July 22
July 22 - 29, 2016 17 - 23 Tammuz 5776 Shabbat Balak
Check out the "Getting to Know You" section on the last page.
Shabbat Times Shabbat Candle Lighting: 8:10 pm (Plag 6:58 pm) Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:45 pm (Sanctuary), 7:10 pm Youth-Led Ruach Minyan (Beit Midrash), 7:45 pm (Sanctuary) Shacharit: 7:00 am, 8:00 am, 8:45 am, 9:15 am (Youth-led) Early Mincha: 6:00 pm (Sanctuary) Mincha: 8:05 pm (Sanctuary) Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 9:13 pm Candle Lighting Next Shabbat: 8:04 pm (Plag 6:53 pm)
Shabbat Speakers and Shiurim 7:00 am: Rabbi Ira Kosowsky 8:00 am: Richard Dine 8:45 am: Rabbi Weinberg Youth: Maya Bickel Mechy Frankel's Gemara Shiur: 9:00 am Review of this week's Daf Yomi: 10:30 am 5:00: Bracha Rutner will speak at the home of Gary and Shanna Winters, 714 Hermleigh Road (women only) Between 8:05pm Mincha and Maariv: ~ Bracha Rutner: “Red Bendelas, Simanim, Talking to the Dead: The Intersection of Superstition and Minhag” ~ David Eisenman's Gemara Shiur
Mazal Tov ~ Mazal tov to Miriam Morsel Nathan and Harvey Nathan on the birth of a grandson to David Nathan and Nora Abramson of Washington, D.C. Mazal tov to Nora's parents, Anne and Ronald Abramson, to big brother Gabriel, and to aunts and uncles Arielle and Aton Teitelbaum and Yael and Ephi Eisenberg. ~ Mazal tov to Ron Murch and Natanya Nobel on the engagement of their daughter Daniela to Jeremy Presser, son of Sheldon and Debora Presser of Los Angeles, CA. ~ Mazal tov to Anne and Max Green on the marriage of their daughter Miriam to Jacob Zemon. ~ Mazal tov to Rabbi Berel and Chaya Wolvovsky on the birth of a son.
Shabbat Kiddush Hashkama Minyan Kiddush is provided by KMS. 8:00 am Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by Rebekah & Avi Rasooly in celebration of the births of their newest grandchildren, Ella Aviva Goldman and Adam Ephraim Ilan Speiser, and by Anne & Max Green in honor of the marriage of their daughter Miriam to Jacob Zemon. 8:45 am Minyan Kiddush is sponsored Mel & Barbara Ciment in memory of Mel’s father, Jack Ciment, z”l. Youth Minyan Kiddush is provided by KMS.
Kiddush Duty: Kotz/Tabin Next Week: Bickel/Green
Security Duty: Mintz Next Week: Elikan/Goldstein
This Weekend ~ Bracha Rutner, our Yoetzet Halacha, will be here this Shabbat. Bracha will be speaking at the following times: • For women only: 5:00 pm on Shabbat afternoon at the home of Gary and Shanna Winters, 714 Hermleigh Road, on “Intimacy in Marriage: Part 2 - Questions from the community.” She will be joined by Esti Taragin, a physical therapist specializing in women's health. If you have a question for Bracha related to intimacy in marriage please email her at [email protected]. All questions will remain anonymous. • Between Mincha (8:05 pm) and Maariv, on “Red Bendelas, Simanim, Talking to the Dead: The Intersection of Superstition and Minhag” • Please note: Bracha will also be available to meet privately with women of the community during Shabbat; email her if you are interested. th ~ Please keep in mind that this Sunday, the 17 of Tammuz, is a fast day, commemorating the breach of the walls of Jerusalem and marking the first day of the Three Weeks. See fast times below. Rabbi Weinberg has put together a guide on the halachot of the Three Weeks. To view the guide, please visit http://bit.ly/2aeFJFC.
Seudah Shlishit Join us at KMS for a monthly Seudah Shlishit! Celebrate a simcha or commemorate a yahrzeit with the congregation. Update: The next seudah shlishit will be next Shabbat, July 30. If you’d like to help with set up and clean up, contact Beth Lichy at [email protected]. To sponsor seudot shlishit for upcoming months, contact the shul office.
Weekday Tefilla Times July 22 – 29 - Halachic times for this week Earliest tallit and tefillin: 5:06 am Latest Kriat Shema: 9:38 am; Earliest Mincha: 1:50 pm A full listing of zmanim is available at kmsynagogue.org
Sunday 17 of Tammuz: Fast Starts: 4:27 am, Fast Ends: 9:12 pm Shacharit: 7:45 am (Sanctuary), 9:00 am (Youth-Led, Sanctuary), Mincha/Maariv: 8:00 pm Monday: Shacharit: 6:45 am, 9:00 am (Youth), Mincha/Maariv: 8:05 pm Tuesday: Shacharit: 7:00 am, 9:00 am (Youth), Mincha/Maariv: 8:05 pm Wednesday: Shacharit: 7:00 am, 9:00 am (Youth), Mincha/Maariv: 8:05 pm Thursday: Shacharit: 6:45 am, 9:00 am (Youth), Mincha/Maariv: 8:05 pm Friday: Shacharit: 7:00 am, 9:00 am (Youth)
Educational Programming July 22 - 29 To hear Rabbi Weinberg's daily Divrei Mitzva and Divrei Halacha from the daily minyanim, go to http://www.spreaker.com/show/kms-dailydivrei-halacha-and-mitzva and http://www.spreaker.com/show/daily-divrei-halacha. Sunday: ~7:00 pm: Rabbi Yitzhak Grossman: Parashas Pinchas / Shivah Asar Be'Tamuz: Smoking on Holidays and Fast Days Monday: ~8:00 pm: Dina Haramati, Stories of Agnon, at the Haramati home Wednesday: ~9:40 - 10:40 am: Mrs. Esther Dziadek, Siddur reading with TGN at KMS (Classroom C)
Coming Soon ~August 28, 2016, Grand Slam Sunday: Jewish Community Day at Nationals Park will be hosted by the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. The Washington Nationals will be taking on the Colorado Rockies at 1:35 p.m. Join us two hours before the game for activities and fun for all ages! Don't miss out - purchase your tickets today for Kemp Mill Synagogue's ticket block. We'll see you at the Ballpark! https://doinggood.wufoo.com/forms/kemp-mill-synagogue-2016-grand-slam-sunday/
Opportunities to Get Involved ~ Security Training: KMS is hoping to transition to a new Shabbat and holiday security system that relies on volunteers trained by the Community Security Service (CSS), a New York-based nonprofit that trains synagogue security volunteers around the country. Training will be held on two consecutive Tuesdays, July 26th and August 2nd, from 7:30-10:00pm. Men and women of all ages are welcome; the only requirement is that you be able to be on your feet for up to 3 hours. A number of KMS members have already gone through training, but we need more volunteers to have enough trained members to transition to the new system. If interested (even if you cannot attend training on the above dates), please fill out the online application at http://css.memberlodge.org/ by hitting the "cadet application" button. It should not take more than 2-3 minutes to complete the application. If you have any questions or would like to learn more, contact Michael Eisenstadt, chairman of the KMS security committee, at: [email protected]. Please support this important initiative by volunteering. ~The KMS Tzedaka Fund helps people in need in the greater Kemp Mill Community. Donations to the Tzedaka Fund would help us meet these requests. Please give generously to the KMS Tzedaka Fund by sending your tax-deductible donation to the KMS office. Checks should be made payable to the KMS Tzedaka Fund. If you are in need of financial assistance, please contact Rabbi Weinberg [email protected] ~ Sign up for Kemp Mill Road cleanup: KMS has joined the Adopt-a-Road program by adopting Kemp Mill Road. Check out the recognition sign near Kemp Mill/Glenallen and Glenallen/Randolph Roads. KMS members will have the opportunity to do some cleanup on Kemp Mill Road. Please use this url to sign up on the Google doc - http://bit.ly/1UQPIOu.
Refua Shleima Nechama Yenta bat Raizal, Yehoshua Dan ben Naomi, Bayla Tova bat Rivka, Rachel Blimah bat Freydel, Levi Yizchok HaCohen ben Rochel, Menucha bat Aharon, Chaim ben Rachel, Tova Necha bas Rifka Sipa, Yehoshua Gavriel ben Bracha, Mordechai Ozer Yoseph ben Chaia Rochel, Sarah bat Chana, Chana Kayla bas Shoshana Ruchel, Tzvia Hinda bat Chaya Gittel, Belah Tova bat Rivka, Miriam Rachel bat Aiga Sarah, David Ze'ev ben Pearl, Michal Meira bat Fayge Ita, Akiva Yosef ben Fayge Ita, Kalman ben Shayna, Yaakov ben Jody, Tzipporah Gittel bas Chaya Leah . Please keep these names in mind during recitation of the misheberach for cholim. Please email the office at [email protected] if you would like to add names to this list.
Community Connections Community Connection announcements can be found at www.kmsynagogue.org/community#
Thank You Rabbi Moses At the end of this summer, our KMS family will be transitioning to a full time couple as our Senior Directors of Youth. This new position is the result of the expanding number of youth at KMS, and we are excited to introduce them to our community when they arrive. This transition is bittersweet, as for the past SEVEN YEARS, Rabbi Daniel Moses has led our youth minyanim and supervised countless hours of programming, inspiring our children through his warmth, wisdom and knowledge. We owe a tremendous amount of gratitude to Rabbi Moses for being such a wonderful role model and teacher to our children, and we look forward to celebrating all he has done when our children return in September. Rabbi Moses has brought so much to our shul, but perhaps his most significant contribution is our youth Shavuot night program that has brought over 100 young adults to our Leil Shavuot for the past several years. We hope to incorporate Rabbi Moses into the new structure of the Youth Staff at KMS by having him teach a series of Seudat Shlishit shiurim, Shavuot night sessions, and other opportunities we are exploring.
,כל המלמד בן חבירו תורה מעלה עליו הכתוב כאילו ילדו Whoever teaches the child of a friend Torah is considered as if he had given birth to that child (Sanhedrin 19b) Thank you Rabbi Moses – for all you have done.
Getting To Know You In an effort to promote the warm community feeling we strive for here at KMS, we have begun to introduce you to two KMS members per week. We hope you enjoy meeting your fellow members and will use these brief bios as a catalyst to introduce yourself to others at KMS.
Sarah & Richard Dine Richard and Sarah Dine met at Kesher Israel. Married in 1984, they moved here from Riverdale, NY in 1991, choosing Kemp Mill since so many of their friends from Kesher had moved here. They raised their three kids, Jonathan, Elliot, and Ranana, in Kemp Mill, and found that not only did their kids thrive and make friends but they also made good friends through shul, carpool, and other activities associated with their kids. Richard develops training on security and safety issues for the staff of the National Archives and Records Administration. Sarah is Senior Deputy Editor for Health Affairs, a public policy journal. Jonathan works for Booz Allen doing government consulting, Elliot has finished his first year towards a PhD in molecular biology at Princeton, and Ranana just graduated Williams College and is planning to get a Masters in Theology at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University starting in the fall. All three children have served as gabbaim or leaders in minyanim in high school, college, and, for Jonathan, post-college, which Richard attributes at least in part to the help they gave him when he was gabbai rishon for the 8:45 minyan years ago. Richard currently co-chairs KMS' Bereavement Committee while Sarah is active with the Women's Tefillah Group. Two years ago they were joined in Kemp Mill by Sarah's brother and sister-in-law, Stephen and Barbara Trainin Blank. KMS has been an integral part of the Dines’ lives, for the friendships they have made, the Divrei Torah from Rabbi Bieler and now Rabbi Weinberg, and the growth and leadership opportunities Youth Minyan and other activities have provided for their family.
Erica & Barry Kolatch Erica and Barry Kolatch have lived in Kemp Mill since 1983 and have been members of KMS since its inception. Erica is originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia while Barry, much more prosaically, grew up in New York. They met while students and th celebrated their 38 wedding anniversary earlier this month. Barry is an economist and has spent most of his career working on banking issues both inside and outside the government. He has served as gabbai sheni and after a 15 year hiatus recently rejoined the weekday gabbai team in a very limited way. Erica was the librarian at the Yeshiva of Greater Washington for 12 years. She completed a Masters in computer science in 2001 and is currently an IT project manager supporting the FAA on various systems related to drones (you can download her B4UFLY app for drone operators for iOS or Android). Erica enjoys various fabric arts (she made the Torah mantle for the KMS “Shnat Hasefer” Sefer Torah and the parochet in the Youth Beit Midrash) and these days often has knitting needles in her hands. Erica and Barry have three grown children: Naomi, who lives with her husband Mark and their two children, Alana (4) and Mikey (2) in Newton, MA; Eliezer, who lives with his wife (and former Hebrew Academy classmate) Shoshana (not in photo) and their two children, Alon (6) and Tal (3) in Teaneck, NJ; and Aharon, who lives in Brooklyn. Their favorite part of KMS is the quiet davening and the fact that it is a modern Orthodox congregation in the very best sense of the phrase.
Check out the "Getting to Know You" section on the last page.
Shabbat Times Shabbat Candle Lighting: 8:10 pm (Plag 6:58 pm) Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:45 pm (Sanctuary), 7:10 pm Youth-Led Ruach Minyan (Beit Midrash), 7:45 pm (Sanctuary) Shacharit: 7:00 am, 8:00 am, 8:45 am, 9:15 am (Youth-led) Early Mincha: 6:00 pm (Sanctuary) Mincha: 8:05 pm (Sanctuary) Maariv/Shabbat Ends: 9:13 pm Candle Lighting Next Shabbat: 8:04 pm (Plag 6:53 pm)
Shabbat Speakers and Shiurim 7:00 am: Rabbi Ira Kosowsky 8:00 am: Richard Dine 8:45 am: Rabbi Weinberg Youth: Maya Bickel Mechy Frankel's Gemara Shiur: 9:00 am Review of this week's Daf Yomi: 10:30 am 5:00: Bracha Rutner will speak at the home of Gary and Shanna Winters, 714 Hermleigh Road (women only) Between 8:05pm Mincha and Maariv: ~ Bracha Rutner: “Red Bendelas, Simanim, Talking to the Dead: The Intersection of Superstition and Minhag” ~ David Eisenman's Gemara Shiur
Mazal Tov ~ Mazal tov to Miriam Morsel Nathan and Harvey Nathan on the birth of a grandson to David Nathan and Nora Abramson of Washington, D.C. Mazal tov to Nora's parents, Anne and Ronald Abramson, to big brother Gabriel, and to aunts and uncles Arielle and Aton Teitelbaum and Yael and Ephi Eisenberg. ~ Mazal tov to Ron Murch and Natanya Nobel on the engagement of their daughter Daniela to Jeremy Presser, son of Sheldon and Debora Presser of Los Angeles, CA. ~ Mazal tov to Anne and Max Green on the marriage of their daughter Miriam to Jacob Zemon. ~ Mazal tov to Rabbi Berel and Chaya Wolvovsky on the birth of a son.
Shabbat Kiddush Hashkama Minyan Kiddush is provided by KMS. 8:00 am Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by Rebekah & Avi Rasooly in celebration of the births of their newest grandchildren, Ella Aviva Goldman and Adam Ephraim Ilan Speiser, and by Anne & Max Green in honor of the marriage of their daughter Miriam to Jacob Zemon. 8:45 am Minyan Kiddush is sponsored Mel & Barbara Ciment in memory of Mel’s father, Jack Ciment, z”l. Youth Minyan Kiddush is provided by KMS.
Kiddush Duty: Kotz/Tabin Next Week: Bickel/Green
Security Duty: Mintz Next Week: Elikan/Goldstein
This Weekend ~ Bracha Rutner, our Yoetzet Halacha, will be here this Shabbat. Bracha will be speaking at the following times: • For women only: 5:00 pm on Shabbat afternoon at the home of Gary and Shanna Winters, 714 Hermleigh Road, on “Intimacy in Marriage: Part 2 - Questions from the community.” She will be joined by Esti Taragin, a physical therapist specializing in women's health. If you have a question for Bracha related to intimacy in marriage please email her at [email protected]. All questions will remain anonymous. • Between Mincha (8:05 pm) and Maariv, on “Red Bendelas, Simanim, Talking to the Dead: The Intersection of Superstition and Minhag” • Please note: Bracha will also be available to meet privately with women of the community during Shabbat; email her if you are interested. th ~ Please keep in mind that this Sunday, the 17 of Tammuz, is a fast day, commemorating the breach of the walls of Jerusalem and marking the first day of the Three Weeks. See fast times below. Rabbi Weinberg has put together a guide on the halachot of the Three Weeks. To view the guide, please visit http://bit.ly/2aeFJFC.
Seudah Shlishit Join us at KMS for a monthly Seudah Shlishit! Celebrate a simcha or commemorate a yahrzeit with the congregation. Update: The next seudah shlishit will be next Shabbat, July 30. If you’d like to help with set up and clean up, contact Beth Lichy at [email protected]. To sponsor seudot shlishit for upcoming months, contact the shul office.
Weekday Tefilla Times July 22 – 29 - Halachic times for this week Earliest tallit and tefillin: 5:06 am Latest Kriat Shema: 9:38 am; Earliest Mincha: 1:50 pm A full listing of zmanim is available at kmsynagogue.org
Sunday 17 of Tammuz: Fast Starts: 4:27 am, Fast Ends: 9:12 pm Shacharit: 7:45 am (Sanctuary), 9:00 am (Youth-Led, Sanctuary), Mincha/Maariv: 8:00 pm Monday: Shacharit: 6:45 am, 9:00 am (Youth), Mincha/Maariv: 8:05 pm Tuesday: Shacharit: 7:00 am, 9:00 am (Youth), Mincha/Maariv: 8:05 pm Wednesday: Shacharit: 7:00 am, 9:00 am (Youth), Mincha/Maariv: 8:05 pm Thursday: Shacharit: 6:45 am, 9:00 am (Youth), Mincha/Maariv: 8:05 pm Friday: Shacharit: 7:00 am, 9:00 am (Youth)
Educational Programming July 22 - 29 To hear Rabbi Weinberg's daily Divrei Mitzva and Divrei Halacha from the daily minyanim, go to http://www.spreaker.com/show/kms-dailydivrei-halacha-and-mitzva and http://www.spreaker.com/show/daily-divrei-halacha. Sunday: ~7:00 pm: Rabbi Yitzhak Grossman: Parashas Pinchas / Shivah Asar Be'Tamuz: Smoking on Holidays and Fast Days Monday: ~8:00 pm: Dina Haramati, Stories of Agnon, at the Haramati home Wednesday: ~9:40 - 10:40 am: Mrs. Esther Dziadek, Siddur reading with TGN at KMS (Classroom C)
Coming Soon ~August 28, 2016, Grand Slam Sunday: Jewish Community Day at Nationals Park will be hosted by the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. The Washington Nationals will be taking on the Colorado Rockies at 1:35 p.m. Join us two hours before the game for activities and fun for all ages! Don't miss out - purchase your tickets today for Kemp Mill Synagogue's ticket block. We'll see you at the Ballpark! https://doinggood.wufoo.com/forms/kemp-mill-synagogue-2016-grand-slam-sunday/
Opportunities to Get Involved ~ Security Training: KMS is hoping to transition to a new Shabbat and holiday security system that relies on volunteers trained by the Community Security Service (CSS), a New York-based nonprofit that trains synagogue security volunteers around the country. Training will be held on two consecutive Tuesdays, July 26th and August 2nd, from 7:30-10:00pm. Men and women of all ages are welcome; the only requirement is that you be able to be on your feet for up to 3 hours. A number of KMS members have already gone through training, but we need more volunteers to have enough trained members to transition to the new system. If interested (even if you cannot attend training on the above dates), please fill out the online application at http://css.memberlodge.org/ by hitting the "cadet application" button. It should not take more than 2-3 minutes to complete the application. If you have any questions or would like to learn more, contact Michael Eisenstadt, chairman of the KMS security committee, at: [email protected]. Please support this important initiative by volunteering. ~The KMS Tzedaka Fund helps people in need in the greater Kemp Mill Community. Donations to the Tzedaka Fund would help us meet these requests. Please give generously to the KMS Tzedaka Fund by sending your tax-deductible donation to the KMS office. Checks should be made payable to the KMS Tzedaka Fund. If you are in need of financial assistance, please contact Rabbi Weinberg [email protected] ~ Sign up for Kemp Mill Road cleanup: KMS has joined the Adopt-a-Road program by adopting Kemp Mill Road. Check out the recognition sign near Kemp Mill/Glenallen and Glenallen/Randolph Roads. KMS members will have the opportunity to do some cleanup on Kemp Mill Road. Please use this url to sign up on the Google doc - http://bit.ly/1UQPIOu.
Refua Shleima Nechama Yenta bat Raizal, Yehoshua Dan ben Naomi, Bayla Tova bat Rivka, Rachel Blimah bat Freydel, Levi Yizchok HaCohen ben Rochel, Menucha bat Aharon, Chaim ben Rachel, Tova Necha bas Rifka Sipa, Yehoshua Gavriel ben Bracha, Mordechai Ozer Yoseph ben Chaia Rochel, Sarah bat Chana, Chana Kayla bas Shoshana Ruchel, Tzvia Hinda bat Chaya Gittel, Belah Tova bat Rivka, Miriam Rachel bat Aiga Sarah, David Ze'ev ben Pearl, Michal Meira bat Fayge Ita, Akiva Yosef ben Fayge Ita, Kalman ben Shayna, Yaakov ben Jody, Tzipporah Gittel bas Chaya Leah . Please keep these names in mind during recitation of the misheberach for cholim. Please email the office at [email protected] if you would like to add names to this list.
Community Connections Community Connection announcements can be found at www.kmsynagogue.org/community#
Thank You Rabbi Moses At the end of this summer, our KMS family will be transitioning to a full time couple as our Senior Directors of Youth. This new position is the result of the expanding number of youth at KMS, and we are excited to introduce them to our community when they arrive. This transition is bittersweet, as for the past SEVEN YEARS, Rabbi Daniel Moses has led our youth minyanim and supervised countless hours of programming, inspiring our children through his warmth, wisdom and knowledge. We owe a tremendous amount of gratitude to Rabbi Moses for being such a wonderful role model and teacher to our children, and we look forward to celebrating all he has done when our children return in September. Rabbi Moses has brought so much to our shul, but perhaps his most significant contribution is our youth Shavuot night program that has brought over 100 young adults to our Leil Shavuot for the past several years. We hope to incorporate Rabbi Moses into the new structure of the Youth Staff at KMS by having him teach a series of Seudat Shlishit shiurim, Shavuot night sessions, and other opportunities we are exploring.
,כל המלמד בן חבירו תורה מעלה עליו הכתוב כאילו ילדו Whoever teaches the child of a friend Torah is considered as if he had given birth to that child (Sanhedrin 19b) Thank you Rabbi Moses – for all you have done.
Getting To Know You In an effort to promote the warm community feeling we strive for here at KMS, we have begun to introduce you to two KMS members per week. We hope you enjoy meeting your fellow members and will use these brief bios as a catalyst to introduce yourself to others at KMS.
Sarah & Richard Dine Richard and Sarah Dine met at Kesher Israel. Married in 1984, they moved here from Riverdale, NY in 1991, choosing Kemp Mill since so many of their friends from Kesher had moved here. They raised their three kids, Jonathan, Elliot, and Ranana, in Kemp Mill, and found that not only did their kids thrive and make friends but they also made good friends through shul, carpool, and other activities associated with their kids. Richard develops training on security and safety issues for the staff of the National Archives and Records Administration. Sarah is Senior Deputy Editor for Health Affairs, a public policy journal. Jonathan works for Booz Allen doing government consulting, Elliot has finished his first year towards a PhD in molecular biology at Princeton, and Ranana just graduated Williams College and is planning to get a Masters in Theology at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University starting in the fall. All three children have served as gabbaim or leaders in minyanim in high school, college, and, for Jonathan, post-college, which Richard attributes at least in part to the help they gave him when he was gabbai rishon for the 8:45 minyan years ago. Richard currently co-chairs KMS' Bereavement Committee while Sarah is active with the Women's Tefillah Group. Two years ago they were joined in Kemp Mill by Sarah's brother and sister-in-law, Stephen and Barbara Trainin Blank. KMS has been an integral part of the Dines’ lives, for the friendships they have made, the Divrei Torah from Rabbi Bieler and now Rabbi Weinberg, and the growth and leadership opportunities Youth Minyan and other activities have provided for their family.
Erica & Barry Kolatch Erica and Barry Kolatch have lived in Kemp Mill since 1983 and have been members of KMS since its inception. Erica is originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia while Barry, much more prosaically, grew up in New York. They met while students and th celebrated their 38 wedding anniversary earlier this month. Barry is an economist and has spent most of his career working on banking issues both inside and outside the government. He has served as gabbai sheni and after a 15 year hiatus recently rejoined the weekday gabbai team in a very limited way. Erica was the librarian at the Yeshiva of Greater Washington for 12 years. She completed a Masters in computer science in 2001 and is currently an IT project manager supporting the FAA on various systems related to drones (you can download her B4UFLY app for drone operators for iOS or Android). Erica enjoys various fabric arts (she made the Torah mantle for the KMS “Shnat Hasefer” Sefer Torah and the parochet in the Youth Beit Midrash) and these days often has knitting needles in her hands. Erica and Barry have three grown children: Naomi, who lives with her husband Mark and their two children, Alana (4) and Mikey (2) in Newton, MA; Eliezer, who lives with his wife (and former Hebrew Academy classmate) Shoshana (not in photo) and their two children, Alon (6) and Tal (3) in Teaneck, NJ; and Aharon, who lives in Brooklyn. Their favorite part of KMS is the quiet davening and the fact that it is a modern Orthodox congregation in the very best sense of the phrase.
