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Tikvat IsraelBULLETIN

MARCH-APRIL 2014ADAR I -ADAR II - NISAN 5774

Volume 7 ■ Number 4

WEEKLY RELIGIOUSSERVICES

Monday 6:45 a.m. 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

Thursday 6:45 a.m. 7:30 p.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m.

Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 p.m.

Shabbat 9:30 a.m.

Sunday 9:00 a.m. 7:30 p.m.

Services also held at Shiva houses as needed. Morning service times may change for Rosh Hodesh, minor fasts and national holidays. Watch e-mail for notifications.

CANDLELIGHTING TIMES

March 7 5:51 p.m.

March 14 6:58 p.m.

March 21 7:05 p.m.

March 28 7:12 p.m.

April 4 7:18 p.m.

April 11 7:25 p.m.

April 18 7:32 p.m.

April 25 7:39 p.m.

SHABBAT MINCHA March 22 6:30 p.m.

April 26 7:00 p.m.

On Tap and Inside …Tales of the Unleavened. The next cantor’s concert will be unlike any previous. A half dozen spellbinding storytellers, including network news correspondents John Donvan and Neda Ulaby plus TI’s homespun favorite Shelly Goldin, and songs for the season by sisters Robyn and Rochelle Helzner comprise the stellar lineup on March 30 at TI. Read the rundown and how to get your tickets on page 3.

Purim Delights. It’s one of the gayest of spirited holidays, and this year’s Purim activities include a festive meal, a performing hypnotist, a megillah reading with shtick and a puppet show intended for all comers. See times and details on pages 7 and 10.

Our Gal in the Foreign Press. A young congregant has been spending recent months reporting on the scene for The Jerusalem Post, pursuing some fascinating as-signments along the way – notably an interview with Cyndi Lauper about her time in Israel. Read her first-person account on page 9.

Moving Up and Moving On. The congregation swells with pride over the selec-tion of teen Micah Cowan to serve on an international USY board (page 11), while congregants bade goodbye to klezmer band leader Dudley “Slide” Schwartz with – what else? -- a musical send-off (page 5).

A CONGREGATIONAL BRIEFINGCo-president Rodney Matheson (left) responds to a question about what may lie ahead for Tikvat Israel during a congregational meeting in January. The Q&A followed the election of seven members for two-year terms to the synagogue board. You can learn something new about each of them on page 8. (Photo by Felicia R. Black)

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TIKVAT ISRAEL DIRECTORY

Synagogue OfficePhone 301-762-7338Fax 301-424-4399

RabbiDavid L. [email protected] ext. 115

CantorRochelle [email protected] ext. 116

Rabbi EmeritusHoward D. Gorin

Cantor EmeritusMark Levi

Co-PresidentsRodney [email protected] [email protected]

Executive DirectorSam [email protected] ext. 111

Office StaffAnita [email protected] ext. 110Debbie [email protected] ext. 126

Early ChildhoodMichelle Sobel, [email protected] ext. 120301-251-0455

Youth & Family Programming Lynn Berk, [email protected] ext. 118

Bulletin EditorJay P. [email protected]

Contributing EditorsFelicia R. BlackBetty FishmanNancy Matheson

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Shul Shorts Blood Donation Time

TI’s Social Action Committee asks you to save the date of Sunday, April 6, for donating your blood. The shul’s social hall will be staffed by American Red Cross blood donation personnel from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Watch B’kesher and the synagogue listserves for signup details.

Return Trip to Israel Based on the successful 2013 trip to Israel, TI member Barbara Ridberg is planning

a similar congregational trip during fall 2014 (tentative trip dates are Oct. 21-Nov. 5).For information, contact Ridberg, trip organizer, at [email protected].

Israel Slide Show for HazakSteve Raucher, treasurer on the synagogue board, will present on “Israel Today” at Hazak’s

monthly get-together on Thurs., March 20. The program commences at noon.Raucher will treat attendees to a slide show and talk about the October '13 congre-

gational trip to Israel. Some of the trip’s highlights were the interactions between the participants and various segments of Israeli society.

Contact Tony Altman, Hazak chair, for more details at [email protected].

Entrance UpgradeThe new front doors to the main entrance of the shul were expected to be delivered

and installed by late February.The doors were paid for with funds from a grant TI received for enhanced security

measures from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.As part of recent electrical repairs and upgrades throughout the building, notably the

kitchen, social hall and rabbi’s office, the synagogue has installed motion-activated lights in the old sukkah and in the rear parking lot near the kitchen entrance.

Tax Letters Cometh The synagogue office mailed in late January tax deduction letters to all congregants. If

you have not received yours, please contact the synagogue office.

Recycling OptionsDo you have used printer cartridges or old cell phones? You can help Tikvat Israel and

the environment at the same time by bringing these items in to the shul office. TI staff can turn these items into cash to support our programs.

New Art Gallery ProductsNew items from the Gary Rosenthal Collection are on the shelves of TI’s lobby gal-

lery. See the new Elijah and Miriam cups, mezuzot, yad, seder plates, candle holders, tzedakah boxes and more.

Let Anita know in the office if you wish to purchase any item. The synagogue receives 40 percent of sales.

Contact Bobbi Gorban at [email protected] with questions.

Global Disabilities Authority Addresses Inclusion Shabbat

Judith Heumann, a globe-trotting authority on disability issues, will be Tikvat Israel’s guest speaker on Inclusion Shabbat, March 8.

Heumann is the special advisor for international disability rights at the U.S. Department of State, appointed to the post by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. She previously ran the Department on Disability Services for the District of Columbia and held high-ranking posts with the World Bank and the U.S. Department of Education.

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Concert to Mix Songs With ‘Tales of the Unleavened’

John Donvan Neda Ulaby Adam Ruben

Daren Firestone Yev Kirpichevsky Shelly Goldin

Tikvat Israel will stage “Tales of the Unleavened,” a program of humorous and touching personal stories told by perform-ers of SpeakeasyDC, including a pair of national news correspondents, and songs featuring Cantor Rochelle Helzner, Robyn Helzner and friends. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 30.

The storytellers include Neda Ulaby of National Public Radio, John Donvan of ABC News and Adam Ruben of the Science Channel.

Weaving a tuneful tapestry around the engaging stories, Cantor Helzner and her sister Robyn, a renowned Jewish folksinger, will share stirring songs of joy and freedom, celebrating the themes of Passover.

The storytelling lineup consists of the following:

John Donvan, the host and moderator of the Intelligence Squared U.S. debate

series on NPR and a longtime ABC News correspondent, at one time based in Jerusalem, London, Moscow and Iran. He is completing a history of autism, to be published in 2015 by Crown.

Neda Ulaby, an on-air correspon-dent covering the arts and culture beat

for National Public Radio. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her partner and a three-legged Rhodesian Ridgeback.

Adam Ruben, a writer, comedian and molecular biologist. A storytelling teacher for SpeakeasyDC, Ruben is the author of Surviving Your Stupid, Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School (Random House, 2010). He currently co-hosts “Outrageous Acts of Science” on the Science Channel.

Daren Firestone, a New York actor turned Washington lawyer. He has appeared in TV commercials and in Paul Mazursky’s 1991 film “Scenes From a Mall” (as Woody Allen and Bette Midler’s son). He practices law with Stein, Mitchell, Muse & Cipollone.

Yev Kirpichevsky, a standup come-dian and winner of the Story League’s Story Tournament’s Audience Favorite Award. He has performed at the Black Cat, the Arts Club of Washington and the DC Arts Center.

Shelly Goldin, an ex-banker and now professional volunteer. She developed her storytelling skills when she was president of Tikvat Israel, and she has since shared her stories in many synagogues throughout the United States and Canada.

Tickets may be purchased ($25 in advance, $30 at the door) either online (www.tikvatisrael.org/concert) or from the synagogue office (301-762-7338). Teenagers will be admitted at no charge.


We take great pride in being co-presidents of a synagogue where people willingly come to a congre-gational meeting. There was no big, emotional issue on the agenda to draw individuals to our recent meeting. And we didn’t entice

people by promising Larry Gorban’s delectable desserts.

Our members turned out just because they care. They wanted to hear what is going on and to contribute their opinions. We thank all who were able to attend the Jan. 19 meeting. For those who couldn’t, and for those would like a recap, this column will provide a synopsis.

First, the board and the congregation thanked Sara Harris, Joshua Pollack and Stuart Turkewitz, outgoing board members, for their service. The congregation then voted unanimously to fill all seven open director slots. Re-elected were Jay P. Goldman, Melanie Grishman and Rob Kline while Michele Eisenberg, Kelcey Klass, Louis Leibowitz and Bob Silverstein (shul president in 1989-91) are joining the board. (See page 8 for their brief bios.)

Steve Raucher brought us good news in his treasurer’s report. TI’s annual operat-ing budget, now slightly over $1 million, is on target. Steve reported our revenues currently exceed expenses by $43,000, yet we know income slows down during the second half of the fiscal year. He projects we will end the year about $2,000 in the black. We thank those who are paying their membership dues (religiously) and ask everyone to meet their financial obligations so we can pay for light and heat in our build-ing, kiddush wine on Shabbat, our fabulous staff, etc.

Our current positive budget status is partly the result of the hard work of our Early Childhood Center Oversight Committee and Michelle Sobel, our (relatively new) ECC director. The Chai Campaign was another financial highlight, thanks to chair Jayme Sokolow, as we topped the budget goal with your generous con-tributions. Other helpful financial factors include our new solar energy system and rental space income (from both the Foundation for Jewish Studies and Rabbi Gorin’s book storage space).

Your board of directors is committed to generating non-dues revenue that will create financial opportunities for our synagogue. We still have rental space available. If you know of a business or non-profit organization seeking space, please inform Executive Director Sam Freedenberg.

Martie Adelman, vice president for youth and family, had her own good news to share. On the ECC front, enrollment has grown from 21 children at the beginning of the school year to

PRESIDENTS' REPORT

A Transparent Status Check on Your CongregationBY JONATHAN SOLOMON AND RODNEY MATHESON, TI CO-PRESIDENTS

31 today. At the time of the Bulletin deadline, eight additional children already are enrolled for next fall.

No decision has yet been reached regarding next year’s religious education program. A recent meeting with religious school parents yielded a range of feedback about the current arrangement. All reli-gious school parents will receive a survey soon to solicit their views on continuing the collaborative arrangement with Har Shalom vs. returning schooling to TI. As co-presidents, we believe in the power of mutually beneficial collaborations with other organizations, but congregant satisfaction remains a critical factor in such equations.

Martie described the various religious services currently avail-able for TI’s children. Cantor Helzner has redesigned the children’s services. Maxine Perlmutter leads the new Mishpacha Minyan for children in kindergarten through 2nd grade. Jason Schwartz is working with Micah Cowan and Hannah Smith to lead a Camp

Ramah-style Junior Congregation service. And we hope you didn’t miss the children’s dra-matic presentation during a recent Shabbat kiddush. This new program involved the children in an informative, entertaining and just plain fun interpretation of the Exodus story. (Don’t tell the children how much they learned as a result!)

As for our State of the Synagogue report, membership has remained fairly stable in the past year. We have 293 member units (individuals and families). Although the synagogue’s membership isn’t growing, it also isn’t shrinking. This is good news at a time when we’ve heard about membership

losses at several local Conservative synagogues.

We are thrilled with the recent relocation of our chapel. The new location (in the middle room on the side of the sanctuary) is more intimate and costs less to heat and cool. The Fair Trade Festival in November made a modest profit, and the organizers are looking toward future events.

Regarding our clergy, Cantor Helzner has confirmed her inten-tion to serve the congregation in FY 2015, which is the optional final year of her current contract. Rabbi Abramson also is eager to remain with the congregation. Because he was hired on a one-year interim basis, which has already been extended for a second year, we need to request Rabbinical Assembly approval to retain him for another year.

The TI board is studying how we can best move forward beginning in July 2015. A strategic planning task force is collect-ing and analyzing information. As always, we truly value (and depend on) congregant input. If you want to share your ideas, let us hear from you.

"Our members turned out just because they care. They wanted to

hear what is going on and to contribute

their opinions."

Continued on page 5


The January meeting concluded with questions from the congregation. One question related to overspending by the ECC Summer Camp in 2012. Martie explained the ECC anticipated a larger summer enrollment and hired too many staff members, which led to the budget shortfall. As a result, the ECC Financial Oversight Committee has taken steps to put the ECC on a strong financial footing. Martie is confident that Michelle Sobel will continue her sound financial management of the ECC budget well in the future.

Another congregant asked about building repairs. Rod explained the synagogue is evaluating ways to cover the costs of replacing the kitchen roof. Maintaining the synagogue building is a priority for the board.

Another congregant asked what we can do to meet the social and religious needs of aging congregants with dementia issues. Jonathan explained that the Bikur Holim committee, headed by Ellen Lederman, helps congregants who need meals, visits or assistance with errands and transportation.

A congregant suggested the synagogue discuss the recent Pew report on Jewish demographics. Rod said such an activity would be a good idea. The board is using these data for its strategic plan-ning, he added.

The final questioner asked where the members who are leav-ing local Conservative synagogues are going. Rod said many do not join another synagogue, and some join shuls that are not Conservative.

That should bring you up to date for now. We will strive to keep congregants informed and involved as we move forward.

President's Report from page 4

KITCHEN DUTY AT THE HOLIDAYS Roz Kram was one of several TI members who spent time during the Christmas season in service to others. She volunteered to prepare holiday meals at Tifereth Israel for the homeless in the District of Columbia. (Photo by Jeff Peterman)

A Send-off for ‘Slide’Fellow bandmates recently turned out in force to salute

Dudley “Slide” Schwartz, founder and manager of TI’s house klezmer band, Eine Kleine Tikva. Schwartz, a trombonist, and his wife Allison are relocating this winter to North Carolina, so band members past and present played together once more at a potluck reception in his honor.

EKT has performed dozens of times over the years at the syna-gogue and community events, including the annual Thanksgiving Sing at Silver Spring Presbyterian Church. You can watch Dudley say goodbye to the band on YouTube (http://tinyurl.com/n7oact3).

Dudley Schwartz performed on his trombone with bandmates at the Silver Spring Presbyterian Church. (Photo by Jonathan Solomon)

Former and current members of Eine Kleine Tikva honored founder Dudley Schwartz at a reception Jan. 19. From left, top row: Rochelle Helzner, Steve Raucher, Joyce Ettingoff, Judy Davis, Manny Helzner, Marcia Bronstein, Sam Gilston, Chuck Chatlynne; middle row: Josef Manzhukh, Dudley Schwartz, Roberta Helzner, Sam Elowitch; front row: Elaine Krichevsky, Mike Cohen. (Photo by Louise Chatlynne)


Do you think that Esther and Mordecai ever saw a page of Talmud? Of course, this is a klutz kasha, a silly question, which perhaps because of the silliness of Purim is an appropriate Purim question.

First, the factual answer: Did Esther and Mordecai ever see

a page of Talmud? Of course not! Although historians still have difficulty precisely locating the events of the Purim story in the historical timeline, there’s no doubt that the events of the Purim story took place centuries before the Talmud was completed.

So why do I pose this klutz kasha, if the factual answer is so clear? The reason is that every time I think about a particular phrase in the Talmud, I think about Esther and Mordecai -- because I think they must have read this passage somewhere. The passage is: “Kol Yisrael areivim zeh ba-zeh [all Jews are responsible for one another],” and it seems to me Mordecai and Esther must have heard (or read) this quotation somewhere because they so exem-plified the spirit underlying the passage. If Esther and Mordecai, the heroine and hero of the Purim story, didn’t understand their responsibility toward their fellow Jews, their Jewish community and the Jewish future, I don’t know who did!

Purim is a silly, zany holiday, but it has some serious lessons. One of these lessons is the importance of taking seriously our responsibilities toward our fellow Jews, our own Jewish commu-nity and our own Jewish future.

If Mordecai and Esther are to be real role models for us, though, we should remind ourselves they didn’t act simply as noble altruists. They definitely acted out of self-interest. For example, when Mordecai urged his cousin Esther to reveal her Jewish identity and Haman’s plot to King Ahashverosh, he reminded her (Esther 5:13-14): “Don’t think to yourself that you’ll escape, in the king’s palace, any more than the rest of the Jews. If you remain silent at this time, then relief and deliver-ance might come to the Jews at another place, but you and your father’s house will be destroyed.”

Was Esther the heroine of the Purim story? Of course she was. But quite simply and significantly, when she acted to save her people, she saved herself as well.

The Jews of ancient Shushan were a Jewish community that was threatened with annihilation and narrowly escaped destruc-tion. But they weren’t only the passive beneficiaries of Esther’s and Mordecai’s heroic acts. They saved themselves as well. (You might want to peruse the latter chapters of the Book of Esther — the ones we generally don’t emphasize when we tell the Purim story to our kids — that provide specific details about how the Jews stood up to their enemies and prevailed.)

FROM THE RABBI

Serious Answers to a Silly Question About PurimBY RABBI DAVID L. ABRAMSON

What was it that saved the Jews of ancient Shushan? It was a cohesive Jewish community, vibrant enough and active enough to stand up to any threat. Mordecai and Esther may have led them, but that cohesive Jewish community is our Purim role model as well.

Today, most Jewish communities are not endangered by an external threat like Haman. But we are threatened nevertheless; our Jewish future is not necessarily secure. And Purim can cast important light on our struggles and provide strategies and hope for our future.

So what are the real lessons of Purim? They’re the lessons of all of us learning what Esther and Mordecai knew — even though they definitely didn’t read it in the Talmud — and that is we Jews are responsible for one another; that each of us has responsibilities toward our fellow Jews, our Jewish community and our Jewish future; that by acting on our responsibilities toward our fellow Jews we are acting in our own interest; and by seeking a richer, more vibrant Jewish life for ourselves, we can create a stronger, more vibrant Jewish community and a glorious Jewish future.

THE RABBI’S IN-SHUL SCHEDULE

Rabbi Abramson will lead Shabbatot on the following dates during the next two months: March 7-8, March 14-15, April 11-12 and April 25-26.

Also, he will be at mincha, se’udah sh’lishit, ma’ariv and havdalah at 7 p.m. on Sat., April 26, and he will conduct a study session between se'udah and ma'ariv.

For youth and adult engagement, the rabbi has scheduled the following:

• Adult study sessions, Sat., March 8, 1 p.m., and Sat., April 11, 1 p.m.

• Shabbat Youth Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Abramson, Sat., March 15, 1 p.m., for grades 9-12, and Sat., April 26, 1 p.m., for grades 3-6.

• Books on the Bimah and Ice Cream with Rabbi Abramson, Sat., March 8, noon.

Rabbi Abramson maintains weekly office hours at TI. To schedule an appointment, contact him at [email protected] or 240-863-8978 or call the synagogue office.


Purim Meal and HypnotistCelebrate Purim at Tikvat Israel

with a Purim Seudah (festive meal) followed by entertainment by hypno-tist Johnny Peyton, who performs as the Hypnodoctor, on Sunday, March 16. Some TI members have experienced a Hypnodoctor performance, and he is being brought back by popular demand.

Mincha will begin at 4:30 p.m. fol-lowed by the seudah. The cost for early

reservations (received by March 3) is $25 for adults, $15 for youth 12-15, $10 for a special kid-friendly meal. Reservations received on March 4 through March 10 will be $3 more per person. Order tickets via Paypal at tikvatisrael.org/seudah, mail a check or call the office to be billed. Assistance in cooking, setting up and cleanup will be needed.

Purim GleeHere’s our Purim schedule of events:• Saturday, March 15, 8:15 p.m.: Maariv, full megillah read-

ing, singing, shpiel• Sunday, March 16:, 8:45 a.m.: Shacharit, full megillah

reading in Flax Library; Puppet production and family celebration, 11 a.m. in sanctuary; Purim carnival, noon-2:30 p.m. in social hall; Purim seudah (festive meal) and hypnotist, 4:30 p.m.; Maariv, 7:30 p.m.

Kabbalat Shabbat With InstrumentsThe next “KS With I” services will be held on March 7, April 4,

May 16 and June 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Flax Library. The pre-service reception in March, starting at 5:45 p.m., will be sponsored by the Chernoff and Kensky families. Sponsors for May are needed.

Boker Ohr ServiceThis service led by Cantor Helzner with assistance from per-

cussionists Jason Walker and Dan Black will be held on Shabbat mornings, March 1 and May 3, from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. in the Flax Library. It is a musical and spirited early morning service. At the conclusion of Boker Ohr, participants are invited to join the rest of the congregation in the sanctuary for the Torah service.

Nishmat Kol ChaiFacilitated by Rabbah Arlene Berger with help from con-

gregants, this Shabbat morning service includes traditional and non-traditional prayers, chanting, percussion, dancing and a Torah discussion.This service will be held on April 5 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Flax Library.

Drama on Shabbat by KidsOn Shabbat morning, March 29 and May 31, Tikvat Israel kids

are invited to prepare a presentation to be performed at the kiddush. The presentation, directed by Jeff Smith and Robin Lempert, will be rehearsed during services on that Shabbat and will include props and costumes. Children should meet in the social hall promptly at 10 a.m.

CANTOR’S CORNER

Purim Glee, Festive Meal and MoreBY CANTOR ROCHELLE HELZNER

Cantor's ConcertTikvat Israel presents "Tales of the Unleavened," featuring per-

sonal stories told by performers with SpeakeasyDC and of songs featuring Cantor Rochelle Helzner, Robyn Helzner and friends, at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 30.

Yom Ha'Shoah Commemoration Tikvat Israel members are encouraged to join the Jewish

Community Relations Council of Greater Washington for a community-wide remembrance of the victims, survivors and heroes of the Holocaust, including a multi-generational memorial candle lighting, Kaddish, reflection, music and poetry on Sunday, April 27. The event runs from 4-7 p.m. at B'nai Israel Congregation.

TI BREAKS WITH TRADITION Passing on the tired custom of Chinese fare, nearly 70 congregants turned out at Tikvat Israel on Christmas evening for a Mexican dinner, replete with spinach enchiladas, veggie tacos with all the fixings, quesadillas and churros for dessert. Then they had a choice of three age-appropriate films in different corners of the synagogue. The event, organized by TI’s youth and family programming department, received coverage in Rockville Patch, an online news publication. (Photo by Felicia R. Black)


Seven Join TI Governing Body at Critical StageMembers of Tikvat Israel filled seven seats on the synagogue’s

board of directors at a congregational meeting on Jan. 19 in the sanctuary.

Elected by unanimous voice vote to serve two-year terms through December 2015 were Michele Eisenberg, Jay P. Goldman, Melanie Grishman, Kelcey Klass, Louis Leibowitz, Rob Kline and Bob Silverstein.

Goldman, Grishman and Kline are returning board members, while the others are newcomers filling the seats vacated by Sara Harris, Stu Turkewitz and Joshua Pollock. Steve Raucher’s move into the vacant treasurer’s position during the fall created the other opening.

The seven will contribute to synagogue governance during a critical stage in TI’s history that will include decisions about the state of the rabbinate at the synagogue and future directions.

Mini-profiles of the seven elected members, based on informa-tion provided by the individuals, follow. Michele Eisenberg

Member of TI since 2003

Native of Skokie, Ill., and Chicago

Occupational life: previously a paralegal and still a notary public.Volunteer roles at TI or elsewhere: mem-ber of Chevra Kadesha, environmental and adult education committees and serves on the Yad Squad and Gabbai rotation; Torah trope teacher; previously edited ECC newsletter; initiated the last Adult Bat Mitzvah class; directed a Purim shpiel; read-ing tutor at Olney Elementary School; periodic horse groomer.

Jay P. GoldmanMember of TI since 1987

Native of Auburn, N.Y.

Occupational life: editor of monthly national magazine, School Administrator; adjunct professor at University of Maryland’s College of Journalism since 1989.Volunteer roles at TI or elsewhere: TI board member for about 15 years; chair, TI’s strategic communications com-mittee; editor of synagogue Bulletin; conducts monthly Jewish service at Potomac Valley Nursing Home for 25 years.

Melanie GrishmanMember of TI since 1991

Native of Louisiana and Mississippi

Occupational life: retired social worker with the Department of Veterans Affairs and supervisor; consultant to VA hospitals.

Volunteer roles at TI or elsewhere: current member of the TI board; past member of adult education committee, member of the bereavement committee; advisory board member, Misler Adult Day Center.

Rob KlineMember of TI since 1995

Native of Kingston, N.Y.

Occupational life: logistician and soft-ware designer.Volunteer roles at TI or elsewhere: TI board member since 2005 and Sunday morning minyan captain since 2004.

Kelcey KlassMember of TI since 1973 (Temple Israel)

Native of Long Island, N.Y.

Occupational life: substitute teacher in Montgomery County Public Schools; previously, 17 years with U.S. Department of Education as budget analyst and program and management analyst; earlier, a teacher and principal. Volunteer roles at TI or elsewhere: past member, Montgomery County Commission on Children and Youth; currently chair-ing TI membership directory project.

Louis Leibowitz Member of TI since August 2013.

Native of Wayne, N.J.

Occupational life: attorney with own firm in Rockville. Volunteer roles at TI or elsewhere: mem-ber, TI’s Early Childhood Committee and the ECC advisory subcommittee; treasurer and past co-chair, ECC Parent Committee; and board member, Kid Power.

Bob SilversteinMember of TI since 1981.

Native of Elizabeth, N.J.

Occupational life: senior-level sales and marketing management positions with associations and commercial publishing companies; adjunct professor teaching marketing at University of Maryland.Volunteer roles at TI or elsewhere: past president, Beth Tikva; communications section chair of American Society of Association Executives and publishing track chair of Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives.


I would be contributing. These magazines are designed to teach Israelis how to read and speak English. The first three publica-tions all were aimed at teenage audiences in school, while JPost Lite was geared toward adults. Working on these publications, I quickly discovered the art of writing in simple, clear English.

For the first two weeks, I focused on the English improvement magazines. All the while, though, I really wanted to break into the actual Jerusalem Post. Finally, my big break came. I was assigned to interview an Israeli jazz musician, Assaf Shatil, who was launching his debut album. From there, the assignments poured in. From profiling a Hungarian-German girl who discovered her Jewish identity later in life to covering soccer games between Jewish and Arab chil-dren, my story portfolio began to thicken. Before long, my bylined articles were headlining the front page of the newspaper’s website and appearing on the back cover of the newspaper’s print edition.

Allie Freedman (front) with several editors and a fellow intern inside the newsroom at the Jerusalem Post. (Photo by Tony Freedman)

The highlight, so far, of my budding journalism career happened on a typical Thursday afternoon. I was in the newsroom, packing up to get ready for my weekend when the editor-in-chief rushed in.

“Allie, are you free tomorrow afternoon?”

My Reporting Stint for the Jerusalem PostEditor’s note: The Bulletin invited Allie Freedman, daughter of congregants Jamie and Tony Freedman, to write about her

reporting internship with the Jerusalem Post, which concluded in February.

BY ALLIE FREEDMAN

In five months, I went from unem-ployed college graduate to reporting for the Jerusalem Post, the largest-circulation English daily newspaper published in Israel.

Clutching my newly minted college diploma in hand last summer, I knew I wanted to travel and to write. As a passion-ate Zionist, the idea of living in Israel was enticing, so I enrolled in the World Union of Jewish Students program to live and work in Tel Aviv.

My relationship with WUJS actually started even before I was born. In 1983, my American mother and British father first met on a WUJS program in Arad, a small city on the border of the Negev and Judean deserts. Now, it was my turn to experience Israel.

On Sept. 8, I kissed my parents and brother goodbye and headed off to Tel Aviv. Landing with a half-year of luggage, I took the No. 25 bus to Florentine, Israel’s version of Brooklyn, a vibrant community filled with aspiring artists, trendy bars and graffiti-stained walls. I made it to apart-ment 45 and twisted open the door.

“Welcome to the Florentine Mansion!” declared Shani, my madricha (counselor). I found myself in a two-story Israeli-styled sorority house, where I would be living with seven other young WUJS women. One upside: Our multiple balconies overlooked the Tel Aviv skyline.

Since my parents’ time in the program, the World Union of Jewish Students has experienced a major facelift. Rather than focusing on exploration of the Negev, WUJS today offers internship programs based in Tel Aviv. As a fledgling journal-ist, I leaped at the chance to intern for the Jerusalem Post, one of the world’s best-known daily newspapers with a significant following in the West.

On my internship’s first day, I arrived at a gated building with a small Jerusalem Post sticker on the door. Immediately, one of my Israeli bosses, Sivan, greeted me with a huge hug and kiss. After settling in, Sivan pulled out four magazines, titled Click, Zone, Street and JPost Lite, to which he said

With weekends in Israel starting on Friday, I had been planning on sleeping in and then shopping at the shuk (market) for Shabbat dinner.

“How would you feel about inter-viewing Cyndi Lauper?” he asked.

My jaw dropped. I have never met a celebrity before, let alone interviewed one. I soon realized something: I was no longer an intern. I was a real Jerusalem Post reporter.

From that point on, I began to pitch stories to the editors myself. My name was passed around the Israeli media world. Public relations coordinators would send me story ideas. However, it was not always easy to work in journalism as a diaspora Jew. I struggled with the language barrier. On a few reporting assignments, I needed a translator to complete my interviews. Yet if Hebrew represented my biggest nemesis, I barely had a complaint.

In a predominantly female newspaper office, I had a slew of Jewish moth-ers eager to take care of me. From treating me to lunch to surprising me with small presents, they made me feel at home. The Jerusalem Post allowed me not only to grow as a reporter but also as a person. At age 22, I was on the top of Israel’s media world. From interviewing the “Big Bang Theory’s” Mayim Bialik on her recent trip to Israel to writing about Orthodox musicians creating mainstream music, I put my heart and soul into every piece. I was not just writing for myself anymore. I was writing for the people I love. For five months of my life, the Jerusalem Post became my Israeli family.

Now, I find that I cannot leave Israel. Even though my internship is over, I feel like I still have unfinished business. For the next two months, I am staying in Israel as a freelance journalist. With a laundry list of sites to see, I look forward to the final chapter of my Israel adventure. Once I return to the states, I hope to continue both my journalism career and my con-nection to Israel.


YOUTH CORNER

Purim and Passover Activities for All AgesBY LYNN BERK, DIRECTOR, YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMMING

The cold winter weather is finally leaving and spring is on its way. Purim is always the beginning of the spring season for me.

We will be hold-ing our annual Hamantashen Bake-In on Sun., March 2. Join us to bake your favorite flavors of hamantashen. We have prepared dough for you to roll out, cut and fill. We will bake them and send them home with you. The cost is $8 per dozen baked. Please email Lynn at [email protected] to reserve your space.

Our USYers will again sell boxes of macaroni and cheese to shake as grog-gers for Purim. They will sell for $1 per box, and the money will provide subsi-dies for our USYers to attend chapter, regional and national programs. After the Megillah readings, the USYers will collect the boxes of macaroni and donate them to the Manna Food Bank. This is a win/win program. Our youngsters don’t cut their fingers on the sharp metal groggers, our USYers earn money, and we supply food for the needy.

The annual TI Purim Carnival will take place on Sun., March 16. We will begin the morning with the reading of the Megillah, followed by Cantor Helzner’s Purim Puppet Show for our youngsters. The carnival immediately follows the show.

This year, we will be having “Play All Day” arm bands, which will sell for $24, to eliminate the need for the constant purchasing of tickets. The bracelets will be good for all games and crafts (but not for food). Individual tickets for games may still be purchased for 50 cents each. The carnival will feature a special “Guaranteed Win” sec-tion of games for pre-school children. Our booths will again feature Purim questions at the various games. If you correctly answer the questions, you earn extra prize tickets.

Lunch offerings include hot dogs, mini-knishes, baby carrots, drinks and either brownies or hamantashen. A veg-etarian alternative will be available. The Purim Carnival will be followed by a Purim Seudah featuring Persian foods and entertainment by a professional hypnotist. (See page 7 for more details.)

We will usher in Passover with our biennial Chocolate Seder for children 4 through 18. The seder will take place on Sun., March 30, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the education wing lobby. The seder will be led by our USY chapter and will feature chocolate seder plates, chocolate milk, chocolate eggs, green M&M’s, bitter sweet chocolate and more. There also will be a crafts project.

We are joining with the Jewish Federation and the TI Social Action Committee to sponsor Tikvat Israel’s Good Deeds Day on Sun., April 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Our theme is “Charity Begins at Home,” and all of our projects will benefit the Tikvat Israel community.

During the day, we will host our annual Red Cross blood drive, do an Adopt-a-Road Baltimore Road cleanup, kasher our TI kitchen for Passover usage, polish the TI Torah silver, polish the wood on our sanctuary pews, power wash ECC furni-ture and toys, repair wooden trim on the outside of our building, paint and repair a bathroom and possibly plant a vegetable garden -- whatever our congregants sign up to do!

You can register to participate in one or more project at the Sign-Up Genius Good Deeds Day link (http://tinyurl.com/kx34584). Volunteer for the projects that interest you, your family and your chil-dren. This event is open to the entire TI community, our ECC families, our youth department, our singles, our seniors. If you have an idea for a good deed not on our list, call Lynn and we will consider adding it.

Let’s all work together to make Good Deeds Day a huge success.

YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAM CALENDAR

MarchSunday, March 2 Family Hamantashen Bake-In (all groups)

Saturday night, March 8 USY Spoker

Sundays, March 2,9,16,23,30Kadima & USY Basketball League

Saturday night, March 15USY Mac & Cheese Grogger Sale

Sunday, March 16Purim Carnival (all groups)

Saturday, March 22USY Regional Spring Fling & Overnight

Sunday, March 30Chocolate Seder (all groups)

AprilSunday, April 6Family Good Deeds Day (all groups)

Sunday, April 27Kadima & USY Regional King’s Dominion Day

Attending the recent USY Seaboard Region’s formal dance at B’nai Shalom of Olney were, front row from left, Jamie Sultan and Elon Kline, and back row from left, Hannah Smith, Ben Kaminow, Elan Rubin, Marty Lempert, Matthew Kaminow and Sarah Meiselman.


TI Teen Selected for USY’s International Board

Micah Cowan was selected by United Synagogue Youth’s International Executive Board to serve a one-year term on the international board as a member of the Religion/Education Committee.

In this capacity, Cowan will provide oversight to religious education programming and initiate projects in various USY chapters. He is the first Tikvat Israel teen to serve on the USY International Board.

Cowan also serves as religion/education vice president on the

executive board of Seaboard Region USY.

He said his goal is to bring the ruach of Camp Ramah and the leadership skills he learned there over past summers to tefillot and all USY programs. He believes the enthusiasm of song and prayer sessions will infuse Jewish teens with pride in their religion and a conviction to keep Conservative Judaism thriving.

A junior at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Cowan said his plans for the upcoming summer include applying for a Szarvas Fellowship to attend an international Jewish camp in Szarvas, Hungary, sponsored by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation.

He is the son of Bonnie and Elliot Cowan of Rockville.

Micah Cowan with a fellow member of USY’s international board.

True Stories Draws Rapt Crowd About 175 individuals attended True Stories, an evening of story-

telling, in mid-January in the Tikvat Israel social hall, including many individuals who had never been to a TI event before.

Ten individuals shared personal stories.

The True Stories program was a fundraiser sponsored by TI with additional support from the Silver Spring Medical Center and Hopeful Communicators Toastmaster Chapter. The event raised more than $2,000 for the synagogue. “Many of the attendees encour-aged us to hold another storytelling event,” said Jeff Smith, an event co-organizer with John Melmed.

Anne Thomas told a story about her animal encounters in the jungle in a story titled “Gorilla Love.” (Photo by Hannah Smith)

TI member John Melmed introduced each of the storytellers. (Photo by Hannah Smith)

BIKUR HOLIM AIMS TO AID TI’S INFIRMThe Bikur Holim Committee is developing a process to

better serve our congregation, but your help is necessary.

If you know a Tikvat Israel member who is sick, hospitalized or in need of a friendly visit, please let the committee know via e-mail or phone. The best starting point is Bikur Holim chair Ellen Lederman at [email protected] or 301-598-1132.

To avoid anyone feeling overwhelmed, the committee needs more volunteers, particularly men. If you are available, even once a month for an hour or more, you can do a mitzvah -- by making a friendly visit, taking someone to the doctor, sending a prepared meal, etc. To the person on the receiving end, this means a great deal and you will have the satisfaction of knowing you did make a difference.

FACILITATING A HOLIDAY

Tu B’Shevat was celebrated at the Aspenwood Senior Living Center in Rockville in mid-January, thanks to TI’s Social Action Committee. Roma Sohn, committee member, provided a holiday plant for the Jewish residents as well as a poster letting the residents know that TI remembers them on the holidays.


Adult Handiwork Leads to Innovative Youth ServicesBY MARTIE ADELMAN, TI VICE PRESIDENT FOR FAMILY AND YOUTH

You may have heard that it takes a village (or a shtetl as we refer to it at our house) to enable a child to become an educated, respectful, observant Jew. At Tikvat Israel, we are blessed to have a community of talented and energetic congregants to assist in attaining this goal.

Our youth services on Shabbat are led by Janaki Kuruppu, Matthew Kaminow, Maxine Perlmutter, Hannah Smith and Micah Cowan. Elliot Cowan has headed the Torah Club for many years and taught scores of our children to read trope. Kate Jennes-Kahn and Hannah Smith tutor bar and bat mitzvah students. Most recently, Robin Lempert, Jeff Smith and Jason Schwartz contributed their talents to innovative youth services.

The Youth Commission, chaired by Amy Matathias and Ellen Kaminow, plans fun-filled youth group and family activities and opportunities for tikkun olam. The Mexican dinner and movies on Dec. 25, February Youth Shabbat and Martin Luther King Day of Service are examples of their handiwork.

The Early Childhood Committee includes Helen Raucher, Kelcey Klass, Louis Leibowitz, Sarah Hardy, Linda Silverstein, Rachel Weiss and Rabbi Alana Suskin. This group provides guidance for the Early Childhood Center and educational oppor-tunities for our youngest members.

We need assistance, however, from stakeholders within the congregation to make our synagogue even more responsive to the needs of our youth. Many of our most active volunteers now have grown children. As a result, it is often difficult to identify and meet the needs of children in the congregation. We therefore strongly encourage and seek the participation of members with children under age 18.

I believe you will find that participating in one or both of our youth committees will benefit both you and your children. The Youth Commission meets at 10:30 a.m.. on the fourth Sunday of the month. The Early Childhood Committee meetings also are held on the fourth Sunday of the month at 9:30 a.m. Please join us.

TI Supplies Helping Hands to MLK Service DayBY AMY MATATHIAS

Austin Kaminow (left) and Jonathan Solomon create American flag pins for military veterans during the Day of Service at the Marriott in Bethesda.

Twenty Tikvat Israel staff, youth and family members com-bined forces with the Montgomery County Volunteer Center for the 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and Volunteer Fair. The event took place at the North Bethesda Marriott.

TI members volunteer annually to do service projects on MLK Day. This, however, was the second year that Tikvat Israel joined forces with the Montgomery County Volunteer Center.

The TI contingent participated for two hours in creating fleece scarves and blankets for Montgomery Hospice, rubber band balls, fortune tellers, foam fingers, and loom bracelets for the Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health. Bags were decorated and food boxes prepared for Meals on Wheels, personal care kits were assembled for a shelter, and American flag pins assembled for our veterans.

The TI volunteers were Lynn Berk, Becca Matathias, Ellen Kaminow, Ben Kaminow, Amy Matathias, Arielle Flax, Jonathan Zuckerman (Kadima adviser), Dan Matathias, Jeff Smith, Jonathan Solomon, Matthew Kaminow, Austin Kaminow, Hannah Smith, Maya Smith, Ellen Smith and Melanie Willins (USY adviser), Dalit Baranoff, Aviva Pollack, Joseph Gelula, and Henry Presman.

In addition to the 20 TI volunteers, thousands were on hand to lend a hand. As the TI members worked, they were greeted by many, including Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and his camera crew.

TI members will have an additional opportunity to volunteer on April 6, when TI participates in the Jewish Federation’s Good Deeds Day.

TI participants in service activities on MLK Day were, seated from left, Lynn Berk, Becca Matathias, Ellen Kaminow, Ben Kaminow; standing from left, Amy Matathias, Arielle Flax, Jonathan Zuckerman (Kadima adviser), Dan Matathias, Jeff Smith, Jonathan Solomon, Matthew Kaminow, Austin Kaminow, Hannah Smith, Maya Smith, Ellen Smith, Melanie Willins (USY adviser). Not shown: Dalit Baranoff, Joseph Gelula, Aviva Pollack and Henry Presman.


SISTERHOOD

Women’s Network Signals Spring With Baseball Outing

BY REBECCA SALON, TI WOMEN’S NETWORK COORDINATOR

The Women’s Network at Tikvat Israel has exciting plans for spring and early summer – including a sure sign that better weather is just around the corner, a baseball game outing.

On April 23, the book group will discuss The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway in the Flax Library following minyan. We hope you’ll join us.

On May 17, the women of TI will lead Shabbat services for this year’s Women’s Network Shabbat. Look for an opportunity to sign up to play a role in this service. (Membership in the Women’s Network is not required.) If you attended or participated last year, you know how inspiring it was.

Finally, on June 22, we will sponsor a family outing to see the Washington Nationals take on the Atlanta Braves for a 1:35 p.m. game. Join us to root for this year’s home team, and bring family and friends. Watch B’kesher, the weekly electronic newsletter, and the synagogue listserve for ticket sales information.

It’s never too late to join TI’s Women’s Network/Sisterhood, with dues still only $36. We hope you’ll join us and that you will participate in some of the activities mentioned above. If you need a membership application or more information about our women’s network, visit the TI website or contact me at [email protected].

The Women's Network holds book discussions every other month. (Photo by Rebecca Salon)

KOSHER CHALLAH ORDERS Order challah and baked goods to support Tikvat Israel’s

Early Childhood Center one week at a time or one month at a time. Products baked by Rosendorff’s are delivered to TI on Thursdays.

For an order form, contact Michelle Sobel at [email protected].

Israeli Films Draw About 200 to TIBY SALLY KRAM, CHAIR, TI ADULT EDUCATION COMMITTEE

A record turnout of congregants and local residents — nearly 200 people across both nights — attended this year’s Tikvat Israel Israeli Film Festival, featuring two films by noted Israeli director Reshef Levy.

The Adult Education Committee sponsored the Rockville debut of both films starting with “Hunting Elephants” (2013) on Jan. 25 and “Lost islands” (2008) on Feb. 1. Despite their record-selling ticket sales in Israel upon release, neither film is yet available in the United States, although “Lost Islands” is scheduled for an April release by Netflix.

This year’s festival marked the continued partnership of TI with the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and a new relationship with the Embassy of Israel. Sarit Arbell, director of culture for the Embassy, served as the facilitator for the post-film discussion for “Hunting Elephants,” while Pnina Agenyahu, shli-chah for the federation, led the discussion after “Lost Islands.” Both discussions were dynamic and varied, demonstrating the continued interest of the TI community in Israeli films.

Audience reaction to both films was positive. “Wonderful films” was the general sentiment of many audience members.

As usual, volunteers and the TI kitchen staff supported a delicious dessert reception after both films. Adult Education Committee members Susan Apter, Betsy Miller, Damon Ehrlich, Carol Chelemer and Michelle Eisenberg led the volunteer effort, which was supported by congregants Debby Berlyne, Danny Bachman, Alan Apter, Tony and Jamie Freedman and Helene, Roz, Neil and Aviva Kram. Marsha Lyons and Ben Hirsh served as mashgichim for both evenings. Technical assistance was provided by Sam Freedenberg. Finally, Jay Goldman, Nancy Matheson and Amy Matathias led the publicity campaign, which, many congre-gants noted, “was everywhere.”

Both the Israeli Embassy and the Jewish Federation were pleased with the partnership, offering to team up on future events. Arbell and Agenyahu expressed gratitude for their warm welcome and surprise at the large attendance. The embassy offered to use its 15,000-person listserve to promote any future TI event that featured an Israeli connection.

Despite higher screening costs this year due to the films’ popular-ity, the festival was able to earn a small profit for the Adult Education Committee, which it will use to support additional activities. If you are interested in assisting in next year’s festival (our 10th anniversary) or any other Adult Education Committee activities, please contact me at [email protected] or 301-424-6345.

On the opening night of the Israeli Film Festival, Sarit Arbell, director of culture for the Israeli Embassy, facilitated a brief discussion. (Photo by Felicia R. Black)


FAMILY FAVORITES:

Edna’s Matzah Apple Charlotte

Editor’s note: The Tikvat Israel Bulletin features a favorite family recipe shared by a different congre-

gant for each issue. This month’s selection was submitted by Ellen Eisner.

Recipe: Matzah Apple Charlotte with Orange Sauce

Background: “This recipe has been a perennial favorite at our seder table for some 40 years.

It’s special to me not just because of its taste (totally yum!) but because it came from someone dear to me, my mother-in-law. Edna Eisner, z”l, was the first person I remember who truly 'lived Jewishly' in how she spoke, how she acted and how she thought. I couldn’t help but be drawn to the natural and beautiful way in which Judaism guided her life.”

Steps:

For Charlotte:Mix together in a large bowl:3 soaked matzah squares, with excess water squeezed out3 large cooking apples – pared, cored and cut in thin slices ⅔ cup currants (or quartered prunes)½ cup raisins¾ teaspoon cinnamon4 tablespoons melted butter or margarineGrated rind of 1 lemon6 beaten eggs

Pour into a greased 9”x 9”x 2” baking pan. Bake in a preheated 350˚oven for 35-45 minutes or until apples are softened. Serve warm as a side dish or dessert. (Makes 8 servings)

For Orange Sauce:Mix together:⅓ cup sugar2 tablespoons cornstarch¼ teaspoon salt

Add:⅓ cup light corn syrup1 cup orange juice2 tablespoons grated orange peelCook over low heat until thick and clear, stirring occasionally.Blend in:2 tablespoons butter or margarineMakes 1¼ cups sauce; may be used on the Charlotte or anything else.

For Help: Contact Ellen Eisner at [email protected] or 301-598-0635.

Bat Mitzvah Set for April 26

Tikvat Israel will hold one Bat Mitzvah in the March-April period.

Cheryl Goodman will be called to the Torah on April 26. She is the daughter of Michele Kaplan.

Sibling: Sister Kayla Goodman, 16

School and grade level: Robert Frost Middle School, 7th grade

Mitzvah project: Collecting needed items for the animal shelter Personal interests: Softball, singing, dancing, acting, cooking

Mazal Tov …to Shelly and Bruce Goldin upon the

birth of a granddaughter, Daphne Pearl Friedman, to daughter Sarah and her husband Adam Friedman

to Celia and Len Schuchman upon the birth of a grandson, Isaac Carl Schuchman, to son David Schuchman and his wife Ariel

to Tami and Sam Gilston upon the Bar Mitzvah of grandson Evan Goldsmith at TI on Dec. 23

to Betsy and Jeff Miller upon the engagement of daughter Michal to Ezra Geggel

to Robin and Stuart Lempert upon graduation in February of son Marty Lempert from Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

to Shira and Michael Kabik upon graduation in February of son Gefen Kabik from Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School


TI Mailbox

Community LimelightThe TI board already has thanked Sally

Kram for her hard work leading to the suc-cess of the Israeli Film Fest, but I wanted our congregation to know that the word is out in the community too!

A few days after the first film showing, I was on the phone with one of our biggest supporters of the Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse when the conversation turned to what congregation our family belonged to. When I told her, she stopped the conversation and just gushed about the program that she had attended the previ-ous weekend.

Thank you to Sally for helping repre-sent TI in the community as the amazingly warm, heymish and supportive commu-nity we are.

Elissa Schwartz

The New-Look BulletinI just read the latest edition of the Tikvat

Israel Bulletin. You really went “above and beyond” on this one. It looks so clean and crisp, with lots of varied stories, pictures, information, etc.

I think it’s an excellent reflection of our synagogue. You bring out the best of Tikvat Israel. Thank you for all of your hard work.

Robbi Cohen

The latest issue of the Tikvat Israel Bulletin is great. I really like the new lay-out and the many pictures.

Jayme A. Sokolow

Support and ComfortDear TI Congregation,

On behalf of my family, I extend deep thanks to our wonderful community for its support and comfort in the days following the death of my mother, Goldie Chelemer.

I especially appreciated the service rendered to my mom by our taharah group as well as the meal of consolation provided to my family upon our return from the cemetery.

Sincere thanks to Rabbi Abramson, Cantor Helzner and Sam Freedenberg for all of the arrangements related to holding the funeral service at Tikvat Israel, the site of many other events in the life of my family. And finally, the most heartfelt of thanks to our Bereavement Committee and members of the congregation for their affection and support.

I am so grateful to be a part of this community,

Carol Chelemer

Gift Card DonationsDear Tikvat Israel Congregation,

On behalf of Linkages to Learning at Harmony Hills Elementary School, I would like to thank you for your generous monetary and gift card contributions to our 2013 giving project for our Harmony Hills ES students and families.

It is because of you and other donors' contributions that this year we were able to provide free meals to over 80 families from our school for the holiday season. We would like you to know that your thought-fulness is truly making a difference in the lives of so many families in our school community; we could not do what we do without donors such as you.

We look forward to working with you in the future. We deeply appreciate your generosity.

Please note: Your donation is tax deduct-ible. Our tax ID number is 53-1265325.

Karla FuentesSite Coordinator

Linkages to Learning

Tikvat Israel Policy for Playground

The synagogue is asking parents to abide by these rules when their children or grandchildren use the playground at the rear of the social hall.

1. Children must be supervised by an adult (age 18 or older) at all times.

2. Children under age 5 have priority in using the play equipment.

3. Children must wear shoes on the playground.

4. Slide feet first down the slides; do not climb up.

5. Do not climb on top of the tunnels or bars.

6. Take turns on the equipment. Only one child on slide or climbing bars at a time.

7. No throwing or picking up dirt, sand, woodchips, rocks or sticks.

8. No climbing on or over the fence.

9. No eating or drinking on play-ground.

10. No play fighting, wrestling or dodge ball.

11. Be courteous and be a good sport.

12. Clean up all litter.

13. Pick up personal possessions and take them with you when leaving.

14. Return toys in the same condition to the same place you found them.

15. Have fun!


A Minyan with Military at Arlington National Cemetery

BY IRV COHEN

It’s unusual for a Tikvat Israel member to have a funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, so I found it fascinating to be part of the Kott/Levy funeral there on Jan. 10.

Burials for observant Jews are relatively rare at Arlington because of the often long wait and the need for cremation. Space is at such a premium that there are stringent rules for who may be buried (dictated by high rank, death in battle, honors received and war time service).

As mourners, we first gathered inside the cemetery’s Administration Building to be briefed about the details of the funeral for Lewis Levy, father of congregant Hope Levy Kott and a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. A full military funeral with honor guard, a lone trumpeter playing taps and a three-volley honor from a rifle team were the order of the day. The weather was miserably cold with freezing rain.

Because the entire funeral was taking place within the cemetery, all traffic control

was quite easy and there were none of the traffic difficulties that are common at civilian funerals in the outside world. The military honors portion of the funeral ended under cover with a moving presentation of the Stars and Stripes to the family, in honor of the deceased’s service to our country.

Now out in the elements, at the final resting place, in a moderate freezing downpour

with aircraft from Reagan National flying low overhead, Rabbi Morris Faierstein, a member of Tikvat Israel and one of two Army chaplains who preside at Jewish funerals at Arlington National Cemetery, read psalms and Cantor Rochelle Helzner, in fine form despite the blustery weather, chanted El Moley Rachimin. Besides the family and friends, several members of our congregation were present to ensure a minyan.

The ceremony and the military’s respect for the deceased and his family were quite

moving. The cemetery personnel who organized and directed the funeral did so with great respect and caring for the family and all participants. Everything was well-executed in a tradition where the watchword is respect for the needs of the family.

Even under these difficult weather conditions, it was indeed an honor to be present.

We have much to be proud of in the way our military honors a deceased serviceman.

Lecture at TI on Spinoza Set for

March 10

Tikvat Israel is pleased to co-host, with our new tenant the Foundation for Jewish Studies, a lecture by Daniel B. Schwartz, asso-ciate professor of history at George W a s h i n g t o n

University, titled “Spinoza’s Jewish ‘Children’: Profiles of Jewish Secularism in the Modern Era” on Mon., March 10, at 7:30 p.m. (Note: Minyan will be moved to 7 p.m.)

The lecture is free, and light refreshments will be served. Registrations are encour-aged. RSVP at http://bit.ly/1bkNMFH and indicate you are a member of Tikvat Israel.

The 17th-century heretic and philoso-pher Baruch Spinoza is often held up as the first modern Jew. Yet his legacy for modern Judaism has been understood in strikingly different ways.

Schwartz, who specializes in modern Jewish and European intellectual and cultural history at GWU, will provide an introduction to a few diverse thinkers from the 19th century to the present who have constituted a sense of their own identity as modern, secular Jewish intellectuals by claiming Spinoza as their spiritual progeni-tor. In the process, his lecture will shed a light on some of the religious motives and motifs that have accompanied the construction of Jewish secularism in the modern era.

This FJS Distinguished Scholars pre-sentation is the annual Abraham S. Kay lecture, made possible by the generosity of Barbara and Jack Kay, z”l.

A SHUL SING-ALONGFifty-six people attended a spirited, 90-minute Jewish sing-along at Tikvat Israel on Feb. 9 titled “Seeds of Song: An Area-Wide Erev Shira.” This is a bi-monthly program hosted by different congregations in the Washington area. Most were Israeli folk songs, with the words in Hebrew and transliteration projected on a screen. Cantor Helzner joined the four performers on stage for several of the numbers. Shown are song leaders Liz Kruger (left) and Jill Moskowitz. (Photo by Felicia R. Black)


The Importance of Teamwork at Tikvat Israel ECCBY MICHELLE SOBEL, DIRECTOR, TIKVAT ISRAEL ECC

We are very fortunate to have a wonderful group of people dedi-cated to nurturing and teaching children at our Tikvat Israel ECC.

I believe it is essential to the overall vision of the ECC that we

treat our ECC teachers as the professionals they are. Part of creating this culture of professionalism are the words that we use to define ourselves individually and as a group. I refer to our teachers as “educators,” and I prefer to use the word “team” rather than staff.

At the start of this school year, we began to grow together as the ECC team of educators, and we committed to a yearly inten-tion of teamwork, flexibility and positivity.

Over the course of this school year, and due to the positive trajectory of the ECC, we have had the opportunity to add more educators to our ECC team! It is wonderful to experience the enthusiasm, creativity, caring and collaboration among our longtime and newer members of the ECC team. We are there to support each other as we work together to meet the needs of our ECC children and families.

Recently, one of our ECC educators shared her feelings about joining the Tikvat Israel ECC team: “My teaching level has gone through the roof with the resources and professional development opportunities I have experienced in just one month,” Lori Alperin said. “Everything is done with a purpose, and the planning to address all developmental areas is incredible. Teachers work together to pro-vide the best for each child. I love what I am learning and doing since joining the ECC team.”

Alperin, an ECC educator with a master’s degree in education and eight years of experience as a preschool teacher, added: “The other teachers are an inspiration to me and I am so excited and lucky to be at Tikvat Israel. I am treated as a professional and I am appreciated and that makes a huge difference.”

I believe these words speak volumes about how important it is that we foster a culture of collaboration and professional growth so that our educators feel supported and appreciated. As our ECC educators demonstrate teamwork, flexibility and positivity, they not only model important life skills for the children, they con-

tinue to learn and grow along with the children.

The Tikvat Israel community is fortunate to have such a dedi-cated and wonderful team of ECC educators. Next time you are in the ECC hallway at TI, check out our updated bulletin board display featuring interesting information about the background, experience and interests of our team of ECC educators. You will see each person is special and brings different strengths, which makes for a stronger team overall. Go Team ECC!

Painless Fundraising at ECCTikvat Israel’s Early Childhood Center is holding a series

of easy-effort fundraising activities with an important payoff.

¾ Link your Safeway card to Tikvat Israel ECC.You can go online to escrip.com or contact [email protected] with your name, Safeway card number, e-mail address and zip code, and the ECC director will take care of the rest. (If you use your phone number at checkout and do not know your Safeway card number, call 877-SAFEWAY to obtain it.)

¾ Recycle ink cartridges, cell phones and other small electronic items.

Deposit these items plus GPS devices, iphones, itouch devices, mp3 players and digital cameras from home and work at TI. Collection boxes are located in the main office and the ECC office.

¾ Collect Box Tops for Education. Cut these from breakfast cereals, Ziploc bags, granola bar boxes and other products and drop a bunch at a time at the ECC office.ECC Pajama

Havdalah

ECC teachers and students practicea tree pose

ECC Shabbat sing in the sanctuary


Tikvat Sports TickerA ROUNDUP FROM THE WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS AT TIKVAT ISRAEL.

Men’s BasketballThe basketball season opened without much early luck for

the TI men’s team. Competing in the Montgomery County Synagogue League, the TI team (which includes a few players who belong to Temple Emanuel) dropped its first five games.

The TI scorer in the early season was Leor Newman, one of the team’s bigger players. The team briefly benefitted from the play at point guard of Brandon Ehrlich during his winter college break.

The season runs until mid-March, and TI’s court foes in the nine-team circuit include B’nai Shalom of Olney, Beth El, Beth Shalom, Shaare Tefila, Oseh Shalom and Temple Isaiah.

Members of the team (including several from Temple Emanuel) are, back row from left, Ken Turner, Mark Bargeski, Mike Micek, Leor Newman, Damon Ehrlich, Neil Kram and Brandon Ehrlich, and front row from left, Warren Berger, Jeff Kahn, Aaron Zajic and Michael Newman.

Youth BasketballTikvat Israel is fielding two teams in synagogue youth leagues

this winter.

A Kadima team of 6th-8th graders is coached by Neil Kram, while a USY team (high schoolers) is handled by Stuart Lempert. The two teams play weekly games on Sundays from mid-January through the end of March at Richard Montgomery HS.

The coed Kadima team, with a few middle schoolers from B’nai Tzedak in Potomac, includes TI’s Sophia Kram, Matthew Mintz and Austin Kaminow. A team photo appears on the Seaboard Region’s website: http://seaboardusy.org/calendar/usy-kadima-basketball-league/.

The roster of the USY squad includes teens from Shaare Torah in Gaithersburg.

Spring SoftballTI’s men’s softball team is in need of additional players. Last

spring, due to limited numbers, TI had to combine with members of Temple Emanuel to field a team in the Montgomery County Synagogue League, and it’s not clear the league will allow com-bined teams this year.

Teams play doubleheaders on Sunday mornings from early April until middle of June against other shuls in suburban Maryland.

“We would really like to be able to field a team of our own this year,” says Coach Marc Schneider. “Offspring of members are welcome but must be at least 18.”

Contact the coach at [email protected].

WANNA STAY IN THE KNOW AT TI? If your objective is to stay fully informed about all things

Tikvat Israel, you’ll want to take advantage of the various information sources that staff and volunteers produce for members of the congregation.

In addition to the bi-monthly Tikvat Israel Bulletin, which

remains the most comprehensive source of news and human interest stories about congregants and synagogue life overall, you’ll want to consider:

• Reading the weekly electronic newsletter, B’kesher, produced

by synagogue office staff members Anita Greenwald and Sam Freedenberg. B’kesher keeps you posted about religious service schedules, new programs and scheduling changes.

• Subscribing to one or both of the synagogue listserves, TI

News and TI News and Schmooze.

• Reviewing the Shabbat sheet for brief reminders about upcom-ing activities along with contact names and phone numbers.

• Checking out the home page of www.tikvatisrael.org.


Passover Hospitality at TI: Pairing Seder Hosts With Guests“All who are hungry, let them come and eat” is not just something we read in the Haggadah once a year. It is said Abraham and Sarah placed such great importance on welcoming others that they kept the walls of their tents open so they could see potential guests from a long way off and ran to prepare for them.

It is a mitzvah to be either a host or a guest, so if you do not have a Passover seder to attend or if you have room at your seder for others, please fill out the form by April 7 and return it to the office. You can contact Hope Levy Kott, program organizer, at 301-921-8268 or [email protected].

Name ___________________________________________________

Phone number/e-mail ______________________________________

❒ Yes! We would like to host up to ______ people for the ❒ first seder, Monday, April 15

❒ Yes! We would like to host up to ______ people for the ❒ second seder, Tuesday, April 16

❒ Yes! We would like to attend a seder on the ❒ first and/or ❒ second night.

Please indicate the names (and ages of children) of all who will be attending: _______________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Please indicate as well if your family:

❒ does ❒ does not observe the Sephardic custom of eating kitniyot or legumes on Passover.

❒ does ❒ does not keep Kosher.

❒ does ❒ does not eat exclusively vegetarian meals.

❒ does ❒ does not observe traditional Yom Tov restrictions.

Tell us anything else your host would need to know (allergies, etc.): ______________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________


19 AdAr II MArch 21 Herman Hamburg Maurice Krause Gloria Levinrad 20 AdAr II MArch 22 Marguerite Eldredge Abraham Isaac Levy Marlene Shulman Rabbi Jerome Weistrop 21 AdAr II MArch 23 Bernard Levine 22 AdAr II MArch 24 Edna Eisner 23 AdAr II MArch 25 Linda Beaumont Isadore Chait Charlotte Zeidman

Tikvat Israel Remembers With Respect Those Whose Yahrzeits Occur From 29 Adar I to 29 Adar II - March 2014

29 AdAr I MArch 1 Louis Auerbach Mary Berkowitz Meyer Kushner Louis Newman Henry Oppenheim Sylvia Panitz Freda Shevitz 30 AdAr I MArch 2 Leonard E. Cohen 2 AdAr II MArch 4 Hilda Frank Norman H. Levy 3 AdAr II MArch 5 Sadie Eckstein Jack Stern 4 AdAr II MArch 6 David Scucimarra David Siskind Rose Walder

5 AdAr II MArch 7 Robert Bredt George Goldstein Alan Grossmann Helen Lantz Norman Yudkoff 8 AdAr II MArch 10 Dorothy Ashery Adelle Lapin 9 AdAr II MArch 11 Pauline Oppenheimer Irving Reich Emma Tiller 10 AdAr II MArch 12 Avrom Armoza Bernard Cohen Marge K. Martin Milton Mulitz 11 AdAr II MArch 13 Arthur Musher Aaron Pressman

12 AdAr II MArch 14 Sara Lebowitz 14 AdAr II MArch 16 Burton Boroff Solomon Gorschman 16 AdAr II MArch 18 Sam Jorban Milton Kensky Joseph Podgor Lily Sims 17 AdAr II MArch 19 Harry Balin Harry Weinstein 18 AdAr II MArch 20 Frances First Rebecca Kauffman Morris Polansky Fannie Salzer

25 AdAr II MArch 27 Irving Ashery Pearl Gottesman David Lefkowitz Sarah Robinson 26 AdAr II MArch 28 Mark Kabik Donald Linden 27 AdAr II MArch 29 Albert Bressler Emil Lentchner 28 AdAr II MArch 30 Irving Garfinkle Thomas Gorban Marion Laken 29 AdAr II MArch 31 Bernard N. Flax Edward Krick Sidney Migdal

They say cemeteries are for the living. We know this well at the Garden of Remembrance. That’s why we encourage you to consider purchasing a family plot. You may not

think being together for eternity matters, but consider your grandchildren and the generations ahead. When they start wondering about their heritage, it will be easier for them to discover your stories and their history. To learn more, call Sam Freedenberg at 301.762.7338, or visit www.gardenofremembrance.org for more information.

Every plot has a story. For future generations, that is very telling.

11 Years of Caring Service, Eternal Peace and Beauty

Yahrzeit Board Map Tikvat Israel now has a “map” of its 10 Yahrzeit

memorial boards, making it possible now to find the precise location of an individual’s memorial plaque.

Located in the rear of the sanctuary, these boards carry the names of more than 1,500 deceased congregants and members of their families. The shul’s database includes the English and Hebrew dates of death.

Ask the synagogue office for a copy of the memorial board map.

Kitchen Signup SystemHot off the synagogue kitchen griddle: You can

now sign up online to help with the kiddush setup and cleanup on Shabbat and other occasions.

Here’s the URL for the Sign Up Genius site:http://tinyurl.com/n6vlpao.


19 AdAr II MArch 21 Herman Hamburg Maurice Krause Gloria Levinrad 20 AdAr II MArch 22 Marguerite Eldredge Abraham Isaac Levy Marlene Shulman Rabbi Jerome Weistrop 21 AdAr II MArch 23 Bernard Levine 22 AdAr II MArch 24 Edna Eisner 23 AdAr II MArch 25 Linda Beaumont Isadore Chait Charlotte Zeidman

5 AdAr II MArch 7 Robert Bredt George Goldstein Alan Grossmann Helen Lantz Norman Yudkoff 8 AdAr II MArch 10 Dorothy Ashery Adelle Lapin 9 AdAr II MArch 11 Pauline Oppenheimer Irving Reich Emma Tiller 10 AdAr II MArch 12 Avrom Armoza Bernard Cohen Marge K. Martin Milton Mulitz 11 AdAr II MArch 13 Arthur Musher Aaron Pressman

12 AdAr II MArch 14 Sara Lebowitz 14 AdAr II MArch 16 Burton Boroff Solomon Gorschman 16 AdAr II MArch 18 Sam Jorban Milton Kensky Joseph Podgor Lily Sims 17 AdAr II MArch 19 Harry Balin Harry Weinstein 18 AdAr II MArch 20 Frances First Rebecca Kauffman Morris Polansky Fannie Salzer

Tikvat Israel Remembers With Respect Those Whose Yahrzeits Occur From 1 Nissan to 30 Nissan - April 2014

25 AdAr II MArch 27 Irving Ashery Pearl Gottesman David Lefkowitz Sarah Robinson 26 AdAr II MArch 28 Mark Kabik Donald Linden 27 AdAr II MArch 29 Albert Bressler Emil Lentchner 28 AdAr II MArch 30 Irving Garfinkle Thomas Gorban Marion Laken 29 AdAr II MArch 31 Bernard N. Flax Edward Krick Sidney Migdal

2 NIssAN AprIl 2 Lea Chernoff Samuel Holland Simon Katz Lena Levine Mortimer Ratnoff Edna Simai Harriette Solowey Ethel Toney Ida Weisbord 3 NIssAN AprIl 3 Maurice Gabes Ruth Gilston Lottie Greenwood Ernest Gruenfeld Emma Klein Mark Morrison Leroy Moses Rose Silverman 4 NIssAN AprIl 4 Tillie Grossman Eugene Katz Edward J. Raine Minnie Sakoff Esther Salit 5 NIssAN AprIl 5 Lillian Brecker Pearl Bredt Ronna Esther Butterworth Leah Feinsilber David Krauss Edward Rabin Harry Silverman Beatrice “Binnie” West 6 NIssAN AprIl 6 Sara Berman Hyman Grand Alice Katz Jean Lewis Abraham Moskowitz Isadore Romm Herman Schrier Pauline Seiler Rhoda Zuskin

7 NIssAN AprIl 7 Hannah Barrack Saul Ehrlich Matthew Kessler Anna Rom Bertha Seiler Reuven Shacham Helen Shulman Samuel Wagman 8 NIssAN AprIl 8 Daisy C. Jones Harriet Cohen Sylvia Copaken Elizabeth Grishman Martin Kronenberg Carolyn Wermiel Sophie Zaccagni 9 NIssAN AprIl 9 Ann Eisler Samuel Frank Salome Gardsbane Louis Goldstein Nathan Markovitz Isaac Silverman 10 NIssAN AprIl 10 Deena Bodner Feliciano Cruz Gerhard Gruenfeld Anne R. Kaiser Herman Markovitz 11 NIssAN AprIl 11 Max Exler Lina Hoffman Beatrice Klein Jacob Levi Molly Oppenheim 12 NIssAN AprIl 12 Ida Baroff Louis Bernstein Mary Ann Cahn Gerald Lempert Sandra Tolpin Sonia Trachtenberg

13 NIssAN AprIl 13 Rachel Brown Ruby Dick Ann Engel Morris Pike Sam Prince Samuel Solsky 14 NIssAN AprIl 14 Henry Goldberg Jacob Goldstein Dora Kishner Morris Lane Bea Malter Akhtar Saadian Michael C. Shapiro 15 NIssAN AprIl 15 Edward Lankin Tillie Pressman Harry Shooman Kalman Sokolow Sol Wachovsky 16 NIssAN AprIl 16 Stanley Berger Harry G. Blackstone Joseph Burdoo Samuel Grossman Irving Kaplan Ida Licht Irwin Lowenfeld 17 NIssAN AprIl 17 Dayna Leslie Dubin Benjamin Fleitell Joseph Gordon Harriet Raine Rose Stahler 18 NIssAN AprIl 18 Edith Adler Rose Brown Irving Curchack Jennie Kornhauser Leonard Mitchel 19 NIssAN AprIl 19 Joseph Apatoff Aaron Feinmark Samuel Nathan Leavitt Hyman Schreiber

20 NIssAN AprIl 20 Alfred Cowan Ray Kramer Gesumaria Dianna Hamburg Leonard Kopp Jeanne Krause Jacob (Jack) Matathias Fannie Saltzman Sol Schwartz Helen Sharlot Albert Stutz 21 NIssAN AprIl 21 Benjamin Bogage Stanley Leithold Aaron Polansky 22 NIssAN AprIl 22 Lorraine Cohen Jenny Fierman Susana Nardea Gorelick Charles Haberman Helen Haberman Samuel Taylor 23 NIssAN AprIl 23 Nathan Bloom Norman Goldman Isaac Kaplan Nadia Schuchman Jackie Tievy 24 NIssAN AprIl 24 Samuel Appel Diane Finkelstein Helen Frank Solomon D. Levin Ruthanne Osheroff 25 NIssAN AprIl 25 Lenore Kline Bain Maurice Levy 26 NIssAN AprIl 26 Dorothy Daffe Joseph Glucksman David Leise Faye Raff Nettie Waltzer Joseph Zalen

27 NIssAN AprIl 27 Ellis Goldman Julius Lifshutz Meyer Puner Stuart Schaffman Cora Weil Oscar Zaccagni 28 NIssAN AprIl 28 Sarah Cowan Tillie Grand Evelyn Spector Marcelle Tangy Anna Teitelbaum Gertrude S. Van Aalten 29 NIssAN AprIl 29 Esther Duker Pollack Sidney Polster 30 NIssAN AprIl 30 Evelyn B. Kaplan Ethel Melmed Paul Waltzer Harry Yudkoff


TIKVAT ISRAEL’S SOCIAL ACTION & YOUTH & FAMILY PROGRAMMING COMMITTEES PRESENT

SUNDAY, APRIL 6 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

AT TIKVAT ISRAEL CONGREGATION

Sign up for one or more projects and join in the fun.

• Red Cross Blood Drive • Baltimore Rd. Clean Up • Planting a Garden • Painting a Bathroom • Kashering TI Kitchen for

Passover

• Polishing Torah Silver • Polishing Wood on Sanctuary

Pews • Power Washing Nursery School

Furniture & Toys • Repairing Wood Trim on Building

SIGN UP using Sign – Up Genius or by contacting Lynn Berk

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F044BAFA72FA13-good

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, QUESTIONS OR PROJECT IDEAS – CONTACT LYNN AT [email protected]


DonationsThe congregation gratefully acknowledges the following donations to the various funds of Tikvat Israel. The donor lists that follow reflect gifts received at the synagogue in December and January. If your donation during this time does not appear in the list, please contact the synagogue office at 301-762-7338.

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YAHRZEIT DONATIONSIn memory of:Lillie Becker by Samuel and Ellen RosenthalIrene Berger by Suzanne and Jerome BodenAsher Berkowitz by Barbara BrownLena Berlin by Sandra LevineEsther Bloom by Edith Stein

Fay Blum by Herbert and Elaine BlumMax Blum by Herbert and Elaine BlumSigmund Brown by Celia and Leonard SchuchmanMoishe Chaim Chait by Moira and Leon GreenEdith Chefer by Aaron and Leslie Fineman

Rabbi Robert Chernoff by Howard and Rosie Chernoff

Fannie Rose Cohen by Charlotte PodgorFrieda Cohen by Barbara and David ThalerHelen Cohen by Henrietta AsenManuel Cohen by Charlotte Podgor

Morris Cohen by Adele Cohen and FamilyRachel Cohen by Zivan CohenSamuel Cohen by Zivan CohenSarah Cohen by Helen and Joshua BassElaine Danovitz by Norma Dancis

Sylvia Eiserike by Steven and Margie EiserikeRaymond Eldredge by Joel and Annie Kahn &

DaughtersJudith Flax Elustondo by Melanie GrishmanBenjamin Feinman by Harold FeinmanRose Feinman by Harold Feinman

Mary Fine by Ruth FineLena Fineman by Aaron and Leslie FinemanMarsha Fleisher by Cynthia and David SoffrinRuth Fogel by Naomi and Harvey KaplanMorris Freedman by Sandra and Eugene

Sheskin

Ida Friedman by Sally FriedmanBenjamin Futrovsky by Hilda SpringerHyman Gardsbane by Diane Gardsbane and

Paul SullyTillie Gaspin by Rochelle WolfNaomi Gershowitz by Albert Gershowitz

Nathan Gershowitz by Albert GershowitzHeinz Eric Gerstle by Debra and Jason LevineMargaret Gerstle by Debra and Jason LevineDavid Glass by Barbara and Irving CohenBarbara Goldberg by Ann Sterling

Louis Goldberg by Ann SterlingSylvia Goldin by Shelly and Bruce GoldinGoldie Goldman by Ruth SimballMary Goldstein by Bernice GrossmanMichael Goldstein by Bernice Grossman

Hyman Goodman by Meryl ThomasLibby Gordon by Susan and Jay PlafkerJacob Greenbaum by Anna RobbinsDavid Greenberg by Leslie Greenberg and

Eileen GreenbergMoody Grishman by Melanie Grishman

Bernard Gross by Marilyn and Leonard Teitelbaum

Helen Gross by Marilyn and Leonard Teitelbaum

Robert Grossman by Bernice GrossmanHoward Gudelsky by the Mulitz-Gudelsky

FamilyCelia Hecht by Joan and Donald Margolies

Louis Hecht by Joan and Donald MargoliesSamuel Helfant by Joan WeissMax Hershbaum by Moira and Leon GreenMichael Hesh by Joel and Evelyn HershRuth Hochberg by Adele Cohen and Family

Anna Hoffman by Sharon SpanierEve Hoffman by Kay GoldDaniel Jeremias by Judy and Robert KatzDaniel Kaiser by Marian and Jesse KaiserJair Kaplan by Muriel Kaplan

Rose Kaplan by Mimi and Allan MeltzerMax Katzen by Shirley and Jules BowenEliezer Kishner by Micah and Elaine KrichevskyJoseph Kolirin by Tova and Steve IrvingShoshana Kolirin by Tova and Steve Irving

Jalle Koricki by Maida and Edward NussbaumAlex M. Kravitz by Debbie Yanoff and FamilySarah G. Kravitz by Debbie Yanoff and FamilyAnne Kristal by the Kristal and Shore FamiliesDavid Kushner by Blanche Kushner

Cheryl Lang by Moira and Leon GreenEdith Lazarus by Francine and Richard CohenBenjamin Lederman by Adair LedermanBenjamin Lederman by Richard and Ellen LedermanJoshua M. Leise by Phyllis Leise

Harry Levinstein by Stephen and Helen RaucherIda Levitan by Phyllis ErmannRose Ludwin by Stephen and Helen RaucherZev Aria Ludwinowitz by Stephen and Helen RaucherSarah Margolies by Joan and Donald Margolies

Issy Matheson by Rodney, Nancy and Ilana MathesonWilliam Mazaroff by Ruth FineMax Mendelson by Lillian TauberMax Mendelson by Ruth KleinmanVera Meyerson by Neal and Mary Meyerson

Ada Milder by Francine and Richard CohenHans Moses by Ed and Karen MosesMae Mukasey by Rhoda and Norbert EcksteinWilliam Myers by Sheila Myers, Stephen &

Cynthia Myers and Heather StoneFlorence Nachamkin by Cynthia and David Soffrin

Nathan Nachamkin by Cynthia and David SoffrinSamuel Nadel by Cliff and Betty FishmanElsa Neuwirth by Hazel ShapiroK. Gordon Oppenheimer by Janet, Steve and

Larry OppenheimerMorris Oppenheimer by Janet G. Oppenheimer

Nathan Osofsky by Gloria SilversteinLeo Pachenker by Sylvia PachenkerMinnie Parzow by Theodore CohenBen Perlmutter by Maxine and Jim PerlmutterCelia Bress Radin by Marian and Jesse Kaiser

William W. Radin by Marian and Jesse KaiserFannie Raine by David and Deborah RaineGerald Raine by David and Deborah RaineLaura Raucher by Stephen and Helen RaucherWilliam Raucher by Stephen and Helen Raucher

Irving Reiner by Barbara ReinerMaxwell Rosenlicht by Estelle StolovyMorton Salit by Ben and Minna WilliamowskyMarion Salon by Rebecca Salon and Jay GoldmanIda M. Schiffman by Barbara Reiner

Mollie Radin Schrager by Marian and Jesse KaiserBeina Schwartz by Frederick Schwartz, Carina

Nichols, William Nichols and Donna NicholsJoyce Schwartz by Arnold SchwartzMildred Schwartz by Arnold SchwartzRose Schwartz by Arnold Schwartz

Rose Schwartz by Mark and Beverly SchwartzRuth Anne Sheskin by Sandra and Eugene SheskinEsther Simon by Joan WeissCelia Sobovinsky by Jules BowenFrank Sobovinsky by Shirley and Jules Bowen

Sara Sokolow by Jayme SokolowJoseph Steinberg by Sophie SteinbergIrwin Jan Stolovy by Estelle StolovyJoseph Sully by Diane Gardsbane and Paul SullyCaren Thaler by David and Barbara Thaler

Eugene Thompson by the Turkewitz FamilyNorman Tubiash by Pearl TubiashCharlotte Turkanis by Marvin TurkanisLillian Walder by Ruth Yudkoff LovePhilip Weinstein by David Weinstein

Rose Weinstein by Larry LevineDora Witt by David and Deborah RaineHarry Witt by David and Deborah RaineIsaac Zipin by Pearl Tubiash

BEREAVEMENT COMMITTEEIn honor of Louise Chatlynne’s birthday by

Alice and David GantzIn memory of Goldie Chelemer by Susan and

Alan ApterIn memory of Goldie Chelemer by Carol ChelemerIn memory of Lewis Levy by Susan and Alan ApterIn memory of Seymour Engel by Marilyn and

Michael Greenwood

CANTOR’S PROGRAM FUNDIn honor of Dorothy Engel’s 101st birthday by

Marilyn and Michael GreenwoodIn honor of Marcelle and Robert Copaken’s

daughter Nina Ben-Ami being named Israeli ambassador to Uruguay by Celia and Lenny Schuchman

In honor of Ted and Roz Kram on the occasion of Sophia’s bat mitzvah by Roma and Marvin Sohn

In honor of the marriage of Jessica Agus and Ben Bregman by Barbara and Gene Ridberg

In memory of Alvin Reiner by Mae BernsteinIn memory of Alvin Reiner by Roma and

Marvin Sohn


Donations, continuedIn memory of Bernice Schwartz by Allison and

Dudley SchwartzIn memory of Ernest Rosenwald by Leonard Schreiber

In memory of Henry Schwartz by Allison and Dudley Schwartz

In memory of Irma Pazo by Janice and Bob BalinIn memory of Milton Thaler by Barbara and

David ThalerIn memory of Ruth Katz by Allison and Dudley

SchwartzIn memory of Sam Katz by Allison and Dudley

Schwartz

CHARLOTTE LOWENFELD USY FUNDIn memory of Solomon Battino by Elisabeth

BattinoIn memory of Leroy Lowenfeld by the

Adelman/Schneider FamilyIn memory of Leroy Lowenfeld by Lil FeingoldIn memory of Leroy Lowenfeld by Rhoda and

Norbert Eckstein

COLLEGE OUTREACHIn memory of Esther Blake Wilchins by Sue and

Howard Wilchins

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER by Carol ChelemerIn memory of Nathan Adelman by Dorothy Adelman

GENERAL FUNDby Betty and Cliff Fishmanby the Silver Spring Medical CenterIn honor of Evan Goldsmith’s bar mitzvah by

Betty and Cliff FishmanIn honor of Jacob Schwartz’s bar mitzvah and

his exceptional d’var Torah by Betty and Cliff Fishman

In honor of Sophia Kram’s bat mitzvah by Sara and David Harris

In honor of James Perlmutter and in support of the outstanding work of the ECC by Kelcey and Jack Klass

In honor of Julius Oppenheim’s support of youth travel to Israel by the Oppenheim Family

In honor of Louise Chatlynne’s birthday by Betty and Cliff Fishman

In honor of Louise Chatlynne’s birthday by Jeannette and Ronald Eisler

In honor of Louise Chatlynne’s birthday by Judith and Robert Katz

In honor of Marian and Jesse Kaiser by Laura SavelyIn honor of Phyllis Leise’s special birthday by

Joan and Donald MargoliesIn honor of Rabbi David Abramson, Cantor

Rochelle Helzner and Sam Freedenberg by Nadgy and Stephen Roey

In honor of Sam Freedenberg by Francine WeistropIn honor of Sam Freedenberg by Phyllis LeiseIn honor of the birth of Asher Harrison Cahn

by Amy and Daniel MatathiasIn honor of the birth of Sandy and Larry Levine’s

grandson by Nancy and Jonathan Solomon

In memory of Alvin Reiner by Adele CohenIn memory of Alvin Reiner by Barbara and

Leon LockIn memory of Alvin Reiner by Betty and Cliff FishmanIn memory of Alvin Reiner by Joan and Donald

MargoliesIn memory of Alvin Reiner by Marilyn and

Leonard Teitelbaum

In memory of Alvin Reiner by Penina and Sam Freedenberg

In memory of Alvin Reiner by Sara and David HarrisIn memory of Alvin Reiner by Wendy BaumanIn memory of Bella Dantsker by Phyllis and

Fred ZusmanIn memory of Carl Solomon by Harriet and

Abraham Schwartz

In memory of Evelyn Berlin by Diane Gardsbane and Paul Sully

In memory of Evelyn Berlin by Roz and Ted KramIn memory of Goldie Chelemer by the

Adelman/Schneider FamilyIn memory of Goldie Chelemer by Betty and

Cliff FishmanIn memory of Goldie Chelemer by Hilda Springer

In memory of Goldie Chelemer by Nancy and Jonathan Solomon

In memory of Goldie Chelemer by Roz and Ted KramIn memory of Goldie Chelemer by Sandra and

Gene SheskinIn memory of Goldie Chelemer by Shelly and

Bruce GoldinIn memory of Irma Pazo by Annette Heyman

In memory of Irma Pazo by Diana and Allen YunIn memory of Irma Pazo by Moira and Leon GreenIn memory of Irma Pazo by Roz and Ted KramIn memory of Isaac Eiserike by Roz and Jerry EisnerIn memory of Leroy Lowenfeld by Nancy and

Jonathan Solomon

In memory of Leroy Lowenfeld by Roz and Ted KramIn memory of Lewis Levy by Betty and Cliff

FishmanIn memory of Lewis Levy by Carol ChelemerIn memory of Lewis Levy by Debby Berlyne

and Danny BachmanIn memory of Lewis Levy by Hilda Springer

In memory of Lewis Levy by Roz and Ted KramIn memory of Lewis Levy by Shelly and Bruce

GoldinIn memory of Lillian Gorinson by Betty and

Cliff FishmanIn memory of Lillian Gorinson by Hilda SpringerIn memory of Lillian Gorinson by Lisa and

Bruce Supovitz

In memory of Lillian Gorinson by Phyllis LeiseIn memory of Lois Nisenson by the Adelman/

Schneider FamilyIn memory of Lois Nisenson by Betty and Cliff

FishmanIn memory of Lois Nisenson by Carol ChelemerIn memory of Lois Nisenson by Diane

Gardsbane and Paul Sully

In memory of Lois Nisenson by Debby Berlyne and Danny Bachman

In memory of Lois Nisenson by Roz and Ted KramIn memory of Lois Nisenson by Sue and Jerry BodenIn memory of Martin Hershenhorn by Hilda SpringerIn memory of Martin Hershenhorn by Sondra Herson

In memory of Milton Thaler by Betty and Cliff Fishman

In memory of Milton Thaler by Shelly and Bruce Goldin

In memory of Sophie Berger and in honor of the birth of her granddaughter by Naomi and Harvey Kaplan

Wishing refuah shlema to Maxine Perlmutter by the Adelman/Schneider Family

Wishing refuah shlema to Maxine Perlmutter by Hilda Springer

Wishing refuah shlema to Maxine Perlmutter by Moira and Leon Green

Wishing refuah shlema to Maxine Perlmutter by Nancy and Jonathan Solomon

Wishing refuah shlema to Maxine Perlmutter by Sue and Jerry Boden

Wishing refuah shlema to Maxine Perlmutter by Susan and Alan Apter

Wishing yasher koach to Harold Diamond by Hilda Springer

KIDDUSH FUNDIn honor of our anniversary by Daniel and

Felicia BlackIn honor of our anniversary by Ken and Phyllis

SchwartzIn honor of our anniversary by Robbi and Larry

CohenIn honor of our anniversary by Roz and Ted

KramIn celebration of my birthday by Carol

Chelemer

In celebration of my birthday by Melanie Grishman

In honor of Danny Bachman’s birthday by Debby Berlyne

In honor of Felicia’s birthday by Felicia and Daniel Black

In honor of Linda Schwartz’s birthday by Phyllis and Ken Schwartz

In honor of Louise’s 70th birthday by Chuck and Louise Chatlynne

In honor of Miriam’s birthday by Arlene Gardsbane

In honor of Roz’s birthday by Roz and Ted Kram

In honor of Susan Cohen’s birthday by Avy Ashery

In honor of the birthdays of Rebecca, Rachel and Benjamin Loving by Rachel and Benjamin Loving

In honor of Henry Presman’s bar mitzvah by Julie and Dylan Presman

In honor of Sophia Kram’s bat mitzvah by Rhea Weinbrom, Ruth Weinbrom Brewer, Debra Berkowitz

In honor of Ted’s reading of Haftarah by Roz and Ted Kram

In honor of Jeff Smith and Bonnie Cowan by Arlene and Warren Berger

In honor of Barbara Ridberg by Sandra and Gene Sheskin

In honor of the Israel travelers by Barbara and Gene Ridberg

In honor of the Israel trip participants by Susan and Alan Apter

In honor of the Rabbi’s Lunch-and-Learn sessions by Amy and Daniel Matathias

In memory of Carl Lerman by Elisabeth BattinoIn memory of Doris Pallia by Elisabeth BattinoIn memory of Goldie Chelemer by Barbara and

Irv CohenIn memory of Goldie Chelemer by Carol ChelemerIn memory of Lewis Levy by Amy and Daniel

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Donations, continuedIn memory of Lillian Gorinson by Elisabeth

BattinoIn memory of Lois Nisenson by Amy and

Daniel MatathiasIn memory of Solomon Battino by Elisabeth

Battino

PRAYER BOOK FUNDIn honor of Martha Strauss’ 100th birthday by

Judy Davis

RABBI’S FUNDIn memory of Milton Thaler by Amy and

Daniel Matathias

TORAH FUNDIn memory of Arthur Peisner by the Horowit-

Hendler FamilyIn memory of Evelyn Berlin by the Horowit-

Hendler FamilyIn memory of Lois Nisenson by the Horowit-

Hendler Family

In memory of Lois Tucker by the Horowit-Hendler Family

In memory of Stanley Berger by the Horowit-Hendler Family

In memory of Sylvia Eiserike by the Horowit-Hendler Family

TZEDAKAH CHAVURAHIn honor of the birth of Alice and David Gantz’s

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Goldin’s granddaughter by Robbi and Larry Cohen

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1 29 Tevet

7:30pMinyan

2 1 ShevatRosh Chodesh

6:30aMinyan7:30pMinyan

3 2 Shevat 8:00aMinyan4:42pCandle-lighting6:30pKabbalat Shabbat

4 3 Shevat

9:15aBoker OhrService

9:30aShabbatServicesParashat Bo

10:30aJuniorCongregation

1:00pShabbatGames Day

1:00pStudy w/ RabbiSuskin andRabbi Faierstein

8:00pKadima Sat.Night Live (atBeth El)

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6 5 Shevat 6:45aMinyan3:30pHebrew: Level I

AdvancedBeginners

6:30pHebrew: LevelII AdvancedBeginners

7:30pMinyan

7 6 Shevat 6:30pHebrew:

Intermediate7:30pMinyan

8 7 Shevat 7:00pBridge & Mah

Jongg7:30pMinyan8:00pStudy w/ Rabbi

Brandriss8:00pKarate

9 8 Shevat

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan8:00pToastmasters

10 9 Shevat 8:00aMinyan4:49pCandle-lighting6:30pKabbalat Shabbat7:30pTu Bishvat Seder

and Dinner (afterservice)

11 10 Shevat

9:30aShabbatServicesParashatBeshalach

11:15aTorah Club12:15pSimcha Kiddush

After Services

12 11 Shevat


13 12 Shevat 6:45aMinyan3:30pHebrew: Level I

AdvancedBeginners

6:30pHebrew: LevelII AdvancedBeginners

7:30pMinyan

14 13 Shevat 6:30pHebrew:

Intermediate7:30pMinyan

15 14 Shevat

7:30pMinyan8:00pKarate

16 15 ShevatTu B'Shevat


17 16 Shevat 8:00aMinyan4:56pCandle-lighting6:30pKabbalat Shabbat

18 17 Shevat

9:30aShabbatServicesParashat Yitro

11:00aTot Shabbat1:00pStudy w/ Rabbi

Suskin andRabbi Faierstein

3:00pMincha

19 18 Shevat

9:00aMinyan4:30pTrue Stories:

Story Tellersand Comics

7:30pMinyan

20 19 Shevat

12:00aMartin LutherKing, Jr. Day

6:45aMinyan12:30pMLK Mitzvah

Day7:30pMinyan

21 20 Shevat

7:30pMinyan

22 21 Shevat

7:30pMinyan8:00pStudy w/ Rabbi


23 22 Shevat

6:45aMinyan12:00pHazak Lunch

and Program7:30pMinyan8:00pToastmasters

24 23 Shevat

8:00aMinyan5:04pCandle-lighting5:45pPre-Kabbalat-

ShabbatReception

6:30pKabbalat Shabbatwith Instruments

25 24 Shevat

9:30aShabbatServicesParashatMishpatim

11:15aTorah Club12:15pKiddush w/

DramaticPresentation byTI Children

7:45p10th AnnualIsraeli FilmFestival -"HuntingElephants"

26 25 Shevat

9:00aMinyan12:30pMachar Lego

Robotics7:30pMinyan

27 26 Shevat 6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan8:00pBoard of Directors

Meeting

28 27 Shevat

7:30pMinyan

29 28 Shevat


30 29 Shevat


31 30 ShevatRosh Chodesh7:45aMinyan5:12pCandle-lighting6:30pKehillat

ShabbatService &Dinner

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March, 201429 Adar - 29 Adar I

April, 2014


1 29 Adar I

9:15aBoker OhrService

9:30aShabbatServicesParashatPekudei


12:00pSimcha Kiddush1:00pStudy w/ Rabbi

Suskin andRabbi Faierstein

2 30 Adar IRosh Chodesh

9:00aMinyan12:30pHamantashen

Bake-In7:30pMinyan

3 1 Adar IIRosh Chodesh6:30aMinyan (Rosh

Chodesh)3:30pAdult Hebrew

LanguageInstitute (Adv.Beginners Heb. I)

6:30pAdult HebrewLanguageInstitute (Adv.Beginners Heb.II)

7:30pMinyan

4 2 Adar II 6:00aAdult Hebrew

LanguageInstitute(Intermed. Heb.)

7:30pMinyan

5 3 Adar II 7:30pMinyan8:00pStudy w/ Rabbi


6 4 Adar II 6:45aMinyan4:30pYoga With Sarah

Fishman7:30pMinyan

7 5 Adar II 8:00aMinyan5:45pPre-Shabbat

Reception5:51pCandle-lighting6:30pKabbalat Shabbat

with Instruments

8 6 Adar II

9:30aShabbatServicesParashat Vayikra

9:30aInclusionShabbat

11:00aTot Shabbat/MishpachaMinyan

11:15aTorah Club12:00pKids Ice Cream

Kiddush w/Rabbi

1:00pAdult Study w/Rabbi Abramson

9 7 Adar II 2:00aDaylight Saving

Time begins9:00aMinyan7:30pMinyan

10 8 Adar II 6:45aMinyan3:30pAHLI6:30pAHLI7:00pMinyan7:30p"Spinoza's Jewish

'Children'" (JointTI-FJS Lecture,

w/ Prof. DanielSchwartz)

11 9 Adar II

6:00pAHLI7:30pMinyan

12 10 Adar II 7:00pBridge & Mah

Jongg7:30pMinyan8:00pKarate

13 11 Adar IIFast of Esther


14 12 Adar II 8:00aMinyan6:30pKabbalat Shabbat6:58pCandle-lighting

15 13 Adar II 9:30aShabbat Services

Parashat Tzav1:00pYouth Lunch &

Learn w/ RabbiAbramson (gr. 9-12)

1:00pStudy w/ RabbiSuskin and RabbiFaierstein

8:15pMaariv, Megillah,Singing & Shtick

16 14 Adar IIPurim

8:45aShacharit & FullMegillah Reading

11:00aFamily PurimCelebration:Puppet Show

12:00pPurim Carnival4:30pPurim Mincha,

Seudah &Hypnotist

7:30pMinyan

17 15 Adar IISushan Purim

6:45aMinyan3:30pAHLI6:30pAHLI7:30pMinyan

18 16 Adar II


19 17 Adar II 7:30pMinyan8:00pStudy w/ Rabbi


20 18 Adar II


and Program("Israel Today" -Steve Raucher)

7:30pMinyan

21 19 Adar II 8:00aMinyan6:30pKehillat

ShabbatService &Dinner

7:05pCandle-lighting

22 20 Adar II

9:30aShabbatServicesParashat Shmini

11:15aTorah Club6:30pMincha, Seudah,

Maariv,Havdalah

23 21 Adar II

9:00aMinyan10:00aRabbi Gorin's

Book Sale7:30pMinyan

24 22 Adar II 6:45aMinyan3:30pAHLI6:30pAHLI7:30pMinyan8:00pBoard of Directors

Meeting

25 23 Adar II


26 24 Adar II


27 25 Adar II


28 26 Adar II 8:00aMinyan6:30pKabbalat Shabbat7:12pCandle-lighting

29 27 Adar II

9:30aShabbatServicesParashat Tazria

12:15pKiddush w/Presentation byTI Children

30 28 Adar II

9:00aMinyan12:30pChocolate Seder

(ages 4-18)6:30pMinyan7:30pCantor's

Concert

31 29 Adar II



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March, 2014


1 1 Adar IRosh Chodesh

9:30aShabbatServicesParashatTerumah

10:00aNishmat KolChai


1:00pShabbatGames Day


7:45p10th AnnualIsraeli FilmFestival -"Lost Islands"

2 2 Adar I


3 3 Adar I


4 4 Adar I

7:30pMinyan

5 5 Adar I 7:30pMinyan8:00pStudy w/ Rabbi


6 6 Adar I


7 7 Adar I 8:00aMinyan5:20pCandle-lighting6:30pKabbalat Shabbat

8 8 Adar I Youth/JDS GradShabbat9:30aShabbat

ServicesParashatTetzaveh

11:00aTot Shabbat4:45pMincha, Seudah,

Study w/RabbiAbramson,Maariv,Havdalah

7:45p10th AnnualIsraeli FilmFestival(Snow Date)

9 9 Adar I 9:00aMinyan

7:30pSeeds of Song: ACommunityEvening of Song

7:30pMinyan

10 10 Adar I

6:45aMinyan

7:30pMinyan

11 11 Adar I 7:30pMinyan

8:00pHallel and itsRole in JewishPrayer (w/Rabbah ArleneBerger)

12 12 Adar I 7:00pBridge & Mah


13 13 Adar I

6:45aMinyan

7:30pMinyan8:00pToastmasters

14 14 Adar IPurim KatanWinter Kadima Kallah

(at Capital Camps thru2/16)8:00aMinyan4:30pUSY Shabbaton

@ Smith Center5:28pCandle-lighting6:30pKabbalat Shabbat

15 15 Adar IPurim Katan

9:30aShabbat

ServicesParashat Ki Tisa

12:15pSimcha KiddushFollowingServices


16 16 Adar I 9:00aMinyan1:30pAdult Fitness

Day7:30pMinyan

17 17 Adar I 12:00aPresidents Day6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

18 18 Adar I 7:30pMinyan8:00pHallel and its Role

in Jewish Prayer(w/ RabbahArlene Berger)

19 19 Adar I 7:30pMinyan8:00pStudy w/ Rabbi

Brandriss8:00pKarate8:00pSisterhood Book

Group ("Passingthe Borders ofTime")

20 20 Adar I


21 21 Adar I 8:00aMinyan5:36pCandle-lighting6:30pKabbalat Shabbat

with Instruments

22 22 Adar I 9:30aShabbat Services

ParashatVayakhel

8:30pAdult GameNight

23 23 Adar I


and Program4:00pPurim Puppet

Show Rehearsal7:30pMinyan

24 24 Adar I 6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan8:00pBoard of Directors

Meeting

25 25 Adar I 7:30pMinyan8:00pHallel and its Role

in Jewish Prayer(w/ RabbahArlene Berger)

26 26 Adar I


27 27 Adar I


28 28 Adar I 8:00aMinyan5:30pShabbat is

Specialfollowed byTator TotShabbat Dinner

5:43pCandle-lighting

January, 2014 March, 2014


February 20141 Adar I - 28 Adar I 5774

April 20141 Nissan- 30 Nissan 5774

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April, 20141 Nissan - 30 Nissan 5774

May, 2014


1 1 NissanRosh Chodesh

7:30pMinyan

2 2 Nissan 7:30pMinyan8:00pStudy w/ Rabbi


3 3 Nissan


4 4 Nissan 8:00aMinyan5:45pPre-Shabbat

Reception6:30pKabbalat Shabbat

with Instruments7:18pCandle-lighting

5 5 Nissan

9:30aShabbatServicesParashatMetzora

10:00aNishmat KolChai



6 6 Nissan

9:00aMinyan9:30aGood Deeds Day

(TI Social Action& JewishFederation)

10:00aRed Cross BloodDrive at TI

7:30pMinyan

7 7 Nissan 6:45aMinyan3:30pAdult Hebrew

LanguageInstitute (Adv.Beginners Heb. I)

6:30pAdult HebrewLanguageInstitute (Adv.Beginners Heb.II)

7:30pMinyan

8 8 Nissan 6:00pAdult Hebrew

LanguageInstitute(Intermed. Heb.)

7:30pMinyan

9 9 Nissan 7:00pBridge & Mah


10 10 Nissan


11 11 Nissan 8:00aMinyan6:30pKabbalat Shabbat7:25pCandle-lighting

12 12 Nissan

9:30aShabbatServicesParashat AchreiMot (Sh.HaGadol)

11:00aTot Shabbat/MishpachaMinyan(Combinedthrough June)

11:15aTorah Club1:00pAdult Study

Session WithRabbi Abramson

13 13 Nissan


14 14 NissanErev PesachFast of First Born6:45aMinyan7:30pNO Minyan (1st

Seder)

15 15 NissanPesach I9:30aPesach I Holiday

Services7:30pNO Minyan (2nd

Seder)

16 16 NissanPesach II(Omer 1)9:30aPesach II Holiday

Services7:30pMinyan

17 17 NissanHol Hamoed Pesach(Omer 2)

7:30pMinyan

18 18 NissanHol Hamoed Pesach(Omer 3)6:30pKabbalat Shabbat7:32pCandle-lighting

19 19 NissanHol Hamoed Pesach(Omer 4)9:30aShabbat Services

Sh. Chol HamoedPesach

1:00pStudy w/ RabbiSuskin and RabbiFaierstein

20 20 NissanHol Hamoed Pesach(Omer 5)9:00aMinyan6:30pMincha & Yom

Tov Maariv

21 21 NissanYom Tov Pesach(Omer 6)9:30aPesach VII

Holiday Services6:30pMincha, Yizkor,

Maariv

22 22 NissanYom Tov Pesach(Omer 7)9:30aPesach VIII

Holiday Services8:20pMaariv (end of

Pesach)

23 23 Nissan(Omer 8)7:30pMinyan8:00pWomen's

Network BookClub - "The Cellistof Sarajevo")

8:00pStudy w/ RabbiBrandriss

8:00pKarate

24 24 Nissan(Omer 9)


25 25 Nissan(Omer 10)8:00aMinyan6:30pKabbalat Shabbat7:39pCandle-lighting


9:30aShabbatServicesParashatKedoshimBat MitzvahCheryl Goodman

11:15aTorah Club12:30pLunch & Learn

With RabbiAbramson (gr.3-6)

7:00pMincha, Seudah,Study w/RabbiAbramson,Maariv,Havdalah

27 27 NissanYom HaShoah(Omer 12)



6:45aMinyan3:30pAHLI6:30pAHLI7:30pMinyan



30 30 NissanRosh Chodesh(Omer 15)


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