OCTOBER, 2012/TISHRI-HESHVAN, 5773

A Photo Gallery of Sweet Beginnings, 5773

Welcoming Rosh Hashanah with apples and honey on the Mansion Lawn.

Our Iris Preschool and Slucker Religious School are off to a sunny start.

Schedule of Services
Clergy Rabbi Daniel M. Cohen, D.Min. Rabbi Ellie Lynn Miller, M.A.R.E. Cantor Rebecca Moses Cantor Joan Finn Rabbi Emeritus, Harvey S. Goldman Rabbi Emeritus, Herbert Weiner Cantor Emeritus, Theodore Aronson Lay Leadership Jay Rice, President Rob Ozer, VP Jules Nissim, VP Sue Wishnow, VP Max Weisenfeld, VP Lisa Tilton-Levine, VP Jennifer Larson, VP Renee Helfenstein, VP Jeff DuBowy, Treasurer Janet Schwamm, Secretary Leslie Y. Sporn, Executive Director Carol Paster, Preschool Director Mindy Schreff, Religious School Director Tracy Horwitz, LSW, Program Director Beth Sandweiss, MA, MSW JFS Social Worker at TSTI Sunny Seglin, Bulletin MEMBER CONGREGATION UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM

Monday, October 1 Sukkot Service, 10:30 A.M. Gellis Green Chapel Friday, October 5 Chol Hamoed Shabbat Service, 7:30 P.M. Bass Sanctuary Building Saturday, October 6 Minyan Service, 9:15 A.M. Gross Bet Midrash Bnai Mitzvah of Lauren Weissman and Brendan Weissman, 10:15 A.M. Bat Mitzvah of Carly Jones, 10:30 A.M. Monday, October 8 Yizkor Service and Lunch of Remembrance, 10:30 A.M. Gellis Green Chapel Simchat Torah and Celebration of TSTIs 30 Year Anniversary, 6:00 P.M. Friday, October 12 Breshit Shabbat Service, 6:00 P.M. Bass Sanctuary Building

Saturday, October 13 Minyan Service, 9:15 A.M. Gross Bet Midrash Bar Mitzvah of Andrew Karp, 10:15 A.M. Bat Mitzvah of Maya Goldner, 10:30 A.M. Friday, October 19 Noach Shabbat Service, 7:30 P.M. Saturday, October 20 Minyan Service, 9:15 A.M. Gross Bet Midrash Bar Mitzvah of Jay Ascher, 10:15 A.M. Friday, October 26 Lech-Lecha Shabbat Service, 6:00 P.M. Saturday, October 27 Minyan Service, 9:15 A.M. Gross Bet Midrash Bnai Mitzvah of Steven Kattouf and Noah Pascual, 10:15 A.M. Bar Mitzvah of Coltrane Nadler, 10:30 A.M.

Renaissance Group
It is the beginning of our new Renaissance year. We have great programs to look forward to. Have you received the Renaissance Calendar of Events for 2012-2013? Youll see that the Barnes Museum in Philadelphia is our first trip of the year in November. Be sure to reserve your space for this marvelous adventure. By now, we are sure you have met our new cantor, Rebecca Moses, and enjoyed hearing her sing at our High Holy Days services. Thanks to our clergy team for making the holidays such a special time for all of us. Hope to see all of you at the Renaissance paid-up luncheon on Sunday, October 14.

DRESS FOR SUCCESS IS BACK AT TSTI

Clothing collection helps job-seeking women Sunday October 28, 2012 9:30 am -1 pm.
Please bring your gently used and in good condition clothing that is appropriate for the workplace (suits, blouses, slacks, skirts, dresses). Purses, shoes, scarves and jewelry is also accepted. DRESS FOR SUCCESS in a nonprot organization whose mission is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and career development tools to helpe women thrive in work and in life. TEMPLE SHAREY TEFILO ISRAEL has run an enormously successful clothing/accessory drive for many years and is a huge contributor to this important organization.

Mimi Braun

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat Newark builds houses for deserving families, and we can help. We have a work date scheduled for Saturday, October 27, and we can bring a crew of 10 TSTI volunteers to help build one of those new Habitat houses. If you would like to participate, please contact Barbara Laub at blaub2@ gmail.com as soon as possible.

From the Rabbis Study

Dear Friends: By the time you read this the High Holy Days welcoming the new year of 5773 will be a memory. That means each and every one of us has already done something (or multiple things) for which we will, once again, need to be in synagogue next Yom Kippur. Okay, maybe YOU have not done anything Yom Kippurnecessitating yet, but, no doubt, I have. Yes, there is no chance I have not said something I should not have said, done something I should not have done or not acted when, in fact, I should have. Yes, at some point between leaving the synagogue at the end of Neilah and now I have misstepped at least once. We call that being human. There is a reason we can, with certainty, schedule Yom Kippur 5774 now. We can also schedule Yom Kippur 5775, Yom Kippur 5776, Yom Kippur 5777 etc. After all, our sacred tradition recognizes the imperfection that is part of being a human. We are flawed, our missteps are frequent and perfection is an unattainable ideal. And that is not only okay, that is the way it was meant to be. Yom Kippur isnt about reaching and maintaining a sense of purity. Rather, it is about recognizing the ways in which we have fallen short and, once we have done that, working toward constant improvement and taking active steps when we fall short. But such constant improvement takes discipline and Yom Kippur is our annual reminder that such discipline is within our grasp. One example: A few years ago Rabbi Miller and Lisa Ozer introduced our Bring One campaign. It encouraged each of us to bring one can or box of dry goods each time we came to temple. The reason for Bring One was simple. We have long had a tradition of bringing bags of food to temple during the Holy Days and, often, again in the spring. Our congregation is amazing in this regard and, year after year, we provide a much-needed boost to the local food pantries. At the same time, hunger in our community isnt a once or twice a year problem. It is on-going and we wanted to make sure we, as a community, were continually providing much-needed sustenance for those who need it. Bring One introduced a level of communal discipline whereby each time we come to temple we do something small that helps and, because it is done in the context of community, each small act is amplified by the fact that other members of the community are doing the same. Ten people each Bringing One isnt one item. It is ten. And a hundred of us doing so has even more impact. My call in this months bulletin is to take the commitments of Yom Kippur and merge them with the constancy of Bring One. Bring One can of food or box of dry goods each time you come to temple. By doing so we will make a huge difference. Study One chapter of a book by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin each day. By doing so we will, individually and as a community, rapidly increase our Jewish knowledge and commitment. Read One newspaper or website committed to Israel each day. By spending just a few minutes reading something from Honest Reporting, Camera, AIPAC, ARZA or JStreet we will be far more knowledgeable about what is happening in Israel and, as a community, can help dispel some of the misinformation out there. Tikkun One by checking out the Religious Action Center for Reform Judaisms website once a week and taking action on some issue with which they are working, we as a community, can have significant impact. TSTI One by getting involved in one more aspect of your temple community this year. Doing so will enrich your life, strengthen our community and help build a Jewish future for the generations to come. Remove One unhealthy food from your diet. Doing so will make you stronger and, most likely, will give you more energy for all the other Ones listed here. Small acts add up to big impact. It is true for us as individuals and for us as a community. Together we can help ensure that, when Rosh Hashanah 5774 rolls around we can look back and say that we did our part to make 5773 a Shanah Tova- a good year.

And on that Note . . .

By the time you read this we will already be celebrating Sukkot. The sukkah will be decorated and the air will be filled with the aromas of fall leaves and the sound of kids playing on school playgrounds. Its the time of year that I think about hibernating for the winter. I dig in and stock my kitchen with boxes of spiced apple teas, my living room with comfy blankets and my shelves with books good for long winter afternoons spent in hibernation. (I always take book recommendations.) Conversely, its also the time of year that I invite my friends and family in for hearty fall dinners and evenings of great conversations. (I make an amazing stuffed pumpkin this time of year.) My love of entertaining is a long standing Jewish tradition. We are taught of Abrahams hospitality, we are encouraged to welcome a stranger to our seder tables, and, on Sukkot, we practice the tradition of ushpizin. This is the tradition of welcoming special guests into the sukkah. Usually this is interpreted as biblical guests: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah as well as Moses, the prophets, and other learned ancestors. Other interpretations can be inviting in anyone we want. One year a student of mine wanted to invite Superman to his sukkah because he wanted to make sure that Superman got to rest. There are other times that we traditionally open our doors to the community. One of the most important is following the passing of a loved one. While we are observing the period of shiva we welcome our family, friends, and neighbors into our homes to help us out. We pray together, we remember together, and we eat together. This community outreach is an incredible gift that we can give to grieving member of our communal family. In a few months we will be reinvigorating a program to train interested individuals in leading shiva minyans. To go to someones home and perform this kind of service is both a great mitzvah and a true privilege. As someone who has had the unfortunate experience of needing someone to lead a service for a loved one, I cannot accurately sum up how meaningful it is to have the support of my congregational family during a tough time. As someone who has had the honor of leading these services, I cannot tell you what a good feeling it is to be able to provide this service for someone else. I know we will all be strengthened as a community by this effort.

Shabbat Scholar

Dan Raviv
Join the congregation as we hear from Shabbat Scholars at our 6:00 P.M. worship services. Continue learning at the Shabbat dinner following services. All are welcome to attend services; registration and fee required for dinners. Dan Raviv October 26 at 6:00 P.M. The U.S. Elections and Their Impact on the Middle East Shabbat dinner to follow A foreign correspondent for CBS News on radio and television for more than 30 years, Dan Raviv is now the Washington-based National Correspondent for the radio network as well as the co-author of a new book about Israeli covert operations called, Spies Against Armageddon.

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The Presidents Point of View

Linda and Rudy Slucker

Religious School
Every summer I try to read a book that will inspire me personally as well as prepare me for the sacred task of beginning the school year renewed and full of passion for learning and teaching. This summer was no different: I found meaning in a book titled 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire and Change Your Life by Linda Cohen. I was initially put off by her incorrect use of the word mitzvahs -- the plural in Hebrew is mitzvot. She chose to use to the Americanized version of the word to appeal to those outside the Jewish faith and she thought mitzvahs was more widely known than mitzvot. She shares her journey to a meaningful life after the passing of her father, who had spent his lifetime volunteering and wished that in his memory this work be continued. In the year after his death, she challenged herself to do 1,000 mitzvahs, which she blogged about and eventually developed into the book. None of the mitzvot are outstanding or extraordinary, but that is her point. No mitzvah worth doing should ever be that hard to do that you couldnt do a mitzvah at every opportunity, every day. On the first day of our Religious School this year, each student was given a smooth river stone, and asked to place it in the riverbed prepared for our Preschool outdoor classroom. We talked about what it meant to help build a space where the youngest children in our community can learn and grow, and how important it is that this space be outside. It was a simple mitzvah that each child performed, although together each mitzvah will have a huge impact. We also talked about how in the age of blogging, tweeting, and sharing every moment with the entire world, we could share our accomplishment with the world and inspire others to do simple acts as well. So here was my challenge to our students this year: We will end the school year in 2013. I challenged them as a group to perform a total of at least 2013 mitzvot by the time school ends in May. With a school this size, I have no doubt we will surpass my challenge. In keeping with our theme of Syncing Your iJew: Connecting to the Jew in You, they need to share their mitzvah with our temple community via email to me. Watch for the running total on our website, blog and brand new mitzvah counter. On our first daywe accomplished 375 mitzvot. That leaves only 1638 mitzvot to go. Easy. Got a mitzvah to share? Email me today at mschreff@tstinj.org.

I have had the privilege and honor to be one of TSTIs attendees to the AIPAC policy Conferences over the last four years. One of the most striking aspects of the Policy Conferences has been that despite a total lack of agreement on virtually every other issue, Democrats and Republicans come to AIPAC united in agreement in support of a strong United States Israel partnership. A visible expression of this happened this year at the March 2012 Policy Conference when Congressmen Steney Hoyer, Democrat, and Eric Cantor, Republican, took the stage, arm-in-arm to show their support for Israel. Their message was clear that support for Israel was bi-partisan, and was not the subject of political dispute. It is because of my exposure to this bi-partisan support that I find it so troubling that support for Israel is a political issue in this years election. The facts are not really in dispute. Every administration since 1967 has differed with Israel over settlements in the West Bank yet American friendship and support for Israel has been steadfast. Over the last four years, American financial support for Israel has reached record levels. Joint military cooperation has been increased and military technology, previously denied Israel, was provided. In 2011 America stood alone at the United Nations to prevent the Palestinian movement from obtaining Statehood absent direct negotiation with Israel. These things happened in a Democratic administration but I believe that they would have happened in a Republican administration. The point is that support for Israel needs to be and should remain bi-partisan and apolitical. U.S. support should not waiver or change by virtue of who is in office. The US- Israel relationship does not benefit from a political debate as to which Party is better or more committed to Israel. There are many issues in this years election in which the Parties disagree and which we, as voters, can consider in deciding how to vote. Support for Israel should not be one of them.

Jay Rice, President

Mindy Schreff

Religious School Director

The Iris Family

Womens Connection
As an educator for the same congregation for 23 years Ive had the opportunity to see the fruits of my labor as Ive watched the preschool children grow into wonderful young adults. Ive seen them as crying two-year-olds, happy threeyear-olds and confident 4-year-olds. Ive seen them as students in the halls of the religious school and I often seen them return to me as CITs for the camp season. Ive seen them blossom into lead counselors when theyve reached the college years. So it wasnt a huge surprise that when I attended a Friday night service few weeks ago one of my alumni, Rachel, was becoming a bat mitzvah. At the oneg shabbat I gave her a big hug, offered my congratulations and offered her a job for the summer. No need to interview. Her personality is the same as I had remembered... sweet, respectful, charming, friendly -- a real mensch. A few days earlier I had met a former student, Jordyn, taking a tour with Mindy Schreff, our religious school director. We chatted a bit and when asked what she was doing now, she responded that she would be working in the religious school while going to graduate school. Pressed further, it turned out she was looking for a part time job as well. I hired her on the spot. No need to interview. Her personality is the same as I had remembered... sweet, respectful, charming, friendly -- a real mensch. In my role as a religious school kindergarten teacher, I have the pleasure of working with an alumnus, Hannah, who is now a high school madrich; a counselor of sorts. For the past 3 years I have worked side by side with her. While it wasnt my role to hire her, I certainly was part of the process. No need to interview. Her personality is the same as I had remembered... sweet, respectful, charming, friendly -- a real mensch. Few educators take the opportunity to fully appreciate the impact theyve had on a child. I, on the other had, notice each and every past student and my heart fills with pride as I see how nicely my babies have matured. I see the teens who are Torah readers at Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and point to them from my seat as I say, Mine, mine, mine indicating how many of those young adults had been in the preschool 9 or 10 years ago. Just as with any job, I may have tough days, tough phone calls or tough schedules on occasion, but when I take the time to notice these special shehekeyanu moments, it makes all the long hours well worth the time and effort. The next generation of actively engaged Jewish children are flourishing here at TSTI and I believe many of our students across the board feel that TSTI is their second home. Not such a bad place to be.

Social Change, Challenges and Opportunities . . . and the Power of Women

Thursday, October 11 7:00 P.M. in the Mansion
Linda Slucker National President, National Council of Jewish Women

Linda will focus on some of the more recent issues facing women and how womens voices and advocacy can create change. Linda and her husband Rudy, past president of TSTI, are longtime members of our congregation. We are thrilled that Linda will be speaking with us and encourage you to attend. Free to WC members, $18 for non-members. RSVP to Lisa Levine at lisatiltonlevine@me.com.

NEVER TOO EARLY TO SHOP FOR CHANUKAH!

Visit the Womens Connection Gift Shop in the calm days of October (after the High Holy Days and before Thanksgiving) where youll nd the very best in gifts for the home, for your children and grandchildren and maybe a little something just for yourself -- did you know that our gold prices havent changed for years? Theyre the lowest in town. The Gift Shop is open on Tuesdays during Religious School hours, during the oneg shabbat on Fridays, and on Sundays and other days by appointment. Contact Marcia at marciaw16@aol.com or call her at 973-364-0301.

Carol Paster
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Preschool Director

The Womens Connection Extends Wishes for a Healthy and Happy New Year
Randee Heller and Family Mimi and Ken Heyman Estelle Hollaender and Family Jennifer and Joshua Holtz Leslie and Jerry Holtz Lauren and Rob Jacobson and Family Robin Kahn and Scott Miller and Family
Stewart Kaplowitz andPhyllis Salowe-Kaye

Gail Amsterdam Gail and Kevin Barry and Family Andrea and David Baum and Family Leslie and Jesse Bayer and Family The Bernstein-Donald Family Annette Block Berger Rita and Robert Boyle and Family Sue Brand and Rob Jones and Family Jane and Michael Brick and Family Wendy and Arnie Budin and Family Patti and Steve Coleman Amy and Chris Connelly and Family Sarah Jane Densen Janis and Jim Drake and Family Deborah and Dan Duane and Family Judy and Jeffrey Dunst and Family Carol and Barry Eckenthal and Family Judi Elterman Katherine and Jeffrey Feld Susan and Bob Felsenheld
Wendy Ferber and Andrew Nadel and Family

Cathie and Alan Rankin and Family Melissa and Mark Robinson and Family John and Barbara Robinton and Family Allan Rosen and Family Doris and David Rudner Sharon and Roger Sachs Nancy and Scott Saffran and Family Linda and Joel Scharf Deanna and Ed Schey Mindy Schreff and Steve Schutzer Len and Sandy Schuman Cosimo and Irene Scianna and Family Sunny and Mark Seglin Adrian Shelby and Edward Bindel Susan Siegeltuch Witkin and Family Hilda and Bob Silverman and Family Elly and Larry Silverstein and Family Sheila and Tom Slutsker and Family Cindy and Joe Sobelman and Family Marge and Bob Solomon and Family Cindy and Mike Sonnabend and Family Helene and Rob Sorin Leslie and Eric Sporn Harry and Sandy Starrett Emily Stern and Family The Strugger Family Deborah and Mark Taffet and Family Elaine and Barbara Turen and Family Jerry Tuttle and Carol Redmore Jerry and Hanie Warshaw and Family Marjorie Weil and Family Cheryl and Lee Weinberg Marcia A. Weinstein Frankie and Martin Weiss The Weissenberg Family Marilyn and Larry White and Family Mr. and Mrs. David Williams and Family Sue and David Wishnow and Family Lorraine and M. Howard Yablon Gert and Arnold Zoref

Mildred S. Kass and Family Jennifer and Steve Kay and Family Laura and Jon Kessler and Family Susan and Sanford Kimmel and Family
Alison Klein and Stephen Okinow and Family

Yvette Kruvant Ita and Lenny Leach and Family Karyn and David Leit and Family Irene K. Leiwant Lisa and Seth Levine and Family Jen and Rob Lieberman Sharon and Jeffrey Lindberg and Family Janice and Jay Lippman and Family Dr. Harold and Annette Littman Murray Mankowitz
Sydne Marshall and Elliot Sommer and Family

Helene and Jack Fersko and Family Roslyn and Leon Fink Shelley and Issy Frankel and Family Alice and Bob Fried Emily and Alexander Friend and Family Margie Feinberg and Family Bobbe and Vernon Futterman and Family Amy and Richard Giles and Family Barbara Glickman Dan and Matty Goldberg Amy Goldman Muriel Goldstein Gerry and Marvin Gould Susan Grand and Family Bettye and Ramon Green

Randi and Bruce Meiseles Ann Merin Jamie and Sabrina Merold Rita Miller Betty Movitz Susan and Jules Nissim and Family Emily and David Otner and Family Pam and Jeff Paro and Family Miriam and Allen Payson Pauline Pollack and Family Hope Pomerantz Steve Pomerantz The Probber Family

CLOTHING DRIVE STISYs Annual Midnight Run will be held in early December
Clothing Needed: LARGE or EXTRA LARGE Shirts, Sweaters, Pants, Jackets New MEDIUM and LARGE Underwear and socks (mens and womens) New Trial Size Toiletry Items Hats and Gloves
Bins are in the Religious School Lobby October 15-December 1

Hello 9th Graders and Parents . . . STISY IS STARTING SOON . . . Mark your Calendars for STISYS Mystery Event Sunday, October 21 12pm-5pm
Congratulations on coming of age! You are now officially eligible to become a MEMBER OF STISY! This is not only a privilege but a wonderful opportunity to meet new people as well as reunite with old ones! Now, you can volunteer, learn, participate in social action, socialize and get in touch with your Jewish side while having fun at the same time! To members of past years, we hope that you will continue your membership with STISY and encourage others to do the same! Were excited for an amazing year, and on behalf of the 2012-2013 STISY Board, we say Shalom! For a membership application or more information, please email Tracy Horwitz at thorwitz@tstinj.org.

STISY

COLLEGE CORNER
PLEASE REGISTER YOUR CHILD(REN) WITH TSTI COLLEGE CORNER! Students receive emails connecting them to clergy and care packages 3 times per school year. In addition, The Womens Connection sends a Chanukah package to each student. Please ll out the form and mail to : TSTI 432 Scotland Road, South Orange, NJ 07079 Attn: College Corner or email the information to thorwitz@tstinj.org. Len and Audrey Weiss have generously underwritten this program.

TSTI ISRAEL TOUR December 19-31, 2012

Led by Cantor Ted and Sonia Aronson
SEE THE ISRAEL YOUVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE! DELUXE HOTELS - EXCLUSIVE DINE-A-ROUND RESTAURANTS Special rate (land only) $3,073.00 per person (includes $100.00 per person donation to TSTI) VIP visit (with internationally renowned escort) to West Bank town of Ariel Visit to Givat Haviva (Western Galilee Jewish/Arab Israeli educational project) Participate in newest archaeological excavations Optional Adult Bar or Bat Mitzvah and/or Wedding renewal ceremony at Southern Wall Experience the Israeli world of Art and Music throughout the tour Optional extension: Eilat/Petra December 30-January 2, 2013 If you have frequent yer mileage USE IT NOW! If not, we will provide you with the best available air fare. Limited space available. Let us know NOW if you are interested. Dont miss out on this unique experience! For information call Marilyn Ziemke 973-226-2441

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Our Bnai Mitzvah

Lauren Paige Weissman
October 6, 2012 Lauren is the daughter of Melissa and Steven Weissman, sister of Brendan and Nicole, and granddaughter of Norman Nadel and Sandra Forster. Mitzvah Project: Lauren is involved with the Friendship Circle, working weekly with a boy with autism.

Jay Bradley Ascher

October 20, 2012 Jay is the son of Paige and Russell Ascher, brother of Brett, and grandson of Sunny Bitman and Marcia and Phil Delano. Mitzvah Project: Jay is collecting comic books for Comix Relief to send to people serving in the military around the world.

Brendan Harris Weissman

October 6, 2012 Brendan is the son of Melissa and Steven Weissman, brother of Lauren and Nicole, and grandson of Norman Nadel and Sandra Forster. Mitzvah Project: Brendan volunteers at the Community FoodBank, sorting and packing food for those in need.

Steven Lawrence Kattouf

October 27, 2012 Steven is the son of Pam and Jon Kattouf, brother of Justin, and grandson of Pat and Tom Timen and Heather and Ted Kattouf Mitzvah project: Steven is working with kids with autism to help then gain social and leisure skills.

Carly Jane Jones

October 6, 2012 Carly is the daughter of Susan Brand and Robert Jones, sister of Eric, and granddaughter of Jack Brand and Sy Jones. Mitzvah Project: Carly volunteered at the Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges and raised money for Camp Haze, a camp for kids who lost a loved one in the 9/11 attacks.

Coltrane Barnett Nadler

October 27, 2012 Coltrane is the son of Leslie Goldman and the late Christopher Nadler, brother of Adison, and grandson of Ellie and Barry Goldman. Mitzvah Project: Coltrane is hosting a dance party with the admission price going to a local food pantry.

Maya Rose Goldner

October 13, 2012 Maya is the daughter of Mandee and Steve Goldner, sister of Max, and granddaughter of Sally Goldner and Rhoda and Bennett Gross Mitzvah Project: Maya is raising money for CaringBridge, a social network to support friends and family battling cancer.

Noah Chaim Pascual

October 27, 2012 Noah is the son of Nancy Glassman and David Pascual and grandson of Judy and Dennis Glassman and Candida and Dominador Pascual. Mitzvah Project: Noah will use his skills as an archer to raise money for the prevention of cruelty to animals.

Andrew Karp
October 13, 2012 Andrew is the son of Robin and Jeff Karp, brother of Steven, and grandson of Marilyn and Ronald Harmetz and Rochelle and Ronald Karp Mitzvah Project: Andrew visits and spends time with a child with special needs through Friendship Circle.

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SUKKOT: THE FESTIVAL OF THE BOOTHS

The Holiday of Sukkot (usually translated as Tabernacles or the Festival of Booths) commemorates the Israelites wanderings in the desert following their Exodus from Egypt, during which time they lived in portable shelters or booths. Sukkot is one of three festivals each year during which the Israelites made a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem. It continues the story of the Israelites, which began with the Exodus from Egypt (Passover) and the Giving of the Torah at Sinai (Shavuot) and now ends with the wandering in the desert. In addition to commemorating a central event in the History of the Jewish people, Sukkot marks a pivotal agricultural season: Sukkot falls at the end of the autumn fruit harvest. Sukkot is celebrated for 7 days from the 15 - 21 of the month of Tishri, followed by Shemini Atzeret, (the eighth day of assembly) which is a separate holiday. It is traditionally celebrated by building, eating in, and sometimes sleeping in a sukkah, a temporary structure usually constructed of four walls and covered with a roof of tree branches. Along with dwelling in the sukkah, we celebrate by lifting and shaking the four species - a palm branch, three branches of myrtle, two willow branches and a citron (a yellow or green bumpy citrus fruit that looks a lot like a lemon, but could arguably be the most fragrant fruit on the planet. Both the commandment to dwell in the sukkah and the taking of these four species originate from the Biblical book of Leviticus 23:40, 42: You shall take on the first day fruit from a hadar tree, branches of palm trees, boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord seven days. You shall dwell in booths seven days, all citizens of Israel shall dwell in booths.

Sukkot Service will be held Monday, October 1 at 10:30 A.M. in the Gellis-Green Chapel. Sukkah decorating and dessert in the evening at 6:00 P.M. on the Mansion terrace.

SIMCHAT TORAH AND SHEMINI ATZERET

Simchat Torah.Shemini Atzeret falls immediately after the holiday of Sukkot. Although its name implies that it is part of Sukkot ("Shemini" means eighth, hence implying that the holiday is the eighth day of Sukkot), Shemini Atzeret is actually considered a separate holiday. Rabbinic tradition teaches that on Shemini Atzeret the world is judged for water, or rainfall, in the upcoming year. In an agricultural society it was a very important day. Water continues to be a chief concern of ours, especially in Israel, where the water supply is dangerously low. Israel is among the world's nations listed as experiencing water scarcity. Recent plans to remedy the situation involve purchasing vast amounts of water from other countries. On Shemini Atzeret we recite special prayers asking for rain. In addition to the agricultural significance of the holiday, there are many other explanations given for the Shemini Atzeret in Rabbinic literature. Shemini Atzeret is understood as a day highlighting the special relationship between the Jewish people and God. Another explanation focuses on Shemini Atzeret's coming at the end of a particularly rich holiday season. During the Hebrew month of Tishrei we celebrate Rosh Hashana, which is followed ten days later by Yom Kippur. Five days later comes Sukkot. A midrash says that on Shemini Atzeret God says to the Jewish people,"your departure is difficult for me. Stay with me one more day." Simchat Torah is celebrated the same day as Shemini Atzeret in Israel and by Reform Jews. Outside of Israel, where Jewish legal tradition requires that two days be kept, Simchat Torah occurs on the day following Shemini Atzeret. On Simchat Torah we celebrate the completion of the yearly cycle of Torah reading and begin it anew. We mark our celebration by dancing and singing with the Torah. Communities that observe a triennial cycle - i.e. they complete reading the Torah every three years - nonetheless celebrate Simchat Torah each year. In order to celebrate the Torah and every Jew's relationship to it, there is a tradition that everyone is called up the Torah on Simchat Torah to recite the Torah blessings. Yizkor and a Lunch of Remembrance, Monday, October 8 at 10:30 A.M. in the Gellis-Green Chapel and Mansion. Simchat Torah service and celebration of the merger of Temple Sharey Telo and Temple Israel, 6:00 P.M. in the Bass Sanctuary Building.

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Loved Ones Remembered

Cynthia Krauss Remembered by Hillary Albert Sol Alpert Remembered by Mr. and Mrs. Stan Alpert Dorothy Lebson Remembered by Joan Bildner Helen Landesberg Remembered by Ellen Blake Bob Cohen Remembered by Sue Blake Oded Zucrow Remembered by Lisa Block Anita Bockstein Remembered by Rita Boyle Albert Braun Sol Silverman Remembered by Mimi Braun Irene Attinson Remembered by Judith Brody Sheldon Anekstein Remembered by Carol Cooper Milton Decter Remembered by Edward Decter William Druin Remembered by Melvin Druin Fran Weisberger Remembered by Carol Eckenthal Irving Schnider Remembered by Harriet Felper Harvey Fine Remembered by Jay Fine Leon Goldberg Remembered by Sara Goetz Jules Gold Remembered by Edward Gold Maria Elena Granados Remembered by Robert Granados Sylvia Silverman Remembered by Bettye Green Henry Schachter Remembered by Sydell Greenstone Lillian Straus Remembered by Estelle Harwood Rachael Greenberg Remembered by Estelle Hollaender Israel Henig Remembered by Andrew Jacobs Charles Dunetz Sara Globus Remembered by Jennifer Klepesch Miriam Price Bessie Krakowsky Remembered by Malvina Krane Fannie Kruvant Remembered by Yvette Kruvant Louis Levy Remembered by Arthur Levy Robert Lowell Remembered by Barbara Lowell Isidore Edward Stutman Remembered by Randi Meiseles Hattie Glaston Remembered by Elaine Miller Richard Crone Remembered by Susan Norus William Ostroff Remembered by Gregg Ostroff Ruth Rosen-Alper Remembered by Pauline Pollack Kenneth Berman Remembered by Pamela Rayvid Jacob Rosen Remembered by Allan Rosen Matthew Wiederkehr Remembered by Jennifer Rothberg Ned Dolgins Remembered by Deanna Schey Ian Schneider Remembered by Cheryl Schneider Shirley Fifer Remembered by Robin Shimel-Binns Lisbeth Harbeck Remembered by Marjorie Solomon Estelle Schaffran Remembered by Alan Sorrell Bertha Schwartzstein Ethel Maloratsky Remembered by Doris Spector Irvin Yagoda Remembered by Leslie Sporn Walter Strauss Remembered by Francine Strauss Irving Cohen Remembered by Iris Swimmer Joshua VanVort Remembered by Stephanie Tarre Jerome Horowitz Remembered by Jerome Tuttle Meyer Schumitsky Remembered by Adrienne WassermanAment Max Mindlin Remembered by Ruth Weinberg Sylvia Silverman Remembered by Marcia Weinstein Nancy Weiss Apple Remembered by Frankie and Marty Weiss Doris Rosen Remembered by Robbie Weissenberg

Tribute Order Tribute to:

Name__________________________________________ Address_________________________________________ In Loving Memory of _______________________________ In Honor of ______________________________________ Donated by: Name:__________________________________________ Address:________________________________________ I am pleased to contribute $ ________ to the Fund indicated Contributions of $18 and more will be published. Abelson, Echikson, Ehrenkrantz Library Fund Norma Benisch Mansion Restoration Fund Brotherhood Fund for Youth Activities Melville J. Berlow Music Fund Helen A. Broder Museum Fund Discretionary Funds Rabbi Cohen Rabbi Miller Cantor Moses Cantor Aronson Rabbi Goldman Cantor Finn Gellis Family Fund for Senior Programming Harriet & Jesse Goodwin Arts & Humanities Fund Green Family Pulpit Fund Pearl & Sam Green Preschool Fund David I. Greenstone Fund (for humanities, music and art) Richard Gross Conrmation Class Fund Holocaust Remembrance Fund Iris Family Matters Fund Adam Katz Memorial Fund Maurice Koenigsberg Arts and Music Fund Harry Levine Bnai Mitzvah Fund Josh Littman Audio-Video Fund Alexander Permison for Adult Education Fund Pomerantz Fund for Adult Jewish Enrichment Prayer Book Fund ($18 will ensure an inscription) Erna & Alfred Schick Education Scholarship Fund Linda & Rudy Slucker Religious School Fund Stark Conrmation Class Trip Fund Susan Ackerman Sommer Fund for Social Justice Temple Fund Tree of Life Fund TSTI Access Fund Womens Connection Fund for Reform Jewish Summers (For ofce use:) Card Sent by _______________ Date _____________ Pub. _____________

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TRIBUTES
Contributions in memory of loved ones and in honor of the simchas in our lives are acts of loving kindness. We are grateful for your generous support of Temple through various Temple Funds.
TEMPLE FUND
IN MEMORY OF Phyllis Sussman, mother of Bart Sussman Kelly & Adam Leight Pauline Bender, mother of Toby Staenberg Jack & Helene Fersko David & Barbara Stoller Marc & Lu Staenberg Leslie, Jesse & Ariel Bayer Tiela Pearlman Frank Davis IN HONOR OF Edith Steinhoffs birthday Lois & Seymour Lenter Engagement of Arlene & Andy Brafmans daughter Jack & Helene Fersko Bat Mitzvah of Ilana, daughter of Todd & Monique Lurie Jesse, Leslie & Ariel Bayer

In Memoriam
JACKIE BACHMAN Cousin of Jackie Lerner PAULINE BENDER Mother of Toby Staenberg JON BITTMAN Brother of Carole Leone-Gresnigt and Paige Ascher ANNAMARIA CACCAVO Mother of Arianna Pleat HARRIET EDELMAN Mother of Shane Edelman MILDRED JACOBSON Mother of Robert Jacobson RAY KLIEGMAN Father of Jeanne Sachs ANDREW LANDER Cousin Ivy Hausman CHRISTOPHER NADLER Husband of Leslie Goldman TIELA PEARLMAN Mother of Peter Pearlman LARRY PODELL Brother of Craig Podell ALICE ROSENBERG Sister of Gert Zoref MARIAN SHAFF Mother of Elizabeth Sobo

DAVID I. GREENSTONE FUND

IN MEMORY OF Hal Garwins daughter, Stephanie Renee Frankel

POMERANTZ FAMILY FUND FOR ADULT JEWISH ENRICHMENT

IN MEMORY OF Alice Rosenberg, sister of Gert Zoref Jesse, Leslie & Ariel Bayer IN HONOR OF New adventures for Hope Pomerantz The Weisenfeld Family SPEEDY RECOVERY Eric Sporn Hope Pomerantz

PRAYER BOOK FUND

IN MEMORY OF Pearl Lovitz Michael & Wendy Kay

RABBI COHENS DISCRETIONARY FUND

IN MEMORY OF Carole Anzalone Newmans mother John & Barbara Robinton Joel Lavin, brother of Carol Simon Karen & Rich Miller IN HONOR OF Steve Tuttles PhD studies Jerry Tuttle IN APPRECIATION Fern & James Gomez Donald & Amy Koehler Allison Horowitz & Michael Diamond Elizabeth Sobo

LINDA & RUDY SLUCKER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND

IN MEMORY OF Anita Klein Wendy & Michael Kay IN HONOR OF Cindy Brodericks 60th Birthday Wendy & Michael Kay SPEEDY RECOVERY Rob Ozer The Weisenfeld Family

RABBI MILLERS DISCRETIONARY FUND

IN APPRECIATION Deborah & Robert Granados

SUSAN ACKERMAN SOMMER FUND FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

IN MEMORY OF Phyllis Sussman, mother of Bart Sussman Lisa & Andrew Block The Sommer Family

May their memories be for a blessing

CANTOR ARONSONS DISCRETIONARY FUND

IN APPRECIATION Susan Holzman

CANTOR FINNS DISCRETIONARY FUND

IN APPRECIATION Deborah & Robert Granados MELVILLE & ROSE BERLOW MUSIC FUND IN MEMORY OF Pauline Bender, mother of Toby Staenberg Pauline Pollack Alice Rosenberg, sister of Gert Zoref Pauline Pollack

All in the Family . . . Mazel tov to:

Franklin Davis on the engagement of his granddaughter, Jamie Forman, to Stu Libby. Deborah and Daniel Duane on the marriage of their daughter, Laura, to Eric Weinstein. Barbara and Ken Sunberg on the engagement of their son, Eric, to Jennifer Marks. Barbara and Jon Green on the marriage of their daughter, Jaclyn, to Sean Maraynes. Judy Abrams on the birth of a granddaughter, Phoebe Joanna Abrams.

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