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1 MARCH/APR IL ADAR/NISSA NIIYYAR PUBLISHED BI -MONTHLY VOL. 7 ISSUE 2 - SPRINGFIELD, OH SUNDAY, MARCH 4 10:00 A.M. TEMPLE SHOLOM Megillah Reading followed by... ()~f l'fr? e Gj?a1'aJeY tta'fr?artf~~ JI()~~Y a1'rtiva~y As my father and grandfather before me, I will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah Saturday, May 5, 2007, loam Please join with my family and me in ceremony and celebration at Temple Sholom. -Quinn Enrique Leventhal RABBI'S MESSAGE First seder is Monday, April 2nd, and the second seder (we will hold a community seder on the second night here at Temple Sholom) is Tuesday, April3rd. This is one of the five holy days ordained for us in the Torah, and more Jews celebrate Passover than any other holiday. In the Torah, we are commanded to refrain from eating" chameti' for seven days. (Orthodox and Conservative Jews have added an eighth day for Jews living outside Israel.) The first and last days of Passover are to be special holy days on which no work is done (for Orthodox Jews outside ofisrael, this is expanded to include the first two and last two days). "Chameti' is usually translated as "leaven:' but that is not a very accurate translation. Since Judaism is so much a religion of "doing:' the rabbis are always very careful to try to understand what it is exactly that God is telling us to do or not do. So, they ask, "If God doesn't want us to eat chametz, of course I will obey, but first I need to know what exactly is chametz? " They answer with a very specific definition: chametz is anything which includes at least one of five specific grains (wheat, oats, barley, rye, spelt) that has come in contact with water and been left standing for eighteen minutes. From a chabad website: "The Sages established that the time necessary for the fermentation process to take place is eighteen minutes after water has been added to the flour; i.e., if water is added to the flour and nothing else was done to the mixture for eighteen minutes, the mixture becomes chametz. "The time when the mixture is being processed, kneading and rolling it out, is not part of these eighteen minutes. However, once the dough has been kneaded, we are careful not to leave it for a moment. By kneading it or otherwise working with it, the fermentation process is delayed and the mixture will not become chametz" Of course, individual Reform Jews choose to observe this commandment in various ways. Reform Judaism can be summarized as "informed choice:' To be informed, one must first know the biblical commandment. Next, one should learn how the rabbis understood it, and how Jews throughout history have observed the commandment. Finally, how do (Rabbi's Message-cant. an page 2)

2 Rabbi's Message-cont. from Page 1 liberal Jews today interpret and follow this commandment? Once informed, each Reform individual decides for him or herself how to observe the commandment to abstain from chametz for Passover. Some Reform Jews only avoid "obvious" chametz, such as bread and cake. Others might avoid any grain products that are not marked "kosher for Passover:' Some Reform Jews might observe Passover in much the same way as an Orthodox Jew does, and yet others might make idiosyncratic decisions, like eating pizza with flat crust but not with risen dough. My brother jokingly suggested once that, since one explanation given is that the Israelites didn't have time to let their dough rise, we should eat only from fast food restaurants, and only from the drive-thru! That would be the modern equivalent of eating with our staff in our hand and our loins girded! However you decide to observe this commandment, may your observance deepen your connection with God, the Jewish people, and your appreciation of the responsibilities of the freedom won for us 3,500 years ago. INTERFAITH FAMILIES Sunday, March 25, immediately after Sunday Scboo' 12: 15-1:30 srki.tdize) s/u4.umze) Ed Pizza) MUi Build F~! -Rabbi Janice B. Garfunkel Come together with other interfaith couples and families for a corpfortable supportive conversation. Do you have issues in common? How have various couples worked out the details of living in families with Jews and non-jews together? Are there special strengths and special challenges to maintaining an interfaith family? On Sunday, March 25, immediately after Sunday School from 12: 15 to 1 :30, we will have pizza for parents and kids, with supervision for the kids. An RSVP is necessary by March 16 for us to arrange for child watch. Call the Temple office and plan to join us. FAMILY SERVICES AND DINNERS March r6, 6 PM and April 20, 6 PM Save these dates! Eat wel~ worship, and fellowship! Our monthly family service for March will begin with a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Call the Temple office by March 12 with your reservation, and let us know what dish you plan to bring. A donation of $3 per person will cover the drinks and other items provided by the Temple. In April, we will be serving pizza at the 6 p.m. dinner, followed by a Family Shabbat service. Please make your reservations no later than April 16. The cost for this event will be $5 per person. These family evenings have been very well attended. What a wonderful opportunity for our younger cong~ega~!~ ~i~~ chi!4r~i! t?_ be i?v~lved in our worship services and to get to know other members who regularly attend our Friday evening services. We hope you will put these dates on your calendar and join us at Temple. ONE MITZVAH LEADS TO ANOTHER Please help Project Woman raise much needed funds by donating your empty ink and laser printer cartridges. Getting a new cell phone? They will also take your used cell phones. All donations may be dropped off at 1316 East High Street, Springfield, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. For additional information or any questions, you may call Project Woman at Take action -be a part of social mercy.

3 * YAHRZEIT LIST T~SM~~B~ ~~ MAR 2: Henry Gardner, Etta M. Herron, Leah G. Klein, Leonard Levy, Andrew Raoul Nathan, David Mario Nathan, Paul Nathan, Eunice PoliakoffDraisen, Paul Dulaney, Celia Friedland, Julius (Jules) Levy, Joseph Lord MAR 9: Jacob Arnovitz, Lilly Broock, Charles Flack, Samuel Kossoff, Charles Zitsman, Isidore Farber, Tim R. Flack, Florence Ida Klein Stuttman MAR 16: Sam Broock, Abe Gardner, Leon Maybruck, Sol (Babe) Padlow, Seymour Romanoff, Jennie Schneider, Jennie w. Gold Ullman, Hyman Draisen, Bessie Lurie, Marie Buerki Rider, Edna Schear, Morris Waxman MAR 23: Celia Barnett, Julius Endelman, Mildred Frand Fine, Emilie Frankenstein, Anne Klein, Hazel G. Meyer, Paul Apple, Nathan Forastar, Alice Gilbert, Max Goldman, Moses Louis Gordon, Irene Lydia Merhemic, Fannie Singer MAR 30: Joseph S. Meyer, Charlotte M. Salzer, Mary Schuman, Annabelle Sachs Smith, Fanny Soble, Ethel Cohn, Aarold Parent, Slyvia Harton Wolf APR 6: Samuel Altschul, Fannie Dagan, Cecile Leider Greenland, Goldie Pommer, Louis A. Shatsky, Celia Roth Travis, Ida P. Zitsman, Wolf Zitsman, Helen Amdur, Jeanette Porta, Charlotte Steinharter APR 13: Ben Goldman, James R. Herron, Louis Rubinoff, Mildred Feder, Philip Friedman, Alter Goldberg, Sol Rivkin, Jacob Rothenberg, Mary Rothenberg, Charles Sahl Stein, Yetta Miller Stein, Blanche Stillpass, Hattie Gordon Willens APR 20: Nathan Ebner, Belle K. Freed, Irene Klaben, Harry L. Levy, Robert Pommer, Samuel Soble, Rose Goldberg, Ida Klaben, Alex Leventhal, Isaac Benjamin Rosensweig APR 27: Joseph Block, Mona Freed, David S. Greenland, Jacob Holzberg, Dorothy Rosenfield, Gus M. Salzer, Max Silverstein MAY 4: Rae Bernstein, Sharon Lee Broock, Benjamin Feldman, Robert M. Gold, Rose Heller, Simon Zoav Levine, Cecile Strauss, Jacob Weinfeld, Earl Long, Pauline Lord, Harry Lurie, Anne Rosenstein, Anna E. Schiff 25 YEARS OF REMEMBERING On Wednesday, April 25,guest speaker Mrs. Renate Frydman will present "A Survivor~ Story" as part of Clark State's Holocaust Awareness for The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the Library Resource Center on the Leffel Lane Campus of Clark State Community College. Music will be presented by the Covenant Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir under the direction of Mr. Basil Fett, and a reception will be hosted by the Clark State Student Senate. This program is free and open to the public with thanks to the funding agency of Clark State Interfaith Campus Ministry. ANNOUNCEMENTS MazaL Tov To... Doug and Stephanie Paugh on the engagement of their daughter Kim We offer congratulations to these members of our congregation We offer our thanks to... Stan Bernstein for chairing our January chili supper, Gabriele Leventhal for helping prepare the chili, and Barb Bernstein for her assistance on this very successful Temple event Larry Schneider for clearing the Temple parking lot when the winter snows finally arrived Bob Steinmetz for his donation of several bottles of wine Alan and Wanda for organizing the Tu B'shvat seder New Addrm For... Ben and Mary Feinstein,Anthony and Solomon: 2321 Sunset Ave, Springfield Mazol Tov on your new home The congregation expresses its sympathy to: Fred and Maxine Leventhal on the passing of his brother Nate Jim and Kathleen Leonard on the passing of his brother Bob Jack and Paulette Grodner on the passing of his mother Ethel May their memory be for a blessing The congregation expresses their sympathy to Eddie and Laurie Leventhal on the loss of a business building to fire Rt:rijftAiUnt Accepad The Board has accepted a resignation of membership from Philip and Esther Rothman. We appreciate the support that they have given to Temple Sholom in the past.

4 T~sIwUJI«/B~ RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SCHEDULE LOAM -12:15PM March 4,11,18, 25, April 1, 15,22,29 March 4, loam: Purim Celebration March 16,6 PM: Potluck followed by Shabbat Family service April 20, 6 PM: Pizza Supper followed by Shabbat Family service NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLASSES on April 8 SNACKS PROVIDED BY... March 11 - Margaret Morgan March 18 - Adriane Miller March 25 - Mark and Deanne Feinstein April 1 - Rabbi Janice Garfunkel We still need to provide snacks for April and the first week of May. Please sign-up for one of these dates if you are able to bring in snacks. Thank you. :~~~~~~~~~~~~~=~mi11 =' :io:n~s m:' SPORTY Our lock-in on February 10 was a success! Six SPORTY members worked on cleaning the basement lounge, customizing T-shirts, and watching the movie Paperclips before pitching sleeping bags in the small sanctuary. We would like to plan a three-day trip to Tennessee to visit the school and exhibit featured in the Paperclips movie. We again met on Sunday, February 25, and continued our clean up on the lounge as well as finalized some plans for future meetings. Temple teens who would like to find out more about SPORTY should contact Kim Fish, adult advisor, or Rabbi Janice. SOCIAL AalON NEWS Make 71t,U Nijkt Diffor~ As Passover approaches, please share this celebration of freedom with those who remain enslaved by hunger and poverty. Contribute to MAZON the money you would have spent to feed one extra person at your seder table. These dollars raised in the American Jewish community, in part through this annual Passover appeal, have transformed MAZON into one of the country's largest private funders of domestic anti-hunger programs. As we say "Let all who are hungry enter and eat;' consider a contribution to MAZON and-give real meaning to that invitation. Envelopes are available for your contribution on the table in the Temple foyer, or you may donate online at can help make a difference to ~th~e United States, in Israel, and in developing countries worldwide. PURIM "Mordecai wrote down these events. And he sent writing to all the Jews... near and far, charging them to observe the 14th and 15th days of Adar every year... as days of feasting and merry-making, and as an occasion for sendingfood gifts to one another (mishloach manot) and presents to the poor... The Jews undertook and irrevocably obligated themselves and their descendants, and all who might join them, to observe these days in the manner prescribed and at the proper time each year." Esther 9:20-22,27 Purim this year falls on Sunday, March 4th (erev Purim is Saturday eve, March 3). We at Temple Sholom will celebrate with the reading of megilat Esther followed by a costume parade, hamantash nosh, and Purim Carnival on Sunday morning, March 4th, beginning at 10:00 a.m. There are four main commandments associated with Purim: 1) hearing the megillah read 2) sending gifts of food to one another (and since the plural is used, the rabbis say that means at least two food items to at least one recipient) 3) giving gifts to the poor (can be money) 4) rejoicing and making merry! We will do all four on Sunday morning! Bring money to donate to Interfaith Hospitality Network to fulfill the mitzvah of gifts to the poor. And bring a modest basket or gift bag of cookies, fruit or candy with your name on it. Each adult and child who brings a "mishloach manot" basket will take one home, so we can all do the mitzvah. It is a "mishloach manot" exchange! Kids will trade with kids, adults with adults. HAPPY PURIM!

5 ~LC::o'sluJltJm- A memorial plaque has been inscribed by the loving family in memory of Lance William Rich and hung in Temple Shalom's Room of Remembrance We gratefully acknowledge a contribution to our Temple from Philip and Esther Rothman In memory of Sara Fish, mother of Larry Fish, from Todd and Gabriele Leventhal, Jay and Roberta Greenland In memory of Nate Leventhal, brother of Fred Leventhal, from Pauline Broock, Stan and Phyllis Nedelman, Reda Singer In memory of Sara Fish, mother of Larry Fish, from Jeffrey and Ellen Levine In honor of the yahrzeit of Lillian Nedelman from Stan and Phyllis Nedelman In memory of Ethel Grodner, mother of Jack Grodner, from Larry and Kim Fish, David and Brenda Stickney In memory of Nate Leventhal, brother of Fred Leventhal, from Beverly Weiser, Lillian Pollens, Rick and Beatrice Harris, Ray and Marilyn Schneider, Paul and Natalie Cornez, Marvin and Sandy Silverstein, Marjorie Fishbain, Jay and Roberta Greenland In memory of Pearl Stein, Temple member and mother of Leslie Buerki, from Lillian Pollens, Jay and Roberta Greenland In memory of Sara Fish, mother of Larry Fish, from Lillian Pollens, Ray and Marilyn Schneider, Bob and Leslie and Robin Buerki, Marvin and Sandy Silverstein In honor of the yahrzeit of Sophie Rubinoff from Sam and Ida Friedman Thinking of you to Janet Baker from Pauline Broock In memory of Ethel Grodner, mother of Jack Grodner, from Sanford and Faye Flack, Pauline Broock, Ray and Marilyn Schneider, Beverly Weiser, Mark and Judy Kossoff, Lillian Pollens, Ray and Char Schiff, Stan and Phyllis Nedelman, Bob and Leslie Buerki, Jay and Roberta Greenland In memory of Manuel Mayerson from Pauline Broock Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Pearle Romanoff from Pauline Broock Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Shirley Leventhal from Pauline Broock In memory of Jane Heckler from Fred and Maxine Leventhal With sympathy to Eddie and Laurie Leventhal on the loss of their business building to fire from Jay and Roberta Greenland In memory of Robert Leonard from Stan and Phyllis Nedelman, Jay and Roberta Greenland SHARON LEE BROOCK FLOWER FUND In memory of Robert Leonard from Ray and Marilyn Schneider, Bob and Leslie Buerki In memory of Jane Heckler from Pauline Broock MUSIC FUND In memory of Julian Moliff from Jodi, Tony Chaiten and Corinne Daprano RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND A contribution has been received from Bob and Leslie Buerki in memory of her mother, Pearl Stein A donation has been received from Jodi and Tony Chaiten and Corinne Daprano with thanks to Rabbi Garfunkel and Skip Becker for their participation in Antonio's welcoming ceremony

6 March PM- Hebrew :15 Megillah Reading and Carnival PM - Intro to 6 PM-Choir Judaism Rehearsal PM- Hebrew 7 PM- Board meeting 9 8 PM - Shabbat with Temple Choir 10 5:30-7:30 PM Wine&Ch~se Tasting :15 Religious School 12 Reservation deadline for Potluck dinner 13 4 PM - Adult Bat Mitzvah PM- Hebrew 16 6 PM - Potluck dinner and Shabbat Family :15 Religious School 19 News Update deadline 20 4 PM - Intro to Judaism PM - Hebrew :15 Religious School 12:15-1:30 Interfaith couples PM - Adult Bat Mitzvah Reservation deadline for Passover seder PM - Hebrew '., ' ~\;H UIJ :15 Religious School - 8 NO Religious School.!o:; :15 Religious School Yom HaShoah :15 Religious School :15 Religious School 7 PM-Annual Congregational Meeting CalendarsThatWork.com 'Mon Erev Pesach Reservation deadline for Pizza dinner Yom Ha'Atzma'ut 30 April 2007 Tue ".i ""?~ ; l!'i~;j..,-.. -'~.:.;~;: -mu PM - Intro to 4 PM - Hebrew' Judaism 5:45 PM- Second Night Passover Seder PM - Adult Bat 6 PM-Choir 4 PM - Hebrew Mitzvah Rehearsal 7 PM - Board Dinner and mtg PM - Intro to 6 PM- Choir 4 PM- Hebrew Judaism Rehearsal Newsletter deadline PM - Adult Bat 7 PM- Holocaust 4 PM - Hebrew Mitzvah Awareness at Clark State.".. p,..... : PM - Shabbat 20 6 PM - Pizza dinner and Shabbat Family service with Temple Choir 27 S~t, " May5-10AM Quinn Leventhal Bar Mitzval) -,. "

7 Temple Sholom Passover Seder Tuesday, April 3 5:45-8:45 Join us for a catered Kosher Seder led by Rabbi Garfunkel Menu: * Matzah Ball Soup * Getilte Fish Cost: $20 per adult * Chicken $1 0 children age 6-12 * Potato Kugel * Vegetable No cost children age 5 & under * Dessert Name: Reservations Deadline: March Adults ($20) Children 6-12 ($10) ---Children 5 and under No part of this fee is tax deductible. If you wish, you may add an additional contribution which would be tax deductible. Reservations may be made by calling Temple Sholom at or by at: templesholom@sbcglobal.net Checks are payable to Temple Sholom and mailed to 2424 N. Limestone Street, Springfield OH 45503

8 2424 N. Limestone Street Springfield, Ohio Non-Profit Organization u.s. Postage Paid Springfield. Ohio Permit No. 54 Hebrew Union College/JIR American Jewish Archives 3101 Clifton Avenue Cincinnati OH UAHC AFFILIATED WITH THE UNION OF AMERICAN HEBREW CONGREGATIONS OFFICERS: BOARD OF TRUSTEES President... Laurie Leventhal Vice-President... Faye Flack Secretary... Katie Willens Treasurer... Gary Zaremsky (There really is more than Mogen David) SOlurtloy, More/r 10 - TEMPLE SHalOM 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Sample Kosher Wines and Cheeses Sponsored by Programming Committee Presented by Mark Lechtner of Wine Works Newsletter Deadline: April 18. (ontact the Temple office COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Worship... Alan Goldstein Finance... Gary Zaremsky Social Action... Derek Inslight -Alvarado Religious School Margaret Morgan Contributions... Marj Newman & Maxine Leventhal Pulpit... Faye Flack Programming... Stan Bernstein Cemetery.,... Larry Schneider Membership... Barbara Bernstein & Susan Broidy W"vo ii< Mp"no Prprt Tpvpnth,,1 CONTACT TEMPLE SHOlOM Rabbi: \,Inke i;.(i,i:llliilll (JUicc HOllrs: '! I ~ \( It 'II /.\CClitiI'C S('(rdary: 111,lill "1111:11 Phonc: (l),-).,e)\) I~; I Fax:! l);-!;\)'i I ~'Ic-lIIail: lellll'k,h,ii, 'Ill(d,\',:,-I(,h,ll.nel wc/'pagc: hili': 1\1\1\.',[I(II~.lll.nel TClllple \reb,haster: Ikn ",li,icicle I' RIlI,bi tlllaitlls: 11(llell\. (",[,III1,lil 8