September 2014 Shalom KI

Shana Tova

High Holy Days 5775

H I GH H O LY DAY S ER V I C E S C H E DU L E

Rosh Hashanah begins on Wednesday evening September 24. Check the worship schedule on page 5, or your

tickets, to confirm High Holy Day service times. Also remember that the Gift of Membership has been

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KI Info

After a brutal winter and a cold spring, this summer’s warm temperatures and surprising lack of humidity were blessings. For most of us, the world slows down and people in our charmed society focus on the sun, the beach, the mountains, the ocean and time with our families away from the daily demands of work. It’s a typical idyllic summer in the United States. But this was not a typical summer. Like many of us, I was riveted to the news coming out of the Middle East. First the Hamas - Israel war (and it is a war) and then, even more horrible news coming out of Iraq: fanatical jihadists murdering their own Muslim brothers and sisters and persecuting Iraqi Christians and other minorities, in a manner consistent with the early Middle Ages. How little progress humans have made, especially where religious tolerance is concerned. What tugs at my heart most is the continuing struggle between Israel and the Palestinians. After more than 2,000 years of persecution, the Jewish world finally created a homeland, a piece of holy ground about the size of New Jersey. Surrounded by millions of Muslims, you might think that Israel is attempting to overtake the Muslim world, if one believes Hamas and other fanatical groups. Watching the media coverage of this conflict, we are saddened by the death of innocent civilians and children, caught in the maelstrom of religious and political fanaticism. To say that Israel is losing the public relations war is to concede the obvious. I am sure Hamas’ leaders were upset that the dire situation in Iraq bumped them from lead story on CNN. But is the approval of the European world and media really of great concern to Israel? !ese are the

children and grandchildren of the same people who stood by silently during the Holocaust. Jews have been hated because they were stateless, and now that they have a strong and independent state, this hatred still exists. So should the Jewish world care what the United Nations really thinks, which includes human rights-challenged countries Iran, China, and Cuba and some European and American academics? I don’t think so. Israel will do what it needs to do and will survive. Its people and military are strong, and it has the respect and support of the United States. War is a nasty business, with civilian casualties an inevitable consequence. Israel cannot make peace with people whose express purpose is to destroy it. When your neighbor says he wants to kill you, and then tries to do it, you need to take that seriously. We as American Jews continue to need to vigorously support Israel now more than ever. It is discouraging that a significant number of our younger American Jews, who did not live through World War II or remember what their fathers or grandfathers did to save the world, condemn Israel as an imperialist and even worse, an apartheid state. Many of them want us to ignore history, and talk only of the present. As a doctor, this is similar to my ignoring the patient’s past medical history. Israel and its citizens deal with existential threats every day. Let’s not forget that. She is in this for the long run, and will need all of our support to survive and thrive. I welcome your comments at [email protected]. See you at High Holiday services.

Israel, Embattled & Bruised, Still Survives

President’s Message

Arnold Meshkov

President

President’s Message

Cantor

Amy E. Levy

Cantor’sMessage As we turn to the beginning of the Jewish New

Year, we have an opportunity to think about what

renews us in spirit. I am a strong proponent of singing

as good therapy for our souls. When we sing our

prayers, it’s said that it’s as if the prayer has been said

twice. Singing is the service of our hearts. By singing in

Shir KI, you are giving to our community and you are

enriching the worship experience for our congregation.

Singing feels good! !e vibrations are healthy for

you, the friendships within the choir community

sustain you, and the musical education you’ll receive

from Hazzan Tilman will expand your mind. Please

feel free to join us so you can experience all that Shir

KI has to offer. May we bring in the New Year in song!

Rehearsals are on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.: September

2; September 9; September 16; September 23;

September 30. Wednesday, September 24, warm-

up 7:15 p.m.; 8:00 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Service.

!ursday, September 25, warm-up 9:15 a.m.; 10:00

am Rosh Hashanah Service.

Friday, October 3, warm-up 7:15 p.m.; 8:00 p.m. Yom

Kippur Service. Saturday, October 4, warm-up 9:15

a.m.; 10:00 a.m. Yom Kippur Service. Rehearsals:

October 7; October 14; October 21. Friday, October

24, warm-up 7:15 p.m.; 8:00 p.m. Humanist Shabbat

Service.

Lend Your Voice to Our Songs; Join Shir KI!

Family Shabbat September 19th

5:45 p.m. Tot Shabbat Dinner & Service

7:00 p.m. Family Service

These events are great for kids!

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Forty years ago, KI dedicated the ten massive,

colorful and engaging stained glass windows which

have graced our main sanctuary now for a full Biblical

generation. !is year at the High Holy Days and

for the whole year that follows, we will be focusing

on Jacob Landau’s masterful creations with renewed

intensity and purpose. !e Landau Windows are often

the first thing a random visitor to our building will

comment on, just as the windows and their beauty

are often the very thing a long time member might

mention to me as we approach the start of the holidays.

What messages were purposefully embedded in all

those images, colors, upside down faces and roaring

lions? What new things can we learn from them with

the perspective of forty years? !is year, they will again

be the focus of our congregation’s quest to fulfill its

collective mandate.

Our windows were wisely titled “!e Prophetic

Quest,” not “!e Prophets” or even “!e Prophetic

Message.” !ey are not just about biography and

ancient tales of good deeds and relentless courage.

Nor do they have a single, fixed, static message, no

matter how true that message might be. Rather, they

are dynamic, dialectical in design and variable in hue

by the hour everyday. !ey are designed to embody

and express a sense of “quest,” of journey and even

adventure.

Reform Judaism and

particularly Reform Judaism

as practiced here at KI is

not just about our collective

biographies, not just about

a single and unchanging

approach to Judaism, it

is about a mandate for

creativity, responsiveness,

renewal and rethinking. Life

changes us. Culture changes

around us. Styles change.

Problems change and so our

expression of Judaism must

change. Yes, there are deep,

eternal teachings about love

and justice, but getting to

them, absorbing them and

expressing them is

something we must do over

and over again.

From the Bimah

Rabbi Lance J.

Sussman, Ph.D.

Rabbi’s Message

As the High Holy Days of 5775 approach, let

us renew our “Prophetic Quest,” both personal and

communal. Let us dig deep and rediscover all of

the great principles by which we live our lives. Let

us examine how we embrace those truths, how we

live them or how we fail to live them. What are our

personal issues of this moment? Our congregational

challenges? Our national condition? !e state of our

world? !e realities of Jewish life?

Our prophetic quest begins by acknowledging our

deepest challenges and continues with renewing our

belief in our meaningful, purposeful existence. During

these High Holy Days, let us look at our windows and

think about what they represent: the search for true

justice, the need for genuine mercy and forgiveness,

the power of truth and the necessity of hope. May

your eyes, your ears and minds help open the gates of

understanding. May your hearts be stirred and your

souls quieted. May the holidays be a time of renewed

family love, Jewish and congregational pride and the

dawn of a good new year, a year of health, happiness

and peace.

Shana Tova from our house to yours!

Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D.

Our Prophetic Quest: KI and the New Year, 5775

Center City Lunch ‘n Learn with Rabbi Sussman

Join Rabbi Lance Sussman in Center City for the series,

“The Inhabitants Thereof: Jewish Life in Philadelphia from William Penn to Today.”

New This Year: Lunch & Learn will be coordinated through our host The Gershman Y.

KI members $5 per session/$36 series; Non-Members $10 per session/$75 series.

SCHEDULE 12:00 p.m. - 1:30p.m. Bring Your Own Lunch

October 23 - William Penn’s Christian Utopia and the Jews

November 20 - A Revolution in Jewish History: Jewish Patriots and Tories in

Philadelphia

December 18 - Constitution as Covenant: Becoming Americans, 1783-1830

January 22 - Isaac Leeser and Rebecca Gratz: Antebellum Jewish Life in

Philadelphia, 1830-1860

February 19 - A House Divided: Civil War and Reconstruction

March 19 - Philadelphia and the Great Awakening of American Judaism,

1869-1905 (Gratz, Dropsie, JTS, JPS, Jewish Agriculture)

April 16 - South Philadelphia: An American Shtetl

May 21 - Once Upon a Neighborhood: Fifty Years of Jewish Life in

Philadelphia, 1910-1960

June 18 - Suburban Frontiers, 1960-1990 (Elkins Park, Main Line, Bucks County)

Today and Tomorrow: What are the Trends Currently Reshaping Jewish Life in Philadelphia

Today?

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Worship

Torah Time - Shabbat Readings

September, 2014/ Elul 5775

Judaism is a religion of “the Book.” Every Shabbat

and holiday is enhanced with a selection from the

Torah and related portions from other sections

from Tanach (the Hebrew Bible). "e following

includes citations for the reading of Scripture in the

synagogue for the month ahead as well as a brief

summary of the parashot and haftarot. For more

extensive investigation of the weekly Torah portion,

please consider attending KI’s lively Torah Study,

which meets every Saturday morning in the Meyers

Library at 9:00 a.m. and is led by our rabbinic staff.

Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D.

Torah for Ki Tetze

September 6 11 Elul

Deut. 21:10 Isaiah 54:1

Plaut, p. 1322 Plaut, p. 1316

!e final laws enunciated by the Torah deal with

family and other legal matters. Included among the

many halachot ( Jewish religious laws) this week are fit

punishment for rebellious children, proper burial of

the dead, respect for one’s neighbor’s property, building

safety codes, rape, interest rates and laws regulating

divorce. !e Haftarah, part of the series in the wake

of Tisha B’Av, offers words of consolation from

the prophet Isaiah. “As I swore the waters of Noah

nevermore would flood the earth,” Isaiah says in the

name of God, “so I swear I will not be angry with you.”

Together, the Torah and the Haftarah offer a portrait

of a just society and a hopeful tomorrow.

Torah for Ki Tavo

September 13 18 Elul



Ki Tavo begins with plans for dramatic ceremonies

“to mark Israel’s arrival in the Land” of Israel. It then

goes on to urge the people to keep all the terms of

the covenant by invoking the principle of lex talonis,

namely that cooperation will bring blessings to the

people and disobedience will result in curses and

disaster. !e message of the Torah is softened by

another Haftarah of Consolation. Again, the prophet

Isaiah announces that Israel, long punished for its

ancient misbehavior, will face a brighter future.

“Arise, shine,” the Haftarah begins, “for your light has

dawned!”

Torah for Nitzavim-Vayelech

September 20 25 Elul



!e beginning of this portion, actually part of an

extended sermon by Moses at the end of the Exodus,

is familiar to us as the [Reform] Torah reading for the

morning of Yom Kippur. Seemingly a description of

our own communal behavior, the portion portrays our

ancestors as a vast congregation assembled to renew its

allegiance to the pact between the people of Israel and

its God. !e “Second” portion, Vayelech, reports on the

“last days of Moses.” !e Haftarah, the seventh message

of consolation, reminds us that “for the sake of Zion, I

will not be silent.”

Torah for Haazinu

September 27 3 Tishrei

Deut. 32:1 Hosea 14:2


One of the great epic poems of the Torah, Haazinu is

a literary masterpiece. In it, Moses pays homage to the

greatness of God and Israel’s troubled relationship with

the Eternal One. In the end, Haazinu offers the Jewish

people hope for the future. Moses, however, “is bidden to

ascend Mt. Nebo” and prepare for his death. Similarly,

the Haftarah includes the text of King David’s song of

!anksgiving. In it, David proclaims his enduring faith

in God.

Our Main Sanctuary is looped for those who have

T Coil-Enabled Hearing aids or cochlear implant

processors. Additionally, the FM system is also

available.

KI On The Radio

WWDB 860 AM

Shabbat Morning

Service at 10 a.m.

includes a

broadcast of Friday

Night’s Sermon.

Radio broadcasts

are sponsored by

the Tyson Radio

Fund.

KI at Your

Fingertips

Remember to

check e-KI or www.

kenesethisrael.

org for the latest KI

weekly news and

events.

Rabbi Sussman’s Spring 2015

Jewish Heritage European TourJune 23 - July 2, 2015

Visit Eastern France, Luxembourg, and Paris

Travel Arrangements by

[email protected], 215-517-2100

Please call the clergy office 215-887-8702 to

put your name on the list.

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Worship

September 2014 Worship Schedule

Morning Service

3:00 p.m. EP RH

Family Service

3:00 p.m. Blue Bell RH

Service

4:30 p.m. Tashlich

Service – Wall Park

Friday, Sept. 26

Shabbat Haazinu –

Deuteronomy 32

8:00 p.m. Shabbat

Evening Service

Saturday, Sept. 27

9:00 a.m. Torah Study

10:30 a.m. Shabbat

Morning Service

7:00 p.m. Family

Shabbat Service

Saturday, Sept. 20


10:30 a.m. Shabbat

Morning Service

2:00 p.m. Rydal Park

Shabbat

8:00 p.m. Selichot

Service

Wednesday, Sept. 24

8:00 p.m. Erev Rosh

Hashanah Service

Thursday, Sept. 25

9:00 a.m. RH Tot

Service

10:00 a.m. Rosh

Hashanah

Friday, Sept. 12

Shabbat Ki Tavo –

Deuteronomy 26

8:00 p.m. Shabbat

Evening Service

Saturday, Sept. 13


10:30 a.m. Shabbat

Morning Service

Bar Mitzvah of Ethan

Daniel Check

5:30 p.m. Havdalah

Service

Bat Mitzvah of Sarah

Elizabeth Kruger

Friday, Sept. 19

Shabbat Nitzavim-

Deuteronomy 29

5:45 p.m. Tot Shabbat

Friday, Sept. 5

Shabbat Ki Tetze –

Deuteronomy 21:10

8:00 p.m. Shabbat

Evening Service

Saturday, Sept. 6


10:30 a.m. Shabbat

Morning Service

Bar Mitzvah of Alec

Samuel Yarnoff

5:30 p.m. Havdalah

Service

B’nai Mitzvah of Lev

Aryeh Saunders and

Atara Rose Saunders

Yom Kippur or “Day of Atonement” is the annual

Jewish observance of fasting, prayer and repentance. It is

considered to be the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. In

three separate passages in the Torah, the Jewish people

are told, “the tenth day of the seventh month is the Day

of Atonement. It shall be a sacred occasion for you: You

shall practice self-denial.” (Leviticus 23:27). !e Yom

Kippur fast also enables us to put aside our physical

desires and to concentrate on our spiritual needs through

prayer, repentance, and self-improvement. It is customary

in the days before Yom Kippur for Jews to seek out

family members or friends whom they have wronged and

personally ask for their forgiveness.

For more information on the High Holy Days visit

the Meyers Library or consult www.urj.org

High Holy Days

Selichot is observed before Rosh Hashanah. !e word

selichot means prayers of forgiveness. It refers to the solemn

penitential prayers recited by Jews prior to the High Holy

Days. We recite selichot on the Saturday night just prior to

Rosh Hashanah in preparation for the days of reflection and

self-examination.

Rosh Hashanah (literally, “Head of the Year”) is the

celebration of the Jewish New Year. It marks the beginning

of a ten-day period of prayer, self-examination and

repentance, culminating in the fast day of Yom Kippur.

!ese ten days are referred to as Yamim Noraim, !e Days

of Awe, or the High Holy Days.

Rosh Hashanah is a deeply religious occasion. !e

customs and symbols of Rosh Hashanah reflect the holiday’s

dual emphasis on humility and self- reflection. Special

customs observed on Rosh Hashanah include: the sounding

of the Shofar, using round challah, eating apples and honey

(and other sweet foods) for a sweet new year.

Community NightStarting Sept 16

Take part in Community

Night at KI!

Lead classes, try

something new and

enjoy your favorite

activities with other

KI members.

Visit http://www.

kenesethisrael.org/

communitynight

for more information.

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Youth & Education

Summer has flown by and now we start thinking

about the New Year and new beginnings. !ere is

plenty of “new” going on; we have to get new clothing

for school and the holidays, new book bags, meet new

teachers and maybe even go to a new school.

For me, having a daughter entering her senior

year of high school, I seem to be focused on the end

rather than a new beginning. I can now officially say,

as a parent, I have almost completed the whole school

experience from infant center through high school.

!is should be added to my resume as an educator

-- I learned a lot over the years, and I can now see the

finish line. Now, I am visiting colleges, looking at senior

pictures and thinking about how my daughter will be

pursuing her dream to become a teacher.

In my professional life, I get to see the very

beginning of this process. It’s so rewarding to meet

an expectant family and witness their excitement to

embark on their new journey. Watching our babies

start to sit up, crawl and then walk right out to our

toddler program is so much fun. I enjoy spending time

with our two year-olds, remembering them as toddlers

from the year before, who are now talking up a storm.

!e first day of school, I have the pleasure of watching

our Pre-K students enter our building for their “last

first day” of Preschool. I am sad at the thought of

them leaving our little community, but it is also very

fulfilling.

Having the opportunity to combine my

professional and personal life, I realize that when

something comes to an end there is always a new

beginning. Just like our Jewish New Year and the

reading of the Torah, the end just means we get to start

all over again. !roughout this year, as I watch my

own child go through many endings, I am reassured

knowing that her school experience started at a Jewish

Preschool. !at is the true foundation of who she

is today, as it will be for all of the children passing

through the Richard E. Rudolph Jr. Preschool. I wish

you a year filled with new beginnings and happiness!

Endings Create New Beginnings

Beth Rabinowitz

Director of

Early Childhood

Education

Preschool

News

JQuest

Rabbi Stacy

Eskovitz Rigler

Director of

Religious

Education

A little more than two years ago, Cantor Levy

and I applied for the Union for Reform Judaism’s

B’nai Mitzvah Revolution. !at initial conversation

united educator and cantor, to ask significant questions

probing our individual beliefs about the goals and

meaning of B’nai Mitzvah. Together, we examined

a family’s journey to this life cycle event, with all its

successes and challenges.

Looking back we realized this was the first time

that the two of us sat together, analyzing what we

do and why we do it. Something so important had

become a web of assumptions and routines. !ough

B’nai Mitzvah at KI was far from broken, we realized

the opportunity to delve deeper and do more.

By fall 2012, we had already begun consulting

senior staff, parents of pre and post B’nai mitzvah

families, and the professors and educators who were

leading the B’nai mitzvah team. What emerged were

three goals: to strengthen the connection between the

congregation and the B’nai Mitzvah child; to make the

ceremony itself more participatory and inclusive for the

attendees; and to strengthen the connection between

the Mitzvah Project and the ceremony. By fall of

2013, we introduced two new elements to the KI B’nai

Mitzvah: visual Tefillah and individual writings in the

ceremony, and Mitzvoteinu.

Visual Tefillah is the use of specific imagery with

the words of the prayers, projected onto screens during

worship. !e images allow for greater connection to

prayer, while the words enable everyone present to

participate with ease. B’nai Mitzvah students select

their own images and creative writings to set the stage

for worship at the service’s start, to offer thanks during

the Amidah and to illustrate their D’var Torah. Visual

Tefillah now brings both Jewish and non-Jewish guests

into the spirit of the day, truly revolutionizing the feel of

the morning.

Mitzvoteinu is giving back to KI in preparation

for becoming a Jewish Adult. As the B’nai Mitzvah

Revolution sought more feedback from then 8th grade

families, a theme emerged around the Mitzvah Project.

Families wanted to start earlier, needed more guidance

and wanted more connection to the ceremony. !e result

was a program where our 5th graders learn about KI

and those who give back to our community. !ey are

asked to volunteer for projects including our Mitzvah

Garden, ushering at services, helping at Rydal Park

Nursing Home or working on programs such as our

annual Holocaust Survivors’ dinner, our Christmas Day

(continued on page 7)

Evolution of a Revolution

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Youth & Education

Blue Bell Family Retreat & Much More Ahead

is year we are introducing a new model to

our JQuest monthly schedule. We meet each week

on ursday afternoons from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. is

year, on the fourth Friday night of the month when

we hold our Shabbat dinners, Tot Shabbat, and

Family Services, we will move the day of JQuest from

ursday to Friday. is will create a natural flow

between JQuest classes and Shabbat that will create

unique opportunities for community engagement.

Students will bake challah and create art to decorate

our Shabbat dinner tables and parents will have

opportunities to participate in family education

sessions with their children. is is an exciting

innovation that we will report further on throughout

the year in this column.

If you, or somebody you know are interested

in learning more about our Blue Bell Campus or

enrolling children pre-K through 7th grade in JQuest

Blue Bell, please contact Rabbi Kleinman in the Clergy

Office.

Welcome back to our Blue Bell families. We have

exciting plans as we enter our second year of JQuest

in Blue Bell. We will kick off the year with our first

Blue Bell Family Retreat on September 13th, two days

after our first day of class on September 11th. e

Family Retreat will be held at the Outdoor School in

Horsham. e goals of the retreat will be to deepen

relationships between families who attend the Blue

Bell Campus, to allow students and teachers to create

bonds outside the classroom and to have fun!

As we enter KI’s Blue Bell Campus’ ninth year, we

have much more to look forward to as well. We will be

returning to Normandy Farms for our Rosh Hashanah

Family Service on September 25th at 3:00 p.m. We

will celebrate Sukkot and Simchat Torah in Blue Bell

in addition to Hanukkah, Tu BiShvat, Purim, and

Passover in the Winter and Spring. ese holiday

celebrations allow families with young children to

learn about the rhythm of the Jewish calendar and find

meaningful ways to celebrate at home and with our

growing community.

Rabbi Kevin M.

Kleinman

Blue

Bell

(continued from page 6)

Mitzvah Project or Caring Community. KI kids

work with congregants to learn how being a Jewish

adult involves doing mitzvoth, both in and outside our

community. Afterwards, they connect with our clergy

to synthesize their learning and share their reflections.

ey then apply that experience to the Mitzvah

Project they do or continue volunteering as their

Mitzvah Project. is way, the “g’milut chasadim” or

acts of love and kindness portion of the b’nai mitzvah

preparation is organically imparted to the students.

As we begin another school year and witness

the b’nai mitzvah of our first group of B’nai Mitzvah

Revolution students, we are eager to call these

emerging Jewish adults to Torah. We hope they have a

better understanding of the gift of Jewish heritage and

how they might continue our sacred tradition.

Two Cities, Many Stories

Rabbi Sussman at the Berlin Gate and a shot of the

whole KI group on his highly-anticipated and most

enriching trip to Berlin and Amsterdam this summer.

Amsterdam & Berlin

Blue Bell

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Lifelong Learning

From the Meyers Library

We have finally started to automate our library

collection. We have new computers and Resourcemate,

a library management program. Every library book

must be scanned to be entered into our new database.

Volunteers are desperately needed for this project.

Contact Ellen at [email protected] or

call: 215-887-8700, x 122.

DVD Collection

I spent time this summer cataloging DVDs for the

Meyers Library Collection. We have an extensive and

eclectic collection. !ese DVDs and many others may

be borrowed for your at-home use:

Orchestra of Exiles is a documentary on the

formation of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra.

Violinist Bronislaw Huberman traveled to Europe in

the early 1930’s and recruited members for his new

Palestine symphony from those musicians who lost

their positions as European orchestras fired Jewish

musicians. He was able to save nearly 1,000

Jewish lives.

Sixty Six is a 2009 British film starring Helena

Bonham Carter. Twelve year-old Bernie becomes a Bar

Mitzvah in the summer of 1966. He is ignored by his

family. Bernie believes that he can get the attention he

deserves by producing the most perfect ceremony and

reception. Unfortunately, the World Cup Soccer final

game is scheduled for the day of Bernie’s Bar Mitzvah.

!is is a charming comedy and appropriate for the

entire family.

Author Events

Join us on Tuesday September 9 at 7:30 p.m. for

an evening with KI member Nomi Eve (Saunders), the

author of the recently published book, Henna House.

It is a love story set among the Jews of Yemen. See the

book review and description of Henna House in Good

Reads on this page. !is is a not- to-be-missed event.

Adult Book Discussion Group

!e Meyers Library will again host our very

popular Adult Book Discussion Group. !e only

requirement to join is that you have read the book.

!is is a moderated book discussion and not a book

review. Participants are expected to share their insights,

reactions, and comments with others who have also

read the book. We will meet on Tuesday, October 7

at 1:30 p.m. in the Meyers Library to discuss Henna

House by Nomi Eve. Other Book Discussion Group

dates are December 2, February 3, April 21, June 2.

Contact Ellen at 215-887-8700 x122

or [email protected] to RSVP.

Library Programs

At a Glance

Tuesday, September

9 at 7:30 p.m.

Author Program

with Nomi Eve

(Saunders)

Tuesday, October 7

at 1:30 p.m.

Adult Book

Discussion Group

Reading on a Kindle

!e Meyers Library has two Kindles, preloaded

with our most popular titles. You can adjust the type

size on a Kindle to meet your vision needs. Kindles

may only be borrowed and returned by KI members

during regular library hours. We will provide individual

instruction on how to use the Kindle.

Library Email List

!e Meyers library maintains a Library email

list. If you would like to receive information on new

acquisitions, library events and updates please send

your email address to [email protected].

Become a Book Reviewer

Have you noticed the book recommendations

appearing in Shalom KI? Have you read a Jewish book

that you recommend others read? Would you like to

see your name in print? Contact Ellen about becoming

a Book Reviewer for our “Good Reads” Column.

Ellen Tilman, Director of Library Services

Good Reads

Henna House by Nomi Eve is a fascinating

and absorbing novel. The tale begins in the Jewish

community of Yemen in the 1920’s. It ends in the

modern state of Israel in the late 1970’s following

Operation on Wings of Eagles. It is the story of

Yemenite Jews, and the life of Jews in Arab lands,

especially the women. Author Maggie Anton writes

on the Good Reads website: “For me this was a

book to read twice: the first time to rush through

the pages to quickly find out what will happen to

the characters next, and the second time to slowly

savor the descriptions of these marvelous and exotic people and locales.

Nomi Eve captivated me to keep reading, promising the possibility of one

more great scene on the next page ... in the next chapter ... until abruptly the

story ends and I’m left hungry for more.”

Henna House is a story of love, loss, tragedy and the human spirit. I

learned about Jews in Arab countries, the art and importance of Henna to the

women, and the role of the extended Jewish family.

Henna House is most definitely a Good Read.

Ellen Tilman

Let us know where your college kids are!

Our KI College Connection provides communication throughout the year from our Clergy. Sign them up at www.kenesethisrael.org/collegeconnectionor contact Debra Zlotnick, Committee Chair, at

[email protected].

S H A L O M K I 9

Lifelong Learning

From the Museum

A museum operates along different time frames simultaneously. We are almost as busy planning exhibitions for 2016 as we are with the details of our upcoming

season of exhibitions and programs. #e future will see exhibitions about Jewish camping, the museum’s photography collection, and a completely unique artists’ take on recycling.

But first, to give you a preview of what’s next, a little KI/TJM history is in order. From fall 2014 through spring 2015, TJMuseum, and the entire KI family will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the installation of artist Jacob Landau’s, “#e Prophetic Quest”, the ten massive stained glass windows that beautify and distinguish the synagogue’s Korn Memorial Sanctuary.

#e statistics are astounding. Constructed by the Willets Company under the supervision of Landau’s collaborator, the noted Belgian glass artist, Benoit Gilsoul, each window is more than 25 feet tall, five feet wide and weighs more than 600 pounds. #e window surface consists of 3000 square feet of stained glass in more than 100 colors. #ere are 30,000 pieces of hand cut, blown French, German, British and American glass, assembled using three techniques never before used together in stained glass fabrication. Almost in spite of a very challenging fabrication technology the windows are a tour-de-force work of art.

“#e Prophetic Quest” project turned out to be one of the most exciting events in KI history. Rabbinic sermons and lectures, museum exhibitions, receptions, and wide-spread press coverage accompanied the unveiling of the unique windows; a docent team of members trained to lead tours that brought in Jewish and non-Jewish visitors from far and wide. A full-color

booklet was created as a guide to the windows and a national stained glass conference met at KI to view the windows and learn about the entire project.

Unfortunately, during these past forty years the windows have since become a pretty, but silent

background to religious life at KI. Many long-time KI members and visitors don’t understand the important prophetic message, let alone the artistic achievement.

While each window teems with vivid imagery, the complicated stories are perplexing and hidden. #e 1974 booklet is no longer relevant.

Plans are underway to once again bring back the excitement that the awarding of the commission to

Jacob Landau originally engendered and to reestablish the connection between our biblical traditions and contemporary Jewish life, not 1974 style, but 2014 style. Details in my next column.

Rabbi Lance Sussman and Eve Mennies welcome poet Rachel

Mennies to KI. Eve is Rachel’s very proud grandmother.

Ellen Tilman attended the

Association of Jewish Libraries

Conference. At the Conference

she presented a session on the

“Latest and Greatest Jewish

Fiction for Adults” with Rachel

Kamin.

Library volunteers, Renee and

Judy Greenberg assist Library

Director, Ellen Tilman in selling

books.

Hitting the

Right Note

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A brunch and program led by Hazzan Tilman in celebration of the Temple Judea Museum’s music exhibition is enjoyed by all.

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Lifecycles

Mazel Tov to our Bar/Bat Mitzvah

Students

My name is Mark Phillippi

Behrend. For my Mitzvah Project

I’m raising money and volunteering

at STAR (Street Tails Animal

Rescue.) I attend William Penn

Charter School. My hobbies include

spending time with my 11-month-

old black lab puppy, Rose, and fly fishing with my

family. I play soccer, squash and baseball. My parents

are Polly Phillippi and John Behrend.

My name is Alec Samuel Yarnoff.

My Bar Mitzvah is September 6,

2014. For my Mitzvah Project,

I have been involved with at-risk

and single parent home children at

the Northern Children Services in

Philadelphia. Once a month, I visit

the kids and organize game nights where we engage in

activities like bingo, basketball, and volleyball, among

others. I attend Abington Jr. High School and play on

the tennis team. My interests are reptiles, fish, cars,

houses and sports. My favorite sports are basketball

and tennis. Most importantly, I love spending time

with my family and friends. My parents are Michele

and Michael Yarnoff and my older sister is Brianna.

Our names are Lev Aryeh Saunders

and Atara Rose Saunders and our

B’nai Mitzvah is September 6, 2014.

For our Mitzvah Project we played

our harp and organized concerts at

senior facilities throughout the year.

At one facility we organized a group

of eight other children to play their instruments, too.

#ese concerts were well attended by seniors. After

playing our music, we answered questions about the

harp. We attend Cedarbrook Middle School. Lev’s

hobbies are Minecraft, harp and hanging out with

friends. His sport is tennis. Atara’s hobbies are reading,

cooking, harp and hanging out with friends. Her sports

are tennis and volleyball. Our parents are Nomi and

Aleister Saunders

Births

Bennett Someck, son of Jessica and Daniel Someck, great-grandson of our

member E. Harris Baum

Avi Daniel Kirshenbaum, son of Meredith and Eric Kirshenbaum, great-

grandson of Lois and Jerry Rosenau

Aaron Bryce Woldow, son of Sonia and Adam Woldow, grandson of our

members Lorraine and Andrew Woldow

Charlotte Stephanie Chen, daughter of our members Emily and Adam

Chen

Mazal Tov To The Following Congregants On Their

Special Simchas . . .

We mark with sorrow the passing of ...

Ellie Oberfield Fine, cousin of our members Phyllis Drucker Sichel and

Robert W. Drucker

Carl Malissa, brother of our member Louis (Irma) Malissa

Shirley Coff, sister of our member Elaine Sokoloff

Philip I. (Zak) Margolis III, step-son of our member Susan Pollack

Dr. Herbert B. Frank, our member and husband of our member Joyce

Frank, father of our members Rona Beth Frank and Robert Frank

Mark J. Wollman, our member and husband of our member Cynthia

Wollman and father of our members Ethan, Max and Sam

Rochelle Mason, sister-in-law of our member Shirley Sitron

Shirley Belitsky, aunt of our member Lawrence Belitsky

Jerome “Jerry” H. Wiseman, our member and husband of our member

Barbara Wiseman

Dr. Nathan D. Field, our member and husband of our member

Annette Field

Helene Bomze, sister of our member Ruth Singer, aunt of our member

Miriam Licence, and aunt of our member Stanley (Lois) Singer

Frank Keller, father of our member Stefan (Donna) Keller, grandfather

of Ben and Ruby

KI Gift ShopThe Gift Shop will re-open and resume regular hours

on Sunday, September 7th.

When JQuest is in session, hours are:

Sundays 9:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Tuesdays 4:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

To celebrate our re-opening we’re having a HUGE SALE!

Everything in the Gift Shop will be on sale 9/7/2014

through 9/28/2014, with the following exclusions: wine,

memorial candles, Havdalah candles and items that

have already been marked 1/2 off.

Come by, say “hello” and see what we have to offer.

Marlene Glass, 215-206-9204.

Thanks for Thinking KI First.

S H A L O M K I 1 1

My name is Sarah Elizabeth Kruger

and my Bat Mitzvah is September

13, 2014. For my Mitzvah Project

I volunteered at the Delaware

Valley Second Chance for Animals

(DVSC). Every week on Sunday

afternoon I help with the cats and

also help raise money. I attend Abington Jr. High

School. My hobbies are writing, film-making and art.

My sports are tennis and skiing. My parents are Cindy

and Warren Kruger.

Lifecycles

My name is Ethan Daniel Check.

My Bar Mitzvah is September

13, 2014. I also celebrated my Bar

Mitzvah in Israel on March 27,

2014. My Mitzvah Project involves

my passion for sneakers. I have a

business, Undefined Solez, where I

buy and sell sneakers using an online store. A portion

of its profits and of my Bar Mitzvah gifts will be

donated to Soles4Souls, an organization that collects

new and used shoes and clothes then distributes

them to people in need, and also creates jobs in poor

and disadvantaged communities. I’m also collecting

sneakers and athletic shoes to donate to Soles4Souls. I

attend the William Penn Charter School. My hobbies

include going to Sixers, Eagles, Phillies and Flyers

games with my family, SportsCenter, and growing

my business. I play basketball for Penn Charter and

Huntingdon Valley, travel baseball and travel soccer.

My parents are Darren and Priya Check. I have a sister

Maya and a brother Aden.

Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel

8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027

...by remembering and honoring

their friends and loved ones through

their generous contributions to KI’s

special funds.

We Appreciate The

Thoughtfulness Of

Those Who Support KI

We apologize ahead of time for any

donations that may be missing from

this issue. If you would like it to appear

next month, please contact Anita by

phone (215-887-8702) or e-mail (anita@

kenesethisrael.org). Sorry for any

inconvenience.

Date: _______________

The enclosed contribution is to the _____________________________________________Fund

In Memory of ______________________________________________________________

In Honor of _______________________________________________________________

Please acknowledge to:

Name ___________________________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________________________

City ________________________________________State _____ Zip_________________

Donors Name ______________________________________________________________

Address _________________________________________________________________

City ________________________________________State _____Zip_________________

Please make checks payable to Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel.

Jessica Knapp won a first place

certificate at

the state level

competition

of the PJAS

(Pennsylvania

Junior Academy of

Science) Science

Fair. Jess’s

research was on

whether music

lessons make you

smarter. Jess’s

mother is Leslie

Shenkman Knapp.

Evan Finkelstein was elected

AZA president of

B’nai B’rith Youth

Organization’s

(BBYO) Liberty

Region for 2014-15.

Evan is the son of

Ken and Ellen

Finkelstein and the

grandson of Marvin

and Lois Finkelstein.

Members in the News

Learn more about

joining our KI

community!

Contact Brian

Rissinger

at 215-887-8700

or brissinger@

kenesethisrael.org

for membership

details.

Did you know that

we’ve extended the

Gift of Membership

through

December 31?

Contact Lindsay

DeMarco in the

administrative office

to learn more!

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September 2014 Calendar

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service

5:30 p.m. Havdalah Service



2:00 p.m. Blue Bell Family Retreat


4:00 p.m. 1st Day - Blue Bell JQuest

7:30 p.m. Israel Comm. Mtg.

8:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service

4:30 p.m. JQuest

6:15 p.m. Quest Noar

7:30 p.m. Author Event

7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal

9:30 a.m. Opening Day - JQuest

10:00 a.m. JQuest Parent Breakfast


Labor Day

Offices & School

Closed

4:30 p.m. JQuest


6:30 p.m. KI Community Center Classes


9:30 a.m. JQuest

Adult Ed Hebrew Class

2:00 p.m. Adult Ed



2:00 p.m. Rydal Park Shabbat

8:00 p.m. Selichot Service

5:45 p.m. Tot Shabbat & Dinner

7:00 p.m. Family Shabbat Service

6:00 p.m. Officers Meeting

7:30 p.m. Board of Directors Mtg.

4:30 p.m. JQuest



12:00 p.m. Preschool and Offices close

8:00 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah Service

9:30 a.m. JQuest





4:30 p.m. JQuest



9:30 a.m. JQuest


2:00 p.m. Adult Ed

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9:00 a.m. Tot Rosh Hashanah Service

10:00 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Service

3:00 p.m. Rosh Hashanah EP Family Service

Blue Bell Family Service

4:30 p.m. Tashlich Service-Wall Park

Preschool and Offices Closed

Keneseth Israel Phone DirectoryAdministrative Office . . . . . .215-887-8700

Clergy Office . . . . . . . . . . . .215-887-8702

Religious School Office . . . .215-887-8704

Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215-887-1070

Preschool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215-885-2425

Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215-887-2027

Gift Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215-884-4364

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October 2014 Calendar

!

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

9:00 a.m. Tot Yom Kippur Service

10:00 a.m. Yom Kippur Morning Service

12:30 p.m. Study Session


3:30 p.m. Afternoon & Memorial Service

5:10 p.m. Ne’ilah Service



2:00 p.m. 8th Grade Overnight


10:30 a.m. Sukkot Service

4:00 p.m. Blue Bell JQuest

8:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service - Social Justice

1:30 p.m. Adult Book Discussion Group

4:30 p.m. JQuest



6:00 p.m. Sukkot Pizza-in-the-Hut

6:45 p.m. Sukkot Service with Shir Joy

9:30 a.m. JQuest


12:00 p.m. Sukkah Build

3:00 p.m. Museum Program


7:00 p.m. Brotherhood Mtg.

12:00 p.m. Preschool and Offices close

6:00 p.m. Kol Nidre for the Soul

8:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Service

7:30 p.m. Adult Ed Program

4:30 p.m. JQuest



12:00 p.m. Preschool Pizza Lunch in the Sukkah

5:45 p.m. New Student Family Dinner

6:30 p.m. Simchat Torah Service

9:30 a.m. JQuest


12:00 p.m. Sukkot Festival



2:00 p.m. Rydal Park Shabbat

5:45 p.m. PJ Tot Shabbat Service and Dinner

7:00 p.m. Sabbath for the Soul led by 10th grade

10:30 a.m. Simchat Torah Service & Yizkor

10:00 a.m. Opera Course

4:30 p.m. JQuest


6:30 p.m. Community Night

9:30 a.m. JQuest


3:00 p.m. Israel Committee Film




6:00 p.m. Blue Bell Shabbat and JQuest


11:30 a.m. Adult Ed Program

12:00 p.m. Lunch ‘n Learn


6:00 p.m. Officers’ Mtg.

6:30 p.m. Preschool Back to School Night

7:30 p.m. Board of Dir. Mtg.


4:30 p.m. JQuest



8:00 a.m. Family Trip to Holocaust Museum with Rabbi Sussman

9:30 a.m. JQuest

10:00 a.m. Women of KI opening brunch

8:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service - Shir V’Shiyur

Prophets - The Modern Quest

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1 4 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 4

Contributions

YAHRZEIT FUND

Donor, In Memory Of

Lewis & Elaine Abel,

Hirmon Abel

Arlin & Neysa Adams,

Aaron M. Adams;

Mathilda Adams

Regina Abrams, Fannie Gilles

Sharyn & Jason Adelman,

Barry Adelman

Phyllis & Steven Allen,

Chad Allen; Leah Lev

Herbert Altman,

Harry A. Altman

Robin K. Anforth,

Sidney Goldstein

Maxine Arno,

Beatrice Eskin; Michael

Grossberg; Theresa R. Selig

Maxine Bass, Lee Smith

E. Harris Baum,

Seymour Z. Baum;

Florence Paul

Brenda Baumholtz,

Libby Baumholtz

Flora L. Becker,

Edward R. Becker

Susan Becker,

Edward R. Becker

Edward Bedrick,

David Bedrick; Ruth Bedrick

Estelle Bell, Scott Jeffry Bell

Judy Bell,

Jack Bendon; Sylvia Gilgore

Ruth Bender,

Nathan Blumenfeld

Scott Bender & family,

Jack Bender

Janice Bers, Dorothy S. Smith

Veachey R. Bloom,

Belle Rudolph; Charles

Rudolph; Samuel Rudolph

Marvin & Sandra Blumberg,

Abraham Blumberg

Helen & David Braverman,

Harry (Hesch) Braverman;

Israel Mandel

The Briker Family, Lucy Briker

William Brodsky,

Audrey Lesse Brodsky

Norman Brody,

Doris Brody; Selma D. Brody

Fredlyn Brown,

Lesley Ruth Brown Duco

Alison Carson, Nathan Carson

Carol Cei, Vincent Ciaccia

Michael Chauveau,

Jacob Woolfe Chauveau;

Minnie Chauveau

The Cherwony Family,

Arlene Naids

Elaine Chosed,

Virginia Cantor; Gilbert Chosed

William Clyman, Anna Clyman

Barbara, Lance & Sammy Cole,

Samuel Cole

Comer Family, Irvin Goldstein

Marjorie Caplan,

Conti Harrison Marsh Caplan;

Wallace B. Marks

Harry A. Cooper,

Robert L. Cooper

Harold & Geraldine,

Cramer Blanche Cramer

James Cristol, Elise H. Cristol

Barbara Cutler, Lewis Brandt

Robert M. Cypres,

Bertha H. Cypres

Julia Davis, Julius Schwartz

Sheila & Giacomo DeAnnuntis,

Melvin Geiss; Kenny Saull

Deena Dell, Maren Dell

Martha Diamond,

B. Franklin Diamond

William Dodies,

Rebecca Dodies

Harold K. Don, Jr.,

Harold K. Don

Renate Elgart,

Bernard Mennies

Julius & Elaine Ellison,

Seth Allen Johnston

Lonna Ettelson,

Faye L. Goodman

Chantal & Jules Feinberg,

Yvette Liez

Eileen & Stephen Feldman,

Sarah Rudnick

Martin & Ellie Feldsher,

Ethel Feldsher; Mona

Feldsher; Yetta Milkstein;

Mary Sciaky

Sheryl & Marvin Feldsher,

Ida Radoff

Ina Fischer, Morris Vernick

Susan Fisher, Ethel Fisher

Susan Fleisher, Lili Matzner

Kenneth Forman, Ada P. Forman

Penny Frederick, Kenneth Blau;

Mollie Weinstein

Morty Freedman,

Milton Freedman

Albert Friedman, Charles

Friedman; Lucille S. Friedman

Allan & Marilyn Furman, Louis

Furman; Frances Gimpel

Elinor Garson, Rose Krishman

Richard & Marsha Gash, Ruth

Gash; Stephen Perilstein

Lee Gast, Elaine Schulman

Darlene & Harvey Gilbert, Irving

Gilbert; Rose Miller

Sally Ginsberg, Jack

Bendon; Sylvia Gilgore

Eve Glassberg,

Barbara Glassberg

Steven Glauser, Marvin Glauser

Shelley Goldin, Rose Goldin;

Samuel Goldin

Goodman Family,

Shirley Weinraub

Jamie Goodman,

Sandra K. Jaslow

Nancy S. Goodman,

Samuel Switzky

Connie Gottlieb, Stanley Gottlieb

Lillian & Harry Gottlieb,

May Spitz

Irma Green, Albert Green

Alan & Joan Gross,

Mabel Gross; Julia Silverman

Edith & Carl Hanzelik,

Alfred D’Elia; Fay Hanzelik

Barbara L. Heiman, Florence

Axelroth; Joseph Axelroth

Barry Hendler, Pauline Hendler

Babe Hernes, Sarah Garfield

Marisa Herrera, Celeste

Herrera; Guillermo Herrera

Steven & Wendy Hess,

Howard Stanley Hess

Selma Hirshberg,

Michael Jacobs

Trudy Honigman,

Reba Rosenzweig;

Sidney Rosenzweig

Shirley & Edward Itzenson,

Gerri Shechtman

Nan Jurman, Paul Bernstein

Robert Kahn & Family,

Mollie Kahn

Alan & Ellen Kaplinsky,

Nathan Kaplinsky

Hannah Kaufman, Albert Kitey;

Florence Kitey

Donna & Stefan Keller, Virginia

“Ginger” Keller

Sharon & Fred Kieserman,

Faye Finkle

Alan Koch, Nora Koch;

Ruth Koch

Marilyn Koff, Nathan Schlok

Aaron Krauss, Sandy Glass;

Mollie Lipkin

Selma Krevolin, Harry Krevolin

Aaron Kuptsow, Anita Kuptsow

Gary Kutner, Joyce Kutner

David & Ginger Lane,

Ralph R. Lipshutz

Elaine Langman, Betty Cohen;

Robert Langman

Judy & Mickey Langsfeld, Levi

Harrison; Bessie S. Langsfeld;

Morton Langsfeld; Morton A.

Langsfeld, Jr.

Richard Leshner,

William Leshner

Michael H. Levin, Beatrice Levin

Renee Levin, Franklin Levin;

Samuel R. Levin

Rudi Levin, Jerome Segal

Ada Lieberman, Minnie Cherry;

Mildred Lieberman Hyman

Bernard Liebowitz,

William Liebowitz

Kalman & Marilyn Lifson,

Max Koslow; Nathan Lifson;

Sarah Jane Lifson

Adrienne Z. Lindauer,

Joseph Lindauer, Jr.

Anita B. Lipson, Michel S. Lipson

Darwin Loigman, Victor Loigman

Lila & Matthew London,

Eleanor London; Frank N.

London; Joseph Rosenberg

Norman London, Morton London

Philip London, Deborah London

Marsha Elefant McGee,

Lillian Elefant

Anita & Murray Madnick &

Family, Lydia Margaretta Black;

Robert Premet; Justin Ryder

Wysocki

Elsa C. Malmud,

Henrietta V. Kravitz

Carol & Steven Mansh,

Sidney Mansh

Alberta Marcus, Todd Marcus

Florence Marcus,

Richard E. Rudolph, Jr.

Eve Mennies, Bernard Mennies;

Adolph Schonwetter;

Margaret Schonwetter

Craig Messinger,

Milton I. Messinger

Eleanor Meyer, Charles Rieder

Barbara N. & Lee Michaels,

Barbara J. Michaels;

Herbert Nibauer

B. Franklin Miller, Lynn Miller

Harold, Carol & Seth Miller,

Jacob Wollman

Larry Mitnick, Arthur Mitnick

Judith B. Monheit,

Sadye P. Deitch; Norman E.

Waxman; Samuel J. Waxman

Bernice Moss & Olga Moss,

Anne Cherov

Marilyn Neigut & family,

Louis A. Neigut; Jack Silver;

Lena Silver; Samuel Silver

Shirley Nerenberg, Louis

Nerenberg; Anna Paikin

Marcus Neumann,

Jesse Neumann

Frances Nodiff, Abraham Cohen

Donna Ostroff, Albert Weiner

Louis Palitz, James Palitz

Doris Parker, Reba Miller;

William Michael Miller

Silvia Parris, Natalia Kudelka;

Tillie Parris; Ethel Kazen Paul

Jeanne Perlmutter,

Marvin Perlmutter

Sandi & Earnie Philips,

Herman Balen

Janet & Robert Polis, Louis Polis;

Minnie Weiss

Lynda Quinn, Jerome Ornstein

Paul & Ann Rappoport,

Anne Epstein Rappoport

Hubert Rice, Albert Rice;

Pauline Rice

Frances B. Ringlestein,

Jack L. Ringlestein, Sr.

Jack, Ruth S. & Yonah

Ringlestein, Jack L.

Ringlestein, Sr.;

Maryn Sandberg

David Rickel, Joanna Lightner

Adele Roda, David Roda

Albert M. Rodstein, Dorothy

Lerner Gould; Louis Pokras

Jay Rosen, Edith Rosen

Lynne & Ron Rosen,

Bernie Silverstein

Marcella Rosen & family,

Noam Rosen

Myrna Rosenau, Lilyan Kramer;

Jules Lisker

Harriet Rosenberg,

Harold J. Rosenberg

Sandy & Dave Rosenthal,

Edythe Lewis; Elsie Rosenthal

Nan Rosner, Ralph Rosner

Linda Roth, James Confeld

Henry I. Rubin, Harry Kessler

Greta Rubinstein & family,

Rita Goldston

Dorothy Sacks, Bernard Sacks

Margie Scherzer-Lapidus & Hal

Scherzer, Mollie Scherzer

Helen Schneeberg,

Harry Schneeberg;

Ida Schneeberg;

Myron Schneeberg

Ross Schriftman, Jacob Berlow

William A. Schur, Irving Freier;

Sophie Schur Freier;

Charlotte Penn; Jacob Penn

Susan Segal, Joseph H. Resnick

Carol Ruth Seiken,

Ackerman Twin Boys

Hope Seitchik, Bernard A.

Haimovitz; Ethedal Haimovitz

Marilyn & Richard Selzer,

Martin Q. Selzer

Jeanne V. Semless, Ruth Vogel

Deborah Shain, Sybil Goldstein

Natalie Shamberg,

Fanny Shamberg

Joan K. Shore, Fannie Kaufman;

Milton J. Kolansky

Emmie & Howard Shubin,

Charles Shubin

Sally Sickles, Rochelle (Shelly)

Franks; M. Alan Sickles

Ronda & David Silbermann,

Eleanor Kupzoff

Phyllis Silver, Anna Taplinger

Janet Simmons, Allan Blitz

Dolph Simons, Cecile Bernard;

Stanley Nadel;

Semon H. Whitlock

Gertrude L. Singer, Flora Kulla;

Alexander Singer

All listings indicate donor first, followed by the honor or memorial in italic print.

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Contributions

Rose Sitvarin, Jeffrey Sitvarin;

Shirley Sitvarin

Ruth & Stanley Slutsky,

Nathan Kopew

Christine & Richard Smith, Ruth

E. Crumrine; Morton Smith

Shirley Somerman,

Harriet Messinger

Miriam Soskin, Rae Flickstein

Dean S. Spiegel,

Meyer H. Silverman

Ellen & Philip Steinberg,

Lea Berman;

Bernice “Bunny” Steinberg

Jacob & Mona Steinberg, Anna

Steinberg; Arthur Werblun

Paulette Sterman-Soroko,

Donald Mills

Ann Stolinsky, Edward

Stolinsky; Samuel Stolinsky

Rita Sutow, Jerry Sutow

Jochanan Taytelbaum, Maurits

Taytelbaum

Bob & Helene Wagman,

Ida Gangel

Marlene Wald, Ruth Kushner

Doris P. Wallner, Irving H.

Goldberg; Nathan J. Gottlieb;

Hattie G. Pineiro

Dorothy Wasserman, Ethel

Cohen; Edith (Ida) Rubin

Jack Weinberger,

Molly Weinberger

Florence Weinstein,

Marvin Weinstein

Sally & Mark Weinstein,

Helene “Teri” Goldstein

Harriet Weiss,

Barbara Glassberg

Robert Wenick, William Wenick

Linda & Michael Winheld,

Shirley C. Goldstein

Barbara Wiseman,

Leroy Hurwitz

Andrew & Lorraine Woldow,

Robert H. Wahl

Rochelle Wolf, Dorothy Rich;

George M. Shapiro

Edith Yesner, Betty Wallo

Melvin Yudis, Sylvia Yudis

Maxine & Larry Zalkin,

Jack Zalicovitz

Norman Zarwin,

Albert C. Isaacson

Ronald & Leona Ziegler &

family, Sheryl Beth McGarry

ADULT EDUCATOR’S PHILANTHROPIC FUNDDonor, In Memory Of

Caryl & Mike Levin, Paul Coff

Frances Nodiff, Isadore Rosner

Bobbi & Dick Weiss,

Nathan D. Field

ARCHIVES FUNDDonor, In Memory Of

Phyllis Drucker Sichel,

Eleanor Oberfield Fine

Donor, In Honor Of

Claire & Ed Schweriner, Special

birthday of Jay S. Blumenthal

JUDGE MYRNA FIELD BAUM FUNDDonor, In Memory Of

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Jerome Cotler;

Richard McComb

CANTOR’S PHILANTHROPIC FUNDDonor, In Honor Of

Lisa Mastoon, Cantor Amy’s

10th Anniversary at KI

Marilyn Nieigut & family, Cantor

Amy’s 10th Anniversary at KI

Frances Nodiff, Cantor Amy’s


Silvia Parris, Cantor Amy’s 10th

Anniversary at KI

David S. Pinsky, Cantor Amy &

Ross M. Levy

Myrna Rosenau, Cantor Amy’s


Harriet N. Rosenberg, Cantor


Claire F. Spilker, Cantor Amy’s


Barbara & Jerry Wittner, Cantor


Nan & Frank Wurman, Cantor


CARING COMMUNITYDonor, In Memory Of

Anita & Murray Madnick,

Frank Keller

Donor, In Honor Of

Darlene & Harvey Gilbert,

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GENERAL FUNDDonor, In Memory Of

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Nathan D. Field

Joan & George Brantz,

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Jon Blum & Fran Freedman,

Ruth Lea

Frank Family Cousins Club,

Herbert B. Frank

Anne Newman, Robert Horen

Sandi & Earnie Philips,

Herbert B. Frank

Gert Singer, Ellyn Tress

Donor, In Honor Of

Marvin & Louise Kleinman,

Birthday of Bernie Liebowitz

and of Helen Schneeberg

Ruth & Ivan Pavel, Birthday of

Jeanne Branman

GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDDonor, In Memory Of

William Schur, Toby Cutler;

Lorraine Picker

KI MEN OF REFORM JUDAISM Donor, In Honor Of

Nan I. Rosner, Ross Schriftman

MILLICENT & MARK KAY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDDonor, In Honor Of

Peggy & Stanley Goldenberg,

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KING DAVID HARP SOCIETYDonor, In Memory Of

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Jan C. Finkelman,

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Sallie & Norman Olson,

J. Marvin Bloom

Donor, In Honor Of

Amy, Ross, Aria & Yakira Levy,

Ordination of Howard Tilman

Doris Parker, Cantor Amy’s 10th

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ROBERT L. KLEIN MEMORIAL MUSIC FUND Donor, In Memory Of

Helen & Irvin Klein, Harry Klein;

Robert Leonard Klein

CLARENCE L. & ESTELLE S. MEYERS LIBRARY FUNDDonor, In Memory Of

Renate Elgart,

Adolph Schonwetter;


Leba & Robert Grodinsky,

Barbara Krenzel

Margaret Lichtenstein,

Oscar Lichtenstein

Donor, In Honor Of

Nancy & Ken Davis,

Confirmation of Madeline

Rosenthal

Leba & Robert Grodinsky,

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Eve Mennies, Special Birthday

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Saltzburg; Graduation of

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Ordination of Howard Tilman

Rochelle Wolf & Joe Zafran,

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Perlmutter

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Jack Marcus

Donor, In Honor Of

Irene Birnbach, Speedy

Recovery of Sydney Chipin

Arnold & Jeanne Brenman,

Art & Carol Silverman


Ordination of Howard Tilman;

Engagement of Stephanie

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VALERIE POLLACK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDDonor, In Memory Of

Judi Morrow,

Philip I. (Zak) Margolis, III

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RABBI’S PHILANTHROPIC FUNDDonor, In Memory Of

Charlotte & Jerry New,

Bruce Baker; Hank Herskowitz

Jay L. Rosen, Nathan D. Field

Donor, In Honor Of

Marlene Bookbinder, 60th

birthday of Rabbi Sussman

Barbara Bronstein, Speedy

Recovery of Sid Chipin;

Liz Sussman

Vickie & Jack Farber, 60th


Marsha & Richard Gash, 60th


Jean & Lew Hecht, Speedy

Recovery of Liz Sussman

Lois Hitchman, 60th birthday of

Rabbi Sussman

Judith Monheit, 60th birthday

of Rabbi Sussman

Jeanne Perlmutter, 60th


Ella Plaut, 60th birthday of

Jeffrey Plaut

Sandy & David Rosenthal, 60th


Estelle & David Steinberg,

60th birthday of Rabbi Sussman

Maxine & Sanford Temkin,

Marriage of Larry &

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BEN & RENEE z”l RICHMAN FUND FOR ELDER CAREDonor, In Memory Of

Ben Richman, Carl Malissa

LEO & FAY ROSENAU MEMORIAL FUNDDonor, In Honor Of

Judy & Mitchell Kramer,

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RICHARD E. RUDOLPH, JR. NURSERY SCHOOL FUNDDonor, In Honor Of

Cherwony Family, High School

Graduation of Carly Cherwony

Anita & Murray Madnick,

Presch. Graduation of Caroline

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Beth Rabinowitz, College

Graduation of Jason Saruya

SACRED MUSIC FUND Donor, In Honor Of

Barbara & Jerry Wittner, Cantor


SHARING IS CARING FUNDDonor, In Memory Of

Robyn Miller & Les Cooperson,

Michael A. Austin; Gail Maitin

Donor, In Honor Of

Eric Barvin, Paula Barvin

Pamela Weisberg, Paula Barvin

TEMPLE JUDEA MUSEUM/FINE ARTS FUNDDonor, In Memory Of

Lynn Brody, Susan Cooper

Norman Brody,

Beverly Kanefsky

Ivan Hamberg, Bernard M.

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Lynn Brody, 35th Wedding

Anniversary of Ellen &

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Hildegarde Goodstein,

Marlene Adler

Rosen & Horn Families,

Appreciation of KI

21st CENTURY FUNDDonor, In Memory Of

Andy & Marc Brookman,

Joyce Neumann

1 6 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 4

Our brotherhood, the Men of Reform

Judaism of Keneseth Israel, has a mission

to serve and create meaningful programs for

the men of our congregation. I am honored

to have been elected our new President.

Our dedicated officers are Steve Hecht and

Alan Fried, Vice Presidents, David Pinsky,

Treasurer, Nate Zinberg, Recording Secretary

and Art Silverman, Corresponding Secretary.

We have great programs lined up for

the year, including our Brotherhood Sabbath

and the Yom HaShoah Candle project that

provides funds for our teens to visit the

National Holocaust Museum in Washington.

In October we will host a candidates’ forum.

In the Spring we are considering creating

the KI Games; a sports event for parents

and children. We are also planning a social

event and a speaker’s brunch jointly held with

Sisterhood. Stay tuned for more details.

Please join us at our monthly meetings,

which are open to all. We usually meet

Tuesday evenings. Come hungry as we

have pizza followed by a short planning

session. Meet others like yourself who

have a commitment to serve our wonderful

congregation. Please join us on our quest to

serve Keneseth Israel and its members.

Please contact me at 215-682-7075 or

[email protected] with your suggestions and

comments.

Ross Schriftman, President

In Our Community

Dear Women of Keneseth Israel, When I think of Sisterhood I see a growing group of friends; intelligent, caring, inspired, vibrant women. We care about one another and know that we are there for each other in good times and in times of trial. When working together, we make the future better for the

community and the world around us, fulfilling the spiritual mandate of Tikkun Olam, “repairing a broken world.” Each of us has a unique set of skills and interests; sometimes serving the social action committee, sometimes working in the Gift Shop, sometimes organizing education and programming opportunities, and sometimes just enjoying social activities. We all share the same values and connection to Reform Judaism and to supporting Israel.

Sisterhood is a great place for you to share your skills. Would you like to network and socialize with other Jewish women? Are you interested in advocating for humanitarian and women’s rights issues? Would you like to participate in educational activities, worship, spiritual sustenance and leadership opportunities? If the answer is yes, then come and join us.

We ask that you consider supporting Women of KI. With your dues of $40.00 we can continue to bring exciting special events to our congregants, support Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ), and have a voice in the greater Jewish community. Your financial contributions make it possible to not only support KI, but also to help fund various Tikkun Olam projects run by Sisterhood. Since we are affiliated with the WRJ, membership in Sisterhood allows us to be part of the communal power of 65,000 like-minded women, who advocate with one voice for common goals, proving that we are truly stronger together. #e power of women organizing to make a difference is limitless.

Please join Women of Keneseth Israel and our many wonderful Sisters, Mothers, Daughters, and Friends.

Lynore Eisman

Hello from

Brotherhood MEN OF REFORM JUDAISM

Sharon & Lee Rosenthal,

Jerome WisemanDonor, In Honor Of

Sharon & Lee Rosenthal,

Anniversary of Leslie &

Artie Fields

TYSON RADIO FUND

Donor, In Memory Of

Marlene Bookbinder,

Martha Madnick

Michael & Jamie Goodman,

Herbert B. Frank

Deborah & Bill Rubinsohn,

Carol Haller; Adele Stein

Helene & Bob Wagman,

Mel Nathanson

Donor, In Honor Of

Veachey Bloom, Bar Mitzvah of

Jacob Saltzburg

Joan & Phil Kamen, Birth of Eva

Jean M. Korn, Speedy Recovery

of Arlen Adams

Charlotte Moskowitz, Cantor


WOMEN OF KENESETH

ISRAELDonor, In Memory Of

Renate Elgart & Eve Mennies,

Bernard Mennies; Adolph &


NEWTON YESNER

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND

Donor, In Honor Of

Pam, Rob & Jacob Saltzburg,

Randi Zimmer

Edith Yesner, 96th birthday of

Belle Steinberg; Speedy

Recovery of Faith Yesner;

Engagement of

Nathan & Andrea

ONEG FUND

Donor

Susan & Ivan Hamberg

Howard & Marilyn Koff

Elaine Leibowitz

Renee T. Levin

Contributions (Continued from page 15)

Robert P. Levy

Robin & Bob Michaelson

Larry Mitnick

Marcy Monheit

Silvia Parris

David Pinsky

Rosalind Reichstein

Deborah & Bill Rubinsohn

William Schur

Fran & Sid Schwartz

Norman Schwerin

Selma Shapiro

Joan K. Shore

Phyllis Drucker Sichel

Richard & JoAnn Simon

Ellen Sklaroff

Sidney & Ruth Slutsky

Philip & Ruth Spergel

Ann Stolinsky

Leonard Sussman

Colette & Michael Tomeo

Debra & Keith Tracton

Gary & Cheryl Turetsky

Dorothy Wasserman

Jack Weinberger

Kenneth & Robin Zaret

Trees for Israel

If you wish to purchase a tree in the KI

Forest in Israel, please contact Beryl

Halpern (215-635-0452). She will be glad to

mail a beautiful tree certificate for you.

The cost is $10.75 per tree. Mail checks,

payable to: KI Forest, Keneseth Israel,

8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027.

Attn: Beryl Halpern.

S H A L O M K I 1 7

SENIOR STAFF

Senior Rabbi, Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D., D.D.

[email protected] / 215-887-8702

Associate Rabbi, Kevin M. Kleinman


Cantor, Amy E. Levy


Executive Director, Brian Rissinger


Director of Religious Education

Rabbi Stacy Eskovitz Rigler


Director of Early Childhood Education

Beth Rabinowitz


Rabbi Emeritus, Simeon J. Maslin, D. Min.

Cantor Emeritus, Richard Allen

Exec. Director Emeritus, William Ferstenfeld, F.T.A.

OFFICERS

President, Arnold Meshkov

[email protected]

First Vice President, Ellen Sklaroff

[email protected]

Vice President, Evonne Kruger

[email protected]

Secretary, Janice Schwartz-Donahue

[email protected]

Treasurer, James Rosenthal

[email protected]

Associate Treasurer, Karen Langsfeld

[email protected]

Honorary Presidents

Hon. Arlin Adams, Hon. Paul L. Jaffe, Joyce Fishbein, Hon. Jan E. DuBois,

Miriam Finkel, Connie Kay, E. Harris Baum, Norma Meshkov, Karen L. Sirota,

Carey S. Roseman, Andrew J. Flame, Peter J. Soloff, Richard Weiss

Editor, Donna Bleznak Keller

Assistant Editor, Anita Madnick

Graphic Designer, Lindsay DeMarco

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their 1958 song The Days of Wine and Roses,

the theme of which was the basis of the

identically-named 1962 movie.

My wife and I recently travelled the

Rhine and Moselle Rivers with multiple

stops along the way. We saw great beauty,

evidence of great industrial and agricultural

endeavors, including a multitude of vineyards

on incredibly steep slopes, all tended by

hand. We saw beautiful cities and towns,

especially Colmar, Strasbourg, and the

village of Riquewhir, in the Alsace; Freiburg,

Baden-Baden, Bernkastel, Rudesheim and

other sites in Germany. We paid an emotional

visit to the American Military Cemetery in

Luxembourg, the site of General George S.

Patton’s grave.

But the most bittersweet times were the

brief visits to the Rhineland cities of Speyer,

Worms, Mainz and Cologne - once sites of

bustling medieval Jewish communities. The

great Rashi himself, arguably our greatest

Torah scholar, studied at an academy in

Mainz, or Mayence. We visited the site of a

seven-times destroyed synagogue in Speyer,

which still has a mikveh with fresh, flowing

water, no longer used.

By the 11th century Christianity was

finally well-established in Western and

Central Europe, and the leaders of the church

set their sites on wresting Jerusalem from

the grip of the Muslims. Poorly-led mobs

of Christians cut a vicious swath through

the Rhine Valley, looting, murdering, and

destroying the Jewish communities in their

paths. Sadly, Rashi lived to see the first

crusade, but died in 1104 before succeeding

campaigns took place.

Though we were not aware of it during

our trip, Rabbi Sussman has pointed out to

me that restoration of old synagogues in

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taken place---I will write about this in my next

column.

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We have a terrific lineup

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Israel Committee: A Mandate for Peace

Ahavat Israel CORE VALUE

the Israelites;

“May the Lord Bless You and Keep You

May the Lord Make His Face Shine upon You

and Be

Gracious Unto You

May the Lord Lift Up His Countenance upon

You and Give

You Peace”

In Reform and Conservative synagogues

these blessings are no longer confined to the

Kohanim (priests.) Rabbis now use them to

conclude various prayers and blessings and in

Christian services, ministers pronounce these

words on similar occasions.

The Midrash tells us that “Shalom” – peace

– has a greater meaning than just the absence

of strife. It involves prosperity, good health and

completeness. And so, the blessings of God go

back all these years, blessings upon all of Israel;

they are God’s mandate that Israel shall be

blessed, but more important, that Israel should

always seek peace.

May God bless us all with peace!

Shalom and l’hitraot,

Bill Dodies

In 1936 a British commission investigating

conditions in what was then Palestine asked

representatives about their claims on the

land. David Ben Gurion stood and replied:

“The Bible is our mandate.”

Judaism, a foundation of Western ethics,

consists of three basic interrelated elements;

belief in a single almighty God, an area of

land of uniquely Jewish heritage, and a

sacred book recording both the belief and the

presence in Israel, affirming the territorial

link. Equally important, the Jews are the only

prosperous inhabitants of Canaan-Israel

since the time of Joshua in the 14th century

B.C.E. Ultimately, we can consider the Bible

as responsible for the Jewish presence in

modern Israel. In this respect, it is a mandate.

What else of this “mandate?” There are

countless instances in the Bible where God

recognizes the people of Israel, and blesses

them. In one parasha or sidrah of the week

(Nasso) God admonishes the people of Israel

for various sins. Yet he demonstrates his love

for them by saying to Moses “Tell Aaron and

his sons - with these words shall you bless

WorshipFor The Future

Yahadut Mitkademit

Reform Judaism

T’fillot

Prayer and Spirituality

Tikkun Olam

Social Justice/Repair of the

World

Hiddur Mitzvah

Arts and Culture

Limmud

Sacred Learning

Kehillah

Community

Ahavat Israel

Jewish Pride/Love of Israel

KI CORE VALUES

As a diverse community rep-resenting a broad constituency of nearly 1,000 families strong, we have identified seven core values that define the heart and soul of our congregation.

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Friday, October 3

6:00 p.m. Kol Nidre for the Soul

8:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Service

Saturday, October 4

9:00 a.m. Tot Service

10:00 a.m. Morning Service


3:30 p.m. Afternoon & Memorial

Service

5:10 p.m. Ne’ilah Service

Wednesday, October 8

6:00 p.m. Pizza in the Hut

6:45 p.m. Sukkot Service

Sunday, October 12

12:00 p.m. Sukkot Festival

Wednesday, October 15

6:30 p.m. Erev Simchat Torah

Service

Friday, October 24

8:00 p.m. Humanist Shabbat

Sundays, November 2, 9, 16

10:15 a.m. Rabbi Sussman’s

Fall Forum

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