January 2026 Tributes

ABE & BEA KATZMAN CAMP RAMAH FUND
In memory of
Leonard Baruch – Judith Blumeno
Larry Kirstein – Judith Blumeno

TIMELY TORAH SPONSORS
In honor of
Rabbi Yoni Dahlen’s special birthday – Soozee Alterman
Rabbi Aaron Starr’s birthday – Soozee Alterman
Marking the yahrzeit of
Walter Seligson – Dorit & Shimon Edut
Lynn Podolsky – Arnold Podolsky
Nathan Rubin – Barbara Zack & Norman Rubin
Harry Fink & Thelma “Tobie: Ginsburg. – Rhonda Ginsburg
Mickey Alterman – Soozee Alterman

ANN & LEONARD P. BARUCH TZEDAKAH FUND
In memory of
Leonard P. Baruch – Adam Horowitz
Leonard Baruch – Alan Schwartz
Leonard Baruch – Allen & Sandy Cohen
Leonard Baruch – Andrea and Josh Laker
Leonard P. Baruch – Anita Naftaly
Leonard P Baruch – Judy and Arnie Goldman
Leonard Baruch – Arnold & Diane Gartner
Leonard P. Baruch – Barry Landau
Leonard Baruch – Barry & Deena Weisberg
Leonard Baruch – Beverly Frank
Leonard Baruch – Handelsman/Weingarden Family
Leonard Baruch – Carol Sue and Stephen Coden
Leonard Baruch – Cheryl Weiss
Leonard Baruch – Dale Adler
Leonard P. Baruch – Lorraine & Daniel Feber
Leonard Baruch – Debbie & Gil Mann
Leonard Baruch – Dianne Alpiner
Leonard Baruch – Dottie and Don Wagner
Leonard Baruch – Dov & Judith Shenkman
Leonard P. Baruch – Eileen Lachover – Eileen
Leonard Baruch – Michele and Eli Saulson
Leonard Baruch z”l – Eric & Dava Yanoff
Leonard Baruch – Ethan & Gretchen Davidson
Leonard P. Baruch – Eugene & Anne Greenstein
CSZ Exec. Dir. Em. Leonard P. Baruch by Miriam B. Rich & Family
Leonard Baruch – Frieda Langnas
Leonard Baruch – Gary & Barbara Eisenberg
Leonard P. Baruch – Gerald & Elaine Laker
Leonard Baruch – Nancy and Harold Finkel
Leonard P. Baruch – Penny & Harold Blumenstein
Leonard Baruch – Harry Siegel & Mindy Salzberg-Siegel
Beloved husband Leonard Baruch – Helene Brody
Leonard Baruch – James & Mary Starr
Leonard Baruch – Jeff Hermann & Lynne Konstantin
Leonard Baruch – Jeffrey Serman
Leonard Baruch – Jeffrey Garden
Leonard Baruch – Jeffrey & Carol Resnick
Leonard Baruch – Joan Freedman
Leonard Baruch – Joanne & Michael Rowe
Leonard Baruch – Joel & Karen Kahn
Leonard Baruch – Judith Fridson
Leonard P. Baruch – Karl & Elaine Herman
Mr. Leonard Baruch – Kathleen & Richard Brown
Leonard P. Baruch – Murray Levin, Elisa Levin Wayne, Jay Levin, Brad Levin, Emily Levin and Daniel Levin
Leonard Baruch – Lance Lis
Leonard Baruch – Larry and Rosalind Nemer
Leonard Baruch – Lawrence & Suzanne Dell
Leonard P. Baruch – Libby Ben-Moche
Leonard Baruch – Lisa Gans
Leonard Baruch – Marc Sussman & Lynne Avadenka
Leonard P. Baruch – Marilyn Schakne
Leonard P. Baruch – Mark & Debbie Landau
Leonard Baruch – Shelly and Mark Rubenfire
Leonard P. Baruch – Marla & Andy Moiseev
Leonard P. Baruch – Martin & Janice Stoneman
Leonard Baruch – Maryanne Murawski
Leonard Baruch – Melvin & Karol Chinitz
Leonard Baruch – Michael Sherman & Alexis Schostak
Leonard Baruch – Michael & Barbara Horowitz
Leonard Baruch – Mindy Ribnick
Leonard Baruch – Nancy & Mike Schoenberger
Leonard Baruch z”l – Neil Zechman
Leonard Baruch – Joni and Neil Satovsky
Leonard P. Baruch – Doreen & Nison Sabin
Leonard P. Baruch – Ruth & Norman Beitner
Leonard P. Baruch – Pamela David
Leonard P. Baruch – Paul & Carol Hooberman
Leonard Baruch – Paul & Roberta Ingber
Leonard Baruch – Ralph Zuckman
Leonard Baruch – Randee Lipman
Leonard P. Baruch – Rena & Ronald Meyers
Leonard Baruch – Reva Barahal
Leonard Baruch – Richard & Denise Victor
Leonard P. Baruch – Jody & Richard Grossman
Leonard P. Baruch – Louise & Robert Horowitz
Leonard P. Baruch – Dr. Robert & Rhonda Rich
Leonard Baruch – Ronna Ross
Leonard Baruch – Rosanne Lemansky
Leonard P. Baruch – Ruth Kahn
Leonard P. Baruch – Ruth Hurvitz and family
Leonard P. Baruch – Enid & Sam Wapner
Leonard P. Baruch – Sandra M. Silver
Leonard P. Baruch – Sara Jane Keidan
Leonard P. Baruch he left a beautiful lasting legacy – Sharon Alterman
Leonard P. Baruch – Sheldon & Barbara Larky
Leonard Baruch – Stephen Korn
Leonard Baruch – Heather, Steve, Brooke, Hannah, and Julia Rosenberg Leonard Baruch – Steven & Barbara Tronstein
Leonard P. Baruch – Beth and Steve Margolin
Leonard Baruch – Yale & Anna Levin

BETTY FISHMAN FUND
In memory of
Dr. Marvin Aronovitz – Jeri & Steven Fishman
Executive Director Emeritus Leonard Baruch – Jeri & Steven Fishman

BUILDING FUND
Marking the yahrzeit of
Elaine Perlman – Dr. Owen & Sheila Perlman & Family

CSZ VILLAGE DONATIONS
From Ayelet & David Ellenbogen
Marking the yahrzeit of
Marcia Klain – Alice & Richard Silbergleit

CULTURAL PROGRAMMING CONTRIBUTION
In memory of
Marvin Aronovitz – Shelly Allyn-Podolsky

DR. ROBERT TAM VETERANS FUND
In memory of
Ann Adelman – Elizabeth Tam
Leonard P. Baruch – Elizabeth Tam
Janice Coleman – Elizabeth Tam

FLOWERS SPONSORSHIP
Marking the yahrzeit of
Lynn Podolsky – Arnold Podolsky
In honor of
chanting the Haftarah – Steven Parzen

GENERAL FUND
From – Steven Goldberg & Melissa Kahn
Mazel Tov to 
Daniel Allen for being named a 36 under 36 in the Jewish News – Rachel Orbach
In celebration of
The Propis’s new granddaughter Elaine Miller Propis!! – Harry Siegel & Mindy Salzberg-Siegel
In memory of
Irwin Fenster – Gloria & Milton Siegel
Marvin Aronovitz, beloved father – Alan Schwartz
Dr. Marvin Aronovitz – Anita Naftaly
Marvin Aronovitz – Douglas & Marcy Beth
Marvin Aronovitz – Gary & Barbara Eisenberg
Marvin Aronovitz z’l – Gloria & Milton Siegel
Dr. Marvin Aronovitz – Jodi Levin
Dr Lawrence Saidman – Art & Sue Ellen Berlin
Micthell Simmer – Anita Naftaly
Marking the yahrzeit of
Bertha Beitner – Ruth & Norman Beitner
Beno Hoffman – Barbara Hoffman
Dorothy Sherman – Edward Sherman
Charles Sigel – Norman Orr & Judith Siegel-Orr
Ida, Aaron & Arje Markovitz – Zita Weber

HAZZAN DAVID PROPIS DISCRETIONARY FUND
In appreciation of
Sandra Foley – Pamela Starr

HERMAN BRODSKY MEMORIAL FUND
Marking the yahrzeit of
Beloved grandmother Rose Konikof – Jeffrey & Stacy Brodsky

I. MATTHEW MILLER MEMORIAL FUND
In memory of
Pessie Rosenberg – Stephanie Miller
Marvin Aronovitz – Stephanie Miller

KIDDUSH/LUNCH SPONSORSHIP
In memory of
Beloved brother Eugene Feldman – Michael Feldman
marking the yahrzeit of
Dr. Jeffrey Reider – Lance Lis
Belle Kukes – the family of Belle Kukes

KIM LEVIN SISTERHOOD MEMORIAL FUND
In memory of
Marvin Frankel – Dianne Alpiner
Judge Marvin Frankel – Jan Klein & Julie Nelson-Klein
Marvin F. Frankel – Murray Levin, Kenneth Levin, Emily Levin, & Daniel Levin
Marvin F. Frankel – Linda & Scott Sircus

MEL & HELENE WALLACE FUND FOR HIGH SCHOOL RETREATS
In memory of
Leonard P. Baruch – Barbara & David Wallace

MORNING MINYAN FUND
In appreciation of
Linda Cohen’s recent Aliyah – Linda & Rick Cohen
Elise Gechter – Steven & Faye Adelson
In celebration of
Harriet and Gregg Orely’s new granddaughter Maya Rose – Steven & Faye Adelson
In memory of
Beverly Mitz – Steven & Faye Adelson
Marvin Aronovitz – Beverly Frank
Marvin Aronovitz – Steven & Faye Adelson
Dr. Marvin Aronovitz – Don & Dottie Wagner
Fannie Yavitz, beloved grandmother – Ilene Lee
Irwin Fenster – Joni & Neil Satovsky
Larry Kirstein – Michael Sherman & Alexis Schostak
Lawrence “Larry” Harold Kirstein – Emma & Michael Zerkel
Leonard Baruch – Robin & Lawrence Lash
Leonard Baruch – Steven & Faye Adelson
Leonard Barush. May his Name Be Forever a Blessing – Steven & Faye Adelson
Mitchell Simmer – Carol Sue and Stephen Coden
Mitch Simmer – Harold & Nancy Finkel
Mitchell Simmer – Ilene Lee
Mitch Simmer – James & Mary Starr
Mitchell Simmer- Julia Oppenheim, Nina Udell, Jessie Glover, Ruthie Kaufman, Mia Erlbaum, Nellie Lambertson
Mitchell Simmer – Lois & Barry Simon
Mitchell Simmer – Janice & Marty Stoneman
Mitch Simmer – Neil & Joan Satovsky
Mitchell Simmer – Robin Golstein
Mitchell Simmer – Robin & Lawrence Lash
Phyllis Satovsky – Steven & Faye Adelson
Rudy Newman and Aaron Eilizer Rosen – William & Natalie Newman
Marking the yahrzeit of
Elaine Cohen, beloved mother – Allan & Nita Cohen
Bernard Eisenstein MD z’l, beloved father – David & Kate Eisenstein
Robyn Lynette Gorell – Emma & Michael Zerkel
Dr. Joseph H. Langnas – Freida Langnas, Alan Langnas, Gary & Lisa Langnas,
Michael & Laynie Langnas, Susan & David Feber
Anna Rosenberg – Martin & Janice Stoneman
Nellie Shek, beloved mother – Mitchell & Norma Shek
Henry I. Friedgood, beloved grandfather – Richard & Susan Lezell
William Kovinsky, beloved brother – Yale & Anna Levin
Wishing a complete and speedy recovery to
Jennifer Rube – Neil Zechman
Jennifer Rube – Paul & Roberta Ingber

RABBI AARON STARR DISCRETIONARY FUND
From Brad & Robin Axelrod
In appreciation of
Rabbi Aaron Starr’s visit – Lorraine & Daniel Feber
In memory of
Mitchell Simmer, beloved husband, father, and grandfather – Jeffrey Serman
Rhoda Chester – Milton & Lisa Feldberg
Lawrence Kirstein – Renee Sherman
Deb Greenberg Gaidemak – Scott & Naomi Laker
Irwin Fenster – William & Natalie Newman

RABBI YONI DAHLEN DISCRETIONARY FUND
In appreciation of
Rick Cohen and my recent Aliyah – Shelly Allyn-Podolsky

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In honor of
Mitchell Simmer – Renee Simlak

SHABBAT LUNCH FUND
From Harold & Nancy Finkel
In celebration of
Florence Cohen’s Birthday! – Alice & Richard Silbergleit
In memory of
Leonard Baruch – Alice & Richard Silbergleit
Cynthia Klain – Alice & Richard Silbergleit
Leonard Schwartz – Beverly Baker & Dr. Edward Treisman
Leonard Baruch – Candy & David Cuttner
Larry Kirstein – Frieda Langnas
Dr. Marvin Aronovitz – Paul & Carol Hooberman
Cookie Zimmerman – Robert & Judith Sternberg
Larry Saidman – Robert & Judith Sternberg
Mazel tov
On Rafi and Hoa Jacob’s wedding! – Dianne Alpiner
Wishing a complete and speedy recovery to
Jennifer Rube – Melvin & Karol Chinitz

SISTERHOOD GENERAL FUND
In celebration of
Brenda and Mark Pensler’s anniversary – Joanne & Michael Rowe

Curriculum

Our curriculum is written for our school by our Rabbis and Director of Youth and Family Learning. Each grade level has specific goals and learning targets that encompass the following areas:  

Learning and practicing Jewish rituals, holidays, and ethical actions, emphasizing how these observances connect individuals to Jewish tradition and community. 

Fostering a connection to Israel by exploring its geography, history, and significance as the Jewish homeland. 

Centering on learning and understanding Torah stories, characters, and teachings, and applying their lessons to daily life. 

Emphasizing the importance of ethical behavior, acts of kindness (Gemilut Chasadim), and fulfilling obligations like Tzedakah (charity). 

Exploring the meaning and practice of prayer, teaching students how to communicate with God and understand the significance of different prayers. 

Focusing on learning the Hebrew alphabet, vocabulary, and basic reading skills to engage with Jewish texts and prayers. 

Each grade level explores these themes through engaging and age-appropriate lessons. Teachers use a variety of teaching methods and resources, including the Chai Curriculum. 

Staff

We are fortunate to have a dedicated team of professional Jewish educators. Our teachers receive weekly planning time, during which they use our curriculum and learning goals to craft engaging lesson plans. They benefit from regular coaching and feedback from our Director of Youth and Family Learning and participate in ongoing professional development throughout the year. Our educators are passionate about their students and committed to their growth and success.

Family Programs

Throughout the year, we invite families to celebrate with us! Parents, grandparents, and siblings are welcome to join us for special Religious School mornings filled with music, food, and community celebration as we observe holidays such as Sukkot, Tu B’Shevat, and Passover as a school community. Families and students are also encouraged to attend our weekly Shabbat services, where we offer youth activities for children of all ages. Participating in Shabbat helps our students connect their learning and apply it in a congregational setting, fostering a deeper connection to our synagogue community.