The election of officers and new board members itself takes place on Sunday morning, Jan. 8.

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1 NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2016 TISHREI-HESHVAN-KISLEV-TEVET 5777 Volume 9 Number 5 The Search for TI s Next Leaders It s election season, and all members of Tikvat Israel are encouraged to participate in the democratic process to elect the synagogue s next set of leaders. Up for grabs is the congregation s presidency plus three vice presidencies, treasurer, recording secretary and financial secretary. A half dozen berths on the synagogue s board of directors also must be filled for two-year terms that start in January. The election process takes place in two steps beginning with formal nominations scheduled during a congregational meeting at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4. The agenda also will include proposed changes to the shul s bylaws and a mid-year report on the state of the synagogue s finances. The election of officers and new board members itself takes place on Sunday morning, Jan. 8. The current executive board consists of Melanie Grishman, president; Jim Perlmutter, vice president; Warren Berger, vice president; Stephen Raucher, treasurer; Debby Berlyne, recording secretary; and Eugene Sheskin, financial secretary. One vice presidency has remained vacant since a late summer resignation. Some incumbents have opted to run for another two-year term. Tikvat Israel BULLETIN Monday Tuesday WEEKLY RELIGIOUS SERVICES Wednesday 6:45 a.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Thursday 6:45 a.m. 7:30 p.m. Friday Kabbalat Shabbat Shabbat Sunday 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 6:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 7:30 p.m. Services also held at Shiva houses as needed. Morning service times may change for Rosh Chodesh, minor fasts and national holidays. Watch for notifications. The nominations committee Rod Matheson (left) and Jonathan Solomon have the duty of is led by the two immediate past lining up a slate of officers for the congregation to consider co-presidents, Jonathan Solomon at a meeting on Dec. 4. and Rodney Matheson. A complete list of nominess will be provided in advance. CANDLELIGHTING TIMES November 4 5:45 p.m. EDT November 11 4:38 p.m. EST The governing board plays an essential role in leading the affairs of Tikvat Israel. The board meets once a month, and all board members are expected to serve on a working committee of their choosing. November 18 November 25 4:33 p.m. 4:29 p.m. Inside This Issue... Changing the Rules. Congregants will be asked to update the TI bylaws in such areas as membership definitions and electronic voting in the future. Page 3 A New Face on the Premises. The synagogue has a new staffer overseeing education and programs for youth. Read her first newsletter contribution. Page 7 Membership Gains. Our shul office has compiled a list of our congregation's newest members. Page 10 Do-Gooders Delight. How can you help congregants shut in by health conditions? Bikur Holim chair Hope Kott asks you to hop on the meal train. Page 13 December 2 December 9 December 16 December 23 December 30 4:27 p.m. 4:27 p.m. 4:29 p.m. 4:32 p.m. 4:37 p.m. Note: All candlelighting times are based on Rockville, Md., sunset times. Source: hebcal.com

2 TIKVAT ISRAEL DIRECTORY Synagogue Office Phone Fax Rabbi Benjamin Shull ext. 115 Cantor Rochelle Helzner ext. 116 Rabbi Emeritus Howard D. Gorin Cantor Emeritus Mark Levi President Melanie Grishman Executive Director Sam Freedenberg ext. 111 Office Staff Marla Sevi, Administrative Assistant & Member Services ext. 110 Audrey Bergstein Hatfield, Bookkeeper ext. 126 Education and Youth Programming Luisa Moss, Director ext, 120 Early Childhood Michelle Sobel, Director ext. 119 Bulletin Editor Jay P. Goldman Contributing Editors Ellen Eisner Betty Fishman Amy Matathias Design and Layout lgt & associates, inc. Newsletter Printer Universal Printing 2200 Baltimore Road Rockville, MD Perlmutter Pair Feted on Simchat Torah for Years of Active Support BY SUSAN APTER, RELIGIOUS PRACTICES COMMITTEE CHAIR Two Tikvat Israel members who have contributed for decades to the religious and cultural life of the synagogue have been selected as the 5777 Chattan Torah and Kallat Bereshit with public recognition on Simchat Torah. The husband-wife pair of Jim and Maxine Perlmutter, volunteers in major aspects of synagogue life, will be honored with special aliyot during the Torah service on Simchat Torah morning on Tuesday, Oct 25. Following the service, a luncheon in their honor will be held in the TI social hall. (Contact the synagogue office to RSVP for the luncheon and to make a donation in honor of Jim and Maxine.) Literally the groom of the Torah and the bride of the beginning, the Chattan Torah and Kallat Bereshit honors are accorded each year to two deserving Tikvat Maxine and Jim Perlmutter will be feted by fellow Israel congregants or staff members who congregants on Simchat Torah as our volunteers of have made significant contributions to the the year. synagogue s spiritual, educational and/or cultural life. Jim Perlmutter, a Boston native, began his relationship as the USY adviser at Beth Tikva in In the 46 years since then, he has served in sundry leadership roles with particular attention to youth affairs, religious life, programming and board of directors initiatives. He currently serves as vice president for programming on the governing board. Last spring, he chaired the Omer Project, a congregation-wide initiative over two months designed to raise spiritual and emotional levels between Pesach and Shavuot. With Maxine, he leads a monthly Shabbat service for seniors at Five Star Premier Residences of Chevy Chase. Since 1984, he s been first tenor with Zemer Chai (the community chorus of greater Washington), served as cantor of Bethesda Jewish Congregation, a Shaliach Tzibbur for Rosh Hashanah Shacharit services for 25 years and a part-time High Holiday cantor at Leisure World. Jim is a retired member of the federal government s senior executive service and former director of the U.S. Department of Labor s International Technical Assistance Program. He s also consulted in private industry and is an instructor for Montgomery College s Department of Workforce Development. Maxine Perlmutter served as music specialist and family educator for Tikvat Israel's (and the former Beth Tikva's) Early Childhood Center and Religious School for more than 30 years. Her responsibilities included family and student programming with workshops, family seders and consecration. She was involved with Youth, Education and ECC committees, as well as Sisterhood, Temple Israel Endowment Fund and the search committee leading to the appointment of Rabbi Howard Gorin in the early 1980s. Currently, she leads the monthly Tot Shabbat service on Shabbat morning and facilitates High Holidays programming for young families. Maxine has been a music teacher at several local synagogues. She served as the family educator at Bethesda Jewish Congregation for more than 25 years, where she supported numerous interfaith families in their desire to expand the place of Judaism in their lives. continued on page 3 TIKVAT ISRAEL NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2016

3 Updated Bylaws Consider Membership Changes, E-voting A synagogue task force is completing revisions to the bylaws that would clarify the family membership category and recognize same-sex marriage, aligning it with Maryland law. These and other possible changes to Tikvat Israel s operations, including electronic voting by congregants, will be weighed at a congregational meeting at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4. A small group of volunteers has been working for several months on updating TI s rules of operation as defined by the synagogue s bylaws. The task force is led by governing board parliamentarian Sally Kram. Among the changes under consideration is a redefinition of what Tikvat Israel considers member families by including single head of household families with children and recognizing same-sex marriage, as permitted under Maryland state law. Also being explored is the possibility of integrating electronic voting into the congregational decision-making process, recognizing that some members who may want to participate in elections and other votes are not available on the day of the congregational meeting. Write-in ballots are not permitted in the current bylaws. In addition, the task force is looking at the size and duties of the board of directors as well as committees mandated by the current bylaws. The bylaws revisions project also is looking at allowing for decisions by the board of directors to be made more obvious to congregants, possibly through the synagogue s website. Currently, bylaw revisions must be adopted by the congregation as a whole, while the governing board votes on matters of importance to the congregation, meaning there is no effective way now for congregants to learn about those decisions. The bylaws task force hopes to correct that. A draft document of bylaws changes will be reviewed at the November meeting of the TI board so that a board-approved version of the bylaws can be placed before the congregation at the Dec. 4 meeting. The proposed revision will be made available to congregants in advance of the December meeting. PROMOTING OUR ATTRIBUTES Synagogue board members Steve Raucher and Michele Eisenberg staffed the shul s information table at the annual Olney Community Night on Oct. 9. They experienced a lot of foot traffic, with the synagogue s pen giveaways a popular item. (Photo by Amy Matathias) PERLMUTTER, continued from page 2 Maxine is in her 36th year on the staff of Washington Hebrew Congregation as a Judaic resource consultant and music specialist. She started Camp Keetov 27 years ago and continues as its director. The Perlmutters are proud parents of Rena (and Pepe) Strauss and Janis (and David) Becker and are the loving grandparents (and designated drivers) of five grandchildren. While the couple has been intimately involved both professionally and emotionally with other congregations and community activities in the Washington, D.C. area, they consider Tikvat Israel their spiritual home for more than 43 years and counting. A SPIRITUAL CHECKUP To share your views with the task force, contact Sally Kram at kram@consortium.org. The task force, in addition to Kram, includes President Melanie Grishman, past Co-president Rodney Matheson and Treasurer Steve Raucher. COLLECTING TOILETRIES Don t forget Tikvat Israel s toiletries collection, which benefits the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless. Contribute your small, unopened toiletries collected from your last hotel stays and add them to the collection basket in the synagogue s main office. Rabbi Benjamin Shull led two dozen congregants in late September through a two-part annual spiritual checkup in advance of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. He guided those assembled in using modern and ancient techniques to do a full neshama/soul workup. The rabbi joked: All insurance plans accepted - heavenly and otherwise. (Photo by Felicia R. Black) TIKVAT ISRAEL NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

4 SHULL TO SHUL Where Everyone Has Something to Teach and Something to Learn BY RABBI BENJAMIN SHULL On the second day of Rosh Hashanah, I stated the following about our congregation: Where everyone has something to teach and something to learn! I believe that this congregation is uniquely suited to live by this motto because this spirit has long been a part of the community culture of Tikvat Israel. Thanks to my predecessors Rabbis Gorin and Abramson and my partner Cantor Helzner, we are a congregation where members are warmly encouraged to learn from one another and try out new skills, whether it be reading Torah, leading a minyan or giving a d var Torah. These words were not intended to merely echo in the social hall on Rosh Hashanah and then fade away. I plan on repeating these words as often as I can. I truly want Tikvat Israel to live by these words. I believe with all my heart that these words reflect the best of who we are as a community. Imagine this - our Life Lights library becoming a real-life curriculum for our congregation. Members who have experienced cancer as a family helping other members who have just received a diagnosis. Members who have shared the love of Jewish learning with the grandchildren they are raising advising other members who have found themselves raising their grandchildren. Imagine - our Parasha Partners program linking old and young through the study of their common bar/bat mitzvah Torah portions. Seventy-five-year-olds joining 17-year-olds in a discussion about standing up for justice as they reflect on Parshat Shemot. Thirteen-year-olds interviewing 60-year-olds about their understanding of the most famous verse of Parshat Kedoshim, Love your neighbor as yourself. Imagine - learning from one another at Tikvat Israel University on a Sunday afternoon in the late spring. Congregants sharing their talents and their interests. Tikvat Israel becoming a true learning community. Where everyone has something to teach and something to learn. Imagine - congregants never having to question what am I getting out of my membership because they know they always have something to teach and something to learn. I believe this is possible. I believe Tikvat Israel can be a community that lives up to its best potential. Melton Course on Jewish Learning Slated at TI Rabbi Benjamin Shull and Rabbi Uri Topolosky of Beth Joshua Congregation will teach the core courses of the Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning beginning Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Tikvat Israel. The first year of the two-year Melton core curriculum will be offered in at TI, taught back-to-back by the two rabbis on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m., with a break for minyan with congregants in the TI chapel. The Melton school is a global adult Jewish learning program created and directed by the Melton Center of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The inspiring, text-based course is open to anyone, teen-aged or older, in the congregation and in the greater community. The tuition for this university-level course is $560 per year, which includes printed/digital course materials. The Melton School core curriculum is a comprehensive, sequential series. The curriculum comprises the following four courses. The first two take place during Year 1. Rhythms of Jewish Living (25 lessons). What s the point of living Jewishly? What ideas, beliefs and practices are involved? This course examines Jewish sources to discover the deeper meanings underlying Jewish holidays, lifecycle observances and Jewish practice. Purposes of Jewish Living (25 lessons). Why do Jews believe as they do? What are the big questions of life and how do Jewish thinkers answer these questions? This course explores ancient and modern sources in pursuit of major issues of Jewish thought and theology. Ethics of Jewish Living (25 lessons). How do Jewish teachings shed light on contemporary issues such as the environment, inter-personal relationships, end-of-life decisions and stem-cell research? This course explores the wisdom of ancient and modern rabbis, scholars and thinkers, offering multiple Jewish approaches to conducting our lives in the communal and private spheres. Crossroads of Jewish History (25 lessons). This course merges the concepts of history and memory to better understand how each has shaped Judaism today. With an emphasis on reclaiming the richness of Jewish history, the chronological exploration investigates significant crossroads where Jews took major decisions that shaped our shared identity and destiny. Registration takes place on the Melton website (www. meltonschool.org), though Rabbi Shull is willing to answer questions ( , ext. 115; rabbishull@tikvatisrael.org). 4 TIKVAT ISRAEL NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2016

5 CANTOR S CORNER Instrumental Services and Youth Opportunities BY CANTOR ROCHELLE HELZNER Kabbalat Shabbat with Instruments This uplifting Shabbat evening service includes spirited melodies both traditional and new accompanied by guitar, piano, bass and percussion. It is held in the Flax Library at 6:15 p.m. on special scheduled Shabbatot. A sponsored reception at 5:45 p.m. precedes the service. Sponsors are needed. The service is open to people of all ages. KS with I will be held on Nov. 4 and Dec. 16 with additional dates to be announced. Nishmat Kol Chai Facilitated by Rabbah Arlene Berger with help from congregants, this Shabbat morning service includes traditional and non-traditional prayers, chanting, percussion and a Torah discussion from 10 a.m. to noon in the Flax Library. This service will take place Nov. 26, March 25 and April 22. This service runs concurrently with the Shabbat service in the sanctuary. Junior Congregation This Shabbat morning service for students in 3 rd through 6 th grade will be conducted by the students themselves with the help of Matthew Kaminow, Jacob Schwartz and adviser Jason Schwartz. Services will be held on the first Saturday of each month. Torah Club Under the direction of adult advisers, students in grades 4 and up learn Torah trope with the goal of becoming proficient in reading Torah. The club meets every second and fourth Shabbat morning of the month. Students will meet in the school wing at the end of the Torah service. Contact Elliot Cowan at for more information. Two Concerts Keep the date of Sunday, March 19, free on your schedules for Cantor Helzner Presents Billy Jonas and the Billy Jonas Trio. A pair of shows are scheduled: 4 p.m. for families with young kids and 7:30 p.m. for adults. Neo-Tribal Hootenanny Set for Cantor s Concert The Tikvat Israel Cantor s Concert in 2017 will feature guest artist The Billy Jonas Trio. Two concerts will take place on Sunday, March 19. A 4 p.m. show will be designed for families and younger children with a 7:30 p.m. performance set for adults and teens. The Billy Jonas Trio, based in Asheville, N.C., calls its concerts a neo-tribal hootenanny. The music mixes guitar, bass and marimba with homemade creations (using buckets and barrels, keys and cans, bells and body percussion). An interview with Jonas about his music and TI shows will be published in the January-February issue of the Tikvat Israel Bulletin. Jonas will tailor his song selection and presentation to suit the makeup of the Tikvat Israel audiences. The cantor s concert serves as the most significant single fund-raising event at the synagogue. Please spread the word among relatives and friends in the Washington area. Information about becoming a concert sponsor and ordering tickets will be announced by the Tikvat Israel office. Shul Hosts Monthly Grief Support A monthly support group titled Good Grief A Journey Together will be conducted by Stacy Lang at Tikvat Israel. The monthly series, which was scheduled to commence in late October, is intended to serve those who are coping with loss. Topics will cover normal grief reactions, complicated grief, Jewish traditions around mourning, meditation and guided imagery and expressions of grief through art. Lang is a licensed psychotherapist experienced in working with individuals affected by losses related to death, illness and trauma. The cost is $10 per session. Contact Lang at or drslang1@gmail.com for more details. HAVURAH LENDS HANDS AT A WIDER CIRCLE Upcoming ECC Dates Families with young children at Tikvat Israel are encouraged to participate in these two upcoming programs, both organized by ECC staff. More information can be obtained by contacting ECC director Michelle Sobel at michelle@tikvatisrael.org: Tot Shabbat, 11 a.m.-noon, Nov. 12 and Dec. 10 Synagogue havurah members who pitched in at A Wider Circle, a human Pajama Havdalah, Jan. 7 services agency in Silver Spring, were (from left) Alan Apter, Dan Matathias, Susan Apter, Amy Matathias, Naomi Baer, Jeff Baer and Damon Ehrlich. TIKVAT ISRAEL NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

6 PRESIDENT S REPORT Empowering Your Governing Body Through Six Goals BY MELANIE GRISHMAN, TIKVAT ISRAEL PRESIDENT In July I wrote about the SULAM training that the Tikvat Israel board of directors is receiving from the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. I want to update you on our progress. This training and our adjunct activities are focused on improving the functioning of the board as a leadership group. In September, our session with a facilitator assigned by USCJ addressed delegation. Being able to delegate certain decisions and tasks to committees and other lay leaders allows the board to center its attention on the major issues and not be bogged down with the details of planning. For instance, the board supports Adult Education activities, but the actual details, scheduling and planning of the activity is accomplished by the Adult Education Committee. That committee reports its activities to the board, but the committee makes the detailed decisions having been empowered to do so by the board. Empowerment is an integral part of delegation for without it, the committee would be unable to make decisions and carry them out. Just as important as the Board of Directors is to the leadership of the congregation, so are the committees. Without the volunteer committees, the details of various activities and programs would have to be determined by the board, leaving board members without necessary time to tackle some of the larger policy issues. 5. A process should be created for leadership development and succession. There is not a structured way for elected members to move up the ladder of leadership on the board. Structuring this would allow each member to obtain training and prepare for their next assignment, thus becoming more effective. 6. Better communication with board members. The board currently relies on for communicating agendas, material for the consent agenda, such as the previous month s minutes, and financial reports. Every member must make a commitment to read these materials in a timely way and the officers must forward these materials far enough in advance for preparation of the monthly meetings. At the next TI board meeting, specific tasks will be attached to these goals and these tasks will be delegated to board members for completion. My short column each month has been designed to help you, the members, understand how your elected governing body works and what the officers responsibilities are. The board meets each month on the fourth Monday evening after minyan with the meeting ending by 10 p.m. Congregants are welcome to observe the board in action. Part of the August board meeting was devoted to defining some goals for the board itself, which should improve our communication and functioning as a group. Following are the six goals established along with some explanation: 1. Orientation for board members. Newly elected members joining the board need to understand their role as members and the expectations of their positions Directors at large have a specific responsibility. Each director at large needs to have a focus for their involvement. For instance, one of the current members at large is focused on the kitchen and the improvement of its functioning. 3. More focused board meetings and the need to stay on topic. In the heat of a discussion, it is easy for members to bring up side issues that may affect the main issue but are really another conversation. The chair needs to be more diligent in keeping the conversation tightly focused so that a decision may be made in a timely manner. 4. A schedule should be prepared of topics to deal with at board meetings over the course of the year. In the past, the board has not decided on topics to be addressed over the year in advance. Members believe we would be more effective if these issues were scheduled, which would allow more time for research on the topics. President Melanie Grishman captures fellow board members words of wisdom on camera during a recent leadership training session. (Photo by Jay P. Goldman) BASKETBALLERS NEEDED FOR TEAM TI could use some additional males, 18 and older, to join the men s basketball team that competes in the Montgomery County Synagogue League. Games are played each Sunday morning from January through March. Contact player-captain Warren Berger at warren.berger@gmail.com for more details. TIKVAT ISRAEL NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2016

7 EDUCATION AND YOUTH Building a Community for Our Youngest Members BY LUISA MOSS, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND YOUTH Luisa Moss recently joined the professional staff to direct religious education and youth programming. Shalom Tikvat Israel. I am so excited to join your community. It has been a delight to meet you, and I look forward to getting to know everyone in the congregation. As I begin my time at Tikvat Israel, I am looking forward to creating a welcoming environment to engage our youth and meet them where they are. In the Torah, we learn in Bereshit that God believes man should not be alone and so he creates a partner for him. This is the first example in Judaism that humankind needs other people to live. In Jewish life, we are a communal religion, relying upon one another to live and observe Jewish obligations. One of the most important responsibilities I have in addition to educating our youth is to build a strong community among our synagogue children and teens. So much of Jewish life is dependent on community, and as a Jewish educator, I believe we must instill this value now in our youngsters so they will want to maintain it for the rest of their lives. In Atid, our religious school at TI, I look forward to working with the teachers to build community within the classroom. Many of the students are lucky to have known each other for many years, but we have new families in the school and I believe it is important that with the nature of a once-a-week program, the kids have the chance to feel a sense of belonging. At one congregation where I previously worked, each class started with a community-building activity (kehillah) and ended with one as well. This gives students and teachers an opportunity to get to know each other and learn more about each other to build relationships. I look forward to working with our Atid teachers to find ways to bring these opportunities to our classes. In our youth groups, we have the special opportunity to engage all of our youth together, and I want them to feel that Tikvat Israel is their Jewish home away from home. I remember the connections I had in my home congregation as a child and teen. I had special friendships and those were what made me want to come back. Working with our youth group advisers, I look forward to building connections among the youth as we plan exciting programs and build a cadre of Jewishly engaged youth. In Pirke Avot (1:6), Yehoshua ben Perachya teaches that we are to Appoint a teacher for yourself; acquire a friend for yourself. I look forward to a year of teaching, learning and building friendships among and within our Tikvat Israel family. Please stop by and introduce yourself. I look forward to getting to know you. TI Appoints New Coordinator of Youth Education, Group Programming A Jewish educator with work experiences at synagogues in the Washington area and California has been named director of education and youth programming at Tikvat Israel. Luisa C. Moss, a resident of Washington, D.C., joined the synagogue staff in September. In her role, she will lead the religious school for the synagogue s school-age youth and coordinate youth group programs. Since 2014, she has filled an array of posts relating to Jewish learning. She assisted in the religious school office at Temple Sinai in Washington and conducted private Hebrew and Judaic tutoring at Ohr Kodesh in Chevy Chase. She also taught an afterschool program with Hebrew learning at MoEd DC and taught children at Gan Hayeled at Congregation Adas Israel. Previously, Moss was the education director at Congregation Adat Reyim in Springfield, Va., from In California, she worked as a Jewish educator with B nai Brith Youth Organization and Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles; Temple Adat Elohim in Thousand Oaks; and Temple Menorah in Redondo Beach. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Moss earned a joint masters in Jewish education and non-profit Jewish management at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles and a B.A. in Judaic studies at Ohio State University. In her free time, she loves cooking, reading, being a part of Jewish life in D.C., volunteering at cultural events at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue and touring sites in the city. TIKVAT ISRAEL NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

8 TI s Collegians Aren t Forgotten When teen-age members grow up and head off to college, Tikvat Israel ensures they are not forgotten by those they left behind. In recent years, the synagogue s College Outreach group has been responsible for assembling packages of trinkets and edible items affiliated with Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah and Purim. The High Holidays mailing in September included an apple-flavored energy bar, a packet of peanuts, a hi-liter pen and notebook and a greeting card signed by Rabbi Shull and Cantor Helzner. Large padded envelopes are mailed in advance of the three holidays to each collegian whose address has been shared with the Tikvat Israel office staff. About 15 college undergraduates are receiving the packages in Heading up this effort are Nancy Matheson and Nancy Solomon, both of whom have daughters completing their undergraduate degrees. The two coordinators would welcome assembly helpers and charitable contributions to support the next two holiday packages. Contact Solomon at nancypsolomon@verizon. net to volunteer or add addresses of collegians. ADULT EDUCATION Political Talk and Israeli Films on Tap BY SALLY KRAM, ADULT EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR The Adult Education Committee at Tikvat Israel is offering a series of programs this fall and winter that we hope will bring many congregants and friends to the shul during the cool and cold months. The programs include: Post-Election Wrap-Up: What Just Happened? A post-election roundup featuring prominent members of the news media to give us the how and what for summary of the 2016 elections is planned, though the date was not set by the newsletter deadline. Stakes have never been higher as Americans go to the polls to elect a new president, a new U.S. senator in Maryland and new congressional representation in much of Montgomery County. Congressional races will be particularly key this year as leadership in the House and Senate is up for grabs and the makeup of the Supreme Court lies in the balance. Join us for what promises to be an exciting discussion. 8 Top: Nancy Matheson (left) and Nancy Solomon chair the College Outreach project that keeps a connection between TI and its collegians near and far. Left:Shown are some of the goodies contained in the Hanukkah mailing coordinated by the College Outreach project. State of Maryland Affairs. After the congregational meeting on Sunday, Dec. 4, stick around for a nosh and an illuminating presentation from Tikvat Israel congregant Anne Kaiser, majority leader of the Maryland House of Delegates. Kaiser represents District 14 in Montgomery County. She will preview the upcoming Maryland state legislative session, overviewing the hot button issues in front of the legislature in From taxes to school funding, the state legislature has an enormous impact on all Marylanders. Kaiser s presentation is sure to demystify Annapolis and give a sense of the enormity of issues facing the state. Israel Presents 2017: Two Nights of Israeli Film at Tikvat Israel on Saturday, Jan. 21, and Saturday, Jan. 28. TI will share some of the best in Israeli cinema, in partnership with the Israeli Embassy. Films under consideration include Zero Motivation, Wedding Doll and Baba Joon. A delicious dessert reception and facilitated discussion will follow both films. As always, volunteers are welcome to support Israel Presents. Contact Sally Kram at kram@consortium.org if interested in helping out. FOODSTUFFS FOR THE HUNGRY Aaron Mannes was one of several congregants who dropped off a bag of non-perishable foods for donation to Manna Food Center prior to Kol Nidre. In addition to two dozen bags of assorted products, congregants contributed about $170 in cash and checks, according to Art Fabel, who staffed the lobby collection. (Photo by Art Fabel) TIKVAT ISRAEL NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2016

9 Scenes of Our Holiday Season Tikvat Israel operates at a frenzied pace during the early fall, leading up to and immediately following the High Holidays. These images capture some of the activity involving congregants A key to the images: (1) TI s unique Tashlich StoryWalk alongside signage for runners and walkers in Rock Creek Park. (2) Volunteers arrange hundreds of chairs in the social hall for services. (3) An array of photos from last year s High Holidays document the arrangement of chairs and the extended bimah in the social hall. (4) Jim Perlmutter blows the shofar for residents of Potomac Valley Nursing Home during a High Holidays service led by TI members. (5) Volunteers put together the metal frame for the back-patio sukkah.(6) Alan Apter coordinated the construction of the synagogue s sukkah. Focus Music, a folk music organizer, will continue to provide delightful evenings of song at Tikvat Israel. The show on Sunday, Dec. 4, will feature Cosy Sheridan, an award-winning singer-songwriter. Her concerts are wide-ranging explorations -- love songs for adults and practical philosophy for a complicated world. She has written about the stock market crash of 2008 and fallout from uranium mining in the American Southwest. She has re-written Greek myths. And then there are her signature parodies on aging and women. Her lyrical dexterity is backed by her distinctive percussive guitar style. Check out for more information, including a schedule of Focus concerts at other venues. Tickets are $15 for Tikvat Israel members and $18 for non-members. They can be purchased on the Focus website or at the door. Folk Music Series Resumes Dec. 4 Michael Amster, a TI board member, serves as the shul s liaison to the concert promoters. The folk singers who performed at TI in September included Harris Amster (center right), son of congregants Debbie and Michael Amster. TIKVAT ISRAEL NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

10 Storyboards Greet Walkers Enroute to Tashlich Enlarged and enhanced pages from the book Tashlich at Turtle Rock greeted congregants along the Rock Creek Park trail leading to the synagogue s tashlich service on Oct. 3. The 14 signs, including a title page and a pair of two-page spreads, appeared at intervals in the park between Baltimore Road and the bridge used annually by Tikvat Israel congregants to cast away their sins of the year past. The project was a collaborative effort of Michelle Sobel, director of the early childhood center at TI, with ECC administrative coordinator Jenny Silverman and Executive Director Sam Freedenberg. Sobel had help in planting the signs from Rodney and Nancy Matheson, while Cantor Rochelle Helzner helped in collecting the signs after the sounding of the shofar in the woods. I believe the story walk was enjoyed by children and grownups alike, Sobel said. It added a new element to the familiar walk and beautiful surroundings offered by neighboring Rock Creek Park. It is a pleasure to utilize this natural resource throughout the year for ECC nature walks, exploration of change of seasons and, of course, at Tashlich time! Kids followed the narrative in Tashlich at Turtle Rock enroute to the bridge used by congregants for the Tashlich service. 10 Michelle Sobel organized the entertaining story walk in Rock Creek Park on Rosh Hashanah. Mazel Tov to Moira and Leon Green on the birth of grandson Connor Michael, born to David and Kara Green to Fran and Rob Kline on the marriage of daughter Elle to Mike Sturt to Penina and Sam Freedenberg on the engagement of son Eitan to Molly Tarbell to Barbara Milenky on the bar mitzvah in Israel of grandson Nadav Golan to Elissa Malter Schwartz on recognition award from County Executive Isaiah Leggett for professional support of abused persons to Shirley Waxman and Betsy Miller for representing Jews and Muslims Making ART Together at a panel discussion at the National Cathedral during an exhibit called Holy City to Arlene Berger on Washington Jewish Week s publication of her Dvar Torah about connecting to Elul and taking responsibility Newcomers Join TI s Membership Ranks Tikvat Israel welcomes several families and individuals who recently joined (or rejoined) the congregation: Melissa Apter and Avi Bardack Hillary and Gary Feldman and their children Cheyanne and Bryce Albert P. Godley-Davis Allison Goldstein-Berger and Seth Berger and their children Risa and Naomi Elise Jarvis and Lawrence Wilson David Jenkins Ruth Kramer Judge Sherrie Krauser and Judge Peter Krauser Barbara and Stanley Labovich Deborah and Matt Lavine Ellen and Richard Lederman Geovanka Levine Lois and Neil Sbar Rachel Werner and Jeremy Schiffer and their children Ethan and Aliya TIKVAT ISRAEL NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2016

11 WOMEN S NETWORK Get to Know the Women of TI BY REBECCA S. SALON, TI WOMEN S NETWORK The Tikvat Israel Women s Network is off to a great start. This year, the Women s Network is being co-coordinated by Hilda Springer, Fortuna Scheige and me. We started with our annual Get to Know the Women of TI membership tea, hosted by Janice Balin, on Oct. 30 a great way to learn about each other and make new connections. We also held our first book group, in which we discussed Washing the Dead by Michelle Brafman. The next book group meeting will be on Dec. 14 when we will talk about A Free Life by Ha Jinn. All book discussions start right after evening minyan. Check out the Women s Network bookmark for the names and dates for other book group meetings in In September, TI s Women s Network sponsored a House Re-Warming at one of the homes operated by the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes. Women s Network members bought dozens of kitchen, bedroom and bath items to replace, add or upgrade household necessities. It also provided a wonderful opportunity for us all to get to know the people who live in the nearby home. Other activities in which the Women s Network will be engaged include Rosh Chodesh programs; a Women s Network Shabbat; other social action activities; an artistic project; a family baseball outing next summer at Nationals Park; support for the Torah Fund; and more. (Editor s Note: This is a continuing series of personal thoughts and experiences of individual Tikvat Israel members. Previous contributors included Marc Pressman, Warren Berger, Genie Glucksman, Mimi Meltzer, Ellen Eisner, Rob Kline, Jay P. Goldman and Sam Gilston.) I have been attending minyan on a regular basis since November 2002 when my father z l died. Attending minyan on a daily basis really helped me come to terms with my dad s death. This was partially due to the warmth and compassion I felt from those attending minyan. I also found that attending minyan helped me spiritually. I left minyan feeling that I was not alone -- there was this presence that surrounded me. I felt a sense of comfort that I was going to be OK. It was the friendships I developed from going to daily minyan that helped me get through the process of mourning my father. As it turned out, daily minyan became my home away from home as I lost my younger brother, younger sister, mother and two very dear uncles and a wonderful aunt between 2005 and As I continued to grow spiritually, I clearly understood the importance of going to minyan, to be there for others in their time of need. Thank you TI for being there for me when I needed you. Minyan Matters BY JOELLE B. BLACK It s not too late to join the Women s Network and to support the Torah Fund. Just fill out the forms provided with your High Holidays mailing from the synagogue office and distributed via and follow the instructions for payment. Please contact Hilda, Fortuna or me if you are interested in helping with any of this year s events or if you have suggestions for other activities for the Women s Network. Look for information about upcoming activities on the TI listserv and in B Kesher. Residents of a home in Rockville run by the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes received an array of household goods during a House Re-Warming organized by the Women s Network at TI. (Photo by Rebecca Salon) MINYAN SCHEDULE CONFLICTS? Can t attend minyan on your scheduled date? No problem. Just let your designated caller know and mark your calendar to come the following week at the same time. If everyone would pay forward their minyan commitment in this way, attendance at all our minyanim would be appreciatively better. DISCOUNTED BURIAL PLOTS Members of the synagogue are entitled to significant discounts when purchasing burial plots at two Jewish cemeteries in Montgomery County Judean Gardens in Olney and Garden of Remembrance in Clarksburg. The synagogue has about 30 plots in inventory at the two sites. Garden of Remembrance, which opened in 2000, is operated as a community-based non-profit. The cemetery, which borders Interstate 270, has partnerships with 24 synagogues. Judean Gardens is a 30-acre site located a block off Georgia Avenue. Contact Executive Director Sam Freedenberg ( , ext. 111; sam@tikvatisrael.org) for pricing and other details. TIKVAT ISRAEL NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

12 TI Mailbox Two B nai Mitzvah in November In November, Tikvat Israel will celebrate a bar mitzvah for Evan Benesch and a bat mitzvah for Adina Schwartz. EXPRESSIONS OF GRATITUDE To our wonderful Tikvat Israel family: Sincere appreciation for the loving support we received at the shiva minyan in the Flax Library in memory of my mother Anita Perlmutter, z l. I want to express special thanks to Sam Freedenberg and Bonnie Cowan for all they did to make the evening so memorable and touching. The preparations were made on very short notice and made us realize once again what a special feeling it is to be part of this uniquely wonderful, caring community. Many thanks also to those who made contributions in memory of my mother and for all the kind words of sympathy and consolation we received following my mother s passing. Jim Perlmutter I wish to express my gratitude to the Tikvat Israel community for easing my path after my sister s untimely death in July. Cantor Helzner called me many times to organize shiva minyanim, appoint readers and provide sustenance. I very much appreciate the care and kindness given by all who offered support. Jeannette Eisler Chuck and I want to thank everyone for all the support they have given us during our recovery from the automobile accident we were in while visiting Seattle. Also thanks to all for the love and outreach to me when my mother died in June. All the cards and letters we received in Seattle were overwhelming we were extremely touched by the outpouring of love from all of you. The next bar mitzvah of 5777 will belong to Evan Benesch, who will be called to the Torah on Nov. 5. The son of Nancy Goldberg and Bryan Benesch, Evan is a 7th-grade student at Argyle Magnet Middle School. Argyle is a public magnet school for digital design and development. Evan enjoys cats, playing video games, creating art (especially ceramics), playing cornet in the school band, Legos, watching movies and going to Dave and Busters. Evan s mitzvah project will be part of a group social action project throughout TI s 7th-grade program. Adina Schwartz, daughter of Elissa and Jason Schwartz, will be called to the Torah on Nov. 19. Adina is a 7th-grader at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School. She loves Israeli dance and is a member of Kesem. She is a regular attendee of Camp Ramah and includes the following as her favorites: sushi, dogs and the color purple. Her various nicknames are Bean, Jelly Bean, Jelly Bean Bag and Bean Booms. She has not yet decided on a mitzvah project, though she says, I want it to benefit animals. DOCUMENTING B NAI MITZVAH Your attendance at our shiva minyans was so meaningful and the attendance at the memorial service meant a lot to me and my sister. How lucky we feel to be members of Tikvat Israel. Louise Chatlynne Yasher Koach to Rabbi Shull for his sermon and all the congregants who participated in the Martyr remembrance service on Yom Kippur. Everyone involved hit all the right notes. I was moved to tears, brought to smile and made to think. At a time when one can easily become overwhelmed and a bit numb by the news of tragedy around the world, one could not help but be deeply moved by the rabbi and others who were part of this beautiful Martyr remembrance. Michael Joseph 12 The families at Tikvat Israel who have a youngster being called to the Torah as b nai mitzvah in are receiving a handsome document suitable for framing that lists the youth s Torah portion and the event date. Each document will carry signatures of Rabbi Shull and Cantor Helzner. (Photo by Jay P. Goldman) TIKVAT ISRAEL NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2016

13 Hop on TI s Meal Train BY HOPE LEVY KOTT, BIKUR HOLIM CHAIR The Bikur Holim havurah exists to assist members of Tikvat Israel in times of special need during or after a hospital stay, during the long-term illness of a loved one, after the loss of a close relative, etc. Most of the services we provide include providing meals or transporting congregants to therapy visits, doctor appointments or the shul. Sometimes we provide special services such as shopping, friendly visits or phone calls or respite for caregivers. To make things easier for members of Bikur Holim, we now will divide the services we provide into three broad categories: the Meal Train, The Pool (as in car pool) and Get Well Visits. The Meal Train will provide meals to congregants (and their families). The Pool will provide transportation to doctors appointments and shared rides to TI events. The Pool will be coordinated by Judy Davis. The Get Well Visits will consist of a system of setting up visitation times, making phone calls, grocery shopping, ing status updates and sharing messages of support with any congregants who are ill. For the next few months, we will test free software called Lotsa Helping Hands. For each congregant who makes a request, we will set up a Caring Community. This will allow Judy or me to set up a Care Calendar that will spell out specific needs such as meals, rides, phone calls or visits, contact information and the dates when help is needed. We will be able to send out s requesting help to the TI listserv. Congregants then can join the Care Community, and sign up for the days they can provide help. We also foresee using the Care Community to circulate updates to TI congregants about how our friends are faring. We also can limit contact information if the requester prefers privacy. I encourage you to look at the Lotsa Helping Hands web site (lotsahelpinghands.com) and become familiar with how it works. L shana Tova and thanks in advance for joining the Tikvat Israel care community. Finally, Yasher Koach and much gratitude to those who provided home hospitality over the High Holidays. CALENDAR ESTABLISHED FOR SENIORS Tikvat Israel s affinity group for seniors known as HAZAK has set up program dates for Connecting One Generation to the Next Among TI Members The true strength of synagogue life is found in the experience of community that spans the generations. Our mission of kehilla kedosha, a holy congregation, is to foster and strengthen the lines of connection that bind us all. Parasha Partners is the name of our new initiative to connect members of the Tikvat Israel community through their common bar/bat mitzvah portion. We hope to identify and connect, across generations, those who celebrated the same Torah parasha. We encourage all congregants 13 and over to the following details to parashapartners@tikvatisrael.org: Your name; The date you turned 13 years old; The date (English or Hebrew) of your bat/bar mitzvah ceremony; and The parasha of your bat/bar mitzvah (if you remember it). If you don t know or remember all of this information or never had a bar/bat mitzvah, it is not a problem. We can help research and figure it out or figure out the parasha closest to your 13th birthday or a meaningful one for you. Contact program coordinators Elyse and Jeff Bernstein at jeffelyse@gmail.com. EAGER TO READ TORAH? Congregant Wendy Morrison periodically leads a Torah trope class depending on expressions of interest. The class is designed either for beginners to learn standard trope or for experienced readers who want to learn High Holiday trope. Contact Morrison with your preference, so she plan her next class (klezmer@comcast.net or ). MILES GOLDSTEIN, LCSW-C HAZAK will meet on the following Thursdays in the synagogue library, typically for lunch-hour programs: Dec. 15, Jan. 19, Feb. 16, March 23, April 27, May 18 and June 15. Watch for activity announcements in B kesher. Those without should contact Toby Altman ( ) to request mailings through the Post Office. Altman, Karen Cohen and Ruth Kramer serve as HAZAK co-chairs. POTOMAC VALLEY PSYCHOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES Individual, Couple's and Family Psychotherapy Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychotherapy Cell Rockville Pike Suite 503 Rockville, MD milesggoldstein@gmail.com TIKVAT ISRAEL NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

14 Lending Your Support to Our Chai Campaign BY JAYME SOKOLOW, CHAI CAMPAIGN CHAIR Although the High Holidays have ended, Tikvat Israel s Chai campaign continues. Last year, we almost achieved our goal of raising $55,000. Let s reach the target this year! As you heard from President Melanie Grishman at Yom Kippur, to continue thriving and fulfilling our mission, Tikvat Israel needs a financial commitment from all congregants through our annual Chai campaign. Membership dues cover only part of what is needed to maintain our staff, facility and programs. It is up to us to put into action what we are committing ourselves to do in prayer during the High Holidays. You received a letter in September asking you to contribute to the Chai campaign. This year, we have the following categories of giving: Diamond ($5,400); Platinum ($3,600); Gold ($1,800); Silver ($1,000); and Chai ($360). If you have not yet made a contribution, consider how much Tikvat Israel has meant over the years to you and your family. Consider how the synagogue has supported you and your family in its joys and in its sorrows. Please give as generously as your circumstances allow so that Tikvat Israel can remain a vibrant synagogue. All contributions, regardless of the amount, will be gratefully accepted. In 5777, be among the many congregants in Tikvat Israel, who, in the words of our siddur, unite to establish synagogues for prayer and who give funds for heat and light and wine for kiddush and havdalah. 14 Focusing on Civil Litigation, Family Law, Criminal Defense & Traffic 51 Monroe Street, Suite 408 Rockville, MD (301) Kitchen Korner We know you know that the TI kitchen needs volunteers every week to help set up and clean up the wonderful kiddush that our congregants enjoy each Shabbat as well as on holidays. You can access the sign-up calendar on the TI website or from the weekly B kesher. You ll be doing a great service to the synagogue and we think you ll enjoy the camaraderie in the kitchen, the chance to be creative and the prospect to taste test the kiddush treats. Another opportunity to help follows after the High Holidays when we schedule a major clean-up and reorganization of the kitchen and kitchen storage areas. Volunteers will be needed to help shlep things in and out. If you are willing to be contacted about helping, contact Marsha Lyons (mars545@comcast.net) and she will get back to you with information about dates and times. In the meantime, on behalf of the TI kitchen committee, thanks to everyone who has helped in the kitchen this past year. TIKVAT ISRAEL NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2016

15 SAGEL BLOOMFIELD DANZANSKY GOLDBERG Gifting TI Carries Long-Term Benefits BY JULIA PITKIN-SHANTZ, FUND FOR THE FUTURE CHAIR Have you had a good 2016? As I am writing this during the High Holidays, the stock market is up. Incomes have inched up. House prices are up. Interest rates continue at historic lows. Taxes are, well, high enough for many to want them lowered. Here are actions you can take before the end of the calendar year that will benefit your synagogue: Gift appreciated stock to Tikvat Israel. How does this benefit you? First, if you have a gain on the stock, you won t have to pay taxes on the gain. Second, you can get a tax deduction for the stock s fair market value on the day you gift it. Take that deduction right on your Schedule A. Third, you can contribute the money to the shul s Fund for the Future, our endowment, or pay your dues or Chai Campaign pledge. Gift some of your Required Minimum Distribution from your IRA directly to Tikvat Israel. How does this benefit you? You don t have to take the amount you gift into income, reducing your taxable amount. You can do this in January for your 2017 RMD as well. If thinking long term, include TI in your estate planning. A wise way to do this is to add TI as a beneficiary of your IRA. Every dollar in your IRA is taxable income, so family members get to keep about half of whatever they take out. TI doesn t have to pay that tax so more of your dollars support our mission. Ask the company that holds your IRA for a new designation form. List Tikvat Israel for a dollar amount or a percentage of the assets in your IRA. If you have questions about what might be the best way for your family to leave a legacy, contact the shul office or me (jpitkin@umich.edu or ). I am a certified financial planner and chair of the Fund for the Future. As a chartered adviser in philanthropy, I can provide confidential assistance in planning your legacy. Donations Delayed Until Next Issue Due to technical glitches, the synagogue s office staff was unable to provide the list of donors to the various funds. The January-February issue will include a complete list of donations made to the shul in August through November. Congregants wishing to confirm receipt of a recent gift may contact the office staff at office@tikvatisrael.org. TIKVAT ISRAEL NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

16 Tikvat Israel Remembers With Respect Those Whose Yahrzeits Occur From 30 Tishrei 29 Heshvan November 30 Tishrei November 1 Maurice Berk Naomi Cohen Berman Alan Eisenberg Dr. Jerome Seiler Sandra Shore Phillip Edward Sokol Ida Spector Kenneth Bradley Urban Alexander Zelenka 1 Heshvan November 2 Evelyn Berlin Robert W. Birrell Esther Feller Karen Hirsch-Harari 2 Heshvan November 3 Claire Licht Fanny Raucher Louis Steiner Abraham Tempchin 3 Heshvan November 4 Nathan Beck Morris Fine Alice Levin Dorothy Low William Nussbaum Eugene Schwartz Franklin Yasmer 4 Heshvan November 5 Jerry J. Brown Paul Kasper Marvin Podgor Louis Sandler 6 Heshvan November 7 Samantha Kessler Jeanette Meyers Arthur Spanier 7 Heshvan November 8 Geraldine Braunstein Dr. Philip Bress Robert Jarcho Philip Phillips 8 Heshvan November 9 Alexander Ben Ami Phyllis Berger Lena Gantz Dorothy Glaser Jacques Kahn Mary Seslan 9 Heshvan November 10 Daniel E. Berlyne Lester Earl Cohen Sylvia Gorban Judy Lerman Leon Morrison Lee Rosen Julia Rosenlicht Dora A. Thaler 10 Heshvan November 11 Max Hirschman Abraham Krugman Bernard Levitt 11 Heshvan November 12 Arthur Aronson Margit S. Elkins Eva Epstein Harry Gordon Jacqueline Harris Ruth Levinstein Menachem Lidert Belle Meyers Benjamin Raucher Irving Shantz 12 Heshvan November 13 Irving Allen Bertha Gudelsky David Kline Nancy Kanow Simpson 13 Heshvan November 14 Dora Fraeman Morris Hanig Clara Kandalis Rose Kaplan Anne K. Robinson Solomon Zeidman 14 Heshvan November 15 Lester Finkelstein Mollie Ginberg Bessie Helzner Anna Marmor Jacob Marmor Morton Aaron Rosen Benjamin Saperstein 15 Heshvan November 16 Nathan Askow Rose Krepchin Rose Rosenbloom Sadie Steckler 16 Heshvan November 17 Harry Kensky Morry Nisenson Danny Pressman 17 Heshvan November 18 Lena Glick Mary Goldstein Ada Punitzer 18 Heshvan November 19 Donald Futrovsky Judy Katz-Berger David Jacob Lerner Mark Sandler Benno Stein 19 Heshvan November 20 Louis Bogage Daniel Bronstein Estelle Freedman Selma Horwitz Maida Nussbaum Shirley Rodes 20 Heshvan November 21 Jennie Jaffe Flax Martin Rosenlicht Russell Keith Rosner Saul Stutz Max Wottitzky 21 Heshvan November 22 David Joseph First Bertha Greenfield Max Klein Martha Lohwasser Sidney Teitelbaum Paula Weiser 22 Heshvan November 23 Rachel Armoza Kurt Hering Joey Pearl Ann Rubin Stefan Zweig 23 Heshvan November 24 Bessie Bachman Sadje Grand Ronald Hamburg Sarah Labovich Rabbi Oscar Lifshutz Clara Osofsky Amy Strong Kurt Tuchler 24 Heshvan November 25 Abraham Bernstein Joseph Bernstein Joshua Borushok Hyman Gardsbane Ellen Halpern Rose Schmetterling Samuel Steinberg 25 Heshvan November 26 David Barrish 26 Heshvan November 27 Howard Blafkin Helen Jaffe Sam Krick Eleanor Miller Samuel J. Mollen Jack Rosen 27 Heshvan November 28 Sol Baron Samuel Braunstein Nathan Cohen Louise Deutchman Meyer David Green Philip Grossmann Anna Lichterman Rachel Maran Resel Zeidman 29 Heshvan November 30 Herb Curchack Harold Davis Pearl Fink Rosalie Taylor 16 TIKVAT ISRAEL NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2016

17 Tikvat Israel Remembers With Respect Those Whose Yahrzeits Occur From 1 Kislev 2 Tevet December 1 Kislev December 1 Marvin Apter Zenita Berman Edward Hallen Rose Kopp 2 Kislev December 2 Alick Abramson Manuel Cohen Myra Pasternak Sam Schuchman Jean Zalevsky 3 Kislev December 3 Rosalind Bloom Florence Cohen Jesse Curchack Leonard Hardis Miriam Stein 4 Kislev December 4 Ida Hamburg Esther Sax Arnold Springer Tom Zusman 5 Kislev December 5 Jacob Bernstein Jerome Feingold Morris Pachenker Louis Pelish Henrietta Roth 6 Kislev December 6 Rosemary Birrell Rose Fischer Paul Flacks Gordon Miller Herbert Miller Jack Sheskin Harry Weil 7 Kislev December 7 Bernard Cohen Melford Cohen David Fleitman Nathan Halpern Robert Kandalis Ernest Nash Harry Ohr 8 Kislev December 8 Ellen Berman Shirley Blau Joseph Cohen Sophye Cohen Samuel Rosenberg Dr. Theodore L. Tetenbaum Lewis Weinbrom 9 Kislev December 9 Doris Amster Sidney Brittner Fred Curchack Shirley Fishman Reuben Lapin Rose Oppenheim Levin Ezra Menachem Marcus Moe A. Robinson 10 Kislev December 10 Arthur Amster Minnie Jorban Muriel Sandler Ada Taylor 11 Kislev December 11 Max Blum Herbert Brotman Richard Copaken Isaac Eiserike Harry Selinger Aaron Weinstein 12 Kislev December 12 Fannie Fleitman Alfons Reich 13 Kislev December 13 Henry Aronson Toby Baum Louis Kensky Beryl Newman William W. Radin Melvyn Spector George Waltzer 14 Kislev December 14 Samuel Altschuler Jeremy Copaken Daniel Kaiser 15 Kislev December 15 Isidor Schechter 16 Kislev December 16 Dorothy Goldstein Joseph Goldstein Elizabeth Jennes Irvin Lerner Florence Nachamkin Nicky Papageorge Samuel Salit Doris Schlessinger 17 Kislev December 17 Irving Baron Harry Brodofsky Sonya Dunie Max Feinsilber Rebecca Gershowitz Max Glick Samuel Kier Abe Lavine Charlotte Lowenfeld Lilian Lowenfeld Saul Reiter Sharon Silberberg Solomon Zimmerman 18 Kislev December 18 Khana Klig Bobbie Leman Anna Levin Suzanne Lifschitz 19 Kislev December 19 Paula Beck Leon Cohen Heinz Eric Gerstle Bernard Prosnit Jeanette Sohn Joseph Spiegelberg 20 Kislev December 20 Celia Blum Riva Fishman Regina Grossmann Sam Hendler Herschel Herscovitz Sarah Kensky 21 Kislev December 21 Jacob Bloom Norman Franklin Jacob Carl Solomon 22 Kislev December 22 Philip Abramowitz Maurice Binder Robert Eisner Morris Katz Joseph Levy Bertha Phillips Alice Sachs Bessie Schreiber 23 Kislev December 23 Esther Adelson Louis Blum Ann Brotman Marilyn Burdett Alana E. Fishman Judge Jair Kaplan Abraham Kensky Nettie Koeppel Joseph Milenky Abraham Schuchman Herman Sheskin Lazar Volin 24 Kislev December 24 Lena Burdett Donna Faye Frank Margaret Gerstle Morton Lerner Alice Regensteiner Fannie Stein 25 Kislev December 25 Fay Avery Bonnie Brafman Edna Cohen Goldstein Gilda Greene Julia Gruenfeld Herman Linsenberg Charles Prince 26 Kislev December 26 Fannie Burdoo Leon Louis Cohen Samuel E. Herman Ruth Katzen Cheryl Lang Alexander Lewis Kate Selinger 27 Kislev December 27 Otto Lohwasser Freda Willander 28 Kislev December 28 Irma Pazo Steven Prince Arnold Schwartz Selma Shapiro Jacob Sperling 29 Kislev December 29 Mildred Baron Rose Feinman Morris Kagan Milton Rodes Fannie Selwyn Arlene Simon Henrietta Zoltrow 1 Tevet December 30 Bernard Fattman Frank Feinsilber Jacob Golding David Greenberg Doris Kalman Max Keusch Joshua Krepchin Sidney Sandler Dr. Mark Stern Irwin Jan Stolovy Dorothy Wolfe 2 Tevet December 31 Louis Burdoo Judith Sussman TIKVAT ISRAEL NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

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20 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 Storytellers Return for Packed TI Show on Nov. 13 True Stories, the popular storytelling show unique to Tikvat Israel s performing arts schedule, will return to the synagogue s social hall at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13. Tickets sell for $18 in advance, available from the synagogue office, or $20 at the door on the day of the show. The True Stories show conducted at TI last February attracted the largest turnout to date with more than 200 ticket buyers. As of mid-october, the show organizers were finalizing the lineup of storytellers from the Washington area and beyond. The cast will include Nick Newlin, a veteran storyteller on the local circuit who has also starred in his own one-man storytelling show; Julianne Smith, former Miss Michigan Pageant winner who will tell her story about competing in beauty contests; Michael Cotter, a top-notch puppeteer who will relate his fascinating experience in puppeteering; Melissa Murphy, a prolific storyteller who was on the lineup of last November s show and has appeared on The Moth Radio Hour; English storyteller Penelope Longbottom with her brilliant tale about searching for her father; and five other humorous storytellers. We have invited both professional and semiprofessional storytellers, stage performers and speaking champions -- but most importantly, all will be handpicked storytellers with a wonderful story to relate, says TI member John Melmed, the primary organizer. One of the unwritten rules of storytelling is that all the stories they tell are true, which makes hearing them all the more appealing. Melmed, himself a talented and funny storyteller, has been making the rounds of live storytelling shows, recruiting the most intriguing stories told by the best speakers. During this process, Melmed has noticed that every time he hears someone tell a good story and tell it well, when he approaches those storytellers to invite them to speak at True Stories, they always turn out to be individuals who already have made their name in the storytelling world. Often they are actors, professional storytellers or talented stage performers. TI s fourth annual True Stories show will be filled with drama, humor and moving stories. True Stories also is proving to be an important fundraising event for the synagogue.