Hahodesh February/March 2021

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H desh February – March 2021

Shevat/Adar/Nisan 5781

From Rabbi Kling Perkins A Topsy-Turvy Holiday in a Topsy-Turvy World I remember last Purim vividly.

Not only was it my first Purim at Temple Emunah, complete with a slide show and fun antics to accompany the Megillah reading, but there was a lot of anxiety leading up to the event because of the scary new virus that had, we were learning, reached the United States. As Purim approached, new questions came up daily, and our plans changed rapidly.

Could we still serve food? Could we still have a dance party?

How much did we really need to spread out in the sanctuary?

Was it safe to gather at all? In the end, our Purim celebration did happen last year, but it was an odd one, and it was the last celebration of its kind at Temple Emunah, before we closed the building to communal activities and switched to Zoom.

Purim is the topsy-turvy holiday. At the end of the Megillah, we are told venahafokh hu – everything was reversed, and Jews tend to take that seriously in our celebrations of the holiday, with elaborate costumes, jokes, performances, and all sorts of ways of upending our usual routines. Of course, this entire year, from last Purim to this one, has been topsy-turvy. (continued on page 15)

Winter of Glatzer Every year we honor the memory of Dr. Nahum Glatzer and Mrs. Anne Glatzer, beloved and revered active members of Temple Emunah for more than 25 years.

This year’s Winter of Glatzer continues with two events in February: Saturday, February 6, 8:00 pm Abayudaya: The Music and Culture of the Jews of Uganda Presentation by Rabbi Jeffrey Summit, Ph.D., Director of the Hebrew College Innovation Lab & Research and Professor in the Department of Music and Judaic Studies at Tufts University Saturday, February 20, 11:45 am Understanding and Navigating Anti-Semitism in the 21st century Presentation by Dr. Rachel Fish, Executive Director of the Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism Additional information is on page 4.

Support the Winter of Glatzer! Donate at templeemunah.org/learning/glatzer-weekend or send a check to the Temple Emunah office.

Thursday, Feb. 25 at 6:00 pm An Outdoor Drive-in Megillah Reading that even Haman Could Love Join us for the first ever Temple Emunah Drive-In megillah reading, complete with a slide show, trivia game, kabuki theater, costume contest, and more!

Dress up your car or join us via Zoom.

See page 3 for more Purim information.

Inside: President................................... 2 Purim......................................... 3 Adult Education......................... 4 Minyan Story............................. 5 Family Table.............................. 5 Pre-School................................. 7 Sisterhood................................. 8 Brotherhood.............................. 9

‫בתוך‬ Inclusion..............................10 Solar Field............................11 Passover.........................12-14 Ladle Fund...........................15 Yahrzeits..........................16-19 Donations.......................19-21 Calendar.........................22-23

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A Newsletter for Temple Emunah members 9 Piper Road, Lexington, MA 02421-8199 www.TempleEmunah.org Main Office: 781-861-0300 Fax: 781-861-7141 Senior Rabbi

David G. Lerner

781-861-0300, ext. 22 dlerner@templeemunah.org Assisstant Rabbi Leora Kling Perkins 781-861-0300, ext. 31 lklingperkins@templeemunah.org Rabbi Emeritus Bernard Eisenman President Mark Bobrow 781-861-1920 president@templeemunah.org Executive Director Raveetal Celine 781-861-0300, ext. 21 rceline@templeemunah.org Director of Me’ir Sherer 781-861-0303, ext. 24 Congregational Learning msherer@templeemunah.org Director, Billy Dalwin Shelley Rossman 781-861-0708, ext. 27 Pre-School srossman@templeemunah.org Accounting Manager Alisa Billings 781-861-0300, ext. 23 abillings@templeemunah.org Chief of Cong. Advancement Hannah Arwe 781-861-0300, ext. 30 & Manager of Pastoral Admin. harwe@templeemunah.org Communication Manager & Efrat Assulin 781-861-0300, ext. 28 Programming Coordinator eassulin@templeemunah.org Synagogue Educator/Young Tova Weinronk 781-861-0300, ext. 34 Family Engagement Coord. tweinronk@templeemunah.org Synagogue Educator Andrew Doxer 781-861-0300, ext. 32 adoxer@templeemunah.org Accounting Assistant Mary Melnick 781-861-0300, ext. 26 adoxer@templeemunah.org Office Administrator Marilyn Pappo 781-861-0300, ext. 20 office@templeemunah.org Office Administrator Ellen Weene 781-861-0300, ext. 29 elweene@templeemunah.org Bulletin Editor Linda Silverstein lindags@comcast.net

Students in Rabbi Lerner’s Zoom class put on tefillin .

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President's Message I ended my last ha H . odesh message with this statement: “With the COVID-19 pandemic beginning to surge again, please maintain your vigilance – wear masks and stay distanced. Better tests, therapeutic treatments, and vaccines are not that far away.” The Thanksgiving holiday provided fuel to cause infectious rates to blastoff. With rates much higher, the last two weekend extended holidays of 2020 will serve as the first and second stage boosters to push rates to even higher levels. The two holidays are almost perfectly timed to have people infected at the first, and become infectious, but asymptomatic, at the second. When will we start to see the light at the end of the tunnel? Pesah..

Pesah. this year will have extra meaning. It will represent a full year’s cycle of being apart. The discourses on slavery and freedom will be current, real, and involve all family members.

Having experienced a plague of global proportions will make the diminishing of the wine personal. Elijah will enter our homes with a message of comfort and hope at a time when more of us are being vaccinated.

I want to thank all our lay leaders – our Board members, committee members, service leaders, and all the volunteers who spend countless hours keeping our community functioning. Time is our most valuable asset in life, and it is an asset with increasing value every day we live. Our lay leaders make great sacrifices, and they deserve our blessing. “Bless those who volunteer to labor on behalf of us all; may they find the strength and courage to complete their tasks and fulfill their dreams.” – Siddur Lev Shalem, Alternate Prayer for our Country.

Though there is a separate “Prayer for Those Who Serve the Community,” I find this blessing, though brief, truly relevant.

Recently, I have replaced some of A Prayer for our Country with “…. Pour out Your blessing upon this land, upon its inhabitants, upon its leaders, its judges, officers, and officials. Help them understand the rules of justice You have decreed, so they will faithfully devote themselves to the needs of the public.

In doing so, peace and security, happiness, and freedom, will return to our land.” Delayed action on COVID relief by our government has slowed the development and deployment of new and better tests by several months. The absence of leadership has caused many to suffer and die.

If Egypt were a democracy, Pharaoh the incumbent, and Moses running against Pharaoh, who would the people have voted for? Pharaoh offers known risks (e.g., slavery), but promised work, shelter, and food. Moses promised freedom, but freedom comes with great risk. Perhaps the people would have preferred the third-party candidate, Dathan. Save this discussion for the 15th of Nissan.

May we all have a sweet Pesah. and have the bitterness of the past year, end.

L’Shalom,

Mark Bobrow president@templeemunah.org

Purim HAPPY PURIM! Purim is February 26, 2021 Please order Mishloah. Manot by Friday February 5!

Thanks for supporting your Religious School!

We hope you have a festive Purim! Please participate in the Religious School fundraiser to complete the mitzvah of sending Purim Mishloah. Manot gift bags to your friends and family, while supporting the Religious School at Temple Emunah! If you have a valid email address in the Temple Emunah database, you will have received ordering instructions by email during the second week of January. Otherwise, please email Marci (contact listed below) to request your ordering link, or the office to request a paper order form.

We will deliver bags between Sunday, Feb. 21 and Sunday, Feb. 28 to friends, neighbors, and relatives in our delivery area (Acton, Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Burlington, Carlisle, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Waltham, Winchester and Woburn), as well as to Temple Emunah staff including Religious School teachers and aides and Pre-School teachers.

Each recipient will receive one bag, listing your name and all others who donated in their honor. Those outside our delivery area will receive a Purim box.

This year, the gift bags may look different from past years, due to the need for social distancing. Nonetheless, with the help of our dedicated volunteer delivery drivers, we will be able to deliver smaller Mishloah. Manot bags, in addition to mailing boxes.

Thanks for participating!

Everyone is welcome to be involved in the mitzvah of creating the Purim bags and helping to distribute them. Please contact us if you would like to help deliver bags between Feb. 21-28.

Thank you for participating and for supporting your Religious School.

Purim Fun – Sunday, February 28 9:00 am – 12:00 noon on Zoom Children in our Religious School and Day School communities are invited to join our celebration of Shushan Purim.

Children will gather in grade specific groupings for a variety of age appropriate activities.

1:00 – 3:00 pm in Parking Lot We will gather in the Temple Emunah parking lot for an Ad D’lo Yada parade with street performers and entertainment.

More information will be sent out via Constant Contact as we get closer to the holiday.

Drive-in Megillah Reading Thursday, February 25 6:00 pm Dress up your car or join us on Zoom.

Slide Show Kabuki Theater Trivia Game Costume Contest ... and more!

H.ag sameah.!

Nancy Capparelli (npurple@hotmail.com) Amy Rosenstein (rosensteinamy@gmail.com) Marci Yesowitch Hopkins (mdyhopkins@gmail.com)

Purim bag packing back when we could be together.

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Adult Education Brought to You from the Adult Education Desk It’s chilly outside, but it’s warm in our Zoom classrooms!

Adult Education is still going strong at Temple Emunah, with a few new additions to our popular regular programming.

Hard to believe, but it’s time to start thinking about Passover. This new class from Me’ah Select will give you fresh ideas and tools to enliven your own seder: The Everchanging Passover Haggadah: An Exploration of Jewish History and Identity, with Dr. Alan Verskin and Dr. Sara Verskin. This class will be held on five Wednesdays, beginning February 10.

Together you will examine Haggadot from medieval times to the present, from South America to India, looking at what they say about the diverse varieties of Jewish life. You’ll explore the structure and texts of the Haggadah, focusing on those most foreign to modern sensibilities, in an attempt to connect with those communities for whom they were meaningful. Finally there will be fun discussions of parodies of the Haggadah, a genre long used by Jews to satirize oppressors of all kinds— employers, politicians, family-members, and more.

Me’ah Select is also offering Message and Mission: The Biblical Prophets and the Transformation of Jewish Destiny taught by Rabbi Benjie Samuels. This five-session class will be held on Thursdays in April, from 9:30-11:30 a.m., beginning on April 15. For information on either of the Me’ah Select classes, contact Barbara Posnick at bposnick@gmail.com.

Our Glatzer Memorial Program is already in progress.

This marks the 43rd year since the inception of the Glatzer Fund at Temple Emunah, an annual event that honors the memories of Anne and Nahum Glatzer, distinguished and active members of Temple Emunah.

Anne Glatzer was trained as a teacher and worked with students in Germany and then in the US, where she taught at the prestigious Shady Hill School for approximately 20 years. Until his death, Professor Glatzer was a religious leader at Temple Emunah, leading services and chanting Torah and Haftarah. In the academic world, Professor Glatzer was an internationally renowned scholar and teacher of Judaica. He was a disciple of Franz Rosenzweig and succeeded Martin Buber as the University of Frankfort Chair of Jewish Philosophy and Ethics.

Professor Glatzer was a highly respected member of the faculties of Brandeis University and Boston University.

In their spirit, we bring eminent Jewish scholars to teach us and study with us. In keeping with the unusual year we are all experiencing, we have chosen a new format with expanded opportunities for learning over multiple weekends, all occurring over Zoom.

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The learning continues in our Winter of Glatzer with Rabbi Jeffrey A. Summit, Ph.D., Director of the Hebrew College Innovation Lab & Research Professor in the Department of Music and Judaic Studies at Tufts University, who will be teaching on February 6, and Dr. Rachel Fish, Executive Director of the Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism, who will be teaching on February 20. For further information and to help with the weekends, please call Terri Swartz Russell at 781-861-6399 or terrisrussell@yahoo.com or Judi Canter at 857-373-9024 or canter.je@gmail.com.

If you’d like to try something different this winter, please join one of our ongoing programs. New participants are always welcome. You can try: Meditation (contact Barbara Neustadt at barbneus7@ gmail.com) Vinyasa Yoga with Jen Geller (contact Jen at jentgeller@ gmail.com) Niggun Saloon with Rabbi Kling Perkins (contact Hannah Arwe at harwe@templeemunah.org) Morning Minyan, Study, and Breakfast with the rabbis (contact Hannah Arwe at harwe@templeemunah.org) Perek Yomi (contact Larry Marin at lbmlbm@aol.com) Talmud Study with Dr. Isaac Ely Stillman (contact Louis Stuhl at lstuhl@verizon.net) And while we’re stuck inside, what would be better than brushing up on your Hebrew?

Perhaps this is the Passover you surprise the family by reading from the Haggadah in Hebrew! From the absolute beginner to the advanced speaker, our Ivrit la-Kol (Hebrew for All) program has the right class for you (contact Nancy Lefkowitz at nancylef@usa.net).

Keep warm and keep learning!

Terri Swartz Russell and Sandy Goldstein

Co-chairs of Adult Education

adulted@templeemunah.org

Jen Geller doing yoga

Minyan Story / Family Table From Candles to Kaddish – a Journey to Minyan I didn’t set out to be a minyan regular. I had no history nor tradition of it growing up. We attended Temple Gates of Zion in Valley Stream, NY which was, as Rabbi Resnikoff used to say, a Conservative Shul with an Orthodox Rabbi and a Reform Congregation. Although my education gave me a pretty strong sense of my Judaism, I was, and still am, very much more secular than observant. One bit of observance I held onto through the years is lighting a yahrzeit candle for my mother, who died when I was 11 and, since she passed when I was 26, for my stepmother. In the early 2000s I took an Ivrit la-Kol class with Billie Eisenman and somehow that practice came up in conversation. She encouraged me to attend minyan and say Kaddish and gave me some direction.

I came early in on the appointed morning with the tefillin I got from my grandparents for my Bar Mitzvah, which had only ever been worn once – when one of my teachers taught me how to wrap. I most certainly had no memory of that process. I asked an older gentleman to help me put them on and after a couple fits and starts had my Shel Yad tight enough that it wasn’t falling off. I made it through the service, said Kaddish and the other few prayers I was familiar with at the appointed times and felt really good about it. A year or so later the 10-for-10 program started and while I wasn’t thinking so much about making numbers, the kids were getting into religious school so sticking around on Sunday morning for a half hour was easy and even more so as I became more active in Brotherhood.

Now Janet and I are regulars on Monday nights, Wednesday mornings and, with the relative ease of attending remotely, even more Sundays than ever. Over the years I’ve learned many more of the prayers, and most times I even finish Ashrei and the Amidah before the leader moves everyone onto the next thing. Becoming a minyan regular has been a great education for me and I greatly appreciate the sense of community and support for mourners.

David Goldberg If you have a minyan story that you would like to share, contact Kathy Macdonald (knmacdonald@verizon.net).

Support for METCO Members of Emunah shone the light on education with their generous contributions to the Lexington METCO Scholarship Fund on the fifth night of H.anukkah. The Racial Justice Committee is very grateful to those who reached out to make a difference.

Family Table: Your Support Goes A Long Way

Jewish Family & Children’s Services (JF&CS) Family Table successfully met its goals in the early winter, both in being able to provide H.anukkah foods to its recipients and in adapting ways to pack and distribute the food during the colder temperatures while remaining safe during the pandemic.

Just as the pandemic continues to challenge all of us on a daily basis, the clients who receive and benefit from the monthly food support were fortunate to have volunteers continue to bring food to those who need it the most. The creativity of the staff at JF&CS amazingly met the many hurdles to do what they always do, provide care for those most vulnerable.

We at Temple Emunah are not able to meet in person and our usual collection of brown rice and whole wheat crackers has been put on hold. Our usual foods are replaced by directly ordering those foods identified by JF&CS as being needed on line and having the items delivered directly to the Waltham offices. We have Michelle Abramson to thank for taking the lead in working with Lisa Katz at JF&CS to secure items requested. Of course, it is due to our congregation’s ongoing generosity in donating monies to TE’s Social Action Committee’s Family Table fund that we have been able to help JF&CS deliver a variety of foods to our neighbors throughout the communities served by JF&CS. You have been outstanding in helping Temple Emunah do what we do best – help those who need help.

We strongly encourage you to continue to make donations directly to the TE Family Table fund so that we can remain a strong support for JF&CS throughout the year. We are grateful for your contributions and know that despite the fact that this may be a personal stretch during these difficult times that what ever you can give is so appreciated.

If you wish to pack and deliver food please contact Lisa Katz at JF&CS directly for further information: lkatz@jfcsboston.org or 781-693-5593.

Todah Rabbah, Nancy Lefkowitz nancylef@gmail.com, 781-696-2085 Mark and Michelle Abramson, mra4271@gmail.com, mhabramson@gmail.com 781-861-7152 Family Table Coordinators

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Religious School / Youth From the Director of Congregational Learning Our calendars were full this first half of winter.

At the risk of giving us a kaynahora (there should be no evil eye), I continue to be impressed with the strong attendance in Religious School and YAD. It is wonderful seeing our children throughout the week and watching all the learning that is going on.

Our Kitah Vav students began participating in their partnership with students of the same age at our sister school in Haifa, Ilanot. This the fifth year of our partnership. On Sunday, December 13, our students joined their Haifa partners as they lit their h.anukkiyot. It was so exciting to celebrate with those halfway around the world. A number of Haifa parents joined us and expressed their gratitude for our partnership.

Our students in Kitah Bet, along with their families, started a special program with a tour guide educator in Israel, Shira Boso. Shira has worked with our past few congregational Israel trips. She is meeting with our Kitah Bet once a month to introduce them to Jerusalem. Via Zoom, we visit with Shira in real time! In December, we met Shira in the Old City of Jerusalem, where she walked us through the Jewish Quarter to see the numerous h.anukkiyot on display (see photo on page 15) and brought us to an overlook of the Kotel where we lit a h.anukkiyah with her.

Our YADniks began their second round of Havayot, participating in one of three options: Trees and Technology, Jewish Cooking/Jewish Eating, and IAC’s ConnecTivism. Those in Jewish Cooking/Jewish Eating have learned how to make potato latkes, sfing (Moroccan H.anukkah donuts) and rugelah..

Those in Trees and Technology are learning about trees in Jewish texts and preparing escape rooms for Tu b’Shevat.

Our community celebrated H.anukkah in multiple ways: an in-person Drive-In H.anukkah Double Feature, class celebrations, online sufganiyot, h.anukkiyah and dreidel making demonstrations, and more.

Our youth have gathered for in-person, social distanced programs in our courtyard: Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt, Fire and Ice, snow tubing and more. They have also gathered online for a trivia evening and a Murder Mystery.

As we plan for the months ahead, we look forward to more in-person youth activities, engaging in online learning and celebrating Purim and Pesah.. We look forward to celebrating together both online and in-person.

Wishing everyone good health, Me’ir Sherer Director of Congregational Learning

Family & Youth Activities February- March

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World Wide Wrap Mitzvah Day Rosh H.odesh Mid-Winter Vacation Kadima Hamantaschen Bake-off JDAIM Speaker & Program Purim Megillah Reading Purim Carnival Purim Parade Street Performance Rosh H.odesh Kadima Event Pesah. Palooza Jr. USY Event Bedikat H.ametz

Grades K-7 K-7 Gr. 10 girls K-12 3-5

7-12 + Parents All K-7 All Gr. 10 girls 3-5 K-7 6-8 All

Sun, Mar. 14, 4:30-6 pm Sun, Mar. 14, 2-3 pm Sun, Mar. 21, 9 am- 12 pm Sun, Mar. 21, TBD Thurs, Mar. 25, TBD

Matzah Mash-Up

K-7

Sun, Mar. 28, 11 am-12 pm

Matzah Mid-Week Meal

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msherer@templeemunah.org

Candle Lighting with Ilanot students and families

Sun, Feb. 7, 8:30 am -12 pm Sun, Feb. 7, 10 am -12 pm Sun, Feb. 7, 4:30-6 pm Sun, Feb. 14- Sun. Feb. 21 Tues, Feb. 23, 6-7 pm Wed, Feb. 24, 6:30 pm Thurs, Feb. 25, 6-9 pm Sun, Feb. 28, 9 am- 12 pm Sun, Feb. 28, 1-3 pm

Wed, Mar. 31, 6-6:30 pm

YAD Jewish Cooking/Jewish Eating

See more Youth photos throughout this issue.

Pre-School Billy Dalwin Pre-School (BDPS) Notes As we enter the winter months, the Billy Dalwin Pre-School is going strong! Our school days have been filled with the same measure of joy and enthusiasm from our BDPS students and the same level of dedication from our extraordinary staff that we have seen in the previous thirty years of our program. In a recent communication to our families, Liz Levin, co-president of the BDPS Board of Directors said, “This has been a roller coaster year, and we cannot imagine a more supportive community to have experienced it with.” The extra effort and caution shown by every member of our BDPS community has helped us maintain the health and safety of our community over the past four months.

I would also like to highlight the efforts of the professional and lay leadership of Temple Emunah as well as our wonderful custodial staff who have contributed to our successful reopening and daily operation. We are delighted to report that school has operated with full attendance by students and staff nearly every day. Our only closure was for a sizeable snow storm just before vacation. (See the attached photos for the fun that the kids had on our playgrounds the day after the “big snow”!)

This year’s H.anukkah celebration included traditional favorites of menorah-making, daily songs and candle-lighting, an appearance by Judah Maccabee and flannel board versions of “The Harrowing H.anukkah Adventure of Goldilocks and Latkes and Applesauce,” as well as new H.anukkah crafts, games and stories. Two new features of this year’s festivities were special hits: the wonderful MP3 of H.anukkah songs created for our families by Leon Gunther and our BDPS H.anukkah Sing-along on Zoom! And as we put our H.anukkah celebration behind us, we look ahead to equally vibrant Purim festivities with our annual Purim Schpiel, costumes, handcrafted groggers and home-made crowns for all!

Despite the snow on the ground, we are already actively planning for the Kaytana 2021 Summer Program and BDPS 2021-2022 school year. This summer we anticipate offering halfday (9 am-1 pm) and full-day (9 am-3:30 pm) options as well as Early Birds from 8-9am daily for children 3-5 years of age.

For the 2021-2022 school year we anticipate offering half-day and full-day options as well as Early Birds from 8-9am and Keshet Plus from 3:30-5:30 pm, Monday-Thursday for toddlers 2-3 years of age and preschoolers 3-5 years of age.

We are now planning for the

Kaytana 2021 Summer Program of the Billy Dalwin Pre-School Two Sessions for 3, 4 and 5 year olds:

Tuesday, July 6 – Friday, July 23 Monday, July 26 – Friday, August 13 8:15-9:30 am

Extended hours available

Outdoor exploration & fun-filled theme days are just part of our summer fun!

If you would like an application or more information, please contact Shelley Rossman, BDPS Director. at 781-861-0708 or srossman@templeemunah.org

Butcherie Fundraiser

Benefits the BDPS Scholarship Fund!

Every time you shop at the Butcherie in Brookline, please have your receipt stamped and return it to the Pre-School mailbox in the Temple Emunah office.

The BDPS Fund will receive 5% of all cash & check sales and 3% of all credit card purchases.

Thanks for your support!

Winter fun at BDPS

Limited space remains in our BDPS Ba’bayit (virtual) program and very limited space remains in the Billy Dalwin Pre-School on-site program for February 2021. If you would like more info about either program, please contact me by email at srossman@templeemunah.org or leave a message on the BDPS voice mail at 781-861-0708.

L’Shalom, Shelley Rossman, Pre-School Director

781-861-0708; srossman@templeemunah.org

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Sisterhood The date was February 29, 2020 when I was leaving the Congratulations to Port of Miami on a five day “Golden Girl Cruise.” This, my first cruise ever, was a “once-in-a-lifetime gathering,” the five-night MARCY LIDMAN high seas adventure incorporating so many fun things relating 2021 Light of Torah to the 1980’s show, “The Golden Girls.” My adventure was so much fun. There was excitement, palm trees, glitter, caftans, Join Sisterhood to honor her at the wigs, martinis and, obviously, cheesecake.

Torah Fund Chai Tea At the time we left, the world was fairly familiar with the Sunday, March 14 at 2:00 pm novel coronavirus. We knew it was somewhat contagious, and the crew emphasized the importance of good hygiene habits.

The ship has a 2,000-person occupancy, and most were not concerned with face masks or social distancing. These were not yet part of the public’s vocabulary. As far as we knew, it was no bigger threat than the flu. It did not seem a big deal to casually ignore what we were all leaving ashore. Who would have ever thought that just after my return on March 5, within days, the World Health Organization would declare the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic.

By March 15, programs were cancelled, simh.as were adapted and into our lives came the new concept of “Zoom.” Within Performance by The Braid time, familiarity with working on Zoom allowed us to create (formerly Jewish Women’s Theatre) and provide the much-needed escape from sheltering in our homes and the physical avoidance of other people. And here we are now, ten months later, living a much different lifestyle to which we have all adapted as the new normal for the time being.

Sisterhood has been able to thrive during this period. With creative measures, we have been able to provide programs with speakers, dinners, movies and more. This winter we executed Marcy is the Senior Director of Organizational some creative programming initiatives including Bingo, a Development at Cambridge Health Alliance, where she focuses Jewish Women’s Theatre event, Sisterhood Schmoozes over on teamwork, communication, and engagement strategies to Tuesday Tea, a curbside Mitzvah project and much more. support the amazing care provided to vulnerable communities.

Our first cancellation in March of 2020 was our Torah A flyer with all the details of the program will be sent in Fund Brunch. It’s taken us a year, but we’re ready to have early February. The entire cost of this brunch is paid for by our event which will now happen on March 14, 2021 when our Sisterhood. All donations go directly to the Torah Fund we will honor Marcy Lidman as our 2021 Light of Torah. Our (please make sure to write your checks out to Torah Fund).

Sisterhood is a major contributor to the Torah Fund which is Although our 2020 goal was short of our previous year, part of the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism. This we do hope to make up our fundraising goal at our event on fund provides financial support to students at the Jewish March 14. Stay tuned for details on our Torah Fund event and Theological Seminary, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, ways that you can help in the act of giving and in honoring Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, Seminario Rabinico Marcy as our Light of Torah.

Latinoamericano, and the Zacharias Frankel College.

Sisterhood looks forward to seeing you at our events and I hope that you can join us on Sunday, March 14, at 2:00 thanks you for all your support to our organization always. pm for Chai Tea when we will honor Marcy. Rabbi Leora Kling

L ’shalom, Perkins will lead us in a D’var and our featured entertainment Janet Goldberg, Sisterhood President will be a production by The Braid (formerly Jewish Women’s janet.goldberg2@verizon.net Theatre).

Marcy has been a dedicated participant in Sisterhood events and has served Temple Emunah in many capacities, including roles with Simh.at Tot, Shabbat Shalom, the Building Committee, the Clergy Search Committee, as a Gabbai, Torah reader, library reader, and President. She and her husband Ed have been Temple Emunah members since 1986.

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Brotherhood Brotherhood News

Brotherhood Annual

Happy 2021 from the Brotherhood! In 2020 we learned a lot about how to socially distance and yet keep the Brotherhood going. We co-sponsored a comedy event with the Sisterhood, had a socially distanced, outdoor football watch party, assembled (and broke down) the sukkah and H . anukkiah and started up our speaker series with Chaim Bloom as the lead-off speaker!

In 2021 we look forward to more safe, fun and interesting activities until we are all able to get together again in person.

Our speaker series continues on February 14 at 10 am with Meron Reuben, the new Israel Consul General in Boston. In February, we will hold our annual Passover wine sale (Pesah. starts early this year); this time it will be virtual. We will also host our Man of the Year dinner on February 21, honoring David Russell for his many contributions to Temple Emunah.

PASSOVER WINE SALE Sunday, February 21 and continuing through Feb 28 Online orders only this year at https://brotherhood.slerman.net/wine/order Safe pay & pickup on Sunday mornings March 14 & 21, 10 am-12:30 pm

Consul General Meron Rueben speaks Feb. 14

David Russell, Man of the Year, will be honored on Feb. 21

We wish every one of you a happy and healthy 2021 and look forward to seeing you (virtually at least) at our events this year! L’Chaim!

David Rosenbaum, BH President david.rosenbaum84@gmail.com

Giant H.anukkiyah

Drive-In H.anukkah Double Feature

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Inclusion Purim, Passover and Inclusion The first real snowstorm of the winter just arrived, and here I am, writing about the stories of Purim and Passover.

How could it already be time for those holidays? H . anukkah is barely over. We already experienced Purim and Passover during this pandemic. Isn’t it over yet?? It seems time goes by quickly, yet it seems the days, weeks, and months linger on, merging into each other. When a reminder arrived to submit an article for February and March, I realized these two months were most fitting to our still being in the midst of a pandemic. February and March are filled with three major events: February brings JDAIM (Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month), Purim (Feb. 26), and Pesah.

(March 27). What can we learn from these events that will help us get through the winter and the pandemic?

Purim is the story of Esther (hats off to all the Emunah Esthers/Estas and the women, young and old, who will dress up as queens). Esther replaces the former Queen Vashti who was kicked out of her position and banned from the castle.

Transitions of power always come with complexity. This was true in the time of Esther as well as in the transition that just took place in America this January. There were many who thought Esther was wrong to remain silent about her Jewish roots. Others thought that Vashti did not deserve to be dethroned. Whether we focus on the change of power in the days of Esther or in America now, it sounds like the same story just at a different time.

So, what can we learn from Purim? Esther didn’t make all the decisions alone and so too we should be talking with relatives and friends about our feelings and making decisions about what is too risky for us and what might be worth the risk. Esther of long ago didn’t have so many options. Maybe we have too many! Life seems more complicated for us than it was for Esther. Esther asked her fellow Jews to fast for her as she goes to see the King without him having asked her to appear. So far no one has suggested that the Jews of the world should join together for a one day fast on behalf of the people of the world.

February reminds us each year that there are many in our community who have disabilities, including invisible disabilities, and many who deal with mental health issues, exacerbated by the pandemic. This year we have invited Pamela Rae Schuller to virtually talk with us about disabilities and inclusion. She is an internationally known disability and mental health advocate and professional stand-up comedian.

Pamela grew up in a body she had no control over because of Tourettes. Her stories are engaging, powerful, a little bit heart-wrenching, and unapologetically funny. On Wednesday, Feb. 24, she will be speaking to teens and their parents in our YAD program. On Pamela Rae Schuller

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Saturday, March 6, she will be our Shabbat speaker and will remain after services for Q&A. We are certain to smile and laugh while increasing our awareness of the importance of inclusion in our community.

March also brings Passover and we can certainly relate to the Egyptians who endured ten plagues. (And we’re complaining about just one!) I am a big fan of the 1956 movie, “The Ten Commandments,” having grown up watching Charlton Heston as Moses and Yul Brynner as Pharaoh. This year the scene of the Jews marking their doorposts while waiting fearfully in their homes as the plague rolls past them, but killing many inside their unmarked houses, is one I can’t get out of my mind. I sit at home, fearful the coronavirus will somehow find its way into our homes. The cinematography is too realistic, given the current plague that has rolled through our world, killing people regardless of country, occupation, age, sex, race or color. Our ancestors lived through years of slavery; we can learn from their resilience. We can maintain contact with others, in large part thanks to our computers, phones, masks and social distancing, while we patiently await our vaccine shots and dream of spring and summer. Maybe the parsley on our seder tables will taste better this year and my sponge cake will slide out of my grandmother’s pan without sticking to the bottom.

Chag Sameach!

Sandy Miller-Jacobs, Chair, Inclusion Committee sandymj@gmail.com

Social Connecting Reminder While we remain social distanced now, we can still be connected through acts of h.esed. Temple Emunah is a community who has shown countless times during the pandemic, what it means to care for each other. The Social Connecting volunteers are available to run errands and grocery shop for those most at risk for COVID 19 in our community, our elders and those with underlying medical conditions. If you find yourself needing a hand, please reach out, and we’ll connect you.

Linda Skolnik, Social Connecting Coordinator

LRskolnik@msn.com

Solar Field Solar Array Delivers Clean Energy, Savings and Community Benefits Temple Emunah’s solar array went live in December, harvesting the sun’s power and reducing energy costs for many low-income customers.

The Temple Emunah team, led by Paul Chernick, Susan Rubenstein, David Russell and Alan Sherman, worked with Boston’s Resonant Energy to research, plan, and implement the clean power source. Resonant Energy has helped dozens of houses of worship, affordable housing organizations, as well as low-income households, take an active role in, and benefit from, the clean energy movement.

“This project was a few years in the making, and it was time well-spent,” said Paul Chernick. “We are proud that this is one of the largest solar energy projects in a house of worship in this region.”

“We learned at the early stages that Temple Emunah’s roof was not a good option for a solar installation because of numerous angles, HVAC equipment, and structural integrity issues,” commented Alan Sherman. “The simplest and optimal approach was to put canopies over the parking lot, a large area of more than 150 parking spaces that is in the sun almost the entire day.”

Resonant brought the various participants in the solar power project together to provide the solution that Temple Emunah was looking for: Sunwealth Power of Cambridge financed the project and will own and maintain the canopies, Invaleon Technologies of Haverhill installed the canopies, and RBI Solar of Cincinnati provided the mounting system.

Under the terms of the 25-year agreement, Temple Emunah receives a discount on its electric bill each month, as well as a lease payment from Sunwealth. In addition to the financial benefits, congregants and staff gain shaded parking during the hot summer months, and some protection for their cars from the snow during the winter.

“The energy generated by the solar canopies f lows to Eversource. Half of that energy goes to an innovative Community Solar program that reduces electric bills for lowincome Eversource customers,” explained David Russell, “and the rest is credited to Temple Emunah.”

“Not only are we living up to the Torah’s teaching about preserving the planet, but we are also fulfilling the laws of pe’ah,” stated Rabbi Lerner. “The Torah instructs us to leave a corner of the field (the pe’ah) for the poor so they can eat; similarly, we are donating some of the energy generated by our solar field to those in need – a modern pe’ah.”

“This is a great success for Temple Emunah,” Susan Rubenstein said. “We were able to reduce carbon emissions by implementing a solar solution at zero out-of-pocket cost to us, and benefit our local community. This project really exemplifies Tikkun Olam – the Jewish value of repairing the world.”

Special thanks to the members of the Solar Panels team: Paul Chernick, Susan Rubenstein, David Russell and Alan Sherman.

Dawny Gershkowitz

Be a Shabbat Summer Speaker!

During the summer months (July and August) we invite Emunah members to be a summer speaker during Shabbat services. Topics in the past have been far ranging, including: personal stories – both triumphs and trials, work-related professions, 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 Terri Swartz Russell, summer speaker coordinator, to sign up for a date: terrisrussell@yahoo.com or 617-448-3996.

Aerial view

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Passover 5781 Suggestions for Enriching Family Pesah Celebrations

Document to Authorize the Selling of H ametz

Pesah. engages all of our senses, as well as our spirits. Each year we re-enact the Israelites’ journey from slavery to freedom as we clean our homes to rid them of h.ametz, prepare the foods and symbols of the seder, and gather around the seder table with family and friends to join in retelling the story of our people.

The sights, smells, sounds, and tastes of Pesah. create memories that stay with us for our entire lives. Planning a seder is about creating an experience that goes far beyond the words on a page in a haggadah. Below are some suggestions for making this experience lively, creative, and meaningful: 1. Make cleaning and preparing for Pesah. a family experience. Give your children small jobs to do around the house, and have them assist with cooking. Let everyone in your household share in the excitement and anticipation of getting ready for Passover!

2. Make the seder table as elegant as your means allow, replete with a seder plate and all the holiday symbols. For Pesah. ritual items, please contact Penny Andler at the Sisterhood Judaica Shop: p_sloane@yahoo.com.

3. Choose a theme for your seder, and ask guests to bring objects, readings, or activities based on that theme. Possible themes: freedom, springtime, redemption, justice, new beginnings.

4. Consider including more contemporary ritual objects, such as a kos Miriam (Miriam’s Cup), which recalls Miriam’s gift of bringing water for the Israelites during their journey through the desert. Bring ritual objects from your own family to the table as well (i.e. seder plate and Kiddush cup), creating a connection to previous generations and to your family’s history.

5. Order an adequate number of copies of Haggadot in advance. Our Sisterhood Judaica Shop has a number of good Haggadot on hand. Alternatively, you can make your own Haggadah for all or parts of the seder. A great resource for supplementing your seder is the book, Creating Lively Passover Seders,

by David Arnow, PhD, published by Jewish Lights (jewishlights.com).

6. To stave off cries of “When do we eat?” consider making karpas (the green vegetable) more substantial than a sprig of parsley. Serve salads or make veggies available for snacking throughout the telling of the story.

7. Assign reading parts in advance to those who will be attending the seder, giving your guests time to become comfortable with reading the texts. Encourage your “readers” to share their thoughts about the meaning and application of these words.

8. Involve children: Teach the Mah Nishtanah to children, so that they can participate actively from the very beginning of the evening. Ask children to create decorations for the seder, and during the seder, have children create a play to present to guests.

A critical Passover law is to sell our h.ametz. While we must clean our houses of all h.ametz by eating and donating it to others, any remaining h.ametz may be stored in such a way that we are sure not to use it during the holiday, and its actual ownership is transferred to a non-Jew until after the holiday.

Please complete the form below and mail it to Rabbi David Lerner before Tuesday, March 23 at 12 noon, appointing me as your agent for this sale. Every household should do this. If you have h.ametz in another location (e.g. work or vacation home), please list these addresses as well.

To make this easier, you may send an email with the information required below authorizing me to sell your h.ametz to harwe@templeemunah.org.

To fulfill two commandments in one, you are also encouraged to send a check to Temple Emunah for Ma’ot H . ittim; literally, “wheat money.” I will donate these funds to MAZON and other Jewish charities that help those who cannot afford to buy kosher for Pesah. necessities.

Rabbi David Lerner

Hametz Sale Authorization Form KNOW ALL PEOPLE BY THESE PRESENTS: That I, the undersigned, do hereby make and appoint Rabbi David Lerner my true and lawful representative to act in my place and stead, for me and in my name and in my behalf, to sell all h.ametz owned and possessed by me, knowingly or unknowingly, as stated in the Torah and defined by the sages of Israel (e.g., h.ametz; h.ashah h.ametz—suspect h.ametz; and all kinds of ta’aorvet h.ametz— h.ametz mixtures); also, h.ametz that tends to harden and to adhere to the surface of pans, pots, or other cooking or eating utensils, of whatever nature; and to lease all places wherein the aforementioned h.ametz owned or possessed by me may be found, especially in the premises located at (your address/es).

Rabbi David Lerner has the full authority and power to sell said h.ametz and to lease said place or places wherein said h.ametz may be found, upon such terms and conditions as discretion dictates. Rabbi David Lerner has the full power and authority to assign or appoint a substitute or substitutes to act in my behalf with all the same powers and authority that I have invested in the rabbi, and I do hereby ratify and confirm all that Rabbi David Lerner or a rabbinic substitute lawfully does or causes to be done by virtue of these presents.

And to this I hereby affix my signature on this_______________ day of_______________, in the year_______________.

Signature: ______________________________________________ Name: _________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ Town: ________________________________ State: ____________ Telephone: _____________________________________________

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Passover 5781 A Guide to the Mitzvot of Pesah.

Passover is an eight-day holiday. The first two and last two days are Yom Tov: holidays when, like Shabbat, we refrain from work and have special services. An additional festive atmosphere is achieved in these services through special Torah readings, Hallel, and Musaf. This atmosphere reaches the home as well with festive meals. The intermediate days are called H . ol Hamoed; although work is permitted, they still retain their holiday flavor through the addition of special Torah readings, Hallel, and Musaf to the morning services.

This guide to Passover observances and rituals explains the traditions and halakhic practices involved in observing Pesah. in the home. It is meant to cover all areas of home observance of the holiday. However, we recognize that your individual needs may leave you with additional questions. Please feel free to contact Rabbis Lerner or Kling Perkins with any questions you have regarding your observance of Pesah..

What is the Siyyum B’khorim?

In commemoration of the deliverance from Egypt, during which the first-born children of the Israelites were unaffected by the tenth plague, those who are the first-born members of their families have an obligation to fast on the day preceding Pesah.. It is the custom for synagogues to make a siyyum (a public completion of the study of a tractate of the Talmud or seder of the Mishnah) on the morning before Passover. Since the siyyum is followed by a seudat mitzvah (a festive meal which follows the performance of certain mitzvot), a first-born who is present may eat, and having eaten, need not fast that day.

b. Bedikat H . ametz: After the house has been cleaned, we search for crumbs of h.ametz we may have missed. Your Haggadah should include instructions and the texts of this ritual. It begins by preparing the objects used for the search—a candle, a feather, and a wooden spoon—and reciting a blessing.

Following the search, the Kol h.amira formula, found in your Haggadah, is then recited. Bedikat H . ametz takes place this year on Thursday night, March 25. c. Bitul H . ametz: We recite a formula renouncing any h.ametz left that may have been inadvertently missed, canceling our responsibility for it, and thus symbolically removing it from our homes. The formula for Bitul H . ametz is recited this year on the morning of Thursday, March 25. This formula, which can be found in most Haggadot, is as follows: “May all leaven in my possession, whether I have seen it or not, be regarded as nonexistent and considered as mere dust of the earth.” d. Bitul H . ametz: In order to rid ourselves fully of the h.ametz we gathered the previous night, we burn it immediately after we recite the Bitul H.ametz on Friday morning, March 25.

Since this year Passover begins on a Saturday evening, it is permissable to have h.allah in the house designated to eat for Shabbat.

It should be consumed by 10:45 am on Saturday, March 27.

What is Ma’ot H.ittim?

It means money for flour to make Passover matzah. It is a mitzvah to collect funds so that the poor can purchase matzoh and other Passover necessities. These funds, called Ma’ot H . ittim (Charity), are given (usually “h.ai”—$18 or multiples thereof) What is H.ametz? to be distributed to the needy. It is customary to donate for Ma’ot H If one of the five grains mentioned in the Torah—wheat, . ittim when selling your h.ametz. Donations can be made to Rabbi Lerner’s Discretionary Fund. oats, rye, barley, or spelt—comes in contact with water after being cut off from the ground, it begins to ferment, or leaven, Kashering the Kitchen and becomes h.ametz. According to tradition, this fermentation takes 18 minutes. The term “h.ametz-dik” refers to dishes It is customary (and easiest) to remove the utensils and and utensils that have been in contact with h.ametz foods dishes that are used during the year, replacing them with during the year. either new utensils or utensils used year to year only for Pesah..

This is clearly not possible for major appliances and may not Why must we clean houses so thoroughly before Pesah.? even be possible for dishes and utensils. There is a process The rule against h.ametz on Passover applies not only to for kashering many, but not all, kitchen items, thus making eating, but to enjoyment or financial benefit (hana’ah) and also them kosher for Pesah: . involves removing all the h.ametz from one’s home. No h.ametz The general principle used in kashering is that the way the is allowed even to be in your house. To facilitate this cleaning, utensil absorbs food is the way it can be purged of that food, the following rituals are part of Passover preparations. The Ke-volo kach pol’to. This principle operates on the basis of the text for the ceremonies can be found in a good Haggadah. quality or intensity of how the items absorb food. Things used a. Mekhirat H . ametz: We are not always able to destroy or for cold food can be kashered by rinsing since no substance get rid of all the h.ametz—it may even be economically disas- has been absorbed by the dish or glass. Items used on a stove trous—so our rabbis ordained that any remaining h.ametz be absorb the food and thus need a stronger level of action namely sold to a non-Jew who then sells it back to us after Passover. expelling the food into boiling water, called hag’alah. The most The h.ametz is then no longer “in our possession.” Please autho- intense form of usage is directly on a fire or in an oven and rize Rabbi Lerner to do this for you by filling out the form on these utensils require the most intense method of kashering, page 12. Incidentally, it is only necessary to give away or sell namely libbun, which burns away absorbed food. food; dishes and utensils are simply put away in storage for For details about what items can be kashered and how to the duration of the holiday. The Document of H.ametz Sale is go about it, see the Rabbinical Assembly’s Pesah. guide. also available at the synagogue office.

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Passover 5781 Pesah. Hekhsher—before Pesah. and during Pesah.* Whenever possible processed foods ought to have a “kosher l’Pesah.” hekhsher from a reliable source. For a list of items which are acceptable without a special Passover hekhsher, see the Rabbinical Assembly’s Pesah. guide.

There is a possibility of grains being mixed with quinoa if it is not under Pesah. supervision. The best option is to purchase quinoa with a Pesah. hekhsher, if it is available. Where that is not available, purchase Bolivian or Peruvian quinoa, marked “gluten free,” before Pesah.. Please make certain that quinoa is the sole ingredient in the final packaging.

Medicine If someone has a life-threatening illness or there is a possibility that untreated it could become life threatening, all medications are permitted. Any contemplated changes of medicines should be discussed first with your doctor and made only with his/her permission. Rabbis Lerner or Kling Perkins can advise you as to what acceptable alternatives are available for needs that are necessary but not life threatening, such as antacids, analgesics, cold medications, vitamins etc.

All prescription or non-prescription drugs in the form of topical medications, including creams, lotions, ointments, foams, gels, drops, patches and inhalants as well as non-chewable tablets and injections may be owned, used and consumed on Passover, even if they contain h.ametz or kitniyot (for those who maintain this custom), since they are inedible. This covers most medicines used by adults. All medications for babies may be used. Liquid medicines, chewable tablets and or tablets coated with a flavored glaze are considered edible and may contain h.ametz. Soft gelcaps may present a problem because they may contain non-kosher edible porcine gelatin. Please consult with your Rabbi on when these may be used and to find substitutes that are acceptable.

Pet Food The prohibition against h.ametz during Pesah. includes not owning, not seeing, and not benefitting from h.ametz.

Therefore, we are not allowed to own or make use of h.ametz during Pesah.; even that which is exclusively for our animals’ consumption. The most appropriate way to take care of your pet during Pesah. may be a function of what kind of animal(s) you own. The ideal approach would be to switch your pet to a h.ametz- free diet before Pesah. and perhaps permanently. Even people who do not themselves eat kitniyot on Pesah. should feel free to feed their animals kitniyot. A less desirable option is that some authorities allow for the pet to be sold along with the h.ametz and, since the pet does not belong to the Jewish owner, the pet eats its normal diet. Note that the document of sale must include the pet as well as the h.ametz. If you have these pet foods in your home be careful to keep them away from the general kitchen area.

Washing of pet utensils should be done out of the kitchen area (e.g. a bathroom sink). This is the least satisfactory option

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and is included as a last resort measure: unlike the h.ametz you are selling before Pesah., which is then stored out of sight and is inaccessible to you during Pesah., this last option involves your actively seeing and handling that h.ametz on a daily basis. For more details about this and other options, see the Rabbinical Assembly’s Pesah. Guide.

The longstanding Ashkenazi custom on Passover is to refrain fron eating kitniyot, which refers to: beans, corn, millet, peas, rice, soy, and some other plant based foods like mustard, buckwheat and sesame seeds. The one exception is an approved permission of peanuts and peanut oil, provided said items have proper year-round kosher certification and do not contain h.ametz ingredients.

In the fall of 2015 the Conservative Movement’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (CJLS) passed two responsa permitting the consumption of kitniyot for Ashkenazim. To fully understand their positions, which differ in their argumentation, please see: • David Golinkin, “Rice, beans and kitniyot on Pesah. - are they really forbidden?” OH 453:1.2015a • Amy Levin and Avram Israel Reisner, “A Teshuvah Permitting Ashkenzaim to Eat Kitniyot on Pesah.” 453:1.2015b Neither position constitutes an instruction to consume kitniyot during Pesah., but rather a halakhic basis and guideline for those who choose to do so. They recognize that while some individuals, communities, and institutions will utilize this new ruling, others may choose not to do so.

Both eating and refraining from kitniyot are equally legitimate and derekh eretz (respectful behavior) should be the guiding value in making decisions around this topic. At Temple Emunah, we are careful, whenever serving kitniyot, to mark them clearly as such, and to make sure that there is always sufficient food for those who choose to refrain. We encourage others to display similar sensitivity in their own interactions. For those who do avail themselves of this ruling, it is important to note the following specific guidance in the responsa by Rabbis Amy Levin and Avram Reisner, which can be found in the Rabbinical Assembly Passover Guide or in their papers, cited above (and posted online).

For guidance while you are shopping, preparing your kitchen, and cooking for Pesah., and for more details about the above topics, please consult the Rabbinical Assembly’s Pesah. Guide at https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/jewishlaw/kashrut/pesah-guide.

Please feel free to contact Rabbis Lerner or Kling Perkins with any questions. We wish you and your families a joyous, healthy, and kosher Passover!

Rabbi’s Message / Ladle Fund (continued from page 1) It seems fitting that Purim brackets our pandemic experience. This year, in contrast to last year, Purim hopefully signals the beginning of a much more welcome overturning of our daily patterns.

Of course, we all know that even with vaccines beginning to be distributed, we still have a long winter ahead of us, but that is part of Purim as well. Maimonides tells us that in the Days of the Messiah, we will have no need for most of the books of the Bible. Of the whole Bible, we will only keep two books – the Torah and the Book of Esther. Why the Book of Esther, you may ask? Well, the Book of Esther says ““And these days of Purim will never pass from the Jews and their memory will not cease from their seed.” This suggests that there is something about the experience of Purim that is eternal, that never goes away. What is it?

The Purim story is unique in the Bible: It is all about living in the real world. It’s about taking responsibility – and not relying on God to solve our problems. God’s name doesn’t appear once in the entire book! There are no miracles in the story of Purim – only human courage, and imperfect human solutions that nevertheless manage to contain the problem at hand.

In the same way, this pandemic has reminded us that, as the rabbis say, “ein somkhin al ha-nes,” it’s inappropriate to rely on miracles. When – as has often been the case this year – scientists and healthcare professionals have shared with us their recommendations, it’s been a mitzvah to follow their advice, and that will continue to be the case.

Many Americans have unfortunately learned the hard way that ignoring expert advice at times like these and instead hoping for a miracle can be a life-threatening choice.

Purim, then, teaches us an important lesson: Sometimes there are no easy answers to complex challenges. Sometimes we simply have to face up to what life throws at us and do the best we can to endure it. I have been so impressed by the way in which our community has done just that. We have rallied to creatively find ways to gather, celebrate, mourn, connect, and support each other without putting each other in physical danger, and we have created profund and meaningful experiences as a consequence.

I’d like to wish everyone a happy and healthy Purim! May this Purim be not only the second but also the last on which we will hesitate to meet and daven in person, and the last on which we will wear masks out of necessity, rather than as part of the fun.

May the coming year be one of joyful celebration!

Ladle Fund Committee The Ladle Fund is committed to supporting our community during the COVID-19 pandemic by fostering community connections through participatory events.

THEME NIGHTS!! – Looking Back, Looking Forward This fall we were fortunate to have Theme Nights which focused on Supporting Parents in the Time of a Pandemic led

by Steve Quantrano, Sharing Our Favorite Siddurim led by Hal Miller-Jacobs and Apple Watches, Fitbits and Other Wearable Devices led by Scott Miller and Annette Koren. Thank you to all our facilitators!!

Keep an eye out for the following Theme Nights in the coming months: Hats – stylish, functional and just for fun, Sephardic Music, Playing Musical Instruments as Adults, Meeting New Temple Members and a repeat of Wearable Devices.

AND – The 10th Year Reunion of the first Theme Night – MIT while also celebrating the milestone of 100 Theme Nights.

Have an interest you want to share with others? Please contact Anne Miller (annehlmiller@verizon.net), Bob RussmanHalperin (bob.halperin@gmail.com) or Joelle Gunther (joellegunther@gmail.com) and we will make it happen.

Ladle Fund Committee: (Mark Bobrow, Ben Brosgol, David Ezekiel, Fred Ezekiel (founder Emeritus), Robin Goldstein, Joelle Gunther, Bob Russman-Halperin, Judy Lipperman, Helen Marcus, Joe Nissenbaum, Linda Skolnik, Terri Swartz Russell, Meli Solomon (co-chair), Arleen Chase (co-chair).

Arleen Chase and Meli Solomon, Ladle Co-Chairs

What you put in the pot,

comes out in the ladle!

Happy Purim!

Rabbi Leora Kling Perkins Shira Boso, a tour guide educator in Israel, shows Kitah Bet a hanukkiyah in the Old City of Jerusalem.

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Yahrzeits The following loved ones will be remembered at our worship services in the coming months: Feb 1 Jack Bresler Father of Joel Bresler Sion Dadusc Father of Gami Maislin Charles Goldberg Brother of Gershon Goldberg Myron Rosenblum Husband of Rachel Rosenblum Feb 2 Raymond Cochran Father of Andrea Mills Kilwoo Min Father of Tulip Schneider Rosalie Schatz Mother-in-law of Sylvia Schatz Barbara Smith Mother of Maureen Kaplan Alan Stoler Brother of Sue Wacks Pauline Wolfe Mother-in-law of Susan Wolfe Feb 3 Martin Abkowitz Husband of Davette Abkowitz Lawrence Abramowitz Uncle of Nancy Bloom Maxwell Brick Father-in-law of Phyllis Brick Samuel Hoffman Father of Bernice Gerrig Fred Ohanesian Father of Linda Kahn Erika Tauber Wife of Stephen Tauber Sister of Eva Glaser Martha Youman Sister of Judith Himber Feb 4 Ingrid Andersson Mother of Margaretha Jacobson Eva Gordon Mother of Neal Gordon Julius Gordon Father of Neal Gordon Yaov Kupiec Son of Charlotte and Israel Kupiec Sylvia Weiser Mother of Neil Weiser Feb 5 Fannie Abramsky Grandmother of Jerome Smith Julie Burns Sister of Elizabeth Asher Henry J. Fuller Father of Steffen Fuller Beatrice Miller Mother of Susan Wolfe Judith F. Perlman Mother of Benjamin Perlman

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Feb 6 James Bass Husband of Esther Bass Philip Eisengart Father of Ilana Blatt-Eisengart Sarah Epstein Aunt of Judith Marcus Great-aunt of Joel Marcus Abe Garsh Father of Howard Garsh Mordechai Kreinin Father of Elana Markovitz Esther Lederman Grandmother of Brian Cutler George Rittenburg Father of Janice Rossbach Victor Steinberg Father of Shira Lion Richard Wissoker Husband of Barbara Wissoker Feb 7 Elinor Baker Sister-in-law of Howard Kaufman Norma Friedburg Sister of Linda Goulston Harry Arthur Liederman Father of Lawrence Liederman Ruth Pearl Paller Mother of Joan Bines Frieda Tabak Mother-in-law of Robert Berger Feb 8 Ita Brikman Mother of Louis Brykman Ruth Fentin Mother of Richard Fentin Libby Frolich Mother of Rochelle Zohn Frances Galler Mother of Donald Galler Helen Richelson Mother-in-law of Irwin Alpert Harold Smith Stepfather of Maureen Kaplan Feb 9 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 10 Sam Capparelli Father-in-law of Nancy Capparelli Victor Ingram Father of Sandra Levine

Florence Rothmel Aunt of Ethel Rothmel Ida Shapiro Mother of Linda Tarmy Feb 11 George Bleich Grandfather of Lauren Bleich Moshe Caio Father of Daniela Livni Irving Feldman Father of Judith Feldman 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 12 Mary Bonder Mother of Vivian Cohen Gordon Case Brother of Miriam Librach Jacob Gottlieb Father of Robin Goldstein Alexander Kaufman Grandfather of Laura Jarbeau Sarah Kramer Sister of Sam Silverman Dorothy Krieger Mother of Gloria Foster Sanford Merkin Father of Carol Greenberg Albert Ross Father of Adele Kress Feb 13 Ruth Friedman Mother-in-law of Betty Friedman Solomon H. Gordon Father of Martin Gordon Bern Jacobson Father of Michael Jacobson Isadore Klinghoffer Grandfather of Marsha Tucker Harry Tarlin Uncle of Jonina Schonfeld Feb 14 Joshua Anderson Son-in-law of Zvi and Bobby Galani Deborah Cohen Mother of Margolia Gilson Ralph Green Father of Georgia Weinstein Debbie Guthermann Mother of Joshua Guthermann Reina Ingram Mother of Sandra Levine

Arthur Levitt Grandfather of Alisa Billings Morris Liberty Uncle of Terri Swartz Russell Fanny Stark Mother of Philip Stark Helen Stechler Mother-in-law of Antonia Stechler Feb 15 Norma Berinstein Mother of Susan Orenstein Grandmother of Julia Mabuchi Eugene Frankel Father of Robert Frankel Hilda Olderman Mother of Jerry Olderman Raymond Reibstein Father of Lois Bruss Robert Wissoker Brother-in-law of Barbara Wissoker Harry Wolfe Father of Mitchell Wolfe Darrell Zaslow Brother of Michael Zaslow Feb 16 Bronislava Aronson Mother of Yury Girshovich Michael Chessman Brother of Daniel Chessman Richard Fowler Father of Katherine Becker Solomon Gemorah Uncle of Sharon Levin Joyce Hirschtick Mother of Jon Hirschtick Dinah Horovitz Sister of Stanley Wolf Elnatan Horovitz Brother-in-law of Stanley Wolf Isaac Joffe Father of Jonathan Joffe Florence Levinson Mother of Ellen Schwartz Elsie Lovy Grandmother of Elliot Lovy Ben Paller Father of Joan Bines Helen Singer Grandmother of Doreen Grossman Feb 17 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

Frances Elowitch Grandmother of Leslie Sherman Hertzel Fishman Father of Leora Fishman Joanne Klein Mother-in-law of Martin Thrope Shlomo Kliger Father of Isaac Kliger Judith Rappaport Mother-in-law of Howard Kaufman Sadye Solomon Grandmother of Carolyn Leshin Feb 18 Shirley Aaronson Sister of Phyllis Blumberg Sara Ben-Meir Grandmother of Jonathan Ring Hyman Block Father-in-law of Audrey Block Blanche Brown Mother of Wendy Damsky Tzipora Eisenman Mother of Rabbi Bernard Eisenman Shirley Golden Mother of Ilene Weiner Sendell Miller Father of Susan Wolfe Magda Schwartz Grandmother of Yael Schwartz Isaac Shapiro Father of Jacob Shapiro Helen Tarmy Mother of Arnold Tarmy Feb 19 Robin Evans Sister of Karen Evans Rose Gerrig Mother-in-law of Bernice Gerrig Jacob Goldman Father of Maury Goldman Violet Katz Mother of Leonard Katz Pauline Nidus Mother of Louis Nidus Jay Stoler Father of Sue Wacks Abraham Tobolsky Grandfather of Irene Wachsler Feb 20 William Alpert Father of Joel Alpert Virginia Bufe Mother of Janet Plotkin Isabel Fuchs Sister of Maxine Wasserman Tillie Getman-Gertner Mother of Marvin Getman Asher Ifrah Brother of Miriam Sidman

Yahrzeits N. Harold Paley Uncle of Marcia Camac Dorothy Testa Mother of Susan Cook Charles Woods Father of Lawrence Woods Feb 21 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 Margolia Gilson Joseph Epstein Grandfather of Stacie Simon Leonard Hantman Husband of Barbara Hantman David Mironer Son of Alan Mironer Emanuel Steer Father of Dorothy Seltzer Feb 22 Marilyn Bober Mother of Sharon Bober Mendel Feldman Father of Fred Feldman Dorothy Kaplan Aunt of Michael Kaplan Samuel Musnikow Father of Alan Musnikow Feb 23 Lillian Bines Mother of Harvey Bines Max Goldberg Father of Gershon Goldberg Harry Miller Father of Arnie Miller Molly Pesin Mother of Stuart Pesin Etta Pomeranz Mother of Stanley Pomeranz Yetta Schwenk Mother of Paul Morgenstern Gloria Sheldon Mother of Allen Sheldon Richard Stephenson Father of Matthew Stephenson Feb 24 Samuel Canter Father of Joseph Canter Gertrude Glantz Mother of Carol Glantz Eli Laredo Father of David Laredo Arnold Levin Father of Howard Levin

Feb 25 Mollie Blotnick Mother of Shirley Moskow Abraham Chausmer Grandfather of Benjamin Perlman Fred Perlmutter Brother of Burt Perlmutter Sarah Rumsky Grandmother of Judith Lipperman Jacob Sandals Father-in-law of Alan Mironer Feb 26 Bertha Berg Mother of Helen Marcus Reuben Bergman Brother of Naomi Kielar Shlomo Dray Father of Isaac Dray Jack Fox Father of Arthur Fox Eleanor Goldman Mother of Marsha Soloway Irving Katz Father of Joseph Katz William Miller Father of Scott Miller Sigmund Roos Father of Daniel Roos Nettie Schwartz Mother of Sheldon Schwartz Henry Seltzer Grandfather of Judith Zola Jacob Shanes Grandfather of Cynthia Bobrow Feb 27 Maurice Becker Father of David Becker Grandfather of Robert Becker May Cohen Mother of Harris Cohen Louis Feinberg Father of Robyn Samuels Blanche Ginsburg Mother of Rona Cohen Elinor Livingston Aunt of Robert Becker Mordecai Nidus Father of Louis Nidus Sylvia Rosen Sister of Phyllis Blumberg Joanna Stark Mother of Elyse Stark Feb 28 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 David Kahan Father of Morton Kahan Stanley Kaplan Father of Michael Kaplan Rose Karp Mother of Carolyn Karp Joseph Lapidus Grandfather of Rabbi David Lerner Fay Marcus Mother-in-law of Helen Marcus David Mayer Grandfather of Julie Greenberg Josephine Narva Sister-in-law of Lillian Cohen and Betty Friedman Frances Resnick Grandmother of Judith Zola Elissa Sena Sister of Laura Krich Mar 1 Mindy Alperin Mother of Charles Alperin Sim Gluckson Father of Carrie Gale Philip Kriegler Father of Vicki Markuse Mar 2 Joseph Bressner Grandfather of Jason Bressner Dino Garber Father of Manuel Garber Robert Jaffer Brother of Aubrey Jaffer Isaac Kaplan Father of Alice Gordon Rose Lerner Mother of Deanna Wolk James Lux Brother of Kathryn Rudawitz Paul Rubenstein Father of Marc Rubenstein Fannie Schwartz Mother of Myrna Olderman Mar 3 Nathaniel Fuhrman Father of Phyllis Landman Rabbi Norman Geller Father of David Geller Louis Jacobs Father-in-law of Benjamin Brosgol Pauline Jacobs Sister of Lillian Cohen and Betty Friedman Evelyn Tavan Mother of Steve Tavan

Frances Tobolsky Grandmother of Irene Wachsler Mar 4 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 Pearl Owades Mother of Gordon Owades Paul Sidman Husband of Miriam Sidman Mar 5 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 Sarah Singerman Mother-in-law of David Slate Julius Thrope Grandfather of Martin Thrope Mar 6 Beatrice Berman Mother of Sylvia Perlman Eva Bobrow Mother of Mark Bobrow Rabbi Saul Eisenman Father of Rabbi Bernard Eisenman

Edith Epstein Grandmother of Julie Shirazi Stanislaw Feld Husband of Anita Feld Rose Kornblum Grandmother of Sandra Levine J. Leonard Schatz Husband of Sylvia Schatz Mar 7 Sam Achter Father of Gene Achter Marvin Aronson Husband of Helen Aronson Father of Ruth Aronson Diana Cooper Grandmother of Suzanne Cooper Stella Fritz Aunt of Miriam Boucher Lilllian Harris Mother of Elizabeth Pressman Gladys Hurwitz Mother of Phyllis Goldman Michael Kaplan Father of Donald Kaplan Ruth Lynn Mother of Eileen Feldman Mar 8 Edna Greenberg Mother of Sharon Smith Ida Volimsky Grandmother of Naomi Sacks Evelyn Zimmerman Mother of Roberta Perlmutter Mar 9 Herbert Evans Father of Karen Evans Hertzel Freifelder Father of Marsha Tucker Natalie Greenberger Father of Wendy Czarnecki Clara Kahan Mother of Morton Kahan Stuart Stoler Brother of Sue Wacks Ching Wu Mother of Ailsa Hermann-Wu Mar 10 Adelaide Konterwitz Mother of Elaine Shwimer Maurice Leshin Father of Stewart Leshin Blanche Marlin Grandmother of Nancy Liberman Richard Masters Father of Harold Masters Lynne Mironer Wife of Alan Mironer Rita Mizner Mother of Gail Spatz Gisela Morgenstern Grandmother of Philip Wachsler (continued on page 18)

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Yahrzeits A. Mary Ohanesian Mother of Linda Kahn Frances Seidman Mother-in-law of Valerie Seidman Ruth Sprince Grandmother of Scott Lerman Mar 11 Benjamin Cofman Father of Lucille Krichmar David Dinner Father of Charleen Alper M. Shakman Katz Grandfather of Katharine Hermann-Wu Oskar Markuse Father of Jack Markuse Harry Meyerson Brother-in-law of Harold Goldberg Raymond Meyerson Father of Roni Woods Ethel Sacks Mother of Marc Sacks Mar 12 Hyman S. Bailey Father of Zelda Cohen Beulah Bresler Mother of Joel Bresler Eliezer Dagan Father of Doron Dagan Philip Hertz Father of Diane Eisner Terez Herzl Mother of Robert Sugar Joanne Simches Sister of Lorri Owades Mar 13 Sharon Pesin Blank Sister of Stuart Pesin Harry Fader Father of Linda Laredo Louis Gross Brother-in-law of Charles Hollander Sidney Migdol Grandfather of Steve Tavan Stanley Resnick Father of Laurie Speicher Edna Rosenman Mother of Esther Rosenman-Hochman Abraham Tassel Father-in-law of Janet Tassel Mar 14 Carole Epstein Sister of Wendy Katz Lucille Klinghoffer Aunt of Marsha Tucker Jack Silver Grandfather of Cynthia Bobrow Samuel Udell Father-in-law of Phyllis Udell

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Mar 15 Samuel Kreiger Father of Arthur Kreiger Samuel Rothmel Grandfather of Ethel Rothmel William Tuchin Grandfather of Jeffrey Sokolov Toba Waldman Grandmother of Barbara Palant Mar 16 David Doynow Father of Lori Schechner Marlaina Kreinin Mother of Elana Markovitz Michael Lewis Son of Pearl Lewis Walter Rothfeld Uncle of Marsha Tucker Lorraine Shindell Mother of Paula Dangel Leonard Weil Father of Marilyn Weil-Abelman Gladys Weiner Mother of Ann Chait Estelle Weiss Grandmother of Emily Ring Mar 17 Joshua Berinstein Father of Susan Orenstein Grandfather of Julia Mabuchi Hilda Elster Halton Mother of Antonia Stechler Leonard Handler Father of Risa Bressler Rose Lubar Mother of Dennis Markovitz Norma Tinkelman Neustadt Mother of Paul Neustadt Phyllis Orenstein Mother of Barry Orenstein Grandmother of Julia Mabuchi Alan Perlmutter Brother of Burt Perlmutter Manfred Rost Father of Claudia Handwerker Roberta Tilem Mother of Matthew Tilem Martin Weiss Grandfather of Emily Ring Abraham Wissoker Father-in-law of Barbara Wissoker Mar 18 Rose Lieberman Mother of Sylvia Schatz Edith Pierce Grandmother of Judson Pierce Aryeh Stein-Azen Nephew of Sharon Stein Cousin of Aviva Stein Dave Tavan Grandfather of Steve Tavan

Mar 19 Muriel Gluckson Mother of Carrie Gale Louis Nager Grandfather of Jill Wollins Bertha Strausz Sister-in-law of David Slate Harry Zimmer Father of Barbara Wissoker Mar 20 Barbara Berger Wife of Robert Berger Harry Bonder Father of Vivian Cohen Charlotte Kalus Mother of Joseph Kalus Sidney Noveck Uncle of Risa Bressler Mar 21 Geraldine Bressler Mother of Lawrence Bressler Hyman Cook Father of Stewart Cook Sarah Kupiec Mother of Israel Kupiec Rebecca Leshin Grandmother of Stewart Leshin Harold Roberts Father of Bruce Roberts Harry Rubin Father of Lisa Gualtieri Andrew H. Tane Son of Betty Pious Heindel Mar 22 Eli Chase Father of Arleen Chase Robert Garwin Father of Terri Fisher Irving Hott Father of Estha Blachman William Nelson Husband of Joyce Nelson Lieber Obstein Grandfather of Michael Ablove Stanford Zimmerman Father of Kenneth Zimmerman Mar 23 Edith Cherun Mother of Carol Bromberg Nathan Epstein Father of Howard Epstein Miriam Jacobs Mother of Francine Jacobs Rubin Jacobs Father of Harold Miller-Jacobs Rose Kaplan Mother of Maxine Wasserman Gerald Karen Father of Jeffrey Karen

Bert Marcus Uncle of Joel Marcus Louisa Menzel Grandmother of Asaf Gaon Harold Yablin Grandfather of Seth Maislin Mar 24 Louis Handler Uncle of Risa Bressler Frances Schwimmer Aunt of Joel Shwimer Eliezer Segal Father of Ethan Segal Mar 25 Bella Alpert Mother of Irwin Alpert Florence Goldberg Wife of Harold Goldberg Cynthia Lerman Mother of Scott Lerman Sidney Mizner Father of Gail Spatz Goldie Moskow Mother of Richard Moskow Harold Sadofsky Father of Miriam Sadofsky Anthony Salvucci Grandfather of Denise Forbes Max Schoenberg Father of Margaret Menzin Joseph Sidman Father-in-law of Miriam Sidman Mollie Sidman Mother-in-law of Miriam Sidman Mar 26 Rose Chasanoff Grandmother of Thelma Marin Richard Cohen Husband of Vivian Cohen Father of Marcia Lidman Ronald Hausman Father of Kenneth Hausman Abraham Russman Grandfather of Wendy Russman-Halperin Jerry Wasserman Husband of Maxine Wasserman

Yahrzeits Stanley Wein Father of Warren Wein Alvin Wolfe Husband of Susan Wolfe Aaron Zohn Husband of Rochelle Zohn Mar 27 Gloria Hoffman Mother of Beth Fentin Eleanor Kojm Mother of Sheila Kojm Al Lipson Father of Steven Lipson Mar 28 Stanley Bober Father of Sharon Bober Tomas Hirschfeld Father of Dina Savitz Marvin Lander Father of Julian Lander Samuel Wollins Grandfather of Jill Wollins Mar 29 Rhoda Biletch Mother of Leslie Biletch Lois Boreen Mother of Susan Hailman Fred Bornstein Brother-in-law of Eileen Feldman Irving Kaplan Father of Doris Morgenstern Mar 30 Burton Black Brother-in-law of Lawrence Liederman Asher Finkel Father of Rose Myers Albert Kushner Father of Ann Kushner Jeanne Merkin Mother of Carol Greenberg Joseph Nathanson Grandfather of Neil Weiser Hilda Reibstein Mother of Lois Bruss James Rubenstein Brother of Sidney Rubenstein Mar 31 Irwin Fiarman Father of Gale Fiarman Sadie Green Aunt of Beth Levine Aunt of Rabbi David Lerner Rachel Izbicki Mother of Howard Izbicki Jordan Liebhaber Friend of Kenneth and Lois Bruss Rebecca Silverstein Mother of Phyllis Rubinovitz

Donations

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

In honor of: Elisheva Baim becoming a bat mitzvah Todd Markley In memory of: Dorothy Bargnesi, beloved aunt of Donna & Miles Abkowitz Donald & Barbara Galler Lorraine Abkowitz, beloved mother of Susan Abkowitz Arnold & Marsha Garber Garry & Eileen Feldman Martin Alintuck Majoriwe Levin Sandra Quinter Yahrzeit of: Nathan Savage, beloved grandfather Nancy & Robert Liberman Martin A. Abkowitz, beloved husband Davette Abkowitz

Beautification

in memory of David Fader, beloved brother of Linda Laredo Ken & Lois Bruss Yahrzeit of: Myrna Alpert, beloved wife of Irwin Alpert and mother of Lisa, Dan & Gary Nathan Alpert, beloved father of Irwin Alpert Lisa Alpert Nellie Kaplan, beloved mother Anna Klatskin, beloved mother of Edith Kaplan Donald & Edith Kaplan

Bereavement Fund

In memory of: Bob Galvin, Judith Himber’s beloved companion Benjamin & Sylvia Perlman Herbert Turney, beloved father of Linda Skolnick Garry & Eileen Feldman

Billy Dalwin Preschool

In appreciation of the aliya for our 36th wedding anniversary Derek & Carole Feifke In memory of: Marilyn Zwerdling Burstyn, beloved mother of Don Burstyn Robert (Bob) Warshawer, beloved husband of Natalie Warshawer Howard & Jane Epstein Shirley Koren, beloved mother of Annette Koren Michael Buonaiuto & Sandy Goldstein David Fader, beloved brother of Linda Laredo Barry Seidman, beloved husband of Valerie Seidman Dick & Ellen Mazow

Yahrzeit of: Barnett Mazow, beloved father Ervin Miller, beloved father Lillian Mazow, beloved mother Harry Feifke, beloved father Derek & Carole Feifke Ruth Sorkin, beloved mother of Shelley Rossman Stuart & Shelley Rossman Leonore Miller, beloved mother Jean Presser, beloved grandmother Dick & Ellen Mazow

Brotherhood

In honor of the engagement of Sam Markuse and Kaleigh Intrator Ed Willins & Alison Dick In memory of: Barry Seidman, beloved husband of Valerie Seidman Michael Damsky, beloved father of Scott Damsky Garry & Eileen Feldman

Building Fund

Steven & Susan Lipson In honor of Talia Reimer’s Bat Mitzvah Benjamin & Sylvia Perlman In memory of: Robert Warshawer, beloved husband of Natalie Warshawer Cathi Cherry-Liston Michael Damsky, beloved father of Scott Damsky Ken & Lois Bruss

Chapel Donations

Meli Solomon

Emunah 60

In memory of Sheila Lidman, beloved mother of Ed Lidman Michael Buonaiuto & Sandy Goldstein

General

Richard & Cynthia Gilman In appreciation of: The Rabbis’, the staff’s and so many others’ Herculean efforts to make the Zoom High Holidays a spiritual and technical success Jonathan & Jonina Schonfeld Rabbi Lerner providing the opportunity for my father and I to say Yahrzeit for Sheila Lidman, our beloved wife and mother Bonnie & William Fox All who helped me during the virus Margie Gilson Ken Zimmerman’s videography Ed & Marcy Lidman In honor of: Lois and Ken Bruss on the marriage of their son, Andrew Bruss to Jaclyn Mosher David Srebnick being named Keeper of the Flame Laurie Speicher

Rabbi Eisenman & Billie Eisenman Marsha Tucker Rabbi Lerner, David Geller, Susan Rubenstein and Linda Skolnik, recognized by the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts for their incredible efforts Rick & Margo Reder Marilyn Tracey Steven Feifke’s engagement to Alexa Tarantino Ed Willins & Alison Dick In memory of: Civita Cavicchio, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother of the Kotelly family Bruce Koslow, beloved husband of Betsy Koslow, father and grandfather of the family Donald & Barbara Galler Samuel Perlmutter, beloved father Burt & Bobbi Perlmutter Julius (“Yudy”) Elowitch, beloved grandfather Linda (“Tata”) Abromson, beloved mother, mother-in-law and grandmother Michael Damsky, beloved father of Scott Damsky Steven Franks Alan & Leslie Sherman Evy Saulich, beloved mother of Naomi Mael Mike & Dawn Rosenberg Joel Bresler & Judy Osher Evy Saulich, beloved wife of Michael and mother & grandmother of the family Pearl Lewis Gail, Ruth and Samuel Rosengard, beloved wife, mother and father Maurice Schwartz, beloved father-in-law Mark Rosengard Chaim Hipsman, beloved grandfather of Ethan Parker Hipsman and Sophia Hipsman Michael Hipsman Herbert Turney, beloved father of Linda Skolnick Ron Chaney & Julie Greenberg William Mandell Steven Franks Bob Warshawer, beloved husband of Natalie Warshawer Ron Chaney & Julie Greenberg Julie Cohen Barry Seidman, beloved husband of Valerie Seidman, father and grandfather of the family Mo & Lisa Diamant Allen & Debbie Sheldon Mike & Dawn Rosenberg Ken Tucker, beloved husband of Marsha Tucker, father & grandfather of the family Judy Neiterman

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Donations Yahrzeit of: Rina Gershkowitz, beloved mother Dawny Gershkowitz Alvin Block, beloved husband Audrey Block Sol Schwartz, beloved father Cass Olderman, beloved father Jerry & Myrna Olderman Jeanne Segaloff, beloved mother Harvey & Rosalind Segaloff Morris Jacobsohn, beloved father Minna Halperin Carl Nerenberg, beloved grandfather Maurice Uditsky, beloved grandfather Marc Bernstein & Anna Nerenberg Martin Weiner, beloved father Mark & Ilene Weiner Rosaline Buckler, beloved sister Joseph Winiker, beloved father Micki Shpilner Melvin Paynor, beloved father Michael & Barbara Paynor Samuel White, beloved father-in-law Sumner Hoffman Jerry Zimmerman, beloved brother Burt & Bobbi Perlmutter Marilyn Goldberg, beloved wife Edward & Annie Kossoi beloved father- and mother-in-law Gershon Goldberg Roberti G. Epstein Arthur & Bernice Wilner David Speicher, beloved husband and father Laurie Speicher and Rebecca, Daniel and Libby Levine H. Gabriel Diamant, beloved father Mo & Lisa Diamant Hannah Rotner, beloved aunt Max Wieselthier, beloved uncle Marty & Alice Gordon Ida White, beloved mother-in-law Sumner & Dolly Hoffman Cynthia Kovey Powell, beloved sister Gail Taylor Israel Kornitsky, beloved father Harvey & Rosalind Segaloff Robert Natkin, beloved father Don Burstyn & Lissa Natkin Rose Goldberg, beloved mother of Harold Goldberg Hal & Rose Goldberg Rudolph Moos, beloved father of Eveline Weyl Guy & Eveline Weyl Yosef Kupiec, beloved brother of Israel Kupiec Israel & Charlotte Kupiec Robert Rosenberg, beloved father of Fred Robsenberg Fred & Micki Rosenberg

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Glatzer Memorial Program

in honor of the birth of Nathan Stuhl, grandson of Lou Stuhl and Sheila Kojm, son of Ben Stuhl and Deena Rosenberg Bob & Wendy Russman-Halperin

Hineni Committee

Yahrzeit of Nathan Cutler, beloved father David & Krana Rosen in memory of Herbert Turney, beloved father of Linda Skolnik Rick & Margo Reder Mark & Judi Canter

Holy Book Fund

In memory of Lorraine Abkowitz, beloved mother of Susan Abkowitz Jonathan & Jonina Schonfeld Yahrzeit of Abraham Wolk, beloved father Sid & Deanna Wolk

Israel Committee

Yahrzeit of Isiah Lutwak, beloved stepfather Ken Maser & Susan Lutwak

Ivrit La-Kol Program

Yahrzeit of Eva Dockser, beloved mother Bob Dockser

Keruv Outreach

The birth of Jacob Tomer Tuleja, beloved grandson to Mark and Johanna Druy Ed Willins & Alison Dick

Kiddush

Virtual Kiddush Sponsors: Ralph & Sandra Levine In Honor of: Bar MItzvah of Ian Andler Larry & Penny Andler Bat Mitzvah of Maya Chait David & Judith Chait B’nei Mitzvah of Nomi and Ruti Pfeffer Avi Pfeffer & Debby Gelber Bat Mitzvah of Madeleine Palter Jeffrey Palter & Jamie Adler Yahrzeit for Henry Hasenfeld, beloved father of Robin Hasenfeld & Lester Blumberg and grandfather of the family Lester Blumberg & Robin Hasenfeld

Kol Nidrei Appeal

Dan & Eva Roos

Ladle Fund

In Honor of: The engagement of Eilif Braverman Mikkelsen and Katie Dickey Ed Willins & Alison Dick Bob & Wendy Russman-Halperin The birth of Logan Gemme, son of Deborah (Mikkelsen) and Adam Gemme Bob & Wendy Russman-Halperin The engagemnt of Alexa Tarantino and Steven Feifke Barbara Palant In memory of: Bill O’Rourke, beloved brother of Larry O’Rourke Joel Marcus

Joseph Solomon, beloved father of Meli Solomon Michael Buonaiuto & Sandy Goldstein Barry Seidman, beloved husband of Valerie Seidman Aubrey & Roberta Jaffer Allen & Debbie Sheldon Mike & Dawn Rosenberg Barbara Palant Herbert Turney, beloved father of Linda Skolnik Jonathan & Jonina Schonfeld Barbara Palant David Fader, beloved brother of Linda Laredo & family Barbara Palant Bob Warshawer, beloved husband of Natalie Warshawer Barbara Palant Mark & Carolyn Lichtenstein Binna Golden Taber Mark & Carolyn Lichtenstein Yahrzeit of: Gertrude Dinner, beloved mother of Charleen Alper Nathan Black, beloved father-in-law Larry Liederman and family Irving Wolfe, beloved father-in-law Susan Wolfe Alberta Chase, beloved mother Dick Duffley & Arleen Chase Arthur Blumberg, beloved father and grandfather Lester Blumberg & Robin Hasenfeld

Landscape

In honor of: The marriage of Andrew Bruss to Jaclyn Mosher Ed Willins & Alison Dick Shirley and Richard Moskow’s special anniversary Ed & Marcy Lidman The birth of Emmett Louis Verran, beloved grandson of Art Kreiger and Becky Benson Bob & Wendy Russman-Halperin In memory of: Janet Diane Feinberg, beloved sister of Robyn Samuels Evy Saulich, beloved wife of Michael Saulich Larry Domash, beloved father of Aliyah Domash Joe & Elaine Siegel Bob Warshawer, beloved husband of Natalie Warshawer and father of the family Bob & Wendy Russman-Halperin Yahrzeit of: Steven Jay Bang, beloved nephew Israel & Charlotte Kupiec Sam Greenberg, beloved grandfather Jerome & Sharon Smith Helen Miller, beloved mother and grandmother Harry & Bonnie Levy

Library

In appreciation of Barbara Neustadt Marilyn Tracey In honor of the engagement of Sam Markuse to Kaleigh Intrator Anna & Neil Intrator In memory of: Robert Warshawer, beloved husband of Natalie Warshawer and father of the family Jennie Connolly Donald & Edith Kaplan Bernard Slosberg, beloved brother of Esta Levine Marilyn Tracey Yahrzeit of: Samuel & Florence Dolinsky, beloved parents Larry & Joan Dolinsky Jennie Reubenstein, beloved grandmother Howard & Lori Reubenstein

Mak’haylah

In honor of the marriage of Jonathan Kalus and Elana Shlosman Ed Willins & Alison Dick In memory of Bob Warshawer, beloved husband of Natalie Warshawer Marvin & Ruth Antonoff

Rabbi Kling Perkins Discretionary Fund

To help offset a bit of the added financial costs incurred due to this pandenmic Howard & Lori Reubenstein In appreciation of everything Rabbi Kling Perkins does for us Mark & Judi Canter In honor of Phyllis Blumberg’s three new grandchildren: Theo, Laime and Barbara Vivian Cohen In memory of Herbert Turney, beloved father of Linda Skolnik Ed & Marcy Lidman Yahrzeit of: Fred Rantz, beloved brother-in-law Stan Pomeranz Diane Lindner-Goldberg, David’s beloved stepmother David & Janet Goldberg

Rabbi Lerner Discretionary Fund

Dina Tanners To thank the Rabbi Harvey & Rosalind Segaloff To offset COVID-related costs Howard & Lori Reubenstein In appreciation of: Rabbi Lerner officiating the Brit/Simchat Bat for our granddaughter, Charlotte May David & Elyssa Towers Rabbi Lerner for naming our beloved grandson, Jacob Tomer Tuleja Mark Druy & Johanna Rothman Rabbi Lerner Yury & Lucy Girshovich Rabbi David Lerner for my wife’s funeral Michael Saulich

Donations Rabbi Lerner for his openness in thinking creatively and his support of Talia’s Bat Mitzvah Mali Reimer Rabbi Lerner and the congregants for your kind acceptaince of us at the evening minyan Roberta Lovitz Our daughter, Becca’s, Bat Mitzvah Julie Sachs Jerome & Sharon Smith for the beautiful plaque in memory of Emmanuel Smith Ileane Smith The dedication of the plaque for Manny Smith, Jerome’s beloved brother Jerome & Sharon Smith Temple Emunah and Rabbi Lerner Irv & Janet Plotkin The special prayer said for Rana before surgery Reva Levitt Temple Emunah’s welcoming community Jose Varon Everything you do for us Mark & Judi Canter The Yahrzeits for our family Emmy Gould In Honor of: Rabbi Lerner’s support for Hal’s second Bar Mitzvah and for organizing the fabulous H.agim services and programs Hal & Sandy Miller-Jacobs David Srebnick, Keeper of the Flame, and for all his wonderful work at Temple Emunah Miriam Sidman Susan Wolfe My son, David Geller, receiving the honor of Hatan Torah Rosamond Geller In memory of: Evy Saulich, beloved wife Michael Saulich Ruth & Herb Grossman, and Burton Price, our beloved parents Steve Price & Robin Grossman Janet Diane Feinberg, beloved sister of Robyn Samuels Zvi & Bobby Galani Steve & Paula Dangel Rae Zuerndorfer, beloved mother of Gordon & Brian Zuerndorfer and grandmother of the family Marcia Camac Ralph & Sandra Levine Joseph Rothstein, Marvin’s beloved brotherin-law and uncle of the family Marvin & Peggy Menzin Leah Anne Zallman, beloved daughter-in-law of Dina Tanners and wife of Nadav Tanners Emunah Walks Bob Warshawer, beloved husband of Natalie Warshawer and father of the family Marcia Camac Harvey & Joan Bines

Kenny Green Harvey & Joan Bines Michael Girshovich, beloved father Yury & Lucy Girshovich Yahrzeit of: Irving Silverman, beloved father Stewart Silverman Samuel Rosenfield, beloved father and grandfather of the family Judi Gottlieb Ruth Schoenberg, beloved mother Marvin & Peggy Menzin Isaac Schub and Rachel Sonkina, beloved parents Ethel Eizengard, beloved mother-in-law Irina Zeylikman Stanley Dickholtz, beloved father Jeff & Myra Marshall Rose Rosendorn, beloved mother Muriel Shapiro Bertha Doodlesack, beloved mother and Harvey Solomon, beloved uncle Stephen & Phyllis Fish Olav Cook, beloved father Chris Cook & Ellen Rothstein Samuel Gold, beloved father Harris & Sandra Gold Elliott G. Case, beloved father Cliff & Miriam Librach Elsie Zabelle and Elsie Wiesen, our beloved mothers Jeffrey & Elaine Wiesen Estelle Kritz, beloved mother-in-law Norman Jacobs Joan Feuer, beloved mother Charles & Barbara Rosenbaum Barney Pearlman, beloved father Barry & Valerie Seidman Dina Girshovich, beloved daughter Yury & Lucy Girshovich Diane Lindner-Goldberg, beloved stepmother of David Goldberg David & Janet Goldberg Lewis Levitt, beloved husband, father of Rana Levitt Hebert & zayde of the family Reva Levitt Meyer Dahan, beloved father Arie & Beth Ann Dahan Benjamin Kaplan, beloved father Marlene Karshbaum

David Srebnick being named Keeper of the Flame Spending the High Holidays with Linda and Arnold Tarmy Deborah Matthews The birth of Ravi Inasi, beloved grandson of Paul and Barbara Neustadt Bob & Wendy Russman-Halperin In memory of: Herbert Turney, beloved father of Linda Skolnik Dick & Ellen Mazow Wayne & Robin Goldstein Shirley Koren, beloved mother of Annette Koren Ken & Maddy Teitelbaum Yahrzeit of: Alberta Chase, beloved mother Dick Duffley & Arleen Chase Andrew Hasenfeld, beloved brother Lester Blumberg & Robin Hasenfeld Lilah Groisser, beloved mother Steven & Susan Lipson Freida White, Nathan Ledewitz and Bessie & Benjamin Ledewitz, beloved sister, brother and parents Phyllis Blumberg Donald Brick, beloved husband, father and grandfather of the family Phyllis Brick Elizabeth Hollander, beloved mother Charles & Janet Hollander

Social Action Family Table

Janice Rossbach Gil & Linna Ettinger In memory of Barry Seidman, beloved husband of Valerie Seidman Marcia Camac

Yahrzeit of: Douglas Wells, beloved father Barbara Wells Irma Mass, beloved mother of Charlotte Kupiec Israel & Charlotte Kupiec Alfred and Rose Simon, beloved parents Ronald & Susan Stering

Special Needs

In memory of Evelyn Saulich, beloved wife of Michael Saulich and family Zvi & Bobby Galani Yahrzeit of: Faye Rosenbaum, beloved mother Alicia Rosenbaum Faye Rosenbaum, beloved wife Max Rosenbaum, beloved father Ronald Rosenbaum

Wednesday Minyan Study Group

Eliot & Regina Andler In memory of: Minnie Becker, beloved grandmother Bob Becker Bob Galvin, beloved companion of Judith Himber Michael Buonaiuto & Sandy Goldstein

Youth

Jerry & Ellen Baum In memory of: Harriet Baum, beloved mother Jerry & Ellen Baum Harav Chaim Dov Keller, beloved uncle of Carolyn Keller David & Carol Srebnick Yahrzeit of Mabel Sheinhait, beloved mother and grandmother of the family Lois Lovins

Cartoon Caption Contest (after The New Yorker magazine)

The photo below is in need of a caption. Submit yours to harwe@templeemunah.org by Tuesday, February 23.

We will announce the finalists in the April issue.

Religious School

Yahrzeit of Stanley Bleich, beloved husband Caron Bleich

Sisterhood

Yahrzeit of Betty Levitt, beloved mother Rick & Alisa Billings

Social Action Committee

In Honor of: My beloved great-grandchildren Phyllis Blumberg

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Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 10:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

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Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 10:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Dessert & Discussion 8 pm

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Shaharit 9 am BH Wine Sale BH Man of Year 5:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

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Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Talmud Study 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Lunch & Learn 12 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

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Presidents’ Day Shaharit 9 am Shaharit 7 am BH speaker 10 am Wisdom Project 12:15 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

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Shaharit 9 am Shaharit 7 am World Wide Wrap 8:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm * Kohelet class 10 am RS Mitzvah Day10am BH Supper Bowl (info to come) Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

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Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

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Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hashavua 1 pm Meditation 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

5 Adar 18

Shaharit 6:45 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Talmud Study 8 pm

11 Adar 24

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 10:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hashavua 1 pm Meditation 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hashavua 1 pm Meditation 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

12 Adar 25

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Erev Purim/Ta’anit Esther Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hashavua 1 pm Meditation 4 pm Megillah Reading 6 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shabbat SIng Along 9:30 am Niggun Saloon 1 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm

Rosh Hodesh Adar Shaharit 6:45 am Shabbat SIng Along 9:30 am Niggun Saloon 1 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shabbat SIng Along 9:30 am Niggun Saloon 1 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm

PURIM Shaharit 7 am Shabbat SIng Along 9:30 am Purim Seudah and Singing 1 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm

24 Shevat

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Madeleine Palter Bat M Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4:45 pm Young Family Havdalah 5:30 pm Winter of Glatzer with Rabbi Jeff Summit 8 pm Rosh Hodesh Adar HIAS Shabbat Shabbat Service 9:30 am Meditation 9:30 am 25/52 (after services) Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4:45 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am 25/52 (after services) Winter of Glatzer Kiddush w/ Dr. Rachel Fish Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 5 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Thomas Miller Bar Mitz.

25/52 (after services) Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 5 pm

16 Adar

Shaharit 9 am Purim Carnival 9 am Purim Parade Street Performance 1 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Mazel Tov to Our February B’nei Mitzvah Save the Date!

Saturday, February 13 HIAS Shabbat Guest speaker Winnie Spillar from Ascentria Sponsored by Refugee Committee and Social Action Committee Madeleine Palter, daughter of Jaimie Adler & Jeffrey Palter (Feb. 6)

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Thomas Miller, son of Anne & Scott Miller (Feb. 6)

March 2021 / Adar-Nisan 5781

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Shaharit 9 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

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29 Adar

4 Nisan 18

5 Nisan 19

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7 Nisan

11 Nisan 25

12 Nisan 26

13 Nisan 27

14 Nisan

Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 10:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Dessert & Discussion 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Lunch & Learn 12 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Community Service Projects 9 1m Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

2 Nisan 16

3 Nisan 17

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10 Nisan 24

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Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

15 Nisan 29

Shaharit 9:15 am Matzah Mashup 11 am Communal Seder on Zoom TBD Ma’ariv TBD

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19 Adar 4

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Talmud Study 8 pm

1 Nisan 15

8 Nisan

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18 Adar 3

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 10:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Rosh Hodesh Nisan Shaharit 9 am Wisdom Project 12 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 9 am Pesahpalooza 9 am Biur Hametz Drive by 10 am Passover Simhat Tot 10 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

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17 Adar 2

Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

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Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 10:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 10:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

16 Nisan 30

Shaharit 7 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Yom Tov Second Seder

Shaharit 6:45 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

17 Nisan 31

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 10:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hashavua 1 pm Meditation 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hashavua 1 pm Meditation 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hashavua 1 pm Meditation 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Fast of First Born Shaharit 7 am Parashat Hashavua 1 pm Meditation 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Bedikat Hametz 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shabbat SIng Along 9:30 am Niggun Saloon 1 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shabbat SIng Along 9:30 am Niggun Saloon 1 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm

6 Nisan

Shaharit 7 am Shabbat SIng Along 9:30 am Niggun Saloon 1 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shabbat SIng Along 9:30 am Bitul Hametz 11:48 am Niggun Saloon 1 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 6:15 pm

Inclusion Shabbat Shabbat Service 9:30 am Kiddush Schmooze 11:45 am (see p.11) 25/52 (after services) Minhah/Learning/ Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 5:15 pm Shabbat Service 9:30 am 25/52 (after services) Minhah/Learning/ Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 5:15 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Harper Pierce Bat Mitz.

25/52 (after services) Minhah/Learning/ Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 6:30 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am National Council for Jewish Women Repro Shabbat Minhah/Learning/ Ma’ariv/ Havdalah TBD Erev Pesah/First Seder

18 Nisan

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Matzah Midweek Meal 5:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Hol Hamoed Pesah

Mazel Tov to Our March Bat Mitzvah

Harper Pierce, daughter of Laura & Jud Pierce (March 20)

Passover begins on the evening of Saturday, March 27. See pages 12-13 for information on h.ametz.

H.ametz will be sold on Friday, March 27 but people may retain some h.allah to eat for Shabbat. It should be consumed by 10:45 am on Saturday, March 27.

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