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“ KOL T.O.L” The “Voice of the Tree of Life”
May-July 2018 /Iyyar-Av 5778 Tree of Life Congregation Monthly Newsletter Columbia, South Carolina
June/ July Worship Services
Fri, June 1 7:30pm Shabbat Evening Service
B’haalot’cha Numbers 8:1-12:16
Fri, June 8 6:30pm Friday Night Live featuring Shorashim
Sat, June 9 10:30am Shabbat Morning Service
Sh’lach L’cha Numbers 13:1-15:41
Fri, June 15 7:30pm Shabbat Evening Service
Korach Numbers 16:1-18:32
Fri, June 22 7:30pm Shabbat Evening Service
Chukat Numbers 19:1-22:1
Fri, June 29 7:30pm Shabbat Evening Service
Balak Numbers 22:2-25:9
Fri, May 4 6:30pm
7:30pm
Tot Shabbat
Shabbat Evening Service
Emor Leviticus 21:1-24:23
Fri, May 11 6:30pm Friday Night Live featuring Shorashim
Sat, May 12 10:30am Shabbat Morning Service
Bat Mitzvah of Lanie Rubin
B’har –B’chukotai
Leviticus 25:1-26:2
Fri, May 18 7:30pm Shabbat Evening Service
Sat, May 19 10:30am Bar Mitzvah of Jake Moses
B’midbar Numbers 1:1-4:20
Fri May 25 7:30pm Shabbat Evening Service
Naso Numbers 4:21-7:89
May Worship Services
Fri, July 6 7:30pm Shabbat Evening Service
Pinchas Numbers 25:10-30:1
Fri, July 13 6:30pm Friday Night Live featuring Shorashim
Sat, July 14 10:30am Shabbat Morning Service
Matot-Mas’ei Numbers 30:2-36:13
Fri, July 20 7:30pm Shabbat Evening Service
D’varim Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22
Fri, July 27 7:30pm Shabbat Evening Service
Va-et’chanan Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11
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From The Board President
B’nai Mitzvah Class/Birthdays 10-11
May Yahrzeits/Calendar 12-13
June/July Activities 14-15
Camp Gesher/Contributions 16-17
Fellow Tree of Life Congregants:
Thanks to everyone who helped with the Big Nosh. It was a great success. Our volunteers were
exceptional. There was a lot of great food and fellowship. This fundraiser showcases the Tree of
Life's greatest attributes.
This calendar year is quickly coming to an end. The congregational meeting is Tuesday, May
29th at 7:00pm at Tree of Life. Please join your fellow congregants for this important meet-
ing. Refreshments will be provided by Groucho’s Deli. At the meeting, we will be approving a
new slate of officers and voting on the 2018-2019 budget. There will be many ideas and
topics to discuss.
I am honored to serve as your President, and look forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting.
Kindly,
Bruce Miller
TOL President
KOL T.O.L.
From the President/From the Rabbi 2-3
Education Director/TOL in Action 4-5
Mazel Tov/Caring Committee 6-7
Thank You Big Nosh 8-9
Inside this issue:
2018-2019 SLATE OF OFFICERS
President: Bruce Miller
1st Vice President: Jessica Elfenbein
2nd Vice President: Alex Ogden
Treasurer: Ernie Magaro
Secretary: Mindy Tucker
2018-2021 Board Members
Donna Magaro
David Polen
Marc Rapport
Steve Friedland
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FROM THE RABBI
See you at the Tree,
Rabbi Eric Mollo
From the Rabbi
Dear Friends,
There is so much to talk about from these past two months and now moving into the summer.
Back in early April, Keven Cohen and Bruce Miller planned and executed an incredible festive evening
and fundraiser for our community on the Spirit of Lake Murray. Many thanks to Keven and Bruce for
their efforts and we hope to continue the tradition next year. And, while we’re on the subject of
fundraisers, the first week of May featured our annual Big Nosh Jewish culture and food festival. Many
thanks to our lead coordinator, Todd Weiss, and the many incredible volunteers who helped to make it
a great day for Tree of Life. It is always so wonderful to see what we can accomplish together. Another
such example of teamwork occurred near the end of April as part of the M.O.R.E. Justice’s Nehemiah
Action. For those who are yet unfamiliar with M.O.R.E. Justice, it is an organization that represents a
major part of the social justice and interfaith work we do in our congregation. Working across
perceived and real racial and spiritual lines, we have worked this past year with officials in our
community to improve care for the mentally ill and improve upon disciplinary standards for students in
Richland 1 and Richland 2 schools. This work in ongoing, but early returns have showed promise in
the form of Crisis Intervention Training for all police officers in Columbia and Richland County by 2021
and a commitment from Mayor Benjamin to work on establishing a Clubhouse in Columbia for those
suffering from mental illness. Thank you to our Team Leaders, Alex Ogden, Josh Gupta-Kagan, and
Amanda Hamilton for helping our community to rally around these noble causes.
Following the Big Nosh, the month of May brought with it the b’nei mitzvah of Lainie Rubin and Jake Moses. Both students led
fantastic Shabbat Morning services and I wish them and their families Mazal Tov on a job well done. We also observed Shavuot with our first
cheesecake bake-off and Talmud study which is sure to become an annual occasion as we build on the fun and success of this year’s
gathering. Mazal Tov to Jordan Henry and Philip Hawkins on their winning blood orange cheesecake. Moving into June and July we can look
forward to our ongoing Shabbat Evening services, our Friday Night Live services every second Friday of the month, and our annual Trivia
Night. Lunch and Learn will also continue at Tree of Life throughout the summer months with the exception of our session in July.
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From the Education Director
KOL T.O.L.
Molly Westfall and Kate Weiss raised money and awareness for
Camp Jenny at The Big Nosh. Camp Jenny is NFTY's Southern
Area and Southern Tropical Regions' year-round mitzvah corps
project, giving children from an economically disadvantaged At-
lanta-area school the opportunity to receive tutoring and sup-
port throughout the year which then culminates in a 4-day long
camp experience at URJ’s Camp Coleman over Memorial Day
Weekend. The students receive the love of big "brothers and
sisters," three nutritious meals a day, and encouragement for
the future. They also enjoy activities such as hiking in the
mountains, water play, zip lining, arts and crafts, and a variety
of sports and team building activities.
We close out another wonderful school year at TOL, with many
thanks to our dedicated teachers, teens, students, and parents.
You make our community sacred, special, and fun! There’s no
need to go 3 months without us, however. We will have monthly
family programs throughout the summer and with the help of
some steadfast volunteers, we will finally get the rest of the Chil-
dren’s Library in order. There are a ton of summer reading pro-
grams going on throughout Columbia – stop by my office to pick
up a recommended reading list or ask for a suggestion. When you
complete a Jewish book, come by and make a Jewish beaded
bookmark to start on your next reading adventure!
NFTY-SAR LLTI Liz Leadership Training Institute for rising 9th-12th graders interested in leadership
*you do not have to be on the youth group board to participate in this event!
Friday, August 24 - Sunday, August 26, 2018
URJ Camp Coleman - Cleveland, GA
Meet new people and see your friends from NFTY, Camp, Israel and Mitzvah Corps
Enjoy a fun, interactive Saturday night activity
Reconnect with your NFTY friends after a summer apart
Learn valuable skills that will help you build your resume and take on a leadership role at your
schools, congregations, and communities
Choose leadership electives that fit your goals
and interests
COST: $175 (if registered by June 6th)
$195 (if registered by August 8th)
* Scholarships available
Register online:
www.southernarea.nfty.org
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Kesher Committee
WRJ / Sisterhood Brotherhood
Kesher, the Hebrew word for "connections" is also the name of a newly formed
TOL committee. This committee's goal is to strengthen connections among our
members and build a foundation that recognizes members life events,
milestones, simchas, contributions and volunteering. If you're interested in
learning more or helping the Kesher Committee, reach out to David Polen at
[email protected] or 516-241-9892.
As we head into the summer months, I want to
take this opportunity to thank all of you who helped
the TOL Brotherhood in our service to the TOL.
During this past school year, we had many events
to support our Temple and community. Some of
these events included breakfasts and lunches for
the religious school, a holiday dinner for a youth
home, a TOL work day, and of course, our support
for The Big Nosh.
We also found some time for opportunities to just
get together as a group. We met out for dinner
twice and had a brotherhood cookout.
We are looking at a date to meet out for a
Columbia Fireflies game night over the summer,
so keep an eye for an email with information soon.
Again, thanks for all you do to support the Brother-
hood, both in time and financial support.
Eric Feuerstein
TOL Brotherhood President
On May 18th we presented our annual Sisterhood
Shabbat, coordinated and led by Rabbi Carolan.
The inspiring service recounted the stories of
strong women leaders of the Jewish people from
Torah times until now, and included meaningful
readings by a number of our WRJ members. All the
music for the evening’s service was written by
women as well.
We have recently approved our slate of officers for
fiscal 2018-2019:
President: Terry Garber Treasurer: Yuliana Zulunova Recording Secretary: Ellen Potter Corresponding Secretary: Ilene King Ways and Means: Emily Toombs, Barb Willens, Doris Davidson Programming: Laney Cohen, Elisa Westfall, Cheryl Nail Membership: Amanda Hamilton Bereavement: Annette Goldstein Gift Shop: Donna Magaro Marketing: Erica Altschul Regional representative: Amanda Hamilton After much discussion, we will be rolling out an exciting new membership model for this year, based on the value of WRJ programs and activities to each lady in the Tree of Life congregation. Stay tuned for more details coming soon! Our first event of the new year will be our annual YES Fund (Youth, Education, and Service) Brunch. Planned for Sunday August 12, 2018. Save the date, and look for your invitation!
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Mazel Tov
Bat Mitzvah
of
Lainie Rubin
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Bar Mitzvah
of
Jake Moses
Saturday, May 19, 2018
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Caring Committee
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Thank You Big Nosh Sponsors
Presenting Level
Dunbar Funeral Home
Jim Hudson Superstore
Gold Level
Lewis Babcock, L.L.P.
Silver Level
Import Specialties of Columbia
Cason Psychological Services, LLC
Stephen & Jennifer Savitz
Marc & Ann Posner
Paul & Elisa Westfall
David & Debbie Greenhouse
Friends of The Nosh
Linda Ackerman David Lovit
Kim Bannister Jeff & Larraine Moses
David & Jill Carr Jerry & Carole Rothstein
Ann Gaton David & Meredith Sella
Richard Gaton Ned & Julie Strauss
Rick & Laura Kagan
Laura Litwer
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Thank You Big Nosh Volunteers
Linda Ackerman Lisa Helfer Ronda Sullivan
Alice Kasakoff Adams Laura Kagan Emily Toombs
Keith Babcock Rick Kagan Andy Tucker
Melanie Baker Dennis Kaplan Joan Tucker
Kim Bannister Lisa Kaplan Michael Tucker
Anselle Blackmon Scott Kaplan Mindy Tucker
David Carr Zoe Kaplan Lew Wayburn
Keven Cohen Eileen Krieger Heather Weiss
Sally Langer Kate Weiss Laney Cohen
Hayden Cohen Steven Langer Sam Weiss
Jacob Cohen Donna Magaro Todd Weiss
Nina Contino Ernie Magaro Elisa Westfall
George David Bruce Miller Molly Westfall
Eric Feuerstein Erica Pfister Paul Westfall
Ann Gaton David Potter
Evelyn Gaton Ellen Potter
Amy Scully
David Sella
Meredith Sella
Julie Strauss
Ned Strauss
Connie Ginsberg
Mark Goldenfield
Karen Goldenfield
Annette Goldstein
Debbie Greenhouse
Elena Grynberberg- Bekier
Amanda Hamilton
Harvey Helman
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May 2
Ron Prinz
David Greenhouse
May 3
Amanda Hamilton
Linda Ackerman
Jonathan Leader
May 4
Feliks Rabinovich
Ann Posner
May 5
Rachelle Rawl
Michael Tucker
Marcia Zug
May 6
Kerry Reddy
Stanley Gomberg
May 8
Sally Langer
May 9
Barry Bornstein
Carolina Rodgers
May 10
Fred Davidson
Caryn Helman
May 11
David Polen
Alan Geers
May 12
Kenneth Nelson
Beth Helman
Myrna Cohen
May 13
Alan Conway
Bethany Smith
May 14
Gavin Williams
May 16
Irina Plotkin
Jacob Cohen
May 18
Marcia Geers
Jake Moses
May 19
Jenny Savitz Smith
May 20
Hyman Rubin, Jr.
Howard Sheftman
May 23
Robert Scully
May 24
Myra Nelson
May 25
Jack Rubin
May 26
Erin Fisher
Dana Cason
May 27
Eliza Hamilton
May 31
Richard Cohn
May Birthdays
June Birthdays
June 1
Faith Nudelman
June 2
Shayna Bannister
June 3
Dana Fisher
June 4
Richard Kagan
Frederic Medway
Alice Kasakoff Adams
Jerry Rothstein
June 6
Daniel Tedeschi
Susannah Feinstein
Patty Tucker
June 8
Joanne Hafter
Salvatore Buscemi
June 9
Stephen Merlin
June 10
Ellen Potter
June 13
Reuven Altschul
June 14
Lindsey Schwartz
William Cason
June 15
Stephen Friedland
June 17
Maxine Garber Fisher
Nard Fleischman
June 18
Ira Radin
Barbara Becker
Jessica Artz
Ashton Cutler
Zackary Kaplan
June 19
Rachel Streisfeld
June 21
Norman Kaplan
June 22
Debra Tedeschi
June 25
Alaina Cutler
June 28
Elisa Westfall
Erika Cutler
June 29
Micah Feinstein
Annabelle Mischner
July Birthdays
July 1
Benjamin Iskhakov
July 2
Ann Diamond
July 3
Nora Feinstein
Izzie Mollo
July 4
Alvin Steingold
Lois Gibson
Barbara Rast
July 5
Frank Baker
John D. Baker
July 6
Pearl Glavey
LA Miller
July 7
Laura Litwer
July 8
Steven Grosby
Phillip Savitz
Adam Firetag
July 10
Ernie Magaro
Laura Kagan
July 11
Melanie Baker
July 12
Sandra Euster
July 13
Naomi Farber
July 14
Carol Barnett
July 15
Samuel Grosby
July 16
Eric Feuerstein
July 19
Jeffrey Miller
July 23
Andrew Tucker
July 24
Sarra Rabinovich
Mitchell Litwer
July 25
Rebecca Coffman
July 26
Jennifer Williams
July 27
Shayna Polen
Terry Garber
Julie Strauss
July 28
Robin Chapman
July 29
Jan Barkan
July 30
Kimberly Bannister
July 31
Sam Weiss
David Reddy
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Bimah Flowers Yahrzeits
April 6
Jessica Elfenbein, Robert Feinstein and Family in loving memory of
Julius Feinstein, Deborah & Allan Brett in loving memory of Shirley
Levine and Leon Brett, Lois Rauch Gibson & Jerry Gibson in loving
memory of Morris Rauch, Joanne Hafter in loving memory of Sylvia
Jastrow, Jerry & Carole Rothstein in loving memory of June
Goldfein, Fred & Irene Fields in loving memory of Rachel
Rothfeder.
April 13
Morton Winter & Family in loving memory of Philip Winter, Joan
Tucker in loving memory of Beatrice Kapilian, Jeff, Peggy, Dan, &
Erin Miller in loving memory of Paul B. Synder, Walter Winter in
loving memory of Philip Winter, Feliks & Sarra Rabinovich & Family
in loving memory of Mariya Volfson, Rob & Amy Scully, Harriett
Posner in loving memory of Kate Posner, Stephen & Roberta
Friedland in loving memory of Arthur Friedland, Ruth Marcus &
Rabbi Sanford Marcus in loving memory of Dr. Harold Schleider,
Terry & Stan Gomberg in loving memory of Gary Gomberg.
April 20
Janice Park Rivers in loving memory of Grier Park, Joanne Hafter in
loving memory of Julius Jastrow, Morton Winter & Family in loving
memory of Rebecca Winter, Lois & Jerry Gibson, David & Nancy
Gangemi in loving memory of Michael Sigel, Jerry Rothstein in
loving memory of Mary Rothstein, Walter Winter in loving memory
of Rebecca Winter, Jan Barkan in loving memory of Andrea Gerstle,
Annette Goldstein & Family in loving memory of James Masur,
Terry & Stan Gomberg in loving memory of Elaine Gomberg.
April 27
Iris Elfenbein, Jessica Elfenbein, Robert Feinstein & family in loving
memory of Edna Meltzer, Joan Tucker in loving memory of Irving
Schwartz, Jessica Elfenbein, Robert Feinstein & family in loving
memory of Richard Elfenbein, Ann Gaton in loving memory of Rose
Silk, Rick & Laura Kagan in loving memory of Rhoda Kagan,
Carolyn & Alan Conway in loving memory of Sidney Conway,
Carolyn & Alan Conway in loving memory Myron Wander, Carolyn &
Alan Conway in loving memory of Arline Wander, Rob & Amy Scully,
Harriett Posner in loving memory of Elliott Posner, Nard
Fleischman in loving memory of Marian Fleischman.
May 4 Linda Ackerman
Alice Kasakoff Adams
Cheri Dawson
Ira & Kay Radin
May 11
Jonathan & Jessica Artz
Brad Smith & Jennifer Savitz Smith
Keith & Jackie Babcock
Richard & Laura Kagan
Connie & Leon Ginsberg
May 18 Board Host: Sisterhood
May 25 Barbara Becker
Laura Becker
Vladimir & Tat’Yana Shtessel
Barry Bor
Eileen Krieger
May 4
Ida Aroneck*, Wilfred Atran, Esther Bass*, Leonard
Bornstein, Rebecca Brenner, Marguerite Brill*, I. Albert
Cohen, Jerry Cooper, Marjorie Cooper*, Fanny Gildman*, Ann
Hurwitz, Bert Kaplan, Diane Klein*, Martin Langer, Sylvia
Lefton*, Raquel Leibman, Jason Oxhorn, Helen R. Polinsky,
Sidney E. Reyner*, Esther Sutker, Tessie Weinberg*, Herbert
Weisberg*
May 11
Hugo Bruck*, Erin Clark, Susan Craft, Helen Donen*, Rose
Friedman*, Tillie M. Garber*, Albert Haegele, Harvey
Jacobson, Bess L. Kantor*, Marlene Korash, Sholim Per-
chonok, Lilyan Picow*, Isadore Rothberg*, Esther Rotholz,
Rose R. Rubin*, Joan M. Siebert*, Phyllis L. Silber*, Oscar
Sobel, Mike Sullivan, Zinoviy Veytskin
May 18
George E. Ackerman*, Elizabeth Andersen, Rocco Bellino,
Leon Blumberg*, John Breyer, Max Dickman*, Maurice Fisch-
man*, Simon H. Ginsberg, Milton Hertz* Rachel Hertz*,
David G. Kahn, Greogory Kozlov, Fred Levy*, Arnold Mann*,
Jerome Nudelman, Samuel H. Pearlstine*, Sam Posner,
Mildred Schwartz, Herman Segal, Jacob Serbin, Ruth E.
Sherman, Earl J. Womersley*
May 25
Kate Bermak*, Nathan Berry*, Sam Bogo*, Arthur H. Bush,
Corrine R. Ellins, Joe Goldstein*, David Hein, Julian H. Hennig,
Sr. *, Louis Herman*, William Kemeny, Jennie S. Levkoff*,
Albert Mandell*, Geraldine Musarra, George Nathanson,
Clarie Nezvesky, Mirain Revlis, Max Zarek*, Beatrice Zucker
June 1
Julian Brown, Neil M. Cartiff*, Mortimer A. Cohen, Tillie B.
Fleischman*, Henry Geers, Edith Kline, August Kohn, Sr.*,
Freda Kornblut, Lela M. Kuntz, Mary Magaro, Edmund A.
Nachlinger, Maie Park, Gail Reiser, Hannah P. Rubin, Nathan
Sheftman*, Ora I. Shivley, Louis Silber*, Jacob Silk, Meyer
Zellman
May Oneg Shabbat
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1
2 3
12:00p Lunch &
Learn @ Tree of
Life
7:00p
Judaism 102
4
6:30p Tot
Shabbat
7:30p Shabbat
Evening Service
5
6
11:00a
7
8
9
6:00p Executive
Board Meeting
7:00 Board
Meeting
10
11
6:30p Friday Night
Live featuring
Shorashim
12
10:30a Bat Mitzvah of
Lanie Rubin
13
14 15 16
17
7:00p
Judaism 102
18
7:30p Shabbat
Evening Service
19
10:30am Bar Mitzvah of
Jake Moses
20
10:00a
Shavuot Program
21
22
23 24 25
7:30p Shabbat
Evening Service
7:30p Special
Birthday Blessing
26
27
28
29
6:30p Deli
Dinner
7:00p
Congregational
Meeting
30 31
7:00p
Judaism 102
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Yahrzeits Yahrzeits
June 1 Gail Beinstock
Barry & Eleanor Bornstein
Michael & Rachael Rawl
Peter Blue
Brian Glavey & Eleanor Stein Glavey
June 8 Lindsey Schwartz
Linda Orgain
Allan & Deborah Brett
Alan & Susan Brill
Robert & Jocelyn Burg
June 15 Daniel & Rosann Canady
Alan & Victoria Carr
David & Jill Carr
William & Dana Cason
Rayton & Maxine Fisher
June 22 Michael & Rebecca Coffman
Dennis & Pamela Cohen
Keven & Laney Cohen
Richard & Myrna Cohen
Patrick & Nina Contino
June 29 Rick & Debbie Cohn
Alan & Carolyn Conway
Mark & Pam Crawford
David & Erika Cutler
July 6 Jane Littman
Carla Davis
Fred & Doris Davidson
Ann Diamond
Meyer & Barbara Drucker
July 6
Jack Bazerman*, Rose Blumberg*, Henry Bogatin, Meyer
Brown, Khaya Dobrushkina, Clara Goldsmith, Mary Helman*,
Jerry King*, Dr. Lewis Litttmann, Betty Loeb*, Rose Madoff,
Irving Meltzer, Bertha Nowitz*, Joyce Parks, Isaac Quatinetz*,
Fannie Reyner*, Jack Rosenberg, Charlotte Rosin, Banjamin
Rubin, Eva Sasiene, Isadore Schreiber*
July 13
John Adams, Alan Berry, Edward Brenner, Lawrence Burger*,
Bella Circus, Betty Conway*, Marilyn Freed*, Rebecca
Friedman*, Russell Hertz*, Lawrence Kasakoff, Morris Kuntz,
Nat Love, William Lowenstein, Jennie B. Ravdin*, Joyce
Rosenwald, Jules Seideman*, Lina Strasburger*, Lilian
Troy,*, Sophie Troyansky
July 20
Henry Bedinger, Emmanuel Farber, Ray Fisch*, Rose A.
Goldman, Bernard Klein, Irene Kohn*, Sara Linett*, Albert
Salomon*, Sarah Stern*, Samuel Wittenberg*
July 27
Ruth Arnold, Harold Cantor, Esther Duni*, Bessie Euster*,
Joel Ginsberg, John Hertz*, William Korash, Murray Linett*,
Samuel Milecofsky, Herbert Racoff, Henrietta Ravdin, Max
Ravdin, M.M. Weinberg, Jr.
August 3
Antonio Arbona-Bennazar*, Jeanette Birch*, George Brauer,
Greta Bruck*, Fay Buchsbaum, Dolores Carr, Abe Euster*,
Michael Ferrigno, Ilias Jikhadze, Herman Loewe, Anna Radin,
Patricia Rubin, Lila Russ, Naomi Russ, Lawrence Scott*, A.
Frederic Serbin*, Bammie Solomon, Minna Wallace*, Frank
Weiner*
June/July Oneg Shabbat
June 1
Julian Brown, Neil M. Cartiff*, Mortimer A. Cohen, Tillie B.
Fleischman*, Henry Geers, Edith Kline, August Kohn, Sr.*, Freda
Kornblut, Lela M. Kuntz, Mary Magaro, Edmund A. Nachlinger,
Maie Park, Gail Reiser, Hannah P. Rubin, Nathan Sheftman*,
Ora I. Shivley, Louis Silber*, Jacob Silk, Meyer Zellman
June 8
Janet I.Z. Barkan, Ruth Becker, Donald Bedford*, Harriett
Bedinger*, Dora Bornstein, Betty Donen*, Nathaniel Gabriel,
Fanny Kronrad*, Julius Kronrad*, Sheppard Morris, Simon
Polinsky, Max Revelise*, Marcelle Rodgers, Staci Schilit-Allen,
David Schwartz*, Andrew Schwebel, Isaac Spector*, Harold
Starr*, Ben Swartz, Gerald Tucker*, Richard Wayburn, II*,
Samuel Weinberg
June 15
Alan Baker, Esther Baker*, Herbert Bass*, Frances Benenson*,
Louis Birch*, George Bor, Mamie Burger*, Elizabeth Carlson,
Joseph Cohen*, Sam Ginsberg, Richard Halford, Shirley Hertz,
Robert Hurwit, Ida Korash, Ruth Love*, Jessica McKnight, Ivan
Miler, Abdollah Novinbakht, Jacob Radin, Miriam Rapport,
Frances Rapport*, Arthur Rivers, Nora H. Robinson*, Harriet
Ramano*, Joseph Rubenstein, Ferdinand Schoeman, Rita
Trantham
June 22
George Altman, Alvin Block*, Anne Cartiff, Rachel Davidson,
Carolyn Everett, Harris Fried, George Goldberg, Terry Goldring*,
Helen Kasiniak, Robert Love*, Lynn Milman*, Florence Plotkin,
George Potter, Blair Rivers, Minnie Schilit, Kittie Simmons*,
Joseph Sorenson, Eva Strasburger*, Joseph Strauss*, Mitchell
Troy
June 29
Fay Aroneck*, Jerome Blau*, Gustav Carlson, Hyman Cohen,
Ronnie Compton, Harold H. Eschen, Sylvia Gottlieb*, Stewart
Katzman, Jules Lindau, IV*, Ruth Love*, Mario Mondino,
Michelle Newton, Murray Politis, Gail Riley, Dorothy Ritter, Nell
Sharitz, Edith Singelton, Rose Stein*, Jadzia Stern, Mollie
Vigodsky*, Valeriy Volynets, Irving Wandersman*, Ray Wolff*
July 13 Gerald & Sandra Euster
Robert Feinstein & Jessica
Elfenbein
Eric & Pam Feuerstein
Irene Fields
Marina Lomazov
July 20 Bonnie Foster
Nard Fleishman
Stephen& Roberta Friedland
Michael Dojc & Daniela Fried-
man
Lea Weiner
July 27
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1
7:30p Shabbat
Evening Service
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
6:30p Friday Night
Live featuring
Shorashim
9
10:30a Shabbat Morning
Service
10
11 12 13
6:00p Executive
Board Meeting
7:00 Board
Meeting
14
15
7:30p Shabbat
Evening Service
16
17
18
19
20 21 22
7:30p Shabbat
Evening Service
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26 27 28
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2 3 4 5 6
7:30p Shabbat
Evening Service
7
8
9
10
11
6:00p Executive
Board Meeting
7:00 Board
Meeting
12
13
6:30p Friday Night
Live featuring
Shorashim
14
10:30a Shabbat Morning
Service
15
16 17 18
19
20
7:30p Shabbat
Evening Service
21
22
23
24
25 26 27
7:30p Shabbat
Evening Service
28
Trivia Night
29
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Camp Gesher Page 16
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https://www.jcccolumbia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/camp-gesher-registration-
Contributions KOL T.O.L. Page 17
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to your favorite TOL
General, Sisterhood, or Endowment fund. Donations make wonderful gifts.
◦ General Funds ($10.00 minimum donation)
◦ Building Fund ($10 minimum donation)
◦ Choir Fund
◦ Green Team
◦ Foyer Leaf Fund ($72)
◦ High Holy Day/Passover Fund
(to help cover holiday operating expenses)
◦ Library Fund
◦ Memorial Board & Plaque Fund ($500)
◦ Prayer Book Fund
◦ Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
◦ Rabbi Emeritus’ Discretionary Fund
◦ Religious School Fund
◦ Religious School Neil Cartiff Memorial Fund
◦ Youth Activities Fund
WRJ/Sisterhood Funds ($10 minimum)
◦ Reyner Convention Fund
◦ Courtesy Fund
◦ Evelyn & Dan Daniel Leadership Development
Fund
Endowment Funds ($25 minimum)
◦ Jeanette Birch Endowment Fund
◦ Diane Brown Sobel Endowment Fund
◦ Marian D. Fleischman Endowment Fund
◦ Ralph & Sarah Levine Endowment Fund
◦ Sylvia & Sam Savitz Music Enrichment Fund
◦ Jonathan Train Youth Group Endowment Fund
◦ General Endowment Fund
To make a donation in honor or in memory of a loved one, please notate the fund in which you wish to contribute in the
memo portion of your check. You may drop it at the Temple Office or mail it to:
Tree of Life Congregation
6719 North Trenholm Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29206
To pay by credit card, go to temple’s website www.tolsc.com/giving
If you do not find the fund in which you wish to donate, you may donate your money under membership dues
and fill in the special notes at check out, note where and to whom the donation should be accredited.
TOL Fund Directory
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Ron & Beth Maris In Honor Of Rabbis Eric Mollo & Carolan Glatstein
Faye Miller In Memory Of Fred Fields
General Fund
Rob & Amy Scully In Honor Of The birth of Laura & Rick Kagan’s granddaughter
In Honor Of Joe Strauss’ engagement (son of Ned & Julie Strauss)
Allan Ackerman In Memory Of Fred Fields
Sisterhood
Rob & Amy Scully In Memory Of Belle Fields
Prayer Book Fund
Beth & Ron Maris In Memory Of Fred Fields
Linda Ackerman In Memory Of Fred Fields
Drs. Laura & Richard Kagan In Memory Of Fred Fields
Jonathan Train Youth Fund
Jennifer & Hans Mykytyn In Memory Of Fred Fields
Matthew & Katrina Train In Memory Of Fred Fields
Religious School
Carl & Naomi Freedman In Memory Of Fred Fields
David & Ellen Potter In Honor Of The birth of Laura & Rick Kagan’s granddaughter
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
Tuesday—Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm
Friday 9:00am-4:00pm
Rabbi Eric Mollo, Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Carolan Glatstein, Education Director
Sanford T. Marcus, D.D., Rabbi Emeritus
OFFICERS COMMITTEE CHAIRS BOARD MEMBERS
President Bruce Miller Endowment Robert Feinstein Jackie Dickman-Babcock Donna Magaro
First Vice President David Polen Finance Ernie Magaro Debbie Cohn David Polen
Second Vice President Jessica Elfenbein House & Grounds Paul Westfall Jessica Elfenbein Jeff Selig
Secretary Alex Ogden Membership Debbie Cohn & David Polen Eric Feuerstein Jeff Silver
Treasurer Marc Posner Oneg Annette Goldstein Deb Tedeschi
Immediate Past President Alan Brill Programs Josh Gupta-Kagan Elisa Westfall
Religious School Board Elisa Westfall Scott Kaplan Mark Rapoport
AFFILIATES Ritual Laura Kagan
Brotherhood President Eric Feuerstein
WRJ/Sisterhood President Terry Garber TEMPLE EMPLOYEES LIFE TIME BOARD MEMBERS
COFTY President Ellie Feuerstein Carol Randolph-Davis Sharon Witherell Bernard Fleischman, Jr. Amy Scully
Green Team Representative Carolyn Hudson Stephen Savitz
