The Prophet. At Temple Isaiah This Month

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1 The Prophet Shalom and Happy Month of Adar (the Hebrew month when Purim falls) First a little educational tale about Purim and the specific role of Mordechai: It's not widely known, but ancient Persia was the origin of eastern mysticism, and it's thought that Mordechai (of the Book of Esther fame) was the person responsible for bringing these beliefs into the Jewish mainstream. After Mordechai learned of the plot against King Ahasuerus and fingered the would-be assassins, he became very afraid for the safety of Queen Esther so he began praying for her, fasting five days a week, going barefoot, and wearing sack-cloth. When he did eat, he only ate grains and certain vegetables. Since Susa (Shushan) was located in the foothills of the mountains, the ground was fairly rocky so Mordechai developed an impressive set of calluses on his feet. His constant fasting soon made him quite frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. So Mordechai had become... (wow, this is so awful that it's great)...a super-calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis. Oy! If ever there was a fake news story, that was it! Fortunately enough, I did not write it. It appears in the Purim Humor section of the website of Kehillat Israel in Lansing, MI. So, if you really groaned after reading that, blame them. Or blame me for groaning and then including this as my opening for the March Prophet. You see, Adar is the month of Purim and as such is supposed to be a time of increasing joy and levity. That said, the holiday of Purim is as serious and existentially terrifying as it gets in the Jewish calendar (and that s saying a lot when the unofficial motto of our people is they tried to kill us we won let s eat! ). If you think about it, the premise of the Esther story is built upon a tale about a Diaspora Jewish community that is threatened with extinction by a maniacal, hate-filled individual who has worked his way into the deepest halls of power. Haman (yes, boo away!) is identified in the megillah as an Agagite, connecting him to the legacy of evil King Amalek of biblical fame, who attacked our ancestors as they made their way through the desert, preying on those who were elderly, young or infirmed and so travelled at the rear of the people. This sneak attack is remembered for its equal combination of evil and cowardice and Haman would certainly fit that bill as well. Selecting a minority people, and developing an enticing ruse to turn the King s mind against them, Haman plotted the destruction of the Jews of Persia in order to satisfy his own need for un-challenged power and acclaim. This story does not change significantly through the ages. In recent weeks, Jews across the United States have seen the act of dropping their children off at JCC preschools as an act of bravery and identification on account of the equally evil and cowardly individuals who have coordinated bomb-threats against JCCs and other Jewish institutions with increasing regularity. Last month, two Indian Americans were attacked outside of Kansas City by a man who reportedly shouted get out of my country to the men, who he allegedly believed were Muslims. One died and the other (in addition to a bystander who tried to intervene) were shot and injured. In an ultimate act of cowardice, we have also witnessed the desecration of Jewish cemeteries by these hate-filled individuals in St. Louis, Philadelphia and elsewhere. This list could go on, but I want to turn the conversation. Adar/Nissan 5777 March 2017 At Temple Isaiah This Month Friday, March 3 Munchkin Minyan Shabbat Service Saturday, March 4 Torah Study B not Mitzvah Hannah Lees/Hannah Blumenthal Friday, March 10 Purim Family Shabbat Service Saturday, March 11 B nai Mitzvah Adam Hendrick/Sam Hendrick Tot Shabbat Purim on Broadway Friday, March 17 Shabbat at Home No service will be held at TI 6pm 8pm 9am 10am 7pm 10am 10:30am 7pm Saturday, March 18 Torah Study 9am Bar Mitzvah Jason Drucker 10am Friday, March 24 Family Shabbat Service Saturday, March 25 B nai Mitzvah Zachary Shindel/Rachel Cohen Friday, March 31 Shabbat Service Choir 7pm 10am 8pm Saturday, April 1 Torah Study 9am Bar Mitzvah Nathan Butler 10am Friday, April 7 Shabbat Service Rabbi Continued on next page 8pm

2 There certainly is cause to see a connection between the events of the Book of Esther and the times we find ourselves in today. But, I would posit one major difference one which has been evident in the reactions to each of these events as well as others. In the days of Mordechai and Esther, the Jews were alone with no one to rise up and defend them among the other residents of Persia. And this has often been the case throughout Jewish history. However, in our own day and age in our beloved home in the United States of America we have found allies and partners at every turn. If anything, the ugly events of recent days have reminded us just how connected we are to our neighbors. When Muslim Americans rally together immediately to raise funds to repair a desecrated Jewish cemetery; when the local pastors begin to check in with me to see how our TI community is doing with recent events; when our local elected officials and law enforcement make a point of being in touch and assuring our community of their absolute commitment to our safety and wellbeing, we know that we are not alone. The Great Seal of the United States says it best: E Pluribus Unum Out of the many [we are] One. May our connections to one another strengthen us to defeat the forces of darkness and evil with the Light that we find resting between us, uniting us together! A Freilechen Purim Wishing you Joy on Purim! Rabbi Craig Axler

3 from the President As you know, the Book of Esther tells the story of Queen Esther s unselfish and courageous acts that saved the Jews against Haman s evil decree. Just as Queen Esther accepted responsibility of the Jews and united the Jewish people, so too can the Temple Isaiah family show unity of our Jewish community by coming to TI s Megillah reading and by participating in our Shabbat at Home. On Saturday, March 11, several Temple Isaiah members will be reading from the Megillah. Come join the fun wear a costume or grab something silly to wear from TI s box of props and enjoy making lots of noise! On Friday, March 17, Temple Isaiah will have Shabbat at Home and will not be holding Shabbat services. Instead, you are encouraged to come together, unite with your family and friends, and celebrate Shabbat in your homes. Invite a family you don t know very well, dress the table, bake (or buy) a challah, light the Shabbat candles, say the prayers, eat until you re stuffed and enjoy the company! Disconnect for the night and make the evening more meaningful to you. If you need help, no worries, Temple Isaiah will send an out with Shabbat helpful hints. I hope you will participate in these joyous events. We must set aside time to celebrate our rich Jewish holidays that have been enjoyed for generations. That being said, dress in costume, make noise at the sound of Haman s name, rip apart a challah and sip wine at the Shabbat table. Partaking in those customs and mitzvot are what unites the Jewish people and ensures its continuity. Queen Esther would be proud! Happy Purim! L shalom, Donna Kasoff Board Summary On January 29,The board participated in a very informative and productive workshop, faciltated by a representative from Union of Reform Judaism. The Board hosted an appreciation dinner for the TI staff. Temple Isaiah will be retrofitting the doors leading to sanctuary so that both doors are handicap accessible, allowing guests with wheelchairs to enter the building more easily

4 Synagogue Life to our March B nai Mitzvah Hannah Blumenthal, Hannah Lees, Adam Hendrick, Sam Hendrick, Jason Drucker, Zachary Shindel & Rachel Cohen This event is open to the community Noa Baum, award-winning story teller, educator, and public speaker will discuss her book A Land Twice Promised: An Israeli Woman's Quest For Peace. 6:30-7:15: Optional Israeli style Dinner (Advanced Payment Required for Dinner) Dinner: Falafel, Israeli salads, drinks, dessert $18 Pay by check made out to "Beth Buchalter" Send check to: Beth Buchalter, 9696 Old Annapolis Road, Ellicott City, MD **Payment due No Later than April 1st*** 7:15-8:30: Book Discussion/Q and A (free) Israeli storyteller, Noa Baum, grew up in Jerusalem in the shadow of the ancestral traumas of the holocaust and ongoing wars. Stories of the past and fear of annihilation in the wars of the 60s, 70s, and 80s shaped her perceptions and identity. In America, she met a Palestinian woman who had grown up under Israeli Occupation, and as they shared memories of war years in Jerusalem, an unlikely friendship blossomed." Read her memoir and then come listen to the author tell her story firsthand. A "Question and Answer" session will follow her discussion, as well as a Book Signing. Noa's book will be available for purchase.

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7 Volunteer Corner New Temple Isaiah member Michael Kramer has always been involved in synagogue leadership, wherever he s lived. Consequently, he greatly appreciates the huge effort our leadership puts forth into making Temple Isaiah a warm and welcoming environment for new members, and he s embraced it wholeheartedly! Michael spent most of his life in Massachusetts. Growing up at conservative Temple Beth Emunah in Brockton, he became the United Synagogue Youth (USY) president when he was a teenager. That is also when he met his wife, Phyllis, who was her temples USY president. He went off to college at UMass and continued his connection as a youth advisor. Michael and Phyllis raised their two children in Sudbury, MA, where he was a member of Shir Tikvah, and he embraced the changes that became integral to the Reform movement. During his 20-year membership at Shir Tikvah, he and Phyllis were longtime board members, and Michael was president for two years, during which time the temple opened a new building and expanded its community programming. Michael Kramer Michael says his most rewarding Jewish experience occurred after his presidency, when he chaired a committee to commission a new Torah for the temple s 25 th anniversary. He selected the scribe and had significant input on how this Torah would be created. He shared in the joy of assisting hundreds of temple families to participate in the honor of completing some of the final letters in the Torah, controlling the scribes hand, and participating in torah study simultaneously, knowing this Torah would be with them though many family milestones. Michael s professional life began as a high school photographer and a college news intern here in Washington, leading to a 10-year career as a reporter, and then completing law school to become an employment attorney. Now he focuses on human resources and government contracting with INNOVIM, LLC. Phyllis is a Hand Occupational Therapist at Johns Hopkins. They have two children, Cara, a pediatric oncology nurse at Johns Hopkins and Elisa, a packaging engineer with Stanley, Black & Decker. Michael and Phyllis moved to Maryland to be closer to their children. In their first four years living in Bethesda, they visited many synagogues but nothing seemed to fit. After moving to Laurel, he discovered Temple Isaiah. His first Shabbat visit was also Rabbi Plotkin s first time leading a service at TI. He immediately felt the warm welcome by many members of the temple. His impression of Rabbi Axler is that he is a real mensch and embodies everything he looks for in a rabbi. These things lead him to realize this is the temple for him. For Michael and Phyllis coming to temple is their getaway. For him, coming to services is the one time of the week where he can slow down, reset, and have some self-reflection. He is involved with men s club, has gone to Renaissance events, enjoys the Torah-on-Tap, and helped with the Cold Weather Shelter and the Hanukkah Bazaar. He and his wife always have their eyes open to what committees can use their help.

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9 Sunday, April 2, 2017 Good Deeds Day is an annual tradition of good deeds. All over the world, hundreds of thousands choose to volunteer and help others, putting into practice the simple idea that every single person can do something good to improve the lives of others and positively change the world. Visit for details.

10 Sisterhood Bonding, connecting, serving, creating ruach With spring coming, it's a great time to think about joyous occasions. One thing that I hope you are all looking forward to our fantastic Casino Night fundraiser, coming up next month (April 22nd, to be exact). Now is the time to mark your calendars and get your tickets! Casino Night will feature games of chance, dancing, international grazing menu, beer and wine, and great prized! Tickets are easy... No need to find your checkbook! Just buy your tickets safely and securely online at for $75/pp. This event benefits the Jewish Emergency Network, Champions Against Cancer, and Temple Isaiah. See you there!!! Thanks (as always), Allison Calendar of Events: April 2 - Women's Seder 6 PM April 5 - Meet the Author: Noa Baum April 22 Casino Night Fundraiser 7:30pm (Sanctuary &Lobby) Temple Isaiah Casino Night featuring Games of Chance, Dancing,International Grazing Menu, Beer Wine, Great Prizes. Come have fun and don't forget to tell all yourfriends. Cost: $75 per person To pay on-line: Attire: Business Casual This event benefits the Jewish Emergency Network, Champions Against Cancer, and Temple Isaiah. Sponsored by Temple Isaiah Sisterhood May 11 - Trivia Night with men s club White Oak Tavern, Ellicott City May 19 Final Sisterhood Shabbat Dinner 5:00pm (Sanctuary and lobby) Men s Club/Brotherhood GUYS NIGHT OUT & SEDER SUMMIT th Annual GUYS NIGHT OUT and SEDER SUMMIT Sunday Night, April 2, 2017, from 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Several TIMC members will be attending this event - if you are interested in going please contact Mike Witlin (mike@witlin.com) for Transportation options. Over the past seven years, our Guys Night Out has grown to over 500 attendees! It is a great evening of great drinks and amazing food. This is truly a guy's night. To find out more about Guys Night Out, check out the Wall Street Journal's previous coverage, what the JTA said, the Potomac Almanac's article, and watch a video about the event. To register, click here. Matzohball online registration open! /matzohball-5k-and-1-mile-fun-

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12 Religious School Looking Inward, Looking Outward During the High Holy Days both Rabbi Axler and I spoke about the Community of Practice on Reimagining Congregational Education from the Union of Reform Judaism in which Temple Isaiah is participating. Through this process we are examining our youth education programs and creating a vision for the future. To assist us we are in a cohort of 15 other congregations from around North America and the cohort is led by some of the leading minds on Education in the Reform Movement today. Our task force here at Temple Isaiah began the process in earnest back in October. This group is made up of a cross section of religious school parents, teachers, and members whose children have completed religious school. Since October we have held monthly meetings and discussed both the current state of our youth education and the vision we have for it. Through the process, each member of the committee took time to observe aspects of the religious school to get an idea of what currently is taking place. During that process we talked about the question of why? as in what are the core reasons we are running a youth education program at TI?. This focus on why? helped us work toward a vision of what youth education will eventually look like at Temple Isaiah a vision that is still in working form and will be brought before others before being finalized. The vision, in its current form, contains three main pillars: Family, Community and Content. For family, we are looking at youth education as an experience that brings a whole family into the process, with parents and children growing together. Community means connecting our students and families with each other, with the larger TI community and with the larger Jewish community in Howard County and around the world (including, of course, Israel). Content is then the methods through which we choose information to be presented and how we go about presenting it. None of the three pillars stand in isolation from the others. Our next step, is to look outward, to see what is happening elsewhere and to examine how those programs, formats and structures will blend into our vision and then taking the pieces we identify as right of TI and combining them together to create our program looking toward the future. As we begin this stage of the process, if you are aware of any religious schools that you think are really doing something special please let me know especially if those schools are in the general Philadelphia-Northern Virginia corridor allowing for members of the task force to visit on a Sunday morning. As our work continues I welcome your thoughts and feedback and will bring them into the Task Force. Don t hesitate to reach out to me, I glad to read an , speak by phone or speak with you in person over coffee or a meal. Our Youth Education programs at TI are good programs and the students benefit greatly from what we have. That said, there is room for growth, room to take the program from good to great and that is the goal of this task force as we continue our work. ~Rabbi Daniel Plotkin Youth Group On February three teens and their advisor embarked toward Chicago for NFTY Convention 2017! Ashley Murphy, Miriam Bregman, and Daniel Korotkin joined over 1,200 teens to learn, worship, and grow together while explore facets of their individual Judaism. The knowledge that they learned will help them design their future involvement when they embark onto the next phase of their lives. Learning together with our teens was their advisor, Rachel Millstein. Youth Summit was a learning experience where Rachel Millstein was able to collaborate with other Youth Professionals and gained insight into how other youth groups operate and grow. The learning gained at #NFTYConvention and #URJYouthSummit will impact the programming and activities for our teens with our youth group, SYTI. SYTI is thrilled to be hosting the Northern Sleepover, March Registration is available here. Upcoming Events: March TheVent; Temple Rodef Shalom, Falls Church, VA April Spring Kallah; Camp Harlam, Kunkletown, PA May 7 Six Flags Trip

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14 Preschool Our preschoolers LOVE their class Bubbes and Zaydes! This year we are so thrilled to have at least one Bubbe or Zayde for every class! Our two year old classes, the Friendly Frogs and Terrific Turtles adore Bubbe Frona Dubin and Bubbe Jane Morse. They particularly love reading and art activities with these special visitors. Our three year old classes, the Red Robins and the Blue Jays enjoy playing with and the special attention they get from their Bubbes; Bubbe Betsy Singer, Bubbe Peggy Mendelbaum and the bubbe who started it all Bubbe Rayze Berko. Zayde Denny Rapport and Zayde Larry Davis are the best game players ever according to our four year old class, the Butterflies. What fun they have when their Zaydes visit! Thank you to all of our class Bubbes and Zaydes for making the children s days extra joyful and special.

15 Renaissance Lunch & Learn at Dinnertime Temple Isaiah's Renaissance Group is pleased to announce that Hadar Shahar, the Jewish Federation of Howard County's Israeli Shlicha, will be our guest speaker for a special Lunch and Learn at Dinnertime on Sunday, March 19th. The program will begin at 4:00 pm at the synagogue and will feature a light dinner as well as a stimulating talk by Hadar. Cost for this "not to be missed" event will be $18.00 per person. Please send a check made payable to Temple Isaiah to Ellen Strichartz, 6380 Bright Plume, Columbia, MD by March 13th. Also, please Ellen at mstarts3@aol.com to let her know that your check has been mailed. This is a wonderful opportunity to feed not only your body, but your mind as well. Renaissance Committee Ann Goldscher (410) Jeff and Sue Dreifuss (301) Arlene Gillis (410) Larry and Carol Levin (301) Ellen Strichartz (410) Gary & Meg Weinberg (410) Milt and Judy Kline (410) Sue Appletree (410) Doris Geisler (410) Robyn Gold (410) Carol Friedhoffer (410) Judy Golub (410)

16 Faces of Israel Thursday, March 16, 7:00-9:00 pm Columbia Jewish Congregation, 5885 Robert Oliver Pl, Rm 200, Columbia Hear another side of Israel! Join us for a panel featuring Israelis sharing their personal Israeli stories and perspectives. Cost is $5. Registration at Associated.org/FacesofIsrael recommended, but walk-ins are welcome. For more information, contact Hadar Shahar. Mom s Night Out Sunday, March 19, 6:00-8:00 pm SkyZone Trampoline Park, 7175 Oakland Mills Rd, Columbia Fitness, friendship and food for moms. Join us for an instructor-guided SkyFit class at Sky Zone! Cost is $15. Please RSVP by March 13 th at Associated.org/MomsNightOut. For more information, contact Michelle Goldberg. Mitzvah Mornings Friday, March 31, 10:00-11:00 am Harmony Hall Assisted Living, 6336 Cedar Lane, Columbia Mitzvah Mornings, our Shabbat Tots intergenerational program, enables the children to share their weekly Shabbat program with older adults at a local senior residence. The tots will sit with them, sing with them, read with them and share their Shabbat snack with them! For more information, contact Michelle Goldberg. Good Deeds Day Sunday, April 2, Various Times Various Locations This Good Deeds Day, make candy bags for Hearts & Homes for Youth at Bet Yeladim, work on a landscaping project at HCC, donate blood at Temple Isaiah, finish home improvement projects for people with disabilities and more! To find out how and where you can volunteer, visit Jewishhowardcounty.org/GoodDeedsDay. Yom HaShoah Memorial Service Sunday, April 23, 6:30 Exploration of Artifacts / 7:00 pm Memorial Service Beth Shalom Congregation (8070 Harriet Tubman Ln) Commemorate Yom HaShoah with the Howard County community. To submit Holocaust artifacts, add names to our Shoah memorial list and provide photos for the video presentation (due April 2), please visit JewishHowardCounty.org/YomHaShoah.

17 Andy Goldberg Tuition Assistance Fund Contributor s Guide to Funds Temple Isaiah strives to be a place where prayer, learning and tikkun olam are vital and fulfilling components of our Jewish community. Temple Isaiah s General Fund Where It s Needed Most : For the general benefit of TI to support and enhance programs, allowing for the greatest flexibility in fulfilling our mission A House of Learning Beit Midrash Religious School Fund to be used for equipment and special activities that support the religious school. Preschool Fund to be used for equipment and special activities that support the TI Panoff preschool. Andy Goldberg Tuition Assistance Fund to be used to provide financial assistance for tuition to Religious School and Preschool families. Andy was a life-long member of TI who died at 40. Library Fund to be used for books and materials that support TI s Library. This fund honors Dalia Feldman, TI s long-time B nai Mitzvah tutor. A House of Prayer Beit T filah Prayer Book Fund to be used to purchase and maintain prayer books. The fund honors Michael Brunner, TI s 3 rd president, who passed away at a young age. Judaica/Life Cycle Fund to support life cycle events as well as the worship needs of the temple, sanctuary and ritual objects. A House of Gathering Beit Knesset Building Enhancement Fund to be used to enhance and beautify our building. Mortgage Reduction Fund to be used to reduce the principal of the building s mortgage balance. Programming & Cultural Funds Tarbut Yehudiah Shir Isaiah Fund to be used to cover the costs of our adult choir. Cultural Arts and Speaker Fund to be used to support enrichment programs such as speakers, concerts, lectures and performances. Discretionary Funds These funds accept contributions in appreciation of the Rabbi and President and are to be used at their discretion to support temple families in need and programs: Rabbi Axler s Discretionary Fund Rabbi Plotkin s Discretionary Fund President s Discretionary Fund Youth Funds Ben Topus Shabbaton Fund Ben Topus Shabbaton Fund to be used to support the annual Shabbaton for teens. Ben died tragically as a teenager. His love for the Reform Jewish youth movement is the spirit behind this program for our youth. Youth Fund to be used to support youth activities and programs (including camps and leadership conferences). This fund also supports special needs children, assisting in providing them access to TI programs and activities. The Youth Fund honors three TI members: Dick Goldbergan early leader and past president of TI, Ellen Brill- a teenage member of TI who passed away at an early age and Rabbi Richard Sternbergerthe Mid-Atlantic Director of UAHC who helped form TI.. Repairing Our World Tikkun Olam Social Action Fund to be used to support social service agencies and social action projects. This fund honors Jonathan Altman, a TI member who tragically died in his twenties while serving on the TI board; this fund remembers his commitment to social action causes. Caring for Each Other G milut Hasadim Financial Assistance Fund to be used to provide financial assistance for dues to families in need. SEND DONATIONS TO: Temple Isaiah, Scaggsville Rd., Fulton, MD Donor s Name: Address: Phone: Donation is: In Honor of In Memory of: Please send a card to: Name: Address: Donation is to the following Fund: Temple Isaiah s General Fund A House of Learning Religious School Fund Special Needs Fund Preschool Fund Renèe s Garden Fund Andy Goldberg Tuition Assistance Fund Library Fund A House of Prayer Prayer Book Fund Judaica/Life Cycle Fund A House of Gathering Building Enhancement Fund Mortgage Reduction Fund Programming and Cultural Funds Shir Isaiah Fund Cultural Arts and Speaker Fund Discretionary Funds Rabbi Axler s Discretionary Fund Rabbi Plotkin s Discretionary Fund President s Discretionary Fund Youth Funds Ben Topus Shabbaton Fund Youth Fund Repairing Our World Social Action Fund Caring For Each Other Financial Assistance Fund

18 Donations May their memories be for a blessing. May the family be omforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. Frieda Pertman devoted mother of Allan Pertman (Mina Alon), loving grandmother of Jackie (Patrick) Tuma, Brian S. Pertman (Julie Simpson), Tova Pertman, cherished great grandmother of Megan, Ryan and Daniel Tuma, Leo and Nathan Pertman Susan Flax Jaffe, sister of Robin (& Mark) Schlossberg, aunt of Jennifer & Andrew TIPS/Renee s Garden In memory of Sylvia Fleisher from Terri & Michael Witlin In memory of Dorothy Chudnofsky from Terri & Michael Witlin Library Fund In memory of Sam Levinson from Marilyn & Michael Levinson A House of Learning Preschool Fund In memory of Cindy Hankin from Sandra Klein Religious School Fund In appreciation of Dalia Feldman from Howard Schwartz and Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz In memory of Frieda Pertman from Rena & Barry Dubin In memory of Frieda Pertman from Rayzee & Fred Berko In memory of Frieda Pertman from Marge & Arthur Gold Youth Funds Youth Services Fund In appreciation to the Staff at Temple Isaiah from Howard Schwartz and Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz A House of Gathering Building Enhancement Fund In memory of Frieda Pertman from Jeanie & Manuel Lazerov Mazel Tov Lynn & David Abramson from Jeanie & Manuel Lazerov Repairing Our World Programming and Cultural Funds Caring for Each Other Shir Isaiah (choir) Fund In honor of Alan Rubinstein from Carol Lewis In appreciation of Marshall Kohen from Cantor Linda Baer Financial Assistance Fund In memory of Aaron Strichartz from Ellen & Stan Strichartz In memory of Ann Berson Smertz from Ellen & Stan Strichartz In memory of Henry Kelly Smertz from Ellen & Stan Strichartz In memory of Shirley Strichartz from Ellen & Stan Strichartz In memory of Minna Bernstein from Ellen & Stan Strichartz In memory of Cindy Hankin from Diana & Steve Newman In memory of Frances Perolman from Cathie & Gary Perolman In memory of Susan Jaffe from The Hernandez/Kramer Family Temple Isaiah General Fund In memory of Samuel Kramer from Marcia Posner In memory of Johanna Kahn from Carol Lewis In memory of Paul Reinhold from Donna & Steve Kaplan In memory of Minna Bernstein from Frona & Robert Dubin In memory of Phyllis Friedlander from Diane & Bob Goodridge In memory of Frieda Pertman from Diane & Lew Neuwelt In memory of Stefanie Nieporent from Richard Nieporent President s Discretionary Fund Mazel Tov to Lynn & David Abramson from Susan & Roy Appletree Discretionary Funds Rabbi s Discretionary Fund In memory of Chester Schreibstein The Schreibstein Family In memory of Samuel Spiegel from Elaine & Sheldon Kramer In memory of Michael Oks from The Bylis Family In memory of Eugene Boguslav from Marge & Ralph Fessler In memory of Dorothy Rosenberg from Michael Rosenberg In memory of Bertha Jandorf from Linda Rosenberg In appreciation of Rabbi Axler from Howard Schwartz and Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz In honor of Cora Eve from Hannah & Vadim Polikov In appreciation of Rabbi Axler from Madeline Lander Social Action Fund In appreciation of Cantor Droller from Howard Schwartz and Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz

19 March 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 11am Gift Shop 2 4:45pm BM Group 3 6pm Munchkin Minyan 8pm Shabbat Service 4 9am Torah Study 10am B not Mitzvah Hannah Lees/ Hannah Blumenthal 5 9am TIRS, Beresheet 1st Grade family Ed Gift Shop, Men s Club Brunch 6 7 6:45pm TIPS Committee Meeting 7pm TIRS Committee Meeting 7pm Sisterhood Board Meeting 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal 8 9 4:45pm BM Group 10 6pm Purim Family Dinner 7pm Purim Family Shabbat Dinner 11 10am B nai Mitzvah Adam Hendrick/Sam Hendrick 10:30am Tot Shabbat 7pm Purim on Broadway 12 9am TIRS 9am Gift Shop 11:15am New Beginnings Support Group 6pm Gesher, Next Dor, Dor v Dor pm Executive Board Meeting 8pm TI Board Meeting 15 11am Gift Shop 11am-11pm TIRS Fundraiser at Bertucci s 16 4:45pm BM Group 17 Shabbat at Home (No service at TI) Ben Topus Shabbaton 18 9am Torah Study 10am Bar Mitzvah Jason Drucker 19 9am TIRS, Bersheet Gift Shop 2nd Grade Family Ed 10:45am Jr. Choir 11:15 Sisterhood- Movie 4pm Lunch & Learn at Dinnertime 6pm Gesher pm Torah on Tap 22 11am Gift Shop 23 4:45pm BM Group 24 6pm 4th & 5th Grade family Dinner 7pm Family Shabbat Service NFTY-MAR The Vent 25 10am B nai Mitzvah Zachary Shindel/Rachel Cohen 26 9am TIRS Gift Shop 11am 5th Grade Family Ed 6pm Gesher, Next Dor :30pm Choir Rehearsal 29 11am Gift Shop 30 4:45pm BM Group 31 6:30pm Connec- TIon Shabbat Dinner 8pm Shabbat Service April 1 9am Torah Study 10am Bar Mitzvah Nathan Butler

20 A Reform Congregation of Central Maryland Scaggsville Road Fulton, Maryland Phone Fax Religious School Preschool to Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism URJ Rabbi Craig Axler Rabbi Mark J. Panoff, Emeritus Rebecca Droller Cantorial Soloist Rabbi Daniel Plotkin Rabbi Educator Amy Snyder Preschool Director Helen Winoker Administrator/Facilities Manager Lori Levitas Rabbi s Assistant Rachel Petroff Kessler Family Educator Beth Luntz Administrative Assistant Board of Trustees Donna Kasoff President Marshall Kohen Executive Vice President Gary Perolman Financial Vice President Barbara Lisle Membership Vice President Diana Newman Religious Vice President Michael Nord Treasurer Michelle Markow Secretary Rick Maltz Trustee Ellen Strichartz Trustee Lisa Welch Trustee Eric McCormick Trustee Andrew Maslan Trustee/TIPS Committee Lisa Welch Trustee/TIRS Committee Larry Gordon Past President Michael Witlin Men s Club President Allison Hoffman Sisterhood President Ben Levitt Men s Club Representative Rebecca Fields Sisterhood Representative