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SHABBAT PASSOVER (INCLUDING YIZKORJ SERVICE Salllrdoy, Apn1 30,, 0:00 AM Followed by pot-luck Passover nosh/kiddush (wine, matza, and coffee will be supplied). With singing!

1 SHABBAT PASSOVER (INCLUDING YIZKORJ SERVICE Salllrdoy, Apn1 30,, 0:00 AM Followed by pot-luck Passover nosh/kiddush (wine, matza, and coffee will be supplied). With singing! Shabbat Zmirot, Passover songs, camp and Israeli songs. GETTING TO KNOW YOU Saturday, May '4, 0:00 AM The dozen who attended this interactive Shabbat experience in February really enjoyed it and asked that we do it again! So, on Saturday, May 14, at 10 a.m. we will have a brief Shabbat service followed by a structured activity that will give us an opportunity to get to know one another with a little more depth. Nothing that would make anyone uncomfortable! Coffee and cookies, too! NEW TRUSTEES ELECTED The new officers of Temple Sholom's Board of Trustees who were elected at the annual Congregational meeting on April 17 are Stan Bernstein, Faye Flack, Alan Goldstein, Mark Kossoff, and Fred Leventhal. Laurie Leventhal, Marj Newman, and Gary Zaremsky remain as Board members and will help to provide a smooth transition for the new members. We would like to thank Steve Broidy, Rick Krauss, Gabriele Leventhal, and Fran Rickenbach, whose terms on the board have expired. We appreciate your dedication and hard work on behalf of the Temple membership. We look forward to the coming year, and thank the new Trustees for their willingness to serve. RABBI'S MESSAGE S/UIYJiot EyCj SJiulfj.:JJixC f2 Shavuot is one of the least widely-observed holidays today, though it is a biggie in the Torah, where it is one of the three pilgrimage festivals along with Passover and Sukkot. In the Torah, Shavuot is an agricultural festival. But for the past couple of thousand years, we have celebrated it primarily as the day on which we received Torah at Mount Sinai. The Torah tells us to literally count the days from Passover to Shavuot. "Shavuot" means "weeks:' and it comes seven weeks after the first day of Passover. We begin counting the orner on the second day of Passover. We count seven times seven days- 49 days. The next day, the fiftieth, is Shavuot. The counting underscores the connection between the two holy days. The reason God liberated us from slavery in Egypt was only so we could come to Mount Sinai. Liberation from physical bondage is not, in itself, enough. It was merely a prelude to our spiritual liberation, when we accepted upon ourselves the "yoke of the mitzvot:' The message of the counting of the orner is surprisingly relevant today. We can look, for example, at Iraq. The physical liberation from the tyranny of Sadam Hussein was not enough! Only when the Iraqi people come to their own "Mt. Sinai:' when they have acquired a solid legal and ethical foundation through a constitution and a transformation of their society through the rule of law and democracy, will they truly be free. We will stand again at Mt. Sinai this year on Sunday evening, June 12. Look at your June Update for details of our program for that evening, but please save the date now! -Rabbi Janice B. Garfunkel BOOK DISCUSSION ON MAY 25 Wednesday May 2S has been selected as the date for our book discussion beginning at 7 p.m. The book for discussion is The Trouble With Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith by Irshad Manji. Manji speaks with passionate love and hope for Islam, believing that democracy is compatible with its purest doctrine. Can Islam be reformed? Does it need to be? Do we have a role to play? Join us for an evening of lively discussion. RSVP to Temple requested. o

T~SMW~B~------------------------~@ Saturday, Apri130, loam: Shabbat Pesach Yizkor Friday, May 6,6 PM: Religious Sohool Yom HaShoah Remembrance Saturday, May 7, loam: Shabbat morning service and Erin

2 Saturday, Apri130, loam: Shabbat Pesach Yizkor Friday, May 6,6 PM: Religious Sohool Yom HaShoah Remembrance Saturday, May 7, loam: Shabbat morning service and Erin Nedelman Bat Mitzvah Monday, May 9, 7 PM: Temple Board meeting Tuesday, May 10,6:15-9 PM: Israel Independence Day celebration at Beth Abraham in Dayton Friday, May 13,8 PM: Saturday, May 14, loam: Getting to Know One Another Shabbat CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday, May 15, 11 AM: Religious School Mock Wedding 12:30 PM: Mitzvah project Wednesday, May 18,6:30 PM: Ladies Night Out at Gabriele Leventhal's home Friday, May 20, 6 PM: Sunday, May 22, 10:00 AM: Religious School Last Day Picnic at Archers Wednesday, May 25, 7 PM: Book Discussion at Temple Sholom with coffee and cake Friday, May 27, 6 PM*:, >+-Please note time change Friday, lune 3,6 PM: Friday,lune 10,8 PM: Sunday,lune 12: Shavuot evening services and program (see June Update for details) Friday, lune 17,6 PM: Friday, lune 24,6 PM*": * Please note time change as on May 27 Saturday, lune 25, 10 AM: Shabbat morning service and Salome Halpin and Nance Parent Bat Mitzvah SOCIAL ACTION NEWS 9't Iuu bf:f;}{ a Lv JYi timf:... I have copies of my b~etin articles for social action from August Since spring of 2000, I have been involved in JAM and have represented our Temple as "Social Action Chair:' The work has been rewarding. The Temple's involvement has been good for JAM, but more importantly for the Temple. We have worked with others who did not know what a Jew was, let alone know a Jewish person. Our numbers at JAM events have always been proportionately high. But the time has come to move on. I am not leaving the Temple, the community, or JAM; and I am not becoming less involved in issues. Just the opposite; I am becoming more involved in the community. Therefore, it is time to let someone else replace me as Social Action Chair and the Temple's spokesperson to JAM. How can I thank Rabbi Gevirtz (may she be proud of what she started), Rabbi Garfunkel, Laurie Leventhal, Anna Krauss (my right hand for so long), and our JAM Team-Barb Bernstein, Priscilla Dixon, Natalie Cornez, and Larry Turyn (and Bernice Goldman before her move)! I will be here to assist my replacement whenever asked. 9't Iuu bf:f;}{ a Lv'(5 timf:... -Paul M. Cornez, Social Action Chair COME DO A MITZVAH MAY 15 Please help fellow Temple volunteers assemble care packages filled with toiletries and hotel amenities on Sunday, May 15, from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. These mitzvah packages will be donated to homeless and other shelters in Champaign, Clark, and Greene counties. A pizza lunch and refreshments will be provided preceding the sorting and packing. Donated dessert would be appreciated. Skill level required: Any age and the willingness to spend a couple of hours at Temple doing a good deed for the less fortunate in our community. Please call Anna Krauss at if you can help (we need a head count to order pizzas). MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY We will be working on the new Membership Directory during the summer and would like to know of any changes in address, telephone number, or e mail address for our members. Please call the Temple office at your earliest convenience.

T~slUJw~B~--------...;...-------@) TEMPLE ISRAEL TO HOST EVENT On Sunday May 15 Temple Israel in Dayton will present a Jewish Family Services Annual Event from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben, Ph.

3 TEMPLE ISRAEL TO HOST EVENT On Sunday May 15 Temple Israel in Dayton will present a Jewish Family Services Annual Event from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben, Ph.D. will discuss his most recent book "Children of Character: Leading Your Children to Ethical Choices in Everyday Life:'This program is free to the community, and light refreshments will be served. For information on Rabbi Reuben, go to YOM HASHOAH OBSERVANCE MAY 5 The Dayton Yom Hashoah Committee will present the annual Dayton Area Observance on Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Or, 5275 Marshall Road. This year's observance commemorates the 60 th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps by the Allies. The guest speaker is Irvin Szames of Columbus. For more information about the program, call Marshall Weiss at (937) or our Temple office at LADIES NIGHT OUT Get ready for a fun-filled evening at Gabriele Leventhal's home, 1100 Grinnell Drive, Yellow Springs, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on May 18. For anyone who would like to attend and did not purchase their ticket at the Goods and Services Auction, tickets are still available for $50 each by calling the Temple office. Your hostesses will be Annette Nathan Becker, Kim Fish, and Gabriele Leventhal. PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS. All members of Reform congregations are entitled to receive a free subscription to the magazine "Reform Judaism:' In addition, you may receive, at no cost, the Dayton Jewish Observer. Are you a new member or have you recently moved and are not receiving either of these publications? Call the Temple office for more information, and we will add your name to their mailing list. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS Many, many thanks to our 0:. _ dedicated and talented teachers, Religious School committee members, parent volunteers, and our students for a great year! Our teachers were: Sarah Goldstein, Nance Parent, Diana Schneider, ltzca Zohar, and Rabbi. Thanks also to Adriane Miller for taking over Kitah Aleph while Sarah recovers from her broken leg. And thanks to all who have been willing to substitute teach when needed-stefan Broidy, Adriane Miller, Rick Krauss, Brian Weiss, Millie Archer, Daniele Norman, Mary Beth Burkholder, Katie Willens, and others! THANK YOU FOR DONATIONS A thank you letter was received from the Union for Reform Judaism for the donation made by the Kitah Alef class in January to the Tsunami Relief Fund. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SCHEDULE May 1,15: SUl!day School 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. May 6: Religious School Shabbat 6:00 p.m. Commemoration of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day May 22: Religious School Last Day Picnic No class on May 8 please share a special time with us as we are called to the Torah as g'not Mitzvah on Saturday June 25 at 10:00 AM and join us for a Light kiddush luncheon following the service -Salome Halpin and Nance Parent END OF YEAR PICNIC FOR RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SUNDAt MAY 22, 10 AM - 12:30 PM At the home of the Archers, 5235 W. Enon Rt/, Yellow Springs Bring swimsuits-they have a pool! Rain location-the Temple 'We ix" ite,yr}ll tr;.titan a!juid 1K.f)1KCXf ix our tiy(;f w!v:x. our ~Itt~ [rix will be calld. tr; fae '[fmji, t(.f a 13a.f.)v(Jf:zyaA ox Saf:H.rtitfj.Mqy 7 aff 0: 00 a.jvt. a jjt!d){./a LuxcAcoX will i~iafe&.follow. - Julie and Rick Nedelman

4 ~...-,~sholbhf.tb~ e ENDOWMENTS A donation has been received in honor of Laurie Leventhal and with appreciation for her dedicated leadership this past year from the Temple Board of Trustees DIAMOND In honor of Sam and Ida Friedman's 64th wedding anniversary and Sam being featured as a "Super Senior" from Jay and Roberta Greenland In honor of Fred Leventhal's Clark State Community College honor from Larry and Kim Fish In honor of the yahrzeit of Alice Gilbert from Stanley and Barbara Bernstein In memory of Aida Merhemic's mother, Irene Lydia Merhemic, from Todd and Gabriele Leventhal GOLD Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Irv Strauss from Stan and Phyllis Nedelman In honor of Fred Leventhal's Clark State Community College honor from Jay and Roberta Greenland SILVER Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Skip Becker from Stan and Phyllis Nedelman Best wishes for a return to good health to Sam and Ida Friedman and in honor of Sam being featured as a "Super Senior" from Beverly Weiser In memory of Alan Feinstein's sister, Ceil Baron, and brother-in-law, Jules Levy, from Beverly Weiser In memory of Aida Merhemic's mother, Irene Lydia Merhemic, from Stan and Phyllis Nedelman In memory of Harry Feingold fi'offl.-1.itlian Pollens REGULAR In memory of Aida Merhemic's mother, Irene Lydia Merhemic, from Fred and Maxine Leventhal SHARON LEE BROOeK FLOWER FUND SPECIAL Congratulations to Fred Leventhal on his Clark State Community College honor from Ben and Pauline Broock ROSE Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Ben Broock from Ray and Char Schiff Congratulations to Fred Leventhal on his Clark State Community College honor from Stan and Phyllis Nedelman Best wishes for good health to Pauline Broock from Pearle Romanoff Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Ida Friedman from Stan and Phyllis Nedelman Congratulations to Sam Friedman on his honor as a "super senior" from Stan and Phyllis Nedelman In honor of Beverly Weiser's special birthday from Stan and Phyllis Nedelman Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Ben and Pauline Broock from Beverly Weiser, Marjorie Fishbain In memory of Aida Merhemic's mother, Irene Lydia Merhemic, from Sanford and Faye Flack, Ray and Char Schiff, Beverly Weiser Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Paulette Grodner from Ray and Char Schiff RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND Donations have been received from Alan and Nancy Feinstein, Robert Barcus and Aida Merhemic, Bill and Priscilla Dixon

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5 T~SW~~B~ ~ YAHRZEIT LIST ~ May 6: Benjamin Feldman, Robert Gold, Benjamin Goldman, Rose Heller, Rose Kimmelman, Irene Klaben, Louis Rubinoff, Philip Friedman, Ida Klaben, Earl Long, Pauline Lord, Anne Rosenstein, Mary Rothenberg May 13: Alan Buchfirer, Ann Gaynor, Lazer Gerson, Harry Rich, Jennie Rich, Faye C. Sachs, Boris Ackerman, John Dates, Dr. Benjamin Kepnes, Ralph Rickenbach, Carole Stein May 20: Norman Block, Sallie W. Feldman, George Kleeman, Harry E. Leventhal, Anna H. Levy, Samuel Reich, Harry Rosenfield, Abe H. Sachs, Ruth S. Werber, Leon J. Dine, Max Silverstein May 27: Judith Elaine Kossoff,Albert Long, Dorothy Pollens, Henry Zappin, Eunice Pesselman, Edward Wolf June 3: Justin A. Altschul, Jennie G. Arnovitz, Ben Kaufman, Harry Kossoff, Joseph Thurman, Alexander Gerson, Hanna Auer Jaffe June 10: Esther Berman, Esther Myers Gross, Leon Kempler, Lydia Kempler, Mildred Emily Sachs, Stella Rosen Sachs, Bertha Schoenthal, Sarah Milder, Minnie Russack, Barbara Shaw June 17: Zelma P. Gardner, Benjamin Lurie, Louis Stillpass June 24: Arline Esther Dagan, Aaron A. Freed, Abraham Freed, Samuel K. Gerson, Rose Gross, Dorothy Krane, Ben Lieberman, Milton Rich, David Rittoff, Pauline Sanders, Eva Schechter, Sarah Kohn, Chava Kurtzhant, Minnie Mirman, Daniel Rosenthal, Philip Stein July 1: Betty Friedberger, David D. J5:lein, Dr. Charles Krane, Louis Krauss, Morris M. Levinson, Sidney William Rich, William Rich, Morris Travis ANNOUNCEMENTS Mag,aJ Tov- To Fred Leventhal for receiving the Circle of Friends Founders Award from Clark State Community College Itzca Zohar on the birth of his grandson, Andrew. Proud parents are Garry (Corky) and Jennifer Zohar. TItank You- To... Anna Krauss and Adriane Miller for arranging our first Young Youth Group activity Todd Leventhal and his committee along with the Religious School for organizing a great Purim celebration, and to all who read, performed, decorated, or otherwise made it such a success Katie Willens for planning and staffing our SPORTY overnight and to Katie and Mia Walker for serving as advisors to this group Brian and Ros~ Weiss, Sam Friedman, and all who helped make the Temple seder on April 24 a special event Paul Cornez and Anna Krauss for their hard work and dedica. tion to JAM Cb~.~To... Alan and Nancy Feinstein on the loss of his sister Ceil Feinstein Baron and his brother-in-law Jules Levy Aida Merhemic, Bob Barcus, and Miriam on the loss of Aida's mother, Irene Lydia Merhemic May their memory be for a blessing New-AddrUf For... Alan and Wanda Goldstein: 9723 Rose Petal Dr, Tipp City, OH Tel. (937) Annette Padlow: 9107 Yarmouth, Loveland, OH Tel. (513) Ben and Pauline Broock: 2981 Vester Avenue, Tel. (937) New-E-HUtit AddrUf For... Marion Edwards: marionjedwards@sbcglobal.net Frank and Bobbi Mugford: f.mugford@worldnet.att.net Mary Beth Burkholder: maryb45387@sbcglobal.net Joe Lite: joelite@sbcglobal.net Abi Katz-Stein: abi@katzstein.com

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6 2424 N. Limestone Street Springfield, Ohio Non-Profit Organization u.s. Postage Paid Springfield, Ohio Permit No. 54 Klau Library Hebrew Union College/JIR 3101 Clifton Avenue Cincinnati, OH UAMe AFFILIATED WITH THE UNION OF AMERICAN HEBREW CONGREGATIONS 1.1 I.I.I",I.l I,III"'ill.I,lll It 'I 1,111 I III I III,I II \11 tll The entire congregation is cordially invited to... 0nacled by JGla.l1 9imme/ C5 lel/ allire encouraged bul nol reruired / /:00 a.m. C5unday, YJ(ay /5, Jar5765 Yo/lowed by refi'esilmenls and dancing OFFICERS: BOARD OF TRUSTEES President... Laurie Leventhal Vice-President... Steve Broidy Secretary... Ma~ Newman Treasurer., Ray Schiff COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Worship... Fran Rickenbach Finance Ray Schiff House... Gary Zaremsky Religious School Rabbi Garfunkel Endowments... Marj Newman & Maxine Leventhal Pulpit Faye Flack Legal... Sanford Flack Blood Donor... Beverly Weiser Cemetery Larry Schneider Membership... Barbara Bernstein lun IAll I tlvlrlt )nuluivi Rabbi: I,mic,' B. (Jclrll1llk,,1 O/(ice HOllrs : 9-12 \(loll FxeClltil'e Secretary: ili,llk ~lililh Pholle: ('J.' ;- )."),)-12.' 1 Fllx: (').';-).")')-12lJ;- e-liil1il: ll'11l1'k~i)(li(\1ll01 c(clnl'l-coill web page: hll]':!/l1dhc. ()r~!'(\il~~!()h!(\h(ll' Telllple Itcb Master: BCIl Schllcid,'!" Rabbi Ellleritlls: Lloyd R. Culdllldil 6

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