MAY 2019

NISAN/IYYAR 5779
NUMBER 9

THE BULLETIN

May 9, 2019
6:30 p.m.
Agudas Achim Congregation
Fun for the whole family!

Featuring
Shlicha Miri Bernovsky
AGUDAS ACHIM Hazzan Elisheva Dienstfrey
CONGREGATION Introducing
JTS Cantorial Student Eliana Kissner

Tickets: $15/person
Shuk Sponsors: $180/2 people
Shira Sponsors: $250/2 people
Shuk and Shira Sponsors: $500/2 people
Celebrating Israel Sponsors: $750/2 people

Purchase tickets at http://bit.ly/shuk-shira.

Theodicy
Understanding Suffering in our Day
Led by Rabbi Steven Rein

Thursdays | May 16, 23, 30; June 6

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Flax Family Chapel

Why do people suffer? Why do people prosper?

Together we will explore the nature of

suffering from Biblical to Modern Times.
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 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
FRIDAY, MAY 3
Kabbalat Shabbat Service......6:30 p.m.
Candlelighting.......................7:44 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 4
Shabbat Services....................9:30 a.m.
Mincha..........45 minutes after services
Havdalah Time......................8:47 p.m.
MAYA KAMINSKI BAT MITZVAH
MIRIAM BRACHA BAT SHLOMO YAKOV V’
ASNAH PERIAH HALEVI
PARSHA ACHAREI MOT
FRIDAY, MAY 10
Kabbalat Shabbat Service......6:30 p.m.
Candlelighting.......................7:51 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 11
Shabbat Services....................9:30 a.m.
Mincha..........45 minutes after services
Havdalah Time......................8:54 p.m.
MC FINEGOLD-SACHS BAT MITZVAH
MAZELIT HADASSAH BAT DANIEL
HAKOHEN V’ ZELDA HALEVI
PARSHA KEDOSHIM
FRIDAY, MAY 17
Kabbalat Shabbat Service......6:30 p.m.
Candlelighting.......................7:57 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 18
Shabbat Services....................9:30 a.m.
Mincha..........45 minutes after services
Havdalah Time......................9:02 p.m.
CASSANDRA MOSER BAT MITZVAH
CHAYA SHOSHANA BAT ZAHAVA
PARSHA EMOR
FRIDAY, MAY 24
Kabbalat Shabbat Service......6:30 p.m.
Candlelighting.......................8:03 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 25
Shabbat Services....................9:30 a.m.
Mincha..........45 minutes after services
Havdalah Time......................9:08 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 31
Kabbalat Shabbat Service......6:30 p.m.
Candlelighting.......................8:09 p.m.
DAILY MINYAN SCHEDULE
(UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED ABOVE.)
Monday through Friday
Mornings................................7:30 a.m.
Sundays and Federal Holiday
Mornings............................... 9:00 a.m.
Sunday through Thursday
Evenings................................7:50 p.m.
AGUDAS ACHIM CONGREGATION
RABBI’S
MESSAGE
RABBI STEVEN I. REIN
ALWAYS LEARNING
You could say it is inevitable that when a rabbi marries an educator the result
is a family that values learning and teaching. The family culture I aspire towards is
one where everyone teaches what they know and learns from one another. I truly
believe that one should always be engaged in education, whether you are on the
learning or the teaching side of things at any given moment. “Who is wise?” the
Mishnah asks. “Someone who learns from every person.” The wise person is
constantly learning from everyone and everything. No matter the source or
situation, there is always an opportunity for learning.
This lesson of lifelong learning is equally important to a community.
According to Gerson Cohen, a former chancellor of JTS, there has been an
institution of Jewish learning at the heart of every great Jewish community. At
Agudas Achim, we strive to continue in that great tradition as a center for learning
for all. Over the last several months, we have also expanded the experience of
learning beyond the walls of our synagogue and into our homes, Greenspring,
Goodwin House, and local coffee shops. In his depictions of life in the old country,
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel highlights the little beit midrash, the study hall,
that each guild had in its headquarters. There was a little study hall for the
woodcutters on break and another for the taxi drivers in between routes, and so on.
Learning, specifically Jewish learning, permeated the daily life of those Jews.
We at AAC can also create a world that is permeated with Torah. We can work
to build a community that is rich in knowledge of our textual past and that regards
the accumulated wisdom of our people as something to reach for when considering
life decisions. What if everyone in our community took time daily to learn
something new from the Jewish canon? What would that look like, and how would
it change the nature of our lives? Some congregants have brought learning into
their homes through informal study group gatherings. These programs can be
multiplied until everyone has a regular opportunity for deep learning.
Deep learning should be available no matter where you are or what your prior
experience is with Jewish study. With summer on the horizon, let’s take advantage
of this time to boost our learning. We can all add something: read a Jewish book,
watch a Jewish show, or listen to a Jewish podcast. If you need recommendations
or want to talk about what you are learning, call us! We are here for you and with
you in the learning and teaching culture of Agudas Achim Congregation.
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 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MEN’S CLUB MENSCHENINGS
MESSAGE ELLIOT PARKIN, MEN’S CLUB PRESIDENT
Barry Nove
Our next bagels and lox brunch will
be on May 5 at 10 a.m., when Gary
First, I hope you and your family have had a wonderful Pesach. Sarnoff, sports historian, will recount
Unsurprisingly, this is a very busy time. You may have noticed that the the history of baseball in Washington,
stormwater filtration system, installed in 1996, has had a major repair, which closed DC. Gary has authored The Wrecking
the parking lot for several days as we essentially replaced all the sand, stone, and Crew of ’33: The Washington Senators’
the membrane cloth in the central underground vault. Last Pennant and The First Yankees
Dynasty: Babe Ruth, Miller Huggins
The Security Committee has completed a Homeland Security grant application,
and the Bronx Bombers of the 1920s.
seeking $150,000 in support. There is no guarantee of being awarded a grant, which
He has contributed numerous articles
will be announced in late July or August. However, the thought process for our
for the Society of American Baseball
vision of what we want to do is almost as important. And, if we don’t win this year,
Research and has a special interest in
we can always submit again next year.
the Negro Leagues.
We are now completing the transition to our new membership database
.

Our last brunch of 5779 will be on

software, ShulCloud. We expect to complete our change over in the next couple of
June 2 at 10:00 a.m. and will feature
weeks. You will be receiving an email providing you online access to your account
Barry Nove, Jewish genealogist and
soon after. You will be able to update contact information and much more. You will
author of The Ellis Island Experience:
also be able to pay dues, tuition, registration for events, and make donations
A Sampling of Stories and How You
directly. For those who are happier sending in checks, or providing the office a
Can Research Your Own. We will also
credit card to make a donation, our staff will still facilitate that. However,
conduct our short annual meeting at this
ShulCloud offers us a centralized method for processing gifts, dues, and tuition.
brunch during which we will approve
The new database will be synched to our Quickbooks Online general ledger, cutting
our slate of officers for 5780.
down on the hours of duplicating transaction entry manually and matching credit
card payments from a separate system to dues, tuitions, and contributions. Consider joining the Men’s Club
Board. Men’s Club is looking for a few
Our goal is to improve efficiency and we hope you like what you see and
good men to fill vacancies on our
experience from the new system. Speaking of improved efficiency, we are getting
current board so that we can continue
a new phone system, updated for the first time in over three decades. Installation is
our full range of activities in 5780. You
scheduled for about the time you receive this edition of the Bulletin. Our Verizon
can also help us by volunteering for
copper lines have been failing for years, and more so in the last several months.
specific activities. Contact me at
After months of research, we have upgraded our phone system to VOIP (Voice
elliot.parkin@gmail.com or 703-575-
Over IP), a Comcast broadband internet system, which has an auto-attendant
7879 with your particular interests.
feature. In the process, we have doubled our Broadband speed and will be able to
build security upgrades through the services the new phone system now affords us. The Men’s Club Israel Pilgrimage
Scholarship Program has provided 105
Lastly, planning for the “refresh” of the Cohen Sanctuary continues. Once
scholarships over the past 32 years to
finalized, we will send details to the congregation on the renovation’s start date and
teens of the Congregation for Israel
its effect on the Summer Shabbat service schedule. Carpeting of the Flax Chapel
experiences. If you have a teen who is
and other areas, as well as the addition of a children’s bathroom in the Education
interested in a peer trip to Israel, please
wing, are being planned for Summer 2020. Throughout the summer, the Flax
see the Israel Pilgrimage Fact Sheet for
Family Chapel will be available for minyans and Friday evening services. Shabbat
2019 on the Men’s Club page of the
mornings will like be held off-site beginning in July; details are still being
AAC web site. Contact Mike
determined. Stay tuned for more information.
Scheinberg at mike@schuschein.com or
me if you have any specific questions.

THE ROLE OF THE MIKVAH IN THE 21ST CENTURY

SATURDAY, MAY 11 | 12:30 P.M.
Mikvah has been an important - and some would say essential - Jewish ritual for thousands of
years. But is mikvah a ritual we can still relate to? Immersing in the mikvah is an opportunity to
connect the body and soul with God's natural world. Join Jen Halpern, Adas Israel volunteer
mikvah guide, in a conversation about reimagining the tradition of mikvah in the 21st century.

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 AAC ACTIVE SENIORS DEAR HAZZAN
LUNCH AND LEARN PROGRAM
Hazzan Elisheva Dienstfrey
Tuesday, June 4 | 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Lainof Auditorium
Join us as we learn about testing for
genetic diseases in people of Jewish FRIENDS LET US BLESS: CHAVERAI NEVARECH
Heritage. We will hear from Alberto
Cornier, M.D., PhD, a clinical geneticist Every year, I have the great privilege of attending Song Leader Boot Camp.
in Santurce, Puerto Rico, where he is My favorite take-away from the conference is not the amazing learning, the
Director of San Jorge Children’s fantastic friendships, or the new skills I acquire, but the music I get to bring home
Hospital Clinical Research Center. The – so much music! This year was no exception.
program will include a presentation Last year, we brought Josh Warshawsky to Agudas as our Artist-in-Residence.
which will focus on inheritance patterns
We can’t have him come every year, but you can certainly listen to his music
and genetic diseases, common genetic whenever you like, and now there is another album to add to your collection:
diseases among the Jewish population,Friends, Let Us Bless: Chaverai Nevarech. This album includes some of the songs
and the importance of genetic screening
Josh introduced to us when he was our Artist-in-Residence, including “Emet,”
and counseling. A question-and-answer“Va’ani Ashir Uzecha,” “Ki Tzarich,” and “Yah Ribon.” The arrangements of
session will follow. these pieces are stunning. For “Ki Tzarich,” he sings a hauntingly beautiful duet
A catered Kosher lunch will be with Coleen Dieker, who also plays violin masterfully on the album. Other
provided by Takeda Pharmaceutical talented soloists adorn the album. Chava Mirel sings the lead vocals on “Emet,”
Company Limited. Reservations are an and Yael Bettenhausen. Deborah Sacks Mintz, and Jackson Vance Mercer sing
absolute must! lead vocals on three of the newer songs on the album, “Va’ani T’filati,” “Ani
RSVP by May 21 to Z’mirot,” and “Hod V’Hadar” respectively.
Jane Bergen 703-861-6419 Also impressive is the instrumentation: mostly vocal harmonies accompanied
janebergen@verizon.net or by guitar with a touch of percussion, violin, upright bass, and bouzouki, a Greek
Nancy Siegal 703-671-0957 string instrument with either three or four courses (sets of two strings, like on a
nsiegal@comcast.net. 12-string guitar). With the accompanying instruments enhancing the vocals
Please let us know if you can help rather than taking away from them, it is clear the arrangements are created
with set-up or clean-up following it. for a singing community. It’s difficult to even distinguish the instruments from
While this program is supported by the singing; they are so enmeshed within the voices.
Agudas Achim Sisterhood, donations Josh acknowledges the power of singing communities in his reason for
are always welcome. creating the album: “The idea for this live album came when I realized that what
was special about this new music was the energy and experience created when it
was sung in community. The energy and feeling that is built when people come
together to sing is so powerful, and that is what I wanted to create with this music.”
Overall, the album is put together with such love and care that it is impossible
not to want to sing along – one is truly transported to the musical space in which
it was recorded. The words of our tradition rise with such clarity through Josh
Warshawsky’s music. I would recommend getting a copy of this album and
another for someone you love. This album clearly is a blessing for us all.
You can get your copy today at www.joshwarshawsky.com.
*Please Note: This column will alternate between music
GREENSPRING LEARNING reviews/recommendations and “Dear Hazzan” letters. If you would like to
SHAVUOT EDITION introduce or recommend recordings, or if you have a question for the Hazzan
regarding the ritual, liturgy, and/or music of the synagogue, please write Hazzan
TUESDAY, MAY 28
11:00 A.M. IN THE GREENSPRING CHAPEL Dienstfrey at the synagogue (2908 Valley Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302) or email
her at HazzanERLD@hotmail.com.
Join Rabbi Rein and Hazzan
Dienstfrey for some learning in your
neighborhood. If you live at the
Greenspring Retirement Community
join us to gather, study, and sing!

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 FREEDOM SEDER EDUCATION SHABBAT
2019 SATURDAY, JUNE 8
Join us as we celebrate the end of
the 5779 (2018-2019) religious school
year. Students in grades K - 12 will
participate in all aspects of the service,
including leading blessings, reading
torah and chanting haftarah. We will
honor our graduating seniors and hear
about their plans for the next year and
beyond.
Over 150 people from Hazzan Dienstfrey was
Agudas Achim and Alfred joined by Heather Taylor INCLUSION COMMITTEE
Street Baptist Church FolaSade Pyne, Edric and FolaSade Pyne . PARENT COFFEE
participated. Kirkman, June Krevor, and SUNDAY, MAY 5 | 9:30 A.M.
Josh Greene.. SCHONBERGER LIBRARY
The Inclusion Committee welcomes
families dealing a variety of challenges
or disabilities, including but not limited
to ADHD, sensory processing, autism
spectrum, food allergies, mental health,
physical disabilities, and anyone else
who would like to join. Morning snacks
will be provided. Please bring your
preferred beverage. Contact Debbie
Perry at debbiekperry@gmail.com with
questions or to learn more.

ISRAEL FILM SERIES

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29
6:00 P.M.
FLAX FAMILY CHAPEL
Join Miri and view an old-time
classic, “Sallah,” which tells the story of
the massive immigration wave to Israel
from the Arab world in the 1950’s, and of
the hardships encountered by the
immigrants in the newly established state
of Israel. Sallah was one of the first
movies produced in Israel that included
a critical portrayal of the government,
and it is considered one of the most
important movies to watch in order to
understand modern Israeli society. It
includes both comedy and drama.

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 YOUNG FAMILIES PRESCHOOL NEWS
Programming and community Jen Halpern, Director
focused on families with
children ages 0-5.
ONGOING EVENTS Just about every week, I post my thoughts about the week’s parsha on my
preschool blog (director.agudasachimpreschool.org). I try to find a way to relate the
Gan Shabbat
themes of the week to concerns or questions that parents of young child may have.
Saturdays 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
I also try to find ways to make the parsha relatable to a younger audience.
Volunteer-led service for kids ages
Sometimes this is easier than others.
0-5, accompanied by an adult. Looking
for volunteers to lead – no experience When the parsha about leprosy and ritual purity, Tazria, comes around, I
necessary. struggle. Try as I might, I can’t make these lessons “kid friendly.” So for the past
two years, I’ve decided to write about my experience as a mikvah guide instead.
Oh Say Shalom Sing-a-Long and
Playgroup A mikvah is a ritual bath. Mikvah means “gathering of waters,” and a mikvah is
Sunday, May 5 | 11:00 a.m. any naturally occurring flowing body of water. But since immersing in a mikvah is
Hazzan Elisheva Dienstfrey leads commanded for certain situations (such as conversion to Judaism), it was important
songs for the first half-hour with free to bring the mikvah indoors. Immersing in an ocean or a river isn’t always
play after. No Jewish knowledge or convenient or safe.
experience necessary. As this event is Most traditional communities have mikva'ot, but in recent years many
on Good Deeds Day, we will also be progressive Jewish communities have rediscovered the mikvah and found new
making cards for sick congregants. Each meanings in old rituals. Currently, I serve as a mikvah guide at Adas Israel
child requires an accompanying grown-up. Congregation in Washington, D.C. It is the only community,
Shababy Kabbalat Shabbat pluralist mikvah between Baltimore and Richmond and encourages immersion to
Friday, May 17 | 5:30 p.m. mark all kinds of transitions, including ones our ancestors never could have
Flax Family Chapel imagined. Celebrating milestone birthdays, overcoming personal loss, coming out,
Friday night service for kids 0-5 and fertility journeys, and becoming bar or bat mitzvah are all transitions honored at our
parents with songs, instruments, scarves, community mikvah.
dancing, parachutes, challah and juice. If As a mikvah guide, I've had the privilege of witnessing conversions to Judaism.
you are interested in volunteering to lead, Some of these have been adult conversions, and some have been children's. If you
sign up on the Young Families page of the are planning your conversion or the conversion of your child, you might very well
AAC website. see me at the mikvah.
CONNECT WITH YOUNG This experience has been very rewarding for me on many levels. Please join me
FAMILIES for a conversation about the mikvah after Shabbat services on May 11. I’ll talk a
  Find  us  on  the  Facebook,  ‟Agudas little more about what I’ve learned and experienced and answer as many questions
Achim Young Families” Group, to keep as I can. I hope you can join me.
track of what is going on and receive the
latest updates! For more information or to AAC ANNUAL BLOOD DRIVE WITH
get involved contact:
THE INOVA BLOOD MOBILE
aacyoungfamilies@gmail.com
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 | 4:15 TO 8:15 P.M.
Hannah Kraushaar Anyone 16 years of age or older is encouraged to
Jennifer Munz participate in this mitzvah.
Mackenzie Silverman
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A warm welcome to our newest
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Sara Deshong-Rojas & Omar Roja There is no substitute for human blood. It can only
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 BRINGING ISRAEL TO outside of Israel. The ceremony is 1:00
AGUDAS: OUR SHLICHA, p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT (8:00-9:30 p.m.
Israel time). The beauty of this is that
MIRI BERNOVSKY you can get to participate in the moment
of silence as the siren sounds across
May is a busy month, in Israel and also for me here at Agudas. In between Yom Israel. It is a powerful moment that
Ha’shoah on May 2 (the national day commemorating the Holocaust), Yom shows that although we are thousands
Ha’zikaron on May 8 (our national Memorial Day), and Yom Ha'atzmaut on May of miles away, we are still one nation.
9 (our national Independence Day), there is a lot going on!
This year at Agudas Achim we will
Yom Ha’shoah is very important in my family. I grew up hearing the stories of do an event for Yom Ha’atzmaut, which
my grandmother, who survived the Nazi siege on St. Petersburg (back when it was will resemble Israeli independence
called Leningrad). Like so many Jewish families in Israel and around the world, celebrations. There will be a "shuk"
this day is not just a national commemoration; in our family, it's a personal one. (market) with cool things and free
The same is true for Amir, his grandmother was a Holocaust survivor who lost both giveaways; Israeli food; and a sing-
her parents. We use this day to remember and reflect on the personal stories of our along led by our Hazzan as well as a
loved ones as well as the story of the entire Jewish people. JTS Cantorial student, Eliana Kissner.
Yom Ha’zikaron is a day like no other in Israel. Last year I sent the members Trust me, you don't want to miss this
of our community an email explaining the reasons why Israel's founders decided to one! See you on May 9 at 6:30 p.m.
hold this day of national mourning and remembrance, 24 hours before Yom
Ha'atzmaut, which is the exact opposite - a day of celebration. This decision reflects
the Israeli determination to remember, but also to continue living and grow stronger.
I would like to share with you an opportunity to watch an actual Yom
Ha’zikaron Ceremony in Israel that is being held by Masa. This ceremony is
entirely in English and is live streamed on Facebook so that you can watch it
anywhere you are. The idea is to bring Yom Ha’zikaron to Jewish communities

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 SISTERHOOD DOINGS
JUDITH FOGEL, PROGRAMMING
VICE PRESIDENT
The May 5 Trip to Molon Lave Thank you to all the volunteers who made Sisterhood’s annual Purim
Vineyards in Warrenton is postponed Carnival a great success! Our Broadway theme came alive, from the top hats
because of the community wide Yom children decorated at the arts & crafts table, to the show put on by our vol-
HaShoah commemoration that evening. unteers running the games. We could not have pulled it off without each and
Mother’s Day Wildflower Hike
Sunday, May 12 | 8:30 a.m.
Shenandoah National Park
Breakfast at Before & After, a
charming coffee shop in Sperryville, just
before the entrance to the park. The
forest floor is sprinkled with pink and
white flowers all up and down select
trails, at full bloom that weekend. Hike
lasts around 4.5 hours. Pack lunch and
snacks. Dinner at rustic Big Meadows
Lodge off scenic Skyline Drive. Cost: $5
to your driver. Dinner tab paid
individually. Your husbands and
partners welcome too! Children 12-18
accepted but must be accompanied by an
adult. Carpools requested. More
information and RSVP on the Sisterhood
web page of the AAC website.
Trip Leader: Judith Fogel
judith.fogel.007@gmail.com.
703.801.8088.
Cheesecake and Chat
Sunday, June 9 | 4:00–6:00 p.m.
Chaya Silver, AAC Director of
Education is the featured speaker. Come
celebrate the holiday of Shavuot at the
home of Rachel Goldberg, minutes from
Agudas Achim. Nosh on cheesecake (of
course!), pastries, wine, seasonal fruits
and other delights. Walk over to shul
after the party and help make a minyan
for yuntiff evening services.
Sisterhood is looking for a few good
women to fill some vacant board
positions. We are always eager to
welcome volunteers for both leadership
posts and general assistance with our
exciting and varied programs. Please
don’t hesitate to reach out to our co-
presidents:
Lenore Garon
lenore.garon@gmail.com
Susan Auerhan
turkiz@agudasachimpreschool.org.
AGUDAS ACHIM CONGREGATION
THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL
PURIM CARNIVAL
every volunteer. Thank you everyone, as follows:
Big thanks to those who helped multiple times throughout the weekend:
The Gordons – Haley Crittendon-Gordon, and Max, Josh, and Shira Gordon
– for set-up , game preparation, art table set-up, running games and the art
table, figuring out how the popcorn machine worked, and much more! Also,
many thanks to Rachel Goldberg and Dee Dee Quigley, and Leor and Avner
Quigley, for help with Saturday night set-up , and with the prizes – from
set-up to clean-up and organization. Likewise, many thanks to Akiva, Dassi,
and Margalit Dienstfrey for help with set-up and running games. Also
many thanks to Mike Silverman and Tony Sanchez, who helped lift heavy
boxes for set-up , plus a myriad of other tasks, as well as to the Munz family
for set-up help – Susan and Ted Munz, and Jenny and Dan Munz. Thanks to
Jen Halpern for her help and support from the preschool for making everything go
smoother, along with Barry Nove, Marya Runkle, and all the other office staff .
The fantastic food team, registration table team and maintenance and
clean-up - from Diana Weil for all the food purchasing and preparation, and
Karen Maline and Susan Auerhan, assisted by Allen Forman and Cheryl
Nelson. Thank you to our great food service line, which helped resolve
some new questions about falafel and pickles, including Marcia Lawson and
Sara Napthali-Krumbein. Thank you also to KB (Mawonya) Yawson, who
stayed late and opened early, going far beyond his job, making him invalu-
able to the event, as well as to Elmer Reyes and Patrick Johnson for moving
boxes, tables and chairs and making the set-up and clean-up process so
much easier. Thanks also to our clean-up crew, which included Ben and
Josh Kasoff. And thank you to Liz Frommer and her awesome team of
helpers including Joan Arsenault, Arlene Schuchner, Meredith Ludwig, Le-
nore Garon and Judith Fogel for preparing and selling the tickets, managing
the pricing, and keeping us on track and reminding us of everything we kept
forgetting!
Many thanks to Evan Fagen and Ted Munz for volunteering to get hit in
the face with shaving cream! Thanks also to Amy Gura for running the art
tables and cleaning up, and to our great face painting tables, with lots of new
designs this year – Gus Hamberg, Mindi Maline, and Ruth Ruskin.
Additionally, thank you so much to all the other volunteers who ran the
games and did every other task: Debbie Altenburg, Abbie Altenburg, Ellen
Bayer, Rosalie Begun, Natalie Bernstein, David Bernstein, Andi Bregstone,
Miriam Brem, Olivia Byer, Phillip Carter, Andrew Cohen, Ilana Cohen,
Barbara Elkin, Doug Fagen, Jeremy Fagen, MC Finegold-Sachs, Ellen
Fingerman, Judith Fogel, Max Foor, Tamara Gelboin, Deb Gilman, Michael
Gilman, David Goldberg, Eric Goldberg, Steven Hamberg, Julie
Hammerman, Gayle Hartman, Adam Hirschfeld, Sarah Hirschfeld, Amy
Kaminski, Maya Kaminski, Sam Kleinrock, Allena Kopper, Allison Korman,
(Continued on page 12.)
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IN THE FAMILY
We mourn the loss of our longtime member We mourn the loss of our longtime member

May the Almighty comfort the bereaved mourners. May the Almighty comfort the bereaved mourners.

SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO:

Barbara Elkin and family We mourn the loss of our longtime member
on the death of her aunt, Anne Weingarten z"l.
Norman Wigutow and family May the Almighty comfort the bereaved mourners.
on the death of his daughter, Lora M. Gann z”l.
Mark and Ed Mensh and family HENRY H. KREVOR SOCIAL ACTION FUND
on the death of their mother and former longtime In honor of June Krevor's birthday - many more to come
Member, Doris Gazin z”l. Joan & Les Edelman
CAMP RAMAH FUND In memory of Alice Quint
In memory of Larry Shuman Elliot & Karen Parkin
Lois Steinberg In honor of June Krevor's special birthday
In memory of Dr. Larry Shuman Marty & Norm Hallowell
Rhoda & Stan Sulak In memory of Alice Quint
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FUND Marty & Norm Hallowell
In memory of Ellen Issner Levine, wife and mother of Bob and Jaime In honor of June S. Krevor's 90th birthday
Bob & Jaime Levine Lawrence & Margie Krevor and Family
In memory of Alice Quint In honor of June Krevor on her 90th birthday
Bob & Robin Levine Nancy Siegal
CEMETERY FUND In memory of Alice Quint - sending our deepest sympathy to the family
In memory of Ida Lehman Carol & Sam Backman
Leonard & Paul Lehman In memory of Larry Shuman - deepest sympathy to family
COMMUNITY CARING FUND Carol & Sam Backman
In memory of Rose Katz In honor of June Krevor's 90th Birthday
Marshall Katz Grace Cohen
In memory of Larry Shuman In memory of Alice Quint
Phyllis Shames Barry Landau
ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of Alice Quint
In memory of Marvin Pullman Paul Klein
Amy B. Pullman In memory of Alice Quint
In memory of Larry Shuman, M.D. Neale Ainsfield
Liz & Paul Frommer MUSIC FUND
In honor of Sue Ravitz In memory of Alice Quint
Liz & Paul Frommer Gwen Stokols
ESFORMES FUND In memory of Alice Quint
In memory of Larry Shuman Michael & Andrea Davis
Roy Ackerman In memory of Larry Shuman
HAZZAN'S DISCRETIONARY FUND
Norma Morganbesser
In Memory of Edna Ruskin
In memory of Larry Shuman
Jonathan & Ruth Ruskin
Samantha & Peter Seigman
HENRY H. KREVOR SOCIAL ACTION FUND
In honor of June Krevor, a very special lady, on her special birthday In memory of Frances Barth
Allan & Mickey Lazarus Mindi Maline
PRAYERBOOK FUND
In honor of June Krevor's 90th birthday
In honor of my son-in-law, Joel Goldhammer's special birthday,
Bunny & Jerome Chapman
with my very best wishes and love
In honor of June Krevor's 90th birthday
Phyllis Brodsky
Scott & Barbara Kaye PRESCHOOL FUND
In honor of June Krevor's 90th birthday In memory of Solomon Singer
Diana Krevor Sonya Singer Livingston
Happy special birthday to our dear friend, June Krevor RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND
Joan & Lester Edelman In memory of Michael Kutner
In honor of June Krevor's special birthday Mark & Gail Kutner
Anita Turk In memory of Patricia Ann Kasenetz, M.D.
In honor of June Krevor's 90th birthday Iver Kasenetz
Rhoda Berson
In honor of June Krevor
(Continued on page 10.)
Sonya Singer Livingston

MAY 2019 PAGE 9

(Continuted from page 9.) SYNAGOGUE FUND
RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND In honor of Susan Ravitz's special birthday
In honor of Joel's special birthday Nancy Siegal
Sherri & Howard Kohr In honor of Miriam Perlberg for reading the Torah
In memory of Edward Dahne Patricia Franklin
Paula & Frank Walter In memory of the amazing, Alice Quint
In memory of Emanuel Walter Michael & Marcia Lawson
Paula & Frank Walter In memory of Yetta Stokols
In memory of Sidney Sulak Elaine & Mel Stokols
Rhoda & Stan Sulak In memory of Alice Quint
In memory of Larry Shuman Nancy Siegal
Sherri & Howard Kohr In memory of Doris B. Scher
In memory of Alice Quint Robert Scher & Ellen Katzer
Sherri & Howard Kohr In memory of Larry Shuman
In memory of Larry Shuman - The Shuman family is in our Elliot & Karen Parkin
thoughts and prayers In memory of Alice Quint
Iver & Cydney Kasenetz Sonya Singer Livingston
In memory of Larry Shuman In memory of Larry Shuman
Marsha & Ed Berkowitz Marcia Glickman
In memory of Elizabeth Seligman - We are so sorry on the loss of In moving Memory of their friend and neighbor, Larry Shuman
your mother. Our thoughts are with you. Bernard & Irene Silver
Marcia & Mark Adler In memory of Lawrence Shuman
In memory of Doris Gazin Nancy Siegal
Barbara Brenman & Stephen Newman In memory of Alice Quint
In memory of Alice Quint Harvey Stoler
Barbara Brenman & Stephen Newman In memory of Larry Shuman
In memory of Edna Ruskin Harvey Stoler
Jonathan & Ruth Ruskin In memory of Alice Quint
In memory of Edwin S. Brown Karen & Baruch Fellner
Bruce Brown In memory of Dr. Larry Shuman
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND Karen & Baruch Fellner
In honor of Amaris Ramos’ Birthday In memory of Dr. Lawrence H. Shuman
Sharon Montanez & Melvin Ramos Mr. & Mrs. Walter A. Lundy
In honor of Susan Ravitz's special birthday In memory of Dr. Lawrence Shuman
Anita Turk Neale Ainsfield
SCHIFF ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of Dr. Lawrence Shuman
In memory of Elizabeth Seligman Benjamin & Rilda Chatfield
Barry Landau TURK MUSIC ENDOWMENT FUND
SEFER TORAH FUND In honor of Anita Turk
In memory of Jack Abraham's Mother Liz & Paul Frommer
Sheryl Wilensky In Memory of Alice Quint
In memory of Larry Shuman Samantha & Peter Seigman
Sharyn & Jeff Tureck YOUTH ENRICHMENT FUND
SPIRO ADULT EDUCATION FUND In memory of Dr. Lawrence Henry Shuman
In memory of Ellen Levin's brother Susan Webber
Joan & Les Edelman
In memory of Alice Quint
Joan & Les Edelman
SYNAGOGUE FUND
In memory of Beverly Flax
Paul O'Sullivan SHARE A SHABBAT DINNER
In honor of Miriam Perlberg FRIDAY, JUNE 14
Patricia Franklin
In memory of Dr. Edward Dahne Everyone is welcome to host or
Elliot & Karen Parkin attend Shabbat dinner and get to know
In memory of Jerome Grossman fellow congregants in a more intimate
Rose Grossman setting. Look for host and guest sign-
In memory of Dr. Edward Dahne up on the AAC website, the weekly
Rhoda & Stan Sulak announcements, Shabbat announcement
In honor of Ritual Committee sheet, and on social media.
Patricia Franklin

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 ProfilesofOurLEADERS
JUNEKREVOR by Carol Backman
June and Henry says June. Both Sharon and her younger sister, Lynne,
Krevor met on a blind date were named at the synagogue, attended religious school,
in Boston in 1949, and they celebrated their Bat Mitzvah, and were confirmed at AAC.
got married a year later in Sharon was married in her parents’ back yard by former
June 1950. “Henry was a AAC rabbi, Sheldon Elster, who stayed at the Krevors’
people person by nature. home when he was interviewed for the job.
He was very warm and “My mother was a tremendous “women’s libber” who
chatty, and he always liked
believed her daughter could do anything a boy could do.
doing good things. HenryIn the 1930’s, I went to Hebrew school and got a very good
also loved the shul,” June
Jewish education,” June says. She studied music and
recalls with affection. Their life story is one of dedication to
taught music at the Valley Drive Preschool. In the 1960’s,
each other, their family, and to Agudas Achim Congregation. when the shul was run by mostly by an all-male Board of
Henry graduated from Boston Latin School in 1943 at the Directors, “I was the first woman elected to the AAC
height of World War II. He joined the Army Reserves and Board as Recording Secretary when Joe Flax was
served as a PFC Infantryman in France and Germany, where he president of the congregation,” June adds.
was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and the Purple “Everything in the Krevor house revolved around
Heart for gallantry in action when he was just 19. Agudas Achim.” June recalls. She says both daughters
After the war, Henry enrolled in Boston University Law attended Preschool and Camp Achva. Kids from Achva
School after completing just two years of undergraduate swam at a member’s pool until the camp got so big it was
studies. He earned a law degree, and when he passed the Bar moved to the JCCNV. “Because we lived nearby, we were
Exam, he became a First Lieutenant in the Army, JAG (Judge always at the shul. It was a wonderful place for Mama
Advocate General) Corp Reserves. Later he added a Master’s Krevor, too,” she adds.
degree in law. In 1979, the Krevors moved to a beautiful, new house
June attended high school in Newton, Massachusetts and in Lake Barcroft with a spectacular view of the lake from
graduated from Syracuse University with a major in social their living room and kitchen windows. June got a broker’s
work. She worked for the Jewish Family and Children’s license and found the house while she was selling real
Service in Boston. She also did personnel work and got a real estate. June spent 26 years in real estate both for Town and
estate license. Country and for her own company, and Henry worked for her.
When the Korean War broke out in 1950, Henry was called Henry’s last job was Executive Director of the
back to service, and they spent two and a half years at Camp Appalachian Regional Commission. He worked to set-up
Pickett in Virginia, where he was a JAG officer and decided to legislation to benefit the people in the 13 Appalachian
stay in the Washington area. states through retraining, building roads, getting food and
The Krevors moved to Northern Virginia in mid-1952, and medicine, and moving on with their lives.
when Henry’s father died in 1954, he wanted to say daily When Henry died in 2004 at the age of 78, June
kaddish for him. They joined Agudas Achim, which was then decided she wanted to set-up a fitting memorial in his
located on Russel Road and High Street. In 1957, a new honor at the synagogue. Since people were already
synagogue was built on Valley Drive, and the first kiddush sending contributions in his memory, June asked the office
after services was held at the Krevors’ house. It was cooked by secretary to keep the money for Henry’s special fund.
Ruth Krevor, Henry’s mother, who was known as a great cook. “We named it the Henry H. Krevor Social Action
According to June, years ago, many of Agudas Achim’s Endowment Fund, because my children and I wanted it
members were Orthodox merchants who owned businesses on to reflect Henry’s values, personally and professionally,”
King Street. Slowly, things started to change. They began to June explains. Over the years people contributed to
allow girls have Bat Mitzvahs on Friday nights. Several Henry’s fund, and a committee was set-up to invest the
members, like Henry and Les Edelman, who had daughters, money so it could grow and earn interest.
wanted to have Bat Mitzvahs on Saturday mornings just like In 2017 when Samara Weinstein became the
the boys had Bar Mitzvahs. committee chair of Agudas Achim’s new Social Action
“So, in 1970, our older daughter, Sharon, was the first girl Committee, Henry’s special fund found its purpose.
who had a Saturday morning Bat Mitzvah at Agudas Achim,” (Continued on page 14.)

MAY 2019 PAGE 11

 DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE
A CEREMONY OF COMMEMORATION
BY THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA
THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019
12:00 NOON IN MARKET SQUARE
Join the
officials of the
Alexandria
City Council,
clergy from
Agudas Achim
Congregation,
Beth El Hebrew Congregation, and
Trinity United Methodist Church, along
with friends and neighbors, to
commemorate this event. The speaker
will be Edna Friedberg, PhD, from the
US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
This event is funded in full by the
City of Alexandria. It was started 32
years ago, making it the first municipality
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PURIM CARNIVAL THANK YOU
(Continued from page 8.)
Joel Kravetz, Eli Kreppel, Noah Krischer, Jennifer Krischer, Rachelle
Kromash, Elyse Krumbein, Barbara Lavine, Linda Lichtman, Rob Maline,
Sam Meyers, David Milewich, Talia Milewich, Dalit Milewich, Sutton
Moore, Jay Moore, Cassandra Moser, Ari Pearlstein, Laura Peebles, Debbie
Perry, Amy Posner, Brooke Ringel, Beth Robbins, Barbara Ross, Staci
Rothman, Shannon Rubin, Faye Rubin, Jonathan Ruskin, Isaac Saiger, Caryl
Salters, Caroline Schwebach, Noah Segal, Samantha Seigman, Melissa
Shapiro, Jacob Shapiro, Michaela Shapiro, Melissa Siskind, Ari Siskind,
Tracy Soforenko, Sharon Soforenko, David Sonenshine, Michele Swers,
Camille Tacher, Jonathan Tischler, Emunah Trevaskis, David Weingart,
Melissa Weinstock, Gayle Weiss, Benjamin Wilson, Nicole Yakatan, and any
and all volunteers we may have missed! Even if we missed your name
because we are human, we still very much appreciate all the
help you provided! Thanks everyone!
Arden Levy and Mackenzie Silverman - Purim Carnival Co-Chairs
Hannah Krashauur – Purim Volunteer Coordinator
THANK YOU TO ELLEN BAYER AND
STACY KREPPEL FOR PROOFREADING THIS
MONTH’S BULLETIN.
 IN MEMORIAM
MAY 1, 2019 26 NISAN 5779 MAY 11, 2019 6 IYYAR 5779 MAY 23, 2019 18 IYYAR 5779
Gideon Ahiassaf Oren Grace Schonberger * Herman Kramer
Rose Lubin Pollner Dr. Leonard Appel * Aaron Rubin
* Beatrice Siegal MAY 12, 2019 7 IYYAR 5779 * Bernice Feinstein
* Max Sklarewitz Joseph Pessah
* Irving Weinberger * Jacob Kline Abraham Ravitz
MAY 2, 2019 27 NISAN 5779 * Sadie Schmier Sol Myerson
* Israel Shapiro * Libbie Scherr MAY 24, 2109 19 IYYAR 5779
* Edward Mogel David Sitrin
MAY 3, 2019 28 NISAN 5779
Marcia Dahne * Elsie Friedman
* Eleanor Goldberg
* Adeline Sandler Jean Massell
* Bennie Mendelson
* David Schrott
Louis Ludwig MAY 25, 2019 20 IYYAR 5779
Rose Gerstein MAY 13, 2019 8 IYYAR 5779 * Eva Chaiken
Bruce Sternberg Steven Asher * I. Schwartz
Rose Wagner Doris Goldberg
MAY 4, 2019 29 NISAN 5779
Max Goldenberg Fay Karp
Ruth Lucas
Frances Senkfor Kurt Kohr
Harry Gelboin
Saul Weiss Joseph Spiro
Lois Landau Pearl
Sarah Marcus MAY 14, 2019 9 IYYAR 5779 MAY 26, 2019 21 IYYAR 5779
Arthur Sternberg Ruth Amchan * Jack Shaw
* Saul Brooks Henry Lublin
MAY 5, 2019 30 NISAN 5779
Avigdor Sinai Harold Gottlieb
* Dorothy Levy
Louis Savenelli Dolly Helman
Gloria Sitrin
Ray Weinstein Julius Lindenbaum
Irving Perlman
Isidore Siegel MAY 15, 2019 10 IYYAR 5779 Nathan Meritz
Ruth Pentelnik Ann Bliss Alexander Hatami
Joseph Tudor MAY 27, 2019 22 IYYAR 5779
MAY 6, 2019 1 IYYAR 5779
Nettie Kidorf * Tillie Shapiro
* Martin Pinson
Lillian Zuckerman Milton Fingerman
Martin Seligman
Sarah Pinhesik MAY 16, 2019 11 IYYAR 5779 * Daniel Selmonosky
Vera Davis * Zelda Fagelson * Peter Manisewitz
* Levia Kwerel Sidney Forstater MAY 28, 2019 23 IYYAR 5779
Lillian Gollomp * Esther Rumshin
MAY 7, 2019 2 IYYAR 5779
* Beatrice Tolleris Mildred Backman
Miriam Lopez
* Ralph Tolleris Ruth Haber
Nettie Biss
Pearl Solomon MAY 17, 2019 12 IYYAR 5779 Muriel Ludwig
Bess Walden * Jeanette Fierstein * Shirley Weiss
* Rosalie Gasson Bernard Yellin
MAY 8, 2019 3 IYYAR 5779
* Lillian Raiten
* Monroe Brown MAY 29, 2019 24 IYYAR 5779
* Ida Kafka MAY 18, 2019 13 IYYAR 5779 * Harry Frank
Arthur Arbesfeld * Samuel Hoffman * Barnet Isaacs
Stephen Kushnir Sylvia Fogelson Julia Duberstein
* Robert Fagen Ely Shor Gerry Saferstein
* Ralph Siegel MAY 19, 2019 14 IYYAR 5779 MAY 30, 2019 25 IYYAR 5779
MAY 9, 2019 4 IYYAR 5779 Harry Levitt * Henach Koffler
Herman Flax Gustave Linden Leonard Zemon
* Peshe Frankle MAY 20, 2019 15 IYYAR 5779 * Henry Goldberg
* Louis Levinson * Nathan Paulson Nathaniel Krumbein
Leo Helman Jack Lawson * Anne Siegal
Hannah Moore MAY 21, 2019 16 IYYAR 5779 * Mildred Manisewitz
Dolly Kuczynski * Benjamin Rosen H. Young
MAY 10, 2019 5 IYYAR 5779 * Anna Shuman MAY 31, 2019 26 IYYAR 5779
* Hitta Evans Sheila Kaback * Richard Immerman
* Miriam Bass Herb Goldsmith * Samuel Spiro
* Milton Pearl Edith Krochak Ruth Bob
* Shirley Brown MAY 22, 2019 17 IYYAR 5779 * Daniel Edelman
Edith Dinerstein Herta Angerthal
Louis Quint
The family of Lawrence (Larry)
* Sylvia Weiss
Leah Zedd Robert Dorsen
Shuman z”l thanks everyone for the
Pearle Rosenbloom memorial gifts and support.
MAY 11, 2019 6 IYYAR 5779
* Benjamin Abramson Gil Slucki May his memory be for a blessing.
* Henry Chunowitz William Russler -Deanna Shuman

* A memorial light will be lit in the synagogue for those names marked with an asterisk.

MAY 2019 PAGE 13

 SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE
VOLUNTEER. ORGANIZE. ADVOCATE. PROFILES OF OUR LEADERS
SAMARA WEINSTEIN, CHAIR
(Continued from page 11.)
FREEDOM SEDER 2019 – TODAH RABA Samara had a lot of good ideas that
On Sunday, March 31, 140 people from Agudas Achim Congregation and the required extra finances to implement.
Alfred Street Baptist Church came together for our third annual Community Social She approached June Krevor for help
Justice Seder. This year’s seder was moving, powerful, intimate, meaningful, and with the committee’s work, and June was
festive. Our two communities joined together in song and engaged in deep delighted to find a use for Henry’s Fund.
conversations on issues that matter. We deepened our relationships and explored how Samara says the Social Action
we can continue to work, grow, and learn together. Committee has been able to accomplish
Special Thanks to… so much in such a short time because of
● June Krevor and the support of the Henry H. Krevor Social Action Endowment the support from the Henry H. Krevor
Fund, whose support of social justice made this possible. Social Action Endowment Fund at
● Barbara Fiedler and Heather Taylor, for their work in creating a meaningful Agudas Achim.
Hagaddah. “We were able to put our ideas into
● The many volunteers who helped with set-up , sign-in, and clean-up: Barbara action and offer a wide range of
Elkin, Samantha Siegman, Tanya Bodzin, Kiki Griffith, Patty Rosenberg, Cheryl programs so that every member of our
Orr, Angela Wilson, Stacey Bromberg, Marissa Salli, Mindi Maline, and others. congregation was exposed to and had
● Edric Kirkman, Chaya Silver, Libby Russler, Dr. Rita Giles, and Monife some experience with social action and
Marshal, for their dramatic reading, which set the stage. social justice,” Samara explains. Here
● Hazzan Elisheva Dienstfrey for leading us in song and creating the Social Justice are some of the Social Action Committee’s
Seder 2019 Songbook. important accomplishments:
● The Sisterhood Choir for raising our spirits with their joyful song.
● Rabbi Steven Rein and Reverend Dr. Judy Fentress-Williams for their leadership, Co-sponsoring three Social Justice
support, and spiritual guidance. seders with the Alfred Street Baptist
● Diana and Jack Weil and Cheryl Nelson for providing a delicious Passover feast, Church in April 2017, March 2018, and
Lawrence Mawunya-Yawson (KB) for setting up the space and providing March 2019. Approximately 100 people
technical support and Erica Jacobs, who produced the song books. from both congregations attended each
year.
We began the seder by showing a video clip of the first Freedom Seder held fifty
years ago in April 1969, one year after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther Presenting “Black Jewish Dialogues,”
King Jr. Our 2019 Freedom Seder concluded by inviting attendees to share their a two-act comedy that explored the
thoughts on what concrete actions or ways of collaboration Agudas and Alfred Street absurdity of prejudice and racism for the
could undertake as we “journey together to freedom” in 2019 and beyond. Martin Luther King holiday on January
24, 2018.
RACIAL WEALTH GAP LEARNING SIMULATION
Continue the connection and conversation with the Alfred Street Baptist Church. Presenting “Kosher/Soul Black Jewish
Join us on Sunday, May 19 at the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Old Town Identity Cooking” on January 20, 2019. It
Alexandria. The simulation is an interactive tool that helps people understand the featured Michael W. Twitty, an African
connections among racial equity, hunger, poverty, and wealth. More information coming. American Jewish writer and author of
The Cooking Gene, winner of the
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Center. The program provides important early childhood education for Alexandria’s American People.
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This year, posters, a challenge grant, and synagogue teams are revving up interactive Social Action programs at
enthusiasm for the 5K/5-mile walk to Old Town Alexandria and back. If you’re AAC in the coming months.
reading the Bulletin online, it’s not too late to join the fun as a walker, virtual walker
or donor at stepalivewalk.org. Start at “Register” and follow the prompts. Questions?
Contact AAC ALIVE! Chair Joan Hartman Moore (wordcrafter88@comcast.net). THE AAC OFFICE WILL BE
For all of the organization’s 42 supporting congregations, the walk celebrates CLOSED ON
ALIVE!'s 50th anniversary. For AAC ALIVE!, it also kicks off our year-long MONDAY, MAY 27 IN
commemoration of the life of Alice Quint, z”l, beloved congregant and powerful OBSERVANCE OF
supporter of ALIVE! and its projects at AAC and throughout the community.
MEMORIAL DAY.

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Agudas Achim Congregation WHAT’S INSIDE . . .
2908 Valley Drive
SHUK & SHIRA................................page 1
Alexandria, VA 22302 THEODICY CLASS.............................page 1
Phone: 703-998-6460 Fax: 703-998-5843 RABBI’S MESSAGE...........................page 2
The Bulletin is published monthly - ISSN1084-9858 JTS EVENING OF LEARNING.............page 2
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES..................page 2
Rabbi ...….................................................................….………Steven I. Rein EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE...page 3
Hazzan..........................................................................Elisheva R. Dienstfrey MEN’S CLUB MENSCHENINGS............page3
Rabbi Emeritus...............................................................................Jack Moline DEAR HAZZAN.................................page 4
Executive Director.....................................................................….Barry Nove ACTIVE SENIORS LUNCHEON............page 4
Youth/Education Director...........….……….................................Chaya Silver NOVA YOM HA’SHOAH...................page 5
Preschool Director……............................................................….Jen Halpern PRESCHOOL NEWS..........................page 6
Shlicha.………………………………………………………Miri Bernovsky YOUNG FAMILIES.............................page 6
President……..……………………………………………Kenneth Labowitz AAC ANNUAL BLOOD DRIVE...........page 6
Sisterhood Co-Presidents..............................Lenore Garon and Susan Auerhan OUR SHLICHA..................................page 7
Men’s Club President..........................…..………………………Elliot Parkin SISTERHOOD DOINGS.......................page 8
Communication Specialist.....………………….………………Marya Runkle PURIM CARNIVAL THANK YOUS........page 8
Email: synagogue@agudasachim-va.org Twitter: @agudasachim IN THE FAMILY.................................page 9
Web: www.agudasachim-va.org Facebook: facebook.com/agudasachim SHARE-A-SHABBAT..........................page 9
PROFILES OF OUR LEADERS...........page 11
WHAT’S AHEAD . . . DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE...............page 12
IN MEMORIAM................................page 13
SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE..........page 14
Fridays, 9:00 a.m...........................................................Talmud Study Class
Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. ....................................................Parashat Ha’Shavua
Saturdays, 11:00 a.m.................................................................Gan Shabbat

THE MONTH AT-A-GLANCE

Thursday, May 2, 12:00 noon................Alexandria Days of Remembrance
Sunday, May 5, 10:00 a.m.............................................Men’s Club Brunch
Sunday, May 5, 9:30 a.m........................................Parent Inclusion Coffee
Sunday, May 5, 11:00 a.m.................................Oh, Say Shalom Playgroup
Sunday, May 5.........................................................StepALIVE! Walkathon
Thursday, May 9, 6:30 p.m......................................................Shuk & Shira
Saturday, May 11, 12:30 p.m...........Role of the Mikvah in the 21st Century
Sunday, May 12, 8:30 a.m..............................................Mother’s Day Hike
Wednesday, May 15, 4:15 p.m.................................AAC Inova Blood Drive
Thursday, May 16, 23, 30, 7:00 p.m..........Theodicy Class with Rabbi Rein
Friday, May 17, 5:30 a.m...................................Shababy Kabbalat Shabbat
Sunday, May 19, 5:00 p.m....................................JTS Evening of Learning
Wednesday, May 29, 6:00 p.m..........................................Israel Film Series
Tuesday, May 28, 11:00 a.m.......................Greenspring Shavuot Learning

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