Yonah Ephraim Caplan

Hebrew name: Yonah Efrayim ben Shlomo Chaim

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WOMAN OF THE WEEK
Life lor a child can be very exciting, especially when
there are four brothers, four sisters and a cantor tor a
daddy. In Lena Caplan's home in Montreal. Can., music
of course, played an important role, although she was the
only one ot the nine to be blessed with a good voice.
Along with such adventures as falling out of a third story
window and frozen little fingers, the sound of the boys
practising for the high holy days.
the constant stream of people com-
tng and going, the deep spiritual
an I religious feeling that per-
meates the home Of a cantor made
an indelible impression on the
little Lena.
Her ambition was to marry a
rabbi, and she met her own parti-
cular one. Rabbi Jonah E. Cap-
Ian, when he was a student at
Yeshiva University. Ambition ac-
complished! The couples two
daughters are now married. Faith
to Max Celnik and Shulameth to
Avrom Reichman. Son Shloma
has just graduated as Hebrew
validictorian from Mesivta ot
Miami and will attend Rabbinical College in Baltimore.
One grandson, Elitzer Reichman, makes the Caplans elig-
ible to join the doting grandparents club.
Miami was Rabbi Caplan's lirst pulpit nearly 30 years
ago What a corropondence course Lena took in cooking
from her mother-in-law. She learned how to make all the
traditional dishes as well as Jonah's favorites. His moth-
er who makes her home with them now is no doubt glad
that she took the time and patience then Ten years ago
the Rabbi came back to his lirst love. Miami, as the spiri-
tual advi-or of Temple Adath Yeshurun, and Lena has
made herself a part of the community here. She never
says "no" to an appeal and is an ideal helpmate to her
husband.
She was PTA president of the Hebrew Academy where
the three children attended school. In her own Sister
hood she serves as Judaism and home chairman, and cur-
rently is president of Batya Chapter of Mizrachi Women.
It is es>ential in the position as a rabbi's wife to like people
and that is what Lena does best. The concern in her soft
sensitive voice is apparent as >he tells how she wa> taught
never to reluse some one who puts out his hand tor help.
She goes with her husband as often as possible but some-
times, she laughs, he "takes olf like a jet and she i- left
behind."
From the beginning ol 'heir marriage Lena and Jonah
have spenl Saturdays together, and Lena look- forward
to this da\ ol going to the synagogue, walking, talking,
and just being together No phone, no every day matter-of
fact disturbances Mental); and physically this 'lay has
become the high spot ol Lena's week, the time to Store
up the energy and deep feeling ot awareness ih.it makes
it possible for her to dispense the advice, interest and
lose that is Involved in her role as a rabbi's wife, as a
mother and as a Mizrachi president.