Thanks to High Holy Day Ushers

The High Holy Day ushers aren't just folks who stand at the sanctuary entrance with a name tag looking authoritative. They keep order and calm on CAI's busiest days and help those in need find seats. We thank all of our volunteers for ushering on Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur:

Jay Baranker; Steve Abrams; Mike Simon; Arthur Franklin; Carol Berman; Mike Chiaet; Howard Burg; Froman Mehl; Arthur Bocian; Mike Berwald; Roy Blank; Gary Kabler; Alan Rein; David Dranikoff and David Lurie.

Harris Nydick; Mel Berkowitz; Harvey Hershkowitz; Sandy Fishman; Adam Shandler; Allen Zacks; Rich Fertel; Mark Goldman; Steve Alberts; Ted Eisenberg; Lori Wolfson; Randy Kanter.; Ira Cohen; Hal Wolfson and Scott Kopen.

Steve Eitman; Mark Berman; Rich Zodikoff; Doug Klein; Steve Sandler; Larry Dodyk; Marty Schenker; Larry Samuels; Garry Botwinick; Elliott Bramnick; Al Mahler; Walter Baumgardt; Charles Lorber; Manny Morman and Jack Plawner.

Eric Edelstein; Len Rudin; Mike Liberman; Harry Kartus; Gary Berger; Stan Blank; Steve Jacobs; Morris Lewis; Alan Bonder; Ken Levitt; David Black; Debbie Lieb; Mitch Broder; Burt Henry; Abe Akselrad; Mark Frank; Arthur Nicholas; Ed Finkel; James Gurland; Howard Feiwus; Rich French; Alan Cooper; Howard Levine; Heather Levitt and Mike Podell.

Special kudos go, as always, to ushering coordinator Ken Levitt. This is one of the most challenging jobs of the year and Ken always comes through.

Rain, Schmain...The Sukkah Is Up (and it's good!)

The rain came down but the Sukkah went up on the morning of Sunday, September 27. In spite of the challenges of inclement weather, a short window with Kol Nidre that night and some really good football games to get home to, the Men's Club raised the Sukkah in just under an hour-and-a-half. (It seems to get quicker every year!)

The Sukkah will play host to several Agudath Israel events, many of them sponsored by the youth and school programs. The Men's Club will take center stage in the Booth on Thursday, October 8, 8 pm, when it hosts its first annual "Scotch in the Sukkah" event. The cover charge of $18 gets participants a Scotch tasting, seminar from a Scotch Maven and a commemorative glass. Additonal glasses can be purchased from the Men's Club for a discounted price of $6.00.

Marty Schenker, Men's Club VP is co-chairing this event and can be reached at marty-boy@comcast.net.

Special thanks to our Sukkah builders, with special yasher koaches going to event chair Gary Kabler (pictured, catching raindrops with his tongue) and our foremen Mike Chiaet and Alfie Mahler, who brought the good drill.