Friday, Sept 5.................... *8:15PM

Sermon: “Labors of Love”

Saturday, Sept 6 ................ *9:30AM Sermon: “A Monument”

Friday, Sept 12 .................. *8:15PM Early Family Service............. 6:30PM Sermon: “Thanks But No Thanks”

Saturday, Sept 13 ............... *9:30AM Bar Mitzvah Ceremony of Ryan Pearl, Son of Tami & Stuart Pearl Sermon: “A Pearl of Any Price”

Friday, Sept 19 .................. *8:15PM

Sermon: “Petition”

Saturday, Sept 20 ............... *9:30AM Bat Mitzvah Ceremony of Dahlia Leffell, Daughter of Cindy & David Leffell Sermon: “Preparation”

Friday, Sept 26 .................. *8:15PM

Sermon: “Upcoming”

Saturday, Sept 27 ............... *9:30AM Sermon: “Standing and Waiting”

Sunday, Sept 28 ................ 12 Noon Cemetery Service

Monday, Sept 29 Erev Rosh Hashana............. *8:15PM Sermon: “Overestimating & Underestimating”

Tuesday, Sept 30 .................9:00AM Rosh Hashanah 1st Day

Children’s Services............ 10:00AM Sermon: “Ozzie & Harriet & Ricky & The Heart of the Matter” Rosh Hashanah 2nd Night .......6:45PM

Wednesday, Oct 1 Rosh Hashanah 2nd Day .........9:00AM Children’s Services............ 10:00AM Sermon: “I Thought I Had the Wrong Number or By the Time I Get to Ashray, I’ll Be Calmer”

Friday, Oct 4 ..................... *8:15PM

Sermon: “Are You Serious?”

Saturday, Oct 5 ..................*9:30AM

Sermon:“The Sabbath of Repentance”

Wednesday, Oct 8 - Kol Nidre..6:30PM Sermon: “When the Wall Comes Tumbling Down”

Thursday, Oct 9 - Yom Kippur .9:00AM Children’s Services............ 10:00AM Sermon: “Predictably Irrational or Mr. Spock & What It Means to Be a Kohen” Mincha - Yizkor - Ne’ilah......5:00PM Sermon: “You’re Going to Miss This”

Friday, Oct 10.................... *8:15PM

Sermon: “The Sacred Season”

Saturday, Oct 11.................*9:30AM

Sermon: “Heaven & Earth”

*Regular Service

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Community Selihot Service (Ushering in the Season of Repentance) at Congregation Or Sholom - Saturday evening, September 20th

7:45PM Havdalah, followed by refreshments 8:30PM Introductory remarks by Rabbi Joel Levenson of Congregation B’nai Jacob 9:00PM Selihot Service (ends at approx. 10PM)

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Just the other day, I took a moment to look up, and behold, it was Rosh HaShanah again. Time flies by. I bumped into an old acquaintance the other

day. He had been away from town for a while. ‘My oldest daughter starts college this week,” he noted. ‘My youngest is a junior in high school.” I remembered them both as infants; I had named them. I remem-bered them both as youngsters; I had watched the eldest become a Bat Mitzvah. I fumbled for words. “Where has the time gone?” We don’t take time to think about time. We ignore it as if there were an unlimited supply of the stuff, as if for us it was endless. But it is not endless. It is our most precious commodity. It is the floor on which our life dance is performed. It is the arena in which we play out our years. Each instant is significant; each year, each decade, all the more so. A pundit once wrote: To realize the value of one year: Ask a student who has failed a final exam. To realize the value of one month: Ask a mother who has given birth to a pre-mature baby. To realize the value of one week: Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper. To realize the value of one minute: Ask the person who has missed the train, bus, or plane. To realize the value of one second: Ask a person who has survived an accident. To realize the value of one millisecond: Ask the per-son who has won the silver medal. To realize the value of a lifetime, ask someone who recently sat shivah for a loved one. And so, we casually look up and it’s Rosh HaShanah again. And how very fortunate we as a people truly are. For we are the only people on the face of this planet whose religion encourages us to celebrate time as we do. For most people, time is marked with party

and gaiety, loud and raucous. It is as much a denial of time as a celebration. It is, I think, human nature to deny time, to mark it with acts of bravado. As if to say, what’s to worry about? I’m still here, older but strong and still flourish-ing. I am impervious to the effects of

time. My clock ticks slowly. I persevere. But such is not the Jewish way to view time. We are taught to mark its passage differently. We are taught to make the special times of our life sacred—to invest them with God’s spirit. To bring that which transcends us into our life passages. What a powerful message that can be to those who really hear it. We are taught to value time as a precious treasure, and to celebrate it in such a way as to elevate our lives. Think about it. Every Jewish life cycle event is marked with a sacred occasion. Baby naming or Brit Milah are occasions for celebration, but they are marked with elements of the sacred. A baby is not merely given a name, but is named after a biblical or Rabbinic figure or after a beloved relative. A baby is not merely named, but rather is brought into covenant with all the generations of our people. A newborn infant is already linked to 4,000 years of continuous tradition. How ennobling is that?! And now comes this time of year. We look up and behold it is Rosh HaShanah again. Time passes so quickly. And that is exactly why this new year season, this holy time is so very precious. We come to the sanctuary not to celebrate, but to cerebrate, to con-template, to reflect, to imagine ourselves anew, to recreate ourselves as only we might do that. These services ... this holy day season are not therapy ses-sions, but they can be a growing experience. They are not rocket science, but they can be just as up-lifting. They are not medicinal, but they can be part of a healing process. They are not magical, but they can be eye-opening. So how might we best prepare ourselves for this gift of

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RABBI’S MESSAGE

Minyan Schedule

Weekday ............7:15AM

Mon-Thurs......... 6:45PM

Sunday...............9:00AM

Rosh Chodesh....7:00AM

OFFICERS 2008 – 2009 President............... Hinda Piscitelle..... HPiscitelle@comcast.net ... 281-0786 Religious VP ........... Jeralyn Salomon.... Jeralyn114@aol.com ........ 234-8929 Membership Co-VP ... Marjorie Drucker ... mdrocks@juno-com.......... 248-1046 Membership Co-VP ... Shira Rosenblatt.... gsr8890@yahoo.com......... 271-3433 House VP............... Evan Wyner ......... Evan.Wyner@snet.net....... 288-9469 Education VP .......... Marty Laskin ........ Martin5939@aol.com ........ 281-5939 Communications VP.. George Alexander.. egapub@earthlink.net....... 281-4555 Treasurer .............. Marty Squire ........ MartySCPA@aol.com......... 271-3780 School Treasurer...... Geoffrey Kanner.... MBKanner@sbcglobal.net ... 230-0223 Financial Secretary... David Fried.......... manela@sbcglobal.net ...... 605-4688 Recording Secretary . Shari Lipton ......... SLipton55@comcast.net .... 288-3932

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A committee is a group of people delegated to perform a function.

Going to your first meeting with a room

full of people can sometimes be hard. Some faces you recognize, others you don’t. You might smile and acknowledge one familiar face, but now, where do you sit? Is that seat taken next to the familiar person? Does someone you don’t recognize always sit in the same seat? This predicament should not stop you from checking out the 28 committees that cover Temple Beth Sholom. Committee chairs are always looking for new ideas and certainly an extra pair of hands.

Below is a list of committees, the chairperson for the committee and some short descriptions. This TBS Committee Guide will help you place those questions, suggestions, concerns and ideas to the appropriate contact person.

Board of Education – Sharon Wise – Assist the Hebrew School in fundraising or bring your talents into the classroom.

Hebrew School PTA – Jessica Malkin

Education - Martin Laskin

By-Laws Committee – Eric Green

Cemetery Committee – Martin Rudnick

Endowment Committee – Marty Bernstein

House Committee – Evan Wyner

Shabbaton’09 Committee – Evan Wyner

Membership and Retention – Shira Rosenblatt and Marge Drucker

Ritual Committee – Jeri Saloman

Youth Activities – Jeff Bartell–Includes Kadima and USY.

College Liaison – Andrea Smith and Ellen Dworkin - Send packages to our members’ college student.

Adult Education – Al Harary – Join the Rabbi’s study sessions. Help plan programs for all adults.

High Holiday Campaign – Steve and Joan Levine

Kitchen Committee – Miriam Massey and Joan Levine –Assist at Oneg Shabbats

Shalom Committee – Michelle Murphy

Office Committee – Michelle Murphy

Designated Funds – Carol Scharf

Social Action – Diane Kaplan – Get involved outside of our community with our Covenant to Care contact.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Israel Affairs – Ed and Randy Berns

Gift Certificates – Toby Gillman

Grants Committee – Gordon Fain – Search for funding for all the Temple’s needs.

Family Education Programming – Marci Steinberg

Sisterhood – Andrea Joseph and Sherri Sosensky

Mitzvah Committee – Barbara Stein and Florence Frohman - Bring Judaism to the residents to Arden House. Bake a delicious goodie for the residents to enjoy. Bring entertainment – can you sing or play an instrument?

Men’s Club – Steve Sosensky

Ways and Means – Andy Piscitelle – The perfect opportunity to help meet the budget needs.

Publicity Chair – Hinda Piscitelle (temporary) – If you are computer savvy, then this is your opportu-nity to get the word out to our neighboring towns.

Celebrating the Rabbi’s 25th Anniversary – Marni and Stuart Katz

Chesed Project – Diane Alderman – Contact and drive members to appointments.

Don’t see anything that fits the great idea that is floating in your head? No worries, there’s always room to form a new committee at Temple Beth Sholom that would also fit the needs of others in our community.

Don’t hesitate! Step up and join in all the fun. You will be saying “hello” to a lot more people sooner than you think.

As the Nike advertisement reads, Just Do It!

You have a lot to contribute to Temple Beth Sholom. Be a part of our growing and caring community.

Please contact the Temple Office at 203-288-7748 for the chairperson’s contact information. You will be glad you did!

Hinda Piscitelle TBS President

The Judaica Shop… will be open during Hebrew School hours starting in September. Remember to shop here for your

holiday needs and gifts.

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Temple Beth Sholom High Holiday Ticket Request 2008

Fellow TBS Member:

L’Shanah Tova! If your family requires additional High Holiday tickets, please use this form and return to the TBS office no later than September 8th.

Additional tickets may be purchased under the following circumstances.

• Members in good standing are eligible to purchase additional tickets for family & friends who are visiting for the holidays.

• People who have moved to the area within the last year. If they decide to join TBS this year, the ticket cost will be applied to their membership dues.

Tickets will be mailed to the TBS member making the request.

Tickets may not be purchased for: 1) Anyone who has lived in the greater New Haven area for more than one year. 2) Any child of a congregant who lives in the greater New Haven area and who is 27 years or older.

Full-time students: — No ticket — No form required. Present your student ID at the door.

P e r P e r s o n T i c k e t P r i c e s Relatives of TBS members..............................$100

Non-related guests of TBS members .................. 175

Persons new to the area................................. 175

This reflects 1 fee to encompass all High Holiday services

* * * Payment must accompany your request, or it will not be processed * * *

If we are unable to accommodate your request, payment will be refunded. If financial assistance is requested, please contact the TBS office.

Questions? — Shira Rosenblatt, Membership VP — gsr8890@yahoo.com — 271-3433 Marjorie Drucker, Membership VP — mdrocks2@gmail.com — 248-1046

Name of TBS member requesting tickets: ___________________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________ Phone________________________

Name of ticket holder: __________________________________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________ How long: ___________

Relationship to TBS member: _____ relative _____ non-related _____ guest _____ newcomer

Age of guest (if child of member):________

Total Number of Tickets requested: ______ Amount Enclosed: _____________

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A Word from your TBS Bulletin Editor The deadline for articles is usually the 12th of each month Steve Salinger 281-7413 Email: SSalinger@comcast.net

Shalom to all TBS Families! I hope everyone has en-joyed the summer. It was wonderful to see many families at

our end of summer barbecue. In September we have a few events going on to start our new year. On Friday September 12th at 6:30pm we will be having an early family service. All of the Hebrew School families are invited to begin our school year. On the afternoon of Sunday September 21 we will have a pre Rosh Hashanah apple picking program at an orchard in Cheshire. More details will follow on the specific time & place. We will enjoy some apples & honey & start off a sweet new year together. Please e-mail me with any questions or to rsvp for upcoming programs.

Marcie Steinberg SholomHamden@yahoo.com

FAMILY EDUCATION

PROGRAMMING

The Founding of Israel Books available in the Library

915.69/E The Israelis: founders and sons by Amos Elon 956.94/A The Making of Modern Zionism by Shlomo

Avineri 956.94/B Zion before Zionism, 1838-1880 by Arnold

Blumberg 956.94/I Israel: the first decade of independence by

Troen and Lucas 956.94/L Overthrowing Geography: Jaffa, Tel Aviv,

and the struggle forPalestine,1880-1948 by Mark Levine

956.94/O The Siege: the saga of Israel and Zionism by Conor Cruise O’Brien

956.94/P The Birth of Israel: myths and realities by Simha Flappan

956.94/S The Zealous Intruders by Naomi Shepherd

time to introspect? How might we best take advantage of these ten days of teshuvah, of returning to the best that is within us? Perhaps by asking ourselves to main-tain focus during our worship together. Here are the questions to ask yourself as you sit in this sanctuary surrounded by family and friends or even if surrounded by strangers. On the holidays, Jewish people are not strangers; we are all family no matter how far from home we may be. For even if we are visitors here, we are accompa-nied to this sacred moment by all who came before us— by all who sat in synagogues in years past, in Denver or in Vilna, or in Minsk, New York, Granada, Firenzi, Sarajevo, Casablanca, or in Jo’berg, Rio, Cochin, or in Bagdad, Shanghai ... or even in Anatevka.

Here are your focus questions: How do I best experience myself as Jewish? As a member of this age-old people, what do I want from this Machzor, this prayer book? What do I want it to tell me? What words really speak to me and why? What memories or feelings or hopes or insights does the prayer I am now reading evoke in me? Can I let the words take me where they will? Do I resist and if so why? What does the music say to me? Can I hear the hopes and prayers of those who came before me rise on the memorable melodies? Can the music enter not just my ears, but also nourish my soul? What do I want

(Continued Rabbi from page 2) of the people sitting beside me? How can we help each other to experience the most from this time together? What do I want from God, whatever I conceive that which is inconceivable to be? And what do I have to offer in return? What mysteries do I try to unravel? Why is the process so daunting? In what ways have I succeeded? What keeps me from going further? What do I bring of my inner self to this service? How have I prepared myself for this worship experience? What do I want the experience to do with me or for me? What parts of my life need healing? When shall I begin the process? For what am I most grateful? Have I given thanks often enough? When shall I begin to appreciate what blessings are already mine to enjoy, instead of seeing only what I feel I am missing? And how shall I express my gratitude? What shall I do with my thankfulness? What dark places within need light? What angers need to be assuaged and put aside so that I may get on with life? What do I intend to accomplish in the New Year? In what ways will I act so as to benefit others? To whom must I apologize and make atonement? What habits or patterns will I change? What talents will I nurture? In what ways will I be stronger and more fulfilled when we gather as community this time next year? How will

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The Mitzvah Committee is always looking for entertainment for our Arden House programs and once again caring members of our Temple

“Answered the Call”. On July 28th Rickey Kramer delighted the residents with many tunes on his trumpet. It was a treat for all that Rickey, who is 19 years old, volunteered to enter-tain at our get-together. How wonderful it was to have three generations of Temple members under one roof. Grandparents Irene & Sid Greenberg (Mitzvah Committee members) and parents Robin & Ken Kramer kvelled as Rickey played so beautifully. At the Friday services in July and August Andrea Joseph and her daughters Jessica and Sarah joined us and helped out serving and with some of the prayers. In August Jessica played the guitar as she, Sarah and a friend sang darling camp songs. The residents enjoyed listening to them while having their dessert of ice cream sundaes on pound cake as well as juicy water-melon. On August 25th Ellen Casper once again “Answered the Call” when she agreed to played the piano for a fun sing-a-long. Her talent and charm were such a pick me up for all in the room. It is amazing how the residents always remember the words to all the golden oldies. Food for the day was tuna and egg salad hors d’oeuvre, Jell-O molds made by Eve Schefts and Marian Stein followed by cream puffs, éclairs and watermelon. Thanks to Michelle Murphy for “Sharing Her Simcha”

MITZVAH COMMITTEE

Sisterhood @ TBS * Fun * Educational * Enriching *

Membership Dinner Thursday, October 30th 7:00pm

Help Sisterhood support The Susan G Komen Foundation’s “Passionately Pink for the Cure” Make a $5 donation & wear pink

Donors receive a passionately pink pin & a certificate of appreciation

RSVP: Friday, Oct. 24th Jessica Malkin 230-1868 JMalkin@comcast.net

___ I will attend the membership dinner.

___ I cannot attend the membership dinner. ___ I would like to make a $5 donation to the

Susan G Komen Foundation and participate in Passionately Pink for the Cure.

Name __________________________________________

Address_________________________________________

Phone Number __________________________________

Email address ___________________________________ Payable:TBS Sisterhood — Attn:Susan Croog-Steele

$30 Sisterhood Membership $35 Includes Sisterhood Membership & Donation

by donating the Bima flowers from the anniversary of her Bat Mitzvah service. The residents were thrilled to receive the beautiful bouquets that I was able to make and deliver to them. “Sharing Your Simcha” is another lovely way to “Answered the Call”. The Committee members and Jewish residents of the Arden House would like to wish the entire Temple family a very happy and healthy New Year and thank all those who so generously continue to donate to the Mitzvah Fund.

Barbara Stein 281-5548

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Temple Beth Sholom Kosher Recipe Collection

Type or Print in ink. One recipe per sheet of paper- one side only and include: Category, Recipe Title, Your Name, Ingredients & Directions.

List all ingredients in order of use. Include container size, e.g., 16-oz pkg., 24-oz. can. Use abbreviations (pt qt pkg env c T tsp oz lb gal doz Sm Med Lg). Keep all direc-tions in paragraph form — not steps. Include temperatures and

cooking, chilling, baking, and/or freezing times. Be consistent with the spelling of your name for each recipe you contribute.

Your recipe should fit into these categories:

Appetizers & Beverages, Soups & Salads, Vegetables & Side Dishes, Main Dishes, Breads & Rolls, Desserts,

Cookies & Candy, This & That

Cookbook As you may know, we are preparing a taste-

tempting cookbook featuring favorite recipes from members of our synagogue.

Our cookbook will be type-set in an easy-to-read for-mat and professionally printed and bound. It is sure to be a treasure.

We would like you to sub-mit 3 or 4 of your favorite recipes so you can be rep-resented in our memorable collection.

Please use white paper or email your recipes directly to me, using the format on the collection form.

Your help in contributing recipes will ensure that our cookbook will be a success.

Completed forms can be returned to the sisterhood mailbox, or emailed to us at

Thank you, in advance, for your support of this

exciting project. Joy Shane & Melissa Hammer

SISTERHOOD

TheShanes@sbcglobal.net

Greetings again from the Men’s Club. Remember, the Club meets at the synagogue on the 2nd

Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm. All male Temple members are automatically members of the Club, have received a dues statement, and are urged to mail their dues to the Club promptly.

I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable summer, and the Club extends its heartfelt wishes to everyone for a happy, healthy, prosperous, and sweet new year.

The Club was pleased to work with the Membership Committee on August 24th by preparing the breakfast for the prospective members Open-House event. Cur-rently the Club is preparing for another year of pro-gramming and charitable undertakings. You should have received or will soon receive your Temple calen-dar, compliments of the Club. Thank you to those who placed ads and who contributed by patron support.

Speaking of calendars, please mark your calendars now for an October 26th Sunday open breakfast and a December 25th Thursday open breakfast. Additionally, on November 16th at 1pm, the Club will honor its own Elliot Alderman as the “Keeper of the Flame” at a luncheon. The luncheon will be held at TBS this year. Area Temples will honor their “Keepers” here too, and each household will receive an invitation to the event.

An open event January live band dance party and a February Club paid-up dinner are also being planned. This year the Club is interested in a charitable under-taking and expects to work with the Temple’s Social Action Committee. Similarly, the Club is discussing creation of a Holocaust memorial for permanent dis-play at the Temple. The Club welcomes ideas. More programming is also planned, including the World Wide Wrap and the Yom Hashoah Yellow Candle pro-ject. Pay attention for Club event publicity.

While I have your attention, and though perhaps inap-propriate in this space, I would like to urge congre-gants to remember the Temple when preparing wills and when charitable giving. (For instance, the Club it-self gives an annual donation of $2,500). As immediate past Financial Secretary I have seen how increased operating costs, shrinking membership, and increased financial need among members have strained the Temple’s budget like never before. I apologize for that digression.

“Now, for something completely different”, I want to extend the Club’s wishes for a speedy recovery to Al Harary, and extend a congratulations to Marty Rudnick on his recent nuptials.

Shalom, Steven C. Sosensky.

MENS CLUB

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Temple members have been busy this summer volunteering their time for several social action projects. Our Chesed project volunteers

continued to care for the members of our congregation and of our community, who have long-term health needs. They have been taking TBS members to medical appointments and treatment. Our soup kitchen volunteers have served dinner at the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen on the fourth Sunday of the month; we have made contributions of food staples to the Hamden Food Bank; and our fruit volunteers have brought fresh fruit to the New Haven Home Recovery shelter. On July 25 at a special Shabbat evening service, we were joined by our adopted social worker, Charlene Rigsbee, as we renewed our commitment to work through Covenant to Care for Children to provide critical material needs that help stabilize the living situations of children and protect them from abuse and neglect. That evening we presented Charlene with thirty-five backpacks filled with supplies for the start of school. Fourteen of these backpacks were specially selected for children in Charlene’s caseload; the remainder are to be distributed to other children in the caseload of the Department of Children and Families. At least thirty temple

SOCIAL ACTION

In May, Temple

members sent funds to cover the expenses

of two students

in the bar and bat mitzvah class of the Neve Hanna children’s

home in Kiryat Gat, Israel.

members contributed to the overwhelming success of this effort. Now it’s time to begin thinking about the fall. There is no way for me to ask each of you personally, but I know there must be many more of you who would like to get involved with the Chesed project or the soup kitchen. Please let me know if you are interested. We will also be collecting food for the Hamden Food Bank before Kol Nidrei. This is an opportunity for all of us to make a difference by helping to stock the shelves with staples such as pasta and sauce, cereals, peanut butter, canned or dry milk, rice, canned stews and chili, and tuna fish. Finally (for now) please consider becoming a literacy volunteer. By tutoring in the New Haven public schools for just one hour per week, you can help a child learn to read and thus have a tremendous impact on his or her future success. On September 21, we will have a short, informative program featuring Brenda Brenner from the Jewish Coalition for Literacy and some of our previous TBS literacy volunteers, who will talk about their very positive experiences. I hope to see many of you there that morning beginning at 11:15AM. Diane Kaplan 248-8319 evenings kaplan.diane@gmail.com

A Neve Hanna boy receives his tallit and tefillin

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Is the Internet Jewish? I was watching an episode of Doctor Who called the Forest of the Dead. Doctor Who is an alien, the last of his people. He travels through time and space and solves problems and rights wrongs. In this epi-sode, he comes across the universe's biggest library containing every book ever written until the 51st century. The library is somewhat sentient and has the collective knowledge of the evolved “Internet”. At some point the Doctor is threatened and rather than explain why he should be the last person to be confronted, he suggests that the other entity look him up in the library. This library is the ultimate memorial book of all who are alive or died. It has a Jewish soul; nothing and no one is forgotten. Last July when I started to populate our new TBS

website, I was deeply disappointed that our previ-ous host managed to lose our old content, including all of Rabbi Scolnic’s sermons. Rabbi Scolnic gra-ciously provided copies of what he could find and they were added under the Rabbi’s Corner. During one of my recent convoluted searches of the Internet, I found six of his old sermons from 2000-2001 that I have now added to the site. I also found TBS pictures from that period and those were added to the Picture Gallery. We read and save pictures so that we can remember and our website helps in its own way.

And… remember to use GoodSearch on the Home page.

George Alexander Communications VP

I use the time that flows so swiftly? How will I learn to make time sacred? Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have. Use these days to introspect and to reflect on just who you have become, and on the who you want to be, and on the journey you will take to get there. May our thoughts and prayers as individuals and as a holy congregation strengthen our personal resolve and light the way for us as we make our lives a sacred journey.

Rabbi Scolnic

(Continued Rabbi from page 5)

The bar and bat mitzvah

students with their

certificates.

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GROCERY CARDS Thanks to all who support our longest on-going fund raiser. Last year we realized a profit of $12,712 from gift cards. Let's do better this year. You can pick up gift cards at the Temple during regular business hours and on Sundays when Hebrew School is in session. You can also get them from these Temple members:

Remember, please use gift cards when you shop at Big Y, The Crown, Everybody's, Shaws, Shop-Rite, and Stop & Shop. We get 5% from all the stores except Big Y which gives 2%. As you can see, we now have the Crown from West Hartford. Any questions, call Toby Gillman P.S. Stop & Shop’s Pea Pod accepts gift cards.

● Elliot Alderman.................281-3489 ● Stu Miller ...................... 248-8291 ● Felicia Rumanoff...............272-2155 ● Michelle Murphy .............. 248-3746 ● Toby Gillman ...................288-8991

SHOLOM COMMITTEE The Sholom Committee will be featuring this column each month. We do not always know when these events, such as births, deaths, engagements, marriages, milestone birthdays, or anniversaries are taking place. We would also like to list graduations and send get well wishes to all those who are ill. We are asking anyone who would like to have an event listed to call Michelle Murphy at 248-3746 by the 10th of the month so it can be listed in the upcoming Bulletin. This month we would like to express our condolences to:

• Helene and Manny Meltzer and family on the loss of their daughter-in-law, Wendy Meltzer

• Leslie Pollack and family on the loss of her father, William Pollack

• Burt Tenner and family on the loss of his brother, Arnold Jacob Tenner

• Leslie Gullo and family on the loss of her uncle, Arnold Jacob Tenner

We would like to wish a speedy recovery to: • Al Harary

• Marla Silberstein

• David Slossberg

• Mark Warner We would like to congratulate:

• Harlene and Bob Kravet on the birth of their granddaughter, Vivian Rose Kravet

• Rabbi and Dorene Scolnic on their daughter Sarah’s receiving the Robert M. Pite Youth Award from the JCC of Greater New Haven in recognition and appreciation of her outstanding service, leadership and involvement in the Jewish community

• Barbara and Stan Stein on the birth of their grandson, Joshua Paul Stein

• Jeri and Warren Salomon on the birth of their grandson, Zachary Miles Salomon

Twenty-four 2, 3 and 4 year olds began a new school year on S e p te m b e r 3 r d . Themes for our back to school month

include friendship, Rosh Hashana and “All About Me.” Each child is assigned a day to fill a bag with favor-ites: toys, snacks, pictures, etc. We create a class book about all our new friends.

Ktanim still has openings in the 2s class and limited openings in the 3s/4s class. Parent/Child playgroup begins on Monday mornings, September 15th for 1yr olds and their parents or caregivers. Call Sheryl at the synagogue office for more information about our NAEYC accredited nursery school.

288-7748 TBS or 860-632-9562 home Sheryl Sadinsky

K’TANIM KIDS’ CORNER

Temple Beth Sholom’s K’tanim Program Parent/Child Play Group

For children 14 months to 2

years and their parent or caregiver

Mondays 9:15 – 10:15am Beginning September 15th

Come and enjoy weekly themes, music,

movement, free play, stories and more!

To enroll, or for more information call Sherri Sosensky — 288-1511

Simchas Recovery &

Sorrows

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Hello All:

We are looking forward to an-other great year of USY; the youth group open to all 9th-

12th graders. We held our annual pool party in August at the Bartell residence. We discussed upcoming activities for this year. They will include, setting up for the High Holiday Services, Regional Boat Cruise, Sukkot under the stars, hiking up Sleeping Giant, bowling, ice skating, movie nights and so much more. We are always looking for new members. If you would like more information please email me.

If you would like to make a donation to the Tiby Mathog Fund to help defray the cost of Regional and International Conventions, USY teens in grades 9th - 12th will benefit with scholarships for future events.

We hope you will help support TBS Youth Groups by ordering or renewing your favorite magazine subscrip-tions online and sharing our site with your friends and relatives. Our “Online Fundraising Store” is at tinyurl.com/37zuym — With your help, we are sure to earn the funds needed to keep Kadima and USY going this year! We appreciate your support.

USY President: Shayna Bartell - 281-6440 alxstdnt@sbcglobal.net

Advisor: Jeff Bartell – 281-6440 JeffBartell1@sbcglobal.net

USY

TROOP 41 BSATROOP 41 BSA Congregation B’nai Jacob 75 Rimmon Road Woodbridge CT 06525

Dear Congregants, Where can your son meet new friends, gain an appreciation for nature and the outdoors while learning new talents and passions, and develop leadership skills in a constructive and supportive environment? In Boy Scout Troop 41 - the only synagogue-sponsored scout Troop in the New Haven area. Our Troop meets every Tuesday night at Congregation B’nai Jacob in Woodbridge. Our first meeting and “Open House” will be September 16. We are now recruiting boys age 11 and older (age 10 if entering 6th grade) who would like to join other scouts from the Hamden and New Haven area and get involved in camping, hiking, canoeing and other fun and exciting activities.

In a society where it’s easy to get caught up in the excesses of the modern world, scouting offers a real alternative to video games and MTV. It emphasizes core human values and produces young men who are grounded in their sense of self and community. I have watched my own son grow and mature as part of Troop 41, and can honestly say that he would not be the person he is today were it not for the positive influence of scouting. Our Troop is fortunate to have a very dedicated and experienced team of adult leaders and a fantastic group of boys. As Scoutmaster, I can assure you that the Troop is nondenominational and inclusive of all boys while still fostering the ideals of the Jewish faith. If your son might be interested in joining us, please give me a call at 288-1832 or LLefland@snet.net. Sincerely, Lawrence Lefland Fellow Beth Sholom congregant & Scoutmaster Troop 41

Temple Beth Sholom United Synagogue Youth 1809 Whitney Ave Registration Hamden, CT 06517 Grades 9 - 12

USY 2008-2009

Name:________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________

City: _____________________ ST: _____Zip: _______

Phone: ___________________ Grade in Sept:_______

Email: ________________________________________

Check for $30 — Payable “TBS USY” — Mail to: Jeff Bartell 184 Tanglewood Drive, Hamden, CT 06518

203-281-6440 or jeffbartell1@sbcglobal.net

Bagelicious Coupons

good for ½ dozen bagels 945 South Main Street, Cheshire

Coupon cost is $4. (same price as in store) All Proceeds Benefit TBS Sisterhood

Please purchase them from:

Karen Mendelsohn... 699-0535 Melissa Hammer ..... 281-5711 Andrea Joseph ....... 272-8640

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TBS BOARD MEETING MAY 20, 2008

The meeting was called to order at 7:35pm. The minutes were read, corrected and accepted.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

a) Comedy Night Recap: The event was a very suc-cessful evening. 140 people attended and $1400 was raised.

b) Sanctuary Rededication - The rededication of the Sanctuary to Gladys and Philip Bear will be held on Friday evening, June 13th.

c) Donor Recognition - Plaques are currently being put up in the Temple. A plaque will be placed in the kitchen honoring Ethel Litt.

d) The Annual Board Meeting will be held on June 17th. Please submit year end reports in writing.

e) The Installation of officers will be held Friday evening, June 20.

f) Israel’s 60th Anniversary Recap - Kudos to Ed Berns and committee and all the arms of the synagogue which came together in a coordinated effort to help make this weekend such a successful event.

TREASURER’S REPORT: See attached report.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Jessica Malkin reported one resignation, Yaron and Mindy Baitch.

HOUSE REPORT: Evan Wyner reported that plaques are in the process of being put up in the Temple.

BOARD OF EDUCATION: Sharon Wise reported that the last day of Hebrew School is May 18. The Hebrew School took part in the Israel at 60 Birthday celebra-tion. This year’s graduation from Hebrew School will be held on May 30th.

SISTERHOOD: The Sisterhood reported that over 30 women participated in the April 26th Sisterhood Shab-bat and thanked Shira Rosenblatt for all her help with the Sisterhood Shabbat. The Torah Fund dinner will be held on May 18th at the home of Stacy Wyner. Sisterhood will be holding a book discussion on May 22nd at 7:30PM. The book being discussed is Rachel’s Daughter. The discussion will be held in the TBS library. A game night will be held on June 26 in the Social Hall.

MEN’S CLUB: Men’s Club meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:30PM. Steve Sosensky thanked all who made Yom Hashoah candle donations and those who bought raffle tickets. Steve reported that the Israeli breakfast on Sunday, May 18th, part of

the Israel at 60 birthday celebration, was well attended.

SOCIAL ACTION: Diane Kaplan reported that $850 had been raised for the Walk Against Hunger. There will be a special Shabbat held May 24th, celebrating the Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies of 11 children from the Neve Hanna school in Israel. Diane asked all to participate and to please donate to the Rabbi’s Dis-cretionary Fund and one check will be sent to Neve Hanna.

ADULT EDUCATION: The annual Shavuot Tikkun Pro-gram will be held on Sunday, June 8th at 7:30pm. The Rabbi’s Bible class will meet on May 28 at the Spring Glen Church at 7:15pm. The discussion will be “How You Pray. How We Pray.

GIFT CERTIFICATES: Toby Gillman reported that gift certificates made a profit of $1150 and Toby had a check for $2000 for TBS.

ISRAEL TASK FORCE: Ed Berns thanked Robert Weiss for his sponsorship of the events for the Israel at 60 Birthday celebration at TBS. Ed also thanked the Jewish Federation for their contribution and thanked all the arms of the synagogue for coming together and helping to make the 60th Birthday celebration such a successful temple event. Ed also reported on the IDF unit which TBS has adopted and advised that this is an ongoing project.

NEW BUSINESS: Evan Wyner made a motion to spend up to $5000 from the Building Fund for priority roof related deferred maintenance. Milt Caplan 2nd the motion. Discussion followed. Motion passed unani-mously.

Evan Wyner made a motion to spend up to $3500 from the Building Fund to expand the current door access control system to the chapel. Carol Scharf 2nd the motion. Discussion followed. Motion was amended to investigate utilization of access control system. Discussion followed on amended motion. Motion passed 19 yes, 4 opposed.

Budget: The proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 was presented and discussed. Gordon Fain made a motion to approve the budget and Eric Green 2nd the motion. The motion was approved.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 Respectfully submitted, Shari Lipton, Recording Secretary

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The meeting was called to order at 7:31pm. The minutes were read and accepted unanimously.

President’s Report: Stuart reported that the rededica-tion of the sanctuary to Philip and Gladys Bear was well attended.

Treasurer’s Report: See Marty’s Report. New Business: A motion was made to approve Sheryl

Sadinsky’s contract. Motion was approved unanimously. Eric Green, chairman of the by-laws committee

advised the board of the committee’s recommendations regarding changes to the by-laws. Discussion followed.

Geoff Kanner made a motion to accept changes to the by-laws. Mike Shane 2nd. Motion passed 31 yes, 1 opposed. Recommended changes attached. Changes must be approved at the annual meeting.

Good and Welfare: Toby had a check for $3000 for the Temple. Toby also announced that the Mah Jong tournament made $800.

Elliot Alderman made an appeal for drivers for the Chesed project.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 Respectfully submitted, Shari Lipton, Recording Secretary

TBS BOARD MEETING JUNE 16, 2008

Literacy Volunteers Needed

Jewish Coalition For Literacy (JCL) recruits, trains, places and supports volunteer reading partners in

local schools to read one-to-one with children who benefit from the support of a caring adult sharing the joy of reading. You can help children succeed by volunteering just one hour each week. Join JCL’s incredible team of volunteer reading part-

ners, who are making a difference in so many chil-dren’s lives, helping the children improve their reading skills while helping them feel success. JCL will hold an orientation session for new and returning volunteer reading partners on Tuesday, September 16th at 9am at the JCC in Woodbridge. Come hear JCL reading partners share their experiences and consider participating in this ex-citing way of helping the world, Tikkun Olum, one child at a time. Lets give kids the opportunity to succeed. Also: JCL will restart their Conversational Spanish classes beginning Monday evenings October 27th, from 6:30pm to 8:00pm, a beginner-intermediate class and a more advanced class. Please contact bbrenner@jewishnewhaven.org or 203-387-2424x308 for further information. JCL is an award-winning project of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Fed-eration of Greater New Haven and funded in part by the Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven.

Wanted: Temple Beth Sholom Members to get together and plan Fund Raising Events

for this coming year. Must be able to brainstorm ideas and have fun!

No experience necessary!

Contact: Andy Piscitelle—apiscitelle1@comcast.net

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Name ____________________________________________

E-Mail ____________________________________________

Phone ____________________________________________ New Additions to Family

Parents’ Name:____________________________________________ Child’s Name:____________________________________________ Child’s Hebrew Name:____________________________________________ Date of Birth: ____________________________________________

Yahrzeit Memorial Listing Name of Deceased:_________________________________________ Name of Relative of Deceased: ______________________________________ Relationship of Deceased to Relative:_______________________________ Date of Death:_____________Month ______Day ______Yr Before or After Sundown:____________________________

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Reminders for The High Holidays • Please have your ticket ready for presentation at the

door. • Tickets are non transferable. The ticket is only for the

use of the person whose name is on it. • No one is to enter or leave the sanctuary while the

Ark is open. • No one is to enter or leave the sanctuary during the

Rabbi’s sermon. • Seats may not be saved after 9:30am. • Seats cannot be saved from one service to the next. • A reasonable number of seats may be saved

(not an entire row). • Items left on seats (tallitot, books, etc.) will be

collected by the ushers and left at the front door. • There is NO telephone use during the High Holidays

except for emergencies. Please turn off cell phones. • There is no smoking on temple grounds. • The “reserved” section is for disabled persons only. • All men must wear tallitot. • All women approaching the bimah must have their

heads covered. • Please keep noise outside the sanctuary to a minimum. • Please do not congregate in the hallways.

Have a healthy and Happy New Year L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu

The Ritual Committee

Yom Kippur Break Fast This year the Temple will again host a

Break Fast following the Yom Kippur Ne’ilah service. Please call the office at 288-7748 if you will be

joining us. Best wishes for the New Year.

Lulav & Etrog Order Form

Sukkot is just around the corner

Now you and your family can celebrate Sukkot with your very own Lulav and Etrog, purchased through Temple Beth Sholom. Contact the Temple office 288-7748 or Jeri Salomon 234-8929 with any questions. Orders must be received no later than Friday, October 3rd.

Please purchase ______ set(s) of Lulavim and Etrogim for my family. I have enclosed $40 for each set.

Family Name: ________________________________

Phone # ________________________ Amt.________

High Holiday Flower Sale Sponsored by

Sisterhood Temple Beth Sholom

A Beautiful Bouquet of Flowers Created by

“Flowers by the Farm” Please place order with payment by Sept. 22nd

(Send checks to the office, payable: Sisterhood TBS)

Pick up on Sunday, Sept. 28th at 9:30am in the Temple lobby or call

Leslie Gullo to arrange a more convenient time.

Questions: 281-6080 or GulloFamily@comcast.net A beautiful bouquet is great for your table or a friend’s. Here’s a deal, buy 2 for only $18ea. For every bouquet over 1, you get $1 off your

next purchase at Flowers by the Farm.

Name ______________________________

Email/Phone _________________________

1 (One) Bouquet ____ x $20=$ _______ or

Best Deal (2 or more) ____ x $18=$ _________

Total:$ _________

Don't Forget Designated Funds Donate Frequently Apply Appropriately

Cemetery Service The annual Cemetery Ser-vice will be held at the Beth Sholom Cemetery, Alling Street, Hamden on Sunday, September 28th at 12 Noon. Please keep in mind that the service is for all loved ones, regard-less of where they are buried.

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YAHRZEITS Memory of Revekka Mayzlina

•Nelya & Isaac Mayzlin Memory of Murray Goldberg

•Stuart Goldberg Memory of Edward Schefts

•Eve & Shelly Schefts Memory of Esther Irwin

•Florence & Bill Berman Memory of George Hyatt

•Julie Hyatt •Eve & Shelly Schefts •Harriet & Hyatt •Dorothy Hyatt

Memory of Mildred Goldberg •Evelyn Simeone

Memory of Irving Baldinger •Susan & Paul Torcellini

Memory of Jack Brenner •Cindy & Steve Brenner

Memory of Anna Smith •Shirley Ross

Memory of Rabbi Harry Z. Zwelling •Sharon & Henry Cohen

Memory of Felix Rose •Herb & Blossom Rose

Memory of Irving Faiman •Arlene & Les Faiman

Memory of Dorothy Hurwitz •Amy Ruhlman

Memory of Martin Hurwitz •Amy Ruhlman

Memory of Reva Rautenberg •Amy Ruhlman

Memory of Isaac Danilowitz •Ilana & David Danilowitz

Memory of Libbie Katz •Carol & Daniel Katz

Memory of Sophie Granoff •Shirley & Leonard Granoff

Memory of Simon Evans •Carol & Joel Evans

Memory of Judith Brown •Jill & Stephen Brown

Memory of Samuel Reich •Civia & John Eldrich

Memory of Allen Goldberg •Stuart Goldberg

Memory of Jennie Arotsky •Harold Katz

Memory of Barbara Lightstone •Helayne Scarfo

Memory of Ida Putterman •Miriam & Gerald Putterman

Memory of Joseph Goldberg •Esther & David Kaplan

Memory of William Wolfson •Zelda & Melvin Cooper

Memory of Nathan Sokoloff •Ann & Ronald Sokoloff

Memory of Shirley Parness •Floyd Parness

Memory of Herman Slossberg •Edie & Burt Slossberg

Memory of Sam Axelrod •Helene & David Axelrod

Memory of Rose Bernstein •Fran & Marty Bernstein

Memory of Luis Rosen •Fran & Marty Bernstein

Memory of Madeline McDonald •June Finkel •Ellen & Marvin Lurie

Memory of Larry Yanofsky •Andrea & Michael Smith

Memory of Renee Chasnoff •Joel Chasnoff

Memory of Alvin Deneroff •Jeri & Warren Salomon

Memory of Neil Fishman •Elinor & Richard Katz

Memory of Gladys Bear •Elinor & Richard Katz •Jacqueline Kronenberg

WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS

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Memory of Sally Rosen •Blossom & Herbert Rose

Memory of Nora Rose •Blossom & Herbert Rose

Memory of Dena Schulman-Green •Anne Schulman

Memory of Bess Krall •Marilyn Dickman

Memory of Celia Segal Willis •Diane & Elliot Alderman

Memory of Abraham Alderman •Diane & Elliot Alderman

Memory of Whitney Bargar •Mitzi & Marvin Bargar

Memory of Julia Levine •Ethel Donath

Memory of Laurel Platcow •Edie & Burt Slossberg

Memory of Lena Greenberg •Irene & Sid Greenberg

Memory of Tamara Katzman •Evelyn & George Seltzer

Memory of Jules Groudan •Shari & Richard Lipton

Memory of Sarah Rosenbaum •Alvin Rosenbaum

Memory of Samuel Cohen •Phyllis Epstein

Memory of Harry Smith •Phyllis Epstein

Memory of Albert Allinson •Aaron Allinson

Memory of Irving Kerzner •Sandy & Elliott Kerzner

Memory of Eli Rumanoff •Michael, Felicia, Doug & Leslie Rumanoff

Memory of Allen Grenet •Phyllis Grenet

Memory of Grace Schlanger •Phyllis Grenet

Memory of Helen Rahm •Joan & Steve Levine

Memory of Lorraine Kliger •Marci, Traci & Jaime Resler

Memory of Paul Byer •Dotty Croog

Memory of Rivka Stein •Linda Lager

Memory of Dorothy Russ •Sylvia & David Z. Greene

Memory of Leo Perkes •Janet Perkes

Memory of Adolf Hamburger •Ruth & Sherman Zudekoff

Memory of Benjamin Massey •Miriam & Harvey Massey

Memory of Janet Suchow •Miriam & Harvey Massey

Memory of Molly Tolchinsky •Clara & Nathan Sokoloff

Memory of Jacob Tolchinsky •Clara & Nathan Sokoloff

Memory of Paula Brown •Miriam & Harvey Massey

Memory of Milton Riback •Miriam & Harvey Massey

Memory of William Zudekoff •Ruth & Sherman Zudekoff

Memory of Claire Federman •Rhoda Bernard & Family

Memory of Sam Federman •Rhoda Bernard & Family

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Memory of Max Byer •Dotty Croog

Memory of David Harary •Al Harary

Memory of Fortuna Harary •Al Harary

Memory of Isaac J. Sumner •Betty & Martin Sumner

Memory of Harry Rhodes •Sharlene & Charles Rhodes

Memory of Louis Zaris •Joan & Steve Levine

Memory of Gloria Levine •Joan & Steve Levine

Memory of Stanley Joseph •Andrea & Steven Joseph

Memory of George Comen •Sheila Mendlestein

Memory of Ann Flaks Weiner •Roberta Balber DONNA ALLINSON

MEMORIAL FUND Memory of Leonard Shore, Son of

Barbara & Wayne Shore •Arlene & Les Faiman

Memory of Wendy Meltzer, Daughter-in-law of Helene & Manny Meltzer, Wife of William Meltzer •Edie & Burt Slossberg •Bonni & Kenn Venit •Dawn & Tony Cathey •Joy & Michael Shane •Arlene & Les Faiman

Honor of Silver Wedding Anniversary of Andrea & Jay Small •Roslyn Chosak, Aaron Allinson, Steven & Sarah PHILIP BEAR FUND

Honor of Rededication of Sanctuary in Memory of Gladys & Philip Bear •Patti & Milton Caplan •Burton & Carol Hoffman

Memory of Harry Kruger, Husband of Rheta Kruger •Dotty & Morris Spector JOYCE & MARVIN BROWN

ENDOWMENT FUND Memory of Harry Kruger, Husband of

Rheta Kruger •Joyce Brown

CAMP RAMAH SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Memory of Wendy Meltzer, Daughrer-in-law of Helene & Manny Meltzer, Wife of William Meltzer •Evelyn & George Seltzer •Richard Seltzer •Ruth Schatz •Brian Schatz CAPLAN/STEIN ENDOWMENT FUND

Memory of Oscar Kipperman •Patti & Milton Caplan

Honor of Birth of Joshua Paul Stein, Son of Larry & Jen Stein, Grandson of Stan & Barbara Stein •Patti & Milton Caplan

Wishing Sharon Cohen a Complete Recovery •Patti & Milton Caplan EFFRON ENDOWMENT FUND

Memory of Paul Weinstein •Ruth & Irving Effron

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PHYLLIS EPSTEIN FUND FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Honor of Marriage of Arthur Gillman, Son of Toby & Simeon Gillman •Toby & Simeon Gillman ESTHER SWINKIN MEMORIAL

LIBRARY FUND Honor of Speedy Recovery of

Sharon Cohen •Diane Kaplan

With Thanks to Shari Lipton •Diene Kaplan FAIMAN/KAHN

ENDOWMENT FUND Honor of Engagement of Karen

Faiman, Daughter of Arlene & Les Faiman, Granddaughter of Gert Kahn, to Eric Gray •Sam Ozeck FISHMAN-BEAR BOOK FUND

Memory of Harry Fishman •Elinor & Richard Katz

Memory of Leigh Schneider •Elinor & Richard Katz

FISHMAN FUND FOR SYNAGOGUE MUSIC

Memory of Dr. Robert Schwartz •Sandra & Alan White

Memory of Fannie White •Sandra & Alan White GENERAL FUND

Memory of Harry Kruger, Husband of Rheta Kruger •Dotty & Morris Spector

Honor of Rededication of Sanctuary in Memory of Gladys & Philip Bear •Dotty & Morris Spector

Wishing a Refuah Shlema to Sharon Cohen •Dotty & Morris Spector

Honor of Speedy Recovery of Sharon Cohen •Sydonie Gelman

Honor of Speedy Recovery of Elaine Fischer •Sydonie Gelman

Honor of 50th Wedding Anniversary of Mel & Zelda Cooper •Ruth Abeshouse & Sons •Hope & Larry Cooper

Appreciation of Marty Squire •Gertrude Blumenthal HEBREW SCHOOL FUND

Memory of Grandma Helen Berkman •Michael, Joy, Doug, Jack & Ryan Shane •Bonni & Kenn Venit •Dawn & Tony Cathey

Appreciation to Andrea & Michael Smith •Michael & Joy Shane, Melissa Hammer & Michael Epstein, Jill & Matt Strout ISRAEL BOND FUND

Memory of Wendy Meltzer, Daughter-in-law of Helene & Manny Meltzer •Milton & Patti Caplan

Memory of Eva Rothchild •Milton & Patti Caplan

Memory of Oscar Stein •Milton & Patti Caplan

Memory of Leonard Stein •Milton & Patti Caplan

Memory of Millie Stein •Milton & Patti Caplan

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Memory of Kurt Schreiber •Milton & Patti Caplan

Get Well Wishes to Dotty Croog •Milton & Patti Caplan

Get Well Wishes to Myriam Eldrich •Milton & Patti Caplan

Get Well Wishes to Al Harary •Milton & Patti Caplan •Edie & Arnie Heiger •Elane & Alex Weiss

Honor of return to good health of Sharon Cohen •Edie & Arnie Heiger

Congratulations to Toby & Simeon Gillman on Marriage of Arthur & Linda •Edie & Arnie Heiger

Congratulations to Jeri & Warren Salomon on becoming grandparents •Edie & Arnie Heiger

Get Well Wishes to Shirley Steinbach •Milton & Patti Caplan KIDDUSH FUND

Memory of Fannie Kubrick, Mother of Linda Moskowitz •Gert & Arnold Hyman

Honor of Birth of Grandchild of Lauren & Bill Ortman •Sam Ozeck LAGER ENDOWMENT FUND

Honor & Great Appreciation of Linda Lager •Gail & Steve Raucher LEAH COHEN OSHINSKY

EDUCATION FUND Memory of Leah O. Cohen

•Sharon & Henry Cohen Memory of Beloved Brother of

Rae Wasser •Sharon & Henry Cohen

Speedy Recovery of Raphael Kaplan •Sharon & Henry Cohen

Appreciation of Friendship of Caryl & Michael Kligfeld •Sharon & Henry Cohen LITT ENDOWMENT FUND

Honor of Birth of Carson Matthew, Grandson of Heidi Vernick, Great Grandson of Priscilla Garber •Ellen Litt MITZVAH FUND

Memory of Ida Rosen •Iris & Bob Zuk

Memory of Robert Rothman, Father of Michelle Murphy •Elaine & Steve Salinger

Memory of Oscar Kipperman, Father of Andrew Kipperman •Eugene & Selma Krinick

Memory of Sadye Lackman •Elaine & Howard Smith

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Memory of Jeffrey Wise •Eve & Shelly Schefts •Maureen, Ali & Cody Noyer

Memory of Wendy Meltzer, Daughter-in-law of Helene & Manny Meltzer •Iris & Bob Zuk •Ellen & Bill Nathanson

Memory of Amy Pauker •Sandy & Elliott Kerzner •Eleanor Lidsky •Joyce Brown •Betty & Martin Sumner •Irene & Sid Greenberg

Honor of Hinda Piscitelle's Installation as President of TBS •Mindy & Marvin Sohcot •Barbara & Stan Stein

Honor of Speedy Recovery of Stanley Saxe •Betty & Martin Sumner

Honor of 65th Birthday of Ned Levinson •Stirling & Marsha Shapiro •Selma Pauker •Carol & Joel Evans

Honor of Marriage of Jill Piscitelle, Daughter of Hinda & Andy Piscitelle •Florence & Bill Berman

Honor of Speedy Recovery of Sylvia Sweedler •Irene & Sid Greenberg

Honor of Speedy Recovery of Helen Rich •Irene & Sid Greenberg

Honor of Speedy Recovery of Al Harary •Irene & Sid Greenberg •Ellen & Bill Nathanson

Honor of Bat Mitzvah of Hanna Zomback, Daughter of Travon & Neal Zomback •Elaine & Steve Salinger

Honor of College Graduation of Jamie Kramer, Daughter of Robyn & Ken Kramer, Grand-daughter of Irene & Sid Greenberg •Ruth & Gene Frohman

Honor of Speedy & Complete Recovery of Sharon Cohen •Barbara & Stan Stein

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Appreciation of Mitzvah Committee •Larry Mitnick •Selma Pauker •Sharon & Henry Cohen •Barbara Cushen

Honor of Engagement of Irwin Gelman, Son of Sydonie Gelman •Irene & Sid Greenberg

Honor of Speedy Recovery of Elaine Fischer •Irene & Sid Greenberg

Honor of Speedy Recovery of Shirley Granoff •Irene & Sid Greenberg

Honor of 40th Anniversary of Ellen & Bill Nathanson •Marsha & Stirling Shapiro

Honor of Engagement of Jon Weiss, Son of Rachel & Alan Weiss, to Sara Ludlam •Iris & Bob Zuk

Honor of Adam Watstein, Grandson of Estelle & Martin Weiss, becoming Assistant Rabbi at Temple Beth Sholom in Las Vegas, Nevada •Florence Frohman

Honor of Birth of Joshua Paul Stein, Son of Jennifer & Larry Stein, Grandson of Barbara & Stan Stein •Marla Silberstein •Phyllis & Easton Smith •Florence Frohman •Dale & Howard Spaner

Appreciation of Florence & Bill Berman •Eleanor Glick SHARON MOSKOWITZ

MEMORIAL FUND Memory of Wendy Meltzer, Daughter-

in-law of Helene & Manny Meltzer •Toby & Simeon Gillman

Memory of Fannie Kubrick, Mother of Linda Moskowitz •Toby & Simeon Gillman

Honor of Babynaming of Tema Caplan, Daughter of Jean & Stuart Caplan, Granddaughter of Anita Caplan •Toby & Simeon Gillman

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PHYLLIS EPSTEIN FUND Memory of Marcia Goldblatt

•Phyllis Epstein Honor of Speedy Recovery of

Sharon Cohen •Phyllis Epstein

Honor of Marjorie Drucker being named the 2007-2008 Connecticut Middle School Science Teacher of the Year •Phyllis Epstein PRAYER BOOK FUND

Honor of Hinda Piscitelle being installed as President of TBS •Florence Frohman (a Prayer Book was donated)

Appreciation of Michelle Murphy •Florence & Bill Berman (a Prayer Book was donated) RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND

Memory of Ruth B. Pulda •Helen Drucker

Memory of Oscar Kipperman, Father of Andy Kipperman •Mindy & Marvin Sohcot

Memory of Amy Pauker •Carol & Joel Evans

Memory of David Schwaber •Paul Schwaber

Memory of Max Kahn •Gertrude Kahn

Memory of Susan Kaplan •Diane Kaplan

Memory of Jules Groudan •Shari, Richard & Jeffrey Lipton

Memory of Ben Shindell •Estelle & Martin Weiss

Memory of Dorothy Gruen, Mother of Jeffrey Gruen •Barbara & Wayne Shore

Memory of our Beloved Son, Jonathan Brent Greenberg •Lynda & Arthur Greenberg

Memory of Robert Bartolo •Julie Hyatt

Memory of Eva Rothchild •Julie Hyatt

Memory of Beloved Mother, Sara Ruth Bershad •Lynda & Arthur Greenberg

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Memory of Kacey Rose •Carol & Joel Evans

Memory of Harvey Federman on his birthday •Lynda & Arthur Greenberg

Memory of Wendy Karlsberg Meltzer, Daughter-in-law of Helene & Manny Meltzer •Edie & Arnie Heiger •Phyllis & Easton Smith •Sandy & Elliott Kerzner •Arlene Campeau •Marla Silberstein •Lynda & Arthur Greenberg •Gail & Steve Raucher •Marilin Sudarsky •Sheila Mendlestein

Memory of Robert Rothman, Father of Michelle Murphy •Lynn & Michael Osber

Memory of Jonathan Greenberg, Son of Lynda & Arthur Greenberg •Rhoda & Stuart Bernard

Honor of Birth of Zachary Miles Salomon, Grandson of Jeri & Warren Salomon •Shari & Richard Lipton •Sheila Mendlestein •Diane Kaplan

Honor of Birth of Grandchild of Lauren & Bill Ortman •Phyllis & Easton Smith •Carol Scharf •Sheila Mendlestein

Honor of Sarah Scolnic, Daughter of Rabbi & Dorene Scolnic, receiving a JCC Award •Helene Axelrod

Honor of Speedy Recovery of Sharon Cohen •Dotty Croog •Diane & Elliot Alderman

Honor of Stuart Katz & Welcome Back to Family •Phyllis & Easton Smith

Honor of Rabbi Scolnic’s many mitzvot •Rita Shapiro

Honor of Graduation of Daniel Fain, Son of Lila & Gordon Fain, from UConn •Lila & Gordon Fain

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Appreciation of Carol & Danny Katz •Lynda & Arthur Greenberg

Honor of Special Birthday of Cindy Miller •Howard & Dale Spaner

Honor & Great Appreciation of Linda Lager •Gail & Steve Raucher

Honor of Birth of Ari, Grandson of Nettie Levine •Carol Scharf

Honor of Birth of Joshua Paul Stein, Grandson of Barbara & Stan Stein, Son of Larry & Jen Stein •Shirley Steinbach

Honor of Bar/Bat Mitzvot Ceremonies at Neve Hanna School in Israel •Phyllis Epstein

Honor of Marriage of Arthur Gillman, Son of Toby & Simeon Gillman •Diane & Elliot Alderman

Honor of Good Health & Speedy Recovery of Marla Silberstein •Shirley Steinbach

Appreciation of Rabbi Scolnic •Betty & Martin Sumner •Selma Pauker •Shirley & Leonard Granoff •Carol & Joel Evans •Bonnie & Alan Goldberg •Nancy & David Ullman •Dorothy Greenwald •Shirley Steinbach •Shari & Richard Lipton •Barbara & Stan Stein •Jen, Larry, Jacob & Joshua Stein

Recognition of Friendship & Hospitality of Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Sterman •Ruth & Ira Kleinfeld

With Gratitude to Patti Caplan •Shirley Steinbach

Honor of Speedy Recovery of Al Harary •Marjorie & Gary Drucker •Diane Kaplan

Honor of Speedy Recovery of Larry Moses •Barbara & Wayne Shore STEINBACH ENDOWMENT FUND

Memory of Eleanor Leifer •Marla Silberstein TIBY MATHOG

SCHOLARSHIP FUND Memory of Wendy Meltzer, Daughter-

in-law of Helene & Manny Meltzer •Gert & Arnold Hyman TORAH RESTORATION FUND

Memory of Wendy Meltzer, Daughter-in-law of Helene & Manny Meltzer •Joan & Steve Levine

Honor of Marriage of Jill Piscitelle, Daughter of Hinda & Andy Piscitelle •Joan & Steve Levine

Mazel Tov to Jeri & Warren Salomon on Birth of Grandson, Shirone Mier •Joan & Steve Levine

“IN MEMORY OF DORIS KATZ WITH LOVE FROM HAROLD KATZ MARK E. KATZ ELLEN M. MURRAY FEB. 29 2008” By: Harold Katz, Mark E. Katz & Ellen M. Murray

“IN HONOR OF THE BIRTH OF ELAMA TZIPORA FLEISCHMAN ON DECEMBER 4, 2007” By: Merri & Wayne Fleischman

“WITH MUCH APPRECIATION TO MORAR GAIL RAUCHER THE HAY CLASS 2007-2008” By: The Hay Class

“L’CHIAM FOR THE BIRTH OF OUR CHILDREN CALEB YALE 10-5-04 TEMA CELIA 1-29-08 JEAN & STUART CAPLAN” By: Jean & Stuart Caplan

“HAPPY 36TH ANNIVERSARY TO HALI & LARRY MOSES LOVE JODI RACHAEL JJ LEO ALLIE REED & ROB 7-23-08” By: Jodi, Rachael, JJ Leo, Allie, Reed & Rob

“L’CHAIM JOSHUA PAUL STEIN GRANDSON OF BARBARA & STAN STEIN BORN 6-12-08” By: Barbara & Stan Stein

“IN HONOR OF HELENE & DAVID AXELROD’S 60TH ANNIVERSARY WITH LOVE FROM THEIR FAMILY MARCH 28,2008” By: Their family

“TO HONOR ZELDA & MEL COOPER’S 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 6-29-08 THE OZECK FAMILY” By: The Ozeck family

The Following Leafs Have Been Placed On The Tree Of Life

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