Temple Beth Electronic News Visit our temple website at www.templebe.org Tevet-Shevat 5778 January 2018 Thank You s To Larry & Kate for hosting Rabbi Jim the last time he was in town, as well as for hosting the Saturday night Dinner & Discussion. To Randy & Teresa for the wonderful latkes and matzo balls! You always make our Hanukkah celebration delish!! To Jeff & Philip Glenn and Gabriel & Ethan Intriligator, our Hanukkah musicians! We loved your festive holiday music and want to hear more!! To Rabbi Jim for the fun Hanukkah activities such a great celebration To everyone who brought dishes to share and came for the Hanukkah fun!! It was especially great to meet Dori and her kiddos! We hope to see you all again very soon! To our dedicated Reflections in the Park volunteers. See more about this below. The Weekend of January 20-21 Remember that for both the January and February temple weekends, we will not be holding Friday evening services. We will instead have Saturday Morning Services, and we look forward to seeing a lot of you at those services. It will still be light outside and hopefully the weather will cooperate. Saturday, January 20: Shabbat Morning Service at 10:00 AM Immediately following the service, we will have a Tu BiShvat Seder and a pot-luck luncheon; this should begin around 12:30. Tu B shvat is the New Year of the Trees, and the Seder will include many fruits and nuts in the service. Please bring a dairy dish to share for the luncheon. Following the Seder and lunch, we will have our Adult Discussion, the topic of which is Judaism and Islam: A Comparison Family School will take place on Sunday, January 21 st at 10:00 AM. Dues Dues statements will be going out shortly. We thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this. Medical Updates Ellie is recuperating very well from her shoulder surgery, and Brett is making wonderful progress from his heart surgery. Reflections in the Park We had a great night on December 24 at "Reflections in the Park" and raised $6,182 for Hillcrest Family Services. It wasn't the very top-grossing night, but it was a big part of their best year ever (about $125,000 total). Thanks to Fern & Jesse Reinstein, their friend Dick Heer, Ellie Landau, Kate Scheinman & Larry Goldberg, Randy & Teresa Sirk, Brett Pearce, Lisa & Terry Prindle, Peter & Dona Dyrke, and Becca Gottlieb. Special thanks to Phyllis Garfield for filling in at the last minute. 1
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February, March, and April Temple Weekends Highlights of these weekends are listed here, and for additional details, refer to the schedule at the end of this bulletin. The February service will take place on Saturday the 17 th at 10:00 AM. We will have lunch after the morning service instead of an oneg, and Becca will coordinate this luncheon. This will be followed by Adult Discussion. February s Family School will take place on Sunday the 18 th at 10:00 AM. Our March service will return to Friday evening, but note that Friday, March 16 th is the Visitors Service. The rabbi will lead an informational session and answer visitor questions at 6:30, and the service will start at 7:30 PM. This service is followed by a group oneg, and we need everyone s help. Please bring items on trays, cut up, and ready to serve. Be sure to avoid foods that require utensils to serve or eat. Our Purim Party will take place at 5:00 PM on Saturday, March 17 th. Details to come. Our Congregational Passover Seder will take place on Friday, April 6 th. Details also to come, but WOW, we have a LOT happening!! Children of Abraham Dubuque s Children of Abraham creates an atmosphere in civic life that builds inter-religious solidarity, cooperation, and friendship. It does so through regular monthly topical conversations, service activities, educational outreach, the creative use of sacred space, and expressions of cross-cultural hospitality. Everyone is invited. Conversations are warm, informative, and often rather humorous. Always on Thursdays, at 7 PM. The next conversation will take place on January 25 th, at the Tri-State Islamic Center. 4
Dubuque Food Pantry The Food Pantry suggests canned soup as an item which is especially useful at this time of year. Their most recent update also mentions the perennial need for peanut butter and jelly. If you would like a change from non-perishable food donations, they are also collecting toiletries, cleaning items, and paper goods. The Importance of Hosting It takes all of us to make our small temple function smoothly and we can t survive by always relying on the same folks to volunteer. Hosting opportunities for our members include: Having the rabbi stay with you for a weekend when he is here in town. Organizing an oneg following Shabbat services. If you are interested in learning more about how to do a Beth El oneg, we have guidelines that we are happy to share with you. Taking the rabbi for dinner prior to a Friday night Shabbat Service. This could be in your home or at a restaurant as long as it s early enough for the rabbi to arrive at temple in time to prepare. Our Saturday evening Adult Dinner & Discussions require hosts. These events can take place at someone s home (no need to cook pot luck is fine), or at a restaurant where everyone pays for their own food and then we go to your home or to the temple or other meeting place to have our discussions. We would love to have new people involved in hosting and others as well and we are happy to provide guidance. To host the rabbi for a weekend or to host a Dinner & Discussion, contact Cindy Pearce (mikelcinkc@gmail.com). To host the rabbi for Friday night dinner, contact Randy Sirk (randysir@aol.com). To host an oneg, contact Fern Reinstein (threeamstamper@yahoo.com). NOTE THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO HOST RABBI JIM FOR THE FEBRUARY TEMPLE WEEKEND AS WELL AS FOR AN ADULT DISCUSSION HOST. 5
Yartzeits for January Sam Bialisky Benjamin Bodzin (Kate Scheinman's Step- Grandfather) Beatrice Brecker Abe Kellis (Rea Kirk's Uncle) Anna Kellis (Rea Kirk's Grandmother) Harry Kellis (Rea Kirk's Grandfather) Abraham Rotman Sol Tabak (Congregant) Amelia Friedlander Matita Lazar Stanley Golder Ida Greenberg (Kate Scheinman's Grandmother) Bella Berk Jerry Silverberg (Congregant) Mrs. Nathan Hart Nathan Hask Dativa Festin (Judith Glenn's Mother) Baby Flaxman Paulene Landau (Louis Landau's Mother) Morris Parson Rebecca Barvin Sam Kopple Baby Girl Blum Goldie Olansky Abraham Oller Merlyn Polse Ann L. Solomon Baby Joseph Zorinka Jacob Blumenthal Mathilds Kassler Moritz Katz (Jacquie Dyrke's Grandfather) Harry Kopple Edward Lazar Harold Spiro Jacob Lewis Urbach Lester Goldberg (Larry Goldberg's Father) Theresa Herbst Weisberg (Rebecca Gottlieb's Grandmother) Max Berk David Solomon Louis Goodman Rose Leifer (Barbara Alexander's Grandmother) Yartzeits We would like to update our yartzeit list to include the relationship of a deceased loved one to a current or recent temple member. If you would like this relationship to be added to names on our list, or if you have names to add to our list, please email the information to Kate at KateTotalBook@gmail.com. 6
From Rabbi Jim From last month s article: Throughout the last 25 years or so, I have always had one foot of my career in the chaplaincy. This branch of the rabbinate afforded me an opportunity to help people with the different challenges they faced, both inside and outside the hospital setting. As part and parcel to this process, I enrolled in a class, Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), designed specifically for clergy. Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) II; Setting the Stage There is perhaps no better way to understand the dynamics of visiting a patient than to reenact the scene itself. Each member of our group of chaplains would take on a different role. This occurred not in a meeting room but rather in a hospital room to add to the feeling of authenticity. Before we began, each of us was instructed to internalize our various functions. So I, as the patient, needed to feel the cancer within me, to absorb it not only into my body but also into my psyche. In that process, I decided to play an anxious and fearful patient. The chaplain had to be reminded of his/her religious status, coupled with compassion and a true willingness to hear the patient in situ. The visitors were essentially allowed to be themselves, bringing their own agendas and expectations, their hopes and uneasiness. The nurses had to naturally incorporate medical terminology and a sense of professionalism and self-confidence. They were in charge of direct patient care. After all this was in place, the scene could finally unfold; we prayed for a good and meaningful outcome. Rabbi Jim 7
Service and Mitzvah Schedule for the first half of 2018 (5778) (Not all events are included on this schedule. Refer to each newsletter for events/times/dates.) 2018 January 20 Shabbat morning service, 10:00 AM Pearce TU BISHVAT SEDER (including lunch) at temple following the service; Adult Discussion at temple, following the Seder January 21 Sunday morning Family School with Rabbi, 10:00 AM February 17 Shabbat morning service, 10:00 AM Luncheon (organized by Becca) at temple following the service; Adult Discussion at temple, following the luncheon February 18 Sunday morning Family School with Rabbi, 10:00 AM March 16 VISITORS SERVICE (Rabbi meets with visitors at 6:30; Service begins at 7:30) March 17 Family School with Rabbi, 10:00 AM March 17 Adult Hebrew with Rabbi, noon Group Oneg for Visitors Service March 17 PURIM PARTY details to come Dinner with rabbi Friday night: April 6 CONGREGATIONAL SEDER details to come April 7 Family School with Rabbi, 10:00 AM April 7 Adult Hebrew with Rabbi, noon Dinner/Discussion Saturday night: May 11 Shabbat service, 7:00 PM May 12 Bar Mitzvah Service for Phillip Glenn details to come June 8 Shabbat service, 7:00 PM June 9 Family School with Rabbi, 10:00 AM June 9 Adult Hebrew with Rabbi, noon July 20 Shabbat service, 7:00 PM July 21 Bar Mitzvah Service for Gabriel Intriligator details to come Oneg: Dinner with rabbi Friday night: Dinner/Discussion Saturday night: Oneg: Dinner with rabbi Friday night: Dinner/Discussion Saturday night: Oneg: Dinner with rabbi Friday night: Dinner/Discussion Saturday night: 8