Within Our Family: May 18, 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

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

Within Our Family: May 11, 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

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

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

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

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

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

Kiddush is sponsored by Alina & Lev Dynkin in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son Joseph

Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Edward & Peter Weiss in memory of their mother Bertha Weiss, z”l

Kiddush at the Hashkama Minyan is sponsored by Anne & Harvey Brenner.

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