Ad Journal | Ansche Chesed Gala 2023

Thank you to our clergy, staff, and community

for everything you do to make Ansche Chesed

a beloved home for three generations of our family.

Mazal tov to Gustavo and Ben, and to Deb and Solomon--

it is an extra honor to be honored along with all of you!

Much love and gratitude from

Elisheva Urbas, David Morris

& Elaine Morris

WE'RE THRILLED TO BE HONORED

TOGETHER WITH GUSTAVO & BENA,

DAVID, ELISHEVA & ELAINE

!מחיל אל חיל

Deborah & Solomon Mowshowitz

Mazel tov to all the honorees!

Sending love to three people who mean the world to us:

Dr. Elaine Morris, Elisheva Urbas, and David Morris,

and missing Ronnie on this special day.

Dan Jacob & Jennifer Cowan

Abigail & H. Benjamin Jacob

To our honorees,
Thank you for your leadership.
You have built, grown, and sustained our community.

Dawn Kellman & David Lock

Mazal tov to Bena & Gustavo on this honor.

Sally Gottesman

Mazal Tov Gustavo, Bena, David,

Elisheva, Elaine, Mosh and Deb!

We are so lucky to have you

as leaders in our community.

The Minsky-Primus Family

Mazal Tov to Bena Medjuck-Bruckner &

Gustavo Bruckner, and to David Morris & Elisheva Urbas,

and Elaine Morris for this honor,

and Kol Hakavod for all you do for our community!

Sara Shapiro-Plevan & Bill Plevan

Mazal tov to Bena & Gustavo,

Elisheva, David & Elaine, and Deb & Mosh.
Thank you for your dedication to making

Ansche Chesed the special community it is.

The Maller/Ocken Family

MAZAL TOV to all our splendid honorees,

and special thanks, congratulations, and love

to Bena and Gustavo.

Seth & Patty Goldman

"Wherever there is a human being,

there is an opportunity for a kindness." -Seneca

Congratulations to our own examples of chesed!

Tom & Julie Hirschfeld

Mazal Tov to the wonderful honorees!

We love you and are so grateful for

everything you do for our community.

Elana Rosenberg & Greg Litt

Congratulations to our fellow honorees,

and thank you to the fabulous clergy and staff of

Ansche Chesed for all that you do to sustain and nourish us!

Thank you to our many friends, family, and everyone in

the congregation for celebrating with us and supporting Ansche Chesed, our spiritual home and beloved community. We look forward to

many more happy occasions together in the future!

Bena & Gustavo,

Noam, Ayelet, Yaffa & Sivan

Medjuck-Bruckner Family

Pomerantz LLP extends

a hearty mazel tov to

Gustavo Bruckner & Bena Medjuck-Bruckner

for the honor bestowed on them by Ansche Chesed

in recognition of their exceptional community service.

Pomerantz LLP

Mazal Tov to all the honorees!

Thank you for all you do for our community.

Sharri Posen

Congratulations to

Gustavo Bruckner & Bena Medjuck-Bruckner

on this honor.

Superzero

Mazel Tov to Gustavo and Bena,

for their outstanding professionalism,

parenting, and contribution to the Community.

Marc Gross & Susan Ochshorn

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Studio ST Architects

Mazal Tov to Elisheva, David, Elaine,

Deborah, Solomon, Bena, and Gustavo

for helping Ansche Chesed grow and flourish.

Pearl Beck & David Fisher

Wishing mazal tov to all the honorees,

and a special hakarat ha'tov to

David, Elisheva & Elaine for all you

have done for the Ansche Chesed community.

Barry Stern & Deborah Shapira

Mazal Tov to our dear friends

Gustavo Bruckner & Bena Medjuck-Bruckner,

and all the honorees on this well deserved honor.

Bena and Gustavo, we feel very lucky

that we share this community with you,

grateful for your dedication, and

inspired by your active engagement

in every community you are a part of.

The Lederman Family

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Friedman Family

Mazal tov to our extraordinary honorees:

Gustavo, Bena, Mosh, Deb, David, Elisheva, and Elaine! Thank you for all you do to support

our beautiful Ansche Chesed community!

Sara & Scott Harris

Thank you Gustavo/Bena, Mosh/Deb,

and David/Elisheva/Elaine for all of your dedication and

commitment to our community. You exemplify "Ansche

Chesed" and help create a strong, vibrant, and engaged

community. May you continue to go from

strength to strength. Mazel tov. Warmly,

Michael Schmidt & Lori Skopp

Mazal tov to all the honorees,

with extra love to my family,

Bena Medjuck-Bruckner and Gustavo Bruckner.

Hedda Medjuck

Mazal tov to the honorees!

Bena, Gustavo, Elisheva, David, and Elaine - Thank you for all of your work to make Ansche Chesed the vibrant home that it is for us. We are so happy to call you our friends! With love,

Julie Sissman & Phil Richter

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Ruth & Ira Salzman

Mazal Tov! You have all helped to make

Ansche Chesed a special and vibrant community.

We can't thank you enough!

Roberta and Paul Shapiro

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Rivkee Twersky-Kengmana

Chef's Table

The in-house caterer at Ansche Chesed

wishes a hearty Mazal Tov to

Bena & Gustavo and Elisheva & David

With Love,

Ava & Bruce - Chef's Table

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

William Segal & Amy Tenenouser

To our glorious honorees!
We are only able to do what we do because of

the light you shine to guide our path.

From Your Thankful Board of Trustees

Mazel Tov to Mosh & Deb; David,

Elisheva & Elaine; and Gustavo & Bena!

"The world stands upon three things: the Torah, service to

G-d, and the practice of acts of loving kindness." --Pirke Avot 1:2

In your daily lives, and across generations at Ansche Chesed,

you embody this most essential teaching. We are so proud and

honored to recognize and celebrate you. Yasher Koach!

Dawn Kellman, Stephanie Wank Kofman,

Laurie Izes, Vivian Mamelak,

Suzan Rosen, Brad Rothschild

The Executive Committee

Mazal Tov to Gustavo, Bena, Mosh, Deb,

David, Elisheva and Elaine on this well deserved honor!

Thanks for al you do! May you go from Strength to Strength. B'Yedidut

Ann Wimpfheimer & Eddie Snyder

Mazal Tov and abundant gratitude

to all the honorees--

and especially to Elaine (Hoffman) Morris,

my friend since high school days

at the Boston Hebrew College!

Jules & Navah Harlow

Mazal tov to our dear friends

Gustavo, Bena, "Mosh," Deb,

David, Elisheva and Elaine

on this much-deserved honor.

Iris Engelson & Hyman Rosen

Mosh & Deb, Bena & Gustavo,

David, Elisheva & Elaine,
Together you are the seeds that create, the roots that nourish, and the water that renews life in our community!

יהי רצון שכל נטיעותיך יהיו כמותך
May all that comes from your planting, be like you,

Rabbis Yael Hammerman & Josh Rabin

Upon seeing flowering trees in springtime,

one should bless:

ברוך שלא חיסר בעולמו כלום, וברא בו בריות

טובות ואילנות טובות, להתנאות בהן בני אדם

Barukh Atah, for nothing is missing in Your world, and You created

these beautiful trees that give us so much delight!" [Berakhot 43b]

My dear friends, Bena and Gustavo, Deborah and Solomon,

Elaine, David and Elisheva, your shul honors you

because we take so much delight in your roots,

your branches, your flowers, and your fruits.

With much love and esteem,

Jeremy & Amy Kalmanofsky

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Avery & Wendy Katz

Kol HaKavod to all the Honorees

from AC's

Morning Minyan

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Karen Palmer

Congratulations to

Gustavo Bruckner & Bena Medjuck-Bruckner

on this honor.

Pomerantz LLP

To Deb and Mosh: for your davening, drashing, and

pinch-hitting in so many ways throughout the years;

To David: for teaching us how to leyn and

stepping in when we were short-handed;

To David and Elisheva: for being such fabulous role models for Ronit,

who added so much to our Minyan; and
To Elaine, Bena, and Gustavo: for all you do for the greater Ansche Chesed community

Mazal Tov from your friends at Minyan Rimonim!

Michael Brochstein; Elysa Dauerman & Menachem Pastreich;
Ellen Flax; Rachel Givner & David Isaacson;
Arthur Goldstein; Ken Karan; Anne Koenig;
Cecile Kuznitz; Evelyn Levine; Dennis Sandler;
Michele Siegel; Shalom Stavsky;
Valerie Wald, Jeremy Goldman & Judah Goldman;
Ilana Wallach; Larry Warmflash

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Maron Waxman

Mazal Tov and appreciation for all you do.

A hearty Yasher Koach to all of you.

Bonnie Zaben

Congratulations to

David Morris & Elisheva Urbas,

and Elaine Morris on this honor.

Todd Stern & Adina Shoulson

Mazal tov to Elaine, Elisheva and David

on this well deserved honor.

Leah & Jonathan Adler

In Honor of the Morris-Urbas Family

in recognition of their

many contributions to Jewish education.

Stephan Brumberg & Carol Ingall

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Sarah Jacobs & David Kronfeld

Mazal tov and

many thanks to our honorees.

Shuly Schwartz & Eric Fishman

כל הכבוד

David, Elisheva, Elaine, Gustavo, Bena, Mosh, and Deb!

With deep gratitude for all you do to fill AC with chesed.

Carolyn Greene

In honor of

David Morris, Elisheva Urbas, and Elaine Morris.

Samuel Groner

"Gratitude rejoices with her sister Joy and is

always ready to light a candle and have a party."

--Rebbe Nachman of Breslov

Thank you to all our honorees for enriching our lives with so many mitzvot, and for giving us extra reasons to celebrate!

Cantor Natasha & Rabbi Shimon Hirschhorn

A three-fold blessing on the

three sets of honorees for the

three-mendous work they do for the shul.

Dina Rosenfeld & Howard Berkowitz

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Elizabeth, Jeff, Simon, Eva & Henry Kaiden

Congratulations to

David Morris & Elisheva Urbas, and Elaine Morris

on this honor.

David Karnovsky

Congratulations to

David Morris & Elisheva Urbas, and Elaine Morris

on this honor.

Martin Kupferberg

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Naomi Marcus

:על שלושה דברים העולם עומד

על התורה, ועל העבודה, ועל גמילות חסדים

All of you have shared lives of service, learning,

and acts of lovingkindness in our community--

may you go from strength to strength.

Jocelyn Maskow

Congratulations to

David Morris & Elisheva Urbas, and Elaine Morris

on this honor.

Sharon Koren & Matthew Cohen

In gratitude to

Elisheva Urbas & David Morris

for starting and maintaining the

Monday evening Riverside Park Minyan

during COVID's darkest days.

You brought our community together at a time

we needed each other the most. We are grateful.

Monday Riverside

Park Minyan

Deb & Mosh,

David, Elisheva & Elaine,

Bena & Gustavo

Devoted Teachers & Friends

Miriam Harris-Kaplan & George Kaplan

Mazal Tov Bena and Gustavo

on this well-deserved honor.

You and your family make

an invaluable contribution

to the Ansche Chesed community.

Mark & Naomi Paul

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Ellen Resnick

We are all enriched by your talents,

your passions, and your devotion

to building a thriving Jewish community--

Thank you and Mazal Tov!

Melinda Gros & Ron Werter

Mazal Tov to all of the honorees

and thank you to the dinner chairs

for their tireless work!

David & Daniella Steinberg

The community has learned and grown

from these wonderful honorees.

Kol haKavod!!!

Sharon Strassfeld

Mazel tov to

Gustavo Bruckner & Bena Medjuck-Bruckner!

We admire and are grateful for your incredible commitment to the Jewish community. Ansche Chesed is lucky to have you!

Sender Cohen & Tali Rosenblatt-Cohen

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

The Family of Mindy Fischer

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

The Rothschild Family

Congratulations to

David Morris & Elisheva Urbas, and Elaine Morris

on this honor.

Eytan & Rani Urbas

The West Side Minyan expresses our gratitude to Solomon and Deb Mowshowitz for their years of service, sharing their Jewish learning and mastery of ritual skills with us and with the Ansche Chesed community. Deb has always been there when called upon, and Mowsh has mentored many of us in davening and leyning.

West Side Minyan

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Michael Wise

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Terry Zisowitz

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Vivian Mamelak & Alain Demers

Mazel Tov to Bena, Gustavo, Elaine,

David, Elisheva, Deb, and Mosh

on this well deserved honor.

Thank you for contributing so much to Ansche Chesed.

Alan Divack & Amy Zarrow

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Miriam & Benyamin Benhaim Cirlin

כל הכבוד to Bena and Gustavo

on this honor. We don't know how you do it all,

but we are all so lucky to have you. You are part of

the heart and soul and joy of this wonderful community--

with the purim costumes to prove it!

אהבה ונשיקות

Michelle & Sydney Bornstein

Many thanks to all the honorees

on all you have done for Ansche Chesed.

Steve Cohen & Donna Fishman

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Fran Gordon

Kol K'vod (and mazal tov!)

to all the honorees.

Tamara & Martin Green

Congratulations to

Gustavo Bruckner & Bena Medjuck-Bruckner

on this honor.

Eileen & Eldad Hod

Congratulations to

David Morris & Elisheva Urbas, and Elaine Morris

on this honor.

Linda & Seth Horowitz

Congratulations to

David Morris & Elisheva Urbas,

and Elaine Morris on this honor

Robin Forman & Hugh Smyser

Congratulations to

David Morris & Elisheva Urbas, and Elaine Morris

on this honor.

Lilly & David Icikson

Mazal Tov to

Bena Medjuck-Bruckner & Gustavo Bruckner

Debbie, Yechiel, Ella, Lily & Ruby

Katz Newman

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Kathy Kendall

Mazal tov to all the honorees!

Special thanks to Mosh for Talmud class last spring,

and to Bena and Gustavo for their constant warm welcome.

Sara Krulwich

Mazel Tov! With much gratitude for

the many ways you help Ansche Chesed grow.

Marla Gayle & Melanie Schneider

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Linda Messing

Mazal tov, Elaine, Elisheva, and David,

and thank you for all that you do.

Bali, Stuart, Jake & Ruby Miller-Klawans

"Teachers are the unacknowledged

builders of the future."

-- Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Covenant and Conversation

Better than a thousand days of diligent study

is one day with a great teacher.

-- Japanese Proverb

Mazel Tov to two extraordinary teachers!

With love from the entire mishpaha

(you didn't disgrace the family)

Orenstein/Weisz Families

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Suzan Rosen

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Joyce Slochower

Mazel Tov to

Gustavo Bruckner & Bena Medjuck-Bruckner

for this well-deserved honor by Ansche Chesed.

May Hashem bless you with continued success, good health, and happiness. May you go from strength to strength.

Aunt Mimi & Uncle Meir Mark & Family

Mazal tov to Elaine, Elisheva, and David

for this well-deserved recognition.

Lisa Gordis & Aaron Saiger

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Ellen Tucker & Alan Rosenstein

Congratulations to

Gustavo Bruckner & Bena Medjuck-Bruckner

on this honor.

Lynn Lurie & Andrew Koven

Kol haKavod to

Elaine Morris, Elisheva Urbas & David Morris

on their many contributions to Ansche Chesed,

the Jewish People, and the general community.

Ronne Mandelker & Andy Braiterman

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Anonymous

Mazal Tov Gustavo and Bena, Mosh and Deb,

David and Elisheva, and Elaine.

Each of you give true meaning to our name, Ansche Chesed. Thank you so much!

Vivian Awner

A hearty mazal tov to

David, Elisheva, and Elaine

for all you have done,

both for Minyan Ma'at and for the entire shul!

We are truly grateful. Much love from,

Barry Holtz & Bethamie Horowitz

Congratulations to

David Morris & Elisheva Urbas,

and Elaine Morris on this honor.

Shifra Bronznick

Mosh, Deb, David, Elisheva, and Elaine,

Your commitment to the continuity of

the Jewish people makes a difference

to our community and beyond.

Eva Fogelman & Jerome Chanes

Child Development Research

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Rachel Givner & David Isaacson

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Ellen Braitman & David Shapiro

Congratulations to

Gustavo Bruckner & Bena Medjuck-Bruckner

on this honor

Rachel Mesch & Eric Fisher

Mazel Tov & Best Wishes to Gustavo,

Bena, David, Elisheva, Mosh, and Deb.

Thank you so much for your tireless efforts

on behalf of our Ansche Chesed community.

With much love and gratitude,

Tali & Stan Etra

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Fabricant & Fabricant, Inc.

Bena and Gustavo, thank you for all

you do to make our beloved Ansche Chesed

such a warm, welcoming, and wonderful community.

Mazel Tov to all of the honorees.

Mank Family

Mazal Tov to Bena & Gustavo

on this much deserved honour.

May you continue to be an inspiration

to the entire community, and a wonderful example

for Noam, Ayelet, Yaffa & Sivan.

Elka & Mel, Jessica & Gamliel, Aviva

Pelt Family

Proud Mazel Tov to my good friends,

for their leadership to our synagogue.

Joel Feuer

Mazel tov to the scholars and teachers.

Congratulations!

Stephen & Kathy Fink

We are inspired by each of you--your solid,

deep commitment to community, the warmth

with which you greet everyone you meet, the combination

of wisdom and humility you contribute to problem-solving, the way you embrace challenges thoughtfully and with joy and humor. Thank you, our teachers and our friends.

Jennifer Rosenberg & Gil Israeli

Mazal tov Bena and Gustavo...

such menschen!

Diane & Nate Glass

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Marty & Debbie Greenberg

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Cantor Janet Leuchter & Hal Glicksman

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Jeffrey Felmus & Hannah Leider

Congratulations to

David Morris & Elisheva Urbas, and Elaine Morris

on this honor.

Heettner/Silverman Family

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Yakov Epstein & Helane Rosenberg

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Stephanie & Ilya Kofman

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Nancy & Douglas Lee

Congratulations to

Gustavo Bruckner & Bena Medjuck-Bruckner

on this honor.

Lisa Singer & Mark Blumberg

Congratulations to

Gustavo Bruckner & Bena Medjuck-Bruckner

on this honor.

Ralph & Shirlee Medjuck

Mazel tov to our beloved friend

Bena and to all the honorees.

The Momfia

Congratulations to

David Morris & Elisheva Urbas, and Elaine Morris

on this honor.

Moscowitz-Urbas Family

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Leah and Larry Moss

Mazal tov to Mosh and Deb; David,

Elisheva, and Elaine: Magnificent teachers all!

Your words/rhythms of Torah (and science!)

have nurtured the entire community.

We are deeply grateful.

Gary Dreiblatt & Nancy Sinkoff

Congratulations to

Mosh & Deb Mowshowitz

on this honor.

Iris Korman & Nos Sher

Mazel tov to all the honorees.

Thank you for all you do for our community!

Michele Siegel & Oren Grad

Deb and Mosh--What a delight to have

shared Shabbat Morning Study with you both

for 30 years now. Your wit and wisdom and

lovely presence shine and will be remembered always.

With love, admiration and gratitude. Yasher Koach!

Judy Katz & Oren Rudavsky

MAZAL TOV!

Yaldaynu is thrilled to congratulate our alumni parents,

Gustavo Bruckner and Bena Medjuck-Bruckner

for being honored by Ansche Chesed for the

contributions they make to the community.

Yaldaynu Preschool

In honor of Elisheva, David, and Elaine:

with gratitude for the community

you created and nourished.

Marlene Pressner

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Jerry & Barrie Raik

In honor of our expert and compassionate

teachers, Deb and Mosh Mowshowitz,

with wonderful memories of learning

at the West Side Minyan, Ansche Chesed,

and your apartment.

Debbie & Michael Rand

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Sidney Gribetz & Rebecca Reitz

Mazal tov to all the honorees.

Burt Visotzky & Sandy Edelman

Congratulations to

Gustavo Bruckner & Bena Medjuck-Bruckner

on this honor.

Isaac, Eve, Ronit & Ethan Silverman

Honor to Gustavo, Bena, Mosh,

Debra, David, and Elisheva,

and love to the entire congregation

of Ansche Chesed. Have a great tribute!

Martin Sinkoff

Congratulations to

Mosh & Deb Mowshowitz

on this honor.

Dina & Alan Stein

Congratulations to

Gustavo Bruckner & Bena Medjuck-Bruckner

on this honor.