Adult Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 3Bylaws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 6Calendars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 8 & 9Cantor’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 1 & 7Condolences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 6Donation form and information . . . . . . . .page 10Donations received. . . . . . . . . . . .pages 11 & 12D’Rashot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11Mazel Tovs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 6 & 16Men’s Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 6One Book–One Jewish Community . . . . .page 7President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 3Sisterhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 1, 4 & 5Social Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 3Thank you. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 6 & 7Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 3Yahrzeits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 13

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Volume LVI, Number 3 Kislev-Tevet-Shevat 5774 December 2013-January 2014

Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El

MBIEE

A Conservative congregation, traditional and egalitarian, dedicated to perpetuating Judaism by supporting the religious, spiritual, educational, social and cultural life of our community.

Miracles? by Cantor Joshua GordonCan you believe it’s Hanukkah already, and tomorrow is Black Friday. Should I skip lighting candles tonight so I can stand in line all night waiting to buy all kinds of hazerai for the kids’ Hanukkah presents?

If we allow ourselves, Hanukkah will give us the opportunity to go back in histo-ry and connect to the energy of the holiday. What were the miracles of this holiday? Children in Hebrew school can tell you that after the expulsion of the enemy, !"#$%&'()*!#)$+%,$*!$'-(%&$%&,$#(.)%&'*/01$*+($,(2-(,$3!-1$Temple in Jerusalem. According to the account, only enough oil was found to light the menorah for one day. A miracle oc-curred, and the menorah remained lit for eight days (enough time to prepare more oil).

I prefer to discuss another message of the holiday, how to create miracles. A miracle is the explanation given for an action or happening that occurs that we perceive to be beyond the range of possibility, predictability, anticipation, expectation, or credibility. Since there is no natural account-ing for that outcome, it is considered to be supernatural. We can therefore learn to achieve miracles in our own time with creative solutions found by restructuring the problem and '+%&4/&4$/*)$5%#%6(*(#)7$8+/)$(&%9-()$")$*!$2&,$)!-"*/!&)$:($previously thought of as needing a miracle.

Antiochus of Syria wanted to reunite the world under his control and re-establish the Greek Empire of Alexander the Great. Antiochus issued decrees to change Israel into a miniature Hellenic state and wipe out our culture and religion. He forbade the teaching of Torah, circumcision, and laws of Jewish conduct. He had, at the time, the most powerful army in the world and the most terrifying of weapons. It is frightening enough when foot soldiers have to face mounted cavalry; can you imagine how terrifying it was to face monstrous-sized war elephants?

The miraculous outcome was the ability to win battles against impossible odds without proper weapons, food, *#%/&/&4;$*%'*/');$%&,$)"02'/(&*$&"69(#)7$8+($*#%&)0!#6%*/!&$was of a weak, destined-to-be-defeated country, into one vic-torious over the most sophisticated and powerful country in the world. This was a demonstration of the power of com-6/*6(&*;$9(-/(0;$%&,$)%'#/2'($!0$ *+($0(:$%4%/&)*$ *+($6%&17$The Al Hanisim prayer said on Hanukkah (for the miracles) sums up our gratitude to G-d for the deliverance of the many into the hands of the few, the powerful into the hands of the

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Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, 19027-1515

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Services in the MBIEE SanctuaryShabbat & Yom Tov Morning .................9:30 A.M.

Morning MinyanSunday....................................................8:45 A.M.

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Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday ...............7:00 A.M.

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Evening ServicesFriday Evening .......................................8:00 P.M.

Daily MinyanMBIEE conducts a daily morning minyan!"#$!%&'!(')'*%!#"!members and the community. Participation is needed from +')!,)-!.#+')!/)!#$-'$!%#!"01*11!%&/2!/+3#$%,)%!mitzvah and congregational responsibility. Times of minyanim are listed above. There are morn-ings when regular attendees may be ill or away. Therefore, if you are available one day a week or even one day a month, your attendance will be appreciated. You can perform an important mitzvah by attending a morning minyan and perhaps even having the satisfaction of being the 10th person some morning. Help us out. If you have any questions, please call Len Cohen at 215-635-0264.

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Happy Thanksgiving and Hanukkah to all!This year is unique since Hanukkah

and Thanksgiving occur at the same time. (It happened once before in 1888 and the-oretically, could happen again in 2070.)

The connection between both of these holidays is apparent. The Baal Shem Tov taught us that everything a person sees or hears is meant to be a lesson in life. Thanksgiving and Hanukkah have more connections than any other holiday. Thanksgiving is about the journey to escape religious persecution for freedom in a new land, the establishment of a democratic charter and the belief in G-d. Hanukkah is similar in that we Jews believe in the Maccabees and their battle for religious freedom in our own land, and thanked G-d for our ability to celebrate our religious freedom.

We, at MBIEE have begun our unique connection with KI through several initiatives. Last month both of our shuls met in the KI sanctuary to combine services, sermons and an Oneg Shabbat. On January 24, we will repeat this event in our rededicated sanctuary. The ability for our two shuls to share common values and maintain our own distinctive practices is unique.

We have already begun to receive advice and help from !"#$%&$'()*#$+!,(($-.$#+!,/0-+"-.1$'23$.#4$,**'2.!-.1$+'(!-ware (to be fully functional by the end of the year). Over the next few months, we both plan to cross-advertise events with the hope that members of both shuls will attend each other’s events. Please keep your eye on the Shofar, eBlasts and Shabbat$56#3$+'$6'2$4-00$/#$27$!'$8,!#$4-!"$4",!$-+$",7-pening throughout the building.

In our new home, we have the vision and strength of over 55 years as we continue to distinguish ourselves and provide traditional services and events for our community. Our goal is growing and maintaining our individuality and, at the same time, discovering what we have in common with our neighbors. We want you, our congregants, to SHARE OUR

JOURNEY forward into both familiar and new territory.

President’s Message

Irv Gellman, President

Yiddish Cultural Group Meets the second Wednesday of each month at 12:30 P.M.

Combined Board and General Meeting December 15We invite the entire congregation to join us for an open

board meeting followed by a general meeting to approve our revised bylaws.

We will have an optional traditional Sunday brunch before the meeting at 9:30 A.M. at a minimal charge.

KI and MBIEE to Celebrate Shabbat TogetherJoin us as we welcome members of the KI community

for Shabbat services on Friday, January 24, 2014 at 8:00 P.M. Rabbis Addison and Sussman will be

presenting a lively discussion.Come meet our friends from KI

at our joint Service and Oneg Shabbat.

We’d like to remind everyone at MBIEE that everyone should eat every day! Therefore, providing food for those who are unable to provide for themselves has been a focus of our action in recent years. Thank you to all for the generous food donations during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, especially. The Mitzvah Food Pantry, at Beth Sholom, our neighboring synagogue, was very grateful. The items you gave enable the pantry to nourish community people. Don’t stop! It’s the season for Thanksgiving and Hanukkah! This year these holidays arrive together. If you choose latkes or turkey, and lots of trimmings too, leave some non-perishables in the donation box outside our sanctuary, so others may share. As winter arrives, hot foods are especially welcome. Soups, vegetables, pasta, all provide healthy meals. For a further mitzvah, help JRA (!"#$%&'"($")*+',) to prepare and deliver packages, especially on December 15, and January 19, the Sundays when food is delivered far and wide. If you need further encouragement, and details on how to take action with us, please call 215-927-6737 or send email to -.',"+/!01+*-+2. We’d like to hear from you! New ideas are always welcome.

Carol and George Weinbaum

Social Action

Transportation CommitteeOur dedicated transportation planner is unable to continue. If you would like to help 1-2 people per month arrive at MBIEE ('3$+#39-*#+$'3$#9#.!+:$70#,+#$*'.!,*!$ !"#$;<&==$>()*#$'3$Irv Gellman to add your name to our transportation blurb. In the meantime, if you need a ride for an event, contact the coordinator of the event for the names of people who are already registered and call. We are still the little %&0( with the big heart and members are almost always willing to help.

Sharon Payne,34'.1%5+'6.6$+1/27$""*+',

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Faith Rubin’s Bible Study Class “After the Exodus: The Beginning of the Israelite Nation” continues each Tuesday morning at 10:00 A.M. in the board room.

Adult Education

Torah Chanting ClassWinter-spring 2014 – taught by Ariana BurrowsOnly one pre-requisite: ability to read hebrewDates/times of class sessions: to be decidedWould you be interested in taking this class?&($+':$70#,+#$1-9#$!"#$'()*#$6'23$.,?#:$7"'.#@#?,-0$,883#++A

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MBIEE Sisterhood

Receive the 5774 pin as our gift to you in recognition of

your generous support.

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(0%12$31$14!"#$%The Modern Jewish Family

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All of these women are a part of a mishpahah (family). Most answer to more than one of these roles, even at the same time. For the next year, Women’s League for Conservative Judaism will focus on the amazing diversity of the Jewish family in all &'()*+,-./0&'12)/0-345&46)+78)5/94&'&+4)+:)keruv. In choosing mishpachah as the theme for the 5774 Torah Fund pin, we are acknowledging both the sanctity that comes from being one big family and the complexity of our families and relationships. There is no one type of Jewish family in the world today. Our families are diverse, and this pin is something to be worn proudly by women in all stages and types of family life: married, partnered, single, divorced, widowed, LGBT, straight, mothers, aunts, sisters, daughters. As we support the programs of The Jewish Theological Seminary, the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, and the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, we proclaim that we, as women in all walks of life, are proudly shaping the future of the big, 3,000-year-old Jewish family.The Jewish Theological Seminary Torah Fund Mission To give every person an opportunity to participate in preserving, promoting, and perpetuating Conservative/Masorti Jewish education through active giving to the Torah Fund Campaign of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism in support of The Jewish Theological Seminary, Zeigler School of Rabbinic Studies, Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, and the Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano. The Torah Fund Brunch will be on Sunday, June 8, 2014, at 11:30 A.M. Todah Rabah!

Natalie Remick Gabai, Torah Fund Chair

Sisterhood MessageSisterhood is leading off the next two months at MBIEE! Our Pick of the Glitter fundraiser (see page 1), rescheduled for Sunday morn-ing, December 1, means great shopping be-fore Hanukkah ends and fun for you and your friends. Additionally you’ll be helping Sister-hood raise funds for MBIEE. Our thanks to Dr. Sharon Kasdin for this creative idea and for chairing the planning committee.

Too many of us have known people who died of a stroke and we did not recognize the warning signs. As a service to our community, Sisterhood will present a free stroke aware-ness panel on Sunday morning, January 12. Panelists will include neurologist Dr. Paul Katz of Abington Hospital and Toby Mazer, the founder of the Delaware Valley Stroke Council. Sisterhood member, Honey Zozofsky, director of the council, is arranging this event, which also is in line with the Wellness and Learning initiative of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism.

Have you heard that we’re planning our 2nd Annual Rosh Hodesh Tea Party? This afternoon retreat for women will be led by Rabbi Rayzel Raphael on Sunday, March 30, 4:00 P.M. (weather delay date: April 6). We’ll sing and learn and cele-brate the women in the book of Exodus, because of whose mer-it we were redeemed from Egypt. The celebration will include elegant catered sandwiches, petits fours, costumes and prizes.

Our Mah Jongg special interest group gathers on Mon-day evenings.

Have you joined us yet?

Shalom,Ariana Burrows, Sisterhood President

Mah Jongg CardsTime to order your next year’s Mah Jongg card. Purchase your card and sell cards to your neighbors and friends. Remember: Our Sisterhood earns a donation from National Mah Jongg League.

Standard Card: $8.00 Large Print Card: $9.00Make your check payable to MBIEE Sisterhood. Mail

+8)58+-)+::)1+78)*;/*<)3') ';/)=>?@@)+:9*/2) '+6/';/8)A&';)the name(s), address(es) and phone number(s) of the players ordering cards, and specify the size card for each person.

Any questions, call Lori Goldfarb: 215-576-6510. Visit our updated website at www.mbiee.org

Find us on Facebook, too.

Sisterhood Honor and Memory CardsIf you wish to honor a relative, friend, etc., or send a sym-pathy card to commemorate the memory of a loved one through a contribution to MBIEE Sisterhood, let us do the work for you. For $3 for each card, we will send the neces-sary message for you. Should you wish to have cards on hand to send out your-self, making a telephone call is all you need to do. You can buy cards in packs of ten cards at a cost of $20 per pack. Call Ilsa Kirchheimer at 215-379-0221 or Catalina Kurschner at 215-887-3922 to make arrangements to pick up your order at a Sisterhood meeting or at the MBIEE office. To have us send out cards, call either of us at the above numbers.

Ilsa Kirchheimer & Catalina Kurschner,Program Leaders

!"#$%&'()*+#,%-#.$')/%0-,%."-%120)(IRC Sec. 408(d))Taxpayers over age 70–1/2 can make tax–free transfers from an IRA directly to a charity. Any amounts so transferred count toward the individual’s required minimum distribution, but are not deductible as charitable contributions. “Please consult your accountant or attorney for fact-!"#$%&$' ()*%$#' +#,(+)%-,' ./0+' %-)%*%)0(1' !%20(2%/-3' 45#'synagogue does not offer professional advice.”

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MBIEE Sisterhood

Women schmoozed with friends, learned about skin care, and stopped by information stations devoted to Pick of the Glitter, supermarket gift cards, honor-memory cards, upcoming programs, membership and Women’s League for Conservative Judaism during Sisterhood’s Wine & Cheese Social. The concept by Mary Gerson and Karen Berger was implemented by Karen.

Ariana Burrows (left) and Sharon Payne (right), were MBIEE Sisterhood delegates at the Annual Meeting of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, led by Rita Wertlieb (center), WLCJ international president. Following the mid-day conclusion of this meeting in Baltimore on Sunday, October 13, Ariana, Sharon and the other WLCJ delegates joined the Conversation of the Century, the convention of United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism. Convention attendees ranged from lay leaders and clergy !"# $%&# '(")&*+,$!+&-.,)(*$!# /(+&/&"$# $(# ,# *0,1%2344&5#contingent of USY leaders.

Opening the USCJ convention was Rabbi Steven Wernick, CEO of USCJ, and the keynote speaker was Dr. Arnold M. Eisen, chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary. Rabbi Wernick maintained this was a time for renewal and transformation, and he encouraged us to think of USCJ, not as a federation of synagogues, but as a collective of kehillot. In this context, each kehillah (synagogue) aims to be a community of meaning, purpose and people. Dr. Eisen spoke of this as a moment of opportunity for the Conservative/Masorti movement. Millions of Jews, he ,))0*&5# 0)6# ,*&# *&,57# $(# 3"5#/&,"!"8# !")!5&# (0*# 9&%!44($:#“Religion” may mean less than “spirituality,” “the pursuit of justice” and the “service of Gd,” and our movement has institutions and people to provide services to questioning Jews. Dr. Eisen exhorted us, as we reach out to those who ,*&# 0",;34!,$&56# $(# 4&$# ,# )&")&# (;# 1(//0"!$7# <&*+,5&# (0*#synagogues seven days a week, just doing better what it is that we do.

Women’s League Delegates attend USCJ Convention

Mitzvah Food ProjectInterested in volunteering with a food pantry? The Mitzvah Food Project is in need of volunteers at our pantry at Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park. We are looking for volunteer delivery drivers to deliver food packages in the Elkins Park/Greater Northeast Philadelphia area on the !"#$% &'(% $)*"(% +),"#(&-% ./% $)0% 1.'$)2% 3.,$0#% 40'0"&55-%take from 30 minutes to 1 hour. We are also looking for backup delivery drivers whom we can contact in advance when regular drivers are unavailable. If you are interested or would like more information, please call 215-832-0831 or email !""#$%"&'()*&!+$,"%+

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Bylaws

Greetings from the Bylaws Committee. Let me begin re-freshing your memory by repeating some of what I wrote two months ago.

“Too many months ago, the Bylaws Committee was formed and charged with rewriting and bringing up to date, our 27-year-old document. Using the model constitution from the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism as our template, 1.#$5-%1.(*!0(%$.%#,*$%.,"%'00(#6%7-%$)0%8".9*#*.'#%./%.,"%.5(%bylaws, we brought forth an up-to-date document which should serve us well in the new century. We made some changes to meet legal requirements, to clarify sometimes obscure lan-4,&406%$.%:.""0:$%.1*##*.'#6%&'(%$.%70'0!$%/".1%50##.'#%50&"'0(%from the experience of twenty-seven years.”

Presently, this document has earned the recommenda-tion of the Executive Committee and, after minor revisions, the recommendation of the Board of Directors. The next step will be submission to a vote by the congregation for its ap-proval. That will occur at a special meeting of the congre-gation on the morning of December 15. After a sumptuous brunch, and a meeting of the board, the document will be available for your inspection. You will also be asked to ap-8".90%./%$;.%'0;%:&'(*(&$0#%/."%./!:06%$.%"085&:0%.'0%;).%resigned, and one who is moving out of the state.

I would again like to thank all who made this document 8.##*7506%0#80:*&55-%<$090%=.&"(1&'6%;).%(*(%$)0%!'&5%0(*$-ing, and the Board, which graciously corrected one or two missteps. I like to think that the amicable character of the Board discussion partially resulted from a reading of article XVI, which would make it worth repeating:Parliamentary Practice: Code of Behavior

As Jews, ethical and moral behavior is imperative and values of derekh eretz and kavod, mutual respect and honor, take precedence in guiding our discussions and delibera-tions. Members shall be required to speak and act accord-ingly at all times in order to promote shalom bayit (peace in the house). Lashon ha-ra (evil words) shall not be permitted. Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the then-current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order.

Eugene Rifkind, Chair (still reclining)

MBIEE Men’s Club

Men’s Club MessageAs you are receiving this Shofar, Hanukkah is already upon us. Carving the turkey while lighting two candles is 1,5$*>$&#?*'4% &$% *$#% !'0#$2% @#% .'0% ;).%has a birthday in early December, I never liked Hanukkah falling early in the secular calendar because it leaves the rest of the year without something to look forward to. This double holiday does not begin a hibernation for the winter, however.

Gene Rifkind will be honored at a Federation of Jewish Men’s Club function at Temple Sinai on Sunday, December 15, as MBIEE Men’s Club Man of the Year. The dinner starts at 5:30 P.M. and it would be nice to see a large turnout from MBIEE to honor Gene, who has brought many interesting programs to MBIEE as Men’s Club immediate past president.

In February, just to preview my article in the next Shofar, we have been invited to participate at Beth Sholom in the FJMC World-Wide Wrap. No, this has nothing to do with music or rhyming. It is a program in which we wrap our !"#$$%& along with Jews throughout the world. Also planned in February is a Friday night dinner co-sponsored with Sisterhood.

“Speaking of your health and wealth” took place A.90170"% BC6%;*$)%!'&':*&5% 0D80"$#% #80&?*'4% &'(% &%100$%and greet that followed. The refreshments were free and so was the advice. I got a lot out of both!

So Happy “Thanksgivukkah” to all. I, again, will get a lot out of both!

Mark Weiner, Men’s Club President

Men’s Club Wine ShopWine is available for sale all year. We have 20 different wines. The Wine Shop is open every day after minyan, Sunday through Friday, at the Men’s Club, Board of Directors, and Yiddish Cultural Club meetings, or call the office (215-635-1505) or Len Cohen (215-625-0264) to place an order.

Len Cohen, Chairman

Thanks to the Men’s Club for co–sponsoring the eBlasts.

-./'012"3Steven and Jennifer Wittenberg on the occasion of their

marriage.Rabbi Addison on the 50th anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah.

Thank You NoteThanks to my friends at MBIEE for their cards, donations and warm words in honor of my special birthday.

Natalie Gabai

CondolencesThe Pollack & Leventhal families on the loss of former long

time member, Rina Pollack, B’M.David Cooperson & family on the loss of his beloved mother,

Sylvia Cooperson, B’M.

Cantor Joshua H. Gordon

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weak, the corrupt into the hands of the upright, and the wick-ed into the hands of the just.

To this day, we see the tiny state of Israel performing miracles on a daily basis. Our Rabbi is fond of quoting Ben-Gurion’s quip, “In Israel, in order to be a realist you must be-lieve in miracles.” The victories of 1948, 1956, 1967, 1972, etc. are examples. In each, of these battles, Israel was out-manned, outgunned, and considered the underdog. In each, !"#$%&'(#)*+,"-#&'./"(#.'#*0.+.1#,'(#+"*0"21.'34#("0"'(.'34#and counting on each other. Collectively, they accepted over-whelming responsibility, and, with faith in a necessary out-come, they embraced the reality of ein berayrah (we have no choice). They heroically went off to battle, exhibited ex-traordinary courage, and took heavy fatalities and casualties. 56"7#2%'/("'1-7# -%%8"(# $%+!,+(#,'(#0&*6"(# 16"#"'9"-%0"#constantly asking, ”Why not?” instead of ”Why?”.

:"#2%'1.'&%&*-7#/'(#)*+,"-# -.361#7",+*#,6",(#.'#;"(.-cine, education, electronics, conservation, water develop-ment, and research. How does this happen? Can we conclude that realism requires the belief in miracles? The answer is rather straightforward and simple. We don’t need to.

Israel has openly embraced the traditional value of edu-cation and study. There is an opposing tradition of ain som-chim al haness (do not depend on miracles). We have learned long ago that it is shver tzoo zein a yid (it is tough to be a Jew). That explains why, like Avis, Jews try harder. We have to rely on our wits. We have to “Dress British, but think Yid-dish.” It is no wonder that Jews are “over-represented” in relation to the rest of the population in colleges, medicine, science, and professions. As long as we continue to inspire and support each other in Jewish communities, we will con-tinue to work and study harder than the rest of the popu-lation. We can alter the parameters, and accomplish more. Therefore, our results become natural and predictable and neither surprising nor miraculous. It is no wonder that, Israel has proportionately more newspapers and citizens with col-lege degrees than the rest of the world.

This year, let us celebrate Hanukkah, by connecting to .1*# "**"'2"# %$# %&+# -%'3# 1+,(.1.%'4# 2%'/("'1-7# 0&*6.'3# 16"#envelopes of study, accepting challenges, and seeking solu-tions. We have to continue to support each other in keeping our parental and community expectations high. In that way, Jewish accomplishment is our modern-day miracle.

I remember a conversation with our member Rina Pollack ahleha hashalom (may she rest in peace). We (.*2&**"(#16"#;,3'./2"'1#,22%;0-.*6;"'1*#%$#%&+#<+%16"+*#and sisters in the Israel Defense Forces. She noted that, now, they are issued all kinds of uniforms and modern weapons. In her day (1948), she said that she received only a postcard telling her to report in two weeks and to bring warm clothes.

Now is not the time to stop exercising our minds. What !"#*1,+14#%&+#0,+1'"+4#=>(4#!.--#6"-0#&*#/'.*6?#@*#-%'3#,*#!"#set our sights higher and keep working harder, we can con-tinue to achieve more. Sometimes, we even have to bring our own “warm clothes.” Let the rest of the world think we can perform miracles. We know how to do it!

Miracles, continued from page 1 by Cantor Joshua GordonThank YouEdythe Kaplan, Karen Berger, Glenn Berger, Shirley Cohen,

Susan Nachmann, Ron Goldman, Irv Gellman and Sam Manley for all their help during Shemini Atzeret, Simcha Torah and Shabbat.

Natalie Gabai for sponsoring the kiddush luncheon in honor of her special birthday.

Phil and Bea Barrish for sponsoring the Shabbat kiddush in honor of the anniversary of Phil’s Bar Mitzvah.

Sharon Byer, Lori Goldfarb, Rebecca and Irv Gellman, Edythe Kaplan, Jerry and Betty Weiss, David Reif and Sam Manley for their help during the Sukkot Yom Tov, Shabbat and the Friday night dinner.

Phil Barrish for not only designing, but also crafting, an original talit hanger for the outside of the men’s room. It is extremely well done, good looking and appropriate for a shul.

Natalie Gabai for sponsoring the beautiful autumn-hued A%!"+#,++,'3";"'1*#$%+#16"#Rosh Hashanah bimah.

Millie Zazoff for sponsoring the lovely white, cream and <-&"#A%!"+#,++,'3";"'1*#$%+#16"#Yom Kippur bimah.

Joan Polin for sponsoring the kiddush on the second day of Sukkot in memory of her beloved husband, Jerry Polin, B’M.

Phil Barrish for the fantastic and professional job he did .'#/B.'3#16"#%$/2"#2-%28#,'(#;,8.'3#16"#C"<+"!#-"11"+*#from scratch.

The following gentlemen for blowing the shofar at morning minyan during the month of Elul: Rabbi Addison, Cantor Gordon, Alan Berson and Ernie Gross.

Stan Bilker, our resident locksmith extraordinaire, for his your hard work in replacing, keying and generally helping in all our lock and key needs in the old building and the new.

One Book–One Jewish Community 2014

The Wanting by Michael Lavigne “In this exquisite novel of longing and loss, Lavigne has woven multiple stories of intersecting lives and 2%'A.21.'3# ("*.+"*?# D+%;# 16"# *'%!7#streets of communist Moscow to the scorching heat of a Palestinian-controlled desert, we travel with characters at once ruined and resilient, some idealistic, others world-weary, all pursuing that most essential but elusive want: a place to call home. A beautiful meditation on love, and on

all the ways in which stories are remembered and told.”- Dalia Sofer, author of “The Septembers of Shiraz”

Sunday, January 26, 2014 25 Shevat 5774

About One Book, One Jewish Community (OBOJC)OBOJC enhances adult Jewish learning in the Greater Philadelphia Jewish Community by promoting conversations, discussions and events stimulated by a selected book and its themes. Synagogues, organizations and other community institutions become OBOJC Partners by adopting the featured book as a vehicle for conversation, study and celebration.

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Mar. 1 Pekudei Exodus 38:21-40:38

Mar. 8 Vayikra Leviticus 1:1-5:26

Mar. 15 Tzav Leviticus 6:1-8:36

Mar. 22 Shemini Leviticus 9:1-11:47

Mar. 29 Tazria Leviticus 12:1-13:59

D’Rashot at Shabbat ServicesThe concluding section of Deuteronomy, Parshat V’Zot HaB’racha, states that the Torah is indeed the heritage of us all, “the congregation of Jacob.” Therefore all of us, not merely the rabbi, cantor or baal korei, are called to study and transmit that heritage.

Let us continue to have different congregants prepare and offer a d’rasha!"#"$%&'(!")*+,-./0(+!"./('&102(.&/"(&"(%+"Torah or Haftarah reading, one each week. It will be my privilege to help our darshanim )/1"$&0'2+$"#/1"3'+3#'+4"5("will be an even greater privilege to listen to the shared words of Torah that will be offered each week.

A schedule of Shabbatot and their Torah readings can be found below and updated in each weekly eBlast. To volunteer, please submit your name and the Shabbat on which you’re interested in speaking to !"#$%#&'()**+,"- or call the $6/#7&70+"&8)2+4"96"2:#.-./7"&0'"Torah heritage together, let us transform our anniversary into a time when hayashan yithadesh v’hahadash yitkadesh, our past will be renewed #/1"&0'"80(0'+"$#/2(.)+14

Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison

The Congregation gratefully acknowledges the following contributions

Yahrzeit Fundin memory of byAbraham Weiner Ina WeinerAdolph Needleman Regina MaizelAnn Einheber Barry & Marilyn EinheberAnn Myers Stephen MilarskyAnn Pelta Joan TheilAnna Barrish Philip BarrishAnna Wolfert Esther WolfertAugusta Harwood Richard HarwoodBella Gross Jerry GrossBella Gross Ernie GrossBernard Weitz Bea BarrishBessie Israel Ray IsraelClaire Needleman Regina MaizelDavid Cohen Shirley CohenDavid Cohen Judith CohenEdna Spivack Jerome BrownElaine M. Goodman Mert GoodmanEsther Ciplet Abramson Ada HyamsEsther Globman Regina MaizelEtta Rivka Needleman Regina MaizelEvelyn Finzimer Rhoda GoodmanFlora Kirchheimer Gunther KirchheimerFlorence Weinstein Allen WeinsteinFrank Milarsky Stephen MilarskyGertrude Needleman Regina MaizelGertrude Ratener Sylvia SobleIrene Solomon Marlene BellJacob Needleman Regina MaizelLena Eisenberg Burt & Janet EisenbergLinda Kay Eilberg Feldman Janet EisenbergLouis Globman Regina MaizelLouis Pelta Joan TheilLynn Mampe Burt & Janet EisenbergMilton Wergelis Sue WergelisMinnie Joseph Lee MichaelsMinnie Segal Gertrude LippmanMiriam Levine Edward DordickMollie Resnick Philip BarrishNaomi Skaroff Joan PolinPauline Saul Irvin & Shirley SaulRosa Menko Shirley MenkoRose Fishman Jack FishmanSadie Seltzer Stephen MilarskySadye Seltzer Regina MaizelSamuel Dubosarsky Edith SattenSamuel Kaplan Claire GilmanSamuel Sabulsky Marvin & Anita SabulskySaul Gruber Sandy SchwartzShirley Sabulsky Marvin & Anita SabulskySidney Maizel Regina MaizelSol Kirchheimer Gunther Kirchheimer!"#$%&'(#)*+#' ,&-&%*)&'./0123)"0

William Eilberg Burt & Janet EisenbergWilliam Needleman Regina MaizelYetta Milarsky Stephen Milarsky

Prayer Book Fundin memory of byWally Segal Norman & Susan Cohen

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Meyers Library at Keneseth IsraelEllen Tilman, Keneseth Israel’s librarian, has graciously made several shelves available to MBIEE for over 100 volumes from our collection.

Library hours are as follows.Sunday: 9:30 A.M.–12 NOON (when school is in session)Tuesday: 9:30 A.M.–3:30 P.M. (6:00 P.M. school in session)Wednesday: 9:30 A.M.–3:30 P.M.Thursday: 10:00 a.m.-1 P.M. (when school is in session)Book Carts at KI Friday Evening ServicesFor more information go to ...+/010$02%3$"#04+,"-

The Congregation gratefully acknowledges the following contributions

If your contribution was not published in this issue, please check the next Shofar.

Chai Fundin honor of byLen Cohen, Happy Birthday . . . . . . . Bill & Miriam Shnycer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Sharon Kasdin

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fundin honor of byIda Pomerantz Barbara GershkowJanet Eisenberg Barbara GershkowLen Cohen, Happy Birthday . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ida Pomerantz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burt, Janet & Michelle Eisenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Larry Shipper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michele BeckerNatalie Gabai, Happy Birthday . . . . . . . . . . .Ida Pomerantz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burt, Janet & Michelle Eisenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Larry Shipper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michele BeckerRabbi Addison, 50th Anniversary of Bar Mitzvah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Faith Rubin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catalina Kurschner

Simcha Fundin honor of byCeil Stern, Mazel Tov on your granddaugher, Elise’s

marriage to Brian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flossie SolomonFlossie Solomon, Mazel Tov on your grandson, William’s

marriage to Caitlyn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ceil SternIrv & Rebecca Gellman, Mazel Tov on your Brad & Carly’s

Wedding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edythe KaplanLen Cohen, Happy Birthday . . . . . . . . . Sylvia & Len Cohen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edythe KaplanJanet Eisenberg, Happy Birthday. . . . . . . . . Edythe KaplanNatalie Gabai, Happy Birthday . . . . . . . . . . . Edythe Kaplan

Torah Tribute Fundin honor of Natalie Gabai’s Special Birthday

Ernie Gross Fred ZornGunther & Ilsa Kirchheimer Jerry & Betty WeissJoe & Sheila Pressman Len & Sylvia CohenPhil & Bea Barrish Ron & Libby GoldmanStan & Millie Brooks Jeanne Perlmutter, Grace Allen, Etta Risch, Florence

Asherman, Rita Rosen, Rosanna Lickenstein,Olga Wallace & Leila Brusman

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fundin memory of byGertrude Singer Lori & Saul Goldfarb

Samuel Miller Memorial Torah Fundin memory of byWally Segal Bobbie Miller

Torah Tribute Fundin memory of byCarl A. Goldenberg Bill, Diana & David GoldshlackEedan Jill Belkin Bill & Diana GoldshlackMarla Friedenberg’s father Joan KarpfMyrna Klein Howard & Anita FishmanRina Pollack Stan & Millie BrooksRina Pollack Fred ZornRina Pollack Judy BakerWally Segal Stan & Millie BrooksWally Segal Barbara Levey

Torah Tribute Fundin honor of Len Cohen’s Special Birthday

Bernard Littman Ceil SternErnie Gross George & Carol WeinbaumHoward Waitsman Ilsa & Gunther KirchheimerJerry & Betty Weiss Joe & Sheila PressmanJudy Baker Mitchell & Sandra PinslyNatalie Gabai Phil & Bea BarrishRon & Libby Goldman Rose LevittShirley Cohen Stan & Millie Brooks Randi, David, Ashley, Michael & Noah Necowitz, Robin,

Larry, Arli & Zoe Necowitz, & Beth, Ben & Nathan Hoffman

Torah Tribute Fundin honor of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .by

Ariana Burrows, For her excellence and kindness in

teaching Torah Reading . . . .George & Carol Weinbaum

Bea Barrish, Get Well . . . . . . . . . . . .Ron & Libby Goldman

Ben Burrows, Get Well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lina Kurschner

Bill & Miriam Shnycer, Mazel Tov on your granddaughter’s

Bat Mitzvah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Len & Sylvia Cohen

Dorothy Tranes, L’Shana Tovah . . . . . Stan & Millie Brooks

!"#$%$&"'#$(#$)"**+,*-./$012+3$456$75"$456"$7"8*+.'189 . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debra & Mark Cantor

Hannah Gail Prausnitz-Weinbaum, Honor of our grand-

daughter Hannah’s Bat Mitzvah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George & Carol Weinbaum

Ira & Atara Weinstein, Happy 30th Anniversary. . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Len & Sylvia Cohen

Irv & Rebecca Gellman, Mazel Tov on the marriage of Brad

to Carly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ceil Stern

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judy Baker

Janet Eisenberg, Happy Birthday. . . . . . . . . . Bernard Wolf

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bradley, Gail, Erik & Michael Miller

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Alan J. Miller

Joe Pressman, Get Well. . . . . . . . . . . .Jerry & Betty Weiss

Lee Duncan, Get Well . . . . . . . . . . . . Stan & Millie Brooks Marilyn Brown, Get Well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ida Pomerantz Phil Barrish, Mazel Tov on the Anniversary of your Bar

Mitzvah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jerry & Betty WeissRabbi Addison, Mazel Tov on the 50th anniversary of your

Bar Mitzvah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Len & Sylvia Cohen Ron & Jill Feldman, Thank you for your friendship. . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Debra & Mark CantorRoz Cohen, L’Shana Tovah . . . . . . . . .Stan & Millie BrooksShirley Zlotnick, Mazel Tov on the marriage of your

granddaughter, Melissa to Sam . . . . . . . .Ida PomerantzHonor of Aliyot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Coopersmith Thank you for giving my grandson an honor on Rosh

Hashanah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ceil SternHonor at Yom Kippur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fred ZornThanks for the Aliyah on Sept. 27th . . . . . . . . . Violet Zeitlin

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Honor and remember a departed loved one by placing a plaque on our memorial wall. You will be assured that kaddish will be recited on their yahrzeit. For details, call Gunther Kirchheimer at 215-379-0221.

The yahrzeit of the following loved ones occurs during the month of December.It is fitting that a member of the family be present at the minyan on the day of yahrzeit.

The yahrzeit of the following loved ones occurs during the month of January.It is fitting that a member of the family be present at the minyan on the day of yahrzeit.

Carl Golkow

Sylvia Jaffe

Ryan Tucker

Rose Plavner

Bernard Segal

Regina Smith

Benjamin B. Burrows

Ruth A. Nibauer

Paul Barrow

Reba Krantz

Samuel Senders

Joseph Brooks

Meyer Cohen

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Bennett Solomon

David Factor

Benjamin Kligman

Minnie Schwartz

Kathrine Tomkin

Harry Goldman

Carol R. Goldstein

Arnold Polikoff

Henrietta Marcus

Harry C. Gordon

Boris Weinstein

Pauline Ellis

Roza Gross

Joseph Goldstein

Maurice Goldstein

Louis Kossay

Sarah Weinbaum

Boris Bak

Nathan Goldberg

Benjamin Jacobs

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Albert Mills

Fannie Sher

Ida Jaffe

Sam Kosman

Goldie Gruber

Hattie Lauer

Morris Sher

Fred Snyder

Bernard Novack

Robert Joel Addison

Sarah Kaplan

Fritz Nachmann

Betty Blanck

Mollie Rosenberg

Brian Budman

Cecelia Caesar Lukoff

Herman Horwitz

Joseph A. Katz

David Lauer

Sheldon Krantz

Marcia Silver

Max Kanfer

Gida Nachmann

Allen Serody

Nathan Weitz

Bessie Hurwitz

Alexander Oberlender

Jennie Goldsmith

Jennie Adelman

Max Becker

Philip Horowitz

Rose Myerov

Esther Rosenberg

Louis Spiegel

Sarah Simon

Louis KlaskyLee Leiber

Victor PlavnerMollie RabinovitzJohn M. Eisman

Nelle RebackNorman Sabulsky

Ruth SoloffRose Trachtenberg

Daniel Hirsch EismanElliott Nires

Isaac SidewaterSimon WaldmanVioleta ChestaroAlex MarguliesMarian Moss

Rabbi Sanford D. ShanblattHarry PaletzHerb Weaner

William ZussmanEvelyn BroderMarian KingRose Fischler

Helen Holzman

Meyer RuttenbergMattie Citron

Lillian CylinderJudith GoldfarbBeckie Zozofsky

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Rose MillerEmanuel Solomon

Samuel CohenAbraham Jaffe

Anna MarguliesDaniel Senker

Abraham L. WendrowEster Bak

Ceil (Zipporah) CoopersmithHenry RafkinHilda Cohen

Aaron FreedmanSidney Hellner

Theodore S. FreedmanSidney Maizel

Rose SobleFrank Gilevitz

Norman SharpSidney SolomonSamuel Adelman

Walter BakerSeymour SchechterSamuel Wasserman

Sarah WeissCharles Abrams

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Michael HellnerEstelle Remick

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