The Bulletin Adat Chaim s News Source November 2013 Owings Mills, Maryland Cheshvan/ Kislev 5774 From The Presidents Desk My wife & I had the good fortune to spend several days at the conference held in downtown Baltimore by the United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism a Centennial. The articles appearing in the Jewish Times does not begin to cover the depth of the conversations which took place at the convention both in the plenary talks and the individual workshops. With Rabbis, Presidents of Synagogues and highly motivated team leaders from across the USA and Canada our conversations commenced covering assorted topics about recapturing the spirit of Judaism in our various communities. Like politics there are various opinions and shade of beliefs. Throughout the conference the message was clear to find and create paths that will lead people back to the synagogue and provide new opportunities to have synagogues which flourish. The focus of the objective is to find commonality and not create labels that divide and alienate individuals. My wife and I heard testimony after testimony regarding synagogues who faced the very real threat of shutting their doors across the country. These organizations were fivefold larger than our institution with heavy legacy expenses. This fate was reversed by taking on engagement of the community, creating an atmosphere that was inclusive and sensitive to the community and taking a new look at historical strategies that had not been working. It takes real courage to change. Our congregation is blessed with individuals who have remained committed and It is reflective in the contribution and support mirrored in the High Holiday pledges. On behalf of the Board I want to thank the following congregants: Alperin Bober Elishewitz Heasley Korba Miller Raith M.Satisky G. Stern A. Weksberg Ament Boteach Frager Helsel Litofsky Mzhen Reamer Schoen J.Stern B.Weksberg Asher Bridge Gold Katz Marcus Newman Rosen Seidman Teichman Wesalo Blaustein Cohen Goldvarg Kohn Meier Posner D. Satisky Snyder A. Weksberg Wolf and the Sisterhood Which allowed us to reach pledges in excess of $ 15,400 against a budget of $ 12,000. We are truly appreciative of this level of support. Please check your synagogue announcements for the next general meeting which will happen within a few weeks and let us share our plans to move forward. Shalom, Art President Adat Chaim 1
Adat Chaim Synagogue Pleasant Hill Center 10989 Red Run Boulevard, Suite 109 Owings Mills, MD 21117 410-833-SHUL (7485) adatchaim18@juno.com Officers Art Wolf, President awolf2@umbc.edu 443-841-4950 Jerry Newman, 2 nd Vice President jsnewm@gmail.com 410-581-7884 Danny Satisky, Treasurer dsat410@gmail.com 410-952-9371 Nancy Heasley, Recording Secretary nth315@aol.com 410-552-9399 Lynn Ruddie, Financial Secretary accbln@aol.com 410-833-7987 The Bulletin accepts all material relevant to the Jewish community in the northwest corridor. To maintain accuracy all information will be accepted by e-mail only. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 18th of each month for the next month s publication. Please contact the synagogue office for all Life Cycle Events. When a birth, illness or death occurs in your family be sure to call the synagogue office at 410-833-7485. We will be able to help you get the support you need, including phone squad announcements to the congregation, coverage for services, meals, visits, rides to the doctor or any other assistance that you might need. Need Information? Adult Education Myra Wittik 410.922.3241 B nei Mitzvah Program Office 410-833-7485 Billing Questions Lynn Ruddie 410.833.7987 Building & Maintenance Office 410-833-7485 Bulletin Office 410-833-7485 Catering and Kiddush Sponsorship Tina Asher 410.526.6484 Facebook Page Wendy Raith 410.876.7602 Giant Certificates Nadine Wolf 443.789.2382 Gift Shop Tina Asher 410.526.6484 Life Cycle Events Office 410.833.7485 Membership Steve Fort 410.526.6448 Mitzvah Cards Janet Korba 410-833-0570 Sisterhood Mitzvah Cards Harriet Meier 410.833.8822 Publicity Committee Vacant Ritual Committee Phil Deitchman 410.549.2573 Sisterhood Adrienne Frager 410.526.0681 Webmaster Lynn Ruddie 410.833.7987 No phone calls or e-mails on Shabbat. www.adatchaim.com 2
If your birthday does not appear or you have a correction to what we have, call the office at 410.833.7458 or e-mail us at adatchaim18@juno.com and we will remedy it right away. HAPPY NOVEMBER BIRTHDAY WISHES GO OUT TO: Jeff Stern Lindsay Rosenthal Toby Essrog Ilana Newman Myra Satisky Alvin Bober Natalie Litofsky Phil Deitchman Mark Rosenthal Cathy Litofsky Helen Gold Lori Teichman Tuesday, Nov. 5 th Friday, Nov. 8 th Saturday, Nov. 9 th Thursday, Nov. 14 th Friday, Nov. 15 th Saturday, Nov 16 th Monday, Nov. 18 th Tuesday, Nov. 19 th Thursday, Nov. 21 st Tuesday, Nov 26 th Wednesday, Nov. 27 th Thursday. Nov. 28 th 3
If you have an Anniversary and don t see it in the bulletin, please call the office or e-mail us at adatchaim18@juno.com with your information. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Joanie and Gary Posner Friday, Nov. 1 st 21 st Laurie and Steve Reamer Thursday 21 st 31 st Yahrzeit If you have a Yahrzeit and don t see it in the bulletin or wish to be included on the list for a relative s Yahrzeit, please call the office or send us an e-mail at adatchaim18@juno.com and we will be happy to update our database. YAHRZEIT (Candles should be lit at sundown the night before) Date: Yahrzeit of: Relationship: Friday, Nov. 1 st Rose Levy Mother of Sandra Blaustein Saturday, Nov. 2 nd Sarah Miller Mother of Helen Gold Wednesday, Nov. 6 th Helen Fort Mother of Steve Fort Thursday, Nov. 7 th Leslie Asher Father of Buddy Asher Monday. Nov. 11 th Robert Blaustein Father of Arnold Blaustein Saturday, Nov.16 th Maurice Litofsky Father of Irv Litofsky Sunday, Nov. 17 th William Satisky Husband of Myra Satisky Father of Danny Satisky Monday, Nov. 18 th Sophia Alperin Mother of Harvey Alperin Bessie Meleneck Mother of Diana Grosman Saturday, Nov. 23 rd Dorothy Josephson Mother of Myra Wittik Monday, Nov. 25 th Rose Friedheim Mother of Tina Asher 4
T ZEDAKAH GENERAL SYNAGOGUE FUND Get Well to Janet Korba Nadine and Art Wolf Get well to Myra Satisky Nadine and Art Wolf A plaque has been added to our Yahrzeit wall in honor of Evelyn Metzger Harry Deitchman Saul Elishewitz Sisterhood Sisterhood thanks Marion Freedman for donating her Bingo winnings to Sisterhood Yahrzeits In Memory of David Begelman, nephew of Lori Teichman Lori and David Teichman In Memory of his beloved wife, Irene Deitchman Harry Deitchman, members of his family and dear friends who have left him KIDDUSH SPONSORS Thanks to the following who sponsored Kiddush October 4 th Debbie and Allan Weksberg for their 36th anniversary October 18 th & 19 th Elinor and Saul Elishewitz for their 60 th anniversary and Elinor s birthday October 25 th Tina and Buddy Asher for their anniversary and Tina s 16 th anniversary of her cancer survival Thanks to the following who will be sponsoring Kiddush November 8 th November 15 th November 22 nd Toby Essrog for the Rabbi Essrog Memorial Lecture and Services Cathy and Irv Litofsky in honor of Cathy and Natalie Litofsky s November birthdays Myra Satisky s in honor of her special birthday *If you are interested in sponsoring a Friday or Saturday Kiddush for any occasion please contact Tina Asher at 410.526.6484 to discuss cost and menu choices. She will be happy to help you. 5
It s your roll. Whose turn is it? As games night drew a great crowd, 20 games came to be played. New games to some and old favorites were played. Hot and cold refreshments were provided. A good old fashioned time was had by all. 6
Sisterhood Adrienne Frager, President AdrienneSL@aol.com 410-526-0681 Thanks to Nadine and her committee for putting together the Sisterhood Wine and Cheese Tasting Kick-off event. Everyone present had an enjoyable time while learning about and tasting different types of wines. Adat Chaim Sisterhood is holding a joint book club with the Glyndon Trace Book club on Sunday, November 10 at 7PM at the Gyndon Trace Clubhouse. The book being discussed is The Fate of Others, Rescuing Jewish Children on the French-Swiss Border by Nancy Lefenfeld, who will be there discussing her book, answering questions and showing slides. Please RSVP to Linda Boteach at linda.boteach@gmail.com. 7 Come and shop till you drop at the Sisterhood Holiday Giftique on Wednesday, November 13 th at 7:30PM. Refer to flyer in bulletin for participating vendors. We would love to see you and your friends for a fun evening The Federation of Jewish Women s Organizations of Maryland is holding their next meeting Thursday, November 14 at 9:45AM at Beth Israel. Check their website, http://www.jewishwomensfed.org for more information. Women's League of Conservative Judaism will be holding their Annual Torah Fund event at Adat Chaim this year. It will be held on Sunday, November 17th from 2-4:30PM. See flyer for more information. Bring your family and friends for Bingo on Saturday, November 23. Doors open at 7PM and Bingo starts at 7:30 p.m. Bingo Cards are $15 for 12 games; Specials are $1 per card; there are 5 special games. Mark your calendar for Monday, December 9 which will be our Member Appreciation Dinner. More information will be coming out during the month. Check out our gift shop display which features many items including Sisterhood s new Mitzvah cards which were designed by Joanie Posner. Contact Tina Asher at talkinteeny@verizon.net for purchases. We are mishpachah Join our family Shalom until next month, Adrienne ********************************************************************************************* Continuous Food Drive during our 2013 2014 Membership year Help us fill the shelves at the Reisterstown Community Crisis Center and Sarah s Hope at Hannah More this year. Bring boxed and canned food whenever you come to the synagogue and place the items in the box in the lobby. The items will be divided between the Crisis Center and Hannah More to help support those in need right in our community. A list of suggested and preferred items is on the Sisterhood page of the web site (www.adatchaim.com).
Vendors* Include: Start your Holiday Shopping early Join Adat Chaim Sisterhood and Shop till you drop At our Holiday Giftique Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 7:30 PM Pleasant Hill Center 10989 Red Run Boulevard, Suite 109 Owings Mills, MD 21117 Maryland s finest foods, gifts, local art and, of course, our Best of Baltimore Maryland themed Gift Baskets. We partner with some of region s best local businesses including: Zeke s Coffee and Wockenfuss Candy. Choose from a wonderful assortment of Maryland themed gifts and apparel including officially licensed Baltimore Orioles & Ravens merchandise, Salisbury Pewter, Table Top from Maryland s Best Products Petting Zoo Plush animals, Toys, and much more. Julie Kinn - Mary Kay Consultant - Thank you for giving me the opportunity to bring beauty to you. Together we can personalize a service that fits your needs. You can choose a one on one consultation, a party with a few of your friends, a virtual party, tips and skin care advice. Try before you buy with free samples. I look forward to meeting you. Check out my website at: http://marykay.com/jkinn1 Marie Bohlayer Handmade Jewelry Oogledeeboo has an Etsy page for you to view some of Marie s items. She will have plenty on hand at the Giftique. Check it out: http://www.etsy.com/shop/oogle Tammy Louiselle we will have catalogs available for anyone who wants to place an order. To check out the specials and products, please see Tammy s web page. She is happy to answer any and all inquiries and greatly appreciates your business. www.pamperedchef.biz/tammyloiselle Jaime Reilly PartyLite Consultant PartyLite has a whole line of candles, flameless fragrances, home décor and decorating ideas, as well as seasonings and baked goods mixes by Two Sisters Gourmet. Before the Giftique, take a look at Jaime s website to see what there is to offer: http://www.partylite.biz/sites/jaimereilly Kimberly J. Airing - With Scentsy, you can fill every room with fragrance! Our wide range of beautiful warmers, delicious fragrances, and portable products includes something for every space. See what Kimberly has to offer with the Scentsy line: https://airing.scentsy.us/scentsy/buy/category/1154 Michelle Rosansky from thirty-one is returning this year to provide you with some gift items and practical storage and sorting ideas from the very popular Thirty-One collection. Check out the new Girl on the Go line featuring four innovative collections: Vary You, Suite Success, Free to Be, and Retro Metro. She will have items available for immediate purchase and you can place an order for other items in the catalog. Preview the complete collection of thirty-one items here: https://www.mythirtyone.com/mrosansky *All of our vendors will provide a door prize item and be giving a percentage of sales back to the Sisterhood. Please take this opportunity to support our vendors and Sisterhood at the holiday Giftique. 8 Contact Tina Asher at 410.526.6484 for more information
Bingo Night* Saturday, November 23 2013 Saturday, December 14 2013 Come one; come all for a fun night at the hall; Bring the kids and neighbors and have a ball! We ll have lots and lots of fabulous Bingo treats; And, of course, we ll be cooking up some terrific eats! The date is set and the timing is just right For a fun-filled evening at Adat Chaim s Bingo night So get there on time and don t you be late; We ll be waiting for you and it will be great! Where: Adat Chaim Synagogue Pleasant Hill Center 10989 Red Run Blvd., Suite 109 Owings Mills, MD 21117 Time: 7:30pm; door opens at 7:00pm 9 *Sponsored by the Adat Chaim Sisterhood 12 games for $15.00 5 special games for $1 each All proceeds benefit the Sisterhood
Please send your check for $36 made out to Adat Chaim Sisterhood with Torah Fund Event on the memo line and forward on to Harriet Meir no later than November 7 th. Name Address E-mail Mail check and form to : Harriet Meier 158 Glyndon Trace Drive Reisterstown, MD 21136 10
Reminiscing by Alvin Bober abober@verizon.net November is our preview of wintry weather to come. Still we do have some balmy days with day time temperatures in the 60 s. That occasional snowstorm does occur and we re at the ready with our handy snow shovels. In this past year we have been exposed to antics by our Congress that are unbelievable. As some sages stated, our elected officials think more of their personal gain than the welfare of their country. The stalemate that shut our government down for almost 3 weeks was a shameful act. How can anyone justify such abominable behavior? The cost of the shutdown is estimated to have cost our economy 24 billion dollars. `The tragedy is ongoing. Nothing is really settled. In January we will be faced with the same issue. Will congress act in the same way? Maybe it s time to throw the rascals out. November has Thanksgiving Day. All is not lost,, we have one of the best national holidays this month. T-Day is a warm, family oriented celebration that is focused on home and family. The TV programming of football is a bonus. In our household T-Day is at home. The family assembles at our home along with a variety of guests. In past years we have had students, business acquaintances, girl/boy friends, etc at our table. The big deal is preparing the feast. The centerpiece is a substantial turkey. We slowly roast the bird. Basting it at frequent intervals. No fancy condiments or spice allowed. Plain roasting for hours is the mandate. The side dishes are where we show our ingenuity. Here is where we allow members of the family to demonstrate their skills and imagination. Our son-in-law is a 1 st class apple pie baker. Each year he prepares an outstanding apple pie. Greg has many attributes that make him a very important part of our family, but pie baking puts him in the front of the queue. We always serve gefilte fish and chopped liver as an appetizer. These are alongside of a whole cranberry sauce made from scratch. Carving the turkey is a task assumed by son Jason. Jason is a skilled person who can use tools to the nth degree. It s marvelous the ability he has developed. It s an enjoyable task to help prepare our T-day feast. It only takes 2 or 3 days to get back to normal and the cleanup isn t too horrible. T-day is so important because we open our homes to friends and family and express our thanks for a healthy and happy year. Alvin Bober November 2013 11
Community Outreach Adat Chaim is organizing a special outreach to the community. The aim of this invitational program is to acquaint our congregation with the community. The first program is scheduled for January 24, 2014. The topic that will be explored is personal and home safety. A member of the Baltimore County police department will speak on this subject. Reserve the date, January 24, 2014. Officer Kauffman is a 20 year veteran of the Baltimore County Police Department. For the last 15 years he has been assigned to the Community Outreach Unit. He has received numerous certifications which has enabled Officer Kauffman to be considered an expert in home and personal security. Officer Kauffman has been recognized by the Police Department as well as the community as Officer of the Year on several occasions. He has many close ties within the community due to the fact that he grew up in the Reisterstown area. Officer Kauffman conducts community meetings throughout the area on topics such as: personal security, home security surveys, home security, bullying, Juvenile crime and many other topics. ***************************************************************************************************** Myra Wittik Adult Education Chair We are proud to welcome Rabbi Jan Caryl Kaufman, whose family is 6 th generation Baltimoreans, to Adat Chaim as our guest lecturer for the Annual Rabbi Seymour Essrog Memorial Lecture on November 8 th. Rabbi Kaufman is a Beth T filoh graduate who went on to earn a B.A. from Goucher College, a B.H. I. from Baltimore Hebrew University and a law degree from George Washington University. Rabbi Kaufman spent a good deal of her career in Jewish education. First, she was the associate Hillel Director at University of Md. And then went on to teach and serve as chaplain at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School of Greater Washington. While there, she served as Rabbi at Congregation Kol Ami in Annapolis where she founded the Aleph-Bet Jewish Day School, soon to celebrate its 25 th anniversary. She became the founding principal of Solomon Schechter High School, initially located at the JTS. She spent almost the last two decades as the Director of Special Projects for the Rabbinical Assembly. While there, she coordinated national conferences on issues related to social action and spirituality; the annual Rabbinical Assembly Convention, programs of professional growth and learning for rabbis; developed new liturgical publications; and edited special publications. She was instrumental in the publication of the new Rabbinical Assembly Mahzor, Mahzor Lev Shalem, which she worked on for 12 years until it came out in 2010. The Mahzor has sold well over a quarter of a million copies. After 34 years in the rabbinate, she retired. And now, she is coming to Adat Chaim to treat us to The Secrets of Rabbis -- a treat you won t want to miss. Come and hear this thought-provoking talk and to honor the memory of the late Rabbi Essrog, who we all loved. Until next time, Myra 12
Adat Chaim Synagogue Invites you to The Annual Rabbi Seymour Essrog z l Memorial Lecture DATE: NOVEMBER 8, 2013 TIME: SPEAKER: TOPIC: 7:30 P.M. RABBI JAN CARYL KAUFMAN THE SECRETS OF RABBIS Oneg Shabbat Following Services The Annual Lecture series was established by Toby Essrog to perpetuate her husband s commitment to Torah & Jewish education. 13
Attention Giant, Safeway and Food Lion Customers in Westminster. Giant gift cards are available in denominations of $10, $25, $50 and $100. Adat Chaim receives 5% of each gift card purchased. Giant gift cards may also be used at Martins Did you know that Safeway has a program that will turn groceries into dollars for our shul? It is really easy to do once you have a Safeway 2. Card. Do you already shop at Food Lion? Follow these easy steps if you have a Safeway card: 1. Log onto www.escrip.com. Select Safeway. 3. Follow their instructions! Updated information for Food Lion Go onto www.foodlion.com. Click on Good Neighbors on the left side of the page. Then click on In the Community, and then Lion Shop and Share. You can then register your card with Adat Chaim. If you have any questions about these programs or want to order Giant cards, please contact the synagogue if you are interested. NEW INCOME STREAM FOR ADAT CHAIM FROM AMAZON Please go to Adat Chaim's new Facebook page and "like it". Once there, below our logo at the top of the page under Religious Organization, you will see the following link: http://tinyurl.com/shopadatchaim. You can use this link to purchase any product offered by Amazon. The Shop Adat Chaim link can also be found on the Home Page of our website*. The best part is that, if you go to Amazon through either of these links, Amazon will donate a percentage of the purchase price to Adat Chaim! You will receive the quality Amazon product, at the same low price you expect, and Adat Chaim, receives a donation. That's a blessing for everyone. For questions about the program, please contact Adrienne Frager at adriennesl@aol.com *You can log on to our website www.adatchaim.com and on the HOME page click the link: Shop Adat Chaim. 14
Chanukah Bring your family and Come celebrate with your extended family Friday, November 29, 2013 Dairy Meal 6:30pm Shabbat services 7:30pm led by Rabbi Jerry Seidler Reservations required by Monday, Nov, 25 th call the Shul office 410-833-7485 Adat Chaim Synagogue A generous donation was 10989 Red Run Blvd. made by a congregant that Suite 109 makes it possible for this Owings Mills, MD dinner to be free of charge. 15
~ November 2013 ~Cheshvan /Kislev Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 9:30AM Toldot 3 4 5 6 7 8 Services 7:30PM 9 9:30AM Vayetzer 10 Joint Book Club 7PM Glyndon Trace Clubhouse The Faith of Others by Nancy Lefenfeld. Come meet the author 17 Women s League Torah Fund Event 2PM 11 12 13 Sisterhood Holiday Giftique 7:30PM 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 Rabbi Essrog Memorial Lecture and Services 7:30PM Services 7:30PM Birthday Shabbat 16 9:30AM Vayishlach 23 9:30AM Vayeshev 24 25 26 27 28Thanksgiving Services 7:30PM 29 Chanukah Family Dinner 6:30PM Bingo 7:30PM 30 9:30AM Miketz 1 st night Chanukah 2 nd night Chanukah Services 7:30PM 3 rd night Chanukah 4 th night Chanukah 16
~ December 2013 ~ Kislev/Tevet 1 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 3 4 5 6 7 9:30AM Vayigash 5 th night Chanukah 6 th night Chanukah 8 9 Sisterhood Member Appreciation Dinner 6:30PM 7 th night 8 th night Chanukah Chanukah 10 11 12 13 Services 7:30PM 14 9:30AM Vayechi 15 16 17 18 Book Club at Myra Wittik s, Harry Lipkin, Private Eye by Barry Fantoni 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 Services 7:30PM Services 7:30PM Birthday Shabbat Bingo 7:30PM 21 9:30AM Shenot 28 9:30AM Vaera Services 7:30PM 29 30 31 Notes: 17