Dec2013/Jan 2014 - Congregation B`nai Israel
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Dec2013/Jan 2014 - Congregation B`nai Israel
THE DECEMBER 2013/JANUARY 2014 / VOLUME 13 ISSUE 11 Temple Chronicle C O N G R E G AT I O N FROM THE RABBI'S STUDY RABBI BARRY BLOCK Dear Friends: Some folks incorrectly imagine that they may safely speak derisively about Christianity around Rabbis. They are wrong. Nevertheless, at this time of year, some unsuspecting person will inevitably harangue me about the allegedly Pagan characteristics of Christmas. Whether made by a triumphalist Jew or by a disaffected Christian, the claim will be that Christmas and a number of its symbols were adopted from Pagan practice and are not nearly so spiritually elevated and original as Jewish holy days and their symbols. Invariably, my first response is to remind the person that many aspects of Jewish celebration have Pagan origins. For example, Chanukah was no doubt preceded by Pagan rites for the Winter Solstice. Very likely, the kindling of lights in this darkest of months hearkens back to some preIsraelite attempt to distract the demons of the darkness. Jews find deep religious messages in Chanukah, even though it is a relatively minor holiday. Christians find even greater meaning in Christmas, one of their most sacred celebrations. The possible Pagan origins of some of the observances of either holiday are no longer relevant. Chanukah is a religious observance. Christmas is a sacred Christian holy day. Pagan threat to both holidays comes not from their histories, but from the ways they are observed in popular culture. Today, the sacred meanings of both holidays risk being lost, as spirituality vies with materialism for our attention at this season. I cannot tell you how many people will tell me that Christmas is an entirely secular, cultural, family celebration. What that means is that families and communities gather, admittedly a sacred endeavor in itself; but the activities in which they engage are primarily gluttony and greed, which are Pagan endeavors, even in 2013. Today, neither Jews nor Christians need worry that folks will bow down to the Pagan gods of antiquity. Instead, we must be concerned with the real idolatry of the 21st Century as expressed at this season. We perform acts of kindness for one month, and then ignore the needy for the bulk of the year. We shower our children with material goods, instead of our love and attention. Captains of industry multiply their own earnings at the expense of their workers, and then assuage their employees, who permit themselves to be satisfied, with a lavish Christmas party. ...continued on next page B’ NA I ISRAEL December Worship Schedule Friday, December 6, 6:15pm Armed Forces Shabbat led by the Men’s Club & Rabbi Block Union Prayer Book Jerry Sherman will speak about why he enlisted to serve our country in World War II and the value of American Jews serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Music: David Bauman Oneg Sponsor: In honor of Fred and Ilse Halden by Helen Benes Kaiser and The Temple Men’s Club In honor of the service of Jewish Armed Forces Veterans Candles & Kiddush: Cynthia & David Shell Torah Reader: Phil Axelroth December 7 Torah Study, led by Rabbi Block, at 9:30 am Services, led by Rabbi Block, at 11:00 am Friday, December 13, 6:15pm Mishkan T’filah Service led by Andy Lawton Music: Jana Cohen Oneg Sponsor: Sisterhood Candles & Kiddush: Candy & Gene Levy Torah Reader: Annabelle & Henry Tuck December 14 Torah Study, led by Annabelle Imber Tuck, at 9:30 am Shabbat Service at 11 am, led by Harvey Miller & Russ Parish Friday, December 20, 6:15pm Mishkan T’filah Service led by Rabbi Block Sermon: “A Jewish Perspective on Jesus” Music: Jeffrey Neuhauser and Russ Parish Oneg Sponsor: Sisterhood Candles & Kiddish: Emily Adams & Carmen Arick Torah Reader: Marilyn Sorrels December 15 Torah Study, led by Rabbi Block, at 9:30 am Shabbat Services, led by Rabbi Block, at 11:00 am Friday, December 27, 6:15pm Mishkan T’filah Service led by Andy Lawton Music: Steve Bauman Oneg Sponsor: Sisterhood Candles & Kiddush: Ruthe & Phil Kaplan Torah Reader: Richard Estelita December 28 Temple B'nai Israel Newsletter, Volume 13, Issue 11, December 2013/January 2014, published monthly by Temple B'nai Israel 3700 Rodney Parham, Little Rock, AR 72212 Torah Study, led by Harvey Miller, at 9:30am Shabbat Services, led by Harvey Miller & Russ Parish, at 11 am ...continued on next page Announcements THE TEMPLE CHRONICLE / DECEMBER 2013/JANUARY 2014 VOLUME 13 ISSUE 11 PAGE 2 RiverCit y PRINT & IMAGING January Worship Schedule Arkansas’ Oldest Since 1870 • 302 Main Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 • 372-2944 BENNETT’S MILITARY SUPPLIES 5800 “R” Street Little Rock, AR 72207 Phone (501) 661-7778 Fax (501) 661-7380 [email protected] David H. 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Let no idolatry dissuade us from our religious mission, to bring light where there is darkness, at this and every season. And may God be our Partner, shedding divine light on a terribly dark world. 9816 Rodney Parham Rd. • 227-5000 • FAX 223-3166 email: [email protected] website: www.rivercityprintandimaging.com FROM THE RABBI'S STUDY continued... Torah Study, led by Rabbi Block, at 9:30 am Shabbat Service, led by Rabbi Block, at 11:00 am Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Friday, January 10, 6:15pm Congregation B’nai Israel PAID Little Rock, AR Permit No. 1306 Mishkan T’filah Service led by Andy Lawton Music: David Bauman Oneg Sponsor: Sisterhood Candles & Kiddush: Julie & David Shindler Torah Reader: Flavia & Stephen Jacobs Chanukah 3700 Rodney Parham • Little Rock, AR 72212 3700 Rodney Parham (501) • Little225-9700 Rock, AR 72212-2437 http://bnai-israel.shorturl.com www.bnai-israel.us (501) 225-9700 www.bnai-israel.us dinner and party ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED January 11 TEMPLE CHRONICLE Wednesday,THE Dec. 4 at 6:00 p.m. Torah Study, led by Meg Marion at 9:30am Shabbat Service, led by Lynn and Bruce Greenberg at 11:00am BARRY BLOCK, RabbiRabbi EUGENE H. LEVY, LEAH ELENZWEIG, President SHERI SIMON, Educator/Administrator Adults $12, Kids over 6 -V.P. $6 DAVID BAUMAN, Executive DAVID BAUMAN, President JANET KORENBLAT, Admin. V.P. GOLDSHOLL, Executive V.P. $3 surcharge at theKENNON door with no reservations PATRICK IFRAH, Treasurer Friday, January 17, 6:15pm JACK GRUNDFEST, Admn. V.P. CARMEN ARICK, Secretary LYONS, Treasurer PLEASE help us planMAC adequately withPast reservations JACK GRUNDFEST, Immediate President JO LAWTON, Secretary ELLYN POLSKY, Director of Lifelong Learning by Noon on SHAE Monday, December 2 SIMONEAU, Interim Administrator Mishkan T’filah Service led by Rabbi Block “Jethro: Not All Jewish Heroes Are Jewish” Music: Jeffrey Neuhauser & Russ Parish FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE IN MAKING DONATIONS Oneg Sponsor: Sisterhood ENCLOSED IS MY GIFT OF $_______________________________ DONATED: Candles & Kiddush: Amanda & Martin Ferguson q In honor of q ______ Anniversary q Speedy Recovery q In loving memory of q ______ Birthday q Confirmation Torah Reader: Luke Kramer All Chanukah Items 20% Off q Wedding q Bar/Bat Mitzvah FOR: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ January 18 Torah Study, led by Rabbi Block, at 9:30 am Menorahs & Candles, FROM: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shabbat Service, led by Rabbi Block, at 11:00 am PLEASE APPLY THE DONATION TO: ___________________________________________________________________ Dreydels & Gelt, PLEASE SEND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO: _____________________________________________________________ Chanukah Toys & qGames, Mayersohn Leadership Fund q Grundfest Fund Home Accessories, q Vogel Caring & Sharing q Children’s Library Fund Decorations & Gift Wrap q General Fund q Endowment Fund q Pfeifer-Isacson Youth Scholarship Fund Judaica Shop q q q q q q q Sustaining Fund Cemetery Fund Bauman Music Fund Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Salinger Landscape Fund Lois G. Stern Library Fund Harvey Luber Fund ADDED INSTRUCTIONS: __________________________________________________ Closed during 4-day Thanksgiving Weekend ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Open Sundays during Religious School 10:00 - 12:15 Weekdays by appointment, call Bonnie 247-4050 q q q q q q Storthz Religious School Fund Memorial Fund for Education & Youth Pfeifer Community Outreach Fund Memorial Fund for Prayerbooks President’s Discretionary Fund Rabbi Eugene & Bobbye Levy Fund for Camp Scholarship & Youth Friday, January 24, 6:15pm Religious School Teacher Appreciation Shabbat led by Rabbi Block and Religious School Students Music: David Bauman CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL Oneg Sponsor: In honor of Wilma Diner’s Birthday 3700 Rodney Parham Road Little Rock, AR 72212-2498 by Debbie and Brad Diner Candles & Kiddush: Amanda & Marc Williams Torah Reader: Jacob Goldsholl “Thou art the living God, Thy words bring life and light to the soul.” January 25 HOW SHOULD WE LIGHT THE MENORAH DEBATE Torah Study, led by Rabbi Block, at 9:30 am Shabbat Service, led by Rabbi Block, at 11:00 am Nobody and nothing can top last year's hilarious LatkeHamentaschen debate. Or can we? Rabbi Block and Russ Parish will take up the challenge, starting where the Talmud left off (and trying to top Rabbi Lipper and Scot Goldsholl in hilarity). Should we light eight candles the first night of Chanukah, and decrease by one each night, as Shammai suggested? Or should we stick with the current practice initiated by Hillel, who lit one candle the first night and increased by one each night? “Torah Teachings about Abortion” Mishkan T’filah Service Music: Jana Cohen Oneg Sponsor: Sisterhood Candles & Kiddush: Sharon & Al Hendrix Torah Reader: Mac Lyons Friday, January 31, 6:15pm President's Message Dear Fellow Congregants, I am excited to let you know that Janet Korenblat will be our Congregation B’nai Israel honoree at the 11th Annual Jewish Federation of Arkansas Jane B. Mendel Tikkun Olam Awards on February 1, 2014. JFAR created the Jane Mendel Tikkun Olam awards as a way to recognize individuals in congregations/organizations from around our state that embody the spirit of Tikkun Olam/ Repairing the World. Janet is an exceptional leader and this award is well deserved. Janet was the chair of our Interim Rabbi Search Committee, the co-chair of our Rabbi Search Committee, since 1994 she has been the chair of our Caring and Sharing Committee, as Administrative Vice President she serves on the House and Grounds Committee, and previously has served on the Capital Campaign Steering Committee, chaired our annual Fundraiser, cochaired Mitzvah Day, and taught Religious School! No job is too big or too small for Janet. We are all very grateful for Janet’s dedication to our congregation. Congratulations to our fellow congregant, Judy Grundfest who will be honored with the Tikkun Olam Lifetime Achievement Award! Judy has been selected to receive this award in acknowledgment and appreciation of her lifetime of service and generosity. Mazel Tov Judy from your Congregation B’nai Israel family. There are a lot of things happening at Temple that I want to share with you. In this article I will give you highlights, the next few issues of the Chronicle will provide details. Thank you to all of the volunteers that have agreed to lead these efforts. The Dues Review Committee chaired by Temple Treasurer Patrick Ifrah is working hard to plan and execute a thorough review of annual giving so that we can increase the financial pledges that offset our operating expenses. TODA RABAH Many thanks to our November volunteers: Thank you to: Dale Ronnel for leading tours for visiting groups to Temple during November, Andy Lawton for leading the Classical Style Shabbat Service while Rabbi Block was out of town. Rita Fagan, Jo Lawton, Jill Bauman, Debbie Brady, Ruth Fein, Sharon Hendrix, Trudy Jacobson, Galina Krupitsky and Julie Shindler, for cooking 950 Latkes for the Annual Chanukah dinner and Seniors luncheon (Wow, that is a lot of latkes!), Shelly Baron, Eugene Krupitsky, Jan Alman, and all of the volunteers for everything you did to ensure that LAFTY hosted an amazing conclave, Milt Baer, Aniko Diamant, and Janet Korenblat for helping in the office, Rita Fagan for all of the yummy “pre-neg” Kabbalat Shabbat receptions in November, Bernie Bevill for the Kiddishum after Shabbat morning services, Rita Fagan, Trudy & Jerry Jacobson, Joyce Ellen Knickerbocker, Meg Marion, Kirsta Nigro, and Tracie Spivey for mailing the Chronicle. All of the Temple musicians: David Bauman, Jeff Neuhauser, Russ Parish, Jana Cohen, Steve Bauman, and James Moses, and Meg Marion for all of the Challah. Jan Alman and Rabbi Block, Leah & Scot Goldsholl, Susanne Roberts, Mac Lyons and Jane Roark, Julie Champlain, Tatyana Shligold and THE TEMPLE CHRONICLE / DECEMBER 2013/JANUARY 2014 VOLUME 13 ISSUE 11 PAGE 3 Annabelle Tuck and Eugene Krupitsky are co-chairs of the new Visioning Task Force that was suggested by Rabbi Larry Hoffman when he visited our Temple this past spring. Annabelle and Eugene will be working with Rabbi Block to speak with each of you about what you want for and from our congregation as well as the gifts and passions that you want to share. Jennifer Ronnel has agreed to chair our Religious School Committee. This committee is charged with updating the existing Religious School policies and procedures. While this committee will work on the governance of the Religious School, the Religious School Parents Committee, chaired by Amanda Ferguson will continue to do the important work of supporting Ellyn Polsky and the Religious School staff. Carmen Arick is working with the Staffing Task Force to find viable long-term solutions for our Temple staff and the roles and responsibilities of each staff member. Our Interim Administrator, Shae Simoneau is doing a wonderful job leading the staff during the office transition. We are all extremely grateful to Shae for her leadership, hard work, sense of humor, and calm demeanor. I am looking forward to our annual Chanukah Dinner and Party. Please join me on Wednesday, December 4 at 6 p.m. in the Social Hall for a delicious traditional Chanukah dinner prepared with love by Rita Fagan, Jo Lawton and friends. There will be games, prizes, and crafts for the kids. Please RSVP to Elle at 225-9700 or at [email protected] As always, please feel free to contact me with your thoughts or comments about the congregation. I hope to see you soon, at Temple. LEAH ELENZWEIG Joakim Aron for organizing Torah on Tap. Amada Ferguson and Debbie Stevens for helping with Religious School. To Bonnie Jacobson, Marilyn Sorrells, Trudy Jacobson, Sherry Weinberg and Circy Gastman for their work in the Judaica Shop. JEWISH FEDERATION OF ARKANSAS PRESENTS 11TH ANNUAL JANE B. MENDEL TIKKUN OLAM AWARDS FEBRUARY 1, 2014 | 6:30 PM Join us for an evening with the stars! Announcements THE TEMPLE CHRONICLE / DECEMBER 2013/JANUARY 2014 VOLUME 13 ISSUE 11 PAGE 4 ATTENTION VETERANS AND FAMILIES OF VETERANS! On Friday night, December 6, 2013, our Men’s Club will be conducting Armed Forces Shabbat. This service is being held in conjunction with Pearl Harbor Day, but is meant to include veterans of any period. We want to honor all veterans as well as current Armed Forces. We would like for our Armed Forces men and women, as well as veterans, to participate in the service. We are also working on a display-exhibit to honor our members’ service. If you or a member of your family has served in the U.S. Armed Forces, please contact Glenn Block, 501-663-8388 or [email protected]. TORAH LUNCH & LEARN Thursdays, Dec. 5, 12 & 19, Jan. 9, 16, 23 & 30 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | Temple Library We acknowledge with gratitude the generous bequests of Ros Synderman to the Congregation B'nai Israel endowment Fund and to the Cemetery Foundation. Ros leaves a legacy as a wonderful and devoted congregant. LAFTY UPDATE On November 22-24th, LaFTY welcomed 80 teens from Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama to our congregation and we had an amazing weekend! We enjoyed Shabbat with the congregation, visiting Heifer International, programming, great food, and more as we learned what the world would look like without social action and how we as a national youth group could become more involved with social justice. We worked very hard for months, and we are extremely grateful to the many parents and volunteers who helped us throughout the weekend. The weekend would not have been the same without them! A special thank you to Eugene Krupitsky for helping with programming, Rabbi Block for helping with services, Jan Alman for coordinating the delicious food and the volunteers, Jane Levine for her guidance and design work, as well as the entire temple staff, and many more parents and congregants. We sincerely thank the host families who opened their homes to our friends for the weekend and stayed up late to pick them up at night. Her generosity will help ensure the continued success of Congregation B'nai Israel. The whole weekend was fun, educational, and entertaining and we are lucky to have such a supportive Temple and community to help us welcome others from all over the south. We only get this opportunity once every 4 years, and we are proud to share our home Directed-‐ Bob Hupp congregation with the rest of NFTY Southern. Producer-‐ Vince Insalaco Audition Schedule January .m. Schedule: Thursday, Thursday Jan. 9: 6-8 p.m. 9th : 6-‐8 pUpcoming Dance Call 8-‐9 p.m. Dance Call 8-9 p.m. th 8th: LaFTY Hanukkah Party 1:00-3:00 pm Friday January 10 : 6-‐7:30 pDecember .m. January 12th: LaFTY Meeting 1:00-3:00 pm (Audition O nly) Friday, Jan. 10: 6-7:30 p.m. th Saturday January 11 : 1-‐3 pJanuary .m. 17th-20th: NFTY Southern Winter Kallah in Oxford, MS Audition Only AUDITION SCHEDULE Dance Call 3-‐4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11: 1-3Casting p.m. Male Roles: Avram, Constable, DanceFyedka, Call 3-4 p.m. Lazar Wolf, Motel, Perchik, Directed by Bob Hupp Produced by Vince Insalaco LIBRARY NOT ACCEPTING DONATIONS Male Roles: Tevye Female Roles: Bielke, Chava, Golde, Avram, Constable, Fyedka, Fruma-‐Sarah, Grandma Tezitel, Lazar Wolf,Hodel, Motel, Shprintze, Yente Over the decades, congregants and friends have been most generous and Female dancers Perchik,Male Tevye Male and Female Ensemblewith our Temple library, donating gently used Jewish books in (Ages Teen-Seniors) Female Roles: abundance. Our cup runneth over! Therefore, our Temple Librarian See Website for additional details Bielke, Chava, Golde, Lynn Greenberg and her helpers are working hard to cull and www.argentacommunitytheater.com Fruma-Sarah, Grandma arrange the collection so that it will be most useful to our members Tezitel, Hodel, Shprintze, and guests. In the meantime, until further notice, the Temple Yente library is not accepting new donations. Male and Female dancers Male and Female Ensemble (Ages Teen-Seniors) See Website for additional details www.argentacommunitytheater.com Please look for future announcements of book giveaway days, when duplicates and other volumes the library no longer needs are made available for any who want them. We will seek to donate any books not taken so that they may find good new homes. The Temple office will continue to accept sacred Jewish books (such as prayer books and bibles) that are no longer usable, for proper burial. Toda Rabah Lifelong Learning THE TEMPLE CHRONICLE2013/JANUARY / OCTOBER 2013 THE TEMPLE CHRONICLE / DECEMBER 2014 VOLUME 13 ISSUE 9 PAGE VOLUME 13 ISSUE 11 PAGE35 Adult Bar/BatTODA MitzvahRABAH : Creating Community in Learning Many thanks to our September volunteers: Are you interested in expanding your Jewish and Hebrew literacy skills and confidence? Have you knowledge September was an extremely busylonged monthtoatdeepen Templeyour and there are lots and commitment to Torah, Tefillah (Prayer) and Kehillah of people to thank for their contributions of time and talent. Our (Community) with others and celebrating your Jewish learning amazing volunteers are incredible! Thank you to Debbie Diner in our community? Join the group of adults who will study to for making the High Holiday gift bags of apples and honey that become B’nai Mitzvah together. If your Hebrew reading skills are Rabbi Block presented to grieving families on behalf of the Caring rusty, that’s okay! If you can recognize the letters and sounds that and Sharing committee. Kathy Grundfest, Kennon Goldsholl, the letters and vowels make, that’s perfect! Students must have and basic ToniHebrew Block--thank you Contact for sending our congregation’s very reading skills. Ellyn to register or ask college students a Rosh Hashanah care package with challah and questions. other holiday treats! Thank you Meg Marion for making and delivering thebeHigh Holiday withonhomemade The class will facilitated by gift Ellynbags Polsky Wednesdaychallah, honey and apples to our new and potential members. you evenings, January 22, 2014 – late spring 2015 at 7:00 – Thank 8:30 p.m. Ricard Estelita for the beautiful Bimah flowers on the High Holy Days. They complimented and enhanced our surroundings in the History & Trajectory Sanctuary. Kirsta Nigro and the ladies of Sisterhood- we are all so grateful for theJewish beautiful Worship Erev Rosh Hashanah Oneg. It gets bigger of Reform and better every year! Thank you to the Men’s Club for all of your Sunday, February 2, 10:00 a.m. From – 11:15 in the library work during the Holy Days. thea.m. ushers Philip Axelroth, A lot hasBevill, changed the years! Rabbi Block reviews theAnnabelle Bernie Vanover Gates, Bill Jacobson, Glenn Block, evolution of Reform prayer and worship stylesMarla over time, Tuck, Steve Bauman, Macbooks Lyons, Micky Simon, Shivers, with peek into Leon the future. JerryaJacobson, Marks, Rich Lewis, Sam Nickol, and Robert Navra to the Break the Fast co-ordinated by Neil Elenzweig with lots of help from Glenn Block, Rita Fagan, and Bernie Bevill to Dinner and a Movie: the building of the Sukkah by Glenn Block, Al Hendrix, Steve “To Be or Barry Not ToGoldman, Be” Weinberg, Joshua Jacobi, Rich Lewis, Bernie Bevill, Dave Monty Saturday, Jan.Polner, 25 from 5:00 –Fein, 9:00 Phil p.m.Axelroth, Matthew Lopas, Martin Ferguson and grill master Neil invite Elenzweig you them all didforso Dorian Stuber and Marianne Tettlebaum us to join for dinner, our congregation! Shelly Baron, and Eugene Krupitsky, amuch pot luck Havdallah, and the screening discussion of Jonathon Dranoff, Hannah Blackburnpoignant Parish and thank this uproariously funny, but ultimately and LaFTYremarkably you so much leading andgreat providing music forabout the wonderful prescient film, for directed by the Ernst Lubitsch, the fate children’s Holy Day services. Merrick of Fagan thank of an actingHigh troupe following Hitler’s invasion Poland. Theyou so very much remade for performing the sacred mitzvah of blowing the shofar film—later by Mel Brooks—stars Jack Benny and Carole during ourinHigh Holyscreen Day role. services. We all grateful your Lombard, her final Not to be are missed. (RSVPfor to the talent and your lungs. Jeff Neuhauser and Terri Moore, thank you office) so much for your beautiful home to our congregation for Torah onopening Tap Event: Tashlich services again We appreciate hospitality. The third annual Latkesthis andyear. Vodkas Chanukahyour party, for our A huge thank you to our Temple musicians David Bauman, Jana community’s Jewish adults in their 20’s and 30’s is set for Saturday, Cohen, Russ Parish, Steve Bauman and Charlie Friedman for the Dec. 6 at 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the home of Becky Scallet and beautiful music you provided during the Holy Days. It took a lot Joe Stafford. of extra practice and time-- we are so grateful. To all of you and Jeff Neuhauser thank you for the beautiful Shabbat music during Tu B'Shevat: The Original Earth Day Thank you September. The Healing/Renewal Service was beautiful. Jana, Trudy Jacobson, Becky Kennon Goldsholl, Annabelle Celebrate the New Year of theScallet, Trees with an environmentally Tuck, Beth Levi, Arick, and Joanne Matson. Our annual sustainable seder Carmen encouraging us to appreciate the bounty that "Standing ontake their Cemetery visita good was better than ever we so often forShoulders" granted, and to develop and generous this Thank Jim Pfeifer, Scallet, SydneyMarianne Alman, Joe eye year. for the worldyou around us. BackBecky by popular demand, Telttlebaum the seder on Sunday, Jan. 12, – 11:30 a.m. Stafford, andleads Candyce Hinkel for making this10such an amazing experience. Carol and Allan Mendel, Naomi Stratton, Katie Stratton, and Chloe Stratton, Sarah Johnson, Jan Alman, Larry JewishEllen Family Matters: Alman, Kaufman and Sheree Meyer thank you for your Parenting Jewish help as well. AmandaChildren Ferguson thank you for helping organize the Religious School teachers and children December 8 and 15, 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.for this event. Doris Krain we all appreciate your wonderful photos. Thank you for Parents are their children’s most powerful Jewish teachers and the taking pictures (and videos) at our events and sharing them with beautiful Jewish home rituals provide the perfect opportunities us! Lori and Josh Shemper thank you both so much for hosting the to teach and reach. No matter what your background, if you are very first Junior, Junior Youth Group get together at your home. The raising Jewish children, this class is for you! Jewish family matters 3rd-5th graders had aAmanda blast! ToFerguson, our officeEllyn volunteersthank you so to Silvana Berlinski, Polsky and they Thomas Termite much: Milt Baer, Madelon Scallet, Aniko Diamant, Kirsta Nigro, want to pass it on! Pest Control, Inc. Eleanor Wolff, Janet Korenblat, Muriel Lederman, and Bill Cohn 7701 Cantrell • P. O. Box 7292 we appreciate your help so much at this time. To the dynamic duo Little Rock, AR 72217 of Rita FaganBiennial and Jo Lawton thank you both so much for all of the Bringing Home HENRY THOMAS 225-2119 / 225-1463 yummy meals and prenegs duringyour September-including of the Protecting homea.m and family since all 1952 Sunday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 Pizza (not quite) in the Hut! Rita, Tracie Spivey, Jo Lawton thank PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC, P.A.& Catch excitement! Join ARKANSAS Emily Adams & Carmen Arick you forthe getting the September issue of The Chronicle out to all of Providing Services for Adults, Children, Adolescents & Seniors others who attended the 2013 URJ Biennial in San Diego to Pfeifer, learn us. Becky Marks, Scot Goldsholl, Goldsholl, Jim BRITT BOSWELL, LCSW BRADLEY C. DINER,Leah M.D. about the new initiatives, new melodies, and newest thinking FORD, LCSW LYLE, M.D.Roberts, JANE Mac Lyons, Jane Roark,CARLENE Susanne Trudy Jacobson, aboutElenzweig, 21st centuryLucy JewishGoldman, life inBURGE, America, and beyond. SUSAN REASONER, LCSW Jared CARLTON Psy.D Israel Lexi Spencer Storthz, and CHRISTOPHER A. LAMPS, M.D. Mackey thank you for cooking and serving dinner at Our House 28 Rahling Circle 448-0060 The LifelongofLearning program of B’nai as representatives our congregation. A Congregation special thank you to Meg Israel is supported in part by a generous grant from the Marion for the beautiful round challah rolls she made for Coffee, HARRY L. EHRENBERG & ASSOC., INC. Ottenheimer Brothers Foundation. Cake and Conversation in September. SUITE 312 • 1405 N. PIERCE LITTLE ROCK, AR 72207 generous sponsors (501)663-6321 EUGENE H. LEVY, Rabbi SHERI SIMON, Educator/Administrator DAVID BAUMAN, President KENNON GOLDSHOLL, Executive V.P. JACK GRUNDFEST, Admn. V.P. 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Laura Joseph can be reached at 501-664-5442 or [email protected]. 20 Tina Bernstein 13 Rebecca Schneider Saydee Stevens Steve Osmundson A'85 MONDAY 19 Silvana Berlinski Scott Schlesinger A'08 12 Doug Meyer A'90 5 Robert Oliva Rebekah Scallet Pat Solomon Robert Block Jacob Greenberg Haley Parker SUNDAY 3400 old cantrell road • little rock, ar 72202 501.603.9200 • www.aboutvase.com Please support our generous sponsors MONDAY MONDAYTUESDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY TISHRI KISLEV 57745774 - HESHVAN - TEVET 5774 6th Night of Chanukah 8th Night of Chanukah 6:00 pm 6:00 - 8:00 pm Chanukah Dinner Confirmation and PartyClass 7th Night of Chanukah 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Senior Chanukah Luncheon 7:00 - 8:30 pm Judaism 101 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Torah Lunch and Learn 7:30 am Executive Board Meeting pm -Dinner 6:15 pm Torah5:45 on Tap (TBD) Kabbalat Shabbat Reception 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm 6:15 pmReception Kabbalat Shabbat Armed Forces Shabbat Service 6:15Men's pm Club led by the Classical Style Shabbat Service (Union Prayer Book) 6:00 pm 11:00 am Torah on TapService Shabbat Morning 11:00 am am 9:30 am - 10:45 Shabbat Morning Service Shabbat Torah Study 9:30 am - 10:45 am Shabbat Torah Study Tevet 12 Heshvan 9 Tevet 10 13 Heshvan 7:00 pm JFAR Board Meeting 14 16 7:00 pm JFAR Board Meeting Erev Sukkot CHRONICLE 7:00 pm DEADLINE Temple Board Meeting 6:00 - 8:00 pm Confirmation Class 7:00 - 8:30 pm Judaism 101 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Torah Lunch and Learn Sukkot 7:30 am Executive Board Meeting 7:00 - 8:30 pm Judaism 101 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Torah Lunch and Learn URJ Bienniel 8:00- pm 5:45 pm 6:15 pm Mishkan Shabbat T'filah Shabbat & Kabbalat Reception Installation of Rabbi Block, featuring 6:15 Rabbipm Steven Fox, Mishkan T'filah Shabbat Chief Executive, CCAR Service Andy Lawton followedled byby Gala Reception URJ Bienniel Shabbat Morning Service 6:30 pm - Installation Evening led by Lynn & Bruce Greenerg Celebration 10:30 am Torah Study feat. 12:00 Shabbat pm - Kiddush Luncheon Vicki Reikes Fox, "Shalom Y'all" 9:30 am - 10:15 am URJ Bienniel 10:30 am - Shabbat Morning Service Tenenbaum Center Sukkot 9:30 am - 10:45 am Shabbat 9:30 amTorah - 10:45Study am Shabbat Torah Study 10:30 am Shabbat Service 11:00&am B'not Mitzvah Shabbat of Berlinski/Kokes Morning Service Sukkot 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm Kabbalat 5:45 Shabbat pm - 6:15 Reception pm Kabbalat Shabbat Reception 6:15 pm Mishkan6:15 T'filah pmShabbat MishkanService T'filah Shabbat Tevet 11 14 Tevet 12 15 Tevet 13 16 Tevet 14 17 Tevet 15 18 Heshvan Heshvan 15 16 Heshvan 17 Heshvan 18 Heshvan 19 1718 19 20 21 11:30 am Coffee, Cake & Conversation Patriot Day URJ Bienniel Sukkot Jewish Book Month 9:00 - 10:00 am Beginning Hebrew Reading 9:00 am - 12:15 pm - Religious School 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Judaica Shop Open 10 - 11:15 am - Adult Religious School 11:30 -WINTER 12:30 pm - Hebrew Reading II BREAK 1:00Religious - 3:00 pm - School LaFTY No Sukkot Tevet 25 28 Heshvan 7:00 pm Temple Board Meeting Tevet 23 26 Tevet 24 27 Heshvan 27 28 Heshvan 29 29 3031 Open 11:30 -Judaica 12:30 pmShop - Hebrew Reading II 10 - 11:15 amam - Adult Religious 10:00 - 12:00 pmSchool 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Judaica Shop Open No Religious School 9:00 amWINTER - 12:15 pm -BREAK Religious School 9:00 - 10:00 am Beginning Hebrew Reading Jewish Book Month 30 Heshvan 26 4:00 - 6:30 pm Cooking Ourpm House 4:00 -at6:30 Social Action Committee Cooking at Our House Heshvan 27 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Torah Lunch and Learn 31 7:00 - 8:30 pm Judaism 101 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Torah Lunch and Learn Simchat Torah 6:15 6:15 pm pm CampT'filah B'nai Israel Mishkan Shabbat Service Service led by&Andy Dinner Lawton 5:45 5:45 pm pm -- 6:15 6:15 pm pm Kabbalat Kabbalat Shabbat Shabbat Reception Reception October 15 for NOVEMBER CHRONICLE DEADLINE: 11:00 am Shabbat Morning Service 10:00 am am 9:30 am - 10:45 CampShabbat B'nai Morning Program Torah Study 9:30 am - 10:45 am Shabbat Torah Study Tevet 16 19 Tevet 17 20 Tevet 18 21 Tevet 19 22 Tevet 20 23 Tevet 21 24 Tevet 22 25 Heshvan Heshvan 20 21 Heshvan 22 Heshvan 23 Heshvan 24 Heshvan 25 Heshvan 26 22 232425 26 27 28 Jewish Book Month 9 - 10 am -URJ Beginning Hebrew Reading Bienniel 9:00 am - 12:15 pm - Religious School 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Judaica Shop Open 9 - 10 am: Beginning Hebrew Reading 10:00 - 11:15 am - Rabbi David S. Goldstein 9:00 am - to 12:15 pm - Religious School Conversion Christianity in the Middle Ages am:School Jewish Parenting 11:1510 am--11:15 Religious Installation/Brunch - Hebrew Reading 10:0011:30 am --12:30 12:00pm pm: Judaica Shop IIOpen 1:00 -pm 3:00-pm - LaFTY 11:30 - 12:30 Hebrew Reading II 13 15 Book Hebrew Month Reading 9 - 10 am: Jewish Beginning 9:00 pm - 10:00 am 9:00 am - 12:15 - Religious School Beginning Hebrew Reading 10 - 11:15 am: Jewish Parenting 9:00 am - 12:15 pm - Religious School 10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Judaica Shop Open 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Judaica Shop Open 11:30 - 12:30 - Hebrew 10 - 11:15 ampm - Passing on theReading Blessing II 12:00- pm Party 11:30 12:30- JYG pm - Chanukah Hebrew Reading II 1:00- Jr.- 3:00 - LaFTY 12:15 pm Youthpm Group (Grades 6-8) Tevet 5 Tevet 6 Tevet 47 Tevet 58 Tevet 9 Tevet 10 Tevet 118 Heshvan 2 3 Heshvan 6 Heshvan 7 Heshvan 6 7 Heshvan 8 9 10 Heshvan 11 12 89 10 Heshvan 111213 14 5th Night of Chanukah Kislev 28 Kislev 29 Tishri 28 30 Tishri Tevet 21 Tishri Tevet 32 Heshvan Tevet 13 Heshvan Tevet 24 1 234 1 Kislev 2 5 3 6 4 7 5 SUNDAY SUNDAY DECEMBER OCTOBER 2013 2013 MONDAY MONDAYTUESDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY TISHRI TEVET 5774 5774 - HESHVAN - SHEVAT 5774 6:00 - 8:00 pm Confirmation Class 7:00 - 8:30 pm Judaism 101 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Torah Lunch and Learn 11:30 am Coffee, Cake & Conversation Erev Tu BiShvat Erev Sukkot 7:00 pm , Confirmation at L Taken JFAR Board Meeting 11:30 am Coffee, Cake & CHRONICLE Conversation DEADLINE (Woodland Heights) CHRONICLE 6:00 - 8:00 pm DEADLINE Confirmation Class FOR FEBRUARY 7:30 am 7:30 am Meeting Executive Board Executive Board Meeting 11:30 am - 1:00 pm 11:30Lunch am - 1:00 pm Torah and Learn Torah Lunch and Learn 7:00 - 8:30 pm 7:00 - 8:30 pm: Judaism 101 Judaism 101 Tu BiShvat Sukkot am Evening 6:30 pm -11:00 Installation ShabbatCelebration Morning Service Torah Study feat. 12:00 Shabbat pm - Kiddush Luncheon by Meg MarionY'all" Vickiled Reikes Fox, "Shalom 9:30 am - 10:15 am , Confirmation at LMorning Taken 10:30 am - Shabbat Service Tenenbaum Center Shevat 108 Heshvan LaFTY of Berlinski/Kokes Winter Kallah Camp 9:30 9:30 am am -- 10:45 10:45 am am Shabbat Shabbat Torah Torah Study Study 11:00 10:30 am am Shabbat Morning Service Shabbat Service & B'not Mitzvah 5:45 pm pm -- 6:15 6:15 pm pm 5:45 Kabbalat Shabbat Shabbat Reception Reception Kabbalat 6:15 pm pm 6:15 Mishkan T'filah T'filah Shabbat Shabbat Mishkan LaFTY Winter Service Kallah Camp Sukkot Sukkot Shevat 14 16 Shevat 15 17 Heshvan 18 Heshvan 19 1718 8:00- pm 5:45 pm 6:15 pm Mishkan Shabbat T'filah Shabbat & Kabbalat Reception Installation of Rabbi Block, featuring 6:15 Rabbipm Steven Fox, Mishkan T'filah Shabbat Chief Executive, CCAR Service Andy Lawton followedled byby Gala Reception , Confirmation at L Taken 12 11 11:00 am Shabbat Morning Service 9:30 am - 10:45 am Shabbat Torah Study LaFTY Winter Kallah Camp Sukkot 7:00 pm Temple Board Meeting Sukkot 4:00 6:00 -- 6:30 8:00 pm pm Confirmation Cooking at Our Class House 4:00 - 6:30 pm Cooking at Our House Social Action Committee 6:00am - 8:00 pmpm 11:30 - 1:00 Religious School Students Torah Lunch and Learn and Musicians Rehearsal 7:00 - 8:30 pm 7:00 - 8:30 pm: Judaism Judaism 101 101 Simchat Torah 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Torah Lunch and Learn Jewish- Book Month 9:00 10:00 am 9:00Hebrew - 10:00 amReading Beginning Beginning Hebrew Reading 9:00 am - 12:15 pm 9:00 am - 12:15 pm - Religious School Religious School 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Judaica Shop Open 11:30amam - 12:30 pmSchool 10 - 11:15 - Adult Religious II II 11:30 Hebrew - 12:30 pmReading - Hebrew Reading 1:00 -Junior 3:00 pmYouth - LaFTYGroup 12:15 pm: 6:00 pm Rabbi Howard Berman 11:30 - 1:00 7:00am - 8:30 pmpm TorahJudaism Lunch and 101 Learn 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Torah Lunch and Learn 6:15 pm Heschel Shabbat Service & Dinner 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Reception Shevat 30 6:15 6:15 pm pm CampSchool B'nai Israel Religious Shabbat Service & Dinner 5:45 5:45 pm pm -- 6:15 6:15 pm pm Kabbalat Kabbalat Shabbat Shabbat Reception Reception Shevat 25 Shevat 26 Shevat 27 Shevat 28 Shevat 29 Heshvan 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 Heshvan 29 Heshvan 30 Heshvan 31 Heshvan 26 272829 30 31 LaFTY Winter KallahReading CampII 11:30 - 12:30 pm - Hebrew 10 - 11:15 am - Adult Religious School Bringing Biennial Home 10:00 am 10:00 am - 12:00 pm--11:15 Judaica am Shop Open 9:00 am - 12:15 pm - Religious School 9:00 - 10:00 am Beginning Hebrew Reading Jewish Book Month October 15 for NOVEMBER CHRONICLE DEADLINE: 11:00 5:00 pm am Film, Shabbat Havdallah Morning&Service Dinner 10:00 am 11:00 Camp Shabbat B'naiMorning MorningService Program 9:30 am - 10:45 am Shabbat Torah Study Shevat 18 Shevat 19 Shevat 20 Shevat 21 Shevat 22 Shevat 23 Shevat 24 Heshvan 16 17 18 19 20 21 Heshvan 22 20 21 Heshvan 22 Heshvan 23 Heshvan 24 Heshvan 25 Heshvan 26 19 202122 23 24 25 Jewish Book Month 9 - 10 am - Beginning Hebrew Reading , 9:00 Confirmation am - 12:15 pm - at Religious School L Taken 10:00 am 12:00 pm Judaica Shop Open 9 - 10 am: Beginning Hebrew Reading 10:00 - 11:15 am - Rabbi David S. Goldstein 9:00 am 12:15 pm Religious School Conversion to Christianity in the , Middle Ages - 11:30 School am: TuInstallation/Brunch B Shvat 11:15 am10 - Religious 11:30 - 12:30 HebrewReading Reading 11:30 - 12:30pm pm - Hebrew II II 1:00--3:00 3:00 pm 1:00 pm:- LaFTY LaFTY Shevat 13 15 Heshvan 7:00 - 8:30 pm Judaism 101 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Torah Lunch and Learn Shevat 11 Shevat 10 12 Shevat 11 13 Shevat 12 14 Heshvan 9 Heshvan 13 14 15 Heshvan 16 Heshvan 17 12 131415 16 Jewish Book Month 9:00 - 10:00 am Beginning Hebrew Reading 9:00 am - 12:15 pm - Religious School 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Judaica Shop Open 10 - 11:15 am - Passing on the Blessing BREAK 11:30 - WINTER 12:30 pm - Hebrew Reading II No- Jr.Religious School 12:15 pm Youth Group (Grades 6-8) Patriot Day Shevat 79 Heshvan 6:15 pm Classical Style Shabbat Service 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Reception Torah on Tap Dinner (TBD) Shevat 4 Shevat 5 Shevat 6 Shevat 57 Shevat 68 Heshvan 2 Heshvan 3 4 6 7 8 Heshvan 9 Heshvan 10 Heshvan 11 5 678 9 10 JANUARY 15 CHRONICLE DEADLINE FOR FEBRUARY: Tevet Tishri29 2 Shevat Tishri 31 Heshvan Shevat 12 Heshvan Shevat 23 1 Tishri 28 12 2 3 3 4 4 5 SUNDAY SUNDAY JANUARY OCTOBER2013 2013 Sarah Mendel Johnson 17 Bella 18 Levy Robert SpectorA'90 Scot Goldsholl Charles Cohen Judy Pearlstein 25 24 Larry Townley Bill Cohn A'46 A'72 Allan Mendel Howard KnoffA'79 16 Perry 17 Cohen Dan Phillips A'83 Gus Block 24 23 Robbin Gordon Jill Bauman Keith Nigro David Alexander Mary Machen 26 25 Greg Parham A'94 Ed Figarsky Warwick Sabin Leslie Singer 18 Rylee 19 Krupitsky Jordan Collins Sheila Griffin 11 Aniko 12 Diamant Mimi Loeb Justin Collins Leia Ortiz 45 Bonnie Nickol Sydney Gastman TUESDAY Cohen Townley 27 26 Janice Kane Bill Siegel Andrew Casciano Sue Maddison Gene Lockwood Russ Parish 19 Lou 20 Tobian A'95 Annette Arnold Allan Gold Eleanor Wolff 12 Nancy Alexander 13 David Townley 56 Charles Alman Bruce Greenberg Sam Nickol WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2013 FEBRUARY 2014 28 27 Shelly Baron Isabella Ifrah Thalia Stuber Sue Berger Angie Boury David Gerson Jo Lawton 20 Debbie Brady 21 14 Julia Hart Hildegard Sherman Julie Shindler Larry Townley 13 67 Taxer/Lewis Pat Highley A'98 John Selig A'82 Samuel Willis Julie Kaplan Maddie Townley Stacey Ronnel Janice Thurow THURSDAY THURSDAY Stephanie Wheeler 29 28 Janet Shell Crafton David (Feb. 29) Lucette White 21 Margaret Glubok 22 Ellyn Polsky Jim Pfeifer A'84 Mike SusanRonnel Schmitz Yehudah Gailliard Sherrill Bernstein Joy Figarsky Jay Marks Corky Schroeder Samuel Siegel 14 Julia 15 Stewart German Morales Nicholas Towbin-Jones 78 Ruth SusieFein Rosenthal Ellen Kramer Becky Marks David Sanderson Andrea Zekis 1 Tony Mobly A'00 Brian Marshall FRIDAY FRIDAY 30 Jay Fullerton Sara Goldsholl Draven Orleanski 22 Capi 23 Peck Kyle Parham M. Sorrels A'85 Billie Parker Shira Rothberg Ben Prousnitzer 15 Shirley Friedman 16 Chris Hackler Neil Elenzweig Steve Ronnel Lit Rosen Carole Weisbly Hunter Magdovitz 89 Chris Barrier Janet Korenblat Steele Strauss SATURDAY SATURDAY 12 Samuel LevinA'90 Brad Joseph you would like to sponsor the flowers for an upcoming Shabbat, pleases call Laura Joseph If you would like toIfsponsor the flowers and/or oneg and/or for anoneg upcoming Shabbat, pleases call Laura Joseph or the Temple office. or the Temple office. Laura Joseph can be reached at 501-664-5442 or [email protected]. Laura Joseph can be reached at 501-664-5442 or [email protected]. Jason King Hannah BlackburnParish Judith Lansky Sydney Alman 10 Clara 11 Spivey Larry Alman A'84 Phyllis Scharff 9 Martha Alman 10 Stacy Blackburn Scott Levine 34 Perry PatrickNorwood Ifrah A'00 Linda Pfeifer Suzi Davis Dale Ronnel 23 Ruth Frenkel Manford Levy Renee Miller Earl Magdovitz Jan Osmundson John Selig Malia Anderson Lexi Elenzweig Gracen Grundfest MONDAY SUNDAY 501-664-3343 • [email protected] www.FiberSeal.com Len Johnson & Protecting and Caring for Fine Interior Fabrics, Carpeting, and Rugs. www.FiberSeal.com Yahrzeits THE TEMPLE CHRONICLE / DECEMBER 2013/JANUARY 2014 VOLUME 13 ISSUE 11 PAGE 8 YAHRZEITS: DECEMBER 2013 - JANUARY 14 DECEMBER 6 Raymond V. Biondo, M.D. Alice Blass Louis Cohen Bernard Cohen Alice Blass Cohen Harry L. Ehrenberg Flora S. Franklin Don Gordon Maurine Frauenthal Grundfest Sarah Leah Harberg Irving Harris Gus L. Kahn Ike Kempner Arnold Joseph Leff Harvey David Luber Nanette Altschul Samuel Florence Schuman Celia Simon Herbert L. Storthz Sidney Jacob White Mike Yout DECEMBER 13 Elsie Axler Leslie R. Nunes Carvalho Jennie Ottenheimer Falk Henry Joseph Friedman Barbara “Bobbi” R. Goldman Esfir Lyublinskaya Charles S. Narkinsky Elsie K. Pfeifer Marguerite Selz Jacob Eli Smulian Sam Strauss, Sr. Julius Tenenbaum Sol Thalheimer, Sr. Rose Skalmer Young DECEMBER 20 Louis Henry Altman Sophie Goldstein Back Fannie Kauffman Cline Irma “Chickie” Dollinger Julia Goldman Levy Salene Marks Lyons Irene Manning Mathis David Louis Menkus, Jr. Joseph Pfeifer Martin Reinsch Charlotta Ringelhaupt M. J. Siesel Francis B. Stern Joseph Stern Alvin W. Strauss, Jr. Alvin Weil Strauss, Sr. Seymour S. Summerfield Herbert Wolf, Sr. DECEMBER 27 Henry Altman Leo P. Bott, Sr. Elias Cohen Oscar Fendler Gertrude Gans Eloise Hackler Jesse Heiman Sam T. Heuer Laurence M. Jacobs Alan Kagan Enid R. Kempner Abe J. Kempner Harry S. Lasker, Jr. Sorin Lazar John B. Levinson Phil Levy Morris Levy Morris Navra Charlotte Netter Ottenheimer Hyman Reifer Hannah Wagner Amelia Levy Weiss Annette Norma Yahn JANUARY 3 Marcus Adler Ray Solmson Bluthenthal Esther Borrok Sarah Harris Donner Eva Morris Elias Sallie L. Epstein Clarence Randel Epstein Norman N. Fein Hannah Myar Franklin Lillian Brenner Gealt Yale I. Glubok Sam Grundfest Mabel Feld Grundfest Maurice Joseph Jacobson Solomon Kaufman Sol H. Levy Arnold L. Mayersohn Bertha Oberferst Bertha Wolf Ottenheimer Walter H. Parker Robert Peiser Irvin M. Shlenker JANUARY 10 Louis Blass Mabel Cohen Jennie Book Diner Lucille K. Ehrenberg Louis Goldman Charles W. Kaiser Harvey Laner J. Aaron Levy Edward Meyers Henrietta Pfeifer Arthur P. Pfeifer Annette J. Sanders Harry Schneider Sylvia Schwartz Mamie Dreeben Spear Sam J. Storthz, Jr. Mollie Liffland Utter Eva Wolff JANUARY 17 Eva Abrams Sol Alman Gus Blass Alice Young Camp Ernest E. Ellman Sarah Gold Doris M. Hoffman Leonard J. Ottenheimer Morris Phillips Ralph Reutlinger Sam Schwartz Gertrude M. Solmson Birdie Razeper Tenenbaum June M. Wolf JANUARY 24 Arthur Bott Barnett H. Cohen Rebecca Navra Cohen Pauline R. Crum Carolyn Schott Ducker Mary E. Gans Ruth Goldsholl Marx Goldstein Fannie Safferstone Klein Lewis Laner Ida Laner Leo Lansky Marion Lee Levy Beatrice Marks Kate L. Mayersohn Jane B. Mendel Elias Navra Dan Schwartz Adrienne R. Steppach Moses O. Stern Jennie R. Storthz Jess B. Thalheimer JANUARY 31 David Bluthenthal John F. Bolts Roy B. Dumont Randall M. Falk, Sr. Flora Oppenheimer Fox Albert R. Fox Jack Grundfest Dorothy Joseph Jacob Kempner Eva L. Korenblat Ruth Goldman Kretchmar Samuel Herbert Levin Mary Nelson Beryl Harris Nordlinger Marvin Roberts Louis Maurice Samuel Leah Isolene Shindler Temple Funds THE BAUMAN MUSIC FUND IN APPRECIATION OF: David Bauman Jana Cohen Charlie Friedman Russ Parish for the wonderful music played at our B’not Mitzvah Silvana Berlinski & Gina Kokes IN HONOR OF: The Bat Mitzvah of Silvana Berlinski The Bat Mitzvah of Gina Kokes Trudy & Jerry Jacobson Manford Levy’s Birthday Rose Schwartz IN MEMORY OF: Rosalyn “Ros” Snyderman Harriet Strasberg THE ENDOWMENT FUND IN HONOR OF: The Bat Mitzvah of Silvana Berlinski Raida Snyderman IN MEMORY OF: Jean Goldberg Dale & Lee Ronnel Rosalyn “Ros” Snyderman Dale & Lee Ronnel Judi Lansky THE HARVEY LUBER FUND N HONOR OF: The Speedy Recovery of Toni Block Jo & Andy Lawton Rita Fagan THE RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND IN HONOR OF: The Installation of Rabbi Barry Block Temple Emanuel of McAllen The Krupitsky Family Recovery of Gina Kokes Ginger Goodman IN MEMORY OF: Jean Goldberg Ginger Goodman RABBI EUGENE & BOBBYE LEVY CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN HONOR OF: The 70th Birthday of Larry Townley Trudy & Jerry Jacobson THE SUSTAINING FUND IN HONOR OF: The Bat Mitzvah of Silvana Berlinski The Bat Mitzvah of Gina Kokes Carmen Arick & Emily Adams THE TEMPLE CHRONICLE / DECEMBER 2013/JANUARY 2014 VOLUME 13 ISSUE 11 PAGE 9 THE STORTHZ RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND IN HONOR OF: Gene Lockwood’s 90th Birthday Ann Storthz Phyllis Storthz Sam Storthz IN MEMORY OF: Jean Sawrie Ann Storthz Phyllis Storthz THE VOGEL CARING & SHARING FUND IN APPRECIATION OF: Ruthe & Phil Kaplan Rita Fagan IN HONOR OF: The Speedy Recovery of Pete Slager The Krupitsky Family The Speedy Recovery of Blanche Alman Dale & Lee Ronnel The Krupitsky Family IN MEMORY OF: Jerry Aldrich Carole & Gary Weisbly Lori & Josh Shemper Jean Goldberg Carole & Gary Weisbly Rose Vogel Schwartz Vogel Schwartz Foundation Rosalyn “Ros” Snyderman The Krupitsky Family THE YAHRZEIT FUND IN MEMORY OF: Nathan Axler Lynn & Bruce Greenberg Helen Lockwood Eichenbaum Peggy & L.R. Jalenak Mark Greenberg Lynn & Bruce Greenberg Dolores Greenberg Lynn & Bruce Greenberg Aline Salinger Mac Lyons Rita Slutsky Jacob Slutsky Rita Slutsky Michael & Galina Krupitsky Joseph Spiegelman Pat & Barry Solomon Syd Waltzer Bobbye & Rabbi Gene Levy THE GENERAL FUND IN HONOR OF: The Speedy Recovery of Blanche Alman Alana Friedman The 50th Birthday of Jack Grundfest Gayle Slager Carole & Gary Weisbly Altar Flowers Friday, December 6, 2013 In memory of Don Gordon By: Marilyn and Earl Sorrells In memory of Flora S. Franklin Please check on the yarzeit and let me know. By: Jane Franklin Goff & Joyce Franklin In memory of Arnold Joseph Leff By: Sheri and Micky Simon and family Friday, December 13, 2013 Sisterhood Friday, December 20, 2013 In memory of Salene Lyons By: Mac Lyons Friday, December 27, 2013 Sisterhood Friday, January 3, 2014 In memory of Arnold L. Mayersohn In memory of Sam Grundfest In memory of Mabel Grundfest In memory of J.W. Fullerton By: Loris and Jay Fullerton By: Janet Mayersohn Friday, January 10, 2014 In memory of Birdie Tenebaum By: Dale and Lee Ronnel Friday, January 17, 2014 Sisterhood Friday, January 24, 2014 In Honor of Doris Krain’s 70th Birthday By: Her family Friday, January 31, 2014 In memory of Jack Grundfest By: Dale and Lee Ronnel If you would like to sponsor the flowers and/or oneg for an upcoming Shabbat, please call Laura Joseph or the Temple office. Laura Joseph can be reached at 501-664-5442 or [email protected]. Due to recent staff changes, we are fairly certain that some donations have not been acknowledged or published. If you see that something has been omitted, please let Shae in the office know. We apologize for any inconvenience. Religious School Corner The Religious School has a new weekly email newsletter and it looks so fine! I want to thank Tracie Spivey for her design and emailing assistance, and the teachers for their dedication to keeping it current. Each week teachers write summaries of classroom discussions and activities keeping parents updated regarding teaching and learning in the classrooms. We believe that informed parents will truly be our partners in the mission of educating the congregation’s children to be strong Jewishly committed adults who live Jewish lives and raise Jewish children of their own. The recently published Pew Research Center survey, “A Portrait of Jewish Americans,” tells us that Reform Judaism continues to be the largest Jewish denominational movement in the U.S. with a full one third ( 35%) of all U.S. Jews identifying with the movement. However, what is also important to note is that 30% of Jewish people surveyed did not identify with any denominational movement. It was reported that not only are they less religious than Jews who identify with a movement, but they are much less connected to Jewish organizations and they are much less likely to be raising their children Jewish. The congregation and the school have a big job to do. The mission statement of the Religious School drives us to cultivate in our students and families an “embrace (of) a lifelong understanding and pursuit of Jewish identity, commitment and values. The congregation strives to instill knowledge of pride in Jewish heritage including Torah, tefillah (prayer), and mitzvoth (commandments) leading to active participation in Jewish life. In order to accomplish our goals we must continue to embrace the “ It takes a village to raise a child” view. I believe that the children in this congregation feel the community’s support and nurturing while they are students because of the efforts of: volunteers who spend a year preparing Bar/Bat Mitzvah students for their important life cycle events; congregants who teach in the Religious School, substitute in the classrooms, and share their expertise in the chug programs; the many Sisterhood volunteers who read to students during Jewish Book Month; and the teens who wake up early on Sunday mornings to be role models of Jewish involvement, among others. Parents have a big job to do, too. Raising Jewish kids in small Jewish communities isn’t easy; but always know that we in the Religious School are here to be your partners in this important endeavor! SHABBAT KIDS CLUB Friday, Jan. 17, 5:30 –7:15 p.m. in the teen lounge For parents and kids through 2nd grade Join event chairs Evy and Nate, Rachel and Jon Dranoff for Shabbat Kids Club - “Shabbat Around the Table”. Families will follow the order of the traditional Shabbat evening blessings with a kid-friendly supper and craft. RSVP to the office. THE TEMPLE CHRONICLE / DECEMBER 2013/JANUARY 2014 VOLUME 13 ISSUE 11 PAGE 10 RABBI HOWARD BERMAN TO INTRODUCE UPB-SINAI EDITION AT CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL Rabbi Howard Berman, Executive Director of the Society for Classical Reform Judaism, will visit Congregation B’nai Israel on Wednesday, January 29. The evening’s activities will begin at 5:45 pm, with a reception in the style of our Oneg Shabbat before Shabbat services, followed by a Shabbat service – admittedly, not on Shabbat – at 6:15 pm, led by Rabbi Barry Block and our Temple musicians. Rabbi Berman will offer the sermon. Rabbis Berman and Block will introduce the congregation to the Union Prayer Book: Sinai Edition, which our Ritual Committee is considering for adoption as our prayer book for our Classical Reform worship twelve months of the year. “The Union Prayer Book: Sinai Edition, was published in 2000 by Chicago Sinai Congregation as a contemporary language, gender-neutral liturgy for Reform congregations wishing to maintain the historic worship traditions of our Movement’s heritage.” All congregants are encouraged to attend, whether typically preferring a Classical Reform style or not. Rabbi Block has led services from this prayer book in his previous congregation and did so when our Rabbinic Search Committee visited San Antonio last December. Rabbi Berman was ordained at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati in 1974. He is Founding Rabbi of Central Reform Temple in Boston and Rabbi Emeritus of Chicago Sinai Congregation. Rabbi Berman is a highly soughtafter speaker on the continued viability and meaning of Classical Reform Judaism in diverse, mainstream 21st Century Reform congregations such as ours. We are grateful to Temple Emanu-El in Dallas for lending us prayer books for our trial service on January 29 and to the generous donor who has offered to purchase them for our congregation’s future. Congregants who have their own copies of the prayer book are encouraged to bring them for the evening. for the Please Join Us! Please Join Us! for the Hatter's Tea Mad High English Mad Hatter's Tea Tea English High Tea DECEMBER 14th September th 28 2 - 428 p.m. September 4pm FOR PARTY PALOOZA PARTY TICKETS, 4pm 2 2toto PLEASE CALL THE TEMPLE OFFICE AT 501-225-9700 AtAtthe Heather Gerson the home home ofofHeather Gerson THE TEMPLE CHRONICLE2013/JANUARY / OCTOBER 2013 THE TEMPLE CHRONICLE / DECEMBER 2014 VOLUME 13 ISSUE 9 PAGE VOLUME 13 ISSUE 11 PAGE11 11 Announcements MAZEL TOV SPEAKS SISTERHOOD PARTY PALOOZA UPDATE MAZEL TOV Thank to Madelon Scalletbirth for organizing and the readers for to Macyou Lyons on the recent of his great-granddaughter, reading in Religious School during Jewish Book See below Mary Claire Cotton, born to Whitney and Month. Chris Cotton in for note from Madelon. to Marilyn Ronnel, daughter of Jennifer The Jazz Singer& Steve Ronnel and grand-daughter of Dale & Lee Ronnel, who auditioned for and Sunday, October 6th | 11:30 am-1:30 pm won the part to dance as Clara in the upcoming performance At thebyhome Dr. JeffreyTwo Neuhauser of the Nutcracker BalletofArkansas. girls are chosen to 8 Chenal Circle, Little Rock dance the part of Clara and Marilyn will be dancing during the school performance on Friday morning and during the evening Sunday Jazz Brunch performance on Saturday, December 14. EUGENE H. LEVY, Rabbi SHERI SIMON, Educator/Administrator EUGENE H. LEVY, Rabbi EUGENE H. LEVY, Rabbi DAVID BAUMAN, President SHERI SIMON, Educator/Administra SHERI SIMON, Educator/Administra KENNON GOLDSHOLL, Executive V.P. DAVID BAUMAN, President DAVID BAUMAN, President JACK GRUNDFEST, Admn. V.P. KENNON GOLDSHOLL, Executive V KENNON GOLDSHOLL, Executive V MAC LYONS, Treasurer JACK GRUNDFEST, Admn. V.P. JACK GRUNDFEST, Admn. V.P. JO LAWTON, Secretary MAC LYONS, Treasurer MAC LYONS, Treasurer JO LAWTON, Secretary JO LAWTON, Secretary Dallas. Save the dates! Sisterhood moves into action after the other New Multiplying Mac’s simchas, he looks forward to the wedding Year. January 25, Heschel Shabbat - if you want to be involved, of his granddaughter, Leigh Wills, to Austin Winans, later this contact Muriel Lederman: Weekend of March 22 - a gift from an month, alsodonor in Dallas. is thetodaughter of Mac’swith daughter, anonymous allows Leigh Sisterhood present a weekend Rabbi Kathy, and her husband, Jim Wills. Sue Levi Ellwell - catered lunch on the 23rd after Shabbat services The fusion of taste, where Southern meets kosher, topped off THE TEMPLE CHRONICLE THE TEMPLE TEMPLE CHRONIC CHRONIC THE with a talk about her new book ‘Chapters of our Lives’’ that invites readers into the lives of twenty women for whom Jewish language and texts provide a lens for understanding their experiences: March 29; Sisterhood Shabbat - if you want to be involved, call Muriel Lederman: Miriam’s Seder, Aprilcards, 6, willcalls be organized this year by Thanks so very much for your and contributions in Sharon Hendrix. memory of my father, RENE LEVY. He loved this Temple and DEAR FRIENDS: with Pecandaughter Pie and Pralines. included. to Alexa Shemper, of LoriBrunch & Joshdrinks Shemper and granddaughter of Carole10 & spots Gary left Weisbly, who will be dancing as a at $30/ticket mouse in the upcoming performance of the Nutcracker by Ballet Arkansas. ADDRESS SERVICE REQ EUGENE H. 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Every story Bobbye and Gene Levy Congregation THE TEMPLE CHRONI Congrega B’nai Israel Congrega B’nai Isr Isr B’nai brought forth discussions. My thanks go to Debbie Bentley, Ruth Fein, Lacey Freeman, Lynn Greenberg,Trudy and Jerry Jacobson, Jo Lawton, Muriel Lederman, Emily Lewis, Meg Marion, Arlene Marshall, Sarah Pearce, Ellyn Polsky, Rebekah Scallet and Sheri Simon for making this happen. Of course I want to thank the teachers and aides for letting us interrupt their lessons. Remember, these books are available for you to take home, enjoy, and then return. Madelon Scallet ADDRESS SERVICE RE Online registration for Summer 2014 is officially opened. SPONSORS SPONSORS We have an early-bird discount in place JUDAISM 101through the end of October to incentivize early registration. 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