February 09 - Temple Kol Ami

Volume
XLIV
Number
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Volume
XXXIX,
Number
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Voice
February 2005
2009 —Sh’vat-Adar
5769
February
- Shevat / Adar
1 5765
Scholar In Residence Weekend with Temple Beth El
During the weekend of February 14th and 15th, Temple Kol Ami and
Temple Beth El have the honor of hosting Rabbi Richard F. Address as a
Scholar-In-Residence. Rabbi Address is the Director of the
Department of Jewish Family Concerns of the Union for Reform Judaism.
Friday night services will take place at Temple Beth El at 7:30 pm. Rabbi
Address will speak about “Becoming a Caring Congregation: The Challenge
of Conquering Irrelevancy.” On Saturday, February 14th, Torah study will begin at
9:15 am in the Board Room at Temple Beth El. Worship services will be at Temple Beth
El at 10:30 am. Rabbi Address will present the topic, “To Honor and Respect: The Challenge of Care-Giving.”
We hope that you will be with us at Temple Beth El and join with our neighboring
congregation to pray and be enlightened. Please remember that there will be no services
at Temple Kol Ami that weekend. Temple Beth El is located at 7400 Telegraph Road,
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 48301. It is on the corner of Telegraph and 14 Mile Road. For
more information, call Temple Beth El (248) 851-1100.
Rabbi Address’ areas of interest and concern have as their foundation
the “theology of sacred relationships”: the changing Jewish family,
intergenerational care-giving, self-destructive behaviors, pressures on
youth, inclusiveness for those with special needs and the impact of
medical technology on our lives. In January, 2007, he received the
prestigious “Sherut La'am (Service to the People)” award from the
Hebrew Union College's Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health.
Inside this issue
Ritual Calendar
Page 2
Sisterhood News
Page 7
Announcements
Pages 11, 12 & 13
Message from Rabbi Roman
Page 3
Social Action Section
Page 8
Worth Menchening
Page 14
Religious School News
Page 4 & 5
Music Notes
Page 10
Calendar of Events
Page 15
Message from Rabbi Conrad
Page 6
Ritual Calendar
Rabbi
Norman T. Roman, R.J.E., D.D.
Founding Rabbi Emeritus
Ernst J. Conrad
Director of Education
Andee Liberman
Director of Music
Nathalie M. Conrad
Soloist
Tiffany Steyer
Administrator
Cheryl Chaben
Executive Board
Co-Presidents
William Faber
Howard Katz
Vice Presidents
Nena Chudnof
Joe Falik
Lee Schottenfels
Secretary
Gail Raben
Treasurer
William Goldenberg
Past President
Terry Hollander
Board of Trustees
Stephen Bloom
Chuck Freedman
Irving Friedman
Andrew Gelsey
Paul Gross
Dana Patchak
Lisa Redmond
Rachel Sherman
Henry Shevitz
Diane Siegel-DiVita
Karee Strome
Irene Swerdlow-Freed
Michelle Taigman
Ritual Calendar
Friday, February 6, 2009
6:00 pm
Simply Shabbat, Special “Green” Shabbat
Saturday, February 7, 2009
9:00 am
Torah Explorers
9:30 am
Chevrat Torah
10:30 am
Shabbat Worship
Friday, February 13, 2009
7:30 pm
Joint Service at Temple Beth El
NO SERVICE AT TKA
Saturday, February 14, 2009
9:15 am
Torah Study in the board room at Temple Beth El
10:30 am
Joint Service at Temple Beth El
NO SERVICE AT TKA
Friday, February 20, 2009
7:30 pm
Shabbat Worship, Special Choir Shabbat
Our soloist, Tiffany Steyer and our choir will join
Rabbi Roman with some new Shabbat tunes!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
9:30 am
Chevrat Torah
10:30 am
Shabbat Worship
Friday, February 27, 2009
6:00 pm
Simply Shabbat, Special Arts & Music Fest Service
Our soloist, Tiffany Steyer, will join Rabbi Roman
Saturday, February 28, 2009
9:30 am
Chevrat Torah
10:30 am
Shabbat Worship, Special Arts & Music Fest
Service
Our soloist, Tiffany Steyer, will join Rabbi
Roman
Temple Kol Ami is a member of the
TKA Office Hours
Monday-Thursday 9-5
Friday 9-3
Contact Information
for Temple Kol Ami Staff
Norman T. Roman, Rabbi
Ernst J. Conrad, Rabbi Emeritus
Leslie Samet, Assistant to Rabbi Roman
Andee Liberman, Director of Education
Cheryl Chaben, Administrator
Cathy Podell, Bookkeeper
Tiffany Steyer, Soloist
Melanie Gorman, Temple Assistant
Rob Gutman, Youth Advisor
General Temple
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Please check www.tkolami.org regularly for up-
Message From Rabbi Roman
“Where Are You?”
(To the “veteran” and “experienced” members of Temple Kol
Ami, I offer a brief word of clarification: I am not referring to my
annual Ayeka? Sermon from Yom Kippur!)
Simply put, I'm concerned: where are you? Especially on Friday
night and Saturday mornings? We Rabbis were taught, and
American Jewish experience seemed to validate, that attendance at Worship Services in the Synagogue increased when
economic times were rough, when people were hurting and confused and depressed. The Temple offered a place of comfort,
uplift, companionship, familiarity – all in light of that which
around us was difficult, disrupting, and alienating.
We want to add to the vitality and spirit of our Shabbat experience. It's nigh impossible to do with barely a minyan present.
We want to hear more people singing and sharing (and even
playing instruments!) Where are you? We have reconfigured
the chairs in the Sanctuary to enhance our being able to look at
each other, to sympathize and inspire each other. We have
brought a “toy and book chest” into a corner of the Sanctuary,
for those young children who can't sit quietly enough with only a
siddur in their hands . . .
We are enjoying a light Kiddush luncheon (hosted by the Religious Services Committee) every Saturday at 11:45 a.m. if there
is not a Bar/Bat Mitzvah service, and coordinated the timing of
the Worship Service and the Chevrat Torah study group so that
we can say kaddish and kiddush together.
Three out of four Friday night Services have been designated
with a 6:00 p.m. “Simply Shabbat” mode, encouraging young
children to be present as well as businesspeople on their way
home from work, before their Sabbath meal.
Of course, I would be thrilled to discover that you're not at Temple on Friday night or Saturday morning, because you're celebrating Shabbos with family and friends, candles and wine, Torah Study and Tikkun 'Olam (healing the world) projects on your
own.
But if that's not the case, if you're choosing not to be with US,
your Temple community, at these times, if we're not meeting
your spiritual needs and have not motivated you to help meet
the spiritual needs of others through Worship, please let me
know why! Phone, email, snailmail, fax – all will work.
Where are you?
We are attempting to organize a class and timetable for Temple members who are
interested in becoming Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah in a group process.
Please call Leslie for more information 248-661-0040
ALL BAR/BAT MITZVAH DATES THROUGH 2012 (BIRTHDATES THROUGH 1999) HAVE
BEEN ASSIGNED. IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE A DATE,
PLEASE CONTACT LESLIE AT 248-661-0040 or [email protected]
Torah Explorers
A special Tot Shabbat experience
for pre-readers and their parents
or grandparents!
Bagels & Basics
“Why it’s Reform and not
Reformed Judaism”
A conversation with
Rabbi Roman
Sit on the Bimah, Sing Shabbat Songs
Hear a Torah Story, Have a Sweet Treat
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!!
Sunday
February 8, 2009
11 am – noon
Saturday, February 7, 2009
9:00am-9:30 am
Save these future dates:
April 4, May 9, June 13
(while children attend Religious School)
Please check www.tkolami.org regularly for updates
Come stretch your brain and
learn with us in an informal setting!
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Religious School News
What to do next?
As we are all struggling to make ends meet during these
difficult economic times, I find myself looking for new
ways to “spend” my downtime instead of shopping
(groceries and malls), going to the movies, meeting
friends at local coffee shops or wandering in and out of
local boutiques. When I talk with people I am also hearing the same situations as well as what to do with their
families that is cost efficient.
It’s a great family project and it helps others as
well. Turn your clutter into someone else’s
prized possession. Give things away to people who have more need for them than you
do. I have found you can donate just about
anything. A few suggestions are:
Mrs. Liberman
Clothing: Council Thrift Shop on 12 Mile
in Berkley
Salvation Army: www.salvationarmyusa.org
Goodwill Industries: www.goodwill.org
Used Eyeglasses: Lions Clubs International
The things I am looking to do next can be done with and
www. lionsclubs.org/EN/.indes.shtml/vision_eyeglasses
without children. Anyone can find various volunteering
Athletic Shoes: Nike RE-Use a Shoe www.letmeplay.com
opportunities in the area, including volunteering here at
Unopened
food: Yad Ezra www.yadezra.org
TKA. Food pantries need help, local foundations such as
Ronald McDonald House and our local Jewish aging faTo give away unwanted possessions for free to people
cilities, love visitors to sit and schmooze with.
who can make good use of them, go to
www.freecycle.org.
Have you played monopoly as a family yet? How about
Scrabble, puzzles, or even card games. Take the opportunity to be together, to “spend” time together. Have other These are only suggestions not endorsements of any
families over, or take turns watching each other’s children agencies.
so you can have a quiet night at home.
And as always……”spend” time at Temple Kol Ami. We
offer
all sorts of social, educational, social action and
“Spend” time minimizing and decluttering your closets.
spiritual opportunities. Check us out at www.tkolami.org.
FEBRUARY SCHOOL CALENDAR
Sunday, February 1st - Family Superbowl Event
Sunday, February 8th 6th - Grade Tzedakah Experience
Saturday, February 14th - Hoedown
Save the dates!
March 6th - Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade Shabbat
March 8th - Purim Carnival
March 14th - Blues Night
It’s Easy Being Green: In 3 simple steps a month
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Move the refrigerator 3 inches from the wall
If a dollar bill easily slips out of the closed door of your refrigerator, replace the gasket
Seal off unused areas and don’t heat or cool these areas.
Please check www.tkolami.org regularly for updates
Religious School News
How we “spend” our time in Religious School
Kindergarteners work in their workbooks
High School prepares latkes for their “bake-off”
8th & 12th grade wrap Chanukah gifts for JARC
Rabbi Roman teaches Chanukah to Wondergarden
2nd grade shares family chanukiahs
Save the date March 1st
Our 8th grade
students are busy crafting a
6 foot wooden mezuzah for
Our Religious School wing
On March 1st the entire
congregation is invited
To insert their wishes inside
the mezuzah and participate
in the dedication
Watch your email
for more details!
Our official latke tasters...maybe a little salty!!
Jenny Allan, Rabbi Roman and Stu Raben
2nd grade bakes Chanukah cookies
Don’t miss
Praying With Lior
A captivating documentary
film produced and directed by
Ilana Trachtman
February 8th at Temple kol ami
1:30 registration
2pm presentation
3pm screening
4:30 Q & A with
Ilana Tractman
The cost will be $5 per family
Please check www.tkolami.org regularly for updates
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A Message From Rabbi Emeritus Ernst J. Conrad
Another Round: But Not The Last
It was just a question of time for Israel to
respond militarily to the continuing
provocation of Hamas, the virtual ruler
of the Gaza Strip, that has been responsible for dispatching missiles into Israeli
territory. For months, in-spite of a
hutna, an armistice, these lethal weapons
have been catapulted, sheltered by
home-made surroundings, into the Israeli
country-side, especially the immigrant
community of S’derot, but also the port city of Ashdod. Now
the international outcry: Israel’s response is disproportionate to
the Palestinian provocation; large protest peace rallies have
taken place here and in Europe. There has been a special
anxitey that local hotheads might provoke a Jewish-Arab confrontation.
The situation is more favorable for Israel than under previous
similar circumstances. President Bush, our President Elect
Obama, assorted Peaceniks concur that Israel must defend its
citizens, the civilian population, against outside attacks. This is
warfare and the adversary makes an ever obvious attempt to
shield the manufacturers of these weapons behind civilians,
especially children using private home, schools, government
offices, even Mosques, as workshops and storage places for the
raw materials. During several months of “armistice” Hamas
reservoir of materials has increased manifold, due to the lax
patrol of Gaza’s borders. Egypt only recently demolished the
tunnels through which supplies were sent to Hamas, also to
Islamic Jihad, the Fatah El, Aksa Brigade and other Palestinian
groups that deny the right of a Jewish State to exist.
Calling All Knitters!!
Please join us for the kick off of
a very special project!
Monday, February 2nd
7:00pm at TKA
-TKA knitters needed to create an afghan for
auctioning off at Aces Chai
-We extend an invitation to knitters of all
levels to join us.
-Requirements: Size 8 knitting needles and a
willingness to knit a 12 inch square for our
afghan
-Yarn has been generously donated to us by
Knitter's Kove Yarn Shop
-Please contact
Gail Raben
[email protected]
or Elissa Rosenfeld [email protected]
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So, how is this confrontation different from many previous
ones? The future of peace negotiations is at stake. Both Israelis and Palestinians are facing important elections at this
time. It is very likely that Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud
Party will receive a majority of the Jewish vote and be asked to
form a right-of-center coalition government. Netanyahu is not
interested in a two-state solution of the “Palestinian Problem”.
He would promote, at best, an economic accomodation to severely curtail Palestinian enclaves. Surely, the wall would not
be stopped. Settlements, even outposts, would not be dismantled. To be sure: Jerusalem would remain the “Undivided
Capital of the Jewish State” and territory exchanges have never
been heard about. Compensation of Arab refugees still living to
the fourth generation in UN-sponsored and maintained Camps:
forget about it! Likud is supported in such a rejectionist
attitude by various Orthodox parties who firmly believe that
Eretz Yisrael is the Eternal Promise made by God to Abraham,
the Patriarch, and to the Jewish People.
Among the Palestinians, Mahmud Abbas’ presidential term is
completed. If he runs again or prolongs his mandate in some
manner, his leadership capacity has been so diminished by corruption and indecisiveness that, were it not for the UN, American, and European Union support, he could not exert any authority whatsoever.
But...we are an ancient and patient people. Here and there we
will endure the current mess, praying that conditions wil not
deteriorate into chaos and anarchy. Be this God’s will!
EJC
Your empty ink
cartridge can earn
extra money for our
congregation!
Please bring your
cartridge in next time
you are at TKA during
office or school
hours and help
TKA earn much
needed funds
Please check www.tkolami.org regularly for up-
Sisterhood News by Abby Pook
It meant the world to my family and me for the
friendship, care and compassion that came from our
Temple Kol Ami Family on the recent loss of my
mother, Sylvia Brown. I would like to extend a huge
Thank You to all those who sent my family cards,
memorials, hugs, visits, phone calls, meals, desserts, offered caring thoughts, or just came to help
out. One of my “sisters” said, “we are family”. I
am so fortunate to be surrounded by such a wonderful family! Thank You from the bottom of my
heart. My mother, Sylvia Brown, was a remarkable
woman. She left a wonderful legacy!
January brought women out to hear about Female
Trailblazers in Art. We had a great turnout and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening. This month
we have invited our fellow Temple member, Dr.
Richard Ng, who will speak on Women’s Alternative
Health Issues. Come listen to Dr. Ng, Tuesday Feb.
10th at 7:00 PM. Look for information on our
Women’s Seder and Sisterhood Shabbat coming up
in March and April.
Last year TKA sisterhood had 81 members. I am
proud to announce that, this year, we have 116, up
from 81 members, last year. The larger number
comes from the new Temple members who have
received a free Sisterhood Membership for their first
year as well as Temple Members that have decided
to become part of our Sisterhood this year. We are
all going to make it our business to show all of our
new (and old) members that Kol Ami is definitely the
place to be.
Again, I offer my phone number for any of you who
have new ideas or just want to talk. You can reach
me at (248) 553-7414.
Save the Date for TKA Sisterhood’s
Annual Women’s Seder!
March 17th
6:30 pm
More information in the next Voice
TKA Sisterhood is proud
to host a lively and
informative presentation
by
Dr. Rick Ng
“A Holistic Approach to
Bone Health”
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
7:00- 8:30pm
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ALL ARE WELCOME!
BRING A FRIEND!
Please check www.tkolami.org regularly for updates
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Social Action Section
In the last issue of The Voice issue we mentioned
what a great time we had at the Hope Hospitality
and Warming Center in Pontiac. We would like to
thank all of the volunteers from Congregation Adat
Shalom, Congregation Beth Ahm and Temple Kol
Ami who helped check in guests, cook, hand out the
blankets and toiletries and donated the much
needed funds and items. This project was such a
success that we will be going again next year!
Sunday, February 22nd is our next delivery date for
Yad Ezra. Please contact Lisa Redmond at [email protected] for further information. Remember this is counted towards a two hour community
service credit.
It is that time of year again! We are starting up our
great Temple Kol Ami team for the American Cancer
Society’s Relay for Life that takes place at West
Bloomfield High School. If you are interested in
signing up, refer to the link on TKA’s website.
Please contact Lisa Redmond at
[email protected] for further information.
Also on our website you will find a link for Nothing
But Nets. It is a URJ project that raises money to
buy mosquito nets to help prevent malaria. For
further information see www.tkolami.org.
Our social Action Committee meets the 2nd Sunday
of every month at 10am at TKA. Please feel free to
join us.
Save the Date and Save the Earth!
“Green” Shabbat!
February 6, 2009 at 6:00 pm
With a focus on the first of the 3 R’s for a greener world Reduce
Including special environmental readings
followed by an Oneg featuring home grown foods
In keeping with tradition, every Social Action program has a component that helps others in some way.
We ask you to bring new hats, gloves and scarves to donate to those in need.
2 Great Ways To Support TKA and Save The Earth Along The
100% Organic
T-Shirts
$10
Green Shopping Bags
For Sale
$3 Each
1 Little Bag Holds
A Lot Of Promise
For Tomorrow
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High Holy Day Thank You’s
Temple Kol Ami Would Like To Show Our Appreciation To All Who Have
Generously Contributed To Our High Holy Day Appeal for 5769
Gregory and Marina Apsey
Douglas and Barbara Bloom
Leslie Bricker
Melvin and Nena Chudnof
Robert and Nancy Cohen
Albert and Harriet Colman
Rabbi Ernst and Nathalie Conrad
Morris and Esther Cooper
Lawrence and Ruth Daniels
Brent and Karen Davidson
Mark and Carol DeVore
Joshua and Emily Eichenhorn
Gary and Gayle Eubanks
Nancy Evanson
Martin and Leila Evelev
Dennis and Peggy Frank
Jeffrey and Dawn Freed
Lillian and Terri Gallant
Gifford and Sandra Jessop
Donald and Bernice Katz
Howard and Cynthia Katz
Seymour and Carolyn Kirsch
Robert and Patricia Landsdorf
Harvey and Ilene Leven
Dan and Dottie Levitsky
David and Andrea Liberman
Mark and Jennifer LoPatin
Kirk McVittie & Sandra Davidson
Henry and Elinor Morgenstein
Sidney and Sharon Moss
Martin and Sandra Nessel
George and Roselie Ohrenstein
Vicki Palmer
Anne Pernick
Roger and Marcia Persin
Donald and Deborah Peven
Rabbi Norman and Lynne Roman
Irving and Estelle Gladstone
Hal and Wendy Goldberg
Joel and Theresa Rosenberg
Chriss Golden
Sandra Rossin
Katherine Golden
Adele Samuels
William Goldenberg& Enid Bienstock Lee and Jody Schottenfels
Kenneth and Liudmila Schneider
Howard and Karen Gutman
Robert and Harriet Schwartz
David and Bonnie Henig
Sheldon and Estelle Schwartz
David and Meryl Hirschland
Laura Shelden
Michael and Kathleen Shelden
Janice Sherman
Robert and Rachel Sherman
Tor Shwayder & Aimee Ergas
Diane Siegel-DiVita
Constance Silver
Barry and Sandra Silverman
Donna Sklar
Andrew and Sharon Spilkin
Edward and Marcella Stein
Michael and Karee Strome
Steven and Shelley Subelsky
Stephen and Beth Swartz
Daniel Freed & Irene Swerdlow-Freed
Hilene Topper
Annette Weiss
Gary and Dolly Weisserman
Marc and Shelley Willner
James Wilson, Jr.
Elliot and Susan Zeltzer
Judi Zimmermann
Please accept our sincere apology if we inadvertently missed your name
CONNECTIONS 2009
34TH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
THE WORLD UNION FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM
JERUSALEM AND TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
MARCH 18-23, 2009
Join Rabbi Roman and participate in workshops, panel
discussions, speakers, walking tours, field trips, peopleto-people connections, entertainment, and the most uplifting Shabbat celebration observed anywhere in the
world. Connections 2009 will be a once-in-a-lifetime
experience. This is your chance to help shape the future of the Jewish People!
For more information, contact Rabbi Roman's Study at
248-661-0040 or visit www.wupj.org
Please check www.tkolami.org regularly for updates
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Music Notes
Save these dates
for special
Musical Services!!
Friday, February 20th
7:30 pm Shabbat Worship,
Special Choir Shabbat
Come hear some new Shabbat tunes!!
Friday, February 27th
Simply Shabbat Arts & Music Fest
Service 6:00 pm
Saturday, February 28th
Shabbat Worship, Arts & Music Fest
Service 10:30 am
Check the website and watch your
email for more details!
JCC’s Stephen Gottlieb MusicFest will host:
“In Concert: The Cantors and Cantorial
Soloists of Michigan:
Up Close and Personal”
7 p.m. Sunday, March 1 at JCC WB
The cantors and cantorial soloists of Michigan join together
to perform some of their own favorite songs, and to present
a concert that pays tribute to cantors who have shaped our
community.
Guest cantors are Earl Berris, Meir Finkelstein, David Gutman, Samuel Greenbaum, Kat Hastings, Frank LanzkronTamarzo, Jen Roher, Pamela Schiffer, Darcie Naomi Sharlein, Michael Smolash, and cantorial soloists Rachel
Kalmowitz, Neil Michaels and Penny Steyer.
$15 for non-members and at the door,
$12 for Center members, congregation members, students
and seniors, in advance.
Tickets may be ordered by fax, mail, phone or in person.
Full payment must accompany all orders. To order by
phone, or for questions, please call 248.967.4030.
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TKA Is Proud To Co-Sponsor
An Evening With
Grammy-Award Winning
Singer and Songwriter,
Melissa Manchester
Saturday, February 28, 2009
8 p.m.
JCC West Bloomfield
Melissa Manchester was born in the Bronx and began
singing when she was just a teen. She attended the
Manhattan School of Music Arts, the High School of
Performing Arts and New York University before being
discovered by Bette Midler and Barry Manilow, who
hired her as a backup singer in 1971. Two years later,
Manchester released her first album. Among Manchester’s numerous Top 40 hits are “Don’t Cry Out Loud,”
“Midnight Blue,” “You Should Hear How She Talks
About You,” “Through the Eyes of Love,” “Come in from
the Rain,” “The Promise” and “Whenever I Call You
Friend.”
Manchester has combined her acting and singing talents in starring roles in Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “Song
and Dance” and “Music of the Night,” as well as in a
recurring role in the television series “Blossom.” In
1991, Manchester costarred with Bette Midler in the
film “For the Boys.”
Melissa Manchester is the first artist in the history of
the Academy Awards to have two nominated movie
themes – “Ice Castles” and “The Promise” - in one
year, and she went on to make Oscar history by performing both songs during the telecast. She also composed the music for 2 Disney animated features, “The
Great Mouse Detective” and “Lady and the Tramp II.”
A member of the Stephen S. Wise Temple in Los Angeles, Manchester will perform “V’al Kulam,” part of the
traditional “Amidah” prayer, during her appearance at
MusicFest.
Tickets are $30 for Non-members and at the door: $25
for TKA and JCC members, students, and seniors, in
advance. Call (248) 967-4030 for advance tickets or
more information.
Please check www.tkolami.org regularly for up-
Announcements
How can a few minutes of time today help raise money for TKA?
Come in to the TKA office, during regular office hours,
for your FREE Hillers scrip card or $5 Kroger scrip card
to start earning money for TKA today!
5% of your purchase will go to TKA every time you use it.
It’s that simple!
We have other scrip available as well.
Please inquire in the TKA office for more information.
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Announcements
Attention College Students and
Young Professionals!
There are many opportunities available
for you to explore Jewish identity, Tikkun
'Olam, and Israel programming: Birthright
trips (including a June '09 First-Ever
Detroit Community group), Alternative
Spring and Summer Break experiences
(check out a $99 week of relief work in
New Orleans through the Religious Action
Center www.keshercollege.org), and
great experiences working with Reform
Jewish kids from all over the globe at
URJ and NFTY Camps or Mitzvah Corps
projects.
Contact Rabbi Roman for more
information. (248) 661-0040
A Heartfelt Plea
To the members
of Temple Kol
Ami,
a warm and caring place to be!
Some members of TKA are in need!
Perhaps you can help with a ride to the store, a homecooked meal a ride to the
doctor, or a friendly voice on the phone!
Contact Eileen Higer to volunteer
(248) 661-9545
[email protected]
Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute 2009
Great Kids Deserve a Great Camp!
Are you a kid who loves…
Swimming, sports, drama, hiking, horseback riding, Hebrew, playing Gaga, sailing, music,
nature, rock climbing, drawing, singing, biking,
or gardening?
Attention High School Students!
If you answered yes to any of these, then OSRUI is
the place for you next summer, along with over
1000 other Jewish kids from all over North America and beyond.
Programs for children in grades 2-12
For more information and to find out which
sessions are still open, check the
OSRUI website: www.osrui.org or
call (847) 509-0990.
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Please check www.tkolami.org regularly for up-
Announcements
Flower Sponsors
Thank you to the
following members:
January 9, 2009
Teri, Joel, Josh and Aaron Rosenberg in
memory of
June Holmes
January 16, 2009
David and Bonnie Henig
in memory of Sy Henig
February 6, 2009
Katherine Golden
in memory of Louis H. Golden
Get Well Wishes
To: Carole Lewis
To: Nancy Siegel
To: Irv Gladstone
Our Sympathies
To: Larry and Pamela
Pepper
on the death of
Larry’s mother, Judith Pepper
To: David and
Meryl Hirschland
on the death of David’s
father, Henry Hirschland
Mazel Tov!
To: Carol and Gerry Gers on the
birth of their grandson
Ethan Brody Gers
To: Susan and Henry Shevitz
on the engagement of their daughter,
Shana,
to Daniel Cohen
To: Andra Barr
on the birth on her
granddaughter
Ava Elizabeth Silk
Please check www.tkolami.org regularly for updates
To: Barry and Sallyjo Levine,
on the death of Barry’s father,
Samuel Levine
To: David and Bonnie Henig
on the death of David’s
father, Sy Henig
To: Steven and
Michelle Kirsch
on the death of Michelle’s
father, Harry Carnick
To: Sheldon Schwartz
on the death of his wife,
And Hope and Chris Bocker on the death
of Hope’s mother,
Estelle Schwartz
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Worth Menchening, Generous Gifts of Tzedakah
Rabbi Roman’s Discretionary Fund
In honor of:
Terry and Marty Hollander, from the Matz Family
Meira Hope Gable, from Marlene Abramson; Kineret and Lance Gable
Ryan and Ayla Horwitz, from Laurie and David Horwitz
Adam Gross becoming Bar Mitzvah, from Nancy and Paul Gross
Margaret Winkleman’s special birthday, from Andra Barr
In memory of:
Sylvia Brown, from Abby and Neal Pook; the TKA Sisterhood
Henry Hirschland, from Nancy and Alan Siegel
Judith Pepper, from Pam and Larry Pepper
Music Fund
In honor of:
Rabbi Conrad’s 60 plus years in the Rabbinate, from Josef Conrad, Elsa
Conrad, David Conley and Ben Conley
Nathalie Conrad’s participation in Adam Gross’ Bar Mitzvah, from Nancy and
Paul Gross
In memory of:
Henry Hirschland, from Nena and Mel Chudnof; Estelle and Irv Gladstone;
Ellie and Henry Morgenstein; Jeff and Patty Mitter; Rosa Schindler and Rick
Ng;
Judith Pepper, from Estelle and Irv Gladstone
Rabbi Conrad’s Discretionary Fund
In honor of:
Nathalie and Rabbi Ernst Conrad, from Loretta and Seymour Ziegelman
In memory of:
Sylvia Brown, from Marilynn Jones
Marvin Kaplan, from Mandy and Sam Skeegan
Religious School Fund
In memory of:
Kay Kasander, from Eileen and David Higer; Eileen and Buz Holzman
Shirley Taub, from Renee and Robert Epstein
Harry Carnick, from Flo and Dan Nitzkin
Brotherhood Fund
In memory of:
Judith Pepper, from Terry and Marty Hollander; Eileen and David Higer
Capital Campaign Fund
In appreciation:
From Diane Crone
In memory of:
Sylvia Brown, from Honey and Irv Friedman
Harold Haas, from Audrey Leider
Samuel Levine, from Eileen and David Higer; Nena and Mel Chudnof; Brenda
Brook and Joe Feinstein
Fresh Flower Fund
In honor of:
Ava Elizabeth Silk, from Andra Barr
TKA General Fund
In honor of:
Laura Shelden’s special birthday, from Irwin and Phyllis Iwrey
In appreciation:
From Nancy Evanson
In memory of:
Norman Willner, from Marc and Shelley Willner
Gretl Frank, from Terry and Marty Hollander
Judith Pepper, from Laura and Dean Gould and Family; Connie Silver; Nena
and Mel Chudnof; Betty and Stanley Wise; Marcia and Roger Persin
Barbara Leeds, Sidney Wallace, Bernard Soble and Eve Wallace, from Andra
Barr
Henry Hirschland, from Nancy and Alan Siegel; Marcia and Roger Persin
Sylvia Brown, from Marcia and Roger Persin
Kay Kasander, from Carol Camiener
Harry Carnick, from Rosa Schindler and Rick Ng
Kiddush Fund
In memory of:
Sy Henig, from Eileen and David Higer
Henry Hirschland, from Nena and Mel Chudnof
Sisterhood Fund
In memory of:
Sylvia Brown, from Abby and Neal Pook; Terry and Marty Hollander
Henry Hirschland, from Mryna and Milt Fisher
Social Action Fund
In honor of:
Nancy Meyers, for a speedy recovery, from Loretta and Seymour Ziegelman
In memory of:
Gretl Frank, from Rhonda Kotzen and Jim McIntyre; Jody and Lee
Schottenfels
Sylvia Brown, from Jody and Lee Schottenfels
Kay Kasander, from the Kach Family; Jody and Lee Schottenfels
Samuel Levine and Sy Henig, from Jody and Lee Schottenfels; Rosa
Schindler and Rick Ng
Esther & Norman Goldenberg Adult Education Fund
In memory of:
Judith Pepper, from Donna Sklar
Israel Study Scholarship Fund
In memory of:
Kay Kasander, from Renee Liberman
Justin Rochkind Memorial Chesed Fund
In honor of:
Annalise Sarai Pitt, from Rabbi and Mrs. Norman Roman
Shirley & Harold Rosenberg Family Programming Fund
In honor of:
In memory of:
Terry Rotenberg, from Joel, Teri, Josh and Aaron Rosenberg
Sklar Family Adult Education Fund
In memory of:
Henry Hirschland, from Donna Sklar
Jackie Strauss Youth Scholarship Fund
In memory of:
William Zimmermann and Jacob Bregman, from Judi Zimmermann
Landscape Fund
In memory of:
Gretl Frank, from Loretta and Seymour Ziegelman
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February
Sun
Sun
Sun
Mon
Mon
Mon
Tue
Tue
Tue
1
2
3
RS
RS
6:00 S’hood Exec
Bd Mtg
9:30 Membership
Mtg
7:00 Knitting Group
7:30 S’hood Gen
Bd Mtg
12:00 TKA SuperBowl
4 Regional Bien3
5
nial
3
10:00 choir
RS-PAB
Mtg
RS-PAB Mtg
8 RS
12:00 SuperBowl
9:30 Memb Mtg
JCC
partyBook Fair
RSTKA SuperBowl
party after RS
SOS
10:00 Social Action
11:00 Bagels &
Mtg
Basics w/NTR
4
6
5
4
LaborBook
JCC
RS
Day Fair
Office Closed
9 RS
Tu B’Shevat
RS
1:00
Cultural Com
Mtg
RS
RS– 7th gr @
TKA—others offsite
11:00 Bagels &
Basics
ZIMRIYAH
10
12
11
Tzedakah
Experinece-Grade
6—
10
Offsite
RS-1st
JCC
RS
JCCBook
Book
Sunday-WFair
Fair
6
NoPraying
RS
1:30
With
9:30
Affirmation
Memb Class
Mtg
Lior Movie
12
11
13
11
RS
Affirmation
1st-MS Class
only
in NY
No
RS
10:00
in
NYchoir
choir
RS—all offsite
7:00
JNF Project @
RS
15Orchard
NFTY
Nat’l
16
10:30
RS
Cult
Mall
Com
Convention
trip to Toledo Museum Soc Act Mtg NO RS
10:00
NO RS
10:30 Membership
Wed
Wed
Wed
1
SOS
2 Regional Bien1
4
JCC Book Fair 5nial - Erie, PA
SOS
1:00 CKA
RS
1:00
RS
JCCChavurat
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Ami
JCC Book Fair
S’hood to host
SOS
SOS dinner
RS
1:00 CKA
S’hood to host
SOS dinner
No RS Program
S’hood
TBD
RS-MS
RS–
RS
resumes
7th- gr
HS@openRS
ing night
TKA—others
offsite
Fri
Fri
Fri
Sat
Sat
Sat
1 Regional Bien3
2
6Erev
nial Tu B’shevat
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6:00 Simply Shab6:00
Shabbat “Green”
JCC
6:00
Book
SimplyFair
Shabbat6:00
bat Simply Shabbat
b’day blessFeb
SOS&B’day
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Blessings
8:00 Shabbat Worship—EJC
3 Regional Biennial
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9:30
Torah
10:30
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Wor9:00Chevrat
Torah
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10:30
Shabbat
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ship—B/M
of Torah
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ship
10:30
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9:30
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9:30 Chevrat Torah
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Shabbat
10:30
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ship
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Havdallah
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Fair
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CKA Fair
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14 NFTY
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ship
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kiddush
lunch
9:30 Chevrat
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TKA
9:15 Torah
10:30
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ship-KH
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RS
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1:00 S’hood
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6:30 Exec Bd Mtg
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Ami
Bd
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6:30 Exec
HHD Usher
Bd Mtg
Trng Exec
& Dinner—
6:30
Bd Mtg
soc hall
6:30 Exec Bd Mtg
17
7:00 Sisterhood
General Board
Meeting
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7:30Mtg
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6:30
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on The Jews of
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22 Music Fest thru 23 Music Fest
24 Music Fest
25 Music Fest
3/8
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RS
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7:30 Gen Bd Mtg
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9:30 Chevrat Torah
10:30 Shabbat
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25
23
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9:30
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26 Music Fest
27 Music Fest
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28
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28
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10:30 Shabbat WorService
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8pm JCC WB
TKA to co-sponsor
Melissa
Manchester
Concert
Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage PAID
Farmington Hills, MI
Permit No. 15
5085 Walnut Lake Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48323
Phone: 248.661.0040 Fax: 248.661.5901
Religious School Office at TKA: 248.661.6099
[email protected]
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Hoedown fun is about to begin!
February 14th is the date
8:00 and don’t be late!
Come kick up your heels and do si do,
Bow to your partner, dance to and fro.
For 25 bucks you get dessert, and coffee too,
If you want something stronger,
then bring your own brew.
Sign up now, the sooner the better,
You must respond with an email letter.
February 14th
8:00pm
At Temple Kol Ami
$25.00 per person
RSVP to [email protected]
by February 6, 2009
You must be at least 21 to attend