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Todah Rabah – Thank You
Donations in honor of and in memory of
October 2025
We’re tremendously grateful for this community’s continued support of one another and of BJ.
Acknowledgements for donations in honor of and in memory of community members and loved ones will be published on this page monthly with a link in our weekly community email, “This Week at BJ,” on the second Thursday of the following month.
In Honor Of
| Donor | Honoree | Message | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lill Platt | Myriam Abramowicz | In honor of Myriam Abramowicz. Thank you for all you do. | |
| Audrey Marcus Berkman | Leo Arenson | Mazal tov, Leo! What a wonderful mitzvah project! | |
| Gerald and Shela Bordin | Leo Arenson | In honor of Leo Arenson | |
| Gerald and Shela Bordin | Leo Arenson | In honor of Leo Arenson | |
| Juliana Collamer | Leo Arenson | What a great cause! Sorry to miss the mitzvah. Congrats and enjoy your special day. | |
| Leah Flamm | Leo Arenson | Leo – Mazel tov on becoming a bar mitzvah. We are so proud of the young man you have become and of the important work you’re doing to serve refugee children. Sending you lots of love from Juliana, Nick, and baby Ezra! | |
| Joshua Griggs | Leo Arenson | Mazel Tov!! Love the Lefkowitz Family | |
| Rebecca Halpin | Leo Arenson | Mazel tov, Leo! | |
| Emma Lefkowitz | Leo Arenson | In honor of Leo Arenson | |
| Fred Levine | Leo Arenson | Congratulations on your becoming bar mitzvah. | |
| The Wallach Family | Leo Arenson | We are so proud of you Leo and the important work you are doing to help so many in need. Mazel Tov on your upcoming Bar Mitzvah! You have studied and worked hard for this! | |
| Sasah Rieber | Leo Arenson | Mazel Tov!!!!!! Such an amazing charity! | |
| Tamar Shoval | Leo Arenson | Dear Leo, Happy to contribute to your project. This is a great idea and I am glad to support this important work. Keep it up and mazel tov! | |
| Dina Wizmur | Leo Arenson | Mazel Tov!!! Love, Charlie and family | |
| Ruth Hatchuel | The synagogue clergy | In honor of the synagogue clergy | |
| Lisa Machlin | BJ clergy | In honor of the BJ clergy | |
| Franklin La Paz | The BJ rabbis | In honor of the BJ rabbis | |
| Jake Schwartz | BJ clergy and music team | In honor of BJ clergy and music team | |
| Judy Geller-Marlowe and Glenn Marlowe | Sheila Bleckner | In honor of Sheila Bleckner | |
| Charlotte Fiehn | Benjamin Van Buskirk | In honor of Benjamin Van Buskirk | |
| Oliver Cohen | Barbara Cohen | In honor of Barbara Cohen | |
| Rebecca Kalb | Joseph and Yaffa Dolinsky | Although I’m in Western MA, I was able to join services at BJ via Zoom, and I’m so grateful to have been part of them. Your sermons on Rosh Hashanah Day 1 and Yom Kippur really touched me — they’ve stayed on my mind, and I’m planning to listen to them again. | |
| Amanda Hassan | Janine Dorland | In honor of her birthday, happy birthday Janine! | |
| Judith Trachtenberg | Shira Fernandes | In honor of Shira Fernandes reading torah for the first time at BJ | |
| Andrew Lustbader | Janine Gayer-Dorland | In honor of Janine Gayer-Dorland | |
| Suzy Reingold | Carol Gelles | In honor of Carol Gelles | |
| Rochelle Y | Paula Kramer Weiss and Carol Gelles | Thank you to Paula Kramer Weiss and Carol Gelles for their kind efforts on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. | |
| Robin Goodstein | Estelle Goodstein | We honor our mother’s birthday, Estelle Goodstein, who will be 101 years on Tishrei 20, October 18. | |
| Judy Geller-Marlowe and Glenn Marlowe | Joyce Gottlieb | In honor of Joyce Gottlieb | |
| Michael Ohana | Nancy Greenblatt | In honor of Nancy Greenblatt | |
| Thomas Eckhardt and Robin Harper | Rita G. Harper | In honor of Rita G. Harper | |
| Nicole Kligerman | Helaine Harte | In honor of Helaine Harte | |
| Paul Kantrowitz | Cara Kantrowitz | In honor of Cara Kantrowitz | |
| Doug Davis and Rachel and Trish Littman | Rachel J Littman | In honor of Rachel J Littman | |
| Toni Siegel | Jack David Marcus | In honor of Jack David Marcus for being an usher full of love and chesed for those of us in the special needs section at 88th Street. | |
| Eileen Wachter | Dova Marder, Stephen Friedgood, and Matan Marder-Friedgood | In honor of Dova Marder, Stephen Friedgood, and Matan Marder-Friedgood | |
| Sheila Cohen | Rabbi Roly Matalon | In honor of Rabbi Roly Matalon | |
| James and Sonia Cummings | Rabbi Roly Matalon | For the special Kol Nidre appeal celebrating 40 years with R. Roly Matalon, 200 years as a unique congregation, and deep appreciation for 5786 Yamim Nora’im. | |
| Prof. Lois Dubin | Rabbi Roly Matalon | In honor of Rabbi Roly Matalon | |
| Lisa Egan | Rabbi Roly Matalon | Thank you Roly for all of the joy and comfort you have provided to me personally and to Eric, Zef, Jasper, and Cassidy. You have help guide us to live meaningful and thoughtful lives and seek and find comfort in a loving spiritual community. | |
| Sue Fein | Rabbi Roly Matalon | In honor of Rabbi Roly Matalon | |
| Nancy Feinglass | Rabbi Roly Matalon | In honor of Rabbi Roly Matalon | |
| Micah Bookman and Nessa Geffen | Rabbi Roly Matalon | In honor of Rabbi Roly Matalon | |
| Sian Gibby | Rabbi Roly Matalon | In honor of Rabbi Roly Matalon | |
| Sharon golden | Robbi Roly Matalon | In honor of Robbi Roly Matalon | |
| Frima Fox Hofrichter | Rabbi Roly Matalon | In honor of Roly | |
| Rabbi Ian Jacknis | Rabbi Roly Matalon | In honor of Rabbi Roly Matalon | |
| Judith Kahn | Rabbi Roly Matalon | In honor of Rabbi Roly Matalon | |
| Richard and Rosemary Kalikow | Rabbi Roly Matalon | In honor of all the good work Roly has done for the BJ community, and his friendship. | |
| Tovah Feldshuh and Andrew Levy | Rabbi Roly Matalon | in honor of Roly’s commitment to our community and our family, integrity and success in building and maintining our unity. THANK YOU!!!! | |
| Ayelet Cohen and Marc Margolius | Rabbi Roly Matalon | In honor of Rabbi Roly Matalon | |
| Judy Geller-Marlowe and Glenn Marlowe | Rabbi Roly Matalon | Inspired by Yamim Nora’im services with all of the rabbis and prayer leaders… | |
| Mark Lehrman and Marya Pollack | Rabbi José Rolando Matalon | In honor of Rabbi José Rolando Matalon | |
| Hannah Rittenberg | Rabbi Roly Matalon | In honor of Rabbi Roly Matalon | |
| Randi Saslow | Rabbi Roly Matalon | From a virtual member who has been deeply inspired. | |
| Beth Brodsky and Amir Shaviv | Rabbi Rolando Matalon | In honor of Rabbi Rolando Matalon | |
| Jerry Sklar | Rabbi Roly Matalon | 40 times chai. 40 years in the desert, spent by Moshe on Mt. Sinai receiving the Torah among other items of significance and now…40 years of Roly at (mostly leading) BJ. Congratulations and todah rabah. | |
| Stacey Merel and Ronald Taffel | Rabbi Roly Matalon | We’ve been with you, Roly, from the beginning. We will be grateful to you forever. Thank You, from Ron, Stacey, Leah, and Sam. | |
| Stephen Manning and Nancy Wayne | Rabbi Rolando Matalon | In honor of Rabbi Rolando Matalon | |
| Sheila Weimberg and Sheila Weinberg | Rabbi Roly Matalon | In honor of Rabbi Roly Matalon | |
| Eileen B Weiss | Rabbi Roly Matalon | In honor of Rabbi Roly Matalon | |
| Margie Stern | Bruce and Marsha Noble | in honor of Bruce and Marsha Nobles’ 80th birthdays | |
| Gwen Horn and Stu Prager | Eli Kaminsky and Rebecca Prager | In honor of the upcoming marriage of Eli Kaminsky and Rebecca Prager From the Prager Family |
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| Mathew and Sara Levine and Sara Pasternak | Rabbi Roly Matalon, Rabbi Felicia Sol, Rabbi Anne Ebersman, and Cantor Ari Previn | In honor of our son Joseph and Michelle Burschtin’s wedding on October 19, 2025. | |
| Shera Raisen | Elliott and Sondra Raisen | In honor of Elliott and Sondra Raisen | |
| Alicia M Samuels | Eli Rosenstock | Eli Rosenstock’s bar mitzvah | |
| Nili Gitig and Mark Rosentraub | Mia Schwartz | In honor of Mia Schwartz | |
| Brenda Segel | Harry and Sylvia Segel | In honor of Harry and Sylvia Segel | |
| Nancy Silver | Jonathan Silver | In appreciation of Jonathan Silver’s leadership of the mindfulness prayer havurah. | |
| Robert Bank and Alan Cohen | Rolando Matalon and Felicia Sol | In honor of Rolando Matalon and Felicia Sol | |
| Robin Goodstein | Sivan Sol | In honor of Sivan Sol | |
| Nancy K Kaufman | Rabbi Felicia Sol | During my recovery from a major surgery, I was able to link into your High Holy Day services and was so uplifted by them especially on Rosh Hashanah. Your voices, Dvar Torahs, and overall service was just what I needed. | |
| Stanley Pantowich | Rabbi Felicia Sol | In honor of Rabbi Felicia Sol | |
| Lynn Povich and Stephen Shepard | Rabbis Roly Matalon and Felicia Sol | In honor of Rabbis Roly Matalon and Felicia Sol | |
| John and Pamela Grossman | Ellen Walker | In honor of Ellen Walker | |
| Deena Cowans | Rabbi Becca Weintraub | In honor of Rabbi Becca Weintraub | |
| Mindy Edelman | Rebecca Weintraub | In honor of Rebecca Weintraub | |
| Robin Goodstein | Rabbi Becca Weintraub | In honor of Rabbi Becca Weintraub | |
| Judy Geller-Marlowe and Glenn Marlowe | Belle Yoeli | In honor of Belle Yoeli |
In Memory Of
| Donor | Message |
|---|---|
| Howard Altmann | In memory of Judith Altmann |
| Julie Barer | In memory of Harris Barer |
| Ken Berger | In memory of Isaac Berger |
| Karen Humphrey | In memory of Bobbie Berger |
| Kathy Thompson Ron Bergmann | In memory of Therese, Paul, and Peter Bergmann |
| Lynne Kornblatt | In memory of Ann Birstein |
| Kyle Brandon | In memory of Arlene Brandon |
| Irwin Brandon | In memory of Arlene Brandon |
| Loren I Brenowitz | In memory of Roz & Harry Brenowitz |
| Jacob and Lauren Schulz | In memory of Nathaniel Brogadir |
| Robin Buchholz | In memory of Stanley Buchholz |
| Gena Buchwald | In memory of Faigee Gital bat Reuven- Gloria Buchwald |
| Andreia Mantilla | In memory of Silvina Diaz Cabrera |
| Francine Collins | In loving memory of my father, Louis Collins |
| Robyn Henzel | In memory of Irving Cooperberg |
| Robin Goodstein | In memory of my dear sister, Adnrea Goodstein Cortez, gone 25 years |
| Marian Warden | In memory of Mark Dershowitz |
| Glenn Easton | In memory of Maxine Easton |
| Sheila Felton | In memory of Miriam Felton |
| Mindie Flamholz | In memory of Lois flamholz |
| Myriam Abramowicz, Hepzibah and Maya Alon, Charlene Alpay, Karen Ames, Ed Amira, Caroline Andrews, Yelena Aptekar, Paula Arbit and Family | In memory of Paul Freireich |
| Marsha Boer | In memory of Moishe Yehuda Genauer |
| Nancy Wolkenberg Greenblatt | In memory of Marc Gershowitz |
| Jerry and Sheila Rothman | In memory of Marc Gershowitz |
| Charles Gerson | In memory of Charles David Gerson |
| Herbert and Judith Katz | In memory of Michael Gertzman |
| Nathan Calvin and Amelia Geser | In memory of Lou Geser |
| Robert Sobelsohn | In memory of Martin Yarvis & Hermine Gladstone |
| Aliza Glustrom DuBois and Mike Richman | In memory of Rabbi Simon & Helen Glustrom |
| Lisa Goldfarb and George Burns | In memory of Benjamin and Pearl Goldfarb |
| Cynthia and Laurence Golding | In memory of Jordan and Sandra Golding |
| Jon Gordon | In memory of Sidney and Gilda Gordon |
| Deborah Greenberg | In memory of Judith Greenberg |
| Sarah Minion | In memory of Joseph and Thelma Greenman |
| Andrea Greenman Neufeld and Amos Neufeld | In memory of our parents, Joseph and Temmy Greenman |
| Robin Goodstein | In memory of Hanna Hatzor |
| Dorit Ritter | In memory of Rina Ben Ishay |
| Sherri Kasten | In memory of Et’l bat Aryeh Leib v’Itkeh |
| Sophie Klein | In memory of Fay Klein |
| Abbe Klein | In memory of Fay Klein |
| Sherry Kohn | In memory of Doris and Walter Kohn |
| Lorraine Korn | In memory of David Korn |
| Jenna Krumminga and Nici Wertecki | In memory of Guenther Krumminga |
| Sara Leopold Spinnell | In memory of G. Vernon Leopold |
| Peter Levine | In memory of Burt and Alice Levine |
| Simone Policano | In memory of Geri Levine |
| Susan London | In memory of Dr. Ronald London |
| Marvin Lange and Ellen Metzger | In memory of Leon Metzger, on his 10th yahrzeit |
| Karen Lux | In memory of Roger Moss |
| Meryl Zegarek | In memory of Sidney Oberstein |
| Bonnie Oglensky and Ira Schwarz | In memory of Burtis and Ruth Oglensky |
| Steven Raber and Lynne Rosenthal | In memory of Rosenthal & Raber Parents |
| Linda Popick | In memory of Philip Perlstein |
| Meryl Ravitz | In memory of Philip Perlstein |
| Darlene Zimbardi | In memory of Miriam Perrin |
| Jonathan and Micki Reiss | In memory of our fathers, Tevis Kaplan & Harry Reiss |
| Rita Rozenkranz | In memory of Sally and Sol Rosenkranz |
| Lisette and Michael Rubell | In memory of Morris and Elaine Rubell and Elie and Rosa Ferera |
| Olga Ryzowy | In memory of Walter Ryzowy |
| Susan Salwen | In memory of David and Barbara Salwen |
| Wendy Sax | In memory of Alice and Karl Sax |
| David Meister and Linda Senat | In memory of Mac and Sonia Senat |
| Lorraine and Ronald Check | In memory of Aranka and Morris Sicherman |
| Gary Smoke | In memory of Leslee Smoke |
| Barbara and Jeffrey Soffer | In memory of Jeffrey Soffer |
| Bruce Soloff | In memory of Eric Soloff |
| Karen Soren | In memory of Toni and Howard Soren |
| Lester Lenoff and Robin Soren | In memory of Toni and Howard Soren |
| Jolie Mansky | In loving memory of Sherry (Sarah) Stauber-Roberts. Grateful to BJ. |
| Judith Stern | In memory of Henry Stern |
| James Stulman | In memory of Elga Kron Stulman |
| Alva Stux | In memory of Linda Kay Bayless Stux |
| Barbara Sugin | In memory of Leonard Sugin |
| Nina Trembley | In memory of Sharon Waks |
| Lawrence Weiss | In memory of my dear grandmother, Rose Weinberg. |
| Lawrence Geismar | In memory of Isaac Weiner |
| Douglas Waite and Karen Wexler | In memory of Anne and Frank Wexler |
If you made a donation in honor of or in memory of during the period specified above and your gift is not listed, please let us know.
Honoring & Remembering Our Loved Ones
At B’nai Jeshurun, we hold sacred the act of remembrance, honoring the lives and legacies of those who have passed. There are several meaningful ways to honor and remember our loved ones through tzedakah.
