TIC to Honor Cantor Mendelson and David and Judy Gilberg

Cantor Mendelson and David and Judy Gilberg will be honored at Temple Israel Center of White Plains at 8pm on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at 280 Old Mamaroneck Road. There will be cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, dancing and a silent auction.

For 28 years, Jacob Ben-Zion Mendelson has been the Cantor at Temple Israel Center, enriching the spiritual, religious and musical lives of the congregation with his beautiful Hazzanut. He created the Jewish Music in Westchester Legacy Series, with its world-renowned artists from the worlds
of opera to jazz.

Cantor Mendelson is the subject of the documentary film, A Cantor's Tale, directed by Erik Greenberg Anjou, which has played in film festivals throughout the world. A sequel to A Cantor's Tale is currently in production, celebrating his 50 years in the cantorate. Cantor Mendelson is also featured in the documentary films, 100 Voices, and Journey of Spirit, the film on the life of Debbie Friedman.

Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, Cantor Mendelson witnessed the dwindling days of the Golden Age of Hazzanut, so for over 25 years, has taught this style to a new generation at Hebrew Union College School of Sacred Music, and H.L. Miller Cantorial School at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Cantor Mendelson received honorary doctorates from both schools.

Cantor Mendelson is a graduate of the Hebrew Union College School of Sacred Music and the American Opera Center at the Juilliard School. He is the composer of Weekday Mincha and Maariv and Improvisations on Shabbat Shacharit published by the Cantors Assembly, the organization in which he served as president in 2003 and 2004.

David and Judy Gilberg, together with their children Anne (28) and Danny (25), have been members of Temple Israel Center since 1991. David and Judy each served on the Board of Trustees and on numerous other committees including a variety of special projects. Judy served on the Religious School Board and the Hebrew High School Board, of which she was Co-Chair. She has chaired the Dinner Dance and the Dinner Dance Journal and was a Co-Coordinator of TIC's program to provide and serve food to the Sharing Community, a local soup kitchen. David is a past President and 12 -year member of the Executive Committee. Prior, he served on Youth, Ritual and Search Committees, among others.

In addition to their Temple Israel Center roles, David and Judy have been active in a variety of organizations, both within the Jewish community and the broader local community. Professionally, Judy is a social worker, involved for many years with the Parent Child Home Program of Westchester Jewish Community Services. David is a partner in the law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell LLP in New York City, focusing on financial institutions and regulation of financial services.

Sponsors and supporters will be featured by category in the Gala's program provided that evening to all guests, and Virtual Journal pages will be streamed throughout the evening. The Virtual Journal will also be available for viewing on the TIC website (www.templeisraelcenter.org) for up to one year after the event. Business sponsors will be featured, along with direct hyperlinks to their websites.

Please provide responses and virtual journal ads by Friday, February 21st, 2014, either online at www.TICAnnualGala.org , by mail , or in person at the TIC office at 280 Old Mamaroneck Road, White Plains, NY, 10605. Contact Caroline Geller at (914) 948-2800 ext. 129.