KOL T.O.L” The “Voice of the Tree of Life” August 2015...

“ KOL T.O.L” The “Voice of the Tree of Life”

August 2015 / Av—Elul 5775 Tree of Life Congregation Monthly Newsletter Columbia, South Carolina

Inside this issue:

From the President / Welcome to TOL 2

From the Rabbi 3

Religious School/ Youth News 4-5

Temple News/ Brotherhood / Sisterhood 6-7

Holy Day information 8

Book of Memory 9

Big Nosh™ SponsorshipHigh 10

Member News/ Contributions / Yahrzeits 11-14

Calendar 15

High Holy Days 5776

Sunday, Sep. 13

Rosh Hashanah Eve

Monday, Sep. 14

Rosh Hashanah

Tuesday, Sep. 22

Yom Kippur Eve

Wednesday, Sep. 23

Yom Kippur

Sunday, Sept. 27

1st Night of Sukkot

Sunday, Oct. 4

Simchat Torah Eve

Monday, Oct. 5

Simchat Torah

AUGUST WORSHIP SERVICES

Friday, August 7

7:00pm

Shabbat Evening Service &

Novinbakht Bar Mitzvah

Torah: Eikev

Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25

Friday, August 14

7:30pm

Shabbat Evening Service

Torah: R’eih


Friday, August 21

7:30pm


Torah: Shof’tim


Saturday, August 22

10:30am

Shabbat Morning Service &

Torah Studay

Friday, August 28

7:000pm


Torah: Ki Teitzei


Newsletter Title

FROM THE PRESIDENT

After twelve years of committed and loving service to Tree of Life Congregation,

we were informed yesterday (7/15/2015) by Risa Strauss our Education Direc-

tor, she has decided to accept a new position. Though this has happened quick-

ly, we are confident in our prospects for the future.

Risa will be leaving us on July 29th. We have accepted her resignation and only

wish her the best in her new endeavors.

Risa has generously offered to assist the Board, Rabbi and to-be appointed

Search Committee to help ensure a successful transition for her successor. We

welcome your input and will keep you informed as we move ahead with this pro-

cess.

We hope you will join us in wishing her well in her new future. We will always be

grateful for the contribution she has made. Please join us on Friday night July

31st at 7:30pm so that we may honor her and express our thanks.

This once again is a moment of transition and opportunity for Tree of Life.

Be assured, your TOL Officers, Board Members and Rabbi are committed to guiding us through this transition as smooth-

ly as possible.

You can find enclosed a message from Risa to you her congregational community.

Together we are the Tree of Life family. We look forward to you joining us, our leadership team, and each other in building

a vital future for our congregation.

Thank you for you continuing support.

Warm regards,

Richard Cohn Sr.

President

WELCOME TO TOL

We have welcomed many changes at TOL over the past few months. Not only

has Rabbi Joseph come on board but we would also like to welcome our new

office manager, Elizabeth Tyler. Elizabeth has been working with us for sever-

al months but has officially came on board as the office manager at the end

of June.

She comes to us from an administrative and management background. Eliz-

abeth has been working in the medical field for over 10 years and specialized

in optometry where she became an ABO certified optician. Although she en-

joyed her time as an optician she enjoys life here at Temple even more. Eve-

ryone has been very helpful and welcoming.

Elizabeth is married to Chris and they have lived in Lexington for the past 7

years. They have two children, one grandson and two fur babies. When they

have free time they all love to be out on the lake.

If you haven’t met Elizabeth yet stop by the Temple office. She would love to meet you.

FROM THE RABBI

As the Summer Heats Up…

What a gracious and warm welcome I have received from Tree of Life Con-

gregation members in my first month in South Carolina. Thank you for your

hospitality, your time, your stories and your company. I look forward to get-

ting to know many more of our wonderful members as the year goes by.

Warmth and heat seemed to be the theme of the month of July as I accus-

tom myself to life here in “hot” Columbia. Beshert (destined) – not only be-

cause I love the heat, but because as July moves into August the themes

of our Jewish year heat up as well!

The last day of this month of July is a little known Jewish festival known as

Tu B’Av. In Talmudic times it was considered a major celebration even

greater than the day of Yom Kippur. It was a day when the young women of Jerusalem would borrow white dresses

and go and dance among the vineyards, so that the young men could choose their brides. Hence over time it became

known as the Jewish day of love. What could be more “hot” than romance in the middle of the summer?

Since Tu B’Av occurs as the nights grow warmer and longer, it was also considered an apt time to ramp up one’s

study of Torah to take advantage of the extra light. This study doubled as preparation for the month which follows the

month of Av. Elul, beginning on the evening of the 14th August, is a calendar time that celebrates another Jewish

“hot” relationship.

In Elul we focus on our love of God. The rabbis speak of the name of this month as being an acronym for a line from

the flirtatious biblical book the Song of Songs. Each letter in the word Elul is the first letter to the words “Ani L’Dodi

v’Dodi Li” (I am my Beloved’s and my Beloved is mine). It is a month to dedicate ourselves to fostering a romance

with God but also to make ourselves worthy of God’s love.

As I continue my stream of conscious thinking in the heat of summer around our July/August theme of love, I would

be remiss if I did not remark on loving relationships with this congregation now ended.

At the end of June and in late July we said warm and fond farewells to both Rabbi Daniel Sherman and Risa Strauss

as members of Temple staff. They have been your teachers and guides in Jewish living. Your relationships with both

of them have enhanced your being, that of your families and this community. We thank them for all that they have

given. I thank them for leaving in my trust this wonderful community. I pray that I am worthy of their warmth and their

legacy.

Such is the way of love. As our relationships end, we know we have grown and must continue to develop so that we

may move on. I am here as your interim rabbi, and hope that we not only develop a special relationship together, but

that as your “in-between” person, I will help you ready yourselves for the warmest of relationships with new profes-

sionals, so that the future of your congregation will be as “hot”, if not “hotter” than ever. Let us enjoy the now, to cre-

ate the warmest and most wonderful of futures.

Rabbi Linda Joseph

You can always make an appointment to meet with me at http://meetme.so/RabbiLindaJoseph

Newsletter Title

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Sunday, September 20th

9:00am

It’s time again to register your children for Religious School. Can you believe it’s already August, and

we’re preparing for the start of another Religious School year? It feels like just last week we were saying

good-bye for the summer and now here we are, preparing for another great year to begin. I can’t wait to

see all of the new and exciting things this year has in store for us.

Go online to the Temple website to find the 2015-2016 Religious School Registration Form. Compelete

this form and mail or email the form along with all other require documents to [email protected]; or drop it

by the Temple office. Deadline for registration will be September 1, 2015. Please allow yourself enough

time to fill out the forms and bring in the proper documentation.

Website: www.tolsc.org

Email: [email protected]

YOUTH NEWS

Jhian Novinbakht is the son of Sharham and Barbara

Novinbakht. He is the youngest of three children. For his

Mitzvah project, Jhian will be initiating a can food drive.

Whenever Jhian has down time he likes to play soccer but

his true passion is fishing. He is already a great fisherman

and has no problem reeling the big catch.

TOL: Religious School Registration

6719 N. Trenholm Rd

Columbia, SC 29206

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Teachers In-service Day

Sunday, August 23rd

9am-12pm

We will be meeting to discuss the upcoming Religious

School year, going over the yearly curriculum and get-

ting our classrooms ready for the first day of Religious

School. We ask that all teachers join us this day as we

kick off the beginning of an amazing school year.

Parents and Students

Confirmation Meeting

Sunday, August 30th

10:30am-12:00pm

Our Sunday brunch is open to all parents and stu-

dents of the 5776 Confirmation Class. Please join us

as we make plans for this years Confirmation Class.

RSVP to the Temple office by:

Friday, August 21st

803-787-2182 or [email protected]

Pop-In for Popsicles

Sunday, August 30th

3pm-4:30pm

Pop in with the whole family and get to know Rabbi

Joseph before the new Religious School year begins.

There will be popsicles and games. Let’s start off this

new Religious School year with something cool and

fun.

Madrichim Meeting

Sunday, August 23rd

5pm-7pm

Join us Sunday evening as we come together to dis-

cuss the 2015-2016 Religious School year. We’ll

be going over some need to know information and

answering any questions you may have.

KOL T.O.L.

August Deadline, Sunday, August 9, 2015

Thank you to everyone who purchased gift

cards in June/July. We are doing great—but

we still need more people to give the TOL

Bucks Back a try. It’s easy to do, it doesn’t

cost any extra, and it’s a great way for the

Temple to earn some extra funds.

Bucks Back cards make a great gift for any oc-

casion!

If you are new to the program, visit

www.tolsc.org/scrip to learn more about the

Temple’s easiest fundraiser. Have any ques-

tions or need assistance? Contact Amy

Scully, Bucks Back Coordinator. 803-

497-3319 or [email protected]

.

Welcome to another year of excitement and getting together with the ladies of WRJ/Sisterhood. We have many up-

coming events which should interest each of you in some capacity. Gatherings will take place at different times and

if SITTERS and RIDES are needed, let us know.

Membership packets will be sent in August and for those who return their forms quickly, paid-up members will be

able to attend our OPENING MEETING in SEPTEMBER FREE OF CHARGE. Look for your invitation in the mail. The

most important job you have is filling out the forms and sending them back.

Your new board is hard at work shaping up the year so that being a member is significant to all who join. You'll be

introduced to the board at the OPENING MEETING in SEPTEMBER.

Sincerely,

Joan McGee and Donna Magaro (acting Presidents)

SCRIPS/BUCKS BACK

Thursday, September 10 @ 6:45pm

at Green Olive on Main St.

Invisible City by Julia Dahl

BROTHERHOOD

WRJ/Sisterhood News

It’s time again,

to pay your

BROTHERHOOD DUES

Please send your dues payment to :

TOL: Brotherhood

6719 N. Trenholm Rd

Columbia, SC 29206

WRJ BOOK CLUB

GREEN TEAM UPDATE

The Green Team would like to extend a welcome to Rabbi Linda Joseph. We have exciting

plans for the upcoming year and we look forward to working with her.

We would also like to wish Rabbi Sherman all the best in his new position. He was responsible

for starting the Green Team and provided support and guidance. At the Shalom to the Shermans

we presented him with a Certificate of Appreciation and a book titled Green Faith by Fletcher

Harper. We will place another copy in the temple library.

The Green Team would like to welcome three new captains. Paul Westfall, Erica Altshul, and

Brett Altshul are joining David Potter and Carolyn Hudson to provide an extended green pro-

gram that will include more religious school programming as well as new environmental projects that will be announced in

the near future.

Now that we are facing the heat of summer, we’d like to remind everyone who waters lawns that the best time is early

morning. Later in the day most of the water evaporates before it gets to the grass. Excessive watering at night is not good

for grass.

To learn more about the Green Team, please visit

http://www.tolsc.org/about-us/associations/green-team

Please contact us at [email protected] if you have questions, or to volunteer.

Please consider earmarking your TOL donations for the Green Team.

Remember to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

[email protected]

HAVDALAH & A MOVIE

Pack your picnic and join us for dinner and an

early Shabbat Evening Service at 7:00pm. We

encourage you to invite your friends and family

and those who may be interested in becoming a

member of Tree of Life. An Ice cream social will

follow the service.

SUMMER TEMPLE EVENT

Saturday, August 15

6:00pm

Come and enjoy dinner and Havdalah.

Dinner provided, $5.00 per person.

Movie to follow.

http://www.tolsc.org/about-us/associations/green-team

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

KOL T.O.L.

TICKET POLICY: All Temple members “in

good standing financially” are entitled to

High Holy Day seating. This applies also to

their immediate dependent children. “In

good standing financially” means that all

membership pledges, Religious School tui-

tion, and other financial obligations from all

prior years are paid in full. If you have any

questions, please contact the TOL office or a

member of the Finance Committee. You may

also contact the TOL office to make arrange-

ments for out-of-town guests and family or if

you will be away from Columbia and are in

need of reciprocal High Holy Day passes in

another city.

HIGH HOLY DAY CHOIR: We are very fortunate at Tree of Life to have such a wonderful

High Holy Day Choir under the direction of our Music Director, Sharon Witherell. The choir

will begin rehearsing every Tuesday & Thursday night, at 7:00pm, after August 15th up to

Yom Kippur. If you are interested in participating or would like more information, please

contact Sharon ([email protected]) or call the Temple office.

CHILDCARE: Childcare for Rosh HaShanah and

Yom Kippur services will again be available by res-

ervation. Please call the Temple office to secure a

spot for your children 0-8. Donations are accepted

to offset our childcare costs.

Email to RSVP: [email protected]

Call to RSVP: 803-787-2182

Please RSVP by Friday, September 4. Early reserva-

tions are helpful. They give us a better idea of how

many child care workers will be needed.

Rosh Hasana Service Schedule

Sunday, September 13

8:00pm

Evening Service

Monday, September 14

10:00am

Morning Service

2:30am

Family Service

4:00pm

Tashlich

Yom Kippur Service Schedule

Tuesday, September 22

8:00pm

Kol Nidre Service

Wednesday, September 23

10:00am

Morning Serivce

12:30pm

Study Session w/Rabbi Joseph

1:45pm

Family Service

3:00pm A

fternoon Service

4:30pm

Yizkor & Neilah Service

Book of Memory Inclusion Request

This completed form and check for $10.00 per name must be RECEIVED by the temple office no later

than Friday, September 4, 2015.

Names that are memorialized on a plaque in our sanctuary will automatically be included..

Name(s) Please print clearly Date of Yahrzeit—Required

Month & Day

___________________________________ ___________________________________

___________________________________ ___________________________________

___________________________________ ___________________________________

___________________________________ ___________________________________

___________________________________ ___________________________________

Submitted by : _______________________________________________________________

Please attach an additional sheet of paper if necessary. Entries postmarked after 9/4/15 will not be

included.

Mail this form along with your check to:

Book of Memory

Tree of Life Congregation

6719 North Trenholm Rd

Columbia, South Carolina 29206

HIGH HOLY DAY INFORMATION FOR 5776 / 2015

KOL T.O.L.

The Tree of Life would like to

thank our 2015 Big Nosh ™

Sponsors.

Presenting Level $1500

Baker & Baker

BMW of Columbia

Dunbar Funeral Home

Greens Beverage

Platinum Level $1000

Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina

Cohn Construction Services

Jim Hudson Automotive Group

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein

Gold Level $500

Abacus

Ameris Bank

Dick Dyer Mercedes

First Community Bank

Southern First Bank

Terminix

Wells Fargo

In Kind

Blue Marlin

Bourbon Columbia

Groucho’s

Motor Supply Company Bistro

Rosso Tratoria Italia

Smitty’s Printing Company

Silver Level $250

Ally & Eloise Bake Shop

Bland Richter Law Firm

Boyd Orthodontics

Ed Robinson Laundry & Cleaners

Fields Chiropractic

First Citizens

LTC Associates

Midlands Orthopedics

Morganelli’s

Mungo Homes

NAI Avant

Rite Temp Heating & Air

South State Bank

The Pilates Studio

The Toy Box

Inez & Sam Tenenbaum

Tyler, Cassel, Jackson, Peace & Silver, LLC.

Wilson Kibler

Friend of the Big Nosh™

Brooker Law Firm

Holloway Law Firm

Sullivan Law Firm

Strategic Development Group

Bonnie Foster

Richard & Wendy Gaton

Faye Goldberg Miller

Rabbi Daniel & Morgan Sherman

Dave & Julianne Sojourner

COMMUNITY NEWS

Healthy Kids, Happy Families

Join Dr. Deborah Greenhouse for a back-to-school health

discussion to help your family thrive. A light and healthy

dinner will be provided to those who RSVP. Open and FREE

to all.

Tuesday, August 11, at 6:30pm, JCC

RSVP: [email protected]

Practival Pilates™ @ The JCC

This one-day instructor training course focuses on

core stabilization, muscle balance, proper align-

ment, strength and flexibility, while integrating the

concept of mindfulness, fluidity and grace.

August 8, 9am-6pm

$129.00

Call about a 25% discount

Contact Tina to register now:

(814) 866-3438

[email protected]

Tuesdays with Friends

At Beth Shalom

Senior Program-Everyone Welcome

Come Enjoy the Fun, Food & Friendship

Tuesday, August 4

11:30am-1:00pm

BINGO and musical performance by the Camp Gesher

children.

There is no charge to attendees thanks to the generous

donation made by Doris & Ronnie Frank—In loving

memory of their parents, Edda Frank and Kurt Lichten-

stein and in honor of Robert Frank and Susi

Lichtenstein.

Hiroshima Peace Vigil

70th Anniversary of the A-Bombings

Thursday, August 6th

7:00pm-8:00pm

Columbia Museum of Art Auditorium

1515 Main Street, Columbia, SC

Featuring String Quartet from

the South Carolina Philharmonic

Morihiko Nakahara, Music Director

Please join the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and

Carolina Peace Resource Center as we remember the

70th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb.

Let us work for the abolition of nuclear weapons to en-

sure that the atomic horror is never repeated. All are wel-

come to this interfaith vigil, part of First Thursday on

Main.

KOL T.O.L.

MEMBER NEWS

Mazal Tov

Carolyn Hudson on the marriage of your son Paul Hudson

to Heather Strauss, on July 3 in Rockville, Maryland.

Condolences to

Marc & Mia Rapport, on the loss of his mother, Miriam

Rapport

Katherine Friedman, on the loss of her father, Murray

Politis

Kay & Ira Radin, on the loss of her mother, Doris Jordan

August Honor Roll

Office - Ann Gaton

Religious School - Joan Tucker

Hospital Patient List - Sandy Hertz

Green Team/Recycling - Carolyn Hudson, David Potter

Oneg Shabbat Coordination - Laura Becker & Annette

Goldstein

WRJ Bimah Rep Coordination - Amanda Hamilton

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES

August 1

Sheldon Coffman

August 2

Carole Brown

August 4

David Cutler

August 5

Keith Babcock

Landon Williams

August 6

Helena Volynets

August 7

Sarah Shtessel

August 8

Emily Wasserman

August 9

Hilary Lichterman

Jeannie Rubin

August 10

Meyer Drucker

Kimberly Moses

August 12

Nancy Wasserman

Barbara Willens

August 13

Simcha Rodgers

August 14

Arthur Levy

Rob Maris

August 15

Ann Gaton

Lisa Kaplan

August 16

Marvin Kline

Lewis Lapine

August 17

Victoria Carr

Joshua Gupta-

Kagan

August 18

Yuliana Iskhakov

August 19

Ina Rae Hark

Linda Rodgers

August 20

Brad Smith

August 22

Emma Shtessel

August 23

Gene Green

Terry Hournauer

August 24

Iris Elfenbein

Alexander Kraemer

August 25

Marc Rapport

August 28

Hannah Greenhouse

Sandy Hertz

August 29

Karen Scwartz

August 30

Drew Blocker

August 31

Adele Salzberg

August 1 Brad Smith & Jennifer Savitz Smith

August 1 Jack & Linda Sterne

August 4 Brett & Erica Altschul

August 9 Gerald & Sandra Euster

August 11 Rabbi Sanford & Ruth Marcus

August 13 Fred & Marcia Medway

August 13 David & Dori Nudleman

August 14 Donald & Michelle Bowen

August 15 Rob Maris & Beth Troy Maris

August 16 Keith Babcock & Jacquelyn Dickman

Babcock

August 20 Alan & Marcia Geers

August 21 Vladimir & Tat’Yana Shtessel

August 22 Todd & Carly Kraemer

August 25 Michael & Marlene Mischner

August 26 Leeds & Katherine Barroll

August 29 Jeff & Lorraine Moses

Refuah Sheleima

Get well wishes to TOL Members recently hospitalized or

at home recovering: Barry Bornstein, Suzanne Ash Rop-

er, Cheri Alexander, Laura Becker, Dennis Cohen, Selma

Dickman, Rick Mendell, Bell Fields

BIMAH FLOWERS YAHRZEITS

Friday, June 5

Debra & David Tedeschi, in honor of their son, Daniel,

becoming a Bar Mitzvah

Tom & Linda Rodgers, in memory of Marcelle Rodgers

Laura Becker, in memory of Ruth Becker

Nancy Cartiff & family, in memory of Neil Cartiff

Joan Tucker, in memory of Gerald Tucker & Gail Reiser

Aileen Sunshine, in memory of Ben Swartz

Ann Gaton, in memory of Jack Silk

Friday, June 12

Jan Rivers, in memory of Art Rivers

Alexander Ogden & Judith Kalb, in memory of Elizabeth

Carlson

Dennis Cohen, in memory of Joseph Cohen

Marcie & John Baker, in memory of Alan Baker

Friday, June 19

Marvyn Milman, in memory of Lynn Fleischman Milman

Nard Fleischman, in memory of Lynn Fleischman Milman

Faye & Bruce Miller, in memory of Ivan Miller

David & Ellen Potter, in memory of George Potter

Jan Rivers, in memory of Blair Rivers

Libbie Fechter, in memory of Harriet Fechter

Howard Weiss, in memory of Ruth Love

Carol Barnett, in memory of Ruth Love

Friday, June 26

Ned & Julie Strauss, in memory of Joseph Welsh Strauss

Dana & William Cason, in memory of Gail Riley

Terry Garber, in memory of Harold Egchen

Ernie & Donna Magaro, in memory of Rachel Davidson

Alexander Ogden & Judith Kalb, in memory of Gustav

Carlson

Beverly & Dennis Kaplan, in memory of Michelle Newton.

Friday, July 3

Igor Volynets, in memory of Valeriy Volynets

Dorothy Greeter, in memory of Meyer Brown

Friday, July 10

Andrew & Suzanne Roper, in memory of Carolyn Everett,

Joy & Neil Parks, in memory of Joyce Parks

Alan & Carolyn Conway, in memory of Betty Conway

Jane Littmann, in memory of Dr. Lewis E. Littmann

Marlene Korash, in memory of Rose Madoff.

Friday, July 17

Gail Yamner, in memory of Edward Brenner

Howard Weiss, in memory of Nat Love

Beth Maris, in memory of Lillian Troy

Friday, July 24

Marcie Baker, in memory of Sarah Kramer Stern

Diane Kall, in memory of Samuel Milecofsky

Friday, July 31

Gerald & Sandra Euster, in memory of Esther Duni, Bess

Euster & Abe Euster

Belle Fileds, in memory of A. Fredric Serbin

Friday, August 7

Antonio Arbona-Bennazar*, Dolores Carr, Bammie Solo-

mon, Minna Wallace*, Frank Weiner*, Evelyn Baker

Alion*, Abraham Mellitz, Hyman Rothberg, Eric Thomp-

son, Eve Werner*, Lynda Picow Catlett, Bessie Fabra*,

Henry Donald Bogatin, Jr., Jack M. Cohen*, Frederick

Hoffman, Rose N. Mild*, Lila Russ, Naomi L. Russ

Friday, August 14

JoAnn Baker*, Dana Kelley, Morris Dickman, Ruthie

Linzer, Adele Volin*, Edward Scully, Joseph L. Cohen,

Jane Kalman Ginsberg*, Maxine Alpert Kline, Lev Lu-

chin, Sadye L. Mann*, Charlene Davis*, Albert “Ron”

Garber, Gustave Gergel*, Rose Sheftman*, Ethel Cohn,

Isaac Greenberg*, Edythe Loryea*, Steven Phillips,

Ella Segal, Maxine M. Sepulveda*, Benjamin F. Vine-

burg*

Friday, August 21

Rabbi David Gruber*, Marilyn Tolochko Shapiro*, Edwin

Bihari*, Mary Smith Kordon, Irving Krauss*, Aaron Jo-

seph Rotholz, Martin Weinberger*, Rudi Barnett, Bet-

ty Cantor, Herbert Levy, Sanford Mazer*, Edward

Claremont, Helen King, Eleanor Berg Selig, Max Witten-

berg*, Abraham Yazdanpanah, Lily Madnick, Ida

Rauch*

Friday, August 28

Edward Circus*, Mae Levey, Raymond Bannister, Brian

Everett, Henrietta Halford*, Ella Milman Glick, Lillian

Geers, Hortie S. Reyner*, Florence Silverman Reyner

Kramer*, Sam Stern, Norman Hansen, Helen Slone,

Rabbi Jermone Gerson Tolochko*, Dr. Charles Belove*,

Susan Goldberg, Hannah Cohen Loebee, Marilyn King

Sachs, Rebeun Sonne, Bernard Troy*, George Troyansky

KOL T.O.L.

CONTRIBUTIONS

TOL FUND DIRECTORY

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to your favorite TOL General,

Sisterhood, or Endowment fund. Donations make wonderful gifts.

General Funds ($5.00 minimum donation)

Building Fund ($10 minimum donation)

Choir Fund

Green Team

Foyer Leaf Fund

High Holy Day / Passover Fund

to help cover holiday operating expenses

Library Fund

Memorial Board & Plaque Fund

Prayer Book Fund

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Religious School Fund

Religious School Neil Cartiff Memorial Fund

Youth Activities Fund

Sisterhood

Reyner Convention Fund

Courtesy Fund

Evelyn & Dan Daniel Leadership

Development Fund

Endowment Fund

Jeanette Birch Endowment Fund

Diane Brown Sobel Endowment Fund

Marian D. Fleischman Endowment Fund

Ralph & Sarah Levine Endowment Fund

Sylvia & Sam Savitz Music Enrichment

Endowment Fund

Jonathan Train Youth Group Endowment

Fund

July

General Funds

Alan & Paula Saltzman, in honor of Dr. Todd Kraemer, for

the bris of Ryan Daniel Saltzman

National ATM System, Inc., in memory of Murray Politis

William & Arlene Newman, in memory of Murray Politis

Abernethy & Company, PC, in memory of Murray Politis

Sandra Friedman, in memory of Murray Politis

Mr. & Mrs, Zim Cannon, in memory of Murray Politis

David & Millie Shaw, in memory of Murray Politis

Beth Arogeti, in memory of Murray Politis

Missy & Darryl Maslia, in memory of Murray Politis

Religious School Contributions

Susan & Alan Brill, in memory of Murray Politis, Ethel Bro-

dy, Bessie Garber, Marvin Bienstock, Rabbi Phillip Silver-

stein, and Miriam Rapport

Youth Activities

Fred & Irene Fields, in memory of Murray Politis

June

General Funds

Samuel Baker & Meria Warshauer, in memory of Miriam

Rapport

Judaism on Campus, Inc.

Kenneth Wolfe

Shelley & Rob Kriegshaber, in memory of Miriam

Rapport

& in honor of the Sherman Family

Prayer Book Fund

Ron Maris & Beth Troy Maris, in honor of Alivin Steingol-

d’s 60th Bar Mitzvah year.

Religious School

Michelle, Don, Robert & David Bowen, in honor of the

Sherman Family

Youth Activities

Amy & Rob Scully, in memory of Miriam Rapport

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2 3 4

Family Caregiver

Support Group

7:00pm

5 6

Seeds of Hope

Farmers Market

8:00am-12:00pm

7

Shabbat Evening

& Novinbakht Bar

Mitzvah Service

7:00pm

8

9

Buck Back

Deadline

10 11 12

Executive

Committee

Meeting 6:00pm

TOL Board

Meeting 7:00pm

13

Seeds of Hope

Farmers Market

8:00am-12:00pm

14

Shabbat Evening

Service 7:30pm

15

Havdalah & Movie

6:00pm

16 17 18

Chior Practive

7:00pm

19 20

Chior Practive

7:00pm

21

Shabbat Evening

Service 7:30pm

22

Shabbat

Morning Ser-

vice & Torah

Study 10:30am

23

Teachers In-

service Day

9am-12pm

Madrichim Dinner

5pm

24

25

Chior Practive

7:00pm

26 27

Chior Practive

7:00pm

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Summer Picnic

6:15

Shabbat Evening

Service 7:00pm

Oneg-Ice Cream

Social

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Parents

Confirmatinon

Breakfast Meeting

10:30am

Pop In for

Popsicles 3pm-

4:30pm

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6719 North Trenholm Road

Columbia, South Carolina 29206


Office: 803.787.2182 Fax: 803.787.0309

Website: www.tolsc.org Email: [email protected]

Office Hours

Monday—Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm

Friday 9:00am-4:00pm

Rabbi Linda Joseph

[email protected]

Rabbi Emeritus Sanford T. Marcus, D.D.

OFFICERS COMMITTEE CHAIRS BOARD MEMBERS

President Rick Cohn Endowment Ned Strauss Susan Brill Donna Magaro

First Vice President Alan Brill Finance Ernie Magaro Laney Cohen Ernie Magaro

Second Vice President Bruce Miller House & Grounds Todd Weiss Jackie Dickman-Babcock David Pollen

Secretary Lisa Helfer Membership Susan Brill & David Polen Jessica Elfenbein Amy Scully

Treasurer Joy Parks Religious School Board Yuliana Iskhakov Eric Feuerstein Jeff Selig

Immediate Past President Steve Savitz Ritual Jessica Elfenbein Annette Goldstein Jeff Silver

Programs Adam Schor Scott Kaplan Julie Strauss

AFFILIATES TEMPLE STAFF Roger Kuperman Todd Weiss

Brotherhood President David Carr Office Manager Elizabeth Tyler

Sisterhood President Donna Magaro/Joan McGee Custodian Demitrius Gilmore LIFE TIME BOARD MEMBERS

COFTY President Spencer Amado Music Director Sharon Witherell Bernard Fleischman, Jr Howard Weiss

Green Team President Carolyn Hudson Director Emeritus Jackie McNeil Stephen Savitz

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