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1 Temple Emanu-El Bulletin Volume 81, No. 3 October 3, 2008 Adult b nei mitzvah class Wednesdays (Oct May 27) 6 PM - 8:15 PM Marvin & Elisabeth Cassell Community House EMANU-EL S CLERGY and senior staff will lead an exhilarating exploration of our tradition through study and worship. Learn about the history, traditions, prayers and culture of our people. The course includes Hebrew for beginners and culminates with a b nei mitzvah ceremony. Enrollment is limited and open to Temple members only. (212) , ext. 215 IMPORTANT REMINDERS/UPCOMING EVENTS Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysteries of the Ancient World Monday, Oct AM & 11:30 AM 1109 Fifth Ave. (at 92nd Street) Temple members who have signed up for the Women s Auxiliary trip to The Jewish Museum should meet at the museum approximately 15 minutes before the start of their selected tour. No walk-ins will be allowed. Lunch at Pascalou will follow. (212) , ext. 235 Men s Club Book Group Tuesday, Oct. 7 9 AM One East 65th Street All Temple members are invited to join in the discussion of 1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War by Benny Morris. (212) , ext. 250 Talmud Study Wednesdays, beginning Oct PM - 7 PM One East 65th Street Rabbi Philip Hiat, professor of religion and humanities at Marymount College and scholarin-residence at Central Synagogue, once again is offering a weekly seminar on Talmud. This year, the seminar will focus on Avot D Rabbi Natan, a minor but fascinating tractate of the fourth section of the Babylonian Talmud. Avot is the only tractate devoted to the contemplative themes of religious ethical folklore, or aggadah. No background in Talmud or Hebrew is required. View all adult education course offerings on the Temple Emanu-El Web site ( Click Learning Adult Education. DAILY SUNSET SERVICE SUNDAY THURSDAY 5:30 PM, One E. 65th St. SABBATH WORSHIP FRIDAY EVENING Sanctuary (Fifth Avenue at 65th Street) Organ Recital 5 PM Service Begins 5:15 PM WQXR Radio (96.3 FM) and Internet ( broadcasts 5:30 PM SATURDAY MORNING Sixth Floor Lounge Torah Study 9:15 AM Sanctuary (Fifth Avenue at 65th Street) Service Begins 10:30 AM Worship services also can be heard through the Emanu-El Web site: Hearing loop in Sanctuary and Beth-El Chapel; switch aid to T-coil. Headsets or neck loops also available.

2 WEEKLY PARASHAH Saturday, October 11 Torah Portion Haazinu Readings Deuteronomy 32:19-39, 48-52; II Samuel 22:1-51 Sermon: Rabbi Ehrlich Saturday, October 18 Torah Portion Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot Readings Exodus 33:12-34:26; Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 Sermon: Rabbi Posner View our weekly Torah commentary on the Emanu-El Web site: The following students of our Religious School will become B NEI MITZVAH: Saturday, October 11 Daniel Hanswirth Lamport, son of Dori Ann Hanswirth and Joseph Lamport Reid Olexa Bloom, daughter of Lauren and Mark Bloom Friday, October 17 Jack Henry Frank, son of Karen and James Frank Saturday, October 18 Sydney Alison Raiff, daughter of Robert and Harley Raiff Spyro Alexander Jacobson, son of Barry J. Jacobson and Laoura Contari Cruel and unusual: Talmudic (de-)construction of the death penalty Thursdays, Oct. 23, 30; Nov. 6, 13, 20; Dec. 4, 11 7:30 AM - 9 AM One East 65th Street Lecturer: Mishael Zion START YOUR DAY with a bit of early morning Talmud at the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El The Torah commands the death penalty for numerous transgressions and crimes, but many of the Rabbis Skirball fall semester classes begin Monday, October 27. See the full course schedule at www. adultjewishlearning.org or call (212) to obtain a course catalog. felt that this institution should itself be put to rest. We will study Chapter 6 of the Tractate Sanhedrin, in which the Talmud discusses the complex ritual of legal murder, including the discussion of the execution of one famous rabbi from Nazareth, in a portion of Talmud that has been censored for centuries. See how the Rabbis constructed and deconstructed this punishment. Ponder the uses of discipline and punishment in society, then and today. INTERESTED IN THIS COURSE? Then consider also signing up for Reading Talmudic Stories: God and the Rabbis, taught by Basmat Hazan Arnoff on Tuesday evenings (October 28 through December 9, from 7:30 PM to 9 PM). Alexander Newhouse, son of Elyse and Michael Newhouse We are grateful for their sponsorship of each week s Friday evening Oneg Shabbat. The Cemeteries of Congregation Emanu-El Salem Fields and Beth-El A limited number of above-ground crypts are available in our community mausoleum. For information, please call Dr. Mark W. Weisstuch at the Temple Office, (212) Charles S. Salomon The Universal Funeral Chapel 1076 Madison Avenue (212) Our service is available in the Temple, home or our Chapel.

3 PULPIT FLOWERS have been donated generously by our congregants: For Yom Kippur (October 8-9) Herbert C. Bernard in loving memory of Eileen Bernard Elisabeth Cassell in loving memory of her cherished husband, Marvin Cassell Lillian and Robert Fabrikant in memory of their loving parents, Claire and Max L. Kamiel Beth and Dale G. Frost Bernard Schoengold and Anne and Irvin Frost Carol, Ellie and Laura Grossman in loving memory of Charles Grossman David, Brian and Kenneth Halberg in loving memory of their grandmother, Estelle Kessler Mr. Bruce Holman in loving memory of Mildred and Morris Holman Rosalind Jacobs her husband, Melvin Jacobs Edythe Kurtzberg in loving memory of her husband, Lawrence Kurtzberg Mrs. Leonard Landis her husband, Leonard Landis Mrs. Harold C. Mayer Jr. her mother, Margaret M. Arnstein Eileen Milloy in loving memory of Ida Broz Tikkun Olam volunteer projects THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS are open to adult Temple members, high school students and tweens with an adult partner, unless noted otherwise. Volunteers must register by calling (212) , ext. 452 or sending an to emanuelnyc.org. View additional dates and full program details on the Emanu-El Web site. Click Community. Yorkville Common Pantry: Food Pantry Sort Saturday, Oct. 18 9:30 AM - 1 PM 8 East 109th Street Between 10 and 15 volunteers are needed to package groceries for more than 300 families in need. Habitat for Humanity Sunday, Oct AM Temple members are invited to participate in our continued partnership with Habitat for Humanity, working alongside families in need to build houses. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old, and preregistration is required. Participants may gather at the Temple (One East 65th Street) and travel to the site together or simply meet there. Stitch n Time Sunday, Oct AM - 2 PM One East 65th Street Emanu-El s knitting program meets monthly to create projects for several organizations. Come when you can and stay as long as you want. Young Artists concert Sunday, Oct PM Greenwald Hall (One E. 65th Street) Admission is free. ALLEN YUEH, 16, born in Bridgewater, N.J., began his piano studies at the age of 5. In June 2008, he became the First Prize winner of the Fourth New York Piano Competition, sponsored by the Stecher & Horowitz Foundation.

4 Mrs. Carl H. Pforzheimer Jr. Carl H. Pforzheimer Jr. Jane and Arthur Rosenbloom in loving memory of our daughter, Jordana Ivy Rosenbloom; Arthur's parents, Flo and Sol Rosenbloom; and Jane's father, Mortimer S. Edelstein Dr. Robert and Anne Ross Nathalie Nemeth High Holy Days worship schedule Eve of Yom Kippur (Kol Nidrei): Wednesday, October 8 8 PM Sanctuary: Lowenstein: Rabbi Posner (Sermon), Rabbinic Intern Ariana Silverman and Cantor Lori Corrsin Rabbi Ehrlich (Sermon), Rabbi Goldsmith and Cantorial Intern Joshua Breitzer Yom Kippur: Thursday, October 9 9:45 AM Patricia and Howard Weiss our parents, Betty and Louis Menken and Cecelia and Samuel Weiss Sanctuary: Lowenstein: Rabbi Ehrlich (Sermon), Rabbi Goldsmith and Cantorial Intern Joshua Breitzer Rabbi Posner (Sermon), Rabbinic Intern Ariana Silverman and Cantor Lori Corrsin For the Sabbath of October Robin M. Laden in loving memory of Alice Laden Richard H. M. and Gail Lowe Maidman in loving memory of Gail s mother, Jeanette Marmott Lowe Virginia and Benjamin Sadock in loving memory of Fred Alcott In memory of Joel Tirschwell from his loving family For the Sabbath of October Mr. Sanford P. Brass father, Arthur J. Brass, and his brother, David Brass Charles Freeman in loving memory of his parents, Abraham and Pearl Freeman Yom Kippur Study Sessions 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM View study session descriptions on the Emanu-El Web site. (Click Worship Holy Days & Festivals Yom Kippur. ) Family Service 1:30 PM Sanctuary (Fifth 65th) Admission is by ticket. Only one ticket is needed per family. Avodah Service 2:15 PM Lowenstein (10 East 66th Street) Led by Ariana Silverman and Joshua Breitzer Afternoon/Memorial/Concluding Service 3:15 PM Sanctuary: Lowenstein: Rabbinic Intern Ariana Silverman (Sermon), Rabbi Posner and Cantor Lori Corrsin Rabbi Goldsmith (Sermon), Rabbi Ehrlich and Cantorial Intern Joshua Breitzer WQXR Radio (96.3 FM) will air a previously taped recording of Kol Nidrei services on Wednesday, October 8 at 5:30 PM and the Memorial Service on Thursday, October 9 at 4:05 PM. Actual services from the Sanctuary (Yom Kippur eve and day) will be available for listening on the Emanu-El Web site within one hour of the end of the live services. Eve of Sukkot: Monday, October 13 5:30 PM Sukkot: Tuesday, October 14 10:30 AM Services for Sukkot are open to the general public in the Sanctuary (Fifth 65th Street). Many thanks to the Women s Auxiliary for the gift of our beautiful sukkah. View other events for Sukkot including the Religious School Service of Welcome and Blessings Under the Sukkah, a Young Families Sukkot luncheon and the Junior Youth Group 78s Sukkah Sleep-In on the Temple Emanu-El Web site.

5 The memory of the righteous is a blessing SINCE LAST YOM KIPPUR, the following congregants of Temple Emanu-El have passed away. To their families, we express our heartfelt sympathy. Margaret Abrams Molly Bayer Hilda Bell Harold I. Berk Henrietta Berk Shirley Karfiol Bernstein David Binder Herman J. Brickman Louise C. Dann Maurits Ernst Edersheim M. Steven Fineberg Noel S. Frackman Nita Florence Freymann James J. Fuld Lillian Glixon William T. Golden Walter C. Goldstein Marvin Greenberg Harriet Rothkopf Heilbrunn Rita K. Hillman Adam Honigman Joseph H. Jones Ingeborg Katzenstein Martin Kimmel Jacqueline W. Vogelstein Kinsolving Jeffrey Klein Henry Kohn Phyllis Markman Landes Rebeline Landsman Theresa Lang Naomi Kaufman Lazrus Orin Lehman M. Sharon Lewellen Jerrold S. Lieberman Jane A. Light Lee Morse Love Paula Moss Henry Necarsulmer Renee S. Neu Florence R. Pritz Samuel P. Pritz Sonia Rachelson Evelyn Rosen Alan Roth Elliot A. Saron Aaron Schless Henry Seiden Edmund Hiram Sonnenblick George Spiegel Gladys Stein Dorothea L. Straus Audrey Tuteur Michael B. Wallack Almighty God, we thank Thee for the gift of memory which unites generation to generation. This season of memorial bids us be mindful of the supreme hour which will call us to the realm of eternal rest and gather us to our fathers, to all the unnumbered generations that have gone before us. We remember all our beloved who have already reached the goal whither we are tending. We think of the days when they were with us and we rejoiced in the blessing of their companionship and affection. They are near us, even now. From the Memorial Service, Union Prayer Book, Vol. II

6 Deferral and prevention: The future of public safety Sunday, October AM Marvin & Elisabeth Cassell Community House (One East 65th Street) THE MEN S CLUB cordially invites all Temple members to attend Sunday brunch with guest speaker Charles J. Hynes, district attorney of Kings County (Brooklyn). A graduate of St. John s University School of Law, Mr Hynes public service career is extensive, including time as a public defender in addition to his five terms as the Brooklyn district attorney. The cost for this event is $30 for Men s Club members, $40 for all other Temple members and guests. Make checks payable to the Men s Club. RSVP by October 8 to (212) , ext. 250 or mensclub@emanuelnyc.org. TEMPLE EMANU-EL BULLETIN Vol. 81, No. 3 October 3, Published biweekly September 5, 2008, through June 5, 2009, by Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York, formed by the consolidation of Emanu-El Congregation (founded 1845) and Temple Beth-El. Postmaster, send address changes to: Temple Emanu-El Bulletin, One East 65th Street New York, NY (212) Periodicals Postage Paid at New York, NY USPS STAY ON TOP OF THE LATEST EMANU-EL EVENTS Subscribe to our weekly enews, a new electronic newsletter delivered to your Inbox. Send an stating, Yes, I want to receive Emanu-El s enews, along with your name and preferred address to newsletter@ emanuelnyclists.org. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT NEW YORK, NY