THEN AND NOW HONORING OUR PAST SHABBAT€¦ · Family says to you, “TODA RABA, WAPSAW, SHUKRAN GAZILIN, DANK, DANKE, MERCI BEAUCOUP, GRACIAS, and THANK YOU! We are so grateful to

March 2012

Adar / Nisan 5772

Volume XXXI / Number 6

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Congregation Temple Israel is a caring, inclusive community committed to living Reform Judaism

and participating in the sacred destiny of the Jewish people and Israel through education, worship, and repair of the world.

THEN AND NOW

HONORING OUR PAST SHABBAT

(SEE PAGE 3)

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

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Friday, March 2, 20126:00 p.m. Prelude to Purim7:30 p.m. Shabbat Service and Megillah Reading Saturday, March 3, 20129:45 a.m. Bible Study11:00 a.m. Shabbat WorshipBar Mitzvah of Teddy Vincentson of Patrick and Kari VincentTorah Portion: Exodus 28:1-12Haftarah: I Samuel 15:2-34

Friday, March 9, 20126:30 p.m. Shabbat B’Shir Guest Speaker - Debbie Schultz Saturday, March 10, 20129:45 a.m. Bible Study11:00 a.m. Shabbat B’ShirTorah Portion: Exodus 33:12-23Haftarah: I Kings 18:36-39

Friday, March 16, 20126:30 p.m. Camp Shabbat Saturday, March 17, 20129:45 a.m. Bible Study11:00 a.m. Shabbat WorshipTorah Portion: Exodus 35:30-35, 36:1-5Haftarah: I Kings 7:47-50

Friday, March 23, 2012 6:30 p.m. Shabbat Worship with HaShemesh Guest Speaker - Dr. Harry Knopf

Saturday, March 24, 20129:45 a.m. Bible Study11:00 a.m. Shabbat WorshipTorah Portion: Leviticus 5:17-26Haftarah: Isaiah 44:1-6

Friday, March 30, 2012 6:30 p.m. Shabbat Worship

Saturday, March 31, 20129:45 a.m. Bible Study11:00 a.m. Shabbat WorshipTorah Portion: Leviticus 8:1-10Haftarah: Jeremiah 8:1-3, 9:22-23

SHABBAT GREETERSFriday, March 2 Diana Rothbarth, Neil Marglous

Saturday, March 3 Susan K. Goldberg

Friday, March 9 Carol Cohen, Eric Mann

Friday, March 16 Dee Mogerman, Loren Ludmerer

Friday, March 23 Rob Litz, David Weinstein

Friday, March 30 Ellen Brin, Larry Linkon

B’NAI MITZVAH PRESENTERSaturday, March 3 Amy Cohen

JOIN US FOR CAMP SHABBAT

There are many ways to inspire young people to love

their Judaism — providing them with a fantastic school

experience, having Jewishly—involved parents, building

a close relationship with their rabbis and congregation.

There is nothing that has as much impact as spending

summers at Jewish camps. From Union for Reform

Judaism camps to local Jewish camp experiences,

spending the summer fully immersed in a Jewish world

again and again proves to be the turning point for young

people who really fall in love with their faith.

On Friday, March 16, we are honoring those experiences

by having our own Camp Shabbat at Temple Israel. We

are asking all children and teens who attend or who

are alumni of Jewish camps to join us at 6:30 p.m.

for a camp-style service and to share some of their

experiences through music and kavannot. Whether

you’re a veteran of Jewish camps, interested in

learning more about Jewish camps, or just want to

have a relaxed, unique Shabbat experience, please join

us! Several representatives of summer camps will be

present to answer questions and provide information.

Be sure to mark your calendar now and plan to join

us for our next big 125th anniversary event, the

“Honoring our Past” Shabbat service and celebration

on Friday evening, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Gall

Family Sanctuary. At this special service we will take a

spiritual journey through 125 years of worship and music

traditions at Temple Israel.

We will explore the ever-evolving nature of worship

both at Temple Israel and within Reform Judaism. Our

liturgy will include excerpts from The New Ritual for

Temple Israel, the prayer book written in the late 1880s

by Temple Israel’s first Rabbi, Solomon H. Sonneschein;

the Union Prayer Book; Gates of Prayer; and our current

Nefesh Yisrael – The Soul of Israel prayer book created

and edited by Rabbi Emeritus Mark L. Shook.

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LISTEN TO SERVICES LIVE!

Live audio broadcasts of all Shabbat and holiday worship

services at Temple Israel make our worship accessible to

those who are ill or homebound, and to family members and

friends who are unable to attend a Bar or Bat Mitzvah.

To listen by phone, dial 1-800-846-4808 and enter account

code 8053. To listen online, visit www.ti-stl.org and click on

the “Listen to Worship Services Live” link. We are grateful

to the generous donors to our Broadcast Fund who make

our broadcasts possible.

HONORING OUR PAST SHABBAT

On this evening we will also pay tribute to

the founders of our congregation and their

descendents, our past presidents, and our

multi-generational families and

long-tenured members. How far back is

your family’s history at Temple Israel?

Are you a descendent of one of our

founding families? Are you a fourth or fifth

generation Temple Israel member, or even

longer? We want to hear from you!

If you or a member of your family is a

descendent of one of our founding families,

or if your family has been part of Temple

Israel for four or more generations, please

contact Carol Wolf Solomon at the Temple,

[email protected] or 314-432-8050.

Temple Israel’s building at the corner of Kingshighway and Washington.


Rabbi Amy Feder

Dear Friends,

As of the writing of this article, just a week has gone

by since we were blessed to welcome a daughter into

our family. In recognition of this change in our lives, we

hope you’ll indulge us by allowing us to write to you in a

more personal style instead of composing articles in this

month’s Dateline.

We named our daughter Molly Eliora after two amazing

women in our lives who have passed on. Molly Mintz

was Rabbi Alper’s maternal grandmother, a kind, strong

woman who helped to raise him and who irrevocably

shaped his life for the good, inspiring him particularly

with her yiddishkeit and her love of the Jewish faith.

The “E” that begins our daughter’s middle name is after

Rabbi Feder’s great-grandmother, Esther Werner, who

was the matriarch of her family and who was known, in

particular, for never having a harsh word to say about

anyone.

We didn’t use the name Esther as a middle name

after Molly, as it sounded a bit too much like a

particular synthetic fabric. We were searching for

the perfect “E” name until the baby arrived. It had

been a gray, dreary day, but just moments before

Molly was born, the sun began to shine from the

sky in rays of light that stretched out like beacons

all over the city. We decided then that the perfect

name was Eliora, which means “God is my light.”

In these first few amazing (and exhausting) days

of having a new baby in the house, we have been

so overwhelmed by the love and support we have

received from you, our extended family at Temple

Israel. From your sweet messages to your offers of

everything from home-cooked meals to babysitters,

we feel so blessed to know that you are there for

us. A very special thanks goes out to the TI staff, from

the leadership team and Rabbi Shook to the support

staff — who have filled in beautifully in our absence,

allowing us to have these special first days at home.

Rabbi Michael Alper

worthNOTING


The same goes for our lay leaders, who have stepped up

to lead meetings, classes, and even services when we

couldn’t be there. This is what a true community should

feel like, and we are so proud that you have the skills

and the desire to keep our wonderful organization going

strong. Though we all knew that hiring a rabbinic couple

would mean there would be times like this, when both

would be unavailable, it gives us both peace of mind

and confidence to know that the Temple is in such good

hands during our short absence.

There is so much to be admired and thankful for in the

TI community. In the past three years, as parents even

more so than rabbis, we have seen the way that our

son, Jonah, has been treated with such love by this

congregation, just as every child in our congregation is

cared for and supported. His teachers in the DECC have

taught him how to be a mensch. He has learned prayers

and blessings from attending services; he has built a

sense of community from spending his weekends on

the Bridge eating bagels and meeting friends. At age 3,

our son is already more Jewishly—involved and inspired

than we could have imagined, and it is because of the

people in this wonderful congregation. This community,

and the love and the warmth and the traditions that

define it, was not created by the rabbis. It was created

by you, the congregants, and we thank you for it. We

are so thrilled now to introduce our daughter to the

same kind of warm, Jewish world that has defined

Temple Israel for generations. What a blessing it is to

know that TI is here for us and our family. We hope you

feel the same way.

Fondly,

Your Rabbis


Greater Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church1617 North Euclid Avenue

Saint Louis, Missouri 63119Telephone (314) 361-8893 Fax (314) 361-0191

Reverend Earl Edward Nance, Jr., PastorReverend Eddie C. Jones, Assistant to the Pastor

Walter J. Thomas, Jr. Donald Calloway, Sr.Chairman, Board of Deacons Assistant Chairman, Board of Deacons

TODA RABA

Congregation Temple Israel#1 Rabbi Alvan D. Rubin DriveSt. Louis, MO 63141-7670

Rabbi Amy FederRabbi Emeritus Mark ShookPresident JoAnne LevyCongregation Temple Israel Family

Dear Congregation Temple Israel,

Congratulations on your 125th anniversary of Congregation Temple Israel. The Greater Mount Carmel Church

Family says to you, “TODA RABA, WAPSAW, SHUKRAN GAZILIN, DANK, DANKE, MERCI BEAUCOUP, GRACIAS, and

THANK YOU!

We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to share in such a wonderful Interfaith Service on Friday,

January 13, 2012 at Temple Israel. It was our honor to participate and to provide music during the Worship Service.

Our youth participation in the spoken word gave them a first-hand experience in diverse culture. We were

appreciative of the recognition given to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

A very special time for us was the presentation to Mrs. Viola Nance for our Pastor, Rev. Earl Nance, Jr., the

Malachi Award and all of the wonderful gifts and kind words that accompanied the Award! As if the Award were not

enough, you gave us delicious food and beverage and provided time for personal fellowship. We say, “THANK YOU!”

in many ways.

The relationship of Congregation Temple Israel and Greater Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church through

the years has been good for both congregations. We want you to know that we love you and we appreciate the

connection. We cherish the memories.

TODA RABA - THANK YOU!

The Greater Mount Carmel Church Family

Rev. Earl E. Nance, Jr. - Pastor


NOTINGworth

Be sure to join us for Temple Israel’s 5th annual Israeli

Film Festival on Sunday, March 11, in the May Chapel. The

festival will open with a 3:00 p.m. screening of the 2007

Israeli espionage thriller The Debt. A panel discussion

will follow. Complimentary Israeli refreshments will be

served during intermission. The festival will conclude

with a 6:30 p.m. (please note new time) showing of the

family saga Three Mothers. Both films are primarily in

Hebrew with English subtitles.

Admission is free, however seating is limited and

advance reservations are required. To make a

reservation to attend one or both films, contact Janet

Dillon in the Temple office, [email protected] or

314-432-8050. The film festival is co-sponsored by the

Israel Engagement Committee and the Israeli House at

Temple Israel.

ATTEND OUR 5TH ANNUAL ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL

ONE HAPPY CAMPER GRANTS AVAILABLE

Applications are now available for One Happy Camper,

a Jewish Federation program that awards grants of

$1,000 each to 100 children in grades 1-12 who have

never attended a Jewish overnight camp. The grants

are available regardless of financial status and can be

applied toward a minimum 19-day session at one of

more than 150 nonprofit Jewish camps. Learn more at

www.JewishinStLouis.org/OHC.

JOIN OUR TI SOFTBALL TEAM

WANTED, a few good men and women, 18 years old or

older, to play softball for Congregation Temple Israel this

summer in the St. Louis Inter-Congregational Softball

League. Games are played every Sunday, from April 29

through August 11, (except for May 13 and May 27). The

league is competitively recreational. Over the years,

Temple Israel has developed a reputation for playing

a hard 7 and for making it deep into the play-offs, but

for some reason, the championship has always eluded

us. We need your help. If you are interested in playing

softball, and having lots of fun and camaraderie with

fellow congregants, please contact Jeremy Shook,

[email protected], for more information.

DEUTSCH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER OF TEMPLE ISRAELLeslie Wolf, Director

I am sure that you all remember the horrendous ice

storm that we had here in January that wrought havoc

on the morning commute. I had a very small number of

teachers that were able to get to work on time. I also

happened to have had a prospective parent tour set up

for 9:30 a.m.

This tour was for a dad who had it in his mind that his

little boy was going to attend another highly regarded

area preschool. His wife, on the other hand, has friends

whose children attend DECC, and she wanted to send

her son here. The dad was adamant that his son attend

the other preschool. Reluctantly, he agreed to tour our

preschool to appease his wife.

Well, somehow he made it here on time. Due to the

terrible weather and road conditions, I had a skeleton

crew of teachers here and a very sporadic carpool in

progress. So I explained to the dad that I needed to deal

with the situation at hand, and asked him if he had time

to wait. He said he completely understood and would

just “hang out” until I was available.

We sprang into action. I combined teachers who did

not usually work together with kids that usually don’t

have them as teachers. I was doing carpool with a very

limited staff. All of our kids came in with smiles on their

faces and were greeted by teachers who may not have

had them in their own classrooms, but who knew them

by name and adored them. In the midst of this chaotic

morning, not a tear was shed!

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Finally, things settled down and I was able to get back

to my scheduled tour. Without another word from me,

this dad told me that he had made his decision and that

his son would be attending DECC! He said that what he

had witnessed was amazing. All the teachers knew all

the kids by name. He thought that the way our teachers

worked together in an adverse situation was remarkable.

He said that he experienced first-hand and “felt” what

his wife had been trying to tell him about DECC – that

there is a special feeling about the school that is hard

to describe. He could tell by what he witnessed that the

teachers at DECC truly love all the kids, not just the ones

in their own classrooms, and they truly love teaching.

He commented that knowing his son would be loved

and well taken care of is what a preschool should be all

about. He also remarked that the team we have created

here at DECC is truly awesome! I told him that this is just

the way we do school here at DECC.

This story illustrates why our school keeps growing.

We have welcomed four additional children to our school

since the beginning of January. Young, unaffiliated

families are coming through the DECC doors. Our next

step is to transition these DECC families into becoming

Temple Israel member families.

[email protected]

TEMPLE ISRAELEDUCATION CENTER

Adele Lewis, Interim Education Coordinator

Rabbi Michael Alper

Walk into our religious school on any given Sunday

morning and you might see students dressed up in

costumes acting out Sedra (Torah portion) scenes,

students playing games to learn the different mitzvot

(commandments), and students searching through a

Tanach (Hebrew Bible) to find a particular passage.

We utilize a variety of methods to engage children in

creative Jewish learning. Laughter, excitement and

singing are a constant presence in our building. The

smiles on the students’ faces each week tell a story.

Our teachers and volunteers at Temple Israel strive

to make Jewish education come alive for each child.

A new collaborative effort between members of the

Youth Education Committee and the teaching staff of

Temple Israel is being developed to allow our children

to experience the story of Purim. Each class is helping

to create a slideshow that will be debuted by the entire

school in March.

In addition to our wonderful teachers and toranim,

(assistants) we have a dedicated group of more than

50 volunteers who have graciously donated their time

and talents to enrich our religious school. The next time

you’re in the school building, be sure to check out our

“Thank You RS Volunteer” bulletin board and thank

a volunteer. We invite you to join our volunteer core

and make a difference in your child/children’s Jewish

education.

This month’s teacher spotlight introduces you to Jodi

Leise’s Art class. Jodi is a spectacular teacher whose

creativity shines through in each project she creates

with our students.

ART CLASS

By Jodi Leise

I am privileged to be the art teacher at Temple Israel. I

get to see all of the students during the religious school

year and watch them create some amazing work. Before

I decide on an art project for each class, I consider what

that grade level is learning. The 1st grade studies Jewish

holidays, so we made Shabbat candlesticks with baby

food jars and colored sand. The students are able to

use these for Shabbat. By reusing and recycling, the

kids learn to consider the environment and the Jewish

value of shomrei adamah, taking care of the earth. The

4th grade studies Jewish immigrants, so I created a

project for them that involves recycling materials into an

assemblage, in the style of the immigrant artist Louise

Nevelson. She was a Jewish immigrant from Russia who

used found objects to make her art. The 4th grade made

their piece out of shoe boxes, wood scraps, old tapes,

toys, and other objects. The 2nd grade explores stories

of the Torah. The students made their own books of

Biblical sites, which are now on display in the glass case

in the hall.

Feel free to stop by and check out the art room to learn

about other projects we have completed. We have many

more educational art projects to look forward to this

year. I am always looking for wood scraps, beads, or

unused art supplies for our school projects. If you have

any items you would like to donate, please let me know.

school NEWS


1

12:30 pm

Rabbi’s Roundtable

2

6 pm

Prelude to Purim

7:30 pm

Shabbat Service and

Megillah Reading

39:45 am

Bible Study

11 am

Shabbat Worship

Teddy Vincent

Bar Mitzvah

MARCH 2012

SUN MON TUES WED THU FRI SAT

4

9:30 am

Crafting for Community

11 am Purim Carnival

4:30 pm

Israeli House

5 66:30 pm

Life in Transition

5:30 pm

Boy Scout Troop 11

Annual Family Dinner

7pm Youth Education

Committee Meeting

7

9 am

Opera Lecture Class

8

Purim

9

5:45 pm TGIS

1st & 2nd Grade Dinner

6:30 pm

Shabbat B’Shir

Guest Speaker -

Debbie Schultz

10

9:45 am

Bible Study

11 am

Shabbat Worship

11

9:30 am

Crafting for Community

11 am

Community for Critters

3 pm Israeli Film

Festival

6:30 pm Cotillion

127:30 pm

Boy Scout Committee

Meeting

137 pm

Board of Trustees

Meeting

7:30 pm

Boy Scout Troop 11

Meeting

14

9:30 am Study Group

15 16

6:30 pm

Camp Shabbat

179:45 am

Bible Study

11 am

Shabbat Worship

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236:30 p.m.

Shabbat Worship

with HaShemesh

Guest Speaker -

Dr. Harry Knopf

18 199 am Symphony Lecture

6:30 pm

Confluence of Faith

20

6:30 pm

Exploring Life’s

Journey

7:30 pm

Boy Scout Troop 11

Meeting

21 22 249:45 am

Bible Study

11 am

Shabbat Worship

25 26 27

7 pm Committee Night

7:30 pm

Boy Scout Troop 11

Meeting

28 29 30

6:30 p.m.

Shabbat Worship

319:45 am

Bible Study

11 am

Shabbat Worship

6 pm

TIFTY Fundraiser



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No School - Spring Break

March 20


March 23-25

Confirmation Trip to New

York City

March 25


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Tuesday Hebrew School

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March 4

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Pre-Confirmation Trip

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2nd Grade B’yachad Academy

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March 13


SAVE THE DATE

Temple Israel is honored to host this year’s

community Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance

Day) commemoration on Sunday, April 22, at

4:00 p.m. in the Gall Family Sanctuary.

The theme of this year’s event is “The Survivors

Among Us, Stories from the Shoah — We Are Your

Witnesses.”


TIFTY presents

A Comedy Hypnosis Show & Dinner to benefit Camp Rainbow

Saturday, March 31, 6:30 p.m.

Featuring: Dan Ladd, comedic hypnotist

Dinner Spellbinding Entertainment Raffle Prizes

Open to teens 13 and older and adults / casual attire

Cost: $22 per person / $160 per table of 8

RSVP needed by March 19 to Stephanie Rhea, [email protected] / 314-432-8050

The Camp Rainbow Foundation is dedicated to providing free camping experiences to children

undergoing treatment for, and survivors of, cancer and other blood-related diseases and

disorders. TIFTY is proud to join its fellow youth groups throughout the Missouri Valley region

of the National Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY) in supporting this worthy cause.

Our youth groupers are seeking donations of items for theme baskets they are creating for their March 31 Camp

Rainbow Dinner and Hypnotist Program. The baskets will be raffled or auctioned off to raise additional funds for

Camp Rainbow, a one-week camp program for children with cancer and other blood-related diseases.

The theme baskets and types of items needed are as follows:

• Pamper Yourself – spa gift certificates, lotions, bath salts, etc.

• Rainbows – think colorful candies, jewelry, colorful scarves, accessories, gift certificates to stores that

have a color in the name, etc.

• Viva Italia – gourmet pastas and sauces, Italian wine, gift certificates to Italian restaurants, etc.

• Family Night – board games, movies, gift certificates to family restaurants, snack food, etc.

• Summer Fun – beach towels, coolers, gift certificates to summer attractions, barbecue accessories,

pedicures, etc.

• Holidays – greeting cards, chocolates, cook books, decorations, for all holidays.

• Fiesta – chips and salsa, quesadilla maker, gift certificates to Mexican restaurants, etc.

Items should be brought or mailed to the Temple, attn. Stephanie Rhea. Please include the donor’s name and address,

and the fair market value of the item so that the donation can be acknowledged for tax purposes.

For more information, contact Stephanie at [email protected] or 314-432-8050.

ITEM DONATIONS NEEDED FOR GIFT BASKETS

clubTALK


TIFTYStephanie Rhea, Youth Advisor

As you read this article, our Annual Temple Israel Purim

Carnival will be on the horizon or will have just taken

place. Our youth groupers work hard each year to

provide a fun afternoon for all ages. Thank you to all of

the teachers and other volunteers who have worked so

hard to make this year’s carnival a success. Our youth

groupers have also pitched in to help with our March 2

Prelude to Purim event.

Mazel tov to Megan Dern, TIFTY’s new Religious and

Cultural vice president. Megan has great ideas and

plans that she will be bringing to our youth group in the

coming months.

Attention High School Students! TIFTY wants you!

Whatever your interest, TIFTY has something for you.

We work to better our community, we learn about what

it means to be a Jewish teen today, and we hang out

together and have fun! If you are not on our e-mail list,

contact Youth Advisor Stephanie Rhea at

[email protected]. Membership is only $18 per year. You

do not need to attend every event to participate. Do

you have a great idea for a program or activity? Let us

know. TIFTY is always open to new ideas.

ENGAGING OUR YOUTH REMEMBER WHAT UNITES US

Editor’s Note: This letter by our TIFTY Youth Group President

Andy Cohen appeared in the January 31 issue of the St. Louis

Post-Dispatch.

On Saturday, St. Louis made history as the first city

to hold a welcome-home parade for the troops at the

conclusion of the Iraq war.

On Saturday, America stopped to think, stopped to

appreciate, stopped to love. We put aside our regular

lives, made the financial and time commitment to unite

in downtown St. Louis and gathered as one people. We

stopped to show our appreciation for the sacrifice that

many made over the years of the Iraq war. We stopped

for the Gold Star mother riding on the back of a

pickup truck who was holding back tears while holding

a picture of her loved one. We stopped for the boy

who never will know what it is like to have a catch with

Dad. We stopped for the daughter who never will have

a mother’s influence growing up. We stopped for the

spouse who now is a widow. We also stopped for the

men and women who did make it home.

By stopping to do this, we also learned about ourselves.

We were able to look at our own lives, realign our own

values and determine what really is important.

On Saturday, America was united; black and white, old

and young, man and woman, Democrat and Republican,

homosexuals and straight people. Differences didn’t

matter because we realized petty differences have

little importance compared to the celebration of life on

Market Street Saturday.

Remember this feeling, people. This feeling keeps us

grounded as individuals. This feeling is the strongest

reminder that we all are people, we all share the same

struggles and we all can lean on each other for support.

Andy Cohen • Ladue High School



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IN OUR TEMPLE FAMILY

Mazel Tov to Rabbi Amy Feder and Rabbi Michael

Alper, Joy and Al Melman, Robin and

Gary Feder and Arlene and Barry Alper on the

birth of their daughter, great-granddaughter and

granddaughter, Molly Eliora, born on January 31,

2012.

Mazel Tov to Alice S. Handelman who received

the Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis’ President’s

Award.

Mazel Tov to Rob Litz, who was recently named

senior vice president-director of arbitration at United

States Arbitration and Mediation Midwest, Inc.

CELEBRATE PURIM AT TI!

Hamantashen, games, prizes, costumes—We’ll have the

whole Megillah here at Temple Israel! We will begin our

celebration with Prelude to Purim on Friday, March 2,

from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Join us in the Isserman Auditorium

for a petting zoo, face painting, hamantashen, a noodle

bar, adult beverages and soft drinks, and much more.

There will be surprises for everyone and fun for the

whole family. Wear your favorite costume or come as

you are.

The fun will continue Friday night at our family-friendly

Shabbat service and Megillah reading starting at

7:30 p.m. The muscle room in the school building will

also be available to families with very young children.

Our Purim weekend will culminate on Sunday,

March 4, with our annual Purim Carnival from

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. We’ll have great games, great

prizes, and great refreshments, including Pratzel’s

hamantashen.

The initial four dollhouse rooms have a history all

their own. They can be traced back to Lilo’s great-

grandmother in 1852. They have since been lovingly

handed down l’dor v’dor, from generation to generation.

As a little girl in Germany, Lilo fondly remembers

the rooms being displayed each year from Chanukah

through New Year’s Day, and then dismantled and

stored away for the remainder of the year to keep

them “new to the children.” When Lilo’s family fled

Nazi Germany in 1936, her mother left the dollhouse

rooms with a Gentile friend for safekeeping. The rooms

would remain safely hidden in the attic of this Righteous

Gentile for the next 10 years.

One of Lilo Waxman’s dollhouse rooms.

Miraculously, the dollhouse rooms made their way back

to Lilo’s family in 1946, when a cousin who was stationed

in Frankfurt, Germany recovered the rooms and had

them shipped to Lilo’s home in St. Louis. These “Hidden

Treasures,” as Lilo calls them, arrived still wrapped in

the German newspapers that were used to safeguard

them in 1936. They have been in Lilo’s possession ever

since. This fall, Lilo decided that it was time to give the

dollhouse rooms a permanent home. She donated them

to the Holocaust & Intolerance Museum of New Mexico in

Albuquerque. She chose the museum in New Mexico as

this is where her family first settled in the United States.

Her hope is that the rooms will continue to be viewed

and enjoyed by future generations.

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Editor’s Note: Lilo Waxman, 91, has been a member of Temple

Israel since 1948. She recently shared her unique story of

her family’s “Hidden Treasure,” a dollhouse that managed to

survive the Holocaust, and its special role with our Sisterhood.

Do you have a special story or memory to share about your

family’s connection to Temple Israel? Contact Carol Wolf

Solomon at [email protected] or 314-432-8050.

Have you been a Temple

Israel member long

enough to remember

our Sisterhood and

Brotherhood Silver

Fountain Campaign to

benefit the Building Fund?

The four-year campaign

in the 1960s featured

a variety of fundraising

projects ranging from bake sales to art exhibitions and

culminated with a luncheon for 200 guests at the Chase

Park Plaza Hotel. The campaign reportedly raised about

$65,000.

Congregant Lilo Waxman remembers those Silver

Fountain projects well. She was a Sisterhood vice

president at the time and was responsible for one of

those Silver Fountain projects, an annual exhibition of

her family’s dollhouse rooms.

During the “winter season,” from Chanukah through

early January, Lilo hosted “tours” of these four fully-

furnished dollhouse rooms in her home. Admission

was $1 per family. She still has her handwritten ledger

listing the religious school families and congregants who

viewed the exhibit in 1965 and 1966. A fifth room was

added to the house in 1964 by Temple Israel member

Tibor Weiss. He built this additional room in recognition

of Lilo’s daughter, Lora, becoming the fifth generation of

the family to enjoy the dollhouse.

LILO WAXMAN’S ‘HIDDEN TREASURES’

Lilo Waxman


We gratefully acknowledge these tributes received as of February 13.

ALLAN & GLORIA MOLASKY/BARRY & MARTI SIMONCHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING FUNDIn memory of Fred and Vera Cohen’s brother-in-law

Evie and Marvin Bernstein

DEUTSCH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER FUNDIn honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Ryan Deutsch

Jamie and David Steinbach

In honor of the naming of Emma Gross

Harriet and Mike Shanas

In honor of Jack Deutsch’s Birthday

Beth, David, Henry, Marcus and Audrey Deutsch

In honor of Art Lewis’ special birthday

Ivy and Michael Klein

In honor of the birth of Molly Eliora Alper

Marni and Jeremy Deutsch

Ivy and Michael Klein

Anne and David Rosenberg

Martha and Leonard Weinstock

EDITH & KURT J. LINDNER ENDOWED BUILDING FUNDIn honor of the special birthday of Meta Feist

Doris and Jerry Auslander

ESTHER & SIMON WERNER CHILDREN’S LIBRARY FUNDIn honor of the birth of Molly Eliora Alper

Sheilah and Ed Cohen

EYTS SIMCHA CELEBRATION TREEIn honor of Jerry Levy’s Bar Mitzvah

Levy/Thomeczek Family

In honor of Nicole Schlesinger’s Bat Mitzvah

Vicki and Steve Schlesinger

FRIEDA & LESTER HANDELMAN EARLY CHILDHOOD ART FUNDIn honor of Frieda Handelman’s 99th birthday

Marcia and Robert Pass

GIDEON & GERALDINE SCHILLER CONFIRMATION WASHINGTON SEMINAR FUNDIn memory of Gideon Schiller

Judy and Richard Glassman

GIVE-A-MEAL-A-MONTH FUNDIn honor of the Give-A-Meal-A-Month Fund

Jan Nykin

HARVEY M. GILLERMAN MUSIC & BOOK FUNDIn honor of a speedy recovery for Robert A. Harris

Marcia Gillerman

Jeanne and Donald Bassman

Margie and Mark Schlinkmann

TEMPLE ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDIn memory of Edward Scallet

Audrey and Leonard Adreon

In honor of a speedy recovery of Doris Fishman

Audrey and Leonard Adreon

TEMPLE ISRAEL GENERAL FUNDIn memory of Helen Goldsticker

Carla Feuer and Family

In memory of Matthew Neal

Joan Abrams

In memory of Jason Kawin

Janice and Stanley Gitt and Family

In memory of Harry Graetz

Sibby and Mel Cosner

In memory of Edward Scallet

Patricia and Michael McKinnis

In memory of Ruth Schermer Goldstein

Jane and James Rohrbaugh

In honor of Frala Osherow’s Birthday

Holly Brown Balk, Jason and Tyler Balk

In honor of the birth of Molly Eliora Alper

Carla and Michael Feuer

Carol and Paul Gusdorf

JOHN E. SIMON MUSIC FUNDIn memory of Ronald Simon

Sheilah and Ed Cohen

KIRK NACKMAN GARDEN FUNDIn memory of Helen Goldsticker

Gloria Portnoy

LIVNOT FUNDIn honor of Jerry Levy’s Bar Mitzvah

Barbara McLaughlin and Richard Weiss

In honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Lilly Yalowitz, granddaughter of Liz & Larry Linkon

Marcia and Robert Pass

marchTRIBUTES


HARVEY KORNBLUM JEWISH FOOD PANTRY BASKETSFebruary 10-11: In honor of Arianna Blatt becoming a Bat Mitzvah

With love from Lisa Blatt

BIMAH FLOWERSFebruary 10-11: In honor of Arianna Blatt’s Bat Mitzvah

With love from Lanie and Grandpa Blatt

ONEG SPONSORSFebruary 11: In honor of their niece, Arianna’s, Bat Mitzvah

With love from Robin and Jim Blatt

LYNNE & ARNIE COLE URJ CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIn honor of the Lynne & Arnie Cole URJ Camp Scholarship Fund

Lynne Cole

MILLARD S. COHEN CARING COMMUNITY FUNDIn honor of Myra Cohen’s birthday

Lillian Zoloto

NATHAN KAHN - ERNESTINE KAHN - CHARLES KAHN FOUNDATIONIn memory of Helen Goldsticker

Hildegard and Herman Rochman

In memory of Christa Nagel

Hildegard and Herman Rochman

RABBIS’ DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn memory of Helene Rothman

Marty Rothman and Jennifer Mancuso

In memory of Matthew Neal

Jayne and Mark Neal

In honor of Katherine Biernacki’s Bat Mitzvah

Joelle and Mark Biernacki

In honor of the naming of Lucy Lyell

Jane and Richard Wasserman

RABBI MARK L. SHOOK FUND FOR LIFELONG LEARNINGIn memory of Matthew Neal

Nancy and Andrew Branz

RABBI RUBIN ENDOWED RABBINICAL CHAIR FUNDIn memory of Betty Hearsh

Vivian Zwick

YARHZEITIn memory of Samuel Bender

Ruth and Harvey Bender

In memory of Norma Fox Buckman

Sam Fox

In memory of Raymond S. Cohen

Phyllis and Stanley Cohen

In memory of David Ellman

Diane and Michael Packman

In memory of Sylvia Freund Epstein

Susie and Bob Schulte

In memory of Samuel A. Fox

Audrey Shanfeld

In memory of Mildred R. Feldman

Suzanne Lasky

In memory of Elmer Gidlow and Selma Gidlow

Audrey Friedman

In memory of Rose Lamberg

Judy Lewis

In memory of Emil Lasker and Virginia Lasker Goldman

Carol and Thomas Lasker

n memory of Henry Lawrence Lewis

Art Lewis

In memory of Dr. Ellis Lipsitz

Judy Capes

In memory of Thelma Mushlin

Susan and Stanley Goodman

In memory of Moisey Samoylovich

Maya Samoylovich

Ella Raber

In memory of Sylvia Shanfeld

Audrey Shanfeld

In memory of Lori Shelton

Marvin Goldfarb

In memory of Ed Silverman

Frank and Sandy Silverman Wasserman

In memory of Dave Solomon

Nancy, Edward, Liz and Claire Solomon

PERPETUAL MEMORIALS

A new memorial has been established for

Betty Birnbaum Hearsh

Geraldine “Gigi” Rubenstein

Anna Lee Brown

Helen Goldsticker

Ruth Schermer Goldstein

Henry R. Lee

Matthew Ryan Neal

William R. Paulson

Leigh Strassner

CONDOLENCES

We extend our deepest sympathy to the families of

WHAT’S NEW AT NEW MT. SINAI?

On one of the front gates of New Mt. Sinai Cemetery,

the Hebrew words Beit Chayim (A Home of Life) appear.

At first glance, this might seem a bit incongruous for a

cemetery. But upon further thought, it is a wonderful

description for this beautiful green space located in the

heart of St. Louis. New Mt. Sinai is abundant with living

things – trees, plants, grass, insects. We even have foxes

and other animals that roam our 52-plus acres of rolling

hills.

Spring is a great time of year to come to New Mt. Sinai

and see the “Circle of Life” in full bloom. The cemetery

is about to burst with the spring colors of azalea bushes,

perennials, and forsythia bushes, creating a feast for the

eyes! Drive around the more than 1.5 miles of road out

here and see the true beauty of St. Louis’ oldest, largest

and most beautiful Jewish cemetery. You will discover

why New Mt. Sinai is also the only Jewish cemetery in

this area to be listed on the National Register of Historic

Places.

The other front gate has the words Beit Olam

(A Universal Home) inscribed upon it. New Mt. Sinai

permits burials of non-Jewish spouses and even

cremated remains, so we are indeed a “home for all.”

I hope you will come by and visit the cemetery soon,

and that you will remember New Mt. Sinai when you

make your end-of-life arrangements.

The New Mt. Sinai Cemetery Association will hold its

Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 3:30 p.m.,

preceding the regular Board Meeting of the association.

The meeting will be held at B’nai El Congregation, and

any clergy or member of the owner congregations

(B’nai El, Shaare Emeth, and Temple Israel) may attend

the Annual Meeting. Questions or concerns may be

directed to the Board during the Annual Meeting.

Dan Brodsky, Executive Director


WALL OF HONOR

A new memorial has been established for

Anna Lee Brown

weREMEMBERFeb. 26-March 3Sara Fox AdesBenjamin ArnovitzMorris BassLeonard L. BiermanLois Lee BiermanNorman Cecil BroddonStuart CaplinMindelle Bamberger CerfEmanuel M. ColeJacob CroneSelma DennisErna DeutschMark Aaron EdisonSamuel GartenbergEleanor GhertnerMilton GoldmanNathan GreenbergCharles GregorMarcus HarrisFanny HoltzLouis HonigIda B. HorwitzDr. Ernst JonasJoseph KaufmanHannah Lederer KohnMichael KuttenJoseph ManneEdith MannheimerNatalie MehlmanRosa MeyerSaul L. NymarkSadie Seidel RickensohlAugusta SchoenstadtJack M. SchultzLeon J. SchwabMalvern A. SchweigDollie B. ShoenbergRichard C. SimonJerome J. SpectorGunter Herbert SternHarold M. SternBertha WildmanDavid P. Wohl Jr.Minnie Mayer WolfheimCharles H. YalemJames Henry YalemEmil A. Ziskind

Names listed have been placed in Perpetual

Memorial. For information as to how you

may place a loved one’s name in Perpetual

Memorial, please contact Sydney Masin at

[email protected] or 314-432-8050.


March 25-31Gertrude Silverstein AlpertMax Edward ArensonNorton Frederick BenderJack BergJulia Sigoloff CohenAlbert L. ColowickJoyce Ann Conney FlahertyLeo FrankEmanuel FriedmanDr. Jeffrey Scott GallEdith Katcher GlaserNathan GoldbergPauline Silver GoldmanNathan GoldringHarry GoldsteinHerbert V. GoldwasserLouis GoodFannie IssermanMoe JacobsNathan KahnFrieda Steiner KlauberWilliam P. KlauberSamuel KlingYetive Schapiro LipschultzBernhard LittmannMax LubinEvelyn OrensteinLouis Abraham PlattSara Schermer PoeAlex RochmanSol RoosFlorence RosenfeldStanley E. RosenfeldRabbi Alvan D. RubinLewis H. SachsLeo SchermerKarl SchweizerJulia M. ShuchartStephen R. ShuchartArthur SimonPhillip L. SitemanTheresa Hartmann StillmanGeorge StudnaAnna WeissDr. Richard S. WeissG. Daniel WoolfFlorence Brown Yalem

March 11-17Theresa G. AgatsteinBessie BernhardtMichael BlumenfeldRachel CohenSamuel R. CohenAnna CotlerDorothy Henrietta DolginDr. Clarence Theodore EckertAbraham EdisonCarolyn Elaine FinkelsteinAlberta H. FisherIsadore FryAlbert GelberStella Sommers GlaserHarry GreenbergFrieda P. HalpernSadie HermanSarah Shyer HirschSidney H. JacobsonErnestine KahnRalph W. KalishRaymond KohnEmily LandauerMildred R. LevyEmma Berg LoewensteinEmil ManneJoseph MayerFred J. MishowMorris NeubergerEthel OrchardHenry A. RossenHarriett Speier RostenbergLouis RothgiesserRuth Ann RubinHarold SandmelSam SchechterMaurice SenturiaAlvin SerkesRosetta L. SiegfriedCharles M. SilvermanWalter J. SkrainkaJack R. SmithMarcus H. SolomonNancy SteeleAnna Hendin SteinbachBonnie Ellen SteuerYetta StromfeldBerenice TenenbaumIra L. WagnerBill WallisRose WaxKlara WestheimerAbraham WolffSander Bernard Zwick

March 4-10J. Arthur Baer IIJack BalkNathan “Smiley” BenderNathan C. BergerHattie BiermanRose BolgarJoseph J. BramanRose BrandtMildred Potlitzer EckertJacob H. EpsteinHilda Rose FastmanJacob S. FinkeBen J. FranklinJeanne GersteinMiriam Londy GoldmanRobert C. GordonMax J. GrossmanFrances GuckenheimRabbi Ferdinand M. IssermanRachel Bienenstok KalishSidney KelterBessie Bramoweth KomenFrances KrausBarry KremDorothy LendingNathan LendingMax LevisGertrude LevyHarold E. LewinSamuel LudwigHannah MeyerIda MeyerHelen MillerBen MuskinShirley Ades PlattSol ReichesCharles S. RiceIda E. RosenblattAnna RosenbloomSaul L. RubinWallace Renard RuwitchByrdie Medalie SanowskyJoseph D. SchaeferEsther Perlman SchapiroRose N. SchaschAvery SchermerLouis SchwartzFrank E. SclairLouis J. SilvermanMary Helen SilvermanRalph SilvermanLena Meyer SteinbergAaron WaldheimMary S. WeilAlan Lee WeilitzLouis Weinstein

March 18-24Marguerite Strecker BaerHarry Raymond BeanIrvin BettmanEsther Offenbach BookeBella CohenJonathan Israel CohenRosalind Geist EpsteinMartin FeistSamuel L. FoxBertha C. FrensdorfIda Vetsburg FriedheimAnn Steiner FriedmanOscar FrischCarrie GlaserJulius GlaserCecelia GoldmanDr. Leo GottliebPhilip GramJohn Julius GreenbergJohn J. Hamilton Jr.Rose Schwartz HearshLionel M. HermanMarion Harris IsaacsLaura May IsaacsonSadie Pill JacobsonArthur JungmannJohn KurigerAmy K. LearsEllis A. LevineSamuel MagesMildred Blustein NeumanIda S. PlattDr. Louis John PosenerMitzi Ruth ReiserEsther R. RimmelNed RobertsRose RubinDena SachsHarry SchaschIda SchechterSadie Reichman SchucartPauline SilverRose Sigoloff SilverDavid SilvermanKatherine SilvermanSarah SteinEdward N. TepperArthur Michael WashauerMax A. WedelesJune Sachar WeilGertrude M. WeissManuel YanowMorton L. Zalk

GIVE-A-MEAL-A-MONTH

For the month of March, the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry

is looking for these specific items in order to provide well-balanced nourishment for the community in need:

Canned Tuna Fish, Beef Stew or Chili, Hearty Soups,

Hot or Cold Healthy Cereals, Canned Fruits and Vegetables,

Canned Pastas with Meat, Toilet Paper,

Shampoo, Tissues and Hand Soap

Items should be brought to our collection site by the May Chapel.

For further information, please contact Louise Levine, 636-227-1259.

Congregation Temple Israel is a caring, inclusive community committed to living Reform Judaism and participating in the sacred destiny of the Jewish people and Israel through education, worship, and repair of the world.

Chag Purim Sameach!

Happy Purim!

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March 2012

Adar / Nisan 5772

Volume XXXI / Number 6

STAFF

Amy Feder, Rabbi

Michael Alper, Rabbi

Mark L. Shook, Rabbi Emeritus

Eli K. Montague, F.T.A., Executive Director

Leslie Wolf, Director, Deutsch Early Childhood Center

Adele Lewis, Interim Education Coordinator

Carol Wolf Solomon, Director of Development and Communications

OFFICERS

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Jonathan Bloom, Vice President, Membership

David Chassin, Vice President, Facilities

Pamela Dern, Vice President, Social Action

Harvey Harris, Vice President, Community Outreach

Michael Weiss, Vice President, Strategic Planning

Carol Cohen, Secretary

Dee Mogerman, Assistant Secretary

Cathy Goldsticker, Treasurer

Diana Rothbarth, Assistant Treasurer

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THEN AND NOW HONORING OUR PAST SHABBAT€¦ · Family says to you, “TODA RABA, WAPSAW, SHUKRAN GAZILIN, DANK, DANKE, MERCI BEAUCOUP, GRACIAS, and THANK YOU! We are so grateful to