B'NAI B'RITH OFFICERS INSTALLED AT CEREMONY.Byline: BETTIE RENCORET Senior columnist PALMDALE - Lea Rosoff of Palmdale has been installed for a second term as president of Antelope Valley Chapter 2386 B'nai B'rith. ``Holding the reins of the organization for another go-around just seemed like the right thing to do at this point,'' she said. ``So when they asked me to take the job again, I thought it over and decided it kind of made sense. This will facilitate carrying on - without interruption - what we started last term.'' B'nai B'rith regional director Steven Koff came up from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. to serve as installing officer at the recent ceremony. Besides Rosoff, officers include Leslee Ranish, vice president; Randy Bass, secretary; and Wilma Webster, warden guardian. Sy Paige took office as the financial secretary-treasurer again, making this his 31st year to hold that position. Ellen Schomberg and Les Gerber are the new trustees, and Ira Simonds and Avrum Harris are now the group's chaplains. Koff praised the local chapter as one of the most progressive and productive chapters in his jurisdiction. Its service projects include operation of a food bank, the purchase and presentation of books to the Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. library, donations to the Antelope Valley Hospital pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. ward, books sent to overseas service personnel and stateside veterans, volunteers who replace hospital personnel during the Christmas holiday and annual awards to Antelope Valley High School Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. It was founded in 1912[1]. It is located in the Mojave Desert. students. The chapter donates money for Passover seders to the needy, assists patients at convalescent con·va·les·cent adj. Relating to convalescence. n. A person who is recovering from an illness, an injury, or a surgical operation. convalescent 1. pertaining to or characterized by convalescence. 2. hospitals with bingo games and toiletries toi·let·ry n. pl. toi·let·ries An article, such as toothpaste or a hairbrush, used in personal grooming or dressing. toiletries npl → artículos mpl de aseo (= , and donates food to the Palmdale SAVES food bank. Trees for planting are given to local bar and bat mitzvah children, and the chapter works with Temples Beth Knesset Bamidbar and Chabad to identify Jewish holidays for school events. ``You are a great group. You have the harmony and obviously love each other. I come here at this time of year every year, and I look forward to doing this for many years to come,'' Koff said. The organization was founded in 1843 in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. to support the widows and orphans In typesetting, widow refers to the final line of a paragraph that falls at the top the following page of text, separated from the remainder of the paragraph on the previous page. The term can also be used to refer simply to an uncomfortably short (e.g. of newly arrived immigrants. The local chapter has been in existence 41 years. ``Southern California emerges as the most diversified population center in the world and reflects the need for new relationships and responses to meet the needs of the burgeoning population,'' Koff said. ``The future is ours to create.'' Past President Ira Simonds, as the master of ceremonies, eulogized deceased members in the Book of Remembrance and called for a special moment of silent prayer for late member Brian Kovsky, former publisher of the Desert Mailer, who died last month. There followed the ceremonial lighting of the menorah menorah Multibranched candelabra used by Jews during the festival of Hanukkah. It holds nine candles (or has nine receptacles for oil). Eight of the candles stand for the eight days of Hanukkah—one is lit the first day, two the second, and so on. candles by Trudy Linder, Sala Simonds, Ellen Schomberg, Randy Bass, Vicki Fox, Leslie Ranish and Rosoff. Akiba awards were presented to Trudy Linder, Ira Simonds and Avrum Harris for their dedication to the advancement of the Jewish culture by helping the infirm and the indigent. Another Akiba award will be given to Vicki and George Fox when the chapter holds a membership drive at a bagel and lox brunch in Rosoff's home Aug. l0. This award is named in honor of Akiba, a shepherd, who with the encouragement of his wife, Rachel, studied 24 years to achieve acclaim as one of the wisest rabbis in Jewish history. Member Moe Jacobson received a 20-year membership pin, and Rosoff and Linder both accepted their 10-year pins. Menus for the week at the senior life nutrition sites in Lancaster and Palmdale have been announced. All meals include bread, margarine and coffee, tea or milk for a suggested donation of $2. Today: Pork chop, au gratin potatoes, corn nibblets, tossed salad, cranberry juice, fruit cocktail. Tuesday: Braised braise tr.v. braised, brais·ing, brais·es To cook (meat or vegetables) by browning in fat, then simmering in a small quantity of liquid in a covered container. beef and noodles, spinach, marinated salad, orange juice, cheesecake. Wednesday: Orange chicken, rice pilaf, Normandy vegetables, lettuce and tomato salad, banana. Thursday: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, cooked cabbage, carrot salad, tomato juice, pudding. Friday: Roast turkey, bread dressing, zucchini squash, garden salad, grape juice, gelatin gelatin or animal jelly, foodstuff obtained from connective tissue (found in hoofs, bones, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage) of vertebrate animals by the action of boiling water or dilute acid. w/pears. |
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