HaHodesh Bulletin Feb./Mar. 2024 by Temple Emunah

H desh February-March 2024 Shevat-Adar I-Adar II 5784

From Rabbi Kling Perkins A Story For This Moment Purim has always been a favorite holiday of mine. Not just because it has twice fallen on my birthday, but because it is a joyful time. As a kid, I loved the costumes, the carnivals, and the fun festive meals. As an adult I continue to enjoy the upbeat atmosphere, the Purim spiels and the clever acapella songs that abound online, and the megillah reading. But despite the joy, Purim is a dark holiday as well. At the end of the book, the Jews aren’t much better off than they were at the beginning. They are still subject to the whims of an impulsive king. They are still a minority. And they are still in exile. Moreover, the way that the Jews were saved at the end of the book wasn’t by annulling the decree encouraging people to kill them. Instead, the Jews were saved because they were allowed to fight back. The end of the megillah can feel quite distasteful, as it describes the violence with which the Jews fought back and killed their aggressors. I’ve always thought of Purim as the ultimate holiday of the diaspora. Its story takes place entirely outside of the land (continued on page 11)

Rabbi Lerner gave preschoolers a hands-on lesson in Torah and tefillin. More photos on page 5.

Saturday, March 23 Celebration and silliness for all ages! Schedule on page 3

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Save the Date:

Temple Emunah Community Forum Sunday, March 3 at 8:00 pm Temple Emunah Sanctuary and on Zoom

President's Message Zionism and Peoplehood through Shared Stories and Learning As Purim approaches, we are reminded of Haman, the epitome of evil in our collective memory, and of redemption through Queen Esther’s leadership. Today, I pray that the IDF soldiers will be inspired by Queen Esther. As the Israel/Hamas war continues in different phases, I continue to seek ways to support Israelis, to become more knowledgeable, and to reach out to Israelis to hear their stories and let them know that I support them and care about them. In addition to being connected to Israel through many Temple Emunah members who are Israeli, I’ve been to Israel ten times. My trips have included visits with my husband’s relatives and childhood friend, and when I helped lead BostonHaifa trips with my friend and former coworker Rachel Raz, we befriended many educators in Haifa, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. I attended the Community Leadership Program of the Shalom Hartman Institute seven times, and brought friends from Temple Emunah and elsewhere. My trips to Israel paused when Covid hit. But my relationship with some of my Shalom Hartman Institute friends has continued. One of my Hartman friends decided to make aliyah. She sold her house in Washington state and moved to Jerusalem in the summer of 2023. We are on a WhatsApp group with two other Hartman friends. We have been sharing resources with each other – articles from the Times of Israel, New York Times, Daniel Gordis, the Shalom Hartman Institute, and more. We attend Zoom lectures together and share stories from our lives. We share times when we write letters to elected local and state officials to either support or protest the legislation. We share podcasts with each other, share photos of protests we have attended, or discuss reasons why we did not attend them. October 7 was hard for my friend who made aliyah – she seriously questioned her decision and we talked over Zoom to help her. Now, she has a group of friends in Jerusalem and they are all helping in whatever way they can to keep the country running, whether it be by picking clementines or cooking for the soldiers. Israelis feel the love and support of the American Jewish community as they have never felt before, and conversely, they are following the stories of antisemitism on American campuses very closely. The Jewish people have never been so close and felt such deep responsibility for one another. This cohesiveness is a source of comfort during these painful days. We will be better able to weather the storm when we share our learning and stories with each other. I look forward to hearing your stories too, the next time we see each other, either virtually or in person. Am Yisrael Chai, Linna Ettinger, president@templeemunah.org

Purim HAPPY PURIM! Purim is March 24 Order Your Purim Mishloah. Manot Deadline is Friday, March 1 Thanks for supporting your Religious School! It’s a mitzvah to send Purim gift bags and it’s the Religious School’s biggest fundraiser! To purchase, go to: https://tinyurl. com/ycyhnwva. We will deliver Purim bags from March 5-7 to your friends, neighbors and relatives in our delivery area (Acton, Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Billerica, Burlington, Carlisle, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Waltham, Winchester and Woburn). You can also send Purim bags to Temple Emunah staff, Preschool and Religious School teachers and aides who will pick them up at Shul.

Purim Carnival – Sunday, March 24 11 AM - 1 PM See pages 1 & 6

Religious School Parents!

IMPORTANT: To reduce the number of routes needed, we will not be delivering to religious school family homes. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL PARENTS must pick up their bags at the Shul on PURIM, March 24! Those outside our delivery area who cannot pick up their bags will receive a small gift box in the mail. If you have a valid email address in the Temple Emunah database, you will receive ordering instructions by email.You can also get a paper order form from the Temple office. Everyone is welcome to be involved in the mitzvah of creating and distributing Purim bags. Ordering is through Shul Cloud again this year. Please make sure your address information is up to date in the Member database and let the Shul know if you are not going to be in town during Purim. Bags are $10/bag or you can send to all members, staff, and educational staff for $180.

Mishloah. Manot Volunteers Please join us to help assemble Mishloah. Manot bags and boxes to prepare for delivery to our community. Assembly will be on March 17-19. We will also need volunteers to help sort the bags into routes on March 19-21. To volunteer, go to: https://tinyurl.com/Packers2024

Mishloah. Manot Delivery Drivers Please join us in the mitzvah of delivering Mishloah. Manot to our community! Bag pickup is at Temple Emunah on Sunday, March 24 between 9 am-12 noon, but deliveries can be made anytime on March 24-25. Kids earn one CJE credit if they help with the deliveries. TEENS: We will authorize community service credits for time spent delivering Mishloah. Manot. Please sign up at: https://tinyurl.com/MMDrivers2024

Purim Extravaganza and Megillah Reading Saturday evening, March 23 Put on a costume and celebrate the holiday of Purim with the Temple Emunah community! 7:30 pm Ma’ariv and Havdalah 7:45 pm Megillah Reading with Skits/Shpiel 9:00 pm Gr. 6-12 Purim Party 9:00 pm Adult Purim Party with Kfir as DJ Signature Bar with Purim inspired drinks Desserts by Tova Details to follow

Thank you for participating and for supporting your Religious School. H.ag sameah.! Nancy Capparelli & Marci Yesowitch Hopkins Questions: emunahpurim@gmail.com

Adult Education It’s February and we are all tired of winter, but we just celebrated Tu B’Shevat, reminding us that at least in Israel the almond trees are blooming. Here in New England we have a longer wait, but in the meantime check out our Adult Education programs to chase away the winter doldrums. Our programs are going strong and the variety provides something for everyone.

voyage through books and other texts, Hebrew songs, news, current events and discussions about our everyday lives. In addition to learning Hebrew more deeply, classmates developed strong friendships over the years and we support each other in our learning. In addition to class each week, many voluntarily participate in half-hour Zoom calls with classmates to increase our comfort in speaking Hebrew.

Join the Lexington Institute of Jewish Studies (a longIf you are at all interested in learning Hebrew, I highly running collaboration between Temple Isaiah and Temple recommend this wonderful program. Please don’t hesitate to Emunah) from February 7-March 6 for a six-week course: contact me if you have any questions. sk4samk@hotmail.com Jews of the Muslim World: Cultural and Social History of Sharon Kalus Mizrahi Jews in Israel, taught by Dr. Yuval Evri. Most of us are familiar with the world of Ashkenazi (Eastern and Central European) Jewry but know much less about the Jews of the Middle East and North Africa and their descendants in Israel, Europe, and the Americas. This course is an opportunity to learn about the rich and diverse culture of Mizrahi communities, looking at history, politics, fiction, music, poetry, and film. Dr. Yuval Evri is Assistant Professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and Marash and Ocuin Chair in Ottoman, Mizrahi and Sephardic Jewish Studies at Brandeis University. He is the author of various articles on issues relating to modern Arab-Jewish culture and thought and of the book The Return to Al-Andalus: Disputes Over Sephardic Culture and Identity Between Arabic and Hebrew.

We hope to see you at one of our events!

Sandy Goldstein and Terri Swartz Russell Co-chairs of Adult Education adulted@templeemunah.org.

Emunat haLev Meditation Institute

We offer two weekly opportunities to meditate with our Emunah community. No meditation experience is needed! The Tuesday morning meditation Tuition: $90. Financial aid is available group meets on Zoom from 8:30-9:20 Location: First session in person at Temple Emunah; am. The Zoom link can be found in subsequent sessions on Zoom the Emunah calendar or in the weekly For more information, contact Wendy Liebow at wliebow@ Emunah Happenings email. The format gmail.com, Steven Krich at krich.steven@gmail.com, or Bob of our meditation includes a guided meditation by Barbara Frankel at sfrankel@rcn.com. Neustadt, sitting in silence for 25 minutes, a niggun sung by Cantor Louise Treitman, and a teaching by Rabbi Lerner. There In this bulletin, we’d like to spotlight one of our many pro- is also time for people to share their experiences. Shabbat Musaf meditation is held every Shabbat in person grams in order to share the closer more personal perspective after the Rabbi’s D’var Torah. We meet in the Pious Chapel and of our learners. all are welcome. The format is similar to the Tuesday mornSpotlight: Ivrit LaKol ing meditation. We sit in silence for ten minutes after a short Leading up to my family’s 2015 trip to intro and we end with a niggun and the mourner’s kaddish. Israel, I browsed a ten minutes of Hebrew a All are welcome to the meditations regardless of meditation day book to reacquaint myself with many of experience! Please contact Barbara Neustadt at barbneus7@ the words that I had lost from disuse over the gmail.com if you would like more information or have questions. previous 40 years. I vowed upon returning Barbara Neustadt to the States that I would take an active role in retaining and growing my Hebrew skills. That is when I found out about the Ivrit Lakol program and what it could do to help me stay grounded in the promise that I had made to myself. In September 2015, I enrolled in the beginner conversational class with Sigalit Davis and never stopped! It is hard to believe that I have kept this journey going for over eight years. During these many years, I have progressed to a more advanced level, but I know that I have much more to learn! Sigalit has masterfully taken her students on a wonderful

Preschool The laughter, growth, and learning that is happening at the Billy Dalwin Preschool is so wonderful. From celebrating all of the H.aggim in September to finishing the year with the joyful lights of H.anukkah, the fall semester was brimming with excitement and activity. Bridget ConnorFeldbaum, puppeteer, visited the children twice with her engaging puppet shows. In September, we saw Max and Bubbe learn about teshuvah (repentance) and in December, they taught us about the H.anukkah miracle. Barbara Prince, local storyteller, also visited us with tales of new beginnings in the fall and welcoming back the light during Solstice in December. After that particular story, the children walked outside to see how the light felt as it touched all of the trees, rocks, twigs, etc in Teva. In addition to puppet shows and storytelling, the children enjoy regular visits from Hannah Geller (proud BDPS alum!) for dance class, Vincent from Kidokinetics for afternoon gym time, Wiggles and Giggles movement program, and Meg Vyas for yoga. Rabbi Dr. Michael Shire presented a professional development program for the staff on Torah Godly Play, which is a wonderful and imaginative way of bringing bible stories to young children in an interactive and imaginative way. We have since purchased the simple materials needed to present bible stories to the children and have implemented Torah Godly Play into our curriculum. To learn more about Torah Godly Play, please visit Torah Godly Play.

H.anukkah was a special time at Billy Dalwin as we came together as a community to light a huge h.anukiyah that every child helped to create out of paper chains. We welcomed Oren Kaunfer (and his guitar) from JCDS to our annual Hanukkah sing-a-long which coincided so nicely with our weekly Shabbat Sing! We sang funny and meaningful songs about both H.anukkah and Shabbat and then made HaMotzi over h.anukkiyot shaped h.allot! Lisa Kawski came and showed the children many instruments and singing bowls and talked about sound and vibration. The children loved the bells that looked like upside down dreidels. After she played each instrument and made each bowl sing, she treated the children and staff to a sound bath, which was so beautiful and harmonious! The lights were low and one by one she played the instruments, sounded the bells, and made the bowls sing. Thank you to Rabbi Lerner for teaching the children about Torah, tefillin, and the Shema (which he did brilliantly in a Spiderman suit and pj clad kids with stuffies listened intently). When showing the Torah and tefillin to the children, it was not from afar. The children were active learners as they held the yad (pointer), felt the Eitz Chayim (wooden scrolls), heard the jingle of the rimonim (silver crowns), saw the beautiful words written inside the Torah on the scrolls of parchment, and felt the tefillin as it was strapped on the arms and placed around their heads. Looking forward to the second semester and all that is to come! Gina Tzizik, Director gtzizik@templeemunah.org

Rabbi Lerner gave preschoolers a hands-on lesson in Torah and tefillin.

Celebrating H.anukkah at the preschool.

Religious School / Youth TOT SHABBBAT Saturdays: February 3, March 2, March 16 Join us as we sing, move, learn, and experience Shabbat together. After services, you are invited to join the community for Kiddush. The playground will be open on Shabbat. Stay after services to schmooze and play!

Religious School Calendar (Feb.-Mar.) NO Religious School (includes YAD)

February-March Youth Programs (Gr. 3-12) Program

JUNIOR CONGREGATION Junior Congregation, which is for children in grades K-6, will gather on Saturdays, February 3 and March 2, 11:00-12:00.

Grade 5 Family Learning Service Saturdays, March 2 and 16, 10:30-12:00 At these two special Shabbat Learning Services for fifth Graders and their families, we will focus on the Torah service, which is part of the Grade 5 curriculum.

Sun., Feb. 18 - Sun., Feb.25

Grades

Date

USY Chaverim & 3-8 USY Gesher Boda Borg USY Roller Skating 9-12 Hamantaschen Bake-off Grades 5-6 Shul-In 5-6

Sun, Feb. 4 Sun, Feb. 4 Fri., Mar. 8-Sat., Mar. 9

PURIM CARNIVAL

Sunday, March 24 Join us for carnival games, prizes, inflatables, cotton candy, boots and more! Grade 5-6 Shul-In 10-11 am Preschool-aged children and families only! Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9 11 am - 1 pm Whole community Join us for a Shabbat filled with your favorite chocolate For more information contact Me’ir Sherer, msherer@ and characters from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, spirtempleemunah.org. ited services, fun games, delicious food, and good friends at Temple Emunah! Please note, we have a policy of non-partial attendance for Shul-Ins at Temple Emunah. Shul-Inners are expected to participate in any and all Shabbat related activities. Drop-off is 4 pm on Friday afternoon; pick-up is 12 noon on Saturday.

H.anukkah activities

Youth Gr. 3-12 Retreat

Grade 6 Boston-Haifa partnership

Religious School students at Brookhaven

Sisterhood Saturday, January 6 was a wonderful Shabbat! Let me say it again – “it was a wonderful Shabbat.” We read Parashat Shemot and celebrated New Baby Shabbat 2024, which was coincidentally my son Evan’s parasha and the first ever New Baby Shabbat, 14 years ago on January 9, 2010. It brought back memories for me. I remember that year that some 400 guests showed up for Shabbat services. A combination of our 200 invited guests, 150 temple regulars (Minyan Katan was in session) and New Baby Shabbat with 30 babies and their families on the pedestal that year. The dividing wall leading to the Katz Meeting room was opened at the end of the service, and all the new babies and their parents and grandparents appeared. Truly amazing! The event followed with a kiddush luncheon, which Dave and I were so happy to provide in honor of Evan’s Bar Mitzvah and New Baby Shabbat. That day, cars were packed into the lot like sardines and the overflow ran down Piper Road and on to Waltham Street and Concord Ave. Rabbi Lerner commented that “only Temple Emunah could have 400 people show up in the dead of winter for this Shabbat service.” It was amazing, but this year’s event was too. A procession of new babies, parents and grandparents entered the sanctuary and were put on their own pedestal as we all listened and watched as they were honored by name and each received a baby-bib (inscribed with “I drool at Shul”) and a Temple Emunah New Member T-shirt. This is a wonderful Emunah tradition and this time the Temple Emunah Sisterhood and Brotherhood supported the kiddush to show our appreciation to our wonderful community. Sisterhood is working hard on our programs, but we’ve had some conflicts with program dates coming right before or after other significant events. Currently, we are postponing our dinner and a movie scheduled for February 4. We are concentrating on helping other committees at the temple during this time with co-sponsorship. We supported the January 20 Racial Justice Shabbat by providing the kiddush luncheon. Later that evening we provided the dinner for the K-2 Havdallah Happenings program for students and their families. Sisterhood also generously supported the January 27 ReConnect at Temple Emuanah program, along with funds from the New Programming @ Emunah budget. February will be filled with rabbinic candidate visits and school vacation week. We are working on ideas for a “Pop-Up” afternooon program. The first one will be lunch and a movie, like the old Café Emunah that we ran before COVID. It will be held on Tuesday, February 13, at 12 noon. We will show the film iMordecai – a comedy of a Holocaust survivor, born and raised in a different time, who must face the realities of the modern world especially when confronted with an unfamiliar object, an iPhone. Stay tuned for information on this program and other future program ideas. Please let us know if you need a ride to any of our events.

Congratulations to ANNETTE KOREN Sisterhood’s Light of Torah

Each year Sisterhood honors an outstanding individual who has helped Sisterhood and our temple in many ways as our “Light of Torah.” This year, Annette Koren will be our Light of Torah. The honoring event scheduled on March 17 needs to be postponed. We will advise you when we have a new date. Annette and her husband, Harmon Jordan, joined the Temple 38 years ago. Since then, Annette has been an active member of Sisterhood as well as a founding member of the Billy Dalwin Preschool Board, where she was a substitute teacher after she retired. She reads Torah, attends daily minyan, Shabbat services and the Wednesday breakfast study group. Annette works for social justice through the Racial Justice Action Group and GBIO (the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization). With Joelle Gunther she advocates for composting, and helps organize Reverse Tashlich. Her service on the Bereavement Committee is especially meaningful to her. Annette celebrated her adult bat mitzvah at Emunah and graduated from the first Me’ah program. She was a research consultant at the Bureau of Jewish Education and a research scientist at the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University. Women’s League of Conservative Judaism has a theme each year and a corresponding Torah Fund Pin. This year’s pin highlights the word arevut, responsibility. It corresponds to the theme from the Babylonian Talmud, Shevuot 39a, that all the people of Israel are responsible for one another, and we assume that responsibility through our support of the five Conservative/Masorti institutions of higher education. Our Torah Fund event is a fundraiser, and Sisterhood will offset all the expenses of the event, so your donation goes 100% to the Torah Fund. Details on donating will come later this spring. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we help Jewish students become the rabbis, cantors, educators, synagogue administrators, social workers, scholars, researchers, and lay leaders of tomorrow. This is Sisterhood’s highest honor. Please congratulate Annette when you see her. Best always,

Janet Goldberg, Sisterhood President janet.goldberg2@verizon.net

Brotherhood Shalom H.averim! First off, I want to thank all the Brotherhood members who helped to build and then take down the h.anukiyah with special thanks to Scott Lerman for leading the effort! Secondly, I want to thank Alan Silver for putting together an excellent Speaker’s Series where we have heard from some tremendous speaker’s, including one of the best speakers that I have had the opportunity to hear from, Ben Harmon. There will be more Speakers throughout the winter. Brotherhood is holding many events over the winter and everyone throughout the temple is encouraged to attend. Some upcoming events include “Brotherhood at the Railers” where we will have all inclusive tickets to see the Worcester Railers hockey game on Sunday, January 28. In 2024 we will have our annual Build-a-pair event on February 4 and World Wide Wrap on February 11. We will also be holding our Annual Wine Sale that happens during the Purim Carnival which is the PERFECT time to order wine for your Passover celebrations. Brotherhood’s Man of the Year, Ken Zimmerman, will be honored on March 24. Ken has done so much for the temple with all his help behind the scene putting together tribute videos of so many kinds. He has also led our softball team year after year. We are very proud to have him be our honoree and look forward to his celebration.

Online sales from March 1-25 at https://brotherhood.slerman.net/wine/order Sales and Tasting on March 24 10 am-12:30 pm (during Purim Carnival) Safe pay & pickup on April 14 & 24

Softball season is coming. Please get in touch with Ken Zimmerman if you would like to find out about Emunah’s excellent team, Faith. Many other events are coming. Check the calendar on the website for dates and specifics. We are always looking for more congregants to get involved and help us with any or all our events. Please reach out to me if you are interested in helping with any of our many projects. Thanks,

Scott Damsky, Brotherhood President brotherhood@templeemunah.org

Thanks to the Brotherhood members who erected and took down the h.anukiyah.

Library Library News

Adult Books Am Yisrael Chai: Essays, Poems, and Prayers for Israel, by Here is a partially annoMenachem Creditor tated list of some of our latest Antisemitism and the 1753 Jew Law Controversy, by Yoel acquisitions. Sheridan Books for Children The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Adventure Girl: Dabi Digs Listening, by Ari Shapiro in Israel, written and illustrated Betrayal: The Failure of American Jewish Leadership, by by Janice Hechter. Dabi is visiting her grandparents in Israel, Charles Jacobs and they want her to dress and act “like a lady.” But her aunt The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel, by James takes Dabi to explore an ancient archeological dig, and Dabi McBride learns a lot. “You’re never too old or too lady-like to dig in the Judaism’s Life-Changing Ideas: A Weekly Reading of the dirt.” Great illustrations. [5-8 years] Jewish Bible, by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks The Boston Chocolate Party, by Tami Lehman-Wilzig and The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition, Jewish Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz. “Enjoy this lively historical vignette Publication Society while feeling proud to see Jews at the founding of our nation.” The Wolf Hunt: A Novel, by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen Note: The Boston Tea Party actually took place on the last night of Hanukkah in 1773. (AJL) [5-8 years]

LGBTQ+ Books And don’t forget Purim is coming at the end of March! Graceful Masculinity, by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz We have a great selection of children’s books for Purim, as “In these essays, Rabbi Moskowitz draws on the deep well as Passover books, Haggadot, and cookbooks for everyone. well of Jewish tradition to offer pathways to exactly the kind of graceful and gracious masculinity I want for my son. The Toni Stechler and Marci Hopkins masculinity he describes here is conscious of others, thought(emunahlibrary@gmail.com) ful about impacts, wholly present and connected.” (Amazon) The Soul of the Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective, by Joy Ladin. Very moving and helpful in understanding transgender people. Special Topics in Being a Human: A Queer and Tender Guide to Things I’ve Learned the Hard Way About Caring for People, Including Myself, by S. Bear Bergman; illus. by Saul Be a Shabbat Summer Speaker! Freedman-Lawson. “A gentle, witty, and insightful book of During July and August, we invite Emunah members to practical advice for the modern age. It offers Dad advice and Jewish bubbe wisdom, all filtered through a queer lens, to be a summer speaker during Shabbat services. Topics in the help you navigate some of the complexities of life.” (Amazon) past have included personal stories of recent trips, Jewish identity and, of course, the speaker’s individual take on the weekly Torah portion. If you have an interest in speaking this summer to our community, or if you know a Temple Emunah member with an interesting story you’d like to hear, please contact Marc Sacks, Summer Speaker Coordinator, to sign up for a date: msacksg@gmail.com or 617-872-5467.

Rabbi's Message / Climate Action Shabbat (continued from page 1) of Israel. God is not mentioned at all. And throughout, the Jews are navigating how to operate in a world where they are not in charge, and where they are at a disadvantage. This year, however, the story of Purim hits even deeper. Even in our own land, under Jewish control, we have seen that Jews can be at risk. One of the goals of Zionism was to be the solution to Jewish vulnerability, the source of protection and safety. And yet, while Israel does provide a large measure of security, its residents have been the victims of horrific, vicious violence. The sense in the Purim story that our success may be temporary, and based on the whims of unreliable powerful people, feels all too resonant right now, even for Jews within a sovereign Jewish state. And the idea that our ability to bounce back and to thrive may require a difficult struggle, even a violent one, is sadly familiar. The story of Purim reminds us that this is not the first time Jews have been the targets of hatred and violence, and it may not be the last. But we as a people have endured, and we will continue to endure. May we, together, find resilience in ourselves as individuals and as a people. May the suffering of this moment, like the suffering of the Jews of Shushan, one day too be a memory of the past. May the Jewish people once again experience, as the book of Esther says, and as we quote each week at the end of Shabbat “light, joy, happiness, and respect.”

Rabbi Kling Perkins

Rabbi Kling Perkins with her children at the Preschool’s Sh’ma Pajama Party,

Glatzer Weekend Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Mike Moskowitz with Lori Schechner and Terri Swartz Russell.

Social Justice / Allyship on Antisemitism Emunah Social Justice Community

Allyship on Antisemitism

Working for social justice is both a commandment (“Justice, In a heartening display of Allyship, I’m very pleased to justice you shall pursue”) and rewarding. The Emunah Social publicize Lexington United Against Antisemitism (LUAA) – Justice Community’s work with the Greater Boston Interfaith formerly the Lexington Interfaith/Intercommunity Working Organizations (GBIO) focuses on making Greater Boston Group on Antisemitism. The group is comprised of Lexington and beyond a better place to live, work and raise a family. To area residents, including clergy, who are committed to make change we educate and organize people to advocate for community-wide education and action against antisemitism. improved policies and programs. Through organizing people This now thriving committee, launched in March, 2023, had we build relationships within Emunah, with other Jewish its origins in Temple Emunah’s Adult Education Antisemitism congregations and with other faith congregations. Building Committee. Professor Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski of Boston these relationships is its own reward. College, invited to speak as part of the committee’s ongoing Currently, more than sixty GBIO member congregations lecture series, addressed a broad interfaith audience about are working together to build support for GBIO’s Housing why Christian congregations should actively work on this problem, and how that work might proceed. Since that time, Justice Campaign (HJC) which includes: over 40 participants, representing several local churches and • passing legislation to enable Massachusetts cities synagogues, civic, and municipal organizations, have develand towns to raise funds for local affordable housing oped an action agenda to address antisemitism, and have • addressing the capital and operating needs in statebegun to implement it. owned public housing; and LUAA’s purpose is “to increase the sense of well-being and • increasing access to housing for people returning from incarceration.

safety within the Jewish community of Lexington.” It intends to expand what teens and adults in Lexington know about the Governor Healey has heard us. Last March, GBIO brought incidence and consequences of antisemitism, enhance the together 1400 people at Temple Israel to present these issues sense of solidarity with the Jewish community among residents to members of the administration. Forty-two Temple Emunah who are not Jewish, and help develop the interpersonal skills members attended. Our voices were loud and strong. The among teens and adults to “stand up” to antisemitic speech Governor responded by putting $1.4 billion in her Housing and actions. Its members believe that these efforts will amplify Bond Bill for capital repairs and upgrades to public housing. and extend ongoing activity in Lexington to combat racism, anti-LGTBQ hatred, and other forms of intolerance. LUAA’s GBIO is now bringing all the Housing Justice Campaign current plans include, for example, a public lecture series “asks” to In-District Meetings (IDMs). At an-IDM, GBIO memon antisemitism – what it is, how it developed, how other bers educate their state senators and representatives on the communities have attempted to combat it – youth training HJC campaign “asks.” In turn, legislators have an opportunity in “upstanding” when bullying is occurring, and community to publicly state their positions on the Campaign’s proposed conversations on how to build stronger connections across bills and budget items. Temple Emunah members have worked faiths and cultures. with members of Temples Isaiah, Shir Tikvah, Beth El, B’nai Active LUAA participants include Emunah members Ken Brith and Hancock Church to organize IDMs in three differBruss, Terri Swartz Russell, Judi Canter, Fran Jacobs, Barry ent Senatorial Districts. Dym, and Rabbi Lerner. The group is co-chaired by Fran Jacobs Next steps: Sunday afternoon, March 3 and Steve Van Evera (from Pilgrim Congregational Church). GBIO congregations and partners will gather 1500 to 2000 We can still use a few more volunteers, so please, if you want strong to present the Campaign “asks” to members of the to learn more about us, contact Fran at fayhen@gmail.com Massachusetts House and Senate leadership. We will ask the Ken Bruss leadership YES or NO for their support of each of the Housing Justice Campaign objectives. This is a critical step to building support, and ultimately ensuring, passage of the bills and budget items central to the Housing Justice Campaign. All Emunah members are invited to attend. Each person’s presence makes a difference because our large numbers show how much we care. Bus transportation will be provided if we have enough people registered. Please contact Stan Wolfe wolfstanf@gmail.com to let him know you are interested in attending. Arleen Chase

Racial Justice Education Committee Held on a Shabbat close to MLK Day, Racial Justice Shabbat was initiated in 2021 by Temple Emunah’s Racial Justice Education Committee (RJEC). On our first Racial Justice Shabbat, we welcomed Tema Smith, a diversity advocate and Jewish community builder who spoke to us about being a Jew of color, and about racism, antisemitism, and the role Jews can play in fighting for racial justice. We subsequently welcomed Framingham native Rabbi Rachael Bregman, who leads a congregation in the Georgia town where Ahmaud Arbery lived and was murdered. Since that murder, Rabbi Bregman has been active in an interfaith group working to bring people together in her Brunswick, GA community. Each year, Racial Justice Shabbat has been supported by multiple groups in the Temple Emunah community, including the Ladle Fund, the Social Justice Committee, the Social Justice committee, and Sisterhood, who have sponsored kiddush on Shabbat.

Association of Black Citizens of Lexington; Sean spoke with us about housing in Lexington and about Juneteenth black Civil War veterans with Lexington connections. In RJEC’s smaller book discussion groups, members have the opportunity to read and discuss fiction and non-fiction related to racial justice. Each group determines when and how frequently they will meet and which books they will read. Several of the books these discussion groups have read are available in the Temple Emunah library. Like RJEC, RJAG was formed around the time of the George Floyd murder, focusing on “finding ways to take action and make change.” RJAG activities have included advocating for clemency for commutation of William Allen’s life sentence, organizing and sending letters to legislators in support of our state’s Police Reform Bill, and sending postcards and letters and phone banking in support of voting rights. RJAG’s focus on racial justice, coupled with GBIO’s focus on housing and housing equity, led these three groups to work collaboratively on this year’s Racial Justice Shabbat.

Racial Justice Shabbat this year was a coordinated effort by RJEC with tremendous support from our Racial Justice Action Group (RJAG) and Temple Emunah members involved in the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO). Held RJEC welcomes new members both for our committee and January 19-20, Racial Justice Shabbat 2024 focused on the to our discussion groups. Please reach out to Naomi Sacks many challenges that returning citizens face, including hous- (sacks.naomi@gmail.com) or Paul Neustadt (probneus@gmail. ing. Keynote speaker Rev. Rahsaan Hall, Executive Director com) or if you would like information on our ongoing activities! of the Urban League of Eastern MA was joined by Armand Naomi Sacks, RJEC C0-Chair Coleman, of the Transformational Prison Project and Leslie Credle, of Justice 4 Housing. Racial Justice Shabbat began with Kabbalat Shabbat, followed by a wonderful community dinner prepared and served by David and Becky Landis, with help from community volunteers. Rev. Hall, joined by Armand Coleman and Leslie Credle, spoke with us after dinner and during Shabbat services. Racial Justice Shabbat ended with a Q&A after kiddish with Rev. Hall, Mr. Coleman, and Ms. Credle. Voices of Re-entry, a film about the challenges of re-entry, was available for streaming prior to Shabbat. Overseen by our Education Committee, RJEC was founded in 2020 in the wake of the George Floyd murder. RJEC’s goal is to provide education on racial justice through programs for the entire congregation and smaller discussion groups. In addition to Racial Justice Shabbat, RJEC has organized Juneteenth Shabbat, selecting and sharing readings about Juneteenth and joined, this past June, by Sean Osborne, co-founder of the

Following Up... Olive oil: If you would like to order online from the olive oil tasting group that presented at our Hanukkah celebration, go to: https://www.neoliveoil.com Letters to Soldiers: To send an online letter/card to Lone IDF Soldiers, go to: https://israelforever.org/programs/ lettersoffriendship/write_to_lone_soldiers

Family Table Let’s Continue to Give to JF&CS Family Table Your contribution to Family Table throughout the year is always needed. The people served benefit from our cash donations so that we can purchase food items that are requested on the Amazon Wish List generated by JF&CS in addition to the whole wheat crackers and brown rice we bring to the temple. Family Table serves more than 100 towns across Greater Boston, the North Shore, and the South Area. Currently, Family Table is helping more than 500 families each month with groceries and connections to other services. The mission of Family Table is to end hunger in the Greater Boston Jewish community while serving people who need our assistance regardless of religious affiliation. Family Table fulfills its mission by providing kosher food, creating a caring Jewish connection, and empowering people to make healthy eating a part of their daily lives. In 2021, volunteers logged more than 26,770 hours, the equivalent of $850,000 in paid service. We often underestimate what we do to help community members but by volunteering your time to pack and deliver food on a Sunday morning you brighten the day of people who benefit from the fresh produce they receive in addition to the packaged foods. Volunteers arrive to pack and deliver food to 1-3 households. Packing takes about 30 minutes. Deliveries usually take

30-45 minutes. Volunteers are welcome to join us one or more Sundays per year at any of our locations. Children are welcome to volunteer when accompanied by an adult. The upcoming distribution dates in Waltham, MA are Feb 4, March 10, April 7, May 12, June 9, July 21, and Aug 11. If you have questions, contact Family Table at familytable@ jfcsboston.org or 781-693-5593. The h.allah and Shabbat candles truly bring light into the people’s homes. The people receiving the food often have someone who is ill in the family who is unable to work and bring in money to buy groceries to feed the family. The family may temporarily require assistance because they are new to the country and are refugees and they are finding their way and learning a new language and just beginning a new job to earn money. We are very fortunate at Temple Emunah to be able to help others by donating food. Don’t forget to be kind to those less fortunate than yourselves. It’s a mitzvah that you can feel proud of. Thank you for your continued support of Family Table. Todah Rabbah, Michelle and Mark Abramson, mhabramson@gmail.com, markabramson619@gmail.com Nancy Lefkowitz, nancylef@gmail.com, 781-696-2085 Temple Emunah Coordinators of JF&CS Family Table

Congratulations to Lois Bruss Lois has been selected to be a member of the Lexington Human Rights Committee. This is part of Temple Emunah’s ongoing effort to create and maintain a safe and nurturing environment for us and our children.

Lexington clergy and educators light a h.anukiyah in Lexington Center for the first time.

Yahrzeits The following loved ones will be remembered at our worship services in the coming months: Feb 1 / 22 Shevat Ingrid Anderson Mother of Margaretha Jacobson Eva Gordon Mother of Neal Gordon Julius Gordon Father of Neal Gordon Sylvia Weiser Mother of Neil Weiser Feb 2 / 23 Shevat Fannie Abramsky Grandmother of Jerome Smith Julie Burns Sister-in-law of Ryan Asher Henry J. Fuller Father of Steffen Fuller Isaac Kliger Husband of Judith Kliger Beatrice Miller Mother of Susan Wolfe Judith F. Perlman Mother of Benjamin Perlman Feb 3 / 24 Shevat James Bass Husband of Esther Bass Sarah Epstein Aunt of Judy Marcus Great-aunt of Joel Marcus Abe Garsh Father of Howard Garsh Mordechai Eliahu Kreinin Father of Elana Markovitz Yoav Kupiec Son of Charlotte and Israel Kupiec Esther Lederman Grandmother of Brian Cutler George Rittenburg Father of Janice Rossbach Victor Steinberg Father of Shira Lion Richard Samuel Wissoker Husband of Barbara Wissoker Feb 4 / 25 Shevat Ruth Pearl Paller Mother of Joan Bines Frieda Tabak Mother-in-law of Robert Berger Feb 5 / 26 Shevat Ita Brykman Mother of Louis Brykman Ruth Fentin Mother of Richard Fentin Libby Frolich Mother of Rochelle Zohn Frances Galler Mother of Donald Galler Anna Gluck Grandmother of Edward Lidman

Helen Richelson Mother-in-law of Irwin Alpert Harold Smith Stepfather of Maureen Kaplan Feb 6 / 27 Shevat Dina Lefkowitz Mother of Amira Aaron David Marcus Husband of Judith Marcus Father of Joel Marcus Samuel Plotkin Father of Irving Plotkin Harry Wacks Father of Jerry Wacks Feb 7 / 28 Shevat Sam Capparelli Father-in-law of Nancy Capparelli Victor Ingram Father of Sandra Levine Kenneth Kent Mabuchi Father of Scott Mabuchi Florence Rothmel Aunt of Ethel Rothmel Ida Shapiro Mother of Linda Tarmy Feb 8 / 29 Shevat George Bleich Grandfather of Lauren Bleich Moshe Calo Father of Daniela Livni Betty Jauvtis Mother of Harvey Jauvtis Joshua Neumann Father of Nina Nidus Edward Rothfeld Uncle of Marsha Tucker Herbert Weinstock Father of David Weinstock Feb 9 / 30 Shevat Mary Bonder Mother of Vivian Cohen Gordon Case Brother of Miriam Librach Jacob Gottlieb Father of Robin Goldstein Alexander L. Kaufman Grandfather of Laura Jarbeau Dorothy Krieger Mother of Gloria Foster Sanford Merkin Father of Carol Greenberg Calvin Robinson Grandfather of Melissa Foster Albert Ross Father of Adele Kress

Feb 10 / 1 Adar I Alan Ades Father of Stephen Ades Ruth Friedman Mother-in-law of Betty Friedman Joyce Gordon Aunt of Ethel Rothmel Solomon H. Gordon Father of Martin Gordon Bern Milton Jacobson Father of Michael Jacobson Isadore Klinghoffer Grandfather of Marsha Tucker Feb 11 / 2 Adar I Deborah Cohen Mother of Margolia Gilson Morris M. Liberty Uncle of Terri Swartz Russell Fanny Stark Mother of Philip Stark Helen Stechler Mother-in-law of Toni Stechler Feb 12 / 3 Adar I Norma Berinstein Mother of Susan Orenstein Grandmother of Julia Mabuchi Raymond David Reibstein Father of Lois Bruss Darrell Zaslow Brother of Michael Zaslow Feb 13 / 4 Adar I Michael Chessman Brother of Daniel Chessman Morris (Mo) Diamant Husband of Lisa Diamant Richard Fowler Father of Kathie Becker Solomon Gemorah Uncle of Sharon Levin Joyce Hirschtick Mother of Jon Hirschtick Florence Levinson Mother of Ellen Schwartz Elizabeth (Elsie) Kepecs Lovy Grandmother of Elliot Lovy Rabbi Abraham (Abe) Morhaim Father of Esther Hausman Father-in-law of Kenneth Hausman Ben Paller Father of Joan Bines Helen Singer Grandmother of Doreen Grossman Feb 14 / 5 Adar I Jennie Achter Mother of Gene Achter Alice Ben-Horin Mother of Gideon Ben-Horin

Nettie Bressner Grandmother of Jason Bressner Leon Brykman Father of Louis Brykman Shlomo Kliger Father of Isaac Kliger Feb 15 / 6 Adar I Blanche Brown Mother of Wendy Damsky Tzipora Eisenman Mother of Rabbi Bernard Eisenman Shirley Golden Mother of Ilene Weiner Sendell Charles Miller Father of Susan Wolfe Magda Schwartz Grandmother of Yaeli Schwartz Feb 16 / 7 Adar I Alan Altman Father of Stephen Altman Robin Evans Sister of Karen Evans Violet Katz Mother of Leonard Katz Pauline Nidus Mother of Louis Nidus Jay Stoler Father of Sue Wacks Feb 17 / 8 Adar I William Alpert Father of Joel Alpert Virginia Bufe Mother of Janet Plotkin Tillie Getman-Gertner Mother of Marvin Getman Asher Ifrah Brother of Miriam Sidman Charles Woods Father of Larry Woods Feb 18 / 9 Adar I Lester Abelman Father of David Abelman Leo Alper Father-in-law of Charleen Alper Al Binik Father-in-law of Ronald Rosenbaum Lee Briskin Aunt of Marsha Tucker Edward Myron Cohen Brother of Margie Gilson Leonard Hantman Husband of Barbara Hantman Emanuel Steer Father of Dorothy Seltzer

Feb 19 / 10 Adar I Mendel Feldman Father of Fred Feldman Al Stein Father of Judith Canter Feb 20 / 11 Adar I Lillian Cooper Bines Mother of Harvey Bines Max Goldberg Grandfather of Richard Goldberg Harry J. Miller Father of Arnie Miller Etta Pomeranz Mother of Stanley Pomeranz Yetta Schwenk Mother of Paul Morgenstern Gloria Sheldon Mother of Allen Sheldon Feb 21 / 12 Adar I Samuel Canter Father of Joseph Canter Gertrude Glantz Mother of Carol Glantz Eli Laredo Father of David Laredo Richard Robinson Father of Melissa Foster Feb 22 / 13 Adar I Mollie Blotnick Mother of Shirley Moskow Abraham Chausmer Grandfather of Benjamin Perlman Fred Perlmutter Brother of Burt Perlmutter Sarah Rumsky Grandmother of Judy Lipperman Feb 23 / 14 Adar I Bertha Berg Mother of Helen Marcus Reuben Bergman Brother of Naomi Kielar Jack Fox Father of Arthur Fox Irving Katz Father of Joseph Katz Eleanor Levingston Mother of Judd Levingston Sigmund Roos Father of Dan Roos Nettie Schwartz Mother of Shelly Schwartz Henry Seltzer Grandfather of Judy Zola Jacob Shanes Grandfather of Cynthia Bobrow (continued on page 18)

Yahrzeits Feb 24 / 15 Adar I Maurice Becker Father of David Becker Grandfather of Robert Becker Lynn Harris Mother of Michelle Abramson Elinor Livingston Aunt of Robert Becker Mordecai Nidus Father of Louis Nidus Feb 25 / 16 Adar I David Asher Uncle of Ryan Asher Nelly Danon Mother of Monique Brykman Joseph H. Gordon Father of Robert Gordon Carmel Gottlieb Mother of Robin Goldstein Edward Greenspan Father of Jennifer Hurwitz Stanley Kaplan Father of Michael Kaplan Rose Rivka Karp Mother of Carolyn Karp Joseph Lapidus Father of Marcia Kaunfer and Anne Lerner Grandfather of Rabbi David Lerner David Mayer Grandfather of Julie Greenberg Josephine Perlmutter Narva Sister-in-law of Betty Friedman Frances Green K. Resnick Grandmother of Judy Zola Feb 26 / 17 Adar I Mindy Alperin Mother of Matt Alperin Philip Kriegler Father of Vicki Markuse Harold Lake Father of Debra Sheldon Dorothy Leppert Sister of Zelda Cohen Feb 27 / 18 Adar I Carole Goldman Mother of Howard Goldman Robert Jaffer Brother of Aubrey Jaffer Minna Katz Sister of Lucille Krichmar Rose Lerner Mother of Deanna Wolk James Lux Brother of Kathryn Rudawitz Feb 28 / 19 Adar I Nathaniel Fuhrman Father of Phyllis Landman

Rabbi Norman Geller Father of David Geller Pauline Jacobs Sister of Betty Friedman Evelyn Tavan Mother of Steve Tavan Feb 29 / 20 Adar I Elia Blechter Brother of Miriam Blechter Esther Chait Mother of Laurence Chait Grandmother of David Chait Bella Chausmer Grandmother of Benjamin Perlman Samuel Druy Father of Mark Druy Jerrold Gross Stepfather of Alexis Borisy Myer Marlin Grandfather of Nancy Liberman Marion Mintzer Mother of Linda Cohen Charles Pesin Uncle of Jillian Pesin-Fulop Paul Sidman Husband of Miriam Sidman Mildred Wolkow Sister-in-law of Antonia Stechler Mar 1 / 21 Adar I Harry Bloom Father of Jacob Bloom Jules Freeman Grandfather of Melissa Warneck Samuel Hantman Father-in-law of Barbara Hantman Joshua Ifrah Father of Miriam Sidman Louis Jauvtis Father of Harvey Jauvtis Earl Kaplan Uncle of Michael Kaplan Monty Karoll Brother of Doreen Karoll Paul Kendall Father of Stephanie Kendall Richard (Steve) Lowell Father of Harvey Lowell Lee Ann Schimkowitz Mother of Stephanie Buckler Lawrence Schwimmer Uncle of Joel Shwimer Sadie Silver Grandmother of Cynthia Bobrow Julius Thrope Grandfather of Martin Thrope Mar 2 / 22 Adar I Beatrice Berman Mother of Sylvia Perlman

Rabbi Saul Eisenman Father of Rabbi Bernard Eisenman Edith Epstein Grandmother of Julie Shirazi Devree Gold Mother of Nancy Capparelli Rose Kornblum Grandmother of Sandra Levine J. Leonard Schatz Husband of Sylvia Schatz Mar 3 / 23 Adar I Sam Achter Father of Gene Achter Marvin Aronson Husband of Helen Aronson Father of Ruth Aronson Diana Cooper Grandmother of Suzanne Cooper Gladys Hurwitz Mother of Phyllis Goldman Ruth Lynn Mother of Eileen Feldman Mar 4 / 24 Adar I Laszlo Fulop Grandfather of Daniel Fulop Edna Greenberg Mother of Sharon Smith Evelyn Zimmerman Mother of Roberta Perlmutter Mar 5 / 25 Adar I Herbert Evans Father of Karen Evans Norton (Nortie) J. Greenberger Father of Wendy Czarnecki Clara Kahan Mother of Morton Kahan Stuart Stoler Brother of Sue Wacks Ching C. Wu Mother of Ailsa Hermann-Wu Mar 6 / 26 Adar I Blanche Marlin Grandmother of Nancy Liberman Richard Masters Father of Harold Masters Rita Mizner Mother of Gail Spatz Ruth Sprince Grandmother of Scott Lerman Mar 7 / 27 Adar I Benjamin Cofman Father of Lucille Krichmar David Dinner Father of Charleen Alper M. Shakman Katz Grandfather of Katharine Hermann-Wu Raymond Meyerson Father of Roni Woods

Ethel Sacks Mother of Marc Sacks Mar 8 / 28 Adar I Eliezer Dagan Father of Doron Dagan Terez Herzl Mother of Robert Sugar Joanne B. Simches Sister of Lorri Owades Mar 9 / 29 Adar I Leonard Goldberg Uncle of Richard Goldberg Louis Gross Brother-in-law of Charles Hollander Stanley Resnick Father of Laurie Speicher Abraham Tassel Father-in-law of Janet Tassel Mar 10 / 30 Adar I Elinor Kaplan Mother of Alice Gordon Mar 11 / 1 Adar II Harry N. Tarlin Uncle of Jonina Schonfeld Mar 12 / 2 Adar II Joshua Anderson Son-In-Law of Zvi and Bobby Galani Ralph Green Father of Georgia and Father-inlaw of Clifford Weinstein Debbie Guthermann Mother of Joshua Guthermann Reina Ingram Mother of Sandra Levine Arthur Levitt Grandfather of Alisa Billings Mar 13 / 3 Adar II Eugene Frankel Father of Robert Frankel Robert Wissoker Brother-in-law of Barbara Wissoker Harry B. Wolfe Father of Mitchell Wolfe Mar 14 / 4 Adar II Dinah Horovitz Sister of Stanley Wolf Elnatan Horovitz Brother-In-Law of Stanley Wolf Mar 15 / 5 Adar II Frances Elowitch Grandmother of Leslie Sherman Hertzel Fishman Father of Leora Fishman Joanne Klein Mother-in-law of Martin Thrope Mar 16 / 6 Adar II Shirley Aaronson Sister of Phyllis Blumberg

Sara Ben-Meir Grandmother of Jonathan Ring Hyman Block Father-in-law of Audrey Block Helen Tarmy Mother of Arnold Tarmy Mar 17 / 7 Adar II Jacob Goldman Father of Maury Goldman Mar 18 / 8 Adar II N. Harold Paley Uncle of Marcia Camac Dorothy Ouzer Testa Mother of Susan Cook Mar 19 / 9 Adar II Joseph Epstein Grandfather of Stacie Simon Mar 20 / 10 Adar II Dorothy Kaplan Aunt of Michael Kaplan Samuel Musnikow Father of Alan Musnikow Mar 21 / 11 Adar II Howard Theodore Hermann Father of Katherine Hermann-Wu Richard Stephenson Father of Matthew Stephenson Mar 24 / 14 Adar II Shlomo Dray Father of Isaac Dray William Miller Father of Scott Miller Mar 25 / 15 Adar II Louis Feinberg Father of Robyn Samuels Sylvia Rosen Sister of Phyllis Blumberg Mar 26 / 16 Adar II David Kahan Father of Morton Kahan Fay Marcus Mother-in-law of Helen Marcus Elissa Sena Sister of Laura Krich Rebecca Weiner Grandmother of Ann Chait Mar 28 / 18 Adar II Joseph Bressner Grandfather of Jason Bressner Dino Garber Father of Manuel Garber Isaac Kaplan Father of Alice Gordon Mar 29 / 19 Adar II Louis Jacobs Father-in-law of Benjamin Brosgol Mar 30 / 20 Adar II Pearl Owades Mother of Gordon Owades

Donations The congregation gratefully acknowledges the following contributions: Abkowitz Family Israel & Camp Scholarship

Yahrzeit of Nathan Cutler, beloved father Krana Rosen

Adult Education

In appreciation of Terri Swartz Russell for leading minyan for our Yom Nechama Jeremy & Glenda Singer In memory of Michael Levin, beloved father of Sharon Levin Mark & Judi Canter Leon & Phyllis Goldman Yahrzeit of George David Cohen & Carla Ames Cohen, beloved parents Elaine (Cohen) and Joseph Siegel

Beautification

In memory of Ginger Speicher, beloved mother-in-law and grandmother of Laurie, Rebecca and Daniel Speicher and Libby Levine Marsha Tucker

Bereavement Fund

In memory of: Michael Levin Joel Alpert & Nancy Lefkowitz Charles Brecher, beloved father and grandfather Paulette Binder

Dalwin Memorial Scholarship Fund

In memory of Michael Levin, father of Sharon Levin. May Michael Levin’s memory be for a blessing. Arleen Chase

Family Table

Yahrzeit of: Elliott Case, beloved father Miriam Librach Jonah Miller, beloved father and father-inlaw of Bonnie and Harry Levy, and beloved zayde of Aron and Lucas Levy Bonnie Levy

General

In honor/celebration of: Hilana Ezekiel’s marriage to Adam Schlitt Marty & Alice Gordon Donna & Harvey Jauvtis, on the birth of their new granddaughter, Penelope Rae Nance Bob & Kathie Becker Max Klein Steven Horowitz The birth of Jack Elijah Buono. Mazel tov to the proud grandparents, Linna & Gil Ettinger. Paul & Ronni Skerker In memory of: Irwin Lerner, beloved uncle of Rabbi Lerner Beverly Goldwasser, beloved mother of Glenda Singer Bob & Kathie Becker Rose & Hyman Slate, parents of David Slate Jonathan Slate

Michael Levin, father and grandfather of Sharon Levin, Rabbi Lerner, Talya, Ari and Matan Laurie and Rebecca Speicher, Daniel Speicher and Libby Levine Rabbi & Billie Eisenman Marty & Alice Gordon Ken Tucker, beloved husband of Marsha Tucker Judy Neiterman & Bob Dockser Regina Speicher, beloved mother-in-law of Laurie Speicher and grandmother of Rebecca and Daniel Speicher and Libby Levine David & Janet Goldberg Herbert Cooper, beloved father of Suzanne Sandra Levine Yahrzeit of: Phyllis Nerenberg, beloved mother and grandmother Anna Nerenberg and Marc, Lee and Jacqueline Bernstein Helen Andler, beloved mother of Eliot Andler Eliot & Regina Andler

Glatzer Memorial Program Fund

In memory of Hertzel and Priscilla Fishman, my parents, whose love of Jewish learning inspired many Dr. Leora Fishman

Golda Dockser Fund

Yahrzeit for Golda Dockser, beloved wife Robert Dockser

Holy Book Fund

In memory of Charlie Brecher Jonina Schonfeld

Israel Committee

In memory of Michael Levin Ken & Lois Bruss

Israel Trip Tzedakah

In honor of the marriage of Dayla & Ryan Asher Gordon & Lorri Owades

Kiddush Fund

In memory of Herbert Cooper, beloved father of Suzanne Cooper Gail & Michael Kanef

Ladle Fund

In honor of: The marriage of Hilana Ezekiel to Adam Schlitt Mark & Carolyn Lichtenstein David Ezekiel & Elise Richman Ezekiel, on the marriage of their daughter, Hilana Ezekiel, to Adam Schlitt Sid & Deanna Wolk In memory of Michael Levin, beloved father of Sharon Levin Alison Dick & Ed Willins Yahrzeit of Sarah Davis, beloved sister of Mark Lichtenstein Mark & Carolyn Lichtenstein

Landscape

In memory of: Herbert Behrmann, beloved stepfather and grandfather Marcy and Ed Lidman and Family Ginger Speicher, beloved mother-in-law of Laurie Speicher Jerome & Sharon Smith

Library

Yahrzeit of Israel Kornitsky, beloved father Rosalind Segaloff

Rabbi Kling Perkins Discretionary Fund

Yahrzeit of Lila Rifken Pearlman, beloved sister Valerie Seidman

Rabbi Lerner’s Discretionary Fund

Ann Landau In appreciation/honor of: Rabbi Lerner’s kindness and support after the passing of Stacey’s father, Lawrence Liederman David & Stacey Mann In memory of: Michael Levin, beloved father of Sharon Levin, father-in -law of Rabbi David Lerner, grandfather of Talya, Ari & Matan and beloved wife of Marsha, and beloved father of Josh & Gary Sandy Starkman, Larry Uri & Avram Pachter David Abelman & Marilyn Weil-Abelman Caron Bleich Cliff & Georgia Weinstein Arleen Chase David & Janet Goldberg Garry Feldman Israel & Charlotte Kupiec Sandra Levine Irwin Lerner, beloved uncle of Rabbi David Lerner Dana Goldberg Alvan & Marcia Kaunfer Yahrzeit of: Golda Moses, beloved mother of Joel Moses Margaret Moses Rose Rosendorn, beloved mother Muriel Shapiro Meyer Dahan Arie Dahan Robert Natkin, beloved father Lissa Natkin Barney Pearlman, beloved father Valerie Seidman Annie Kossoi, beloved grandmother of Elise Goldberg & Richard Goldberg Elise Goldberg

Rabbi Stephen Lerner Memorial Conversion Fund

In memory of Irwin Lerner, beloved brother-in-law Dr. Anne Lerner

Religious School

In memory of Michael Levin, beloved father of Sharon Levin Lori Harrison-Kahan, David Kahan and Family

Social Justice Committee

In appreciation of Alice and Marty Gordon In memory of Michael Levin, father of Sharon Levin Yahrzeit of Andrew Hasenfeld, beloved brother of Robin Hasenfeld Lester Blumberg & Robin Hasenfeld Yahrzeit of Jean Presser, beloved grandmother of Ellen Mazow Ellen & Richard Mazow

Special Needs

Yahrzeit of Max Rosenbaum Ronald Rosenbaum

Steve Marcus Scholarship Fund

In memory of Ginger Speicher, beloved mother-in-law of Laurie Speicher Jerry & Ellen Baum

Wednesday Minyan Study

Yahrzeit of Helen Andler, beloved mother of Eliot Andler Eliot & Regina Andler

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Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Perek Yomi 8 pm Israeli Folk Dancing: beginners 6:45 pm, advanced 8 pm

Refugee Shabbat Shaharit 7 am Mens Torah Study 7:40 am Shabbat Service 9:30 am Junior Congreg. 11 am Niggun Saloon 1 pm Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma’ariv Tot Shabbat 11 am Musaf Meditation 11:30 am 5:30 pm Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4:30 pm

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Shaharit 9 am Build-a Pair 9 am Kitah Hey Build-a Pair 9:30 am USY Boda Borg 12-4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Meditation 8:30 am Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Parashat Hash. 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am RS Mitzvah Day Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am World Wide Wrap 8:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Shaharit 9 am Makhayla rehearsal 8 pm Cafe Emunah Climate Workshop 9:45 am Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Parashat Hash. 4 pm Social Justice Kids Club Ma’ariv 7:30 pm 12 pm Brotherhood Bd. 7:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Dessert/Discussion 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Spirituality of Shabbat Observance 7:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Lexington Institute of Jewish Studies 8 pm Shaharit 7 am Spirituality of Shabbat Observance 7:30 am Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Lerner 12 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Rosh Hodesh 6 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Folk Dancing: beginners 6:45 pm, advanced 8 pm Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Folk Dancing: beginners 6:45 pm, advanced 8 pm

Rosh Hodesh Shaharit 6:45 am Niggun Saloon 1 pm Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma’ariv 5:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Niggun Saloon 1 pm Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma’ariv 5:30 pm

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Shaharit 9 am No Religious School BH Breakfast and Speaker 10 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Shaharit 9 am No Religious School Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Presidents Day Meditation 8:30 am Office closed No Religious School Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hash. 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Makhayla rehearsal 8 pm Parashat Hash. 4 pm Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Spirituality of Shabbat Observance 7:30 am No Religious School Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 6:45 am Spirituality of Shabbat Observance 7:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Temple Emunah is a dynamic, engaging, and welcoming congregational family. We build Jewish identity through learning and praying together in the spirit of Conservative Judaism, caring for each other and the world, and working to create an enduring Jewish community in the United States and Israel.

Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Folk Dancing: beginners 6:45 pm, advanced 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am JALSA event 6 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Folk Dancing: beginners 6:45 pm, advanced 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Niggun Saloon 1 pm Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma’ariv 5:30 pm

Rosh Hodesh Climate Shabbat Shabbat Service 9:30 am Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4:45 pm Repro Shabbat Shabbat Service 9:30 am Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 5 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 5 pm

March 2024 / Adar I-Adar II 5784 S

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Shaharit 7 am Niggun Saloon 1 pm Kabbalat Shabbat/ Ma’ariv 5:30 pm

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Rosh Hodesh Shaharit 6:45 am Ma’ariv 7:15 pm Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm

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Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Parashat Hash. 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Parashat Hash. 4 pm Rosh Hodesh 6 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 9 am Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Brotherhood Bd. 9:45 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Parashat Hash. 4 pm USY Chaverim Hamant. Baking 6 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm 24 14 Adar II Dessert/Discussion 8 pm Purim 25 15 Adar II 26 16 Adar II Shaharit 9 am Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Passover Wine Sale Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Meditation 8:30 am 9:30 am Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm Parashat Hash. 4 pm Purim Carnival 11 am Brotherhood Man of Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Year Dinner 5 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Rose Fulop BMitzvah Junior Cong. 11 am Tot Shabbat 11 am Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 5:15 pm

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Shaharit 9 am Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Community Forum 8 pm Makhayla rehearsal 8 pm Israeli Folk Dancing 8 pm

Rosh Hodesh Shaharit 8:45 am Brotherhood Breakfast & Speaker 10 am Lex. Choral Festival 3 pm @ Pilgrim Cong. Church Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Spirituality of Shabbat Observance 7:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Spirituality of Shabbat Observance 7:30 am Israel @ 75 6:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Spirituality of Shabbat Observance 7:30 am Lunch & Learn 12 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Spirituality of Shabbat Observance 7:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Gr. 5-6 Shul-In Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Niggun Saloon 1 pm Perek Yomi 8 pm Israeli Folk Dancing: beg. Kabbalat Shabbat/ 6:45 pm, advanced 8 pm Ma’ariv 5:30 pm Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Folk Dancing: beginners 6:45 pm, advanced 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Folk Dancing: beginners 6:45 pm, advanced 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Niggun Saloon 1 pm Kabbalat Shabbat/ Ma’ariv 6:15 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Aron Bloomenthal Bar M. Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 5:15 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Brooke Karen BMitzvah Tot Shabbat 11 am Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 6:30 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Musaf Meditation 11:30 am FwYC Megillah reading 5:15 pm Ma’ariv/Havdalah/ Megillah reading 7:45 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Natanya Parmer Bat M. Musaf Meditation 11:30 am Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 6:45 pm

21 Adar II

Shaharit 9 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Mazel Tov to Our March B’nei Mitzvah

Rose Fulop, child of Jilian & Dan Fulop (Mar. 2)

Aron Bloomenthal, child of Doronit Shlank Bloomenthal & Ben Bloomenthal & Pam Hess (Mar. 9)

Brooke Karen, child of Rebecca & Jeff Karen (Mar.16)

Natanya Parmer, child of Jodie & Daniel Parmer (Mar. 30)

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Inclement weather did not deter committed Temple Emunah members who took part in a Sunday Morning Snow Minyan!

Dinner at Barbie’s Dreamhouse event