Within Our Family: May 18, 2013
May 13, 2013
Mazal Tov to Rebbetzin Elaine Wolf on the birth of a great-granddaughter born to her grandchildren Tamar & Tzvi Mostovicz of Beersheva, Israel.Mazal Tov also to grandparents Dr. David & Leah Wolf.
Mazal Tov to Bonnie & Elliot Diamond on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Alec, son of Janet & Louis Diamond in Chappaqua, NY.
Mazal Tov to Harriet & David Schimel on the marriage of their daughter Tamar to Shirel Safra.
Mazal Tov to Susan & Bruce Decter on the engagement of her daughter Daniella Forman to Jeffrey Kirshner, son of Marla & Mark Kirshner of Chicago. Mazal Tov also to grandparents Anita & Hal Beretz and Annette & Irving Forman.
Sponsorships: May 18, 2013
May 13, 2013
KIDDUSH
Kiddush both days of Shavuot is sponsored by Great Neck Synagogue with a Herring Table on the first day sponsored by George Aryeh in honor of all the Aryeh children
Kiddush on Shabbat is sponsored by Great Neck Synagogue
SUNDAY BREAKFAST
Breakfast is sponsored by Elizabeth Katzwer, Carol Karbowitz and Lynn Steinberg in memory of their husband and father, Jacob Katzwer, z”l
HASKAMA MINYAN
Kiddush is sponsored by Florin & Howard Silberstein in memory of his mother Libie Silberstein,z”l.
May Chesed Collection
May 13, 2013

Within Our Family: May 11, 2013
May 7, 2013
Mazal Tov to Beth & Mark Goldman on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Abraham.
Mazal Tov to Mehri & Asher Davoudpour on the upcoming marriage of their son David to Leah Aaron daughter of Miriam Aaron.
Sponsorships: May 11, 2013
May 7, 2013
Kiddush is sponsored By Great Neck Synagogue
The Shavout Barbecue and Learning is sponsored by Rita Gordonson in memory of her beloved husband, Lewis Gordonson, z”l.
Sponsorships: May 4, 2013
April 30, 2013
Kiddush is sponsored by JWed.com and founder Ben Rabizadeh with a Herring Table sponsored by Lisa & Michael Aryeh.
Bima Flowers are sponsored by Valerie & Arnon Shalit in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Jordana Simcha.
Sunday Breakfast is sponsored by Florence & Irvin Spira in memory of his beloved mother Yehudit bat Dovid Halevi Spira.
Within Our Family: May 4, 2013
April 30, 2013
Mazal Tov to Valerie Tzipora & Arnon Shalit on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Jordana Simcha Shalit. Mazal Tov to grandparents Ruth & Moshe Appelbaum.
Mazal Tov to Omed Kahani on his marriage to Sanam Yaghoubian.
Mazal Tov to Sylvia & Norman Fisher on the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter Abigail Dina Fisher daughter of Rachel Mesch & Eric Fisher in Riverdale, NY.
Mazal Tov to Roslyn & Zachary Dicker on the engagement of their granddaughter Michal Dicker, daughter of Adam & Carolyn Hochstadter Dicker, of Merion Station, PA, to Josh Halpern, son of Suri & Eitan Halpern of Bala Cynwyd, PA.
Mazal Tov to Corrie & Joe Franco and Bonnie & Michael Orbach on being honored by the NSHA.
Haircuts for Lag B’Omer
April 24, 2013
HAIRCUTS
Those who follow Ashkenazic custom may take a haircut this Friday April 26, in honor of Shabbat. Although normally one would not take a haircut before Lag B’Omer, in a year when Lag B’Omer falls on a Sunday, an exception is made. This applies on Friday only, not Thursday night.
25th Anniversary for Rabbi Polakoff
April 24, 2013
THANK YOU
Thank you all for your time, effort and participation to make Rabbi Polakoff’s 25th Shabbat Celebration a success! From Kabbalat Shabbat, the Tish, Shabbat Davening, the Youth Participation, Siyum Mishnayot, Luncheon, Seudat Shilshit and Havdalah it was an incredible Shabbat for everyone.
We thank all of our Chairs, Committee members, Sponsors, Gabbayim, Hosts and all who attended to make this a GNS Shabbat to remember. It was our pleasure to chair this wonderful event in honor of Rabbi Polakoff’s 25th Anniversary. We couldn’t have done it without all of you who helped to spread the word, remind people to sign up, write tributes, send photos, give dvrei torah, and sponsor to make this special Shabbat happen.
It was our pleasure to chair this wonderful event in honor of Rabbi Polakoff. We hope that the warmth and unity felt on this Shabbat will continue to inspire everyone to participate and strengthen our shul for the future.
Special Thanks to Mark Twersky, Ellen Polakoff, Rabbi Lichter, Rabbi Jensen, Dr. Mike and Zehava Atlas, Chazan Kron, Rabbi Bronstein, Scott Danoff, and the entire GNS staff for all of their help to make this 25th Anniversary Shabbat a success!
Sharon Goldwyn and Cindy Liebmann
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR WORK ON THE RABBI’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Sharon Goldwyn and Cindy Liebmann, Co‐ Chairs
Tisch Committee: Jonathan Reiss, Joshua Shatzkes, Co‐chairs
Tribute Committee: Viviane Breitbart, Carol Kaufman, Co‐ chairs
Photo Committee: Diane & David Rein, Debbie Hollander, Chairs
Siyum Committee : Rabbi Ian Lichter, Jason Mayer, Co‐ chairs
Seudah Shlishit Committee: Natan Hamerman, Chair
Calling Committee: Brenda Parver, Trish Moslin, Co‐chairs
Committee members
Asher Abehsera, Raylene Adler, Danny Aharon, Sheila Bachman, Emma Baum, Judy Blatter, Hal Chadow, Laura & Scott Danoff, Sara Feldschreiber, Norman Fisher, Sylvia Fisher, Susan & James Frisch, Farla Frumkin, Isaac Greszes, Sarita Greszes, Dina Hamerman, Erica & Eliot Heisler, Cindy Hodkin, Dan Horowitz, Lauren & Joseph Hyman, Lisa Kagan, Hedva Kessler, Renee Kreiger, Vivian & Nikolas Kron, Celia Lemonik, Katie Lichter, Nechama Liss‐Levinson, Richard Lillian, Goldie Lorber, Michal Malen, Addy Markowitz, Susan Mayer, Annie Mendelson, Hilly Milun, Myles Mittleman,Rachel Mosesson, Liz Ort, Ed Parver, Ellen Polakoff, Jolanta Rosenstein, Anida Rosman, Dov Sassoon, Ferry Sedaghatpour, Pia Shlomo, Susan Shore, Ellen & Mitchell Siegel, Orly & Alan Steinberg, Roz Wagner, Nate Weisel, Ellie Werber, Howard Wolf, Magda Yehaskel.
WE THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR BEING SPONSORS OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHABBAT FOR RABBI POLAKOFF. YOUR SUPPORT HELPED MAKE THIS WEEKEND A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.
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Dahlia Abraham
Mark & Adina Abraham
In memory of Allan Bachman
Frank & Eva Bachrach
Mitchell & Ada Benerofe
Jeff & Lisa Benjamin
Hal & Anita Beretz
Anthony & Elena Berkowitz
Allan & Bernadette Beyda
Arnold & Viviane Breitbart
Carol Buckmann
Mark & Linda Bunim
Jack & Sherry Cohen
Seymour & Harriet Cooper
Scott & Laura Danoff
Harold & Lorraine Domnitch
Lev & Alyna Dynkin
Mitchell & Janet Feldman
Dennis & Lori Ferster
Serge Fischler
Norman & Sylvia Fisher
Arnie & Kathy Flatow
Murray & Sadie Frank
Jeff & Marilyn Freedman
Mark & Meryl Friedman
Jim & Susan Frisch
Tom & Debbie Furst
Matt & Olga Gartenhaus
Pearl Ginsburg
David & Carol Goddard
Sol & Talia Goldwyn
Marc & Beth Gottlieb
Natan & Dina Hamerman
Joseph & Donna Hecht
William & Helaine Helmreich
Ari & Nettie Herman
Jeff & Audrey Hiller
Michael & Alisa Hoenig
David & Holly Hoenig
Robert & Debbie Hollander
In memory of Barbara
Horowitz
Jackie Hott
Joseph & Lauren Hyman
David & Trudy Justin
Leslie & Irene Kahn
Leonard & Louise Kahn
Henry & Joan Katz
Hyman & Giselle Katz
Jeff & Carol Kaufman
Ed & Hedva Kessler
Robert & Sydelle Knepper
Nik & Vivian Kron
Mark & Alla Landa
Al & Lil Leiderman
Irwin & Susan Lieberman
Jeff & Cindy Liebmann
Ron & Michal Malen
Paul & Irene Marcus
Susan Mayer
Ed & Sharon Mazur
Mallie Meisel
Robert & Annie Mendelson
Myles & Rona Mittleman
Avery & Ellen Modlin
Gladys Moslin
Miriam Oshry
Ori & Stephanie Pagovich
Polakoff Children
Fred & Janet Pomerantz
Alan & Louisa Prawer
Murray & Marci Rabinowitz
David & Diane Rein
Ira & Lori Rosenfeld
Frank & Jolanta Rosenstein
Marvin& Marsha Rotman
Dov & Aliza Sassoon
Perry & Charlotte Schneider
Hilda Schulman
Henry & Pari Schwartz
David & Susan Sedgh
Morris Seidman
Rafi & Arlette Shaya
Osnass Shein
Michael & Pia Shomo
Jonathan & Susan Shore
Mitchell & Ellen Siegel
Michael & Rachel Singer
Israel & Sydelle Slochowsky
Irvin & Florence Spira
Alan & Orly Steinberg
Jack & Hadassah Wachstock
Jeff & Celia Weber
Paul & Phyllis Weinberg
Nate & Rebecca Weisel
Murray Weiss
Edward & Sonia Weiss
David & Ellie Werber
Millie Werber
Dennis Wolf
Bill & Karen Wolff
Women’s Tefila
Ed & Karen Wydra
COMMUNITY SPONSORS
Everfresh Kosher Market
Great Neck Glatt
Metro Florist
Shop Delight
Sponsorships: April 27, 2013
April 24, 2013





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