The Prophet. At Temple Isaiah This Month

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1 The Prophet Shalom! Towards the end of March, I had the great pleasure of attending the annual conference of our Reform rabbinical organization, the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). Now, I know you are probably thinking of a thousand jokes about what happens when you get several hundred Reform rabbis together for a convention. And you might not be too far off of the truth of this gathering! That said, imagine my surprise when I walked into the wrong room in the convention hotel in Orange County, California to notice that the people attending this particular breakfast were a.) all men; b.) considerably too young to be Reform rabbis, and c.) way taller and more buff than most of my colleagues! I had walked into breakfast for the University of Maryland Men s Lacrosse team. My friend, Rabbi Andrew Busch of Baltimore Hebrew put it this way: there is way more of a cool-factor of either of us getting to be in the room with UMD LaX than ANY rabbinical convention! I look forward to sharing many more experiences I had at the CCAR convention over time, but wanted to highlight one in particular. When we gather for Torah study at Temple Isaiah on Shabbat mornings (you are all invited, 9am every Shabbat), members choose from a cart either the regular Plaut Torah commentary that we use in the sanctuary, a new-edition Plaut (which has some updated translation, layout and commentary), or a greencovered volume, The Torah: A Women s Commentary. And, of course, because we re a Jewish institution, some people come with their own edition in hand (two Jews, three opinions)! This is part of what makes the conversation and study around the table particularly rich. I attended a session reflecting on the tenth anniversary of the publication of The Torah: A Women s Commentary, led by the volume s editors Dr. Tamara Eskenazi and my teacher, Rabbi Andrea Weiss. together with the now-director of the CCAR Press, Rabbi Hara Person (who was with the project from the outset). Fittingly, as I pulled my own copy of TTAWC (for short) off the shelf just now, the bookplate shows that it was presented to me by the Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Or exactly ten years ago today! It is hard to convey the incredible importance of this amazing resource. It represents the first time that a full commentary on the Torah was comprised entirely of women s voices and words. In the thousands of years that our people has layered commentary upon question, the absence of recorded women s voices is an almost universal rule. Sporadically, the Talmud might refer to a particular rabbi s wife. Occasionally we will see the comment of a woman noted as an exceptional scholar over the last few centuries. But a single volume that represents women rabbis, women scholars, laypeople, writers and artists Jewish women across the denominations and around the world. Adar/Nissan/Iyar 5778 SpringProphet 2018 At Temple Isaiah This Month Friday, April 6 8pm Shabbat Service Saturday, April 7 9am Torah Study 10am Yizkor Friday, April 13 8pm Shabbat Service Saturday. April 14 9am Torah Study 10:30am Tot Shabbat Friday, April 20 8pm Shabbat Service Choir/ Renaissance Saturday, April 21 9am Torah Study 10am B nai Mitzvah Sage Ray/ AJ Brown Friday, April 27 7pm Family Shabbat Saturday, April 28 9am Torah Study 10am B nai Mitzvah Jonah Roseman/Daniel Carr Friday May, 4 6pm Munchkin Minyan 8pm Shabbat Service - Mens Club Saturday, May 5 9am Torah Study 10am B nai Mitzvah Asher Albert/ Elijah Slavin Friday, May 11 8pm Shabbat Service Saturday, May 12 9am Torah Study 10am Bat Mitzvah Alexa Mohink 10:30am Tot Shabbat Friday, May 18 8pm Shabbat Service All Music Saturday, May 19 9am Torah Study 10am Bar Mitzvah Julian Daulat 7pm Confirmation Friday, May 25 7pm Family Shabbat Saturday, May 26 9am Torah Study 10am Bat Mitzvah Saige Soskil

2 I first became aware of this project during my years in rabbinical school at Hebrew Union College in New York. One of my primary Bible professors, Rabbi Andrea Weiss had been sharing some of the process of working on this volume, and a preliminary volume exploring what TTAWC might look like was released. Among the things that made this endeavor unique was the fact that it was formed in partnership and through the generosity of the Women of Reform Judaism, the coalition of all women s groups at Reform synagogues around the country. The lay leader most associated with both championing the cause of TTAWC and (importantly) fundraising so that this volume could be completed and see the light of day, was my long-time friend and Camp Harlam supporter, Rosanne Selfon (now a past president of WRJ). So, my window into the years that led up to the publication of TTAWC was as an enthusiastic student of Rabbi Weiss and a friend of Rosanne s. Upon publication in 2008, TTAWC was awarded the National Jewish Book Council s Jewish Book of the Year award which is really the highest honor awarded to specifically Jewish books. Notably, it was not awarded the honor for women s literature or for biblical study, but rather the grand honor that recognizes the greatest contribution to Jewish literature of that year. Some features that define TTAWC include the structure that every section of Torah is accompanied by biblical commentary written by a Jewish female scholar; Post-biblical Interpretations reflecting on the ways in which this text has been parsed through the Jewish lens over time; Contemporary Reflections which are written by additional Jewish female scholars looking at the text in the context of our own time; and Voices which brings both literature and an amazing amount of poetic reflection of women s voices in dialogue with the Torah portion. I can remember hearing Rabbi Weiss tell our class about the project and the idea that they were seeking women s poetic voices connected to each of the Torah portions. Hundreds of individual women s voices are present in this volume, which is one of the things that makes it such a revolutionary book as well as one of the best modern Torah commentaries available. If I were setting up the ideal bookshelf in every modern Jewish home, The Torah: A Women s Commentary would be an indispensable presence, in part because it offers us such an important key to unlocking our tradition through a lens that has so much to say. Next time you are at Temple Isaiah, check out a volume. Or, even better, add it to your own library. L Shalom With Blessings for Peace! Rabbi Craig Axler

3 Synagogue Life...to our Spring B nai Mitzvah Paige McPhillips, Chaz McPhillips, Dylan Frajerman. Elijah Newman, Leah Cohen, Sage Ray, AJ Brown, Jonah Roseman, Daniel Carr, Asher Albert, Elijah Slavin, Alexa Mohink, Julian Daulat & Saige Soskil...to Patricia & Lawrence Taubman on the birth of their new grandson, Jacob Eli Zorger. Congrats to Lauryn & Joshua Lukin on their new nephew. Temple Isaiah Blood Drive Sunday, April 15, 8:30am-2pm The need is constant. The gratification is instant. Give blood. To schedule your life-saving donation, visit the Red Cross website. Contact Becca Cohen at beccalcohen@verizon.net if you have any questions (beccalcohen@verizon.net)

4 from the President I am realizing that June will be here soon and my two-year presidency at Temple Isaiah will be coming to an end. It will be a big transition for me and, at first, I will most likely feel a void in my life. I will no longer have several day-to-day contacts with TI staff and Board members, and my calendar will not be filled with evening and weekend meetings. As nice as this seems, it will be a big adjustment for me, and I will have to learn how to use my free time differently in a fulfilling and meaningful way. I will experience a new beginning, one of many that we all experience in life, some good and some not so good, some that are within our control and others that are out of our hands. During this season of Pesach when we celebrate new beginnings, I am reminded that a new beginning offers spiritual redemption and renewal, aspects worthy of consideration when seeking out new ventures and purposeful pastimes. I often remind TI congregants that Temple Isaiah has something for everyone and it even includes opportunities for those who are experiencing new beginnings. The Mechadeish group and the Wise Aging programs at TI are two wonderful new beginnings for our congregants. Mechadeish is a group for those who are experiencing challenging new beginnings in their lives. Members gather to socialize, share, and learn. This new group is very active with several activities throughout the year. You can find out more by clicking on Mechadeish in the TI calendar. The other new beginning offering is Wise Aging, a program in conjunction with the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. Participants explore a range of topics over several weeks centering on aging using reflective work to help give new understandings and perceptions about life, self, values and Jewish spirituality. Wise Aging is being led by trained TI congregants Cindy Sandler, Bruce Rosenblum and Edie Mencher. For more information, click on Wise Aging in the TI calendar. Mechadeish and Wise Aging are two ways in which Temple Isaiah congregants can feel involved and supported within our TI community. Whether you are transitioning from a job, becoming an empty-nester, experiencing a life-cycle event, or any other major change, I hope your new beginning blesses you with a sense of renewal and meaning. Chag sameach, Donna

5 Board Summary Temple Isaiah currently has 507 members The Temple Isaiah Annual Meeting is taking place on May 15 at 7pm All congregants are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served. Keep an eye on your the week of April 15 for the meeting information packet. The Temple Isaiah Pre-School will be getting a new rope structure for the playground

6 Religious School When Rabbi Axler, Rachel Petroff Kessler and I gathered to discuss the upcoming Ben Topus Shabbaton a little over a month ago, we had just found out that the students of Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida had scheduled the March for Our Lives gathering in DC for the Shabbat of the Shabbaton weekend. It wasn t along discussion. We all understood going in, and Rabbi Axler vocalized it first: We could not be holding a retreat less than 20 miles from this March, ignore it and insist to our students that Judaism is relevant to their lives. So we threw out the plans we already made, and arranged to bring our teens into the crowd of what became over 800,000 people calling for real solutions to the issues of gun violence all gun violence- in our county. I knew it would be powerful for the teens, they had not been at gatherings like this before, not even the premarch gathering of some 3500 Reform Jews organized by NFTY and the Religious Action Center. I didn t count on the impact it had on me. I had not been to a rally quite that size either but that wasn t what made the impact. On the street you know you are far way (we settled in between 9 th and 8 th with the stage at 3 rd ), but it is impossible to take in the amount of people who are there. The real power came from what happened on the stage. The duet of Ben Platt and Lin Manuel-Miranda would have been the show stopper of any other event, but not that day. It was speaker after speaker telling the story of someone they lost due to the scourge of gun violence. It wasn t just the MSD students from Florida asking us to sing happy birthday to one of the students killed that day. It was also the young woman from South LA who lost her brother, the young man from DC, all of a few metro stops away, seeing the aftermath of his twin gunned down, it was the girl all of 11 years old, from Alexandria, VA, speaking on behalf of one woman in particular lost recently in Alabama and all women of color who are massively overrepresented in terms of being gun violence victims.. Speaker after speaker, all of them 18 years old or younger shared their story, I could see our teens, tired from standing, but at rapt attention to every detail. As the 6 year old granddaughter of MLK Jr. came to the stage, she led a chant for the crowd a taste, perhaps of what it felt like 50+ years ago when her Grandfather spoke of his dreams, not far away from that very spot.. In the debrief back at the retreat center I said to the students, I was 25 when Columbine happened, it seemed like an aberration, but what is clear is that my generation did not step up and do its job to assure that the progress this nation made in the 60 s and 70 s on so many issues would be sustained. I promised them, and myself, that I am with them in whatever way they need and that my votes will be for them and for my own children, not much younger than they are. What is happening in the cities in terms of gun violence is all too normal, and gun violence in our schools, even seeming safe, upper-middle class, and diverse schools like in Parkland, Florida, is becoming all too normal as well. The response, however, to the events in Parkland are not normal, the students of MSD will not accept what happened as normal, and they have used their ability to reach a large audience to amplify the voices of people for whom gun violence is their normal. I looked at the teens who were with me and Rachel Petroff Kessler that day, and I no longer saw the kids who fooled around in class, giggled with each other a bit too much, and had to be told to put their phone away, again. Instead I saw young adults, ready to use their Jewish values as a jumping off point to make our community, country and world the place they demand it should be and the place they deserve it to be.

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13 Sisterhood Bonding, connecting, serving, creating ruach How did you like the way March whipped in this year? Nothing like a snowstorm on the second day of spring. Hopefully it will go out like a lamb. The year is spinning by, but there are still a lot of great activities coming up. Check these out. April 3, :00 PM - Sisterhood Board Meeting: Come by and see how we work. Just let us know you re coming so we open the door for you. April 30, :00 PM 9:00 PM - Paint Columbia Art Center: Sip some wine with fellow Sisterhood members and create a work of art with expert guidance from the folks at the Art Center. May 1, :00 PM Sisterhood Board Meeting May 14, :00 PM Book Club at TI: Stay tuned for more information. June 5, :00 PM Sisterhood Board Meeting June 8, :00 PM Sisterhood Shabbat: Join us for our annual dinner. We ll be voting on next year s board and some proposed changes to our by-laws. Then join us for Shabbat services. June 10, 2018 Mahjong Tournament: Stay tuned for more information. Don t forget about our ongoing fundraiser with Glory Days. Save your itemized receipts. The TI Sisterhood relies on volunteers like you to plan all the great activities we ve had and the ones coming up. Be part of the team that makes it all happen. There are still openings for next year s board. Contact Allison Hoffman for more information. ahoffman1970@gmail.com See you soon, Amy Kaplan Sisterhood President

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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 comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. Ruth Zaback, grandmother of Eric (Randi) Soskil, great-grandmother of Saige & Lily Soskil Annette Friedman, mother of Debra (& Dave) Bernhardt, grandmother of Brooke Temple Isaiah General Fund In memory of Paul Reinhold from Steve & Donna Kaplan In memory of Stefanie Nieporent from Richard Nieporent In memory of Beatrice & Harry Deutsch from Janice Koch In memory of Irene Goodman from Ann & Jay Goldscher In memory of Dorothy R. Latour From The Balentine Family A House of Learning Religious School Fund In appreciation of Temple Staff from the McPhillips Family In memory of Raymond Kudisch From the Kudisch Family Preschool Fund In memory of Grace Sweer from Roberta & Stuart Breslow In honor of Patsy & Larry Taubman from Ellen & Les Cohen Mazel Tov to Stephanie & Adam Newman from Roberta & Stuart Breslow Andy Goldberg Tuition Assistance Fund In memory of Celia Davison from Marion & Lee Miller Library Fund In memory of Sam Levinson from Michael & Marilyn Levinson A House of Prayer Prayer Book Fund Judaica/Life Cycle Fund In memory of Rose Horowitz from Susan Horowitz A House of Gathering Building Enhancement Fund In memory of Michael Oks from The Bylis family In memory of Rebecca Pinchuk from Donna & Richard Levinson In memory of Aaron Abramson from David & Lynn Abramson In appreciation of Wendy Balentine, Pam Axler & the Women s Seder Committee from Diana Newman In memory of Louis Jandorf From Lynn & Michael Rosenberg In appreciation of Rabbi Axler From Abigail Kelman Mortgage Reduction Fund In memory of Sydney Albert Barrat from Barbara Solomon Social Action Fund In memory of Robert Taubman from Susan & Gary Rosenbaum In memory of Margaret Fraeme from Fryda Fraeme In honor of Larry & Susan Gordon from Luba & Ron Abrams In memory of Morris D. Zolet from David & Karen Zolet In memory of Otto Berko, from Fred & Rayzee Berko Programming and Cultural Funds Shir Isaiah (choir) Fund In memory of Shirley Biberman from David & Karen Zolet Cultural Arts & Speaker Funds In memory of Billie Levine from Robyn & Jeff Gold Discretionary Funds Rabbi s Discretionary Fund In memory of Jonathan Gitelman from Margaret & Joseph Gitelman In memory of Paul M. Nussbaum from Sharon & Andy Nussbaum In memory of Martin Tulkoff from The Tulkoff Family In memory of Arthur Horowitz from Susan Horowitz In memory of Florence Bowers from Stanley Bowers In memory of Norman Schiff From Fran & Bob Clay In appreciation of Rabbi Axler from Steve & Diana Newman In memory of David & Sophie Bowers from Stanley Bowers In memory of Steven Leiter From Susan Horowitz In memory of Charlotte Leiter From Susan Horowitz In appreciation of Rabbi Axler From Julie & Scott Lubochinski Repairing Our World Caring for Each Other Financial Assistance Fund In memory of N. Norman Englenerg from Arlene & Stuart Engle In memory of Faye Engleberg Isikoff from Arlene & Stuart Engle In memory of Meyer Ratner from Arlene & Stuart Engle In memory of Anne Ratner from Arlene & Stuart Engle In memory of Jeanette Smertz from Ellen & Stan Strichartz In memory of Larry Felsenthal from Lisa, Andy, Jacob, & Allison Welch In memory of Morton Miller from Michael & JoAnne Miller In memory of Mark Strichartz from Susie Gelfand

19 April 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 No Religious School 2 3 7pm Sisterhood Board Meeting 4 7pm Adult B nai Mitzvah Class 5 6 Office Closed TIPS Closed 8pm Shabbat Service 7 9am Torah Study 10am Yizkor 8 No Religious School 9am Mens Club Brunch pm Wise Aging 7pm Executive Board Meeting 8pm TI Board Meeting 11 11am Gift Shop pm Shabbat Service 14 9am Torah Study 10:30am Tot Shabbat 7pm Club 23 Havdalah 15 Good Deeds Day 9am RS, Beresheet Gift Shop 9:30am Babies & Bagels 1pm SYTI Lounge Hours 6pm Next Dor - J-Serve :30pm Choir Rehearsal 18 11am Gift Shop 7pm Adult BM Class 7pm ConnecTIon Escape Room 19 7pm Torah on Tap 20 Yom Ha Atzmaut 6:30pm 50+/- Dinner 8pm Choir Shabbat- Renaissance 21 9am Torah Study 10am B nai Mitzvah Sage Ray/AJ Brown 22 9am RS Gift Shop Parent Info Seminar 11am 5th Grade Family Ed 6pm Gesher, Next Dor, Dor pm Wise Aging 7pm Religious School Committee Meeting 25 11am Gift Shop 7pm Mechadeish Coffee & Conversation 26 5pm Preschool Night at Grotto Pizza 27 7pm Family Shabbat Service 28 9am Torah Study 10am B nai Mitzvah Jonah Roseman/Daniel Carr 29 9am RS Beresheet Gift Shop 10am Mechadeish Brunch 6pm Gesher, Next Dor 30 7pm Sisterhood Paint & Pinot

20 May 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 6:45pm TIPS Committee Meeting 7pm Religious School Committee Meeting 7pm Sisterhood Board Meeting 2 11am Gift Shop 7pm Adult B nai Mitzvah Class 6pm Gesher/ Next Dor Lag B omer Bonfire 3 4 6pm Munchkin Minyan 6pm Mens Club Dinner & Awards 8pm Mens Club Shabbat Service 5 9am Torah Study 10am B nai Mitzvah Asher Albert/Elijah Slavin 6 9am Religious School Beresheet Gift Shop 9:30am Babies & Bagels Volunteer Brunch 1pm Israel Fest 6pm Gesher, Next Dor 7 8 7pm Wise Aging 7pm Executive Board Meeting 8pm TI Board Meeting 9 11am Gift Shop pm Shabbat Service 12 9am Torah Study 10am Bat Mitzvah Alexa Mohink 10:30am Tot Shabbat 13 No Religious School 14 6pm Sisterhood Book Club 15 6pm Annual Meeting 16 11am Gift Shop 7pm Adult B nai Mitzvah Class 7:30pm Band & Choir Rehearsal 17 7pm Torah on Tap 18 8pm Choir Shabbat Service 19 9am Torah Study 10am Bar Mitzvah Julian Daulat 7pm Confirmation 20 Shavuot 9am Last Day of Religious School 7pm Yizkor 21 Shavuot Office Closed 22 7pm Wise Aging 23 11am Gift Shop 7pm Mechadeish Coffee & Conversations pm Family Shabbat Service 26 9am Torah Study 10am Bat Mitzvah Saige Soskil Memorial Day Office Closed am Gift Shop 31

21 Yom HaShoah: Blossoming Beyond Tragedy: The Jacques Fein Story Wednesday, April 11, 6:30 pm Exploration of Artifacts, 7:00 pm Program Oakland Mills Interfaith Center (5885 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia) Join the community in commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day in Howard County. This year's Yom HaShoah service honors the memory of Howard County community member Jacques Fein z l and recounts his story of rescue as a child in France. Please bring artifacts and photographs that you d like to display to the Yom HaShoah service. For more information, visit JewishHowardCounty.org/YomHaShoah. Guys Night Out Thursday, April 12, 7:00 pm Launch Trampoline Park (9315 Snowden River Pkwy, Columbia) Spend a night out with the guys! Start at Launch Trampoline Park and then meet for beers at Black Flag Brewing Co. Registration required by April 9 at Associated.org/GuysNightOut. For more information, contact Shauna Leavey. Good Deeds Day Sunday, April 15, Various Times Various Locations This year's Good Deeds Day in Howard County features new sites and more ways to positively impact the world! Pack bags for children in foster care, help seniors at a food pantry, volunteer at an animal shelter, paint a preschool classroom, and more! Visit JewishHowardCounty.org/GoodDeedsDay for more site information and to register. Beera VeNashira Thursday, April 19 (Yom Ha atzmaut), 7:30 pm Oakland Mills Interfaith Center (5885 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia) Join us for an evening of song and beer, Israeli style! Featuring a sing-along with Cantor Ben Kintisch and shlicha Ella Haetzni. In collaboration with Columbia Jewish Congregation. Ages 21 and older. Free event! RSVP requested, but walk-ins welcome. Register at Associated.org/Beera. For more information, contact Ella Haetzni. IsraelAt70 Festival in Howard County Sunday, May 6, 1:00-5:00 pm The Lawn Behind Temple Isaiah (12200 Scaggsville Rd, Fulton) IsraelAt70 is coming to Howard County! The communitywide festival features live performances by The Highlights (Molly Krief & Saar Gez), synagogue choirs, and dance troupes; an official ceremony in honor of Israel's 70th birthday; Israeli crafts, food, and wine; face painting and kids activities; PJ Library Goes to Israel booth; and more! Free entry! Find more information at JewishHowardCounty.org/ IsraelAt70. or contact Ella Haetzni.

22 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 Amy Kaplan Sisterhood President Alex Hoffman Men s Club Representative Robyn Gold Sisterhood Representative