Temple Welcomes Courtney Cummings and Congratulates...

The Temple Tablet

Temple Israel 130 Riverside Drive

Dayton, OH 45405

937-496-0050

www.tidayton.org

Dec ‘13/Jan ‘14

Vol. 50, No. 4

The Ties That Bind: Temple and Omega Baptist

Join Together For Annual Exchange Weekend

Friday, January 17 7:30 p.m. Shabbat In The Round at Temple.

Rev. Daryl Ward and Rev. Vanessa Ward will deliver the sermon.

Everyone is invited to a celebratory Oneg following services.

Sunday, January 19 11:15 a.m. Services at Omega Baptist, 1821 Emerson Avenue (at Salem).

Rabbi Sofian will deliver the sermon. All Temple members are encouraged to

attend this friendly and uplifting service. Religious school students will be

transported by bus to attend services at Omega after 10:45 a.m. early

dismissal as part of regular classes at Temple.

Vanessa Oliver Ward is

Co-Pastor of the Omega Baptist Church, where she

introduced the model of the comprehensive, holistic,

quarterly curriculum with classes on topics ranging

from theology and bible to parenting and aerobics.

The Reverend Dr. Daryl

Ward is Senior Pastor of the Omega Baptist Church,

which has 30 active ministries including a prison

ministry, a full-service bookstore, and a

community development corporation.

Temple Welcomes Courtney Cummings

and Congratulates Suzanne Shaw

Temple Israel is pleased

to welcome Courtney

Cummings to the

position of Music and

Program Director.

Courtney comes to

Temple from the

Mayerson Jewish

Community Center in

Cincinnati where she

created and executed a

wide variety of

programming for all

ages. Courtney has also

been a part of the Temple High Holiday

quartet since 2008.

Courtney grew up in Dayton and graduated

from Springboro High School. She continued

her education, receiving a Bachelor’s degree in

Music from Kenyon College and a Master’s

degree in Vocal Performance from the Eastman

School of Music.

She is married to Chad Cummings and loves

running and practicing yoga. When asked

about her new role, Courtney said “I am very

excited to begin this new adventure at

Temple Israel. It has been a pleasure to

share music with the congregation during

the High Holidays for the past six years, and

I look forward to expanding that musical

relationship with my new position. In

addition, my experience in programming

and event planning has uniquely positioned

me for this new opportunity. I look

forward to brainstorming creative ideas

with everyone to help build community in

our congregation.”

Temple congratulates

Suzanne Shaw, who has

been Temple’s

bookkeeper and

financial wizard since

2004. Suzanne has a

Bachelor’s degree in

Finance from Otterbein

University. Suzanne has

been promoted and will

now hold the title of

Business Manager.

Courtney Cummings

Music and Program

Director

Suzanne Shaw

Business Manager

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From the Rabbi

I would like to draw your attention to

a couple of things that are different in

Temple Israel’s building. First of all,

please take note of the new curtain in

the main ark. Sometimes things come

together as if they were always meant

to be (b’shert). That was the case with

this new curtain. Let me explain.

The original ark curtain needed to be

replaced. It was quite literally falling

apart with the passage of time and due

to its construction from very light

weight material. This led to it getting

tangled up in the metal doors with

some frequency. What was b’shert

was a telephone call I got from Bob

Kahn’s daughter. She pointed out that

her family would be celebrating Bob’s

90th birthday at Temple on an Erev

Shabbat in October with a special oneg

and she wanted to know if Temple

needed anything that they could buy in

celebration of Bob’s milestone.

Fortunately, they thought our need for

a new curtain would be a perfect

opportunity. Then thanks to Carol

Finley, who designed and fabricated

the new curtain in record time, we

were able to show off our sanctuary’s

new addition at Bob’s special service.

Even though this work is still in

progress I would also like to draw

your attention to our Chapel ark as

well. The project began with the

problem presented by the ark’s doors.

They simply didn’t close correctly.

Also, the depth of the ark was such

that our Torah scroll barely fit inside.

After many discussions with the

worship and music committee, the

religious school committee, the

executive committee and the board of

trustees, it was decided to fix these

problems with a design that would

somewhat change the look of the ark

even though most of the infrastructure

would stay the same. You may have

noticed the religious school committee

was included in this process and

wonder why. Here is the answer.

The question was asked if there was any

other goal that might be achieved at the

same time we went about fixing the

problems with the Chapel ark. When

thinking about this I focused on how

many people have told me they took

part in one way or another in the

building of our wonderful building.

People obviously contributed the funds,

but I’ve also repeatedly heard about the

meaningful walk of Torahs to this new

location. Someone also told me that

while the building was under

construction an opportunity was given

to Temple Israelites to come and sign

their names on various parts of the

infrastructure. All this reminded me

how important a physical connection to

one’s synagogue building can be.

The children in our religious school

were obviously too young to have

participated in any of those delightful

things as our building was being built

and completed. Yet, redoing the

Chapel ark could give them an

opportunity for just that sort of

connection. This is why we asked our

religious school kids to design tiles,

which are being executed by a

professional artist at K-12 in a glass-

mosaic technique, which will decorate

the new ark doors. As of this writing

the tiles are still in progress so the

project is not complete. I can’t wait to

see the reaction of our religious school

students when they see their efforts

ornamenting our Chapel’s ark.

If you haven’t done it yet, please stop by

and see these two new marvelous

additions to our worship spaces.

A Message From…

Rabbi David M. Sofian


Dayton, OH 45405-4968

phone 937-496-0050

fax 888-777-0490

www.tidayton.org

OFFICE HOURS Mon-Thurs: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Fri: 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

STAFF

Rabbi David Sofian ext. 230 / [email protected]

Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz Epstein Family Educator

ext. 226 / [email protected]

Courtney Cummings

Music and Program Director ext 225 / [email protected]

Rachel Bearman Rabbinic Intern

[email protected]

Suzanne Shaw

Business Manager Membership statements;

payments/invoices, donations

M—Th


Ellen Finke-McCarthy Facility rental and event planning;

Tablet; yahrzeits, funerals, burials


LEADERSHIP

Lisa Pierce, President

[email protected]

937-643-0221

Bart Weprin, Vice President

[email protected]

937-433-1959

Rick Goldberg, Treasurer

[email protected]

937-648-7451

Carol Graff, Secretary

[email protected]

937-426-8558

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Education and Youth News

Rabbi Karen N. Bodney-Halasz Jerome Epstein Family Director of Education

Make This A GUCI Summer

Thinking about spending the summer at Goldman Union Camp? Meet with Joe

Slade, assistant director, who will be here Sunday, February 9 at 11:00 a.m. to

share a video and conduct a discussion session for all students.

Enrollment is open for children entering third through tenth grades at our

regional URJ camp, the Goldman Union Camp Institute (GUCI). With four-

week sessions (two weeks for third and fourth graders), GUCI offers a full range

of sports, arts and Jewish programs within the exciting and motivating

atmosphere of a Reform Jewish community of young people.

You’ll find GUCI’s 2014 brochure on the rack outside Temple’s office or more

information is available online at www.guci.urjcamps.org.

Temple’s Joseph and Janet Patterson Campership Fund and the Schwarz Campership Fund

provide financial assistance to Temple Israel kids. To qualify for a campership, an application

must be completed and returned to Rabbi Bodney-Halasz no later than January 15 No late

applications will be considered.

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TEMPLE ISRAEL DAYTON YOUTH JUNIOR YOUTH GROUP

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Let’s Skate the Scape! December 8, after Hebrew

TIDY and JYG join forces for ice skating at RiverScape Metro Park. The rink opens at 1:00 p.m. Cost is $7 and includes

skate rental. Food and hot chocolate are available for purchase from the Silver Fern Café at RiverScape. Contact Scott

Halasz for more information at (937) 371-2517 or [email protected].

Mipnei Darchei Shalom – For the Sake

of the Ways of Peace

Working together with people of

other faith groups in our community

to achieve social justice has always

been a key value to the Jewish

people. In the Jerusalem Talmud we

are taught: "In a city where there are

both Jews and Gentiles, the collectors

of alms collect from both Jews and

Gentiles; they feed the poor of both,

visit the sick of both; bury both and

restore the lost goods of both, for the

sake of the ways of peace." It makes

sense to us that when we sit down

with each other and pool our

resources we make strides to improve

our entire community. These efforts

help to bring peace to all who are

affected and also brings peace to our

relationships.

For nearly two decades, Temple Israel

and Omega Baptist Church have chosen

to use our unique history (Omega

having purchased Temple’s old building

on Salem and Emerson) to nurture a

relationship based on fellowship,

education, and social action. Every

January, over Martin Luther King, Jr.

Day weekend, we hold a pulpit

exchange. Rev. Daryl Ward and Rev.

Vanessa Oliver Ward have shared our

bimah at Friday night services and

delivered messages that have touched

the hearts of us all. Next year, that

service will be held on January 17. On

Sunday mornings, Temple members

have attended services at Omega Baptist

Church where Rabbi Sofian has

delivered the sermon. Next year that

service falls on January 19.

Every year our religious school has

attended the Sunday morning service at

Omega. This is part of our curriculum

because we believe that exposure to

other cultures and faiths will

encourage our children to embrace

opportunities in the future to work

together towards social justice.

This year, to increase religious school

student and parent participation,

classes will be held in the morning at

Temple at the usual time. Then,

at 10:45 a.m., we will transport

students to Omega by bus and

students should return to Temple

by 1:15 p.m. Teachers will accompany

their students but we strongly

encourage parents to join us for

the 11:15 a.m. service at Omega (1821

Emerson Ave.). Parents are also

welcome to drive their children to

Omega themselves.

For the sake of the ways of peace, I

encourage all members of Temple

Israel to join me at both of these

powerful events.

RAC Trip For

Confirmation

Students

Temple Israel’s confirmation students

along with students from Temple

Beth Or, will be heading to

Washington, D.C. for the Religious

Action Committee trip. Students will

leave on Friday, January 24 and return

Monday, January 27. There will be a

parent information session on

Sunday, December 8 at 10:00 a.m.

in the Chapel.

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Coming Events

Ryterband Series

Continues On

Sunday Mornings The following speakers will be featured

at Temple’s Sunday morning Ryterband Lecture Series:

December 8

Cathy Gardner

Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton Dreams and Realities for Jewish Dayton

December 15

Dr. Rachel Magdalene University of Leipzig Contraception, Abortion, Infanticide in Biblical Times

January 12

Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz Temple Israel The Future of American Judaism: A

Discussion of the New Pew Research Center Survey

January 26

Dr. Robert Barr Congregation Beth Adam

Why Judaism Needs Science

February 2

Dr. Matt Adkins Columbus State Community College

Each Ryterband lecture begins with a

light breakfast of bagels and coffee at

10:00 a.m. followed by presentations at

10:30 a.m. Cost is $5 per week or $50

for the series; the series is free for new

Temple members. For more information,

call Bill Gronefeld at 433-7984.

Temple Israel ’s Annual

Champagne Brunch Sunday, December 29 at 11:30 a.m.

Enjoy a delicious dairy lunch, entertainment, and your

fabulous desserts!

$12/person before December 20 or $15/person at the door

Please bring a dessert to serve 10 people.

Your check, payable to Temple Israel, or credit card

payment confirms your reservation. Questions? Call

Temple at 496-0050.

Calling All Juniors

And Seniors! Join Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz on

Tuesday, December 17 from 5:15-6:15 p.m. at Starbucks in Oakwood at

2424 Far Hills Ave. Enjoy a cup of

coffee as we talk about the Jewish

issues that are important to you.

Nosh, Schmooze At

Kiddush Luncheon

Want some social time with friends on

Shabbat morning? Join us for Kiddush

lunch after services on Saturday,

December 14 .and January 25.

Lunch will be provided by a variety of

volunteers. No reservations are

required. Join us for study, prayer and

food. Mark your calendar for future

Kiddush lunches coming up in the

spring on March 22 and May 10.

Do you like your chili

spicy or mild? With beans

or without? Loaded with

veggies or on top of

spaghetti? Whatever your

taste, the “No Name”

Chavurah will make sure

you are well fed at their

fourth annual chili cook-

off. On Friday, January 10 services

begin at 6 p.m. and the chili cook-off

begins immediately afterwards. Do

you have a favorite recipe? Bring a pot

of chili (no pork, please!) and you’ll get in

FREE—and yours might be

judged best in the taste-off!

The cost is $5/adult and

$3/child ages 4-12; free for

kids 3 and under. If you

don’t bring a pot of chili,

please bring a side dish

(enough to feed 10 hungry

people) to share: last

names starting with A – M please bring

a dessert; N – Z please bring a salad.

For information or to RSVP, call

Temple at 496-0050.

Calling All Women

The Women of Temple Israel

grassroots committee wants you and

your ideas for the up and coming

2014 agenda and mission. Join us

Sunday, December 8 at 2:00 p.m.

at Temple. Light refreshments will be

served. Let’s build bridges, forge

connections, network, celebrate life

and build meaningfulness. Contact

Patty Caruso at 266-3249 for more

information or RSVP to Sandra

Doninger at 299-6564.

Mitzvah Meals Make Difficult Times Easier Tikkun Olam — repair of the world. Tzedakah — righteousness or charity.

These are two of Judaism’s guiding principles, and they’re the force behind

Mitzvah Meals, an initiative of Temple’s Social Action Committee designed to

lend a helping hand to those in our congregation who need it most.

If someone you know would benefit from a Mitzvah Meal, please contact Rabbi

Sofian or Rabbi Bodney-Halasz.

Chili Cook-Off Will Spice Up Your Shabbat

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Events/Milestones

Birthdays and Anniversaries The Tablet publishes birthdays every five years starting at age 35 and annually starting at 85; we publish

anniversaries every five years. If you prefer that your name not be listed, please call Ellen at 496-0050.

If you were not included in our list, call Ellen and we will put your name in the next Temple Tablet.

February Birthdays

5 Rachel Gilbert

5 Marilyn Lebowitz

7 Bonni Buchanan

8 Ellie Brown

12 Lorraine Kotler

15 Ed Meadow

16 Sidney Shane

18 Roberta Shane

23 Judith Maybruck

25 Ira Kushnir

February Anniversaries

17 Rick & Cheryl Carne 30 yrs.

20 Jon & Emily Holt 15 yrs.

Mazal Tov!

… to Judy Rosen Gossett on the

October 2 birth of her grandaughter,

Mae Bry Remmel.

… to Molly Buchanan, daughter

of Dennis and Bonni, who appeared

in Roald Dahl's play "Fantastic Mr.

Fox."

...to Jeff and Linda Albert, whose

granddaughter Mara Sanderow

became a bat mitzvah on Saturday,

October 26 at Beth Tikvah in

Columbus.

… to Saul Caplan who appeared in

the Human Race production of

Fiddler on the Roof as Lazar Wolf.

… to Joel Moss Levinson, son of Jim

and Meredith Levinson, whose

video won first prize in a

Manischewitz contest by creating a

rap battle between a turkey and a

dreidel for Thanksgivukkah.

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Facebook fans to make sure you’re

seeing our updates!

January Birthdays

3 Mark Feinstein

6 Ric Lieberman

13 Stan Rakieten

14 Joe Braunstein

16 Alan Berman

16 Gerald Jacoby

17 Barb Stewart

18 Leonore Sonnenschein

19 David Saphire

20 Franklin Cohn

22 Kay Cohen

23 Michael Larsen

24 Sylvia Cohen

25 Wilma Keller

27 Rick Carne

28 Sue Biales

30 Dennis Patterson

January Anniversaries

2 Ralph & Sylvia Heyman 30 yrs.

26 Ken & Francia Rosenzweig 45 yrs.

Temple’s Fourth Annual Jewish Cultural Festival Will Feature

Food, Dance, Music, Education and Fun For Everyone

Mark your calendar now for Sunday, June 8.

You won’t want to miss being part of Temple’s

fourth annual Jewish Cultural Festival

(JCF) and it’s not too early to get involved in

the festival fun. This years event co-chairs,

Sara Faust and Jon Freeman have some new

and exciting ideas to help introduce the

Greater Dayton community

to our congregation and our

heritage but they’ll need your

help to make it all happen.

A committee chair is still

needed for food and some co-

chair positions remain

available. Of course

volunteers will also be needed

to help get the word out, to

assist with planning, to bake

cookies and breads, to greet

visitors, to act as tour guides,

assist with children’s activities

and many more. You can help

on the day of the festival or in

advance. There is plenty of work to be done

for all ages and skill levels. Contact the

Temple office by phone at 496-0050 to

volunteer or e-mail [email protected] and let us

know how you would like to help.

Again this year the festival will offer activities

for children, adults, families, people of all faiths,

heritage and cultures.

Bring your family, friends,

co-workers and neighbors.

Remember the key to the

festival success is in our

attendance and our

volunteers. So spread the

word, talk to people, hang

up posters and get involved

in your Jewish community.

It can’t be done without

you.

JCF 2014 Committee Chairs Bakery and Soft Drinks Amy Margolin

Beer Scott Miller

Children’s Activities Adriane Miller

Education Teresa Wyman

Entertainment Carol Finley

Hospitality Marsha Pfeiffer

Logistics Dan Young

Mitzvah Alley Karen Bodney-Halasz

Outreach Linda Novak

Parking Rick Goldberg

Raffle Stacy Emoff

Security Robert Brenner

Sponsorship Courtney Cummings

Vendors Linda Albert and Dee Fried

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Milestones / News

We Remember These names are inscribed on the Memorial Tablets in our Sanctuary and, together with others whose Yahrzeit occurs during these

weeks, will be read during Shabbat services before Kaddish and listed each week in TIDBits.

December 27 and 28

Betty Blumer, Charles Booth, Carrie

Daneman, Milton E. Feldstein, Dave

Finkelman, Isabelle Fleece, Marcus

Garfunkel, Jack J. Goldstein, Bena Gradsky,

Abraham Heller, Charles Jacobs, Abe

Kaplan, Jean F. Kritzer, Ruth Lehman, Max

L. Lewin, Jeanette Maimon, Ruth Rubin

Margolis, Elmer L. Moyer, Julius Ohlmann,

Sidney Orthwin, Harry B. Patterson, Louis

Pollock, Michael A. Rosen, Nette Goldswig

Rosset, Frank Rubin, Jack H. Saidel, Ralph

D. Schear, Sylvia M. Schrager, Pauline

Schwartz, Wilbur Sussman, Stephen James

Thal, Adeline Traxler

January 3 and 4

Blanche B. Block, Mose Budnick, Rachel

Burick, Barbara Colp, Sadie M. Donenfeld,

Edward Flagel, Lewis Michael Friedman,

Louis G. Froelich, Regina Huber, Lt. Julius

N. Hurwitz, Max Hurwitz, Helen Hurwitz,

Erving E. Kastner, Todd Andrew Kaufman,

Morris Kaufman, Freda M. Matusoff, Freda

Matusoff, Rhea Beerman Peal, Herman H.

Rose, Maurice Ross, Rose Bell Ross, Keith

Saeks, Sarah D. Saldoff, Celia Linder

Segaloff, Charles Morton Straus, Kate

Udelson Suppree, Myra J. Witt, Max

Zimmerman

January 10 and 11

Leopold Ach, Dorothy Margolis Barrar,

Samuel W. Beller, Mary Berg, Kathryn Ray

Fast, David Goldzwig, Sr., Ruth R. Green,

Lillie Jacobs, Ike Kottler, Nellie Lehman,

Dorothy F. Levine, Samuel N. Maimon,

Fannie B. Marcus, Ruth H. Metzger, Sheila

D. Moyer, Harry A. Nieman, Hannah

Orthwin, Evelyn Ostrov, Simon Philips,

Charles Rosensweet, Julius Saloway, Celia

Sanders, Larnetta Shaman, Harry Silverman,

Leah Stein, Jean Waldman, Alice U.

Wasserman, Charles Weisman, Charles

Zimmerman

December 6 and 7

Mildred K. Altschul, Jean Bachrach, Pierre

J. H. Ball, Rose Lewis Bernstein, Lewis

Bernstein, Philip Brown, Nathan Caplan,

Rosalie Ach Eisenberger, Henry M. Field,

Harry Gershow, Charles Getz, Steven

Goldberg, Theodore Goldberg, Esther

Ruth Goldberg, Samuel Gordon, Leon

Gradsky, Rosalyn P. Greene, Howard

Kastner, Corinne Kusworm, Esther M.

Lebensburger, Max Margolis, Abe

Margolis, Pearl Paul, Ada Rosenthal,

Esther R. Ross, Marguerite B. Ruslander,

Rosa Schadel, Ira H. Schatzley, Sue J.

Silverman, Jacob L. Simon, Louis

Sternberger, Wilbur Sussman, Max

Weiner, Jamie Jo Weprin, Carrie

Yassenoff, Saul Zehring, Esther Zissen

December 13 and 14

Julius Berdas, Simon (Si) Burick, Kathryn

Donenfeld, Leon W. Dragul, Lillian

Fedotin, Mabel Fialcow, Ralph H. Fink,

Bertha Friedlander, Samuel W. Gralnick,

Loeb Jacobs, Bessie R. Klein, Rosamond

Kulback, Rose M. Lebensburger, Louis A.

Lebowitz, Lottie Office, Clara Huber

Office, Anna Office, Kathryn Ostrov,

Morris Paul, Jonas Rosenthal, Bessie

Sindell, Blanche Slutzky, Herbert Tepping,

Frank Wolpa, Howard L. Zimmerman

December 20 and 21

Harriette Tyroler Cline, Norman Cohen,

Esther Daener, Muriel Feldstein, Rose

Gross, Ray Herman, Jennie Lehman, Rose

P. Leon, Herman Levi, Ida Levine,

Newman Maimon, Florine A. Margolis,

Janet Patterson, David Rakieten, Max C.

Rosen, Mae R. Rosensweet, Lester G.

Rothenberg, Fannye Salman, Nathan

Sanders, Abe W. Schulman, Rebecca

Tiber

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latest information about worship and

events, with easy RSVP links.

To sign up, click the TIDBits link on

Temple’s website homepage at

www.tidayton.org.

January 17 and 18

Jennie Blumenfeld, Hattie Jacobs Cohn,

Morris Joseph Fast, Max Fisher, Edward

Allan Forshaw, Phyllis Frankel, Frieda

Garfunkel, Jane S. Goldman, Marie D. Israel,

Bertha D. Israel, Bertha S. Lebensburger,

Gustave Lehman, Rae K. Maimon, Oscar

Margolis, Leon N. Office, Betsy Jillian

Patterson, Rose B. Patterson, Myrtle A.

Quint, Cecile G. Rubin, Sarah Seaman, Ann

Weissman

January 24 and 25

Samuel Dubro, Sidney Eisenberger, Joseph

Emoff, Douglas J. Feigelson, Anna Friedman,

Della Sachs Goldswig, Allan Gradsky, Louis

J. Klein, Frances M. Levy, Samuel Marcus,

Miriam Siegel Marks, Robert Nathan, Rose

Rosenthal, Abe Semmelman, Samuel H.

Thal, Harry S. Winer, Maurice (Mike)

Zissen

January 31and February 1

Etta Bloch, Louis Broock, Carolynne Cline,

Mose Cohen, Siegmund Engel, Emma V.

Field, Leo Friedlander, Celia Gershow,

Mary Golden, Dorothy F. Kelman, Emilie

Kohlhagen, Arthur Lotney, Sarah Patterson,

Sara B. Philips, Samuel W. Posner, Belle

Press, Wilma Rakieten, Cora Sachs, Helen

Sajovitz, Jennie C. Sapinsley, William T.

Schultz, Ruth Seewald, Muriel J. Thal, Jake

Zappin

In Temple’s Library

Temple’s library catalog—which

includes more than 7,000 volumes of

Jewish history, theology, culture,

biography and fiction—can be

accessed online! Simply click on the

“Learn” link on Temple’s website at

www.tidayton.org. There’s a whole

world of literature waiting for you. We Mourn These Recent Deaths

Roslyn Klein Nelson Leonard Katz

Wife to Dr. Morton Nelson Uncle to David Marcus

Evalynne Halasz Connie Belle Braun

Grandmother to Scott Halasz Sister to Judy Cohen

Aunt to Debbie DiSalvo

Janice Garfunkel Aunt to Robin Shaw

Daughter to Felix and Erika Garfunkel

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Education and News

Board Meeting Summary October 2, 2013

Members Present: Linda Albert, Lonnie Carpenter, Sara Faust, Pam Feldman, Carol Finley, Jon Freeman, Elaine

Gaglione, Rick Goldberg, Carol Graff, Bill Gronefeld, Franklin Lewis, Cathy Lieberman, Amy Margolin, Lisa Pierce, Jeff

Stoller, Bart Weprin, Teresa Wyman, Dan Young

Staff Present: Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz, Rabbi David Sofian

Education: Bill Gronefeld reported that the first Ryterband Brunch went well, but attendance was disappointing.

Cemetery: Cathy Lieberman reported that the committee has been busy. They will be recommending changes in the

by-laws and they are working on an operating and capital improvements budget.

Buildings: Dan Young reported that the new President’s Plaque is up and the names transferred. Dan also updated the

board on various repairs.

Festival: Sara Faust reported there is a major need for a Sponsor Chair. She said the majority of the chairmanships have

been identified. She announced that the Children’s Area theme will be Shabbat.

Social Action and Lamed Vav: No Reports

Finance: Rick Goldberg said we are on budget and that cash flow is good.

Membership: Lonnie Carpenter put forth one new member: Victoria Carmen. Carol Finley moved to accept Ms.

Carmen’s membership, seconded by Dan Young. All voted YES.

Religious School: Rabbi Bodney-Halasz stated all is going well. She said that the 4-6 grade retreat is being planned and

will include students from Hillel.

Rabbi Sofian gave an update on the Ark in the Chapel and a review of the project. He reported that the curtain in the

Ark in the Sanctuary will be replaced.

Rabbi Bodney-Halasz: The Artwork commemorating the donors for the Torah Writing Campaign was introduced on

Simchat Torah. The Springfield congregation was pleased with High Holy Days Services and conversations are beginning

on the contract. She said she has 3 “super community volunteer” mentors lined up for the 7th graders to guide them

through the importance of giving back to your community.

President’s Report: Lisa Pierce announced that Reverlee has an assistant in training. She restated that the Staff has

done an outstanding job under difficult circumstances.

Hebrew Classes Will Take You From Aleph To Bet And Beyond Cost for each course is $50/Temple member; $55/non-member. A minimum of five students is required for each course to be

offered. For more information or to register, please contact Rabbi Bodney-Halasz at [email protected] or 496-0050, ext. 226.

Beginner Hebrew

Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m.

Instructor: Judy Heller Beginning January 7 until February 18

A beginner adult Hebrew class designed

to develop familiarity with Hebrew

letters, vowels and some basic

vocabulary. Class will be using the book

Aleph Isn’t Tough.

Advanced Beginner Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m.

Instructor: Judy Heller

Beginning January 7 until February 18

Are you ready to move beyond letters and

vowels and learn more?

Class will be using the book Aleph Isn’t

Enough.

Intermediate Hebrew Mondays at noon

Instructor: Rabbi Bodney-Halasz

January 6, 13, February 3 , 10, 17, 24

and March 3

The class will continue in The New

Hebrew Primer. New students welcome!

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Donations

Tribute Donations

Temple gratefully acknowledges these gifts received in October.

This list includes donations of $10 or more. Temple mails notices of donations of $18 or more. Donations of $100 or more are described as “generous.” A complete list of Temple funds is available online at http://bit.ly/ti-funds.

You may donate online at Temple’s website — simply click “Donate” on the home page.

Marlene Carne

Cicely Nathan

In Honor of the Bar Mitzvah of

Joe Bettman

Jerry and Bobbie Kantor

Maxwell Asher

Merrill and Ann Asher

In Honor of the Bat Mitzvah of

Beth Adelman

David and Joan Marcus

Franklin and Cheryl Lewis

Jeanne Nathan

Jeff and Linda Albert

Mike and Rochelle Goldstein

Teresa Wyman

Bev Horwitz




Teresa Wyman

Janice Davies-May


Teresa Wyman

Jeff and Linda Albert's

Granddaughter


Richard and Roberta Prigozen

Katherine Cooper

Teresa Wyman

Judy Grampp




Steve and Sandy Schoemann

Judy Schwartzman



Jeanne Nathan


Phil and Suzanne Rubin

Teresa Wyman

Karin Hirschkatz


Jeanne Nathan




Teresa Wyman

Mary Anne Robinson

Lloyd and Lois Kuck

Meredith Levinson


Jeanne Nathan


Generous Contributions

In Appreciation of

Rabbi David Sofian

Adult B'nai Mitzvah Class

The warm welcome during

High Holidays

Diane, Aaron, Matt and Joey Slovin

Rick Goldberg and Bill Gronefeld

for the Brotherhood Brunch

Barb Gronefeld

In Honor of

Rabbi Sofian

Judy Schwartzman

Lisa Pierce

Marlene and Sonny Pierce

In Memory of

Roz Klein Nelson

The Family of Roz Klein Nelson

In Support of Temple Israel

Steve Walter

In Yahrzeit Memory

Charles Marks

Walter Ohlmann

Linda W. Ruchman

Marshall D. Ruchman and Family

Mary and Paul Gronefeld and

Ruth and Louis Busse

Bill and Barb Gronefeld

Contributions:

In Appreciation of

Rabbi David Sofian

Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz

Rich and Nancy Cohen

In Honor of

the Adult B'nai Mitzvah Class

Bob and Suzanne Thum

Richard and Roberta Prigozen

In Honor of a Complete Recovery of

Laura and Beth Rabinowitz


In Honor of a Speedy Recovery of

Cicely Nathan

Elli Kent

Howard and Ellen Faust

Elli Kent


Gil Unger

Matt Zipperstein

Rick Harris

Susan Jenefsky





Shelly Charles

Teresa Wyman

In Honor of the Birth of

Alan and Cathy Brown's

Granddaughter

Lynn and David Goldenberg's

Grandson

Renee and Frank Handel and Family

Jack Magen

Bob and Nora Newsock

Jacob and Abigail Hochman


In Honor of the B'nai Mitzvah of

Ron Dean

Janice Davies-May

Katherine Cooper

Mary Anne Robinson

Lonnie Carpenter


In Honor of the Special Anniversary of

Alan and Suzanne Berman

Dennis and Linda Kahn

Ralph and Sylvia Heyman

Esther and DeNeal Feldman


Rabbi David Sofian and Dr. Simone

Sofian

Elli Kent

Ray and Eleanor Must

Bernice Brant

Elli Kent


In Honor of the Special Birthday of

Audrey Margolis

Bella Freeman

Carol Levitan

Donna Holt

Lisa Pierce

Millie Simon

Thelma Donenfeld


Bob Kahn


Steve and Sandy Schoemann

Charles Weprin


Shelly Charles

Robert Kahn

Mort and Phyllis Levine

9

Please Call Us

Our Rabbis want to reach out to

congregants in times of need and joy.

Please contact the Temple office

when a friend or loved one is ill,

hospitalized, in a nursing home,

assisted living facility or shut in. Share

the happy news, too—we might not

know about a marriage, birth or

other simcha unless you tell us!

Donations

Rabbi Sofian and Rabbi Bodney-Halasz use their

Discretionary Funds to advance Temple Israel and

Judaism.

The General Operating Fund in Memory of Terry

Schneiderman supports music at the Jewish Cultural

Festival.

The Block Social Action Fund supports social action

programs.

The Brotherhood Education Fund supports the current

year's Ryterband Lecture Series.

The Building Endowment Fund helps maintain the

Temple building.

The Buy-a-Book Fund purchases new books for Temple's

library.

The Donenfeld Greenspace Fund helps beautify

Temple’s cemetery and grounds.

The Emoff Fine Arts Fund purchases artwork.

The Fund for Tomorrow supports Temple Israel.

The General Operating Fund supports Temple Israel this

year.

The Hochman Family Education Fund supports an

educational program.

The Jon Schwartzman Children’s Fund underwrites

children’s programming.

The Ohlmann Fund supports Temple in the current year.

The Patterson Fund helps Temple families send their

children to Goldman Union Camp Institute.

The Past Presidents Fund recognizes Temple’s past

presidents

The Pollock Program Fund supports Temple’s

congregational retreat.

The Prayerbook Fund maintains Temple’s prayerbooks.

The Rabbi Stephen Levinson Fund helps develop youth

group leadership.

The Schatz Religious School Fund supports Temple’s

religious school.

The Witt Memorial Library Fund supports Temple’s

library

Contributions were made to the following funds:

In Memory of

Barbara Guggenheimer


Carol Pavlofsky


Jessica Bernstein

Florence Tannenbaum

Jim Isaacson

Donenfeld and Grimes Families

Ivan and Sonia Goldfarb


Ken and Libby Elbaum

Lisa and Michael Cohen

Kay Sokol

Donenfeld and Grimes Families


Rabbi Janice Garfunkel

Bob Feist

Jim and Jeanne Hochman

Lloyd and Lois Kuck

Renee and Frank Handel and Family

Ron and Shirlee Gilbert

Cicely Nathan and Family

Elli Kent

Jeffrey and Julie Stoller

Judy Heller


Richard and Pat Saphire

Roz Klein Nelson

Dr. and Mrs. Alvin Stein


Beverly Lipson Dlott

Wallace Ritchey

Jeffrey and Julie Stoller

In Support of Temple Israel

Emily Evans

Henny Lubow

Lloyd and Lois Kuck

Ron and Shirlee Gilbert

In Yahrzeit Memory of

Al Emoff

Marjorie Jane Emoff

Bob Emoff

Alonzo Boyd

Janice Davies-May

Arnold and Sally Kantor

Herman and Myrtle Duberstein

Hyman and Sylvia Kantor

Paul and Pauline Kantor


Beatrice Cohen

Patty and Michael Caruso and Family

Ben Kushnir

Ira and Barbara Kushnir

Ben L. Sniderman

Paul and Sandy Kulback

Charles Mallernee

Mrs. Jack Goldberg

Charlie Smith

Wilma Keller

Florence Stein

Jack and Maggie Stein

George Lewis


Hal Kamin

Rick and Sherri Goldman

Ida Biales

Karl Biales

Sue Biales

Jacob H. Margolis

Carline Ravel

Jessica Gordon

Mel and Elaine Mayerson

Retta Weinman

David and Barbara Shon

Robert Hallett

Beverly Lipson Dlott

Sam Mutzman

Richard and Judy Mutzman

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

24 25 26 27 28 22 23

December 2013 SUN MON TUES WEDS THURS FRI SAT

Shabbat Veyechi

Torah: Genesis 47:28-50:26 Haftarah: I Kings 2:1-12

Shabbat Va’era

Torah: Exodus 6:2-9:35 Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25-29:21

Shabbat Shemot

Torah: Exodus 1:1-6:1 Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6-28:13; 29:22-23

EVERY SUNDAY

IN DEC and JAN unless otherwise indicated

on the calendar

8:45 a.m. Religious School

Grades K-10

9:00 a.m. Tanakh with

Rabbi Sofian

11:30 a.m. Hebrew for

Grades 3-7

NO Religious School

4:00 p.m.

St. Vincent

dePaul

Noon

Intermediate

Hebrew

1:15 p.m.

Knit and Crochet

7:00 p.m.

Adult B’nai Class

5:00 p.m.

Beginning

Hebrew

6:00

Advanced

Hebrew

Share Shabbat

Reservations Due

5:30 p.m.

Finance Mtg.

6:00 p.m.

Shabbat Service

7:00 p.m.

Potluck Dinner

9:30 a.m.

Torah Study

10:30 a.m.

Service

10:00 a.m.

Ryterband Series Cathy Gardner

10:00 a.m.

Confirmation Mtg

11:45 a.m.

Religious School

Committee Mtg.

2:00 p.m.

Women of

Temple

1:15 p.m.

Knit and Crochet

7:00 p.m.

Adult B’nai Class

No Lattes &

Legends

6:00 p.m.

Board Mtg.

Board Mtg

6:00 p.m.

Shabbat Service

9:30 a.m.

Torah Study

10:30 a.m.

Service

12: 00 p.m.

Kiddush Lunch

9:45 a.m.

Mrs. Rich’s class

makes lunch for

Daybreak

10:00 a.m.

Ryterband Series Dr. Rachel Magdalene

1:15 p.m.

Knit and Crochet

7:00 p.m.

Adult B’nai Class

5:15 p.m.

Coffee with

Rabbi Karen for

Juniors and

Seniors

Champagne

Brunch

Reservations Due

7:30 p.m.

Shabbat in the

Round

9:30 a.m.

Torah Study

10:30 a.m.

Service

NO Religious School

1:15 p.m.

Knit and Crochet

OFFICE CLOSED

No Lattes &

Legends

7:00 p.m.

Healing Service

7:30 p.m.

Shabbat Service

9:30 a.m.

Torah Study

10:30 a.m.

Service

EVERY WEDNESDAY

IN DEC and JAN unless otherwise indicated on

the calendar

10:00 a.m. Lattes & Legends at

Dorothy Lane Mkt

Whipp Rd.

Noon

Talmud Study

Shabbat Vayigash

Torah: Genesis 44-18-47:27 Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-28

URJ Biennial

URJ Biennial

DEC 29 DEC 30 DEC 31 1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

28 29 30 31 FEB 1 26 27

January 2014 SUN MON TUES WEDS THURS FRI SAT

Confirmation Class Trip To The RAC

Confirmation Class Trip To The RAC

Shabbat Beshallach

Torah: Exodus 13:17-17:16 Haftarah: Judges 4:4-5:31

Shabbat Mishpatim

Torah: Exodus 21:1-24:18 Haftarah: II Kings 12:5-16

Shabbat Bo

Torah: Exodus 10:1-13:16 Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28

See December calendar

for recurring

Sunday events

NO Religious School

11:30 a.m. Champagne Brunch

1:15 p.m.

Knit and Crochet

See December

calendar for

recurring

Wednesday events

Office Closed

Share Shabbat Reservations due

6:00 p.m.

Share Shabbat

Service

7:00 p.m.

Potluck Dinner

9:30 a.m.

Torah Study

10:30 a.m.

Service

NO Religious School

4:30 p.m. St. Vincent dePaul

12:00 p.m.

Intermediate

Hebrew

1:15 p.m.

Knit and Crochet

7:00 p.m.

Adult B’nai Class

5:00 p.m.

Beginning

Hebrew

6:00 p.m.

Adv. Beginning

Hebrew

5:30 p.m. Executive Committee Mtg.

6:00 p.m.

Service

7:00 p.m.

Chili Cook-Off

9:30 a.m.

Torah Study

10:30 a.m.

Service

10:00 a.m. Ryterband Series Rabbi Karen

10:45 a.m. Religious School

Committee Mtg.

12:00 p.m.

Intermediate

Hebrew

1:15 p.m.

Knit and Crochet

7:00 p.m.

Adult B’nai Class

5:00 p.m.

Beginning

Hebrew

6:00 p.m.

Adv. Beginning

Hebrew

Campership

Financial Aid

Applications Due

5:30 p.m.

Finance

Committee Mtg.

Pulpit Exchange with Omega Baptist

7:30 p.m.

Shabbat in the

Round

9:30 a.m.

Torah Study

10:30 a.m.

Service

Classes in session until 10:45 a.m.

followed by Omega Exchange.

8:00 a.m.

Teacher’s Mtg.

11:15 a.m.

Pulpit Exchange Temple visits

Omega Baptist

OFFICE CLOSED

Martin Luther King,

Jr. Day

5:00 p.m.

Beginning

Hebrew

6:00 p.m.

Adv. Beginning

Hebrew

6:00 p.m.

Board Mtg.

7:30 p.m.

Service

9:30 a.m.

Torah Study

10:30 a.m.

Service

12:00 p.m.

Kiddush Lunch

8-9 grades make

Lunches for

Daybreak

10:00 a.m. Ryterband Series

Dr. Robert Barr

NO Adult B’nai Class

1:15 p.m.

Knit and Crochet

5:00 p.m.

Beginning

Hebrew

6:00 p.m.

Adv. Beginning

Hebrew 7:30 p.m.

Service

9:30 a.m.

Torah Study

10:30 a.m.

Service

Shabbat Terumah

Torah: Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftarah: I Kings 5:26-6:13

Shabbat Yitro

Torah: Exodus 18:1-20:23 Haftarah: Isaiah 6:1-7:6, 9:5-6

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Share Shabbat Our monthly camp-style service begins at 6:00 p.m. and is followed by a potluck dinner. Join us and bring your friends!

Temple provides broasted chicken, fresh-baked challah and wine for kiddush. Congregants bring side dishes. Please bring enough to feed 10 hungry people. No pork or shellfish, please! Cost is $5/adult; $3/child 4-12; free for kids 3 and under.

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December 6, RSVP by December 4 If your last name begins with A to F, bring a starch; G

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Got Mug?

Get Yours At Kibbitz Café On Sundays

Stop by the Kibbitz Café any Sunday morning and buy a thermal coffee mug —

they’re trimmed in blue, but they’re one way our Café is going green! Best of

all, when you buy your mug for $15, you’ll also get a $10 Kibbitz Kard to use on

any of the Café’s menu items.

Remember, Kibbitz offers convenient breakfast and lunch items on Sundays

when religious school is in session, including pizza some weeks! All proceeds

benefit our religious school.

A $2 surcharge per adult will be assessed for reservations received after the deadline.

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