February - Congregation Temple Israel, St. Louis, MO

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February 2014
Adar I 5774
Volume XXXIII / Number 5
www.ti-stl.org
Hats Off to Temple Israel!
A PURIM WINE, BEER, AND FOOD TASTING EVENT TO BENEFIT THE TEMPLE
SATURDAY, MARCH 8th
~ 6 to 7 PM PREMIUM TASTING ~ 7 to 9 PM THE MAIN EVENT
See page 3.
Congregation Temple Israel is a caring, inclusive community committed to living Reform Judaism
and participating in the sacred destiny of the Jewish people and Israel through education, worship, and repair of the world.
FEBRUARY WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Friday, January 31, 2014
6:00 p.m. Pre-Oneg
6:30 p.m. Shabbat Worship
Saturday, February 1, 2014
9:00 a.m. Shabbat Worship
9:45 a.m. Bible Study
Torah Portion: Exodus 25:31-40
Haftarah: I Kings 6:1-7
Friday, February 7, 2014
6:00 p.m. Tot Shabbat
7:30 p.m. Shabbat Worship and Oneg
Rabbi Alper to speak
Bar Mitzvah of Josh Thomeczek
Son of James Thomeczek and JoAnne Levy
Torah Portion: Exodus 27:20-21, 28:1-5
Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:1-12
6:00 p.m. Pre-Oneg
6:30 p.m. Shabbat B’Shir
6:00 p.m. Pre-Oneg
6:30 p.m. Learners’ Shabbat and
Birthday Blessings
RABBI ALPER’S
SERMON SERIES
CONTINUES
Join us for Shabbat worship and learning!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, AT 7:30 PM
Kabbalah: Jewish Mystics and Mysticism
in the Digital Age
Discover how an ancient Jewish tradition
applies to us, and half of Hollywood, today.
SHABBAT BIRTHDAY
BLESSINGS
Are you celebrating a birthday
in February?
If so, be sure to join us for Shabbat worship
on Friday, February 21, at 6:30 p.m.
All adults and children with February birthdays
will be called to the bimah to receive a special birthday
blessing from the rabbis.
Torah Portion: Exodus 35:30-35, 36:1-5
6:00 p.m. Pre-Oneg
6:30 p.m. Shabbat Worship with HaShemesh
Saturday, March 1, 2014
We look forward to celebrating with you!
2 page / February 2014 / Congregation Temple Israel DATELINE
at a
GLANCE
SAVE THE DATES!
Hats Off to Temple Israel!
A PURIM WINE, BEER, AND FOOD TASTING EVENT TO BENEFIT THE TEMPLE
SATURDAY, MARCH 8th:
~ 6 to 7 PM Premium Tasting
~ 7 to 9 PM The Main Event
ADMISSION:
~ $50 Premium Tasting (includes Main Event)
~ $25 Main Event (in advance)
~ $30 Main Event (at the door)
Invitation to follow.
Purim Carnival
SUNDAY, MARCH 9th - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Games µ Lunch µ Prizes µ Fun µ Special Preschool Activity Area
www.ti-stl.org / February 2014 / 3 page
IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
Rabbi Amy Feder
Over the past few years, the leadership and staff of
Our congregation should be intergenerational in
Temple Israel have strived to make this congregation
every sense of the word, not just different age groups
warm and welcoming to people of all ages. We have
witnessing each other, but truly coming together in
had particular success with young families due to the
Jewish life. Studies have shown that teens who feel that
amazing growth of our Deutsch Early Childhood Center,
many adults care about them tend to have the highest
and it has been exciting to see the influx of families with
levels of development and the fewest interpersonal
young children wanting to make TI their community.
relationship challenges. Teenagers who are involved
Yet there is always a flip side. The growth of younger
in youth group and ongoing education often find adult
families in the congregation has made some empty
Jewish role models within their congregations who
nesters and seniors wonder if there is still a place for
befriend and inspire them, and as a result, the teens feel
them at TI. I take that concern very seriously.
they are part of a community where adults know who
I have been meeting regularly with members who have
they are and care about them.
fantastic new ideas about engaging congregants and
connecting adults, in particular, in different ways.
Perhaps the lines that divide our community into age
We continue to have participatory, inclusive worship and
groups and demographics need not be as clear as they
adult educational experiences nearly every day of the
seem. If we could cross those boundaries, not only would
week. We have people involved in social action projects,
we have the benefit of experiencing the joy and wisdom
leadership opportunities, and countless other regular
that occurs within other circles, but our interactions
and intermittent programs throughout the congregation
could help increase the positive feeling we attain from
geared specifically towards adults.
each Jewish communal act. Adults of all ages are invited
to Religious School services and Tot Shabbats; children
I can’t help feeling, though, that to segregate Jewish
are always welcome at any class or study group they
and congregational life into age demographics is to do
wish to attend. There is a little something here for
our community a tremendous disservice. Children who
everyone, and if we’re willing to push our own limits
have the opportunity to see adults seriously engaged
and boundaries, there can be so much more.
in Jewish life are far more likely to understand that
Judaism is a lifetime pursuit, not one from which you
graduate at age 13. And even if you don’t have children
in the congregation yourself, there is a palpable energy
and excitement that comes from hearing hundreds of
children singing each Friday to welcome Shabbat.
[email protected]
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NEWS
CHUTZPAH
Rabbi Michael Alper
In the month of January, our Youth Group Advisor,
street, who I hadn’t even met yet, was there with shovel
Stephanie Rhea, invited students and teachers from
in hand, offering his assistance. Kippah on his head,
Bal Vihar, the Center for Indian Cultural Education, to
tzitzit hanging below his heavy coat, he wouldn’t take no
visit our religious school and meet with our students.
for an answer, and spent an hour with me working until
It was a wonderful opportunity for our young members
my car was finally free. He was under no obligation to do
and their families to mingle and learn with other children
this, but he certainly made a positive impression on me
who come from such different cultural and religious
and I felt happy and grateful to have him as a neighbor.
backgrounds. During our Sunday morning service,
I spoke with them about the mitzvah of hachnasat
Then, this week Rabbi Feder and I received a box of
orchim, welcoming the stranger, which is a core Jewish
chocolates with a sticky note attached that had two
value that connects back to Abraham and Sarah.
unfamiliar names written on it. The gift turned out to be
from a Muslim couple who recently moved into a home
Since that visit, I’ve been thinking that there is a piece
close to Temple Israel, and they wanted to introduce
of that particular mitzvah that is missing, and for
themselves and meet us, their new neighbors. We were
which I don’t think there is even a name. We all know
a little surprised by the gesture, but it was their way of
the importance of making newcomers and outsiders
connecting with us and learning a bit more about the
feel comfortable and valued, but what about when you
congregation and what kind of neighbors we will be.
yourself are the newcomer? Is there a Jewish protocol to
(No wild parties here!)
follow when you are the stranger seeking to find a place
and a warm welcome?
Both instances were, if you think about it, the opposite
of hachanasat orchim. Instead of us welcoming the
I have had several opportunities recently to consider
stranger, the “strangers” were making themselves
this. The first was during the snowstorms that wreaked
known to us, putting themselves out there in a show of
havoc on the city in the early days of the year. After two
confidence, friendship, and initiative. It may not officially
days stuck inside, I was convinced that the roads would
be part of the mitzvah, but perhaps it is just as critical
be passable and that I could take a drive to the grocery
a step. We need to do more than merely welcome the
store. Yet after only a few moments of letting the wheels
stranger. We should remember, as we say on Passover,
of my car spin in the driveway, I realized I was completely
what it feels like to be a stranger ourselves, and to
stuck. I spent several hours trying to dig myself out, but
always act in a way that builds friendship, community
to no avail. Then, just as I was ready to give up, I heard a
and a sense of spirituality wherever we go.
voice behind me. Our new Orthodox neighbor across the
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Strength
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It was standing room only in the May Chapel on Friday,
January 10, when more than 200 congregants and friends
attended our From Strength to Strength special Shabbat
worship experience and 127th annual congregational meeting.
Woven throughout the service were tributes to our outgoing
leaders and award recipients and the election and installation
of our new President, Officers and Board Trustees.
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TEMPLE ISRAEL’S ANNUAL REPORT IS ONLINE!
2013 was a great year at Temple Israel!
Read JoAnne Levy’s final President’s Message. Recall all of our 2013 programs
and activities. Temple Israel’s Annual Report, now available online at
www.ti-stl.org/annualreport.
Hard copies are available. Contact Jean Millner at
[email protected] or 314-432-8050.
WE NEED YOU TO MAKE TEMPLE ISRAEL’S NEW
PHOTO MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY COMPLETE!
Book your Lifetouch family photo session at Temple Israel today
and be a part of our new Pictorial Membership Directory.
Current available sitting dates and times:*
Wednesday, February 19 ……………… 2:00-9:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 20………………….. 2:00-9:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 23 …………………….. 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 25……………………. 2:00-9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 26………………. 2:00-9:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 27………………….. 2:00-9:00 p.m.
*Book early to lock in your preferred date and time!
Additional days/times may be added when these slots fill.
Three easy ways to sign up to have your family photo taken:
1. Register online by visiting our website: www.ti-stl.org
2. Call the Temple Israel office at 314-432-8050 and someone will assist you.
dge during Religious School.
3. Stop by the pre-oneg before Shabbat services or on the bridge
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
There is NO CHARGE or purchase requirement to get your family portrait taken for the directory. You will receive one
free 8x10 photo and a complimentary copy of the directory when it is published. You will be offered the opportunity
to purchase additional photos to share with family and friends.
Note: Directories will be given only to those members who have their portraits taken.
You may invite grandparents and other family members/loved ones to join your portrait sitting (even if they are
not TI members).
You may bring your household pet and/or meaningful items, such as sports equipment, musical instruments,
hobby items, special toys, etc., to your portrait session.
The directory will publish the following information for ALL TI member families: names, address, e-mail addresses, and
home phone number, accessible to TI members only. If you wish to opt out of having your address, e-mail, or phone
number published, you must notify Amanda Radman in writing at [email protected] by Friday, March 14.
GREAT ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY!
Our new pictorial membership directory will provide great visibility for advertising your business or professional
services. Personal greeting ads are also welcome! Ad rates range from $72 for a business card to $1,000 for the 2-page
back cover spread. For details, contact Carol Wolf Solomon, 314-432-8050 or [email protected].
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HAPPENINGS
PURCHASE TEMPLE ISRAEL SCRIP
You can support TI just by shopping at Dierbergs, Whole Foods, and St. Louis Bread Company. You purchase
gift cards from us to use for your regular shopping, and the Temple receives a percentage of every gift card
sold. It’s a WIN, WIN!
The Schnuck’s e-Scrip Community Card program is even easier and it’s FREE! We give you a FREE
Schnuck’s Community Card. You register it by phone or online then hand it to the cashier to swipe before
you pay. The Temple will automatically receive up to 3% percent of your purchase.
Can’t remember to buy gift cards before you shop? Place a standing order and we’ll automatically mail your gift cards
the first week of each month and debit the cost to your credit card or bank account.
3 CONVENIENT WAYS TO PURCHASE GIFT CARDS FROM TEMPLE ISRAEL:
1. Set-up a standing monthly order online at www.ti-stl.org/scrip or submit the form below.
2. Place a one-time order online or by mail using the form below.
3. Stop by the Temple office and purchase cards during business hours.
MAIL TO: Diane Packman, c/o Temple Israel, 1 Rabbi Alvan D. Rubin Dr., St. Louis, MO 63141
Your order will be mailed to you via U.S. postal mail: Monthly standing orders are mailed the first week of each
month; one-time purchases within 2 weeks of receipt of order.
Check here if you prefer to pick up your cards at the Temple. We will notify you when your order is ready.
(usually within 5 business days)
SCRIP ORDER FORM
Send me a FREE Schnuck’s Community e-Scrip Card
Please enter quanity for each card desired:
Dierbergs: ____ $25 ____ $100 ~ Whole Foods: ____ $25 ____ $100 ~ StL Bread Co: ____ $10 ____ $25
____ Total number of cards ordered. $_______ Total purchase amount.
____ Please make this a recurring monthly order.
____ This is a one-time purchase.
____ Check enclosed (for one-time orders only; checks payable to Temple Israel)
____ ACH auto debit (for monthly recurring orders only; $100 minimum, please attach a voided check)
Charge: ____ MasterCard: ____ VISA: ____ Discover (for one-time or monthly orders; $100 minimum)
Acct. No. __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ Exp. __ __ / __ __
____ Please add a 3% tax deductible donation to this order to help TI cover credit card processing fees.
Please complete information below for ALL purchases:
Name:
Address:
______________________________________________________________________________________
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City: ____________________________ State: ________ Zip: ___________ Phone: (_____) _________________
E-mail:
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DEUTSCH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
OF TEMPLE ISRAEL
Leslie Wolf, Director
I have some exciting news to share with everyone!
providing families with Jewish educational resources
DECC was awarded another $5,000 grant from the
that will enrich their Jewish lives and prepare them for
Kranzberg Family Foundation, which will enable us
active involvement in the Jewish community as their
to continue our Jewish Parents as Teachers (JPAT)
child grows up. JPAT does this by providing a Parent
program. Temple Israel generously supports and houses
Educator to families of young children birth to 5,
JPAT, which is open to all Jewish families throughout
who will make home visits that will assess each family’s
the entire St. Louis Jewish community. As a provider of
individual needs both developmentally and “Jewishly.”
the Parents as Teachers program, we furnish families
It is such an exciting opportunity to be able to continue
with a parent educator who visits the home and provides
such an incredible program for the entire St. Louis
guidance to parents as they raise their child from birth
community.
into the preschool years, including developmental
screenings, information about child development,
and support.
We currently we have a preschool with more than 200
children enrolled and a vibrant JPAT program ongoing.
We sent out Camp Shook enrollment forms last week,
The need to start a Jewish Parents as Teachers program
so if you know of any preschool-age children looking for
arose as steep state funding cuts to Missouri’s Parents
an incredible camp, please send them my way. School
as Teachers program have resulted in the program being
enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year will also be
limited to those families identified as “high need.”
going out shortly. Our preschool program stands above
This means that many families who have not been
the rest due to our unmatched flexibility. Now our
identified as “high need” will no longer have access
challenge is to connect these young families, not just to
to the program free of charge through their school
DECC, but also to our larger Temple Israel community.
districts. We saw an opportunity to provide this
With everyone’s help, we CAN bring these vibrant young
wonderful program within a Jewish context.
parents and children into the Temple Israel family!
With the new Kranzberg Grant, we can continue to
offer this valuable program to the entire Jewish
Together, we can make it happen.
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community. We are thrilled to provide the quality
Parents as Teachers program, which addresses a child’s
developmental and early educational needs, while also
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
school
NEWS
Marisa Reby, Director
I hope you have been enjoying hearing directly from
The entire class has also done a great job of bringing
our dedicated Religious School teachers about the
tzedakah on Sunday mornings. Our class has even
amazing learning that is taking place in their classrooms
voted on where we would like the tzedakah money to be
on Sunday mornings. This month, our 1st graders are
donated! Many very deserving charities were discussed,
highlighted:
and the one that stood out for the 1st graders was the
1ST GRADE
By Jennifer Patchin
Our 1st graders have been learning a lot every Sunday
Make-a-Wish Foundation. The students wanted to come
together and share their blessings with other kids.
If you ask me, I’d say they sure do know what mitzvot
are all about.
morning. The focus of our curriculum this year is
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mitzvot. Ask any 1st grader what a mitzvah is!
They will tell you that a mitzvah is not just a good deed.
The word mitzvah means “commandment.” Each week
ISRAEL BOUND 2014
we learn about a different mitzvah. The students have
also shared with the class some mitzvot they have done
with their families.
The Central Agency for Jewish Education is offering
merit and need-based grants for teens interested in
attending Israel Bound 2014, a St. Louis community
Many students came to the Temple’s Thanksgivukkah
celebration and lit the Hanukkah candles and performed
other mitzvot at the program. One of our students,
Gavin, said that his family visited the Harvey Kornblum
Jewish Food Pantry to donate Thanksgiving dinners to
those in need. Isaac performs a mitzvah by helping his
parents care for his little sister. Yael loves helping her
parents cook at home. Many 1st graders joined the 2nd
graders to help our congregation celebrate Shabbat
during services on January 24. These are just some of
the many examples of the mitzvot that the 1st grade
students share each week.
trip to Israel for current 10th - 12th graders.
Scholarship applications can be found at www.cajestl.org.
The deadline is February 10 for need based grants.
Scholarship awardees will be notified in time to receive a
full refund of their deposit, if necessary.
Some advantages of Israel Bound 2014 include:
• Earliest departure of any peer-based trip –
June 10 – July 1.
• The trip price of $4,975 is all inclusive, including
airfare from St. Louis
• Local staff
• Meet and travel with other St. Louis teens.
Continue to build friendships beyond the summer
experience.
For more information, contact Karen Rader,
314-442-3756 or [email protected].
ENGAGING OUR YOUTH
Stephanie Rhea, Youth Groups Advisor
Our Temple Israel youth groups have a busy
February planned.
February is a great month for youth events at
February 28 - March 2 all 7th and 8th graders are invited
Temple Israel!
to attend the Junior Youth Group (JYG) Chavurah
Tuesday, February 4, is another Club 56 Lounge Night.
All 5th and 6th graders are welcome to attend.
The cost is $8 and includes dinner and fun with friends
from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
in Kansas City for an incredible weekend of fun and
learning with other Reform Jewish teens from Colorado,
Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska.
For more information or to RSVP to any of these events,
TIFTY is going to the City Museum on Sunday evening,
contact Stephanie Rhea, youth groups advisor, at
February 16.
314-432-8050 or [email protected].
All students in grades 8-12 are invited to hit the slopes on
[email protected]
Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 17, for a day of skiing
at Hidden Valley. This program is open to Reform Jewish
youth from throughout St. Louis.
The cost is $60. Reservations are due by February 12.
A waiver must be signed to attend this event.
All post b’nai mitzvah students are invited to participate
in the next Learners’ Shabbat on Friday, February 21.
The theme this month is “If G-d were sitting here, what
would you want to say?” After the service, join us for
dinner at Sushi Ai.
Contact Stephanie if you would like to participate in the
service by leading a reading or playing music.
TIFTY sponsored a December holiday cookie decorating program where
families could decorate sugar cookies that were then delivered by youth
groupers to area fire stations.
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9 am Shabbat Worship
9:45 am Bible Study
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3
4
9:30 am Religious School
10 am Judaism for
Beginners
12:15 pm Lunch and Learn
9:30 am - 3rd grade
Family Ed Program
5
4:30 pm Hebrew Lab
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7
8
12:30 am Rabbi’s Roundtable
Luncheon
6 pm Tot Shabbat
9:45 am Bible Study
7:30 pm Shabbat Worship
with 6th Grade
participation
Bar Mitzvah of
Josh Thomeczek
6 pm Club 56 Lounge
Night
11 am Alef-Bet for Adults
11:30 am Confirmation Class
6:15 pm 7th Grade Program
6:30 pm Life in Transition
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10
9:30 am 7:30 pm Religious School
Boy Scout Troop 11
4th grade Family Ed
Committee Meeting
Program
Crafting for Community
11
12
4:30 pm Hebrew Lab
9:30 am Study Group
13
7:30 pm Boy Scout Troop 11
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15
6 pm Pre-Oneg
6:30 pm Shabbat B’Shir
9:45 am Bible Study
9:45 am Sunday Series
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20
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22
No Religious School
Presidents’ Day
2 to 9 pm Lifetouch Photos
6 pm Pre-Oneg
6:30 pm Learners’ Shabbat
Birthday Blessings
9:45 am Bible Study
DECC and Temple
Offices Closed
9 am J8M and
NFTY-STL Skiing at
Hidden Valley
4:30 pm Hebrew Lab
6:30 pm - Exploring
Life’s Journey
7 pm 7th Grade Program
Boy Scout Troop 11
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9:30 am Religious School
Crafting for
Community
10 am Judaism for
Beginners
6 pm Pre-Oneg
6:30 pm Shabbat Worship
with HaShemesh
and 4th grade
participation
9:45 am Bible Study
9:45 am Sunday Series
4:30 pm Hebrew Lab
10 am to 4:30 pm Lifetouch Photos
7:30 pm Boy Scout Troop 11
FEED THE MIND... NOURISH THE SOUL
Alef-Bet for Adults
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Wish you could follow along with the prayers
in services or help your kids with their Hebrew
homework? Ever wondered if one day you might
be able to have a bar or bat mitzvah yourself?
Join Rabbi Feder on the bridge Sundays, from
11:00 - 11:30 am, when Religious School is in session.
Note: No class on February 16.
Judaism For Beginners (and we’re all beginners)
Mondays, from 10:00 - 11:00 am
Note: No class February 10.
Join Rabbi Feder for a casual introduction to
Judaism class. We will discuss everything from life
cycle to theology to holidays, and everything in
between! This class is perfect for Jews, those
considering conversion, and those in interfaith
families. All are welcome to come and learn;
no question is too basic or too tough. Babysitting
will be available.
Bible Study
Join Rabbi Shook for Bible Study every Saturday
morning at 9:45 am. Current topic: The Book of Ruth.
Crafting for Community
Sundays, February 9 and 23, from 9:30 am to
11:45 am in the Gathering Place at the Temple.
Join Jody Chassin in learning fun and easy crafts
to make and donate to organizations that serve
people in need.
Rabbi’s Roundtable
Thursday, February 6, at 12:30 pm. Join one of our
rabbis for lunch and a lively discussion of current
events or any topic of interest to participants.
The cost for lunch is $10. RSVP to Evie Bernstein,
314-434-3937.
Torah Study with Rabbi Alper
Tuesdays, 12:15-1:15 pm
Note: No class February 11.
Bring a brown bag lunch and a Bible for a fun,
fascinating study of the weekly Torah portion.
Everyone is welcome.
Sunday Series with Rabbi Shook
February 2, 9, and 23, 9:45 - 11:15 am
“Fact & Fiction in The Ezra Scroll.” Rabbi Shook
will take readers of his novel, The Ezra Scroll,
through an in-depth look at the book, revealing
secrets and ideas only the author could know.
Life in Transition
Begins Tuesday, Feb. 4, 6:30-8:00 pm, and
meets the first Tuesday of each month.
This group is for individuals who are coping with
a recent loss, whether through death, divorce,
unemployment, retirement, or other
life circumstance.
Exploring Life’s Journey
Begins Tuesday, February 18, 6:30-8:00 pm, and
meets the third Tuesday of each month.
This group is for individuals who are interested in
exploring life’s lessons and purposes, spirituality,
Jewish meditation, and other related topics.
Both groups meet at the Temple and are led
by Jan Nykin, M.Ed., LCSW, a psychotherapist
in private practice who has para-rabbinic
certification. All are welcome to participate.
For more information, call 314-432-8050.
For more information on adult education programs,
contact Rabbi Alper, [email protected] or 314-432-8050.
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NOTING
IN OUR TEMPLE FAMILY
Mazal Tov to
Andrew and Faye Reiter on the marriage
of their daughter, Abby, to Ankur Sharma.
Mazal Tov to
Linda and Dick Sher and Susan and Judel Lew
on the birth of their granddaughter,
Molly Jordyn Lew, born November 28, 2013
to children Jenny and Jason Lew.
Mazal Tov to
Alene Kopolow and Bonnie Kopolow on
the birth of their great-grandson and grandson,
Myer Leon Kopolow, born August 18, 2013,
to children Moshe-Yosef Kopolow
and Aimee Jones Kopolow.
Mazal Tov to
Ralph W. Kalish, Jr. who was named to the
Webster University School of Communications
2013-14 Advisory Board.
Mazal Tov to
Sheelah Yawitz who was recently honored
for her efforts, commitment and support of the
local and national Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Todah Rabah to
our January 10 Oneg Shabbat bakers:
Evie Bernstein, Max Bridge, Karen Comensky,
Marti Maurer, Barbara Sandmel,
Lynne Schneider and Sheila Stanton
Todah Rabah to
Kelly Keisch and Brenda Glick
for helping with a synagogue mailing.
Todah Rabah to our
December and January Shabbat greeters:
Ellen Brin, David Chassin, Carol Cohen,
Pamela Dern, Tom Glick, Harvey Harris,
Sally King, Louise Levine, Neil Marglous,
Mitchell Platin, and Michael Weiss.
Mazal Tov to
Lenore Pepper and Julie Sandler,
who have been chosen to dance in the
J Associates Dancing in the Loop event
to take place March 1 at the Pageant.
SHABBAT SPONSORS
PRE-ONEG SHABBAT
December 20
Sponsored by Rita and Scott Waldman
In honor of the naming of their granddaughter,
Joanie Waldman Courter
January 10
Sponsored by Carol and Howard Meyer
In honor of their daughter, Amanda Radman,
receiving the PACE Award
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NOTING
TEMPLE ISRAEL
WISH LIST
In each issue of the Dateline, we highlight a variety of
needs at Temple Israel where your generosity can make
an immediate impact.
WISH GRANTED!
Thank you to Joseph Silverman for his generous
donation of one month of internet service.
January 17
Sponsored by David and Jamie Steinbach,
Tim King and Eglantine Plumerand, and Ellen King
In honor of Hanna King becoming a Bat Mitzvah
ONEG SHABBAT
February 7
Sponsored by Jerry and Judy Levy
and Jim and Marilyn Schlitter
In honor of their grandson, Josh Thomeczek,
becoming a Bar Mitzvah
BIMAH FOOD BASKETS
January 17-18
Sponsored by Risa and Craig Brown,
Allison Engelsmann, Tracy and Dan Jasper,
Monica and Jon Koch, Shauna and Sasha Krupnick,
Sabrina and Justin Taylor, and Kim and Mark Westfall
$750
One month of Friday Shabbat music
$600
One month’s Tot Shabbat program
$200
One month of Internet service
$200
Sponsor a Shabbat Pre-Oneg
$100
Supplies for one Religious School class.
To fulfill a wish list item, mail a check payable to
Temple Israel to:
TEMPLE ISRAEL WISH LIST
P.O. Box 790379
St. Louis, MO 63179
Donate online by credit card at www.ti-stl.org/wishlist.
Please specify the item you are funding. Contributions
will be recognized in future issues of the Dateline, so
BIMAH BOOK BASKETS
please let us know if you prefer to donate anonymously.
February 7-8
Sponsored by Jim Thomeczek and JoAnne Levy
In honor of their son, Josh Thomeczek,
becoming a Bar Mitzvah
For more information, contact Carol Wolf Solomon,
Director of Development and Communications,
[email protected] or 314-432-8050.
We gratefully acknowledge these tributes received as of January 15.
BROADCAST FUND
In memory of Gerta Hirsch
Bernadine Shuman
In memory of Beverly Lamberg
Sydney and Howard Masin
In appreciation of JoAnne Levy’s service as President of Temple Israel
Susan K. Goldberg
In honor of Rabbi Feder, Rabbi Alper and Rabbi Shook
Ellen and Sanford Weiss
In honor of Carol Rubin
Debbie Harris
BUILDING FUND
Ricki and Neil Marglous
GERALDINE AND GIDEON SCHILLER
CONFIRMATION TRIP FUND
In memory of Gideon Schiller
Michael and Diana Iskiwitch
HARVEY GILLERMAN MUSIC AND BOOK FUND
In honor of Norma Baron’s special birthday
Marcia Gillerman
Margaret Gillerman
Jeanie Bassman
HELEN AND MYRON SCHWARTZ
ARK AND PRAYERBOOK FUND
Thank you to the following donors who have dedicated
one or more copies of our new Mishkan T’filah prayer book.
In honor of the 2011-2013 Executive Committee
JoAnne Levy
TEMPLE ISRAEL GENERAL FUND
In memory of Marshall Friedman
Carol and Paul Gusdorf
Sonia and Dan Dobinsky
Carla Feuer
Marcia, Glenn, Mindee and Michael Figus
Cathy and Bob Goldsticker
Michelle and Michael Isserman
Elizabeth and Larry Linkon
Janice and David Rifkin
JoAnn Stephan
In honor of a Happy New Year
Fred Berger
Elaine Berger
Elaine and Jeffrey Korn
TEMPLE ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of Theresa Schwartz
The Seekers Chavurah
JOHN E. SIMON MUSIC AND ORGAN FUND
Hildegard and Herman Rochman
In memory of Lorraine Stern
In memory of Richard Wolff
KIRK NACKMAN GARDEN FUND
In memory of Howard Holtzmann
Gloria Portnoy
NATHAN KAHN - ERNESTINE KAHN CHARLES KAHN FOUNDATION
Thelma Davidson
In honor of incoming President Dee Mogerman
Thelma Davidson
RABBIS’ DISCRETIONARY FUND
Mary Friedman
Karin Krakover
february
TRIBUTES
In memory of Albert Greenblatt
Paul Greenblatt
In memory of John Schlessinger
Tim Schlessinger
In appreciation of Rabbi Feder officating at our wedding
Samantha Pecher and Danny Teibel
In appreciation of Rabbi Feder and Rabbi Alper
Lenore and Edwin Pepper
In appreciation of Rabbi Feder
Laura Herman
RABBI MARK AND CAROL SHOOK CAMP UPKEEP FUND
In memory of Shirley Shwiff
Phyllis and Stanley Cohen and Family
RABBI MARK L. SHOOK FUND FOR LIFELONG LEARNING
In memory of Lorraine Stern
Mary and Gregory Lamping
TEMPLE ISRAEL 127TH ANNUAL MEETING
In honor of Joanne Levy, Retiring President of Temple Israel
Dorette and Ed Goldberg
In honor of Neil Marglous and Dee Mogerman receiving the PACE Award
Dorette and Ed Goldberg
In honor of Neil Marglous receiving the PACE Award
Ricki, Eric, Melanie, Craig, Rachel and Daniel Marglous
Shelley Marglous
Leslie and Jake Reby
In honor of Debbie Schultz’s election as Treasurer of the Board
Amy Lampert and Ben Greenberg
In honor of the incoming and outgoing leaders of Temple Israel
Max Breadman
The Levy-Thomeczek Family
Mickey and Norman Roth
In honor of Adam Wallis’ service on the TI Board
Lynn Wallis
In honor of David Chassin and David Rosenberg receiving the
Pillar of the Temple Award
Ted and Laura Greenberg
In honor of Ted Greenberg receiving the Pillar of the Temple Award
Laura, Michael, David and Aysylu Greenberg
Maureen and Bobby Greenberg
Sandra Greenberg
Rene and Bernie Miller
In honor of Dee Mogerman’s installation as President of Temple Israel
Ted and Laura Greenberg
In honor of Jeffrey Stern’s election as Assistant Treasurer
Gisela and Peter Cohen
In honor of Amanda Radman receiving the PACE Award
Carol and Howard Meyer
Rosalie and Bob Stein
TIFTY FUND
In honor of our visit to TIFTY
Bal Vihar
YAHRZEIT FUND
In memory of Samuel Bender
Ruth and Harvey Bender
In memory of Irvin Bernstein
Marvin Bernstein
In memory of William Brodsky
Lisa Ring
In memory of Gloria Esther Brownstein
Byron S. Brownstein
In memory of Lillian Fox
Audrey Shanfeld
In memory of Bernard Goldman
Robin and Scott Alton
In memory of Wilma J. “Billie” Goldstein
Roz Kessler
In memory of Ida-Mae Herzmark
Ralph A. Herzmark
In memory of Petr Kholodner
Ratsa Belotserkovsky
In memory of Perry Mehlman
Betsy Mehlman
In memory of Harold Motchan
Debbie Schultz
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YAHRZEIT FUND Continued
In memory of Dorothy Marie Liebetrau Peck
Saundra and Bill Peck
In memory of Bess Rainey
Jeanne Ferman
In memory of Tillie Seigal
Heather and Jay Padratzik
In memory of Ruth I. Serkes Silverstein
Phyllis and Terry Weiss
In memory of Max Reichenberg
Margo Richards
In memory of Isador Singer
Barbara and Edward Weiss
In memory of Lee C. Richards
Jane Tucker
In memory of Dorothy Loewenberg Stein
Martin Stein
In memory of Jay Ring
In memory of Frederick Weiss
Lisa Ring
Phyllis and Terry Weiss
In memory of Mary Rotenberg
Robert L. Burg
In memory of Celia Widman
Marilyn and Sam Fox
CONDOLENCES
PERPETUAL MEMORIAL
We extend our deepest sympathy to the families of:
A New Perpetual Memorial has been established for:
Polly Hoben Greenberg
Brooke Hirsch
Beverly Lamberg
Roman Shteyn
John Stephan Thompson
Marshall M. Friedman
by Mary Friedman
WHAT’S NEW AT NEW MT. SINAI?
Continuing our series of “Who’s Who At New Mt. Sinai,” this month we feature
Major Adolph Proskauer. Maj. Proskauer grew up in Mobile, Alabama, and
served with the Confederate Army in the Civil War. He rose through the
ranks to Major due to his acts of heroism on the battlefield. Following the
war, he settled in St. Louis and pursued a career as a cotton merchant,
eventually becoming the president of the Merchants and Cotton Exchange.
Maj. Proskauer was also an original supporter of St. Louis Jewish Hospital,
and served as a Board member of Temple Israel. His monument at New Mt. Sinai
ai is frequently
a tourist destination. To see the Proskauer gravesite or to schedule a private tour of the cemetery,
call the New Mt. Sinai office at 314-353-2540.
Dan Brodsky, Executive Director
January 26 - February 1
Pauline Aach
Dr. R. Scott Berger
Leona Bernard
Pearl Blustein
Abraham N. Brickman
Robert Eiseman
Lillie N. Ellman
Lillian Flegel
Walter Gelber
Joseph Glaser
we
REMEMBER
Helen C. Goldsticker
Mildred Greenblatt
Isaac Greenfield
Louis Greenspon
Harry Scheuer Haas
Kathryn Glaser Jacobs
Marie B. Jacobs
Ralph E. Kaufman
Ann Trepp Koenigsberg
Carolyn Kutten
Fred S. Lederman
Michael Levy
Theresa Hausman
Loewenberg
Max J. Mayer
Judith Gelfand Minkin
Matthew Ryan Neal
Lizzie Newman
Annie Pasternak
Mollie Remel
Ida Rothman
Louis Sachs
Moritz Henry Schuchat
Irving M. Schwartz
Nancy Shapiro
Bonnie Shure
Bertha Siteman
Esther Spitz
Jennie Stein
Joseph A. Stein
Alfred Steindecker
Eva Gregor Steiner
Edward Stillman
Lillie Nathanson
Susman
Arthur R. Tucker
Gustava Vorhaus
Louis G. Waldman
William Waldman
Sigmund Wolff
S. Lester Feldman
Arthur A. Fishel
Myron N. Fisher
Sophie Littmann Freund
Susan Fry
Clara Fuchs
Irene Gall
Helen Stone Gelfand
Solon Gershman
Manuel Goldberg
Robert Goldenhersh
Virginia Lasker Goldman
Nathan Greenberg
Martin Handler
Ella Gregor Hartmann
Emil Hartmann
Emma Hesse Isselbacher
Leopold Isselbacher
Mendel Jacobson
Lillian B. Jossem
Mary Jane Kirsner
Hortense Goodman-Kohn
Joe W. Kopman
Irene Appel Lederman
Marie Baer Littmann
Anna Manne
Herbert Marples
Stanley L. Michelson
Janet Fuller Miller
Gussie Harris Nathan
Fannie Nehmen
Saul L. Nymark
Magnus F. Poulson
Milton Rimmel
Bernard Rosenblum
Geraldine “Gigi”
Rubenstein
Barrett Scallet
Bess Brand Schneider
W. Louis (Dr.) Schuchat
Alvin J. Shuchart
Joseph H. Silversmith
Carle Joseph Snider
Charles Steinberg
Alfred Freund Steiner
Earl Susman
Ray A. Weil
Alberta J. Weiss
Tesse B. Werner
Samuel Lesem Wisebart
Nancy Kline Wolfheim
Lucille Olian Yellen
Mary Fadem Efron
Wallace N. Emmer
Sol H. Engel
Edith Kriegshaber
Felsenthal
Rose K. Fry
Marilyn Mendelson
Fudemberg
Gus Gillerman
Arthur Goldstein
Leah S. Gross
Fanny Guckenheim
Sigmund Gusdorf
Lester J. Handelman
Pauline Manlin Helman
Otto Hirsch
Jason Kawin
Adolphus Klauber
Joseph Leonard Kohner
Jeffrey Samuel Kopman
Edith Levi
Harold D. Marglous
Emil Mayer
Gertrude L. Mendelson
Fred Michelson
Regina Michelson
Arthur Rosenfeld
Morris Roufa
Jane M. Scheff
Jeanet P. Schnurmacher
Bertha Schoen
Leon J. Schwab
Sylvia Shanfeld
Joseph Sharf
Michael Victor II
David H. Wagner
Fannie Waldman
Maurice Weil
Norman S. Dertke
Sarah Halle Edison
Harry Fuchs
Annie Harris
Simon Abeles Harris
Ann Katzenstein
Tema Kopman
Mollie Guckenheim
Landauer
Marvin S. Levin
Marion Jacobson
Lieberman
Henrietta Berg Loewenstein
Julius Mannheimer
Fritz Marx
Alice Jane Miller
Hubert P. Moog
Dora Kopman Moss
David T. Portman
Armin Price
Nathan Rosenberg
Frank Ross
Norman Rubenstein
Sidney Sacks
Martha Schneider
Rachel Stix Schwab
Albert M. Schwartz
Sarah Levy Shanblum
Sarah Pattiz Smissman
Joe Tabachnick
Harriett Trepner
Carrie Vetsburg
Bill Wallis
Paul Kalter Weil
Richard M. Weiss
Vera R. ‘Bobbie’ Weiss
February 2 - 8
Lillian Allen
Ferdinand S. Bach
Lucile Calisch Baer
Fannie Sanders Berger
Grace D. Brickman
Samuel Bridge
Jeanette Weiner Charnas
Mollie Cotler
Dr. Arnold Dankner
Melvin Degroote
Shirley Ruth Drohlich
Jules Dubinsky
Eva Engel
Henry Epstein
February 9 - 15
Maurice Benson
Henry Blatt
Charlotte Brandt
Shirley R. Broderson
Anna Lee Brown
Julia Singer Bry
Geraldine Carp
Dr. Norman Ward Clein
Moses M. Cohn
Anna Davis
Joseph B. Diamond
February 16 - 22
Helen Sternberg Ackerman
Sam Agatstein
Elliott S. Bender
Hannah Ruth Bender
Irvin Bettman, Jr.
Josef B. Bloch
Herman Bernard Blum
Rose Blumberg
Lillian Caplin
Louis Dern
February 23 - March 1
Sara Fox Ades
Albert Arndt
Benjamin Arnovitz
Isadore Auer
Morris Bass
Leonard L. Bierman
Norman Cecil Broddon
Stuart Caplin
Rose M. Cole
Selma Dennis
Nancy Steele
Betty Rosenberg
Joseph Kaufman
Moses J. Ehrlich
Gunter Herbert Stern
Jack M. Schultz
Hannah Lederer Kohn
Lena Frank
Henry Wagner
Dollie B. Shoenberg
Pauline Landauer
Samuel Gartenberg
Eugene S. Weil
Flora Siegfried
Irvin S. Lang
Eleanor Ghertner
Curt E. Weiss
Richard A. Silverman
Sylvia Levin
Milton Goldman
Edith Newman Weiss
Richard C. Simon
Louis Londy
Charles Gregor
James Henry Yalem
Nat Singer
Louis M. Monheimer
Fanny Holtz
Emil A. Ziskind
Ruth Reichman Solomon
Anna May L. Nussbaum
Louis Honig
Jerome J. Spector
Joan Frank Plattner
Matilda Honig
been placed
Perpetual Memorial. For information as to how you may place a loved one’s name in
SeidelinRickensohl
Ida B. Horwitz Names listed have Sadie
Perpetual Memorial, please contact Sydney Masin at [email protected] or 314-432-8050.
GIVE-A-MEAL-A-MONTH
LISTEN TO
SERVICES LIVE!
For the month of February, the Harvey Kornblum
Jewish Food Pantry is looking for these specific
Live audio broadcasts of Shabbat and holiday
items in order to assist the community in need:
worship services at Temple Israel make our
Any Type of Canned Fruit,
worship accessible to those who are homebound.
Canned Beef Stew and Canned Ravioli,
To listen by phone:
Any Type of Canned Vegetables,
Dial 1-800-846-4808, enter account code 8053.
Canned Tuna Fish, Kosher Food,
To listen online:
Healthy Cereals, Toilet Paper,
Visit www.ti-stl.org, click on the
Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Hand Soap
“Listen to Worship Services Live” link.
We are grateful to the generous donors
Items should be brought to our collection site by
the May Chapel. For further information, please
contact Louise Levine, 636-227-1259.
to our Broadcast Fund who make these
broadcasts possible.
TEMPLE ISRAEL DATELINE
TEMPLE ISRAEL DATELINE
February 2014
Adar I 5774
Volume XXXIII / Number 5
www.ti-stl.org
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St. Louis, MO 63141-7670
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STAFF
Amy Feder, Rabbi
Michael Alper, Rabbi
Mark L. Shook, Rabbi Emeritus
Eli K. Montague, F.T.A., Executive Director
Leslie Wolf, Director, Deutsch Early Childhood Center
Marisa Reby, Religious School Director
Carol Wolf Solomon, Director of Development and Communications
Amanda Radman, Membership and Development Coordinator
OFFICERS
Dee Mogerman, President
David Chassin, Vice President
Carol Cohen, Vice President
Harvey Harris, Vice President
Jeremy Shook, Vice President
Michael Weiss, Vice President
Neil Marglous, Secretary
Pamela Dern, Assistant Secretary
Debbie Schultz, Treasurer
Jeffrey Stern, Assistant Treasurer
7th Annual Temple Israel
THE OTHER SON - 3:00 PM
THE ATTACK - 6:00 PM
Complimentary Israeli refreshments served between films.
OFFICE HOURS
CONTACT US
Monday - Tuesday, 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday - Thursday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Phone: 314-432-8050
Fax: 314-432-8053
www.ti-stl.org
NOTE: Temple Israel Dateline (USPS: 128-700) is published monthly except bi-monthly June-July by Congregation Temple Israel. Periodicals postage paid at St. Louis, MO.
Postmaster: Send address changes to: Temple Israel Dateline, #1 Rabbi Alvan D. Rubin Drive, St. Louis, MO 63141-7670
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