Presidents Corner: Heard Any Good Rumors Lately?

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1 March/April 2013 Adar/Nisan/Iyar Baltimore Road Rockville, Maryland Presidents Corner: Heard Any Good Rumors Lately? by Rodney Matheson and Jonathan Solomon, TI co-presidents Volume 6 Number 3 Weekly Religious Services Jonathan Solomon and Rodney Matheson Reading Practice In 1897, a reporter erroneously reported the death of Mark Twain -- to which the author (depending on which source you consult) responded: The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain went on to live another 13 years. Tikvat Israel members have been approaching the two of us recently to ask about all kinds of rumors they ve heard. One such rumor has to do with the financial health of our synagogue. While the financial pressures are real and During a recent classroom visit at TI s Early Childhood Center, Rabbi David Abramson kept his reading skills sharp before a mostly attentive audience of youngsters. Congregants will vote on March 3 to extend the rabbi s interim appointment by one year. (Photo by Sam Freedenberg) very challenging, the lay leadership, clergy and professional staff have been working tirelessly to raise non-dues revenue at every turn, while scrutinizing all of our expenses. These are tough economic times for families, businesses and especially nonprofits. But we will persevere! In keeping with the original goal of the annual operating budget that you passed as a congregation before the start of this fiscal year, we are working to recast the current year budget with the goal of getting as close to breaking even as possible. So what has made this year so challenging for our synagogue? Several factors, including (though not limited to) these: A fiercely competitive pre-school environment in Montgomery County Continued on page 3 Monday...6:45 a.m...7:30 p.m. Tuesday...7:30 p.m. Wednesday...7:30 p.m. Thursday...6:45 a.m...7:30 p.m. Friday...8 a.m... Kabbalat Shabbat...6:30 p.m. Shabbat...9:30 a.m... Sunday...9 a.m...7:30 p.m. Services also held at Shiva houses as needed. Morning service times may change for Rosh Hodesh, minor fasts and national holidays. Watch for notifications. Candle Lighting Times March :42 p.m. March :49 p.m. March :56 p.m. March :03 p.m. March :10 p.m. April :17 p.m. April :23 p.m. April :30 p.m. April :37 pm. What s Inside This Issue? Cantor and band to sing about weddings at her concert...2 Biographical sketches of five newly elected TI board members Larry Gorban s moment in the limelight. See the tributes Shabbat Mincha March :30 p.m. April p.m. Shabbat Mincha services are generally held on the last Shabbat of the month.

2 Cantor to Sing About Betrothals in Concert You can expect an evening of simcha as Cantor Rochelle Helzner, accompanied by the Mark Novak Band, inspires us at her annual concert at Tikvat Israel at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 19. This year s concert theme is Under the Chuppah: The Music of Marriage, and the show will feature music from that which makes the Jewish wedding a beloved life-cycle event. The evocative arrangements will bring to life the spirit of joy and celebration felt on this happiest of days. The annual Cantor s Concert is the major fund-raising event of the year at the synagogue. Event sponsors will be treated after the concert to a reception in the Gudelsky Education Wing featuring a wedding cake and other delectable treats. To become a sponsor, contact Aaron Mannes, chair of TI s Ways and Means Committee, at aaron.mannes@gmail.com. The annual concert requires many volunteers. If you can lend a hand, whether for event setup, lighting and sound or serving as an usher, contact Mary Wagner, concert coordinator, at marydpwagner@gmail.com. Ticket information will be announced soon. Save Your Blood for TI Congregants are asked to mark Sunday, April 21, on their personal calendars now as the date for the annual Tikvat Israel blood drive, sponsored by the Social Action Committee. The event will take place in the social hall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Signup details will be provided shortly. Becoming a Kosher Kitchen Pro Would you like to learn what s involved in becoming a mashgiach the person responsible for helping to ensure we maintain a kosher kitchen at TI and that the food we serve and its preparation follow TI s kashruth policy? Marsha Lyons would like to hear from you (mars545@comcast.net or ), so she can schedule the 90-minute training session and a couple of apprenticeships for all new trainees. Once trained, a TI mashgiach serves once every 4-6 weeks, usually on Shabbat. The next training will follow Pesach. Kitchen Volunteering Please consider volunteering in the kitchen on Saturday morning on an occasional basis so the shul can continue to offer a delicious kiddush for all to enjoy on each Shabbat. Contact Marsha Lyons at mars545@comcast.net or Our Field Trip to the Baseball Park The TI Women s Network has purchased a block of 50 tickets to watch the Washington Nationals play the Baltimore Orioles at Nationals Park on Memorial Day, May 27. Game time is 1:05 p.m. Like last year, the TI contingent will sit as a group in the Upper Gallery (section 319). Tickets are $29 each. You can place your order now by contacting Rebecca Salon at rsalon@verizon.net. She will try to honor requests for seats adjacent to another congregant. Tickets are expected to sell quickly, so do not delay in making your purchase. Tikvat Israel Directory Rabbi Rabbi David L. Abramson dlabramson@comcast.net Rabbis Emeritus Lewis A. Weintraub Howard D. Gorin Cantor Rochelle Helzner rhelzner@gmail.com Cantor Emeritus Mark Levi Co-Presidents Rodney Matheson Jonathan Solomon Executive Director Sam Freedenberg sam@tikvatisrael.org Office Staff Anita Greenwald anita@tikvatisrael.org Debbie Segal debbie@tikvatisrael.org Early Childhood Rori Pollak, Director ecc.director@tikvatisrael.org Youth & Family Programming Lynn Berk, Director lberk@comcast.net Synagogue Office Phone Fax Bulletin Editor Jay P. Goldman jgoldman@aasa.org Contributing Editors Felicia R. Black Betty Fishman Nancy Matheson (All phone numbers are in the 301 area code.) 2

3 Presidents Corner continued from page 1 where aggressive discounts to parents are the norm. Higher-than-anticipated tuition discounts, along with state-mandated minimum teacher-to-student ratios, have resulted in a large deficit ($50K) at TI s Broadman-Kaplan Early Childhood Center. An oversupply of commercial rental space in the county (you can t help but notice the For Lease signs wherever you drive), making it difficult to rent our building s available space at a rate higher than what it would cost to heat and maintain it. We are promoting our space s availability (it s listed online among commercial sites, similar to MLS residential home listings). Several prospective tenants have visited and, at press time, we are holding discussions with some prospects. The lack of incoming tenant checks at this point does not help the non-dues revenue line. Slightly lower collection of dues payments compared to last year. The economic climate continues to put pressure on some members who are not able currently to pay the budgeted dues amounts. Most of our expense lines are on target, including utilities and office supplies. Every professional staff member and committee chair has been looking for creative ways to offer meaningful services and events to our members that break even or even turn a modest profit. For example, our Israeli Film Festival just raised nearly $1,000 (Yasher koach to our outstanding Adult Education Committee!) and our Bulletin volunteers typically generate at least $500 per issue in advertising revenue. As co-presidents, we have met in person and/or spoken by phone with countless people since starting in our shared leadership role. We have consulted with individuals within the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism movement, past presidents of the congregation, members who have become disaffected with our shul, current and past clergy, other synagogue presidents and many, many current members. Along with the TI board of directors, we are studying all options to secure our future, with no preconceived ideas. We want you to know that we do have the funds for payroll, utilities, insurance, kitchen supplies, etc., but we will most likely need to draw on our available credit line by the end of this year -- a prospect we would prefer to avoid. In addition, please know that during the past year the Temple Israel Fund (a remnant of the Beth Tikva-Temple Israel merger) has only funded one item, an improvement over previous years. We used the fund to purchase additional cemetery plots. Purchasing these plots allowed us to replenish our supply so they can be available for purchase and to hold the line on increased costs for members. The outlay to make this group purchase is being repaid to the Temple Israel Fund with the sale of each plot. Please realize, as well, that while you save money by buying the plots from Tikvat Israel, we also make a small profit. The profit made on each plot is additional nondues revenue to our congregation. As for the Temple Israel Fund, the stock market rise has helped the fund recoup its losses from the recent recession. We know this Bulletin column alone goes only so far as to explain our current situation and perhaps raises other questions. That is why the board is working to schedule a special congregational meeting at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 3. The agenda is not finalized as we write this column, Minhah, Se udah Sh lishit and Learning Remaining Membership Directories but the tentative agenda includes these topics: How does the recast budget place us financially? What is our plan to secure a rabbi, both short- and long-term? Update for a clergy endowment campaign. How is our collaborative religious school doing in its first year? Update on our Early Childhood Center. What collaborative partnerships (in addition to those we have already created) should and could we form with other faithbased organizations? Please watch for the announcement of this special congregational meeting, and much more importantly, please plan to attend. We encourage you to talk to friends you know who may have not attended services or a function in many months. We will do what we can to conveniently schedule it (during the daylight hours), organize transportation for those who need it and provide child care. We truly want everyone to have an opportunity to discuss our future together. As we have said many times, our greatest strength is our members. We are a caring, unpretentious, creative, modest and intelligent sacred kehillot one whose demise is far too premature to report! One Shabbat afternoon a month, Tikvat Israel hosts Minhah, Se udah Sh lishit [the third Shabbat meal] and learning a wonderful way to spend the waning hours of Shabbat. Rabbi Abramson will conduct a study session/discussion for adults. Special parallel learning is held for children. We ll conclude Shabbat with Ma ariv and Havdalah. The rabbi s upcoming topics: * March 23: S firat Ha-Omer Does It Really Count for Us? * April 27: Preparing for Sinai Where Are We Going? The shul s office still has a small quantity of printed versions of the membership directory that was updated last fall. If you want one, stop by while the supply lasts. 3

4 From the Rabbi: The Seder Transports Us by Rabbi David L. Abramson The Passover seder is one of the most dramatic and colorful experiences of the Jewish year. It s a grand celebration of freedom. It s great theater. And it has many of the trappings of a theatrical production. We gather an impressive array of props: the seder plate, laden with such exotic items as a roasted shank bone and bitter herbs; wine cups, symbolizing the joy of the holiday and the four-fold promise of divine redemption that our ancestors heard in Egypt; the matzot, unleavened bread, which we eat to remember both the oppressive poverty of the Israelites lives in Egypt and the haste with which they miraculously left. Our tables are the stage and we become the actors as we sit down to begin the seder. The haggadah is our script, and we meticulously follow its directions to create a myriad of dramatic theatrical experiences. We re transported in time and space back to ancient Egypt, where we triumphantly march with the Israelites into freedom; back to a dark cave in B nai B rak, where our ancient sages are discussing the exodus from Egypt until the early hours of the morning; back to ghetto communities of medieval Europe, where our ancestors, often surrounded by hostile, threatening neighbors, twice a year open their doors and defiantly invoke God s wrath upon the nations that do not recognize God. The seder even transports us to the future -- to the messianic age, when all people will live in true freedom, dignity and peace. There s a curious statement made toward the beginning of the seder, when we uncover the matzah and declare, Ha lahma anya, this is the bread of affliction. Written in terse Aramaic, the paragraph concludes with a line that lacks pronouns: Hashta avdei; l shanah ha-ba ah b nei horin. Some would translate this line as This year we are enslaved; next year may we be free. Others would translate it as: This year some are enslaved; next year may they be free. Which translation is correct? To whom are we referring when we make this declaration at our seder -- to ourselves or to others? In a way, that depends on our particular circumstances. For Jews who were not free and for Jews who still are not free, this line in the seder voices their hope to enjoy freedom in the coming year: This year we are enslaved; next year may we be free. For many Jews like us, who for the most part consider ourselves free, this line is a reminder of those who do not enjoy the freedom that we enjoy -- and a reminder of our responsibility toward them: This year some are enslaved; next year may they be free. But in a sense, this curious line from the haggadah refers to us as well, for as long as there are any among us who are not free, none of us can consider himself really free. The seder, then, offers us an interesting, dramatic forum in which to reflect upon freedom: its meaning to us, our devotion to it and our commitment to achieving it in the world around us. Hashta avdei; l shanah haba ah b nei horin. This year we are enslaved; next year may we all be free. Rabbi Abramson s Shul Schedule Rabbi Abramson s upcoming twicemonthly Shabbatot at Tikvat Israel will take place on March 8-9, March 22-23, April and April Following Shabbat morning services and kiddush, you can join Rabbi Abramson for a stimulating exploration of timely Jewish topics on these dates: March 9: Traveling Through Time and Space: The Journey of Pesah. April 13: Why Say Hallel on Yom Ha-Atzma ut? Join the rabbi and your Tikvat Israel family for Shabbat services and Jewish learning. You also can schedule a weekday appointment with the rabbi through the synagogue office. Plans Developing for Congregational Journey to Israel in late October Have you been to Israel? Have you been thinking about going or travelling there again? Would you enjoy touring Israel this fall with fellow Tikvat Israel members? If you answered any of these questions in the affirmative, you might consider a group trip being planned by Barbara Ridberg, longtime Tikvat Israel member and lifetime Hebrew language educator who is now offering Hebrew classes at TI. She has travelled many times to Israel, both professionally and personally, and has built a wonderful network of Israeli colleagues and friends. Ridberg has set a theme for the two-week trip in late October and early November: Mifgashim u-me-komot: People and Places. She is organizing the itinerary with a friend who works as a licensed tour guide after a career in Israel as a teacher and principal. The trip will include visits to Tel Aviv, Be er Sheva, S deh Boker (David Ben Gurion s kibbutz in the Negev), Neveh Shalom/Wahat al-salam (an Israeli Jewish/Israeli Arab village), Mod in (the first planned community in Israel), Jerusalem, Haifa, Galil and the southern Golan. Participants will have the opportunity to visit Kibbutz Beit Hashitta, the community with which the JCC of Greater Washington maintained a sister relationship for 25 years. Visits to three Bedouin villages and meetings with their leaders also are being planned. In addition, the TI travel group will meet various Israelis to talk about aspects of Israeli life, including education, politics, military, Israeli Arab/Israeli Jewish issues, Israel s ethnic communities and Beit Shemesh/ Mateh Yehuda (Washington, D.C. s Sister City). Want to learn more? Contact the synagogue office ( ) or Barbara Ridberg (BarbaraRidberg@gmail.com). She will provide more details, including costs, as they develop, and invite you to future meetings about this special trip. 4

5 Cantor s Corner by Cantor Rochelle Helzner Kabbalat Shabbat With Instruments This popular Shabbat evening service will be held on two Fridays, March 8 and April 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the Flax Library. A pre-service reception at 5:45 p.m. is slated on both evenings. The March reception will be sponsored by Howard and Rosie Chernoff. April s event will be sponsored by Gigi Sohn, Lara Ballard and Yossi. Inclusion Shabbat This service, which includes a presenter on disability issues, will take place in the sanctuary on March 2. The event is chaired by Judy Waldman. TI will extend the observance of Jewish Disability Awareness Month (actually in February), whose purpose is to unite Jewish communities and organizations in raising awareness and supporting meaningful inclusion of people with disabilities and their families in all parts of Jewish life. Vivian Bass, CEO of the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes, will be the guest speaker. She has been committed for more than 30 years to improving the quality of life, independence, community inclusion and dignity of individuals with disabilities. Boker Ohr Service Tikvat Israel s Shabbat morning service accompanied by percussion, Boker Ohr, will be held in the Flax Library on the first Shabbat morning of each month: March 2, April 6, May 4 and June 1. The service begins promptly at 9:15 a.m. This spirited service will be conducted by Cantor Helzner with accompanist Jason Walker. Participants will join worshippers in the sanctuary for the Torah service and Musaf. Yom Hashoa Tikvat Israel s Holocaust memorial observance will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 7 (minyan at 7 p.m.) when we will be joined by our friends from the Silver Spring Presbyterian Church. Guest speakers will be two members of the Action Reconciliation Service for Peace, a German peace and volunteer service organization founded in the aftermath of World War II to confront the legacy of the Nazi regime. The young German volunteers An Ode to the Co-Presidents make public presentations through their work at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Jewish Committee. They will talk about their backgrounds and what inspired them to interact with Jewish people and Jewish organizations. On the occasion of their installation as co-presidents of Tikvat Israel for the next two years, Cantor Rochelle Helzner composed a light-hearted set of lyrics, which she sang to the music of Irving Berlin s Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better. The cantor performed this tune during the kiddush at the Jan. 26 Shabbat when Rabbi Abramson officially inducted the new officers and board members for their two-year terms of service. An Ode to Jonathan Solomon and Rod Matheson Anything he can do. They can do together. Jonathan Solomon, Rod Matheson, too - Write a grant, get a tan Start a rant, hire a man Fix a mess, do with less, work with Sam. On their agenda for our congregation Is energy savings New members, they ll woo. Balance a budget, no they can t A Haftorah, they won t chant Call a meeting, yes they can, yes they can. Sitting on the bima, Singing Halleluyah, Dealing with our safety, Haven t seen wives lately. Renting space to God knows who, Helping to clean with Bonnie and Sue. Contracting solar panels on our rooftop, Concerned our kids know how to be a Jew. VP s help him and him Carol, Martie and Jim For our shul they ll go out on a limb. One will take the lead on business administration. One will be involved with people and programming. Serve as leaders of our shul Seeing the glass, as half full. Strategic planning is now on their roster Communication they ll foster, you ll see. Our TI is their brand, Their ideas are not bland, So this year, give them a helping hand! 5

6 Profile Sketches of Five New Board Members Six members of Tikvat Israel were elected to two-year terms on the shul s board of directors at the congregational elections in mid-december. A seventh congregant, Stuart Turkewitz, was appointed to fill a single year left on an unexpired term. The elected board representatives will serve through December What follows are mini-biographical sketches of five of the newcomers, prepared by Bulletin editor Jay P. Goldman. A sixth newly elected member, Irv Cohen, has deferred his start on the board for personal reasons. Sally Kram Formative Years: York, Pa. College Degrees and Majors: B.A. in political science and English; J.D., George Washington University Joined TI: (My husband s family have been members since mid- 70s and we were married at Beth Tikva.) Synagogue volunteer roles: Adult Education Committee for past seven years; co-chair, Israeli Film Festival at TI; board of directors for two years. Professional life: Director of government and public affairs with the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Other volunteer activities: Executive vice president for Lakewood Elementary School PTSA; cookie mom for Junior Girl Scout Troop Motivation for board service: My father, who died two years ago, was always active in his synagogue, teaching me the lesson that synagogue service is among the highest form of volunteer work. In my two years on the board, I have come to appreciate the important work that it does. Barry Lipsy Formative Years: Syracuse, N.Y. College degrees and majors: B.S., communications, Syracuse University; MBA, Clemson University Joined TI: 2000 Synagogue volunteer roles: Board member; member of Strategic Planning Committee; previously, building space rental guidelines committee and communications committee. Other volunteer activities: Bethesda Green business incubator; previously, chaired Jewish Federation of Greater Washington s marketing committee. Professional life: An independent business management and marketing consultant and adjunct professor of marketing in Pepperdine University s D.C. program. Previously, chief marketing officer at Adventist HealthCare and chief marketing officer for U.S. Army Recruiting. Motivation for board service: I believe it is important to support and give back to my own community. Beyond that, TI is at a critical juncture, and I hope that my experience of successfully guiding organizations through difficult periods will continue to be of value. Helen P. Raucher Formative Years: Brooklyn, N.Y. College degrees and majors: B.S. mathematics, Brooklyn College; M.A., mathematics education, Brooklyn College, City University of New York Joined TI: 1969 Synagogue volunteer roles: Started the Beth Tikva Nursery School (now ECC), serving as its first administrative director; member, ECC Committee; member, Youth Commission; member, Sisterhood, Book Club and Hadassah. Other volunteer activities: Former president, Earle B. Wood PTSA; board member of various professional organizations; tutoring teachers in math. Professional life: Retired after 35 years as a teacher and as chair of the mathematics department of the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy. Still provide enrichment to gifted and talented children there several days per week. Motivation for board service: I believe the synagogue must thrive, not just for us but for the sake of our children and their children. I view the fiscal challenges facing the congregation with great concern. TI s demographics make increased revenue a continual problem, so I see oversight of our expenditures as a key to our future success. Fortuna Scheige Formative Years: Born in Havana, Cuba; raised in Newark, N.J. College degrees and majors: B.A. music and psychology; M.A., rehabilitation counseling, Rutgers University Joined TI: 1987 Synagogue volunteer roles: Committee member, Sephardic Turkish Festival; Shabbat usher; Gabbai; member, Hasbara Committee; president, Sisterhood; member, Cantor s Concert committee. Other volunteer activities: Board member, Chesapeake Chapter of International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals; volunteer, Shepherd s Table and Jewish Folklife Festival. Professional life: Nationally certified vocational rehabilitation counselor and life care planner. Motivation for board service: This is simple: I love Tikvat Israel Continued on page 7 6

7 New Leadership continued from page 6 and am concerned about its future. TI is at a crossroads, and I want to help determine the direction it takes. Elissa M. Schwartz Formative Years: Born in Manhattan; raised in Plainview, N.Y. College degrees and majors: B.A. in psychology and law & society, American University Joined TI: 1998 Synagogue volunteer roles: previously, USY adviser and youth director; co-chair of Parent Committee and chair of Education Committee, Broadman Kaplan Early Childhood Center. Other volunteer activities: Member, Agency Executive Council, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Professional life: Executive director, Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse. Motivation for board service: I feel our shul and community are at a major crossroads, given the financial challenges we face along with the uncertainty of hiring a new rabbi after 32 years. I want to ensure that we will continue to have a vibrant, rich and sustainable community for our children to grow up in. Book Sale Returns to TI March 17 Ready to add some unusual titles to your home collection of Jewish books and do so at bargain prices? You ll want to be among those attending Tikvat Israel s 4th annual Book Sale on Sunday, March 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Flax Library. About 5,000 books -- many in very Last year s Book Sale at TI attracted several hundred bargain-hungry book lovers. (Photo by Chuck Chatlynne) good to almost new condition -- will be available for purchase. The books have been collected during the past year by Rabbi Emeritus Howard Gorin, who will help to direct the event along with Felicia Black, book sale chair. Jewish Books will be on sale in a wide range of categories, with a concentration on: Haggadot (in preparation for Passover); Holocaust Studies (for Holocaust Memorial Day, April 7); Israel (for Yom Haatzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, April 15); and American Jewish Studies (for American Jewish Heritage Month in May). In addition, scores of non-jewish titles, as well as several hundred bargain books, will be priced as low as $1. Shoppers will have a chance to purchase books that will be donated to literacy programs locally and abroad. All participants will be encouraged to enter the drawing for Amazon gift certificates. Refreshments will be available for purchase throughout the book sale. Black seeks volunteers to make this year s TI Book Sale, whose proceeds support the synagogue, a huge success. Contact her at books@ tikvatisrael.org. Sisterhood Update: Book Discussion with Baseball on Deck By Rebecca Salon, Women s Network/Sisterhood Coordinator Don t miss upcoming TI Sisterhood/ Women s Network events! The next Book Group meeting is on March 13 after evening minyan. Our book is People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. This beautifully written work of historical fiction traces the journey of the Sarajevo Haggadah through multiple story lines. (The book is readily available in the Montgomery County Public Library.) I hope you ll join us. On March 16, the amazing women of TI will be leading services for a Women s Network Shabbat. We hope that you ll participate. If you haven t already volunteered to play a role in the service and want to lead a portion of the service, please let me know. Our Sisterhood is sponsoring another family outing to the Washington Nationals for an afternoon game on the Monday of Memorial Day weekend when the Nats will face the Baltimore Orioles. (See page 2 for more information.) Look for details about future events on TI s website and distributed through the TI listservs. If you want information in a non-electronic format, please let me know and we ll call or send you information through the mail. Join with other women at TI to deepen your connections to our traditions and to each other. If you re not yet a Sisterhood member and want to learn more, come to one or more of our upcoming events. For more information, contact me at rsalon@ verizon.net. 7

8 Adult Education Slates Two Events on End of Life and Influencing Public Opinion The Adult Education Committee at Tikvat Israel has planned two events over the next two months. Biblical Views of the End of Life, on Thursday evenings, March 7 and 14, after minyan. This course, led by Gideon Amir, will examine the meaning and understanding of death in the Bible. Some of the issues to be covered: Why do we die? Did Adam and Eve, Eve alone or neither bring death upon us? What happens when we die? Does the Bible say anything about afterlife? What are the Biblical views on resurrection and God s use of death as a consequence for human actions? Amir, a Jerusalem native, holds degrees from Hebrew University and the Weizmann Institute of Science. After a long career as a practitioner and teacher of computer science, he enrolled in a graduate program at Baltimore Hebrew University, where he earned a master s degree in Judaic studies. Sunday Morning Café, Getting Out the Message on Israel to the American Public, on April 7 at 10 a.m. The café begins with coffee and nosh before an hour-long lecture at 10:30 a.m. Congregant Avy Ashery will talk about getting the message out to Americans about Israel and what our Jewish community can do. Ashery will ask: Have you heard or seen any creative messages that could impact public opinion on TV, radio, printed media, outdoor billboards or transit posters? Where is the campaign to advocate for Israel to the American public? Ashery, a former adviser to the Israeli embassy on public relations, serves as a visual communications adviser to the Congress. The Adult Education Committee seeks ideas for future programs. Contact co-chairs Betsy Miller (bnahmiller@hotmail.com) or Susan Apter (apter4@gmail.com). Film Fest Draws Fans, Rave Reviews by Sally Kram, Israeli Film Festival co-chair The 8 th annual Israeli Film Festival at Tikvat Israel was a smashing success, attracting more than 150 people over its two nights and sparking fascinating dialogue facilitated by Anton Goodman of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. The two award-winning Israeli films shown over the two weekends of the festival, Footnote and The Human Resources Manager, brought two very different stories to the screen but captured the essence of Israeli film -- deeply internal stories of everyday people. Unlike American films, Israeli films leave the ending open, said Goodman in the talk-back session after the first film. A citizen of Israel, he serves as the federation s community shaliach and Israel engager. It is up to the audience to determine what they believe will happen to the characters after the film concludes, he added. Even without a Hollywood ending, both films were well-known in Hollywood, with Footnote nominated for the Foreign Film Oscar (it lost to an Iranian film in 2012) and The Human Resources Manager winning the Israeli equivalent of the Best Film Oscar, Best Director Oscar and Best Screenplay. The Israeli Film Festival at Tikvat Israel was begun by the Adult Education Committee eight years ago to promote Israeli culture and the arts to the broader Jewish community. Two years ago, the committee began a partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington to bring an Israeli perspective to the talk-back sessions after each film. A bountiful table of fruit, cake and chocolate makes the cold January festival nights more festive as well as more entertaining. Kudos to Adult Education Committee co-chairs Susan Apter and Betsy Miller, my festival co-chair Damon Ehrlich and festival committee members and volunteers Alan Apter, Tony Freedman, Jamie Freedman, Paula Kasper, Carol Chelemer, Lisa Ehrlich, Danny Bachman, Debby Berlyne, Ben Hersh and Michele Eisenberg for their hard work. The festival wouldn t have attracted such a large number of people without the good publicity work of Amy Matathias and Nancy Matheson. And, of course no Simcha is complete without the careful supervision of our meshgichim, Marsha Lyons and Bonnie Cowan. Sam Freedenberg provided his usual steady hand behind the scenes making sure all the details went perfectly while Anita Greenwald took the RSVPs and the custodial staff assisted with set up and cleanup after a late evening. All proceeds support adult education activities and provide seed money for next year s festival. Plans are already under way for the 9 th Israeli Film Festival. Anyone wanting to participate in film selection or festival planning or other adult education programming is welcome to contact Sally Kram at kram@consortium.org. Anton Goodman, community shaliach with the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, addresses the big crowd on opening night of TI s 8th annual Israeli Film Festival during a post-film discussion. (Photo by Felicia R. Black) 8

9 Religious School: Learning Flourishes at all Levels by Martie Adelman, vice president for youth and family Following parent-teacher conferences in January, students at the joint Har Shalom-Tikvat Israel Religious School resumed their classroom studies. The kindergarteners began reading God s Paintbrush and formulated questions about God. The 4 th and 5 th graders had a wonderful Tu B Shevat seder. The 7 th graders toured the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Feb. 3 and held a discussion and a memorial service at the museum. TI s own Avrum Ashery was a substitute teacher in the 5 th grade classroom, and he explained how he uses Hebrew letters in his art work, which depicts biblical and other events of Jewish history. The classroom curriculum in February focused on Purim and then our students enjoyed two Purim celebrations. In addition to the wonderful carnival at Tikvat Israel, our students joined Har Shalom the following weekend to again celebrate Purim. Then it was time for students to turn their attention to Pesach. The students in grades kindergarten through 4th grade are scheduled to hold a model seder with a well-deserved Pesach break from school following in late March. Mazel Tov In April, parents of 5 th, 6 th, and 7 th graders are invited to join their students in the classroom to discuss the book that each class is reading. On April 7, a Chagigat HaSiddur workshop will be held for 3 rd - grade parents. In response to the positive feedback from Tikvat Israel parents, we have begun discussions with Har Shalom to renew our joint Religious School for the school year. We also initiated a Lunch and Learn program with Rabbi Abramson on the fourth Shabbat of each month. High school students met with the rabbi after Shabbat services in December to share a delicious lunch and discuss the Jewish response to Christmas celebrations. Everybody shared their views, and the discussion was fascinating. We subsequently introduced a Lunch and Learn get-together with the rabbi and younger students in February. We are alternating months so that every child at Tikvat Israel gets a chance to chat with and learn from Rabbi Abramson. Please contact me if you would like to sponsor a Lunch and Learn session for a small fee. As always, you can contact me at martieadelman@gmail.com with your questions, comments or concerns. to Molly Schneider, daughter of Martie Adelman and Marc Schneider, for graduating in February from the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School. to Leonard and Celia Schuchman upon the marriage of their son David to Ariel Greenblum on Dec. 30. to Gene Ridberg for his role as Horace Vandergelder in the musical production of Hello Dolly staged at Congregation Har Shalom in mid-february. to Ellen Eisner and Carol Chelemer for co-chairing the Larry Gorban tribute affair Jan. 25. to Micah Cowan, son of Bonnie and Elliot Cowan, for coordinating the Youth Shabbat service on Jan. 12. to Yaffa and Larry Rubinstein upon the birth of grandson Alon Chaim Greenberg. The parents are Michael Greenberg and Tamar Rubinstein. Tamar grew up in our shul. Ways to Get Involved Adult Education Committee Betsy Miller bnahmiller@hotmail.com Bereavement Committee Call synagogue office Bikur Holim Volunteers Bobbi Cohen: Bridge Night Carol Chelemer: carolchelemer@comcast.net Chai Dynamics A Cappella group Susan-Lisa Gvinter: sisamisa@gmail.com College Outreach Elyse Bernstein jeffelyse@gmail.com Haftarah Reading Assignments Susan Apter: apter4@gmail.com Hazak Toby Altman: altman4@aol.com Karate Joel Kristal: j_kristal@hotmail.com Kiddush Volunteers Marsha Lyons: mars545@comcast.net Membership Committee Nancy Matheson: nskm63@yahoo.com Reading Mentors Ellen Eisner: eeisner@comcast.net Religious Practices Committee Susan Apter: apter4@gmail.com Sanctuary Ushers Jeff Bernstein: jeffelyse@gmail.com Shepherd s Table Sherman Eisner: alarminfo@asecurity.com Sisterhood Rebecca Salon: rsalon@verizon.net Social Action Committee Robbi and Larry Cohen: lcohendds@yahoo.com Torah Reading Assignments Janaki Kuruppu: jkuruppu@gmail.com Yoga Sarah Fishman: namastesarah@gmail. com (All phone numbers in 301 area code.) 9

10 Youth Corner: Chocolate Seder, Hypnotist, Lag B Omer BBQ by Lynn Berk, director of youth and family programming I would like to thank everyone who stepped up to help out with events and programs while I was out recovering from knee replacement surgery. Yasher Koach to Bonnie Cowan, who shopped and fed various groups; to Amy Matathias, who took over as acting youth director and opened and closed the building, went to staff meetings and covered programs during my absence; to Stephanie Levy and Robin Lempert, who drove me to and from meetings and the office; to Stuart Lempert and Neil Kram, who took a list of kids from me and turned them into Kadima and USY basketball teams; and to numerous others who lent a hand while I was out. I could not have been out of the synagogue for almost three weeks without the support of both lay people and the TI professional staff. My knee is well on the road to recovery, and I am back at work, moving a little slower but moving without pain and feeling so much better. Our USYers are raising money for Tikun Olam, the USY s international charity and for chapter scholarships by handling coat checking on Sunday, March 10 at the gala at Shaare Tefila to celebrate Rabbi Layman s 18 years as rabbi. Last time they ran the coat check at a Shaare Tefila event, the congregants were more than generous, enabling our group to raise several hundred dollars for its causes. The Youth Department will celebrate Passover with a chocolate seder on Sunday, March 17, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Cost is $3 for members, $5 for non-members. The seder will be conducted by members of Kadima and USY. We will partake of chocolate milk, chocolate eggs, chocolatecovered matzahs, green M&M s for karpas and so much more. It is a fun way to get into the Passover spirit. To reserve your child s place at the seder table, contact your group adviser or Lynn Berk at lberk@comcast.net. Montgomery County Jewish Teens, a group open to all Jewish youth in the 8 th through 12 th grades, will host a Shabbat dinner with a hypnotist entertainer on Friday evening, March 15, at TI. The menu will feature real Southern Fried Chicken. The evening begins with Kabbalat Shabbat services, led by USYers, followed by dinner and then the hypnotist. Watch for flyers and s with the details. The Seaboard Region s annual day at King s Dominion is set for Sunday, April 21. Our Kadima and USY chapters will participate. Chartered buses will leave from central locations in the area. All 6 th and 7 th graders will travel the park in groups Bonim March 17 April 28 Machar March 17 April 28 Kadima Chocolate seder Lag B Omer picnic Chocolate seder Lag B Omer picnic March 3, 10, 17 Basketball Richard Montgomery HS March 10 March 17 April 21 April 28 Israel program Chocolate seder Martha s Table King s Dominion trip chaperoned by Seaboard staff. The 8 th thru 12 th graders can go around the park unescorted, but in groups of no less than four USY members. Everyone will have two mandatory check-in times. Watch for flyers and s regarding this trip. Finally, the Youth Department will stage a congregational Lag B Omer celebration for TI members on Sunday, April 28, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. We plan to reserve a pavilion at Lake Needwood for a BBQ lunch. The afternoon will feature age-appropriate Torah study, relay races, games and maybe archery lessons. If you are interested in working on this program, contact Lynn Berk at lberk@comcast.net. GROUP CALENDARS USY March 3, 10, 17 Basketball Richard Montgomery HS March 10 March 15 March 17 April 6 April 11 April 12 April 28 Family/Adult Programming April 7 April 12 April 28 Coat Shaare Tefila Gala MoCo Shabbat dinner with hypnotist Chocolate seder SPOKER with USY overnight MoCo Lounge JCC USY-sponsored TI Shabbat dinner King s Dominion Trip Sunday Morning Café with speaker Avi Ashrey USY-sponsored TI Shabbat dinner Lag B Omer picnic 10

11 TI Contributes to MLK Service Day Eleven Tikvat Israel youth and family members joined the Montgomery County Volunteer Center at the North Bethesda Marriott for the 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and Volunteer Fair. The TI contingent participated for two hours in creating fleece scarves for Montgomery Hospice, personal care kits for Interfaith Works Community Vision Day Shelter, rubber band balls for the Children s Inn at the National Institutes of Health and tissue paper flowers for senior citizenry at the Housing Opportunities Commission. The TI volunteers were Cantor Rochelle Helzner, Joshua Lempert, Donna Meltzer, Benjamin Kaminow, Ethan Meltzer, Martin Lempert, Lynn Berk, Becca Matathias, Stuart Lempert, Amy Matathias and Sara Black. More than 2,000 volunteers participated in this program. From left, Ben Kaminow, Josh Lempert and Sara Black make rubber band balls for juvenile patients. (Photo by Amy Matathias) Shown are, from left, Josh Lempert, Cantor Rochelle Helzner, Donna Meltzer, Ben Kaminow, Ethan Melzter, Marty Lempert, Lynn Berk, Becca Matathias and Stuart Lempert. Not shown: Amy Matathias and Sara Black. (Photo by Amy Matathias) Teens Study Tattoos in Judaism Teenage members of Tikvat Israel examined biblical and rabbinic sources to determine whether members of the Jewish community are permitted to get permanent tattoos. They discussed ways for teens to express themselves without tattoos. Attendees at the January study led by Paul Blank and Dani Sak, were, from left, Sarah Meiselman, Matthew Kaminow, Becca Matathias, Molly Schneider and Ilana Matheson. (Photo by Bonnie Cowan) 11

12 Congregants Shower Gorban with Praise, But He Deflects Limelight More than 150 congregants joined in a well-deserved tribute on Jan. 25 to a twotime past president, but the man of the hour, Larry Gorban, in inimitable fashion, tried to deflect the attention to others. Gorban, who served presidential terms at both Tikvat Israel and Temple Israel (which merged with Beth Tikva in 1997), was feted for his mild-mannered congregational leadership as the guest of honor at a Kabbalat Shabbat service and multi-course meal in the social hall. Event organizer Carol Chelemer announced $9,500 was contributed to a gift registry in Gorban s honor. Rather than accept personal gifts, he had identified a series of synagogue needs, many of them affiliated with the shul s kitchen, where Gorban has committed some of his most memorable volunteer time over the past 16 years. (Notably, he prepared an array of desserts for his tribute dinner.) The funds will be used to buy crock pots, mandolines, a food mill, linen rack and flatware, as well as a new water fountain and rear gutters for the building. During the dinner, Gorban also learned that congregants had made a contribution in his honor to the Larry Gorban Fund at Shepherd s Table in Silver Spring, a support agency for homeless adults that he helped to establish a generation ago. His wife, Bobbi, a longtime president of the TI Women s Network, received a pomegranate-shaped honey dish from the event organizers. Current TI co-presidents Rodney Matheson and Jonathan Solomon delivered salutes to their predecessor, with Solomon quipping, We now have two guys doing the work of one. In his own self-deprecating remarks, Gorban admitted he preferred to play a low-key, behind-the-scenes role as the synagogue s leader and a perennial board member. Larry and Bobbi Gorban showed up in festive attire at a previous Purim celebration at Tikvat Israel. (Photo by Felicia R. Black) What Does Larry Really Stand For? Editor s Note: This is a truncated version of the tribute delivered to Larry Gorban by Rodney Matheson, a TI co-president, at the tribute event on Jan. 25. What does Larry stand for? L stands for loving. Larry truly loves Tikvat Israel, the members, the work we do together as a congregation and what we have built. A stands for affectionate. Larry, Bobbi and I have a running joke that he is the kissing president, in that when walking around behind the Torah he would kiss many of the women attending services that day. R stands for respectful. Larry is one of the most respectful people I know. No matter how hard people try to push his buttons, Larry remains calm and does not lash out, even when under attack. R stands for ravishing. Oh yeah, we asked Bobbi for some of her comments about Larry and apparently she finds him ravishing. Y stands for youthful. How else do you describe a man who would work a full-time job, come to shul for a meeting and then go into the kitchen to bake until 2 a.m., before waking up and going off to work again? 12

13 On Playing President, Controlling the Thermostat and Coping With Anxiety Editor s Note: These are excerpts from Larry Gorban s remarks at his tribute dinner program on Jan. 25. Co-presidents Rodney Matheson and Jonathan Solomon told me that originally this was scheduled to be a roast but they realized I was too easy a target so there was no challenge. They then faced the challenge of coming up with the big ticket items that defined my presidency. They even wrote me to get my perspective on what I thought my major accomplishments were as president. I gave their request a great deal of thought as I really am uncomfortable bragging about myself. My presidency was not marked by those flashy accomplishments that people like to boast about increasing membership by 20%, having budget surpluses, bringing in donors at the $1 million and above level. * * * The first accomplishment was getting up early enough EVERY Saturday to make it to synagogue to sit on the bimah by 9:30. Second, Board meetings began and ended on time at least in some cases. Thirdly, I negotiated with Art Fabel to increase the thermostat from 45 degrees to 50 degrees. I actually was aiming for 55 but had to settle for what I could get. Finally, I met with the cantor to tell her the congregation really enjoyed the challenge of her introducing new melodies (which no one had heard before) into the service. However, I thought her idea of dressing like Nikki Minaj and making Adon Olam into a rap song was a bit of a stretch even for TI. She agreed to hold off at least for the time being. * * * After the merger (between Temple Israel and Beth Tikva), Bobbi and I remained active this time at Tikvat Israel. There was no discussion on our part this was just what we wanted to do. Why should it be any different than we had done before? I should have sensed that there were problems ahead when Bobbi attended one of her first Sisterhood meetings and then announced to me that she was to become the President. She remained in that role for 7 years. * * * When Sam (Freedenberg) asked me to run as vice president I told him that I d do this as I liked and respected him so much but would only run as second vice president as there was NO WAY I would become president again and I wanted to make that clear from the beginning. Somehow things didn t go quite as planned. When the president s position became vacant, there was no first vice president just me. * * * Now many of you don t know that I have something called a General Anxiety Disorder no one knows what causes it, but even when there is nothing to really worry about I am often anxious. When there is actually something to worry about, watch out. My credo is don t put off worrying until tomorrow what you can start worrying about today. So on one of my visits to my doctor when she asked what was happening, I told her that I was becoming president of the synagogue. She just stared at me how far could she increase my meds before entering into a catatonic state. * * * So that brings me to the natural question of why did I or why does anybody agree to become president or leader of a non-profit organization, such as our synagogue. Of course, there are a few where ego plays a role some people actually consider the challenges fun. But I think for the most part the people who agree to take over leadership roles are not necessarily convinced that they are great leaders as much as they are committed to the organization and are willing to use whatever talents they have to help the organization prosper and grow. For me, I hold no illusions about my leadership skills. However, I can tell you that my heart was in everything I did and I did the best that I could. * * * The success of Tikvat Israel is up to us for we are the community. If we all truly believe that and act as a community, I am optimistic in what the future will bring. May we all continue to go from strength to strength. Solomon s Wisdom About His Predecessor Editor s Note: These are excerpts from the tribute to Larry Gorban delivered at a synagogue dinner program in his honor by Jonathan Solomon, a TI co-president, on Jan. 25 Larry led our synagogue through some challenging times. Perhaps the most significant challenge was the transition from having a rabbi of 32 years retire and then to find a replacement. The process was completed with care and professionalism and EVERYONE got a chance to share their input. * * * You could find him in all manner of places working shoulder-to-shoulder with other TI members. Carrying books for a book sale. Working on a cleanup day. And working countless hours creating delicious desserts and other foods in our kitchen. Larry was also there to support individual members in time of need. * * * I am fairly certain that being thanked in the manner of this wonderful and meaningful manner is pretty far down Larry s list of preferences. He is a very humble person. Larry mentioned to me that he sees tonight s event as an opportunity to express appreciation to all those who share their time, skills, and other resources with the synagogue. * * * When I wrote to him about my vision for tonight, he responded: I prefer not to be singled out but rather cited as an example of someone who is committed to this community and tries to do his best to support it in whatever capacity called upon. This is also true of others and is a spirit we need to instill in as many of our congregants as possible. 13

14 TI Mailbox Abundant Generosity On behalf of Linkages to Learning at Harmony Hills Elementary School, I would like to thank Tikvat Israel Congregation for its generous monetary and gift card contributions to our 2012 giving project and for the recent donation of 163 items for the Winter Coat Drive for our students and families. It is because of you and other donors contributions that this year we were able to provide free meals to over 70 families from our school for the holiday season. We were also able to provide winter jackets, hats and gloves to keep our kids and families warm on these cold days! Your thoughtfulness is truly making a difference in the lives of so many families in our school community. We could not do what we do without donors such as you. We deeply appreciate your generosity. Karla Fuentes Site Coordinator, Linkages to Learning Sincere Thanks for Support Thank you to the congregation for your messages of sympathy and for supporting the shiva minyanim at our home following the death of my mother, Margaret Gerstle. In addition, the meal of consolation contributed by Tikvat Israel was deeply appreciated. Debbie Levine A Sturdy Cleanup Crew Thanks to all the people who spent so many hours on Sunday, Feb. 3, to help the cleanup/clearout of the storage areas in the Social Hall. It s amazing how much work was done removing items that are no longer of use to the shul and freeing up space to better store the items that are useful. We even found a few treasures and some history of our shul, such as the cornerstone from Temple Israel. The many people who worked so hard deserve a hearty thank you from us all, and I know that they feel good about what they were able to do for TI. For those of you who could not come and help this time, there will be other opportunities to help make TI a better place for all. Alan Apter Dynamic Dinner Program Congratulations to all who helped plan and cook and serve the Shabbat evening dinner in honor of Larry Gorban. It was a successful evening with lots of good food and a good program. I am very proud of all who helped with the evening. They need to be recognized. Mimi Meltzer Tax Law Benefits for Shul Did you know that the new federal tax laws (the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012) allows seniors to contribute part of their IRA Required Minimum Distributions to TI while potentially reducing their taxes? Check with your tax professional for further details about Qualified Charitable Distributions from an IRA to Charity to see if this can help you save on your taxes while you help the synagogue. Steve Raucher Holiday Cheer The Social Action Committee thanks those who helped us bring recent Jewish holiday celebrations to Aspenwood Senior Living Center. Our Hanukkah dreydel party was a big success with TI members Robbi Cohen and Beth Smith joining the game playing. Leah Keilsohn purchased and assembled the goody bags for the Jewish residents. Marvin Sohn lit the menorah and led the prayers, and I organized the games and led the songfest. Our Aspenwood dreydel master certificate was awarded to a delighted resident. Director Sheila Hall arranged for latkes, apple sauce, sour cream and beverages. The Purim celebration was led by Marcelle Copaken, who read the Megilla to the residents. I handed out groggers and Shaloch Manot. Hamantashen and drinks were supplied by Aspenwood s activities director. The Social Action Committee is pleased to continue bringing holiday cheer. Roma Sohn A Shabbat-Only Shul? On Shabbat, particularly Saturday morning, our service attendance is robust, but attendance at services at any other time (e.g., weekday and Sunday minyanim whether morning or evening) is lacking. As someone who worked with Ted Kram a couple of years ago to refresh our list of volunteers to attend weekday evening minyanim (and many thanks to those who send reminders out to those volunteers), I am disappointed each time I see or learn we failed to assemble a group of 10 adults for a prayer service at which Kaddish could be said. Is it time to recognize current reality and suspend our weekday minyanim? Are there changes regarding weekday minyanim that would revive attendance? My hope is that our Religious Practices Committee, in cooperation with Rabbi Abramson and Cantor Helzner, will address the topic of non- Shabbat minyanim. Carol Chelemer 14

15 Passover Hospitality at TI Means Matching Seder Hosts With Guests All who are hungry, let them come and eat is not just something we read in the Haggadah once a year. It is said Abraham and Sarah placed such great importance on welcoming others that they kept the walls of their tents open so that they could see potential guests from a long way off and ran to prepare for them. At Tikvat Israel, we strive to emulate this example and offer members of our community the opportunity to be either a host or a guest at a Passover Seder. Congregants young and old who do not have a Seder to attend and those who have a seat or two to fill at the Seder table are asked to complete the form below. Mail the completed form to or deposit with the shul office by March 15. Alternatively, you may contact Hope Levy Kott, hospitality coordinator, at or hkott@aol.com to make the arrangements.. Name Phone number/ Yes! We would like to host up to people on the first night, Monday, March 25, Yes! We would like to host up to people on the second night, Tuesday, March 26 Yes! We would like to attend a Seder on the first and/or second night. Indicate if your family: does does not observe the Sephardic custom of eating kitniyot or legumes on Passover. does does not keep Kosher. does does not eat exclusively vegetarian meals. does does not observe traditional Yom Tov restrictions. Guests: Please list names (and ages of anyone 18 and under) of all who will attend: Anything else your host would need to know (allergies, etc.): 15

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17 Tikvat Israel remembers with respect those whose yahrzeits occur from 19 Adar to 20 Nisan March Adar March 1 Herman Hamburg Maurice Krause Gloria Levinrad Tillie Lieberman Joseph Salzer 20 Adar March 2 Marguerite Eldredge Abraham Isaac Levy William Raucher Benjamin Rosenthal Mae Shulman Marlene Shulman Rabbi Jerome Weistrop 21 Adar March 3 Sarah Bass Tillie Beard Theresa Kabik Bernard Levine Phyllis Newman Mary Nussbaum Melvin Salzman Daniel Howard Steiner Anna Zipin 22 Adar March 4 Edna Eisner Benjamin Lederman Paul Margolies Howard Paul Morrison Pauline Rosenblatt Nyusya Sapozhnikova Pearl Simon 23 Adar March 5 Linda Beaumont Isadore Chait Anita S. Herman Abraham Lichtman 24 Adar March 6 Lillie Becker Robert Davidson Ruth Davis Morris Freedman Henry J. Land Minnie Parzow Max Steinberg Charlotte Zeidman 25 Adar March 7 Irving Ashery Pearl Gottesman David Lefkowitz Sarah Robinson Sophie Schwartz 26 Adar March 8 Helen Cohen Samuel Dicker Annie Edlowitz Burnell Goodman Samuel Halperin Mark Kabik Betty Mae Kramer Esther Lerner Donald Linden William Myers 27 Adar March 9 Albert Bressler Shirley M. Caplan Alexander Diamond Isadore Michael Lane Emil Lentchner Bella Dinter Lieberman Lillian A. Siegel Edward Turkanis 28 Adar March 10 Carl Fishman Irving Garfinkle Thomas Gorban Samuel Kaplan Belle Kobrinetz Marion Laken David Sills Ethel Solomon 29 Adar March 11 Louis Auerbach Mary Berkowitz Bernard N. Flax Edward Krick Meyer Kushner Sidney Migdal Louis Newman Henry Oppenheim Sylvia Panitz Freda Shevitz 1 Nisan March 12 Leonard E. Cohen 2 Nisan March 13 Lea Chernoff Samuel Holland Simon Katz Lena Levine Edna Simai Harriette Solowey Ethel Toney Ida Weisbord 3 Nisan March 14 Maurice Gabes Ruth Gilston Lottie Greenwood Ernest Gruenfeld Emma Klein Mark Morrison Leroy Moses Rose Silverman 4 Nisan March 15 Tillie Grossman Eugene Katz Edward J. Raine Minnie Sakoff Esther Salit 5 Nisan March 16 Lillian Brecker Pearl Bredt Ronna Esther Butterworth Leah Feinsilber David Krauss Edward Rabin Harry Silverman Beatrice Binnie West 6 Nisan March 17 Sara Berman Hyman Grand Alice Katz Jean Lewis Abraham Moskowitz Isadore Romm Herman Schrier Pauline Seiler Rhoda Zuskin 7 Nisan March 18 Hannah Barrack Saul Ehrlich Matthew Kessler Anna Rom Bertha Seiler Reuven Shacham Helen Shulman Samuel Wagman 8 Nisan March 19 Daisy C. Jones Harriet Cohen Sylvia Copaken Elizabeth Grishman Martin Kronenberg Carolyn Wermiel Sophie Zaccagni 9 Nisan March 20 Ann Eisler Samuel Frank Salome Gardsbane Louis Goldstein Nathan Markovitz Isaac Silverman 10 Nisan March 21 Deena Bodner Feliciano Cruz Gerhard Gruenfeld Anne R. Kaiser Herman Markovitz 11 Nisan March 22 Max Exler Lina Hoffman Beatrice Klein Jacob Levi Molly Oppenheim 12 Nisan March 23 Ida Baroff Louis Bernstein Mary Ann Cahn Gerald Lempert Sandra Tolpin Sonia Trachtenberg 13 Nisan March 24 Rachel Brown Ruby Dick Ann Engel Morris Pike Sam Prince Samuel Solsky 14 Nisan March 25 Henry Goldberg Jacob Goldstein Dora Kishner Morris Lane Bea Malter Akhtar Saadian Michael C. Shapiro 15 Nisan March 26 Edward Lankin Tillie Pressman Harry Shooman Kalman Sokolow Sol Wachovsky 16 Nisan March 27 Harry G. Blackstone Joseph Burdoo Samuel Grossman Irving Kaplan Ida Licht Irwin Lowenfeld 17 Nisan March 28 Dayna Leslie Dubin Benjamin Fleitell Joseph Gordon Harriet Raine Rose Stahler 18 Nisan March 29 Edith Adler Rose Brown Irving Curchack Jennie Kornhauser Leonard Mitchel 19 Nisan March 30 Joseph Apatoff Aaron Feinmark Samuel Nathan Leavitt Hyman Schreiber 20 Nisan March 31 Alfred Cowan Ray Kramer Gesumaria Dianna Hamburg Leonard Kopp Jeanne Krause Jacob (Jack) Matathias Fannie Saltzman Sol Schwartz Albert Stutz 17

18 Tikvat Israel remembers with respect those whose yahrzeits occur from 21 Nisan to 20 Iyar April Nisan April 1 Benjamin Bogage Stanley Leithold Aaron Polansky 22 Nisan April 2 Lorraine Cohen Jenny Fierman Susana Nardea Gorelick Charles Haberman Helen Haberman Samuel Taylor 23 Nisan April 3 Nathan Bloom Norman Goldman Isaac Kaplan Nadia Schuchman Jackie Tievy 24 Nisan April 4 Samuel Appel Diane Finkelstein Helen Frank Solomon D. Levin Ruthanne Osheroff 25 Nisan April 5 Lenore Kline Bain Maurice Levy 26 Nisan April 6 Joseph Glucksman David Leise Faye Raff Nettie Waltzer Joseph Zalen 27 Nisan April 7 Ellis Goldman Julius Lifshutz Meyer Puner Stuart Schaffman Cora Weil Oscar Zaccagni 28 Nisan April 8 Sarah Cowan Tillie Grand Evelyn Spector Marcelle Tangy Anna Teitelbaum Gertrude S. Van Aalten 29 Nisan April 9 Esther Duker Pollack Sidney Polster 30 Nisan April 10 Evelyn B. Kaplan Ethel Melmed Paul Waltzer Harry Yudkoff 1 Iyar April 11 David Fischer Herbert Horowitz Theodore Perlman Joseph Wagman Gary Yudkoff 2 Iyar April 12 Sarah Bachman Isidore Cohen Louis Fainberg Harold Gorschman Morris Sirmai Hilda Klein Vinokur 3 Iyar April 13 Linda Bressler Ethel Kale Lily Rose Kerman Stella Suskind 4 Iyar April 14 Reva Bloch Hannah Edelman Esther May Feinsilber Dr. Herman Flax Celia Linden Sylvia Prosnit Jacob Sweet Philip Van Gelderen 5 Iyar April 15 Bernice Belasco Celia Bressler Allan Danoff Sylvia Weinstein Levine Harry Loeb Mona M. Martin William Mensh Gisela Reich Hilde Scheraga Bernard Stern 6 Iyar April 16 Herba Del Monte Nathan Kerson Harry Lifshutz Toba Ohr Rebecca Silkoff Harry Sneiderman 7 Iyar April 17 Max Bloom Marilyn Bloomberg Nachman Burdett Ethel Freedenberg Vincent Gesumaria Ruth Goldman Samuel Katz Hyman Kram Gela Marmor Samuel Marmor Libby Deutsch Rosen Philip Wilchins Josephine Wottitzky 8 Iyar April 18 Dora Alper George Boroff Abraham Friedman Morris Gateman Louis Harrison Yaakov Lichter Jack Lindner Nachama Williamowsky 9 Iyar April 19 Pauline Dunsmore Max Regensteiner 10 Iyar April 20 Leonard Ehrlich David Fein Selma Goldstein Robert Kopp Benjamin Lerner Lillian Miller Murphy Ridia Phillips Louis Rothlin 11 Iyar April 21 Frank Einbinder Joseph Engel Meshel Kirschbaum Howard C. Penenburgh 12 Iyar April 22 Edna Gorfine Helyn Mulitz Celia Shetzich Isadore Zeidman 13 Iyar April 23 Eva Fessler George Fine Esther Goldman William Prince Edward E. Rosner Max Shetzich Harry Shulman Paul Trachtenberg Rose Weiss Nathan Wermiel 14 Iyar April 24 Bertha Apt Rose Crasnick Edith Pressman Isadore Spector Bernard Yudkoff 15 Iyar April 25 Joseph Axelrod Sandra Baruch Belle Cooper Irving Goldman Hugh Hochberg Myrna Matheson 16 Iyar April 26 Sadie Bauman Philip Danoff Hannah Herscovitz Lillian Horowitz Robert Lerner Louis Saltzman 17 Iyar April 27 Rae Danoff Harry Eisler Anna Knopp Rebecca Podgor Eli Rubinstein 18 Iyar April 28 Louis Grossman Samuel Nathan Kaplan Reba Leavitt Alexander Levine Andrew A. Levinrad Martin Miller William Shapiro 19 Iyar April 29 Mollie Exler Morris Gisser Ethel Gold Bernard Grob Bertha Luchs Saul Seigel Helen Zitter 20 Iyar April 30 Sheldon David Abrams William Fessler Adolph Fullenbaum Frank Gantz Robert Goldberg Ida Kirschbaum Thelma Shapiro 18

19 Donations The congregation gratefully acknowledges the following donations to the various funds of Tikvat Israel. The donor lists that follow reflect gifts received at the synagogue in December and January. If your donation during this time does not appear in the list, please contact the synagogue office at Yahrzeit Donations In Memory of: Aaron Apatoff by Irv and Bee Apatoff Mary Apatoff by Irv and Bee Apatoff Samuel Asen by Henrietta Asen Maier Auerhahn by Morton Koeppel Rose Auerhahn by Morton Koeppel Mildred Baron by Ben and Minna Williamowsky Sol Baron by Doris and Milton Kanner Salomon Battino by Elisabeth Battino Asher Berkowitz by Barbara Brown Esther Bloom by Edith L. Stein Mildred Brafman by Stuart and Sandra Brafman Sigmund Brown by Celia and Leonard Schuchman Edith Chefer by Leslie and Aaron Fineman Rabbi Robert Chernoff by Rosie and Howard Chernoff David Cohen by Faye First Frieda Cohen by David and Barbara Thaler Leon Cohen by Adele Cohen and Family Samuel Cohen by Zivan Cohen Raymond Eldredge by Annie and Joel Kahn and daughters Judith Flax Elustondo by Melanie Grishman Benjamin Feinman by Harold Feinman Rose Feinman by Harold Feinman Mary Fine by Ruth Fine Shirley Fishman by Cliff and Betty Fishman and Family Mollie Flax by Melanie Grishman Ruth Fogel by Naomi and Harvey Kaplan Ida Friedman by Sally Friedman Benjamin Futrovsky by Hilda Springer Tillie Gaspin by Rochelle Wolf Naomi Gershowitz by Albert Gershowitz Nathan Gershowitz by Albert Gershowitz Louis Goldberg by Ann Rita Sterling Libby Gordon by Jay and Susan Plafker Meyer David Green by Moira and Leon Green Moody Grishman by Melanie Grishman Bernard Gross by Marilyn and Leonard Teitelbaum Bertha Grossman by Bernice Grossman Elihu Grossmann by Joelle Black Philip Grossmann by Joelle Black Regina Z. Grossmann by Joelle Black Celia Hecht by Joan and Don Margolies Louis Hecht by Joan and Don Margolies Samuel Helfant by Joan Weiss Herschel Herscovitz by Karen Perlroth Sanders Michael Hersh by Joel and Angela Hersh Michael Hersh by David, Evelyn, Jeremy, Benjamin and Loren Hersh Max Hershbaum by Moira and Leon Green Ruth Hochberg by Adele Cohen and Family Miriam Hoffman by Roy and Michele Peck Alvin Kabik by Irving Kabik Daniel Kaiser by Marian and Jesse Kaiser Ben Kalman by Annette and Stewart Rankin and Family, Elaine and Jeff Coburn and Family, Howard Kalman Doris Kalman by Annette and Stewart Rankin and Family, Elaine and Jeff Coburn and Family, Howard Kalman Charles Kandalis by Sophie Steinberg Jair Kaplan by Irene Kaplan Sara Kaplan by Irene Kaplan Rosie Kasper by Marvin Kasper Max Katzen by Jules Bowen Eliezar Kishner by Micah Krichevsky Harry Koeppel by Morton Koeppel Nettie Koeppel by Morton Koeppel Joseph Kolirin by Tova and Steve Irving Shoshana Kolirin by Tova and Steve Irving Alex M. Kravitz by Debbie Yanoff and Family Sarah G. Kravitz by Debbie Yanoff and Family Louis Krepchin by Pearl O. Krepchin Anne Kristal by Joel Kristal Cheryl Lang by Moira and Leon Green Adelle Lapin by Karen and Michael Cohen Edith Lazarus by Francine and Richard Cohen Sara Lebowitz by Arnold Schwartz Bobbie Leman by Morton Koeppel Florence Lentchner by Lauri Joseph Bernard Levitt by Cheryl, Mark, Jonathan and David Levitt Martha Lohwasser by Betty and Clifford Fishman and Family Otto Lohwasser by Betty and Clifford Fishman and Family Sarah Margolies by Joan and Don Margolies William Mazaroff by Ruth Fine Max Mendelson by Lillian Tauber Max Mendelson by Ruth Kleinman Vera Meyerson by Neal and Mary Meyerson Ada Milder by Francine and Richard Cohen Ann Gilman Miller by Wendy Miller and John Wielgosz Morris Oppenheimer by Janet Oppenheimer Selma Oppenheim by Julius Oppenheim Leo Pachenker by Sylvia Pachenker Margaret Peisner by Alice and David Gantz Abraham Pelish by Ela Pelish Benjamin Perlmutter by Maxine and James Perlmutter Nathan Plafker by Jay and Susan Plafker Morris Polansky by Harry Moskowitz Celia Bress Radin by Marian and Jesse Kaiser William W. Radin by Marian and Jesse Kaiser Faye Raff by Morton Koeppel Irving Reiner by Barbara and Alvin Reiner Maxwell Rosenlicht by Estelle Stolovy Samuel Salit by Ben and Minna Williamowsky Marion Salon by Rebecca Salon and Jay P. Goldman Fannie Salzer by Irving Kabik Ida M. Schiffman by Barbara and Alvin Reiner Jennie Schnitzer by Selma Winson Mollie Radin Schrager by Marian and Jesse Kaiser Abraham Schuchman by Gerald and Ziva Schuchman Gertrude Schuchman by Gerald and Ziva Schuchman Arthur J. Schwartz by Arnold Schwartz Baruch Schwartz by Gerald and Ziva Schuchman Joyce Schwartz by Arnold Schwartz Mildred Schwartz by Arnold Schwartz Rose Schwartz by Arnold Schwartz Rose Schwartz by Bev and Mark Schwartz Anna Shapiro by Morton Koeppel Morris Shapiro by Morton Koeppel Ray Shapiro by Morton Koeppel Esther Simon by Joan Weiss Lily Sims by Irv and Bee Apatoff David Siskind by Blanche Siskind Bertha Smith by Eileen McGuckian Zandel Smith by Eileen McGuckian Celia Sobovinsky by Jules Bowen Frank Sobovinsky by Jules Bowen Sara Sokolow by Jayme Sokolow Pearl Solet by Cheryl and Mark Levitt Carl Solomon by Harriet and Al Schwartz Joseph Steinberg by Sophie Steinberg Irwin Jay Stolovy by Estelle Stolovy Max Teitel by Irv and Bee Apatoff Jacob Teitelbaum by Irv and Bee Apatoff Caren Thaler by Renee and Milton Thaler Caren Thaler by David and Barbara Thaler Emanuel Thaler by Renee and Milton Thaler Albert Toney by Sharon and Barry Laken Norman Tubiash by Pearl Tubiash Charlotte Turkanis by Marvin and Elinor Turkanis Charles Walder by Ruth Love Isaac Zipin by Pearl Tubiash Continued on page 20 19

20 Donations continued from page 19 Bereavement Committee In honor of Harold Diamond by Julius Bowen In memory of Shyleur Barrack by Marilyn and Michael Greenwood In memory of Rosamond Count by Marilyn and Michael Greenwood In memory of Seymour Engel by Marilyn and Michael Greenwood In memory of Isaac Eiserike by Margie and Steve Eiserike In memory of Bernard Glaser by Genie Glucksman and Joseph Glaser Cantor s Fund In appreciation of Cantor Helzner by Margie and Steve Eiserike In honor of Cantor Helzner by Seaboard Region Women s League for Conservative Judaism In honor of Cantor Helzner by Nancy and Jonathan Solomon In honor of Cantor Helzner s birthday by Sandy and Zalman Agus and Edna and Larry Agus In honor of Cantor Helzner s birthday by Rosie and Howard Chernoff In honor of Cantor Helzner s birthday by Ronnie Gold In honor of Cantor Helzner s birthday by Nancy and Rodney Matheson In honor of Dorothy Engel s 100th birthday by Marilyn and Michael Greenwood In honor of Eve Church by Rebecca Salon and Jay P. Goldman In memory of Lena Fineman by Aaron and Leslie Fineman In memory of Margaret Gerstle by Rebecca Salon and Jay P. Goldman In memory of Bernice Schwartz by Dudley Schwartz In memory of Henry Schwartz by Dudley Schwartz Chai Campaign by Harold and Debra Diamond College Outreach In memory of Esther Blake Wilchins by Howard Wilchins General Fund by Zivan Cohen by Betty and Cliff Fishman by Diane and Joe Gezelter by Paul Grayson by Janaki Kuruppu and Ron Rabin by Linda and Ed Silverstein by Hilda Springer In appreciation of Rabbi Abramson by Margie and Steve Eiserike In appreciation of Rabbi Abramson by Nancy and Jonathan Solomon In appreciation of Cantor Helzner and Rabbi Abramson by Alvin Solomon In appreciation of Jeff Bernstein by Margie and Steve Eiserike In appreciation of Harold Diamond by Margie and Steve Eiserike In appreciation of Cliff Fishman by Margie and Steve Eiserike In appreciation of Richard Lederman by Margie and Steve Eiserike In appreciation of Mark Schaffman by Margie and Steve Eiserike In honor of our anniversary by Genie Glucksman and Joseph Glaser In honor of the birth of Bobbi and Larry Gorban s Grandson by Robbi and Larry Cohen In honor of the birth of Bobbi and Larry Gorban s Grandson by Janice Rosenberg and David Gorman In honor of the birth of Bobbi and Larry Gorban s Grandson by Debbie and Harry Segal In honor of Eve Church by Penina and Sam Freedenberg In memory of Steven Bowen by Marian and Jesse Kaiser In memory of Steven Bowen by Hilda Springer In memory of Steven Bowen by Carol Chelemer In memory of Steven Bowen by Lauri Joseph In memory of Steven Bowen by Ed and Maida Nussbaum In memory of Steven Bowen by Rebecca and Marc Hertzman In memory of Steven Bowen by Susan and Howard Feibus In memory of Steven Bowen by Julius Bowen In memory of Isaac Eiserike by Michael and Deborah Amster In memory of Isaac Eiserike by Cliff and Betty Fishman In memory of Isaac Eiserike by Jay and Susan Plafker In memory of Isaac Eiserike by Maxine and James Perlmutter In memory of Isaac Eiserike by Lil Feingold and Medina In memory of Dr. Herman J. Flax by Maxine and James Perlmutter In memory of Margaret Gerstle by Jay and Susan Plafker In memory of Margaret Gerstle by Hilda Springer In memory of Margaret Gerstle by Kay and Robert Gold In memory of Anna Hoffman by Sue and Jay Plafker In memory of Jackie Hoffman by Roy and Michele Peck In memory of Jalle Koricki by Maida Nussbaum In memory of Edith Meyers by Maxine and James Perlmutter In memory of Neil Newman by Maxine and James Perlmutter In memory of Stephen Smith by Maxine and James Perlmutter In memory of Bea Solomon by Sue Sandler and Morty Davis In memory of Bea Solomon by Maxine and James Perlmutter In memory of Neftali Pazo Soto by Maxine and James Perlmutter Wishing a speedy recovery to Lynn Berk by Marian and Jesse Kaiser Wishing a speedy recovery to Lynn Berk by the Adelman/Schneider Family Wishing a speedy recovery to Lynn Berk by Nancy and Jonathan Solomon Kiddush Fund In honor of our 20th anniversary by Robin and Stuart Lempert In honor of our 25th wedding anniversary by Larry and Robbi Cohen In honor of my 92nd birthday by Abe Hamburg In honor of Cliff Fishman s birthday by Betty Fishman In honor of Cantor Helzner s birthday by Robert Agus In honor of Stuart Lempert s birthday by Robin Lempert In honor of Alvin Solomon s 91st Birthday by Jonathan and Nancy Solomon In honor of the marriage of David Schuchman and Ariel Greenblum by Celia and Leonard Schuchman In honor of Ross Apter by Susan and Alan Apter In memory of Margaret Gerstle by Susan and Alan Apter In memory of Steven Bowen by Susan and Alan Apter Wishing a speedy recovery to Harriet Armoza by Elisabeth Battino Library Fund Wishing a speedy and complete recovery to Jesse Kaiser by Gloria Friedman Youth Commission Fund In honor of Micah Cowan by Elyca and David Mintz Wishing a speedy recovery to Lynn Berk by Penina and Sam Freedenberg 20

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22 March Adar - 20 Nissan 5773 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 19 Adar 2 20 Adar 8:00a Minyan 5:42p Candle-lighting 6:30p Community Shabbat Service & Dinner 6:30pKabbalat Shabbat 9:15aBoker Ohr 9:30a Shabbat Services Parashat Ki Tisa (Inclusion Shabbat) 10:30a Junior Congregation 3 21 Adar 4 22 Adar 5 23 Adar 6 24 Adar 7 25 Adar 8 26 Adar 9 27 Adar 9:00a Minyan 1:00p Congregational Meeting 6:45a Minyan 8:00p Karate 6:45a Minyan 4:00pYoga With Sarah Fishman 8:00pAdult Ed - "Bibilical Views on End of Life." 8:00a Minyan 5:45p Pre-Kabbalat Shabbat Reception 5:50p Candle-lighting 6:30pKabbalat Shabbat with Instruments 9:30a Shabbat Services Parashat Vayakhel- Pekudei Sh. HaChodesh 11:00a Tot Shabbat 12:45pStudy With Rabbi Abramson Adar Adar 9:00a Minyan 6:45a Minyan 12 1 Nissan Rosh Chodesh 13 2 Nissan 14 3 Nissan 15 4 Nissan 16 5 Nissan 8:00pWomen's Book Group "People of the Book" 8:00pStudy w/ Rabbi Brandriss 8:00p Karate 6:45a Minyan 8:00pAdult Ed - "Bibilical Views on End of Life." 8:00p Toastmasters 8:00a Minyan 6:30pKabbalat Shabbat 6:57p Candle-lighting 7:30pMoCo Jewish Teens Shabbat Dinner 9:30a Shabbat Services Parashat Vayikra (Women's Network Shabbat) 11:00a Kehilat Kids 17 6 Nissan 18 7 Nissan 19 8 Nissan 20 9 Nissan Nissan Nissan Nissan 9:00a Minyan 10:00a4th Annual TI Book Sale 6:45a Minyan 7:00pBridge Night 8:00p Karate 6:45a Minyan 8:00a Minyan 6:30pKabbalat Shabbat 7:04p Candle-lighting 9:30aShabbat Services Parashat Tzav Shabbat HaGadol 6:30p Mincha, Seudah, Study w/ Rabbi Abramson, Maariv, Havdalah Nissan 9:00a Minyan Nissan Erev Pesach Fast of First Born 6:45a Minyan, Siyyum B'khorim 7:30pNO Maariv (1st Seder) Nissan Pesach I 9:30aPesach I Holiday Services 7:30pNO Maariv (2nd Seder) Nissan Pesach II (Omer 1) 9:30aPesach II Holiday Services Nissan Hol Hamoed Pesach (Omer 2) 8:00p Toastmasters Nissan Hol Hamoed Pesach (Omer 3) 8:00a Minyan 6:30pKabbalat Shabbat 7:11p Candle-lighting Nissan Hol Hamoed Pesach (Omer 4) 9:30a Shabbat Services & Simcha Kiddush 10:00a Nishmat Kol Chai Nissan Hol Hamoed Pesach (Omer 5) 9:00a Minyan 6:30pMincha & Maariv 22

23 April Nissan - 20 Iyar 5773 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 21 Nissan Yom Tov Pesach (Omer 6) 9:30aPesach VII Holiday Services 6:30p Mincha, Yizkor, Maariv 2 22 Nissan Yom Tov Pesach (Omer 7) 9:30aPesach VIII Holiday Services (w/ Yizkor) 8:00p Maariv 3 23 Nissan (Omer 8) 8:00p Karate 4 24 Nissan (Omer 9) 6:45a Minyan 5 25 Nissan (Omer 10) 8:00a Minyan 6:30p Community Shabbat Service & Dinner 7:17p Candle-lighting 6 26 Nissan (Omer 11) 9:15aBoker Ohr 9:30a Shabbat Services Parashat Shmini 10:30a Junior Congregation 7 27 Nissan Yom HaShoah (Omer 12) 9:00a Minyan 10:00aSunday Morning Cafe 8:00pYom HaShoah Observance 8 28 Nissan (Omer 13) 6:45a Minyan 9 29 Nissan (Omer 14) Nissan Rosh Chodesh (Omer 15) 8:00pSiddur Study With Rabbi Brandriss 8:00p Karate 11 1 Iyar Rosh Chodesh (Omer 16) 6:30a Minyan 8:00p Toastmasters 12 2 Iyar (Omer 17) 8:00a Minyan 9:30aSocial Action Book Drive 6:30pKabbalat Shabbat 7:24p Candle-lighting 7:30p USY-Sponsored Congregational Shabbat Dinner 13 3 Iyar (Omer 18) 9:30a Shabbat Services Parashat Tazria- Metzora 11:00a Tot Shabbat 12:45pStudy With Rabbi Abramson (After Kiddush) 14 4 Iyar (Omer 19) 9:00a Minyan 15 5 Iyar Yom HaAtzmaut (Omer 20) 6:30a Minyan 16 6 Iyar (Omer 21) 17 7 Iyar (Omer 22) 7:00pBridge Night 8:00p Karate 18 8 Iyar Lag B'Omer (Omer 23) 6:45a Minyan 19 9 Iyar (Omer 24) 8:00a Minyan 5:45p Pre-Kabbalat Shabbat Reception 6:30pKabbalat Shabbat with Instruments 7:31p Candle-lighting Iyar (Omer 25) 9:30a Shabbat Services Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 10:00a Nishmat Kol Chai 11:00a Kehilat Kids Iyar (Omer 26) 9:00a Minyan 10:00a Red Cross Blood Drive Iyar (Omer 27) 6:45a Minyan Iyar (Omer 28) Iyar (Omer 29) 8:00pSiddur Study With Rabbi Brandriss 8:00p Karate Iyar (Omer 30) 6:45a Minyan 8:00p Toastmasters Iyar (Omer 31) 8:00a Minyan 7:38p Candle-lighting Iyar (Omer 32) 9:30aShabbat Services Parashat Emor 7:05p Mincha, Seudah, Study w/rabbi Abramson, Maariv, Havdalah Iyar (Omer 33) 9:00a Minyan 12:30p Congregational Lag B'Omer Celebration Iyar (Omer 34) 6:45a Minyan Iyar (Omer 35) 23

24 Tikvat Israel Congregation 2200 Baltimore Road Rockville, MD non-profit org. u.s. postage paid permit no. 147 rockville, md Dated Materials.... Please Deliver Promptly Sports Roundup at Tikvat Men s Basketball. TI s team opened the 2013 season with victories in two of its first four games in the Montgomery County Synagogue Basketball League. At press time, TI stood at 3-3 against other local shuls this winter. The team s second win came in exciting fashion in the final seconds against Shaare Tefila, which led late in the second half. The roster consists of Brandon and Damon Ehrlich, Warren Berger (the player-coach), Ben Meltzer, Damon Ehrlich, Jeff Kahn, Leor Newman, Mark Bargeski, Mark Waldman, Michael Newman, Mike Micek, Neil Kram and Jon Bass. The team is guaranteed at least one playoff match on March 10. USY Basketball. The combined Tikvat Israel/Shaare Tefila team has been on the short end of hard-fought efforts against the likes of B nai Shalom of Olney, Shaare Torah and Adas Israel. All games are played on Sunday evenings at Richard Montgomery HS. The core of the team has been playing together for several years all the way back to Kadima basketball. The kids always give maximum effort even though the score does not always reflect the amount of effort, says co-coach Stuart Lempert. Maccabi Games. The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington seeks local teens to participate in the JCC Maccabi Games from Aug. 4-9 in Orange County, Calif., in boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, inline hockey, baseball, swimming, dance, tennis and track and field, mostly for under-16 teams. TI member Sarah Wagner will compete this summer in tennis, and her brother David is a past participant in Maccabi baseball. USY basketball team consists of, front row from left, Josh Lempert, Elon Kline and Martin Lempert, and back from left, Coach Stuart Lempert, Daniel Mintz, Jamie Sultan, Sara Black, Benjamin Kaminow, Nathan Bauer, Ethan Meltzer and Coach Ben Meltzer. (Photo by Felicia R. Black) For local tryout information, contact Caroline Cardullo at or ccardullo@jccgw.org. Softball. Tikvat Israel wants to field a men s softball team this spring in the Montgomery County Synagogue Softball League, which plays doubleheaders each Sunday morning in April at local fields. Contact Marc Schneider at