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1 Fall 2009 September-October-November Elul, 5769-Tishrei- Cheshvan-Kislev, 5770 Volume LI, No. 1 S e p t e m b e r 4 FRI 5SAT 11 FRI 12 SAT Prospective Member Shabbat Service 7 PM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 AM Shabbat Morning Service & B not Mitzvah of Anabel Milton & Reva Resstack 10 AM Parashat Ki Tavo Deut. 26:1 29:8 Prospective Member Shabbat Service 8 PM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 AM Shabbat Service & B not Mitzvah of Mara & Amanda Cohen 10 AM Parashat Nitzavim-Va-Yelech Deut. 29:9 31:30 18 FRI 19 SAT 20 SUN 25 FRI 26 SAT 27 SUN 28 MON Erev Rosh Hashanah Family Service 6:30 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Traditional Service 8:30 PM Early Morning Services: First Day of Rosh Hashanah 8:45 AM Late Morning Service: First Day of Rosh Hashanah 11:45 AM Rosh Hashanah Family Service 2:45 PM Tashlich 4 PM Rosh Hashanah 5770 Torah Portion: Genesis 22:1 19 Second Day Rosh Hashanah Morning Service 10 AM Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1 2:3 Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:15 PM Shabbat Shuvah Service 8 PM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 AM Shabbat Morning Service & Bat Mitzvah of Kathleen Anna Savage Parashat Haazinu (Parashat Ha'Azinu) Deut. 32:1 52 Kol Nidrei Early Service 6:30 PM Kol Nidrei Late Service 9 PM Yom Kippur Early Service 8:45 AM Yom Kippur Late Service 11:45 AM Children s Service 2:45 PM Healing Service 4 PM Afternoon, Yizkor & N eilah Concluding Service 4:45 PM Torah Portion: Deut. 29:9 14, 30:11 20 Go to the center of this Shofar and pull out your guide for the High Holy Day Services! October & November services on page 2

2 As we live our days, These are the ways, We remember them, We remember. These words have been echoing in my mind since I have heard them sung by Cantor Levine and Isabel Udell at many Shabbat services. It makes me think of all my family and friends that are no longer with me. I remember their smiles. What they said and did. Oh, how much I miss them. I know that I continue to think of them as I make the foods they loved; sing their favorite songs; or just enjoy family times wishing they were here. But what else can I do to honor and remember them? Jackie and I have decided to take on an incredible challenge on October 16th. We will be walking 60 miles over the course of 3 days. This event is the Breast Cancer 3-Day which benefits the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. This journey certainly will be an experience that we will never forget. As we prepare for this challenge, we have met many people who have shared their stories of loved ones lost to breast cancer or other forms to their own battle with this disease. We will be walking with and meeting others who want to make a difference. This event gives us an opportunity to help advance the research, treatment, education and prevention of breast cancer. Please consider helping Jackie and me in meeting our goal. You can visit the web site at and make a donation. We would be honored to represent our Temple Shalom Family as we take on this incredible journey of Remembrance. Please send us the names of your loved ones so we can remember them as we walk the 60 miles for a cure. Sincerely, Jaclyn & Jeannette Gordon continued from page 1 O c t o b e r 2 FRI 3SAT 9 FRI 10 SAT 16 FRI 17 SAT 23 FRI Outdoor Erev Sukkot Service 6 PM Sukkot First Day Sukkot Festival 10 AM Shabbat Morning Service & Bar Mitzvah of Casey Greenbaum 10 AM Sukkot I Leviticus 22:26 23:44 & Numbers 29:12 29:16 Congregational Shabbat Dinner 6 PM Erev Simchat Torah/Consecration Service with TSY Youth Choir 7 PM Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Simchat Torah Festival Shabbat Morning Service including Yizkor Memorial Prayers & Bat Mitzvah of Isabel Udell 10 AM Shmini Atzeret Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 Genesis 1.: Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:15 PM Soulful Shabbat Ruach with Shir Shalom and the Shabbat Ruach Band 8 PM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 AM Shabbat Morning Service & Bar Mitzvah of Ben Feshbach 10 AM Parashat Bereshit Genesis 1:1 6:8 Erev Shabbat: Decade Shabbat honoring those who joined PM 24 SAT 25 SUN 30 FRI 31 SAT Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 AM Shabbat Morning Service & Bar Mitzvah of Neil Gahart 10 AM Parashat Noach Genesis 6:9 11:32 Rosh Chodesh A Journey of Music, food and spirit led by Cantor Lisa and Lisa Pressman 5:30 7 PM Early Erev Shabbat Service 6:15 PM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 AM Shabbat Morning Service & B nai Mitzvah of Andrew Brilliant & Evan Solomon 10 AM Parashat Lech-Lecha Genesis 12:1 17:27 graphic design, cover design and production: laura-leigh palmer, asap graphics; laura.leigh@asappgraphics.com Produced by Temple Shalom Phone: Fax: Grubb Road Chevy Chase, MD Current and back issues also available online: www. temple shalom.net N o v e m b e r 6 FRI 7SAT 13 FRI 14 SAT 20 FRI 21 SAT 27 FRI 28 SAT Congregational Shabbat Dinner 6 PM Shabbat Family Service led by Grade 7 with TSY Choir 7 PM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 AM Shabbat Morning Service 10 AM Parashat Vayera Genesis 18:1 22:24 Soulful Shabbat Ruach Service with Shir Shalom and the Shabbat Ruach Band 8 PM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 AM Shabbat Morning Service & B not Mitzvah of Rayna Cook & Anna Raffeld 10 AM Parashat Chayei Sara Genesis 23:1 25:18 Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:15 PM Tot Shabbat 6:30 PM Erev Shabbat Service 8 PM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 AM Shabbat Morning Service & Bar Mitzvah of Paul Ellis 10 AM Parashat Toldot Genesis 25:19 28:9 Erev Shabbat Service 8 PM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 AM Shabbat Morning Service 10 AM Parashat Vayetzei Genesis 28:10 32:3 Page 2

3 From the Rabbi Tools and Rules: Finding Our Own Spiritual Balance Greetings from Rabbi Michael L. Feshbach WU.?4U 121? OMG AYS LOL B4N I m not sure how many of us, unassisted by a handbook of newgen technotalk, would be able to figure out the above exchange. With a little help from some friends I have deciphered the interaction as something like this: What s Up? I have a question for you: would you like to go [out] at the end of the day, just you and me [literally one to one]? Oh, my God! Are you serious? Laugh out loud! (Implying: yes.) Bye for now. Seriously, even if this makes me sound like some kind of dinosaur, I m not sure I m ready for this whole new world of text messaging. Ready or not, though, as my children grow older. (By the way, I learned recently that 9 is somehow a symbol indicating that parents are watching/monitoring this communication. ) But as I look at the opening line again, I wonder is this could this be how some people feel when they come into a synagogue? For those of us who are regulars at Jewish worship, there is so much we take for granted. We turn this way, we bow that way, we rise up three times on our toes. So much to do, so much to remember. So easy to get it slightly wrong, and feel (internally or possibly worse assisted in feeling this way by the real or perceived stares of those around us) like an outsider. There are so many rules in a Jewish service about what to do that well, I m not sure I should write this but sometimes I feel that way myself. And I m leading the service! The most important insight that I have to offer about the coming Holy Day season, and services, might well be these words: the best way to feel less intimidated in a Jewish service is to realize that everyone feels intimidated in a Jewish service! Or, to put the matter another way: all these rules they re just tools! They are not the point of it all; they are markers along a path, signposts on a journey that is meant to take us someplace else. We can get tripped up by the tools; we can worship the rules. But they are only a means, to a different end. Tools are important. I don t mean to say they are irrelevant. I don t really play golf (I am more a mini-golf kind of man), but I know enough about the sport to realize that if you hit the ball into the sand, there are certain clubs which will help you get out, and others which will not. Studying the traditions of Judaism, the details of the ritual, the background of the prayers is important, if and when we can do so. It s important, but it s not what it is all about. Questions to bring with you, for these Days of Awe: Not whether we sing Ein Keloheinu the way your grandfather sang it, or the way my mother did but whether there is a moment in time when you lose track of yourself? Are there words on the page that make you look at your life in a new way? Is there a pull, a sound of the past, a tug on the future? Not whether we meet God at every moment, but whether we can find ourselves in the midst of a succession of all the moments jumbled together. And, since the experience of peoplehood must connect with, but is ultimately about more than individual self-fulfillment, is there something in the experience, that makes you feel closer to others? To family? To community? To the Jewish world? This High Holy Days, I hope the details go smoothly, the relatives get in on time, the logistics work out well. But beyond that, for each of us: I hope we can travel to a different place. Beyond the details, to the depth of meaning: a sense of fulfillment, of connection of liberation, and obligation, all at once. Julie, Benjamin, Daniel and Talia join me in wishing each one of you a year of goodness and fulfillment, of ancient texts as well as modern texting a year of health and happiness and peace. L shanah Tovah, A happy, healthy new year of Rabbi Michael Feshbach Youth Choir Festival TSY Youth Choir Page 3

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5 Special Shabbat Services in the Coming Months Kabbalat Shabbat Services Often on the third Friday night of the month at 6:15 PM We wish Ruti and Nicole Berner-Kadish, and their sons Matan, Naveh and Segev, well during their year in Israel, but while we will miss them we will carry on a tradition they helped bring to our congregation: the monthly, informal, early Erev Shabbat service. We come together for a circle of song and prayer, all ages, and everyone sitting on or around the bimah, for a 40- minute long congregant-led service on certain Friday nights at 6:15 PM, followed by a pot luck dairy/vegetarian dinner in the chapel at 7 PM. (Those attending an 8 PM service on these evenings are welcome to come for the Pot Luck dinner as well!) Kabbalat Shabbat services in the fall take place on: Friday, September 25 at 6:15 PM (a fourth Friday, because the previous Friday night is Rosh Hashanah!) Friday, October 16 at 6:15 PM Friday, November 20 at 6:15 PM Watch for other 6:15 PM services as well Fifth Friday night and other special date services will also usually be held at 6:15 PM. These services are not necessarily followed by a dinner at Temple Shalom (but we hope people invite folks into each others homes for a leisurely and relaxed Shabbat dinner on those nights). These dates in the fall and early winter include: Friday, October 30 at 6:15 PM Friday, December 25 at 6:15 PM Friday, January 1 at 6:15 PM Labor on the Bimah Friday, September 4, 2009 at 7 PM We join together with other area synagogues in the annual Jews United For Justice Program Labor on the Bimah. This year our observance of Labor Day and recognition of the unfinished work of the Labor Movement takes place during a family service, so our presentation of the theme will be appropriate for all ages. Our guest speaker will be Elissa Froman, former Coordinator of the Labor on the Bimah project for Jews United for Justice. Prospective Member Shabbat Bring-A-Friend to Services Dear Temple Shalom Family: Help introduce our community to friends and families you know who might be looking for a synagogue. Please join us at services on Friday night, September 4 for a Family Service, including Labor on the Bimah at 7 PM and Friday night, September 11 at 8 PM Let s open our doors, share the warmth, fulfill the mitzvah of hachnasat orachim (welcoming guests), and build the best community we can. Making Connections, at Temple Shalom Bring-A-Friend to Services Decade Sabbaths Part of the celebration of our Jubilee Year at Temple Shalom includes the honoring of all our members. Services for our 50th year will include a number of Decade Shabbatot (Sabbaths), at which we will honor those members of the congregation who joined during a particular ten-year span. The Decade Shabbatot for the fall include: October 23:The Current Decade Honoring Those Who Joined the Congregation from at 8 PM On this night we will also honor those congregants who have been to Israel on synagogue-based trips, as well as all of our youth who have been to Israel on youth movement trips. We look backwards and also ahead to our next Temple Shalom congregational trip to Israel, August 1 15, November 20: Our Most Recent Decade HonoringThose Who Joined the Congregation from at 8 PM Watch for further details in flyers and upcoming s. Soulful Shabbat Ruach with Shir Shalom and the Shabbat Ruach Band Friday, October 16th at 8 PM Friday, November 13th at 8 PM Friday, January 15th, 2010 at 7:30 PM Friday, February 12 at 8 PM Friday, March 12 at 8 PM Friday,April 9th at 8 PM Friday, May 14th at 7:30 PM, with Rick Recht Page 5

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7 High Holy Day Appeal From the Executive Director HIGH HOLY DAY APPEAL Act as if everything depends on you! Maybe it s a good thing, every once in awhile, to have to ask for help. It is a reminder, indeed, of how much we depend on each other. And ultimately it s a healthy thing to learn to ask for help. It certainly is not easy, and for our congregation it also is somewhat unfamiliar. But during these High Holy Days, we join together with what is an all-too-common tradition in the Jewish world, even if it has not been part of our congregation s customs before. We are launching a High Holy Day appeal. In all synagogue settings, at all times, there is only one thing that allows, that enables a congregation to be able to say, Welcome, we open our door and our arms to you whatever your financial situation may be. That thing is the generosity of spirit of its members. At Temple Shalom we have been and are very good at this. But the only thing that allows us to accommodate those in need right now is the added generosity of those who can. And now, at a time of great losses in the national and world economy and unprecedented requests for dues relief, the time has come to do something we have not done before. Although this is a common feature of many, indeed most, synagogues, in the past we have gotten away with not mixing money and machzors (the Hebrew term for the High Holy Day prayerbook). No longer. We need to do this, to look our congregation in the eye and to say, We need your help. Our prayerbook says, Pray as if everything depends on God, Act as if everything depends on you. We are acting now. We want all of you to know that significant gifts are being made by each member of the Senior Staff and the Board of Trustees. We want to sound the right note, and to make this as brief as possible, we want to remember that, the budget of a congregation is just like the allocation of resources in a country, ultimately, a statement of values. So when you see the envelope for this High Holy Day Appeal, please give as generously as you can. Your generosity during these extraordinary times is what will help us to be there each and every congregant of Temple Shalom. Our hope is that each and every member will participate in whatever capacity they can. We know that as in any family the ability to give is not the same for each member but generosity is not gauged by cold cash but by a giving heart. Please help us, to help you, to lift up the spirit and to keep up the reach of our congregational life. For all that we do, for all that we can do, we need each other. And maybe that s not such a bad thing, after all. Rabbi Michael L. Feshbach Elizabeth Kingery, President From the Executive Director We are living at a time of economic difficulties the likes of which few of us have ever experienced. I cannot help but think that this year is different and how much being part of our community means during times such as these. The staff is providing the same high quality programming and support to our families with fewer resources much like other Reform congregations across the United States. Temple Shalom is implementing a number of strategies to help weather this economic storm. Often folks ask me what they can do to help. We are seeing an upswing in the number of volunteer hours from congregants as well as folks who are calling to see what they can do to lend a hand. I am fortunate to have many of you working with me on Temple projects and I am grateful. If you have a few hours or an area of expertise, your input and volunteer time is more than welcome. This is a community we can all be proud of as we enter our 50th year. More than the work at hand this builds relationships not just with me but with other congregants. We are lucky in that we have much to be grateful for. This will be a year of celebration and I am looking forward to being at many of the planned events with all of you. Please mark your calendars as you read this issue of the Shofar so you re sure not to miss them. As we enter the High Holy Days of 5770, I would wish for all of us the strength to weather the days ahead in the most positive of ways. Happy New Year from my family to my Temple Shalom Family. Shalom, Susan Goutos Zemsky Executive Director SAVE THE DATE: Mitzvah Day is coming! Sunday, November 1, 2009, 8:30 AM 12 NOON approximately Watch for more details about this important Temple Shalom tradition in flyers, mailings and . We CAN make a difference in the world around us! Page 7

8 50th Anniversary Year URJ Biennial 50th Anniversary Year Gets Off to a Great Start By Andrea Mark Co-Chair, 50th Anniversary Planning Committee The sanctuary was overflowing on Friday evening, June 12, as we gathered to begin the celebration of our 50th Anniversary Year. It was a night of looking back as we honored our founders and looking forward as we installed the Board of Trustees. The voices of Shir Shalom, our adult choir, and our Youth Choir joined together with musicians Emily Levine, Carl Tretter, and Diane Cline along with Rabbi Feshbach and Cantor Levine to lead us in song and prayer that evening. It also marked the debut of L Dor V Dor, a new song written by Cantor Levine in honor of this special occasion. Several of the Temple s founders and their children were able to join us that night. Yasher Koach (well done) to founder Bob Leipsig who traveled from Canada to reunite with his old friends. We also celebrated the 99th birthday of founder Herb Seidenman, the 60th Wedding Anniversary of founders Jean & Ed Beeman, and the 35th Wedding Anniversary of Temple President Betsy Kingery and her husband Bill. The evening concluded with a fabulous Oneg Shabbat. Members old and new enjoyed beautiful fresh fruit bouquets and delicious ice cream sundaes as they reminisced about the past 50 years of Temple Shalom. It was a great beginning to our Yoval Our Jubilee Year. A Year of Celebrating is Here! We are looking forward to celebrating with and honoring all the members of our congregation during our 50th Anniversary Year. Each month, beginning in October, we will honor congregants who became members during a particular decade. Look for your invitation in the mail and please plan to join us when your decade is honored. We also have a Confirmation Reunion planned for Saturday evening, January 9th and a Gala Celebration on April 17th. The students in our Religious School will be joining us in celebrating our Yoval (Jubilee Year) throughout the year. If you have any pictures or artifacts that you can share with us that help tell Temple Shalom s story of these past 50 years, or, if you would like to help with upcoming events, please contact Andrea Mark at andreahmark@gmail.com The Union for Reform Judaism North American URJ Biennial Convention November 4-8, 2009 Toronto, Ontario What is the Biennial? The Union for Reform Judaism Biennial is a gathering of Reform Jews from all over North America that includes learning, prayer, the sharing of ideas, and making decisions about the policies of the Reform Movement. Held in a different city every other year, the Biennial is the place for Reform Jews to be inspired by prayer, entertainment, and guest speakers; talk about issues; learn about curriculum, tikkun olam programming, and Israel; vote on resolutions; meet up with old friends; and make new connections. Who attends the Biennial? The Biennial is for everyone lay leaders and professionals from Reform congregations all over North America, youth, college students, congregants, future and new leaders, clergy, scholars, affiliates, vendors, entertainers, musicians everything and everyone Jewish you can imagine comes to the Biennial. It s the The place to be for Reform Jews: for learning, spirituality, inspiration and growth And at our Friday evening Soulful Shabbat Ruach Service on Friday, November 13, 2009, those who attend the Toronto Biennial will have a chance to share their experiences and their reflections on what we are able to bring back home, to Temple Shalom. largest Jewish gathering in North America, and brings together nearly 5,000 people from more than 500 congregations and 14 countries. The Biennial is vitally important to officers, members of the Board, committee chairs and professional staff, but it is open to, and an amazing experience for, every member of a Reform congregation. How do I register? The URJ accepts registrations both on-line (the preferred method) and on paper, either by mail or fax later, at the Biennial section of its Web site, urj.org. When the URJ receives information about registrants, registrants will be entered into the database as attendees. Once you ve paid the registration fee in full, the URJ will send you information about housing. Go to Canada now, for the Biennial experience. The 2011 Biennial is in Washington D.C.! We re going to be asked to help with that Friday, October 23 Decade Shabbat honoring those who joined Friday, November 20 Decade Shabbat honoring those who joined Sunday, November 22 4 PM Concert Cantor s Three Jubilee: An Afternoon of Bible, Broadway, and Opera Page 8 Friday, December 11 Decade Shabbat honoring those who joined Saturday, January 9 Confirmation Reunion Friday, February 19 Decade Shabbat honoring those who joined Friday, March 19 Decade Shabbat honoring those who joined Saturday,April 17 Gala Anniversary Celebration Friday, May 14 Decade Shabbat honoring our Founders Soulful Shabbat Ruach with Rick Recht 50th Anniversary Events

9 Cantor Levine Who Moved My Music? Dear Friends, Message from Cantor Lisa L. Levine The number one question I ve been asked for the past twenty years as a Cantor is: why do we have to do new melodies? Can t we just sing the old stuff that we know and love? There is no one answer I can give that will explain exactly why our music changes and evolves. The closest explanation I have is that, as a Cantor, I try to keep my finger on the pulse of what s going on in the musical world and bring it home. Much of the music that we sing in Reform synagogues today has its origin in either Western Europe, the great musical centers of Vienna and Berlin where Louis Lewandowski and Solomon Sulzer wrote and lived, Israel (where an entire body of music has been born since 1949) or in the American Reform camping movement of the past 50 years. Our services are an eclectic mix of Classical Reform as we remember it from the 50 s and 60 s, brought over from Germany, Chassidic Israeli style music a la Rabbi Shlomo Carlbach (the lai lai s and songs without words), and our own modern renditions of songs written by composers like Debbie Friedman, Jeff Klepper and myself, which we love because they remind us of a less formal Jewish camping experience. There is no right or wrong formula for choosing the melodies for each service. Everyone who attends has their favorites and sometimes new melodies are difficult to learn. My musical philosophy has always been to do much the same music on the same Friday night each month. The first Friday is a family service, the second Friday is the Shir Shalom Music Sabbath, the third Friday is a Kabbalat Shabbat (the early service as well as a more formal late service) and we conduct our folk Shabbat with guitar on the fourth and fifth Fridays. We also use the same music service every Shabbat morning. In this way, everyone in our congregation can find something musically comforting on their worship menu. As time passes, new melodies will feel familiar. Notes and Transliterations for High Holy Days and Music Sabbaths will continue to contain information that will enrich and expand your knowledge of our musical traditions. Although change is difficult, as your Cantor, it is my responsibility to learn new music and bring it to you so that we stay current and fresh in our worship styles. Just as the iphone and texting have become the new means of communication, we too must adjust to the new tastes and demands of the next generation. As Temple Shalom moves into its 50th Anniversary Jubilee Year, we have much to reflect on, much to celebrate. We can be confident that together we will move into the century as a vibrant and eclectic mainstream Reform Congregation with much to offer people of ALL ages. That is our challenge and our calling. There are many special events happening as part of the Yoval Jubilee Year. Please pay attention to special flyers, updates and invitations that you will receive. My family joins me in wishing you a Shana Tova umetukah. May we go from strength to strength and may all of us be blessed with prosperity, health, joy and peace. As my special Jubilee Gift, please stop by the Temple Shalom office and pick up your free CD Gems of the High Holy Days. It will help you prepare for the coming Days of Awe and hear some of the melodies, new and old, that will be featured. Yours in song, Cantor Lisa More Added by Popular Demand: Temple Shalom s World Beat Contemporary Worship Service Soulful Shabbat Ruach With Shir Shalom and the Shabbat Ruach Band Friday, October 16, 8 PM Friday, November 13, 8 PM Energetic Cantor Seeks Singers for Hard Working Adult Choir The rewards are great, the time is well spent. We are a warm, fun and loving group of people. We love long warm ups and singing with the band. If you share same interests, please meet us: Wednesdays in September 7:30 PM Temple Shalom Sanctuary Call for details: Tel: x105 or Cantorlisa@TempleShalom.net Yoga Shalom August 29th 10 AM in the Chapel Page 9

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11 From the Religious School Lisa Pressman Director of Education Look at the words, religious school, below. If you could fill-in just the right colors what would they be and what would each color represent? Would you have a warm blue for a nurturing environment? Would you place a dab of red for a rich ancient history or have a letter full of oranges and yellows for those sparks of ideas that come from our children? Jewish education is a rainbow filled with memories of the past and visions of the future. It has rich colors representing our feelings and emotional connections to Judaism. Our rainbow includes a complex language and rich ideas that pour out of it in all directions connecting our rainbow to thousands of other rainbows drawn by Jewish children. God says to Noah: I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth. Genesis 9:13 This is the agreement we made thousands of years ago to pass on to our children. God s first Brit covenant was with Noah and all the people of the world and then with Abraham as father of the Jews: I will maintain My covenant between Me and you, and your offspring to come, as an everlasting covenant throughout the ages, to be God to you and to your offspring. Genesis 17:7 For thousands of years we have told and retold our stories as we connect to our communities of the past and the present. We are also reminded, in the Torah, that there are important milestones that connect us. This year our congregation will be celebrating its Yoval, 50th Jubilee year. As many of us know, those who have reached this distinctive age, it is a time for looking back and learning from our experiences and also being fascinated by what may lie ahead. The 50th. And you shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all the inhabitants of it; it shall be a jubilee to you. Leviticus 25:10 All things are renewed; we are free to begin again. It is a time to stop and take stock of the past as it informs us and helps us vision for the future. This coming year in our Religious School, we will honor our past as we vision for the future. Our children will participate in a number of wonderful projects that will celebrate our connections to each other as members of the Temple Shalom community. All our students will create their own tribute to Temple Shalom in our school art project. Music will flow through the halls as we connect our 50th anniversary with our love of music and we invite all our families to a family education program in commemoration of the Jubilee year. We have an exciting year ahead of us. Please join us throughout the year at grade level parent and child programs, at family holiday celebrations and our first Friday Shabbat dinner and Family Services. We are looking forward to filling our rainbow with wonderful colors throughout the year. Please add your special color each time you join us. Shana Tova u metukah, may you all have a sweet New Year!! Lisa Pressman Director of Education Focus on Temple Shalom College Students Religious School Temple Shalom wants to stay connected with its members who are at college. The College Outreach Committee sends care packages to all Temple Shalom College Students. The committee is chaired by parents of college students Barbara Shulman and Brenda Maas. We send Judaica gifts and snacks and anything else we think students may like. We create a directory of all Temple college students so they can keep in touch with each other. Right now we have approximately 50 students in our program. This year in January, we sent each student a package with a pair of traveling Shabbat candlesticks, Shabbat candles, hot chocolate and some snacks. In May, we sent students a box of rugelach to munch on while studying for their finals. If you are a college student or a parent of a college student, please make sure the Temple College Outreach committee has your current college address and address. We believe that is a most time effective way to communicate with students. Because college students move around a lot, we need to verify each student s address every year, so even if you participated in the past, please make sure we have your current address. If you haven t communicated with Brenda or Barbara recently, please us at TempleCollegeStudents@gmail.com. Please include the following: student s name college name year (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, graduate student, law student, etc.) student s address student s college address student s phone number Brenda Maas Barbara Shulman Page 11

12 September WEDNESDAY 4 FRIDAY 5 SATURDAY 7 8 MONDAY TUESDAY 9 WEDNESDAY 10 THURSDAY 11 FRIDAY 12 SATURDAY 7 AM Wednesday Morning Minyan Service 6:30 PM Brotherhood Meeting 7:30 PM Shir Shalom Choir Rehearsal 7 PM Erev Shabbat Family Service: Labor on the Bimah, Prospective Member Shabbat 10 AM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 am Shabbat Morning Service & B not Mitzvah of Anabel Milton & Reva Resstack Labor Day OFFICE CLOSED 7:30 PM Youth Committee Meeting 7:30 PM Introduction to Judaism URJ 7 AM Wednesday Morning Minyan Service 6:30 PM First Confirmation Wednesday Class 7:30 PM Shir Shalom Choir Rehearsal Noon Reading the Writings: Book of Psalms 7:30 PM Board of Trustees Meeting 8 PM Erev Shabbat Service: Prospective Member Shabbat 10 AM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 am Shabbat Morning Service & B not Mitzvah of Mara & Amanda Cohen 8:30 PM Selichot Coffeehouse & Folk Music 10 PM Havdalah and Selichot Service 13 SUNDAY 8:45 AM Religious School Early Session 10 AM Ninth Annual Community Memorial Service at Garden of Remembrance Memorial Park 10:45 AM Beit Din 10:45 AM Youth Choir 11:15 AM Religious School Late Session 6 PM Chai School 6 PM Religious School Evening Session 6:30 PM Post Confirmation Class 15 TUESDAY 16 WEDNESDAY FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD Take the Capital Beltway (I-495) to I-270 North. Travel I-270 North to Exit 18 North (Route 121 North). Go North one-half mile to Route 355. Turn left (North) on Route 355, drive one mile, then turn left on Comus Road. The Memorial Park entrance is on the right just over the I-270 bridge. 7:30 PM Foundation for Jewish Studies Distinguished Scholar Series (Rabbi Feshbach) 7:30 PM Introduction to Judaism URJ 7 AM Wednesday Morning Minyan Service 6:30 PM Religious School 7:30 PM Shir Shalom Choir Rehearsal Temple Shalom Anniversaries Temple Shalom June 12th, 2009 Page 12

13 COMMITTEE CHAIRS 18 FRIDAY 19 SATURDAY 20 SUNDAY 22 TUESDAY 23 WEDNESDAY 24 THURSDAY 25 FRIDAY 6:30 PM Early First-Ever Family-Style Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 8:30 PM Late Traditional Service Rosh Hashanah 8:45 AM Youth Service, 2nd 4th graders 8:45 AM Early Morning Service: First day of Rosh Hashanah 11:45 AM Late Morning Service: First day of Rosh Hashanah 2:45 PM Rosh Hashanah Family Service 4 PM Tashlich 8:45 AM NO Religious School 10 AM Second Day Rosh Hashanah: Intimate Morning Service 6 PM NO Chai School 7:30 PM Tikkum Olam Committee Meeting 7:30 PM Introduction to Judaism URJ 7 AM Wednesday Morning Minyan Service 6:30 PM Religious School 7:30 PM Shir Shalom Choir Rehearsal 7:30 PM Executive Committee Meeting 6:15 PM Early Kabbalat Shabbat Family Service 7 PM Pot Luck Dairy/Vegetarian Dinner 8 PM Erev Shabbat Shuvah Service (The Shabbat of Repentance) 26 SATURDAY 27 SUNDAY 28 MONDAY 29 TUESDAY 30 WEDNESDAY 10 AM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 am Shabbat Morning Service & Bat Mitzvah of Kathleen Anna Savage 10 AM Sukkah Building 6:30 PM NO Religious School Evening Classes 6:30 PM Kol Nidrei Early Service 9 PM Kol Nidrei Late Service Yom Kippur OFFICE CLOSED 8:45 AM Yom Kippur Early Service 8:45 AM Youth Service 11:45 AM Yom Kippur Late Service 2:45 PM Yom Kippur Children s Service 2:45 PM Yom Kippur Mid-Day Opportunities for Adults 4 PM Yom Kippur Service of Healing and Meditation 4:45 PM Yom Kippur Afternoon Service, Yizkor & Ne ilah 7:30 PM Introduction to Judaism URJ 7 AM Wednesday Morning Minyan Service 6:30 PM Religious School 7:30 PM Shir Shalom Choir Rehearsal Adult Education ARZA B nai Mitzvah Coordinator Brotherhood Capital Projects Cemetery College Outreach Communications Finance Committee Founders Historian/Parliamentarian House & Grounds JCC Delegate Leadership Legal Counsel Membership Mitzvah Corps Music Nominating Outreach Committee Religious Education Renaissance Committee Sisterhood Special Funds Tikkun Olam Worship Youth Committee Barbara Saragovitz Steve Hirschfeld Joan Kalin Rita Klein Herbert Jacobowitz Robert Krauss Mark Ross Marta Tanenhaus Brenda Maas Barbara Shulman TBD Marc Feinberg Kenneth Kramer Ed Beeman Sandy Kamisar Mike Gurevich Joan Kalin Anne Feinberg Marc Feinberg Allison Druin Wilma Braun Lori Weinstein Andrea Mark Brenda Maas Barbara Schulman Jeffrey Steger Francine Simons Lisa Rozman Karen Safer Harvey Berger Larry Katzman Marty Shargel Seth Maiman Page 13

14 5770/2009 YAMIM NORA IM DAYS OF AWE THE HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES conducted by Rabbi Michael L. Feshbach Cantor Lisa L. Levine Director of Education Lisa Pressman SELICHOT Saturday, September 12 at 8 PM The climax of the Hebrew month of Elul comes during the service of Selichot, an important exercise in spiritual preparation for the Days of Awe. At midnight on the Saturday night/sunday morning before Rosh Hashanah, Jews around the world gather together for what is, truly, the first of the High Holy Day services, a brief but intense experience during which the music and liturgy of the season are used for the first time. The service is filled with drama and awe, as in the dark of the night we begin to bare our souls, and plead for forgiveness. We are blessed this year with a wonderful opportunity, to experience the music of a locallybased but nationally-known group, the Robyn Helzner Trio. We begin in the Social Hall with a dessert reception at 8 PM, and then continue with: The Robyn Helzner Trio Concert at 8:30 PM After the music there will be a short break for shmoozing before we enter a candlelit sanctuary, witness the entrance of the Torah scrolls in their newly-changed robes, and continue with a special ceremony of Havdalah, led by the Confirmation class. The Selichot service will begin at approximately 10 PM and highlights music from the High Holy Day Season. Join us for a powerful beginning to the Days of Awe PM Coffeehouse & Folk Music in the Social Hall 10 PM Havdalah and Selichot Service in the Sanctuary ROSH HASHANAH EREV ROSH HASHANAH Friday, September 18 For the first time we offer two very different kinds of services for Erev Rosh Hashanah. Because these are different styles, and not simply a sequential replication of an identical service, anyone with either early or late tickets for the rest of the High Holy Days may attend either of the services on Erev Rosh Hashanah Early First-Ever Family Friendly Erev Rosh Hashanah Service :30 PM A Temple Shalom first : an informal, hour-long family style service for the eve of Rosh Hashanah. This service is open to the community: bring unaffiliated friends with you for a musical, folk-style celebration of the New Year, and be home at a reasonable hour for a holiday meal with family and friends. (Because this is a service meant for all ages, we will not be offering the Child Care we have traditionally made available during this time slot; Child Care will be available during the early service on Kol Nidrei/Erev Yom Kippur.) Grubb Road Chevy Chase, MD Late Traditional Temple Shalom Service :30 PM Our late service for Erev Rosh Hashanah is a half-hour earlier this year! (Please note that the late service for Kol Nidrei still begins at 9 PM). We welcome the new year of 5770 with hope and prayer for a time of fulfillment and peace and, for the first time, with our Shir Shalom Adult Choir joining us at this service. continued on page 2

15 THE HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES 5770/2009 FIRST DAY ROSH HASHANAH Saturday, September 19 Congregational Morning Service Once again we help the community through our High Holy Day Hunger Drive. Return the empty grocery bag we will provide, complete with items from the list enclosed with the bag. (Filled bags should be brought back to the Temple on Yom Kippur itself. For security reasons we cannot accept bags brought to the building during the intermediate days.) Rabbi Feshbach will speak on Second Life: Avatars and Identity. Early Service :45 AM Youth Service :45 AM A special, new, parent-planned worship and educational experience, for those children who might be too old for child-care, but not yet ready to sit through the Sanctuary service. This service is geared for children in second through fourth grade; it is youth-led and takes place in the Chapel at the same time as the early Rosh Hashanah Morning service, followed by activities and projects and the theme of the High Holy Days. Parents are welcome to drop their children off in the Chapel, then head upstairs to the main service. (Child Care continues during this time as well, for younger children). Late Service :45 AM Rosh Hashanah Family Service :45 PM Our Rosh Hashanah celebration for all ages, and all takers, combining our previous Children s and Tot s time into a single service. We come together for this family experience of story and song, in an upbeat spirit, with a procession of scrolls, the sound of the shofar, and the taste of apples and honey. The Family Service will be led by Rabbi Feshbach, Cantor Lisa Levine and Director of Education Lisa Pressman. This service is open to the community. Tashlich PM Join us for the ancient rite of Tashlich, the symbolic casting off of our sins into a body of water. This practice is based on a verse from the prophet Micah, who hoped that God would cast off the sins of Israel into the sea. We walk to a stream on Rosh Hashanah afternoon, and throw bread into the water. By this act we symbolically cast off our sins, and begin the new year with a clean slate. Gather in the Temple parking lot following the Family Service for a brief walk to a nearby creek. BYOB (Bring your own bread crumbs to toss into the water.) SECOND DAY ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, September 20 Intimate Morning Service AM This service is open to any who want to attend. Our Second Day Rosh Hashanah service offers an intimate, powerful and less formal experience of High Holy Day worship. SHABBAT SHUVAH (The Sabbath of Repentance) The Shabbat in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is one of the most significant occasions in Jewish life: the liturgy contains references to and wording from the High Holy Days in a way which is unique to this Shabbat. This is also the first of our Kabbalat Shabbat services for the year a lay-led, early, informal family service followed by a pot luck dairy/vegetarian dinner, usually held on the third Friday night of the month. EREV SHABBAT Friday, September 25 Early Kabbalat Shabbat Family Service :15 PM Pot Luck Dairy/Vegetarian Dinner PM Erev Shabbat Service PM Rabbi Feshbach will speak on: Hanging in the Balance: Ten Days to Change the World. SHABBAT MORNING Saturday, September 26 Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah of Anna Savage AM Shabbat Morning Worship and Study AM Our Shabbat morning minyan meets in the Chapel to worship and to wrestle with the portion of the week, including the special liturgical additions and prophetic selections for the Sabbath of Repentance. YOM KIPPUR KOL NIDREI SERVICE Sunday, September 27 Early Service :30 PM Late Service PM A professional vocal quartet will join Cantor Levine for both the early service and the late service. Rabbi Feshbach will speak on: Time Out: Convenience, Conviction and Community Child Care provided at the early service only (see last page). YOM KIPPUR Monday, September 28 Congregational Morning Service Rabbi Feshbach will speak on: I Don t Believe: Sacred Skeptics and the Jewish Future. Elizabeth Kingery will deliver the President s Annual High Holy Day message. Child Care: see last page Temple Shalom 8401 Grubb Road Chevy Chase MD

16 THE HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES 5770/2009 Yom Kippur, Monday, September 28, continued Early Service :45 AM Youth Service :45 AM A special, new, parent-planned worship and educational experience, for those children who might be too old for child-care, but not yet ready to sit through the Sanctuary service. This service is geared for children in second through fourth grade; it is youth-led and takes place in the Chapel at the same time as the early Yom Kippur Morning service, followed by activities and projects and the theme of the High Holy Days. Parents are welcome to drop their children off in the Chapel, then head upstairs to the main service. (Child Care continues during this time as well, for younger children). Late Service :45 AM Personal and Guided Study One tradition in the observance of Yom Kippur is to remain in the synagogue throughout the entire day. For those who wish to do so, there will be texts available for self-study and exploration in the Temple library throughout the morning, so that someone attending the early service could study during the late service, or the other way around. In addition, Director of Education Lisa Pressman will lead a discussion in the Chapel beginning at Noon, so that those who attend the early service may have a chance to join together in a group for spiritual exploration during the late service Yom Kippur Young Children Oriented Service :45 PM We focus on the themes of the Day of Atonement through music and liturgy appropriate for young children. This service will be led by Rabbi Feshbach, Cantor Lisa Levine and Director of Education Lisa Pressman. Yom Kippur Mid-Day Opportunities for Adults :45 PM [anticipated schedule; additional offerings possible and details subject to change] *Who Shall Live? Our Annual Yom Kippur Afternoon Tikkun Olam Forum, including: Housing and the Foreclosure Crisis, discussion by Josh Silver A Green Bar Mitzvah, discussion led by Aaron Richards On the Table: A Health Care Review, discussion led by Elizabeth Dayan Unfinished Business: Darfur Waiting, discussion led by Tim Greene *Who Shall Die? An Epidemic Among Us A review of the medicine, politics and controversy surrounding Lyme Disease, including clips from the recently released documentary, Under Our Skin, presentation led by Mimi Segal. *Who Shall Be Tranquil? *Meditation: An alternative spiritual approach with stretching, breathing and rejuvenation, led by Mary Beth Lewis. *Our Traditional Fast Walk to Rock Creek Park, with Ken and Audrey Kramer *Who Shall Be Troubled? Red and Green? Environment and Health Care in the Former Soviet Union. A presentation by Murray Feshbach, author of Ecocide in the USSR: Health and Nature Under Siege Yom Kippur Service of Healing and Meditation PM God was in this Place is a moving and spiritual journey through healing and hope. Please join us as together we experience inspirational music, meditative readings, personal and communal healing and hope. Shir Shalom, Temple Shalom s Adult Choir, joins us on the bimah for this service. Yom Kippur Afternoon Service, Yizkor and Ne ilah :45 PM We gather in the Sanctuary for a revised Yom Kippur Afternoon Service. This unique service includes the Grand Aleinu, a poetic reconstruction of the history of our people, aspects of the traditional Avodah service (the moment when the High Priest of old sought atonement for the entire people), the Eleh Ezkerah martyrology, the reading of the Holiness Code from the Torah, and the Book of Jonah as the Haftarah. The Yizkor Memorial Service begins immediately upon the completion of the Afternoon service, with no defined break. We estimate that Yizkor might begin at approximately 5:30 PM; once again, this is not an exact time. During the Yizkor service we continue our custom of placing a wicker basket in the center of the bimah. Immediately before the Yizkor prayer itself, we invite anyone who would like to do so to come forward silently to place a stone, a note, an object, anything that will help us connect with the memory of a loved one. You can either leave the objects there, or retrieve them at some point after Yom Kippur. If this approach is something that might be helpful to you, please bring whatever item would mean something to you to this service. The Ne ilah Concluding Service begins immediately upon the completion of the Yizkor prayers. Please remain in the Sanctuary through the conclusion of Ne ilah. The final sounding of the shofar will take place sometime before 7 PM. If you wish to blow shofar, please bring it with you to the sanctuary for the final Tekiah Gedolah. All children present in the Sanctuary at that time will be called forward to participate in leading the congregation in a very brief ceremony of Havdalah, We conclude our observance of the Day of Atonement together with orange juice as we exit the Sanctuary. SUKKOT and SIMCHAT TORAH EREV SUKKOT Friday, October 2 Snack and Schmoozing :45 PM Outdoor Erev Sukkot Service PM Bring your lulav and etrog, or shake ours during Kiddush. Dinner Under the Sukkah follows the service. Bring your picnic dinner and join us under the Sukkah. FIRST DAY OF SUKKOT Saturday, October 3 Sukkot Festival and Shabbat Morning Service, including the Bar Mitzvah of Casey Greenbaum AM Temple Shalom 8401 Grubb Road Chevy Chase MD

17 THE HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES 5770/2009 EREV SIMCHAT TORAH Friday, October 9 Erev Simchat Torah Service/Consecration PM The end touches the beginning; the ancient words are new again. Come celebrate the cycle of Torah as we honor our students of Torah of all ages, we unroll the scroll, and we hear the very last and the very first verses of the Torah, and we dance with the scrolls throughout the synagogue. We will also celebrate Religious School Consecration, the ceremony marking the beginning of Jewish education for our Kindergarten students and those children who are beginning their Religious School experience this year. SH MINI ATZERET/SIMCHAT TORAH Saturday, October 10 Shabbat Simchat Torah Festival and Shabbat Morning Service, including Yizkor Memorial Prayers and the Bat Mitzvah of Isabel Udel AM The unique joy of Simchat Torah and festive celebration of the season, along with the remembrance of the past, through the traditional memorial prayers of Yizkor. Children at Temple Shalom Services Always welcome, but options provided during the High Holy Days as well Childcare will be available at both Early and Late Morning services for Rosh Hashanah, for the Early Erev (evening) service for Yom Kippur, and for Early and Late Morning services as well as the Afternoon and Concluding services on Yom Kippur. Children are always welcome in the main Sanctuary at all services at Temple Shalom (and, of course, in our Quiet Room area for those with particularly high energy at the moment) but we know that some of our youngest children may be happier in a play-oriented and supervised environment than they would be at a Sanctuary service. All children who are in our child care programs are encouraged to return to the Sanctuary for our fabulous afternoon Family services. For those who are ready to try the Sanctuary service, but need a break, there will be Drop-In sitting where parents may bring their children in and out. And remember our new High Holy Day Youth Services, geared towards second through fourth graders, during the Early Morning Services of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Save the Date For These Holiday Events Friday, December 18th 7:30 PM Night of a 1,000 Menorahs Friday, January 15th 7:30 PM MLK Celebration Service Soulful Shabbat Ruach Saturday, February 27th 7 PM Persian Dinner & Purim Spiel Sunday,April 11th 5:30 PM Through the Eyes of Children Holocaust Memorial Service Friday, May 14th 7:30 PM Shabbat with Rick Recht Temple Shalom 8401 Grubb Road Chevy Chase MD

18 October THURSDAY 2 FRIDAY 3 SATURDAY 4 SUNDAY 6 TUESDAY 7 WEDNESDAY 8 THURSDAY 9 FRIDAY 10 SATURDAY 11 SUNDAY Page 18 Noon Reading The Writings the Book of Psalms 5:45 PM Erev Sukkot: Snack & Schmoozing 6 PM Outdoor Erev Sukkot Service 7 PM Dinner Under the Sukkah 10 AM Sukkot Festival & Shabbat Morning Service & the Bar Mitzvah of Casey Greenbaum 8:45 AM Grade K Family Education 8:45 AM Religious School Early Session 10:45 AM Beit Din 10:45 AM Youth Choir 11:15 AM Religious School Late Session 2 PM Smithsonian Visit 2 PM B nai Mitzvah Family Meeting 6 PM Confirmation Opening Sunday Class 6 PM Chai School 6 PM Religious School Evening Session 7:30 PM Introduction to Judaism URJ 7 AM Wednesday Morning Minyan Service 6:30 PM Religious School 6:30 PM Brotherhood meeting 7:30 PM Shir Shalom Choir Rehearsal Noon Reading The Writings: Book of Psalms 6:30 PM Board of Trustees Meeting 6 PM Congregational Shabbat Dinner 7 PM Erev Simchat Torah/Consecration Service with TSY Youth Choir Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah 10 AM Simchat Torah Festival & Shabbat Morning Service, including Yizkor Memorial Prayers & Bat Mitzvah of Isabel Udell 8:45 AM Religious School Early Session Back to School 10:45 AM Beit Din 12 MONDAY 13 TUESDAY 14 WEDNESDAY 15 THURSDAY 16 FRIDAY 17 SATURDAY 18 SUNDAY 20 TUESDAY 21 WEDNESDAY 10:45 AM Youth Choir 11:15 AM Religious School Late Session Back to School 6 PM Confirmation Class 6 PM Chai School 6 PM Religious School Evening Session Back to School Columbus Day OFFICE CLOSED Back to School 7:30 PM Foundation for Jewish Studies Distinguished Scholar Series 7:30 PM Introduction to Judaism URJ 7 AM Wednesday Morning Minyan Service Back to School 6:30 PM Religious School Back to School 7:30 PM Shir Shalom Choir Rehearsal Noon Reading The Writings: Book of Psalms 6:15 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Services 7 PM Pot Luck Dinner 8 PM Soulful Shabbat Ruach Erev Shabbat Service 10 AM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 AM Shabbat Morning Service & Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin Feshbach 8:45 AM Religious School Early Session 10:45 AM Beit Din 10:45 AM Youth Choir 11:15 AM Grade 1 Family Education 11:15 AM Religious School Late Session 6 PM Religious School Evening Session 6 PM Confirmation Class 6 PM Chai School 7 PM Renaissance Group Annual Meeting Dessert Party 7:30 PM Introduction to Judaism URJ 7 AM Wednesday Morning Minyan Service 22 THURSDAY 23 FRIDAY 24 SATURDAY 25 SUNDAY 27 TUESDAY 28 WEDNESDAY 29 THURSDAY 30 FRIDAY 31 SATURDAY 6:30 PM Religious School 7:30 PM Shir Shalom Choir Rehearsal Noon Reading The Writings: Book of Psalms 7:30 PM Executive Committee Meeting 8 PM Erev Shabbat Service Decade Shabbat: Honoring those who joined AM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 AM Shabbat Morning Service & Bar Mitzvah of Neil Gahart 4:30 PM Post Confirmation Class 8:45 AM Grade 6 Family Education 8:45 AM Religious School Early Session 10:45 AM Beit Din 10:45 AM Youth Choir 11:15 AM Grade 6 Family Education 11:15 AM Religious School Late Session 5:30 PM Rosh Chodesh A Journey of Music, Food & Spirit 6 PM Confirmation Class 6 PM Chai School 6 PM Religious School Evening Session 7:30 PM Introduction to Judaism URJ 7 AM Wednesday Morning Minyan Service 6:30 PM Religious School 6:45 PM Confirmation Class Noon Reading The Writings: Book of Psalms 6:15 PM Early Erev Shabbat Service 10 AM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 AM Shabbat Morning Service & B nai Mitzvah of Andrew Brilliant & Evan Solomon

19 November SUNDAY 3 TUESDAY 4 WEDNESDAY 5 6 THURSDAY FRIDAY 7 SATURDAY 8 SUNDAY 10 TUESDAY 11 WEDNESDAY 8:15 AM MITZVAH DAY 6 PM NO Religious School Evening Classes 7:30 PM Introduction to Judaism URJ 7 AM Wednesday Morning Minyan Service 8 AM URJ Biennial Offsite 6:30 PM Religious School 6:30 PM Brotherhood Meeting 7:30 pm Shir Shalom Choir Rehearsal 8 AM URJ Biennial Offsite 8 AM URJ Biennial Offsite 6 PM Congregational Shabbat Dinner 7 PM Shabbat Family Service led by Grade 7 with TSY Choir 8 AM URJ Biennial Offsite 10 AM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 AM Shabbat Morning Service 8 AM URJ Biennial Offsite 8:45 AM Religious School Early Session 10:15 AM Grade 3 Family Education Ratner Museum Trip 10:45 AM Beit Din 10:45 AM NO Youth Choir 11:15 AM Religious School Late Session 6 PM Chai School 6 PM Religious School Evening Session 7:30 PM Foundation for Jewish Studies Distinguished Scholar Series 7 AM Wednesday Morning Minyan Service 8 AM Veterans Day 6:30 PM Religious School 7:30 PM A Walk Through American Jewish History, Adult Education 12 THURSDAY 13 FRIDAY 14 SATURDAY 15 SUNDAY 17 TUESDAY 18 WEDNESDAY 19 THURSDAY 20 FRIDAY 21 SATURDAY Noon Reading The Writings: Book of Psalms 6:30 PM Board of Trustees Meeting 8 PM Soulful Shabbat Ruach Service with Shir Shalom, Shabbat Ruach Band & URJ Biennial testimonials 10 AM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 am Shabbat Morning Service & B not Mitzvah of Rayna Cook & Anna Raffeld 8:45 AM Grade K Family Education Early Session 8:45 AM Religious School Early Session 10:45 AM Beit Din 10:45 AM Youth Choir 11 AM Brotherhood Brunch Rabbi Feshbach, Dear Barack: A Letter to the President 11:15 AM Religious School Late Session 7:30 PM Introduction to Judaism URJ 7 AM Wednesday Morning Minyan Service 6:30 PM Religious School 7:30 PM A Walk Through American Jewish History 11:15 AM Reading The Writings: Book of Psalms 6 PM Grade 7 Retreat 6:15 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Services 6:30 PM Tot Shabbat 7 PM Pot Luck Dinner 8 PM Erev Shabbat Service 10 AM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 10 am Shabbat Morning Service & Bar Mitzvah of Paul Ellis 22 SUNDAY 24 TUESDAY 25 WEDNESDAY 26 THURSDAY 27 FRIDAY 28 SATURDAY 29 SUNDAY 8:45 AM Grade 2 Family Education 8:45 AM Religious School Early Session 10:00 Grade 7 Retreat Pick-up 10:45 Youth Choir 11:15 AM Religious School Late Session 4 PM Cantor s Three Jubilee: An Afternoon of Bible, Broadway, and Opera 5:30 PM Concert Reception 6 PM Confirmation Class 6 PM Chai School 6:30 PM NO Religious School Grade 7 ONLY 4:30 PM NO Religious School Thanksgiving 7:30 PM Introduction to Judaism URJ s 7 AM Wednesday Morning Minyan Service 4:30 PM NO Religious School 6:30 PM NO Religious School Thanksgiving Holiday Temple Offices CLOSED Temple Offices CLOSED 8 PM Erev Shabbat Services Sanctuary 10 AM Shabbat Morning Worship & Study 8:45 AM NO Religious School 6 PM NO Religious School Page 19

20 Every Shabbat is special but this one especially so for our family Please join us in worship and celebration as our son Benjamin Samuel Feshbach בנימי שמואל is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah October 17, Tishrei 5770 Temple Shalom 8401 Grubb Road, Chevy Chase, MD Ten o clock in the morning. Kiddush Luncheon following services. Please let us know how many in your family will be with us for the luncheon by September 22 at bfeshbachbarmitzvah@gmail.com With our thanks and appreciation to the members of the congregation for their presence and support at this special occasion in our family s life. Page 20 Julie Novick and Rabbi Michael L. Feshbach

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22 Meet Our Board Renaissance Group Tikkun Olam Meet Our Board Renaissance Group Tikkun Olam Committee Richard Weitzner is a newly-elected member of the Board of Trustees. He previously has served as the Temple s legal counsel. He was also a member of the search committee for the Temple s Director of Education. The Weitzner family joined the Temple in June Richard and his wife, Vicki Gaul, live in Rockville, Maryland with their two children Claire, 13, and Aaron who will be 16 in September. Richard works as a higher education lawyer and Senior Counsel, with the George Washington University. He is in the Office of the Senior Vice President and General Counsel. He says of himself that his real job is proudly following his children as they engage in their various sport, acting, and musical activities. Greetings from the Temple Shalom Renaissance Group Steering Committee Since the Temple Shalom Renaissance Group was formed in September of 2001, our programs have become a vital part of the Temple s activities. Our mission is to provide social and cultural opportunities for Temple members over the age of 50 who wish to pursue an active lifestyle. Over the past eight years, our events have included museum visits, theatre and concert performances, film evenings, dinner parties at local restaurants, and excursions to places of interest. This past year we visited the new museum and education center at Mt. Vernon, the Linganore Winery, the National Cryptologic Museum, Jewish Baltimore, and had the honor of being recognized at a special Shabbat in March. We ended the season with a catered barbecue dinner at the Temple on June 14. On Sunday evening, October 18, 2009, the Renaissance Group will launch its ninth year with our annual meeting and dessert social. At that time, the Steering Committee will be on hand to announce this year s plans and to note your suggestions for future activities. We will have as our speaker, Eric Cline, noted archaeologist and Temple member, who will update us regarding recent archaeological discoveries in Israel. Please join us for this meeting. I look forward to meeting you then. On behalf of the Renaissance Group Steering Committee, I wish you and your loved ones a happy, peaceful and healthy New Year. L shalom Francine Simons Chair, Renaissance Group Steering Committee The Tikkun Olam (Social Action) Committee is embarking on an exciting year. We look forward to enhancing and enriching our core list of Social Service activities, where we provide badly-needed direct services to members of our larger Montgomery County and Washington DC communities. In our quest to Repair the World, we also are excited to embark on new Social Justice projects to address root causes of hardship and problems in our midst. One area of particular interest among the committee this year is on all things Green. We are looking at opportunities for engagement that will provide environmental benefits for the Temple directly, members in their households, and the planet. Aside from this Green focus, committee members and others will also develop activities on other topics. In the past, we have addressed, for instance, health care, affordable housing, marriage equality, and lessening the impact of the economic recession on those most vulnerable. We welcome any Temple members who want to join with us in our efforts. Please contact Larry Katzman: ; larrykatzman@verizon.net. We encourage participation at two upcoming meetings. On Tuesday, September 15, we will discuss possible Green projects for the year. On Tuesday, September 22, we will have a general committee meeting. Contact Larry for more details if interested. Larry Katzman Committee Chair Who: What: Where: When: Cost: Brotherhood Brunch Rabbi Michael Feshbach Dear Barack: A Letter to the President Temple Shalom Social Hall Sunday, November 15th, 11 AM 1 PM $5 per person to the Temple Shalom Brotherhood From Eden to Exile: Unraveling Mysteries of the Bible by Prof. Eric Cline Temple member Eric Cline s book has been chosen to receive the Best Popular Book on Archaeology 2009 Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS) Publication Award for books published in The formal announcement will appear in the upcoming 200th anniversary issue of Biblical Archaeology Review. The book analyzes from an archaeological and historical perspective various mysteries in the Hebrew scriptures stories such as Noah s ark and Joshua s destruction of Jericho and proposes solutions that reconcile science, historical method, and traditional text. Page 22

23 Foundation for Jewish Studies: The Distinguished Scholar Series at Temple Shalom September-October-November Foundation for Jewish Studies Distinguished Scholar Series Professor Walter Laqueur In Conversation with Rabbi Joshua Haberman This special Distinguished Scholar Lecture will be a conversation between Walter Laqueur and Rabbi Haberman spanning such important topics as the decline of European racial tolerance, rise of anti-semitism, the new Germany and its Jews, and Israel and the Jewish future. Through these exchanges, Professor Laqueur and Rabbi Haberman will identify the major obstacles confronting the Jewish people as well as review recent trends in Jewish history. Professor Laqueur is a renowned historian, having taught at such institutions as John Hopkins University, the University of Chicago, Harvard University, Tel Aviv University, and Georgetown University. Professor Laqueur is the former Director of the Wiener Library and the Founder and Editor (with George Mosse) of the Journal of Contemporary History. Rabbi Haberman is the Founding Chairman of the Foundation for Jewish Studies and Rabbi Emeritus of Washington Hebrew Congregation. Tuesday, September 15, 7:30 9 PM The Turbulent History of Jewish Life in Italy Jewish life in Italy has a history that dates back to the time of the Maccabees when Jews settled in Southern Italy 300 years before the common era, continuing through the large influx of anousim, Jews escaping from the Inquisition, and nearly ending during the Holocaust. Rabbi Barbara Aiello will share fascinating stories of Italy s rich Jewish history; from ancient times through WW II. Rabbi Aiello is the first female rabbi in Italy. In her accomplished career as a rabbi, she conducted the first Passover seder in Sicily since the 1493 expulsion of the Jews from Sicily. Rabbi Aiello is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, holds a MS from George Washington University, and was ordained by Rabbinical Seminary International and the Rabbinical Academy in New York City. Tuesday, October 13, 7:30 9 PM A Tale of Three Cities:Vienna, Prague and Budapest The Place of Austro-German Jewry in Central Europe What has life historically been like for Jews in these bastions of Jewish culture? Surely, much attention has been paid to these cities in conjunction with their roles in Holocaust history; however, Dr. Rozenblit goes beyond that time period to offer us a more comprehensive reading of Austro- Germany Jewry by exploring the place of Jews in these rich regions. Marsha L. Rozenblit is the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Jewish History at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she has been on the faculty since A social historian of the Jews of Central Europe, she is the author of two books and over 25 scholarly articles. Tuesday, November 3, 7:30 9 PM To register or for more information please contact the Foundation for Jewish Studies, at or Mail in registration:the Foundation for Jewish Studies, 6101 Montrose Rd., Suite 206, Rockville, MD All lectures to be held at and cosponsored by: Temple Shalom 8401 Grubb Road, Silver Spring, MD FJS Lunch and Learn Program at DC JCC Above and Beyond:The Origin of Ethics and Piety Out of the Pages of the Jewish Legal Tradition Judaism functions, in the main, as a tradition of law. But from the very beginning in our Biblical origins, on the pages of the Talmud, and in the insights of medieval and early modern writers, there have been hints of a meta-halakha, something above and beyond the law. You can be a scoundrel within the lines of the law ; we are, on the other hand, sometimes supposed to do something beyond a legal requirement for the sake of peace. Bachya ibn Pakuda wrote about the duties of the heart. And Israel Salanter founded a musar movement based on ethics and the inculcation of certain attitudes, rather than actions. Come explore the ethics and piety that go beyond the bounds of stricture and statute, a peek at what some would consider the hidden heart of Jewish life. Tuesday afternoons, Nov. 3, 10, 17 & 24, 12:30 1:30 PM Washington DC JCC, th Street, NW,Washington, DC $35 for members of the FJS; $45 for all others Taught by Rabbi Michael Feshbach,Temple Shalom, Chevy Chase, MD Page 23

24 Adult Education INSTITUTE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING AT TEMPLE SHALOM ADULT EDUCATION Program 5770/ Taste of Judaism Are You Curious? Have you ever had questions about Judaism or Jewish life? Or have your non-jewish friends, family or neighbors ever expressed any interest in Judaism to you? This is a free, three-week introduction to the basic concepts of Judaism God, Torah and Israel; spirituality, ethics and community meant for all who are curious about Judaism, interfaith couples, Jews with little formal background in Judaism or Jewish life, or those simply interested in learning more in an introductory setting and non-threatening way. Go to for a registration form. Wednesday evenings, September 2, 9 and 16, 7:30 9 PM Open to all. No charge. Rabbi Michael L. Feshbach Union for Reform Judaism Washington Area Introduction to Judaism Class The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) continues to sponsor its semester-long course covering an outline of Jewish history, thought, and theology, as well as providing an introduction to Jewish holidays and life cycle ceremonies. Temple Shalom is hosting the course this fall. For more information and a registration form, please see Rabbi Feshbach or Contact Rabbi Stephanie Bernstein at SBernstein@urj.org. Tuesday evenings, September 8 December 22, 7:30-9:30 PM Primary instructor and course coordinator: Rabbi Stephanie Bernstein Reading the Writings:Wisdom of the Ages & Ethics of the Everyday. An Exploration of The Book of Proverbs For many of us, the purpose of prayer and the essence of religion is the goal of leading a better life. Technology may put a new face on everyday experience, but the essential questions of what it means to be a good person are unchanged over the course of centuries. In words penned thousands of years ago but which often sound as if they could have been written yesterday the wisdom writers of the Book of Proverbs tackle life s tough questions, and try to leave us a legacy of lessons learned. Proverbs is perhaps the most pragmatic, and accessible book in the entire Hebrew Bible. This October Temple Shalom reconvenes its lunchtime series Reading the Writings, as we delve into the Book of Proverbs. This informal discussion meets (almost) every Thursday afternoon in the Chapel at Temple Shalom. Sessions work for those who just drop in occasionally, as well as for those who try to come every week. Bring a bag lunch and a dessert to share; no previous knowledge of Hebrew or Biblical texts is required. Thursday afternoons, October 1 May 13, NOON 1 PM Open to all. No charge. Rabbi Michael L. Feshbach Wednesday Evenings at Temple Shalom Shir Shalom Choir Our Temple Shalom Adult Choir meets at 7:30 PM on most Wednesday evenings. Come and join us. For more information please contact Cantor Lisa Levine, cantorlisa@templeshalom.net. An Introduction to Biblical Archaeology On October 5, 2009 George Washington University professor and Temple member Dr. Eric Cline s new book, Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction (available for pre-order from amazon.com) will be published. Two days later Dr. Cline will begin a three-week introduction to the topic for the congregation and all who are interested. Wednesday evenings, October 7, 14 and 21, 7:30 9 PM $36 for Temple Shalom members; $45 for all others To register contact Lauren Harrison at or lharrison@templeshalom.net A Walk Through American Jewish History The Jewish experience in America has been unlike that in any other part of our Diaspora existence. For many years, historian and Temple Shalom member Dr. Marvin Kranz worked with the paper trail of that history in the Manuscript Division section of the Library of Congress. We come together for four Wednesday evenings to tour the high points and byways along the way in this walk through American Jewish history. Wednesday evenings, November 11 and 18, December 2 and 9, 7:30 9 PM $36 for Temple Shalom members; $45 for all others To register contact Lauren Harrison at or lharrison@templeshalom.net Kol Bo with Rabbi Emeritus Bruce Kahn Sundays Mornings at Temple Shalom Learning and Leading Torah Corps, Cantor s Corps, Shivah Minyan Leader Training: Watch your mid month flyer packet and weekly for the dates and times of these learning opportunities. Brotherhood Brunches On four Sunday mornings throughout the year, the Temple Shalom Brotherhood continues its tradition of old-style cooking and cutting-edge conversation. These brunches are open to all. 10 AM Noon, $5 person. Sunday, November 15, 2009: Dear Barack: An Open Letter to the President, Rabbi Michael Feshbach Temple Shalom Book Discussion Group The Temple Shalom Book Club meets at the Temple usually every other month. You do not have to be a member to participate. We have a light breakfast nosh including bagels and coffee, as well as great discussions.. October 25, 9 10:30 AM All Other Nights by Dara Horn:The story of Jacob Rappaport, a Jewish member of the Union Army in the Civil War, who is sent to kill his Rebel Army uncle and later to spy on behalf of the Union by befriending-and eventually marrying-the enemy. His role in attempting to foil the Lincoln assassination plot has him questioning where his loyalties lay, with God or Country.A gripping historical adventure novel. Page 24

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26 The Sisterhood of Temple Shalom Cordially Invites You To join us for one or all of the following events: Sunday, October 25 Rosh Chodesh A Journey of Music, food and spirit. Led by Cantor Lisa and Lisa Pressman 5:30 7 PM Babysitting available if you call and request. Sunday, November 1 Mitzvah Day More details to follow. More events will be announced. Check out the Temple Web site and the Temple Shalom Weekly . Please call Karen Safer or Karen.safer@gmail.com for more information.

27 Temple Shalom RELIGIOUS SCHOOL is for children in Pre-K through 12th grade. please call the School Office if you need a form at: Registration forms are also available at click on religious education

28 Save the Date For These Holiday Events Friday, December 18th 7:30 PM Night of a 1,000 Menorahs Friday, January 15th 7:30 PM MLK Celebration Service Soulful Shabbat Ruach Saturday, February 27th 7 PM Persian Dinner & Purim Spiel Sunday,April 11th 5:30 PM Through the Eyes of Children Holocaust Memorial Service Friday, May 14th 7:30 PM Shabbat with Rick Recht

29 Temple Shalom Phone: Fax: Grubb Road Chevy Chase, MD Our 50th! Opening celebration June 12th, 2009 More inside Clergy & Staff Senior Rabbi Michael L. Feshbach Cantor Lisa L. Levine Rabbi Emeritus Bruce E. Kahn Cantor Emeritus Saul Rogolsky Susan Goutos Zemsky, Executive Director Lisa Pressman, Director of Education Board of Trustees Executive Committee Betsy Kingery, President Myles Levin, Executive Vice President Scott Schreiber, Vice President Caryn Anthony, Vice President Margo Gottesman, Secretary Mark Ross, Treasurer Bob Krauss, Financial Secretary Andrea Mark, Immediate Past President Trustees Marc Blumenstein, Jordin Cohen,Allison Druin, Marc Feinberg, Steve Hirschfeld, Royal Hutchinson, Linda Kushner, Susan Medick, Barbara Miller, Earl Simons, Richard Udell, Stefanie Weldon, Linda Gurevich, Rita Klein, Richard Weitzner Voting Auxiliary Members Andrea Mark, Immediate Past President Herb Jacobowitz, Bob Krauss, Brotherhood Erica Horne, Sara Kushner, TaSTY Co-Presidents, Lisa Rozman & Karen Safer, Sisterhood Auxiliary Members Ex Officio (Non-Voting) Rabbi Michael Feshbach Cantor Lisa Levine Susan Goutos Zemsky, Executive Director Sandy Kamisar, URJ Executive Board Member Stephen Sacks, URJ Counsel Ed Beeman, Founder s Representative Marc Feinberg, Temple Counsel