April 2009

Nisan/Iyar 5769
Vol. 52, No. 8

Worship Schedule 14450 West Ten Mile Rd . Oak Park, MI 48237

Friday, April 3 248.967.4020 . www.emanuel-mich.org
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Dinner
7:00 p.m. First Friday
Family Service

Shabbat, April 4
10:00 a.m.
Young Family Chavurah
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning
Worship in Rosen Foyer

Thursday, April 9
10:30 a.m. Pesach/Passover
Worship
6:30 p.m. Congregational
Second Night Seder

Join us for Temple Emanu-El’s…

Friday, April 10
6:00 p.m. Pre-Service
Oneg Shabbat

Family Seder 2009

6:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat
Worship
7:30 p.m. I. M. Wise Shabbat
Service/Temple Kol Ami

Shabbat, April 11

Thursday, April 9th 6:30 p.m.

10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning
Worship in Rosen Foyer

*
Friday, April 17
8:00 p.m. Jacob Hertzberg,
Bar Mitzvah
Schmooze a little... learn a little... eat a LOT!
Shabbat, April 18
Adults: $36.50 • Kids (ages 4-12): $16.00
10:30 a.m. Emma Kristal, Children 3 and under: Free
Bat Mitzvah
Menu: Seder Plate, Matzoh Ball Soup, Gefilte Fish, Chopped Liver (or mock chopped liver for
*
Friday, April 24 vegetarians), Chicken Marbela*, Tzimmes, Roasted garlic mashed potatoes, Cheesecake
8:00 p.m. Sisterhood Shabbat Catering by Annabel’s and Company
w/Shir Chadash
*call the office by April 5 if you need a vegetarian entree or wish to notify of other dietary restrictions
Shabbat, April 25
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Please consider sponsoring a JARC resident for Seder 2009!
Worship
Please RSVP to the Temple office by April 5.
For information, call Murt Sherbow at 248-399-1356

Temple Isaac Mayer Wise Shabbat Service, Passover Pot-Luck Dinner

Emanu-El  and NFTY Michigan Reunion April 10 at Temple Kol Ami
Where You Belong!
Share Shabbat and a Passover Potluck dinner when members of the Detroit-area Reform congregations
We are a family of and NFTY Michigan alumni come together Friday, April 10 for the annual Isaac Mayer Wise Shabbat.
families, keeping alive
our cherished traditions
Each year, the Metropolitan Detroit Federation of Reform Synagogues (MetFed) sponsors the commu-
by joyfully sharing nity service which is held on the Friday during Passover. Temple Kol Ami will host this year’s gathering
Jewish learning, which will begin with the Passover potluck at 6:15 p.m., followed by NFTY-style services and music
spiritual celebrations, 
and a commitment at 7:30. MetFed will bring the kosher-for-Passover chicken; those attending are asked to bring a non-
to social justice. dairy, kosher-for-Passover side dish or dessert. There is no cost for the dinner; however reservations
are needed. Let us know that you are planning to attend by calling the Northeast Lakes Council office,
216.831.6722 or emailing nelc@urj.org.
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In Memoriam
Yom Huledet Sameiach
Barney Katzman
April Birthdays - Temple Emanu-El Children
Mazel Tov! 1 Drew Leshman 8 Alison Cook 22 Joshua Frowine
3 Shane Handelsman Blake Phillips 23 Edward Rosenthal
to Ariel and Daniel Hoffman Allison Lammers Ryan Rubenstein Jacob Stone
on the adoption of Michael Aviv Hoffman Claire Sinai 10 Rebecca Driker- 24 Jared Allyn
Hannah Stoller Ohren 25 Alex Steinberg
4 Graham Wise Rachel Sabbath 26 Lindsey Katz
Jack Wise 11 Ellary Koretz Benjamin Sofferin
Welcome to Temple Emanu-El! 5 Meagan Bonner 13 Lucille Rosenthal 27 Jake Cooper
Jacob Hertzberg 15 Hannah Baron 28 Hanna Sosin
The Congregation welcomes the following new members who have 6 Natalie Danzig Mason Ross Riley Stocki
joined our Temple family (through January 31, 2009): Alexander Fetterman 16 Nicholas Stoller 30 Jules Erb
7 Celeste Schreier 21 Eric Silver Benjamin Zepke
Ron and Fiona Rubenstein of Huntington Woods (ECC)
and their children Mia, Ryan and Rhys.
We look forward to your involvement in services and
April Anniversaries!
at our many events and activities. 6 Steven & Karen Soffin 12 Adam & Margaret Bornstein
7 James & Donna Brennan Mitch & Marcia Meisner
8 Norman & Rosa Berger Michael Sosin & Cynthia Sherburn
Glenn & Natalie Lapin 15 Christopher & Rachel Hulen
Jeffrey & Rae Mandel 26 Carl Bunin & Linda Solomon
Gary & Maxine Mondshine 27 Mark Handelsman & Elaine Bloom
Ronald & Carole Weiner 29 Albert Ascher & Marjorie Katz
10 Stephen & Jennifer Rebori Bernard & Shirley Malamud

April Adult New York Trip

Contact Rabbi Klein for information about the April 23-26 Adult New York Jewish Heritage Trip. Space is limited and $50 deposits
are now due to hold your place. Rabbi Klein is happy to send an itinerary and projected costs to those interested.

y a r t z e i t s

April 3/4 *Isidore Ravitz Ida Kramer *Max Bloom *Dora Lucow *Ruth Curtis *Morris Klein
*Dr. Max Aiken Solomon Sacks *Rosalyn Kraus *Bernard Blumenstein *Aaron Malamud *Jennie Fagin Jack Kolko
*Abraham Baransky Charles Schwartz *Samuel Landau Thomas Bonner Isadore Matenky *Douglas E. Friedman *Elsie Laven
*Louis Barr *Henry Schwartz Meyer Lubin Gertrude Cross *Isadore Melamed *Marian Castleman Harry Levin
Ralph Bensman Polly Segal *Esther Malamud Scott Nathan Davis *Fern Onickel Funke Anna Levine
Henrietta Drasnin *Celia Sidder *Minnie Morgan *Rolla J. Donner Isadore J. Pelzner *Edith J. Gans *Stella T. Marks
*Samuel H. Dudick Judge Sandra Faith Naber *Julius Droz Sylvia Reitman *Jack A. Glass Abraham Pickard
Jo Ann Engelson Silver Davis *Leo Henry Newhouse Sophie Eglin Shirlee Rosin *Jeanette Gold Jack Reitman
*Jane Finkelstein *Freda Steinhardt Joseph Pohl Berthold Erdstein Sylvia Ross Dr. Herbert Goldstein Esther Rich
Edith Fowler *Isadore Stern Samuel A. Popkin *Lemuel Farber Betty Rubin *Henry Gordon Leona Rose
*Rose Fried *Ida Trager *Samuel A. Rappaport *Betty Dorothy Frank *Anne K. Schuster Ethel Gornbein Stanley Rosen
Irving Friedman *William Weiss *Sarah Ravitz *Kate Jacob Frank *David T. Schuster *Kate J. Harris *Dora Rosenberg
*Benjamin Glinter Sue Zepke *Samuel Reder *Daniel A. Friedman Markus S. Simon Dr. Maurice Herschfus Robert Rubin
*Sol Gorman *David H. Resnick *Eric Gilbert Dorothy Spitzer Toby Hersen *Gussie Sherman
David Hazan April 10/11 Mary Robiner *Joseph Glinter *Richard A. Stein Sam Horowitz *Muriel Sofferin
Ben B. Hersen *Bella Barr *Sidney Samovitz Bertram Gordon Maxwell Torneck Samuel Hurwitz Martin J. Soffin
Allen Horowitz *Nina Block *Seymour Shulman Alexander Greenbaum Morris Werney *Dorothy Kallush *Harry Stein
*Anton “Oscar” Benita Bornstein *Milton Slatkin Harry Greenberg Dov Baer Zhuk
Kaczander Morton Braiker Jack Soifer Harold Bernard Gross *A light will be lit on our Memorial Board.
*David King Solita Cohn *Evelyn Sorkin Robyn Gross April 24/25
*Isaac Kuschner Layne Conn *Jack Weiss Dora P. Hockfield *Eli Aiken If you wish to memorialize your loved ones in
a special way, consider purchasing a memo-
*Sol Lachman *Leo Alexander Coskey Berko Zdanowicz *Benjamin Jaffe *Ida (Hudel) Band rial plaque to be displayed in our Anne Jospey
*Dr. Dora (Dolly) Levine *Blanche Einhorn Archie Zeitlin *Herman Kessell *Sigmond Barna Sanctuary. Each year, on the
*Louis Lucow Tamara Erman *Benjamin Zuckerman Dora Kleiman *Eva Bell anniversary of their death, it
*Irving Manheimer Thomas Gilhuly *Irvin Klein Lillian Brod will be lit as a remembrance.
*Josephine J. Marwil Lee Grodsky April 17/18 Edgar Kornhauser Albert Chait
Contact the Temple office
*William Nedelman Helen Hack *Issedor Aronsson *Dr. Dennis D. Kovan *Seymour Cobrin at 248-967-4020 to make
*Mervin Pelzner Bernard Haydu Joseph Bean Sylvia Latt Dorothy Cohn arrangements for this eternal
memory of your loved one.

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 T h e R a b b i ’ s C o r n e r
Our history is marked with several
uniquely transformative passage points. I
think of them as ‘epoch-making events’--
occurrences or circumstantial happen-
ings of such magnitude and transcendent
significance that they irreversibly trans-
formed Judaism, changing forever our
connection in the present between the
past and the future. Torah points to two
such events: the Exodus from Egypt that
liberated us as a national people, and the
Rabbi Joseph P. Klein Revelation at Sinai that forged us into a
faith-nation. These two “epoch-making”
events reverberate through our yearly holiday cycle. They have
prompted the poetry and prose of our Jewish Heritage for over
3000 years and have been the focus of our religious imagination
for as long as we have been a people. Knowing that in many places
throughout Hebrew Scripture the story of our desert origin is retold.
I looked for post-Torah references to both the Exodus from Egypt
and the Revelation at Sinai.
I was surprised to find how many times in the Prophets and the
Writings we read of the great and awesome God who, with a strong
hand and outstretched arm, rescued the Israelites from slavery and
redeemed them as the “Chosen People”. There are well over 50
references to the transformative and transcendent Exodus experi-
ence recorded in the Prophets and Writings. [Typical are Jeremiah
11: 3-5, and Psalms 78 and 105]
But surprisingly, the Revelation at Sinai is barely mentioned outside
of Torah! There are only two references to the Sinai Revelation
beyond Deuteronomy-- Nehemiah 9:13 and Psalms 68:7-8! Why
does the Exodus command such a high remembrance while Sinai is
barely recalled? Perhaps because, more than Sinai, the Exodus mes-
sage promotes a purposeful future. In our Hagaddah we read:
Our history moves from slavery to freedom. Our narration begins
with degradation and rises to dignity. Our service opens with the
rule of evil and advances toward the kingdom of God.
The Exodus experience is a beginning but not an end: it “moves,” it
“rises” and it “advances toward the kingdom of God.” It is not over,
it is not completed. It is our most important story because it teaches
us that God redeemed us from bondage so that we might be free to
redeem the world.
The Exodus Experience transcends theology; it gives direction to
our history, meaning to our present and hope for our future. It is the
story that can be told over and over because it is not time-bound or
place-restricted or faith-limited. Because it demands that we “move,
and rise and advance toward the kingdom of God” it defines our
identity through process and purpose, and can therefore never be-
come old-fashioned or out-dated. It is our primary, formative story
not only because it tells us who we are, but because it reminds us of
what we must do if we are to become God’s chosen.
Temple Emanu-El: Where You Belong • 248-967-4020
C a n t o r ’ s N o t e s
At our Mishkan T’filah dedication service
in January, a member of our congregation
inquired about a change found in the Avot
v’Imahot, the first prayer in the T’filah
section of the worship service. This prayer
recalls the special relationship each of our
ancestors – our avot (patriarchs) and imahot
(matriarchs) – had with God. The prayer
begins by describing God as the God of each
of our ancestors: Elohei Avraham (God of
Abraham), Elohei Yitzchak (God of Isaac),
and so on. Cantor Darcie N. Sharlein
Originally this prayer mentioned the
relationships between God and only our patriarchs. However, by the
early 1990s it had become fairly common for Reform congregations to
experiment with including the matriarchs as well, reflecting the reality
that women’s voices are part of our Jewish history. The question, then,
was how best to incorporate the matriarchs into the prayer.
When Gates of Prayer for Shabbat and Weekdays (the thin grey-cov-
ered siddur) was published in 1994, we were provided with an answer.
We would list the matriarchs in order of marriage: Elohei Sarah (God
of Sarah), Elohei Rivkah (God of Rebecca), Elohei Leah (God of
Leah), v’Eilohei Rachel (and God of Rachel).
Mishkan T’filah, however, changes the order of the last two matriarchs,
so we now have Elohei Rachel (God of Rachel) v’Eilohei Leah (and
God of Leah). You may recall that these sisters were married to Jacob;
Rachel was the younger and more beloved; Leah, however, married
Jacob first (through the trickery of her father, Laban).
Why the change? When the question was raised at our dedication
service I had a few guesses, but promised to do research and follow up
with a bulletin article.
The Mishkan T’filah website (urj.org/mishkan) addresses many ques-
tions about the new siddur, including this one. Dr. Richard Sarason
explains that both orders are found in Rabbinic Literature, with Rachel
v’Leah occurring 72 times and Leah v’Rachel 25 times. Additionally,
in the traditional Mi Shebeirach prayer for honoring a mother or wife
(different from our Mi Shebeirach prayer for healing), we find liturgy’s
only precedent for including the matriarchs. In this instance the order is
Rachel v’Leah.
The Reform movement was not alone in including the matriarchs into
new siddurim. Both the Conservative Sim Shalom and Reconstruc-
tionist Kol Haneshamah do so, listing Rachel first, in line with the
liturgical precedent described above. Rabbi Elyse Frishman, editor of
Mishkan T’filah, writes, “In balance, the argument for changing the
most common traditional order and also being dissimilar from all other
liberal movement prayer books was not strong enough. . . . It’s impor-
tant to know that the decision was thoughtfully studied and considered
over many years of our work on the siddur.”
If you have questions about other changes or innovations in Mishkan
T’filah, please ask and I’ll do my best to answer! Best wishes for a
happy Pesach.
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 C o n g r e g a
Temple Emanu-El
Community of Learners
Book Discussion
Join Temple members Marc Kruman, Chair of the
Department of History and Professor of His-
tory at Wayne State University and Michael
Scrivener, Professor of English at WSU,
NEW as they lead a discussion on The Secular
E!
DAT Challenge - The Reform Response.
We will discuss the book: Living
Without God: New Directions
for Atheists, Agnostics,
Secularists, and the
Undecided, by Ronald Aronson.
Class will meet Thursday
April 2 at 7:30 p.m. We hope
Mr. Aronson will be joining
us for the discussion.
It is highly recommended that attendees have read the book.
EMES UPDATE
On April 19, Emes will have the opportunity to have
Cantor Sharlein meet with us and get to know her in a
smaller group setting. She will discuss "Poetry as Prayer"
in Mishkan T"filah. When setting out to create a new
Reform siddur, Mishkan T'filah’s editors made a com-
mitment to the inclusion of poetry The poems included
in Mishkan T'filah span the globe and the centuries, from
Qumran to Israel to America. Even familiar readings from
earlier Reform prayerbooks are reformatted to help us
read them as poetry. Come explore some poetic highlights
of our new prayerbook.
Lunch is at 12:30 p.m. and the program will begin about
1:00 p.m. Lunch for Emes members $5.00 and for guests
$7.00. (-plus a can)
Please call 248-967-4252, cxt.604 to let us know you are
coming so we can prepare for you. Guests are always
welcome.
Sisterhood at Temple
Monday, April 13 - Miriam’s Seder
Friday, April 24 - Sisterhood Shabbat
Rummage Sale - This Summer - Date TBD
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t i o n a l N e w s
Share Shabbat Dinner
with your Temple Family
…and leave the cooking to us!
Pizza • Pizza • Pizza
Friday, April 3 - 6:15 p.m.
Join us for a Pizza and Salad dinner before
the First Friday Family Service in January.
Youth Choir members get to eat first!
Cost: Only $14 per family; $7 for individuals - plus a can.
Please RSVP to the Temple office by 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 1 (see page 11) or call 248-967-4020.
Come to Family Services at a new time - 7:00 p.m.
Please join us at our 8th Annual
MIRIAM’S SEDER
Celebrate Passover
with a Woman’s Perspective
MonDAY, APRIL 13 @ 6:15 p.m.
in the Esther Katzman Social Hall
Passover is a time when we all get together to remember the exodus from Egypt. We sit
down at our Seders and tell the story of how Moses stood up to Pharaoh and led us out of
Egypt. We forget to talk about the women who supported Moses. We forget that without
Miriam, Moses’ Mother, the Pharaoh’s Daughter, the midwives, and Zipporah, he could
not have performed the miracles that occurred. Miriam’s Seder is a chance to remember
that it wasn’t just great men that lead us out of Egypt, it was also many great women.
Cost: $10.00 per person, a sampling
of a favorite Passover appetizer or dessert (-plus a can)
For more information call Robin Gold at:
248-543-5037 or robinlgold@yahoo.com
Help Bake for Weekly Onegs
In an effort to reduce the cost of our (catered)
Shabbat Onegs, we are launching an “Oneg
Chavurah” at Temple. Would you be willing
to bake or buy 4 dozen cookies - just two or
three times a year? So many times we have
heard people say, “If only you had asked.”
Well, now we are asking, and we hope you will
respond. Why not make this a family event: bake
together at home - and pray together at Temple!
Please call or email: Murt Sherbow 248- 399-1356
or murtnbud@comcast.net
C o n g r e g a t i o n a l N e w s

This spring the American Red Cross is going green!

Save the Date!
Here are some other ways you can help others and the environment:
• Recruit donors by e-mail to save paper
• Bring a reusable bag on your next shopping trip
“Picture Yourself....
• Use rechargeable batteries
• Switch to energy efficient light bulbs in Israel!”
• Recycle: paper, plastic, glass, aluminum, electronics, etc.
Temple Emanu-El
From Saturday, April 11 to Sunday
April 19, all attempting blood donors
Friday, May 1 - 6:15 p.m.
will receive a free Recycle Life, Give
Blood t-shirt.
Enjoy Family-Friendly Israeli Foods and
Schedule your blood donation appointment
a Religious School Student Art Show
To schedule
today. an appointment
Call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or visit
for the Temple Blood Drive,
givelife.org. Join us for Family Services
call Bea Sacks: 248-398-3737 © 2009 The National American Red Cross
beginning at 7:00 p.m.
  01/09AP072
 

the blood drive at temple is

Watch for details in the
Tuesday, April 14 - 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Rabbi’s Monday email and at
www.emanuel-mich.org

Every Can Counts

Now more than ever.
As you prepare for Passover, we
ask you to please “pass over” a can
or two into our Chaveet
Our neighborhood food banks thank
you for shaving your food with the CAB Drive
hungry - because… Can and Bottle Days
Now more than ever,
Sunday, May 3
EVERY CAN COUNTS
9:00 a.m. to Noon
Please note: “Plus a Can”
to benefit
message at all Temple meals.
HOSPICE MATLOSANA,
Klerksdorp, South Africa

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 f r o m t h e e x ec u t i ve d i r ect o r

At this time of year there are a number tributes, payments to attend some events and classes, the “free
of administrative things to do for the dues” raffle, next year’s fundraiser – I can’t give anything
fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2009. away just yet, but the idea came from Cantor Sharlein and we
Please watch your snail and email boxes are excited – and special gifts from people stepping up to help
for details on the upcoming: others in our congregation struggling to meet their financial
obligations, we realize our members are our primary sources
• Free dues raffle
of income.  This strengthens our goal that you will find our
• Dues renewal packet in early May religious services, programming, classes, communal events,
(see more on that in Dolores Galea’s and ways of supporting our members meet your needs.
Susan J. Kirschner column)
One last note on expenses. Our congregation also has annual
• Notice of the Annual Meeting and membership dues to pay to support the Union for Reform
Dinner (May 26) where we present the budget and elect trust- Judaism (check out their website at www.urj.org), and that
ees for 2009-10 is a significant budget expense for us--usually around $130/
member. This year the URJ is restructuring, in part because it
We are well into our budget process for the FY2009-10. Our
has to respond to an unprecedented number of requests from
policy of every year examining each expense afresh, and
congregations (including ours) for dues relief. The URJ, “a
running very lean budgets is standing us in good stead at this
congregation of congregations,” provides comprehensive
economically difficult time. I am proud of the dedication of
resources for every aspect of running a Reform temple and
our lay leaders to work through these challenges to assure
being an affiliated Reform Jew, including:
that our organization will continue to provide meaningful and
comprehensive services. • Support for Hebrew Union College, the URJ seminary
• Assistance to congregations in hiring Reform rabbis and
Our budget sets forth the costs and revenues of each of our
cantors
goals and activities planned for the year. It provides a way to
track our progress in accomplishing those goals while staying • Camps for our kids – with member congregations having
within our means and our mandate of a balanced budget. priority for enrollment
• A voice for our movement as a whole
You may have already read that the decision has been made
to freeze dues rates for 2009-10. We understand the times we • The Religious Action Center
are in and the financial stresses faced by many of our mem- • Prayer books and other sacred texts
bers. It adds to the task of the Budget Committee which has • Resources for congregations on a vast array of topics on
embraced the challenge. For, while we have many income every issue in synagogue administration, Reform Jewish
lines (dues, religious and nursery school tuition, donations, education and worship
• “Reform Judaism” magazine to our members
anted
• Leadership training
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 Sma l l T a l k
N ew s fro m Temp le Em a n u - El’ s
Early C h i ld h o o d C o m m u n i ty
Although the smell of Hamantashen still lin-
gers in the air, matzah is on sale, which tells
us that Passover will soon be here. The Early
Childhood Community will be very busy pre-
paring for this holiday of freedom. Our pre-k
classes will have the opportunity to make
matzah and create a special Passover project
as they visit the Matzah Factory at the Jewish
Community Center in West Bloomfield. This
Eileen Brand field trip has become a favorite tradition for
the ECC. In our own classrooms children will
be working on matzah covers, seder plates, saltwater bowls, and
creating haggadahs to tell the story of Passover. Each class will
prepare traditional school charoset (no nuts or wine) in prepara-
tion for their Seder, which will be the culmination of this unit.
Looking ahead, mark your calendars for the early childhood so-
cial event of the season: The Young Masters Art Exhibit, Wednes-
day evening, May 6th, at the Temple. Children have the opportu-
nity to choose their favorite works of art, which our teachers have
been keeping in individual portfolios. The art work is framed for
display throughout the temple. As you “kvell” over your child’s
creativity, take a moment to observe the developmental stages
reflected in the art of the different age groups. Following the
exhibit everyone is welcome to join us in the Esther Katzman
Hall for an Ice Cream Social. We welcome all volunteers to help
us set up and take down the art work. No experience needed! We
always enjoy the participation of our alumni families.
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, by Wendy Mogel, Ph.D. is
based on the wisdom of the Torah. The book teaches how to raise
a child to be a good person, and not just to raise a child to feel
good. As we get ready for Passover, the following excerpt is most
relevant:
“At the Passover Seder, tradition instructs us to tell the story of
our escape to freedom so that it will be understood not only by
the wise child, but also by the wicked, the simple and the clueless
one; each at his own level, each with the right tone and language.
The Jewish message is consistent: Every child is unique. Don’t
treat all children the same or you will not reach them. Try to see
your child as a seed that came in a packet without a label. Your
job is to provide the right environment and nutrients to pull the
weeds. You can’t decide what kind of flower you’ll get or in
which season it will bloom. When we are open to the differences
in our children, we’ll give them the soil they need to flourish.”
Wishing everyone a Healthy and Happy Passover!
Eileen Brand, Director,
Early Childhood Community
Temple Emanu-El: Where You Belong • 248-967-4020
f r o m t h e p r e s i d e n t
Americans often have a roman-
tic view of themselves as rugged
individualists – individuals who can
succeed on their own without the
help of others. Yet recent events
seem to show that in fact we are
deeply connected to one another and
that our actions have immense power
Dolores Galea
to impact the collective for good or
bad. For example, a number of recent
national elections were so close that they were or will be
ultimately decided by the courts. Certainly in those cases
each vote was counted and recounted. We can also look
at the recent economic downturn and the efforts being
made to improve the global economy. Here economists
are telling us that our own actions and the actions of oth-
ers have set in place a dangerous cycle that will not be
easy to turn around. Apparently even our lack of confi-
dence in the market and our fear in its recovery impede
revitalization efforts.
Judaism has always understood the relationship between
individual action and community health. One might even
argue that Judaism is not primarily about our own rela-
tionship with God but instead emphasizes our relation-
ships with each other and our community. We emphasize
the responsibility of action on the individual because it
is through action of the individual that we can protect,
extol and preserve the community. We understand the
importance of our individual actions because we know
that our survival depends on it.
These are tough days and I truly believe our success will
depend on our collective action to support each other and
remain a community intact. In recent weeks we have had
a handful of members call and tell us about a job loss in
their family. They have let us know that they will have
to reduce or in some cases suspend dues payments but –
thankfully – they have also let us know that they intend
to remain part of our Temple community. I hope all of
us will take this approach. As I reported last month, dues
will not be raised in the coming year. I know that those
who can give extra help will, and those that need help
will be given that help. Yes these are tough days but we
will get through them together.
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 Sasson Shaya Library Congratulations to the following
students for meeting their Shabbat Service
Check It Out In The Temple Library... requirement for the 2008-09 school year:
Adult Non-Fiction Zachary Aronson- Zachary Fincher Jalen Rianes
Paxton Rayna Gold DJ Schneider
It’s Only Temporary, the Chloe Bakst Miriam Goldstein Laura Schultz
Good News and the Bad Danny Bakst Ellie Haenick Zachary Schultz
News of Being Alive by Jessica Cohen Bennett Hart Camille Schwanki
Lauren Cohen Sophie Hart Matthew Segall
Evan Handler Adena Collens Kaitlyn Hirsch Huston Shartsis
Max Collens Julia Hulbert Reed Stocki
What if you were supposed Jake Cooper Eli Hurwitz Riley Stocki
to die, but you didn’t? In a Jeffrey Davis Travis Kaye Morgan Swimmer
collection of funny, offbeat, Emma Driker Julie Krasnick Demarcalin
and poignant autobiograph- Sophie Driker Caroline Krell Sylvestre
Rebecca Driker- Spencer Litvin Marckenson
ical essays, Handler moves Ohren Lexie Markowitz Sylvestre
beyond the supposedly “incurable” illness he triumphed over in his Sam Edwards Michael Milner Elijah Taub
mid-20s only to bumble through his 30s and 40’ in search of ever Gabrielle Feber Chloe Oliva Laura Topf
Rebecca Feber Aaron Simon Topf
elusive love and happiness.
Leah Fershtman Parr-Besemer Jacob Witus
The Deadliest Lies, the Israel lobby and the myth Alex Fetterman Blake Phillips
of Jewish Control, by Abraham H. Foxman
Mr. Foxman, an esteemed representative of the Jewish community
and a longtime defender of human rights – reveals these ideas for
the falsehoods they are. In particular, he demolishes the claims
of an all-powerful Israel lobby and a global Jewish conspiracy,
revealing their historic roots in the most virulent forms of bigotry.
Some Favorite Passover books for children…
The Matzo Ball Boy by Lisa Shulman
Seder with the Animals by Howard Bogot.
The Matzah Ball Fairy by Carla Heymsfeld Temple Brotherhood
The Matzah Man, A Passover Story by Naomi Howland will be hosting a
The Ten Plagues of Egypt by Shoshana Lepon
Miriam’s Cup by Fran Manushkin
Matzah Ball by Mindy Portnoy
Sammy Spider’s First Passover by Sylvia A. Rouss Tigers @ the Temple
If you’re looking for something new to cook for
Sunday, April 19
Passover, try one of these cookbooks… 11:30 a.m. Luncheon
1000 Jewish Recipes by Faye Levy Luncheon and program begins at 11:30 a.m.
The Children’s Jewish Holiday Kitchen by Joan Nathan and features Marc Himelstein from the
Beni’s Family Cookbook for the Jewish Holidays Tigers organization who is the Team
by Jane Breskin Zalben Authentics Manager. He will speak on
A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking by Marcy Goldman “An Inside Look at the New Season,” with a
International Jewish Cookbook by Faye Levy discussion of current roster and players in
Jewish Cooking in America by Joan Nathan
the minors. He will also bring “Game Used
Memorabilia” (base, batting helmet, jersey,
The Jewish Holiday Kitchen by Joan Nathan
etc.) for us to see and touch, and an item to be
From My Mother’s Kitchen by Mimi Sheraton auctioned. The hot dog lunch is $5/adult with
And if you want music……. all kids free. You can also sign up at the lunch for
Reggae Passover by Lan Eder tickets to Brotherhood Day at
Mostly Matzah by Fran Avni Tigers/Angels game, Sunday, June 7, 1:00 p.m.
Celebrate with Us: Passover by Jewish Family Productions We will be raffling autographed
A Singing Seder by Cindy Paley baseballs when the speaker is here.
Miracles - Chanukah and Passover Songs by Jill Moskowitz Tickets are $1.00 or 6 for $5.00

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 B ’ na i M i t z va h cuy kzn
Jacob Hertzberg - April 17
Jacob Ben Hertzberg, the son of John and
Galena Hertzberg and Nicole and Kevin
Bopp, will become Bar Mitzvah on April 17
at Temple Emanu-El. Celebrating with Jacob
will be his brothers Jameson and Griffin, and
grandpar ents Marilyn and Stuart Hertzberg,
Sylvia and David Nelson. Jacob attends
Norup International School, plays trumpet
in the band, soccer, baseball, tennis and golf.
He enjoys video games and hang ing out
with his friends. Jacob volunteered at Yad
Ezra as his Mitzvah Project.

Emma Kristal – April 18

Emma Kristal will become Bat Mitzvah on
April 18 at Temple Emanu-El. Celebrating
with her are parents Dr. Steve Kristal and
Dr. Karen Randall-Kristal, sister Hannah
Kristal, and grandparents Stewart and Toba
Kristal, and Donald and Marion Randall.
Emma attends Roeper School and has set Howard H. Collens
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 Re l i g i o u s Sc h o o l D i r ect o r

The Passover Seder tends to be Jewish educa-

tors’ favorite holiday because it demonstrates Some important dates from
so many of the core values of Jewish education. the Education Department:
The lessons we learn from the Passover ritu- No School during
als teach us principles we can use year round. Spring Break April 5-13
Here’s a top ten list of educational values we
Young Family Saturday Service:
learn from the Seder- in no particular order:
April 4, 10am, songs, crafts, stories, snack
The Four Children teaches us that there are April 19th - “Say Chai to Kindergarten”:
Geoff Berdy
different types of learners and they should each open to all parents and children interested
be addressed according to their own needs. We’ve just come to un- in a glimpse of the Religious School’s first
derstand this notion in recent times, imagine how progressive it was year. Join us from 10-11:00 a.m. for a bunch
two thousand years ago. of fun including songs, crafts, stories and a
The Haggadah says: “In every generation each person must see snack.
one’s self as if they had personally been liberated from Egypt”. This April 19th - Kitah Gimel (third grade)
statement teaches many things, but perhaps most important is that it Parent Day: and meeting to introduce
is our task to make this ritual meal and this holiday relevant to our 4th grade
lives and the world today.
April 19th - L.I.F.T.: Leadership Institute
Seder means “order” and we start the Seder by reciting the order that for Teens trip “Mini-Conference” in Ann
the rest of the evening will follow. Education is a process of bring- Arbor. $10 per student. A day of fun and
ing order out of chaos and setting clear goals is a key step. informative activities designed to help
students prepare for college and leadership
From the four questions we learn that children’s natural curiosity opportunities. 12 noon - 6:00 p.m.
should drive education, there’s nothing more important than asking
questions. The four questions are not feats of great Talmudic logic, April 26th - Teen for Tikkun attendees:
they are rather simple. Children and their questions shouldn’t be “J-Serve” the International Day of
Community Service for Jewish Teens
pushed off to the ‘kiddie table’, they should take center stage.
(grades 8-12) from 10-4 p.m. Pick up and
Moses is not mentioned in the Haggadah, not because he’s not drop off are at Congregation Adat Shalom in
important, but because not everything that is important is printed on Farmington Hills, pre-registration is a must.
the page- discussion of the story is key and necessary, the text is just Teens from all over the community will be
the jumping off point. The Mitzvah is for us to tell the story, not to helping fix-up the Downtown Synagogue.
read the story. RSVP to 248-967-4023
Actions teach as much as words: we lean, we dip, we taste strange
tastes, we spill out wine, we hide the Afikomen. All these actions are
designed to provoke questions. Children learn from observing what
we do as much as the words we speak.
We are supposed to be theatrical in telling the story to keep children interested. Long before education had to compete with
television and video games, the Rabbis understood that education can and should be entertaining.
The removal of ten drops of wine for the ten plagues is a crucial moment in the Haggadah, its okay to look at events in Jewish
history from a non-Jewish perspective; the Egyptians were people too. Judaism should teach us empathy for all.
Singing songs of praise and prayers of thankfulness are a key part of the Haggadah and a key element of the educational
content. Children do not learn to be grateful on their own, they also must be taught to appreciate freedom.
The Seder, more than any other single ritual or educational experience, is responsible for ensuring the future of the Jew-
ish people. The only way for our values and traditions to be transmitted from one generation to the next is to formalize that
experience. Children, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, neighbors, must talk together across generational
lines about what being Jewish means. For many, the Seder may be the one time and place where that conversation happens on
a significant level. We can be assured though that as long as we have Seders, we’ll have thinking, caring Jews.

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g i f t s a n d m e m o r i a l s
Our heartfelt gratitude to each of our contributors. Your generosity is
helping our Congregation to grow and prosper. Thank You!
B’RAI SHEIT MISHKAN T’FILAH MUSIC FUND MILTON RIBIAT MEMORIAL RUTH & MAXWELL STETT-
NURSERY SCHOOL In Memory of: In Memory of: TEACHER ENRICHMENT NER CARING COMMUNITY
In Honor of: Bertha S. Strausz Harold Sherman In Memory of: In Memory of:
Eileen Brand, Jo Strausz Rosen Suzanne Boughton Grandmother of Laurie & Jean Jonas
a speedy recovery Daniel Kellerman Sam Rudner Todd Fynke Herman & Lillian Fox
Sharon & Bruce Ozrovitz William Kellerman Sharon & Stephen Dillon Robin & Richard Gold In Honor of:
Barbara & Douglas Adeline Balutis Eileen Brand’s speedy
BUILDING AND Kellerman Judy Greenwald RABBI MILTON ROSENBAUM recovery
MAINTENANCE Ruth & Maxwell Stettner Barney Katzman EDUCATIONAL FUND Sue & Dan Stettner
In Memory of: Mervin J. Pelzner & Judy & Lillian Greenwald In Memory of:
Milton Zimmerman Eric J. Pelzner In Honor of: Rabbi Milton Rosenbaum zt”l LEE WOLIN MEMORIAL
Lindy, Ray, Lani & Dan Buch Susan & Daniel Stettner Mary Ann Herman, Jonathan Rosenbaum AITZIM CHAYIM FUND
Rabbi Albert Gordon Get Well Wishes
Milton Gordon Eileen Brand,
In Memory of:
CANTOR’S BEA SACKS SOCIAL ACTION My dear mother, Sarah Zloto
DISCRETIONARY FUND Anne Gordon Get Well Wishes
Abe Gordon In Memory of: Lottie Malkin
Judy & Lillian Greenwald
In Memory of: Lou Gordon Howard Feigelson
Lillian Zellman Deborah Gordon & PRAYER BOOK FUND Rae & Jeff Mandel ZUSSMAN-UNGER YOUTH
Linda Matenky Marc Thomas Florence Aaron SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Memory of: Ray & Lindy Buch
Phillip Corner Robert Belsky In Honor of:
GENERAL GIFTS FUND Charlotte Corner Dr. Mervyn Falk Jalen Raines, Bar Mitzvah
Robin & Richard Gold Lindy, Ray, Lani & Dan Buch
In Memory of: Mrs. Fern Onickel Elizabeth Buch Huston Shartsis, Bat Mitzvah
Morris Schwartz Alan M. Onickel Ray, Lindy, Lani &
In Honor of: Brandon Grene’, Bar Mitzvah
Daniel & JoEllen Schwartz In Honor of: Jalen Raines concern and T.E. Board of Trustees
Dan Buch caring for the environment
Adolph Damraur Our children: Martin, Jolie
Faye & Lou Damraur and Simon Kaufmann-Laker RABBINIC Bea Sacks
Daniel SteffinArnold & Su- Elaine & Jerry Laker Judy Nolish – healthy
DISCRETIONARY FUND recovery
zanne Portner Our family: Sarah Scrivener
Richard Krasnow and Kay, Corey & Xavier In Memory of: Lindy, Ray, Elana & Dan
Belle Rudin Zeller Polina Chikhalenko Buch
Milton Zimmerman Mary Ann Simmons & Olga Dremach
Lloyd Strausz Michael Scrivener Babette Katz Zweigel
Joseph Hennig Lynn Wolin Warren & Muriel Zweigel
Virginia Elfond Michael & Jeffrey Patterson Hyman & Eva Lepler
Barney Katzman Linda & Dennis Kayes &
T.E. Board of Trustees Family
In Honor of:
Eileen Brand, a speedy
recovery
Marcia & Michael Leibson

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Share Shabbat Dinner Family Seder 2009
MIRIAM’S SEDER
MonDAY,
Friday, April 3 - 6:15 p.m.
Cost: $14 per family; Thursday, April 9 6:30 p.m. th APRIL 13, 2009
6:15 p.m.
$7 for individuals. Adults: $36.50 • Kids (ages 4-12): $16.00 $10.00 per person
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9:00 AM 4:30 PM 6:15 PM 9:30 AM
Nursery Seder Hebrew School Shared Shabbat Torah Study
7:30 PM AM & PM Dinner 10:00AM
Shir Chadash Nursery Seder 7:00 PM Young Family Chavurah
7:30PM First Friday Erev 10:30 AM
“Living without God” Shabbat Shabbat Service
Book Discussion

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Building Closed No Monday Night No Religious School 1st Seder Passover Passover 9:30 AM
School 10:30AM 6:00 PM Torah Study
Worship Service Oneg Shabbat 10:30 AM
6:30 PM 6:30 PM Shabbat Service
Congregational Seder Erev Shabbat

12 Spring Break - No Religious School

Building Closed
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19 6:15PM 1:00 PM Passover 4:30PM 8:00PM 9:30 AM
Miriam’s Seder Red Cross Blood Drive 10:30AM Hebrew School Jacob Hertzberg Bar Torah Study
9:00 AM No Monday Night Mitzvah
Religious School 4:30 PM Yiskor Service 10:30 AM
School Hebrew School Emma Kristal Bat Mitzvah
3rd Grade Parent’s Day
Parents Meeting 6:15 PM
10:00 AM Executive Committee
Say Chai Meeting
10:45 AM
“My Temple Too” 20 21 22 23 24 25
11:30 AM 6:00PM 4:30 PM 7:30PM 4:30 PM 8:00 PM 9:30AM
Brotherhood Baseball TEMTY Hebrew School Shir Chadash Hebrew School Sisterhood Shabbat Torah Study
Luncheon 7:00 PM 7:30 PM w/ Shir Chadash 10:30AM
12:00 PM Youth Choir Religious Committee Shabbat Service
LIFT Lunch High School
12:30PM 7:15PM
EMES Lunch & Learn Adult Education

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9:00AM 6:00PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM
Religious School TEMTY Hebrew School Hebrew School
10:00AM 7:00PM 7:30 PM 7:30PM
Membership Meeting High School BOT Presidents Council/
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