JANUARY 2011

TEVET/SHEVAT 5771
VOL. 53, NO. 5

Worship Schedule

Friday, December 31 14450 West Ten Mile Rd . Oak Park, MI 48237

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6:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat

Shabbat, January 1
10:30 a.m. Shabbat
Temple Emanu-El 60th Anniversary Year
Morning Worship
in Rosen Foyer On Friday night, January 14, we will celebrate the 59th Anniversary of the first Sabbath Service of
* The Suburban Temple of Greater Detroit. Our Founding Families met at Burton School, on January
Friday, January 7 18, on folding chairs using copies of the Union Prayer Book, borrowed from Temple Beth El and
7:00 p.m. First Friday
Family Service
Temple Israel and with a borrowed ark from Temple Beth El.

Shabbat, January 8
10:30 a.m. Shabbat
Morning Worship
in Rosen Foyer
*
Friday, January 14
8:00 p.m. Erev
Shabbat Worship
Shir Chadash Choir
Anniversary Shabbat
with U.P.B.
R.A.C. Celebrating
50 Years
Shabbat, January 15
10:30 a.m. Shabbat
Morning Worship in
Rosen Foyer
*
Friday, January 21
8:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat
Worship
Our Board of Trustees is already making plans for a celebration of our 60th “Diamond” Anniver-
sary, to begin next year at this time. We are forming a committee to oversee all anniversary-related
projects, and would welcome members to be part of the planning. Please contact us if you are
interested. There will of course be special fund-raising efforts (this should come as no surprise!) to
benefit our Operating Budget, Endowment and Building Funds. We will reach out to all our mem-
bers, present and past, to create a visual history of family events celebrated at the synagogue. We
will invite Confirmation classes from the past 15 years to join me in a Confirmation Reunion Trip
to New York, visiting the sites (and restaurants!) from their 10th grade trip. Cantor Sharlein and I
will incorporate our 60th celebration into a variety of worship experiences, and we will offer a wide
variety of adult education programs as well.
We want this to be wonderful and exciting celebration, involving as many members of our Temple
Emanu-El Family as possible. If you have ideas or would like to join us in our planning, you can
contact Steve Permut, Susan Kirschner, Cantor Sharlein or myself. Your enthusiasm and energy
will make our anniversary year a memorable success.
Rabbi Klein

Tu B’shvat Seder
Shabbat, January 22
10:30 a.m. Zoe Lask,
Bat Mitzvah
* Sunday, January 23 - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, January 28
6:00 p.m. Pre-Service Oneg Tu B’shvat, the New Year of the Cosmic Tree, is the only holiday created by the Kabbalists.
6:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Sephardic Jews call this day Frutas, the Feast of Fruits or Rosasana
Shabbat, January 29
dos Arbores, Rosh Hashana of the Trees.
10:30 a.m. Shabbat
Morning Worship
The Tu B’shvat Seder is a feast to which the Jewish
in Rosen Foyer people invite the whole world. Like a Passover Seder, the
Shir Chadash Choir Tu B’shvat Seder includes eating symbolic foods, mystic
Vivian DeGain,
Torah Reader
recitations for individuals and for the group, music, stories,
and other assorted activities. We invite members of all other
religions to this celebration and ask our own congregants to
invite non-Jewish friends and family.
Temple
Emanu-El  Please join Cantor Sharlein and Steve Klaper
Where You Belong! for a Tu B’shvat experience!
We are a family of
families, keeping alive
The seder will be a family-friendly event – elementary-aged children and older
our cherished traditions are encouraged to attend – and will include a vegetarian pot-luck.
by joyfully sharing
Jewish learning, The cost is $5.00 per person - $10.00 per family - sponsors $18.00.
spiritual celebrations, 
and a commitment
Plus a can for the chaveet. RSVP by Jan. 21 - 248-967-4020
to social justice.
Tu B’shvat Vegetarian Potluck Dinner - Food Assignments
Families with last names ending in:
A-J - Bring Dessert K-S - Main Dish (Vegetarian) T-Z -Salad
 O U R T E M P L E F A M I L Y T R E E

Weekly Event Reminders Y A R T Z E I T S

Members with email may receive Rabbi Klein’s
Dec. 26-Jan. 1 Louis Klavons Jan. 16-22 Irving Ginsberg
“Monday Mailing” email that includes a two-week *Fay Abrams Ruth Klein *Minabel Bernstein *Lewis W. Gleekman
listing of congregational events, as well as special *Lena Aiken *David Konop *Annie Bloom Sara B. Goldberg
Robert Baker *Ethel Kotzer Morris Bobkoff *Bessie Golds
announcements. Members who do not receive *Derek Caplane *Jacob Langberg Catherine Bond Walter Kellerman
email may read his Monday Mailing at Temple *Riva Davis Esther Lazar *Loraine Carson *David King
(posted on his office door) or call Rabbi Klein *Charles Paul Druker Sol Levin *Sol Cash Joseph Kursman
*Gregory Finegood Jenny Minkow *Bernard M. Cohen Pearl Levine
(248-967-4252, ext. 207) and request phone-re- Pearl Fischman Harry Richard *Shirley Dickman Esther Lewin
minders from the Membership Committee Mollie Fisher *Maurice Roe Robert Docks *Dr. Barnard Lieberman
*Anne Frank Doris Rosen *Frances Donon Dorothy Matenky
for social action, adult education, worship or social *Hyman Friedman *Sol Rosenhaus Celia Sasan Dunn Max Isadore Rich
programs. rabbi@rabbiklein.com. *Rosella Friedman *David M. Schwartz Morry Ellman Max Isadore Rich
Robert Gerendasy Abraham Schwarzberg Irvin Feig *Sheldon H. Roth
Mary Goldman *David Shaw *George Frank Esther Shrager
*Alan Goodman *Ida Spiegel Carolyn Gold Norma Guyer Sobesky
JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES! Sophie Reder Hoffman Louis Stovack Sanford Gold Bessie Stewart
Bert Kaatz Yefim Tankelevich Millie Greengood Gordon Stillwell
Jeffrey and Beth Applebaum 1/5 Jacob and Linda Schwarzberg 1/17 *Sidney Katzman Saralee Tessler *Anna S. Hendelman *Fay Susman
Harold and Marie Flacks 1/6 William and Janeen Fetterman 1/20 *Sidney Kessler *Harry Tischler Hildegard Hennig *Samuel Weiss
Brian and Rachel Baxter 1/8 Thomas and Joyce Sachs 1/22 Louis Kleiman *Morris Tischler Gerson Horton *Ned Weitzman
Alan and Marla Schindler 1/15 Robert and Rozanne Sedler 1/24 Sadie Lachar *Herman C. Weinberger Lillian Kahn Babette Katz Zweigel
Anthony and Gretchen Baron 1/17 Bradley and Janette Baker 1/28 Aaron Lessin Mamie Zacks *Eleanor Kahn-Ettlinger
*Harry Levitan *Morris Kallush Jan. 30-Feb. 5
*Sophia Losh Jan. 9-15 *Rose Kaplan Sylvia Ash
*Jennie Luft Albert Applebaum David M. Katz Bessie Belsky
YOM HULEDET SAMEIACH *Jeannette Lutvak *Morris Band Joseph Kolinski *Mary Berick
*Joseph Lutvak *Rebecca Berman David Lefko *Sol Boesky
January Birthdays - Temple Children Morris Mayer Arthur Birnkrant Ben Levenson Elizabeth Buch
*Irene Mendelsohn *Wilfred “Brod” Donner Ruben Charles Levin Beatrice Docks
Douglas Kravchenko.......................1/4 Hannah Aronson-Paxton...............1/19
*Leonard Mendelsohn Jeanette Eizelman *Pearl J. Lieberman *Anna Dovitz
Julian Fetterman..............................1/6 Emma Kristal.................................1/19
Chloe Franklin.................................1/7 Eli Mendelson................................1/20 Rose Menders *Joseph L. Feinburg *Morris J. Mandell Arthur L. Goldsmith
Spencer Litvin..................................1/7 Zachary Segall..............................1/20 *Pearl Morton *Leona Feinburg *Sadye Meisner Joseph Gutmann
Bradley Benghiat.............................1/8 Jalen Raines..................................1/23 *Yetta Moss Morris Fowler Henry Milczuk Samuel Hartman
Gabriel Berke................................ 1/11 Tatum Saltsman.............................1/24 Jack Nater Julie Singer Freeman *Mary Modell *Celia Hoffman
Julie Krasnick................................1/15 Joshua Kominars...........................1/27 Hyman Natinsky Ike B. Gillis *Clara Moray Charles Dustin Kalt
Andrew Siegel...............................1/16 Jason Markowitz............................1/28 *Joyce Rappaport Leonard Girson Dorothy Mulka Fanny Kalt
Jackson Gorland...........................1/17 Huston Shartsis.............................1/30 *Elisha (Al) Gold Mollie Perlmutter *Irving Kline
Fanny Rosenblatt
Mira Schoof...................................1/18 Joshua Baker................................1/31
Nathan Rosin Cele Goldsmith Lalli *Mildred Robinson *Anna J. Klinsky
Barney Schlang *Samuel A. Green *Molly Rosengarten *Rose Braun Kohl
*Rochelle Seidman Anita Gruen Harold Rosin *Bertha Kohn
Isaac Sherman *Arthur Harris *Shirley Sachs Lillian Kornhauser
IN MEMORIAM Amy Margolis Silberman Herbert M. Holberg Noah Seefor Lena Kretchmer
*Sidney H. Silver *Helen Kaczander *Merilyn Schwartz *Mollie Landau
Sidney Sacks, father of Maxine (Gary) Mondshine, Nov. 19, 2010 Doris Sodders *Frances Konop *Benjamin Shapiro *May Leeds
Milton Sperber *Eileen J. Lansky *Philip Stein Esther Levin
Phyllis Kolko, sister of Harriet (Ken) Rich, Nov. 24, 2010
Henry Strausz *Lewis Levin William Wilner *Charles Levy
Becky Warfel, friend of Temple, former choir member, Nov. 24, 2010 *Nathaniel Steingold Lottie Levin *Ida Losh
Katie Tucker Jane Levitt Jan. 23-29 *Bernard H. Mechanic
Sally Tucker Hyman Phillip Levy Allen Abels Bruce Menken
Yvonne Vandenberg Sadie Miller John Alexander *Jessie Miller
MAZAL TOV *Sarah Esther Weisman Carolyn Ohren *George Allen Sadie Rattner
Robert Jonathan Patt *Mary Barna *Ida Robins
To Sarah Miller and Edward Berger and to Laura and Jan. 2-8 Brinnie Rubin Martha Barrish Bessie Sasan
Jerry Miller on the birth of their daughter and granddaughter, *Sam Engelberg Phillip Rubin *Saul Bechek Harold Sherman
Sylvia Ann Berger, November 12, 2010 Abe Epstein Edward Schindler *Samuel Berg Adele Singer
*Herman Federman Irving Schwartz William D. Birnkrant Daniel Steffin
*Sidney Feldman *Morris Schwartz *Ruth Blumenstein *Morris W. Weingarden
*Denise Ann Fogelman *Sarajane Schwartz Frances Brown Abraham Werney
WELCOME TO TEMPLE EMANU-EL! Murray Genden Sarah Sharpe Bert Cohen *Louis Zlatkin
David Goldman Janet Elaine Shartsis Sol Cohen
The Congregation welcomes the fol- Adele Goldstein *Moshe Shupps *Charles Driker
lowing new members who have joined *Louis Goodman Sidney H. Silver Irving Dunn
our Temple family since publication of *Michael Haber Sylvia Sloan Sarah Dunn
the November Bulletin Sylvia Horowitz *Bernard Steinger *Gertrude Feber
*Ella Kaatz *Louis Stutz *Paul Aaron Fogel
Muriel Wagner of Pleasant Ridge. *Neil Alan Werner *Sidney Frank
*Charles A. Kalt
We look forward to your involvement in *William Katzman *Solomon Zlatkin *Bella Garfinkel
services and at our many events and activities.
*A light will be lit on our Memorial Board. If you wish to memorialize your loved ones in a special way, consider purchasing a memorial
plaque to be displayed in our Anne Jospey Sanctuary. Each year, on the anniversary of their death, it will be lit as a remembrance.
Contact the Temple office at 248-967-4020 to make 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
It seems like I’ve been in the business
of interfaith dialogue forever.
For fifteen years I was the rabbi of a
small Indiana synagogue that was the
only Jewish institution within 60 miles.
Adults and children came to our con-
gregation who had never met a Jew. I
went into churches where all they knew
about Judaism was that Jesus appar-
Rabbi Joseph P. Klein
ently opposed it. I knew that if I were
to find and befriend colleagues, they would have to be Chris-
tian clergy. (I did, of course, and I treasure and maintain those
friendships to this day.) In Indiana, as the rabbi of a congrega-
tion of just over 100 families, I spent at least as much time
preparing for and engaged in interfaith activities, as I did in
fulfilling my synagogue responsibilities. And I quickly realized
that I was learning more about myself and my Jewish identity
than I had expected.
I was fortunate to be living in a Christian community that hon-
ored and respected other religions and their institutions. I was
most fortunate to be serving a congregation that encouraged
ongoing interfaith exchanges. I studied regularly with Baptist
and Presbyterian and Catholic clergy, I taught Hebrew to an
Assembly of God church, and I traveled to seminary and uni-
versity conferences with my Christian clergy colleagues. And
every one of those experiences expanded my understanding of
faith and belief and Judaism. As a result I found better ways to
explain Judaism to the non-Jewish community. And throughout
those fifteen years in rural western Indiana, not once did I hear
Open to the Community
Rabbi’s Genesis Class
Rabbi Klein will be teaching a six-week Genesis class,
sponsored by the Berkley Clergy Association, open to the
community, and free of charge. The course Reading Genesis
Again for the First Time, will be held at Berkley Community
Church, 2855 Wiltshire (n. of Catalpa, w. of Coolidge) on
Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., January 13-February 17.
The Book of Genesis is all too often read and taught as Bible
Stories for Children when, in fact, the narratives present
very sophisticated themes, and are carefully crafted litera-
ture. Rabbi Klein’s six-week class will be a close reading
and discussion of the texts of Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain
and Abel, and Noah (chapters 1-6), and The Jacob Narrative
(found in chapters 25-35). Please bring your own Bibles (the
more varied the translations in the room, the more the better!)
TEMPLE EMANU-EL: WHERE YOU BELONG • 248-967-4020
anti-Semitic, anti-Jewish or anti-Zionist comments, not
once was there a “religious problem” in the schools or
colleges.
Too often interfaith dialogue and inter-action is little more
than ‘show and tell’. Sometimes that’s all we can do when
church groups visit the synagogue to sit through a Sabbath
service, followed by an explanation in the sanctuary of
kipot, tallit and Torah. But when we have an opportunity
to study together, to challenge each other, to explain what
“I believe” within the context of what “they believe”—
then our interfaith experience will have long-lasting ef-
fects on our community-at-large.
We have such an opportunity this month. I was asked
by my Berkley Clergy Association to teach a six-week
class on the Book of Genesis. I have no idea how many
church-folk from their five congregations will be there,
but I know that when it’s over in February they will see
Judaism and the challenge of Jewish study in ways more
exciting than they had imagined. And you can be a part
of that experience and the “ah-hah” moments that will
lift the discussion to a new level of Bible-appreciation.
So please consider this my personal invitation to Reading
Genesis Again for the First Time. The program will be
held at Berkley Community Church, 2855 Wiltshire (n. of
Catalpa, w. of Coolidge) on Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:30 pm,
January 13-February 17. Open to the community and
free of charge, it will be a fascinating mix of fundamental
and liberal Protestants, Catholics and Jews. And bring
your own Bibles, the more varied the translations in the
room, the more interesting the discussion. Sounds like fun
to me!
COFFEE WITH THE CANTOR
Sunday, Jan. 16 at 9:30 a.m.
Join Cantor Sharlein for an informal
and free-form discussion over
coffee (or tea). Bring a topic
you'd like to discuss, or just
come and see where the
conversation leads.
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 C O N G R E G A
“The Power of
Social Media”
Brotherhood Speaker Meeting
Sunday, Jan. 9th @ 9:00 a.m.
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blogging –
Guest Speaker, Eric Vogel will discuss
business opportunities using social media.
We will meet and eat around 9:00 a.m. The
talk should begin around 9:30 a.m. and last
about an hour. Bagels and coffee will be
provided. Walk-ins welcome, but RSVP’s help
us plan. 248-967-4020. This event is free and
open to the public. Please join us.
SAVE THE DATE!
Sunday, March 6
Great Food! Great Bingo Prizes!
All Ages Can Play!
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T I O N A L N E W S
What is Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood?
Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood is a group of individuals
who come together to seek opportunities to enhance
our temple while socializing and having fun within our
Temple family.
Brotherhood activities include
• Sponsorship of the Yom Kippur
Break the Fast Dinner
• Religious School Picnic
• Land transportation for the
High School Confirmation Trip
We host the annual Chanukah Dinner and,
along with the Social Action Committee, host
the Chili-Cookoff/ Bingo Event.
We present speakers on various topics of interest: male
health issues, home improvements, sports, etc. We end
our Temple year with a Tigers or Mudhens baseball
game. We also have a monthly Game Night at temple.
Come join us for bagels and coffee at
our morning meeting on January 9th.
Space on the Eastern Europe Trip
There are still places available on Rabbi Klein’s Jewish Roots
Tour to Budapest, Prague and Poland, May 1-15. The $3,880/
person (double occupancy) cost will include round trip airfare,
all transportation, all hotels, all breakfasts, nine dinners and
four lunches. Beginning with two nights in Budapest, there
will be four nights in Prague, two nights in Krakow, one night
in Lublin, and four nights in Warsaw.
Special features of the trip will be a dinner cruise down the
Danube and an evening cruise on the Moldau River; the Prague
Judaica collections from which our Torah Scroll came;
Erev Shabbat worship in Prague; Erev Shabbat worship in
Warsaw’s Progressive synagogue, and Shabbat morning at the
only pre-war synagogue (Orthodox) in Warsaw; evening
concert in Prague; Israel Independence Day celebration in
Krakow (if available); and of course Holocaust Memorials.
In his conversations with KESHET, our trip provider, Rabbi
Klein was clear that he did not want this to be a two-week
tour of death camps and Holocaust history. Though the trip
does include Holocaust memorials it is as much about Eastern
Europe today, as about its past (our past!). The trip will close
soon, so contact Rabbi Klein for the itinerary and more infor-
mation. Places are open to non-members, so please mention
it to friends or neighbors. Rabbi Klein will lead orientation
sessions for the participants monthly beginning in January.
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C A N T O R ’ S N O T E S

Sometime after our daughter Ruthie
was born last April, parenting maga-
zine mysteriously starting showing up
in our mail. Last month, one article
in particular grabbed my attention:
“Teaching Spirituality to Kids: Learn
how to teach kids about spiritual-
ity, faith, hope, and morality, even if
you’re a religious free agent.”
Of course, I’m not a religious free
agent. I’m firmly committed to Juda-
Cantor Darcie N. Sharlein
ism, and Jewish rituals, teachings, and
ethics are already a part of Ruthie’s life. Either in spite of this
or because of it – I’m not quite sure which – I was particularly
intrigued to read what the article had to say about teaching
spirituality.
The author, Teri Cettina, provided several ideas for giving your
children religion (gratefulness, connection to community and
a higher power, morality, time for reflection) without giving
them religion (belief in a specific creed or affiliation with a
faith community). One idea struck me as particularly creative
and share-worthy, even for those of us who are inclined toward
organized religion: create a family mission statement.
Cettina writes, “Many spiritual traditions provide a framework
of values or principles to follow. Try creating something similar
for your family. ‘Even kids as  young as three or four under-
stand something like: Our family believes in  kindness, helping
other people, caring for pets, and reaching out to  people who
are alone,’’ says [author Mimi] Doe. “You can get formal and
post your  mission statement in your kitchen, or simply use it
when you’re making choices about how to spend your time or
resolve conflicts.”
Crafting a mission statement can be quite meaningful,
whether you have children in the home or not. Consider:
What values guide you? What issues do you stand up for?
What do you believe? What role does Judaism play in your
life?
You can infuse Jewish concepts into your mission statement
with phrases such as: kavod (honor/respect); tikkun olam
(repairing the world); brachah (blessing); tz’dakah (char-
ity); gimilut chasadim (acts of loving kindness); tzedek (jus-
tice/righteousness); hoda-ah (thanks); shalom bayit (peace
in the home); k’dushah (holiness).
You may also find inspiration in the “mission statements”
of some of our sages as quoted in Pirke Avot:
“Shammai said, ‘Make your Torah study a habit; say little,
but do much; and greet every person cheerfully.’” (1:15)
“Hillel said, ‘Don’t separate yourself from the commu-
nity…Don’t judge your fellow human being until you have
reached that person’s place…And don’t say, ‘When I have
leisure, I will study’ – perhaps you will never have that
leisure.’” (2:4)
“Rabbi Eliezer said, ‘Let your friend’s honor be as precious
to you as your own. Be difficult to provoke. And repent one
day before your death.’” (2:10)
If you or your family creates a mission statement, please
share it with me; I think it would be wonderful to publish
them in a future Temple Bulletin.
Best wishes for a happy 2011!

Sunday, January 30, 9:15 a.m.

Books & Bagels
As we review and discuss:
THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK by Geraldine Brooks
All ages are welcome. This is not a lecture. Come whether or not you have
read the book, but expect “spoilers” from those who have read the book
and participate in the discussion!
One of the earliest Jewish religious volumes to be illuminated with images, the
Sarajevo Haggadah survived centuries of purges and wars thanks to people of all faiths who risked their
lives to safeguard it. Geraldine Brooks, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March, has turned the intriguing but sparely de-
tailed history of this precious volume into an emotionally rich, thrilling fictionalization that retraces its turbulent journey. In the
hands of Hanna Heath, an impassioned rare-book expert restoring the manuscript in 1996 Sarajevo, it yields clues to its guard-
ians and whereabouts: an insect wing, a wine stain, salt crystals, and a white hair. While readers experience crucial moments in
the book’s history through a series of fascinating, fleshed-out short stories, Hanna pursues its secrets scientifically, and finds that
some interests will still risk everything in the name of protecting this treasure. Bagels and coffee will be served.
This program is sponsored by the Temple Emanu-El Community of Learners.

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 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T

As you know, I’m one of those Italophiles Happy New Year to Temple’s
with no known genetic connection to Italy.
While reading Paul Paolicelli’s “Under Upcoming 60th Anniversary Year
the Southern Sun” about the mezzogiorno
Happy New Year to you. I hope
(southern part) of Italy, I came across a very
moving section relating the story of the only 2011 provides a healthy, happy
concentration camp in Italy during World and prosperous year to all.
War II. Ferramonti is in Calabria and Paoli- This past month was a very nice
celli spoke to people who remembered it to month with the Brotherhood
gather his story. The only Jews who died in Chanukah Dinner and services
Susan J. Kirschner
Ferramonti were four people killed when the honoring our Youth Choir. In addi-
Americans mistook it for a military installa- tion, our Social Action Committee
tion and bombed it. The dead were buried in a religious ceremony
collected food for St. Marks Food Steven L. Permut,
at the cemetery in nearby Tarsia. President
Pantry and joined the Sisterhood in
The inmates came from France, England, China, Greece, Yugo- support of equal rights for women
slavia, Bulgaria, Poland and Hungary and included, in addition to in the U.S. and Israel by sponsoring a photo shoot of many
Jews, some political enemies from Slovenia, Croatia and China. of our Temple women holding the Torah.
Not surprisingly, the overwhelming majority were highly edu-
cated professionals. The inmates organized themselves, created If you recall from High Holiday services, I mentioned that
a school for the children, I hope you all say Hineni (HERE I AM) this coming year -
a library, a theater group, and many of you have this past month.
Thanks to Elissa Driker-
sports teams, etc. They even Ohren and Amy Wise for One of the responsibilities of serving as the Temple’s
took over the camp ovens co-chairing our second President or on its Board, is to look ahead and plan for
and baked unleavened bread. annual “At Our Tables” the congregation’s needs - be they immediate, near or far
Three synagogues were set Fundraiser. We thanked all into the future. While our 60th anniversary is a year away,
up, along with a Greek Or- our creative and generous celebrations and appropriate ceremonies are in the early
thodox chapel and places of hosts in November, but I
worship for at least two other planning phase. We will need volunteers, sponsors, sup-
want to be sure the wise porters and participants for various upcoming but as yet
Eastern European religious women who pulled it all
denominations. Townspeople undefined plans.
together are recognized!
bartered food and clothing In addition, another board responsibility is to keep our
for items from Red Cross Temple on sound financial footing. We have, and are,
parcels, any form of currency and the professional services of continually looking at, ways to cut expenses and raise the
the inmates. Barbara Spina remembers her grandmother trading needed funds. One possible way is to re-introduce a major
garden produce for dental work.
fundraising event. We will keep you posted.
Fortunately for the inmates, it was two Southern Italians who ran
2011 should be an exciting and very busy year as we
the camp and they seem to have tried very hard to keep the Fascist
prepare and plan for our 60th anniversary in 2012!
militia and the Germans out of it. The main roundup Paolicelli
found in his research was when the camp commandant and his
wife backed a truck into the camp, rounded up all the internee Again, Happy New Year to all.
children (about 100)—and took them into town for a gelato!
Paolicelli relates that late in 1943, shortly before the British liber-
ated the camp, a German general decided to stop and inspect it.
The inmates received advance word and quickly ran up a quar-
antine flag in place of the Italian one. The local priest met the
general at the main gate and told him cholera was rampant in the EVERY CAN COUNTS
camp, so that, while the general was welcome to enter, he did so
at his own risk. He declined the offer. Now more than ever.
Our neighborhood food banks thank you
After the war, many survivors remained in touch with Gaetano
for sharing your food with the hungry -
Marrari, who was the head security officer of the camp for its
because…
entire existence.
Now more than ever,
EVERY CAN COUNTS

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C O N G R E G A T I O N A L N E W S

TEMPLE EMANU-EL

Concluding Shabbat Community of Learners

A Havdallah Celebration The Community of Learners and Temple Emanu-El’s PTO
invite you, your family, friends and neighbors to special
featuring a special music and presentation by Temple member and author, Sheri Noga
storytelling performance by as she discusses her new book,
Steve Klaper
HAVE THE GUTS TO DO IT RIGHT
Saturday, February 26 Raising Grateful and Responsible
7:00 p.m. Children in an Era of Indulgence
Suggested Donation: $10 pp Sunday, February 6 - 9:15 a.m.
Proceeds benefit the Community of Temple Emanu-El
Learners at Temple Emanu-El 14450 W. Ten Mile, Oak Park
Havdallah marks the end of Shabbat and the “From television shows about nan-
beginning of the new week. nies coming to the rescue of crazed
families to doggy boot camps for
Temple’s Community of Learners invites undisciplined pets,  we’ve become a
members and friends to a casual evening of culture out of control and  unable to
music featuring Steve Klaper and his music exert influence in our own families.
and story-telling show, Adventures of a Most mothers and fathers who come
Jewish Troubadour. to see me have a sense that they are
overindulging their children and
Please join us allowing behaviors they shouldn’t,
on Saturday, but don’t know what to do about it.”
Feb. 26 at 7:00
From work to play, sleep to home-
p.m. Bring an work, and toys to technology, this
appetizer and book gives concrete as well as theoretical direction for developing
a bottle of wine the strength to parent your child independent of a culture of excess.
or juice to share.
This event is open to the community. Bagels and coffee will be
If you have a served.
havdallah set,
bring it along!
For planning B’NAI MITZVAH
purposes,
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Zoe Lask - January 22
please RSVP to
temple office by Feb. 25. Zoe Mollie Lask will become Bat Mitzvah
on Saturday, January 22, 2011. Zoe is the
This special Havdallah celebration will raise daughter of Julie and Michael and sister of
funds for Adult Education programming at Zachary. Sharing in this joyous event will
Temple Emanu-El. We are a self-funded commit- be Zoe’s grandparents Sandra and Robert
tee that provides adult learning opportunities Weitz and Glenda and Robert Lask. Zoe
throughout the year. The largest project of these is a seventh grader at Norup International
School in Oak Park, where she plays violin
is our annual Scholar-in- Residence weekend.
in the orchestra. She enjoys horseback
This year we will welcome Anat Hoffman, Exec. riding, reading and listening to music. For
Dir. of the Israel Action Center during the week- her mitzvah project Zoe volunteered at the
end of April 8-10. Berkley Autism Spectrum Disorder Summer Camp and continues
to assist in the Buddies program during the school year.
She also raised money for the Giving Library at C.S. Mott
Children’s Hospital.

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 RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Religious School Tu B’shvat/
Grandparent Day, Sunday
January 23
Grandparents (or the “grandparent-
like” person in your family) are invited
to join us for a very special day at
Religious School. We’ll not only be
celebrating the gift of grandparents,
Geoff Berdy
but Tu B’Shvat, Judaism’s ecological
holiday, as well. Many activities are planned including a
special service, family-history project and social action ac-
tivity. Grandparents will also have the opportunity to sit in
on classes and also have a separate adults-only discussion.
For a full itinerary, more information or to RSVP, please
contact the education office : 248-967-4023 or email:
educator@emanuel-mich.org.
Monday Night School Martin Luther King
Day Commemoration Featuring Interfaith
Dialogue
On January 17 at 7:00 p.m. we offer our Monday Night
School students a unique opportunity. The life and mes-
sage of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King resonate deeply in
the Jewish community partly because of his commitment
to interfaith dialogue, both as an essential element for the
struggle for civil rights and as a meaningful part of reli-
gious life. In that spirit we invite students to join in a dia-
logue with participants of several interfaith programs and
to learn about the significance of interfaith dialogue in re-
pairing the world and carrying forward Dr. King’s vision.
Our guests will be students and staff who have participated
in two local interfaith summer programs; C.U.Same, a
one- week camp in partnership with Shalom Street, the Af-
rican American Museum and the Arab American Museum
and Listen, Learn and Live, and a camp sponsored by the
Interfaith Center for Racial Justice.
Monday Night School Second Semester:
Second semester will kick-off on January 24 with a
special commemoration Tu B’Shvat (Judaism’s ecological
holiday) in cooperation with the Social Action Committee.
Some of the classes being offered: Cooking for a Cause,
Tikkun Olam: Repair the World, Through a Jewish
Lens: Documentary Film, From Gershwin to Dylan to
Matisyahu: Jews in American Music. Also on January
23, the Temple’s Education Committee will be coming to
Monday Night School to hear from students. They’ll be
talking to students during the break and to seniors during
their class with the Rabbi. To learn more, or to volunteer
to be involved, please contact the education office.
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Teen Night At The JCC
On Saturday night January 8th from 6-8:00 p.m. the Jewish
Community Center of Oak Park will belong strictly to teens (7th
grade and above). Temple Emanu-El is organizing the event and
have invited NFTY chapters, BBYO, Beth Shalom, Shir Tikvah
and Beth El teens. Participants may use the pool, climbing wall
and gym. In addition, they will have access to electronic gaming
(including Wii) and other activities. The cost is $10 and adult
chaperones are needed. We hope to make this a regular event
giving Jewish teens on this side of town an opportunity to
socialize across denominations.
Middle School Youth Groups Lazer Tag
January 16, 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
$10, 4th-7th grade, drivers/chaperones needed, lunch included,
at Lazer Quest, Madison Heights.
Friday Night Tot-Shabbat featuring “Mitzvah Man”
January 14, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Join us for a family-friendly Shabbat dinner and evening of sto-
ries, songs and activities. Cantor Sharlein and Education Director
Geoff Berdy will host with special guest, Mitzvah Man.
Come learn how to be a “mitzvah hero.”
RSVP to educator@emanuel-mich.org or call 248-967-4023.
Torah Table Talk
So it turns out that this month, as our attention is turned to the
life of Rev, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we also read throughout
the story of that first civil rights leader: Moses. Here are a few
questions for discussion:
• Why do you think the frequent reference to the Exodus story
during the Civil Rights movement brought people to the cause?
• The Torah says that the Israelites left Egypt as a “mixed multi-
tude.” How might that be relevant to the notion of
Civil Rights?
• What does it mean to say that ‘God wants us to be free’?
Our Sunday morning Tefillah –
Community Time is getting rave reviews!
Please join us each week in the sanctuary at the beginning
of Religious School at 9:00 a.m. for 15-20 minutes of Tefil-
lah, prayer and song with Rabbi Klein, Cantor Sharlein and
Education Director Geoff Berdy.
This time provides our Religious School students grades
1-7 and their teachers the “moment” to build special social
and emotional ties with our clergy and each other. Parents
have said they truly appreciate the time to celebrate com-
munity as well!
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S M A L L T A L K
EARLY WORSHIP
NEWS FROM THE ECC WHERE OUR EXPERIENCE
PROVIDES YOUR CHILD WITH THE BEST EXPERIENCE WITH PRE-SERVICE
As winter continues, the Nursery offices WINE & CHEESE ONEG
are busy preparing for camp. Like the
fashion industry, we are always a season
Friday, January 28
ahead. Camp begins Monday, June 13th, 6:00 p.m. Pre-Service Oneg Shabbat
and is offered for nine weeks with three, 6:30 p.m. Kaballat Shabbat
3-week sessions. Packets will be sent
home at the end of January - both for Please join us!
camp as well as materials for the 2011-
Eileen Brand 2012 school year.
Soon we will welcome several new
babies to our Infant Program. When parents come to tour
the facility they are in awe of both the physical layout of
the rooms and the warmth and assurance they feel from our
nurturing staff. It is our hope that this is just the beginning
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of a long term relationship between these families, the ECC
your friends, neighbors &
and Temple.
Temple Emanu-El members
In our ever changing world, every generation has its “new
toys.” Television transformed our world from black and
white into color and grew larger and larger giving us the
ability to record, pause, and watch programs at our con-
venience. Land telephones are becoming obsolete as cell
phones keep us connected over here and over there. Are our
young children really at an advantage with revolutionized
telecommunications? In paraphrasing a recent article in
the New York Times, entitled Toddlers’ Favorite Toy: The
iPhone, “the world is increasingly divided into those parents
who do allow phone use and those who don’t.” Kathy Hirsh-
Pasek, a psychology professor who specializes in early
language development, sides with the “Don’ts.” She states,
“research shows that children learn best through active
engagement that helps them adapt to the particular situation
at hand, and interacting with a screen doesn’t qualify.”
Still, Dr. Hirsh-Pasek was struck on a recent visit to New
York City by how many parents were handing over their
iPhones to their little children in the subway. “I understand
the impulse. This is a magical phone. I must admit I’m
addicted to this phone. “
What do YOU think?
Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on Monday, Janu-
ary 17th. There will be no regular programming or extended
care in session.
Happy Winter . . . Stay warm!

Eileen Brand, Director,

Early Childhood Community

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 G I F T S A N D M E M O R I A L S

A Sincere Thank You:
We sincerely thank everyone for their generous contributions to our various funds. Your support allows us to
continue offering our outstanding programs and services and helps us to support all members of our Temple Family. Thank you!

CANTOR’S LECH LECHA OPERATING RABBINIC SASSON SHAYA LEE WOLIN MEMORIAL
DISCRETIONARY FUND ENDOWMENT DISCRETIONARY FUND LIBRARY FUND AITZIM CHAYIM FUND
In Memory of: In Memory of: In Memory of: In Honor of: In Memory of:
Sidney Gelb Margaret Casey Abraham Krosnick Carole Shaya & Family Morton Wolin
Sherri Gelb & Eric Gelb Gary & Kathleen Trock Mort Krosnick & Family Rose Creed Denny, Jenny, Michael,
Leah Glinter In Memory of: Jeffrey Patterson &
GENERAL GIFTS FUND MUSIC FUND Kenneth Glinter Victoria Ben Moshe Lynn Wolin
In Appreciation: In Honor of: Marilyn & Seymour Matenky E. Carole Shaya Louis Malkin
From Stephanie Reiner The Birth of Tavi Ariev Simon Judy, Laura, & Linda Lottie Malkin
In Honor of: Mel & Ellie Natinsky Matenky DR. MAURICE B. WEINER Ira Albion
Marilyn Kaczander-Cohen Ida Raimi & DR. RICHARD A. Louis & Flo Citarel
& Don Cohen, Judy & Jack NORMAN ROSE Shelley Krosnick WEINER CHILDREN’S
Nolish, and Cantor Darcie & CANTOR FUND Joseph Baker BOOK FUND ZUSSMAN-UNGER YOUTH
Jeff Sharlein for a memorable In Memory of: Shari Morningstar In Honor of: SCHOLARSHIP FUND
evening and memorable food Ida Ettenson & Abraham The 60th anniversary of Nor- In Honor of:
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In Memory of: Sharon & Mel Ettenson ACTION Judy Weiner Bat Mitzvah
Eddie Silver (Brovary Project) Maida Zuckerman’s very T.E. Board of Trustees
The Newman Family RABBI MILTON In Memory of: special birthday
Hyman Abrams ROSENBAUM Ed Silver Danielle Sprecher
EDUCATIONAL FUND Louis & Flo Citarel The birth of
Howard Abrams
Ida Damraur In Honor of: Ryan Jacob Cohen
Faye & Lou Damraur Faye Damraur Julie Kraus
Dr. Bernard Plotkin Julie Kraus In Memory of:
Elaine Plotkin Dorothy J. Weiner
Murray Novick Helen Hack
Barbara Stuart Harold Margolis
Sarah Shapiro Judy Weiner
Robert M. Carson

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UPCOMING EVENTS AT TEMPLE EMANU-EL

Tu B’shvat Seder A Havdallah Celebration
January 23 - 5:00 p.m.
$5 per person $10 per family Saturday, February 26
(or $18 sponsor) 7:00 p.m.
and a vegetarian dish to pass Suggested Donation: $10 pp
RSVP: January 21
248-967-4020 RSVP by Feb. 25
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January 2011 - Tevet/Shevat 5771
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9:30 AM
Torah Study
10:30 AM
Morning Shabbat

2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Building Closed Nursery Classes Resume 4:30 PM 7:00 PM 4:30 PM 7:00 PM 9:30 AM
Hebrew School Catering Committee Hebrew School First Friday Family Torah Study
7:00 PM 7:30 PM Shabbat 10:30 AM
Youth & Education Shir Chadash Morning Shabbat
Committees

9 10 11 12 13 14 15
9:00 AM 4:30 PM 7:30 PM 4:30 PM 8:00 PM 9:30 AM
Brotherhood Meeting No Monday Night Hebrew School Shir Chadash Hebrew School Anniversary Shabbat Torah Study
9:30 AM School 6:15 PM 7:30 PM with Choir 10:30 AM
Sisterhood Meeting Executive Committee [Reading Genesis Again Morning Shabbat
Meeting for the 1st Time-Berkley
7:00 PM Community Church]
Brotherhood Game Night

16 17 18 19 20 21 22
9:00 AM 7:00 PM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM 8:00 PM 9:30 AM
Religious School High School Youth Choir Hebrew School Hebrew School Erev Shabbat Torah Study
Coffee with the Cantor Membership Meeting 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 10:30 AM
9:30 AM Optional Monday Night Religious Committee Capital Budget Task Zoe Lask Bat Mitzvah
Religious School School Meeting Force
6th Grade B’nai Mitzvah 7:15 PM
Parent Meeting Adult Ed. Committee
Coffee with the Cantor
12:00 PM ECC Parent-Teacher
Eastern European Trip Conferences –
Meeting No Classes

23 24 25 26 27 28 29
9:00 AM 7:00 PM 4:30 PM 7:30 PM 4:30 PM 6:00 PM 9:30 AM
Religious School High School Youth Choir Hebrew School Shir Chadash Hebrew School Oneg Torah Study
5:00 PM 7:30 PM 5:30 PM 6:30 PM 10:30 AM
Tu B’shvat Board of Trustees Jewish Vocational Erev Shabbat Morning Service w/ Choir
Seder Dinner Meeting Services Annual Dinner

30 31
9:00 AM 7:00 PM
Religious School High School
9:30 AM Youth Choir
Adult Ed. Book Discussion
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Milton Rosenbaum, z’l Rabbi Emeritus
Norman Rose, z’l Cantor Emeritus
Susan J. Kirschner Executive Director
Geoffrey Berdy Director, Education & Youth Activities
Eileen Brand Director, Early Childhood Community
Michaelyn Silverman Founding Director - ECC
Steven L. Permut President
Mitch Meisner Admin. Vice-President & President-Elect
David Gubow Financial Vice-President
Fredrick Frank Religious Vice-President
Wendy Bakst Education Vice-President
Marilyn Kaczander-Cohen Membership & Programming
Vice-President
Dennis Kayes Treasurer
Debra Walter Secretary
Dolores M. Galea Immediate Past President