What’s Happening?

Lindsey Jaffe Myers

Fran Levey

Andy Farber

Barry Kessler

Hannah Mittleman

Jessica Sher

Norman and Pat Friedman. In memory of Jonah Maccabee Dreskin.

Jayne Wexler.

Rabbi Glynis Conyer.

Dr. Daniel Lucas.

Tina Liebling.

Jeanne and Murray Bodin.

Mary Ann Shamis.

Cathy Rolland.

Kenneth Stern and Rabbi Margie Slome. In honor of Ellen Dreskin and all the volunteers from Woodlands who played an amazing role in the clean-up and rebuilding of West End Temple.

Marilyn and Morty Berman. In memory of Jonah Dreskin.

Wendy Jennis and Doug Mishkin. Congratulations on this terrific endeavor.

Joan D. Funk. In memory of Adam Stern.

Kathy Tuchman Glass.

Cantor Robin Joseph.

Linda Poskanzer.

Marcia Streussand Green.

Jo Hariton.

Rabbi Eddie Sukol.

Danny Siegel. Yashir koch’chem — big time!

Dr. Madelyn Katz. In honor of Rabbi Ken Chasen, with thanks for your remarkable presentation to my class!

Rochelle Novins. In memory of Jay R. Novins and Kevin L. Novins.

Craig Taubman.

Ira and Julia Levin.

Dr. Richard Sarason.

Evan and Faye Friedman.

Rabbi Michael Weinberg.

Hebrew Home for the Aged (Riverdale, NY).

Barbara and Milton Marcus.

Stacy Beyer. In memory of Edyth Zuckerman.

Ellen and Harold Rubin.

Rabbi Jonathan and Susan Stein.

Janet S. Elam.

Jenna Berger and Matt Bottiglieri.

Nancy Goodman.

Marilyn and Roger Price.

Jeffrey Nakrin.

Myron Katz. In memory of Rina.

Rabbi Benjamin Sternman.

George and Chris Markley.

Lisa Lieberman Barzilai.

Adrienne Tanner.

Jeanne and Murray Bodin.

Martine Klein.

Rabbi Mark Dov and Marsha Shapiro.

Shalisha Erenberg.

Bill and Marilyn Alper. In honor of the Alper family.

Rabbi Mo Salth. Wishing you all much love as you go forth with this sacred endeavor.

Liza Karsten and Daniel Nienaltow.

Rabbi Stacy Schlein and Jeremy Sosin.

Michael Dreskin.

Rabbi Douglas Krantz.

Ellen and Billy Dreskin. In celebration of Katie Dreskin’s new art education position in Columbus, OH.

Bob and Bobbie Kraus. In honor of our grandchildren, Jessica and Julie Sher.

Norman Sider.

Patti Mittelman.

Madelyn Mishkin Katz. In memory of Marilyn Weisberg, the best-dressed woman in San Francisco!

Jayson Rodovsky and David Winkworth. In memory of Jonah Maccabee Dreskin.

Sally Winter.

Rabbi Michael Lezak.

Anonymous.

Saul Kaiserman.

Rabbi Mike Comins.

Rabbi Daniel Schweber. In appreciation to Cantor Dreskin for her guidance in helping to improve Friday night services at Shaarei Tikvah.

Roberta Grossman. What a beautiful way to honor your son and his passions.

Scott B. Cantor and Lisa E. Stone.

Judith Mann

Sheldon Low.

Jeremy Wolfe.

Cantor John Kaplan.

Steve Adler.

Ann and Les Tourk. So pleased to support this. Love to all of you.

Rabbi Sarah Reines.

Rabbi Ken Kanter.

Rabbi Dan Roberts.

Marc Margolius.

Kurt Eschbach.

Daniel Fried. Thank you for setting up the Jonah Maccabee Arts Fund!

Rabbi David Komerofsky. A marvelous way to honor Jonah’s memory. Lots of love from Texas.

Madelyn and Ricky Katz. In memory of Florence Zeldin.

Rabbi David Saperstein.

Corey Friedlander.

Rabbi Aaron Spiegel.

Ben Fuld.

Julie Silver.

Rabbis Don Weber and Shira Stern. Thank you for allowing us to be part of your work.

Beth Sperber Richie.

Don Perlman, Westchester Percussion.

Cantor Richard Cohn.

Kate Press. Happy I can play a small role in helping to honor the memory of your son Jonah. I think this is an incredible endeavor.

Andrew Dennen.

Jason Lichtman.

Rabbi Jonah Pesner.

Rabbi Michael Namath.

Steven Fink, SummerTech. Hello, Dreskin Family. We miss you here at SummerTech, but you’ll always be a part of our family. This is a beautiful foundation you’ve begun and we wish you all the best. Much love.

Robbie Harris.

Tammy Schachet-Briskin.

Rabbi Michael Friedman. In memory of Jonah Maccabee Dreskin.

Cantor Angela Buchdahl.

Deb, Jenna and Dan Hall.

Herb Friedman. In honor of “Papa’s” return!

Jill Garland. In honor of Rabbi Billy Dreskin and his beautiful blog piece, “Blessings from a Bolt of Lightning.”

Rabbi Bernard Mehlman.

Cantor Dana Anesi.

Michael Skloff and Marta Kauffman.

Leah Doctor.

Mark Horowitz and Tom Staebell. In honor of the many Dreskin celebrations!

Kay and Stephen Boonshoft. In honor of Rabbi Billy Dreskin receiving his honorary doctorate.

Rabbi Larry Hoffman.

Jo and Frank Hariton.

Eddie and Roxanne Sukol.

Ronni Schatz.

Michael Karnes.

Cantor Lisa Levine. In honor of Shirley Lipco Baker.

Rabbi Dan Roberts.

Janet Leuchter.

Herb and Melissa Baer.

Ellen Bittner.

Tom Staebell and Mark Horowitz.

Yvette Shandel.

George and Chris Markley.

Rabbis Liz Rolle and Phil Schechter.

Robin and David Suarez. What a beautiful way to celebrate Jonah’s life. We still think of you often and cherish the memories. You truly are a blessing! Best wishes with the Foundation. With love and everlasting thanks.

Susan and David Berger.

Kenny Green.

Rabbi Mindy Portnoy.

Cantor Erica Lippitz and Rabbi John Schechter.

Kenneth Hupart and Merri Rosenberg. In memory of Jonah and his beautiful legacy.

Cantor Elias and Linda Roochvarg.

Cantor Stephen Richards.

Richard and Naomi Binenfeld.

Andrea Kott and Eric Parens.

Patricia Hennessey. In honor of the unflagging energy and sense of justice of the Dreskin family.

Joy and Dan Firshein.

Joni and Richard Zlotowitz.

Cantor Julie Yugend-Green.

Martha Rosen. In memory of David Rosen and Joy Rosen.

Cantor Kerry and Batya Ben-David. In memory of Jonah Maccabee Dreskin.

Rabbi Ramie and Merri Arian.

Herb, Even, Beth, Todd, Faye, Rachel and Josh Friedman. In memory of Elaine.

Nell Hirsch.

Mimi Jefferson.

Blair and Judy Leatherwood.

Shelli Katz.

HarrietAnn Litwin.

Scott and Julie Stein.

Sue Bensadon.

Joan Funk. Donated with gratitude for 4 more years of President Obama.

Diane and Arthur Lavin.

Jeanne and Murray Bodin.

Lisa Ann Green.

Al and Sara Dreskin.

Tom Schaeffer.

Sheryl Greenberg.

Neil Weinstein.

Beth Ann Salzman.

Cantor Suzanne Bernstein.

Barry Tenenholtz.

Corey Friedlander.

Edie Magnus.

Cantor Ida Rae Cahana.

Rabbi Susan Laemmle.

Mark Bloom.

Ellen Allard.

Norman Sider.

Lew Wyman and Susan Newman.

Sara Basson.

Rabbi Sandford and Nancy Kopnick.

Julie Newman.

Mimi Weinberg.

Lois and Bernie Bacharach.

Jeremy Wolfe.

Leslie Cohen.

Jamie Newhouse and Carly Goldring.

Rabbi Amy and Gary Perlin. In honor of our son Jonah’s law school graduation. Our family remembers Jonah with you. Zichrono livracha.

The Breskin family.

Matt Grob. In memory of Jonah, and in recognition of Billy and Ellen’s work to honor his memory.

Mary Ann Shamis.

Cantor Stephen Richards.

Merrill and Laura Rotter.

Susan and Rob Horowitz.

Ilene and Nicholas Haigh. Congratulations to our teacher Rabbi Jeffrey Sirkman on his Doctor of Divinity.

Daniel Pliskin. This gift is in honor of Rabbi Billy Dreskin and his family. Thank you for, as my very first camp counselor, putting me on a path to a lifetime of giving back and joy and passing on our tradition by being the first to welcome me into Jewish camping.

Rabbi Peter Stein.

Cheryl Cohen.

Rachel Kalmowitz.

Evan and Faye Friedman.

Ida Dreskin. In memory of my grandson Jonah.

Lance Colie.

Naomi Chase.

Rachel Maimin. In honor of the recent ordination of Rabbi Jillian Cameron.

Rachel Maimin. In honor of the recent ordination of Rabbi Ilene Haigh.

Rachel Maimin. In honor of the recent ordination of Rabbi Jennifer Gubitz.

Rachel Maimin. In honor of the recent ordination of Rabbi Evan Schultz.

Bonnie Denmark Friedman. Remembering Jonah and your wonderful family on this special day. This donation is what I asked from my family as a mother’s day gift to me. Much love.

Kelly Kossar.

The Woolis family. With love and appreciation to the Dreskin family for keeping Jonah’s spirit present. We miss him and honor his memory.

Caryn Roman. This donation is in honor of Chad Rochkind on the occasion of his graduation from NYU’s Graduate Program in Historical and Sustainable Architecture.

Carol Ochs. In honor of Billy and Ellen Dreskin who had a spirituality that touched me even as a freshman in college. With great admiration and to honor the life of Jonah.

Rabbi Rick Jacobs and Susan Freedman.

Donna and Steve Sorrow.

Norman and Terry Cohen.

Virginia Lupi.

Sharon Rich.

Neil Weinstein.

Iris Bildstein. This donation is in honor of the 21 student teachers who are graduating from the Art and Art Education program at Teachers College Columbia University on May 15, 2012 and in memory of Renee Darvin, who blazed the path for great art teacher education.

Susie, Steve, Shira and Ari Moskowitz are honored to make this donation to the Jonah Maccabee Foundation. His legacy is remembered at NFTY- NAR.

Robert and Lesli Cattan. In celebration of Dede’s hard work and accomplishments…and in hopeful anticipation about commencing this new phase of life!!! Love you sweet girl xoxo

Rabbi Michael White.

Nathan Lang and Leah Gershon. With loving thoughts and warm wishes.

Rabbi Judy Cohen-Rosenberg. In honor of Carolyn Minott’s graduation from SUNY-Purchase.

Ashley Fertig.

Jamie Cohn and Jimmy Dreskin. In honor of the graduation of our daughter, Sierra Brooke, from Florida State University. In memory of our nephew, Jonah Maccabee Dreskin.

Barbara and Stuart Rayvid. In memory of Jonah Maccabee Dreskin.

Robin Gendelman Pottebaum. In memory of Jonah Maccabee Dreskin.

Madeleine Strum.

Daniel Rakowski.

Adam Kohn.

Geri Pell.

Eddie and Roxanne Sukol.

Danielle Rodnizki. In honor of my brother, Jordan Rodnizki, and his upcoming graduation from high school. So excited for his journey at the University of Pennsylvania to begin next fall! Also in loving memory of Jonah Dreskin, z”l. With love.

Leslie Resnick. In honor of Staci Akselrod’s college graduation (an Eisner camper with Jonah and fellow NAR-ite)

Madelyn Mishkin Katz. In honor of our friend Rabbi Don Goor who will receive his well-deserved Doctor of Divinity on May 14 at the HUC/LA graduation!

Ron & Fran Moss. In honor of the graduation of our son, Manny Moss, with a Master’s Degree in International and Global Studies from Brandeis University.

Nicole Matusow.

Cantor Zoe Jacobs. In honour of the incredible work done over the last 25 years by Billy, Les and Jeff. The Jewish people are in a better place because of each of you, and our younger generation is blessed to learn from you. And, of course, thinking of Jonah today, too. xx

Nancy Korobkin.

Aliza Garafalo.

Roberta Wetherbee.

Susan Salidor.

From Susan Jordan Leibrock, Walnut Hills ’75.

Joan Funk. In memory of my nephew Jonah (whose graduation this would have been), and in honor of the graduations of my nephew Aiden and my niece Katie. With love from Aunt Joan.

Michael Rothbaum. In honor of Ellen and Billy’s generosity and kindness.

Susan Laufer. In memory of Alex Rivlin, son of Rosemary and Paul Rivlin, on the occasion of his first yahrzeit.

Adina Sharfstein. In honor of the graduation of Ari Joseph Sharfstein, and Micah Benjamin Sharfstein, with love from Mom and Dad! In honor of the musical leadership shared by Cantor Ellen Dreskin with others at Hava Nashira, with gratitude and song!

The Selig family. In honor of Billy Dreskin’s honorary doctorate from HUC, Katie Dreskin’s graduation from Teachers College, and Aiden Dreskin’s graduation from Ardsley High School!

Rabbi Melissa Zalkin Stollman. In honor of soon-to-be rabbis Philip Bazeley, Lyle Rothman and Jillian Cameron, and soon-to-be educator Alyson Bazeley.

Randy Markey. In memory of my Dad.

Ellen, Billy, Katie and Aiden Dreskin. In memory of Jonah Maccabee Dreskin.

Okay, admittedly this was a bit weird, but a challenge was posted on Andrew Kessler’s Facebook page for Billy to work Miley Cyrus’ twerking performance at the 2013 Video Music Awards into his Yom Kippur sermon in exchange for $750 in donations. Thanks to all who joined the challenge and met the goal. Billy’s employment status is now hanging by a thread, but he says it was all worth it. You can judge for yourself at wct.org/hhdsermons (click on “Talking Israel”). Here are the donors. Thank you one and all!

Andrew Kessler

Robin Gendelman Pottebaum

Justine Berkowicz

Mindy Bacharach

Barry Tenenholtz

Randi Silverberg

Caryn Solomon

Susan Grill — in honor of Andrew Kessler

Jennifer Silverberg