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Mazel tov to this year's distinguished honorees: BS"D
Marsha B. Liss - Volunteer Impact Award
Rabbi Elie Gayer - Decade of Dedication Award
The Miller Family - Compassion Circle Award

Your unwavering commitment to supporting families during their most

vulnerable moments is truly inspiring and reflects the important

mitzvah of the Bikur Cholim Community.
A special congratulations to our dear friend, Melanie Fleisher,

on receiving the Board Excellence Award.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Audrey Siegel and the

Bikur Cholim board for their tireless dedication. May your efforts

continue to provide essential care and services to those in need,

bringing comfort and support to many.

Manette & Louis Mayberg / Mayberg Foundation

Pillar

Mazel Tov to Honorees Melanie Fleisher,

Marsha Liss, Rabbi Gayer and the Miller Family.
All of your vital efforts and dedication to

Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington

contribute to serving those at their time of need.

We salute the staff of BCGW who creatively and warmly meet the needs of our community.
We appreciate all the volunteers who donate their time to stock and maintain the hospital pantries, enabling those in local hospitals to enjoy kosher food and a place of respite and connection.

Alan and Fran Broder

Pillar

Congratulations to all the Outstanding Honorees that make us Stronger and Healthier

Dina and Gerald Leener

Builder

Hakaras HaTov to the honorees for their part in making

Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington

the caring organization it is.

Aaron & Rona Lerner

Builder

Congratulations to all the

Outstanding Honorees that make us

Stronger and Healthier

Evan and Daniella Smith

Builder

Mazal tov Melanie Fleisher,
Rabbi Gayer, Marsha Liss, and
the Miller Family!

Shana and Gary Winters

Sustainer

Thank you to all the
volunteers for all the love
and support you give to
community members in times of
sickness and health

Gary and Julie Black

Sustainer

Congratulations to all the Outstanding Honorees

that make us Stronger and Healthier

Sharon and David Butler

Sustainer

Thank you to all the volunteers for all the

love and support you give to

community members in times of sickness and health

Allison and Louis Lazar

Sustainer

Thank you to all the volunteers for all the

love and support you give to community members

in times of sickness and health

Elaine & Allen Minzer

Sustainer

Mazal tov to all of this year's Bikur
Cholim honorees.

Special hakarat tov to our wonderful friend
Melanie Fleisher

Thank you for your commitment and dedication
to this incredible organization.

May you all continue to go from

strength to strength.

Daniel and Daphna and family

Guardian

For Rabbi Ellie

Whose wisdom, enthusiasm and dedication guides

us all in doing acts of gemelut chasadim

David and Naomi Balto

Guardian

Congratulations to all the Outstanding Honorees that

make us Stronger and Healthier

Alana and Brett Fine

Guardian

In honor of our dear Wife, Mother, and Granny

Melanie Fleisher

You are always a guiding light and role model for us. We are honored to share this Simcha with you.

Mazel tov to all the Honorees on this well deserved honor.

Thank you to Audrey Siegel and Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington for your dedication and commitment to our community.

Steven, Ilan, Ayelet, Eitan, Daniel, Ally, Ella,

Nina, Adina, and Shira Fleisher

Guardian

Mazal tov to
Melanie Fleisher
Rabbi Elie Gayer
Marsha Liss
and The Miller Family
on an honor well deserved!

Jennie and Brian Foont

Guardian

Mazal tov to:

Melanie Fleisher : A calming competent presence who played a key role leading the

BCGW Board during a period of remarkable growth.

Marsha Liss: You put your whole magnificent heart and deep soul into helping others.

You are a volunteer's volunteer.

The Millers: Thank you for allowing others to help you during your time of need

and responding with compassion for others. You have become an integral part of the

Greater Washington Jewish community.

Rabbi Elie Gayer: Lucky us for being able to benefit from your sincerity, compassion

and good humor! You are a leader and a mentsch.

Thank you to all the honorees for accepting this recognition and for each in your own

way contributing to the unity and strength of BCGW and the

Greater Washington Jewish Community.

We need you now more than ever.

With gratitude and appreciation

Audrey and Neil Siegel

Partner

Thank you to all the volunteers for all the love and support you give to community members in times of sickness and health

Deena and Benny Berkowitz

Partner

Thank you to all the volunteers for all the

love and support you give to

community members in times of sickness and health

Erica & Jeremy Brown

Partner

Melanie - it has been an honor knowing you for almost 20 years. As time goes on, we cherish our friendship more and more. Thank you for all that you do on behalf of the community.

Rabbi Gayer - Thank you for your tireless efforts on behalf of Klal Yisrael!

Mazal Tov to all of the honorees!

Naomi & Ori Carmel

Partner

Congratulations to all the honorees who are pillars of our community.

Thank you especially to our dear friend, Melanie Fleisher, whose very persona evokes lovingkindness,

and to Rabbi Gayer who is a true role model of chesed.

Sara and Jeffrey Elikan

Partner

Congratulations to all the honorees and a special Yasher Koach to RABBI ELI GAYER.

We have had the privilege of working with Rabbi Gayer and seen first-hand his tremendous compassion for all BCGW clients. May he and Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington go from strength to strength!

Ellen and Irv Haber

Partner

Thank you to all the volunteers for

all the love and support you give to

community members in times of sickness and health

Ari and Hildi Fishman

Partner

Mazel tov to our dear friend, Melanie Fleisher, for modeling dedication and kindness to those in need. With love and admiration.

Laura and Yossi Goldman

Partner

In gratitude to BCGW's Dream Team, Audrey, Leah, and Bernice, with a special shoutout to Rabbi Elie Gayer, in recognition of a decade of dedication.

Menachem and Miri Gottlieb

Partner

Congratulations to Melanie Fleisher and all
the honorees!!

We thank you for your friendship and for your
commitment and great work on behalf of
the community!!

With gratitude, admiration and all best wishes,

Achi and Miriam Guggenheim

Partner

Congratulations to Melanie Fleisher and to Rabbi Gayer and all the honorees. Yasher kochachem!

Grateful to all of the BCGW staff for the opportunities you provide for our chesed acts.

Marianna and Michael Horn

Partner

Thank you to all the amazing
volunteers for your selfless
dedication to providing hope
and healing.

Alana & Seth Isenberg

Partner

In appreciation for all the hard work Candace Nachman

and the rest of the board members

and staff put in to make BCGW successful.

Scott & Mara Jaffa

Partner

In Honor of ALL the honorees
with a special shout-out to
Rabbi Gayer for all his
outstanding, much
appreciated, work

Rabbi Saul and Susan Koss

Partner

Congratulations to all the
Outstanding Honorees that make
us Stronger and Healthier

Shulamith and David Lesnoy

Partner

Thank you to all the
volunteers for all the love
and support you give to
community members in times of
sickness and health

Nancy Karkowsky and Family

Partner

Thank you to the honorees for your dedication to

Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington.

We are so appreciative of all that Bikur Cholim does to help

families in their time of need. A special Mazel Tov to our

wonderful friend Melanie Fleisher

for all you do for our community.

Naomi Baum and Saul Newman

Partner

Thank you to all the volunteers for all the love and support you give to community members in times of sickness and health

Ben and Sarah Osborne

Partner

Thank you to all the volunteers for

all the love and support you give to

community members in times of sickness and health

Debra Reiter Panitch

Partner

Thank you to all the
volunteers for all the love
and support you give to
community members in times of
sickness and health

Loretta Sadwin

Partner

Mazel tov to all of the honorees and BCGW
staff for all you do for our community.

And in loving memory of our parents, Dr. Barry
& Marcia Luftig and Dr. Stuart &
Sylvia Singer.

Jen and Steve Singer and Family

Partner

Thank you to all the volunteers for

all the love and support you give to

community members in times of sickness and health.

Sarah and Buddy Stern

Partner

Congratulations to all the honorees- Melanie, Marsha, Rabbi Geyer and the Miller Family- for this well deserved honor.

To our DEAR friend MELANIE- thank you for all your time and commitment to BCGW. Rabbi Gayer- thank you for always being on top of everything and for all that you do for BCGW.

Hope P and David Taragin

Benjamin & Alexandra and Lauren

Partner

Mazal tov to all of the honorees.

Thank you for all that you do for our community and those

that need support during times of need.

Julie and Dan Vogel

Partner

We offer our sincere thanks to

Melanie, Marsha, Rabbi Gayer

and the Miller family

for your amazing service that makes

us Stronger and Healthier

Eddie Snyder and Ann Wimpfheimer

Partner

Thank you to all the volunteers for

all the love and support you give to

community members in times of sickness and health

Tamar and Reuven Zakheim

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Am HaTorah warmly congratulates the

Bikur Cholim 2024 Award Winners

Melanie Fisher, Marsha Liss, The Miller Family & Rabbi Elie Geyer

Am HaTorah Congregation of Bethesda (OU)
5909 Bradley Boulevard
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
www.amhatorah.org

You are invited! to Shabbat services and our variety of special events
For information contact [email protected] - 301 654 5818

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Congratulations to all the Outstanding Honorees that make us Stronger and Healthier

Marc and Yael Azran

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Thank you to all the volunteers for all the

love and support you give to community members

in times of sickness and health

Jonathan and Laura Baron

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Thank you to all the volunteers for all the

love and support you give to community members

in times of sickness and health

Carey and Behnam Dayanim

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With gratitude for all BCGW does for the community

Richard and Sarah Dine

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Thank you to the Honorees, Staff, and all the Volunteers of Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington for the wonderful and meaningful work you're doing on behalf of the community.

Debi and Aryeh Furst

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Mazel tov Elie (Abba) on this well deserved honor!

We are so proud of all you do for the community.

Thank you for being a wonderful role model.

The Gayer Family

Adina, Dovid, Moshe, Rochel, Avraham Meir,

Boruch, Nochi, Simcha, Yehuda, and Leah

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Thank you to all of the amazing Bikur Cholim honorees for all of your selfless work.

Special Mazal Tov to Melanie.

We are so proud to call her our friend.

Peninah and Greg Gershman

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Congratulations to all the

Outstanding Honorees that make us

Stronger and Healthier

Peter & Sylvia Goldberg

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To Melanie and all of the honorees.

Your contributions on behalf of Bikur Cholim of Greater
Washington have had a major impact, not only on Bikur Cholim, but
on our Greater Washington community as a whole.

And building a strong community and strong organizations within
the community are what makes us great.

Your leadership, dedication and efforts

are an inspiration to us all!

May you all continue to have the strength, the motivation, and
devotion to continue to build Bikur Cholim and our community!

With gratitude,

The Grayson's

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Congratulations to the Miller Family who personify courage, strength and kindness - role models for Am Yisrael. You have uplifted our community for which we are grateful.

David and Michal Green

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Thank you to all the honorees for your exceptional efforts on behalf of the community.

With Gratitude

Claire and Adi Haramati

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Greater Washington Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (JCADA)
warmly congratulates the Bikur Cholim 2024 Award Winners
Melanie Fisher, Marsha Liss, The Miller Family

& Rabbi Elie Geyer

Thank you to our community partner, Bikkur Cholim, and all your volunteers, for the love and support you give to community members in times of sickness and health.

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Kemp Mill Synagogue (KMS) Congratulates
Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington
On Another Successful Year Serving Our Community
Mazal Tov to KMS Member
Melanie Fleisher
and to
Marsha Liss, Rabbi Elie Gayer, The Miller Family
On Their Well-Deserved Honors
You are role models for what it means to take care of the community

and be osek b'tzarchai tzibbur.
Thank you for sharing your energy and spirit with our community.
May you always go from strength to strength.
Rabbi Brahm Weinberg - Gary Winters, President - Aryeh Shudofsky, Executive Director

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Mazel Tov to

Melanie Fleisher, Marsha Liss, Rabbi Elie Gayer,

and the Miller Family!

Thank you to the Bikur Cholim staff

and volunteers for all you do.

Marcia and Robert Kerchner

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Mazel Tov to all the honorees! Thank you for your efforts that make our community stronger physically,

mentally and spiritually! Without your dedication of time and resources it could not be done!

Larry and Miriam Kramer

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To Rabbi Gayer,

Mazel tov on your well-deserved honor!

It has been an honor for us to work with a
colleague who puts so much care, attention and
love into his Avodas HaKodesh.

May you continue to be an inspiration to all
who benefit from knowing you.

May you continue to go from strength to strength.

Bernice Cohen, Leah Snyder, Rachelle Myers

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THANK YOU TO: RABBI ELIE GAYER, MELANIE FLEISHER, AND MARSHA

LISS ON THIS WELL DESERVED HONOR!

THE COMMUNITY IS GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR IMPACTING THE LIVES OF SO
MANY IN A DEEP AND MEANINGFUL WAY.

MELANIE, YOUR GENEROSITY AND KINDESS IS EVIDENT

THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY.

WITH DEEP APPRECIATION TO: RABBI ELIE GAYER, AUDREY SIEGEL, BERNICE COHEN, RACHELLE MYERS, ELISE SCHLOSS AND LEAH SNYDER FOR YOUR CONSTANT DEDICATION AND SUPPORT TO PATIENT'S AND THEIR FAMILIES. YOU ARE THE FOUNDATION OF BIKUR CHOLIM OF GREATER WASHINGTON.

THANK YOU!

JAY AND RHONDA LEHMAN

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In Honor of Rabbi Elie Gayer With much appreciation and respect for all that you do for the community

Judah and Marilyn Lifschitz

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Congratulations and Kol Hakavod to our dear friend and neighbor Melanie Fleisher, whose constant acts of kindness - both through formal acts of volunteerism and in everyday interactions - serve as an inspiration to everyone around her.

And to all of the staff and volunteers of Bikur Cholim - thank you for all that you do.

Varda and David Makovsky

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Thank you to all the volunteers for all the

love and support you give

to community members in times of sickness and health

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Maven Motors

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Congratulations to our dear friend Melanie on
this well deserved honor.

Thank you for your time and committment to
bikur cholim and to our community.

Sharon and Jay Mazel

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Thank you to all the honorees for everything
you do to make Bikur Cholim the very special
and amazing organization that it is.

‏תזכו למצוות

Nancy and Pesach Mehlman

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On behalf of the Board and professional staff

of the Mikvah Emunah Society,

we wish a hearty Mazel tov to all of the honorees!
May you all go from strength to strength!

Mikvah Emunah Society of Greater Washington

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Mazal Tov and thank you to all the honorees for your vital work in our community.

A special thank you to Rabbi Gayer, whose boundless support helped us get through a very difficult time.

Jan & Don Moses

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Congratulations to Rabbi Gayer and all the honorees for their outstanding work for a wonderful organization.

Gail and Chazzan Jeffrey Nadel Nadel

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Mazel Tov to all of the
honorees, especially the
amazing, beautiful
Miller family!

Bashi and Roger Packer

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With great appreciation to Melanie Fleisher, Rabbi Elie Gayer, and Marcia Liss, for the vital roles you have all played in BCGW!

And with gratitude to Audrey Siegel, Leah Snyder, and all the BCGW staff and volunteers who make the magic happen.

Judy and Stuart Rosenthal

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To our dear friend Melanie - your work for Bikur Cholim

is really appreciated - Mazal Ton on this honor.

Thank you to all the volunteers for supporting

the community during sickness and health.

Sharona and Leo Rozmaryn

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Thank you and Kol HaKavod to the staff and volunteers for all they do for our community.

Max and Deborah Rudmann

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Mazal tov to Melanie, Marsha, Rabbi Gayer, and The Miller family

on your well deserved honor!

Rabbi Gayer, thank you for connecting Ben's Wellness Fund to BCGW. I'm in awe of

what you do for this community. HaShem should give you koyach to continue to do all

that you do for Bikur Cholim and for those who you help in the

Greater Washington area. Tizkei LMitzvos!

Audrey, I'm so grateful for what you do and how you do it all. Thank you for running

BCGW so beautifully, smoothly, gracefully, and efficiently. Thank you for always

saying "yes!"and thank you for always being there for anyone in need. Thank you

for making Ben's Wellness Fund a reality and managing it better than

I could have ever imagined.

Rachelle, thank you for all of your behind the scenes work to make

everything run as smoothly as it does.

It's an honor to be a part of such a holy and dignified institution.

Leah and Yehoshua Scheininger

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Mazel Tov to our dear friend Melanie Fleisher on receiving the Board Excellence Award! Congratulations to all the honorees on the wonderful work you do for our community.

Thank you to Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington

and its dedicated volunteers for the love and support you bring to us all.

Beth & Joel Schoen

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Thank you to Bikur Cholim and all the volunteers for all they do for our community. Congratulations to Rabbi Elie Gayer and the Miller family and all the Honorees.

Masha & Reuven Schore

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How fortunate we are to have a Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington!

We appreciate all the compassionate volunteers who help Bikur Cholim fulfill its mission to assist those who are experiencing health challenges.

Thank you to the 2024 Gala Honorees: Melanie Fleisher, Marsha Liss, Rabbi Elie Gayer, and the Miller Family.

A special Mazal Tov to this year's recipient of the Board Excellence Award, Melanie Fleisher -- an especially thoughtful and caring member of our Kemp Mill community. May all the honorees be blessed with good health to continue their outstanding service to our Jewish community.

With our best wishes.

Don and Marilyn Schwartz

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Thank you to all the volunteers for all the love and support you give to community members in times of sickness and health

Sara Silver

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Mazel tov Rabbi Gayer on 10 years of community service.

You have deeply touched the lives of so many

through your words of comfort, encouragement, and hope.

Your sensitivity, compassion, and respect for all, has been

an inspiration. It has been a privilege to learn from you

every day. Your work as Staff Chaplain is nothing

short of "life giving" to so many.

Leah Snyder

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Thank you to all the volunteers for

all the love and support you give to

community members in times of sickness and health

The Novice, Roth and Singer families

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Mazal Tov to Melanie on this well-deserved honor.

Thank you, the other honorees and volunteers for the tremendous chesed and support you give to Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington.

With appreciation,

Lori & Ed Tolchin

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Mazal Tov to our good friend, Melanie, on this wonderful

occasion. Thank you for your hard work on behalf of

Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington.

May you continue to be an inspiration to the

community. You are to us!!!

Elissa Stieglitz and Ari Tuchman

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Mazal Tov to our friend
Melanie Fleisher and all of
the honorees.

Thank you for your
tireless efforts.

Orlee and Joseph Turitz

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Thank you to all the
volunteers for all the love
and support you give to
community members in times of
sickness and health

Mark and Laura Warshawsky

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Thank you to all the volunteers for all of your loving and meticulous dedication to each person you care for. Thank you to Audrey Siegel for your ever growing growing vision and drive to care for the needs of the community. We would like to specifically extend our boundless hakaras hatov to Rabbi Gayer. We know that we will never fully know or understand what great lengths you went to to support our mother. There were needs we couldn't imagine how to fill and you found ways and proactively and quietly filled them. Thank you! Thank you BCGW for your support for those that need it and dedication to uniting the Jewish people of our community.

Mattisyahu and Tova Welik

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