June 1, 2001
Shabbat Shalom!
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It's hard to believe that June is here!
School is almost over.......
We're packing for the big move.....
What are your plans for the summer?
The ocean is almost warm enough for Boogie Boarding...You can usually find me at the Shores near tower 32......
I'll do a bio newsletter next time so please let me know what's happening with you!
Meanwhile...
Here is some interesting stuff from the Gendelmans....
Love,
Eemah
Stuff your mother should have told you but probably didn't.
1. Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to
prevent
ice cream drips.
2. Use a meat baster to "squeeze" your pancake batter onto the hot
griddle
and you'll get perfectly shaped pancakes every time.
3. To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the
potatoes.
4. To prevent egg shells from cracking, add a pinch of salt to the
water
before hard-boiling.
5. Run your hands under cold water before pressing Rice Krispies
treats in
the pan and the marshmallow won't stick to your fingers.
6. To get the most juice out of fresh lemons, bring them to room
temperature and roll them under your palm against the kitchen counter before
squeezing.
7. To easily remove burnt on food from your skillet, simply add a drop
or
two of dish soap and enough water to cover bottom of pan, and bring to a boil
on stovetop.
8. Spray your Tupperware with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in
tomato-based sauces and there won't be any stains.
9. When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of
the
drycake mix instead and there won't be any white mess on the outside of the
cake.
10. If you accidentally over-salt a dish while it's still cooking,
drop in
a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an instant "fix me
up,"
11. Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and
it
will keep for weeks.
12. Brush some beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to yield a
beautiful glossy finish.
13. Place a slice of apple in hardened brown sugar to soften it.
14. When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring
out
the corn's natural sweetness.
15. To determine whether an egg is fresh, immerse it in a pan of cool,
salted water. If it sinks, it is fresh, but if it rises to the surface,
throw it
away.
16. Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your
forehead. The throbbing will go away.
17. Don't throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes for
future use in casseroles and sauces.
18. If you have a problem opening jars: Try using latex dishwashing
gloves.
They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy.
19. Potatoes will take food stains off your fingers. Just slice and rub
raw potato on the stains and rinse with water.
20. To get rid of itch from mosquito bites, try applying soap on the
area
and you will experience instant relief.
21. Ants, ants, ants everywhere ... Well, they are said to never cross
a
chalk line. So get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or wherever
ants tend to march. See for yourself.
22. Use air-freshener to clean mirrors. It does a good job and better
still, leaves a lovely smell to the shine.
23. When you get a splinter, reach for the scotch tape before
resorting to
tweezers or a needle. Simply put the scotch tape over the splinter, scotch
tape removes the splinters painlessly and easily.
24. Now look what you can do with ALKA Seltzer.
Clean a toilet. Drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets, wait twenty minutes,
brush, and flush.
The citric acid and effervescent action clean vitreous china.
Clean a vase. To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass
vase or cruet, fill with water and drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets.
Polish jewelry. Drop two Alka-Seltzer tablets into a glass
of water and immerse the jewelry for two minutes.
Clean a thermos bottle. Fill the bottle with water, drop in
four Alka-Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (or longer, if
necessary).
Unclog a drain. Clear the sink drain by dropping three
Alka-Seltzer tablets down the drain followed by a cup of Heinz White
Vinegar. Wait a few minutes, then run the hot water. Makes you wonder
what is in
those things!!!
25. Do your friends a favor. Pass this information on to a friend or
two.
June 8, 2001
Hi and Shabbat Shalom!
News! I was just invited to a baby shower for Lauri Wolochow!
Russell Korobkin is newly married and has moved to UCLA!
Daniel Drosman married Jessica Lerner in a beautiful ceremony in New York on
May 20, 2000. He is a lawyer with Millberg Weiss here in San Diego. They
just bought a house in Carmel Valley!!
There is more news following this quiz!
This quiz is a real eye opener:
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest.
4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer prize.
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor
and actress.
6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.
How did you do?
The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.
These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their
fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements
are forgotten.
Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one
1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4. Think of a few people who have made youfeel appreciated and special.
5. Think of five people you enjoy spendingtime with.
6. Name half a dozen heroes whose stories have inspired you.
Easier?
The lesson:
The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones
with the most credentials, the most money,or the most awards.
They are the ones who care.
Pass this on to people who've made a difference in your life.
(I Just did!)
Much LOVE,
EEMAH
Thanks for the updates Eemah! It's fun to hear about Seacrest, which I actually have yet to see. Melissa wrote the poem which is inscribed on the 'bronzed chair statue' at Seacrest, dedicated in my grandfather's honor. Recently, she went with my parents to see it and said it was really moving, and I hear Seacrest is really a wonderful place.
It's so funny to hear names like Sidney Forman, which I'm assuming is the same Sidney that took all of our childhood photos, and of course our bat mitzvahs as well. Recently, I was at a birthday party and a very nice girl and I were 'newly' introduced and it wasn't long before she told me how she remembered me...As the crazy camp counselor at C.B.I. that thought it was funny to make her stand outside the cabin in her jammies---it was Amy Haimson (sorry, spelling's probably off). Small world isn't it? Especially when I reminded her that we are 5th or 6th cousins!
All is great here in L.A. and Robert and I have really found our 'Jewish Home' at Wilshire Blvd. Temple. I've yet to meet Nadine Breur but will mention you when I do.
Newest things here are that I just turned 35 (April 26th) and got some great news that day as well: We're due for baby Handler #2 in December!
Keep in touch,
Love, Jennifer (Pickle)
Everything is good with me. I am living in Atlanta and working at Deloitte & Touche in Human Resources Consulting. I have been here for about 12 years - college, grad school and work. I have developed a nice group of friends and really love Atlanta. I am still single. Do you know of any nice single Jewish Madrucheim guys in this part of the country?
I am confused about how this works. Is there some website for all of your Madrucheim students or do you just send out emails. How do I go about getting in touch with old friends.
Melissa (Marsh)
Hi Eemah. I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you. I get a
little lazy when it comes to writing people back. Anyways, this hotmail
address is the correct addresss for me. I guess you had also asked me what
I've been doing lately, so I'll fill you in. I graduated from University of
Oregon in 1998, with a BA in Anthropology. Now I'm living in Los Angeles
(for almost 2 years) and working in television production. Doesn't have much
to do with my major but I like it (most of the time). That's really about
it, no husbands or kids to brag about (yet). I hope all is well with you.
Love, Loren (Spector)
Eemah-
Melissa emailed me and said that you were trying to contact me. How are
you doing? I am doing well. I just graduated from Goizueta Business
School at Emory University and will begin working for IBM in July.
Please email me so that we can catch up.
Liz (Marsh)
Shabbat Shalom and Happy Mother's Day yourself.
This isn't a bio, I just wanted to so hi and let you in on some "small world" info
How's this for "small world". Amy Haimsohn is married to Michael Stern. Mike and I are part of a student consulting group from San Diego State University doing our final project for the Lawrence JCC. That's right, next Friday we present to the client and then nothing between us getting our MBA's at commencement on the 27th (televised for those that are interested).
Also, just for the record, I am probably the only non-madrichim person on this list. Thankful to be included, but I didn't attend that year nonetheless. <smile>
Stephen, Marjorie (1994), Jamison (1998), and Eli (2000) Treger
eemah,
i'm just wondering who sent this part of the shabbat shalom email. . .
my drama teacher at scripps ranch high school is named marjorie treger, and
she had a baby jamison in 1998 and eli in 2000. . . sooooo, i know this is my
drama teacher being spoken of here, but i don't know who contributed this
part of the email! talk about small world, eh?
shavua tov,
becky (Gimbel)
June 15, 2001
Hi and Shabbat Shalom x 3!!
Today was the Day School graduation...The tears were flowing......So many good byes!
It's really hard to believe that next September we will be moving to the new Temple building!!
We saw lots of your parents last night!
Levys, Greenspans, Borowitz, Bennetts, Kroll, Schumans, Rozanskys, Pollacks, Katlemans, Lewis, Perlmans, Rowans, Goldzbans, Preismans, to name a few!
I was glad to hear that many of you are contacting each other!
I'm sending you the last of the Madrichim bios!!
So...If you haven't sent in one...please do!!
Let us know where you are and what you are doing!
David and I are heading up north to visit our kids next week! So....Shabbat Shalom x 3!!
Lotsa Love,
Eemah
Here is the latest bio batch and probably some repeats.......
This is so great!! I am so glad you are doing this, it's so much fun to see what everyone is up to, and to connect with old friends!
I will give you a brief synopsis of my life since college!
Graduated from UCSB, moved to Boston to go to grad school at BU, and got a masters in Social Work. Lived in Boston for 4 years and then moved to the DC area to work for a program run by the Children's Defense Fund. I spent my career doing psychotherapy with violent inner city teenagers from Boston, DC and Atlanta, who were in long term residential care (very stressful!) ..........met my husband Michael who is from Potomac, MD and we moved to Atlanta in 1995 so he could get his MBA at Emory. We married in 1997 and we have a son named Matthew who turned 1 on Christmas Day (nice birthday!!). I am a stay home mom, and I love it! Mike is in management at the corporate offices of Home Depot here in Atlanta! I still stay in touch with quite a few people, and hopefully more with your new network!!
I am actually trying to remember what year I was in Mad, I think it must have been 1979 or 80!
Hope your family is well, and I look forward to staying in touch!!
Much love,
Jill (Witte) Cayelli
Hi Eemah,
I thanks for the updates-they're great! For a quick overview of the past few
years, I have been missing the San Diego beaches like mad while I spend my
time enjoying the perks of UC Berkeley. Actually, it was quite funny when
the first icebreaker I participated in my frieshman year at the dorms, I met
a camp friend of my mad classmate, Sam Hanig. It's been great getting to hear
where people are and how htey are doing, so thanks again for all the updates!
Take care,
Tami Harrison
Stuart Forman and Barbara had a baby girl, their first, . She weighed 8 lbs 10 oz, and
was 20.5 inches long at birth. Her name is Sarah Nash
Forman.
Let's see, I would have been in Madrichim in June of 1974? And I wish I
could share a memory, but it's all a little hazy. Except of course for your
enthusiasm and spirit that kept that program going!
The last ten years has been eventful. In 1991, I graduated from law school
and went to work for Seltzer Caplan Wilkins & McMahon in San Diego. In July
1992, I married Doug Verner, also a lawyer and settled (we thought) in Del
Mar. In March 1994 we had our first child, Jake (now on the brink of turning
7!). Two years later, due to job change for Doug, we moved to New York City
-- first to Manhattan and then to Westchester, where our second child, Emma
Rose, was born in January 1997. In New York, we decided I would stay home
with our children, a vocation I am still enjoying -- though the negotiating
can be tougher than dealing with opposing counsel.
In the summer of 1998, because of another corporate change (Doug is in-house
counsel), we moved to the DC metropolitan area to a neighborhood referred to
as North Bethesda. Doug grew up in this area, and his parents still live
here. Now Emma and Jake can be close to one set of grandparents, and Grammy
Faye comes to visit often from San Diego.
We've settled in nicely here. Jake is in first grade at our neighborhood
elementary school. I am PTA treasurer, and room parent for Jake's class. I
also volunteer once a week to help in Jake's reading group. Outside of
school, Jake is very busy with sports and, at our urging, piano lessons. He
definitely got his athletic abilities from his father.
Emma is in the threes at the nursery school at our temple, Temple Beth Ami
which is a reform congregation in North Potomac. She's adorable and bright
and, usually, a joy to be with. There are those moments . . . but generally
we are very blessed.
So great to hear what everyone is up to. Looking forward to more bios.
Fondly,
Susie Rose Verner
Wow! I see that a real bio is called for. I don't have your questionnaire, but I think I can hit the high points.
Nathan Meyers, class of 1970 (?).
After mustering out of UCSD in 1979 with a physics degree, I disappeared from San Diego and from physics, never to be seen again. I settled in the college town of Corvallis, Oregon and a career as a computer scientist for Hewlett-Packard. Besides HP and Oregon State University, Corvallis was home to Beit Am, a small Jewish community with, at the time, no synagogue, no rabbi, and a strong dependence on volunteers. My 17 years in Corvallis included duty as surrogate rabbi (I've officiated at weddings, bar mitzvahs, brisses, and funerals), president of the congregation, and principal of the Sunday school (yes, really!). Needless to say, my background with Madrichim, plus the years of Hebrew school and summer camp, were all great preparation for my life as a macher in Corvallis.
I moved downriver to beautiful Portland in 1996, left the world of the corporate cubicle in 1999 to write a book for nerds ("Java Programming on Linux"), then joined a software startup - where I'm having entirely too much fun and working too hard. I've been married since 1985 to Vicki Righettini; we have no kids and one cat.
Nathan
nmeyers@javalinux.net
Wow, Eemah, thanks for putting us all in touch...Now that really frightened me into realizing just how old I was after reading the e-mail from Alissa Hecker...I last remember Alissa and Sean as my students when I was in Madrachim!!! And she's got two kids?!?!?! That blew me away!!!
Life is great here in rainy/wet Santa Monica, as I'm sure it is there. We are really excited as we've just decided to join Wilshire Blvd. Temple. (Since living in L.A. we'd only associated with one temple that just wasn't a real fit for me and Robert). You probably already know that they've created an entire satellite campus in West Los Angeles, (just about 3 miles from our home), and the feeling there really reminds me of Temple Beth Israel. I think I remember you taking us on a tour to the original Wilshire Temple as part of our Confirmation rituals. Alexis is starting 'toddler' classes there next month.
Hope all is wonderful with all of you!
Much love,
Jennifer B. Handler
Hi Eemah,
Thank you for the continuous e-mails...
I especially loved the "mothers tips" included in this weeks e-mail. I
printed them out and plan to share them with my co-workers at the bank.
Sounds like life is treating you well in southern Calif.
Have a wonderful summer.
Love always,
Stephanie Lynn Sosna
PS - I somehow misplaced my hebrew-english dictionary recently and had to
special order one at the local bookstore. Boy was that an interesting errand
to do here in Bozeman Montana !!! The local "jewish" community here has
actually bought a building in town to convert into a temple...boy was my mom
happy to hear that one.
Dues are steep $, but at least I will have somewhere to go at the holidays
etc...
Thats all the really exciting news I can think of from here in Big Sky
country.
Wow! So much is happening in our Mad family.
I will be returning to full time pulpit work in June. The administrivia of religious school was killing me. This summer will be very busy as I get religious school in order and pull together all of my other responsibilities.
Then, come next year I can focus exclusively on being an Associate Rabbi here. My primary responsibilities will be congregational learning and the development of spiritual programming.
Eema I don't know how you did this for all these years.
Love to all -- Steve (Gross)
Hi Eemah -
I've enjoy receiving your weekly "Shabbat Shalom" e-
mails and catching up with news about fellow madrachim.
I live in Los Angeles (Culver City to be exact) with my
husband George. We've been married 3 years. I work at
Verizon as Director of Public Policy and Programs. I
focus on state government relations and corporate
philanthropy. It's my dream job! George is a civil
engineer and is working on building the police station
in Santa Monica. He is from Lima, Peru. I found one of
the few Jews from Peru!
Thanks for keeping all of us informed about each other.
Love, Julie (Epstein) Bronstein (I traded an "ep" for
a "bron")
Just thought you might enjoy this tidbit. Daniel Drosman married Jessica.
Jessica is from New York. She is one of my husband's sister's ( ie. my
sister in law, Jennifer) good friends. Isn't it a small world. Lenie
Glad you guessed it was me! I think the last time I saw you was at Rachel Saidman's wedding! I was so sick, being 3 months pregnant, and I think you told me you'd had the same experience being pregnant with one of your children except I think you said you were in Israel or far away. WELL, it all turned out and Alexis is now a vibrant, busy, running, babbling, almost 17month old. I'm loving being an 'eemah' myself and quit teaching to stay home and be with her. Of course we're never home with our busy baby-class agenda and our many play-dates etc. It's just wonderful and we're planning to have more. Robert and I still live here in Santa Monica and once a week I get to see Lisa Brounstein at a seminar we're each involved with. Though I haven't been able to go to her performances I hear she's pretty talented in both the comedic and acting world up here Hollywood. A few months ago we met Jarrod Nadel's 2 young daughters when we were near their home in New Jersey, and recently we've been back in touch with Dovid (Deric) Lubin whom lives here with his wife and 5 kids! Hope all is well with all of you. I'm not sure what you meant by sending me copies? Be in touch,
Love, Jennifer
P.S. I can't believe little Daniel turned 31!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
