, books, jewelry, Judaica and artwork at the Hanukkah Bazaar! Find unique items all in one place and support COM at the same time. Thanks to Kim Rubin for chairing this popular event. D & W KOSHER FOOD ALERT! Thanks to the initiative and persistence of Alan Cohen, the D & W on Parkview and Oakland is now carrying kosher chicken! It is only available behind the meat counter, and you must ask for the Empire Brand (as most employees don t know what kosher is). No password or secret handshake is required! They will stock chicken, but turkey must be special ordered. Alan will be the point person for orders to simplify this process, so him to place your order at COM.kosher@gmail.com. Turkeys currently run $1.99 per pound, and three-pound bags of flash-frozen split chicken breasts are $ very reasonable if you know your prices! On another note, Alan is trying to compile a list of other kosher items that could be stocked if there is enough interest. So, let him know what you want to be available there, and he will coordinate ordering with a manager. Thanks Alan! We appreciate your efforts on our behalf. PAGE 11

12 Congregation of Moses Community Shabbat Dinner Friday, December 12, at 6 p.m. Services begin at 7 p.m. PRICES PAID ADVANCE RESERVATIONS: (must be paid by 5 p.m. the Tuesday before the dinner) $10 per adult, $5 per child (or $25 per family) Children 4 and under are free! AT THE DOOR: (please drop your check into the box prior to candle lighting) $12 per adult, $6 per child (or $35 per family) Children 4 and under are free! Please contact Shirley in the synagogue office to make your dinner reservation. Call or comofficemgr@yahoo.com. You may leave your completed reservation form and check in the special box by the synagogue office. COMMUNITY SHABBAT DINNER RESERVATION FORM Date Name(s) Number of adults Number of children over age 4 Amount paid $ PAGE 12

13 The Social Committee invites the community to a family-friendly event NOSH & PLAY on Christmas Eve Wednesday, December 24 NOSH 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Hunan Gardens (limited seating) 5059 West Main Street or Mangia Pizza and Pasta Co. 9th Street To reserve your seat, please call Shirley Mengel at before December 19. PLAY AT COM Doors open at 7:15 p.m. Bring your favorite games or play ours. Desserts and beverages will be served. PAGE 13

14 Rabbi s Message Jewish Wisdom: Pirkei Avot that s the subject this year for The Essential Jewish Ideas. How did the events of Hanukkah change the way Jews thought about their relationship with God, and how does that change affect us to this day? And what spiritual advice arose from those events that we can use now? In The Essential Jewish Ideas: Jewish Wisdom in Pirkei Avot we look at these and other interesting questions. Pirkei Avot is an easily accessible book of Jewish wisdom that never fails to instruct, advise and surprise. It s a great book to get acquainted with so you can turn to it again and again. You will discover why, over the centuries, Pirkei Avot has been the most popular book from the formative years of Rabbinic Judaism. Next meeting: Sunday, December 7, 11:30 to 12:30. --Rabbi Harvey Spivak Notice: On Friday nights, on an experimental basis, we will be using a new siddur twice per month. It is the advance version of the Lev Shalem siddur, which is scheduled to be published by the Conservative movement in It has a new translation which tries to be, as much as possible, free of references to God in masculine terms. We welcome your comments. It is not the final version, so it is subject to changes by the editors before the final edition. When the full, hard-cover edition is published, we will be discussing whether to purchase it to replace our current Sim Shalom siddur. Your comments and feedback will again be solicited at that time. We ve prepared a survey about egalitarian worship and the new *Lev Shalem* High Holiday and Friday night prayer books on Survey Monkey. Please answer the three questions: completing this survey will take less than five minutes. The link is Thank you for doing our survey! Best wishes! Sincerely, Anne Fischell, Rachel Haus, Janet Heller, and Emily Hoffman THE RABBI S RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE GOES TO... Richard Kirschner The Congregation of Moses thanks you for your strenuous effort to re-organize the synagogue s finances. We also thank you for designing a system that will allow us to budget and plan for the near future and strengthen our prospects for the long term. TODAH RABBAH! PAGE 14

15 Rick Recht Weekend Facebook was alive with videos, pictures, and comments about the amazing Rick Recht Shabbat weekend. Rick brought some excitement, ruach, and unity to the Kalamazoo Jewish community this past weekend and, thanks to Rick, we have also discovered what a truly musically talented Jewish community we have! Saturday night wasn t just a Rick Recht Concert it was also a Kalamazoo Jewish Community Concert, for many adults and children joined him on stage to perform. Here is a Facebook comment from TBI participant Naomi Morse: One of my musical dreams was realized tonight. Not only did I get to hear the amazing Rick Recht in concert, but I got to play violin, (with a brief solo in the middle), and share the stage with Rick and the talented Jen Rubin. The Jewish Federation sponsored this weekend extravaganza and we would like to thank Rick for bringing this small Jewish community together for such a spiritually uplifting and amazingly fun weekend. The weekend started with a fabulous Shabbat dinner followed by an exceptionally wonderful musical and interactive Shabbat service led by Rick and Rabbi Spivak who invited children and members of the community to help lead prayers and join in on a very joyous Shabbat! On Saturday night Rick had the audience singing, dancing, and clapping, as he serenaded us with some amazing Jewish Rock music. When Rick did Havdallah and sang Hallelujah there was some audience participation and these participants talked about unity and coming together and how important this is, how important it is for the whole Jewish Community TBI, CoM, and TBE, to come together. The weekend concluded with a joint Religious School Workshop and another concert in which the kids got another chance to be on stage and rock and roll with Rick. Thanks to everyone who helped make this weekend happen, and there are many of us. Thanks to the Federation board who all worked together to pull off another exceptional event, Al Rosenthal, Jacob Weintraub, Liz Siegel, Myral Robbins, Gillian Thommes, Larry Kaiser, and Debroushe Haller. Thank you to Jen Rubin and Naomi Morse for working with the children for weeks to learn the Rick Recht songs so that they could perform with him. Thank you to Susan Katz-Scheinker and Kristi Arntzen for allowing time during Religious School for the learning of these songs. Thanks to Rabbi Spivak for leading services with Rick on Friday night. Thanks to all participants who shared the stage with Rick and to all who helped with the Shabbat dinner and Sunday s brunch, Joyce Cahmi, Gerry Tregerman, Michelle Angel, Gillian Thommes, Judy Davis, Liz Siegel, Rachel Haus, Shirley Wise, Jacob Weintraub, Maxine Berke, Rae Lee Howard, Myral Robbins, Jerry Robbins, Susan Katz-Scheinker, Ann Fischell, and Valarie Eisenberg. Thank you to Mike Siegel for doing the sound and to Sam Siegel for assisting Rick with all his video requests. This amazing weekend was made possible by the Jewish Federation of Kalamazoo and Southwest Michigan with financial support from the Ravitz Foundation and the Etz Chaim Gubin Educational Fund. In order to continue to offer wonderful programs like this, we need your financial support. If you have contributed in the past we are very grateful and we hope you will continue to give. If you have never given to the Federation I hope after this past weekend you will be inspired to help support the Jewish Federation. PAGE 15

16 Marvin and Rosalie Okun Religious School DECEMBER December 14 December 17 December 22-January 4 January 7 January 17 important dates to remember Annual Hanukkah-Latke party Bronson Park Menorah Lighting No Religious School Religious School resumes Learner s Shabbat November was a fun and energizing collaboration! Partnering with our Library and experiencing the author Deborah Bodin Cohen was a positive learning time for our school. Grades K-3 learned about her Engineer Ari series, including creating a Train craft to complete the experience. The older grades through High School took part in the writing workshop with the adults. Thank you Rachel Haus for orchestrating this valuable learning experience and including our school. Thank you to the Federation, for coordinating a wonderful concert and singing experience with Rick Recht. Jenifer Rubin has generously come to our school for several Sundays to help us prepare for the concert. We enjoyed the added energy and dance time, together as a whole school. Todah Rabah! As a school we are in the midst of evaluating each student for Hebrew Decoding skills and Prayer knowledge. Each family/student in 5th grade and older will have an assessment of their skills and goals along with next steps for continued education. We are looking forward to a fun-filled December with our annual Hanukkah party and our second annual Wednesday evening of lighting the menorah in Bronson Park. A festive and beautiful experience. Looking forward to sharing many more wonderful happenings in our school. B Ahava, Susan Katz-Scheinker Religious School Principal PAGE 16

17 WHAT S UP? COMMUNITY DINNER SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2015 at CoM with the RECIPES FOR CHANGE COMMITTEE FROM ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA. My gourmet cooking Chavarah has been working cooperatively with this group to prepare a Shabbat Dinner in June. The Chavarah is hoping other members of CoM will join us in this endeavor. The next planning meeting is Monday, December 1 at 6:30 at St. Catherine, on Centre. Please contact Shirley Wise with your interest. We are also planning a sharing night in April in which we will bake challot, and have a Jewish theme craft with both religious school students. ADULT EDUCATION and the SOCIAL COMMITTEE PRESENT: CABARET NIGHT OF JEWISH HUMOR: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2015 at 7:30 PM We will begin with Havdalah and then be entertained by Annaflor Somers, a young Jewish comedienne from Grand Rapids. Dessert and beverages will be served. There is a $5.00 donation. More information to follow December celebrations The Congregation of Moses wishes mazal tov and yom haledet sameach to our members who are celebrating anniversaries and birthdays this month. If you would like to be included in our monthly recognition of birthdays and anniversaries, please contact Joanne Simon at or jhsimon@charter.net. BIRTHDAYS 12/1 Lowell Seyburn 12/2 Moritz Angel celebrates his 85th birthday! Mazal Tov! 12/8 Saraphoena Koffron 12/10 Adam Rocklin 12/10 Michelle Kari Kochman has a special birthday! 12/12 Noah Morrison 12/13 Ken Eisenberg 12/16 Rebecca Strauss 12/17 Marian Fisher Sylvia Blum 12/20 Aviva Norman has a special birthday! 12/21 Michael Koffron Lucas Ofstein 12/27 Minaleah Koffron reaches double digits! Happy 10th Birthday! Laurel Ofstein ANNIVERSARIES 12/7 Elizabeth & Don Thall 12/21 Naomi & Norman Marshall 12/31 Karen Libman & Mitch Kochun PAGE 17

18 HADASSAH UPDATE National President Marcie Natan at a drill at Hadassah s hospital. Calling Operating Room Nurses! There is a critical shortage of operating room nurses to staff the OR s at the Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) in Israel. In order for its operating rooms to function at full capacity, HMO is recruiting from all over Israel and we are proud and pleased that the Israeli Ministry of Health has endorsed the recruitment of OR nurses from the U.S.! Hadassah Hospital is Preparing for Ebola-- Just in Case Hadassah s hospitals sit at a crossroads of continents in Israel; millions of people pass through, to and from Europe, Asia, and Africa. On an annual basis, hundreds come from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea the countries in Africa recently stricken with the Ebola virus. Therefore, Hadassah s hospitals are taking extra measures to ensure its health staff are prepared to deal with and contain the virus. This is an opportunity to join the internationally known Hadassah Medical Organization in providing advanced academic patient care. HMO s operating rooms handle a wide range of specialties, making use of the latest robotic and stereotactic operative techniques. The operating rooms in the new Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower are designed with the most modern technology to deliver cutting-edge treatment. The institution is renowned for its multicultural and collaborative environment. If you, or someone you know, is an operating room nurse and is interested in learning more about this incredible opportunity, please callingornurses@hadassah.org PAGE 18 Here are the professional criteria for foreign nurses to apply: Have a recognized RN Diploma; Provide evidence of their nursing education; Have a currently valid license to practice as a nurse; Provide proof of having worked as an OR nurse over the past 3 years; and Submit a letter of recommendation. Nurses meeting these requirements will receive an Israeli Institutional License to practice as OR nurses under supervision for 1 year. In return, HMO will offer: Travel to Israel Economy class round trip ticket; Salary of approximately $5,500 to $6,900 per month before national income taxes, subject to fluctuation in currency; Health care benefits; Malpractice insurance; Housing; and Orientation and Absorption.

19 YAHRZEITS December 5, 6 (14 Kislev 20 Kislev) Evelyn Auslander Fannie Axilrod* David Davidoff* Harold Goldsmith* David Graff* Sheldon Hoenig* Herbert Kaiser* Max Konigsberg Naomi Kuperberg* Rae Sklansky* Victor Paul Tuchman* Eli Zuravel* December 12, 13 (21 Kislev 27 Kislev) Sam Becker* Carl Brot* Zipora F eder Margaret Gerstle Raquel Israelson* Rose Kleiman* Irving Lieberman* Herman Pollack* Joy Rappaport* Zalmon Roodin* Jack Rubin Seth Nelson Schupan* Jackie Strauss Joseph Strauss* December 19, 20 (28 Kislev 4 Tevet) Fred Arkush* Gertrude Boris* Doris Field* Edward Finman* Blanche G. Friedman* Lillian Hyman Jean Tregerman* Molly Zimmerman* Rosalie Zimmerman* December 26, 27 (5 Tevet 11 Tevet) Reuven Aglanov Dr. Herbert Barak* Edward Brody* Marcus Brown Jacob Cohen* Uzetta Cohen* Elizabeth Ellison Max Ernst Arnold Finn* Etta Gachnochi Charles Gollay Joseph Grekin Molly King* Irving Kulkin* Edith Liepman Samuel Rosenbaum* Louis Schechter Sheine Schensul* Lena Spivak* Alfred Stenesh George Tenenbaum * Denotes a memorial plaque in the synagogue PAGE 19

20 CONGREGATION OF MOSES 2501 Stadium Drive Kalamazoo, MI (269) PAGE 20