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HIGHLIGHTS THIS
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Rabbi’s Column
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Temple Administrator
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Religious School
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Early Childhood Program
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Congregational Meeting
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Social Action Committee
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Noteworthy Nachas
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Senior Youth Group (TBS
BAYTY)
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Aleph Bet
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Men's Club 13
Rosh Chodesh14
Hineni14
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
COLOR FUN RUN
MAY 15
Holocaust Remembrance
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Sisterhood 16
Sisterhood Judaica Shop
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Sisterhood Book Club
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Donations20
May 2016 Nisan/Iyyar 5776
Rabbi’s Column
For most of us who
seek community in the
contemporary Reform Jewish
world, Shabbat has arguably
become the most glaring
collision point between our
articulated values and our
lived values.
We lament that we are
overburdened and claim to hunger for restorative
time. We maintain that we prioritize meaning,
perspective and relationships over the pursuit of
wealth, accomplishment, and activity. Yet, our
actions so often tell a different story–one of choosing
to allow our days to blur together in endless frenetic
busyness. We say we can be defined by the very
values that Shabbat elevates… and yet, we do little or
nothing to elevate Shabbat.
Rabbi Ari Goldstein
[email protected]
In our Reform community, there is no absolute “right
or wrong” to Shabbat observance. We do not define
ourselves by what we are “supposed” to do in order
to be Jewish. However, is it not reasonable to think
that a Reform Jew should consider what his/her
Shabbat observance might look like, and then strive
to meet those goals? Maybe those goals will find
you at a more regular Shabbat dinner. Maybe those
goals will reprioritize weekend activities. Maybe
those goals will find you at the synagogue for services
more often.
We just don’t have the time, we tell ourselves–but
in reality, we know that we just don’t make the time.
We have decided that continuing our normal routine
unabated is more important.
The legendary 20th century Jewish thinker, Rabbi
Abraham Joshua Heschel, taught that if we truly want
to live lives of meaning, as we say we do, Shabbat
is the obvious way in–and if we want to enter, we
must bid farewell once per week to the usual frenzy
that clutters our lives “and learn to understand that
the world has already been created and will survive
without the help of humans.”
There is a deep humility embedded in Rabbi
Heschel’s teaching, a realization that meaning
can only be found when we admit that our daily
obsessions are actually not all that important to the
legacy we strive to leave. Are we ready to admit that
whatever we simply “can’t stop ourselves from doing
on Shabbat” is truly not so essential…certainly not
more essential than the values by which we hope to
be remembered?
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Annual Congregational Meeting
Wednesday, May 18
6:30pm
See page 7 for details.
Jill Sussman
Temple Administrator
As we come to the end of the
Religious School and Preschool year,
our schools have already started
planning the 2016-2017 school year. I
have also been working with the
heads of the temple committees to
start planning the calendar for temple
events and fundraisers, so please
make sure that a representative from
your club has contacted me to discuss
upcoming dates and events.
While we're on the subject of next year, let me remind you
that the Board of Trustees has approved a few important
changes starting in the Fall. First, we are changing our
service times. Beginning in September 2016 the service
times will be as follows:
First weekend of the month: services start at 6pm.
Second weekend of the month: services start at 7pm--this
is also the Family Service.
All other weekends: services start at 7:30pm.
[email protected]
The second change regards the temple newsletter.
Beginning in September, the newsletter will be published
bi-monthly--in September, November, January, March, and
May, along with a summer edition.
We will continue the weekly email and special e-mail
blasts for events, and we will continue to promote all
temple events and happenings on Facebook. The home
page of the temple website is also updated weekly! For
those who don’t already know, the website address
is www.annapolistemple.org., not to be confused with
templeannapolis.com. Yes, we have had a few people
go to this site, which is fine if you want a career in
cosmetology, but it won’t get you the listing of temple
events. Please bookmark our page, so you have access
to the up-to-date calendar--including any changes that
happen after the newsletter is published.
We are looking forward to an exciting new year! One event
already scheduled on the calendar is a fantastic Klezmer
weekend. Please mark your calendars now for the
weekend of September 16th. It is going to be a highlight
event weekend and an event not to be missed. I hope to
see everyone at this or other temple events coming soon.
Denim & DesSert Fundraiser
A Casual Evening of
Live Music, Raffles,
Friends, and Fun!
Saturday, May 14
7:30pm
$36 members
$50 non-members
RSVP to the temple office at
[email protected] or
on the temple website!
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Religious School Believe it or not, May means we’ve
reached the end of the Religious
School year! However, we certainly
have a busy month ahead of
us! Between Mishpacha (family)
programming for the third grade, a
Shabbat family service with fourth
grade participating, a Holocaust
remembrance program for our older
students to attend, and a Fun Run to raise money
for our temple on Sunday, May 15th, we have a lot of
exciting things on our plate!
Another important event and milestone this month
is Confirmation for our tenth grade students. After
spending several years in our Religious School and
learning about what it means to be a Jew, we will now
celebrate their accomplishments and commitment
to their faith and community. Much like a graduation
ceremony, students will don white robes and share
speeches on their Jewish identities and journeys.
Junior Congregation in Room 4 with
Hal Katzman, for grades 4-7 on
Saturday, May 7, at 9am.
Save the dates:
May 1 - 3rd Grade Mishpacha (Family Ed) Program
May 15 - Religious School Color Fun Run
Adina Newman, Religious School Director
[email protected]
Some will discuss what Reform Judaism means to
them, while others will focus on their place within the
Jewish community. Please consider attending the
Confirmation ceremony that will be held on Friday
evening, May 20th, at 8pm, to honor our students.
Finally, as this is the last month of Religious School,
this article also marks my farewell. I have spent
a wonderful two years here as Religious School
Director at Temple Beth Shalom, and I’m sorely going
to miss the people I’ve met along the way. Thank
you to the exceptional staff, leadership, teachers,
parents, and students who have made this journey
an incredible one. As I embark on my next steps
as mommy of two, I will look back fondly on my
time here at Temple Beth Shalom and bring my
experiences with me wherever my career may take
me next.
Wishing everyone a wonderful summer. Thank you!
2016 Confirmation Class:
Noah Foxson
Ian Guckes
Ali Jacobs
Jason Kahn
Alec Lusby
Sarah Noble
Danielle Pendergast
Ben Switzman
Anna Wolf
May 18 - Last Day Mid-Week Classes
May 22 - Last Day Sunday Religious School
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Please join us on Friday, May 20th, at 8pm
for our Confirmation Shabbat Service.
Religious School COLOR FUN RUN Temple Beth Shalom will be holding a fundraising
campaign, which will culminate with students participating in a TBS Color Fun Run during part of Religious School on May 15, 2016.
These funds will allow us to continue to update our
programs, resources, and facilities. All funds raised
will be used where they are needed most. This is an
important fundraiser for our temple and we need
your help to make this campaign a success!
Your child has been given their own personal fundraising webpage. To find the address (URL) of your
child’s personal fundraising webpage, go to the
website: www.tbs.myfunrun.com, click on donate,
then enter your child’s first name or participant number.
To raise money, share your child’s personal fundraising webpage address with family and friends around
the world by email, Facebook, Twitter, or any other
method you prefer.
Please help and encourage your child to surpass his/
her goal of $100. Every dollar counts! There will be
prizes for the top 3 fundraisers.
Many of you can help your children reach their goal
with just a few emails!
The school, teachers, and parent volunteers are all
working hard to make this campaign a success and
improve our synagogue. Please take just a few minutes to do your part by encouraging and facilitating
your child’s fundraising efforts.
The Fun Run promotes a healthy message and teaches our children the importance of health, fitness, and
giving.
The Fun Run Committee
You can also share your child’s webpage easily by
clicking on one of the “Share” icons at the top right
of your child’s personal fundraising webpage.
People with whom to share your child’s personal fundraising page: family members, friends, colleagues,
educators, neighbors, etc...
Everyone can donate to the Fun Run!
Just go to www.tbs.myfunrun.com and
search by the child's first name!
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Sylvia Meisenberg
Missy Levin, ECP Director
[email protected]
Early Childhood Program
Happy May!!! This month we
will be celebrating Mother’s
Day with a Pre-K Tea and
Moms & Muffins, then off to
Maryland Hall to see the play
“Are You My Mother?”
Our Terrific 2’s are working on the letters V, W, X, Y,
and Z. Everyone is doing a great job drinking from
cups, using the big potty, and sharing all of their
toys!
Summer Camp Registration 2016 is
available on the temple website!
We will watch our caterpillars
turn into butterflies and
hopefully see our praying
mantis egg case hatch!
Pre-K will be playing sports and games for National
Physical Fitness Month. Our “Music Together”
program will be wrapping up and there will be a
family music party to celebrate! Graphing, sorting,
counting, and adding all rolled into one this month.
The 3’s are growing…and the theme this month
is Growing Things! Plants, flowers, fruits, veggies,
and butterflies help this class learn about the world
around them. Let’s count 10 through 20! We will
also compare and sort items, which will improve
math and reasoning skills.
Fun with bubbles!
ECP Scales and Tales Program
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Annual Membership Meeting of the Congregation
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
6:30pm
Agenda Items:
State of the Temple
Election of Officers and Trustees (Slate Below)
Presentation of FY2016-2017 Budget
Temple Beth Shalom
Slate of Officers and Trustees for 2016-2017
The Slate of Officers and Trustees for 2016-2017 to be presented by the
Nominating Committee at the Annual Meeting is as follows:
Officers
President: Michael Rubenstein
Vice President Administration: William Harris
Vice President Fundraising: Open
Vice President Membership: Adrienne Roth
Financial Secretary: Joe Stern
Recording Secretary: Mervelyn Wyllie-Brause
Trustees
Jessica Farrar (1 year term)
David Handelsman (1 year term)
Jodi Meisenberg (2 year term)
Beth Plavner (2 year term)
Marni Zwick (2 year term)
The following people will remain on the board of trustees to fulfill their term:
Treasurer - Jeff Berger
Trustees
Steffani Mykins
Eric Schwartz
Jason Taksey
Immediate Past President - Stacy Shaener
Liaison to Union for Reform Judaism - Mary West
Thanks to the nominating committe: Heidi Handelsman, Jeff Peri,
Leon Shapiro, Ken Wasch, and Sarah White.
Social Action Committee
The past two months have certainly been a whirlwind
of doing mitzvot! To those who managed to keep up,
please accept our sincere thanks for all that you have
done for our Temple Beth Shalom family and for our
Anne Arundel County neighbors.
We had a very strong showing of volunteers for
our My Brother’s Pantry activities in March. Your
willingness to volunteer is impressive. TBS really
leads by example at the Pantry and for this we thank
you so much! We also stepped in to make dinner
for Winter Relief guests in Site 1 on Easter Sunday
because there was an emergency need. While we
didn’t serve an Easter meal (they had baked ziti
and lasagna), the guests were very happy with their
dinner and our company.
Our most recent event, Temple Beth Shalom’s first
Mitzvah Week, was very successful. Of course, as
this article is being written, only three activities
have actually taken place. Therefore, we can say
with absolute certainty that Arundel Lodge, Success
in Style, and the people who get food from the
Food Box on the B&A Trail were very happy with
our volunteerism. Our post-Mitzvah Day survey will
Cookie Pollock, [email protected]
Debbie McKerrow, [email protected]
tell us how you feel. Your feedback is important to
us, especially if you have new ideas that we might
pursue. So, if you haven’t already done so, please
complete our online survey. Your responses will
determine if we continue with Mitzvah Week or return
to just Mitzvah Day. If you don’t like online surveys
and would rather talk with a real person, please call
Debbie or Cookie. We will be happy to follow up with
you. Thank you again to Noah Simon for creating
this year’s survey!
We appreciate your continued dedication to all of
this year’s social action initiatives. Your energetic
response encourages us to strive to do even more. If
you haven’t joined us yet, please consider doing so.
Not only is it important to do good for others, but by
doing so, you are also improving your own life. This is
an experience that you will carry with you for years to
come.
Success in Style Boutique
Our manicurists, Dee Stelzer and Kathy Watson,
busy working.
Spa Morning at Arundel Lodge
Anna Greenberg giving hand massage.
Marion Kay
Noteworthy Nachas
[email protected]
Marlee Alexandra Fox will receive her Bachelor's
Degree in Film this month from Columbia College of
Columbia University. She is the daughter of Milissa
Murray and Doug Fox and sister of Jacob Fox. Marlee
works for Cinetics, Inc. in New York City.
Alanna Sokoloff, daughter of Michele DiMeo and Alan
Sokoloff, is the recipient of The Scholar of ScholarsShane A. Morris Memorial Award for her outstanding
work focusing on business. Alanna was also awarded
an academic scholarship from Northeastern University where she will be attending college this Fall.
MoriElle Sokoloff, sister of Alanna and daughter of
Michele and Alan, will become a bat mitzvah later
this month.
Noah Simon, son of Jill and Joe Simon and brother of
Eli Simon, was honored recently by the Light House
shelter of Annapolis. Noah, a recent bar mitzvah, requested that guests to his event make a contribution
to the Light House in lieu of gifts to him. As a result,
the Light House received over five thousand dollars
in contributions and they honored Noah's generosity
with a brick etched with his name on the front path to
the building.
Congratulations and continued good luck to the
young people mentioned above! Please continue to
send me your information for future Noteworthy
Nachas columns.
Noah Simon being honored by the Light House Shelter.
The Anne Arundel Community Foundation has established the
Anna E. Greenberg Leadership Fund to be used for leadership
development for non-profits in the greater
Annapolis area, through the generosity of her many friends.
Anyone wishing to contribute to this major endeavor may do so
by calling the Anne Arundel Community Foundation office at
410- 280-1102 or email [email protected].
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Senior Youth Group (TBS BAYTY)
BAYTY Spring Carnival raises over $600 for the
Senior Youth Group!
I want to thank everyone that helped with the carnival this year. Despite a change in name and date,
this year the Senior Youth Group raised over $600 at
its annual temple carnival. Money was also raised
for two charities at this event: the Trevor Project and
Ellie’s Bus. Both of these organizations address
teenage suicide and how to prevent it and give help
to teenagers in need.
Thank you to everyone who helped out with this
event, and if I do not mention someone by name I do
apologize. First, I want to thank the young men and
women of the youth group and not just the officers.
Because of holidays and spring breaks for the various
school systems in our area, we had a short amount
of time to organize the carnival this year. Posters
were made on the Wednesday before the event during Religious School hours and the group worked
well together getting the remainder of the games and
supplies up from the basement and creating posters
for all the games, ticket sales and café. On Saturday
before the carnival it took just over 2 hours to set
things up because of the number of volunteers we
had and how well they worked. Special shout out to
Ben Switzman and Abby Cohen. They were the last
two to leave on Saturday and thanks to Ben’s height
were able to hang the directional signs from the
ceiling in the hallway. Sunday’s clean up also did not
take long. You young men and women did a great job
of working well together. If anyone did not get me to
[email protected]
sign a form for service hours please let me know.
Thank you to Jerri Falk, Stacy Shaener, Hanna
Yerushalmi, Lucy Johnson, and Mary Wolf for doing
some of the shopping, picking up supplies and making donations to the Carnival. Our prize table was set
up and manned by Greg Weinman, Erin Weinman,
and Dina Esterowitz. As always, the Men’s Club led
by Ted Herman with help from Michael Rubenstein,
Jason Zagalsky, Joe Becker, and Michael Kahn kept
people from going hungry. Thank you for always being willing to run the café for the carnival. A special
thank you to Naval Bagels in Arnold for donating the
bagels for the carnival. Leftover food was donated
to the Arnold Volunteer Fire Station. I also want to
thank Robin Zagalsky for helping with ticket sales
and Cheryl Rubenstein for running the jelly bean
guess.
I need to thank my husband Mark and my daughter
Maura for scooping fish. Our fish game is one of our
main attractions. This year we had more fish than
winners, and I am happy to report that all fish found
a home and none were returned to the deep blue
sea.
Finally, thank you to the community that came out
and played the games. I hope everyone had a good
time, and hopefully next year we will once again have
a Purim carnival with costumes and hamantashen.
By Rita Grindle
TBS Parent
2016 Spring Carnival
TBS BAYTY - Senior Youth Group
[email protected]
Jungle Jam 2016!
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Aleph Bet Jewish Day School News from the Alpert Family Aleph Bet Jewish Day School
Aleph Bet has been an extremely busy place this
past month. One of the highlights was the student
production of The Jungle Book. Fourth and Fifth
graders took the leads in the show, but all students
had a part in the play. The audience was impressed
by the young talent and pure fun that the students
shared during the performance. We also took an
all school field trip to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime
Museum in St. Michaels. The students learned what
it means to “follow the water” during every season
on the Chesapeake. They tonged for oysters and
had the opportunity to board a skipjack. The day
culminated with a scavenger hunt on the many acres
of the museum. The month ended with Passover
and our school Seder where it was truly a student-led
event. Students prepared the food, set the tables
and had parts during the Seder.
Aleph Bet students are afforded many opportunities
to learn but none are quite as fun as our after
school clubs. We offer Jiu Jitsu with an instructor
from Team Randori, a martial arts academy, located
in Annapolis. We also offer cooking club; if it is
possible to be at school on Wednesday afternoons,
I invite you to come and smell the delicious foods
the club prepares. Students can participate in Sign
Language. We are fortunate to have a parent that
has taught sign language for many years. Lego
Club is an extremely popular club as is our new
Engineering Club. Students were tasked with many
Sarah White, Head of School
[email protected]
challenges to build and create, sometimes using
limited resources to do so. School is so much more
than what you learn in the classroom; it is the overall
experience that makes Aleph Bet such an exciting
school.
As the school year nears the end, I have almost
finished my first year as Head of School. It has been
a year of learning, a year of growth and one filled with
much joy and plenty of challenges. I went into the
position knowing that hard work was imperative but I
came out with so much more. I have been embraced
by the Aleph Bet community and the Jewish
community as a whole. It helps remind me that so
many of you are champions for our school and want
to help perpetuate the education for our children.
We are still taking applications for next year’s
kindergarten class as well as for any transfer
students. Please contact the school for more
information.
Jungle Book Play 2016
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Men's Club
“Triage on the Fly”
This month’s article from our Men’s Club President
may come across as somewhat confusing….
for primarily one critical reason: Your Men’s Club
President is somewhat confused.
The more I wake up each day and think I have the
world around me figured out, the less I actually
understand. I read the papers, I follow the news, and
I become more and more confused. {Verklempt}……
that is the current state I am in. Verklempt is about
20 miles outside of the state of Perplexia.
Ted Herman
[email protected]
anything that we did wrong in the past. Oh, no! We
are focusing our energies on the future to help make
Temple Beth Shalom the greatest, if not the best
synagogue, which will in turn, make America great
again.
Actual sign by Golden Ring Mall as an example of
“Triage on the Fly.”
At this point, I will delete any names from my article
to not only protect the innocent, but, to be able to
generalize several people under the same points.
To be more clear: How many times have we heard
a political candidate who looks well-dressed and
reasonably intelligent, make the most outrageous,
irrational statements? Then, within 24 hours, they
try to do damage control, and refuse to say what
they just said, is what you think they originally said,
but, in all actuality, they really didn’t mean what
you heard them say, because they merely meant
to say something else, that they are now saying.
“Do you know what I mean???” Because, if you
do understand what I just wrote, please call me
immediately. I need your help.
This condition will now be referred to as “Triage on
the Fly.” Triage is defined as:
The process of determining the priority of patients'
treatments based on the severity of their condition.
Thus, the candidate, or celebrity, or CEO, or whoever,
is now looking to build their own dam to hold back
the flood of negative public response.
At this point in my article, you may ask: “So, Ted,
what’s your point??? What’s this have to do with our
Men’s Club………….???”
My reply to that is this: I am extremely proud of our
Men’s Club and also proud of the fact that we have
not made outlandish statements or been involved
in any financial fraud…………or at least anything that
would hold up in court.
Thusly, and in conclusion, we the people of the
Men’s Club are not backtracking or wasting time on
Upcoming Meetings/Events:
May 1: 10am, Special Inter-Congregational
Men's Club Meeting with
Temple Rodef Shalom
(Falls Church, VA) at Temple Beth Shalom
May 4: Annual Fishing Trip
Contact Jason Zagalsky for any questions at
[email protected].
May 19: Men's Club Poker
RSVP: Joe Becker at [email protected] or
Alan Switzman at [email protected].
June 10: Annual Golf Tournament
(See temple website for more information.)
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Lesley Ellen Harris
Rosh Chodesh
[email protected]
Rosh Chodesh on May 10th: Jewish Film by the
Annapolis Film Festival Program Director
Please join us for our May 10th Rosh Chodesh
gathering to be held in Severna Park at 7pm.
Juliet Burch, Programming Director for the Annapolis
Film Festival, will be the speaker at our May 10th
Rosh Chodesh. With her degree in Jewish film
studies, Juliet will lead an enlightening discussion
about Jewish film.
Rosh Chodesh is open to all women in the Jewish
community. Please RSVP to Lesley (lesleyellenharris@
me.com), and I will send you directions and location
before May 10th. Rosh Chodesh will begin at 7pm.
April 7th Rosh Chodesh
Hineni - "Here I Am"
Jill Simon
[email protected]
The Temple Beth Shalom Caring Committee
For the third year in a row, the Hineni Committee
sponsored a very special Shabbat Service and
oneg. The Hineni Healing Shabbat Service on
April 8 was truly lovely! Several of our committee
members directly participated by reading heartfelt
and introspective passages appropriately sprinkled
throughout the service. The evening was further
punctuated by beautiful harmonies from Nashira
which lifted all our voices and made the service
even more special. Even though Rabbi Goldstein
humorously mocked our "healthful" oneg, it was
really delicious and quite a hit. We kept the sugar in
check with creative ingredients in the baked goods,
fresh fruit, yummy yogurt parfaits, and no aspartame
sodas! The whole evening was really a tribute to
our temple family, our holy community, our Kehilla
Kdosha! We really have a very special tradition going
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on here with our annual Hineni Healing service!
Thank you to Rabbi Goldstein for helping us create
such a meaningful and hamish service!
Our next committee meeting, and the last one of this
year, will be held on Wednesday, May 11, from 7 to
8pm. New faces and new ideas still welcome! If you
are unable to attend meetings, but would like to be
on our eAlert on-call list for the unexpected times
when our temple family needs our support, please
contact Jill Simon at [email protected] and say
Hineni ,“Here I Am!”
Community Wide Holocaust Remembrance
Join us for an evening of commemoration and inspiration .
Wednesday, May 4, at 7pm
Temple Beth Shalom, Arnold
Free and Open to the Public
Program includes music by Cellist
Ismar Sergio Gomez, a keynote
address by Holocaust Survivor Ben
Gerson, Memorial candle lighting,
prayers, reflection, and more.
Cellist Ismar Sergio Gomez
Sponsoring Synagogues:
Congregation Kol Shalom
Kneseth Israel Congregation
Temple Beth Shalom
Sponsoring Organizations:
Alpert Family Aleph Bet Jewish Day School
Friends of the Jewish Chapel
Hadassah
Jewish Women International
National Council of Jewish Women
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Mervelyn Wyllie-Brause
Sisterhood
Working together to strengthen our temple and each
other and to perpetuate Judaism.
Our Visit to the U. S. Holocaust Memorial
Museum
Thank you to Sarit Brosh and the Sisterhood
for planning yet another very informative and
educational trip.
The personal information that Sarit Brosh and Paul
Schatzberg shared with us on the way to D.C. made
the trip very meaningful.
A big thank you to all who made this trip possible,
especially our driver Steve and Towne Transport.
Below please find thank you letters received:
[email protected]
Thank you for leading an excellent trip to the
Holocaust Museum. It was a somber, but important,
visit and you both were very helpful as you
personalized this difficult period of history.
The two Sisterhood trips Ralph and I have
taken (Philadelphia Flower Show and Holocaust
Museum) were well planned and very thoughtfully
accomplished. We look forward to more of these
trips.
Again, thank you for your excellent leadership.
Best regards (with hugs),
Elizabeth and Ralph
Your husband's reading of the special Holocaust
Kaddish was very meaningful and moving. With best
wishes for a Happy Pesach and all the best,
David and I thank you so much for a truly memorable
day. I personally learned many new things about
where some of the anti-semitism came from soooo
many years ago. I am so impressed with all the
updating of high tech to make the history at the
Museum even more understandable and sad.
Having been to Cambodia, I am appreciative that
the Museum is recognizing other peoples who have
experienced genocide on them.
Yours,
You were incredible hosts and so appreciated!
Michlean Lowy Amir, Reference Coordinator at the
Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center,
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
When will there be Shalom?
Dear Sarit,
It was very moving to meet your group and I
was glad that I could add a little to their experience
of visiting the Museum.
Warmly,
Cindy & Dave
Thank you so much for a most informative trip to the
Holocaust Museum. I appreciate your efforts to make
it run so smoothly.
Warmest regards,
Noreen
Thank you, Sarit, for planning a wonderful trip today.
I learned a lot and enjoyed spending time with the
Sisterhood. It was a very meaningful day. Thank you
again. See you soon,
Amy
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Holocaust Trip 2016 Group Photo
Picture includes 99-year-old Holocaust survivor
Fanny Aizenberg, who met the group.
Sisterhood Judaica Shop
Lovely gifts for Mother’s Day, Confirmation, Graduation!
Newly arrived selections of tallitot, mezzuzot, jewelry!
Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah: beautiful tallitot and
clips, kippot, yads, gifts, jewelry, tzedakah boxes,
photo frames and greeting cards!
Shelley Pollero
[email protected]
We accept VISA, MasterCard, and Discover with a
minimum $15.00 purchase, while cash and checks
are accepted for all purchases. Make checks payable
to TBS Judaica Shop. Gift Certificates are also available.
For assistance, please call in advance for an appointment. Contact Faye Weiss at 410-987-2379 or the
Temple Beth Shalom office 410-757-0552.
Religious and Decorative Items: for Shabbat and all
the holidays
For The Home: a wide selection of mezzuzot, tzedakah boxes, Jewish-themed decorative items, cookbooks, holiday items
Mah Jongg themed items and gifts
Gifts: Jewelry, plaques, books, bookmarks, key rings,
CDs, purses
For Children: books for all ages, activity books,
games, toys
Sisterhood Mah Jongg & Book Club Events:
Sisterhood Book Club
Date: TBD
Contact Laurie Elinoff for details:
[email protected], 443-906-2127
Book: Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
Mah Jongg Mondays
Dates: May 2, 9, 16, 23
Place: Temple library
Times: 4:15pm lessons by appointment,
6pm games
For lessons, contact Laurie Elinoff at
443-906-2127 or [email protected]
Holocaust Museum Trip,
Sarit Brosh with Michlean Amir
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Sunday, June 5th - Volunteers wanted
Chaverim,
It’s that time again!!! On Sunday, June 5th, we are
sponsoring our Mah Jongg Tournament, which promises to be a fun fundraiser for temple. Sisterhood
is asking for a few good volunteers to please make
baked goods, loan card tables, and/or to please
serve on one of our Hospitality Teams for breakfast
or lunch on that day.
Duties for each team include:
Breakfast Hospitality Team:
Time: 8:30-10am
Duties: Set up and clean up for coffee and a continental breakfast.
Lunchtime Hospitality Team
Time: 12--2pm
Duties: Set up and clean up for a catered deli lunch.
Volunteering to provide baked goods includes:
1. Providing precut baked goods to approximately 4060 pieces.
2. Delivering baked goods to the temple kitchen by
11am on the day of the tournament.
New this year!! Non-tournament Mah Jongg
fun! For $36 please join in with other Mah Jongg ladies
for lunch on June 5 at 12:30pm. After lunch, stay for a
few rounds of non-competitive Mah Jongg games.
Any questions, please call Deanna Stelzer at 301-2626377 or 240-486-1211 or email [email protected].
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Loaning your card table:
Please tape your name to the underside of your
table. And please deliver your table to the temple office by Friday, June 3rd
Hoping we can count on you to provide baked goods,
loan a card table, and/or to serve on our breakfast or
lunchtime hospitality teams for this fun fundraiser for
Temple Beth Shalom!
Please contact me ASAP to let me know which team
you choose to work on or what kind of baked goods
you would like to provide and/or that you will kindly
loan temple your card table.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Todah rabah,
Laurie Elinoff
443-906-2127
[email protected]
Join us for the Final
Family Service of the school year
on May 13
6pm Tot Shabbat
6:30pm Congregational Dinner
7:30pm Family Shabbat Service
with a final performance of the year by Makhela,
4th Grade is also participating.
Sign up for dinner online at
annapolistemple.org or call the
temple office at 410-757-0552.
Advance registration required.
B’nai Mitzvah
The following individuals will be called to the
Torah as b’nai mitzvah in May:
May 7
Parker Ian Schless,
son of Hayley and Julien Meyer and
Adam and Kathyanne Schless
May 14
Jacob Rosenbloom,
son of Howard and Christine Rosenbloom
May 28 (off-site)
MoriElle Sokoloff,
daughter of Michele DiMeo and Alan Sokoloff
Oneg Shabbat
Sponsors
May 6
Sheila & Howard Friedman
Madelaine & John Galarza
David & Erica Garren
In honor of the upcoming marriage of their son,
Zachary, to Erika Wilson.
Jodi and Bruce Goldman are hosting the
Oneg Shabbat on May 13.
May 13
Bruce & Jodi Goldman
May 20
Volunteers needed
May 27
Sisterhood Shabbat
Bakers needed for May 20th
confirmation oneg. Please email
[email protected]
to let us know what you will
be bringing.
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Donations: March 13 - April 10
General Fund
In loving memory of:
Dr. Philip London by Cindy & Dave Fox
Louis Brown by Judy, Eric & Henry Stoer
Philip London by Jan & David Hoffberger
Michael Schwarz by Judy Schwarz
Stanley Sobel by Henry & Patricia Sobel
Philip London by Bob & Cookie Pollock
Ruth Pollock by Bob & Cookie Pollock
Sara Lebowitz by Edwin & Donna Lebowitz
Gerald Mull by Sam & Taube Heddings
Ellie Leikin by Sam & Taube Heddings
Dorothy Jacobs by Sam & Taube Heddings
Jerold Hoffberger by Jan & David Hoffberger
Julia Simon by Deanna Stelzer
Pauline Gitelson by Deanna Stelzer
Alvin Goldman by Bruce, Jodi, Zach & Samantha
Goldman
Claiton Lauber by Gina & Phil Roter & Family
Elayne Stein Wolf by Mary Wolf & John Holland
Rose Birnbach Tanenbaum by Shelley Kellerman
Pollero
Ben F. Stepman by Pamela Goldberg
Richard Greenspan by Bob & Cookie Pollock
Philip London by Herb & Sallie Abeles
Lili Altschuler by Jon Altschuler
Patricia Dashney by Bernadette Solomon
Richard Greenspan by Lynn Cohen
John Trembly by Karen & Roger Rubin
Kurt Halberstadt by Fred Halberstadt
Alice Berney Hoffberger by Laurie Elinoff
Dr. Philip London by Laurie Elinoff
Annual Appeal
Sisterhood Temple Beth Shalom
David & Carol Stern
Linda Harrison
Robert & Beverly Handwerger
Kathy Busch-Bernhardt
Andria & Howard Topel
In Memoriam
Richard Greenspan,
father of Marc Greenspan and father-in-law of
Kathy Floam Greenspan, passed away on
March 24, 2016, 14 Adar II 5776
Milton Baer,
father of Janet Baer and father-in-law of
Larry Polster, passed away on
April 9, 2016, 1 Nisan 5776
In honor of:
Faye Weiss for the wonderful work she does for the
Temple Beth Shalom Judaica Shop by Sam & Taube
Heddings
Other donations:
By Richard & Brenda Lurie
Mitzvah Week by Kathy Busch-Bernhardt
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
For all the support and always making us feel so
welcome! by Missy & Brenna Levin
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Service to All Airports
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A FRESH APPROACH TO CREATIVE
SPECIALIZING
IN A VARIETY OF
ADVERTISING &
MARKETING
SERVICES
Email Marketing
Website Design
Logo & Brand Identity
Brochure & Print Design
Social Media Management
Commercial Photography
Online Advertising
Will donate 10% of the commission to the temple.
SARAH JANE DUNAWAY-SILVERMAN
PRINCIPAL/DESIGNER
443/598-2978
[email protected]
@DPLUSSDESIGN
DPLUSSDESIGN.COM
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Visit us Online
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OFFICERS
President:
Vice President, Administration:
Vice President, Fundraising:
Vice President, Membership:
Treasurer:
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Temple Beth Shalom Contact List
Phone: 410-757-0552
Fax: 410-757-2475
Stacy Shaener
Greg Weinman
Julie Parks
Marni Zwick
Michael Rubenstein
410-315-7760 / [email protected]
Financial Secretary:
Joe Feldman
Recording Secretary:
Immediate Past President:
Joe Stern
Leon Shapiro
410-757-4708 / [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Rabbi: Ari J. Goldstein
[email protected]
Temple Administrator: Jill Sussman
[email protected]
Director of Educ: Adina Newman
[email protected]
Acting ECP Director: Adrienne Roth
[email protected]
Student Cantor: Laura Breznick
[email protected]
Bookkeeper: Georgianna Gross [email protected]
Office Staff: Penney Croydon [email protected]
Cyndi Duke
[email protected]
TRUSTEES
David Helfman
Jodi Meisenberg
Beth Plavner
Michael Roth
Mary West
[email protected]
www.annapolistemple.org
Eric Schwartz
Alan Switzman
Sarah White
Mervelyn Wyllie-Brause
URJ East District Council representative
COORDINATORS and COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Buildings & Grounds Comm: Morris London
410-974-0182
ECP Committee: Rachael Feldman
410-757-4708
Religious School Comm: Sarah White
410-349-2783
Sisterhood: Mervlyn Wyllie-Brause
410-573-9978
Jodi Goldman
410-757-9322
Men’s Club: Ted Herman
301-262-0028
Hineni: Jill Simon
410-224-8203
Rosh Chodesh: Lesley Harris
[email protected]
Ritual: Mary West
410- 923-6832
Usher/Bema: Mary West
410- 923-6832
Social Action Committee:
Cookie Pollock
410- 266-6468
Debbie McKerrow 410- 269-0214
Visit www.annapolistemple.org for more information
Temple Beth Shalom Contact List 1461 Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd.
Arnold, Maryland 21012
Phone: 410-757-0552
Fax: 410-757-2475
Officers:
President: Stacy Shaener
Vice President, Administration: Michael Rubenstein
Vice President, Fundraising: Julie Parks
Vice President, Membership: Marni Zwick
Treasurer: Jeff Berger
410-299-0335 / [email protected]
Financial Secretary: Joe Feldman
410-533-5066 / [email protected]
Recording Secretary: Joe Stern
Immediate Past President: Leon Shapiro
Professional Staff:
Rabbi: Ari J. Goldstein: [email protected]
Temple Administrator: Jill Sussman, [email protected]
Religious School Director: Adina Newman, [email protected] ECP Director: Missy Levin, [email protected]
Student Cantor: Sara Kheel, [email protected] Bookkeeper: Georgianna Gross, [email protected]
Office Staff: Penney Croydon, [email protected]
Office Staff: Cyndi Duke, [email protected]
[email protected]
annapolistemple.org
Trustees:
Bill Harris
Alan Switzman
Jodi Meisenberg
Jason Taksey
Steffani Mykins
Mervelyn Wyllie Brause
Beth Plavner
Mary West, URJ Liaison
Eric Schwartz
Coordinators & Committee Chairs:
Building & Grounds Comm: TBD
ECP Committee: Rachael Feldman, 410-757-4708
Religious School Comm: Adrienne Roth, 410-980-5249
Sisterhood: Mervelyn Wyllie Brause, 410-573-9978
Men’s Club: Ted Herman, 301-262-0028
Hineni: Jill Simon, 410-224-8203
Rosh Chodesh: Lesley Harris, [email protected]
Ritual: Mary West, 410-923-6832
Usher/Bema: Mary West, 410-923-6832
Social Action Committee: Cookie Pollock, 410-266-6468
Debbie McKerrow, 410-269-0214
Sunday
May 2016 Nisan/Iyyar 5776
Monday
Tuesday
1 - 23 Nisan
2 - 24 Nisan
3 - 25 Nisan
- 9am Makhela
- 9:30am Rabbi Text
Study
- 9:30am Religious
School, 3rd Grade
Mishpacha Program
Wednesday
4 - 26 Nisan
Thursday
5 - 27 Nisan
- 6am Men's Club
Fishing Trip
- 6:30pm Religious
School
- 6pm Mah Jongg
-10am Special Intercongregational Men's
Club Meeting
- 7pm Holocaust
Rememberance
Program
Friday
Saturday
6 - 28 Nisan
7 - 29 Nisan
- 8pm Shabbat
Service with Nashira
participating and Yom
Ha'Atzmaut Special
Service
- 9am Junior
Congregation with
Hal Katzman
- NFYT MAR- Spring
Kallah Weekend
- 10am Shabbat
Service, Parker
Schless bar mitzvah
8 - 30 Nisan
9 - 1 Iyyar
10 - 2 Iyyar
11 - 3 Iyyar
12 - 4 Iyyar
13 - 5 Iyyar
14 - 6 Iyyar
- 9am Makhela
- 9am ECP Moms &
Muffins
- ECP Pre-K Mother's
Day Tea
- 6pm Chanting/
Hebrew Class
- 7:30pm Board of
Trustees Meeting
- 6pm Tot Shabbat
Service
- 9:30am Rabbi Text
Study
- 7pm Rosh Chodesh
- 6:30pm Religious
School
- 10am Shabbat
Service, Jacob
Rosenbloom bar
mitzvah
- 9:30am Religious
School
- 6pm Mah Jongg
- 6:30pm
Congregational
Dinner
- 7pm Hineni
Committee Meeting
- 7:30pm Shabbat
Family Service
with 4th Grade and
Makhela Participating.
Zachary Goldman and
Erika Wilson marriage
blessing.
- 7pm Advanced
Arabic Class
15 - 7 Iyyar
16 - 8 Iyyar
- 9:30am Religious
School
- 9:30am Rabbi Text
Study
- Color Fun Run
during Religious
School
- 6pm Mah Jongg
22 - 14 Iyyar
23 - 15 Iyyar
- 9:30am Last Day of
Religious School
17 - 9 Iyyar
19 - 11 Iyyar
20 - 12 Iyyar
- 6:30pm Last Day of
Wednesday Classes
for Religious School
- 6:30pm Men's
Club Poker Night
- 6:30pm
Confirmation dinner
- 6:30pm
Congregational
Meeting
- 7:30pm Social Action
Committee Meeting
24 - 16 Iyyar
21 - 13 Iyyar
- 8pm Shabbat
Service with
Confirmation
25 - 17 Iyyar 26 - 18 Iyyar
27 - 19 Iyyar
28 - 20 Iyyar
- 9:30am Rabbi Text
Study
- 11:30am ECP Early
Dismissal
- 6pm Mah Jongg
- 6:30pm
Mindfulness and
Mindsharing
- 8pm Sisterhood
Shabbat Service,
Sisterhood sponsored
oneg
- 10am Shabbat
Service MoriElle
Sokoloff bat mitzvah
(off-site)
- 6:15pm Nashira
Rehearsal
29 - 21 Iyyar
18 - 10 Iyyar
7:30pm Denim and
Dessert Fundraiser
30 - 22 Iyyar
31 - 23 Iyyar
- No ECP
- Office Closed
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Temple Beth Shalom
1461 Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd.
Arnold, MD 21012
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