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Temple Emanu-El Bulletin Volume 87, No. 2 WORSHIP SERVICES SUNDAY — THURSDAY 5:30 PM • Marvin & Elisabeth Cassell Community House (One East 65th Street) FRIDAY EVENING Fifth Avenue Sanctuary Organ Recital—5:45 PM Service Begins—6 PM SATURDAY MORNING Sixth Floor Lounge (One East 65th Street) Torah Study—9:15 AM Fifth Avenue Sanctuary Organ Recital—10:15 AM Service Begins—10:30 AM K. Scott Warren, Organist/Choir Director Dr. Andrew Henderson, Associate Organist Daniel Beckwith, Assistant Organist Services may be heard live or by podcast through the Temple website at www.emanuelnyc.org. Follow the “Listen to the Broadcast of Services” link from the Home Page. A hearing loop is installed in the Fifth Avenue Sanctuary and the Beth-El Chapel; switch aid to T-coil. Headsets or neck loops also are available. October 2014 Choose Your Own Adventure By Dr. Gady Levy, Executive Director, The Temple Emanu-El Skirball Center AS A TEENAGER, I paid little attention to the Jewish world around me. Growing up in Israel, where every aspect of life had been both intrinsically and effortlessly Jewish, I took my Judaism for granted. The summer of 1986 proved to be life changing as my family had immigrated to San Diego, and my parents suggested I enroll in a Jewish summer camp in an effort to better connect with my heritage. Like most teens, I was not particularly interested in doing what my parents wanted me to do. After throwing an ageappropriate tantrum, my mother reverted to classic parental warfare: blackmail. Long before iPhones, iPads and iPods, Mom took my stereo hostage. I quickly changed my tune and packed my bags, boom box in tow. Eight weeks later, I emerged with a newfound passion for Jewish life and a fresh recognition of its many distinctive layers. I realized that Judaism runs deeper than religious ceremonies and affiliations; it had become a cultural identity and a reference point that shaped my worldview and career path. That summer, Jewish music, art, literature and study offered modern and unique interpretations of the classic rules and liturgy. Relationships forged through Sabbath and holiday celebrations, animated debates, movie nights and sing-a-longs made this version of Judaism accessible, meaningful and fun. Most of all, I witnessed the evolution of a new community through shared experiences. I developed a passion to remain connected—a desire fueled by camp and supported over the years by a circle of incredible friends, many of whom remain in my life to this day. (continued on page 10) Worship & Spirituality Yom Kippur at Emanu-El WEEKLY TORAH PORTION YOM KIPPUR (Deuteronomy 29:9–14, 30:11–20; Leviticus 19:1-4, 9-18, 32-37) Read Saturday, October 4 CHOL HaMO-EID SUKKOT (Exodus 33:12-34:26; Ecclesiastes 3:1-22) Read Saturday, October 11 FRIDAY D’VAR TORAH: Rabbi Joshua Davidson SATURDAY SERMON: Rabbi Benjamin Zeidman B’REISHIT (Genesis 1:1-6:8) Read Saturday, October 18 SYNOPSIS: God creates the world in six days; Adam and Eve are expelled from the Garden of Eden; Cain kills Abel; God regrets creating the world and vows to destroy it. FRIDAY D’VAR TORAH: Rabbi Joshua Davidson SATURDAY SERMON: Rabbinic Intern Alexis Pinsky 2 NOACH (Genesis 6:9-11:32) Read Saturday, October 25 SYNOPSIS: God saves Noah and two of each animal; Noah builds ark; God floods the world; world is repopulated; Tower of Babel results in people scattered across the earth with many languages. FRIDAY D’VAR TORAH: Rabbi Benjamin Zeidman SATURDAY SERMON: Rabbi Amy Ehrlich WORSHIP SERVICES FOR THE HIGH HOLY DAYS are conducted simultaneously in the Fifth Avenue Sanctuary (Fifth Avenue at 65th Street) and the Lowenstein Sanctuary (10 East 66th Street). Admission is by assigned ticket only. College students, both Temple members and nonmembers, who do not already have seats are invited to join us for High Holy Day services in the Lowenstein Sanctuary. Simply present a current college ID at the Beth-El Chapel entrance on Fifth Avenue 30 minutes prior to the start of each service, and you will be given an entrance ticket. We also host community worship services*, open to the public in I. M. Wise Hall (One East 65th Street), that feature audio from the Fifth Avenue Sanctuary services. YOM KIPPUR SERVICES Shir Chadash: A New Song • Friday, October 3 • 5:30 PM A new prayer service with participatory music and contemporary language. For adults; children are welcome. Services to be led by Rabbi Joshua Davidson, Rabbi Amy Ehrlich, Rabbi Benjamin Zeidman, Rabbinic Intern Carlie Daniels and Cantorial Soloist Hadar Orshalimy. Lowenstein Sanctuary ~ Tickets upon request; open seating. Kol Nidrei • Friday, October 3 • 8 PM * Community worship service will be held in I. M.Wise Hall. Fifth Avenue Sanctuary: Services to be led by Rabbi Ehrlich, Rabbi Zeidman, Dr. David Posner, Cantor Lori Corrsin and Cantorial Soloist Steven Fox. Lowenstein Sanctuary: Services to be led by Rabbi Davidson, Dr. Ronald Sobel, Rabbinic Intern Alexis Pinsky and Cantorial Intern Richard Newman. Reserved seating is required for both locations. Pre-Readers Service • Saturday, October 4 • 9 AM A brief, introductory service for Yom Kippur, featuring music and a story, for toddlers through kindergarteners and their parents. Services to be led by Rabbi Davidson, Rabbi Zeidman and Hadar Orshalimy. Greenwald Chapel ~ No tickets required. Morning Service • Saturday, October 4 • 9:45 AM * Community worship service will be held in I. M.Wise Hall. Fifth Avenue Sanctuary: Services to be led by Rabbi Davidson, Dr. Sobel, Alexis Pinsky and Richard Newman. Lowenstein Sanctuary: Services to be led by Rabbi Ehrlich, Rabbi Zeidman, Dr. Posner, Cantor Corrsin and Steven Fox. Reserved seating is required for both locations. Yom Kippur Study Sessions • Saturday, October 4 • 12:30 PM Learn, study and reflect in one of multiple sessions led by scholars of the Temple. View a description of sessions at www.emanuelnyc.org/yomkippur. Various locations ~ No reservations required. Teen Worship Service • Saturday, October 4 • 12:30 PM A service for our teens in Grades 7 through 12; teen friends and parents are welcome. Beth El Chapel ~ No tickets are required. Family Worship Service • Saturday, October 4 • 2 PM A service for families with school-aged children and their guests, followed by a tour of the Bernard Museum of Judaica. Admission is by ticket; only one is needed per family. Fifth Avenue Sanctuary ~ Tickets upon request; open seating. Avodah Service • Saturday, October 4 • 2:15 PM Lowenstein Sanctuary ~ No tickets are required. Afternoon, Memorial and N’ilah Services • Saturday, October 4 • 3:30 PM * Community worship service will be held in I. M.Wise Hall. Fifth Avenue Sanctuary, Lowenstein Sanctuary ~ Reserved seating is required for both locations. Sukkot/Simchat Torah/ Sh’mini Atzeret Services Wednesday, October 8 • 5:15 PM and Thursday, October 9 • 10:30 AM Wednesday, October 15 • 5:15 PM andThursday, October 16* • 10:30 AM *Service includes recitation of the memorial prayers SUKKOT IS A FESTIVAL of thanks for a bountiful fall harvest. It also has become a celebration to commemorate the protection given to the Israelites throughout their wanderings in the wilderness. Temple Emanu-El brings the spirit of the Sukkot indoors to our Fifth Avenue Sanctuary with the creation of our beautiful sukkah. SIMCHAT TORAH is a joyful celebration, often symbolized by dancing. Hebrew for “Rejoicing in the Law,” Simchat Torah also celebrates completion of reading the Book of Deuteronomy (the fifth book of the Torah) and starting from the beginning with the Book of Genesis. SH’MINI ATZERET IS A solemn time for reflecting on the seven previous days of Sukkot. It also is one of the four times during the year when we mourn together at Yizkor (the memorial service), in remembrance of those whom we have lost. All are welcome to attend these services; no tickets are required. Many thanks to the Women’s Auxiliary for the gift of our beautiful sukkah. LOOKING TO UNLOAD YOUR SINS? In Bible times, Israelites atoned with sacrifices. Once a year, on what we now call Yom Kippur, the High Priest placed all the Israelites’ sins on a goat and set it loose in the wilderness. Clean your slate on our “virtual goat” at www. emanuelnyc.org/eScapegoat. SUKKOT HARVEST FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DRIVE (October 5 through 12) In celebration of the harvest festival and to help alleviate hunger in New York City, we will be collecting donations of fresh apples, oranges, carrots, peppers, onions and potatoes, as well as dried fruits and nuts. Collected items will be donated to the DOROT Homelessness Prevention Program and to the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty. Donations may be left in the baskets in the lobbies at 10 East 66th Street and One East 65th Street. FALL HOLIDAY FAMILY EVENTS Sukkot Family Celebration: Wednesday, October 8 Worship service at 5:15 PM, dinner and activities at 6 PM. RSVP for dinner to [email protected]. Simchat Torah Family Service: Wednesday, October 15 Worship service at 5:15 PM, includes the consecration of new students. 3 YOUNG FAMILIES: SNACK UNDER THE SUKKAH Tuesday, October 14 • 2 PM to 3 PM • 10 East 66th Street Shake the lulav, smell the etrog, sing with Shira. Add your special decorative touch to the third floor outdoor sukkah. Delicious holiday snacks will be served. RSVP to (212) 744-1400, ext. 242. BROADCAST OF SERVICES Sabbath and holiday worship services may be heard live through the Temple website, as well as downloaded and used with a personal audio player. Follow the “Listen to the Broadcast of Services” link from the Temple Home Page (www.emanuelnyc.org). GET MORE OUT OF THE TORAH! Read the weekly commentary on the Temple website written by our clergy, Temple staff and members of our weekly Torah study group. Follow the link on the Home Page: www.emanuelnyc.org. Or, sign up to have the digital version delivered weekly to your email: About Us ➙ Publications ➙ Electronic Mailing Lists. WEEKLY TORAH STUDY Our Sabbath morning Torah Study explores the weekly parashah from a variety of perspectives, including traditional, progressive, mystical and literary. Torah Study meets each Saturday, prior to our worship service, from 9:15 AM to 10:15 AM. All may attend. Coffee and bagels will be served. Sessions are led by Rabbinic Intern Alexis Pinsky. 4 Shir Chadash (“A New Song”) HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED SHIR CHADASH YET? Our new worship service features a prayer book more contemporary in its language. The liturgy is interspersed with Chasidic tales and other teachings. The music, led by a vocalist and supported by instrumentalists, is less formal and more participatory. Starting in October, Shir Chadash services will be held on a monthly basis. We look forward to seeing you there! Shir Chadash services are held at 6 PM in the Leon Lowenstein Sanctuary (10 East 66th Street). Mark your calendars for the following dates: October 24, November 21, December 12, January 23, February 27, March 27, April 24 and May 29. For more information, watch a brief video on the Temple website of Rabbi Joshua Davidson discussing Shir Chadash. (www.emanuelnyc.org: About Us ➙ Worship Services ➙ Shir Chadash.) Torah for the Troops THIS SUMMER, in keeping with Temple Emanu-El’s long-standing tradition of supporting members of the military, the Philanthropic Committee made a significant donation to the Jewish Chaplain’s Council in order to assure the completion of a sefer Torah (Torah scroll) in time for the High Holy Days for Jewish troops on active duty. According to Rabbi Harold Robinson, director of the JWB Jewish Chaplains Council, and director of Armed Forces and Veterans Services, the Torah was sent to Okinawa to serve the U.S. Marine Corps community and Joint U.S. Forces there and to travel with deployed units of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Rabbi Robinson will be our guest on the bimah on November 14 for a special Shabbat service at which we will honor our veterans. Members of our congregation who have served in the military are invited to be part of our blessing. If you are a veteran and would like to attend, then please contact Indira Tiwari: (212) 744-1400, ext. 222 or [email protected]. For more information about Rabbi Robinson, visit www.emanuelnyc.org. (Click “About Us” ➙ “Worship Services” ➙ “Veterans Shabbat.” Community Please, Won’t You Join? FOUNDED IN 1922, the Women’s Auxiliary is both a social and civic organization open to all women of the congregation. The Program Committee plans numerous lectures and outings throughout the year, in addition to sponsoring a variety of activities that benefit the greater New York City community. Similarly, the Men’s Club has been part of Temple life at Emanu-El for more than 90 years—encouraging attendance at all religious events but also promoting interest in social, humanitarian, educational and civic affairs. It engages in cultural and religious discussions and activities, and it participates in such activities as will support good citizenship and interfaith dialogue. Membership in the Men’s Club is open to all male members of the congregation. Membership in the Women’s Auxiliary is open to female members and wives of members of Congregation Emanu-El. Membership also is available to mothers, mothers-in-law, daughters and daughters-in-law of Temple members. Tax deductible membership fees for both groups are $100 per year. Learn more about the activities of both organizations and information about how to join on the Temple website. (www.emanuelnyc.org: Community ➙ Women’s Auxiliary or Community ➙ Men’s Club.) Emanu-El Community Opening Sabbath Dinner Friday, October 10 • 7:15 PM • One East 65th Street FOLLOWING THE 6 PM WORSHIP SERVICE, Senior Rabbi Joshua M. Davidson will be welcoming to the Emanu-El community Cara Glickman, our new vice president of Finance and Administration, and Dr. Gady Levy, our new executive director of the Temple Emanu-El Skirball Center. The charge for dinner is $45 for Women’s Auxiliary and Men’s Club members, $55 for all other Temple members. QUESTIONS? Call (212) 744-1400, ext. 235, or send an email to womaux@ emanuelnyc.org. (This event is co-sponsored by the Women’s Auxiliary, the Men’s Club and Emanu-El Eats.) EMANU-EL CENTER FOR SENIORS Sponsored by the Women’s Auxiliary, the Emanu-El Center for Seniors is a weekly program that runs from October through May. Seniors meet to participate in art projects and exercise classes, as well as to socialize. Professional instructors are hired to oversee the activities, which are assisted by Women’s Auxiliary volunteers. Each year’s program ends with an annual art show. An open house for seniors interested in participating will be held on Monday, October 6 from 9:45 AM to 1:30 PM in Blumenthal Hall (10 East 66th Street). QUESTIONS? Call (212) 7441400, ext. 235. HERITAGE SOCIETY Members of the Heritage Society will gather on Friday, October 17 for their annual Sabbath dinner following our 6 PM worship service. Membership in the Heritage Society is extended to all who have chosen to remember Temple Emanu-El through their estate plans and have advised us of their action. These testamentary gifts are expressions of the sacred bond linking generation to generation. Dinner is by invitation only. Call Robyn Cimbol at (212) 5079524 for information about how to include Emanu-El in your estate plan and become a member of the Heritage Society. 5 LAMA LO (WHY NOT?): SISTERHOODS COMING TOGETHER Tuesday, October 28 • 4:30 PM The Women’s Auxiliary invites sisterhoods from several area synagogues to tour our Bernard Museum and the current exhibition, “Justify Your Existence,” with Interim Curator Warren Klein. A light lunch will be served, followed by a tour of our Fifth Avenue Sanctuary by Temple Tour Guide Hadassa Mushinsky. All Women’s Auxiliary members are encouraged to attend. RSVP by October 24 to (212) 744-1400, ext. 235 or [email protected]. When responding, please include your full name and a contact number. There is no charge for this event. On View at the Museum... FROM OUR CURRENT EXHIBITION, “Justify Your Existence,” Graphic Posters From the Moldovan Family Collection, now on view through January 2015... Join Us Dear Sister! Gabriel and Maxim Shamir The Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) Palestine, ca. 1940 The three women portrayed in this recruitment poster represent the different modes of service available to women in the British armed forces. Some 3,600 Jewish women served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) and Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) between the years 1942 and 1946. Translation from Hebrew: Join us dear sister! Sign up for the ATS and WAAF at the enlistment bureau of the Jewish Agency. Image courtesy of the Moldovan Family Collection Emanu-El Eats CLUB 65: FOR SENIORS Club 65 welcomes award-winning documentary-maker Janis Klein on Tuesday, October 14 at 11 AM. Ms. Klein’s work has spanned more than 40 years at CBS News, Discovery, the History Channel, Lifetime, A&E and other cable networks. She will share stories and film-clips of the people and events that grabbed the headlines and our collective attention throughout the years. 6 And, mark your calendar for Tuesday, November 11, when Club 65 welcomes back Rabbi Joshua Davidson! CHAG SAMEACH! A Happy Sukkot from your Emanu-El Eats Committee. Meal inspirations for Sukkot come from the harvest origins of the holiday. Your Emanu-El Eats Committee has the perfect recipe for you to try: a very special Stuffed Cabbage from congregant Ruth Rabb. Self-contained foods such as stuffed cabbage, kreplach and strudels are generally popular choices for dining in a sukkah. View the recipe at www.emanuelnyc.org: Community ➙ Emanu-El Eats. We hope you not only will enjoy preparing this recipe but also consider volunteering to test a recipe or two for our forthcoming congregational cookbook. A few more testers are needed. There is no particular skill level required; just an interest in cooking. Please contact us at emanueleats@ emanuelnyc.org, let us know what category recipe you would enjoy testing, and we will help you select something you will enjoy trying while helping to ensure that we have a real go-to cookbook for Emanu-El families. THe Temple Emanu-El fall 2014 Our Fall Offerings Artists’ Beit Midrash / Rabbi Dianne Cohler-Esses and Tobi Kahn • Jewish Women Writers / Diane Cole • Zionism: Past, Present and Future / Jonathan Cummings • The American Jewish Story Through Cinema / Dr. Eric Goldman • Judaism Through the Eyes of the Roman Imperial Throne / Dr. Susan Graham • The Bible on One Foot / Rabbi Molly Karp • Early Morning Talmud / Rabbi Ysoscher Katz • Nachmanides / Martin Kaufman • The Rites and Rituals of Jewish Childhood / Dr. David Kraemer • The Rites and Rituals of Jewish Adulthood / Dr. David Kraemer • Jews in American Politics / Dr. Fred A. Lazin • Spirituality Through Poetry / Dr. Anne Lapidus Lerner • Classical Hebrew / Rabbi David M. Posner • The Trace of the Face of God: Emmanuel Levinas and Depth Psychology / Dr. Lee Robbins • Introduction to Judaism / Rabbi Janet Roberts From Tabernacle to the Temple / Dr. Adolfo Roitman • Magic, Mirages and Miracles / Rachel Rosenthal Rav Kook and the Herosim of the Holy / Dr. Daniel Rynhold • How to Be a Heretic and Get Away With It / Dr. Daniel Rynhold • 20th-Century Jewish-American Fiction / Dr. Ann Schwarz • Family Law and Everyday Life in the Bible and the Ancient Near East / Dr. Diane M. Sharon • The Bible and the Bard / Dr. Diane M. Sharon • The History of the Jews in Ten Jokes / Andrew Silow-Carroll • Jews and Theatre / Dr. Brigitte Sion The Modern Attack on The Bible / Dr. Regina Stein • The Book of Daniel / Dr. Mark W. Weisstuch To register and receive our new Fall catalog with a full listing of classes, seminars and special events, call 212.507.9580 or visit us at EmanuelSkirballNYC.org Skirball Bulletin Insert.indd 2 9/9/14 4:24 PM The Temple Emanu-E creating new Jewis October Events October 19, 5:00 PM / $18 Freedom Song: An Interactive Experience for Adults and Teens Expand your understanding of addiction when 14 members of Beit T’shuvah’s treatment center perform a stirring musical production that reveals Jewish faces of substance abuse. October 23, 7:30 PM / $45 / $100 (includes a post reception with Rita) An Evening with Rita Rita Jahan-Foruz, the mega-popular Israeli singer, is also an underground sensation in her native Iran, a place she can never revisit. Watch her self-titled documentary followed by an intimate performance in Hebrew and Farsi. October 26, 10:30 AM / FREE American Jews & America’s Game The history of Jews in baseball is marked with bigotry, anti-Semitism and broken stereotypes. Ira Berkow, Alan Dershowitz, Donald Fehr and Larry Ruttman reflect on the Jewish-American experience through a classic pastime. October 29, 7:30 PM / $18 21st-Century Homeland Security: Protecting Our World in the Digital Age Professor Dan Blumberg in conversation with Dr. Matthew Levitt. Moderated by Rabbi Joshua M. Davidson. Skirball Bulletin Insert.indd 3 9/9/14 4:24 PM u-El Skirball Center is wish experiences… November Events November 3, 7:00 PM / $55 $100 (includes a post reception with speakers) Midterm Election 2014 Spend an evening with husband and wife team, Democratic pundit James Carville and Republican stalwart Mary Matalin, as they go head-to-head on the night before this year’s general election. Moderated by Jeff Zucker, President, CNN Worldwide. (see next page for Q&A) Feature Event The People vs. Abraham You are summoned to a trial 3,000 years in the making… Prosecutor Your vote decides the verdict when prominent litigators Eliot Spitzer and Alan Dershowitz argue the case of The People vs. Abraham. Challenge age-old notions about the biblical patriarch and his role in Isaac’s binding. November 16, 10 AM $18 Temple Emanu-El members, includes boxed lunch Defense Skirball Bulletin Insert.indd 4 November 5, 7:30 PM / $36 Israel in the Eyes of the Media: From Menachem Begin to Today Dr. Daniel Gordis, author and educator, and Ethan Bronner, Deputy Editor, The New York Times, discuss the evolving perceptions of Israel from the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty to today. Moderated by Gary Rosenblatt. November 12, 6:30 PM / free Rescuing the Evidence: Three Minutes in Poland In 1938, David Kurtz, a Jewish immigrant to the US, captured three minutes of ordinary life in a small Jewish town in Poland. Watch the rarely seen archival footage and join in the discussion with US Holocaust Memorial Museum film researcher Leslie Swift and Glen Kurtz. November 18, 6:30 PM / $45 Israeli Cuisine Explore modern Israeli cuisine as awardwinning filmmaker Roger Sherman stirs the pot with Joan Nathan, Chef Lior Lev Sercarz and Chef Michael Solomonov. Tasting to follow! 9/9/14 4:24 PM Join us Monday November 3 at 7 PM for an evening with James Carville and Mary Matalin Moderated by Jeff Zucker, President, CNN Worldwide Q&A: Do you see a cure for the corrosive partisanship that dominates Washington political life today? JC: There is no quick fix for partisanship. As bad as it is right now, I remind folks of former Representative and later Senator Justin Smith Morrill from Vermont. In 1862, arguably the worst year in American history while literally at war with each other, we were able to establish the Morrill Land-Grant Acts, which allowed for land grant colleges like my alma Israel. Given the situation in Israel, do you feel peace is still possible? How would you advise the current Israeli administration? JC: Peace is always possible. I know that Prime Minister Barak tried very hard and thought it was very important to secure peace. It would have been a dream to acquire that. But that is in the past. On the current situation, it is very depressing. I come back to the same place that peace is always possible. “Peace is always possible.” mater, LSU. This landmark achievement happened in the midst of the Civil War. Maybe I am an optimist, but if we can do something that consequential in 1862 I feel better about the future. MM: Yes. A clear partisan victory, that is philosophical electoral mandate on the role and scope of federal government. Whatever President Obama’s personal likability, there is little support for his policies and philosophy of governance. The GOP is similarly disfavored, I believe, because they have been reticent representatives for a conservative way forward. Mr. Carville, in 1999 you were part of the campaign leading to Ehud Barak’s victory to become Prime Minister of In January 2014, your second joint memoir, Love & War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters and One Louisiana Home, was published. Do your daughters have an interest in politics? How do you recommend getting younger people engaged in what is happening in the world today? JC: Both of our daughters have an interest in politics, but they also have an interest in many other things. I am more focused on convincing them to do the dishes than whom to vote for. For anyone who has ever been a parent, if I really thought I could convince my girls about anything, it wouldn’t be about politics. As for getting people engaged, one of the things people don’t realize is how much of an individual stake they have in what’s going on in the world at large. Look back 100 years ago, how can you not feel a sense of historical importance even today. I teach a class at Tulane [University] and what I try to do is talk about how today’s news fascinates. MM: If you don’t get involved, you can’t complain and you will get the government you deserve. Self-governance in a republic obliges citizens to participate; federalism affords them the opportunity to have an impact at the state and local levels when the federal level is gridlocked, as is currently the case. The girls are very politically savvy, knowledgeable and versed, but not interested so much in our politics and very active in their own endeavors. How would your lives be different if George H.W. Bush had defeated Bill Clinton in 1992? JC: Phew, first off I would have hoped we still married and stayed married. Professionally, I probably would have stayed working on domestic campaigns and maybe Mary would have been a sort of cabinet secretary. Obviously for a lot of reasons I am happy with the way things have worked out. MM: We likely would have moved to New Orleans earlier. I would not have gone into the White House. James would have just won the next presidential race. He is a genius. For tickets, please call 212.507.9580 or visit us at EmanuelSkirballNYC.org. Skirball Bulletin Insert.indd 1 9/9/14 4:24 PM Music at Emanu-El October Music Programs ONCE A MONTH, Temple Emanu-El is pleased to welcome guest musicians as part of our Friday evening worship. Violinist Jorge Ávila returns to the Fifth Avenue Sanctuary on October 17 at 6 PM. The Temple Emanu-El Choir will sing from the bimah. K. Scott Warren will conduct, and Brian Harlow will accompany on the organ. All are welcome to attend! Born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Jorge began his violin studies at age 14. During his studies in Honduras, he received first prize in the “La Botonia” competition. In 1987, he moved to the U.S. to study at the University of Georgia as a full scholarship student, where he served as concertmaster of the orchestra and member of the Pre-College faculty. In 1988, he won the Atlanta Music Club Concerto Competition. That same year, Jorge moved to New York City, where he began his studies as a scholarship student at the Mannes College of Music; from Mannes he received both his bachelor’s degree and professional studies diploma. Jorge’s major teachers include Jorge Corpus, David Nadien, Charles Castleman and Jose Chaín-Barbot. SPONSORED BY THE Stecher & Horowitz Foundation, the Young Artists Concert Series presents the prize winners of the biennial New York International Piano Competition. Temple Emanu-El is pleased to welcome Sahun Hong on Sunday, October 19 at 3 PM as the first of four performers during 2014-2015. Admission is free and open to the public; enter at One East 65th Street. Born in 1994 in Seoul, Korea, Sahun was a prizewinner of the Sixth New York International Piano Competition in June 2012. At the age of 16, he graduated magna cum laude from Texas Christian University (TCU) with a bachelor’s degree in piano performance, studying with John Owings. He also has studied with Martin Canin and Yoheved Kaplinsky of the Juilliard School. Currently, Sahun is a student of Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. A Young Steinway Artist since 2010, he has been featured as a guest soloist with orchestras in New York, Texas and Wisconsin. BOOK DISCUSSIONS Men’s Club Book Group Wednesday, October 8 • 8:30 AM • The Retrospective by A. B.Yehoshua Wednesday, November 5 • 8:30 AM • Out of Egypt by André Aciman Stettenheim Literary Circle Wednesday, October 22 1 PM to 2:30 PM* / 6:30 PM to 8 PM • Dissident Gardens by Jonathan Lethem * Co-sponsored by the Women’s Auxiliary NEW AT THE STETTENHEIM LIBRARY The Stettenheim Library has acquired new DVDs...some new releases, some classics. Here is a sample: Animal Crackers 1930 Marx Brothers comedy film in which mayhem and zaniness ensue when a valuable painting goes missing during a party in honor of famed African explorer Captain Spaulding. The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler The story of a social worker who was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested by the Nazis for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto. See more at www.emanuelnyc. org/StettenheimLibrary. 7 NURSERY SCHOOL REGISTRATION FORMS Reminder...Applications for the 20152016 school year will be available through October 31. Parents should call the Nursery School at (212) 744-1400, ext. 230. (Office hours are from 8 AM to 2 PM, Monday through Thursday and 8 AM to 12 PM, Friday.) MOMMY AND ME New this year...a 45-minute class in which families are introduced to Jewish holidays and simple prayers, a bit of Hebrew, movement and free play. Early childhood teacher Hadar Orshalimy will lead the group with her enchanting voice. Children should be 22 months or younger. Sessions will meet Thursdays from 9:15 AM to 10 AM for nine weeks from October 2 through December 18. Charge is $450 per family. To register, call Rabbi Amy Ehrlich at (212) 7441400, ext. 206. PARENTING @ EMANU-EL Parent/child programs led by child psychologist Dr. Juliet Cooper and Rabbi Amy Ehrlich will begin again in October. Program specifics and a registration form can be found on www.emanuelnyc.org: Learning ➙ Early Childhood ➙ Parenting @ Emanu-El. Preregistration is required. 8 5TH/6TH GRADE YOUTH GROUP Students in Fifth and Sixth grades are invited to join a new youth group just for them. Planning sessions will be held on Wednesday, October 1 from 6 PM to 7 PM and Sunday, October 5 from 12 PM to 1 PM. (Pizza will be served!) QUESTIONS? Call Missy Bell at (212) 744-1400, ext. 329. Youth Programs My Summer at 6 Points By Brentt Goldstein, Eighth Grade THIS SUMMER, I WENT TO CAMP for 12 days at the Union for Reform Judaism’s 6 Points Sports Academy. I found out about 6 Points Sports Academy because Temple Emanu-El recommended it, and when I went online, read more about the camp and watched the video, I was really excited. The campers looked like they were having a great time. I wanted to try a sleep-away camp but not for the entire summer. I thought it would be good to be part of a Jewish community that shares the same values and traditions. I knew 6 Points would be welcoming because of these common values. Our daily routine was to wake up at 7:30 AM, get dressed and have morning stretch, lead by either a coach or rabbi. We then were off to breakfast and back to our dorms for nikayon (clean up). There was a contest among the dorms to be the neatest. The dorm that won was able to sleep in 30 minutes longer on Saturday and would get bagels in bed. We then would head to our sports major. I chose soccer from options including basketball, tennis, lacrosse, baseball, softball, swimming, cheer and dance. After sports major we would head to lunch, followed by an hour of rest. In the afternoon, we had sports electives. My electives were flag football, kayaking and Gaga (an Israeli dodgeball-style game). Other electives were rock climbing, swimming and volleyball. After dinner, we had more of our sports major, then dorm, snack (milk and cookies), shower up and lights out! I loved being at a Jewish camp. Before each meal everyone would recite HaMotzi, and after each meal we would sing Birkat HaMazon. At dinner we would have a song session including Hebrew songs. On Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings, we would have a Shabbat service. Every day we were taught a different value (for example, courage, teamwork, compassion, humility), and the counselors would put on a skit from the Torah showing us the value. If a coach, counselor or member of the staff saw you using this value, then you were rewarded with a bracelet. My favorite things about camp were the kindness of everyone and the Maccabiah Games (Color War). I definitely am going back next summer to see my friends; it was my home away from home. I liked being part of a Jewish community and playing my favorite sports. I would recommend and encourage others to go to 6 Points. You will make a lot of friends in a welcoming community, play sports and have the time of your life. ❏ URJ CAMP FAMILY LUNCH To learn more about 6 Points and other URJ camps, come to the Department of Lifelong Learning’s Camp Family Lunch on Sunday, October 26 from 12 PM to 1 PM; enter at One East 65th Street. RSVP to Rabbi Rena Rifkin: [email protected]. Meet Our Teen Leaders... THIS YEAR’S LEADERS of the Emanu-El teen community—Senior Youth Group Co-Presidents Sydney Caputo and Olivia Klein and Teen Benefit Committee Co-Chairs Andrew Fischer and Greer Manning—discuss what inspires them and why they think you should get involved! (Read a full version of this interview on www.emanuelnyc.org: Community ➙ Tweens and Teens.) How did you get involved in teen programming at Emanu-El? OK: I started going to Hebrew School in Third Grade, and then in Seventh Grade I joined Mitzvah Corps. I had a really good time during Mitzvah Corps and wanted to continue doing similar activities. AF: After finishing my time in Religious School, I wanted a way to stay connected to the Temple. Working with other teens in the youth group and Teen Benefit board sounded like a fun and engaging way to do so. What made you want to be a leader of the Senior Youth Group/Teen Benefit? SC: I really love the community that is Emanu- El and wanted to become a part of it even more. I also have been involved with the Temple for so long that I wanted a position that would be more challenging than what I have done previously. GM: I wanted to be a leader of the Teen Benefit Committee because I had a vision of teens getting together for a meaningful cause in a fun environment where they could meet other teens and help raise money for an amazing organization. Sydney Caputo, 12th Grade, Stuyvesant High School Andrew Fischer, 12th Grade, Stuyvesant High School What is your favorite thing about Emanu-El’s teen community? AF: We’re like a family! We have our own inside jokes and food preferences, and we really love each other. It's fantastic to be in a group that works so well together and fits right into the larger Emanu-El community. GM: I’ve loved growing up with the other teens, from preschool to our awkward stage around bat mitzvah season to being able to be members of the youth group. I’ve learned I can really trust and depend on the lifelong friends I’ve made here. What is a goal that you have for this year? SC: I want to get new people involved and have more people come to the events! GM: My goal for this year is to get more teens involved in all of our programs. Not only are they fun (and look great on a college resume), but they also do a lot of good for the community in New York City and around the world. If it hadn’t been for Emanu-El’s great teen programs, I never would have been able to travel to Alabama to build houses for the homeless or to London to explore the culture and meet new people at an elderly home where we volunteered. Olivia Klein, 12th Grade, The Dwight School What are you most looking forward to this year? SC: Organizing community service events—one of my favorites is Midnight Run. AF: The Teen Benefit, of course! (continued on page 10) Greer Manning, 12th Grade, Columbia Grammar Preparatory School 9 TEEN LEADERS (continued from page 9) CLERGY Joshua M. Davidson, Senior Rabbi Amy B. Ehrlich, Associate Rabbi Benjamin J. Zeidman, Assistant Rabbi Lori A. Corrsin, Cantor Dr. Ronald B. Sobel, Senior Rabbi Emeritus Dr. David M. Posner, Senior Rabbi Emeritus Alexis Pinsky, Rabbinic Intern Carlie Daniels, Rabbinic Intern Richard Newman, Cantorial Intern Why should other teens get involved at Emanu-El? OK: Teens should get involved at Emanu-El because we have so much fun. We go on trips and throw our own parties, and, let’s be real, we are the best Temple! GM: Emanu-El is a very safe and respecting community. I’ve never felt pressured to act or think a certain way. Instead, I’ve been encouraged in my differences and have learned to be comfortable with being myself! ❏ Join our teen leaders and get involved in the Teen Benefit Committee and Senior Youth Group! All Emanu-El high school students are invited to the youth group’s annual Sushi in the Sukkah dinner on Tuesday, October 14 from 5 PM to 7 PM and to the first Teen Benefit Committee meeting on Sunday, October 26 from 3:30 PM to 5 PM. RSVP for these events to [email protected]. OFFICERS John H. Streicker, President Susan S. Danoff, Vice President Marne Obernauer Jr., Vice President Robert A. Calinoff, Secretary Stephen T. Shapiro, Treasurer STAFF Cara L. Glickman, Vice President, Finance and Administration Mark H. Heutlinger, Administrator Robyn W. Cimbol, Senior Director, Development and Philanthropy Sherry Nehmer, Assistant Administrator Christine Manomat, Membership Saul Kaiserman, Director, Lifelong Learning Rachel Brumberg, Associate Director, Lifelong Learning Dr. Gady Levy, Executive Director, Temple Emanu-El Skirball Center Ellen Davis, Director, Nursery School Elizabeth F. Stabler, Temple Librarian, Ivan M. Stettenheim Library Warren Klein, Interim Curator, Herbert & Eileen Bernard Museum of Judaica Charles S. Salomon, Funeral Director Kathryn M. Roberts, Bulletin Editor/Webmaster 10 ADVENTURE (continued from page 1) Recognizing that one experience can have a tremendous effect on a person’s identity and outlook, it is my great honor to help develop new Jewish experiences at the Temple Emanu-El Skirball Center. In close partnership with Rabbi Davidson, Chairperson Dr. Claudia Plottel and the program committee, we are creating memorable, compelling events for all Temple members—and for the community at large. We are devoted to developing programs on a variety of topics and disciplines to meet individual needs—wherever you are in your personal journey. Our rich curriculum includes classes, concerts, lectures, performances, debates and special events to provide diverse learning experiences. This fall, I invite you to debate American politics with Washington insiders, to sing with Israel’s #1 star, to cook with master chefs as you hear their culinary tales, to deliver the verdict in the trial of the millennium, and to engage in conversation on Israel and the media. I encourage you to enroll in any number of our ongoing classes, taught by our noted faculty, through which you can examine biblical and Talmudic texts, Shakespeare, history, psychology, literature and even Jewish humor. For 170 years, Temple Emanu-El has supported and exemplified the voices of its ever-evolving community. I look forward to the Skirball Center advancing that legacy by providing a meaningful platform for continuing learning and growth, much as my summer camp experience did for me. ❏ WHAT DO YOU THINK? Join the conversation on www.emanuelnyc.org. Click “About Us” ➙ “Publications” ➙ “Bulletin Blog.” EMANU-EL’S “MEALS ON WHEELS” Volunteers with cars are needed to assist with weekly deliveries of fresh meal bags to NY Common Pantry on Sunday afternoons. This mitzvah takes 30 minutes (or less) and enables the Temple to help feed NYC’s most hungry individuals. To learn more or to join the team, email tikkunolam@ emanuelnyc.org. Life-Cycle Events FROM BIRTH TO DEATH, the act of consciously marking the major milestones in one’s life is an important element of both personal and religious development. Similarly important are the rituals associated with these life-cycle events. The following students of our Religious School will become B’NEI MITZVAH: Saturday, October 11 • Dorothea B. Newman, daughter of Michele and William Newman Saturday, October 18 • Halle Kate Friedman, daughter of Elaine and Gary Friedman • Liza Grace Katz, daughter of Erica and Ian Katz EMANU-EL CARES: CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP If you are in a supportive role, caring for a parent, spouse or partner who may be elderly or ill, come join other adults for open conversation, sharing and a bit of self-care. The group will be facilitated by Carla Daichman, LCSW, an experienced and respected psychotherapist in private practice, who is also a faculty member of the Department of Psychiatry at Cornell and Columbia Medical Schools. We will meet on Wednesdays, November 5 through December 17, from 6 PM to 7:15 PM. Enter at One East 65th Street. We will not meet on November 26. QUESTIONS? Contact Rabbi Amy Ehrlich for more information or to register: (212) 744-1400, ext 206 or [email protected]. Thursday, October 23 • Adam Croman, son of Harriet and Steven Croman Saturday, October 25 • Alexandra P. Glazier, daughter of Lara and Matthew Glazier • Peyton Spolansky, son of Jodi Smith and Steven Spolansky We are grateful for their sponsorship of each Friday evening’s Oneg Shabbat. PULPIT FLOWERS at worship services have been donated by the following congregants: For Yom Kippur (October 3 and 4) • In loving memory of Hyman Fisch • Carol, Ellie and Laura Grossman in loving memory of Charles Grossman • Mr. Bruce Holman in loving memory of Mildred and Morris Holman • Ellen M. Iseman and Alexander O’Neill in loving memory of Trevor O’Neill, husband and father (continued on page 12) Charles S. Salomon The Universal Funeral Chapel 1076 Madison Avenue (212) 753-5300 Our service is available in the Temple, home or our Chapel. The Cemeteries of Congregation Emanu-El Salem Fields and Beth-El A limited number of above-ground crypts are available in our community mausoleum. For information, please call Cara Glickman at the Temple Office, (212) 744-1400. 11 HAVE AN ALIYAH An aliyah (Torah blessing) can be done to honor a special moment in your life or simply for the delight of being involved in Saturday morning Shabbat services. To get more involved in the Torah service by reciting the blessings, or even through taking on the fulfilling challenge of reading Torah on Shabbat morning, please email Rabbi Benjamin Zeidman at [email protected] or call (212) 744-1400, ext. 204. CELEBRATE DURING SERVICES Celebrating a special event in your life? To have an aufruf (wedding blessing) or to celebrate a baby naming as part of a worship service, please call Rabbi Joshua Davidson’s assistant, Elizabeth Fevrin, at (212) 744-1400, ext. 209. Be sure to specify what you are celebrating! REMEMBERING LOVED ONES Now that Temple Emanu-El broadcasts its own services over the Internet, we are able to accommodate all congregants who wish to share Sabbath services and have the name of a loved one read during Kaddish. If you wish to have a name read, then please call one of the rabbis during the week of yahrzeit observance. A REMINDER ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS Because the Temple Bulletin is a monthly publication, please be advised that we need one month’s notice for Pulpit Flower dedications and Oneg Shabbat sponsorships. Call Sherry Nehmer at (212) 744-1400, ext. 312. 12 PULPIT FLOWERS (continued) • Rosalind Jacobs in loving memory of her husband, Melvin Jacobs • Mrs. Leonard Landis in loving memory of her husband, Leonard Landis • Roberta S. Lazar and Kathryn S. Pershan in loving memory of Nat Lazar and Gertrude and Leon Schaefler • Richard H. M. and Gail Lowe Maidman in loving memory of Gail’s mother, Jeanette Marmott Lowe • Joan A. Mayer in loving memory of Harold C. Mayer, Jr., and Margaret and Alexander Arnstein • Eileen Milloy in loving memory of Ida Broz • Jane G. Rittmaster in loving memory of her mother, Hilda K. Goldstone • Jane and Arthur Rosenbloom in loving memory of our daughter, Jordana Ivy Rosenbloom, Arthur’s parents, Flo and Sol Rosenbloom and Jane’s father, Mortimer S. Edelstein • Anne Ross in loving memory of my husband, Dr. Robert Ross • Dan K. Wassong in loving memory of Maria Czudnowski • Patricia Weiss in memory of my dearest husband, Howard, and our parents, Betty and Louis Menken and Cecelia and Samuel Weiss For Sukkot (October 8 and 9) • Virginia and Benjamin Sadock in loving memory of Fred Alcott For the Sabbath of October 10 and 11 • Robin M. Laden in loving memory of Alice Laden • Mrs. Sandy Pessin in loving memory of her mother, Edith R. Ploss For the Sabbath of October 17 and 18 • Ann and Robert Freedman in loving memory of Hilda Fertig • Richard H. M. and Gail Lowe Maidman in loving memory of Jacqueline L. Maidman For the Sabbath of October 24 and 25 • Myles and Barbara Wittenstein in loving memory of Barbara’s sister Carol Weinberg Garcia Almighty God, we thank Thee for the gift of memory which unites generation to generation. This season of memorial bids us be mindful of the supreme hour which will call us to the realm of eternal rest and gather us to our fathers, to all the unnumbered generations that have gone before us. We remember all our beloved who have already reached the goal whither we are tending. We think of the days when they were with us and we rejoiced in the blessing of their companionship and affection.They are near us, even now. — From the Memorial Service, Union Prayer Book,Vol. II At a Glance: October October 1 • Wednesday, 6 PM October 5 • Sunday, 11:30 AM Fifth/Sixth Grade Youth Group Planning Session Tefilah Boot Camp, 10 East 66th Street October 3 • Friday, 12 PM 10 East 66th Street October 2 through December 18 • Thursdays, 9:15 AM to 10 AM Mommy and Me One East 65th Street October 3 • Friday, 5:30 PM Shir Chadash (“A New Song”) Lowenstein Sanctuary October 3 • Friday, 8 PM Eve of Yom Kippur Services Fifth Avenue Sanctuary/Lowenstein Sanctuary October 4 • Saturday, 9 AM Yom Kippur Pre-Readers Service One East 65th Street October 4 • Saturday, 9:45 AM, 2:15 PM, 3:30 PM Yom Kippur Services Fifth Avenue Sanctuary/Lowenstein Sanctuary October 4 • Saturday, 12:30 PM Yom Kippur Study Sessions One East 65th Street, 10 East 66th Street October 6 • Monday, 5:30 PM October 5 • Sunday, 5 PM Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing! (Sixth Grade Girls) One East 65th Street Full program descriptions are available on the Temple website: www.emanuelnyc.org. October 6 • Monday, 9:45 AM October 17 • Friday, 6 PM 10 East 66th Street Fifth Avenue Sanctuary Emanu-El Senior Center Open House October 8 • Wednesday, 8:30 AM Men’s Club Book Group One East 65th Street October 8 • Wednesday, 5:15 PM* October 9 • Thursday, 10:30 AM Sukkot Family Celebration/Sukkot Services Fifth Avenue Sanctuary * Worship followed by a family dinner at 6 PM (One East 65th Street ) October 10 • Friday, 7:15 PM Emanu-El Community Opening Sabbath Dinner September Music Program October 19 • Sunday, 12:30 PM (Optional lunch at noon) Seventh Grade Bar/Bat Mitzvah Mini-Retreat One East 65th Street October 19 • Sunday, 3 PM Young Artists Concert One East 65th Street October 19 • Sunday, 5 PM Freedom Song: For Adults and Teens 10 East 66th Street One East 65th Street October 22 • Wednesday, October 14 • Tuesday, 11 AM Stettenheim Literary Circle Club 65: A Group for Seniors One East 65th Street 1 PM to 2:30 PM and 6:30 PM to 8 PM One East 65th Street October 26 • Sunday, 9:30 AM October 14 • Tuesday, 2 PM October 27 • Monday, 4 PM Beth-El Chapel 10 East 66th Street 10 East 66th Street October 4 • Saturday, 2 PM October 14 • Tuesday, 5 PM October 4 • Saturday, 12:30 PM Yom Kippur Teen Worship Service Yom Kippur Family Worship Service Fifth Avenue Sanctuary October 5 • Sunday, 9:30 AM October 6 • Monday, 4:30 PM Pre-K to Grade 2 Family Shabbat Program 10 East 66th Street Young Families: Sukkot Snack Sushi in the Sukkah, 10 East 66th Street October 15 • Wednesday, 5:15 PM October 16 • Thursday, 10:30 AM Simchat Torah Family Service/ Sh’mini Atzeret Service Fifth Avenue Sanctuary For Skirball programs, see the pull-out center section. Third Grade Family Program: Why Do We Give? October 26 • Sunday, 3:30 PM Teen Benefit Committee Meeting 10 East 66th Street October 28 • Tuesday, 11 AM Lama Lo: Sisterhoods Coming Together! One East 65th Street 13 TEMPLE EMANU-EL BULLETIN Vol. 87, No. 2 October 2014 CONGREGATION EMANU-EL of the City of New York One East 65th Street, New York, NY 10065 (212) 744-1400 • www.emanuelnyc.org Emanu-El is now on Facebook! Visit us at www.facebook.com/emanuelnyc Freedom Song: An Interactive Experience for Adults and Teens Sunday, October 19 • 5 PM to 8 PM Lowenstein Sanctuary (10 East 66th Street) Charge: $18 per person Join us for a performance of Freedom Song, a musical created by and starring young Jewish adults who are recovering from addiction, followed by small group discussions and special presentations. Register at EmanuelSkirballNYC.org or call (212) 507-9580. For more information about events organized by the Temple Emanu-El Skirball Center, view the special pull-out section in the center. 14