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2025 IN MEMORIAM
MICHAEL BUDDY “MICKEY” ALTERMAN – Beloved husband of Sharon Alterman; father of Aaron (Caroline) Alterman and Edward (Kari) Alterman; grandfather of Noa Alterman, Adina Alterman, and Henry Max Alterman; brother of Soozee (Robert Kessler) Alterman and Anita Alterman; brother-in-law of Barry (Becky) Levine; uncle of Daniel (Melanie) Levine and Rachel Levine; son of the late Rose Kurzmann and the late Ben Alterman; son-in-law of the late Minnie (the late Norman) Levine.
FIROOZ BANOONI – Beloved husband of Rana Banooni; father of Armand Banooni, Amy (David) Goldman, and Andrew (Arta) Banooni; grandfather of Justin, Jacob, Jonathan, and Sarah.
NEIL L. BAUMAN – Beloved husband of Patricia Bauman; father of Ryan Bauman and Michael Bauman; brother of Laurel (Leonard) Portner, Myra (Lawrence) Wasser and Harriet (Sanford) Mall.
ELLEN SUE BEAN – Beloved wife of 59 years to Frederic Bean; mother of Jason Bean and David (Marah) Bean; Grammy of Lila Bean and Naomi Bean; sister of Stuart (Iris) Goldstein; daughter of the late Lillian and the late George Goldstein.
MARLENE BORMAN – Marlene is survived by her three sons, Stuart (Hilary) Borman, Gilbert Borman, and Eric (Julie) Borman, her grandchildren, Molly (Larry Heymont) Borman, Hannah (Marc) Crane, Harry Borman, Samuel Borman, Jonathan (Whitney) Borman, Alex Borman, and her adorable great- grandchildren, Henry and Porter Heymont, Claire and Stella Crane, as well as her brothers, Richard (Sheri) Jaffa and James (Irene) Jaffa and her brother-in-law Leonard (Roberta) Borman.
RHODA CHESTER – Beloved wife of the late Joe Chester; mother of Tamar (Tommy) Gillan, our members Naomi (Scott) Laker, and Marna Chester; grandmother of Jonathan, Thomas and Joshua Gillan; and Leo and Zoe Laker.
ELAINE COHEN – Beloved wife of 62 years to Carl; mother of David (Wendy Strip) Cohen, Allan (Nita) Cohen and Lesley (Keith) Sherman and former daughter-in-law Lisa Cohen; grandmother of Daniel and Max Cohen, Annie and Ari Cohen, Samantha and Matthew Sherman; sister of Leon (Sharon) Hochman and Barbara ( the late Barry) Ravitz; daughter of the late Morton and Dorothy Hochman.
DONALD S. DREYFUSS – Beloved husband of 46 years to Elisa Dreyfuss; father of Heather (Steve) Rosenberg, Dr. Heath (Dr. Adrienne) Dreyfuss, Dr. Hayley (James) Schafer, and Heidi (Jared) Owen; grandfather of Brooke Rosenberg, Hannah Rosenberg, Julia Rosenberg, Sadie Dreyfuss, Mack Dreyfuss, Arielle Schafer, Dylan Schafer, Jordan Owen, Eli Owen, and Leora Owen; brother of Susan (and the late Dr. Rick) Averbach, and brother-in-law of Dr. Marshall (Karla) Katz; son of the late Frances and the late Herbert Dreyfuss and special son-in-law of the late Beatrice and the late Max Katz.
JACQUELINE SMOLINSKY DRUCKER – Beloved wife of the late Paul Drucker; daughter of the late Henry and Tilly Smolinsky; mother of David (Shari) Klein, Debrah (the late Nathan) Joffe, and Shabtai (Chani) Klein; grandmother of Noach (Shira) Klein, Yonah (Leah) Klein, Yosef (Keren) Klein, Aryeh (Aliza Bracha) Klein, Levi Klein, Samuel (Cheli) Joffe, Ariella Joffe, Talya (Fiancé Brian) Joffe, Joshua Joffe, Aharon Leib Klein, Chava Eliana Klein, Sara Rivka Klein and Rachel Toby Klein; sister of Gail (the late Floyd) Tukel, the late Freeda Leemon, the late Pauline Schreiber, and the late Miriam Hoberman.
GORDON FISHMAN – Beloved husband of the late Hanna Fishman; father of Jefrey (Leslie) Fishman, Michael (Angel) Fishman, Bradley (Victoria) Fishman, and David (Julie) Fishman; grandfather of Allison Fishman, Jamie (Jason) Brown, Jeremy Fishman, Rachel Fishman (Jake Koenig), Emily Fishman, Nikita Fishman, Eva Fishman, Ronan Fishman, Lauren Fishman, and Daniel Fishman; great-grandfather of Haley Brown; son of the late Ralph and the late Catherine Fishman.
FRED GARON – Beloved husband of the late Irene Stein Garon and his first wife and mother of his children, Bernice Tauber Garon; father of Audrey (Peter) Friedman, Larry (Lori Brode) Garon, Carol (Randy) Emer, and Amy Garon Rosenfeld; grandfather of Andrew Garon, Bradley (Sarah) Garon, Ilana (Richie) Lichtenstein, Eric Emer, Toby (Dave) Kerslake, Joely (Alex) Pfeiffer, Marlee (Dylan) Barrison, Raquel Rosenfeld, Danny Rosenfeld, and Zach Rosenfeld; great-grandfather of Freddy Pfeiffer, Jack Pfeiffer, and Margot Lichtenstein; brother of Jay Goldman; son of the late Ida and the late Max Goldman.
ROBERT MICHAEL GRANT – Beloved husband of the late Kathleen Grant; father of David Grant, Rebecca Moses Grant and Shoshana Grant; grandfather of Isabella Moses, Jacob Moses and Isaac Moses; brother of Barrie (Scott) Hawkins.
NATAN HARPAZ – Cherished father of Michael (Natalie) HarPaz and Daniella (Igor “Gabe” Mechnikov) HarPaz; grandfather of Pelli, Lev, Mia, Hallel, Hod, Harel and Haer; brother of Raya (Avraham) Gontovnik, and the late Daniel Goldenberg.
MICHAEL KRAMER – Beloved husband Zina Kramer; father of our members David (Anessa) Kramer and Lisa (Dr. Josh) Friedman; grandfather of Samuel and Max Kramer, and Sydney and Madison Friedman; brother of the late James E. Kramer; brother-in-law of Anita (Dr. Ralph) Zicherman; son of the late Hyman and the late Bernice Kramer; son-in-law of the late Harold and the late Sylvia Perlman.
LEAH LEWIS – Mother of Michele Lewis (Jan Gould), Cathy (Michael) Graub, and Barb (Philip) Jacobs; grandmother of Alexa (Adam) Welby, Zoe (Madison) Gould, Abe Jacobs (Ellen Makowsky), Sarah (Rabbi Justin) Held , Colton (Christina) Graub, Erin Graub, and the late Megan Graub; great- Grandmother of Daniella, Gianna, Willow, Levitt, Sonny and Charlie; daughter of the late Sylvia and Carl Cohen; sister of the late Ruth (the late Norman) Chudacoff, Irving (the late Hilda) Koren and Marvin (the late Rose) Koren.
JONATHAN LOWE – Beloved husband of Dr. Beth Denenberg Lowe; father of Maxwell (fiance Michelle Jaramillo) Lowe and Aaron Lowe; brother of Thomas (Suzan) Lowe and the late Judith Lowe; brother-in-law of Judi (Greg) Coursen, Irve (Laura) Denenberg, and Diane Denenberg; son of the late Maxwell and the late Ida Lowe; son-in-law of June and the late William Denenberg.
SPENCER MINNS – Beloved husband of Linda Minns; father of Benny Goldman and Annie (Mitchell Shecter) Minns; brother of Stephen (Kathy) Minns; brother-in-law of Susan Ducey; son of the late Ben Minns and the late Esther and the late Lee Sirlin.
CYRIL MOSCOW – Beloved husband of the late Rona Moscow; father of Dan (Sharon Strauss) Moscow, Ruth Moscow-Cohen (Robert Cohen), and Karen (Andrew) Auerbach; grandfather of Anna Cohen (Michael Keefer), Mari Cohen, Lena Auerbach, Sarah Cohen, Rachel Auerbach, Juniper Moscow, Oliver Moscow, and Joseph Auerbach; great-grandfather of Esme and Adam Keefer; brother of Sandra (the late Alan) Eidelman and the late David (Shirley) Moscow; partner of 22 years to Randie Levin.
DEBRA MICHELLE NELSON – cherished daughter of Rabbi David and Alicia Nelson; sister to Harry (Dorit) Nelson and Reva Nelson; aunt to Ami, Noa, Aiden, and Leila Nelson, as well as Levi and Izzy Kaplan; great-niece of Adrienne Schoenes; niece of Selena (Malcolm) Katz; Clayton (Janice) Rhodes; Harvey z”l (Terri) Rhodes; Judy z”l (Rabbi Henry z”l) Sosland; Rose Nelson; cousins Morty (Esther) Sosland, Rachel Sosland, Rabbi Abby (Daryl Mazlish) Sosland, Zeke (Katie) Katz, Emily (Aaron) Rivkin; Allison (Chris Gaw) Rhodes; and Taylor, Micah, Annie and Mira Rhodes.
RUTHIE CHODOROFF NEWMAN – Cherished mother of the late Craig (Susan) Newman, Randee (Paul) Freedman, and Carol (Rick) Ellis; grandmother of Rachel Newman, Jonathan Newman, Samantha (Evan) Mitchell, Jill Freedman, Devin Ellis, and Jeremy Ellis; great-grandmother of Isaac Mitchell; sister of the late George Chodoroff and the late Harriet Chodoroff, and sister-in-law of Valerie Chodoroff; companion of Jim Jacobs; daughter of the late Sally and the late Joseph Chodoroff.
MARVIN “MARV” PERLIN – Beloved husband of Rhoda Perlin; father of Mitchell Perlin, Steven Perlin, and Andrew Perlin (Eileen Sherman); grandfather of Jason Perlin, Shane Perlin, and Jared Perlin; brother of Bernice (the late Kal) Soskin; son of the late Louis and the late Sophie Perlin.
ARI REIS – Beloved father of Noah Reis and Gabriel Reis; brother of Ezra (Sonja) Reis and Rabbi Efrem (Lauren) Reis.
KENNETH JAY SAFRAN – Cherished father of Jared (Lauren Abraham Mahoney) Safran; grandfather of Maya Mahoney and Alexander Safran; brother of James (the late Didi Wainess) Safran, Sharon (the late Larry) Daniels, and the late Fred Safran.
DAVID A. SCHWARTZ – Beloved husband of Keirsten Schwartz; father of Beth (Patrick McBride) Schwartz; brother of Susan (the late Sidney) Gartenberg and Robert (Linda) Schwartz; brother-in-law of John S. Herzig, Jr.; son of the late Earl and the late Betty Schwartz; son-in-law of John and the late Pamela Herzig. He was the loving uncle to many nieces and nephews and a loving cousin to many.
PHYLLIS SCHNEIDER – Beloved wife of the late Paul Schneider; mother of Janet (Andrew Kahn) Schneider, Marci (Andy) Klein, and the late Steven (the late Mickie) Schneider; grandmother of Lucy (Charlie) Egesdal, Aaron Kahn, Melissa (Jeff) Guibord, Erica Schneider (fiance Jimmy Watt), Sofia Klein, and Julia Klein; great-grandmother of Edison and Stevie Guibord, and Ella and Zippora Egesdal; oving sister-in-law of Sheila (Jim) Beane.
PETER SIEGEL – Beloved husband of the late Rachel Siegle, father of Carolyn Siegel (Kevin Rhoades), H. Nathan Resnick, Sarah Resnick Cohen (Steve Cohen), and Jeff (Sheryl) Spitzer-Resnic; grandfather of Joshua Spitzer-Resnick, Zachary (Jordan) Resnick Dylan Resnick, Jonah Cohen, Leah Cohen; great-grandfather of Sonny Resnick.
LEON SILBER – Beloved son of the late Chaim and late Hana Silber; brother of Leo Silber and Edith (Joseph) Bookstein, the late Herzl, and the late Roslyn (the late Edward) Fletcher; uncle of Shana Silber, Lisa Bookstein, Dr. Ken Bookstein, Dr. Rob Bookstein, Dr. Carolyn Brochman, Dr. Deborah Fletcher, and Judith Fletcher
JUDITH NELSON SOSLAND – Wife of the late Rabbi Henry Sosland; mother of Rabbi Abby Sosland (Daryl Mazlish), Morton Sosland (Esther Deblinger Sosland) and Rachel Sosland; grandmother of Sarah Sosland and Arielle Sosland (Nathan Rubin); great-grandmother of Elliot Isaac; sister of Rabbi David (Alicia) Nelson.
DOUGLAS WASSERMAN – Life-long love of the late Lynn Davis; son of the late Sidney and the late Harriet Wasserman; brother of Karen (Steven) Schwartzenfeld, Lisa (Todd Pearl) Foster, and the late Michael (the late Nancy) Wasserman; brother in-law of Lanny Foster; uncle of David (Loren) Schwartzenfeld, Dana Schwartzenfeld, Sara (Brent) Truscott, Jill Wasserman, Amanda Foster and Chelsea Foster; great-uncle of Hayden, Reyna, Isabel, Henry, and William.
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.
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.