IHC Second Night Passover Seder · Jews of all ages are required to study the Passover story, many sections of the Haggadah are geared to children. Right at the start are Four Questions

KulanuApril 2017 • Nisan/Iyar 5777

IHC Second Night Passover Seder

April 11 · 5:30pm · Market District$36/ Adult · $18/ Child, College & IndyChai Members

Ticket price includes appetizers, wine, a full seder meal and dessert!

Join us for a family friendly, musical and engaging experience led by our rabbis and soloist Tami Krichiver. There will be fun and games, study for the adults, and special programs for children of all ages.

Space is limited—pay at bit.do/IHCSeder2017 or by calling Erni Slater at (317) 255-6647.

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APRIL WORSHIP SCHEDULEShabbat – Vayikra: Leviticus 1:1-5:26Friday, March 315:30 pm Remembrance Service6:15 pm Klezmer ShabbatSaturday, April 18:30 am Shabbat Morning Warmup9:00 am Tanakh Study10:30 am Shabbat Service Bar Mitzvah Benjamin RosenShabbat – Tzav: Leviticus 6:1-8:36Friday, April 75:30 pm Remembrance Service6:15 pm Classical Shabbat6:15 pm Traditional ShabbatSaturday, April 88:30 am Shabbat Morning Warmup9:00 am Tanakh Study10:30 am Shabbat Service Bar Mitzvah Keegan Stein

Mazel Tov We announce with joy these Bar/Bat Mitzvot ...

Benjamin Rosen will be called to the Torah on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Ben is a seventh grader at Holy Cross Lutheran School where he is on the basketball team and is part of the choir. Ben loves playing golf, baseball and basketball and spends time trying to sharpen the skills he will need to be a sports broadcaster. He is the son of Dan and Ginny Rosen and the older brother of Noah.

APRIL CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Check ihcindy.org/calendar for the most up to date version of this calendar.

Saturday 17:30pm IndyChai Open Mic NightSunday 2No Religious SchoolMonday 36:30pm Brotherhood Meeting at Carmel MCLTuesday 412:00pm Jewish Book Club6:00pm Rockin’ Shabbat Practice Sunday 9No Religious School2:00pm Second Sunday Concert3:00pm Cantor Roger Farewell Reception Monday 10Office Closes at 3:00pmTuesday 11Office Closed5:30pm Second Night Passover Seder at Market DistrictWednesday 126:00pm Caring Community Meeting6:30pm Sisterhood Board Meeting7:00pm JIFTY & IFTY Pacers NightThursday 135:30pm Executive Committee Meeting

Saturday 15Family Bowling & HavdalahSunday 16No Religious SchoolMonday 17Office Closed10:30am Yizkor & Festival ServiceConfirmation fundraiser at PuccinisTuesday 186:00pm Adult Education ClassesWednesday 197:00pm Choir RehearsalThursday 20-Sunday 23IFTY Spring KallahThursday 205:00pm Adamah Meeting6:00pm Board MeetingFriday 216:15pm Community Wide Shabbat Celebration of Cantor RogerSaturday 226:30pm Cantor Roger Cabaret Celebration (Ticket Required)Sunday 239:00am Religious School

9:00am Mitzvah Stitchers11:00am Klezmer Rehearsal11:15am Religious School11:30am Jewish Perspectives on Israel: Session 32:00pm Pillowcase ProjectMonday 2412:00pm Yom Hashoah Service @ JCC MemorialTuesday 25 6:00pm Adult EducationWednesday 267:00pm Choir RehearsalThursday 276:00pm ECC Art Fair ReceptionFriday 28ECC Art Fair4:30pm Brotherhood Tot Shabbat Meal PrepSunday 309:00am Religious School9:00am Mitzvah Stitchers11:00pm Small Chai11:00am Klezmer Rehearsal11:15am Religious School2:00pm Rishonim6:00pm Community Yom HaZikaron @ JCC

Monday, April 10Erev Passover/First SederShabbat – PassoverFriday, April 145:30 pm Remembrance Service5:45 pm Oneg Shabbat6:15 pm Rockin' Shabbat Service Guest Speaker: Inbar Nadir, ShlichaSaturday, April 158:30 am Shabbat Morning Warmup9:00 am Tanakh Study 10:30 am Shabbat ServiceMonday, April 1710:30 am Passover YizkorShabbat – Shemini: Leviticus 9:1-11:47Friday, April 215:30 pm Remembrance Service6:15 pm Community Wide Shabbat Celebration of Cantor Roger

Brooklyn Macy Stewart will be called to Torah on April 22, 2017. She is an eighth grader at Fall Creek Valley Middle School. Brooklyn plays travel soccer for FC Pride and runs cross country and track. She is a member of the National Junior Honor Society. Outside of school Brooklyn enjoys traveling, photography and spending time with family and friends. She is the daughter of Natalie and Jason Stewart and has a younger sister Graycen.

Keegan Stein will be called to the Torah on Saturday, April 8, 2017. He is a seventh grader at Fall Creek Junior High. Keegan absolutely loves football, football and more football! He is the son of Daniel and Christin Stein and bother to Cameron, Logan and Lily.

8:30 am Shabbat Morning Warmup9:00 am Tanakh Study 10:30 am Shabbat Service Bat Mitzvah Brooklyn StewartShabbat – Tazria-Metzora: Leviticus 12:1-15:33Friday, April 285:30 pm Remembrance Service5:30 pm Tot Shabbat6:15 pm Traditional Shabbat ServiceSaturday, April 298:30 am Shabbat Morning Warmup9:00 am Tanakh Study 10:30 am Shabbat Service Bar Mitzvah Ari Berebitsky

Ari Berebitsky will be called to the Torah on Saturday, April 29, 2017. He is a seventh grader at Creekside Middle School. Ari enjoys playing soccer with Indy Fire, watching football, and spending time with family and friends. He is the son of Doug and Kim Berebitsky and is an older brother to Rachel and Zach.


TELL & KVELL

Congratulations to:• Shelley & Marshall Kahn on the birth of their granddaughter, Sara Grace; born February 9, 2017.

We note with sorrow the deaths of:• Salvatore (Sal) Miceli, cousin of Brandon (Cantor Janice) Roger and Mark (Randi) Roger, passed away on January 29, 2017.• Michael Blonder, cousin of Judie (Tom) Doehrman, passed away on January 31, 2017.• Michael Gradison, passed away on February 12, 2017.• Dolores Ann Rety, mother of Nancy (Tom) Porter, passed away on February 21, 2017.• Rachel Nahmias, grandmother of Amy Rich Kirsh (Rob), Brian (Clair) Jacobson and Jason (Jamie) Rich, great-grandmother of Campbell &

Judson Kirsh and Cate, Rachel and Molly Jacobson, passed away on February 22, 2017.

RABBI'S CORNER

Passover comes at the very best time of year in Indiana. The winter (such as it is) has past and our thoughts turn to the budding greenery, the blossoming earth, and the warmth of spring. Nature is filled with renewal, and with the birds return we feel ourselves longing to join them in song.

The holiday is also a perennial favorite for Jews of all ages. Children are

engaged in festivities and fun around the table, while adults grapple with important questions raised by the text of the Hagaddah. Why did the Israelites remain enslaved until Moses came along? What did God need to prove by allowing the Israelites, and the Egyptians to suffer through punishments and plagues? And in what ways might we be complicit in continuing narratives of slavery in the modern world—what is our responsibility?

Even those of us who abbreviate the traditional Seder are likely to encounter one very special line. The ancient rabbis declared, “B’chol dor vador… In every generation, every one of us is obligated to see themselves… ki ilu… as if… we had personally been freed from Egypt.” The experience of the Seder is supposed to help us feel personally involved, as if/ like we were there. The Seder is high drama, theatrical by design. We lean on pillows, we luxuriate with four toasts and multiple courses; we ingest bitterness and sweetness in the same meal—to try to travel through time, as if we could; to arrive at the Exodus.

“Ki ilu—as if” This small phrase reminds us of the promise of this night. It would impossible to transport ourselves to ancient times, but the story demands that we try anyways, as if it were possible. The Exodus did not happen in history, its thread is

woven through our own lives. Slavery is not only the shackles of forced labor in ancient Egypt: it is racial and social and economic inequality, legalized discrimination, and sometimes literal slavery in the twenty first century. And the Jewish people, those who experienced the Exodus, and who relive it each and every year, see these realities with a greater sensitivity, and a greater sense of responsibility.

There will always be Pharaoh, and there will always be the need for a Miriam and a Moses to lead our people and speak truth to power. The questions we ask around our tables, especially at our Congregational Second Night Seder (April 11th at 5:30pm) will inspire us to fulfilling answers. Why did the Israelites remain enslaved until Moses came along? Because each of us is enslaved, even today. What did God need to prove? That slavery is not easily eradicated. It takes a moment to get the Israelites out of Egypt, but it takes generations to get the Egypt out of the Israelites.

Our congregation is engaged the most important conversations happening in Indiana right now. What does it mean to be a welcoming, inclusive community? How do we treat those without proper legal documentation? How far are we willing to extend to women the same basic rights to health care that men enjoy? How are we caring for the 30% of Indiana’s children who live each day with food insecurity? Are we somehow responsible for continued forms of slavery in our city, our country, our world? The questions of the Hagaddah have never felt more relevant. We, ourselves, experienced liberation, and that history should make us feel these questions more acutely. Let us join one another around the Seder table to envision better solutions, and to act as if they were possible.

Rabbi Brett Krichiver; [email protected]


As I approach retirement and to honor my history with IHC, I share this article from the April 4, 1980 Bulletin. ~ Cantor Janice Roger

According to our tradition, on the Sabbath during Passover the Song of Songs is read. In that book is the phrase, “et hazamir higiya, the time of singing has come.” Of the three Pilgrimage Festivals—Sukkot, Passover and

Shavuot—Passover is by far the most musically interesting. There is a special festival nussach (melodic pattern) which serves for all three festivals, but on Passover we have the seder which provides numerous texts and songs to chant and sing.

The seder is considered not only a commemoration of the Exodus from Egypt, but also a teaching session. We know this from the Haggadah, which tells us, “. . . even if all of us were wise and well-versed in the Torah, it would still be our duty from year to year to tell the story of the deliverance from Egypt. Indeed, to dwell on it at length is considered praiseworthy.” However, even though Jews of all ages are required to study the Passover story, many sections of the Haggadah are geared to children. Right at the start are Four Questions to be asked by the youngest child. This question and answer format appears later in the seder as well.

The seder is a modern educator’s dream. It provides a variety of media for the participants. Think about it. Audio-visual

experiences abound: a plate with things to smell, touch and taste, a variety of ritual objects to see, songs to sing. Given that, plus the telling of an adventure story par excellence, ensures that the deliverance of our people from Egypt will not soon be forgotten. An interesting sidelight, too, is that sociologists have discovered the Passover seder to be the most celebrated of all Jewish rituals.

Besides its part in the seder ritual, the exodus story has inspired major works of art music—pieces composed for the concert hall. The oldest of these is “Israel in Egypt” by Georg Frideric Handel. Handel took Jewish historical episodes and composed works around them—Judas Maccabeus, Saul, Joshua and Esther, to name a few. These oratorios would not be considered Jewish music either in style (which was Baroque in the finest sense) or intent (they were written for the English concert-going public) but point to an 18th Century interest in classical literature.

In the 20th Century, Arnold Schoenberg composed Moses and Aron, for which he wrote his own libretto reflecting a personal interpretation of the biblical narrative. A ballet suite by Darius Milhaud, Opus Americanum No. 2—Moses, is a musical interpretation of Moses’ life. Newer musical settings of the Exodus combined with the seder theme are “Cantata of Bitter Herbs” by Ernst Toch, and “Haggadah” by Paul Dessau.

Passover has unleashed the musical imaginations of many. From the familiar “Dayenu” to the twelve-tone Moses and Aron, we have all levels of music. Passover truly fulfills the phrase in Song of Songs: “et hazamir higiya.”

CHANTS ENCOUNTERSCantor Janice Roger; [email protected]


Last call for books to be returned in order to to earn credit in the Religious School-Temple Library sponsored reading incentive program: Help Scooby Solve the Great Jewish Book Mystery! Be certain to bring back books with completed “Help Scooby” cards in the book pockets by Sunday, April 23, 2017. The library is open during the week so, if you have any time during school vacations this month, do visit and borrow books! Contact the librarian with your questions about the program. We want to be certain that all children have the opportunity to participate in this worthwhile endeavor.Wondering when Religious School students are scheduled to come to the library? In April, Storytelling Sundays will take place on:

April 23 Kindergarten and Fourth GradesApril 30 Third GradeIf your children bring home books to read on either Sunday, those books should be returned by May 7, 2017, the last day of school for the 2016-2017 program year. We appreciate your help.

WHAT’S NEWWhenever possible, I try to find some interesting trivia to offer at our Passover family seders. Last year, we discovered fascinating notations in a children’s book, Passover Around the World, by Tami Lehman-Wilzig. In addition to containing accounts of how Passover is celebrated in the United States and Israel, there are sections on Ethiopia, Gibraltar, India, Iran, Morocco and Turkey. At the end, short descriptions of customs in other parts of the world are provided.Our family liked the Moroccan custom of the leader placing the seder plate over each person’s head and saying

that now the person is free. We also talked about the Eastern European tradition of dipping a finger in wine while reciting the Ten Plagues. When I was a child, we dipped in water (no stains on the tablecloth!).Interestingly, there is an Egyptian family tradition to tie a piece of matzah in a napkin sack, pass the sack around so each attendee can put it on the right shoulder and when the leader inquires where the person is from, the response is “Egypt.” When the leader asks where the person is going, the sack is put on the left shoulder, and the answer is “Jerusalem.”

Regardless of how you celebrate, there always is something new to learn each year. What better way to do so than to read about Passover in the many books at your Temple Library? For children, there is an entire shelf filled with Passover books. For adults there are various Haggadot as well as books on rituals and customs. And, of course, there are the cookbooks, many specifically devoted to Passover meals.This year, you and I may want to look at 1001 Questions and Answers on Pesach, by Jeffrey M. Cohen (Call number 243.2). It is sure to pique our curiosity.Hag Sameach!

Temple Library is open whenever the building is open. Questions? Contact Evelyn Pockrass, Librarian.

TEMPLE LIBRARYEvelyn Pockrass, Librarian; [email protected]

Meetings are at 12 noon at IHC in Room 206. Read the book. Bring your

lunch. Join the group for a lively discussion. Questions? Contact Evelyn Pockrass, Librarian

255-6647, x217, [email protected].

JEWISH BOOK CLUB NEXT MEETING

Tuesday, May 9, 2017 THE ENGLISH TEACHER

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017(first Tuesday in April since Passover

starts evening of April 11)THE BLACK WIDOW

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I want to start this month by thanking Taylor Guba and Emma Nisonson for the time and commitment they have made to the NFTY-OV region while serving on the board over the past year. I know they will continue to serve the Jewish community, wherever they end up.

I look forward to learning who from IHC will serve on the regional board for the 2017-2018 school year. We will share the exciting news with you when we return from Spring Kallah at HUC-JIR Cincinnati.

With Religious School closed the first few weeks of April, our Youth Group programs will help us finish the slow month with a bang.

Looking ahead, there will be an IFTY led service on Friday evening May 5. That evening we will recognize all seniors graduating from high school. Please let me know if your senior will be able to join us.

Lea Coleman, Youth Director

YOUTH GROUPSLea Coleman, Youth Director; [email protected]

YOUth EVENTSApril 15 ................................................Religious School Families Havdalah and Bowling (Woodland Bowl)

April 20 ..................................................IFTY Spring Kallah (Cincinnati, OH)

April 30 ................................................................................................. Small Chai

April 30 ................................................................................................... Rishonim


IHC’S EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER IS NOW REGISTERING FOR SUMMER CAMP 2017! The IHC Early Childhood Center is committed to giving toddlers through kindergartners varied and rich opportunities for growth and development. We believe in providing an atmosphere of love, learning and play, which is greatly enhanced by our Jewish values. We also have a dedicated commitment to diversity among our ECC families and our staff.

We are continuing to register for the 2017/18 school year. If you are interested in finding out more about the curriculum or would like to schedule a tour, please contact Taryn Fartouh, ECC Director, [email protected] or 317-254-2186.

Contact the Early Childhood Center

today to secure your spot!



SOCIAL JUSTICEMarilyn Smith, Social Justice Committee Chair, [email protected]

VOLUNTEER AT ROBERTS PARK SOUP KITCHEN! On Sunday, April 16, a team of IHC volunteers will serve Easter lunch at the Roberts Park United Methodist Church’s Soup Kitchen for the second year. The Roberts Park soup kitchen, called Soup’s On!, is in its second decade of service to our community. The ministry serves a warm meal and warm hospitality to the hungry and homeless in Indianapolis. Roughly 225 meals are served each week in a friendly, caring environment in which the guests are welcomed and respected. The guests are able to meet and converse with their friends and leave nourished in more ways than just with a meal. IHC has organized a team of approximately 15 volunteers who will serve lunch, talk with the guests and clean up after lunch. Being a Soup's On Volunteer provides our congregants with the opportunity to help someone who is less fortunate and also to support volunteers from congregations who are observing Easter.

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EDUCATIONJed Filler, Director of Lifelong Learning; [email protected]

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL & DERECH TORAHSunday, April 2, 9 & 16

No Religious School or Derech Torah - Spring BreakSunday, April 23

Religious School & Derech Torah Classes resumeLast day of Scooby reading incentive program“Round Up” for families with students who will begin RS 2017/2018

Sunday, April 30Religious School & Derech Torah ClassesDerech Torah orientation for 7th GradeReading Incentive PartyChai NotesSmall Chai youth group program.

Sunday, May 1Last day of Religious School & Derech Torah ClassesRS Awards

DERECH TORAHDerech Torah credits are to be complete by April 15 for this school year. Anyone needing assistance, contact Debbi at [email protected] Tikkun Olam and worship credit assisting Debbi with services at Park Regency on Friday, April 14. Contact Debbi at [email protected] if you want to help.Earn Kehilah credit by attending the Confirmation service on May 30, 6:00pmStill need credit for volunteering as a Greeter? Contact Barbara Chapman at 317-255-6647 or [email protected] to sign up.

SHALOM CHAVERIM!Pesach is my favorite Jewish holiday. Even though I struggle to prepare like all of us do, some years with more success than others, it remains my favorite time of year. Each day requires thought and planning at a level that the rest of the year does not. Shopping, choosing and preparing appropriate foods, arguing with my kids and explaining about what they can and cannot eat, and joking with everyone about the effects of matzah. Most importantly, bringing mindfulness to the smallest part of each day reminds me of all the different rhythms in my life—and our lives—as Jews, Americans, parents, children, siblings, and families.

The seder is an opportunity to explore the core statement of Passover: Avadim Hayyinu-Once we were slaves, now we are free.

Each ritual, prayer, reading, and symbolic food is designed to help us reflect on our freedom. It is in many ways, a ‘perfect’ lesson plan—with something for every learning style.

No matter how excellent a lesson plan may be—what makes it successful is the teachers’ ability to create a connection between the information and the learner. That is where each and every one of us plays our unique role.

Ask yourself (go ahead, I’ll wait): What is my FAVORITE part of the Seder? Once you have your answer, consider:

1. Why do I like it so much? 2. How can I help other people at the table enjoy

it as much as I do?This is what each and every one of us can bring to the Seder - our own unique contribution—to help make the transition to wearing our ancestors’ sandals; both for us, and for everyone around the table.Ziesen Pesach, A Sweet PassoverJed Filler, Director of Lifelong Learning

KINDERGARTEN & NEW STUDENT "ROUND-UP"—APRIL 23For families with children entering IHC's Religious School August 2017We invite you to learn about IHC's excellent Religious School program on Sunday, Arpil 23. Join us for our weekly ruach session at 9:00am, followed by a meeting with Jed Filler, Director of Lifelong Learning. Children are invited to join you, or visit and participate in a class. We are happy to provide child care for younger children (ages 1+) with advance notice.

Members and non-members interested in learning more about our educational programming are welcome to attend.

Please RSVP to let us know if your child would like to participate in a class and if you need babysitting for children (1+). Contact Barbara Chapman, RS administrative assistant: [email protected], 317-255-6647 x219.

K-7 RELIGIOUS SCHOOL REGISTRATION FOR 2017/2018 DUE BY MAY 28! We’re looking forward to a wonderful school year!All IHC families must re-register students already in our school.

• Registration forms and instructions will be sent via e-mail to all families at the beginning of April. They are also available on IHC’s website.• Registration is due in the Religious School office by May 28. Note that tuition increases by $50 after that date.• Registration tables will be in the main foyer on April 23, 30 & May 7.• The parent handbook and beginning of the year materials will be sent via e-mail the beginning of August.• Please mark your calendar – the first day of Religious School will be August 13.

Please note that the May 28 (postmarked by or hand delivered by) date will be strictly enforced. No tuition discounts or classroom requests will be accepted after that date.If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Chapman, Education Assistant, [email protected] or 317-255-6647 x 219.


EDUCATION

EXTEND YOUR ROOTS THROUGH ADULT EDUCATIONJoin us for our final conversation in the series “Jewish Perspectives on Israel.” Rabbi Brett will lead us in a conversation on how you can be progressive and Pro-Israel. April 23,2017 at 9:30am.

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SISTERHOODKaren Rossen, IHC Sisterhood President; [email protected]

OUR MISSIONTo join together in Sisterhood and, guided by the principles of Reform Judaism, to strengthen our congregation, our community and ourselves.

Ah, the winter has past and Spring fills our thoughts. Women's Seder has only barely faded and now we look forward to our family and community seders coming soon!

April is the month that we celebrate Cantor Janice Roger and all that she means to us individually and as a community. Cantor Roger is a long-time Sisterhood member and supporter. She conducts the Women's Seder, provides music for our Sisterhood Shabbatot, and is at the heart of the Mitzvah Stitchers. Sisterhood has been enriched by Cantor Roger's contributions! And we will celebrate those contributions at our May General Membership Meeting.

At IHC, we have been in party mode for two years—anniversaries, retirements, and new arrivals being celebrated throughout. Now we are looking forward to Sisterhood's Centennial in the Fall! This Spring and Summer we will be looking back at our Sisterhood history. We would like to collect your memories related to Sisterhood—either as a member of Sisterhood or a member of the Temple. Be on the lookout for small group meetings to recollect and connect as we celebrate IHC Temple Sisterhood!

In Sisterhood, Karen Rossen, IHC Sisterhood President

GIFT SHOP HOURSWeekdays .......................................................................... 10:00am-2:00pmFriday evenings ........................................................................ 5:15-6:00pmSundays* ...............................................................................9:00am-1:15pm*When Religious School is in session. Note: Closed on April 11 (1st day of Passover) and April 17 (last day of Passover).

ENGAGE WITH SISTERHOODApril 12 .................................................................. Sisterhood Board MeetingApril 19 ............................................................................................... Lilith SalonApril 21 ..................................................................................Rosh Chodesh Iyar April 21 ...........................................Community Celebration Erev Shabbat and Oneg honoring Cantor Janice RogerApril 22 ..................................................................An Evening at the Cabaret; A Tribute to Cantor Janice RogerMay 10 ................................................................... Sisterhood Board MeetingMay 19 ............................................................................... Rosh Chodesh SivanMay 21 ............................................. Spring General Membership Meeting honoring Cantor Janice Roger

SISTERHOOD CENTENNIAL MEMORIESDo you have fond memories of opening Sisterhood care packages in your dorm room? Do you always mail your dad a few dozen Sisterhood hamentaschen for Purim? Did you buy your ketubah at the Sisterhood gift shop? Did a Sisterhood meal train help your family through a rough time?

Looking ahead to our centennial celebration this October, IHC Sisterhood wants to hear about how we've touched your life!

Send your stories and photos to [email protected], or drop us a note in the Sisterhood mailbox in the IHC office. If you have other Sisterhood memorabilia—a seder plate from a Sisterhood seder? A pair of candlesticks? Let us know if you might be willing to lend them to us for display.

We hope to be able to share many of your stories and comments as part of our celebration!

Through the generosity of the Mary J. Fink Trust Fund, we are able to offer this event free of charge to current Sisterhood members. If you have not joined or renewed your membership, please do so you can attend this special event. Our membership form can be found online at ihcindy.org/sisterhood or http://mp.gg/c4kpq.

There are two ways to RSVP. By Monday, May 15th:*Contact Sonja Kantor at [email protected] *Click on the Sign Up Genius link at www.ihcindy.org.

Don’t forget to bring your check book or credit card to buy raffle tickets.

In the spirit of Tikkun Olam, please bring new ladies and youth underwear and socks for the Julian Center.

Please join us for the 2017 Sisterhood Spring General Membership Meeting, Raffle

and Afternoon Tea honoring

Sunday, May 21, 2017

2:00 pm

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or 317.253.3815.


BROTHERHOOD Joel Lisker, Brotherhood President; [email protected]

On March 2, IHC Brotherhood competed with Beth Shalom Brotherhood in an evening of bowling fun. A great time was had by all. Big thanks for Doug Waldman for organizing! Stay tuned for future pin action.April 27-30, IHC Brotherhood will head to GUCI for the weekend to help prepare for the upcoming camp season! We have eight slots open. Volunteers are invited to stay at camp the whole time, but participation in the full weekend is not mandatory to sign up. Past participants have boasted about the fellowship opportunities that this weekend fosters! Thanks to Neil Ginsberg for organizing all the activities. If you are not a member of Brotherhood yet, we would love for you to join us! If you are already a member, consider moving up to the mench level. The money we raise through Brotherhood membership helps support GUCI camp scholarships, Tot Shabbat, the computer lab at the Religious school, IFTY, education scholarships and many other IHC activities and programs.Robert Baker, Brotherhood Secretary

ENGAGE WITH BROTHERHOODApril 3 ....................................................................................................................................... Brotherhood meetings at the Carmel MCL at 6:30pmMay 1 ......................................................................................................................................... Brotherhood meetings at the Carmel MCL at 6:30pmApril 27-30 .............................................................................................................................................................................................. Brotherhood at GUCIApril 28 ...........................................................................................................................................................................Meal Prep for Tot Shabbat Service

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TEMPLE DONATIONS YOUTH PROJECTS FUNDSMEHLMAN MEMORIAL FUND FOR “SKIP”Memory of Linda Poper Karen & Jerry SternDR. MORRIS STONER RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONIn Memory of Linda Poper IHC Staff

LIBRARY & ARCHIVES FUNDJOSEPH CANTOR LIBRARYMemory of Robert Globerman Jewish Book ClubLIBRARY BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUBHonor of Jacob Feuer Sharyn Feuer

CLERGY FUNDSSENIOR RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY Wendell Zellers; Shawn Goodman; Tracey Jaffe; Trina ZychHonor of Rabbi Brett’s participation at Interfaith Prayer Event Mary & Maten Gerdenich IIIHonor of Dr. & Mrs. Feigenbaum’s granddaughter’s Bat Mitzvah Joyce & Bill RomerHonor of Shirley Backer’s Birthday Charlotte SchuffMemory of Aaron Berg; Memory of Sidney Tuchman Charlotte SchuffMemory of Thomas M. Richardson Thomas & FloMary MantelMemory of Anna Roth Stefanie & Greg Davis and Beth CohenMemory of Karen Jacobs Grunwald Enid & Herb BrodskyMemory of Michael Gradison Trina & Joseph ZychASSOCIATE RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY Wendell Zellers; Tracey JaffeHonor of Paige Kerswick’s Baby Naming Lauren KerswickMemory of Karen Jacobs Grunwald; Memory of Jack Halberstadt; Memory of Gertrude Lowenstein; Memory of Thomas M. Richardson Fran & Roger HurwitzCANTOR’S DISCRETIONARYHonor of Myron & Joan Rapkin’s Anniversary Joan & Myron RapkinHonor of Shelley & Marshall Kahn’s new granddaughter Dodie SteinMemory of Gertrude Lowenstein Lisa & Larry Sablosky; JoAnn Morris; Elaine & Robert Sandy, Lisa & Larry Lowenstein;Joseph Rabb; Loren & Phyllis Goodman; Pam & Steve Rappaport; Reyna Pauker; Caryn & Steven Frankovitz; Grace Sobel; Chet & Judi HastingsMemory of Karen Jacobs Grunwald Susan Jacobs

Memory of Carl Ambery Ambery FamilyMemory of Rose Goldberg Marian AronstamMemory of Ira Markwood Joan & Myron RapkinMemory of Florence Leshnover Grace SobelMemory of Sal Miceli Dodie Stein

SOCIAL JUSTICEHUNGER PROGRAMHonor of Special Birthday for Shirley Backer; Honor of Special Birthday for Lee Redish Eve PerlsteinSpeedy Recovery for Judy Himelstein Phyllis & Bob MullenMemory of Mildred Kaufman JoAnn MorrisMemory of Karen Jacobs Grunwald Roberta Wurzman; Rita & Rick WeinsteinINTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORKHonor of the birth of Amelia Jane Doehrman Lynn & Frank GilesSHELLEY SHANE SOCIAL ACTIONRecovery of Chuck Kaufman JoAnn MorrisMemory of Florence Leshnover JoAnn Morris

TEMPLE GENERAL FUNDSTEMPLE GENERAL FUNDHonor of the Birth of Oliver Gorden Joyce & Phil WeisbergerAppreciation of Lynda Goodman’s devotion to IHC Fran & Roger HurwitzHonor of Irving Freeman’s 90th Birthday Dorit & Gerald PaulMemory of Maurice Hurwtiz Fran & Roger HurwtizMemory of Sidney “Sid” Tuchman Joyce & Bill Romer; Barbara & Richard LeventhalMemory of Jerry Gould; Memory of Gertrude Tauf Lowenstein Fran & Gabe RosenbergTHE CANTOR JANICE L. ROGER MUSIC FUNDAppreciation of Cantor Roger for helping us celebrate Hanukkah Sylvia FosterHonor of Judith & N. Harvey Himelstein 60th Wedding AnniversaryHonor the birth of Amelia Jane Doehrman Evvy & Steve MossMemory of Gertrude Tauf Lowenstein Caryl Shideler; Barbara & Cliff Chapman; Irene & Andrew Engel; Dana & Marc Katz; Bennie & Al Silver; Marcia & Bruce Sklare; Susan & Jack Moss; Patti & Roland Dorson;

Harriet Mossler-Horwitz & Bernie Horwitz; Nikki Salzman; Jan & Jerry Gershman; Carolyn & Bernard Bogar; Wendy Anderson; Renny & Greg Silver; Dodie Stein; Rosalyn & Dan Davis; Dorit & Gerald Paul; Phyllis & Stanley Herman; Evvy & Steve Moss; Jan L. Jacobs; Shirley Backer; Lynn & Frank Giles; Becky & Mark Ristow; Jane & Elliott Yolles; Renee & Jerry Bergstein; Marcia & Jon Fisch; Lisa Goldenberg; Joyce & Phil Weisberger; Honigbaum & Granok family; Isabel Atlas; Leslie Joseph & Mark Lybik; Juliet & Alan Duncanson; Judy, Forrest, and Corinne Levy; Tami, Brett & Sierra Krichiver; Anita DanskerMemory of Florence Leshnover Susan & Jack MossYAHRZEIT MEMORIAL & CEMETERY FUNDMemory of Ida Rheins Joy & Irv RheinsMemory of Frank Goldsmith Liz, Cynthia, Linda, Michael GoldsmithMemory of Molly Welber Barbara & Charles AsherMemory of Mathilda Calderon; Memory of Andy Calderon Jan Jacobs

IHC FOUNDATION FUNDSFOUNDATION GENERAL FUNDHonor of Rabbi Jonathan Stein The Tuchman familyMemory of Gertrude Tauf Lowenstein Joan & Nathan MillerMemory of Sidney Tuchman Joan & Nathan Miller; Scott Stone & Gary, Harrison and Ethan; Christine & Mark Schlesinger; Karen & Chuck Cohen; Betty & Robert LaVine; Jeff Shapiro; Harriet & Hal Silen; Lori & Elliott Schankerman; Katy & Dan Cantor; Keith Houston & Family; Gary Tuchman & Family; Judy & Donald Gilson; Claudia Wheatley; Lenore & Charles Bleadon; Tina & Richard Lieberman; Carol & Bob Tessler; Dependable Cleaners; Barbara & Matthew Weinberg; Flo Mary & Tom Mantel; Helane Brachfeld-Colvin; Martha & William Pulley; Feigenbaum Cleaners; Judy & Harvey Himelstein; Mimi & John Wekselblatt; Donna & Mark Evans; Pam Goldwasser; Rick & Terry Newman Bernstein Memory of Stuart Sobel Deborah & Paul WardMemory of Thomas M. Richardson Karen & Chuck CohenMemory of Jerry Gould Joan & Nathan MillerMemory of Karen Grunwald; Memory of Barbara Meyers Parson FloMary & Tom Mantel

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Jed Filler .............................Director of Lifelong Learning Taryn Fartouh .............Early Childhood Center DirectorEvelyn Pockrass ......................................................LibrarianLea Coleman ............................................... Youth DirectorMaddy Anderson ........Communications CoordinatorPatti Freeman Dorson ................... IHC Board President

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Joel Lisker ......................................Brotherhood President

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