Etzetera - July 2021

JULY 2021, ISSUE 7

THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM

IN THIS ISSUE High Holidays Update - 4 July Calendar - 6 People to Know - 10 Rabbi A Talks Tisha B'Av - 13 July's Etz-iting Events - 16

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Letters From Our Leaders HIGH HOLIDAYS UPDATE TEC's July Calendar Deja View SPOTLIGHT: PEOPLE TO KNOW Simchas WHAT IS TISHA B'AV? TEC Community ETZ-ITING EVENTS Kid's Corner ETZ-tra ETZ-tra Community Partners

CLERGY Rabbi Ari Averbach Rabbi Intern Rachel Simmons Rabbi Emeritus Shimon Paskow Rabbi Emeritus Richard Spiegel STAFF Executive Director - Gideon Manzur ECE Director - Debbie Blumenthal Religious School Director - Joyce Bronstein Experiential Education & Youth Programs Director Shannon Tepfer ECE Asst. Director - Kathy Sharp Program/Events Coordinator - Shane Silverstein Accounts Receivable - Jessica Jacoby BOARD OF DIRECTORS President - Shari Mark Executive VP - Eric Feigenbaum Immediate Past President - Jeff Solomon Corresponding Secretary - Elissa Lazarus Financial Secretary - Wendy Margolis* Recording Secretary - Beth Meyer Treasurer - David Yodkovik VP, Building and Grounds - Larry Slomowitz VP, Communications - Dan Lubetkin VP, Early Childhood Education - Joe Zwicker VP, Membership - Jennifer Elson VP, Personnel/Legal - Tom Milhaupt VP, Religion & Worship - Benny Sommerfeld VP, Religious School - Felicia Toporoff VP, Social Action - Judy Gindi VP, Youth - Ilana Sweet Trustee, Adult Education - Sherri Finn-Werber* Trustee, Bingo - Marshall Scherr* Trustee, Outreach - Mark Goldstein Trustee, Strategic Planning - Terri Zwicker Men's Club President - Colin Pullan Women of TEC President - Cindy Scherr Past President - Gary Katz Past President - Myles Simpson *Past President

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Israel has been in the news a lot lately.

Some reports are even-handed, though most are biased and unfavorable.

If we want to enter into dialogue about current events, it is necessary to do our homework so that we can discuss our Jewish homeland fairly and honestly.

Too many people give their opinion about complicated issues without any knowledge base other than an Instagram post.

It has been amazing to watch Israel form a new government, bringing about a new era in the region.

While everything is still tenuous, as we do not know exactly what the leadership will look like and how they will work together, it is nothing less than inspiring to see parties from across the political spectrum coming together to work out a new vision.

Like in America, it is rare in Israel to see coalitions form between political rivals.

What Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have in common – despite extreme ideological differences – is a love for Am Yisrael, Eretz Yisrael and Medinat Yisrael – the people, land and state of Israel - and a hope that they will continue to thrive with a new generation.

Bringing in Ra’am’s Mansour Abbas, who is a Sunni Muslim, in addition to Knesset members who identify as Druze, Bedouin, Christian and atheist, helps solidify the unflagging work of Israel to be a multi-faceted country that is constantly changing.

We asked our EVP, Eric Feigenbaum, to share thoughts. Shari will be back for our next issue!

Until the week of my Bar Mitzvah, Temple Etz Chaim had gone more than my thirteen years without a cantor. Each week, the B’nai Mitzvah was in essence the guest cantor of the week – relieved at different moments by talented congregants. One of the things that drew my family to Temple Etz Chaim was how participatory the services were – that they were a real communal affair.

One of the things that drew my family to Temple Etz Chaim was how participatory the services were...

As a result, our Religious School education involved knowing how to lead the service in addition to reading Torah and a Haftarah. It was an intense training and a major responsibility.

I was one of the kids that took it all very seriously and came to my Bar Mitzvah ready to do everything expected. Which is why when newly hired Hazzan Jeff Cohen arrived for his first Friday night, I was worried he would “get in my way.” To his great credit, he gave me the spotlight. Fast-forward thirty-one years and TEC finds itself at a place to bring back some of what was so special in those years before Hazzan Cohen and later, Hazzan Pablo - arrived.

The next few months are critical in Israel for this tenuous new government to show their strength and their ability to communicate courageously through their differences.

For the next year while we conduct our search, we will be without a full-time Hazzan. I see it – and I hope you will too – as a golden opportunity for us all to get involved. If you or your children have a great singing voice, step up and lead us. If you have a topic on which you would like to talk at a Shabbat service, share it.

HaTikvah is real – we all have a hope that the future of Israel, as ever, looks bright.

Temple Etz Chaim’s greatest asset is all of the people who comprise it. Make your voice heard.

A blessing as the world reopens: May we be patient : With ourselves, as we reacclimate to what used to be second nature; With our friends and neighbors, as we honor differing boundaries and choices; With our communities, as we try to feel normal again while protecting each other at the same time.

May we feel hope : That one day we won't be afraid of a little cough; That the lessons learned from the pandemic will shape a better future for our children; That soon, everyone who wants to will be able to hug each other again.

May we remember : The coping strategies we developed to survive; The generosity of the artists, musicians, actors, and poets who shared their talents with a suffering world; The feeling of connection with the entire planet, keenly aware of our shared fate.

May we forgive : The organizations that made missteps in good faith while trying to navigate the pandemic; The friends who did not reach out because they were so overwhelmed; Ourselves, for the moments where the quarantine got the best of us and we lashed out or lost track of who we are.

May we hold on to : The habits of getting groceries for sick neighbors and checking in on one another.

The sense of duty to the common good and care for one another's well-being. The simple pleasure of sitting outside on a sunny day, breathing fresh air without a mask.

Robbino shel olam , teacher of the world, please be with us as we step into a new world full of echoes of the old. Help us find joy, gratitude, and safety again.

Amen.

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SAVE THE DATES BELOW! ALL SERVICES HELD IN PASKOW SANCTUARY

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ALONG WITH OUR TRADITIONAL SERVICES, TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM PLANS TO PROVIDE:

- DAILY CHILDCARE - YOUTH PROGRAMS & SERVICES - FAMILY SERVICES - E-TICKETS - ONLINE STREAMING - SWAG BAGS - TASHLICH WALK - ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING ...AND MORE DETAILS TO COME! *All services, service times and locations are subject to change. *Details pertaining to COVID protocols, ticketing, reservations and more are TBD. We will provide all information at the earliest possible opportunity.

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DAT ES TO SUNDAY

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WORLD UFO DAY

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OFFICE CLOSED

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12 NATIONAL FREE SLURPEE DAY

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BOOK CLUB

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MONTHLY MITZVAH WEDNESDAY

BOARD MEETING

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SHABBAT UNDER THE STARS

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SUNDAY 8:30 AM MONDAY 7:15 PM TUESDAY 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY 7:15 PM FRIDAY 7:00 PM SATURDAY 9:30 AM SATURDAY 8:30 PM

1 Tami Ratzan-Wank Alyssa Scott David Graham Shannon Walsh Andrea Gero 2 Jeff Solomon Ayla Lubetkin Charlotte Lovi Terri Zwicker 3 Benjamin Flaschner Jonathan Melin Jenifer Ludwick Reuben Finkelstein 4 Ilana Ormond Jeff Blakely Kimberly Lovi 5 Eli Geffon 6 Mark Gero Kira Hampton Cindy Rosenfeld Andrea Norick Gary Katz Ruby Wasserman Maya Tenenbaum 7 Benjamin Baskin Nicole Malone 8 Scarlett Arons Sandi Israel Michael Schwartz

9 Howard Abugow 10 Rachel Katz Eli Ben-Tov Emily Wallack Renie Schoenkerman 11 Lindsey Alpert Rachel Friedman Ricky Dennis Michael Kaminsky Stephanie Shipow 12 Randall Hutchings Benjamin Math Melissa Cohen Brinley Torgan 13 Hovav Ben-Tov Lucy Hoffmann Nomi Freed Benjamin Goren

Evening Minyan Service Tuesdays with Rabbi Spiegel Evening Minyan Service Kabbalat Shabbat Shabbat Morning Service Community Havdalah

17 Dan Stabinsky Tamara Lieber Hilary Wernick Hannah Chase Jeffrey Prince Larisa Sassoon 18 Jason Winston Hilary Wilkoff Rebecca Cohen Joel Volk Marc Firestone Matthew Goldberg 19 Revi Goren Emerson Domingo 21 Itzhak Kalinski Jennifer Reinus Sarica Klein Caleb Stokols Matthew Munowitch

14 Steven Tenenbaum Lorie Hampton Brian Mitchell Jennifer Gill Noah Gerin Zoe Curtis Cindy Scherr

22 Deborah Atlas

15 Dylan Sanders Lee Simowitz

24 Sharon Seiden

16 Nathan Halper Susan Flaschner

Morning Minyan Service

23 Joshua Hoffman Noah Slomowitz Jason Gorowitz Edward Chadroff

25 Zachary Benjamin Jake Davidson Joshua Sturman

25 Alexander Edgar Marissa Sommerfeld

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Judith Katzburg & Stuart Gabriel

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Anat & Russ Erman Michelle & Joshua Hopstone Cheryl Wolf & Jeffrey Math

26 Saar Gold Dana Abugow

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Joanne & Adya Riss

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Heidi & Mark Birnbaum Lindsay & Davin Carey Wendy & Lester Halpert

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Firouzeh & Mitchell Glodowski Marion & Richard Lessman Susan & Sheldon Malchicoff Irma & Benny Sommerfeld

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Deborah & Jerrald Cohen

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Janis & Eric Sterling

27 Sascha Golove Isaiah Bowens 28 Rickie Whitman Ellen Smith Melinda Garabedian Ian Simpson Brian Sachs Nathan Dvir Aedyn Fredericksen 29 Ariel Winston 30 Marc Elson Neal Arons Beau Mann Joshua Lipman Natalie Cohen Stacey Datnow 31 Mia Weiner Jacob Roberts Aviv Stabinsky Emmett Rozzen Naomi Yodkovik Sharon Gold Smueli

10 Debra & Warren Blatt Nicole & Robert Malone Felicia & Ian Toporoff 12 Sandy & Bill Lasarow 13 Dorothy & Robert Charnaw Jennifer & Michael Lysobey 14 Gail & Ben Zion Kogen 15 Maureen & Kevin Axelrad Ilana & Jeffrey Sweet 16 Wendy & Michael Goodkin 18 Claudine & David Marx Carol & Rabbi Shimon Paskow 22 Carolyn & Donald Zimring 24 Dorlee & Jeffrey Rinkov 25 Andrea & Jason Ross Julie & Wayne Rothstein 26 Danica & Jeff Katz 28 Michelle & Glen Kilmnick 31 Susan & Lorne Wallace

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LAST DAY OF RELIGIOUS SCHOOL JUNE 6, 2021 After an unexpected year, our Religious School year ended on June 6. The year began with ZoomRooms and workfrom-home and ended with socially distanced learning on Warren Lawn.

Our many thanks to entire Religious School staff who made this year a memorable one - but a special thanks to the teachers who worked tirelessly to educate our kids!

WOMEN OF TEC LUNCHEON JUNE 6, 2021 On Sunday, June 6, 47 ladies attended a welcome-back luncheon for Women of TEC. We ate, we schmoozed and exchanged long-overdue hugs with our friends. It felt so wonderful to all be together.

There will be many more IN-PERSON events scheduled for this coming year.

We can't wait to see you all at TEC!

SHABBAT UNDER THE STARS JUNE 11, 2021 Summer began for TEC on June 11, when we welcomed Jared Stein, the musical director of Camp Alonim, as our special guest for a "Summer Camp"-style Shabbat service!

The service was well-attended by congregants of all ages, but there was a special treat for Religious School students: Red Vines, ice cream... and silly socks to take home!

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FEEDING THE HUNGRY IN JUNE JUNE 16, 2021 Many thanks to the volunteers who came to TEC on June 16 to help pack lunches for The Hungry. Members of the Social Action Committee gave of their time to pack many lunches for Harbor House.

Pictured: Pam & Steve Frideman (top right), Tami Wank & Liz Groden (bottom right) and Hayley Wank (left). There will be another event on Tuesday, July 13 if you would like to join!

OUR FIRST BINGO SINCE COVID! JUNE 17, 2021 After a forced hiatus due to COVID, Temple Etz Chaim finally reopened its doors to Bingo on Thursday, June 17, and the response was overwhelming!

An enthusiastic group of attendees swarmed Spiegel Hall and the doors to the Sanctuary were taken down for a spillover crowd.

Welcome back, Bingo Fans!

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Shannon was born in Nuremberg, Germany. She is married to Brian Tepfer, and they have 3 daughters: Jordan, Ashley & Leah. The Tepfers joined TEC when Jordan was in preschool, and they have enjoyed creating many memories here for over 18 years.

These new programs will be engaging, fresh and fun for all ages, and she looks forward to working alongside all TEC departments and auxiliaries as a resource and sounding board.

Priority-wise, she will first be focused on new and innovative programming to accompany High Holidays, followed by additional programming tied to holidays throughout the year. Additionally, she and Rabbi Averbach are collaborating on new Shabbat experiences for everyone to reconnect and recharge.

As for her role on staff, she has been an employee at TEC for over 12 years. She enjoyed first working as a preschool teacher in 2008 and then as a Religious School teacher; most recently, she has been the Youth Director for the past 5 years. Her favorite thing to Our July Staff Spotlight is on do when she’s not at work is run, One upcoming program to look for Shannon Tepfer. exercise, cook and bake. is “Shabbaton”: a family weekend for the entire TEC community.

On July 1, Shannon will be In her new role as Experiential taking on a new role with Education & Youth Programs Congratulations, Shannon, on this new responsibilities at Director, she is tasked with new and exciting opportunity! We Temple Etz Chaim. Her title continuing to create youth-based look forward to many great new will become “ Experiential programming for all students K-12, programs in the months to come.

Education and Youth but in addition, she will be Programs Director .” creating and implementing Shannon can be reached at programming for the entire shannon@templeetzchaim.org.

We spoke to Shannon about congregation. this new role...

However, looking back on my knowledge now compared to my 7th-grade self, I am so glad I took the opportunity to join Confirmation and increase my connection to Judaism.

I had the opportunity to work with Tobi Love, the 7th grade Judaic Studies Teacher, to help students understand different aspects of the Holocaust and how it affects us as Jews.

I believe Confirmation is so integral to my life because it prepared me with the skills needed to combat the rising levels of Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism today. In addition to teaching me invaluable lessons about Judaism, Confirmation allowed me to further my bonds with my Jewish friends through one-hour electives When I finished my Bar which include ceramics, Jewish Mitzvah at TEC, I believed cooking, self-defense, and more. that my Jewish education was done.

Also, students in Confirmation have the opportunity to become I believed I had learned all I aides, where they can help needed to know to become a students in Religious School with productive Jewish adult. their Jewish education.

Being an aide to these students allowed me to have an opportunity to teach younger generations the importance of Judaism.

Overall, I believe Confirmation was extremely impactful within my life, and I highly recommend that students in 7th grade move on to Confirmation.

Taylor Friedman completed his junior year of high school and was an aide in 7th grade.

He was a member of the TEC Confirmation Class of 2021.

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Aaron Nagy

Benny Goldstein

Jadi Goldstein

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Hudson Friedman

Drew Perlmutter

Nathan Dvir

July 17

July 24

July 31

Whether you have a Bar or Bat Mitzvah or a little bundle of joy on the way, please let us know so our entire community can share in the celebration.

Send all simcha information to communications@templeetzchaim.org

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When we pray, we face Israel. If we are in Israel, we face Jerusalem, and if we are in Jerusalem, we face the Kotel (the Western/Wailing Wall).

While we call it the holiest spot in the world, there is nothing inherently holy about that wall.

It is merely a wall. In fact, there is a joke that a religious man goes to the Kotel every day and prays, asking for all sorts of things - patience, humility, health, courage... A friend asks if his prayers are answered, and he says, "No, it's like I've been talking to a wall."

But we find meaning there. We find meaning through our history there. That ancient wall is our link to more than thirty-two-hundred years of our ancestors going to that exact spot as a place of communion with God. Our families would travel from wherever they settled - what is now Iraq or Greece or Ethiopia or beyond - to bring offerings to God three times a year Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot. In addition, every single day, the Kohanim (priests) would make offerings to God, with some people going there on big occasions as a place of connection and repentance and gratitude. That wall where we direct our prayers was the outside barrier of the Temple Mount, holding up our vaunted center of holiness.

On a hot Jerusalem day in the summer of 586 BCE, Babylonian forces led by Nebuchadenzzar destroyed the Temple and forced out all of the Jews - killing most, enslaving others, carrying them off to their capitol. How we mourned the loss of our independence, our community, our holy Temple. Two generations later, we were allowed to rebuild at the same site, and return to a state almost normal.

Then, on the anniversary of the first destruction, in the year 70, the Temple was once again destroyed, and our people were mostly murdered, with the remnant dispersed. The Kotel was the only wall that remained, so we direct our hearts there still.

Over the centuries, every major calamity in Jewish history seemed to fall (or at least have a tragic turning-point) on the same summer day in the Hebrew calendar - TIsha B'Av (the ninth day of the month of Av). We note the day by mourning tragedies and ongoing antiSemtism. The Greeks and the Romans and the Persians and the Crusaders and the Inquisitors and the Nazis and the... They have all tried to destroy us and our way of life, our belief in ethical monotheism. They have come and gone, but Judaism is still here.

On Tisha B'Av, we mourn these historical catastrophes. We fast in their memory, we sit on the floor and read the biblical book Aicha (Lamentations), we take off our shoes. Some people extend it for three weeks before Tisha B'Av by not showering or eating meat or celebrating anything leading up to this day of mourning.

While it is not a fun holiday like Purim or Simchat Torah, it is important as a marker of our collective memories, and a beautiful reminder of how despite millennia of antiSemitism, we continue to thrive. Especially this year, when we have again seen the rise of anti-Semitism, and we can mourn for the fact that we are still victims. But also celebrate the fact that, despite the odds, we are still here.

PLEASE JOIN US ON SATURDAY, JULY 17 AT 7PM FOR A LITTLE NOSH AND A CLASS ON ANTI-SEMITISM, FOLLOWED BY A HAVDALAH SERVICE AND A READING OF THE BIBLICAL POEM, “LAMENTATIONS.”

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Elisa Feldman Memorial School Scholarship Fund In Memory of Gertrude Barney Irwin Barney In Memory of Elisa Feldman Zona Pidgeon In Memory of Sam Freed Nomi Freed In Honor of Cheryl Wolf Patricia Kaye In Honor of Rabbi Shimon Paskow Patricia Kaye In Honor of Carol Paskow Patricia Kaye In Honor of Stan Rosen Patricia Kaye In Honor of Bonnie Rothman Patricia Kaye In Honor of Laurel Warner Patricia Kaye In Honor of Irwin Barney Patricia Kaye In Honor of Beau Mann Patricia Kaye In Honor of Rabbi Jack Schechter Patricia Kaye Feeding the Hungry In Honor of Lori & Dan Lubetkin Patricia Kaye In Honor of Ilene & Irwin Barney Patricia Kaye In Honor of Ellen & Andy Smith Patricia Kaye In Honor of Tobi & Jay Love Patricia Kaye In Honor of Judy & Jack Gindi Patricia Kaye In Honor of Joyce & Israel Bronstein Patricia Kaye In Honor of Elinor & Steven Feinberg Patricia Kaye In Honor of Laurel & Michael Lichtman Patricia Kaye In Honor of Terri & Joe Zwicker Patricia Kaye In Honor of Emily Frydrych & Eric Feigenbaum Patricia Kaye

Feeding the Hungry In Honor of Melanie & Bernard Gero Patricia Kaye In Honor of Shirley & Alan Lipkin Patricia Kaye

Religious School Fund In Memory of Abraham Berman Cynthia Urbach In Memory of Alfred Warm Dr. Jerome Ratzan

In Honor of Beth & Israel Perel Patricia Kaye

In Memory of Jack Friedman Dr. Jerome Ratzan

In Honor of Janeen & Jeff Solomon Patricia Kaye

In Memory of Maurice Budish Gary Budish

In Honor of Beau & Beryl Mann Patricia Kaye

In Memory of Joan Darsa Susan Kane

Inbar Israel Travel & Education Scholarship Fund

In Honor of Joyce Bronstein and the Religious School Staff Heidi Birnbaum

In Memory of Charles Sneed Judy Sneed Lipnick Religious School Scholarship Fund In Memory of Louis Rothman Bonnie Rothman Mens Club Silverstein Humanitarian Fund In Memory of Allegra Benaltbet Gari & Richard Saly

Temple Etz Chaim Preschool In Memory of Mertyn Mann Beau Mann Temple General Fund In Memory of David Pfefferman Arthur Pfefferman In Memory of Fanny Kessler Gil Kessler

Rabbi Averbach's Discretionary Fund

In Memory of Irving Kessler Gil Kessler

In Memory of Frieda Bass Dr. Jerome Ratzan

In Memory of Alice Greene Richie Ackerman

In Memory of Sarah Ratzan Dr. Jerome Ratzan

In Memory of Oscar Leon Greene Richie Ackerman

In Memory of Mertyn Mann Harry & Beverly Pomeranz

In Memory of Josef Herskovits Eva Liebman

In Memory of Sarah Solomon Marie Rubens In Memory of John Weiss Michael Druyen In Memory of Luzer Finkelstein Reuben Finkelstein In Memory of Max Minarsky Robert Peisner In Memory of Terrill Oberman Robin Oberman In Memory of Joan Darsa Susan Kane In Memory of Irving Zwicker Joe Zwicker In Memory of Harry Smith Elliott Smith In Memory of Charles Sneed Judy Sneed In Memory of Marvin Cohn Marc Cohn In Memory of Maxine Cohn Marc Cohn

In Memory of Charlie Ma'ayan Gavriella Mark & Marnie Shankman Tzedakah Fund In Memory of Michael Wexler Herb Wexler In Memory of Mary Wexler Herb Wexler In Memory of Florence Greenberg Janis Leshnov In Memory of Harry Treisman Robin Oberman Women of TEC Torah Fund In Memory of Hymen Tenenbaum Bill Tenenbaum

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TIKKUN OLAM

BY JUDY GINDI

Thank you for all your support this year with our Social Action programs.

Please see below for a breakdown of our support:

WHERE DO MY DONATIONS GO?

Harbor House is responsible for providing SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS in our community and overseeing FEEDING THE HUNGRY everyday at the Trinity Lutheran Church. Approximately once a month, TEC provides lunch; when you see a sign-up genius to sign up for sack lunches, that is the organization we are supporting.

Westminster Free Clinic provides FREE HEALTH CARE to the working poor in our community. They are housed at the United Methodist Church and also provide fresh vegetables and fruit to their patients and families every Wednesday afternoon through Food Share and local donations. When you see the flyer and sign up genius for Monthly Mitzvah Wednesday, that is the organization to which you are donating.

Senior Concerns is responsible for Meals on Wheels and provides SERVICES FOR SENIORS. Recently they opened up a food pantry to provide non-perishable food items. We will be collecting these items during the summer. They are preparing to open up their day center this September and need help planting, washing windows, stocking shelves, etc.

These are a few of the wonderful organizations TEC supports. TEC has been very generous and it warms my heart to know that you are so supportive of our collections and other activities to help those in need.

Judy Gindi is VP of Social Action.

She can be reached at socialaction@templeetzchaim.org

"FEEDING THE HUNGRY"

Tuesday, July 13, 3pm-4pm: Volunteers Pack Lunches CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

"MONTHLY MITZVAH WEDNESDAY"

Weds., July 28, 8:30am-1:30pm: Donation Drop-Off CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

"SENIOR CONCERNS EMERGENCY DRIVE"

Sunday, August 15: Deadline for Donations Please only provide items on the list that will be sent out shortly.

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FIREWORKS FRENZY

PRINT THIS PAGE AND COLOR IN THE FIREWORKS TO LIGHT UP THE SUMMER SKY

WATERMELON MATH

CAN YOU FIGURE OUT THE VALUE OF EACH WATERMELON SLICE AND THEN FIND THE FINAL ANSWER?

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eric feigenbaum

I binge-watched "The Serpent" on Netflix.

gary katz

We are watching “For All Mankind” on AppleTV+... LOVE IT! I am also listening to classic Genesis albums.

joyce bronstein

I've been watching "Tehran" (a favorite!), "Fauda," "Last Tango in Halifax" and "Shtisel."

tom milhaupt

Melissa and I binged "Imposters" and loved it!

myles simpson

We discovered a series that started in 2008 “Fringe.” It’s like The X-Files for the millennial generation. Five seasons of 20 episodes each, so lots of binging opportunities on Amazon Prime.

gideon manzur

I'm watching "Forged in Fire."

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From the vault at TEC If you know anything about the stories behind the featured mystery photo, please share with us! We will publish your story along with the photo in our next issue.

SEND YOUR COMMENTS AND MEMORIES TO COMMUNICATIONS@TEMPLEETZCHAIM.ORG For this month's Mystery Photo, please let us know what's going on in this picture? Who are these talented folks?

Last month, we included the photo on the right. Bonnie Rothman and Stan Rosen believe this was from the first community seder in 1971; this photo was taken almost exactly 50 years ago.

More from Bonnie: “I am in the mystery photo… The entire Agranoff family is in it, as well as Stan and Lynne Rosen, and Suzanne and Sylvan… TEC’s sanctuary, in 1971, was the length of the first row of preschool classrooms. The actual seder was conducted on the long tables in the social hall that was just beyond Rabbi Paskow’s office… Thank you for this walk down memory lane.”

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