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1 Th e Temple Isr ael Conn ec tion K ESHER F ebrua ry, 2010 Our Se venty-f irst Ye ar! I N T H I S I S S U E Calendar 11 Adult Education 4,7,10 Religious School 4 -,8, 10 Special Services and Programs 4-10 Yahrzeits 12 The Rabbi s Study Do not separate yourself from the community. This advice from the sage Hillel guides us to get to know our neighbors, to be active in local groups, to participate in events in our cities and towns and even to vote. As members of Temple Israel, we practice this teaching through our involvement in the Dover Friendly Kitchen, making donations to the Dover Food Pantry, attending Dover and other interreligious events, and planning programs that bring together our congregation, Temple Israel Portsmouth, and other groups or organizations. Our donations towards relief efforts in Haiti demonstrate that we see ourselves as part of a worldwide family, and that extending a hand in this way is a natural outgrowth of our tradition. As part of my own community involvement, I participated in two Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday commemorations in January, one sponsored by the Dover Area Religious Leaders Association and Dover Cooperative Ministries and the other at the University of New Hampshire, co-sponsored by the UNH Chaplains group of which I am a member. I was asked to share a song at the gathering, and I decided to present the song I created for the Dover Community Thanksgiving Service, based on the Hinei Mah Tov text, which reminds us how good it is to be together as a community. For some time, I thought the song needed a finishing touch. I completed it on the day before the event by quoting from several sources, including a well-known declaration by the prophet Amos, a line from My Country, Tis of Thee, and a statement made by Theodor Herzl, the early leader of the Zionist movement: Let justice roll down like waters Let it flow like a mighty stream Let peace and freedom ring all over the earth If you want it, it is no dream! One of the best ways that we have to create justice, fairness, peace and freedom in our society is by building bridges that foster understanding. For many years, in my previous congregation, we held two special Shabbat services each year with that goal in mind: Teacher s Night, a Sabbath service at the end of National Education week in November, to which students could invite teachers from their weekday school to attend a Shabbat service that featured explanations of our prayers and Jewish practices and a question-and-answer period before the end of the evening; and Neighbor Night, in February at the end of Brotherhood/Sisterhood week (a program initiated by the National Conference of Community and Justice), to which congregants could invite friends, neighbors, co-workers, classmates and other guests to come to a service to learn about Judaism. We will hold our first Neighbor Night service this month on February 19. Please invite someone that you feel would enjoy this opportunity to broaden their knowledge and horizons! There is much that we can do to be a part of the community and to engender common ties and understanding through what we do at Temple and in our daily lives. Let us remember Hillel s words when we think of our own place in our neighborhood, our nation and in the human family. Each of us can make a difference! Friday Night D var Torah Series More Than Words: A Spiritual Lexicon February 12 Tzadik/Righteous February 19 Shochein/Dwell February 26 Chok/Rule

2 Page 2 T H A N K Y O U T O O U R O N E G H O S T S February 5 Family Shabbat Michael & Glicka Kaplan Stephen & Maschi Kaplan February 12 Lessa Brill and John Wallace Maria and Mark Rubinstein February 19 Eve-Edelstein Williams and Colin Williams Naomi Kornhauser and Michael Behrendt February 26 Ellen Cohn Julie Serrano KESHER Kesher, Connection, is the newsletter for the congregation of Temple Israel of Dover, NH. Ideas for submissions and letters to the editor are welcomed from members of the Temple Israel family and from others who wish to communicate with the congregation. All communication with the Editor should be transmitted by or other digital means. Publication is limited by editorial and space considerations. The deadline for submission is the tenth of the month for the following month s issue of Kesher. Tammy Fascetta TempleOffice@dovertemple.org Rabbi Larry Karol lpkarol@aol.com Rabbilarry@dovertemple.org From our Co-Presidents, Margie Fisher and Carole Krassner Dear Friends, Everyone can be great because everyone can serve. (Martin Luther King, Jr.) It s hard to believe, but in accordance to the secular calendar Spring is only 6 ½ weeks away. With all our grumbling and complaining of shoveling, scraping ice off windshields, the extremely cold temperatures lately, Mother Nature has been relatively easy on us this winter, although I m sure before, it s all said and done, we will be saying differently. We are so fortunate to live in New England, considering what other parts of the country have been going through with tornadoes, flooding, mudslides, etc., and, most of all, the heart wrenching tragedy in Haiti. We take so much for granted whether it be taking that warm shower, trying to drink those eight healthy glasses of water each day, relaxing on the sofa each evening and perhaps looking through the fridge or cupboards for that little snack. Imagine not having a faucet to turn on or any water to drink, for that matter, and not having a bed to sleep in or a place to call home. We URGE you to please support Haiti by sending in a donation through one of the organizations that Rabbi Larry has listed in the Kesher. No matter how small a donation, it all adds up. To quote from the song written by our very own Rabbi Larry, Kol Ha-umim, based on Psalm 117: With caring hearts, with smiling faces, be neighbors, not strangers who strive to be kind! As we seek out peace by working together, the trust we are are building will open our minds. From every corner, we ask God s blessing, stand by us and guide our way. We are your children, a single people, unite us all over the world each day! At Temple, we have lots to look forward to in addition to our very heartwarming services each Friday evening. We look forward to your support in attending the Snowflake Soiree to be held this coming Saturday evening. Purim will be celebrated during religious school hours on March 3 and Shabbat Across America on March 5. Please check the Kesher for more information on these events as well as others, including two films related to Israel and the Middle East on February 11 (with a question-and-answer period with one of the producers) and February 18. A great big thank you to Maschi and Glicka Kaplan for sponsoring the Tu Bish vat Seder this past week during religious school hours. Thank you to Vickie Fisher for stepping up to chair the new Social Committee. The library committee is beginning the huge project of weeding out and reorganizing the Temple Library. Watch for our new updated look in addition to a new system to sign books out.. Please don t forget our ongoing Mitzvah Project to support the Dover Food Pantry all year round. There are bins in the foyer at the temple to leave non-perishable items. Please let us hear from you not only to let us know how we are doing, but also with any ideas that you might have for social events or perhaps a combination of social/fundraising. Our operating budget is EXTREMELY lean and we are looking for ways to raise money. We are looking forward to hearing from you. L shalom, Margie and Carole Temple Israel Board of Trustees Marjorie Fisher and Carole Krassner, Co-Presidents; Marc Hiller, Vice-President; Lynne DeSantis, Recording Secretary; Julie Serrano, Corresponding Secretary; Sam Kirshman, Treasurer; Ann Isacoff (Sisterhood), Eve Edelstein-Williams (Sisterhood), Victoria Fisher, Martin Jaffe, Peter Pastor, Marc Saunders, Jeffrey Segil, Marc Weinstein. Febru ar y, TEMPLE OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday. 8:30 am 1:30pm 1:00-6:00 pm on Wednesdays when Religious School is in session

3 Kesher A warm thank you to those congregants and community members who have contributed to the Capital Campaign in recent months: Michael Behrendt & Naomi Kornhauser Carol & Francis Birch**Michael Blackman & Molly Samson Lessa Brill & John Wallace**Sharon & Steve Brody Abraham Burtman Trust**Cathi Cherry-Liston**Ellen Cohn Andrew & Patricia Diengott**Fidelity Charitable Gift Margie & Bobby Fisher**Forbes Trust Phil Ginsburg & Carolyn Anderson**David & Davena Goldstein Ethlyne Golub**Larry & Ruth Gray**Jonathan & Lauren Harris Ann Isacoff***Martin & Carole Jaffe**Razel & Keith Kallberg Glenyce Kaplan and the Kaplan Families Rabbi Larry & Rhonda Karol**William & Sigrid Kram Carole Krassner**Alvin and Marilyn Mars Eric and Janice Miller**Florence Pastor, Peter Pastor & Family Scott & Lauren Saltman**Bruce and Linda Samuels Jodi & Stuart Scharff**Monroe and Edwina Scharff Jill & William Schoonmaker**Jeff and Stacey Segil Julie Serrano**Stacey Smith**Temple Israel Sisterhood John & Erica Tauriello Colin Williams & Eve Edelstein-Williams**Alan Wolff January Donations Cathi Cherry-Liston Rabbi Larry & Rhonda Karol Jane Liemer John McCooey (Temple Tournament) Joshua Meyrowitz Rita Novak Lois Poster Lauren & Scott Saltman-In memory of Beatrice Dulberg & Freda Libenson Julie Serrano Stacey Smith Steve & Jeanne Wishengrad This list will be updated monthly thank you for your generosity and support! Mazal Tov to our community members celebrating happy occasions in February! Birthdays Zoe Albion (2), Heidi Kotlus (5), Deborah Mueller (5), Leslie Gould (6), Jonathan Harris (11), Emily Horowitz (15), Ruth Saunders (15), Sonia Ginsburg (21), Michele Albion (22), Wolfe Ramsay (24), Jonathan Flagg (25), Evan Fixler (25), Emmalee Fixler (25), Bruce Samuels (26), Carol Birch (28) Anniversaries Lessa Brill & John Wallace (7), Ilese & Craig Stevens (14), Marc & Lisa Weinstein (16), Colin Williams & Eve Edelstein Williams (21) Contributions Temple Israel encourages members to honor the memory of loved ones and to offer tribute to friends, relatives and community members through our various Temple funds. Temple Israel expresses its grateful appreciation for the following donations: General Fund Robert & Sue Horowitz, in memory of Gloria Adelman, mother of Todd Adelman Carole Krassner, in memory of Bruce Krassner, Matthew Krassner, & Ruth Talisman Florence Pastor, in memory of Gertrude Berenson Rabbi s Discretionary Fund Ann Isacoff, in memory of Rabbi Sidney Rothstein Marge & George Mezei, in memory of Matthew Krassner, Helen Krassner and Bruce Krassner The Temple Israel family extends condolences to: Todd and Kristin Adelman and family, on the death of Todd's mother, Gloria Adelman, on January 3 (funeral in Bangor, Maine on January 4). Scott, Lauren, Evan and Rachel Saltman on the death of Scott s grandmothers, Beatrice Saltman Dulberg, on Monday, January 11th in North Carolina, and Freda Libenson, on January 16 in Houston, Texas). May their memories be for blessing. Page 3 Hospital Visits: Please keep us informed! Due to national privacy laws, hospitals are not allowed to call congregations to inform them that their members have been admitted as patients. If you know you are going to be in the hospital in advance, please call the Temple office. If you find yourself in the hospital unexpectedly, please tell a nurse that you would like to see the hospital chaplain, who can call the Temple to let us know that you are there. Rabbi Karol and your Temple Israel community would like to give you the care and support that will help you face your health challenges or concerns.

4 Page 4 Febru ar y, Join us on Friday, February 5 for FAMILY SHABBAT Tot Shabbat at 6:00 pm A 6:30 pm Dairy/Vegetarian Potluck Dinner (please bring a dish that will serve 8-10 people) 7:15 pm service including February Birthday and Anniversary Blessings Students in our Pre-K/K/1st Grade and 2nd-3rd Grade Religious School Classes will take part in the service As always, plenty of music and a story with a meaningful message! See you there! A Purim Eve Festival Of Story, Song and Parody (More details to follow soon!!!) Join us on Saturday, February 27 for Havdalah at followed by dessert and our program! Please respond to Temple ( or templeoffice@dovertemple.org) if you plan to attend Shabbat Service for Renewal of Spirit Friday, February 26 at 7:30 pm Featuring our regular Shabbat prayers along with special music and readings on the themes of healing and wholeness Join us and add your voice to this enriching worship experience! Join us for a T filah and Torah Shabbat Morning Learners Service Saturday, February 13 10:30 am Fifth-Sixth and Seventh Grade students and their families are invited and encouraged to attend AND all congregants are welcome!!! We will explore the prayers as we move forward in the prayerbook so that everyone will understand the hows, whats and whys of Shabbat morning worship. We will briefly discuss an idea from the Torah reading AND read Torah! A Light Bagel Brunch will follow! Join us for a Wine, Sparkling Grape Juice and Cheese Reception At on Friday, February 12, 2010 Our Shabbat Service will follow at 7:30 pm!

5 Kesher Page 5 Join us for our first Neighbor Night Shabbat Service on Friday, February 19 at 7:30 pm Congregants are welcome to invite friends, neighbors, colleagues, classmates and coworkers to attend this Shabbat service. Rabbi Karol will explain Jewish prayers and practices within the flow of the service and during a question-and-answer period following the closing song. This service marks the end of National Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week, a celebration of unity founded by the National Conference for Community and Justice. Please let Rabbi Karol know (lpkarol@aol.com) if you will be bring a guest (or guests) to this shared worship experience. In case of inclement weather during the winter, you can check if any Temple event or gathering has been cancelled by Checking your for a cancellation notice. Check on their closings list, or watch WMUR- TV channel 9. Listen to WTSN-AM 1270 or THE BAY 98.7 FM when they announce closings. Call Temple where I will note the cancellation of a service in the main message. Let s hope that we have to cancel as INFREQUENTLY as possible this year!!!! Your advertisement in the Kesher Newsletter helps to support Temple Israel and its programs! Contact the Temple office for more information!

6 Page 6 Febru ar y, Thank you to Glicka Kaplan, Maschi Kaplan and all of their helpers for our Tu Bish vat Seder on January 27!

7 Page 7 Febru ar y, Join us for a screening of the film Encounter Point, followed by a discussion led by Nahanni Rous, one of the film s producers on Thursday, February 11 at at Temple Israel Encounter Point is an 85-minute feature documentary film that follows a former Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian bereaved brother who risk their lives and public standing to promote a nonviolent end to the conflict. Their journeys lead them to the unlikeliest places to confront hatred within their communities. The film explores what drives them and thousands of other likeminded civilians to overcome anger and grief to work for grassroots solutions. It is a film about the everyday leaders in our midst. Producer Nahanni Rous has been an integral member of Encounter Point's team since the initial research stages. She played a key role in selecting, interviewing and building relationships with Encounter Point's film subjects, and in shaping the film throughout the editing process. Nahanni has presented Encounter Point for the "Celebrating Nonviolent Resistance" international conference in Bethlehem, Harvard University's Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the New Initiative for Middle East Peace (NIMEP) at Tufts University, the Network of Arab American Professionals and American Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee in Boston, Brit Tzedek V'Shalom/the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace, alumni of the Bronfman Youth Fellowship and the Dorot Foundation Fellowship in New York, and the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. Nahanni was a producer, writer, and reporter for WBUR Boston and WRNI Rhode Island public radio stations, and traveled across the United States in the fall of 2001 interviewing Americans about their reactions to September 11. She also served as assistant to National Public Radio's Jerusalem-based reporter Linda Gradstein. Nahanni is the Washington DC-based Project Co-Manager at Just Vision, a non-profit that widens the influence of Palestinian and Israeli grassroots peace builders. Please respond to Temple Israel ( ) or Rabbi Karol at lpkarol@aol.com if you plan to attend! Dover SHARE Fund Gives Thanks... A sincere thank you to all who have, and continue, to support the Dover SHARE Fund but especially the congregation of Temple Israel of Dover. Because of your heartfelt generosity, in 2009, 33 households escaped the loss of basic living needs such as shelter, utilities, and emergency medical care. This is only possible because you care! Your entire contribution to Dover SHARE directly assists those with needs that cannot be satisfied through other agencies. Thank you for "making a difference" in so many lives of the less fortunate of Dover. Respectfully, Dover SHARE Fund Board of Directors & volunteer staff Join us for a screening of the film The Case for Israel: Democracy s Outpost on Thursday, February 18 at Rabbi Karol will moderate a brief discussion of the film. In this documentary, Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law School professor and author, presents comments and insights from leading diplomats, historians, legal experts and government officials on both sides of the political spectrum to make a definitive case for Israel s legitimacy and right to self-defense, which, Dershowitz believes, is too often denied in the court of world opinion. Please respond to Temple Israel ( ) or Rabbi Karol at lpkarol@aol.com if you plan to attend! Pre-Passover Interfaith Dessert Seder for Freedom and Justice for the Seacoast Community Monday, March 15 Rabbi Karol and others will lead prayers and songs from a special Haggadah that will teach about the rituals of Pesach and how this holiday brings to light and life the values of justice and freedom. This interreligious gathering brought together over eighty participants last year. Information will be available on the Temple website and from the Temple office.

8 Kesher Page 8 On March 5, 2010, Temple Israel will again host SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA, sponsored nationally by the National Jewish Outreach Program. We will gather for a dairy/vegetarian potluck dinner at 6:30 pm (with a special entrée provided). Our 7:30 pm Learner s service, which will include explanations about our prayers, will be participant-friendly for members of all ages! Rabbi Karol, Sue Horowitz and other congregants of all ages will lead the service. Members of the Greater Seacoast Jewish Community are welcome and encouraged to attend! Please let us know if you plan to attend the dinner ( ) or templeoffice@dovertemple.org! Purim is on its way! Join us for our Purim Celebration and Carnival on Wednesday, March 3 at 4:00-6:00 pm during our regular hours of Religious School, featuring: *A Purim Song-fest fit for a king and queen and a Megillah presentation approved for all ages! Cheer the heroics of Esther and Mordechai! *Enjoy games, food (Pizza, a drink and a Hamentaschen provided by our Youth Group), and fun at our annual Purim Carnival! (Parents are requested to accompany their children at the carnival) *Children (and adults who so desire) are encouraged to dress in costume! Please call Temple ( ) or Templeoffice@dovertemple.org if you plan to attend! Temple Israel doing Mitzvot in the Community Temple Israel Mitzvah Project Please bring food items that can be donated to the Dover Food Pantry at any time. We would like to continue our generosity to people in need throughout the year. Your help in this act of tzedakah (righteous giving) and g milut chasadim (practicing lovingkindness) is appreciated!!! Dover Friendly Kitchen MORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! PLEASE JOIN THIS CONGREGATIONAL AND COMMUNAL EFFORT!!! Temple Members serve at the Dover Friendly Kitchen on the first Thursday of each month at St. Thomas Church Parish Hall on Locust Street. Our Temple effort needs people to help cook, serve and clean. We are there from 3:45 pm until around 6:15 pm. Volunteers do not need to come for the whole time. If anyone has questions, or could let me know if they plan to attend, I can be reached at abbwelch@yahoo.com or We welcome everyone's help! Thank you! Andra Welch, Coordinator These certificates are available from Hadassah for $5.00 each for the purpose of honoring someone or remembering a loved one or friend who has made an impact on your life. For more information, contact Donna Goldfarb at or donnadee82@comcast.net

9 Kesher Page 9 Bon Voyage! Temple Israel of Dover Brotherhood announces: 4 day Western Caribbean Cruise aboard Carnival s Fun Ship Destiny -May 13-17, 2010 Temple Israel of Dover Brotherhood is delighted to announce a 2010 Caribbean Cruise. And we re starting off with great news about a major price reduction! The rate has been reduced from $499 to only $369! To make this trip more enjoyable and more memorable, we encourage you to invite your family, friends, and neighbors to join you on the cruise.and everyone will benefit from these same low rates! In addition you will receive a $50 shipboard credit per cabin and enjoy a private cocktail party with your fellow travelers. If you or anyone in your group has any questions, please feel free to contact Alan Goldfarb at Welcome Aboard! Temple Israel of Dover Brotherhood Next Meeting Sunday, March 14 at 8:30 am at Temple Israel Join the Brotherhood for Breakfast! Meet new members and reacquaint yourself with our seasoned members! RSVP Martin Jaffe - martinjaffe@comcast.net TEMPLE ISRAEL ART AUCTION Dear Members of Temple Israel Dover, I am writing to you today to tell you about Temple Israel Dover s fund-raiser for this year, which is scheduled for May 22, We have contracted with a well-respected art auction house to come to Dover to hold an Art Auction at Temple Israel, with all the proceeds going to our congregation. If we put all our efforts into this event, we can earn between fifteen and twenty-thousand dollars. For that to happen, we will need help from you, the members, and from your friends and acquaintances. We are looking for fifteen (15) people to chair the various committees: Ad Book, Ticket Sales, Publicity, Entertainment, Refreshments, Parking, etc., and to work at the function itself as recorders, cashiers and helpers. This CANNOT be done without your help. Ticket and ad sales must begin at least three (3) months prior to the auction. We will have an organizational meeting in February and two to three more meetings prior to the auction date. Please call me today and say you will help make this a SUCCESS! Thank you in advance for your cooperation! Sincerely, Alan Goldfarb Chairman home office cell

10 Page 1 0 Febru ar y, Announcing the February meeting of the Eitz Chayim-Tree of Life Confirmation Program at Temple Israel Dover Open to post-bar/bat Mitzvah Students through High School Seniors! Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 6:10-7:15 pm (and any parents who would like to attend!) Sh lomit Bar Levav, sh lichah to New Hampshire for , will meet with the group to talk about life, culture and concerns in Israel. Please Rabbi Karol at LPKAROL@aol.com or call Temple at if you plan to join this opportunity for community and informal learning! Jared Goldfarb, son of Alan and Donna Goldfarb, will speak about current life, politics and culture in Israel on Monday, March 22 at at Temple Israel. Jared has served as a scholarin-residence in various congregations, sharing his experience of living in Jerusalem (with his wife Elisa and three children), and serving as a freelance educator for numerous institutions and as a tour guide. Look for more information in next month s Kesher! Bubbeh Meisehs-From Ann Isacoff Fitness Frieda, from New York, was visiting some friends in Florida when she saw a little OLD man rocking merrily away on his porch. He looked so happy with a smile on his face that she approached him and said, I couldn't help noticing how happy you look, what is your secret for a long and happy life? Well, he said, I smoke four packs of cigarettes a day, I drink five bottles of scotch whiskey a week, eat lots of fatty food, and never, I mean never, exercise. Why, that is absolutely amazing. I never heard of anything like that. Oh, by the way, how old are you? "Oh, I'm 26," he replied. Temple Israel Youth Group is going ice skating on Super Bowl Sunday!!! When: Sunday, February 7, 1:30-3:00 pm Where: Dover Ice Arena, 110 Portland Avenue Cost: Group rate of $5.00 per person for skates and time on the ice! RSVP: Rabbi Karol at lpkarol@aol.com or call Temple at and leave a message with the Rabbi or Tammy and PLEASE RESPOND BY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!! Upcoming B nei Mitzvah April 10, 2010 Jonathan Venne May 15 Emma Jacobs May 22 Evan Fixler and Emmalee Fixler June 19, 2010 Sarah Yanofsky August 7, 2010 Grace Tauriello September 25, 2010-Leah Mueller October 2, 2010 Jules Cook October 23, 2010 Noah Saunders Temple Israel of Dover Library February Book of the Month Eban By Robert St. John A biography of one of the State of Israel s great founding leaders, teachers, scholars and sources of insight.

11 Kesher Page 1 1 February 2010 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Judaism Class 3 Religious School 4:00-6:00 pm Board Meeting 4 Temple serves at Dover Friendly Kitchen 3:45-6:30 pm 5 FAMILY SHABBAT Tot Shabbat 6pm Dinner 6:30 pm Shabbat Service 7:15 pm Pre- K/K/1 And 2nd-3rd 6 Snowflake Soiree 7 Youth Group Skating Party 1:30 pm 8 9 Judaism Class 10 Religious School 4:00-6:00 pm Confirmation 6:10 pm 11 Encounter Point Film and Discussion 12 Shabbat Service 7:30 pm 13 T filah & Torah And Learner s Service 10:30 am Judaism Class 17 Religious School 4:00-6:00 pm Education Committee 6:00 pm 18 The Case for Israel: Democracy s Outpost Film/Discussion 19 Shabbat Service Neighbor Night 7:30 pm Judaism Class 24 NO Religious School Shabbat Service for Renewal of Spirit 7:30 pm 27 Havdalah, Dessert and Purim Eve Program 28 PURIM MARCH 1 2 Judaism Class 3 Religious School Megillah Reading and Purim Carnival 4:00-6:00 pm Board Meeting 4 5 Shabbat Across America Dinner 6:30 pm Learners Service 7:30 pm 6 Temple Israel of Dover has entered the world of FACEBOOK! Please join our group, Friends of Temple Israel of Dover NH, established by Marc Hiller. This gives us one more way to create community in cyberspace (along with our real space gatherings)!

12 Page 1 2 Febr uar y, 2010 Temple Israel of Dover P. O. Box 254 Dover, N. H Temple Israel is a growing Reform Jewish congregation that welcomes all who wish to participate in Jewish worship, study, and fellowship. Our mission is to serve as a center for a Jewish experience of tradition and prayer, a lifelong Jewish education, individual and communal acts of caring, and connection to Israel and the wider Jewish world. Temple Israel is a proud member of the Union for Reform Judaism, one of more than 800 congregations in the Reform synagogue movement. Co-Presidents Marjorie Fisher fishers143@comcast.net Carole Krassner c.krassner@comcast.net Rabbi Larry Karol lpkarol@aol.com rabbilarry@dovertemple.org Administrative Assistant:Tammy Fascetta TempleOffice@dovertemple.org Family Shabbat on February 5 Tot Shabbat, Potluck Dinner and Family Service Snowflake Soiree on February 6 Youth Group Ice Skating on February 7 Encounter Point - Film and discussion on February 11 Shabbat Morning Learners Service/Tefillah and Torah on February 13 The Case for Israel - Film and Discussion on February 18 Neighbor Night Service on February 19 Shabbat Service for Renewal of Spirit on February 26 Erev Purim Havdalah, Dessert and program on February 27 Y A H R Z E I T D A T E S F O R F E B R UA R Y Week of Feb 6: Jane Wise (31), Ira C. Kates (31), Max Becker (1), Gertrude Berenson (2), Daniel Berman (2), Michelle Robbins (2), Marian Frankel (2), Thomas Weinbaum (3), Elizabeth Schoonmaker (4), Frances Davis (4) Week of Feb 13: Jacob N. Paisner (7), Louis Fisher (9), Laura Ossoff (9), Abraham Levine (9), Ida Siegel (10), Jack Cook (10), Libby Rothstein (10), Irving Thorner (11), Milton Cooper (11), Ellen Silverman (11), Betty Karnefsky (12), Anne Gray (13), Robert Davis Jr. (13), Ree Becker (13), Jacob Potter (13) Week of Feb 20: Theodore Davis (14), Sam Glosserman (15), Norman Torf (15), Lillian Miller (15), Moe Rosenblum (15), Shirley Traven (17), Nancy Medoff (17), Golda Zarrow (17), June Singer (18), Beatrice Newton (18), Robert Fox (18), Marjorie Ellen Ryder (18), Beatrice Newton (18), Debbie N. Most (19), Sheila Kaplan (19), Louis H. Sliverman (19), Norman Brill (19), Phyllis Klaye (19), Micki Pastor (20), Joseph Nicole (20), Bruce Krassner (20) Week of Feb 27: Rachel Leah Tayyabkahan (21), Peter L. Hooz (21), Louis Horowitz (22), Morris Marcus (23), Estelle Cooperman (24), Helen Krassner (24), Max David Mendelovitz (24), Stephen Stocklan (25), Ida Wenig (25), Herbert Cohn (25), Corinne Wiseman (25), Edward Baer (26), Margret Gutman (26), Katie Robbins (26), Week of March 6: Michael Stocklan (1), Daniel Newman (2), Helen Levy (3), Louis Samuels(4), Margie Blanding (5), Pearl Rosenthal (5), Rose Baumstein (6), Sophie Feldman (6) NOTE: Yahrzeits are listed according to the Hebrew date, so the English date will vary from year to year. Kaddish may be recited on the Shabbat following the date of remembrance. Traditionally names of the immediate family are added. It is appropriate to make a donation when adding a name to the Yahrzeit list and at the Yahrzeit date each year. For information or to add a name please call Temple at Memorial Wall Members may add names of loved ones or reserve spaces on the new memorial wall with a minimum contribution of $300. Please contact Tammy in the Temple office for more information.