The CMI Bulletin
More than a place - We’re a community
NOVEMBER 2024
SERIES 109 No. 3
NOVEMBER
Tishrei - Cheshvan
INSTALLATION SERVICE & DINNER FOR RABBI DANIEL SCHAEFER
Friday, November 15 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
CMI has a lot to celebrate and we hope you will join in the celebration!
On Friday, November 15, we will hold a special Installation service for our new Rabbi, Daniel Schaefer. Festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. with music from the bimah, followed by a 6:00 p.m. Shabbat service which will feature speakers, Rabbi Daniel Judson of Hebrew College and our own Rabbi Emeritus Herbert Brockman.
After services, we hope you will stay for a buffet dinner fully catered by culinary students from Hamden’s Eli Whitney Technical High School, including their own in-house baked challah rolls!
Families with children are encouraged to attend; anyone under 18 may attend free of charge.
Our committee has been working hard to make this a joyous and memorable evening. We hope to see you there - singing, dancing, and rejoicing with us!
All congregants should have received an invitation; however, here is the link to the invitation and dinner registration: Invitation & Registration - Form - Congregation Mishkan Israel
***RSVP’s ARE DUE BY THE END OF TODAY, NOVEMBER 1***
JOIN WITH US AS WE CELEBRATE THE INSTALLATION OF RABBI DANIEL SCHAEFER
Shabbat Services
SHABBAT NOACH
Genesis 6:9 - 11:32
Friday, November 1 5:30 p.m. Pre 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 LECH L’CHA
Genesis 12:1 - 17:27
Friday, November 8 5:30 p.m. Pre Oneg 6:00 p.m. Evening Service
SHABBAT LECH L’CHA Genesis 12:1 - 17:27
Saturday, November 9 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service Celebrating the Bar Mitzvah of Leo Spiegel
SHABBAT VAYEIRA
Genesis 18:1 - 22:24
Friday, November 15
5:30 p.m.-Musical Welcome/No oneg tonight 6:00 p.m. Evening Service Celebrating the Installation of Rabbi Daniel Schaefer
SHABBAT CHAYEI SARAH
Genesis 23:1 - 25:18
Friday, November 22
5:00 p.m. Tot Shabbat 5:30 p.m. Family Friendly Oneg 6:00 p.m. Evening Service
SHABBAT TOL’DOT
Genesis 25:19 - 28:9
Friday, November 29
Please note there is NO oneg tonight 6:00 p.m. Evening Service
MAZEL TOV TO OUR NOVEMBER B’NEI MITZVAH!
Bar Mitzvah of Leo Spiegel!
In person and livestream
Saturday, November 9 at 10:30 a.m.
Mazel Tov to Leo and his family as we celebrate his becoming a Bar Mitzvah!
Services are open to all in the community.
Leo will be reading from Lech L’cha
Reserving Friday Night Honors
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.
THE CONGREGATION EXTENDS A WARM WELCOME TO
Rina Bersohn and her children, Elana (16) & Rebecca (15) Andrew & Eliza Epstein and their children, Annabelle (11) & Charles (8) Joanne Lewis Matthew & Rosie Rubin
TODAH RABAH SHABBAT WELCOME TEAM
Thank you to our November greeters:
Ivey Cooley, Michael Dimenstein, Phil Jacobs, Joel Jacobson, Karen Kimball, Dave Rodnick, Hedda Rubenstein, Richard & Marie Shaw, Cliff & True Wolff
Chesed Team Outreach
Please also know that our Chesed team is here to help with any congregant in need of companionship/personal visits, food insecurity and rides. ALL information and requests will be kept confidential. If you or someone you know is in need of any of these resources, please contact the CMI office at 203-288-3877.
A Message From Rabbi Schaefer
How many Jews does it take to install a rabbi? I’ve been thinking a lot about old lightbulb jokes lately as we approach my installation as Rabbi of Mishkan Israel. They all play off the idea that it should only take one person to screw in a light bulb, so what are all the other people doing? You might think your presence is not needed on November 15th, since what would one more person add? And if I wasn’t already the rabbi of CMI, then who let me lead services over Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
But the term “installation,” doesn’t capture the essence of the service. An installation is really a covental moment and a simcha. Judaism is a covenantal religion, built on relationships between multiple parties. While the nature of the brit or sacred agreement is that it is long-lasting, a simcha is the joy that we can only experience in the moment. It can’t be captured and we aren’t meant to try. All we can do is live in the present and soak in as much joy and gratitude as possible.
Moses tells the Israelites: “It is not with you alone that I make this covenant and this oath, both with those who are standing here with us this day before our God and with those who are not with us here this day.” (Deut 29:13-14) On November 15th, I’ll be thinking of all the rabbis and members of CMI who are no longer with us and those who are yet to be born and yet to find us. And I hope you will be one of the people standing with us on that day, because each connection, each relationship, each person who is happy to see you walk into the room multiples the strength and joy in our community.
L’shalom,
Rabbi Daniel SChaefer
Since 2015, JCARR (Jewish Community Alliance for Refugee Resettlement), a partnership of five New Haven-area synagogues and the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven, has welcomed nine families from various countries, including Angola, Syria, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, and Ukraine. At times, partnering with families as they navigate their way to self-sufficiency seems daunting, but it makes their progress and successes sweeter and more meaningful.
We want to share a few of the milestones that some of the families recently achieved.
Ishmael, who arrived from Iraq as a senior citizen, recently became a US citizen after successfully passing the citizenship exam. Successful passage of the test confers full citizenship status. We are so proud of Ishmael.
JCARR
Nothing says, “I believe in the future,” like welcoming a new child into the family. Family 7 recently added another child to their family. We rejoice at the blessing of a healthy baby boy.
The father of family 9 recently started his first full-time job. He loved his first job as a crossing guard but sought full-time employment to better support his family. We are so proud of his persistence and success in the job search.
JCARR HONORED WITH GOLDEN DOOR LEADERSHIP AWARD
At a recent gathering of IRIS’s co-sponsors, IRIS (Integrated Refugee and Immigration Services) presented the first Golden Door Leadership Award to JCARR. JCARR’s selection as the first honoree recognizes that we were the first group to form a coalition (in response to the Syrian refugee crisis in 2015), and we were the first group to receive a family as a community co-sponsor. JCARR also has strong leadership, has worked in full partnership with IRIS through many crises over the last 9 years, and has always taken the approach of asking, “How can we help?”
Kol Hakavod and, thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who enable JCARR to do such outstanding work.
JCARR is currently assessing our readiness and ability to welcome a tenth family. The number of refugees continues to grow. Although the number of families JCARR can assist is small in comparison to the need, we remain sustained by our faith, which believes that saving one person is like saving the whole world; the strength and resilience of the families and the support we receive from CMI, the other congregations, and the Jewish Federation. If you want more information about this vital work, please contact Sue Millen or Lina Lawall.
Stained Glass Campaign
Reminder to make your Chai donations now!
Thanks to all of you who have already donated to this year's Chai Campaign! We are closing in on $100K towards our annual goal of $180,000 but need your help to reach our goal by the High Holy Days. The past couple of years have stretched Mishkan Israel financially and we will need to all step up and contribute generously to make sure we can flourish. We know we can--- but we need your help. Please make a gift today--- increments of Chai most welcome, but we also value participation at any level towards our goal of $180,000. In fact, if we could have 100% participation across the congregation it would be a huge help. Please give what you can!
Here are some things your gift makes possible:
· For our youngest members, Rabbi Schaefer is planning regular Tot Shabbats, and Shabbat Schmoozes and the Learning Tree offer many other ways for young families to connect.
· Religious school enrollment stands at 87 and Director Michelle Goldstein reports that enrollment continues to increase, with an unprecedented number of teen madrichim helpers.
· Our Rosh Chodesh group has created a space for women in the congregation to come together to celebrate together each month, and has created so much joy for those involved.
· From the Confronting Racism group, to Life is Delicious to the Pe’ah Garden, Chevra Hands, and Social Action Committee, our community continues to follow the path of Rabbi Goldburg and Rabbi Brockman in, fulfilling our congregational imperative to tikkun olam.
· Our Greeters and the Brotherhood of Men and women continue to make CMI a warm and welcoming place full of kindness in the air and food in our stomachs every Sunday morning.
· People attending CMI for the first time are in awe of our music--- our wonderful Cantor and music director and pianist Eric Trudell, and our many incredibly talented congregants.
· Our library is open with so many shelves of books for all ages, fiction and non-fiction, but Judaic in scope thanks to the hard work of so many dedicated volunteers.
· And we continue to honor our past, not only as our congregants join together as a community to celebrate Yahrzeit, but also through events like the tour of the Mishkan Israel cemetery, which tells stories of the generations of remarkable people who preceded us here at CMI.
Of course, the biggest news of all that we can all celebrate together is the return of Daniel Schaefer BACK to the childhood spiritual home as our new Rabbi. We hope that through your gift, you will join us in making his first year at CMI the tallest of successes. Thank you for your consideration and for BEING Congregation Mishkan Israel.
Welcome Back to our Stained Glass Donors
This week, we will be celebrating the many donors who stepped up to re-dedicate our beautiful stained glass windows. A special thanks to all of these wonderful people for making our sanctuary sparkle once again!
The Amos Window
Originally dedicated by Dr. and Mrs. Simon B. Kleiner
Rededicated by the Gendler, Szabó, Camper, Loeb, Isaacson, and Engel families in loving memory of Rabbi Everett Gendlers
The Hosea Window
Originally dedicated by the children of Arthur M. and Helen M. Ross
Rededicated in loving memory of those who have come before us, from generation to generation by Judith, William, Sarah, Martha, Michael, and Jonathan Ross
The Isaiah Window
Originally dedicated by Mr. and Mrs. J. Yale Rubin
Rededicated by the Greenbaum and Rubin families in loving memory of their parents and grandparents
The Micah Window
Originally dedicated by Ruth and Rollin Osterweis
Rededicated in loving memory of our parents Charlene N. and Marshall R. Lavin by Rabbi Steven J. and Caryl E.L. Steinberg
The Jeremiah Window
Originally rededicated by Elsa and Leo Links
Rededicated by the Sklarz family
The Ezekiel Window
Originally dedicated by Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Rosoff
Rededicated in honor of Marsha Moses by her husband, three children, and seven grandchildren
The Hillel Window
Originally dedicated to Merle and Mark from Mr. and Mrs. Herbert N. Levy and Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Levy
Rededicated with a gift from the Schaefer family in loving memory of Bernard, Sarah, and Michael Schaefer
The Rashi Window
Originally dedicated by Ethel and Abe Lapides, Ruth and Robert E. Lapides, and Michael Lapides
Rededicated by an Anonymous Donor who has shown deep commitment to Congregation Mishkan Israel
The Maimonides Window
Originally dedicated by Mr. and Mrs. Victor M. Gordon and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold W. Gordon
Rededicated in loving memory of Boris M. Astrachan MD from his wife, four children, and eleven grandchildren.
The Judah Ha Levi Window
Originally dedicated by Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Levy
Rededicated by David Beckerman in loving memory of my beloved wife Ruthann
The Spinoza Window
Originally dedicated by the Family of Jacobi Press
Rededicated by the Friedman, Millen, and Weisbart families in honor of their long-standing friendship
The Einstein Window
Originally dedicated by Mr. and Mrs. Abraham S. Weissman
Rededicated by Eun-Mi Shim and Michael Allen
2024-2025 Chai Holy Day Campaign
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.
SIMCHA David & Karen Astrachan Jerome & Roslyn Meyer
MITZVAH David Silverstone
DOUBLE TORAH Batja Astrachan
DOUBLE CHAI Sarah Greenblatt Judith Hahn Jim Horwitz & Sandy Allison Sue McDonald & Corey Stone Hedda Rubenstein & Michael Dimenstein Mark & Judy Sklarz
TORAH Jeffrey & Clarky Sonnenfeld
CHAI Anonymous Betsy Hahn Barnston Irwin Braverman Herb & Elin Brockman Stuart & Hedy Bush Floyd & Letty Caplan David & Julie Chevan Liza Comita & Simon Queenborough Marilyn Fishbone Debbie Freedman & Ben Ledbetter Stan & Bobbi Friedman Steven & Roxanne Glaser Laura Goldblum John & Frances Gordon Avery Grauer & Adam Watsky John & Susan Hoffmann Bill & Nancy Horowitz Ruth Koizim Joan Lakin William & Elaine Ravich Dave Rodnick in memory of Sally Levine Larry Schaefer & Lina Lawall Richard & Marie Shaw Aaron Singer & Elizabeth Caspe Brian & Stephanie Slattery Rabbi Steven & Caryl Steinberg Alan & Jane Sturtz Randy Wingate & Tanya Bilchik
ADDITIONAL GIFTS:
Irma Bachman Phyllis Bausher Alice Baxter Alan & Katherine Benard Jay Berger & Barbara Grossman David Berkowitz & Anne Watkins Bruce & Tansy Birenbaum Dana Brozinsky & John Keegan Richard L. Chorney Jack Crane Rochell Cummings Jeffrey & Susan Dorfman Bob & Tamara Epstein Stephanie Farber Jack & Harriet Fast Burt & Suzanne Finkel Eden & Allan Fisher Steven & Miriam Giskin Leah Glaser & Stephen Amerman Saul & Sonya Goldberg John & Frances Gordon Neil & Marlene Greenberg Herbert Hershenson Allan Hillman & Penny Marcus Joel Jacobson Megan Janoff & Mel Yu Priscilla Jencks Benjamin & Maria Kahn Gerald & Geraldine Katz Ellyn Kaufman Cindy Kissin & John Jacobson Al Klevorick & Susan Bender Wendy Kohli & Philip Bennett Lawrence Levenson Barbara Marcus Sheldon & Nancy Messinger Nancy Moss-Racusin Bob & Susan Nobleman Nancy Olins Karen Orzack-Moore & Daniel Moore
ADDITIONAL GIFTS:
Shirley Pripstein Jeff & Alyse Sabina David & Ruth Sack Rabbi Daniel Schaefer Jeremy Schwartz & Tracy Rabin Barbara & Jim Segaloff Michael Silverberg Rabbi Howard Sommer & Dr. Linda Waldman Gennadiy Sorochan Pearl Spodick Jeanne Steiner & William Rosenblatt Michael Ross & Beth Stenger Karen Scholder Milton & Joan Wallack Bert & Martha Weisbart Marian Wexler Patricia Willens & Michael Loewenberg Cliff & True Wolff Jill Wurcel Nancy Yedlin & Peter Blasini Jonathan & Tracy Zabin
Recent Donations
TARGET AREAS - immediate use funds General Fund Norman & Marian Adams in memory of CLARA ADAMS Harvey Bixon in memory of HOWARD LURIE Donna Friedman in memory of my father, HOWARD LURIE Donna Friedman in appreciation of the wonderful CLERGY & STAFF at CMI Mitch & Abby Goldblatt in memory of HOWARD LURIE Steven Gompertz in memory of MICHAEL GOMPERTZ Sarah Greenblatt in memory of HOWARD LURIE Cary Gross Donald Heller in apprecaition of CMI’s hospitality on Rosh Hashanah Coleen Hellerman in memory of MARILUZ MERMELSTEIN Eliot & Lois Jameson in memory of LOIS B. WEINER David & Sallyann Katz in memory of HOWARD LURIE Steve & Sheri Lear in memory of HOWARD LURIE Beth Lurie in memory of my father, HOWARD LURIE Beth Lurie in appreciation of the wonderful CLERGY & STAFF at CMI Jim Lurie in memory of my father, HOWARD LURIE Jim Lurie in appreciation of the wonderful CLERGY & STAFF at CMI Steven Lurie in memory of my father, HOWARD LURIE Steven Lurie in appreciation of the wonderful CLERGY & STAFF at CMI Marilyn Rittner in memory of BETTY ANNETTE SWINKIN Joe & Bev Zerbib-Berda in memory of HOWARD LURIE Building Fund Wayne & Andrea Chorney in memory of ROSE BAER, missed very much Wayne & Andrea Chorney in memory of LOTTIE CHORNEY, missed very much Marvin & Arlene Cohen in memory of HOWARD LURIE Stephen Grossman & Sally Hellerman Ben & Marsha Snaider in order to help with the much needed roof work Hunger Fund Craig & Cindy Greenberg in memory of HOWARD LURIE Wendy Kohli for the HHD FOOD DRIVE Julie Wolf for the HHD FOOD DRIVE Schaefer FamilyFund Jonathan Chinitz in memory of RABBI ZELIG CHINITZ
“…who donates much to charity becomes the richer for it…”
Zohar, iii, 110b
ENDOWMENT FUNDS - invested to generateannual income for specific purposes Schaefer Family Fund (leadership) Jonathan Chinitz in memory of RABBI ZELIG CHINITZ
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Stuart Ackerberg in memory of HOWARD LURIE Wayne & Andrea Chorney in honor of RABBI DANIEL SCHAEFER’S Installation
CMI EVENTS
Thursday, November 28 & Friday, November 29 - CMI Office & The Learning Tree are CLOSED for Thanksgiving
CMI CLOSINGS
Sunday, November 3 at 7:00 p.m.
Rosh Chodesh is the monthly holiday that celebrates the arrival of the new moon, marking the start of a new month in the Jewish calendar. Traditionally, it has become a special holiday for women.
Our intergenerational group provides for female identifying and non-binary individuals thirteen and older a place to meet, form bonds, find meaningful ways to worship, and form community through discussion, song, poetry, storytelling, art, dance, and food.
Saturday, November 9, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
With the start of the Jewish New Year, we are excited to announce that CMI’s Shabbat Schmooze will now be a monthly event! Join us from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month for a multigenerational Shabbat social with a potluck oneg, board games, craft supplies, and plenty of space to schmooze.
This is a relaxed environment where everyone can enjoy Shabbat in community with minimal barriers (no services, sermons, or sitting still required). Schmooze is for all ages and life stages, so whether your game of choice is Candy Land, Chess, or Bridge, or you are just hoping to chat, snack, and relax with community, we look forward to seeing you there! We ask you to please RSVP using our Google Doc. Please email Abby Friedmanwith any questions, if you would like to arrange a special activity, or to volunteer to help.
Chevra Hands Sunday, November 10 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. For more information, please contact Susan Millen (203-859-1965) or Lina Lawall (203) 215-9570).
Brotherhood of Men & Women – Yale Beineke Rare Book Library Exhibit Sunday, November 10, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The Brotherhood of Men and Women are sponsoring a visit to an exhibit entitled, "In the First Person: The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies” at the Yale Beinecke Rare Book library.
Marking the forty-fifth anniversary of the first videotaping by the Holocaust Survivors Film Project, a grassroots New Haven community initiative that evolved into the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, In the First Person is the first large-scale public exhibition of footage from this groundbreaking collection.
The Brotherhood can provide transportation if needed but we encourage people to arrange for their own if possible. Please note that the material is quite intense and may not be suitable for all ages. Space is limited, so please RSVP to Rob Homer or Larry Schaefer to reserve a spot. There is no charge for this event.
For a full description and more details, please visit our website calendar.
CMI Book Club Wednesday, November 13 at 12:00 p.m.
Join the CMI Book Club as Corey Stone facilitates a discussion about our next book choice, “Who Are the Jews and Who Can We Become" by Donniel Hartman. This book tackles perhaps the most urgent question facing the Jewish people today: Given unprecedented denominational tribalism, how can we Jews speak of ourselves in collective terms?
Crucially, the way each of us tells our “shared” story is putting our collective identity at risk, Donniel Hartman argues. We need a new story, built on Judaism’s foundations and poised to inspire a majority of Jews to listen, discuss, and retell it. This book is that story.
Life Is Delicious Sunday, November 17 at 10:00 a.m.
Life is Delicious will be in action again, cooking at CMI and serving at Columbus House. Please email Aaron Singer to let him know if you are able to participate in any of the options below - spots fill up quickly!
Shopping – 10:00
Set-up CMI kitchen – noon
Cooking – 1:00 – 3:30
Clean-up – 3:15-4:00
Serving at Columbus House – we will leave CMI around 4. Dinner is served promptly at 5 and concludes by 6.
Tot Shabbat Friday, November 22 at 5:00 p.m. Family friendly oneg at 5:30 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 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!
Most Saturday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Please watch the E-News for upcoming dates. You can also check dates on our online calendar.
Confronting Racism Hosted a Very Successful Community Event: “New Haven’s Untold Stories: Enslavement and Beyond”
New Haven’s Untold Stories: Enslavement and Beyond
CMI, partnering with the Greater New Haven African American Historical Society (GNHAAHS), hosted a special community event on October 22. Conceived by the Confronting Racism Planning Group along with CMI member Diane Orson, “New Haven’s Untold Stories: Enslavement and Beyond” drew more than 120 people. Nearly half of the attendees were from the broader New Haven community.
Diane is a Special Correspondent with Connecticut Public and a Contributing Reporter to National Public Radio. The CMI event grew out of “Unforgotten: Connecticut’s Hidden History of Slavery,” a multi-media series that she co-produced and hosted for CT Public.
The evening began with an introduction by Frank Mitchell, a cultural organizer in visual arts and public humanities. Both he and panelist Joy Burns worked with Diane on the CT Public series. His introduction was followed by one of the most memorable parts of the program, when a four-person student ensemble from Music Haven performed works by Sawney Freeman. Mr. Freeman, a once-enslaved Connecticut musician, was one of America’s first published Black composers. The story of his life and musicianship are featured in the Unforgotten series. (Music Haven creates an inclusive community for young people to learn, play, and express themselves through tuition-free classical music lessons and ongoing mentoring with world class musicians.)
“Untold Stories” featured a panel of three public historians: Adrienne Joy Burns, Denise Keyes Page and Jill Marie Snyder. Both Denise and Jill were recommended by the GNHAAHS. Each one described her deep research into a singular story of resilience rooted in New Haven. They shared the untold, unknown and surprising stories they had unearthed. The story of Lucy and Lois Tritton, a mother and daughter who were sold on the New Haven Green in 1825 was especially riveting. Historians believe theirs was the final documented sale of enslaved people in New Haven.
Several CMI members and staff helped make the evening a success by doing the behind the scenes work leading up to the event and a group of CMI greeters gave warm welcomes to the those who attended.
“Untold Stories” left many people wanting more. The Confronting Racism planning group looks forward to continuing its collaboration with the GNHAAHS and to hosting more community events in the coming year.
NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK MONTH
Jews became ‘the people of the books’ over the course of our history from the Torah to Talmud to the many Jewish texts today. It is no surprise that Jewish tradition holds texts in high regard. Adam Kirsh writes in his book, “The People and the Books”, that texts often become turning points in Jewish history. Kirsh cites Passover as an example where texts become a bridge between Jewish present and past linking modern Jews with the Israelites who escaped Egypt.
At Mishkan Israel, our diverse library provides a foundation for the study of our religion and heritage. It also contains texts that bridge the history of our synagogue from its formation to current day as well a wide range of texts that provide rich information for all ages about our holidays.
A recent example is the book Rabbi Schaefer selected with the help of our volunteer librarian, Martha Simpson. He selected the book “The Very Best Sukkah: A Story from Uganda” for the Sabbath services during Sukkot. The book from the CMI library shares the story of a Sukkot celebration in Uganda with the Aba yudaya Jewish community. The book can be found in the Sukkot book bin under the windows in the CMI library.
The CMI Library is open every day to CMI members. Come browse our selections. Volunteers are available to help visitors find resources in the library during Sunday Religious School.
Yahrzeits
* In perpetual memory
Lewis B. Aaron * Morris Arovas Myrna Baskin Judge Robert Berdon Elihu Berke * Florence Berkowitz * Leopold Besser * Frances Bolton * Neal Bregman Mr. Charles Cahn * Joyce Cooley Cahn * Sadie Cohen Maurice J. Dunn Virginia Fineberg Samuel M. Finer * Ray Goldberg Millie Goldberg * Martin Gordon Linda Kohn Melvin Kosowsky * Abraham Kosowsky Julia La Frantz * Morton B. Lewis * Sol Peter Lipman John E. Loeb William J. Mack, Sr. Isadore Manasevit Dinah M. Mendoza * Jim Millen Allan A. Moore * Eleanor Ominsky Mae S. Perlin * Saul Rich Jennie M. Rosenbluth * Abraham E. Rubington * Maurice H. Rudnick * Michael Jay Schaefer Abraham Soffer * Howard J. Spodick Ursula Lauber Steinhardt * Santo Vitale August Weil *
November 1
Louis Arnopolsky Arnold Baltimore * Sylvia Beckerman Mr. Jordan Braverman Eva Chetrick * Joel Cogen Irene Lesnie Cohn * Roberta Danza * Joseph Eisenbuch Judith Rader Engerman Gerald Feldman Saul Finkelstein Lena Wrubel Greenbaum * Beatrice Hahn Caroline G. Herrmann * Fan R. Isenstadt * Julia Jacobson * Nell King Paula Kirsch * Ruth Klevorick Florence Ratner Klugman * Esther Labacz Isaiah Lambert * Norton M. Levine * Dr. Bernard Lipin * Dr. Morton J. Loeb * Cantor Bertram Naden Evelyn Newman Frances Polak * Elinor Pollock Mollie Rattner Marvin Rosenbaum Harvey Rothenberg Bernard I. Schub Aramina Schwartz * Mindy Schwartzman Murray B. Shemitz * Esther Steiglitz * Gay Steinbach Rebecca Wilensky Adele Ida Yudkin Beth Zakar
November 8
Bertram B. Adler * Bella Averbuch William Beckerman Abraham Berger * Edward Bernstein Eva B. Black * Stanley Brown Robert Carberry Sylvia Greenbaum Cohen * Dr. Jacob Benjamin Fishman * Karen Gantt Christopher Rodrigo Gennett Marion Goldberg Robert Goldberg Barbara Goodman * Mark Gredinger Milton W. Grossman * Judge Charles Henchel * Rita D. Hershenson * Rose Altschuler Hozer Jean Sherres Kahn Anne Kasterbaum Anne Keegan Charles Kleiner * Alan Lakin Arthur Lesser Herbert Daniel Lewis * Benjamin Lipka I. Albert Lipman Frieda Lonard Sylvia Mangen Ray Olderman Charles Perrow Rose Proctor Morton Prosco * Greta Puklin * Richard Puklin Jack Shapiro Esther K. Silverman * Esther Soffer Hermine Swimmer * Edna May Thalheimer * Jacob B. Ullman * Florence Amelia Wallack * Paul D. Wingate * Minnie B. Yudkin * Elsbeth Zabin
November 15
Robert Abels Robert Ackerman Mollie Aronson Isabel Baar Anna S. Baskin * Jane Bender Harriet F. Berger * Eva Berkowitz Susan Fast Bloch Thelma Bolsky Dora Bostin * Robert Allen Caeser * Gertrude Caplan William Cohen Philip Stephen Dicks * Benjamin Dunn Sidney Eder Lucille Enson Lauren V. Farber * Rhoda Weiner Feldman * Max Goldfarb Esther G. Goldstein * Frances Gordon Ruth B. Grannick * Morris Harrison * Nathan C. Herz * Rose Johnson * Matthew W. Kaminsky Hilda Kaminsky * Charles D. Keegan Edward Phillips Levine * Pauline Lichtenstein * Shirley K. Lichtman * Marcia Margolis Olga Nobleman Anita Perlman Sheila L. Rauch * Sadie S. Robin * Ruth Rubington * Sarah Sasson Lillian Siskin Jean Solomon * Solomon J. Stein * Daniel A. Steinbach * Michael Susman Rose Swimmer Stanley P. Swimmer * Rosalyn Vener Marion Ullman Weinstein *
November 22
Meyer ben Ya'akov Averbuch Ruth Birnbaum * Theresa B. Cahn * Michael Dunn * David Ehrlich Jack Eisman Jenny Yudkin Enkelis Alvin Evans Elaine Feldman Norma Firtel * Sara Fishkes Bertram Frankenberger, Sr. * Beatrice Franks Elizabeth Anne Gans * Arthur Giglio, Sr. Harry Goldberg Nelson M. Hahn * Sara C. Heller Max Kern * Bessie Kraft Clara L. Langrock * George Lublin Jean S. Maltzman * Ruth Hahn Meyer Trudy Miller * Anna Montlick * Dr. Burness E. Moore Rose O. Osterweis * Martin Pripstein Flora Rothchild * M. Alan Rubin Irwin Schoen Dorothy Setlow Reuben Shapiro Tesse D. Shemitz * Louis Soffer William P. Spear * Benjamin H. Spier * Richard M. Stiner * Lou Stone George Swirsky * Abraham Weissman * Harry Jay Wexler Hyman Zimmer
November 29
DOROTHY JEAN ADNOPOZ HOWARD LURIE
In Memoriam
DAVID SWINKIN ON THE LOSS OF HIS MOTHER, BETTY ANNETTE SWINKIN
In Sympathy
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THE CONGREGATION MISHKAN ISRAEL BULLETIN
November 2024 Series 109 No. 3
THE CONGREGATION MISHKAN ISRAEL
785 Ridge Road, Hamden, CT 06517
Phone: (203) 288-3877 Fax: (203) 248-2148
http://cmihamden.org
Rabbi Daniel Schaefer x236 dschaefer@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 Childhood Director x246 jverrier@cmihamden.org
Alan J Sturtz, Ed.D, President president@cmihamden.org