The CMI Bulletin
More than a place - We’re a community
FEBRUARY 2025
SERIES 109 No. 6
CELEBRATING OUR COMMUNITY
FEBRUARY
We are a community where members find inspiration, solace, and friendship. In recognition of the beauty of our diverse community, CMI welcomes interfaith families and people of any race, ethnicity, religious background, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and ability level.
Our historic congregation has been committed to social action since its inception in 1840. We prepare meals for the hungry, help resettle refugee families looking for freedom and safety, work to promote racial justice, and grow more than one ton of vegetables each summer in our Pe’ah garden for area soup kitchens.
Below are photos that celebrate our community coming together to celebrate, learn and be a part of the many groups that gather to make a difference for both CMI and the Greater New Haven area.
Shabbat Services
Join your CMI community for Shabbat Services each Friday evening and Saturday mornings when we have a B’Mitzvah to celebrate!
SHABBAT YITRO
Exodus 18:1 - 20:23
Friday, February 14
5:30 p.m. Pre Oneg
6:00 p.m. Evening Service
SHABBAT T’RUMAH Exodus 25:1 - 27:19
Friday, February 28
5:30 p.m. Pre Oneg
6:00 p.m. Rosh Chodesh Evening Service
SHABBAT MISHPATIM
Exodus 21:1 - 24:18
Friday, February 21
6:00 p.m. Shabbat Family Dinner
7:00 p.m. Shabbat Family Service (3rd & 4th grade participating)
THE CONGREGATION EXTENDS A WARM WELCOME TO
Dan & Liz Levy and their children, Annabelle (8), Rachel (5), & Caroline (3) Sharon Ryan Karen Siegel and her children, Nayala (12) & Rafi (9)
TODAH RABAH SHABBAT WELCOME TEAM
Thank you to our February greeters:
Sarah Greenblatt, Joel Jacobson, Karen Kimball and 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
Renewing Our Call to Justice
This month I am traveling to Washington DC with our Religious School Director, Michelle Goldstein and seven of our teens from CMI. We are spending four days engaging in advocacy and action with teens from across North America through the Reform Action Center’s (RAC) L’taken Social Justice Seminar.
Reform Jews and the RAC itself, have played a significant role in shaping a more just and equitable country for all people. Jewish, African-American, and other civil rights leaders gathered in the RAC’s conference room to draft the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act.
At a time when the moral arc of the universe seems to be bending away from a more just world, we renew our commitment to a nation and world dedicated to freedom and equality for all by equipping the next generation of Reform Jewish leaders with the skills and knowledge they will need.
The Greek poet, Dinos Christianopoulos wrote, “They tried to bury us, but they didn't know we were seeds.” As Tu Bishvat, the Jewish New Year for the trees approaches, let us work to plant seeds of justice for this moment and for generations to come.
L’shalom,
Rabbi Daniel Schaefer
CMI MEMBERSHIP
Perspectives on CMI Membership
Sarah B. Greenblatt, Membership Chair
Last summer I was asked to take a leadership role in reconstituting the CMI Membership Committee - a group that was active prior to COVID but has not been reunited since then. My charge was to expand our membership and support those who join! Yet, as I began, I thought it was important to explore with staff and congregants what we are already doing to promote membership enhancements and what we could do more of and/or better. At the same time, it was important to support our dedicated administrative staff, Tamara Epstein and Sarah Legassey, as we engaged and supported prospective, new and current members throughout the High Holy Days and within day-to-day operations. These hands-on experiences have provided a deeper understanding of what a reconstituted Membership Committee could be. Additionally, I am working with Board Vice Presidents Julie Chevan and Madeline Ravich as well as Board member Nancy Moss-Racusin - and of course, Rabbi Schaefer to gain an understanding of our vision for enhancing our membership practices. Together we know that everything we do at CMI and how we do it impacts membership development, engagement and support.
CMI has been in Hamden since 1960 and began close to 185 years ago in New Haven. We are the largest Jewish congregation of any denomination in the Greater New Haven area, with 413 families and individuals, and 36 new member family units that have joined us over the past 18 months. We are a congregation that is 15% children and youth under age 20; 20% ages 20-39; 25% ages 40-59; 29% ages 60-79; and 10% older than 80 years of age. As we are learning more about who we are, we are also looking to better understand trends in members who leave CMI.
Prospective, new and current members often ask about how to get involved in all that CMI has to offer. There are so many ways of becoming a learner and/or a doer to enhance your life in the CMI family and to enhance the life of our CMI family. Maybe you would like to be a greeter to welcome members and guests on Shabbat, Holidays or other special services - and make new friends while you are at it. Truth be told, being a greeter is how I began my journey at CMI when I joined in 2011. Before I knew it, I had made new friends and felt a real sense of belonging. In addition, within a Jewish minute, I was also asked to join the Board and then asked to become President in 2018. Maybe that could be YOU as well!
Maybe you would like to teach others - young and old - how to make Challah for Shabbat or the HHDs, how to bake cookies for special onegs, or even prepare appetizers for Shabbat pre-service onegs. You can join the book group or Saturday morning Torah Study to learn with others about Jewish history and present day living, or you can find a hiking group to explore area parks, or engage in Israeli dancing. Maybe you have musical skills and can sing or play an instrument on Shabbat with our Rabbi and Cantor! Of course, you can join one of our many committees or interest groups - or start an interest group as well! Or maybe you have organizational development interests, writing or proof-reading abilities, website enhancement skills, time to help plan onegs or special events, or finance and budgeting expertise, historic building interests and facilities management talents, fundraising energy and experiences, or any number of specialties that you want to share that bring you joy and can benefit CMI … become a mitzvah maker!!!
Our evolving CMI volunteer culture needs YOU to share your time, talents, interests - and of course your donations to support CMI! From generation to generation, while we have provided spiritual connections and critical social justice leadership, we have also provided personally meaningful opportunities for members of all ages to give back to CMI! I would love to hear from you if you have membership-related interests, questions and ideas for how together we can grow our spectacular Reform Jewish congregation!
Please feel free to reach out to me at sarahbgreenblatt@gmail.com.
L’Shalom,
Sarah
CMI RITUAL COMMITTEE
CMI Cooks: The Ritual Committee will be preparing and serving dinner in the CMI social hall on Friday, February 21 at 6:00 p.m. immediately after Tot Shabbat and before the Family Service. The event is open to CMI families with a suggested donation of $18 per family. We are recruiting CMI members who can work on prep earlier in the week and/or are available that Friday to cook, serve, and clean up. Please reach out to Corey Stone if you are interested in supporting this dinner or future ones like this. Experienced hands from Life is Delicious will be providing us with tips on using our congregational kitchen. Please sign up in advance.
Shabbat Across CMI: The Committee is exploring whether CMI should participate in Shabbat Across America. Congregations organize Shabbat dinners in members’ homes, exploring and promoting this family ritual practice in this national program. This will likely be in May and follow a regular 6:00 p.m. service. If you think you might want to host a potluck Shabbat dinner for another CMI family (or prospective CMI family) on a Friday night, or if you are interested in being hosted at another family's home, please fill out our response form. Once we have confirmed the level of interest, we will be back in touch with you.
Purim Brews and Schmooze: Back by popular demand, the Ritual Committee will be organizing another Brews and Schmooze for members 21 and over at a local brewery following the Purim spiel scheduled for Friday, March 14. Watch the e-news and CMI website for details.
The Ritual Committee's current members include Jeremy Schwartz and Corey Stone, Co-Chairs, Julie and David Chevan, Michele Abrams, Jonathan Zabin, Stan Friedman, Patricia Vener Saavedra, Michael Dimenstein and Hedda Rubenstein, Dana Brozinsky, Cynthia and Dana Astmann, and Allan Hillman. The Committee meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. If you are interested in learning more and/or joining the Committee, we would love to have you join us! Please email Corey or Jeremy.
THE LEARNING TREE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
The Learning Tree; which just celebrated its first year under the new name, continues to grow with new children joining every month. Word of mouth has been our best form of advertisement as families love the warmth and smiles they receive from children and teachers. Please share our website link and information with your friends and family and invite them to follow us on social media. See for yourself and follow our Facebook page and our Instagram. There you will see all of the exciting things we have happening downstairs!
As we look ahead into the fall, we have a few spots remaining in our preschool program and would love to have some new friends join us. We have time available for tours, so if you have not visited us yet, please schedule a time to do so. Give us a call at 203-288-2375!
MISHLOACH MANOT - PURIM GIFT BASKETS
We have an exciting new opportunity for you to be able to send special Purim goodies to family and friends! CMI is collaborating with Sweet Seidner’s Bake Shop, a kosher bakery in Hamden, CT to provide several delicious baked treat options. An added benefit is that CMI will receive a portion of all sales back as a donation from Seidner’s. This is a great time to send your college student a special treat, to cheer up a friend who may need a smile or just reach across the miles (or nearby) to say hello to a friend or relative. Please visit our special Seidner’s web page to place an order. Happy Purim!
***DEADLINE FOR ORDERING IS MONDAY MARCH 3rd***
*Shipping will begin on Wednesday, March 5th*
2024-2025 Chai Holy Day Campaign
Thank you to everyone who has already donated to this year's Chai Campaign! We are getting closer to our annual goal of $180,000, but we need all of our congregants to help reach that goal. The past couple of years have stretched Mishkan Israel financially and we hope that you will contribute as generously as you are able to make sure we can flourish.
Please make a gift today -- increments of Chai are welcome, but we also value participation in ANY amount. Please give what you can!
Below are gifts that we have received at the time of press.
SIMCHA David & Karen Astrachan Jerome & Roslyn Meyer
MITZVAH David Silverstone
DOUBLE TORAH Batja Astrachan Ira & Marsha Moses
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 Scott & Abby Friedman Stan & Bobbi Friedman Tamar Gendler & Zolan Szabo Steven & Roxanne Glaser Laura Goldblum John & Frances Gordon Avery Grauer & Adam Watsky John & Susan Hoffmann Robert Homer & Susan Fishbein Bill & Nancy Horowitz Ruth Koizim Joan Lakin Madeline Ravich & Scott Gaul William & Elaine Ravich Dave Rodnick in memory of Sally Levine David Schaefer & Janet Hall Larry Schaefer & Lina Lawall Richard & Marie Shaw Aaron Singer & Elizabeth Caspe Brian & Stephanie Slattery Rabbi Steven & Caryl Steinberg Alan & Jane Sturtz Barry Tenin in memory of Charlotte Herman Tenin Cheryl Tenin in memory of Charlotte Herman Tenin James & Susan Wildes Randy Wingate & Tanya Bilchik
ADDITIONAL GIFTS:
Brenda Arovas Irma Bachman Amy & Timothy Barry Phyllis Bausher Alice Baxter Alan & Katherine Benard Jay Berger & Barbara Grossman Peter & Nancy Berdon David Berkowitz & Anne Watkins Bruce & Tansy Birenbaum Dana Brozinsky & John Keegan Richard L. Chorney Robert Cole Confronting Racism Planning Group 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 Mark & Sharon Horowitz 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 Meir & Barbara Kryger Lawrence Levenson Diane Lublin Barbara Marcus Sheldon & Nancy Messinger Nancy Moss-Racusin
ADDITIONAL GIFTS:
Bob & Susan Nobleman Nancy Olins Diane Orson & Tim Moran Karen Orzack-Moore & Daniel Moore Shirley Pripstein Jeff & Alyse Sabina David & Ruth Sack Rabbi Daniel Schaefer Leslye 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 Nanette Stahl Milton & Joan Wallack Bert & Martha Weisbart Marian Wexler Patricia Willens & Michael Loewenberg Cliff & True Wolff Jill Wurcel Nancy Yedlin & Peter Blasini Jonathan & Tracy Zabin
CMI extends a very special Thank You to Sue McDonald & Corey Stone for donating an additional 116 Mishkan Tefillah Shabbat Prayer Books to replace many of those that have become too worn to be used any longer.
Recent Donations
TARGET AREAS - immediate use funds Building Fund Michael & Tamar Braverman Michael Dimenstein & Hedda Rubenstein in memory of NANCY OSTERWEISS ALDERMAN Michael Dimenstein & Hedda Rubenstein in honor of TAMARA & BOB EPSTEIN’S milestone birthdays Gordon & Lila Fain in honor of DAVID & CARMEN FREEDMAN Gordon & Lila Fain in memory of ALAN LAKIN Sarah B. Greenblatt in memory of NANCY OSTERWEIS ALDERMAN General Fund Zhozefina Averbukh in memory of AVRAHAM BEN YA’AKOV JOSEF AVERBUKH Alice Baxter in memory of MARY LEVINE David Beckerman in memory of HOWARD BECKERMAN Sarah B. Greenblatt in memory of my grandmother, DOROTHY KATZ GREENBLATT Robert & Judith Jacobson in memory of HOWARD LURIE Gerry & Gerri Katz in memory of MARLENE PAIGE Jerry Korman in memory of LILLIAN (BUNNI) KORMAN Jennifer Levin-Tavares Judy Naden in memory of ELIZABETH GOLDSMITH Linda Prosco in memory of RHODA KORFF Dave Rodnick in memory of SALLY LEVINE Learning Tree Fund (RSGF Nursery School) Joan Hornig in honor of KEVIN HAWES Religious School Scholardship Fund Elaine Blumenthal in memory of ELSIE STROMFELD Social Action Fund Howard & Susan Rashba Youth Fund Beth Milles in memory of “my darling mother,” SANDRA F. MILLES
“…who donates much to charity becomes the richer for it…”
Zohar, iii, 110b
ENDOWMENT FUNDS - invested to generate annual income for specific purposes Cemetery Fund Andy & Maryann Postman in memory of GRACE ZEIDENBERG POSTMAN David & Debra Samuels in memory of SHELDON SAMUELS Robert Goldburg Peace & Justice Fund Linda Greenhouse in memory of DOROTHY GREENHOUSE Nancy Kramer in memory of DOROTHY JEAN ADNOPOZ Nancy Kramer in memory of NANCY OSTERWIES ALDERMAN Nancy Kramer in memory of LOUIS VENER Mabel Klebanoff Fund (transportation) Martin Korn & Sylvia Betcher in memory of SYLVIA S. KORN Isidor E. Offenbach Music Fund Russell D. Offenbach in memory of ISADOR E. OFFENBACH Schaefer Family Fund Arthur & Ellen Giglio in honor RABBI DANIEL SCHAEFER with thanks for being such a great partner on the bimah.
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Myles Alderman in appreciation of RABBI SCHAEFER Carole Greenbaum in memory of DOROTHY JEAN ADNOPOZ Carole Greenbaum in memory of NANCY OSTERWEIS ALDERMAN Carole Greenbaum in memory of RENEE HARTMAN Nancy & Marc Olins in memory of SAMUEL SIMONS Hallie & Joseph Rimkunas in honor of the Hebrew baby naming of JOSEPH RIMKUNAS, JR. David Schaefer & Janet Hall in honor of the installation of RABBI DANIEL SCHAEFER Jimmy Shure in memory of NANCY OSTERWEIS ALDERMAN Ben Solnit in loving memory of MARTHA SOLNIT
CMI EVENTS
******CMI & RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSINGS******
FEBRUARY BREAK: Religious School and Hebrew School will NOT meet on Sunday, February 16 & Tuesday, February 18.
We will see you back here on Sunday, Febraury 23 at 9:30 a.m.
Pe’ah Garden Sunday, February 2 at 9:00 a.m.
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, please contact Stephen Grossman.
Chevra Hands Sunday, February 2 at 10:00 a.m.
Our dedicated group of quilt-makers, called Chevra Hands, makes shawls, baby blankets and lap blankets that we give to members of our congregation including newborns, people in the hospital and those who are home bound. Everyone is always welcome to join us. No experience necessary except a sense of humor. For more information, please contact Sue Millen (203-589-4052) or Lina Lawall (203) 215-9570).
Knitted Knockers Support Foundation Sunday, February 2 at 10:00 a.m.
We invite ALL CMI members who knit and/or crochet to participate in this new and rewarding project. Congregant Patti Garland will lead us as we create soft, comfortable prosthetics to be given free of charge to breast cancer survivors. To knit: please bring either Size 4 or 5 double pointed knitting needles. To crochet: please bring a Size G crochet hook. We will meet each month in conjunction with Chevra Hands meetings and knit/crochet independently. No experience is necessary - we will provide full instructions and guidance as well as the yarn. Please contact Patti Garland with any questions or concerns.
Sunday, February 2 beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Schedule:
1. Shopping - 10:00
2. Set up CMI kitchen - noon
3. Cooking - 1:00-3:30
4. Clean up - 3:15-4:00
5. Load food for transport - 4:00
6. Serving at Columbus House - 4:30 - 6:00
Columbus House is not running the Abraham’s Tent program this year, but is opening an emergency program for mothers and children this winter, called the Family Triage Center, at the overflow space adjacent to the main building. We will cook for and serve there.
Judaism: New Interpretations of Old Ideas Sunday, February 2 at 11:00 a.m.
Rabbi Steinberg leads this special adult education offering. Jewish history is often taught as an unremitting history of suffering. That is not accurate. It is rather a complex interweaving of good times and bad times. Join us to discuss why Roman Jews cheered the destruction of the Temple, how Islam saved Judaism, why half of the Jews rejected the Talmud, why medieval towns sought Jewish settlement and who was the Jewish Trump in the 17th century? In addition, why the first historian to write a Jewish history was a French Catholic, why Herzl was not interested in the Dreyfus trial, why steamship lines opened offices to entice Jews to leave Lithuania and come to America. If any of these questions or ideas this interests you, please join us. No RSVP needed - we hope to see you there.
Shabbat Schmooze
Saturday, February 8, at 3:00 p.m.
Join us 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 the community, we look forward to seeing you there!
Expressive Writing Workshop
Wednesday, February 19, at 1:00 p.m.
Please join Amy Barry for the next session of this workshop. No previous writing experience is necessary and there is no charge. For planning purposes, please RSVP to Nancy Moss Racusin (nancymr@snet.net) in advance of each session. You may also contact Nancy with any questions or concerns. You can learn more Amy and her writing programs on her website: www.aimwrite-ct.net.
Please join us for our next meeting. We are always looking for new congregants to get involved and we would love to see some new faces. This meeting will take place in the lounge at CMI.
CMI Social Action Committee Meeting Thursday, February 20 at 5:30 p.m.
Shabbat Family Dinner Friday, February 21 Dinner at 6:00 p.m. Service at 7:00 p.m.
Join us as we celebrate Shabbat together! We will begin the evening with a lovely Shabbat dinner followed by our Family Shabbat Service with the 3rd & 4th Grades participating. The Junior Choir will be there as well! Please RSVP so we can provide enough food for all to enjoy!
Join Rabbi Schaefer or Rabbinic Intern Ellen VanDyke Bell on Saturday mornings 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 2/29 at 9:00 a.m. Please watch the E-News for updates. You can also check dates our online calendar.
Yahrzeits
* In perpetual memory
Louis Adams Florence Opper Alderman * Valerie Allen Jennie Arovas * Milton B. Baker Jack I. Baser * Louis I. Berdon Elaine B. Berkowitz * Louise Buxbaum * Henry Kleiner Cahn Charles Eisenberg Max Evans William S. Fast Rachel Student Fishbone * Betty Fleischner * Pauline Freed * Rose Gingold * Walter Fuld Gips Israel Goldstein * Israel "Babe" Gordon Leo Jacob Gordon Bessie Handleman * Minna B. Hoffman * Sidney Hubelbank Emily Kohn Isaacs * Elsa Klahr Hyman Land Anna K. Lapides * Sally Levine Caroline Oster William S. Richman * Kenneth Rocklin Morris Roseman * Sam Seif Theresa Silver Joseph Smolinsky Delores "Dubby" Spivack Addie Stinow * Dr. Maurice J. Strauss * Elsie Stromfeld Lena Sturtz Jules Sturtz Louis Vener Isadore L. Wexler Gertrude Baumgartl Wolf * George Woodbridge Sarah Zuckerman
February 7
Bessie Adler Stanley Back Inge Battige Sylvia Bernstein Hyman Bostin * Amelia Bretzfelder Eva Brody David Caeser * Henrietta B. Cahn * Herman Cherman * Abraham Cohen Jacob Cooperman * Samuel Dryfus * Ben Eager Jack H. Evans Harold Feldman Alfred Benjamin Fishbone * David Follman Sonya Gale Alan Gans Malka Gingis Walter Fuld Gips, Jr. Betty Doris Goldberg * Anita Goldberg Dorothy Eleanor Greenhouse * Norman Greenstein * Joan Grossman Dennis Grove Betty D. Heller * Joyce Hirschhorn Zelda Hoffman Mervin Jacobson Rebecca Govrin Jacobson Ann Schpero Kaplan Jacob Kassow Celia Kassow Benjamin B. Kauffman * Doris G. Kaufman Dr. Harry E. Klebanoff * Julius Kraft Joanna Frances Landau Ruth Lapides * Robert Lebson Roger C. Lehman Robert Maisel * Bertha Milander * Hyman Montlick * Harry Moss Yale Roy Nemerson Ellinor G. Newman Sam Nobleman Godel Ominsky Max Jordan Rand * Evelyn Rosenblum Gerald Rozen Maxwell Rubenstein * Jacob Rubin Hernan Saavedra Dr. Bernard Schneider Rose Fuchs Shernow * Pearl Shindler Judith Siperstein Abraham Skolnick Emma M. Sonnenberg * Alex Sterling Andrew Stodel Myron Teitelbaum * Alan Tiven Louis Weiss Israel Willensky Gerald Wyndorf Marisa Yudkin
February 14
Harry Astmann Essie Barest Edward S. Beck * Sylvia Bernstein Bertha Blech Jacob Blech Myron Blumenthal * Theodore Bovilsky Sadie Cohen Marvin Cohen * Ida R. Cohen * Hyman Dimenstein * Arthur Eder Harry Evans Clara Field Ernest I. Frankenberger * Herman Fribush Bernice Giskin Elaine Greenblatt Gladstein Alicia Bonnie Goldberg Flora Goldstein Jennie H. Gompertz * Louis Michael Gompertz * William Wolf Goodman Emanuel H. Gratenstein * Tevye-Rasia Hanina Esther Hershman * Emily Heller Herz * LeRoy Homer Isadore Jacobson Milton Kirsch * Ronni Knapp Belle Krall Jennie Doroff Lavietes * Harry Levine * Mr. Herbert S. Levinson Joseph E. Levy * Dr. Bernard Lipman Veronica Loewenbaum Charles H. Marks * Hinda Massey Barbara Fast Mezoff Myron Puklin * Harry Rittner Howard Roseman Cecelia Rosenberg * Gertrude Rosenthal Irwin Sack Robert H. Saltzer * Douglas Sandlaufer Norma Abeshouse Schaefer Herbert Schaffer Anna Schreiber Joan H. Schwarzkopf * Joseph Shelnitz Elaine Shelnitz Stein Fanny Shoninger * Frances Shartenberg Shure * Joel Silverman Estelle Teitelbaum Burton Tenner Augusta Thomas * Hugo Weiss * Dorothy Zundell
February 21
Babetta Adler * Herbert Baltimore * Celia W. Brown * Cheryl Ann Campbell Sherwin Casher Hilda Delson Louis J. Fox Joseph Frankel Gerald Gale Shirley Glooskin Marvin Chaucer Gold * Samuel Goodman * Sophie Wilensky Green * Bertha Grove Marilla G. Guttman * Dr. J.M. (Julius) Harrison * Bertha Herz * Gussie Hoffer Insler * Rose Jacobson Laurence L. Jaffe * Adam Jay James S. Johnson, Sr. * Mildred Kirsch * Hermina Kornicker * Jeannette B. Kruger * Arnold Lawall Eziel Lederman Raymond C. Lurie * Morris Marqusee * Clara Menzel Frederick A. Merliss * Samuel Olanik Flora Oliver Samuel M. Opper * Mollie Opperman Max L. Osterweis * Rollin G. Osterweis Sherwood (Pinky) Irving Pinkus Jack Post * Marc David Rosenberg Jean Rothbaum Anne Schalet Dorothy Seif Harvey Seltzer Melvin Silverman Jacob Soffer Eva Sugenheimer * Gershon Tziferman Helen Ullman * Hannah Stodel Weiner * Jacob Abraham Weiner * Samuel Zakar Gertrude Zwickler
February 28
In Sympathy
Joanne Lewis on the loss of her mother, Muriel Lewis Sarah Lewis-Stowe on the loss of her grandmother, Muriel Lewis
Nancy Osterweis Alderman
In Memoriam
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THE CONGREGATION MISHKAN ISRAEL BULLETIN
February 2025 Series 109 No. 6
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