Thank You

A huge shout-out to Philip Levine for putting together the CD purchase page on our website. Billy is our usual “tech guy” and since he’s not very good at it, this little project would have taken an eternity to get up and running.

Bumping into Philip at Ellen’s (and Dan’s and Rosalie’s and Josh’s) concert during the URJ Biennial brought an offer to build that page for us and to strengthen other parts of the website as well. While the orders for the “So Is Life” CD are pretty literally pouring in and the rest of the site is humming along rather nicely too, we want to take a moment to say, “THANK YOU, PHILIP!”

Philip is an alum of NFTY and the URJ Kutz Camp, as well as President of South Florida Web Advisors. And, of course, a really nice guy.

Since none of us can ever say thank you enough, let’s say it again. Thank you, Philip. We’re incredibly grateful for your assistance and your friendship. You are hereby inducted into the Order of Stalwart Friends of The Jonah Maccabee Foundation.

Matthew and Jenna Berger Bottiglieri.

Rabbi Bernard Mehlman.

Rabbi Julie Danan.

Leona Paul. In memory of Susan Sirkman.

Rabbi Steven Lowenstein.

Debbie’s Treasure Chest. In memory of Susan Sirkman.

Danielle Rodnizki. In honor of Debra Winter on her birthday!

Robert and Patti Mittelman.

Myron Katz. In memory of Rina Katz.

Jo and Frank Hariton.

Cantor Sharon Kohn. In honor of Cantor Ellen Dreskin.

Rabbi Rick Sarason.

Adrian Durlester.

Lisa Ann Green.

Jennifer and Harry Soto. In memory of Shel Silverstein.

Julie Newman.

Marcia Green.

Aryell Cohen.

Liz Kanter Groskind and Eric Groskind.

Cantor Sarah Sager. In honor of my colleague, teacher, friend and roommate (!) Ellen Dreskin.

Ellen and Billy Dreskin. In honor of David Crane’s birthday.

Justine Berkowicz.

We’re so deeply grateful to all of you who donated to our “Summer Camp ’15” campaign to benefit Kutz Camp. We are ever-blessed to have your support!

Ellen, Billy, Katie and Aiden

 

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Jared Turell. In celebration of his becoming a Bar Mitzvah.

Jonathan and Shari Turell. In honor of their son, Jared, becoming a Bar Mitzvah.

Karen Golden.

Beth Sher. In memory of Susan Sirkman.

Ellen, Katie, Aiden and Billy Dreskin. As always, with eternal love for our Jonah.

Milly Richter. In memory of Paul Richter.

Adrian Shanker.

Richard Agler. For Jonah and the work done in his memory.

Mindy Gelbart. In honor of Cantor Ellen Dreskin on the occasion of Taylor Hoffman’s Bat Mitzvah.

David Cohen. In memory of Jonah Dreskin.

Bill and Gloria Falk.

Al and Sara Dreskin.

Rabbi Simcha Bob.

Bob and Bobbie Kraus. In honor of the wedding of Jessie Sher and Davey Marcus.

Rabbi Marci Bloch.

Judy Mann.

Gail Nalven.

Rabbi Steve Altarescu.

Robin Slater-Sherman.

Iris Bildstein.

Rabbi Avi Magid.

Char and Larry Grossman.

Sheldon Low.

Rick Lupert. 5 people paid $5 extra at Hava Nashira for my new book with the intention of that amount going to the Jonah Maccabee fund. So voila!

Marc Maxwell. This donation in made in remembrance of the anniversary of David Passer’s birth on what would have been his 57th birthday.

Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro.

Peter Levy and Amy Dattner-Levy.

Aliza Burton.

Danielle Rodnizki. In honor of Ellen Dreskin, who inspires me every day to do this work.

Rabbi Marc Margolius.

Jason Lichtman.

Mimi Jefferson.

Shelley Halman. In memory of Tracy Michelle Fisher, another beautiful Kutz soul lost too soon.

David and Carol Sank.

Martine Klein.

Gregg Alpert. In honor of my passionate and caring colleague, Ellen Dreskin.

Nancy Goodman.

Jeanne and Murray Bodin.

Roberta Grossman.

Tom Schaeffer.

Patti Mittelman.

Todd Herzog.

Charles Fishman. In memory of Melvin and Alice Fishman.

Roberta, Roger and Allison Wetherbee.

Bobbi and Jeffrey Tornheim.

Lloyd and Roberta Roos.

Dr. Alan Mason and Robert Glazier.

Don Jones.

Bernie and Judi Kimberg. In honor of Ellen and Billy Dreskin.

Larry Grossman.

Corey and Suzanne Newhouse.

Marcia Streussand Green.

Craig Taubman.

Dan Pliskin.

Rabbi Shelly Zimmerman.

Barry and Gloria Meisel.

Allison Pincus.

Scott and Lisa Stone.

Corey Friedlander.

Rabbi Donna Kleiner-Lichtman.

Julie Newman.

Faye Roth. In honor of Gabe and Chelsea’s nuptials.

Marilyn and Roger Price.

David Cohen.

Mary Ann Shamis. In honor of Ellen Dreskin, who helped to form my Kutz memories.

Ari Jaffess.

Edith Magnus. In memory of my brother and sister, both of whom passed away this week — in 2006 and 2013. From Cat Stevens: “The patches make the goodbye harder still.” Thanks to Jonah for the work that lives on.

Rabbi Steven Kaye.

Isabel Frankel Rachlin.

Harriet Lewis.

David and Vivian Singer.

Sally Winter.

Rabbi Rick Sarason.

Mark and Marjory Selig.

Cantor Marcy Kadin.

Barry Tenenholtz.

Abbey Funk.

Dr. Jonathan Slater.

Nicole Roos.

Todd Kipnis.

Al and Sara Dreskin.

Steve Brodsky.

Cantor Rollin Simmons.

Jeffrey Nakrin.

Nina Luban and Scott Bonci.

Virginia Lupi.

Lisa Zbar Mohamed.

Cantor Donn Rosensweig.

Eric Saidel.

Robbie and Nellie Harris. In memory of Jonah.

Beth Sher. Keep up the holy work. Love to all.

Rabbi Paul Kipnes.

Fran and Dick Pursell.

Yaakov Chaitovsky.

Joy Firshein. In celebration of Jess Firshein and Kerry Wallach’s three-year wedding anniversary.

Rabbi  Michael Comins.

Dr. Gary Zola.

Rabbi Renni Altman.

Diana Asher. In memory of Cantor Kerry Ben-David.

Jeffrey Rinkoff and Janis Rosenthal.

Rabbi Rob Nosanchuk.

Madelyn Katz. Because seeing Ellen at Kutz brought a bright light to my life!! Love you, Ellen!

Rabbi Laura Harari.

Barbara Gordon. In appreciation of the wonderful Ellen Dreskin!

Harriet Levine.

Anonymous. In memory of Jonah Maccabee Dreskin.

Kathy Tuchman Glass.

Rabbi Robert Loewy.

A million thanks to everybody who donated to our “Winter Music ’14” campaign. We feel so incredibly blessed to have you with us!

Ellen, Billy, Katie and Aiden

 

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The Gaber family. In memory of Jonah Dreskin and Brad Gaber.

Frank Squillante.

Alice Passer. In memory of David F. Passer and Jonah “Mac” Dreskin.

Jessica and Chuck Myers.

Charlene Smerdon. In honor of the amazing Dreskin family. In memory of Maccabee, and Thora and Emory Smerdon.

Rabbi Jen Gubitz.

Elizabeth Sher.

Liz Kanter Groskind.

Harold and Ellen Rubin.

Shari and Jonathan Turell.

Don Jones.

Wendy Jennis and Douglas Mishkin.

Rabbi Jan and Cantor Lanie Katzew.

Joan Funk. To honor Jonah’s memory. With love from aunt/sister Joan.

Matthew Grob.

Rabbi Les Bronstein and Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller. In honor of Aiden, Katie and Boonie … Jonah’s incredible sibs.

Fran and Dick Pursell.

Rabbi Ramie and Merri Arian.

Dr. Daniel Lucas.

Cantor Richard Cohn.

Sharyn Henry. In Honor of Yael Eads, Youth Director, Rodef Shalom Congregation, Pittsburgh.

Cantor Tracey Scher. In memory of Jonah Dreskin.

Mildred Hart.

Morris Kramer.

Martine Klein and family.

Marilyn and Roger Price.

Rabbi Michael White.

Craig Taubman.

Danny Siegel.

Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl.

Dale Glasser. In honor of Maya and Zachary Glasser.

Beth Sperber Richie.

Julie Silver.

Alyth Synagogue, London.

Tara Abrams. Happy birthday to Lisa Goodman!

Rachel Kalmowitz.

Peter Allard. Much love to you both and bless you in this vital work!

Cantor Mo Glazman.

Rabbi Peter Rubinstein.

Abby Leibman.

Helen Meltzer-Krim.

Rabbi Shira Milgrom.

Rabbi Nancy Flam. May Jonah’s memory always be a blessing.

Rabbi Victor Appell.

Julie and Scott Stein.

Rabbi Yoni Regev and Lara Pullan Regev.

Tina Liebling.

Rabbi Glynis Conyer.

Harriet Lewis. In memory of Jean Lovinger, mother of Merri Arian.

Rabbi Joshua Caruso.

Jane Golub.

Rick Calvert.

Joshua Block.

Rabbi Joan and Andy Farber.

June and Steve Dreskin.

Cantor Roslyn Barak.

Harriet M. Levine.

Elliot and Melissa Regenbogen.

Rabbi Daniel and Lu Geffen. In love and appreciation for the entire Dreskin clan!

Jeanne and Murray Bodin.

Lisa Stone.

Martha Rosen. In memory of David Rosen.

Rabbi Andy Klein.

Mark Bloom.

Louis Bordman.

Rabbi Michael Weinberg.

Robin Slater-Sherman and Howard Sherman.

Myron Katz. In memory of Rina Katz.

Bill and Gloria Falk. In memory of Jonah.

Cantor Hayley Koblinsky. In memory of Jonah.

Cantor Stephen and Marjorie Richards.

Donna Goldstein.

Char and Larry Grossman.

Gloria and Barry Meisel.

Cantor Steven Weiss.

Elliot and Melissa Regenbogen.

Herbert Friedman. In honor of my rabbi and his wife.

Sharon Rich and Nancy Reed.

Rich and Madelyn Silverstein. In memory of Karen D’Amico.

Norman Sider.

Ken Levin. In honor of Rabbi Billy Dreskin, the best friend a guy could ever have!

Dr. Jonathan Slater.

Madelyn Mishkin Katz.

Ira and Julia Levin.

Barbara and Stuart Rayvid.

Jeffrey Nakrin.

Janet Elam.

Ariana Kaminskas. In honor of Matthew Kaminskas becoming a Bar Mitzvah.

Rabbi Monique Mayer.

Fran and Don Putnoi. In honor of Rabbi Bernard Mehlman’s birthday.

Aliza Burton.

Cantor Zoe Jacobs.

George Markley.

Beth Schafer.

Nicole Matusow.

Jeremy Wolfe.

Gail Nalven.

Rabbi Aaron Spiegel.

Iris Greene.

Cantor Sarah Sager.

Douglas Passon.

Rabbi Marc Margolius.

Jamie, Andrew, Meredith and Jordan Fox.

Neil Weinstein.

Roberta Grossman.

John Kalter.

Elliott Rosen.

David Berliner.

Joyce Rosenzweig.

Danielle Rodnizki.

Fran Avni.

Kathy Glass.

Cantor Wally and Tammy Schachet-Briskin.

Nicole Roos.

Ron and Fran Moss.

Seth Kroll.

Howard and Wendy Albert.

Rabbi Hillel Cohn.

Rabbi Jon Haddon.

Dan and Joy Firshein. With regards and happy holiday!

Susan and David Berger.

Rabbi Marc Rosenstein.

Steve Brodsky.

Rabbi Robbie Harris.

Hi, everybody. Here are the names of all who have donated (so far) to our “Summer Music!” campaign. Your name missing? There’s still time to join in, and we’d be honored to have you. Stop by jonahmac.org/donate today!

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Harriet Levine.

David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik.

Bruce Ginsberg. In memory of Jonah Mac and a musical icon he was lucky to have performed with: Pete Seeger.

Gwynne and Alan Ross. In memory of Brad Gaber.

Craig Taubman.

Lois and Bernie Bacharach. In honor of the marriage of Katie Dreskin and Mark Boonshoft.

Yvette Shandel. In memory of Rachel Chafetz.

Rabbi Bernard Mehlman. In memory of Jonah.

Danielle Rodnizki. In honor of Katie’s and Mark’s recent marriage. Mazal tov!

Alan Mason.

Rabbi Sheldon and Judith Zimmerman.

Judy Mann.

Roberta, Roger and Allison Wetherbee. In honor of the marriage of Katie Dreskin and Mark Boonshoft. Mazal tov!

Susan Salidor.

Faye Roth.

Aiden, Katie, Ellen and Billy Dreskin. In celebration of Tracy Questel finding her brother, and how happy Mac would be to know that such a boon had come to his good friend.

Kathy Tuchman Glass.

Rabbi Rachel Maimin.

Eric Larson and Rabbi Marcus Burstein.

Matt Stamm.

Aiden, Katie, Ellen and Billy Dreskin. In loving memory of Jonah Maccabee and the sweet music you brought into our lives.

Abby and Michael Gostein.

Maddie Hendricks.

George and Chris Markley.

Bill and Gloria Falk. In honor of Katie’s and Boonie’s marriage, Aiden’s talent, and in memory of Jonah.

Jeanne and Murray Bodin.

Rabbi Ken Kanter.

The Clergy of Temple Israel – Boston: Rabbi Ronne Friedman, Cantor Roy Einhorn, Rabbi Elaine Zecher, Rabbi Jeremy Morrison, Rabbi Matthew Soffer and Rabbi Bernard Mehlman.

Martine Klein and family.

Rabbi Joel and Michelle Abraham. In honor of the time spent by Rabbi Billy Dreskin at the URJ 6 Points SciTech camp.

Kurt Eschbach.

Joan Funk.

Carol Scheffler.

Michael Dreskin.

Julie DeWinter Stein.

Ellen Berman. For everyone who knows what it is to lose a loved one way too soon.

Rabbi Lucy Dinner.

Cantor Jill Abramson. With much love to all the Dreskins!

Cantor Julie Yugend-Green.

Rabbi Jan and Cantor Alane Katzew. In memory of Dr. Amy Katzew.

Roberta Grossman.

Dassi Citron.  In honor of the Cattans, who are committed to helping others, quietly and selflessly.

Corey Friedlander.

Rabbi Norman and Terry Cohen.

Dr. Gary P. Zola and your friends at the Hebrew Union College American Jewish Archives.

Rona Oberman and Deborah Franzblau. In loving memory of Jon Franzblau.

Robert Berliner.

David and Karen Frank.

Rachel Kalmowitz.

Julie Newman.

Lisa Stone and Scott Cantor.

Rabbi Michael Mellen.

Daniel Pliskin.

Doug and Geri Pell.

Matt, Jenna, Gabby, Baby X and Baby Y Bottiglieri.

Adam Kohn and Jason Murray and family.

Tom and Sue Schaeffer.

Beverly Lerner.

Sally Winter. In honor of Cantor Anna Zhar.

Cantor Lori Corrsin.

Bob and Bobbie Kraus.

Lloyd and Roberta Roos.

Robin Slater-Sherman and Howard Sherman.

Dr. Morty and Marilyn Berman.

Matt Emmer.

Jane Emmer. This donation is made in honor of our dear friend Cantor Kerry Ben David. It is our way of thanking Kerry for officiating at our wedding. It was a beautiful, meaningful day, and we can think of no better way to thank Kerry.

Norman Friedman. In honor of Cantor Ellen’s and Rabbi Billy’s presence at the “Bronx Boys Turn 80” celebration.

Rabbi Mo Salth.

Dr. Helen Meltzer-Krim. In memory of Jonah.

Women of Reform Judaism at Westchester Reform Temple.

Cantor Tracy Scher. In honor of Rabbi Mara Nathan.

Roz Kirschenbaum. In honor of Cantor Suzanne Bernstein.

Andy Loose and Jill Garland.

Bob Geiger.

Susan Salidor.

Kathy Marks and David Fried. In memory of Philip Feiner, father of Paul Feiner.

Cantor Suzanne Bernstein and the Progressive Temple Beth Ahavath Sholom. In honor of Sara Tolchinsky and Aiden Dreskin, to thank you for the lovely program at PTBAS.

Dassi Citron, Bill Woolis, Simone and Danielle. Thank you for keeping Jonah’s spirit vibrant.

Frank Gonzalez and Pam Glantzman.

Sally Winter.

Joel Moss. In honor of Sara Tolchinsky for the time she spent with us at PTBAS.

Abby and Gabriel Tolchinsky. In honor of Cantor Suzanne Bernstein.

Ellyn Rothstein.

Eric and Meryl Rothenburg. In memory of Murray Rothenburg and Maxine McGavey.

Don Jones.

Rabbi Jason Holtz. On behalf of Bromley Reform Synagogue in the United Kingdom.

Richard Sarason.

Bruce Wolfson. In memory of Jonah and in honor of Tamara Wolfson.

Elaine Shapiro. In honor of my granddaughter Tamara Wolfson.