May 11, 2001
Hi and Shabbat Shalom!
No new bios.....Sooooo I'll fill you in on some stuff!
Last week Beth Israel had a fundraiser chaired by Marcia Foster Hazan and Lori Levinson Bolotin....It's such fun to see the second generation so involved!
Lotsa' interesting people were there and the band was grrrrreat! (The same one that Erin Graff had at her wedding).
Amy Haimsohn(married), Kate Haimsohn(newly engaged)April Hosenpud(engaged),Karen Foster married to Jeff Silberman, Lisa Foster(married), Steffanie Kattleman (married) and many more! We had such fun Israeli dancing!
Amy suggested a Camp Beth Israel reunion!
Also...what about a Haboker baboker showing?
Anne Goldberg Nagorner offered her house over the summer....and....I have the videos from our Madrichim camps....I use them in my Hebrew classes!
We sat with the Gendelmans, (parents of Barry and Joel), the Levys (Karen's folks), the Rozanskys(Debbie,David and Dan), Cantor and Marcie Merel, and Steffanie Kattleman and husband!
Between dancing and eating....I ran around collecting e-mail addresses.......sooooo check it out for new ones!
Hope all is well with all of you!
Much Love,
Eemah
Please let me know if anyone would like the back copies of our newsletter! and.....Let us know what's happening with you!
These are from the Gendelmans for Mothers' Day!
If you send this to just one person, it should make it all the way around
by
Mother's Day.
This is for all the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers
in
their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry
Kool-Aid saying, "It's OK honey, Mommy's here."
Who walk around the house all night with their babies when they keep
crying
and won't stop.
This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their
hair
and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse.
For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween
costumes. And all the mothers who DON'T.
This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they'll never see. And
the
mothers who took those babies and gave them homes.
This is for all the mothers who froze their buns off on metal bleachers
at
football or soccer games Friday night instead of watching from cars, so
that
when their kids asked, "Did you see me?" they could say, "Of course, I
wouldn't have missed it for the world," and mean it.
This is for all the mothers who yell at their kids in the grocery store
and
swat them in despair when they stomp their feet like a tired 2-year old
who
wants ice cream before dinner.
This is for all the mothers who sat down with their children and
explained
all about making babies. And for all the mothers who wanted to but just
couldn't.
For all the mothers who read "Goodnight, Moon" twice a night for a year.
And then read it again. "Just one more time."
This is for all the mothers who taught their children to tie their
shoelaces
before they started school. And for all the mothers who opted for Velcro
instead.
This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their
daughters
to sink a jump shot.
This is for all mothers whose heads turn automatically when a little
voice
calls "Mom?" in a crowd, even though they know their own off spring are
at
home.
This is for all the mothers who sent their kids to school with stomach
aches, assuring them they'd be just FINE once they got there, only to get
calls from the school nurse an hour later asking them to please pick them
up. Right away.
This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, who can't find the
words to reach them.
For all the mothers who bite their lips sometimes until they bleed - when
their 14 year olds dye their hair green.
What makes a good Mother anyway?
Is it patience?
Compassion?
Broad hips?
The ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner, and sew a button on a shirt,
all
at the same time?
Or is it heart? Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son or
daughter
disappear down the street, walking to school alone for the very first
time?
The jolt that takes you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2 A.M.
to
put your hand on the back of a sleeping baby?
The need to flee from wherever you are and hug your child when you hear
news
of a fire, a car accident, a child dying?
For all the mothers of the victims of all these school shootings, and the
mothers of those who did the shooting. For the mothers of the survivors,
and
the mothers who sat in front of their TVs in horror, hugging their child
who
just came home from school, safely.
This is for mothers who put pinwheels and teddy bears on their children's
graves.
This is for young mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep
deprivation.
And mature mothers learning to let go.
For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers.
Single mothers and married mothers.
Mothers with money, mothers without.
This is for you all.
So hang in there.
Please pass along to all the Mom's in your life.
Home is what catches you when you fall - and we all fall."
Please pass this to a wonderful mother you know.
(I just did)
A Mother's Dictionary
AMNESIA: Condition that enables a woman who has gone through
labor to make love again.
DUMBWAITER: One who asks if the kids would care to order dessert.
FAMILY PLANNING: The art of spacing your children the proper
distance apart to keep you on the edge of
financial disaster.
FEEDBACK: The inevitable result when your baby
doesn't appreciate the strained carrots.
FULL NAME: What you call your child when you're mad at him.
GRANDPARENTS: The people who think your children are
wonderful even though they're sure you're not raising them right.
HEARSAY: What toddlers do when anyone mutters a dirty word.
IMPREGNABLE: A woman whose memory of labor is still vivid.
INDEPENDENT: How we want our children to be as long
as they do everything we say.
OW: The first word spoken by children with older siblings.
PUDDLE: a small body of water that draws other
small bodies wearing dry shoes into it.
SHOW OFF: a child who is more talented than yours.
STERILIZE: what you do to your first baby's pacifier by boiling
it and to your last baby's pacifier by blowing on it.
TOP BUNK: where you should never put a child wearing Superman pajamas.
TWO MINUTE WARNING: when the baby's face turns red
and she begins to make those familiar grunting noises.
VERBAL: able to whine in words.
WHODUNIT: none of the kids that live in your house...
WEEKEND: when Dad gets to play golf while Mom
catches up on the laundry, cleans the house, runs errands, etc.
May 25, 2001
Shabbat Shalom!
Lotsa wonderful "Mazal Tovs" !!
Engagements:
Michael Coleman
Scott Coleman
April Hosenpud
Kate Haimsohn
Babies within the last year:
Jeff Bennett
Esther Saidman
Alison Fisher
Expecting:
Daniel and Jill Schlafman (Late June)
Lenie Greenspan
Rachel Saidman
Kay Gordon
Jennifer Berton
Marissa Schwartz
with kids who became Bar\Bat Mitzvah:
Laurie Kroll (twins)
Eve Berry
Other:
Lenie Greenspan(see below!)
I know that there are more Mazal Tovs out there soooooooooooo lemme know so I can share the good news!
Last Wednesday I spent the evening with Naomi Kroll who was visiting from Jerusalem......She has 4 beautiful children...Sharon Grodner was there also......Some of you may remember her from Teen Encounter.....
I'm busy packing up my stuff from Temple for the big move........Yes Steve Kantor, I still have the pink ping pong ball......wish I could remember your shaggy dog story about it......Dana Jacobs found a copy of our Mad song.......and yes, it's really long!! I do have all the teaching videos....I recently found the one with Steve Gross and Lisa Kupperman.......I am currently searching for funding so that I can finish editing a bunch of them.....
Keep the news coming!
Don't forget to check the e-mails for old friends!
Just a reminder......I have 2 Madrichim lists! So If you want to find someone who is older or younger than your group......just let me know!
Also.....If you have any e-mails that I'm missing, please send them along!
Enjoy the news below!!
Love,
Eemah
Hi Eemah!
How are you? I got your e-mail address from Amy (Haimsohn) Stern and I'd
love to be put on the Madrichim e-mail list :) It would be great to hear
what everyone is doing. I hope all is well with you and your family and
hopefully, I'll run into you sometime soon! Take care.
Love,
Debbie Appel
(310) 312-2908
Hi Eemah-
Jeremy Goldfarb forwarded your email to me. I don't know if you remember
me since it has been so long, but I remember you. I would love to be
added to the list. I recognize a ton of names on it and would love to
hear about them.
Quick update on Keri:
I was just married in July to Alon Kraft. We met in college at USC. I
now work for JOBTRAK.COM, we do job listing for college students and
were just acquired by Monster.com. I do marketing and public relations
for them. I am also attending UCLA at night to get my MBA and just moved
to a new house, here in LA.
I look forward to hearing from you. Keri
--
Keri Resh Kraft
Public Relations Manager
www.jobtrak.com
1964 Westwood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
1-888-562-8725
fax: 310-474-2537
Hi, Helene.
I had a funny experience yesterday that I wanted to share with you.
I was up on the bima after doing an aliyah during our Shabbat morning
service. Another woman came up to do the next aliyah. After she was
done, she came over to shake my hand before I sat down and she whispered
to me, "I know you from San Diego. You went to Temple Beth Israel."
Needless to say, I was surprised. She had looked familiar, but I didn't
recall any specifics. I quickly asked her her name and she replied,
"Diane Solomon." I went back to my seat with a grin on my face. Then
after services I went over to talk to her. She said that she would love
to hear from you and I told her I'd send you her e-mail address to be
included in your list. (Is that okay, even if she wasn't in the madrichim
program?)
It sure is a small world.
Here's Diane's address: dnsolomon@home.com
Have a good week.
Eve
helene, so great to hear from you. when i ran into eve and she told me she
was in touch with you, i just wanted to get in touch and thank you for being
my first hebrew teacher! i am a writer, editor, consultant, mom,
northwesterner, among other things these days. i recently chanted torah for
the first time since my bat mitzvah, am affiliated with a conservative shul,
and basically take my jewish identity with me wherever i go and into
whatever i do. so thanks so much for all you did to get me on that path--it
really is true that a great teacher makes all the difference!
all the best to you,
warmly, diane
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
Well.... I have a new name. It is doctor. Yeah! I finally made it. it
took forever but atleast I three beautiful girls to show for it and another
on the way. Andrew looks pretty proud too. I finished my defense on Friday
with flying colors. I am told I am a model student and my commitee would
like me to sell my product from my dissertaion or at least try to publish it
in a journal. I ahve a few typo's to fix and then file by Friday. I never
thought this day would come but I am trully happy. I do not know my plns for
the immediate future, I am thinking of taking off sometime until October and
G-d willing a new baby. Then maybe I will go to work. Wow! What a concept.
Anyway, hope you are all well. My love, support and thanks to all of you
have helped me through this process. Helene(Greenspan)
