Young Israel

Of
Sharon
40th Annual
Celebration

March 26, 2017

 Young Israel of Sharon
100 Ames St.
Sharon, MA 02067
781-784-6112
www.yisharon.org

Rabbi Noah Cheses

Rabbi Dr. Meir Sendor, Rabbi Emeritus

Officers
President Roy Strunin
Vice President Naomi Korn Gold
Recording Secretary Rebecca Milgram
Corresponding Secretary Joshua Vogel
Treasurer David Greene

Board of Directors

Chessed Rina Hoffman

Director without Portfolio David Katz
Education Ami Blaszkowsky
Financial Secretary Tzvi Diamond
Fundraising Mark Altabet
House Aaron Saks
Inclusion Jodi Saltzman
Membership Emunah Homa
Programming Randy Bergel
Publicity/Marketing/Israel Advocacy
Andrew Warren
Youth and Family Ilyse Ehrenkranz


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Welcome to the Young Israel of Sharon

40hAnnual Community Celebration

honoring

Dr. Michelle Avigan

Dr. Shlomo Lerner
Rabbi David Saltzman

March 26th, 2017

28th Adar 5777
Temple Israel
Sharon, MA
 Past Young Israel of Sharon
Dinner Honorees
Year Honorees Service Award Recipients

1977 Reitmans
1980 Burstyns
1981 Schacters Yocheved Schacter
1982 Pearlmans Myron Kaufman and Bella Adler
1984 Rodmans Isadore Mermelstein and
Marcia Shimshak
1985 13 Founding Families Abraham Kirstein & Ellen Marcus
1986 Shimshaks Herb Glick and Cyna Gilden
1987 Radonskys Marvin Berman and Leah Secunda
1988 Marcuses Gary Buchwald & Carole Brenner
1989 Smiths Ben Taube and Jill Gopin
1990 Brenners Chaim Stramer and
Ronna Finer-Berman
1991 Schreibers Jeff Secunda and Sharon Weinberg
1992 Chefitzes Stuart Scharf and Caron Ziff
1993 Hugheses Mitch Klausner and Tzila Pass
1994 Weinbergs Natan Schafer and Sharon Lerner
1995 Herburger Hana Berman and Aaron Herschfus
1996 Weiners Joan Woogmaster and
David Blaszkowsky
1997 Harrises Phyllis Schacht
 Past Young Israel of Sharon
Dinner Honorees
Year Honorees Service Award Recipients
1998 Geblers Tami Kesselman
Steve Woogmaster

1999 Spellmans Eddie Fistel

Barbara Schectman

2000 Hanaus Esther Schwartz

Stephen Schongold

2001 Rabbi Sendor Amy Fistel

Eli Stone

2002 Morry & Elana Stone Tzirla Newberger-Hirsch

Efraim Shapiro

2003 Mordy & Amira Rosenberg Andrew Warren

Shifra Kaufman

2004 Dan & Marcia Shimshak Janie Chefitz

Simi Schwartz

2005 Jay & Alyssa Rosenbaum Eli Hauser

Baila Brown

2006 The Klausner Family Sam Bloomfield

Marilyn Libman
Dov Hirsch

2007 Cary & Julie Krimsky Aaron Weinberg

Jodi Hoffman

2008 Shlomo and Sharon Lerner Jerry Barnhart

Meira Primes
 Past Young Israel of Sharon
Dinner Honorees
Year Honorees Service Award Recipients

2009 Jay and Naami Turk Rabbi Don Rosenbaum

Hedy Wald Weiner

2010 David and Shari Katz Andy Shooman

Deena Traum

2011 Leisa and Mark Glass Lisa Strunin

Gil Yehuda

2012 Susie and David Berg David Schacht

Lytal Kaufman
Jacob Blitstein

2013 Steven and Randy Bergel Danny Silverman

Deborah Fineblum
Shirley Stein

2014 Julie and Ezra Galler Dan Shimshak

Amir Karger
Marc Blitstein
2015 Michael & Dayna Delman Eli Geller & Ashley Marx

2016 Rabbi Dr. Meir Sendor

Anne Sendor
 The Rabbis Introduction
Rabbi Noah Cheses
Major league baseball recently
announced that they will be
eliminating the manual intentional
walk. Instead of having the pitcher
throw four obvious balls, hitters will
now be granted the walk through a
signal from the opposing teams
dugout. While the commissioner of
Major League baseball has justified
the move as part of an effort to try and speed up
games, many are concerned about the change.
Traditionalists argue that the four pitch intentional
walk has become a time honored part of the game.
Statisticians contend that intentional walks have,
based on data from the 2016 season, only added, on
average, 35 seconds per game. Comedians posture
that deciding on the new signal is going to be too
contentious.

I glean two insights from this recent announcement.

The first is that baseballlike most other sports
serves as a mirror of our changing society. In our
modern age, we have an increasing inability to wait
for things. We expect what we want, when we want it.
Technological advances have changed the way that
we operate as human beings. Even baseball, a game
that by design is meant to be slow and relaxing, is
succumbing, by lessoning the dead time in a game,
to the societal pressures of the day.

As Torah Jews, we protest against such trends every

Shabbat, as we slow our lives down, push technology
aside and embrace the present moment. We
prioritize the relationships in our liveswith each
other and with our Creatoras we participate in a
counter-cultural enterprise. Now, more than ever, we
need to strengthen our resolve to resist caving to the
societal pressures of the day.

The second insight is about the reaction to the

announcement. Change, as the saying goes, is hard. It
is difficult because it entails letting go of something
familiar and comfortable. Change is also inevitable; it
is built into the mechanics of creation itself. As
traditional Jews, we often seek change that is
somewhat continuous with what came before.
Orthodoxy doesnt take leaps. It evolves slowly
according to a relatively fixed set of principles and
internal mechanisms.

Even Avraham, the iconoclast who rebelled against

idolatry and championed ethical monotheism,
continued in some ways, along the path that his father
had begun. Before the command of Lech Lecha is
received by Avraham, the Torah already tells us that
Terach was on his way to Eretz Canaan, the land of
Israel. There was something brewing and Avraham
seems, at least according to the pshat, to take over
where his father left off.

During my first few months as your new Rabbi, I have

often felt the paradox of changethat it is both hard
and necessary. I have been able to work through this
discomfort by viewing my role as part of a chain, as
picking up where my esteemed predecessor left off.
Rabbi Sendor shepherded our special community for
several decades and my gratitude toward him and the
work that he did here only increases as I deepen my
understanding of what he built here. I am humbled to
try and continue his work and at the same time
embrace the inevitable changes that will become part
of my service to our community as its need develop.
The honorees of the shul dinner this yearMichelle,
David and Shlomowere largely responsible for
successfully managing the necessary and challenging
change that took place in our community over the last
18 months. Their unique ability to listen to the
community and reflect its values at every stage of the
search made for an exemplary process and yielded
pretty good results, if I may say so. I am indebted to
their thoughtfulness, thoroughness and visionary
leadership.

I hope and pray that, in partnership with our

outstanding leadershippresident and board
included, I will be part of positive change that
advances our relationship with Hashem and that
brings our community closer to our ideals and
aspirations.

With excitement for what lies ahead,

Rabbi Noah Cheses
 A Message from the President
Roy Strunin
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been!!

It is hard for me to believe that our

rabbi search process started over two
years ago when Michael Delman,
David Katz and I first reached out to
Michelle Avigan, Rabbi Saltzman, and
Shlomo Lerner. At that point our
notion of the project ahead of us was vague at best.
We knew our beloved Rabbi Sendor was retiring and
that we wanted to have a new rabbi in place for the
summer of 2016. Other than that starting point and
that finish line, we did not have a map of the course
ahead of us; the challenges we would face; how we
would do it; or even a clear understanding of where
our community would be when we finished. Yet,
despite an appreciable fear for how overwhelming this
task would be Michelle, David and Shlomo agreed
lead the effort. They agreed each with smiles.
Whats more impressive is that they were still smiling
at the end of the process.

During the nearly two years of the search process our

entire community did so much work to bring us to
where we are tonight. It was a colossal effort. In
addition to Michelle, David and Shlomo I thank every
person who gave of their time and consideration
throughout the process, through a dozen committees,
hundreds of meetings and uncountable hours of work.

In doing this we have seen some of the best our shul

has to offer. We have learned about ourselves as
shul and as a community. And we are a better
community for that. We have seen a ground-swell of
volunteerism from across all ages and social
groups. I hope that the examples of volunteerism,
ahavat Torah and ahavat Yisrael demonstrated by
Michelle, David and Shlomo will continue to inspire each
of us. And that the renewed spirit of community and
volunteerism will continue.

The successful rabbi search project led by Michelle,

David and Shlomo brought not only Rabbi Cheses to our
shul but also a new sense of growth and energy. As we
welcome Rabbi Cheses and enter the next phase of the
growth at the Young Israel of Sharon we realize that this
Long Strange Trip is not over. We are simply turning to
the next page.

Roy Strunin
 2017 Annual Dinner Honoree
Dr. Michelle Avigan

Michelle Avigan grew up in Buffalo, NY in a home that

placed a great value on community service. Her
parents, Elaine and Mickey Reiman, took active roles
in their local synagogue and jewish day school.
Michelle watched her parents regularly chair
fundraisers and take board positions so it was natural
for her to volunteer for SHAS and Young Israel soon
after she arrived in Sharon in July 1996.

Michelle met David in 1985 when they were students

at Barnard and Columbia. They lived in New Haven
CT and Riverdale NY before deciding that Sharon MA
was the perfect place to raise their family.

Within a year of moving to town, Michelle volunteered

to co-chair the Young Israel annual fundraiser and
became a member of the Striar Hebrew Academy
Board. She served as a SHAS board member for
several years and then as President for two years
before taking a break to concentrate on building her
psychology practice and spending time with her family.
In 2013, Michelle took another volunteer position at
SHAS, chairing the Head of School Support

and Evaluation Committee for two years and

subsequently joining the board for another two years. In
2014, she was asked, along with Shlomo Lerner and
David Saltzman, to co-chair the Rabbi Search
Committee.

Grateful for the support of the entire community in the

18 month long process, Michelle wishes to thank
everyone who made the search such a success. She is
particularly thankful to her children Zach, Jason and
Noah and to her husband David not just for his
patience during the search, but for 30+ years of love,
support and wise council.
 2017 Annual Dinner Honoree
Dr. Shlomo Lerner

When Shlomo moved to Sharon in 1991 he

immediately made an impact in our community.
Shlomo could be called on to lead davening or lein
with little to no notice. Shlomo's volunteering started
by joining the Striar Hebrew Academy Board and then
serving as president of the school for 2 years.
Shlomo's impact can be felt in the greater Boston
community as well. In 1997 Shlomo began
volunteering on the Maimonides school committee,
and has been an active board member since 2007. In
2002 Shlomo took on the responsibility of gabbai in the
shul. Since then, he has been assigning each week's
leaning. After 15 years of service, we see no end in
sight. During and after davening Shlomo can be found
learning quietly with a coy smile and excitedly sharing
the insights of the sefer's author with all those around.

Shlomo is following the example set by his parents

Henry and Bella, who have been a mainstay in the
Edison community for over 50 years. They have each
have held multiple positions in their local schools and
Shuls while Shlomo and his siblings were growing up.

Shlomo and his roommate Sharon are always willing to

do whatever is needed in the community with a smile
and a plate of warm cookies. They have set an example
for their children Dov, Meira, Shmuel, Dalya, Benji and
Dani.

When the board asked Shlomo to co-chair the search

committee with Michelle and David he thought it about it
for a short moment and said "sure". He worked
tirelessly with David and Michelle to create and manage
the selection process for our shul. All the hard work and
focus on the details allowed us to find our wonderful
Rabbi.
 2017 Annual Dinner Honoree
Rabbi David Saltzman

David grew up in Chicago and

attended Skokie Yeshiva and
then Ida Crown Jewish
Academy for high school. After
two years in Kerem BYavneh in
Israel, David attended Yeshiva
University where he is still
officially enrolled as a Doctoral
student (and is planning to finish
by the end of 2017). In 1995
David and Jodi were married in
NY and have four wonderful
children: Atara, Moshe, Talya,
and Yoni (and Junior the dog).

After living in NY for 12 years,

the Saltzman family moved to
Sharon in 2007. Immediately,
they joined (and currently
house) the Arboro minyan and
the Young Israel. In addition to
regular weekday and Shabbat
minyan attendance, saying a devar Torah at hashkama,
delivering the derasha when Rabbi Sendor was away,
or organizing Kinot for Tisha BAv, most of Davids
involvement in the Young Israel was accompanying
Jodi to shul events that she organized and following her
directions. Whether it was schlepping tables, hanging
up decorations, carrying boxes, setting up A/V
equipment, moving chocolate fountains, shopping at
Costco, checking in food or cleaning up, it was all done
with a smile (and very little arguing).
Then in July 2015 David received the call to partner with
Shlomo and Michelle and lead the Transition
Committee.

David was honored by this appointment and enjoyed

working with Michelle, Shlomo, the committees and all
the members who volunteered their time, energy and
efforts towards the search. By working for the shul in
this capacity he developed a newfound appreciation for
all the selfless volunteerism that is necessary for a shul
to function. With that realization, David continues to give
some of his time and energy to help advance the shul
and its members spiritually and religiously. David serves
on the Rabbi Advisory Committee, he helps organize
T.N.T, middle school seudat shlisheet, and he gives a
shiur after HaShkama.

And one last thing - GO CUBS!

Names Appearing on the Original
Young Israel of Sharon Charter

David and Bella Adler

Sheldon and Elana Arnold
Nelson and Carole Brenner
Moishe and Joanne Brown
Dr. Martin and Susan Feldman
Dr. J. Aaron and Reva Herschfus
Dr. Marvin Herschfus
Myron Kaufman
Jeremy Neimand
Evelyn Neimand
Sidney and Gloria Nicoll

The Early Founders

Rabbi Robert and Leah Gelber

Dr. Mitchell and Maxine Scheinman
Ben-Zion and Dina Taube
Aaron and Sharon Weinberg
 Past Presidents
1972 - 1974 Sheldon Arnold
1974 - 1975 Sid Nicoll, Howard Spielman
1975 - 1976 Sid Nicoll
1976 - 1978 Ben Taube
1978 - 1979 Howard Spielman
1979 - 1981 Stanley Seigel
1981 - 1983 Heshy Marcus
1983 - 1985 Jeff Secunda
1985 - 1987 Chaim Stramer
1987 - 1988 Steve Weinstein, David Chefitz
1988 - 1989 David Chefitz
1989 - 1991 Jack Schuss
1991 - 1993 Mark Weiner
1993 - 1994 Elihu Stone
1994 - 1996 David Gebler
1996 - 1998 Daniel Shimshak
1998 - 2001 Jay Harris
2001 - 2003 Jay Rosenbaum
2003 - 2005 Cary Krimsky
2005 - 2007 Jay Turk
2007 - 2009 Mark Glass
2009 - 2011 David Goldstein
2011 - 2013 Michael Delman
2013 - 2015 David Katz
 Benefactor

Thank you
Michelle, Shlomo and
David for your dedication,
patience and good humor.
Our community will always
cherish the gift of your
leadership.

Jay and Alyssa Rosenbaum

Bronze

Mazal tov

Michelle, Shlomo, and David

on this very
well-deserved honor!

From,
Otto, Emily, Ari, Eitan
and JJ Rapalino
 Mazel Tov
To Michelle, Shlomo, and
David

Your hard work

brought us results
far beyond our expectations!

Thank you and our new

Rabbi and Rebbetzin,
Noah and Sarah Cheses

From
Marcia and Dan Shimshak
We'd like to thank everyone in
the community who dedicated
considerable time and energy
as well as to all committee
members who played a crucial
role in the search:
David Avigan Adam Goldman Dovid Reisman
Suellen Beiser Steve Greenwood Daniel Rosen
David Berg Sheldon Hanau David Schacht
Randy Bergel Jodi Hoffman Michelle Shain
Marvin Berman Amir Karger Dan Shimshak
David Blazkowsky Lytal Kaufman Marcia Spellman
Carrie Bornstein Naomi Korn-Gold Chaim Stramer
Dana Dellman Cary Krimsky Shlomit Taube
Michael Dellman Shira Lowenstein Avi Traum
Bill Edelman Jon Marcus Deena Traum
Ellyn Edelman Sharon Ramelson Nina Weinstock
Ilyse Ehrenkranz Sharon Ravid Erik Winton
David Gebler Michoel Reiman Shani Winton

Sincerely,
David Saltzman, Michelle Avigan,
and Shlomo
 Dear Shlomo,
congratulations on your
achievements and continued
success in participating in
.
A community is sustained
and made strong by the
indefatigable work
of its members.
May your hard work serve as
an inspiration to others.
You make
our whole family proud!
Mom and Dad
Debbie and Avi
Rachel and Mendy
Rivka and David
Diana and Ilya
 Michelle, David and Shlomo,
We can't believe how much work you
all did in creating and managing our
shuls Rabbinical search. There
wasn't even one complaint, which can
only be attributed to the tremendous
amount of effort and thought you put
into the process.
You worked so well together to help
us find a Rabbi that we hope will
lead us for many years to come. Thank
you for taking on this enormous task
and handling it so professionally.
Here's to the 3 of you!!
David and Shari
Those of us who grew up in the
1960's never though we'd hear
ourselves saying this but... you
guys in the Selective Service
did a great job!

To Shlomo, David and Michelle,

and all who showed up for duty
under their command,
congratulations on a
masterfully executed
campaign!
Rabbi Cheses, congratulations
on your enlistment. You
answered the call of duty, and
you show up every day on the
front line, locked and loaded.
We are all glad that you signed
up! Onward to victory.

Shmuel and Roz Shafner

 Mazal Tov
to SHLOMO
on a well deserved honor.
With love and admiration,
Cheryl & David Unterberg
 Dear Dad, We know you'd rather
carve a new best time on Ripcord
than go to the shul dinner in a tie.
Nevertheless, your ability to dedicate
so much time to the Jewish
community - Gabbai, Rabbi Search
Committee, Bar Mitzvah lessons,
Maimonides School Committee and
Board, and more - is very inspiring,
especially considering your busy
career as an aspiring amateur
triathlete.
We, for sure, are very proud.
Mazal tov!

Love,
Sharon, Dov, Meira, Shmuel,
Dalya, Benjy, and Dani
David, Michelle, and Shlomo

Innumerable thanks for all

you hard work on behalf of
our community

Altabet Family
Dear Michelle, David, and
Shlomo,

Thank you so much for all

that you do for our
community!
Mazal tov for this great
honor.

Devorah and Josh

Kosowsky
 Thank you Michelle,
Shlomo, and Rabbi
Saltzman for all of your
hard work and for
making the Rabbi search
process so successful!

Yashar koach!

Mitch and Miriam

Klausner
 To David, Michelle, and
Shlomo, Thank you for your
incredible efforts in
strengthening our community!

Mazel tov on this much

deserved honor.

- The Loewenstein/Potok
Family
Thank you to the people who
brought the process to a great
conclusion.

Matt and Nina Weinstock

 To Michelle, David and
Sholomo--Mazal Tov on
your well deserved honors.
Your collective dedication,
energy and wisdom guides
our kehilah.
What wonderful role models
you all are!
~The Turk Family

And...to our dear, dear

friend Michelle - We're so
proud of you and all you do.
We love you!

Naami, Jay, Jesse, Ariana,

Ethan and Yael
 Mazel tov to the honorees.
Thank you for all your work
on behalf of the community.

Lisa and Roy Schreiber

 In recognition of the
Young Israel of Sharon
community, the well
deserving honorees, and
Aaron and Sharon
Weinberg and family.

With love,
Herbert and Anne Gerber
 Thank you
Shlomo & David
and the entire YI community.

We make a great team!!

With much appreciation,

Michelle & David Avigan

In honor of our grandchildren
Meira Shoshana Booty
and
Noam Gavriel Berman

Marvin Berman and Ronna

Finer-Berman and family
 In honor of
Shlomo Lerner,
Michelle Avigan, and
Rabbi Saltzman
for their tireless efforts
to secure our new Rav.

It was a job well done.

Marvin Berman and

Ronna Finer-Berman and
Family
 Mazal tov
to the honorees,
our friends
(and chavrutot),

David, Michelle
and Shlomo.

Marcia, Roger, Shoshi

and Avriel, Hannah,
Ellie, Aliza and Gavi
 Mazel Tov
to all of the honorees.
Thank you for all of your
effort, and contributions to
our community.

Sincerely,
Batya & David Greene
 "I searched and found" -
believe them!

To the dedicated members

of the search committee
who made tireless efforts to
search and found!

Jodi, David, Josh, Adam, and

Hannah Ephraim

 Mazal Tov and thank you to
Michelle Avigan,
Shlomo Lerner,
and Rabbi David Saltzman
for all their hard work and
leadership of the rabbinic
search process.

The Ravid Family

Mazel Tov
Dr. Michelle Avigan
Dr. Shlomo Lerner
Rabbi David Saltzman
Your many months of hard work have paid
off in the selection of an exceptional rabbi
and we will, IYH continue to see the fruits of
your labor for many years to come.
Stephanie and Moshe Kaplan and family
Michelle, David, & Shlomo, You guided our
community through the search process
with respect, poise, and true
leadership...and we got a Rabbi! Thank you
for the endless hours, tireless effort, and
sense of humor. With a front row seat to the
process, we had the pleasure of seeing
your selflessness first hand. Your
friendships have made it even sweeter.

Mazel Tov! Deena & Avi Traum & family

Mazal tov to the honorees on

this well deserved honor.

Best wishes.

Emanuel and Beila Palatinsky

 In honor of
Michelle, Shlomo and David.

We appreciate all your

tremendous work done on behalf
of our community.

Sharon and Aaron Weinberg

In honor of our new rabbi -

Welcome to Rabbi Cheses.

Thank you to the honorees

for their hard work on our
synagogue's behalf.

David and Alane Schreiber

 Mazel Tov to
David, Michelle and Shlomo
Most deserving honorees!
Thank you for your dedication and hard
work for Young Israel.
Your commitment to our community is
deeply appreciated!

With admiration,
Cheryl and Jay

Mazel tov to Michelle and Shlomo!

May all the honorees

go from strength to strength!

Susan, Stuart, Shana, Ari and Micha

Salzberg
 Mazel tov
Michelle, David & Shlomo!

You represent the virtues

of justice, truth and peace!

Many thanks for your hard work!

The Stramer & Marcus Families

Congratulations to our son-in-law/

brother-in-law Shlomo Lerner on
his well-deserved honor for all the
great volunteer work he has done
for the Young Israel of Sharon and
the entire Sharon Community over
the past 25 years

Bernice Epstein
Rob and Miriam Kelley and Family
Steve and Edith Epstein and Family
Mazel tov to our nephew and
cousin David Saltzman on this
well-deserved honor!

Myrna and Jeffrey Buckman

Chaya and Ari Buckman
Lori and Seth Gerson
Tami and Shlomo Drapkin
Jodi and Adam Weinstein

Mazal Tov to
Michelle, Shlomo, and David.

Thank you for all of your hard work.

This is a very well-deserved
recognition.

David and Tova Yarmush


The three-fold cord is not easily broken.
(Kohelet 4:12)

Michelle, R' David, and Shlomo - your power trio

rocked the rabbi search!
Our community benefited greatly from your
diligence, patience, thoughtfulness, sensitivity to
everyone's concerns, and most of all, your sense of
humor. (At least two of you.) And thank you
especially for your work to keep the chairs
supported, informed, and sane!

Amir, Jodi, Deena and Noam

Dear David,
Mazel tov on this well deserved honor. You
continue to be a source of inspiration to our entire
family, as you selflessly epitomize what it means to
be completely devoted to . May HKBH
always grant you the strength and good health to
continue all of your hard work and efforts to
benefit the klal.
Love,
Sheri, Shalom, Aharon, Sarah, Tova, David, Eliana
and Michal
P.S. You couldn't have picked a better partner!
Mazel Tov Michelle, Shlomo & David,
Kudos on a job well done.
You deserve the accolades.

Joan & Steve Woogmaster

IN HONOR OF
RABBI DAVID SALTZMAN
for a job well-done.

From
Mom and Dad
and Uncle Lenny
And the GANSA MEESHPOCHO

ToMichelle,DavidandShlomo,
weareveryproudofwhatyouhave
accomplishedforourshul.Theendproductis
great!Ourfamilyishonoredtobeclosetoyou
andyourfamiliesandwelookforwardto
manymoreyearsoffriendship.

Ruth,Ari,Mollie,Ezra,Hillel,Elon,andAvi

Mazel tov to our dear friends

Michelle, Shlomo, and David

On behalf of our whole Kehilla, thank you so much

for the endless hours, late nights, and nonstop
meetings. Your efforts have paid off in spades and
brought us the gift of Rabbi Cheses
and his lovely family.

Thank you for volunteering for this vitally

important job and putting your hearts and souls
into it.

You are YI Rockstars!

With love, Tami, Perry and family

Mazal Tov to the honorees!!

Evan & Fiona Weisman

 To Our Honorees
Michelle, David, and Shlomo
Thank you for all the time, thought and
effort you put in to bringing the Young
Israel to this next place in our history.
We are grateful and feel blessed.
The Gallers

Mazal Tov to our three honorees - thanks

for leading us through a successful search
process, as well as all the other things each
of you do!

- Naomi, Jason, Becca & Aryeh Gold

Mazel Tov to all the honorees

The Briscoe Family

Mazel to Michelle, Shlomo, and David for all
your hard work and dedication.

The Bergel Family

Mazal Tov to the honorees!

From Rebecca & Barry Rosenstein
 In honor of Rabbi David Saltzman.

Mazal Tov
on this well-deserved honor.

Isadore and Sandra Aronson Jason

and Mira Aronson and Family Rabbi
Jason and Dara Knapel and Family

To David, Michelle, and Shlomo,

Mazel tov upon being honored by the
Young Israel. Your tireless efforts in
searching for our new Rabbi are
much appreciated.
With thanks,
Maxine and Matthew Zizmor

Thank you
Michele Avigan, Shlomo Lerner
and Rabbi David Saltzman for your
dedication, hard work and integrity
through the successful search process.

Mazal Tov! The Strunin Family

 Mazal Tov to RABBI DAVID

Let's go Mets!! Benjy Berger

With much gratitude to the honorees,

we are truly blessed by the results of
your efforts. Thank you for bringing
Rabbi Cheses and his wonderful family
into our Young Israel community.

Harley and Sharon Ramelson

Congratulations to all of the

honorees! David, Shlomo and
Michelle- we are so thankful for your
tremendous efforts and all of your
hard work to bring us our wonderful
Rabbi.
With much appreciation, Jordana,
Judd, Amelia and Dean Schreiber
 In honor of our son
Rabbi David Saltzman
for a job well done

from
Jack and Annette

Congratulations to Michelle Avigan

on this special recognition

Sylvia and Shmuel Boussi

and family

Mazel Tov to our dear son-in-law,

David Saltzman,
on this well-deserved honor.

Love,
Mom and Dad
 Mazal Tov to the honorees!
Yaesher Koach.
Mark & Naomi Chernin

Congratulations to David and Jodi

on this well-deserved honor.
Your dedication to your community, the shul and its
kitchen is a model for others to emulate.
Mazal Tov,
The Sacknovitz Family

Dear Rabbi Saltzman,

Congratulations on this well-deserved
recognition.

Stuart and Calire Podell

Mazel Tov to all the honorees

and a hearty welcome
to Rabbi and Mrs. Cheses.

- The Hoffman-Weiner Clan

 Mazal Tov to the honorees!
Yaesher Koach.

Mark & Naomi Chernin

Thank you to the honorees for all that you have

done for our community.

Rachel & Elisha Ziskind

Proud of our dear friend Michelle Avigan

Our best wishes,

Eve and David Leibowitz

Lynn and Steven Farber

Mazel Tov to Michelle

from
Mark, Helen, Philip,
Adam, Alisa and Laura
 Mazel tov to the honorees:
Dr. Michelle Avigan,
Dr. Shlomo Lerner,
Rabbi David Saltzman
Hatzlacha Rabbah
Shoshana and
Rabbi Barry Hartman

Congratulations and Thank you

Michelle, Shlomo and David for representing
us and working on the most important issue
for the community.

Richard & Sabina Feczko

Michelle, Shlomo and David,

Thank you for your tireless hard work
and distinguished leadership which you
carry-out with integrity and genuineness.
A well-deserved Mazel Tov to all of you,
Amy Levitan
and the Levitan-Rosen children

Mazel Tov Michelle!

We Love You!
Roz & Matt
 Mazal Tov to our honorees
Michelle Avigan, Shlomo Lerner &
David Saltzman

Ken & Rebecca Milgram

Mazel Tov! Mazel Tov! Our cousin Rabbi David

Saltzman is a Renaissance man: combining wisdom &
scholarship with compassion & kindness. His efforts
on behalf of your community reveal his qualities as a
very special person!
Love, Becky & Gerry

Michelle, Shlomo, David, In spearheading the Rabbi

Search Committee with your characteristic
sensitivity, thoroughness, and humility, you have
ushered our kehillah into a new and exciting era.
We cannot thank you enough!

The Fistel Family

 Mazal Tov Shlomo!
You are an amazing person, who
accomplishes so much. We are grateful that
you are our good friend for so many years!

Beth and Rafi Mor

With thanks to all the honorees

for your hard work and
dedication,
Zach and Emunah Homa and
Family

Mazel Tov
to the Tremendous Trio
of Michelle, Shlomo and Reb David!

The Rosen Family

Congratulations to our worthy honorees!

-- Ron Cohen
Mazal Tov to the honorees on this
well deserved honor.
With appreciation,
Ian & Sharyn Schechter

Congratulations Michelle on being recognized for

all of your wonderful contributions and
achievements. You are an inspiration to our family!
Love,
Mark, Ivona, Sonya and Aviad Poznansky

We really love the honorees.

Huge thanks for all your work.
The Schacht Family

David, Michelle and Shlomo,

Yasher Koach on all of your hard work.
The huge success of the process and the result
speak for themselves!

Aryeh Feder and Rachel Levine

 Well-Wishers

David & Susie Berg

David & Ami Blaszkowsky
Mark Bailen, Monica Roizner & Family
Daniel & Sara Epstein
Michael & Adrea Gerber
David & Michelle Hamer & Family
Hillis-Jaffe Family
Tamar Krongrad
Chayanna & Harris Lappen
Sheera & Keith Landsman
Alexander & Larisa Liberman
Hilary Miller
Mordechai & Nechama Lea Rackover
Rafi Feingold & Rebecca Raub
Rabbi Dovid & Cyna Reisman
Shabtai & Mindy Sapir
Reena Slovin
Gary & Cheri Sternberg
Sara & Noam Tsuberi
Drs. Steven & Randy Ugent
Daniel & Karen Zwillenberg
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Celebration Coordinators:
Lynn Hanau and Shani Winton

Celebration Committee:

Suellen Beiser Devorah Kosowsky

Randy Bergel Julie Krimsky
Jodi Ephraim Sharon Lerner
Ilyse Ehrenkranz Emily Rapalino
Debbie Ellenbogen Alyssa Rosenbaum
Julie Galler Jodi Saltzman
Batya Green Jordana Schreiber
Lynn Hanau Deena Traum
Jodi Hoffman Naami Turk
Shari Katz Shani Winton
Tami Kesselman
Miriam Klausner

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Amir Karger Aaron Saks
David Katz Josh Vogel
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