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Todah Rabah – Thank You
Donations in honor of and in memory of
September 1–30, 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
| Message | Donor |
|---|---|
| Jenny Mariaschin-Rudin | In honor of Shira Averbuch’s Shira with Shira album release |
| Ira and Sally Henowitz | In honor of all the clergy, leadership, staff, and member volunteers |
| Frank La Paz | In honor of the BJ rabbis |
| Jerry and Sheila Rothman | In honor of Rabbi Marcelo Bronstein and Karina Zilberman |
| Joseph M. Viuker | In honor of Penny Dannenberg |
| Rachel Townzen | In honor of Rabbis Lauren Holtzblatt, Sarah Krinsky, and Anina Dassa |
| Nora Gaines | In honor of the birth of Sadie Joan Ganes and her parents Kiana Davis and Alex Ganes |
| Betty Jane Jacobs and Alfred Litman | In honor of the birth of Sadie Joan Ganes and the work that her mother Kiana Davis does to make the world a better place for everyone |
| Mimi Lox | Mazel tov to Kiana Davis and Alex Ganes on the birth of your baby girl, Sadie Joan Ganes |
| Susan Sanders | In honor of Kiana Davis’ baby |
| Gayle Waxenberg | In honor of Sadie Joan Ganes |
| Donna Divine | In honor of Helena Diamant Glass |
| Robin Goodstein | In honor of Estelle Goodstein’s 101st birthday |
| Susan Breitzer | In honor of Joyce Gottlieb |
| Joyce Gottlieb | In honor of Rabbi J. Rolando Matalon and his steadfast leadership, commitment, and unwavering dedication. |
| Judy Geller-Marlowe and Glenn Marlowe | In honor of Rabbi Roly Matalon |
| Lucille Slurzberg | In honor of Rabbi Roly Matalon |
| Joseph Rubin and Corinne Winston | In honor of Roly and Felicia |
| Nadine Hack and Jerry Dunfey | In honor of our three newborn great-grandsons, Barry, Dempsey & Milo |
| Gail Ressler | Mi sheberakh for my mother and friends who need our prayers: Bella, Paula, Shelley, and Allison |
| Alicia M. Samuels | In honor of Eli Rosenstock’s upcoming bar mitzvah |
| Ellen Corenswet and John Morgan | In honor of Ruth Jarmul & Irv Rosenthal on their 50th wedding anniversary |
| Arlene Rosen | In honor of Jonathan Silver and his Tuesday Mindfulness Prayer Havurah |
| Barbara M. Blum | In honor of Rabbi Felicia Sol |
| Mark Laska and Yael Ridberg | With gratitude to Rabbi Felicia Sol for her leadership |
| Elizabeth Greenstein | In honor of Jack Stern on his birthday |
| Robin Goodstein | In honor of Rabbi Rebecca Weintraub |
In Memory Of
| Donor | Message |
|---|---|
| Mitchell Bacharach | In memory of Chanah bat Ben Zion HaLevi v’Sarah |
| Ken Berger | In memory of Isaac Sander Piez Berger (Barak Moshe ben Reuveyn v’ Tzivia) |
| Marsha Boer | In memory of Dominique Boer |
| Dena Hubscher | In memory of Judith Bogomol |
| Nora Gaines | In memory of John Chorbajian |
| Marsha Boer | In memory of Miriam and Harold Cohen |
| Sydney Smith and Sara Stein | In memory of Gayla Copland Stein and Stanley M. Stein; Rose and Phil Copland |
| Jerry and Sheila Rothman | In memory of Ian Crystal |
| Robin Goodstein | In memory of Andrea Goodstein Curtis |
| Robert Daley | In memory of the yahrzeits of Horace and Mildred Daley |
| Gayle Waxenberg | In memory of George Damiano |
| Paul Dashefsky | In memory of Yoseph Chayim ben Bezalel Dashefsky |
| Mark Dorf | In appreciation for your Zoom minyan allowing me to say Kaddish for my mother, Joan Roberta Dorf. |
| Laurie Kovens | In memory of Gideon Eisenberg |
| Tobey Hartman | In memory of Saul Elkin, our beloved cousin, who passed on July 14, 2025 |
| Fernando and Suelen Fijor | In memory of Jan Fijor |
| Jordan Friedland | In memory of Seth Friedland |
| Ellen Friedman | In memory of Mordechai Friedman |
| Barbara and Robert Willinger | In memory of Rise Gakub |
| Nathaniel Glass | In memory of Miriam and William Glass |
| Cara Glickman | In memory of Gail Unowsky and Muriel Glickman |
| Stuart Neidus | In memory of Lidiya Golubitsky |
| Melissa Starr Wenig | In memory of my husband, Joel Leib Gordon z”l. The memory of the joy BJ brought to my husband years ago still is etched in my soul. And the note Roly sent me touched my heart deeply. If I lived in NYC I would be an active member of BJ. Thank you for touching so many other people’s hearts and souls. |
| Robin Goodstein | In memory of Hanna Hatzor |
| Robin Honig | In memory of Marlene and Herbert Honig |
| Jeffrey and Shelley Kehl | In loving memory of my mother, Pearl Kehl |
| Sasha King | In memory of Karen Barnett King |
| Hindy Kisch | In memory of Alexander L. Kisch |
| Andrew Kisch and Katy Marshall | In memory of Alexander Kisch |
| Joyce Klestzick | In memory of Karen Klestzick |
| Eva Sax-Bolder and Larry Bolder | In memory of Mark Knoller |
| Jack Kolodny | In memory of Lazar Ben Yakov haLevi |
| Mimi Lox | in memory of my mother, Elsie Lox |
| Mark Matchen | In memory of my mother, Beatrice Matchen z”l. With gratitude to the rabbis and lay leaders, as well as the minyan participants, who gave me this comforting space and community to say Kaddish for my mother for the last 11 months. |
| Deborah Lee Miller | In memory of Rose and Ivan Miller |
| Lawrence Mittman | In memory of my daughter, Wesley Mittman LePatner. I’m so grateful for the online minyan that allows me to mourn my beloved daughter. |
| Marsha Boer | In memory of Jeri Sue Moore |
| Wendy Pachter | In memory of Irwin J Pachter |
| Jack Reitzes | In memory of Jack Reitzes |
| Michael Rosen | In memory of Stanley and Barbara Rosen |
| Lori Rubin | In memory of Phyllis Friedman Rosen (Freyda Ruchel bat Gittel v’Gershon). Thank you for the blessing of this Zoom community! |
| Amanda and Joel Ryzowy | In memory of Walter Ryzowy |
| Olga Ryzowy | In memory of Walter Ryzowy |
| Rae-Carole Fischer and Joseph Saltiel | In memory of Tmima Saltiel |
| Susan Sanders | In memory of my mother, Dora Sanders, on her 16th yahrtzeit. She was a Holocaust survivor and would be grateful for BJ’s efforts on behalf of refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers. |
| Susan Goldberg | In memory of Lea Savitch |
| Michelle Schaffer | In memory of my mother, Miriam Schaffer, who brought me to the wonderful BJ morning minyan; and in honor of the clergy and lay leaders, Joyce and Ellen, and the community that make the morning minyan a warm and meaningful experience. |
| Steven Schwartz | In memory of Robert S. Schwartz |
| Eric Schwimmer | In memory of Robert and Barbara Schwimmer |
| Susan Abend | In memory of Maxine Smolen |
| Nora Gaines | In memory of my grandmother, Minna Stadler |
| Evelyn Stern | In memory of my parents, Abe and Itza Stern |
| Roberta Stern | In memory of Arlene and Harry Stern |
| Toni Siegel | In memory of Peter Sturtevant |
| Leslie Verter | In memory of Helen and Samuel Verter |
| Lawrence Geismar | In memory of Isaac Weiner |
| Jacqueline Weiss | In memory of Goldie and Morris Weiss |
| Lisa Woititz | In memory of David Ben Peretz V Gavriella |
| Abby Wolf | In memory of Harriet and Paul Wolf |
| Judith Batalion | In memory of Sara and Israel Zelechowsky |
| Judith and Jules Love | In memory of Tobia Zwerdling |
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.
