View Journal | Congregation B'nai Israel Millburn New Jersey Gala 2024

Congregation B'nai Israel

Maestro

Cantor Wallach is being honored?

It's music to our ears!

Micole & Dan Richter as honorees?

We're all in!

Mazel tov to all!

B'ahavah,

The Linver/Askins (Matt, Miriam, Eve & Joey)

Conductor

Yasher Koach to Micole & Dan for your leadership on behalf of our community and Mazel Tov on your well-deserved honors. Cantor Wallach, you are a treasured leader of our community, and we are very grateful for your inspiration and compassion. We are blessed to benefit from your remarkable gifts and talents.

Betsy & Phil Darivoff

Conductor

Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

Ettinger-Bloom

Concert Master

Yashar co-ach to Cantor Lorna Wallach on 25 years at CBI - your leadership is a critical part of the warmth and beauty that fills our community. Mazal tov to Micole & Dan for all that they do for our synagogue community, and for the broader Millburn community. You are each tremendous leaders and we are so fortunate to have you among us!

Elizabeth & Gerald Cohen

Concert Master

To the best of friends

and the best of people, Mazel Tov Cantor Lorna Wallach and Dan & Micki Richter. You inspire us all

Ariel & Mariela Dybner

Section Chair

Mazal tov and thank you to Cantor Lorna Wallach and to Micole and Dan Richter for your service to our community!

Jane and Bob Brauer

Section Chair

Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

Melissa and Eric Kanter

Section Chair

Yasher Koach to Cantor Wallach and Micole and Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

Your contributions to our Congregation are outstanding.

Much love,

Carol and Bob Marcus

Section Chair

שירו לה' שיר חדש

Thank you Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micki and Dan for all that you do for CBI. Lorna, your voice fills our souls and Micki and Dan you are true inspirations to us all.

With Love,

Rachel, Jeff, Jason and Daniel Greenberg

Section Chair

Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

Alyssa and Orazio Russo

Section Chair

Kudos to the 2024 CBI Gala Honorees! CBI Sisterhood thanks Micole and Dan Richter for all their support and contributions to Sisterhood and CBI throughout the years. We are proud to call you members and friends. To Cantor Lorna Wallach, CBI Sisterhood sings your praises! Thank you for twenty-five years of your guidance, assistance and dedication to CBI and Sisterhood.

CBI Sisterhood

Section Chair

Cantor Lorna - We are so happy to honor you. You continue to uplift us with your voice and spirit and friendship. Dan & Micole - Mazel Tov on this well deserved honor. Thank you for your friendship and dedication to our community throughout the years.

Linda & David Sotnick

Section Chair

Thank you to Cantor Lorna Wallach for 25 years of sharing your many talents, your empathy and wisdom, and your boundless love of Judaism with the very grateful and lucky members of the CBI family.

Kol HaKavod to Micole & Dan Richter on this well-deserved honor. Your many years of participation and leadership in so many aspects of the CBI and Millburn/Short Hills communities have set a shining example for our kehillah.

Paula & David Touger

Section Chair

To our dearest Lorna, Your beautiful voice reflects your beautiful soul. The CBI community and our whole family are truly blessed. May you continue to be an inspiration to all for many, many years to come! Mazal Tov to you, to the Richters, and to CBI on its 100th anniversary!

We love you!

Mom (Roberta), Andrea Wallach; Elizabeth & Victor Mintz, Sophie, Orly & Jeremy, Kyla & Eitan; Sofia Hubscher & Adam Wallach, Rina and Margi; Mike, Shira and Joshua Kalet

Soloist

With immense gratitude to the CBI community for all the warmth and support shown to me and my family over these past 25 years. Thank you for this special recognition at this year's Gala. I feel blessed to have the privilege and honor to be your Cantor and to be part of such a wonderful team of professional staff and dedicated volunteers who inspire me in countless ways. My deepest esteem for Micole and Dan -- you are amazing, caring leaders and outstanding role models of living a life guided by Jewish values. And you do it all with such grace and humility! It is my greatest honor to be honored alongside the two of you! May we go from strength to strength in good health. Am Yisrael Chai! B'Shirah u'B'Ahava,

Cantor Lorna Wallach

Soloist

Mazel Tov to two pillars of CBI!

Art Fredman

Soloist

Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

Debra Nevas and Jonathan Abrams

Soloist

Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

Harriet F. Klein

Soloist

Mazel tov and with enormous gratitude we thank you Cantor Wallach. It doesn't feel like shul until we've heard the sound of your voice - and then we know we've come home. Micole and Dan, you are an inspiration to the rest of us. Thank you for all you do and Mazel Tov on this well deserved recognition.

Sydra & Grant Miller

Soloist

Congratulations Micole and Dan.

Thank you for your inspirational leadership and all you have done for CBI!

Neil & Jane Yaris

Soloist

Thank you, Cantor Wallach, for your 25 years of lovingly serving and inspiring our community with your beautiful, soulful voice, and to Micole and Dan for your extraordinary service and friendship. With love and appreciation,

Jody Reich and Family

Soloist

Cantor Wallach:

Your beautiful voice and warm, loving heart make CBI a very special place.

Thank you for 25 wonderful years!

XO,

The Yaris Family

Soloist

Grant tranquility and also grant strength To all those we love

All that we seek, may it be - LU YEHI... Mazel Tov to

Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter

on your well-deserved honors.

Susan & Alan Zelman

Chorus Member

Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

Amy and Gideon Alpert

Chorus Member

Mazel tov to our dear friend, Cantor Wallach. As members of the Zamir Chorale, we had the great privilege of singing many concerts with you including those in Israel and New York's Carnegie Hall. Your voice is a spiritual treasure we will never forget! Mazel tov as well to Micole and Dan Richter for your great service and inspiration to the CBI community.

Beth and Marty Aron

Chorus Member

Yasher Koach to our well-deserving honorees. We celebrate the many accomplishments of Cantor Lorna Wallach and Dan & Micole Richter.

Ruth Kirshner and Bruce Novick

Chorus Member

All good wishes to the very deserving honorees!

And, a special thank you to Cantor Lorna for all you have done for our family!

Renee Burk

Chorus Member

Cantor Lorna Wallach, thank you for your 25 years of service

and inspiration to the CBI community! And thank you,

Micole & Dan Richter, for your extraordinary service

and leadership roles at CBI.

Lilli and Steve Finkler

Chorus Member

Thank you, Cantor Lorna Wallach. We are grateful for your

inspiring leadership, dedication to CBI

and your beautiful presence.

Mazel tov and thank you to Micole and Dan Richter for your many years of service to CBI, Israel, and our local community.

Lisa & Steve Friedman

Chorus Member

Thrilled to honor Cantor Lorna Wallach on a wonderful

25 years of song, spirituality, and friendship! Mazal tov to

Micole and Dan Richter for their well-deserved

honors to our CBI community.

Leslie and Marvin Gersho

Chorus Member

Mazel tov to Cantor Wallach and Dan and Micole Richter, our most deserving honorees!

Susan and Larry Gordon

Chorus Member

Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

Rabbi Ari & Gila Isenberg

Chorus Member

Mazel Tov to Cantor Wallach who brings the joy of music to CBI. Mazel Tov to Micole and Dan who are role models for us all.

With Love,

Marion & Murray Mohl

Chorus Member

Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

Robyn Namm

Chorus Member

Thank you, Cantor Lorna, for enriching our services with your mellifluous voice, for enhancing our appreciation of Hazanut and the world of Jewish music and for being there to celebrate with us in times of joy as well as to comfort us in times of sadness. Thank you, Micole and Dan Richter, for your dedication and leadership in serving the CBI community.

Aleza and Joe Rosenberg

Chorus Member

Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to make CBI such a special place!

Brett Popolow & Shari Brandt

Chorus Member

Thank you Dan & Micole and Cantor Wallach for all that you do to make CBI such a vibrant and welcoming synagogue! Your leadership, creativity, and commitment are greatly appreciated! Mazel tov on these well-deserved honors and to you Cantor for marking a stupendous 25 years with us!

Janet and Mike Slifer

Chorus Member

Kol haKavod to Cantor Wallach on her 25 years of beautiful melodies and warm friendship and Kol haKavod to Micole and Dan Richter on their strong leadership at CBI, and in support of a strong US - Israel relationship!

Nancy and Joseph Tenenbaum

Supporter

We are incredibly grateful to be honored alongside our talented and deserving Cantor Lorna Wallach. Thank you, CBI, for being our second home for many years and providing us with a wealth of warm memories and dear friends. Am Yisroel Chai.

Micki and Dan (and our boys Jesse, Ethan, and Simon)

Supporter

With immense gratitude and appreciation our entire family extends a heartfelt MAZEL TOV to Cantor Wallach for celebrating 25 years leading and inspiring our CBI community and for her caring and steadfast efforts to bring out the best in all of us! Micole and Dan lead by example! YASHER KOACH for this honor and for being pillars of our community!

Andrea, David, Lara, Abigael and Alana Good

Supporter

Thank you Cantor Lorna Wallach for your 25 years of service and inspiration to the CBI community! You are such an important part of our family's connection to CBI! Mazel Tov to Micole & Dan Richter.

Lynn and Mark Arian

Supporter

Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

Angela & Brent Cohen

Supporter

Mazel Tov to our wonderful daughter and son-in-love, Micole and Dan, and a Mazel Tov to Cantor Wallach for all that you do for the CBI community!

Chaya and Ira Cohen

Supporter

Sending a chorus of congratulations to Cantor Wallach and a heartfelt duet of gratitude to Micole & Dan Richter for your richly earned accolades! May your melodies of success continue to inspire and enrich the lives of others.

Heidi & Brett Cohen

Supporter

Thank you, Cantor Lorna Wallach, for your 25 years of service and inspiration to the CBI community! Thank you, Micole & Dan Richter for your extraordinary service and taking on leadership roles at CBI!! Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors!!!

Dan, Ruth, Jonah & Raffi Dovdavany

Supporter

Mazel tov to the honorees and thank you for your many years of service to the CBI community.

Lee Dranikoff

Supporter

Thank you, Cantor Lorna Wallach, for your 25 years of service and inspiration to the CBI community!

Sharon and Arthur Draznin

Supporter

Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

Lisa and David Ehrlich

Supporter

Lorna, Mazel Tov and thank you for everything you do. From Midwood High School in Brooklyn to CBI, you have been an integral part of our family. You are a special person who brings light to everything you do. Your kindness and thoughtfulness always shine through. We are truly blessed that you have been our Cantor for the last 25 years and that you officiated and celebrated with us through all our life cycle events. Our family is so grateful for everything you do. We look forward to the years to come. May you go from Strength to Strength.

The Moehlman Family

Supporter

Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

Barbara and Robert Fulop

Supporter

A hearty Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole and Dan Richter. Thank you for your ongoing dedication and contributions to the CBI community! Rebecca, Steven, Carly and Ben Gallanter

Rebecca, Steven, Carly and Ben Gallanter

Supporter

Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

ELLEN GARBER

Supporter

Barbara and David Gelband

Supporter

Mazel Tov Micki & Dan! You are an inspiration to CBI and the community at large. We love you and are thrilled to celebrate this honor with you!

Sydney and Ed Hilzenrath

Supporter

Home Instead

Supporter

Thank you, Cantor Lorna Wallach, for your 25 years of service and inspiration to the CBI community!

Jennifer Abramson and Jeff Rosenberg

Supporter

Mazel Tov to Cantor Wallach, Micole and Dan. We're grateful for all that you do to support and inspire our community.

Michelle Neier, Jonathan Schor, Juliette and Rebecca

Supporter

Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

Howard Kessler

Supporter

Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

Levy Family

Supporter

To my dear friend and teacher, Cantor Lorna Wallach, with much love and appreciation for all you do for the Jewish community, for your friends and family, and for the many lives that you touch every day. I am so proud of you! Mazal Tov!

Beth Mann

Supporter

Cantor: You have been a big part of our CBI lives from the

moment we met you when Rachel was pregnant! Thank you for

sharing your presence and voice with us all through the years.

Micole and Dan: We are inspired by your dedication to

CBI and the entire Jewish community!

Mazel Tov on this well deserved honor!

Rachel, Eric, Jared & Ilana Manne

Supporter

Mazel Tov, Micole & Dan:

You are an inspiration to us all. We appreciate your hard work and dedication to CBI. May you go from Strength to Strength

Helene and Steven Moehlman

Supporter

Mazal Tov Micki and Dan on this well deserved honor.

Mindy Nagorsky-Israel and Ronen Israel

Supporter

Mazel Tov to Cantor Wallach and Micole and Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors and thank you for your contributions to CBI and our community.

Larry and Lori Pitkowsky

Supporter

Mazel Tov to Cantor Lorna Wallach and Micole & Dan Richter on your well-deserved honors.

Amy & Mitchell Radin

Supporter

Mazal tov to Cantor Lorna and Micole and Dan on being

selected as this year's CBI Honorees. Your work and continued

support of our community are an example to us all.

Long may it continue.

Cinthya and Daniel Sarano

Supporter

Thank you Cantor for your teaching and loving support. Mazel tov Micole and Dan for your inspiring leadership.

Thompson Kanarek Family

Supporter

Mazel Tov Cantor Wallach, Micole and Dan. You are each such treasured members of our congregation and community. Thank you for all you do!

Nealy & David Troll

Friend Listing

Rabbi Joel Pitkowsky & Ingrid Goldfein

Shira Shazeer and Ken Richmond

Gary and Rochelle Baron

Alia Covel

Michelle and Greg Daniel

Leslie & Barry Dashefsky

Friend Listing

Eleanor Dovdavany

Jonathan and Roz Engel

Genderson Family

Joseph Grauman

Cheryl & Bill Gross

Beth Horowitz Giladi, honoring Micole and Dan. You model sharing inclusivity and acting with grace.

Friend Listing

Lori and Adam Katzman

Natalie Kent

LAKIN FAMILY

Joan and David Merdinger

Wendy and Nikhil Minocha

Roberta Rabin

Friend Listing

Sharon and Mark Richman

Amy and Allan Rosenblatt

Tzippy & Joel Schindel & Family

Leah, Herbie & Schlager Family

Sara Sherman

Larry, Susan & Brittany Stern

Friend Listing

Susan Werk

Sponsor List

Maestro

The Linver/Askins (Matt, Miriam, Eve & Joey)

Conductor

Menorah Chapels at Millburn

Betsy & Phil Darivoff

Ettinger-Bloom

Concert Master

Elizabeth & Gerald Cohen

Ariel & Mariela Dybner