OCTOBER 21 • 2021 | 15 questions or concerns to the best of my ability and within my knowledge, ” Gutman said. “I always was truthful with them, and I felt that was very important to establish and continue relationships, which is the name of the game. Relationships are so important. ” Dr. Richard Brown, former CSZ president, has known Gutman since he started, becoming close with him not only in synagogue life, but personally as well. “He’s kind, caring and professional in his synagogue- related activities, and those qualities carry over into his personal life, ” Brown said. “He took his profession home with him. That’s the way he was with everybody and still is. ” Brown believes Gutman’s legacy at CSZ will be a respect in quality of performance and a respect from all the members. ‘TRUE PROFESSIONAL ’ “ A true professional. Always available, always there, every morning and night. When you had an issue, it came before everything else, ” Dr. Brown said. An example of Gutman’s kindness, he was famous for making sure congregants weren’t alone on a holiday. Kathleen Brown, a Shaarey Zedek congregant, remembers a time Gutman extended his generous hand when she was a widow, and before she got remarried to Dr. Brown. “Cantor Gutman asked where I was going for the holidays, and I said I’m not really sure. He said, ‘Well I’m sure and you’re coming to my home. ’ He said, ‘You’ll come here every holiday every year and if you have somewhere else to go, you’ll tell me, but until then, you’re going to be our family now, ’” Brown said. “There were also other people they took in their home on the holidays, new widows, older people who didn’t have family, and he would personally ask them where they would be. ” Dr. Brown added, “That sums it all up. That’s the kind of person he is. He kept his word because we have been going there together ever since. ” Cantor Gutman helps Max Young with bar mitzvah preparation. Supported through the generosity of The Jewish Fund and the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Family Foundation. Facing financial dif iculty? ☐ Call jhelp at 1-833-445-4357 ☐ Visit jhelp.org ☐ Chat online with a staff member or schedule a call at jhelp.org ☐ Do all of the above X Q We Have Answers.