The CMI Bulletin
More than a place - We’re a community
SERIES 108 No. 9
APRIL 2024
APRIL
Adar II - Nisan
SHABBAT SH’MINI
Leviticus 9:1 - 11:47
Friday, April 5 5:30 p.m. Oneg 6:00 p.m. Evening Service
Join your CMI community for Shabbat Services each Friday evening and Saturday mornings when we have a B’Mitzvah to celebrate!
Shabbat Services
SHABBAT TAZRIA
Leviticus 12:1 - 13:59
Friday, April 12 5:30 p.m. Oneg 6:00 p.m. Evening Service
SHABBAT M’TZORA
Leviticus 14:1 - 15:33
Friday, April 19 5:30 p.m. Oneg 6:00 p.m. Evening Service
SHABBAT CHOL HAMO-EID PESACH
Exodus 33:12 - 34:26
Friday, April 26 5:00 p.m. Tot Shabbat 5:30 p.m. Oneg 6:00 p.m. Evening Service w/ Torah Reading
It is a custom to invite congregants who are observing a yahrzeit, a milestone birthday or milestone anniversary to lead the blessings at Shabbat Services. The honors are to light the Shabbat candles at the beginning of the service or to recite the kiddush and motzi (prayers for the wine & bread) at the end of services. If you will be observing a milestone simcha or yahrzeit in the weeks ahead and would like to lead one of these blessings on the Friday night of that week, please contact Allan Hillman.
Reserving Friday Night Honors
MAZEL TOV TO OUR APRIL B’NOT MITZVAH
Bat Mitzvah of Lily Wittenstein Saturday, April 6 at 10:30 a.m.
In person & livestream
Mazel Tov to Lily and her family as we celebrate her becoming a Bat Mitzvah!
Services are open to all in the community.
Lily will be reading from Parashat Sh’mini.
Bar Mitzvah of Emile Stanley Saturday, April 20 at 10:30 a.m.
In person & livestream
Mazel Tov to Emile and his family as we celebrate him becoming a Bar Mitzvah!
Services are open to all in the community.
Emile will be reading from Parashat Tazria.
TODAH RABAH
Ivey Cooley, Joel Jacobson, Karen Kimball, Alan Sturtz, Cliff & True Wolff
APRIL GREETERS
MESSAGE FROM RABBI ROSS
“Religion, Politics and Sex: A Conversation for Polite Company” Wednesday, April 3 and April 10, 7:00 PM In Person and on Zoom
The recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos are entitled to legal protections as children was laced with religious rhetoric. Americans United for Separation of Church and State noted that a concurring opinion from the Court's Chief Justice Tom Parker argued that "We believe that each human being, from the moment of conception, is made in the image of God, created by Him to reflect His likeness." Justice Parker went on to quote the Hebrew Bible when continuing, "It is as if the People of Alabama took what was spoken of the prophet Jeremiah (1:5) and applied it to every unborn person in this state: 'Before I formed you in the womb I knew you. Before you were born, I sanctified you.'"
Never mind that the Chief Justice misinterpreted the biblical verse, which merely speaks poetically to the prophet, Jeremiah, and says absolutely nothing about the moral or spiritual standing of the human embryo. This misguided ruling is yet one of the latest faith-driven attempts to impose one set of religious restrictions into the private lives of those of us who follow differing religious teachings and the demands of conscience.
In "Religion, Politics and Sex: A Conversation for Polite Company," Wednesday, April 3 and April 10, 7 PM, In Person and Zoom, I'll discuss this and other aspects of religiously motivated attempts to trample the boundaries of church and state. I'll draw from my 20 years of work as a religious advocate with Planned Parenthood and my book, All Politics Is Religious, to explore Jewish teachings in support of access to safe and legal abortion, contraception, gender affirming therapy, sex education that provides our teens with medically accurate information, and LGBTQ+ rights. We will also cover the little-known history of clergy activism on behalf of access to reproductive health care.
I hope you can join us!
Rabbi Dennis Ross
Books By Rabbi Ross Available: Sales Benefit CMI Youth Program
Rabbi Ross has generously offered his books for sale with a portion of the proceeds going towards CMI Youth Programs. Rabbi Ross’ most recent book, A Year with Martin Buber, was named a “Top Ten of the Year” by the Academy of Parish Clergy!
For inscribed copies, please email Rabbi Ross.
Annual Cantor’s Concert Fundraiser
Two Cantors and Tevye
“A little bit of this, a little bit of that.”
Saturday Evening, May 18, 2024
6:30 p.m. - Pre-Concert Reception & Havdalah Service
7:30 p.m. - CONCERT
SAVE THE DATE
On Saturday evening, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. Congregation Mishkan Israel comes together to celebrate our Annual Cantor’s Concert Fundraiser! This year Cantor G. brings Broadway to CMI! Our performers include Michael Bernardi who starred as Tevye on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof. Our other headliner is Cantor Deborah Jacobson an amazing, dynamic, and wonderful performer who always brings audiences to their feet. Our second Cantor is our one and only Cantor G. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a pre-concert reception, opportunities to make additional donations for exciting gift baskets while mingling with friends, and a beautiful Havdalah service. The Concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. This is our major fundraising event of the year! Please save the date and please donate online or when you receive the invitation!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!
If you have time to join the Cantor's Concert Planning Committee as a volunteer let us know by emailing Sarah Greenblatt. These are some of the areas for which volunteer assistance is welcomed: overall planning team for the event; stuffing envelopes to support a timely mailing; seeking Concert sponsors; envisioning creative ways to raise meaningful additional funds on the night of the event; planning the menu; buying the food and serving pieces; planning for and set-up of decorations; overall set-up and clean-up.
CMI EVENTS
Shabbat Schmooze Saturday, April 6 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Our first Shabbat Schmooze was so wonderful that we are doing it again and we would love you to join us!
What is Shabbat Schmooze? A Saturday afternoon CMI social for the entire community to come together and enjoy Shabbat in a strictly social context. Snacks, crafts, board games, and storytime will be set up so that all ages can enjoy. Come hang out with friends and make some new ones!
What did our first Shabbat Schmooze look like? Some adults worked on a jigsaw puzzle or played Go while kids and parents colored together, older kids made friendship bracelets, little kids enjoyed a PJ Library Shabbat Storytime, and people of all ages played board games, while snacking to their heart’s content.
This event is lay-led, because CMI staff deserves Shabbat rest. Please RSVP using this google form so we know how many people to expect. If you can contribute to the potluck oneg, please note on the Google form what you plan to bring.
Do you love to play chess, Blokus, or another board game? Please bring it along! We would love to play a round! Do you have a craft to share? You can teach, learn from, or create crafts with and make a new friend. Most importantly, bring yourself! We are so excited to spend a slice of Shabbat with you. Hope to see you there!
Any questions? Email abbyfriedman@gmail.com.
Meeting the Moment Seminar Series - Session 4
Zionism in America- Jewish Identity and Israel
Sunday, April 7 at 9:00 a.m.
Leader-Dr. Joshua Shanes- Director of the Arnold Center for Israel Studies and Associate Director of the Jewish Studies Program at the College of Charleston, South Carolina.
This program has been made possible through generous support from the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven.
CMI Book Club Wednesday, April 10 at noon in the lounge
Our next book is Kantika by Elizabeth Graver, a dazzling Sephardic multigenerational saga that moves from Istanbul to Barcelona, Havana, and New York, exploring displacement, endurance, and family as home. A kaleidoscopic portrait of one family’s displacement across four countries, Kantika―“song” in Ladino―follows the joys and losses of Rebecca Cohen, feisty daughter of the Sephardic elite of early 20th-century Istanbul.
The June meeting will be on Wednesday June 5, and the book choice is
My Father's Paradise by Ariel Sabar.
Rosh Chodesh - Nisan Thursday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m.
Please join us for our monthly celebration of the arrival of the new moon, marking the start of Nisan. We will be discussing “Train Yourself to Always Show Up,” a January 19, 2024 New York Times opinion guest essay by Rabbi Sharon Brous. The essay was adapted from Rabbi Brous’s new book, The Amen Effect, which we will also discuss. Rabbi Brous is the founding and senior rabbi of Ikar, a Los Angeles-based Jewish community.
We will discuss the many ways in which we "show up" for others and need others to show up for us. Come prepared to share a personal story or example if you wish to do so.
It is not necessary to read the book before attending, but it will be helpful if all attendees are familiar with the NYT opinion piece. A copy of the opinion piece will be distributed to all attendees before the meeting upon request. Please RSVP to Joan Shapiro.
Israel's response to the horrors of October 7 has resulted in the deaths of thousands of Palestinian civilians and caused hundreds of thousands to experience dislocation and the destruction of their homes. What are Israel's obligations to seek to minimize such troubling collateral damage generally and how have they informed the IDF's conduct of the war in Gaza against an adversary that appears to operate with no ethical constraints?
You are invited to join CMI member and Yale moral philosopher Shelly Kagan in a discussion that explores these questions. Seating will be limited, so please let us know if you plan to attend by emailing the CMI office.
In preparation for the discussion (or if you're interested by can't attend), we highly recommend viewing the Shalom Hartman Institute's recent webinar, "Just War Theory in Israel and the International Community."
Special Talk with Shelly Kagan
Necessary or "over the top?" How shall we judge Israel's conduct in Gaza? Monday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m. – In Person in the CMI lounge
Confronting Racism Thursday April 18, 7:00 p.m. at CMI in-person and on livestream.
The CMI Confronting Racism Planning Group is excited to host a talk for CMI members entitled Black-Jewish Relations: A History for Our Times, by Trinity College Professor of History Emerita Cheryl Greenberg.
At Trinity College, Professor Greenberg taught courses on African American History, the Civil Rights Movement, and twentieth century social and political history. She has written articles and book chapters and gives public talks on whiteness, racism, relationships between African Americans and Jewish Americans, allyship and Israel/Palestine, and Jews and race. She is the author of three books, “Or Does It Explode?” Black Harlem in the Great Depression, Troubling the Waters: Black-Jewish Relations in the American Century and To Ask for an Equal Chance: African Americans in the Great Depression. Her ongoing research focuses on twentieth century debates over civil liberties and hate speech among civil rights agencies and she is also engaged in issues of race and mass incarceration.
To attend the talk in-person, please register here. This will help us plan for refreshments.
·7:00 pm-8:00 pm Professor Greenberg’s talk and Q&A
·8:00 pm-8:30 pm Reception with Professor Greenberg
A follow-up discussion session on zoom with Professor Greenberg is being scheduled. The date will be announced soon. If you have questions or would like more information about the event, contact Nancy Yedlin.
Tot Shabbat Friday, April 26 at 5:00 p.m.
Bring your little ones to our special Tot Shabbat service which focuses on music and movement through fun songs and prayers. Parents and Tots up to age five will dance, sing, and have special moments together. We also invite you to stay for our oneg at 5:30 p.m. where we will have kid friendly options available. See you there!
Life Is Delicious April 28
Life is Delicious will be in action on April 28, cooking at CMI and serving at Columbus House.
Please let Aaron Singer know if you would like to participate in any of the following: 1. Shopping – 10:00 2. Set-up CMI kitchen – noon 3. Cooking – 1:00 – 3:30 4. Clean-up – 3:15-4:00
5. Serving at Columbus House – we will leave CMI around 4:00 p.m. Dinner is served promptly at 5:00 p.m. and concludes by 6:00 p.m.
Spots fill up quickly!
Our final date of this season is May 19 – Cooking for Columbus House
Chevra Hands Sunday, April 28 at 10:00 a.m.
Calling all knitters and crocheters! Our dedicated group of quilt-makers, called Chevra Hands, makes shawls, baby blankets and lap blankets that we donate to members of our congregation including newborns, people in the hospital and those who are home bound. Everyone is always welcome to join us.
Supporting Members in Time of Loss: Becoming the Caring Community Sunday, April 28 at 10:00 a.m. (2nd class will be Wednesday, May 1 at 7:00 p.m.)
The CMI Ritual Committee, Brotherhood of Men and Women, and Chesed Team invite you to a two-part series led by Rabbi Ross on how CMI members can support each other during inevitable times of loss. The first session, Explaining Jewish Death and Mourning Customs to Adults and Children will be held on Sunday April 28 at 10:00 a.m. We will address the question: "What does Jewish tradition and the Torah itself say about the needs of mourners and the mitzvot of providing comfort?." The second session, How to Lead a Shivah Service, will be held on Wednesday May 1 at 7:00 p.m. During this session, will review the particular custom of observing shiva in mourners' homes and will prepare both experienced and aspiring service leaders to lead an in-home shivah minyan when a mourning member requests it. All members are invited to participate in both sessions, which will be held in the CMI library and on Zoom. In person attendance is encouraged.
CALLING ALL GARDENERS!!!
Do you like to dig in the dirt and make make new friends (or chat with old ones)? Joining our Pe’ah Garden committee will be a perfect way to do both and help your community as well. Half of the produce grown is brought to local food pantries & half is for our gardeners to enjoy at home. You do not need to be an experienced gardener to participate. Volunteers are needed to help weed, harvest and to transport harvests to the food pantries. For more information or to join the Pe’ah Garden committee, please contact Stephen Grossman.
It may not feel like it, but Spring is here and it is time for our annual plant sale. Orders can be placed online. If you prefer a hard copy order form, please contact the office at 203-288-3877.
All orders are due by Friday, April 26 and pick up is scheduled for Friday, May 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. If you cannot pick up your plants during the scheduled time, please contact the office to set up a time that works for you.
This year, we are asking for donations of vegetable & herb plants for one of our JCARR refugee families. Please indicate on the payment form in the comment box, which plants are for donation. Thank you so much!
Torah Study - In Person or on Zoom (no password needed) Saturdays, April 6, 13, 20 & 27 at 9:00 a.m.
Join Rabbi Ross each Saturday morning as he leads Torah Study in person or on Zoom.
CELEBRATE PASSOVER AT CMI
PASSOVER SECOND NIGHT SEDER Tuesday, April 23 at 6:00 p.m.
Join us to celebrate the 2nd night Passover Seder including a fully catered dinner by Emily's Catering with Simply Serving providing dinner service. Rabbi Ross and Cantor Giglio will lead a traditional seder with lots of song and discussion. $65/adult, $35/ages 6-12, 5 and under free.
All Seder registrations must be in by Monday, April 15.
CMI IN ACTION
Shabbat Schmooze Our first Shabbat Schmooze was a wonderful success! Children and adults enjoyed delicious refreshments, arts & crafts, games, story time, companionship and of course fun and laughter. Please make plans to join us for our next get together listed above in the CMI EVENTS section.
Purim We had a fabulous turnout for Purim this year!! There were fabulous costumes, lots of laughter, an incredible Spiel performed by our talented teens and the celebratory Hamentaschen to end the evening. Thank you to Michelle Goldstein for the organization and set up of the Appetizers & Arts & Crafts enjoyed by all prior to the spiel.
The first Purim Brews & Schmooze was also well attended and throughly enjoyed by those who attended - the photo below reflects that!
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Trope Tutor Needed Do you have training to teach current trope to our B’nai Mitzvah students? If you do and you are interested in becoming a tutor, please contact Cantor Giglio. He will help prepare you and put you in touch with students and their parents who may need a little extra help preparing for their special day.
Religious School Teachers Needed DReligious School is looking for teachers for the 2024-2025 School Year. If you are interested in engaging children in discussions about Jewish values, teaching about holidays and traditions, and helping students learn Hebrew, please reach out to Michelle Goldstein. Previous teaching experience preferred but not necessary.
Birth to 3 Program Initiative CMI is looking to start a monthly Grow With Me group for parents and children birth to three on Sunday mornings. We would like to plan on at least one program in the spring and continue in the fall. We need your help to get this program started. If you are interested in helping to coordinate a playgroup session or lead this initiative, please contact Michelle Goldstein.
Jewish Women's Conference Yale Campus - Thursday, April 11 - Saturday, April 13
CMI Congregant Hannah Szabo has been organizing this important event. It will include transformative conversation, prayer, singing, community, and more! There will also be panel events, shabbat programming, a phenomenal lineup of speakers and guests from all across the country. The conference is free to attend, and meal plans can be purchased for an additional fee. Please register in advance.
2023-2024 Chai Holy Day Campaign
MITZVAH David & Karen Astrachan Scott & Abigail Friedman Carol Schreiber
DOUBLE TORAH Batja Astrachan Roz & Jerry Meyer Ira & Marsha Moses Shirley Scholder David Silverstone Marian Fox Wexler
DOUBLE CHAI Sarah B. Greenblatt James Horwitz & Sandra Allison Hedda Rubenstein & Michael Dimenstein
TORAH John & Frances Gordon Judith Hahn Robert & Ruth Lesser
CHAI Barry & Peggy Berman Dr. Irwin Braverman Rabbi Herb & Elin Brockman Stuart & Hedy Bush Letty & Floyd Caplan David & Julie Chevan Stanley & Roberta Friedman Tamar Gendler & Zoltan Szabo Laura Goldblum John & Susan Hoffmann Bill & Nancy Horowitz Joan Lakin Ben Ledbetter, Jr. & Deborah Freedman Matthew Nemerson & Marian Chertow Madeline Ravich & Scott Gaul William & Elaine Ravich Jeremy Schwartz & Tracy Rabin Jim & Cis Serling Aaron Singer & Elizabeth Caspe Richard & Marie Shaw Mark & Judy Sklarz Corey Stone & Susan McDonald Alan & June Sturtz Andrew Ullman
Thank you to everybody who has already donated to the Chai Holy Days campaign! These generous unrestricted contributions will allow CMI to address some of the financial challenges our congregation has faced. We are grateful to all who help ensure that CMI stays strong now and well into the future.
Below are gifts that we received at the time of press.
ADDITIONAL GIFTS:
Michele Abrams & Dalton King Peter & Randi Alpert Brenda Arovas Astmann Family Karen Baar Barnett - DiBenigno Family Betsy Hahn Barnston Phyllis Bausher
Richard & Alice Baxter The Berdon Family David Berkowitz & Anne Watkins Bruce & Tansy Birenbaum Elaine Blumenthal Len Brin Wayne & Andrea Chorney Marvin & Arlene Cohen Robert Cole
Ivey Cooley James Cohen & Frances DeToro Matthew & Michele Cohen
Jack Crane
Rochelle Cummings David & Stacey Eldredge Len & Stephanie Farber Jack & Harriet Fast The Finkel Family
Leah Glaser & Stephen Amerman Roxanne & Steven Glaser Saul & Sonya Goldberg Martin Gordon
Neil & Marlene Greenberg David Greisen & Jessica Bell
Herbert Hershenson
Allan Hillman & Penny Marcus John & Susan Hoffmann
Robert Homer & Susan Fishbein Joel Jacobson Priscilla Jencks Cindy Kissin & John Jacobson Alvin Klevorick & Susan Bender Wendy Kohli & Philip Bennett Meir & Barbara Kryger Ruth Lambert & Henry Harrison Jeremy Leven Howard Lurie
ADDITIONAL GIFTS CONT’D Barbara Marcus Irene Miller
Nancy Moss-Racusin Nancy & Marc Olins
Shirley Pripstein Eleanor Rachleff-Serow Howard & Susan Rashba
Marilyn Rittner
Diane Rosen Jeffrey & Alyse Sabina Karen Scholder Jim & Barbara Segaloff Rabbi Steve & Caryl Steinberg Joan Shapiro & Luther Turmelle Michael & Gale Silverberg Ana Sirota Marsha & Ben Snaider Rabbi Howard Sommer & Dr. Linda Waldman Pearl Spodick Jeanne Steiner & Will Rosenblatt Cheryl Tenin Marc Wallman & Cynthia Carr Bertrand & Martha Weisbart Jim & Sue Wildes Randy Wingate & Tanya Bilchik Nancy Yedlin & Peter Blasini
Recent Donations
TARGET AREAS - immediate use funds General Fund Laurie Baum in memory of MARVIN COHEN Alice & Richard Baxter in memory of NORMAN LEVINE Harriet Calechman in memory of beloved SOFFER & CALECHMAN family members Christofer & Laurie Christiansen in memory of MARVIN COHEN Marc & Lynn Estra in memory of LOIS WEINER Jane Farrington in memory of BERNARD N. SCHAEFER Eden & Allan Fisher in memory of CLAIRE GELLER STEIGER Jayne, Arthur, Rob Goldstein & Family in memory of LOIS WEINER Sarah Greenblatt in memory of LOIS WEINER Priscilla Jencks in gratitude for all the social action programs at CMI Ruth Koizim in memory of MOSES KOIZIM Carol & Jon Mitnick in memory of LOIS WEINER Marc & Nancy Olins in memory of LOIS WEINER Robert Perelman in memory of MARVIN COHEN Eleanor Rachleff-Serow in memory of MARSHALL J. RACHLEFF Ken & Suzanne Seltzer in memory of BETTY SELTZER Ken & Suzanne Seltzer in memory of HARVEY SELTZER Bob Serow & Family in memory of LEAH SEROW Michael & Gale Silverberg in memory of MARION BRESLAV SILVERBERG Michael & Gale Silverberg in memory of LOIS WEINER Judith & Mark Sklarz in memory of LOIS WEINER Robert & Maxine Wallace in memory of RICK WALLACE
“…who donates much to charity becomes the richer for it…”
Zohar, iii, 110b
Cemetery Fund Linda Greenhouse in memory of HERMAN ROBERT GREENHOUSE, MD Larry Schaefer & Lina Lawall in memory of BERNARD N. SCHAEFER
Hunger Fund Herbert Cohen in memory of MARVIN COHEN
Music Fund Neil & Marlene Greenberg in memory of WILLIAM BARKIN
Nursery School Fund Michael & Erika Forte in memory of ALEXANDER PERLMAN
Social Action David & Susan Millen in memory of LOIS WEINER
ENDOWMENT FUNDS - invested to generate annual income for specific purposes
Rabbinic Endowment Fund Dr. Heidi Gold in appreciation of RABBI BROCKMAN
Robert E. Goldburg Peace & Justice Fund Nancy Alderman Kramer in memory of ANNA VENER ALDERMAN
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund Cindy Lazaroff & Family in loving memory of HINDA HERMIA MASSEY Peter Lazaroff & Family in loving memory of HINDA HERMIA MASSEY Ellyn Massey Ross in loving memory of HINDA HERMIA MASSEY
Yahrzeits
* Memorial Wall Plaque
Anna Vener Alderman * Jeanne Kraft Alterman * William Berliner Frances I. Blackman * Emily Borenstein Henry C. Bretzfelder * Lillian Brochin * Irving J. Calechman* John H. Feinstein * Dr. Louis R. Gans * Max Garland Mattie Lapides Ginsburg * Margo Gold Saunders Isidor Goldberg Carol Block Haberman Solomon Heller Sigfried Herrmann * Luba Khait Sally Osterweis Kopman David S. Korn * Louis B. Kronick Lena Lapides * Ben Ledbetter, Sr. Benjamin D. Levine * Sidney Lurier * Sara Schwey Maskel * Assunta Patrizio Helen Sanders Sonya Saxe Glaser * Magda Schneider Sylvia W. Scholder * Norman Shemitz Samuel Shukovsky Enid Weisz Stone Adolph Ticotsky Renee E. Toffler * Valentine (Val) Tuckell * Fannie Weissman
April 5
Donald Berkowitz Harry L. Berman * Karl A. Bretzfelder * Nathan B. Burness * Rosalie Michlin Byer Ethel Lederman Chazen Aaron Cohen Sylvia Barkan Danza * Beatrice Dunn Jacqueline Isaacs Eder Kalman Fibel Sol Freed * Lewis Henry Freedman * John M. Goldhamer * George Greenstein Emma Lambert Hahn Marion Harward Miriam Brownstein Haut Frances Yudkin Henchel * Gertrude Rabinowitz Homer Julius (Jack) Jacobson A. Allen Johnson * Dr. Bud (Saul) Kapel Beatrice Koizim Edith Lakin Saul Levine Lena Lichtenstein * Ellis Lincoln Blanche B. Lipsher Herman Machol * Elizabeth Maizell Dr. Robert E. Maizell * Rita Malkin Susan Oberstein Aaron Racusin Marion C. Sachs * Alfred Schindler Robert Schnitman * Anna Fenn Shure * Marion Silberberg Michael Sonnenberg * Benjamin Sugenheimer * Marc Switko Jack B. Tropp Anita Turner Thomas J. Ullmann Isidore Zakar
April 12
Dorothy Alpert Adler * Morris Borenstein Nancy Bostin * Hyman Calechman * Samuel Chauser * Louis Chernosky * Sarah J. Cohen Rhoda Cohn * Eva Cooperstock * Herman Fleischner * Barnett P. Freedman * Thelma Friedman Lucy Goldfarb Linda Ann Goldstein Philip Goodman * Dollie Haber * Edith C. Hall * Vernon Harward Dorothy Hilcoff * Vilma Hoffmann Edward I. Jacobson * Henrietta Koch * Ilse Hess Krevit * Molly Krug Max Kruger Morris Landowne Michael Lebson Myrna Batter Leslie * Sylvia Lesser Benjamin Levin Marcia O'Brasky Levin * Henrietta H. Machol * Sydney Marcus Ruth Ostfeld * Rosalyn Sylvia Prosco * Dr. Bernhard A. Rogowski * Sally Swirsky Rosenthal Anna Schaefer Elizabeth (Betty) J. Scholder * Stephanie Schwait Morris Stromfeld Rose (Rae) Webber Samuel Weinstock * Robert C. Weisselberg Clara Dorothy Wrubel *
April 19
Milton Adnopoz Dora Alterman Rose Baser * Melissa Batter * Jacob Belford Martha Johnson Caeser * Barbara Arman Cohen Florine Spear Davidson * Julie Drabkin Mary Evans George Feinn * Pearl Fierman Haiy Flit Bertram Frankenberger, Jr. Sally Gendler David Shmu'el Gingis Samuel Goldstein S. Michael Gompertz Dao Duc Hau * Michael Hozer Sylvia M. Jacobs Sherman Jacobson Mary B. Katz Mary Kleiner * Estelle A. Kone * Morris Korman * Sadie Liftig * Anna Lipin Max Lipsher Louis S. Loeb * Lawrence Loeb Louis Mohill Dr. Harry G. Moss * Daniel Ominsky Arthur G. Ostheimer Abbey Perlman Frances Rittner Ralph Riverso Frances Schaefler * Ida Schub Claire R. Setlow Deborah Shapiro Evelyn Shapiro Jennifer Shaw Samuel Shernow * Goldie Silver Marion Goldbaum Silverstone * Ned Thomas * Sophie B. Weil * Pearl S. Weinick * Samuel Weinstein Evelyn S. White *
April 26
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THE CONGREGATION MISHKAN ISRAEL BULLETIN
April 2024 Series 108 No. 9
THE CONGREGATION MISHKAN ISRAEL
785 Ridge Road, Hamden, CT 06517
Phone: (203) 288-3877 Fax: (203) 248-2148
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Rabbi Dennis Ross x236 rabbiross@cmihamden.org
Rabbi Emeritus Herbert N. Brockman, Ph.D. D.D. x238 cmirabbi@cmihamden.org
Cantor Arthur Giglio x244 cantorg@cmihamden.org
Steven Jacober, Executive Director x241 sjacober@cmihamden.org
Michelle Goldstein, Religious School Director x237 mgoldstein@cmihamden.org
Jennifer Verrier, Early Learning Director x246 jverrier@cmihamden.org
David E. Silverstone, President president@cmihamden.org