THE BETH HAMEDROSH HAGODOL

KESSER MAARIV ANSHE LUKNIK

PASSOVER YIZKOR BOOK

NISSAN 5780 – APRIL 2020 reissued April 2021

I want to thank my mother the Rebbetzin for

the genesis of this idea and providing the first
article which is very informative. I collected
the remaining articles and hope they inspire
us all.

I apologize if there are any omissions or

typos.

This is the 2020 Passover Yizkor Book being

reissued in 2021 for those who are unable to
attend out outdoor Yizkor this year.

–Rabbi Benzie

Contents:
Yizkor: The Memorial Prayer Service by Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Yizkor of a Holocaust Survivor by Dan Fagan a”h
Yizkor Drasha by Hagaon Rabbi Ahron Soloveichik zt”l
Yizkor 5780-2020 by Rabbi Louis Lazovsky
Yizkor Drasha by Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky
Texts of Yizkor
Family Remembered by Kesser Maariv Families

https://outorah.org/p/18237/ Yizkor is predicated on the Jewish concept of the

Yizkor: The Memorial Prayer Service immortality of the soul. Although the deceased can no
by Rabbi Jack Abramowitz longer perform mitzvot, they can benefit from prayers,
A basic explanation of the what, how and why of this acts of charity, and other good deeds that their survivors
meaningful prayer. perform on their behalf. Yizkor is an excellent time for
personal reflection and to commit to particular actions
Yizkor (remembrance) is the memorial service or general self-improvement as a source of merit for the
recited for deceased parents and other relatives at several departed.
points throughout the year. The name of the prayer The Yizkor prayer is typically preceded by an
means “May He remember” (“He” being God and appeal in the synagogue. This is not a mercenary attempt
“Yizkor” being the first word of the prayer). Not only do to extort funds from a captive audience; committing to
many who recite the prayer find it to be a moving, give charity is an inherent part of the Yizkor experience.
emotional experience, it also has the power to elevate If one says the prayer by himself at home, he should
spiritually the souls of the departed. nevertheless commit to donate to an appropriate charity
in the deceased’s memory. remember our relatives and to include them in the “bond
What are the Origins of Yizkor? When is It Recited of life” in paradise alongside the Patriarchs, Matriarchs
and Why? and other departed righteous. In exchange for this, we
There are four holidays on which we recite commit (without making a vow) to donate charity on
Yizkor. It is said on Yom Kippur, the last day of their behalf. The primary focus of Yizkor is on one’s
Passover, the second day of Shavuot and on Shemini parents, but it may also be recited on behalf of other
Atzeret (a separate holiday at the end of Sukkot). (In relatives. The paragraphs in the siddur for father, mother
Israel, where there is one day less of Yom Tov, Yizkor and other close relatives have spaces where one can
is recited on the seventh day of Passover and the only insert the names of the deceased. The Ashkenazic
day of Shavuot; Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are practice is to recite the name of the departed as the son
the same day in Israel.) or daughter of (their father’s name); other communities
The original practice was to recite Yizkor only may use the name of the deceased’s mother.
on Yom Kippur. This is because as “yom hakippurim” Following Yizkor for one’s relatives, there are
(“the day of atonements” – plural), the day effects paragraphs for victims of the Holocaust and other
atonement for both the living and the deceased. This is martyrs.
especially true through the act of giving charity, which After all of the Yizkor paragraphs, the prayer
is both an integral part of the atonement process and an Keil Malei Rachamim (“God, full of compassion”) is
important theme of the prayer Yizkor. recited. This prayer is the same one recited at a burial,
The roots of Yizkor are found in the Midrash an unveiling and during the Shabbos mincha service
Tanchuma (Ha’azinu 1), where it cites Deuteronomy prior to the deceased’s Yahrtzeit. This is followed by the
21:8, “Atone for Your people, Israel, whom You have prayer Av Harachamim (“Father of compassion”), a
redeemed.” We are told that the first part of the verse memorial prayer recited on most Sabbaths. It may
refers to the living of Israel, while the second part refers surprise some to hear that Kaddish is not part of the
the deceased. The Midrash continues, “Therefore, our Yizkor service.
practice is to remember the deceased on Yom Kippur by Should I Say Yizkor During the First Year? Should
pledging charity on their behalf.” We are then told not to I Go Out if I’m Not Saying It?
think that charity no longer helps the departed. Rather, A number of aspects of Yizkor are the subject of
when one pledges charity on the deceased’s behalf, he differences of opinion among the various authorities or
ascends as quickly as an arrow shot from a bow. matters of local custom. For example, some have the
Yizkor was extended from Yom Kippur alone to practice not to recite Yizkor during the first year
the Three Festivals, which is thematically appropriate. following a death while the emotional wounds are still
The Torah tells us (Deuteronomy 16:16-17) that when quite fresh. Others maintain that Yizkor should be
we make our pilgrimage to the Temple for the holidays, recited during the first year the same as in all subsequent
we are not to appear empty-handed. Each person was to years.
make a donation according to his ability. We see from One very familiar practice is for those not
this that charity is also an integral part of the Festivals reciting Yizkor to leave the room while the mourners are
and therefore a fitting occasion for Yizkor with its saying it. Some will tell you that it is a sign of respect
emphasis on charity as a merit for the departed. for one’s living parents not to remain inside while
What Is in Yizkor? Yizkor is being recited for the deceased. Others will say
Before starting Yizkor proper, many that it is from fear of the ayin hara (“evil eye”) and that
congregations recite a selection of Biblical verses those with living parents go out so as not to tempt fate.
pertaining to the nature of our lives and after-lives. (For Opponents of the practice say that going out is based on
example, “man’s days are like a shadow passing by” – superstition and not recommended, or perhaps it’s just
Psalms 144:4; “God will redeem my soul from the insensitive to those reciting it. Plus, there are prayers at
depths” – Psalms 49:16, etc.) These verses are followed the end that are recited for victims of the Holocaust and
by the recitation of Psalm 91 (“Yosheiv Ba’seiser”), other martyrs; these apply to all members of the
whose theme is that God is the refuge of mankind. After congregation, not just to those who have lost close
these readings, we’re ready to begin the actual prayer of family members. Some would advise staying inside in
Yizkor. order to recite those prayers, or to go out and return for
The theme of Yizkor is that we ask God to them.
 In both of these matters, one should follow one’s The end of the war left me the only survivor of
own family custom or the practice of one’s community. a very large family - no other individual remained alive
If in doubt, ask your local rabbi. from either of my parents’ families. Most were
Why is Shul So Crowded? Can Yizkor be slaughtered at Treblinka. Some fled, some hid for a
Recited at Home? time, but all were eventually rounded up by the Nazis
It’s ironic that shuls become extra crowded and their helpers, and I am uncertain of the details of
because of a prayer that doesn’t need to be said with a their murders.
minyan! As those terrible, dark years of the war ground
It is not uncommon that people who are not on, I at first ascribed my survival in one close call after
regular synagogue attendees will appear on days when another to good fortune and coincidence. In the
Yizkor is recited. Of course there’s nothing wrong with beginning, when I ran from the front with other
this; it’s actually a wonderful thing that those who are civilians, we were strafed by the Luftwaffe’s machine
not regular worshipers are willing to go the extra mile guns. To my left, to my right, before and behind me,
(sometimes literally) on behalf of relatives who are no men, women and children fell, dead and wounded. I
longer with us. If anything, serving as the catalyst for escaped. Months later, a German railroad worker stole
their heirs to attend shul is a merit for the deceased. But our family possessions, and, when my younger brother
if one cannot make it to shul, Yizkor can (and should) Shimon found the courage to protest, the Nazi began to
still be recited. beat him. When I stepped in, he took out his pistol and
While it’s always preferable to pray in shul with put it to my forehead I heard the click as the firing
a minyan, there are many legitimate reasons that prevent mechanism jammed, this time I escaped with a pistol
people from attending, such as infirmity or advanced whipping. Was this good fortune and coincidence again?
age. If one cannot attend shul, there’s absolutely no As time went on, as I witnessed and experienced the
reason not to say Yizkor in the privacy of one’s own most vicious terror and inhuman brutality and cruelty,
home. And it is still appropriate to commit to donate to and indeed, survived, I began to understand that maybe
the synagogue or another worthy charity in merit of the there was more than coincidence and random luck at
departed. play. Why was I still alive when others were not? Why,
when all factors virtually foreclosed my survival, did I
not perish like those all around me - indeed, when
perhaps the odds were more inclined in their favor? I
came to believe that G-d, for some reason known only to
Him, wanted me to go on - to keep on struggling, to
survive. But, why me? In my own family there were
more pious and observant souls, souls who would have
The Yizkor of a Holocaust Survivor enriched G-d’s earth immeasurably had they survived to
by Dan Fagan a”h lives of fullness and fruition. I dared not question then
and I dare not do so now. Instead, I pledged to
April 10, 1983 remember, to bear witness, to go on, to say “YIZKOR”,
To Elie Wiesel the prayer of remembrance, for families torn apart and
Chairman, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council butchered, for neighbors torn from the peace of their
lives, for friends murdered in the flower of their youth
From Daniel Fagan and energy, and, truly, for nearly a whole people,
8238 N. Springfield St. martyred at the hands of the Nazis and their
Skokie, Illinois 60076 collaborators.
312-675-1455 How does one keep such a pledge? How is it
possible when there are so many to remember, so many
Name before WW II: Dan Feigenblatt I never even knew? Who do I specifically include when
Place Of residence before WW II: I say the YIZKOR prayer? I know that most of the world
Kolniezpol—Czestochowa is aware, to some extent at least, of the horrors
Survivor of: Czestochowa Ghetto/camp & vicinity performed at the hands of the Nazis themselves. The
efforts of their henchmen and collaborators are less
well-known and have either been largely ignored or their memory as well.
forgotten. I have therefore sought to specifically My next door neighbor’s name was David
remember those who suffered and perished at the hands Groshka. Of their family, only he and his brother
of those non-Germans, those collaborators and Avraham survived the war’s conclusion. As they began
henchman of the Nazis who did their masters’ will with to pick up the pieces and go forward with life, I
their own special enthusiasm and blood-lust. cautioned them to leave their G-d-forsaken hometown
I will always include Mrs. Zaretski and her three and to start again elsewhere, away from the horrors,
young children. Their hiding place was uncovered by a memories, and hatreds. They insisted that the war was
Pole who handed them over to the Germans. Two over, that they would stay. In 1946, during the Kielce
elderly German policemen were given the order to kill Pogrom, well after the war was over and the Nazis
the frightened family. They found this task somewhat beaten, a group of Poles caught David, shot him, and
unpleasant, and after a full day of drinking, they went threw him from a train. He cried out to passers-by for
throughout the town seeking volunteers from among the help. None came forward, and bled, suffering, until his
Polish townspeople. Anthony Nowak enthusiastically soul departed. David’s soul is mourned in my YIZKOR.
stepped forth to serve. Mrs Zaretski and the children Four incidents that come to mind out of many.
were marched to the Jewish cemetery, where a large There were many more that I never even knew of. If my
group of townspeople had gathered to observe the day’s remembrance, my YIZKOR, is to have any meaning, it
spectacle. Mrs. Zaretski, tall and erect, stood and faced is in the context of the vast tragedy of the Jewish people.
her murderer; she held the smiling, chattering one Alone, truly alone, set upon by the Nazis, brutalized by
year-old in one arm, her three year old, numb with fear, those in whose midst we dwelt in peace, we sufferred. It
not capable of understanding, her hands holding tightly is not enough to decry and denounce Nazis, their hatred
to his body. Her eldest, five years old, terrified, pressed and genocide. We must particularly remember that the
against her, his tears flowing. Mrs. Zaretski, calm, Nazis had vast help in executing their evil; enthusiastic
without tears, faced Anthony Nowak. As he took aim, help, willing help; not from foreign enemies alone, but
she spoke her last words “Polish Murderer.” Shots rang from neighbors, “friends”, business associates, just plain
out, and four innocent souls fell. How can I forget them folks, from a society and continent permeated with
- and if I do not tell their story, if I do not include them anti-Semitism, Their world fell easily into the blood-lust
in my YIZKOR prayers, then why indeed did I survive? of genocide and inhuman cruelty so base as to be
Shtencil was the nickname of a young Jewish virtually indescribable. If the words “NEVER AGAIN”
shoemaker and leather merchant. He was seldom seen in are to have meaning, and if this concept is to have life,
Jewish social circles, preferring the company of the the deeds of the collaborators and killers who helped the
Polish farmers and townspeople. When the Germans Nazis cannot be left to lie in fields of ignorance,
came to liquidate the Jews, a Polish “friend” offered him forgotten and thus treated as though they indeed had
refuge. Two months later, his beheaded body was never happened.
discovered in a field in the outskirts of the town. The I pray that Almighty G-d shall always protect and
Polish “friend” who hid him, of course, acquired defend the United States of America and the American
Shtencil’s leather goods and other possessions. Word people, leaders of the free world, bastion of democracy,
somehow got to the German authorities, who liberty, and freedom. It is this wonderful Nation which
confiscated the possessions and wares for the fatherland, gave so much of its blood and resources to defeat Hitler
and arrested the Pole for unauthorized retention of and the Third Reich. The American people have helped
Shtencil’s property. For the murder he was probably and continue to help others throughout the world,
decorated. I remember Shtencil and include him in my holding up the torch of fairness and justice against the
YIZKOR prayer. darkness of oppression and hatred. The United States
A family of eleven souls had been hiding in an and its people have given me and thousands like me an
underground bunker in a field near the town of Lelov. identity, freedom, hope, citizenship, all of those things
When winter settled in, they were discovered by a Polish which add up a new and wonderful chance at life;
farmer who spotted footprints in newly fallen snow. He freedom and hope not only in the political and economic
betrayed them to the Germans who came and killed the sense, but in the spiritual sense as well. My experiences
entire family. The farmer’s reward: 11 kilograms of in America lifted me from a state of terrible depression,
sugar - one kilo for each Jewish life. My YIZKOR is for anxiety, and pain, restoring my life and belief in
humanity. America, and the Americans, fired in my soul Yizkor on Pesach: Happiness and Sadness in Life
the will to start again, to go forward with a new life. Drasha by Hagaon Rabbi Ahron Soloveichik in the
Believe me, my confidence in humanity and belief in the early 1960s
future had been severely tested.
I can never forget how America and the On each of the last days of the Shalosh Regalim
individual Americans received me after my arrival in (Three Festivals of Sukkos, Pesach and Shavuos) it is
this G-d Blessed Land. Broken physically and customary that the Yizkor (memorial) service be recited.
devastated spiritually, I wound up in a hospital bed in Even those who, for one reason or another, have not
Providence, Rhode Island, recovering from surgery. been in regular attendance at the synagogue, gravitate to
People who came to the hospital to visit sick friends and it at this moment. There is a feeling of responsibility
relatives noticed that, aside from my wife, no one ever and respect for our forebears which impels us to wend
came to see me. When they learned that I was a survivor our way to the house of G-d to participate in the service.
of Hitler, they began to come by my bedside as well, to It seems strange and paradoxical that a service of
visit for a moment, to bring flowers and candies, and to mourning and tears be included in the ritual for these
spend a few moments comforting and consoling a joyous festivals. It is especially perplexing that the
stranger who had survived horrors they had read or Yizkor prayer is recited on the last day of the spring
heard about. At the time I could neither speak nor festival of Pesach which is the holiday dedicated to
understand English, but it was sufficient to look into freedom and song. But in considering this matter we
their faces, expressions filled with sympathy and must take notice of another occasion which is perhaps
goodwill, eyes full of compassion. I learned to the happiest moment in one’s life. That occasion is the
understand one phrase from these sweet souls because I moment of marriage when bride and groom pledge their
heard it repeated so frequently, “G-d bless you.” One undying loyalty and love to each other. This is truly a
family in particular took a special interest in our time of great joy. Yet there too we find a strange
circumstances and, when I left the hospital, invited us paradox. At the conclusion of the marriage ceremony
into their home and thereafter treated us as though we we break a glass. There are some who give as a reason
were part of their own family. for this anomalous custom the commemoration of the
It is neither possible nor correct for an individual destruction of the Temple.
like myself, who has himself seen so much, to forget But in the Tractate Brachos (31a) we find
such events. Against the darkness and torture of my another reason given. The Talmud relates that Rabbi
experiences in Europe, my life in America stands in Ashi had arranged a great wedding celebration in which
stark and forceful contrast. Along with the love of the everyone participated. Suddenly at the height of the
Jewish People, I am always trying to communicate my festivities Rabbi Ashi appeared carrying in his hands a
feelings and experiences, not only to my children and priceless glass vase. In full view of all present he hurled
their children, but also to friends and acquaintances, to the vase to the floor and it was shattered into
implant and foster a Love for America, a sound and smithereens. The entire gathering was suddenly
strong patriotism towards this land which I honor, which saddened at the spectacle and a hush fell over everyone.
I treasure, and whose people I deeply appreciate. When the celebration was resumed, it was in a more
And so, I have found my way to fulfill my quiet and subdued tone. And the comment of Tosfos is
pledge, made those many years ago, at a time and in a “this is the basis for the breaking of a glass at the
place that sometimes seems too horrible to have been wedding ceremony.” What do they intend to imply?
real I say my YIZKOR, I remember the victims and the I believe that this is indicative of the approach of
killers, and my prayers go to G-d, for my family, for our faith to the conflicting experiences of life. It is
peace and survival for Israel, and for the great and precisely this approach which is emphasized at this
wonderful United States and its people. solemn moment of Yizkor and commemoration.
Yahadus has never tried to escape from life. The
DANIEL FAGAN religious Jew is required to face up to life with all its
joys and sorrows. In life both experiences are to be
found. They are frequently interwoven. Yet since we
are only human we tend to be overwhelmed by the
experiences at the moment and the emotions which we
feel as a consequence at the moment of joy, we tend to YIZKOR 5780 - 2020
forget that there is such a thing as sorrow. And Rabbi Louis Lazovsky
conversely, at the moment of sorrow we tend to forget
that there is such an experience as joy. As has been mentioned many times, the original
Our Torah wanted to develop within us the Yizkor service was held on Yom Kippur based on the
capacity to withstand the overwhelming character of verse, "Kapair l'amcha asher podita - Atone for your
either of these powerful emotions. To be able to carry nation (the living) that you have redeemed (those who
on in life on an even keel without being overturned and have passed away)." This verse informs us that there is
destroyed; to be involved in life yet to stand above it and an unbroken link among and between the generations
survey it from the plane of eternity and sobriety. “Face and that through prayer and charity, we are able to atone
life without being overwhelmed by it.” This is what our for our loved ones who are no longer with us. Yizkor
Torah teaches us. It is therefore precisely at the moment was subsequently expanded to be recited during the
of one’s greatest joy that one is reminded of the fact that shalosh regaliim - the three holy convocations of
there are experiences of the other kind as well. That is Passover, Shavuot and Succot. It seems that the Jewish
why at the moment of one’s greatest sorrow, at the people were able to draw great strength and inspiration
freshly dug grave of a loved one, the Kaddish is recited from the prior generations so much so, that Yizkor could
as a reminder to the mourners that life must continue. be recited without fear that the joy of the festivals would
Though the mourner is shattered and crushed by be diminished.
the loss which he has sustained, though he may be filled Each holiday has its own theme. Many believe
with bitterness and resentment, he is commanded to that freedom is the main theme of Passover as we were
stand up and recite the Kaddish praising G-d and liberated from Egyptian bondage when in fact, the main
affirming his faith in the meaningfulness of life. There theme of Passover is redemption. Freedom is never an
will yet be joy and there will yet be fulfillment. All is ultimate goal, it merely provides opportunities to
not over though it may seem so at the moment of their achieve greater things. We ceased being slaves to
bereavement. Pharaoh in Egypt and became slaves to the Almighty
This is the message of Yizkor. At the conclusion which was truly liberating. We left Egypt to receive the
of the holidays of joy, when we are in a happy mood, we Torah on Mount Sinai so that we could become the
are reminded that there are sorrows in life as well. Just messengers of Hashem to spread the light of G-d
as the breaking of glass takes place at the conclusion of throughout the entire world. In this sense, redemption
the wedding ceremony so does the recital of Yizkor take fits very well with the theme of Passover Yizkor. Our
place on the last day of the holiday. Both of these departed loved ones, who were redeemed after a lifetime
occasions, the wedding and the Shalosh Regalim, are of devotion to the Almighty, made the world a much
moments of joy and should be observed as such. But on better place. They provided for our physical and
both occasions we are to remember that there is sorrow spiritual needs, inspired and strengthened us so that we
in life as well. could continue the work they began. Viewed from this
~~~ perspective, Yizkor does not sadden us, it gives us the
necessary resolve and inspiration to complete the work
Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik feels Yizkor on Festivals (as started by our loved ones and all prior generations going
opposed to Yom Kippur) was begun to remember family all the way back to the exodus from Egypt.
members who were killed in Pogroms and whose It has been over 3,300 years but we have still not
absence is sorely felt on Yom Tov. completed the journey that began when Moses, Aaron
and Miriam led the Jewish people into a barren
wilderness to receive G-d's word with a mission to
transform this world into a fitting dwelling place for
G-d's presence. With this year's recitation of Yizkor in
our homes, may we merit to remember and then
complete the work started by our departed loved ones
and greet the presence of Hashem in a rebuilt Bait
Hamikdash in Jerusalem.
 he knew all of Torah. But Mari bar Mar gave him 60
dishes - this represents the 60 tractates of the Oral Law,
and he taught Abayei new things from every tractate.
The Sages must know that despite their great
accomplishments there is always more for them to learn.
Yet each member could have an area of Torah in which
Drasha for Pesach Yizkor they were super-expert. This represents the greatness of
Rabbi Ben Zion Lazovsky each member of the Sanhedrin.
The Rama in Shulchan Aruch says we read King 2) Rambam at the end of his Book of Mitzvos
Solomon's Shir Hashirim on Shabbos Chol Hamoed says many of the 248 positive commandments were only
Pesach. It discusses the love relationship between applicable in the time of the Beis Hamikdash, but
Hashem and us. In Shmone Esray of the Festivals we nowadays there are 60 positive mitzvos we can still
say "atah bechartanu..ahavta osanu." "You chose us fulfill today. In this way 60 represents something all
from all the nations, You loved us and wanted us." Shir Jews - from the simplest person to the leader of the
Hashirim is a love song, according to Rabi Akiva there Sanhedrin - have in common.
is no plain, literal meaning of Shir Hashirim; it is all Today is Yizkor. Some of us remember people
parables and allegories. Everything is symbolism. who knew 60 - all of Torah. But most people are
Let us study one verse and see its application to regular people who could not attain a level of knowing
Yizkor today. Chapter 3 verses 6-7 "Behold the bed of all Torah, but could attain a level of performing 60
Shlomo, 60 warriors of the warriors of Israel surround it. mitzvos. A different Gemara in Sanhedrin (17b-18a)
They are all holding swords, learned in war, each one's discusses how many people a city needs to have a minor
sword is on his thigh, from nighttime fears (or terrors). Sanhedrin (23 people) - either 120 people or 230 people.
What is the symbolism of this verse? The Gemara discusses that every city needs certain
One explanation is the 60 warriors represent the professionals, as well as people who would have a
60 myriads (600,000) men at the time of the Exodus, dispute (who would come to Beis Din) as well as
and the swords represented that they circumcised possible false witnesses. So society would not be able
themselves before offering the Korban Pesach. The to exist with only people of the caliber to be members of
explanation I want to discuss is Rashi to the Gemara the Sanhedrin. It is the entire society of Jews who we
(Sanhedrin 7) that this verse refers to the Sanhedrin who remember today. May their memories be a blessing.
sit in place of Hashem (Shlomo represents Hashem
because Shlomo can mean melech shehashalom shelo,
the King who "owns" peace). A judge (dayan), trained
in the war - who is so intellectually sharp he can create
theoretical exegetical arguments that are counter to the
Torah - not that he would - (see Sanhedrin 17a and
Eruvin 13b) has to see opening of gehenom (nighttime
terror) so as to not err in judgement.
Why 60 warriors? Tosfos asks this against Rashi
- there are 70 members of the Sanhedrin, not 60! Yet
Rashi says 60 is not exact, it means 70. According to
Rashi, why should the verse refer to 60 members of
Sanhedrin when there are 70?
I think 60 does not represent the total members
of the Sanhedrin - there were 70, but is significant in
teaching us about the greatness of each individual
member of the Sanhedrin.
1) Megillah 7b - Abayei said when I went to
Mari bar Mar ... they brought me 60 plates with 60 types
of cooked food, and I ate 60 pieces....Chasam Sofer
explains the symbolism of this incident. Abayei thought
Text of Yizkor
For the members of the IDF
O God, full of mercy, Who dwells on high, grant proper rest on
the wings of the Divine presence- in the lofty levels of the holy,
pure ones and heros, who shine like the glow of the firmament,
the holy souls of the fighters in all the military campaigns of
Israel, the pre-Independence Underground and in the Israeli
Defense Forces, and fell in her wars and gave their souls for the
sanctity of G-d’s Name, the nation and the land. We pray for the
elevation of their souls. Therefore may the Master of mercy
shelter them in the shelter of His wings for eternity; may He bind
their souls in the Bond of Life. Hashem is their heritage, may
their rest be in the Garden of Eden, and their repose in peace on
their resting places, and may their merit stand for all of Israel and
may stand for their lot in the End of Days, now let us respond,
Amen.

We conclude with Av Harachamim, Ashrei and Musaf

We conclude with Av Harachamim, Ashrei and Musaf
In Memory of the Rabbis of Congregations Abe Furman
Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol u’Bnai Jacob, Morton Wishnoff
Anshe Luknik & Kesser Maariv Steven Wishnoff
Beatrice Klass
David Zemansky, Founder Ed Wishnoff
Rabbi Todras Ticktin Max Furman
Rabbi Avraham Yaakov Lesser Sarah Furman
Rabbi Elazar Muskin Jacqueline Chez
Rabbi Ezriel Epstein Harry Wishnoff
Rabbi Chaim Lando Mollie Wishnoff
Rabbi Nathan Gordon Sasha Greenberg
Rabbi Victor Segal Sylvia Wishnoff
Rabbi Zev Wein Shirley Turner
Maishe Chez
Family Remembered by Kesser Maariv Families Jerry Chez
Remembered by...
David & Anne Elovic
Sally Aaron Ernest Elovic
Ethel Pritikin - Etl bas Baruch Helena Elovic
Jack Karson - Yaakov ben Wolf Bernat Elovic
Willard Aaron - Ze'ev ben Yitzchak Merton Brody
Lila Grossman - Chaya Leah bas Yaakov
Edward Grossman Leonard & Marlyn Fensterheim
Betsy Leturno - Bracha bas Edward Laura Fensterheim
Alvin Fensterheim
Gilda Allswang Jerome Goldberg
Helman Allswang
Aleck Fried Cookie Goldrich
Bernice Fried Mindel Zomlefer
Milton Allswang Laizer Zomlefer
Adeline Katz Raizel Orloff
Sol Katz Yaakov Orloff
Nancy Serlin Yankel Zomlefer
Irving Schultz Dorothy Zomlefer
Harvey Schultz Bayla Leverette
Zelda Tannenbaum Chayim Leverette
Frank Tannenbaum Shia Zomlefer
Harold Allswang Avraham Meir Goldrich
Marilyn Allswang Eisenberg Aryeh Moshe Orloff

Busch Family Steven & Susan Goldrich

Benjamin Busch Solomon Rubinow
Albert Busch Etty Rubinow
Geraldine Grossman Arthur M. Goldrich
Jean Goldrich
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Chez
Michael David Chez Jeff & Eleanor Greenspan
Dave Chez Sylvia Greenspan (Sarah bat Yaakov)
Wilbert Klass Philip Greenspan (Efrayim Fishel ben Moshe)
Jeanette Chez Jay Seth Greenspan (Yosef Simcha b. Efrayim Fishel)
David Goldman (Dovid ben Ephraim) Brenda Kahn
Eve Goldman (Sara Chava bat Shmuel) Burton Kahn (Baruch Bendit ben Menachem
Hakohen)
Robert & Sheryl Greenstein Philip Sternfeld (Isaac Feivel ben Moshe Halevi)
Sidney Steinberg
Idelle Steinberg David Kaplan
Anna Richman Ephraim Kaplan
Morris Richman Anna Kaplan
Louis Steinberg Berel Lopatin
Sarah Steinberg Goldie Lopatin
Melvin Greenstein Solomon Kaplan
Pearl Greenstein Clara Kaplan
David Greenstein
Sarah Greenstein Arkady & Ellen Kats
Lillian Green Hirsh ben Avraham
Adeline Zweig Rachilya bas Moshe-Gilya
Jennie Barach Etka (lena) bas Hevel
Adolph Barach Avraham Ben Michael
Lori Sokol Chana bas Lazar
Marshall Sokol Michael ben Avraham
Lev ben Michael
Allen Gross Abram ben Michael
Vera Paktor Efim ben Michael
Bernice Goldberg Moishe-Gilya ben Samuel
Nesla Gross Zelda bas Zavel
Herman Gross Lazar ben Avraham
Joseph Gree Maya bas Lazar
Malka Gree Chaya bas Moishe-Gilya
Ari Weiss Yitzak ben Leib
Fivel ben Slomo
Michael Hartz Leah bas Yitzak
Wendy Jacobs Hartz Pesya bas Shlomo
Harry and Sarah Hartz Anna bas Alexander
Louis and Fanny Colish. Tzilya bas Abraham
Max Jacobs Zalman ben Moshe
Julius Jacobs Boruch ben Mendel
Sally Jacobs Mara bas Chaim
Elka bas Izrael
Alan & Ann Herbach Shimon ben Lazar
Walter Herbach
Marilyn Herbach Yvette Katz
Mary Tavis Shaptai Alexander Katz
Richard Tavis Rachel & Solange Betoun

Dinora Ingberman Nasrin Kheradyar

Khaskel Ingberman (Yechezkel ben Yaakov) Nejat Kheradyar
Lillia Ingberman (Lillia bas Gershel)
Persits Sofia (Sofia bas Yechezkel) Moysha Kipnis
Sheva Kipnis (Sheva Hasia bat Avram)
Israel Dov Kats Velednicky Rebbi (Yisrael Dov ben
 Yosef & Perel Guta) Sol Solomon
Sofia Sverdlick (Sofia bat Yosef & Genia) Sylvia Solomon
Mottel Kipnis (Mordechai ben Velvel)
Aenia Greenman (Anna bat Labe) Herbert & Rita Lowenstein
Risks Miriam bat Berel v Rashka
Ann Lavon Dovid Ben Modechai v Leah
Helen Kaufman (Chaya Bat Tzvi Yehuda) Berel ben Chatzkel v Bryna
Yisroel Dovid Kaufman (Yisroel Dovid ben Mordechai ben Shimshon v Rashka
Mordechai) Leah Schwimmer
Judith Michelson (Yehudit bat Mordechai) Rashka bat Yehuda v Rivka
Maury Kaufman (Mordechai ben Henoch Chanoch) Shaina Rifka bat Yeketeil v Ganesha Mindel
Abraham ben Meyer
Shimon & Rosie Layani Moshe ben Solomon Michoel ha Levi v Hindel
Shaul ben Esther Yette bat Dovid v Leah
Yafa bat Esther Moshe ben David v Leah
Moshe Yitzchak Rosenbaum
Gloria Rosenbaum Sandy & Marty Miretzky
Frank Scher (Ephrain ben Yisrael Hacohen)
Rabbi Louis & Saretta Lazovsky Simmie Scher (Sima bas Chaim Hacohen)
Helman Allswang Shmuel Helman ben Eliyahu Dov Nancy Miretzky (Chana bas Yosef)
Milton Allswang Moshe Hillel ben Eliyahu Dov Bernard Miretzky (Baruch ben Mordechai ben Tzion)
Adeline Katz Ayda Frayda bat Eliyahu Dov
Sol Katz Yeshaya ben Ruvein Zev Bella Perlman
Elias Allswang Eliyahu Dov ben Moshe Mary Perlman
Sara Allswang Sara Etta bat Hillel Morris Perlman
Sam Lazovsky Kalman Perlman
Florence Lazovsky Sarah Riebman
Martin Lazovsky Morris Riebman
Morris Lazovsky
Sarah Lazovsky Pauline Richter
Louis Morris Kagan Alvin Richter
Lena Kagan Mary Richter
Carl Kagan
Elaine Kagan Baruch Schur
Philip Kagan Moshe Aharon ben ha'Rav Avraham Aryeh
Ruth Kagan Hershel Leib ben Yisroel
Joseph Kagan
Anna S. Kagan Sanford &Shelley Schwartz
Jerry Kagan Estelle Leah Levine (Esther Leah bat Eliezer Moshe)
Lloyd Kagan Albert Levine (Avraham ben Moshe Halevi)
Sam Guboff Leon Jacob Schwartz (Yaakov Leib ben Meir)
Eva Guboff Fannie Friedman Schwartz (Feiga bat R' Nissan)
Max Lasaine
Bernice Lasaine Nathan Serlin
Nancy Serlin
Rabbi Ben Zion & Channah Lazovsky Max Serlin
Max “Mickey” Solomon Dorothy Serlin Gerber
Dovid Tzvi Solomon Alan Serlin
Seymour Treitman Libby Lang
Phyllis Treitman
Steven & Teri Steinberg Michael Wishner
Zelda Chapnick Lillian Wishner
William Chapnick Joe Wishner
June Steinberg Herb Kahn
Arnold Steinberg Dennis Jacobson
Eva Levin
Evelyne Sternfeld
Philip Sternfeld Jo Wolf
Alice Ghan Walter Wolf
Isaac Ghan
Jeff & Mila Zaretsky
Joel Ushkow Yechezkel ben Yaakov
Anna Ushkow Bela bas Zelig
Saul Ushkow Chaim ben Simcha
Yaakov ben Mordechai
Shlomo & Gila Walny Stisya bas Boris
Klara Fruchter (Klara Keindel bat Menachem Mendel) Zelig ben Moshe
Shami Walny (Shami ben Zev v'Tova) Rivka bas Yaakov
Esther Walny (Esther bat Shlomo u'Malka) Simcha ben Reuven
Ita Leah bas Shmuel
Joyce Wankovsky Yisrael ben Zus
Howard Wankovsky Basya Basheva bas Berel

Larry & Judy Weinger

Binjomin ben Asher h'Levi
Basha bat Mayer
Yenta bat Sholom
Hava Leah bat Moshe
Slava bat Mayer
Meryl bat Sholom

Jeff & Judy Whisler

Willard Aaron - Ze'ev ben Yitzchak
Rosalind Whisler - Shoshana bas Asher
Ethel Karson - Etl bas Baruch
Jack Karson - Yaakov ben Wolf
Anne Aaron - Chana Esther
Irving Aaron - Yitzchak ben Ze'ev
Mildred Fredman - Michla bas Chaim
Harry Fredman - Asher ben Shlomo Moshe, HaKohen
Anna Whisler - Chana Esther bas Dovid Beer
Charles Whisler - Yishaia Zeleg ben Yaakov Lev,
HaLevi
Charlotte Crane - bas Yitzchak
Lila Karson - Chaya Leah bas Yaakov
Edward Grossman
Betsy Grossman - Bracha bas Edward
Evan Leturno - Evan ben Avraham Avinu