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Chevrel Tikva

Cleveland's Synagogue with an outreach

to the Lesbian and Gay community

P.O. Box 18120⚫ Cleveland, Ohio 44118 (216) 932-5551

Shiah Takes A Name

by Paul Zeitzew

It seems fitting that Chevrei Tikva while celebrating our tenth anniversary has grown not only in numbers, but in life cycle events not expected from a gay and lesbian congregation. During these years we have celebrated two baby namings, my grandson Allen and shortly after, Brynna's nephew Shiah. We have mourned the death of a member and friend, Leonard Adelstein. In the coming into the world and the going out, many happenings took place.

A few years ago Victor decided to make up for a lost bar mitzvah of his youth and celebrate it at the young age of 72. A commitment ceremony between Neil Levine and Steve Lewis took place this year along with countless milestone birthdays and anniversaries. While some of these events may not have actually taken place at the Synagogue, they were still for people who are and were very much Chevrei Tikva.

"La Dor Va Dor," from generation to generation. The most recent celebration of this nature took place on the evening of Friday, October 15th. Almost 50 people gathered to commemorate with Brynna and Shiah the spiritual ceremony of Shiah changing his last name to that of his mother, Fish. The evening was a very moving time for everyone in attendance. Bob came up from downstate to lead a beautiful Shabbat service with Brynna doing the music as both of them do so well. Brynna spoke about the events prior to Shiah coming to this decision, about the need for family and Shiah's steadfast feeling that he and his mother were "family," therefore he should have her last name. As usual, in her great manner, Brynna related these events to the Bible.

The ceremony with Brynna, Shiah and Bob was quietly emotional. As I looked around the room there was a great sense of warmth in the Congregation, a feeling of an unbreakable bond between mother and son.

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