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Building Community – One Bagel at a Time by Larry Mattes

If you come to Temple on a Sunday morning when

Religious School is in session, you'll see a tablecloth-covered

conference table topped with bagels, cream cheese, jams, a

toaster and coffee urns. You'll also see a group of round

banquet tables where congregants are enjoying their bagels and

schmoozing.

That is just what the Bagel Boys envisioned when they

started their Sunday morning

enterprise. Some years ago, Denny

Hershey was visiting a friend in

Chicago who was doing Sunday

morning bagels. "What a great idea,"

Denny thought, but it wasn't until we

moved into our new building in 2008

that there was an ideal space for the

Temple Emanu El version.

Denny got together with like-

minded Temple friends, Peter Moisio

and Rich Landis, to plan the details

and establish some "forever" rules.

For example, the bagels had to come

from Bialy's and the coffee had to be

from Dunkin' Donuts. It turns out

those were wise decisions because over the years, people not

only commented about their taste and quality, but said they

absolutely knew the sources.

In addition to the original trio, Warren Snow, who had

been enjoying the bagels as a congregant, joined the group five

years ago as a self-described jack-of-all-trades. A year later the

group expanded again to include Nicole Senor, who took over

the role as head cashier.

When asked why they do all this – get up early on a

Sunday morning, schlepp to pick up bagels, cream cheese and

all the other bits and pieces – they said, "I am helping to build a

sense of community." As Warren put it, "I enjoy being with

people and being a part of what makes parents want to stay

instead of using Temple as a drive through."

Warren is a third generation member of Emanu El, having

joined on his own in 2006. He is almost an ever-present

volunteer serving as an usher, and as Shabbat services "water

boy" among other chores. Warren is the Brotherhood recording

secretary and was named Mensch of the Year, being awarded

the first Jerrold Kaplan version of that distinction.

Denny Hershey joined the

Temple in 1976 and has been

involved in almost everything

Emanu El for as long as most of

us can remember including as

Temple president from 2002 -

2005.

Denny reports that the group

usually buys 5 dozen bagels – of

which they sell, on average, about

three quarters of them – an equal

number of cream cheese bricks

plus a group specialty, hot pepper

jam.

According to the table-top

menu, a bagel and a schmear costs

$2.00 and a beverage goes for a

buck. When lox is on the menu, the first slice is $2.00 and all

subsequent slices are $1.00 each. Any leftover bagels can be

bought for only $1.00 each. Denny adds that the group

"creates" omelets on the first Religious School Sunday of the

month.

He is excited to announce a new addition to the menu –

you can now buy a $3.00 Bagel Boys Gift Certificate, which

just happens to coincide with the cost of a bagel, schmear and a

beverage.

Rich Landis joined Emanu El in 1987 and has been a

member of the Bagel Boys since the opening of the new

building. Remember the Fry Boys and their latkes? He was

part of that group, too. On another level, Rich was president of

Emanu El from 2009 - 2011.

Pictured from Left to Right: Front Row: Peter Moisio, Warren

Snow; Back Row: Denny Hershey, Nicole Senor, Mitch Cronig;

Not Pictured: Rich Landis

Continued on page 3

Friday, January 6

Shabbat Service 6:15 pm

Saturday, January 7

Parsha Vayigash

Parshat HaShavuah 9:00 am

Shabbat Service 10:30 am

Friday, January 13

Chesed Shabbat

Tot Shabbat 5:15 pm

Shabbat Service 7:30 pm

Members of the Chesed Committee

will speak

Anniversary & Birthday Blessings

Saturday, January 14

Parsha Vayechi

Parshat HaShavuah 9:00 am

Shabbat Service 10:30 am

Friday, January 20

Friday Nite Chai 6:15 pm

Saturday, January 21

Parsha Shemot

Parshat HaShavuah 9:00 am

Shabbat Service 10:30 am

Friday, January 27

Shabbat Service 6:15 pm

Saturday, January 28

Parsha Vaera

Rosh Chodesh

Parshat HaShavuah 9:00 am

Shabbat Service 10:30 am

Bat Mitzvah of Chanelle Graubard

Join us at 5:45 pm for our

Pre-Shabbat Reception when our

service begins at 6:15.

Stay for our Oneg Shabbat when our

service begins at 7:30 pm.

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January 28

10:30 am

Chanelle Nicole

Graubard

Daughter of

Sandra & Lincoln

Graubard

JANUARY WORSHIP SERVICES

BAT MITZVAH

Programs for Young Children Tot Shabbat & Torah To Go!

Tot Shabbat on Friday, January 13th:

Shabbat service and songs followed by pizza making.

Torah To Go at Little Gym on Sunday, January 29th:

20707 Chagrin Blvd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122

RSVP to Carolyn Abrams, Early Engagement Coordinator,

216/454-1223; cabrams@teecleve.org.

BAGEL BOYS (CONTINUED) MILESTONES

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Rich says the Sunday morning bagels et al are a great way

to bring people together to just relax and eat and (there's that

word, again) schmooze. "Personally, I see it as a time to meet

some of the Religious School children and their parents," Rich

adds. "I like to greet people – young and old, new members

and long-timers. And it's a wonderful activity to help build

community."

Rich states that the group gets together at the beginning of

each year for a planning session. "We discuss what different

things we can do to entice parents to stay, meet other parents

and come back for more the next week."

A Temple member since 1979, Peter Moisio is a great

believer in the worthwhile contribution the Bagel Boys make to

the Temple and helps answer the question: what can we do to

appeal to parents so they want to stay in the building Sunday

mornings? "What we do helps answer that question," he says.

"We want them to have an excuse to look forward to Sunday

mornings," he adds.

Peter is a firm believer in not varying from the supply

sources mentioned earlier. "People just seemed to prefer

Bialy's and Dunkin' Donuts so, as good marketers, we'll

continue to cater to those preferences,"

Nicole Senor, the "+1" in the Bagel Boys +1, joined the

group in 2012 after having enjoyed the Sunday bagels for

several years before that. With children in Religious School,

she asked one day if the "Boys" would like some help. They

gladly said Yes and she is now the go-to person when you need

to pay for breakfast.

"I enjoy meeting people," Nicole says, and because

everyone has to pass by her as they leave the serving table, she

accomplishes that very nicely.

In addition to collecting pieces of paper with pictures of

Washington or Lincoln on them, she also has a stack with an

illustration of a "Happy bagel." "Those are complementary

coupons given on the occasion of special events or programs,"

she explains. The group donates the bagels.

Profits from these Sunday morning gatherings are

"invested" in Temple Emanu El. Though there are other

Temple programs that benefit from the Bagel Boys +1 efforts,

most are earmarked for the Religious School and youth group

programs.

Bagel Boys Sunday breakfasts are, of course, available to

those who don't have children to drop off. People taking a

Sunday morning class have been known to arrive early just to

get some bagels and a shmear – and schmooze.

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS

1/2 Audrey Halpern

1/3 Rebecca Silver

1/7 Frank Moss

1/7 Suzanne Schneps

1/8 Gertrude Liss

1/8 Sherrie Sperling

1/9 Dana Peeden

1/11 Avi Gecovich

1/12 Sandra Graubard

1/12 Robyn Skolnik

1/13 Naomi Corman

1/13 Adell Rosenthal

1/14 Shirley Leimsieder

1/21 Ellen Richman

1/22 G. Leslie Atkinson

1/26 Aaron Walter

1/29 Mildred Schneider

1/31 Barbara Rosengard

JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES

1/7 Eugene & Eileen Gordon

1/22 Harlan & Sally Simon

1/25 Erwin & Reva Zaretsky

We were proud to unveil

our brand new High

Holy Day Torah covers

which were designed and

made by Eileen Kohn

and dedicated by

generous members of our

congregation.

Interested in leaving your

mark on Temple Emanu

El by dedicating

something within the

building?

Contact Renee Higer at

rhiger@teecleve.org;

216/454-1209.

Milestone birthdays are listed every 5 years beginning

at age 20 and every year after age 90.

Milestone anniversaries are listed every 5 years

and every year after 50 years.

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Temple Emanu El

encourages our students

to participate in Jewish

experiences outside the

classroom. These additional experiences help reinforce

children’s Jewish identity and broaden their Jewish education.

Jewish camp has proven to enhance children’s commitment to

Judaism while giving them all the exciting recreational

opportunities they want in their summer adventures. There are

many Jewish overnight camps available.

In some cases, Temple Emanu El can help provide financial

support. Both incentive grants and need-based scholarships are

available.

For more information on opportunities and scholarships, visit

the section on Jewish Camping & Israel Programs under the

community tab on the Temple Emanu El website at

www.TEECleve.org. Deadline for scholarship applications

is February 1, 2017. If you have any questions, or haven't

found the right camp, contact Beth Mann at 216-454-1220.

Listed below are some resources to help guide you in your

selection:

Foundation for Jewish Camp www.JewishCamp.org

URJ Overnight Camps www.URJYouth.org

Jewish Education Center of Cleveland www.JECC.org

Find Out More About Jewish Camps & Scholarship Opportunities

KALLAH & CAMP

OUR MEMBERS HAVE BEEN BUSY!

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Each year, our 6th graders participate in The Journey Continues,

a program that introduces our students and their parents to the

upcoming process of become a Bar/Bat Mitzvah.

TEE held a fabulous

Great Beer Tasting

social event for nearly

100 congregants and friends where

participants tasted a

variety of local beers including those made

by our own Cantor

Rick Lawrence and

President Matt Ellin.

Our Sunday morning Walking Group has been a huge success. After enjoying the fall weather, our group will take a break

during the winter months and resume walking in the spring.

To enhance the Jewish offerings in our Preschool, our older students are now given the option of a weekly Hebrew class

during the second hour of naptime taught by Religious

School teacher/congregant Paula Goddard. Know someone interested in learning more about our Preschool?

Call 216/454-1308.

During Parent Child Hebrew

this year, students were

assigned a holiday to research

and present to the class. Jennifer and Emerson

Goddard made a beautiful

Simchat Torah cake to share. Parent Child Hebrew is a

wonderful option for families

to learn together while students are in 3rd – 6th grade. Contact

Marla Wolf, 216/454-1214 for

more information.

Our Youth Choir shared their musical enthusiasm at November’s Friday

Night Chai Musical Shabbat service. If you missed their sweet voices, you

can see them again on January 20.

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IN MEMORIAM AND YAHRZEITS

Abe Molecke

Elsie Deutsch Polen

Sarah Rosen

Samuel Sass

Edward J. Sherman

Esther Shiff

Jay Phillip Shlachter

Max Shulman

Ruth Noll Silver

Marvin Skolnik

Sylva Stern

Barbara Timen

Minerva Traidman

Sanford Wasserstrom

Raymond Weisfeld

Anne Zaner

Week of January 13-14

Sandy Cohen

Joe Cohn

Rosalie Cooper

Rudy Cooper

Sarah Cowan

Carl Davis

Paul Fine

Adele Gabelman

Tillie Gibberman

Week of January 6-7

Gail Abrams Bertha Acks

Dr. Jeffrey Arenswald

Rose Arnovitz

Bessie Balaban

Samuel Belkin

Dr. Martin Bielefeld

Jules Borod

Phyllis Caswall

Jeffrey Edelman

Bea Ferber

Minnie Fisch

Helen Fox

Adam Stern Green

Sylvia Green

Florence Greenberg

Louis Greenberg

Kenneth Hirsch

Phyllis Hulewat

Paul J. Hurwitz

Louis Katowitz

Al Kaye

Samuel Kornstein

Isadore Leopold

Joseph W. Levine

David A. Lurie

Saul Goodman

Abraham E. Greenfield

Herbert L. Harris

Eva Heisler Hartenbaum

Mervyn Hirsch

Gladys Ruth Kaufman

Hortense Kronenberg

Florence Maier

Samuel Maron

Sanford Moskol

Dora Nickman

Linda November

Elmer Ostro

Irving Pocrass

Alan Posner

Helen Press

Millicent Rosenberg

Bertha Shelas

Annie Soble

Max Waldman

Ethel Weingartner

Eleanor Weiss

David Zalben

Hyman Zeleznick

Week of January 20-21

Sarah Arnold

Ben Arnovitz

Albert Baron

Dr. Yetta Bayles

Gretchen Bendix

Florence Berger

Betty Bernstein

Florence Boardman

Gustav Carter

Bernice Chernin

Denotes a perpetual yahrzeit plaque has been installed in the Kumin Family Memorial Alcove.

WE EXTEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO:

Ruth Hartman (Josh Davis) on the loss of her father,

Saul Hartman

Edmund (Helen) Weisler and Sue (Jonathan) Krantz

on the loss of their brother & uncle, Leslie Weisler

Harlan (Susan) Ullman on the loss of his father,

Seymour M. Ullman

Frieda Gevelber Davis

Bessie Eisler

Marvin Friedman

Kennard Goodman

Eva Greenfield

Fannie F. Haggerty

Irvin Kalski

Rae D. Katz

Rose Katz

Hilda Kraus

Samuel B. Kutash

Lillian Licht

Pearl Maron

Evelyn C. Priesand

Carl Rich

Harry W. Rothenberg

Julius Rubenstein

Maurice Saltzman

Morris Sedley

Jacob Spevack

Alvin J. Velick

Jacob Zaretsky

Week of January 27-28

Esther Aronoff

Martha Arstein

Fannie Blum

Helen Boraz

Rebecca Braunstein

Sandor Davis

Rose Epstein

Stanley Frank

Harry Glassberg

Milton Greenberg

Fay Herman

Beatrice Lawrence

Max LeBois

Beverly Koblitz Levine

Harold A. Levy

Annie Lewis

Leisl Lieb

Ronald Lipson

Calvin Luxenberg

Rudolf Merdes

Mac Miller

Sadie Miller

Leanore Nagel

Henry Orloff

Lauren Overmyer

Rose Plack

Samuel W. Posner

Elaine Resnick

Sadie Ringler

Arnold Rivin

Samuel Rivin

Helen W. Rose

Louis Rosenberg

Bertha Rosenthal

Sadie B. Schwartz

Florence Sebransky

Ben Sherwin

Martin Simon

Ben Strauss

Sharon Marcia Tenenbaum

Aaron Weinberg

Irving Weiss

Pearl Mattes Wendell

Arlene Wolk

Julius Yablonsky

Rudolph Zucker

More than 40 women and girls from Temple Emanu El learned to make challah in a crowd of 1500 Jewish women who participated in Challah in the CLE at the Convention Center. Hundreds of thousands of women around the globe were taking

part in this same event. If you missed this inspiring event, TEE plans to participate again next year.

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DONATIONS (AS OF NOVEMBER 30) ADMINISTRATIVE

Chesed Fund

in memory of: Fannie Rosenberg by

Howard & Sue Maier

Phyllis Stein Freund College Connection

Fund

in memory of: Margaret Edmondson-

Jones by G. Leslie & Linda Atkinson; in

honor of: Jill & Ronald Markowitz's 50th

Wedding Anniversary by G. Leslie &

Linda Atkinson

Friday Chavurah Dinner Fund

in honor of: High Holy Day participation

by Stephen & Nancy Gage; Temple clergy,

trustees & staff by Gideon & Rachel

Torrance; in appreciation of: Chavurah

Dinner by Susan Golden, Gregory & Susan

Schwartz, Herbert & Eileen Pritzker, David

Sperling & Pamela Hruby; for the

yahrzeit of: Zisl Halpern by Ona Lowe

Ronald & Shelley Lipson Caring Fund

in memory of: Dore M. Cohen by Stephen

& Nancy Gage

General Operating Fund

in memory of: Eleanor Kushnick by Henry

& Suzanne Schneps, The Abrams Family,

Lynda H. Thomas; Marcy Horvitz by

Richard Horvitz & Erica Hartman Horvitz

Foundation; Pearl Bailin by Charles Bailin;

Roz Friedman by William & Tracy

Goldman; Saul Hartman by The Abrams

Family; Sherry Kolibar by The Arch

Family, Ethan Roberts by Richard &

Barbara Landis; Alvin Salzinger by The

Abrams Family; Leslie Weisler by Roy &

Lillian Schlachter; in honor of: Steve &

Nancy Gage's 50th Anniversary & Steve's

80th birthday by Stanley & Joan Levy;

Jeffrey M. Brooks' 75th birthday by Dennis

& Laura Brooks; Edward Zawatsky's 80th

birthday by The Abrams Family; for the

yahrzeit of: Michael Kushnick by Stephen

Kushnick; for the recovery of: Richard L.

Sloane by Susan Golden

Carl Rich, Dr. Mitchell L. Okun and

Blanche Rich Okun Usher Appreciation

Fund

in memory of: Ethan Roberts by Daniel &

Barrie Galvin; for the yahrzeit of: Miriam

Appelbaum Hauser and Marvin Solvith by

Barry Rich

DISCRETIONARY

Rabbi Steven L. Denker Discretionary

Fund

in memory of: Jacob Landis by Marion

Landis; Nathaniel Brestin by Shirley

Goldberg; Sandy Arnovitz by Jean

Arnovitz; Corrine Wallenstein and Rebecca

Fishman by Scott & Cathy Wallenstein; in

appreciation of: Grandson Jack Shapiro’s

bris by Daniel & Betty Malmad; Rabbi

Denker by Lori Kaplan; for the yahrzeit

of: Ruth Blumenthal by David Blumenthal

& Jane Corteville

Cantor Richard Lawrence Discretionary

Fund

in memory of: Eleanor Kushnick and

Ethan Roberts by Michael & Susan

Saltzman; in honor of: Nancy & Steve

Gage's 50th Wedding Anniverary by

Michael & Susan Saltzman; Matt Forman's

Bar Mitzvah by Howard & Amy Forman;

for the yahrzeit of: Albert Karabell by

Herbert & Eileen Pritzker; Ruth

Blumenthal by David Blumenthal & Jane

Corteville

Rabbi Daniel A. Roberts Discretionary

Fund

in memory of: Dr. Clarence R. Bayles by

Lee Stern; for the yahrzeit of: Lou Clay

by Jerry & Vanny Clay

EDUCATION

Friends of Religious School

in appreciation of: Marla Wolf by Cheryl

Gordon

Lois W. & A. Raymond Abt First Grade

Endowment Fund

in memory of: A. Raymond Abt and

Corinne Coen by Jerry & Barbara Zober;

Alvin Salzinger by Aaron Louis Zober

Eric J. Barr Mitzvah Fund

in memory of: Eric Barr by Melvyn &

Fern Deutsch; Ethan Roberts and Hallie

Wolf by Norman & Ferne Barr; in honor

of: Ron Posner's 80th birthday by Norman

& Ferne Barr

Camp & Israel Scholarship Fund

in memory of: Joseph Fainstein and

Eleanor Kushnick by Irving Fine; for the

yahrzeit of: Henrietta Clayman by Irving

Fine

Fred & Judith Klotzman Jewish

Experience Fund

in memory of: Ethan Roberts and Ida

Vision by Judith Klotzman

Kustin Family NFTY Fund

in appreciation of: High Holiday

participation by Stanley & Joan Levy; for

the recovery of: Cameron Schwartz by

Diane Loveman

Lori Leeds Junior Youth Group Fund

in memory of: Sarah Z. & Joseph A.

Epstein by Don & Joanne Epstein

Neil A. Rembrandt Youth Group

Scholarship Fund

in memory of: Neil Rembrandt by Elaine

Rembrandt

Siegel-Scoler GUCI Camp Scholarship

Fund

for the yahrzeit of: Simon Golubitsky by

Terry & Masha Lashley

Louis Zaas Film Library Fund

in appreciation of: High Holy Day

participation by Joel & Marilyn Zaas

FACILITIES ENHANCEMENT &

BEAUTIFICATION

Steven M. Baskin, Gerald Fields & Dr.

David Goodman Fine Arts Fund

in memory of: Marvin Evans by Ralph &

Deborah Rosenthal; Chris Colombi by

Barbara Colombi; for the yahrzeit of:

Della Goodman by Harold & Judith Blane

Securing our Home Capital Campaign

Fund

in memory of: Steve Slone by Gary &

Susan Haas; for the yahrzeit of: Ida

Greenbaum by Jeffrey & Ellen Brooks

Women of Temple Emanu El Floral Fund

in memory of: Florence Kaplan by Lori

Kaplan

TIKKUN OLAM

Arthur Cowan Holocaust Fund

in memory of: Howard Marks by Paul &

Maxine Fine

Max & Frieda Davis Social Action

Tikkun Ha-Olam Fund

for the yahrzeit of: Max Davis by

Leonard & Susan Davis

Sharon Marcia Tenenbaum Memorial

Scholarship

in memory of: Telsa Tenenbaum &

Gertrude Spike by Les & Sandy Spike

Tikkun Olam Fund

in memory of: Barbara Press & Rose

Cohen by Earl Cohen; Nellie Finkelpearl &

William H. Kushnick by Stephen Kushnick

WORSHIP & PRACTICES

Women of Temple Emanu El Oneg

Shabbat Fund

in memory of: Leo Kramer by Herbert &

Edith Kramer; Ethan Roberts by The

Women of Temple Emanu El

Non-Profit Organization

United States Postage

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CLERGY Area Code 216

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Richard D. Lawrence, Cantor 454-1215

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Renee Higer, Executive Director 454-1209

Andrea Rubin, Membership/Marketing Director

454-1210

Judi Roseman, Administrative Assistant 454-1216

Ina Yablonsky, Bookkeeper 454-1217

EDUCATION STAFF

Marla Wolf, Interim Education Director 454-1214

Early Childhood Program 454-1308

Beth Mann, Family & Youth Director 454-1220

Carolyn Abrams, Early Engagement Coordinator

454-1300

Rachel Smylie, Administrative Assistant 454-1223

We hope you’ll join us!

Saturday,

February 11

Consecration

Wednesday, February 22

TEE Preschool Birthday Bash!

We’re 30!!

Friday, March 3

The OSU Meshuganotes

join us for Shabbat.

Saturday, March 11

Purim Dinner and Crafts

Service

Purimspiel

Dessert reception

Sunday, March 12

TEE Religious School Purim Carnival

sponsored by TEMTY/JYTEE/TEEn Kolel

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DATES