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May 2016 ● NISAN~IYAR 5776
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SHABBAT SERVICE
With guest,
Dr. Rachel Korazim
Friday, May 13th
7:30 pm
“Six Million
Prosecutors”
Annual Congregational
Meeting
Israel Celebration at
SHM!
Sunday, May 1st, 10 am
Sunday, May 15th from
9:30 to 11:30 am
Hot Challah Club
Friday, May 6th, 6:30 pm
Chai Society: Lunch &
Speaker, Norm Witkin
Living Room Learning
Wednesday, May
18th,11:30 am
Thursday, May 12th, 10 am
A LIFETIME OF BELONGING
Executive Committee
Beth Carroll
Co-president
Rachel Harman-Friedman
Co-president
the Ma’alot
Rabbi Richard M. Steinberg
THE RONA PERLEY MEMORIAL SENIOR RABBINIC CHAIR
Sharon Blindell
Past President
Rabbi Leah Lewis
RABBI AND DIRECTOR OF LIFELONG LEARNING
THE JAFFE FAMILY RABBINIC CHAIR
Richard Sternberg
Treasurer
Cantor Arië Manela Shikler
Heath Liner
Secretary
Charlotte Radziminsky
1st Vice-President
Carole Frankel
2nd Vice-President
Rod Stern
3rd Vice-President/Legal
Board Members
Marty Hart
Sharlene Konowitch
Jamie Evans
David Susson
Mickey Gubman
Lisa Monette
Shannon Coleman
Bob Yonowitz
Eileen Lenson
Karen Brutman
Jerry Silver
Ellen Olshansky
Linda Greene
Ellen Winters Miller
Debra Goldman
Rob Fleishman
Raschel Greenberg
Teri Bassman
Brotherhood
David Teincuff, Co-President
Brandon Mitchell, Co-president
NaSHiM (SHM Women)
Katherine Liner, Co-Chair
Jamie Evans, Co-Chair
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THE HOLLANDER FAMILY CANTORIAL CHAIR
Beth Shikler, M.S.
Heather Rosenthal, M.A., Ed.
THE LOEB FAMILY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHAIR
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
THE ALPERT-WALDMAN FAMILY EDUCATION CHAIR
Stacy Bleiweis, M.B.A.
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR
Alon Rozen
ISRAEL ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR
Lindsey Morlan, M.A.
Kat Key Entzminger
ASSISTANT TO RABBI LEWIS & EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Lynne Koffler
BOOKKEEPER
Lynda Cline
OFFICE MANAGER/ASSISTANT TO
RABBI STEINBERG AND CANTOR SHIKLER
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR/GRAPHIC DESIGN
Lindsey Eskow
Rabbi Bernie King, z”l
YOUTH DIRECTOR
FOUNDING RABBI
SHABBAT SERVICES ~ MAY 2016
Friday, May 6th
• 7 pm: Family Shabbat Service with Youth Friday
Night Live! and 5th & 6th Grade particpation
Friday, May 13th
• 6 pm: Eat, Pray, L’Chaim dinner at Corner Bakery
• 7:30 pm: Shabbat Service with Adult Choir
and guest, Dr. Rachel Korazim “6 Million
Prosecutors”
Friday, May 20th
• 6:30 pm: Tot Shabbat Service
• 7:30 pm: Shabbat Service with Temple
Musicians and Chasin Scholarship Recipients
Friday, May 27th
• 7:30 pm: Shabbat Service
(Please note, there is no Friday Night Live! in
May, please join us at the Cantor’s Concert on
June 4th!)
MEMORY • MITZVAH • MENTSCH MAKING • MAKING MEANING
FROM OUR SENIOR RABBI
THE CHOICES OF TIME
The Shehechiyanu prayer in our Jewish
tradition is said at all joyous occasions and is
translated as this, “Blessed are You, Lord our
God, Ruler of the Universe, who has given us
life, who sustains us and who has brought us
to this very moment.” Judaism has always
valued time as sacred and meaningful. The
question is then: While Judaism might value
time, do Jews and Jewish families? Do we
value time? And there is only one way to
answer that question and that is by looking at
how we spend our time.
who have to work and have no choice in that
matter, we do have a choice in how we feel
about the matter. We can re-frame anything
so that our time is spent in appreciation, in
love, and in furtherance of a goal. As the
great American cartoonist, Bill Keane, wrote,
“Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future,
but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the
present.” And that is the essence of the end of
the Shecheyanu—“who has brought us to this
very moment.” We can frame every moment
as a gift.
Last month I wrote about “not blinking”
because time goes by too quickly. This month
I would like to suggest that each of us gets a
choice on how we understand each moment of
our day. Assuming adults get between six and
eight hours of sleep a day, that leaves sixteen
to eighteen hours of awake moments in which
we are in charge.
The circumstances of our lives can be
overwhelming at times. Things happen
over which we have no control. But in those
moments, or even shortly thereafter, we
can choose how to feel about them. In
psychotherapy, there is a relatively new
modality called Narrative Therapy. Its basic
premise is that we can write or rewrite any
narrative we want about all the experiences
of our lives. If someone has suffered trauma
and they tell themselves the same narrative
about the reasons for it, or even how to feel
about it, they will be stuck in a negative spiral.
But imagine taking the same traumatic event
(same fact pattern) and re-writing how one
feels about it. There is always more than one
way to look at anything. And so it is with each
moment of our days. We can write the story
of how we want to live our lives. Life can be
harsh. It can even be cruel. But we don’t have
to choose to be harsh or cruel. Such events can
make us compassionate or soft…it really is a
choice. It is called being an adult. Children are
more reactive—adults don’t have to be, if we
don’t want to be.
Now there are the “have to’s.” Most of us
“have to” work to earn a living to support our
families or are at home raising our families.
So there may be no choice in where we
spend our time during those hours of work,
but we can choose how to feel about those
hours. On the one hand I feel lucky, I wake
up every morning excited to go to Temple
(even on Saturday and Sunday mornings). I
love my work, so choosing to feel happy here
is easy for me. I know this is not the case for
all people. Sometimes work can be a grind.
Someone’s boss can be terrible. Work can be
belittling. The list can be long for the reasons
we don’t like work. Yet, the flip side of that
coin is when one says to himself, “Well, I might
not be enjoying this exact moment, but such
work is paving the way for me to enjoy my
time when I get home, when I go on vacation,
when I send my kid to college…” The list is
endless about how one understands their
time. It is a matter of framing it. For those
A LIFETIME OF BELONGING
The 15th Century Jewish Italian commentator,
Sforno, wrote this about time, “It is no
coincidence that the commandment to
sanctify time was given at the moment of
freedom from Egypt. Slaves have no clear
Rabbi Richard Steinberg
The Rona Perley Memorial
Senior Rabbinic Chair
notion of time since it is not theirs to dispose
of. Only free people, who have at least
limited control over their time, can fill it with
significant matters—and sanctify it. Thus, the
concept of freedom and the sanctification of
time are bound up with each other.”
How we understand each moment of our lives
is a choice. In that case, let’s choose to sanctify
it with meaning.
EAT, PRAY, L’CHAIM
Nobody Goes to Services
Alone at SHM!
Friday, May 13th
6:00 pm dinner at Corner Bakery
7:30 pm Shabbat Service
Make new friends, eat dinner together,
attend services! This is a new friendship
group designed for members who do
not want to go to services alone. This is
no longer an issue—there will always be
someone to join you.
At SHM, no one has to come to services
alone. Contact Stacy at 949-857-2226
for more information.
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FROM OUR CANTOR
sweet soul and a great sense of humor with a Yogi
Berra kind of twist to it. He always spoke directly,
honestly, and with sophisticated simplicity.
Tommy had the old values; polite, respectful, and
proper. He had a unique walk, leading with his
toes and I could recognize him from far away. I ran
into him in Laguna many times on foot or on his
bicycle cruising the streets.
Cantor Arie Shikler
The Hollander Family Cantorial Chair
I moved to North Laguna Beach at the beginning
of 1994 and lived in a cottage on Aster Street. It is
located just two blocks from the Coast Highway up
the hill from Las Brisas restaurant. Shortly after
moving there I discovered a cliff above a local
surfing point called Rockpile. Whenever I could I
would hike down there and sit up high on a piece
of the cliff that was shaped like a tractor seat and
watch the surfers.
When Tommy was in the water he had a distinct
style as well. Having a chronic bad back he would
paddle out sitting on his knees. He used a long
board and had a place for it inside his studio
hanging horizontally under the ceiling. We would
talk after he came out of the water to the beach
about life, music and the world. One time we were
in a middle of a deep discussion when a guy who
knew Tom climbed up to join us uninvited. He
proceeded to dominate the conversation in a
hyper kind of way until Tom said, ”you might be
one of the greatest minds of our time, but your
time is up!”
The guy left right away. I’ll never forget that. That
is as my wife says, a “Tommyism”. Tom was funny
and witty. When I gave him a chart for the song
“Yedid Nefesh” he quipped “Yo dead no fish”. He
loved the ocean and all of nature and was very
knowledgeable about it.
Rockpile, like its name suggests is a dangerous
place to surf if you don’t know the layout of the
rocks under the surface of the water. The locals
knew how to navigate the treacherous trail
avoiding them with incredible skill. When the
waves were not in abundance, a surfer would
have to be in the right place at the right time to
catch one.
After a while I noticed that one surfer, a suntanned
blond guy in his late 30’s or early 40’s was always
finding the waves as if the ocean told him where
the next one was. One day he came up the cliff and
we started talking. I told him what I do and he told
me he is a bass player. A friendship started right
there at Rockpile with Tom (Tommy) Rizzo who
lived down the street from me off an alley behind
what was then The Cottage Restaurant.
Tommy joined our Friday Night Live band from
the start and was also a regular at my concerts
for the last sixteen years. He lived in a tiny studio
apartment with a green parakeet bird (Nuwee),
his instruments, and recording equipment, bicycle,
books and cd’s all neatly organized. He could
survive on the absolute minimum and was positive
and happy. Fixing and tinkering with items others
didn’t want, Tom made them work again. He had a
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Tom Rizzo with the Friday Night Live! band at our service on
March 25th. Tom is the second from the left on bass guitar.
Years ago he kept a kayak in Boat Canyon
in Laguna and since he didn’t live in that
neighborhood, had it hidden with other boats
that were stored there. He took me for a ride to
north Laguna in the kayak. He had it outfitted to
have a sail but that day we just used oars. On the
way Tommy would stand in the open kayak with
amazing balance and look at the water around
us. “Look! A garibaldi fish on the right side” he
pointed out. We rowed all the way to a cave in the
north part and back. I was so sore that day but I
had so much fun with him. Tom was a loyal friend,
generous with his time and always ready to help.
When my great nephew came to spend the
summer with us a few years ago, Tom taught him
how to surf. He gave him a spare wet-suit to use in
the cold Pacific waters. He also took under his wing
a group of young Hispanics from Santa Ana who
wanted to learn how to surf. He talked about them
like a proud father.
For a while, until we moved from Aster Street, I
would pick him up on the way to the temple for
Friday Night Live rehearsal. He insisted on loading
the huge amplifier for his bass into my car by
himself. Tom was always well prepared for the
music and very reliable.
We’d be driving Laguna Canyon and Tommy
would tell me stories of growing up in Laguna.
He loved to describe that as a youngster he saw
Jimmy Hendrix and Timothy Leary walking down
by Canyon Acres and talking. He told how he and
his friends would speed on skateboards from the
Top of the World hill down to the Coast Highway
without helmets, long hair flying in the wind.
He would talk about Hawaii, his favorite place
to go, and his love for Hawaiian music. The last
Friday Night Live we played together was March
25th. At the meal we had before services Tom
told us his dad will turn 96 soon. I told him he has
good genes. Little did I know that two days later
Tom would die while riding his bicycle in Trabuco
Canyon. He had a heart attack and was found
still straddling his bike. We were all in a shock.
He had no known medical issues, just a recent
hip replacement. As the days went by, the reality
settled in that the sweet man with the golden
heart is gone. There’s an anonymous saying “Many
people will walk in and out of your life, but only
true friends will leave footprints in your heart.”
Tom was one of those friends.
His father Tony worked for MacDonald Douglas.
When Tom was growing up, the family moved from
California to London, England. His father recalls
that Tom, who was twelve at the time, always liked
high places and when in Paris climbed all the way
up the Eiffel Tower and even found a way to climb
the arch of the Champs Elyses.
Well, now Tom has reached the highest place in
heaven. May his goodness, love of nature, people,
and music accompany him on his way. As long as
we live Tom will live in our hearts and memory.
And he was, is, and will be a blessing.
MEMORY • MITZVAH • MENTSCH MAKING • MAKING MEANING
Congregation Shir Ha-Ma’alot
presents
2016 Cantor ’s Concert
Father & Son
Still Rockin’
Saturday,
June 4th, 2016
at 7:00 pm
Cantor Arie Shikler
and Gidon Shikler
Gold Patron $360
Includes 1 Reserved Parking Space,
2 Reserved Seats & Patron Listing
Patron $180
with special guest,
Duvid
Swirsky
of the Moshav Band
& Distant Cousins
Includes 2 Reserved Seats &
Patron Listing
General Admission $18
($20 at the door)
RSVP before May 30, 2016
online at www.shmtemple.org or call the Temple at 949-857-2226
A LIFETIME OF BELONGING
MAY 2016  5
FROM OUR CO-PRESIDENTS
ANNUAL CONGREGATION MEETING
BY BETH CARROLL
The Annual Congregation Meeting took place
on May 1, 2016. This article summarizes the
information that is being presented to those
present from the Congregation. Given that
we write our articles ahead of the month, the
outcome of the meeting is to be determined as of
right now. We’ll briefly summarize the results of
the meeting in the June Ma’alot.
Budget
2016-2017 will be an unusual year for the Temple
due to the impact of the Building Program. There
are a number of expense items that are uncertain,
such as maintenance, power, landscaping, that
will be limited due to the building. There are also
expected to be offsetting impacts to such items as
facilities rental income, which is severely limited
since we will be out of our building for much of
the year. In our tradition, we are always very
conservative in the budgeting process, this year
is no exception. Our underlying assumptions: We
have planned for zero growth in membership and
91% retention rate; we will see a slight drop in
headcount in religious school; and we use a 3%
inflationary assumption on most line items. Our
fiscal year runs from July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017 –
“2017” refers to this period.
Income
• Member contribution will be held flat for 2017.
Member family counts will remain about the
same with modest additions and 91% retention
rate, based on historical experience. The
budget for 2017 has decreased $27,000 from
the prior year.
• Religious school tuition will be held flat for
2017. Given an expected impact to the school
program of building activities, a decrease
in revenue of $45,000 from the prior year is
budgeted.
• Fund raisers other than the Gala have been
reduced as a result of the building activities,
including Community Seder, Chanukah and
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Sukkot related programs. This reduced the
budget from the previous year by $12,000.
Expenses
• Non-contract employees, including
administrative and maintenance staff are
budgeted for a slight increase over prior year
- $3,000.
Beth Carroll &
Rachel Harman-Friedman
Temple Co-Presidents
• The school salaries will be reduced slightly due
to reduced teacher days, resulting in a savings
of $6,000 in 2017.
• All other salaries are budgeted according to
contractual obligations and will increase about
$91,000. This includes moving the Principal to
full time for the year to assist with the school
logistics that are very complicated due to the
building activities.
• Fewer school activities over this building year,
and this being an off year for the family retreat,
results in a reduction in budget of $21,000 from
2016 to 2017.
• Fundraising expenses will be reduced as many
activities are deferred (see Income above),
saving us $10,000.
• Facilities expenses will also be reduced due
to the building activities and we anticipate
a savings of $17,000. In addition, Building
Maintenance budget – a place holder we
put in the budget each year for emergency
maintenance, is being reduced by $30,000.
Net Budget Summary
2016-2017 budget carries a $187,000 deficit
which will be funded out of the Temple
Reserve Fund should this deficit materialize.
For clarity, the Reserve Fund is listed on our
financial statements as Building Fund – which
is confusing since we also have a Capital
Campaign Fund that is totally separate for
the new facility and renovation of our current
facility – it currently has $3,400,000 in the
bank. The Temple’s reserve is adequately
funded to manage this deficit. The 2017 budget
compares with the deficit of $84,000 budgeted
for 2016 (projecting around a $70,000 actual
deficit for 2016). We are very conservative,
but with this building year, there may be
unexpected savings or expenses that we will
keep our eyes on closely. We will continue
to ask for the Congregation’s support of our
operating fund at High Holy Days as well as
continued investment in our future through the
Capital Campaign.
Building Program Update
The final item on the agenda for the 2016
Congregation Meeting is the Building Program
update. 2016 has been an exciting year for
this program and there is tons of good news to
share. We have been including an update in the
monthly Ma’alot, so only the latest highlights
are listed here.
• The Conditional Use Permit (CUP) was filed with
the modifications for the current plans and all
was approved by the City of Irvine. (Special
thanks to Ed Horvitz for seeing this through the
process with the city and coordinating with the
various consultants, architects and engineering
groups to make this happen!)
• The domusgroup, our architects, have achieved
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2016-2017 Slate of Nominees
Executive Committee
Name
Role
Term Exp.
Caroll, Beth
Co-President
2018
Harman-Friedman, Rachel Co-President
2018
Blindell, Sharon
Past President
2018
Sternberg, Richard
Treasurer
2018
Liner, Heath
Secretary
2018
Radziminsky, Charlotte 1st VP
2018
Frankel, Carole
2nd VP
2018
Stern, Rod
3rd VP–Legal
2018
Board of Trustees
Position
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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10
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14
15
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Name
Hart, Marty
Monette, Lisa
Yonowitz, Bob
Lenson, Eileen
Brutman, Karen
Silver, Jerry
Greene, Linda
Winters Miller, Ellen
Goldman, Debra
Fleishman, Rob
Greenberg, Raschel
Bassman, Teri
Mitchell, Stephanie
Teincuff, David
Evans, Jamie
Susson, David
Gubman, Mickey
Van de Merghel, Laura
Term Exp.
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
2018
2018
2018
2018
2018
2018
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
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Annual Congregational Meeting
Sunday, May 1st, 10:00 am
This is your chance to hear from our Board of Trustees regarding
the state of the Temple and vote for measures that are up for consideration for 2016 (please review the slate of nominees on this
page). If you are not able to attend the meeting, please submit
your proxy (one per family) online at shmtemple.org or call the
office at 949-857-2226.
Chai Society: Lunch & Speaker series
NORM WITKIN
Wednesday, May 18th at 11:30 am
SHM member and author Norm
Witkin will talk with the group
about writing his book, The Stadium
Murder, a thriller and murder mystery
using traditional means of analysis,
enhanced, surprisingly by Sukoku
puzzle-solving techniques. Norm is retired from his career
in computer systems development and programming
applications. All of those bits and bytes led to his love of
numbers and the challenge of Sudoku. Lunch is $5 per
person, please register right away as we need to know how
many to plan for. RSVP online at www.shmtemple.org or call 949-857-2226.
Living Room Learning
location to be announced
Thursday, May 12th
at 10:00 am
This program, designed for
women, will cover timely issues,
concerns, and topics in a safe,
intimate, and warm environment.
No fee, however registration is
requested so that we may know how many to expect.
RSVP online at www.shmtemple.org or call the temple office at
949-857-2226.
MAY 2016  7
Construction Update
MAKING DREAMS
COME TRUE
C O N G R E G AT I O N
S H I R H A - M A’ A LO T
BUILDING CAMPAIGN
SAVE THE DATE!
Ground-breaking
Ceremony at SHM
Friday, Sept. 30th, 2016
• Received CUP (Conditional Use
Permit) from the City of Irvine –
huge accomplishment enabling
us to move forward with our
project
• Issued a Request for Proposal to 8
construction companies; received
proposals from 5, and interviewed
the top 3 candidates
• Chose Oltmans Construction Co.
We feel it is imperative to get the
construction manager on board
as soon as possible. They will
participate early on by studying
the design, looking for pitfalls and
converting the drawings into lists
of required materials. Items with
long lead times will be ordered as
early as possible.
• Our architects are domusstudios.
Please look at their website to see
other projects they have designed
(dommusstudio.com).
Mormon Center at 23 Lake Rd, Irvine
What will happen during
Construction for services?
• Friday night Shabbat Services will
be held at the Mormon Center
on Lake Street between Barranca
and Alton in Irvine—they have
graciously agreed to allow us to
share their space, for the year that
we must be out of the building, as
a goodwill offering of their hearts.
• Festivals & holidays: Some shared
services will be with Temple Bat
Yahm, others to be held at the the
Mormon Center
• Sukkot will be celebrated in
individual communities.
• Purim at Boomers!!!
• Torah Study will be at the
Mormon Center
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah services will be at
Mormon Center, however, some
families are renting other venues
for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah services
(just for Saturday morning—all
Friday nights are at the Mormon
Center).
When will construction
begin?
• Ground-breaking Ceremony is
September 30th, 2016.
• Although, of course, High Holy
Days will be at our Temple, the
building will close the day after
Yom Kippur and construction will
begin the following week.
• Construction fences will be
brought in the day after Yom
Kippur.
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Where will the staff and
Religious School be?
• The temple staff will be housed in
a portable trailer on the temple
grounds.
• Sunday school will be at a local
Irvine Unified School District
School (contract still being
negotiated).
• Tuesday night Hebrew and High
School will be at the Conference
Center above the Irvine Lanes
alley on Michelson.
When will we be allowed
back into the building?
• The renovation of our existing
building and the construction of
the new building will take place
simultaneously. The renovation
will be much shorter in duration.
The hope is that at some point
during the year we will be able
move the school into the newly
renovated building. Whether or
not this will be allowed will be
determined by the City of Irvine.
• The plan is to hold our High
Holy Days services in our new
sanctuary, September 20th, 2017
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Conference Center above Irvine Bowl
3415 Michelson, Irvine
How much money have we
raised? How much will the
building cost?
• We have pledged/raised over
$9 million dollars towards our
budget of $10 mil.
• We are still in the process of
reaching our goal—but the
building is being designed in
such a way that if we don’t raise
the needed amount, the plans are
designed to be built in phases, if
needed.
MAY 2016  9
Adult Learning
Welcome
New Member
Lisa Rose
Condolences to…
Hope Snyder on the death of her
brother, Josh Rubell
Lynne Snyder on the death of her
father, Irving Lerner
Robert Allen on the death of his
mother, Estelle Allen
John Tharp on the death of his
brother, Paul McCullough
Arie Shikler on the death of his friend
and band mate, Tom Rizzo
Adult B’nai Mitzvah
Taught by Rabbi Steinberg
Sundays at 10:30 am
Meets: May 1st, 15th, 22nd
Torah Study
with Rabbi Steinberg and Rabbi Lewis
Saturdays at 8:30 am
Meets: 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28
Each week our Torah portion invites us to search our souls for meaning,
memories, mitzvah, and lessons on how to be a mentsch. We read the Torah
over and over again each year as we gain more insight into its depth. Study
with the Rabbis the weekly Torah portion and you will have inspiration for the
week to come.
C O N G R E G AT I O N S H I R H A - M A’A L O T
New Monthly Program at SHM!
Everyone is invited to join us at:
Peter Cohen on the death of his father,
Sy Cohen
Krav Maga Class
Sheila Hornback and Andrea Martin
on the death of their uncle, Selim Bati
Every 3rd Wednesday of
the month beginning,
Louise Beckerman on the death of her
brother, Lester Kaplan
May 18th at 6:30 pm
Join us at the temple for an evening of Israeli Self Defense
instruction with a Krav Maga of OC instructor.
No experience is necessary and all ability levels
are welcome! Wear workout clothing.
Mouthguard and/or cup recommended.
No fee for the event, however RSVP to the
Temple office at 949-857-2226
or online at www.shmtemple.org is appreciated
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MAY 2016 ~ MODERATION/xxx
Sunday
1
Monday
2
No Religious
School
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Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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4
5
6
4:15 pm - Hebrew School
5:30 pm - Yom HaShoah
Service
6:30 pm - Temple
Musicians
6:30 pm - Hot Challah Club 8:30 am - Torah Study
7 pm - Family Shabbat
10 am - Bar Mitzvah of
Service with Youth
Michael Wein
Friday Night Live! and
5th & 6th Grade
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10
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9:30 am - Mah Jongg
6:45 pm - Adult Choir
4:15 pm - Hebrew School 6:30 pm - Mussar
“Graduation” Dinner
5 pm - 7th Grade BMC
7
pm
- Women’s Support
5 pm - 8th-10th Grade
Group
Classes
5:30 pm - Confirmation
Rehersal
6:30 pm - 11th & 12th
Grade Class
7:30 pm - SHMoFTY Board
7:30 pm - Men’s Spirituality
Group
8 am - Religious School
9:30 am - Mah Jongg
9:15 am - Torah Time for
6:45 pm - Adult Choir
Tots
10 am - Annual
Congregational Meeting
10:30 am - Adult B’nai
Mitzvah
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Tuesday
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10 am - Living Room
6:30 pm - Eat, Pray,
8:30 am - Torah Study
Learning
L’Chaim Dinner at
10 am - Bar Mitzvah of
Corner Bakery
6:30 pm - Temple
Ethan Cohen
Musicians
7:30 pm - Shabbat Service 7 pm - All Youth Groups
with Adult Choir and
7 pm - Brotherhood:
Year End Event
Israel Independence Day special guest, Dr. Rachel
Korazim
“Above & Beyond”
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8 am - Religious School
9:30 am - Mah Jongg
9:15 am - Torah Time for
6:45 pm - Adult Choir
Tots
9:30 am - Israel Celebration
10:30 am - Adult B’nai
Mitzvah
4:15 pm - Last Day of
Hebrew School
6:30 pm - B’nai Mitzvah
Workshop
6:30 pm - Board of
Education Meeting
11:30 am - Chai Society:
Lunch & Speaker, Athor
Norm Witkin “Sudoku”
6:30 pm - Krav Maga Class
6:30 pm - Temple
Musicians
6:30 pm - Tot Shabbat
7:30 pm - Shabbat Service
with Temple Musicians
and Chasin Scholarship
Recipients
8:30 am - Torah Study
10 am - Bat Mitzvah of
Julia Hoch
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7:30 pm - Shabbat Service
8:30 am - Torah Study
10 am - Bar Mitzvah of
Braden Goldman
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7:30 - 9 am - Brotherhood 9:30 am - Mah Jongg
Pancake Breakfast
6:45 pm - Adult Choir
8 am - Religious School
9:15 am - Torah Time for
Tots
4 pm - Madrichim Pool
Party
5 pm - Adult B’nai Mitzvah
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Memorial Day
Office Closed
5 pm - Confirmation
Rehearsal
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Presidents from page 6
50% completion on the detailed design
of the new facility and renovation of the
existing facility. New renderings are posted
in the Temple lobby for everyone to view.
The innovative design takes into account our
desire to maximize the use of our space, take
advantage of our current structure, bring the
outdoors and Southern California weather into
our design, and welcome our Congregation
and visitors with an inviting and warm place to
belong. In addition, the facility is purpose built
to allow us to generate revenue from renting
school space and event space when it is not
needed for use by our Congregation.
• After a very robust screening process led by
the core Building team and Gafcon including
a lengthy RFP submission, walkthroughs,
interviews and presentations, bidding and a
fact based selection process using weighted
criteria and responses by 20 candidates, we
have selected a general contractor. Oltmans
Construction Company, based in Whittier,
California have already joined our team and
bring their heritage of building excellence to
our program. They have extensive worship
space experience and the team aligned with
our project have an average of 20 years of
experience in the industry.
• The transition plan is well under way with Beth
Shikler leading the team to work on everything
from our temporary spaces and moving plans.
Thus far, we have confirmed that we will
be holding both Friday night and Saturday
morning services at the Mormon Church
located on Lake Road in Irvine. The church has
graciously invited us to use worship space and
the social hall for our needs throughout the
construction project.
• All our B’nai Mitzvah families have been
personally contacted and kept in the loop on
the impact of the building activities on their
plans. The Temple is working with each family
to ensure that they are well informed, well
taken care of, and have a terrific Bar or Bat
Mitzvah experience during this time of building.
• Details around Sunday school, meeting spaces,
and temporary quarters for our staff are still
being finalized. We are also working on
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CONGREGATION SHIR HA-MA’ALOT
SHABBAT SERVICE
With guest,
Dr. Rachel Korazim
Friday, May 13th
7:30 pm
“Six Million
Prosecutors”
On May 23rd 1960, Prime Minister David Ben
Gurion had announced to the Knesset that
the Israeli secret service had located and
brought to Israel Adolf Eichmann, one of the
top Nazi officers responsible for the systematic murder of European Jewry during the
Holocaust. In the following months Israel
was getting ready for the trial.
Our session will look at this period through
the lenses of the literary expression; capturing the early phases of a crucial change in the
Holocaust narrative in the Israeli society.
creative ways to keep everyone connected
during this building time and will be leveraging
many unique and innovative approaches to
gathering during the year. More to come on
these important details.
• Sharon Blindell and Beth Shikler, along with
Ed Horvitz, have tirelessly worked with the
myriad of consultants, architects, the city, our
Congregants, our clergy and others to continue
to maintain our vision and move this program
along at a pace that puts us in great shape to
break ground right after Yom Kippur 2016.
Watch your mail for an invitation to the ground
breaking, which will be a wonderful event for
our entire Temple.
2016-2017 is shaping up to be a banner year for
Shir Ha-Ma’alot. My co-president, Rachel Harmen
and I are thrilled to see the progress we’ve made
thus far and excited to be part of the special things
going on here at SHM. The vision Rabbi Steinberg
As a teacher at some of Israel’s most
distinguished education institutions,
Dr. Rachel Korazim will bring her incredible insights on early Zionism,
the Holocaust and Israeli poetry.
Born in Israel, Dr. Korazim is a
graduate of Haifa University with a
Ph.D. in Jewish Education and
currently teaches at various institutions including The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem and the
Shalom Hartman Institute.
paints of our warm and welcoming Congregation,
his leadership in this transformational journey,
and creativity in working through the challenges
of running Temple programs in the midst of a
building program are inspiring.
Rachel and I just returned from the Women’s
Seder this evening where we were inspired by the
spiritually uplifting Seder led by Rabbi Lewis, the
music from Julie Silver (thank you Gift Shop for
bringing Julie to us for this special event!) and the
community of women that is so strong and vibrant
here.
Think about what we will do in our newly
minted facility – more space, better acoustics,
a remodeled kitchen…we are going to shine!
Rachel and I look forward to spending 2016-2017
with the wonderful Temple staff and clergy,
building a brilliant future.
MEMORY • MITZVAH • MENTSCH MAKING • MAKING MEANING
CONGREGATION SHIR HA-MA’ALOT
YOM HASHOAH SERVICE
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANC
REMEMBRANCE
E DAY
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4TH
AT 5:30 PM
Join us for an evening of memory
and mitzvah for 6 million souls.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day,
Yom HaShoah, we will join as an
inter-generational community to
keep the memory alive of those
who were killed in the Holocaust,
and honor the lives of the survivors of the Shoah.
As we remember, we can inspire
from one generation to the next;
L’Dor V’Dor.
Visit the
Shir Ha-Ma’alot
Booth!
Celebrate Israel
Sunday, May 22, 2016
At the Merage JCC, 1 Federation Way, Irvine, CA 92603
Presented in partnership
Co-sponsored by:
CO N G R E G AT I O N
SHIR HA-MA’ALOT
A LIFETIME OF BELONGING
MAY 2016  13
Rabbi Bernie King Mitzvah Projects ~
B’nai Mitzvah Students
Michael Wein
May 7, 2016
Son of Shayna & Larry Wein
I attend: Corona del Mar Middle School
I enjoy: Football, basketball, surfing
Mitzvah Project: Collected backpacks, school
supplies, and writing journals for Orangewood
Children’s Home
Ethan Cohen
May 14, 2016
Son of Bill & Dana Cohen
I attend: Pioneer Middle School
I enjoy: Spending time with my family and
friends, playing basketball, golf and guitar
Mitzvah Project: Collected sports equipment for
underpriviledged youth in the community
Hot Challah Club
Friday, May 6th
Make the challah: 6:30 pm
Service: 7:00 pm
Come just a few minutes before
services to nourish your body as well
as your soul. We invite people of all
ages to make a challah and while
you are at services, the challah will bake. As you leave for
home after the Oneg, you will have a fresh challah to enjoy for
the Sabbath.
YOUTH GROUPS @ SHM
(Register online at shmtemple.org/Events & RSVP or follow
the link in your email notice. See you there!)
Julia Hoch
May 21, 2016
Daughter of Holly & Ben Hoch
I attend: Tarbut V’Torah
I enjoy: Volleyball, friends and family
Mitzvah Project: Raised money for St. Judes
through the Blacklight Run team,
“Julia’s Jammers”
Braden Goldman
May 28, 2016
Son of Debra & Jeremy Goldman
I attend: Jeffrey Trail Middle School
I enjoy: Baseball, basketball, swimming,
video games, and camp
Mitzvah Project: Raised funds to donate
electronics for teens to use while recovering
from heart surgery at Children’s Hospital LA
All Youth Groups: End of Year Event!
SHManimal Kingdom!
Saturday, May 14th, 6:00 to 10:00 pm
Join your youth group friends in grades 2-12 for an animalthemed celebration of the incredible year we have had this
past year! Live animals, face painting, games, delicious
food, and so much more! It’s guaranteed to be a fun time
for all ages. Come dressed as your favorite animal and be
prepared to get wild!
2nd to 7th grades get picked up at 8:30 pm
8th to 12th grades get picked up at 10:00 pm
Madrichim Pool Party!
Sunday, May 22nd, 4:00 pm
Event Photography
by Gidon
Over 20 years of experience
capturing the intimate,
spontaneous and joyous
moments of your special day
Gidon Shikler
Join all the Madrichim for a pool party to celebrate an
amazing year of religious school and to thank you all for
your hard work this year! Keep an eye out for an email
with more details and
a sign-up link from
Lindsey.
407.760.5734 • [email protected]
www.gidonphoto.com
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MEMORY • MITZVAH • MENTSCH MAKING • MAKING MEANING
SCHOOL NEWS
K-W-L…Three simple letters that have profound
impact on education. Starting with the youngest
learners, K-W-L charts are an effective tool for
teaching because they are built upon a belief that
students come to any learning experience with
pre-existing knowledge. That knowledge is the
starting point. Before any information is taught,
teachers ask: What do you know? Once that
information is articulated, teachers ask a second
question: About what do you wonder? What,
about this topic, regardless of the topic, makes you
curious? Finally, upon nearing the completion of a
unit of study on that particular topic, teachers ask:
What have you learned?
K – Know. W – Wonder. L – Learn. It is a powerful
tool for teaching because it enables educators to
assess the learning process on any given topic.
This month, as we bring this Religious School year
to a close, we do so knowing that this has been
a year filled with new things; a new program,
a new schedule, a new principal, many new
students and new faculty members. And in the
spirit of education, we ought to reflect on the
year as students of Jewish education and Jewish
engagement. K-W-L.
K – Before our new program was created, we knew
that to be a Jewish young person in our world
today takes effort. We knew that our students and
their families lead busy, if not hectic lives and to
continue to engage them, our program needed to
be compelling. We knew that our Religious School
is the largest in Orange County - more than twice
the size of the second largest Religious School.
That means that our youth community is filled
with potential for Jewish excitement and Jewish
connection. We knew what the research had
taught us. Namely, that providing students and
families with meaningful Jewish experiences has a
lasting impact on their Jewish identities.
W – Before we began, we wondered what it would
be like to bring our entire community of children
and teens together at the same time. Would we be
able to show our students that they are, in fact, an
integral part of a vibrant Jewish youth community?
We wondered whether we could supplement the
texts taught in the classrooms with the texts of
experiences that awaken the students’ senses –
A LIFETIME OF BELONGING
experiences like cooking and drama, art and music,
teva (nature and teambuilding exercises) and
Hebrew taught through movement. We wondered
how we could make Hebrew a point of Jewish pride
and connection for our students.
L – One school year into this program, we are at
the point of asking the next question: What have
we learned? The answer is clear – we have learned
more than we ever imagined, and the lessons of
this pilot year will continue to reveal themselves
as we plan the details for the year ahead. In the
meantime, here are just a few of the highlights:
Rabbi Leah Lewis
The Jaffe Family Rabbinic Chair
• We learned during our Simchat Torah celebration
that our entire Religious School, including our
youngest students, when standing in a giant
circle around the sanctuary and atrium, can
carefully hold the length of the Torah scroll so
that the beginning of Genesis and the end of
Deuteronomy are near each other.
• We learned that the middot (soul traits) of Mussar
can, in fact, be taught through the various media
of our chuggim. ‘Order’ in cooking, ‘patience’ in
art, ‘respect’ in drama, ‘truth’ in music, are just a
few of the lessons our students learned through
experience.
• We learned that our entire Religious School, from
our Torah Time for Tots two-year-olds and our
high school seniors and everyone in between can
sing together, pray together and share personal
blessings during tefillah.
• At Chanukah time, we learned that some of the
best latkes come from our youth, as well as from
Trader Joe’s (tune in for the next latke cook-off)!
they will continue to choose a Jewish life for
themselves and the generations that follow.
In an ongoing effort to enhance our program,
we will use our learning to make tweaks and
adjustments in the coming year. Watch for next
year’s Religious School brochure, and for more
information about temporary location changes
while our building is under construction. And
remember that regardless of where we hold
Religious School, our SHM community will
continue to be a vibrant, caring and engaging
home away from home for your students and
for you.
• We learned that our madrichim (8th through
12th graders) are filled with an immense level of
commitment, responsibility and joy. They are role
models for our younger students, and they model
the value of commitment to their synagogue.
The Book of Proverbs teaches, “Educate children
in the way they should go, and even when they
are old, they will not depart from it” (22:6). Our
teachers and staff work diligently to be partners
with you, the families, to keep students connected
to the traditions, the heritage, the language, the
sacred stories and community so that as they grow,
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CONGREGATION SHIR HA-MA’ALOT
SHARE IN SHAVUOT
SUNDAY, JUNE 12TH
SERVICE
AT SHM WITH MEMBERS
FROM TEMPLE BAT YAHM
10:45 AM
We will join together with Temple Bat Yahm to celebrate Shavuot
morning and observe Yizkor. Come and join us and the clergy
(from both temples) to share in this community service of
friendship, learning, joy, and celebration.
“Your People Shall
Be My People”
Join us for an evening of study,
celebration…and, of course, cheesecake!
7:00-9:00pm
With special guest, Rabbi Stephen Einstein,
in celebration of 40 years teaching
Introduction to Judaism in Orange County
16  MAY 2016
MEMORY • MITZVAH • MENTSCH MAKING • MAKING MEANING
Brotherhood
CELEBRATE ISRAEL’S INDEPENDENCE
WITH A SPECIAL MOVIE
In 1948, a group of American Jewish pilots answered a call
for help. In secret and at great personal risk, they smuggled
planes out of the U.S., trained behind the Iron Curtain in
Czechoslovakia and flew for Israel in its War of Independence.
“Above and Beyond” is their story.
Thank You…
With immense gratitude to our hard-working 2016 Women’s Seder
committee:
Emily Ball, co-chair
Ellyn Fishman
Shira Kfir
Jamie Evans, co-chair
Wendy Gary
Melissa Neuman
Lisa Monette, co-chair
Lysa Goldstein
Lori Schwartz
Belinda Averill
Dianne Golden
Robbie Smith
Teri Bassman
Paula Greenberger
Robin Teincuff
Brenda Colgate
Marcie Howard
Hara Waldman
…and special thanks to the SHM Gift Shop, Ellyn Fishman and Robin
Teincuff, Gift Shop co-chairs, for so generously sponsoring this day with
our guest, Julie Silver.
Thursday, May 12th
6:30 pm at SHM
Please join us for this powerful and inspirational movie. The film
was produced by Nancy Spielberg, sister of Steven Spielberg and
special effect by Industrial Light and Magic.
Light movie refreshments will be served.
RSVP to 949-857-2226 or online at www.shmtemple.org
Thanks, as well, to all of the women who added to the seder by
providing charoset and eggs and helped to set the beautiful tables.
They include all of the above, as well as:
Aviva Forster
Harriet Malmon
Sheila Hornback
Andrea Martin
Sharlene Konowich
Maureen Taub
Israel Celebration
Sunday, May 15th
10:30–11:30 am
Join us as we celebrate the birthday of Israel
and come together as one community.
We will sing, dance, eat and celebrate Israel
with an interactive assembly in the sanctuary
followed by a festive, carnival-style celebration!!
There is no fee for this event, however reservations are appreciated.
RSVP to 949-857-2226 or online at www.shmtemple.org
A LIFETIME OF BELONGING
MAY 2016  17
Thank You…
We would like to say thank you to all of the
bakers who made the hamentashen for our
PURIM Carnival!
Lori Levine
Marci Helfman
Marla Roth
Charlotte Pinsky
Steve Secofsky
Diana Cantor
Susanna Wolfe
Robin Saltzer
Mindy Zive
Ellen Arrow
Hope Snyder
Serah Lukoff
Night Live!
Friday,
mAY 6TH
7:00 pm
Featuring
Youth Choir
&
B’nai Ha-Shirim
Band
C O N G R E G AT I O N
SHIR HA-MA’ALOT
3652 Michelson Drive • Irvine, CA 92612
949-857-2226 • www.shmtemple.org
SHM Bakes: Delicious recipes from our Temple Bakers
Pecan Tassie
FILLING
Submitted by
Thilde Peterson
1 egg
1/2 cup dark brown sugar,
well packed
1/4 cup granulated sugar
PASTRY
1 cup all-purpose flour
6 Tbls frozen butter (salted)
cut into 1 Tbls pieces
2 Tbls sugar
1 egg yolk
1 Tbls cold water
1/8 Tsp salt
1. Place all ingredients in a food processor. Turn on
and off rapidly until a ball of dough forms on the
blades.
2. Roll out the dough on a flat lightly floured cold
surface. With a round cookie cutter, cut the dough
into circles that fit the wells of your miniature muffin
tin, like a lining.
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1 Tbls melted butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
1/8 tsp salt
1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Combine all ingredients in a bowl until well mixed.
3. Spoon mixture into each dough lined well of the
mini muffin tin.
4. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
5. Cool on a baking rack and remove from pan.
6. Keep in an airtight lined tin can away from
heat, cold.
Warm up in oven or microwave. Great with coffee
or tea.
MEMORY • MITZVAH • MENTSCH MAKING • MAKING MEANING
Tzedakah Donations
RABBI STEINBERG’S DISCRETIONARY
FUND
Lori Schwartz & Bert White, thank you for
leading us to Spain and AIPAC
Lloyd Sellinger in honor of my Bar Mitzvah
Bill & Dana Cohen and Family in honor of
Ethan Cohen’s Bar Mitzvah
RABBI LEWIS’ DISCRETIONARY FUND
David & Tracy Northup, thank you for
blessing our love and our home, and for
making our housewarming so special
Ina Zeleznick, thank you for listening
Bill & Dana Cohen and Family in honor of
Ethan Cohen’s Bar Mitzvah
Lisa & Marc Monette, thank you for
making the boys’ Bar Mitzvah weekend so
memorable
CANTOR SHIKLER’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
Bill & Dana Cohen and Family in honor of
Ethan Cohen’s Bar Mitzvah
Lori Schwartz & Bert White, thank you for
leading us to Spain
Lloyd Sellinger in honor of my Bar Mitzvah
ALEX ZELEZNICK CHILDREN’S FUND
Ina Zeleznick, Tzedakah donation
CULTURAL ARTS/FNL FUND
Bob Wolf in memory of Jeremy Schine’s
special uncle, Nathan Schine
GENERAL FUND
The Franklin Family, wishing a speedy
recovery to Sharon Blindell
The Franklin Family, wishing a speedy
recovery to Cmeron Allen
Marina & Rick Slepack in honor of our son,
Sammy
Barbara & Dave Sylvan in honor of the
Bar Mitzvah of Lloyd Sellinger
Wendy Gary, wishing Jamie Evans all the
best
Lynne & Steve Koffler in honor of Lloyd
Sellinger’s Bar Mitzvah
Lynne & Steve Koffler, congratulations to
David Teincuff on his conversion
JESSICA HERRON SHARING
FUND
CARING
Jann Glasser in honor of Arie, just because
Lori Schwartz & Bert White in memory of
Josh Rubell
Hara Waldman in appreciation to Karen
Busch for facilitating our Mussar Group
Susan Miller, sponsoring a family
for Passover
Barbara King, sponsoring a family
for Passover
A LIFETIME OF BELONGING
LIBRARY FUND
Debbie Spielman in memory of Ida Rachlow
ONEG FUND
Barbara King, Tzedakah donation
YOUTH GROUP FUND
Debbie Spielman in memory of Daniel
Spielman
Steve Tobenkin in memory of Goldie
Pommer
YAHRZEIT FUND
anet Lawrence & Greg Berkowitz in
memory of Nathan Berkowitz
Esther Kettler in memory of Oscar Kettler
Ted O’Connor in memory of Colonel TJ
O’Connor
Connie O’Connor in memory of Charlotte
Slutsky
Joan Weiss in memory of Canissa Sanders
Gladys Wilson in memory of Clara Wilson
Gladys Wilson in memory of Louis Goldberg
Martine Speckler in memory of
Georges Bitoun
Bruce Gary in memory of Max Gary
Darryn Lowenstein in memory of Joyce
Miller
Jerri Loeb in memory of Louis Silver
Jerri Loeb in memory of Sol Loeb
Edward Kramer in memory of Allan Kramer
Patti Kramer in memory of Stanley Wolfe
Richard Plon in memory of Ruth Plon
John Tharp in memory of Nancy Tharp
Sasha Erlik in memory of Alfred Ehrlich
Bob Kaitz in memory of Beatrice Kaitz
Bob Kaitz in memory of Lea Kates Karp
Roger Friedman in memory of
Alan Friedman
Bob Sterman in memory of Rose Sterman
Andrea Weinstein in memory of Leonard
Dubow
Sonya Shvartsman in memory of Liza
Kuperman
Oskar Shvartsman in memory of Aekady
Shvartsman
Larry Stahl in memory of Gussie Leiner
Judy Hubbard in memory of Abe Bass
Esther Kalin in memory of Gregorio
Leibovich
Ina Zeleznick in memory of Marvin Starr
Sid Kuperberg in memory of
Michael Gilman
Sid Kuperberg in memory of Herman
Kuperberg
Diane Hoffman in memory of
Dr. Robert Baker
Jeremy Speizer in memory of Stanford
Speizer
Harriet Raff in memory of Joseph Kapner
Ed Horovitz in memory of Roland Horovitz
Zinaida Heynman in memory of Yetusiel
Tsynkin
Jeffrey Brenner and the Brenner Family in
memory of Laura Brenner
Sponsor a Student
Susan Miller in honor of Helaine
Goldstein’s special birthday
Capital Campaign
Darin& Sharon Blindell, thank you to
Rabbi Steinberg for an amazing and
inspring experience in Spain
Carol & Terry Applebury in honor of
Andrew & Gabrielle Applebury’s temple
membership
Carol & Terry Applebury, Happy 27th
Birthday Andrew Applebury with love
from Mom & Dad and family
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Other Donation
Opportunities
Tzedakah Contributions
Please enclose contribution and mail with this form to the Temple office.
(Minimum $10.00 per name or occasion)
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has many Sanctuary and Facility
Giving and Naming Opportunities. Please contact the Temple
office for further information.
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A Picture is Worth a
Thousand Words…
We tell Shir Ha-Ma’alot’s story
through words and pictures each year
in our Event Catalog, website and
monthly newsletter.
I collect photos from events throughout the year to use for a variety of
printed and online pieces. Quite a few
of them are from our Facebook page
but many come from you via email.
Please feel free to send me any of
your favorite SHM photos:
[email protected]
Lynda Cline, Communications
 In Memory of __________________________________________________________________
 Special Occasion ________________________________________________________________
 Other _________________________________________________________________________
Please apply my contribution to the following special fund(s):
 Alex Zeleznick Children’s Fund
 Prayer Book Fund
 Cantor Shikler’s Disc. Fund
 Rabbi Lewis’ Disc. Fund
 Cultural Arts/Friday Night Live! Fund
 Rabbi Steinberg’s Disc. Fund
 Elana Frenkel Memorial School & Youth Fund
 Ritual (Jerry Jacobs) Fund
 Florence Ruth King Chesed Fund
 Special Events Fund (Aaron & Brock Silverstein)
 General Fund
 Todd Evan Ross School Fund
 Jessica Herron Adopt-a-Family Fund
 Yahrzeit Fund
 Library Fund
 Youth Group Fund
 Oneg Shabbat Fund