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Temple Anshe Amunim

inside July, 2017 Volume 147, Edition 9

7 Tammuz - 8 Av 577726 Broad Street, Pittsfield MA 01201 413-442-5910 Fax: 413-442-8315 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ansheamunim.orgwww.facebook.com/ansheamunim

page twoSchedule of ServicesFrom the Rabbipages three to fiveMessage from the Presidentpage sixThrough the Looking GlassMen’s Club Movie MinyanJuly Eventspage sevenCalendar RafflePlay Analysis SeriesTemple Gift Shoppage eightTanglewood ShabbatJewish Transportation NetworkBoard of Trusteespage nineThe Dreyfus AffairRabbi Salzmann’s Kiddush BrunchMaking Scenespage tenPeter, Paul and MaryHavdallah at TanglewoodCreated EqualHebrew ClassesAdult B’nai Mitzvah Classpage elevenFeigenbaum Lecture Save the DateCondolencesFeigenbaum Memorial Walkway DedicationArchivist Neededpage twelveTAA Fundspage thirteenDonationspage fourteenYahrzeits, BirthdaysAnniversariespage fifteenCalendarback coverBlessings of Liberty

Rabbi Josh’s summer lecture series, “Gospel Truth”Part 2 and Part 3: Wednesdays, July 5 and July 12, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. at TAAJoin Rabbi Josh for the second and third of three conversations about the New Testament with his Christian colleagues. At each session, a different member of local clergy will share how their selected text guides them in their work. Rabbi Josh will then explore the passage from a Jewish perspective and open the floor to questions and comments from participants. The second and third sessions will feature Pastor John Nelson, Church on the Hill in Lenox and Father Michael Bernier, Sacred Heart Church in Pittsfield. Bring your own lunch – dessert and cold beverages will be provided.

Free for Temple members; $5 for non-members. Donations to cover refreshments are appreciated.

3rd SessionFather Michael Bernier,

Sacred Heart Church, Pittsfield and Rabbi Josh Breindel

2nd SessionPastor John Nelson, Church

on the Hill in Lenox and Rabbi Josh Breindel

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Schedule of ServicesPlease note the change in time for Shabbat Morning Services to 11:00 a.m.

Saturday, July 1, 2017NO Torah Plus10:00 a.m. Noah Kramer Bar MitzvahSunday, July 2, 20173:00 p.m. The Blessings of LibertyFriday, June 7, 20175:30 p.m. Sabbath of StudySaturday, July 8, 20179:30 a.m. Torah Plus11:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service5:00 p.m. Gabby Fisher Havdalah Bat Mitzvah Friday, July 14, 20177:00 p.m. Shabbat at Tanglewood Saturday, July 15, 20179:30 a.m. Torah Plus11:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning ServiceFriday, July 21, 20175:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat ServiceSaturday, July 22, 20179:30 a.m. Torah Plus 11:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning ServiceFriday, July 285:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat ServiceSaturday, July 29, 20179:30 a.m. Torah Plus 11:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service

Rabbi Josh Breindel

From the Rabbi

The Blessings of Annually Meeting

In a congregation such as TAA, the seasons dictate the rhythms of our communi-ty. Now, as we are embraced by the summer, many of our friends and congregants have returned from their seasonal lodgings. Our home in the Berkshires is once again full!

For me, the gateway to this season is our Annual Meeting. This gathering is a time for us to take stock of all that we’ve experienced in the past year. As we review our programs and worship opportunities, it’s also an occasion to plan for new initia-tives. Most importantly, it’s a time to feel – and to express – thanks for the many people who have offered their unique gifts to our temple family.

Andy Hochberg, our newest Member of the Year, has been an exemplar of ser-vice for many years. Andy has continually served in just about every aspect of temple life. It was wonderful to see him appreciated so fully at the Annual Meet-ing; this is not the first time that he was accorded this honor. I know that Andy and we will continue to grow together from strength to strength!

With Deb Cole-Duffy’s leadership, the members of our Management Team and Board have also invested their time and talents in our temple. Many of our com-mittees and clubs are expanding their focus to offer both one-time and reoccurring events. As a final element, our superb team of staff forms a dynamic and talented group with whom I partner on a daily basis. I feel that it would be difficult to find a warmer core of people to serve our congregation.

While I greatly appreciate the contributions of all our committees to temple life, I’d like to reflect on the efforts of our Caring Committee. This year, we have lost some beloved people from our temple family. Many of our members have also struggled with a variety of challenging issues. As I’ve accompanied these individu-als and their families, I have relied on the Caring Committee’s partnership. They have offered kind words, tasty meals and comfort to our members. This committee has swiftly become integral to our mission to care for all of our temple family – I offer them my deepest appreciation for this very holy work.

Looking ahead, I’m excited about several upcoming experiences. This month, we will hold two b’nai mitzvah celebrations (7/1 at 10:00 AM and 7/8 at 5:00 PM). Esther and our students have made these services memorable and beautiful; you are warmly invited to join in these congregational simchot!

In the middle of the month, we will return to Tanglewood for our annual Kabba-lat Shabbat service (7/14). Details about the event can be found in this bulletin – I hope to see you on the Lawn! Also in July, Tamara Wolfson (our cantorial intern) will return to us from July 28-29. Although I will be on vacation for the last two weeks of the month, I know that Tamara’s characteristic energy and insight will be a blessing to all who join her for services.

For now, I offer my warmest blessings for a healthful, peaceful and delightful summer to all the members of our temple family!

Temple Anshe Amunim ~ July, 2017 ~ 3

Dear Congregation,In this Report, I happily offer my reflections to

highlight this past year’s many successes, as well as areas that continue to challenge us. As President, I can assure you that a great deal of my effort and the efforts of most in this congregation, have gone into supporting the life of this dear temple family, staff, leaders and our Temple Home. I will honor our many accomplishments by acknowledging the efforts of many. As I kvell, I hope I have included all, whose presence should be counted and lauded. If not, please notify me at once so that I may amend my Report.

I kindly ask that you read the entirety of the Annual Report. It will offer details about: our proposed budget; status of our investments; status of our Accessibility Project and Campaign; our House and Security Efforts; Rabbi Josh’s endeavors; Religious Education happenings; Worship; Leadership (Incoming and Outgoing Board Members); Membership; Development; Programs; Youth Activities; WRJ; Mens’ Club; Social Action; Security; Technology - essentially, about the workings of each Committee; and the functioning of our temple operations.

First, I offer my appreciation and heartfelt thank you’s to:

Office Manager and Executive Assistant to the Rabbi, Keren Weiner - for all that you do to support the needs of our office, operations, congregants, leaders, Rabbi, staff, and our larger community, I offer my greatest appreciation to you personally, and on behalf of our entire Temple community;

Facility Manager, Dave Wallace - for all that you do to support our temple facility and security needs, and

for your special care of our congregation. I remain so very grateful for ALL your efforts;

Administrative Assistant, Diane Koch - for bringing us your graphic and organizational talents and all the special assistance you lend to Keren, our leadership and to our temple community;

Stephanie Bennett, Rebbitzin - for your special care and attention to the many details (large and small) that you take with our: bulletin, special services and projects; our School; our temple family; and that ‘pretty good’ Rabbi of ours too;

The Management Team: Rachel Alemany, Alyce Bernstein (liaison), Nancy Gagnon, Chuck Myers, Andy Hochberg, Howard Shapiro - for your thoughtful and tremendous leadership efforts to support the needs and operations of our temple. And, a special thank you’s to outgoing MT members: Andy Hochberg, Chuck Myers and to Alyce Bernstein for serving so admirably on this TEAM;

Recording Secretary, Josh Cutler, for your exemplary writing and keep of our Minutes; and To: Finance Secretary, Ed Slomin, for your diligent and skillful oversight of our Investments;

The Board of Trustees: Michael Duffy, Laura Feakes, Josh Hochberg, Wendy Rabinowitz, Sharon Rawlings, Robyn Rosen, Sandi Rubin and Judy Stolzberg for all that you lend to the leadership, trust, and oversight of all aspects of our temple community. With special appreciation to outgoing Board Members: Andy Hochberg and Robyn Rosen, for your years of loving and dedicated service to this congregation!

Committee Chairs: Rachel Alemany, Alyce Bernstein, Jackie Browner, Marlene Chautin, Denise Cherry, Josh Cutler, Andy Hochberg, Rhoda

President’s Report


and Phil Kaminstein, Chuck Myers, Faith Newmark, Jim Overmyer, Janie and Larry Pellish, Rob Proskin, Stephen Radin, Robyn Rosen, Sandi Rubin, Howard Shapiro, Judy Stolzberg, Keren Weiner and Maxine Wisbaum, for all your talents and efforts to oversee our congregational initiatives and activities. And, I offer my appreciation to out-going Co-Chair of Temple Archives, Jim Overmyer; for your dedication and talented efforts in the role you shared with Rhoda and Phil Kaminstein to decipher, organize and beautifully display our temple artifacts;

Leadership and Board Nominations’ Chair, Andy Hochberg, who graciously stepped forward to further develop our leadership needs and oversee board nominations. I am grateful to Josh Cutler and Laura Feakes who will now step into MT roles. Ellen Weiden will return as a Trustee to the Board, and Lauren Dudley will serve as an Alternate Board Member. (As of this writing, we are in need of one or two more board members.);

The 90+ people at our temple who donate their time, talents and energy to enhance congregational life (Thank you notes to follow!);

Stu Besnoff for overseeing the sale of our pews; and for his many donations of materials and his time to repair and maintain our House;

Howard Shapiro for our computer program upkeep and management; and keeping us posted with weekly emails, no matter where you are in the world!

Eric Drayman for all the computer hardware and assistance with technology upgrades;

Rabbi Josh, Josh Cutler, Howard Shapiro, and Peter Weissenstein for photo journaling our many events;

Edie and Michael Mulligan - in addition to your booked gigs, thank you and your family for your many catering donations;

Our dear Rabbi Harold and Rebbitzin, Audrey Salzmann, Emeriti, for ALL your talents and gifts to the life of our congregation;

Accompanists, Michael Duffy and Mark Franklin - for lending your beautiful sounds and voices to our youth as well as to several congregational services and programs;

Music Director, Alan Gold - for ALL that you fabulously do to facilitate, oversee, and support the musical offerings for our congregation and greater community! And with your search efforts, we now

welcome Tamara Wolfson, our HUC Cantorial Soloist, and look forward to all the ways her beautiful voice will enhance our worship, as well as from our most talented Volunteer Choir: Arlene Adler, (Myself), Ellen Cutler, Jessica Cutler, Jerry Dick, Michael Duffy, Mark Franklin, Beverly Gilbert, Faith Newmark, Janie Pellish, Jackie Shayer and Ellen Weiden;

Our Religious Education Teachers and Staff: Esther Benari-Altmann, Rabbi Josh, Michael Duffy, Mark Franklin, Gayle Schechtman, Pailey Feakes (aid); and Kevin Wallace (school custodian) for your time and talents to well teach and support our children and families;

Religious Education Director, Esther Benari-Altmann - for ALL your talents, skill, and care of our Education Program and the combined TAA/KI (Chai) education program; and for ALL that you do to masterfully guide and instruct our students of all ages!

And, our dear Rabbi Josh Breindel - for your great many talents in the ways you magnificently lead us in worship, oversee life cycle events, guide our programs, tend to our congregation and temple home, and represent us so beautifully in the community. And as always, thank you for your special pastoral care, most especially this year, as we have been a congregation burdened by the shared loss of so many dear ones from our temple family.

As you can see, it takes our entire community to sustain the life of our congregation.

And, now, to several more of our successes; with your financial contributions - we have also realized so very much:•The soon to be completion of our L’Dor, V’dor

Accessibility Project, thanks to the oversight of Co-Chairs, Andy Hochberg and Rob Proskin and the Accessibility Committee, and the contributions from our kind and generous donors (There is always time to make your contribution!) to include 3 magnificent donations from the Feigenbaum Foundation; the beautiful woven accessibility commemorative fixture, which adorns our temple foyer created and donated by Wendy Rabinowitz; the tremendous gift from Joe and Mary Jane Handler, which has financed ALL the chairs (and a few more too) for our Chapel/Library; to Rob



and Dan Proskin for ALL their personal and business (BBE) contributions of their service and time and a donation of 10 more chairs;

•THE ANONYMOUS 10 K SUPPLEMENTAL DUES MATCH lovingly made and realized; and from the same anonymous donor family, this YEAR’S SUPPLEMENTAL DUES MATCH IS SET AT 10K AND FOR EVERY DOLLAR BEYOND, WILL BE MATCHED UP TO 15K!

•A 20K (+) increase in dues and supplemental dues receipts; and contributions to honor and remember our dear ones to support operations; endowments; and targeted funds, such as our Cantorial Soloist.

To all in our temple community: I thank you for every contribution you have made to sustain our blessings!

But… as you know, our Needs and Challenges do persist - Just now, we still need to receive about 20K in

outstanding dues and 7K in accessibility campaign pledges - and as I repeatedly state, there is always time to make your gift. Such income will immediately assist with these expenses: $7K to complete our Accessibility Project; $10 K for our Cantorial Soloist Fund; and $10K for additional security and building needs. To address our ongoing expenses amid current endowments and income, we all realize that we need to further develop and sustain our ongoing revenue streams. And we have begun to do just that, under the excellent and capable leadership of Sandi Rubin, and members of the Development Committee. Please continue to make your cash donations; but please also consider non-cash charitable gifts. I also wholeheartedly ask your consideration to make any size testamentary gift in order to sustain our Temple for generations to come. For further information about any planned giving gift, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Sandi Rubin, Chair of Development.

There are also times when I hear understandable concerns about our human resources - concerns that sound something like, “Why is no-one doing such and such?” This is the type of question that makes my heart and likely the collective hearts of our leadership and active volunteers just sink. To support all the wonderful blessings of our temple, and all that we are doing, our needs are many; and, they are ever-growing! Even with all whom I have happily acknowledged, all who have given to the life of this congregation, our demographic picture

and personal circumstances do limit our human resources. As I have repeatedly stated, I believe we must work toward cooperative membership and leadership. Rather than be the YOU who are or aren’t doing something at temple; we must be the WE who ARE or WILL be doing! To help respond to: “Someone should be doing such and such in this congregation!....” I also recommend we try to fill such roles as:•Volunteer Coordinator•Several Door Greeters for all services, events and

programs•Co-Chair of Archives•Co-Chair of Programming, and more committee

members•Public Relations Coordinator•More members to serve on our Development

Committee•Grant locators and writers to solicit funds for

must-have security/safety needs Please reach out to me or to any member of our

Management Team if you are interested in assuming such a role or any other role to enhance the life of our congregation.

I am so very inspired by our leadership and all in our community who lovingly give of their time, talents and efforts. I am delighted by all of our resource and development efforts (financial and human) to date. It is all of us that MAKE the difference in sustaining and enhancing the life of OUR dear temple. I thank you for sharing in worship, programs, and events and in the life cycle events of our families and in this congregation. And, I thank you again for your monetary donations of any size to temple. In partnership with the MT, Trustees, Committee Chairs, Volunteers, Staff and all Leaders of this temple; and indeed with our dear Rabbi Josh, it is my honor to serve as President of Temple Anshe Amunim. With the start of my second year as President, I greatly look forward to US continuing from strength to strength!

Respectfully submitted by:Debora Cole-Duffy, President



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July Events at TAASaturday, July 1 ...................................10:00 AMBar Mitzvah, Noah Kramer

Sunday, July 2 ........................................3:00 PMBlessings of Liberty – Interfaith Service

Attendance: Free

Wednesday, July 5 ................................12:00 PMRabbi Josh’s summer lecture series, “Gospel Truth”Part 2 with Rabbi Josh and Pastor John Nelson, Church on the Hill in Lenox (second of three-part series)

Attendance: TAA members Free; Non-members $5

Saturday, July 8 .....................................5:00 PMBat Mitzvah, Gabby Fisher

Tuesdays, July 11, 18, 25 and August 1 ........................................10:00 AMPlay Analysis, “The Face of Evil”Dr. Barbara Waldinger (four-part series)

Attendance: $40 for members; $45 for non-mem-bers for 4 sessions or $15 per session

Wednesday, July 12 ..............................12:00 PMRabbi Josh’s summer lecture series, “Gospel Truth”Part 3 with Rabbi Josh and Father Michael Bernier of Sacred Heart Church (third of three-part series)


Friday, July 14 ........................................7:00 PMShabbat at Tanglewood – tickets from BSO

Thursdays, July 20 and July 27 ...........................................11:30 AMPhil Halpern’s Lunch and Laugh (two-part series)


Please visit www.ansheamunim.org or call the Temple office at (413) 442-5910 for more information.

Through the Looking Glass

As we begin another very busy summer, I believe that Lewis Carroll phrased it accurately in Alice in Wonderland. Alice said, “Why, sometimes I’ve be-lieved as many as six impossible things before break-fast.” Because of your participation and your curi-osity, we have discovered nothing is “impossible” at Temple Anshe Amunim. We offer a variety of programs and it is our hope that you, your friends, your guests and the Berkshire community will join us. Our schedule of programs is listed in our 2017 Summer Programs and Services at Temple Anshe Amunim booklet – now available at the Temple as well as on our website.

A gentle reminder about the Theater Party on July 6 at 3:00 p.m. at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox. Tickets are limited and are going fast.

Thank you, Alyce & Rachel

Men’s ClubMovieMinyanJuly 9 at 7:00 PM

The Movie Minyan film will be Nowhere in Africa. As with all the monthly films presented by the Men’s Club, it is open to all Anshe Amunim men and women and their friends.

A love story spanning two continents, NOWHERE IN AFRICA is the extraordinary true tale of a Jewish family who flees the Nazi regime in 1938 for a remote farm in Kenya. Abandoning their once-comfortable existence in Germany, Walter Redlich, his wife Jettel (Juliane Köhler) and their five-year-old daughter Regina each deal with the harsh realities of their new life in different ways.


Calendar Raffle

Exciting Opportunity to benefit Temple Anshe Amunim

1/2 price Calendar Raffle Drawing starts July 1

Each calendar raffle ticket costs $12.50 and prizes are drawn throughout the year. Each ticket will be entered (even if it has already won it will be returned to the pool) for the next drawing giving you 429 chances to win:

❖ 365 times for a daily prize of $25 ❖ 52 times for a weekly prize of $100 ❖ 12 times for a monthly prize of $500

$12.50

each

through Dec.31

Calendar Raffle WinnersMoe England, Julie Weiss, Ed and Carla Slomin

TEMPLEGIFT SHOP

Proceeds benefit our Religious School.

Contact Esther Benari-Altman (413) 442-5910x12 or [email protected]

Affordable and practical gifts for all occasions, including Bar and Bat Mitzvah at the Temple Gift Shop.

Dr. Barbara Waldinger’s Play Analysis Series

Temple Anshe Amunim will host a four-part Play Analysis series entitled, “The Face of Evil,” on Tuesday mornings, begin-ning July 11, from 10:00-11:30 a.m. The series is open to the public.

Dr. Barbara Waldinger will lead discussion and analysis of two plays. The first two classes will focus on Paddy Chayefsky’s The Tenth Man, an American update of Ansky’s The Dybbuk, which is a classic of the Yiddish Theatre. Guest expert Rabbi Josh Breindel will share his insights regarding dybbuks-- troubled, homeless souls who enter the body of living persons. Lillian Hellman’s Watch on the Rhine will be the subject of the final two classes. The characters exhibit the naiveté of wartime Ameri-cans contrasting with the corruption of Nazi sympathizers. In demonstrating how deeply Fascism can penetrate people’s hearts and minds, Hellman’s play, winner of the New York Drama Crit-ics Award, resonates today.

Dr. Waldinger, a director and professor of Theatre, taught at Hofstra University, Marymount Manhattan College, and Queens College for twenty-five years. She received her Ph.D. from the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City, and is serving her seventeenth year as Artistic Director of HR Showcase Theatre in Hudson, which is dedicated to staged readings of the five win-ners of its annual nationwide playwriting contest. She directs for Plays in Progress, a theatre group that helps to develop the work of new playwrights, teaches for OLLI, and reviews plays for Berkshire On Stage, an online publication.Classes will meet on July 11, 18, 25, and August 1. The cost for the four-session course is $40 for members; $45 for non-mem-bers for 4 sessions or $15 per session.

For more information, contact the Temple Anshe Amunim of-fice at (413) 442-5910, email [email protected] or visit www.ansheamunim.org.


2016 – 17 Board of Directors and TrusteesMANAGEMENT TEAMDebora Cole-Duffy, PresidentHome: (413) 684-1202 Mobile: (413) 537-4660Email: [email protected] Alemany, Immediate Past Co-PresidentHome: (413) 499-8616 Mobile: (413) 822-2293Email: [email protected] Gagnon, Assistant Treasuer and Immediate Past Co-PresidentHome: (413) 655-2545Email: [email protected] Myers, Immediate Past Co-PresidentHome: (978) 807-6309Email: [email protected] Hochberg, Treasurer Home: (413) 698-3883 Mobile: (413) 822-6913Work: (413) 499-2323Email: [email protected] Shapiro, AuditorHome: (413) 637-3342 Mobile: (413) 212-9948Email: [email protected] Bernstein, AdHocHome: (413) 499-3647 Other: (561) 272-4702Email: [email protected]

Josh Cutler, Recording Secretary, Trustee Mobile: (413) 464-2541Email: [email protected]

Michael Duffy, Trustee Mobile: (413) 441-1332Email: [email protected]

Laura Feakes, TrusteeHome: (413) 443-5712Email: [email protected]

Joshua Hochberg, TrusteeHome: (413) 822-5397Email: [email protected]

Wendy Rabinowitz, TrusteeHome: (413) 448-2397 Mobile: (413) 281-2399Email: [email protected]

Sharon Rawlings, TrusteeHome: (413) 822-8713Email: [email protected]

Robyn Rosen, TrusteeHome: (413) 499-1514 Mobile: (413) 822-5104Email: [email protected]

Sandi Rubin, TrusteeHome: (413) 442-0237 Mobile: (413) 626-5765Email: [email protected]

Judy Stolzberg, TrusteeHome: (413) 443-9481 Mobile: (413) 441-2874Email: [email protected]

Join us as we welcome the Sabbath bride on the great lawn at Tanglewood. Look for the blue and white balloons in the middle of the lawn, set up your picnic dinner, and bring a dessert to share. We’ll gather for Kabbalat Shabbat at the back of the lawn at approximately 7:00 pm, followed by Andris Nelson conducting Ravel, Haydn, Ades and Mozart. Purchase your own tickets at bso.org. For more information please contact the Temple Office at 413-442-5910 or email Rachel Alemany, ([email protected]). We look forward to having everybody join us!!

TANGLEWOOD SHABBATWith Rabbi JoshFriday July 14, 2017 at 7pm

Jewish Transportation Network Offers Discount Taxi CouponsDiscount taxi coupons for Jewish residents ages 65 years and older are available at the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, 196 South St., Pittsfield or by calling the Federation at (413) 442-4360 x10.

$50 worth of taxi coupons can be purchased for $5. Coupons are valid for 3 months and can be used with Rainbow Taxi or Pittsfield or Taxico of Great Barrington and Lee.

This program is funded by the Jewish Women’s Foundation of Berkshire County and administered by the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires.


The Dreyfus Affair: An Illustrated LectureAugust 2, 2017 at 11:30 a.m.

Paris, 1894. It is discovered that a French army officer has offered to sell military secrets to long-time adversary Germany. Who is the traitor? Immediately suspected is Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a career officer who speaks German, acts aloof, and is well-positioned to gather information of value to the enemy. His handwriting seems to match the incriminating document. Most tellingly, he is a Jew, an alien. His capacity for treason can be deduced from his race.

Evidence is hastily gathered, a military trial convened, the defendant convicted, and Captain Dreyfus is publically humiliated, stripped of his rank, discharged from the army, and shipped off to imprisonment on Devil’s Island for life.

End of story? Hardly. It was only just beginning.The Dreyfus Affair divided the French nation and

attracted international notice. It took twelve years for the scandal to run its course with politicians and ordinary citizens taking sides, governments falling, coups d’état and even assassinations attempted, reports falsified, documents forged, forgers committing suicide, murders suspected, and the church and military establishments under attack. There was perjury, vandalism, dueling, and bloody riots. Through it all, the specter of anti-Semitism reared its ugly head as the army strained to protect its image as the nation’s protector. The effects of the Affair extended through the twentieth and even into the twenty-first century.

On August 2, 2017, Temple Anshe Amunim will host a dramatic power-point presentation by Jesse Waldinger, who lectured last year on the Leo Frank trial. Waldinger, an attorney and playwright, resides in Canaan, New York, with his wife, director/teacher Barbara Waldinger.

The program, part of Temple Anshe Amunim’s “Lunch and Learn” series, will begin at 11:30 a.m. Guests are invited to bring their own lunch; beverages and dessert will be provided. Admission is free for Temple members and $5.00 for non-members.

For more information, contact the Temple Anshe Amunim office at (413) 442-5910, email [email protected] or visit www.ansheanumim.org.

Making Scenes: TAA Acting Class with Dr. Barbara WaldingerAugust 8, August 15, August 22, August 29, 2017

Temple Anshe Amunim will host a four-part scene study class on consecutive Tuesdays, beginning August 8th, at 10:00 a.m.

Students will have the opportunity to pre-pare and perform scenes and monologues from contemporary plays in a supportive at-mosphere. Working both alone and in pairs, students will be encouraged to challenge themselves to go beyond their comfort zones to bring to life characters who may be very different from themselves. Learning from each other, they will gain confidence as they tackle exercises, explore their unique talents, and share their work with others. The in-structor, a professional theatre director, will provide constructive criticism and suggestions. Both new and expe-rienced actors are welcome.

The fee for the four-session course is $40 for Temple members, $45 for non-members; or $15 for any individual session. For more information, contact the Temple Anshe Amunim office at (413) 442-5910, email [email protected] or visit www.an-sheanumim.org.

Jesse Waldinger

Dr. Barbara Waldinger

You Are Invited:In blessing, we honor

our Emeritus Rabbi Harold I. Salzmann,

on the occasion of his 95th Birthday.

In celebration of his birthday and the anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah, the

Temple Board of Trustees invites all in our congregation to a brunch on Saturday,

August 5, 2017, immediately following Shabbat Services. Please join together as we

wish Rabbi Salzmann a most special Yom Huledet Same’ach and Mazal Tov!

Kindly RSVP by calling or emailing the Temple Office by: August 1, 2017.

There is no cost; however, donations to temple in Rabbi Harold’s honor

will be most appreciated!


Join Esther Benari-Altmann on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. Learn to speak Hebrew from a native Israeli, expand your vocabulary and improve your conversational skills. Topics will include: weather, food, directions, shopping, restaurants, recipes and much more. The ability to read Hebrew is required. Open to teens and adults.Tuition: FREE for members, $100/non-members (10 sessions) (checks should be payable to Temple Anshe Amunim)Classes will be held at Temple Anshe Amunim.

This course will improve your fluency in reading Hebrew. Special emphasis will be given to words and prayers from the Siddur. Knowledge of and comfort with Hebrew letters (and vowels) is required. Open to all members of the community.Instructor: Esther Benari-Altmann, Director of Education. Tuesday evenings at 6:15 PM.

If you have:• Always wanted to have a bar or bat mitzvah ceremony but never had one;• Been looking for a nurturing and supportive group with whom to learn about Jewish life and culture;• Been looking forward to deepening your connection to Judaism….THIS PROGRAM IS FOR YOU!Join us as we learn to read Hebrew, chant from the Torah, craft divrei Torah (sermons), and much more! Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:00 p.m.

Hebrew Through the Siddur

Conversational Hebrew

Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class

Havdallah at TanglewoodSaturday, August 19, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.Join us for a special experience at Tanglewood on John Williams’ Film Night! After a reflective and musical havdallah service, Rabbi Josh will share reflec-tions on the connection between Jewish culture and the soundtracks that will be played that evening. Purchase your own tickets at bso.org

Congregation Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201Admission $20.00Jointly sponsored by Congregation Knesset Israel and Temple Anshe AmunimSocially conscious 1960’s American folk music modeled by Woody Guthrie and the Weavers, traveled to the Greenwich Village-based trio of Peter, Paul and Mary. Following last summer’s memorable tribute to Pete Seeger, outstanding lo-cal musicians and vocalists renew the theme of Tikkun Olam—To Repair the World with an evening of the best songs of Peter, Paul and Mary. Remember “The Times They are A-Changin’” and “Blowin’ in the Wind”? Dessert and coffee follow.

“Created Equal” is an evening of staged readings of four short plays by Jesse Waldinger illustrating little-known stories of some victims of oppression. Come see how these four struggles are resolved—or not. “Created Equal,” featuring professional actors directed by Barbara Waldinger, will be staged on Monday, August 21, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Anshe Amunim. Admission is $20.00. The program is jointly sponsored by TAA and Congregation Knesset Israel. Refreshments will follow the reading, along with a discussion featuring the playwright, director and cast, and special guests Rabbi Josh, Rabbi David Weiner, Pastor Sheila Sholes-Ross and Dennis Powell, President of the Berkshire County Branch of the NAACP.

CREATED EQUAL: BATTLING OPPRESSIONOn Stage Monday, August 21, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Anshe Amunim

Jesse Waldinger


Tikkun Olam – Peter, Paul and MarySunday, August 13, 2017, 7:00 p.m.


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Bret Stephens To Speak At 50th Annual Hilda Vallin Feigenbaum LectureThe 50th annual Hilda Vallin Feigenbaum Memorial Founda-tion Lecture will be held on Sun-day, August 27, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Anshe Amunim. The speaker will be Bret Stephens, op-ed columnist for the New York Times, and formerly au-thor of “Global View,” the for-eign-affairs column of the Wall Street Journal, for which he was awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary. The topic will be “Global View: Forces Changing Our World.” The lecture, sponsored by the Temple Anshe Amunim Feigenbaum Lecture Endowment, is free and open to the public.

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Condolences The Temple Anshe Amunim community extends its condolences to: David Citrin and the Citrin family on the passing of Roslyn ‘Roz’ Citrin.Mark Franklin and Jeannie Poopor and the Franklin family on the passing of Jacob ‘Jack’ Franklin.

Archivist NeededJim Overmyer, one of the original members of the Rab-

bi Harold and Audrey Salzmann Archives team, is step-ping down from his position of documents archivist as of June 30. One or more individuals are being sought for this part-time work.

The Salzmann Archives contain documents about the worship services, religious school, and administrative and financial aspects of the temple dating back to the 1950s. In addition, the Archives hold nineteenth century min-utes books and ledgers from the congregation’s earliest days, including minutes of the congregation’s founding in 1869. Rhoda and Phil Kaminstein are in charge of an extensive photo collection, which includes many pictures of religious school classes and various temple social oc-casions. Again, there are some photos of the temple’s earlier days.

A large portion of the sorting and cataloging of docu-ments has been done at this point, although the Archives are continually receiving new items. Primary duties for the document archivists are to finish processing the unar-chived materials, handle new items, use the resources to assist the temple administration and committees in pre-paring for events, and help temple members and descen-dants of past members in tracking family histories. The entire Archives team also assembles periodic historical photo and memorabilia displays for the temple lobby.

Interested archivists should contact the temple admin-istration. Jim Overmyer and the Kaminsteins are avail-able to answer questions.

On Friday, August 25 at 4:30 p.m. Join us at Temple, when we will have a dedication of our “Feigenbaum Memorial Walkway” in honor of Drs. Armand Feigenbaum and Donald Feigenbaum. We will also at this time formally recognize donors for our “L’Dor V’Dor: From Generation to Renovation” capital campaign. We will host a pre-neg from 4:30-5:30 p.m. and the Erev Shabbat Service will begin at 5:30 p.m.

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Mitzvah Fund: Donations to the Mitzvah fund provide support for:

Commemoration of happy events both large and small; Onegs and Pre-Negs.

Expenses related to Temple music and the choir.

Remembrances at services (yahrzeits) and in the Bulletin for loved ones who have passed away.

Basic religious school expenses.

Purchasing new books for the library.

The purchase, repair, and maintenance of Temple art.

Capital maintenance and repair of the Temple building and memorial boards.

Dedicated Prayer book, Tanakh (Bible) minimum donation is $36, or Fund minimum donation is $50: Purchases new books with a dedication plate.

: (Please designate whether to Rabbi or Rabbi Salzmann s Fund): to be applied for the benefit of the Temple.

Endowment & Restricted Funds Descriptions: Rabbi Harold & Audrey Salzmann Religious School Endowment: To support Religious School programming, retreats and trips. Lynn Denmark/Faith Newmark Endowment: To support the Religious School, as determined by Women of Reform Judaism. Shaun Beckwith-Chasen Campership Fund: Scholarships for attendance at Eisner/Crane Lake Camp. Elise & Moe England Religious School Scholarship Fund: Scholarships for religious school attendance. Jeff Stolzberg Campership Fund: Scholarships for attendance at Eisner/Crane Lake Camp. Henry & Dorothy Halperin Fund: Simchat Torah celebration. Dan and Edna Miller Building Fund: For maintenance, renovations and improvements to the Temple. Individual Endowments: Set up by individuals, these funds are part of the main Temple endowment and support ongoing operations and programs as determined by the Board of Trustees. Minimum donation is $10,000.

Tree-of-Life in honor of, or in memory of: Inscribed leaf to honor the life or memory of a specified person or

Yahrzeit Plaques: To honor the memory of an ancestor or other family member to be displayed on the memorial board in the lobby. ($350) Please complete form from the office for leaf or plaque and submit with your contribution.

All donations will be acknowledged in the Bulletin. Acknowledgements will also be sent to the honoree or family.

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Cantorial Soloist FundIn honor of Josh and Jessica Hochberg and their families on the birth of baby boy Sam Maxton HochbergHelaine RoseIn honor of Rabbi Josh Breindel and Stephanie BennettHelaine RoseIn honor of Rabbi Harold and Audrey SalzmannHelaine RoseIn loving memory of Roslyn (Roz) CitrinRhoda and Phil KaminsteinIn loving memory of Jacob (Jack) FranklinRhoda and Phil KaminsteinIn honor of Andy Hochberg, 2017 Temple Member of the YearSandi and Alan RubinIn loving memory of Roslyn (Roz) CitrinIn loving memory of Jacob (Jack) Franklin In loving memory of Robert (Bob) SiskindIn honor of Mary Jane and Joe Handler for their generous contribution of ALL chairs to our Library/ChapelIn honor of Rob and Dan Proskin for the donation of their services from BBE and 10 chairs for our SanctuaryIn honor of Stu Besnoff for all his repair work and care of our templeIn honor of Sue Colker and Laura and Pailey Feakes for their plantingsIn honor of Rachel Alemany and PFTYIn honor of Stephanie Bennett for her support and efforts at templeIn honor of the entire temple staff, Keren, Diane, Dave, EstherIn honor of Rabbi JoshIn honor of the MT, Board and all our temple leaders and volunteersIn honor of Ed Cel Chair, Robyn Rosen; MOY Andy Hochberg; and Education Lifetime Achievement Recipient, Moe EnglandIn honor of these simchot: High School Graduations of Jonah Alemany and Liz Mulligan In honor of the wedding of Dr. Alan Gold and Brenda Higgins SandersonIn honor of Noah Kramer’s Bar MitzvahIn honor of Gabby Fisher’s Bat MitzvahDebora Cole Duffy and James Duffy

Dan and Edna Miller Building FundIn honor of Edna MillerBeatrice SeligIn loving memory of Rose Belle StapletonEdna MillerIn loving memory of Daniel MillerEdna Miller

Gertrude and Joseph Tulgan EndowmentIn loving memory of Rosalie L ProppHenry Tulgan

Jeff Stolzberg Campership FundIn loving memory of Nathan Mayer GlickmanJudy StolzbergIn loving memory of Jeff StolzbergJudy Stolzberg

Mitzvah FundIn loving memory of Ethel BergmanSandi and Alan RubinIn loving memory of Gussie GordonAnnette GordonIn loving memory of Freda WeidenEllen Weiden and Jim OvermyerIn loving memory of Lois SussmanRichard Sussman and Barbara AndrewsIn loving memory of Edith Kaplan BregmanDiana and Stanley FeldIn loving memory of our remarkable friend, Arthur HenleNatalie and Bob SteinIn loving memory of Steve GershoffJane ReuscheMargaret CaminIn loving memory of Dr. Howard KannerKay and Parvis SadighiIn loving memory of Kate AbrinRuth NodiffIn loving memory of Marilyn MargolisMike MargolisIn loving memory of Sophie MargolisMike MargolisIn loving memory of Ken Greenberg, Ro-salie Rose, William Rose and Jules KraterHelaine RoseIn loving memory of Arthur HenleHelaine Rose

In loving memory of Norm AvnetHelaine RoseIn loving memory of Jacob FranklinNancy and Rik GagnonPaula and Phil PomerantzIn loving memory of Roz CitrinPaula and Phil PomerantzIn honor of the birthdays and anniversary of Ilse and Irwin BrownerJackie Browner and Randy JohnsonIn honor of Evan Kenward’s birthdayJackie Browner and Randy JohnsonIn honor of Rabbi Josh’s birthdayJackie Browner and Randy JohnsonIn honor of Keren Weiner’s birthdayJackie Browner and Randy JohnsonIn honor of Andy Hochberg, 2017 Temple Member of the YearJackie Browner and Randy JohnsonJosh and Jessica CutlerIn honor of Audrey Salzmann’s birthdayElaine LovemanIn honor of my granddaughter Ellie Knaster’s High School GraduationTatyana Knaster

Rabbi Breindel’s Discretionary FundIn loving memory of Jack FranklinMary LevittIn loving memory of Kenneth HubackerNick Hubacker and Maxine WisbaumIn loving memory of Joseph SchoenbergJulian LichtmanIn loving memory of Herman HornLaurie and Martin SchwartzIn loving memory of Esther LenskyMarlene ChautinIn loving memory of Lee BensonPhyllis and Stuart SandrewIn loving memory of Rose RothkopfMarjorie RederIn loving memory of Hornice Ann WisbaumMaxine Wisbaum and Nick HubackerIn loving memory of Moe PolskyBob and Joy Parks

Religious School FundIn loving memory of Charlotte WeissensteinPeter Weissenstein

Donations


1 JulyPearl Brazel

2 JulyMax Schreck

9 TammuzIsidore Nodiff

4 JulyJulius M. LampertRosa B. Rothkopf

5 JulyHilda Vallin FeigenbaumHarriet Hessberg Meyer

7 JulyBessie L. BrovermanRebecca S. Molner

8 JulyNathan FluegelmanNorman Meyerson

15 TammuzRobbie Frank

9 JulyZeamore BrizdleRay Mednick

10 JulyCantor Mendel AdlersheimDorothy HalperinAbraham LessMary Passerini

11 JulyHarvey BorakSamuel ChattmanRuth J. Cohen

13 JulyJacob L. Miller

14 JulyJoseph BrodyKenneth GreenbergRosa Kelm

15 JulyMartha Schiffmann Buchheimer

7 AvBettye Pastor Hermanson

17 JulyIsaac S. ReedFlorence Zaslow

18 JulyJulius Mason

19 JulyDavid ChesneyRenee Gold

21 JulyHerb SheldonArabella Sterman

22 JulySimon Benson

23 JulyEsther Lifschitz

24 JulyHarold CorwinJohn HochhauserAlexander Schwartz

25 JulyMaurice Cutler

2 AvSidney Myers

27 JulyBarbara Evenchik

28 JulyMilton M. Selkowitz

29 JulyViolette T. Krieg

30 JulyAlbert Weissenstein

31 JulyAbraham MillerPietro Russo

July Yahrzeits We hold in loving memory:

Yahrzeit donations – It is customary to make a donation on the occasion of your loved one’s Yahrzeit.

Yahrzeit dates – Yahrzeits are based on the Hebrew or Gregorian (English) date, depending on family preference. If there are any omissions or errors, please call the Temple office, 413-442-5910.

Yahrzeit Plaques

Yahrzeit Plaques honor the memory of an ancestor or other family member. Each plaque is $350.

For more information or to request an order form, please call the office at 413-442-5910.

BirthdaysYom Huledet Sameach! Happy Birthday to our members and

friends with July birthdays:1 July

Zara RaabLaurie Schwartz

2 JulyChris Fader

3 JulyJae Chung

4 JulyJessica Burlingame

6 JulyVincent Higuera

Linda Starr10 July

Irwin BrownerKeren Weiner

13 JulyIlse Browner

15 JulyFred Mensch

James Overmyer18 July

Marsha Cohen19 July

Philip Halpern21 July

Rabbi Josh Breindel27 July

Jessica HochbergBarbara Mahler

Arthur Starr28 July

Robert Parks

3 JulyFred and Nancy FagelmanWilliam and Linda Grabel

5 JulyPhilip and Anita Heller

6 JulyDebora Cole-Duffy

and James Duffy 12 July

Philip and Paula Pomerantz14 July

Laurie Weinstein and Joanne Dumas

15 JulyMonroe and Elise England

19 JulyHerbert and Paula RodWilliam and Karen Ross

26 JulyAlan and Ellen Cutler

31 JulyIrwin and Ilse Browner

Anniversaries

Please remember Temple Anshe Amunim

in your Will.


TEMPLE ANSHE AMUNIM Email: [email protected] July 2017

Blessings of Liberty July 2

Gospel Truth July 5

Gospel Truth July 12

Play Analysis July 11, 18, 25,Aug 1

Lunch & Laugh July 20 & July 27

The Dreyfus Affair August 2

1 NO Torah Plus 10:00 am Noah Kramer Bar Mitzvah

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3:00 pm Blessings of Liberty

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6:15 pm Conversational Hebrew

4 2:00 pm Adult B'not Mitzvah

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12:00 pm Gospel Truth – Rabbi Josh’s Summer Series with Pastor John Nelson (Church on the Hill)

6

2:00 pm Adult B'not

Mitzvah Class

3 pm Theater Party at Shakespeare & Company

7 5:30 pm Sabbath of Study

8 9:30 am Torah

Plus 11:00 am Shabbat

Morning Service 5:00 pm Gabby

Fisher Havdalah Bat Mitzvah

9 7:00 pm Movie Minyan

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6:15 pm Conversational

Hebrew

11

10:00 am Play Analysis –


2:00 pm Adult B'not Mitzvah

6:15 pm Hebrew Through the Siddur

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12:00 pm Gospel Truth – Rabbi Josh’s Summer Series with Father Michael Bernier (Sacred Heart)

13

11:45 am Book Club 2:00 pm Adult

B'not Mitzvah Class

14 7:00 pm Shabbat at

Tanglewoo

15 9:30 am Torah

Plus 11:00 am Shabbat Morning

Service

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17

6:15 pm Conversational

Hebrew

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10:00 am Play Analysis –




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11:30 am Lunch & Laugh - Jewish Comedians with Phil Halpern 2:00 pm Adult B'not Mitzvah Class

21

5:30 pm Erev

Shabbat Service Led by Andy Hochberg

22

9:30 am Torah Plus

11:00 am Shabbat Morning Service

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24 6:15 pm Conversational

Hebrew

25 10:00 am Play Analysis - Dr. Barbara Waldinger



26 27 11:30 am Lunch & Laugh - Jewish Comedians with Phil Halpern 2:00 pm Adult B'not Mitzvah Class

28 5:30 pm Erev

Shabbat Service Led by Josh Cutler

29 9:30 am Torah

Plus 11:00 am Shabbat Morning Service

30 31 6:15 pm Conversational

Hebrew

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Rabbi Josh, Pastor Sheila Sholes-Ross (First Baptist Church) and Father Michael Bernier (Sacred Heart Church) will lead an interfaith service to honor the founding of the United States of America on Sunday, July 2nd, at 3:00 p.m. at Temple Anshe Amunim. The choirs from the three congregations will come together to provide musical inspiration.

“Over the past few years, this service has come to mean a lot to me,” said Rabbi Josh. “It’s a moment when our congregations can unite as people of faith and as Americans.”

Pastor Sheila echoed these remarks. “It’s important for our community – for each of us – to remember the blessings of liberty. This is God’s intent for us: to interact with one another based upon the Creator whom we all share!”

While Anshe and First Baptist have collaborated on this service in previous years, Sacred Heart will be joining in the experience for the first time. “This service,” Father Michael explained, “is directly in keeping with our goal to create an atmosphere of

unity in Berkshire County. We’re honored to be partners in this endeavor.”

All are warmly invited to join in this moment of interfaith collaboration and celebration. There is no charge to attend.

The Blessings of Liberty Interfaith Service

Father Michael Bernier, Pastor Sheila Sholes-Ross, and Rabbi Josh Breindel

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