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VOLUME 45 NUMBER 4 • DECEMBER 1994
FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE
.Rabbi's Message
RABBI JEROME
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PAGElWO
• President's Message
PAGE FOUR
• Men's Club News
• Sisterhood News
PAGE FIVE
• Youth Group News
• Contributions
PAGE SEVEN
• Fun Facts
INSERTS
• December Calendar
• January Calendar
Join us at
Israel Bond Sbabbat bpnorlng
Andy & Bonnie Weiner,
recipients of Israel
J)onds Shofar Awar.d .
Friday evening, Dec;ember 16 at 8:00 p.m.
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Temple Emanuel is pleased to announce
~t Andy and Bonnie Weiner will be the
recipients of the Israel Bonds Shofar Award
on Friday evening, December 16 at 8:00 p.m. The
Weiners are both very deserving of this prestigious
.award .for their love and.
commitment to the State
of Israel "and their dedica- tion to ~eir synagogue and
community.
Bonnie was inspired
and touched by her ftrst
trip t6 Israel in 1981 and
decided at that time that
she wanted to become part
of its survival. Bonnie has
served on many Temple
committees. She was Chairperson of the Vietnamese
• TEMPLE EMAN~EL NEWSLETTER
It
can be truly said that
everyone in our commu, nlty has been profoundly
touched and deeply affe.cted by the tragic death
of Carol Neulander. It is
as if a member of our
own family has been brutally taken from us. And,
the question to be found
on all of our' lips is .. . "why?" At the
time of this writing ma~y questions
remain unanswered. The very day on
which the news began to ' unfold I
met with many of our Hebrew School
and Confirmation Academy stUdents
in order to listen and respond to their
many questions and concerns. Some
of their comments were truly inspirational as they spoke about how we.
are all part of one family and how
such a tragedy reminds one of the
basic real and simple bleSSings of life.
In our own worship services, the
memory of Carol has been lovingly
recalled. We extend our deepest sympathy to Rabbi Fred Neulander, his
children Becca, Matt and Ben and the
Resettlement Committee,
a member of the Temple Emanuel Board of
Trustees and coordinator of the Conftrmation
Class Trip to Israel. Bonnie also served on the
Dedication Committee.
Additionally, she has
participated in the leadership Training Program
, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of SQuthem New Jersey.
Andy has been
President of Temple
" Emanuel from 1991 to
entire M'kor Shalom con-,
,gregation'. May they derive. comfort and strength
from the awareness that
each and every one of us
feels for their pain and
supports 'them in their
time of sadness.
I have received many
, calls from our own members as well as colleagues and friends
around the country, asking what one
could possibly do as a sign of respect
and 10,ve. You may y{ant to consider
joining our Executive Board and Board
of Trustees in planting a garden ,of
trees in Israel ~ Carol's memory, This
is a beautiful living tribute and a
meaningful way to honor her memory.
I end with one more word of
advice. Today and every day give one
another an extra hug and kiss. Let us
not take one another, nor any precious
day for granted. let us cling to one
another in our grief anq our joy and
may Carol's memory inspire us to
labor for a world in which every life
shall fmd its fulfillment.
the present. Previously he has served as Financial Vice PreSident, Treasurer and a member of the Board of Trustees. Andy was also a
member of our Steering Committee and Capital Campaign Committee. He is currently President of the Synagogue Presidents Council of
Southern New Jersey. '
, Please join us as we honor Andy and
Bonnie on this special evening. Chairing the
event are Robie and Bob Bloom. Israel Bonds
is an mternational organization offering securities-i?sued by the government of Israel. State
of Israel Bonds plays a major role in absorbing
Jews from the former Soviet Union, Ethiopia
and elsewhere. For more information on Israel
Bonds, please call Larry Katz at.(215) 5612663.
President's
Message
ANDREW E. WEINER
7he Finance Committee is continually considering methods to reduce costs and raise
income. It is fully aware that membership to
this congregation places a substantial financial
burden upon our families . One way to support Temple Emanuel financially without incurring any additional expenses is to purchase
Scrip through the Sisterhood. This program, if
fully supported by the membership, could be
a major source of income.
For those who are unaware of this program, the Sisterhood purchases gift certificates
in various denominations from such places as
Shop Rite, Talk ofthe Town, Zagara 's, IGA and
Path mark, ~cme and SuperFresh. Sisterhood
pays 95% of the face value for these certificates. They are then sold for the face amount
to our members who redeem them at the
various supermarkets. They are just like cash.
It, therefore, costs nothing additional to the
member and t)1e Temple receives 5% of the
ceI.tificate. When one stops to consider that
we have more than 900 families who spend a
minimum of $400.00 per month in supermarkets, the income which could ' be derived if
this program ~ere supported by the entire
membership is supstantiaL
Please keep in mind that the Temple budget is formulated by first determining what our
needs will be during the coming year and
then funding those needs through all sources
including dues and fees . In the past we hav~
not considered Scrip as it has not been a
source of income. The Budget Committee
considers income based on previous experience. This year the Budget does assume a
small a~ount of income from Scrip. Your
support of Scrip will, next year, translate into a'
larger income line on the budget. Obviously,
the more success we have with this program
leads to more income. Every dollar raised in
this manner is one dollar less that has to be
raised through dues and fees . The Congregation has the ability, through its support of
Scrip to directly affect the amount of dues and
fees it must bear.
The Sisterhood is now in the process of
making the purchase of Scrip as easy as possible. It is available at the Temple office. To
obtain add.itional .information, please contact
Joyce Hoff at (609) 983-8654.
•
Save the Date!
Family Fun Day
Sunday, January 29,1995
1-4 p.m.
•
TEM PLE EMAN UEL N EW SLETTE R
MazelTov
New Members
Elaine and Burt Kramer.on birth of grandson,
Alexander Benjamin Kramer
Ben and Dustina Kramer on the birth of their
son, Alexander Benjamin Kramer
Elaine and Burt Kramer on the marriage of
Aaron and Darlene Kramer
Audrey and Ron Litto on the engagement of
their daughter, Alyssa to Steven Garin
We warmly welcome you into our congregational family.
James and Stacey Pellen
Linda: Klimek
Judith Nadell
Leo and Mindy Gotlieb
12echer Dmm
for an Everlasting M emorial
We record with love and dignity those
whose lives are forever remembered in our
Temple. The following name of a loved one
has been added by a devoted family to be
enshrined in our Memorial Chapel.
ALAN ROSS DILLON
Husband of Renee Dillon
ELIZABETH COOPER
Mother of Howard Cooper
ANNE JOSEPH
Aunt of Howard Cooper
JOHN M. INFANT! and
MARGARET M. INFANT!
Father and Mother of Bonnie Weiner
BRENDA FOX TROMP
Cousin of Stephen and Joyce Burnstein
Reminder
Operation
Good Neighbor
. Sponsored by Men's Club
Volunteer to serve as kitchen help
and other auxiliary workers at Our Lady
of Lourdes Hospital on Christmas Day.
Contact Julius Rosen at 795-5221.
December Bar/Bat
Mitzvahs
December 3
Bat Mitzvah of ALLISON B. BERGER
Daughter of Michael Berger and
Linda Rosenzweig
December 10
Bar Mitzvah of ANDREW SCHWERIN
Son of Ellen and Hugh Schwerin
Havdalah Service
Bar Mitzvah of DANIEL TODD GOLDSTEIN
Son of Judith and Howard Goldstein
December 17
Bat Mitzvah of STEPHANIE COHEN
Daughter of Barbara and Les Cohen
Havdalah Service
Bar Mitzvah of JORDAN KATZ
Son of Randy Katz
in lUemblidih
MARTIN GOLDNER
Husband·of Ethel Goldner
HELEN ROSEN
Grandmother of Carol Goldenberg
ROSE WEINBERG
Mother of Dr. Stephen Weinberg
JOSEPH OWEN
Grandfather of Daniel and Jonathan Owen
DOROTHY' GOURLEY
Mother of Cynthia Richman
ESTHER RICH
Grandmother of David Warhoftig
LILJ:,JAN SWERS
Mother of Ron Swers
Temple Emanuel
presents . . .
A Hebrew
Marathon
One day of learning that will last you a lifetime! Learn to read Hebrew in a single day!
Sunday, December 18, 1994 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Temple Emanuel, 1101 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill, NJ. Lunch and Snacks are included .
ji'~in"tjlCONO'~li1l'~~Tn~:l~i"l1in"tjlCNO'~lNO'~lt'~~lMl
This is the nationaily famous program that
enables adult beginners to learn to read Hebrew
and master basic prayers and blessings in just
eight hours, led by Rabbi Noah Golinken, the
originator of the Hebrew Marathon.
Everyone is eligible:
- People with no Hebrew background and
those who want a refresher course.
- People contemplating a conversion or
adult barlbat mitzvah
- Anyone in the Cherry Hill community.
The course fee is $50 .. Please make checks
payable to: Temple Emanuel, 1101 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Registration is limited, so send in your
check (with name, phone number and number of attendees) right away! For further information call Jean Klein, 489-0035.
PAGE TWO
Reprinted fromARZA Report, Fall, 1994.
Orthodox Stonewall on the Religious Councils
Earlier this year, the Israel court. The Movement for Progressive Judaism (IMPJ) won a
major victory when the Supreme Court ruled
that it was illegal to bar non-Orthodox representatives from Israel's religious councils. The
religiOUS councils oversee the distribution of
public funds and, in large part, determine
religious· life within their jurisdictions. They
handle such matters as kashrut, mikveh (ritual
bath), synagogue-oriented outreach, registration of marriages, employment of local rabbiS,
and synagogue maintenance. Although the
councils serve the whole Jewish population,
until now they have been comprised solely of
Orthodox Jews and have shown no sensitivity
,to non-Orthodox needs. In January, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously th.at "banning
candidates (from religious councils] because
of their personal world view constitutes discrimination and contradicts the principle of
equality, and therefore must be voided."
It turns out that the Orthodox-dominated
religious councils are not going to give up
easily-even if this means defying the decision of Israel's highest court. The religious
councils of Israel's three large cities, Haifa, Tel
Aviv and Jerusalem, have all balked at accepting non-Orthodox rabbis.
In Jerusalem, Mayor Ehud Olmert did not
even submit a list of candidates, even though
a new religious council is supposed to be
appointed within six months after every municipal election. Leaders of the IMPJ are convinced that Olmert has put off preparing the
list .because of the stiff opposition by ultraOrthodox city council members to the presence of Reform and Conservative rabbis.
"We have the feeling Olmert is trying to
delay because he doesn't know how to deal
with the problem of the Haredi [fervently
Orthodox] on the city council who find it
impOSSible to vote for Conservative and Reform ra.bbis," said Rabbi Eliud Bandel, the
Conservative candidate of Meretz.
In Haifa, the city council did actu'ally meet
to consider Reform and Conservative candidates for the Haifa religious council, but the
city council then rejected them-a move which
resulted in a lawsuit filed by the non-Ortho-
Congratulations to
Geoff Soffer
. . . for landing a role in the
world premiere of An Empty Plate
in the Cafe du Grande Beouf,
at the Arden Theatre,
10th and Ludlow Streets,
Philadelphia. Performances from
November 10 through December 11.
Geoff-your Temple family wishes you the best of luck!
• TEMPLE EMANUEL NEWSLETTER
dox movements, claiming contempt of court
bv the Haifa city council.
In Tel Aviv, Reform Rabbi Meir Azari 01
Beit Daniel Congregation is at the center of a
political firestorm. After his name was submitted by Meretz as its representative, the ultraOrthodox members of the city council went
ballistic, threatening to create a coalition crisis
in Tel Aviv unless Rabbi Azari's name was
dropped. The chairman of the city council
postponed discussing Azari's candidacy until
its next meeting, during which time the ultraOrthodox intend to pressure the other members to drop Azari from the list.
"No way," said Mordechai Virshuvsky, chairman of the Meretz bloc in the Tel Aviv council .
whose support for Azari
is solid and unyielding. "We have waited for
years [to place a reform rabbi on the religiOUS
council], so we'll wait a few more days. The
Supreme Court has already ruled in our favor. "
The religious councils' experience high- '
lights ReformJudaism's struggle in Israel. Even
if the Israeli Courts rule in its favor, the opposition to Reform Judaism by the Orthodox
establishment is so ferocious, and the political
power it wields so immense, that often Supreme Court rulings are simply ignored.
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Support ARZA. Send in your $25 check to
Temple Emanuel and specify for ARZA membership.
New Tax Law Information
Many cong!egants have been inquiring about the new tax laws and their impact concerning
payments and contributions to the synagogue. For your benefit, we have reprinted the follOwing
article with the permission of "Reform judaism" magazine. Individual questions should be
directed to your tax advisor.
New Rules for Temple Tax Deductions
The recently enacted Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 will have a direct impact on
how payments and contributions to synagogues are substantiated for tax deductions.
The Ida and Howard Wilkoff Department of
Synagogue Management has prepared and
sent out material to congregations on the
subject. In addition the Department has received many calls requesting additional information. Joseph Bernstein director of the
Department presented the most often asked
questions to Burton Lipsky a New York City
tax attorney and a member and foriner treasurer of Westchester Reform Temple of Scars- ·
dale New York.
Are synagogue dues and building fund
payments tax deductible?
Dues and building fund payments remain
tax deductible under the new law. However,
to substantiate deductions for synagogue dues
and bUilding fund payments, congrega'nts will
not be able to rely solely on cancelled checks.
For payments of $250 or more, congregants
will have to have a written acknowledgment
from the synagogue at the time the dues
payment is claimed as a deduction on a federal income tax return.
Are religious school and bar and bat mitzvah fees tax deductible?
.
The long standing published position of
the Internal Revenue Service is that religiOUS
school fees are not tax deductible as a charitable contribution. The IRS bases its position on
the premise that the congregant is receiving a
direct benefit from the payment-the education of his or her child-and, therefore, there
is no gift element to the payment. In my
opinion, the IRS would similarly find' that bar
and bat mitzvah fees are ,not tax deductible.
membership for those members with chUdren in religiOUS school and another with
no children in religious school?
The Internal Revenue Service would fmd,
as it did in a published ruling in 1983, that the
difference in membership dues was really a
disguised r.!'!ligious school payment and to
that extent, the hidden membership dues payment would not be deductible.
What kind of substantiation does the synagogue have to provide to the congregant
for donations of $250 or more?
Starting in 1994, the ~tten acknowledgment must include the following information:
(1) the amount of cash and a description (but
not the value) of any property other than cash
contributed; (2) whether the synagogue provided any goods or services in consideration,
in whole or in part, for the contribution; and
(3) description and good faith estimate of the
value of those goods· .or services or, if the
goods and services consist entirely of intangible religious benefits, a statement to that effect.
What about donations under $250?
A congregant making a charitable contribution of less than $250 must keep a canContinued on page 7
All Singles (Ages 30-55)
Join Usfor
Shabbat Services
Friday, December 9, 1994 at 8:00 p.m.
Call Meryl Ginsburg at 854-6577
for more information.
Can a congregation have one prlce of
PAGE THREE
By Joyce Hoff, President
By David Oberlander, President
Sunny'skies, stiff breezes and an excellent course greeted the golfers as our third
annual golf outing was held on September 29.
With a boost from our hole sponsors, the
outing was a fmancial success as well as an
enjoyable day for all participants. Thanks to
Ken Korach for organizing the event.
State Senator John Adler was the speaker at
our ftrst general membership breakfast of the
year, on October 30'. Senator Adler discussed
tort reform, school funding, insurance premiums and many of the other iss).l<!s facing the
state legislature. At our next membership meeting, to be held on January 15, Dr.Mark Sobel
will disucss sports medicine. All of the speakers at our membership meetings this ·year,
including Sen. Adler and Dr. Sobel, are Temple members.
We will again be proViding volunteers to
serve as .Christmas Day replacements for
kitchen help and other auxiliary workers at
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital this year. This is
the twenty-fifth consecutive year that the Men's
Club has sponsored this proje~t, which we call
Operation Good Neighbor. If you would be
interested in giving these workers the opportunity to.spend the holiday with their families,
please contact Julius Rosen at 795-522l.
Our annual sports breakfast is scheduled
for February 5, 1995. A well-known local sports
personality has agreed to be our speaker.
Watch for the formal announcement. Other
events in the near future will include a dance
which we co-sponsor with Sisterhood on February 11, and our annual ski trip on March 5.
If you would like to learn more about the
Men's Club, please call Carl Grossberg, our
Membership Vice-President at 751-6349.
Tzedakah
Food Project
By Pearl Braunstein, 424-2238
During the holiday season consider making a holiday meal to share with elderly homebound citizens. They should be labeled and
dated and brought to the Temple to be put in
the freezer. I will make arrangemel1ts to see
that they go to EI Centro for distribution.
We will assemble casseroles on Tuesday,
December 13th and January 1Qth, 1995 at 7:00
p .m. in the kitchen. The casseroles go -to
Neighborhood Center to provide lunch meals.
Continue to bring non-perishable canned
goOds when corriing to the Temple. The need
is always present.
If you have clothing to contribute please
put it in plastic bags and call for directions to
drop it off at my home. I will see that it gets to
an agency. Children's clothing is always
needed.
Thank · you for your support of all the
above projects. Each bit of support and ca.ring
goes a long way to make our community
better.
Shalom.
• TEMPLE EMANUEL NEWSLETTER
I n October, six members of the Sisterhood
Executive Board had the opportunity to attend
the. convention of Women of Reform Judaism.
This is the umbrella organization for over 60'0'
Temple Sisterhoods throughout the U.S. ,
Canada and thirteen other countries, with a
membership of 100,000. women.
The purpose of Women of Reform Judaism
is to present programs and projects to advance
and strengthen Reform Judaism, the synagogue and Jewish humanitarian causes. Some
of the programs promoted through WRJ are
the Y.E.S. Fund which ?rOvides scholarships
Temple Emanuel.
By Audrey Litto
Roses are red, violets are bluish
At The Pre-School at Temple Emanuel it's
exciting to be Jewish.
Each of our age groups learns a different
Jewish theme,
Learning lifelong values is really the dream.
Holidays, from Rosh Hashanah to Yom
Ha'Atzma'ut
Make each and every season a time to celebrate and shout.
So many special times with oUf Cantor and
Rabbis,
Our children really' know the meaping of a
spiritual high.
_
And luckily for all Qf us the wait is. oh so
short,
For every week we have a celebration of a
most incredible sort.
We never have to wait a year for a special
time to come,
For every week we celebrate and welcome
. Shabbat Shalom.
Our children learn of Torah and of the tales
the Torah does tell,
Being Jewish is a wonderous joy at The
Pre-School at Temple Emanuel.
for Rabbis studying at HUC; World Union for
Progressive Judaism, which is the aff. . liate which
supports Reform and Liberal congregations
throughout the world; and Service to the Blind.
We spent an extensive day, ftrst studying
the Torah portion, then splitting up into workshops which concentrated on Spirituality,
Study, Sodal Justice and Sisterhood. We were
very fortunate to have joining us Rabbi Musnitsky, Rabbi Abraham, Rabbi Marks, Rabbi
Levine and many executive members of Women of Reform Judaism. The day was concluded with the Havdalah service led by our own
Sisterhood.
Temple Emanuel Siste~hood is a full dues
paying member of Women of Reform Judaism. We feel it is important to stay connected
to such a strong organization. We have taken
the time to learn more about the advancement
6f Judaism on a national level. Please take
time to find out about our Sisterhood. You've
made a committment to Judaism by becoming
congregants, now take .t he next step and make
your connection by joining Sisterhood.
A committee has been formed to design
and create a new Chupa. Their next meeting is
December 15th at 7:30' p .m. If you are interested in participating on this project call Barbara
Wasserman at 424-9004.
A very special thank you to the Hanukkah
Bazaar Committee. These ladies worked on
the baz?ar for six months. All their hard work
paid off.
Have you purchased your grocery scrip
this week? A supply is on hand in the Temple
office as well as from our sCrip sellers. Call
Alison Schoor at 429-0219 for your order today.
The members of the Sisterhood would like to
wish you all a healthy, happy New Year.
ENTERTAINMENT '95 BOOKS
Entertainment '95 books for SouthJersey and Philadelphia East are available at
the Simcha Shop or by calling Pearl Braunstein at 424-2238. If you want any other
editions they can be ordered and will be
sent by UPS. Cost of the books is $40' and
they make excellent gifts for the holiday.
Temple Emanuel Students Honored at Hebrew Honor Society Luncheon
Left to right, 1st Row:
Rachel Epstein, Noelle
Stanley, Mrs. Sarah _
Ritzner-teacher, Kammy
Heffernan, Elyse Conde.
Left to right, 2nd Row:
Jessica Wachstein,
Rabbi Susan Marks-Asst.
Regional Director,
Federation of-Reform
Synagogues of Greater
Philadelphia, PA Council
UAHC, Rita Beck.
PAGE FOUR
taJendar o} ':Events
~ecember
1994
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SUNDAY
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Administration'
489-0029 .
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7:00 p.m.
Candle-lighting!
Kiddush Class
Fax
489-0032
T E MP 'LE E'MANUEL
Religious School
489-0035
A Reform Congregation Where Warmth and Tradition Meet ·
The Pre-School at
Temple Emanuel
1101 Springdale Roa.d
Cherty Hill, New Jersey 08003-2900
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6:00 p.m.
. Hanukkah
Festival .
Dinner
7:q.D p.m.
Tot Shabbat
7:30 p.m.
Shabbat Family
Service ·
10:30 a.m.
.
Shabba£ Morning Service
Bat MitzVah of Allison B. Berger
3
489-0034
Simcha Gift Shop
424-1222
5
9:30 a.m.
4
<;:hoir Practice .
8:00 p.m.
ExecUtive· Board
Meeting
,Back to School!
Education
Sunday
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9:30 a.m.
Choir Practice
8:00 p .m.
TE Board of
Trustees
Meeting
11:45 a.m .
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Adult Beginning
Heorew
12:30 p .m.
Adult
Intel}Tlediate
Hebrew
1:15 p .m.
Bible Class
7
13
12 Nbon
14
Senior Group
12:30 p.m.
Adult
Intermediate
Hebrew
7:00 p.m.
Casserole
C90king Project
8
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8:00 p.m.
9
Shabbat Evening
Service
Singles Shabbat
,
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Brown Bag
Lunch &
Discussion
15
7:30 p.m.
Sisterhood
B~ard Meeting
10:30 a.m.
10
Shabbat Morning Service
Bar Mitzvah of Andrew Schwerin
6:15p.m.
Havdalah Service
, Bar Mitzvah of Daniel Todd
Golds,t ein
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16
10:30 a.m.
Shabbat·Morning Service
Bat Mitzvah of Stephanie Cohen .
6:30 p'.rn.
Havdalah Service
Bar Mitzvah of Jo~ Katz
23.
10':30 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Service
8:00 p.m.
Shabbat
Evening Service
Israel Bond
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9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p .m.
Hebrew
Marathon
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9:00 a.m.
Adult Supday
School
19
9:00 a.m.
,
Brotherhood
Board Meeting
20
11:45 a.m.
Adult Beginning
Hebrew
12:30 p .m.
Adult
Intermediate
Hebrew
1:15 p .m.
Bible Class
21
6:45 p .m.
Temple Tales
22
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8:00 p .m .
Shabbat
Evening Service
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9:30 a.m.
Choir Practice
No School
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Good Neighbor
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SU~[)A\
MOI\;DAY
2
1
9:15 a.m.
8
Breakfast and
Conversation
with the
Rabbis
TUESDAY
8:00 p.m.
Board of
Trustees
Meeting
9
\\EDNf~DAY
8:00 p.m.
3
Executive
Board Meeting
4
11:45 a.m. 10
Adult Beginning
Hebrew
7:30 p.m.
11
Introduction to
Judaism
THUR.,DA\
fRIDAY
7:00 p.m.
5
Candle-lighting
& Kiddush Class
7:00 p .m.
Tot Shabbat
12 .
12:30 p .m.
Adult
Intermediate
Hebrew
,,"TURD" \
6
7
10:30 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Service
7:30 p .m.
Shabbat
Evening Family
Service
Bat Mitzvah of Lauren Cohan and
Rachel Lauren Wenger
8:00 b ,m. 13
Shab at
Evening Service
Martin Luther
King,
Jr.Shabbat
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Wortman,
10:30 a .m.
Shabbat Morning Service .
Bat Mitzvah of Andrea Seltzer
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6:15 p.m.
Havdalah Service
Bar Mitzvah of Josbua Smith Seigle
Guest Speaker
1:15 p .m.
Bible Class
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9:15 p.m.
Men's Club
Breakfast
Meeting
16
15
12:30 p.m. 1 7
Adult Int. Heb.
7:30 p.m. 18
TuB'Shevat
Seder
7:30 p .m.
Sisterhood
Meeting
8:00 p.m.
20
Shabbat
Evening Service
19
6:45 p.m.
. Tefty Winter
Convention at
Temple
Emanuel (thru
Sunday)
Temple Tales
10:30 a .m.
Shabbat Morning Service
21
Bar Mitzvah of Charles Haas
Tefty Dinner
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22
9:00 a.m.
Adult Sunday
School
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11:45 a.m. 24
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7:30 p.m. 25
Introduction to
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27
Shabbat
Evening Service
9:30 a.m.
28
Shabbat M011).ing Service with R.S.
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12:30 p .m.
Adult
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1:15 p.m.
Bible Class
Family
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BySandy Umansky
By Rene Batterman
A HiStory of God
The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
by Karen Armstrong
in The History of God, Annstrong traces the
ways in which the J~ws' sense of God was
shaped by their exile, why the ,notion of the
Trinity became so crucial in Orthodox Christianity and how Islam developed a spirituality
uniquely sulted to Arab traditions, She also
eXamines how God has been viewed by Sartre, Nietzsche, and Freud,
The Sacrifice of Tamar"
by Naomi J?agen
_
After being raped, Tamar, the young wife of a
brilliant rabbi, chooses to conceal the crime.
Soon, she discovers that she is pregn<J.nt and
wrestles with a moral decision she is ill
equipped to make. Ragen continues to describe tu:e in the. ultra-orthodox Jewish com_munities,of the United States and Israel. She
paints a picture of a rigid, unyielding p~ople
for whom true tolerance an9 understanding is
a luxury only the most saintly can afford, and
she juxtaposes the more worldly modem orthodox as a positive alternative.
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, After All These Years
by Susan Isaacs
After All These ' Yea~ is a murder mystery
featuring a newly-rich Jewish family, Richie
Meyers, a high school mathematics teacher,
turned multi-millkmaire research firm owner,
is the victim. His wife, Rosie, a high school
English teacher, is .the suspected murderer
w)1o ultimately ,must be responsible for prov. ing het own innocence. '
The Pre-School at
'TempleEmanuelPriority Registration
' for'95~96
H anukkah is a time of establishing 'and
confirming oUF Jewish roots; it is also ·a time
to be grateful for all that we have. Youth
Groups here at Temple Emanuel are particularly blessed. Not oruy do we have the opportunity to gflthe·r mont~ly for outstanding social
events; but we can express' our Jewish identity
as well. Please consider this column a neverending invitation to join us: you'll always be
welcomed and appreciated,
The Senior Group
Brown Bag Lunch
& Discussion
Wednesday, December 14 at Noon
Join the Senior Group for discussion about
the rituals, customs and traditions ' regarding
the "Mikvah." Bring YOUT own lunch, we will
.supply the coffee and cookies. After lunch, we
will be headed to Mikvah Sons of Israel for a
tour of the facilities . Men and women are
invited. Please call the Temple Office to R.S.v.P.
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Your Contributions
. O ur Temple Funds provide a beautiful
way in which you may .r emember someone
special and at the same time help to ,maintain
several worthwhile synagogue projects. Acknowledgement of your contribution is made
in our monthly bulletin. The family .of the
deceased, or the individual being honored, is
notified by the Temple of your generoSity.
So many of our families find that in, times
of joy .as in times 'of sorrow, this is an appropriate means of sharing with others.
Deadline for insertion in The Light is the
ftrst day of the previous month. Minimum
contribution is $5.
Donor
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Jewish National Fund
In memory of
Marshall & Myrna Fineman
Norman Heine; Stanley Chorney
The Pre-School at Temple Emanuel is now
Debby & Alan Soler
Stanley Chorney
making plans for tbe1995-1996 school year. , Nonna & Leon Goldberg Itzie Kaptan; Nonnan Sanders' sister
JoyC;C, Man, David, Brian 11< Philip Hoff
Louis Bishov
Priority registration is .available for Temple
Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Bronstein '
Jeanette Spector;
Emanuel congtegants. Please call the PreMorris Bronstein
School office for more information at 489Felix & Inge Bass
' Marie Loeb
Jane, Chuck, Allison & Renee Vortreflich
Stanley Chorney
0034.
Guillermo, Liliana, Paul, Karen & Julia Elkouss MarvIn Ehrlich;
Stanley Chorney
Daureen & Garry Gutterman
Rita Samen
Helene &Stephen Cohen
Rita Botel
Mimi, Mark, Ian &Alexis Cherry
• M. Elizabeth Gray
Ian Wachstein
Norman Heine
Paula, Marty, Sam, Max & Sara Levine
Beverly Elliot; Ed
,
Bennan; Jeffrey Heffernan
We need artisans, ·craftspersons, hobbyists,
Dave, Sheila, Bill & Steve Goldberg
Cannine Aliberti
and all talented Temple members to show and ' Marilyn Klrshbaum & Family
Helen Tanski
Lester Lappin
tell your stuff.
. Adele Oberlander
Jessica Mane1is' 2nd Grade Sunday School Classes Rabbi Edwin
Please call Lucy Schwarz at 627-1272 for
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more information.
Nina Jaffe's 1st Grade Sunday School Classes
Rabbi Edwin
N. Soslow
In honoroCDonor
Burt Wellenbach's 75th birthday
Doris &Don Chorney
Let's A.C. T. for
Temple Enianuel
TWEEN CANTEENERS have so much energy and enthusiasm that each event becomes a
"happening." Exhilarama will be followed by
a bowling paqy-watch for flyers soon.
SHOMRIM, our 7th and 8th graders, joined
the community for the Safam concert. This
was immediately followed by a~ ice skating
event. look for our ski trip, SHOMIuM'ers-it's coming~
.
TEFIY is ever on the go. NFIY/PAR (National Federation of Temple Youth/Pennsylvania Area Region) ran our first New Members
Convention, immediately followed by Fall Kallah at Camp Harlam. I know that TEF,rY had
the largest Youth Group contingency mere-way to go, Temple Emanuel! Our social event
at TofaIiy Tubular should be' amazing. We're
then hosting the Temple's Hanukkah Family
Dinner. Flyers ate also out for December's trip ,
to see Tommy. With 'Over 60 members, TEFIY
is defmitely a powerful force in our community's You,th Programffiing .
All of this represents a lot of hard workand love--but it's all worth it. Why don't you
try Youth Group this year??
Midge &Henry Raich
Woody Pollock
Susan &Michael Greenberg
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Jenny Slat's Bat Mitzvah
Claire & Art!Iur Spechler's
50th aru,tiversary
Claire &Arthur Spechler~s 50th
anniversary
The Rothman Family
Aileen Cwanger . in appreciation
Helene & Stephen Cohen
David-Goldfarb's Bar Mitzvah
The Ittleman Family
Birth of Jake Kritzer
Aimee, Bob, Jake & Usa Allin Rabbi David, Rabbi MUSIIilsky &
CantorSherman's beautiful service
for Jake's Bar Mitzvah
Building Fund,
Donor
Rae Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Lutz
Gerri & Art .Rudner
Gerri & Art Rudner
, In memory of
,Benjamin Brown
Samuel 1- Lutz
,
lWSanders
Nancy Toll Perilstein's
Grandmother
'Ann Schwartz
Martin Goldner
Mr. & Mrs. ,Sidney Seidner
Miriam Seidner
Mr.,& MrS. Theodore Spivak
Oscar Yoblick
Pauline B. Wolf
Mr. & Mrs. EdgarWo!f,Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Wolf
Joseph W. Wolf
Mi. & Mrs. Edgar Wolf, Jr.
Irene B. Brandes
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' In honor of
Donor
Celia Ginsberg
~arty'G~sm:ui'sspeedy recovery
B'naj Mitzvah of Evan &
Judy & Howard ~ldstein
Samantha Zweben
DatyI& Stuart Hershaff
Jonathan HershafI's Bar Mitzvah
Marty Glassman's speedy recovery .
Paul & Beverly Ittleman
Audrey & Ron Utto
Marty Glassman's speedy and
complete recovery
Gerri &Art Rudner
Neal <;Upersmith's Harry S.
. Feller Memorial Award
Doris & Mal Shreibman
BeVerly & Paul Itt!eman's
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participation in Founders Wall
.Maddie, Glenn, Ryan &Stacey Silverman
Helen. Gordon's
speedy recovery
Rabbis' Good Works Fund
Donor
Robin & Ed Cogan .
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Joseph
Herb & Harriet Nelson
Helen 'Rud'd
Warren & Carole Rudner
Richard & Lucia Stanley & family
Marc & Margery Tarsbis
In memory of
Frances Levy
Charles Joseph
Abt;tham Block
Belle Dorman
Todd Rudner
Sam.Skolnick
Fran Tennen~
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we traiejuUy AcknowWdge
Dr. & Mrs. Frank Orland
Your Contributions Carole
Paskow
Rabbis' Good Works Fund Continued
Donor
In honor of
Dr. &MrS.KurtBornze
.Rabbi Musnitsky's services
Sharren &Dave Filan
Alyssa Uttos's engagement to Steven
Rabbi David's services
Gloria &Marvin Fink
Stephen Fink & family
Rabbi David's services
DarYl &Stuan Hershaff
Jonathan Herihaff's Bar Mitzvah
Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Jacovitz
Rabbis services
Retha & Howard Altman's
Zelda &Irv Joffe
25th Wedding Anniversary
Sally &Harvey Kane &family
Sally Kane reading from Torah
on Yom Kippur
Rabbi David's services
Betsy & Scott Kapulskey
Irene & Larry Kauffman & family
Rabbi David's services
Rabbi David's services;
David &Nancy Oberlander
Rabbi Musnitsky's services
Rabbi David's services
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Rosenfield
Bernard &Dorothy Sturmack
Rabbi Musnitsky's services
Temple Emanuel Sisterhood
Steven Fred Oberlander's birth;
,
Tricia Thurm; Susan Levy; Susan
Heffernan; Karen Borish; Helaine Weiss
Dr. &Mrs. Arthur Thurm
Bat Mitzvah of Allison Sutlas
Rabbi Edwin N. Soslow
Endowment Fund
Donor
Mr.& Mrs. Alvin Chess
Mr. &Mrs. Murray Fineman
Mr. &Mrs. Robert Karpf
Arlene Soslow
In memory of
Sara Scharf
Isadore B.Fineman
Jerome Deutsch
Herman Soslow
Donor
In .h onor of
Barbara &Roberta Silverman M;u1y Glassman's speedy recovery
Marilyn, David, Seth, Mitchell Silverstein
Alyssa Utto~s
engagement to Steven
Phyllis, Malcolm, Chuck & Les Trobman
Alyssa Utto's
engagement to Steven Garin
Jane, Chuck, Allison & Renee Vortrellich
Alyssa Utto's
~gagement to Steve Garin
Scholarship Fund
Donor
In memory of
Rhoda &Barry Abrams
Carol Neulander
Mr. &Mrs. Albert Auslander
Bessie Auslander
Sally& BeiI Baker
Martin Goldner
'Marian &Paul Baratz
Larry Berger
Ellene &Bob Bassman
Judge Heine
Elaine Blick
Herbert Greenberg
Robie &Bob Bloom &family
Rose Weinberg
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Borow
Matilda Unde
Frances Brotman
Victor Brotman
Miriam Bush
Harry L. Barroway
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Builer
Thelma Buder
Marlane, Harry, Michael &Adam Cygler
illlian Swers
Sheila Dyan
Stanley Chorney
Mr. &Mrs. Jon Forman
Dr. Sidney Forman
Mr. & Mrs.Roy Frankel
Clara Halpern
Shirley &Roy Franilel
Carol Neulander
Suzanne, Gary, Jennifer &Becky Freed
Stanley Chorney
Mr. &Mrs. Robert Fritsch
Harry Fritz .
Mr. &Mrs. Arthur Gelman
. Morris Gelman
Dr. &Mrs. Marshall Gerson
ManueiShocket
Mr. & Mrs. Sol Gitomer
Simon Rotman
illlian Greenberg
Herbert Greenberg
Mr. &Mrs. Robert Greenberg
Ida Greenberg
Dr. &Mrs. Melvin S. Gruber
Melissa Karen Gruber
Mr. &Mrs.]onathan Gundling
Besse S. Hertz
Rachelle Hershovitz
William Hershovitz
Daniel Hutz
Hanna Reddick
Mr. &Mrs. Herbert Jacobson
Herbert I. Keroes
Randy Katz
Martin Katz
Jordan & Justin Katz
Martin S. Katz
Dr. &Mrs. Leonid Khazan
Lea Tolchinskaya
Mr. &Mrs.Ronald Klein
Max Zucker
Mr. &Mrs. Tanfield Kotlikoff
Louis Jacob Kotlikoff;
Charles H. Auerbach
Helen Elveback Lefevre
Mr. &Mrs. Carl Lefevre
Brenda Fox Tromp
Pearl Lerner
Alain Cohen
Mr. &Mrs.Victor Levi
Rose Rosenthal
Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Upkin
Mr. &Mrs. Sanford Meade
Nat Tollner
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Theodore Paskow
, Mr. &Mrs. Herman Romash
Moe Smith; Gussie Smith
Mr. &Mrs. Bernard Rosenberg
Charles Rosenberg
Marlyn Rosenblum
Sylvia Rosenblum
Dr. & Mrs. Julius Rosen
Benjamin Sevran
Mr. &Mrs. Howard Rosen
Elizabeth HarrIs Rosen
Beryl Rosner
Leon Strat
Anita Rothstein
Zelda Morris
Helen Samuel
Nathan Bell
Henryka Schneider
Sandy Samuel Schneider
Lois Schumm
Caml Trencher Luftig
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Sherman
Reubin Sherman
Howard & Mary Sherman
Martin Goldner
Rosalie &Ivan Sberman
Martin Goldner
Mr. &Mrs. Andy Shull
Craig Brian Katz
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Solomon Nathan Solomon; Beatrice Solomon
Mr. &~. Edgar Van Keuren III
Veronica Sac~
Donor
In honor of
Rhoda & Barry Abrams .
Joyce Olin's continued recovery;
Betty Deitch's continued recovery
Marian &.Paul Baratz
Russ Janoft's speedy ~ecovery
Ellene &Bob Bassman
Jack Fleishman's special birthday
'Robie &Bob Bloom & famlly
Alyssa Utto's engagement to
Steven Garin; Steven Fred Oberlander's birth
Ada Brill
High Hollday Services
Mitchell & Meryl Davis Eric Dannenbaum; Max David Grossman
Judy & Richard Franken
Birth of Gloria & Marvin Fmk's
granddaughter Leslie
Brenda &Ken Korach
Dr. Janine Sobel's recognition
by Federation
Richard &Lucia Stanley & family Blake Ru40w's Bar Mitzvah
Mr. & Mrs. J. Strip · Retha &Howard Altman's long friendship.
Jane Vorireflich
Dr. Janine Sobel receiving the
. Shellie Greenspun Award
Torah Fund
Donor
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Primost
In memory of
Michael Magyar
Donor
In honor of
Daryl &Stuart Hershalf
Jonathan Hershaff's Bar Mitzvah
Sally &Harvey Kane &family Marriage of Steven & Holly Garber
Dorman:Raich Speakers Fund
Donor
In honor of
Brenda &Ken Korach
Steven Fred Oberlander's birth
Carl &Harriette Lefevre
Steven Fred Oberlander
Adele Oberlander
Helen Trautenberg's speedy recovery
Nancy & David Oberlander Dr. Henry Raich's speedy recovery
Joyce & Bob Olin
Joan Muller's special birthday
Art/Musewn Fund
Donor
Daryl &Stuart Hershaff
Janet Ri~
In honor of
Jonathan Hershaff's Bar Mitzvah
Retha & Howard Altman's anniversary
library Fund
Donor
Mr. &Mrs. Felix Bass
Claire &Morton Jacobs
In memory of
Ida Bass
Beatrice Jacobs; Harry Simon Jacobs; .
Rose Brown Cohen
Mr. &Mrs. Phillip Miller
S/tirley Levine
Alan Tepper
Frances Tennenbaum
Rose Weinberg
Barbara & Stan Rekant
Donor
Gloria &Marvin Fink
Daryl &Stuart Hershalf
Claire & Morton Jacobs
In honor of
Allison Sutlas' Bat Mitzvah
Jonathan Hershaff's Bar Mitzvah
Helen Trautenberg's speedy recovery;
Steven Fred Oberlander; Bar Mitzvah of
'grandson of Elaine &0 Bob Kooperstein
Nancy &David Oberlander
Dr. Janine Sobel's Shellie
.
Greenspun Award
Adele Oberlander Retha &Howard Altman's special anniversary
Prayerbook Fund.
Donor
In memory of
Ellen &Lee Aguiar &fa(nily
Sylvia Novack
Mr. &Mrs. Milton Bell
Nathan Bell; Belle Dorman
Penny &Ralph Hirsch & Aunt Hanna
Sylvia Novack
Maddie & Glenn Silverman
Norman Heine
Donor
Jan &Larry Foster &family
In honor of
Alyssa Uno's engagement to Steve
Tax Law
Information
Continued from page 3
celled check, a.receipt, or other written records
to substantiate the contriBution.
A congregation is baving a dinner dance
and tbe admisswnfee is a contribution of
more tban $75. What is tbe obligation of
tbe synagogue to tbe member regarding
tbe amount allocated for tbe dinner and
tbe amount al/ucatedfor tbe donation?
Starting in 1994, a synagogu.e that receives
a quid pro quo contribution in excess of $75
must provide a written statement in connection with soliciting or receiving the contribution that (1) infonns the congregant that the
deductible amount of the contribution for
federal income tax purposes is limited to the
excess of the amount of any money (and the
value of any property other than money)
contributed by the congregant over the value
of th.e goods and services provided by the
synagogue; and (2) provides the congregant
with a good faith estimate of the value of
those goods or services. For example, a synagogue sponsors a dinner dance and charges
$100 for a ticket. The synagogue .d etennines
that a reasonable charge to a dinner dance in
the community is $60. The solicitation material and/ or ticket would disclose that the value
of the dinner dance was $60 and that only $40
of the $100 price was deductible as a charitapie contribution.
Is there a penalty imposed on thecongre- '
gation for failure to make the required
quid pro quo disclosures to the congregant?
A penalty bf $10 per contribution, capped
at $5 ,000 per fund-raising event, may be 1mpose~ upon synagogues that fail to make the
required disclosure for quid pro quo charitable contributions. The penalty also applies if
the synagogue makes an iricomplete or inaccurate disclosure.
Please take the time to call the
Temple Office and let us know about
your good news and Simchas. We
would love to print it in The Light so
that our entire Temple family can all
kvell and shep nachas with you.
Our Rabbis are always available to
make hospital visits or phone calls to
congregants and family members who
are ill. Please call the Temple Office so
that we may be of help.
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(Please displa y on your refrigerator for family education and discussion.)
By Rabbi Randi Musnitsky
Hanukkah Legends & Oddities
Hanukkah Lights
the World Over
The kindling of Hanukkah lights
was prohibited in the third century in
Persia (now Iran) because the fire
worshipping magicians, to whom fire
was sacred, were in power.
In ancient times two great rabbis,
Hillel and Shammai, had different
opinions on how to light the
Hanukkah candles. Shammai said that
eight candles should be lit on the first
night, and decreased ·by one each
night. Hillel said that one candle
should be lit on the first night and
increased by one each night. Hillel's
opinion prevailed and today we
follo"o/ his method in lighting the
Hanukkah candles.
In the synagogues in Algeria, the
Hanukkah candl~s are lit in the
morning instead of in the ~vening .
. In Russia the son kindles the lights
and not the father.
Because the menorah in the Temple was lit with oil, some people to
this day prefer to use oil instead of
candles to kindle their Hanukkah
lights.
The Palestinian plant from which
the candelabrum shaped menorah was
probably taken is the seven-branched
salvia plant.
The first day of Hanukkah can
never occur on a Tuesday.
In olden times Jews placed
Hanukkah candles outside
the front door, and in
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Venice the Jews would row in gondolas through the ghetto. and greet each
house which had Hanukkah lights
with songs and blessings.
A Menorah of Spears
When the victorious Maccabees
entered the Temple to cleanse it of the
defilement of the heathens, they
looked for the menor3:h of gold in
one of the holy vessels of the Temple
but it was nowhere to be found for
Antiochus had taken it for himself.
Instead ·of a menorah the Maccabees
found eight spears of iron at the altar.
'On each of these they placed a bowl
of oil and they kindled the lights.
They kindled the lights of this erode
menorah for eight days and for eight
days the spears of the Syrians brought
light and joy and gladness to the Jews.
And what about the candles and
the menorahs-has' Jewish tradition
anything to say about these? It does
indeed! It tells us that all the candles
must be of equal height, with the exception of the shamash, the servantcandle, which is slightly higher than
the others. These should be placed in
a straight row with enough space between them so that they do not stick
together or drip and so spoil the
beauty of the menorah.
And finally, the Hanukkah candles
should be large enough to burn for at
least thirty minute~. Moreover, tl;ey
should be set into a mehorah of metal
or of silver, as beautiful and as
precious a menorah as possible, so
that each night as long as the candles
burn, their radiance may be reflected
in the menorah which holds them.
Judah &
The Maccabees
The name Macca.bee comes from
the first letters of.the Hebrew prayer
Mi Kamocha Ba-eUm Adonai (W'bo is
like unto Thee, 0 Lord!) inscribed on
the Maccabean battle banner.
Another reason that Judah was
called the Maccabee is that he struck
with the force of a mighty hammer.
The Hebrew word for hammer is
Makav. Judah became known as
"The Hammer" -the Maccabee.
Before every battle, Judah
commanded that all those
among his men who were
building houses, planting vineyards, had
just" been married, or
were afraid, should
go hom~ . This was
required by Jewish
law.
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