Bulletin 2011 January

14450 West Ten Mile Rd . Oak Park, MI 48237 248.967.4020 . www.emanuel-mich.org

Worship Schedule

Temple Emanu-El

Where You Belong!

We are a family of families, keeping alive

our cherished traditions by joyfully sharing Jewish learning,

spiritual celebrations, and a commitment

to social justice.

JANUARY 2011TEVET/SHEVAT 5771

VOL. 53, NO. 5

Friday, December 316:00 p.m. Pre-Service Oneg6:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat

Shabbat, January 110:30 a.m. Shabbat

Morning Worship in Rosen Foyer

*Friday, January 7

7:00 p.m. First Friday Family Service



*Friday, January 14

8:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Worship

Shir Chadash Choir Anniversary Shabbat

with U.P.B. R.A.C. Celebrating

50 Years

Shabbat, January 1510:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Worship in

Rosen Foyer*

Friday, January 218:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat

Worship

Shabbat, January 2210:30 a.m. Zoe Lask,

Bat Mitzvah*

Friday, January 286:00 p.m. Pre-Service Oneg6:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat



Shir Chadash ChoirVivian DeGain, Torah Reader

Tu B’shvat SederSunday, January 23 - 5:00 p.m.Tu B’shvat, the New Year of the Cosmic Tree, is the only holiday created by the Kabbalists. Sephardic Jews call this day Frutas, the Feast of Fruits or Rosasana dos Arbores, Rosh Hashana of the Trees.

The Tu B’shvat Seder is a feast to which the Jewish people invite the whole world. Like a Passover Seder, the Tu B’shvat Seder includes eating symbolic foods, mystic recitations for individuals and for the group, music, stories, and other assorted activities. We invite members of all other religions to this celebration and ask our own congregants to invite non-Jewish friends and family.

Please join Cantor Sharlein and Steve Klaper for a Tu B’shvat experience! The seder will be a family-friendly event – elementary-aged children and older are encouraged to attend – and will include a vegetarian pot-luck.

The cost is $5.00 per person - $10.00 per family - sponsors $18.00. Plus a can for the chaveet. RSVP by Jan. 21 - 248-967-4020

Tu B’shvat Vegetarian Potluck Dinner - Food Assignments Families with last names ending in:A-J - Bring Dessert K-S - Main Dish (Vegetarian) T-Z -Salad

Temple Emanu-El 60th Anniversary YearOn Friday night, January 14, we will celebrate the 59th Anniversary of the first Sabbath Service of The Suburban Temple of Greater Detroit. Our Founding Families met at Burton School, on January 18, on folding chairs using copies of the Union Prayer Book, borrowed from Temple Beth El and Temple Israel and with a borrowed ark from Temple Beth El.

Our Board of Trustees is already making plans for a celebration of our 60th “Diamond” Anniver-sary, to begin next year at this time. We are forming a committee to oversee all anniversary-related projects, and would welcome members to be part of the planning. Please contact us if you are interested. There will of course be special fund-raising efforts (this should come as no surprise!) to benefit our Operating Budget, Endowment and Building Funds. We will reach out to all our mem-bers, present and past, to create a visual history of family events celebrated at the synagogue. We will invite Confirmation classes from the past 15 years to join me in a Confirmation Reunion Trip to New York, visiting the sites (and restaurants!) from their 10th grade trip. Cantor Sharlein and I will incorporate our 60th celebration into a variety of worship experiences, and we will offer a wide variety of adult education programs as well.

We want this to be wonderful and exciting celebration, involving as many members of our Temple Emanu-El Family as possible. If you have ideas or would like to join us in our planning, you can contact Steve Permut, Susan Kirschner, Cantor Sharlein or myself. Your enthusiasm and energy will make our anniversary year a memorable success.

Rabbi Klein

Weekly Event RemindersMembers with email may receive Rabbi Klein’s “Monday Mailing” email that includes a two-week listing of congregational events, as well as special announcements. Members who do not receive email may read his Monday Mailing at Temple (posted on his office door) or call Rabbi Klein (248-967-4252, ext. 207) and request phone-re-minders from the Membership Committee for social action, adult education, worship or social programs. [email protected].

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O U R T E M P L E F A M I L Y T R E E

Y A R T Z E I T S

YOM HULEDET SAMEIACH January Birthdays - Temple Children

Douglas Kravchenko ......................1/4Julian Fetterman .............................1/6Chloe Franklin ................................1/7Spencer Litvin .................................1/7Bradley Benghiat ............................1/8Gabriel Berke................................ 1/11Julie Krasnick ...............................1/15Andrew Siegel ..............................1/16Jackson Gorland...........................1/17Mira Schoof ..................................1/18

Dec. 26-Jan. 1*Fay Abrams*Lena AikenRobert Baker

*Derek Caplane*Riva Davis

*Charles Paul Druker*Gregory Finegood

Pearl FischmanMollie Fisher*Anne Frank

*Hyman Friedman*Rosella FriedmanRobert Gerendasy

Mary Goldman*Alan Goodman

Sophie Reder HoffmanBert Kaatz

*Sidney Katzman*Sidney KesslerLouis KleimanSadie LacharAaron Lessin*Harry Levitan*Sophia Losh*Jennie Luft

*Jeannette Lutvak*Joseph LutvakMorris Mayer

*Irene Mendelsohn*Leonard Mendelsohn

Rose Menders*Pearl Morton*Yetta MossJack Nater

Hyman Natinsky*Joyce RappaportFanny Rosenblatt

Nathan RosinBarney Schlang

*Rochelle SeidmanIsaac Sherman

Amy Margolis Silberman*Sidney H. Silver

Doris SoddersMilton SperberHenry Strausz

*Nathaniel SteingoldKatie TuckerSally Tucker

Yvonne Vandenberg*Sarah Esther Weisman

Jan. 2-8*Sam Engelberg

Abe Epstein*Herman Federman

*Sidney Feldman*Denise Ann Fogelman

Murray GendenDavid GoldmanAdele Goldstein*Louis Goodman*Michael HaberSylvia Horowitz

*Ella Kaatz*Charles A. Kalt

*William Katzman

Jan. 16-22*Minabel Bernstein

*Annie BloomMorris BobkoffCatherine Bond*Loraine Carson

*Sol Cash*Bernard M. Cohen*Shirley Dickman

Robert Docks*Frances Donon

Celia Sasan DunnMorry Ellman

Irvin Feig*George FrankCarolyn GoldSanford Gold

Millie Greengood*Anna S. Hendelman

Hildegard HennigGerson Horton

Lillian Kahn*Eleanor Kahn-Ettlinger

*Morris Kallush*Rose KaplanDavid M. Katz

Joseph KolinskiDavid Lefko

Ben LevensonRuben Charles Levin*Pearl J. Lieberman*Morris J. Mandell*Sadye MeisnerHenry Milczuk*Mary Modell*Clara Moray

Dorothy MulkaMollie Perlmutter

*Mildred Robinson*Molly Rosengarten

Harold Rosin*Shirley SachsNoah Seefor

*Merilyn Schwartz*Benjamin Shapiro

*Philip SteinWilliam Wilner

Jan. 23-29Allen Abels

John Alexander*George Allen*Mary Barna

Martha Barrish*Saul Bechek*Samuel Berg

William D. Birnkrant*Ruth Blumenstein

Frances BrownBert CohenSol Cohen

*Charles DrikerIrving DunnSarah Dunn

*Gertrude Feber*Paul Aaron Fogel

*Sidney Frank*Bella Garfinkel

Irving Ginsberg*Lewis W. Gleekman

Sara B. Goldberg*Bessie Golds

Walter Kellerman*David King

Joseph KursmanPearl LevineEsther Lewin

*Dr. Barnard LiebermanDorothy MatenkyMax Isadore RichMax Isadore Rich*Sheldon H. RothEsther Shrager

Norma Guyer SobeskyBessie StewartGordon Stillwell*Fay Susman

*Samuel Weiss*Ned Weitzman

Babette Katz Zweigel

Jan. 30-Feb. 5Sylvia Ash

Bessie Belsky*Mary Berick*Sol Boesky

Elizabeth BuchBeatrice Docks*Anna Dovitz

Arthur L. GoldsmithJoseph GutmannSamuel Hartman*Celia Hoffman

Charles Dustin KaltFanny Kalt*Irving Kline

*Anna J. Klinsky*Rose Braun Kohl

*Bertha KohnLillian KornhauserLena Kretchmer*Mollie Landau

*May LeedsEsther Levin

*Charles Levy*Ida Losh

*Bernard H. MechanicBruce Menken*Jessie MillerSadie Rattner*Ida Robins

Bessie SasanHarold Sherman

Adele SingerDaniel Steffin

*Morris W. WeingardenAbraham Werney

*Louis Zlatkin

*A light will be lit on our Memorial Board. If you wish to memorialize your loved ones in a special way, consider purchasing a memorial plaque to be displayed in our Anne Jospey Sanctuary. Each year, on the anniversary of their death, it will be lit as a remembrance.

Contact the Temple office at 248-967-4020 to make arrangements for this eternal memory of your loved one.

MAZAL TOV

IN MEMORIAM

JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES!

Jeffrey and Beth Applebaum 1/5Harold and Marie Flacks 1/6Brian and Rachel Baxter 1/8Alan and Marla Schindler 1/15Anthony and Gretchen Baron 1/17

Hannah Aronson-Paxton ..............1/19Emma Kristal ................................1/19Eli Mendelson ...............................1/20Zachary Segall..............................1/20Jalen Raines .................................1/23Tatum Saltsman ............................1/24Joshua Kominars ..........................1/27Jason Markowitz ...........................1/28Huston Shartsis ............................1/30Joshua Baker................................1/31

Sidney Sacks, father of Maxine (Gary) Mondshine, Nov. 19, 2010

Phyllis Kolko, sister of Harriet (Ken) Rich, Nov. 24, 2010

Becky Warfel, friend of Temple, former choir member, Nov. 24, 2010

Louis KlavonsRuth Klein

*David Konop*Ethel Kotzer

*Jacob LangbergEsther Lazar

Sol LevinJenny MinkowHarry Richard*Maurice RoeDoris Rosen

*Sol Rosenhaus*David M. Schwartz

Abraham Schwarzberg*David Shaw*Ida Spiegel

Louis StovackYefim TankelevichSaralee Tessler*Harry Tischler*Morris Tischler

*Herman C. WeinbergerMamie Zacks

Jan. 9-15Albert Applebaum

*Morris Band*Rebecca Berman

Arthur Birnkrant*Wilfred “Brod” Donner

Jeanette Eizelman*Joseph L. Feinburg

*Leona FeinburgMorris Fowler

Julie Singer FreemanIke B. Gillis

Leonard Girson*Elisha (Al) Gold

Cele Goldsmith Lalli*Samuel A. Green

Anita Gruen*Arthur Harris

Herbert M. Holberg*Helen Kaczander*Frances Konop*Eileen J. Lansky

*Lewis LevinLottie LevinJane Levitt

Hyman Phillip LevySadie Miller

Carolyn OhrenRobert Jonathan Patt

Brinnie RubinPhillip Rubin

Edward SchindlerIrving Schwartz

*Morris Schwartz*Sarajane Schwartz

Sarah SharpeJanet Elaine Shartsis

*Moshe ShuppsSidney H. Silver

Sylvia Sloan*Bernard Steinger

*Louis Stutz*Neil Alan Werner*Solomon Zlatkin

WELCOME TO TEMPLE EMANU-EL!

Jacob and Linda Schwarzberg 1/17William and Janeen Fetterman 1/20Thomas and Joyce Sachs 1/22Robert and Rozanne Sedler 1/24Bradley and Janette Baker 1/28

To Sarah Miller and Edward Berger and to Laura and Jerry Miller on the birth of their daughter and granddaughter,

Sylvia Ann Berger, November 12, 2010

The Congregation welcomes the fol-lowing new members who have joined our Temple family since publication of

the November Bulletin

Muriel Wagner of Pleasant Ridge.

We look forward to your involvement in services and at our many events and activities.

TEMPLE EMANU-EL BULLETIN • JANUARY 2011 • TEVET/SHEVAT 5771

T H E R A B B I ’ S C O R N E R

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Rabbi Joseph P. Klein

It seems like I’ve been in the business of interfaith dialogue forever.

For fifteen years I was the rabbi of a small Indiana synagogue that was the only Jewish institution within 60 miles. Adults and children came to our con-gregation who had never met a Jew. I went into churches where all they knew about Judaism was that Jesus appar-ently opposed it. I knew that if I were

to find and befriend colleagues, they would have to be Chris-tian clergy. (I did, of course, and I treasure and maintain those friendships to this day.) In Indiana, as the rabbi of a congrega-tion of just over 100 families, I spent at least as much time preparing for and engaged in interfaith activities, as I did in fulfilling my synagogue responsibilities. And I quickly realized that I was learning more about myself and my Jewish identity than I had expected.

I was fortunate to be living in a Christian community that hon-ored and respected other religions and their institutions. I was most fortunate to be serving a congregation that encouraged ongoing interfaith exchanges. I studied regularly with Baptist and Presbyterian and Catholic clergy, I taught Hebrew to an Assembly of God church, and I traveled to seminary and uni-versity conferences with my Christian clergy colleagues. And every one of those experiences expanded my understanding of faith and belief and Judaism. As a result I found better ways to explain Judaism to the non-Jewish community. And throughout those fifteen years in rural western Indiana, not once did I hear

anti-Semitic, anti-Jewish or anti-Zionist comments, not once was there a “religious problem” in the schools or colleges.

Too often interfaith dialogue and inter-action is little more than ‘show and tell’. Sometimes that’s all we can do when church groups visit the synagogue to sit through a Sabbath service, followed by an explanation in the sanctuary of kipot, tallit and Torah. But when we have an opportunity to study together, to challenge each other, to explain what “I believe” within the context of what “they believe”—then our interfaith experience will have long-lasting ef-fects on our community-at-large.

We have such an opportunity this month. I was asked by my Berkley Clergy Association to teach a six-week class on the Book of Genesis. I have no idea how many church-folk from their five congregations will be there, but I know that when it’s over in February they will see Judaism and the challenge of Jewish study in ways more exciting than they had imagined. And you can be a part of that experience and the “ah-hah” moments that will lift the discussion to a new level of Bible-appreciation. So please consider this my personal invitation to Reading Genesis Again for the First Time. The program will be held at Berkley Community Church, 2855 Wiltshire (n. of Catalpa, w. of Coolidge) on Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, January 13-February 17. Open to the community and free of charge, it will be a fascinating mix of fundamental and liberal Protestants, Catholics and Jews. And bring your own Bibles, the more varied the translations in the room, the more interesting the discussion. Sounds like fun to me!

COFFEE WITH THE CANTOR

Sunday, Jan. 16 at 9:30 a.m.Join Cantor Sharlein for an informal and free-form discussion over coffee (or tea). Bring a topic you'd like to discuss, or just come and see where the conversation leads.

Open to the Community Rabbi’s Genesis ClassRabbi Klein will be teaching a six-week Genesis class, sponsored by the Berkley Clergy Association, open to the community, and free of charge. The course Reading Genesis Again for the First Time, will be held at Berkley Community Church, 2855 Wiltshire (n. of Catalpa, w. of Coolidge) on Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., January 13-February 17.

The Book of Genesis is all too often read and taught as Bible Stories for Children when, in fact, the narratives present very sophisticated themes, and are carefully crafted litera-ture. Rabbi Klein’s six-week class will be a close reading and discussion of the texts of Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, and Noah (chapters 1-6), and The Jacob Narrative (found in chapters 25-35). Please bring your own Bibles (the more varied the translations in the room, the more the better!)

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C O N G R E G A T I O N A L N E W S


Space on the Eastern Europe TripThere are still places available on Rabbi Klein’s Jewish Roots Tour to Budapest, Prague and Poland, May 1-15. The $3,880/person (double occupancy) cost will include round trip airfare, all transportation, all hotels, all breakfasts, nine dinners and four lunches. Beginning with two nights in Budapest, there will be four nights in Prague, two nights in Krakow, one night in Lublin, and four nights in Warsaw.

Special features of the trip will be a dinner cruise down the Danube and an evening cruise on the Moldau River; the Prague Judaica collections from which our Torah Scroll came; Erev Shabbat worship in Prague; Erev Shabbat worship in Warsaw’s Progressive synagogue, and Shabbat morning at the only pre-war synagogue (Orthodox) in Warsaw; evening concert in Prague; Israel Independence Day celebration in Krakow (if available); and of course Holocaust Memorials.

In his conversations with KESHET, our trip provider, Rabbi Klein was clear that he did not want this to be a two-week tour of death camps and Holocaust history. Though the trip does include Holocaust memorials it is as much about Eastern Europe today, as about its past (our past!). The trip will close soon, so contact Rabbi Klein for the itinerary and more infor-mation. Places are open to non-members, so please mention it to friends or neighbors. Rabbi Klein will lead orientation sessions for the participants monthly beginning in January.

Sunday, March 6Great Food! Great Bingo Prizes!

All Ages Can Play!

What is Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood?Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood is a group of individuals who come together to seek opportunities to enhance our temple while socializing and having fun within our Temple family.

Brotherhood activities include

• Sponsorship of the Yom Kippur Break the Fast Dinner

• Religious School Picnic

• Land transportation for the High School Confirmation Trip

We host the annual Chanukah Dinner and, along with the Social Action Committee, host the Chili-Cookoff/ Bingo Event.

We present speakers on various topics of interest: male health issues, home improvements, sports, etc. We end our Temple year with a Tigers or Mudhens baseball game. We also have a monthly Game Night at temple.

Come join us for bagels and coffee at our morning meeting on January 9th.

SAVE THE DATE!

“The Power of Social Media”

Brotherhood Speaker Meeting

Sunday, Jan. 9th @ 9:00 a.m. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blogging – Guest Speaker, Eric Vogel will discuss

business opportunities using social media.

We will meet and eat around 9:00 a.m. The talk should begin around 9:30 a.m. and last

about an hour. Bagels and coffee will be provided. Walk-ins welcome, but RSVP’s help us plan. 248-967-4020. This event is free and

open to the public. Please join us.


Sunday, January 30, 9:15 a.m.

Books & BagelsAs we review and discuss: THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK by Geraldine BrooksAll ages are welcome. This is not a lecture. Come whether or not you have read the book, but expect “spoilers” from those who have read the book and participate in the discussion!

One of the earliest Jewish religious volumes to be illuminated with images, the Sarajevo Haggadah survived centuries of purges and wars thanks to people of all faiths who risked their lives to safeguard it. Geraldine Brooks, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March, has turned the intriguing but sparely de-tailed history of this precious volume into an emotionally rich, thrilling fictionalization that retraces its turbulent journey. In the hands of Hanna Heath, an impassioned rare-book expert restoring the manuscript in 1996 Sarajevo, it yields clues to its guard-ians and whereabouts: an insect wing, a wine stain, salt crystals, and a white hair. While readers experience crucial moments in the book’s history through a series of fascinating, fleshed-out short stories, Hanna pursues its secrets scientifically, and finds that some interests will still risk everything in the name of protecting this treasure. Bagels and coffee will be served. This program is sponsored by the Temple Emanu-El Community of Learners.

Cantor Darcie N. Sharlein

C A N T O R ’ S N O T E S

Sometime after our daughter Ruthie was born last April, parenting maga-zine mysteriously starting showing up in our mail. Last month, one article in particular grabbed my attention: “Teaching Spirituality to Kids: Learn how to teach kids about spiritual-ity, faith, hope, and morality, even if you’re a religious free agent.”

Of course, I’m not a religious free agent. I’m firmly committed to Juda-ism, and Jewish rituals, teachings, and

ethics are already a part of Ruthie’s life. Either in spite of this or because of it – I’m not quite sure which – I was particularly intrigued to read what the article had to say about teaching spirituality.

The author, Teri Cettina, provided several ideas for giving your children religion (gratefulness, connection to community and a higher power, morality, time for reflection) without giving them religion (belief in a specific creed or affiliation with a faith community). One idea struck me as particularly creative and share-worthy, even for those of us who are inclined toward organized religion: create a family mission statement.

Cettina writes, “Many spiritual traditions provide a framework of values or principles to follow. Try creating something similar for your family. ‘Even kids as young as three or four under-stand something like: Our family believes in kindness, helping other people, caring for pets, and reaching out to people who are alone,’’ says [author Mimi] Doe. “You can get formal and post your mission statement in your kitchen, or simply use it when you’re making choices about how to spend your time or resolve conflicts.”

Crafting a mission statement can be quite meaningful, whether you have children in the home or not. Consider: What values guide you? What issues do you stand up for? What do you believe? What role does Judaism play in your life?

You can infuse Jewish concepts into your mission statement with phrases such as: kavod (honor/respect); tikkun olam (repairing the world); brachah (blessing); tz’dakah (char-ity); gimilut chasadim (acts of loving kindness); tzedek (jus-tice/righteousness); hoda-ah (thanks); shalom bayit (peace in the home); k’dushah (holiness).

You may also find inspiration in the “mission statements” of some of our sages as quoted in Pirke Avot:

“Shammai said, ‘Make your Torah study a habit; say little, but do much; and greet every person cheerfully.’” (1:15)

“Hillel said, ‘Don’t separate yourself from the commu-nity…Don’t judge your fellow human being until you have reached that person’s place…And don’t say, ‘When I have leisure, I will study’ – perhaps you will never have that leisure.’” (2:4)

“Rabbi Eliezer said, ‘Let your friend’s honor be as precious to you as your own. Be difficult to provoke. And repent one day before your death.’” (2:10)

If you or your family creates a mission statement, please share it with me; I think it would be wonderful to publish them in a future Temple Bulletin. Best wishes for a happy 2011!

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F R O M T H E E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R

Susan J. Kirschner

As you know, I’m one of those Italophiles with no known genetic connection to Italy. While reading Paul Paolicelli’s “Under the Southern Sun” about the mezzogiorno (southern part) of Italy, I came across a very moving section relating the story of the only concentration camp in Italy during World War II. Ferramonti is in Calabria and Paoli-celli spoke to people who remembered it to gather his story. The only Jews who died in Ferramonti were four people killed when the Americans mistook it for a military installa-

tion and bombed it. The dead were buried in a religious ceremony at the cemetery in nearby Tarsia.

The inmates came from France, England, China, Greece, Yugo-slavia, Bulgaria, Poland and Hungary and included, in addition to Jews, some political enemies from Slovenia, Croatia and China. Not surprisingly, the overwhelming majority were highly edu-cated professionals. The inmates organized themselves, created a school for the children, a library, a theater group, sports teams, etc. They even took over the camp ovens and baked unleavened bread. Three synagogues were set up, along with a Greek Or-thodox chapel and places of worship for at least two other Eastern European religious denominations. Townspeople bartered food and clothing for items from Red Cross parcels, any form of currency and the professional services of the inmates. Barbara Spina remembers her grandmother trading garden produce for dental work.

Fortunately for the inmates, it was two Southern Italians who ran the camp and they seem to have tried very hard to keep the Fascist militia and the Germans out of it. The main roundup Paolicelli found in his research was when the camp commandant and his wife backed a truck into the camp, rounded up all the internee children (about 100)—and took them into town for a gelato!

Paolicelli relates that late in 1943, shortly before the British liber-ated the camp, a German general decided to stop and inspect it. The inmates received advance word and quickly ran up a quar-antine flag in place of the Italian one. The local priest met the general at the main gate and told him cholera was rampant in the camp, so that, while the general was welcome to enter, he did so at his own risk. He declined the offer.

After the war, many survivors remained in touch with Gaetano Marrari, who was the head security officer of the camp for its entire existence.

Thanks to Elissa Driker-Ohren and Amy Wise for

co-chairing our second annual “At Our Tables”

Fundraiser. We thanked all our creative and generous hosts in November, but I want to be sure the wise women who pulled it all together are recognized!


F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T

Steven L. Permut, President

Happy New Year to Temple’s Upcoming 60th Anniversary Year

Happy New Year to you. I hope 2011 provides a healthy, happy and prosperous year to all.

This past month was a very nice month with the Brotherhood Chanukah Dinner and services honoring our Youth Choir. In addi-tion, our Social Action Committee collected food for St. Marks Food Pantry and joined the Sisterhood in support of equal rights for women in the U.S. and Israel by sponsoring a photo shoot of many of our Temple women holding the Torah.

If you recall from High Holiday services, I mentioned that I hope you all say Hineni (HERE I AM) this coming year - and many of you have this past month.

One of the responsibilities of serving as the Temple’s President or on its Board, is to look ahead and plan for the congregation’s needs - be they immediate, near or far into the future. While our 60th anniversary is a year away, celebrations and appropriate ceremonies are in the early planning phase. We will need volunteers, sponsors, sup-porters and participants for various upcoming but as yet undefined plans.

In addition, another board responsibility is to keep our Temple on sound financial footing. We have, and are, continually looking at, ways to cut expenses and raise the needed funds. One possible way is to re-introduce a major fundraising event. We will keep you posted.

2011 should be an exciting and very busy year as we prepare and plan for our 60th anniversary in 2012!

Again, Happy New Year to all.

EVERY CAN COUNTS Now more than ever.Our neighborhood food banks thank you for sharing your food with the hungry - because…Now more than ever, EVERY CAN COUNTS


C O N G R E G A T I O N A L N E W S

cuy kzn B’NAI MITZVAHZoe Lask - January 22

Zoe Mollie Lask will become Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, January 22, 2011. Zoe is the daughter of Julie and Michael and sister of Zachary. Sharing in this joyous event will be Zoe’s grandparents Sandra and Robert Weitz and Glenda and Robert Lask. Zoe is a seventh grader at Norup International School in Oak Park, where she plays violin in the orchestra. She enjoys horseback riding, reading and listening to music. For her mitzvah project Zoe volunteered at the

Berkley Autism Spectrum Disorder Summer Camp and continues to assist in the Buddies program during the school year. She also raised money for the Giving Library at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.

The Community of Learners and Temple Emanu-El’s PTO invite you, your family, friends and neighbors to special presentation by Temple member and author, Sheri Noga

as she discusses her new book,

HAVE THE GUTS TO DO IT RIGHTRaising Grateful and Responsible Children in an Era of IndulgenceSunday, February 6 - 9:15 a.m. Temple Emanu-El 14450 W. Ten Mile, Oak Park

“From television shows about nan-nies coming to the rescue of crazed families to doggy boot camps for undisciplined pets, we’ve become a culture out of control and unable to exert influence in our own families. Most mothers and fathers who come to see me have a sense that they are overindulging their children and allowing behaviors they shouldn’t, but don’t know what to do about it.”

From work to play, sleep to home-work, and toys to technology, this book gives concrete as well as theoretical direction for developing the strength to parent your child independent of a culture of excess.

This event is open to the community. Bagels and coffee will be served.

Concluding Shabbat A Havdallah Celebration

featuring a special music and storytelling performance by

Steve Klaper

Saturday, February 26 7:00 p.m.

Suggested Donation: $10 ppProceeds benefit the Community of

Learners at Temple Emanu-El

Havdallah marks the end of Shabbat and the beginning of the new week.

Temple’s Community of Learners invites members and friends to a casual evening of music featuring Steve Klaper and his music and story-telling show, Adventures of a Jewish Troubadour.

Please join us on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 7:00 p.m. Bring an appetizer and a bottle of wine or juice to share. If you have a havdallah set, bring it along!

For planning purposes, please RSVP to temple office by Feb. 25.

This special Havdallah celebration will raise funds for Adult Education programming at Temple Emanu-El. We are a self-funded commit-tee that provides adult learning opportunities throughout the year. The largest project of these is our annual Scholar-in- Residence weekend. This year we will welcome Anat Hoffman, Exec. Dir. of the Israel Action Center during the week-end of April 8-10.

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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DIRECTOR

Geoff Berdy


Religious School Tu B’shvat/Grandparent Day, Sunday January 23Grandparents (or the “grandparent-like” person in your family) are invited to join us for a very special day at Religious School. We’ll not only be celebrating the gift of grandparents, but Tu B’Shvat, Judaism’s ecological

holiday, as well. Many activities are planned including a special service, family-history project and social action ac-tivity. Grandparents will also have the opportunity to sit in on classes and also have a separate adults-only discussion. For a full itinerary, more information or to RSVP, please contact the education office : 248-967-4023 or email: [email protected].

Monday Night School Martin Luther King Day Commemoration Featuring Interfaith DialogueOn January 17 at 7:00 p.m. we offer our Monday Night School students a unique opportunity. The life and mes-sage of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King resonate deeply in the Jewish community partly because of his commitment to interfaith dialogue, both as an essential element for the struggle for civil rights and as a meaningful part of reli-gious life. In that spirit we invite students to join in a dia-logue with participants of several interfaith programs and to learn about the significance of interfaith dialogue in re-pairing the world and carrying forward Dr. King’s vision. Our guests will be students and staff who have participated in two local interfaith summer programs; C.U.Same, a one- week camp in partnership with Shalom Street, the Af-rican American Museum and the Arab American Museum and Listen, Learn and Live, and a camp sponsored by the Interfaith Center for Racial Justice.

Monday Night School Second Semester: Second semester will kick-off on January 24 with a special commemoration Tu B’Shvat (Judaism’s ecological holiday) in cooperation with the Social Action Committee.

Some of the classes being offered: Cooking for a Cause, Tikkun Olam: Repair the World, Through a Jewish Lens: Documentary Film, From Gershwin to Dylan to Matisyahu: Jews in American Music. Also on January 23, the Temple’s Education Committee will be coming to Monday Night School to hear from students. They’ll be talking to students during the break and to seniors during their class with the Rabbi. To learn more, or to volunteer to be involved, please contact the education office.

Teen Night At The JCCOn Saturday night January 8th from 6-8:00 p.m. the Jewish Community Center of Oak Park will belong strictly to teens (7th grade and above). Temple Emanu-El is organizing the event and have invited NFTY chapters, BBYO, Beth Shalom, Shir Tikvah and Beth El teens. Participants may use the pool, climbing wall and gym. In addition, they will have access to electronic gaming (including Wii) and other activities. The cost is $10 and adult chaperones are needed. We hope to make this a regular event giving Jewish teens on this side of town an opportunity to socialize across denominations.

Middle School Youth Groups Lazer TagJanuary 16, 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.$10, 4th-7th grade, drivers/chaperones needed, lunch included, at Lazer Quest, Madison Heights.

Friday Night Tot-Shabbat featuring “Mitzvah Man”January 14, 6:00-7:30 p.m.Join us for a family-friendly Shabbat dinner and evening of sto-ries, songs and activities. Cantor Sharlein and Education Director Geoff Berdy will host with special guest, Mitzvah Man. Come learn how to be a “mitzvah hero.” RSVP to [email protected] or call 248-967-4023.

Torah Table TalkSo it turns out that this month, as our attention is turned to the life of Rev, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we also read throughout the story of that first civil rights leader: Moses. Here are a few questions for discussion:

• Why do you think the frequent reference to the Exodus story during the Civil Rights movement brought people to the cause?

• The Torah says that the Israelites left Egypt as a “mixed multi-tude.” How might that be relevant to the notion of Civil Rights?

• What does it mean to say that ‘God wants us to be free’?

Our Sunday morning Tefillah – Community Time is getting rave reviews!

Please join us each week in the sanctuary at the beginning of Religious School at 9:00 a.m. for 15-20 minutes of Tefil-lah, prayer and song with Rabbi Klein, Cantor Sharlein and Education Director Geoff Berdy.

This time provides our Religious School students grades 1-7 and their teachers the “moment” to build special social and emotional ties with our clergy and each other. Parents have said they truly appreciate the time to celebrate com-munity as well!


Excellent references from your friends, neighbors & Temple Emanu-El members

EARLY WORSHIP WITH PRE-SERVICE WINE & CHEESE ONEG

Friday, January 28 6:00 p.m. Pre-Service Oneg Shabbat6:30 p.m. Kaballat Shabbat

Please join us!

Eileen Brand, Director, Early Childhood Community

NEWS FROM THE ECC WHERE OUR EXPERIENCE PROVIDES YOUR CHILD WITH THE BEST EXPERIENCE

S M A L L T A L K

Eileen Brand

As winter continues, the Nursery offices are busy preparing for camp. Like the fashion industry, we are always a season ahead. Camp begins Monday, June 13th, and is offered for nine weeks with three, 3-week sessions. Packets will be sent home at the end of January - both for camp as well as materials for the 2011-2012 school year.

Soon we will welcome several new babies to our Infant Program. When parents come to tour the facility they are in awe of both the physical layout of the rooms and the warmth and assurance they feel from our nurturing staff. It is our hope that this is just the beginning of a long term relationship between these families, the ECC and Temple.

In our ever changing world, every generation has its “new toys.” Television transformed our world from black and white into color and grew larger and larger giving us the ability to record, pause, and watch programs at our con-venience. Land telephones are becoming obsolete as cell phones keep us connected over here and over there. Are our young children really at an advantage with revolutionized telecommunications? In paraphrasing a recent article in the New York Times, entitled Toddlers’ Favorite Toy: The iPhone, “the world is increasingly divided into those parents who do allow phone use and those who don’t.” Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, a psychology professor who specializes in early language development, sides with the “Don’ts.” She states, “research shows that children learn best through active engagement that helps them adapt to the particular situation at hand, and interacting with a screen doesn’t qualify.” Still, Dr. Hirsh-Pasek was struck on a recent visit to New York City by how many parents were handing over their iPhones to their little children in the subway. “I understand the impulse. This is a magical phone. I must admit I’m addicted to this phone. “

What do YOU think?

Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on Monday, Janu-ary 17th. There will be no regular programming or extended care in session.

Happy Winter . . . Stay warm!

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G I F T S A N D M E M O R I A L S

A Sincere Thank You: We sincerely thank everyone for their generous contributions to our various funds. Your support allows us to continue offering our outstanding programs and services and helps us to support all members of our Temple Family. Thank you!

HEBREW FREE LOAN, Metro Detroit’s oldest Jewish agency, is looking for, and ready to help our neighbors. With the deteriorating economic climate, many individuals and families who never thought that they would need financial assistance are looking for help. These are our friends and family who live in Michigan, and now their needs are greater than ever. Hebrew Free Loan can help by provid-ing interest-free loans for a wide range of needs, including living expenses, job re-training, tuition assistance, summer camp programs, medical and dental expenses, small business start-up costs, and much more.

To be eligible for an interest-free loan, the applicant must be Jew-ish, a Michigan resident of legal age and have the financial ability to make monthly payments. The application process includes a phone interview, a personal interview and the signature of two co-signers. Once the paperwork is complete, a credit report is obtained on the co-signers, a promissory note is signed and a check quickly issued.

For more information on Hebrew Free Loan’s services, call our office at 248.723.8184 or visit our Web site at www.hfldetroit.org.

CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

In Memory of:Sidney Gelb

Sherri Gelb & Eric Gelb

GENERAL GIFTS FUNDIn Appreciation:From Stephanie ReinerIn Honor of:Marilyn Kaczander-Cohen & Don Cohen, Judy & Jack Nolish, and Cantor Darcie & Jeff Sharlein for a memorable evening and memorable food

Mel & Ellie NatinskyIn Memory of:Eddie Silver

The Newman FamilyHyman Abrams

Howard AbramsIda Damraur

Faye & Lou DamraurDr. Bernard Plotkin

Elaine PlotkinMurray Novick

Barbara StuartSarah Shapiro

Robert M. Carson

LECH LECHA OPERATING ENDOWMENT

In Memory of:Margaret Casey

Gary & Kathleen Trock

MUSIC FUNDIn Honor of:The Birth of Tavi Ariev Simon

Mel & Ellie Natinsky

NORMAN ROSE CANTOR FUND

In Memory of:Ida Ettenson & Abraham Ettenson

Sharon & Mel Ettenson

RABBI MILTON ROSENBAUM

EDUCATIONAL FUNDIn Honor of:Faye Damraur

Julie Kraus

RABBINIC DISCRETIONARY FUND

In Memory of: Abraham Krosnick

Mort Krosnick & FamilyLeah Glinter

Kenneth GlinterMarilyn & Seymour Matenky

Judy, Laura, & Linda Matenky

Ida RaimiShelley Krosnick

Joseph BakerShari Morningstar

BEA SACKS SOCIAL ACTION

(Brovary Project)In Memory of:Ed Silver

Louis & Flo Citarel

SASSON SHAYA LIBRARY FUND

In Honor of:Carole Shaya & Family

Rose CreedIn Memory of:Victoria Ben Moshe

E. Carole Shaya

DR. MAURICE B. WEINER & DR. RICHARD A.

WEINER CHILDREN’S BOOK FUND

In Honor of:The 60th anniversary of Nor-ma and Seymour Lankowski

Judy WeinerMaida Zuckerman’s very special birthday

Danielle SprecherThe birth of Ryan Jacob Cohen

Julie KrausIn Memory of:Dorothy J. WeinerHelen HackHarold Margolis

Judy Weiner

LEE WOLIN MEMORIAL AITZIM CHAYIM FUND

In Memory of:Morton Wolin

Denny, Jenny, Michael, Jeffrey Patterson & Lynn Wolin

Louis MalkinLottie Malkin

Ira AlbionLouis & Flo Citarel

ZUSSMAN-UNGER YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND

In Honor of:Morgan Swimmer, Bat Mitzvah T.E. Board of Trustees


SAVE THE DATE

Temple Emanu-El

WINE-TASTING EVENTSaturday, March 12, 2011

Look for details in the February Bulletin

SPONSOR A WINE & CHEESE ONEG in honor of a simcha - anniversary, birthday, graduation

or other special event. Or, you may wish to honor the memory of a loved one…

Our special, welcoming onegs have been well attended and are fast becoming a fixture at Temple. The minimum cost to sponsor a Wine & Cheese Oneg is $100. Please contact the

office: 248-967-4020, ext. 204, to select a date.


TOTAL Enclosed: $Please make your check payable to: Temple Emanu-El and return to the Temple office.

TEAR-OFF REGISTRATION FOR EVENTS LISTED ABOVE

NAME DAY PHONE

EVENT # ADULTS # CHILDREN AMOUNT ENCLOSED

UPCOMING EVENTS AT TEMPLE EMANU-EL

Tu B’shvat SederJanuary 23 - 5:00 p.m.

$5 per person $10 per family (or $18 sponsor)

and a vegetarian dish to passRSVP: January 21

248-967-4020

V O L U N T E E R O P P O R T U N I T I E S

Join in and ful ll the mitzvah of Purim by volunteering in our wonderful Shalach Manot fundraiser. There are many fun opportunities for you and your family to help.

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Partial Assembly Family Pizza Party Sunday, March 6, 2011 11:30 – 1:00 pm

Baked Goods to TempleThursday, March 17, 2011

Final AssemblyFriday, March 18, 2011 9 am – 1 pm

DeliveryFriday, March 18 through Sunday, March 20, 2011

For more information please contact: Pam Finegood 248.505.0312 pk [email protected]

For information on how to order Shalach Manot please check our website at www.emanuel-mich.org



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A Havdallah CelebrationSaturday, February 26

7:00 p.m.Suggested Donation: $10 pp

RSVP by Feb. 25

JosephP.Klein Rabbi DarcieN.Sharlein Cantor

MiltonRosenbaum,z’l RabbiEmeritus NormanRose,z’l CantorEmeritus

SusanJ.Kirschner ExecutiveDirector GeoffreyBerdy Director,Education&YouthActivities EileenBrand Director,EarlyChildhoodCommunity MichaelynSilverman FoundingDirector-ECC StevenL.Permut President MitchMeisner Admin.Vice-President&President-Elect DavidGubow FinancialVice-President FredrickFrank ReligiousVice-President WendyBakst EducationVice-PresidentMarilynKaczander-Cohen Membership&Programming Vice-President DennisKayes Treasurer DebraWalter Secretary DoloresM.Galea ImmediatePastPresident

PeriodicalPostage

PAIDat Detroit, MI

and additional Mailing offices

Permit No. 044387014450 W. Ten Mile Rd. Oak Park, MI 48237-1438

248-967-4020 Fax: 248-967-4284 www.emanuel-mich.org

T E M P L E C A L E N D A RJanuary 2011 - Tevet/Shevat 5771

317:00 PMHigh SchoolYouth Choir

19:30 AM Torah Study 10:30 AMMorning Shabbat

2Building Closed

3Nursery Classes Resume

44:30 PMHebrew School7:00 PMYouth & Education Committees

57:00 PMCatering Committee7:30 PMShir Chadash

64:30 PMHebrew School

77:00 PMFirst Friday Family Shabbat


99:00 AMBrotherhood Meeting9:30 AMSisterhood Meeting

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No Monday Night School

114:30 PMHebrew School6:15 PMExecutive Committee Meeting7:00 PMBrotherhood Game Night

127:30 PMShir Chadash

134:30 PMHebrew School7:30 PM[Reading Genesis Again for the 1st Time-Berkley Community Church]

148:00 PMAnniversary Shabbat with Choir


169:00 AMReligious SchoolCoffee with the Cantor9:30 AMReligious School6th Grade B’nai Mitzvah Parent MeetingCoffee with the Cantor12:00 PMEastern European Trip Meeting

177:00 PMHigh School Youth ChoirMembership MeetingOptional Monday Night School7:15 PMAdult Ed. Committee

ECC Parent-Teacher Conferences –

No Classes

184:30 PMHebrew School7:30 PMReligious Committee Meeting

19 204:30 PMHebrew School8:00 PMCapital Budget Task Force

218:00 PMErev Shabbat

229:30 AMTorah Study10:30 AMZoe Lask Bat Mitzvah

239:00 AMReligious School5:00 PMTu B’shvat Seder Dinner

247:00 PMHigh School Youth Choir

254:30 PMHebrew School7:30 PMBoard of Trustees Meeting

267:30 PMShir Chadash

274:30 PMHebrew School5:30 PMJewish Vocational Services Annual Dinner

286:00 PMOneg6:30 PMErev Shabbat

299:30 AMTorah Study10:30 AMMorning Service w/ Choir

309:00 AMReligious School9:30 AMAdult Ed. Book Discussion

Bulletin 2011 January

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