Thousands mourn Bugdanowitz

stared in disbelief at the casket in the main sanctuary of Temple Emanuel on Tuesday, Dec. 6. For many, the loss hit too suddenly for tears. Sheila Bugdanowitz, president and CEO of the Rose Community Foundation since 1998, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 4, at age 72. There was no warning, no time to prepare. Friends spoke to friends in hushed tones. The RCF staff huddled in the rear seats. Family members sat in stunned silence. Rabbi Joe Black slowly approached the bimah and began the service no one had foreseen, at least not yet. Not now. “In his sorrow, Job cried out: G-d has given, G-d has taken away. Blessed be the name of G-d,” he said. Cantor Elizabeth Sacks chanted Psalms 121, 15 […]