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“ KOL T.O.L” The “Voice of the Tree of Life”
August 2015 / Av—Elul 5775 Tree of Life Congregation Monthly Newsletter Columbia, South Carolina
Inside this issue:
From the President / Welcome to TOL 2
From the Rabbi 3
Religious School/ Youth News 4-5
Temple News/ Brotherhood / Sisterhood 6-7
Holy Day information 8
Book of Memory 9
Big Nosh™ SponsorshipHigh 10
Member News/ Contributions / Yahrzeits 11-14
Calendar 15
High Holy Days 5776
Sunday, Sep. 13
Rosh Hashanah Eve
Monday, Sep. 14
Rosh Hashanah
Tuesday, Sep. 22
Yom Kippur Eve
Wednesday, Sep. 23
Yom Kippur
Sunday, Sept. 27
1st Night of Sukkot
Sunday, Oct. 4
Simchat Torah Eve
Monday, Oct. 5
Simchat Torah
AUGUST WORSHIP SERVICES
Friday, August 7
7:00pm
Shabbat Evening Service &
Novinbakht Bar Mitzvah
Torah: Eikev
Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25
Friday, August 14
7:30pm
Shabbat Evening Service
Torah: R’eih
Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17
Friday, August 21
7:30pm
Shabbat Evening Service
Torah: Shof’tim
Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9
Saturday, August 22
10:30am
Shabbat Morning Service &
Torah Studay
Friday, August 28
7:000pm
Shabbat Evening Service
Torah: Ki Teitzei
Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19
Page 2 Newsletter Title
FROM THE PRESIDENT
After twelve years of committed and loving service to Tree of Life Congregation,
we were informed yesterday (7/15/2015) by Risa Strauss our Education Direc-
tor, she has decided to accept a new position. Though this has happened quick-
ly, we are confident in our prospects for the future.
Risa will be leaving us on July 29th. We have accepted her resignation and only
wish her the best in her new endeavors.
Risa has generously offered to assist the Board, Rabbi and to-be appointed
Search Committee to help ensure a successful transition for her successor. We
welcome your input and will keep you informed as we move ahead with this pro-
cess.
We hope you will join us in wishing her well in her new future. We will always be
grateful for the contribution she has made. Please join us on Friday night July
31st at 7:30pm so that we may honor her and express our thanks.
This once again is a moment of transition and opportunity for Tree of Life.
Be assured, your TOL Officers, Board Members and Rabbi are committed to guiding us through this transition as smooth-
ly as possible.
You can find enclosed a message from Risa to you her congregational community.
Together we are the Tree of Life family. We look forward to you joining us, our leadership team, and each other in building
a vital future for our congregation.
Thank you for you continuing support.
Warm regards,
Richard Cohn Sr.
President
WELCOME TO TOL
We have welcomed many changes at TOL over the past few months. Not only
has Rabbi Joseph come on board but we would also like to welcome our new
office manager, Elizabeth Tyler. Elizabeth has been working with us for sever-
al months but has officially came on board as the office manager at the end
of June.
She comes to us from an administrative and management background. Eliz-
abeth has been working in the medical field for over 10 years and specialized
in optometry where she became an ABO certified optician. Although she en-
joyed her time as an optician she enjoys life here at Temple even more. Eve-
ryone has been very helpful and welcoming.
Elizabeth is married to Chris and they have lived in Lexington for the past 7
years. They have two children, one grandson and two fur babies. When they
have free time they all love to be out on the lake.
If you haven’t met Elizabeth yet stop by the Temple office. She would love to meet you.
Page 3
FROM THE RABBI
As the Summer Heats Up…
What a gracious and warm welcome I have received from Tree of Life Con-
gregation members in my first month in South Carolina. Thank you for your
hospitality, your time, your stories and your company. I look forward to get-
ting to know many more of our wonderful members as the year goes by.
Warmth and heat seemed to be the theme of the month of July as I accus-
tom myself to life here in “hot” Columbia. Beshert (destined) – not only be-
cause I love the heat, but because as July moves into August the themes
of our Jewish year heat up as well!
The last day of this month of July is a little known Jewish festival known as
Tu B’Av. In Talmudic times it was considered a major celebration even
greater than the day of Yom Kippur. It was a day when the young women of Jerusalem would borrow white dresses
and go and dance among the vineyards, so that the young men could choose their brides. Hence over time it became
known as the Jewish day of love. What could be more “hot” than romance in the middle of the summer?
Since Tu B’Av occurs as the nights grow warmer and longer, it was also considered an apt time to ramp up one’s
study of Torah to take advantage of the extra light. This study doubled as preparation for the month which follows the
month of Av. Elul, beginning on the evening of the 14th August, is a calendar time that celebrates another Jewish
“hot” relationship.
In Elul we focus on our love of God. The rabbis speak of the name of this month as being an acronym for a line from
the flirtatious biblical book the Song of Songs. Each letter in the word Elul is the first letter to the words “Ani L’Dodi
v’Dodi Li” (I am my Beloved’s and my Beloved is mine). It is a month to dedicate ourselves to fostering a romance
with God but also to make ourselves worthy of God’s love.
As I continue my stream of conscious thinking in the heat of summer around our July/August theme of love, I would
be remiss if I did not remark on loving relationships with this congregation now ended.
At the end of June and in late July we said warm and fond farewells to both Rabbi Daniel Sherman and Risa Strauss
as members of Temple staff. They have been your teachers and guides in Jewish living. Your relationships with both
of them have enhanced your being, that of your families and this community. We thank them for all that they have
given. I thank them for leaving in my trust this wonderful community. I pray that I am worthy of their warmth and their
legacy.
Such is the way of love. As our relationships end, we know we have grown and must continue to develop so that we
may move on. I am here as your interim rabbi, and hope that we not only develop a special relationship together, but
that as your “in-between” person, I will help you ready yourselves for the warmest of relationships with new profes-
sionals, so that the future of your congregation will be as “hot”, if not “hotter” than ever. Let us enjoy the now, to cre-
ate the warmest and most wonderful of futures.
Rabbi Linda Joseph
You can always make an appointment to meet with me at http://meetme.so/RabbiLindaJoseph
Page 4 Newsletter Title
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Sunday, September 20th
9:00am
It’s time again to register your children for Religious School. Can you believe it’s already August, and
we’re preparing for the start of another Religious School year? It feels like just last week we were saying
good-bye for the summer and now here we are, preparing for another great year to begin. I can’t wait to
see all of the new and exciting things this year has in store for us.
Go online to the Temple website to find the 2015-2016 Religious School Registration Form. Compelete
this form and mail or email the form along with all other require documents to [email protected]; or drop it
by the Temple office. Deadline for registration will be September 1, 2015. Please allow yourself enough
time to fill out the forms and bring in the proper documentation.
Website: www.tolsc.org
Email: [email protected]
YOUTH NEWS
Jhian Novinbakht is the son of Sharham and Barbara
Novinbakht. He is the youngest of three children. For his
Mitzvah project, Jhian will be initiating a can food drive.
Whenever Jhian has down time he likes to play soccer but
his true passion is fishing. He is already a great fisherman
and has no problem reeling the big catch.
TOL: Religious School Registration
6719 N. Trenholm Rd
Columbia, SC 29206
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Page 5
Teachers In-service Day
Sunday, August 23rd
9am-12pm
We will be meeting to discuss the upcoming Religious
School year, going over the yearly curriculum and get-
ting our classrooms ready for the first day of Religious
School. We ask that all teachers join us this day as we
kick off the beginning of an amazing school year.
Parents and Students
Confirmation Meeting
Sunday, August 30th
10:30am-12:00pm
Our Sunday brunch is open to all parents and stu-
dents of the 5776 Confirmation Class. Please join us
as we make plans for this years Confirmation Class.
RSVP to the Temple office by:
Friday, August 21st
803-787-2182 or [email protected]
Pop-In for Popsicles
Sunday, August 30th
3pm-4:30pm
Pop in with the whole family and get to know Rabbi
Joseph before the new Religious School year begins.
There will be popsicles and games. Let’s start off this
new Religious School year with something cool and
fun.
Madrichim Meeting
Sunday, August 23rd
5pm-7pm
Join us Sunday evening as we come together to dis-
cuss the 2015-2016 Religious School year. We’ll
be going over some need to know information and
answering any questions you may have.
Page 6 KOL T.O.L.
August Deadline, Sunday, August 9, 2015
Thank you to everyone who purchased gift
cards in June/July. We are doing great—but
we still need more people to give the TOL
Bucks Back a try. It’s easy to do, it doesn’t
cost any extra, and it’s a great way for the
Temple to earn some extra funds.
Bucks Back cards make a great gift for any oc-
casion!
If you are new to the program, visit
www.tolsc.org/scrip to learn more about the
Temple’s easiest fundraiser. Have any ques-
tions or need assistance? Contact Amy
Scully, Bucks Back Coordinator. 803-
497-3319 or [email protected]
.
Welcome to another year of excitement and getting together with the ladies of WRJ/Sisterhood. We have many up-
coming events which should interest each of you in some capacity. Gatherings will take place at different times and
if SITTERS and RIDES are needed, let us know.
Membership packets will be sent in August and for those who return their forms quickly, paid-up members will be
able to attend our OPENING MEETING in SEPTEMBER FREE OF CHARGE. Look for your invitation in the mail. The
most important job you have is filling out the forms and sending them back.
Your new board is hard at work shaping up the year so that being a member is significant to all who join. You'll be
introduced to the board at the OPENING MEETING in SEPTEMBER.
Sincerely,
Joan McGee and Donna Magaro (acting Presidents)
SCRIPS/BUCKS BACK
Thursday, September 10 @ 6:45pm
at Green Olive on Main St.
Invisible City by Julia Dahl
BROTHERHOOD
WRJ/Sisterhood News
It’s time again,
to pay your
BROTHERHOOD DUES
Please send your dues payment to :
TOL: Brotherhood
6719 N. Trenholm Rd
Columbia, SC 29206
WRJ BOOK CLUB
Page 7
GREEN TEAM UPDATE
The Green Team would like to extend a welcome to Rabbi Linda Joseph. We have exciting
plans for the upcoming year and we look forward to working with her.
We would also like to wish Rabbi Sherman all the best in his new position. He was responsible
for starting the Green Team and provided support and guidance. At the Shalom to the Shermans
we presented him with a Certificate of Appreciation and a book titled Green Faith by Fletcher
Harper. We will place another copy in the temple library.
The Green Team would like to welcome three new captains. Paul Westfall, Erica Altshul, and
Brett Altshul are joining David Potter and Carolyn Hudson to provide an extended green pro-
gram that will include more religious school programming as well as new environmental projects that will be announced in
the near future.
Now that we are facing the heat of summer, we’d like to remind everyone who waters lawns that the best time is early
morning. Later in the day most of the water evaporates before it gets to the grass. Excessive watering at night is not good
for grass.
To learn more about the Green Team, please visit
http://www.tolsc.org/about-us/associations/green-team
Please contact us at [email protected] if you have questions, or to volunteer.
Please consider earmarking your TOL donations for the Green Team.
Remember to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
HAVDALAH & A MOVIE
Pack your picnic and join us for dinner and an
early Shabbat Evening Service at 7:00pm. We
encourage you to invite your friends and family
and those who may be interested in becoming a
member of Tree of Life. An Ice cream social will
follow the service.
SUMMER TEMPLE EVENT
Saturday, August 15
6:00pm
Come and enjoy dinner and Havdalah.
Dinner provided, $5.00 per person.
Movie to follow.
Page 8 KOL T.O.L.
TICKET POLICY: All Temple members “in
good standing financially” are entitled to
High Holy Day seating. This applies also to
their immediate dependent children. “In
good standing financially” means that all
membership pledges, Religious School tui-
tion, and other financial obligations from all
prior years are paid in full. If you have any
questions, please contact the TOL office or a
member of the Finance Committee. You may
also contact the TOL office to make arrange-
ments for out-of-town guests and family or if
you will be away from Columbia and are in
need of reciprocal High Holy Day passes in
another city.
HIGH HOLY DAY CHOIR: We are very fortunate at Tree of Life to have such a wonderful
High Holy Day Choir under the direction of our Music Director, Sharon Witherell. The choir
will begin rehearsing every Tuesday & Thursday night, at 7:00pm, after August 15th up to
Yom Kippur. If you are interested in participating or would like more information, please
contact Sharon ([email protected]) or call the Temple office.
CHILDCARE: Childcare for Rosh HaShanah and
Yom Kippur services will again be available by res-
ervation. Please call the Temple office to secure a
spot for your children 0-8. Donations are accepted
to offset our childcare costs.
Email to RSVP: [email protected]
Call to RSVP: 803-787-2182
Please RSVP by Friday, September 4. Early reserva-
tions are helpful. They give us a better idea of how
many child care workers will be needed.
Rosh Hasana Service Schedule
Sunday, September 13
8:00pm
Evening Service
Monday, September 14
10:00am
Morning Service
2:30am
Family Service
4:00pm
Tashlich
Yom Kippur Service Schedule
Tuesday, September 22
8:00pm
Kol Nidre Service
Wednesday, September 23
10:00am
Morning Serivce
12:30pm
Study Session w/Rabbi Joseph
1:45pm
Family Service
3:00pm A
fternoon Service
4:30pm
Yizkor & Neilah Service
Page 9
Book of Memory Inclusion Request
This completed form and check for $10.00 per name must be RECEIVED by the temple office no later
than Friday, September 4, 2015.
Names that are memorialized on a plaque in our sanctuary will automatically be included..
Name(s) Please print clearly Date of Yahrzeit—Required
Month & Day
___________________________________ ___________________________________
___________________________________ ___________________________________
___________________________________ ___________________________________
___________________________________ ___________________________________
___________________________________ ___________________________________
Submitted by : _______________________________________________________________
Please attach an additional sheet of paper if necessary. Entries postmarked after 9/4/15 will not be
included.
Mail this form along with your check to:
Book of Memory
Tree of Life Congregation
6719 North Trenholm Rd
Columbia, South Carolina 29206
HIGH HOLY DAY INFORMATION FOR 5776 / 2015
Page 10 KOL T.O.L.
The Tree of Life would like to
thank our 2015 Big Nosh ™
Sponsors.
Presenting Level $1500
Baker & Baker
BMW of Columbia
Dunbar Funeral Home
Greens Beverage
Platinum Level $1000
Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina
Cohn Construction Services
Jim Hudson Automotive Group
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein
Gold Level $500
Abacus
Ameris Bank
Dick Dyer Mercedes
First Community Bank
Southern First Bank
Terminix
Wells Fargo
In Kind
Blue Marlin
Bourbon Columbia
Groucho’s
Motor Supply Company Bistro
Rosso Tratoria Italia
Smitty’s Printing Company
Silver Level $250
Ally & Eloise Bake Shop
Bland Richter Law Firm
Boyd Orthodontics
Ed Robinson Laundry & Cleaners
Fields Chiropractic
First Citizens
LTC Associates
Midlands Orthopedics
Morganelli’s
Mungo Homes
NAI Avant
Rite Temp Heating & Air
South State Bank
The Pilates Studio
The Toy Box
Inez & Sam Tenenbaum
Tyler, Cassel, Jackson, Peace & Silver, LLC.
Wilson Kibler
Friend of the Big Nosh™
Brooker Law Firm
Holloway Law Firm
Sullivan Law Firm
Strategic Development Group
Bonnie Foster
Richard & Wendy Gaton
Faye Goldberg Miller
Rabbi Daniel & Morgan Sherman
Dave & Julianne Sojourner
Page 11
COMMUNITY NEWS
Healthy Kids, Happy Families
Join Dr. Deborah Greenhouse for a back-to-school health
discussion to help your family thrive. A light and healthy
dinner will be provided to those who RSVP. Open and FREE
to all.
Tuesday, August 11, at 6:30pm, JCC
RSVP: [email protected]
Practival Pilates™ @ The JCC
This one-day instructor training course focuses on
core stabilization, muscle balance, proper align-
ment, strength and flexibility, while integrating the
concept of mindfulness, fluidity and grace.
August 8, 9am-6pm
$129.00
Call about a 25% discount
Contact Tina to register now:
(814) 866-3438
Tuesdays with Friends
At Beth Shalom
Senior Program-Everyone Welcome
Come Enjoy the Fun, Food & Friendship
Tuesday, August 4
11:30am-1:00pm
BINGO and musical performance by the Camp Gesher
children.
There is no charge to attendees thanks to the generous
donation made by Doris & Ronnie Frank—In loving
memory of their parents, Edda Frank and Kurt Lichten-
stein and in honor of Robert Frank and Susi
Lichtenstein.
Hiroshima Peace Vigil
70th Anniversary of the A-Bombings
Thursday, August 6th
7:00pm-8:00pm
Columbia Museum of Art Auditorium
1515 Main Street, Columbia, SC
Featuring String Quartet from
the South Carolina Philharmonic
Morihiko Nakahara, Music Director
Please join the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and
Carolina Peace Resource Center as we remember the
70th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb.
Let us work for the abolition of nuclear weapons to en-
sure that the atomic horror is never repeated. All are wel-
come to this interfaith vigil, part of First Thursday on
Main.
Page 12 KOL T.O.L.
MEMBER NEWS
Mazal Tov
Carolyn Hudson on the marriage of your son Paul Hudson
to Heather Strauss, on July 3 in Rockville, Maryland.
Condolences to
Marc & Mia Rapport, on the loss of his mother, Miriam
Rapport
Katherine Friedman, on the loss of her father, Murray
Politis
Kay & Ira Radin, on the loss of her mother, Doris Jordan
August Honor Roll
Office - Ann Gaton
Religious School - Joan Tucker
Hospital Patient List - Sandy Hertz
Green Team/Recycling - Carolyn Hudson, David Potter
Oneg Shabbat Coordination - Laura Becker & Annette
Goldstein
WRJ Bimah Rep Coordination - Amanda Hamilton
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES
August 1
Sheldon Coffman
August 2
Carole Brown
August 4
David Cutler
August 5
Keith Babcock
Landon Williams
August 6
Helena Volynets
August 7
Sarah Shtessel
August 8
Emily Wasserman
August 9
Hilary Lichterman
Jeannie Rubin
August 10
Meyer Drucker
Kimberly Moses
August 12
Nancy Wasserman
Barbara Willens
August 13
Simcha Rodgers
August 14
Arthur Levy
Rob Maris
August 15
Ann Gaton
Lisa Kaplan
August 16
Marvin Kline
Lewis Lapine
August 17
Victoria Carr
Joshua Gupta-
Kagan
August 18
Yuliana Iskhakov
August 19
Ina Rae Hark
Linda Rodgers
August 20
Brad Smith
August 22
Emma Shtessel
August 23
Gene Green
Terry Hournauer
August 24
Iris Elfenbein
Alexander Kraemer
August 25
Marc Rapport
August 28
Hannah Greenhouse
Sandy Hertz
August 29
Karen Scwartz
August 30
Drew Blocker
August 31
Adele Salzberg
August 1 Brad Smith & Jennifer Savitz Smith
August 1 Jack & Linda Sterne
August 4 Brett & Erica Altschul
August 9 Gerald & Sandra Euster
August 11 Rabbi Sanford & Ruth Marcus
August 13 Fred & Marcia Medway
August 13 David & Dori Nudleman
August 14 Donald & Michelle Bowen
August 15 Rob Maris & Beth Troy Maris
August 16 Keith Babcock & Jacquelyn Dickman
Babcock
August 20 Alan & Marcia Geers
August 21 Vladimir & Tat’Yana Shtessel
August 22 Todd & Carly Kraemer
August 25 Michael & Marlene Mischner
August 26 Leeds & Katherine Barroll
August 29 Jeff & Lorraine Moses
Refuah Sheleima
Get well wishes to TOL Members recently hospitalized or
at home recovering: Barry Bornstein, Suzanne Ash Rop-
er, Cheri Alexander, Laura Becker, Dennis Cohen, Selma
Dickman, Rick Mendell, Bell Fields
Page 13
BIMAH FLOWERS YAHRZEITS
Friday, June 5
Debra & David Tedeschi, in honor of their son, Daniel,
becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Tom & Linda Rodgers, in memory of Marcelle Rodgers
Laura Becker, in memory of Ruth Becker
Nancy Cartiff & family, in memory of Neil Cartiff
Joan Tucker, in memory of Gerald Tucker & Gail Reiser
Aileen Sunshine, in memory of Ben Swartz
Ann Gaton, in memory of Jack Silk
Friday, June 12
Jan Rivers, in memory of Art Rivers
Alexander Ogden & Judith Kalb, in memory of Elizabeth
Carlson
Dennis Cohen, in memory of Joseph Cohen
Marcie & John Baker, in memory of Alan Baker
Friday, June 19
Marvyn Milman, in memory of Lynn Fleischman Milman
Nard Fleischman, in memory of Lynn Fleischman Milman
Faye & Bruce Miller, in memory of Ivan Miller
David & Ellen Potter, in memory of George Potter
Jan Rivers, in memory of Blair Rivers
Libbie Fechter, in memory of Harriet Fechter
Howard Weiss, in memory of Ruth Love
Carol Barnett, in memory of Ruth Love
Friday, June 26
Ned & Julie Strauss, in memory of Joseph Welsh Strauss
Dana & William Cason, in memory of Gail Riley
Terry Garber, in memory of Harold Egchen
Ernie & Donna Magaro, in memory of Rachel Davidson
Alexander Ogden & Judith Kalb, in memory of Gustav
Carlson
Beverly & Dennis Kaplan, in memory of Michelle Newton.
Friday, July 3
Igor Volynets, in memory of Valeriy Volynets
Dorothy Greeter, in memory of Meyer Brown
Friday, July 10
Andrew & Suzanne Roper, in memory of Carolyn Everett,
Joy & Neil Parks, in memory of Joyce Parks
Alan & Carolyn Conway, in memory of Betty Conway
Jane Littmann, in memory of Dr. Lewis E. Littmann
Marlene Korash, in memory of Rose Madoff.
Friday, July 17
Gail Yamner, in memory of Edward Brenner
Howard Weiss, in memory of Nat Love
Beth Maris, in memory of Lillian Troy
Friday, July 24
Marcie Baker, in memory of Sarah Kramer Stern
Diane Kall, in memory of Samuel Milecofsky
Friday, July 31
Gerald & Sandra Euster, in memory of Esther Duni, Bess
Euster & Abe Euster
Belle Fileds, in memory of A. Fredric Serbin
Friday, August 7
Antonio Arbona-Bennazar*, Dolores Carr, Bammie Solo-
mon, Minna Wallace*, Frank Weiner*, Evelyn Baker
Alion*, Abraham Mellitz, Hyman Rothberg, Eric Thomp-
son, Eve Werner*, Lynda Picow Catlett, Bessie Fabra*,
Henry Donald Bogatin, Jr., Jack M. Cohen*, Frederick
Hoffman, Rose N. Mild*, Lila Russ, Naomi L. Russ
Friday, August 14
JoAnn Baker*, Dana Kelley, Morris Dickman, Ruthie
Linzer, Adele Volin*, Edward Scully, Joseph L. Cohen,
Jane Kalman Ginsberg*, Maxine Alpert Kline, Lev Lu-
chin, Sadye L. Mann*, Charlene Davis*, Albert “Ron”
Garber, Gustave Gergel*, Rose Sheftman*, Ethel Cohn,
Isaac Greenberg*, Edythe Loryea*, Steven Phillips,
Ella Segal, Maxine M. Sepulveda*, Benjamin F. Vine-
burg*
Friday, August 21
Rabbi David Gruber*, Marilyn Tolochko Shapiro*, Edwin
Bihari*, Mary Smith Kordon, Irving Krauss*, Aaron Jo-
seph Rotholz, Martin Weinberger*, Rudi Barnett, Bet-
ty Cantor, Herbert Levy, Sanford Mazer*, Edward
Claremont, Helen King, Eleanor Berg Selig, Max Witten-
berg*, Abraham Yazdanpanah, Lily Madnick, Ida
Rauch*
Friday, August 28
Edward Circus*, Mae Levey, Raymond Bannister, Brian
Everett, Henrietta Halford*, Ella Milman Glick, Lillian
Geers, Hortie S. Reyner*, Florence Silverman Reyner
Kramer*, Sam Stern, Norman Hansen, Helen Slone,
Rabbi Jermone Gerson Tolochko*, Dr. Charles Belove*,
Susan Goldberg, Hannah Cohen Loebee, Marilyn King
Sachs, Rebeun Sonne, Bernard Troy*, George Troyansky
Page 14 KOL T.O.L.
CONTRIBUTIONS
TOL FUND DIRECTORY
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to your favorite TOL General,
Sisterhood, or Endowment fund. Donations make wonderful gifts.
General Funds ($5.00 minimum donation)
Building Fund ($10 minimum donation)
Choir Fund
Green Team
Foyer Leaf Fund
High Holy Day / Passover Fund
to help cover holiday operating expenses
Library Fund
Memorial Board & Plaque Fund
Prayer Book Fund
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Religious School Fund
Religious School Neil Cartiff Memorial Fund
Youth Activities Fund
Sisterhood
Reyner Convention Fund
Courtesy Fund
Evelyn & Dan Daniel Leadership
Development Fund
Endowment Fund
Jeanette Birch Endowment Fund
Diane Brown Sobel Endowment Fund
Marian D. Fleischman Endowment Fund
Ralph & Sarah Levine Endowment Fund
Sylvia & Sam Savitz Music Enrichment
Endowment Fund
Jonathan Train Youth Group Endowment
Fund
July
General Funds
Alan & Paula Saltzman, in honor of Dr. Todd Kraemer, for
the bris of Ryan Daniel Saltzman
National ATM System, Inc., in memory of Murray Politis
William & Arlene Newman, in memory of Murray Politis
Abernethy & Company, PC, in memory of Murray Politis
Sandra Friedman, in memory of Murray Politis
Mr. & Mrs, Zim Cannon, in memory of Murray Politis
David & Millie Shaw, in memory of Murray Politis
Beth Arogeti, in memory of Murray Politis
Missy & Darryl Maslia, in memory of Murray Politis
Religious School Contributions
Susan & Alan Brill, in memory of Murray Politis, Ethel Bro-
dy, Bessie Garber, Marvin Bienstock, Rabbi Phillip Silver-
stein, and Miriam Rapport
Youth Activities
Fred & Irene Fields, in memory of Murray Politis
June
General Funds
Samuel Baker & Meria Warshauer, in memory of Miriam
Rapport
Judaism on Campus, Inc.
Kenneth Wolfe
Shelley & Rob Kriegshaber, in memory of Miriam
Rapport
& in honor of the Sherman Family
Prayer Book Fund
Ron Maris & Beth Troy Maris, in honor of Alivin Steingol-
d’s 60th Bar Mitzvah year.
Religious School
Michelle, Don, Robert & David Bowen, in honor of the
Sherman Family
Youth Activities
Amy & Rob Scully, in memory of Miriam Rapport
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1
2 3 4
Family Caregiver
Support Group
7:00pm
5 6
Seeds of Hope
Farmers Market
8:00am-12:00pm
7
Shabbat Evening
& Novinbakht Bar
Mitzvah Service
7:00pm
8
9
Buck Back
Deadline
10 11 12
Executive
Committee
Meeting 6:00pm
TOL Board
Meeting 7:00pm
13
Seeds of Hope
Farmers Market
8:00am-12:00pm
14
Shabbat Evening
Service 7:30pm
15
Havdalah & Movie
6:00pm
16 17 18
Chior Practive
7:00pm
19 20
Chior Practive
7:00pm
21
Shabbat Evening
Service 7:30pm
22
Shabbat
Morning Ser-
vice & Torah
Study 10:30am
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Teachers In-
service Day
9am-12pm
Madrichim Dinner
5pm
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Chior Practive
7:00pm
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Chior Practive
7:00pm
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Summer Picnic
6:15
Shabbat Evening
Service 7:00pm
Oneg-Ice Cream
Social
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Parents
Confirmatinon
Breakfast Meeting
10:30am
Pop In for
Popsicles 3pm-
4:30pm
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Tree of Life Congregation
6719 North Trenholm Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29206
Tree of Life Congregation
Office: 803.787.2182 Fax: 803.787.0309
Website: www.tolsc.org Email: [email protected]
Office Hours
Monday—Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm
Friday 9:00am-4:00pm
Rabbi Linda Joseph
Rabbi Emeritus Sanford T. Marcus, D.D.
OFFICERS COMMITTEE CHAIRS BOARD MEMBERS
President Rick Cohn Endowment Ned Strauss Susan Brill Donna Magaro
First Vice President Alan Brill Finance Ernie Magaro Laney Cohen Ernie Magaro
Second Vice President Bruce Miller House & Grounds Todd Weiss Jackie Dickman-Babcock David Pollen
Secretary Lisa Helfer Membership Susan Brill & David Polen Jessica Elfenbein Amy Scully
Treasurer Joy Parks Religious School Board Yuliana Iskhakov Eric Feuerstein Jeff Selig
Immediate Past President Steve Savitz Ritual Jessica Elfenbein Annette Goldstein Jeff Silver
Programs Adam Schor Scott Kaplan Julie Strauss
AFFILIATES TEMPLE STAFF Roger Kuperman Todd Weiss
Brotherhood President David Carr Office Manager Elizabeth Tyler
Sisterhood President Donna Magaro/Joan McGee Custodian Demitrius Gilmore LIFE TIME BOARD MEMBERS
COFTY President Spencer Amado Music Director Sharon Witherell Bernard Fleischman, Jr Howard Weiss
Green Team President Carolyn Hudson Director Emeritus Jackie McNeil Stephen Savitz