Rabbi Michael D. Howald

Cantor Suzanne Bernstein

Bryn Biren, Russel Kaminsky

Co-Presidents

SEPTEMBER 2024

Av-Elul 5784

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This year marks 109 years since Leo Frank was lynched in Marrietta, Georgia by a hate-filled mob after being falsely accused and unjustly convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan in an unfair trial marred by antisemitism. The day before this somber anniversary, the ADL issued a similar statement, ending with the words “May his memory be a blessing.” This short and simple statement sparked a firestorm of criticism in the days following its release. Several social media pundits with followers in the millions vehemently maintained Frank’s guilt in response to the ADL’s statement. One, after noting that Leo Frank was president of the local B’nai B’rith chapter, asked Christians to make the circumstances of Mary Phagan’s murder “go viral” and another opened with “let’s stop them from rewriting history and lying as they always do.”

This antisemitic vitriol in response to a short statement from the ADL about a more than 100-year-old case, took many people by surprise. In 1986, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles pardoned Frank posthumously in light of the state’s failure to protect Frank from the mob and its inability or refusal to prosecute those who had lynched him. Although it did not take a position on Frank’s guilt or innocence, part of the evidence it considered was a statement of an eyewitness who later came forward saying that he had seen another man with Phagan’s body. The Georgia Historical Society has even erected a plaque near where he was lynched in Marietta, noting that the trial was “fueled by societal tensions and anti-semitism.”

When I was a student rabbi at Kol Emeth in Marietta, I visited that spot with Rabbi Stevan Lebow, one of the community leaders spearheading the continuing efforts to gain a final acknowledgement of Frank’s innocence. I follow Rabbi Lebow in retirement on Facebook and this revival of antisemitic tropes in association with Leo Frank has only strengthened his resolve to see Frank receive a true pardon. Yet, for most people, even people within our own community, this hardly seems like a priority. With everything happening in Israel, with the rising tide of antisemitism in this country, some will ask if pushing back against those who maintain Frank’s guilt is really a proper use of our time and resources. The revival of antisemitic tropes in association with the Frank case in the past few days, however, only confirms the importance of this effort.

One of my favorite historians, Michel-Rolph Trouillot, taught that we do not inherent an immutable past, we are its contemporaries. In other words, each generation molds its understanding of the past to fit its own conception of events that it neither lived through nor witnessed. The recent social media battle over Frank’s guilt or innocence, accordingly, is very much part of the present. When one social media influencer focuses on Frank’s Jewishness as an indication of his guilt and another refers to a “they” who always lie and rewrite history, they are making statements about sinister character traits that they implicitly or explicitly claim all Jews share. It is no coincidence that both shortly tied their false and vitriolic statement about Frank to their views of Zionism and Israel.

For that reason, thousands of people called out the antisemitism of the initial posters and one of them, I am happy to say, was just suspended from X (formerly known as Twitter) and has apparently deleted his account. The other has been mass reported for antisemitism on a variety of social media platforms and we can only hope she will soon be suspended as well. Even more encouraging, Georgia reopened the case in 2019 as part of its conviction integrity unit and, although the wheels of justice turn exceedingly slowly, the consensus of historians who have actually studied the case [as opposed to social media warriors whose investigation stops when they learn Frank was Jewish] is that Frank will be finally exonerated. This recent eruption of antisemitism in Frank’s name may even spur the investigation to its long-awaited conclusion.

Finally, on a hopeful note, let me also share that Robin and I were present at Kol Emeth in Marietta when two of the descendants of the men who had lynched Frank spoke and denounced the murderous actions of their ancestors. It was an amazing night that continues to give me hope even as the need to call out antisemitism remains as vital as ever. That thousands of the people who called out these two social media influencers for antisemitism were not Jewish also encourages me. May Leo Frank finally receive justice and may those who seek to use his name and case to fuel their own hatred be suspended and forgotten. 

Cein Yehi Ratzon

Bryn Biren

Russell Kaminsky

Earlier this summer my husband, Richard, and I sat at a large table just having a regular meal. We were surrounded by our daughter, our son, their spouses and our five grandchildren. Richie said to me, “When we were 17 and 18 did you ever imagine us as grandparents?” No, I didn’t, but what a privilege it has been. I am certain that Alison and Russell Kaminsky had the very same reaction as they sat in the bleachers at the Ferry Hawks stadium and watched their son, Ethan, graduate from Curtis High School this past June. Where did the time go?

These are the milestones in life that are the “lightbulb” moments. They are gone in an instant but make each of us need to be aware of not taking things for granted.

I think back to the baby naming of Eliana Marks. I see the entire family’s pride and feel their emotion as they watched her receive her Hebrew name. I think of the Winchel family as they gathered to name Alexa and Chris’ daughter, Harper. We were part of their extended family on those evenings.

Coming up this year are eight Bat and Bar Mitzvah ceremonies of children of our Temple Israel family. We have watched most of them grow up in our congregation. They are no longer children, they will assume the role of Jewish adults. We can be part of this amazing life cycle event.

I see Sal Mazzola, teenage grandson of Linda and Larry Hanibal, attending Shabbat services each week and volunteering every single week. He is an example of a child of our synagogue stepping up and assuming responsibility.

What am I trying to say? Temple Israel is your extended family over a lifetime. Your level of involvement is your choice to make. The time you have may be limited, but the time to spend with your family and your Temple goes by VERY QUICKLY!

I welcome you back to new year at our synagogue on behalf of my co-President, Russell and myself. Together we hope to see your family throughout this coming year at Shabbat services and at the many festivals, celebrations and activities that we offer.

Bryn Biren

Co-President

Way back in 1957, my first grade class did a play about time and the calendar. I was thrilled to get the role of "September." Mrs. Korb told us to dress appropriately and think of something to say about what happens during our month.  I wore a crisply ironed plaid school dress, with a white Peter Pan collar and big bow that my father tied in the back. I talked about how wonderful September is because that is the month that school starts. I was not prepared for all the ribbing I got from the other kids who already knew that it wasn't cool to love school, or at least to pretend that you don't like school. Those kids didn't convince me though. I still love September, and the sweet anticipation of new learning and growth. 

This calendar year, the Hebrew month of Elul during which we prepare for the High Holy Days begins on the evening of September 3.  Senior choir rehearsals begin on Tuesday, September 10. It's the perfect time to join choir and learn more about the soul-stirring music of our High Holy Day services.  

On Wednesday September 25 at 6:30 p.m. there will be a zoom info session about the exciting musical mission to Argentina in February 2025. This video tour of the places we will be visiting is open to anyone who might want to come! Register at this link:  

https://www.accantors.org/calendar/acc-musical-mission-argentina-information-zoom

Let's learn and grow together as we prepare to enter the new year of 5785!  

B'ahava, (with love)

Cantor Suzanne Bernstein 

JUNIOR CHOIR

Friday, September 6

Junior choir warm-up at 6:30 pm for 7 pm Family service

New members are always welcome! 

JUNIOR CHOIR REHEARSALS

Sundays from noon to 12:30 p.m. on 9/15 & 9/29

SENIOR CHOIR

SENIOR CHOIR REHEARSALS

Tuesdays from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. on 9/10, 9/17, 9/24. 10/1, 10/8

Sundays from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. on 9/15 and 9/29

Looking ahead, we will welcome the New Year with our friends at

The Brielle will be Friday October 4 at 3:30 p.m.  

ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 2024

AV-ELUL 5784

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MAZEL TOV TO:

KAREN & JERRY GROSS on the engagement of their daughter Shari to Lu Cerdas;

PAMELA ROGOZIN & Family on the birth of her grandaughter Nia.

CONDOLENCES TO:

INEZ SINGER & Family on the loss of her sister-in-law,

Francine Sue Benjamin; 

ALEX LENNER & Family on the loss of his father,

Roman Leshchiner.

GET WELL WISHES TO:

JERRY GROSS

KAREN GROSS

THINKING OF YOU:

MAXINE COHEN

SUE FREEDMAN

BARBARA MENNA

RUSSEL KAMINSKY

CHARLES NADEL

August 2, 2024

Sidney Morse *

Isidore Drucker 

Matthew Kinsey 

Joseph Markowitz 

Harry Selznick *

Jean Goodman 

Roslyn Mendelsohn 

Joyce Kantrowitz 

John Garand Rowan *

Victor G. Bloom 

Shirley Ann Hirsh *

Sylvia Marcus 

Jacob Price *

Alex Cohen 

Yetta Weiss *

Shimonov Mashiach 

Lenore Herrmann 

Jimmy Smith

And we remember from the Holocaust:

Moishe Ofman

Jakab Kahan

Alexander Kristeber

Mano Stern

Lajos Szinaberg

August 9, 2024

Stella Blumin *

Augusta Straniere *

Jean Baruch *

Jeffrey Ganz 

Stanley Schuster 

Marion Cohen 

Emanuel Trachman *

Lila Avis *

Celia Holtz *

Lila Avis *

Alter Pisetzner 

Isadore Marks Dumont

And we remember from the Holocaust:

Francesco Del Pozzo

Reischel Belven

Srul Dawidowicz

Marian Jarmuszkiewicz

Ernst Moses

August 16, 2024

Irwin Magnus 

Claire Eisen *

Irwin Magnus 

Harriet Taylor 

Lewis Dickar *

"Papa" David Sostek 

Gertrude Sappin *

Alter Pisetzner 

Betty S. Rothaus *

And we remember from the Holocaust:

Franciszek Wojnarski

Doris Liesbeth Seyfert

Richard Schwillinsky

Ruth Thal

Bernard Larcher

August 23, 2024

Fannie Feldhamer *

Renee Nadel 

Audrey Lasher *

Max Baskin 

Joseph Silberberg 

Bertram Bleiman 

Emil Checchi

And we remember from the Holocaust:

Albert Heymann

Ferencne Hertz

Heinrich Tenschert

George Stephan De Kadt

Sala Pergricht

August 30, 2024

John David Muhlfelder *

Eva Benjamin *

Lena Goldberg *

Sarah Miriam Gross *

Rose Lippman 

Vera Armstrong 

Mary Krisburg *

Sylvia Chazanoff 

Evelyn Ruth Konigsberg *

Louis Schlefstein *

Rose Jaeger *

Mary Freedman 

Phyllis Vaccarelli 

Solomon Jacob Gross *

And we remember from the Holocaust:

Martin Skibinski

Josef Dorner

Rachel De Jongh

Sandor Leipnik

Moishe Liberman

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Dear Fellow Congregants,

Thank you to those who have already acknowledged and/or settled their annual commitments. If you have not yet made your commitment submissions, please do so (or make arrangements) as soon as possible. 

For your convenience: the High Holiday admission tickets for accounts in good standings will be available for pick up in-person on Sunday, September 15th from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. Tickets will be distributed in the area between the Social Hall and Sanctuary. If you are unable to pick up your tickets in-person, you may contact me @ JPerezRabin@gmail.com to request that your tickets be mailed to your home address.

Should you wish to have non-members or other family members join us at these services, Guest Seating will be available according to the following fee schedule: 

Non-members: $234 per person 

Unaffiliated relatives of members: 

Adult Family Members: $180 per person

Adult Children: $126 per person

Parent/In-law Parent: $90 per person

Please feel free to contact me directly at 347-631-9802 should you wish to discuss any matter regarding your annual commitment. Thank you in advance for your on-going support of Temple Israel.

Jacqueline Rabinowitz 

Financial Secretary

Please consider becoming a member of our

KAVOD SOCIETY.

It helps to make membership available to all our families. Speak to our Financial Secretary to upgrade your membership.

By Sisterhood standards, August has been a relatively quiet month for us. We only had one Executive Board meeting, sponsored 4 onegs, worked on the Community New Year’s Card, began our High Holiday preparations, held a successful Defensive Driving Course, filled all the orders for Rosh Hashanah Honey gifts, ordered new tablecloths for the social hall and made time for a few social activities like Canasta and movie night.

We are grateful to Linda Hanibal for taking care of all our formally sponsored onegs for this summer.  We are grateful to Larry Hanibal for his assistance, and we want to especially acknowledge Sal Mazzola for his extraordinary help whenever he is present.  Thank you also to Susie Goldstein and Silvia Gornstein for helping to set up and serve on August 2^nd, and to Sam & Silvia Gornstein, Shariann Ganz, Claire Guttsman, Sandy Feuerstein, Nina Rohan, Linda Brill, Judy Lee, Pam Carlton and Jodi, Jesse and Alan Siegel who baked or brought a wonderful selection of desserts for the rest of the August Onegs. And a big THANK YOU goes to Debbie Chernoff & Robin Hertzberg who keep us in challah and milk for every oneg!

We are grateful to Bob & Anita Zuckerberg for continuing to expand our gaming skills with Canasta lessons and to Shari Stein-Ballow for volunteering to teach those of us who are needlecraft-challenged and in need of crocheting skills.

Sandy Mazzucco once again did a stellar job in organizing Sisterhood’s Defensive Driving class on August 11^th.  Thank you, Sandy, and Richie Marlieb, for your generosity and your hard work.  

We are grateful to Silvia Gornstein for hosting our last Executive Board meeting and we look forward to holding our next one, on Tuesday, September 3^rd at the home of Anita Zuckerberg.

Our honey gift packs for Rosh Hashanah have sold out in record time.  Thank you to Blanche Ricci for spearheading this project once again and for making sure, along with Deanna Feder, that our Judaica shop is filled with all kinds of Rosh Hashanah gift ideas. 

There is only a little time left to make sure that you are included in 

Sisterhood’s always well-received New Year’s Card beautifully designed by Jules Lee.  The final deadline to participate is September 6^th.  We will not be able to include anyone after that date, so please be sure to send in your checks and names on time!  Contact Silvia Gornstein at silviagornstein@hotmail.com if you need to make arrangements for inclusion.

We will be asking for your assistance with many of our other High Holiday responsibilities, including the polishing of the ritual silver on Tuesday, September 17th at 9 am, serving Rosh Hashanah Challah and Cake following services and our traditional Break-the-Fast following Neilah services on Yom Kippur.  We hope you will consider lending a hand for any or all these wonderful traditions. For more information, or to volunteer, contact pamrogoz@gmail.com.

This year, Sisterhood is focusing on the 3 Pillars of WRJ: Sisterhood, Social Justice and Spirituality.  Each of our activities and initiatives over the course of this year will reflect at least one, if not all of these.  Our first General Membership meeting in the fall will take place on Sunday, September 29^th at 11:00 am.  After a sumptuous breakfast, we will work together to assist in the national campaign to Protect Reproductive Freedom.  Please join us to help with writing postcards to encourage Florida voters to vote “yes” on Issue 4 to limit government interference with abortion access.  Everyone’s help is welcome.  We’ll have all the supplies.  We just need you to come write a few cards!  Bring the kids.

We are looking forward to re-vitalizing our tradition of a Bring-A-Dairy-Dish-to-Share Dinner prior to the Erev Sukkkot Service on Wednesday, October 16^th.  For those of you who have never experienced this, all we ask is that each family attending bring a pre-cooked or prepared dairy or vegetarian dish that would be enough for 8-10 people (That’s about a half-tray size.). Sisterhood provides all the plates, serving pieces, silverware, and beverages.  You come, drop your tray off in the kitchen and then enjoy.  (A little help with clean-up is always appreciated!).  We hope you will join us.  Please contact Shariann at fekete804@aol.com to let her know what you plan to bring….just so we don’t wind up with 15 baked zitis or 20 salads!

A few days later, we look forward to having you and your family with us as we celebrate in the Sukkah with Pizza in the Hut/Sippin’ in the Sukkah.  A Havdallah sevice will be included. Reservations for the pizza portion of the evening are requested.  Please see the details on the flyer below.  

Most importantly, we hope that you will renew or begin your Sisterhood Membership for the coming year.  Your support, with your presence and your dues, helps us to maintain our temple traditions and continue to support Temple Israel with activities, ice machines, tablecloths, onegs, etc.  For information about membership, please contact our Membership Vice-Presidents Karen Gross and Sandy Feuerstein at karenjg33@gmail.com or bartenda23@aol.com. 

We hope to see you on September 29^th at all our Sisterhood events.

Jodi Siegel and Shariann Ganz

Sisterhood Co-Presidents 

SISTERHOOD'S DATES TO REMEMBER

Join us for Canasta, Mah Jongg

or any other game of your choice!

Shari, Barbara & Debbie listening closely to Anita's instructions.

Linda, Larry, Judy and Esther focused on their new Canasta skills.

Brotherhood at Temple Israel continues….Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

As we look forward to a New Year at Temple Israel, the Officers and Directors of Brotherhood have agreed to reduce our membership dues to $36 for the 24/25 year.  This is being done in an effort to encourage all the gentlemen of our Temple to join and participate in a warm and welcoming atmosphere for all segments of our congregation.  A letter will be sent to Temple gentlemen alerting them to this initiative and encouraging their membership.  As in the past, all new congregants will have their Brotherhood dues waived.

August was a busy month with a wonderful Defensive Driving program, sponsored by Sisterhood, which saved the 40 attendees 10% on their liability auto insurance.  Special thanks to Sandy Mazzucco for arranging this program and providing a wonderful catered lunch.

Three Canasta tutorial classes were held, co-sponsored by Brotherhood and Sisterhood, with the enthusiasm being carried over to the Autumn Game Night schedule.

September will be another busy month at Temple as many families will be preparing their children for the beginning of school, both here at Temple (Sept 8^th) and NYC Public Schools (Sept 5^th).

On Sunday, September 29^th, we will again be participating with Sisterhood for the annual Kick-Off breakfast meeting at Temple. All Brotherhood members, both current and potential, are invited to attend.

As the holidays approach, we will be coordinating with the School Committee to facilitate related activities such as the Stream Clean-Up for the Tashlich service as well as Sukkah set-up and decoration.

As we move forward, annual events including the Simchat Torah ice cream Oneg, Bingo, Card Night, Chanukah Community Card, the Yom HaShoah candle project and a Brotherhood Shabbat Service are being planned.

As you can see, this will be a very active year here at Temple Israel. Please accept our best wishes for Shana Tova.

Alan Siegel & Bob Zuckerberg

We hope everyone had a wonderful summer! By now you have all received the Religious and Hebrew school calendar for the year. We are looking forward to seeing everyone on the first day of school: Sunday, September 8^th at 9:30am. At 10:00am when students go down to their classrooms, we will have a school year orientation for adults. At least one adult family member must attend the orientation. 

Hebrew school for students in 5^th-pre Bnai Mitzvah begins on Thursday, September 12^th at 4:30pm. Hebrew school runs for one hour on the Thursdays that it is scheduled.

This year we welcome two new staff members to the school: Maayan Feldman and Gabriella Rubin. Maayan is a recent confirmand of our Temple and religious school alumnus. Maayan will be assisting in our Kitah Alef Class. Gabriella will be team teaching with Rabbi Howald in Kitah Gimmel and providing religious instruction while Rabbi provides targeted Hebrew instruction. 

We are looking forward to a wonderful year! If you have any questions about school, please reach out to either of us! 

Felicia Otto and Brooke Lopez

Religious School Committee Co-Chairs

We are sorry if your name was inadvertently omitted. Please contact the Temple Office to update your membership information.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SPONSORING AN ONEG, PLEASE COMPLETE THE FLYER BELOW AT LEAST ONE MONTH IN ADVANCE OF THE DATE YOU ARE REQUESTING.

SUBMIT YOUR COMPLETED FORM TO SISTERHOOD VIA THE SISTERHOOD MAILBOX, OR GIVE IT DIRECTLY TO

SISTERHOOD CO-PRESIDENT SHARIANN GANZ.

YOU WILL THEN BE CONTACTED BY A SISTERHOOD REPRESENTATIVE WHO WILL HAPPILY ASSIST YOU WITH ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS & DETAILS.

The Membership Committee is continuing to work on implementing the Buddy System Program in conjunction with the Religious School.

We presently have 9 long time member Volunteers, and several Religious School children signed up for the events. The dates and activities will be decided in the coming weeks.

We are still asking for a few more Congregants to sign up for the Program.

The Committee is also working on some new events and programs to recruit new members for the coming year.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Inez Singer as she resigns from the Membership Committee. We thank her for her valuable insights, knowledge and contributions throughout the years.

Inez will be missed, and we wish her all the very best.

Respectfully submitted,

Sandy Mazzucco

Co-Chair

The mission of the Dr. Ronald Avis Foundation for Temple Israel Reform Congregation is:

…. to provide financial support for young families seeking membership in Temple Israel, and to attract new young families by providing learning opportunities, family programming, and social justice initiatives.

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Welcome to September!

Sunday School will be starting for your children on September 8th. We are hoping many of you will bring friends who have young children and who may be interested in joining our congregation and having their children attend our Sunday School class. 

As we wrote in August, we will arrange for many wonderful things this coming year, including going to the Children’s Jewish Museum in Brooklyn, learning how to make Challah, the wonderful Cutest Cookie store where our children can create Chanukah cookies, and other good events for our children. If you have other thoughts of a meaningful Jewish experience for the children, let us know and we will see what we can create. 

We will begin to have the dates in September/October and will let you all know. 

We are looking forward to many B’not Mitzvahs this year! This is very exciting and we hope you join the services with your children so they can experience the wonderful B’not Mitzvah services. Please check the monthly calendar so that so that you can be present for each of these wonderful simchas.

Please, continue to reach out to either of us to discuss any volunteering you are interested in doing.

Sincerely,

Bryn Biren and Terry Baver

MsBunny7@aol.com

terryqbaver@gmail.com

The story of the Dr. Ronald Avis Foundation for Temple Israel

Dr. Avis originally provided our wonderful Foundation to cover a portion of the membership cost for the first 6 years for young families with young children. Our congregation had been diminishing and he was looking for a way to help us all begin to grow. After meeting with Bryn and Terry a few times, more money was added so the families would also have the opportunities to experience programs for their children. Many wonderful events have been set up for the young families including museum visits, Chanukah cookie designs, a Challah class, a program at the Staten Island Holocaust Center, and many other experiences. The foundation has also helped cover the cost of the religious school teachers.

But then!!!! Covid happened!!!!!!

So the decision was made to use a portion of the foundation money to help all the temple members. The Avis Foundation began to create the zoom classes for the adults in our congregation. These classes are continuing and the foundation covers the costs of them all. The Avis Foundation also covered the cost of the 75th anniversary event. And the foundation is now working with Judy Pessah and the Adult Education Committee to help cover the cost of all the events and classes for the adults in the congregation. 

So: Our entire congregation has benefitted from the generosity of the Foundation. Thank you RON!!!!

BOOK DISCUSSION

Tuesday, October 29, 7:30 PM on Zoom (Link will be sent)

“Freud’s Mistress”, by Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman

You didn’t learn this about Sigmund Freud in your Psychology Class!

Read, Enjoy, and Join us.

“JEWISH PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN”

Program with Rabbi Johanon Bickhardt, former spiritual leader at the Jewish Fellowship at Hemlock Farms, in the Poconos—Tuesday, November 12, 7:30 PM on Zoom (Link will be sent)

POETRY PRESENTATION

By Jacob Moses—Sunday, November 24.  Details TBA.

(Brought to you by Avis/Adult Learning)

We are working on Adult Learning plans for the new year.  We would appreciate it if you would think along with us.  Please tell us what you are eager to learn about, suggest what you yourself may be able to teach us, and let us know of people who can present learning programs to us.  Some of our budding ideas for programs—

Furthering our knowledge of Jewish observance and practice. 

Conversational Hebrew

The Evolution of Reformed Judaism

The Birth of Christianity and its Effect on Judaism

Aspects of the Holocaust 

A bus trip to “Jewish” Philadelphia 

Viewing the play “Gene and Gilda” at the George St. Playhouse in New Brunswick, N.J., on December 15th.

Hope you have had a wonderful summer. 

 Please look out for Adult Learning Committee meeting notices and JOIN US!

Judith Pessah & Judy Lee

Adult Learning Committee Chairperson

We hope you are enjoying the summer as we look forward to the high holidays.

The FUNdraising Committee has been working diligently to plan fun and meaningful events. 

Please save the evening of December 14th for what we hope will be a very successful Fundraiser for our Temple family.

Thank you in advance.

Rhonda Trontz-Allen, Karen Frey-Gamoran, Lissa Winchel

Co-Chairs