May 2023 Revised

Rabbi Perry's Articles

The Wisdom of Our Sages

President's Articles



Do We Really Need a Shed?

Ed Director's Articles



Verklempt Overcome With Emotion

Yahrzeits April 30-May 6

(will be read May 5)

Ruth Abrams

Nettie Bernstein

Meir Bloch

Bob Frank

Wendy Kaplan

Lillian Kent

Solomon Krevlin

Max Rambach

Hyman Scolnick

Renee Zwerin

Yahrzeits May 7-13

(will be read May 12)

Benson Brown

Phyllis Cormier

Phyllis Dimond

Zelma Bruelle Furedi

John Grier

Doris Halpern

Mark Karpeles

Jane Morrissey

Albert Picard

Yahrzeits May 14-20

(will be read May 19)

Edward Brown

Dorothy Caplan

Albert Gersh

Jean Hallock

Lillian Indorf

Linda Kaknes

Marcia Kasowitz

Ruth Mayer

Louis Shamesman

Jay Strauss

Yahrzeits May 21-27

(will be read May 26)

Martin Ames

Genya Bloch

Jane Canter

Ester Lea Forer

Harold Goldstein

Etta Kerzner

Ellen Muhlfelder

Raymond Riddick

Myer Richard Singer

Ida Weisberger

Clara Zehngut

Yahrzeits May 28-June 3

(will be read June 2)

Elaine Cutler Becker

Gibbi Cox

Philip Heines

Louis Kerzner

Sylvia Melnick Laider

Leonard Lewin

Judith Menaker

Irving Park

Pauline Powell

Clara Sagansky

Faith Ward

Donation Acknowledgements:

The following donations were received from March 1, 2023 through March 31, 2023. All donations are very much appreciated – thank you!

Donations from our members

General Fund

Stuart & Susan Bernstein (Yahrzeit of Mindel Diamond)

Sharyn Sevigny (Yahrzeit of Cara Sevigny)

Chai Fund

Adam & Karyn Danzig (in memory of Jerome Perry)

Music Fund

Terry & Phyllis Howard (in honor of the birth of Sawyer Goss)

Susan Murray Youth Scholarship Fund

Dan & Janet Dubner (in honor of the birth of Sawyer Kravitz Goss)

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Jon Libby (in memory of Stephanie Gallagher and in appreciation of Rabbi Perry’s support)

Steven & Deborah Notinger (Yahrzeits of Betty & Joe Burke and Herbert & Irene Notinger)

Helping Hand Fund

Dan & Janet Dubner (in memory of Stephanie Gallagher and Linda Goldstein)

Reeds Ferry Shed Fundraiser

Neal & Margie Berenson

Sheldon & Etta Chandler

Brian & Beth DiGiovanni

Dan & Janet Dubner

Eugene & Dina Katz

John & Laurie Valleley

Donations from friends of Congregation Shalom

Reeds Ferry Shed Fundraiser

Leslie Kerzner

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Norma Miller (in memory of Warren Miller)

Oneg Schedule

May 5 - 7 pm Family Shabbat - Grade 3 

Barske, Scott & Kate; Brandsgaard, Julie & Scott; Ginsberg, Aaron J. & Kawashima-Ginsberg, Kei; Hurley, Diana & Ian; Newman, Robby & Tiffany

May 12 - 6 pm Sunset Shabbat

Cohen, Deborah; Karp, Arthur & Catherine; Gilmore, Davida; Karpeles, Richard & Patricia

Rainen; Edward & Shelly

May 18 - 7 pm Adult Shabbat - Ari  Graduation Confirmation 

Ablove, Lee A. & Lisa; Cohn, Fred & Nancy; Menaker, Bill; Weinberg, Dan & Fox-Weinberg, Rachel; Wolman, Daniel & Kathryn; Katz, Eugene & Dina

B'nai Mitzvot

May 27 – Duncan Barter Bar Mitzvah

Please note that B'nai Mitzvah services are open to all members either in-person or virtually. While all services will follow the current Congregation Shalom COVID 19 restrictions and policies, each family may choose to add additional restrictions. Individual service details will be shared in the Weekly Updates.

New Member

Please welcome the following new member to our temple family: 

Gwen Moss Brush

Special Thank You

Dear Friends,

Over the years so many of our members have given gifts of the heart, time and their creativity to our community. Recently one such member, Dan Dubner, made two beautiful ritual objects for our sanctuary: a Chair of Elijah and a Torah stand. Thank you Dan for gracing our congregation with your talent and generosity.

L’shalom,

Rabbi Shoshana M. Perry

Slate for Board of Trustees

The nominating committee is pleased to announce the following slate for the Board of Trustees, to be voted on by the membership at Annual Meeting on June 13, 2023:

President: Becky Abrams

1st VP: Rob Berkovitz

Exec VP: Tony Zimmerman

Secretary: Joanna Myers

Trustee: Susan Goldman-Kreithen

Trustee: Joel Schwindt

Trustee: Susanne Curry

Trustee: Cory Myers

Nominating Committee (Staci Landress, Aaron Ginsberg, Katie Ebersman, Rich Laider, Susi Berman)

Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday June 13 at 6:30 PM on Zoom. Please save the date. More information will be forthcoming.

All members are encouraged to participate in this important business of Congregation Shalom. 

Congregant of the Year:

Tina Kempner

We are pleased to announce Tina Kempner is being honored as Congregation Shalom's 2023 Congregant of the year! We will be celebrating this award at the parking Lot Party on June 17