Tikvat IsraelBULLETIN

MAY-JUNE 2014IYAR-SIVAN-TAMMUZ 5774

Volume 7 ■ Number 5

WEEKLY RELIGIOUSSERVICES

Monday 6:45 a.m. 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

Thursday 6:45 a.m. 7:30 p.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m.

Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 p.m.

Shabbat 9:30 a.m.

Sunday 9:00 a.m. 7:30 p.m.

Services also held at Shiva houses as needed. Morning service times may change for Rosh Hodesh, minor fasts and national holidays. Watch e-mail for notifications.

CANDLELIGHTING TIMES

May 2 7:46 p.m.

May 9 7:52 p.m.

May 16 7:59 p.m.

May 23 8:05 p.m.

May 30 8:10 p.m.

Jun 6 8:15 p.m.

Jun 13 8:19 p.m.

Jun 20 8:21 p.m. Jun 27 8:22 p.m.

SHABBAT MINCHA May 10 7:30 p.m.

‘UNLEAVENED’ BUT PURELY ENTERTAINING Cantor Rochelle Helzner (left), shown here performing with her sister Robyn, a professional folk singer, orchestrated a delightful mix of personal stories about Jewish roots and discovery and imaginative songs at “Tales of the Unleavened,” the annual Tikvat Israel Cantor’s Concert on March 30. You can read about highlights of the 90-minute show along with an array of event photos on pages 6 and 7. A complete list of the event’s sponsors appears on page 17. (Photo by Sari Wright)

What’s Inside This Issue? ¾ Ahead on the Horizon. Your co-presidents lay out what is coming down

the road for the shul and invite you to show up at the congregational meeting on June 8 to learn more. See page 3.

¾ Personalized Instruction Debuts. Tikvat Israel regains control of its religious education program this fall with a distinctive format that matches instructional delivery to the particular learning needs of each student and the religious education goals of the student's parents. Read all about it on page 5.

¾ The Mailman Delivers. Read a set of letters by congregants on page 9.

¾ Funds for Our Future. Tikvat Israel has created a a long-term investment program, enabling congregants to make significant tax-deductible contributions to support the long-term viability of Tikvat Israel. Read the details on page 10.

¾ What’s With the Trucks? It should make an unusual sight on May 18 when the synagogue parking lot is occupied by a PEPCO cherry picker, a fire truck, an ambulance, a SWAT armored vehicle, a stretch limousine and even a snow plow (that’s presumably been retired for another year). Curious? Check out page 11.

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TIKVAT ISRAEL DIRECTORY

Synagogue OfficePhone 301-762-7338Fax 301-424-4399

RabbiDavid L. Abramsondlabramson@comcast.net ext. 115

CantorRochelle Helznerrhelzner@gmail.com ext. 116

Rabbi EmeritusHoward D. Gorin

Cantor EmeritusMark Levi

Co-PresidentsRodney Mathesonrodmatheson@hotmail.comJonathan Solomonjsnsssrs@verizon.net

Executive DirectorSam Freedenbergsam@tikvatisrael.org ext. 111

Office StaffAnita Greenwaldanita@tikvatisrael.org ext. 110Debbie Segaldebbie@tikvatisrael.org ext. 126

Early ChildhoodMichelle Sobel, Directormichelle@tikvatisrael.org ext. 120301-251-0455

Youth & Family Programming Lynn Berk, Directorlberk@comcast.net ext. 118

Bulletin EditorJay P. Goldmanjgoldman@aasa.org

Contributing EditorsFelicia R. BlackBetty FishmanNancy Matheson

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Newsletter PrinterUniversal Printing

2200 Baltimore Road Rockville, MD 20851www.tikvatisrael.org

Food Donations for the HungryOn their way into the social hall for this year’s Cantor’s Concert, members of Tikvat Israel generously contributed about 50 bags of food to be donated to Manna Food Center, a Gaithersburg-based non-profit that fights hunger in Montgomery County. Larry Cohen and Debby Berlyne of the Social Action Committee collected the foodstuffs. (Photo by Jeff Bernstein)

Shul Shorts Volunteer Appreciation Brunch

Tikvat Israel’s officers will host the 2nd annual Volunteer Appreciation Brunch on Sunday, June 29, in the social hall to express their thanks to the many members of the congregation whose devotion to TI makes possible the many religious, cultural and social activities afforded us as members.

In the coming weeks, committee chairs will be asked to provide the names of their active volunteers. Invitations to the brunch will be mailed in early June.

Recycling OptionsDo you have used printer cartridges or old cell phones?  You can help Tikvat Israel and

the environment at the same time by bringing these items in to the shul office. TI staff can turn these items into cash to support our programs.

Tribute Set for Youth DirectorA tribute to TI's long-time youth and family programming director, Lynn Berk, is

set for Sunday, June 1. She is relinquishing her role at the end of June as a result of restructuring. Tribute details will be announced soon in issues of B'Kesher.

Read Lynn's farewell column on page 8.

The Ease of Kitchen Signup Your volunteer service is needed to sustain the Shabbat morning Kiddush. Sign up

online to help with setup and/or cleanup at this site: http://tinyurl.com/n6vlpao.

Order Tickets for Washington Nationals GameJoin your friends and fellow congregants during a day at the

ballpark.Tikvat Israel’s Women’s Network has purchased a block of

tickets for the Washington Nationals game against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, June 22. Game time is 1:35 p.m.

Order tickets for $29 each by mailing a check payable to the Women’s Network to Rebecca Salon at 9513 Ocala St., Silver Spring,

Md. 20901. Contact her at rsalon@verizon.net with questions.

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PRESIDENTS' REPORT

Moving Forward...One Step at a TimeBY RODNEY MATHESON AND JONATHAN SOLOMON, TI CO-PRESIDENTS

It can be hard to take measured steps when you long to run. This is how we feel about the future of our congregation. However, we now feel as if we are making strides and are happy to report some notable results of these efforts.

We have spent several years collecting input from many of you. You have participated in focus groups, completed surveys and served on sub-committees and task forces. So, you may be wondering, was all that information dumped and forgotten? No way! Your Board of Directors has taken your input, gathered addi-tional demographic data and gained the support of our clergy. As a result, we will be implementing several new innovative services to our members.

As we write this column, three key documents are being polished for presentation to Tikvat Israel members. The board will use these documents to drive our plans, decisions, and invest-ments of efforts and funds. What are these documents, you ask? Tikvat Israel’s mission statement, our vision and our core values. And you helped to write them!

We created these documents based on your responses to surveys and your participation in focus groups. More than 150 congregants met in 12 focus group sessions. We are very excited about how the resulting documents clearly represent who we are and where we want to go. We will be sharing these documents with you after Passover and then present them for your approval at an upcoming congregational meeting. Stay tuned for more information!

Speaking of meetings, we have two other issues to share with you “up close and personal.” One meeting (which will have taken place by the time you read this) will provide more details and a Q&A opportunity related to our recent announcement about the exciting new plans for our youth. As we stated in the letter distributed to the congregation, we are bringing the religious instruction of our children back to Tikvat Israel and doing so in an innovative manner.

Based on parent input, outside sources including the Pew Report and USCJ presentations on effective programming, and the aforementioned three documents, we have produced a dynamic educational package that incorporates the fun of a camp-type experience, integration with youth-group programming, engaging optional Shabbat offerings, differentiated instruction based on a child’s ability level, and, for those in grades 3-7, teaching by qualified instructors. 

Students enrolled in a Jewish day school will benefit from the education program as they will be offered opportunities to explore areas of specific interest to them. 

Programs of this nature have proven effective in other parts of the country but have not previously come to this area. Our syna-gogue will be positioned to provide a unique program that will

truly distinguish us from schools at other local synagogues. The result will be children who learn in an engaging, meaningful and effective way under an instructor’s supervision.

A job announcement for our new director of youth education and activities already has been posted -- and the search is on! This unique position eliminates our existing youth and family director post. Lynn Berk has ably filled this position for nine years. We greatly appreciate all she has done -- not only to foster our children's development and enjoyment, but also in the many ways she has supported our entire congregation. We will honor her on June 1.

The second topic to cover at a meeting is no surprise. It is nearly time for our annual budget meeting. An operating budget will be presented to the congregation for approval. Lots of good news here – our outstanding Early Childhood Center is solidly “in the black.” Also, we haven’t had to use our line of credit, and our treasurer is predicting we will finish this year with a small surplus.

Next year’s budget will be discussed and voted on at the June 8 congregational meeting. (Watch B’Kesher for meeting time.)

Another important purpose of holding a congregational meet-ing is to get your input regarding the prospect of starting a rabbi search for a potential hire in 2015-16. In the meantime, we will ask the congregation to approve employing Rabbi David Abramson to lead us in prayer, learning and reflection for 2014-15.

Why do a search? There are multiple reasons. Many of you have reminded us that the plan was to conduct an interim search that would be followed by a full search process. In contrast to the local search we undertook in 2012, our upcoming process will consider qualified candidates beyond our immediate geographic area

These are exciting times for Tikvat Israel. Please come to the congregational meetings. We encourage you to send us e-mail with your thoughts and suggestions, or you can sit down with a board member and let him or her know what you think.

Join us in writing the next exciting chapter in Tikvat Israel’s history.

Window to Our Future: June 8Those attending the June 8 congregational meeting will

have a vista to the synagogue’s near term and longer horizon. (See B’Kesher for time.)

Congregants will consider the synagogue’s $1.2 million budget for FY ’15 developed by the TI board of directors.

In addition, the agenda will include a presentation on the

board‘s stance about a possible rabbi search in 2014-15 and a chance for congregants to provide input on what the search should consider. The board’s newly developed vision, mission statement and core values documents also will be discussed.

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FROM THE RABBI

Sounds of Dialogue Still ResonateBY RABBI DAVID L. ABRAMSON

THE RABBI’S IN-SHUL SCHEDULERabbi Abramson will officiate at

Tikvat Israel Shabbatot on May 9-10, May 23-24, June 6-7 and

June 27-28.His schedule also includes:

• an adult study session on Saturday, June 7, at 1 p.m.

• Shabbat Youth Lunch & Learn (grades 7-8), on Saturday, May 10, at 1 p.m.

• Mincha, se’udah sh’lishit, study session, Ma’ariv, Havdalah on Saturday, May 10, starting at 7:30 p.m.

Three and a quarter millen-nia ago, the Israelites stood at the foot of a desert mountain and participated in a mysterious event that resonates in our collec-tive soul even today.

Even from this vague descrip-tion, you may be able to tell that I’m referring to the revelation at

Mt. Sinai, seven weeks after the Exodus from Egypt, which we commemorate on the holiday Shavuot.

We often picture the Israelites standing passively at the foot of the mountain, while God and Moses participate in the dramatic events at the top of the mountain. But notice above that I wrote, “participated in an event,” rather than “witnessed an event.” As Jewish tradition conceives of it, what happened at Mt. Sinai were really two events: mattan Torah, God’s giving the Torah, and kab-balat Torah, Israel’s receiving the Torah. Both God and Israel were active participants. Rather than being a divine monologue, the revelation at Mt. Sinai was a dialogue between God and Israel.

What do these thoughts have to do with us, so many thousands of years after our ancestors stood at that desert mountain?

One lesson, I think, is the importance of activity instead of pas-sivity. The Israelites were active at Mt. Sinai; they were involved. They didn’t just stand on the sidelines as God and Moses “did their thing.” The Israelites were part of the process, part of the divine-human dialogue, part of the great drama of Mt. Sinai.

And there’s the challenge for us -- to be active in the Jewish community, involved in the adventure of Jewish life, participants in the ongoing divine-human dialogue.

May the holiday of Shavuot, the holiday that commemorates the mysterious event at Mt. Sinai, the holiday in which the echoes of that divine-human dialogue still can be heard, challenge each of us to discover the sound of that dialogue still resonating in our souls.

Cantor’s CornerBY CANTOR ROCHELLE HELZNER

Kabbalat Shabbat with Instruments

The next “KS with I” services will be held on May 16 and June 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Flax Library. A pre-service reception sponsor is needed for May. Our June sponsors are Nancy and Rod Matheson (in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary) and Judy Stern and Uzi Ben -Ami (in honor of the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Nomi).

Boker Ohr ServiceThis service led by Cantor Helzner with assistance from per-

cussionists Jason Walker and Dan Black will be held on  Shabbat morning on May 3 from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.   in the Flax Library. It is a musical and spirited early morning service.

At the conclusion of Boker Ohr, participants are invited to join the rest of the congregation in the sanctuary for the Torah service. 

Nishmat Kol ChaiFacilitated by Rabbah Arlene Berger with help from con-

gregants, this Shabbat morning service includes traditional and non-traditional prayers, chanting, percussion, dance and a Torah discussion. This service will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on June 7 in the Flax Library.

Family Shabbat ServiceIntended for families with children 8 and under this service

will take place on May 10 and June 14 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.   Join us in Room 13 for an  Interactive Shabbat Morning Service, led by Janaki Kuruppu and Michelle Sobel, followed by an ice cream kiddush in the social hall.

Drama on Shabbat by KidsOn Shabbat morning, May 31, Tikvat Israel kids are invited

to  prepare a presentation to be performed at the kiddush. The presentation, directed by Jeff Smith and Robin Lempert, will be rehearsed during services on that Shabbat and will include props and costumes. Children should meet in the social hall promptly at 10 a.m.

Shavuot at Tikvat IsraelThe holiday of Shavuot, the time of our receiving of

the Torah, begins Tuesday evening, June 3, to Thursday night, June 5. The schedule of services, study and cel-ebration are being planned and will be announced shortly.

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TI Launches Personalized Student Learning Program in Fall BY ELISSA SCHWARTZ AND JEFF SMITH, CO-CHAIRS, RELIGIOUS SCHOOL/YOUTH PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE

Once every morning and once every night, we are commanded to read the Sh’ma, perhaps the most seminal prayer in our liturgy. In the first paragraph we read, “These words which I command you this day you shall take to heart. You shall diligently teach them to your children.”

The question we can ask ourselves is who is the “you”? On one level, it can easily be argued that “it” is the parents who are required to teach their children, but we believe in a broader mean-ing, as well.

The community has a responsibility to its children. Further reading into the passage reveals that we are not only to teach our children, but we are to take it to heart.

With that in mind, Tikvat Israel, as part of its strategic plan-ning process, has determined it is time to restructure our youth programming, to take it even more to heart.

For more than a decade, youth education and youth program-ming have been managed through separate departments and separate directors within the synagogue. Additionally, the goals of the two separate functions were not always aligned.

Recognizing this situation during our multi-year strategic planning, the TI board of directors has developed a solution. From this point forward, the two divisions will be merged. A full-time director will be hired to manage the operations of our religious school and our youth programming.

Although we are working out the details of the new func-tion, several design elements will be put in place over the coming months.

Religious school will operate at Tikvat Israel for all of our chil-dren starting in September. We have designed a model that allows flexibility on where, when and how the teachers and students interact. In some cases, it may be a traditional classroom setting. In other cases, two students may work with one teacher. The schedule will be dictated by the individual learning needs of the children as determined by parents, educators and administrators.

The program will use a curriculum aligned to personal needs of the children, and they will progress through the learning elements at a pace that best fits them. Most importantly, learning goals will be established for each student, and twice a year the director will lead a formal meeting involving the teacher and the family to assess the progress toward those goals.

In addition, weekly programming will take place throughout the year on Shabbat and other days to bring the children in vary-ing age groups together to help build cohesion and increase social interaction. Our goals are to not only help our children learn what it means to be Jewish, but to give them the opportunity to do so with existing friends and the chance to make new ones.

We understand this is a different model of religious school than most of us experienced as students or as a parent. But different can be better. Individualized learning has been used to teach children for years, particularly those who have the greatest challenges. We

are seeing, this form of teaching in many different environments. In fact, Joshua Starr, superintendent of schools in Montgomery County, in his Feb. 24 memo to the school board, references the importance of alternative designs to traditional education. He stresses, “Effective alternative schools provide individualized learning plans for all students.”

We are seeing a shift today away from traditional classroom models into alternative designs for teaching at the individual student level. Given the number of students available to enroll at Tikvat Israel, this new model that focuses on individualized learning and instruction makes the most sense, both financially and educationally.

We are excited about the new path forward, and we are confi-dent this change will have positive impact on our children. As it states in the final paragraph of the Sh’ma, “Remember the mitzvot.”

Let’s all work to together to ensure Tikvat Israel excels at the mitzvah of teaching our children.

TI’s Budding Thespians Shine at Shabbat Theater

BY SALLY KRAM, CHAIR, TI ADULT EDUCATION COMMITTEE

When is ham OK in the shul? When it is on stage at the Tikvat Israel Shabbat Theater for Kids program.

Some of TI’s most gifted performers participated in the 2nd edition of this new program in

late March directed by congregants Robin Lempert and Jeff Smith. Performing in “Just Try it God!” were several of TI’s finest youth actors exploring in a dramatic fashion the themes of the Exodus story.

The program welcomes any children who want to partici-pate while their parents are in Shabbat service. The kids work with the directors on some “theatrical” warm-up exercises and games to get everyone flexible and in the spirit. The children then perform some vocal exercises so their voices can be heard in the back row (which on March 29 was some distance from the stage as many chairs were already set up for the Cantor’s Concert.) Each student was then given a part and ran through the play using props and costumes on hand. With some musical improvisation from some of the older players (notably, Micah Cowan), “Just Try-it God” was an unqualified smash for the Shabbat kiddush audience.

The cast consisted of: Adina Schwartz as God; Maya Smith as Aaron; Aviva Kram as Moses; Aviva Pollack as Pharoah; Sarah Meiselman as the Burning Bush. The narrators were Sara Black, Sophia Kram and Hannah Smith. Playing the Israelites/Egyptians were Asher and Maya Grossman, Sadi and Junet Rabin and Elie Pollack. Junet Rabin also played a sheep.

Maiyan Suskin helped with set design.The next Shabbat Theater is planned for May 31.

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‘Unleavened’ Unleashes Joy at Cantor’s ConcertBY JAY P. GOLDMAN, TI BULLETIN EDITOR

“If you missed tonight’s concert, then you really blew it! People will be talking about it for a long time.”

That was Co-President Jonathan Solomon’s dramatic reaction in the immediate aftermath of this year’s Cantor’s Concert on March 30 at Tikvat Israel.

The 90-minute program in the social hall was a musical and literary delight, the weaving of beautiful music and touching (and all true) short personal stories delivered by some genuinely talented stage communicators.

Titled “Tales of the Unleavened,” the show “proved once again,” as Solomon put it, that Cantor Rochelle Helzner “boldly goes where no cantor has gone before.” The event serves as the biggest fundraising event on the synagogue’s 12-month calendar.

The program opened with a singing seder plate before launch-ing into the first of six tales with Jewish themes shared by a series of crafty story tellers, including TI’s own Shelly Goldin. She led off the array by delivering delightful details of the Passover prepara-tions in her family home in New York City during her youth. This meant coping with the smell of beets fermenting in the family’s den in the leadup to the holiday for her mother’s borscht and the serving of soup first to all the men around the table.

She was followed by attorney Daren Firestone, who detailed his time at a mikvah in a Hasidic community in Israel, where he was paired in the frigid pool with a fellow named Big Mo. Amy Saidman, artistic director at Speakeasy DC, the organization that

manages the storytellers, mixed a tale of an AISH  speed dating event at a U Street restaurant with her time as a 19-year-old on an Orthodox kibbutz in Israel.

Adam Ruben, a program host on cable’s Science Channel, shared his personal adventure as a Reform Jew participating on the Princeton evangelical student group’s ski trip. Neda Ulaby, a cultural news reporter for National Public Radio, detailed how she often is mistaken by others as being Jewish when she always assumed her father to be Syrian and her mother Irish – only to learn in graduate school that her biological father was a Jewish man with whom her mother had a brief affair.

The final tale teller, John Donvan, an ABC News correspon-dent, described his current home life as a non-Jew married to a Jew and raising his children as Jews. “I’m a minority in my own household,” he quipped.

Musical interludes between the stories featured the cantor and her sister Robyn, a professional folk singer, and her father Manny Helzner, delivering an expressive Yiddish folk number. Marcia Bronstein and Dan Black accompanied on piano and drum, respectively.

Following the show, patrons were treated in The Gudelsky Lobby to tables of delectable finger desserts (all kosher for Passover) prepared by congregants Larry Gorban and Bonnie Cowan.

The concert coordinator was Mary Wagner. More than 300 people attended the show.

Above left, the full concert cast of story tellers and musicians on stage.

Above right, some of more than 300 concert attendees.

At left, a Singing Seder Plate opened the show with performers, from left, Rochelle Helzner, Susan Meiselman, Manny Helzner, Robyn Helzner, Ari Goldbloom-Helzner and Jason Schwartz. (Photos by Sari Wright)

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Concert coordinator Mary Wagner (left) with Susan MeiselmanUSY teens distributing the concert programs

Manny Helzner singing a Yiddish folk number

Cantor Helzner, Sarah Fishman and Robyn Helzner collaborating on “Gesher”

TI’s own story teller Shelly Goldin Attendees enjoying a post-concert dessert array

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YOUTH GROUP CALENDARSUSY

Sun., May 4      Tye Dye T-Shirt FundraiserFri./Mon., May 23/26  Seaboard Region Spring ConventionSun., June 1       USY Chapter Elections                              

KadimaSun., May 4     Tye Dye T-Shirt FundraiserSat., May 10     7th & 8th Grade Shabbat Lunch

with Rabbi Sun., May 11    Trip to Sky Zone, Columbia

MacharSun., May 4     Tye Dye T-Shirt FundraiserSun., May 18    Trip to Laser Tag, Gaithersburg

BonimSun., May 4    Tye Dye T-Shirt FundraiserSun., May 18    Picnic & Mini Golf, Boehr Park

YOUTH CORNER

My Fond FarewellBY LYNN BERK, DIRECTOR, YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMMING

This is the last column I wi l l be writing for the Tikvat Israel Bulletin. I will be leaving the synagogue as of June 30.

Nine year s i s a long time to be involved in the life of an organization. When I came to TI, there was not much of a youth department, but over the years,

B o n i m , M a c h a r , Kadima and USY grew

into strong groups producing youth involved in our congregation, in Seaboard Region Kadima and USY and on the national level.

Our department grew to include family programming and some adult programming. Our kids and families shared good times at Youth Shabbats, overnight programs, outdoor movie parties, Shabbat afternoon game days, Christmas Day Chinese food and movies, Purim carnivals, Sukkah decorating and so much more.

Children who were in USY when I started are now out of college, leading successful careers, and some are even married, Children who were 8 year olds and entering Machar during my first year at Tikvat Israel now are juniors in high school. I have shared so much with them, watched them grow and mature, participated in their simchas, helped to develop their leadership skills and watched them grow into menschs.

Along with the kids came their families, parents who served on the Youth Committee, who stepped up to volunteer at our many events and who welcomed me into their lives and families.

I hope to continue to be involved with TI families, to be invited to share in their simchas and just be a part of their everyday lives. Tikvat Israel will always hold a special place in my heart. I will truly miss you all.

Lynn Berk will step down after nine years managing youth activities. (Photo by Amy Matathias)

12 Recognized at Graduate ShabbatTikvat Israel will hold Graduation Shabbat on May 31 to

recognize newly minted collegiate graduates and high school graduates. A kiddush in their honor will follow services.

The college graduates are Miriam Bachman, Boston University; Marnina Cowan (master’s in public health), Boston University; Jeremy Herschel Ehrlich, Duquesne University; Sam Kott, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Daniel Meiselman, Frostburg State University; Rachel Plafker, University of Maryland; and Amy Schaffman, College of William and Mary.

The high school graduates are Gabrielle (Gabby) Brooks, Lenny Fobe, Daniel (Danny) Hoffman, Rebecca (Becca) Matathias and Emma Laine Renteria.

B’nai Mitzvah Set for May at TIAviva Pollack and Jacob Mannes will become b’nai mitzvah on

May 24 and May 26, respectively.

Aviva is the daughter of Dalit Baranoff and Joshua Pollack. She has a younger brother, Elijah (better known as Elie), who is 8. She is a 7th-grader at the Jewish Day School. Her personal interests are art (mainly drawing, digital art and ceram-ics), singing and animals.

Jacob is the son of Sonia Castillo and Aaron Mannes. He has a sister Eliana, 10. He is a 7th grader at the Jewish Day School. Personal interests are running for middle school team, reading, root-ing for the Baltimore Ravens, watching “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” and playing dominoes.

Jacob’s bar mitzvah project will be helping people with Alzheimer’s or cleaning Rock Creek Park.

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SISTERHOOD

Upcoming: Baseball and Book Group

BY REBECCA SALON, TI WOMEN’S NETWORK COORDINATOR

On May 17, the talented women of Tikvat Israel will lead Shabbat services for our annual Women’s Network Shabbat. Please join us. If you want to play a role in services on that Shabbat, just let us know.

Our last book group will be held on Wednesday, June 18, at 8 p.m. after evening minyan. We will be discussing One Thousand

White Women: The Journal of May Dodd by Jim Fergus in the Flax Library. We hope you can join us and that you’ll help us plan for next year.

  On Sunday, June 22, the Women’s Network will sponsor its

3rd annual outing to the Washington Nationals. This year, we will see the Nats play against the Atlanta Braves at 1:35 p.m. Tickets are $29 each – same price as last year. We have a block of tickets in the infield gallery.

To reserve tickets to the game, please email Rebecca Salon at rsalon@verizon.net and mail a check to 9513 Ocala St., Silver Spring, Md. 20901 or leave your check off at the TI office made out to Tikvat Israel Women’s Network.

Nationals Park is easily accessible via public transportation on Metro’s Green Line, the Circulator Bus and several other bus lines. Order extra tickets for your friends and family and enjoy a game with your fellow congregants.

Mazel Tov …to Betty and Cliff Fishman upon birth of a grandson, Jonah

Otto Kurowski, born Feb. 25 to daughter Rebecca and her husband Brian Kurowski.

to Marvin and Paula Kasper upon birth of a grandson, Evan Meyer Kasper, born in March to son Daniel and his wife Kathleen Kasper.

to Roni and Bob Silverstein upon birth of a granddaughter, Yael Rose, born to daughter Laura and her husband, Daniel Jontof-Hutter.

to Celia and Len Schuchman upon birth of a grandson, Isaac Carl Schuchman, born Dec. 31 to Ariel and David Schuchman.

to Janice and Robert Balin upon birth of twin granddaughters, Avery Regina and Ella Reese, born Feb. 19 to son Jason and his wife Erica.

TI Mailbox

Concert RavesCantor Helzner's concert was wonderful. Our cantor has such

talent, so it was good to see a large crowd for the wonderful eve-ning! The music and the performers were all outstanding.

Mimi Meltzer

The only predictable things about Cantor Rochelle Helzner's concerts is that they are unpredictable and uniquely wonderful! Kudos to all who were involved with the latest.

Ted Kram

Purim FrivolityIf you weren't at our shul’s Megillah reading in March or were

there but didn't stick around for the after-service "shtick," then you truly missed out. The original Tikvat Israel version of Saturday Night Live was creative, hilarious and just plain wonderful.

Yasher koach to writer/director Fred Wagner and all of those who served as the "Chai Players" (Mary Wagner, Dan Black, Robin Lempert, David Kaminow, Judy Katz, Jimmy Perlmutter, Maya Smith, Hannah Smith, Jeff Smith, Shirley Waxman, Ron Rabin, Nancy Solomon, Sarah Wagner, Cantor Rochelle Helzner, Rabbi David Abramson and Aaron Mannes). The show was a reminder of what a creative and talented membership we have.

And speaking of talented, we are very fortunate to have skilled Megillah readers who are able to chant from the Book of Esther with aplomb and to do so in a highly engaging manner. Yasher koach to Wendy Morrison, Richard Lederman, Jason Levine, Rabbi David Abramson, Danny Bachman, Elliot Cowan, Janaki Karuppu, Mark Schaffman and Susan Apter.

Finally, our thanks to Lynn Berk and her USYers for their menschkeit tzedakah work to give to those in need and to Bonnie Cowan, whose delicious hamentashen ensured that we all left TI with a big smile on our faces.

Richard Nixon and Barak Obama (a/k/a Rod Matheson and Jonathan Solomon)

A Welcoming AttitudeI’d like to thank the Tikvat Israel Community for its warm

Purim day welcome to the families and students of the Sixth and I Chavurah Sunday School. As a member of TI and the educa-

tion director of the Chavurah, I was thrilled to share such an imaginative and heymish celebration as our Purim Family Celebration, puppet show and carnival.

My students can’t wait to come back next year!

Rabbah Arlene Berger

Cantor Helzner (left) and Melissa Apter (rear) with two of Rabbah Arlene Berger’s students during the Purim carnival at TI.

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Tax Savings on Contributions to TI’s Fund for the FutureBY STEVE RAUCHER, TIKVAT ISRAEL TREASURER

Tikvat Israel has created a Fund for the Future, a long-term investment program, whereby congregants and others can make tax-deductible contributions that will support the congregation’s future.

Donations to this fund can be directed to specific activities. For example, investment proceeds of one’s gift can be applied to education programs of TI, or they can be unspecified.

The Fund for the Future annually will release a percentage of the trust’s earnings for the congregation’s targeted use or general operations. The principal of the trust will be invested through a professional management company, enabling the gifts to grow for the shul’s long-term benefit.

While the fund is designed for significant contribution amounts, donations of any amount can be made to Tikvat Israel with significant tax savings, particularly for those of our “senior members.”

If you are 71, or will be 70½ by the end of 2014, you are or will be subject to the Required Minimum Distributions guidelines under federal tax law. These regulations require you to take distributions every year from your Tax Deferred Retirement Accounts (IRA, 401K, 403B, etc.). That mandatory withdrawal becomes part of your Adjusted Gross Income and is subject to regular income tax at your full tax rate. So this is an opportunity to help yourself, to legally avoid some taxes and to help Tikvat Israel all at the same time.

Tax-Free Distributions One provision of the tax code offers older owners of indi-

vidual retirement accounts a different way to give to charity. An IRA owner, age 70½ or over, can directly transfer, tax-free, up to $100,000 per year to an eligible charity, such as Tikvat Israel. This option can be used for distributions from IRAs, regardless of whether the owners itemize their deductions. This is called a Qualified Required Minimum Distribution.

To qualify, the funds must be transferred directly by the IRA trustee to the eligible charity. Distributed amounts then can be excluded from the IRA owner’s income, resulting in lower taxable income for the IRA owner. [Note: If the IRA owner excludes the distribution from income, it cannot also be taken as a charitable contribution deduction on Schedule A.]

Amounts transferred to a charity from an IRA are counted in determining whether the owner has met the IRA’s required minimum distribution. Where individuals have made nondeduct-ible contributions to their traditional IRAs, a special rule treats amounts distributed to charities as coming first from taxable funds, instead of proportionately from taxable and nontaxable funds, as would be the case with regular distributions.

Let’s look at an example, if your synagogue dues/donations are $2,000 and you are in a 25 percent tax bracket, you can save $500 in income tax just by having your IRA trustee send your dues in

directly from your IRA account. In addition, because your state income tax is determined from your federal AGI, you’ll save there as well.

Several other significant benefits stem from using the Qualified Required Minimum Distribution. First, it reduces your reported income, even if you do not itemize. That, in effect, gives you the tax benefit of claiming your charitable deductions without item-izing anything else.

Second, for those of us who do itemize, there are many deduc-tions that are indexed against your adjusted gross income. For example, medical deductions must exceed 7.5 percent of your AGI, miscellaneous deductions must exceed 2 percent, etc. By reducing your AGI, you also reduce the index and have more deductions available on Schedule A. Also, if you are subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax, a decrease in your adjusted gross saves on your tax bill, as well.

Further AdvantagesAnother benefit of reducing your adjusted gross income comes

in the amount you pay for Medicare. Your premium is indexed, based on your Modified Adjusted Gross Income (AGI plus tax exempt earnings). If your MAGI exceeds certain amounts, you are subject to a monthly surcharge on your Medicare premium.

For example, a married couple filing jointly, with MAGI of $170,000 or more will each pay an extra $42 per month for Medicare. Using this example, a senior couple in a 25 percent tax bracket, donating $2,000 to TI with a pre-QRMD MAGI of $170,001 will “save” both the $500 previously referenced plus $1,008 in Medicare surcharges. That makes your synagogue contribution of $2,000 cost you only $492 while the government pays the other $1,508 back to you in tax avoidance.

Therefore, using the Qualified Required Minimum Distribution to donate to TI can directly benefit you, while offer-ing a chance to raise your contribution. And you still come out ahead – what a deal!

For more information on the Fund for the Future, contact Aaron Mannes, fundraising chair, at aaron.mannes@gmail.com or me at sraucher@comcast.net. For information on tax advantages of the QRMD, consult your professional tax adviser or see IRS Publication 590, Individual Retirement Arrangements.

NEWSLETTER ESSENTIALSThe best way to stay informed at Tikvat Israel these days is to

read the weekly electronic newsletter known as B’kesher. When new programs are scheduled or changes must be announced by the professional staff, the e-newsletter is the most effective information source.

If you are not receiving the newsletter at your e-mail address, contact Anita Greenwald in the TI Office.

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Oversized Vehicles Set for Truck Touch May 18

A unique event that allows children to climb aboard their favorite big trucks and vehicles will be held in the Tikvat Israel parking lot from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 18.

Among the vehicles on hand will be a PEPCO cherry picker, fire truck, ambulance, U-Haul truck, SWAT armored vehicle, stretch limousine, tow truck, UPS truck, K-9 vehicle, riding mower and snow plow.

A product marketplace will be conducted at the site as well, featuring more than 15 local vendors selling crafts, jewelry, home goods and personal care products. Vendors include Premiere Designs Jewelry, Scentsy, Dolly Doodle Designs, Silpada, A Little Pop of Color and To Peace Clothing.

This family event also features food, beverages, Kona Hawaiian shaved ice, face painting and a playground. Also McGruff the Crime Dog will be present.

Event organizers said the Truck Touch and Marketplace is an opportunity for the ECC to partner with others in the com-munity, provide a fun learning environment and raise money for programs. 

The cost is $5 per person (cash only). Children 2 and younger will be admitted free. Those attending should park in the Rockville High School lot.

See our website, tikvatisrael.org/ECC, for more information. The event is sponsored by the Tikvat Israel Early Childhood Center.

Congregants Duel on Game Night

Twenty-seven con-gregants attended adult game night in the TI social hall in March where they played ping pong on cleverly jerry-rigged kiddish tables,  mahjong, Texas hold-em poker, Wii sports and Scrabble.

Co-president Jonathan Solomon faced off with vigor against TI Treasurer Steve Raucher in high-stakes games of  Wii bowling and golf. The winner would be tasked with pay-

ing off TI’s budget! (Our investigative reporting staff hasn’t yet learned who now owes a major debt.)

In the photo above, Sara Black (left) considered her next move with Scrabble teammate Jonathan Solomon while Nancy Solomon watched the wordsmithing unfold. The duo were taking on Felicia Black and Dan Matathias in a friendly match.

Play Options for Kids Added to Shabbat Lineup

BY MARTIE ADELMAN, TI VICE PRESIDENT FOR YOUTH AND FAMILY

The theme of all Tikvat Israel programming this year is “Families Within Families.” We especially value family atten-dance at Shabbat services. However, we recognize that children may not be able to sit through an entire Shabbat service in the sanctuary.

The synagogue offers several options for young children on Shabbat mornings, including age-specific services and activities (Mishpacha Shabbat, Junior Congregation and Torah Club) and the Quiet Play area in the rear of the sanctuary.

We now are offering another option -- play supervised by parent volunteers in Room 11 (for children 1-5 years old) and Room 12 (for those 6-11 years old). Each room is stocked with age-appropriate toys, games and books. We hope that parents will share supervisory shifts in these rooms so all can enjoy at least a portion of the Shabbat services in the sanctuary. Children are not allowed to play unattended by an adult in these rooms. Also, children are no longer allowed to play in the Education Wing of the building during Shabbat services. It’s simply not safe.

Speaking of safety, we have posted guidance for play on the playground behind the synagogue. Most importantly, children on the playground must be accompanied by at least one adult at all times. We are refurbishing the playground in front of the building and the same rules will apply to that playground as well.

Congregant Filling Slots on Fall Tour to Israel

Barbara Ridberg reports she still has slots available for travelers on a trip to Israel, Oct. 21 to Nov. 5.

The tour’s theme is Mifgashim u-Mekomot, or Encounters With People and Places. The itinerary includes old/new sites and muse-ums and will be enhanced by many guest speakers, Israeli friends and former colleagues of the Ridberg family.

“I want our travelers not only to love Israel in the 21st century,

but to meet and listen to Israeli friends who continue to enrich our lives since having returned home following their time in the D.C./Rockville area,” Ridberg said.

Several enhancements have been made to last fall’s trip TI members. The 2014 itinerary includes an optional post-trip exten-sion to Petra.

For more information, including costs, contact Ridberg at barbararidberg@gmail.com.

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The Many Facets of PurimTikvat Israel does Purim in style, as shown in these photos by

Amy Matathias and Felicia Black.This year’s program lineup included a hamantachen bake-in; a

wacky sphiel (dubbed “Saturday Night Chai”) following the megil-lah reading; a puppet show and a carnival with guaranteed prizes for young players; and a seudah that featured a playful hypnotist.

Kudos to the many volunteers. Purim Puppet Production: Cast and crew included director Karen Lipsy, set designer and builders Michael Espinoza (ECC parent) and Fran Kline. "Puppet Hospital Doctor" Gail Pressman and puppeteers Tony Freedman, Sandra Schwartz, Rachelle Fobe, Ellen Kaminow, Naomi Baer,

Jeff Baer, Dylan Presman, Neil Kram and Sophia Kram, character voices John Melmed, Susan Meiselman, Becca Matathias, Jerry Schuchman, Helene Kram and Barry Lipsy.

Purim Carnival: Thanks to Kadima, USY and adult volunteers including Amy Matathias, Becca Matathias, Ellen Kaminow, Robin Lempert, Bonnie Cowan and Lynn Berk.

Purim Seudah: Committee members Lynn Berk, Bonnie Cowan, Ian Dubin, Sam Freedenberg, Nancy Goldberg, Avi Guzman, Liza Guzman, Cantor Rochelle Helzner, Rebecca Singer and caterer, Ben Hersh. Clever song lyrics Nancy Goldberg, Judy Katz, Rabbi Abramson, Penina and Sam Freedenberg and John Melmed.

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Early Childhood Center’s Honorable MenschenBY MICHELLE SOBEL, DIRECTOR, TIKVAT ISRAEL ECC

You probably have heard the old story that goes, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?”

“Practice, practice, practice!”

I believe we can ponder the fol-lowing question and come up with

a similar answer. “How does a young child become a mensch?”

At Tikvat Israel ECC, we place great importance on infusing Jewish values into our classrooms. As parents and educators, we want each child to learn to be a mensch. Leo Rosten, in The Joys of Yiddish, said a mensch is “someone to admire and emulate, someone of noble character.” So how do we teach children to be someone of noble character? The seeds are sown in early child-hood and especially in Jewish preschool.

According to Maxine Handelman’s Vision for Conservative Early Childhood Programs distributed by the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, early childhood programs are “the gateway to Jewish life” and the “mitzvot (commandments) and middot (Jewish virtues) are necessary steps on the path to being a mensch (a good person).”

Handelman’s other publications, Jewish Everyday and What’s Jewish about Butterflies? are exceptional resources that offer clear examples of how “Jewish values are a natural part of the early childhood classroom all the time.”

Did you know that Tikvat Israel ECC has a Jewish values curriculum and that we focus on a different kavanah (intention) each month? By simply referring to these Jewish values in Hebrew as we discuss these important concepts with the children, we are strengthening their connection to Judaism. So far this year at the ECC, we have introduced, modeled and practiced the following Jewish (and indeed universal) values: Derech Eretz (the way of the world), Tzedakah (charity), Hachnasat Orchim (welcoming guests), Gemilut Chasadim (Acts of Loving Kindness), Mishpacha (the importance of family) and Sh’mirat Ha Guf (Taking Care of Our Bodies).

Recently, we have added a new “helper job” in our ECC classroom communities, which offers the children additional opportunities to practice being a mensch. We have been empha-sizing the important concept of being a peacemaker or Rodef Shalom. Through Judaic and secular stories, dramatizations of situations in which a peacemaker might be needed in the class-room and guided practice when a conflict arises during play time, the children are engaging in essential prosocial skills that will be of value throughout their lives.

Assuming the role of the Rodef Shalom (peacemaker) is a privilege in the classroom. The children wait expectantly for their turn to be the Rodef Shalom, and they feel a sense of pride when they are able to offer different hands-on tools (such as a peacemak-ing wheel or a peacemaking suitcase) to help their friends solve a problem. Not only do the children resolve their conflicts with the help of a friend, each time a child is the peacemaker or is helped by the rodef shalom, valuable Judaic and social-emotional learn-ing is taking place and all of the children benefit by having more tools in their proverbial toolbox.

When the staff observe a child who is later able to access one of those tools in a similar situation on a different day, we believe we have been successful because we have offered repeated opportuni-ties for children to practice being a mensch.

The name of our Jewish Values curriculum is “Be the Best You Can Bee!” (Our Batya Bee puppet and theme song keeps the lessons kid-friendly and engaging.) As educators, we often check in with the children to see if they are being the best they can be. We may ask them: “Are you making good choices?” or “Are you helping your community?” This helps to give the child the chance to reflect on their own behavior and attitudes and to make changes if necessary.

Note that by encouraging the children to “be the best they can be,” we are setting realistic expectations for each individual child. We are not asking them to be perfect, only to strive to be the best Adam or Eve they can at that moment. We do not need to promote the old notion of achieving “perfection” as in the say-ing “practice makes perfect.” Rather, we can empower children to make good choices, to think for themselves, to learn from their mistakes, to be resilient and, most importantly, to be a mensch!

So how does a young child become a mensch? I would offer a slight spin on the classic response and say this: At Tikvat Israel ECC, we foster Jewish values and provide ongoing opportunities to practice being a mensch. And as I always say, “Practice makes progress!”

The pre-school pupils at Tikvat Israel learn an array of roles during play time, including that of peacemaker, a coveted role in the classroom that leads to a sense of pride. (Photos by Michelle Sobel)

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Tikvat Sports Ticker A roundup of the team sports in which Tikvat Israel fields teams against other synagogues and Jewish youth groups.

Softball Season UnderwayTI is fielding a men’s softball team in the Suburban Maryland

Synagogue League that combines players with Kehilat Shalom in 2014.  The joint squad had its first game washed out by inclement

weather in early March. The team will play doubleheaders on local fields each Sunday morning.

The TI members include Stuart Lempert, Neil Kram, Barry Buchbinder, Dan Matathias, Warren Berger, Ian Dubin and Marc Schneider.

Men’s Basketball WrapupSince the Tikvat Israel men’s basketball team was a little short

this year (pun intended), Coach Warren Berger invited a few guys from Temple Emanuel to play on our team. The new guys were pretty good, but they did almost nothing to reduce the team’s average age, which was among the highest in the league.  

When TI’s young guys, Leor Newman and Brandon Ehrlich, played during college breaks, the team was competitive. On the last game of the regular season, TI played another winless team for an invitation to the playoffs. “In an exciting game, we managed to win by just two points!” Berger said. In the playoffs, TI lost against the top seed.

Top scorers during the year were Newman, Ehrlich and Ken Turner (from Temple Emanuel).

“It was a successful season because no one got hurt -- and we had fun,” Berger said.

Kadima Basketball Nabs FourThe combined Tikvat Israel/B’nai Tzedek Kadima basketball

team won four of seven games this season with three of those wins coming in the last month of the season. The team placed in a tie for 4th in the 10-team league, just missing the playoffs.

Coach Neil Kram recapped the season this way: “We had some talented and scrappy kids on our team, with our guards able to both shoot and penetrate and several players able to make long distance shots.”

However, he noted, “our only height consisted of Isaac Blaker and this made for some tough match-ups against teams with three or four tall guys, as we lost handily to the top two teams and lost a squeaker to Adas Israel, which ultimately kept us out of the playoffs.”

Of the four wins, none was closer than 18 points, and TI won its final game by a whopping 50 points.

“All in all, we had a bunch of good kids on our team and had a fun and successful season,” Kram added.

Members of the Kadima basketball team were, front row from left, Jonathan Gerber, Austin Kaminow (TI), Matthew Penn (attended TI ECC); and second row from left, Matthew Mintz (TI), Teddy Freeman, Daniel Matcha, Jacob Bernstein, Maddie Smith, Isaac Blaker and Sophia Kram (TI). Back row: Coach Neil Kram.

They say cemeteries are for the living. We know this well at the Garden of Remembrance. That’s why we encourage you to consider purchasing a family plot. You may not

think being together for eternity matters, but consider your grandchildren and the generations ahead. When they start wondering about their heritage, it will be easier for them to discover your stories and their history. To learn more, call Sam Freedenberg at 301.762.7338, or visit www.gardenofremembrance.org for more information.

Every plot has a story. For future generations, that is very telling.

11 Years of Caring Service, Eternal Peace and Beauty

New Gallery Contents AheadBY BOBBI GORBAN

After Passover, we hope to have some new art in the Tikvat Israel Gallery and the synagogue lobby.

We are looking forward to reviving the TI Fine Arts Committee and bringing new art to the gallery. The commit-tee will get together soon to create the format, a calendar and other plans. We are blessed to have so many talented artists in our own synagogue as well as throughout the overall Jewish community. We will put out a call for art in the near future.

We thank Art Sites for providing a wonderful and beauti-ful addition to our shul and wish them well. We also thank Gary Rosenthal for the beautiful Judaica that has appeared in the Art Gallery windows and provided some financial sup-port to Tikvat Israel over the past several months.

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FAMILY FAVORITES:

Dairy Lokshen Kugel Editor’s note: In each issue, the Tikvat Israel Bulletin features a favorite family recipe shared by a different congregant. This month’s selection was submitted by Marsha Lyons.

Recipe: Dairy Lokshen Kugel (for a crowd)

Background: “From my childhood through the early 1970’s, I fondly

remember being a part of the Danoff-Rose family circle, a social and charitable group that started with my Bubbi and Zayde, his sister and her husband and other relatives and went on to include their children, grandchildren and their families. There were monthly meetings, an annual dinner/dance, summer picnics and the special yearly Hanukkah get-together. This kugel often appeared at the Hanukkah meeting and my mother passed this family recipe on to me.

“Now that we are a bit more cholesterol and calorie con-scious, I’ve included some alternatives for a ‘healthier’ kugel. The kugel freezes well so you don’t need a crowd to enjoy it.”

Steps:Cook and drain 1 lb. broad egg noodles. (You can use 1/4 lb. more without affecting the creaminess

of the kugel.)Beat together: ¾ cup sugar, 1½ tsp. vanilla, 6 eggs (or use 4 eggs and 4 egg whites).Add 1 pint sour cream (reduced fat is OK); 1 lb. cottage cheese (low fat is OK), ¼ lb. butter, melted.Mix well,Stir in 3 cups of milk (1% or 2% is OK).Pour the mixture over the cooked noodles and then pour

into a greased 11"x16"x2"-inch baking pan. It will seem loose but it will

firm up later.Top with 1 cup crushed corn flakes mixed with 2 tsp. sugar

and 2 tsp. cinnamon.Refrigerate several hours or overnight.Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Bake uncovered for 1½ hours.

For Help: Contact Marsha Lyons

at Mars545@comcast.net or 301-871-8979.

ADULT EDUCATION

Open New Horizons Through Spring Programming

BY SALLY KRAM, TI ADULT EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Spring is a time for newness, so how about exploring some new ideas and new skills?

Join the Adult Education Committee in May for a panel discussion exploring federal and state immigration policy and how the Torah can guide our understanding of the issue. In June, congregant Chuck Chatlynne will lead his popular class on how a camera works for aspiring photographers or anyone with an urge to better appreciate an f-stop.

In addition, the Adult Education Committee is supporting Tikvat Israel’s hosting of Judaic studies scholar Gideon Amir, who has temporarily relocated his classes from the Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum to TI. All three of Amir’s sessions will take place at TI on Sundays through June 8. Visit www.foundjs.org.

Immigration Panel. A panel at 8 p.m. on May 15 at TI on the immigrant experience, consisting of a religious leader, an immigration lawyer and an elected state official, will examine how the Jewish view of “the stranger” is reflected (or contradicted) by recent efforts to change the law in Maryland to ease the path for immigrants.

“Strangers in a Strange Land: Jewish and Secular Views on Immigration” is the name of the program.

What did Moses mean when he said of himself “I was a stranger in a strange land?” What does Jewish law say about the “stranger?” How do these views intersect with the discussion our elected offi-cials are currently having on both the state and federal level about immigration and legal treatment of undocumented immigrants?

Commenting on both positions will be congregant Michael Kabik, chair of the immigration law practice group at Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker. Kabik has been practicing immi-gration law for nearly 20 years. Representing the rabbinical point of view will be TI’s own Rabbi David Abramson.

The program is free, but a donation of $5 is suggested to sup-port the committee’s programming.

Photography Workshop. Chuck Chatlynne’s “The Science Behind the Lens” will be offered in June. (See B’Kesher for date and time.)

For those who think Chatlynne is only an engineer (see his STEM challenges on the synagogue listserv), he also is knowl-edgeable about cameras. Join him as he hosts a workshop for experienced and beginning photographers.

The class will explore everything that happens when you push the shutter as well as some of the fine points of photocomposition.

The program is free, but a donation of $5 is suggested to sup-port the committee’s programming.

Committee Recruits. The Adult Education Committee is always looking for new members with fresh ideas. This summer we will plan our 2014-15 programmatic year. If you have spe-cial expertise you would like to share with the congregation or just want to be involved, consider joining the Adult Education Committee. Contact Sally Kram at kram@consortium.org or 301-424-6345.

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Keeping Teens Engaged in IsraelBY SARAI PRESMAN

I recently participated in the inaugural class of the Israel Engagement Fellowship program. I was one of 22 high school students nominated by their schlichim (emissaries from Israel to our community) or rabbis to learn how to be an advocate for Israel now and in college.

The Jewish Community Relations Council and the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington put on the program.

The participants came from public and private schools in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia and from a wide range of youth movements. Every denomination -- Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist and Orthodox -- was represented. I was nominated by Efrat Indig, the shlicha to Habonim Dror Camp Moshava, which is the Labor Zionist youth movement/camp I belong to.

Over four Wednesdays, we examined the relationship our Jewish community has with the State of Israel, learned how to be a savvy con-sumer of media and information on the Middle East, developed presentation, advocacy and social media skills and learned about how to be pro-Israel on college campuses and beyond.

We discussed how to combat anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric, the BDS (boycott, divest-ment and sanctions) movement that is in the news right now and other arguments we may be confronted with in college. By the way, the answer is to use the truth. You can’t go wrong with that.

For the final meeting, we went with our families to the Israeli Embassy in Washington. We broke into groups and did an exercise in which we had to create an educational but fun program about Israel for different ages, which we then pre-sented to the audience. Sol Glassner, co-chair of the Jewish

Federation’s Israel Engagement Committee, JCRC Executive Director Ron Halber and Josh Hantman, senior advisor to Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer, also spoke. In addition, Lauren Pollack, a student at George Washington University, talked to us about the Student Alliance for Israel orga-nization. She is president of the campus group.

The weekly activities at the JCC were led by Noa Meir, director of Israel Action Center and International Affairs of the JCRC; Pnina Agenyahu, who is the senior shlicha for the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington; and Alexis Schwartz, program associate with the Israel Action Center. The fellowship (along with the kosher dinners) was sponsored by a grant from local benefactors Margo and Yoram Cohen.

I traveled to Israel last summer on Habonim Dror’s Machaneh b’Israel program, and it was the best experience I have had in my life (so far). The fellowship’s program

was thought-provoking, and I know it will be useful to me to help explain and defend my beliefs. I am glad I was chosen to participate.

(Sarai Presman is a junior at Rockville High School.)

Sarai Presman with Sol Glassner, co-chair of the Jewish Federation’s Israel Engagement Committee, at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Burial Options Discussed June 8 BY CAROL CHELEMER, TIKVAT ISRAEL VICE PRESIDENT

“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” (Benjamin Franklin, 1789)

Now that the April 15 tax return filing deadline has passed, it’s time to talk about death, or more specifically, burial.

Tikvat Israel will hold an informational meeting at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 8, to hear Rabbi David Abramson speak about Jewish burial practices, followed by an opportunity to discuss the purchase of burial sites with representatives of Judean Gardens and Gan Hazikaron. TI has burial sites at both cem-eteries available for purchase by members at a discounted rate. Membership has its benefits after all.

My mother died earlier this year, and I am grateful she and my father already had arranged for their burial sites. At a time of grief, it is difficult to deal with the many necessary decisions. Pre-planning is a gift you can provide to those left behind.

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Tikvat Israel Congregation Thanks the Following Sponsors who Generously Underwrote the 2014 Cantor’s Concert:

AFIKOMEN SEEKERSMelanie Grishman, in memory of Herman J. Flax, M.D.

SEDER PLATE PREPARERSBetty & Cliff FishmanBarbara & Phil Katz

Nancy & Rodney MathesonJanaki Kuruppu & Ron RabinNancy & Jonathan Solomon

DAYENU SINGERS

ELIJAH CUP FILLERS

FRIENDS

Elyse & Jeffrey BernsteinBarbara & Irv Cohen

Margie & Steve EiserikeBobbi & Larry Gorban

Roberta & Manny Helzner

Marian & Jesse KaiserAmy & Dan MatathiasGale & Marc Pressman

Celia & Len SchuchmanJayme Sokolow

Robert AgusSusan & Alan Apter

Arlene & Warren BergerFelicia & Dan Black

Louise & Charles ChatlynneMichele & Steve Eisenberg

Ellen & Sherman EisnerTami & Sam GilstonNina & Sol Glasner

Paul GraysonMarian & Lincoln Hallen

Aaron Mannes & Sonia CastilloMaxine & James Perlmutter

Martie Adelman & Marc SchneiderSandra & Eugene Sheskin

Ellen & Jeff SmithHilda Springer

Toby & Melvyn AltmanDeborah & Michael Amster

Muriel & Jules AsherDebby Berlyne & Danny Bachman

Janice & Robert BalinKen Birrell

Rosie & Howard ChernoffKaren & Mike Cohen

Rhoda & Norbert EcksteinPhylis & Danny Ermann

Penina & Sam FreedenbergShelly & Bruce Goldin

Rebecca Salon & Jay GoldmanEllen & David KaminowPaula & Marvin Kasper

Judd KesslerSally & Neil KramRoz & Ted Kram

Phyllis LeiseSandy & Larry Levine

Shirley & Stanley NasoffHelen & Steve Raucher

Barbara ReinerNancy & Mark SchaffmanFortuna & Steve ScheigeZiva & Jerry SchuchmanLinda & Ed Silverstein

Molly & Stuart TurkewitzJudy & Marvin Waldman

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Tikvat Israel Remembers With Respect Those Whose Yahrzeits Occur From 1 Iyar to 2 Sivan - May 2014

1 Iyar

May 1David FischerHerbert HorowitzTheodore PerlmanJoseph WagmanGary Yudkoff

2 Iyar

May 2Sarah BachmanIsidore CohenLouis FainbergHarold GorschmanMorris SirmaiHilda Klein Vinokur

3 Iyar

May 3Linda BresslerEthel KaleLily Rose KermanStella Suskind

4 Iyar

May 4Reva BlochHannah EdelmanEsther May FeinsilberDr. Herman FlaxCelia LindenSylvia ProsnitJacob Sweet

5 Iyar

May 5Bernice BelascoCelia BresslerAllan DanoffSylvia Weinstein LevineMona M. MartinWilliam MenshGisela ReichHilde ScheragaBernard Stern

6 Iyar

May 6Herba DelMonteNathan KersonHarry LifshutzToba OhrRebecca SilkoffHarry Sneiderman

7 Iyar

May 7Max BloomMarilyn BloombergNachman BurdettEthel FreedenbergVincent GesumariaRuth GoldmanSamuel KatzHyman KramGela MarmorSamuel MarmorLibby Deutsch RosenPhilip WilchinsJosephine Wottitzky

8 Iyar

May 8Dora AlperGeorge BoroffAbraham FriedmanMorris GatemanLouis HarrisonYaakov LichterJack LindnerNachama Williamowsky

9 Iyar

May 9Pauline DunsmoreSamuel LebowitzMax Regensteiner

10 Iyar

May 10Leonard EhrlichDavid FeinSelma GoldsteinRobert KoppBenjamin LernerLillian Miller MurphyArthur PeisnerRidia PhillipsLouis Rothlin

11 Iyar

May 11Frank EinbinderJoseph EngelMeshel KirschbaumHoward C. Penenburgh

12 Iyar

May 12Edna GorfineHelyn MulitzCelia ShetzichIsadore Zeidman

13 Iyar

May 13Eva FesslerGeorge FineEsther GoldmanWilliam PrinceEdward E. RosnerMax ShetzichHarry ShulmanPaul TrachtenbergRose WeissNathan Wermiel

14 Iyar

May 14Bertha AbramsonBertha AptEdith PressmanIsadore SpectorBernard Yudkoff

15 Iyar

May 15Joseph AxelrodSandra BaruchBelle CooperIrving GoldmanHugh HochbergMyrna Matheson

16 Iyar

May 16Sadie BaumanPhilip DanoffHannah HerscovitzLillian HorowitzRobert LernerLouis Saltzman

17 Iyar

May 17Rae DanoffHarry EislerAnna KnoppRebecca PodgorEli Rubinstein

18 Iyar

May 18Louis GrossmanSamuel Nathan KaplanReba LeavittAlexander LevineAndrew A. LevinradMartin MillerWilliam Shapiro

19 Iyar

May 19Mollie ExlerMorris GisserEthel GoldBernard GrobBertha LuchsSaul SeigelHelen Zitter

20 Iyar

May 20Sheldon David AbramsWilliam FesslerAdolph FullenbaumFrank GantzRobert GoldbergIda KirschbaumThelma Shapiro

21 Iyar

May 21William BerkDavid BloomRichard FutrovskyMindl Mina LustigFaye ToporekSam Weiser

22 Iyar

May 22Lee BuchbinderGladys PearlsteinFrieda Sneiderman

23 Iyar

May 23Jennie FischerLouis GaevSalomon KorickiDavid RubinAnne Slonin

24 Iyar

May 24Lillian BokerRobin FreedmanRuth GraysonElizabeth LevinBernice Elvin MeiselmanRose SeligmanSamuel Zuckerman

25 Iyar

May 25Rachel GinsburgFannie Kerson

26 Iyar

May 26Frank GoldsteinWilliam HoffmanNaomi SprecherAlex Weiss

27 Iyar

May 27Maier AuerhahnWilliam R. HorowitzBella KenskyBetty LewisHersch Herman LustigIda PlessetHelen VanAalten

Rosenfeld

28 Iyar

May 28Eva GrossHilde JosephFred RosenbergElaine Beth Silverman

29 Iyar

May 29Nissim ArmozaEsther BernsteinBernard HorowitzLena KleinMorton PearlmanMarcy Yanoff

1 SIvan

May 30Jean BeckerEsther Leah BernsteinCelia BraunsteinLillie BrodofskyRuth EinbinderIsaac KrickPaul SpectorPearl Teitelbaum

2 SIvan

May 31Rose E. DiamondYvette WeissDora Witt

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Tikvat Israel Remembers With Respect Those Whose Yahrzeits Occur From 3 Sivan to 2 Tammuz - June 2014

3 SIvan

June 1Toby GorschmanBertha KorickiJack LebowitzSamuel MillerMarian Sheskin

4 SIvan

June 2Anna BattinoBeatrice Sandler

5 SIvan

June 3Esther GoldbergHarry L. RosenAnne RosenbergGoldie Simon

6 SIvan

June 4Leon BenhamAnna DeckelbaumJoseph GreenfieldAlbert Sirmai

7 SIvan

June 5Celia ArcusIrving BaroffGeorge BloomSelma DanovitzLillian FriedmanMinnie H. GoldbergPeggy Strauss KuhnBenjamin Sidney MillerJoseph L. ReinNathan Weiner

8 SIvan

June 6Jacob Isaac BassDavid Edward HaftDave Lieberman

9 SIvan

June 7Wolf BenzionRose Sigel HallenGertrude IskowJennie MigdalSimon L. Weker

10 SIvan

June 8Mattatia BattinoJerome FinsterAnna GoldmanPhilip HershenhornElizabeth KenskyGertrude MolodowLeon RosenbergEsther SteinbergBertha Sunshine

11 SIvan

June 9Sophie BinderMary JewelerIsadore E. KahnJulius OppenheimAdele ReinSol SchwartzDorothy J. StanshineMichael TuchlerFrank Weiser

12 SIvan

June 10Frances FiermanYetta JaffeFlorence LandyMaurice SchottenfeldPhyllis Ann Stathopoulos

13 SIvan

June 11Edith EisenbergJack FinderLeslie Arthur PikePhyme Pitkin

14 SIvan

June 12Sander GoldbergRuth KatzDora LangAda LichtmanSarah OkenFannie SchaechterMorris Stolzenberg

15 SIvan

June 13Moshe BeckerMary BoinHarry FiermanSadie KleinFlorence Askow Loeb

16 SIvan

June 14Joshua LakenDavid Joseph

Williamowsky

17 SivanJune 15Pearl P. GantzFrank KoppRicki Jane NachamkinMorris Rosenblum

18 SIvan

June 16Sol E. CohenLewis GreenwoodLouis Jacob

19 SIvan

June 17Jacob CaplonEllen EhrlichLinda EhrlichAnna FriedmanMarion SullyMasey VolkMargaret Sirmai Weinstein

20 SIvan

June 18Rachel Leah MandelblattEthel Rothman

21 SivanJune 19Evelyn BenhamHyman CohenEdwin RosenblattIrvin WhiteMichael Yanoff

22 SIvan

June 20Beatrice KrantzJacob KristalAudrey LankinRobert LernerMuriel SchaffmanSylvia SchottenfeldDebbe Schwartz

23 SIvan

June 21Gustave BenzionGelu GreenbaumFreda PrinceMolly SilversteinFeiga Smolar

24 SIvan

June 22Mollie KarlinS. Barbara KatzPhilip Salon

25 SIvan

June 23Pearl AckermanWilliam BergerBen FinkelsteinSylvia FreedmanLena HocksteinLouis KahnEsther Silbert

26 SIvan

June 24Betty HirshonChava KrugmanYitzhak LevyIda NewmanMarian SchwartzRachel Sher

27 SIvan

June 25Rose AbramsonMilton ChorvinskyEtta KrickSamuel PasternakSelma PhillipsCharles D Stoll

28 SIvan

June 26Abraham AbramowitzNathan AdelmanIsadore DanovitzAnnette HershenhornJoseph SandlerMaynard UgolSarah Yudkoff

29 SIvan

June 27Bert GrossRonald E. KirschnerRose Weinstein

30 SIvan

June 28Henry FinderLottie FinkelsteinKenneth GoldinCelia KaiserRabbi Andrew KleinMax LacoretzSolomon ShapiroCharlotte R. Teller

1 TaMMuz

June 29Esther LeiseSadie RosenthalSamuel Tranen

2 TaMMuz

June 30Clara BenzionLouis FishmanBen FriedmanRose HaradSeymour KaizEmmy F. KeuschReuben KramerMollie PelishFrances ShapiroStuart Volin

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DonationsThe congregation gratefully acknowledges the following donations to the various funds of Tikvat Israel. The donor lists that follow reflect gifts received at the synagogue in February and March 2014 If your donation during this time does not appear in the list, please contact the synagogue office at 301-762-7338.

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YAHRZEIT DONATIONSIn memory of …Samuel Appel by Shirley NasoffSamuel Asen by Henrietta AsenHarry Balin by Robert BalinTillie Beard by Lil FeingoldLinda Beaumont by Helene and Elliot Lerner

Esther Berk by Shirley and Joseph BogageMary Berkowitz by Barbara BrownIsador Bilsky by Stephen and Rhonda SherrodNathan Bloom by Fran LevineRachel Brown by Celia and Leonard Schuchman

Lea Chernoff by Howard and Rosie ChernoffHarriet Cohen by Theodore CohenSadie Eckstein by Norbert EcksteinAnn Eisler by Ronald EislerEdna Eisner by Sherman Eisner

Marguerite Eldredge by Joel and Annie Kahn & Daughters

Jerome Feingold by Lil FeingoldLena Feingold by Lil FeingoldDiane Finkelstein by Jim and Maxine PerlmutterHenry Goldberg by Rita Shetzich

Ellis Goldman by Bob GoldmanBurnell Goodman by Cheryl Thomas and Meryl

ThomasJoseph Gordon by Susan PlafkerSolomon Gorschman by Sylvia PachenkerPearl Gottesman by Bruce and Shelly Goldin

Bertha Grossman by Bernice GrossmanSamuel Halperin by Herbert HalpernMichael Hamburg by Abraham HamburgMichael Hersh by David Hersh and Evelyn

HershMichael Hersh by David Hersh and Evelyn Hersh

Daniel Howard Steiner by Roberta SteinerArlene Kahn by Steven KahnCharles Kandalis by Sophie SteinbergIsaac Kaplan by Harvey and Naomi KaplanElaine Kasper by Marvin and Paula Kasper

Alice Katz by Madeline and Jose Guzman and Family

Simon Katz by Howard and Sheryl KatzJeanne Krause by Diane and Joe GezelterMaurice Krause by Diane and Joe GezelterLouis Krepchin by Pearl Krepchin

Martin Kronenberg by Edith SteinAdelle Lapin by Karen CohenDavid Leise by Phyllis LeiseEmil Lentchner by Lauri JosephEsther Lerner by Helene and Elliot Lerner

Lena Levine by Lottie ShankmanGloria Levinrad by Samuel LevinradShirley M. Caplan by Helene and Elliot LernerPaul Margolies by Don and Joan MargoliesHerman Markovitz by Norman Markovitz

Bernard N. Flax by Melanie GrishmanMary Nussbaum by Ed and Maida NussbaumRuthanne Osheroff by Mauri Osheroff

Howard Paul Morrison by Wendy MorrisonJoseph Podgor by Charlotte Podgor

Samuel Podgor by Charlotte PodgorAaron Polansky by Harry MoskowitzEdward Rabin by Ronald RabinIrving Reich by Muriel and Jules AsherMax Rothman by Abraham Hamburg

Jacob Sage by Reva SageJennie Schnitzer by Selma WinsonPhilip Schnitzer by Selma WinsonHerman Schrier by Ann Ruth VolinGertrude Schuchman by Gerald Schuchman

Nadia Schuchman by Celia and Leonard SchuchmanIsadore Schwartz by Harriet and Abraham SchwartzSophie Schwartz by Paul SchwartzBaruch Schwarz by Ziva SchuchmanSandra Segal by Mark Segal

Helen Sharlot by Phyllis ZusmanDavid Siskind by Blanche SiskindDavid Siskind by Fred SiskindZandel Smith by Eileen McGuckianKalman Sokolow by Jayme Sokolow

Pearl Solet by Cheryl and Mark LevittSamuel Solsky by Dory and Fred RatnerMax Steinberg by Bernice SteinbergYetta Steiner by Roberta SteinerAlbert Stutz by Robert Stutz

Ben Suskind by Rob KlineJackie Tievy by Bob GoldmanEdward Turkanis by Marvin and Elinor

TurkanisSol Wachovsky by Michele EisenbergPaul Waltzer by Ethel Waltzer

Harry Weinstein by Larry and Sandy LevineCarolyn Wermiel by Jerry WermielBinnie West by Deborah and Michael AmsterCharlotte Zeidman by Beth ZeidmanAnna Zipin by Pearl Tubiash

BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE In memory of Dr. Bill Hutchinson by Amy and

Daniel Matathias

BEREAVEMENT COMMITTEEIn honor of Louise Chatlynne’s birthday by

Richard Nisenson and Susannah ChallisIn memory of Hannah Barrack by Marilyn and

Michael GreenwoodIn memory of Goldie Chelemer by Amy and

Daniel MatathiasIn memory of Lewis Greenwood by Marilyn

and Michael GreenwoodIn memory of Lottie Greenwood by Marilyn

and Michael GreenwoodIn memory of Henrietta Zebooker by Amy and

Daniel Matathias

CANTOR’S PROGRAM FUND In honor of Jacob Schwartz by Amy and Daniel

Matathias

ECC FUND In memory of Martin Hershenhorn by the

Adelman/Schneider Family

GENERAL FUNDby Zivan Cohenby Shani Zebooker

In honor of Sophia Kram’s Bat Mitzvah by Estelle Stolovy

In memory of Phil Bates by Iris and Robert ShamaskinIn memory of Evelyn Berlin by Maxine and

James PerlmutterIn memory of Goldie Chelemer by Marian and

Jesse KaiserIn memory of Goldie Chelemer by Nadgy and

Shep Roey

In memory of Barbara Goldstein Durand by Hilda Springer

In memory of Dr. Irwin Goldstein by Sue and Jay Plafker

In memory of Lillian Gorinson by Shirley and Joseph Bogage

In memory of Lillian Gorinson by Adele CohenIn memory of Martin Hershenhorn by Phylis

Ermann

In memory of Colin Melmed by Marlene and Basil Herzstein

In memory of Colin Melmed by Roz and Ted KramIn memory of Colin Melmed by Maxine and

James PerlmutterIn memory of Alvin Reiner by Estelle StolovyWishing a refuah shlema to Brenda Brooks by

Susan and Alan Apter

KIDDUSH FUNDby Ron Rabin and Janaki KuruppuIn honor of our anniversary by Stanley and

Frances KenskyIn honor of the birth of Isaac Carl Schuchman

by Celia and Leonard Schuchman

In honor of Avy Ashery’s birthday by Avy Ashery and Susan Cohen

In honor of Rosie Chernoff’s birthday by Howard and Rosie Chernoff

In honor of Irv Cohen’s birthday by Barbara and Irv Cohen

In honor of Bonnie Cowan’s birthday by Elliot Cowan

In honor of Tami Gilston’s birthday by Paula and Marvin Kasper

In honor of Jesse Kaiser’s birthday by Marian and Jesse Kaiser

In honor of Paula Kasper’s birthday by Paula and Marvin Kasper

In honor of Micah Cowan’s appointment to the International USY Board by Bonnie and Elliot Cowan

In honor of Bonnie and Elliot Cowan by Phyllis, David and Seth Coburn

In honor of Sam Freedenberg by Amy and Daniel Matathias

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KIDDUSH FUND (CONTINUED)In honor of Cantor Helzner & Musicians by

Rosie and Howard ChernoffIn honor of Marty Lempert’s graduation by

Amy and Daniel MatathiasIn honor of Inclusion Shabbat by Phyllis, Ken,

Linda and Sandra SchwartzIn honor of Inclusion Shabbat by Judy and

Marvin Waldman

In memory of Leroy Lowenfeld by Amy and Daniel Matathias

In memory of William Bruce Overstreet by Amy and Daniel Matathias

In memory of Milton Thaler by Arlene Gardsbane

In memory of Henrietta Zebooker by Arlene Gardsbane

In memory of Charlotte Zeidman by Elisabeth Battino

PRAYER BOOK FUND In memory of Sara Berman by Howard M.

Berman

RABBI’S FUND In memory of Mildred Wasserman by Amy and

Daniel Matathias

TZEDAKAH FUND In memory of Phil Bates by Robbi and Larry Cohen

YOUTH COMMISSION In honor of Lynn and Harvey Berk’s anniversary

by Amy and Daniel MatathiasIn honor of Marty Lempert’s graduation from

JDS by the Adelman/Schneider FamilyIn honor of Jacob Schwartz’s bar mitzvah by

Janice and Bob Balin

BIKUR HOLIM AIMS TO AID TI’S INFIRMThe Bikur Holim Committee is developing a process to better serve our congrega-

tion, but your help is necessary.If you know a Tikvat Israel member who is sick, hospitalized or in need of a friendly

visit, please let the committee know via e-mail or phone. The best starting point is Bikur Holim chair Ellen Lederman at ellensue77@comcast.net or 301-598-1132.

To avoid anyone feeling overwhelmed, the committee needs more volunteers, particularly men. If you are available, even once a month for an hour or more, you can do a mitzvah -- by making a friendly visit, taking someone to the doctor, sending a prepared meal, etc. To the person on the receiving end, this means a great deal and you will have the satisfaction of knowing you did make a difference.

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2 1 ShevatRosh Chodesh

6:30aMinyan7:30pMinyan

3 2 Shevat 8:00aMinyan4:42pCandle-­lighting6:30pKabbalat Shabbat

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10:30aJuniorCongregation

1:00pShabbatGames Day

1:00pStudy w/ RabbiSuskin andRabbi Faierstein

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6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan8:00pToastmasters

10 9 Shevat 8:00aMinyan4:49pCandle-­lighting6:30pKabbalat Shabbat7:30pTu Bishvat Seder

and Dinner (afterservice)

11 10 Shevat

9:30aShabbatServicesParashatBeshalach

11:15aTorah Club12:15pSimcha Kiddush

After Services

12 11 Shevat

9:00aMinyan7:30pMinyan

13 12 Shevat 6:45aMinyan3:30pHebrew: Level I

AdvancedBeginners

6:30pHebrew: LevelII AdvancedBeginners

7:30pMinyan

14 13 Shevat 6:30pHebrew:

Intermediate7:30pMinyan

15 14 Shevat

7:30pMinyan8:00pKarate

16 15 ShevatTu B'Shevat

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

17 16 Shevat 8:00aMinyan4:56pCandle-­lighting6:30pKabbalat Shabbat

18 17 Shevat

9:30aShabbatServicesParashat Yitro

11:00aTot Shabbat1:00pStudy w/ Rabbi

Suskin andRabbi Faierstein

3:00pMincha

19 18 Shevat

9:00aMinyan4:30pTrue Stories:

Story Tellersand Comics

7:30pMinyan

20 19 Shevat

12:00aMartin LutherKing, Jr. Day

6:45aMinyan12:30pMLK Mitzvah

Day7:30pMinyan

21 20 Shevat

7:30pMinyan

22 21 Shevat

7:30pMinyan8:00pStudy w/ Rabbi

Brandriss8:00pKarate

23 22 Shevat

6:45aMinyan12:00pHazak Lunch

and Program7:30pMinyan8:00pToastmasters

24 23 Shevat

8:00aMinyan5:04pCandle-­lighting5:45pPre-­Kabbalat-­

ShabbatReception

6:30pKabbalat Shabbatwith Instruments

25 24 Shevat

9:30aShabbatServicesParashatMishpatim

11:15aTorah Club12:15pKiddush w/

DramaticPresentation byTI Children

7:45p10th AnnualIsraeli FilmFestival -­"HuntingElephants"

26 25 Shevat

9:00aMinyan12:30pMachar Lego

Robotics7:30pMinyan

27 26 Shevat 6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan8:00pBoard of Directors

Meeting

28 27 Shevat

7:30pMinyan

29 28 Shevat

7:30pMinyan8:00pKarate

30 29 Shevat

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

31 30 ShevatRosh Chodesh7:45aMinyan5:12pCandle-­lighting6:30pKehillat

ShabbatService &Dinner

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1 1 IyarRosh Chodesh(Omer 16)6:30aMinyan (Rosh

Chodesh)7:30pMinyan

2 2 Iyar(Omer 17)8:00aMinyan6:30pKabbalat Shabbat7:46pCandle-­lighting

3 3 Iyar(Omer 18)

9:15aBoker OhrService

9:30aShabbatServicesEmor

10:30aJuniorCongregation

1:00pStudy w/ RabbiSuskin andRabbi Faierstein

4 4 Iyar(Omer 19)

9:00aMinyan10:30aGideon Amir

Class "Sin,Punishment andRedemption:The Destructionand Exile ofIsrael and Judahand the ReturnFrom Babylon"

1:00pTie Dye forChange (USYFundraiser)

7:30pMinyan

5 5 IyarYom HaAtzmaut(Omer 20)

6:30aMinyan7:30pMinyan

6 6 Iyar(Omer 21)

7:30pMinyan

7 7 Iyar(Omer 22)7:30pMinyan8:00pKarate8:00pStudy w/ Rabbi

Brandriss

8 8 IyarLag B'Omer(Omer 23)6:45aMinyan4:30pYoga With Sarah

Fishman7:30pMinyan8:00pToastmasters

9 9 Iyar(Omer 24)8:00aMinyan6:30pKabbalat Shabbat7:30pCommunity

Shabbat Dinner7:52pCandle-­lighting

10 10 Iyar(Omer 25)

9:30aShabbatServicesBeharSimcha Kiddush(May BirthdaysandAnniversaries)

11:00aFamily ShabbatService

11:15aTorah Club1:00pShabbat Lunch

& Learn w/Rabbi Abramson(Gr. 7-­8)

7:30pMincha, Seudah,Study w/RabbiAbramson,Maariv,Havdalah

11 11 Iyar(Omer 26)

9:00aMinyan7:30pMinyan

12 12 Iyar(Omer 27)

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

13 13 Iyar(Omer 28)

7:30pMinyan

14 14 Iyar(Omer 29)7:00pBridge & Mah

Jongg7:30pMinyan8:00pKarate

15 15 Iyar(Omer 30)6:45aMinyan4:30pYoga With Sarah

Fishman7:30pMinyan8:00p"Strangers in a

Strange Land:Jewish andSecular Views onImmigration"Panel

16 16 Iyar(Omer 31)8:00aMinyan5:45pPre-­Shabbat

Reception6:30pKabbalat Shabbat

with Instruments

7:59pCandle-­lighting

17 17 Iyar(Omer 32)9:30aShabbat Services

BechukotaiWomen'sNetwork Shabbat

1:00pStudy w/ Rabbi

Suskin and RabbiFaierstein

18 18 Iyar(Omer 33)

9:00aMinyan10:30aGideon Amir

Class11:00aTruck Touch

andMarketplace

7:30pMinyan

19 19 Iyar(Omer 34)

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

20 20 Iyar(Omer 35)

7:30pMinyan

21 21 Iyar(Omer 36)7:30pMinyan8:00pKarate8:00pStudy w/ Rabbi

Brandriss

22 22 Iyar(Omer 37)

6:45aMinyan12:00pHazak Lunch

and Program4:30pYoga With Sarah

Fishman7:30pMinyan8:00pToastmasters

23 23 Iyar(Omer 38)USY Convention8:00aMinyan6:30pKabbalat Shabbat8:05pCandle-­lighting

24 24 Iyar(Omer 39)USY Convention9:30aShabbat

ServicesBemidbarBat MitzvahAviva Pollack

11:15aTorah Club

25 25 Iyar(Omer 40)USY Convention

9:00aMinyan7:30pMinyan

26 26 Iyar(Omer 41)USY Convention9:00aBar Mitzvah Jacob

Mannes (AMMinyan)

7:30pMinyan

27 27 Iyar(Omer 42)

7:30pMinyan

28 28 IyarYom Yerushalayim(Omer 43)

7:30pMinyan8:00pKarate

29 29 Iyar(Omer 44)6:45aMinyan4:30pYoga With Sarah

Fishman7:30pMinyan

30 1 SivanRosh Chodesh(Omer 45)8:00aMinyan6:30pKabbalat Shabbat8:10pCandle-­lighting

31 2 Sivan(Omer 46)

9:30aShabbatServicesNasoGraduationShabbat

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 1 Adar IRosh Chodesh

9:30aShabbatServicesParashatTerumah

10:00aNishmat KolChai

10:30aJuniorCongregation

1:00pShabbatGames Day

1:00pStudy w/ RabbiSuskin andRabbi Faierstein

7:45p10th AnnualIsraeli FilmFestival -­"Lost Islands"

2 2 Adar I

9:00aMinyan7:30pMinyan

3 3 Adar I

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

4 4 Adar I

7:30pMinyan

5 5 Adar I 7:30pMinyan8:00pStudy w/ Rabbi

Brandriss8:00pKarate

6 6 Adar I

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

7 7 Adar I 8:00aMinyan5:20pCandle-­lighting6:30pKabbalat Shabbat

8 8 Adar I Youth/JDS GradShabbat9:30aShabbat

ServicesParashatTetzaveh

11:00aTot Shabbat4:45pMincha, Seudah,

Study w/RabbiAbramson,Maariv,Havdalah

7:45p10th AnnualIsraeli FilmFestival(Snow Date)

9 9 Adar I 9:00aMinyan

7:30pSeeds of Song: ACommunityEvening of Song

7:30pMinyan

10 10 Adar I

6:45aMinyan

7:30pMinyan

11 11 Adar I 7:30pMinyan

8:00pHallel and itsRole in JewishPrayer (w/Rabbah ArleneBerger)

12 12 Adar I 7:00pBridge & Mah

Jongg7:30pMinyan8:00pKarate

13 13 Adar I

6:45aMinyan

7:30pMinyan8:00pToastmasters

14 14 Adar IPurim KatanWinter Kadima Kallah

(at Capital Camps thru2/16)8:00aMinyan4:30pUSY Shabbaton

@ Smith Center5:28pCandle-­lighting6:30pKabbalat Shabbat

15 15 Adar IPurim Katan

9:30aShabbat

ServicesParashat Ki Tisa

12:15pSimcha KiddushFollowingServices

1:00pStudy w/ RabbiSuskin andRabbi Faierstein

16 16 Adar I 9:00aMinyan1:30pAdult Fitness

Day7:30pMinyan

17 17 Adar I 12:00aPresidents Day6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

18 18 Adar I 7:30pMinyan8:00pHallel and its Role

in Jewish Prayer(w/ RabbahArlene Berger)

19 19 Adar I 7:30pMinyan8:00pStudy w/ Rabbi

Brandriss8:00pKarate8:00pSisterhood Book

Group ("Passingthe Borders ofTime")

20 20 Adar I

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

21 21 Adar I 8:00aMinyan5:36pCandle-­lighting6:30pKabbalat Shabbat

with Instruments

22 22 Adar I 9:30aShabbat Services

ParashatVayakhel

8:30pAdult GameNight

23 23 Adar I

9:00aMinyan12:00pHazak Lunch

and Program4:00pPurim Puppet

Show Rehearsal7:30pMinyan

24 24 Adar I 6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan8:00pBoard of Directors

Meeting

25 25 Adar I 7:30pMinyan8:00pHallel and its Role

in Jewish Prayer(w/ RabbahArlene Berger)

26 26 Adar I

7:30pMinyan8:00pKarate

27 27 Adar I

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan8:00pToastmasters

28 28 Adar I 8:00aMinyan5:30pShabbat is

Specialfollowed byTator TotShabbat Dinner

5:43pCandle-­lighting

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9:00aMinyan10:30aGideon Amir

Class7:30pMinyan

2 4 Sivan(Omer 48)

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

3 5 SivanErev Shavuot(Omer 49)6:45aMinyan6:30pMincha7:45pShavuot Study I8:13pCandle-­lighting8:30pMaariv, followed

by refreshments9:00pStudy II9:45pStudy III (end by

10:30)

4 6 SivanShavuot9:30aShavuot Morning

Services (BringBikkurim)

6:00pShavuot StudySession

6:30pBYO Dairy Picnic7:30pMincha, Yizkor,

Maariv

5 7 SivanShavuot9:30aShavuot Morning

Services, withYizkor

7:30pNO Maariv(Mincha timeTBA)

6 8 Sivan 8:00aMinyan6:30pKabbalat Shabbat8:15pCandle-­lighting

7 9 Sivan

9:30aShabbatServicesBeha'alotecha

10:30aJuniorCongregation

1:00pAdult StudyWith RabbiAbramson

8 10 Sivan Congregational Meeting(Time TBA)9:00aMinyan

10:00a"Jewish BurialPractices" Panel

10:30aGideon AmirClass

7:30pMinyan

9 11 Sivan

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

10 12 Sivan

7:30pMinyan

11 13 Sivan 7:30pMinyan8:00pKarate8:00pStudy w/ Rabbi

Brandriss

12 14 Sivan 6:45aMinyan4:30pYoga With Sarah

Fishman7:30pMinyan8:00pToastmasters

13 15 Sivan 8:00aMinyan6:30pKabbalat Shabbat8:19pCandle-­lighting

14 16 Sivan

9:30aShabbatServicesShelachSimcha Kiddush(June BirthdaysandAnniversaries)

11:00aFamily ShabbatService

11:15aTorah Club

15 17 Sivan

9:00aMinyan7:30pMinyan

16 18 Sivan

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

17 19 Sivan

7:30pMinyan

18 20 Sivan 7:30pMinyan8:00pWomen's

Network BookClub -­ "OneThousand WhiteWomen: TheJournal of MayDodd"

8:00pKarate

19 21 Sivan

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

20 22 Sivan 8:00aMinyan5:45pPre-­Shabbat

Reception6:30pKabbalat Shabbat

with Instruments8:21pCandle-­lighting

21 23 Sivan 9:30aShabbat Services

Korach1:00pStudy w/ Rabbi

Suskin and RabbiFaierstein

22 24 Sivan 9:00aMinyan1:35pWomen's

Network BaseballOuting -­ Nats. vs.Braves

7:30pMinyan

23 25 Sivan 6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

8:00pBoard of DirectorsMeeting

24 26 Sivan

7:30pMinyan

25 27 Sivan 7:30pMinyan8:00pKarate

8:00pStudy w/ RabbiBrandriss

26 28 Sivan

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

27 29 Sivan 8:00aMinyan6:30pKabbalat Shabbat

8:22pCandle-­lighting

28 30 SivanRosh Chodesh

9:30aShabbatServices

Chukat11:15aTorah Club

29 1 TammuzRosh Chodesh

9:00aMinyan10:30aVolunteer

AppreciationBrunch

7:30pMinyan

30 2 Tammuz

6:45aMinyan7:30pMinyan

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Good Deeds at Our Shul

Congregants turned out in force on April 6 to participate in service projects on Good Deeds Day. Joel Bressler (left) donated at the annual Red Cross blood drive in the social hall conducted by Social Action Committee members Robbi Cohen (above left) and Elyse Bernstein. Others painted bathroom stalls, spruced up plant beds, picked up trash and scrubbed down the synagogue’s kitchen. (Photos by Larry Cohen)