Or Adam is Hebrew

for “light of

humanity.” * * * *

SHANAH TOVAH EDITION

Inside:

-Board of Directors/ 2

-Pressing on with Our

President 3

-Social Action 4

-What We’ve Been Up To 5

-Alport News 7

-SHJ News 8

-Sunligfht School 10

-Announcements & Special Events 11

AUGUST 2014

www.oradam.org in-

fo@oradam.org

ROSH HASHANAH 5775 SERVICE

Wednesday, September 24 — 7:00pm

The congregation

provides a welcom-

ing approach to

Jewish celebration

for people who de-

sire to express their

heritage and culture

consistent with a

Humanistic

philosophy of life.

YOM KIPPUR—KOL NIDRE

Friday, October 3 — 7:00pm

UPCOMING EVENTS

YOM KIPPUR MEMORIAL SERVICE

Saturday, October 4 — 3:30pm

SUNLIGHT SCHOOL

Sunday, September 28 — 9:30am

SHABBAT CELEBRATION– OPEN HOUSE

Friday, September 12 — 7:00pm

SUKKOT FAMILY CELEBRATION

Friday, October 10 — 6:30pm

OPEN HOUSE BAGEL BRUNCH

Sunday, August 17—10:00am-NOON

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Jeffrey Schesnol 336-215-7762 * jeffrey@pobox.com

Past President Mark Tallan 602-561-5974 * mdtallan@gmail.com Treasurer Phil Lagas 480-460-0621 * pjlagasaz@cox.net

Ceremonial Leader Jeffrey Schesnol 336-215-7762 * jeffrey@pobox.com Membership Susan Schesnol 336-215-7777 * sschesnol@gmail.com Sunlight School Principal Mark Tallan 602-561-5974 * mdtallan@gmail.com Hospitality Coordinators Pauline Staples 480-628-3028 * plstaples@msn.com Jan Aver 480-584-4828 * Javerx348@aol.com Adult Interest Janna Walsh 267-615-1446*jphoenix912@gmail.com

LEADERS AT LARGE Administrator Miki Safadi 480-663-7788 * info@oradam.org Music Director Rick Naimark 602-281-6634 * rnaimark@cox.net Shabbat/Havdalah Dinner Coord. Jan Aver 480-584-4828 * javerx348@aol.com

Book Club Coordinator Susan Schesnol 336-215-7777 * sschesnol@gmail.com Social Action/Community Service Susan Schesnol 336-215-7777 * sschesnol@gmail.com Sunshine Lady Billie Levine 480-283-8726 * billie10@cox.net Social Media Nadine Schwartz 480-503-0518 * nadiness@ cox.net

GOT SHABBAT?

What’s your ideal Shabbat evening? Here’s the chance to have it your way! If you’ve attended our member-led services, you know how meaningful and stimulating they can be. Jeffrey Schesnol, will continue as our Ceremonial Leader, will be lining up Shabbat leaders, presenters, and readers. Let Jeffrey know if you’d like to be a reader or lead a blessing during a service. If you want to share your expertise and interest with eve-ryone, or you know someone who might make a presentation and guide our after-service discussion, please let Jeffrey know.

Display your business card for only $10 per issue or $80 for ten insertions. Contact Miki Safadi for information.

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EDITOR’S CORNER

Welcome back. Hope your summer was awesome! (Can’t believe I’ve suc-

cumbed to that expression.) And happy New Year! If you didn’t have a chance to

join in our summer activities, they’ve been wonderful and well attended. It was

great being together and continue the activities we had enjoyed so much during the

year: book club, Havdalah dinners, philosophical discussions, and movies. Thank

you to all the hosts who so graciously opened their homes for these events. The

get-togethers were intimate and fun.

We’ve made some changes while you were away:

I established us as Meetup.com group. So after 27 years, new people sud-

denly discovered us and came to some events. We hope some of these new friends

will join Or Adam and enjoy all we have to offer.

The Board has changed a bit — a couple of people have graciously stepped

up to wear multiple hats. So here’s a great mitzvah opportunity: Board Members

and Leaders would appreciate your support—Membership, Dinners, Book Club,

Internet sites. Please offer to pitch in so no one is overloaded and these activities

continue successfully. Just let the coordinators know that you’re available to help.

We also need folks who are comfortable handling internet sites like Facebook and

web page design. It’s just a matter of maintenance. Maybe your kids? Grandkids?

Another change is that this Newsletter will be published quarterly. But you

now have more ways to stay current with what’s happening and RSVP for activites:

* Monthly email update of activities,

*Website (www.oradam.org) Upcoming Events column and homepage

will show you all that’s happening,

*Meetup.com (search Or Adam) to RSVP to events

*Facebook.com (search Or Adam) to see what’s coming.

Administristrtotor/Newsletter Editor

480-663-7788 * www.oradam.org

Miki Safadi

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The High Holidays — L’Shana Tova Tikatevu

By Jeffrey Schesnol, President and Ceremonial Leader

Happy New Year from your entire Board of Directors. We are fortunate to have new Board members, Jan Aver—Hospitality & Home Shabbat/Havdalah dinners and Janna Walsh—Guest Speakers & Book Club. Board Members who have changed their responsibilities are Susan Schesnol-Membership/Community and Pauline Staples-AZJHS “Judaism in the Desert” exhibit liaison.

Our ambitious 5775 calendar is designed to provide interesting, diverse programming for members and guests of all ages. We especially need to reach out to more people interested in their cultural, ancestral and spiritual Judaism. Please invite friends, neighbors and family to our celebrations and activities. Look for Or Adam on Meetup.com, our new preferred communications tool. If you haven’t done so yet, go onto Meetup.com and sign up. All Or Adam functions will be posted and need to be responded to, as more people become aware of our pres-ence and see the number of people involved (that’s why we’re asking all Or Adam members and friends to RSVP on the Meetup site).

Everyone is invited to our kick-off event of the new Temple calendar year, our annual Bagel Brunch on Sunday, August 17 at 10:00am in the Bungalow at AZJHS — Cutler Plotkin Jewish Historic Center.

The first Shabbat celebration of the year is Friday, September 12 at 7:00PM in the AZJHS Bungalow will feature our new “celebration-in-the-round” format with a sing-a-long led by Rob Kaplan on guitar.

High Holidays start with our Rosh Hashanah celebration Wednesday, September 24 at 7:00PM in the AZJHS Administration building, decked out with pink and beige curtains, and will continue through Yom Kippur Nizkor observance on Saturday, October 4 at 3:30PM followed by a Havdalah celebration and our annual and Pot-luck “Break-the-Fast” dinner at 5:00pm. Invite friends and family to join us and actually enjoy the cultural aspect of our Jewish people.

The calendar for our temple year will feature many activities and events (see our monthly calendar, Quar-terly Newsletter and sign up on Meetup.com /Phoenix-area-Or-Adam-Congregation-for-Humanistic-Judaism/ for as many functions as you wish):

• Monthly, 2nd Friday Shabbat “celebrations-in-the-round”

• Sukkot family celebration in the Sukkah on the terrace

• Pre-Hanukkah Gift Show featuring local artists

• Hanukkah family celebration

• AZJHS Czech Holocaust Torah Liberation celebration

• Tu B’Shevat Seder and AZJHS children’s puppet show • Purim play and carnival

• Passover Family 2nd night Seder and AZJHS Arizona Interfaith Seder

• Shavuot celebration

But wait, there’s more: Monthly home Shabbat/Havdalah dinners, Bi-Monthly Book Club discussions and alternating Bi-Monthly Simon Schama’s “The story of the Jews” PBS series films and Jeffrey’s IISHJ Madrikh top-ic discussions, all in members’ homes. Tikkun Olam community/social action collections are ongoing.

Have a joyful, healthy, prosperous and significant New Year. L’Shana Tova Tikatevu.

PRESSING ON WITH OUR PRESIDENT

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SOCIAL ACTION

Building Better Community

By Susan Schesnol, Social Action Chair

I’ve been excited about my position as Social Action Chairperson and shar-

ing my passions with all of you on many worthwhile causes that support our Human-

istic Jewish values. From time to time, I’ve asked for your help in contacting legisla-

tors about topics related to our goals and collecting items for various charitable caus-

es. Thank you to all of you who’ve responded so generously with time and effort.

[Editor’s note: Let Susan know if you’re interested in coming to a luncheon to hear local candidates for office speak or hear other real-

ly interesting presentations about issues critical to the wellbeing of our community and how we can participate in making AZ a better

place to live. The food’s not bad either.]

Here is a list of our on-going projects. Look for our collection box at all events.

VISTA DEL CAMINO: Vista del Camino needs non-perishable food items, toiletries. This non-profit

agency provides a variety of services to Scottsdale residents that prevent homelessness, meet the basic needs of

individuals and families in crisis, relieve economic and emotional stress, and assist individuals to maintain self-

sufficiency. Bring your donations to services. Miki has graciously offered to bring all items collected to Vista del

Camino.

LIONS CLUB: Bring your old eyeglasses - any and all regardless of condition. Lions Club will recycle

them.

HOPE PHONES: Bring your old mobile phones - any make, any model, working condition or not, with

or without accessories. Hope Phones will responsibly recycle or refurbish them to create communication net-

works for health workers serving millions in 15 countries.

KINDLES 4 KIDZ will recycle empty computer ink cartridges at office superstores for store credits with

which to buy Kindles for underprivileged children.

THE OVERSEAS COUPON PROGRAM supports our troops. Simply CLIP manufacturers’ coupons from

newspapers and magazines for any type of product. These are sent to our military personnel who are underpaid

and in need of our help. These coupons can be used for up to 6 months after the expiration date.

Wishing all of you and those you hold dear a Happy,

Healthy, Safe, and Secure 5775. L'Shana Tova!

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The Nose Knows

Please ~ kindly limit your use of colognes, perfumes, and other scented

products when attending Or Adam events. Some members have allergies or sensi-

tivities to fragrances. Your support and consideration of others lets everyone enjoy

themselves at Or Adam.

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We batmitzvahed Julia Kaplan

(Right) The family was really proud of Julia’s accom-

plishment. Dad Rob played guitar for the musicians,

and brother Gabe, Julia, and Mom Charlene sang

along. For her project, Julia researched the two very

different sides of her family.

(Lower left) Dad Rob was technician for Julia’s multi-

media presentation. It included a slide show of fami-

ly scenes, songs, and Julia’s presentation.

(Right) Julia proudly shows off her SHJ certificate to pres-

ident Jeffrey Schesnol and Administrator Miki Safadi.

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We celebrated with a couple of Havdalah dinners over the summer. Thank you to the Avers for host-

ing the dinners and book club. Since Or Adam has been listed as a Meetup group, a number of people discov-

ered us and have come to various events over the summer. Below, Rich Aver, Janna Walsh, Daniela Yellan,

and Jeffrey Schesnol listen happily to our guests. Hope they join Or Adam!

We celebrated Myra Achtenberg’s

97th birthday July 29. CONGRATULATIONS

Niece Miki Safadi presents her MYRA

cake.

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ALPORT SYNDROME FOUNDATION UPDATE

By Sharon Lagas

Thank you very much to all of you who have supported the Al-

port Syndrome Foundation — our volunteers/ campaign-

ers/fundraisers/donors/medical advisors, and our members.

Your dedication and commitment to making a difference is

what drives the Alport Syndrome Foundation, helping us fulfill

our mission of educating and supporting patients and families,

and working toward one day finding a cure. On behalf of the

Alport Syndrome Foundation (ASF) and its board of directors,

thank you again.

Max, Michelle, Phil, Sharon & Joe Lagas

The Paul Silver Tribute Award - Paying it forward

The Paul Silver Tribute Award is in honor of Paul

Silver, an Alport Syndrome patient whose similar

award made a difference in his life. The award, de-

signed to ‘pay it forward,’ is aimed at enriching the

lives of young Alport patients ages 11 to 22 to sup-

port education, complete a project, or pursue an ac-

tivity that will enhance the applicant’s life. Awards

will be granted in three age categories, for a maxi-

mum of $1,000 in each category.

We encourage young Alport Syndrome patients to

begin the application process early as information is

required from the applicant's school administrator

and their medical provider. Please go to the website

to read more about Paul Silver, previous awardees, or

to download the application. If you are a pediatric

nephrologist or other healthcare professional, please

help spread the word about the Paul Silver Tribute

Award by sharing this information with your young

Alport Syndrome patients.

The 2014 Annual Campaign

ASF total fundraising has now exceeded $1 million! Thank you to all the campaigners and do-nors who have made this possible. The 2014 Annu-al Campaign begins September 15, 2014. Watch for activities and other ways you can help support our critical research.

Thank you ~ The Lagas Family

* * * * * * * * *

Alport Syndrome Foundation • 1608 E. Briarwood Terrace, Phoenix, AZ 85048-9414

Tel. (480) 460-0621 * info@alportsyndrome.org * http://alportsyndrome.org.

WHY IS THE SYNDROME CALLED

“ALPORT” ?

Alport Syndrome is named after a British doctor,

Cecil A. Alport, who in 1927 described 3 generations

of a family with combinations of progressive heredi-

tary nephritis and deafness. Alport also observed that

blood in the urine (hematuria) was the most common

symptom and that males were affected more severely

than females. Subsequently, many more families were

described, and in 1961, the disease was named

SHOP for The Cause

Purchase ASF necklaces and key chains from My Wildflower Jewelry and raise funds and awareness.

Sell or shop on eBay and a portion of the sale ben-

efits ASF.

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SHJ on YouTube

Go to YouTube.com and search SOCIETY FOR HUMANISTIC JUDAISM

Watch videos of Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine, Rabbi Miriam Jerris, and members

explaining Humanistic Judaism—new videos have just been added!

* * * * * * * *

We believe that it is human beings who have the responsi-

bility for solving human problems. We are committed, in

the enduring Jewish tradition of support for social action

and social progress, to community service and actions for

social justice. We each take responsibility for our own be-

havior, and all of us take collective responsibility for the

state of our world. - SHJ Core Principles

SHJ NEWS

Society for Humanistic Judaism Affirms Human Responsibility

See the many issues the Society has spoken out on at the website:

http://www.shj.org/Resolutions.htm?utm_source=21+E-letter+May+2013+Members&utm_campaign=SHJ+E-News+May+2013&utm_medium=email

What Is The Society for Humanistic Judaism?

The Society for Humanistic Judaism is the national umbrella organization for Humanistic Jewish

congregations in North America. These congregations embrace a human-centered philosophy that celebrates

Jewish culture without supernatural underpinnings. Humanistic Jews value their Jewish identity and the aspects

of Jewish culture that offer a genuine expression of their contemporary way of life. Humanistic Judaism embrac-

es the belief in the human capacity to create a better world rather than in reliance on a deity.

There are currently more than 30 congregations and communities in the United States and Canada that are

affiliated with this growing movement. Forty-nine percent of the United States’ 5.5 million Jews say that their

outlook is secular, and forty-eight percent do not belong to a synagogue or other Jewish organization, according

to the American Jewish Identification Survey undertaken by professional statisticians under the auspices of the

Center for Jewish Studies at the City University of New York. The Society for Humanistic Judaism helps to or-

ganize local congregations and havurot, creates and disseminates celebrational and educational materials, pro-

vides national programs, including programs for teens and young adults, and serves the needs of individual

members who do not live near an existing Humanistic congregation.

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SHJ NEWS (Cont’d.)

SHJ Chooses NORA EPHRON

As the 2014-2015 Humanistic Jewish Role Model

I am continually fascinated at the diffi-culty intelligent people have in distin-guishing what is controversial from what is merely offensive.

Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy.

Beware of men who cry. It's true that men who cry are sensitive to and in touch with feelings, but the only feelings they tend to be sensi-tive to and in touch with are their own.

Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be.

As far as the men who are running for president are concerned, they aren't even people I would date. My mother wanted us to

understand that the trag-edies of your life one day have the potential to be comic stories the next.

In my sex fantasy, nobody ever loves me for my mind.

Nora Ephron was born in 1941 in New York City, the eldest of four daughters of screenwriters, Henry

and Phoebe Ephron. She was a novelist, essayist, screenwriter, playwright, journalist, producer and director.

She died in 2012. Nora Ephron's material is funny and clever (as you can see below). Nora was conflicted

about her Jewish identity. SHJ sees her conflict as an opportunity for each of us to explore what being Jewish

means to us through her comments. Was Nora Ephron a Jewish writer? View her movies Heartburn or When

Harry Met Sally. SHJ has created some questions to help teachers offer this program. See SHJ’s online publica-

tion Kesher for links to information about Nora Ephron.

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SHJ NEWS (Cont’d.)

Dangerous Decision for Religious Liberty and Women’s Health Care Farmington Hills, MI, June 30, 2014 – Today’s Supreme Court ruling dealt an unbelievable blow to wom-

en’s healthcare and religious freedom. In its 5-4 decision, the High Court essentially ruled that privately-held, for-

profit corporations have religious rights, rights that permit them to refuse to provide some contraceptive insurance

coverage to employees. Bonnie Cousens, Executive Director of the SHJ issued a statement saying, “ That corpora-

tions could be deemed to have religious freedom redefines the guarantees of the First Amendment, depriving em-

ployees, most specifically women, of the right to pursue their individual religious beliefs…. At a time when 99 per-

cent of women have used birth control during their lives, this ruling permits corporations, rather than women

themselves, to make these personal health care decisions, decisions that should be made by an individual in consul-

tation with medical professionals. The Court’s failure to protect women’s access to healthcare as guaranteed by

the Affordable Care Act, especially when coupled with last week’s decision disallowing some buffer zones for pro-

testers at abortion clinics, is a serious setback for women’s rights.”

The ruling, in effect, allows for-profit companies to engage in the exercise of religion and therefore impose

their religious beliefs to the detriment of their employees who do not share those beliefs, thereby limiting an em-

ployee’s right to make a personal healthcare decisions with which their employer disagrees. Although this decision

narrowly defines the scope of medical treatments covered, ultimately, the ruling could be extended to other corpo-

rations, including publicly-held corporations, or other medical or life decisions, including the decision to use other

forms of contraception, to have an abortion, to use in-vitro fertilization, to marry a person of the same sex, to

have a child as a single woman, to have a blood transfusion or be vaccinated, or to donate to stem-cell research.

As Humanistic Jews, we in the SHJ recognize that all people have the fundamental right to determine the

course of their own lives. Contraceptive choice is only one of the many components of this personal freedom. A

woman’s ability to access contraception shouldn’t depend on where she works or on the beliefs of her boss or of

the company’s owners.

The SHJ was party to the amicus brief filed by the Anti-Defamation League and a broad spectrum of reli-

gious organizations in support of the government in the cases of Burwell (Sebelius) v. Hobby Lobby and Burwell

(Sebelius) v. Conestoga Wood Specialties. The amicus brief argued that a ruling for the corporations would allow

employers to impose their own religious beliefs on employees, thereby undermining the employees’ free exercise

of religion.

In addition, the SHJ joined more than 40 fellow member organizations of the Coalition for Liberty & Jus-

tice in a statement denouncing discrimination and supporting real religious liberty for all; the groups wrote. “We

are united in our belief that public policies should both respect religious liberty and protect against the use of reli-

gious beliefs to discriminate or undermine equality.”

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OR ADAM SUNLIGHT SCHOOL

CHECK OUT THIS SECTION OF THE NEWSLETTER FOR MONTHLY UPDATES ON

NEWS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS

~~ Calling all kids ~~

to

SUNLIGHT SCHOOL

Where all kids can shine

Welcome back students and teachers.

First class : Sunday Sept. 28—9:30am

Location: Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center/

AZ Jewish Historical Society—Administration

Bldg. (enter from parking lot)

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BOOK CLUB

Thank you Jan and Rich Aver for hosting our July meeting , and

Jeffrey Schesnol for getting the author to phone us to discuss her book.

Watch for emails about possible changes and ad-

ditions. The dates are also listed in

the calendar.

It’s not necessary to read the book to come join the

discussion, but it’s a good idea.

PLEASE RSVP DIRECTLY

TO THE HOST

SHABBAT/HAVDALAH DINNERS

Watch for 2014-15 dates.

To host or attend contact Jan at javerx348@aol.com ALSO CHECK MEETUP.COM\OR ADAM FOR POSTED DINNERS

Date: Saturday, October 19 Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm Book: My Promised Land by Ari Shavit Host: Janna

Elaine Waxman & Bob Segelbaum 8 31

Susan & Jeffrey Schesnol 10 25

Suggestions for books always welcome: Please

check the local libraries to be sure that there are

several copies available. Send your suggestions to

Susan at sschesnol@gmail.com

ALSO CHECK MEETUP.COM\

OR ADAM

Jeffrey Schesnol 8 6

Mark Tallan 8 7

Ze’ev Brat 8 15

Joe Lagas 8 18

Syd Golston 8 30

Max Courval 9 14

Ze’ev Brat 9 15

Karlie Flader 10 2

Jan Aver 10 3

Susan Schesnol 10 8

Chloe Flader 10 10

Daniela Yellan 10 11

Billie Levine 10 29

Carol David 11 6

Nathan Tallan 11 11

Tim Ernst 11 18

Nadine Schwartz 11 19

Rob Kaplan 11 25

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Or Adam on Stage

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Whenever you or yours are performing, please let the Newsletter Editor know so we can show you off and cheer you on.

Judaism in the Desert Congregational Profile Project AZ Jewish Historical Society Letter to Congregations

We have a very strong sense of commitment from all of the congregations contacted about the archival content

and presentation planned for the Judaism in the Desert exhibit at the Arizona Jewish Historical Society. It will

showcase the rich history and great diversity of local Jewish community while documenting the history of your

congregation. Judaism in the Desert will help to publicize your many accomplishments and help to attract new

members. Our project will also provide numerous volunteer opportunities for congregation members, utilize and

engage the talents of post bar/bat mitzvot students both in collecting objects for exhibit and in documenting the

congregation’s history. By participating, you will help bring our local Jewish community together and create a

sense of community identity in a city where most middle aged and older residents are not native-born. Finally,

Judaism in the Desert provides a rare opportunity to reach out to the general public, to teach non-Jews about who

we are, what we believe, and the many ways we have contributed to our city and state.

Or Adam and the other participating congregations are gathering their archives and historical materials. If you can

donate anything, please bring it to an Or Adam activity or contact Miki Safadi (info@oradam.org) or Jeffrey

Schesnol (jeffrey@pobox.com) to get your materials. They can draft outlines of our congregation's history, vision,

and practices for inclusion in the exhibit.

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Membership includes participation in all Or Adam activities, reduced fees for the Passover Seder, email copies of the monthly

newsletter, and complimentary Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Services. You will also receive membership and publications

from the Society for Humanistic Judaism.

First year membership dues are based on our fiscal year June 1 through May 31. Please consider increasing your support to

help Or Adam achieve its future goals.

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es or express sympathy with an Or Adam Tribute Card. Simply make a donation to Or Adam in honor or memory of a

loved one or friend. Let us know the reason for the donation and where the card should be sent. We will take care

of the rest, including placement in the Or Adam newsletter and an announcement at a Shabbat service.

♦ Fair Share Dues

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also make it a point to keep membership dues as low as possible. If you are a member and are able to give a little

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bership dues, are tax-deductible. Consider increasing your support today!

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