Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 3
17 Shevat 5765

We would like to express our extreme gratitude to all those who responded to our annual campaign and generously remembered MATAN in their charitable contributions. We also offer a hearty thank you to Railey and Steve Landau for hosting a recent dessert reception in their home to benefit MATAN. Their incredible efforts raised close to $30,000. As many of MATAN's grants come to an end, your support is crucial in helping us continue to provide high quality Jewish special education programming to children who would otherwise be left out of the formal Jewish community. From the staff, board, children and families at MATAN, we thank all of you and ask for your continued support.

Louis Fanaroff; Marjorie Mafdis; Linda and Dan Englander, in honor of Hayden Dov Polsky; Donald and Dorothy Fleishaker; Adina Lewish; David Parks; Sue and Bob Becker; Diana and Michael David Epstein; Elliot and Phyllis Rosen; Timothy Lytton and Rachel Anisfeld; Emily Roberts and Alan Hirchfeld, in memory of Alan's father; Herman and Blanche Samick; Mark Apfelbaum; Eric Mandel; Barbara and Jack Levitz, in honor of the birth of Hayden Dov Polsky; Arthur and Beth Lev; Paul and Elaine Langer; Barbara and Jonathan Pollack; Goldie Cantor; Mark and Gerri Lifshitz; Noam Marans and Amy Roth, in honor of the birth of Hayden Dov Polsky; Daniel Tiatz and Penny Nemzer; Myron and Amy Eagle; Reta Koch; Stanley and Ellen Wasserman; Shulamith and Al Kustanowitz; Steven and Melissa Grossman; Edward and Lauren Rimland; David Isaac; Alan and Yael Laifer; Paul and Martha Resnick; Hazel Lichterman; Lilly Icikson; Susan and Shelly Manspeizer; Bill Plevan and Sara Shapiro-Plevan, in honor of the birth of Hayden Dov Polsky; Joyce and Michael Wechsler; Marcia Sloman, in honor of Stacy Berrin Wasserman; John and Amy Tanenbaum; Stephanie and David Englander; Josh Dredze; Diane Wohl; Martin and Phoebe Beran; The Isabella Company; Karen Brigel, in honor of Toby and Jacob's first birthday; Lloyd and Carol Berrin, in honor of Stacy Berrin Wasserman; Saul and Janice Kalish; Linda Goldman-Katz; Kenneth Pearlman and Barbara Gerson; David and Elaine Samick; Naomi Dreisinger and Avi Fischer; Malcolm and Barbara Rashba; Victoria and David Rosen; Ira and Ellen Smith; Rabbi Martin Edelman, in honor of Meredith Englander; Liane Carter; Todd Denker; Gail and Norman Goldman; Melissa and Steven Grossman; Linda and David Katz; Isidor and Rosi Kleinman; Joel and Paula Kudlowitz; Joseph and Ilana Englander; Tasha Macedo; Jackie Israel Saril; Barbara and Edward Schlussel; Daniel and Rosele Frishwasser; Sheila and Jerry Rothman; Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Woocher; Meredith and Adam Polsky, in honor of the birth of their son Hayden Dov Polsky, and in honor of the birth of Ariel Shlomo Plevan; Lynn and Eli Moore; Sara and Melvin Rosenblatt; Hyman and Ruth Ryback; Andrew and Judith Goldstein; Lisa Samick, in memory of Jen Padnick's grandfather; Marilyn Kneller-Rimsky and Neil Rimsky; Aviv and Judy Tzur; Esther and Lewish Trencher; Susan and Steven Levy; Mark Rubin and Deborah Sherman; Adam and Shirley Friedman; Joan Marino; Jamie and Ira Gurvitch; Sima and Allan Greenberg; Bea and Ken Werden; Bradley and Lauren Adler; Gail and Barry Mahler; Hedy and Alan Ganz; Dr. and Mrs. Steven Silverman; Sonia Stetkiewych; Sylvia and Norman Weinger; Lili Konigsbach; Patricia Mirsky; Monica and Henry Aboodi; Paula and Charlie Fisch; Miriam and Arlen Fleisher; Mari and Arthur Hourwitz; Saul and Jackie Lebovic; Julie and Bill Levinson; Batsheva and Norbert Mehl; Elaine and Edward Meister; Ellen and Michael Muss; Cindy and Gabe Safdeye; Marilyn and Alvin Pasternack; Judy and Steven Berman; Felicia and David Bieber; Mitchell Marshall and Elizabeth Pompilio Marshall; Reila Zimmerman and John Penn; Barbara Reichman; Joshua Raff and Kerry Blinder; Ira and Emily Kirschenbaum; Dr. and Mrs. Michael Werner; Daniel and Diana Berman; Roxanne and Eric Levine; Lori and Marcel Einhorn; Steven and Barbara Meixler; Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Tretin; Stephan Kranzler; Peter and Cindy Jo Waxman; Barry and Barbara Wenglin; Joseph and Hassida Fuchs; Jon and Carol Covlin; Lawrence and Susan Sonders; Spencer Shaw; Sara Varela; Jack and Judith Stern, Abbey Ishandarni and Susan Rey; Neil Zuckerman; Avraham and Joy Avidan; Steven Valenstein; George and Phyllis Saul; Barbara and David Wachtenheim; Lisa and Rob Mayer; Haim and Menucha Reuven; Barbara and Michael Schwerd; Thea and Morris Szklarski; Gerri and Mark Lifshitz; Judy and Allan Halpern; Gil and Judy Grant; Jeffrey and Anne Marie Haber; Ehud and Sara Sadan; Ben Berger; Sirena and Daniel Silber; Rosa (Shoshana) Samuels; Susan and Jack Babchik; Aron Lieberman; Judith Kohane; The Pincus and Regina Peterseil Foundation; Shana and Julius Gomolin; Eva and Gary Berkowitz; Steven Berkson and Helene Walisever.

It's not too early to start thinking about Purim! Our popular Purim cards are once again for sale this year. $18 buys a set of 5 cards, which we will send out to your friends and family members letting them know that you have chosen to celebrate Purim with a donation to MATAN in their honor. Please send us the names and addresses, along with how you would like your name to appear, and a check made payable to MATAN ($18 per every set of 5). Get your orders in early! We must receive your orders by March 15th in order to get them to your loved ones by Purim on March 25th, 2005.