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14450 West Ten Mile Rd . Oak Park, MI 48237248.967.4020 . www.emanuel-mich.org
Worship Schedule
TempleEmanu-El
Where You Belong!
We are a family of families, keeping alive
our cherished traditionsby joyfully sharing Jewish learning,
spiritual celebrations,and a commitment
to social justice.
Friday, January 17:00 p.m. First Friday
Family Service
Shabbat, January 2
10:30 a.m. Shabbat MorningWorship in Rosen Foyer
*
Friday, January 86:00 p.m. Young Family
Chavurah Shabbat Dinner 8:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat
Worship
Shabbat, January 910:30 a.m. Shabbat Worship
in Rosen Foyer orah Reader: Vivian DeGain
*
Friday, January 158:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat
Worship - Anniversary Shabbatwith U.P.B.
(Shir Chadash Choir)
Shabbat, January 1610:30 a.m. Shabbat Worship
in Rosen Foyer :00 p.m. Havdallah Program
*
Friday, January 228:00 p.m. Sydney Stern ,
Bat Mitzvah
Shabbat, January 230:30 a.m. Madison Sabbath ,Bat Mitzvah
*
Friday, January 296:00 p.m. Pre-Service
Oneg Shabbat6:30 p.m. Kaballat Shabbat
Shabbat, January 3010:30 a.m Shabbat Worship
in Rosen Foyer
JANUARY 2010TEVET/SHEVAT 5770
VOL. 53, NO. 4
F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T
Greetings for 2010A Perfect Storm?I wish each of you a healthy and happy 2010.
We all eagerly look forward to a better economicclimate for our congregants, as well as for the restof Michigan and the our country in the upcomingyear. At the beginning of this New Year, I wish toalleviate some concerns and address other issuesthat relate to Temple Emanu-El.
First, Temple Emanu-El is a Reform Jewish syna-gogue uniquely positioned to ful ll the needs of Jewish congregants in the Southeast geographiclocale of Oakland County. While many of our congregants drive greater distances from Bloom-
eld Hills, Macomb County, Allen Park, Detroit,Commerce Township and even the Lansing areato our synagogue of choice, we have a signi cant
portion of the congregants who reside in Oak Park, South eld, Huntington Woods, Berkley,Ferndale and Royal Oak. The congregants viewTemple Emanu-El as not only their ReformJewish congregation but also as the local neigh-
borhood synagogue. A strong need exists for aReform Jewish congregation geographically rightwhere it is. We are here to stay.
Second, in my 2009 High Holiday presentationI stated that our Temple meets the needs of allour congregants with many different aspects of Jewish life. We provide religious services withfull-time clergy year round including Shabbatservices, High Holiday and other holiday ser-vices. We provide our children education from thetime of infancy to, and through, high school. We
attend to life cycle events, including celebrationsand times of need. We offer adult education class-es, weekly Torah Study and social events. Mostevents and activities take place within our build-ing which has been maintained and improvedover so many years. Indeed all this takes moneyand we may have a severe issue in the near futureful lling all of these needs our congregation nowenjoys.
A number of factors have placed a signi cantstrain on the nances of our Temple. I looked up
perfect storm to seeif the term was aproposto my article. A perfectstorm describes an eventwhere a rare combina-tion of circumstanceswill aggravate a situationdrastically. The economic debacle of September 2008 that struck the banking, real estate andautomobile industry has also delivered a punchto our Temple and its congregants. Besidesthis nancial debacle, the ongoing recessionhas hurt. It is not just the depth of the reces-sion now that we are feeling, but it is the lengthof the recession as well. We are going into thethird year on a national level and approaching adecade for the State of Michigan. In addition tothe severe economic strain that has directly af-fected a number of our congregational families,we have former congregants who have moved
away to seek better economic opportunities. Wealso recognize that in the last few years we haveseen a number of baby boomer/empty nestersleave our Temple for reasons other than mov-ing away. Furthermore, the demographics of theyoung adult Jewish community clearly showthat many of our youth have left the Michiganarea to seek a career elsewhere. Without goinginto the details of the demographics but goingto the bottom line, we see that there is not thenumber of young Reform Jewish families in thelocal area to maintain our numbers up to the his-
torical levels of the past. I believe the numbershave stabilized but the number of congregants islower than in the historic past.
While the nancial and membership concernsare real and troubling for me, I do not want tounnecessarily alarm people. Our Temple has
been ahead of other congregations in address-ing many costs, expenses and programs. Whilethe recognition that other synagogues and other non-pro ts also have nancial dif culties is
Steven L. Permut,President
(cont. on page 4)
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O U R T E M P L E F A M I L Y T R E E
Y A R T Z E I T S
YOM HULEDET SAMEIACHJanuary Birthdays - Temple Emanu-El Children
TEMPLE EMANU-EL BULLETIN JANUARY 2010 TEVET /SHEVAT 5770
Douglas Kravchenko ..... 1/4Julian Fetterman ............. 1/6Chloe Franklin ................ 1/7Spencer Litvin ................. 1/7
Bradley Benghiat ............ 1/8Gabriel Berke .................1/11Julie Krasnick ............... 1/15
Dec 27 Jan 2*Fay Abrams*Lena AikenRobert Baker
Dr. Harry Barton*Derek Caplane
Rose Chayet*Pauline P. Coskey
*Lillie Eckhous*Samuel EisenbergBernard Farris
*Gregory SpeigelFinegood
Pearl FischmanMollie Fisher
*Hyman Friedman*Rosella FriedmanRobert Gerendasy
David Goldman*Philip David
Goldstein*Alan GoodmanSophie Reder
HoffmanBert Kaatz
*Sidney Kessler *William KimmelLouis KlavonsLouis KleimanSadie Lachar Esther Lazar Aaron Lessin*Harry Levitan*Sophia Losh*Jennie LuftMorris Mayer
Rose Menders*Katie MeyrsonFrieda Milinsky*Pearl Morton*Yetta MossJack Nater
Hyman Natinsky*Maurice Roe
*Mabel Schmalberg*Rochelle Seidman
Isaac ShermanAmy Margolis
SilbermanSamuel Silver Helene SimonDoris SoddersHenry Strausz
Katie Tucker Sally Tucker
Yvonne Vandenberg*Sarah Esther
Weisman*Chaim Wolin*Miriam Wolin*Moshe Wolin*Naomi WolinMamie Zacks
Jan 3 Jan 9Albert Applebaum*Rebecca Berman
Sarah BloomAbe Epstein
*Herman FedermanHoward Feigelson*Sidney Feldman
Louis Finegold*Denise AnnFogelman
*Anne FrankShelly FriedmanAdele Goldstein*Michael Haber Sylvia Horowitz
*Ella Kaatz*Helen Kaczander
*William AlanKatzman
Ruth Klein*David Konop
Sol LevinJane LevittClara Marks
Jenny MinkowJacob Rei er Harry Richard
Fanny Rosenblatt*Sol RosenhausBarney Schlang
*David M. Schwartz*Sidney H. Silver
*Nathaniel Steingold*Sam SweetwineYe m Tankelevich
Jan 10 Jan 16*Morris Band
Arthur BirnkrantCatherine Bond*Wilfred Brod
Donner
Morry Ellman*Sam Engelberg
*Joseph L. Feinburg*Leona Feinburg
Morris Fowler Julie Singer
FreemanMurray GendenLeonard Girson*Elisha (Al) Gold
Sanford GoldCele Goldsmith Lalli*Dr. Louis Goodman*Samuel A. Green
Anita GruenHerbert M. Holberg
*Frances Konop*Ethel Kotzer
*Jacob Langberg*Eileen J. Lansky
Lottie LevinRuben Charles
Levin*Sadye Meisner Dorothy Mulka
Mollie Perlmutter Doris RosenNathan RosinBrinnie RubinPhillip Rubin
Edward Schindler *Morris Schwartz
*Sarajane Schwartz*Merilyn SchwartzAbraham Schwar-
zbergSarah Sharpe*David Shaw
Sidney H. Silver Sylvia Sloan
Milton Sperber *Ida Spiegel
*Bernard Steinger Louis Stovack
Saralee Tessler *Harry Tischler Marvel Walters
*Herman C.Weinberger
*Solomon Zlatkin
Jan 17 Jan 23*Minabel Bernstein
*Annie Bloom*Bernard M. Cohen*Shirley Dickman*Frances Donon
Celia Sasan DunnIrvin Feig
Sam Finkleman*Bella Gar nkelIke B. Gillis
Carolyn GoldMillie Greengood
*Arthur Harris*Anna Hendelman
Gerson HortonLillian Kahn
*Eleanor Kahn-Ettlinger
*Morris Kallush*Charles A. KaltDavid M. KatzHerman Keller Joseph Kolinski
David LefkoBen Levenson
Hyman Phillip Levy*Pearl J. Lieberman*Morris J. Mandell
Henry MilczukSadie Miller
*Mary Modell*Clara Moray
Carolyn OhrenRobert Jonathan
Patt*Mildred Robinson*Molly Rosengarten
Harold Rosin*Shirley SachsIrving Schwartz
*Benjamin ShapiroJanet Elaine
Shartsis*Moshe ShuppsNorma Guyer
SobeskyGordon Stillwell
*Louis Stutz*Morris Tischler
*Neil Alan Werner
Jan 24 Jan 30Allen Abels
John Alexander *George AllenRobert Alpert*Mary Barna*Saul Bechek*Samuel Berg
William D. Birnkra*Ruth BlumensteiMorris Bobkoff Frances Brown*Loraine Carson
Bert CohenSol Cohen
Robert DocksIrving Dunn
Jeanette Eizelman*Gertrude Feber
*Paul Aaron Foge*George Frank
*Lewis W. Gleekm*Bessie Golds
Hildegard HennigWalter Kellerman
*David King*Anna J. KlinskyJoseph Kursman
Esther Levin*Lewis LevinPearl LevineEsther Lewin*Dr. BarnardLieberman
Dorothy MatenkyJakob Samuel
MonkmanLillian Popkin
Max Isadore RichSheldon Richie
Noah Seefor Harold ShermanEsther Shrager Sydney Small*Philip Stein
Bessie Stewart*Fay Susman
*Samuel Weiss*Ned WeitzmanWilliam Wilner *Louis Zlatkin
*A light will be lit on our Memorial Board. If you wish to memorialize your loved ones in a specialway, consider purchasing a memorial plaque to be displayed in our Anne Jospey Sanctuary. Eachyear, on the anniversary of their death, it will be lit as a remembrance.Contact the Temple of ce at
248-967-4020 to make arrangements for this eternal memory of your loved one.
IN MEMORIAM
Mitchell Mike Ketai , November 15, 2009
Philip Joseph Leon , father of Kelly (Harry) Onickel, November 15, 2009
Lillian Ellen Gordon , newborn daughter of Rachel and Geoffrey Gordon, November 19, 2009
Rick Melamed , husband of Susie Melamed, November 20, 2009
Hal Miller , husband of Judy Miller,November 25, 2009
MAZAL TOV
To Rick and Carol Kaczander on the engagement of their son Eric Kaczander to Emily Schey
To Bobbie Patt on birth of granddaughter,Devon Rae Rusk
JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES!
Jeffrey & Beth Applebaum* ..................1/5Harold & Marie Flacks* .......................... 1/6Brian & Rachel Baxter* .......................... 1/8Alan & Marla Schindler* ....................... 1/15Dr. Anthony & Gretchen Baron* ........... 1/17Jacob & Linda Schwarzberg* .............. 1/17William & Janeen Fetterman* .............. 1/20Thomas & Joyce Sachs* ..................... 1/22Robert & Rozanne Sedler* .................. 1/24Bradley & Janette Baker* .................... 1/28
Andrew Siegel .............. 1/16Jackson Gorland ........... 1/17Hannah Aronson-Paxton 1/19Emma Kristal ................ 1/19
Eli Mendelson ............... 1/20Zachary Segall .............. 1/20D.J. Schneider .............. 1/21
Jalen Raines ................. 1/23Tatum Saltsman ............ 1/24Madison Sabbath .......... 1/25Joshua Kominars .......... 1/27
Jason Markowitz ........... 1/28Huston Shartsis ............ 1/30Joshua Baker ................ 1/31
Bequests & Planned GiftsTemple Emanu-El gratefully acknowledges
legacy bequests received from:
Mitchell Ketai zl
Temple Emanu-El is honored to have beenremembered by Mitchell Mickey Ketaiwho made Temple the bene ciary of an
insurance policies. Mr. Ketai and his wifeGloria zl and children Loren (now M.D.)
and Lisa (now J.D.) joined Temple Emanu-El in 1962. He was a native Detroiter known for his joie de vivre and cognizant
of the good fortune life brought him. In ad-dition to his bequest to Temple Emanu-El,he gave back to the community by estab-
lishing a scholarship to assist less fortunatestudents attend the University of Michigan
School of Architecture.
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TEMPLE EMANU-EL: WHERE YOU BELONG 248-967-4020
Rabbi Joseph P. Klein Cantor Darcie N. Sharle
C A N T O R S N O T E S
On January 18, 1952 The Suburban Templeof Greater Detroit held its rst Friday NightSabbath Service, at Burton School, with a
borrowed ark from Temple Beth El, usingcopies of the Union Prayer Book , borrowedfrom both Temple Beth El and Temple Israel.
58 years later The Suburban Temple of Greater Detroit is Temple Emanu-El of Oak Park. We will honor our congregational anni-versary on Friday night, January 15, using theUnion Prayer Book , with music from our Shir Chadash Choir. As we begin our 59th year,we look back and honor the lay and clergy
leadership who brought us here. The pictures of our past presidents aredisplayed on the wall outside the library, along with the picturesof Rabbi Frank Rosenthal, Rabbi Milton Rosenbaum, Rabbi LaneSteinger, and Cantor Norman Rose.
When Rabbi Rosenbaum spoke to our membership on the 25th Anni-versary of our congregation, he said: Our Sages [taught] the conceptof Zechut Avot , the merit of the ancestors. They noted that those whowent before us established a fund of merit by their good deeds, whichcontinue as our strength and give us a virtue we ourselves have notearned. The same principle applies to the life of our congregation,for its founders gave us an example of their own devotion, comrade-ship and willing labors to build our Temple physically and spiritually.We inherit their achievements and are grateful that many of them arestill among us so that we may pro t by their example and build for our children after us, while we gain the sustenance of our faith in our congregation.
Our congregation in 2010 is in ways very different from the one RabbiRosenbaum addressed in 1977, to say nothing of the group who sat onfolding chairs in Burton School in 1952. But as different as it is for usin 2010, the values and standards with which those few families cametogether, still de ne and describe us today.
I hope that you will join us on Friday night, January 15 for our An-niversary Sabbath. Cantor Sharlein and our choir and pipe organ willhelp us remember the music of years ago, and our worship will followthe Union Prayer Book. Of course the rabbi and cantor will have headscovered and the women in the congregation will not, but we will other-wise try to capture the essence of what our worship once was.
We must never forget the stories of those who but a few generationsago brought us here. Our history and heritage are tied directly to thosefew families on folding chairs using borrowed prayerbooks. It is ap-propriate, I think, to honor their memories with these words with whichReform Rabbis introduced Kaddish for so many years: The departedwhom we now remember still live on earth in the acts of goodnessthey performed and in the hearts of those who cherish their memory.Zichronam livracha , their memories are our blessing.
Singing Our Storyof FreedomStories are one of the mostimportant ways we shareabout ourselves. When we tellour own personal stories, our families stories, or those of our Jewish heritage, we teachourselves and others about theevents that have shaped us. Of-ten, these stories are a windowinto our values and beliefs andour very outlook on life.
At the end of January we will share one of thoseseminal stories as our Torah cycle takes us to thecrossing of the Red Sea our moment of delivery
from slavery in Egypt. Standing on safetys shore, our people has been changed. Our memory of slavery, andour taste of freedom, continue to shape how we actin the world: standing up against injustice, workingon behalf of the oppressed, remaining grateful andhopeful that miracles whether created by God or byus can occur.
Our rst moments of freedom are marked in the Torahwith a shir , which can be translated as song or poem. Called Shirat Hayam , the Song of the Sea,this poem celebrating Gods might and majesty wassung by Moses, Miriam, and all the Israelites. Its im-
portance is highlighted both by the way it is written inthe Torah scroll it is offset from the rest of the textwith unique word spacing and the way it is chanted.There is a special festive melody, different fromour everyday system for chanting Torah, that is usedfor the Song. On Shabbat morning, January 30, I willuse the festive melody from the Sephardi tradition tochant Shirat Hayam (on the seventh day of Pesach,when we revisit this Torah portion, Frank Castronovawill chant it using the Ashkenazi festive melody).
In honor of the reading of Shirat Hayam , theShabbat on which it is read has come to be calledShabbat Shirah , the Sabbath of Song. It is seen as atime to highlight music within the worship service,which we will do on Shabbat evening, January 29.
I hope you will join us on Shabbat Shirah , both for the special music service on Friday night and thespecial Torah reading on Saturday morning, as we usesong to celebrate our peoples story of freedom.
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not a great relief for me, I believe we willovercome the present
nancial stress. Wehave great programs, agreat Early ChildhoodCenter and a greatreligious school. Asgood as our programs
are, we are addressing the recognized needfor speci c programs for our baby boomer/empty nesters. We see a continued need for a Reform Jewish congregation in our geo-graphic area serving the wide range of agesand diverse families in our metropolitanDetroit area. We are now in the process of creatively looking at solutions to correlate thecosts of Temple with the congregational sizeand its nancial means. While some of thesedecisions will be dif cult to hammer out anddif cult to implement, the Board of Trusteesis and will do what it sees as necessary.
Part of the solution is a greater emphasis onfundraising for our Temple and we will letyou know what fundraisers will be forthcom-ing. Our last annual fundraiser Emanu-Elat our Tables was wonderful. Besides the
money we raised to help Temple, we had asigni cant portion of our adult congregantsengaged and by all accounts, everyone hada good time. When we announce futurefundraisers and other plans, please remember the importance of such success and pleasecontribute to your ability. I again ask thatyou need not wait for any fundraiser, butstep up if you can to help solve this scalyears nancial situation. Temple Emanu-Elcontinues to remain a vibrant Reform Jewishsynagogue with an engaged congregation.Please contact me or any of our professionalstaff, of cers or board members to shareyour comments, ideas or other input you mayhave. I seriously desire to hear from you.
We will get through these tough timestogether.
A Perfect Storm?(cont. from page 1)
Our Temple Emanu-El Youth Choir willperform on Sunday,January 31 as partof a community-wideconcert. This yearsevent will be held atTemple Israel, begin-ning at 2:30 p.m.Sponsored by the
Federations Alliance for JewishEducation, morethan 200 childrenwill be singing.
Admission is free.SUPPORT OUR
YOUTH CHOIR!
$35 per person in advance $40 per person at the door $72 per person + 5 raf e tickets as a Posh Sponsor
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EVERY CAN COUNTS
Now more than ever.
Our neighborhood food banksthank you for sharing your foodwith the hungry - because
Now more than ever,EVERY CAN COUNTS
Please note: Plus a Can for the Chaveet message at allTemple meals.
CAB DriveCan and Bottle Days
Sunday, Jan. 109:00 a.m. to Noon
to bene t HOSPICE MATLOSANAKlerksdorp, South Africa
EARLY WORSHIPWITH PRE-SERVICE
WINE & CHEESE ONEGFriday, January 296:00 p.m.Pre-Service Oneg Shabbat 6:30 p.m.Kaballat Shabbat
Please join us!
Havdallah Gathering Features Temple Artists
Havdallah marks the end of Shabbat and the beginning of the new week. Temples Com-munity of Learners, together with the ReligiousCommittee, invite members and friends to acasual evening of music featuring Templemember musicians. Please join us on January16 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. We will begin withappetizers, enjoy a short program, and end theevening with dessert. Bring an appetizer anda bottle of wine or juice to share. If you havea havdallah set bring it along! Plus a can for
the chaveet . No charge to attend. For planning purposes please RSVP to
the Temple of ce by January 15.
Tu Bishvat SederSunday, January 31 - 5:30 p.m.Tu Bishvat, the New Year of the CosmicTree, is the only holiday created bythe Kabbalists. Sephardic Jews callthis day Frutas , the Feast of Fruitsor Rosasana dos Arbores , RoshHashana of the Trees.
The Tu Bishvat Seder is a feast towhich the Jewish people invite thewhole world. Like a Passover Seder,the Tu Bishvat Seder includes eatingsymbolic foods, mystic recitations for individuals and for the group, music, stories,and other assorted activities. We invite members of all other religionsto this celebration and ask our own congregants to invite non-Jewishfriends.
Please join Cantor Sharlein and Steve Klaperfor an all-new Tu Bishvat experience!
Our seder will draw on material developed by Maggid Yitzhak Buxbaum , Temple Emanu-Els upcoming 2010 Scholar-in-Residence.The seder will be a family-friendly event elementary-aged children andolder are encouraged to attend and will include a vegetarian pot-luck.
The cost is $6.00 per person - $12.00 per family - sponsors $18.00.Plus a can for the chaveet . RSVP by Jan. 27 - 248-967-4020
Tu Bishvat Vegetarian Potluck Dinner - Food AssignmentsFamilies with last names ending in:
A-J - Bring DessertK-S - Main Dish (Vegetarian) T-Z -Salad
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R E L I G I O U S S C H O O L D I R E C T O R
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Young Family ShabbatFriday January 8, 6-7:30 p.m., Cost: $5 per adultand children 6 and up
With special guest:Crafts Guru Tamar Schiff
Geared toward families with children tot age through secondgrade, please join us for Shabbat dinner featuring songs,story, crafts, candle-lighting, kiddush and more. This monthfeatures a special guest who will help us with extra specialcrafts. Dinner features baked chicken for adults, chicken
ngers for kids (vegetarian option: pasta), salad, vegetablesand dessert. RSVP to the education of ce @emanuel-mich.org or 967-4023.
Tu Bishvat Fam-JamJanuary 24, 10-11:00 a.m., No Cost
Geared towards pre-school age kids and parents, this eventis a celebration of trees and the earth through music and fun
projects. Well do a little planting, make-eco friendly birdfeeders, hear a story, have a snack, sing and play games all
connected to learning about taking care of the planet. RSVPto the Education Of ce @emanuel-mich.org or 967-4023.
Yom Tikkun at Religious Schoolfor 4th-7th - Focus on Social ActionJanuary 17
On January 17th religious school students in 4th-7th grades(7th graders are invited back for this special Sunday willhave a special session of religious school focusing on avariety of social action projects. Projects include: visiting
seniors, working at Yad Ezra food bank, making no-sew blankets for pediatric patients, recycling and more. Studentswill also learn about the Jewish values that inspire social ac-tion including tikkun olam- repairing the world, gemi-lut chessed loving kindness and tzedek justice.Volunteers are needed (you dont have to be the parent of areligious school student). For more information contact theeducation of ce.
A religious person is someone who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others,
whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and de ance of despair. Abraham Joshua Heschel
Blessings of a Skinned KneeBook Talk with Elissa Driker-Ohren, LCSW Sunday, January 24, 9-10:30 a.m.
Join Elissa Driker-Ohren, Temple member and therapist, in adiscussion of this inspirational book many have found help-ful, about how a psychologist working with troubled childrenre-discovered Jewish parenting values that had positive ef-fects on her own family and the kids and families she workedwith. You do not need to have read the book, though weencourage reading it. Coffee and bagels will be provided.
TEEN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
Martin Luther King Day CelebrationJanuary 18, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
High school students have the opportunity to volunteer and participate in this meaningful community multi-culturalevent. Students will serve as ushers at the City of South eldMartin Luther King Day Interfaith Celebration at the City of South eld Pavilion. Seeking teens to represent the Templeand learn from this important commemoration of the CivilRights leader and the movement itself. Please contact theeducation of ce for more information.
Conversational Hebrew Classwith Ahuva Newman
Monday Nights starting February 1, 7-8:00 p.m.Cost: $75 for adults
All levels and backgrounds are welcome to this class, whichwill focus on building practical communication skills. Bene tfrom Mrs. Newmans wealth of teaching experience and pas-
sion for the Hebrew language. Especially helpful for thosewho will or hope to travel to Israel in the near future, guar-anteed to enhance your experience. For more information,
please contact the education of ce @emanuel-mich.org or 967-4023.
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Eileen Brand , Director,Early Childhood Community
NEWS FROM TEMPLE EMANU-ELSEARLY CHILDHOOD COMMUNITY
Eileen Brand
S M A L L T A L K
Heres wishing everyone an upcom-ing year of good health and peace. TheTemple Emanu-El Early ChildhoodCommunity will resume classes onMonday, January 4th, following a welldeserved (and much needed) winter
break.
As winter continues, the Nursery of cesare busy preparing for camp. Like thefashion industry, we are always a season
ahead. Once again, our camp will be offered for nine weeksto children ages 18 months through age 6. Packets will besent home at the end of January for camp which beginsMonday, June 14th, as well as materials for the 2010-2011school year.
We welcome several new babies to our Infant Program.When parents tour the facility they are in awe of both the
physical layout of the rooms and the warmth and assurancethey immediately feel from our nurturing staff. It is our hope that this is just the beginning of a long term relation-ship between these families, the ECC and Temple.
Michaelyn Silverman, Rachel Katz and Viktoriya Frasinichrepresented our school at the Early Childhood EducationConference, sponsored by the Agency for Jewish Educa-tion. The key note address was How to Handle Hard-to-Handle Preschoolers. Marilyn Appelbaum, of the Appel-
baum Training Institute, spoke on Childhood Aggression:Why does it happen, what can we do? The information wasshared at a follow up teachers meeting. In keeping withcurrent trends we are always looking for ways to teachchildren to manage their feelings.
In November, our entire staff was invited to a workshop presented by Geoff and Dina Berdy on The InclusiveClassroom. Everyone found helpful information from thisdynamic presentation. We are looking forward to further workshops with Geoff and Dina.
On Monday, January 18th, we will be having parent/teacher conferences. There will be no regular programming or extended care in session on this day.
Once again, on behalf of the Temple Emanu-El EarlyChildhood Community, I wish all of you a Happy andHealthy New Year.
Many Adult Education opportunities are plannedfor the coming year. Save these Dates:
Concluding Shabbat - Havdallah CelebrationsSaturday Evenings: January 16 (see page 5) and March 13
Tu Bishvat Seder: Sunday, Jan. 31 New format this year -featuring stories and songswith Cantor Sharlein and Steve Klaper (see page 5)
Rabbi Kleins Spring Class (see below)Thursdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25
History, Development and Challenge of Reform Judaism
Scholar-in-Residence Weekend - April 23-25Join us as we welcome Maggid Yitzhak Buxbaum,Teacher, Story-Teller, Author
Community of LeaTEMPLE EMANU-EL
Rabbi Kleins Spring 2010 ClassTHE HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT
AND CHALLENGE OF REFORM JUDAISM
Thursdays, 7:30 - 9:00 pm, March 4, 11, 18, 25
$40/member; $50/member couple$60/non-member; $70/non-member couple
Rabbi Klein will discuss the philosophical, theological andcultural issues that prompted the Reform of Judaism, rst inthe 19th C. in Germany and then in America. The class will
contrast the major Reform Platforms of 1885, 1937, 1976 and1999, and discuss current social and theological issues thatcontinue to shape Reform Judaism, including the adoption of anew prayerbook.
COFFEE WITH THE CANTOR
Sunday, January 17at 9:30 a.m.
Join Cantor Sharlein foran informal and freeformdiscussion over coffee(or tea). Bring a topic
you'd like to discuss,or just come and see where theconversation leads.
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Susan J. Kirschner
F R O M T H E E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R
TEMPLE EMANU-EL BULLETIN JANUARY 2010 TEVET /SHEVAT 5770
To avoid jeopardizing the taxdeductibility of your charitablecontributions to Temple Emanu-El,do not le your 2009 income taxreturns until you have received awritten acknowledgment of your contributions from us. Some of your contributions may not betax deductible if you le your taxreturn before receiving this writtenacknowledgment.
For Fiction ReadersOccasionally I devote some space to a particularlyinteresting book Ive come across. Because I soadmired Mary Doria Russells A Thread of Grace,I checked her book The Sparrow out of the li-
brary. Ms. Russell calls The Sparrow a specula-tive novel. Im not usually a science ction fan,
but found this book unique and intriguing. She is a paleo-anthropologist known for work on cannibalismand craniofacial biomechanics and that backgroundcomes into play. Religion has a central role as shefollows a Jesuit-sponsored mission (which includesa Sephardic Jew) to a planet from which they have
picked up signs of intelligent life. The author is a Jew by choice. Raised Catholic, she left the church at age15 and after 20 years of contented atheism foundthat becoming a mother made her realize her ethicsand morality were rooted in religion and was drawnto Judaism. Ms. Russell said writing The Sparrow
allowed her to look at the place of religion in thelives of many people and to weigh the risks and the
beauties of religious belief
Nowadays many books include author interviews. Iwas intrigued by what Ms. Russell wrote about themoral of this book and what that says to us as ReformJews living in complex and trying times. Maybeits even if you do the best you can, you still getscrewed. We seem to believe that if we act in ac-cordance with our understanding of Gods will, weought to be rewarded. But in doing so were makinga deal that God didnt sign on toif you read Torah,you realize that God has a lot to answer for. God is acomplex personality. I wanted to explore that com-
plexity and that moral ambiguity. God gives us rules but those are rules for us, not for God.
On one Saturday in October andtwo in November, Temple Emanu-El embarked on a new fundraisingidea to bring much needed dollarsin the door. The idea for the events,called Emanu-El At our Tables(E.A.T. for short) was brought tous by Cantor and Jeff Sharleinwho had participated in a similar fundraiser for their congregation in Brooklyn.
All told, 13 events were hosted by 38 members. Close to 160 peopleattended and we raised $13,000. While we fell short of our monetary
goal of $20,000, we achieved our goal of strengthening our connec-tions with each other and our commitment to Temple. The responseshave been fantastic and we are already planning next years events.
Thank you to our generous hosts and to all of you who gave of your time and money to make this fundraiser such a tremendous success.We hope youll join us next year!
Thanks again to Elissa Driker-Ohren and Amy Wise for co-chairingour wonderful At Our Tables Fundraiser, with the able assistanceof Michael Benghiat. We wish to recognize and thank all our creativeand generous hosts:
Emanu-El at our tables
Jill/David Hart,Janeen/William Fetterman
Mary Gilhuly/Steve Klaper
Sheldon/Donna Klein
Jodee/Roy Raines, Bea Sacks
Barbara Nurenberg
Wendy/Marc Bakst,Debra/Paul Walter
Ellyn/Jon Davidson,Jennifer/Stephen Driker
Missy/David Bean,Wendy/Scott Pittman
Bruce/Ann Klein
Michelle/Michael Kobernick
Beth/Jeff Applebaum
Jane/Robert Krasnick
Sue/Dan Stettner,Linda/Jay Schwarzberg
Rachel/Brian Baxter,Gretchen/Tony Baron
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Excellent references from your friends, neighbors &
Temple Emanu-El members
TEMPLE EMANU-EL: WHERE YOU BELONG 248-967-4020
cuy kznBNAI MITZVAH
Madison Sabbath - January 23Madison Joy Sabbath will be calledto the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah onSaturday January 23, 2010. Joiningin the celebration are Madison's par-ents, Susan and David Sabbath and
older sister Rachel. Proud grandpar-ents are Sandra and Robert Weitzand Beverly and Lawrence Sabbath.
Madison is a seventh grade honor student at Norup International
School in Oak Park. Madison enjoys playing piano andsinging in the Norup seventh grade choir. She is on
Norup's basketball team and plays for the HuntingtonWoods Hoops. She is also a member of HuntingtonWoods Teen Council. Madison loves spending time withher friends, listening to music, reading and playing withher dog, Arnie. She also looks forward to spending her summers at Camp Tamarack.
For her Mitzvah project, Madison volunteered doingnumerous activities for National Council of JewishWomen. She also spent time at the Friendship Circlevolunteering in the nail salon, and baked desserts for a fundraiser at the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation. Inaddition, she hosted a Brunch Bark Mitzvah in whichher wonderful family and friends donated food and other supplies for animals at the Michigan Animal RescueLeague.
Sydney Stern - January 22Sydney Stern is a 7th grade studentat The Roeper School. She liveswith her two older sisters, Arika and
Nikki, dog-friend, Louise, and cat- buddies, Serena, Maude, and Luna.Sydney has a passion for horses andspends her weekends as a barn bum.On Saturdays she volunteers at Ban-
bury Cross Therapeutic EquestrianCenter in Oxford where she cares for the horses andhelps riders with disabilities to experience the enjoymentand bene ts of therapeutic horseback riding. Sydney
nds this gratifying and enjoys being with the riders.On Sundays, she takes riding lessons and is becomingquite the equestrian. She plans to one day own a ranch
and be a horse trainer. Her parents, Brett and Linda;Grandparents, Marion and David Klavons; and sisters,are very proud of her for being such a kind and caring
person and for completing her studies and becoming aBat Mitzvah. Mazel Tov, Syd! We love you!
Weekly Event RemindersCongregants with email may receive Rabbi Kleins MondayMailing email which includes a two-week listing of congrega-tional events, as well as special announcements. Members who do
not receive email may read his Monday Mailing at Temple (postedon his of ce door) or call Rabbi Klein (248-967-4252, ext. 207)and request phone-reminders from the Membership Committee for social action, adult education, worship or social programs. [email protected].
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G I F T S A N D M E M O R I A L S
CANTORS DISCRETIONARYFUND
In Memory of:Lucille Walker
Claire BelskyDrs. Gerald & Myral Robbins
Philip Joseph LeonLois & Franklin GreenbergMorty Sauber
Linda Rose & Pulleyblank/Rosenthal Families
EAT AT TEMPLE TABLESFUNDRAISER
In Appreciation and in Honor of Sheldon and Donna Kleinand their 50s Dinner
Kim & Glenn Liebowitz
GENERAL GIFTS FUNDIn Appreciation of:Freya Weberman
Ruthanne OkunTemple Emanu-El
Ada VeliIn Memory of:Lucille Walker Mike KetaiLillian Ellen GordonRick MelamedHarold (Hal) Miller
T.E. Board of TrusteesRabbi Ernst Conrad
T.E. Board of Trustees,Rabbi Klein, Cantor Sharlein,Susan Kirschner, EileenBrand, & Geoff Berdy
Sam ZlotoLottie Malkin
Murray NovickBarbara Stuart
Philip Joseph LeonLloyd StrauszT.E. Board of TrusteesLinda & Steve Permut
Ida Damraur Faye & Lou Damraur
Rick MelamedLinda & Steve Permut
LOIS GOODE NFTYSCHOLARSHIP
In Honor of: Your grandsons bar mitzvah,to Ira & Brenda Jaffe
Robert & Carolann Goode& Family
In Memory of:Ryan Rosman
Robert & Carolann Goode& Family
Philip LeonJeff & Rae Mandel
BRAI-SHEIT NURSERYSCHOOL
In Memory of: Your daughter Jacki to theMarcus Family
Al & Bernice Kesner Rick Melamed
Paula & Mel KaltDaniel Kellerman
Carin Edelstein
BUILDING ANDMAINTENANCE
In Memory of:Lillian Gordon
Esther & Susan Kirschner Hal Miller
Marsha & Chuck OwenLECH LECHA FUND
In Memory of:Bernard Trock
Gary & Kathleen Trock
MASON-STEINHARDT-JACOBS ENDOWMENT
In Memory of:Rick MelamedFran & Stephen Barnes
MUSIC FUNDIn Honor of:The birth of new daughter to Sarah & BenjaminRosenzweig
Judy GreenwaldIn Appreciation of:Vivian DeGain
Ruthanne OkunIn Memory of:Margaret Casey
Gary & Kathleen TrockLucille Walker Rabbi Ernst ConradPhilip Joseph LeonRick MelamedIda Gottesman
Judy & Lillian GreenwaldMargaret Yates
Judy GreenwaldPhilip Joseph Leon
Teri and Neal Silver
PARENT TEACHERSORGANIZATION (PTO)
In Appreciation of:Ahuva Newman
Ruthanne Okun
PRAYER BOOK FUNDIn Honor of:Adele Staller-Wishing you aspeedy recovery
Marty, Suzanne, Lauren, &Jordyn Weinberg
NORMAN ROSECANTOR FUND
In Memory of:Philip Joseph Leon
Bruce & Sharon OzrovitzElayne & Dan Steinhardt
Rick MelamedSharon & Steve DillonElayne & Dan Steinhardt
RUTH & MAXWELLSTETTNER CARING
COMMUNITYFor the Speedy Recovery of:Muriel SherbowShirley Rossenwasser
Herman & Lillian Fox
RABBINIC DISCRETIONARYFUND
In Honor of:The marriage of Ellie Klein &Jeff Goldman
Linda & Steve Permut
Vivian & Doug DeGainIn Memory of:Abraham Krosnick
Morton KrosnickRabbi Ernst ConradLucille Walker
Michael Scrivener & MaryAnn Simmons
Rick MelamedMyral & Jerry RobbinsGary & Kathleen TrockLois & Franklin Greenberg
Richard RosenthalLinda Rose & the Pulley-blank/Rosenthal Families
RABBI MILTON ROSENBAUMEDUCATIONAL FUND
In Memory of:Eugene H. Lastar Shirley Podolsky
BEA SACKS SOCIAL ACTIONIn Honor of:Noah Witus, Bar Mitzvah
Dale & Jerry RubinFor the Speedy Recovery of:Murt Sherbow
Mel & Ellie Natinsky
SARAH SCHMIERLIBRARY FUND
In Honor of:Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stern for their dedication to JewishEducation
Dr. Daniel Rosenbaum &Family
SASSON SHAYALIBRARY FUND
In Appreciation of:Avital & Benny Granot
Ruthanne OkunIn Honor of:Carole Shaya
Rosetta CreedIn Memory of:Frederick (Rick) Melamed
Mel & Ellie NatinskyLindy & Ray Buch
DR. MAURICE B. WEINER
& DR. RICHARD A. WEINERCHILDRENS BOOK FUNDIn Memory of:Manfred Stryck
Judith Weiner Lillian Ellen Gordon
Gary & Kathleen TrockRick Melamed
Barb & Doug Kellerman
LEE WOLIN MEMORIAAITZIM CHAYIM FUND
In Honor of:The Marriage of Ellie Kleinand Jeff Goldman
Denny, Jenny, Michael,
Jeffrey Patterson &Lynn WolinIn Memory of:Morton Wolin
Denny, Jenny, Michael,& Jeffrey Patterson
Philip LeonRick Melamed
Denny, Jenny, Michael,& Jeffrey Patterson &Lynn Wolin
YOUTH CHOIRIn Memory of:Dustin Nowinski
Florence & Louis Citarel
ZUSSMAN-UNGER YOU
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIn Honor of:Jake Gross, Bar MitzvahSamantha Glazer, BatMitzvahSydney Glazer, Bat Mitzvah
T.E. Board of Trustees
TEMPLE EMANU-EL BULLETIN JANUARY 2010 TEVET /SHEVAT 5770
A Sincere Thank You: We sincerely thank everyone for their generous contributions to our various funds. Your support allows us tocontinue offering our outstanding programs and services and helps us to support all members of our Temple Family. Thank you!
Eighth Annual!
Super Bowl PartyFebruary 7th - 5:00 p.m.
Esther Katzman Social Hall
Admission: Family (2 adults + children) $35 Adults $20 Children (12 and under) $5
Includes food and drinksThis is the ultimate family super bowl party
with activities for everyone, fan and non-fan alike!
Bring your favorite board gamesFOOTBALL SQUARES - $10 & $18 EACH
(sold in advance either in person or by mail) Split 50% Temple, 50% Winner
Raf e tickets: $1 each - 6 for $5 - sold during event Event is for families, game seen on large screen TVs
RSVP to Harvey Hurvitz at [email protected]
RSVP by February 1st
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UPCOMING EVENTS AT TEMPLE EMANU-EL
TOTAL Enclosed: $Please make your check payable to: Temple Emanu-El and return to the Temple o fce.
TEAR-OFF REGISTRATION FOR EVENTS LISTED ABOVE
NAME DAY PHONE
EVENT # ADULTS # CHILDREN AMOUNT ENCL
V O L U N T E E R O P P O R T U N I T I E S
Join in and fulll the mitzvah of Purim by volunteering in our wonde
fundraiser. There are many fun opportunities for you and you
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Partial Assembly Family Pizza PartySunday, February 7, 2010 11:30 2:30 pm
Baked Goods to TempleThursday, Feb 25, 2010
Final AssemblyFriday, February 26, 2010 9 am 1 pm
DeliveryFriday, Feb 26 through Sunday, Feb 28, 2
For more information please contact:Margaret Goldstein 248.569.1119 [email protected] or Pam Finegood [email protected]
For information on how to order Shalach Manot please check our website at www.emanuel-mich.org
Super BowlParty
Feb. 7th 5:00 p.m.Family (2 adults + children) $35
Adults $20Children (12 and under) $5
Tu Bishvat Seder January 31 - 5:30 p.m.
$12 per family(or $18 sponsor)
and a vegetarian dish to passRSVP: January 27
248-967-4020
WINE TASTINGMarch 6, 2010 - 7:30 p.m.
$35 per person in advance$40 per person at the door
$72 per person + 5 raf e ticketsas a Posh Sponsor
RSVP by Feb. 28
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Joseph P. Klein RabbiDarcie N. Sharlein Cantor
Milton Rosenbaum, zl Rabbi EmeritusNorman Rose, zl Cantor Emeritus
Susan J. Kirschner Executive DirectorGeoffrey Berdy Director, Education & Youth Activities
Eileen Brand Director, Early Childhood CommunityMichaelyn Silverman Founding Director - ECC
Steven L. Permut PresidentMitch Meisner Administrative Vice-PresidentDavid Gubow Financial Vice-President
Pat Chomet Religious Vice-PresidentGlenn Lapin Education Vice-President
Rena Friedberg Membership & Programming VPFred Frank Treasurer
Debra Walter SecretaryDolores M. Galea Immediate Past President
Bea Sacks Bulletin Editor
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January 2010 - Tevet/Shevat 5770
319:00 AMReligious School5:30 PMTu Bishvat Seder
17:00 PMFirst Friday ShabbatNew Years DayBuilding Closed
9:30 AMTorah Study10:30 AMMorning ShabbatService
3Building Closed 4
ECC Classes Resumes5
4:30 PMHebrew School7:30 PMYouth & Education
67:30 PMShir Chadash
74:30 PMHebrew School
86:00 PMYoung Family Chavurah8:00 PMErev Shabbat
9:30 AMTorah Study10:30 AMMorning Shabbat S
10:00 AMel. Schoolrotherhood MeetingAB:30 AMtorytelling0:00 AMocial Action MeetingETS
11 124:30 PMHebrew School6:15 PMExec. Committee
137:30 PMShir Chadash
144:30 PMHebrew School
158:00 PMUPB Anniversary Shab-bat
9:30 AMTorah Study10:30 AMMorning Shabbat S7:00 PMAdult Ed. Havdalla
17:00 AM
Rel. School:30 AM
Coffee with the Cantor 0:00 AMisterhood Meeting
18ECC Parent TeachersConference-No School10:00 AM - 1:00 PMMLK Celebration7:00 PMHigh SchoolYouth Choir
194:30 PMHebrew School7:00 PMBrotherhood Game Night7:30 PMReligious Committee
20 214:30 PMHebrew School
228:00 PMSydney Stern Bat Mitzvah
9:30 AMTorah Study10:30 AMMadison Sabbath Bat Mitzvah
249:00 AMBlessings of a SkinnedKnee10:00 AMTu Bishvat Fam Jam9:00 PMReligious School
256:30 PMTEMTY7:00 PMHigh SchoolYouth Choir
264:30 PMHebrew School7:30 PMBOT
277:30 PMShir Chadash
284:30 PMHebrew School
296:00 PMPre-Service Oneg6:30 PMShabbat Shirah(Special music service)
9:30 AMTorah Study10:30 AMMorning Shabbat S