Yasher Koach Celebration for Rabbi Jamie Gibson

Rabbi Gibson's 30th Anniversary Celebration Tribute Committee Co-Chairs
LOUISE & MICHAEL MALAKOFF    •    ILENE & JAMES ROSS    •    KAREN & TONY ROSS

More than 450 people gathered on Sunday, April 29 for a fun-filled evening starting with cocktails under the tent, dinner catered by Big Burrito and topped off with a dessert bar by Bella Christie. All were there to wish Senior Rabbi Jamie Gibson “Yasher Koach” for his 30 years of service at Temple Sinai. An entertaining program was filled with musical tributes, heart-felt good wishes and a song medley by Rabbi Gibson. The City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County declared April 29 “Rabbi Jamie Gibson Day” and presented him with proclamations. Together, Temple Sinai members, Jewish and interfaith leaders, civic leaders and members of the community fêted Rabbi Gibson for his feat of stellar leadership, support through all life cycles and inspirational spiritual guidance.

Cick here to see photos from the event and here to view a video of the program.

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS:

L’CHAIM
The Simon Hafner Charitable Foundation through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee

CHAG SAMEACH
Anonymous  
Jared & Maureen Cohon
Louise & Michael Malakoff (Co-Chairs)
Carol & Rick Rosenthal
Ilene & James Ross (Co-Chairs)
Karen & Tony Ross (Co-Chairs)
Edgar Snyder

SHEHECHEYANU
Ellie & Bob Bernstein
Sissy & Bill Lieberman
Stuart & Linda Miller 
Betty & Larry Rich 
Judy & Al Stein

SHALOM
Laura & George Arnold
Earl Aussenberg
Phyllis Baskin
Stewart Barmen & Laurie Moser
Eva Blum
Zelda Curtiss
Edward Goldston
Joseph & Jennifer Goldston
Adora & Steve Holstein
Ellen & Bob Katzen 
Jan & Ed Korenman
Tom & Marcy Morton
Mickey Rattner & Family
Lynn & Brian Schreiber
Carolyn & Frank Schwarz

MAZEL TOV
Marvin & Arleen Adelson
Debra & Stewart Anderson & Family
Gail & Bruce Antonoff
Jan & Drew Barkley
Natalie & Richard Berger
Cantor Laura Berman
BilkeyKatz Investment Consultants, Inc.— Jerry & Carole Katz
Thomas H. & Mary Steffek Blaske
Audrey & John Brown
Betsy & Marc Brown
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh— Bishop David A. Zubik
Monica Cellio
Gail & Norman Childs
Michael & Elizabeth Collura
Lynn Cullen
Marvin & Janice Dash
Rick & Rhoda Dorfzaun
Deb Dunton & Jon Minden
Stacey & Steven Edelstein
Morgan & James Faeder
BZ Fennimore & Marvin Fein
The Fine Foundation
Janis Fink
Rosemary & Dale Fruman
Susan & Robert Gluckman
Art & Renee Goldberg 
Cindy & Mark Goodman
Rabbi Keren Gorban
Ruth G. & Stanton Jonas
Mara & Richard Kaplan
Marcy & Jared Kaufman
Bernard Latterman
Dale & Lynn Lazar
Philip & Jill Lehman
Robert Levin & Kerry Bron
Michael & Jane Louik
Andee & Michael Lowenstein 
Karen & Charles Moellenberg
Estelle Mann
Susan & Barry Merenstein
Silbert Moritz
Laurie Mulvey
Esther & Harvey Nathanson
Joyce & Joop Offerman
Elliott S. Oshry
PERLORA
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
Rosalyn Richman
Selma P. Ryave 
Denise & John Schiller
Howard & Caren Sniderman
David & Mary Tannenbaum
Temple Sinai Brotherhood
Edris & David Weis
Amy & Louis Weiss
Women of Temple Sinai
Carol & John Woolford
H. J. Zoffer
Ronnie Cook Zuhlke & Fred Zuhlke

YASHER KOACH
Anonymous
Meryl & David Ainsman 
Rosa Barnett Averbach
Jan & Lee Beerman
Stephanie & Jacob Birnberg 
Sue Berman & Doug Kress
Sharon Bernstein & John Bitsko
Gloria & Alvin Bodek
Lisa & Steve Botos
Josh Breslau & Liz Miller
Michelle Browne
Estelle & Steven Cherin 
Nick Chernew & Barbara Horowitz
Garth & Michele Clarke
Daniele Coen-Pirani & Marla Ripoll
Community Day School
Susan & William Cohen
Benjamin & Sarah Davies
Amy & Gary Dubin
Deb Dunton & Jon Minden
Rabbi Jason & Eva Edelstein
Shelley Elovitz & Charlotte George
Epic Metals Corporation—The Landis Family
Rosalyn Escovitz
Rob & FD Fields
Fishback Family—John, Sara, Elizabeth, & Rachel 
Frankel Family Foundation
Eden & Allan Fisher
Jack & Karen Friedman
Nancy Gale & Dave Duggins
Jennifer & Gregory Ganger
Steven & Jacki Gelernter
Lois Gibson
Sara Gluzman & Tony Cortazzo
Shirley Goldstein
Mike, Darcy, Rebecca, & Dora Gordon
David Hirsch & Ann Yahr
Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh
Jewish Association on Aging
Jewish Community Center
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh 
Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Nancy & David Johnson
Stephen Jurman & Jeanette Trauth
Sandra Katz
Colleen & David Kinderlehrer
Alan & Vivian Lawsky
Cindy Goodman-Lieb & Scott Lieb
Marc & Kathleen Lipsitz
David & Carole Maretsky
Irving Opperheim & Lisa Anderson
Evelyn Pierce
David & Rita Pollock
Marvin & Ruth Reidbord
Agnes Rocher
Myla & Lou Rosen
Todd Rosenfeld & Delilah Picart
Jerry & Barb Rosenberg
Mayda & Barry Roth
Joshua & Pamela Rubin
Nancy & Richard Rubin
James & Louisa Rudolph
Arlene & Steve Sablowsky
Stewart & Judith Sadowsky
Jonathan & Veronica Schmerling
Leland & Janice Schermer
Ansel & Janet Schwartz
Morton & Rita Seltman
Barbara & Larry Shuman
Jay Silberblatt & Lori Sisson
Howard & Caren Sniderman 
Kara & Andrew Snyder
Carol & David Steinbach
Saul Straussman & Kellee Van Aken
Stephen & Shirley Tannenbaum
Ben & Flynne Wecht
Evelyn & Bill Wedner
Irwin & Gail Wedner
Anne & Larry Weidman
Jeff & Mindy Weiner
Phyllis & Joseph Weinkle
Stanley & Miriam Winikoff
Harton Wolf
Lynda & Edward Wrenn
Alison Yazer
Daniel Zove & Susan Straus

CHAVERIM
Anonymous
Daniel & Kristan Abeshouse
Ruth & Jack Adelson
Patty Anouchi
Ed & Susie Balis
Mark Beck
Sam & Deborah Berkovitz
Diane Berman
Darcy & Alan Bernstein
Aya Betensky & Robert Kraut
Kathy and Stewart Bleckman
Radu Bordeianu
Mimi & Alex Botkin
Jackie Braslawsce & Chris Pinkston
Cheryl Braver
Lori Brenner
Jerry & Lois Browdie
Rev. Dr. Randall & Elizabeth Bush
Toby & Florence Chapman
Sherwood & Joanne Chetlin
Pat Cluss & Jeff Herman
Lauren & Michael Coblenz
Alan & Elizabeth Cookson
Susan Denmark & Marc Darling
Rabbi Sion & Helaine David
Harry Davidson
Dick, Karen & Jordan Diamondstone
Phyllis & Michelle Dreyfuss
Cathy & Dan Droz
Daniel Edelstone & Dodi Walker Gross
Stanley & Lin Ehrenpreis
Rhoda Eligator
Howard & Jan Engelberg
Mark & Anne Faigen
Gina Faioli
Michele Feingold
Boni Fine
Steve & Lynn Forman
Mark & Betsy Freed
Rabbi Larry Freedman
Marilee Glick
Elinor Gold
Ruth K. Goldman
Jerold & Elizabeth Gordon
Joan & Alan Green
Dorothy Dresbold Greenberg
Allison & Adam Grodin
Barbara & Arthur Grossman
Dr. Tsipy Gur
Jerry & Alayne Harris
David & Suzie Hauptman
Steve & Lynn Hecht
Rabbi Larry & Faith Heimer
Robert & Denise Helfer
Mimi Herwald
Susan Horne
Lew Hyman & Lynn Snyderman
Beth & Barry Josowitz
Elmer & Edna Judd
Richard & Alice Kalla
Jim & Marcia Kaplan
Joel Kaufman
Amy Kellman
Terry Kennedy
Nir Kossovsky & Bear Brandegee
Hanita & Ram Kossowsky
Brett & Marilyn Kranich
Eileen Kraus-Dobratz
Marcy & Harvey Kronzek
Rachel Kudrick
Jeff & Robin Lebovitz
Karen Jay Levin
Ken Levin & Marcie Mitre
Roman & Sofya Leyzerovich
Lenore Light
Ruth Love
Pam & Stewart Ludin
Jay & Kathleen Lutins
Betty Lou Margolis
Louise Mayo
Barbara Milch
Elaine & Todd Miller
Nancy & Manny Miller
Victor & Laurie Mizrahi
Avi Baran Munro
Lynn Naman
Roy Penner
Shelley & Thomas Petro
Rev. David Poecking
Powell Mechanical
Helene Pretter
Roger & Sally Rafson
Jill Rook & Rick Koepsel
Carol Rosen
Sheryl & Scott Rosen
Judy Rosen
Sorley & Irving Rosenthal
Betty Rothbart & Paul Lyons
Lynn Rubenson
Josh Sayles
Sandy Schanfarber
Doug & Kathy Schiller
Sally Schweitzer
Learita Garfield Scott
Joan Shapiro
Cantor Rena Shapiro
David Shribman & Cindy Skrzycki
Barb & Ed Siegel
Phyllis Silver
Edwin & Diane Silverman
Sandy Snyder
Bette & Melvin Spokane
Joan Stein
Larry & Elaine Stept
Timothy Stevens
Councilwoman Erika Strassburger
Frances Sullen—Oakland Catholic High School
Susan & Peter Tanzer
Tamar & Ernie Tolentino
Barbara & Morris Tufton
Edith Twersky
Ann Jean & Louis Waldman
Rosalyn E. Wein
Cheryl Weisberg
Andy & Jack Weiss
Katie & Randy Whitlach
Herbert & Sharyn Wolfson
Allen Wolk
Rita Zecher
Myrna & Allan Zelenitz

As of June 30, 2018. We apologize for any errors in spelling or omission.