Hahodesh November 2019 by Temple Emunah

H desh December 2019 – February 2020

From Rabbi Lerner Walking With God

“Lekh-Lekha – go forth from your land, from the land of your birth, from your father’s house to the land that I will show you,” is the initial divine command issued to Avram/Abram that starts his journey and that of our people. And then Avram goes, he journeys, he walks. Walking is a large part of our tradition. In fact, the Torah opens with God walking through the Garden of Eden before the confrontation with Adam and Eve after they have consumed the forbidden fruit. Just a few chapters later, we learn that their descendant Enoch walked with God. Walking with God is what we are supposed to do as Jews. In Deuteronomy (10:12), we are told “lalekhet b’khol d’rakhav” – to walk in (God’s) paths. And, perhaps most famously, when the prophet Micah asks “what is good? What does Adonai demand of us?” The answer is simple and succinct: “do justice, love goodness and to WALK modestly with your God.” (Micah 6:8) Now, walking with God can be understood to be a metaphor, to walk on a moral or just or kind path or to walk with modesty is not to show off, not to brag about ourselves, but it also works literally. It can literally shape the way we actually move. There is something so powerful about walking. Walking upright is something fairly unique to humans. Usually, we learn (continued on page 18)

COMMUNITY BREAKFAST Sunday, December 15 at 9:45 am Welcome to America – and thanks for bringing the Bagels! Guest Speaker Joni Schockett Join us for breakfast and a talk by Joni Schockett, food writer for The Jewish Advocate in Boston and The Jewish Star in New York. Cost: $8.00 per person RSVP to Janet Goldberg: janet.goldberg2@verizon.net

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Glatzer Memorial Weekend With Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Elie Kaunfer February 7-9, 2020 Every year we honor the memory of Dr. Nahum Glatzer and his wife, Anne Glatzer, beloved active members of Temple Emunah for more than 25 years.

Rabbi Elie Kaunfer is President and CEO of the Hadar Institute. Elie has previously worked as a journalist, banker, and corporate fraud investigator. A graduate of Harvard College, he completed his doctorate in liturgy at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he was also ordained, receiving smicha from his long-time teacher, Rav Daniel Landes. A Wexner Graduate Fellow and Dorot Fellow, Elie is a co-founder of the independent minyan Kehilat Hadar and has been named multiple times to Newsweek’s list of the top 50 rabbis in America. He was selected as an inaugural AVI CHAI Fellow, and is the author of Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us About Building Vibrant Jewish Communities (Jewish Lights, 2010). Elie serves on the board of Natan and on the advisory board of Upstart. Watch a short video of Elie as scholar-in-residence at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America: https://www.hadar.org/jfnaga2011#first_plenary.

Look for your invitation in the mail in January. For further information, and to help with the weekend, please contact Terri Swartz Russell (terrisrussell@yahoo.com) at (781) 861-6399 or Lois Bruss (lois.bruss@gmail.com ) at (781) 861-9270.

Inside: President................................... 2 Emunah 60................................ 3 December 7 Program................ 4 Religious Services...................... 5 Minyan Story............................. 6 Family Programs/Hineni........... 7 Adult Education......................8-9 Religious School/Youth.......10-11 Pre-school/Hineni Connect......12-13

‫בתוך‬ Sisterhood............................... 14 Brotherhood.............................15 Library/Ladle.......................16-17 Yahrzeits............................. 19-22 Family Table............................ 22 Donations................................ 23 Sustainers................................ 24 Calendar............................. 25-27

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President's Message

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 Assisstant Rabbi Rabbi Emeritus Rabbinic Intern President Executive Director Director of Congregational Learning Director, Billy Dalwin Pre-School Program Director & Family Educator Synagogue Educator/ Youth Advisor Accounting Manager Administrative Asst. Rabbinic Admin. Asst. Bulletin Editor

David G. Lerner

781/861-0300, ext. 22 dlerner@templeemunah.org Leora Kling Perkins 781/861-0300, ext. 31 lklingperkins@templeemunah.org Bernard Eisenman Rebecca Weintraub Rebbeca.Weintraub@HebrewCollege.edu Judy Zola 781/861-8308 president@templeemunah.org Raveetal Celine 781/861-0300, ext. 21 rceline@templeemunah.org Me’ir Sherer 781/861-0303, ext. 24 msherer@templeemunah.org Shelley Rossman 781/861-0708, ext. 27 srossman@templeemunah.org Jodie Parmer 781/860-9595, ext. 28 jparmer@templeemunah.org Tova Weinronk 781/861-0300, ext. 34 tweinronk@templeemunah.org Alisa Billings 781/861-0300, ext. 23 abillings@templeemunah.org Marilyn Pappo 781/861-0300 office@templeemunah.org Ellen Weene 781/861-0300, ext. 30 rabbiadmin@templeemunah.org Linda Silverstein lindags@comcast.net

Total revenue for FY19 = $1.922 million

Ways & Means, High Holiday Seats, Parking, Kol Nidre/ Annual Appeal and other contributions: $212,000 (11%)

Interest, Endowment Contribution and other finance income: $160,000 (8%)

Kitchen and Facilities fees: $101,000 (5%)

Education and Programming Revenue (School, Youth, Family Ed, Adult Ed): $339,000 (18%) Dues: $1.096 million (57%)

Based on these numbers, you can see that nearly 20% of our income is generated from short and long term fundraising activities.

Shalom Temple Emunah Family! We are now adjusting to shorter days, longer nights, and colder temperatures. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I am looking forward to us all celebrating together the bright lights of the Hannukiah. This bulletin article is going to focus on a topic that is vitally important to the sustainability of our community: Fundraising and Development Work. For many of us who have been part of Temple Emunah for a long time, we remember when our dues and some ways and means events covered most of our expenses. We had many volunteers who helped with all of our fundraising efforts. Life was certainly what we might call “simpler” then. It is important to note that revenue from dues does not cover all our expenses (see chart at left). Like all non-profit organizations, fundraising and development work is something that we must focus on all year round. We need to do this because our congregation is very diverse and we want to provide for a wide range of needs, including spiritual, educational, and community-building. In addition, we need to plan for sustainability in both good and bad times, and we need to have funds in our endowment for future needs. In the past, Temple Emunah had an active Ways and Means Committee that organized lots of events that put the “fun” in fundraising. We had art auctions, casino nights, bowling nights, concerts, etc. For the past several years, we have not had any members stepping up to chair or be a member of such a committee. As a result, we have had to rely on other methods. As a synagogue, we really have three seasons of giving • Summer: Dues Commitments • Fall: Kol Nidre/Annual Appeal • Spring: Special events like Emunah 60 Temple Emunah has a history of being a generous congregation. I want to thank each and every one of you for participating as you are able in our fundraising efforts. And equally important, I value all of the volunteer work you do at Temple Emunah – whether you are reading Torah, leading a service, shopping for Wednesday Breakfast, doing landscaping in our new Woodland Garden, helping in the kitchen on Shabbat morning, tutoring our b’nei mitzvah students, joining a committee, or attending a shiva – I thank you for making our community a welcoming place for all. As we enter into 2020, we will be encouraging all members to become more involved, and that includes fundraising. If you have an interest in helping in this area, please reach out to me directly. And please join me and your fellow congregants in all of our exciting events for Emunah 60- starting with our Shabbat Dinner on January 31 and our Sock Hop with Temple Isaiah on Feb. 22. Thank you and Be Well! Judy Zola president@templeemunah.org

Emunah 60 TEMPLE EMUNAH IS HAVING A

BIG BIRTHDAY!

JOIN THE PARTY & CELEBRATE WITH US! Our synagogue is celebrating its 60th Birthday throughout 2019-2020. This is a significant milestone!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2019-2020 ALIYOT BY THE DECADES FOR ALL

ALL members will be honored with a special Aliyah during Shabbat services from November to April. Watch for your invitation! Birthday cake of course!! ……….…....................…… Dec 14, Jan 4, Feb 1, Mar 7, Apr 18

EMUNAH60 MUST SEE TV! – Watch TV shows from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s

with themed discussions..........….............................................................................................................…...…... December 22

COMMUNITY SHABBAT DINNER with reminiscences by Past Presidents........……………………... January 31 60’s SOCK HOP...……………………….………………………………………………………………… February 22 A fun evening to celebrate both Temples Emunah & Isaiah as our synagogues turn 60. Havdalah, dancing, great music & food, signature cocktails and more! MY EMUNAH STORY Share your favorite Emunah story! …………….….…………………………… March 15 EMUNAH60 HISTORY & ART THEMED MINYAN..…………………………………………………… March 25 EMUNAH60 BIG BIRTHDAY BASH...........………………...……………………………… ………………... May 3 Outdoor picnic for ALL ages! Games, sing the Emunah60song, ice cream CLOSING EVENT…….....................….…………………………………………………………………………… May 31 Featuring A NEW Emunah60 video and champagne toast!

Also watch for… *An Emunah60 History Timeline * Emunah60 Swag *Emunah60 Centerpieces We hope you will find the events that are right for you and yours and choose to participate. Some events will be free, and others will have fees to cover the costs. You can choose to sign up for events separately or subscribe to the entire series of programs. Visit the Emunah website for further details and updates on all events.

JOIN US FOR A JOYOUS YEAR OF CELEBRATION WITH SOMETHING FOR EVERY MEMBER! Emunah60 Program Chairs: Terri Swartz Russell, Robin Goldstein, Leslie Sherman

Religious Services

Journey of the Soul in the World Beyond: Wisdom from Kabbalah Presented by Guest Speaker Reb Simcha Raphael Saturday, December 7 at 7:30 pm Does Judaism believe in the afterlife? Unequivocally, the answer is yes! Unfortunately, in contemporary Jewish life we have lost touch with traditional Jewish wisdom on the afterlife. In this presentation, we shall explore Judaism’s teachings on life after death, particularly in Kabbalah—Jewish mysticism. Through discussion, story-telling, and study of mystical texts, we shall explore the relevance of these teachings in dealing with the human encounter with death. We shall also discover the connection between Jewish teachings on the afterlife and traditional Jewish death rituals. On Saturday, December 7, Temple Emunah will be welcoming guest scholar Reb Simcha Raphael, who will give a D’var Torah during Shabbat morning services, will lead a discussion after Kiddush, and who will give a talk on Kabbalah in the evening, starting at 7:30 pm. All discussions are free of charge and open to the public. We hope you join these insightful talks!

Saturday, December 7, 2019 • D’var Torah: Jacob’s Deathbed Finale—Guidelines from Genesis for Living and Dying, during Shabbat services, 9:30 am-noon • Post-Kiddush Talk: Jacob’s Burial Cave, Samuel’s Presence in Sheol—Afterlife in Biblical Tradition, at 1:00 pm • Evening Discussion: Journey of the Soul in the World Beyond—Wisdom from Kabbalah, at 7:30 pm This event is co-sponsored by the The Community Hevra Kadisha of Greater Boston. For questions or to RSVP for the evening discussion, contact Ellen: Rabbiadmin@templeemunah.org.

Reb Simcha Raphael, Ph.D. is Founding Director of the DA’AT Institute for Death Awareness, Advocacy and Training. He is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Religion and Theology at LaSalle University, and works as a psychotherapist and bereavement counselor, affiliated with Mount Airy Counseling Center, in Philadelphia. Ordained by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, as a Rabbinic Pastor, he is author of numerous publications on death and afterlife including the groundbreaking Jewish Views of the Afterlife. His website is www.daatinstitute.net.

Religious Services Shabbat Services for Kids and Families

Minyan Katan

(see box below for schedule)

Minyan Katan is an alternative davening group that holds spirited Shabbat morning services at Emunah four times a year. The Emunah community and friends are invited to join us. Our services are led by our members and may include meditation, niggunim, and a group discussion based on the Torah portion. Our next Minyan Katan will be on Saturday, January 4 at 9:45 am in the Wolk Chapel. We also hold several Kabbalat Shabbat, Havdalah and holiday celebrations with musical accompaniment and a potluck meal in a member’s home. We invite you to join us! Contact Wendy Russman-Halperin (russmanw@aol.com) to add your name to our email list, and either of us with any questions.We look forward to davening and celebrating with you. 2019-20 Minyan Katan Coordinators Gila Appleby (gila.appleby@verizon.net) Art Kreiger (akreiger01@gmail.com)

Minyan L’Noar Mini Minyan and Junior Congregation have been combined to form Minyan L’Noar. Twice a month children in grades K-6 are invited to join Tova Weinronk, Me’ir Sherer and other youth educators for an engaging Shabbat morning service. Next service will be on February 29 and will be held in the Pious Chapel.

The Learning Minyan Family Minyan is now “The Learning Minyan,” geared towards families with children in grades K-6. The service will include songs and tefilla with instruction and is meant for children to attend with their parents. The Learning Minyan will meet from 11:00-12:00 on December 7 and 14, January 11 and 25 and February 8 in the Wolk Family Chapel.

Grade 6 Family Learning Services Please join us for two Special Shabbat Family Learning Services for sixth graders and their families, on Saturdays, December 7 and 14, 10:00 am-noon. We will meet in the Wolk Family Chapel and focus on the Musaf service, which is part of our grade 6 curriculum.

Grade 5 Family Learning Services Please join us for two Special Shabbat Family Learning Services for sixth graders and their families, on Saturdays, January 11 and 25, 10:00 am-noon. We will meet in the Wolk Family Chapel and focus on the Torah service, which is part of our grade 5 curriculum.

Shabbat Services & Activities for Kids Program Grades Date Tot Shabbat

Pre-K

The Learning Minyan

Gr. K-6 families

11:00 am-12 noon Dec. 7 & 21, Jan. 11 & 25, Feb. 8 & 29 Minyan L’Noar Gr. K-6 10:30 am-12 noon Feb. 29 Family Learning Service Gr. 6 10:00 am-12 noon families Sat., Dec. 7 & 14 Family Learning Service Gr. 5 10:00 am-12 noon families Sat., Jan. 11 & 25

Genizah Drop-Off Day Sunday, January 12 Do you have worn-out siddurim (prayer books) or other materials that contain the Hebrew word for God? Would you like to dispose of them with a proper cemetery burial? Bring them to the lobby of Temple Emunah on Sunday, January 12 and we will add them to our Genizah. Please note that there is a $36 fee to make a deposit of materials. We will sort through all donations and bring them to the Jewish cemetery in West Roxbury later in the year. If you would like to bring materials directly to the cemetery, you can do so at any time (they charge $18 / drop off). Call JCAM at 617-244-6509 for details. Questions? Contact Religious Committee Chair David Geller at dsgeller18@gmail.com.

11:00 am-12 noon Sat., Dec. 7 & 14, Jan. 11 & 25, Feb. 8

Minyan Story Minyan Counting Year 5779 In this, our 60th Anniversary year, our members are being honored by the decade of their membership with a special Aliyah during Shabbat services. One member from the decade will offer a few words. The first such speaker was David Geisler, Brotherhood President, who joined Temple Emunah during the decade 2010-2019. He mentioned that one of the reasons he and his wife chose Emunah was because we have a daily minyan, and his wife would be able to say Kaddish on her mother’s yahrzeit. On the one hand, I feel very good when I hear something like that, but, to copy Rabbi Lerner’s use of Tevye’s words, “on the other hand” we have many members who come to minyan when they have yahrzeit, expecting at least nine other people to be there to make the minyan so they can say Kaddish, but they don’t come even one more time to help to make a minyan for someone else. If you have come to minyan to say Kaddish in the past year, these are the people who made it possible by coming at least 10 times in the Minyan Counting year 5779: Mike Ablove Eric Austin Dave Becker Marge Becker Robert Becker Gideon Ben-Horin Estha Blachman Caron Bleich Jacob Bloom Nancy Bloom Lester Blumberg Cindy Bobrow Mark Bobrow Miriam Boucher Phyllis Brick Ken Bruss Lois Bruss Ann Chait Arleen Chase Larry Coblentz Sharon Zirkin Dagan Bruce Dalwin Hannah Delfiner Mo Diamant Alison Dick Mark Druy Howard Epstein M Jane Epstein Rabbi Michael Fel Joe Fox Myrna Fox Bob Frankel Dawny Gershkowitz Mike Gildesgame David Goldberg

Janet Goldberg Richard Goldberg Robin Goldstein Sandy Goldstein Wayne Goldstein Robin Grossman Joelle Gunther Buzz Hausner Judith Himber Ira Hochman Charles Hollander Harmon Jordan Joe Kalus Sharon Kalus Jacob Katz Leonard Katz Paul Katz Carolyn Keller Max Klein Rabbi Leora Kling Perkins Sheila Kojm Annette Koren Babsy Krichmar Charlotte Kupiec Israel Kupiec Ann Kushner Julian Lander David Landis Linda Laredo Nancy Lefkowitz Scott Lerman Stuart Lerman Rabbi David Lerner Beth Levine Ralph Levine

Sandra Levine Bonnie Levy Cliff Librach Miriam Librach Marcy Lidman Susan Lipson Harvey Lowell Kathy Macdonald Sarah Magidson Seth Maislin Helen Marcus Joel Marcus Larry Marin Teddi Marin Hal Miller-Jacobs Sandy Miller-Jacobs Joel Moses Peggy Moses Richard Moskow Alan Musnikow Karen Musnikow Rose Myers Joyce Nelson Barbara Palant Dan Pion Barbara Posnick Elizabeth Pressman Steve Price Barbara Rosenbaum Mike Rosenberg Rachel Rosenblum Amy Rosenstein Terri Swartz Russell Bob Russman-Halperin Wendy Russman-Halperin Miriam Sadofsky Ellen Schwartz Shelly Schwartz Henry Schwarzberg Stephen Shefsky Alan Sherman Josh Sherman

Leslie Sherman Zachary Sherman David Shnidman Susan Shnidman Joel Shwimer Miriam Sidman Alan Silver Sam Silverman Glenda Singer Jeremy Singer David Slate Jonathan Slate Jerome Smith Sharon Smith David Snyder Hannah Snyder Meli Solomon David Srebnick Toni Stechler Sharon Stein Nareeluck Stephenson Howard Sumner Mike Super Ruth Super Marilyn Tracey Michael Tracey Jessica Tsymbal Marsha Tucker Sue Wacks Mark Weiner Laura Musikant-Weiser Neil Weiser Ben Weiss Ed Willins Steve Wilner Jeff Wisnia Judith Wisnia Mitchell Wolfe Ken Zimmerman Lis Zimmerman Judy Zola

During this, our 60th Anniversary year, please add your name to this list. Kathy Macdonald

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

Family Programs / Hineni Connecting Team H.anukkah STEAM Fair

Sunday, December 8, 1:30-3:00 pm This year we are once again teaming up with JCDS (the Jewish Community Day School, 57 Stanley Ave., Watertown) to provide a special H.anukkah STEAM fair for families. STEM is based on the idea of educating children in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in an interdisciplinary and applied approach. With STEAM, you also get the added benefit of arts activities. JCDS educators integrate engineering, robotics, and design thinking with Jewish education in authentic, innovative ways. This event is free of charge. Walk-ins are welcome, but RSVP in advance if you think you might attend to Jodie Parmer at jparmer@templeemunah.org.

Celebrating H.anukkah: Dinner and Movie

Tuesday, December 24, 5:00 pm All are invited to a Chinese Dinner and Movie evening. Program begins with dreidls and craft activities before dinner at 5:30. Candle lighting and singing will precede the viewing of a family-friendly movie at 6:30 pm. Cost is $25/adult, $15/ child (ages 12 and under).

Hineni Connecting Team (HCT) “Hineni” is the biblical answer our ancestors gave when God called out to them; “I am present”, or “I am ready.” Emunah’s Hineni Connecting Team (HCT) wants to do what we can to help our community members, whether it’s outreach by our rabbis or HCT members being present for other Emunah members. Do you have a need, or know someone who does? We visit and help members who are ill, homebound or isolated. Would you like to engage in performing mitzvot and want to join our team? Please contact the Hineni Connecting Team Chair, Linda Skolnik: LRskolnik@msn.com.

“How Do We Bless God for the Good & the Bad?”

Sunday, December 8 10 am – 12 noon The HCT invites you to join in a compelling text study and discussion to explore this challenging question, led by Temple Emunah’s Hebrew College Rabbinical Intern, Rebecca Weintraub. Hands-On Havdalah for K-2 Families Brunch will be served (no charge), generously supported Saturday, January 11, 5:30-7:30 pm by Temple Emunah Sisterhood. All Temple Emunah families with children in grades K-2 This is an opportunity to learn more about the HCT’s are invited for dinner and Havdalah. We will begin by celimportant activities from the past year and the many ways ebrating Havdalah, with spirited singing and spices, followed we support our community. We will also thank our current by dinner, crafts, and learning. There will be activities for HCT volunteers, and invite you to join the HCT as new team the children, while the adults can engage in learning with member! Rabbi Lerner and Me’ir Sherer. Older and younger siblings RSVP by November 29 to HCT Coordinator, Linda Skolnik are also welcome. LRskolnik@msn.com This event is free of charge thanks to the generosity of the Temple Emunah Sisterhood.

New Babies Shabbat

Saturday, January 25, 10:30 am The Temple Emunah Membership Committee invites everyone to New Babies Shabbat. There will be a Tot Shabbat service starting at 10:30, then all families are invited to join the Main Service where we will introduce all the babies with a special ceremony. Kiddush will be sponsored by the Temple Sisterhood and Brotherhood. If you had a baby or grandchild in 2019 and would like to participate, please be in touch with Ellen Weene at rabbiadmin@templeemunah.org.

For questions about Family Ed Programming, please contact Jodie Parmer (jparmer@templeemunah.org).

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE Wednesday, December 11 2:00-7:00 pm Feeling generous (and healthy)? You can give a lifesaving gift to someone you’ve never met. Each donation of blood can help to save up to three lives. Information about eligibility, what the donation process is like, and how to prepare to donate is at www.redcrossblood.org. Please make an appointment by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (even if you’re not sure exactly what time you’ll get there), and bring an ID or your donor card with you. Walk-ins are welcome, though donors with appointments have priority. We hope you’ll consider doing this mitzvah.

Adult Education Opportunities for All Leading Davening 2.0 With Rabbi Leora Kling Perkins: December 12 & 19 8:00-9:30 pm in the Pious Chapel Already know how to lead a service, but want to take your skills to the next level? In this group we’ll go beyond the words and the chanting, and explore some of the many ways we can help make a prayer experience more effective and engaging. We will discuss how to find, select, and introduce new melodies, and much more. Share your own tips, and hopefully pick up some new ones while you’re at it. Come to one session or come to both.

Perek Yomi Study Group: Reading the Bible from Start to Finish

Ongoing, meets monthly on Thursdays 8 pm The original Perek Yomi (daily chapter) concept was to read one chapter a day, eventually covering the entire Hebrew Bible. Our group has modified this approach and is proceeding at a more leisurely pace of about 12 chapters per month. The group reads material that goes beyond what is read in the synagogue, to do this in consecutive fashion (as opposed to, say, the haftarot), and to discuss it with peers (not experts). Participants use different translations and bring in material Dec. 12: Creating a Prayer Experience from a variety of sources as well as their own ideas, which Dec. 19: The Music: How to Find, Select, and leads to very insightful discussions. Introduce New Melodies The group usually meets in the Library on the first Thursday Please contact Rabbi Kling Perkins (lklingperkins@tem- of the month but it varies from month to month. For the exact pleemunah.org; (781-861-0300) for more information. dates and more information contact Larry Marin (lbmlbm@ aol.com) at 781-861-7855.

Adult B’nei Mitzvah Class

Calling all interested adults who never celebrated Jewish Talmud Study Group adulthood when they were 13 – or who want to do so again. With Dr. I. Ely Stillman on Wednesdays 8:00 pm As a cohort, we will explore a wide range of topics including Dec. 4 & 11, Jan. 8 & 22, Feb. 5 & 19 theology, rabbinic literature, Jewish observance, and more. The All who are interested are invited to join our ongoing study culmination of studies will be marked with a B’nei Mitzvah of Tractate Berakhot. Knowledge of Hebrew is not required, celebration, complete with chanting the Torah and/or Haftarah since Dr. Stillman translates all Hebrew source materials. and being called to the Torah, in the spring of 2021. Dr. Isaac Ely Stillman studied Those interested should also register for an Ivrit la-Kol rabbinics and Jewish thought at Har class to complement the learning they will do as a group. Etzion, Israel with Rabbis Yehudah Please contact Rabbi Kling Perkins (lklingperkins@temAmital and Aharon Lichtenstein. A pleemunah.org; (781-861-0300) for more information. graduate of Yeshiva University, he was a student of Rabbi J.B. Soloveitchik ztz”l, and studied in Boston with Professor Isadore Twersk y, the Talner Rebbe, ztz”l. Dr. Stillman teaches Talmud and rabbinic thought throughout the Boston area. For more information and to be included on the email list, contact Louis Stuhl (lstuhl@verizon.net) at 781-275-5499 or Lou Nidus (lounidus@rcn.com) at 781-862-8132.

Psalms With Rabbi Lerner: January 5, 12 & 26 Sunday mornings, 9:45 – 11:00 am A treasury of our people’s hopes, pain, and praise, the book of Psalms is one of the most commonly read, but seldom fully understood, books of the Bible. After exploring the language of each psalm, we will attempt to understand its context and meaning more fully. In response to what theological need was it written? How has it been utilized by our tradition? How can it be meaningful to us in the year 5780 (2019-2020)? And how can the psalms inspire us to be more creative in our own personal tefillot (prayers)?

Adult Education Myths and Midrash: Learning About Jewish Values and Traditions Through Children’s Stories Wednesdays at noon; Dec, 18, Jan. 29, Feb. 26 Join us for monthly discussions over lunch! Using children’s literature to introduce a variety of topics of Jewish interest, we will review books and examine the history of where the stories originate, study Midrash and other folklore that connect to the stories, and highlight Biblical references. Temple Emunah member Rose Myers has been the Assistant for an Education Director and Librarian at a Conservative synagogue and Librarian at a Reform synagogue and a Modern Orthodox day school. She has led preschool holiday programs and taught at a community high school of Jewish studies. Rose has a BA in Mathematics from Brandeis, an MLS from Southern Connecticut State University, and courses in Judaica and pedagogy at the Midrasha Institute in West Caldwell, NJ and varous synagogues, JCCs and colleges. For questions, contact Rose Myers at swguide48@yahoo.com .

Minh.ah Meditation Group With Rabbi David Lerner and Barbara Neustadt Thursdays 4:00-4:50 pm Dec. 5, Jan. 2, Feb. 6 Join Rabbi Lerner and Barbara Neustadt for a special late afternoon meditation group. Meditation experience is not required. Mindfulness meditation groups are a wonderful way of connecting with others to share and deepen your meditation practice. There will be guided meditations and themes will include the joys, difficulties, and insights experienced in meditation practice and the multitude of ways to bring mindfulness alive in relationships, work and daily life and into our Jewish practices. This afternoon group will meet once a month on Thursdays. For more information or if you are interested, please contact Rabbi Lerner at RabbiAdmin@TempleEmunah.org or Barbara Neustadt at barbneus7@gmail.com.

Shabbat Morning Meditation With Rabbi David Lerner and Paul Neustadt Shabbat 9:30-10:15 am in the Pious Chapel Dec. 21, Jan. 18, Feb. 1 Join Rabbi Lerner and Paul Neustadt for a meditation experience that can include guided, focused and silent meditations, chanting a short prayer or a niggun (melody), and a brief teaching on meditation or the Torah portion. This is a peaceful and meaningful way to celebrate Shabbat. Everyone is welcome. To join the email listserve, please contact Barbara Neustadt at barbneus7@gmail.com.

Keeper of the Flame

Emunah 60 Must See TV

Larry Marin, Temple Emunah’s 2019 Keeper of the Flame, is congratulated by Elliot Feldman, Immediate Past President of NE Region FJMC.

Sunday, December 22, 10 am - noon Who can forget Carol Burnett as Scarlet O’Hara in “Gone With the Wind”? How about watching the Beatles for the first time on “The Ed Sullivan Show”? What are some of your favorite shows from decades past? “All in the Family”? ”Laugh-In”? Come to this Emunah 60 event where we will be showing some highlights from TV shows of the 60s and 70s and 80s and talk about culture shifts, eat a light breakfast, and yadda, yadda, yadda. We will continue in the Spring with shows from the 90s through the present.

Religious School / Youth Israel and You: Center for Israel Education Program Wednesday, December 11, 6:00-8:15 pm Rich Walter, Vice President of Curriculum and Outreach of the Center for Israel Education (CIE), will educate our seventh through twelfth graders and their parents on the numerous organizations targeting Israel that are vying for our attention. He will engage us in a discussion about how we talk about Israel in today’s world and respond to these organizations. Mr. Walter oversees the education and community-based work of CIE and ISMI (Institute for the Study of Modern Israel), including developing curricula and lesson plans, and sharing strategies for teaching and their implementation. He engages congregations and Jewish communities across the nation with Israel education initiatives. Three of CIE’s primary goals are to promote the ongoing concept that Israel is an integral and essential part of modern Jewish history, to provide students, educators, and life-long learners with materials and trustworthy sources to engage with others about modern Israel and to train students and adults to become literate in the study of modern Israel by understanding the concepts of state-seeking, state-making, and state-keeping.

Israeli Folk Dancing

GRADES 3-4 SHUL-IN Friday, January 24 – Saturday, January 25 Ca lling a ll Temple Emuna h Relig ious and Day School students in grades 3-4! Join us for a Friday af terschool through Saturday af ter services Shabbat experience. Staff will include Me’ir Sherer and Tova Weinronk. For more information contact Me’ir Sherer at msherer@temple-emunah.org.

Gr. 5-6 Shul-In

December-February Youth Programs (Grades 3–12)

Dec.-Feb. Religious School Calendar Program

Grades

No Religious School

K–12/YAD

Date

Sun, Dec. 1 Dec. 22 – Jan. 1 Feb. 16-23 Israel and You 7-YAD Wed, Dec. 11 Gr. 5 B’nai Mitzvah Orientation 5 Sun, Dec. 15 10 am-12 noon H K–12/YAD Sun, Dec. 15 . anukkah Kumsitz 9:00-10:00 am Gr. 6 B’nai Mitzvah Program 6 Sun, Jan. 12 10:30 am-12 noon Kitah Hey Build-a-Pair 5 World Wide Wrap & K–6 Mitzvah Day

Sun, Jan. 26 Sun, Feb. 2

Program Grades Date Jr. USY Shabbat Dinner 7-8 Fri, Dec. 6 Fire & Ice 6-12 Sat, Dec. 14 Rosh H 9 Sun, Dec. 15 . odesh Girls Kadima Event 3-5 Tues, Dec. 17 USY International 9-12 Sun, Dec. 22- Th, Dec. 26 Convention Kadima/Jr. USY Event 3-8 Sun, Jan. 12 HaNer Regional 9 Fri, Jan. 17-Sat, Jan.18 Freshman Kinnus HaNer Regional Snow Ball 8-12 Sat, Jan. 18 Shul-In 3-4 HaNer Regional Kadima 3-8 & Jr. USY Event HaNer Winter Kallah 9-12 Jr. USY’s Got Talent 6-8

Fri, Jan. 24-Sat, Jan. 25 Sun, Jan. 26 Fri, Feb. 7-Sat, Feb. 8 Sun, Feb. 9

Religious School / Youth Sisterhood Support of Religious School The relationship between Emunah’s religious school and its Sisterhood is very strong. In addition to providing our students with their siddurim (prayer books), the Sisterhood supports a number of projects and programs that are hallmarks of our religious school, among them our Kumsitz (music program), our Israeli Folk Dance program and our Madrikhim Program. Each month our students learn Israeli Folk Dances and Jewish and Israeli songs. Our Madrikhim Program is a critical component of our synagogue’s religious school. The program is open to teens in grades 8-12. Madrikhim fill many roles in a classroom, from simple tasks such as serving as an extra set of eyes in a large classroom and assisting lead teachers with prep work to more complex needs including prayer practice, text study and community service initiatives. The program benefits both the religious school and the teenagers who participate. The religious school receives much needed support as well as the ability to provide more individualized attention to students. Beyond the educational best practices and the financial value of employing madrikhim over assistant teachers, the madrikhim program is part of the fabric of the religious school and our synagogue. It is about relationships and role modeling that extend beyond the classroom and give our students closer bonds to Judaism and our institution. The religious school community is indebted to our Sisterhood.

Sunday Bingo Bash!

A great way to socialize with the community, have FUN, and benefit the Temple Emunah Religious School!

Sunday, January 26, 2020 12–2 pm Come enjoy a fun afternoon of Bingo & games with your friends and family! Bingo cards are free. Suggested Donation: $5–$10/per person.

Pizza lunch is available by PRE-ORDER only! Sign up to attend & order your lunch now at https://goo.gl/PNXFK5 For more information please contact Norma Gaffin (gaffin. norma@gmail.com) or Allison Page (allisonpage@rcn.com) . Volunteers are needed—please let us know if you would like to lend a hand during the event.

Snacks will be provided, raffle prizes will be won, and prizes will be awarded! Attendees from the Religious School will earn 1 CJE! This is not a drop-off event— parents need to attend with their children.

USY Disco in the Garber Sukkah

Religious School students at Kumsitz

Pre-School Billy Dalwin Pre-School (BDPS) & Kaytana Notes In November, Expertise.com evaluated 127 preschools to create a hand-picked list of the seven best preschools in Boston. They scored preschools on more than 25 variables across five categories, analyzed the results and selected Billy Dalwin Pre-School as one of their top picks! As we enter the thirtieth year of the Pre-School we feel especially proud of this recognition and will continue to work toward this standard of excellence as we go from strength to strength. Throughout the year Billy Dalwin Pre-School offers programs especially geared to the interests and abilities of the children in the different age groups that we serve. In this article and in future editions of Ha H.odesh, we will highlight some of those enrichment opportunities. One of the signature programs for our oldest students is Torah Time, an interactive experience that engages children in Torah learning using short plays, songs, flannel board stories and movement activities. Torah Time begins immediately after Simh.at Torah and is held every Friday morning. After the children are introduced to the weekly parasha, I involve them in a conversation that promotes an important message or value in the story and we discuss questions that they have. I am consistently impressed by the level of interest and the depth of the students’ questions and comments. Linna Ettinger, assistant director of the Early Childhood Institute of Hebrew College and former teacher at the BDPS, helped to develop our Torah Time program. Linna also created written materials for parents to help support their children’s learning each week. Linna’s comments continue to reflect our philosophy and purpose. “The goal of Torah Time is not to impose a specific set of beliefs or practices; rather it is to expose our children to the richness of Bible stories and the important values that Torah can teach us. There is always room for broad interpretation and all opinions are respected.” If you would like to watch Torah come alive through the eyes of a four year old, come join us! Call the Pre-School office for the timing. On Tuesday evening, December 3 from 6-7 pm Billy Dalwin Pre-School families and Temple Emunah families with preschool-aged children will gather in the Rubinovitz Social Hall (Social Hall II) for our annual Sh’ma Pajama Party. Our program will include an art project, a bedtime story, a brief discussion about bedtime rituals, and a little learning about the Sh’ma with Rabbi Lerner. RSVP to the Pre-School office at 781-861-0708 so that we can be sure to have enough materials. Our event also includes a mitzvah opportunity: we ask that each family bring a toiletry item, washcloth or face towel with you. Those items will be donated to Second Step, a shelter for moms and kids. In mid-January the BDPS will host the first of three conversations for parents with young children. Each of these conversations will focus on ways to address challenging topics with your children. In January you will hear Samarrah Clayman, social worker and BDPS parent, read her new children’s book, Will Jax Be Home For Thanksgiving? Samarrah wrote this sensitive and beautifully illustrated book, based

upon her own family’s experience, to help other families with children who have been diagnosed with a brain tumor or other serious illness. The other two conversations will be held in February and March with dates and topics to be determined. Samarrah and I will co-facilitate all three discussions and I know that her professional training and experience as a mom of young children will add immeasurably to these sessions. We are offering two different times for this session so join us on Wednesday morning, January 22 from 9:15-10:30 or Tuesday evening, January 28 from 7:45-9. Contact the BDPS office to get more information or to RSVP. The Billy Dalwin Pre-School is already receiving applications for the 2020-2021 school year. Limited space is available for the current school year as well. If you would like more information or if you would like to schedule a visit to the Pre-School, please contact the Billy Dalwin Pre-School office at 781 861-0708. If you are interested in information for our Kaytana Summer Program 2021, brochures and applications will be available in January 2021. B’shalom, Shelley Rossman, Pre-School Director 781/861-0708; srossman@templeemunah.org

Billy Dalwin Pre-School (BDPS)

is now accepting applications for toddler & pre-school classes for the 2020–21 school year. Children may enroll in our half-day (9 am–1 pm) or full-day program (9 am–3:30 pm) Monday–Friday. Extended hours are available from 8–9 am daily and from 3:30–5:30 pm Monday–Thursday. The BDPS offers February & April Vacation Camps and

two-week June Fun Camp for enrolled students. For more information or to receive an application packet, please call Shelley at the Pre-School office (781/861-0708).

Pre-School / Decades Shabbat Billy Dalwin Pre-School

Open Houses for Prospective Families

Tuesday, December 17 Tuesday, January 14 Wednesday, February 5 8:15–9:30 am

Children and parents are invited to visit the Pre-School, meet our teachers, and have fun in the classrooms. Siblings are welcome. RSVPs are appreciated but walk-ins are welcome. Please RSVP to Shelley: srossman@templeemunah.org; 781-861-0708

Pilonim class members enjoy exploring the great outdoors during Teva Time.

Butcherie Fundraiser

Benefits 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 Billy Dalwin Pre-School Scholarship Fund will receive 5% of all cash and check sales and 3% of all credit card purchases. Thanks for your support!

Celebrate Emunah60 with aliyot by the decades! We will recognize Temple Emunah members once a month with a special blessing after an aliyah during Shabbat morning services. Following the aliyah, a member of that group will speak about his or her Emunah Experience. The celebration will continue during Kiddush with an Emunah60 Birthday Cake. In the coming year, there will be many opportunities to celebrate with us, as well as ways to support Emunah 60 activities. If you would like to support these occasions and give the Temple a 60th birthday gift, please donate to the Emunah60 Fund. All gift amounts welcome; everything will help make our year of celebrations more memorable. Donors will be recognized on a candle of our community birthday cake display to be posted soon! Coming Up: December 14—Members who joined 10-19 years ago (2000 -2009) January 4—Members who joined 20-29 years ago (1990-1999) February 1—Members who joined 30-39 years ago (1980-1989) Contact Elise Richman Ezekiel (erichmanezekiel@gmail.com) or Marilyn Weil-Abelman (mweila@aol.com) with any questions. RSVP to Robin Goldstein (robin.goldstein12@gmail.com) for your Shabbat month to let us know if you can attend. If you are not sure what year you joined Temple Emunah, please contact Alisa Billings: abillings@templeemunah.org.

At the Blessing of the Animalsthere were over 30 dogs of many breeds, three guinea pigs, a cat, a lizard, a turtle, a hamster, and a sheep!

Sisterhood Our 2019/20 year of Sisterhood is going strong. We had a fabulous Paid-Up Membership supper with over ninety members attending. Many thanks to Rabbi Kling Perkins who led us in discussion about the Sukkot holiday and enjoyed the festive dinner with us. Our PARTNERSHIP theme is working well. We are so happy that Sisterhood can partner with so many committees. We have many events in the future such as co-sponsoring initiatives with Adult Education, Family Education, the Religious School, the Membership Committee and the 55+ community. Our ability to provide financial support for these have helped Sisterhood to increase our participation while reaching out to more people in our diverse temple population. In November we had our signature dinner and a movie program featuring the film, “Cuba’s Forgotten Jewels”, a documentary of the Jews of Cuba. Many thanks to Joelle Gunther and all who helped make this event so successful. It’s wonderful when we fill a room with 130 guests who all walk away with such a wonderful feeling. On December 15 we will be having our second Community Breakfast Program with guest speaker Joni Schockett, who will speak on the topic “Welcome to America – and Thanks for Bringing the Bagels!” The following day, December 16, we have a Sisterhood Holiday Craft Night and dinner. Looking ahead to January/February 2020, make sure to Save the Date for our Dinner and a Movie (1/26/20); Mitzvah Day (2/2/20) where we will work with the religious school students in making fleece blankets to be delivered to Children’s Hospital, and our new Challah-day Baking Event (2/9/20). Finally, please also save the date of Sunday, March 22, for our Torah Fund brunch. Every year our Sisterhood honors a member of our organization who through her contributions has been instrumental to our Sisterhood and our temple. This honor comes with the special title “Light of Torah.” I am pleased to announce that our 2020 Light of Torah is Marcy Lidman. Marcy will be honored at our Torah Fund Brunch that morning. Our Sisterhood is a major contributor to the Torah Fund which is part of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism. This fund provides financial support to students at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano, and the Zacharias Frankel College. Each year our Sisterhood is given a goal, and last year we raised over $7,500 for this scholarship fund. After the new year, our Sisterhood will be promoting this event and ways that you can help honor Marcy as our Light of Torah.

In closing, I am thinking of the dates on my calendar that will keep me busy throughout the remainder of the year and into 2020. I hope you will mark your calendar for our wonderful Sisterhood programs. In the spirit of the holiday season and the upcoming new year, I wish everyone a happy and healthy 2020 and I look forward to seeing you at our Sisterhood programs. B’shalom, Janet Goldberg, Sisterhood President janet.goldberg2@verizon.net

Congratulations to

MARCY LIDMAN 2020 Light of Torah

Join Sisterhood to honor her at the

Torah Fund Brunch Sunday, March 22

Upcoming Sisterhood Events Community Breakfast Holiday Craft Night Dinner and a Movie Challah Baking

Sun, Dec. 15 at 9:45 am Mon, Dec. 16 at 6:30 pm Sun, Jan. 26 at 5:00 pm Sun, Feb. 9 at 2:00 pm Intergenerational fun in the Garber Sukkah

Brotherhood Brotherhood News Shalom H . averim! I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped make all of the Brotherhood’s efforts this High Holy Day season a success. For the Yizkor books, thanks to Howard Reubenstein and Paul Skerker for handling the printing and donations. Also, a thanks to everyone who came to help disassemble the books from last year and assemble the books for this year. Thank you to everyone who volunteered to serve as ushers during High Holy Day services. Thank you to Mo Diamant and Ed Willins for all of their hard work coordinating the ushers. A special thanks to Adam Samansky and Michael Roskind for all of their tireless efforts, especially during the High Holy Days. Thank you to everyone who came to help us put up, decorate, and take down the Garber Sukkah this year. Our sukkah even survived the intense wind and rain, due to its strong construction, and extra care taken by Mo Diamant and others. Last, but certainly not least, thank you to everyone who came to the Keeper of the Flame event on November 3 at Temple Israel in Sharon to help us honor Larry Marin. Thank you to Mo Diamant and everyone at the New England Region FJMC for helping to organize everything, and thank you to all who volunteered to help at the event. On the Sunday mornings of December 8, 15 and 22, we will be setting up and improving the giant Hanukkiyah. It takes a few hands to set up a 10’ tall Hanukkiyah, so any help is greatly appreciated. Contact Scott Lerman or me for more information. After the busy High Holy Day season, the Brotherhood’s next big event will be our annual Brew Fest on Sunday, December 15. We’ll start with a Brotherhood board meeting, which everyone is invited to attend. We’ll also have our Winter Meeting for our softball teams, so anyone who is interested in playing in the spring should join us. We’ll spend the rest of the afternoon with food, beer (brewing and tasting), and football. More details will be available soon. See you there! Looking to 2020, the World Wide Wrap and Supper Bowl Party will both be on Sunday, February 2, and the Passover Wine Sale and Man of the Year Dinner will be on Sunday, March 8. Have you been wondering what the Brotherhood is all about? Are you curious about attending Brotherhood events? Would you like to learn more? Feel free to reach out! Happy Winter! David Geisler, Brotherhood President

Sunday February 2

david.geisler@gmail.com

Upcoming Brotherhood Events Brew Fest World Wide Wrap Supper Bowl Party Passover Wine Sale Man of the Year Dinner

Sun, Dec. 15 at 9:30 am Sun, Feb. 2 at 8:30 am Sun, Feb. 2 at 6:00 pm Sun, March 8 at 10:00 am Sun, March 8 at 5:30 pm

Blessing of the Animals

Library Here are some of our latest additions to the Library:

Library News Did you know that our Library has an amazing collection of Yizkor books, memorial books that record the life and death of eastern European towns after the Holocaust? The names of those lost are listed, and descriptions and photographs of their daily life serve to keep their memory alive. They were originally compiled by survivors, often written in Yiddish and Hebrew (and usually published in Israel in the 1950s and 1960s). Emunah member Joel Alpert, as project coordinator for the Yizkor-Books-in-Print Project, has been instrumental in getting these books trans-lated into English, edited and published, as part of the JewishGen organization. Joel has generously donated a number of these valuable memorial books to the Emunah Library. The most recent ones are for Brody (Ukraine), Dvinsk (Latvia), Gostynin (Poland), and Nowy-Dwor (Poland). At right is a listing of the other towns in our collection. They are all shelved in the Rubenstein Wing of the Library, along with many older books about the Holocaust. All of them are available to be borrowed. Todah Rabah, Joel! We also want to thank longtime members Dave and Marge Becker for donating a copy of their son’s latest book G-d & Man: The Ultimate Plan. Richard attended our Hebrew School, and after a number of career and life changes, he has made aliyah to Israel. Now using his Hebrew name, Rafael Becker has written a guide to an 18th-century Italian philosopher’s work, Derech HaShem. The author, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, is known as Ramchal. The Jewish community throughout the world, including here in the United States, is facing a scary resurgence of antisemitism, from both the left and the right. We have two important new books on this issue, including Deborah Lipstadt’s book, reviewed on next page by Marilyn Tracey, and How to Fight Anti-Semitism, by Bari Weiss. These books will help you to discuss the topic with left- and right-wing opponents in an informed and reasonable way, and we highly recommend them. Marilyn is sending them to her grandson in college. The largest category of books in our Children’s collection is about Hanukkah. We recommend sharing a number of them with your children including the ever-popular Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins; The Chanukkah Guest; The Allof-a-Kind Family Hanukkah; The Story of Hanukkah (by David Adler); Latke, the Lucky Dog; Oskar and the Eight Blessings; Grover’s Eight Nights of Lights (Sesame Street); and Yitzi and the Giant Menorah. Many of these are award-winning books. Want to do a mitzvah? We need volunteers to help keep the Library running smoothly. Please contact Toni (email below) or Marci Hopkins (mdyhopkins@gmail.com) if you can help.

Children Babel, by Marc Lumer Ezra’s Big Shabbat Question, by Aviva L. Brown Goodnight Bubbala: A Joyful Parody, by Sheryl Haft The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust, by Karen Ruelle Hanukkah Bear, by Eric A. Kimmel In the Jerusalem Forest, by Devora Busheri The Parakeet Named Dreidel: A Picture Book, by Isaac Bashevis Singer Where Is Baby’s Dreidel? A Lift the-Flap Board Book, by Karen Katz Where Is Grandpa Dennis? by Michelle S. Abraham Youth The Brave Cyclist: The True Story of a Holocaust Hero, by Amalia Hoffman Chelm for the Holidays, by Valerie Estelle Frankel [72 pages] Kissing Ezra Holtz (And Other Things I Did for Science), by Brianna Shrum [288 pages] Adult Fiction The Book of Jeremiah: A Novel in Stories, by Julie Zuckerman [202 pages] An Unorthodox Match: A Novel, by Naomi Ragen [333 pages] The World That We Knew: A Novel, by Alice Hoffman [372 pages] Adult Nonfiction The Art of Leaving: A Memoir, by Ayelet Tsabari [320 pages] How to Fight Anti-Semitism, by Bari Weiss [210 pages] G-d & Man: The Ultimate Plan, by Rafael Moshe Becker [151 pages] Shuk: From Market to Table, the Heart of Israeli Home Cooking, by Einat Admony and Janna Gur [368 pages] Waste Not, Want Not Kosher Cookbook: Creative Ways to Serve Yesterday’s Meal, by Yaffa Fruchter [152 pages]

Yizkor Books (Poland = P) Brest-Litovsk (Belarus); Brichany (Moldova); Brzezin (P); Buczacz (Galicia); Ciechanow (P); Czenstochow (P); Dzialoszyce (P); Jaslo (P); Kozienice (P); Novogrudok (P);Orhei (Moldova); Podnajce (Ukraine); Rozana (Ukraine); Serock (P); Skala (P); Telekhan (Belarus); Yampol (Ukraine) and Yurburg (Lithuania) Happy Hanukkah! Toni Stechler (antonia.stechler@gmail.com)

Library / Ladle Fund Book Review

Ladle Fund Committee

Do you have an idea for a future Ladle Fund event? The Ladle Fund is currently seeking ideas for future As we send our young adult children or grandchildren events that you think will be fun, participatory, and will foster off to college or into the work field, away from the safe and community. Here is a list of the type of events that have been secure Jewish cocoon of family and temple, are we sending sponsored by the Ladle Fund: Theme Minyans, Soup Night, them off prepared to handle the onslaught of left-wing and Memories, Ha Parpar Storytelling Program, Mental Health right-wing groups preaching anti-Jewish and anti-Israel mesand Spirituality, Day at the Beach, Ice Cream Social, welcome sages? Our grandparents, parents, and many of us had to face Rabbi Kling Perkins. anti-semitism, whether here or abroad, but did any of us really The Ladle Fund Committee is actively engaged through expect what is now so prevalent after so many years of positive Terri Swartz-Russell in supporting the Temple Emunah60 attitudes toward Jews and Israel following WWII? birthday bash. There will be many activities during the birthDeborah E. Lipstadt has written day year to participate in and enjoy. a powerful book that brings us up If you’d like to contribute an idea, please email it to Arleen to date about what has been going Chase, Ladle Fund Co-Chair, at chasearleenr@gmail.com and on, especially in the past decade: it will be presented to the Ladle Fund Committee. The stelAntisemitism: Here and Now. Using lar advisory committee membership includes: Ben Brosgol, letters from an imagined college David Ezekiel, Fred Ezekiel (founder), Robin Goldstein, Joelle student and an imagined colleague, Gunther, Bob Russman-Halperin, Judy Lipperman, Helen she answers questions with a clarity Marcus, Joe Nissenbaum, Linda Skolnik, Terri Swartz-Russell, and understanding of the issues and Meli Solomon, Arleen Chase. origins of this resurgence. Lipstadt Arleen Chase and Fred Ezekiel, Ladle Fund Co-Chairs is currently a Dorot Professsor of History at Emory University and earned her bona fides when she was What you put in the pot, sued for libel by David Irving, one of the known Holocaust comes out in the ladle! deniers, and won this lawsuit. You, the reader, may feel “Well, I read the newspaper and watch TV news and commentaries and know all about what Peace of Mind Program: January 25 is happening on this subject.” But … that’s before reading this book. Writing in a user-friendly style, Professor Lipstadt lays Peace of Mind is an Israeli not-for-profit which provides out just what is going on “out there” from both the left and time and space for IDF combat veterans to process their combat the right. Her words are backed up with an index and notes experiences in a supportive environment, including a week and she manages in a not so subtle way to supply rebuttals to spent hosted in a Jewish community outside of Israel. some of the outrageous claims made against American Jews Peace of Mind program participants have all served and Jews around the world. together in an IDF high-risk combat unit. Many still have I found it was a difficult book to put down. I never sensed memories of their traumatic moments in battle. Often unacany stridency in her writing and yet at times the things she knowledged, these experiences shape their day-to-day lives, annotated made me stop reading and pause, with sadness at their families, their relationships, and their professional lives. the place we are now in vis-a-vis antisemitism. As she writes, Peace of Mind gives them the tools they need to build on their “Is it a capitalized word? Hyphenated? etc. However it is writresilience and grow as men, husbands, and fathers. ten, we must deal with it and in my opinion, she offers some We are thrilled to be hosting soldiers and staff from Peace of valuable ways to do so. A must-read book. [222 pages] Mind at Temples Emunah and Isaiah the week of January 19-26. Marilyn Tracey On Saturday, January 25, they will be speaking during Shabbat Antisemitism: Here and Now, by Deborah E. Lipstadt

services and will be doing a Q/A session after Kiddush. We believe the experience will strengthen and deepen the bonds between our congregations and Israel, and among ourselves, as well as provide meaningful assistance to IDF veterans. The Lexington POM Steering Committee Yael & Eyal Dvir, Maya Katz, Harvey Lowell, Elana Markovitz, Lorri Owades, Jill Smilow, Rabbi David Wolfman

Left: David Ezekiel, guest reader for the Library, reads to Kitah Bet.

Rabbi (Continued from page 1) it at a young age and hope it will remain with us throughout our lives. Walking is healthy. Science teaches us that walking every day improves our health – go on a walk after a meal or when you are feeling stressed to help calm yourself. Walking can help you heal – after surgery, we are told to try to walk as soon as possible to accelerate our recovery. Walking is also embedded in our tradition. Traditionally, the Shabbat Queen was welcomed by walking outside to escort her into the Friday night service (now, we usually just stand and turn around) and at the end of Shabbat, there is a custom to have a melaveh malkah (accompanying the Queen) – an additional meal or celebration to escort (from the verb – lelavot, to accompany) the Shabbat Queen back home. Walking is found in our lifecycle events. At the brit, the baby is walked into the room held by the kvatter/in. At the wedding, there is often a walking wedding procession and the partners walk around each other seven times, creating a sacred circle of holiness. And finally, at the end of life, we mourn by walking together. In fact, the word for a funeral in Hebrew is “levayah” from the word “lelavot,” which means “to accompany, to escort or to walk.” Just as the deceased walked with us during her or his lifetime, we walk with them at the end of theirs. There is something so viscerally powerful about this walking – soft steps taken together, ushered by the ancient words of the Psalmist for support. This walking is unlike any other. Ritualized walking occurs after the interment as well when the mourners are consoled between the two lines of family and friends. This tunnel of compassion helps to sustain them at this vulnerable time. And then the walking is transformed at the end of the mourning period. When shiva concludes, we lift the mourner up from this period, by going for...a walk. Normally, we walk around the block, around the neighborhood or around one’s

home. I have walked with mourners on the last morning of shiva, leaving their home to process through their street or sometimes, walking around the shul. That walk contains so much – the sadness of the loss and the hope for the ability to heal and move forward. Post-shiva walking with another person is intimate and bonding, especially at that moment. This notion of walking with someone to support them can be so meaningful and transformational, deepening a relationship when that support is so desperately needed. Walking or even standing with someone conveys love in such a powerful manner. Along this vein, I want to offer two ideas that may be helpful for our community. First, a custom that is derived from the mourning rituals of walking with someone is to stand with the mourner for Kaddish. In our community where our practice is to have only the mourners stand and recite the Mourner’s Kaddish, it may be nice for spouses and children to stand with their loved ones as they recite these sacred words. I have seen spouses doing this with their partners as well as children standing with their parents. While the other family members do not recite the words, their standing becomes a moment of love, solidarity, and intense support. It is a simple, symbolic act that says “I stand with you at this moment.” On a less somber note, standing when your parent, partner or grandparent has an aliyah is a Sephardic practice. Again, this may be another custom that is worthy of consideration. Here, the standing supports the family bond in a happy moment, teaching respect and building connection. How do we walk with God? By walking with humility and offering support for those who need it most. By “being there” for them in times of transition as they move from one stage of life to the next. By creating and reinforcing bonds of love and friendship. Rabbi David Lerner

On a brisk and beautiful November Sunday, over 100 Emunah-ites gathered on our new courtyard for our first annual “Blessing the Animals” We sang “Rise and Shine” (in honor of the Torah Reading - Parashat Noah, which was the day before), we discussed the Jewish perspective on treating animals with kindness and introduced our furry friends. We also remembered some pets who had passed away. Thank you to everyone for making this such a wonderful event and to Geoff Jarbeau who was our resident veterinarian. If you missed it, join us next year!

Yahrzeits The following loved ones will be remembered at our worship services in the coming months: Dec 1 Nathan Cutler Father of Krana Rosen Dr. Samuel Perlmutter Father of Burt Perlmutter Dec 2 Helen Drellich Mother of David Drellich Gloria Karoll Mother of Doreen Karoll Harold Richman Father of Elise Richman Ezekiel Dolly Wasserman Mother-in-law of Maxine Wasserman Dec 3 Ruth Chernoff Mother of Barbara Galler Betty Schwartz Mother of Ruth Antonoff Dec 4 Richard Michelson Husband of Barbara Michelson Father of Eric Michelson, Jerold Michelson, and Rhonda Solomon Goldie Pressman Mother of Robert Pressman Anita Sperling Roos Mother of Daniel Roos Allen Stein Father of Sharon Stein Dec 5 Ruth Bosin Sister of David Laredo Charles Kress Father of Arthur Kress and Cheryl Lowenthal Henry Licht Father of John Stayn Isaac Schub Father of Irina Zeylikman Norton Seltzer Father of Judith Zola Dec 6 Jutta Fader Sister-in-law of Linda Laredo Bessie Liberman Mother of Robert Liberman Minnie Palant Mother-in-law of Barbara Palant Joanna Rawlings Sister of Robert Frankel Jack Rinker Father of Barbara Hantman Alfred Simon Father of Susan Stering Abraham Tuzman Father of Judith Kliger

Dec 7 Elizabeth Hollander Mother of Charles Hollander Annie Kossoi Mother-in-law of Gershon Goldberg Rose Lowenthal Mother of Sheldon Lowenthal Fannie Pearl Grandmother of Shirley Moskow Sylvia Rinker Zuckerman Mother of Barbara Hantman Dec 8 Alberta Chase Mother of Arleen Chase Florence Cofman Mother of Lucille Krichmar Dorothy Lider Mother of Carol Thrope Rosalind Sadow Mother of Carolyn Leshin Suzette Weyl Mother of Guy Weyl Dec 9 Marion Feldman Mother of Bobbi Tornheim Harriet Rosenberg Mother of Michael Rosenberg William Schwartz Father of Ruth Antonoff Dec 10 Lesser Paley Father of Marcia Camac Evelyn Silver Mother of Alan Silver Frieda White Sister of Phyllis Blumberg Dec 11 Linda Abromson Mother of Leslie Sherman Ruth Belkin Mother-in-law of Charles Brecher Roberta Brecher Wife of Charles Brecher Harold Ingram Uncle of Sandra Levine Joseph Rothstein Brother-in-law of Marvin Menzin Norman Tavan Father of Steve Tavan Dec 12 Louis Ablove Grandfather of Michael Ablove Abe Bobrow Father of Mark Bobrow Olav Cook Father of Christopher Cook Esther Cooper Mother of Sheila Frankel Herbert Glantz Father of Carol Glantz

Grete Hirsch Mother of Susan Menitoff Roberte Levy Grandmother of Guy Weyl Abraham Shnidman Father of David Shnidman Rita Speier Mother of E. Susan Garsh Dec 13 Paul Bain Father of Susan Wilner Minnie Becker Mother of David Becker Michael Gampel Father of Sonia Mirkin Rose Glantz Mother of Freyda Zieff Harvey Solomon Uncle of Phyllis Fish Elsie Zabelle Mother of Elaine Wiesen Max Zelermyer Father of Mark Zelermyer Dec 14 Tina Brooks Mother of Ted Brooks Ella Kaufman Grandmother of Laura Jarbeau Howard Menzin Brother of Marvin Menzin Rachael Sonkina Mother of Irina Zeylikman Shirley Zorn Grandmother of Amy Goldminz Dec 15 Sunny Greenspan Mother of Jennifer Hurwitz David Soloway Father of Edward Soloway Elsie Wiesen Mother of Jeffrey Wiesen Dec 16 Michael Klein Grandfather of M. Jane Epstein Cecelia Moskowitz Mother of Elyssa Towers Faye Rosenbaum Wife of Ronald Rosenbaum Manuel Slate Brother of David Slate Dec 17 Charles Bernstein Grandfather of Matthew Stephenson Gertrude Kravetz Mother of Janet Hollander Ruth Wasoff Mother of Mona Grabel Dec 18 Kathy Brailove Sister of Paul Chernick

Mildred Rothmel Mother of Ethel Rothmel Dec 19 Fanette Cantor Mother of Barbara Palant Gladys Fine Mother of Thomas Fine Andrew Hasenfeld Brother of Robin Hasenfeld Robert Natkin Father of Lissa Natkin Don Picarro Friend of Harvey Lowell Dec 20 Carol Chomsky Sister-in-law of Sylvia Schatz Wendy Clayton Wife of Aaron Clayton Mother of Elianna Clayton and Michal Clayton Harriet Eisenstein Mother of Davette Abkowitz Norman Halperin Husband of Minna Halperin Father of Robert RussmanHalperin Louis Shapiro Grandfather of Robert Gordon Dec 21 Henry Dan Father of Ervin Dan Mildred Ettelson Mother of Linda Kimerling Esther Green Mother of Georgia Weinstein Ruth Katz Mother of Joyce Nelson Dec 23 Irwin Bernstein Father of Brian Bernstein Gabriel Diamant Father of Morris Diamant Herman Greenbaum Grandfather of Ellen Laderman Betsy Kardon Mother of Len Kardon Seymour Moskowitz Father of Elyssa Towers Bernard Olshansky Stepfather of Catharyn Gildesgame Celia Pearlstein Grandmother of David Geller Samuel Porton Grandfather of Martin Thrope Mary Yaffee Mother of Jane Singer Dec 24 Phyllis Nerenberg Mother of Anna Nerenberg Alan Zimmer Brother of Barbara Wissoker

Dec 25 Israel Diamond Father of Margo Zelermyer Lewis Levitt Husband of Reva Levitt Father of Rana Hebert Helen Noveck Mother of Sylvia Handler Dec 26 Daniel Camac Grandson of Marcia Camac Elliot Case Father of Miriam Librach Anna Klatskin Mother of Edith Kaplan Rudolphe Moos Father of Eveline Weyl Dec 27 Steven Bang Nephew of Charlotte Kupiec Nathan Black Father of Lawrence Liederman Helene Levin Mother of Lyubov Girshovich Dec 28 Henry Brown Father of Wendy Damsky Lilah Groisser Mother of Susan Lipson Bess Jacobs Mother of Harold Miller-Jacobs Zelda Kramer Grandmother of Zelda Cohen Dec 29 Saul Bergman Father of Naomi Kielar Sam Greenberg Grandfather of Sharon Smith Walter Tauber Brother of Stephen Tauber Dec 30 David Bruss Father of Kenneth Bruss Jacob Morgenstern Grandfather of Philip Wachsler Dec 31 Lillian Frankel Mother of Robert Frankel Israel Greenberg Grandfather of Julie Greenberg Rose Simon Mother of Susan Stering Jan 1 Dorothy Grady Mother of Shaun Grady Barbara Pineles-Grossman Mother of Steven Grossman Moshe Schwarzberg Father of Henry Schwarzberg Samuel Sheldon Father of Allen Sheldon (continued on page 20)

Yahrzeits Jan 2 Mary Cherny Grandmother of Miriam Boucher Saul Soffar Father of Cindy Jacobs Esther Stoler Mother of Sue Wacks Sidney Traub Father of Terry Traub Max Wieselthier Uncle of Alice Gordon Jan 3 Beatrice Foster Mother-in-law of Gloria Foster H. Bernard Liberty Uncle of Terri Swartz Russell Cynthia Kovey Powell Sister of Gail Taylor Bertha Wissoker Mother of Richard Wissoker Jan 4 Betty Levitt Mother of Alisa Billings George Peretsman Stepfather of Ellen Baum Hannah Rotner Aunt of Alice Gordon William Russell Father of David Russell Melvin Schreibman Father of Phillip Schreibman Minnie Seiden Grandmother of Suzanne Cooper Louis Zuerndorfer Father-in-law of Rae Zuerndorfer Jan 5 Henrietta Canter Mother of Mark Canter Ruth Hurwitz Mother of Daniel Hurwitz Israel Kornitsky Father of Rosalind Segaloff Barnett Laderman Grandfather of Ellen Laderman Myrna Todd Cousin of Robert Warshawer Kenneth Tucker Husband of Marsha Tucker Max Wasserman Father-in-law of Maxine Wasserman Jan 6 Rose Goldberg Mother of Harold Goldberg Amalie Katz Grandmother of Katharine Hermann-Wu Esther Milgram Mother of Marsha Stark Max Rosenbaum Father of Ronald Rosenbaum Abraham Wolk Father of Sidney Wolk

Jan 7 Samuel Babchuck Grandfather of Laura Jarbeau Benjamin Chessman Father of Daniel Chessman Harriet Lake Mother of Debra Sheldon Harold Miller Father of Sandy Miller-Jacobs Jan 8 Nettie Burns Mother of Rae Zuerndorfer Betty Levison Grandmother of Julie Levison William Palant Father-in-law of Barbara Palant Marc Weinstein Brother of Clifford Weinstein Jan 9 Joan Feuer Mother of Barbara Rosenbaum Thomas Kaplan Brother of Donald Kaplan Joseph Kaufman Father of Howard Kaufman Samuel Klein Uncle of Margaretha Jacobson Vicki Leipner Mother of Carol Srebnick Allen Misiph Father of Natalie Gornstein Jan 10 Nathan Alpert Father of Irwin Alpert Irwin Andler Father of Lawrence Andler Robert Fisher Father of Arthur Fisher Anna K. Narva Mother of Lillian Cohen and Betty Friedman Barney Pearlman Father of Valerie Seidman Jan 11 Yolanda Bleich Grandmother of Lauren Bleich Eva Brostoff Mother of Carolyn Lichtenstein Hugh Flynn Father of Maureen Kaplan Hiram Paley Brother of Marcia Camac Uncle of Ann Ben-Horin Benjamin Rubinovitz Father of Samuel Rubinovitz Jan 12 Victor Harris Father of Elizabeth Pressman Max Polonsky Father of Pearl Lewis Clarice Pressner Mother of Bruce Dalwin

Arlene Redstone Sister of Betsy Nissenbaum David Speicher Husband of Laurie Speicher Gerald Stechler Husband of Antonia Stechler Ilya Veksler Father of Elena Gorlovsky Jan 13 Paul Abkowitz Brother-in-law of Lorraine Abkowitz Rebecca Ackerman Grandmother of Alan Musnikow Henry Berger Father of Robert Berger Shaoul Ezekiel Brother of Frederick Ezekiel Uncle of David Ezekiel Dick Hess Father of Pam Hess Victor Himber Husband of Judith Himber Howard Katz Brother of Joyce Nelson Isadore Kornblum Grandfather of Sandra Levine Lillian Kuhn Mother of Denise Kuhn Irma Mass Mother of Charlotte Kupiec Norton Zieff Husband of Freyda Zieff Jan 14 William Altman Father of Alan Altman Herbert Behrmann Husband of Vivian Cohen Stepfather of Marcia Lidman Meir Ben-Horin Father of Gideon Ben-Horin Abraham Goldman Father of Marsha Soloway Henry Hasenfeld Father of Robin Hasenfeld Abraham Klatskin Brother of Edith Kaplan David Liederman Brother of Lawrence Liederman Lou Sandler Father of David Sandler Jan 15 Isadore L Kovey Father of Gail Taylor Scott Meyerson Brother of Roni Woods Fanny Pildis Rubin Aunt of Marilyn Tracey Norman Seltzer Husband of Dorothy Seltzer

Jan 16 Helen Horowitz Sister of Rae Zuerndorfer Sarah Jacobson Mother-in-law of Margaretha Jacobson Elliott Keller Father of Carolyn Keller Abraham Kroopnick Father-in-law of John Stayn Henry Wachsler Grandfather of Philip Wachsler Meyer Waldman Father of Jane Aronson Bess Zimmer Mother of Barbara Wissoker Jan 17 Leonard Hurwitz Father of Daniel Hurwitz Jonathan Krant Husband of Tamar Krant Polly Krichmar Mother-in-law of Lucille Krichmar Hyman Seiden Grandfather of Suzanne Cooper Marilyn Tarmy Sister of Arnold Tarmy Jan 18 Margaret A. Garvey Mother of Margaret Moses Dorothy Kerstein Mother of Larry Kerstein Bessie Ledewitz Mother of Phyllis Blumberg Henry Walter Schwenk Stepfather of Paul Morgenstern Jan 19 Henry Delfiner Husband of Barbara Delfiner Father of Hannah Delfiner Jan 20 Harriet Blumenthal Mother of Eileen Kahan Harold Briskin Uncle of Marsha Tucker Barnet Lieberman Father of Sylvia Schatz Sylvia Rosenbaum Mother of Ronald Rosenbaum Steven R. Teitelbaum Son of Ken and Madeline Teitelbaum Jan 21 Rose Aptakin Grandmother of Harvey Lowell Suzan Davis Mother of Sinai Davis Marion Feldman Mother of Judith Feldman

Jan 22 Benjamin Ledewitz Father of Phyllis Blumberg Lila Rifken Pearlman Sister of Valerie Seidman Jean Presser Grandmother of Ellen Mazow Stella Schwarzberg Mother of Henry Schwarzberg Edith Wiland Mother of Paulette Binder Jan 23 Vera Feigelson Mother of Thelma Marin Dolores Polakoff Cousin of Lois Bruss Frances Warshawer Mother of Robert Warshawer Jan 24 Harry Friedlander Grandfather of Louis Stuhl Dorothy Ginsburg Mother of Beth Levine Rose Littman Grandmother of Stuart Jacobson Rose Soloway Mother of Edward Soloway Walter Strauss Father of Linda Goulston Jan 25 Phyllis Arakie Grandmother of Alisa KotlerBerkowitz Marion Barros Sister-in-law of Sylvia Schatz Bessie Kaplan Mother of Marlene Karshbaum Elsie Levin Mother of Howard Levin Clara Miller Mother of Sandy Miller-Jacobs Jan 26 Frederick Bufe Father of Janet Plotkin Charles Cohen Father of Norman Cohen Lillian Pildus Escor Mother of Marilyn Tracey Grandmother of Michael Tracey Lillian Ross Sister-in-law of David Slate Lawrence Zirkin Father of Sharon Zirkin-Dagan Sylvia Zirkin Mother of Sharon Zirkin-Dagan Jan 27 I. Joel Abromson Father of Leslie Sherman Ruth Kroopnick Mother-in-law of John Stayn Lillian Lerman Mother of Stuart Lerman

Yahrzeits Simon Leshin Grandfather of Stewart Leshin Gerard Moskowitz Father of Naomi Brooks Judith Sumner Mother of Howard Sumner Jan 28 Priscilla Fishman Mother of Leora Fishman Saul Geller Grandfather of David Geller Judith Moskowitz Mother of Naomi Brooks Edwin Reder Father of Richard Reder Jan 29 Bertha Ablove Grandmother of Michael Ablove Celia Goldberg Mother of Gershon Goldberg Miriam Katzman Aunt of Barbara Palant Helen Lion Zieken Oppaser Mother of Rudolf Lion Jacob Stark Father of Philip Stark Jan 30 Albert Hoffman Father of Rose-Billie Canter Jonah Miller Father of Bonnie Levy Ida Wacks Mother of Jerry Wacks Jan 31 Dorothy Marshall Mother of Jeffrey Marshall Alfred Zenner Father of Sylvie Haffer Feb 1 Arthur Blumberg Husband of Phyllis Blumberg Father of Lester Blumberg Judith Epstein Mother of Stacie Simon Joseph Golden Father of Ilene Weiner Ethel Menitoff Mother of Paul Menitoff Barney Mironer Father of Alan Mironer Morton Narva Brother of Lillian Cohen and Betty Friedman Feb 2 Joseph Jacobson Father-in-law of Margaretha Jacobson Julius Schrager Father of Daniel Schrager

Feb 3 Harry Aptakin Grandfather of Harvey Lowell Joseph Koren Father of Annette Koren Harry Lerner Father of Deanna Wolk Arthur Witzer Father of Evan Fray-Witzer Geoffrey Zola Husband of Judith Zola Father of Rebbecca, Zachary and Sarah Zola Feb 4 Gussie Alper Mother-in-law of Charleen Alper Bernard Feuer Father of Barbara Rosenbaum Alvin Goldsmith Father of Pamela Goldstein Dorothy Greenberg Aunt of Benjamin Brosgol Yoav Kupiec Son of Israel and Charlotte Kupiec Bessie Leipner Grandmother of Carol Srebnick Feb 5 Hershel Bromberg Father-in-law of Carol Bromberg Max Streit Grandfather of Miriam Sadofsky Feb 6 Edna Brick Mother-in-law of Phyllis Brick Allen Bromberg Brother-in-law of Carol Bromberg S. George Bromberg Husband of Carol Bromberg Anne Isky Grandmother of Sandra Levine Doris Rubenstein Mother of Sidney Rubenstein Ruth Sandals Mother-in-law of Alan Mironer Feb 7 Nathan Burstyn Father of Don Burstyn Leonore Miller Mother of Ellen Mazow Feb 8 Herbert Abkowitz Brother-in-law of Lorraine Abkowitz Mary Cutler Mother of Krana Rosen Harry Goldberg Father of Phyllis Sokolov Samuel Leader Father of Barbara Newman Diane Lindner-Goldberg Stepmother of David Goldberg Aunt of Dan Pion Harold Lipseir

Husband of Frances Lipseir Esther Waldman Mother of Jane Aronson Lillian Wisnia Mother of Jeffry Wisnia Feb 9 Esther Goldman Mother of Leon Goldman Morris Kravetz Father of Janet Hollander Robert Pressner Brother of Bruce Dalwin Barbara Quatrano Mother of Stephen Quatrano Beatrice Strauss Mother of Linda Goulston Samuel Yousha Grandfather of Esther Hausman Feb 10 Gabriel Hausner Father of Buzz Hausner Lillian Karmazin Mother of Michele Karmazin Inabeth Miller Mother of Scott Miller Jack Neustadt Father of Paul Neustadt Ilene Rubin Mother of Lisa Gualtieri Ellissa Wasserman Granddaughter of Maxine Wasserman Feb 11 Shirley Jordan Mother of Harmon Jordan William Littman Grandfather of Stuart Jacobson Ann Muldorf Mother of Jennifer Klein Mark Reder Brother of Richard Reder Ruth Rosenbaum Mother of Charles Rosenbaum Samuel Tassel Brother-in-law of Janet Tassel Feb 12 Leah Cowen Mother of Barbara Labitt Elka Handwerker Mother of Jacob Handwerker Samuel Lewis Father-in-law of John Stayn Debra Rosenbaum Daughter of Ronald Rosenbaum Ida Trusten Mother of Phyllis Udell Karmi Wand Stepfather of Leon Gunther Father-in-law of Joelle Gunther Brian Weinronk Brother of Stan Weinronk

Feb 13 Mark Albert Father of Gila Appleby Sophie Fine Mother of Judith Wisnia Bella Greenfield Grandmother of Donna Upson Correia Feb 14 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 15 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 of Alvin Wolfe Feb 16 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 17 Ingrid Andersson Mother of Margaretha Jacobson Eva Gordon Mother of Neal Gordon Julius Gordon Father of Neal Gordon Sylvia Weiser Mother of Neil Weiser Feb 18 Fannie Abramsky Grandmother of Jerome Smith Henry J. Fuller Father of Steffen Fuller Beatrice Miller Mother of Susan Wolfe

Judith F. Perlman Mother of Benjamin Perlman Feb 19 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 Feb 20 Elinor Baker Sister-in-law of Howard Kaufman Norma Friedburg Sister of Linda Goulston Joan I. Karmazin Aunt of Michele Karmazin Harry Arthur Liederman Father of Lawrence Liederman Ruth Pearl Paller Mother of Joan Bines Frieda Tabak Mother-in-law of Robert Berger Feb 21 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 22 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 23 Sam Capparelli Father-in-law of Nancy Capparelli (continued on page 22)

Yahrzeits / Family Table Victor Ingram Father of Sandra Levine Florence Rothmel Aunt of Ethel Rothmel Ida Shapiro Mother of Linda Tarmy Feb 24 George Bleich Grandfather of Lauren Bleich 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 25 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 26 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 27 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 28 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 of Richard Wissoker Harry Wolfe Father of Mitchell Wolfe Darrell Zaslow Brother of Michael Zaslow

Feb 29 Bronislava Aronson Mother of Yury Girshovich Michael Chessman Brother of Daniel Chessman 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 Ben Paller Father of Joan Bines Helen Singer Grandmother of Doreen Grossman

Family Table Kol HaKavod – A Job Well Done! We are most grateful for the support and contributions of many bags of rice and boxes of crackers on Kol Nidre. The congregation was most generous and the people receiving our donations from Jewish Family & Children’s Services Family Table benefited from your bringing food on Kol Nidre. A very loud shout out to the Franzen Family (Miriam and Kurt) for collecting all the food from the temple and bringing it to JF&CS for their October 27th distribution. It was a huge task to take all of the boxes and bags from the overflowing baskets and load all of the food into their cars. The Franzens are amazing supporters of Family Table and we are so appreciative of their ongoing contributions. We continue to need small bags of brown rice and small boxes of whole wheat crackers for the next distribution. If you would like to participate in the packing of food and delivery please contact Lisa Katz Lkatz@jfcsboston.org, 781-693-5593 at JF&CS. You will need to have a current CORI application in order to deliver food directly to families.

the Social Action Committee- Family Table- we will purchase the food for you. We welcome cash donations, food donations and of course your donated time to enable those less fortunate than we are to benefit from healthy foods. According to a recent email from JF&CS’s Family Table we learned that they receive fresh produce from the Greater Boston Food Bank and during the growing season, they partner with the Boston Area Gleaners (BAG), a local rescue organization, to receive the excess bounty of nearby farms. In fact, the Jewish community provides more than 60% of the food Family Table distributes.

If you would like to donate gluten free pasta, crackers, cereal, soy, rice or almond milk, peanut butter without sugar and nut free butters feel free to drop off these items and we The following are upcoming dates for packing and deliverwill deliver them too. They would be in addition to our regular ing food: December 15, January 2, February 23, March 15, April monthly commitment of rice and crackers. 5, May 10, June 7 and July 12. The packing is from 10-11:45 am We hope that everyone has a good holiday season and at the main offices of JF&CS: 1430 Main St., Waltham. It’s a that you continue to perform the mitzvot that you do to help wonderful opportunity for families to work side by side knowpeople receiving food from Family Table. ing that they are helping those in our community in need of some extra assistance. Children are welcome to pack and Todah rabah, deliver as well as teenagers and adults. Family Table Coordinators: You can help us meet our goal of 110 boxes of brown rice and 110 boxes by dropping food off when you come to temple for a meeting or minyan. If you prefer to make a donation to

Nancy Lefkowitz nancylef@usa.net 781-696-2085 Michelle Abramson mhabramson@gmail.com Mark Abramson mra4271@gmail.com 781- 861-7152

Donations The congregation gratefully acknowledges the following contributions: Beautification

In memory of: Marilyn Liederman, beloved wife of Larry Liederman Ralph & Helen Zelinsky Melvin Labitt, beloved husband of Barbara Labitt Phyllis Goldman

Billy Dalwin Preschool

In thanksgiving of David Geller’s kindess and excellence Joel & Margaret Moses

Building

In memory of Beverly and M. James Pion, beloved parents of Dan Pion Lois & Ken Bruss

Family Table

In honor of Joel Alpert on his 75th birthday Adina Alpert Sivan & Scott Ehrlich

General

In honor of: Cliff and Georgia Weinstein, on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary Cynthia Cohen Daniel Speicher and Libby Levine’s marriage Margo & Rick Reder Fred Ezekiel, on the publication of his memoir David & Marlene Sheena Joel and Elaine Shwimer’s 50th wedding anniversary Cynthia Cohen Miriam Chernick’s marriage to Caleb Bushner Margo & Rick Reder Nathan Gaffin on becoming a Bar Mitzvah Arleen Chase Our new Assistant Rabbi, Leora Kling Perkins Margo & Rick Reder Richard Gilman’s special birthday Marsha & Ed Soloway Sharon Levin for going above and beyond the call of duty! Lynne Babchuck The marriage of Mira Chernick to Caleb Bushner Alice & Marty Gordon Happy Birthday to a special friend Zelda & Ben Cohen In appreciation of: Rabbi Lerner Laurie Speicher Temple Emunah Judd Levingston L’Shanah Tovah to: Francine & Arnold, Judy & Allan, Madeline & Ken, Rabbi Kling Perkins & family, Rabbi Lerner & family, Rosalind & Harvey Amira & Steven Aaron

In memory of: Ann Mabuchi, beloved mother, mother-inlaw and grandmother of Scott, Julia, Nora and Phoebe Mabuchi Alan & Leslie Sherman Arthur Orenberg, beloved father and grandfather, with deepest sympathies Marcia Camac Beverly Finkelstein Pion, beloved mother of Dan Pion and grandmother of Alexis, Sara and Rebecca Toni Golen Debbie & Allen Sheldon Robert Goldberg Haim Ifrah, beloved brother of Miriam Sidman Linda & Larry Abramson Jason Taylor, beloved husband of Gail Taylor Carolyn & Mark Lichtenstein Marlene, Bob, Bonnie & Stephen Karshbaum Ron & Sandy Levy Susan & David Shnidman Marilyn Liederman, beloved wife of Larry Julian Lander Melvin Labitt, beloved husband of Barbara Marilyn Tracey Robert Dangel, beloved brother of Steve Dangel Dawn & Michael Rosenberg William “Bob” Wilkinson, beloved husband of Marlene Karshbaum The Myerow Family

Hineni Committee

In memory of Beverly Pion, beloved mother of Dan Pion Margo & Rick Reder

Holy Book Fund

In memory of: Barbara Srebnick, beloved mother of David Srebnick Gladys & Morris Weiner, beloved parents of Ann Chait and beloved grandfather of David Chait Haim Ifrah, beloved brother of Miriam Sidman Joel & Margaret Moses

Israel Committee

In honor of: The Bat Mitzvah of your granddaughter, and our friendship The birth of Steve & Laura Krich’s grandson Esther Rosenman-Hochman & Richard Hochman Mike Rosenberg’s special birthday Sandra & Ralph Levine Scott Miller’s birthday Shelley Pack

Kiddush

In honor of welcoming Rabbi Kling Perkins to Temple Emunah Marcy & Ed Lidman

Ladle Fund

In honor of: Fred Ezekiel on the publication of his memoir Margolia Gilson Elliot Gerberg David & Krana Rosen In appreciation of Marcia Carmac Phyllis Brick In memory of: Analee Bang, beloved sister of Charlotte Kupiec Haim Ifrah, beloved brother of Miriam Sidman David & Krana Rosen Jason Taylor, beloved husband of Gail Taylor Deanna & Sidney Wolk

Landscaping

In honor of: Welcoming Rabbi Kling Perkins to Temple Emunah Daniel Speicher and Libby Levine’s marriage Ken and Lois Bruss, on their son Andrew’s engagement to Jaclyn Mosher The birth of Sam Silverman’s great-granddaughter, Ayla Grace Sharon & Jerome Smith Ruth and Mike Super on the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Dina Barbara Palant Happy Birthday to Rebecca Benson and Arthur Kreiger Evelyn Benson In memory of: Arnold Heiger, beloved father of Wendy Bernays Barbara Srebnick, beloved mother of David Srebnick Jerome & Sharon Smith Beverly Pion, beloved mother of Dan Pion David Musikant, beloved brother of Laura Musikant-Weiser Barbara Palant

Library

In honor of: Daniel Speicher and Libby Levine’s marriage David & Krana Rosen In memory of: Debbie Kraft Sinai Patricia Garrison, beloved mother of Bruce Garrison Susan Franke, beloved friend Joel Marcus Marilyn Liederman, beloved wife of Larry Liederman and mother of Debra and Michael Liederman and Stacy Mann David & Krana Rosen

Mak’haylah

In honor of: The engagement of Jonathan Kalus to Elana Shlosman Edward Willins & Alison Dick

Phyllis Klein Thrope Memorial

In honor of the marriage of Charlene Thrope to Max Buckler Edward Willins & Alison Dick Jacob & Nancy Bloom

Rabbi Kling Perkins Discretionary Fund

In apprection of Rabbi Kling Perkins Laura Musikant-Weiser In memory of Arnold Heiger, loving husband, father and grandfather Vivian Cohen

Rabbi Lerner’s Discretionary Fund

Rick & Margo Reder In appreciation of: Rabbi Lerner’s kindness and excellence Joel & Margaret Moses Rabbi Lerner, on the occasion of our 50th wedding anniversary Irv & Janet Plotkin Rabbi Lerner’s kindness Rabbi Charles Levi Rabbi Lerner Sharon & Jerome Smith Rabbi Lerner officiating at the funeral for Michael Leipner Carol Srebnick Rabbi Lerner for the thoughtfulness and kindness he demonstrated in making Eva’s Bat Mitzvah a success Laura & Geoffrey Jarbeau In celebration of: Mike Rosenberg’s 70th birthday Elaine & Joel Shwimer’s 50th anniversary Valerie & Barry Seidman In memory of: Glorine Schweitzer, beloved mother of Randi Silverman Marlene Karshbaum Herbert and Jolley-Anne Weinstock Michelle Guttman Michael Ross z’l and his beautiful relationship with Rabbi Lerner Becca Weintraub Marilyn Liederman, beloved wife of Larry Liederman Irwin Alpert

Religious School

In honor of the engagement of Josh Curhan to Emily Davis Barbara Palant In appreciation for the courtesy extended to us Mark & Sarah Cheser

Social Action Family Table

Sheila Kojm & Louis Stuhl

Social Action Committee

In appreciation of Bob Russman-Hallperin, for the Forever Book gift Margolia Gilson (continued on page 27)

5780/ 2019-20 Sustaining Members (as of 11/12/19)

PILLAR Anonymous Julie Greenberg & Ron Chaney Lia Meisinger & Alexis Borisy Phyllis & Sam Rubinovitz

BENEFACTOR

Jennifer Brown & Adam Medros Gary & Sharon Curhan David & Amy Goldminz

Beth Hardiman & Buzz Hausner Jerome & Sharon Smith Marsha Tucker

PATRON

Jerry & Ellen Baum Johanna Rothman & Mark Druy Cindy & Mark Bobrow Mike & Cathy Gildesgame Deborah & Robert Cohen Randy Gollub & Jon Hirschtick Barbara Delfiner

Ed & Marcy Lidman Susan & Steven Lipson Josh Namias & Ellen Bubrick Sid & Deanna Wolk

SPONSOR Anonymous (6) David Abelman & Marilyn Weil-Abelman Lorraine Abkowitz Alan Silver & Ruth Aronson Eric & Jessica Baim Lester Blumberg & Robin Hasenfeld Jeff & Rachel Brown Ken & Lois Bruss Michael Buonaiuto & Sandy Goldstein Mo & Lisa Diamant Eyal & Yael Dvir Gil & Linna Ettinger David Ezekiel & Elise Richman Ezekiel

Fred Ezekiel Alan & Gail Fields David & Janet Goldberg Mark & Nancy Goldberg Eric & Susan Hailman Dave Hirsh & Allison Cook Stu Jacobson & Suzanne Cooper Geoff & Laura Jarbeau Max Klein & Anne Louise Oaklander Michael Klein & Susan Cohen Howard & Linda Levin Jeremy Marin & Rachel Perla Carl Mikkelsen & Barbara Posnick Ken Mukamal & Gale Fiarman Chris Cook & Ellen Rothstein

Marc Rubenstein & Jill Hai David Russell & Terri Swartz Russell David & Lori Schechner Jonathan & Jonina Schonfeld Allen & Debbie Sheldon Alan & Leslie Sherman Bobby & Julie Shirazi Paul & Ronni Skerker Laurie Speicher David & Carol Srebnick Louis Stuhl & Sheila Kojm Steve Tavan & Ellen Laderman Brian Schultz & Melissa Warneck Neil Weiser & Laura Musikant-Weiser Ed Willins & Alison Dick

SUSTAINER Anonymous (6) Rona & Harry Cohen Susan & Stewart Cook Stephen & Paula Dangel Garry & Eileen Feldman Judith Himber Morton & Eileen Kahan

Larry & Kathy Kerstein David & Linda Laredo Alan & Beth Levine Marvin & Peggy Menzin Alan & Karen Musnikow Janet & Irv Plotkin

Bob & Elizabeth Pressman Mark Rosengard Janice Rossbach Antonia Stechler Sharon Stein Albert & Judy Zabin Judy Zola

Sustaining Membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; gifts of tzedakah are investments in Temple Emunahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s values of inclusion, diversity, and accessibility. The vital annual financial resources that these members provide add to the richness of the experience for all who choose to make Temple Emunah their Jewish home. To learn more about adding your name to the growing list of Sustaining Members, contact Danny Watt, Development Advisor, dwatt@templeemunah.org

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Shaharit 9:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Yoga 9:30 am Mah Jongg 12:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Dancing 8 pm

Shaharit 9 am Construct Hanukk. 9:30 am Hineni Connecting Team 10 am Wisdom Project 12 pm Hanukkah STEAM Fair at JCDS 1:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Yoga 9:30 am Mah Jongg 12:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Dancing 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 4 pm Sh’ma PJ Party 6:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Dessert/Discussion w/ Rabbi Perkins 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35am Israeli Dancing 6:30 pm Mah Jongg 7:15 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Adult Hebrew 8 pm Talmud Study 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am MEAH Select 9:30 am Open Mah Jongg 3 pm Meditation 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Perek Yomi 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35am Lunch & Learn w/Rabbi Lerner 12 pm Red Cross Blood Drive 2 pm Mah Jongg 7:15 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Talmud Study 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Ivrit la Kol 9:30 am MEAH Select 9:30 am Open Mah Jongg 3 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Leading Davening with Rabbi Perkins 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Jr. USY Services & Shabbat Dinner 5:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am w/guest speaker Rabbi Simcha Raphael Gr. 6 Family Learning Service 10 am Learning Minyan 10 am Tot Shabbat 11 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4 pm Rabbi Raphael Talk 7:30 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Shaharit 7 am Men’s Study Group 7:40 am w/Emunah 60 aliyah Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm Gr. 6 Family Learning Service 10 am Learning Minyan 10 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4 pm TEY Fire & Ice 5:30 pm

USCJ Convention in Boston

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Shaharit 9 am BH Brew Fest 9:30 am Construct Hanukk. 9:30 am SH Breakfast 9:45 am Gr. 5 B’nai Mitzvah Orientation 10 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Yoga 9:30 am Mah Jongg 12:30 pm SH Hanukkah & Craft Night 6:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Dancing 8 pm

24 Kislev 23

Shaharit 9 am Construct Hanukkiyah 9:30 am Emunah 60 Event 10 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 6:45 am Yoga 9:30 am Mah Jongg 12:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Dancing 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am BDPS Open House 8:15 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 6:45 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 4 pm Hanukkah Dinner & Celebration 5:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35am Myths & Midrash 12 pm Mah Jongg 7:15 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Adult Hebrew 8 pm

Shaharit 9 am Study w/Rabbis 9:35am Mah Jongg 7:15 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

First Candle

1 Tevet 30

Rosh Hodesh Tevet Shaharit 8:45 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 7 am Ivrit la Kol 9:30 am Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm MEAH Select 9:30 am Open Mah Jongg 3 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Adult Ed w/Rabbi Perkins 8 pm

Shaharit 6:45 am Open Mah Jongg 3 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Meditation 9:30 am Shabbat Service 9:30 am Tot Shabbat 11 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4 pm

Rosh Hodesh Tevet Shaharit 6:45 am Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm Shabbat service 9:15 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4 pm

Hanukkah

2 Tevet 31

Shaharit 6:45 am Yoga 9:30 am Mah Jongg 12:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Dancing 8 pm

3 Tevet

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Hanukkah: First Candle Sunday evening, December 22 Eighth Candle Sunday evening, December 29 School Vacation: December 21-January 1 USY International Convention: December 22-26

Hanukkah

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

January 2020 / Tevet-Shevat 5780

8 Tevet 6

9 Tevet 7

Shaharit 9 am Shaharit 7 am Rabbi Lerner class 9:45 am Yoga 9:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Mah Jongg 12:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Dancing 8 pm

15 Tevet 13

Shaharit 9 am Rabbi Lerner class 9:45 am Genizah Drop-off 9:45 am Kitah Vav Glitter and Gold 10:30 am Wisdom Project 12 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

22 Tevet 20

Shaharit 9 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

5 Tevet 3

6 Tevet 4

7 Tevet

10 Tevet 8

11 Tevet 9

12 Tevet 10

13 Tevet 11

14 Tevet

18 Tevet 16

19 Tevet 17

20 Tevet 18

21 Tevet

25 Tevet 23

26 Tevet 24

27 Tevet 25

28 Tevet

29 Tevet 27

Shaharit 9 am Rabbi Lerner class 9:45 am Bingo Bash 12 pm Dinner & Movie (SH) 5 pm Rosh Hodesh Girls 6 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 6:45 am ? Yoga 9:30 am Mah Jongg 12:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Dancing 8 pm

Mazel Tov to Our January Bat Mitzvah

24 Tevet

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

1 Shevat 28

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35am Mah Jongg 7:15 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Talmud Study 8 pm

17 Tevet 15

Shaharit 7 am BDPS Open House 8:15 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 4 pm Mah Jongg 12:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Dessert/Discussion with Rabbi Perkins 8 pm

23 Tevet 21

MLK Jr. Day Shaharit 7 am Yoga 9:30 am Mah Jongg 12:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Dancing 8 pm

4 Tevet 2

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 9:30 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Dancing 8 pm

16 Tevet 14

Shaharit 7 am Yoga 9:30 am Mah Jongg 12:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Dancing 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35am Mah Jongg 7:15 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Adult Hebrew 8 pm

2 Shevat

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35am Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Lerner 12 pm Mah Jongg 7:15 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Adult Hebrew class 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Ivrit la Kol 9:30 am Open Mah Jongg 3 pm Meditation 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Perek Yomi 8 pm Shaharit 7 am Ivrit la Kol 9:30 am MEAH Select 9:30 am Open Mah Jongg 3 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Ivrit la Kol 9:30 am MEAH Select 9:30 am Open Mah Jongg 3 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35am Mah Jongg 7:15 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Talmud Study 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Ivrit la Kol 9:30 am MEAH Select 9:30 am Open Mah Jongg 3 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

3 Shevat

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Myths & Midrash 12 pm Mah Jongg 7:15 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Adult Hebrew 8 pm Theme Nt.: Israeli TV 8 pm Emunah in Florida Dinner

Shaharit 7 am Shabbat service with Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm Emunah 60 aliyah 9:30 am Minyan Katan 10 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4 pm

Shaharit 7 am Amira LaFlamme Bat Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm Mitzvah 9:30 am Gr. 5 Family Learning Service 10 am Learning Minyan 10 am Tot Shabbat 11 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4 pm Hands-on Havdalah (K-2 families) 5:30 pm Shaharit 7 am Men’s Study Group 7:40 am Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm

Gr. 3-4 Shul-In Gr. 3-4 Shul-In Shabbat service 9:30 am Shaharit 7 am Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm Peace of Mind speakers Gr. 5 Family Learning Service 10 am Learning Minyan 10 am Tot Shabbat & New Baby Shabbat 10:30 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4:15 pm

4 Shevat 31

Shaharit 7 am Ivrit la Kol 9:30 am Me’ah Select 9:30 am Ivrit laKol 9:30 am Open Mah Jongg 3 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Social Action Shabbat Meditation 9:30 am Shabbat service 9:30 am Tot Shabbat 11 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4:15pm

5 Shevat

Shaharit 7 am Emunah 60 Intergenerational Dinner 5 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm

Emunah in Florida Dinner January 29

Amira LaFlamme, daughter of Shaina & Kenneth LaFlamme (Jan. 11)

Join Rabbi Lerner on January 29 for our annual Emunah in Florida Dinner. If you are going to be in Florida, please contact Danny Watt at dwatt@ templeemunah.org for details and to RSVP.

February 2020 / Shevat-Adar 5780

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For program and event updates, please check the Temple Emunah website.

7 Shevat 3

Shaharit 9 am World Wide Wrap 8:30 am Wisdom Project 12 pm BH Supper Bowl 6 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 9 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

13 Shevat

9 Shevat 5

10 Shevat 6

11 Shevat 7

15 Shevat 11

16 Shevat 12

17 Shevat 13

18 Shevat 14 19 Shevat

22 Shevat 18

23 Shevat 19

24 Shevat 20

25 Shevat 21

26 Shevat 22

27 Shevat

2 Adar 28

3 Adar 29

4 Adar

Glatzer Weekend Tu B’Shevat HaNer Winter Kallah Shaharit 7 am Shaharit 9 am Yoga 9:30 am Glatzer Breakfast 10 am Mah Jongg 12:30 pm Jr USY Event 12 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm SH Challah Baking 2 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

16 21 Shevat

12 Shevat 8

8 Shevat 4

Shaharit 7 am Yoga 9:30 am Mah Jongg 12:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Dancing 8 pm

14 Shevat 10

6 Shevat

Meditation 9:30 am Shabbat Service with Emunah 60 aliyah 9:30 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Yoga 9:30 am Mah Jongg 12:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Dancing 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Dessert/Discussion w/ Rabbi LKP 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am BDPS Open House 8:15 am Mah Jongg 7:15 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Talmud Study 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Lunch & Learn w/Rabbi Lerner 12 pm Mah Jongg 7:15 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Adult Hebrew 8 pm Talmud Study 8 pm Shaharit 7 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Mah Jongg 7:1 5pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Talmud Study 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Ivrit la Kol 9:30 am Me’ah Select 9:30 am Open Mah Jongg 3pm Meditation 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Perek Yomi 8 pm

Shaharit 7 am Ivrit la Kol 9:30 am Me’ah Select 9:30 am Open Mah Jongg 3 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shaharit 7 am Open Mah Jongg 3 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Glatzer Weekend HaNer Winter Kallah Shaharit 7 am Men’s Study 7:40 am Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm Glatzer Dinner 7 pm

Glatzer Weekend HaNer Winter Kallah Shabbat Service 9:30 am Learning Minyan 11 am Tot Shabbat 11 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4:45 pm

15 20 Shevat

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Shaharit 7 am Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 4:00 pm

Shaharit 7 am Shabbat Shekalim Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm Shabbat Service 9:30 am Meditation 9:30 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 5:00 pm Sock Hop 6 pm

School Vacation Week

23 28 Shevat Shaharit 9 am Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

29 Shevat 25

Shaharit 7 am Yoga 9:30 am Mah Jongg 12:30 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Israeli Dancing 8 pm

30 Shevat 26

Shaharit 6:45 am Meditation 8:30 am Yoga 4 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Mazel Tov to Our February Bar Mitzvah

1 Adar 27

Rosh Hodesh Adar Shaharit 6:45 am Study w/Rabbis 7:35 am Myths & Midrash 12 pm Mah Jongg 7:15 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm Adult Hebrew 8 pm

Shaharit 9:15 am Ivrit la Kol 9:30 am Me’ah Select 9:30 am Open Mah Jongg 3 pm Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Shabbat Service 9:30 am Shaharit 7 am Kabbalat Shabbat 5:30 pm Bar Mitzvah David Zephyr Borisy Minyan L’Noar 10:30 am Tot Shabbat 11 am Minhah/Learning/Ma’ariv/ Havdalah 5:00 pm

Donations (continued from page 23)

David Zephyr Borisy, son of Lia Meisinger & Alexis Borisy, (Feb. 29)

Wednesday Minyan Study Group

In memory of Joan Livingston Robert Becker

Youth

In honor of Eva Jarbeau becoming a Bat Mitzvah Margo & Rick Reder In memory of: Arthur, Annabelle and Bobby Orenberg Lauren Sloat Beverly Pion, beloved mother of Dan Pion Jerry & Ellen Baum

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