Shofar. Newsletter of Kehilat Shalom. January 2017 Vol. 46 No. 2 Tevet - Shevat

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1 Shofar Newsletter of Kehilat Shalom January 2017 Vol. 46 No. 2 Tevet - Shevat Check the What and When on page 8 for what is going on this month. Table of Contents From the Rabbi s Study 2 Keleigh s Kurrents 2 President s Message 2 Library Corner 3 Cycle of Life Events 4 45th Anniversary Concert 5/6 Membership Corner 7 What & When 8 Minyan Mitzvah Schedule 9 Yahrzeits 10 Auxiliaries 11/12 Youth/Religious School News 12 Women s Seder 13 Life & Learning 14 We Gratefully Acknowledge 15 SAVE THE DATE Date: Sunday Morning Feb. 5 at the 9:15 a.m. Minyan Service February 2017 Calendar (click here) Simcha Shabbat On Saturday morning, February 11, 2017 please join us in a special community celebration of birthdays, wedding anniversaries, graduations, and other Simchas during the Celebration Simcha Shabbat. To participate in this special service and Kiddush, please return the Sign up form by February 11, See page 3 for more information and sign up form. TU B SHEVAT SEDER SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2017 Immediately following Religious School (Stay Tuned for Details) Celebrate Shabbat Across America with Kehilat Shalom Friday, March 3, 2017 at 6:30 pm (See Flyer Page 6)

2 Rabbi Charles L. Arian F r o m t h e R ab b i s S t u d y Dear Friends: Shalom - Michael Goldman President@kehilatshalom.org P r e s i d e n t s M e s s a g e You have probably heard of Brock Turner, the 20-year-old Stanford University student, convicted on three counts of sexually assaulting a 23-year-old woman after a party, who received a sentence of six months when the maximum sentence could have been as much as 20 years. The judge gave Turner such a lenient sentence because he was concerned about the severe impact a longer sentence might have had on him. I m hesitant to comment on verdicts and sentences based on what I read online or see on television, because I ve come to learn that very often we get only part of the story. As both a rabbi and as a former public official (I was chairman of the Ethics Commission of the city of Norwich, CT), I ve had people reach conclusions about things I did or said, or didn t do or didn t say, on the basis of inaccurate or incomplete information. So while the sentence certainly seems absurdly lenient, I m hesitant to jump on the bandwagon calling for removal of the judge in the case. Perhaps there is more here than meets the eye. I want to focus instead on two other figures in the case. The sexual assault took place after the party behind a dumpster near a fraternity house, and while it was taking place two Swedish graduate students came by on their bicycles. They noticed what was happening and intervened. Turner took off, one of the Swedish students went after him, and the two of them pinned him down and held him until the police arrived. If the Swedish students had not intervened, the assault would have continued and Turner would probably never have been caught and tried. The philosopher Edmund Burke said that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men should do nothing. The Torah teaches us (Lev. 19:16) do not stand idly by while your neighbor s blood is shed. What is our responsibility when we see evil being done? Do we have the courage to be, as it were, Swedes on bikes? L'shalom, I recently sent out an focusing on the action items in my Kol Nidre presentation. In case you missed it, they were: 1. Volunteer. We are busy putting together new, exciting activities. Our goal is to add a vibrancy to Kehilat Shalom that will benefit us all. But, we need your help - a. Catering: It seems that all our ideas have a food element. Tell Tom if you can help. He ll add you to the list of volunteers, and you can pick what and when you ll help. b. Events: Get on our new Events Committee, and be a part of our new flurry of activity. c. Office: We really need some volunteer help in our office. Call Andie or Lori Wasserman if you can help even on a very part-time basis. d. Web site: The site needs updating, and upgrading. Call Laurie Friedman if you can focus on even one section. e. Men s Club: Tom is trying to make our Men s Club more reflective of our needs and wants. This takes ideas and a willingness to participate. Call Tom and let him count you in. 2. Donate: December is w hen many do their giving, to take advantage of related tax benefits. Take a minute, write a check to Kehilat Shalom. You ll feel good, and I promise it ll be put to good use. 3. Join our Long-Term Planning Committee: We need to figure out how to get rid of our deficit. This means we ll be taking a hard look at membership, income, costs, and choices we need to make. Your first choice - - join us in this effort! Our first meeting was January 5, at 8 PM. Next meeting to TBA. 4. Show us you care: Call and say you ll volunteer; send us a December Donation; if you were once a member, re-join; find a way to increase your support, so we know you care. To all, my best wishes for a Happy Chanukah and a wonderful 2017! Mike Goldman Rabbi Charles L. Arian 2

3 Cycle of Life Events HAPPY JANURY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO THE CHILDREN: Jason Ascher, Samuel Scheiner, Jonathan Baum, Gabriel Sternberg, Julienne Seldin, Max Borchardt ADULTS: Peris Cassorla, Jay Scheiner, Michael Halpert, Dee Jolles, Marilynn Anton, Marjorie Loggie, Allen Katz, Karen Blomberg, Rebecca Hoffman, Ruth Barkan, Lauri Friedman, Lloyd Nalaboff, Gail Wertlieb, Lawrence Beck, Amy Sheib HAPPY FEBRUARY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO THE ADULTS: Charles Arian, Steven Blomberg, Joseph Kamph, Jeffrey Lerner, Susanne Lustig, Jan Miller-Vogel, Celle Nalaboff, John Pesce, Gary Saltzman, Marilyn Scheiner, Beth Schmetz, Wendy Schneider- Levinson HAPPY FEBRUARY ANNIVERSARY WISHES TO: Robert and Shelly Schwartz, Michael and Amy Sheib HAPPY JANUARY ANNIVERSARY WISHES TO: Gail Lieberman & Bill Hanson Library corner If you are looking for something interesting to read this summer, don't forget the Kehilat Shalom Library. We have a nice selection of Jewish themed fiction and non-fiction books, including novels, biographies, and history, as well as books about ritual and observance. We also have a beautiful collection of children's books, with a new selection each month from PJ Library. Here are our three newest adult titles: You Never Call, You Never Write!: A History of the Jewish Mother (by Joyce Antler). Simcha Shabbat To participate in this special service and Kiddush, please return the form below by Feb 8, The Israelis: Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land (by Donna Rosenthal), a wonderful book about the diverse groups in Israel, in the Jewish and non-jewish communities. An Undisturbed Peace (by Mary Glickman), historical novel set in the 1800s about the Cherokee, the Trail of Tears, and a Jewish peddler. Please contact Melanie Berson at m-berson@hotmail.com for assistance with the library. 3 I/we will will not attend on Feb 11 Name # Attending Phone Simcha I/we would like to help sponsor Kiddush $ 36 $

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6 Save the date! Israeli Dance Festival DC 2017 Sunday, May 14, 3:00 pm Israeli Dance Performance followed by dancing for all ages Over 140 dancers on stage! Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy Arctic Ave, Rockville, MD Community Israeli Dance Party Saturday Evening May 13th, 9:00 PM B'nai Israel Congregation, 6301 Montrose Rd, Rockville, MD

7 Membership Corner Events Committee Hope Your Hanukah Was Great! Happy New Year 2017 One Friday Shabbat a month the Events Committee has brought you Sangria from Mexico and Spain, Pumpkin Pies and pastries from the fields and farms of Maryland, and Latkes courtesy of recipes from our families from Eastern Europe and Russia, and Sufganiyot from Israel and New York. Save The Date! March 3, 2017 at 6:30pm Shabbat Across America Anywhere from 18 to 41 congregants and friends have supported each of these special evenings and services with their attendance, donations and friendship. These events have been produced by the creativity and hard work of Bobbie Goldman and Deb Finch with support from Nasrine Sabi, Lauri and Mark Friedman, Mike Goldman, John Finch and consultant support from Tom and Linda Loggie. Shabbat Across America was a lovely event last year! Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv Services were followed by a Gourmet meal from the Kehilat Caterers. I m not making it up it was Gourmet! Let s hope I m not too late to book them for March 3rd dinner. Membership Committee is also in the process of contacting our Hazzan Kim Komrad and hopes to also book her for the event. Last year Kim created a special songbook and we had a super songfest. The Events Committee is working so very hard to create experiences that you will enjoy and that will continue to bring our congregation closer together in fun, and friendship. However, we cannot succeed without your support both by your attendance and with your financial support. In the very near future, we will be announcing new events and we continue to survey your interests. We know this is a very busy time of the year. For those of you who have been providing support, we thank you. For those of you who have not Joined us, we hope you will join us for future events. Special Request If anyone is willing to help Doug and I put together this event, please contact Bobbie at bobbieanandmike@erols.com or Of course, I m hoping that my friends in the Membership, Good & Welfare and Events Committees will pitch in and help. You know my address. Thanks, in advance The theme of January s Special Friday Night Shabbat Event was two-fold. It dealt with the parable of the story of Stone Soup and it also provided some humorous references (nonpartisan) to famous quotes from past presidents. The Stone Soup Story is a metaphor that deals with the need of folks to make their own special contributions to the village in which they live. The extension, for Kehilat, applies to us as a village or community with the same needs. If you have not read this, you can find it in the Announcements for January 18, It s time for an updated directory Beginning in the early spring we will be collecting For those of you who did not attend the Friday, January 27th Shabbat, the Events Committee shared these famous and information for our NEW directory. You will be requotes of past presidents. See if you can identify ceiving an inter-active information sheet via that humorous the presidents who made these. we ll need to have filled out and returned. This time we would like to include cell phone numbers in the Dee Jolles Directory (of course, you can opt out of them being Events Committee included in the directory but KS would like them on record at the Shul) and your most up to date addresses. So, look for our and please help us out by returning them asap. Thanks! Once again we re having our New Member Special, so if you know anyone who would like to join us, just give Bobbie a call or and she will do the rest or bobbieandmike@erols.com. See you at Kehilat Shalom See you next month Bobbie and Doug Hazzan Kim Komrad's performance is included in the Cantors Assembly & United Synagogue's new recording "The Spirit of Simcha and Celebration." To order a copy through the Cantors Assembly web site or under "direct my gift", choose "CD Project." 7

8 What & When This month SHABBAT - VAYIGASH - Friday, Jan 6 Shabbat Eve Service Saturday, Jan 7 Shabbat Morning Service SHABBAT - VAYECHI Friday, Jan 13 Shabbat Eve Service Saturday, Jan 14 Shabbat Morning Service 6:30 pm 9:15 am 6:30 pm 9:15 am SHABBAT - SHEMOT - BIRKAT HACHODESH Friday, Jan 20 Shabbat Eve Service 6:30 pm Saturday, Jan 21 Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 am SHABBAT - VAERA Friday, Jan 27 Shabbat Eve Service Saturday, Jan 28 - Simcha Shabbat Shabbat Morning Service SHABBAT - BO Friday, Feb 3 Shabbat Eve Service Saturday, Feb 4 Shabbat Morning Service 7:45 pm 9:15 am 6:30 pm 9:15 am Kehilat Shalom Donation Funds Kehilat Shalom has a variety of funds that you can support with your minimum donation of $10.00 or more (unless otherwise noted): Kehilat Shalom General Fund Larry Froehlich Junior Congregation Fund Library Fund Rabbi Arian s Discretionary Fund Youth Fund Kehilat Shalom Catering Fund Yahrzeit Donations Good & Welfare Fund Prayer Book Fund (Siddur Sim Shalom, $36.00 & Etz Hayim Chumash, $54.00) Simcha Board Donations ($180.00) Memorial Plaque Board Donations ($500.00) Memorial or Simcha Seat Donations ($1,000.00) Barbara Peller Camp Fund Gayle Peck Fine Arts Fund A personalized card will be sent to acknowledge your donation & your contribution will be listed in the Shofar Newsletter (unless otherwise requested). Kehilat Shalom is a 501C(3)charitable organization and your donation is tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Information regarding all of these funds is here in the Kehilat Shalom office. If you have any questions, please contact Todah Rabbah for supporting Kehilat Shalom. SHABBAT - BESHALACH Friday, Feb 10 Shabbat Eve Service Saturday, Feb 11 - Tu BiShevat Shabbat Morning Service SHABBAT - YITRO Friday, Feb 17 Shabbat Eve Service Saturday, Feb 18 Shabbat Morning Service 6:30 pm 9:15 am 6:30 pm 9:15 am Yahrzeit REMINDERS As always immediate family are included in your reminders. If you have friends or other family member that you would like added to your list please contact the Office. SHABBAT - MISHPATIM - BIRKAT HACHODESH Friday, Feb 24 Shabbat Eve Service 6:30 pm Saturday, Feb 25 Shabbat Morning Service 9:15 am JAN 6 4:43 FEB 15 5:14 JAN 13 4:30 FEB 22 5:22 JAN 20 4:58 FEB 29 5:30 JAN 27 5:06 FEB 5 5:38 Would you like to make a donation in honor or in memory of a loved one? You can purchase a Siddur Sim Shalom or an Etz Chayim Chumash with a special bookplate in the inside cover. The costs are $36.00 per Siddur and $54.00 per Chumash. If you would like to pay tribute to someone, send a check to the office payable to Kehilat Shalom. 8

9 MINYAN MITZVAH SCHEDULE Sun 9:15 am, Sun through Thur 7:45 pm and Fri. 7:45 pm 1/22-1/27/17 Weinberg Weinstein Weiner Weston Wertlieb Woorman Yellin Zapor Ascher Barbag Barkan 1/29-2/3/17 Baum Beck Beitler Berson Block Blomberg Borchardt Bouer Brick Cabana-Rockman Cassorla 2/5-2/10/17 Cohen, Irv and Arlene Cohen, Leslie Crausman Dymond Eckstein Epstein Finch Friedberg Friedman Garfinkel Ginsberg 2/12-2/17/17 Goldberg Goldman Goldstein-Smith Greenwald Gross Hardis Hoffman Jaffe, A. Jolles Joseph Kahan 2/26-3/3/17 Lustig Mendoza Moskowitz/Beckerman Mostowski Muenz Nalaboff Pancik Penner Pesce Pomerantz Richfield-Fratz 2/26-3/3/17 Lustig Mendoza Moskowitz/Beckerman Mostowski Muenz Nalaboff Pancik Penner Pesce Pomerantz Richfield-Fratz We Appreciate Your Support Please consider coming in to support the daily Minyan whenever you can, even when it is not your week. We have been doing great at keeping the Minyan going. This is a mitzvah that each of us can perform so that Kaddish can be said by those in need. Todah Rabbah! GREETERS WANTED The Kehilat Shalom Kabbalah Shabbat and Shabbat morning greeter program is looking for additional greeters. Greeters help build our spiritual community by welcoming old and new friends with a hearty Shabbat Shalom and warm handshake to our community. The mitzvah of welcoming guests is one of Judaism s spiritual imperatives. (See Genesis 18: 1-8.) Please contact the office at or mail@kehilatshalom.org with questions or to volunteer 9

10 Yahrzeits JAN TEVET 1 3 * Henry Fisher 3 5 * Saul Finn, Husband of Ethel Finn also Father of Rebecca Hoffman also Father of Jennifer Finn 3 5 Marion Schecter, Mother of Sharon Beitler 5 7 Rita Strauss, Mother of Terry Strauss 6 8 Jean Sloan, Aunt of Curtis Levinson Also Aunt of Bruce Levinson 7 9 Harold Frank Fogel, Father of Linda Pesce 7 9 * Marlene Wasserman, Mother of Robert Wasserman 7 9 Sadye Yospa, Mother of Toby Friedberg 7 9 * Bessie Epstein 8 10 Samuel Goldberg, Grandfather of Robert Goldberg 8 10 Richard Wertlieb, Father of Aaron Wertlieb 9 11 Anna Goldberg, Grandmother of Robert Goldberg 9 11 Louise W Kaplan, Mother of Marilynn Anton 9 11 Harold Rederer, Grandfather of Andrew Garfinkel Ruth Charnie, Grandmother of Sandra Ann Robin Mark Woorman, Brother of Martin Woorman * Maurice Hatwell Betty Schwartz, Grandmother of Debra Weston * Karl Gutman * Frank Weiner * Morris Fineroff, Father of Roberta Roffe Louis Gnessin, Grandfather of Lauri Friedman Abraham Schneider, Grandfather of Wendy Schneider Levinson George Silverman, Father of Marilyn Scheiner * Elliott Harold Forgosh * Herman Levine Mildred Berson, Mother of Melanie Berson Arnold Laifsky, Husband of Leah Laifsky * Donald Abramowitz Abraham Lustig, Grandfather of Joseph Lustig * Abraham Nalaboff, Father of Lloyd Nalaboff * Ben Rubinstein, Father of Leonard Rubinstein Martin Haberman, Father of Marylin Woorman * Yetta Horowitz Albert Young, Father of Shelly Schwartz * Sidney Aaron * Sylvia Fein Jack Schwartz, Grandfather of Debra Weston Jean Cohen, Mother of Pamela Penner Elizabeth Kanarick, Grandmother of Lloyd Nalaboff * Julius Solomon Frances Haberman, Mother of Marylin Woorman * Rita Klinger Josef Ende, Father of Rosalie Bouer JAN SHEVAT 28 1 * Miriam Ershler 29 2 Norman Miller, Father of Jan Miller Vogel 31 4 Hy Aronow, Father of Lori Mendoza FEB SHEVAT 1 5 * David Bruce Becker 1 5 Shirley Keller, Mother of Lita Cassorla 1 5 Dinah Rubinstein, Mother of Leonard Rubinstein 1 5 Abraham Weston, Grandfather of James Weston 2 6 * Doris Rabkin 2 6 * Sylvia Wallach 3 7 Amy Dionne, Sister of Leslie Cohen Also Daughter of Howard Cohen 3 7 Lenore Friedman 4 8 * Esther Gardner 5 9 Mary Schlossenberg, Mother-in-Law of Howard Cohen Also Grandmother of Leslie Cohen 6 10 * Harvey Klafter, Father of Linda Loggie 7 11 Isaac Block, Father-in-Law of Judith Block 7 11 Freda Rostov, Mother of Barbara Ronis 7 11 Linda Stern, Sister of Alan Levine 8 12 * Harry Steinberg 9 13 Albert Litman, Father of Charlotte Strauss 9 13 Gertrude Rosenstein, Mother of Marvin Rosenstein 9 13 Fannie Routman, Stepmother of Bobbi Dymond * Sue Urdang David Routman, Father of Bobbi Dymond * Essie Goldstein * Robert Reitler * Benjamin Friedberg, Son of Toby Friedberg * Jeffrey Smiley Edward Scheer, Grandfather of Dee Jolles * Isadore Kramer * Harry Wolfe, Father of Elise Garfinkel Alvin Wicks, Uncle of Charlotte Strauss * Robert Selman Melvin Engel, Father of Sandra Ann Robin Herbert Kamph, Brother of Joseph Kamph * Sidney Gurtov Jeanette Litman, Mother of Charlotte Strauss * Seymour Schoen, Father of Bobbie Goldman * Murray Scherer Greta Cutler, Aunt of Debra Weston Joseph Yospa, Father of Toby Friedberg Dalbert Glaser, Grandfather of Stanley Ginsberg * Dorothy Nalaboff, Mother of Lloyd Nalaboff Ceil Davidson, Aunt of Dee Jolles Morris Greenwald, Father of Jeffrey Greenwald * Jeffrey Shibe Edna Friedman, Mother of Mark Friedman * Samuel George Jaffe, Father of Alana Jaffe Edward Weiner, Father of Steven Weiner * Bernard Grossman * Irvin Krieger * Bertha Sholinsky, Mother of Sandra Crausman * Shirley Goldgraben FEB ADAR 27 1 * Pearl Fineroff, Mother of Roberta Roffe * A memorial light will be lit in the sanctuary for those names marked with an asterisk 10

11 Auxiliaries Co-Presidents Wendy Schneider-Levinson & Lauri Friedman Sisterhood News Lauri Friedman & Wendy Schneider-Levinson Co-Presidents Shalom Sisters! Sisterhood News: Happy Secular New Year! We all had a good time bowling, and at the Hanukkah pizza party. The we started out the new year with a challah-baking workshop and each participant took home her own yummy challah. Please keep an eye out in the for more activities monthly sip n schmooze, upcoming Torah Fund event, etc. B shalom, Wendy and Lauri. Please join us at a regular monthly event: 2nd Wednesday Board Meeting at 7pm 3rd Wednesday Sip n Schmooze at 6:30pm Join our special interest groups as follows: Sip n Schmooze: Tuesday February 18, 2017 at Ledo s, Montgomery Village 6:30 pm. Bake and Babble: stay tuned for next date Book Club: On Sunday, February 12, 2017, at 2:00 pm we will meet at the home of Marilyn Fleigler to discuss A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman. Please rsvp to Marilyn at SROOLIK@aol.com and Alyce Ross at asross@mycaringcenter.com See Page 13 for more details. If anyone is interested in taking over this very important community outreach program to schedule our Manna obligation please contact either Lauri or Linda for further information. Contact: friedl04@gmail.com or lkloggie@gmail.com Torah Fund Pin for 5777 ( ) Come see the New Gary Rosenthal Collection at the Sisterhood Judaica Shop!! We now have a Gary Rosenthal Gift Gallery at our Judaica Shop. Stop in and buy Gary s gorgeous pieces for your home or as gifts at 10% off. Special prices, special orders and a current catalog, also available. Contact Bobbie Goldman at or bobbieandmike@erols.com. In addition the Judaica Shop is now featuring crafts from local artists. Stop by and see. Exciting gifts always arriving. Next Monthly Mah Jongg Nights at Kehilat Shalom 9915 Apple Ridge Road, Gaithersburg, MD Tuesday, April 4, :00 to 9:15 p.m. Games are open to beginner, intermediate or advanced players! Please bring your own Mah Jongg Card! If you own a Mah Jongg Set, please bring it! RSVP by Sunday, Jul 3/Jul 31 to Charlotte Strauss (301) (h) or (202) (c) or StraussCha@aol.com Donations for refreshments will be accepted on the night of the game! Kehilat Shalom membership is not required! P ri yadehah, which means the fruit of her hands, is a phrase from the beloved Eishet Chayil prayer, taken from the Book of Proverbs (31:31). We celebrate women s achievements and creativity with the 2017 Torah Fund pin/pendant, designed by Eytan Brandes. Women s League s support of the Torah Fund Campaign helps strengthen Conservative/Masorti Judaism throughout the world and enhances the Jewish community by recognizing and appreciating our diverse families. 11

12 Auxiliaries Learning & Growing RELIGIOUS SCHOOL News Men s Club News Thomas.loggie@gmail.com Involving Jewish Men in Jewish Life We had a great time at our December 18Brunch and Speaker event. Ms. Louise Stewart of Asbury Methodist Village spoke on the Healing power of Laughter. Our next event will be the World Wide Wrap on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 9 am just before morning minyan. Learn the mitzvah of wrapping Tefillin. Breakfast will follow minyan. See you soon, B'Shalom, Tom This year, Junior Congregation will be led by our Kavod Society kids. The first service of the year will be January 21 at 10:30 a.m. Watch this space for future Junior Congregation dates, as well as other events. Become a member of school board! You do not need to be a religious school parent, just someone interested in helping out. Contact Rebecca Hoffman at rebeccahoffman@comcast.net or School board members: David Joseph, Lauri Friedman, Wendy Schneider-Levinson and Rebecca Hoffman Sisterhood Challah Baking SISTERHOOD BOOKCLUB: On Sunday, February 12, 2017, at 2:00 pm we will meet at the home of Marilyn Fleigler to discuss A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman. Please rsvp to Marilyn at sroolik@aol.com and Alyce at asross@mycaringcenter.com. *Starred Review* At 59, Ove is a grumble Gus of the first degree. Rules are made to be followed, signs are meant to be obeyed, and don t even get him started about computers and mobile phones. In truth, Ove has been this way his whole life, but he s gotten worse in the last four years since his wife, Sonia, died, taking with her all the color in a world Ove sees as black-and-white. Ove has decided life without Sonia is not worth living and plans to join her in the next world. But a young couple and their two children (a third is on the way) move in next door, his oldest friend and most feared enemy is about to be forcibly removed to a nursing home, and a street-scarred cat insinuates itself into his life. Suddenly, Ove s suicide plans get delayed as he helps solve neighborly crises large and small. Though Ove s dark mission mitigates any treacly upstaging by animals and small children, readers seeking feel-good tales with a message will rave about the rantings of this solitary old man with a singular outlook. If there was an award for Most Charming Book of the Year, this first novel by a Swedish blogger-turnedovernight-sensation would win hands down. --Carol Haggas society. As a mystery, it's fairly well-turned, but it's the characters and setting that sparkle. 12

13 Life & Learning If you would like to help create any new event, please contact Janet Rutchik at lend your support. Kiddush Konversations led by Rabbi Arian will take place once each month on our Simcha Shabbat. After Kiddush, we sit together, learn, share ideas and thoughts featuring intriguing dialogue on topics ranging from intriguing dialogue Halacha, to Israel, to current events. Notices are always listed in the weekly announcements. Adult Education Bible Class Rabbi Arian s bi-weekly Bible class has spent the past three years looking at the weekly Haftarah, and our studies have added to our knowledge and appreciation of these readings which follow the Torah reading every Shabbat. Now we turn to a different type of study: the weekly Torah portion with Rashi s commentary. Rashi ( ) lived in Troyes, France and is considered the commentator par excellence in helping to explain the plain meaning of the text. His commentary is considered indispensable for students of all levels and his lead to over 300 supercommentaries, meaning commentaries on Rashi s commentary itself. We will look at some selected verses along with Rashi s commentary, and discover what question Rashi is trying to answer and what his understanding adds to our knowledge of the text. The class will meet the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each calendar month right after evening minyan. 13

14 We Gratefully Acknowledge THESE DONATIONS... Yasher koach to our torah and haftorah readers and sh lichei tzibbur Kehilat Shalom is blessed with many congregants who participate regularly in our Daily Minyan and our Shabbat services throughout the year and whose efforts and contributions are very much greatly appreciated. A hearty Yasher Koach to the following persons: Joe Lustig Lori Wasserman Michael Goldman Stuart Rutchik Jedd Moskowitz Gail Lieberman Lloyd Nalaboff Tamara Jaffe Wendy Schneider-Levinson Stan Ginsberg Gerry Goldgraben Murray Penner Doug Baum Yahrzeit -- In memoriy of Irene Gruber Noonan, by Jack & Patricia Gruber & Family Yahrzeit -- in memory of Emanuel Fliegler, by Marilyn Fliegler Yahrzeit -- In Memory of Judy White, by Lori Wasserman Yahrzeit -- Paul Dymond by, Ross & Bobbi Dymond Yahrzeit -- Stanley Bihari & Fred Bihari, by Jim & Debra Weston Yahrzeit - In memory of Marc Spevack and Avrom David Spevack, by Ruth Barkan Yahrzeit - In memory of Anne Cohen, by Daniel Kahan Yahrzeit - In memory of Bella Golstein Gelb, by Bonnie & Marc Goldstein-Smith Yahrzeit - In memory of Harold Beck, by Larry & Carol Beck Yahrzeit - In memory of Herman and Ann Litwack, by Marcia Litwack Yahrzeit - In memory of David & Rita Strauss, by Terry, Charlotte & Danielle Strauss Yahrzeit - In memory of Louise Kaplan, by The Anton Family (Robert and Marilyn) Yahrzeit - In memory of Julius S. Gottlieb and Hyman Papernik, by Charlotte Gottlieb Yahrzeit - In memory of Miriam Kunkes, by Irene Feuer Yahrzeit - In memory of grandparents Samuel Goldberg & Anna Goldberg, by Bob Goldberg Yahrzeit - In memory of Saul Finn, by Ethel Finn Yahrzeit - In memory of mother-in-law Ethel Fliegler, by Marilyn Fliegler Yahrzeit - In memory of Marion Schecter, by Marvin & Sharon Beitler Yahrzeit - with loving memories of Elliott Forgosh, by Erol & Lori Forgosh Yahrzeit - In memory of mother Sadye Yospa, by Toby Friedberg Yahrzeit - In memory of Marlene Wasserman, by Robert & Lori Wasserman Yahrzeit - In memory of husband Arnold Laifsky, by Leah Laifsky Yahrzeits - In memory of Betty Schwartz & Jacob Schwartz, by Deb & Jim Weston Yahrzeit - In memory of Herman Levine, by Helen Felrice Yahrzeit - In memory of Daniel Yoffe, by Susie & Lloyd Kleinman Yahrzeit - In memory of Abraham J. Nalaboff, by Lloyd & Chelle Nalaboff Yahrzeit - In memory of Josef Ende, by The Bouer Family Yahrzeit - In memory of George Silverman, Freda Silverman Joseph Scheiner & Dorothy Scheiner, by Barry & Marilyn Scheiner Rabbi's Discretionary Fund for yahrzeit of mother Sylvia Leaf, by Robert A. Leaf Catering - sponsor for speaker event/havdalah 12/3, by Robert & Lori Wasserman Catering - sponsor for speaker event/havdalah 12/3, by Dee Jolles Catering, by Jim & Debra Weston In honor of the special birthdays of Jay Scheiner and Sam Scheiner, by Barry & Marilyn Scheiner Simcha Shabbat sponsorship, by Gail Lieberman Simcha Shabbat sponsorship, by Dee Jolles Simcha Shabbat sponsorship, by Larry Beck Simcha Shabbat - Julienne Seldin Birthday, by Jeff Seldin 14

15 They will be remembered One generation passes away, and another generation comes; And the earth abides forever, Ecclesiastes Garden of Remembrance Memorial Estates Kehilat Shalom has two sections of cemetery plots at the Gan Zikaron Memorial Park in Comus, MD. The Garden of Remembrance (Gan Zikaron) Memorial Park has been established by Washington Hebrew Congregation as a service to the entire Jewish community of the Greater Washington area. Developed and managed as a non-profit organization, it is the only cemetery in the region that is Jewish owned and operated, and open to members of all congregations and those who are unaffiliated with a congregation. In a tranquil, beautifully landscaped setting amid gently rolling hills in northern Montgomery County, the Garden of Remembrance is on 152 acres of meadows and woodlands at the foot of the majestic Sugarloaf Mountain. It is just off Interstate 270, convenient to reach from everywhere in the Greater Washington area. The Garden of Remembrance provides comprehensive services in accordance with all branches of Judaism, reflecting the full range of Jewish practices and honoring personal preferences. Reasonably priced plots for families and individuals are available. Professional counselors are available 24 hours a day. Think of the future. Think of your family. Then make the right decision. Make a memorial estate in the Garden of Remembrance part of your legacy. Individual plots are available for $ , payment schedule negotiable. For more information, please call the synagogue office at From Montgomery County, Maryland Take the Capital Beltway (I-495) to I-270N. Travel I-270N to Ext 18N (Rte 121N). Go North 1/2 mile to Rte 355. Turn left on Rte 355, drive one mile, then turn left on Comus Rd. The Memorial Park entrance is on the right just over the I-270 bridge. MEMORIAL PLAQUES Honor your loved ones by memorializing them on our Yahrzeit Boards that are located in the sanctuary. These plaques are lit during the Yahrzeit of your loved one s death and when Yizkor is said at various times throughout the year. Donation: $500 15

16 The Shofar is available in full color on our website, You can also view previous editions. Follow Us on Facebook You don t have to join Facebook to follow us on Facebook. Visit our Kehilat Shalom Home Page at kehilatshalom.org to learn about upcoming programs, events and important information about the synagogue; our Rabbi, Charles L. Arian; our Hazzan, Kimberly Komrad and all the great things we have going on! If you are on Facebook, Like our page! 16

17 17 THE SHOFAR Rabbi... Charles L. Arian Hazzan... Kim Komrad Cantor Emeritus... Saul Finn, z l Administrator... Andie Epstein President... Mike Goldman Senior Vice President... Janet Rutchik Vice President for House... Thomas G. F. Loggie Vice President for Development... Larry Beck Vice President for Religious Activities... Gail Lieberman Vice President for Membership...Robert Goldberg Treasurer... Linda Loggie Financial Secretary... Terry Strauss Board Secretary... Lori Wasserman Youth Director... Men s Club... Tom Loggie/Richard Jaffe Sisterhood...Wendy Schneider-Levinson/Lauri Friedman Shofar Layout... Linda Loggie, Lauri Friedman Website Administrator... Billye Roberts